Birkdale
Can’t make it to Churchill Down? Head to Birkdale Village for a party, horse race
Birkdale Village’s inaugural Kentucky Derby watch party is free to attend and first-come for seating. The 151st Kentucky Derby will be held at Churchill Downs on Saturday, May 3, 2025. Twenty horses will compete in the Derby. Derby Day at Birkdale Village, from 4-7 pm on the The Plaza, includes live music; mint juleps, margaritas and […]
Weekender Nov. 21-24: Lighting at Birkdale, Thanksgiving Community Service, music
Thursday, Nov. 21 Free Film Screening 6:30 pm | Nov. 21. A screening of Duality: A Collection of Afro Indigenous Perspectives, a groundbreaking film by award-winning filmmakers Kimberly M. Night (Black Indians NC) and Frederick D. Murphy (History Before Us). This thought-provoking documentary delves into the intersectionality of Indigenous and African American identities in the […]
Weekly Calendar Nov 18-24: Birkdale tree lighting, music, Thanksgiving Community Service
Tuesday, Nov.19 Francophone Film Series Presents: Our Body 7-9 pm | Nov. 19. Synopsis: French documentary titan Claire Simon observes the everyday operations of the gynecological ward in a public hospital in Paris. In the process, she questions what it means to live in a woman’s body, filming the diversity, singularity and beauty of patients […]
New Cornelius location has us on cloud wine
July 17. Story and photos by Jason Benavides. Total Wine is settling into the new Cornelius location at The Shops at the Fresh Market just fine. Store Manager John Creuzberger says, “we’re happy to be part of the community and serving Lake Norman.” Benefits of the new location include the bigger 21,000 square foot location, […]
5 retailers coming to Birkdale Village soon
April 20. Five new retailers coming to Birkdale Village: Anthropologie, Evereve, Lilly Pulitzer Monkee’s and Southern Tribe. Also Girl Supply will be closing next month but Girl Tribe will be coming back in a new location. No word on that location or what’s going into the vacated space. These retailers come as part of North […]
Art-focused event added to roster at Birkdale Village
March 29. By TL Bernthal. Be Well Birkdale, Birkdale Buds and Live Under the Oaks events are returning to Birkdale Village every week staring April 4. The health and children’s activities and concerts will run through the end of October. New this year is Art Under the Oaks. For several years pre-pandemic, Birkdale Village was […]
Birkdale Village fountain expected to open after Easter weekend
[Update April 13] NAP says they are waiting on the electrician to finish work on the fountain. March 27. The fountain should be shooting water as early as mid-April. Tim Perry, managing partner of North American Properties, the owners of Birkdale Village in Huntersville, said last week that the needed parts were received Monday, March […]
Board says no to Birkdale Village proposal for office space, parking deck
March 21. By TL Bernthal. The Huntersville Town Board voted 4-2 to deny the rezoning request that would have allowed construction of Class A office space and a parking deck at Birkdale Village. Critics in the adjacent residential neighborhood that in both Huntersville and Cornelius have been vocal about concerns about traffic flow, parking and […]
Weekender March 16 – 19: St. Patrick’s Day, concerts, music and more
Calendar Sponsors It’ll be a fun weekend with those Irish eyes a smiling. Thursday, March 16 Luck of the Village 6-9 pm | March 16. Festivities re-scheduled for today. An evening full of live music, dancing, festive gear and more at The Plaza in Birkdale Village. Music, Irish dancers. Beer from Royal Bliss Brewing. […]
Huntersville planners reject new Birkdale Village plan
March 1. By TL Bernthal. The new Birkdale Village plan failed to get Planning Board support last night, with five members voting against a motion to approve the revised plan. Board members Frank Gammon and Stephen Swank supported approving the plan, while Chris Boyd, Trina Loomis, Greg Barber, Jeff Sny and Jodi Wright voted to […]
