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April 2019

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Contents April vol. 13 No.4

24 It’s About

Photography shot by Anthony Rikunsrud at a Hough High School Orchestra rehearsal.

Channel Markers

Time

Movers, shakers and more at the lake

Lisa Forrest balances her life with intention

17 Happy teeth the natural way

28 Thoughts from the Man Cave

Mike Savicki finds out it’s not too late to get a wedding album

18 For the Long Run — Music at St.

Alban’s makes music accessible to everyone

19 Coco Couture helps women help other women

42 Game On Emme and Baylor

20 Live Like a Native — Open mic nights around Lake Norman

Nelson encourage each other’s swimming success

21 The Peninsula Yacht Club’s In-

30 Trends + Style In living coral

Water Boat Show & Boating Safety Day

78 On the Circuit What’s happening

23 Bet You Didn’t know — The Village

80 Lori’s Larks Editor Lori K. Tate tries

How we live at the lake

of Moore

at Lake Norman this month

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58 Dwellings

A Davidson renovation hits all the right notes

Dine + Wine

32 Navigators

Hough High School’s Orchestra hits the right chord

Eating, drinking, cooking and fun

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68 Wine Time

Pisces Sushi Bar & Lounge has raw talent

70 On Tap

Ghostface Brewing welcomes Beer Lab to the family

71 In the Kitchen with Jill Dahan Hoppin’ Cakes

72 Nibbles + Bites

36 Music Feature I

Kevin Goodwin writes and performs what he wants to hear

Gateau on Main brings back the bakery

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here are moments as a parent when you realize that you’re doing something right. The other morning when my 9-year-old son asked if he could take an album or an eight-track to school to show his class was one such moment for me.

As I’ve written in this column before, our family is what I call “Analog Amish.” In other words, we’re pretty old school in our house. If we want to change a song on the radio, we turn the dial instead of asking a gadget whose name begins with an A to do it. My husband and I still play CDs in our cars, and he even rocks out to a cassette player in his ’66 Mustang. (In full disclosure, I would skip a few meals to keep my SiriusXM subscription if I had to, so I guess I’m not that Amish.)

Anyway, even though we don’t have the latest in technology for listening to it, music is a huge part of our lives. And it looks like our love of music is rubbing off on our twins, The Tater Tots, as evidenced by Graydon playing Journey’s Don’t Stop Believin’ on the piano constantly, and Margot repeatedly singing Rewrite the Stars from The Greatest Showman soundtrack.

Photo by Glenn Roberson

by Lori K. Tate

As music fans (and parents), we’re thrilled that they’ve taken a liking to music because it’s something that we can enjoy and learn about together.

Case in point, last month I treated myself to The Essential Dolly Parton CD, 37 songs filled with talent and sass spanning her career. I could not wait to school my children in the wisdom of this woman. In less than a day, they were singing along to 9 to 5, as well as Here You Come Again. Success!

Earlier this year, my daughter discovered the musical Wicked in her musical theatre class, prompting me to dust off my Wicked CD. For weeks, we belted out Defying Gravity at the top of our lungs as we rode around town. In reality we were driving to Harris Teeter to buy bananas, but in our minds we were performing on Broadway to a

sold-out crowd.

Then there’s Tom Petty.

When Petty passed away in October 2017, I took it pretty hard. To this day, his Full Moon Fever tour is one of the best concerts I’ve ever seen, so I mourned him by listening to Tom Petty Radio on my beloved SiriusXM — nonstop.

Graydon really connected to his music while I was doing this, so much so that he selected Petty’s Free Fallin’ for his spring piano recital last year. This song was released in 1989, and my son, who was born in 2010, adores it. He even played it for his music class at school, so now 22 other third graders know the power of a Tom Petty song. I’ll chalk that up to another proud parent moment.

There aren’t many things that transform feelings and imagination the way that music does, and that’s what I’ve always loved about it. In an instant, a song can take you to a place you’ve been or a place that you want to go. All you have to do is listen and go along for the ride.

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Happy Teeth t all started when Leslie Murphy was told her 5-year-old daughter, McKenna, had two cavities.

The dentist recommended fillings, but Murphy decided to wait. Her daughter was not in any pain, and she wanted time to consider alternatives.

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Professional cellist Barbara Krumdieck is also the artistic director of Music at St. Alban’s

tradition born during the fall of 2005 can still be heard today at St. Alban’s Episcopal Church in Davidson.

Music at St. Alban’s, a series of eight concerts that runs from September through May, offers a variety of music from Baroque to bluegrass.

Henry Lebedinsky, who was the director of music at St. Alban’s Episcopal Church in 2005, began the series. Though he moved away years ago, the series continues at St. Alban’s, but it’s not part of the church.

“It’s an outreach for them [St. Alban’s] to bring new people into the space, but it’s also promoting music and a sense of community,” explains Barbara Krumdieck, artistic director for Music at St. Alban’s. “It’s a really warm and friendly environment. It’s handicap accessible. There’s not a lot of street noise. It’s easy to park, and there’s just a lot of good things about it.”

The concerts take place on Sunday afternoons, which makes the performances accessible to people of all ages from children to seniors. Another way that it’s accessible is that you don’t have to know anything about classical music or live music to enjoy the experience. The intimate setting allows musicians to engage with the audience.

“They [the musicians] talk about the next piece they’re going to play, or if the instruments are unusual, they talk about the instruments,” says Krumdieck. “It’s personal.”

The sanctuary at St. Alban’s can accommodate up to 250 people, but Krumdieck says the average attendance for concerts is around 120. “We would love to increase our audience size,” says

Krumdieck, a professional cellist who specializes in Baroque music.

“We got about 150 at the last concert because it was bluegrass [Hank, Pattie & The Current], and people love that.”

As artistic director, Krumdieck is integral in selecting the musicians for the series. Sometimes musicians seek her out because they’ve heard about the series, while other times board members suggest a certain type of music they’d like to include.

Because she’s a musician, she often hears about other musicians who would be a good fit for the series through her friends.

“I get to call musicians up or e-mail and say, ‘Do you want to play a concert and get paid for it?’ That’s a really fun thing to do,” says Krumdieck. “For me, it’s this element of fine tuning, balancing the concert series every season so there’s a variety of different things.”

Young artists from the community play 30 minutes prior to the concert in most cases, and there’s a reception with the musicians in the narthex after the performance. For the past two years for two concerts, the series has collaborated with Davidson Learns, which contributes a small stipend so the featured performers can come out before the concert and answer questions.

“It’s a joy to be able to provide music for people,” says Krumdieck.

“When people are coming out of the concerts, I stand there, and it’s so great to hear the audience and their feedback. Almost every time they say, ‘This was the best concert.’ ” — Lori K. Tate, photography by Jamie Cowles

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here’s a lot of talent around Lake Norman, and one of the best ways to experience it live is through open mic nights at local bars, pubs and restaurants. We combed the area to see where you can catch the latest up and coming acts. Who knows? You might see the next Avett Brothers ( from nearby Concord) perform before they hit it big.

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The Peninsula Yacht Club’s In-Water Boat Show & Boating Safety Day Whaler and have a small little course to test your boat operating skills,” explains Harry Smith, marina manager at The Peninsula Yacht Club, adding that people should sign up for this activity beforehand. “We try to let people test their skills. If they say they know how to drive a boat, let’s put it to the test.”

In addition to vessel safety checks and the Power Boat Challenge, guests can also look at the latest boats from various dealerships in the Southeast.

Smith says there will be close to 30 boats on display on land and water and that dealers will be offering test drives. There will also be lawn games for kids, club tours, free hot dogs and snow cones, a bounce house and more.

The Peninsula Yacht Club In-Water Boat Show & Boating Safety Day is April 6.

“What we want to try to do is keep that awareness of basic boating safety, especially the time of year of the boat show,” says Smith. “We want to be that avenue. …That’s a big deal for us.” — Lori K. Tate, photography

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ith the weather warming up, folks in the Lake Norman area have one thing on their minds — boating. While it’s fun to cruise the lake with a happy-go-lucky attitude, it’s also important to be safe while doing it. That’s one of the reasons The Peninsula Yacht Club hosts its annual In-Water Boat Show & Boating Safety Day. On Saturday, April 6, The Coast Guard Auxiliary on Lake Norman, as well as the Lake Norman Sail and Power Squadron will be conducting free vessel safety checks at The Peninsula Yacht Club. Open to the public, guests can also partake in a Power Boat Challenge.

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Where did the name Mooresville come from? the northern end of Iredell County focused on cattle and grain, the southern portion concentrated on cotton, indigo and rice.

