Submissions to the community calendar need to be in writing and arrive or be brought into The Mount Airy News office before 5 p.m. at least five days before the event should appear in the newspaper. Be sure to include the full name and address of the event; the time, day and date of the event; and a contact phone number in case our staff has any questions. Information may be mailed to: The Mount Airy News, 319 N. Renfro St., Mount Airy, NC 27030; faxed to 789-2816; or emailed to aeldridge@mtairynews.com.

Ongoing

n Dobson Rescue Squad Inc. hosts bingo with cash prizes every Saturday night. The bingo is at the Dobson Rescue Squad at U.S. 601 and Rockford Road. Early birds start at 5 p.m. Regular pack begins at 7 p.m. The late bingo depends on the number of players. The regular pack is nine games for $20. The players game is $5. A child pack, for children 13 and under, is $5. Concessions are sold on site by Dobson Rescue. For more information, call 374-4100.

n Jamming in Jamsburg in Lambsburg, Va., is held every Friday from 7 to 11 p.m. at the Community Center. Bluegrass, old-time, gospel and other types of music will be playing. Situated at the foot of the Sugar Loaf Mountain and surrounded by the mountains makes a beautiful backdrop for the jam. There’s plenty of space indoors and outdoors. There are concessions with the clean entertainment for the whole family. All musicians and music lovers are invited to come play, dance or just listen and enjoy. Admission is free, and concessions are available.

n The Surry Arts Council presents free fiddle, guitar and banjo lessons for kids downstairs at the Andy Griffith Playhouse every Thursday evening. Master musician Jim Vipperman teaches fiddle at 5:30 p.m., and guitar and banjo at 6:15 p.m. No sign-up required, instruments are available for use during the lessons. For more information, call 786-7998.

n A Jam Session will be held every Thursday from 7 to 10 p.m., free at the Andy Griffith Playhouse.

n A Jam Session will be held every Saturday from 9 to 11 am, free at the Downtown Cinema Theater.

n WPAQ 740 AM presents a live radio broadcast every Saturday from 11 am to 1:30 p.m. at the Downtown Cinema Theater.

n Every Thursday evening, the American Legion Post 123 hosts Bingo at the American Legion Hall at Veterans Park, 691 W. Lebanon St. in Mount Airy. Cash prizes total up to $2,400 being paid. Early Birds start at 6:30 p.m. and regular games start at 7 p.m. Doors open at 5 p.m. Free coffee is offered and drinks and snacks are sold. Everyone is welcome. For more information, call 710-7322.

n If you or a family member is struggling with substance abuse, help is a phone call away. Twin City Area Narcotics Anonymous Helpline is available 24 hours a day at (800) 365-1035 or at www.teana.org. Call or visit the Web site for meeting schedules and additional information. This is a 12-step recovery program.

n Catch a tribute to “The King” on the second Saturday of each month at the Andy Griffith Playhouse. Professional tribute artist Jimmy W. Johnson brings a unique Elvis performance. Showtime is 3 p.m. Prices for the shows are as follows: first 10 rows are $25, last 10 rows are $20, balcony seats are $15. Contact the Surry Arts Council to reserve tickets at 786-7998.

n The Ararat Ruritan Club, Va., has dances every Saturday from 7 to 10 p.m. Admission is $5. Children under 12 are free. On Dec. 31, 2 Young 2 Old and Jerry George and Snow Creek will be performing. For more information, call (276) 251-5436.

n The Disabled American Veterans meets the fourth Thursday of each month at the National Guard Armory in Mount Airy at 7 p.m. Meetings are open to all members and their families.

n Join the Foothills Arts Council for The Artists Forum on the first and third Thursdays of each month at 5:30 p.m. This is an informal artists group for anyone interested in exploring their creative side. These discussions are presented free at the FAC building, 129 Church St., Elkin. For more information, call 835-2025.

