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10 The Main Channel 18 Porthole What’s hip at Lake Norman

The Lake Norman YMCA’s Summer Donor Celebration

20 Captain’s Chair Christopher Gilliam believes choral art nurtures the Soul

22 Game Changers

Daniel and Kathleen Schloss will make your heart race

Contents 28 ip Currents — R Arts

The 2015 Fall Arts Preview

36 The Galley with

Lynn and Glenn

Harvest Grille at the Lake keeps it real

24 Rip Currents — Style 38 Grapevine 26 Blair’s Bits 40 Thoughts from Fun fall looks with Alexa Kirby

Mama Mia Too brings generations together

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New World wines with an Old World twist

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Mike Savicki takes a walk on the artistic side

44 Game On

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Davis Combs crosses the country for CrossFit

54 Home Port

A renovation brings new life to a River Run home

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Fashion, Melinda Doolittle and The 100-Year-Old Man

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64 Lori’s Larks

Lori K. Tate explores the EnergyExplorium

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At The Helm

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eptember is my month to get it done.

And I don’t think I’m alone in this. With summer vacations posted on Facebook, the kids back in the classrooms and autumn casually creeping in, September is the time when people get organized and get serious about their goals. It makes sense, as we’re supposedly rested and refreshed, more so than we could ever be after the holidays. Take that, New Year’s resolutions.

I could go on and on about what I want to get accomplished in the following months, and I doubt it’s much different from your to-do list. The overriding goal is to take care of the mandatory stuff, so I can enjoy the fun stuff more — getting into some sort of routine that makes everything work.

But while I’m setting a schedule for my family and tackling exciting projects such as painting my front door, other families are dealing with schedules they never imagined.

Their days are filled with tests, treatments and medications. Every second is a gift; every day is a miracle. These are the folks who are dealing with pediatric cancer — the absolute cruelest version of this disease.

During the past couple of years, we’ve run stories about Braylon Beam, Torie Costa (Lake

GO FOR THE GOLD It’s time to tackle the big stuff Norman’s Next Top Model 2014) and Dalton Edwards. All three of these young people are battling cancer, and all three of them can teach us about living in the moment and embracing life for all it has to offer.

Torie missed her senior year of high school because of the disease, and Dalton’s freshman year at Pfeiffer University has been invaded by treatments. Little Braylon is going into first grade knowing more about medications than most medical students do. It’s beyond unfair, and it’s beyond heartbreaking. Youth shouldn’t be complicated with life-threatening diseases. It should be ridiculously enjoyed to the fullest.

I recently joined the Facebook page for Elijah Aschbrenner, who lives in nearby Concord. He was one of the child models in the Martin Truex Jr. Foundation’s Catwalk For A Cause this past spring. He has been battling Epitheliod Sarcoma since May 2014.

He and his family are currently traveling back and forth to Atlanta so he can participate in a clinical trial. He is 10 years old.

As I read Elijah’s updates, I am amazed at the strength his family has. While the rest of us are shuttling our kids to soccer practice and dance lessons, his family is making sure

he gets to his infusions and that his oxygen levels are good. It’s overwhelming to think about, much less experience.

While I can’t cure these young people, I can give them the respect and the recognition they deserve, and so can you. September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, and the color that represents that is gold. With that in mind, CURRENTS encourages you to wear gold during the week of September 13 through 19 to honor these children and their families as they navigate the scariest of nightmares. If you don’t have anything gold, wear yellow. Be sure to take pictures and post them on our Facebook page so these families know that they are not alone and that their community stands with them.

It’s so easy to take life for granted, but that’s the thing for which we should be most grateful. No one knows what each day will bring, so go tackle your September to-do list and remember those who have a list much more challenging than yours. I might just paint my front door yellow.

Happy fall!

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Main Channel Movers, Shakers, Style, Shopping, Trends, Happenings and More at Lake Norman

Expression 101 Tanya Topazio created an outlet for young artists

Above: Nicole Brice, Topazio and Mary Wood go over a script.

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Below: Carson Brice, Topazio and Banks Agner play in a cardboard box “bus.”

Tanya Topazio is the founder of Reel Academy of Lake Norman.

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Sometimes it can be hard to find ways to expose young creators to new playgrounds for their imaginations.

Tanya Topazio realized this challenge and wanted to create a destination for burgeoning artists to discover their voices.

“I wanted to give them more of an outlet for that,” she says.

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teacher and has been working at the high school and college level for 12 years, but she is an actress at heart, with recent parts in NBC’s Revolution and Showtime’s Homeland. Combining her experiences with the film industry and teaching, Topazio created Reel Academy to offer classes in filmmaking, photography and acting for children ages four to 18.

The youngest attendees start by learning to express moods and emotions through imaginative play. By age 10, students are breaking down scripts and developing characters. The oldest students receive experienced guidance on building a portfolio and applying to college.

Topazio doesn’t just want to babysit for eight weeks then have a group of patient parents sit through a recital. Her goals are to grow students’ self-confidence alongside their communication and problem-solving skills, and for students to feel safe in an environment without judgment or testing.

“Here, there’s no real formula,” she says.

“There’s no real rules. There’s a freedom of expression, and there’s creativity.”

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Keeping it Together

In the Kitchen with Jill Dahan

Denise Albright admits that she is a digital girl. But that doesn’t mean that the designer and humorist can’t create a hot-selling paper calendar, which is exactly what she’s done.

As the former owner of a wholesale stationery company (that she founded), the Denver resident has licensed her illustrations and Denise Albright loves helping women stay organized. creative writing for almost a decade.

Her greeting card designs can be found Fast-forward to earlier this year when the retailer she normally works with at Trader Joe’s, as well as Books-Adecided not to sell her 2015-16 edition.

Million. However, one of her most Albright simply remembered her success popular designs is the 17-month from last year and sourced a printer, a Reminder Binder™, which is a spiralfulfillment center and began executing bound weekly spread planner. her marketing plan. Soon after, she secured a wall calendar licensing deal with TF Publishing.

That calendar is now available on Amazon.

Targeted toward busy moms, the Reminder Binder™ features 208 stickers to enhance planning and organizing. It also has other features like perforated pages, important contacts pages and a Stock It Pocket for tickets, coupons and greeting cards.

While Albright enjoys the artistic side of the Reminder Binder™, she enjoys helping her customers even more. “It fills my Denise Albright’s 17-month Reminder Binder™. bucket knowing that I’m making someone’s life a little happier,” she says.

Last summer, during the production “Heaven knows we women have too of the sixth edition, there was an unexpected delay with the manufacturer, much going on.” forcing the retailer to cancel the order.

— Lori K. Tate, “There were 15,000 Reminder Binders photography courtesy of Denise Albright sitting in a warehouse,” explains Albright, mother of two. “I decided to buy 3,000 of them to see what would THE SCOOP happen.” She quickly sold them through You can purchase Denise Albright’s her Etsy shop and deal sites like www.

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Wild Blueberry Vanilla Cheese Bites Ingredients 8 sheets of filo pastry, defrosted 1 cup packed (8 ounces) mild goats cheese log 1 tablespoon extra virgin coconut oil 2 tablespoons organic powdered sugar (1 for sprinkling) 1 tablespoon vanilla bean paste 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice 1 cup fresh blueberries 2-3 tablespoons all-fruit blueberry jam Instructions Separate into two stacks of four each. Brush oil and sprinkle sugar very lightly between each layer of each stack. Cut into 24 squares. Place each square in a mini muffin hole engrossed. Bake at 375 F for five to seven minutes until lightly browned. Remove and cool. Mix the sugar and lemon juice together until smooth. Add the goats cheese and vanilla, and mix until smooth — this is best if made ahead and chilled. Combine the blueberries with the jam in a separate bowl. To assemble, place a heaping teaspoon of mixture into each tart, and top with some of the blueberry mixture. These can all be assembled a couple of hours in advance and kept at room temperature until served. Note that chilling the filo shells will give them soggy bottoms. Makes 24 mini tarts.

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Flexible Flavors Annsley and Jade Ehret bring

Whit’s Frozen Custard to Davidson If you have a sweet tooth, prepare to be tempted. Whit’s Frozen Custard opened a 1200-square-foot space in Davidson Main Village in August. Located next to Davidson Beverage Company and The Sweet Shop, the Ohio-based franchise offers made-fresh daily custard. Only three flavors are on the menu (vanilla, chocolate

These decadent cones go well with custard.

and a rotating flavor of the week), but owners Annsley and Jade Ehret say the combinations are endless as customers mix the toppings of their choosing.

Signature combination flavors offered daily include, Whitty Wildcat, Luscious Lake Norman and Davidson Delight. To-go quarts of premixed custard from the freezer also are available for purchase.

The Ehrets relocated to Davidson from Granville, Ohio a year ago. “When we moved we began to think about what we were going to miss the most about Granville, and it was Whit’s Frozen Custard,” recalls Annsley. “We thought, why not open one here?”

Whit’s Frozen Custard contains no additives and has less fat than ice cream.

Developed by the French more than 100 years ago, custard has a smooth and creamy texture because little air is blended during production.

Jade and Annsley Ehret brought Whit’s Frozen Custard to Davidson from Ohio.

