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A new engine born in Denver

VROOM, VROOM A dream garage

18 Game Changers Donna Taylor is present

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and accounted for

19 A Day in the Life Ride with Tom Cotter

Mother’s Day pleasers

Cruising with the Classics

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About the Cover:

Photography of Sean Mathis’ 1959 Cadillac

by Ken Noblezada.

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11 Pop’s ’59 Caddy 12 A roundup of spring’s

on a barn find

concerts and festivals

21 Preview A sneak peak at the

Dine + Wine

latest car book by Tom Cotter and Bill Warner

Eating, drinking, cooking and fun

38 Navigators Sue Ratcliff and a team of

26 The Galley with

others are helping families battling pediatric cancer

Lynn and Glenn Cornelius’ Farm-toTable Event

59 At the Lake

42 Game On

Tom Farrell transforms cars into works of art

30 On Tap

A month of things to do

North Carolina Brewers and Music Festival

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64 Lori’s Larks Lori K. Tate takes Cars

30 Wine Time

& Coffee for a spin

The Wine Bar at Wine Maestro

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33 In the Kitchen

with Jill Dahan Strawberry Soup

Lake Spaces

How we live at the lake

36 Trends + Style Make mom happy this Mother’s Day

50 Dwellings

Carefree and coastal in The Peninsula

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HOW A MOTHER LEFT A LEGACY OF LOVE THROUGH LETTERS

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I CAN’T REMEMBER THE LAST TIME I SAT DOWN AND WROTE A LETTER. I’m talking about

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a handwritten one, on pretty stationery with a real fountain pen. Being in the magazine business, I’ve typed and read more words than I care to count. Email is my “go to” communication method, and texting is definitely the quickest way to reach my co-workers.

Technology has given us many ways to deliver our message effectively and efficiently and isn’t that what’s really important? I thought so until December 21, 2015.

That’s the day my mom passed away. She was 89 years old. Mom was fun, smart, beautiful and a little sassy (okay, a lot sassy). She loved to read, watch old ’70s TV shows and talk on the phone. Growing up, my brothers and I didn’t get away with much. Mom had the unique ability of knowing where we were and what we were doing better than any GPS or parenting app on the market today. She kept an even closer eye on me, as I was the youngest and the only girl. Our mother‑daughter tug-of-war lasted throughout adulthood, but so did our love.

The day mom died, I began looking for old photos to use for her memorial service. In the box at the foot of her bed, I found two envelopes marked “To my Children”. One was dated August 1979, the other September 1981. After gathering the courage to open them, I quickly learned she wrote them prior to a couple of trips she

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Although written years prior to her death, mom kept these letters and even updated them with new names, as a few of us went through divorce and remarriage. (We couldn’t help but smile when we saw how she’d marked through our ex’s names and replaced them with the “new” names.)

Her message to us was clear; everything she did in life was out of love for her family. She

encouraged us to always love each other, to protect each other and to remain true to the God she taught us to serve.

Mom’s love letters to her children delivered a simple message, one that was written by her own hand and with a heart full of love. It was a gift that will last forever and one that I plan to pass on to my son — written with my own hand, on pretty stationery with a real fountain pen.

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Sean Mathis, his wife, Torie, and their children, Bella and Riley love riding in the family’s 1959 Cadillac. The car was originally owned by Mathis’ grandfather.

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Sean Mathis’ love for his 1959 pink Cadillac runs deep When Sean Mathis drives his car around town, people notice. And who can blame them? It’s not every day that you see an immaculate 1959 pink Cadillac convertible cruising down the road.

Mathis, who lives in Mooresville with his wife, Torie, and their children, Bella and Riley, has loved this car since he was a little boy. His grandfather, the late Truman (Blackie) Mathis, bought the 1959 Cadillac Coupe De Ville new in California.

“The only time I’d ever be able to see it [the car], it was always in the shop under the cover,” explains Mathis. “I’d be

able to go in there and lift the cover up and check it out, but I never saw it out in the sunlight.”

After his grandparents passed away, their estate was split between Mathis’ father and his uncle. “My dad wound up taking part of his inheritance and giving it to his brother so that he could have the car,” recalls Mathis. “My dad called me up out of the blue and asked if I still wanted it and told me it was mine.”

Mathis had the car shipped to Mooresville from California. “It was in really, really good condition,” he says. “It took about a week to get here. I was able to drive it home. I took it in the Veteran’s Day Parade last year in Mooresville, which was the first thing I ever really did with it.”

Other than some small touch-ups, the car remains the same. While it is a beautiful American classic, Mathis’ love for it runs much deeper. “[I love it] just because it was my grandpa’s. I’ve got literally nothing from him. I don’t really

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Mathis grew up admiring his grandfather’s car.

even have any pictures other than what I put on the web site of him,” he says, adding that his wife created a web site titled www.pops59.com. “It still smells like him. That’s all I got.”

— Lori K. Tate, photography by Ken Noblezada or more information regarding Sean F Mathis’ 1959 Cadillac Coupe De Ville, visit www.pops59.com.

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Davidson’s Concerts on the Green (May 1 and 15 ) The Matt Stratford band kicks off one of the area’s favorite outdoor concert series on May 1, while Sidecar Social Club performs on May 15. 6-8 p.m. Free.

Davidson Village Green, www. concertsonthegreen.com.

Music on Main (May 6) Liverpool, a Beatles tribute band, performs.

6:30-9:30 p.m. Free. Town Hall lawn, 413 N. Main Street, Downtown Mooresville, 704.663.7026, www. downtownmooresville.com.

North Carolina Brewers and Music Festival (May 6-7) Enjoy live bands and more types of North Carolina-brewed beer than you can count. Fri 6-10:30 p.m., Sat 11:45 a.m.-10 p.m. Ticket prices vary. Rural Hill, 4431 Neck Road, Huntersville, www.ruralhill.net.

CURRENTS Canine Cover Contest (May 7) Bring your dog out to see if they have what it takes to be on the cover of the July issue of CURRENTS. Our Canine

Cover Contest takes place during Davidson Town Day, and WBTV’s Paul Cameron will emcee the event. Noon-2 p.m. $10 per entry (benefits Friends of the Animals).

Registration available the day of the event 10-11:30 a.m. To preregister, call 704.995.2968 or e-mail events@ imaginemusicgroup.com.

Davidson Town Day (May 7) This annual festival brings everyone to town. Learn about communityoriented organizations, listen to music, play games and enjoy good food. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Free. Davidson Village Green, downtown Davidson, www.townofdavidson.org.

Paint the Night Blue (May 7) The Catalinas headline at this year’s Paint the Night Blue, a benefit for child abuse prevention. The event is presented by SCAN of Iredell County. 6-10 p.m. $35, $60 for two tickets. Queen’s Landing, Mooresville, www. paintthenightblue.com.

Hello Huntersville (May 14) Head to downtown Huntersville to celebrate the works and talents of local artists. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Free.

Downtown Huntersville, www. huntersville.org.

Music at St. Alban’s (May 15) The North Carolina Brass Band

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Lake Norman Big Band (May 16) The Lake Norman Big Band plays every third Monday night at The Finish Line Restaurant in Mooresville. The show features favorite hits from the big band era and more. 7-9 p.m. $5 cover.

Call 704.664.2695 for reservations.

The Finish Line Restaurant,125 Morlake Drive, Mooresville, www. thelakenormanbigband.org.

Festival of Food Trucks (May 21) Enjoy gourmet fare from a variety of food trucks. Bring a chair and hang out in the street while you check out Downtown Mooresville. 5-8:30 p.m.

Main Street from Moore Avenue to Iredell Avenue, Downtown Mooresville, www.downtownmooresville.com.

Field of Flags Memorial Day Celebration (May 30) The Mooresville/Lake Norman Exchange Club presents a “Field of Flags” to celebrate Memorial Day. Flags will begin waving on May 27. 11 a.m.

