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Free movie night at Rowan Public Library

Free movie night at Rowan Public Library

SALISBURY - The Rowan Public Library will be showing free movies in the Stanback Auditorium of RPL Headquarters (Salisbury) on Tuesday nights at 6:30 pm this summer.  The line-up for June includes:

Tues., June 18th – Holes (PG)

Stanley Yelnats is sent to a detention camp after being falsely accused of a crime, and told by the warden to dig holes in the desert in search of a mysterious buried treasure.  Based on book by Louis Sachar.

Tues., June 25th – The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (PG13)

A group of British retirees decide to outsource their retirement to a newly renovated hotel in Jaipur, India, that is being marketed as a retirement residence, but when they arrive, they find it to be in less luxurious condition than they had imagined, although they are soon charmed and transformed by their shared experiences.  Based on novel by Deborah Moggach.

Admission is free and compl

Free puppet show, no strings attached

Free puppet show, no strings attached

The Cabarrus County Public Library is presenting a free show by storyteller and puppeteer Lona Bartlett this week.

Bartlett is president of the North Carolina Storytelling Guild and a teaching artist with the Blumenthal Theater.

Kids and their parents can catch the show at the Concord Branch of the Cabarrus County Public Library, located at 27 Union Street North in Concord, Wednesday June 12, at 3 p.m.

The cost is free, and the program is open to the public.

For more information on the Children's Summer Reading Program, call 704-920-2058.

16th Annual Juneteenth Festival of the Carolinas

16th Annual Juneteenth Festival of the Carolinas

The 16th Annual Juneteenth Festival of the Carolinas returns to Charlotte on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, June 13th, 14th, 15th, and 16th in Independence Park.

The Juneteenth Festival is a celebration of not only freedom for enslaved blacks in America, but freedom of all people that have been enslaved throughout time.

The festival will offer a rich array of cultural traditions and diversity through food, arts and music, and offers a broad variety of tantalizing, ethnic foods, plus an even greater selection of vendors displaying unique arts, crafts and clothing from around the world.

Participants can enjoy fabulous R&B, Blues, Jazz, Reggae, Hip-Hop and many more soul-stirring sounds as music and dance groups perform throughout the weekend's festivities.

Admission is free and the festival begins at 10 a.m. and goes until 10 p.m. The Cultural Camp on Thursday begins at 9 a.m.

"Adventures in Confederacy" comes to Rowan Public Library

"Adventures in Confederacy" comes to Rowan Public Library

SALISBURY - Join us at 6:30 pm on Thursday, June 6th in the Stanback Auditorium of RPL Headquarters (Salisbury) when author Peter Carlson brings us the story of Junius Browne and Albert Richardson, two New York Tribune correspondents who hold claim to one of the greatest escape stories in American history. 

Their amazing and unbelievable odyssey is packed with drama, courage, horrors, and heroics, plus many moments of antic comedy. We will learn about their connections to Salisbury, where Junius and Albert endured a stay in the Confederacy’s most notorious prison, Salisbury Confederate Prison.

RCCC touts Literature and Fine Arts Festival as success

RCCC touts Literature and Fine Arts Festival as success

SALISBURY - An infusion of culture, music, drama, literature and fine arts descended upon Rowan-Cabarrus Community College earlier this month for the college’s Literary & Fine Arts Festival.

Over 1,000 students and community members attended the festival’s many activities during the week of April 7-11. The free, family-friendly festival was coordinated by Rowan-Cabarrus faculty and was open to the public.

“Many of our students at Rowan-Cabarrus are managing family responsibilities, careers, and the demands of their studies. Consequently, they may not have the time or means to appreciate literature and the fine arts,” said Dr. Carol S. Spalding, president of Rowan-Cabarrus. “The Literary & Fine Arts Festival was a special event that the college created to make sure that our students had an opportunity to engage in activities and celebrations focusing on literature and fine arts.”

Spring Photowalk set for Saturday

Spring Photowalk set for Saturday

SALISBURY - From Rowan Public Library: The Rowan Public Library invites people of all ages and skill levels to participate in a Spring photowalk event on Saturday, May 18th at 10:00 am at RPL Headquarters (Salisbury).

A photowalk is just as it sounds--an opportunity for a group of people to go on a walk with the express purpose of taking photos together.  For our photowalk, we’ll start at the library and head downtown, where we’ll see sculptures, murals, historic landmarks, and more.  Staff will be available to assist you along the way.  Feel free to return with us to the library for light refreshments, or plan to stay downtown and grab a bite to eat for lunch. 

Please bring at least one camera per family.  Be sure to charge your battery beforehand, and wear comfortable shoes and clothing for the walk.  In the event of inclement weather, the photowalk will be cancelled.

Crazy Ladies Book Tour coming to Salisbury

Crazy Ladies Book Tour coming to Salisbury

SALISBURY - Two good friends who refer to themselves as "semi-famous writers,"  each have a new novel out.

Their main characters are women going loony. And so the two authors launch the Crazy Ladies Book Tour.

Carrie Knowles (Lillian’s Garden) and Peggy Payne (Cobalt Blue) will read from their new work and discuss the craft of writing about the touchiest subjects: sex, God, extremes of emotion, etc.

Payne is also the author of novels Revelation and Sister India, a New York Times Notable Book of the Year. Knowles is author of a memoir, The Last Childhood, A Family Story of Alzheimer’s.

Join the Crazy Ladies at Literary Bookpost, in Salisbury, 110 South Main St., at 6 pm on May 10.