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Summer Camps: Registration is under way for Davidson’s summer camps, including Spybotics, Capture the Flag, All Sports Camp, American Girl Fashion Fun!, Preschool Recreation – Princess, Radical Racecars and Buggin Out. Register at http://townofdavidson.recdesk.com/recdeskportal or call 704-892-3349.

Youth Art Show: Artwork for the Mooresville Artist Guild’s ninth Annual Youth Art Show this month should be submitted in ready-to-display condition 3-5 p.m. March 3 and noon-3 p.m. March 4 at the Historic Depot Gallery, 103 W. Center Ave., Mooresville. Two-dimensional artwork should be matted and ready to hang with either wire or a sawtooth hanger but doesn’t need to be framed. Awards reception will be 6-8 p.m. March 8. Entry forms and details: Show chairperson Lisa Mitchell, 704-007-0999 or lisa@interiorliving.com; or MAGart.org.

“The Gin Game:” The Pulitzer Prize-winning play that focuses on two elderly nursing home residents will be performed March 7-24 at The Warehouse Performing Arts Center, 9216-A Westmoreland Road, Cornelius. Tickets and details: 704-619-0429; www.warehousepac.com.

St. Patrick’s Day Parade: Sponsored by the Mooresville Downtown Commission, the parade is scheduled for 3 p.m. March 9 on Main Street in downtown Mooresville, featuring a pipe band, an Irish wolfhound, Irish step dancers and dance groups. To volunteer or to participate, email info@downtownmooresville.com.

Thistledown Tinkers: The season’s final performance in the Mooresville Concerts series will feature the lively Celtic sounds of Trip Rogers and Tom Eure in full kilts at 7:30 p.m. March 9 in Joe Knox Theater at the Charles Mack Citizen Center, 215 N. Main St., Mooresville. Admission is $10 adults, $5 students, free for ages 9 and under. Reservations: Mooresville Recreation Department office, 418 Carpenter Ave.; 704-663-7026; www.mooresvillerecreation.org.

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.

Bluegrass concert: Recording artist Nu_Blu from Siler City will perform a free concert at 6 p.m. March 3 at Monticello United Methodist Church, 308 Island Ford Road, Statesville. Doors open at 5:30. Details: 704-929-8748.

Model ship building: A free Model Ship Building Lunch & Learn with Andrew Pendleton will be 12:10-12:50 p.m. March 6 at the Iredell County Public Library, 201 N. Tradd St., Statesville. Pendleton will discuss building the 1:76 scale model of H.M.S. Victory, Admiral Lord Nelson’s flagship in the Battle of Trafalgar (now on display). Bring a brown bag lunch. Iredell Friends of the Library will provide beverages and desserts. Details: 704-878-3098.

Deputy finance director: Brian Barnett, former town manager of the town of Catawba, is Mooresville’s new deputy finance director. Barnett had been Catawba’s town manager since November 2010. He was Mooresville’s budget and benchmarking analyst from 2008 to 2010.

Viva Las Vegas Night: The North Mecklenburg Woman’s Club will host the Purple Heart Homes benefit from 7 to 11 p.m. March 9 at NorthStone Country Club in Huntersville. The event will include casino games, appetizers, a signature drink and live entertainment. Tickets are $125/couple, $75/single. Tickets: Janice Caesar, 704-948-9435.

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.

Heartburn seminar: Lake Norman Regional Medical Center, 171 Fairview Road, Mooresville will hold a “Put Out the Fire of Heartburn” seminar at 6 p.m. March 12 in Community Room B of the hospital. Reservations: 888-995-6762.

Yard and bake sale: Saint Patrick’s Episcopal Church, 201 Fairview Road, Mooresville, will hold a yard and bake sale from 7 a.m. to noon March 16. The sale will include furniture, clothing, books, tools and baked goods. Proceeds benefit the Saint Patrick’s Youth program.

Document shredding: From 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 16, the Cornelius Police Department will host a Document Shredding Event in the parking lot of Cornelius Town Hall, 21445 Catawba Ave. Take documents for shredding such as old tax documents, financial statements, cancelled checks, insurance documents and business records. Details: Sgt. Brinzey or Betsy Shores, 704-892-1363; or www.cornelius.org/police.

Scavenger hunt: The Davidson Lands Conservancy’s World of Wonder free nature program will hold a Winter Scavenger Hunt10-11 a.m. March 16 where families can look for signs of animals and plants. Registration and other details: Erin at dlc.wow@gmail.com.

Matter of Balance: Due to overwhelming response to its winter classes, the North Mecklenburg Senior Center, 16601 Old Statesville Road (Solid Rock Church), Huntersville will offer an additional free session of its Matter of Balance class noon-2 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays March 18 through April 10. The classes help seniors reduce their fear of falling and increase their activity level. Registration: 704-875-1270.

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.8:30 a.m. to 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. $45 fee 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.

Golf tournament: Sponsors are needed for the Lions Regional Golf Tournament at 1 p.m. April 22 at NorthStone Country Club in Huntersville. Details: Neal Howes, 704-875-3489; www.northmecklionsgolf.org.

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.

RESET Your Buttons: Mary Elizabeth Murphy, a Cabarrus County resident, chief executive officer of STAR Resources and author of “RESET Your Buttons,” will present three workshops on March 9 at BYOF (Bring Your Own Friends) Day at IKEA, 8300 IKEA Blvd., Charlotte. Murphy’s 30-minute seminars – titled "RESET Your Buttons: Recharge, Rejuvenate and Refresh for Spring” – will be at 11 a.m. and 1 and 3 p.m..

Other BYOF activities will include free breakfast coupons, free IKEA blue bags, design tips, free food tastings and hourly gift card giveaways for those who register for the BYOF event. Details on Murphy’s seminars: 704-535-5610; STARResources.biz .

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.

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

•  The Concord Book Club will discuss “Unbroken” by Laura Hillenbrand at 6 p.m. March 5 in the library’s meeting room. Registration: 704-920-2053.

•  Children ages 2-5 can celebrate St. Patrick’s Day at 10 a.m. March 7 in the children’s program room. Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with stories and shamrock crafts. Details: 704-920-2058.

•  Video Game Day for teenagers will be from 2 to 4 p.m. March 9 in the auditorium. Details: 704-920-2053.

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. Compiled by Joe Marusak