Important Dates
Car show Saturday at yacht club
April 26. Do you enjoy cool cars and boats? If so, the Peninsula Yacht Club Old & New Car Show and Classic Boat Show is the place to be Saturday morning. Arrival and registration is from 8 am to 9 am, judging from 11 am to noon with awards immediately following. Registration is $20; attendance […]
Ada Jenkins youth book fair is Saturday
April 24. The Ada Jenkins Center is holding a book fair for youth ages 3-17 April 27 from 1 pm to 4 pm. Young readers can come to the Ada Jenkins Center gymnasium and select up to two books and two bookmarks at no charge. All books feature Black characters and cultures, and are created […]
Non-profit expo hosted by economic development corporation May 14
April 24. Lake Norman Economic Development (LNED) will hold it inaugural non-profit expo, “Connecting Our Communities,” May 14 at the Redline Facilities located at Birkdale Point. The event aims to foster collaboration and engagement between local non-profits, businesses and community members. Details Date: May 14 Time: 11 am to 2 pm Location: 8935 Northpointe Dr., […]
Loch Norman Highland Games & Scottish Festival this weekend
April 19. The Loch Norman Highland Games are this weekend at Historic Rural Hill in Huntersville. This is the 30th anniversary of the traditional Scottish festival where visitors can experience music and dance performances, athletic competitions, cultural demonstrations, Scottish food trucks, Celtic vendors, historical reenactments and educational presentations about Scottish history and culture. Highland Games […]
N. Meck Community Chorus presents ‘Broadway Highlights’
April 10. The North Mecklenburg Community Chorus will present its spring show, “Broadway Highlights,’ at 7 pm Friday, April 19 at Huntersville United Methodist Church and again at 3 pm Saturday, April 20 at Community in Christ Lutheran Church in Cornelius.
WFAE’s EQUALibrium Awards honor race and equity work
April 10. Nominations for WFAE’s EQUALibrium Awards, which recognize outstanding contributions in advancing issues of race and equity within the community, close this Friday. Emerging leaders (less than five years), established leaders and institutions will be honored at a gala May 8 in the following categories: Arts & Culture Business/Organization Education Government Health Care Social […]
Earth Jam is Saturday
April 9. Earth Jam 2024 will be 4 pm to 7 pm Saturday at Robbins Park. The event, organized by Cornelius Parks and Recreation to celebrate Earth Day, features food, live music and opportunities to learn how to “create change in our community to be a little kinder to our planet.” More than two dozen […]
Don’t look up…or do wear eclipse glasses
April 8. North Carolina is outside the path of totality, but we’ll still see more than 80 percent of the sun eclipsed by the moon. Lake Norman is expected to experience an 83.4 percent partial solar eclipse that will begin at 1:54 pm and last for about 2 and a half hours, concluding at 4:26 pm. […]
Art show opening April 6
April 1. How do we visualize art? Through our eyes—or equally through our bodies? The inscrutable nature of art is examined in a participatory “un-exhibit” April 5. The show begins with blank canvases eight feet tall by 32 feet wide where art-minded thought leaders roll themselves—fully clothed, of course—along and over the canvas while covered […]
Events: April 1 to April 7
Ribbon cutting The ribbon cutting for the new parachute testing facility on Jetton Road is up in the air due to newly relaxed height restrictions. It will be rescheduled when structural engineers determine how tall it can be. Arbor Day ceremony The town of Cornelius will hold Arbor Day services in Davidson April 3. In […]
