• Hot dog and dessert sale, 11 a.m.-7 p.m., Thursday Sept. 6, Rodger’s Park Reformed Church, 704 East 22nd St., Kannapolis, 704-932-8301. All proceeds go to church projects, local and world missions.
• Salisbury Super Strings(formerly Salisbury Junior Strings) first rehearsal today, 4 p.m., Southeast Middle School, open to those who have completed 2 years of After-School program or 1 year of private lessons. Susan Trivette, 704-637-4730, strivett@catawba.edu
• AARP local chapter meeting, noon covered dish lunch, 1 p.m. regular meeting, Thursday, Sept. 6, 1120 S. Martin Luther King, Jr. Ave. Natural Food for Better Health vs. Medication or Surgery. Rufty-Holmes Senior Center, 704-216-7714.
• The Salisbury-Rowan NAACPwill not meet this Thursday, Sept. 7, but will meet Wednesday, Sept. 12.