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		<header><h1 class="article-headline">Schiele Museum Of Natural History</h1></header>

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							<span>Gastonia</span>,
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												<span>28054</span>
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										<a href="http://www.schielemuseum.org/" target="_blank">Schiele Museum Of Natural History</a>
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						<p style="text-align: justify;"> The natural wonders of North America and North Carolina coupled with the rich history of our region are all reflected in The Schiele's exceptional exhibitions and diverse programming. Whether you're indoors or out, with the kids or your colleagues, by bringing you a lot closer to nature, The Schiele will bring you a little closer to yourself.  Mission: The Schiele Museum is a public institution established to promote awareness and appreciation for nature, and to instill a sense of individual and social responsibility for the diversity of the natural world and the role of humanity in it.   The museum collects, studies, and preserves natural specimens and cultural artifacts. It uses educational programs, exhibits and publications to communicate to all possible audiences the variety of those objects, their environmental and social contexts and the history of their connections.  History:  Bud Schiele was 67 years old when he founded the Gaston County Museum of Natural History, today known as the Schiele Museum. The museum's opening was a culmination of a lifetime devoted to studying, cataloging and preserving nature. To understand The Schiele Museum's beginning is to understand this self-styled naturalist and botanist who refused to stop working in a profession that he loved so much.  Rudolph Melchoir Schiele was born in Philadelphia on April 2, 1893. He developed a keen interest in nature at an early age and, as a young man, worked as an apprentice curator at the Philadelphia Commercial Museum. Though only 17, Schiele began to dream of having his own sanctuary to display his nature collection.  Schiele served as a Second Lieutenant in the 87th Infantry Division of the United States Army after which he declined a job offer to be the only wildlife official in the Territory of Alaska. Instead, Schiele took the job as Scout Executive with the Boy Scouts of America. It was around this time that he married Lily Hobbs, who became his lifelong companion, naturalist and collector.   The Schieles came to Gaston County in 1924 where he remained with the Piedmont Scout Council until 1958. Under his leadership, the Schiele Scout reservation at Tryon was built and became the home for thousands of scouts every summer until it was closed in 1981.  For 38 years, Schiele collected wildlife, rocks and minerals, which he displayed at the scout office in Gastonia and at his home.  After he was forced to leave scouting because of mandatory retirement age limits, Schiele applied to be a ranger-naturalist for the Great Smokey Mountain National Park. Before leaving Gastonia, however, Schiele proposed to a group of community leaders: "If you can persuade the county to build a place to house it, I will offer my entire collection of animals and minerals and give my services for free."  When the Schieles returned to their Gaston County home, plans were already in the works to find a sanctuary for the collection of birds, mammals, rocks, minerals and photographs. The original museum was dedicated in 1961 and, in 1965, the name of the museum was changed to The Schiele Museum of Natural History to honor its founder and benefactor. Today it's called The Schiele Museum of Natural History and Planetarium.  Over the years, Bud Schiele received several commendations for his endeavors as a naturalist, historian and community servant. In 1930, he was awarded honorary membership in Alpha Phi Omega at UNC-Chapel Hill. In 1967, he was cited by the Gastonia Chamber of Commerce for outstanding service. In 1968, he received an honorary doctor of law degree from Belmont Abbey College. And each year, the museum observes the first week in April and the month of February as Founder's Week and Founder's Month, respectively, in his honor.</p>		</div>
		

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<span class="code-highlight"><code><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: #0000BB">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;$text&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #007700">=&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">str_replace</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$match</span><span style="color: #007700">[</span><span style="color: #0000BB">0</span><span style="color: #007700">],&nbsp;(</span><span style="color: #0000BB">strtolower</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$town</span><span style="color: #007700">[</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$token</span><span style="color: #007700">])&nbsp;!=&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">strtolower</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$keyword</span><span style="color: #007700">)&nbsp;?&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">self</span><span style="color: #007700">::</span><span style="color: #0000BB">replace</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$match</span><span style="color: #007700">[</span><span style="color: #0000BB">2</span><span style="color: #007700">],&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$town</span><span style="color: #007700">,&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$callCake</span><span style="color: #007700">):&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #DD0000">''</span><span style="color: #007700">),&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$text</span><span style="color: #007700">);</span></span></code></span></pre><pre id="cakeErr67fc502358585-context" class="cake-context" style="display: none;">$text = &#039;&lt;!--default--&gt;
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		}
	},
	&quot;code&quot;: &quot;CSN-LOCAL-GROUP3&quot;
}, {
	&quot;towns&quot;: {
		&quot;new-orleans-la&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Greater New Orleans&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/new-orleans-la/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;hartford-ct&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Hartford&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/hartford-ct/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;little-rock-ar&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Little Rock&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/little-rock-ar/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;oahu-hi&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Oahu&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/oahu-hi/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;omaha-ne&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Omaha&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/omaha-ne/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}
	},
	&quot;code&quot;: &quot;CSN-LOCAL-GROUP4&quot;
}, {
	&quot;towns&quot;: {
		&quot;des-moines-ia&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Des Moines&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/des-moines-ia/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;fargo-nd&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Fargo&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/fargo-nd/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;allentown-pa&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Lehigh Valley&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/allentown-pa/aarp-events/?showtowns=true&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;dale-city-va&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Prince William County&quot;, 
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/dale-city-va/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;worcester-ma&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Worcester County&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/worcester-ma/aarp-events/&quot;
		}
	},
	&quot;code&quot;: &quot;CSN-LOCAL-GROUP5&quot;
}, {
	&quot;towns&quot;: {
		&quot;charleston-wv&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Charleston&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/charleston-wv/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;helena-mt&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Lewis and Clark County&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/helena-mt/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;manchester-nh&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;New Hampshire&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/manchester-nh/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;providence-ri&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Providence&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/providence-ri/aarp-events/&quot;
		}
	},
	&quot;code&quot;: &quot;CSN-LOCAL-GROUP6&quot;
}]&#039;,
	&#039;cvent_display_module&#039; =&gt; &#039;false&#039;,
	&#039;cvent_widget_city&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_city_state}&#039;,
	&#039;embed_video&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;iframe  width=&quot;100%&quot; height=&quot;349&quot; src=&quot;//players.brightcove.net/3772599298001/HkD6Qklb_default/index.html?videoId={local_embed_video_2}&quot; allowfullscreen frameborder=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&#039;,
	&#039;espanol-news-header&#039; =&gt; &#039;Noticias de {local_city}&#039;,
	&#039;espanol-news-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;losangeles-spanish&#039;,
	&#039;events-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;events-all&#039;,
	&#039;events_careversation_group_min&#039; =&gt; &#039;8&#039;,
	&#039;events_driversafety_group_min&#039; =&gt; &#039;8&#039;,
	&#039;events_index_slot1&#039; =&gt; &#039;{module_Cvent New Widget Section 3}&#039;,
	&#039;events_tek_group_min&#039; =&gt; &#039;8&#039;,
	&#039;event_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/responsive/events-all-1140x655.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;event_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/event.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;event_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/event-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;fall-fun-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;fall-fun-all-1-pumpkins&#039;,
	&#039;fallfun_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/fall-fun10-big-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;fallfun_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/fall-fun10.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;fallfun_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/fall-fun10-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;farmers-markets-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;farmers-markets-c&#039;,
	&#039;find_it_fast_link_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;jobs&#039;,
	&#039;find_it_fast_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;Work &amp; Jobs&#039;,
	&#039;gfg-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;gfg-warm-c-2&#039;,
	&#039;google_disclaimer&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Please note:&lt;/b&gt; These listings are provided via Google for the {local_city} community. 
&lt;b&gt;Listings here do NOT imply that an AARP member discount is offered.&lt;/b&gt; 
Please see the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.aarp.org/benefits-discounts/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;AARP Membership &amp; Benefits page&lt;/a&gt; for a listing of businesses that do provide a member discount.&lt;/p&gt;&#039;,
	&#039;happenings-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;happenings-suburban&#039;,
	&#039;happenings-tbd-pilot-text&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;span&gt;Discover everything you can do with AARP&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span&gt;See fun events, local offers, and more right where you live.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&#039;,
	&#039;happenings_default_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/responsive/aarp-default-rp-min.png&#039;,
	&#039;happenings_gold_slug_line_10up&#039; =&gt; &#039;AARP in {local_community_name}&#039;,
	&#039;happenings_gold_slug_line_state&#039; =&gt; &#039;AARP in {local_full_state}&#039;,
	&#039;happenings_gold_slug_line_state_es&#039; =&gt; &#039;AARP en Carolina del Norte&#039;,
	&#039;happenings_heading&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_city} Happenings&#039;,
	&#039;happenings_twitter_header&#039; =&gt; &#039;More from {local_city}&#039;,
	&#039;hiking-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;hiking-cool-c&#039;,
	&#039;hiking_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn.local.aarp.org/img/template/thumbs/hiking-big-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;hiking_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn.local.aarp.org/img/template/hero/hiking.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;hiking_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn.local.aarp.org/img/template/thumbs/hiking-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;home_events_slot1&#039; =&gt; &#039;{module_Cvent New Widget Section}&#039;,
	&#039;home_events_slot2&#039; =&gt; &#039;{module_HP - Blog - Learn More}&#039;,
	&#039;home_intro_text&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;p&gt; Select your community from the list below to learn about great programs, stimulating things to do, local services, discounts and more! &lt;/p&gt;&#039;,
	&#039;hp-event-tout&#039; =&gt; &#039;{if_facebook_link}&lt;div class=&quot;module-spacer text-center&quot;&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;fb-page&quot; data-href=&quot;{local_facebook_link}&quot; data-tabs=&quot;timeline&quot; data-small-header=&quot;false&quot; data-adapt-container-width=&quot;true&quot; data-hide-cover=&quot;false&quot; data-show-facepile=&quot;true&quot;&gt;&lt;blockquote cite=&quot;{local_facebook_link}&quot; class=&quot;fb-xfbml-parse-ignore&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;{local_facebook_link}&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
{endif}&#039;,
	&#039;ice_skating_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/responsive/ice-skating-all-1140x655.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;ice_skating_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/ice-skating.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;ice_skating_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/ice-skating-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;image_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/working-for-you.jpeg&#039;,
	&#039;jobs_widget_city&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_city_c}&#039;,
	&#039;m2mredirect&#039; =&gt; &#039;True&#039;,
	&#039;movies-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;movies-all-c&#039;,
	&#039;movies_robots&#039; =&gt; &#039;index, follow&#039;,
	&#039;name&#039; =&gt; &#039;In Your Community&#039;,
	&#039;nature_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/nature-center2-big-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;nature_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/nature-center2.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;nature_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/nature-center2-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;nearme_map_radius&#039; =&gt; &#039;20&#039;,
	&#039;nearme_map_zip&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_zip}&#039;,
	&#039;omniture_cookie&#039; =&gt; &#039;charlotte-nc-cp&#039;,
	&#039;page-title-right&#039; =&gt; &#039;{module_Event Snapshot Newsletter Signup}&#039;,
	&#039;parks-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;parks-warm-c&#039;,
	&#039;pilot_towns_banner_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/classic/happenings-rural-240x140.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;pumpkin-picking-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;fall-fun-all-1-pumpkins&#039;,
	&#039;recommendation_form_email&#039; =&gt; &#039;jgunderson-palmer@aarp.org,bekim@americantowns.com,katherine@americantowns.com&#039;,
	&#039;recreation-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;rec-cool-b&#039;,
	&#039;restaurantform_email&#039; =&gt; &#039;bmazur@aarp.org,bekim@americantowns.com&#039;,
	&#039;restaurant_radius&#039; =&gt; &#039;10,20,30&#039;,
	&#039;season-activities&#039; =&gt; &#039;Walking, microbreweries &#039;,
	&#039;season-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;spring-fun-warm-m&#039;,
	&#039;seasonal_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/seasonal-big-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;seasonal_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/seasonal.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;seasonal_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/seasonal-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;season_header&#039; =&gt; &#039;Spring Fun&#039;,
	&#039;season_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;Spring&#039;,
	&#039;skiing_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/skiing-big-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;skiing_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/skiing.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;skiing_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/skiing-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;spring-fun-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;spring-fun-warm-m&#039;,
	&#039;state_blog_header&#039; =&gt; &#039;AARP State News&#039;,
	&#039;state_blog_name&#039; =&gt; &#039;North Carolina&#039;,
	&#039;summer-fun-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;summer-fun-warm-m&#039;,
	&#039;tas_state_link&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://takeastand.aarp.org/congressional-action-chart/?state=North+Carolina&#039;,
	&#039;term&#039; =&gt; &#039;in Gastonia&#039;,
	&#039;thingstodo_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/things-to-do3-big-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;thingstodo_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/things-to-do3.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;thingstodo_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/things-to-do3-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;vcc_featured_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://s3.amazonaws.com/local-aarp/img/vcc/featured/20210430_4C9F7646-96EC-4C88-960A-997CE34788BC.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;veterans-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;veterans&#039;,
	&#039;video_tout_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/video-touts/san-antonio-video.png&#039;,
	&#039;vineyards-wineries-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;wineries&#039;,
	&#039;volunteer-today-button&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;span class=&quot;media-middle&quot;&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.aarp.org/volunteer/virtual/?intcmp=CSN-LNK-AARPLOCAL-VOLINT-20210331-{local_tracking_code_town}-{local_tracking_code_state}&quot; class=&quot;red btn&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;I WANT TO VOLUNTEER&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&#039;,
	&#039;volunteering-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;volunteering-winter&#039;,
	&#039;volunteering-news-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;volunteer-all-m-hands&#039;,
	&#039;volunteer_help_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;volunteering-help-military-families&#039;,
	&#039;volunteer_help_link_name&#039; =&gt; &#039;See Projects&#039;,
	&#039;volunteer_help_link_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://www.createthegood.org/how-to-guides?intcmp=SNG-LNK-AARPLOCAL-VOLHTG-20140805-{local_tracking_code_town}-{local_tracking_code_state}&#039;,
	&#039;volunteer_help_subtitle&#039; =&gt; &#039;Help Military Families&#039;,
	&#039;volunteer_help_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;Do-It-Yourself Project Guides&#039;,
	&#039;winter-fun-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;winter-fun-snow-c-ski&#039;,
	&#039;winterfun_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/winter-fun-big-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;winterfun_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/winter-fun.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;winterfun_pic_nav2&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/{town_sef_url}/skiing/&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;{local_skiing_big_thumb}&quot; title=&quot;Skiing&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;Skiing&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#039;,
	&#039;winterfun_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/winter-fun-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;youtube_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/icons/youtube.png&#039;,
	&#039;news_link&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://www.aarp.org/NC?intcmp=SNG-LNK-AARPLOCAL-BLOGNC-20140101&#039;,
	&#039;contactus_text&#039; =&gt; &#039;AARP North Carolina&#039;,
	&#039;contactus_email&#039; =&gt; &#039;NCAARP@aarp.org &#039;,
	&#039;contactus_link&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://states.aarp.org/aarp-north-carolina-contact-information/?intcmp=SNG-LNK-AARPLOCAL-CONTACT-20140101&#039;,
	&#039;facebook_link&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://www.facebook.com/AARPNC&#039;,
	&#039;twitter_link&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://twitter.com/aarpNC&#039;,
	&#039;state_contract_id&#039; =&gt; &#039;56020&#039;,
	&#039;state_blog_flag&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://states.aarp.org/wp-content/themes/aarpstates/images/state_flags/north-carolina.png&#039;,
	&#039;state_blog_link&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://states.aarp.org/region/north-carolina/&#039;,
	&#039;state_blog_rss&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://states.aarp.org/region/north-carolina/feed&#039;,
	&#039;cold_state&#039; =&gt; &#039;yes&#039;,
	&#039;embed_video_2&#039; =&gt; &#039;5819650040001&#039;,
	&#039;2020_election_link&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://local.aarp.org/news/how-to-vote-in-north-carolinas-2020-election-what-you-need-to-know-nc-2020-07-21.html&#039;,
	&#039;State_Label&#039; =&gt; &#039;North Carolina&#039;s&#039;,
	&#039;vaccine_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://local.aarp.org/news/the-covid19-vaccine-distribution-plan-in-north-carolina-nc-2021-01-26.html&#039;,
	&#039;at_ski_resort&#039; =&gt; &#039;y&#039;,
	&#039;state_capital&#039; =&gt; &#039;raleigh-nc&#039;,
	&#039;caregiving_211&#039; =&gt; &#039;y&#039;,
	&#039;2024_election_link&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://states.aarp.org/north-carolina/election-voting-guide&#039;,
	&#039;2024_election_link_es&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://states.aarp.org/north-carolina/elecciones-guia-para-votar-carolina-del-norte&#039;,
	&#039;advanced_directives_link&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://www.caringinfo.org/wp-content/uploads/NorthCarolina.pdf&#039;,
	&#039;full_state&#039; =&gt; &#039;North Carolina&#039;,
	&#039;county&#039; =&gt; &#039;Gaston&#039;,
	&#039;geo&#039; =&gt; array(
		(int) 0 =&gt; (float) -81.187599182129,
		(int) 1 =&gt; (float) 35.267398834229
	),
	&#039;latitude&#039; =&gt; (float) 35.267398834229,
	&#039;longitude&#039; =&gt; (float) -81.187599182129,
	&#039;city_state&#039; =&gt; &#039;Gastonia, NC&#039;,
	&#039;city_state_search&#039; =&gt; &#039;Gastonia NC&#039;,
	&#039;pilot_name&#039; =&gt; &#039;Gastonia&#039;,
	&#039;pilot_sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;charlotte-nccolorado-springs-co&#039;,
	&#039;community_id&#039; =&gt; (int) 48,
	&#039;community_name&#039; =&gt; &#039;Charlotte&#039;,
	&#039;community_state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
	&#039;community_region&#039; =&gt; &#039;Large&#039;,
	&#039;brightspot_region&#039; =&gt; &#039;charlotte-nc&#039;,
	&#039;title&#039; =&gt; &#039;Gastonia, NC&#039;,
	&#039;subtitle&#039; =&gt; &#039;Highlighting {local_city} &#039;,
	&#039;tracking_code_town&#039; =&gt; &#039;GASTONIA&#039;,
	&#039;tracking_code_state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
	&#039;ad_state&#039; =&gt; &#039;nc&#039;,
	&#039;ad_city&#039; =&gt; &#039;gastonia&#039;,
	&#039;ad_region&#039; =&gt; null,
	&#039;timezone&#039; =&gt; &#039;America/New_York&#039;,
	&#039;type&#039; =&gt; &#039;town&#039;,
	&#039;zip&#039; =&gt; &#039;28052&#039;,
	&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;gastonia-nc&#039;,
	&#039;americantowns_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://www.americantowns.com/gastonia-nc/&#039;,
	&#039;alt_names&#039; =&gt; &#039;Gastonia,Charlotte&#039;,
	&#039;zipcodes&#039; =&gt; array(
		(int) 0 =&gt; &#039;28052&#039;,
		(int) 1 =&gt; &#039;28053&#039;,
		(int) 2 =&gt; &#039;28054&#039;,
		(int) 3 =&gt; &#039;28055&#039;,
		(int) 4 =&gt; &#039;28056&#039;
	),
	&#039;urls&#039; =&gt; array(
		(int) 0 =&gt; &#039;gastonia-nc&#039;,
		(int) 1 =&gt; &#039;charlotte-nc&#039;,
		(int) 2 =&gt; &#039;boogertown-nc&#039;,
		(int) 3 =&gt; &#039;crowders-nc&#039;,
		(int) 4 =&gt; &#039;groves-nc&#039;,
		(int) 5 =&gt; &#039;pinkney-nc&#039;,
		(int) 6 =&gt; &#039;ridge-nc&#039;,
		(int) 7 =&gt; &#039;smyre-nc&#039;,
		(int) 8 =&gt; &#039;south-gastonia-nc&#039;,
		(int) 9 =&gt; &#039;victory-nc&#039;,
		(int) 10 =&gt; &#039;ragan-village-nc&#039;,
		(int) 11 =&gt; &#039;ranlo-nc&#039;,
		(int) 12 =&gt; &#039;spencer-mountain-nc&#039;
	),
	&#039;town_ids&#039; =&gt; array(
		(int) 0 =&gt; &#039;11647&#039;,
		(int) 1 =&gt; &#039;11648&#039;,
		(int) 2 =&gt; &#039;11649&#039;,
		(int) 3 =&gt; &#039;11650&#039;,
		(int) 4 =&gt; &#039;11651&#039;
	),
	&#039;has_happenings&#039; =&gt; &#039;true&#039;,
	&#039;cvent_community_code&#039; =&gt; &#039;nc-charlotte&#039;
)
$callCake = true
$matches = array(
	(int) 0 =&gt; array(
		(int) 0 =&gt; &#039;{ifnot_slug==healthy-living/map}
{module_RHS - AARP Events}
{endif}&#039;,
		(int) 1 =&gt; &#039;slug==healthy-living/map&#039;,
		(int) 2 =&gt; &#039;
{module_RHS - AARP Events}
&#039;
	)
)
$match = array(
	(int) 0 =&gt; &#039;{ifnot_slug==healthy-living/map}
{module_RHS - AARP Events}
{endif}&#039;,
	(int) 1 =&gt; &#039;slug==healthy-living/map&#039;,
	(int) 2 =&gt; &#039;
{module_RHS - AARP Events}
&#039;
)
$token = &#039;slug&#039;
$keyword = &#039;healthy-living/map&#039;</pre><pre class="stack-trace">Localize::replace() - APP/Lib/Localize.php, line 152
Modules::render() - APP/Lib/Modules.php, line 9
include - APP/View/Elements/display.ctp, line 13
View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971
View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933
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						<p style="text-align: justify;"> The natural wonders of North America and North Carolina coupled with the rich history of our region are all reflected in The Schiele's exceptional exhibitions and diverse programming. Whether you're indoors or out, with the kids or your colleagues, by bringing you a lot closer to nature, The Schiele will bring you a little closer to yourself.  Mission: The Schiele Museum is a public institution established to promote awareness and appreciation for nature, and to instill a sense of individual and social responsibility for the diversity of the natural world and the role of humanity in it.   The museum collects, studies, and preserves natural specimens and cultural artifacts. It uses educational programs, exhibits and publications to communicate to all possible audiences the variety of those objects, their environmental and social contexts and the history of their connections.  History:  Bud Schiele was 67 years old when he founded the Gaston County Museum of Natural History, today known as the Schiele Museum. The museum's opening was a culmination of a lifetime devoted to studying, cataloging and preserving nature. To understand The Schiele Museum's beginning is to understand this self-styled naturalist and botanist who refused to stop working in a profession that he loved so much.  Rudolph Melchoir Schiele was born in Philadelphia on April 2, 1893. He developed a keen interest in nature at an early age and, as a young man, worked as an apprentice curator at the Philadelphia Commercial Museum. Though only 17, Schiele began to dream of having his own sanctuary to display his nature collection.  Schiele served as a Second Lieutenant in the 87th Infantry Division of the United States Army after which he declined a job offer to be the only wildlife official in the Territory of Alaska. Instead, Schiele took the job as Scout Executive with the Boy Scouts of America. It was around this time that he married Lily Hobbs, who became his lifelong companion, naturalist and collector.   The Schieles came to Gaston County in 1924 where he remained with the Piedmont Scout Council until 1958. Under his leadership, the Schiele Scout reservation at Tryon was built and became the home for thousands of scouts every summer until it was closed in 1981.  For 38 years, Schiele collected wildlife, rocks and minerals, which he displayed at the scout office in Gastonia and at his home.  After he was forced to leave scouting because of mandatory retirement age limits, Schiele applied to be a ranger-naturalist for the Great Smokey Mountain National Park. Before leaving Gastonia, however, Schiele proposed to a group of community leaders: "If you can persuade the county to build a place to house it, I will offer my entire collection of animals and minerals and give my services for free."  When the Schieles returned to their Gaston County home, plans were already in the works to find a sanctuary for the collection of birds, mammals, rocks, minerals and photographs. The original museum was dedicated in 1961 and, in 1965, the name of the museum was changed to The Schiele Museum of Natural History to honor its founder and benefactor. Today it's called The Schiele Museum of Natural History and Planetarium.  Over the years, Bud Schiele received several commendations for his endeavors as a naturalist, historian and community servant. In 1930, he was awarded honorary membership in Alpha Phi Omega at UNC-Chapel Hill. In 1967, he was cited by the Gastonia Chamber of Commerce for outstanding service. In 1968, he received an honorary doctor of law degree from Belmont Abbey College. And each year, the museum observes the first week in April and the month of February as Founder's Week and Founder's Month, respectively, in his honor.</p>		</div>
		

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		(int) 8 =&gt; &#039;belmont-nc&#039;,
		(int) 9 =&gt; &#039;high-shoals-nc&#039;,
		(int) 10 =&gt; &#039;kings-mountain-nc&#039;,
		(int) 11 =&gt; &#039;mount-holly-nc&#039;,
		(int) 12 =&gt; &#039;alexis-nc&#039;,
		(int) 13 =&gt; &#039;clover-sc&#039;,
		(int) 14 =&gt; &#039;lake-wylie-sc&#039;,
		(int) 15 =&gt; &#039;iron-station-nc&#039;,
		(int) 16 =&gt; &#039;crouse-nc&#039;
	),
	&#039;season&#039; =&gt; &#039;spring&#039;,
	&#039;aarp-events-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;aarp-events&#039;,
	&#039;amusement-parks-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;amusement-warm-c&#039;,
	&#039;arts-entertainment-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;arts-all-bm&#039;,
	&#039;asset_version&#039; =&gt; &#039;240925&#039;,
	&#039;beaches-lakes-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;beaches-lakes-cool-c&#039;,
	&#039;billboard1_caption&#039; =&gt; &#039;Spring&#039;,
	&#039;billboard1_image_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_happenings-image}&#039;,
	&#039;billboard1_link_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;/{local_sef_url}/happenings/&#039;,
	&#039;billboard1_subtitle&#039; =&gt; &#039;See the Real Possibilities&#039;,
	&#039;billboard1_thumb_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;
Happenings&#039;,
	&#039;billboard1_thumb_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_happenings-image}&#039;,
	&#039;billboard1_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;Get to know AARP in {local_city_c}&#039;,
	&#039;billboard2_image_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_season-image}&#039;,
	&#039;billboard2_link_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;/{local_sef_url}/{local_season}-fun/&#039;,
	&#039;billboard2_subtitle&#039; =&gt; &#039;Explore fun and interesting things to do this {local_season} near you!&#039;,
	&#039;billboard2_thumb_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_season_header}&#039;,
	&#039;billboard2_thumb_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_season-image}&#039;,
	&#039;billboard2_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;Time for {local_season_header}!&#039;,
	&#039;billboard3_image_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_volunteering-image}&#039;,
	&#039;billboard3_link_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;/{local_sef_url}/volunteering/&#039;,
	&#039;billboard3_subtitle&#039; =&gt; &#039;Make a difference!&#039;,
	&#039;billboard3_thumb_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;Volunteering&#039;,
	&#039;billboard3_thumb_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_volunteering-image}&#039;,
	&#039;billboard3_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;Volunteering lifts everyone&#039;s spirits&#039;,
	&#039;bvideo_name&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_full_state_c}&#039;,
	&#039;city-select-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;cityselect-spring&#039;,
	&#039;coffee-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;coffee-warm-m&#039;,
	&#039;coffee_radius&#039; =&gt; &#039;10&#039;,
	&#039;community_blogs_archive&#039; =&gt; &#039;charlotte-nc&#039;,
	&#039;community_blogs_list&#039; =&gt; &#039;caregiving,healthy-living,savings-and-planning,work-and-jobs,life-reimagined,all,{local_state},charlotte-nc&#039;,
	&#039;connect_town_groups&#039; =&gt; &#039;[{
	&quot;towns&quot;: {
		&quot;atlanta-ga&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Atlanta&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/atlanta-ga/fight-fraud/&quot;
		},
		&quot;chicago-il&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Chicago&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/chicago-il/fight-fraud/&quot;
		},
		&quot;los-angeles-ca&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Los Angeles&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/los-angeles-ca/fight-fraud/&quot;
		},
		&quot;new-york-ny&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;New York City&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/new-york-ny/fight-fraud/?showtowns=true&quot;
		},
		&quot;phoenix-az&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Phoenix&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/phoenix-az/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}
	},
	&quot;code&quot;: &quot;CSN-LOCAL-GROUP1&quot;
}, {
	&quot;towns&quot;: {
		&quot;baltimore-md&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Baltimore Metro&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/baltimore-md/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;dallas-tx&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Dallas&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/dallas-tx/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;denver-co&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Denver&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/denver-co/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;detroit-mi&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Detroit&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/detroit-mi/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;orlando-fl&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Greater Orlando&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/orlando-fl/fight-fraud/?showtowns=true&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;houston-tx&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Houston&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/houston-tx/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;brookhaven-ny&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Long Island&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/brookhaven-ny/fight-fraud/?showtowns=true&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;san-diego-ca&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;San Diego County&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/san-diego-ca/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;miami-fl&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;South Florida&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/miami-fl/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}
	},
	&quot;code&quot;: &quot;CSN-LOCAL-GROUP2&quot;
}, {
	&quot;towns&quot;: {
		&quot;charlotte-nc&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Charlotte&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/charlotte-nc/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;boston-ma&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Greater Boston&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/boston-ma/aarp-events/?showtowns=true&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;indianapolis-in&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Indianapolis&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/indianapolis-in/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;las-vegas-nv&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Las Vegas&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/las-vegas-nv/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;philadelphia-pa&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Philadelphia&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/philadelphia-pa/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;pittsburgh-pa&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Pittsburgh&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/pittsburgh-pa/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;portland-or&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Portland Metro&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/portland-or/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;seattle-wa&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Seattle&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/seattle-wa/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;saint-louis-mo&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;St Louis&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/saint-louis-mo/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;minneapolis-mn&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Twin Cities&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/minneapolis-mn/aarp-events/?showtowns=true&quot;
		}
	},
	&quot;code&quot;: &quot;CSN-LOCAL-GROUP3&quot;
}, {
	&quot;towns&quot;: {
		&quot;new-orleans-la&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Greater New Orleans&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/new-orleans-la/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;hartford-ct&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Hartford&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/hartford-ct/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;little-rock-ar&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Little Rock&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/little-rock-ar/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;oahu-hi&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Oahu&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/oahu-hi/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;omaha-ne&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Omaha&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/omaha-ne/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}
	},
	&quot;code&quot;: &quot;CSN-LOCAL-GROUP4&quot;
}, {
	&quot;towns&quot;: {
		&quot;des-moines-ia&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Des Moines&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/des-moines-ia/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;fargo-nd&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Fargo&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/fargo-nd/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;allentown-pa&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Lehigh Valley&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/allentown-pa/aarp-events/?showtowns=true&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;dale-city-va&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Prince William County&quot;, 
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/dale-city-va/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;worcester-ma&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Worcester County&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/worcester-ma/aarp-events/&quot;
		}
	},
	&quot;code&quot;: &quot;CSN-LOCAL-GROUP5&quot;
}, {
	&quot;towns&quot;: {
		&quot;charleston-wv&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Charleston&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/charleston-wv/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;helena-mt&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Lewis and Clark County&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/helena-mt/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;manchester-nh&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;New Hampshire&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/manchester-nh/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;providence-ri&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Providence&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/providence-ri/aarp-events/&quot;
		}
	},
	&quot;code&quot;: &quot;CSN-LOCAL-GROUP6&quot;
}]&#039;,
	&#039;cvent_display_module&#039; =&gt; &#039;false&#039;,
	&#039;cvent_widget_city&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_city_state}&#039;,
	&#039;embed_video&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;iframe  width=&quot;100%&quot; height=&quot;349&quot; src=&quot;//players.brightcove.net/3772599298001/HkD6Qklb_default/index.html?videoId={local_embed_video_2}&quot; allowfullscreen frameborder=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&#039;,
	&#039;espanol-news-header&#039; =&gt; &#039;Noticias de {local_city}&#039;,
	&#039;espanol-news-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;losangeles-spanish&#039;,
	&#039;events-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;events-all&#039;,
	&#039;events_careversation_group_min&#039; =&gt; &#039;8&#039;,
	&#039;events_driversafety_group_min&#039; =&gt; &#039;8&#039;,
	&#039;events_index_slot1&#039; =&gt; &#039;{module_Cvent New Widget Section 3}&#039;,
	&#039;events_tek_group_min&#039; =&gt; &#039;8&#039;,
	&#039;event_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/responsive/events-all-1140x655.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;event_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/event.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;event_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/event-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;fall-fun-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;fall-fun-all-1-pumpkins&#039;,
	&#039;fallfun_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/fall-fun10-big-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;fallfun_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/fall-fun10.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;fallfun_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/fall-fun10-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;farmers-markets-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;farmers-markets-c&#039;,
	&#039;find_it_fast_link_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;jobs&#039;,
	&#039;find_it_fast_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;Work &amp; Jobs&#039;,
	&#039;gfg-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;gfg-warm-c-2&#039;,
	&#039;google_disclaimer&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Please note:&lt;/b&gt; These listings are provided via Google for the {local_city} community. 
&lt;b&gt;Listings here do NOT imply that an AARP member discount is offered.&lt;/b&gt; 
Please see the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.aarp.org/benefits-discounts/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;AARP Membership &amp; Benefits page&lt;/a&gt; for a listing of businesses that do provide a member discount.&lt;/p&gt;&#039;,
	&#039;happenings-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;happenings-suburban&#039;,
	&#039;happenings-tbd-pilot-text&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;span&gt;Discover everything you can do with AARP&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span&gt;See fun events, local offers, and more right where you live.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&#039;,
	&#039;happenings_default_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/responsive/aarp-default-rp-min.png&#039;,
	&#039;happenings_gold_slug_line_10up&#039; =&gt; &#039;AARP in {local_community_name}&#039;,
	&#039;happenings_gold_slug_line_state&#039; =&gt; &#039;AARP in {local_full_state}&#039;,
	&#039;happenings_gold_slug_line_state_es&#039; =&gt; &#039;AARP en Carolina del Norte&#039;,
	&#039;happenings_heading&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_city} Happenings&#039;,
	&#039;happenings_twitter_header&#039; =&gt; &#039;More from {local_city}&#039;,
	&#039;hiking-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;hiking-cool-c&#039;,
	&#039;hiking_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn.local.aarp.org/img/template/thumbs/hiking-big-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;hiking_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn.local.aarp.org/img/template/hero/hiking.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;hiking_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn.local.aarp.org/img/template/thumbs/hiking-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;home_events_slot1&#039; =&gt; &#039;{module_Cvent New Widget Section}&#039;,
	&#039;home_events_slot2&#039; =&gt; &#039;{module_HP - Blog - Learn More}&#039;,
	&#039;home_intro_text&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;p&gt; Select your community from the list below to learn about great programs, stimulating things to do, local services, discounts and more! &lt;/p&gt;&#039;,
	&#039;hp-event-tout&#039; =&gt; &#039;{if_facebook_link}&lt;div class=&quot;module-spacer text-center&quot;&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;fb-page&quot; data-href=&quot;{local_facebook_link}&quot; data-tabs=&quot;timeline&quot; data-small-header=&quot;false&quot; data-adapt-container-width=&quot;true&quot; data-hide-cover=&quot;false&quot; data-show-facepile=&quot;true&quot;&gt;&lt;blockquote cite=&quot;{local_facebook_link}&quot; class=&quot;fb-xfbml-parse-ignore&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;{local_facebook_link}&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
{endif}&#039;,
	&#039;ice_skating_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/responsive/ice-skating-all-1140x655.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;ice_skating_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/ice-skating.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;ice_skating_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/ice-skating-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;image_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/working-for-you.jpeg&#039;,
	&#039;jobs_widget_city&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_city_c}&#039;,
	&#039;m2mredirect&#039; =&gt; &#039;True&#039;,
	&#039;movies-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;movies-all-c&#039;,
	&#039;movies_robots&#039; =&gt; &#039;index, follow&#039;,
	&#039;name&#039; =&gt; &#039;In Your Community&#039;,
	&#039;nature_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/nature-center2-big-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;nature_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/nature-center2.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;nature_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/nature-center2-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;nearme_map_radius&#039; =&gt; &#039;20&#039;,
	&#039;nearme_map_zip&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_zip}&#039;,
	&#039;omniture_cookie&#039; =&gt; &#039;charlotte-nc-cp&#039;,
	&#039;page-title-right&#039; =&gt; &#039;{module_Event Snapshot Newsletter Signup}&#039;,
	&#039;parks-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;parks-warm-c&#039;,
	&#039;pilot_towns_banner_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/classic/happenings-rural-240x140.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;pumpkin-picking-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;fall-fun-all-1-pumpkins&#039;,
	&#039;recommendation_form_email&#039; =&gt; &#039;jgunderson-palmer@aarp.org,bekim@americantowns.com,katherine@americantowns.com&#039;,
	&#039;recreation-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;rec-cool-b&#039;,
	&#039;restaurantform_email&#039; =&gt; &#039;bmazur@aarp.org,bekim@americantowns.com&#039;,
	&#039;restaurant_radius&#039; =&gt; &#039;10,20,30&#039;,
	&#039;season-activities&#039; =&gt; &#039;Walking, microbreweries &#039;,
	&#039;season-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;spring-fun-warm-m&#039;,
	&#039;seasonal_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/seasonal-big-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;seasonal_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/seasonal.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;seasonal_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/seasonal-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;season_header&#039; =&gt; &#039;Spring Fun&#039;,
	&#039;season_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;Spring&#039;,
	&#039;skiing_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/skiing-big-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;skiing_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/skiing.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;skiing_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/skiing-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;spring-fun-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;spring-fun-warm-m&#039;,
	&#039;state_blog_header&#039; =&gt; &#039;AARP State News&#039;,
	&#039;state_blog_name&#039; =&gt; &#039;North Carolina&#039;,
	&#039;summer-fun-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;summer-fun-warm-m&#039;,
	&#039;tas_state_link&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://takeastand.aarp.org/congressional-action-chart/?state=North+Carolina&#039;,
	&#039;term&#039; =&gt; &#039;in Gastonia&#039;,
	&#039;thingstodo_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/things-to-do3-big-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;thingstodo_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/things-to-do3.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;thingstodo_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/things-to-do3-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;vcc_featured_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://s3.amazonaws.com/local-aarp/img/vcc/featured/20210430_4C9F7646-96EC-4C88-960A-997CE34788BC.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;veterans-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;veterans&#039;,
	&#039;video_tout_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/video-touts/san-antonio-video.png&#039;,
	&#039;vineyards-wineries-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;wineries&#039;,
	&#039;volunteer-today-button&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;span class=&quot;media-middle&quot;&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.aarp.org/volunteer/virtual/?intcmp=CSN-LNK-AARPLOCAL-VOLINT-20210331-{local_tracking_code_town}-{local_tracking_code_state}&quot; class=&quot;red btn&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;I WANT TO VOLUNTEER&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&#039;,
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Modules::render() - APP/Lib/Modules.php, line 9
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View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933
View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473
Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 963
AppController::renderPage() - APP/Controller/AppController.php, line 136
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Controller::invokeAction() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 491
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<div class="ar-basic-box module-spacer">
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				<img style="width:30px;" src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/icons/aarp_event_icon.png" alt="Upcoming AARP Events" />
			</a>
		</div>
		<h2 class="visible-lg">AARP Events for Gastonia</h2>
		<h2 class="hidden-lg">AARP Events for Gastonia</h2>
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	<div class="wrap">
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					<h2 class="title"><a href="/aarp-event/aarp-live-cybercrime-and-fraud-prevention-tips-42125-9vn8twf4ts8.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-AARP-LIVE-CYBERCRIME-AND-FRAUD-PREVENTION-TIPS-42125">AARP Live: Cybercrime and Fraud Prevention Tips, 4/21/25</a></h2>
					<p class="time">Monday, Apr 21, 2025 at 8:00&nbsp;p.m. ET</p>
					<p class="venue"></p>
					<p class="loc">Online Event</p>
					
				</li><li class="item" data-pageindex="1">

					
					<h2 class="title"><a href="/aarp-event/aarp-live-decluttering-for-today-and-tomorrow-51925-87nw6zdbytm.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-AARP-LIVE-DECLUTTERING-FOR-TODAY-AND-TOMORROW-51925">AARP Live: Decluttering for Today and Tomorrow , 5/19/25</a></h2>
					<p class="time">Monday, May 19, 2025 at 8:00&nbsp;p.m. ET</p>
					<p class="venue"></p>
					<p class="loc">Online Event</p>
					
				</li><li class="item" data-pageindex="1">

					
					<h2 class="title"><a href="/aarp-event/aarp-live-social-security-whats-right-for-you-61625-glnbkkyk2gm.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-AARP-LIVE-SOCIAL-SECURITY-WHATS-RIGHT-FOR-YOU-61625">AARP Live: Social Security: What’s Right For You? , 6/16/25</a></h2>
					<p class="time">Monday, Jun 16, 2025 at 8:00&nbsp;p.m. ET</p>
					<p class="venue"></p>
					<p class="loc">Online Event</p>
					
				</li>			</ul>

			<p><a class="link-red" href="/gastonia-nc/aarp-events/" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-SEEALL-EVENTS">View All AARP Events<i class="ml-1 fas fa-chevron-right"></i></a></p>
	
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	<div class="title">Last Chance to Save!<br />New Pricing Coming in 2025.</div>
<br />
	<p>
This is AARP's first rate increase in 15 years.<br />Don't miss out, join today and save!<br /><br />
</p>
	<div class="action">
		<a class="btn" href="https://appsec.aarp.org/mem/join?campaignid=UAJFT3&intcmp=LNK-CSN-AARPLOCAL-JRTOUT-RR-A-GASTONIA-NC">Join AARP</a>
		<div class="body">Already a member? <a href="https://appsec.aarp.org/mem/renew?campaignid= UARFT3&intcmp=LNK-CSN-AARPLOCAL-JRTOUT-RR-A-GASTONIA-NC">Renew</a> or 
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<div class="module-spacer text-center">
<div class="fb-page" alt="Image of AARP North Carolina Facebook Page" title="Image of AARP North Carolina Facebook Page" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/AARPNC" data-tabs="timeline" width="" height="" data-small-header="false" data-adapt-container-width="true" data-hide-cover="false" data-show-facepile="true">
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</div>


<div class="ar-basic-box module-spacer">
<header>
<h2>Contact AARP <br />in Gastonia</h2>
</header>
<div class="wrap">

<div class="ar-quick-list module-spacer">
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<li><i class="list-icon fa fa-envelope" alt="Email icon" title="Email icon" aria-hidden="true"></i><a href="mailto:NCAARP@aarp.org " target="_blank" rel="noopener">NCAARP@aarp.org </a></li>

<li><i class="list-icon fa fa-globe" alt="Globe icon" title="Globe icon" aria-hidden="true"></i><a href="https://states.aarp.org/region/north-carolina/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">AARP North Carolina</a></li>

<li><i class="list-icon fa fa-map-marker" alt="Map Marker icon" title="Map Marker icon" aria-hidden="true"></i><a href="https://states.aarp.org/aarp-north-carolina-contact-information/?intcmp=SNG-LNK-AARPLOCAL-CONTACT-20140101-GASTONIA-NC" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Contact Us</a></li>

</ul>
</div>

<a href="https://www.facebook.com/AARPNC" target="_blank" rel="noopener" aria-label="Open Facebook"><img style="max-width: 48px;" src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/page/icons/facebook.png" alt="Facebook icon" title="Facebook icon"></a>&nbsp;&nbsp;

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						<p style="text-align: justify;"> The natural wonders of North America and North Carolina coupled with the rich history of our region are all reflected in The Schiele's exceptional exhibitions and diverse programming. Whether you're indoors or out, with the kids or your colleagues, by bringing you a lot closer to nature, The Schiele will bring you a little closer to yourself.  Mission: The Schiele Museum is a public institution established to promote awareness and appreciation for nature, and to instill a sense of individual and social responsibility for the diversity of the natural world and the role of humanity in it.   The museum collects, studies, and preserves natural specimens and cultural artifacts. It uses educational programs, exhibits and publications to communicate to all possible audiences the variety of those objects, their environmental and social contexts and the history of their connections.  History:  Bud Schiele was 67 years old when he founded the Gaston County Museum of Natural History, today known as the Schiele Museum. The museum's opening was a culmination of a lifetime devoted to studying, cataloging and preserving nature. To understand The Schiele Museum's beginning is to understand this self-styled naturalist and botanist who refused to stop working in a profession that he loved so much.  Rudolph Melchoir Schiele was born in Philadelphia on April 2, 1893. He developed a keen interest in nature at an early age and, as a young man, worked as an apprentice curator at the Philadelphia Commercial Museum. Though only 17, Schiele began to dream of having his own sanctuary to display his nature collection.  Schiele served as a Second Lieutenant in the 87th Infantry Division of the United States Army after which he declined a job offer to be the only wildlife official in the Territory of Alaska. Instead, Schiele took the job as Scout Executive with the Boy Scouts of America. It was around this time that he married Lily Hobbs, who became his lifelong companion, naturalist and collector.   The Schieles came to Gaston County in 1924 where he remained with the Piedmont Scout Council until 1958. Under his leadership, the Schiele Scout reservation at Tryon was built and became the home for thousands of scouts every summer until it was closed in 1981.  For 38 years, Schiele collected wildlife, rocks and minerals, which he displayed at the scout office in Gastonia and at his home.  After he was forced to leave scouting because of mandatory retirement age limits, Schiele applied to be a ranger-naturalist for the Great Smokey Mountain National Park. Before leaving Gastonia, however, Schiele proposed to a group of community leaders: "If you can persuade the county to build a place to house it, I will offer my entire collection of animals and minerals and give my services for free."  When the Schieles returned to their Gaston County home, plans were already in the works to find a sanctuary for the collection of birds, mammals, rocks, minerals and photographs. The original museum was dedicated in 1961 and, in 1965, the name of the museum was changed to The Schiele Museum of Natural History to honor its founder and benefactor. Today it's called The Schiele Museum of Natural History and Planetarium.  Over the years, Bud Schiele received several commendations for his endeavors as a naturalist, historian and community servant. In 1930, he was awarded honorary membership in Alpha Phi Omega at UNC-Chapel Hill. In 1967, he was cited by the Gastonia Chamber of Commerce for outstanding service. In 1968, he received an honorary doctor of law degree from Belmont Abbey College. And each year, the museum observes the first week in April and the month of February as Founder's Week and Founder's Month, respectively, in his honor.</p>		</div>
		