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opportunity to move into a new home, pay a portion of the mortgage and, within five years, assume total equity. The date was 2012 and within a year, Sgt. Jason Hyde and his family had moved into their new home in Denver.

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efforts and will soon break ground on a second home. Their pledge to the veteran community is now to build five homes for five veteran families using the resources of the five charities. All the homes will be built in Denver.

“What we are doing, by building homes and offering veterans and their families a hand up, is a Herculean effort,” says Dana Bradley, president of The Patriot Charities. “These guys take pride not only in themselves but in the value of home ownership, so we have made it our mission to make it happen for them.”

As word spread of the project, four additional lots were donated. The new plan is to build eight homes on the nine total lots.

The project is gaining momentum and the impact, Bradley hopes, will continue to grow as the community learns more.

“The skills and expertise of the charities will go a long way in building these homes, but it is community support and backing

Where all the cool treasures are this Summer Sgt. Jason Hyde and his family were the first ones to move into one of these homes in Denver.

that will ultimately make these homes a reality,” Bradley explains.

“We need everything and anything from flagpoles, paint and sheetrock to plumbing, fixtures and volunteers, to you name it. This is our way of giving back to those who have stepped up to serve our country and protect the freedoms we enjoy on a daily basis.”

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This delicate gold bracelet by Moon and Lola is a fun accessory for fall, and the best part is that you can personalize it any way you want (think initials, sparkly spheres and a bit of state pride). Oh, and another best part is that Moon and Lola is based in Cary, North Carolina, so you’re supporting a business in the Old North State.

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BENEATH THE SURFACE

History Repeats Itself

Crowded boating isn’t a new thing

“Labor Day on Lake Norman has become something of a zoo scene,” read The Charlotte Observer.

“Hundreds of boats of every description, and very little order or decorum.” That line wasn’t from last September, either, but from almost 30 years ago.

From the lake’s first days, boaters and fishermen saw potential in Lake Norman’s 32,000-acre surface and uncrowded shoreline. By the 1980s, though, as more and more people flocked to live near the lake, more first-time boaters set sail. The Lake Norman Power Squadron estimated in 1986 that as many as 4,000 boats flocked to the lake on any given summer weekend day.

The boats were getting bigger, too, adding to the crowded lake scenes,

according to one sailor who said he had traded up three times in five years from an 18-foot boat to a 35-footer. “Everyone has bigger boat syndrome.”

But the bigger boats didn’t mean more experienced captains. In fact, North Carolina had no licensing system or age restrictions on boating at all until 2010. The experienced boaters stayed away — if not out of fear, out of disgust at the bad boating.

“I’ve been boating for 30 years,” said one former Navy captain, “but I avoid Labor Day if I can. You get a bunch of people out there, a lot of them beered up, and anything can happen.”

On that Labor Day, one reporter observed the following. A paraglider barely avoided colliding with a catamaran. A jet skier buzzed back and

forth three feet from shore. And out on the main channel, overcrowded pontoons and motorboats carried groups of partiers on their bows and they weaved around raft-ups six or seven boats wide.

More boats have hit the waters of Lake Norman in the three decades since the “zoo” scene of 1986. Almost 45,000 boats are registered in the four counties surrounding the lake. And many of them will be out again this Labor Day weekend. But the weather will cool down soon, and there are calmer waters ahead.

— 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. On Twitter: @chuckmcshane

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The Lake Norman YMCA’s Summer Donor Celebration

Supporters of the Lake Norman YMCA came out to celebrate the organization’s 40th anniversary on Thursday, July 23 in the Y’s gymnasium. The blessing before dinner was given Lynn Lomax, COO of the YMCA of Greater Charlotte. Speakers included Richie King, one of the Lake Norman Y’s founding members, and Autumn Pettus, a camp counselor and former summer camper/ preschooler at the Lake Norman YMCA. Guests enjoyed a barbecue dinner by Davidson’s Kindred Restaurant as they reminisced about the Lake Norman YMCA’s history. For more information on the Lake Norman YMCA, visit www.ymcacharlotte.org.

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Christopher Gilliam serves as the director of choral activities at Davidson College.

What are some of your responsibilities as director of choral activities at Davidson College?

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At Davidson, as director of choral activities, I conduct the Davidson College Chorale — the premier touring choir on campus, Davidson Singers, Choral Arts Society (open to community members, faculty, staff and alumni), and I oversee the two student-led choral initiatives: Collegium Musicum — an early music ensemble — and After Hours Vocal Jazz.

My “responsibility,” I feel, is to encourage these very busy, bright and career-minded students to engage in the choral art in such a way that it teaches them something about themselves. Choral music not only helps teach the students discipline, it nurtures and nourishes their soul.

Stress is a huge issue for Davidson college students, and these students find choral music to be a respite for them — a way to focus regularly on beauty and artistry, and a way for them to set aside the daily grind to create something meaningful through hard work and diligent study — while also setting aside the need to be perfect. They simply sing from their souls, and it’s a beautiful thing.

In addition to your work at Davidson College, you also perform regularly as a baritone soloist. How do you juggle performing with teaching?

sing a song Christopher Gilliam Believes

I’m typically a very organized person, and I also have people in my life who are gracious to assist me. Though I perform as

Choral Art Nurtures the Soul C

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hristopher Gilliam has achieved what so many of us dream of — he’s turned his passion into his life’s work. Entering his fourth year as director of choral activities at Davidson College, the North Carolina native also lends his expertise and talents to the WinstonSalem Symphony Chorale (director) and the Lake Norman Choral Artists (founder and artistic director).

In addition, Gilliam serves as the interim director of music at Trinity Presbyterian Church in Charlotte and will assist the Community School of Davidson High School as the interim choir director this coming school year. We recently spoke with him about his musical responsibilities and how music serves as a respite for students.

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Gilliam rehearses with a choir of students.

a soloist less frequently now because I have begun to focus more on my conducting career, I still take singing gigs as often as I am asked and as often as my schedule allows. I once canceled a much-anticipated vacation to Cancun to get the chance to sing with a symphony…so I think that’s some indication that I still love to sing.

Can you tell us a little more about your work with Lake Norman Choral Artists?

Lake Norman Choral Artists is a semiprofessional choral ensemble that I founded a couple of years ago. It is made up of auditioned folks from Davidson and the surrounding communities, including several singers from the Charlotte area. We’re always looking for new, dedicated talent to join the ensemble.

The group rehearses regularly to perform choral repertoire of the highest caliber from every genre — including modern and newly commissioned choral works.

Since the group’s founding we have sung regular concerts in venues in Charlotte and Davidson, and in the spring we look forward to another collaboration with the North Carolina Baroque Orchestra.

In addition to conducting, Gilliam also enjoys performing as a baritone soloist.

What is your favorite piece of music to perform live?

As a baritone soloist, arias from Messiah never get old to me — they’re so much fun to sing. One of my favorite works is Vaughan Williams’ Five Mystical Songs. It is a work that I have sung repeatedly and also conducted with full orchestra. A few years ago I got the opportunity to sing the Mahler Songs of a Wayfarer with orchestra, and that was a fantastic experience. Finally, I think

every baritone loves to sing the Brahms Requiem. It is also one of my favorites. I’ve never yet gotten the opportunity to sing a full Mendelssohn Elijah or Haydn Creation — I hope to get the opportunity to sing those one day.

THE SCOOP To learn more about Christopher Gilliam, visit www.christophergilliam.com and www.lakenormanchoralartists.com.

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Game Changers

by Rosie Molinary photography by Ben Sherrill

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hen he was little, Daniel Schloss dreamed of being a professional soccer player. “I started soccer at 2. My dad played, and, as soon as I could stand, he had a ball in front of me,” Schloss remembers.

His dream was realized after college when he went to Europe to play in Germany and Sweden until 2003. But what do you do when you achieve your dream at such a young age? You have to find another dream, and that is just what Schloss has done after taking some time to explore the possibilities.

“I had a tanning salon in Las Vegas, and then I left that business and moved back to Fort Lauderdale and did sales, investing and real estate,” he explains. “I ended up in financial planning.”

Then, in 2009, he went to a Fort Lauderdale Pilates studio and tried “The Ultimate Workout,” which became the foundation for Orangetheory Fitness. He was hooked.

“Orangetheory is a heart rate-based, one-hour group exercise class. Half of it is cardio, and half of it is strength training, and everyone is wearing heart rate monitors during the workout,” says Schloss. “The goal is to get into the orange zone — which is 84 percent of your maximum heart rate — for 12 to 20 minutes, and that creates the after burn, which allows you to burn calories for another 36 hours. Even though it is a group setting, everyone is going at his own pace.

You are going at your orange zone, and whoever is next to you is going at his.”

After a few years, Orangetheory Fitness

Seeing Orange Daniel and Kathleen Schloss found a business and a location that makes their heart race

Daniel and Kathleen Schloss moved from Florida to bring the Orangetheory workout philosophy to the Lake Norman area.

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Up Close and Personal What’s the best advice you have ever been given?

Give out positive energy, and do good for and to others, and the same will always come back to you.

What advice do you give regularly?

Things always work out in the end, and if it hasn’t worked out, it’s not the end. Don’t stress out about the day-to-day stuff. It will all work out.

What is one app you cannot live without?

Pandora. I love music.

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

A professional soccer player.

