🌱 2026 North Carolina Sensory Dance and 10 more events
What's up Dallas! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️
Coming up on the calendar:
- VKC presents Friday Night Live with The GMCK BAND featuring Ricky McKnight at Aura Cocktail Lounge
- 2026 North Carolina Sensory Dance at The Schiele Museum of Natural History & Planetarium
- Artists Talk at Christian Jacobs Salon Suites at Christian Jacobs Salon Suites
... and check out 5 more events on the calendar!
Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Very warm, with a high of 88 and low of 59 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Saturday: Breezy, temps: high: 89, low: 59.
- Sunday: Cooler; an a.m. shower or two, with a high of 69 and low of 42 degrees.
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★ Featured events ★
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VKC presents Friday Night Live with The GMCK BAND featuring Ricky McKnight
Aura Cocktail Lounge, 182 W Main Ave, Gastonia
7:00 pm
Friday April 17
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Other local events
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2026 North Carolina Sensory Dance
The Schiele Museum of Natural History & Planetarium , 1500 E Garrison Blvd , Gastonia
6:00 pm -
Artists Talk at Christian Jacobs Salon Suites
Christian Jacobs Salon Suites , 120 E Main Ave , Gastonia
4:00 pm -
High Point Rockers at Gastonia Ghost Peppers
CaroMont Health Park , 800 W Franklin Blvd , Gastonia
3:00 pm -
Jackson Harden
Creekside Nursery, Inc. , 181 Pine Hollow Dr , Dallas
5:30 pm -
High Point Rockers at Gastonia Ghost Peppers
CaroMont Health Park , 800 W Franklin Blvd , Gastonia
1:00 pm -
Soulshine n' Sunshine
Hampton Homestead Farm , 2328 Hickory Grove Rd , Gastonia
9:00 am -
Southern Maryland Blue Crabs at Gastonia Ghost Peppers
CaroMont Health Park , 800 W Franklin Blvd , Gastonia
6:00 pm
Saturday April 18
Sunday April 19
Friday April 24
Sunday April 26
Saturday May 2
Tuesday May 5
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Spring Fest
Hawks Nest STEAM Academy Gastonia, NC 28054
6:00 pm -
Little Earth Day Extravaganza
The Schiele Museum of Natural History & Planetarium , 1500 E Garrison Blvd , Gastonia
10:00 am -
Evening of Excellence Ceremony
Stuart W. Cramer High School , 101 Lakewood Road , Belmont
6:00 pm -
Family Feud Game Event
Oak Street Health Gastonia Primary Care Clinic , 1860 W Franklin Blvd , Gastonia
12:00 pm
Friday April 17
Wednesday April 22
Thursday April 23
Thursday April 30
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Gastonia
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