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City of Hickory Monthly e-Newsletter | August 2023

City Council Meetings Move to 6 p.m.

Starting August 15, regular Hickory City Council meetings will be held at 6 p.m. on the first and third Tuesday of each month. Hickory City Council voted to change the meeting time from 7 p.m. to 6 p.m. to improve convenience and better meet the needs of citizens and staff attending the meetings.

Historic Ridgeview Walk

Construction of a new segment of the Hickory Trail will soon begin. During its regular meeting on August 1, Hickory City Council approved a $6,462,202.23 construction contract with Kemp Sigmon Construction Company, Inc. for the Historic Ridgeview Walk. 

The Historic Ridgeview Walk (formerly known as the Book Walk) will be part of the larger Hickory Trail multiuse path system and bond program that seeks to increase quality of life for residents and spur economic revitalization by providing pedestrian and bicycle connectivity throughout the city.  

Saturday Screenings

Sit back, relax, and enjoy free movies this summer! Our last two Saturday Screenings will take place at 8:30 p.m. on the second and fourth Saturdays of August. 

August 12: The Karate Kid on Union Square
August 26: Remember the Titans at Samuel Davis Field

Join Team Hickory

Craft a rewarding career while serving your community! The City of Hickory employs approximately 680 full-time positions across all departments with additional part-time employees. The City’s talented and diverse workforce is committed to exhibiting the BE CITY culture, which includes the core values of being customer focused, innovative, a team player and your best you. The City of Hickory is currently recruiting for positions in several departments. Click the link below for a list of available opportunities.

Calendar of Events

ALL TOGETHER MARTIAL ARTS (Ages 6-10)

Thursday, August 3

6-7 p.m.

Ridgeview Branch Library

TEEN NIGHT AFTER HOURS (Ages 14-17)

Friday, August 4

5:30-8:30 p.m.

Registration Required

Highland Recreation Center

HUMMINGBIRD BANDING EXCURSION

Saturday, August 5

8 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Registration Required

Riverbend Park (Departing from Highland Recreation Center)

SPIKEBALL TOURNAMENT

Saturday, August 5

9:30 a.m.

Registration Required

Civitan Park

SUSTAINABLE FARMING ON ONE ACRE WITH HEDGE FAMILY FARM

Saturday, August 5

2-3 p.m.

Registration Required

Patrick Beaver Memorial Library

EDIBLE NORTH CAROLINA WITH MARCIE COHEN FERRIS

Monday, August 7

6:30-7:30 p.m.

Registration Required

Virtual Zoom Meeting

HPD CRIME PREVENTION PRESENTATION

Thursday, August 10

6-7:30 p.m.

Ridgeview Branch Library

AN EVENING WITH REDHAWK PUBLICATIONS: THE STORY BEHIND THE STORIES

Thursday, August 10

6-7 p.m.

Patrick Beaver Memorial Library

ALL TOGETHER TALES - EARTH WITHOUT ART IS JUST EH

Thursday, August 10

6:30-7:30 p.m.

Hickory Museum of Art

POKER RUN & EXHIBITION OPENINGS

Saturday, August 12

10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Hickory Museum of Art

www.HickoryArt.org

SATURDAY SCREENINGS: THE KARATE KID

Saturday, August 12

8:30 p.m.

Union Square, Downtown Hickory

THE CHAMBER OF CATAWBA COUNTY’S TAPPING INTO TALENT SYMPOSIUM

Tuesday, August 15

8 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Lenoir-Rhyne University

www.CatawbaChamber.org

HICKORY CITY COUNCIL

Tuesday, August 15

6 p.m.

City Council Chambers at City Hall

www.HickoryNC.gov

LIGHTNING BUG BOOGIE 5K NIGHT TRAIL RUN

Friday, August 18

9-11 p.m.

Registration Required

Lake Hickory Trails at Hickory City Park

RIDGEVIEW COMMUNITY BLOCK PARTY

Friday, August 18

5-8 p.m.

Taft Broome Park

Hosted by: Hickory Police Department

INTERMEDIATE STAINED GLASS ART

Saturday, August 19

9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Registration Required

Highland Recreation Center

SPEED FRIENDING & NETWORKING

Saturday, August 19

11 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Ridgeview Branch Library

THE MAGICAL WORLD OF MOSS: YEAR-ROUND GREEN APPEAL WITH MOSS LANDSCAPES

Saturday, August 19

2-3 p.m.

Registration Required

Patrick Beaver Memorial Library

RANDOM FANDOM: RETRO GAMING

Monday, August 21

5-6:30 p.m.

Registration Required

The Learning Lab at Patrick Beaver Memorial Library

GAME ON: WEREWOLF

Thursday, August 24

3-5 p.m.

Patrick Beaver Memorial Library 

BACK TO SCHOOL BASH

Saturday, August 26

11 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Taft Broome Park

A GENTLEMAN’S GUIDE TO LOVE & MURDER

August 25 - September 16

Hickory Community Theatre

www.HickoryTheatre.org

828 DAY

Saturday, August 26

6-8 p.m.

Moretz Stadium, Lenoir-Rhyne University

SATURDAY SCREENINGS: REMEMBER THE TITANS

Saturday, August 26

8:30 p.m.

Samuel Davis Multipurpose Field, Taft Broome Park

DOWNTOWN HICKORY FARMERS MARKET

Saturdays: 8 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Wednesdays: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

The Sails on the Square

www.HickoryFarmersMarket.com