Lowe’s YMCA, 170 Joe V. Knox Avenue, Mooresville, www.healingfield.org/ mooresville16/.

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You can purchase items from Jennifer Cashel’s Created Beautifully line from $60 to $150 at Bebe Gallini’s, 19725 Oak Street, Cornelius, look for Bebe Gallini’s on Facebook.

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CareNet Counseling Top Chef Challenge (May 17) Enjoy an intense dual between Lake Norman’s reigning 2015 Top Chef, Tim Schafer, and locally renowned chef Shane Smith. The event benefits CareNet Counseling of Lake Norman and Statesville, a local nonprofit affiliate of Wake Forest Baptist Health. 6 p.m. $50 (includes dinner and wine). Historic Langtree Plantation, 704.871.1712.

7th Annual Catwalk for a Cause (May 18) This spring tradition benefits pediatric cancer research and financially deserving families of children being treated at Levine Children’s Hospital (LCH). The highlight of the evening is the runway show, which includes women’s spring fashions from local boutiques and the “Catwalk Heroes,” children from LCH wearing the latest children’s styles. 6-10 p.m., with extended Sip & Shop hours until 11 p.m. $150 per person. Merinos, 500 S. Main Street, Mooresville, www. martintruexjrfoundation.org.

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Quintet, which includes some of the finest virtuoso brass performers in the region performs a varied and exciting program of original music for brass, orchestral transcriptions, Broadway, jazz and much more. 3 p.m. General admission $15, students and young adults under 25 $10, seniors (62+)$10, children under 12 free. St. Alban’s Episcopal Church, 301 Caldwell Lane, Davidson, www. musicatstalbansdavidson.org.

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The hilly terrain and rocky waters of the Catawba River near the Iredell County and Catawba County line were never very good for boating. The fishing vessels that did exist here in the late 1800s were mostly flat-bottomed boats propelled with long poles — used mostly to get people and wagons from one side of the river to the other.

But the waters of the Catawba were perfect for growing cotton (the December 2015 edition of this column mentioned how the town of Cornelius grew out of the overwhelming supply of cotton in the area). After the Civil War decimated much of the South, the area around what

would become Lake Norman was relatively unscathed.

Businessmen at the time began to invest in building cotton mills in the South, closer to where the cotton itself was grown. Early on, these mills were waterpowered and needed to be located on a river or some other source of water.

With railroad connections in all directions, Charlotte became a hub for the textile mill industry. A majority of cotton mills in the United States were by the early 1900s, located within 100 miles of Charlotte. Thousands of migrants from the Appalachian Mountains would move into mill villages looking for better

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lives than the hardscrabble existence of their rocky mountain farms.

In 1881, brothers Columbus and Wilfred Turner bought a small water-powered textile mill north of Sherrill’s Ford at what would later become the far northern reaches of Lake Norman. Columbus built a house a few miles south on a hill overlooking the river and mill. He named it Mont Beaux, French for “beautiful mountain.”

When the new mill workers saw the name, they shortened it to “Monbo.” The name stuck around, but the mill was destroyed in the Great Flood of 1916. Across the river, though, the East Monbo Mill continued operating until 1961, when the waters of Lake Norman began to rise

Photography courtesy of The North Carolina State Archives

Beneath The Surface

A historical map shows where the towns and villages stood along the Catawba River in 1896.

— Chuck McShane, Chuck McShane is director of research at the Charlotte Chamber and the author of A History of Lake Norman: Fish Camps and Ferraris. Contact him at chuckmcshane@gmail.com .

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MORE THAN 30 YEARS AGO, DONNA TAYLOR COMMITTED TO A CAREER IN ACCOUNTING and,

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for a long time, that accounting was focused on numbers. Now, the CPA has changed her focus from numbers to helping people be accountable to their dreams as a business coach and consultant.

“I practiced for 31 years,” Taylor, 55, recalls of the career that brought her and her husband, Bob, to Davidson in 2003 to join a CPA firm that was just opening an office in Mooresville. “I had been feeling this sense of calling for probably at least six years before my leaving. I didn’t know what the calling was. I felt something saying there is something else out there that you need to be doing.”

For a while, Taylor tried to find what was next by attending retreats, but she still didn’t have clarity.

“Then in fall 2013, I heard God saying, ‘Make some space in your life and I will get you to the next place.’ I knew that ‘make space in my life’ meant I needed to leave public accounting,” Taylor explains. “I told my partners in January 2014 and left after tax season. I took this leap of faith not knowing what I would do when I left.”

Taylor’s first order of business was to meet with everyone people suggested she talk to and that she thought might be a good resource. In September 2014, a conversation with a dress code consultant that Taylor had used during

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Listen to your body. I learned that from my mentor coach.

What is one thing you cannot live without? My Google calendar. I schedule everything from when I go to the grocery store to my coaching. It is colorcoded for faith, fun, coaching.

That is how I judge my balance in my life.

When you were 8 years old, what did you want to be when you grew up? A teacher.

What books do you love to recommend? Mindset by Carol Dweck and Are You Really Listening? by Paul Donoghue and Mary Siegel.

Donna Taylor left her accounting career to coach others in business.

her own career led her to what was next.

“She started asking me different questions. As we were talking, she mentioned the words career counselor. That sparked my interest. When I Googled it, that is when I found coaching, and I knew coaching was it.

Everything I read, I thought, ‘Oh, that is you.’ It was the perfect fit for me,” Taylor recalls.

Taylor signed up for a coaching credential program and then formed her company, Fulfillment Coaching and Consulting in January 2015.

While she intended to coach

accountants, what she has found is that her experience working with various business owners for more than 30 years has made her a great coach for anyone in business.

“Having listened to clients and mentored staff throughout my accounting career, the relationships are what I loved much more than the technical piece of it. As a coach, I listen to what clients are saying, and I ask powerful questions to get them to go deeper into themselves to find the answers,” Taylor says.

Now, she enjoys supporting

What is your best habit?

Starting my day quietly with God.

her clients in transforming their lives over the phone or in person. She works with most clients twice a month, and the arrangement can last anywhere from a couple months to more than a year.

“My purpose is to encourage others to live authentic and joyful lives. What has happened for me in doing this is now I can truly say there is never a time that I feel like I am going to work,” says Taylor. “I had always heard that if you love what you are doing, you won’t feel like you are working. I always believed that, and now I really do have that.”

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Tom Cotter has driven his 1939 Woody all over the country in search of classic cars.

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Barn Find Road Tripper GO ON THE ROAD WITH DAVIDSON’S RESIDENT “CAR GUY”, TOM COTTER

by Mike Savicki | photography by Ben Sherrill

Photography courtesy of Tom Cotter

AFTER SPENDING 25 YEARS IN AUTOMOTIVE AND AUTO RACING PUBLIC RELATIONS, working

with some of the best-known sponsors in NASCAR, Indycar, NHRA and sports car racing, Davidson’s Tom Cotter sold his company and embarked on what may best be described as a second life. With pen and paper always in hand, he has authored to date 11 books on classic cars, and many of those cars were found in barns, fields and garages across America.

More than a “car guy,” Tom is a “car archeologist.”

His latest book, Barn Find Road Trip, 3 Guys, 14 Days, and 1,000 Lost Collector Cars Discovered, recounts a barn-finding journey through Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania.

His publisher challenged him with finding 100 classic cars.

He found more than 1,000.

To Tom, and his traveling companions collector, Brian Barr (Cornelius) and

photographer Michael Alan Ross (San Rafael, California), the adventures they take and the memories they make in Tom’s 1939 Woody wagon aren’t so much about cars as they are people.

“There is some bond that a true car person has,” Tom says.

“It’s like we are friends who have never met. The transformation from being strangers to friends happens within minutes, and the language we speak, no matter if we are in New Mexico,

California, North Carolina or West Virginia is the same. Cars have a special way of allowing us to be human.”

And why does he write about it?

“I write to give people encouragement and inspiration to go out and look for old cars.

