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Today

• The Arts Council of the Twin Counties second winter concert in its series will be held at the Galax Public Library at 3 p.m. free of charge. It will feature a saxophone quartet from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts.

Feb. 26

• The Small Business Center of Surry Community College will offer a free seminar, “Keep Cash Flowing: Managing Your Accounts Receivable,” at the Elkin Center, 1461 N. Bridge St., Elkin. The seminar, presented by Kay Laffoon, will be from 6:15 to 8:15 p.m. The Yadkin Valley Chamber of Commerce is co-sponsoring the event. Advance registration is required by emailing Susan Coble at cobles@surry.edu or calling 386-3685.

• The Surry County Honors Chorus, composed of selected students from Surry County, Mount Airy City and Elkin City schools, will hold middle and high concerts at 7 p.m. in the Mount Airy High School auditorium. Admission is $5 for adults and $3 for students, with proceeds funding future Surry County honors chorus festivals. For more information, call Teresa Beshears at 469-2991.

Feb. 28

• The Surry County Cooperative Extension will host a bus tour to the Southern Spring Home & Garden Show in Charlotte. The bus will leave from the Dobson First Baptist Church, 204 S. Crutchfield St., at 8:15 a.m. and will return at about 5:30 p.m. The cost is $30, and spaces are limited. To reserve a seat, call 401-8025.

March 2

• The Pilot Mountain Ruritan Club will holds its biannual chicken stew, oyster stew and hot dog supper from 5 to 8 p.m. at Whitaker Chapel United Methodist Church fellowship hall. Cost is $8 for eat in or take out, with eat in being all-you-can-eat, or purchase a book of 10 tickets for $50. Proceeds benefit community projects and the Surry Community College Scholarship Fund.

• The Mount Airy Museum of Regional History will host a Batik egg workshop for adults from 1 to 4 p.m. in the museum classroom. Participants will be able to learn the ancient method of decorating Easter eggs using simple, primitive tools to “write” intricate designs in beeswax. Cost is $10 for museum members and $15 for nonmembers and will include supplies. The workshop is limited to 15 people ages 12 and older. Call 786-4478 by Feb. 15 to reserve a spot. There will be $20 prepaid take-home kits available for participants, which must be ordered when making reservations.

March 7

• Skating for Samantha’s Heart fundraiser will be held at the Starlite Skate Center in Mount Airy from 6 to 8 p.m. Entry fee is $5, which includes skate rental. All proceeds go directly to the family of Samantha Riggs, a 10-year-old who is awaiting a heart transplant at Duke Children’s Hospital. This fundraiser is hosted by the Cana Knights. Email Pat Shumate for more information at pshumate@embarqmail.com.

March 9

• Copeland Ruritans will host a big country breakfast from 7:30 to 10 a.m. at the Copeland Ruritan Building. Menu includes country ham, sausage, gravy, biscuits, apples, eggs and grits. Eat-in cost is donations only, and take-outs cost $5.

• The Mount Airy Museum of Regional History will host History Talks: From Regulation to Revolution in Surry County with Dr. Cory Stewart of Surry Community College as speaker at 2 p.m. on the museum’s third floor. The event is free.

• A benefit dance is being held for Easter Seals at the Surry County Senior Center, Jones Family Resource Center, from 7 to 10 p.m. Diamond Jim and Country Classic will be performing. Cost of admission is $8 and refreshments will be available. Food Lion of Dobson is sponsoring the dance.

• The Destination FFA cattle sale sponsored by the North Surry and South Stokes Future Farmers of America chapters will be held at noon at Mount Airy Stockyards off Pine Ridge Road. It will be a registered and commercial cattle sale featuring breeding bulls, open heifers, bred gilts, bred heifers, feeder pigs, bred cows, breeding gilts, show prospects and cow/calf pairs. For more information, call Aaron Ray Tompkins at 363-4639, Susan Roudabush at 692-8108, Addison Moser at 705-3005, Jamie Watts at 978-5027, Jamison Nagle at 207-6181 or Austin Winbery at 480-1613.

• A benefit bingo for Robert Jenkins will be held at the Dobson Rescue Squad with doors opening at 5 p.m. and bingo starting at 7 p.m. There will be hot dog plates, a silent auction and door prizes. Money raised will help with medical expenses from when Jenkins was in an automobile accident in December.

