Community news

Civil War display: Mooresville recently accepted a $7,500 matching grant from the Lowe’s Community and Charitable Foundation for special exhibit cases for a Civil War exhibit at the Mooresville Public Library in March. The library has spent $3,695 for the project and will spend $3,805 more.

Wit lecture: In advance of the opening of Davidson Community Players’ production of Margaret Edson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning drama, “Wit,” Anthony Abbott, professor emeritus of English at Davidson College, will preview the play at 4 p.m. Feb. 24 at the Armour Street Theatre, 307 Armour St., Davidson. Through his remarks, titled “Donne, Death, and the Doctors: the Elements of Wit,” he’ll discuss the themes in the play, including the role of poetry by John Donne. Tickets to the lecture are free, but reservations are encouraged by calling 704-892-7953. The play will open on Feb. 28 and run through March 17. Performances will be at the Armour Street Theatre. Tickets: www.davidsoncommunityplayers.org; 794-892-7953.

Bluegrass concert: Wood & Steel will kick off the Saint Patrick’s 2013 Solas Leighis concert series with some N.C. bluegrass at 7 p.m. Feb. 24 at the church, 201 Fairview Road, Mooresville. Tickets will be available at the door: $15 for adults, $10 students, 5 and under free. All proceeds benefit community outreach. Details: 704-663-5659; concerts@saint-patricks.org; www.saint-patricks.org.

Diabetes Support Group: The group will meet from noon to 1 p.m. Feb. 25 in the Burlington Room of the Charles Mack Citizen Center, 215 N. Main St., Mooresville. The group is sponsored by Lake Norman Regional Medical Center and typically meets monthly on the fourth Monday of the month. Registration isn’t required. Details: Mitzie McCurdy, 704-660-4859.

Personal safety class: The North Mecklenburg Senior Center, 16601 Old Statesville Road (Solid Rock Church), Huntersville, will offer a class on “How Not to be a Victim” 3-4:30 p.m. Feb. 27. Tai Chi instructor Mike Gentile will discuss the best ways for people 55 and older to be safe in their home and car. Registration: 704-875-1270.

Precinct meeting: All registered Democrats who vote at Lake Norman Baptist Church are invited to a Precinct 142 Organizational Meeting at 7 p.m. Feb. 28 in the Community Room of Carolinas Medical Center Huntersville, 16455 Statesville Road. Details: pct142meck@gmail.com.

Writers Festival: The Doris Betts Spring Writers Festival is scheduled for 2-7:30 p.m. March 1 and 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. March 2 at Mitchell Community College, 500 W. Broad St., Statesville. Visiting writers include Joyce Moyer Hostetter, Stephanie Powell Watts, Maureen Sherbondy, Lynn Kostoff, Elizabeth Evans and Thomas Eric Simonson. Details: Festival coordinators Ben Butler at bbutler2@mitchellcc.edu; 704-978-1322 or Ben Pressley at bpressley@mitchellcc.edu or 704-878-4349.

Pilates: The Cornelius PARC Department is offering an eight-week fitness class focusing on traditional Pilates movement patterns, the use of core breathing and correct alignment, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Mondays March 4 through April 22 at Bailey Road Recreation Center, 11900 Bailey Road (Bailey Middle School). Resident fee is $80; nonresidents, $90. Register at www.cornelius.org/parc or in person at Cornelius Town Hall, 21445 Catawba Ave. Details: 704-892-6031, extension 188.

Youth Art Show: The Mooresville Artists Guild’s 9th Annual Youth Art Show will be March 5-22 at the Depot Art Gallery, 103 W. Center Ave. Artists from kindergarten through high school, including homeschooled students, are invited to display their work. One item of artwork per student can be submitted in ready-to-display condition from 3 to 5 p.m. March 3 and noon to 3 p.m. March 4. Details: 704-663-6661; MAGart.org.

Health events: Lake Norman Regional Medical Center in Mooresville will host these free events:

•  Monthly stroke support group meeting, 1:30-3 p.m. March 7 at the South Iredell Senior Center, 202 N. Church St., Mooresville. Details: Mitzie McCurdy, director of community outreach, 704-660-4859.

•  Senior Extra Program featuring guest speaker Dr. Ryan Heider, medical director and bariatric surgeon, 3-4:30 p.m. March 6 at the Center for Surgical Weight Loss, 131 Medical Park Road, Suite 303, Mooresville. Heider will discuss the positive effects weight loss surgery has on reducing and often eliminating health issues such as diabetes and high blood pressure. Details: Mitzie McCurdy, director of community outreach and Senior Extra, 704-660-4859; www.seniorextra.com.