Some people say all the classics are gone,” he explains. “I know they aren’t.”

With that in mind, here’s a glimpse of what it’s like traveling with Tom, with a “day” featuring two “adventures.”

Photography Ben Sherrill

Tom Cotter at his home in Davidson.

A.M. — ROAD TRIP DAY 1

2:30 p.m. After Andrew, the owner’s son, phones his dad, Mike, and learns he won’t be home from work until after 7 p.m., he invites us to look at the cars behind the fence. It was one of the most incredible collections I have ever seen with no less than 150 cars.

Meet Snowball Bishop 9 a.m. Michael flew in the night before, and Brian has just driven over from his house. We pack everything in the Woody, take out the atlas and turn on the GPS. All of our days are unscripted, but the first thing we always do when beginning an adventure is hit The Bagel Bin in Huntersville to eat and brainstorm.

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11:30 a.m. We roll north on I-77 and shortly after crossing into Virginia we spot a field of old cars below the highway off in the distance.

Michael looks through his lenses and describes what he sees while Brian is on Google Earth pinging the location.

It’s about 15 miles away, but the route to get there won’t be easy. More time on the highway, dirt roads, sidetracks.

1 p.m. Snowball Bishop welcomes us to his family farm. Rolling up in the Woody helped break the ice. He is a wonderful old man who loves to have people knock on his door. He has 60 cars all across his yard. Since his wife passed away a decade ago, cars and car people have become his family.

3 p.m. With photos, notes, recordings and memories, we hit the road again.

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2 p.m. After spending the morning in a garage repairing the Woody, we get a tip and head out to a location north of Baltimore. It’s a fenced in yard covered in bamboo, and when I see Trabants, Caddys, Corvairs, VWs and a fleet of Divco milk trucks, I knock on the owner’s door.

8 p.m. With flashlights, Mike, the owner, shows us his collection. We push bamboo out of the way, move leaves off hoods and hear stories that recount how cars have been a part of his life for longer than he can remember.

Photography courtesy of Tom Cotter

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IFE

Where the AND GET HERE OLD isFAST! the new NEW

Step on the Gas

Cotter has found classic cars in barns across the United States.

10:30 p.m. We leave in search of a hotel. Usually we try to get a hotel reservation in by 6 p.m., but sometimes it’s tough. Brian and I are ready for bed since tomorrow we will be up by 6 a.m. to be on the road by 6:30. Our photographer still has 2 more hours of downloading to do because 150 cars today filled his memory card.

Tom Cotter’s next two books, Route 66 Barn Find Road Trip and Cuba’s Car Culture will be published in September 2016. Find Tom on Facebook to stay connected and updated.

PREVIEW

Welcome to Cuba: Set Your Watch Back Fifty Years

OUR STEP BACK IN TIME DIDN’T OCCUR AS WE STEPPED ONTO CUBAN SOIL, BUT ACTUALLY BEFORE WE LEFT MIAMI. The jet

the island. We would trade our Yankee bucks for CUCs at a currency kiosk in the hotel for a 13 percent fee, but we’d also be able to purchase a great Cuban sandwich for just CUC$4 and the best mojito or piña colada we’d ever tasted for just CUC$5.

On the way to the hotel, we saw a couple hundred cars that could have been taken from the set of the early Leave It to Beaver television series. Initially, we got whiplash as we looked at every old car we passed. “Look, a Buick Roadmaster.” “A Chrysler 300.”

“Look, there’s a 1953 Ford Ranch Wagon.” “Ooh, that’s a sweet ’57 Bel Air.” As we would soon discover, neck wrenching was not necessary; we would see many, many more vintage cars over the course of our stay.

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country that time forgot. The flight from Miami was just fortyfive minutes, but that Eastern Air Lines jet had doubled as a time machine, bringing us and the rest of the passengers back in time more than half a century.

US banks? Nope.

US credit cards? Nope.

US-friendly ATMs? Personal checks? Cell phones? Nope, nope, nope.

(Though US cell phones don’t currently work on the antiquated Cuban system, if you have a Cuban friend, they can buy a phone for you to use during your visit. If you don’t have that friend to expedite the process, however, it could take you a few hours.)

Thankfully we took care of many of those incidentals before we left the States. And thankfully we had pockets full of American cash that could be exchanged at a rate of nearly one to one for Cuban convertible pesos (CUCs), the currency used for visitors to

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that would take us to Havana, just over 200 miles away, was owned and operated by Havana Air but liveried as Eastern Air Lines. You remember—the airline that went bankrupt twenty-five years ago? David Nesslein, CEO of Havana Air, acquired the Eastern name and logo, and now operates “Eastern” as a charter airline flying from Miami to Havana and back daily.

We received permission to visit Cuba to conduct research about the country’s automotive history. Although we would have preferred to visit the island in January, February, or March—when the weather must resemble paradise—July, with its heat and humidity, was the only time that all three of our schedules were clear.

The reason we were going to Cuba was specifically to research this book. Our car-guy friend Wellington Morton had the week off and offered to accompany us on this trip.

We walked down the stairs of our Eastern jet, across the tarmac, and into the lobby of Havana’s José Martí International Airport, where the scene in front of us could have been a movie set from a 1950s flick about a banana republic. Flights from around the world use the larger,

more modern terminal across the runway, but flights from the United States are relegated to this smaller, antiquated, and rundown one. No doubt it’s punishment for the embargo that the United States put in place in 1959 after Fidel Castro came into power. We’d soon discover that the worn-out airport was representative of the condition of just about everything else we’d see in the country.

Once we retrieved our luggage, which for no good reason took way too long (probably more punishment for Americans), we walked through the exit and toward the curb. We passed waving people who were probably seeing a family member from the United States for the first time in fifty years, taxi drivers holding crudely printed signs, and welldressed tour operators ready to whisk away affluent vacationers to exotic resorts on the far ends of the island.

Then we saw the guards holding machine guns.

Once we made it through that crowd, we finally noticed what we’d come here to see: old cars that looked appropriate in front of the sixty-year-old airport terminal building we had just exited. There were pink Ford Thunderbirds, finned Cadillacs, Plymouth station wagons, red Chevy convertibles, mag wheels on nearly everything, and Ferrari stickers on vintage Ramblers.

Welcome to Cuba, the

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TOM COTTER AND BILL WARNER’S UPCOMING BOOK, CUBA’S CAR CULTURE, EXPLORES A COUNTRY THAT TIME FORGOT AND ALL THE CARS THAT GO ALONG WITH IT. HERE’S A SNEAK PEAK

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From left, David, Darrick and Nick Vaseleniuck have worked hard to design an engine that just might shift the entire racing industry.

THERE ARE FEW THINGS ABOUT THE CAR THAT SCARE ME AS MUCH AS THE ENGINE. I’m

comfortable with the body, chassis, interior, wheels and even the finish — scratches, bumps and dents don’t faze me because I can get them out — but lift the hood to reveal the

engine, and it’s like I’m looking into a black hole. Before the age of computerized electronic systems and sub-systems, I prided myself on being able to identify and pinpoint the exact locations of everything from the spark plugs to the dip stick.

But now, as the engine becomes

more electronically complex, I’ll admit to being lost.

On the other end of the spectrum is the father and son team of David and Darrick Vaseleniuck. Between the two of them, they have a combined 73 years of building racing engines and have helped countless

drivers at almost every level and platform of motorsports find the winner’s circle. To say they know the engine is like saying a Navy SEAL knows the exact movement of his enemy.

And when you add grandson, Nick, who moved from California to become

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the third generation working at VazTec LLC to the mix, you’ve got a pretty knowledgeable team.

Nick’s knowledge base multiplies exponentially by the day, as he spends more and more time working with David and Darrick.