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<code><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: #0000BB">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #007700">list(</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$token</span><span style="color: #007700">,</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$keyword</span><span style="color: #007700">)&nbsp;=&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">explode</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #DD0000">"=="</span><span style="color: #007700">,</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$match</span><span style="color: #007700">[</span><span style="color: #0000BB">1</span><span style="color: #007700">],</span><span style="color: #0000BB">2</span><span style="color: #007700">);</span></span></code>
<span class="code-highlight"><code><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: #0000BB">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;$text&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #007700">=&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">str_replace</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$match</span><span style="color: #007700">[</span><span style="color: #0000BB">0</span><span style="color: #007700">],&nbsp;(</span><span style="color: #0000BB">strtolower</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$town</span><span style="color: #007700">[</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$token</span><span style="color: #007700">])&nbsp;!=&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">strtolower</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$keyword</span><span style="color: #007700">)&nbsp;?&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">self</span><span style="color: #007700">::</span><span style="color: #0000BB">replace</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$match</span><span style="color: #007700">[</span><span style="color: #0000BB">2</span><span style="color: #007700">],&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$town</span><span style="color: #007700">,&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$callCake</span><span style="color: #007700">):&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #DD0000">''</span><span style="color: #007700">),&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$text</span><span style="color: #007700">);</span></span></code></span></pre><pre id="cakeErr67fc502358585-context" class="cake-context" style="display: none;">$text = &#039;&lt;!--default--&gt;
&lt;!-- module_RHS - AARP Events --&gt;
{ifnot_slug==healthy-living/map}
{module_RHS - AARP Events}
{endif}
{module_RHS - Tout A}
{module_RHS - Ad Slot 1}
{module_RHS - Join AARP Today}
{module_RHS - Ad Slot 2}
{module_FB - State Side Panel}
{module_RHS - State Contact Us}&#039;
$town = array(
	&#039;_id&#039; =&gt; &#039;5761804d0c4e268f7f8b81d0&#039;,
	&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;Gastonia&#039;,
	&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
	&#039;nearby&#039; =&gt; array(
		(int) 0 =&gt; array(
			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;Gastonia&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;gastonia-nc&#039;
		),
		(int) 1 =&gt; array(
			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;Dallas&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;dallas-nc&#039;
		),
		(int) 2 =&gt; array(
			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;Lowell&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;lowell-nc&#039;
		),
		(int) 3 =&gt; array(
			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;Bessemer City&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;bessemer-city-nc&#039;
		),
		(int) 4 =&gt; array(
			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;Mc Adenville&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;mc-adenville-nc&#039;
		),
		(int) 5 =&gt; array(
			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;Cramerton&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;cramerton-nc&#039;
		),
		(int) 6 =&gt; array(
			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;Stanley&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;stanley-nc&#039;
		),
		(int) 7 =&gt; array(
			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;Bowling Green&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;SC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;bowling-green-sc&#039;
		),
		(int) 8 =&gt; array(
			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;Belmont&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;belmont-nc&#039;
		),
		(int) 9 =&gt; array(
			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;High Shoals&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;high-shoals-nc&#039;
		),
		(int) 10 =&gt; array(
			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;Kings Mountain&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;kings-mountain-nc&#039;
		),
		(int) 11 =&gt; array(
			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;Mount Holly&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;mount-holly-nc&#039;
		),
		(int) 12 =&gt; array(
			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;Alexis&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;alexis-nc&#039;
		),
		(int) 13 =&gt; array(
			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;Clover&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;SC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;clover-sc&#039;
		),
		(int) 14 =&gt; array(
			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;Lake Wylie&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;SC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;lake-wylie-sc&#039;
		)
	),
	&#039;local&#039; =&gt; array(
		(int) 0 =&gt; &#039;gastonia-nc&#039;,
		(int) 1 =&gt; &#039;dallas-nc&#039;,
		(int) 2 =&gt; &#039;lowell-nc&#039;,
		(int) 3 =&gt; &#039;bessemer-city-nc&#039;,
		(int) 4 =&gt; &#039;mc-adenville-nc&#039;,
		(int) 5 =&gt; &#039;cramerton-nc&#039;,
		(int) 6 =&gt; &#039;stanley-nc&#039;,
		(int) 7 =&gt; &#039;bowling-green-sc&#039;,
		(int) 8 =&gt; &#039;belmont-nc&#039;,
		(int) 9 =&gt; &#039;high-shoals-nc&#039;,
		(int) 10 =&gt; &#039;kings-mountain-nc&#039;,
		(int) 11 =&gt; &#039;mount-holly-nc&#039;,
		(int) 12 =&gt; &#039;alexis-nc&#039;,
		(int) 13 =&gt; &#039;clover-sc&#039;,
		(int) 14 =&gt; &#039;lake-wylie-sc&#039;,
		(int) 15 =&gt; &#039;iron-station-nc&#039;,
		(int) 16 =&gt; &#039;crouse-nc&#039;
	),
	&#039;season&#039; =&gt; &#039;spring&#039;,
	&#039;aarp-events-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;aarp-events&#039;,
	&#039;amusement-parks-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;amusement-warm-c&#039;,
	&#039;arts-entertainment-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;arts-all-bm&#039;,
	&#039;asset_version&#039; =&gt; &#039;240925&#039;,
	&#039;beaches-lakes-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;beaches-lakes-cool-c&#039;,
	&#039;billboard1_caption&#039; =&gt; &#039;Spring&#039;,
	&#039;billboard1_image_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_happenings-image}&#039;,
	&#039;billboard1_link_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;/{local_sef_url}/happenings/&#039;,
	&#039;billboard1_subtitle&#039; =&gt; &#039;See the Real Possibilities&#039;,
	&#039;billboard1_thumb_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;
Happenings&#039;,
	&#039;billboard1_thumb_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_happenings-image}&#039;,
	&#039;billboard1_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;Get to know AARP in {local_city_c}&#039;,
	&#039;billboard2_image_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_season-image}&#039;,
	&#039;billboard2_link_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;/{local_sef_url}/{local_season}-fun/&#039;,
	&#039;billboard2_subtitle&#039; =&gt; &#039;Explore fun and interesting things to do this {local_season} near you!&#039;,
	&#039;billboard2_thumb_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_season_header}&#039;,
	&#039;billboard2_thumb_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_season-image}&#039;,
	&#039;billboard2_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;Time for {local_season_header}!&#039;,
	&#039;billboard3_image_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_volunteering-image}&#039;,
	&#039;billboard3_link_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;/{local_sef_url}/volunteering/&#039;,
	&#039;billboard3_subtitle&#039; =&gt; &#039;Make a difference!&#039;,
	&#039;billboard3_thumb_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;Volunteering&#039;,
	&#039;billboard3_thumb_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_volunteering-image}&#039;,
	&#039;billboard3_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;Volunteering lifts everyone&#039;s spirits&#039;,
	&#039;bvideo_name&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_full_state_c}&#039;,
	&#039;city-select-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;cityselect-spring&#039;,
	&#039;coffee-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;coffee-warm-m&#039;,
	&#039;coffee_radius&#039; =&gt; &#039;10&#039;,
	&#039;community_blogs_archive&#039; =&gt; &#039;charlotte-nc&#039;,
	&#039;community_blogs_list&#039; =&gt; &#039;caregiving,healthy-living,savings-and-planning,work-and-jobs,life-reimagined,all,{local_state},charlotte-nc&#039;,
	&#039;connect_town_groups&#039; =&gt; &#039;[{
	&quot;towns&quot;: {
		&quot;atlanta-ga&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Atlanta&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/atlanta-ga/fight-fraud/&quot;
		},
		&quot;chicago-il&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Chicago&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/chicago-il/fight-fraud/&quot;
		},
		&quot;los-angeles-ca&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Los Angeles&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/los-angeles-ca/fight-fraud/&quot;
		},
		&quot;new-york-ny&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;New York City&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/new-york-ny/fight-fraud/?showtowns=true&quot;
		},
		&quot;phoenix-az&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Phoenix&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/phoenix-az/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}
	},
	&quot;code&quot;: &quot;CSN-LOCAL-GROUP1&quot;
}, {
	&quot;towns&quot;: {
		&quot;baltimore-md&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Baltimore Metro&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/baltimore-md/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;dallas-tx&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Dallas&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/dallas-tx/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;denver-co&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Denver&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/denver-co/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;detroit-mi&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Detroit&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/detroit-mi/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;orlando-fl&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Greater Orlando&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/orlando-fl/fight-fraud/?showtowns=true&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;houston-tx&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Houston&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/houston-tx/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;brookhaven-ny&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Long Island&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/brookhaven-ny/fight-fraud/?showtowns=true&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;san-diego-ca&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;San Diego County&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/san-diego-ca/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;miami-fl&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;South Florida&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/miami-fl/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}
	},
	&quot;code&quot;: &quot;CSN-LOCAL-GROUP2&quot;
}, {
	&quot;towns&quot;: {
		&quot;charlotte-nc&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Charlotte&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/charlotte-nc/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;boston-ma&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Greater Boston&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/boston-ma/aarp-events/?showtowns=true&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;indianapolis-in&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Indianapolis&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/indianapolis-in/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;las-vegas-nv&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Las Vegas&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/las-vegas-nv/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;philadelphia-pa&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Philadelphia&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/philadelphia-pa/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;pittsburgh-pa&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Pittsburgh&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/pittsburgh-pa/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;portland-or&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Portland Metro&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/portland-or/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;seattle-wa&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Seattle&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/seattle-wa/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;saint-louis-mo&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;St Louis&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/saint-louis-mo/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;minneapolis-mn&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Twin Cities&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/minneapolis-mn/aarp-events/?showtowns=true&quot;
		}
	},
	&quot;code&quot;: &quot;CSN-LOCAL-GROUP3&quot;
}, {
	&quot;towns&quot;: {
		&quot;new-orleans-la&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Greater New Orleans&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/new-orleans-la/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;hartford-ct&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Hartford&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/hartford-ct/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;little-rock-ar&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Little Rock&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/little-rock-ar/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;oahu-hi&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Oahu&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/oahu-hi/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;omaha-ne&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Omaha&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/omaha-ne/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}
	},
	&quot;code&quot;: &quot;CSN-LOCAL-GROUP4&quot;
}, {
	&quot;towns&quot;: {
		&quot;des-moines-ia&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Des Moines&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/des-moines-ia/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;fargo-nd&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Fargo&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/fargo-nd/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;allentown-pa&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Lehigh Valley&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/allentown-pa/aarp-events/?showtowns=true&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;dale-city-va&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Prince William County&quot;, 
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/dale-city-va/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;worcester-ma&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Worcester County&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/worcester-ma/aarp-events/&quot;
		}
	},
	&quot;code&quot;: &quot;CSN-LOCAL-GROUP5&quot;
}, {
	&quot;towns&quot;: {
		&quot;charleston-wv&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Charleston&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/charleston-wv/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;helena-mt&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Lewis and Clark County&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/helena-mt/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;manchester-nh&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;New Hampshire&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/manchester-nh/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;providence-ri&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Providence&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/providence-ri/aarp-events/&quot;
		}
	},
	&quot;code&quot;: &quot;CSN-LOCAL-GROUP6&quot;
}]&#039;,
	&#039;cvent_display_module&#039; =&gt; &#039;false&#039;,
	&#039;cvent_widget_city&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_city_state}&#039;,
	&#039;embed_video&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;iframe  width=&quot;100%&quot; height=&quot;349&quot; src=&quot;//players.brightcove.net/3772599298001/HkD6Qklb_default/index.html?videoId={local_embed_video_2}&quot; allowfullscreen frameborder=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&#039;,
	&#039;espanol-news-header&#039; =&gt; &#039;Noticias de {local_city}&#039;,
	&#039;espanol-news-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;losangeles-spanish&#039;,
	&#039;events-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;events-all&#039;,
	&#039;events_careversation_group_min&#039; =&gt; &#039;8&#039;,
	&#039;events_driversafety_group_min&#039; =&gt; &#039;8&#039;,
	&#039;events_index_slot1&#039; =&gt; &#039;{module_Cvent New Widget Section 3}&#039;,
	&#039;events_tek_group_min&#039; =&gt; &#039;8&#039;,
	&#039;event_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/responsive/events-all-1140x655.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;event_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/event.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;event_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/event-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;fall-fun-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;fall-fun-all-1-pumpkins&#039;,
	&#039;fallfun_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/fall-fun10-big-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;fallfun_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/fall-fun10.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;fallfun_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/fall-fun10-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;farmers-markets-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;farmers-markets-c&#039;,
	&#039;find_it_fast_link_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;jobs&#039;,
	&#039;find_it_fast_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;Work &amp; Jobs&#039;,
	&#039;gfg-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;gfg-warm-c-2&#039;,
	&#039;google_disclaimer&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Please note:&lt;/b&gt; These listings are provided via Google for the {local_city} community. 
&lt;b&gt;Listings here do NOT imply that an AARP member discount is offered.&lt;/b&gt; 
Please see the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.aarp.org/benefits-discounts/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;AARP Membership &amp; Benefits page&lt;/a&gt; for a listing of businesses that do provide a member discount.&lt;/p&gt;&#039;,
	&#039;happenings-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;happenings-suburban&#039;,
	&#039;happenings-tbd-pilot-text&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;span&gt;Discover everything you can do with AARP&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span&gt;See fun events, local offers, and more right where you live.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&#039;,
	&#039;happenings_default_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/responsive/aarp-default-rp-min.png&#039;,
	&#039;happenings_gold_slug_line_10up&#039; =&gt; &#039;AARP in {local_community_name}&#039;,
	&#039;happenings_gold_slug_line_state&#039; =&gt; &#039;AARP in {local_full_state}&#039;,
	&#039;happenings_gold_slug_line_state_es&#039; =&gt; &#039;AARP en Carolina del Norte&#039;,
	&#039;happenings_heading&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_city} Happenings&#039;,
	&#039;happenings_twitter_header&#039; =&gt; &#039;More from {local_city}&#039;,
	&#039;hiking-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;hiking-cool-c&#039;,
	&#039;hiking_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn.local.aarp.org/img/template/thumbs/hiking-big-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;hiking_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn.local.aarp.org/img/template/hero/hiking.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;hiking_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn.local.aarp.org/img/template/thumbs/hiking-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;home_events_slot1&#039; =&gt; &#039;{module_Cvent New Widget Section}&#039;,
	&#039;home_events_slot2&#039; =&gt; &#039;{module_HP - Blog - Learn More}&#039;,
	&#039;home_intro_text&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;p&gt; Select your community from the list below to learn about great programs, stimulating things to do, local services, discounts and more! &lt;/p&gt;&#039;,
	&#039;hp-event-tout&#039; =&gt; &#039;{if_facebook_link}&lt;div class=&quot;module-spacer text-center&quot;&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;fb-page&quot; data-href=&quot;{local_facebook_link}&quot; data-tabs=&quot;timeline&quot; data-small-header=&quot;false&quot; data-adapt-container-width=&quot;true&quot; data-hide-cover=&quot;false&quot; data-show-facepile=&quot;true&quot;&gt;&lt;blockquote cite=&quot;{local_facebook_link}&quot; class=&quot;fb-xfbml-parse-ignore&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;{local_facebook_link}&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
{endif}&#039;,
	&#039;ice_skating_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/responsive/ice-skating-all-1140x655.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;ice_skating_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/ice-skating.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;ice_skating_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/ice-skating-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;image_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/working-for-you.jpeg&#039;,
	&#039;jobs_widget_city&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_city_c}&#039;,
	&#039;m2mredirect&#039; =&gt; &#039;True&#039;,
	&#039;movies-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;movies-all-c&#039;,
	&#039;movies_robots&#039; =&gt; &#039;index, follow&#039;,
	&#039;name&#039; =&gt; &#039;In Your Community&#039;,
	&#039;nature_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/nature-center2-big-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;nature_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/nature-center2.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;nature_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/nature-center2-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;nearme_map_radius&#039; =&gt; &#039;20&#039;,
	&#039;nearme_map_zip&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_zip}&#039;,
	&#039;omniture_cookie&#039; =&gt; &#039;charlotte-nc-cp&#039;,
	&#039;page-title-right&#039; =&gt; &#039;{module_Event Snapshot Newsletter Signup}&#039;,
	&#039;parks-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;parks-warm-c&#039;,
	&#039;pilot_towns_banner_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/classic/happenings-rural-240x140.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;pumpkin-picking-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;fall-fun-all-1-pumpkins&#039;,
	&#039;recommendation_form_email&#039; =&gt; &#039;jgunderson-palmer@aarp.org,bekim@americantowns.com,katherine@americantowns.com&#039;,
	&#039;recreation-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;rec-cool-b&#039;,
	&#039;restaurantform_email&#039; =&gt; &#039;bmazur@aarp.org,bekim@americantowns.com&#039;,
	&#039;restaurant_radius&#039; =&gt; &#039;10,20,30&#039;,
	&#039;season-activities&#039; =&gt; &#039;Walking, microbreweries &#039;,
	&#039;season-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;spring-fun-warm-m&#039;,
	&#039;seasonal_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/seasonal-big-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;seasonal_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/seasonal.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;seasonal_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/seasonal-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;season_header&#039; =&gt; &#039;Spring Fun&#039;,
	&#039;season_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;Spring&#039;,
	&#039;skiing_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/skiing-big-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;skiing_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/skiing.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;skiing_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/skiing-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;spring-fun-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;spring-fun-warm-m&#039;,
	&#039;state_blog_header&#039; =&gt; &#039;AARP State News&#039;,
	&#039;state_blog_name&#039; =&gt; &#039;North Carolina&#039;,
	&#039;summer-fun-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;summer-fun-warm-m&#039;,
	&#039;tas_state_link&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://takeastand.aarp.org/congressional-action-chart/?state=North+Carolina&#039;,
	&#039;term&#039; =&gt; &#039;in Gastonia&#039;,
	&#039;thingstodo_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/things-to-do3-big-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;thingstodo_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/things-to-do3.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;thingstodo_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/things-to-do3-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;vcc_featured_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://s3.amazonaws.com/local-aarp/img/vcc/featured/20210430_4C9F7646-96EC-4C88-960A-997CE34788BC.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;veterans-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;veterans&#039;,
	&#039;video_tout_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/video-touts/san-antonio-video.png&#039;,
	&#039;vineyards-wineries-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;wineries&#039;,
	&#039;volunteer-today-button&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;span class=&quot;media-middle&quot;&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.aarp.org/volunteer/virtual/?intcmp=CSN-LNK-AARPLOCAL-VOLINT-20210331-{local_tracking_code_town}-{local_tracking_code_state}&quot; class=&quot;red btn&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;I WANT TO VOLUNTEER&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&#039;,
	&#039;volunteering-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;volunteering-winter&#039;,
	&#039;volunteering-news-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;volunteer-all-m-hands&#039;,
	&#039;volunteer_help_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;volunteering-help-military-families&#039;,
	&#039;volunteer_help_link_name&#039; =&gt; &#039;See Projects&#039;,
	&#039;volunteer_help_link_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://www.createthegood.org/how-to-guides?intcmp=SNG-LNK-AARPLOCAL-VOLHTG-20140805-{local_tracking_code_town}-{local_tracking_code_state}&#039;,
	&#039;volunteer_help_subtitle&#039; =&gt; &#039;Help Military Families&#039;,
	&#039;volunteer_help_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;Do-It-Yourself Project Guides&#039;,
	&#039;winter-fun-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;winter-fun-snow-c-ski&#039;,
	&#039;winterfun_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/winter-fun-big-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;winterfun_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/winter-fun.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;winterfun_pic_nav2&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/{town_sef_url}/skiing/&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;{local_skiing_big_thumb}&quot; title=&quot;Skiing&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;Skiing&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#039;,
	&#039;winterfun_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/winter-fun-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;youtube_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/icons/youtube.png&#039;,
	&#039;news_link&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://www.aarp.org/NC?intcmp=SNG-LNK-AARPLOCAL-BLOGNC-20140101&#039;,
	&#039;contactus_text&#039; =&gt; &#039;AARP North Carolina&#039;,
	&#039;contactus_email&#039; =&gt; &#039;NCAARP@aarp.org &#039;,
	&#039;contactus_link&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://states.aarp.org/aarp-north-carolina-contact-information/?intcmp=SNG-LNK-AARPLOCAL-CONTACT-20140101&#039;,
	&#039;facebook_link&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://www.facebook.com/AARPNC&#039;,
	&#039;twitter_link&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://twitter.com/aarpNC&#039;,
	&#039;state_contract_id&#039; =&gt; &#039;56020&#039;,
	&#039;state_blog_flag&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://states.aarp.org/wp-content/themes/aarpstates/images/state_flags/north-carolina.png&#039;,
	&#039;state_blog_link&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://states.aarp.org/region/north-carolina/&#039;,
	&#039;state_blog_rss&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://states.aarp.org/region/north-carolina/feed&#039;,
	&#039;cold_state&#039; =&gt; &#039;yes&#039;,
	&#039;embed_video_2&#039; =&gt; &#039;5819650040001&#039;,
	&#039;2020_election_link&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://local.aarp.org/news/how-to-vote-in-north-carolinas-2020-election-what-you-need-to-know-nc-2020-07-21.html&#039;,
	&#039;State_Label&#039; =&gt; &#039;North Carolina&#039;s&#039;,
	&#039;vaccine_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://local.aarp.org/news/the-covid19-vaccine-distribution-plan-in-north-carolina-nc-2021-01-26.html&#039;,
	&#039;at_ski_resort&#039; =&gt; &#039;y&#039;,
	&#039;state_capital&#039; =&gt; &#039;raleigh-nc&#039;,
	&#039;caregiving_211&#039; =&gt; &#039;y&#039;,
	&#039;2024_election_link&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://states.aarp.org/north-carolina/election-voting-guide&#039;,
	&#039;2024_election_link_es&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://states.aarp.org/north-carolina/elecciones-guia-para-votar-carolina-del-norte&#039;,
	&#039;advanced_directives_link&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://www.caringinfo.org/wp-content/uploads/NorthCarolina.pdf&#039;,
	&#039;full_state&#039; =&gt; &#039;North Carolina&#039;,
	&#039;county&#039; =&gt; &#039;Gaston&#039;,
	&#039;geo&#039; =&gt; array(
		(int) 0 =&gt; (float) -81.187599182129,
		(int) 1 =&gt; (float) 35.267398834229
	),
	&#039;latitude&#039; =&gt; (float) 35.267398834229,
	&#039;longitude&#039; =&gt; (float) -81.187599182129,
	&#039;city_state&#039; =&gt; &#039;Gastonia, NC&#039;,
	&#039;city_state_search&#039; =&gt; &#039;Gastonia NC&#039;,
	&#039;pilot_name&#039; =&gt; &#039;Gastonia&#039;,
	&#039;pilot_sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;charlotte-nccolorado-springs-co&#039;,
	&#039;community_id&#039; =&gt; (int) 48,
	&#039;community_name&#039; =&gt; &#039;Charlotte&#039;,
	&#039;community_state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
	&#039;community_region&#039; =&gt; &#039;Large&#039;,
	&#039;brightspot_region&#039; =&gt; &#039;charlotte-nc&#039;,
	&#039;title&#039; =&gt; &#039;Gastonia, NC&#039;,
	&#039;subtitle&#039; =&gt; &#039;Highlighting {local_city} &#039;,
	&#039;tracking_code_town&#039; =&gt; &#039;GASTONIA&#039;,
	&#039;tracking_code_state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
	&#039;ad_state&#039; =&gt; &#039;nc&#039;,
	&#039;ad_city&#039; =&gt; &#039;gastonia&#039;,
	&#039;ad_region&#039; =&gt; null,
	&#039;timezone&#039; =&gt; &#039;America/New_York&#039;,
	&#039;type&#039; =&gt; &#039;town&#039;,
	&#039;zip&#039; =&gt; &#039;28052&#039;,
	&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;gastonia-nc&#039;,
	&#039;americantowns_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://www.americantowns.com/gastonia-nc/&#039;,
	&#039;alt_names&#039; =&gt; &#039;Gastonia,Charlotte&#039;,
	&#039;zipcodes&#039; =&gt; array(
		(int) 0 =&gt; &#039;28052&#039;,
		(int) 1 =&gt; &#039;28053&#039;,
		(int) 2 =&gt; &#039;28054&#039;,
		(int) 3 =&gt; &#039;28055&#039;,
		(int) 4 =&gt; &#039;28056&#039;
	),
	&#039;urls&#039; =&gt; array(
		(int) 0 =&gt; &#039;gastonia-nc&#039;,
		(int) 1 =&gt; &#039;charlotte-nc&#039;,
		(int) 2 =&gt; &#039;boogertown-nc&#039;,
		(int) 3 =&gt; &#039;crowders-nc&#039;,
		(int) 4 =&gt; &#039;groves-nc&#039;,
		(int) 5 =&gt; &#039;pinkney-nc&#039;,
		(int) 6 =&gt; &#039;ridge-nc&#039;,
		(int) 7 =&gt; &#039;smyre-nc&#039;,
		(int) 8 =&gt; &#039;south-gastonia-nc&#039;,
		(int) 9 =&gt; &#039;victory-nc&#039;,
		(int) 10 =&gt; &#039;ragan-village-nc&#039;,
		(int) 11 =&gt; &#039;ranlo-nc&#039;,
		(int) 12 =&gt; &#039;spencer-mountain-nc&#039;
	),
	&#039;town_ids&#039; =&gt; array(
		(int) 0 =&gt; &#039;11647&#039;,
		(int) 1 =&gt; &#039;11648&#039;,
		(int) 2 =&gt; &#039;11649&#039;,
		(int) 3 =&gt; &#039;11650&#039;,
		(int) 4 =&gt; &#039;11651&#039;
	),
	&#039;has_happenings&#039; =&gt; &#039;true&#039;,
	&#039;cvent_community_code&#039; =&gt; &#039;nc-charlotte&#039;
)
$callCake = true
$matches = array(
	(int) 0 =&gt; array(
		(int) 0 =&gt; &#039;{ifnot_slug==healthy-living/map}
{module_RHS - AARP Events}
{endif}&#039;,
		(int) 1 =&gt; &#039;slug==healthy-living/map&#039;,
		(int) 2 =&gt; &#039;
{module_RHS - AARP Events}
&#039;
	)
)
$match = array(
	(int) 0 =&gt; &#039;{ifnot_slug==healthy-living/map}
{module_RHS - AARP Events}
{endif}&#039;,
	(int) 1 =&gt; &#039;slug==healthy-living/map&#039;,
	(int) 2 =&gt; &#039;
{module_RHS - AARP Events}
&#039;
)
$token = &#039;slug&#039;
$keyword = &#039;healthy-living/map&#039;</pre><pre class="stack-trace">Localize::replace() - APP/Lib/Localize.php, line 152
Modules::render() - APP/Lib/Modules.php, line 9
include - APP/View/Elements/display.ctp, line 13
View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971
View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933
View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473
Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 963
AppController::renderPage() - APP/Controller/AppController.php, line 136
PlacesController::display() - APP/Controller/PlacesController.php, line 501
ReflectionMethod::invokeArgs() - [internal], line ??
Controller::invokeAction() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 491
Dispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 193
Dispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 167
[main] - APP/webroot/index.php, line 118</pre></div></pre><div class="module clearfix"><!--default-->
<!-- module_RHS - AARP Events -->


<div class="ar-basic-box module-spacer">
	<header>
		<div class="pull-right">
			<a href="/gastonia-nc/aarp-events/" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-SEEALL-EVENTS">
				<img style="width:30px;" src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/icons/aarp_event_icon.png" alt="Upcoming AARP Events" />
			</a>
		</div>
		<h2 class="visible-lg">AARP Events for Gastonia</h2>
		<h2 class="hidden-lg">AARP Events for Gastonia</h2>
	</header>
	<div class="wrap">
		<div class="ar-listing snippet">
			<ul class="list">
				<li class="item" data-pageindex="1">

					
					<h2 class="title"><a href="/aarp-event/aarp-live-cybercrime-and-fraud-prevention-tips-42125-9vn8twf4ts8.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-AARP-LIVE-CYBERCRIME-AND-FRAUD-PREVENTION-TIPS-42125">AARP Live: Cybercrime and Fraud Prevention Tips, 4/21/25</a></h2>
					<p class="time">Monday, Apr 21, 2025 at 8:00&nbsp;p.m. ET</p>
					<p class="venue"></p>
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						<p style="text-align: justify;"> The natural wonders of North America and North Carolina coupled with the rich history of our region are all reflected in The Schiele's exceptional exhibitions and diverse programming. Whether you're indoors or out, with the kids or your colleagues, by bringing you a lot closer to nature, The Schiele will bring you a little closer to yourself.  Mission: The Schiele Museum is a public institution established to promote awareness and appreciation for nature, and to instill a sense of individual and social responsibility for the diversity of the natural world and the role of humanity in it.   The museum collects, studies, and preserves natural specimens and cultural artifacts. It uses educational programs, exhibits and publications to communicate to all possible audiences the variety of those objects, their environmental and social contexts and the history of their connections.  History:  Bud Schiele was 67 years old when he founded the Gaston County Museum of Natural History, today known as the Schiele Museum. The museum's opening was a culmination of a lifetime devoted to studying, cataloging and preserving nature. To understand The Schiele Museum's beginning is to understand this self-styled naturalist and botanist who refused to stop working in a profession that he loved so much.  Rudolph Melchoir Schiele was born in Philadelphia on April 2, 1893. He developed a keen interest in nature at an early age and, as a young man, worked as an apprentice curator at the Philadelphia Commercial Museum. Though only 17, Schiele began to dream of having his own sanctuary to display his nature collection.  Schiele served as a Second Lieutenant in the 87th Infantry Division of the United States Army after which he declined a job offer to be the only wildlife official in the Territory of Alaska. Instead, Schiele took the job as Scout Executive with the Boy Scouts of America. It was around this time that he married Lily Hobbs, who became his lifelong companion, naturalist and collector.   The Schieles came to Gaston County in 1924 where he remained with the Piedmont Scout Council until 1958. Under his leadership, the Schiele Scout reservation at Tryon was built and became the home for thousands of scouts every summer until it was closed in 1981.  For 38 years, Schiele collected wildlife, rocks and minerals, which he displayed at the scout office in Gastonia and at his home.  After he was forced to leave scouting because of mandatory retirement age limits, Schiele applied to be a ranger-naturalist for the Great Smokey Mountain National Park. Before leaving Gastonia, however, Schiele proposed to a group of community leaders: "If you can persuade the county to build a place to house it, I will offer my entire collection of animals and minerals and give my services for free."  When the Schieles returned to their Gaston County home, plans were already in the works to find a sanctuary for the collection of birds, mammals, rocks, minerals and photographs. The original museum was dedicated in 1961 and, in 1965, the name of the museum was changed to The Schiele Museum of Natural History to honor its founder and benefactor. Today it's called The Schiele Museum of Natural History and Planetarium.  Over the years, Bud Schiele received several commendations for his endeavors as a naturalist, historian and community servant. In 1930, he was awarded honorary membership in Alpha Phi Omega at UNC-Chapel Hill. In 1967, he was cited by the Gastonia Chamber of Commerce for outstanding service. In 1968, he received an honorary doctor of law degree from Belmont Abbey College. And each year, the museum observes the first week in April and the month of February as Founder's Week and Founder's Month, respectively, in his honor.</p>		</div>
		

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	&#039;billboard2_subtitle&#039; =&gt; &#039;Explore fun and interesting things to do this {local_season} near you!&#039;,
	&#039;billboard2_thumb_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_season_header}&#039;,
	&#039;billboard2_thumb_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_season-image}&#039;,
	&#039;billboard2_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;Time for {local_season_header}!&#039;,
	&#039;billboard3_image_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_volunteering-image}&#039;,
	&#039;billboard3_link_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;/{local_sef_url}/volunteering/&#039;,
	&#039;billboard3_subtitle&#039; =&gt; &#039;Make a difference!&#039;,
	&#039;billboard3_thumb_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;Volunteering&#039;,
	&#039;billboard3_thumb_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_volunteering-image}&#039;,
	&#039;billboard3_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;Volunteering lifts everyone&#039;s spirits&#039;,
	&#039;bvideo_name&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_full_state_c}&#039;,
	&#039;city-select-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;cityselect-spring&#039;,
	&#039;coffee-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;coffee-warm-m&#039;,
	&#039;coffee_radius&#039; =&gt; &#039;10&#039;,
	&#039;community_blogs_archive&#039; =&gt; &#039;charlotte-nc&#039;,
	&#039;community_blogs_list&#039; =&gt; &#039;caregiving,healthy-living,savings-and-planning,work-and-jobs,life-reimagined,all,{local_state},charlotte-nc&#039;,
	&#039;connect_town_groups&#039; =&gt; &#039;[{
	&quot;towns&quot;: {
		&quot;atlanta-ga&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Atlanta&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/atlanta-ga/fight-fraud/&quot;
		},
		&quot;chicago-il&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Chicago&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/chicago-il/fight-fraud/&quot;
		},
		&quot;los-angeles-ca&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Los Angeles&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/los-angeles-ca/fight-fraud/&quot;
		},
		&quot;new-york-ny&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;New York City&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/new-york-ny/fight-fraud/?showtowns=true&quot;
		},
		&quot;phoenix-az&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Phoenix&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/phoenix-az/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}
	},
	&quot;code&quot;: &quot;CSN-LOCAL-GROUP1&quot;
}, {
	&quot;towns&quot;: {
		&quot;baltimore-md&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Baltimore Metro&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/baltimore-md/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;dallas-tx&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Dallas&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/dallas-tx/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;denver-co&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Denver&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/denver-co/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;detroit-mi&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Detroit&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/detroit-mi/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;orlando-fl&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Greater Orlando&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/orlando-fl/fight-fraud/?showtowns=true&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;houston-tx&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Houston&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/houston-tx/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;brookhaven-ny&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Long Island&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/brookhaven-ny/fight-fraud/?showtowns=true&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;san-diego-ca&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;San Diego County&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/san-diego-ca/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;miami-fl&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;South Florida&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/miami-fl/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}
	},
	&quot;code&quot;: &quot;CSN-LOCAL-GROUP2&quot;
}, {
	&quot;towns&quot;: {
		&quot;charlotte-nc&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Charlotte&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/charlotte-nc/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;boston-ma&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Greater Boston&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/boston-ma/aarp-events/?showtowns=true&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;indianapolis-in&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Indianapolis&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/indianapolis-in/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;las-vegas-nv&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Las Vegas&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/las-vegas-nv/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;philadelphia-pa&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Philadelphia&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/philadelphia-pa/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;pittsburgh-pa&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Pittsburgh&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/pittsburgh-pa/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;portland-or&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Portland Metro&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/portland-or/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;seattle-wa&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Seattle&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/seattle-wa/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;saint-louis-mo&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;St Louis&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/saint-louis-mo/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;minneapolis-mn&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Twin Cities&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/minneapolis-mn/aarp-events/?showtowns=true&quot;
		}
	},
	&quot;code&quot;: &quot;CSN-LOCAL-GROUP3&quot;
}, {
	&quot;towns&quot;: {
		&quot;new-orleans-la&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Greater New Orleans&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/new-orleans-la/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;hartford-ct&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Hartford&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/hartford-ct/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;little-rock-ar&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Little Rock&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/little-rock-ar/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;oahu-hi&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Oahu&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/oahu-hi/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;omaha-ne&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Omaha&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/omaha-ne/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}
	},
	&quot;code&quot;: &quot;CSN-LOCAL-GROUP4&quot;
}, {
	&quot;towns&quot;: {
		&quot;des-moines-ia&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Des Moines&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/des-moines-ia/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;fargo-nd&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Fargo&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/fargo-nd/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;allentown-pa&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Lehigh Valley&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/allentown-pa/aarp-events/?showtowns=true&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;dale-city-va&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Prince William County&quot;, 
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/dale-city-va/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;worcester-ma&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Worcester County&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/worcester-ma/aarp-events/&quot;
		}
	},
	&quot;code&quot;: &quot;CSN-LOCAL-GROUP5&quot;
}, {
	&quot;towns&quot;: {
		&quot;charleston-wv&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Charleston&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/charleston-wv/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;helena-mt&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Lewis and Clark County&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/helena-mt/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;manchester-nh&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;New Hampshire&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/manchester-nh/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;providence-ri&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Providence&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/providence-ri/aarp-events/&quot;
		}
	},
	&quot;code&quot;: &quot;CSN-LOCAL-GROUP6&quot;
}]&#039;,
	&#039;cvent_display_module&#039; =&gt; &#039;false&#039;,
	&#039;cvent_widget_city&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_city_state}&#039;,
	&#039;embed_video&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;iframe  width=&quot;100%&quot; height=&quot;349&quot; src=&quot;//players.brightcove.net/3772599298001/HkD6Qklb_default/index.html?videoId={local_embed_video_2}&quot; allowfullscreen frameborder=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&#039;,
	&#039;espanol-news-header&#039; =&gt; &#039;Noticias de {local_city}&#039;,
	&#039;espanol-news-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;losangeles-spanish&#039;,
	&#039;events-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;events-all&#039;,
	&#039;events_careversation_group_min&#039; =&gt; &#039;8&#039;,
	&#039;events_driversafety_group_min&#039; =&gt; &#039;8&#039;,
	&#039;events_index_slot1&#039; =&gt; &#039;{module_Cvent New Widget Section 3}&#039;,
	&#039;events_tek_group_min&#039; =&gt; &#039;8&#039;,
	&#039;event_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/responsive/events-all-1140x655.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;event_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/event.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;event_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/event-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;fall-fun-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;fall-fun-all-1-pumpkins&#039;,
	&#039;fallfun_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/fall-fun10-big-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;fallfun_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/fall-fun10.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;fallfun_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/fall-fun10-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;farmers-markets-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;farmers-markets-c&#039;,
	&#039;find_it_fast_link_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;jobs&#039;,
	&#039;find_it_fast_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;Work &amp; Jobs&#039;,
	&#039;gfg-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;gfg-warm-c-2&#039;,
	&#039;google_disclaimer&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Please note:&lt;/b&gt; These listings are provided via Google for the {local_city} community. 
&lt;b&gt;Listings here do NOT imply that an AARP member discount is offered.&lt;/b&gt; 
Please see the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.aarp.org/benefits-discounts/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;AARP Membership &amp; Benefits page&lt;/a&gt; for a listing of businesses that do provide a member discount.&lt;/p&gt;&#039;,
	&#039;happenings-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;happenings-suburban&#039;,
	&#039;happenings-tbd-pilot-text&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;span&gt;Discover everything you can do with AARP&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span&gt;See fun events, local offers, and more right where you live.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&#039;,
	&#039;happenings_default_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/responsive/aarp-default-rp-min.png&#039;,
	&#039;happenings_gold_slug_line_10up&#039; =&gt; &#039;AARP in {local_community_name}&#039;,
	&#039;happenings_gold_slug_line_state&#039; =&gt; &#039;AARP in {local_full_state}&#039;,
	&#039;happenings_gold_slug_line_state_es&#039; =&gt; &#039;AARP en Carolina del Norte&#039;,
	&#039;happenings_heading&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_city} Happenings&#039;,
	&#039;happenings_twitter_header&#039; =&gt; &#039;More from {local_city}&#039;,
	&#039;hiking-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;hiking-cool-c&#039;,
	&#039;hiking_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn.local.aarp.org/img/template/thumbs/hiking-big-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;hiking_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn.local.aarp.org/img/template/hero/hiking.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;hiking_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn.local.aarp.org/img/template/thumbs/hiking-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;home_events_slot1&#039; =&gt; &#039;{module_Cvent New Widget Section}&#039;,
	&#039;home_events_slot2&#039; =&gt; &#039;{module_HP - Blog - Learn More}&#039;,
	&#039;home_intro_text&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;p&gt; Select your community from the list below to learn about great programs, stimulating things to do, local services, discounts and more! &lt;/p&gt;&#039;,
	&#039;hp-event-tout&#039; =&gt; &#039;{if_facebook_link}&lt;div class=&quot;module-spacer text-center&quot;&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;fb-page&quot; data-href=&quot;{local_facebook_link}&quot; data-tabs=&quot;timeline&quot; data-small-header=&quot;false&quot; data-adapt-container-width=&quot;true&quot; data-hide-cover=&quot;false&quot; data-show-facepile=&quot;true&quot;&gt;&lt;blockquote cite=&quot;{local_facebook_link}&quot; class=&quot;fb-xfbml-parse-ignore&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;{local_facebook_link}&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
{endif}&#039;,
	&#039;ice_skating_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/responsive/ice-skating-all-1140x655.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;ice_skating_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/ice-skating.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;ice_skating_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/ice-skating-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;image_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/working-for-you.jpeg&#039;,
	&#039;jobs_widget_city&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_city_c}&#039;,
	&#039;m2mredirect&#039; =&gt; &#039;True&#039;,
	&#039;movies-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;movies-all-c&#039;,
	&#039;movies_robots&#039; =&gt; &#039;index, follow&#039;,
	&#039;name&#039; =&gt; &#039;In Your Community&#039;,
	&#039;nature_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/nature-center2-big-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;nature_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/nature-center2.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;nature_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/nature-center2-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;nearme_map_radius&#039; =&gt; &#039;20&#039;,
	&#039;nearme_map_zip&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_zip}&#039;,
	&#039;omniture_cookie&#039; =&gt; &#039;charlotte-nc-cp&#039;,
	&#039;page-title-right&#039; =&gt; &#039;{module_Event Snapshot Newsletter Signup}&#039;,
	&#039;parks-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;parks-warm-c&#039;,
	&#039;pilot_towns_banner_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/classic/happenings-rural-240x140.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;pumpkin-picking-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;fall-fun-all-1-pumpkins&#039;,
	&#039;recommendation_form_email&#039; =&gt; &#039;jgunderson-palmer@aarp.org,bekim@americantowns.com,katherine@americantowns.com&#039;,
	&#039;recreation-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;rec-cool-b&#039;,
	&#039;restaurantform_email&#039; =&gt; &#039;bmazur@aarp.org,bekim@americantowns.com&#039;,
	&#039;restaurant_radius&#039; =&gt; &#039;10,20,30&#039;,
	&#039;season-activities&#039; =&gt; &#039;Walking, microbreweries &#039;,
	&#039;season-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;spring-fun-warm-m&#039;,
	&#039;seasonal_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/seasonal-big-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;seasonal_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/seasonal.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;seasonal_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/seasonal-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;season_header&#039; =&gt; &#039;Spring Fun&#039;,
	&#039;season_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;Spring&#039;,
	&#039;skiing_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/skiing-big-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;skiing_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/skiing.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;skiing_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/skiing-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;spring-fun-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;spring-fun-warm-m&#039;,
	&#039;state_blog_header&#039; =&gt; &#039;AARP State News&#039;,
	&#039;state_blog_name&#039; =&gt; &#039;North Carolina&#039;,
	&#039;summer-fun-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;summer-fun-warm-m&#039;,
	&#039;tas_state_link&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://takeastand.aarp.org/congressional-action-chart/?state=North+Carolina&#039;,
	&#039;term&#039; =&gt; &#039;in Gastonia&#039;,
	&#039;thingstodo_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/things-to-do3-big-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;thingstodo_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/things-to-do3.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;thingstodo_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/things-to-do3-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;vcc_featured_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://s3.amazonaws.com/local-aarp/img/vcc/featured/20210430_4C9F7646-96EC-4C88-960A-997CE34788BC.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;veterans-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;veterans&#039;,
	&#039;video_tout_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/video-touts/san-antonio-video.png&#039;,
	&#039;vineyards-wineries-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;wineries&#039;,
	&#039;volunteer-today-button&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;span class=&quot;media-middle&quot;&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.aarp.org/volunteer/virtual/?intcmp=CSN-LNK-AARPLOCAL-VOLINT-20210331-{local_tracking_code_town}-{local_tracking_code_state}&quot; class=&quot;red btn&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;I WANT TO VOLUNTEER&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&#039;,
	&#039;volunteering-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;volunteering-winter&#039;,
	&#039;volunteering-news-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;volunteer-all-m-hands&#039;,
	&#039;volunteer_help_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;volunteering-help-military-families&#039;,
	&#039;volunteer_help_link_name&#039; =&gt; &#039;See Projects&#039;,
	&#039;volunteer_help_link_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://www.createthegood.org/how-to-guides?intcmp=SNG-LNK-AARPLOCAL-VOLHTG-20140805-{local_tracking_code_town}-{local_tracking_code_state}&#039;,
	&#039;volunteer_help_subtitle&#039; =&gt; &#039;Help Military Families&#039;,
	&#039;volunteer_help_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;Do-It-Yourself Project Guides&#039;,
	&#039;winter-fun-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;winter-fun-snow-c-ski&#039;,
	&#039;winterfun_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/winter-fun-big-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;winterfun_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/winter-fun.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;winterfun_pic_nav2&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/{town_sef_url}/skiing/&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;{local_skiing_big_thumb}&quot; title=&quot;Skiing&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;Skiing&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#039;,
	&#039;winterfun_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/winter-fun-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;youtube_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/icons/youtube.png&#039;,
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						<p style="text-align: justify;"> The natural wonders of North America and North Carolina coupled with the rich history of our region are all reflected in The Schiele's exceptional exhibitions and diverse programming. Whether you're indoors or out, with the kids or your colleagues, by bringing you a lot closer to nature, The Schiele will bring you a little closer to yourself.  Mission: The Schiele Museum is a public institution established to promote awareness and appreciation for nature, and to instill a sense of individual and social responsibility for the diversity of the natural world and the role of humanity in it.   The museum collects, studies, and preserves natural specimens and cultural artifacts. It uses educational programs, exhibits and publications to communicate to all possible audiences the variety of those objects, their environmental and social contexts and the history of their connections.  History:  Bud Schiele was 67 years old when he founded the Gaston County Museum of Natural History, today known as the Schiele Museum. The museum's opening was a culmination of a lifetime devoted to studying, cataloging and preserving nature. To understand The Schiele Museum's beginning is to understand this self-styled naturalist and botanist who refused to stop working in a profession that he loved so much.  Rudolph Melchoir Schiele was born in Philadelphia on April 2, 1893. He developed a keen interest in nature at an early age and, as a young man, worked as an apprentice curator at the Philadelphia Commercial Museum. Though only 17, Schiele began to dream of having his own sanctuary to display his nature collection.  Schiele served as a Second Lieutenant in the 87th Infantry Division of the United States Army after which he declined a job offer to be the only wildlife official in the Territory of Alaska. Instead, Schiele took the job as Scout Executive with the Boy Scouts of America. It was around this time that he married Lily Hobbs, who became his lifelong companion, naturalist and collector.   The Schieles came to Gaston County in 1924 where he remained with the Piedmont Scout Council until 1958. Under his leadership, the Schiele Scout reservation at Tryon was built and became the home for thousands of scouts every summer until it was closed in 1981.  For 38 years, Schiele collected wildlife, rocks and minerals, which he displayed at the scout office in Gastonia and at his home.  After he was forced to leave scouting because of mandatory retirement age limits, Schiele applied to be a ranger-naturalist for the Great Smokey Mountain National Park. Before leaving Gastonia, however, Schiele proposed to a group of community leaders: "If you can persuade the county to build a place to house it, I will offer my entire collection of animals and minerals and give my services for free."  When the Schieles returned to their Gaston County home, plans were already in the works to find a sanctuary for the collection of birds, mammals, rocks, minerals and photographs. The original museum was dedicated in 1961 and, in 1965, the name of the museum was changed to The Schiele Museum of Natural History to honor its founder and benefactor. Today it's called The Schiele Museum of Natural History and Planetarium.  Over the years, Bud Schiele received several commendations for his endeavors as a naturalist, historian and community servant. In 1930, he was awarded honorary membership in Alpha Phi Omega at UNC-Chapel Hill. In 1967, he was cited by the Gastonia Chamber of Commerce for outstanding service. In 1968, he received an honorary doctor of law degree from Belmont Abbey College. And each year, the museum observes the first week in April and the month of February as Founder's Week and Founder's Month, respectively, in his honor.</p>		</div>
		

