A scene from the 2009 YMCA Family Fun Day.

Lake Norman YMCA hosts its 2nd annual Family Fun Day on Saturday, April 24, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. with music, food, games, inflatable slides and bounce houses, canoe rides, archery, face painting, crafts and more. The event will also offer parents and kids a chance to check out the YMCA’s schedule of summer camps.

Players in the Y’s spring soccer leagues will be playing their final games of the season Saturday and collecting end-of-season awards during the event. Read the full story

The annual Lake Norman Family YMCA Triathlon is this weekend, this year expanded to 2 days, with experts competing Saturday and the rest of the field Sunday. Our Weekend Calendar also has a variety of other events in and around Davidson, from a fund-raising dinner tonight at Toast Cafe for the Autism Society of NC to a Sunday “End of Summer” party at Summit Coffee. There’s a free concert tonight at Mooresville Town Hall with Tsunami Wave Riders. And don’t forget Saturday’s free bluegrass concert at Cornelius Presbyterian Church, with local favorites Davidson Express.

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Summer must be coming to an end; how else to explain the flurry of activity on the community calendar this week. Events range from the opening of the Davidson College Cats on Main shop today (Monday) to town hall meetings in Davidson and Cornelius. Davidson College fall sports are starting up, and free outdoor concerts and movies are scheduled around the area. Lake Norman Family YMCA’s annual triathlon expands to a two-day event this weekend, which also features lots of music in Davidson and Cornelius.

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SOURCE: Lake Norman Family YMCA

Because of increasing popularity and demand, the Lake Norman YMCA’s annual triathlon is now a two-day event. On Saturday, Aug. 22, and Sunday, Aug. 23, more than 1,200 athletes from around the Charlotte area and as far as Washington state will assemble in Cornelius to swim, bike and run their way through the Lake Norman area. All proceeds will benefit Lake Norman YMCA Community Outreach programs. Read the full story

YMCA announcement

Lake Norman YMCA invites the entire community for the 2nd annual Easter Sunrise Service this Sunday, April 12, at 6:30 a.m. The service will be an intimate and unique experience that takes place overlooking the lake in the natural setting of an outdoor chapel. Read the full story