About five years ago, after becoming frustrated and questioning why engines fail when placed under tremendous stress, the longtime member of both the Penske and Roush Yates Racing’s award-winning engine building teams began thinking about alternative ways engines might perform. Darrick decided if he could alter airflow, reduce restriction, change ratios and eliminate parts, he might be able to redesign and reengineer the engine to perform better and operate more efficiently.

Moreover, the idea that he and his father began studying, Darrick believed, had the potential to completely change the way engines perform.

For the first four years, they were almost afraid to talk to anyone about the project.

Working behind closed doors, isolated from external skepticism and doubt, Darrick and David designed a flow-through barrel valve FTBV engine head design that significantly increased volumetric efficiency. From a conventional engine head with 219 reciprocating parts, they reduced it down to 36 and, in the process, found a design that substantially reduced fuel consumption and emission while also being less costly to manufacture, maintain and operate.

So, what does that mean to the average car guy? In the most basic terms, they took a conventional piston engine and gave it a rotary valve cylinder head. From their small Denver shop, the Vaseleniucks invented a new engine head that has the potential to shift an

entire industry.

Their work then moved into the fast lane. Working with mechanical engineer and patent attorney, Brandon Trego of Trego, Hines & Ladenheim, PLLC, VazTec LLC obtained several patents and has several more pending. Phones began ringing as original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) inquired about global commercial fleet applications. And race teams took note, too.

To obtain necessary third party validation, the Vaseleniucks hit the road. At West Virginia University’s Center for Alternative Fuels and Emissions, David, Darrick and Nick successfully tested their engine above levels where most believed it would fail.

Critics said they couldn’t build a commercial diesel application, so they did. Clemson University offered third party validation for automobile applications. And the business professionals at Iowa

State University stepped in to introduce a corporate business plan for the future.

The Vaseleniucks say that they are making progress and believe the finish line is in sight.

The seemingly countless hours of sacrifice, including years of discussion around the family table, they believe, will soon come to fruition.

“Loads of racing history and experience went into this,” says Darrick. “And the sacrifices we made as a family, and the discussions and efforts we made from the very beginning, might not have ever happened were it not for the relationships we have.

That’s what makes this project even more special.”

“The finish line is in sight,” adds David. “And then, once the commercial applications are brought to market, we can get back to doing what we have always loved doing and that’s building racing engines.”

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The Galley with Lynn and Glenn Fresh Food for Healing The Town of Cornelius remembers 9/11 with its Farm-to-Table Event

by Lynn Roberson photography by Glenn Roberson HEARTS STILL MEND FROM THE EVENTS OF SEPTEMBER 11, 2001. On that dark day,

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Photography courtesy of the town of Cornelius.

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Melanie and Tim Groody of Fork!

Fresh and local food is on the menu at The Cornelius Farm-to-Table which includes fundraising event.

terrorists’ suicide attacks left 3,000 dead, including more than 400 firefighters and police officers, and changed countless lives forever.

In the town of Cornelius, the healing will continue on Sunday, May 22 on the back lawn at Cornelius Town Hall. On this day, the community will gather at 5 p.m. for a Farm-to-Table fundraising event in support of the town’s $100,000 drive to create a Never Forget 9/11 Monument.

Later this year, on the 15th anniversary of the brutal attacks, the town plans to dedicate the memorial in front of Cornelius Fire Station #1 on South Main Street, which includes a fire-scorched steel column salvaged from the attacks at the Twin Towers in New York City.

“People in our town always support our police officers, our firefighters and others who serve,” Town Manager Anthony Roberts explains. “We want to honor and remember the people who serve and also all those in town who were affected by the events of 9/11.”

The Farm-to-Table Event is drawing strong backing throughout the Lake Norman area. “I think this event will sell out in a heartbeat,” Roberts says.

Notably, the team from Fork! restaurant of Cornelius is bringing its culinary magic to the upscale barbecue-centered menu, with executive chef and owner Tim Groody at the helm.

“I grew up in New York, so when that day happened, it hit pretty hard,” Groody says.

“I wasn’t there, but I know people who were directly involved. I also want to work with the town of Cornelius on a lot of different things, and the Farm-to-Table Event is perfect for us because of what we do and what we believe in.”

Another Cornelius notable involved, craft microbrewery D9 Brewing Company, is donating

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beer and serving it at the fundraiser.

D9 and its brewer, a former firefighter, also are exploring the possibility of brewing a special beer for the event.

“Here at D9, we have always cared about our community,” says Jackie Bueker of D9.

“We fully support our local heroes and are so grateful for everything that they do. The 9/11 monument fundraiser is a perfect opportunity for us to show our support and gratitude, as well as bring everyone together to remember the lives lost.”

For the menu, as the best of this spring’s growing season emerges, Groody and his sous chef are continuing to fine-tune details.

“We’re trying to use everything from North Carolina that we possibly can, definitely from local farms, and we want to use organic or naturally raised ingredients, with no pesticides,” Groody says. “We’re working to get local beef from several different farmers in the area. We may have bison. We will definitely have pork. Pork in North Carolina is a must for a barbecue.”

Desserts featuring chocolate and strawberries and perhaps a sweet prepared from North Carolina-grown and ground cornmeal or buckwheat will tempt. Grilled pie may even make an appearance.

“We most likely will have asparagus and broccoli and cauliflower to grill there on site,” Groody says. “We’ll prepare things we do at the restaurant, but on a grander scale, emphasizing the local part of it. We try to wow people with freshness and what real vegetables can taste like. We stay true to what comes from the earth.”

Groody and his team will prepare as much on-site as possible, in part to ensure freshness and in part, perhaps, because of the focus of the evening.

“From a chef ’s point of view, it’s a good day, it’s a good dinner,” Groody says. “And

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On Tap

Wine Time

The Wine Bar at Wine Maestro

A WINE LIST WITH THE LARGEST SELECTION YOU COULD POSSIBLY IMAGINE — AND LOTS OF DISHES TO PAIR WITH IT

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THE EVENT WHERE CRAFT BEER AND HOMEGROWN MUSIC COME TOGETHER TO CELEBRATE

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“I simply thought the Charlotte area needed a great music-driven festival that showcased not only the talents we have right here locally but also the growing craft beer scene in our area and, as soon we began planning it, the energy, enthusiasm and momentum behind it took off and it hasn’t slowed since.”

That’s how Jeff Fissel, executive director of Rural Hill, Huntersville’s historic nature preserve, farm and cultural events center, recalls the origins of the first North Carolina Brewers and Music Festival six years ago.

“The first year we started it there was only a handful of Charlotte breweries and, after that, it was breweries from across the state. And now, Charlotte has exploded on the beer scene, Lake Norman has exploded on the beer scene and breweries are lining up from every corner of the state,” explains Fissel.“We definitely aren’t lacking on great beer establishments. And when it comes to music, the talent level has never been better.”

Anticipating a sellout crowd of 4,000 on May 6-7, visitors will enjoy tasting craft beers from upwards of 40 North and South Carolina breweries while listening to music on multiple

stages. Those who come to camp on Friday evening will enjoy three bands on the camper stage, while Saturday’s schedule features more than 10 hours of performances on both the main stage, as well as the newly added singer/songwriter stage where noteworthy local performers will have the chance to play in a festival venue.

Performances will be bluegrass centric, but with 12 bands scheduled to perform, there will be a greater musical variety than ever before.

“This is a great event to come out and see what the state has to offer as far as craft beers, whether you are a veteran know-it-all or you are just starting to explore that world,” explains Fissel, “and, at the same time, it pairs really nicely with some great music and some amazing bands.

On a bright sunny day in May you really can’t beat coming out to a beautiful, historic farm with a local beer in hand and great music playing from the stage.”

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I GO BACK A LONG WAY WITH MOORESVILLE’S WINE MAESTRO, ALSO KNOWN AS JAMIE VENABLE. My wife and

I have spent many a Friday evening in his retail store sipping on interesting wines, some served by the person who brought them to life. There’s nothing like sharing wine with its winemaker. You get a tour of the philosophy behind a wine and that, to me, just makes it taste better.

