Posted on 24 February 2014.
Lake Norman Conservatives has moved its previously scheduled monthly meeting to this Wednesday, Feb. 26, to accommodate the schedule of guest speakers Karen and Billy Vaughn, parents of fallen Navy SEAL Aaron Vaughn, who died on the Extortion 17 mission. The Vaughns learned this week that they will testify at a long-awaited Congressional hearing on the incident. Read the full story
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Posted on 15 February 2014.
The Community Arts Project, in the Chair Factory Shops on North Main Street, Cornelius, is now accepting registration for a series of new 1-day workshops including art clay, found-object jewelry making and how to make a mosaic picture frame. Also open are summer camp and spring class registrations. Read the full story
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Posted on 12 February 2014.
Photos by Clayton Joe Young are on display during February at Davidson Town Hall. An artist reception is Friday, Feb. 14.
An artist’s reception with award-winning photographer Clayton Joe Young of Davidson is scheduled Friday, Feb. 14, at Davidson Town Hall for his exhibit “Mountain Folk – Traditional Ways of Life in Watauga County and Surrounding Areas.” The reception is 5-8pm and is free and open to the public. Meanwhile, below is a summary of other visual arts events coming up. Read the full story
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Posted on 11 February 2014.
Inventors Day is Saturday, Feb. 15, at Discovery Place in Charlotte.
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CHARLOTTE – Love science? We do too! Spend this Valentine’s Day at Discovery Place for a weekend that’s full of red-hot science and heart-throbbing excitement. The museum has exhibits, including “101 Inventions That Changed The World” as well as a Saturday, Feb. 15 program called “Inventors Day.” Meanwhile, Discovery Place Kids in Huntersville has programs this weekend and next on music and art from around the world.
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Posted on 10 February 2014.
Ceo na Gael pipe band in the 2013 parade. (Gayle Shomer/DavidsonNews.net file photo)
The Mooresville Downtown Commission (MDC) will host the third annual Saint Patrick’s Day parade in downtown Mooresville on Saturday, March 8. The community parade will feature a pipe band, an Irish wolfhound, Irish step dancers, dance groups and more. The commission invites groups to join the parade. Spot are limited. Read the full story
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Posted on 05 February 2014.
Don DeLillo
Don DeLillo, one of the country’s most celebrated authors of novels, short stories, plays and essays, will give Davidson College’s annual Conarroe lecture on Monday, Feb. 17.
Also, NC Poet Laureate Joseph Bathanti will be at Main Street Books on Sunday. See below. Read the full story
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