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Porthole

The Captain’s Chair

Francie Hartsog-Dolack offers the magic touch when it comes to calming brides

Rip Currents — Entertainment

Our Town Cinemas brings movies back to Davidson

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New Year’s Eve at XO Restaurant & Lounge

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The Main Channel

What’s hip at Lake Norman

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Rip Currents — Romance

Five area couples share their idea of a romantic evening

34 S trong Currents Belly dancing is a feast for the eyes, nourishment for the soul

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The Creole House brings the Crescent City to town

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Take a relaxing dip in The Bathtub Gin

47 T he Monthly Dish Local wine tastings warm up the winter

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Gewurztraminer — Easier done than said

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Dawn and Andy Bricker’s Race to Walk provides fitness opportunities to the disabled

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Souper Bowl VI offers soup, cookies, entertainment and more

64 O ne More Thing The Lake Norman Big Band shares a big sound with an even bigger heart

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You don’t have to buy into Valentine’s Day to celebrate the ones you love

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hen I was single, I hated Valentine’s Day. I would sit at my desk as the other women in my office received cliché flowers and candy. One year I threw a party around the big day and called it “The Heartbreaker’s Ball.” As I matured, I began inviting all of my single friends, men and women, to a “singlet” dinner at a local restaurant on Valentine’s Day. We had a great time celebrating the fact that we didn’t have to sweat over buying a significant other the perfect V-Day present.

All of that changed once I met my husband.

Suddenly, Valentine’s Day became this wonderful occasion to celebrate. I found myself browsing all the syrupy cards at the drugstore, along with all of the various candy creations.

After all, nothing says “I love you” more than a PEZ dispenser and Conversation Hearts.

Now that we’ve been married for six years, we give a slight nod to the holiday, but we no longer buy each other gift bags filled with every heart-shaped item you can imagine. We might cook a nice dinner at home or go out to one of our favorite eateries, but no matter how we celebrate, there’s no pressure. I don’t expect to find a Tiffany & Co. box under my

pillow, and he doesn’t expect to discover an AutoZone gift card in his toolbox.

We love and respect each other every day, even on the days when one of us is driving the other crazy. We don’t need a holiday to remind us to do this, even though I love eating a Whitman’s Sampler just as much as the next person.

So go ahead and celebrate the day of love how you see fit. If you always send your wife a dozen red roses, then by all means, go ahead and do it. Really, do it because she expects it now. If you and your husband always jet off to the mountains for a romantic weekend, go ahead and do that, too. And if you’re single, don’t sit at home sulking. Go out with your friends and celebrate each other.

Just remember that you don’t have to do these things just because it’s Valentine’s Day. You can celebrate the ones you love anytime of year, any way you want — with or without Cupid’s help.

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Smooth and rich confections beckon at La Parisienne

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Just like the main character in the movie, Chocolat, who opens a chocolate shop in a small town, Kristin Bou Zeidan is wowing folks with her deliciously smooth and rich confections that are made with French and Belgian chocolates.

Walk into La Parisienne in Cornelius and it’s hard not to be drawn to the sight of the many petite colorful bonbons in a display case. With their light outer shells in shades of blues, reds, yellows and greens, they don’t look like a typical truffle. In fact, the chocolate jewels look much too pretty to eat. But alas, it is chocolate we’re talking about.

Which brings us to the flavors. Again, expect to be surprised.

“I try and do a lot of exotic flavors,” says Bou Zeidan, who has a pastry degree. “Every week I have something new.”

The Salted Rosemary Caramel chocolate is the hot seller. In addition to the traditional chocolate truffle, other past and current flavors include Mango, Hazelnut, Lebanese Vanilla Mint, Madras Curry, and Champagne and Sage.

The cozy space, designed with the warmth of a European-style café in mind, is a welcoming spot to hang out over a piece — or two, or three — of chocolate, a glass or bottle of French red or white wine (there are also some North Carolina selections), or a cup of coffee. Just don’t come with hopes of ordering a flavored coffee.

“We want coffee to be coffee,” Bou Zeidan says.

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Petite colorful bonbons are one of the many treats you’ll find at La Parisienne in Cornelius.

Langweg, natives of Germany, find the chocolates at La Parisienne to be irresistible and the atmosphere to be on the mark.

“It’s European,” Elke says. “They are imitating it to a T.” — Cathy Swiney, photography by Glenn Roberson

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Passing the Peace Solace For The Children

heals all sorts of wounds This summer, Davidson-based Solace For The Children will bring 20 Afghan children to the Lake Norman area to provide them with medical, dental and optical care. Patsy and Dick Wilson founded Solace in 2007 after they hosted a child through another organization.

“The same transformation I’d like to see happen in the world happened in us [when we hosted a child],” Patsy says, “As you reach out in love, you are transformed by love.”

For six weeks every summer, local families take Afghan children into their homes, shuttling them to medical appointments and nurturing them.

Medical volunteers donate treatments varying from dental cleanings and extractions to physical therapy and surgeries. Most of the children have never seen a doctor before in their lives. “These children and their parents have never known an Afghanistan apart from war,” explains Patsy, adding that the country’s war-torn infrastructure currently yields one physician for every 50,000 people.

Solace’s summer program involves countless volunteers, including host families, medical professionals and their staffs, Solace administrators, and community sponsors. Together, they

This summer, Davidson-based Solace For The Children will bring 20 Afghan children to the Lake Norman area to provide them with medical, dental and optical care.

donate what would likely be impossible for Solace to pay for outright.

In the process of healing the children’s bodies, strained international relations are healed, as well. Solace’s mission, “Building peace on a foundation of health,” takes the kids from fearing Americans due to anti-American sentiment prevalent in Afghanistan to trusting Americans by associating them with kindness. “When [the children] go home,” Patsy says, “[they will] think twice before joining the Taliban to fight against America.” Furthermore, Solace fosters relationships between Afghan kids from warring tribes while they are

Giving back to others is one of the best things we can do to make our community stronger. Each month we highlight a volunteer opportunity in the area.

The Scoop If you are interested in hosting a child or would like more information about Solace For The Children, visit www.solaceforthechildren.org.

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here, forging friendships where there was once enmity, thus catalyzing lasting change.

If Patsy has her way, communities nationwide will join Solace’s efforts, bringing thousands more Afghan children here for healing and carrying the seeds of peace home with them.

— Deb Mitchell, photo courtesy of Solace For The Children

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Cornelius Goes High Brow

Brow Lounge and Hip Chixx Closet stir up the shopping scene Looking for a little lift? A stop at Brow Lounge in Cornelius won’t hurt. The brainchild of Jennifer Cox, Brow Lounge is a waxing studio that also offers medical skin treatments.

Here you can get everything done from having your brows shaped to having your sideburns waxed.