Back in the day, Maestro wine tastings were enhanced by a selection of things to nibble on, brought from Executive Chef Graddie Lane’s home kitchen —I always delighted in telling houseguests that Mooresville had a wine store with an executive chef. The sip sessions were cozy and intimate but a tad crowded, as there was only a small area in the back of the store.

As I said, that was back in the day. Venable has recently moved to a new location.

And here’s the good part, he’s added a wine bar next door to his retail store. The term wine bar doesn’t do it justice.

Lane now has a playroom in the shape of a fully equipped kitchen and a staff to go with it. No longer just things to nibble on, the kitchen puts out a large assortment of

tapas-style dishes to savor.

But, back to wine. I like exploring different wines, different regions, different grapes. And the joy of this place is that you get to do lots of it. Venable offers a weekly version of wine flights served in flight towers. Nothing to do with Charlotte Douglas International Airport, a flight tower is a contraption that holds five separate glasses of wine. It’s great for comparing wines, one against another — sipping from the top to the bottom of the tower.

Depending on Venable’s mood, a flight could be five Pinot Noirs from regions around the United States and around the world. It could also be an offering of five not‑so‑well‑known grapes.

Flight towers have come in handy for me. My wife, Mary Ellen, has hosted guests at a number of events at Wine Maestro, promoting some of her travel offerings — she’s a travel consultant. For her trip with a South American flavor, I created a flight of wines from Argentina and Chile. Learning while sipping is such an enjoyable endeavor.

If wine flights are not enough of a wine exploration experience, consider this. An option at the wine bar is to slip next door into the retail area.

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Wine Maestro has come a long way. A comfortable bar to taste wines with great food choices to go with them. And, what floats my vinous boat? Lots of ways to explore wines at a price that makes your wallet smile.

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There, you can select from a huge inventory of wines for something to try. Bring it back to the wine bar and, for a $10 charge over the retail price, you’ve got wine for your dinner.

Considering that the normal mark up at restaurants is at least double the retail price, this is a great value. Many restaurants offer half-price wines to boost business on their slow night.

Venable offers an even better deal, and it’s there every

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In the Kitchen with Jill Dahan

1 1/2 cups water (filtered is the best, as the chlorine in tap water doesn’t compliment the soup) 1 teaspoon vanilla extract or paste 1-2 tablespoons all fruit strawberry jam (I like St. Dalfour brand.)

Mint or basil leaves for garnish (optional)

Yogurt topping 1/3 cup plain Greek yogurt 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract or paste

Jill Dahan

Jill Dahan lives in Cornelius and is the author of Starting Fresh! Recipes for Life. You can learn more about her at www.jilldahan.com.

Instructions

For the yogurt mixture, mix the yogurt and vanilla in a bowl and chill until ready to serve.

Place the strawberries, one tablespoon of jam, the vanilla and one cup of the water in the blender and blend on high until smooth. Taste and add more jam depending on the sweetness of the strawberries.

Add additional water to make a desired soup consistency. Chill lightly and serve in bowls with a little of the yogurt mixture swirled over the top and a mint or basil leaf for garnish. Serves 4.

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If there is a time of the year at our farmers market that I enjoy most, it has to be springtime. Bright green lettuces, along with tender shoots of asparagus and fragrant rosy red strawberries are everywhere. Locally grown berries have the most wonderful flavor and are best eaten within a few days of picking.

Did you know that strawberries aren’t actually a fruit but are instead a member of the rose family and that each berry has about 200 seeds on the outside of each fruit? Strawberries are chock full of vitamin C and K, along with a good dose of fiber, folic acid, potassium and antioxidants, which are thought to protect against inflammation, cancer and heart disease.

This sweet light strawberry soup is a doddle to whip up and is as good on the taste buds and it is on the belly. So what better way to treat your mum this Mother’s Day than with a bouquet of strawberries and getting the kids involved with this easy-to-make soup that can be served for breakfast or dessert.

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Sue Ratcliff is the community development representative for Pinky Swear Charlotte, a nonprofit organization that helps families of children battling cancer.

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Sue Ratcliff and a team of others are helping families battling pediatric cancer

ue Ratcliff has taken the pinky swear along with hundreds of children across the Lake Norman area. Their pledge is to help the families of children battling cancer at the 2nd Annual Pinky Swear Kids Triathlon on June 4 at Ingersoll Rand in Davidson.

The Pinky Swear Kids Triathlon is a noncompetitive race that raises money to ease the financial struggles that families with pediatric cancer often face. The funds raised are used to create grants aiding families with non-medical expenses, such as mortgage and auto payments, utility bills, groceries, and transportation. Proceeds benefit families at Levine Children’s Hospital Cancer Center in Charlotte, as well as pediatric cancer families at other North Carolina hospitals.

Ratcliff, community development representative for Pinky Swear Charlotte, became involved with The Pinky Swear Kids Triathlon last year as a volunteer and mom of three children who participated in the inaugural triathlon.

“This cause really spoke to me. When you know that 1 in 285 children will be diagnosed at some point in their lives with cancer, you realize just how fortunate you are to have healthy kids,” she explains. “Being a mom myself, I know how it is when you have a child with an illness, and these parents are dealing with a child with a life-threatening illness. I can’t think of anything worse than possibly losing a child.”

Kids helping kids The beauty of the Pinky Swear Triathlon is that the emphasis is on kids helping other kids. “It’s not often that kids find themselves doing something for someone that truly makes a difference,” says Ratcliff. “The kids get the chance [with Pinky Swear] to set up their own fundraising, such as bake sales and lemonade stands. They can adopt some leadership qualities as they come up with their own fundraising ideas.”

Since last year’s triathlon, Pinky Swear Charlotte created Mitch’s Pantry at Levine Children’s Hospital Cancer Center. Every two weeks Pinky Swear Charlotte stocks the snack pantry with treats so families can grab a snack and not have to leave their child or accrue additional food expenses. The

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Volunteers for Charlotte Pinky Swear include from left: Alisa Kilian, Justine Cuesta, Sue Ratcliff, Andrea Dahl, Denise Fiore, Haley Cook and Melissa Dumbrigue.

The 2nd Annual Pinky Swear Kids Triathlon is Saturday, June 4 at 8 a.m. on the Ingersoll Rand campus in Davidson. Kids ages 6-18 can compete in the non-competitive and non-timed race, which includes swimming, biking and running.

The Pinky Swear Triathlon is broken down in age categories so children can

participate no matter their ability.

Last year 310 children participated in the inaugural Charlotte Pinky Swear Kids Triathlon and raised $21,752.

Another $36,000 was raised by corporate sponsorships.

Visit https://www.pinkyswear.org/ triathlons/kids-triathlons/charlotte to register for the race by June 1.

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pantry is named for Mitch Chepokas, the nine-year-old Minnesota boy who inspired the idea for Pinky Swear. While fighting bone cancer, Mitch donated his own money to help families of pediatric cancer patients. Mitchâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s parents, Steve and Becky Chepokas, made a pinky swear to Mitch to carry on the tradition after his death in 2003.

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Tom Farrell has an encyclopedia of car knowledge in his head that he gleaned from years of years of working in the racing industry.

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The cars Farrell touches, no matter what shape they are in when they arrive, typically transform to gold under his watchful eye and skilled hands. But he’s quick to add that not every old car is worth the investment.

“You can’t just say you want to do an old car and grab something. I try to explain to people that the car really needs to be worthy of being restored or else you are wasting a long list of things that starts with money,” explains Farrell.

“And if you come here asking me to restore a car you better know what that means.

“To restore a car,” he continues, “there should be something about it. Maybe it’s a low number car for example or you know something that makes it special. One way or another, in a true restoration, no matter the level, you are going to be investing time and spending money if you plan to do it right.”

Making the decision not to restore a car with sentimental value is a discussion Farrell often has with his customers.