Like many other North Carolina towns, cotton led to textiles. At first farmers sent their cotton to Charlotte to be processed. Once the railroad came to town, Mooresville could send products to bigger cities, which eventually attracted mills such as Dixie Cotton Mills and Mooresville Mills.

However, during The Civil War, the tracks were taken up to keep the Richmond line

running in Virginia.

In 1882, the tracks returned to Mooresville. A man named John Franklin Moore owned a lot of land in the area and eventually sold part of it so the new railroad could come through. Moore’s family also built the first train depot in town.

The Moores were so prominent that the area began to be known as The Village of Moore. Moore soon saw the need to evolve from a village

The beginnings of Mooresville as a town. ????

to a town, so he began promoting incorporation.

In the first meeting of the town’s appointed board, the members selected Mooresville, meaning Moore Village, to be the name of the town. — Lori K. Tate, photography courtesy of Mooresville Public Library

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ver wonder where the name Mooresville comes from? Initially what was to become Mooresville began with a community formed around plantations and farms. At one point the area was called the Community of Deep Well because Mooresville sits on a natural fault line, and there was a deep well fed by springs and creeks.

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Lisa Forrest balances her professional life and her family with intention

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As the Leland M. Park Director of the Davidson College Library, Lisa Forrest focuses on what’s best for her family and the college.

here are two key questions Lisa Forrest considers when an opportunity presents itself.

What’s best for my family?

What’s best for Davidson College?

As the Leland M. Park Director of the Davidson College Library, Forrest, 48, is unabashedly committed to supporting the college’s mission. As a mother to three sons who are 5, 7 and 28, she’s particularly aware of how fleeting time with one’s children is. Seeking harmony between her two greatest

commitments is the foundation to how she plans her time.

“I try to find a nice happy medium between balancing my family and professional life.

At the library, we ultimately support student and faculty success. I try to align us with the major initiatives and priorities of the college. I have been loving being here and hearing what different folks have going on and figuring out how we can support the larger mission,” explains Forrest. “As a parent, I really want to be with them [her children]. Our focus is on family time.”

When her college role impacts her family time, Forrest approaches her return home with intention.

“This past weekend, I was on campus for a couple hours, so when I got back home I made sure that we were doing something high quality to balance out that I was away from them.”

That intentionality drives Forrest’s approach to her work as well. Forrest moved to Davidson and began her role in July 2018. While a priority for her in her first year has been relationship building, making connections and understanding how the library can serve its community, the many meetings, lunches and events meant that some details were getting less attention.

“In terms of administrative time, that is the thing that I found was getting sucked up, so I did need to learn how to carve time out to read and catch up on things. On Friday mornings, I have set up admin time, which gives me time to take a break, catch up on email and respond with thoughtfulness to some things,” she explains.

“I am giving myself permission to slow down a little bit and digest the world that is at my computer. There’s a lot to synthesize that we may never have the chance to do because we have so much coming at us.”

In addition to protecting a little bit of her time so that she can meet the administrative demands of her position, she is also mindful of her team’s time.

“I try not to send emails to my staff after work, and I cut off my notifications by 9 p.m.,” she says.

After settling into her new

position, Forrest has started making time for herself in other ways so she can be her best in both her roles. In the morning, she uses the app, Headspace, to practice meditation. When she comes home from work, she tries to head outside for a quick walk before jumping into the family’s evening routine.

As Forrest navigates the balance between her professional and personal roles, sometimes with more ease than others, she reminds herself of an indisputable truth about time.

“It is not always going to be this way.”

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10 Years Too Late (Maybe Not) Thank goodness wedding memories last a lifetime because I forgot the album

by Mike Savicki photography courtesy of Ken Noblezada

These days there are all sorts of photographers documenting weddings.

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to upgrade or outright purchase another diamond just to get on my wife’s good side (doing research for this column I learned that while the traditional wedding anniversary gift for a 10-year anniversary is tin or aluminum, diamonds have become more popular in recent years), I reached out to Ken Noblezada for some insight. Ken shoots for CURRENTS and is a 15-year photography veteran, who has almost as much experience behind the lens at weddings as a Kardashian does in front of it.

“While there are still people asking for albums,” Ken explained to me, “they are definitely in decline due, in part, to how social media and the increased use of camera phones have changed things.”

He went on to say that while he approaches every wedding with a list of 25 traditional shots to capture, so much is different now thanks to add-ons like photo booths, disposable digital cameras, and even guests taking images from so many different places and points of view.

“You basically get two perspectives now at almost every wedding, the professional side and

images taken and uploaded to the wedding couple’s photo stream by the guests,” he explained.

And it’s not uncommon for Ken to have to do battle with an overzealous guest with a giant iPad or Galaxy Tablet, who thinks they are the unofficial wedding photographer and tries to take over the aisle or line of sight.

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rooms like me are the reason why brides have so much to do at their weddings. We are the reason that brides make all the difficult decisions and grooms are given non-essential and selfregulating tasks such as lining up cake tastings, making sure the black tuxedos are actually black, and finding a best man who will ensure we arrive at the designated place, date and time so as to be present when vows are exchanged and a kiss is required. Give us anything more than that, and chances are good we will drop the ball.

In my case, I dropped the ball on the wedding album portion of our wedding photography. I was assigned the task of actually bringing to life a bound book full of beautiful memories from our wedding day, and I didn’t do it.

Nope, not one single image in print, let alone a timeless coffee table-worthy bound collection embossed and engraved in gold.

What makes it so much worse is that we are about to celebrate our 10th wedding anniversary, and it’s still not done.

With the hope of finding a solution before I may likely have

Ken Noblezada in action at a wedding.

brides and grooms to inform their guests to put away their phones and be present during the ceremony itself, I find I often have to elbow my way to the front to capture the images I’ve promised,” he says with a smile. “The videographer has it worse though, their cameras are usually stationary, and at least I

can move around.”

So while the wedding photographer doesn’t seem to be the elite orchestrator and conductor of both the wedding party and the ceremony he (or she) once was, there still exists that strong desire for wedding photos in one form or another.

When I explained to Ken my dilemma, he had a fantastic idea. It seems that rather than choosing traditional albums that may contain merely 25 to 35 pages of images, couples are now purchasing fully loaded tablets that contain nearly each and every image from the day, not only in color but also in black and white, and sepia with an entire array of filters, added emojis, romantic sayings and, yes, even animated graphics.

Oh, the possibilities. My bride looked glowingly gorgeous on our wedding day, as if bluebirds and stars were circling her as she walked down the aisle. Now, thanks to advances in digital photography, she can be glowing and we can add in bluebirds and stars to the images of her walking down the aisle.

So perhaps instead of delivering a traditional wedding album 10 years too late, I’ll retrieve from an external hard drive backup our multi-gigabytesized digital wedding image folder and transfer it all to a top-of-the-line tablet, complete with full scrolling, swiping, tagging, animating and sharing capabilities.

Then again maybe I’ll just ask if we can do another cake tasting or two to celebrate 10 years. I definitely got that right the first time.

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Hugh Haddad conducts Hough High School’s Orchestra, a group of young and dedicated musicians.

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Hough High’s Orchestra aims for excellence with each performance

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by Eleanor Merrell | photography by Anthony Rikunsrud

Hugh Haddad

n the nine years since its founding, William Amos Hough High School in Cornelius has erected a reputation for excellence.

Students consistently earn higher test scores compared to their district and state peers, the women’s soccer team has clinched two state championships, and the volleyball team is not to be scoffed at, either.

All the while, the school’s orchestra has humbly but soundly contributed to Hough’s growing reputation for excellence, grooming students to participate in the All-National Honor Ensembles, performing alongside Grammy-nominated and Grammy-winning artists, and earning the highest ratings at competitions.

Refining to perform

To join the Hough High School Orchestra, which is an elective class, students must have a strong understanding of music theory, as well as demonstrable competency on their instrument. Students who join are organized into advanced and intermediate ensembles, which affords more musicians the opportunity to grow and develop their chops according to the level of difficulty they are accustomed to playing or the popularity of their instrument.

Although rehearsals are built into the musicians’ school day, their work doesn’t cease when the end-of-school bell rings. They are expected to refine the skills they acquire in the classroom

piece alongside a scene from a Disney film.

Greater musical aspirations

The bonds the students form with each other while rehearsing year after year, sharing competition and concert triumphs and setbacks, and traipsing through theme parks have already begun to show their depth. In just the few years since Hough’s opening, Hough orchestra alumni, many of whom earn music scholarships to further their education at a college or university, drop by the orchestra room while home on breaks to catch up with their music family.