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	<div class="col-md-4 right-rail thin-rhs"><pre class="cake-error"><a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="document.getElementById('cakeErr67fc502358585-trace').style.display = (document.getElementById('cakeErr67fc502358585-trace').style.display == 'none' ? '' : 'none');"><b>Notice</b> (8)</a>: Undefined index: slug [<b>APP/Lib/Localize.php</b>, line <b>152</b>]<div id="cakeErr67fc502358585-trace" class="cake-stack-trace" style="display: none;"><a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="document.getElementById('cakeErr67fc502358585-code').style.display = (document.getElementById('cakeErr67fc502358585-code').style.display == 'none' ? '' : 'none')">Code</a> <a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="document.getElementById('cakeErr67fc502358585-context').style.display = (document.getElementById('cakeErr67fc502358585-context').style.display == 'none' ? '' : 'none')">Context</a><pre id="cakeErr67fc502358585-code" class="cake-code-dump" style="display: none;"><code><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: #0000BB">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #007700">if(</span><span style="color: #0000BB">strstr</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$match</span><span style="color: #007700">[</span><span style="color: #0000BB">1</span><span style="color: #007700">],</span><span style="color: #DD0000">'=='</span><span style="color: #007700">))&nbsp;{</span></span></code>
<code><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: #0000BB">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #007700">list(</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$token</span><span style="color: #007700">,</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$keyword</span><span style="color: #007700">)&nbsp;=&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">explode</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #DD0000">"=="</span><span style="color: #007700">,</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$match</span><span style="color: #007700">[</span><span style="color: #0000BB">1</span><span style="color: #007700">],</span><span style="color: #0000BB">2</span><span style="color: #007700">);</span></span></code>
<span class="code-highlight"><code><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: #0000BB">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;$text&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #007700">=&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">str_replace</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$match</span><span style="color: #007700">[</span><span style="color: #0000BB">0</span><span style="color: #007700">],&nbsp;(</span><span style="color: #0000BB">strtolower</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$town</span><span style="color: #007700">[</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$token</span><span style="color: #007700">])&nbsp;!=&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">strtolower</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$keyword</span><span style="color: #007700">)&nbsp;?&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">self</span><span style="color: #007700">::</span><span style="color: #0000BB">replace</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$match</span><span style="color: #007700">[</span><span style="color: #0000BB">2</span><span style="color: #007700">],&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$town</span><span style="color: #007700">,&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$callCake</span><span style="color: #007700">):&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #DD0000">''</span><span style="color: #007700">),&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$text</span><span style="color: #007700">);</span></span></code></span></pre><pre id="cakeErr67fc502358585-context" class="cake-context" style="display: none;">$text = &#039;&lt;!--default--&gt;
&lt;!-- module_RHS - AARP Events --&gt;
{ifnot_slug==healthy-living/map}
{module_RHS - AARP Events}
{endif}
{module_RHS - Tout A}
{module_RHS - Ad Slot 1}
{module_RHS - Join AARP Today}
{module_RHS - Ad Slot 2}
{module_FB - State Side Panel}
{module_RHS - State Contact Us}&#039;
$town = array(
	&#039;_id&#039; =&gt; &#039;5761804d0c4e268f7f8b81d0&#039;,
	&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;Gastonia&#039;,
	&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
	&#039;nearby&#039; =&gt; array(
		(int) 0 =&gt; array(
			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;Gastonia&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;gastonia-nc&#039;
		),
		(int) 1 =&gt; array(
			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;Dallas&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;dallas-nc&#039;
		),
		(int) 2 =&gt; array(
			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;Lowell&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;lowell-nc&#039;
		),
		(int) 3 =&gt; array(
			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;Bessemer City&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;bessemer-city-nc&#039;
		),
		(int) 4 =&gt; array(
			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;Mc Adenville&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;mc-adenville-nc&#039;
		),
		(int) 5 =&gt; array(
			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;Cramerton&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;cramerton-nc&#039;
		),
		(int) 6 =&gt; array(
			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;Stanley&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;stanley-nc&#039;
		),
		(int) 7 =&gt; array(
			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;Bowling Green&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;SC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;bowling-green-sc&#039;
		),
		(int) 8 =&gt; array(
			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;Belmont&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;belmont-nc&#039;
		),
		(int) 9 =&gt; array(
			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;High Shoals&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;high-shoals-nc&#039;
		),
		(int) 10 =&gt; array(
			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;Kings Mountain&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;kings-mountain-nc&#039;
		),
		(int) 11 =&gt; array(
			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;Mount Holly&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;mount-holly-nc&#039;
		),
		(int) 12 =&gt; array(
			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;Alexis&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;alexis-nc&#039;
		),
		(int) 13 =&gt; array(
			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;Clover&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;SC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;clover-sc&#039;
		),
		(int) 14 =&gt; array(
			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;Lake Wylie&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;SC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;lake-wylie-sc&#039;
		)
	),
	&#039;local&#039; =&gt; array(
		(int) 0 =&gt; &#039;gastonia-nc&#039;,
		(int) 1 =&gt; &#039;dallas-nc&#039;,
		(int) 2 =&gt; &#039;lowell-nc&#039;,
		(int) 3 =&gt; &#039;bessemer-city-nc&#039;,
		(int) 4 =&gt; &#039;mc-adenville-nc&#039;,
		(int) 5 =&gt; &#039;cramerton-nc&#039;,
		(int) 6 =&gt; &#039;stanley-nc&#039;,
		(int) 7 =&gt; &#039;bowling-green-sc&#039;,
		(int) 8 =&gt; &#039;belmont-nc&#039;,
		(int) 9 =&gt; &#039;high-shoals-nc&#039;,
		(int) 10 =&gt; &#039;kings-mountain-nc&#039;,
		(int) 11 =&gt; &#039;mount-holly-nc&#039;,
		(int) 12 =&gt; &#039;alexis-nc&#039;,
		(int) 13 =&gt; &#039;clover-sc&#039;,
		(int) 14 =&gt; &#039;lake-wylie-sc&#039;,
		(int) 15 =&gt; &#039;iron-station-nc&#039;,
		(int) 16 =&gt; &#039;crouse-nc&#039;
	),
	&#039;season&#039; =&gt; &#039;spring&#039;,
	&#039;aarp-events-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;aarp-events&#039;,
	&#039;amusement-parks-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;amusement-warm-c&#039;,
	&#039;arts-entertainment-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;arts-all-bm&#039;,
	&#039;asset_version&#039; =&gt; &#039;240925&#039;,
	&#039;beaches-lakes-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;beaches-lakes-cool-c&#039;,
	&#039;billboard1_caption&#039; =&gt; &#039;Spring&#039;,
	&#039;billboard1_image_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_happenings-image}&#039;,
	&#039;billboard1_link_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;/{local_sef_url}/happenings/&#039;,
	&#039;billboard1_subtitle&#039; =&gt; &#039;See the Real Possibilities&#039;,
	&#039;billboard1_thumb_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;
Happenings&#039;,
	&#039;billboard1_thumb_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_happenings-image}&#039;,
	&#039;billboard1_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;Get to know AARP in {local_city_c}&#039;,
	&#039;billboard2_image_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_season-image}&#039;,
	&#039;billboard2_link_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;/{local_sef_url}/{local_season}-fun/&#039;,
	&#039;billboard2_subtitle&#039; =&gt; &#039;Explore fun and interesting things to do this {local_season} near you!&#039;,
	&#039;billboard2_thumb_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_season_header}&#039;,
	&#039;billboard2_thumb_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_season-image}&#039;,
	&#039;billboard2_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;Time for {local_season_header}!&#039;,
	&#039;billboard3_image_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_volunteering-image}&#039;,
	&#039;billboard3_link_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;/{local_sef_url}/volunteering/&#039;,
	&#039;billboard3_subtitle&#039; =&gt; &#039;Make a difference!&#039;,
	&#039;billboard3_thumb_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;Volunteering&#039;,
	&#039;billboard3_thumb_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_volunteering-image}&#039;,
	&#039;billboard3_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;Volunteering lifts everyone&#039;s spirits&#039;,
	&#039;bvideo_name&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_full_state_c}&#039;,
	&#039;city-select-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;cityselect-spring&#039;,
	&#039;coffee-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;coffee-warm-m&#039;,
	&#039;coffee_radius&#039; =&gt; &#039;10&#039;,
	&#039;community_blogs_archive&#039; =&gt; &#039;charlotte-nc&#039;,
	&#039;community_blogs_list&#039; =&gt; &#039;caregiving,healthy-living,savings-and-planning,work-and-jobs,life-reimagined,all,{local_state},charlotte-nc&#039;,
	&#039;connect_town_groups&#039; =&gt; &#039;[{
	&quot;towns&quot;: {
		&quot;atlanta-ga&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Atlanta&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/atlanta-ga/fight-fraud/&quot;
		},
		&quot;chicago-il&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Chicago&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/chicago-il/fight-fraud/&quot;
		},
		&quot;los-angeles-ca&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Los Angeles&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/los-angeles-ca/fight-fraud/&quot;
		},
		&quot;new-york-ny&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;New York City&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/new-york-ny/fight-fraud/?showtowns=true&quot;
		},
		&quot;phoenix-az&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Phoenix&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/phoenix-az/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}
	},
	&quot;code&quot;: &quot;CSN-LOCAL-GROUP1&quot;
}, {
	&quot;towns&quot;: {
		&quot;baltimore-md&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Baltimore Metro&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/baltimore-md/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;dallas-tx&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Dallas&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/dallas-tx/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;denver-co&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Denver&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/denver-co/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;detroit-mi&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Detroit&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/detroit-mi/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;orlando-fl&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Greater Orlando&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/orlando-fl/fight-fraud/?showtowns=true&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;houston-tx&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Houston&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/houston-tx/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;brookhaven-ny&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Long Island&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/brookhaven-ny/fight-fraud/?showtowns=true&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;san-diego-ca&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;San Diego County&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/san-diego-ca/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;miami-fl&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;South Florida&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/miami-fl/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}
	},
	&quot;code&quot;: &quot;CSN-LOCAL-GROUP2&quot;
}, {
	&quot;towns&quot;: {
		&quot;charlotte-nc&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Charlotte&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/charlotte-nc/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;boston-ma&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Greater Boston&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/boston-ma/aarp-events/?showtowns=true&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;indianapolis-in&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Indianapolis&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/indianapolis-in/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;las-vegas-nv&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Las Vegas&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/las-vegas-nv/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;philadelphia-pa&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Philadelphia&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/philadelphia-pa/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;pittsburgh-pa&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Pittsburgh&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/pittsburgh-pa/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;portland-or&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Portland Metro&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/portland-or/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;seattle-wa&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Seattle&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/seattle-wa/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;saint-louis-mo&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;St Louis&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/saint-louis-mo/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;minneapolis-mn&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Twin Cities&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/minneapolis-mn/aarp-events/?showtowns=true&quot;
		}
	},
	&quot;code&quot;: &quot;CSN-LOCAL-GROUP3&quot;
}, {
	&quot;towns&quot;: {
		&quot;new-orleans-la&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Greater New Orleans&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/new-orleans-la/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;hartford-ct&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Hartford&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/hartford-ct/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;little-rock-ar&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Little Rock&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/little-rock-ar/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;oahu-hi&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Oahu&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/oahu-hi/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;omaha-ne&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Omaha&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/omaha-ne/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}
	},
	&quot;code&quot;: &quot;CSN-LOCAL-GROUP4&quot;
}, {
	&quot;towns&quot;: {
		&quot;des-moines-ia&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Des Moines&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/des-moines-ia/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;fargo-nd&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Fargo&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/fargo-nd/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;allentown-pa&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Lehigh Valley&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/allentown-pa/aarp-events/?showtowns=true&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;dale-city-va&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Prince William County&quot;, 
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/dale-city-va/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;worcester-ma&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Worcester County&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/worcester-ma/aarp-events/&quot;
		}
	},
	&quot;code&quot;: &quot;CSN-LOCAL-GROUP5&quot;
}, {
	&quot;towns&quot;: {
		&quot;charleston-wv&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Charleston&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/charleston-wv/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;helena-mt&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Lewis and Clark County&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/helena-mt/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;manchester-nh&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;New Hampshire&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/manchester-nh/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;providence-ri&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Providence&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/providence-ri/aarp-events/&quot;
		}
	},
	&quot;code&quot;: &quot;CSN-LOCAL-GROUP6&quot;
}]&#039;,
	&#039;cvent_display_module&#039; =&gt; &#039;false&#039;,
	&#039;cvent_widget_city&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_city_state}&#039;,
	&#039;embed_video&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;iframe  width=&quot;100%&quot; height=&quot;349&quot; src=&quot;//players.brightcove.net/3772599298001/HkD6Qklb_default/index.html?videoId={local_embed_video_2}&quot; allowfullscreen frameborder=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&#039;,
	&#039;espanol-news-header&#039; =&gt; &#039;Noticias de {local_city}&#039;,
	&#039;espanol-news-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;losangeles-spanish&#039;,
	&#039;events-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;events-all&#039;,
	&#039;events_careversation_group_min&#039; =&gt; &#039;8&#039;,
	&#039;events_driversafety_group_min&#039; =&gt; &#039;8&#039;,
	&#039;events_index_slot1&#039; =&gt; &#039;{module_Cvent New Widget Section 3}&#039;,
	&#039;events_tek_group_min&#039; =&gt; &#039;8&#039;,
	&#039;event_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/responsive/events-all-1140x655.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;event_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/event.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;event_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/event-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;fall-fun-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;fall-fun-all-1-pumpkins&#039;,
	&#039;fallfun_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/fall-fun10-big-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;fallfun_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/fall-fun10.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;fallfun_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/fall-fun10-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;farmers-markets-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;farmers-markets-c&#039;,
	&#039;find_it_fast_link_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;jobs&#039;,
	&#039;find_it_fast_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;Work &amp; Jobs&#039;,
	&#039;gfg-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;gfg-warm-c-2&#039;,
	&#039;google_disclaimer&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Please note:&lt;/b&gt; These listings are provided via Google for the {local_city} community. 
&lt;b&gt;Listings here do NOT imply that an AARP member discount is offered.&lt;/b&gt; 
Please see the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.aarp.org/benefits-discounts/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;AARP Membership &amp; Benefits page&lt;/a&gt; for a listing of businesses that do provide a member discount.&lt;/p&gt;&#039;,
	&#039;happenings-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;happenings-suburban&#039;,
	&#039;happenings-tbd-pilot-text&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;span&gt;Discover everything you can do with AARP&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span&gt;See fun events, local offers, and more right where you live.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&#039;,
	&#039;happenings_default_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/responsive/aarp-default-rp-min.png&#039;,
	&#039;happenings_gold_slug_line_10up&#039; =&gt; &#039;AARP in {local_community_name}&#039;,
	&#039;happenings_gold_slug_line_state&#039; =&gt; &#039;AARP in {local_full_state}&#039;,
	&#039;happenings_gold_slug_line_state_es&#039; =&gt; &#039;AARP en Carolina del Norte&#039;,
	&#039;happenings_heading&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_city} Happenings&#039;,
	&#039;happenings_twitter_header&#039; =&gt; &#039;More from {local_city}&#039;,
	&#039;hiking-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;hiking-cool-c&#039;,
	&#039;hiking_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn.local.aarp.org/img/template/thumbs/hiking-big-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;hiking_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn.local.aarp.org/img/template/hero/hiking.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;hiking_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn.local.aarp.org/img/template/thumbs/hiking-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;home_events_slot1&#039; =&gt; &#039;{module_Cvent New Widget Section}&#039;,
	&#039;home_events_slot2&#039; =&gt; &#039;{module_HP - Blog - Learn More}&#039;,
	&#039;home_intro_text&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;p&gt; Select your community from the list below to learn about great programs, stimulating things to do, local services, discounts and more! &lt;/p&gt;&#039;,
	&#039;hp-event-tout&#039; =&gt; &#039;{if_facebook_link}&lt;div class=&quot;module-spacer text-center&quot;&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;fb-page&quot; data-href=&quot;{local_facebook_link}&quot; data-tabs=&quot;timeline&quot; data-small-header=&quot;false&quot; data-adapt-container-width=&quot;true&quot; data-hide-cover=&quot;false&quot; data-show-facepile=&quot;true&quot;&gt;&lt;blockquote cite=&quot;{local_facebook_link}&quot; class=&quot;fb-xfbml-parse-ignore&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;{local_facebook_link}&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
{endif}&#039;,
	&#039;ice_skating_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/responsive/ice-skating-all-1140x655.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;ice_skating_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/ice-skating.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;ice_skating_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/ice-skating-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;image_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/working-for-you.jpeg&#039;,
	&#039;jobs_widget_city&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_city_c}&#039;,
	&#039;m2mredirect&#039; =&gt; &#039;True&#039;,
	&#039;movies-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;movies-all-c&#039;,
	&#039;movies_robots&#039; =&gt; &#039;index, follow&#039;,
	&#039;name&#039; =&gt; &#039;In Your Community&#039;,
	&#039;nature_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/nature-center2-big-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;nature_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/nature-center2.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;nature_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/nature-center2-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;nearme_map_radius&#039; =&gt; &#039;20&#039;,
	&#039;nearme_map_zip&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_zip}&#039;,
	&#039;omniture_cookie&#039; =&gt; &#039;charlotte-nc-cp&#039;,
	&#039;page-title-right&#039; =&gt; &#039;{module_Event Snapshot Newsletter Signup}&#039;,
	&#039;parks-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;parks-warm-c&#039;,
	&#039;pilot_towns_banner_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/classic/happenings-rural-240x140.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;pumpkin-picking-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;fall-fun-all-1-pumpkins&#039;,
	&#039;recommendation_form_email&#039; =&gt; &#039;jgunderson-palmer@aarp.org,bekim@americantowns.com,katherine@americantowns.com&#039;,
	&#039;recreation-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;rec-cool-b&#039;,
	&#039;restaurantform_email&#039; =&gt; &#039;bmazur@aarp.org,bekim@americantowns.com&#039;,
	&#039;restaurant_radius&#039; =&gt; &#039;10,20,30&#039;,
	&#039;season-activities&#039; =&gt; &#039;Walking, microbreweries &#039;,
	&#039;season-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;spring-fun-warm-m&#039;,
	&#039;seasonal_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/seasonal-big-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;seasonal_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/seasonal.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;seasonal_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/seasonal-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;season_header&#039; =&gt; &#039;Spring Fun&#039;,
	&#039;season_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;Spring&#039;,
	&#039;skiing_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/skiing-big-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;skiing_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/skiing.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;skiing_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/skiing-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;spring-fun-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;spring-fun-warm-m&#039;,
	&#039;state_blog_header&#039; =&gt; &#039;AARP State News&#039;,
	&#039;state_blog_name&#039; =&gt; &#039;North Carolina&#039;,
	&#039;summer-fun-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;summer-fun-warm-m&#039;,
	&#039;tas_state_link&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://takeastand.aarp.org/congressional-action-chart/?state=North+Carolina&#039;,
	&#039;term&#039; =&gt; &#039;in Gastonia&#039;,
	&#039;thingstodo_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/things-to-do3-big-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;thingstodo_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/things-to-do3.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;thingstodo_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/things-to-do3-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;vcc_featured_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://s3.amazonaws.com/local-aarp/img/vcc/featured/20210430_4C9F7646-96EC-4C88-960A-997CE34788BC.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;veterans-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;veterans&#039;,
	&#039;video_tout_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/video-touts/san-antonio-video.png&#039;,
	&#039;vineyards-wineries-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;wineries&#039;,
	&#039;volunteer-today-button&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;span class=&quot;media-middle&quot;&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.aarp.org/volunteer/virtual/?intcmp=CSN-LNK-AARPLOCAL-VOLINT-20210331-{local_tracking_code_town}-{local_tracking_code_state}&quot; class=&quot;red btn&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;I WANT TO VOLUNTEER&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&#039;,
	&#039;volunteering-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;volunteering-winter&#039;,
	&#039;volunteering-news-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;volunteer-all-m-hands&#039;,
	&#039;volunteer_help_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;volunteering-help-military-families&#039;,
	&#039;volunteer_help_link_name&#039; =&gt; &#039;See Projects&#039;,
	&#039;volunteer_help_link_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://www.createthegood.org/how-to-guides?intcmp=SNG-LNK-AARPLOCAL-VOLHTG-20140805-{local_tracking_code_town}-{local_tracking_code_state}&#039;,
	&#039;volunteer_help_subtitle&#039; =&gt; &#039;Help Military Families&#039;,
	&#039;volunteer_help_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;Do-It-Yourself Project Guides&#039;,
	&#039;winter-fun-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;winter-fun-snow-c-ski&#039;,
	&#039;winterfun_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/winter-fun-big-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;winterfun_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/winter-fun.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;winterfun_pic_nav2&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/{town_sef_url}/skiing/&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;{local_skiing_big_thumb}&quot; title=&quot;Skiing&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;Skiing&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#039;,
	&#039;winterfun_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/winter-fun-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;youtube_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/icons/youtube.png&#039;,
	&#039;news_link&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://www.aarp.org/NC?intcmp=SNG-LNK-AARPLOCAL-BLOGNC-20140101&#039;,
	&#039;contactus_text&#039; =&gt; &#039;AARP North Carolina&#039;,
	&#039;contactus_email&#039; =&gt; &#039;NCAARP@aarp.org &#039;,
	&#039;contactus_link&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://states.aarp.org/aarp-north-carolina-contact-information/?intcmp=SNG-LNK-AARPLOCAL-CONTACT-20140101&#039;,
	&#039;facebook_link&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://www.facebook.com/AARPNC&#039;,
	&#039;twitter_link&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://twitter.com/aarpNC&#039;,
	&#039;state_contract_id&#039; =&gt; &#039;56020&#039;,
	&#039;state_blog_flag&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://states.aarp.org/wp-content/themes/aarpstates/images/state_flags/north-carolina.png&#039;,
	&#039;state_blog_link&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://states.aarp.org/region/north-carolina/&#039;,
	&#039;state_blog_rss&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://states.aarp.org/region/north-carolina/feed&#039;,
	&#039;cold_state&#039; =&gt; &#039;yes&#039;,
	&#039;embed_video_2&#039; =&gt; &#039;5819650040001&#039;,
	&#039;2020_election_link&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://local.aarp.org/news/how-to-vote-in-north-carolinas-2020-election-what-you-need-to-know-nc-2020-07-21.html&#039;,
	&#039;State_Label&#039; =&gt; &#039;North Carolina&#039;s&#039;,
	&#039;vaccine_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://local.aarp.org/news/the-covid19-vaccine-distribution-plan-in-north-carolina-nc-2021-01-26.html&#039;,
	&#039;at_ski_resort&#039; =&gt; &#039;y&#039;,
	&#039;state_capital&#039; =&gt; &#039;raleigh-nc&#039;,
	&#039;caregiving_211&#039; =&gt; &#039;y&#039;,
	&#039;2024_election_link&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://states.aarp.org/north-carolina/election-voting-guide&#039;,
	&#039;2024_election_link_es&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://states.aarp.org/north-carolina/elecciones-guia-para-votar-carolina-del-norte&#039;,
	&#039;advanced_directives_link&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://www.caringinfo.org/wp-content/uploads/NorthCarolina.pdf&#039;,
	&#039;full_state&#039; =&gt; &#039;North Carolina&#039;,
	&#039;county&#039; =&gt; &#039;Gaston&#039;,
	&#039;geo&#039; =&gt; array(
		(int) 0 =&gt; (float) -81.187599182129,
		(int) 1 =&gt; (float) 35.267398834229
	),
	&#039;latitude&#039; =&gt; (float) 35.267398834229,
	&#039;longitude&#039; =&gt; (float) -81.187599182129,
	&#039;city_state&#039; =&gt; &#039;Gastonia, NC&#039;,
	&#039;city_state_search&#039; =&gt; &#039;Gastonia NC&#039;,
	&#039;pilot_name&#039; =&gt; &#039;Gastonia&#039;,
	&#039;pilot_sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;charlotte-nccolorado-springs-co&#039;,
	&#039;community_id&#039; =&gt; (int) 48,
	&#039;community_name&#039; =&gt; &#039;Charlotte&#039;,
	&#039;community_state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
	&#039;community_region&#039; =&gt; &#039;Large&#039;,
	&#039;brightspot_region&#039; =&gt; &#039;charlotte-nc&#039;,
	&#039;title&#039; =&gt; &#039;Gastonia, NC&#039;,
	&#039;subtitle&#039; =&gt; &#039;Highlighting {local_city} &#039;,
	&#039;tracking_code_town&#039; =&gt; &#039;GASTONIA&#039;,
	&#039;tracking_code_state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
	&#039;ad_state&#039; =&gt; &#039;nc&#039;,
	&#039;ad_city&#039; =&gt; &#039;gastonia&#039;,
	&#039;ad_region&#039; =&gt; null,
	&#039;timezone&#039; =&gt; &#039;America/New_York&#039;,
	&#039;type&#039; =&gt; &#039;town&#039;,
	&#039;zip&#039; =&gt; &#039;28052&#039;,
	&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;gastonia-nc&#039;,
	&#039;americantowns_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://www.americantowns.com/gastonia-nc/&#039;,
	&#039;alt_names&#039; =&gt; &#039;Gastonia,Charlotte&#039;,
	&#039;zipcodes&#039; =&gt; array(
		(int) 0 =&gt; &#039;28052&#039;,
		(int) 1 =&gt; &#039;28053&#039;,
		(int) 2 =&gt; &#039;28054&#039;,
		(int) 3 =&gt; &#039;28055&#039;,
		(int) 4 =&gt; &#039;28056&#039;
	),
	&#039;urls&#039; =&gt; array(
		(int) 0 =&gt; &#039;gastonia-nc&#039;,
		(int) 1 =&gt; &#039;charlotte-nc&#039;,
		(int) 2 =&gt; &#039;boogertown-nc&#039;,
		(int) 3 =&gt; &#039;crowders-nc&#039;,
		(int) 4 =&gt; &#039;groves-nc&#039;,
		(int) 5 =&gt; &#039;pinkney-nc&#039;,
		(int) 6 =&gt; &#039;ridge-nc&#039;,
		(int) 7 =&gt; &#039;smyre-nc&#039;,
		(int) 8 =&gt; &#039;south-gastonia-nc&#039;,
		(int) 9 =&gt; &#039;victory-nc&#039;,
		(int) 10 =&gt; &#039;ragan-village-nc&#039;,
		(int) 11 =&gt; &#039;ranlo-nc&#039;,
		(int) 12 =&gt; &#039;spencer-mountain-nc&#039;
	),
	&#039;town_ids&#039; =&gt; array(
		(int) 0 =&gt; &#039;11647&#039;,
		(int) 1 =&gt; &#039;11648&#039;,
		(int) 2 =&gt; &#039;11649&#039;,
		(int) 3 =&gt; &#039;11650&#039;,
		(int) 4 =&gt; &#039;11651&#039;
	),
	&#039;has_happenings&#039; =&gt; &#039;true&#039;,
	&#039;cvent_community_code&#039; =&gt; &#039;nc-charlotte&#039;
)
$callCake = true
$matches = array(
	(int) 0 =&gt; array(
		(int) 0 =&gt; &#039;{ifnot_slug==healthy-living/map}
{module_RHS - AARP Events}
{endif}&#039;,
		(int) 1 =&gt; &#039;slug==healthy-living/map&#039;,
		(int) 2 =&gt; &#039;
{module_RHS - AARP Events}
&#039;
	)
)
$match = array(
	(int) 0 =&gt; &#039;{ifnot_slug==healthy-living/map}
{module_RHS - AARP Events}
{endif}&#039;,
	(int) 1 =&gt; &#039;slug==healthy-living/map&#039;,
	(int) 2 =&gt; &#039;
{module_RHS - AARP Events}
&#039;
)
$token = &#039;slug&#039;
$keyword = &#039;healthy-living/map&#039;</pre><pre class="stack-trace">Localize::replace() - APP/Lib/Localize.php, line 152
Modules::render() - APP/Lib/Modules.php, line 9
include - APP/View/Elements/display.ctp, line 13
View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971
View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933
View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473
Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 963
AppController::renderPage() - APP/Controller/AppController.php, line 136
PlacesController::display() - APP/Controller/PlacesController.php, line 501
ReflectionMethod::invokeArgs() - [internal], line ??
Controller::invokeAction() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 491
Dispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 193
Dispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 167
[main] - APP/webroot/index.php, line 118</pre></div></pre><div class="module clearfix"><!--default-->
<!-- module_RHS - AARP Events -->


<div class="ar-basic-box module-spacer">
	<header>
		<div class="pull-right">
			<a href="/gastonia-nc/aarp-events/" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-SEEALL-EVENTS">
				<img style="width:30px;" src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/icons/aarp_event_icon.png" alt="Upcoming AARP Events" />
			</a>
		</div>
		<h2 class="visible-lg">AARP Events for Gastonia</h2>
		<h2 class="hidden-lg">AARP Events for Gastonia</h2>
	</header>
	<div class="wrap">
		<div class="ar-listing snippet">
			<ul class="list">
				<li class="item" data-pageindex="1">

					
					<h2 class="title"><a href="/aarp-event/aarp-live-cybercrime-and-fraud-prevention-tips-42125-9vn8twf4ts8.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-AARP-LIVE-CYBERCRIME-AND-FRAUD-PREVENTION-TIPS-42125">AARP Live: Cybercrime and Fraud Prevention Tips, 4/21/25</a></h2>
					<p class="time">Monday, Apr 21, 2025 at 8:00&nbsp;p.m. ET</p>
					<p class="venue"></p>
					<p class="loc">Online Event</p>
					
				</li><li class="item" data-pageindex="1">

					
					<h2 class="title"><a href="/aarp-event/aarp-live-decluttering-for-today-and-tomorrow-51925-87nw6zdbytm.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-AARP-LIVE-DECLUTTERING-FOR-TODAY-AND-TOMORROW-51925">AARP Live: Decluttering for Today and Tomorrow , 5/19/25</a></h2>
					<p class="time">Monday, May 19, 2025 at 8:00&nbsp;p.m. ET</p>
					<p class="venue"></p>
					<p class="loc">Online Event</p>
					
				</li><li class="item" data-pageindex="1">

					
					<h2 class="title"><a href="/aarp-event/aarp-live-social-security-whats-right-for-you-61625-glnbkkyk2gm.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-AARP-LIVE-SOCIAL-SECURITY-WHATS-RIGHT-FOR-YOU-61625">AARP Live: Social Security: What’s Right For You? , 6/16/25</a></h2>
					<p class="time">Monday, Jun 16, 2025 at 8:00&nbsp;p.m. ET</p>
					<p class="venue"></p>
					<p class="loc">Online Event</p>
					
				</li>			</ul>

			<p><a class="link-red" href="/gastonia-nc/aarp-events/" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-SEEALL-EVENTS">View All AARP Events<i class="ml-1 fas fa-chevron-right"></i></a></p>
	
		</div>
	</div>
</div>



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                                if(typeof AARP.ads !== 'undefined'){
                                  AARP.ads.slots({ id:'300x250_53475', size:'300x250'});
                                }
                            </script>
                         
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                </div>
<div class="card-tout card-dark membership-tout" style="margin:0 0 30px 0;height:360px;">
	<img class="img-responsive image" 
		title="image of two AARP membership cards"
		alt="image of two AARP membership cards" 
		src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/tout-two-cards.png">
	<div class="title">Last Chance to Save!<br />New Pricing Coming in 2025.</div>
<br />
	<p>
This is AARP's first rate increase in 15 years.<br />Don't miss out, join today and save!<br /><br />
</p>
	<div class="action">
		<a class="btn" href="https://appsec.aarp.org/mem/join?campaignid=UAJFT3&intcmp=LNK-CSN-AARPLOCAL-JRTOUT-RR-A-GASTONIA-NC">Join AARP</a>
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			<a href="https://www.aarp.org/benefits-discounts/my-membership/print-your-card/">Print Card</a></div>
	</div>
</div>
<style>
.membership-tout {padding:16px 20px;}
.membership-tout .list li { margin: 0; }
</style> 
<div aria-hidden="true" class="aarpe-ad-wrapper">
                    
                    <div class="aarpe-ad en clearfix" id="300x250_93505" data-adsize="300x250">
                        
                         
                            <script type="text/javascript">
                                if(typeof AARP.ads !== 'undefined'){
                                  AARP.ads.slots({ id:'300x250_93505', size:'300x250'});
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						<p style="text-align: justify;"> The natural wonders of North America and North Carolina coupled with the rich history of our region are all reflected in The Schiele's exceptional exhibitions and diverse programming. Whether you're indoors or out, with the kids or your colleagues, by bringing you a lot closer to nature, The Schiele will bring you a little closer to yourself.  Mission: The Schiele Museum is a public institution established to promote awareness and appreciation for nature, and to instill a sense of individual and social responsibility for the diversity of the natural world and the role of humanity in it.   The museum collects, studies, and preserves natural specimens and cultural artifacts. It uses educational programs, exhibits and publications to communicate to all possible audiences the variety of those objects, their environmental and social contexts and the history of their connections.  History:  Bud Schiele was 67 years old when he founded the Gaston County Museum of Natural History, today known as the Schiele Museum. The museum's opening was a culmination of a lifetime devoted to studying, cataloging and preserving nature. To understand The Schiele Museum's beginning is to understand this self-styled naturalist and botanist who refused to stop working in a profession that he loved so much.  Rudolph Melchoir Schiele was born in Philadelphia on April 2, 1893. He developed a keen interest in nature at an early age and, as a young man, worked as an apprentice curator at the Philadelphia Commercial Museum. Though only 17, Schiele began to dream of having his own sanctuary to display his nature collection.  Schiele served as a Second Lieutenant in the 87th Infantry Division of the United States Army after which he declined a job offer to be the only wildlife official in the Territory of Alaska. Instead, Schiele took the job as Scout Executive with the Boy Scouts of America. It was around this time that he married Lily Hobbs, who became his lifelong companion, naturalist and collector.   The Schieles came to Gaston County in 1924 where he remained with the Piedmont Scout Council until 1958. Under his leadership, the Schiele Scout reservation at Tryon was built and became the home for thousands of scouts every summer until it was closed in 1981.  For 38 years, Schiele collected wildlife, rocks and minerals, which he displayed at the scout office in Gastonia and at his home.  After he was forced to leave scouting because of mandatory retirement age limits, Schiele applied to be a ranger-naturalist for the Great Smokey Mountain National Park. Before leaving Gastonia, however, Schiele proposed to a group of community leaders: "If you can persuade the county to build a place to house it, I will offer my entire collection of animals and minerals and give my services for free."  When the Schieles returned to their Gaston County home, plans were already in the works to find a sanctuary for the collection of birds, mammals, rocks, minerals and photographs. The original museum was dedicated in 1961 and, in 1965, the name of the museum was changed to The Schiele Museum of Natural History to honor its founder and benefactor. Today it's called The Schiele Museum of Natural History and Planetarium.  Over the years, Bud Schiele received several commendations for his endeavors as a naturalist, historian and community servant. In 1930, he was awarded honorary membership in Alpha Phi Omega at UNC-Chapel Hill. In 1967, he was cited by the Gastonia Chamber of Commerce for outstanding service. In 1968, he received an honorary doctor of law degree from Belmont Abbey College. And each year, the museum observes the first week in April and the month of February as Founder's Week and Founder's Month, respectively, in his honor.</p>		</div>
		

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			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Las Vegas&quot;,
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			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/seattle-wa/aarp-events/&quot;
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			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;St Louis&quot;,
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			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Twin Cities&quot;,
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			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Greater New Orleans&quot;,
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			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Hartford&quot;,
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			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Des Moines&quot;,
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			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Fargo&quot;,
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		}, 
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			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Worcester County&quot;,
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		}
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			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Charleston&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/charleston-wv/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
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			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Lewis and Clark County&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/helena-mt/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;manchester-nh&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;New Hampshire&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/manchester-nh/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
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			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Providence&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/providence-ri/aarp-events/&quot;
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						<p style="text-align: justify;"> The natural wonders of North America and North Carolina coupled with the rich history of our region are all reflected in The Schiele's exceptional exhibitions and diverse programming. Whether you're indoors or out, with the kids or your colleagues, by bringing you a lot closer to nature, The Schiele will bring you a little closer to yourself.  Mission: The Schiele Museum is a public institution established to promote awareness and appreciation for nature, and to instill a sense of individual and social responsibility for the diversity of the natural world and the role of humanity in it.   The museum collects, studies, and preserves natural specimens and cultural artifacts. It uses educational programs, exhibits and publications to communicate to all possible audiences the variety of those objects, their environmental and social contexts and the history of their connections.  History:  Bud Schiele was 67 years old when he founded the Gaston County Museum of Natural History, today known as the Schiele Museum. The museum's opening was a culmination of a lifetime devoted to studying, cataloging and preserving nature. To understand The Schiele Museum's beginning is to understand this self-styled naturalist and botanist who refused to stop working in a profession that he loved so much.  Rudolph Melchoir Schiele was born in Philadelphia on April 2, 1893. He developed a keen interest in nature at an early age and, as a young man, worked as an apprentice curator at the Philadelphia Commercial Museum. Though only 17, Schiele began to dream of having his own sanctuary to display his nature collection.  Schiele served as a Second Lieutenant in the 87th Infantry Division of the United States Army after which he declined a job offer to be the only wildlife official in the Territory of Alaska. Instead, Schiele took the job as Scout Executive with the Boy Scouts of America. It was around this time that he married Lily Hobbs, who became his lifelong companion, naturalist and collector.   The Schieles came to Gaston County in 1924 where he remained with the Piedmont Scout Council until 1958. Under his leadership, the Schiele Scout reservation at Tryon was built and became the home for thousands of scouts every summer until it was closed in 1981.  For 38 years, Schiele collected wildlife, rocks and minerals, which he displayed at the scout office in Gastonia and at his home.  After he was forced to leave scouting because of mandatory retirement age limits, Schiele applied to be a ranger-naturalist for the Great Smokey Mountain National Park. Before leaving Gastonia, however, Schiele proposed to a group of community leaders: "If you can persuade the county to build a place to house it, I will offer my entire collection of animals and minerals and give my services for free."  When the Schieles returned to their Gaston County home, plans were already in the works to find a sanctuary for the collection of birds, mammals, rocks, minerals and photographs. The original museum was dedicated in 1961 and, in 1965, the name of the museum was changed to The Schiele Museum of Natural History to honor its founder and benefactor. Today it's called The Schiele Museum of Natural History and Planetarium.  Over the years, Bud Schiele received several commendations for his endeavors as a naturalist, historian and community servant. In 1930, he was awarded honorary membership in Alpha Phi Omega at UNC-Chapel Hill. In 1967, he was cited by the Gastonia Chamber of Commerce for outstanding service. In 1968, he received an honorary doctor of law degree from Belmont Abbey College. And each year, the museum observes the first week in April and the month of February as Founder's Week and Founder's Month, respectively, in his honor.</p>		</div>
		

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&lt;!-- module_RHS - AARP Events --&gt;
{ifnot_slug==healthy-living/map}
{module_RHS - AARP Events}
{endif}
{module_RHS - Tout A}
{module_RHS - Ad Slot 1}
{module_RHS - Join AARP Today}
{module_RHS - Ad Slot 2}
{module_FB - State Side Panel}
{module_RHS - State Contact Us}&#039;
$town = array(
	&#039;_id&#039; =&gt; &#039;5761804d0c4e268f7f8b81d0&#039;,
	&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;Gastonia&#039;,
	&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
	&#039;nearby&#039; =&gt; array(
		(int) 0 =&gt; array(
			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;Gastonia&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;gastonia-nc&#039;
		),
		(int) 1 =&gt; array(
			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;Dallas&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;dallas-nc&#039;
		),
		(int) 2 =&gt; array(
			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;Lowell&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;lowell-nc&#039;
		),
		(int) 3 =&gt; array(
			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;Bessemer City&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;bessemer-city-nc&#039;
		),
		(int) 4 =&gt; array(
			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;Mc Adenville&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;mc-adenville-nc&#039;
		),
		(int) 5 =&gt; array(
			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;Cramerton&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;cramerton-nc&#039;
		),
		(int) 6 =&gt; array(
			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;Stanley&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;stanley-nc&#039;
		),
		(int) 7 =&gt; array(
			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;Bowling Green&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;SC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;bowling-green-sc&#039;
		),
		(int) 8 =&gt; array(
			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;Belmont&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;belmont-nc&#039;
		),
		(int) 9 =&gt; array(
			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;High Shoals&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;high-shoals-nc&#039;
		),
		(int) 10 =&gt; array(
			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;Kings Mountain&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;kings-mountain-nc&#039;
		),
		(int) 11 =&gt; array(
			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;Mount Holly&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;mount-holly-nc&#039;
		),
		(int) 12 =&gt; array(
			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;Alexis&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;alexis-nc&#039;
		),
		(int) 13 =&gt; array(
			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;Clover&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;SC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;clover-sc&#039;
		),
		(int) 14 =&gt; array(
			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;Lake Wylie&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;SC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;lake-wylie-sc&#039;
		)
	),
	&#039;local&#039; =&gt; array(
		(int) 0 =&gt; &#039;gastonia-nc&#039;,
		(int) 1 =&gt; &#039;dallas-nc&#039;,
		(int) 2 =&gt; &#039;lowell-nc&#039;,
		(int) 3 =&gt; &#039;bessemer-city-nc&#039;,
		(int) 4 =&gt; &#039;mc-adenville-nc&#039;,
		(int) 5 =&gt; &#039;cramerton-nc&#039;,
		(int) 6 =&gt; &#039;stanley-nc&#039;,
		(int) 7 =&gt; &#039;bowling-green-sc&#039;,
		(int) 8 =&gt; &#039;belmont-nc&#039;,
		(int) 9 =&gt; &#039;high-shoals-nc&#039;,
		(int) 10 =&gt; &#039;kings-mountain-nc&#039;,
		(int) 11 =&gt; &#039;mount-holly-nc&#039;,
		(int) 12 =&gt; &#039;alexis-nc&#039;,
		(int) 13 =&gt; &#039;clover-sc&#039;,
		(int) 14 =&gt; &#039;lake-wylie-sc&#039;,
		(int) 15 =&gt; &#039;iron-station-nc&#039;,
		(int) 16 =&gt; &#039;crouse-nc&#039;
	),
	&#039;season&#039; =&gt; &#039;spring&#039;,
	&#039;aarp-events-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;aarp-events&#039;,
	&#039;amusement-parks-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;amusement-warm-c&#039;,
	&#039;arts-entertainment-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;arts-all-bm&#039;,
	&#039;asset_version&#039; =&gt; &#039;240925&#039;,
	&#039;beaches-lakes-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;beaches-lakes-cool-c&#039;,
	&#039;billboard1_caption&#039; =&gt; &#039;Spring&#039;,
	&#039;billboard1_image_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_happenings-image}&#039;,
	&#039;billboard1_link_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;/{local_sef_url}/happenings/&#039;,
	&#039;billboard1_subtitle&#039; =&gt; &#039;See the Real Possibilities&#039;,
	&#039;billboard1_thumb_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;
Happenings&#039;,
	&#039;billboard1_thumb_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_happenings-image}&#039;,
	&#039;billboard1_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;Get to know AARP in {local_city_c}&#039;,
	&#039;billboard2_image_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_season-image}&#039;,
	&#039;billboard2_link_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;/{local_sef_url}/{local_season}-fun/&#039;,
	&#039;billboard2_subtitle&#039; =&gt; &#039;Explore fun and interesting things to do this {local_season} near you!&#039;,
	&#039;billboard2_thumb_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_season_header}&#039;,
	&#039;billboard2_thumb_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_season-image}&#039;,
	&#039;billboard2_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;Time for {local_season_header}!&#039;,
	&#039;billboard3_image_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_volunteering-image}&#039;,
	&#039;billboard3_link_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;/{local_sef_url}/volunteering/&#039;,
	&#039;billboard3_subtitle&#039; =&gt; &#039;Make a difference!&#039;,
	&#039;billboard3_thumb_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;Volunteering&#039;,
	&#039;billboard3_thumb_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_volunteering-image}&#039;,
	&#039;billboard3_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;Volunteering lifts everyone&#039;s spirits&#039;,
	&#039;bvideo_name&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_full_state_c}&#039;,
	&#039;city-select-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;cityselect-spring&#039;,
	&#039;coffee-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;coffee-warm-m&#039;,
	&#039;coffee_radius&#039; =&gt; &#039;10&#039;,
	&#039;community_blogs_archive&#039; =&gt; &#039;charlotte-nc&#039;,
	&#039;community_blogs_list&#039; =&gt; &#039;caregiving,healthy-living,savings-and-planning,work-and-jobs,life-reimagined,all,{local_state},charlotte-nc&#039;,
	&#039;connect_town_groups&#039; =&gt; &#039;[{
	&quot;towns&quot;: {
		&quot;atlanta-ga&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Atlanta&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/atlanta-ga/fight-fraud/&quot;
		},
		&quot;chicago-il&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Chicago&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/chicago-il/fight-fraud/&quot;
		},
		&quot;los-angeles-ca&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Los Angeles&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/los-angeles-ca/fight-fraud/&quot;
		},
		&quot;new-york-ny&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;New York City&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/new-york-ny/fight-fraud/?showtowns=true&quot;
		},
		&quot;phoenix-az&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Phoenix&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/phoenix-az/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}
	},
	&quot;code&quot;: &quot;CSN-LOCAL-GROUP1&quot;
}, {
	&quot;towns&quot;: {
		&quot;baltimore-md&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Baltimore Metro&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/baltimore-md/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;dallas-tx&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Dallas&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/dallas-tx/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;denver-co&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Denver&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/denver-co/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;detroit-mi&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Detroit&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/detroit-mi/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;orlando-fl&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Greater Orlando&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/orlando-fl/fight-fraud/?showtowns=true&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;houston-tx&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Houston&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/houston-tx/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;brookhaven-ny&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Long Island&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/brookhaven-ny/fight-fraud/?showtowns=true&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;san-diego-ca&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;San Diego County&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/san-diego-ca/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;miami-fl&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;South Florida&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/miami-fl/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}
	},
	&quot;code&quot;: &quot;CSN-LOCAL-GROUP2&quot;
}, {
	&quot;towns&quot;: {
		&quot;charlotte-nc&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Charlotte&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/charlotte-nc/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;boston-ma&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Greater Boston&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/boston-ma/aarp-events/?showtowns=true&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;indianapolis-in&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Indianapolis&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/indianapolis-in/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;las-vegas-nv&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Las Vegas&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/las-vegas-nv/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;philadelphia-pa&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Philadelphia&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/philadelphia-pa/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;pittsburgh-pa&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Pittsburgh&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/pittsburgh-pa/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;portland-or&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Portland Metro&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/portland-or/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;seattle-wa&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Seattle&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/seattle-wa/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;saint-louis-mo&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;St Louis&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/saint-louis-mo/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;minneapolis-mn&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Twin Cities&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/minneapolis-mn/aarp-events/?showtowns=true&quot;
		}
	},
	&quot;code&quot;: &quot;CSN-LOCAL-GROUP3&quot;
}, {
	&quot;towns&quot;: {
		&quot;new-orleans-la&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Greater New Orleans&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/new-orleans-la/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;hartford-ct&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Hartford&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/hartford-ct/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;little-rock-ar&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Little Rock&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/little-rock-ar/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;oahu-hi&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Oahu&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/oahu-hi/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;omaha-ne&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Omaha&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/omaha-ne/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}
	},
	&quot;code&quot;: &quot;CSN-LOCAL-GROUP4&quot;
}, {
	&quot;towns&quot;: {
		&quot;des-moines-ia&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Des Moines&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/des-moines-ia/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;fargo-nd&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Fargo&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/fargo-nd/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;allentown-pa&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Lehigh Valley&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/allentown-pa/aarp-events/?showtowns=true&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;dale-city-va&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Prince William County&quot;, 
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/dale-city-va/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;worcester-ma&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Worcester County&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/worcester-ma/aarp-events/&quot;
		}
	},
	&quot;code&quot;: &quot;CSN-LOCAL-GROUP5&quot;
}, {
	&quot;towns&quot;: {
		&quot;charleston-wv&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Charleston&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/charleston-wv/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;helena-mt&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Lewis and Clark County&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/helena-mt/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;manchester-nh&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;New Hampshire&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/manchester-nh/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;providence-ri&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Providence&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/providence-ri/aarp-events/&quot;
		}
	},
	&quot;code&quot;: &quot;CSN-LOCAL-GROUP6&quot;
}]&#039;,
	&#039;cvent_display_module&#039; =&gt; &#039;false&#039;,
	&#039;cvent_widget_city&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_city_state}&#039;,
	&#039;embed_video&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;iframe  width=&quot;100%&quot; height=&quot;349&quot; src=&quot;//players.brightcove.net/3772599298001/HkD6Qklb_default/index.html?videoId={local_embed_video_2}&quot; allowfullscreen frameborder=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&#039;,
	&#039;espanol-news-header&#039; =&gt; &#039;Noticias de {local_city}&#039;,
	&#039;espanol-news-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;losangeles-spanish&#039;,
	&#039;events-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;events-all&#039;,
	&#039;events_careversation_group_min&#039; =&gt; &#039;8&#039;,
	&#039;events_driversafety_group_min&#039; =&gt; &#039;8&#039;,
	&#039;events_index_slot1&#039; =&gt; &#039;{module_Cvent New Widget Section 3}&#039;,
	&#039;events_tek_group_min&#039; =&gt; &#039;8&#039;,
	&#039;event_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/responsive/events-all-1140x655.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;event_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/event.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;event_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/event-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;fall-fun-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;fall-fun-all-1-pumpkins&#039;,
	&#039;fallfun_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/fall-fun10-big-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;fallfun_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/fall-fun10.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;fallfun_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/fall-fun10-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;farmers-markets-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;farmers-markets-c&#039;,
	&#039;find_it_fast_link_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;jobs&#039;,
	&#039;find_it_fast_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;Work &amp; Jobs&#039;,
	&#039;gfg-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;gfg-warm-c-2&#039;,
	&#039;google_disclaimer&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Please note:&lt;/b&gt; These listings are provided via Google for the {local_city} community. 
&lt;b&gt;Listings here do NOT imply that an AARP member discount is offered.&lt;/b&gt; 
Please see the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.aarp.org/benefits-discounts/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;AARP Membership &amp; Benefits page&lt;/a&gt; for a listing of businesses that do provide a member discount.&lt;/p&gt;&#039;,
	&#039;happenings-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;happenings-suburban&#039;,
	&#039;happenings-tbd-pilot-text&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;span&gt;Discover everything you can do with AARP&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span&gt;See fun events, local offers, and more right where you live.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&#039;,
	&#039;happenings_default_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/responsive/aarp-default-rp-min.png&#039;,
	&#039;happenings_gold_slug_line_10up&#039; =&gt; &#039;AARP in {local_community_name}&#039;,
	&#039;happenings_gold_slug_line_state&#039; =&gt; &#039;AARP in {local_full_state}&#039;,
	&#039;happenings_gold_slug_line_state_es&#039; =&gt; &#039;AARP en Carolina del Norte&#039;,
	&#039;happenings_heading&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_city} Happenings&#039;,
	&#039;happenings_twitter_header&#039; =&gt; &#039;More from {local_city}&#039;,
	&#039;hiking-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;hiking-cool-c&#039;,
	&#039;hiking_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn.local.aarp.org/img/template/thumbs/hiking-big-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;hiking_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn.local.aarp.org/img/template/hero/hiking.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;hiking_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn.local.aarp.org/img/template/thumbs/hiking-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;home_events_slot1&#039; =&gt; &#039;{module_Cvent New Widget Section}&#039;,
	&#039;home_events_slot2&#039; =&gt; &#039;{module_HP - Blog - Learn More}&#039;,
	&#039;home_intro_text&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;p&gt; Select your community from the list below to learn about great programs, stimulating things to do, local services, discounts and more! &lt;/p&gt;&#039;,
	&#039;hp-event-tout&#039; =&gt; &#039;{if_facebook_link}&lt;div class=&quot;module-spacer text-center&quot;&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;fb-page&quot; data-href=&quot;{local_facebook_link}&quot; data-tabs=&quot;timeline&quot; data-small-header=&quot;false&quot; data-adapt-container-width=&quot;true&quot; data-hide-cover=&quot;false&quot; data-show-facepile=&quot;true&quot;&gt;&lt;blockquote cite=&quot;{local_facebook_link}&quot; class=&quot;fb-xfbml-parse-ignore&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;{local_facebook_link}&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
{endif}&#039;,
	&#039;ice_skating_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/responsive/ice-skating-all-1140x655.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;ice_skating_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/ice-skating.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;ice_skating_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/ice-skating-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;image_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/working-for-you.jpeg&#039;,
	&#039;jobs_widget_city&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_city_c}&#039;,
	&#039;m2mredirect&#039; =&gt; &#039;True&#039;,
	&#039;movies-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;movies-all-c&#039;,
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Modules::render() - APP/Lib/Modules.php, line 9
include - APP/View/Elements/display.ctp, line 13
View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971
View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933
View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473
Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 963
AppController::renderPage() - APP/Controller/AppController.php, line 136
PlacesController::display() - APP/Controller/PlacesController.php, line 501
ReflectionMethod::invokeArgs() - [internal], line ??
Controller::invokeAction() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 491
Dispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 193
Dispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 167
[main] - APP/webroot/index.php, line 118</pre></div></pre><div class="module clearfix"><!--default-->
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		<h2 class="visible-lg">AARP Events for Gastonia</h2>
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					<h2 class="title"><a href="/aarp-event/aarp-live-social-security-whats-right-for-you-61625-glnbkkyk2gm.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-AARP-LIVE-SOCIAL-SECURITY-WHATS-RIGHT-FOR-YOU-61625">AARP Live: Social Security: What’s Right For You? , 6/16/25</a></h2>
					<p class="time">Monday, Jun 16, 2025 at 8:00&nbsp;p.m. ET</p>
					<p class="venue"></p>
					<p class="loc">Online Event</p>
					
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<div class="ar-basic-box module-spacer">
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<h2>Contact AARP <br />in Gastonia</h2>
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</ul>
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		<header><h1 class="article-headline">Schiele Museum Of Natural History</h1></header>

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							<span>Gastonia</span>,
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												<span>28054</span>
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						<p style="text-align: justify;"> The natural wonders of North America and North Carolina coupled with the rich history of our region are all reflected in The Schiele's exceptional exhibitions and diverse programming. Whether you're indoors or out, with the kids or your colleagues, by bringing you a lot closer to nature, The Schiele will bring you a little closer to yourself.  Mission: The Schiele Museum is a public institution established to promote awareness and appreciation for nature, and to instill a sense of individual and social responsibility for the diversity of the natural world and the role of humanity in it.   The museum collects, studies, and preserves natural specimens and cultural artifacts. It uses educational programs, exhibits and publications to communicate to all possible audiences the variety of those objects, their environmental and social contexts and the history of their connections.  History:  Bud Schiele was 67 years old when he founded the Gaston County Museum of Natural History, today known as the Schiele Museum. The museum's opening was a culmination of a lifetime devoted to studying, cataloging and preserving nature. To understand The Schiele Museum's beginning is to understand this self-styled naturalist and botanist who refused to stop working in a profession that he loved so much.  Rudolph Melchoir Schiele was born in Philadelphia on April 2, 1893. He developed a keen interest in nature at an early age and, as a young man, worked as an apprentice curator at the Philadelphia Commercial Museum. Though only 17, Schiele began to dream of having his own sanctuary to display his nature collection.  Schiele served as a Second Lieutenant in the 87th Infantry Division of the United States Army after which he declined a job offer to be the only wildlife official in the Territory of Alaska. Instead, Schiele took the job as Scout Executive with the Boy Scouts of America. It was around this time that he married Lily Hobbs, who became his lifelong companion, naturalist and collector.   The Schieles came to Gaston County in 1924 where he remained with the Piedmont Scout Council until 1958. Under his leadership, the Schiele Scout reservation at Tryon was built and became the home for thousands of scouts every summer until it was closed in 1981.  For 38 years, Schiele collected wildlife, rocks and minerals, which he displayed at the scout office in Gastonia and at his home.  After he was forced to leave scouting because of mandatory retirement age limits, Schiele applied to be a ranger-naturalist for the Great Smokey Mountain National Park. Before leaving Gastonia, however, Schiele proposed to a group of community leaders: "If you can persuade the county to build a place to house it, I will offer my entire collection of animals and minerals and give my services for free."  When the Schieles returned to their Gaston County home, plans were already in the works to find a sanctuary for the collection of birds, mammals, rocks, minerals and photographs. The original museum was dedicated in 1961 and, in 1965, the name of the museum was changed to The Schiele Museum of Natural History to honor its founder and benefactor. Today it's called The Schiele Museum of Natural History and Planetarium.  Over the years, Bud Schiele received several commendations for his endeavors as a naturalist, historian and community servant. In 1930, he was awarded honorary membership in Alpha Phi Omega at UNC-Chapel Hill. In 1967, he was cited by the Gastonia Chamber of Commerce for outstanding service. In 1968, he received an honorary doctor of law degree from Belmont Abbey College. And each year, the museum observes the first week in April and the month of February as Founder's Week and Founder's Month, respectively, in his honor.</p>		</div>
		

