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City of Hickory Monthly e-Newsletter | June 2023

FY2023-2024 Recommended Budget

City Manager Warren Wood recommended a City of Hickory budget for Fiscal Year 2023-2024 of $136,914,727, which includes a reduction of the tax rate to 45.5 cents per $100 of assessed value. A public hearing on the recommended budget will be held on Tuesday, June 6, at 7 p.m., during the Hickory City Council meeting at the Julian G. Whitener Municipal Building. 

Sails Original Music Series

The City of Hickory's Sails Original Music Series continues with free concerts in downtown Hickory the first three Fridays in June. Performances begin at 7 p.m.

June 2: Taylor Ashton

June 9: Victoria Victoria with Charlie Hunter

June 16: Mac Arnold & Plate Full O' Blues

After a break over the summer, the Sails Original Music Series returns this fall with concerts every Friday in September.

Celebrate Juneteenth

The Hickory Parks, Recreation & Sports Tourism Department invites the community to celebrate Juneteenth at the inaugural Juneteenth Festival on Saturday, June 10, from 6-9 p.m. at Samuel Davis Multipurpose Field.

Juneteenth (short for “June Nineteenth”) marks the day in 1865 when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, to take control of the state and ensure that all enslaved people be freed. The troops' arrival came a full two and a half years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation. Juneteenth honors the end to slavery in the United States and is considered the longest-running African American holiday. On June 17, 2021, Juneteenth officially became a federal holiday in the United States.

The Juneteenth Festival is part of Catawba County’s community-wide recognition and celebration of Juneteenth. From May 19 through June 19, Catawba County agencies and organizations will commemorate Juneteenth across the county through a variety of programs and events. 

Hickory Metro Region Tops List

Have you heard the good news? The Hickory MSA tops the list for the second year in a row as America’s most affordable metro and ranks 25th among the country’s best places to live, according to the latest report released by U.S. News & World Report.

Calendar of Events

HICKORY CITY COUNCIL

Tuesday, June 6 & 20

7 p.m.

City Council Chambers at City Hall

www.HickoryNC.gov

ALL TOGETHER NOW PUZZLE PIECE MURAL

June 1-30

The Learning Lab at Patrick Beaver Memorial Library

SAILS ORIGINAL MUSIC SERIES

Fridays at 7 p.m.

June 2: Taylor Ashton

June 9: Victoria Victoria with Charlie Hunter

June 16: Mac Arnold & Plate Full O’ Blues

The Sails on the Square

Downtown Hickory

www.HickoryNC.gov/SailsMusic

KINKY BOOTS

June 2 - 17

Hickory Community Theatre

www.HickoryTheatre.org

FOOTHILLS COMMUNITY HOUSING FAIR

Saturday, June 3

11 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Ridgeview Recreation Center

ALL TOGETHER COMMUNITY MURAL

Saturday, June 3

11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Ridgeview Branch Library

SUMMER LEARNING PROGRAM

June 5 - August 5

Hickory Public Library

SUMMER LEARNING KICK OFF & SIGN-UP: DIY BOOK BAGS

Monday, June 5 at 2-3 p.m.

Wednesday, June 7 at 2-3 p.m.

Saturday, June 10 | 2 p.m.

Patrick Beaver Memorial Library

BRIGHT STAR THEATRE: AESOP’S FABLES

Tuesday, June 6

11 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Ridgeview Branch Library

HICKORY HIKERS

Wednesday, June 7

9 a.m.

Registration Required

Glenn Hilton Park

TALES AND SONGS WITH SHARON CLARKE

Wednesday, June 7

10-11 a.m.

Patrick Beaver Memorial Library

A STORY AND A SONG WITH MOUNTAIN SAM WHEELOCK

Wednesday, June 7

6:30 p.m.

Patrick Beaver Memorial Library

A WILD GOOSE CHASE!

Thursday, June 8

11 a.m.

Ridgeview Branch Library

COFFEE IN THE COE

Thursday, June 8

10:30 a.m.- 12 p.m.

Hickory Museum of Art

SUMMER TRACK SERIES

June 8, 15, & 22

6-9 p.m.

Registration Required

Lenoir-Rhyne University Outdoor Track

CHALK OUR WALK

Friday, June 9: 10 a.m. - 7 p.m.