• A dance with live entertainment by Classic Country will be held at the Jones Family Resource Center auditorium from 7 to 10 p.m. Cost is $8 at the door and includes refreshments. For more information, call Annalisa Davis at 786-6155, ext. 222.

• A pinto bean fundraiser is being held at the Bannertown Volunteer Fire Department, Reeves Mill Road, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and from 4 to 8 p.m. It is eat-in or take-out and deliveries are available by calling the station the day of the fundraiser at 786-4719. Cost is donations only, and meal includes pintos, cornbread, slaw and dessert. Drinks are available if dining in. Proceeds benefit the BVFD Ladies Auxiliary.

March 11

• The Surry County Genealogical Association will meet at 7 p.m. in the teaching auditorium at Surry Community College, Dobson. The speaker will be John Reynolds, who will speak on When Genealogy and DNA Collide. Reynolds is a member of the Forsyth County Genealogical Society. The meeting is free. For more information, call 831-6437 or email EPDJ1@embarqmail.com or visit surrygenealogy.wordpress.com.

March 15

• The Franklin Ruritan Club, N.C. 89 West, Toast, will host a spring pancake supper from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. The menu will include buckwheat and regular pancakes as well as sausage gravy. Cost is $6 for adults, $3 for children ages 5 to 12 and free for children younger than 5. Proceeds will be used for community projects.

March 16

• A hot dog benefit will be held for Susie Danley from noon to 6 p.m. at Antioch Baptist Church to help with surgery expenses due to Danley not having insurance. Cost is $5 a plate.

• A reunion for students and teachers from St. Paul School will begin at noon at St. Paul School’s cafeteria in Cana, Va. Those attending are asked to bring two food items, such as a covered dish, a two-liter drink, or dessert for each person attending. Those attending also can bring pictures and yearbooks. For more information, contact Debbie Easter Hiatt at 336-755-4620 or 276-755-3417 or Donna Jones Hiatt at 276-755-4442.

• Bingo will be held to benefit Calvin Love, a cancer patient, at Westfield Ruritan Building with doors opening at 5 p.m. and games at 6 p.m. Cost is $20 for 20 games of three cards each, or $30 for 20 games, 10 door prize tickets and one coverall. Also, there will be door prizes, raffles and a silent auction, with items include Grand Ole Opry tickets and two Martinsiville race tickets, as well as Sabika, Thirty-One, Longaberger, Scentsy, Pampered Chef and more. Concessions include hot dogs, pintos, chips and drinks. For more information, call 351-4766.

March 22-23

• The 2013 Spring/Summer Super 75 Kidz Closet children’s consignment sale will be held Friday from 6 to 9 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon at Mount Airy Wesleyan Church gym to raise funds for the Bannertown Volunteer Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary. For consignors only, a special preview sale will be held Thursday. Being sold will be gently used children’s spring and summer clothing, toys, baby equipment, kids furniture, maternity clothing and more. Those interested in consigning can email super75kidzcloset@yahoo.com for an information packet. Registration deadline is March 13.

March 22

• A Longaberger basket and pottery bingo will be held at Veterans Memorial Park, 691 W. Lebanon St., Mount Airy, to raise funds for an educational trip to Niagara Falls, Canada, for the Mount Airy after-school children. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., and games begin at 6:30 p.m. Cost is $20 for 60 chances, three chances per game. There will be more than 11 door prizes. There will be all Longaberger products for bingo prizes. Concessions include hot dogs with all the trimmings, BBQ, homemade desserts and more. For more information, call Mary Jo Simpson at 789-3371.

• Longaberger basket and Thirty-One bingo will be held at the Copeland Elementary School cafeteria sponsored by the school’s Parent Teacher Organization with doors opening at 5 p.m. and games at 6 p.m. A $20 donation includes 20 games with three cards each. Door prizes will be given out, and refreshments will be sold, including BBQ, pizza, chips, drinks and desserts. Anyone wishing to make a donation, sponsor a basket or needing directions can call Kimberlee Conner at 401-7279.

March 23

• The Mount Airy Museum of Regional History will host its annual Easter Bonnet workshop, parade down Main Street and egg hunt at the Robert Smith Memorial Park from 10 a.m. to noon. The event begins in the second floor conference room of the museum. Cost is free to members and $5 for nonmembers. Children ages 4 to 11 are welcome, but those younger than 6 must be accompanied by an adult. Pick-up will be at noon at the park, 615 N. Main St. Preregistration is encouraged because space is limited. Call 786-4478 by March 21.

