Important Dates
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 […]
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 […]
Get a taste of this fundraiser
Jan. 26. FeedNC is putting on a show: Flavor & Film: A Cinematic Experience. They will screen “Julie and Julia” along with a seven-course dinner crafted by Chef Brad Ogden-Reigner. Each dish will be served precisely when it comes on the screen. Tickets for this fundraiser are $200 each. Background Ogden-Reigner graduated from East Stroudsburg […]
Unity in Community meets Saturday
Jan. 26. Unity in Community, a diverse, community-based nonprofit organization that works toward racial equity, will review the past year’s progress in North Mecklenburg. Additionally, they are looking for ideas about the role UiC can play in the year ahead. The meeting takes place from 10 am to noon at the Davidson United Methodist Church’s […]
HEARTS Milling Around this Saturday moves indoors
Jan. 25. Due to the rain this week and flooding at the site of the Torrance Mill ruins, the HEARTS Milling Around event Jan. 27 has been moved inside to Cedar Grove. The event, which begins at 1 pm, includes bluegrass music, dancers, and art by Robert Childers, as well as discussions led by mill […]
Freezin’ for a reason at the Y
Jan. 18. Saturday will be sunny and around 32 degrees—perfect for the Lake Norman YMCA’s Annual Polar Plunge & Chili Cook-off. Teams will be walk, jump and tiptoe into the lake to support funding for programs such as summer camp, Afterschool, Preschool, swim lessons and safety around water for all, regardless of ability to pay. […]
Martin Luther King Day event Sunday will also honor Nannie Potts
Jan. 12. Unity in Community North Mecklenburg, Torrence Chapel AME Zion Church and Davidson Presbyterian Church will hold a Martin Luther King, Jr. Day celebration Jan. 14 honoring Nannie Houston Potts as the first and only Black mayor of Cornelius. The event, which starts at 1 pm with a community dinner, features food, music, […]
Happy Hour Rotary hosting bourbon tasting event Feb. 9
Jan. 10. The Huntersville Happy Hour Rotary Club will host an exclusive bourbon tasting event on Friday, Feb. 9, with Thomas Thacker, CEO of Southern Grace Distillery. The fundraiser will take place from 7 pm to 9:30 pm at the Doyer Clubhouse in The Hamptons subdivision located off of Sam Furr Road in Huntersville. Tickets […]
In His Steps Dance presents free family event Jan.13
Jan. 2. In His Steps, a non-profit dance ministry for girls, will host its annual Elevate event on Saturday, Jan. 13 from 11am to 2pm at The Cove Church in Statesville. Not affiliated with any particular church or denomination, In His Steps offers weekly dance lessons free of charge, along with spiritual development through biblical-based […]