“Sentimentality is a hard connection to break,” he says. “The ties you have with it might run deep, but when it comes down to it, and I show you even an estimate of the numbers, you might be better off going in a different way.

That’s the double-edged sword of the business.”

The choice of a car(s) can make all the difference. Find the right Ferrari, put in the necessary time and energy with exacting parts,

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ere is a simple test that will help identify your place on the “car guy knowledge scale.” Head out to your garage and dump that ever-expanding bucket of loose nuts, bolts, washers and widgets on your worktable. Start a timer, then begin sorting them into piles exclusive to each and every car in your stable. Stop the timer when you are finished.

How long did it take? Remember, each and every piece of hardware started somewhere — it came off of one of your vintage Ferraris, Corvettes, Alphis and Cunninghams, or perhaps one of your old Fords or Chevys — and each part has a home. How else did the hardware find its resting spot in your garage?

A better question to ask might be, were you even able to finish?

Meet Mooresville’s Tom Farrell. When we discussed the possibility of him taking the test, the owner of Farrell Creations and Restorations just smiled. He’d be glad to give it a go, he told me, if and only if he had a bucket of loose bolts.

You see, after a 13-year career in the Penske fab shop, conducting aerodynamic testing, and building small-scale 45 percent models, each and every one by hand, then spending a few years honing his skills restoring classics at a larger Charlotte shop, Farrell made the decision five years ago to set off on his own.

He remembered in his encyclopedia of car

knowledge that each and every piece of hardware belongs to a unique car, not a type or brand, but a single vehicle, no matter the age or condition.

And every bolt matters.

and your $7,000 barn find may be worth close to one million. Or take that hard-tofind Corvette and rebuild it to greater than exact specs, and you may turn more heads than you ever thought possible at a SEMA (Specialty Equipment Market Association) show in Las Vegas.

Great restorations take time

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Farrell and his crew like to have no more than eight to 10 projects at once.

Farrell and his crew like to have no more than eight to 10 projects at once, and if you look around Farrell’s shop on any given day, you might see cars from California, West Virginia, Florida and the Lake Norman area in various stages of rebuild. There’s no rush to the work that he does either.

A good restoration may take two to three years or longer if you need to track down or fabricate exact parts.

“We do take the time taking cars apart to see how they were put together,” he explains. “You can take two of the same cars apart even side-by-side and see they were built entirely differently. Two Corvettes, even from the same production series, may be as different as two of my favorite vintage Ferraris, so the restoration is regulated by the car.”

When a car leaves Farrell’s shop it boasts more than simply a new look, it exudes a new personality.

“I can get very particular, and I like to change cars just a bit but not overchange them,” he says. “Every maker injects a personality into the car, and each car requires a unique approach and touch.

I make them cleaner and more refined, knowing I’d rather have people look at a car and slowly but surely pick out what’s different, as opposed to having the differences jump out at you.

“What is most difficult, but what I love about a shop like ours, where I might go from a Corvette restoration to a Ferrari to a custom build car, and I may do that a handful of times every hour of the day, is that I make each car cleaner and more refined.”

When a car leaves Farrell’s shop, it takes with it the guarantee that it will never come back. Every nut, bolt, washer and widget will not only be in place, but it will be perfect — even if he has to custom fabricate it himself. That’s what drives Farrell to do what he loves. And that’s why he has no spare hardware bucket.

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Jim and Laura Engel wanted their Cornelius home to have a laid back, sophisticated style.

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Laura and Jim Engel captured the magic of Cape Cod in their custom retreat

by Lori K. Tate photography by Ken Noblezada

When Laura and Jim Engel decided to build a lakeside home in Cornelius, they quickly gravitated toward the traditional quaintness of Cape Cod architecture. That comes as no surprise, as Laura is from Connecticut, and Jim was born in Cape Cod and returned there every summer after his family moved to Florida.

“Cape Cod is a beautiful place,” says Laura.

“It reminds us of being young and carefree.”

With the help of Harry Schrader of Schrader Design Custom Architecture

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The Nosy Neighbor Kitchen Tour takes place on Saturday, May 14 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at The Peninsula.

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The ceiling detail further adds to the Cape Cod feel of the home.

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A farm table from Pottery Barn welcomes guests with ease.

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Cleverly hidden under the staircase you’ll find the Engel’s wine cellar, which has the capacity for 900 bottles When asked about the panoramic view, Laura is quick to credit Schrader for it. “I love the view and the openness,” she says while walking me to the front door so I can see the expanse of the view. The lake greets me on almost all fronts, but the pinnacle of the view takes place above the kitchen’s farm sink, where vast corner windows make me feel like I’m almost walking on water. No doubt that any of the Engel’s five children would not mind washing dishes in this house. I almost grabbed a Brillo Pad myself so I could enjoy the view a little longer.

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Shiplap board detailing, rustic pendaliers from Lee Lighting, as well as rich Brazilian teak floors continue the understated nautical ambiance of the space. The kitchen is open to the living room and is only partitioned by a slight wave in the ceiling’s architecture. Cleverly hidden under the staircase you’ll find the Engel’s wine cellar, which has the capacity for 900 bottles and a humorous sign that reads “Love the Wine You’re With.”

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a casual dining area, complete with a window seat overlooking the lake. “We didn’t want a formal dining room,” explains Laura. Punctuated with a farm table from Pottery Barn and beadboard detailing on the ceiling, the dining space offers a casual place to share meals with friends and family.

Paintings of hummingbirds flank the window seat and perfectly echo the light blue tones from the walls painted in Sherwin Williams’ Reflection.

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a month of things to do at the Lake Date Night CHILDREN

Picnic with the Peanuts (May 1)

Come and meet the cast from the Mooresville Community Children’s Theatre’s upcoming Spring musical production of You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown directed by Melissa Ohlman-Roberge. Select cast members (ages 6-18) will sing and dance sneak peaks from this musical comedy. 1 p.m., 4 p.m. $8, students from Lake Norman High School’s P.A.W.S. will be collecting donations for the Iredell County Animal Shelter. The Charles Mack Citizen Center, 215 N. Main Street, Mooresville, www.mooresvillechildrenstheatre.org.

Snow White and the Seven Minions (May 7 and 14) Activate

You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown (May 13-15) Melissa

CONCERTS

Langtree Lake Norman LIVE (Every Thursday night) LangTree Lake

Norman offers free live concerts every Thursday night. 5-10 p.m. Free. LangTree Lake Norman, 401 Langtree Road, Mooresville, www.langtreelkn.com.

Davidson’s Concerts on the Green (May 1 and 15 ) The Matt Stratford

band kicks off one of the area’s favorite outdoor concert series on May 1, while Sidecar Social Club performs on May 15. 6-8 p.m. Free. Davidson Village

WDAV Young Chamber Musicians Competition (May 1) Classical

Public Radio 89.9 FM WDAV, with the generous support of OrthoCarolina, presents the Young Chamber Musicians Competition for musicians ages 14-24. 3 p.m. $15.85. Duke Family Performance Hall, Davidson College, www.davidson.org.

Davidson College Spring Concert with UNC Charlotte (May 3) Enjoy

this unprecedented collaborative performance with the symphony orchestra of the UNC Charlotte. Duke Family Performance Hall, Davidson College, www.davidson.edu.

Music on Main (May 6) Liverpool, a Beatles tribute band, performs.

6:30-9:30 p.m. Free. Town Hall lawn, 413 N. Main Street, Downtown Mooresville, 704.663.7026, www. downtownmooresville.com.

Chorale Farewell to Seniors Concert (May 14) This special

performance will give the audience a taste of the ensemble’s 2015-16 season, as well as offering performances of repertoire selected by senior vocalists.

Davidson College Presbyterian Church, Davidson College, www.davidson.edu.