• The Mount Airy Museum of Regional History will host a Batik egg workshop for adults from 1 to 4 p.m. in the museum classroom. Participants will be able to learn the ancient method of decorating Easter eggs using simple, primitive tools to “write” intricate designs in beeswax. Cost is $10 for museum members and $15 for nonmembers and will include supplies. The workshop is limited to 15 people ages 12 and older. Call 786-4478 by Feb. 15 to reserve a spot. There will be $20 prepaid take-home kits available for participants, which must be ordered when making reservations.

April 20

• The Autism Walk of Surry will be held at Riverside Park, Mount Airy, with registration at 8 a.m. and walk after the 9 a.m. kickoff near the playground shelter. The kickoff will feature Austin Caviness, WXII 12 weatherman. Also, Ingram Johnson from Move 2 Melt Studio will be present. For more information on the walk, call Bridget Soots at 789-2982 or 786-7355 or Lisa Jeffreys at 789-9639 or email autismwalkofsurry@gmail.com.

April 27

• Maranatha Homeless Outreach, Extended Grace Outreach and God’s Helping Hands are coming together to raise funds for the homeless and needy of the community from 8 a.m. until at Veterans Park, West Lebanon Street. Cruise-In for Christ will host a car show, and grilled hamburgers and hot dogs will be for sale. There will be face painting, as well as a photographer to take family portraits for a price. Other events will be added closer to time for the event. For more information, call 276-263-4101.

May 4

• Registration is open for the 2013 Susan G. Komen Northwest NC Race for the Cure. Those interested in registering can go to komennorthwestnc.org. The 14th annual event will be held at Old Salem in Winston-Salem.

Series events

• Eat Smart, Move More, Weigh Less programs will be held at Rockford Elementary School, Dobson, every Monday at 3:45 p.m. from now through April 29. The program fee is $10. Call 401-8025 to register by Jan. 4. Sponsored by the North Carolina Cooperative Extension, the program will explore behaviors that help participants achieve and maintain a health weight, identify strategies to help participants eat smart and move more and show participants how living mindfully can help them achieve and maintain a healthy weight.

• The Arts Council of the Twin Counties, Galax, Va., will sponsor an exhibit of art inspired by Jack London’s “Call of the Wild.” The arts council will display anything inspired by the work or depicting the landscape and/or wildlife of the Blue Ridge Mountains from now through Feb. 24 at the Chestnut Creek School of the Arts. Visitors to the school will vote on their favorite work in two categories: artists 18 and under and artists 19 and above. Winners will be announced at a reception at the school on Feb. 24 at 6 p.m.

• The Mount Airy Museum of Regional History is hosting Beginners Genealogy classes on Tuesdays from 6 to 8 p.m. from Feb. 12 through March 12. The course, taught by Esther Johnson, will be a five-part series designed for the individual who is interested in researching a family tree. The first two classes will be in the museum’s second floor classroom. The third class will be at the Surry County Register of Deeds office in Dobson, and the fourth class will be held at The Carlos Surratt Genealogy Room at Surry Community College in Dobson. The final class will be back at the museum. Museum members can attend for free, and for nonmembers, there is a $5 fee per class. Annual memberships to the museum can be purchased for $25 for seniors and students or $35 for individuals. There is a 25 student limit for the series. For more information or to register, contact Amy Snyder at 786-4478, ext. 227, or aesnyder@northcarolinamuseum.org.

• The Surry County Beekeepers Association will hold a beginning beekeepers school beginning Feb. 25 at the North Carolina Farm Bureau building in Dobson in the downstairs meeting room. The other classes will be March 4, 11, 18 and 25 from 7 to 9 p.m. The cost for registration is $35, which includes a study book and classroom instruction. The cost of an additional family member without the book is $25. Children 16 years and younger may attend free with a registered adult. Additional books are $10 each if available. To register, call the Surry County Cooperative Extension Service office at 401-8025.

• A spring Master Gardener class will begin March 5 from 1 to 4:30 p.m. at the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Surry office in Dobson. Classes will be held each Tuesday for 13 weeks. The fee is $100. Anyone interested should complete an application to be accepted into the program at http://surry.ces.ncsu.edu/ or by calling 401-8025 and having one mailed. For more information on the program, call Joanna Radford, extension agent, at 401-8025 or email joanna_radford@ncsu.edu.

