United Arts Council of Catawba County Launches 23rd Annual Mercedes Gala

Tickets are now on sale for the 23rd Mercedes Gala, conducted annually by the United Arts Council of Catawba County and chaired this year by Karen Rose. The raffle and silent auction event will be held on Monday night, December 7, 2009, at Lake Hickory Country Club in Hickory


At the end of the evening, one ticket holder will be the owner of a 2010 Mercedes-Benz automobile, purchased through the generosity of Hendrick Motors of Hickory.



Doors will open at 5:30 PM for the event, which will feature the specialties of several local restaurants. The evening will also include a silent auction that will include artwork provided by local artists and businesses. The auction and drawing will begin at 6 PM.


Funds raised through the United Arts Council Mercedes Gala go to support the Council and its 56 member organizations through project grants and operating support. Proceeds from the silent auction will be granted to artists through the Council’s Innovative Artist Project Grant.



Tickets, at $100 each, are available through the United Arts Council of Catawba County office at 828/324-4906 or on line at http://www.artscatawba.org/. Each ticket admits two people to the party at which heavy hors d’oeuvres and beverages are provided.

Hendrick Motors is located at 1171 Lenoir-Rhyne Boulevard in Hickory. The full-service dealership offers sales, service and parts for BMW and Mercedes-Benz. Sales department hours are 9 AM-7 PM weekdays and from 9 AM- 5 PM on Saturdays.

Hendrick Motors Teams Up with BMW To Make the Joy of the Season Last All Year

Hendrick Motors, a BMW dealership located in Hickory, North Carolina is participating in the BMW Joy Sales Event running through January 4, 2010. This BMW event was designed to raise awareness of the joy of driving a BMW luxury vehicles and highlight BMW’s unbeatable service.

The BMW Joy Sales Event includes some of the best deals available this year, including a Holiday Finance Credit of up to $2,500 toward the lease or finance a new BMW from the most fuel-efficient fleet of luxury vehicles through BMW Financial Services, LLC. In addition, through December 31, 2009, BMW will give a $4,500 "Eco Credit" toward the purchase of a 335d Diesel or an X5 xDrive35d Diesel--the most fuel-efficient vehicles in their class.

Hendrick Motors recognizes the need, especially now, for customers to get the most value for their dollar. With scheduled maintenance included for four years or 50,000 miles, this event and purchase of a BMW from Hendrick Motors ensures an efficient and cost-effective driving experience filled with Joy.

Hendrick Motors, a member of Hendrick Automotive Group, was opened in Hickory more than 30 years ago. The dealership also participates in hendrickcars.com to increase inventory and selection for customers in pre-owned and Certified Pre-owned vehicles. With the focus on the customers and catering to their auto buying desires, Hendrick Motors of Hickory has become a destination location for luxury car buyers from across the United States.

Hickory Furniture Mart After Market Sale

The Fall After Market Sale is being held this weekend, November 6 - 8, 2009, (with extended hours Friday & Saturday: 9am-8pm and Sunday: 1-5pm) at Hickory Furniture Mart. The After Market Sale is the Mart’s most popular sale. Held once in the spring and once in the fall, this event traditionally takes place after the wholesale Furniture Market in Highpoint, NC.

Furniture shoppers from all across the United States take advantage of incredible discounts throughout the Mart. One-of-a-kind market samples and overruns are part of the Mart's offerings and showroom samples and displays are marked down for immediate availability. Many people find that this a great time to update their home with furniture before family and friends visit during the holidays. People travel from all over the world to attend this sale. The Mart will be open extended hours during this sale in order to accommodate everyone.

Located approximately 2 miles from Hickory Furniture Mart on Lenoir-Rhyne Boulevard, Hendrick Motors of Hickory traditionally sees an increase in traffic in conjunction with the event. Many spouses find their way to Hendrick Motors to shop for new and Certified Pre-Owned BMW and Mercedes-Benz models while their spouses shop at the Mart.

Champion’s Weekend at Homestead – Enter Before November 2, 2009

As a participating Hendrickcars.com dealer, Hendrick Motors of Hickory is proud to do our part to help continue the Hendrick winning tradition. Race fans, we want you to be a winner at Homestead Miami Speedway. This is your reminder to visit Hendrickcars.com and enter for your chance to win an exciting prize package.

