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This Weekend in Stanly County

Thursday, June 13th, 2013, 2:31pm

(By Bridget Huckabee) - There’s no shortage of water here in Stanly County this weekend. The lakes are full and the rivers are running at full spate. Crops and flowers are leaping out of the ground with all this moisture from Mother Nature. The hay is rolled into big round bundles and the pastures are greening up for a second crop. Come and enjoy our lush countryside with a leisurely ride along one of our scenic byways. Rent a canoe at Morrow Mountain and enjoy a close-up view of our wildlife along the river banks. And don’t forget, in the evenings there is free music and a free movie to enjoy under the stars.

Thursday morning from 10:30 am to 12:30 am at the Agri-Civic Center, the Stanly County Public Library presents “Greg Zelnik is Carolina Zelnik” in Keep our Planet Green. Admission is free and all ages are welcome.

Every Thursday throughout the summer, the Albemarle Parks and Recreation department host a free concert series titled Thursdays at the Station.

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Free puppet show, no strings attached

Submitted by Joe Hester, Community News Producer

Tuesday, June 11th, 2013, 8:00am

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.

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This Weekend in Stanly County

Submitted by WBTV Web Staff

Friday, June 7th, 2013, 3:10pm

(By Bridget Huckabee) - There’s nothing like drifting down a lazy river on a warm summer afternoon. At Morrow Mountain boat landing you can rent a canoe or a paddle boat for $5.00 ($3.00 an hour after the first hour) and with a little gentle paddling take in the beauty of the Pee Dee River and its abundant wild life. Take a side trip up the Uwharrie River directly across from the boat landing, or paddle up to the Falls Dam. If you own a kayak you can put in at the Morrow Mountain boat landing, Dugan’s Nook on the Falls Reservoir, or at the Alcoa boat landing on Badin Lake. Exploration, wild life viewing and a little gentle exercise are all yours on our beautiful lakes.

Ready for some good music? On Thursday evening, bring a chair to Market Station, visit the concession stand and settle down to hear The Trip Rogers Band and some good rock. The Albemarle Parks & Recreation Department host this summer concert series titled “Thursdays @ The Station”.

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16th Annual Juneteenth Festival of the Carolinas

Submitted by WBTV Web Staff

Thursday, June 6th, 2013, 5:53pm

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.

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This Weekend in Stanly County

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Friday, May 31st, 2013, 3:13pm

(By Bridget Huckabee) - Weekends are for fun and relaxation and the visitor can find both here in Stanly County. Enjoy music, a variety of running races to watch or participate in, a little history, fresh produce, and a dance recital. Take a hike at Morrow Mountain, rent a canoe and paddle leisurely along the Pee Dee River, play a round of golf at one of the several local courses, take a swim in Badin Lake or in one of the county’s many pools now open for the summer.

Start your weekend on Thursday evening with music. The Albemarle Parks & Recreation Department host a summer concert series titled “Thursdays @ The Station”. Market Station in Downtown Albemarle is the location for this FREE concert series. Each week from May through August on Thursdays, Market Station comes alive with Music, all types of music to include Gospel, Rock, Pop, and Bluegrass.

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This Weekend in Stanly County

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Thursday, May 23rd, 2013, 12:53pm

(By Bridget Huckabee) - Rain or shine, this is a lovely time of the year in Stanly County. A wet spring has given up lush green pastures and hay-making is in full swing. Fields are filled with great rolls of hay ready for the barn and for winter feeding. Winter wheat fields look like green ocean waves in the wind and the corn is sprouting higher almost as you watch. Already, visitors are flocking to Morrow Mountain for camping and hiking, and kayaks, canoes and speed boats ply the waters of the lakes.

There are three outdoor events to enjoy this weekend in Stanly County featuring music, unique cars and trucks, and our very own Farmers’ Market.

Start your weekend with Thursdays at the Station, a free weekly concert put on by the Albemarle Parks and Recreation department. Each week on this day from May through August, Market Station in downtown Albemarle comes alive with music, all types of music from gospel to rock and from pop to bluegrass.

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Sundae Art Gallery to open in downtown Concord

Submitted by John Cominsky on Tuesday, May 21st, 5:28 pm

The Sundae Art Gallery is opening in Concord with the kickoff of their “Second Fridays” series from 6 to 9 p.m. on Friday, June 14.

The first group show, entitled “Eight way from Sundae,” will feature eight artist graduates and their instructors from the Artist in Rendition program of Braitman Studios in Charlotte.

The gallery plans to host a new art event on the second Friday of each month.

“We want to bring in high quality artists who have “found their voice” but are still selling art that is a great value,” gallery manager Pete Brown said. “We will have guest curators to help us in the selection process.”

Brown added, “Concord and area residents have always enjoyed the downtown Art Walks, sponsored by the Cabarrus Arts Council, which occur on Friday nights five times a year.

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