Cox, who lives in Cornelius, has been an esthetician for 13 years and also worked as an interior designer. When the housing market took a dive, she decided to return to her Brow Lounge and Hip Chixx Closet offer plenty of ways to partake in retail therapy.

esthetician roots.

“It’s more than just cleaning up eyebrows,” says Cox of Brow Lounge, which also offers brow stencils and eyelash extensions. “There’s the shape of somebody’s eyebrows. It should be the right shape for somebody’s face. There’s teaching customers how to tweeze. There’s education behind it. It’s an art.”

Brow Lounge employees three estheticians, including Cox, and shares its space with Hip Chixx Closet, a boutique owned by Melissa Prevost of Huntersville that offers jewelry, accessories and women’s apparel.

The interior of the space features a chocolate ceiling peppered with chandeliers and rounded out with taupe and chocolate walls. There are two comfy recliners in the back of the store for brow treatments, as well as a private treatment room for more intensive procedures. Cox stresses that her staff tries to use as many green treatments as possible in order to be environmentally friendly.

Jennifer Cox opened Brow Lounge in Cornelius in January.

“We want people to really enjoy it and have fun, feel like this is a place where they can walk in and bring their friends,” she says. “We’re all about being professional but yet having a good time…

We’re not stuffy at all.”

— LKT, photography by Craig Reynolds The Scoop On Saturday, March 13 Brow Lounge holds its grand opening from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Fifty percent of the proceeds will go to Focus on a Cure (a breast cancer nonprofit based in Kannapolis) and the National MS Society.

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St. Alban’s community garden offers a peaceful refuge A new community garden is sprouting this spring at St. Alban’s Episcopal Church in Davidson. For $80, community and church members can lease a 4-by-8-foot raised bed in a fenced area, complete with organic soil, access to water and electricity, and a secure storage area for gardening tools. The space, which requires gardeners use organic growing practices, includes a cutting garden with flowers for the church.

garden,” Bearden recalls. “Another woman mentioned the right-of-way at the church.”

The innovative use of the utility right-ofway is exciting, says the garden’s designer, Rebecca Mays of Davidson. “As our spaces become more densely populated,” she explains, “using land that is not thought of as pleasing is going to be more important.”

Rebecca and her husband, Patrick, volunteered to help nurture a community garden as thriving as those they had

experienced while living in Seattle and other places. Shared spaces demonstrate how people value community, Rebecca says.

“We want people to learn from being in the space and from being with each other.”

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“The community garden will be a place where people can come and feel welcome and where they feel love and peace and have an opportunity to share with others the passion of growing organic food and growing community,” says church member Olivia Bearden, chairwoman of the garden initiative.

With 35 beds to start, the committee hopes to add more garden “rooms” as demand grows. Construction of the beds is scheduled for this month, and the committee’s shared compost area is well underway with the help of the Town of Davidson and community members who have donated leaves.

Seeds for the garden idea were planted at a church retreat, where parishioners shared their interests. Bearden explained what she had learned about composting and gardening through the P.L.A.N.T. Program (Piedmont Landscape And Naturescape Training) of Mecklenburg County.

“I said I would just love to have somewhere in Davidson where we could

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New Year’s Eve at XO Restaurant & Lounge On Thursday, December 31, XO Restaurant & Lounge in Cornelius celebrated its first New Year’s Eve. Guests started the evening with a special menu featuring items such as filet mignon, lobster tail and sea bass coupled with a complimentary bottle of champagne. Feature entertainment included the sounds of Kent Steel. As the midnight hour approached and more late-night guests arrived, party favors and hats were donned in preparation for the grand celebration. At the stroke of midnight, confetti flew and complimentary glasses of champagne were raised in a toast for a prosperous 2010 and the start of a new decade.

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The Bride Whisperer

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Francie Hartsog-Dolack developed the Bride Whisperer after she found herself enveloped in stress while planning her own wedding.

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urf the cable networks at night and you’ll find a variety of shows that deal with planning the perfect wedding.

Whether they focus on the cake, the dress or the reception, you can bet that they all feature a stressed out bride who is ready to throw her veil in the wind and elope at city hall.

Francie Hartsog-Dolack of Cornelius knows this feeling all too well. While planning her second marriage last year, the 43-year-old found herself waking up in the middle of the night fretting over tiny details. A professional counselor who has specialized in marriage and family therapy for 18 years, Hartsog-Dolack took her personal experience and developed the Bride Whisperer. Now she helps engaged women and newly married brides sort through their emotions as they begin one of life’s greatest journeys.

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My husband, Christopher, and I came up

“A lot of what I do involves listening and just helping the person to process what’s going on,” says Francie Hartsog-Dolack. with the idea as we were planning our own wedding. We were going through the whole premarital counseling thing, and I just wanted to elope. The stress was just too much. Even though it was just a small wedding and only my immediate family was going to be there, which is about 30 people, it still stressed me out because I’m a perfectionist, which I’m finding out a lot of brides are. We got married in June of last summer, and I started the business in July.

What is the mission of the Bride Whisperer?

I am a professional bridal counselor, which is different from a wedding planner. I don’t talk to vendors and suggest where to get the best cake.

Basically what I do is I am with the bride at any point. Hopefully from the beginning when she first becomes engaged through her first year of marriage because it is such a right of passage.

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dding another new dimension to Davidson’s growing yet quaint and charming downtown is Our Town Cinemas. The new movie theater opened in December, nearly 55 years after the town’s last theater caught fire and closed. While things may have changed a bit since then — the price of admittance in 1929 was .35 — Our Town Cinemas is a modern twist on a

special part of Davidson’s history.

Moving pictures Cinema in Davidson actually dates back to 1915, explains Jan Blodgett, college archivist and records management coordinator for Davidson College. The Civic League showed films on Saturday nights in Shearer Hall, an old chapel building. But insurance

ment will be sent back to the manufacturer,” the story read. “If talking pictures are continued to be shown the price of admittance will

be raised to .35.”

Despite some naysayers, the talkies did indeed catch on. The movie theater operated for nearly three decades and was a popular focal point of downtown Davidson. Then on February 14, 1955, during a showing of Sitting Bull starring Dale Robinson, the theater caught fire.

“When the theater burned, most people in town were on campus because Louis Armstrong was playing,” says Blodgett. “His concert was actually interrupted when someone came running in yelling the theater is on fire.”

Everyone escaped without injury, but the

Photo courtesy of Davidson College Archives.

regulations soon put this to an end.

The following year some enterprising young Davidson College students opened The Palace, located above a grocery store. To great fanfare the student operators promised two “moving picture shows” each night of the week with a matinee on Saturday.

Despite their best efforts, the students weren’t able to maintain such an ambitious schedule. In 1919 the local YMCA and Civic Club took over and continued to show movies a few times a month.

Blodgett says the first commercial theater opened in 1926, when brothers S.T and Frank Stough renovated a

Above: Davidson College students stand in line for the movies when the price of admission was .35.