What book do you love to recommend?

Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill.

What is your best habit?

Smiling.

was no longer just a workout that Schloss and his wife, Kathleen, enjoyed. It began to seem like a professional opportunity.

“I have always wanted to work for myself.

My wife and I had talked about opening a business that we are passionate about that can reflect who we are, which is fun, energetic and happy,” he says. “This is a great way for us to provide for our family, make an impact and change people’s lives. To us, if you aren’t changing or improving people’s lives while making money, it’s not very meaningful.”

With their interest in starting an Orangetheory Fitness gym, they began to explore the possibilities, and almost immediately came up against a challenge.

They were interested in owning multiple franchises but because Orangetheory started in Florida and grew quickly there, there weren’t as many opportunities.

“Charlotte was always interesting to us as a family, and it was one of the few places where we wanted to live where there was an opportunity with the Orangetheory brand,” says Schloss, so they moved to Huntersville to open their first location. Orangetheory Fitness Lake Norman-Cornelius at The Shops at The Fresh Market opens this fall.

Soon, Schloss hopes to have five locations across the area, helping people love the orange zone as much as he does, while he and his family enjoy the quality of life this new dream affords them.

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Blair’s Bits

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Mama Mia Too is located in an historic home in downtown Huntersville.

Family Matters

Mama Mia Too brings generations together through delicious food

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ure there are plenty of restaurant options in Huntersville. If you drive beyond the heart of Huntersville, a certain home may stand out and catch your eye. But at closer glance, you’ll notice it’s a restaurant in this historic home that plenty of locals have known about for years on Maxwell Avenue.

The sign out front reads “Mama Mia Too” and when you walk inside there’s a quiet calm with the sound of Italian piano music playing overhead. As you sit down, you immediately notice the uneven floors and the walls where people once lived long before it was an Italian restaurant.

Rich history

The house was built in 1865. It was once a farming distribution center, and the reminders hang on the walls where customers can now see what was once here. “We have a couple pictures that the first owner put up in the restaurant foyer,” says current owner Ralph Hanna. Eventually, as Huntersville grew into a booming suburb of Charlotte, the historic home became the Holbrook restaurant in

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Ralph and Amani Hannah.

1987. Ten years later, it would become what it is today, Mama Mia Too. As you walk into the foyer, a 12-year-old girl who’s mature beyond her years stands ready to seat you. In the kitchen, there’s a 10-year-old boy who is helping with the dishes. It’s a family business owned by Ralph Hanna and his wife, Amani. When he’s not cooking in the kitchen,

Mama Mia Too offers a pleasant respite.

are homemade. “We can say that our sauce is our specialty,” adds Ralph.

What’s in a name?

A welcoming porch adds to the quaint atmosphere of the restaurant.

The growth of the restaurant led the Hannas to look for a bigger place, and they found the historic home in Huntersville nearly 20 years ago. Ralph is the chef, and Amani is the house manager. “I learned how to cook in Italy-Napoli and Genoa,” explains Ralph. And with one taste, it’s hard to miss how authentic the food really is. “We cook as we like to eat,” he says. “We cook to order using quality ingredients, and we make everything from scratch.” All of their sauces

About The Writer

Ralph walks around making sure customers are satisfied with what he’s made. The Hanna’s grandchildren, nieces, nephews and cousins all help out in various ways.

Like much of their food dishes, their history is actually quite rich around the area.

“We opened the first Mama Mia restaurant in Cornelius. It was the first Italian restaurant in town, and no one knew about Italian cuisine,” recalls Ralph. “It was a small place, but it was busy all the time.”

People have raved about the cuisine saying it’s simple Italian. Perhaps that’s because it comes from Ralph’s heart and soul. The name of the restaurant may say it all. Where did it come from? Ralph says it’s an honor to his own mother who played such a big role in shaping him into the cook he is today.

“I learned a lot from my mom,” he says.

“Mama Mia means ‘my mom’ in Italian, and it just seemed so fitting.”

So it’s only appropriate that the Hanna family shares their family and their recipes with everyone else, from the house wine to the seafood to the linguini to the classic lasagna.

It’s hard to beat “Mama Mia Too,” even if you don’t notice it at first on your drive through Huntersville.

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CONCERTS Alexander Community Concert Series All concerts begin at 3 p.m. on Sundays at The Episcopal Church of St. Peter Bythe-Lake in Denver (8433 Fairfield Forest Road). Adults $15, seniors (65 and above) and students $10, children under 12 free.

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Synergy Violins (September 20) Fusing classical instruments with modern rock, these classically trained musicians continue to push all musical boundaries.

Synergy Violins consistently captivates audiences with high energy performances and innovative musical arrangements.

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The C. Shaw and Nancy K. Smith Artist Series at Davidson College Photography courtesy of Davidson College

Musically Yours (November 15) Musically Yours provides a new take on the string trio experience. Randall Sprinkle plays the harp guitar accompanied by his wife, Jayne Sprinkle on harp. Diane Cox joins the pair, providing resonant melodies on her cello.

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A Deeper Shade of Blue (October 10) A Deeper Shade of Blue performs blue grass and blue grass gospel. From Monroe, North Carolina, this group has been playing together for 14 years and has become quite popular in North Carolina.

Front lawn. 5:30 p.m.

masterpiece sung in its original Church Slavonic. 3 p.m. $13.99. Duke Family Performance Hall.

Photography courtesy of Performing Arts Live of Iredell

Davidson Holiday Gala (November 30-December 1) The Davidson College Choirs, Symphony Orchestra, Jazz Ensemble and friends from Dance Davidson and Young Voices of the Carolinas ring in the holiday season with the third annual Holiday Gala. 7:30 p.m. $18.65. Duke Family Performance Hall.

Ethan Bortnick (November 14) Performing Arts Live of Iredell

Davidson College Music Department www.davidson.edu Concert on the Green (September 20) Davidson College Symphony performs on the Town Green. Bring a blanket and pack a picnic. 6 p.m. Free. Davidson Town Green, Davidson.

Barnaby Bright (September 13) Since the release of their first album, Wake the Hero, Barnaby Bright has garnered high accolades for their songwriting and sound.

Grand prize winners of the NY Song Circle competition, their follow-up EP, Gravity, was named one of the top 100 records of the year by Amazon. 3 p.m. $15.85, youth 18 and under $4.66.Tyler-Tallman Hall.

Symphony Orchestra Season Opener (October 1) The Davidson College Symphony Orchestra performs Chabrier’s Marche Joyesuse and Kalinnikov’s Symphony No. 1. 7:30 p.m. Free. Duke Family Performance Hall, Knobloch Campus Center.

Chorale Family Weekend Concert (October 23) The Chorale’s first concert of the year for family and friends. 5 p.m. Free.

Davidson College Presbyterian Church.

Tadeu Coelho, Flute & David Gilliland, Piano (October 25) Internationally regarded flutist Tadeu Coelho will be joined by artist associate David Gilliland for Bach’s Chaconne, Franck’s Sonata in A Major and Prokofiev’s Sonata in D Major.

3 p.m. $15.85, youth 18 and under $4.66.

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Messiah Sing-Along (December 8) All are invited to join the Davidson College Choirs in their one-night-only sing-through of the Christmas portion (plus a few extras) of Handel’s Messiah. Joined by an orchestral chamber ensemble, student soloists and guests will enjoy this evening of jubilant choral revelry. Bring your own score. The college will have a few to share. 7 p.m. Free.

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Chorale Fall Concert (October 30) Davidson’s premier choral ensemble performs their fall concert for the first time ever in Duke Family Performance Hall, singing a challenging repertoire on the themes of life, hope, heartache, joy and love. 7 p.m. Free. Duke Family Performance Hall.

Rachmaninoff Vespers (November 2) Rachmaninoff’s All-Night Vigil is celebrating its 100th anniversary of the writing and premiere of the timeless Vespers, a work that has been described as his finest achievement and called the “greatest musical achievement of the Russian Orthodox Church.” The Davidson College Choral Arts Society joins with Davidson Singers to perform the hour-long

Photography courtesy of Performing Arts Live of Iredell

Christmas at Mt. Zion (December 13) Mt. Zion UMC Chancel Choir, Hand Bell Ensemble, organ, piano and brass ensemble present Holy Light: A Service of Carols arranged

by Robert Hobby with readings by Susan Palo Cherwien. 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Sanctuary.

Christmas Vespers (December 6) Join the Davidson community for the annual Lessons & Carols Christmas Vespers service featuring music from the Davidson College Chorale and Brass Ensemble. Prelude music by the Davidson College Symphony Orchestra. 7:30 p.m. Free. Davidson College Presbyterian Church.

Melinda Doolitte (September 26) Performing Arts Live of Iredell

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A Carolina Christmas (December 5) Performing Arts Live of Iredell Left: Joshua Carswell Right: Leif Shires

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Bechtler Ensemble Piano Trio (October 18) The Bechtler Ensemble brings together a mosaic of Eastern European masters such as Dvorak, Enescu and Prokofiev. Pianist

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Formerly known as Iredell Concert Association, Inc., Performing Arts Live of Iredell holds concerts at the Mac Gray Auditorium at 474 North Center Street in Statesville at 7:30 p.m., tickets are $25 plus 6.75 percent sales tax.

