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Weekly Calendar: Nov. 25-Dec. 1: Getting ready for Thanksgiving and the weekend
Monday, Nov. 25 Davidson College Concert Series: Piano Quartets of Mozart and Brahms 7:30 pm | Nov. 25. Internationally renowned pianist, Phillip Bush, performs two powerhouse piano quartets with Chamber Music For All. The concert will feature Mozart’s Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, K. 478 and Brahms’s Piano Quartet No. 1 in G […]
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Nov. 25. It’s the Monday before Thanksgiving and time to get your turkey, if you haven’t already, so you’ll have time to thaw or brine your bird. Thanksgiving dinner will cost less this year than last, but will still be 19% higher than before the pandemic, according to the Farm Bureau Federation’s annual Thanksgiving survey […]
Nov. 25. Registration opens today for a New Year’s Eve bash for the youngest party-goers. The New Year’s Eve Bash for kids will Tuesday, Dec. 31, from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm at JV Washam Recreation Center, 9611 Westmoreland Road. The activities are for children ages 4-6 Registration opens Monday, Nov. 25, and is required, […]
Monday, Nov. 25 Davidson College Concert Series: Piano Quartets of Mozart and Brahms 7:30 pm | Nov. 25. Internationally renowned pianist, Phillip Bush, performs two powerhouse piano quartets with Chamber Music For All. The concert will feature Mozart’s Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, K. 478 and Brahms’s Piano Quartet No. 1 in G […]
Nov. 25. The 13th Annual Light Up Cornelius will take place from 4-7 pm this Saturdaay in Downtown Cornelius and Cain Park, adjacent to the Cain Center for the Arts. Schedule of Events 4:00 p.m. – Cornelius Youth Orchestras performance 4:20 p.m. – Santa and Mrs. Claus arrive! 4:40 p.m. – Hough High School “Bari […]
Nov. 22. In the early morning hours of Jan. 23, 2025 volunteers will span out across Charlotte-Mecklenburg streets, shelters, and encampments to identify individuals who are living without homes. Background The Point-in-Time Count, coordinated nationally by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), is conducted each year across the United States to gather data […]
Dear EarthTalk: Have extreme weather events in places like Asheville made people rethink where they consider to be good “climate refuges” as the world warms? —K.L., Raleigh Nov. 22. The concept of the “climate refuge,” or a location relatively unaffected by extreme weather phenomena, arose in response to the growing frequency of tornadoes, hurricanes, flooding, […]
Nov. 22. Possibly because Santa himself will attend the North Mecklenburg Holiday Parade on Saturday, Dec. 7, the parade will go on, rain or shine. Literally hundreds of local floats will participate with thousands of spectators lining Main Street from Davidson College to Catawba Avenue. Cornelius Today has learned that Santa will be in the […]
Nov. 21. By TL Bernthal. Many of us are frustrated by how much it costs to put food on the table, especially with Thanksgiving just one week away. That said, the average price nationwide for a 16-pound turkey is $25.67, down 6 percent from last year. The average cost of this year’s dinner for 10 […]
