SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS:
 Hickory,
Lenoir and more are teaming up and working
toward a stellar application for Google in hopes
of being the community Google chooses to build
its super fast fiber network! Google plans to
test ultra-high speed broadband networks in one
or more trial locations across the country. The
networks will deliver Internet speeds more than
100 times faster than what most Americans have
access to today, over 1 gigabit per second,
fiber-to-the-home connections.
Click here to learn more about the
project, to nominate Hickory/Lenoir for the
project, and to participate in a survey to help
us document out existing access and how we might
use the increased access and speed.
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Congratulations to the
Hickory Community
Theatre! The North Carolina Theatre Council
has named the Hickory Community Theatre as the
2009 recipient of the Community Theatre Award.
This is a state-wide organization representing
over 200 theatre companies and theatrical
professionals in North Carolina.
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The North Carolina Main
Street Center named "Swinging Under The
Stars-A Tribute to the Big Band Era" as the
Best Downtown Special Event during the NC Main
Street Conference in New Bern, NC. Swinging
Under The Stars began in Hickory in 2008
with the vision of local musician, Rick Cline,
who received a one-time United Arts Council
Innovative Artist grant. With no future grant
funding,
Hickory
Downtown Development Association was asked
to continue the popular event. The music of
Swinging Under The Stars features Glenn
Miller, Tommy Dorsey, and other big band
leaders. Held on the Sunday of Memorial Weekend,
the event honors the veterans of World War 2.
Swinging Under The Stars is scheduled for
Sunday, May 30, 2010 in the Flag Court of Union
Square in Downtown Hickory. You're invited!
“A Message from the President…”
Welcome to the Hickory Metro Convention and Visitors
Bureau website. There are few places on earth where
you can truly have it all, but the Hickory Metro is one of
those rare finds. Hickory has been named an
"All-America City" three times and has also been named the
10th best place to live and raise a family in the United
States by
Readers Digest. The Hickory Metro is comprised of
Alexander, Burke, Caldwell and Catawba Counties.
Pristine and beautiful nature paints the perfect backdrop
for this four-county area complete with small town charm and
big city amenities, including one of the best convention
centers in North Carolina. Warm welcomes and relaxing
days await you. Come visit, come stay…in a region
where you truly have it all.
Business and beauty, night life and nature, events and
entertainment, fun times and furniture shopping in
western NC. Hickory and the Hickory Metro have
everything. Tourist attractions in Hickory are
plentiful and truly one of a kind experiences.
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Antique & Furniture Shopping – Nationally renowned
for its furniture roots, Hickory boasts the best
furniture shopping in western NC, with over 1.5 million
square feet of furniture shopping bliss.
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Sports & Recreation – Spend the day at the ballpark
and your evening on the track or tee off at one of our
14 award-winning golf courses.
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Arts
& History – Immerse yourself in a variety of local
cultural programs and art galleries, national and
regional on-stage shows, music and theatre, historical
sites and museums.
Located along I-40 in the rolling foothills of North
Carolina’s beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains, Hickory is
well-situated mid-way between Charlotte to the south,
Blowing Rock to the north, Asheville to the west and
Winston-Salem to the east.
The
Hickory Metro Convention Center, one of the premier
convention centers in North Carolina, provides over 76,000
square feet of state of the art meeting facilities to
accommodate any event.
Contact
the Hickory Metro Convention & Visitors Bureau or
call 1-800-509-2444 and let us help you plan your trip to
our region. Whether your visit is for business or pleasure,
let us show you first hand the hospitality you will only
experience in Hickory!
Explore. Experience. Enjoy…. The Hickory Metro |