Melinda Doolittle (September 26) Melinda Doolittle became a household name on season six of American Idol.

According to Simon Cowell, and audiences alike, Melinda is the “one who should have won.” In an evening filled with songs ranging from your favorite American Standards to Top 40 Hits, this soul songstress brings her indelible charm and powerhouse.

Mike Farris (October 24) Mike Farris released the critically acclaimed Salvation in Lights, which married old time roots gospel sounds with his own unique arrangements that were mainly inspired by New Orleans, Stax and the blues. In 2008 he won the Americana Music Association’s “New & Emerging artist of the Year” award and started to make a name for himself as a

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Lois Deloatch Jazz Ensemble (November 15) Jazz vocalist Lois Deloatch, acclaimed for her fluid interpretations and transcendent performances, is joined by her instrumental trio for this program of jazz, blues and spirituals.

BachFest 2015 (September 13) BachFest 2015 features soprano Margaret Carpenter and mezzo-soprano Tamsin Simmell in a program of arias by J.S. Bach and his contemporaries. Instrumentalists will include: Nicholas Haigh, harpsichord and organ; William Simms, the oboe; and Barbara Blaker Krumdieck, baroque cello.

Mike Farris (October 24)

A Carolina Christmas (December 5) Jaimee Paul, Leif Shires and Joshua Carswell perform their versions of holiday favorites in A Carolina Christmas.

Cynthia Lawing, violinist Joseph Meyer and cellist Tanja Bechtler are sure to inspire you with a few standard works as well as some unique gems.

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All concerts take place at St. Alban’s Episcopal Church, 301 Caldwell Lane, Davidson. General admission $15, students and young adults under 25 $10, seniors (62+)$10, children under 12 free.

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Ethan Bortnick (November 14) Recognized by the Guinness World Records as “The World’s Youngest Solo Musician to Headline His Own Concert Tour,” 14-yearold Ethan Bortnick has been performing around the world, raising more than $30,000,000 for charities across the globe.

He has been playing the piano since he was 3 years old.

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The C. Shaw and Nancy K. Smith Artist Series

Shuffle. Play.Listen (September 24)

The C. Shaw and Nancy K. Smith Artist Series at Davidson College Pictured: Matt Haimovitz Continued from page 30

State today and chose 70 paintings for the exhibition out of 350 submissions. Several artists from CURRENTS’ readership area were selected. NCWS has held this exhibit yearly in various communities for the past 70 years.

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This series offers a variety of entertainment for the community. All performances take place in Davidson College’s Duke Family Performance Hall of the Knobloch Campus Center at 8 p.m.

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Photography courtesy of Davidson College

Photography courtesy of Davidson College

Soweto Gospel Choir (November 20)

Soweto, South Africa, the two-time Grammy Award-winning Soweto Gospel Choir returns to Davidson this season. The ensemble performs in six different languages and brings audiences around the world to their feet with the joy and power of authentic African gospel music and dynamic renditions of western spirituals. Time and price TBA.

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Christopher O’Riley/Matt Haimovitz: Shuffle. Play. Listen. (September 24) Grammy Award-winning cellist Matt Haimovitz and leading American pianist and host of NPR’s From the Top program Christopher O’Riley join together in a collaboration that blurs the boundaries between the classical and pop music genres.

In Shuffle.Play.Listen., audiences will hear a unique lineup of works from artists such as J.S. Bach, Bernard Hermann, Radiohead, Arcade Fire, Piazzolla and Prokofiev. Time and price TBA.

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Soweto Gospel Choir (November 20) Drawing on the best talent from the many churches and communities in and around

The Great God Pan (November 12-15) Jamie’s life in Brooklyn seems fine: a beautiful girlfriend, a budding journalism

The Birds (October 21-25) Two fellows reject America, declare God an illegitimate ruler and set out to establish a paradise among the birds. Professor Keyne Cheshire provides this new translation of Aristophanes’ comedy, preserving the subversive, riotous humor of its native Greek. Expect a fun production marked by inventive gags, a healthy dose of filth and a live rock band. Wed-Thu 7:30 p.m.; Fri-Sat 8 p.m., Sun 2 p.m. $6-$17.61.

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career and parents who live just far enough away. But his life is thrown into turmoil by the discovery that he may have been the victim of childhood sexual abuse. Unsettling and deeply compassionate, The Great God Pan tells the intimate tale of what is lost and won when a hidden truth is unloosed into the world. Contains adult themes and strong language. Recommended for ages 15 and up. Thu-Sun 7:30 p.m., Sun 2 p.m. $6 -$14.28. The Barber Theatre.

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All fall performances take place at Armour Street Theatre, 307 Armour Street, Davidson.

Don’t Cry for Me Margaret Mitchell (October 1-18) A hilarious, fast paced comedy by Charlotte-based playwrights, Don’t Cry for Me Margaret Mitchell is set in 1939 and is the (almost) true story of how three sleep-deprived men — a legendary Hollywood producer, a new director and a famed scriptwriter — and a loyal secretary had just seven days to re-write the script for the American classic, Gone With The Wind.

To make matters worse, the screenwriter has never read the book, the director was busy with Dorothy and a host of munchkins and the producer is losing money. As the public eagerly anticipates the release of the movie, these Hollywood insiders lock themselves in their office, ordering cases of bananas and peanuts for “brain food” until they have a new script for one of the greatest movies of all time. Thu-Sat 8 p.m., Sun 2 p.m. Advance Tickets — adult $20, senior (65+), $18, students (under 21) $12.

Davidson Community Players’ Connie Company www.davidsoncommunityplayers.org All fall performances take place at Armour Street Theatre, 307 Armour Street, Davidson.

Thoroughly Modern Millie Jr. ((November 6-15) This high-spirited musical is filled with jazz, intrigue and fun flappers. Join Millie as she moves from a small town into the big city in search of a new and more modern life. But as exciting as the roaring ’20s can be in New York City, it also has its villains and evil wrongdoings. With catchy songs and fun

characters, this musical will have the whole town dancing the Charleston. Various times.

Advance tickets $10.

Warehouse PAC www.warehousepac.com All Warehouse PAC performances take place at Warehouse PAC, 9216-A Westmoreland Road, Cornelius.

Wonder of the World (September 11-26) Nothing will prepare you for the dirty little secret Cass discovers in her husband’s sweater drawer. It is so shocking that the heroine has no choice but to flee to the honeymoon capital of the world in a frantic search for the life she thinks she missed out on. It’s a wild ride over Niagara Falls in a barrel of laughs as Cass embarks on a journey of self-discovery that has her crossing paths with a blithely suicidal alcoholic, a lonely tour-boat captain, a pair of bickering private detectives and a strange caper involving a gargantuan jar of peanut butter, all of which pushes her perilously close to the water’s edge. Thu-Sat 8 p.m., Sun 2 p.m. $20.

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dine, dazzle & ome enjoy the Fall Season in Davidson! Known for our lovely old trees, downtown Davidson and the campus is ablaze with beauty. Check out the Davidson Farmers Market on Saturday mornings, take in a home football game at Davidson College, enjoy shopping and dining around town at our eclectic mix of shops and restaurants, watch a beautiful sunset over Lake Norman at a waterfront pub. We’re waiting for you!

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out of our own region,” says Parsons, a chef for over two decades.

Grateful for farmers

by Lynn Roberson photography by Glenn Roberson

Just like the food truck they started in 2009, and a restaurant they led in uptown Charlotte, their new place showcases ingredients from small-scale farms within 100 miles of their doors. The Terrell location joins a sister restaurant they opened in downtown Lincolnton less than one year ago, featuring food from their Grateful Growers farm and other local farmers.

“We get to feature not only Grateful Growers’ work, but Grateful Growers is an example of all the other sustainable farmers like Freedom Farm and Riverbend and Gobble-Us-Up Poultry,” Parsons explains.

“We’re working with small sustainable farms who are producing clean food, with no antibiotics or hormones ever in any of our meats or eggs. I’m proud that we are supporting the grain production in North Carolina by buying not only grits but also flour and sprouted wheat flour.”

They meet with local farmers to discuss the products they already produce and how the farmers could expand what they grow or the animals they raise, if they had outlets to buy their products.

“The cool thing about North Carolina is that we have such a long growing season, and it’s not impossible to do season extension for the farmers,” Veres says. “The farmers won’t grow it unless they have a place to sell it. If we’re not here to buy it, then they have a less reliable means of income year-round.”

Constantly evolving The Farmers Club features sliced chorizo ham, pickled ham, pastrami, lettuce and tomato on wheat bread.

Harvest Moon Grille at the Lake brings local ingredients to the table

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or a few evenings each fall, the Harvest Moon graces farmers with extended light to gather their autumn crops.

This cycle seems apt at Harvest Moon Grille at the Lake in Terrell, opened by clean food advocates Cassie Parsons, Natalie Veres and their partners, serving as the hub for the

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Lincoln County residents’ push to sustain a clean food local economy.

“We create such an economic impact in the community because we’re buying from the farmer, and we’re creating jobs for the farmers, but also what happens as a chef is that we get to create something brilliant

Opening a second location came more quickly than they had envisioned, but when the owners of Two Sisters Market Café decided to retire, they turned to Parsons and Veres to move into the spot. The team decided to also relocate their retail shop, Farmer Baker Sausage Maker, which includes a bakery and butchery.