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<span class="code-highlight"><code><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: #0000BB">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;$text&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #007700">=&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">str_replace</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$match</span><span style="color: #007700">[</span><span style="color: #0000BB">0</span><span style="color: #007700">],&nbsp;(</span><span style="color: #0000BB">strtolower</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$town</span><span style="color: #007700">[</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$token</span><span style="color: #007700">])&nbsp;!=&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">strtolower</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$keyword</span><span style="color: #007700">)&nbsp;?&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">self</span><span style="color: #007700">::</span><span style="color: #0000BB">replace</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$match</span><span style="color: #007700">[</span><span style="color: #0000BB">2</span><span style="color: #007700">],&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$town</span><span style="color: #007700">,&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$callCake</span><span style="color: #007700">):&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #DD0000">''</span><span style="color: #007700">),&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$text</span><span style="color: #007700">);</span></span></code></span></pre><pre id="cakeErr67fc502358585-context" class="cake-context" style="display: none;">$text = &#039;&lt;!--default--&gt;
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			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;Gastonia&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;gastonia-nc&#039;
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			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;Dallas&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;dallas-nc&#039;
		),
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			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;Lowell&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;lowell-nc&#039;
		),
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			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;Bessemer City&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;bessemer-city-nc&#039;
		),
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			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;Mc Adenville&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;mc-adenville-nc&#039;
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			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;cramerton-nc&#039;
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			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;stanley-nc&#039;
		),
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			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;Bowling Green&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;SC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;bowling-green-sc&#039;
		),
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			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;belmont-nc&#039;
		),
		(int) 9 =&gt; array(
			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;High Shoals&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;high-shoals-nc&#039;
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			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;kings-mountain-nc&#039;
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		(int) 11 =&gt; array(
			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;Mount Holly&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;mount-holly-nc&#039;
		),
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			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;alexis-nc&#039;
		),
		(int) 13 =&gt; array(
			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;Clover&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;SC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;clover-sc&#039;
		),
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			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;Lake Wylie&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;SC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;lake-wylie-sc&#039;
		)
	),
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		(int) 1 =&gt; &#039;dallas-nc&#039;,
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		(int) 10 =&gt; &#039;kings-mountain-nc&#039;,
		(int) 11 =&gt; &#039;mount-holly-nc&#039;,
		(int) 12 =&gt; &#039;alexis-nc&#039;,
		(int) 13 =&gt; &#039;clover-sc&#039;,
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		(int) 15 =&gt; &#039;iron-station-nc&#039;,
		(int) 16 =&gt; &#039;crouse-nc&#039;
	),
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	&#039;aarp-events-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;aarp-events&#039;,
	&#039;amusement-parks-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;amusement-warm-c&#039;,
	&#039;arts-entertainment-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;arts-all-bm&#039;,
	&#039;asset_version&#039; =&gt; &#039;240925&#039;,
	&#039;beaches-lakes-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;beaches-lakes-cool-c&#039;,
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	&#039;billboard1_image_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_happenings-image}&#039;,
	&#039;billboard1_link_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;/{local_sef_url}/happenings/&#039;,
	&#039;billboard1_subtitle&#039; =&gt; &#039;See the Real Possibilities&#039;,
	&#039;billboard1_thumb_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;
Happenings&#039;,
	&#039;billboard1_thumb_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_happenings-image}&#039;,
	&#039;billboard1_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;Get to know AARP in {local_city_c}&#039;,
	&#039;billboard2_image_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_season-image}&#039;,
	&#039;billboard2_link_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;/{local_sef_url}/{local_season}-fun/&#039;,
	&#039;billboard2_subtitle&#039; =&gt; &#039;Explore fun and interesting things to do this {local_season} near you!&#039;,
	&#039;billboard2_thumb_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_season_header}&#039;,
	&#039;billboard2_thumb_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_season-image}&#039;,
	&#039;billboard2_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;Time for {local_season_header}!&#039;,
	&#039;billboard3_image_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_volunteering-image}&#039;,
	&#039;billboard3_link_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;/{local_sef_url}/volunteering/&#039;,
	&#039;billboard3_subtitle&#039; =&gt; &#039;Make a difference!&#039;,
	&#039;billboard3_thumb_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;Volunteering&#039;,
	&#039;billboard3_thumb_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_volunteering-image}&#039;,
	&#039;billboard3_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;Volunteering lifts everyone&#039;s spirits&#039;,
	&#039;bvideo_name&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_full_state_c}&#039;,
	&#039;city-select-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;cityselect-spring&#039;,
	&#039;coffee-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;coffee-warm-m&#039;,
	&#039;coffee_radius&#039; =&gt; &#039;10&#039;,
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			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/chicago-il/fight-fraud/&quot;
		},
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			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Los Angeles&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/los-angeles-ca/fight-fraud/&quot;
		},
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			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Dallas&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/dallas-tx/fight-fraud/&quot;
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			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Denver&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/denver-co/fight-fraud/&quot;
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			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Detroit&quot;,
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			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/brookhaven-ny/fight-fraud/?showtowns=true&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;san-diego-ca&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;San Diego County&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/san-diego-ca/fight-fraud/&quot;
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		&quot;miami-fl&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;South Florida&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/miami-fl/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}
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	&quot;code&quot;: &quot;CSN-LOCAL-GROUP2&quot;
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			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Charlotte&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/charlotte-nc/aarp-events/&quot;
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			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Greater Boston&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/boston-ma/aarp-events/?showtowns=true&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;indianapolis-in&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Indianapolis&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/indianapolis-in/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
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			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Las Vegas&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/las-vegas-nv/aarp-events/&quot;
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			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/philadelphia-pa/aarp-events/&quot;
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			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;St Louis&quot;,
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			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Twin Cities&quot;,
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	&quot;code&quot;: &quot;CSN-LOCAL-GROUP3&quot;
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			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Greater New Orleans&quot;,
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			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/hartford-ct/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;little-rock-ar&quot;: {
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		}, 
		&quot;oahu-hi&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Oahu&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/oahu-hi/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;omaha-ne&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Omaha&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/omaha-ne/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}
	},
	&quot;code&quot;: &quot;CSN-LOCAL-GROUP4&quot;
}, {
	&quot;towns&quot;: {
		&quot;des-moines-ia&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Des Moines&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/des-moines-ia/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;fargo-nd&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Fargo&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/fargo-nd/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;allentown-pa&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Lehigh Valley&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/allentown-pa/aarp-events/?showtowns=true&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;dale-city-va&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Prince William County&quot;, 
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/dale-city-va/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;worcester-ma&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Worcester County&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/worcester-ma/aarp-events/&quot;
		}
	},
	&quot;code&quot;: &quot;CSN-LOCAL-GROUP5&quot;
}, {
	&quot;towns&quot;: {
		&quot;charleston-wv&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Charleston&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/charleston-wv/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;helena-mt&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Lewis and Clark County&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/helena-mt/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;manchester-nh&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;New Hampshire&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/manchester-nh/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;providence-ri&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Providence&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/providence-ri/aarp-events/&quot;
		}
	},
	&quot;code&quot;: &quot;CSN-LOCAL-GROUP6&quot;
}]&#039;,
	&#039;cvent_display_module&#039; =&gt; &#039;false&#039;,
	&#039;cvent_widget_city&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_city_state}&#039;,
	&#039;embed_video&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;iframe  width=&quot;100%&quot; height=&quot;349&quot; src=&quot;//players.brightcove.net/3772599298001/HkD6Qklb_default/index.html?videoId={local_embed_video_2}&quot; allowfullscreen frameborder=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&#039;,
	&#039;espanol-news-header&#039; =&gt; &#039;Noticias de {local_city}&#039;,
	&#039;espanol-news-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;losangeles-spanish&#039;,
	&#039;events-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;events-all&#039;,
	&#039;events_careversation_group_min&#039; =&gt; &#039;8&#039;,
	&#039;events_driversafety_group_min&#039; =&gt; &#039;8&#039;,
	&#039;events_index_slot1&#039; =&gt; &#039;{module_Cvent New Widget Section 3}&#039;,
	&#039;events_tek_group_min&#039; =&gt; &#039;8&#039;,
	&#039;event_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/responsive/events-all-1140x655.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;event_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/event.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;event_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/event-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;fall-fun-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;fall-fun-all-1-pumpkins&#039;,
	&#039;fallfun_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/fall-fun10-big-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;fallfun_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/fall-fun10.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;fallfun_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/fall-fun10-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;farmers-markets-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;farmers-markets-c&#039;,
	&#039;find_it_fast_link_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;jobs&#039;,
	&#039;find_it_fast_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;Work &amp; Jobs&#039;,
	&#039;gfg-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;gfg-warm-c-2&#039;,
	&#039;google_disclaimer&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Please note:&lt;/b&gt; These listings are provided via Google for the {local_city} community. 
&lt;b&gt;Listings here do NOT imply that an AARP member discount is offered.&lt;/b&gt; 
Please see the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.aarp.org/benefits-discounts/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;AARP Membership &amp; Benefits page&lt;/a&gt; for a listing of businesses that do provide a member discount.&lt;/p&gt;&#039;,
	&#039;happenings-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;happenings-suburban&#039;,
	&#039;happenings-tbd-pilot-text&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;span&gt;Discover everything you can do with AARP&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span&gt;See fun events, local offers, and more right where you live.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&#039;,
	&#039;happenings_default_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/responsive/aarp-default-rp-min.png&#039;,
	&#039;happenings_gold_slug_line_10up&#039; =&gt; &#039;AARP in {local_community_name}&#039;,
	&#039;happenings_gold_slug_line_state&#039; =&gt; &#039;AARP in {local_full_state}&#039;,
	&#039;happenings_gold_slug_line_state_es&#039; =&gt; &#039;AARP en Carolina del Norte&#039;,
	&#039;happenings_heading&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_city} Happenings&#039;,
	&#039;happenings_twitter_header&#039; =&gt; &#039;More from {local_city}&#039;,
	&#039;hiking-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;hiking-cool-c&#039;,
	&#039;hiking_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn.local.aarp.org/img/template/thumbs/hiking-big-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;hiking_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn.local.aarp.org/img/template/hero/hiking.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;hiking_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn.local.aarp.org/img/template/thumbs/hiking-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;home_events_slot1&#039; =&gt; &#039;{module_Cvent New Widget Section}&#039;,
	&#039;home_events_slot2&#039; =&gt; &#039;{module_HP - Blog - Learn More}&#039;,
	&#039;home_intro_text&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;p&gt; Select your community from the list below to learn about great programs, stimulating things to do, local services, discounts and more! &lt;/p&gt;&#039;,
	&#039;hp-event-tout&#039; =&gt; &#039;{if_facebook_link}&lt;div class=&quot;module-spacer text-center&quot;&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;fb-page&quot; data-href=&quot;{local_facebook_link}&quot; data-tabs=&quot;timeline&quot; data-small-header=&quot;false&quot; data-adapt-container-width=&quot;true&quot; data-hide-cover=&quot;false&quot; data-show-facepile=&quot;true&quot;&gt;&lt;blockquote cite=&quot;{local_facebook_link}&quot; class=&quot;fb-xfbml-parse-ignore&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;{local_facebook_link}&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
{endif}&#039;,
	&#039;ice_skating_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/responsive/ice-skating-all-1140x655.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;ice_skating_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/ice-skating.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;ice_skating_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/ice-skating-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;image_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/working-for-you.jpeg&#039;,
	&#039;jobs_widget_city&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_city_c}&#039;,
	&#039;m2mredirect&#039; =&gt; &#039;True&#039;,
	&#039;movies-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;movies-all-c&#039;,
	&#039;movies_robots&#039; =&gt; &#039;index, follow&#039;,
	&#039;name&#039; =&gt; &#039;In Your Community&#039;,
	&#039;nature_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/nature-center2-big-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;nature_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/nature-center2.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;nature_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/nature-center2-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;nearme_map_radius&#039; =&gt; &#039;20&#039;,
	&#039;nearme_map_zip&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_zip}&#039;,
	&#039;omniture_cookie&#039; =&gt; &#039;charlotte-nc-cp&#039;,
	&#039;page-title-right&#039; =&gt; &#039;{module_Event Snapshot Newsletter Signup}&#039;,
	&#039;parks-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;parks-warm-c&#039;,
	&#039;pilot_towns_banner_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/classic/happenings-rural-240x140.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;pumpkin-picking-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;fall-fun-all-1-pumpkins&#039;,
	&#039;recommendation_form_email&#039; =&gt; &#039;jgunderson-palmer@aarp.org,bekim@americantowns.com,katherine@americantowns.com&#039;,
	&#039;recreation-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;rec-cool-b&#039;,
	&#039;restaurantform_email&#039; =&gt; &#039;bmazur@aarp.org,bekim@americantowns.com&#039;,
	&#039;restaurant_radius&#039; =&gt; &#039;10,20,30&#039;,
	&#039;season-activities&#039; =&gt; &#039;Walking, microbreweries &#039;,
	&#039;season-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;spring-fun-warm-m&#039;,
	&#039;seasonal_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/seasonal-big-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;seasonal_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/seasonal.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;seasonal_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/seasonal-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;season_header&#039; =&gt; &#039;Spring Fun&#039;,
	&#039;season_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;Spring&#039;,
	&#039;skiing_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/skiing-big-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;skiing_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/skiing.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;skiing_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/skiing-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;spring-fun-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;spring-fun-warm-m&#039;,
	&#039;state_blog_header&#039; =&gt; &#039;AARP State News&#039;,
	&#039;state_blog_name&#039; =&gt; &#039;North Carolina&#039;,
	&#039;summer-fun-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;summer-fun-warm-m&#039;,
	&#039;tas_state_link&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://takeastand.aarp.org/congressional-action-chart/?state=North+Carolina&#039;,
	&#039;term&#039; =&gt; &#039;in Gastonia&#039;,
	&#039;thingstodo_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/things-to-do3-big-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;thingstodo_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/things-to-do3.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;thingstodo_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/things-to-do3-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;vcc_featured_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://s3.amazonaws.com/local-aarp/img/vcc/featured/20210430_4C9F7646-96EC-4C88-960A-997CE34788BC.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;veterans-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;veterans&#039;,
	&#039;video_tout_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/video-touts/san-antonio-video.png&#039;,
	&#039;vineyards-wineries-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;wineries&#039;,
	&#039;volunteer-today-button&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;span class=&quot;media-middle&quot;&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.aarp.org/volunteer/virtual/?intcmp=CSN-LNK-AARPLOCAL-VOLINT-20210331-{local_tracking_code_town}-{local_tracking_code_state}&quot; class=&quot;red btn&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;I WANT TO VOLUNTEER&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&#039;,
	&#039;volunteering-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;volunteering-winter&#039;,
	&#039;volunteering-news-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;volunteer-all-m-hands&#039;,
	&#039;volunteer_help_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;volunteering-help-military-families&#039;,
	&#039;volunteer_help_link_name&#039; =&gt; &#039;See Projects&#039;,
	&#039;volunteer_help_link_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://www.createthegood.org/how-to-guides?intcmp=SNG-LNK-AARPLOCAL-VOLHTG-20140805-{local_tracking_code_town}-{local_tracking_code_state}&#039;,
	&#039;volunteer_help_subtitle&#039; =&gt; &#039;Help Military Families&#039;,
	&#039;volunteer_help_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;Do-It-Yourself Project Guides&#039;,
	&#039;winter-fun-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;winter-fun-snow-c-ski&#039;,
	&#039;winterfun_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/winter-fun-big-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;winterfun_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/winter-fun.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;winterfun_pic_nav2&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/{town_sef_url}/skiing/&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;{local_skiing_big_thumb}&quot; title=&quot;Skiing&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;Skiing&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#039;,
	&#039;winterfun_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/winter-fun-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;youtube_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/icons/youtube.png&#039;,
	&#039;news_link&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://www.aarp.org/NC?intcmp=SNG-LNK-AARPLOCAL-BLOGNC-20140101&#039;,
	&#039;contactus_text&#039; =&gt; &#039;AARP North Carolina&#039;,
	&#039;contactus_email&#039; =&gt; &#039;NCAARP@aarp.org &#039;,
	&#039;contactus_link&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://states.aarp.org/aarp-north-carolina-contact-information/?intcmp=SNG-LNK-AARPLOCAL-CONTACT-20140101&#039;,
	&#039;facebook_link&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://www.facebook.com/AARPNC&#039;,
	&#039;twitter_link&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://twitter.com/aarpNC&#039;,
	&#039;state_contract_id&#039; =&gt; &#039;56020&#039;,
	&#039;state_blog_flag&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://states.aarp.org/wp-content/themes/aarpstates/images/state_flags/north-carolina.png&#039;,
	&#039;state_blog_link&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://states.aarp.org/region/north-carolina/&#039;,
	&#039;state_blog_rss&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://states.aarp.org/region/north-carolina/feed&#039;,
	&#039;cold_state&#039; =&gt; &#039;yes&#039;,
	&#039;embed_video_2&#039; =&gt; &#039;5819650040001&#039;,
	&#039;2020_election_link&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://local.aarp.org/news/how-to-vote-in-north-carolinas-2020-election-what-you-need-to-know-nc-2020-07-21.html&#039;,
	&#039;State_Label&#039; =&gt; &#039;North Carolina&#039;s&#039;,
	&#039;vaccine_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://local.aarp.org/news/the-covid19-vaccine-distribution-plan-in-north-carolina-nc-2021-01-26.html&#039;,
	&#039;at_ski_resort&#039; =&gt; &#039;y&#039;,
	&#039;state_capital&#039; =&gt; &#039;raleigh-nc&#039;,
	&#039;caregiving_211&#039; =&gt; &#039;y&#039;,
	&#039;2024_election_link&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://states.aarp.org/north-carolina/election-voting-guide&#039;,
	&#039;2024_election_link_es&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://states.aarp.org/north-carolina/elecciones-guia-para-votar-carolina-del-norte&#039;,
	&#039;advanced_directives_link&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://www.caringinfo.org/wp-content/uploads/NorthCarolina.pdf&#039;,
	&#039;full_state&#039; =&gt; &#039;North Carolina&#039;,
	&#039;county&#039; =&gt; &#039;Gaston&#039;,
	&#039;geo&#039; =&gt; array(
		(int) 0 =&gt; (float) -81.187599182129,
		(int) 1 =&gt; (float) 35.267398834229
	),
	&#039;latitude&#039; =&gt; (float) 35.267398834229,
	&#039;longitude&#039; =&gt; (float) -81.187599182129,
	&#039;city_state&#039; =&gt; &#039;Gastonia, NC&#039;,
	&#039;city_state_search&#039; =&gt; &#039;Gastonia NC&#039;,
	&#039;pilot_name&#039; =&gt; &#039;Gastonia&#039;,
	&#039;pilot_sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;charlotte-nccolorado-springs-co&#039;,
	&#039;community_id&#039; =&gt; (int) 48,
	&#039;community_name&#039; =&gt; &#039;Charlotte&#039;,
	&#039;community_state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
	&#039;community_region&#039; =&gt; &#039;Large&#039;,
	&#039;brightspot_region&#039; =&gt; &#039;charlotte-nc&#039;,
	&#039;title&#039; =&gt; &#039;Gastonia, NC&#039;,
	&#039;subtitle&#039; =&gt; &#039;Highlighting {local_city} &#039;,
	&#039;tracking_code_town&#039; =&gt; &#039;GASTONIA&#039;,
	&#039;tracking_code_state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
	&#039;ad_state&#039; =&gt; &#039;nc&#039;,
	&#039;ad_city&#039; =&gt; &#039;gastonia&#039;,
	&#039;ad_region&#039; =&gt; null,
	&#039;timezone&#039; =&gt; &#039;America/New_York&#039;,
	&#039;type&#039; =&gt; &#039;town&#039;,
	&#039;zip&#039; =&gt; &#039;28052&#039;,
	&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;gastonia-nc&#039;,
	&#039;americantowns_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://www.americantowns.com/gastonia-nc/&#039;,
	&#039;alt_names&#039; =&gt; &#039;Gastonia,Charlotte&#039;,
	&#039;zipcodes&#039; =&gt; array(
		(int) 0 =&gt; &#039;28052&#039;,
		(int) 1 =&gt; &#039;28053&#039;,
		(int) 2 =&gt; &#039;28054&#039;,
		(int) 3 =&gt; &#039;28055&#039;,
		(int) 4 =&gt; &#039;28056&#039;
	),
	&#039;urls&#039; =&gt; array(
		(int) 0 =&gt; &#039;gastonia-nc&#039;,
		(int) 1 =&gt; &#039;charlotte-nc&#039;,
		(int) 2 =&gt; &#039;boogertown-nc&#039;,
		(int) 3 =&gt; &#039;crowders-nc&#039;,
		(int) 4 =&gt; &#039;groves-nc&#039;,
		(int) 5 =&gt; &#039;pinkney-nc&#039;,
		(int) 6 =&gt; &#039;ridge-nc&#039;,
		(int) 7 =&gt; &#039;smyre-nc&#039;,
		(int) 8 =&gt; &#039;south-gastonia-nc&#039;,
		(int) 9 =&gt; &#039;victory-nc&#039;,
		(int) 10 =&gt; &#039;ragan-village-nc&#039;,
		(int) 11 =&gt; &#039;ranlo-nc&#039;,
		(int) 12 =&gt; &#039;spencer-mountain-nc&#039;
	),
	&#039;town_ids&#039; =&gt; array(
		(int) 0 =&gt; &#039;11647&#039;,
		(int) 1 =&gt; &#039;11648&#039;,
		(int) 2 =&gt; &#039;11649&#039;,
		(int) 3 =&gt; &#039;11650&#039;,
		(int) 4 =&gt; &#039;11651&#039;
	),
	&#039;has_happenings&#039; =&gt; &#039;true&#039;,
	&#039;cvent_community_code&#039; =&gt; &#039;nc-charlotte&#039;
)
$callCake = true
$matches = array(
	(int) 0 =&gt; array(
		(int) 0 =&gt; &#039;{ifnot_slug==healthy-living/map}
{module_RHS - AARP Events}
{endif}&#039;,
		(int) 1 =&gt; &#039;slug==healthy-living/map&#039;,
		(int) 2 =&gt; &#039;
{module_RHS - AARP Events}
&#039;
	)
)
$match = array(
	(int) 0 =&gt; &#039;{ifnot_slug==healthy-living/map}
{module_RHS - AARP Events}
{endif}&#039;,
	(int) 1 =&gt; &#039;slug==healthy-living/map&#039;,
	(int) 2 =&gt; &#039;
{module_RHS - AARP Events}
&#039;
)
$token = &#039;slug&#039;
$keyword = &#039;healthy-living/map&#039;</pre><pre class="stack-trace">Localize::replace() - APP/Lib/Localize.php, line 152
Modules::render() - APP/Lib/Modules.php, line 9
include - APP/View/Elements/display.ctp, line 13
View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971
View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933
View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473
Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 963
AppController::renderPage() - APP/Controller/AppController.php, line 136
PlacesController::display() - APP/Controller/PlacesController.php, line 501
ReflectionMethod::invokeArgs() - [internal], line ??
Controller::invokeAction() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 491
Dispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 193
Dispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 167
[main] - APP/webroot/index.php, line 118</pre></div></pre><div class="module clearfix"><!--default-->
<!-- module_RHS - AARP Events -->


<div class="ar-basic-box module-spacer">
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Schiele Museum Of Natural History

Name: Schiele Museum Of Natural History
Address: 1500 East Garrison Boulevard, Gastonia, NC, 28054, US

1500 East Garrison Boulevard

Gastonia, NC 28054

704-866-6900

The natural wonders of North America and North Carolina coupled with the rich history of our region are all reflected in The Schiele's exceptional exhibitions and diverse programming. Whether you're indoors or out, with the kids or your colleagues, by bringing you a lot closer to nature, The Schiele will bring you a little closer to yourself. Mission: The Schiele Museum is a public institution established to promote awareness and appreciation for nature, and to instill a sense of individual and social responsibility for the diversity of the natural world and the role of humanity in it. The museum collects, studies, and preserves natural specimens and cultural artifacts. It uses educational programs, exhibits and publications to communicate to all possible audiences the variety of those objects, their environmental and social contexts and the history of their connections. History: Bud Schiele was 67 years old when he founded the Gaston County Museum of Natural History, today known as the Schiele Museum. The museum's opening was a culmination of a lifetime devoted to studying, cataloging and preserving nature. To understand The Schiele Museum's beginning is to understand this self-styled naturalist and botanist who refused to stop working in a profession that he loved so much. Rudolph Melchoir Schiele was born in Philadelphia on April 2, 1893. He developed a keen interest in nature at an early age and, as a young man, worked as an apprentice curator at the Philadelphia Commercial Museum. Though only 17, Schiele began to dream of having his own sanctuary to display his nature collection. Schiele served as a Second Lieutenant in the 87th Infantry Division of the United States Army after which he declined a job offer to be the only wildlife official in the Territory of Alaska. Instead, Schiele took the job as Scout Executive with the Boy Scouts of America. It was around this time that he married Lily Hobbs, who became his lifelong companion, naturalist and collector. The Schieles came to Gaston County in 1924 where he remained with the Piedmont Scout Council until 1958. Under his leadership, the Schiele Scout reservation at Tryon was built and became the home for thousands of scouts every summer until it was closed in 1981. For 38 years, Schiele collected wildlife, rocks and minerals, which he displayed at the scout office in Gastonia and at his home. After he was forced to leave scouting because of mandatory retirement age limits, Schiele applied to be a ranger-naturalist for the Great Smokey Mountain National Park. Before leaving Gastonia, however, Schiele proposed to a group of community leaders: "If you can persuade the county to build a place to house it, I will offer my entire collection of animals and minerals and give my services for free." When the Schieles returned to their Gaston County home, plans were already in the works to find a sanctuary for the collection of birds, mammals, rocks, minerals and photographs. The original museum was dedicated in 1961 and, in 1965, the name of the museum was changed to The Schiele Museum of Natural History to honor its founder and benefactor. Today it's called The Schiele Museum of Natural History and Planetarium. Over the years, Bud Schiele received several commendations for his endeavors as a naturalist, historian and community servant. In 1930, he was awarded honorary membership in Alpha Phi Omega at UNC-Chapel Hill. In 1967, he was cited by the Gastonia Chamber of Commerce for outstanding service. In 1968, he received an honorary doctor of law degree from Belmont Abbey College. And each year, the museum observes the first week in April and the month of February as Founder's Week and Founder's Month, respectively, in his honor.

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		<header><h1 class="article-headline">Schiele Museum Of Natural History</h1></header>

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											<div>1500 East Garrison Boulevard</div>
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							<span>Gastonia</span>,
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												<span>28054</span>
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						<p style="text-align: justify;"> The natural wonders of North America and North Carolina coupled with the rich history of our region are all reflected in The Schiele's exceptional exhibitions and diverse programming. Whether you're indoors or out, with the kids or your colleagues, by bringing you a lot closer to nature, The Schiele will bring you a little closer to yourself.  Mission: The Schiele Museum is a public institution established to promote awareness and appreciation for nature, and to instill a sense of individual and social responsibility for the diversity of the natural world and the role of humanity in it.   The museum collects, studies, and preserves natural specimens and cultural artifacts. It uses educational programs, exhibits and publications to communicate to all possible audiences the variety of those objects, their environmental and social contexts and the history of their connections.  History:  Bud Schiele was 67 years old when he founded the Gaston County Museum of Natural History, today known as the Schiele Museum. The museum's opening was a culmination of a lifetime devoted to studying, cataloging and preserving nature. To understand The Schiele Museum's beginning is to understand this self-styled naturalist and botanist who refused to stop working in a profession that he loved so much.  Rudolph Melchoir Schiele was born in Philadelphia on April 2, 1893. He developed a keen interest in nature at an early age and, as a young man, worked as an apprentice curator at the Philadelphia Commercial Museum. Though only 17, Schiele began to dream of having his own sanctuary to display his nature collection.  Schiele served as a Second Lieutenant in the 87th Infantry Division of the United States Army after which he declined a job offer to be the only wildlife official in the Territory of Alaska. Instead, Schiele took the job as Scout Executive with the Boy Scouts of America. It was around this time that he married Lily Hobbs, who became his lifelong companion, naturalist and collector.   The Schieles came to Gaston County in 1924 where he remained with the Piedmont Scout Council until 1958. Under his leadership, the Schiele Scout reservation at Tryon was built and became the home for thousands of scouts every summer until it was closed in 1981.  For 38 years, Schiele collected wildlife, rocks and minerals, which he displayed at the scout office in Gastonia and at his home.  After he was forced to leave scouting because of mandatory retirement age limits, Schiele applied to be a ranger-naturalist for the Great Smokey Mountain National Park. Before leaving Gastonia, however, Schiele proposed to a group of community leaders: "If you can persuade the county to build a place to house it, I will offer my entire collection of animals and minerals and give my services for free."  When the Schieles returned to their Gaston County home, plans were already in the works to find a sanctuary for the collection of birds, mammals, rocks, minerals and photographs. The original museum was dedicated in 1961 and, in 1965, the name of the museum was changed to The Schiele Museum of Natural History to honor its founder and benefactor. Today it's called The Schiele Museum of Natural History and Planetarium.  Over the years, Bud Schiele received several commendations for his endeavors as a naturalist, historian and community servant. In 1930, he was awarded honorary membership in Alpha Phi Omega at UNC-Chapel Hill. In 1967, he was cited by the Gastonia Chamber of Commerce for outstanding service. In 1968, he received an honorary doctor of law degree from Belmont Abbey College. And each year, the museum observes the first week in April and the month of February as Founder's Week and Founder's Month, respectively, in his honor.</p>		</div>
		

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	<div class="col-md-4 right-rail thin-rhs"><pre class="cake-error"><a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="document.getElementById('cakeErr67fc502358585-trace').style.display = (document.getElementById('cakeErr67fc502358585-trace').style.display == 'none' ? '' : 'none');"><b>Notice</b> (8)</a>: Undefined index: slug [<b>APP/Lib/Localize.php</b>, line <b>152</b>]<div id="cakeErr67fc502358585-trace" class="cake-stack-trace" style="display: none;"><a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="document.getElementById('cakeErr67fc502358585-code').style.display = (document.getElementById('cakeErr67fc502358585-code').style.display == 'none' ? '' : 'none')">Code</a> <a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="document.getElementById('cakeErr67fc502358585-context').style.display = (document.getElementById('cakeErr67fc502358585-context').style.display == 'none' ? '' : 'none')">Context</a><pre id="cakeErr67fc502358585-code" class="cake-code-dump" style="display: none;"><code><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: #0000BB">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #007700">if(</span><span style="color: #0000BB">strstr</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$match</span><span style="color: #007700">[</span><span style="color: #0000BB">1</span><span style="color: #007700">],</span><span style="color: #DD0000">'=='</span><span style="color: #007700">))&nbsp;{</span></span></code>
<code><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: #0000BB">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #007700">list(</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$token</span><span style="color: #007700">,</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$keyword</span><span style="color: #007700">)&nbsp;=&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">explode</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #DD0000">"=="</span><span style="color: #007700">,</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$match</span><span style="color: #007700">[</span><span style="color: #0000BB">1</span><span style="color: #007700">],</span><span style="color: #0000BB">2</span><span style="color: #007700">);</span></span></code>
<span class="code-highlight"><code><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: #0000BB">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;$text&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #007700">=&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">str_replace</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$match</span><span style="color: #007700">[</span><span style="color: #0000BB">0</span><span style="color: #007700">],&nbsp;(</span><span style="color: #0000BB">strtolower</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$town</span><span style="color: #007700">[</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$token</span><span style="color: #007700">])&nbsp;!=&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">strtolower</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$keyword</span><span style="color: #007700">)&nbsp;?&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">self</span><span style="color: #007700">::</span><span style="color: #0000BB">replace</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$match</span><span style="color: #007700">[</span><span style="color: #0000BB">2</span><span style="color: #007700">],&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$town</span><span style="color: #007700">,&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$callCake</span><span style="color: #007700">):&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #DD0000">''</span><span style="color: #007700">),&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$text</span><span style="color: #007700">);</span></span></code></span></pre><pre id="cakeErr67fc502358585-context" class="cake-context" style="display: none;">$text = &#039;&lt;!--default--&gt;
&lt;!-- module_RHS - AARP Events --&gt;
{ifnot_slug==healthy-living/map}
{module_RHS - AARP Events}
{endif}
{module_RHS - Tout A}
{module_RHS - Ad Slot 1}
{module_RHS - Join AARP Today}
{module_RHS - Ad Slot 2}
{module_FB - State Side Panel}
{module_RHS - State Contact Us}&#039;
$town = array(
	&#039;_id&#039; =&gt; &#039;5761804d0c4e268f7f8b81d0&#039;,
	&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;Gastonia&#039;,
	&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
	&#039;nearby&#039; =&gt; array(
		(int) 0 =&gt; array(
			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;Gastonia&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;gastonia-nc&#039;
		),
		(int) 1 =&gt; array(
			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;Dallas&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;dallas-nc&#039;
		),
		(int) 2 =&gt; array(
			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;Lowell&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;lowell-nc&#039;
		),
		(int) 3 =&gt; array(
			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;Bessemer City&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;bessemer-city-nc&#039;
		),
		(int) 4 =&gt; array(
			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;Mc Adenville&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;mc-adenville-nc&#039;
		),
		(int) 5 =&gt; array(
			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;Cramerton&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;cramerton-nc&#039;
		),
		(int) 6 =&gt; array(
			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;Stanley&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;stanley-nc&#039;
		),
		(int) 7 =&gt; array(
			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;Bowling Green&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;SC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;bowling-green-sc&#039;
		),
		(int) 8 =&gt; array(
			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;Belmont&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;belmont-nc&#039;
		),
		(int) 9 =&gt; array(
			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;High Shoals&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;high-shoals-nc&#039;
		),
		(int) 10 =&gt; array(
			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;Kings Mountain&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;kings-mountain-nc&#039;
		),
		(int) 11 =&gt; array(
			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;Mount Holly&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;mount-holly-nc&#039;
		),
		(int) 12 =&gt; array(
			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;Alexis&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;alexis-nc&#039;
		),
		(int) 13 =&gt; array(
			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;Clover&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;SC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;clover-sc&#039;
		),
		(int) 14 =&gt; array(
			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;Lake Wylie&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;SC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;lake-wylie-sc&#039;
		)
	),
	&#039;local&#039; =&gt; array(
		(int) 0 =&gt; &#039;gastonia-nc&#039;,
		(int) 1 =&gt; &#039;dallas-nc&#039;,
		(int) 2 =&gt; &#039;lowell-nc&#039;,
		(int) 3 =&gt; &#039;bessemer-city-nc&#039;,
		(int) 4 =&gt; &#039;mc-adenville-nc&#039;,
		(int) 5 =&gt; &#039;cramerton-nc&#039;,
		(int) 6 =&gt; &#039;stanley-nc&#039;,
		(int) 7 =&gt; &#039;bowling-green-sc&#039;,
		(int) 8 =&gt; &#039;belmont-nc&#039;,
		(int) 9 =&gt; &#039;high-shoals-nc&#039;,
		(int) 10 =&gt; &#039;kings-mountain-nc&#039;,
		(int) 11 =&gt; &#039;mount-holly-nc&#039;,
		(int) 12 =&gt; &#039;alexis-nc&#039;,
		(int) 13 =&gt; &#039;clover-sc&#039;,
		(int) 14 =&gt; &#039;lake-wylie-sc&#039;,
		(int) 15 =&gt; &#039;iron-station-nc&#039;,
		(int) 16 =&gt; &#039;crouse-nc&#039;
	),
	&#039;season&#039; =&gt; &#039;spring&#039;,
	&#039;aarp-events-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;aarp-events&#039;,
	&#039;amusement-parks-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;amusement-warm-c&#039;,
	&#039;arts-entertainment-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;arts-all-bm&#039;,
	&#039;asset_version&#039; =&gt; &#039;240925&#039;,
	&#039;beaches-lakes-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;beaches-lakes-cool-c&#039;,
	&#039;billboard1_caption&#039; =&gt; &#039;Spring&#039;,
	&#039;billboard1_image_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_happenings-image}&#039;,
	&#039;billboard1_link_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;/{local_sef_url}/happenings/&#039;,
	&#039;billboard1_subtitle&#039; =&gt; &#039;See the Real Possibilities&#039;,
	&#039;billboard1_thumb_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;
Happenings&#039;,
	&#039;billboard1_thumb_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_happenings-image}&#039;,
	&#039;billboard1_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;Get to know AARP in {local_city_c}&#039;,
	&#039;billboard2_image_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_season-image}&#039;,
	&#039;billboard2_link_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;/{local_sef_url}/{local_season}-fun/&#039;,
	&#039;billboard2_subtitle&#039; =&gt; &#039;Explore fun and interesting things to do this {local_season} near you!&#039;,
	&#039;billboard2_thumb_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_season_header}&#039;,
	&#039;billboard2_thumb_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_season-image}&#039;,
	&#039;billboard2_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;Time for {local_season_header}!&#039;,
	&#039;billboard3_image_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_volunteering-image}&#039;,
	&#039;billboard3_link_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;/{local_sef_url}/volunteering/&#039;,
	&#039;billboard3_subtitle&#039; =&gt; &#039;Make a difference!&#039;,
	&#039;billboard3_thumb_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;Volunteering&#039;,
	&#039;billboard3_thumb_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_volunteering-image}&#039;,
	&#039;billboard3_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;Volunteering lifts everyone&#039;s spirits&#039;,
	&#039;bvideo_name&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_full_state_c}&#039;,
	&#039;city-select-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;cityselect-spring&#039;,
	&#039;coffee-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;coffee-warm-m&#039;,
	&#039;coffee_radius&#039; =&gt; &#039;10&#039;,
	&#039;community_blogs_archive&#039; =&gt; &#039;charlotte-nc&#039;,
	&#039;community_blogs_list&#039; =&gt; &#039;caregiving,healthy-living,savings-and-planning,work-and-jobs,life-reimagined,all,{local_state},charlotte-nc&#039;,
	&#039;connect_town_groups&#039; =&gt; &#039;[{
	&quot;towns&quot;: {
		&quot;atlanta-ga&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Atlanta&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/atlanta-ga/fight-fraud/&quot;
		},
		&quot;chicago-il&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Chicago&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/chicago-il/fight-fraud/&quot;
		},
		&quot;los-angeles-ca&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Los Angeles&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/los-angeles-ca/fight-fraud/&quot;
		},
		&quot;new-york-ny&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;New York City&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/new-york-ny/fight-fraud/?showtowns=true&quot;
		},
		&quot;phoenix-az&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Phoenix&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/phoenix-az/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}
	},
	&quot;code&quot;: &quot;CSN-LOCAL-GROUP1&quot;
}, {
	&quot;towns&quot;: {
		&quot;baltimore-md&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Baltimore Metro&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/baltimore-md/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;dallas-tx&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Dallas&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/dallas-tx/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;denver-co&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Denver&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/denver-co/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;detroit-mi&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Detroit&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/detroit-mi/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;orlando-fl&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Greater Orlando&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/orlando-fl/fight-fraud/?showtowns=true&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;houston-tx&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Houston&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/houston-tx/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;brookhaven-ny&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Long Island&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/brookhaven-ny/fight-fraud/?showtowns=true&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;san-diego-ca&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;San Diego County&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/san-diego-ca/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;miami-fl&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;South Florida&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/miami-fl/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}
	},
	&quot;code&quot;: &quot;CSN-LOCAL-GROUP2&quot;
}, {
	&quot;towns&quot;: {
		&quot;charlotte-nc&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Charlotte&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/charlotte-nc/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;boston-ma&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Greater Boston&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/boston-ma/aarp-events/?showtowns=true&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;indianapolis-in&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Indianapolis&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/indianapolis-in/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;las-vegas-nv&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Las Vegas&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/las-vegas-nv/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;philadelphia-pa&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Philadelphia&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/philadelphia-pa/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;pittsburgh-pa&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Pittsburgh&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/pittsburgh-pa/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;portland-or&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Portland Metro&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/portland-or/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;seattle-wa&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Seattle&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/seattle-wa/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;saint-louis-mo&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;St Louis&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/saint-louis-mo/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;minneapolis-mn&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Twin Cities&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/minneapolis-mn/aarp-events/?showtowns=true&quot;
		}
	},
	&quot;code&quot;: &quot;CSN-LOCAL-GROUP3&quot;
}, {
	&quot;towns&quot;: {
		&quot;new-orleans-la&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Greater New Orleans&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/new-orleans-la/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;hartford-ct&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Hartford&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/hartford-ct/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;little-rock-ar&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Little Rock&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/little-rock-ar/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;oahu-hi&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Oahu&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/oahu-hi/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;omaha-ne&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Omaha&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/omaha-ne/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}
	},
	&quot;code&quot;: &quot;CSN-LOCAL-GROUP4&quot;
}, {
	&quot;towns&quot;: {
		&quot;des-moines-ia&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Des Moines&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/des-moines-ia/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;fargo-nd&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Fargo&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/fargo-nd/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;allentown-pa&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Lehigh Valley&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/allentown-pa/aarp-events/?showtowns=true&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;dale-city-va&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Prince William County&quot;, 
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/dale-city-va/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;worcester-ma&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Worcester County&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/worcester-ma/aarp-events/&quot;
		}
	},
	&quot;code&quot;: &quot;CSN-LOCAL-GROUP5&quot;
}, {
	&quot;towns&quot;: {
		&quot;charleston-wv&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Charleston&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/charleston-wv/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;helena-mt&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Lewis and Clark County&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/helena-mt/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;manchester-nh&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;New Hampshire&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/manchester-nh/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;providence-ri&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Providence&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/providence-ri/aarp-events/&quot;
		}
	},
	&quot;code&quot;: &quot;CSN-LOCAL-GROUP6&quot;
}]&#039;,
	&#039;cvent_display_module&#039; =&gt; &#039;false&#039;,
	&#039;cvent_widget_city&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_city_state}&#039;,
	&#039;embed_video&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;iframe  width=&quot;100%&quot; height=&quot;349&quot; src=&quot;//players.brightcove.net/3772599298001/HkD6Qklb_default/index.html?videoId={local_embed_video_2}&quot; allowfullscreen frameborder=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&#039;,
	&#039;espanol-news-header&#039; =&gt; &#039;Noticias de {local_city}&#039;,
	&#039;espanol-news-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;losangeles-spanish&#039;,
	&#039;events-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;events-all&#039;,
	&#039;events_careversation_group_min&#039; =&gt; &#039;8&#039;,
	&#039;events_driversafety_group_min&#039; =&gt; &#039;8&#039;,
	&#039;events_index_slot1&#039; =&gt; &#039;{module_Cvent New Widget Section 3}&#039;,
	&#039;events_tek_group_min&#039; =&gt; &#039;8&#039;,
	&#039;event_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/responsive/events-all-1140x655.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;event_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/event.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;event_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/event-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;fall-fun-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;fall-fun-all-1-pumpkins&#039;,
	&#039;fallfun_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/fall-fun10-big-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;fallfun_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/fall-fun10.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;fallfun_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/fall-fun10-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;farmers-markets-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;farmers-markets-c&#039;,
	&#039;find_it_fast_link_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;jobs&#039;,
	&#039;find_it_fast_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;Work &amp; Jobs&#039;,
	&#039;gfg-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;gfg-warm-c-2&#039;,
	&#039;google_disclaimer&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Please note:&lt;/b&gt; These listings are provided via Google for the {local_city} community. 
&lt;b&gt;Listings here do NOT imply that an AARP member discount is offered.&lt;/b&gt; 
Please see the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.aarp.org/benefits-discounts/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;AARP Membership &amp; Benefits page&lt;/a&gt; for a listing of businesses that do provide a member discount.&lt;/p&gt;&#039;,
	&#039;happenings-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;happenings-suburban&#039;,
	&#039;happenings-tbd-pilot-text&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;span&gt;Discover everything you can do with AARP&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span&gt;See fun events, local offers, and more right where you live.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&#039;,
	&#039;happenings_default_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/responsive/aarp-default-rp-min.png&#039;,
	&#039;happenings_gold_slug_line_10up&#039; =&gt; &#039;AARP in {local_community_name}&#039;,
	&#039;happenings_gold_slug_line_state&#039; =&gt; &#039;AARP in {local_full_state}&#039;,
	&#039;happenings_gold_slug_line_state_es&#039; =&gt; &#039;AARP en Carolina del Norte&#039;,
	&#039;happenings_heading&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_city} Happenings&#039;,
	&#039;happenings_twitter_header&#039; =&gt; &#039;More from {local_city}&#039;,
	&#039;hiking-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;hiking-cool-c&#039;,
	&#039;hiking_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn.local.aarp.org/img/template/thumbs/hiking-big-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;hiking_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn.local.aarp.org/img/template/hero/hiking.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;hiking_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn.local.aarp.org/img/template/thumbs/hiking-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;home_events_slot1&#039; =&gt; &#039;{module_Cvent New Widget Section}&#039;,
	&#039;home_events_slot2&#039; =&gt; &#039;{module_HP - Blog - Learn More}&#039;,
	&#039;home_intro_text&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;p&gt; Select your community from the list below to learn about great programs, stimulating things to do, local services, discounts and more! &lt;/p&gt;&#039;,
	&#039;hp-event-tout&#039; =&gt; &#039;{if_facebook_link}&lt;div class=&quot;module-spacer text-center&quot;&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;fb-page&quot; data-href=&quot;{local_facebook_link}&quot; data-tabs=&quot;timeline&quot; data-small-header=&quot;false&quot; data-adapt-container-width=&quot;true&quot; data-hide-cover=&quot;false&quot; data-show-facepile=&quot;true&quot;&gt;&lt;blockquote cite=&quot;{local_facebook_link}&quot; class=&quot;fb-xfbml-parse-ignore&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;{local_facebook_link}&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
{endif}&#039;,
	&#039;ice_skating_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/responsive/ice-skating-all-1140x655.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;ice_skating_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/ice-skating.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;ice_skating_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/ice-skating-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;image_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/working-for-you.jpeg&#039;,
	&#039;jobs_widget_city&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_city_c}&#039;,
	&#039;m2mredirect&#039; =&gt; &#039;True&#039;,
	&#039;movies-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;movies-all-c&#039;,
	&#039;movies_robots&#039; =&gt; &#039;index, follow&#039;,
	&#039;name&#039; =&gt; &#039;In Your Community&#039;,
	&#039;nature_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/nature-center2-big-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;nature_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/nature-center2.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;nature_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/nature-center2-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;nearme_map_radius&#039; =&gt; &#039;20&#039;,
	&#039;nearme_map_zip&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_zip}&#039;,
	&#039;omniture_cookie&#039; =&gt; &#039;charlotte-nc-cp&#039;,
	&#039;page-title-right&#039; =&gt; &#039;{module_Event Snapshot Newsletter Signup}&#039;,
	&#039;parks-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;parks-warm-c&#039;,
	&#039;pilot_towns_banner_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/classic/happenings-rural-240x140.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;pumpkin-picking-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;fall-fun-all-1-pumpkins&#039;,
	&#039;recommendation_form_email&#039; =&gt; &#039;jgunderson-palmer@aarp.org,bekim@americantowns.com,katherine@americantowns.com&#039;,
	&#039;recreation-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;rec-cool-b&#039;,
	&#039;restaurantform_email&#039; =&gt; &#039;bmazur@aarp.org,bekim@americantowns.com&#039;,
	&#039;restaurant_radius&#039; =&gt; &#039;10,20,30&#039;,
	&#039;season-activities&#039; =&gt; &#039;Walking, microbreweries &#039;,
	&#039;season-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;spring-fun-warm-m&#039;,
	&#039;seasonal_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/seasonal-big-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;seasonal_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/seasonal.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;seasonal_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/seasonal-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;season_header&#039; =&gt; &#039;Spring Fun&#039;,
	&#039;season_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;Spring&#039;,
	&#039;skiing_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/skiing-big-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;skiing_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/skiing.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;skiing_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/skiing-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;spring-fun-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;spring-fun-warm-m&#039;,
	&#039;state_blog_header&#039; =&gt; &#039;AARP State News&#039;,
	&#039;state_blog_name&#039; =&gt; &#039;North Carolina&#039;,
	&#039;summer-fun-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;summer-fun-warm-m&#039;,
	&#039;tas_state_link&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://takeastand.aarp.org/congressional-action-chart/?state=North+Carolina&#039;,
	&#039;term&#039; =&gt; &#039;in Gastonia&#039;,
	&#039;thingstodo_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/things-to-do3-big-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;thingstodo_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/things-to-do3.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;thingstodo_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/things-to-do3-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;vcc_featured_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://s3.amazonaws.com/local-aarp/img/vcc/featured/20210430_4C9F7646-96EC-4C88-960A-997CE34788BC.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;veterans-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;veterans&#039;,
	&#039;video_tout_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/video-touts/san-antonio-video.png&#039;,
	&#039;vineyards-wineries-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;wineries&#039;,
	&#039;volunteer-today-button&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;span class=&quot;media-middle&quot;&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.aarp.org/volunteer/virtual/?intcmp=CSN-LNK-AARPLOCAL-VOLINT-20210331-{local_tracking_code_town}-{local_tracking_code_state}&quot; class=&quot;red btn&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;I WANT TO VOLUNTEER&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&#039;,
	&#039;volunteering-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;volunteering-winter&#039;,
	&#039;volunteering-news-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;volunteer-all-m-hands&#039;,
	&#039;volunteer_help_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;volunteering-help-military-families&#039;,
	&#039;volunteer_help_link_name&#039; =&gt; &#039;See Projects&#039;,
	&#039;volunteer_help_link_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://www.createthegood.org/how-to-guides?intcmp=SNG-LNK-AARPLOCAL-VOLHTG-20140805-{local_tracking_code_town}-{local_tracking_code_state}&#039;,
	&#039;volunteer_help_subtitle&#039; =&gt; &#039;Help Military Families&#039;,
	&#039;volunteer_help_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;Do-It-Yourself Project Guides&#039;,
	&#039;winter-fun-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;winter-fun-snow-c-ski&#039;,
	&#039;winterfun_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/winter-fun-big-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;winterfun_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/winter-fun.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;winterfun_pic_nav2&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/{town_sef_url}/skiing/&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;{local_skiing_big_thumb}&quot; title=&quot;Skiing&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;Skiing&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#039;,
	&#039;winterfun_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/winter-fun-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;youtube_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/icons/youtube.png&#039;,
	&#039;news_link&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://www.aarp.org/NC?intcmp=SNG-LNK-AARPLOCAL-BLOGNC-20140101&#039;,
	&#039;contactus_text&#039; =&gt; &#039;AARP North Carolina&#039;,
	&#039;contactus_email&#039; =&gt; &#039;NCAARP@aarp.org &#039;,
	&#039;contactus_link&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://states.aarp.org/aarp-north-carolina-contact-information/?intcmp=SNG-LNK-AARPLOCAL-CONTACT-20140101&#039;,
	&#039;facebook_link&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://www.facebook.com/AARPNC&#039;,
	&#039;twitter_link&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://twitter.com/aarpNC&#039;,
	&#039;state_contract_id&#039; =&gt; &#039;56020&#039;,
	&#039;state_blog_flag&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://states.aarp.org/wp-content/themes/aarpstates/images/state_flags/north-carolina.png&#039;,
	&#039;state_blog_link&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://states.aarp.org/region/north-carolina/&#039;,
	&#039;state_blog_rss&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://states.aarp.org/region/north-carolina/feed&#039;,
	&#039;cold_state&#039; =&gt; &#039;yes&#039;,
	&#039;embed_video_2&#039; =&gt; &#039;5819650040001&#039;,
	&#039;2020_election_link&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://local.aarp.org/news/how-to-vote-in-north-carolinas-2020-election-what-you-need-to-know-nc-2020-07-21.html&#039;,
	&#039;State_Label&#039; =&gt; &#039;North Carolina&#039;s&#039;,
	&#039;vaccine_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://local.aarp.org/news/the-covid19-vaccine-distribution-plan-in-north-carolina-nc-2021-01-26.html&#039;,
	&#039;at_ski_resort&#039; =&gt; &#039;y&#039;,
	&#039;state_capital&#039; =&gt; &#039;raleigh-nc&#039;,
	&#039;caregiving_211&#039; =&gt; &#039;y&#039;,
	&#039;2024_election_link&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://states.aarp.org/north-carolina/election-voting-guide&#039;,
	&#039;2024_election_link_es&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://states.aarp.org/north-carolina/elecciones-guia-para-votar-carolina-del-norte&#039;,
	&#039;advanced_directives_link&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://www.caringinfo.org/wp-content/uploads/NorthCarolina.pdf&#039;,
	&#039;full_state&#039; =&gt; &#039;North Carolina&#039;,
	&#039;county&#039; =&gt; &#039;Gaston&#039;,
	&#039;geo&#039; =&gt; array(
		(int) 0 =&gt; (float) -81.187599182129,
		(int) 1 =&gt; (float) 35.267398834229
	),
	&#039;latitude&#039; =&gt; (float) 35.267398834229,
	&#039;longitude&#039; =&gt; (float) -81.187599182129,
	&#039;city_state&#039; =&gt; &#039;Gastonia, NC&#039;,
	&#039;city_state_search&#039; =&gt; &#039;Gastonia NC&#039;,
	&#039;pilot_name&#039; =&gt; &#039;Gastonia&#039;,
	&#039;pilot_sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;charlotte-nccolorado-springs-co&#039;,
	&#039;community_id&#039; =&gt; (int) 48,
	&#039;community_name&#039; =&gt; &#039;Charlotte&#039;,
	&#039;community_state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
	&#039;community_region&#039; =&gt; &#039;Large&#039;,
	&#039;brightspot_region&#039; =&gt; &#039;charlotte-nc&#039;,
	&#039;title&#039; =&gt; &#039;Gastonia, NC&#039;,
	&#039;subtitle&#039; =&gt; &#039;Highlighting {local_city} &#039;,
	&#039;tracking_code_town&#039; =&gt; &#039;GASTONIA&#039;,
	&#039;tracking_code_state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
	&#039;ad_state&#039; =&gt; &#039;nc&#039;,
	&#039;ad_city&#039; =&gt; &#039;gastonia&#039;,
	&#039;ad_region&#039; =&gt; null,
	&#039;timezone&#039; =&gt; &#039;America/New_York&#039;,
	&#039;type&#039; =&gt; &#039;town&#039;,
	&#039;zip&#039; =&gt; &#039;28052&#039;,
	&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;gastonia-nc&#039;,
	&#039;americantowns_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://www.americantowns.com/gastonia-nc/&#039;,
	&#039;alt_names&#039; =&gt; &#039;Gastonia,Charlotte&#039;,
	&#039;zipcodes&#039; =&gt; array(
		(int) 0 =&gt; &#039;28052&#039;,
		(int) 1 =&gt; &#039;28053&#039;,
		(int) 2 =&gt; &#039;28054&#039;,
		(int) 3 =&gt; &#039;28055&#039;,
		(int) 4 =&gt; &#039;28056&#039;
	),
	&#039;urls&#039; =&gt; array(
		(int) 0 =&gt; &#039;gastonia-nc&#039;,
		(int) 1 =&gt; &#039;charlotte-nc&#039;,
		(int) 2 =&gt; &#039;boogertown-nc&#039;,
		(int) 3 =&gt; &#039;crowders-nc&#039;,
		(int) 4 =&gt; &#039;groves-nc&#039;,
		(int) 5 =&gt; &#039;pinkney-nc&#039;,
		(int) 6 =&gt; &#039;ridge-nc&#039;,
		(int) 7 =&gt; &#039;smyre-nc&#039;,
		(int) 8 =&gt; &#039;south-gastonia-nc&#039;,
		(int) 9 =&gt; &#039;victory-nc&#039;,
		(int) 10 =&gt; &#039;ragan-village-nc&#039;,
		(int) 11 =&gt; &#039;ranlo-nc&#039;,
		(int) 12 =&gt; &#039;spencer-mountain-nc&#039;
	),
	&#039;town_ids&#039; =&gt; array(
		(int) 0 =&gt; &#039;11647&#039;,
		(int) 1 =&gt; &#039;11648&#039;,
		(int) 2 =&gt; &#039;11649&#039;,
		(int) 3 =&gt; &#039;11650&#039;,
		(int) 4 =&gt; &#039;11651&#039;
	),
	&#039;has_happenings&#039; =&gt; &#039;true&#039;,
	&#039;cvent_community_code&#039; =&gt; &#039;nc-charlotte&#039;
)
$callCake = true
$matches = array(
	(int) 0 =&gt; array(
		(int) 0 =&gt; &#039;{ifnot_slug==healthy-living/map}
{module_RHS - AARP Events}
{endif}&#039;,
		(int) 1 =&gt; &#039;slug==healthy-living/map&#039;,
		(int) 2 =&gt; &#039;
{module_RHS - AARP Events}
&#039;
	)
)
$match = array(
	(int) 0 =&gt; &#039;{ifnot_slug==healthy-living/map}
{module_RHS - AARP Events}
{endif}&#039;,
	(int) 1 =&gt; &#039;slug==healthy-living/map&#039;,
	(int) 2 =&gt; &#039;
{module_RHS - AARP Events}
&#039;
)
$token = &#039;slug&#039;
$keyword = &#039;healthy-living/map&#039;</pre><pre class="stack-trace">Localize::replace() - APP/Lib/Localize.php, line 152
Modules::render() - APP/Lib/Modules.php, line 9
include - APP/View/Elements/display.ctp, line 13
View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971
View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933
View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473
Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 963
AppController::renderPage() - APP/Controller/AppController.php, line 136
PlacesController::display() - APP/Controller/PlacesController.php, line 501
ReflectionMethod::invokeArgs() - [internal], line ??
Controller::invokeAction() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 491
Dispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 193
Dispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 167
[main] - APP/webroot/index.php, line 118</pre></div></pre><div class="module clearfix"><!--default-->
<!-- module_RHS - AARP Events -->


<div class="ar-basic-box module-spacer">
	<header>
		<div class="pull-right">
			<a href="/gastonia-nc/aarp-events/" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-SEEALL-EVENTS">
				<img style="width:30px;" src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/icons/aarp_event_icon.png" alt="Upcoming AARP Events" />
			</a>
		</div>
		<h2 class="visible-lg">AARP Events for Gastonia</h2>
		<h2 class="hidden-lg">AARP Events for Gastonia</h2>
	</header>
	<div class="wrap">
		<div class="ar-listing snippet">
			<ul class="list">
				<li class="item" data-pageindex="1">

					
					<h2 class="title"><a href="/aarp-event/aarp-live-cybercrime-and-fraud-prevention-tips-42125-9vn8twf4ts8.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-AARP-LIVE-CYBERCRIME-AND-FRAUD-PREVENTION-TIPS-42125">AARP Live: Cybercrime and Fraud Prevention Tips, 4/21/25</a></h2>
					<p class="time">Monday, Apr 21, 2025 at 8:00&nbsp;p.m. ET</p>
					<p class="venue"></p>
					<p class="loc">Online Event</p>
					
				</li><li class="item" data-pageindex="1">

					
					<h2 class="title"><a href="/aarp-event/aarp-live-decluttering-for-today-and-tomorrow-51925-87nw6zdbytm.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-AARP-LIVE-DECLUTTERING-FOR-TODAY-AND-TOMORROW-51925">AARP Live: Decluttering for Today and Tomorrow , 5/19/25</a></h2>
					<p class="time">Monday, May 19, 2025 at 8:00&nbsp;p.m. ET</p>
					<p class="venue"></p>
					<p class="loc">Online Event</p>
					
				</li><li class="item" data-pageindex="1">

					
					<h2 class="title"><a href="/aarp-event/aarp-live-social-security-whats-right-for-you-61625-glnbkkyk2gm.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-AARP-LIVE-SOCIAL-SECURITY-WHATS-RIGHT-FOR-YOU-61625">AARP Live: Social Security: What’s Right For You? , 6/16/25</a></h2>
					<p class="time">Monday, Jun 16, 2025 at 8:00&nbsp;p.m. ET</p>
					<p class="venue"></p>
					<p class="loc">Online Event</p>
					
				</li>			</ul>

			<p><a class="link-red" href="/gastonia-nc/aarp-events/" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-SEEALL-EVENTS">View All AARP Events<i class="ml-1 fas fa-chevron-right"></i></a></p>
	
		</div>
	</div>
</div>



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                                if(typeof AARP.ads !== 'undefined'){
                                  AARP.ads.slots({ id:'300x250_53475', size:'300x250'});
                                }
                            </script>
                         
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                </div>
<div class="card-tout card-dark membership-tout" style="margin:0 0 30px 0;height:360px;">
	<img class="img-responsive image" 
		title="image of two AARP membership cards"
		alt="image of two AARP membership cards" 
		src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/tout-two-cards.png">
	<div class="title">Last Chance to Save!<br />New Pricing Coming in 2025.</div>
<br />
	<p>
This is AARP's first rate increase in 15 years.<br />Don't miss out, join today and save!<br /><br />
</p>
	<div class="action">
		<a class="btn" href="https://appsec.aarp.org/mem/join?campaignid=UAJFT3&intcmp=LNK-CSN-AARPLOCAL-JRTOUT-RR-A-GASTONIA-NC">Join AARP</a>
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			<a href="https://www.aarp.org/benefits-discounts/my-membership/print-your-card/">Print Card</a></div>
	</div>
</div>
<style>
.membership-tout {padding:16px 20px;}
.membership-tout .list li { margin: 0; }
</style> 
<div aria-hidden="true" class="aarpe-ad-wrapper">
                    
                    <div class="aarpe-ad en clearfix" id="300x250_93505" data-adsize="300x250">
                        
                         
                            <script type="text/javascript">
                                if(typeof AARP.ads !== 'undefined'){
                                  AARP.ads.slots({ id:'300x250_93505', size:'300x250'});
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						<p style="text-align: justify;"> The natural wonders of North America and North Carolina coupled with the rich history of our region are all reflected in The Schiele's exceptional exhibitions and diverse programming. Whether you're indoors or out, with the kids or your colleagues, by bringing you a lot closer to nature, The Schiele will bring you a little closer to yourself.  Mission: The Schiele Museum is a public institution established to promote awareness and appreciation for nature, and to instill a sense of individual and social responsibility for the diversity of the natural world and the role of humanity in it.   The museum collects, studies, and preserves natural specimens and cultural artifacts. It uses educational programs, exhibits and publications to communicate to all possible audiences the variety of those objects, their environmental and social contexts and the history of their connections.  History:  Bud Schiele was 67 years old when he founded the Gaston County Museum of Natural History, today known as the Schiele Museum. The museum's opening was a culmination of a lifetime devoted to studying, cataloging and preserving nature. To understand The Schiele Museum's beginning is to understand this self-styled naturalist and botanist who refused to stop working in a profession that he loved so much.  Rudolph Melchoir Schiele was born in Philadelphia on April 2, 1893. He developed a keen interest in nature at an early age and, as a young man, worked as an apprentice curator at the Philadelphia Commercial Museum. Though only 17, Schiele began to dream of having his own sanctuary to display his nature collection.  Schiele served as a Second Lieutenant in the 87th Infantry Division of the United States Army after which he declined a job offer to be the only wildlife official in the Territory of Alaska. Instead, Schiele took the job as Scout Executive with the Boy Scouts of America. It was around this time that he married Lily Hobbs, who became his lifelong companion, naturalist and collector.   The Schieles came to Gaston County in 1924 where he remained with the Piedmont Scout Council until 1958. Under his leadership, the Schiele Scout reservation at Tryon was built and became the home for thousands of scouts every summer until it was closed in 1981.  For 38 years, Schiele collected wildlife, rocks and minerals, which he displayed at the scout office in Gastonia and at his home.  After he was forced to leave scouting because of mandatory retirement age limits, Schiele applied to be a ranger-naturalist for the Great Smokey Mountain National Park. Before leaving Gastonia, however, Schiele proposed to a group of community leaders: "If you can persuade the county to build a place to house it, I will offer my entire collection of animals and minerals and give my services for free."  When the Schieles returned to their Gaston County home, plans were already in the works to find a sanctuary for the collection of birds, mammals, rocks, minerals and photographs. The original museum was dedicated in 1961 and, in 1965, the name of the museum was changed to The Schiele Museum of Natural History to honor its founder and benefactor. Today it's called The Schiele Museum of Natural History and Planetarium.  Over the years, Bud Schiele received several commendations for his endeavors as a naturalist, historian and community servant. In 1930, he was awarded honorary membership in Alpha Phi Omega at UNC-Chapel Hill. In 1967, he was cited by the Gastonia Chamber of Commerce for outstanding service. In 1968, he received an honorary doctor of law degree from Belmont Abbey College. And each year, the museum observes the first week in April and the month of February as Founder's Week and Founder's Month, respectively, in his honor.</p>		</div>
		

