Around Burke Community Briefs 261020

AUTHOR TALK AT MORGANTON LIBRARY

Local Author Aaron Kohrs, will be at the Morganton Public Library Wednesday, Oct. 21, at 6 p.m. for an author chat and book signing for his work, "Big Dreams Back Home: Finding Purpose and Building Community in Small-Town America." No registration is required. Join the chat and stay for the author to sign a copy of his book. The library is located at 204 S. King St., Morganton.

GASTON CHAPEL REVIVAL

Gaston Chapel will have revival services for the next three Wednesday evenings beginning at 6:30 p.m.

Rev. Gwendolyn Benjamin, Pastor Shiloh A.M.E. Church will preach on Wednesday, Oct. 21.

Rev. Phyllis Caldwell who pastors at Mission A.M.E. Church will deliver the message on Oct. 28. On Nov. 4, Rev. Wesley Ervin Hendrix, Pastor Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church will preach to close this session of the Revival Services.

MORGANTON AREA CHILDREN’S CHOIR

The Morganton Area Children’s Choir will host an open house and information session from 3:45-4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 21, at Oak Hill United Methodist Church, 2239 N.C. 181, Morganton.

The event is open to families and prospective singers in grades 2-6. Participants can learn more about the choir, meet the director, and find out what students can expect from the program.

Regular weekly rehearsals will begin after the open house and will be held from 3:45-4:30 p.m. each Wednesday at Oak Hill United Methodist Church.

The choir gives young singers an opportunity to develop vocal skills, build confidence, learn about choral music, and experience singing together in a supportive setting.

Families interested in attending the open house are asked to register in advance by emailing choir director Dr. Amalie Hinson at amalie.hinson@gmail.com.

COFFEE AT THE MUSEUM

NC Room Curator Laurie Johnston will be the speaker at this month's Coffee at the Museum at the History Museum of Burke County on Thursday, Oct. 22, at 10 a.m. Johnston will discuss local history and family history resources at the library, including the Picture Burke photo collection, yearbooks, records, files, newspaper archives, and online resources available to the public.

The History Museum will also introduce a new project idea for next year about the First Families of Burke County. The museum is located at 201 W. Meeting St., Morganton. 

WESTERN PIEDMONT SYMPHONY OPENS 62ND MASTERWORKS SEASON 

Mystic Horizons" on Saturday, Oct. 24, 7:30 p.m. at P.E. Monroe Auditorium in Hickory.

Opening the symphony's 62nd Masterworks season, this captivating performance features internationally acclaimed, Grammy Award-winning tabla virtuoso Sandeep Das alongside Music Director Matthew Troy and the orchestra for an evening of music that crosses cultures, traditions, and musical boundaries.

Rich with stories, vivid imagery, moments of sublime beauty, and the driving rhythms of North Indian classical music, "Mystic Horizons" invites audiences on a journey across genre, time, and place.

The evening's program features Max Richter's "On the Nature of Daylight," Behzad Ranjbaran's "Seven Passages," Dinuk Wijeratne's "Concerto for Tabla and Orchestra," and Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov's "Scheherazade." From Richter's meditative melodies to the colorful storytelling of Scheherazade, the program offers a remarkable range of musical expression, including the distinctive sounds of the tabla, a pair of hand drums central to North Indian classical music.

GOSPEL MUSIC PROGRAM

First United Methodist Church Valdese invites the community to “A Month of Sundays,” a special series of gospel-music programs held each Sunday evening in October at 6 p.m.

This Sunday’s performer award-winning pianist and hymn singer Howard Smith will perform Sunday, Oct. 25.

Each program is free and open to the public. A love offering will be received.

First United Methodist Church Valdese is at 217 St. Germain Ave. SE, Valdese.

MOBILE FOOD PANTRY

First United Methodist Church Valdese is working with Burke United Christian Ministries to provide a Mobile Food Pantry, providing groceries to families who need them. The pantry will be 9 a.m. to noon (while supplies last), Tuesday, Oct. 27, at the church. Limit two households per vehicle. The church is located at 217 St. Germain Ave. SE, Valdese. 

CHORAL EVENSONG

The Chancel Choir of St. Alban's Episcopal Church will sing Choral Evensong for Feast of All Souls’ Day, on Sunday, Nov. 1, at 5:30 p.m.

The Feast of All Souls’ falls on Nov. 2 each year and is an opportunity for us to remember all those who have lived faithful lives and are with us no longer.

St. Alban's is located at 130 39th Ave. Place NW in Hickory.