At the helm of the orchestra is Hugh Haddad, Hough faculty member since 2016 but a Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools veteran of more than 10 years.

Haddad, who remembers

his high school orchestra days fondly, aims each day to push his students toward greater musical aspirations.

“The kids join the class because they love music,” Haddad explains. “My job is to introduce them to more diverse and complex music.”

Part of Haddad’s commitment to this goal stems from personal Students are expected to refine their skills outside of the classroom experience. When through drills and practice. he made the transition from high It helps that Haddad is school to university orchestra, working with students who are he felt vastly underprepared for eager to succeed. “They have the pieces he needed to learn. the drive and the initiative, He’s determined to help his and I just pull the music out of students feel more comfortable them,” he says. “I feel honored, when they reach the next level, privileged and humbled to have so they can better enjoy the such high quality musicians in experience. my orchestra.”

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through drills and practice, mastering their individual roles within intricately woven ensemble pieces.

Myriad opportunities to showcase their repertoire exist throughout the academic calendar. In the 2018-2019 school year alone, the orchestra booked seven performances, including a concert at Christmas in Davidson, a Black History Month concert and a spring concert. Last month, the orchestra competed at Music Performance Adjudication, where high schools are invited to master and perform three pieces of music for three judges, who rate the performance based on North Carolina Education Standards.

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Goodwin’s grandmother is a pianist, so she bought his family a baby grand Wurlitzer piano. “No one in my family really played. My mother played a little bit,” recalls Goodwin. “It just kind of sat untouched. I always loved music. … I was never good at sports or anything like that.”

After the Lean on Me discovery, Goodwin continued playing his family’s Wurlitzer. His parents wanted him to take lessons, but he was initially hesitant. “I was very arrogant and resilient because I could play by ear,” remembers Goodwin.

A couple of years later he decided to take them up on their offer. “I went to my parents, and I said, ‘You know, I really want to understand more about it because I can sit down and play, but I want to know how to read music and I want to understand more of the theory behind it.”

Goodwin began taking piano lessons from Henry Loudermilk, who taught him how to become proficient in music theory. “He was a mentor for me for many years,” says Goodwin. “He’s still a good friend of mine, and he still teaches in the

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Huntersville’s Kevin Goodwin writes and performs the music he wants to hear

t all began with Bill Withers.

Well actually, it began with Kevin Goodwin’s father walking around the house singing Withers’ legendary Lean on Me. “I sat down at the piano without ever having played the piano before,” remembers Goodwin, who was 7 at the time. “I started playing the song almost right away, and then I instantly knew that this was something I could do because I could just instantly hear the music and play it.”

These days the 24-year-old singer/ songwriter is more fired up about music than ever, evidenced by the release of his first EP, This is How it Starts, this past February. “It’s something that I have to do,” says the Huntersville resident. “It’s essential to who I am. If there’s one thing about me that is who I am, it’s music.”

Lake Norman area.”

During high school, Goodwin played small gigs in the area at places like Summit Coffee in Davidson, along with other coffee shops and small bars. When he was around 18, he won the Battle of the Bands at the now defunct Tremont Music Hall in Charlotte. “It was really exciting because I didn’t have a band at the time, so I was just playing piano and singing, and everyone else was a metal band,” he says.

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When the time came for college, Goodwin, who was home schooled, enrolled at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He wanted to go into high school education and become a history teacher, but after one semester he realized that college wasn’t for him. He still liked the teaching idea though because he had built up a business in the Lake Norman area as a piano and vocal teacher before college, so he came home to restart his business.

Currently he has approximately 30 students ranging in age from little kids to adults. “It used to be a lot

more, but I’ve gotten busy with my music, being a singer/ songwriter lately, so I’ve had to drop back a little bit,” he says.

One of the major reasons for his sharper focus is a health scare he experienced two years ago. During an MRI, his doctor discovered that he had a 13-millimeter cyst sitting on top of his brain. “They told me I might need brain surgery, and that just threw me through this whole horrifying thought of, ‘Wow, I never got to go out and do what I wanted to do in music,’ ” he says. “That was my biggest regret when I heard that.”

Luckily, the cyst turned out to be benign, and surgery wasn’t needed. Regardless, the experience made Goodwin realize what he wanted to do. Though he’s a solo act, he performs with a band that he selected through a lengthy audition process. Alex Nicholson plays guitar, Alex Welch plays bass and Ryan Friddle plays drums.

For Goodwin, it’s imperative that his music (or any music for that matter) be played on instruments by musicians. “I just feel like there’s so much connection there because it’s real people playing real instruments,

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For Goodwin, it’s imperative that his music be played on instruments by musicians.

and nothing about it is artificial,” he says. “The majority of my songs are just piano, drums, bass and guitar. That’s it. We don’t have much else going on. And that’s the music that I’m really

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Goodwin says bands like Lifehouse and The Goo Goo Dolls have influenced him, as well as John Mayer, Elton John and The Beatles. He’s not

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really cool community that just happens spontaneously in a room because everybody is in there and this music is playing and everyone is feeling these feelings the song is giving them together,” says Goodwin, who frequently plays Brick Row in Old Town Cornelius. “It’s an extremely powerful and adrenalineinducing thing, where it’s just, I can’t imagine anything that brings me more excitement in life than doing that.”

As for Goodwin’s future plans, he’d love to become the next John Mayer but realizes what a tall goal that is. “I want to be able to go out and do this for a living. I would be content with that, just to be able to be a full-time touring singer/ songwriter,” he says. “To go out to a different city every night and play my music to a crowd of people who want to be there and feel those songs, that’s what I want.”

Goodwin’s favorite aspect about music is performing. He loves connecting with the audience through songs.

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into most of the music that’s currently on the radio. “A lot of it is just tracks and beats and things like that. …There are no instruments,” he says. “I know that I can’t be the only person who is hungry to hear the music that just features instruments and musicians.”

That’s what his EP is all about. Goodwin wrote all of the songs, including All I Can Think About, which he wrote when he was 15 about a crush on a girl at a party. He wrote the song Alaska about a friend in high school who struggled with depression and suicidal tendencies.

Though he loves to write, his favorite aspect about the music business is performing because he loves sharing his music and connecting with other people. “When you’re performing and, even as a spectator, even when I go to shows to watch other musicians play, it’s this really,

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ayne and Randall Sprinkle have been playing weddings since they tied the knot 27 years ago. The Mooresville couple is part of the trio (and quartet by request) known as Musically Yours. Cellist Brandi Nolish and violinist Denys Gorski make up the rest of the group, which counts The Knot’s “Best of Weddings” award and WeddingWire’s “Couples’ Choice” award (they’ve won both for six consecutive years), among its accolades.

Serious Business

Randall’s harp guitar always garners attention.

It wasn’t until 10 years ago that the Sprinkles began to take the business of playing at weddings seriously. That’s when they created a website and began to actively market themselves. Jayne

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plays multiple instruments, but the harp is her muse for weddings, while Randall adds the kindred strains of his guitar.

Two years later, they added a cellist, and at about the same time Randall stumbled across a little-known instrument called the harp guitar. What qualifies a harp guitar is an endless topic of debate, but here’s a basic definition. It looks more like a guitar than a harp, and it has at least one floating string, but many have more.

The first time the couple brought Randall’s new find to a wedding show, a swarm of photographers descended on him. Typically, it’s the harp that gets the most attention, so Jayne was taken by surprise.

“Aren’t you going to take

pictures of the harp?” she asked. “Nah, we’ve got a ton of those,” they said. “Randall lit up like a Christmas tree,” recalls Jayne. Several years later, they had a client who requested a violin, and Gorski got the gig.

“The guitar is typically the rhythm instrument in our configuration, and sometimes it gets the melody,” says Randall. But because the harp guitar has the bass strings, it fills a lot of the area that a cello might play, freeing the cellist, or cellist and violinist, to create a counter melody. “It adds another layer,” he says.

Making it special Musically Yours is rare among string groups because its musicians play traditional

and non-traditional pieces, and they are willing to learn new music. One client requested an unusually quirky piece called Quarter Chicken Dark.

“It was ‘very tricky to learn,’ recalls Randall, but they worked hard to make it happen and the client was “over the moon about it.” (Yo-Yo Ma recorded it to give you an idea of the difficulty of the piece.) Perhaps their most requested popular song is A Thousand Years by Christina Perri. Although it’s not new anymore, they say they play it during the ceremony at about every third wedding.

