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Weekender Feb. 1-4: Art exhibit opening, Coffee with a Cop, music and more
Thursday, Feb. 1 Traditional Series: The Burnett Sisters Band 7:30 pm | Feb. 1. The Burnett Sisters learned their craft through the Junior Appalachian Musician program, taught in small communities. Reaching adulthood, they formed their own family band that has its essential roots in Old-time music, but that borrows heavily from bluegrass and country music. […]
Black genealogy: Moving beyond the 1870 census
Jan. 31. Get in touch with your roots during Black History Month with a program at Mountain Island Library presented by Danielle Pritchett, the genealogy librarian at the prestigious Robinson-Spangler Carolina Room. The event, at 6 pm Feb. 15, is free. Learn more and register at https://cmlibrary.bibliocommons.com/events/659f0b19efc0293a006c1556. You will be able to explore crucial records […]
Senior Games and Silver Arts: Let’s go seniors!
Jan. 31. Are you over 50 and still have a competitive streak? Then the Mecklenburg County Senior Games and SilverArts are for you. Registration for the 2024 Mecklenburg County Senior Games and SilverArts, which will be held from April to June, will run Feb. 5-23, with early bird rates—$15 for Mecklenburg County residents and $18 […]
$60,000 needed to battle Lyngbya in early stages on Lake Norman
Jan. 31. By Dave Yochum. Funding for the battle against Lyngbya must be in place by April 1 to stem the fast-rising tide of noxious blue-green algae in Lake Norman, local officials and concerned citizens say. From 2022 to 2023 Lyngbya doubled in Lake Norman, with dense mats—sometimes called sludge—evident in coves around Cornelius, more […]
‘Learn Music Live’ event Feb. 10 at the Cain Center
Jan. 30. “Learn Music Live” on Feb. 10 at the Cain Center will showcase 20 students from the Cain Center’s Community Learning Program and 40 Learn Music students. The event, from 3 pm to 8 pm, will feature a diversity of genres performed on a variety of instruments including piano, electric guitar, drums, voice, ukulele […]
Lyngbya meeting tonight will address concerns about noxious algae
Jan. 30. By Dave Yochum. The lyngbya cyanobhacteria problem in Lake Norman is not going away, according to health and water quality officials. It has also invaded High Rock Lake and Lake Gaston, where officials are trying to manage if not eradicate the “filamentous cyanobacteria” that forms large nuisance growths on the lake bottom. Thing […]
Twas the season to lace up your skates at Birkdale Village
Jan. 29. Question: How many skaters used the Birkdale Village skating rink? Answer: 17,000 That’s 1,300 more than the entire population of Davidson, estimated at 15,700 by the US Census Bureau as of July 2022. The rink opened for business on Saturday, Nov. 18 for the tree lighting. The rink will open Nov. 23 this […]
Do you know an exceedingly awesome teacher?
Jan. 29. Nominations are now being accepted for ASC’s Cato Excellence in Teaching Awards, which recognize teachers who have distinguished themselves in teaching art, science or history, or who have demonstrated creative infusion of arts, science or history into the core academic curriculum. Six creative teachers will receive $1,500 awards. The awards are made possible […]
It’s tax time: Ada Jenkins can help
Jan. 29. The Ada Jenkins Center is hosting three sites for Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) and Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE). Details VITA/TCE volunteers help those with 2023 income of $60,000 or less prepare their taxes for free. —Saturdays 9 am-3 pm at the Ada Jenkins Center in Davidson and the North County […]
Downtown Re-development topic of Newsmakers Breakfast Feb. 15
Jan. 29. The next transformation of downtown Cornelius will be the subject of the Feb. 15 Newsmakers Breakfast at The Peninsula Club hosted by Cornelius Today and Business Today. Background Downtown changed dramatically a quarter century ago with the addition of Town Hall, the Police Station and the live-work units to the south of Food […]