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			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Las Vegas&quot;,
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			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/seattle-wa/aarp-events/&quot;
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			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;St Louis&quot;,
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			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Twin Cities&quot;,
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			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Greater New Orleans&quot;,
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			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Hartford&quot;,
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			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Des Moines&quot;,
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			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Fargo&quot;,
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		}, 
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			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Worcester County&quot;,
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		}
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			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Charleston&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/charleston-wv/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
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			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Lewis and Clark County&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/helena-mt/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;manchester-nh&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;New Hampshire&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/manchester-nh/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
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			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Providence&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/providence-ri/aarp-events/&quot;
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						<p style="text-align: justify;"> The natural wonders of North America and North Carolina coupled with the rich history of our region are all reflected in The Schiele's exceptional exhibitions and diverse programming. Whether you're indoors or out, with the kids or your colleagues, by bringing you a lot closer to nature, The Schiele will bring you a little closer to yourself.  Mission: The Schiele Museum is a public institution established to promote awareness and appreciation for nature, and to instill a sense of individual and social responsibility for the diversity of the natural world and the role of humanity in it.   The museum collects, studies, and preserves natural specimens and cultural artifacts. It uses educational programs, exhibits and publications to communicate to all possible audiences the variety of those objects, their environmental and social contexts and the history of their connections.  History:  Bud Schiele was 67 years old when he founded the Gaston County Museum of Natural History, today known as the Schiele Museum. The museum's opening was a culmination of a lifetime devoted to studying, cataloging and preserving nature. To understand The Schiele Museum's beginning is to understand this self-styled naturalist and botanist who refused to stop working in a profession that he loved so much.  Rudolph Melchoir Schiele was born in Philadelphia on April 2, 1893. He developed a keen interest in nature at an early age and, as a young man, worked as an apprentice curator at the Philadelphia Commercial Museum. Though only 17, Schiele began to dream of having his own sanctuary to display his nature collection.  Schiele served as a Second Lieutenant in the 87th Infantry Division of the United States Army after which he declined a job offer to be the only wildlife official in the Territory of Alaska. Instead, Schiele took the job as Scout Executive with the Boy Scouts of America. It was around this time that he married Lily Hobbs, who became his lifelong companion, naturalist and collector.   The Schieles came to Gaston County in 1924 where he remained with the Piedmont Scout Council until 1958. Under his leadership, the Schiele Scout reservation at Tryon was built and became the home for thousands of scouts every summer until it was closed in 1981.  For 38 years, Schiele collected wildlife, rocks and minerals, which he displayed at the scout office in Gastonia and at his home.  After he was forced to leave scouting because of mandatory retirement age limits, Schiele applied to be a ranger-naturalist for the Great Smokey Mountain National Park. Before leaving Gastonia, however, Schiele proposed to a group of community leaders: "If you can persuade the county to build a place to house it, I will offer my entire collection of animals and minerals and give my services for free."  When the Schieles returned to their Gaston County home, plans were already in the works to find a sanctuary for the collection of birds, mammals, rocks, minerals and photographs. The original museum was dedicated in 1961 and, in 1965, the name of the museum was changed to The Schiele Museum of Natural History to honor its founder and benefactor. Today it's called The Schiele Museum of Natural History and Planetarium.  Over the years, Bud Schiele received several commendations for his endeavors as a naturalist, historian and community servant. In 1930, he was awarded honorary membership in Alpha Phi Omega at UNC-Chapel Hill. In 1967, he was cited by the Gastonia Chamber of Commerce for outstanding service. In 1968, he received an honorary doctor of law degree from Belmont Abbey College. And each year, the museum observes the first week in April and the month of February as Founder's Week and Founder's Month, respectively, in his honor.</p>		</div>
		

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	href="/gastonia-nc/home-and-community/?intcmp=CSN-LOCAL-HC-PLSK-02272024"><img class="img-responsive"  
	alt="Explore the free AARP HomeFit Guide" title="Explore the free AARP HomeFit Guide" 
	src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/touts/HomeFit_750x150.png"></a>
</div></div></div>
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<code><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: #0000BB">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #007700">list(</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$token</span><span style="color: #007700">,</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$keyword</span><span style="color: #007700">)&nbsp;=&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">explode</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #DD0000">"=="</span><span style="color: #007700">,</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$match</span><span style="color: #007700">[</span><span style="color: #0000BB">1</span><span style="color: #007700">],</span><span style="color: #0000BB">2</span><span style="color: #007700">);</span></span></code>
<span class="code-highlight"><code><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: #0000BB">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;$text&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #007700">=&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">str_replace</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$match</span><span style="color: #007700">[</span><span style="color: #0000BB">0</span><span style="color: #007700">],&nbsp;(</span><span style="color: #0000BB">strtolower</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$town</span><span style="color: #007700">[</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$token</span><span style="color: #007700">])&nbsp;!=&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">strtolower</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$keyword</span><span style="color: #007700">)&nbsp;?&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">self</span><span style="color: #007700">::</span><span style="color: #0000BB">replace</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$match</span><span style="color: #007700">[</span><span style="color: #0000BB">2</span><span style="color: #007700">],&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$town</span><span style="color: #007700">,&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$callCake</span><span style="color: #007700">):&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #DD0000">''</span><span style="color: #007700">),&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$text</span><span style="color: #007700">);</span></span></code></span></pre><pre id="cakeErr67fc502358585-context" class="cake-context" style="display: none;">$text = &#039;&lt;!--default--&gt;
&lt;!-- module_RHS - AARP Events --&gt;
{ifnot_slug==healthy-living/map}
{module_RHS - AARP Events}
{endif}
{module_RHS - Tout A}
{module_RHS - Ad Slot 1}
{module_RHS - Join AARP Today}
{module_RHS - Ad Slot 2}
{module_FB - State Side Panel}
{module_RHS - State Contact Us}&#039;
$town = array(
	&#039;_id&#039; =&gt; &#039;5761804d0c4e268f7f8b81d0&#039;,
	&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;Gastonia&#039;,
	&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
	&#039;nearby&#039; =&gt; array(
		(int) 0 =&gt; array(
			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;Gastonia&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;gastonia-nc&#039;
		),
		(int) 1 =&gt; array(
			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;Dallas&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;dallas-nc&#039;
		),
		(int) 2 =&gt; array(
			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;Lowell&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;lowell-nc&#039;
		),
		(int) 3 =&gt; array(
			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;Bessemer City&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;bessemer-city-nc&#039;
		),
		(int) 4 =&gt; array(
			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;Mc Adenville&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;mc-adenville-nc&#039;
		),
		(int) 5 =&gt; array(
			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;Cramerton&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;cramerton-nc&#039;
		),
		(int) 6 =&gt; array(
			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;Stanley&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;stanley-nc&#039;
		),
		(int) 7 =&gt; array(
			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;Bowling Green&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;SC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;bowling-green-sc&#039;
		),
		(int) 8 =&gt; array(
			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;Belmont&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;belmont-nc&#039;
		),
		(int) 9 =&gt; array(
			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;High Shoals&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;high-shoals-nc&#039;
		),
		(int) 10 =&gt; array(
			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;Kings Mountain&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;kings-mountain-nc&#039;
		),
		(int) 11 =&gt; array(
			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;Mount Holly&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;mount-holly-nc&#039;
		),
		(int) 12 =&gt; array(
			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;Alexis&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;alexis-nc&#039;
		),
		(int) 13 =&gt; array(
			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;Clover&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;SC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;clover-sc&#039;
		),
		(int) 14 =&gt; array(
			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;Lake Wylie&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;SC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;lake-wylie-sc&#039;
		)
	),
	&#039;local&#039; =&gt; array(
		(int) 0 =&gt; &#039;gastonia-nc&#039;,
		(int) 1 =&gt; &#039;dallas-nc&#039;,
		(int) 2 =&gt; &#039;lowell-nc&#039;,
		(int) 3 =&gt; &#039;bessemer-city-nc&#039;,
		(int) 4 =&gt; &#039;mc-adenville-nc&#039;,
		(int) 5 =&gt; &#039;cramerton-nc&#039;,
		(int) 6 =&gt; &#039;stanley-nc&#039;,
		(int) 7 =&gt; &#039;bowling-green-sc&#039;,
		(int) 8 =&gt; &#039;belmont-nc&#039;,
		(int) 9 =&gt; &#039;high-shoals-nc&#039;,
		(int) 10 =&gt; &#039;kings-mountain-nc&#039;,
		(int) 11 =&gt; &#039;mount-holly-nc&#039;,
		(int) 12 =&gt; &#039;alexis-nc&#039;,
		(int) 13 =&gt; &#039;clover-sc&#039;,
		(int) 14 =&gt; &#039;lake-wylie-sc&#039;,
		(int) 15 =&gt; &#039;iron-station-nc&#039;,
		(int) 16 =&gt; &#039;crouse-nc&#039;
	),
	&#039;season&#039; =&gt; &#039;spring&#039;,
	&#039;aarp-events-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;aarp-events&#039;,
	&#039;amusement-parks-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;amusement-warm-c&#039;,
	&#039;arts-entertainment-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;arts-all-bm&#039;,
	&#039;asset_version&#039; =&gt; &#039;240925&#039;,
	&#039;beaches-lakes-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;beaches-lakes-cool-c&#039;,
	&#039;billboard1_caption&#039; =&gt; &#039;Spring&#039;,
	&#039;billboard1_image_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_happenings-image}&#039;,
	&#039;billboard1_link_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;/{local_sef_url}/happenings/&#039;,
	&#039;billboard1_subtitle&#039; =&gt; &#039;See the Real Possibilities&#039;,
	&#039;billboard1_thumb_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;
Happenings&#039;,
	&#039;billboard1_thumb_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_happenings-image}&#039;,
	&#039;billboard1_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;Get to know AARP in {local_city_c}&#039;,
	&#039;billboard2_image_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_season-image}&#039;,
	&#039;billboard2_link_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;/{local_sef_url}/{local_season}-fun/&#039;,
	&#039;billboard2_subtitle&#039; =&gt; &#039;Explore fun and interesting things to do this {local_season} near you!&#039;,
	&#039;billboard2_thumb_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_season_header}&#039;,
	&#039;billboard2_thumb_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_season-image}&#039;,
	&#039;billboard2_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;Time for {local_season_header}!&#039;,
	&#039;billboard3_image_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_volunteering-image}&#039;,
	&#039;billboard3_link_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;/{local_sef_url}/volunteering/&#039;,
	&#039;billboard3_subtitle&#039; =&gt; &#039;Make a difference!&#039;,
	&#039;billboard3_thumb_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;Volunteering&#039;,
	&#039;billboard3_thumb_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_volunteering-image}&#039;,
	&#039;billboard3_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;Volunteering lifts everyone&#039;s spirits&#039;,
	&#039;bvideo_name&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_full_state_c}&#039;,
	&#039;city-select-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;cityselect-spring&#039;,
	&#039;coffee-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;coffee-warm-m&#039;,
	&#039;coffee_radius&#039; =&gt; &#039;10&#039;,
	&#039;community_blogs_archive&#039; =&gt; &#039;charlotte-nc&#039;,
	&#039;community_blogs_list&#039; =&gt; &#039;caregiving,healthy-living,savings-and-planning,work-and-jobs,life-reimagined,all,{local_state},charlotte-nc&#039;,
	&#039;connect_town_groups&#039; =&gt; &#039;[{
	&quot;towns&quot;: {
		&quot;atlanta-ga&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Atlanta&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/atlanta-ga/fight-fraud/&quot;
		},
		&quot;chicago-il&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Chicago&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/chicago-il/fight-fraud/&quot;
		},
		&quot;los-angeles-ca&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Los Angeles&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/los-angeles-ca/fight-fraud/&quot;
		},
		&quot;new-york-ny&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;New York City&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/new-york-ny/fight-fraud/?showtowns=true&quot;
		},
		&quot;phoenix-az&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Phoenix&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/phoenix-az/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}
	},
	&quot;code&quot;: &quot;CSN-LOCAL-GROUP1&quot;
}, {
	&quot;towns&quot;: {
		&quot;baltimore-md&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Baltimore Metro&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/baltimore-md/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;dallas-tx&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Dallas&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/dallas-tx/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;denver-co&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Denver&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/denver-co/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;detroit-mi&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Detroit&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/detroit-mi/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;orlando-fl&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Greater Orlando&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/orlando-fl/fight-fraud/?showtowns=true&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;houston-tx&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Houston&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/houston-tx/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;brookhaven-ny&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Long Island&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/brookhaven-ny/fight-fraud/?showtowns=true&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;san-diego-ca&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;San Diego County&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/san-diego-ca/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;miami-fl&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;South Florida&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/miami-fl/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}
	},
	&quot;code&quot;: &quot;CSN-LOCAL-GROUP2&quot;
}, {
	&quot;towns&quot;: {
		&quot;charlotte-nc&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Charlotte&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/charlotte-nc/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;boston-ma&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Greater Boston&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/boston-ma/aarp-events/?showtowns=true&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;indianapolis-in&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Indianapolis&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/indianapolis-in/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;las-vegas-nv&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Las Vegas&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/las-vegas-nv/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;philadelphia-pa&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Philadelphia&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/philadelphia-pa/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;pittsburgh-pa&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Pittsburgh&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/pittsburgh-pa/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;portland-or&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Portland Metro&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/portland-or/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;seattle-wa&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Seattle&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/seattle-wa/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;saint-louis-mo&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;St Louis&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/saint-louis-mo/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;minneapolis-mn&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Twin Cities&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/minneapolis-mn/aarp-events/?showtowns=true&quot;
		}
	},
	&quot;code&quot;: &quot;CSN-LOCAL-GROUP3&quot;
}, {
	&quot;towns&quot;: {
		&quot;new-orleans-la&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Greater New Orleans&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/new-orleans-la/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;hartford-ct&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Hartford&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/hartford-ct/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;little-rock-ar&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Little Rock&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/little-rock-ar/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;oahu-hi&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Oahu&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/oahu-hi/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;omaha-ne&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Omaha&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/omaha-ne/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}
	},
	&quot;code&quot;: &quot;CSN-LOCAL-GROUP4&quot;
}, {
	&quot;towns&quot;: {
		&quot;des-moines-ia&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Des Moines&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/des-moines-ia/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;fargo-nd&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Fargo&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/fargo-nd/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;allentown-pa&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Lehigh Valley&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/allentown-pa/aarp-events/?showtowns=true&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;dale-city-va&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Prince William County&quot;, 
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/dale-city-va/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;worcester-ma&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Worcester County&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/worcester-ma/aarp-events/&quot;
		}
	},
	&quot;code&quot;: &quot;CSN-LOCAL-GROUP5&quot;
}, {
	&quot;towns&quot;: {
		&quot;charleston-wv&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Charleston&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/charleston-wv/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;helena-mt&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Lewis and Clark County&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/helena-mt/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;manchester-nh&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;New Hampshire&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/manchester-nh/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;providence-ri&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Providence&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/providence-ri/aarp-events/&quot;
		}
	},
	&quot;code&quot;: &quot;CSN-LOCAL-GROUP6&quot;
}]&#039;,
	&#039;cvent_display_module&#039; =&gt; &#039;false&#039;,
	&#039;cvent_widget_city&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_city_state}&#039;,
	&#039;embed_video&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;iframe  width=&quot;100%&quot; height=&quot;349&quot; src=&quot;//players.brightcove.net/3772599298001/HkD6Qklb_default/index.html?videoId={local_embed_video_2}&quot; allowfullscreen frameborder=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&#039;,
	&#039;espanol-news-header&#039; =&gt; &#039;Noticias de {local_city}&#039;,
	&#039;espanol-news-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;losangeles-spanish&#039;,
	&#039;events-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;events-all&#039;,
	&#039;events_careversation_group_min&#039; =&gt; &#039;8&#039;,
	&#039;events_driversafety_group_min&#039; =&gt; &#039;8&#039;,
	&#039;events_index_slot1&#039; =&gt; &#039;{module_Cvent New Widget Section 3}&#039;,
	&#039;events_tek_group_min&#039; =&gt; &#039;8&#039;,
	&#039;event_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/responsive/events-all-1140x655.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;event_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/event.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;event_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/event-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;fall-fun-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;fall-fun-all-1-pumpkins&#039;,
	&#039;fallfun_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/fall-fun10-big-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;fallfun_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/fall-fun10.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;fallfun_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/fall-fun10-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;farmers-markets-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;farmers-markets-c&#039;,
	&#039;find_it_fast_link_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;jobs&#039;,
	&#039;find_it_fast_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;Work &amp; Jobs&#039;,
	&#039;gfg-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;gfg-warm-c-2&#039;,
	&#039;google_disclaimer&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Please note:&lt;/b&gt; These listings are provided via Google for the {local_city} community. 
&lt;b&gt;Listings here do NOT imply that an AARP member discount is offered.&lt;/b&gt; 
Please see the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.aarp.org/benefits-discounts/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;AARP Membership &amp; Benefits page&lt;/a&gt; for a listing of businesses that do provide a member discount.&lt;/p&gt;&#039;,
	&#039;happenings-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;happenings-suburban&#039;,
	&#039;happenings-tbd-pilot-text&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;span&gt;Discover everything you can do with AARP&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span&gt;See fun events, local offers, and more right where you live.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&#039;,
	&#039;happenings_default_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/responsive/aarp-default-rp-min.png&#039;,
	&#039;happenings_gold_slug_line_10up&#039; =&gt; &#039;AARP in {local_community_name}&#039;,
	&#039;happenings_gold_slug_line_state&#039; =&gt; &#039;AARP in {local_full_state}&#039;,
	&#039;happenings_gold_slug_line_state_es&#039; =&gt; &#039;AARP en Carolina del Norte&#039;,
	&#039;happenings_heading&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_city} Happenings&#039;,
	&#039;happenings_twitter_header&#039; =&gt; &#039;More from {local_city}&#039;,
	&#039;hiking-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;hiking-cool-c&#039;,
	&#039;hiking_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn.local.aarp.org/img/template/thumbs/hiking-big-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;hiking_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn.local.aarp.org/img/template/hero/hiking.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;hiking_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn.local.aarp.org/img/template/thumbs/hiking-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;home_events_slot1&#039; =&gt; &#039;{module_Cvent New Widget Section}&#039;,
	&#039;home_events_slot2&#039; =&gt; &#039;{module_HP - Blog - Learn More}&#039;,
	&#039;home_intro_text&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;p&gt; Select your community from the list below to learn about great programs, stimulating things to do, local services, discounts and more! &lt;/p&gt;&#039;,
	&#039;hp-event-tout&#039; =&gt; &#039;{if_facebook_link}&lt;div class=&quot;module-spacer text-center&quot;&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;fb-page&quot; data-href=&quot;{local_facebook_link}&quot; data-tabs=&quot;timeline&quot; data-small-header=&quot;false&quot; data-adapt-container-width=&quot;true&quot; data-hide-cover=&quot;false&quot; data-show-facepile=&quot;true&quot;&gt;&lt;blockquote cite=&quot;{local_facebook_link}&quot; class=&quot;fb-xfbml-parse-ignore&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;{local_facebook_link}&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
{endif}&#039;,
	&#039;ice_skating_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/responsive/ice-skating-all-1140x655.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;ice_skating_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/ice-skating.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;ice_skating_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/ice-skating-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;image_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/working-for-you.jpeg&#039;,
	&#039;jobs_widget_city&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_city_c}&#039;,
	&#039;m2mredirect&#039; =&gt; &#039;True&#039;,
	&#039;movies-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;movies-all-c&#039;,
	&#039;movies_robots&#039; =&gt; &#039;index, follow&#039;,
	&#039;name&#039; =&gt; &#039;In Your Community&#039;,
	&#039;nature_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/nature-center2-big-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;nature_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/nature-center2.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;nature_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/nature-center2-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;nearme_map_radius&#039; =&gt; &#039;20&#039;,
	&#039;nearme_map_zip&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_zip}&#039;,
	&#039;omniture_cookie&#039; =&gt; &#039;charlotte-nc-cp&#039;,
	&#039;page-title-right&#039; =&gt; &#039;{module_Event Snapshot Newsletter Signup}&#039;,
	&#039;parks-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;parks-warm-c&#039;,
	&#039;pilot_towns_banner_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/classic/happenings-rural-240x140.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;pumpkin-picking-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;fall-fun-all-1-pumpkins&#039;,
	&#039;recommendation_form_email&#039; =&gt; &#039;jgunderson-palmer@aarp.org,bekim@americantowns.com,katherine@americantowns.com&#039;,
	&#039;recreation-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;rec-cool-b&#039;,
	&#039;restaurantform_email&#039; =&gt; &#039;bmazur@aarp.org,bekim@americantowns.com&#039;,
	&#039;restaurant_radius&#039; =&gt; &#039;10,20,30&#039;,
	&#039;season-activities&#039; =&gt; &#039;Walking, microbreweries &#039;,
	&#039;season-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;spring-fun-warm-m&#039;,
	&#039;seasonal_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/seasonal-big-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;seasonal_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/seasonal.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;seasonal_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/seasonal-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;season_header&#039; =&gt; &#039;Spring Fun&#039;,
	&#039;season_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;Spring&#039;,
	&#039;skiing_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/skiing-big-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;skiing_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/skiing.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;skiing_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/skiing-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;spring-fun-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;spring-fun-warm-m&#039;,
	&#039;state_blog_header&#039; =&gt; &#039;AARP State News&#039;,
	&#039;state_blog_name&#039; =&gt; &#039;North Carolina&#039;,
	&#039;summer-fun-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;summer-fun-warm-m&#039;,
	&#039;tas_state_link&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://takeastand.aarp.org/congressional-action-chart/?state=North+Carolina&#039;,
	&#039;term&#039; =&gt; &#039;in Gastonia&#039;,
	&#039;thingstodo_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/things-to-do3-big-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;thingstodo_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/things-to-do3.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;thingstodo_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/things-to-do3-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;vcc_featured_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://s3.amazonaws.com/local-aarp/img/vcc/featured/20210430_4C9F7646-96EC-4C88-960A-997CE34788BC.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;veterans-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;veterans&#039;,
	&#039;video_tout_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/video-touts/san-antonio-video.png&#039;,
	&#039;vineyards-wineries-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;wineries&#039;,
	&#039;volunteer-today-button&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;span class=&quot;media-middle&quot;&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.aarp.org/volunteer/virtual/?intcmp=CSN-LNK-AARPLOCAL-VOLINT-20210331-{local_tracking_code_town}-{local_tracking_code_state}&quot; class=&quot;red btn&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;I WANT TO VOLUNTEER&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&#039;,
	&#039;volunteering-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;volunteering-winter&#039;,
	&#039;volunteering-news-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;volunteer-all-m-hands&#039;,
	&#039;volunteer_help_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;volunteering-help-military-families&#039;,
	&#039;volunteer_help_link_name&#039; =&gt; &#039;See Projects&#039;,
	&#039;volunteer_help_link_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://www.createthegood.org/how-to-guides?intcmp=SNG-LNK-AARPLOCAL-VOLHTG-20140805-{local_tracking_code_town}-{local_tracking_code_state}&#039;,
	&#039;volunteer_help_subtitle&#039; =&gt; &#039;Help Military Families&#039;,
	&#039;volunteer_help_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;Do-It-Yourself Project Guides&#039;,
	&#039;winter-fun-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;winter-fun-snow-c-ski&#039;,
	&#039;winterfun_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/winter-fun-big-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;winterfun_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/winter-fun.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;winterfun_pic_nav2&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/{town_sef_url}/skiing/&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;{local_skiing_big_thumb}&quot; title=&quot;Skiing&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;Skiing&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#039;,
	&#039;winterfun_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/winter-fun-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;youtube_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/icons/youtube.png&#039;,
	&#039;news_link&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://www.aarp.org/NC?intcmp=SNG-LNK-AARPLOCAL-BLOGNC-20140101&#039;,
	&#039;contactus_text&#039; =&gt; &#039;AARP North Carolina&#039;,
	&#039;contactus_email&#039; =&gt; &#039;NCAARP@aarp.org &#039;,
	&#039;contactus_link&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://states.aarp.org/aarp-north-carolina-contact-information/?intcmp=SNG-LNK-AARPLOCAL-CONTACT-20140101&#039;,
	&#039;facebook_link&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://www.facebook.com/AARPNC&#039;,
	&#039;twitter_link&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://twitter.com/aarpNC&#039;,
	&#039;state_contract_id&#039; =&gt; &#039;56020&#039;,
	&#039;state_blog_flag&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://states.aarp.org/wp-content/themes/aarpstates/images/state_flags/north-carolina.png&#039;,
	&#039;state_blog_link&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://states.aarp.org/region/north-carolina/&#039;,
	&#039;state_blog_rss&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://states.aarp.org/region/north-carolina/feed&#039;,
	&#039;cold_state&#039; =&gt; &#039;yes&#039;,
	&#039;embed_video_2&#039; =&gt; &#039;5819650040001&#039;,
	&#039;2020_election_link&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://local.aarp.org/news/how-to-vote-in-north-carolinas-2020-election-what-you-need-to-know-nc-2020-07-21.html&#039;,
	&#039;State_Label&#039; =&gt; &#039;North Carolina&#039;s&#039;,
	&#039;vaccine_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://local.aarp.org/news/the-covid19-vaccine-distribution-plan-in-north-carolina-nc-2021-01-26.html&#039;,
	&#039;at_ski_resort&#039; =&gt; &#039;y&#039;,
	&#039;state_capital&#039; =&gt; &#039;raleigh-nc&#039;,
	&#039;caregiving_211&#039; =&gt; &#039;y&#039;,
	&#039;2024_election_link&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://states.aarp.org/north-carolina/election-voting-guide&#039;,
	&#039;2024_election_link_es&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://states.aarp.org/north-carolina/elecciones-guia-para-votar-carolina-del-norte&#039;,
	&#039;advanced_directives_link&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://www.caringinfo.org/wp-content/uploads/NorthCarolina.pdf&#039;,
	&#039;full_state&#039; =&gt; &#039;North Carolina&#039;,
	&#039;county&#039; =&gt; &#039;Gaston&#039;,
	&#039;geo&#039; =&gt; array(
		(int) 0 =&gt; (float) -81.187599182129,
		(int) 1 =&gt; (float) 35.267398834229
	),
	&#039;latitude&#039; =&gt; (float) 35.267398834229,
	&#039;longitude&#039; =&gt; (float) -81.187599182129,
	&#039;city_state&#039; =&gt; &#039;Gastonia, NC&#039;,
	&#039;city_state_search&#039; =&gt; &#039;Gastonia NC&#039;,
	&#039;pilot_name&#039; =&gt; &#039;Gastonia&#039;,
	&#039;pilot_sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;charlotte-nccolorado-springs-co&#039;,
	&#039;community_id&#039; =&gt; (int) 48,
	&#039;community_name&#039; =&gt; &#039;Charlotte&#039;,
	&#039;community_state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
	&#039;community_region&#039; =&gt; &#039;Large&#039;,
	&#039;brightspot_region&#039; =&gt; &#039;charlotte-nc&#039;,
	&#039;title&#039; =&gt; &#039;Gastonia, NC&#039;,
	&#039;subtitle&#039; =&gt; &#039;Highlighting {local_city} &#039;,
	&#039;tracking_code_town&#039; =&gt; &#039;GASTONIA&#039;,
	&#039;tracking_code_state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
	&#039;ad_state&#039; =&gt; &#039;nc&#039;,
	&#039;ad_city&#039; =&gt; &#039;gastonia&#039;,
	&#039;ad_region&#039; =&gt; null,
	&#039;timezone&#039; =&gt; &#039;America/New_York&#039;,
	&#039;type&#039; =&gt; &#039;town&#039;,
	&#039;zip&#039; =&gt; &#039;28052&#039;,
	&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;gastonia-nc&#039;,
	&#039;americantowns_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://www.americantowns.com/gastonia-nc/&#039;,
	&#039;alt_names&#039; =&gt; &#039;Gastonia,Charlotte&#039;,
	&#039;zipcodes&#039; =&gt; array(
		(int) 0 =&gt; &#039;28052&#039;,
		(int) 1 =&gt; &#039;28053&#039;,
		(int) 2 =&gt; &#039;28054&#039;,
		(int) 3 =&gt; &#039;28055&#039;,
		(int) 4 =&gt; &#039;28056&#039;
	),
	&#039;urls&#039; =&gt; array(
		(int) 0 =&gt; &#039;gastonia-nc&#039;,
		(int) 1 =&gt; &#039;charlotte-nc&#039;,
		(int) 2 =&gt; &#039;boogertown-nc&#039;,
		(int) 3 =&gt; &#039;crowders-nc&#039;,
		(int) 4 =&gt; &#039;groves-nc&#039;,
		(int) 5 =&gt; &#039;pinkney-nc&#039;,
		(int) 6 =&gt; &#039;ridge-nc&#039;,
		(int) 7 =&gt; &#039;smyre-nc&#039;,
		(int) 8 =&gt; &#039;south-gastonia-nc&#039;,
		(int) 9 =&gt; &#039;victory-nc&#039;,
		(int) 10 =&gt; &#039;ragan-village-nc&#039;,
		(int) 11 =&gt; &#039;ranlo-nc&#039;,
		(int) 12 =&gt; &#039;spencer-mountain-nc&#039;
	),
	&#039;town_ids&#039; =&gt; array(
		(int) 0 =&gt; &#039;11647&#039;,
		(int) 1 =&gt; &#039;11648&#039;,
		(int) 2 =&gt; &#039;11649&#039;,
		(int) 3 =&gt; &#039;11650&#039;,
		(int) 4 =&gt; &#039;11651&#039;
	),
	&#039;has_happenings&#039; =&gt; &#039;true&#039;,
	&#039;cvent_community_code&#039; =&gt; &#039;nc-charlotte&#039;
)
$callCake = true
$matches = array(
	(int) 0 =&gt; array(
		(int) 0 =&gt; &#039;{ifnot_slug==healthy-living/map}
{module_RHS - AARP Events}
{endif}&#039;,
		(int) 1 =&gt; &#039;slug==healthy-living/map&#039;,
		(int) 2 =&gt; &#039;
{module_RHS - AARP Events}
&#039;
	)
)
$match = array(
	(int) 0 =&gt; &#039;{ifnot_slug==healthy-living/map}
{module_RHS - AARP Events}
{endif}&#039;,
	(int) 1 =&gt; &#039;slug==healthy-living/map&#039;,
	(int) 2 =&gt; &#039;
{module_RHS - AARP Events}
&#039;
)
$token = &#039;slug&#039;
$keyword = &#039;healthy-living/map&#039;</pre><pre class="stack-trace">Localize::replace() - APP/Lib/Localize.php, line 152
Modules::render() - APP/Lib/Modules.php, line 9
include - APP/View/Elements/display.ctp, line 13
View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971
View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933
View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473
Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 963
AppController::renderPage() - APP/Controller/AppController.php, line 136
PlacesController::display() - APP/Controller/PlacesController.php, line 501
ReflectionMethod::invokeArgs() - [internal], line ??
Controller::invokeAction() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 491
Dispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 193
Dispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 167
[main] - APP/webroot/index.php, line 118</pre></div></pre><div class="module clearfix"><!--default-->
<!-- module_RHS - AARP Events -->


<div class="ar-basic-box module-spacer">
	<header>
		<div class="pull-right">
			<a href="/gastonia-nc/aarp-events/" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-SEEALL-EVENTS">
				<img style="width:30px;" src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/icons/aarp_event_icon.png" alt="Upcoming AARP Events" />
			</a>
		</div>
		<h2 class="visible-lg">AARP Events for Gastonia</h2>
		<h2 class="hidden-lg">AARP Events for Gastonia</h2>
	</header>
	<div class="wrap">
		<div class="ar-listing snippet">
			<ul class="list">
				<li class="item" data-pageindex="1">

					
					<h2 class="title"><a href="/aarp-event/aarp-live-cybercrime-and-fraud-prevention-tips-42125-9vn8twf4ts8.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-AARP-LIVE-CYBERCRIME-AND-FRAUD-PREVENTION-TIPS-42125">AARP Live: Cybercrime and Fraud Prevention Tips, 4/21/25</a></h2>
					<p class="time">Monday, Apr 21, 2025 at 8:00&nbsp;p.m. ET</p>
					<p class="venue"></p>
					<p class="loc">Online Event</p>
					
				</li><li class="item" data-pageindex="1">

					
					<h2 class="title"><a href="/aarp-event/aarp-live-decluttering-for-today-and-tomorrow-51925-87nw6zdbytm.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-AARP-LIVE-DECLUTTERING-FOR-TODAY-AND-TOMORROW-51925">AARP Live: Decluttering for Today and Tomorrow , 5/19/25</a></h2>
					<p class="time">Monday, May 19, 2025 at 8:00&nbsp;p.m. ET</p>
					<p class="venue"></p>
					<p class="loc">Online Event</p>
					
				</li><li class="item" data-pageindex="1">

					
					<h2 class="title"><a href="/aarp-event/aarp-live-social-security-whats-right-for-you-61625-glnbkkyk2gm.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-AARP-LIVE-SOCIAL-SECURITY-WHATS-RIGHT-FOR-YOU-61625">AARP Live: Social Security: What’s Right For You? , 6/16/25</a></h2>
					<p class="time">Monday, Jun 16, 2025 at 8:00&nbsp;p.m. ET</p>
					<p class="venue"></p>
					<p class="loc">Online Event</p>
					
				</li>			</ul>

			<p><a class="link-red" href="/gastonia-nc/aarp-events/" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-SEEALL-EVENTS">View All AARP Events<i class="ml-1 fas fa-chevron-right"></i></a></p>
	
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	<img class="img-responsive image" 
		title="image of two AARP membership cards"
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						<p style="text-align: justify;"> The natural wonders of North America and North Carolina coupled with the rich history of our region are all reflected in The Schiele's exceptional exhibitions and diverse programming. Whether you're indoors or out, with the kids or your colleagues, by bringing you a lot closer to nature, The Schiele will bring you a little closer to yourself.  Mission: The Schiele Museum is a public institution established to promote awareness and appreciation for nature, and to instill a sense of individual and social responsibility for the diversity of the natural world and the role of humanity in it.   The museum collects, studies, and preserves natural specimens and cultural artifacts. It uses educational programs, exhibits and publications to communicate to all possible audiences the variety of those objects, their environmental and social contexts and the history of their connections.  History:  Bud Schiele was 67 years old when he founded the Gaston County Museum of Natural History, today known as the Schiele Museum. The museum's opening was a culmination of a lifetime devoted to studying, cataloging and preserving nature. To understand The Schiele Museum's beginning is to understand this self-styled naturalist and botanist who refused to stop working in a profession that he loved so much.  Rudolph Melchoir Schiele was born in Philadelphia on April 2, 1893. He developed a keen interest in nature at an early age and, as a young man, worked as an apprentice curator at the Philadelphia Commercial Museum. Though only 17, Schiele began to dream of having his own sanctuary to display his nature collection.  Schiele served as a Second Lieutenant in the 87th Infantry Division of the United States Army after which he declined a job offer to be the only wildlife official in the Territory of Alaska. Instead, Schiele took the job as Scout Executive with the Boy Scouts of America. It was around this time that he married Lily Hobbs, who became his lifelong companion, naturalist and collector.   The Schieles came to Gaston County in 1924 where he remained with the Piedmont Scout Council until 1958. Under his leadership, the Schiele Scout reservation at Tryon was built and became the home for thousands of scouts every summer until it was closed in 1981.  For 38 years, Schiele collected wildlife, rocks and minerals, which he displayed at the scout office in Gastonia and at his home.  After he was forced to leave scouting because of mandatory retirement age limits, Schiele applied to be a ranger-naturalist for the Great Smokey Mountain National Park. Before leaving Gastonia, however, Schiele proposed to a group of community leaders: "If you can persuade the county to build a place to house it, I will offer my entire collection of animals and minerals and give my services for free."  When the Schieles returned to their Gaston County home, plans were already in the works to find a sanctuary for the collection of birds, mammals, rocks, minerals and photographs. The original museum was dedicated in 1961 and, in 1965, the name of the museum was changed to The Schiele Museum of Natural History to honor its founder and benefactor. Today it's called The Schiele Museum of Natural History and Planetarium.  Over the years, Bud Schiele received several commendations for his endeavors as a naturalist, historian and community servant. In 1930, he was awarded honorary membership in Alpha Phi Omega at UNC-Chapel Hill. In 1967, he was cited by the Gastonia Chamber of Commerce for outstanding service. In 1968, he received an honorary doctor of law degree from Belmont Abbey College. And each year, the museum observes the first week in April and the month of February as Founder's Week and Founder's Month, respectively, in his honor.</p>		</div>
		

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			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Des Moines&quot;,
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			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Fargo&quot;,
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		}, 
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			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Worcester County&quot;,
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		}
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			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Charleston&quot;,
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		}, 
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			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Lewis and Clark County&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/helena-mt/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
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			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;New Hampshire&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/manchester-nh/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
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			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Providence&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/providence-ri/aarp-events/&quot;
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						<p style="text-align: justify;"> The natural wonders of North America and North Carolina coupled with the rich history of our region are all reflected in The Schiele's exceptional exhibitions and diverse programming. Whether you're indoors or out, with the kids or your colleagues, by bringing you a lot closer to nature, The Schiele will bring you a little closer to yourself.  Mission: The Schiele Museum is a public institution established to promote awareness and appreciation for nature, and to instill a sense of individual and social responsibility for the diversity of the natural world and the role of humanity in it.   The museum collects, studies, and preserves natural specimens and cultural artifacts. It uses educational programs, exhibits and publications to communicate to all possible audiences the variety of those objects, their environmental and social contexts and the history of their connections.  History:  Bud Schiele was 67 years old when he founded the Gaston County Museum of Natural History, today known as the Schiele Museum. The museum's opening was a culmination of a lifetime devoted to studying, cataloging and preserving nature. To understand The Schiele Museum's beginning is to understand this self-styled naturalist and botanist who refused to stop working in a profession that he loved so much.  Rudolph Melchoir Schiele was born in Philadelphia on April 2, 1893. He developed a keen interest in nature at an early age and, as a young man, worked as an apprentice curator at the Philadelphia Commercial Museum. Though only 17, Schiele began to dream of having his own sanctuary to display his nature collection.  Schiele served as a Second Lieutenant in the 87th Infantry Division of the United States Army after which he declined a job offer to be the only wildlife official in the Territory of Alaska. Instead, Schiele took the job as Scout Executive with the Boy Scouts of America. It was around this time that he married Lily Hobbs, who became his lifelong companion, naturalist and collector.   The Schieles came to Gaston County in 1924 where he remained with the Piedmont Scout Council until 1958. Under his leadership, the Schiele Scout reservation at Tryon was built and became the home for thousands of scouts every summer until it was closed in 1981.  For 38 years, Schiele collected wildlife, rocks and minerals, which he displayed at the scout office in Gastonia and at his home.  After he was forced to leave scouting because of mandatory retirement age limits, Schiele applied to be a ranger-naturalist for the Great Smokey Mountain National Park. Before leaving Gastonia, however, Schiele proposed to a group of community leaders: "If you can persuade the county to build a place to house it, I will offer my entire collection of animals and minerals and give my services for free."  When the Schieles returned to their Gaston County home, plans were already in the works to find a sanctuary for the collection of birds, mammals, rocks, minerals and photographs. The original museum was dedicated in 1961 and, in 1965, the name of the museum was changed to The Schiele Museum of Natural History to honor its founder and benefactor. Today it's called The Schiele Museum of Natural History and Planetarium.  Over the years, Bud Schiele received several commendations for his endeavors as a naturalist, historian and community servant. In 1930, he was awarded honorary membership in Alpha Phi Omega at UNC-Chapel Hill. In 1967, he was cited by the Gastonia Chamber of Commerce for outstanding service. In 1968, he received an honorary doctor of law degree from Belmont Abbey College. And each year, the museum observes the first week in April and the month of February as Founder's Week and Founder's Month, respectively, in his honor.</p>		</div>
		