Music at St. Alban’s (May 15) The North Carolina Brass Band Quintet, which includes some of the finest virtuoso brass performers in the region performs a varied and exciting program of original music for brass, orchestral transcriptions, Broadway, jazz and much more. 3 p.m. General admission $15, students and young adults under 25 $10, seniors (62+)$10, children under 12 free. St. Alban’s Episcopal Church, 301 Caldwell Lane, Davidson, www.musicatstalbansdavidson.org.

Lake Norman Big Band (May 16)

The Lake Norman Big Band plays every third Monday night at The Finish Line Restaurant in Mooresville. The show features favorite hits from the big band era and more. 7-9 p.m. $5 cover.

Call 704.664.2695 for reservations.

The Finish Line Restaurant, 125 Morlake Drive, Mooresville, www. thelakenormanbigband.org.

EVENTS

North Carolina Brewers and Music Festival (May 6-7) Enjoy live bands

and more types of North Carolinabrewed beer than you can count. Fri 6-10:30 p.m., Sat 11:45 a.m.-10 p.m.

Ticket prices. Rural Hill, 4431 Neck Road, Huntersville, www.ruralhill.net.

2016 Spartan Half Marathon and 5K (May 7) Community School of Davidson

holds its annual Spartan Half Marathon and 5K in conjunction with Davidson

Town Day. Half marathon begins at 8 p.m., 5K begins at 8:30 p.m. The race begins and ends at the Davidson Village Green in downtown Davidson. For more information, visit www.csdspartans.org.

Davidson Town Day (May 7)

This annual festival brings everyone to town. Learn about communityoriented organizations, listen to music, play games and enjoy good food. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Free. Davidson Village Green, downtown Davidson, www.townofdavidson.org.

CURRENTS Canine Cover Contest (May 7) Bring your dog out to see if they have what it takes to be on the cover of the July issue of CURRENTS. Our Canine Cover Contest takes place during Davidson Town Day, and WBTV’s Paul Cameron will emcee the event.

Noon-2 p.m. $10 per entry (benefits Friends of the Animals). Registration available the day of the event 10-11:30 a.m. To preregister, call 704.995.2968 or e-mail events@imaginemusicgroup.com.

Lake Norman Hospice & Regatta Party (May 7) Enjoy an evening of

charitable giving, cocktails, fabulous food, music, entertainment, and cash bar overlooking the beautiful golf course and lake. Plus, enjoy exciting silent and live auctions that feature golf, spa, and travel packages, as well as home décor, jewelry, and much more. The event benefits Hospice & Palliative Care Lake Norman.

Paint the Night Blue (May 7)

The Catalinas headline at this year’s Paint the Night Blue, a benefit for child abuse prevention. The event is presented by SCAN of Iredell County. 6-10 p.m. $35, $60 for two tickets. Queen’s Landing, Mooresville, www.paintthenightblue.com.

Stand Up for Autism (May 13-14)

My Aloha Paddle and Surf, in partnership with 3-time NASCAR champion crew chief Ray Evernham, will host the second annual Stand Up for Autism to benefit the IGNITE community center and the Autism Society of North Carolina on Lake Norman. The event will feature Elite and Recreational races, which are open to the general public. Limited paddleboard rentals will be available on a first-reserve basis.

Paddleboard fitness demos will also be held. The race is sanctioned by the World Paddle Association (WPA) and will be the second regional points race on Lake Norman. For racing information, visit https://paddleguru. com/races/StandUpforAutismWPA PaddleboardRace2016. Port City Club, Cornelius.

African Drum Circle Event (May 14) Learn the history of music and musical

Me Time celebrations within the African culture.

See and even participate in the drum circle. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Price TBA. Historic Latta Plantation, 5225 Sample Road, Huntersville, www.lattaplantation.org.

Hello Huntersville (May 14) Head to downtown Huntersville to celebrate the works and talents of local artists.

10 a.m.-2 p.m. Free. Downtown Huntersville, www.huntersville.org.

CareNet Counseling Top Chef Challenge (May 17) Enjoy an intense

dual between Lake Norman’s reigning 2015 Top Chef, Tim Schafer, and locally renowned chef Shane Smith. The event benefits CareNet Counseling of Lake Norman and Statesville, a local nonprofit affiliate of Wake Forest Baptist Health. 6 p.m. $50 (includes dinner and wine). Historic Langtree Plantation, 704.871.1712.

7th Annual Catwalk for a Cause (May 18) This spring

tradition benefits pediatric cancer research and financially deserving families of children being treated at Levine Children’s Hospital (LCH). The highlight of the evening is the runway show, which includes women’s spring fashions from local boutiques and the “Catwalk Heroes,” children from LCH wearing the latest children’s styles. 6-10 p.m., with extended Sip & Shop hours until 11 p.m. $150 per person. Merinos, 500 S. Main Street, Mooresville, www. martintruexjrfoundation.org.

Festival of Food Trucks (May 21)

Enjoy gourmet fare from a variety of food trucks. Bring a chair and hang out in the street while hang out in Downtown Mooresville. 5-8:30 p.m.

Main Street from Moore Avenue to Iredell Avenue, Downtown Mooresville, www.downtownmooresville.com.

Field of Flags Memorial Day Celebration (May 30) The

Mooresville/Lake Norman Exchange Club presents a “Field of Flags” to celebrate Memorial Day. Flags will begin waving on May 27. 11 a.m. Lowe’s YMCA, 170 Joe V. Knox Avenue, Mooresville, www. healingfield.org/mooresville16/.

The 2nd Annual Pinky Swear Kids Triathlon (June 4) Kids ages 6-18 can compete in the non-competitive and non-timed race, which includes, swimming, biking and running.

The Pinky Swear Triathlon is broken down in age categories so children can participate no matter their ability.

Must register by June 1. 8 a.m.

Ingersoll Rand campus, Davidson, https://www.pinkyswear.org/ triathlons/kids-triathlons/charlotte

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Ohlman-Roberge directs this fun musical featuring all of your favorite Peanuts characters. Students from Lake Norman High School’s P.A.W.S. will be collecting donations for the Iredell County Animal Shelter. Donation may be for a dog or a cat. Items most needed are dry or canned food, chicken broth, extra small dog biscuits, peanut butter, spray bottles, Kong toys (the type that unscrew), rawhides (all sizes), catnip, gallon-sized freezer bags, ice trays (old fashioned kind), cat “play cubes”, and scratching posts. Gift cards and monetary donations are always welcome. Fri 7 p.m.; Sat noon, 7 p.m.; Sun 3 p.m., 7 p.m. $15, $12 (seniors 62+), $10 youth (age 3-18), children under 3 must be in a parent lap or purchase an individual ticket. The Charles Mack Citizen Center, 215 N. Main Street, Mooresville, www. mooresvillechildrenstheatre.org.

Green, www.concertsonthegreen.com.

Family Fun

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Community Through Theatre (ACT) presents this audience participation play for children aged 3 – 12 and for children of all ages. Snow White and the Seven Minions is adapted from the original Grimm tale by Artistic Director, Dr. Wrenn Goodrum. 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. $10, $8 for children and seniors. Mooresville Intermediate School, 1438 Coddle Creek Hwy, Mooreville, 704.707.6757.

Girls’ Night Out

Studio-C Cinema (May 20-22) Lily

Fri-Sat 9 a.m.-noon. 19725 Oak Street, Cornelius, www.cornelius.org.

“Cotton” Ketchie’s Landmark Galleries Various exhibitions. The

Tomlin stars in the movie Grandma as Elle, who has just gotten through breaking up with her girlfriend when Elle’s granddaughter Sage unexpectedly shows up needing $600 bucks before sundown. Temporarily broke, Grandma Elle and Sage spend the day trying to get their hands on the cash as their unannounced visits to old friends and flames end up rattling skeletons and digging up secrets. FridaySaturday, 7:30 p.m.; Sunday 2:30 p.m. $9.25, $6 students plus tax; call for reservations. Warehouse Performing Arts Center, 9216-A Westmoreland Road, Cornelius, 704.996.7724, www.studioccinema.com.

exhibitions. 103 W. Center Avenue, Mooresville, www.magart.org.