Left: The restroom sinks let you know that this is not your parents’ movie theater.

garage on Main Street. This was during the time when silent films were giving way to “talkies,” which many doubted would catch on with the public.

In 1929 the theater screened The Trial of Mary Dugan, the first all-taking movie shown in Davidson. An issue of The Davidsonian, the college newspaper, reported that the purpose of the show was to get the students’ opinion on talkies. “Unless it is the will of the students to have sound pictures the vitaphone equip-

venue was seriously damaged. The owners didn’t rebuild, leaving the town of Davidson without a movie theater.

Another opening, another show Now folks once again have a hometown movie theater to call their own. Spearheading the project is owner Curtis Fainn, who currently lives in Concord but has plans to move to Cornelius this year. He’s worked in the 21

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film and movie theater business for nearly 40 years, including a stint with Universal Studios, where he worked in distribution. Looking to tap into the popularity of “new urbanism” in which people live, work and play in village-like developments, Fainn recognized that Davidson was the perfect setting for a movie theater.

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“It’s adaptive reuse,” says Jan Black, Our Town Cinema’s director of marketing. “Instead of tearing down buildings, they found an exist-

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In addition, Black says that most of the theater’s furnishings and fixtures were made in the United States, and local merchants supply the food and concessions. “We were blessed to open a business in this day and age, so we’re going to put as many Americans to work as possible,” says Black.

The new venue has two 90-seat theaters and two 40-seat theaters. Each one is outfitted with comfy individual leather chairs that swivel and adjust, as well as bistro tables. “A lot of people have said it’s like their living room but on steroids,” says Black.

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Love is in the air — and Lake Norman is the romantic place to be with our beautiful sunsets, great restaurants, luxurious spas, tempting chocolatiers and access to local wineries. Living in such an enchanting environment no doubt has many residents feeling quite amorous. So we asked five area couples what their idea of a romantic evening is, and this is what we found out 24

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Jenny is the owner of Pippin Home Designs. Wes is supervisor of the MRI department at Iredell Memorial Hospital.

She says: When Wes gets home from work, I would have the bathroom filled with candles, the hot tub filled with water and full of bubbles, and the aromatherapy going. I will have made a gourmet meal of finger foods — we then get in the tub and feed each other, sip wine (Pinot Grigio), and relax, talk and catch up.

If the budget is no object, Jenny has a different scenario: Wes would think we would just be going out to dinner, but we would actually be heading to the airpark to get on a private jet.

We would fly down to a Caribbean island. We would head out to the beach for a candlelit, seafood dinner with Pinot Grigio. Afterwards, we would have chocolate (Wes’s favorite) for dessert on a blanket at the beach by a campfire, and we would lie there and watch the stars, and then spend the night right there in a cabin.

He says: We would start out early — a stretch limo would come pick us up. There would be flowers and Pinot Grigio waiting, and we would head for our favorite sushi restaurant, Joel’s Asian Grill (in Mooresville), for one of our favorite menu items, tuna-avocado salad served in a martini glass. After dinner, the limo would take us to a hot-air balloon ride, with champagne. To cap it off, our limo would take us to hear some live music — blues or jazz.

Lauralee is senior vice president of communications for the United Methodist Foundation. Mike is senior minister of Mount Zion United Methodist Church in Cornelius.

She says: We now have an empty nest, which is a brand new experience for us, and we are discovering that we have a lot more time to be together. Rediscovering a romantic evening is sort of a work in progress. It is not so much going out; it is just being able to put the time aside to be together.

He says: It has to do with the context of my work. I am on 24-7, so being at home with Lauralee is perfect. I enjoy cooking at home so I can relax and have some time alone with her. We both love to travel, and to be together somewhere around the world in an exotic setting off of the beaten path would be perfect.

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Bill and Denise Thunberg

Denise is a certified paralegal at Jones, Childers, McLurkin & Donaldson, PLLC in Mooresville. Bill is the owner of Alexander Zachary Jewelers in Mooresville, and the former mayor of Mooresville.

She says: Bill and I have been married for 32 years. It has been a wonderful marriage.

We have a lot of love and trust for each other.

I think the particulars of a romantic evening have changed over the years, but I think really the basic premise is the same. To me, that is any evening when we can share something personal together; when we can really relate to and connect with each other in an intensely personal way as people who live together and share a life.

Whether it is enjoying a fine meal together or a quiet evening at home with our pets. We have busy lives, and those times are precious.

He says: I am a simple guy. A perfect romantic evening for me is Denise and I at home eating hors d’oeuvres with a fire in the fireplace and some nice music playing. Just relaxing.

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She says: For Valentine’s Day, an incredible romantic night for me would not have to mean going out. There is something about the anticipation, as well as the actual event, and the memories of it. Those are all equal parts of the whole experience. There is this place down by the creek in the woods behind our house that would be so cool just to go down to and find a dinner waiting for us. Obviously, there is a part of me that would want candlelight and all of that kind of stuff. It would be awesome. It would be great to wear nice clothes — that makes it special. That makes it different, as I normally prefer to be in comfy clothes. And then to have had somebody else cook and clean up would just be fabulous.

He says: When Georgia and I were first dating, we spent a weekend together in a cabin in the Nantahala Mountains in North Carolina. We would spend the day mountain biking, and then come home and cook something good to eat on the grill. Then we would sit in the hot tub on the deck at night, with a fireplace right beside it, and watch the stars. I would love to relive that.

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He says: After grape harvest in October/ November is the best time to be there (the wine country), enjoying a great meal, seeing the countryside. If we stay in Sonoma, it would be dinner at Café La Haye — a tiny place with phenomenal food and a great wine list — and a stay at Jordan Winery. On the Napa Valley side, it would be a night at Rutherford House and dinner at Martini House.

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here’s a simple truth in the fact that there’s nothing sexier than a self-confident woman, and most would agree watching the sultry moves performed in the art of belly dancing is a calming experience.

Looking for something fun to share with your valentine this year? Why not consider a new healthy, yet enchanting exercise regime? Lake Norman is no longer just home to scores of runners, swimmers and cyclists, as more and more women are discovering the total mind, body and spirit benefit of belly dancing.

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What It’s Not First off, instructor Sandra McQueen, a belly dancing instructor who teaches a weekly class at the Lake Norman YMCA and through Davidson Parks and Recreation, would like to debunk a few myths about belly dancing. It’s not stripping, pole dancing or even exotic dancing. There are 34

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Belly dancing is for women of all body types. You don’t necessarily need to be a good dancer to enjoy the art form. And it’s not just for the young.

“Actually the best dancers are people in their 50s, 60s and 70s,” says McQueen, who has pursued this form of dance for the past 20 years. “I’m surprised at how popular the classes are.”

McQueen holds a master’s degree in dance from George Washington University and is also a certified personal trainer.

She holds a full-time day job in communications and enjoys teaching belly dancing as a way to remain centered.