“We always had a vision of having multiple restaurants served by a hub,” Veres says. “The function of the hub is to provide bakery and butchery for those outlying restaurants. So, we had a hub in the Mt. Holly area, and when we got the opportunity here, we have enough space here to move the hub here as well as the restaurant.”

The team found themselves with an added bonus, as Two Sisters’ chef Vanessa Smith chose to stay with the new owners.

“You’re going to see a lot more of her,” Parsons says. “She’s extremely creative. She’s our next generation of chef. I’ve had a lot of chefs work for me, and I have high hopes for her.”

Many of the team members have worked with them for a long time or are local people who have wanted to work with them. They bring a united focus on humanely raised and processed meats, organic when possible and a commitment to creative recipes, which switch up as the available ingredients change.

“We all love the process of taking raw

ingredients and creating something new and special and really satisfying,” Veres says. “It’s so much more fun as a baker to take butter, eggs and milk from people you know and flour that was grown and milled here and put it together in a simple but great recipe. And to have customers who just fall over themselves because it’s so good.”

The new hub allows them to expand their catering, with the ability to handle events for up to 1,000 guests. They offer box lunches and picnic lunches for groups ranging from intimate to expansive. They plan to add live bluegrass and other music on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, and each month they will host arts events.

They also will offer cooking classes in the Lincolnton and Terrell locations, a feature that has proven popular in their past venues.

The cooking classes and other special events also tie into their From left, Cassie Parsons, Vanessa Smith, Natalie Veres, Mollie Platt and Patty Shay. educational focus, as they

A platter containing pickled watermelon, pickled egg, chorizo, prosciutto and cheese waits to be devoured.

continue to expose people to their mission.

“Every community deserves to have real food, and good food, and amazing food,” says Parsons, “and you don’t have to go to the city to have a stellar experience.”

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Grapevine

W

by Trevor Burton

ines, good wines that receive the care and attention they deserve, give us a unique expression of where they’re from. They reflect their “terroir.” Terroir, that untranslatable French word that pulls together the soil, climate and winemaking traditions of a particular place. So why, if terroir is that important, do winemakers from one place seek to create wines that are similar to those from another place?

The question is, perhaps, best answered by what winemakers are not trying to do than by what they are trying do. They are not out to make a copycat wine. What they recognize is that the style with which a wine is crafted can create something that is beautiful. They’re after that same kind of beauty but with their own place, their own terroir in mind. Let’s take a look at a couple of tasty illustrations.

Wines from the French region of Bordeaux have had superstar status for centuries. There’s Bordeaux’ terroir involved, of course, but what brings the beauty to one’s glass is the way that several grapes are blended together to produce the right kind of vinous harmony.

wine style they were after but couldn’t legally describe it. "Bordeaux style" was definitely out of the question. And calling it a red table wine surely didn’t do it justice.

They came up with the description, Meritage. Meritage combines merit, reflecting the quality of local grapes, with heritage, which recognizes the centuries-old tradition of blending, long considered to be the highest form of the winemaker’s art.

On a label, Meritage indicates the style of the wine, and naming a location tells where the grapes that are being blended are from.

A different terroir but a definite style of wine.

The use of the Meritage description is pretty tightly controlled, not just any winemaker can use it. One has to be a member of the Meritage Alliance and adhere to strict regulations covering wine making. The end result? Very nice.

A Rhône again, naturally There’s another group that also targets a specific style of wine. They go by the moniker, the Rhône Rangers. They take their sobriquet

I like your

A few winemakers in the New World model their wines after some from the Old World

style

Bordeaux wines are an assemblage of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Malbec and Petit Verdot. The way they are blended gives winemakers the balance and complexity that they want to put into a bottle.

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Switch to the New World. In the 1980s, some winemakers decided to go after the Bordeaux approach. Again, not a copycat wine but a wine that could be balanced to bring out the best expression of Napa, to use just an example — Bordeaux style blends from Napa grapes. In an interesting twist, they had to perform a few legal contortions to be able to achieve their goal. The French get very tetchy whenever someone misuses a name of one of their regions. Litigation abounds. The Napa crowd was in a bind. They had created the

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quite seriously; their newsletter is called the Silver Bulletin, and it’s rumored that when they clear very tall weeds from between their vines they use a high hoe. This all started in the 1970s when a wine importer, Robert Haas, invited one of his clients from France to come and taste some Californian wine. The client, Jean-Pierre Perrin, was from the Southern Rhône region and an owner of one of the most prestigious Châteauneuf du Pape estates. He had a good old time on his California-sipping safari but noted a distinct lack of Rhône grape varieties and, of course, Rhône style wines.

Wines from the Southern Rhône are also blended — from a selection of a large number of grapes varieties. And they are distinctive.

Many of the Rhône Rangers call their wine by a name that invokes the Rhône connection.

Meritage indicates the style of the wine, and the location tells where the grapes that are being blended are from.

Many of the Rangers call their wine by a name that invokes the Rhône connection.

The L’Aventure winery labels one of its wines, Côte à Côte. There is also a Côte de Tablas — both wines playing off the Côtes du Rhône region of France. That’s kind of enjoyable, but the easiest way is to seek out wine from the Paso Robles area of California. It’s a good bet that, if a wine is from there, it was a Rhône Ranger who put it in the bottle.

Back to my original premise. Both the Meritage bunch and the Rhône Rangers are

not trying for copycat wines. They’re going for a model of winemaking that creates a style of wine that has been proven over centuries. You can’t produce a clone of one place in another place. The growers at Tablas Creek studied and experimented with grapevines until they found how to extract the best from them. Their winemaker puts it best, “We’ve struggled, and we now understand much better what our vines want in this place.”

The vines rule. But going for the style is a noble venture, and our taste buds should be grateful. Try some of these wines along their French cousins for comparison. That would be a pleasant way to while away an evening contemplating the lake. I’m definitely up for it.

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Haas and Perrin decided to take action. They searched out some Californian property that had similar characteristics to Perrin’s homeland and imported cuttings of grape varietals from France. So began, not only the vineyards of Tablas Creek in Paso Robles, but the whole Rhône Rangers adventure. The imported cuttings provided vines for Tablas Creek’s own vineyard, and they were also used for sales to other interested wineries — turned out there were a lot of them.

The Rhône Rangers are not as strict as the Meritage bunch. There are rules governing which grapes should be used, from a total of 22 varietals. But each winemaker has a wide area of discretion. More relaxed they may be, but the fact is that each of some 250 winemakers scattered around the country is looking for that Rhône style. Because of the relaxed approach, however, there is no requirement to use Rhône Ranger on a label.

And anyway, that might roil Gallic blood.

How, then, does one find a Rhône Rangers' wine? You could look at the database of members at www.rhonerangers.org, but that’s a little cumbersome. A fun way is to check out a wine label to see if it has a clue.

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Thoughts From The Man Cave

by Mike Savicki photography by Mike Savicki

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ost guys I know don’t do art. We don’t do crafts either. It’s just not our style. We don’t speak that language.

If art is creating something, well, we can’t, won’t and don’t create.

If you pushed me to name the most artistic guy I know, I’d likely tell you it is my neighbor, Lonnie, because he has this amazing ability to design beautiful patterns and carve symmetric lines into his lawn with his riding mower when he cuts it each week.

I marvel at his lawn when he’s finished.

But if lawnmowing isn’t art, I don’t know many guys who paint, sew, sing, dance or even act. I know a few politicians, so maybe they count.

Maybe not.

So writing a column about the arts from a guy perspective, at first, seemed impossible. That is until I thought about my friend, Bob Millikin, and realized, yes, I actually do know a real live artist.

In the flesh. And by artist, I mean someone who can take something in one form, add some sort of artistic magic and wizardry to it, and transform it into something that people look at with marvel, wonder and awe.

Bob is a wood turner, and if you don’t know what a wood turner does, think back to high school shop class. Remember when the teacher gave you a block of wood and a pair of safety glasses before showing you how to attach the wood to a lathe and turn it on? He would then hand you a sharp tool and say something like, “There you go, Savicki, when the wood starts turning, just start carving and before you know it, you’ll have a lamp that you can take home to your family and keep for generations.” Within 30 seconds, I usually had a huge pile of sawdust that wound up in the trash barrel, not on our mantel.

When Bob retired and moved to The Pines several years ago, he became friends with another resident named Don Oetjen.

A World War II vet in his 80s who was a generation older than Bob, Don took Bob under his wing and, together, the pair began spending countless days and nights working

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shop class redux One of Bob Millikin's masterpieces.

Bob Millikin and the art of woodturning the lathe in the maintenance shop. Don was an expert wood turner. Bob hadn’t touched a lathe since his freshman year of high school.

But Bob fell in love with the craft and began turning and finishing pieces of all

shapes and sizes on his own. Bowls, platters, dishes, cups and trays made from pecan, cherry, walnut and pear. He loves to create.

He has become an artist. He even gave his first finished piece, a small wooden vase, to his wife, Karalee, as a token of love.

“When I start with a block of wood, I may have a general idea of what I’m making, but that often changes, sometimes drastically,” Bob, now 71, tells me. “I may take a piece of wood and start two or three or even four pieces at once and move them through various stages, or I’ll take one from start to finish.”

