FOR SINGLES:
1. "How I Learned to Drive" with visiting playwright: What a trip. Visiting writer Paula Vogel speaks following the performance of her Pulitzer-winning play, by the Lenoir-Rhyne University Playmakers. The play addresses sensitive subjects such as sex abuse and incest.
Location: Belk Centrum at Lenoir-Rhyne, 628 Seventh Ave. Place, NE, Hickory
Cost: Free
Time/Day: 6 p.m. play and 8 p.m. author talk tonight
2. Footcandle Film Society screens "The Hurt Locker:" An elite team of soldiers in Iraq faces a deadly game of urban combat.
Location: Carolina theater, 222 First Ave., NW, Hickory
Cost: Free for members, $5 for nonmembers
Time/Day: 7 tonight
3. Wine tasting: You are toast. Take a world tour of wines with Heather Nelson of Tryon Distributors as your guide. You'll also get a chance to taste domestic varieties.
Location: Hickory Community Theatre's Firemen's Kitchen, 30 Third St., NW
Cost: $12
Time/Day: 6:30 p.m. Monday
FOR FAMILIES
1. Judson Hurd on piano: Here's the key to a classic night. Top-selling pianist Judson Hurd comes to Hickory for a performance on his Seasons of Giving Tour. He will donate part of the money from the show to the Make A Wish Foundation. Listen to samples at judsonhurd.com.
Location: Heavenly Flow coffee shop, 2010 Clement Blvd., NW (beside L.P. Frans Stadium)
Cost: $4 in advance (at 308-5283) and $5 at the door
Time/Day: Doors open at 7 p.m. Friday
2. Art museum show and tell: There's heavy metal at the art museum. Conservators will talk about how to care for metal objects. You're welcome to bring your own pieces for advice.
Location: Hickory Museum of Art, 243 Third Ave., NE
Cost: Free
Time/Day: 2:30 p.m. Sunday
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