Safe-boating classes: The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 26-01-5SR will offer one-day safe-boating courses on March 16, April 20, May 11 and June 15. The classes will lead to a North Carolina Boating Certificate.

All students completing the course receive an official diploma and a certificate that enables them to operate recreational vessels, including Jet Skis.

The courses will be taught by an instructor from U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary and will run 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. at Shepherds Fire Department, 2014 Charlotte Highway, Mooresville, except for the March 16 class, which will run 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. at Westport Marina, 7879 Water Oaks Drive, Denver. The fee for the courses is $45 and includes lunch. Details: 704-663-3333; www.cgaux.org.

“A Gathering of Eagles: How many Eagle Scouts are there in Iredell County? That’s what local Scout officials are trying to determine by bringing them all together on the centennial anniversary of the Eagle Scout Award, at 6:30 p.m. March 19 at the Charles Mack Citizen Center, 215 N. Main St., Mooresville. RSVP by emailing pmodom6@gmail.com. Details: 704-785-1787.

Health fair: Lake Norman Regional Medical Center and Iredell County EMS will host a free health fair to educate the community about stroke and chest pain awareness from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 30 at Super Wal-Mart, 169 Norman Station Blvd., Mooresville. Details: Annabelle Black, 704-660-4162.

Benefit basketball game: The Rotary Club of Cabarrus County will host a benefit basketball game at 7 p.m. March 9 at Jay M. Robinson High School between the Harlem Ambassadors and the Rotary Hoopstars, a team of area residents including some from 96.9 KAT Country in Charlotte. Tickets are $5 and will be available at the door. Proceeds will be distributed to area nonprofits for use in their programs.

UFO meeting: The Mutual UFO Network of North Carolina will feature Scott and Suzanne Ramsey and their 30-year investigation of an alleged UFO crash in Aztec, New Mexico, from 1-4 p.m. March 16 at Embassy Suites Charlotte, 5400 John Q. Hammons Blvd., Concord. Admission is $10. Registration and details: http://mufon-nc.com.

Kannapolis Library events: The library at 850 Mountain St. will host these free programs in March. Details: 704-920-1180.

•  Learn to Use Your eReader, 5:30 p.m. March 4.

•  Wii Free Play, for students in grades 6-12, 3:30-5:30 p.m. March 5.

•  Email Basics, 10 a.m. March 12. Registration is required.

•  Bookends Book Club, discussion of “The Education of Little Tree” by Forest Carter, 6 p.m. March 12 and 10:30 a.m. March 13.

•  Geektastic T-shirt Bracelets, for ages 12 and older, 5 p.m. March 14.

•  Kannapolis Classics, discussion of “The Catcher in the Rye” by J.D. Salinger, 5:30 p.m. March 19.

•  Learn to Use the Library Catalog, 5:30 p.m. March 21.

•  Live Long and Read Book Club, noon March 22, RCCC Research Campus Library, 399 Biotechnology Lane, discussion of “Storm Front” by Jim Butcher.

•  Introduction to the Internet, 2 p.m. March 23.

•  Spring into Seasonal Cooking, 5 p.m. March 26 with Gina Guthrie from Bocca Felice. Registration is required.

•  Young at Heart Book Group, 5:30 p.m. March 26, discussion of teen book “Beauty Queens” by Libba Bray, 5:30 p.m. March 26.

•  Beginning Computers, 10 a.m. March 28. Registration is required.

Concord Library events: The library at 27 Union St. North will these free programs:

•  Introduction to Computers, 6 p.m. Feb. 25 in the Meeting Room. Reservations: 704-920-2054.

•  Let’s Talk About It reading and discussion series on “Myth-Making in Popular Fiction,” 6 p.m. Feb. 26 in the auditorium. “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” by Harriet Beecher Stowe will be discussed. Registration: 704-920-2053.

•  Poetry Talk group for children and teens, 2:45 p.m. Feb. 26 in the Children’s Program Room. Details: 704-920-2058.

•  Third- and fourth-grade book club, 4 p.m. Feb. 26 in the Children’s Program Room. Details: 704-920-2058.

•  Fifth- and sixth-grade book club, 4 p.m. Feb. 28 in the Children’s Program Room. Details: 704-920-2058.

•  SeussFest, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. March 2 in the auditorium. Details: 704-920-2058. Compiled by Joe Marusak