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Raianne Richards & Mark Mandeville.

By ANDREW WILKINS

This weekend, our community features several live music performances and visual arts events, as well more races. This Friday a reception will be held in the Davidson Town Hall for an exhibit of photographs by digital photo artist PK Donson of Davidson, The Birdsnest will host live music featuring Mark Mandeville & Raianne Richards, and Hough High School soccer takes on their playoff rival Lake Norman in the state 4A playoffs. This Saturday starts at 7:30am with the Kiwanis 5k at Rural Hill and it’s  “Pay What You Wish Day” at Charlotte’s Levine Museums to celebrate Art Museum Day 2013. Saturday also brings the annual Race City Festival in downtown

Mooresville, live music at Summit Coffee featuring Billy Jones and friends, a pair of blood drives at Greater Vision United Methodist Church and The Grande Theatre Amstar, and the Tread The Thread Twilight 5k.

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Scout

Two weeks have passed since we brought home our new addition and he is growing by leaps and bounds. Part Shar Pei, part Lab, according to paperwork from the Cornelius Animal Shelter, Scout has wasted no time fitting right into our family. Truthfully, he’s more part “Anybody’s Guess” based on the number of suggestions we’ve received of various breeds from friends and acquaintances, who never miss an opportunity to ask “What is he?” Continue Reading

The EnergyExplorium at McGuire Nuclear Station will host the annual Tri-County Business After Hours on Thursday, May 16 from 5 to 7pm. The free event attracts nearly 1,000 members of the business community and is one of the region’s best – and biggest – annual networking opportunities. Continue Reading

One of PK’s “Vintage Tree” series, which is one display at Davidson Town Hall in May.

PK

A reception is planned Friday evening, May 17, 7-9 pm at Davidson Town Hall for an exhibit of photographs by digital photo artist PK Donson of Davidson. PK’s photos range from landscapes and trees to buildings and shorelines. Some are edited creations combining multiple images, while are others are scenes captured at just the right moment of light. Continue Reading

Kace Burnette (left) and Banks Watson (right) ran into actor and singer Nick Jonas at Birkdale in Huntersville Saturday. (Jennifer Watson photo).

Nick Jonas is still in the Lake Norman area this weekend filming a movie called “Careful What You Wish For.”  And his fans keep running into him and snagging photos with the star.

These two Davidson Elementary third graders saw him in the Birkdale area on Saturday.

Los Angeles-based Troika Pictures is filming “Careful What You Wish For” in and around Lake Norman. Read more at carefulwhatyouwishformovie.com.

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Old St David’s Episcopal Church, Cheraw, SC. (Robin Gibson photo)

One of the perks of living at Lake Norman is its proximity to rich, vibrant history. Newcomers and transplants have certainly discovered the beauty here and continue to make this area home, but they may not know about the surrounding region and what it has to offer for recreation. As a native, I take great pride in sharing what I know and making travel suggestions. Last month, I wrote about Charleston, but there are other less well-known destinations equally worthy of discussion and discovery. The Olde English District of South Carolina fits the bill. Continue Reading