Adult & Teen Learn a new recipe! Staff from the YMCA will guide you through cooking a nutritious meal using seasonal ingredients. Appropriate for ages 16 and up. Registration is required and will open three weeks before the event.
Free play pickleball for all ages! Free play pickleball can take place on 2 to 4 nets depending on the time slot.
Free play volleyball for ages 10-16 of all skills levels.
The library invites young readers to improve their reading skills by reading to a licensed therapy dog. This fun opportunity will help build fluency and confidence. Sign up for a half hour appointment to start your Paws journey. Registration required. Caregivers are required to stay in room during the appointment. Please remember to arrive five minutes […]
The library invites young readers to improve their reading skills by reading to a licensed therapy dog. This fun opportunity will help build fluency and confidence. Sign up for a half hour appointment to start your Paws journey. Registration required. Caregivers are required to stay in room during the appointment. Please remember to arrive five minutes […]
Tai Chi is an ancient Chinese tradition; it is now practiced as a graceful form of exercise that can help to increase flexibility and balance. Tai Chi involves a series of movements performed in a slow, focused manner, accompanied by deep breathing. For more information please contact instructor Diane Christensen at 828-999-9464. $6 per class
Dance fitness classes that are fun, energetic, and make you feel amazing. Perfect For. Everybody and every body! How It Works. We take the "work" out of workout, by mixing low-intensity and high-intensity moves for an interval-style, calorie-burning dance fitness party. Benefits. A total workout, combining all elements of fitness. Cardio, muscle conditioning, balance, and flexibility, boosted energy, and a […]
Adult The Page Burners Book Club is Hickory Public Library’s BYOB (Bring Your Own Book) traveling book club. Each month we meet at a new location around Hickory. Group members read a book of their choosing to share at the meeting. No registration required.
Adult This interactive virtual panel discussion examines the themes in North Carolina Reads’ June selection, Step It Up and Go. The panel will feature author David Menconi and North Carolina Music Hall of Fame Trustee Dolphus Ramseur exploring how working-class roots and rebellion tie blues, jazz and bluegrass to beach music, hip-hop, and North Carolina […]
For active older adults and anyone seeking a modified Zumba class that recreates the original Zumba moves at a lower intensity. The class features easy-to-flow Zumba choreography that focuses on balance, range of motion and coordination. Contact instructor Tawny Homesley at tawny.homesley@gmail.com for more information. $2 Residents, $4 Non-Residents (To be paid at the time […]
Open gym, Pickleball and Exercise Class schedules are subject to change.
