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By Ragan Robinson | Hickory Daily Record

Published: June 18, 2009

Hickory - FOR SINGLES

1. Buy Your Own Beer Party: Your glass runneth over. Sure, you have to buy the beer but the munchies and beer glasses are free. And there will be door prizes.

Location: Gail's Hops & Grapes, 2420 N. Center St., Hickory

Cost: Admission is free

Time/Day: 5:30 p.m. Friday

2. Eden Brent in concert: Acoustic Blues Artist of the Year Eden Brent does the Delta boogie woogie onto a Morganton stage.

Location: Jailhouse Gallery, 115 E. Meeting St., Morganton
Cost: $20

Time/Day: Doors open at 7 p.m. Saturday. Show starts at 8 p.m.

3. ALFA PR[EVENT]: Party with a Purpose at ALFA's Dining for Friends event. There's dancing, food, drinks and raffles for cool stuff like this dining room furniture.

Location: Market on Main, 335 Main Ave., SW, Hickory

Cost: $25

Time/Day: 8 p.m. to midnight Friday

4. Sign up to be a movie extra in the locally filmed and produced "Zombie Killers."

Location: Riverbend Country Club

Time/Day: 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday

Don't forget to bring: A recent photo you're willing to part with.

FOR FAMILIES

1. Swamp Life: Get a gander at the featured creature in the Swamp Things Exhibit.

Location: Catawba Science Center, 243 Third Ave., NE, Hickory

Cost: Free for members, $4 to $6 for nonmembers

Time/Day: 2 p.m. Sunday