• New Year’s Eve
• New Year’s Eve at the Bell Tower, 11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m., Presbyterian Bell Tower Park, www.visitsalisburync.com

• New Year’s Eve Sweat at Sacred Grove Retreat, 8 p.m., 15750 Mattons Grove Church Road, Gold Hill

New Year’s Day: Happy 2013!

• Rowan County Tourism Development Authority and Salisbury Tourism and Cultural Development Commission Tourism Master Plan Implementation Committee, noon, Wednesday, Jan. 2, second floor, Gateway Building, 204 E. Innes St.

• Monthly Wednesday meal, 5:30-until, Mt. Zion United Church of Christ, 1415 S. Main St., $8, take out available.

• Cancelled: Salisbury Community Appearance Commission 4 p.m. meeting.

•Rowan County Tourism Development Authority, Salisbury Tourism/Cultural Development Commission joint marketing committee, 10 a.m., Gateway Building first floor conference room, 204 E. Innes St.: destination marketing initiatives and brand continuity.

•Piedmont Farmer’s Market Kannapolis, open year-round Thursdays, Old Cannon Mills Outlet Store, 120 West Ave., in the Village.

•People Growing Together Toastmasters, 5:30 p.m., J.F. Hurley YMCA, 828 Jake Alexander Blvd. West.

•Surviving Stroke support group, 6:15-7:45, Imaging & Physical Rehabilitation Center, Rowan Regional Julian Road Medical Park. Free. 704-210-6918.

•Andrew Jackson Masonic Lodge Stated Communications, 6 p.m. dinner, 7 p.m. meeting.

•Eureka Lodge #45, 7 p.m., 1433 Old Wilkesboro Road. 704-636-3267 or 7040-798-2032.

• NC Main Street Conference Committee, 9 a.m., Friday, Jan. 4, Downtown Salisbury Inc. second floor conference room, The Plaza.

•Heavenly hotdog sale, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Free delivery 10+, Mt. Olivet UMC, 301 Mt. Olivet Road, Concord, 704-782-8846, www. mtochurch.com

•Open Bluegrass jam, 7-9 p.m., E H Montgomery General Store, Gold Hill, 704-267-9439.

•Goldmine Toastmasters, 8:30 a.m., Fairfield Inn, 30330 Cloverleaf Plaza, Kannapolis

SATURDAY, Jan. 5
• Goldmine Toastmasters, 8:30 a.m., Fairfield Inn, 30330 Cloverleaf Plaza, Kannapolis.

• PPT Youth Theatre audition workshop, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., 20 spots available, 704-633-5471 to sign up. Norvell Theater, 135 E. Fisher St., PiedmontPlayers.com

• PPT set construction for PPT’s ‘To Kill a Mockingbird.’ 10 a.m.-5 p.m., lunch provided, no experience required. Meroney Theater, 213 S. Main St. 704-633-5471, PiedmontPlayers.com

• Salisbury Symphony Fundraiser “Big Band Bash,” Hedrick Auditorium and Crystal Lounge at Catawba, ticket information 704-637-4314.