n The Woman’s Club of Mount Airy meets the fourth Tuesday of each month at 5:30 p.m. The club is seeking new members. The Woman’s Club of Mount Airy is a member of the General Federation of Woman’s Clubs of North Carolina. It is a service organization which gives back to the community in many ways including scholarships for local students and projects around Surry County. Anyone interested in attending a meeting should contact Wendy at 786-5747.

n Clayworks is having open studio for ceramics in Elkin on Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to noon on Front Street. This is for adults who would like studio time to work on their own projects with or without instruction. The cost is $145 for 12 sessions. Start any date, work on the project of your choosing. To register, call the Yadkin Valley Craft Guild at 835-2717. For more information, visit www.yadkinvalleycraftguild.org.

n Every Thursday, the Mount Airy Public Library will have Game Night at 6 p.m. The library will have games like Scrabble, Boggle, Uno, Life, Sorry, Yahtzee, Trivial Pursuit and other games available to play.

n The Beulah Ruritan Club will have a dance every Friday from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Admission is $5. Children under the age of 12 are free. For more information, call 352-3383.

n Meetings will be held each Thursday at Bojangles from 6 to 8 p.m. for those healing from a broken marriage.

n Jam sessions will be held every Friday from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Willis Gap Community Center. Jammers of all skill levels are invited to attend. Enjoy a night of fun, food, friends and fellowship while hearing bluegrass, old-time, country and gospel music. Admission is free.

n The Wings of Glory Christian Bikers Ministry will meet the first Monday night of each month at Prime Sirloin in Mount Airy. Fellowship will begin at 6 p.m. and the meeting will start at 7 p.m. Anyone who rides a motorcycle or who would like to join with helping is invited to attend. For more information, call Wayne Todd at (336) 200-0359 or Patsy Payne at 648-5055.

n The Mount Airy Public Library will have “Wii Wednesdays” beginning at 3:30 p.m. each Wednesday. In order to play, players will have to have a library card in good standing. Thursday nights are “Game Night” at the library starting at 6 p.m.

n Bring children ages 4 to 8 to the new Hands-On Children’s Gallery at the Mount Airy Museum of Regional History for holiday crafts, stories and activities. Reservations are strongly encouraged. Limited to the first 20 registrants. The cost is $10 per child. For more information or to make a reservation, call the museum at 786-4478 ext. 229.

n The Surry Arts Council presents new clogging workshops and classes taught by Samantha Wilhelmi, a very talented young clogger. These clogging lessons are perfect for all ages and dance abilities, from beginner to advanced. Workshops will be held before the monthly Old-Time Dances in the Old-Time Music Hall, below the Andy Griffith Museum in Mount Airy, 218 Rockford St., starting on Jan. 2 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. The workshop is free with the purchase of a dance ticket. The dance starts at 7 p.m. and admission is $5. Popular old-time dance band The Slate Mountain Ramblers will provide the music for the dance. The Old-Time Dance and Clogging Workshop are held on the first Saturday of every month. Also, starting on Feb. 4, Wilhelmi will be teaching clogging classes every Thursday from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the Surry Arts Council dance room. This class is perfect for all beginners as well as more advanced students, and all ages are welcome. The cost of the class is $25 a month. For more information, call the Surry Arts Council at 786-7998 or visit www.surryarts.org.

n In January, the Mount Airy Public Library will have Science Thursdays again, for grades three through five at 3:30 p.m. There will be science workshops, with the following programs that include Feb. 4, Nature’s Footprints. Class size is limited. For more information, call 789-5108.

n The Greater Mount Airy Area Habitat for Humanity is offering free trainings for its new homeowners. There trainings are also open to the public. The upcoming trainings are scheduled for Feb. 9 at 6:30 p.m., insurance; Feb. 23 at 6 p.m., basic banking skills; March 9 at 6:30 p.m., habitat 101; March 23 at 6:30 p.m., home maintenance; and April 13 at 6:30 p.m., being a good neighbor. Times and dates are subject to change. For more information, contact Lynn Wilkes, Family Services assistant, at 789-4663.

