Community

Library plan: Offer input on Charlotte Mecklenburg Library’s three-year strategic plan for library programs and services, 6 to 8 p.m. Feb. 5 at North County Regional Library, 16500 Holly Crest Lane, Huntersville.

Financial wellness: Huntersville Parks & Recreation will host two sessions of free financial wellness workshops on the third floor of the Town Center, 102 Gilead Road. The first session will be from 7 to 8 p.m. Feb. 6 and 13. The second session will be from 7 to 8 p.m. March 7 and 14. Details: 704-766-2220.

Ham breakfast: The Harmony Volunteer Fire Department, 3351 Harmony Highway, will host a ham breakfast from 6 to 10 a.m. Feb. 9. Details: 704-546-2300.

MS support group : The Lake Norman Multiple Sclerosis Support Group will host a free multiple sclerosis education event, “It’s All in Your Head,” from 9 a.m. to noon Feb. 9 at Lake Norman Regional Medical Center, Room A, 171 Fairview Road, Mooresville. Registration and details: Jennifer Frame, 704-241-1226; msinyourhead1@gmail.com.

St. Alban’s concert: Join Mary Kathryn Withers, soprano, and Josh Barbour, pianist with Opera Carolina, for “Some Say Love: An Afternoon of Opera, Art Song, and Broadway Standards” at 3 p.m. Feb. 10 at St. Alban’s Episcopal Church, Tickets are $15 for adults; $10 for seniors; and free for 11 and under. Tickets: 704-941-0650; and at the door.

Play reading group: A planning meeting for a play reading group is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Feb. 11 at the Shanklin Library on Fairfield Forest Road, off N.C. 16 in Denver. The group will determine the types of plays to read, as well as subsequent meeting dates and times. Details: Bruce Dunbridge, brucedunbridge@yahoo.com.

4-H Spell Well: The free spelling activity for Iredell County children in grades 1-6 is scheduled for Feb. 16 at Signal Hill Mall, 1611 Broad St., Statesville. Register at the 4-H Department of N.C. Cooperative Extension, Iredell County Agricultural Resource Center, 444 Bristol Drive, Statesville; or at http://iredell.ces.ncsu.edu/. Details: 704-873-0507.

Newcomers meeting: Newcomers of North Mecklenburg and South Iredell, a women’s social club, will hold its monthly luncheon business meeting at 11:30 a.m. Feb. 19 at NorthStone Country Club, 15801 NorthStone Drive, Huntersville. Prepaid reservations are required by Feb. 12. Reservations and details: e_rooney7@yahoo.com.

Career transition classes: Huntersville Parks and Recreation will host these classes at the Town Center, 105 Gilead Road, except for the Career Transition Class, which will be at the old Huntersville Police Department, 102 Gilead Road. Registration: 704-766-2220.

•  Powerful Resumes, 10-11:30 a.m. Feb. 19, $15 for Huntersville residents, $17 for others.

•  Successful Interviewing, 10-11:30 a.m. Feb. 26, $15 for Huntersville residents, $17 for others.

•  Job Search Methods that WORK, 10-11:30 a.m. March 5, $15 for Huntersville residents, $17 for others.

•  Accessing the Hidden Job Market, 10-11:30 a.m. March 12, $15 for Huntersville residents, $17 for others.

•  Career Transition Class, 7-8:30 p.m. Thursdays Feb. 21 through March 14, $50 for Huntersville residents, $55 for others.

Functional XT: The Cornelius PARC Department will offer six-week weeknight and weekend sessions of the cardio fitness class. Weeknight classes will meet from 7:35 to 8:35 Tuesdays and Thursdays beginning Feb. 19, and weekend classes will meet from 10:15 to 11:15 Saturdays beginning Feb. 23. Both sessions will be held at the Bailey Road Recreation Center, 11900 Bailey Road (Bailey Middle School). Registration fees for the Tuesday/Thursday class are $60 for residents and $68 for others. Fees for the Saturday class are $40 for residents and $48 for non residents. Register at www.cornelius.org/parc or in person at Cornelius Town Hall, 41445 Catawba Ave. Details: 704-892-6031, ext. 160.

St. Patrick Dinner & Show : Tickets are available for the 2013 Hibernian Saint Patrick Dinner & Show from 6:30 to 11 p.m. March 9 in the St. Mark’s Catholic Church parish center, 14740 Stumptown Road, Huntersville. The event will feature Irish food, beverages, Irish music by “The Almost Irish Band” from Mt Airy, and champion dancers from the Rince na h Eiriann School of Irish Step Dance, along with a Ceili (Kay-Lee) dance. Tickets and details: 704-942-6345; uniteire@yahoo.com.

Youth Volleyball: Registration ends March 1 for girls’ divisions ages 9-11, 12-14 and 15-18, and a competitive division for the top 28 rated girls in the 12-15 age range. Boys’ open gym will be Saturday mornings beginning March 16 for boys ages 9-16. Cost for the girls’ divisions is $65 for Huntersville and Cornelius residents, $80 for others. The boys’ program is free. Details: Huntersville Park and Recreation, 704-766-2220; jbrock@huntersville.org

Citizens Academy: Iredell County will offer a free Citizens Academy 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursdays and two Saturday mornings, March 7-April 25, looking at all aspects of county government, from the Sheriff’s Office to the solid waste landfill. Application forms are at www.co.iredell.nc.us. Application deadline is Feb. 15. Details: Retha Gaither, 704-878-3050; rgaither@co.iredell.nc.us.

Concord Library events: The Concord Library, 27 Union St. N., will host these free events:

•  Concord Book Club discussing “The Kitchen House” by Kathleen Grissom, 6 p.m. Feb. 5 in the Meeting Room. Registration is requested; call 704-920-2053.

Kannapolis Library events: The Kannapolis Library, 850 Mountain St., will host these free events. Details: 704-920-1180.

•  Talking With Your Kids About S-E-X, 5:30 p.m. Feb. 4. Leading the session will be Lauren Thomas, teen pregnancy prevention coordinator at Cabarrus Health Alliance.

•  Geektastic Valentine’s Craft Night, 5 p.m. Feb. 5. Make a gift from the heart for your Valentine this year. For 12 and older.

•  Facebook demonstration, 11 a.m. Feb. 7.

•  Kannapolis Classics Book Club, 5:30 p.m. Feb. 19. “Pride and Prejudice” by Jane Austen will be discussed.

•  Introduction to the Internet, 10 a.m. Feb. 21.

•  Live Long and Read: A Sci-Fi and Fantasy Book Club, noon Feb. 22 at the RCCC Research Campus Library, 399 Biotechnology Lane.

•  Email Basics, 2 p.m. Feb. 23. Registration: 704-920-1180.

•  Young at Heart Book Group, 5:30 p.m. Feb. 26, for adults and teens. “Alice in Zombieland” by Gena Showalter will be discussed.

•  Beginning Computers. 10 a.m. Feb. 28. Registration: 704-920-1180. Compiled by Joe Marusak