GALLERIES

10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sat 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

112 S. Main Street, Mooresville, 704.662.7154, www.fcfgframing.com.

Brick Row Art Gallery Various

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exhibitions. Tue-Sat 10 a.m.-6 p.m. or by appointment. 21325 Catawba Avenue, Cornelius, look for Brick Row Art Gallery on Facebook.

Cornelius Arts Center Talons features the gorgeous and intricate paper-cut work of local artist, Ingrid Erickson. Ingrid spent a year closely studying birds within their habitat at the Carolina Raptor Center to produce this impressive body of work. Each piece is created by hand using an X-acto blade and scissors, with up to several thousand individual cuts per piece.

Through July 30. Mon-Thu 9 a.m.-5 p.m.,

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.

Depot Art Gallery Various

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

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.

Sanctuary of Davidson Various exhibitions. 108 S. Main Street, Davidson, www. sanctuaryofdavidson.com.

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.

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unique monogrammed gifts

The Van Every/Smith Galleries

with 10 days of specials Find the perfect and giveaways. personalized gift Stop in April 20-30 for MOM at Poppies.

Inside Birkdale Village 16815 Cranlyn Road, Huntersville, NC 704-896-3433 info@personalizedbypoppies.com

Richard’s Coffee Shop & Veterans Museum (Every Saturday) Enjoy a

community music jam every Saturday.

9 a.m.- noon. Free. Richards Coffee Shop & Veterans Museum, 165 N. Main Street, Mooresville, www. downtownmooresville.com.

Carolina Raptor Center Live bird presentations, flight shows, behind-the-scenes tours and more take place at Carolina Raptor Center throughout the month. Visit carolinaraptorcenter.org for more details.

SPORTS

Davidson College Men’s Baseball

It is time to head out to the ballp ark.

High Point (May 4, 6 p.m.), VCU (May 19, 6 p.m.; May 20, 4 p.m.; May 21, 2 p.m.). Davidson College, www.davidsonwildcats.com.

The Artisan Market Craft Crawl (First Saturday) Formerly known

as the Mooresville Craft Crawl, this market features baked goods, clothing, embroidery, jewelry, paintings, pottery, quilts and woodcarvings with an edge.

5-9 p.m. Free. Mooresville Town Square across from Lowe’s Foods. https:// www.facebook.com/artisanmarketnc.

THEATRE

Constellations (Through May 14) This spellbinding, romantic

Lunch in the Lot (every Wednesday and Friday) Feast from a food truck

journey by Nick Payne begins with a simple encounter between a man and a woman. But what happens next defies the boundaries of the world we think we know — delving into the infinite possibilities of their relationship and raising questions about the difference between choice and destiny. Time TBA. $20, senior/student $15. Warehouse Performing Arts Center, 9216-A Westmoreland Road, Cornelius, www. warehousepac.org.

in Old Town Cornelius at Oak Street Mill. Tables and chairs are set up at Kadi Fit so you can enjoy your lunch with friends. 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Look for Old Town Cornelius on Facebook.

Davidson Farmer’s Market (Every Saturday) 8 a.m.-noon. Free. Next to

Town Hall between Main and Jackson streets in downtown Davidson, www.davidsonfarmersmarket.org.

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Mooresville, NC 28117 • 704-664-9638

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Dermatology Piedmont HealthCare Naomi Simon, MD Scott Paviol, MD Kristin Prochaska, PA-C

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On the Circuit

1956 Ford sedan Owner: Larry Rogers

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veryone knows that racing is big in these parts, but the Lake Norman area is also a hotbed for classic car collectors. We recently asked our Facebook fans to send in pictures of their classic cars, and we were blown away by the response. These two pages are only a sampling of the beautiful cars you'll find in the area. Next time you're driving around on a sunny day, keep your eyes open for a beautiful piece of history on wheels. Be sure to like Lake Norman Currents Magazine on Facebook.

Corvette collection, 1969, 1982, 1986, 1995, 2000, 2010 Local Lake Norman owner

1960 Ford Starliner Owner: Phil Rogers

1954 Buick Roadmaster convertible Owner: Tony Darnell

1956 Buick Special

1973 Camaro Z28 Owner: Robert Arena

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1947 Plymouth Coupe. Owners: Jenny and Dave Paquette

Owners: Roger and Zoean Kilmer

1940 Ford Owner: John Tate

1974 CUDA Owner: Brian Webber

On the Circuit

1973 Ford Mustang Owners: Adam and Deborah Lamb

1958 Mercedes 190SL Conv. Owner: Marc Corea

1960 Corvette Owner: Steve Pelchat

1965 Jaguar etype Coupe Owner: Marc Corea

1965 Shelby Cobra Owner: Bob Mason

1968 Camaro Owner: Mike Mashburn

1973 DeTomaso Pantera Owner: Marc Corea

1981 Corvette Owner: Robert Arena

1949 Jaguar Owner: Humpy Wheeler

1933 Cadillac Owners: Suzie and Reggie Black

1979 Corvette Owners: Adam and Deb Lamb

1970 Pontiac GTO Owner: Sarah Steel

Lori'sLarks

Car Talk Editor Lori K. Tate checks out Cars & Coffee in Cornelius

by Lori K. Tate photography by Graydon Tate and John Tate I’M NOT A CAR NUT, BUT I’M MARRIED TO ONE. My husband, John, can disappear into

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his garage (note that I don’t refer to it as our garage) and tinker for hours — days even.

Now that we have children, he doesn’t have as much time to change carburetors or whatever it is people do when the hood is up on a car, but he does have time to go to the occasional car show.

That said, all four of us ventured to Cars & Coffee at Waterbean Coffee’s Cornelius location last month. Every second Saturday, Tony Yo, president of Waterbean Coffee, encourages folks to show off their wheels in the parking lot of his coffee shop. “I’m a big car enthusiast, and I attended many events in the past,” says Yo. “But I found that they weren’t near good coffee shops where you could get good coffee while you looked around.”

When Yo first opened his shop in December 2013, he immediately began Cars & Coffee and has had up to 100 cars participate on one Saturday. He says the event averages between 60 and 70 cars. “I wanted to have a place where car enthusiasts could meet and establish longlasting friendships,” says Yo. Yo’s love of cars can be seen throughout his coffee shop, as there are pictures of sports cars on the walls and a rack of carcentric magazines such as a Car & Driver and Road & Track sitting by the counter for guests to peruse.

During our visit to Cars & Coffee, the first car we spotted was a cherry red 1957 Bel Air. Jim Williamson of Cornelius owns the car and said it was the first time he had been to Cars & Coffee. Other automobiles in the line-up included a variety of Porsches, as well as a Viper. My husband spotted a McLaren, which he explained is pretty rare.

Cars & Coffee at Waterbean Coffee's Cornelius location takes place the second Saturday of every month and features all types of cars. Editor Lori K. Tate and her son, Graydon, found their dream vintage Mercedes convertible at the event.

Car dudes walked around drinking coffee and wearing T-shirts touting car companies and vendors that only car geeks would know. They stood in groups talking about makes and models and who does the best restoration work, most of them meeting for the first time.

John, being an old school car guy (he owns a 1940 Ford), was drawn to a black 1950 Mercury, which looked like it was ready for a Sunday drive. My favorite was a vintage Mercedes convertible, which happened to be for sale. I mentioned to John that it would make a perfect Mother’s Day present for me, but I still think he’s going to go with a nice dinner and flowers.

Children and dogs are welcome at Cars & Coffee, which is free aside from refreshments. Our children had fun walking

around taking pictures while they enjoyed muffins and hot chocolate from Waterbean.

And me, forever a garage widow, had fun watching John teach the kids about different kinds of cars. ars & Coffee takes place the second C Saturday of every month at Waterbean Coffee, 19420 Jetton Road, Cornelius, 8-11 a.m. For more information visit, www.waterbeancoffee.com.