n The Surry Arts Council presents the opening of The Andy Griffith Museum. The museum is adjacent to the Andy Griffith Playhouse, 218 Rockford St., Mount Airy. Eng and Chang Bunker, the world famous pair of conjoined twins, lived most of their lives and raised their families in Mount Airy. Dozens of Bunker descendants still reside in the area. The Surry Arts Council operates an exhibit on the renowned Siamese Twins. The collection is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Admission is a minimum donation of $3 per person. For more information, contact the Surry Arts Council at 786-7998.

n The Surry County Cooperative Extension will have “Cook Smart, Eat Smart” cooking school on Feb. 2, 9, 16 and 23. Participants will learn how to prepare simple, healthy and delicious meals within a budget. Class size is limited to 12 and the cost is $20 which includes lunch at each class. For more information and to register, call 401-8025.

n Copeland Seniors meet the second Wednesday of each month at the Copeland Ruritan Building, across from Copeland School, at 10:30 a.m. followed by a covered-dish meal.

n Pilot Mountain VFW and Ladies Auxiliary members meet the second Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. at the VFW Post Home on N.C. 268. The meeting starts at 7 p.m. and is followed by finger food.

n The Photography Club meets on the third Tuesday of every month. Each meeting will have a brief presentation, addressing areas in which the group members have expressed an interest. Following the discussion, there will be an opportunity for questions on the presentation or other topics. There will also be time to show photographs. Email to be placed on the email list for meeting information and topics, Robert Merritt at merritt.rob@gmail.com or Hobart Jones at summersetva@aol.com, or call Hobart Jones at 710-0139. Meetings take place in the downstairs classroom of the Andy Griffith Playhouse at 7 p.m.

n The Surry County Center of the North Carolina Cooperative Extension has a new series of You, Me & Diabetes classes are planned. The series will be held as follows: Feb. 10 from noon to 1 p.m. at the Cooperative Extension in Dobson; March 10 from 11 a.m. to noon at RCC in Mount Airy; April 28 from noon to 1 p.m. at Cooperative Extension; May 19 from 11 a.m. to noon at RCC; and June 2 from noon to 1 p.m. at Cooperative Extension. To register or for more information, call 401-8025.

n Carroll County, Va., Comprehensive Plan Community Workshops will be held on Feb. 1 at Saint Paul School Cafeteria from 5:30 to 7 p.m. and at Oakland Elementary Gym from 7:30 to 9 p.m.; Feb. 2 at Gladesboro Elementary Gym from 5:30 to 7 p.m. and Hillsville Elementary Gym from 7:30 to 9 p.m.; and Feb. 4 at Woodland School Cafeteria from 5:30 to 7 p.m. All citizens are encouraged to attend and participate in one or more workshops. In addition to the workshops, residents may submit commits by visiting www.plancarrollcounty.org, or submit commits to Ronald Newman, assistant administrator for Land Use & Planning, at 605-1 Pine St., Hillsville, VA 24343, or rnewman@carrollcountyva.org.

n A genealogy class sponsored by the Mount Airy Museum of Regional History will be taught by Esther Johnson on Feb. 2, 9, 16 and 23 and March 6. The first two classes will be held in the Museum classroom from 7 to 8 p.m. The third class will be held at the Surry County Register of Deeds Office in Dobson from 6 to 8 p.m. The fourth class will be held at The Carlos Surratt Genealogy Room at Surry Community College in Dobson from 6 to 8 p.m. The final class will be held back at the Museum in the classroom from 7 to 8 p.m. There is a fee of $25 for the entire course, $5 per class. Museum members will not be charged. The class is limited to 25 students. For more information, call Heather Elliott, director of Education and Programs at 786-4478 ext. 228 or email jhelliott@northcarolinamuseum.org.

