Important Dates
Cornelius summer camp registration opens March 1
Feb. 19 The Cornelius Parks & Recreation Department will open registration to Cornelius residents for their 2024 summer camps at 7 am Friday, March 1. Registration will open to the general public one week later. Camp offerings include half-day sports camps for ages 6-14, mini sports camps for ages 4-6, and half-day recreation camps held […]
May 2 is Red, White & Bundled shower at Town Hall
Feb. 16. The Susan M. Tillis Foundation will hold the Red White and Bundled baby shower from 6 pm to 730 pm May 2 at Cornelius Town Hall. The showers held every year result in baby items worth tens of thousands of dollars for soldiers at Fort Liberty. Background The foundation grew out of a […]
Huntersville Happy Hour’s LKN Men Than Cook is March 17
Feb. 14. The Huntersville Happy Hour Rotary Club’s most popular event, Lake Norman Men That Cook, will be held at The Venues at Langtree on March 17. The family friendly event provides samplings of tasty cuisine prepared by cooking teams who compete for prize money for their favorite charity. Ticket sales support charities that serve […]
Celebrate Black History Month in style on Feb. 29
Feb. 14. Eastway Regional Recreation Center is celebrating Black History Month with a fashion show. Organized by Mecklenburg County Parks, the event costs $15 to attend. Come dressed in Afrocentric attire and join the fashion show extravaganza. The event will include light refreshments, music, African dancers, and more. Details Thursday, Feb. 29, 4 to 6 […]
Auditions Feb. 10, 12 for immersive outdoor event
Feb. 6. Activate Community Through Theatre (ACT) is inviting youth aged 8-18 to audition for “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” on Feb. 10th from 10 am to 1 pm and Feb. 12 from 4 pm to 7 pm. Auditions will be held at Arts Unlimited, 228 N. Main St. in Mooresville. Bring a picture and resume/summary […]
All-day Town budget planning session is Thursday at Cain Center
Feb. 4. The Cornelius Town Board will hold a special meeting Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024, from 9 am to 5 pm to discuss planning for the FY25 budget. It will be held at Cain Center for the Arts in downtown Cornelius. The meeting will be open to the public and broadcast online at www.cornelius.org, as […]
‘Be More Chill’ comes to Cain Center in early March
Feb. 5. The Cain Center for the Arts will showcase local youth talent in “Be More Chill,” a groundbreaking musical that delves into the complexities of the teenage experience. Based on the 2004 novel by Ned Vizzini, the musical follows Jeremy Heere, an average teenager until he finds out about “The Squip,” a tiny supercomputer that […]
Davidson Community Players will present ‘Fun Home’
Feb. 2. Davidson Community Players (DCP), Lake Norman’s largest theatre producer, is launching its 2024 Main Stage season with “Fun Home,” the Tony-winning 2015 Broadway musical based on the graphic novel by Alison Bechdel. “Fun Home is one of the most beautiful, humane shows to emerge from Broadway in the last decade. It balances challenging […]
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 […]
‘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 […]