Don’t look for Bob to display and sell his work at each and every arts and crafts show across the Carolinas because that’s not his style.

He mainly takes requests from other residents at The Pines, makes pieces as holiday gifts for friends and family members, and even works on special occasion pieces that may only be used once, like a cake platter for a wedding or a pair of burial urns that a couple asked him to make for, well, you get the picture.

Bob delights in everything he makes.

It’s satisfaction, not money, which fills his soul.

His pieces sit in homes across the United States and Europe. He doesn’t keep a record of what pieces wind up where. That’s not his style either.

Sometimes, Bob is called into action.

“My phone rings, and it could be someone from church asking if I know they are taking down a tree on Lorimer Street and do I want to come and get the wood before it is hauled away,” he laughs. “Or it could be a neighbor telling me he cut down a cherry tree or a pecan tree and can I do something with it?”

But Bob’s storage space is limited, and his shop is small. He likes it that way. And he prefers working with green wood and laments when the wood dries and cracks before he can transform it into something magical, so sometimes he has to say “no.”

Bob feels no pressure to rush through a project and miss seeing the beauty that appears during the process. After all, he says, woodturning shouldn’t come with pressure and deadlines. To Bob, working with wood is a form of free-flowing graciousness, and there is natural beauty to be discovered in every piece of wood. That’s why he creates. That’s why he turns. That’s why he is an artist.

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Fittest of the CrossFit

by Mike Savicki Photography by Glenn Roberson

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avis Combs isn’t like most athletes in CrossFit Eternal Davidson’s gym. At 17, he is one of the youngest regulars, he is undersized, and, having only been at it for two years, Combs is still new to many of the skills, exercises and workouts that many of the other members have been sweating through for much longer. That’s all according to his head coach and gym owner, Nate Andreu.

What also makes Combs stand out can be seen in his workouts. His intensity is off the charts, his motivation is second to none, he takes humble pride in “winning” almost every workout of the day (WOD), and he moves massive amounts of weight during each and every hour-long session, much more than even those who are bigger and stronger. That’s also from Andreu.

So it was no surprise that when Andreu bought CrossFit Eternal Davidson just over one year ago and met Combs for the first time, he took notice of the Davidson teen’s passion for the sport and saw potential for a strong future.

“Davis is a natural athlete, easy to coach, quick to pick things up and a natural mover,” explains Andreu. “What you can’t train is the heart and the drive, and Davis definitely has both of those things, too. Whereas with some other people, when it gets really hard, they back off, it’s the exact opposite with Davis.”

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Combs first entered CrossFit at the suggestion of his father as a way to stay

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Davis Combs makes a statement at The 2015 Reebok CrossFit Games A senior at Cannon School, Davis Combs trains at CrossFit Eternal in Davidson.

active between high school soccer and baseball seasons. He took to the sport very quickly not simply as a way to stay active but as a way to attain higher levels of fitness. Simply put, Combs loved the challenge that came with each workout.

Steering him toward competition, says Andreu, just happened naturally.

“CrossFit has what we call a Worldwide Open where athletes complete five workouts, one each week, get the results validated, then submit them online,” Andreu explains. “With motivation and

competitiveness alone driving him, Davis found his name this year near the top in his age group after the first couple weeks.”

Scoring high in the Open became a goal for Combs.

“I heard that teens wouldn’t be going to The Games, so I set a goal for myself of finishing in the top 10 [in the online competition]," Combs recalls. “I’m ultra competitive and wanted to see my name at the top. That was it. Just the thought of finishing in the top 10 in the world in anything seemed cool, so I pushed not knowing where it would take me.”

As the third week of the Open ended, Andreu and Combs received word that a number of teens in Combs’ 16- and 17-yearold boys' division would be invited to the 2015 Reebok CrossFit Games in Carson, California, so they doubled down on his workouts with the hope that he might advance. By the end of the fifth week, as the Open concluded, Combs was ranked ninth in the world.

It was then that they learned only the top 10 would be invited to compete in July and that he had made the cut.

During the next few months, CrossFit became Combs’ full-time job. He powered through two sessions a day, changed his diet and nutrition habits, added almost 15 pounds of muscle, and raised his skill set, with the full support and encouragement of his CrossFit Eternal athlete family, to a level he never thought possible.

“During those months, as I saw how the benefits of each and every workout I finished

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helped change me and made me fitter, I became so passionate about the sport,” he says. “And in here, it was all support, too. The goal of CrossFit is to win the workout of the day so people pushed me pretty hard, but they were all supportive. When it was time to go to the games, I wasn’t nervous, I was as ready as I could be.”

Competing at the CrossFit Games left Combs with a host of memories.

“Let’s see, well, I went out too hard in the first event and burned out,” Combs recalls. “The saying in CrossFit is ‘redlined,’ and I finished last. I could have thrown in the towel after the first day.

“But one of my strengths is a short memory — I can do well or poorly on something then put it behind me and refocus — so that’s what I did after the first event. I kept my head up and kept going,” he adds. “By the end of the competition, I had more than recovered and was happy with where I finished.”

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With the 2015 Games now in his rearview, Combs has begun his senior year at Cannon School as a member of the varsity soccer team. Having also received his Level 1 certification, and currently working through the CrossFit Coaching Academy, Combs sees himself staying with the sport for the long term. And he hopes one day to return to Carson and compete in the adult men’s category.

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If my workouts motivate those around me to do better themselves, and maybe step it up to a higher level, then I’ll be glad for them and I’ll keep working and pushing myself, too.

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ifteen years is a long time. Twentythree years is even longer. A River Run family knows that all too well, as their home was built in 1992 and they moved into it in 2000. Regardless of how well a home is constructed, weather takes it’s toll, interior design evolves and tastes change.

In other words, it was time for an update.

With that in mind, this Davidson family, which requested not to be named, decided to tackle structural and aesthetic challenges in one project. The result is a clean, crisp renovation that turned their classic home into a transitional oasis.

A fresh look

Davidson architect Dave Malushizky of the Lawrence Group began the project by changing the front elevation of the home.

He started with the stucco surrounding the front windows, as it was causing structural issues and also dated the house. To update (and remedy) the home, the stucco was removed and most of the dated arches were replaced with straight lines. Interior Designer Linda Griffeth of Davidson’s Linda Griffeth Interiors was brought in to help select exterior colors, the garage door and exterior lighting.

After these exterior challenges were met, work began on the interior. Where the foyer once had ceramic tile, it now features a glass and pressed stone flooring that results in a rich mosaic, travertine look. Painted in Sherwin Williams’s Rain, the ceiling accents the sky and is punctuated with an elegantly simple chandelier from Visual Comfort through Darnell & Co. “We like the floor so much, we decided not to put our Oriental rug back

Linda Griffeth of Linda Griffeth Interiors in Davidson led this River Run renovation.

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in the foyer,” says the homeowner.

The living room of the house features a high ceiling, as is the case with many River Run homes. Because the ceiling runs up against the roofline, exterior heat forced the seams to expand and contract.

The owners had it fixed three times, and this time they took a new approach by having Malushizky design a coffered ceiling that gave the ceiling more support while adding an appealing visual element.

Brian Fulbright of Peregrine Builders, LLC in Huntersville executed the vision.

Griffeth worked on lightening the space by having the walls painted in Sherwin Williams’ Accessible Beige and the ceiling in Sherwin Williams’ Rain. The room was further softened with a glass chandelier the homeowner discovered from an artist online. Two sconces placed among the veranda doors complement the piece, as they add more lighting choices.

Linda Griffeth helped give new life to a classic River Run home

From the Outside In

A coffered ceiling was added to the living roomto offer structural support, and the color scheme of the space was lightened to give it fresh a look.

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In addition, Griffeth simplified the built-in bookcases. “The bookcases were completely filled with books,” she says, adding that she asked the owner to go around her home collecting light accessories.

Griffeth replaced some of the books with the accessories, and, in some cases, empty space to update the look. “We also rearranged the floorplan of this room and updated the pillows,” she explains. “We took out the dark chairs and replaced them with ones the family had in the music room.”

Not only does the space have a completely new look, it is also used more now. The mother of the family is an avid reader and enjoys sitting in the living room as she delves into a novel.

Before the renovation she would read in her bedroom or her home office. “I just like the newness of it [the living room],” she says. “I like having it updated instead of buying a new house. I enjoy this room so much more now.”

The master bath features state-of-the-art medicine cabinets and a tub, complete with aromatherapy.

Griffeth moved the piece from the foyer to the master bedroom, as it blends with the walls painted in Sherwin Williams' Gray Screen. The accent wall behind the sleigh bed features a rice paper wallcovering by Phillip Jeffries. The ceiling in the master echoes the coffered ceiling of the living room, and also features continuous crown molding. All of these elements work together to create a cozy space designed for relaxation.

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by Liz Heubel continue the calm feel of the space without intruding on the view of the woods in the back yard. “I didn’t want the window treatments to be a massive amount of cream,” explains Griffeth. “I didn’t want it to take up this whole wall because the ceilings are high, and this is the best focal point of this room.” Griffeth worked with Heubel to create simple

Relaxing and calm

The master suite was the final area of the home that needed a facelift. “The goal was to simplify the décor, create serenity, moving from a dark environment to a light, airy spa environment,” explains Griffeth. “There was also balancing budget buys with splurges.”

