Community news

Movies on Main: The town of Mooresville will host a free showing of “The Avengers” at 7 p.m. Dec. 29 at the Charles Mack Citizen Center, 215 N. Main St. 704-662-3334.

Adult volleyball: The Mooresville Recreation Department is holding free Open Adult Volleyball from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursdays at the War Memorial Center, 220 N. Maple St. Details: 704-663-2670; MooresvilleRecreation.org.

New Year’s Eve celebration: Chairmen of the Board, a Carolinas beach music band, will perform at a New Year’s Eve Celebration at 9 p.m. Dec. 31 at the Statesville Civic Center, 300 S. Center St. Heavy hors d’oeuvres and cash bar will be available. Tickets are $25. General seating, and tables for parties of eight, may be reserved by calling 704-878-3493 or visiting ci.statesville.nc.us

Dance N Shed: The Cornelius PARC Department will host the cardio dance class from 7:30 to 8:15 p.m. Mondays Jan. 7-Feb. 25 at Bailey Road Recreation Center, 11900 Bailey Road. Registration and details: www.cornelius.org/parc.

Pilates: The Cornelius PARC Department will host the fitness class from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Mondays Jan. 7-Feb. 25 at Bailey Road Recreation Center, 11900 Bailey Road. Registration and details: www.cornelius.org/parc.

Land use talk: Davidson will host free presentations on “The Economics of Land Use” at noon and 6 p.m. Jan. 8. Featured speaker will be Joe Minicozzi, principal of Urban3 LLC. The noon presentation will include lunch. The 6 p.m. presentation will be during the Davidson Board of Commissioners meeting at town hall. The presentations are part of a series offered by the town’s Community & Economic Development Department. Reservations are required for the noon session only. Contact Kim Fleming at 704-940-9622; kfleming@townofdavidson.org.

Tai Chi : The Cornelius PARC Department will host Thursday and Saturday sessions of the fitness class. Thursday session will be 9:30-10:30 a.m. Jan. 10-Feb. 28 in the Cornelius Town Hall Community Room, 21445 Catawba Ave. Saturday session will be 9:30-10:30 a.m. Jan. 12-March 2 at Bailey Road Recreation Center (Bailey Middle School), 11900 Bailey Road. Registration and details: www.cornelius.org/parc.

Davidson programs: Davidson Parks and Recreation is accepting registration for January programs. Find more at www.d-Recs.orgor call 704-892-3349. Most classes will be at the Parks and Recreation office, 416 Armour St.

•  Watercolor with Jim Kerr, 9 a.m.-noon Thursdays.

•  Adult Beginning Piano with Valerie Kasmir, 11 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Mondays through March 4 at Lessons on the Lake, Davidson.

•  Planning Your Spring or Summer Vegetable Garden with Don Rosenberg, Instant Organic Gardener, 9:30 a.m.-11 a.m. Jan. 23 or March 20

•  Digital Photography for Everyone. 7-8:30 p.m. Thursdays, Jan. 24-Feb. 7. Instructor is Gayle Shomer Brzezicki, North Carolina Photographer of the Year.

•  Hands-On Cooking Series, 2-4:30 p.m. Jan. 26, Feb. 10, March 17, April 28 and May 19 at Wooden Stone Gallery, 445 S. Main St..

•  Creativity for the Non-Creative, 9 a.m.-noon Jan. 26

•  Preschool Enrichment, Pre-Piano Presto with Valerie Kasmir, 10-10:45 a.m. Mondays, Jan. 7-March 4 or March 11-May 6 at Lessons on the Lake, Davidson.

•  Tai Chi with Joe Higgins, 10-11 a.m. Mondays, Jan. 7–Feb. 25.

•  Achieving Your New Year’s Resolution, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Thursdays, Jan. 10-24.

•  New Year, Same Old You. Not This Time. 7-8 p.m. Jan. 21 at Davidson Town Hall.

•  Celebrate. A Mother’s Guide to a Meaningful New Year, 10-11:30 a.m. Jan. 28 or 5:30-7 p.m. Jan. 30.

Beekeeping school: The Iredell County Beekeepers Association and the Cooperative Extension Service will hold a beginner beekeeping school on Jan. 12 and 19 at the Iredell County Agricultural Center, 444 Bristol Drive, Statesville. Registration is $50. Registration forms are at http://iredell.ces.ncsu.edu. Details: 704-873-0507. Compiled by Joe Marusak