Candy Heafner, also known as Maysameh, is a dancer and instructor who teaches belly dancing classes through Rhythmic Essence Belly Dance Studios in Mooresville and Newton. She has also seen increased interest from this type of dance in recent years.

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Candy Heafner, also known as Maysameh, is a dancer and instructor who teaches belly dancing classes through Rhythmic Essence Belly Dance Studios in Mooresville and Newton.

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“Women are looking for a positive outlet. They are looking for a sense of sisterhood and are finding it in local belly dance troops. In my classes, I strive to create an atmosphere where for one hour the women can meet new friends, relax and learn the art of Middle Eastern dance without any judgment or competition,” says Heafner, who is a member of an international organization called Middle Eastern Dance Leaders Society (MEDLS). In June 2009 she was awarded MEDLS “Star Belly Dance Teacher of the Year.”

To get the most out of belly dancing, it’s best to progressively participate. McQueen says the ages of her students have ranged from about 14 years to 60 years, and she’d like to see more mother/daughter students, as belly dancing provides an excellent outlet for bonding.

Belly benefits Done correctly, belly dancing is a low-impact, full-body workout. It provides dancers with the opportunity to use large muscle groups, fine motor skills and balance, as it strengthens the core. It also promotes healthy weight loss, aides in digestion and is a great stress-reliever.

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“You will work body parts you’re not use to using,” says McQueen.

The benefits extend past the physical as well. “I enjoy seeing the women evolve in this dance,” says Heafner. “I see their self-esteem improve as they learn. I see their attitudes change as they begin caring for their dance sisters and helping out in the community.” LNC Belly Time Sandra McQueen’s class at the Lake Norman YMCA is held on Tuesday from 7:30 to 8:25 p.m. She also teaches belly dancing through Davidson Parks and Recreation on Wednesday at 5:30 p.m.

For more information, visit http://activenet12.active.com/drecs/ or http:// www.ymcacharlotte.org/lakenorman/ ln_homepage.aspx or contact McQueen directly at bedia@att.net.

Rhythmic Essence Belly Dance Studios offers classes at 215 N. Main Street in Mooresville and 120 N. Main Avenue in Newton. For more information, call 828.408.3344 or visit www.rebellydance.com.

My Belly Dancing Experience

When I first received the assignment to write about this topic and attend the local belly dancing class at the Lake Norman YMCA, I was intrigued and nervous. Of course, my husband was excited. While I do enjoy exercise, I’ve never considered myself very graceful and stick mostly to cardio exercises such as running, using the elliptical, cycling, and strength classes and core work at my gym. I knew this class would most likely work my core in an entirely different way.

I attended Sandra McQueen’s class at the Lake Norman YMCA on an evening when attendance was low due to folks traveling for the holidays. It worked in my favor, as she was able to provide me with more individualized instruction. Elaborate costumes are not required when taking this type of class. Instead, I wore a tank and black stretch pants and kept my feet bare. McQueen loaned

me a hip scarf to practice with, but I couldn’t tie it correctly and it kept slipping off my hips when I tried out the various dance moves, so I eventually removed it for the remainder of the class.

McQueen showed us a series of moves, beginning with “snake” arms and then moving down into hip lifts, twists and shimmies and on to traveling in figure-eight shapes. The term “belly dancing” is a little deceiving because the movements of the dance involve isolating many parts of the body, such as the hips, shoulders, chest and stomach. I envied the ease with which McQueen transitioned into the different movements and was amazed at how quickly the hour passed.

By the end of the class, we learned enough movements to put them together in a minidance. While I felt less coordinated than some of the other dancers, I realized I was still a beginner and that everyone dances in different ways.

Just from the one class I could feel tighter in my core, and my hip muscles were also a little sore. Completing the class gave me a sense of accomplishment different from biking on a recumbent bike or walking on a treadmill, and I would love to try it again in the future. And my husband can’t wait for me to share some of my new moves with him.

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“I let the location and the house dictate the menu,” Nicolas says. “I’ve tried to do a very traditional New Orleans menu.”

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Seasoned for your taste The reputation of Creole/Cajun food being overly spicy should not keep you away.

Seasoned dishes lean toward mild to medium spiciness, Nicolas says, and since all food is prepared made to order, the heat can always be bumped up upon request.

“I believe in seasoning to season, not just for heat,” he says.

He also believes in keeping prices reasonable and portion sizes manageable.

“You just can’t gouge people these days,” Nicolas says. “I’m all about value. I want people to be able to enjoy a good meal, relax and not break the bank.”

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The menu is limited by design as Nicolas gauges the likes of customers, but so far it is proving to be a hit. He says several customers have enjoyed their lunch so much that they have returned for dinner the same day.

Dining at The Creole House isn’t the same as actually being in the Crescent City, but Nicolas has tried to give his place the same atmosphere. Walls are painted in varying tones of green and gold, and the hardwood floors have been left uncovered. Lighting is dim and intimate, and a mix of round and square tables keeps the three cozy dining rooms comfortable. Festive Mardi Gras beads hang from light fixtures and colorful masks are scattered throughout. Jazz music playing lightly overhead also adds to the atmosphere.

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joy the menu. My family recently stopped in to try the food in an effort to chase the chill of winter away, and our meals made a lasting impression on all of us — including two picky children.

To start, we ordered Crawfish Popcorn to enjoy with our glasses of Trinchero Riesling and Menage a Trois red. The fried crawfish tails served with a homemade Creole sauce were a big hit and just filling enough to take the edge off hunger pains.

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mounted behind the bar, which is illuminated by low-hanging pendant lights. In the back near the bathrooms are two dartboards. The bar’s glass storefront looks out onto Mooresville’s quaint Main Street. The music leans toward rock and blues.

The Crowd: Casual and easy-going with zero attitude. It’s definitely a T-shirt and jeans kind of place, although you might spot a dressed-up couple grabbing drinks before or after a dinner date.

The Wallet Factor: Very affordable. There’s no cover, and drinks, including a decent variety of beers and mixed drinks, are reasonably priced.

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Maybe that’s because when you order it from a wine list or from your wine merchant you run the distinct possibility of sustaining a serious jaw injury. But get by that little barrier and you’re in for a treat. This is a wine that may be tough to pronounce but has a pronounced character to it. Actually, pronouncing it is not as difficult as it appears, it’s ger-verz-tra-meen-ay. Or you can simply use a shortened version — gerverz.

But, enough about diction. How about the wine? Gewurztraminer is a full-bodied wine, more so than almost any other white wine type. And that’s a little bit of an anomaly because the Gewurztraminer grape favors colder climates. Grapes from the cooler realms generally produce wines that are light, sharp and acidic. This is anything but that.

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Quirky yet exotic Gewurztraminer is pungent and aromatic. The name kind of gives it away, as gewürz is German for spicy. It has a strong, heady, almost perfume scent that’s downright tropical.