Above all, the key to their critical and long-term success is their dedicated professionalism.

They are very aware of their image. They show up early, dress

elegantly and do their absolute best.

Because they are at the high end of the price range for wedding music groups, they say they don’t ever want their clients to be disappointed. That doesn’t seem to be an issue, as their calendar is booked solid March through October, known in the industry as high wedding season. Musically Yours plays up to three weddings in a single weekend.

Most of all they realize that each wedding is significant.

“We’re sharing in a very important day,” says Randall, adding that they always meet privately with couples to get a feel for who they are. “I always ask them how they met; to hear their story makes it special.”

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Jayne and Randall Sprinkle of Mooresville have been playing weddings for almost 30 years.

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Emme and Baylor Nelson encourage each other’s swimming success

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untersville’s Janie and Justin Nelson wanted their kids, Emme and Baylor, to know how to swim and learn the basics of water safety, so they put them in swimming lessons at the YMCA when they were in preschool. “I was afraid to put my face in the water,” remembers Emme (now 17), adding that her teacher at the YMCA wooed her with a cool blue swimsuit. That’s how it all started for the Baylors and swimming.

Self-discipline Satisfied that they knew the basics, Janie and Justin let their

children choose whether or not they wanted to continue swimming after their lessons at the Y. The answer was “yes,” and by ages 8 and 6, the brother and sister duo were competing through Swim MAC, where they still train today.

Now Emme and Baylor (15) are elite athletes who attend Community School of Davidson (CSD). Last month at the state championship (NCHSAA 1A/2A state swim meet), they both won a first-place finish in the same event — each now holds the state record in the 200 individual medley, a challenging event in which the swimmer transitions between

all four strokes in the following order: butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke and freestyle.

Emme was named the 1A/2A Women’s Swimming and Diving State Championship’s most outstanding swimmer for the third consecutive year. She also brought home another first place finish in the 100-meter breaststroke for another third consecutive win, making her an eight-time state champion.

Although the Nelsons make it look easy, their success comes from years of self-discipline and perseverance. Their morning alarms jar them from sleep at 4:20 a.m. on the days they start practice early. After putting in

a full day at school, they head back to practice for three more hours.

Baylor has been inspired by his older sister’s work ethic and success. “I’ve always looked up to her and wanted to be on the same level as her,” he says, “so it’s made me work harder.” She, in turn, describes him as “a very hard worker.” “He pushes me and motivates me to meet my goals,” she says.

Emme, now a junior, also contributes her skills to her high school team. Once Baylor entered CSD as a freshman, he followed suit. After the team returned from the state competition, CSD became the

only school that can claim to have a sister and brother who have brought home a first-place finish in the same event.

Keeping it fun

Baylor and Emme Nelson encourage each other in their training.

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Living in the same house, attending the same high school and training together six days a week has given them a special bond. On the hard days when they face disappointment, they remind each other to brush it off and move forward. “We try not dwell on it,” says Emme.

The mental discipline their training requires carries over into their academic life as well.

As a member of the National Honor Society, Emme is good at managing her time. Any unscheduled hours are spent studying for tests, getting homework in on time or grabbing a much-needed nap.

After training for most of their young lives, Emme and Baylor have their eyes set on the 2020 Olympic trials next June. Emme needs to shave off just half a second in the 100-meter breaststroke, and about one second off the 200-meter breaststroke. Baylor needs to drop four seconds in the 200 individual medley.

“I definitely think I can get it by next summer,” he says. Despite all they have accomplished, both Emme and Baylor are refreshingly kind and unassuming. When asked to describe them, CSD’s Head Swim Coach Jeff Patterson says “humble” is the first word that comes to mind. It’s also clear that it’s not all about them. “As good as they are individually,” says Patterson, “they are willing to do anything that helps the team.”

The two keep a healthy perspective on it all. Emme says she believes in doing her best and “keeping it fun.” Baylor moves through his days fully in the moment, saying, “Whatever I’m doing, that’s what I’m focusing on.”

Most mornings the alarm clock goes off at 4:30 a.m. so that the Nelsons can train before school.

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Plan to see more “out-of-thebox” designs for engagement rings. This can include stacked bands, three-stone rings, asymmetric designs, accent halos around diamonds, etc.

Brides are also opting for yellow and rose gold, as they can complement everything from a modern or vintage design and a variety of gemstones.

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Bridal couture for 2019 runs the gamut from royal-inspired gowns, sheer dresses with gossamer tulles, cool shades of blue, statement sleeves, floral patterns, polka dots and more.

Expect these styles to cross over into styles for bridesmaid dresses as well, along with jumpsuits and velvet fabrics.

When it comes to choosing the perfect dress that will be memorialized in your wedding photos for years to come, do your research on the types of styles you like. Factors to consider include your budget, wedding theme, who you plan to take with you to shop, and building plenty of time into

your calendar for shopping and comparing. Also, shop early to ensure you have plenty of time for any custom alterations that may be needed.

For men shopping for attire for the special day, the current trends feature slim fit and ultrafit tuxedos, says Ed Wheeler, owner of The Back Room Men’s Fine Clothier in Mooresville.

When a venue is less formal, grooms and groomsmen are also opting for wedding suits as opposed to tuxedos. Expect to see more black pants coupled with a coat of a different color such as burgundy, cobalt, white and paisley print.

And while it’s never too early to explore different styles, colors and prints for wedding attire, Wheeler recommends waiting until about four weeks before the wedding to be measured, as this will ensure a more tailored fit.

“Many men are opting out of traditional black-tie attire for various shades of blue and

dark greys,” says Tyler Hampton of Hampton Men’s Clothing in Mooresville. “I’m selling just as many suits as I am tuxedos.”

This is especially helpful for springtime outdoor weddings.

Hampton adds that while formalwear is traditionally black and white, blues and greys continue to gain momentum. “For accessories, we like to encourage cummerbunds with tuxedos over vests. The vest hinders the tuxedo of its intended purpose: creating a deep ‘V’ shape down the torso for a slimming, elegant look,” he says.

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Jessica Bustamante says she loves the “Weekend Wedding” trend, where couples have the traditional rehearsal and dinner, and then invite everyone in for a party, with drinks and dessert to kick off a weekend of love, friendship

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“Then, after your special day on Saturday, you come together Sunday morning for a farewell brunch,” says Bustamante.

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Different people have different priorities when it comes to figuring out where to invest in more quality furniture.

For example, Mcrary says if someone loves to entertain, they should focus on dining/ living/family room furniture.

If someone is not as sociable, then consider investing in new bedroom furniture. “A good bed and a good quality mattress will be one of the most important purchases you can make.”

inch-thick top, can be sanded and refinished after 20 years, so that is one of the most important things to remember.

If you are purchasing family/ living room furniture, make sure you purchase eight way hand-tied, with solid wood frames on any upholstered furniture. Anything that is a bench made by a person, not mass produced by a machine, is going to hold up much longer and will be a better investment.”

The final say in your day

A pro tip for weddings is to always follow a planning guide or timeline when dreaming up your wedding and everything that comes after. This will enable you to stay on track and hit important deadlines with no surprises.

“My best piece of advice is that unless someone is financially invested in your wedding, then they don’t get a say in your day. It’s YOUR day, and you get to do it YOUR way,” says Bustamante.

Grube echoes this advice. “I tell most of the brides I work with to be conscious of putting themselves in a box. It’s their day, if a tradition doesn’t sit well with you, then ditch it and modify it to your liking. The day is about you and your fiancé, so don’t lose sight of that.”

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Marisa Wilson, founder and head designer of Artful Interiors, led this project that reimagined a 1,018-square-foot twobedroom and one-bath property in Davidson.

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Marisa Wilson of Artful Interiors brought this Davidson home back to life, keeping in mind that it needed to be functional and fun.

Two Pottery Barn leather chairs beckon guests to stay for a visit. Perched between the chairs is an unexpected pop of color delivered by a blue vintage teak garden stool from India.

The guiding aesthetic throughout the home is vintage, masculine and serene.

yearlong makeover brought a 1951 Davidson home into the present for a young family.

Marisa Wilson, founder and head designer of Artful Interiors, led the project that reimagined the 1,018-square-foot twobedroom and one-bath property. A Davidson College alumna, Wilson welcomed the opportunity to bring the house back to life.

“When I saw the house, I could visualize the potential. It had great original features, like the brick now exposed in the living room and original hardwood floors,” she says. “I knew with a little love and a lot of hard work, it would really be a gem.”

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This Davidson renovation hits all the right notes

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An abundance of natural light coupled with mostly original hardwoods gives the space a cozy feel.