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<span class="code-highlight"><code><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: #0000BB">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;$text&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #007700">=&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">str_replace</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$match</span><span style="color: #007700">[</span><span style="color: #0000BB">0</span><span style="color: #007700">],&nbsp;(</span><span style="color: #0000BB">strtolower</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$town</span><span style="color: #007700">[</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$token</span><span style="color: #007700">])&nbsp;!=&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">strtolower</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$keyword</span><span style="color: #007700">)&nbsp;?&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">self</span><span style="color: #007700">::</span><span style="color: #0000BB">replace</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$match</span><span style="color: #007700">[</span><span style="color: #0000BB">2</span><span style="color: #007700">],&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$town</span><span style="color: #007700">,&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$callCake</span><span style="color: #007700">):&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #DD0000">''</span><span style="color: #007700">),&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$text</span><span style="color: #007700">);</span></span></code></span></pre><pre id="cakeErr67fc502358585-context" class="cake-context" style="display: none;">$text = &#039;&lt;!--default--&gt;
&lt;!-- module_RHS - AARP Events --&gt;
{ifnot_slug==healthy-living/map}
{module_RHS - AARP Events}
{endif}
{module_RHS - Tout A}
{module_RHS - Ad Slot 1}
{module_RHS - Join AARP Today}
{module_RHS - Ad Slot 2}
{module_FB - State Side Panel}
{module_RHS - State Contact Us}&#039;
$town = array(
	&#039;_id&#039; =&gt; &#039;5761804d0c4e268f7f8b81d0&#039;,
	&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;Gastonia&#039;,
	&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
	&#039;nearby&#039; =&gt; array(
		(int) 0 =&gt; array(
			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;Gastonia&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;gastonia-nc&#039;
		),
		(int) 1 =&gt; array(
			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;Dallas&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;dallas-nc&#039;
		),
		(int) 2 =&gt; array(
			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;Lowell&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;lowell-nc&#039;
		),
		(int) 3 =&gt; array(
			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;Bessemer City&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;bessemer-city-nc&#039;
		),
		(int) 4 =&gt; array(
			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;Mc Adenville&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;mc-adenville-nc&#039;
		),
		(int) 5 =&gt; array(
			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;Cramerton&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;cramerton-nc&#039;
		),
		(int) 6 =&gt; array(
			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;Stanley&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;stanley-nc&#039;
		),
		(int) 7 =&gt; array(
			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;Bowling Green&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;SC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;bowling-green-sc&#039;
		),
		(int) 8 =&gt; array(
			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;Belmont&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;belmont-nc&#039;
		),
		(int) 9 =&gt; array(
			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;High Shoals&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;high-shoals-nc&#039;
		),
		(int) 10 =&gt; array(
			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;Kings Mountain&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;kings-mountain-nc&#039;
		),
		(int) 11 =&gt; array(
			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;Mount Holly&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;mount-holly-nc&#039;
		),
		(int) 12 =&gt; array(
			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;Alexis&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;alexis-nc&#039;
		),
		(int) 13 =&gt; array(
			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;Clover&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;SC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;clover-sc&#039;
		),
		(int) 14 =&gt; array(
			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;Lake Wylie&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;SC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;lake-wylie-sc&#039;
		)
	),
	&#039;local&#039; =&gt; array(
		(int) 0 =&gt; &#039;gastonia-nc&#039;,
		(int) 1 =&gt; &#039;dallas-nc&#039;,
		(int) 2 =&gt; &#039;lowell-nc&#039;,
		(int) 3 =&gt; &#039;bessemer-city-nc&#039;,
		(int) 4 =&gt; &#039;mc-adenville-nc&#039;,
		(int) 5 =&gt; &#039;cramerton-nc&#039;,
		(int) 6 =&gt; &#039;stanley-nc&#039;,
		(int) 7 =&gt; &#039;bowling-green-sc&#039;,
		(int) 8 =&gt; &#039;belmont-nc&#039;,
		(int) 9 =&gt; &#039;high-shoals-nc&#039;,
		(int) 10 =&gt; &#039;kings-mountain-nc&#039;,
		(int) 11 =&gt; &#039;mount-holly-nc&#039;,
		(int) 12 =&gt; &#039;alexis-nc&#039;,
		(int) 13 =&gt; &#039;clover-sc&#039;,
		(int) 14 =&gt; &#039;lake-wylie-sc&#039;,
		(int) 15 =&gt; &#039;iron-station-nc&#039;,
		(int) 16 =&gt; &#039;crouse-nc&#039;
	),
	&#039;season&#039; =&gt; &#039;spring&#039;,
	&#039;aarp-events-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;aarp-events&#039;,
	&#039;amusement-parks-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;amusement-warm-c&#039;,
	&#039;arts-entertainment-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;arts-all-bm&#039;,
	&#039;asset_version&#039; =&gt; &#039;240925&#039;,
	&#039;beaches-lakes-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;beaches-lakes-cool-c&#039;,
	&#039;billboard1_caption&#039; =&gt; &#039;Spring&#039;,
	&#039;billboard1_image_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_happenings-image}&#039;,
	&#039;billboard1_link_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;/{local_sef_url}/happenings/&#039;,
	&#039;billboard1_subtitle&#039; =&gt; &#039;See the Real Possibilities&#039;,
	&#039;billboard1_thumb_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;
Happenings&#039;,
	&#039;billboard1_thumb_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_happenings-image}&#039;,
	&#039;billboard1_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;Get to know AARP in {local_city_c}&#039;,
	&#039;billboard2_image_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_season-image}&#039;,
	&#039;billboard2_link_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;/{local_sef_url}/{local_season}-fun/&#039;,
	&#039;billboard2_subtitle&#039; =&gt; &#039;Explore fun and interesting things to do this {local_season} near you!&#039;,
	&#039;billboard2_thumb_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_season_header}&#039;,
	&#039;billboard2_thumb_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_season-image}&#039;,
	&#039;billboard2_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;Time for {local_season_header}!&#039;,
	&#039;billboard3_image_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_volunteering-image}&#039;,
	&#039;billboard3_link_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;/{local_sef_url}/volunteering/&#039;,
	&#039;billboard3_subtitle&#039; =&gt; &#039;Make a difference!&#039;,
	&#039;billboard3_thumb_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;Volunteering&#039;,
	&#039;billboard3_thumb_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_volunteering-image}&#039;,
	&#039;billboard3_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;Volunteering lifts everyone&#039;s spirits&#039;,
	&#039;bvideo_name&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_full_state_c}&#039;,
	&#039;city-select-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;cityselect-spring&#039;,
	&#039;coffee-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;coffee-warm-m&#039;,
	&#039;coffee_radius&#039; =&gt; &#039;10&#039;,
	&#039;community_blogs_archive&#039; =&gt; &#039;charlotte-nc&#039;,
	&#039;community_blogs_list&#039; =&gt; &#039;caregiving,healthy-living,savings-and-planning,work-and-jobs,life-reimagined,all,{local_state},charlotte-nc&#039;,
	&#039;connect_town_groups&#039; =&gt; &#039;[{
	&quot;towns&quot;: {
		&quot;atlanta-ga&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Atlanta&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/atlanta-ga/fight-fraud/&quot;
		},
		&quot;chicago-il&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Chicago&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/chicago-il/fight-fraud/&quot;
		},
		&quot;los-angeles-ca&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Los Angeles&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/los-angeles-ca/fight-fraud/&quot;
		},
		&quot;new-york-ny&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;New York City&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/new-york-ny/fight-fraud/?showtowns=true&quot;
		},
		&quot;phoenix-az&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Phoenix&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/phoenix-az/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}
	},
	&quot;code&quot;: &quot;CSN-LOCAL-GROUP1&quot;
}, {
	&quot;towns&quot;: {
		&quot;baltimore-md&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Baltimore Metro&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/baltimore-md/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;dallas-tx&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Dallas&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/dallas-tx/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;denver-co&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Denver&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/denver-co/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;detroit-mi&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Detroit&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/detroit-mi/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;orlando-fl&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Greater Orlando&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/orlando-fl/fight-fraud/?showtowns=true&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;houston-tx&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Houston&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/houston-tx/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;brookhaven-ny&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Long Island&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/brookhaven-ny/fight-fraud/?showtowns=true&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;san-diego-ca&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;San Diego County&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/san-diego-ca/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;miami-fl&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;South Florida&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/miami-fl/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}
	},
	&quot;code&quot;: &quot;CSN-LOCAL-GROUP2&quot;
}, {
	&quot;towns&quot;: {
		&quot;charlotte-nc&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Charlotte&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/charlotte-nc/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;boston-ma&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Greater Boston&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/boston-ma/aarp-events/?showtowns=true&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;indianapolis-in&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Indianapolis&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/indianapolis-in/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;las-vegas-nv&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Las Vegas&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/las-vegas-nv/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;philadelphia-pa&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Philadelphia&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/philadelphia-pa/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;pittsburgh-pa&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Pittsburgh&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/pittsburgh-pa/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;portland-or&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Portland Metro&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/portland-or/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;seattle-wa&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Seattle&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/seattle-wa/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;saint-louis-mo&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;St Louis&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/saint-louis-mo/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;minneapolis-mn&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Twin Cities&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/minneapolis-mn/aarp-events/?showtowns=true&quot;
		}
	},
	&quot;code&quot;: &quot;CSN-LOCAL-GROUP3&quot;
}, {
	&quot;towns&quot;: {
		&quot;new-orleans-la&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Greater New Orleans&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/new-orleans-la/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;hartford-ct&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Hartford&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/hartford-ct/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;little-rock-ar&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Little Rock&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/little-rock-ar/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;oahu-hi&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Oahu&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/oahu-hi/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;omaha-ne&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Omaha&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/omaha-ne/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}
	},
	&quot;code&quot;: &quot;CSN-LOCAL-GROUP4&quot;
}, {
	&quot;towns&quot;: {
		&quot;des-moines-ia&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Des Moines&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/des-moines-ia/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;fargo-nd&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Fargo&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/fargo-nd/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;allentown-pa&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Lehigh Valley&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/allentown-pa/aarp-events/?showtowns=true&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;dale-city-va&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Prince William County&quot;, 
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/dale-city-va/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;worcester-ma&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Worcester County&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/worcester-ma/aarp-events/&quot;
		}
	},
	&quot;code&quot;: &quot;CSN-LOCAL-GROUP5&quot;
}, {
	&quot;towns&quot;: {
		&quot;charleston-wv&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Charleston&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/charleston-wv/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;helena-mt&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Lewis and Clark County&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/helena-mt/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;manchester-nh&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;New Hampshire&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/manchester-nh/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;providence-ri&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Providence&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/providence-ri/aarp-events/&quot;
		}
	},
	&quot;code&quot;: &quot;CSN-LOCAL-GROUP6&quot;
}]&#039;,
	&#039;cvent_display_module&#039; =&gt; &#039;false&#039;,
	&#039;cvent_widget_city&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_city_state}&#039;,
	&#039;embed_video&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;iframe  width=&quot;100%&quot; height=&quot;349&quot; src=&quot;//players.brightcove.net/3772599298001/HkD6Qklb_default/index.html?videoId={local_embed_video_2}&quot; allowfullscreen frameborder=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&#039;,
	&#039;espanol-news-header&#039; =&gt; &#039;Noticias de {local_city}&#039;,
	&#039;espanol-news-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;losangeles-spanish&#039;,
	&#039;events-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;events-all&#039;,
	&#039;events_careversation_group_min&#039; =&gt; &#039;8&#039;,
	&#039;events_driversafety_group_min&#039; =&gt; &#039;8&#039;,
	&#039;events_index_slot1&#039; =&gt; &#039;{module_Cvent New Widget Section 3}&#039;,
	&#039;events_tek_group_min&#039; =&gt; &#039;8&#039;,
	&#039;event_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/responsive/events-all-1140x655.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;event_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/event.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;event_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/event-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;fall-fun-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;fall-fun-all-1-pumpkins&#039;,
	&#039;fallfun_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/fall-fun10-big-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;fallfun_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/fall-fun10.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;fallfun_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/fall-fun10-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;farmers-markets-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;farmers-markets-c&#039;,
	&#039;find_it_fast_link_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;jobs&#039;,
	&#039;find_it_fast_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;Work &amp; Jobs&#039;,
	&#039;gfg-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;gfg-warm-c-2&#039;,
	&#039;google_disclaimer&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Please note:&lt;/b&gt; These listings are provided via Google for the {local_city} community. 
&lt;b&gt;Listings here do NOT imply that an AARP member discount is offered.&lt;/b&gt; 
Please see the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.aarp.org/benefits-discounts/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;AARP Membership &amp; Benefits page&lt;/a&gt; for a listing of businesses that do provide a member discount.&lt;/p&gt;&#039;,
	&#039;happenings-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;happenings-suburban&#039;,
	&#039;happenings-tbd-pilot-text&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;span&gt;Discover everything you can do with AARP&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span&gt;See fun events, local offers, and more right where you live.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&#039;,
	&#039;happenings_default_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/responsive/aarp-default-rp-min.png&#039;,
	&#039;happenings_gold_slug_line_10up&#039; =&gt; &#039;AARP in {local_community_name}&#039;,
	&#039;happenings_gold_slug_line_state&#039; =&gt; &#039;AARP in {local_full_state}&#039;,
	&#039;happenings_gold_slug_line_state_es&#039; =&gt; &#039;AARP en Carolina del Norte&#039;,
	&#039;happenings_heading&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_city} Happenings&#039;,
	&#039;happenings_twitter_header&#039; =&gt; &#039;More from {local_city}&#039;,
	&#039;hiking-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;hiking-cool-c&#039;,
	&#039;hiking_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn.local.aarp.org/img/template/thumbs/hiking-big-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;hiking_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn.local.aarp.org/img/template/hero/hiking.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;hiking_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn.local.aarp.org/img/template/thumbs/hiking-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;home_events_slot1&#039; =&gt; &#039;{module_Cvent New Widget Section}&#039;,
	&#039;home_events_slot2&#039; =&gt; &#039;{module_HP - Blog - Learn More}&#039;,
	&#039;home_intro_text&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;p&gt; Select your community from the list below to learn about great programs, stimulating things to do, local services, discounts and more! &lt;/p&gt;&#039;,
	&#039;hp-event-tout&#039; =&gt; &#039;{if_facebook_link}&lt;div class=&quot;module-spacer text-center&quot;&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;fb-page&quot; data-href=&quot;{local_facebook_link}&quot; data-tabs=&quot;timeline&quot; data-small-header=&quot;false&quot; data-adapt-container-width=&quot;true&quot; data-hide-cover=&quot;false&quot; data-show-facepile=&quot;true&quot;&gt;&lt;blockquote cite=&quot;{local_facebook_link}&quot; class=&quot;fb-xfbml-parse-ignore&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;{local_facebook_link}&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
{endif}&#039;,
	&#039;ice_skating_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/responsive/ice-skating-all-1140x655.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;ice_skating_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/ice-skating.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;ice_skating_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/ice-skating-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;image_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/working-for-you.jpeg&#039;,
	&#039;jobs_widget_city&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_city_c}&#039;,
	&#039;m2mredirect&#039; =&gt; &#039;True&#039;,
	&#039;movies-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;movies-all-c&#039;,
	&#039;movies_robots&#039; =&gt; &#039;index, follow&#039;,
	&#039;name&#039; =&gt; &#039;In Your Community&#039;,
	&#039;nature_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/nature-center2-big-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;nature_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/nature-center2.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;nature_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/nature-center2-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;nearme_map_radius&#039; =&gt; &#039;20&#039;,
	&#039;nearme_map_zip&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_zip}&#039;,
	&#039;omniture_cookie&#039; =&gt; &#039;charlotte-nc-cp&#039;,
	&#039;page-title-right&#039; =&gt; &#039;{module_Event Snapshot Newsletter Signup}&#039;,
	&#039;parks-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;parks-warm-c&#039;,
	&#039;pilot_towns_banner_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/classic/happenings-rural-240x140.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;pumpkin-picking-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;fall-fun-all-1-pumpkins&#039;,
	&#039;recommendation_form_email&#039; =&gt; &#039;jgunderson-palmer@aarp.org,bekim@americantowns.com,katherine@americantowns.com&#039;,
	&#039;recreation-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;rec-cool-b&#039;,
	&#039;restaurantform_email&#039; =&gt; &#039;bmazur@aarp.org,bekim@americantowns.com&#039;,
	&#039;restaurant_radius&#039; =&gt; &#039;10,20,30&#039;,
	&#039;season-activities&#039; =&gt; &#039;Walking, microbreweries &#039;,
	&#039;season-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;spring-fun-warm-m&#039;,
	&#039;seasonal_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/seasonal-big-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;seasonal_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/seasonal.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;seasonal_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/seasonal-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;season_header&#039; =&gt; &#039;Spring Fun&#039;,
	&#039;season_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;Spring&#039;,
	&#039;skiing_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/skiing-big-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;skiing_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/skiing.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;skiing_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/skiing-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;spring-fun-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;spring-fun-warm-m&#039;,
	&#039;state_blog_header&#039; =&gt; &#039;AARP State News&#039;,
	&#039;state_blog_name&#039; =&gt; &#039;North Carolina&#039;,
	&#039;summer-fun-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;summer-fun-warm-m&#039;,
	&#039;tas_state_link&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://takeastand.aarp.org/congressional-action-chart/?state=North+Carolina&#039;,
	&#039;term&#039; =&gt; &#039;in Gastonia&#039;,
	&#039;thingstodo_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/things-to-do3-big-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;thingstodo_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/things-to-do3.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;thingstodo_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/things-to-do3-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;vcc_featured_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://s3.amazonaws.com/local-aarp/img/vcc/featured/20210430_4C9F7646-96EC-4C88-960A-997CE34788BC.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;veterans-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;veterans&#039;,
	&#039;video_tout_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/video-touts/san-antonio-video.png&#039;,
	&#039;vineyards-wineries-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;wineries&#039;,
	&#039;volunteer-today-button&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;span class=&quot;media-middle&quot;&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.aarp.org/volunteer/virtual/?intcmp=CSN-LNK-AARPLOCAL-VOLINT-20210331-{local_tracking_code_town}-{local_tracking_code_state}&quot; class=&quot;red btn&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;I WANT TO VOLUNTEER&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&#039;,
	&#039;volunteering-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;volunteering-winter&#039;,
	&#039;volunteering-news-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;volunteer-all-m-hands&#039;,
	&#039;volunteer_help_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;volunteering-help-military-families&#039;,
	&#039;volunteer_help_link_name&#039; =&gt; &#039;See Projects&#039;,
	&#039;volunteer_help_link_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://www.createthegood.org/how-to-guides?intcmp=SNG-LNK-AARPLOCAL-VOLHTG-20140805-{local_tracking_code_town}-{local_tracking_code_state}&#039;,
	&#039;volunteer_help_subtitle&#039; =&gt; &#039;Help Military Families&#039;,
	&#039;volunteer_help_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;Do-It-Yourself Project Guides&#039;,
	&#039;winter-fun-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;winter-fun-snow-c-ski&#039;,
	&#039;winterfun_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/winter-fun-big-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;winterfun_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/winter-fun.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;winterfun_pic_nav2&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/{town_sef_url}/skiing/&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;{local_skiing_big_thumb}&quot; title=&quot;Skiing&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;Skiing&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#039;,
	&#039;winterfun_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/winter-fun-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;youtube_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/icons/youtube.png&#039;,
	&#039;news_link&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://www.aarp.org/NC?intcmp=SNG-LNK-AARPLOCAL-BLOGNC-20140101&#039;,
	&#039;contactus_text&#039; =&gt; &#039;AARP North Carolina&#039;,
	&#039;contactus_email&#039; =&gt; &#039;NCAARP@aarp.org &#039;,
	&#039;contactus_link&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://states.aarp.org/aarp-north-carolina-contact-information/?intcmp=SNG-LNK-AARPLOCAL-CONTACT-20140101&#039;,
	&#039;facebook_link&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://www.facebook.com/AARPNC&#039;,
	&#039;twitter_link&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://twitter.com/aarpNC&#039;,
	&#039;state_contract_id&#039; =&gt; &#039;56020&#039;,
	&#039;state_blog_flag&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://states.aarp.org/wp-content/themes/aarpstates/images/state_flags/north-carolina.png&#039;,
	&#039;state_blog_link&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://states.aarp.org/region/north-carolina/&#039;,
	&#039;state_blog_rss&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://states.aarp.org/region/north-carolina/feed&#039;,
	&#039;cold_state&#039; =&gt; &#039;yes&#039;,
	&#039;embed_video_2&#039; =&gt; &#039;5819650040001&#039;,
	&#039;2020_election_link&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://local.aarp.org/news/how-to-vote-in-north-carolinas-2020-election-what-you-need-to-know-nc-2020-07-21.html&#039;,
	&#039;State_Label&#039; =&gt; &#039;North Carolina&#039;s&#039;,
	&#039;vaccine_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://local.aarp.org/news/the-covid19-vaccine-distribution-plan-in-north-carolina-nc-2021-01-26.html&#039;,
	&#039;at_ski_resort&#039; =&gt; &#039;y&#039;,
	&#039;state_capital&#039; =&gt; &#039;raleigh-nc&#039;,
	&#039;caregiving_211&#039; =&gt; &#039;y&#039;,
	&#039;2024_election_link&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://states.aarp.org/north-carolina/election-voting-guide&#039;,
	&#039;2024_election_link_es&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://states.aarp.org/north-carolina/elecciones-guia-para-votar-carolina-del-norte&#039;,
	&#039;advanced_directives_link&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://www.caringinfo.org/wp-content/uploads/NorthCarolina.pdf&#039;,
	&#039;full_state&#039; =&gt; &#039;North Carolina&#039;,
	&#039;county&#039; =&gt; &#039;Gaston&#039;,
	&#039;geo&#039; =&gt; array(
		(int) 0 =&gt; (float) -81.187599182129,
		(int) 1 =&gt; (float) 35.267398834229
	),
	&#039;latitude&#039; =&gt; (float) 35.267398834229,
	&#039;longitude&#039; =&gt; (float) -81.187599182129,
	&#039;city_state&#039; =&gt; &#039;Gastonia, NC&#039;,
	&#039;city_state_search&#039; =&gt; &#039;Gastonia NC&#039;,
	&#039;pilot_name&#039; =&gt; &#039;Gastonia&#039;,
	&#039;pilot_sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;charlotte-nccolorado-springs-co&#039;,
	&#039;community_id&#039; =&gt; (int) 48,
	&#039;community_name&#039; =&gt; &#039;Charlotte&#039;,
	&#039;community_state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
	&#039;community_region&#039; =&gt; &#039;Large&#039;,
	&#039;brightspot_region&#039; =&gt; &#039;charlotte-nc&#039;,
	&#039;title&#039; =&gt; &#039;Gastonia, NC&#039;,
	&#039;subtitle&#039; =&gt; &#039;Highlighting {local_city} &#039;,
	&#039;tracking_code_town&#039; =&gt; &#039;GASTONIA&#039;,
	&#039;tracking_code_state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
	&#039;ad_state&#039; =&gt; &#039;nc&#039;,
	&#039;ad_city&#039; =&gt; &#039;gastonia&#039;,
	&#039;ad_region&#039; =&gt; null,
	&#039;timezone&#039; =&gt; &#039;America/New_York&#039;,
	&#039;type&#039; =&gt; &#039;town&#039;,
	&#039;zip&#039; =&gt; &#039;28052&#039;,
	&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;gastonia-nc&#039;,
	&#039;americantowns_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://www.americantowns.com/gastonia-nc/&#039;,
	&#039;alt_names&#039; =&gt; &#039;Gastonia,Charlotte&#039;,
	&#039;zipcodes&#039; =&gt; array(
		(int) 0 =&gt; &#039;28052&#039;,
		(int) 1 =&gt; &#039;28053&#039;,
		(int) 2 =&gt; &#039;28054&#039;,
		(int) 3 =&gt; &#039;28055&#039;,
		(int) 4 =&gt; &#039;28056&#039;
	),
	&#039;urls&#039; =&gt; array(
		(int) 0 =&gt; &#039;gastonia-nc&#039;,
		(int) 1 =&gt; &#039;charlotte-nc&#039;,
		(int) 2 =&gt; &#039;boogertown-nc&#039;,
		(int) 3 =&gt; &#039;crowders-nc&#039;,
		(int) 4 =&gt; &#039;groves-nc&#039;,
		(int) 5 =&gt; &#039;pinkney-nc&#039;,
		(int) 6 =&gt; &#039;ridge-nc&#039;,
		(int) 7 =&gt; &#039;smyre-nc&#039;,
		(int) 8 =&gt; &#039;south-gastonia-nc&#039;,
		(int) 9 =&gt; &#039;victory-nc&#039;,
		(int) 10 =&gt; &#039;ragan-village-nc&#039;,
		(int) 11 =&gt; &#039;ranlo-nc&#039;,
		(int) 12 =&gt; &#039;spencer-mountain-nc&#039;
	),
	&#039;town_ids&#039; =&gt; array(
		(int) 0 =&gt; &#039;11647&#039;,
		(int) 1 =&gt; &#039;11648&#039;,
		(int) 2 =&gt; &#039;11649&#039;,
		(int) 3 =&gt; &#039;11650&#039;,
		(int) 4 =&gt; &#039;11651&#039;
	),
	&#039;has_happenings&#039; =&gt; &#039;true&#039;,
	&#039;cvent_community_code&#039; =&gt; &#039;nc-charlotte&#039;
)
$callCake = true
$matches = array(
	(int) 0 =&gt; array(
		(int) 0 =&gt; &#039;{ifnot_slug==healthy-living/map}
{module_RHS - AARP Events}
{endif}&#039;,
		(int) 1 =&gt; &#039;slug==healthy-living/map&#039;,
		(int) 2 =&gt; &#039;
{module_RHS - AARP Events}
&#039;
	)
)
$match = array(
	(int) 0 =&gt; &#039;{ifnot_slug==healthy-living/map}
{module_RHS - AARP Events}
{endif}&#039;,
	(int) 1 =&gt; &#039;slug==healthy-living/map&#039;,
	(int) 2 =&gt; &#039;
{module_RHS - AARP Events}
&#039;
)
$token = &#039;slug&#039;
$keyword = &#039;healthy-living/map&#039;</pre><pre class="stack-trace">Localize::replace() - APP/Lib/Localize.php, line 152
Modules::render() - APP/Lib/Modules.php, line 9
include - APP/View/Elements/display.ctp, line 13
View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971
View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933
View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473
Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 963
AppController::renderPage() - APP/Controller/AppController.php, line 136
PlacesController::display() - APP/Controller/PlacesController.php, line 501
ReflectionMethod::invokeArgs() - [internal], line ??
Controller::invokeAction() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 491
Dispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 193
Dispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 167
[main] - APP/webroot/index.php, line 118</pre></div></pre><div class="module clearfix"><!--default-->
<!-- module_RHS - AARP Events -->


<div class="ar-basic-box module-spacer">
	<header>
		<div class="pull-right">
			<a href="/gastonia-nc/aarp-events/" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-SEEALL-EVENTS">
				<img style="width:30px;" src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/icons/aarp_event_icon.png" alt="Upcoming AARP Events" />
			</a>
		</div>
		<h2 class="visible-lg">AARP Events for Gastonia</h2>
		<h2 class="hidden-lg">AARP Events for Gastonia</h2>
	</header>
	<div class="wrap">
		<div class="ar-listing snippet">
			<ul class="list">
				<li class="item" data-pageindex="1">

					
					<h2 class="title"><a href="/aarp-event/aarp-live-cybercrime-and-fraud-prevention-tips-42125-9vn8twf4ts8.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-AARP-LIVE-CYBERCRIME-AND-FRAUD-PREVENTION-TIPS-42125">AARP Live: Cybercrime and Fraud Prevention Tips, 4/21/25</a></h2>
					<p class="time">Monday, Apr 21, 2025 at 8:00&nbsp;p.m. ET</p>
					<p class="venue"></p>
					<p class="loc">Online Event</p>
					
				</li><li class="item" data-pageindex="1">

					
					<h2 class="title"><a href="/aarp-event/aarp-live-decluttering-for-today-and-tomorrow-51925-87nw6zdbytm.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-AARP-LIVE-DECLUTTERING-FOR-TODAY-AND-TOMORROW-51925">AARP Live: Decluttering for Today and Tomorrow , 5/19/25</a></h2>
					<p class="time">Monday, May 19, 2025 at 8:00&nbsp;p.m. ET</p>
					<p class="venue"></p>
					<p class="loc">Online Event</p>
					
				</li><li class="item" data-pageindex="1">

					
					<h2 class="title"><a href="/aarp-event/aarp-live-social-security-whats-right-for-you-61625-glnbkkyk2gm.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-AARP-LIVE-SOCIAL-SECURITY-WHATS-RIGHT-FOR-YOU-61625">AARP Live: Social Security: What’s Right For You? , 6/16/25</a></h2>
					<p class="time">Monday, Jun 16, 2025 at 8:00&nbsp;p.m. ET</p>
					<p class="venue"></p>
					<p class="loc">Online Event</p>
					
				</li>			</ul>

			<p><a class="link-red" href="/gastonia-nc/aarp-events/" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-SEEALL-EVENTS">View All AARP Events<i class="ml-1 fas fa-chevron-right"></i></a></p>
	
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						<p style="text-align: justify;"> The natural wonders of North America and North Carolina coupled with the rich history of our region are all reflected in The Schiele's exceptional exhibitions and diverse programming. Whether you're indoors or out, with the kids or your colleagues, by bringing you a lot closer to nature, The Schiele will bring you a little closer to yourself.  Mission: The Schiele Museum is a public institution established to promote awareness and appreciation for nature, and to instill a sense of individual and social responsibility for the diversity of the natural world and the role of humanity in it.   The museum collects, studies, and preserves natural specimens and cultural artifacts. It uses educational programs, exhibits and publications to communicate to all possible audiences the variety of those objects, their environmental and social contexts and the history of their connections.  History:  Bud Schiele was 67 years old when he founded the Gaston County Museum of Natural History, today known as the Schiele Museum. The museum's opening was a culmination of a lifetime devoted to studying, cataloging and preserving nature. To understand The Schiele Museum's beginning is to understand this self-styled naturalist and botanist who refused to stop working in a profession that he loved so much.  Rudolph Melchoir Schiele was born in Philadelphia on April 2, 1893. He developed a keen interest in nature at an early age and, as a young man, worked as an apprentice curator at the Philadelphia Commercial Museum. Though only 17, Schiele began to dream of having his own sanctuary to display his nature collection.  Schiele served as a Second Lieutenant in the 87th Infantry Division of the United States Army after which he declined a job offer to be the only wildlife official in the Territory of Alaska. Instead, Schiele took the job as Scout Executive with the Boy Scouts of America. It was around this time that he married Lily Hobbs, who became his lifelong companion, naturalist and collector.   The Schieles came to Gaston County in 1924 where he remained with the Piedmont Scout Council until 1958. Under his leadership, the Schiele Scout reservation at Tryon was built and became the home for thousands of scouts every summer until it was closed in 1981.  For 38 years, Schiele collected wildlife, rocks and minerals, which he displayed at the scout office in Gastonia and at his home.  After he was forced to leave scouting because of mandatory retirement age limits, Schiele applied to be a ranger-naturalist for the Great Smokey Mountain National Park. Before leaving Gastonia, however, Schiele proposed to a group of community leaders: "If you can persuade the county to build a place to house it, I will offer my entire collection of animals and minerals and give my services for free."  When the Schieles returned to their Gaston County home, plans were already in the works to find a sanctuary for the collection of birds, mammals, rocks, minerals and photographs. The original museum was dedicated in 1961 and, in 1965, the name of the museum was changed to The Schiele Museum of Natural History to honor its founder and benefactor. Today it's called The Schiele Museum of Natural History and Planetarium.  Over the years, Bud Schiele received several commendations for his endeavors as a naturalist, historian and community servant. In 1930, he was awarded honorary membership in Alpha Phi Omega at UNC-Chapel Hill. In 1967, he was cited by the Gastonia Chamber of Commerce for outstanding service. In 1968, he received an honorary doctor of law degree from Belmont Abbey College. And each year, the museum observes the first week in April and the month of February as Founder's Week and Founder's Month, respectively, in his honor.</p>		</div>
		

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			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Des Moines&quot;,
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			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Prince William County&quot;, 
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		}, 
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			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Worcester County&quot;,
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		}
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			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Charleston&quot;,
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		}, 
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			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Lewis and Clark County&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/helena-mt/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
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			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;New Hampshire&quot;,
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		}, 
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			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Providence&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/providence-ri/aarp-events/&quot;
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						<p style="text-align: justify;"> The natural wonders of North America and North Carolina coupled with the rich history of our region are all reflected in The Schiele's exceptional exhibitions and diverse programming. Whether you're indoors or out, with the kids or your colleagues, by bringing you a lot closer to nature, The Schiele will bring you a little closer to yourself.  Mission: The Schiele Museum is a public institution established to promote awareness and appreciation for nature, and to instill a sense of individual and social responsibility for the diversity of the natural world and the role of humanity in it.   The museum collects, studies, and preserves natural specimens and cultural artifacts. It uses educational programs, exhibits and publications to communicate to all possible audiences the variety of those objects, their environmental and social contexts and the history of their connections.  History:  Bud Schiele was 67 years old when he founded the Gaston County Museum of Natural History, today known as the Schiele Museum. The museum's opening was a culmination of a lifetime devoted to studying, cataloging and preserving nature. To understand The Schiele Museum's beginning is to understand this self-styled naturalist and botanist who refused to stop working in a profession that he loved so much.  Rudolph Melchoir Schiele was born in Philadelphia on April 2, 1893. He developed a keen interest in nature at an early age and, as a young man, worked as an apprentice curator at the Philadelphia Commercial Museum. Though only 17, Schiele began to dream of having his own sanctuary to display his nature collection.  Schiele served as a Second Lieutenant in the 87th Infantry Division of the United States Army after which he declined a job offer to be the only wildlife official in the Territory of Alaska. Instead, Schiele took the job as Scout Executive with the Boy Scouts of America. It was around this time that he married Lily Hobbs, who became his lifelong companion, naturalist and collector.   The Schieles came to Gaston County in 1924 where he remained with the Piedmont Scout Council until 1958. Under his leadership, the Schiele Scout reservation at Tryon was built and became the home for thousands of scouts every summer until it was closed in 1981.  For 38 years, Schiele collected wildlife, rocks and minerals, which he displayed at the scout office in Gastonia and at his home.  After he was forced to leave scouting because of mandatory retirement age limits, Schiele applied to be a ranger-naturalist for the Great Smokey Mountain National Park. Before leaving Gastonia, however, Schiele proposed to a group of community leaders: "If you can persuade the county to build a place to house it, I will offer my entire collection of animals and minerals and give my services for free."  When the Schieles returned to their Gaston County home, plans were already in the works to find a sanctuary for the collection of birds, mammals, rocks, minerals and photographs. The original museum was dedicated in 1961 and, in 1965, the name of the museum was changed to The Schiele Museum of Natural History to honor its founder and benefactor. Today it's called The Schiele Museum of Natural History and Planetarium.  Over the years, Bud Schiele received several commendations for his endeavors as a naturalist, historian and community servant. In 1930, he was awarded honorary membership in Alpha Phi Omega at UNC-Chapel Hill. In 1967, he was cited by the Gastonia Chamber of Commerce for outstanding service. In 1968, he received an honorary doctor of law degree from Belmont Abbey College. And each year, the museum observes the first week in April and the month of February as Founder's Week and Founder's Month, respectively, in his honor.</p>		</div>
		

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<code><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: #0000BB">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #007700">list(</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$token</span><span style="color: #007700">,</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$keyword</span><span style="color: #007700">)&nbsp;=&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">explode</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #DD0000">"=="</span><span style="color: #007700">,</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$match</span><span style="color: #007700">[</span><span style="color: #0000BB">1</span><span style="color: #007700">],</span><span style="color: #0000BB">2</span><span style="color: #007700">);</span></span></code>
<span class="code-highlight"><code><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: #0000BB">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;$text&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #007700">=&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">str_replace</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$match</span><span style="color: #007700">[</span><span style="color: #0000BB">0</span><span style="color: #007700">],&nbsp;(</span><span style="color: #0000BB">strtolower</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$town</span><span style="color: #007700">[</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$token</span><span style="color: #007700">])&nbsp;!=&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">strtolower</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$keyword</span><span style="color: #007700">)&nbsp;?&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">self</span><span style="color: #007700">::</span><span style="color: #0000BB">replace</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$match</span><span style="color: #007700">[</span><span style="color: #0000BB">2</span><span style="color: #007700">],&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$town</span><span style="color: #007700">,&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$callCake</span><span style="color: #007700">):&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #DD0000">''</span><span style="color: #007700">),&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$text</span><span style="color: #007700">);</span></span></code></span></pre><pre id="cakeErr67fc502358585-context" class="cake-context" style="display: none;">$text = &#039;&lt;!--default--&gt;
&lt;!-- module_RHS - AARP Events --&gt;
{ifnot_slug==healthy-living/map}
{module_RHS - AARP Events}
{endif}
{module_RHS - Tout A}
{module_RHS - Ad Slot 1}
{module_RHS - Join AARP Today}
{module_RHS - Ad Slot 2}
{module_FB - State Side Panel}
{module_RHS - State Contact Us}&#039;
$town = array(
	&#039;_id&#039; =&gt; &#039;5761804d0c4e268f7f8b81d0&#039;,
	&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;Gastonia&#039;,
	&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
	&#039;nearby&#039; =&gt; array(
		(int) 0 =&gt; array(
			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;Gastonia&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;gastonia-nc&#039;
		),
		(int) 1 =&gt; array(
			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;Dallas&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;dallas-nc&#039;
		),
		(int) 2 =&gt; array(
			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;Lowell&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;lowell-nc&#039;
		),
		(int) 3 =&gt; array(
			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;Bessemer City&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;bessemer-city-nc&#039;
		),
		(int) 4 =&gt; array(
			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;Mc Adenville&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;mc-adenville-nc&#039;
		),
		(int) 5 =&gt; array(
			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;Cramerton&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;cramerton-nc&#039;
		),
		(int) 6 =&gt; array(
			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;Stanley&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;stanley-nc&#039;
		),
		(int) 7 =&gt; array(
			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;Bowling Green&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;SC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;bowling-green-sc&#039;
		),
		(int) 8 =&gt; array(
			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;Belmont&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;belmont-nc&#039;
		),
		(int) 9 =&gt; array(
			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;High Shoals&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;high-shoals-nc&#039;
		),
		(int) 10 =&gt; array(
			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;Kings Mountain&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;kings-mountain-nc&#039;
		),
		(int) 11 =&gt; array(
			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;Mount Holly&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;mount-holly-nc&#039;
		),
		(int) 12 =&gt; array(
			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;Alexis&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;alexis-nc&#039;
		),
		(int) 13 =&gt; array(
			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;Clover&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;SC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;clover-sc&#039;
		),
		(int) 14 =&gt; array(
			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;Lake Wylie&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;SC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;lake-wylie-sc&#039;
		)
	),
	&#039;local&#039; =&gt; array(
		(int) 0 =&gt; &#039;gastonia-nc&#039;,
		(int) 1 =&gt; &#039;dallas-nc&#039;,
		(int) 2 =&gt; &#039;lowell-nc&#039;,
		(int) 3 =&gt; &#039;bessemer-city-nc&#039;,
		(int) 4 =&gt; &#039;mc-adenville-nc&#039;,
		(int) 5 =&gt; &#039;cramerton-nc&#039;,
		(int) 6 =&gt; &#039;stanley-nc&#039;,
		(int) 7 =&gt; &#039;bowling-green-sc&#039;,
		(int) 8 =&gt; &#039;belmont-nc&#039;,
		(int) 9 =&gt; &#039;high-shoals-nc&#039;,
		(int) 10 =&gt; &#039;kings-mountain-nc&#039;,
		(int) 11 =&gt; &#039;mount-holly-nc&#039;,
		(int) 12 =&gt; &#039;alexis-nc&#039;,
		(int) 13 =&gt; &#039;clover-sc&#039;,
		(int) 14 =&gt; &#039;lake-wylie-sc&#039;,
		(int) 15 =&gt; &#039;iron-station-nc&#039;,
		(int) 16 =&gt; &#039;crouse-nc&#039;
	),
	&#039;season&#039; =&gt; &#039;spring&#039;,
	&#039;aarp-events-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;aarp-events&#039;,
	&#039;amusement-parks-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;amusement-warm-c&#039;,
	&#039;arts-entertainment-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;arts-all-bm&#039;,
	&#039;asset_version&#039; =&gt; &#039;240925&#039;,
	&#039;beaches-lakes-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;beaches-lakes-cool-c&#039;,
	&#039;billboard1_caption&#039; =&gt; &#039;Spring&#039;,
	&#039;billboard1_image_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_happenings-image}&#039;,
	&#039;billboard1_link_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;/{local_sef_url}/happenings/&#039;,
	&#039;billboard1_subtitle&#039; =&gt; &#039;See the Real Possibilities&#039;,
	&#039;billboard1_thumb_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;
Happenings&#039;,
	&#039;billboard1_thumb_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_happenings-image}&#039;,
	&#039;billboard1_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;Get to know AARP in {local_city_c}&#039;,
	&#039;billboard2_image_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_season-image}&#039;,
	&#039;billboard2_link_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;/{local_sef_url}/{local_season}-fun/&#039;,
	&#039;billboard2_subtitle&#039; =&gt; &#039;Explore fun and interesting things to do this {local_season} near you!&#039;,
	&#039;billboard2_thumb_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_season_header}&#039;,
	&#039;billboard2_thumb_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_season-image}&#039;,
	&#039;billboard2_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;Time for {local_season_header}!&#039;,
	&#039;billboard3_image_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_volunteering-image}&#039;,
	&#039;billboard3_link_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;/{local_sef_url}/volunteering/&#039;,
	&#039;billboard3_subtitle&#039; =&gt; &#039;Make a difference!&#039;,
	&#039;billboard3_thumb_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;Volunteering&#039;,
	&#039;billboard3_thumb_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_volunteering-image}&#039;,
	&#039;billboard3_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;Volunteering lifts everyone&#039;s spirits&#039;,
	&#039;bvideo_name&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_full_state_c}&#039;,
	&#039;city-select-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;cityselect-spring&#039;,
	&#039;coffee-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;coffee-warm-m&#039;,
	&#039;coffee_radius&#039; =&gt; &#039;10&#039;,
	&#039;community_blogs_archive&#039; =&gt; &#039;charlotte-nc&#039;,
	&#039;community_blogs_list&#039; =&gt; &#039;caregiving,healthy-living,savings-and-planning,work-and-jobs,life-reimagined,all,{local_state},charlotte-nc&#039;,
	&#039;connect_town_groups&#039; =&gt; &#039;[{
	&quot;towns&quot;: {
		&quot;atlanta-ga&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Atlanta&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/atlanta-ga/fight-fraud/&quot;
		},
		&quot;chicago-il&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Chicago&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/chicago-il/fight-fraud/&quot;
		},
		&quot;los-angeles-ca&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Los Angeles&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/los-angeles-ca/fight-fraud/&quot;
		},
		&quot;new-york-ny&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;New York City&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/new-york-ny/fight-fraud/?showtowns=true&quot;
		},
		&quot;phoenix-az&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Phoenix&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/phoenix-az/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}
	},
	&quot;code&quot;: &quot;CSN-LOCAL-GROUP1&quot;
}, {
	&quot;towns&quot;: {
		&quot;baltimore-md&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Baltimore Metro&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/baltimore-md/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;dallas-tx&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Dallas&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/dallas-tx/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;denver-co&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Denver&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/denver-co/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;detroit-mi&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Detroit&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/detroit-mi/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;orlando-fl&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Greater Orlando&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/orlando-fl/fight-fraud/?showtowns=true&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;houston-tx&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Houston&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/houston-tx/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;brookhaven-ny&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Long Island&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/brookhaven-ny/fight-fraud/?showtowns=true&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;san-diego-ca&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;San Diego County&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/san-diego-ca/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;miami-fl&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;South Florida&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/miami-fl/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}
	},
	&quot;code&quot;: &quot;CSN-LOCAL-GROUP2&quot;
}, {
	&quot;towns&quot;: {
		&quot;charlotte-nc&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Charlotte&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/charlotte-nc/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;boston-ma&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Greater Boston&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/boston-ma/aarp-events/?showtowns=true&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;indianapolis-in&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Indianapolis&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/indianapolis-in/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;las-vegas-nv&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Las Vegas&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/las-vegas-nv/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;philadelphia-pa&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Philadelphia&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/philadelphia-pa/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;pittsburgh-pa&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Pittsburgh&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/pittsburgh-pa/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;portland-or&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Portland Metro&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/portland-or/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;seattle-wa&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Seattle&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/seattle-wa/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;saint-louis-mo&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;St Louis&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/saint-louis-mo/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;minneapolis-mn&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Twin Cities&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/minneapolis-mn/aarp-events/?showtowns=true&quot;
		}
	},
	&quot;code&quot;: &quot;CSN-LOCAL-GROUP3&quot;
}, {
	&quot;towns&quot;: {
		&quot;new-orleans-la&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Greater New Orleans&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/new-orleans-la/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;hartford-ct&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Hartford&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/hartford-ct/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;little-rock-ar&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Little Rock&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/little-rock-ar/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;oahu-hi&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Oahu&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/oahu-hi/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;omaha-ne&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Omaha&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/omaha-ne/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}
	},
	&quot;code&quot;: &quot;CSN-LOCAL-GROUP4&quot;
}, {
	&quot;towns&quot;: {
		&quot;des-moines-ia&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Des Moines&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/des-moines-ia/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;fargo-nd&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Fargo&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/fargo-nd/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;allentown-pa&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Lehigh Valley&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/allentown-pa/aarp-events/?showtowns=true&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;dale-city-va&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Prince William County&quot;, 
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/dale-city-va/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;worcester-ma&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Worcester County&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/worcester-ma/aarp-events/&quot;
		}
	},
	&quot;code&quot;: &quot;CSN-LOCAL-GROUP5&quot;
}, {
	&quot;towns&quot;: {
		&quot;charleston-wv&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Charleston&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/charleston-wv/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;helena-mt&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Lewis and Clark County&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/helena-mt/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;manchester-nh&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;New Hampshire&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/manchester-nh/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;providence-ri&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Providence&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/providence-ri/aarp-events/&quot;
		}
	},
	&quot;code&quot;: &quot;CSN-LOCAL-GROUP6&quot;
}]&#039;,
	&#039;cvent_display_module&#039; =&gt; &#039;false&#039;,
	&#039;cvent_widget_city&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_city_state}&#039;,
	&#039;embed_video&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;iframe  width=&quot;100%&quot; height=&quot;349&quot; src=&quot;//players.brightcove.net/3772599298001/HkD6Qklb_default/index.html?videoId={local_embed_video_2}&quot; allowfullscreen frameborder=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&#039;,
	&#039;espanol-news-header&#039; =&gt; &#039;Noticias de {local_city}&#039;,
	&#039;espanol-news-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;losangeles-spanish&#039;,
	&#039;events-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;events-all&#039;,
	&#039;events_careversation_group_min&#039; =&gt; &#039;8&#039;,
	&#039;events_driversafety_group_min&#039; =&gt; &#039;8&#039;,
	&#039;events_index_slot1&#039; =&gt; &#039;{module_Cvent New Widget Section 3}&#039;,
	&#039;events_tek_group_min&#039; =&gt; &#039;8&#039;,
	&#039;event_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/responsive/events-all-1140x655.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;event_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/event.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;event_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/event-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;fall-fun-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;fall-fun-all-1-pumpkins&#039;,
	&#039;fallfun_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/fall-fun10-big-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;fallfun_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/fall-fun10.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;fallfun_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/fall-fun10-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;farmers-markets-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;farmers-markets-c&#039;,
	&#039;find_it_fast_link_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;jobs&#039;,
	&#039;find_it_fast_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;Work &amp; Jobs&#039;,
	&#039;gfg-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;gfg-warm-c-2&#039;,
	&#039;google_disclaimer&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Please note:&lt;/b&gt; These listings are provided via Google for the {local_city} community. 
&lt;b&gt;Listings here do NOT imply that an AARP member discount is offered.&lt;/b&gt; 
Please see the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.aarp.org/benefits-discounts/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;AARP Membership &amp; Benefits page&lt;/a&gt; for a listing of businesses that do provide a member discount.&lt;/p&gt;&#039;,
	&#039;happenings-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;happenings-suburban&#039;,
	&#039;happenings-tbd-pilot-text&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;span&gt;Discover everything you can do with AARP&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span&gt;See fun events, local offers, and more right where you live.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&#039;,
	&#039;happenings_default_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/responsive/aarp-default-rp-min.png&#039;,
	&#039;happenings_gold_slug_line_10up&#039; =&gt; &#039;AARP in {local_community_name}&#039;,
	&#039;happenings_gold_slug_line_state&#039; =&gt; &#039;AARP in {local_full_state}&#039;,
	&#039;happenings_gold_slug_line_state_es&#039; =&gt; &#039;AARP en Carolina del Norte&#039;,
	&#039;happenings_heading&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_city} Happenings&#039;,
	&#039;happenings_twitter_header&#039; =&gt; &#039;More from {local_city}&#039;,
	&#039;hiking-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;hiking-cool-c&#039;,
	&#039;hiking_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn.local.aarp.org/img/template/thumbs/hiking-big-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;hiking_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn.local.aarp.org/img/template/hero/hiking.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;hiking_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn.local.aarp.org/img/template/thumbs/hiking-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;home_events_slot1&#039; =&gt; &#039;{module_Cvent New Widget Section}&#039;,
	&#039;home_events_slot2&#039; =&gt; &#039;{module_HP - Blog - Learn More}&#039;,
	&#039;home_intro_text&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;p&gt; Select your community from the list below to learn about great programs, stimulating things to do, local services, discounts and more! &lt;/p&gt;&#039;,
	&#039;hp-event-tout&#039; =&gt; &#039;{if_facebook_link}&lt;div class=&quot;module-spacer text-center&quot;&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;fb-page&quot; data-href=&quot;{local_facebook_link}&quot; data-tabs=&quot;timeline&quot; data-small-header=&quot;false&quot; data-adapt-container-width=&quot;true&quot; data-hide-cover=&quot;false&quot; data-show-facepile=&quot;true&quot;&gt;&lt;blockquote cite=&quot;{local_facebook_link}&quot; class=&quot;fb-xfbml-parse-ignore&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;{local_facebook_link}&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
{endif}&#039;,
	&#039;ice_skating_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/responsive/ice-skating-all-1140x655.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;ice_skating_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/ice-skating.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;ice_skating_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/ice-skating-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;image_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/working-for-you.jpeg&#039;,
	&#039;jobs_widget_city&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_city_c}&#039;,
	&#039;m2mredirect&#039; =&gt; &#039;True&#039;,
	&#039;movies-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;movies-all-c&#039;,
	&#039;movies_robots&#039; =&gt; &#039;index, follow&#039;,
	&#039;name&#039; =&gt; &#039;In Your Community&#039;,
	&#039;nature_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/nature-center2-big-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;nature_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/nature-center2.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;nature_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/nature-center2-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;nearme_map_radius&#039; =&gt; &#039;20&#039;,
	&#039;nearme_map_zip&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_zip}&#039;,
	&#039;omniture_cookie&#039; =&gt; &#039;charlotte-nc-cp&#039;,
	&#039;page-title-right&#039; =&gt; &#039;{module_Event Snapshot Newsletter Signup}&#039;,
	&#039;parks-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;parks-warm-c&#039;,
	&#039;pilot_towns_banner_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/classic/happenings-rural-240x140.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;pumpkin-picking-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;fall-fun-all-1-pumpkins&#039;,
	&#039;recommendation_form_email&#039; =&gt; &#039;jgunderson-palmer@aarp.org,bekim@americantowns.com,katherine@americantowns.com&#039;,
	&#039;recreation-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;rec-cool-b&#039;,
	&#039;restaurantform_email&#039; =&gt; &#039;bmazur@aarp.org,bekim@americantowns.com&#039;,
	&#039;restaurant_radius&#039; =&gt; &#039;10,20,30&#039;,
	&#039;season-activities&#039; =&gt; &#039;Walking, microbreweries &#039;,
	&#039;season-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;spring-fun-warm-m&#039;,
	&#039;seasonal_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/seasonal-big-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;seasonal_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/seasonal.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;seasonal_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/seasonal-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;season_header&#039; =&gt; &#039;Spring Fun&#039;,
	&#039;season_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;Spring&#039;,
	&#039;skiing_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/skiing-big-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;skiing_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/skiing.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;skiing_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/skiing-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;spring-fun-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;spring-fun-warm-m&#039;,
	&#039;state_blog_header&#039; =&gt; &#039;AARP State News&#039;,
	&#039;state_blog_name&#039; =&gt; &#039;North Carolina&#039;,
	&#039;summer-fun-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;summer-fun-warm-m&#039;,
	&#039;tas_state_link&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://takeastand.aarp.org/congressional-action-chart/?state=North+Carolina&#039;,
	&#039;term&#039; =&gt; &#039;in Gastonia&#039;,
	&#039;thingstodo_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/things-to-do3-big-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;thingstodo_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/things-to-do3.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;thingstodo_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/things-to-do3-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;vcc_featured_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://s3.amazonaws.com/local-aarp/img/vcc/featured/20210430_4C9F7646-96EC-4C88-960A-997CE34788BC.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;veterans-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;veterans&#039;,
	&#039;video_tout_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/video-touts/san-antonio-video.png&#039;,
	&#039;vineyards-wineries-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;wineries&#039;,
	&#039;volunteer-today-button&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;span class=&quot;media-middle&quot;&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.aarp.org/volunteer/virtual/?intcmp=CSN-LNK-AARPLOCAL-VOLINT-20210331-{local_tracking_code_town}-{local_tracking_code_state}&quot; class=&quot;red btn&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;I WANT TO VOLUNTEER&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&#039;,
	&#039;volunteering-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;volunteering-winter&#039;,
	&#039;volunteering-news-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;volunteer-all-m-hands&#039;,
	&#039;volunteer_help_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;volunteering-help-military-families&#039;,
	&#039;volunteer_help_link_name&#039; =&gt; &#039;See Projects&#039;,
	&#039;volunteer_help_link_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://www.createthegood.org/how-to-guides?intcmp=SNG-LNK-AARPLOCAL-VOLHTG-20140805-{local_tracking_code_town}-{local_tracking_code_state}&#039;,
	&#039;volunteer_help_subtitle&#039; =&gt; &#039;Help Military Families&#039;,
	&#039;volunteer_help_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;Do-It-Yourself Project Guides&#039;,
	&#039;winter-fun-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;winter-fun-snow-c-ski&#039;,
	&#039;winterfun_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/winter-fun-big-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;winterfun_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/winter-fun.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;winterfun_pic_nav2&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/{town_sef_url}/skiing/&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;{local_skiing_big_thumb}&quot; title=&quot;Skiing&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;Skiing&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#039;,
	&#039;winterfun_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/winter-fun-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;youtube_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/icons/youtube.png&#039;,
	&#039;news_link&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://www.aarp.org/NC?intcmp=SNG-LNK-AARPLOCAL-BLOGNC-20140101&#039;,
	&#039;contactus_text&#039; =&gt; &#039;AARP North Carolina&#039;,
	&#039;contactus_email&#039; =&gt; &#039;NCAARP@aarp.org &#039;,
	&#039;contactus_link&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://states.aarp.org/aarp-north-carolina-contact-information/?intcmp=SNG-LNK-AARPLOCAL-CONTACT-20140101&#039;,
	&#039;facebook_link&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://www.facebook.com/AARPNC&#039;,
	&#039;twitter_link&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://twitter.com/aarpNC&#039;,
	&#039;state_contract_id&#039; =&gt; &#039;56020&#039;,
	&#039;state_blog_flag&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://states.aarp.org/wp-content/themes/aarpstates/images/state_flags/north-carolina.png&#039;,
	&#039;state_blog_link&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://states.aarp.org/region/north-carolina/&#039;,
	&#039;state_blog_rss&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://states.aarp.org/region/north-carolina/feed&#039;,
	&#039;cold_state&#039; =&gt; &#039;yes&#039;,
	&#039;embed_video_2&#039; =&gt; &#039;5819650040001&#039;,
	&#039;2020_election_link&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://local.aarp.org/news/how-to-vote-in-north-carolinas-2020-election-what-you-need-to-know-nc-2020-07-21.html&#039;,
	&#039;State_Label&#039; =&gt; &#039;North Carolina&#039;s&#039;,
	&#039;vaccine_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://local.aarp.org/news/the-covid19-vaccine-distribution-plan-in-north-carolina-nc-2021-01-26.html&#039;,
	&#039;at_ski_resort&#039; =&gt; &#039;y&#039;,
	&#039;state_capital&#039; =&gt; &#039;raleigh-nc&#039;,
	&#039;caregiving_211&#039; =&gt; &#039;y&#039;,
	&#039;2024_election_link&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://states.aarp.org/north-carolina/election-voting-guide&#039;,
	&#039;2024_election_link_es&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://states.aarp.org/north-carolina/elecciones-guia-para-votar-carolina-del-norte&#039;,
	&#039;advanced_directives_link&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://www.caringinfo.org/wp-content/uploads/NorthCarolina.pdf&#039;,
	&#039;full_state&#039; =&gt; &#039;North Carolina&#039;,
	&#039;county&#039; =&gt; &#039;Gaston&#039;,
	&#039;geo&#039; =&gt; array(
		(int) 0 =&gt; (float) -81.187599182129,
		(int) 1 =&gt; (float) 35.267398834229
	),
	&#039;latitude&#039; =&gt; (float) 35.267398834229,
	&#039;longitude&#039; =&gt; (float) -81.187599182129,
	&#039;city_state&#039; =&gt; &#039;Gastonia, NC&#039;,
	&#039;city_state_search&#039; =&gt; &#039;Gastonia NC&#039;,
	&#039;pilot_name&#039; =&gt; &#039;Gastonia&#039;,
	&#039;pilot_sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;charlotte-nccolorado-springs-co&#039;,
	&#039;community_id&#039; =&gt; (int) 48,
	&#039;community_name&#039; =&gt; &#039;Charlotte&#039;,
	&#039;community_state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
	&#039;community_region&#039; =&gt; &#039;Large&#039;,
	&#039;brightspot_region&#039; =&gt; &#039;charlotte-nc&#039;,
	&#039;title&#039; =&gt; &#039;Gastonia, NC&#039;,
	&#039;subtitle&#039; =&gt; &#039;Highlighting {local_city} &#039;,
	&#039;tracking_code_town&#039; =&gt; &#039;GASTONIA&#039;,
	&#039;tracking_code_state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
	&#039;ad_state&#039; =&gt; &#039;nc&#039;,
	&#039;ad_city&#039; =&gt; &#039;gastonia&#039;,
	&#039;ad_region&#039; =&gt; null,
	&#039;timezone&#039; =&gt; &#039;America/New_York&#039;,
	&#039;type&#039; =&gt; &#039;town&#039;,
	&#039;zip&#039; =&gt; &#039;28052&#039;,
	&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;gastonia-nc&#039;,
	&#039;americantowns_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://www.americantowns.com/gastonia-nc/&#039;,
	&#039;alt_names&#039; =&gt; &#039;Gastonia,Charlotte&#039;,
	&#039;zipcodes&#039; =&gt; array(
		(int) 0 =&gt; &#039;28052&#039;,
		(int) 1 =&gt; &#039;28053&#039;,
		(int) 2 =&gt; &#039;28054&#039;,
		(int) 3 =&gt; &#039;28055&#039;,
		(int) 4 =&gt; &#039;28056&#039;
	),
	&#039;urls&#039; =&gt; array(
		(int) 0 =&gt; &#039;gastonia-nc&#039;,
		(int) 1 =&gt; &#039;charlotte-nc&#039;,
		(int) 2 =&gt; &#039;boogertown-nc&#039;,
		(int) 3 =&gt; &#039;crowders-nc&#039;,
		(int) 4 =&gt; &#039;groves-nc&#039;,
		(int) 5 =&gt; &#039;pinkney-nc&#039;,
		(int) 6 =&gt; &#039;ridge-nc&#039;,
		(int) 7 =&gt; &#039;smyre-nc&#039;,
		(int) 8 =&gt; &#039;south-gastonia-nc&#039;,
		(int) 9 =&gt; &#039;victory-nc&#039;,
		(int) 10 =&gt; &#039;ragan-village-nc&#039;,
		(int) 11 =&gt; &#039;ranlo-nc&#039;,
		(int) 12 =&gt; &#039;spencer-mountain-nc&#039;
	),
	&#039;town_ids&#039; =&gt; array(
		(int) 0 =&gt; &#039;11647&#039;,
		(int) 1 =&gt; &#039;11648&#039;,
		(int) 2 =&gt; &#039;11649&#039;,
		(int) 3 =&gt; &#039;11650&#039;,
		(int) 4 =&gt; &#039;11651&#039;
	),
	&#039;has_happenings&#039; =&gt; &#039;true&#039;,
	&#039;cvent_community_code&#039; =&gt; &#039;nc-charlotte&#039;
)
$callCake = true
$matches = array(
	(int) 0 =&gt; array(
		(int) 0 =&gt; &#039;{ifnot_slug==healthy-living/map}
{module_RHS - AARP Events}
{endif}&#039;,
		(int) 1 =&gt; &#039;slug==healthy-living/map&#039;,
		(int) 2 =&gt; &#039;
{module_RHS - AARP Events}
&#039;
	)
)
$match = array(
	(int) 0 =&gt; &#039;{ifnot_slug==healthy-living/map}
{module_RHS - AARP Events}
{endif}&#039;,
	(int) 1 =&gt; &#039;slug==healthy-living/map&#039;,
	(int) 2 =&gt; &#039;
{module_RHS - AARP Events}
&#039;
)
$token = &#039;slug&#039;
$keyword = &#039;healthy-living/map&#039;</pre><pre class="stack-trace">Localize::replace() - APP/Lib/Localize.php, line 152
Modules::render() - APP/Lib/Modules.php, line 9
include - APP/View/Elements/display.ctp, line 13
View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971
View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933
View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473
Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 963
AppController::renderPage() - APP/Controller/AppController.php, line 136
PlacesController::display() - APP/Controller/PlacesController.php, line 501
ReflectionMethod::invokeArgs() - [internal], line ??
Controller::invokeAction() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 491
Dispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 193
Dispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 167
[main] - APP/webroot/index.php, line 118</pre></div></pre><div class="module clearfix"><!--default-->
<!-- module_RHS - AARP Events -->


<div class="ar-basic-box module-spacer">
	<header>
		<div class="pull-right">
			<a href="/gastonia-nc/aarp-events/" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-SEEALL-EVENTS">
				<img style="width:30px;" src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/icons/aarp_event_icon.png" alt="Upcoming AARP Events" />
			</a>
		</div>
		<h2 class="visible-lg">AARP Events for Gastonia</h2>
		<h2 class="hidden-lg">AARP Events for Gastonia</h2>
	</header>
	<div class="wrap">
		<div class="ar-listing snippet">
			<ul class="list">
				<li class="item" data-pageindex="1">

					
					<h2 class="title"><a href="/aarp-event/aarp-live-cybercrime-and-fraud-prevention-tips-42125-9vn8twf4ts8.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-AARP-LIVE-CYBERCRIME-AND-FRAUD-PREVENTION-TIPS-42125">AARP Live: Cybercrime and Fraud Prevention Tips, 4/21/25</a></h2>
					<p class="time">Monday, Apr 21, 2025 at 8:00&nbsp;p.m. ET</p>
					<p class="venue"></p>
					<p class="loc">Online Event</p>
					
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						<p style="text-align: justify;"> The natural wonders of North America and North Carolina coupled with the rich history of our region are all reflected in The Schiele's exceptional exhibitions and diverse programming. Whether you're indoors or out, with the kids or your colleagues, by bringing you a lot closer to nature, The Schiele will bring you a little closer to yourself.  Mission: The Schiele Museum is a public institution established to promote awareness and appreciation for nature, and to instill a sense of individual and social responsibility for the diversity of the natural world and the role of humanity in it.   The museum collects, studies, and preserves natural specimens and cultural artifacts. It uses educational programs, exhibits and publications to communicate to all possible audiences the variety of those objects, their environmental and social contexts and the history of their connections.  History:  Bud Schiele was 67 years old when he founded the Gaston County Museum of Natural History, today known as the Schiele Museum. The museum's opening was a culmination of a lifetime devoted to studying, cataloging and preserving nature. To understand The Schiele Museum's beginning is to understand this self-styled naturalist and botanist who refused to stop working in a profession that he loved so much.  Rudolph Melchoir Schiele was born in Philadelphia on April 2, 1893. He developed a keen interest in nature at an early age and, as a young man, worked as an apprentice curator at the Philadelphia Commercial Museum. Though only 17, Schiele began to dream of having his own sanctuary to display his nature collection.  Schiele served as a Second Lieutenant in the 87th Infantry Division of the United States Army after which he declined a job offer to be the only wildlife official in the Territory of Alaska. Instead, Schiele took the job as Scout Executive with the Boy Scouts of America. It was around this time that he married Lily Hobbs, who became his lifelong companion, naturalist and collector.   The Schieles came to Gaston County in 1924 where he remained with the Piedmont Scout Council until 1958. Under his leadership, the Schiele Scout reservation at Tryon was built and became the home for thousands of scouts every summer until it was closed in 1981.  For 38 years, Schiele collected wildlife, rocks and minerals, which he displayed at the scout office in Gastonia and at his home.  After he was forced to leave scouting because of mandatory retirement age limits, Schiele applied to be a ranger-naturalist for the Great Smokey Mountain National Park. Before leaving Gastonia, however, Schiele proposed to a group of community leaders: "If you can persuade the county to build a place to house it, I will offer my entire collection of animals and minerals and give my services for free."  When the Schieles returned to their Gaston County home, plans were already in the works to find a sanctuary for the collection of birds, mammals, rocks, minerals and photographs. The original museum was dedicated in 1961 and, in 1965, the name of the museum was changed to The Schiele Museum of Natural History to honor its founder and benefactor. Today it's called The Schiele Museum of Natural History and Planetarium.  Over the years, Bud Schiele received several commendations for his endeavors as a naturalist, historian and community servant. In 1930, he was awarded honorary membership in Alpha Phi Omega at UNC-Chapel Hill. In 1967, he was cited by the Gastonia Chamber of Commerce for outstanding service. In 1968, he received an honorary doctor of law degree from Belmont Abbey College. And each year, the museum observes the first week in April and the month of February as Founder's Week and Founder's Month, respectively, in his honor.</p>		</div>
		