• Barn quilt classes are being offered by Surry Community College at the Elkin Center, 1461 N. Bridge St., March 8 and April 19 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Classes are limited to six students. Those interested should call Terri Cockerham at 386-3244 or Sonnie Hardy at 386-3229.

Ongoing music events

• The Lowgap Community Center hosts a jam session the first Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m.

• Open Jam is held every Friday at 7 p.m. at the Willis Gap Community Center, 144 The Hollow Road, Ararat, Va. For more information, call Mary Dellenback Hill at (276) 251-9906.

• Lambsburg Community Center, Lambsburg, Va., hosts Friday Night Jam each week from 7 to 10 p.m. Refreshments are served, and there is a playground and walking trail at the facility. For more information, call 648-2078 or email pwberrier@gmail.com or visit www.lambsburgcommunitycenter.org.

• 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. The March schedule includes Country Magic March 1; Classic Country March 1 and 8; Stan Bobbit March 9; Country Magic March 15; Dennis Tolbert Band March 16; Stan Bobbit March 22; Classic Country March 23; Country Magic March 29; and Dennis Tolbert Band March 30.

• The Beulah Ruritan Club hosts bands most Friday and Saturday nights at 7:30 p.m. On Jan. 26, the Dennis Tolbert Band will be playing. For more information on the music schedule and activities of the club, visit the group’s Facebook page, Beulah Ruritan Club.

• Voice of the Blue Ridge is held every third Saturday at the Downtown Cinema Theatre, 142 N. Main St., Mount Airy. The show starts at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $7 or free with a 2011 SAC Season Pass and children 12 and younger free. For more information, contact the Surry Arts Council at 786-7998.

• The Surry Arts Council presents clogging workshops and classes taught by Samantha Wilhelmi. 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.

Ongoing kids activities

• The Dobson Community Library, 113 S. Crutchfield St., has storytime each Wednesday from 10 to 10:45 a.m. They read a book, do a craft, color, sing and dance and have fun while learning. Those attending should feel free to stay longer and play with the toys and children’s computer.

• Join the Mount Airy Museum of Regional History at 10 a.m. for the first Friday of every month in fun and fantasy. Explore history and nature through books, activities and more. This program is free and is intended for preschool-age children.

Support Groups

• The 2012 Twelve Oaks Alzheimer’s Support Group meets the second Wednesday of each month from 4 to 5 p.m. for the public.

• GriefShare is a bi-weekly support group for people grieving the death of someone. Learn valuable information that will help. The program is held at Calvary Baptist Church, 416 S. Franklin Road, Mount Airy, at 6:15 p.m. on the first and third Tuesday of each month. For more information, call 786-4778.

• Mother’s Community Connection is for parents with concerns in education, discipline and family fun. Learn about nutrition, healthy living, raising a family on a budget and more. Group sessions are held every Thursday from 10:30 a.m. to noon at Surry SCAN. For more information, call Heather Hunter at 789-0111 ext. 221.

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

• S.M.I.L.E. (Senior Monthly Informative Luncheon Event) is a covered-dish luncheon, followed by a brief learning information session, games (such as bingo) and activities. It is a time of fellowship for all. It is held the second Wednesday of each month at 11:30 a.m. at the Pilot Mountain Senior Center and the third Thursday of each month at noon at the Surry County Senior Center, Mount Airy. Call the Senior Center at 786-6155, ext. 225, with questions.

Ongoing veterans events

• VFW Post 2019 will meet the second Monday of each month at 7 p.m. at Veterans Park.

• The Marine Corps League of Surry County Detachment 1322 meets the second Tuesday of each month at First Baptist Church of Mount Airy at 7 p.m. All former Marines and FMF Navy corpsmen/chaplains are welcome. Call Todd Abbott at 320-4044 for more information.

• Mount Airy American Legion Post 123 and Ladies Auxiliary meets the second Tuesday of each month. Refreshments are served at 6:30 p.m. and the meeting starts at 7 p.m. For more information, call 755-3231.

• Disabled American Veterans holds monthly meetings every third Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at the DAV office, 767 W. Lebanon St., Mount Airy, at Veterans Park. For more information, call 789-0328.

