Important Dates
Get ready to strut your four-legged stuff
July 27. The 2022 All American Dog Show will be held on Saturday, Oct. 1, at Robbins Park, 7738 W. Catawba Ave. Register your dog or plan to just watch the beauties from 3-6 pm. Each October, hundreds of dog lovers and their furry best friends gather at Robbins Park to enjoy pet-related vendors, concessions, […]
Registration open for Annual Run for Green
July 26. The 17th Annual Run for Green to support local conservation will be held Saturday, Oct. 1. Sign up now to run a 5k, 10k or half-marathon. Registration: Price increases to $80 after Aug.30.
Restaurant Week runs through Sunday
July 25. Five Lake Norman restaurants are participating in Queen’s Feast, aka Charlotte Restaurant Week through Sunday, July 31. Some restaurants in the metro Charlotte area offer three courses at dinner for a special prix fixe price of $30, $35, $40, or $45 per person, depending on the restaurant, not including tax and gratuity. […]
LKN Chamber Expo returns Oct. 11
July 22. After a two-year hiatus The Lake Norman Chamber of Commerce is bringing the Business Expo back to the Huntersville Recreation Center on Verhoeff Drive. Save the date: Oct. 11. Lake Norman’s largest business trade show—it’s the chamber’s signature event—will feature 200 vendor booths. It was cancelled due to COVID-19 in 2020 and 2021. […]
BalloonFest taking flight again
July 22. After a pandemic hiatus, the Carolina BalloonFest will be back on Oct. 14-16 in Statesville. The Carolina BalloonFest, first celebrated in 1974, is known as the second oldest hot air balloon festival in the country. The festival features hot air balloon morning competitions, mass ascensions, and evening balloon glows in addition to live […]
Connecting Cornelius: Coffee Chat will be in-person Aug. 1
July 22. The Town of Cornelius will be hosting its August Coffee Chat at H2 Public House at 8:30 am Monday, Aug. 1. Following declining COVID-19 cases, town officials decided to transition all Connecting Cornelius events back to in-person. To accommodate those who may be uncomfortable attending or unable to attend, the live stream to […]
Meet McGuire Nuclear Station’s site vice president over refreshments and get to know your local nuclear plant
July 21. McGuire Nuclear Station site vice president Ed Pigott wants to get to know plant neighbors over coffee and pastries. Residents are invited to attend an in-person event hosted by the EnergyExplorium at McGuire Nuclear Station from 10 am to 11:30 am on Saturday July 30. Guests will learn more about the site vice […]
Registration open for World of Wonder family outing in August
July 20. Space is limited for the Davidson Lands Conservancy program Butterflies, Bees, Bugs and Dragonflies at 9:30 – 11 am on Saturday, Aug. 20. Slots go quickly. Click here to register for this outing for children with their families. The minimum age is 4 years old. Local pollinator expert and naturalist Rob Van […]
Huntersville plans a week of fun for everyone
July 13. During the first week of August, Huntersville Parks & Recreation is partnering with the Police Department, Huntersville Fire and Huntersville Presbyterian Church to offer a full week of fun activities for all ages. It’s called “Huntersville Week of Fun – Something for Everyone.” Here’s the schedule: —Move It Monday, Aug. 1, 10 – […]
Cancer fighter Adiba Barney plans fundraiser this fall
July 1. For Cornelius resident Adiba Barney, stage 4 metastatic breast cancer (MBC) is deeply personal. She was diagnosed with MBC in early 2015, at the age of 37, 10 years after her initial stage 1 diagnosis. She has made it her mission in life to raise funds for MBC research, and with that show […]