For example, Denise Giordano of A Painted World refinished a dark mahogany sideboard that once belonged to the homeowner's mother in a washed gray.

A barn door serves as the entrance to the master bath.

Griffeth discovered bedding for the space at market.

A walk-in shower offers plenty of space.

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window treatments that are accented by a pussy willow print fabric strip by Robert Allen’s Earth Elements. The fabric is repeated again on the round nightstand.

A seating area includes two Wesley Hall Irving chairs and a sidetable created from the homeowner’s great-great grandfather’s tool chest. Illuminated built-in bookcases combined with Italian sconces and a Safavieh area rug completes the space.

The master bathroom takes on a more modern look as emerald green granite, columns and a large tub were gutted to make way for a new look.

Now a stand-alone tub that features jets, aromatherapy and lighting takes center stage, as glass art from www.artfulhome. com hangs above the tub, adding a pop of color to the tranquil setting.

A custom charcoal-stained cabinet designed by Griffeth and topped with quartz countertops sits under two stateof-the-art medicine cabinets from Hughes Kitchen & Bath Collection. The mirrors of the cabinets silently roll up similarly to a garage door. Inside you’ll find shelves,

A custom master closet makes organization easy.

electrical outlets, a nightlight and a defogger button. The walk-in shower continues the spa feel with various gray and white tiles. A Moroccan-inspired tile detail in the center of the shower adds extra interest.

“We have reduced the room to its simplest form,” says Griffeth.

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Cornelius’ First Annual Fashion Show

Photography courtesy of Performing Arts Live of Iredell

Old Town Cornelius continues to become hipper and hipper, and now it can boast that it has a catwalk with Cornelius’ First Annual Fashion Show.

An effort by Bella Love and The Classy Radical, the event features styles from seven local boutiques and will be held at Kadi Fit. Proceeds will go to a local charity that focuses on stopping the trafficking and sexual abuse of women.

“I’ve always loved fashion, and I wanted to bring that element to Cornelius,” says Kassidy Brown, project manager/event planner for the fashion show. “We have a huge art and beer crowd, but I wanted to bring a little sass to the community, as well as bring all the creatives together.”

Cornelius’ First Annual Fashion Show, September 26, 6 p.m., Kadi Fit, Old Town Cornelius, www.bellalove.com.

compiled by Lori K. Tate

The Big Three

Fashion, Melinda Doolittle and The 100-Year-Old Man

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Performing Arts Live of Iredell — Melinda Doolittle

If you watched season six of American Idol, you’ll recognize Melinda Doolittle.

According to snippy judge Simon Cowell, she’s “the one who should have won.”

Regardless, you can catch her live on September 26 through Performing Arts Live of Iredell, formerly known as the Iredell Concert Association, as she performs a concert titled It Must Be Love.

Melinda Doolittle performs Filled with American standards and Top September 26.

40 hits, this concert highlights Doolittle’s charm and talent. Ironically, Doolittle was tone deaf as a child, and her choir teacher would plead with her not to sing but to silently move her mouth instead. Doolittle’s love of singing drove her to enter a talent show in the seventh grade, and after much practice and prayer, she stunned the audience with her miraculously spot-on vocals and beautiful voice. She never looked back.

In 2010, Doolittle released her inspirational book titled Beyond Me: Finding Your Way to Life’s Next Level, where she recounts the life lessons that have shaped who she is today. Illustrated by poignant, often humorous stories, the lessons and “Mormonisms” provide practical guidance to overcoming personal obstacles and achieving the next level in any area of life.

Performing Arts Live of Iredell — Melinda Doolittle, September 26, 7:30 p.m., tickets are $25 plus 6.75 percent sales tax, Mac Gray Auditorium, 474 North Center Street, Statesville, www.PALofIredell.com.

The 100-Year-Old Man plays October 2-4.

The 100-Year-Old Man

A lot of us would like to start over, especially when we hit the middle-age years, but what if someone who is 100 years old decides it’s time to do things differently? That’s the plot of The 100-Year-Old Man, a comedy about a centenarian who flees a retirement home and pokes fun at modern culture in a surreal romp across Sweden.

The Detroit News called it, “wonderfully inventive, silly fun,” Newsday described it as “eccentric, wry and highly entertaining,” and Variety deemed it “a cross between Forrest Gump and Johnathan Winters.” You go and decide.

Art House Films at The Warehouse Performing Arts Center, The 100-Year-Old Man, October 2-4 — Fri-Sat 7 p.m., Sun 3 p.m., $9, The Warehouse Performing Arts Center, 9216-A Westmoreland Road, Cornelius, www.studioc-cinema.com.

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A month of things to do in the Lake Norman area Date Night

CONCERTS Barnaby Bright (September 13) Since the release of their first album, Wake the Hero, Barnaby Bright has garnered high accolades for their songwriting and sound. Grand prize winners of the NY Song Circle competition, their follow-up EP, Gravity, was named one of the top 100 records of the year by Amazon. 3 p.m. $15.85, youth 18 and under $4.66.

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

Music at St. Alban’s (September 13) BachFest 2015 features soprano Margaret Carpenter and mezzo-soprano Tamsin Simmell in a program of arias

by J.S. Bach and his contemporaries.

Instrumentalists will include: Nicholas Haigh, harpsichord & organ, William Simms, the oboe, and Barbara Blaker Krumdieck, baroque cello. 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.

Alexander Community Concert Series (September 20) By fusing classical instruments with contemporary music, Synergy Violins pushes musical boundaries and consistently captivates audiences with highenergy performances and innovative arrangements. Reception to meet the musicians, with refreshments, follows the concert. 3 p.m. Adults $15, seniors and students $10, children under 12 free. The Episcopal Church of St. Peter By-the-Lake, 8433 Fairfield Forest Road, Denver, 704.489.6249.

Concert on the Green (September 20) Davidson College Symphony performs on the Town Green. Bring a blanket and pack a picnic. 6 p.m. Free.

Davidson Town Green, Davidson.

Lake Norman Big Band (September 21) 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.

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The C. Shaw and Nancy K. Smith Artist Series (September 24) Grammy Award-winning cellist Matt Haimovitz and leading American pianist and host of NPR’s From the Top program Christopher O’Riley join together in a

collaboration that blurs the boundaries between the classical and pop music genres. In Shuffle.Play.Listen., audiences will hear a unique lineup of works from artists such as J.S. Bach, Bernard Hermann, Radiohead, Arcade Fire, Piazzolla and Prokofiev. 8 p.m. Price TBA. Davidson College’s Duke Family Performance Hall of the Knobloch Campus Center, www.davidson.edu.

Performing Arts Live of Iredell (September 26) Melinda Doolittle became a household name on season six of American Idol.

According to Simon Cowell, and audiences alike, Melinda is the “one who should have won.” In an evening filled with songs ranging from your favorite American Standards to Top 40 Hits, this soul songstress brings her indelible charm and powerhouse.7:30 p.m. Tickets are $25 plus 6.75 percent sales tax. Mac Gray Auditorium 474 North Center Street, Statesville, www.

PALofIredell.com.

EVENTS Revolutionary War Reenactment (September 5-6) The annual American Revolutionary War Battle Reenactment will include The Battle of Charlotte and The Battle of the Bees. This event will celebrate and educate on Charlottetowns Spirit of Independence (1780). Come out and experience the American Revolution as it came through Charlotte. Each day there will be a battle reenactment at 2 p.m. along with a number of timed and ongoing demos and talks including weapons demos, artillery demos, uniform talks, cooking demos, life in the Army, drill and much more. Enjoy BBQ from Appalachian Smoke and grab a brew from Olde Mecklenburg Brewery. $8, seniors and Students $7, children five and under are free. Historic Latta Plantation, 5225 Sample Road, Huntersville, www. lattaplantation.org.

2015 Rural Hill Amazing Maize Maze (September 12-November 1) Get lost in our giant seven-acre corn maze featuring more than two miles of interconnecting paths, one of the largest in the Southeast. Traverse the maze in the dark during Family Friendly Friday Night Mazes. Bring your own flashlight, there’s even music and bonfires. (weather permitting). The whole of Rural Hill’s 265 acres is available during maze hours. You can take a hayride around the farm, play a round of corn-hole, explore the

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Girls’ Night Out

Family Fun

historic site, play in the mini-mazes, have a picnic, hike the trails, pick a pumpkin (in October) and more.

September 12-19, Fri-Sat 10 a.m.-6:30 p.m.; Sun 10 a.m.-5 p.m. September 25-November 1, Fri-Sun 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Prices vary. Rural Hill, 4431 Neck Road, Huntersville, www.ruralhill.net.

Friends & Family Reunion Fundraiser (September 19) Family, friends, members and volunteers are invited to join Historic Latta at the first ever Friends & Family Reunion.