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With a musician-at-heart dad and two little boys forming the soul of the place, the interior design process started with a plan to create a space that was functional and fun, and that also included adult and kid refuges. The client describes his family as “wide open.” “As a single dad with two young kids,” he says, “there’s a lot of energy running through the house and through our lives.”

Innovative space-saving ideas make the most of every area, including the living room.

A line-up of guitars displayed on the wall doubles as storage and art. “I wanted to feature the client’s extensive guitar collection,” explains Wilson.

“Plus, it’s really nice for him to have easy access to the guitars whenever he wants to play.”

A vintage leather trunk, a rare find from the Sleepy Poet Antique Mall in Charlotte, is another smart choice serving

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Exposed brick brings the history of the home into the mix.

a dual purpose of coffee table and storage. The weathered trunk generates a feeling of whimsy and possibility with its aged look, inviting guests to explore its storage or to simply sit and abide a while.

The One Kings Lane gray velvet couch anchors the room and achieves the ever-elusive goal of any living room — being comfortable and chic.

Two Pottery Barn leather chairs serve as backstage

passes, beckoning guests to stay for the show. And, perched between the chairs is an unexpected pop of color delivered by a blue vintage teak garden stool from India, sourced specifically for the project from the High Point Market.

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The bathroom is also like a little getaway, but it breaks from a predictable spa-like

The bathroom is also like a little getaway, but it breaks from a predictable spa-like layout.

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The bathroom is a true mid-century escape, evoking a classic feel with white subway bath tile and black and white floor tile.

layout. This is a true midcentury escape, evoking a classic feel with white subway bath tile, and black and white floor tile. A dash of panache is turned on with the Schoolhouse Electric light fixture.

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The kids’ bedroom features pineapple wallpaper from the Rifle Paper Company.

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The mix of the fresh wallpaper with the exposed brick and creaminess of the wall paint — Behr’s Swiss Coffee — makes for a delicious sip of quirkiness and comfort.

It inspires you to linger a little longer just like the guitar chords drifting through the house.

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y wife, Mary Ellen, and I are big fans of sashimi. We jump at any opportunity to dine on a dish of it. Sashimi is more than just a dish of raw fish — way more. A great athlete trains for years in order to make performing something so difficult look so effortless.

Learning to prepare sashimi is much the same.

The way a fish is sliced is vital. Making sashimi demands expert knife skills to cut and clean each fish in the appropriate manner. Each kind of fish demands its own specific techniques and has to be sliced in its own way.

Many times the chef uses a specific set of blades. Watching a sashimi chef is like watching the aforementioned great athlete. The chef ’s actions are deliciously simple, and the outcome is simply delicious.

Sashimi is fresh, light and crisp. It’s a prime example of a good pairing of wine and food.

Exactly the wrong thing to do is pair a dish of it with an in-yourface red wine. The wine would totally dominate the food. (You might as well be eating damp cardboard.) A sharp white wine would be equally troublesome.

Something like a very citrusy, acidic Sauvignon Blanc would get in the way of the nuanced flavor and texture of a dish of good sashimi.

For sashimi, we have a couple of go-to wines that work wonderfully well for us.

An unoaked Chardonnay is a frequent choice. It is nuanced and balanced, which are the exact attributes of sashimi.

Another route we go is a glass of crisp dry rosé. And that’s where we ended up at Pisces Sushi in Mooresville. Pisces’

wine list has an extensive choice of wines by the glass.

That’s neat for a luncheon visit that doesn’t support selecting a whole bottle (most times!).

Pisces’ serves more than just sashimi — much more. And its wine list reflects that. But there are several wines that seem to be on the list exclusively with a plate of sashimi in mind.

Several wines demanded that we consider them. There are some Chardonnays, and there’s my wife’s favorite grape, Albariño. Pisces’ Albariño is from Uruguay, and we had just returned from a visit to that country, where we spent a good bit of time in conversations with friends and with the grape.

Therefore, there was serious consideration that we take the South American route.

But cooler heads prevailed.

It was a warm day, and a glass of Rosé de Provence was a clear choice. And the rosé and fish made a delicious combination. Rosé wines are a little misunderstood because there’s a perception that they are sweet. Not so. A rosé is crisp, dry and full of nuanced flavors and aromas — just the companion with a dish that shares the same attributes.

Sometimes lunch is merely a matter of sustenance. Pisces is way above that. We got our sashimi fix, and, as I said, that’s a complete experience not just a dish of fish. What added to that was the choice of wines to go with the dish — a lot of choices, a lot of fun choosing and a lot of fun dining. Nice.

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Beer Lab’s menu is organized as a periodic table.

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Beer Lab offers a rustic atmosphere that welcomes dogs.

Mike Cuddy owns Ghostface Brewing with his wife, Suzy.

reweries are like babies. It seems a new one is born every day.

The Charlotte region alone claims nearly 50. But it’s not every day that a brewery gets a sibling, yet that’s exactly what happened this past January, when Mooresville’s Ghostface Brewing welcomed Beer Lab into its family.

The name, a nod to Ghostface’s passion for experimentation, also serves as inspiration for the weird scientist theme evident in the taproom. Saddle up to the bar and order a beer from the menu organized as a periodic table. Flights of beers are served in tiny beakers. Even the soon-to-be-launched mug club will be called the Mad Scientists.

Beer Lab’s older sister, known to many as The Pizzeria, is the brewpub that Ghostface cohabitates with Davidson Pizza Company. The location was ideal for launching a fledgling brewery, but as demand grew, owners Mike and Suzy Cuddy began to yearn for a place that would allow them to realize their full vision.

The couple wanted not only to open a place where they could add brewing capacity that would allow them to experiment to their hearts’ content, but also one where customers could slowly enjoy their beers without feeling as if they were competing with a family waiting for a table to dine.

One major difference between the two locations is that Beer Lab is organized as a private club. First-time visitors pay a membership fee that is then reimbursed by the brewery. The only requirement for membership is that an individual must be 21 and have a valid driver’s license.

Members can bring a guest, and kids are welcome.

Beer Lab’s private club status has its advantages. Dogs are

allowed, and so is the sale of liquor. The bar is stocked with high-end scotches, bourbons and other whiskeys. The designation also means the rollup garage doors that open onto Broad Street are allowed, giving the taproom an open and airy feel on good weather days.

In time, Beer Lab will be more than just a taproom, as it will also increase the brewery’s capacity. Currently, Ghostface produces 1,000 barrels a year, but with a 10-barrel system on the way, capacity will quadruple. Mike Cuddy looks forward to offering more experimental beers once he’s able to better satisfy demand for his regular offerings.

The increased capacity is also the key to the brewery’s strategy to put Ghostface beers on supermarket shelves — not here, mind you — but, overseas. “There are so many breweries, and there’s only so much square footage on a store shelf,” says Cuddy of the competition between craft brewers for shelf space in North Carolina. Pursuing a classic “go where they ain’t” strategy, Ghostface will export to countries in Europe, Asia and Africa, where there are millions of consumers but far fewer craft brewers competing for their attention.

The Cuddys remain committed to playing a role in the revitalization of Downtown Mooresville, which is a big reason why they chose to open their second location only a mile away from The Pizzeria. Some might wonder whether The Pizzeria and Beer Lab would compete for the same customers, but when the question is posed to Mike, he beams like a proud father. “We’ve been pleasantly surprised,” he says without hesitation.

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French bistro style Scratch-made cinnamon buns are a staple at Gateau on Main.

hen a space became available on Main Street in Davidson just as Tara Ragan contemplated her next career path after retirement, she jumped at the opportunity. “For a long time I’ve wanted a dessert bar in Davidson,” explains Ragan. “When the [Millstone] bakery closed in Davidson, I thought we have everything here except a bakery.”

Ragan’s wish resulted in Gateau on Main, which offers an assortment of French-inspired food with a

Southern twist, as evident from the “Bonjour Ya’ll” sign greeting customers.

Sweet treats Gateau on Main’s menu includes staples such as scratch-made European-style croissants, French macarons, scones, cinnamon buns, éclairs, French-style cheesecake and fruit tarts. Fresh-baked breads, including Country French loaf, white or wheat baguettes and brioche, are made in-house each day.

Ragan says Gateau on Main fills a much needed dessert niche amidst downtown Davidson’s bustling restaurant scene.

“We have wonderful restaurants in Davidson but none that are really known for desserts,” she says.