Hendrickcars.com and Hendrick Motorsports have teamed up to provide one lucky winner and guest an opportunity to watch the Sprint Cup Championship race at Homestead Miami Speedway. This is your opportunity to see the final Sprint Cup race of 2009 in first-class style. But you have to hurry; the Sweepstakes ends November 2, 2009. Visit Hendrickcars.com to submit a sweepstakes entry. The winner will receive:
· Two tickets to the Ford 400 – Sprint Cup Series Championship
· Hendrick VIP Experience at Homestead Miami Speedway – November 22, 2009
· Hotel and Airfare for two
· Personal Hendrick Motorsports tour guide
· Meet and Greet a Hendrick Motorsports team driver
· Tour a Hendrick Motorsports team hauler
Don't Forget, visit Hendrickcars.com to register. While you're there, search from up to 5,000 top quality pre-owned vehicles. Just like Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon, Dale Jr. and Mark Martin say, it makes a difference when you drive a Hendrick car. Search from thousands of manufacturer certified pre-owned vehicles like the Certified Pre-Owned BMW and Mercedes-Benz models available at Hendrick Motors of Hickory and many CARFAX one owners (CARFAX reports are free on Hendrickcars.com). Visit Hendrickcars.com and good luck in the sweepstakes!

Hendrick Motors and Mercedes-Benz Sponsor Western Piedmont Symphony

Hendrick Motors and Mercedes-Benz (http://www.mbusa.com/) along with the Western Piedmont Symphony (http://www.wpsymphony.org/) present the Masterworks II concert Saturday, November 7, 2009 at 8 PM in the P.E. Monroe Auditorium, Lenoir-Rhyne University in Hickory, NC. The concert will feature Anthony M. Kelley on piano, Jarae Lauren Payton, Soprano and LaKeisha Ross as narrator. Selections will feature works by Coleridge Taylor-Perkinson, Joseph Boulogne, Dolores White and the featured pianist, Anthony M. Kelley

Hendrick Motors and Mercedes-Benz are proud to continue their sponsorship for the 5th year by helping the Western Piedmont Symphony fulfill their mission to provide musical performances of distinction that enrich and enliven the community’s classical music experience and to nourish new audiences through school concerts and family outreach programs.

The featured artist of the November 7, 2009 Masterworks II series is composer/pianist Dr. Anthony M. Kelley. Dr. Kelley joined the Duke University (http://www.duke.edu/ ) music faculty in 2000 after serving as Composer-in-Residence with the Richmond Symphony for three years under a New Residencies Program Grant from Meet the Composer, Inc. He received his Bachelor¹s and Master¹s degrees from Duke University, and he earned a Ph.D. in Musical Composition from the University of California at Berkeley.

In 1999, Richmond Symphony premiered his piano concerto, Africamerica, with soloist Donal Fox. In 1998, The American Composers Orchestra gave the premier performance of a commissioned work, The Breaks, under the direction of Gerard Schwartz. The Baltimore, Detroit, Atlanta, North Carolina, Oakland East Bay, Marin (CA) and San Antonio Symphony Orchestras have also performed Kelley¹s symphonic music.

Among his awards and honors are the Charles Ives Scholarship from the American Institute and Academy of Arts and Letters, and composition fellowships from the North Carolina Arts Council (http://www.ncarts.org/ ), the Virginia Commission for the Arts and the Mid-Atlantic Arts Foundation.

His recent work, such as his soundtracks to the H. Lee Waters/Tom Whiteside film, Conjuring Bearden, [2006] and Dante James's film, The Doll [2007], explores music as linked with other media, arts, and sociological phenomena.

A new recording of Kelley¹s work, Grist for the Mill (commissioned by the Mallarme Chamber Players), was released in August, 2009.

He co-directs and performs in the improvisational Postmodern blues quartet called the BLAK Ensemble.

Last season, Dr. Kelley appeared as piano soloist with the Duke Symphony Orchestra in Africamerica.

Concert information and tickets for the November 7th concert are available via the Western Piedmont Symphony box office at (828)324-8603 or online at www.wpsymphony.org.

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