n The art of Chad Beroth, Surry Community College student, will be on display at The Uptown Wine & Gallery, 240 E. Main St., Yadkinville, Feb. 5-28. The public is invited to an opening reception from 4:30 to 7 p.m. on Feb. 5. For more information, call (336) 679-2941.

n There will be several Smoking Cessation Classes offered to faculty, staff and students of Surry Community College by Celena Watson of the Surry County Health Department on Feb. 2 from 2 to 3 p.m., Feb. 10 from noon to 1 p.m., Feb. 15 from 9 to 10 p.m. and Feb. 25 from 11 a.m. to noon. Classes will be held in the President’s Dining Room.

n There will be a Basketry Class at Pilot Mountain Senior Center beginning Feb. 9 running through March 30 from 9 a.m. to noon. The fee is $66. Participants can register and pay on the first day of class. For more information, call Shirley at 368-2012.

Today - Feb. 15

n The Mount Airy Public Library will be starting a Presidential Trivia contest, with a $50 Pages Bookstore gift card as the prize. Contest entry question forms will be available at the front desk at the library. Contest ends on Feb. 15. Those entry forms with the correct answers will be eligible for the drawing to see who wins.

Today

n The Gallery Group and Art Studio in Mount Airy will be featuring all artist members of the gallery at its Artist of the Month reception entitled, “Collective Souls.” A variety of artwork will be on display, including watercolors, oils, acrylic, metal work, jewelry and more. This event is free and attendees can partake in light refreshments. The reception will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. For more information, call Donna Jackson, Gallery Group director, at 786-0057.

Feb. 8

n The Mount Airy Public Library’s next visiting author will be Annis Jackson at noon to discuss her latest book “Into the Twilight.”

n The Surry County Genealogical Association will meet at 7 p.m. in the teaching auditorium at Surry Community College in Dobson. The speaker will be Alan Unsworth, reference librarian at the college library. The meeting is free. For more information, call 755-9462 or email epdj1@embarqmail.com.

Feb. 9

n The Carroll County, Va., School Board will conduct a public hearing in the second floor board meeting room at the Carroll County Governmental Complex at 6 p.m. The purpose of this hearing is to receive the views of the citizens within the school division pertaining to the 2010-2011 operational budget for the Carroll County Public Schools. For more information, call the school board office at (276) 728-3191 or (276) 236-8145.

n Auditions for the Old Sckool Drama Club spring play will be held at 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. in the J.J. Jones Auditorium. The play will take place in the month of April. Older adults are encouraged to participate. For more information, call 786-6155 ext. 225.

n There will be a Mayberry Mad Hatters Red Hat luncheon at 11:30 a.m. at Lonestar. For more information, call Annalisa at 786-6155 ext. 225.

Feb. 11

n A Home Vegetable Production workshop is scheduled at the Extension office from 3 to 5 p.m. This workshop will teach participants how to grow early season vegetables and planting techniques to stretch a harvest by stagger planting. Site selection, variety selection, soil preparation, composting and traditional and organic weed and pest control will be discussed. For more information and to register, call the Extension office at 401-8025.

Feb. 12

n There will be a Valentines Dance for ages 50 and older at the Armfield Civic Center in Pilot Mountain from 7 to 10 p.m. Light refreshments will be served and door prizes will be given away. Tickets are $5 and are sold in advance. For more information, call Shirley Key at 368-2012.

n Parents Night Out will be held at Reeves Community Center from 6 to 9 p.m. for children from babies to 12-years-old. The cost is $10 per child. Babies to 4-years-old will be in the nursery and children 5- to 12-years-old will be in the Kids Klub Room. There will be board games, fun with crafts, Fit-n-Fun Zone and gym activities for the children. The last day to sign up is Feb. 10.

Feb. 13

n The Lambsburg Ruritan Club will be having a dance from 7 to 10 p.m. featuring The Sounds of Now and Then. Concessions will be available.