It has the aromas of lychee nuts, peaches and mangoes. Add to that a gorgeous floral scent like honeysuckle. And there’s that quirky hint of petrol that seems ridiculous for a wine but, folded into the context of all the rest, is really quite pleasant. A good, one-word description of this wine would be, exotic.

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white wine — they’re a dark pink color. And so, depending on fruit ripeness, the color of the wine is a golden yellow. When you swirl the wine around in your glass to free up its aromas and then check out its color, your mind tells you you’re in for a powerful tasting experience. And the wine doesn’t disappoint. There’s a heavy, almost unctuous feel in the mouth.

This is a wine that cries out to be paired with food. That’s where it gets interesting.

The heavy mouth feel and the strong flavors are a great match for spicy food. Pairing any wine with Thai food or a curry is a challenge.

Gewurztraminer steps up to it. The wine also pairs well with rich, fatty dishes like pork and goose.

Depth and width While the name is obviously German, the place that Gewurztraminer really shines is the Alsace region of northeastern France.

You can find some from Germany and some from the alpine slopes of northern Italy. But, in Europe, your best bet is to stay with wine from Alsace.

The grape is also grown quite widely in the United States. In a blind tasting session I attended, everyone in the room pegged the wine we were sipping as extremely good and having an Alsatian provenance. In fact, the One of Trevor Burton’s favorites from California’s Anderson Valley.

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wine was from Oregon. Good for us. I’ve also run across some good Gewurztraminer from Washington and from the Sonoma and Anderson Valley areas in California.

So, for Gewurztraminer, look for Alsace or stay domestic. Either way you won’t break the bank by trying a bottle or two. They’re easy to spot. Like their cousin Riesling, they come in a distinctive tall, thin bottle called a flute. You can find a good wine for around

$15, and if you really want to stretch you can get into the $20 range.

This kind of fits in with my eternal quest to find a nice, not-too-expensive wine to drink on a Tuesday evening with a pizza. But, in this case, I think I’d pair it with a batch of stir-fried leftovers accompanied by some curry sauce. A nice, simple, spicy meal paired with a delicious deep wine. Some enchanted evening, for sure.

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down a bottle of Gewurztraminer Vendage Tardive — a late harvest wine. These wines are produced from grapes, which have overripened on the vine and are picked much later than the normal harvest. Due to their late harvest the grapes have higher levels of sugar. Some of them may be attacked by what is called “noble rot” (botrytis cinerea in technical terms). The result is a sweet wine with stunning depth and complexity and an almost unlimited aging potential. These are just the ticket to drink after dinner along with some sharp, strong cheeses.

Humorist Evan Esar once quipped, “You can’t do anything about the length of your life, but you can do something about its width and depth.” And my guess is that he uttered his pearl of wisdom over a glass of wine. Something that’s been adding depth and width to life for thousands of years.

Gewurztraminer would seem a perfect candidate to use as proof of Esar’s proposition, as it has a width and depth of its own.

Sip it by itself or with a nice meal. Either way you’ve got a winner. Enjoy. LNC Trevor Burton of Mooresville, a retired technology marketing consultant, now occupies himself in the field of wine and its enjoyment.

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awn Bricker is a strong and powerful woman. At first glance, however, she might not appear strong and powerful in the traditional sense. Confined to a wheelchair since a 2006 boating accident left her a quadriplegic, Dawn has gained strength from her desire to maximize her physical ability, and her power grows from her passion to offer health and wellness opportunities to others who live with disabilities.

Dawn and her husband, Andy, are the founders of Race to Walk, a comprehensive, post-acute pro-

Dawn realized her body was sending signals that it could still do more, and she wanted to find the best way to make that happen. gram in Mooresville that offers exercise-based and customized personal training to clients with spinal cord injuries and other neurological disorders. The main focus of the exercise-based therapy approach is to work all the muscles in the body as opposed to simply training the ones that are functional.

The center is one of only a dozen major exercise-based training facilities across the country, and it is the only one in the Southeast.

Confined to a wheelchair since a 2006 boating accident left her a quadriplegic, Dawn has gained strength from her desire to maximize her physical ability.

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A center takes shape Six months after being discharged from spinal cord injury rehabilitation, Dawn discovered exercise-based therapy while searching for ways to continue her recovery from home.

She realized her body was sending signals that it could still do more, and she wanted to find the best way to make that happen. Since most of the major training centers were located in California and Washington, the Brickers began traveling to the West Coast on a regular basis.

“Dawn’s body began responding to the training almost immediately, and she loved it,” recalls Andy, founder and president of Race to Walk. “After our first trip, we hired a personal trainer who began working with Dawn at home three times a week. As we brought in more and more equipment, space became tight, and we knew we needed to expand.”

Race to Walk grew out of the Bricker’s desire to maximize Dawn’s physical ability following her injury. They also believed strongly in offering the same exercise-based training to others using the state-of-the-art equipment that they had acquired for Dawn.

They found a home in Mooresville near many of the area’s NASCAR facilities and decided to name the center to fit the theme.

Race to Walk began serving local clients in February 2009 and has quickly grown in its first year. “We quietly opened with three clients and two consultants,” says Dawn. “We knew we were all guinea pigs who believed in the approach and thought others might benefit, too.”

On any given day, the energy at Race to Walk is electric. Music fills the air as clients sweat through one-on-one personal training sessions. Others work through custom-training programs not typically offered in most public facilities. In addition to serving clients from

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Charlotte and the Lake Norman region, clients travel from Winston-Salem and Greensboro, as well as Anderson and Charleston, South Carolina.

“It is growing a lot faster than we expected, and that is exciting to us,” says Dawn. “On the other hand, I wish there wasn’t a need for our services at all but because there is, I am glad we are here to help.”

A philosophy that delivers results Andy stresses that Race to Walk is unique in its approach to health and wellness. Race to Walk is neither a medical facility nor a rehabilitation program. Rather, it is a unique training program designed to complement traditional hospital and clinic-based therapies.

“We are not physical therapy so much as we are a post-acute program that picks up where physical therapy leaves off,” Andy explains.

“We use personal trainers to assist each client in fulfilling his or her goals.”

Dawn adds, “Each person who comes in here has their own set of goals. A client with

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a higher-level injury might want to get strong enough to do transfers on their own, while others with different disabilities might want to work on their gait or balance. We work one on one to develop programs unique to each person and give them the skills to keep it going.”

“We can promise that we will work them hard, and we are confident that they will find the process rewarding and valuable,” says Andy. “Clients feel healthier as a result of their time with us, whether it is in physical gains or just through being around others who are going through the same things.”

Dawn still exercises three times a week with the main goal of strengthening muscles and opening neurological pathways that assist with daily activities such as transferring, propelling her wheelchair and increasing strength.

She has also built friendships and gained new insight on living with a disability through her growing network of peers.

