SALISBURY - The Rowan Public Library Book Bites Book Club meets each month at the South Rowan Regional Library in China Grove to talk up a good book and have a few tasty bites.  The club meets the last Tuesday of each month at 6:30 pm.

Members choose all the books, and a new title is read and discussed each month. And if you like food, this is the book club for you!  Members take turns bringing light refreshments that are tied in with the book’s theme. For example when reading Mountains Between Us, a story of a plane wreck and survival in the mountains, the group snacked on trail mix and beef jerky just like the characters in the book.

Join us at the South Rowan Regional Library (China Grove) Tuesday, April 30th as we discuss The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls.

New members are always welcome.  For more information please call April at 704-216-8229. 

SALISBURY - Who doesn’t love live music, dancing and fun? Rowan-Cabarrus Community College is in celebration mode this year in honor of the college’s 50th anniversary.

“As the college celebrates our 50th anniversary in 2013, we want to thank the community for its support over the last 50 years,” said Spalding. “Join us in celebrating our community and your community college.”

The college’s first ever Vintage Prom will feature live music, drinks, dancing and fun at the Salisbury Depot on Friday, April 26 from 7-11 p.m. Attendees are encouraged to wear their favorite attire from any era or culture.

“If that means your actual prom dress – great! Or if you’ve got a dress from a wedding that you never got the opportunity to wear again, that’s perfect, too.

CONCORD - Charlotte Motor Speedway is continuing the rich tradition of paying tribute to the U.S. Armed Forces with a Welcome Home Our Troops pre-race spectacular at the May 26 Coca-Cola 600. The program will include a one-of-a-kind air parade with 10 vintage warbirds, a patriotic flyover and a flight by an American bald eagle over the infield during the national anthem.

“When the sequester took away military flyovers earlier this year, we heard from hundreds of fans who wanted to know what we were going to do at the Coca-Cola 600,” said Marcus Smith, president and general manager of Charlotte Motor Speedway.

“Instead of doing less, we’re going to ramp it up and give the fans more aircraft than ever before as part of our spectacular military pre-race tribute on Memorial Day weekend. The Coca-Cola 600 will again carry on our tradition of providing the most race-day entertainment found anywhere on the planet.”