Feb. 15

n Rick Bender, oral cancer survivor and nationally known spokesperson for a tobacco-free lifestyle, will speak at Surry Community College at 11:10 a.m. He will also speak again to the Surry Community College athletes at 2 p.m. Rick was a former baseball star whose career was cut short due to several surgeries resulting from a history of spit tobacco use. The first 100 students to attend the 11 a.m. session will get a free lunch coupon to the Knights Grill.

Feb. 16

n The Mount Airy Public Library’s February Picture Books book/movie selection is “Where the Heart Is” by Billie Letts. The books will be available for checkout at the library and the movie will be shown at 6 p.m. This event is free.

Feb. 17

n Emmy Award-winning WXII-TV news anchor and author, Cameron Kent, will speak at Surry Community College from 11 a.m. to noon on the second floor in the library. Cameron Kent is the author of The Road to Devotion, as well as two previous books, Make Me Disappear and When the Ravens Die. His film credits include movies shown on NBC, HBO, Lifetime and at the American Film Institute. This event is free and is open to the public. Copies of The Road to Devotion will be available for sale and book signing. For more information on the event, contact David Wright at 386-3252.

Feb. 18

n Terry Garwood, horticulture extension agent, will hold a small fruit and tree fruit pruning demonstration from 3 to 5 p.m. For more information and to register, call the Extension office at 401-8025.

n The Special Education Advisory Committee of Carroll County, Va., Public Schools will meet at 5:30 p.m. in the large conference room on the third floor of the Carroll County, Va., Governmental Center. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss the updates to policies and procedures and the budget in preparation for developing the Annual Plan for the 2010-2011 school year. The meeting is open to the public.

Feb. 19

n The Westfield Booster Club will have its annual Sweethearts Dance from 6 to 9 p.m. in the old Westfield School Gym. The dance is open to kindergarten through eighth grade. Admission is $5 per child. All children must be signed in and out by a parent or guardian. Pictures can be made for $2. Pizza and drinks will be available for purchase.

Feb. 20

n East Surry High School Class of 1970 will be having a meeting at 2 p.m. at the Pilot Masonic Lodge, 689 S. Key Street, Pilot Mountain. The purpose of this meeting is to begin planning a class reunion. All former class members are invited to attend. Tell friends about the class meeting. If there is bad weather, the meeting will be delayed to Feb. 27 at 2 p.m. For more information, call Mark Dearmin at 368-5245 or Lynn Jessup Arrington at 320-2400.

Feb. 22

n The Mount Airy Public Library’s Book Chats book club meet at 1 p.m. to discuss books that the members are reading. This event is open to everyone and is free.

Feb. 23

n A performance of the Core Ensemble Group will be held at 11 a.m. at Surry Community College in room A-121. Its production will be “Ain’t I a Woman!” a musical and theatrical celebration of four reowned African-American women. The show will tour the country in February and March.

Feb. 25

n The Mount Airy Public Library’s Community book club meets at 7 p.m.

n A covered dish luncheon and bingo will be held at Mount airy Senior Center at 1 p.m. There is no fee, but participants must participate in the covered dish luncheon to play bingo. For more information, call Annalisa at 786-6155 ext. 225.

Feb. 25, 26 and 27

n The Tommy Jarrell Festival will start Feb. 25 with a free fiddle and guitar workshop for youth at 5:30 p.m. in the Old-Time Music Heritage Hall. A free jam session will be held at 7 p.m. Feb. 26 there will be a special screening of Sprout Wings and Fly at the Downtown Cinema at 1 p.m. There will be a dance at 7 p.m. with Benton Flippen and the Slate Mountain Ramblers. Tommy’s son, Wayne Jarrell, will be on hand to call the dance. Feb. 27 there will be a old-time fiddle demonstration by Kirk Sutphin, an old-time dance workshop with Ira Bernstein and Riley Baugus, a screening of the new documentary Why Old Time? and a Youth Old-Time Talent Competition from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. A special Tommy Jarrell Birthday Concert will be held on at 7 p.m. at the Andy Griffith Playhouse. Kirk Sutphin, Ira Bernstein and Riley Baugus, the Slate Mountain Ramblers, Benton Flippen and the Smokey Valley Boys, Back-Step, and others join in this celebration hosted by Lew Bode. Tickets for this event are $10. For more information on all festival events, contact the Surry Arts Council at 786-7998 or visit www.surryarts.org.