“When I first started, my goal was to walk again,” she says. “While that goal is still in the back of my mind, and it is something I am

working toward as much as I can, I am trying to stay healthy, be strong, build networks and regain everything I can to be the best person I can.” LNC

Race to Walk Race to Walk is a certified 501(c) (3) organization devoted to providing a comprehensive, post-acute program for individuals suffering from spinal cord injuries and other related neurological disorders.

Specializing in exercise-based training, Race to Walk provides state-of-the-art equipment and strategic training techniques in a safe, supportive environment with the ultimate goal of assisting each client in attaining their own personal goals. To learn more about Race to Walk, visit www.racetowalk.org.

After completing his graduate work at Duke University, Mike Savicki moved from Boston to Lake Norman, where he has lived and worked for 15 years. An adventurer as much as a writer, he has completed marathons, triathlons and multi-sport races around the world. He writes locally and nationally and was a contributing writer and editorial team member for “The Adversity Advantage,” published by Fireside, a division of Simon and Schuster, in 2007.

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ur homes are where we make memories, celebrate, retreat, rest and relax. Sarah Nielsen, interior designer and owner of FRESH Interior Design Therapy in Huntersville, uses design and color therapy to create supportive, inspirational spaces in homes and businesses.

Her clients include new homeowners who want to create invigorating home interiors and those who want to update old spaces for life transitions, including adults recovering from brain and spinal cord injuries.

Above: Nielsen found her passion for design and color therapy when visiting her mother, who was recovering from a spinal cord injury, in the hospital.

Top: Nielsen uses her interior design skills to help others create comforting, encouraging spaces through healing colors, space arrangement, Feng Shui and eco-friendly design solutions.

want to create in those spaces.

“Colors are very personal,” says Nielsen. Oftentimes the colors needed in a client’s environment represent something missing that is needed to help balance other factors in their life, she adds. In general, warm colors, such as red, orange 57

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Sarah Nielsen, owner of FRESH Interior Design Therapy in Huntersville, says colors such as blue, green and purple have shorter wavelengths and generate a sense of openness, tranquility and calmness.

Color therapy Nielsen found her passion for design and color therapy when visiting her mother, who was recovering from a spinal cord injury, in the hospital. Nielsen recognized the institutional gray walls were not helping her mother’s recovery. She brought in some of her mother’s favorite colors and large pictures of people and things she loved. The new environment inspired her mother to push through therapies and pushed Nielsen to use her interior design skills to help others create comforting, encouraging spaces through healing colors, space arrangement, Feng Shui and eco-friendly design solutions.

Color therapy is a unique concept, but one that has research to back it up. Nielsen bases her color therapy design on the Dewey Color System, a scientifically validated study that connects personality to color. By assessing client color preferences, she is able to develop a sense of their personalities and create personal, powerful color combinations that support personal goals and add balance in their lives. She also discusses with clients what it is they want to change in their lives, what each space will be used for and what kind of feeling they

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and yellow have longer wavelengths and represent a sense of coziness, liveliness and love.

On the other end of the spectrum, cooler colors, such as blue, green and purple have shorter wavelengths and generate a sense of openness, tranquility and calmness.

“It depends on what you need in life,” says Nielsen. “If you want a bedroom to feel breezy and relaxing, use soft blues and teals. But you can use a splash of red to energize the room and relationships.” Nielsen uses pillows and art to

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incorporate a touch of counterbalancing color without overwhelming the space.

Reflecting emotion Catherine Monroe and her family worked with Nielsen to design the interior of their home from footprint to final touches. Monroe says she has always used vibrant colors in her home interiors, but Nielsen encouraged her to use color combinations that she would never have come up with on her own.

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Sarah Nielsen recommends the cardboard box test to organize and unclutter your home and life. If your closet, cabinets and drawers are a jumbled mess, your mind will be too, says Nielsen.

Take everything that is stacked in a corner, piled in a drawer, or crammed in a closet, and put it in a cardboard box. As you use an item in the box, put it back in the drawer or designated place. What you don’t use, give to charity. Get rid of what you are not using, and you will get rid of what is not working in your life.

“Color invokes so many different emotions.

Our children’s rooms are bright, cheery and fun. Our main living area is warm, comfortable and inviting. Our master bedroom is cheerful yet serene. Our kitchen/dining area/mudroom is light, happy and functional,” explains Monroe. “We live in a bright, warm, comfortable and happy home, and love the energy that comes from all of the different colors that we used.

They truly reflect our personalities and our lifestyle.”

Nielsen’s passion for design therapy is grounded in her theory that your space reflects, and affects, who you are and who you can become. Part of her consultation with clients also includes evaluating clutter in their homes, businesses and lives; and cleaning out those spaces to make room for growth and new opportunity.

“Homes tell the story of who we are,” says Nielsen. “With a lot of clutter, we feel overwhelmed. We need to clean out the mess to feel better.” LNC The Scoop In addition to interior design consultations, Sarah Nielsen of FRESH Interior Design Therapy volunteers at Hinds’ Feet Farm in Huntersville, where she helps adults living with brain injuries create nurturing spaces for themselves. She also hosts local workshops about how to use color to enhance your life and environment.

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ven if you’re not a sports fan, you’ll have a good time at this year’s Souper Bowl. No, there’s no football, face painting or celebrity studded half-time show, but there’s plenty of soup for a good cause. Benefiting HAMMERS (Hands Around Mecklenburg/Mooresville Making Emergency Repairs Safely), a program of the Davidson Housing Coalition, the Souper Bowl is in its sixth year and will be held at Davidson College on February 6.

In 2009, HAMMERS made emergency repairs for 80 individuals and 39 homes. “We’re an emergency home repair program for the towns of Davidson, Huntersville, Cornelius

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ster predicts that this year nearly 500 people will attend.

Area restaurants participate by donating various kinds of soup.

Awards are given at the end of the day in four categories — best creamy, best vegetarian, best chunky and most creative.

“It’s good incentive to try all the soups so you know what your favorites are. We’ll have ballots and ballot boxes for the winning soup,” says Nancy Waldrop, management and development fellow of the Davidson Housing Coalition, adding that live music and cookies from the Bird and Bear Cookie Co. are included in the admission price. “We always end up giving a best overall soup award as kind of a surprise.” ing to be as successful as it has been and now it’s become a tradition here in Davidson,” says Marcia Webster, executive director of the Davidson Housing Coalition. “[This year] we’ve reconfigured the seating arrangement and the entertainment location so that we can seat more people.”

Last year’s event attracted approximately 400 people and raised more than $6,000. Web-

The Scoop Souper Bowl VI is Saturday, February 6, from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at The Lilly Gallery in The Chambers Building of Davidson College. Tickets are $10 adults, $8 students 12 and up, $5 children, prices increase at the door. For advanced tickets call the Davidson Housing Coalition at 704.892.4486 or stop by the office at 220 Sloan Street, Suite A, Davidson. For more information about the Davidson Housing Coalition, visit www. davidsonhousing.org.

