Happening this weekend
• Morgan Ridge Vineyard of Gold Hill serving a selection of wines for sale on the lawn of the Dr. J.W. Hall House, 2-7 p.m. today.
• Bells & Brass: Music based on Early American hymn-tunes featuring the Bell Tower Ringers and Resurrection Brass Quartet of First Presbyterian Church on the lawn of the Dr. J. W. Hall House, 3 p.m. today.
• Plein Air Carolina Artist Reception: All are welcome to meet the artists and view artwork of paintings completed during the OctoberTour Oil Painters of America Paint Out. On the lawn of the Dr. J.W. Hall House, 5–7 p.m. today.
• OctoberTour After Hours: Stop by the Dr. J.W. Hall House lawn after the tour closes until 7 p.m. to enjoy music and artwork.
• Living History Lantern Tour, sundown today at the Old Lutheran Cemetery, North Lee and Cemetery Streets. The tour is conducted by the 63rd Regiment of the N.C. Confederate Troops Reactivated. Tickets available at the event, $5.
• The North Carolina Symphony will present “Great Legends,” including Mussorgsky’s “Night on Bald Mountain,” Grieg’s “Suite from Peer Gynt” and Schubert’s Symphony No. 9, “The Great,” today in Keppel Auditorium at Catawba College. William Henry Curry, resident conductor, will lead the orchestra.
• On Sunday entertainment on the Hall House lawn will include Morgan Ridge Vineyard and a concert by the Bell Tower Ringers and Resurrection Brass Quartet of First Presbyterian Church.
An artist reception by Plein Air Carolina will feature paintings completed during the OctoberTour Oil Painters of America Paint Out.
These afternoon events will run until 7 p.m.
• Other community events will also take place during OctoberTour weekend. Piedmont Players opens its season each year during OctoberTour and will present “Dreamgirls” at the Meroney Theater.
The Kiwanis Club will host its annual Pancake Festival today at the Hurley Family YMCA. Proceeds are dedicated to the Kiwanis mission of “Serving Children Around the World.”