Some of the musicians who will be playing at Barnstock 2013 gathered for a recent photo shoot. The festival returns this Friday and Saturday off Black Farms Road. That’s organizer Miles Brown at right. (David Boraks photo)

Head out and enjoy several community events this weekend as summer starts to heat up. Tonight, enjoy a wine tasting and live music at The Wine Cellar starting at 7pm in Cornelius, or grab a drink and enjoy music by Billy Jones and Friends on Summit Coffee’s back porch at 8pm. Also tonight, the Davidson Community Players continue their performance of Leading Ladies at 8pm in the Duke Family Performance Hall on Davidson’s Campus. Read on for more highlight’s of this weekend’s events calendar. Continue Reading

Megabus is a cheap way to get from city to city.

By CLAIRE NAISBY

Two months ago, my car was totaled in an accident. I’ve always hated driving, for environmental and health reasons, and also just preferred riding my bike. I decided to take on the “no car” challenge for a while, and have learned a lot about public transportation, convenience, and rain in the process.

My biggest challenge was when I decided I was not going to fly to Washington, DC, for a business conference because I wanted to keep the travel expenses low.  Did you know you can make it from Davidson to Washington, DC and back without a car? If not, are you wondering how? Here’s how I did it: The Megabus! Continue Reading

Some of the musicians who will be playing at Barnstock 2013 gathered for a recent photo shoot. The festival returns this Friday and Saturday off Black Farms Road. That’s organizer Miles Brown at right. (David Boraks photo)

Five years ago, a group of young musicians got together to play some music on a farm outside of Huntersville. They called it Barnstock, invoking the legendary rock festival Woodstock, and made it a fund-raiser for the most local of causes: The volunteer Davidson Fire Department. This year, Barnstock is back – and bigger than ever.

The two-day festival begins with with a 21+ Bike Night on Friday, July 26, and continues Saturday, July 27, with an all-day, all-ages music festival at the barn, 15300 Black Farms Road, Huntersville. They’ll have music, a volleyball tournament and food trucks. Continue Reading

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By BOB MAIER

“The Iran Job,” which screens Saturday July 27, at the Cornelius Art Center, is a wonderful kind of documentary that sheds a contrary light on the echo chamber of “common sense” that dominates American media and culture. Of course, Iran is an evil place. They are trying to build nuclear weapons. They hate America because we are a free society. They are religious fanatics. Case closed.
These beliefs permeate our “scareocracy,” even though a little research shows a different truth. Iran has a huge young population that yearns to be free of its repressive government. Just two years ago, there was violent revolution in its streets, sadly extinguished by a well-armed Iranian military. Continue Reading

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There’s a food truck at Oak Street Mill every Wednesday. (David Boraks/CorneliusNews.net)

Beat the inclement weather this week by checking our Updated Events Calendar for activities indoors and between the storms in the Lake Norman region. We’ve updated our calendar layout and browsing options to provide a comprehensive community calendar. You can check it out at davidsonnews.net/guide/events. Continue Reading

The Cornelius Arts Center, in the Oak Street Mill, Cornelius, will kick off its new summer film series Indies + Docs on July 27 with a screening of “The Iran Job,” the story of an American basketball player in Iran. Continue Reading