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and Mooresville,” explains Zach Jakob, HAMMERS supervisor and property manager. “We serve people who fall below 80 percent of the area median income. …

We don’t do anything cosmetic. We deal with issues of security, structural issues, accessibility issues, roofing, electric and plumbing.”

The Souper Bowl came about when a committee member mentioned she had heard about a similar event elsewhere. “We were looking for ways to raise money for HAMMERS, so we decided we’d give this [the Souper Bowl] a try, not knowing that it was go-

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Children Monday Morning Movies (every Monday) Watch a fun movie for free every Monday morning. 9:30 a.m. Free. Mooresville War Memorial Building, 220 N. Maple Street, Mooresville.

Discovery Place Science Adventures (February 15) Discovery Place Science Adventures are offered on CMS school holidays and teacher workdays for children in first through fifth grade. Electrifying Fun! allows participants to learn about the properties of electricity and magnetism, while also experiencing the hairraising Van de Graff generator. 9 a.m.-noon or 1-4 p.m. $25 per one-day session, $50 per twoday session. Huntersville Arts & Cultural Center, register by calling 704.372.6261, ext. 309.

Concerts Mooresville Concerts (February 13) Bayou Diesel, the only working Cajun/zydeco/Louisiana-style dance band in the Asheville/Western North Carolina area, performs in Mooresville for the first time. 7:30 p.m. $10, $5 students, children under 10 free, season passes $45. Charles Mack Citizen Center, downtown Mooresville, 704.662.3334, www.downtownmooresville.com.

Live Bird Presentations (Saturdays and Sundays) Come visit your favorite raptors up close.

Saturdays 11 a.m., 1 p.m., 3 p.m.; Sundays 1 p.m., 3 p.m. Price TBA. Carolina Raptor Center, 6000 Sample Road, Huntersville, www.carolinaraptorcenter.org.

Back of the Big House (February 6) Learn about life for those enslaved on a 19th century North Carolina cotton plantation. 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Free with regular admission. Latta Plantation, 5225 Sample Road, Huntersville, 704.875.2312, ext. 301, www.lattaplantation.org.

Souper Bowl VI (February 6) Area restaurants donate soup for Souper Bowl VI, which benefits HAMMERS (Hands Around Mecklenburg/ Mooresville Making Emergency Repairs Safely), a program of the Davidson Housing Coalition.

11 a.m.-2 p.m. $10 adults, $8 students 12 and up, $5 children, prices increase at the door. For advanced tickets call the Davidson Housing Coalition at 704.892.4486 or stop by the office at 220 Sloan Street, Suite A, Davidson. Event takes place at The Lilly Gallery in The Chambers Building of Davidson College, visit www. davidsonhousing.org.

An Evening of Chamber Music (February 16) Contralto Diane Thornton, cellist Alan Black and pianist Ruskin Cooper perform Brahms’ Drei Gesange, Op. 91, Vaughan Williams’ 6 Studies in English Folk Song for cello and piano, and Jennifer Stasack’s Crossing Rivers IV for contralto, cello and piano, text by Alan Michael Parker. 7:30 p.m.

Free. Tyler-Tallman Hall, Davidson College, www. davidson.edu/music.

Davidson Farmer’s Market (February 6, 20) Stop by Davidson Farmer’s Market’s Tailgate Market featuring pastured beef, pork chicken, freshly baked breads, cakes, pies and cookies.

Also look for assorted cold-weather produce including lettuces and greens, sweet potatoes, root vegetables and winter squash, soaps, and more. 9 a.m.-11 a.m. Free. Next to Davidson Town Hall between Main and Jackson Streets, www.davidsonfarmersmarket.org.

Organ at Davidson 2009-2010 (February 16) Michael Rowland, associate music director of Davidson College Presbyterian Church, performs. 7:30 p.m. Donations encouraged.

Davidson College Presbyterian Church, 218 Concord Road, Davidson, 704.892.5641, www. dcpc.org.

Tenth Anniversary Celebration of Cornelius Public Library (February 11) Celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Cornelius Public Library with a fun selection of activities. 9 a.m.-9 p.m.

Free. Cornelius Public Library, 21105 Catawba Avenue, Cornelius, 704.416.3800, www.plcmc. org.

Concerts for a Cause (February 18) The Davidson College Symphony Orchestra performs a concert benefiting VH1 Save the Music. 7:30 p.m. Free, donations encouraged. Duke Family Performance Hall, Knobloch Campus Center, Davidson College, www.davidson.edu/music.

On the Corner of Art and Main (February 12) Downtown Mooresville shows its artistic side with its monthly ArtWalk. 6-9 p.m. Free.

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Iredell Concert Association (February 21) Intersection performs. 3 p.m. $20, $40 season membership. Roland Morgan Auditorium, Mooresville High School, 704.876.1004, www. iredellconcerts.com.

Davidson College Artist Series (February 23) Soweto Gospel Choir performs earthy rhythms, rich harmonies and acapella numbers indigenous to Africa. 8 p.m. $20, $15 faculty/staff, $8 Davidson students. Duke Family Performance Hall, Davidson College, 102 N. Main Street, Davidson, 704.894.2135, www.davidson.edu.

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The Great Backyard Bird Count (February 13) Join the staff at Lake Norman State Park in counting the winter birds within the park. Data will be collected by park staff and entered into the national database for The Great Backyard Bird Count. Meet at the Park Lake parking lot and count for one hour. If you wish to participate individually, you can count birds within the park for a minimum of 15 minutes and submit your data to the park office. 9 a.m. Free. Lake Norman State Park, 159 Island Sea Lane, Troutman, 704.528.6350, www.birdsource.org.

Sweetheart Tours (February 13-14) Learn about 19th century Valentine traditions as you take a special sweetheart tour through the plantation home. February 13 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; February 14 1-5 p.m. Free with regular admission. Latta Plantation, 5225 Sample Road, Huntersville, 704.875.2312, ext. 301, www. lattaplantation.org.

Willing Hearts Helping Hands Charity Ball (February 13) This charity ball, featuring the band Mr. Potato Head, benefits Hospice & Palliative Care of Iredell County. Enjoy wine, music, dancing, live and silent auctions, and a special remote appearance by Krissie and Ryan Newman, driver #39 of the Stewart-Haas Racing Team. 7-11 p.m. $90 per person. Charles Mack Citizen Center, Mooresville. Call 704.663.0051 for reservations.

Fat Tuesday Pancake Dinner (February 16) Celebrate Fat Tuesday with all you can eat pancakes, bacon, sausage, grits and more. 5-8 p.m. Donations accepted at the door. Rehobeth United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall, 9297 Sherrills Ford Road, Terrell, www.rehobethumc. org, 828.478.2518.

Civil War Mustering Event (February 20-21) Learn about Civil War soldiers who were recruited into the Northern and Southern Armies.