Saturday, June 10: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Registration Required

Stanford Park

GEMSTONE MINING

Friday, June 9

10 a.m. & 11 a.m.

Patrick Beaver Memorial Library (outside breezeway)

TINKER TALES: GERMS!

Friday, June 9

2 p.m.

Ridgeview Branch Library  

LAVENDER FESTIVAL

Saturday, June 10

8 a.m. - 1 p.m.

The Sails on the Square, Downtown Hickory

www.HickoryFarmersMarket.com

TINY TECH: BUGS

Saturday, June 10

10-11:30 a.m.

The Learning Lab at Patrick Beaver Memorial Library

SOUL LINE DANCING

Saturday, June 10

11 a.m.-12 p.m.

Ridgeview Branch Library

PITCH HIT & RUN

Saturday, June 10

10 a.m.

Registration Required

Jaycee Park

JUNETEENTH FESTIVAL

Saturday, June 10

6-9 p.m.

Samuel Davis Field

SPRING BARK FESTIVAL

Sunday, June 11

1-6 p.m.

Fairbrook Optimist Dog Park

BLACK MUSIC MONTH RHYTHM & PAINT

Monday, June 12

11 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Registration Required

Patrick Beaver Memorial Library

RETRO RADIO: UPCYCLED BOOMBOX POUCH

Monday, June 12

6-7 p.m.

Registration Required

Ridgeview Branch Library

MUSIC GAME NIGHT: LYRICALLY CORRECT

Tuesday, June 13

6-7 p.m.

Ridgeview Branch Library

WOMEN STANDING STRONG TOGETHER BOOK TALK

Wednesday, June 14

6:30-7:30 p.m.

Registration Required

Patrick Beaver Memorial Library

TALEWISE: SCIENCE HEROES SAVING THE EARTH TOGETHER

Friday, June 16

11 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Patrick Beaver Memorial Library

JUNETEENTH RHYTHM & PAINT 

Friday, June 16

3-4 p.m.

Ridgeview Branch Library

AN EVENING WITH CHARLES WHITE

Friday, June 16

7 p.m.

Drendel Auditorium, SALT Block

DINOS, DONUTS, & DADS

Saturday, June 17

9-10 a.m.

Catawba Science Center

CITY WALK STROLL

Saturday, June 17

4-8 p.m.

Downtown Hickory

www.DowntownHickory.com

WE ARE RIDGEVIEW 

Saturday, June 17

2:30 p.m. 

Ridgeview Branch Library 

CITY OF HICKORY NIGHT AT HICKORY CRAWDADS

Saturday, June 17

7 p.m.

L.P. Frans Stadium

FREEDOM DAY STORYTIME  

Monday, June 19

11 a.m.  

Ridgeview Branch Library

RANDOM FANDOM: SUPERHEROES

Monday, June 19

5-6:30 p.m.

Registration Required

The Learning Lab at Patrick Beaver Memorial Library

RECEPTION FOR CITY ATTORNEY JOHN CRONE

Tuesday, June 20

5:30-6:30 p.m.

City Hall Atrium

ART FOR ALL

Tuesday, June 20

6-7:30 p.m.

Registration Required

Highland Recreation Center

ALL TOGETHER TALES WITH HICKORY POLICE DEPARTMENT

Wednesday, June 21

10 a.m.

Patrick Beaver Memorial Library

MUSICAL PETTING ZOO

Thursday, June 22

9-10 a.m.

Ridgeview Branch Library

ALL TOGETHER ANIMAL ECOLOGY WITH CATAWBA SCIENCE CENTER

Thursday, June 22

11 a.m.-12 p.m.

Patrick Beaver Memorial Library

SPINNING SPOKES BIKE SAFETY RODEO

Saturday, June 24

10 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Hickory City Park

ALL TOGETHER TALES WITH HICKORY FIRE DEPARTMENT

Friday, June 28

10 a.m.

Patrick Beaver Memorial Library

BIG BANG BOOM!

Friday, June 30

10-11 a.m.

Patrick Beaver Memorial Library

JUNIOR HMA

Exhibition Open Through July 30

Shuford Gallery

Hickory Museum of Art

www.HickoryArt.org

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