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	&#039;billboard2_subtitle&#039; =&gt; &#039;Explore fun and interesting things to do this {local_season} near you!&#039;,
	&#039;billboard2_thumb_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_season_header}&#039;,
	&#039;billboard2_thumb_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_season-image}&#039;,
	&#039;billboard2_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;Time for {local_season_header}!&#039;,
	&#039;billboard3_image_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_volunteering-image}&#039;,
	&#039;billboard3_link_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;/{local_sef_url}/volunteering/&#039;,
	&#039;billboard3_subtitle&#039; =&gt; &#039;Make a difference!&#039;,
	&#039;billboard3_thumb_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;Volunteering&#039;,
	&#039;billboard3_thumb_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_volunteering-image}&#039;,
	&#039;billboard3_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;Volunteering lifts everyone&#039;s spirits&#039;,
	&#039;bvideo_name&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_full_state_c}&#039;,
	&#039;city-select-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;cityselect-spring&#039;,
	&#039;coffee-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;coffee-warm-m&#039;,
	&#039;coffee_radius&#039; =&gt; &#039;10&#039;,
	&#039;community_blogs_archive&#039; =&gt; &#039;charlotte-nc&#039;,
	&#039;community_blogs_list&#039; =&gt; &#039;caregiving,healthy-living,savings-and-planning,work-and-jobs,life-reimagined,all,{local_state},charlotte-nc&#039;,
	&#039;connect_town_groups&#039; =&gt; &#039;[{
	&quot;towns&quot;: {
		&quot;atlanta-ga&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Atlanta&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/atlanta-ga/fight-fraud/&quot;
		},
		&quot;chicago-il&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Chicago&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/chicago-il/fight-fraud/&quot;
		},
		&quot;los-angeles-ca&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Los Angeles&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/los-angeles-ca/fight-fraud/&quot;
		},
		&quot;new-york-ny&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;New York City&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/new-york-ny/fight-fraud/?showtowns=true&quot;
		},
		&quot;phoenix-az&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Phoenix&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/phoenix-az/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}
	},
	&quot;code&quot;: &quot;CSN-LOCAL-GROUP1&quot;
}, {
	&quot;towns&quot;: {
		&quot;baltimore-md&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Baltimore Metro&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/baltimore-md/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;dallas-tx&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Dallas&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/dallas-tx/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;denver-co&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Denver&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/denver-co/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;detroit-mi&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Detroit&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/detroit-mi/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;orlando-fl&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Greater Orlando&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/orlando-fl/fight-fraud/?showtowns=true&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;houston-tx&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Houston&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/houston-tx/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;brookhaven-ny&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Long Island&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/brookhaven-ny/fight-fraud/?showtowns=true&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;san-diego-ca&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;San Diego County&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/san-diego-ca/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;miami-fl&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;South Florida&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/miami-fl/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}
	},
	&quot;code&quot;: &quot;CSN-LOCAL-GROUP2&quot;
}, {
	&quot;towns&quot;: {
		&quot;charlotte-nc&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Charlotte&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/charlotte-nc/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;boston-ma&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Greater Boston&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/boston-ma/aarp-events/?showtowns=true&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;indianapolis-in&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Indianapolis&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/indianapolis-in/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;las-vegas-nv&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Las Vegas&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/las-vegas-nv/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;philadelphia-pa&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Philadelphia&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/philadelphia-pa/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;pittsburgh-pa&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Pittsburgh&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/pittsburgh-pa/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;portland-or&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Portland Metro&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/portland-or/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;seattle-wa&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Seattle&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/seattle-wa/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;saint-louis-mo&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;St Louis&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/saint-louis-mo/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;minneapolis-mn&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Twin Cities&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/minneapolis-mn/aarp-events/?showtowns=true&quot;
		}
	},
	&quot;code&quot;: &quot;CSN-LOCAL-GROUP3&quot;
}, {
	&quot;towns&quot;: {
		&quot;new-orleans-la&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Greater New Orleans&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/new-orleans-la/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;hartford-ct&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Hartford&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/hartford-ct/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;little-rock-ar&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Little Rock&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/little-rock-ar/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;oahu-hi&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Oahu&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/oahu-hi/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;omaha-ne&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Omaha&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/omaha-ne/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}
	},
	&quot;code&quot;: &quot;CSN-LOCAL-GROUP4&quot;
}, {
	&quot;towns&quot;: {
		&quot;des-moines-ia&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Des Moines&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/des-moines-ia/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;fargo-nd&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Fargo&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/fargo-nd/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;allentown-pa&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Lehigh Valley&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/allentown-pa/aarp-events/?showtowns=true&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;dale-city-va&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Prince William County&quot;, 
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/dale-city-va/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;worcester-ma&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Worcester County&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/worcester-ma/aarp-events/&quot;
		}
	},
	&quot;code&quot;: &quot;CSN-LOCAL-GROUP5&quot;
}, {
	&quot;towns&quot;: {
		&quot;charleston-wv&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Charleston&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/charleston-wv/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;helena-mt&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Lewis and Clark County&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/helena-mt/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;manchester-nh&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;New Hampshire&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/manchester-nh/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;providence-ri&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Providence&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/providence-ri/aarp-events/&quot;
		}
	},
	&quot;code&quot;: &quot;CSN-LOCAL-GROUP6&quot;
}]&#039;,
	&#039;cvent_display_module&#039; =&gt; &#039;false&#039;,
	&#039;cvent_widget_city&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_city_state}&#039;,
	&#039;embed_video&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;iframe  width=&quot;100%&quot; height=&quot;349&quot; src=&quot;//players.brightcove.net/3772599298001/HkD6Qklb_default/index.html?videoId={local_embed_video_2}&quot; allowfullscreen frameborder=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&#039;,
	&#039;espanol-news-header&#039; =&gt; &#039;Noticias de {local_city}&#039;,
	&#039;espanol-news-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;losangeles-spanish&#039;,
	&#039;events-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;events-all&#039;,
	&#039;events_careversation_group_min&#039; =&gt; &#039;8&#039;,
	&#039;events_driversafety_group_min&#039; =&gt; &#039;8&#039;,
	&#039;events_index_slot1&#039; =&gt; &#039;{module_Cvent New Widget Section 3}&#039;,
	&#039;events_tek_group_min&#039; =&gt; &#039;8&#039;,
	&#039;event_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/responsive/events-all-1140x655.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;event_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/event.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;event_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/event-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;fall-fun-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;fall-fun-all-1-pumpkins&#039;,
	&#039;fallfun_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/fall-fun10-big-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;fallfun_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/fall-fun10.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;fallfun_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/fall-fun10-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;farmers-markets-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;farmers-markets-c&#039;,
	&#039;find_it_fast_link_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;jobs&#039;,
	&#039;find_it_fast_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;Work &amp; Jobs&#039;,
	&#039;gfg-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;gfg-warm-c-2&#039;,
	&#039;google_disclaimer&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Please note:&lt;/b&gt; These listings are provided via Google for the {local_city} community. 
&lt;b&gt;Listings here do NOT imply that an AARP member discount is offered.&lt;/b&gt; 
Please see the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.aarp.org/benefits-discounts/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;AARP Membership &amp; Benefits page&lt;/a&gt; for a listing of businesses that do provide a member discount.&lt;/p&gt;&#039;,
	&#039;happenings-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;happenings-suburban&#039;,
	&#039;happenings-tbd-pilot-text&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;span&gt;Discover everything you can do with AARP&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span&gt;See fun events, local offers, and more right where you live.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&#039;,
	&#039;happenings_default_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/responsive/aarp-default-rp-min.png&#039;,
	&#039;happenings_gold_slug_line_10up&#039; =&gt; &#039;AARP in {local_community_name}&#039;,
	&#039;happenings_gold_slug_line_state&#039; =&gt; &#039;AARP in {local_full_state}&#039;,
	&#039;happenings_gold_slug_line_state_es&#039; =&gt; &#039;AARP en Carolina del Norte&#039;,
	&#039;happenings_heading&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_city} Happenings&#039;,
	&#039;happenings_twitter_header&#039; =&gt; &#039;More from {local_city}&#039;,
	&#039;hiking-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;hiking-cool-c&#039;,
	&#039;hiking_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn.local.aarp.org/img/template/thumbs/hiking-big-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;hiking_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn.local.aarp.org/img/template/hero/hiking.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;hiking_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn.local.aarp.org/img/template/thumbs/hiking-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;home_events_slot1&#039; =&gt; &#039;{module_Cvent New Widget Section}&#039;,
	&#039;home_events_slot2&#039; =&gt; &#039;{module_HP - Blog - Learn More}&#039;,
	&#039;home_intro_text&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;p&gt; Select your community from the list below to learn about great programs, stimulating things to do, local services, discounts and more! &lt;/p&gt;&#039;,
	&#039;hp-event-tout&#039; =&gt; &#039;{if_facebook_link}&lt;div class=&quot;module-spacer text-center&quot;&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;fb-page&quot; data-href=&quot;{local_facebook_link}&quot; data-tabs=&quot;timeline&quot; data-small-header=&quot;false&quot; data-adapt-container-width=&quot;true&quot; data-hide-cover=&quot;false&quot; data-show-facepile=&quot;true&quot;&gt;&lt;blockquote cite=&quot;{local_facebook_link}&quot; class=&quot;fb-xfbml-parse-ignore&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;{local_facebook_link}&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
{endif}&#039;,
	&#039;ice_skating_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/responsive/ice-skating-all-1140x655.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;ice_skating_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/ice-skating.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;ice_skating_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/ice-skating-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;image_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/working-for-you.jpeg&#039;,
	&#039;jobs_widget_city&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_city_c}&#039;,
	&#039;m2mredirect&#039; =&gt; &#039;True&#039;,
	&#039;movies-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;movies-all-c&#039;,
	&#039;movies_robots&#039; =&gt; &#039;index, follow&#039;,
	&#039;name&#039; =&gt; &#039;In Your Community&#039;,
	&#039;nature_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/nature-center2-big-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;nature_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/nature-center2.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;nature_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/nature-center2-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;nearme_map_radius&#039; =&gt; &#039;20&#039;,
	&#039;nearme_map_zip&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_zip}&#039;,
	&#039;omniture_cookie&#039; =&gt; &#039;charlotte-nc-cp&#039;,
	&#039;page-title-right&#039; =&gt; &#039;{module_Event Snapshot Newsletter Signup}&#039;,
	&#039;parks-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;parks-warm-c&#039;,
	&#039;pilot_towns_banner_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/classic/happenings-rural-240x140.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;pumpkin-picking-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;fall-fun-all-1-pumpkins&#039;,
	&#039;recommendation_form_email&#039; =&gt; &#039;jgunderson-palmer@aarp.org,bekim@americantowns.com,katherine@americantowns.com&#039;,
	&#039;recreation-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;rec-cool-b&#039;,
	&#039;restaurantform_email&#039; =&gt; &#039;bmazur@aarp.org,bekim@americantowns.com&#039;,
	&#039;restaurant_radius&#039; =&gt; &#039;10,20,30&#039;,
	&#039;season-activities&#039; =&gt; &#039;Walking, microbreweries &#039;,
	&#039;season-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;spring-fun-warm-m&#039;,
	&#039;seasonal_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/seasonal-big-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;seasonal_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/seasonal.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;seasonal_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/seasonal-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;season_header&#039; =&gt; &#039;Spring Fun&#039;,
	&#039;season_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;Spring&#039;,
	&#039;skiing_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/skiing-big-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;skiing_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/skiing.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;skiing_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/skiing-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;spring-fun-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;spring-fun-warm-m&#039;,
	&#039;state_blog_header&#039; =&gt; &#039;AARP State News&#039;,
	&#039;state_blog_name&#039; =&gt; &#039;North Carolina&#039;,
	&#039;summer-fun-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;summer-fun-warm-m&#039;,
	&#039;tas_state_link&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://takeastand.aarp.org/congressional-action-chart/?state=North+Carolina&#039;,
	&#039;term&#039; =&gt; &#039;in Gastonia&#039;,
	&#039;thingstodo_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/things-to-do3-big-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;thingstodo_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/things-to-do3.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;thingstodo_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/things-to-do3-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;vcc_featured_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://s3.amazonaws.com/local-aarp/img/vcc/featured/20210430_4C9F7646-96EC-4C88-960A-997CE34788BC.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;veterans-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;veterans&#039;,
	&#039;video_tout_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/video-touts/san-antonio-video.png&#039;,
	&#039;vineyards-wineries-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;wineries&#039;,
	&#039;volunteer-today-button&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;span class=&quot;media-middle&quot;&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.aarp.org/volunteer/virtual/?intcmp=CSN-LNK-AARPLOCAL-VOLINT-20210331-{local_tracking_code_town}-{local_tracking_code_state}&quot; class=&quot;red btn&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;I WANT TO VOLUNTEER&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&#039;,
	&#039;volunteering-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;volunteering-winter&#039;,
	&#039;volunteering-news-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;volunteer-all-m-hands&#039;,
	&#039;volunteer_help_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;volunteering-help-military-families&#039;,
	&#039;volunteer_help_link_name&#039; =&gt; &#039;See Projects&#039;,
	&#039;volunteer_help_link_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://www.createthegood.org/how-to-guides?intcmp=SNG-LNK-AARPLOCAL-VOLHTG-20140805-{local_tracking_code_town}-{local_tracking_code_state}&#039;,
	&#039;volunteer_help_subtitle&#039; =&gt; &#039;Help Military Families&#039;,
	&#039;volunteer_help_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;Do-It-Yourself Project Guides&#039;,
	&#039;winter-fun-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;winter-fun-snow-c-ski&#039;,
	&#039;winterfun_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/winter-fun-big-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;winterfun_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/winter-fun.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;winterfun_pic_nav2&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/{town_sef_url}/skiing/&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;{local_skiing_big_thumb}&quot; title=&quot;Skiing&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;Skiing&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#039;,
	&#039;winterfun_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/winter-fun-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;youtube_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/icons/youtube.png&#039;,
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											<div>1500 East Garrison Boulevard</div>
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							<span>Gastonia</span>,
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												<span>28054</span>
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										<a href="http://www.schielemuseum.org/" target="_blank">Schiele Museum Of Natural History</a>
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												<div><i class="fa fa-phone-square"></i> 704-866-6900</div>
				
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						<p style="text-align: justify;"> The natural wonders of North America and North Carolina coupled with the rich history of our region are all reflected in The Schiele's exceptional exhibitions and diverse programming. Whether you're indoors or out, with the kids or your colleagues, by bringing you a lot closer to nature, The Schiele will bring you a little closer to yourself.  Mission: The Schiele Museum is a public institution established to promote awareness and appreciation for nature, and to instill a sense of individual and social responsibility for the diversity of the natural world and the role of humanity in it.   The museum collects, studies, and preserves natural specimens and cultural artifacts. It uses educational programs, exhibits and publications to communicate to all possible audiences the variety of those objects, their environmental and social contexts and the history of their connections.  History:  Bud Schiele was 67 years old when he founded the Gaston County Museum of Natural History, today known as the Schiele Museum. The museum's opening was a culmination of a lifetime devoted to studying, cataloging and preserving nature. To understand The Schiele Museum's beginning is to understand this self-styled naturalist and botanist who refused to stop working in a profession that he loved so much.  Rudolph Melchoir Schiele was born in Philadelphia on April 2, 1893. He developed a keen interest in nature at an early age and, as a young man, worked as an apprentice curator at the Philadelphia Commercial Museum. Though only 17, Schiele began to dream of having his own sanctuary to display his nature collection.  Schiele served as a Second Lieutenant in the 87th Infantry Division of the United States Army after which he declined a job offer to be the only wildlife official in the Territory of Alaska. Instead, Schiele took the job as Scout Executive with the Boy Scouts of America. It was around this time that he married Lily Hobbs, who became his lifelong companion, naturalist and collector.   The Schieles came to Gaston County in 1924 where he remained with the Piedmont Scout Council until 1958. Under his leadership, the Schiele Scout reservation at Tryon was built and became the home for thousands of scouts every summer until it was closed in 1981.  For 38 years, Schiele collected wildlife, rocks and minerals, which he displayed at the scout office in Gastonia and at his home.  After he was forced to leave scouting because of mandatory retirement age limits, Schiele applied to be a ranger-naturalist for the Great Smokey Mountain National Park. Before leaving Gastonia, however, Schiele proposed to a group of community leaders: "If you can persuade the county to build a place to house it, I will offer my entire collection of animals and minerals and give my services for free."  When the Schieles returned to their Gaston County home, plans were already in the works to find a sanctuary for the collection of birds, mammals, rocks, minerals and photographs. The original museum was dedicated in 1961 and, in 1965, the name of the museum was changed to The Schiele Museum of Natural History to honor its founder and benefactor. Today it's called The Schiele Museum of Natural History and Planetarium.  Over the years, Bud Schiele received several commendations for his endeavors as a naturalist, historian and community servant. In 1930, he was awarded honorary membership in Alpha Phi Omega at UNC-Chapel Hill. In 1967, he was cited by the Gastonia Chamber of Commerce for outstanding service. In 1968, he received an honorary doctor of law degree from Belmont Abbey College. And each year, the museum observes the first week in April and the month of February as Founder's Week and Founder's Month, respectively, in his honor.</p>		</div>
		

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<code><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: #0000BB">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #007700">list(</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$token</span><span style="color: #007700">,</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$keyword</span><span style="color: #007700">)&nbsp;=&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">explode</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #DD0000">"=="</span><span style="color: #007700">,</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$match</span><span style="color: #007700">[</span><span style="color: #0000BB">1</span><span style="color: #007700">],</span><span style="color: #0000BB">2</span><span style="color: #007700">);</span></span></code>
<span class="code-highlight"><code><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: #0000BB">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;$text&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #007700">=&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">str_replace</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$match</span><span style="color: #007700">[</span><span style="color: #0000BB">0</span><span style="color: #007700">],&nbsp;(</span><span style="color: #0000BB">strtolower</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$town</span><span style="color: #007700">[</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$token</span><span style="color: #007700">])&nbsp;!=&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">strtolower</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$keyword</span><span style="color: #007700">)&nbsp;?&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">self</span><span style="color: #007700">::</span><span style="color: #0000BB">replace</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$match</span><span style="color: #007700">[</span><span style="color: #0000BB">2</span><span style="color: #007700">],&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$town</span><span style="color: #007700">,&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$callCake</span><span style="color: #007700">):&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #DD0000">''</span><span style="color: #007700">),&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$text</span><span style="color: #007700">);</span></span></code></span></pre><pre id="cakeErr67fc502358585-context" class="cake-context" style="display: none;">$text = &#039;&lt;!--default--&gt;
&lt;!-- module_RHS - AARP Events --&gt;
{ifnot_slug==healthy-living/map}
{module_RHS - AARP Events}
{endif}
{module_RHS - Tout A}
{module_RHS - Ad Slot 1}
{module_RHS - Join AARP Today}
{module_RHS - Ad Slot 2}
{module_FB - State Side Panel}
{module_RHS - State Contact Us}&#039;
$town = array(
	&#039;_id&#039; =&gt; &#039;5761804d0c4e268f7f8b81d0&#039;,
	&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;Gastonia&#039;,
	&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
	&#039;nearby&#039; =&gt; array(
		(int) 0 =&gt; array(
			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;Gastonia&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;gastonia-nc&#039;
		),
		(int) 1 =&gt; array(
			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;Dallas&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;dallas-nc&#039;
		),
		(int) 2 =&gt; array(
			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;Lowell&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;lowell-nc&#039;
		),
		(int) 3 =&gt; array(
			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;Bessemer City&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;bessemer-city-nc&#039;
		),
		(int) 4 =&gt; array(
			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;Mc Adenville&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;mc-adenville-nc&#039;
		),
		(int) 5 =&gt; array(
			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;Cramerton&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;cramerton-nc&#039;
		),
		(int) 6 =&gt; array(
			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;Stanley&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;stanley-nc&#039;
		),
		(int) 7 =&gt; array(
			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;Bowling Green&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;SC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;bowling-green-sc&#039;
		),
		(int) 8 =&gt; array(
			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;Belmont&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;belmont-nc&#039;
		),
		(int) 9 =&gt; array(
			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;High Shoals&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;high-shoals-nc&#039;
		),
		(int) 10 =&gt; array(
			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;Kings Mountain&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;kings-mountain-nc&#039;
		),
		(int) 11 =&gt; array(
			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;Mount Holly&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;mount-holly-nc&#039;
		),
		(int) 12 =&gt; array(
			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;Alexis&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;alexis-nc&#039;
		),
		(int) 13 =&gt; array(
			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;Clover&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;SC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;clover-sc&#039;
		),
		(int) 14 =&gt; array(
			&#039;city&#039; =&gt; &#039;Lake Wylie&#039;,
			&#039;state&#039; =&gt; &#039;SC&#039;,
			&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;lake-wylie-sc&#039;
		)
	),
	&#039;local&#039; =&gt; array(
		(int) 0 =&gt; &#039;gastonia-nc&#039;,
		(int) 1 =&gt; &#039;dallas-nc&#039;,
		(int) 2 =&gt; &#039;lowell-nc&#039;,
		(int) 3 =&gt; &#039;bessemer-city-nc&#039;,
		(int) 4 =&gt; &#039;mc-adenville-nc&#039;,
		(int) 5 =&gt; &#039;cramerton-nc&#039;,
		(int) 6 =&gt; &#039;stanley-nc&#039;,
		(int) 7 =&gt; &#039;bowling-green-sc&#039;,
		(int) 8 =&gt; &#039;belmont-nc&#039;,
		(int) 9 =&gt; &#039;high-shoals-nc&#039;,
		(int) 10 =&gt; &#039;kings-mountain-nc&#039;,
		(int) 11 =&gt; &#039;mount-holly-nc&#039;,
		(int) 12 =&gt; &#039;alexis-nc&#039;,
		(int) 13 =&gt; &#039;clover-sc&#039;,
		(int) 14 =&gt; &#039;lake-wylie-sc&#039;,
		(int) 15 =&gt; &#039;iron-station-nc&#039;,
		(int) 16 =&gt; &#039;crouse-nc&#039;
	),
	&#039;season&#039; =&gt; &#039;spring&#039;,
	&#039;aarp-events-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;aarp-events&#039;,
	&#039;amusement-parks-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;amusement-warm-c&#039;,
	&#039;arts-entertainment-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;arts-all-bm&#039;,
	&#039;asset_version&#039; =&gt; &#039;240925&#039;,
	&#039;beaches-lakes-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;beaches-lakes-cool-c&#039;,
	&#039;billboard1_caption&#039; =&gt; &#039;Spring&#039;,
	&#039;billboard1_image_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_happenings-image}&#039;,
	&#039;billboard1_link_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;/{local_sef_url}/happenings/&#039;,
	&#039;billboard1_subtitle&#039; =&gt; &#039;See the Real Possibilities&#039;,
	&#039;billboard1_thumb_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;
Happenings&#039;,
	&#039;billboard1_thumb_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_happenings-image}&#039;,
	&#039;billboard1_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;Get to know AARP in {local_city_c}&#039;,
	&#039;billboard2_image_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_season-image}&#039;,
	&#039;billboard2_link_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;/{local_sef_url}/{local_season}-fun/&#039;,
	&#039;billboard2_subtitle&#039; =&gt; &#039;Explore fun and interesting things to do this {local_season} near you!&#039;,
	&#039;billboard2_thumb_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_season_header}&#039;,
	&#039;billboard2_thumb_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_season-image}&#039;,
	&#039;billboard2_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;Time for {local_season_header}!&#039;,
	&#039;billboard3_image_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_volunteering-image}&#039;,
	&#039;billboard3_link_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;/{local_sef_url}/volunteering/&#039;,
	&#039;billboard3_subtitle&#039; =&gt; &#039;Make a difference!&#039;,
	&#039;billboard3_thumb_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;Volunteering&#039;,
	&#039;billboard3_thumb_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_volunteering-image}&#039;,
	&#039;billboard3_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;Volunteering lifts everyone&#039;s spirits&#039;,
	&#039;bvideo_name&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_full_state_c}&#039;,
	&#039;city-select-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;cityselect-spring&#039;,
	&#039;coffee-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;coffee-warm-m&#039;,
	&#039;coffee_radius&#039; =&gt; &#039;10&#039;,
	&#039;community_blogs_archive&#039; =&gt; &#039;charlotte-nc&#039;,
	&#039;community_blogs_list&#039; =&gt; &#039;caregiving,healthy-living,savings-and-planning,work-and-jobs,life-reimagined,all,{local_state},charlotte-nc&#039;,
	&#039;connect_town_groups&#039; =&gt; &#039;[{
	&quot;towns&quot;: {
		&quot;atlanta-ga&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Atlanta&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/atlanta-ga/fight-fraud/&quot;
		},
		&quot;chicago-il&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Chicago&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/chicago-il/fight-fraud/&quot;
		},
		&quot;los-angeles-ca&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Los Angeles&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/los-angeles-ca/fight-fraud/&quot;
		},
		&quot;new-york-ny&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;New York City&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/new-york-ny/fight-fraud/?showtowns=true&quot;
		},
		&quot;phoenix-az&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Phoenix&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/phoenix-az/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}
	},
	&quot;code&quot;: &quot;CSN-LOCAL-GROUP1&quot;
}, {
	&quot;towns&quot;: {
		&quot;baltimore-md&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Baltimore Metro&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/baltimore-md/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;dallas-tx&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Dallas&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/dallas-tx/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;denver-co&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Denver&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/denver-co/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;detroit-mi&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Detroit&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/detroit-mi/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;orlando-fl&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Greater Orlando&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/orlando-fl/fight-fraud/?showtowns=true&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;houston-tx&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Houston&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/houston-tx/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;brookhaven-ny&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Long Island&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/brookhaven-ny/fight-fraud/?showtowns=true&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;san-diego-ca&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;San Diego County&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/san-diego-ca/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;miami-fl&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;South Florida&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/miami-fl/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}
	},
	&quot;code&quot;: &quot;CSN-LOCAL-GROUP2&quot;
}, {
	&quot;towns&quot;: {
		&quot;charlotte-nc&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Charlotte&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/charlotte-nc/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;boston-ma&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Greater Boston&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/boston-ma/aarp-events/?showtowns=true&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;indianapolis-in&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Indianapolis&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/indianapolis-in/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;las-vegas-nv&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Las Vegas&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/las-vegas-nv/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;philadelphia-pa&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Philadelphia&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/philadelphia-pa/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;pittsburgh-pa&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Pittsburgh&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/pittsburgh-pa/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;portland-or&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Portland Metro&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/portland-or/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;seattle-wa&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Seattle&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/seattle-wa/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;saint-louis-mo&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;St Louis&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/saint-louis-mo/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;minneapolis-mn&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Twin Cities&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/minneapolis-mn/aarp-events/?showtowns=true&quot;
		}
	},
	&quot;code&quot;: &quot;CSN-LOCAL-GROUP3&quot;
}, {
	&quot;towns&quot;: {
		&quot;new-orleans-la&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Greater New Orleans&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/new-orleans-la/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;hartford-ct&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Hartford&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/hartford-ct/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;little-rock-ar&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Little Rock&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/little-rock-ar/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;oahu-hi&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Oahu&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/oahu-hi/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;omaha-ne&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Omaha&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/omaha-ne/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}
	},
	&quot;code&quot;: &quot;CSN-LOCAL-GROUP4&quot;
}, {
	&quot;towns&quot;: {
		&quot;des-moines-ia&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Des Moines&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/des-moines-ia/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;fargo-nd&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Fargo&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/fargo-nd/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;allentown-pa&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Lehigh Valley&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/allentown-pa/aarp-events/?showtowns=true&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;dale-city-va&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Prince William County&quot;, 
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/dale-city-va/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;worcester-ma&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Worcester County&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/worcester-ma/aarp-events/&quot;
		}
	},
	&quot;code&quot;: &quot;CSN-LOCAL-GROUP5&quot;
}, {
	&quot;towns&quot;: {
		&quot;charleston-wv&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Charleston&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/charleston-wv/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;helena-mt&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Lewis and Clark County&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/helena-mt/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;manchester-nh&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;New Hampshire&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/manchester-nh/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;providence-ri&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Providence&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/providence-ri/aarp-events/&quot;
		}
	},
	&quot;code&quot;: &quot;CSN-LOCAL-GROUP6&quot;
}]&#039;,
	&#039;cvent_display_module&#039; =&gt; &#039;false&#039;,
	&#039;cvent_widget_city&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_city_state}&#039;,
	&#039;embed_video&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;iframe  width=&quot;100%&quot; height=&quot;349&quot; src=&quot;//players.brightcove.net/3772599298001/HkD6Qklb_default/index.html?videoId={local_embed_video_2}&quot; allowfullscreen frameborder=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&#039;,
	&#039;espanol-news-header&#039; =&gt; &#039;Noticias de {local_city}&#039;,
	&#039;espanol-news-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;losangeles-spanish&#039;,
	&#039;events-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;events-all&#039;,
	&#039;events_careversation_group_min&#039; =&gt; &#039;8&#039;,
	&#039;events_driversafety_group_min&#039; =&gt; &#039;8&#039;,
	&#039;events_index_slot1&#039; =&gt; &#039;{module_Cvent New Widget Section 3}&#039;,
	&#039;events_tek_group_min&#039; =&gt; &#039;8&#039;,
	&#039;event_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/responsive/events-all-1140x655.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;event_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/event.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;event_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/event-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;fall-fun-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;fall-fun-all-1-pumpkins&#039;,
	&#039;fallfun_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/fall-fun10-big-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;fallfun_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/fall-fun10.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;fallfun_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/fall-fun10-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;farmers-markets-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;farmers-markets-c&#039;,
	&#039;find_it_fast_link_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;jobs&#039;,
	&#039;find_it_fast_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;Work &amp; Jobs&#039;,
	&#039;gfg-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;gfg-warm-c-2&#039;,
	&#039;google_disclaimer&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Please note:&lt;/b&gt; These listings are provided via Google for the {local_city} community. 
&lt;b&gt;Listings here do NOT imply that an AARP member discount is offered.&lt;/b&gt; 
Please see the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.aarp.org/benefits-discounts/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;AARP Membership &amp; Benefits page&lt;/a&gt; for a listing of businesses that do provide a member discount.&lt;/p&gt;&#039;,
	&#039;happenings-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;happenings-suburban&#039;,
	&#039;happenings-tbd-pilot-text&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;span&gt;Discover everything you can do with AARP&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span&gt;See fun events, local offers, and more right where you live.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&#039;,
	&#039;happenings_default_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/responsive/aarp-default-rp-min.png&#039;,
	&#039;happenings_gold_slug_line_10up&#039; =&gt; &#039;AARP in {local_community_name}&#039;,
	&#039;happenings_gold_slug_line_state&#039; =&gt; &#039;AARP in {local_full_state}&#039;,
	&#039;happenings_gold_slug_line_state_es&#039; =&gt; &#039;AARP en Carolina del Norte&#039;,
	&#039;happenings_heading&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_city} Happenings&#039;,
	&#039;happenings_twitter_header&#039; =&gt; &#039;More from {local_city}&#039;,
	&#039;hiking-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;hiking-cool-c&#039;,
	&#039;hiking_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn.local.aarp.org/img/template/thumbs/hiking-big-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;hiking_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn.local.aarp.org/img/template/hero/hiking.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;hiking_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn.local.aarp.org/img/template/thumbs/hiking-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;home_events_slot1&#039; =&gt; &#039;{module_Cvent New Widget Section}&#039;,
	&#039;home_events_slot2&#039; =&gt; &#039;{module_HP - Blog - Learn More}&#039;,
	&#039;home_intro_text&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;p&gt; Select your community from the list below to learn about great programs, stimulating things to do, local services, discounts and more! &lt;/p&gt;&#039;,
	&#039;hp-event-tout&#039; =&gt; &#039;{if_facebook_link}&lt;div class=&quot;module-spacer text-center&quot;&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;fb-page&quot; data-href=&quot;{local_facebook_link}&quot; data-tabs=&quot;timeline&quot; data-small-header=&quot;false&quot; data-adapt-container-width=&quot;true&quot; data-hide-cover=&quot;false&quot; data-show-facepile=&quot;true&quot;&gt;&lt;blockquote cite=&quot;{local_facebook_link}&quot; class=&quot;fb-xfbml-parse-ignore&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;{local_facebook_link}&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
{endif}&#039;,
	&#039;ice_skating_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/responsive/ice-skating-all-1140x655.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;ice_skating_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/ice-skating.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;ice_skating_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/ice-skating-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;image_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/working-for-you.jpeg&#039;,
	&#039;jobs_widget_city&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_city_c}&#039;,
	&#039;m2mredirect&#039; =&gt; &#039;True&#039;,
	&#039;movies-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;movies-all-c&#039;,
	&#039;movies_robots&#039; =&gt; &#039;index, follow&#039;,
	&#039;name&#039; =&gt; &#039;In Your Community&#039;,
	&#039;nature_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/nature-center2-big-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;nature_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/nature-center2.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;nature_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/nature-center2-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;nearme_map_radius&#039; =&gt; &#039;20&#039;,
	&#039;nearme_map_zip&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_zip}&#039;,
	&#039;omniture_cookie&#039; =&gt; &#039;charlotte-nc-cp&#039;,
	&#039;page-title-right&#039; =&gt; &#039;{module_Event Snapshot Newsletter Signup}&#039;,
	&#039;parks-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;parks-warm-c&#039;,
	&#039;pilot_towns_banner_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/classic/happenings-rural-240x140.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;pumpkin-picking-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;fall-fun-all-1-pumpkins&#039;,
	&#039;recommendation_form_email&#039; =&gt; &#039;jgunderson-palmer@aarp.org,bekim@americantowns.com,katherine@americantowns.com&#039;,
	&#039;recreation-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;rec-cool-b&#039;,
	&#039;restaurantform_email&#039; =&gt; &#039;bmazur@aarp.org,bekim@americantowns.com&#039;,
	&#039;restaurant_radius&#039; =&gt; &#039;10,20,30&#039;,
	&#039;season-activities&#039; =&gt; &#039;Walking, microbreweries &#039;,
	&#039;season-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;spring-fun-warm-m&#039;,
	&#039;seasonal_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/seasonal-big-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;seasonal_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/seasonal.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;seasonal_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/seasonal-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;season_header&#039; =&gt; &#039;Spring Fun&#039;,
	&#039;season_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;Spring&#039;,
	&#039;skiing_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/skiing-big-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;skiing_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/skiing.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;skiing_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/skiing-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;spring-fun-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;spring-fun-warm-m&#039;,
	&#039;state_blog_header&#039; =&gt; &#039;AARP State News&#039;,
	&#039;state_blog_name&#039; =&gt; &#039;North Carolina&#039;,
	&#039;summer-fun-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;summer-fun-warm-m&#039;,
	&#039;tas_state_link&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://takeastand.aarp.org/congressional-action-chart/?state=North+Carolina&#039;,
	&#039;term&#039; =&gt; &#039;in Gastonia&#039;,
	&#039;thingstodo_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/things-to-do3-big-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;thingstodo_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/things-to-do3.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;thingstodo_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/things-to-do3-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;vcc_featured_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://s3.amazonaws.com/local-aarp/img/vcc/featured/20210430_4C9F7646-96EC-4C88-960A-997CE34788BC.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;veterans-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;veterans&#039;,
	&#039;video_tout_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/video-touts/san-antonio-video.png&#039;,
	&#039;vineyards-wineries-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;wineries&#039;,
	&#039;volunteer-today-button&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;span class=&quot;media-middle&quot;&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.aarp.org/volunteer/virtual/?intcmp=CSN-LNK-AARPLOCAL-VOLINT-20210331-{local_tracking_code_town}-{local_tracking_code_state}&quot; class=&quot;red btn&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;I WANT TO VOLUNTEER&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&#039;,
	&#039;volunteering-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;volunteering-winter&#039;,
	&#039;volunteering-news-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;volunteer-all-m-hands&#039;,
	&#039;volunteer_help_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;volunteering-help-military-families&#039;,
	&#039;volunteer_help_link_name&#039; =&gt; &#039;See Projects&#039;,
	&#039;volunteer_help_link_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://www.createthegood.org/how-to-guides?intcmp=SNG-LNK-AARPLOCAL-VOLHTG-20140805-{local_tracking_code_town}-{local_tracking_code_state}&#039;,
	&#039;volunteer_help_subtitle&#039; =&gt; &#039;Help Military Families&#039;,
	&#039;volunteer_help_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;Do-It-Yourself Project Guides&#039;,
	&#039;winter-fun-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;winter-fun-snow-c-ski&#039;,
	&#039;winterfun_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/winter-fun-big-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;winterfun_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/winter-fun.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;winterfun_pic_nav2&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/{town_sef_url}/skiing/&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;{local_skiing_big_thumb}&quot; title=&quot;Skiing&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;Skiing&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#039;,
	&#039;winterfun_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/winter-fun-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;youtube_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/icons/youtube.png&#039;,
	&#039;news_link&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://www.aarp.org/NC?intcmp=SNG-LNK-AARPLOCAL-BLOGNC-20140101&#039;,
	&#039;contactus_text&#039; =&gt; &#039;AARP North Carolina&#039;,
	&#039;contactus_email&#039; =&gt; &#039;NCAARP@aarp.org &#039;,
	&#039;contactus_link&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://states.aarp.org/aarp-north-carolina-contact-information/?intcmp=SNG-LNK-AARPLOCAL-CONTACT-20140101&#039;,
	&#039;facebook_link&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://www.facebook.com/AARPNC&#039;,
	&#039;twitter_link&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://twitter.com/aarpNC&#039;,
	&#039;state_contract_id&#039; =&gt; &#039;56020&#039;,
	&#039;state_blog_flag&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://states.aarp.org/wp-content/themes/aarpstates/images/state_flags/north-carolina.png&#039;,
	&#039;state_blog_link&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://states.aarp.org/region/north-carolina/&#039;,
	&#039;state_blog_rss&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://states.aarp.org/region/north-carolina/feed&#039;,
	&#039;cold_state&#039; =&gt; &#039;yes&#039;,
	&#039;embed_video_2&#039; =&gt; &#039;5819650040001&#039;,
	&#039;2020_election_link&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://local.aarp.org/news/how-to-vote-in-north-carolinas-2020-election-what-you-need-to-know-nc-2020-07-21.html&#039;,
	&#039;State_Label&#039; =&gt; &#039;North Carolina&#039;s&#039;,
	&#039;vaccine_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://local.aarp.org/news/the-covid19-vaccine-distribution-plan-in-north-carolina-nc-2021-01-26.html&#039;,
	&#039;at_ski_resort&#039; =&gt; &#039;y&#039;,
	&#039;state_capital&#039; =&gt; &#039;raleigh-nc&#039;,
	&#039;caregiving_211&#039; =&gt; &#039;y&#039;,
	&#039;2024_election_link&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://states.aarp.org/north-carolina/election-voting-guide&#039;,
	&#039;2024_election_link_es&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://states.aarp.org/north-carolina/elecciones-guia-para-votar-carolina-del-norte&#039;,
	&#039;advanced_directives_link&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://www.caringinfo.org/wp-content/uploads/NorthCarolina.pdf&#039;,
	&#039;full_state&#039; =&gt; &#039;North Carolina&#039;,
	&#039;county&#039; =&gt; &#039;Gaston&#039;,
	&#039;geo&#039; =&gt; array(
		(int) 0 =&gt; (float) -81.187599182129,
		(int) 1 =&gt; (float) 35.267398834229
	),
	&#039;latitude&#039; =&gt; (float) 35.267398834229,
	&#039;longitude&#039; =&gt; (float) -81.187599182129,
	&#039;city_state&#039; =&gt; &#039;Gastonia, NC&#039;,
	&#039;city_state_search&#039; =&gt; &#039;Gastonia NC&#039;,
	&#039;pilot_name&#039; =&gt; &#039;Gastonia&#039;,
	&#039;pilot_sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;charlotte-nccolorado-springs-co&#039;,
	&#039;community_id&#039; =&gt; (int) 48,
	&#039;community_name&#039; =&gt; &#039;Charlotte&#039;,
	&#039;community_state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
	&#039;community_region&#039; =&gt; &#039;Large&#039;,
	&#039;brightspot_region&#039; =&gt; &#039;charlotte-nc&#039;,
	&#039;title&#039; =&gt; &#039;Gastonia, NC&#039;,
	&#039;subtitle&#039; =&gt; &#039;Highlighting {local_city} &#039;,
	&#039;tracking_code_town&#039; =&gt; &#039;GASTONIA&#039;,
	&#039;tracking_code_state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
	&#039;ad_state&#039; =&gt; &#039;nc&#039;,
	&#039;ad_city&#039; =&gt; &#039;gastonia&#039;,
	&#039;ad_region&#039; =&gt; null,
	&#039;timezone&#039; =&gt; &#039;America/New_York&#039;,
	&#039;type&#039; =&gt; &#039;town&#039;,
	&#039;zip&#039; =&gt; &#039;28052&#039;,
	&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;gastonia-nc&#039;,
	&#039;americantowns_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://www.americantowns.com/gastonia-nc/&#039;,
	&#039;alt_names&#039; =&gt; &#039;Gastonia,Charlotte&#039;,
	&#039;zipcodes&#039; =&gt; array(
		(int) 0 =&gt; &#039;28052&#039;,
		(int) 1 =&gt; &#039;28053&#039;,
		(int) 2 =&gt; &#039;28054&#039;,
		(int) 3 =&gt; &#039;28055&#039;,
		(int) 4 =&gt; &#039;28056&#039;
	),
	&#039;urls&#039; =&gt; array(
		(int) 0 =&gt; &#039;gastonia-nc&#039;,
		(int) 1 =&gt; &#039;charlotte-nc&#039;,
		(int) 2 =&gt; &#039;boogertown-nc&#039;,
		(int) 3 =&gt; &#039;crowders-nc&#039;,
		(int) 4 =&gt; &#039;groves-nc&#039;,
		(int) 5 =&gt; &#039;pinkney-nc&#039;,
		(int) 6 =&gt; &#039;ridge-nc&#039;,
		(int) 7 =&gt; &#039;smyre-nc&#039;,
		(int) 8 =&gt; &#039;south-gastonia-nc&#039;,
		(int) 9 =&gt; &#039;victory-nc&#039;,
		(int) 10 =&gt; &#039;ragan-village-nc&#039;,
		(int) 11 =&gt; &#039;ranlo-nc&#039;,
		(int) 12 =&gt; &#039;spencer-mountain-nc&#039;
	),
	&#039;town_ids&#039; =&gt; array(
		(int) 0 =&gt; &#039;11647&#039;,
		(int) 1 =&gt; &#039;11648&#039;,
		(int) 2 =&gt; &#039;11649&#039;,
		(int) 3 =&gt; &#039;11650&#039;,
		(int) 4 =&gt; &#039;11651&#039;
	),
	&#039;has_happenings&#039; =&gt; &#039;true&#039;,
	&#039;cvent_community_code&#039; =&gt; &#039;nc-charlotte&#039;
)
$callCake = true
$matches = array(
	(int) 0 =&gt; array(
		(int) 0 =&gt; &#039;{ifnot_slug==healthy-living/map}
{module_RHS - AARP Events}
{endif}&#039;,
		(int) 1 =&gt; &#039;slug==healthy-living/map&#039;,
		(int) 2 =&gt; &#039;
{module_RHS - AARP Events}
&#039;
	)
)
$match = array(
	(int) 0 =&gt; &#039;{ifnot_slug==healthy-living/map}
{module_RHS - AARP Events}
{endif}&#039;,
	(int) 1 =&gt; &#039;slug==healthy-living/map&#039;,
	(int) 2 =&gt; &#039;
{module_RHS - AARP Events}
&#039;
)
$token = &#039;slug&#039;
$keyword = &#039;healthy-living/map&#039;</pre><pre class="stack-trace">Localize::replace() - APP/Lib/Localize.php, line 152
Modules::render() - APP/Lib/Modules.php, line 9
include - APP/View/Elements/display.ctp, line 13
View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971
View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933
View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473
Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 963
AppController::renderPage() - APP/Controller/AppController.php, line 136
PlacesController::display() - APP/Controller/PlacesController.php, line 501
ReflectionMethod::invokeArgs() - [internal], line ??
Controller::invokeAction() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 491
Dispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 193
Dispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 167
[main] - APP/webroot/index.php, line 118</pre></div></pre><div class="module clearfix"><!--default-->
<!-- module_RHS - AARP Events -->


<div class="ar-basic-box module-spacer">
	<header>
		<div class="pull-right">
			<a href="/gastonia-nc/aarp-events/" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-SEEALL-EVENTS">
				<img style="width:30px;" src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/icons/aarp_event_icon.png" alt="Upcoming AARP Events" />
			</a>
		</div>
		<h2 class="visible-lg">AARP Events for Gastonia</h2>
		<h2 class="hidden-lg">AARP Events for Gastonia</h2>
	</header>
	<div class="wrap">
		<div class="ar-listing snippet">
			<ul class="list">
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						<p style="text-align: justify;"> The natural wonders of North America and North Carolina coupled with the rich history of our region are all reflected in The Schiele's exceptional exhibitions and diverse programming. Whether you're indoors or out, with the kids or your colleagues, by bringing you a lot closer to nature, The Schiele will bring you a little closer to yourself.  Mission: The Schiele Museum is a public institution established to promote awareness and appreciation for nature, and to instill a sense of individual and social responsibility for the diversity of the natural world and the role of humanity in it.   The museum collects, studies, and preserves natural specimens and cultural artifacts. It uses educational programs, exhibits and publications to communicate to all possible audiences the variety of those objects, their environmental and social contexts and the history of their connections.  History:  Bud Schiele was 67 years old when he founded the Gaston County Museum of Natural History, today known as the Schiele Museum. The museum's opening was a culmination of a lifetime devoted to studying, cataloging and preserving nature. To understand The Schiele Museum's beginning is to understand this self-styled naturalist and botanist who refused to stop working in a profession that he loved so much.  Rudolph Melchoir Schiele was born in Philadelphia on April 2, 1893. He developed a keen interest in nature at an early age and, as a young man, worked as an apprentice curator at the Philadelphia Commercial Museum. Though only 17, Schiele began to dream of having his own sanctuary to display his nature collection.  Schiele served as a Second Lieutenant in the 87th Infantry Division of the United States Army after which he declined a job offer to be the only wildlife official in the Territory of Alaska. Instead, Schiele took the job as Scout Executive with the Boy Scouts of America. It was around this time that he married Lily Hobbs, who became his lifelong companion, naturalist and collector.   The Schieles came to Gaston County in 1924 where he remained with the Piedmont Scout Council until 1958. Under his leadership, the Schiele Scout reservation at Tryon was built and became the home for thousands of scouts every summer until it was closed in 1981.  For 38 years, Schiele collected wildlife, rocks and minerals, which he displayed at the scout office in Gastonia and at his home.  After he was forced to leave scouting because of mandatory retirement age limits, Schiele applied to be a ranger-naturalist for the Great Smokey Mountain National Park. Before leaving Gastonia, however, Schiele proposed to a group of community leaders: "If you can persuade the county to build a place to house it, I will offer my entire collection of animals and minerals and give my services for free."  When the Schieles returned to their Gaston County home, plans were already in the works to find a sanctuary for the collection of birds, mammals, rocks, minerals and photographs. The original museum was dedicated in 1961 and, in 1965, the name of the museum was changed to The Schiele Museum of Natural History to honor its founder and benefactor. Today it's called The Schiele Museum of Natural History and Planetarium.  Over the years, Bud Schiele received several commendations for his endeavors as a naturalist, historian and community servant. In 1930, he was awarded honorary membership in Alpha Phi Omega at UNC-Chapel Hill. In 1967, he was cited by the Gastonia Chamber of Commerce for outstanding service. In 1968, he received an honorary doctor of law degree from Belmont Abbey College. And each year, the museum observes the first week in April and the month of February as Founder's Week and Founder's Month, respectively, in his honor.</p>		</div>
		