This event will offer an opportunity for folks to enjoy an evening of live music from CarO’lina Jazzgrass, BBQ Pork & Chicken with sides catered by Lancaster’s, an auction and a time to fellowship. The Latta Home will be open from 5 p.m.-6 p.m. before dinner is served. Guests are encouraged to bring photo albums and mementos of Latta place to put on display. Tickets are limited, call 704.875.2312 or drop by the offices for ticketing assistance. All tickets and RSVP’s are due no later than September 10. 5-8 p.m. $20 (18 years and up), $40 family admission (parents and children under the age of 18 only), $100 Patron Sponsor Admission (special recognition & seating). Historic Latta Plantation, 5225 Sample Road, Huntersville, www.lattaplantation.org.

‘Tawba Walk Arts & Music Festival (September 19) Hang out in Old Town Cornelius as you browse the good from local artists and listen to tunes from local musicians. 2-8 p.m. Free. Old Town Cornelius. www.cornelius.org.

Cornelius First Annual Fashion Show (September 26) Check out the latest styles from seven boutiques as you help others. All proceeds go toward a local charity that aids in stopping the trafficking and the abuse of women. 6 p.m. $10. Kadi Fit, Old Town Cornelius, www.bellalove.com.

FILM Art House Films at The Warehouse Performing Arts Center (October 2-4) The 100-Year-Old Man is based on the internationally best-selling novel

by Jonas Jonasson. It is the unlikely story of a 100-year-old man who decides it’s not too late to start over. For most people it would be the adventure of a lifetime, but Allan Karlsson’s unexpected journey is not his first. For a century he’s made the world uncertain, and now he is on the loose again.

Watch this documentary on a 17-foot screen in 5.1 surround sound. Friday and Saturday 7 p.m., Sunday 3 p.m., $9.

Me Time

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

GALLERIES Brick Row Art Gallery Various 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 Awakening unites the art of four female photographers from across the United States for a visual exploration of the internal human experience. Artists represented include S. Gayle Stevens, Diana H. Bloomfield, Aspen Hochhalter and Christina Z. Anderson. An artist talk will take place at 7pm. The Hickory Pickers will be playing bluegrass in Studio C from 5:30-7pm. Music is sponsored by the Arts & Science Council. Mon-Thu 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Fri-Sat 9 a.m.-noon. 19725 Oak Street, Cornelius, www.cornelius.org.

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

Depot Art Gallery Photography exhibit. Opening reception, July 10, 6-8 p.m. 103 W. Center Avenue, Mooresville, www.magart.org.

Foster’s Frame and Art Gallery Various exhibitions. Mon-Fri 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sat 10a.m.-4p.m. 403 N. Old Statesville Road, Huntersville, 704.948.1750.

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

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

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.

The Van Every/Smith Galleries Various exhibitions. Mon-Fri 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat-Sun noon-4 p.m. Davidson College,

The Van Every/Smith Galleries, 315 N. Main Street, Davidson, www.davidsoncollegeartgalleries.org.

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

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.

Downtown Mooresville Cruise-In (First Saturday) Downtown Mooresville shines with chrome, glitter and sparkling paint during the monthly Cruise-In. It’s a great chance to show off your car and chat with other car enthusiasts, surrounded by the architecturally historic backdrop of Downtown Mooresville. Downtown Mooresville – Broad Street, 4-8p.m., free, www. downtownmooresville.com.

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

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) 9 a.m.-noon. Free. Next to Town Hall between Main and Jackson streets in downtown Davidson, www. davidsonfarmersmarket.org.

Mooresville Museum (First and Third Saturday)View exhibits and artifacts from Mooresville’s past and present. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Free. 132 E. Center Avenue, Mooresville, www.downtownmooresville.com.

Downtown Mooresville Farmers Market (Every Saturday) This market features local produce, meats, eggs and more. 8 a.m.-noon. Corner of Church Street and East Iredell Avenue, Mooresville, www.downtownmooresville.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.

SPORTS Davidson College Football It’s time to tailgate in Davidson and cheer for the Wildcats. Catawba College (September

12, 7 p.m.), Valparaiso (October 3, 1 p.m.). Davidson College, www.davidsonwildcats.com.

Davidson College Men’s Soccer Get ready for some great action on the pitch. Wofford (September 4, 7 p.m.), N.C. State (September 7, 7 p.m.), High Point (September 15, 7 p.m.), USC Update (September 25, 7 p.m.). Davidson College, www.davidsonwildcats.com.

Davidson College Women’s Soccer If you’re still on a high from the U.S. Women’s World Cup victory, check out women’s soccer in your back yard. Furman (September 6, 2 p.m.), N.C. State (September 13, 2 p.m.), Francis Marion (September 26, 7 p.m.), VCU (October 1, 7 p.m.). Davidson College, www. davidsonwildcats.com.

THEATRE Wonder of the World (September 11-26) Nothing will prepare you for the dirty little secret Cass discovers in her husband’s sweater drawer. It is so shocking that the heroine has no choice but to flee to the honeymoon capital of the world in a frantic search for the life she thinks she missed out on. It’s a wild ride over Niagara Falls in a barrel of laughs as Cass embarks on a journey of self-discovery that has her crossing paths with a blithely suicidal alcoholic, a lonely tour-boat captain, a pair of bickering private detec-

tives and a strange caper involving a gargantuan jar of peanut butter, all of which pushes her perilously close to the water’s edge. Produced by Warehouse PAC. Thu-Sat 8 p.m., Sun 2 p.m. $20. Warehouse PAC, 9216-A Westmoreland Road, Cornelius, www. warehousepac.com Don’t Cry for Me Margaret Mitchell (October 1-18) A hilarious, fast paced comedy by Charlotte-based playwrights, Don’t Cry for Me Margaret Mitchell is set in 1939 and is the (almost) true story of how three sleep-deprived men — a legendary Hollywood producer, a new director, a famed scriptwriter and a loyal secretary — had just seven days to re-write script for the American classic, Gone With The Wind. To make matters worse, the screenwriter has never read the book, the director was busy with Dorothy and a host of munchkins and the producer is losing money. As the public eagerly anticipates the release of the movie, these Hollywood insiders lock themselves in their office, ordering cases of bananas and peanuts for “brain food” until they have a new script for one of the greatest movies of all time. Produced

by Davidson Community Players. ThuSat 8 p.m., Sun 2 p.m. Advance Tickets — adult $20, senior (65+), $18, students (under 21) $12. Armour Street Theatre, 307 Armour Street, Davidson, www.davidsoncommunityplayers.org.

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Lori’s Larks

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or years I’ve driven past the sign for the EnergyExplorium off of Highway 73 on my way to Denver. And for years I’ve said to myself, “One day I’m going to check that out.” Well, last month during the week before my kids (Graydon and Margot) went to kindergarten, I decided it was time for us to do just that.

After packing a bag of snacks, as we do before every outing, we made our way to the EnergyExplorium at McGuire Nuclear Station. Little did we know the adventure we had ahead of us.

To get to the EnergyExplorium from Huntersville you have to turn right on Hagers Ferry Road, which in addition to taking you into the campus of McGuire Nuclear Station, also offers some cool lake views you don’t normally see. When we parked, both of my children ran to the benches shaped like butterflies in the butterfly garden area of the property. The EnergyExplorium offers movies in its park area during the summer, and it even hosts a Charlotte Symphony performance — both events are now on our to-do list.

When we finally made it into the center, we were greeted by Rita Sipe, a community relations employee of Duke Energy who previously managed the EnergyExplorium for 15 years.

She gave the children a couple of Duke Energy hard hats (toy plastic in this case), and off we went. Graydon and Margot first stopped at the coloring center, where copies of seasonal pictures were waiting for them. Next, we took turns touching the plasma ball. We all three enjoyed it, me especially, as it made me feel like I had superpowers.

Walking through the interactive exhibits, we learned about nuclear energy, atoms and we even took a virtual tour of the McGuire Nuclear Station. The idea is to help students and guests understand how electricity is produced and

The EnergyExplorium in Huntersville offers interactive exhibits and beautiful views of Lake Norman.

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Explore The EnergyExplorium at McGuire Nuclear Station offers all kinds of science lessons

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delivered. The kids enjoyed looking at the large wall map of the Catawba River Basin, as they recognized Lake Norman’s large mass immediately.

They also enjoyed looking at pictures of Duke Energy employees responding to hurricanes and ice storms. I tried to explain how Hurricane Hugo swept through the Lake Norman area more than 25 years ago without scaring them. I think I was successful, as they were more interested in going outside to look at the lake than in listening to me.

And who can blame them, as the center has a huge deck with an expansive view of Lake Norman. I could have sat out there for hours, but The Tater Tots had other ideas.

They remembered that Sipe had mentioned a nature trail when we walked in, and they were all about walking it.

I didn’t mind at all because the one-mile, mulch-lined trail takes you along the banks of the lake, offering even more views. In addition, some of the trees are labeled, so it also serves as a biology lesson. Anyone know what a Virginia Pine looks like? What about a Post Oak? Or a Winged Sumac?

On our walk we saw all of those trees, plus a large, perfectly proportioned mushroom, a butterfly and a bird feather — all of which are huge deals to 5-year-olds.

As we walked to our minivan, we took one final glance over to the park area and vowed to bring a picnic the next time we visited because there will definitely be a next time.

THE SCOOP

The EnergyExplorium at McGuire Nuclear Station is located at 13339 Hagers Ferry Road in Hunterville. It is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and admission is free.

For more information, visit www.dukeenergy.com/energyexplorium. com