February 20 10 a.m.-4 p.m., February 21 1-4 p.m.

Free with regular admission. Latta Plantation, 5225 Sample Road, Huntersville, 704.875.2312, ext. 301, www.lattaplantation.org.

Unique Creations Arts & Crafts Festival (February 27) Local and regional artists show off their creations. Fitness/program demonstrations and a kids’ craft area are also included in the fun.

10 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. Charles Mack Citizen Center, Main Street, Mooresville, www.mooresvillecreation.org.

Davidson Horticultural Symposium XXVI (March 2) Through the Seasons: A Southern Garden’s Journey reflects on the pleasures of gardening in the South and features speakers such as Allan Armitage, Pam Baggett, Robin Ripley, W. Gary Smith and William Welch. 8 a.m.-4 p.m. $85, full-time student rate $45. Registration is limited to 400, and registration deadline is February 22.

Knobloch Campus Center, Davidson College, 704.604.6618, www.davidsonsymposium.org.

Galleries Artworks on Main Monthly exhibitions. MonFri 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat 9 a.m.-2 p.m. 165 North Main Street, Mooresville, 704.664.2414, www. artworksonmain.com.

Christa Faut Gallery Monthly exhibitions.

Tue-Fri 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat 10 a.m.-3 p.m. or by appointment. Jetton Village, 19818 North Cove Road, Suite E3, Cornelius, 704.892-5312, wwwchristafautgallery.com.

Depot Fine Arts Gallery Peggy Jones’ work is featured in Gallery 1, while Lisa Carver’s work is exhibited in Galleries 2. The work of Mary Setzer’s classes will be in Gallery 3. Sat 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Sun 1-4 p.m. 103 W. Center Avenue, Mooresville, 704.663.6661, www.mooresvilleartistguild.com.

Four Corners Framing and Gallery Monthly exhibitions. Tue-Fri 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sat 10 a.m.-2 p.m. 112 S. Main Street, Mooresville, 704.662.7154, wwwfcfgframing.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.

Lake Norman Art League Gallery Mon-Fri 8 a.m.-7 p.m. 442 South Main Street, Davidson, www.lknart.org.

Landmark Galleries The work of watercolorist ‘Cotton’ Ketchie. Mon-Sat 9 a.m.-5 p.m. 212 North Main Street, Mooresville, 704.664.4122, www. landmark-galleries.com.

Merrill-Jennings Galleries Monthly exhibitions. Mon-Fri 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

463 S. Main Street, Davidson, 704.895.1213, www.merrilljennings.com.

Tropical Connections View the works of Florida artists, as well as Canadian artist Nicolin, Charleston artist Steven Jordan and local wildlife photographer D.L. Cohen. Tue- Fri 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m.-4 p.m. or by appointment. 230 N. Main Street, Mooresville.

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Van Every/Smith Galleries, Katherine and Tom Belk Visual Arts Center A display of sculptures by Magdalena Abakanowicz is on exhibit.

Through February 26. Mon-Fri 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat-Sun noon-4 p.m. Davidson College, 315 N. Main Street, Davidson, 704.894.2519, www. davidson.edu/art/galleries.

Sports Davidson Men’s Basketball The Wildcats have an aggressive and exciting schedule this season.

Georgia Southern (February 6, 7 p.m.), Wofford (February 17, 7 p.m.), Furman (February 20, 2 p.m.), UNC Greensboro (February 24, 7 p.m.). www.davidsonwildcats.com.

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Cornelius Arts Center and Cornelius Town Hall Selected works by Gordon C. James will be on display. Through February 26. Cornelius Arts Center, 19725 Oak Street, Cornelius, Mon-Thu 9 a.m.-5 p.m., 704.892.7323; Cornelius Town Hall, Mon-Fri 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. www.corneliusartscenter.org.

Teens Rock Band at Ben & Jerry’s (Wednesdays and Fridays) Whether or not you play an instrument, you can try your hand at being in a rock band by playing guitar, drums or even singing.

Wednesday (Wii Sports too), 6-9 p.m., Friday 3-6 p.m. Free. Ben & Jerry’s, 202 S. Main Street, Davidson, 704.892.0604.

Theatre Nine Parts of Desire (February 17-21) Davidson College presents an intimate examination of the lives of several Iraqi women at the dawn of the 21st century, culled from actual interviews. Created by Heather Raffo and directed by Sharon Green, Nine Parts of Desire contains adult content and is recommended for audiences 14 and up. 7:30 p.m. (February 21, 2 p.m.) Price TBD. The Barber Theatre, Cunningham Fine Arts Building, Davidson College, www3.Davidson.edu.

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Lake Norman Currents | February 2010

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story and photography by Trent Pitts

The Lake Norman Big Band shares a big sound with an even bigger heart

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Lake Norman Currents | February 2010

ake Norman has a band, The Lake Norman Big Band, to be exact. And big it is — with up to 18 players, all dedicated to bringing their sound to the public. The all-volunteer group loves what they do, especially when they get a chance to raise money by playing for events that benefit cancer survivors or the March of Dimes. The group also enjoys giving inspiration to up and coming musicians, such as the Cornelius Youth Orchestra.

The band has a 501(c)(3) designation as a charitable organization and is affiliated with the Arts & Science Council, who awarded the group a performance grant this past year. “It requires matching funds. It is not just free money — we actually have to work for it,” explains Terry Rothwell, a trumpet player who has been a member of the band from its beginning in 2002. “It supports us as we go forth and get the music out there to the people.

There are a lot of people who like the type of music that we play but do not have access to it, so we will be providing that for them.

As we develop, we may get into music education as well.”

Jim McNabb, who serves as president of the group’s board and plays trombone in the band, has been with the group for four years. He says that the focus has been on building the band, as the group added nine members recently.

The players that have joined have introduced a much higher level of musicianship. “We have a new director, Nat Ablan, who is an incredible musician, and he has brought energy and precision to the group,” says McNabb. “What we have done is basically re-formed ourselves over the past year. We now have three performance-ready sets (three hours) of music at a level far above what we have ever played in the past.”

The Lake Norman Big Band has a vast repertoire that spans the decades — from as far back as When the Saints go Marching In to songs as current as those by Norah Jones. “We can play all of the instrumental songs, and we can play tunes that feature a vocalist as well,” says McNabb. “It is a big, full band. When everybody is playing it will put out some sound. And we are not in it for the money. None of us are paid. We are all volunteers. We do this because we love the music and the camaraderie.” LNC

The Lake Norman Big Band has up to 18 players, who all serve as volunteers.

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The Scoop The Lake Norman Big Band plays on the fourth Monday night at Midtown Sundries in Cornelius through June from 8-10 p.m. For more information, visit www.thelakenormanbigband.org.

Jim Singer on trumpet.

Jeff Flag on drums.

Jim McNabb on trombone.

A strong saxophone section rounds out the band’s sound.

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