Feb. 26

n The Mount Airy Eastern Star will have a fund raiser from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Masonic Temple, 212 Franklin Street, with hot dogs, baked beans, potato chips, dessert and drink for $5 per plate. Proceeds will go to Eastern Star projects. Take outs are available.

n Paul Hodges presents All the World’s a Stage: The Life, Times and Genius of William Shakespeare at 7 p.m. at the Mount Airy Senior Center. The cost is $3 for ages 50 and older and $5 for everyone else. For more information, call Annalisa at 786-6155 ext. 225.

Feb. 27

n The Lambsburg Ruritan Club will be having a dance from 7 to 10 p.m. featuring The Sounds of Now and Then. Concessions will be available.

Feb. 28

n The Pastor’s Aid of Chestnut Ridge Progressive Primitive Baptist Church will hold its annual “100 Men in Black” service. Everyone is invited to come and join the fellowship for a celebration of Black History Month. The special guest will be the Martin Luther King Jr. Male Chorus from Charleston, W. Va. They will be at the 11 a.m. service and the 3 p.m. service. Martin Staunton, anchor man of WVNS Fox News will be the guest speaker in the afternoon. Lunch will be served in the fellowship hall at 2 p.m. Wear black attire if possible.

March 2

n The Mount Airy Public Library will be participating once again by celebrating Dr. Seuss’ birthday with Read Across America Day. The library will have guest readers of Dr. Seuss stories beginning at 9 a.m. and the last reader is scheduled for noon. Police Chief Dale Watson, Sheriff Graham Atkinson and local storyteller Brack Llewellyn are signed up to read.

March 4

n The Surry County Cooperative Extension will take a bus tour to the Southern Spring Home and Garden show. The bus will be leaving from Dobson town parking lot at 8:15 a.m. and will return at approximately 5:30 p.m. The cost is $30 and spaces are limited. For more information and to reserve a spot, call 401-8025.

n Reeves Community Center will be sponsoring a senior trip to the Southern Living Spring Show. The trip will depart from the parking lot between Blockbuster and Sonic at 8 a.m. to travel to Charlotte for the day and return around 6 p.m. The cost is $35 to cover transportation. Sign up by Feb. 25 to reserve a spot. Make checks payable to Reeves Community Center. For more information, call Fonda Mooney at 786-8313.

March 8-11

n Teen Tech Week will be celebrated at the Mount Airy Public Library with programs each night that would interest teens including local college senior Sarah Hegler, who will demonstrate what she has learned while studying interactive design and animation using computer graphics. There will also be a Battle of the Bands using the library’s Wii on Tuesday. Teens will pick the one song that each group will perform and the best score wins. On Wednesday, the library will have a Wii Dance Dance Revolution Party. All events begin at 6 p.m. and are free.

March 11

n A Small Fruit workshop will be held at the Extension office from 3 to 5 p.m. Garwood will show participants how to grow many different small fruit crops including strawberries, blueberries, grapes, blackberries and raspberries. He will be discussing the best varieties for this area as well as site selection, fertility and pruning recommendations. For more information and to register, call the Extension office at 401-8025.

March 16

n The March meeting of the Mount Airy Public Library’s Picture Books book club will be held at 6 p.m. The book/movie for March is “Nights in Rodanthe” by Nicholas Sparks. Copies of the book are available for checkout and the movie is free.