Ragan wants to transition the bakery to create a dessert bar atmosphere in the evenings, so she intentionally keeps Gateau on Main open an hour later than neighboring restaurants to allow patrons to pop in

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chocolate ganache. For those preferring salty over sweet, the menu features a curated charcuterie plate that pairs nicely with a glass of wine.

Creativity in the kitchen Executive Pastry Chef Rebecca Miller, a graduate of Johnson & Wales University — Charlotte, enjoys the creativity

necessities. Patrons can pick up and return the same day.

For Ragan, being a good steward in the community is important. Her focus is partnering with businesses that are local, support women and are socially responsible.

Charlotte-based Pure Intentions coffee provides a house blend and a nitro cold brew for the bakery. Wines sold are from family-owned sustainable vineyards in California, Italy, South Africa, New Zealand, France and South America. Proceeds from dog biscuits go to the Lake Norman Humane Society.

Says Ragan, “We also give food to Ada Jenkins [Center] and highlight and donate to a charity on a regular basis.”

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for a sweet treat after dinner downtown.

Wine-poached pears, stuffed with French chocolate and wrapped in puff pastry, are a big hit with customers, and they often sell out before closing. Opera cake, available by the slice, is also a popular dessert. It’s a scrumptious layer of vanilla cake topped with coffee butter cream and

and menu flexibility that a locally owned bakery allows.

“There’s no set corporate structure menu. Tara has really allowed me to create my own menu,” explains Miller. “I’ve taken what is the best of the best and designed this menu.”

A Mooresville native, Miller also relishes the creative challenge of customer requests and custom orders. A board hangs in the bakery with requests for Miller to tackle.

She’s already assisted with an engagement proposal, designing a special cookie to pop the question.

Indoor seating is limited with only a window bench and a few bistro chairs. Bistro tables with umbrellas line the patio outside overlooking The Town Green. And during the upcoming Concerts on the Green season, Gateau on Main will accept pre-orders for picnic baskets, complete with food, wine and all the

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Ears, Nose and Throat

PHC – Lake Norman Ear, Nose, & Throat Keith Meetze, MD Thomas Warren, MD Herb Wettreich, MD Fred New, Jr., ANP 140 Gateway Blvd.

Mooresville, NC 28117 • 704-664-9638

544 Brawley School Road Mooresville, NC 28117 • 704-360-5190

PHC – Nabors Family Medicine Emily Nabors, MD

142 Professional Park Drive Mooresville, NC 28117 • 704-696-2083

PHC – Lake Norman Family Medicine Timothy A. Barker, MD Heather C. Kompanik, MD Bruce L. Seaton, DO Amanda H. Bailey, DO Sherard Spangler, PA 357 Williamson Road Mooresville, NC 28117 • 704-664-7328

PHC – Sailview Family Medicine Tiana Losinski, MD Courtney Mastor, FNP

206 Joe V. Knox Ave. Suite J Mooresville, NC 28117 • 704-360-4801

PHC – Full Circle Family Medicine James W. McNabb, MD Ann Cowen, ANC-P 435 East Statesville Avenue Mooresville, NC 28115 • 704-663-5056

PHC – Fairview Family Medicine Golnar Lashgari, MD Jennifer Scharbius, MD Lana Simmons, ANP-C

150 Fairview Road, Suite 210 Mooresville, NC 28117 •704-235-0300

Gastroenterology

Charlotte Gastroenterology and Hepatology John H. Moore, III, M.D. Steven A. Josephson, M.D. Scott A. Brotze, M.D. Michael W. Ryan, M.D. Devi Thangavelu, M.D. Vinaya Maddukuri, M.D.

Lake Norman Offices: 13808 Professional Center Dr. Huntersville, NC 28078 115 Commerce Pointe Blvd.

Mooresville, NC 28117 Appointment Line: 704-377-0246 www.charlottegastro.com Locations also in Charlotte, Matthews, and Ballantyne

PHC –Northlake Digestive Care Carl A. Foulks, Jr., MD Chi Zuo, PA-C

359 Williamson Road Mooresville, NC 28117 • 704-878-2021

PHC –Comprehensive Digestive Care Center Vivek Trivedi, MD Tiedre Palmer, FNP-C

359 Williamson Road Mooresville, NC 28117 • 704-878-2021

Internal Medicine PHC – Internal Medicine & Weight Management Manish G. Patel, MD Julie Abney, PA Andrea Brock, PA-C

128 Medical Park Road, Suite 101 Mooresville, NC 28117 • 704-658-1001

PHC – Lake Norman Internal Medicine John C. Gatlin, MD LuAnne V. Gatlin, MD 548 Williamson Road, Suite 6 Mooresville, NC 28117 • 704-660-5520

Stout Internal Medicine & Wellness Dr. Sam Stout Andrea Colvin, NP 444 Williamson Road, Suite B Mooresville, NC 28117 • 704-360-9310

Neurology

PHC – Neurology & Sleep Medicine Dharmen S. Shah, MD 359 Williamson Road Mooresville, NC 28117 • 704-873-1100

PHC – Lake Norman Neurology Andrew J. Braunstein, DO Ryan Conrad, MD Craig D. DuBois, MD Douglas Jeffery, MD Roderick Elias, MD

124 Professional Park Dr, Ste A Mooresville, NC 28117 • 704-662-3077

PHC – Lake Norman Neurology Andrew J. Braunstein, DO Ryan Conrad, MD Craig D. DuBois, MD Douglas Jeffery, MD Roderick Elias, MD

9735 Kincey Avenue, Ste 203 Huntersville, NC 28078 • 704-766-9050

NeuroSurgery- Spine Iredell NeuroSpine Peter Miller, MD, Ph.D.

544 Brawley School Road 28117 Mooresville, NC 28117 • 704-954-8277 IredellNeuroSpine.com

Obstetrics/Gynecology PHC – Lake Norman OB/GYN James Al-Hussaini, MD Laura Arigo, MD Katie Collins, DO Grant Miller, MD James Wilson, MD Nicole S. Wellbaum, MD Coral Bruss, ANP-C

131 Medical Park Road, Suite 102 Mooresville, NC 28117 • 704-663-1282

Occupational Medicine Iredell Occupational Medicine Joe Wolyniak, DO

128 E. Plaza Dr., Unit 3 Mooresville, NC 28115 • 980-444-2630

Orthopaedic Surgery Iredell Orthopaedic Center Jason Batley, MD

544 Brawley School Road Mooresville, NC 28117 • 704-658-0956

PHC – Piedmont Bone & Joint Scott Brandon, MD Byron E. Dunaway, MD Brett L. Feldman, MD Alex Seldomridge III, MD Kim Lefreniere, PA-C Sherry Dawn Repass, FNP-BC

359 Williamson Road Mooresville, NC 28117 • 704-235-1829

Orthopedic Surgery – Spine PHC – Piedmont Bone & Joint Alex Seldomridge, III, MD

359 Williamson Road Mooresville, NC 28117 • 704-235-1838

Physiatry –Interventional Spine Care PHC –Govil Spine & Pain Care Harsh Govil, MD, MPH Thienkim Walters, PA-C April Hatfield, FNP-C

359 Williamson Road Mooresville, NC 28117 • 704-235-1829

PHC – Interventional Spine Jacqueline Zinn, MD

359 Williamson Road Mooresville, NC 28117 • 704-235-1838

Primary Care

Iredell Primary Care for Women Eva Imperial, MD, FAAFP

114 Gateway Blvd, Suite B Mooresville, NC 28117 • 980-435-0406

PULMONOLOGY PHC –Pulmonology Enrique Ordaz MD Jose Perez MD Ahmed Elnaggar, MD

125 Days Inn Drive, Mooresville, NC 28117 • 704-838-8240

Rheumatology

PHC – Rheumatology Sean M. Fahey, MD Dijana Christianson, DO

128 Medical Park Road, Suite 101 Mooresville, NC 28117 • 704-658-1001

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Out + About

CURRENTS Kids Storytime

photography by Lisa Crates

URRENTS Events held its first official event with CURRENTS Kids Storytime on March 15 at 11 a.m. at Walls of Books in Cornelius. The Lewis & Kirk Team at Keller Williams was the associate sponsor of the event, which included St. Patrick’s Day-themed arts and crafts, as well as the reading of three books: Always in Trouble by Corinne Demas, Hooray for St. Patrick’s Day by Joan Holub and Jamie O’Rourke and the Big Potato: An Irish Folktale by Tomie dePaola. For more information regarding CURRENTS Events, visit www.lncurrents.com/ events.html.

