Senior Center sponsors three Feb. events
Published 12:00 am Wednesday, December 2, 2009
The Cabarrus County Senior Center is offering three events geared toward the young at heart.
The second annual Mr. and Mrs. Sassy Senior Pageant will be held Feb. 10, a Saturday, at 6 p.m. at the Cabarrus County Senior Center.
Pageant contestants will participate in an interview, “Sunday Best,” pajama wear and talent competition. Entry deadline is Feb. 1. Entry fee is $10 per couple. Registration forms are available at the Cabarrus County Senior Center or by calling 704-920-3484. General admission tickets are $2. Tickets for children 12 and younger are $1.
A Hollywood Nights Party will be held Feb. 17, another Saturday, at the Mount Pleasant Community Enrichment Center from 6-10 p.m. Tickets are $10 , which includes dinner, entertainment and dancing. Tickets must be purchased by 5 p.m. Feb. 9. For more information, call 704-436-8034 or 704-920-3484.
Area artists, from kindergarten to 100-plus, are encouraged to enter the Senior Center’s SweetARTS Intergenerational and Intercultural Art Show. There is no entry fee. Registrations must be received by 5 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 1.
The show will open at 5 p.m. Feb. 17 and run through Feb. 20, a Tuesday. All entries must meet the criteria of one of three categories: visual arts (painting, drawing, photography, sculpture or general craft), literary arts (essays, poems, short stories, autobiographies) or heritage arts (basket weaving, ceramics, crocheting, pottery, rugs, jewelry, needlework, woodcarving, etc.).
For complete rules and a registration form, stop by the Senior Center at 331 Corban Ave. in Concord or call 704-920-3484.