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 younger than 12 are free. 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 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 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., 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, Wilhelmi is 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 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. 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 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. 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: 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 A genealogy class sponsored by the Mount Airy Museum of Regional History will be taught by Esther Johnson on Feb. 23 and March 6. The Feb. 23 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 at the museum in the classroom from 7 to 8 p.m. There is a fee of $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. 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. 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.
n Neal Brower, author of “Mayberry 101,” will be giving a series of lectures on “The Andy Griffith Show” this spring at the Andy Griffith Museum, 218 Rockford St., Mount Airy. Brower is a great scholar of “The Andy Griffith Show,” having taught a continuing education course entitled “The Andy Griffith Show: An In-Depth Study” more than 20 times at North Carolina community colleges. Each lecture is $10 and includes admission the Andy Griffith Museum. The lecture dates and topics are Feb. 23 at 2 p.m., The Aspects and Appeal of The Andy Griffith Show; March 23 at 2 p.m., The Beginning of The Andy Griffith Show; April 17 at 2 p.m., The Production of The Andy Griffith Show; May 1 at 2 p.m., Music and Musical Scoring of The Andy Griffith Show; and June 5 at 2 p.m., The Influence of Southern Culture and Mount Airy on The Andy Griffith Show. For more information or to register for a lecture, email jessica@surryarts.org or call 786-1604.
Today
n The Surry County NAACP’s annual Black History Month program will be at 3 p.m. at Shiloh Baptist Church, 423 Nelson Hill Road, Mount Airy.
n The Mount Airy Museum of Regional History presents History Talks — Mr. Lincoln’s Office: A Visit with the President. Go back in time to November 1863 and meet with President Lincoln in his office at the White House. Portrayed by veteran actor Peter Holland, Abraham Lincoln comes to life. The program fee is $5. Museum members are free.
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 renowned African-American women. The show will tour the country in February and March.
n Head Start will have sign ups from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Jones Family Resource Center, 215 Jones School Road, Mount Airy. For more information, call 786-6155.
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 fundraiser from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Masonic Temple, 212 Franklin St., 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.
n There will be a bluegrass concert featuring The Country Boys, Snow Creek Old Time Band and Windy Ridge from 6 p.m. until at the Francisco Elementary School Gym. Donations will be accepted at the door. Refreshments will be available including hot dogs, pintos, chili, cornbread, drinks and desserts. Proceeds will go towards the fourth and fifth-grade field trip to Washington, D.C.
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. The group will be at the 11 a.m. service and the 3 p.m. service. Martin Staunton, anchorman 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.
n The Lambsburg, Va., Ruritan Club will be having a soup and sandwich lunch from noon to 2 p.m. Take outs are available.
n Historian Tom Perry will discuss various subjects including life during the Civil War for the slaves and “free people of color” through the Civil Rights Movement of the 20th century at the Mount Airy Museum of Regional History. Frederick Douglas, Booker T. Washington, John Hope Franklin and Martin Luther King Jr. will also be included in this program. This program is free to the public, but donations will be accepted.
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.
n The Touring Theater of North Carolina will present “Piece Work,” a dramatization based on the work of North Carolina writer Barbara Presnell from noon until 1 p.m. at Surry Community College in the teaching auditorium. “Piece Work” documents the rise and fall of the textile industry, recognizing the dignity of the work and honoring those who do the work.
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 5
n Carroll County High School will have a basket bingo with doors opening at 6 p.m. and bingo starting at 7 p.m. There will be fun, food and baskets. The cost is $30 a package. Packages include 20 regular games, two coverall games and 12 door prize tickets. Proceeds will help the Boys 12U AAU basketball team. For more information, call (276) 728-6060.
March 6
n There will be a free adult CPR class at the Surry Red Cross, Westlake Drive, and the Pilot Mountain Armfield Center from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. For more information and to register, call 786-4183.
March 8
n The Surry County Genealogical Association will meet at 7 p.m. in the teaching auditorium at Surry Community College, Dobson. This will be a meeting by Marie Roth and Debbie Dotson called photography in genealogy. This meeting is free. For more information, call 755-9462 or epdj1@embarqmail.com.
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 “A Sack of Potatoes” authored by Mount Airy resident Vivian France will take the stage in its premiere at 7 p.m. at the L.H. Jones Auditorium, 215 Jones School Road. The gospel play is about a single mother’s perseverance in faith during difficult times. Admission will cost $7 for adults and $5 for children ages 5 to 16. Proceeds benefit the J.J. Jones High School Alumni. Advance tickets are available by calling 756-2903.
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 23
n The Shakespeare-To-Go traveling troupe from the N.C. Shakespeare Festival in High Point will give a 60-minute presentation of “The Taming of the Shrew” at 11 a.m. in the teaching auditorium at Surry Community College.
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.
n Ararat, Va., Volunteer Fire Department will be having a Longaberger bingo at the Ararat Ruritan Building. There are 60 chances to win for a $20 donation. Doors will open at 6 p.m. and games will start at 7 p.m. Food will be available. There will also be door prizes and the grand prize is the Longaberger Library Table valued at $250. Raffle tickets will be sold for the blanket basket valued at $184 and will be sold for $1. Ticket can be bought from any of the firefighters. For more information, call (276) 251-5750.
n Copeland Masonic Lodge #390 will be having a port-a-pit chicken at the lodge from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. to benefit the Masonic Home for Children at Oxford and Masonic & Eastern Star Homes. Plates are $8. Eat in or take-out.
April 7 and 8
n Judith Duff, internationally acclaimed potter specializing in wood-fired and Japanese Shino technique, will present a two-day demonstration workshop in E162, Surry Community College ceramics studio. Workshops begin at 9 a.m. and last until 4 p.m. each day. Seating is limited. Contact Richard Montgomery at 386-3369 to reserve a seat. Duff will end the workshops with a lecture on April 8 in the teaching auditorium from 5 to 7 p.m.
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 14
n In support of the Global Language consortium, specifically the Brazilian culture, a one-hour program on Capoeira Dance will be performed by the Nego Gato Dance Company from 11 a.m. until noon at the outdoor patio area of the Knight’s Grill at Surry Community College. Capoeira combines the various forms of music, dance, acrobatics, martial arts, theater and philosophy into a total mind/body discipline, whose roots originated in the Salvadoran and Brazilian regions of the world. This group has performed at the Kennedy Center.
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 meeting 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 should 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 1
n The second annual “Yadkin Valley Has Talent” vocal competition will be held at Lila Swaim Park in Jonesville during the “Jonesville Jubilee.” First place receives a recording session, 25 CDs, 25 photos and bios. Second place will receive $100 in cash, and third place will receive $75. Auditions will be held. For more information, call Alan Combs at (336) 835-1189 and Leon Reece at (336) 835-2916.
May 11
n The Mount Airy Public Library’s 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 will be held 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 will meet at 1 p.m. to discuss the books participants are reading. This event is open to everyone.
May 27
n The Mount Airy Public Library’s Community book club meets at 7 p.m.
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