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2019 Hosted at the Lake Norman YMCA April 27 | 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM Check-in starts at 8 AM APRIL 2019

ymcacharlotte.org/events

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Visit our website for camp dates and times.

Register online or give us a call. www.lenuxstables.com 10610 Kerns Rd. Huntersville NC 28078 info@lenuxstables.com 704-947-RIDE (7433)

Photograph by Lilly Asano

Available For All Ages

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Experience Horsemanship Camp This Summer

“I wasn’t born in a barn but I got there as fast as I could.”

on the Circuit

a month of things to do at the Lake CHILDREN

Hop Into Spring (April 13) Celebrate spring with an afternoon filled with fun, including egg hunts, arts and crafts, inflatables, photo ops with Peter Cottontail and more. 2-4 p.m. Free. Robbins Park, Cornelius, www.cornelius.org.

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Annual Easter Egg Hunt (April 20) The Latta Annual Easter Egg Hunt offers egg hunts organized by age groups: 1-3 , 4-6 and 7-10 years old. The day includes photo opportunities with Baxter the Bunny, story-time, games, meeting the farm animals—there’s sure to be some lambs—and time to stroll through the house and grounds. Bring a picnic basket and enjoy a day of old-fashioned family fun. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. $8, each child’s egg hunt ticket includes admission for one adult. Please check in at least 15 minutes before your scheduled hunt time.

Historic Latta Plantation, 5225 Sample Road, Huntersville, www.lattaplantation.org.

Junie B. Jones The Musical Jr. (April 26May 5) Join Junie B. on her first day of first grade, where many changes are in store.

Junie’s best friend, Lucille, has found new best friends — and Junie B. makes friends with Herb, the new kid at school. While in Mr. Scary’s class, Junie has trouble reading the blackboard and may need glasses. Add in a friendly cafeteria lady, an intense kickball tournament and a “Top-Secret Personal Beeswax Journal,” and first grade has never been more exciting. Suitable for ages 6 and up. Fri 7 p.m., Sat 1 p.m. and 4 p.m., Sun 1 p.m. $12 reserved, $14 at the door.

Armour Street, 307 Armour Street, Davidson, www.davidsoncommunityplayers.org.

CONCERTS

Jazz at Veterans Park (April 6, 13, 20, 27) Celebrate Jazz Month every Saturday in April. April 6 — Johnny Conga & His Tropical Jazz Project, April 13 — Lovell Bradford Group featuring Emily Braden, April 20 — Mike Zinna Trio and April 27 — Noel Freidline Quartet. 5-8 p.m. Free.

Veterans Park, Huntersville, www.huntersville.org.

Traditional Series: Frank Solivan and Dirty Kitchen (April 9) Monster mandolinist Frank Solivan, a major festival attraction, simmers a progressive bluegrass stew with his band, Dirty Kitchen. 7:30 p.m. $4.66-$18.65. Duke Family Performance Hall, Davidson College, www.davidson.edu.

Davidson College Chorale Spring Concert: Elemental!

(April 12) Come hear the Davidson College Chorale in their spring concert, Elemental!-a paean to fire, water, air, and earth. Feast your ears on this choral sonic tapestry representing all the elements of the Earth. This concert promises variety and fun that will be both cool and hot. 5 p.m. Free. Davidson College Presbyterian Church, www.davidson.edu.

Concert Series Presented by 89.9 WDAV: WDAV’s Young Chamber Musicians Competition (April 14) WDAV (89.9) Classical Public Radio invites four of the nation’s most talented young chamber ensembles to the sixth annual Young Chamber Musicians Competition. 3 p.m. $4.66-$9.32. Duke Family Performance Hall, Davidson College, www.davidson.edu.

Davidson College Opera (April 15) Join us for an evening of scenes from the great musicals and operas of yesterday and today, celebrating the work of Davidson’s Voice students in this semester’s Opera Workshop.

Works will span a varied repertoire from Bernstein to Rodgers & Hammerstein and Donizetti to Mozart. 7:30 p.m.

Free, but tickets are required.

Tyler-Tallman Hall, Davidson College, www.davidson.edu.

Jazz Combo Spring Concert (April 25) The Davidson College Jazz Combo once again takes the stage of Tyler-Tallman Hall for an electrifying evening to close out our jazz combo season. 7:30 p.m.

Tyler-Tallman Hall, Davidson College, www.davidson.edu.

Music at St. Alban’s (April 28) Mannheim Rocket

Girls’ Night Out

Family Fun

Me Time

performs. This Virginia-based classical chamber ensemble will play sextets and octets with strings and classical-period clarinet, flute, oboe and bassoon. Founded in 2013 by award-winning conductor and clarinetist Richard Spece, Mannheim rocket offers a musical vitality and passion to the audience. Arrive early to enjoy the pre-concert young artists performance at 2:20 p.m. 3 p.m. $20/general admission; $15/seniors; $10/ students; children under 12/ free. St. Alban’s Episcopal Church, Davidson, www. musicatstalbansdavidson.org.

Concert on the Green (April CURRENTS Events presents Kevin Goodwin performing on 28) One of the best concert April 19 at Brick Row in Old Town Cornelius at 8 p.m., doors series traditions in the area open at 7:30 p.m. is back for the summer. The Davidson College Symphony tional concerts, historic reenhear local singer/songwriter Orchestra and Davidson Colactments, Scottish country lege’s Jazz Ensemble take the Kevin Goodwin perform dancing, Sunday church sersongs from his first EP. All stage for this one. 6-8 p.m. vice, hearth cooking, NC beer ages welcome. 8-10 p.m., Free. Davidson Town Green, and wine, whiskey tastings, doors open at 7:30 p.m. $5 www.townofdavidson.org. kilted running events, Scottish cover to support Cornelius clan societies, the shooting of Cultural Arts Group. Brick CURRENTS long bows and blowguns, the Row, 19725 Oak Street, #9, EVENTS throwing a battle axes, and so Old Town Cornelius, www.

The Interviewer Gets Intermuch more. Gates open at 5 lncurrents.com/events.html. viewed — An Evening with p.m. on Friday. Ticket prices Paul Cameron (April 1)Corvary. Historic Rural Hill, 4431 nelius resident Paul Cameron EVENTS The Peninsula Yacht Club Neck Road, Huntersville, retired from the anchor desk In-Water Boat Show & www.lochnorman.com. at WBTV after 37 years this Boating Safety Day (April past December. Join CUREarth Day (April 20) Join the 6) This event features vessel RENTS Editor Lori K. Tate as Town of Davidson and the safety checks, new boat test she talks with Cameron about Green Davidson communirides, a power boat chalhis plans for retirement, as lenge, lawn games for kids, a ty group for an Earth Day well as his legendary career.

Fair featuring an electronic bounce house, free hot dogs 7-9 p.m. Free, but registraand more. Open to the public. recycling drive benefitting tion is required as there are 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. Peninsula E2D, a visit with a local bee a limited number of seats. keeper, the Davidson Parks Yacht Club, 18501 Harbor RSVP at www.LNCurrents. & Recreation vehicle (the Light Boulevard, Cornelius, com/events.html. Corkscrew ELF (Electric, Light, Fun) www.pycboatshow.com.

Wine Shoppe & Bar, Birkdale bike), A Bike/Walk to the Village, 16916 Birkdale ComSpring ‘Tawba Walk (April Market Challenge, Informamons Parkway, Huntersville.

6) This multidimensional, tion about recycling right and eclectic art crawl snakes solar power, a visit with local CURRENTS Kids Storythrough the heart of Corauthor Tia Capers, Davidson time (April 12 and April nelius. It features dozens Lands Conservancy’s World 27) Bring your children of local vendors, live street of Wonder and a Davidson out for CURRENTS Kids performances, shopping, Green School Aquaponics Storytime. Friday, April 12 amazing food and more. 2-8 Q&A, and children’s activities. at 11 a.m., Walls of Books, 9 a.m.-noon. Free. Davidson 20920 Torrence Chapel Road, p.m. Free. Old Town Cornelius, www.cornelius.org.

Farmers’ Market, www.

Cornelius. Saturday, April townofdavidson.org.

27 at 10 a.m, Main Street Loch Norman Highland Books, 126 S. Main Street, Games (April 12-14) Come Davidson Gallery Davidson. On April 27, we’ll and experience all the fun Crawl (April 26) also be celebrating Indepenwith activities and perforArtists display their work in dent Bookstore Day, www. mances such as highland Davidson’s establishments lncurrents.com/events.html. dancing, bagpipe bands, high- from our historic Main Street land athletics, a giant kid’s over to South Main Street CURRENTS Concert: Kevin zone, Scottish merchants, and at the Circles @ 30.