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	&#039;billboard1_subtitle&#039; =&gt; &#039;See the Real Possibilities&#039;,
	&#039;billboard1_thumb_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;
Happenings&#039;,
	&#039;billboard1_thumb_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_happenings-image}&#039;,
	&#039;billboard1_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;Get to know AARP in {local_city_c}&#039;,
	&#039;billboard2_image_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_season-image}&#039;,
	&#039;billboard2_link_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;/{local_sef_url}/{local_season}-fun/&#039;,
	&#039;billboard2_subtitle&#039; =&gt; &#039;Explore fun and interesting things to do this {local_season} near you!&#039;,
	&#039;billboard2_thumb_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_season_header}&#039;,
	&#039;billboard2_thumb_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_season-image}&#039;,
	&#039;billboard2_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;Time for {local_season_header}!&#039;,
	&#039;billboard3_image_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_volunteering-image}&#039;,
	&#039;billboard3_link_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;/{local_sef_url}/volunteering/&#039;,
	&#039;billboard3_subtitle&#039; =&gt; &#039;Make a difference!&#039;,
	&#039;billboard3_thumb_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;Volunteering&#039;,
	&#039;billboard3_thumb_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_volunteering-image}&#039;,
	&#039;billboard3_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;Volunteering lifts everyone&#039;s spirits&#039;,
	&#039;bvideo_name&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_full_state_c}&#039;,
	&#039;city-select-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;cityselect-spring&#039;,
	&#039;coffee-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;coffee-warm-m&#039;,
	&#039;coffee_radius&#039; =&gt; &#039;10&#039;,
	&#039;community_blogs_archive&#039; =&gt; &#039;charlotte-nc&#039;,
	&#039;community_blogs_list&#039; =&gt; &#039;caregiving,healthy-living,savings-and-planning,work-and-jobs,life-reimagined,all,{local_state},charlotte-nc&#039;,
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		&quot;atlanta-ga&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Atlanta&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/atlanta-ga/fight-fraud/&quot;
		},
		&quot;chicago-il&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Chicago&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/chicago-il/fight-fraud/&quot;
		},
		&quot;los-angeles-ca&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Los Angeles&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/los-angeles-ca/fight-fraud/&quot;
		},
		&quot;new-york-ny&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;New York City&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/new-york-ny/fight-fraud/?showtowns=true&quot;
		},
		&quot;phoenix-az&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Phoenix&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/phoenix-az/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}
	},
	&quot;code&quot;: &quot;CSN-LOCAL-GROUP1&quot;
}, {
	&quot;towns&quot;: {
		&quot;baltimore-md&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Baltimore Metro&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/baltimore-md/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;dallas-tx&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Dallas&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/dallas-tx/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;denver-co&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Denver&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/denver-co/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;detroit-mi&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Detroit&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/detroit-mi/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;orlando-fl&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Greater Orlando&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/orlando-fl/fight-fraud/?showtowns=true&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;houston-tx&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Houston&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/houston-tx/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;brookhaven-ny&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Long Island&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/brookhaven-ny/fight-fraud/?showtowns=true&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;san-diego-ca&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;San Diego County&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/san-diego-ca/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;miami-fl&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;South Florida&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/miami-fl/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}
	},
	&quot;code&quot;: &quot;CSN-LOCAL-GROUP2&quot;
}, {
	&quot;towns&quot;: {
		&quot;charlotte-nc&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Charlotte&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/charlotte-nc/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;boston-ma&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Greater Boston&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/boston-ma/aarp-events/?showtowns=true&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;indianapolis-in&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Indianapolis&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/indianapolis-in/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;las-vegas-nv&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Las Vegas&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/las-vegas-nv/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;philadelphia-pa&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Philadelphia&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/philadelphia-pa/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;pittsburgh-pa&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Pittsburgh&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/pittsburgh-pa/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;portland-or&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Portland Metro&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/portland-or/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;seattle-wa&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Seattle&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/seattle-wa/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;saint-louis-mo&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;St Louis&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/saint-louis-mo/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;minneapolis-mn&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Twin Cities&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/minneapolis-mn/aarp-events/?showtowns=true&quot;
		}
	},
	&quot;code&quot;: &quot;CSN-LOCAL-GROUP3&quot;
}, {
	&quot;towns&quot;: {
		&quot;new-orleans-la&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Greater New Orleans&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/new-orleans-la/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;hartford-ct&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Hartford&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/hartford-ct/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;little-rock-ar&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Little Rock&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/little-rock-ar/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;oahu-hi&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Oahu&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/oahu-hi/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;omaha-ne&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Omaha&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/omaha-ne/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}
	},
	&quot;code&quot;: &quot;CSN-LOCAL-GROUP4&quot;
}, {
	&quot;towns&quot;: {
		&quot;des-moines-ia&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Des Moines&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/des-moines-ia/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;fargo-nd&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Fargo&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/fargo-nd/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;allentown-pa&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Lehigh Valley&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/allentown-pa/aarp-events/?showtowns=true&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;dale-city-va&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Prince William County&quot;, 
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/dale-city-va/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;worcester-ma&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Worcester County&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/worcester-ma/aarp-events/&quot;
		}
	},
	&quot;code&quot;: &quot;CSN-LOCAL-GROUP5&quot;
}, {
	&quot;towns&quot;: {
		&quot;charleston-wv&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Charleston&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/charleston-wv/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;helena-mt&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Lewis and Clark County&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/helena-mt/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;manchester-nh&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;New Hampshire&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/manchester-nh/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;providence-ri&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Providence&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/providence-ri/aarp-events/&quot;
		}
	},
	&quot;code&quot;: &quot;CSN-LOCAL-GROUP6&quot;
}]&#039;,
	&#039;cvent_display_module&#039; =&gt; &#039;false&#039;,
	&#039;cvent_widget_city&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_city_state}&#039;,
	&#039;embed_video&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;iframe  width=&quot;100%&quot; height=&quot;349&quot; src=&quot;//players.brightcove.net/3772599298001/HkD6Qklb_default/index.html?videoId={local_embed_video_2}&quot; allowfullscreen frameborder=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&#039;,
	&#039;espanol-news-header&#039; =&gt; &#039;Noticias de {local_city}&#039;,
	&#039;espanol-news-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;losangeles-spanish&#039;,
	&#039;events-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;events-all&#039;,
	&#039;events_careversation_group_min&#039; =&gt; &#039;8&#039;,
	&#039;events_driversafety_group_min&#039; =&gt; &#039;8&#039;,
	&#039;events_index_slot1&#039; =&gt; &#039;{module_Cvent New Widget Section 3}&#039;,
	&#039;events_tek_group_min&#039; =&gt; &#039;8&#039;,
	&#039;event_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/responsive/events-all-1140x655.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;event_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/event.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;event_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/event-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;fall-fun-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;fall-fun-all-1-pumpkins&#039;,
	&#039;fallfun_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/fall-fun10-big-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;fallfun_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/fall-fun10.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;fallfun_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/fall-fun10-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;farmers-markets-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;farmers-markets-c&#039;,
	&#039;find_it_fast_link_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;jobs&#039;,
	&#039;find_it_fast_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;Work &amp; Jobs&#039;,
	&#039;gfg-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;gfg-warm-c-2&#039;,
	&#039;google_disclaimer&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Please note:&lt;/b&gt; These listings are provided via Google for the {local_city} community. 
&lt;b&gt;Listings here do NOT imply that an AARP member discount is offered.&lt;/b&gt; 
Please see the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.aarp.org/benefits-discounts/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;AARP Membership &amp; Benefits page&lt;/a&gt; for a listing of businesses that do provide a member discount.&lt;/p&gt;&#039;,
	&#039;happenings-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;happenings-suburban&#039;,
	&#039;happenings-tbd-pilot-text&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;span&gt;Discover everything you can do with AARP&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span&gt;See fun events, local offers, and more right where you live.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&#039;,
	&#039;happenings_default_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/responsive/aarp-default-rp-min.png&#039;,
	&#039;happenings_gold_slug_line_10up&#039; =&gt; &#039;AARP in {local_community_name}&#039;,
	&#039;happenings_gold_slug_line_state&#039; =&gt; &#039;AARP in {local_full_state}&#039;,
	&#039;happenings_gold_slug_line_state_es&#039; =&gt; &#039;AARP en Carolina del Norte&#039;,
	&#039;happenings_heading&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_city} Happenings&#039;,
	&#039;happenings_twitter_header&#039; =&gt; &#039;More from {local_city}&#039;,
	&#039;hiking-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;hiking-cool-c&#039;,
	&#039;hiking_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn.local.aarp.org/img/template/thumbs/hiking-big-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;hiking_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn.local.aarp.org/img/template/hero/hiking.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;hiking_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn.local.aarp.org/img/template/thumbs/hiking-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;home_events_slot1&#039; =&gt; &#039;{module_Cvent New Widget Section}&#039;,
	&#039;home_events_slot2&#039; =&gt; &#039;{module_HP - Blog - Learn More}&#039;,
	&#039;home_intro_text&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;p&gt; Select your community from the list below to learn about great programs, stimulating things to do, local services, discounts and more! &lt;/p&gt;&#039;,
	&#039;hp-event-tout&#039; =&gt; &#039;{if_facebook_link}&lt;div class=&quot;module-spacer text-center&quot;&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;fb-page&quot; data-href=&quot;{local_facebook_link}&quot; data-tabs=&quot;timeline&quot; data-small-header=&quot;false&quot; data-adapt-container-width=&quot;true&quot; data-hide-cover=&quot;false&quot; data-show-facepile=&quot;true&quot;&gt;&lt;blockquote cite=&quot;{local_facebook_link}&quot; class=&quot;fb-xfbml-parse-ignore&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;{local_facebook_link}&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
{endif}&#039;,
	&#039;ice_skating_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/responsive/ice-skating-all-1140x655.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;ice_skating_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/ice-skating.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;ice_skating_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/ice-skating-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;image_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/working-for-you.jpeg&#039;,
	&#039;jobs_widget_city&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_city_c}&#039;,
	&#039;m2mredirect&#039; =&gt; &#039;True&#039;,
	&#039;movies-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;movies-all-c&#039;,
	&#039;movies_robots&#039; =&gt; &#039;index, follow&#039;,
	&#039;name&#039; =&gt; &#039;In Your Community&#039;,
	&#039;nature_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/nature-center2-big-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;nature_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/nature-center2.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;nature_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/nature-center2-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;nearme_map_radius&#039; =&gt; &#039;20&#039;,
	&#039;nearme_map_zip&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_zip}&#039;,
	&#039;omniture_cookie&#039; =&gt; &#039;charlotte-nc-cp&#039;,
	&#039;page-title-right&#039; =&gt; &#039;{module_Event Snapshot Newsletter Signup}&#039;,
	&#039;parks-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;parks-warm-c&#039;,
	&#039;pilot_towns_banner_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/classic/happenings-rural-240x140.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;pumpkin-picking-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;fall-fun-all-1-pumpkins&#039;,
	&#039;recommendation_form_email&#039; =&gt; &#039;jgunderson-palmer@aarp.org,bekim@americantowns.com,katherine@americantowns.com&#039;,
	&#039;recreation-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;rec-cool-b&#039;,
	&#039;restaurantform_email&#039; =&gt; &#039;bmazur@aarp.org,bekim@americantowns.com&#039;,
	&#039;restaurant_radius&#039; =&gt; &#039;10,20,30&#039;,
	&#039;season-activities&#039; =&gt; &#039;Walking, microbreweries &#039;,
	&#039;season-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;spring-fun-warm-m&#039;,
	&#039;seasonal_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/seasonal-big-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;seasonal_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/seasonal.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;seasonal_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/seasonal-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;season_header&#039; =&gt; &#039;Spring Fun&#039;,
	&#039;season_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;Spring&#039;,
	&#039;skiing_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/skiing-big-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;skiing_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/skiing.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;skiing_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/skiing-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;spring-fun-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;spring-fun-warm-m&#039;,
	&#039;state_blog_header&#039; =&gt; &#039;AARP State News&#039;,
	&#039;state_blog_name&#039; =&gt; &#039;North Carolina&#039;,
	&#039;summer-fun-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;summer-fun-warm-m&#039;,
	&#039;tas_state_link&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://takeastand.aarp.org/congressional-action-chart/?state=North+Carolina&#039;,
	&#039;term&#039; =&gt; &#039;in Gastonia&#039;,
	&#039;thingstodo_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/things-to-do3-big-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;thingstodo_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/things-to-do3.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;thingstodo_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/things-to-do3-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;vcc_featured_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://s3.amazonaws.com/local-aarp/img/vcc/featured/20210430_4C9F7646-96EC-4C88-960A-997CE34788BC.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;veterans-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;veterans&#039;,
	&#039;video_tout_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/video-touts/san-antonio-video.png&#039;,
	&#039;vineyards-wineries-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;wineries&#039;,
	&#039;volunteer-today-button&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;span class=&quot;media-middle&quot;&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.aarp.org/volunteer/virtual/?intcmp=CSN-LNK-AARPLOCAL-VOLINT-20210331-{local_tracking_code_town}-{local_tracking_code_state}&quot; class=&quot;red btn&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;I WANT TO VOLUNTEER&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&#039;,
	&#039;volunteering-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;volunteering-winter&#039;,
	&#039;volunteering-news-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;volunteer-all-m-hands&#039;,
	&#039;volunteer_help_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;volunteering-help-military-families&#039;,
	&#039;volunteer_help_link_name&#039; =&gt; &#039;See Projects&#039;,
	&#039;volunteer_help_link_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://www.createthegood.org/how-to-guides?intcmp=SNG-LNK-AARPLOCAL-VOLHTG-20140805-{local_tracking_code_town}-{local_tracking_code_state}&#039;,
	&#039;volunteer_help_subtitle&#039; =&gt; &#039;Help Military Families&#039;,
	&#039;volunteer_help_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;Do-It-Yourself Project Guides&#039;,
	&#039;winter-fun-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;winter-fun-snow-c-ski&#039;,
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Modules::render() - APP/Lib/Modules.php, line 9
include - APP/View/Elements/display.ctp, line 13
View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971
View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933
View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473
Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 963
AppController::renderPage() - APP/Controller/AppController.php, line 136
PlacesController::display() - APP/Controller/PlacesController.php, line 501
ReflectionMethod::invokeArgs() - [internal], line ??
Controller::invokeAction() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 491
Dispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 193
Dispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 167
[main] - APP/webroot/index.php, line 118</pre></div></pre><div class="module clearfix"><!--default-->
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		<h2 class="visible-lg">AARP Events for Gastonia</h2>
		<h2 class="hidden-lg">AARP Events for Gastonia</h2>
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					<h2 class="title"><a href="/aarp-event/aarp-live-cybercrime-and-fraud-prevention-tips-42125-9vn8twf4ts8.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-AARP-LIVE-CYBERCRIME-AND-FRAUD-PREVENTION-TIPS-42125">AARP Live: Cybercrime and Fraud Prevention Tips, 4/21/25</a></h2>
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					<p class="venue"></p>
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					<h2 class="title"><a href="/aarp-event/aarp-live-decluttering-for-today-and-tomorrow-51925-87nw6zdbytm.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-AARP-LIVE-DECLUTTERING-FOR-TODAY-AND-TOMORROW-51925">AARP Live: Decluttering for Today and Tomorrow , 5/19/25</a></h2>
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					<p class="venue"></p>
					<p class="loc">Online Event</p>
					
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					<h2 class="title"><a href="/aarp-event/aarp-live-social-security-whats-right-for-you-61625-glnbkkyk2gm.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-AARP-LIVE-SOCIAL-SECURITY-WHATS-RIGHT-FOR-YOU-61625">AARP Live: Social Security: What’s Right For You? , 6/16/25</a></h2>
					<p class="time">Monday, Jun 16, 2025 at 8:00&nbsp;p.m. ET</p>
					<p class="venue"></p>
					<p class="loc">Online Event</p>
					
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			<p><a class="link-red" href="/gastonia-nc/aarp-events/" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-SEEALL-EVENTS">View All AARP Events<i class="ml-1 fas fa-chevron-right"></i></a></p>
	
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	<div class="title">Last Chance to Save!<br />New Pricing Coming in 2025.</div>
<br />
	<p>
This is AARP's first rate increase in 15 years.<br />Don't miss out, join today and save!<br /><br />
</p>
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		<a class="btn" href="https://appsec.aarp.org/mem/join?campaignid=UAJFT3&intcmp=LNK-CSN-AARPLOCAL-JRTOUT-RR-A-GASTONIA-NC">Join AARP</a>
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<div class="fb-page" alt="Image of AARP North Carolina Facebook Page" title="Image of AARP North Carolina Facebook Page" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/AARPNC" data-tabs="timeline" width="" height="" data-small-header="false" data-adapt-container-width="true" data-hide-cover="false" data-show-facepile="true">
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</div>


<div class="ar-basic-box module-spacer">
<header>
<h2>Contact AARP <br />in Gastonia</h2>
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<div class="ar-quick-list module-spacer">
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<li><i class="list-icon fa fa-envelope" alt="Email icon" title="Email icon" aria-hidden="true"></i><a href="mailto:NCAARP@aarp.org " target="_blank" rel="noopener">NCAARP@aarp.org </a></li>

<li><i class="list-icon fa fa-globe" alt="Globe icon" title="Globe icon" aria-hidden="true"></i><a href="https://states.aarp.org/region/north-carolina/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">AARP North Carolina</a></li>

<li><i class="list-icon fa fa-map-marker" alt="Map Marker icon" title="Map Marker icon" aria-hidden="true"></i><a href="https://states.aarp.org/aarp-north-carolina-contact-information/?intcmp=SNG-LNK-AARPLOCAL-CONTACT-20140101-GASTONIA-NC" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Contact Us</a></li>

</ul>
</div>

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include - APP/View/Layouts/aarp_2023.ctp, line 244
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View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933
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		<header><h1 class="article-headline">Schiele Museum Of Natural History</h1></header>

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							<span>Gastonia</span>,
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						<p style="text-align: justify;"> The natural wonders of North America and North Carolina coupled with the rich history of our region are all reflected in The Schiele's exceptional exhibitions and diverse programming. Whether you're indoors or out, with the kids or your colleagues, by bringing you a lot closer to nature, The Schiele will bring you a little closer to yourself.  Mission: The Schiele Museum is a public institution established to promote awareness and appreciation for nature, and to instill a sense of individual and social responsibility for the diversity of the natural world and the role of humanity in it.   The museum collects, studies, and preserves natural specimens and cultural artifacts. It uses educational programs, exhibits and publications to communicate to all possible audiences the variety of those objects, their environmental and social contexts and the history of their connections.  History:  Bud Schiele was 67 years old when he founded the Gaston County Museum of Natural History, today known as the Schiele Museum. The museum's opening was a culmination of a lifetime devoted to studying, cataloging and preserving nature. To understand The Schiele Museum's beginning is to understand this self-styled naturalist and botanist who refused to stop working in a profession that he loved so much.  Rudolph Melchoir Schiele was born in Philadelphia on April 2, 1893. He developed a keen interest in nature at an early age and, as a young man, worked as an apprentice curator at the Philadelphia Commercial Museum. Though only 17, Schiele began to dream of having his own sanctuary to display his nature collection.  Schiele served as a Second Lieutenant in the 87th Infantry Division of the United States Army after which he declined a job offer to be the only wildlife official in the Territory of Alaska. Instead, Schiele took the job as Scout Executive with the Boy Scouts of America. It was around this time that he married Lily Hobbs, who became his lifelong companion, naturalist and collector.   The Schieles came to Gaston County in 1924 where he remained with the Piedmont Scout Council until 1958. Under his leadership, the Schiele Scout reservation at Tryon was built and became the home for thousands of scouts every summer until it was closed in 1981.  For 38 years, Schiele collected wildlife, rocks and minerals, which he displayed at the scout office in Gastonia and at his home.  After he was forced to leave scouting because of mandatory retirement age limits, Schiele applied to be a ranger-naturalist for the Great Smokey Mountain National Park. Before leaving Gastonia, however, Schiele proposed to a group of community leaders: "If you can persuade the county to build a place to house it, I will offer my entire collection of animals and minerals and give my services for free."  When the Schieles returned to their Gaston County home, plans were already in the works to find a sanctuary for the collection of birds, mammals, rocks, minerals and photographs. The original museum was dedicated in 1961 and, in 1965, the name of the museum was changed to The Schiele Museum of Natural History to honor its founder and benefactor. Today it's called The Schiele Museum of Natural History and Planetarium.  Over the years, Bud Schiele received several commendations for his endeavors as a naturalist, historian and community servant. In 1930, he was awarded honorary membership in Alpha Phi Omega at UNC-Chapel Hill. In 1967, he was cited by the Gastonia Chamber of Commerce for outstanding service. In 1968, he received an honorary doctor of law degree from Belmont Abbey College. And each year, the museum observes the first week in April and the month of February as Founder's Week and Founder's Month, respectively, in his honor.</p>		</div>
		

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			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/hartford-ct/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;little-rock-ar&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Little Rock&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/little-rock-ar/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;oahu-hi&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Oahu&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/oahu-hi/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;omaha-ne&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Omaha&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/omaha-ne/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}
	},
	&quot;code&quot;: &quot;CSN-LOCAL-GROUP4&quot;
}, {
	&quot;towns&quot;: {
		&quot;des-moines-ia&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Des Moines&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/des-moines-ia/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;fargo-nd&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Fargo&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/fargo-nd/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;allentown-pa&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Lehigh Valley&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/allentown-pa/aarp-events/?showtowns=true&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;dale-city-va&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Prince William County&quot;, 
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/dale-city-va/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;worcester-ma&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Worcester County&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/worcester-ma/aarp-events/&quot;
		}
	},
	&quot;code&quot;: &quot;CSN-LOCAL-GROUP5&quot;
}, {
	&quot;towns&quot;: {
		&quot;charleston-wv&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Charleston&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/charleston-wv/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;helena-mt&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Lewis and Clark County&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/helena-mt/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;manchester-nh&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;New Hampshire&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/manchester-nh/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;providence-ri&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Providence&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/providence-ri/aarp-events/&quot;
		}
	},
	&quot;code&quot;: &quot;CSN-LOCAL-GROUP6&quot;
}]&#039;,
	&#039;cvent_display_module&#039; =&gt; &#039;false&#039;,
	&#039;cvent_widget_city&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_city_state}&#039;,
	&#039;embed_video&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;iframe  width=&quot;100%&quot; height=&quot;349&quot; src=&quot;//players.brightcove.net/3772599298001/HkD6Qklb_default/index.html?videoId={local_embed_video_2}&quot; allowfullscreen frameborder=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&#039;,
	&#039;espanol-news-header&#039; =&gt; &#039;Noticias de {local_city}&#039;,
	&#039;espanol-news-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;losangeles-spanish&#039;,
	&#039;events-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;events-all&#039;,
	&#039;events_careversation_group_min&#039; =&gt; &#039;8&#039;,
	&#039;events_driversafety_group_min&#039; =&gt; &#039;8&#039;,
	&#039;events_index_slot1&#039; =&gt; &#039;{module_Cvent New Widget Section 3}&#039;,
	&#039;events_tek_group_min&#039; =&gt; &#039;8&#039;,
	&#039;event_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/responsive/events-all-1140x655.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;event_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/event.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;event_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/event-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;fall-fun-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;fall-fun-all-1-pumpkins&#039;,
	&#039;fallfun_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/fall-fun10-big-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;fallfun_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/fall-fun10.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;fallfun_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/fall-fun10-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;farmers-markets-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;farmers-markets-c&#039;,
	&#039;find_it_fast_link_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;jobs&#039;,
	&#039;find_it_fast_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;Work &amp; Jobs&#039;,
	&#039;gfg-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;gfg-warm-c-2&#039;,
	&#039;google_disclaimer&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Please note:&lt;/b&gt; These listings are provided via Google for the {local_city} community. 
&lt;b&gt;Listings here do NOT imply that an AARP member discount is offered.&lt;/b&gt; 
Please see the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.aarp.org/benefits-discounts/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;AARP Membership &amp; Benefits page&lt;/a&gt; for a listing of businesses that do provide a member discount.&lt;/p&gt;&#039;,
	&#039;happenings-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;happenings-suburban&#039;,
	&#039;happenings-tbd-pilot-text&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;span&gt;Discover everything you can do with AARP&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span&gt;See fun events, local offers, and more right where you live.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&#039;,
	&#039;happenings_default_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/responsive/aarp-default-rp-min.png&#039;,
	&#039;happenings_gold_slug_line_10up&#039; =&gt; &#039;AARP in {local_community_name}&#039;,
	&#039;happenings_gold_slug_line_state&#039; =&gt; &#039;AARP in {local_full_state}&#039;,
	&#039;happenings_gold_slug_line_state_es&#039; =&gt; &#039;AARP en Carolina del Norte&#039;,
	&#039;happenings_heading&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_city} Happenings&#039;,
	&#039;happenings_twitter_header&#039; =&gt; &#039;More from {local_city}&#039;,
	&#039;hiking-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;hiking-cool-c&#039;,
	&#039;hiking_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn.local.aarp.org/img/template/thumbs/hiking-big-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;hiking_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn.local.aarp.org/img/template/hero/hiking.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;hiking_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn.local.aarp.org/img/template/thumbs/hiking-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;home_events_slot1&#039; =&gt; &#039;{module_Cvent New Widget Section}&#039;,
	&#039;home_events_slot2&#039; =&gt; &#039;{module_HP - Blog - Learn More}&#039;,
	&#039;home_intro_text&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;p&gt; Select your community from the list below to learn about great programs, stimulating things to do, local services, discounts and more! &lt;/p&gt;&#039;,
	&#039;hp-event-tout&#039; =&gt; &#039;{if_facebook_link}&lt;div class=&quot;module-spacer text-center&quot;&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;fb-page&quot; data-href=&quot;{local_facebook_link}&quot; data-tabs=&quot;timeline&quot; data-small-header=&quot;false&quot; data-adapt-container-width=&quot;true&quot; data-hide-cover=&quot;false&quot; data-show-facepile=&quot;true&quot;&gt;&lt;blockquote cite=&quot;{local_facebook_link}&quot; class=&quot;fb-xfbml-parse-ignore&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;{local_facebook_link}&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
{endif}&#039;,
	&#039;ice_skating_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/responsive/ice-skating-all-1140x655.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;ice_skating_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/ice-skating.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;ice_skating_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/ice-skating-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;image_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/working-for-you.jpeg&#039;,
	&#039;jobs_widget_city&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_city_c}&#039;,
	&#039;m2mredirect&#039; =&gt; &#039;True&#039;,
	&#039;movies-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;movies-all-c&#039;,
	&#039;movies_robots&#039; =&gt; &#039;index, follow&#039;,
	&#039;name&#039; =&gt; &#039;In Your Community&#039;,
	&#039;nature_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/nature-center2-big-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;nature_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/nature-center2.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;nature_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/nature-center2-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;nearme_map_radius&#039; =&gt; &#039;20&#039;,
	&#039;nearme_map_zip&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_zip}&#039;,
	&#039;omniture_cookie&#039; =&gt; &#039;charlotte-nc-cp&#039;,
	&#039;page-title-right&#039; =&gt; &#039;{module_Event Snapshot Newsletter Signup}&#039;,
	&#039;parks-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;parks-warm-c&#039;,
	&#039;pilot_towns_banner_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/classic/happenings-rural-240x140.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;pumpkin-picking-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;fall-fun-all-1-pumpkins&#039;,
	&#039;recommendation_form_email&#039; =&gt; &#039;jgunderson-palmer@aarp.org,bekim@americantowns.com,katherine@americantowns.com&#039;,
	&#039;recreation-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;rec-cool-b&#039;,
	&#039;restaurantform_email&#039; =&gt; &#039;bmazur@aarp.org,bekim@americantowns.com&#039;,
	&#039;restaurant_radius&#039; =&gt; &#039;10,20,30&#039;,
	&#039;season-activities&#039; =&gt; &#039;Walking, microbreweries &#039;,
	&#039;season-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;spring-fun-warm-m&#039;,
	&#039;seasonal_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/seasonal-big-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;seasonal_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/seasonal.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;seasonal_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/seasonal-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;season_header&#039; =&gt; &#039;Spring Fun&#039;,
	&#039;season_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;Spring&#039;,
	&#039;skiing_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/skiing-big-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;skiing_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/skiing.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;skiing_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/skiing-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;spring-fun-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;spring-fun-warm-m&#039;,
	&#039;state_blog_header&#039; =&gt; &#039;AARP State News&#039;,
	&#039;state_blog_name&#039; =&gt; &#039;North Carolina&#039;,
	&#039;summer-fun-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;summer-fun-warm-m&#039;,
	&#039;tas_state_link&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://takeastand.aarp.org/congressional-action-chart/?state=North+Carolina&#039;,
	&#039;term&#039; =&gt; &#039;in Gastonia&#039;,
	&#039;thingstodo_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/things-to-do3-big-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;thingstodo_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/things-to-do3.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;thingstodo_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/things-to-do3-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;vcc_featured_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://s3.amazonaws.com/local-aarp/img/vcc/featured/20210430_4C9F7646-96EC-4C88-960A-997CE34788BC.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;veterans-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;veterans&#039;,
	&#039;video_tout_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/video-touts/san-antonio-video.png&#039;,
	&#039;vineyards-wineries-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;wineries&#039;,
	&#039;volunteer-today-button&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;span class=&quot;media-middle&quot;&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.aarp.org/volunteer/virtual/?intcmp=CSN-LNK-AARPLOCAL-VOLINT-20210331-{local_tracking_code_town}-{local_tracking_code_state}&quot; class=&quot;red btn&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;I WANT TO VOLUNTEER&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&#039;,
	&#039;volunteering-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;volunteering-winter&#039;,
	&#039;volunteering-news-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;volunteer-all-m-hands&#039;,
	&#039;volunteer_help_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;volunteering-help-military-families&#039;,
	&#039;volunteer_help_link_name&#039; =&gt; &#039;See Projects&#039;,
	&#039;volunteer_help_link_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://www.createthegood.org/how-to-guides?intcmp=SNG-LNK-AARPLOCAL-VOLHTG-20140805-{local_tracking_code_town}-{local_tracking_code_state}&#039;,
	&#039;volunteer_help_subtitle&#039; =&gt; &#039;Help Military Families&#039;,
	&#039;volunteer_help_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;Do-It-Yourself Project Guides&#039;,
	&#039;winter-fun-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;winter-fun-snow-c-ski&#039;,
	&#039;winterfun_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/winter-fun-big-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;winterfun_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/winter-fun.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;winterfun_pic_nav2&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/{town_sef_url}/skiing/&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;{local_skiing_big_thumb}&quot; title=&quot;Skiing&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;Skiing&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&#039;,
	&#039;winterfun_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/winter-fun-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;youtube_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/icons/youtube.png&#039;,
	&#039;news_link&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://www.aarp.org/NC?intcmp=SNG-LNK-AARPLOCAL-BLOGNC-20140101&#039;,
	&#039;contactus_text&#039; =&gt; &#039;AARP North Carolina&#039;,
	&#039;contactus_email&#039; =&gt; &#039;NCAARP@aarp.org &#039;,
	&#039;contactus_link&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://states.aarp.org/aarp-north-carolina-contact-information/?intcmp=SNG-LNK-AARPLOCAL-CONTACT-20140101&#039;,
	&#039;facebook_link&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://www.facebook.com/AARPNC&#039;,
	&#039;twitter_link&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://twitter.com/aarpNC&#039;,
	&#039;state_contract_id&#039; =&gt; &#039;56020&#039;,
	&#039;state_blog_flag&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://states.aarp.org/wp-content/themes/aarpstates/images/state_flags/north-carolina.png&#039;,
	&#039;state_blog_link&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://states.aarp.org/region/north-carolina/&#039;,
	&#039;state_blog_rss&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://states.aarp.org/region/north-carolina/feed&#039;,
	&#039;cold_state&#039; =&gt; &#039;yes&#039;,
	&#039;embed_video_2&#039; =&gt; &#039;5819650040001&#039;,
	&#039;2020_election_link&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://local.aarp.org/news/how-to-vote-in-north-carolinas-2020-election-what-you-need-to-know-nc-2020-07-21.html&#039;,
	&#039;State_Label&#039; =&gt; &#039;North Carolina&#039;s&#039;,
	&#039;vaccine_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://local.aarp.org/news/the-covid19-vaccine-distribution-plan-in-north-carolina-nc-2021-01-26.html&#039;,
	&#039;at_ski_resort&#039; =&gt; &#039;y&#039;,
	&#039;state_capital&#039; =&gt; &#039;raleigh-nc&#039;,
	&#039;caregiving_211&#039; =&gt; &#039;y&#039;,
	&#039;2024_election_link&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://states.aarp.org/north-carolina/election-voting-guide&#039;,
	&#039;2024_election_link_es&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://states.aarp.org/north-carolina/elecciones-guia-para-votar-carolina-del-norte&#039;,
	&#039;advanced_directives_link&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://www.caringinfo.org/wp-content/uploads/NorthCarolina.pdf&#039;,
	&#039;full_state&#039; =&gt; &#039;North Carolina&#039;,
	&#039;county&#039; =&gt; &#039;Gaston&#039;,
	&#039;geo&#039; =&gt; array(
		(int) 0 =&gt; (float) -81.187599182129,
		(int) 1 =&gt; (float) 35.267398834229
	),
	&#039;latitude&#039; =&gt; (float) 35.267398834229,
	&#039;longitude&#039; =&gt; (float) -81.187599182129,
	&#039;city_state&#039; =&gt; &#039;Gastonia, NC&#039;,
	&#039;city_state_search&#039; =&gt; &#039;Gastonia NC&#039;,
	&#039;pilot_name&#039; =&gt; &#039;Gastonia&#039;,
	&#039;pilot_sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;charlotte-nccolorado-springs-co&#039;,
	&#039;community_id&#039; =&gt; (int) 48,
	&#039;community_name&#039; =&gt; &#039;Charlotte&#039;,
	&#039;community_state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
	&#039;community_region&#039; =&gt; &#039;Large&#039;,
	&#039;brightspot_region&#039; =&gt; &#039;charlotte-nc&#039;,
	&#039;title&#039; =&gt; &#039;Gastonia, NC&#039;,
	&#039;subtitle&#039; =&gt; &#039;Highlighting {local_city} &#039;,
	&#039;tracking_code_town&#039; =&gt; &#039;GASTONIA&#039;,
	&#039;tracking_code_state&#039; =&gt; &#039;NC&#039;,
	&#039;ad_state&#039; =&gt; &#039;nc&#039;,
	&#039;ad_city&#039; =&gt; &#039;gastonia&#039;,
	&#039;ad_region&#039; =&gt; null,
	&#039;timezone&#039; =&gt; &#039;America/New_York&#039;,
	&#039;type&#039; =&gt; &#039;town&#039;,
	&#039;zip&#039; =&gt; &#039;28052&#039;,
	&#039;sef_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;gastonia-nc&#039;,
	&#039;americantowns_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://www.americantowns.com/gastonia-nc/&#039;,
	&#039;alt_names&#039; =&gt; &#039;Gastonia,Charlotte&#039;,
	&#039;zipcodes&#039; =&gt; array(
		(int) 0 =&gt; &#039;28052&#039;,
		(int) 1 =&gt; &#039;28053&#039;,
		(int) 2 =&gt; &#039;28054&#039;,
		(int) 3 =&gt; &#039;28055&#039;,
		(int) 4 =&gt; &#039;28056&#039;
	),
	&#039;urls&#039; =&gt; array(
		(int) 0 =&gt; &#039;gastonia-nc&#039;,
		(int) 1 =&gt; &#039;charlotte-nc&#039;,
		(int) 2 =&gt; &#039;boogertown-nc&#039;,
		(int) 3 =&gt; &#039;crowders-nc&#039;,
		(int) 4 =&gt; &#039;groves-nc&#039;,
		(int) 5 =&gt; &#039;pinkney-nc&#039;,
		(int) 6 =&gt; &#039;ridge-nc&#039;,
		(int) 7 =&gt; &#039;smyre-nc&#039;,
		(int) 8 =&gt; &#039;south-gastonia-nc&#039;,
		(int) 9 =&gt; &#039;victory-nc&#039;,
		(int) 10 =&gt; &#039;ragan-village-nc&#039;,
		(int) 11 =&gt; &#039;ranlo-nc&#039;,
		(int) 12 =&gt; &#039;spencer-mountain-nc&#039;
	),
	&#039;town_ids&#039; =&gt; array(
		(int) 0 =&gt; &#039;11647&#039;,
		(int) 1 =&gt; &#039;11648&#039;,
		(int) 2 =&gt; &#039;11649&#039;,
		(int) 3 =&gt; &#039;11650&#039;,
		(int) 4 =&gt; &#039;11651&#039;
	),
	&#039;has_happenings&#039; =&gt; &#039;true&#039;,
	&#039;cvent_community_code&#039; =&gt; &#039;nc-charlotte&#039;
)
$callCake = true
$matches = array(
	(int) 0 =&gt; array(
		(int) 0 =&gt; &#039;{ifnot_slug==healthy-living/map}
{module_RHS - AARP Events}
{endif}&#039;,
		(int) 1 =&gt; &#039;slug==healthy-living/map&#039;,
		(int) 2 =&gt; &#039;
{module_RHS - AARP Events}
&#039;
	)
)
$match = array(
	(int) 0 =&gt; &#039;{ifnot_slug==healthy-living/map}
{module_RHS - AARP Events}
{endif}&#039;,
	(int) 1 =&gt; &#039;slug==healthy-living/map&#039;,
	(int) 2 =&gt; &#039;
{module_RHS - AARP Events}
&#039;
)
$token = &#039;slug&#039;
$keyword = &#039;healthy-living/map&#039;</pre><pre class="stack-trace">Localize::replace() - APP/Lib/Localize.php, line 152
Modules::render() - APP/Lib/Modules.php, line 9
include - APP/View/Elements/display.ctp, line 13
View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971
View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933
View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473
Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 963
AppController::renderPage() - APP/Controller/AppController.php, line 136
PlacesController::display() - APP/Controller/PlacesController.php, line 501
ReflectionMethod::invokeArgs() - [internal], line ??
Controller::invokeAction() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 491
Dispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 193
Dispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 167
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						<p style="text-align: justify;"> The natural wonders of North America and North Carolina coupled with the rich history of our region are all reflected in The Schiele's exceptional exhibitions and diverse programming. Whether you're indoors or out, with the kids or your colleagues, by bringing you a lot closer to nature, The Schiele will bring you a little closer to yourself.  Mission: The Schiele Museum is a public institution established to promote awareness and appreciation for nature, and to instill a sense of individual and social responsibility for the diversity of the natural world and the role of humanity in it.   The museum collects, studies, and preserves natural specimens and cultural artifacts. It uses educational programs, exhibits and publications to communicate to all possible audiences the variety of those objects, their environmental and social contexts and the history of their connections.  History:  Bud Schiele was 67 years old when he founded the Gaston County Museum of Natural History, today known as the Schiele Museum. The museum's opening was a culmination of a lifetime devoted to studying, cataloging and preserving nature. To understand The Schiele Museum's beginning is to understand this self-styled naturalist and botanist who refused to stop working in a profession that he loved so much.  Rudolph Melchoir Schiele was born in Philadelphia on April 2, 1893. He developed a keen interest in nature at an early age and, as a young man, worked as an apprentice curator at the Philadelphia Commercial Museum. Though only 17, Schiele began to dream of having his own sanctuary to display his nature collection.  Schiele served as a Second Lieutenant in the 87th Infantry Division of the United States Army after which he declined a job offer to be the only wildlife official in the Territory of Alaska. Instead, Schiele took the job as Scout Executive with the Boy Scouts of America. It was around this time that he married Lily Hobbs, who became his lifelong companion, naturalist and collector.   The Schieles came to Gaston County in 1924 where he remained with the Piedmont Scout Council until 1958. Under his leadership, the Schiele Scout reservation at Tryon was built and became the home for thousands of scouts every summer until it was closed in 1981.  For 38 years, Schiele collected wildlife, rocks and minerals, which he displayed at the scout office in Gastonia and at his home.  After he was forced to leave scouting because of mandatory retirement age limits, Schiele applied to be a ranger-naturalist for the Great Smokey Mountain National Park. Before leaving Gastonia, however, Schiele proposed to a group of community leaders: "If you can persuade the county to build a place to house it, I will offer my entire collection of animals and minerals and give my services for free."  When the Schieles returned to their Gaston County home, plans were already in the works to find a sanctuary for the collection of birds, mammals, rocks, minerals and photographs. The original museum was dedicated in 1961 and, in 1965, the name of the museum was changed to The Schiele Museum of Natural History to honor its founder and benefactor. Today it's called The Schiele Museum of Natural History and Planetarium.  Over the years, Bud Schiele received several commendations for his endeavors as a naturalist, historian and community servant. In 1930, he was awarded honorary membership in Alpha Phi Omega at UNC-Chapel Hill. In 1967, he was cited by the Gastonia Chamber of Commerce for outstanding service. In 1968, he received an honorary doctor of law degree from Belmont Abbey College. And each year, the museum observes the first week in April and the month of February as Founder's Week and Founder's Month, respectively, in his honor.</p>		</div>
		

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		(int) 15 =&gt; &#039;iron-station-nc&#039;,
		(int) 16 =&gt; &#039;crouse-nc&#039;
	),
	&#039;season&#039; =&gt; &#039;spring&#039;,
	&#039;aarp-events-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;aarp-events&#039;,
	&#039;amusement-parks-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;amusement-warm-c&#039;,
	&#039;arts-entertainment-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;arts-all-bm&#039;,
	&#039;asset_version&#039; =&gt; &#039;240925&#039;,
	&#039;beaches-lakes-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;beaches-lakes-cool-c&#039;,
	&#039;billboard1_caption&#039; =&gt; &#039;Spring&#039;,
	&#039;billboard1_image_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_happenings-image}&#039;,
	&#039;billboard1_link_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;/{local_sef_url}/happenings/&#039;,
	&#039;billboard1_subtitle&#039; =&gt; &#039;See the Real Possibilities&#039;,
	&#039;billboard1_thumb_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;
Happenings&#039;,
	&#039;billboard1_thumb_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_happenings-image}&#039;,
	&#039;billboard1_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;Get to know AARP in {local_city_c}&#039;,
	&#039;billboard2_image_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_season-image}&#039;,
	&#039;billboard2_link_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;/{local_sef_url}/{local_season}-fun/&#039;,
	&#039;billboard2_subtitle&#039; =&gt; &#039;Explore fun and interesting things to do this {local_season} near you!&#039;,
	&#039;billboard2_thumb_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_season_header}&#039;,
	&#039;billboard2_thumb_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_season-image}&#039;,
	&#039;billboard2_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;Time for {local_season_header}!&#039;,
	&#039;billboard3_image_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_volunteering-image}&#039;,
	&#039;billboard3_link_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;/{local_sef_url}/volunteering/&#039;,
	&#039;billboard3_subtitle&#039; =&gt; &#039;Make a difference!&#039;,
	&#039;billboard3_thumb_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;Volunteering&#039;,
	&#039;billboard3_thumb_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_volunteering-image}&#039;,
	&#039;billboard3_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;Volunteering lifts everyone&#039;s spirits&#039;,
	&#039;bvideo_name&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_full_state_c}&#039;,
	&#039;city-select-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;cityselect-spring&#039;,
	&#039;coffee-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;coffee-warm-m&#039;,
	&#039;coffee_radius&#039; =&gt; &#039;10&#039;,
	&#039;community_blogs_archive&#039; =&gt; &#039;charlotte-nc&#039;,
	&#039;community_blogs_list&#039; =&gt; &#039;caregiving,healthy-living,savings-and-planning,work-and-jobs,life-reimagined,all,{local_state},charlotte-nc&#039;,
	&#039;connect_town_groups&#039; =&gt; &#039;[{
	&quot;towns&quot;: {
		&quot;atlanta-ga&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Atlanta&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/atlanta-ga/fight-fraud/&quot;
		},
		&quot;chicago-il&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Chicago&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/chicago-il/fight-fraud/&quot;
		},
		&quot;los-angeles-ca&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Los Angeles&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/los-angeles-ca/fight-fraud/&quot;
		},
		&quot;new-york-ny&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;New York City&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/new-york-ny/fight-fraud/?showtowns=true&quot;
		},
		&quot;phoenix-az&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Phoenix&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/phoenix-az/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}
	},
	&quot;code&quot;: &quot;CSN-LOCAL-GROUP1&quot;
}, {
	&quot;towns&quot;: {
		&quot;baltimore-md&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Baltimore Metro&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/baltimore-md/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;dallas-tx&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Dallas&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/dallas-tx/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;denver-co&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Denver&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/denver-co/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;detroit-mi&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Detroit&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/detroit-mi/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;orlando-fl&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Greater Orlando&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/orlando-fl/fight-fraud/?showtowns=true&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;houston-tx&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Houston&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/houston-tx/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;brookhaven-ny&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Long Island&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/brookhaven-ny/fight-fraud/?showtowns=true&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;san-diego-ca&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;San Diego County&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/san-diego-ca/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;miami-fl&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;South Florida&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/miami-fl/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}
	},
	&quot;code&quot;: &quot;CSN-LOCAL-GROUP2&quot;
}, {
	&quot;towns&quot;: {
		&quot;charlotte-nc&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Charlotte&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/charlotte-nc/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;boston-ma&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Greater Boston&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/boston-ma/aarp-events/?showtowns=true&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;indianapolis-in&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Indianapolis&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/indianapolis-in/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;las-vegas-nv&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Las Vegas&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/las-vegas-nv/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;philadelphia-pa&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Philadelphia&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/philadelphia-pa/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;pittsburgh-pa&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Pittsburgh&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/pittsburgh-pa/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;portland-or&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Portland Metro&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/portland-or/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;seattle-wa&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Seattle&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/seattle-wa/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;saint-louis-mo&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;St Louis&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/saint-louis-mo/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;minneapolis-mn&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Twin Cities&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/minneapolis-mn/aarp-events/?showtowns=true&quot;
		}
	},
	&quot;code&quot;: &quot;CSN-LOCAL-GROUP3&quot;
}, {
	&quot;towns&quot;: {
		&quot;new-orleans-la&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Greater New Orleans&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/new-orleans-la/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;hartford-ct&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Hartford&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/hartford-ct/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;little-rock-ar&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Little Rock&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/little-rock-ar/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;oahu-hi&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Oahu&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/oahu-hi/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;omaha-ne&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Omaha&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/omaha-ne/fight-fraud/&quot;
		}
	},
	&quot;code&quot;: &quot;CSN-LOCAL-GROUP4&quot;
}, {
	&quot;towns&quot;: {
		&quot;des-moines-ia&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Des Moines&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/des-moines-ia/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;fargo-nd&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Fargo&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/fargo-nd/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;allentown-pa&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Lehigh Valley&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/allentown-pa/aarp-events/?showtowns=true&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;dale-city-va&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Prince William County&quot;, 
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/dale-city-va/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;worcester-ma&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Worcester County&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/worcester-ma/aarp-events/&quot;
		}
	},
	&quot;code&quot;: &quot;CSN-LOCAL-GROUP5&quot;
}, {
	&quot;towns&quot;: {
		&quot;charleston-wv&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Charleston&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/charleston-wv/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;helena-mt&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Lewis and Clark County&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/helena-mt/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;manchester-nh&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;New Hampshire&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/manchester-nh/aarp-events/&quot;
		}, 
		&quot;providence-ri&quot;: {
			&quot;name&quot;: &quot;Providence&quot;,
			&quot;path&quot;: &quot;/providence-ri/aarp-events/&quot;
		}
	},
	&quot;code&quot;: &quot;CSN-LOCAL-GROUP6&quot;
}]&#039;,
	&#039;cvent_display_module&#039; =&gt; &#039;false&#039;,
	&#039;cvent_widget_city&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_city_state}&#039;,
	&#039;embed_video&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;iframe  width=&quot;100%&quot; height=&quot;349&quot; src=&quot;//players.brightcove.net/3772599298001/HkD6Qklb_default/index.html?videoId={local_embed_video_2}&quot; allowfullscreen frameborder=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&#039;,
	&#039;espanol-news-header&#039; =&gt; &#039;Noticias de {local_city}&#039;,
	&#039;espanol-news-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;losangeles-spanish&#039;,
	&#039;events-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;events-all&#039;,
	&#039;events_careversation_group_min&#039; =&gt; &#039;8&#039;,
	&#039;events_driversafety_group_min&#039; =&gt; &#039;8&#039;,
	&#039;events_index_slot1&#039; =&gt; &#039;{module_Cvent New Widget Section 3}&#039;,
	&#039;events_tek_group_min&#039; =&gt; &#039;8&#039;,
	&#039;event_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/responsive/events-all-1140x655.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;event_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/event.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;event_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/event-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;fall-fun-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;fall-fun-all-1-pumpkins&#039;,
	&#039;fallfun_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/fall-fun10-big-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;fallfun_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/fall-fun10.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;fallfun_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/fall-fun10-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;farmers-markets-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;farmers-markets-c&#039;,
	&#039;find_it_fast_link_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;jobs&#039;,
	&#039;find_it_fast_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;Work &amp; Jobs&#039;,
	&#039;gfg-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;gfg-warm-c-2&#039;,
	&#039;google_disclaimer&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Please note:&lt;/b&gt; These listings are provided via Google for the {local_city} community. 
&lt;b&gt;Listings here do NOT imply that an AARP member discount is offered.&lt;/b&gt; 
Please see the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.aarp.org/benefits-discounts/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;AARP Membership &amp; Benefits page&lt;/a&gt; for a listing of businesses that do provide a member discount.&lt;/p&gt;&#039;,
	&#039;happenings-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;happenings-suburban&#039;,
	&#039;happenings-tbd-pilot-text&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;span&gt;Discover everything you can do with AARP&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span&gt;See fun events, local offers, and more right where you live.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&#039;,
	&#039;happenings_default_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/responsive/aarp-default-rp-min.png&#039;,
	&#039;happenings_gold_slug_line_10up&#039; =&gt; &#039;AARP in {local_community_name}&#039;,
	&#039;happenings_gold_slug_line_state&#039; =&gt; &#039;AARP in {local_full_state}&#039;,
	&#039;happenings_gold_slug_line_state_es&#039; =&gt; &#039;AARP en Carolina del Norte&#039;,
	&#039;happenings_heading&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_city} Happenings&#039;,
	&#039;happenings_twitter_header&#039; =&gt; &#039;More from {local_city}&#039;,
	&#039;hiking-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;hiking-cool-c&#039;,
	&#039;hiking_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn.local.aarp.org/img/template/thumbs/hiking-big-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;hiking_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn.local.aarp.org/img/template/hero/hiking.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;hiking_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn.local.aarp.org/img/template/thumbs/hiking-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;home_events_slot1&#039; =&gt; &#039;{module_Cvent New Widget Section}&#039;,
	&#039;home_events_slot2&#039; =&gt; &#039;{module_HP - Blog - Learn More}&#039;,
	&#039;home_intro_text&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;p&gt; Select your community from the list below to learn about great programs, stimulating things to do, local services, discounts and more! &lt;/p&gt;&#039;,
	&#039;hp-event-tout&#039; =&gt; &#039;{if_facebook_link}&lt;div class=&quot;module-spacer text-center&quot;&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;fb-page&quot; data-href=&quot;{local_facebook_link}&quot; data-tabs=&quot;timeline&quot; data-small-header=&quot;false&quot; data-adapt-container-width=&quot;true&quot; data-hide-cover=&quot;false&quot; data-show-facepile=&quot;true&quot;&gt;&lt;blockquote cite=&quot;{local_facebook_link}&quot; class=&quot;fb-xfbml-parse-ignore&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;{local_facebook_link}&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
{endif}&#039;,
	&#039;ice_skating_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/responsive/ice-skating-all-1140x655.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;ice_skating_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/ice-skating.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;ice_skating_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/ice-skating-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;image_url&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/working-for-you.jpeg&#039;,
	&#039;jobs_widget_city&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_city_c}&#039;,
	&#039;m2mredirect&#039; =&gt; &#039;True&#039;,
	&#039;movies-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;movies-all-c&#039;,
	&#039;movies_robots&#039; =&gt; &#039;index, follow&#039;,
	&#039;name&#039; =&gt; &#039;In Your Community&#039;,
	&#039;nature_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/nature-center2-big-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;nature_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/nature-center2.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;nature_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/nature-center2-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;nearme_map_radius&#039; =&gt; &#039;20&#039;,
	&#039;nearme_map_zip&#039; =&gt; &#039;{local_zip}&#039;,
	&#039;omniture_cookie&#039; =&gt; &#039;charlotte-nc-cp&#039;,
	&#039;page-title-right&#039; =&gt; &#039;{module_Event Snapshot Newsletter Signup}&#039;,
	&#039;parks-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;parks-warm-c&#039;,
	&#039;pilot_towns_banner_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/classic/happenings-rural-240x140.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;pumpkin-picking-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;fall-fun-all-1-pumpkins&#039;,
	&#039;recommendation_form_email&#039; =&gt; &#039;jgunderson-palmer@aarp.org,bekim@americantowns.com,katherine@americantowns.com&#039;,
	&#039;recreation-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;rec-cool-b&#039;,
	&#039;restaurantform_email&#039; =&gt; &#039;bmazur@aarp.org,bekim@americantowns.com&#039;,
	&#039;restaurant_radius&#039; =&gt; &#039;10,20,30&#039;,
	&#039;season-activities&#039; =&gt; &#039;Walking, microbreweries &#039;,
	&#039;season-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;spring-fun-warm-m&#039;,
	&#039;seasonal_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/seasonal-big-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;seasonal_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/seasonal.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;seasonal_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/seasonal-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;season_header&#039; =&gt; &#039;Spring Fun&#039;,
	&#039;season_title&#039; =&gt; &#039;Spring&#039;,
	&#039;skiing_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/skiing-big-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;skiing_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/skiing.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;skiing_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/skiing-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;spring-fun-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;spring-fun-warm-m&#039;,
	&#039;state_blog_header&#039; =&gt; &#039;AARP State News&#039;,
	&#039;state_blog_name&#039; =&gt; &#039;North Carolina&#039;,
	&#039;summer-fun-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;summer-fun-warm-m&#039;,
	&#039;tas_state_link&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://takeastand.aarp.org/congressional-action-chart/?state=North+Carolina&#039;,
	&#039;term&#039; =&gt; &#039;in Gastonia&#039;,
	&#039;thingstodo_big_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/things-to-do3-big-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;thingstodo_hero_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/things-to-do3.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;thingstodo_thumb&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/things-to-do3-t.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;vcc_featured_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://s3.amazonaws.com/local-aarp/img/vcc/featured/20210430_4C9F7646-96EC-4C88-960A-997CE34788BC.jpg&#039;,
	&#039;veterans-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;veterans&#039;,
	&#039;video_tout_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/video-touts/san-antonio-video.png&#039;,
	&#039;vineyards-wineries-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;wineries&#039;,
	&#039;volunteer-today-button&#039; =&gt; &#039;&lt;span class=&quot;media-middle&quot;&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.aarp.org/volunteer/virtual/?intcmp=CSN-LNK-AARPLOCAL-VOLINT-20210331-{local_tracking_code_town}-{local_tracking_code_state}&quot; class=&quot;red btn&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;I WANT TO VOLUNTEER&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&#039;,
	&#039;volunteering-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;volunteering-winter&#039;,
	&#039;volunteering-news-image&#039; =&gt; &#039;volunteer-all-m-hands&#039;,
	&#039;volunteer_help_image&#039; =&gt; &#039;volunteering-help-military-families&#039;,
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Modules::render() - APP/Lib/Modules.php, line 9
include - APP/View/Elements/display.ctp, line 13
View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971
View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933
View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473
Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 963
AppController::renderPage() - APP/Controller/AppController.php, line 136
PlacesController::display() - APP/Controller/PlacesController.php, line 501
ReflectionMethod::invokeArgs() - [internal], line ??
Controller::invokeAction() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 491
Dispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 193
Dispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 167
[main] - APP/webroot/index.php, line 118</pre></div></pre><div class="module clearfix"><!--default-->
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		<h2 class="visible-lg">AARP Events for Gastonia</h2>
		<h2 class="hidden-lg">AARP Events for Gastonia</h2>
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					<h2 class="title"><a href="/aarp-event/aarp-live-cybercrime-and-fraud-prevention-tips-42125-9vn8twf4ts8.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-AARP-LIVE-CYBERCRIME-AND-FRAUD-PREVENTION-TIPS-42125">AARP Live: Cybercrime and Fraud Prevention Tips, 4/21/25</a></h2>
					<p class="time">Monday, Apr 21, 2025 at 8:00&nbsp;p.m. ET</p>
					<p class="venue"></p>
					<p class="loc">Online Event</p>
					
				</li><li class="item" data-pageindex="1">

					
					<h2 class="title"><a href="/aarp-event/aarp-live-decluttering-for-today-and-tomorrow-51925-87nw6zdbytm.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-AARP-LIVE-DECLUTTERING-FOR-TODAY-AND-TOMORROW-51925">AARP Live: Decluttering for Today and Tomorrow , 5/19/25</a></h2>
					<p class="time">Monday, May 19, 2025 at 8:00&nbsp;p.m. ET</p>
					<p class="venue"></p>
					<p class="loc">Online Event</p>
					
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					<h2 class="title"><a href="/aarp-event/aarp-live-social-security-whats-right-for-you-61625-glnbkkyk2gm.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-AARP-LIVE-SOCIAL-SECURITY-WHATS-RIGHT-FOR-YOU-61625">AARP Live: Social Security: What’s Right For You? , 6/16/25</a></h2>
					<p class="time">Monday, Jun 16, 2025 at 8:00&nbsp;p.m. ET</p>
					<p class="venue"></p>
					<p class="loc">Online Event</p>
					
				</li>			</ul>

			<p><a class="link-red" href="/gastonia-nc/aarp-events/" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-SEEALL-EVENTS">View All AARP Events<i class="ml-1 fas fa-chevron-right"></i></a></p>
	
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	<div class="title">Last Chance to Save!<br />New Pricing Coming in 2025.</div>
<br />
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This is AARP's first rate increase in 15 years.<br />Don't miss out, join today and save!<br /><br />
</p>
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<div class="ar-basic-box module-spacer">
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<h2>Contact AARP <br />in Gastonia</h2>
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<li><i class="list-icon fa fa-envelope" alt="Email icon" title="Email icon" aria-hidden="true"></i><a href="mailto:NCAARP@aarp.org " target="_blank" rel="noopener">NCAARP@aarp.org </a></li>

<li><i class="list-icon fa fa-globe" alt="Globe icon" title="Globe icon" aria-hidden="true"></i><a href="https://states.aarp.org/region/north-carolina/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">AARP North Carolina</a></li>

<li><i class="list-icon fa fa-map-marker" alt="Map Marker icon" title="Map Marker icon" aria-hidden="true"></i><a href="https://states.aarp.org/aarp-north-carolina-contact-information/?intcmp=SNG-LNK-AARPLOCAL-CONTACT-20140101-GASTONIA-NC" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Contact Us</a></li>

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