• The American Legion Riders have monthly meetings the last Tuesday of each month at Veterans Park. For more information, call Gary Willard at 345-7388.

• 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.

Club meetings

• The N.A.A.C.P. meets every third Sunday of the month at Spencer Funeral Home.

• The Surry County Beekeepers Association meets the second Monday of each month at 7 p.m. in the North Carolina Cooperative Extension office in Dobson. For more information, call 352-5751.

• The Siloam Extension and Community Association Club meets the second Monday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Siloam Baptist Church for a program and fellowship. For more information, call the N.C. Cooperative Extension at 401-8025.

• Dobson Coupon Club meets every Tuesday at 4 p.m. at the Dobson Community Library, 113 S. Crutchfield St., Dobson, in the Joseph P. Badgett room. Participants can bring coupons for trading, get free gifts and learn to save money from experienced couponers.

• The Busy Bee Extension and Community Association Club meets the first Tuesday of each month at 1 p.m. for a program and fellowship. For more information, call the N.C. Cooperative Extension at 401-8025.

• The Salem Fork Extension and Community Association Club meets the second Tuesday of each month at 10 a.m. at Sue’s Restaurant in Dobson for a program and fellowship. For more information, call the N.C. Cooperative Extension at 401-8025.

• The White Sulphur Springs Extension and Community Association Club meets the second Tuesday of each month at 1 p.m. at the North Main Church of Christ for a program and fellowship. For more information, call the N.C. Cooperative Extension at 401-8025.

• The Beulah Extension and Community Association Club meets the third Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Beulah Ruritan Building for a program and fellowship. For more information, call the N.C. Cooperative Extension at 401-8025.

• 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 also will 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.

• The Plaid Cloth Literary Society meets every second Wednesday of the month at noon to share the love of reading in the Mount Airy Museum of Regional History on the second floor in the library. Light refreshments are served. Call the museum at 786-4478 for more information.

• 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.

• The Dobson Early Birds Extension and Community Association Club meets the third Wednesday of each month at 11 a.m. for a program and fellowship. For more information, call the N.C. Cooperative Extension at 401-8025.

• The Kiwanis Club of Mount Airy meets the first and third Thursday of the month at Golden Corral, 2226 Rockford St., Mount Airy. The meal starts at 5:30 p.m., with meeting at 6 p.m. For more information, contact Bruce Arnold, president, at 719-0063.

• New MOMS (Mothers of Many Seasons) Ministry, open to area ladies and their children, starts Thursday. The group meets the first and third Thursdays monthly from 9 to 11 a.m. at Salem Baptist Church, 430 Rockford Road, Dobson. For more information, contact momsministrysbc@gmail.com or 374-4419.

• The Pilot Mountain Achievers Extension and Community Association Club meets the third Thursday of each month at 9:30 a.m. at the Armfield Civic Center for a program and fellowship. For more information, call the N.C. Cooperative Extension at 401-8025.

• The Wings of Glory Christian Bikers Ministry will meet the first Friday night of each month at the Lantern in Dobson at 6 p.m. For more information, call Tommy Freeman at 648-1566.

Ongoing events

• Free Pilates classes are offered Mondays at 9:30 a.m. at Fountain of Life Family Worship Center and Thursdays at 4 p.m. at Jones Resource Center. For more information, email creech.sherry@yahoo.com.

• Dobson Church of God hosts quilting classes each Tuesday at 6 p.m. There is no charge. For more information, call 374-3248.

• The Lambsburg Community Center will host GED classes on Tuesday and Thursday evenings with Sandra Sharp. All students are eligible to attend no matter where they live. For more information, call Sandra Sharp at (276) 236-9221 and Phillip Berrier at 648-2078. (The class will be only be taught if there is enough interest.)

• American Legion Post 123 will have bingo on Thursdays at Veterans Memorial Park. Doors open at 5 p.m. Early bird games start at 6 p.m. The grill will be open and will have hamburgers, hot dogs, snacks and drinks for sale.

• The Dan River Farmers Market, Dan River Park, Ararat, Va., will be held every Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon.

• Dobson Rescue Squad Bingo will be held every Saturday. Doors will open at 5 p.m. Early bingo will begin at 6 p.m. with regular packs at 7 p.m. Concessions will be available. All proceeds benefit the rescue squad to assist in daily operations.