Goodwin featuring Ehtan haggis, Celtic rock and tradiRegan (April 19) Come Galleries, businesses and

Photography by Rebecca Biggerstaff

Date Night

town hall host visiting artists, including some that will be featured at Art on the Green April 27-28. Visitors can ride a trolley to all stops along the Crawl. Refreshments and music enhance the festivities. 6-9 p.m. Davidson, www.townofdavidson.org.

Easton Mills Memorial Challenge (April 27) Join in on four-part functional training workout in memory of Easton Mills, a resident of Huntersville who passed away at the age of 2 from brain cancer in 2017.

Proceeds benefit sending kids in need to camp at the Lake Norman YMCA. Check-in begins at 8 a.m., workout takes place 8:30 a.m.-Noon. $50 per person. www. ymcacharlotte.org/events.

GALLERIES

Cornelius Arts Center Bright Ideas (April 26-June 21) An opening reception will be held on Friday, April 26, 6:308:30 p.m. Mon-Thu 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Fri-Sat 9 a.m.-noon.

19725 Oak Street, Cornelius, www.cornelius.org.

Foster’s Frame and Art Gallery Various exhibitions.

Mon-Fri 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sat 10a.m.-4p.m. 403 N. Old Statesville Road, Huntersville, 704.948.1750.

Four Corners Framing and Gallery Various exhibitions. Tue-Fri 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sat 10 a.m.-2 p.m. 148 N. Main Street, Mooresville, 704.662.7154, www.fcfgframing.com.

Lake Country Gallery Various exhibitions. Mon-Fri 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sat 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Exit 36 – Mooresville, between Belk and Kohl’s, 704.664.5022, www. lakecountrygallery.net.

Mooresville Arts Gallery Springfest (though May) An opening reception will be held Friday, April 12, 6-8 p.m. Tue-Fri noon-4 p.m., Sat 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 103 W. Center Avenue, Mooresville, www.magart.org.

Tropical Connections Various exhibitions. Tue- Fri 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m.-4 p.m. or by appointment. 230 N. Main Street, Mooresville, www.tropicalconnectionslakenorman.com.

The Van Every/Smith Galleries Alumni Art Exhibition (Through April 14) In celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Belk Visual Art Center, the Galleries present a curated group show featuring alumni exploring the body in their work in a variety of media, including video, performance, painting, sculpture, photography and more. Mon-Fri 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat-Sun noon-4 p.m. Davidson College, The Van Every/ Smith Galleries, 315 N. Main Street, Davidson, www.david-

THEATRE

small town of Chesterham, England, the charming Edwin Drood has been mysteriously murdered — but by whom?

Dickens passed away before he revealed the culprit, but Rupert Holmes’ award-winning musical allows the audience to choose which character is the murderer by putting it to a vote. Performed by The Davidson College Symphony Orchestra and Department of Theatre. Fri-Sat 8 p.m., doors open at 7:30 p.m.; Sun 2 p.m., doors open at 1:30 p.m. $5.59-$13.99. Duke Family Performance Hall, Davidson College, www.davidson.edu.

The Mystery of Edwin Drood (April 5-7) Based on Charles Dickens’s unfinished novel of the same name, The Mystery of Edwin Drood is a hilarious, interactive mystery musical. In the

Eurydice (April 18-May 4) Sarah Ruhl reimagines the classic myth of Orpheus through the eyes of its heroine. Dying too young on her wedding day, Eurydice must journey to the underworld, where she reunites with her father and struggles to remember her lost love. With contemporary characters, ingenious plot twists, and breathtaking visual effects, the play is a fresh look at a timeless love story. Thu 7:30 p.m., Fri-Sat 8 p.m., Sun 2 p.m. $20, $15 student/senior.

Warehouse Performing Arts Center, 9216-A Westmoreland Road, Cornelius, www. warehousepac.com.

soncollegeartgalleries.org.

SPORTS

Davidson College Baseball It’s time to head out to the ballpark for Davidson Baseball. N.C. Central (April 5, 6 p.m.; April 6, 6 p.m.; April 7, 1 p.m.), Rhode Island (April 12, 6 p.m.; April 13, 2 p.m.; April 14, 6 p.m.), Presbyterian (April 16, 6 p.m.), Saint Louis (April 26, 6 p.m.; April 27, 2 p.m.; April 28, 1 p.m.), N.C. A & T (May 1, 6 p.m.). Davidson College, Wilson Field, www. davidsonwildcats.com.

The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) (Through April 7) All 37 plays in 97 minutes.

Three madcap actors weave their wicked way through all of Shakespeare’s comedies, histories and tragedies in one wild ride that will leave you breathless and helpless with laughter. This is an irreverent, fast-paced romp through the Bard’s plays. Thu-Sat 8 p.m., Sun 2 p.m. $21.45.

APRIL 2019

Love Our Pets (April 27) This planned community dog show and pet fair organized by the members of Trilogy® Lake Norman benefits Lincoln County Animal Shelter and Humane Society of Catawba County. Pet rescue, animal services organizations, and local pet products and service businesses will showcase their activities and offerings.

Noon-3 p.m. Twin Mills Club at Trilogy® Lake Norman, 310 Exploration Boulevard, Denver, www.twinmillsclub.com.

Art on the Green (April 27-28) This popular event brings thousands of people to Davidson to enjoy art, live music and food. The juried art festival features booths filled with top-quality art works from artists throughout the region. The weekend will also include musical performances by a variety of local talents and a host of food choices from both on-site vendors and area restaurants. Sat 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun noon-4 p.m.

Free. Davidson Town Green, www.townofdavidson.com.

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Lori's Larks

Letter Perfect APRIL 2019

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Top: Lori K. Tate practices writing the letter B in Lucy’s Font.

Bottom: From left, Elisabeth Connolly, Lori K. Tate and Lucy Parker.

Editor Lori K. Tate tries a hand lettering class at Elisabeth Rose Social Stationery

by Lori K. Tate | photography courtesy of Lori K. Tate

I’m obsessed with letters, words and quotes. (I know, big surprise coming from a writer.) Last year I bought a book about hand lettering with grand plans of beginning a side hustle as a word artist. I began practicing, but as with any hobby, real life intervened and the book went to the wayside.

When I discovered a hand lettering class at Davidson’s Elisabeth Rose Social Stationery, it rekindled my dream of creating word art, so I registered online immediately.

Elisabeth Connolly opened the storefront for Elisabeth Rose in October of 2017 (she’s been in business for nine years).

“We shoot to offer two classes a month and a pop-up,” she explains, adding that she offers a variety of classes — even macrame. “Our goal has always been to bring in people for educational classes on artistic things.”

Lucy Parker led our two-hour class of 10 people (it sold out).

Parker has a fun vibe and is a natural instructor, as she teaches art at the high school of Liberty Preparatory Christian School in Mooresville. She also has an Etsy shop called Lucy’s Lettering.

We were greeted with a packet of information regarding fonts, technique and Parker, as well as a folder, writing utensils and a clipboard of HP Premium Choice Laserjet Paper. And yes, the type of paper you use makes a difference.

Parker started the class by explaining the anatomy of letters.

For example, when you go up and over, you use a thin line.

When you go down, you use a thick line. She also encouraged us to exaggerate our up and out strokes. In addition, you

should make vowels smaller and consonants bigger. (This was heaven for an artistic word nerd.)

We began sketching letters from Lucy’s Font in our packet.

Some letters were easier than others. For example, I would compare the difficulty of writing a capital B in this font to calculus. A capital C was much easier for me.

Midway through class we upgraded to black fine-tip Sharpies (my absolute favorite pen of all time), and by the end of the class we were using Pentel Brush Touch Felt-Tip Pens. These brush pens produce beautiful results if you know how to use them. I could have watched Parker write words for hours with these. As for my performance with them, let’s just say I need to work with these pens more — a lot more. After a while, I went back to my beloved Sharpie.

One of the things Parker stressed the most was practice.

She began doing hand lettering three years ago by watching videos on YouTube, and then she practiced and practiced some more. Now when she writes it’s like she’s holding a magic wand.

We finished the class by trying to sketch a favorite, short quote.

For some reason, I selected “Take it to the limit” from the song of the same name by The Eagles.

It looked okay, but it wasn’t anything anyone would pay money for, and that’s okay. The important thing is that I enjoyed it, and I plan to keep practicing.

Write on!

Elisabeth Rose Social Stationery 202 South Main Street, Suite C, Davidson www.elisabeth-rose.com