March 18

n A Tree Fruit workshop is planned from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Extension office. Garwood will discuss the best tree fruits to plant in this area including apples, peaches, nectarines and plums along with the best planting sites and proper pruning recommendations. For more information and to register, call the Extension office at 401-8025.

n Coffee with the Expert will be held at the Mount Airy Senior Center at 10 a.m. Free blood pressure checks will be held from 9:30 to 10 a.m. For more information, call Annalisa at 786-6155 ext. 225.

March 19

n A Longaberger Basket and Pottery Bingo fundraiser will be held at the Surry Senior Center. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. and games will begin at 6:30 p.m. Concessions and door prizes will be available. For more information, call Annalisa at 786-6155 ext. 225.

March 20

n St. Paul School will be hosting a reunion for all former students of St. Paul Intermediate School at noon in the school’s cafeteria in Cana, Va. Bring two food items, a covered dish, drink, dessert, paperware, silverware, cups, etc., per person. If available, bring old pictures and yearbooks. Pass the word around even to former teachers. For more information, call Debbie Easter Hiatt at 755-4620.

March 22

n The Mount Airy Public Library’s meeting of the Book Chats book club will be held at 1 p.m. This event is open and is free.

March 25

n The Mount Airy Public Library’s March Community book club meeting will be held at 7 p.m.

n A covered dish luncheon and bingo will be held at the Senior Center at 1 p.m. There is no fee, but participants must participate in the covered dish luncheon to play bingo. For more information, call Annalisa at 786-6155 ext. 225.

March 26

n “Go Fly A Kite Day” will be held at the Mount Airy Public Library. Participants are encouraged to design and make the kites that they will fly on the library lawn. This event will begin at 3:30 p.m.

n April is National Poetry month. The Mount Airy Public Library encourages English/Language Arts teachers to submit poetry entries by their students, to be read by the students at the library. Poems should be submitted by teachers to the library on March 26. The library invites the students to come to the library to read them on April 20 at 6 p.m.

n The Senior Center will be going to Harrah’s Casino in Cherokee. Pick-up in Mount Airy will be at 8 a.m. and in Jonesville at 8:30 a.m. The cost is $40 and participants will receive a $20 coin return at arrival. Participants must pre-register and pre-pay. For more information, call Annalisa at 786-6155 ext. 225.

April 12-17

n National Library Week will be celebrated at the Mount Airy Public Library. The library will be announcing its essay contest winners during this week and beginning its Spring Book Sale. All money raised during the book sale will help fund projects throughout the year.

April 13

n The Mount Airy Public Library’s Picture Books book club meets to watch the movie “My Sister’s Keeper” at 6 p.m. The book will be available for checkout at the library and the movie is free.

April 20

n The Mount Airy Public Library will have student poetry readings at 6 p.m.

April 22

n The Mount Airy Public Library’s Community book club meet will be at 7 p.m.

April 24

n The Mount Airy Public Library will be having its annual yard sale to benefit the Young Adult section of the library from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Anyone who would like to donate items for the yard sale to bring them to the library on April 23.

April 25

n The Friends of the Library have invited the Miss Julia series author, Ann Ross, to visit the library at 2 p.m. Hear Ross talk about her much-loved series for free.

April 26

n The Mount Airy Public Library’s April meeting for the Book Chats book club will be at 1 p.m.

May 11

n The Mount Airy Public Library’s own teen theater group, The Dewey Decimal Players, will be presenting “Fairytale Theatre” at 3:30 p.m. This event helps the library celebrate Children’s Book Week is for all ages and is free.

n The Mount Airy Public Library’s May meeting of the Picture Books book club to watch the May movie at 6 p.m. The May movie/book is “Julie and Julia.” Books are available for checkout at the library.

May 13

n The Mount Airy Public Library will have visiting children’s book author Sarah Sullivan at the library. She will be leading a writing workshop for older elementary students. This workshop is free.

May 24

n Mount Airy Public Library’s Book Chats book club meet at 1 p.m. to discuss the books they are currently reading. This event is open to everyone.

May 27

n The Mount Airy Public Library’s Community book club meets at 7 p.m.