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MONROE – Union County Public Schools will no longer conduct contact tracing or quarantine students who aren’t infected with COVID-19 following an 8-1 vote Sept. 13 by the school board. That means any students currently on quarantine and showing no symptoms may return to school. Students who are sick or have symptoms should not go to school. The school board has had a problem with students being quarantined for 14 days and missing classroom time even though they showed no symptoms of infection. Their efforts to reduce time missed from quarantine have been met with resistance from Union County leaders. “The more we uncover from the Union County Health Department, the more we understand that the Union County health director has not been forthright with us,” school board vice-chair Kathy Heintel said. School board member Gary Sides said it has become clear that UCPS staff hasn’t had legal author-
MONROE – Union County native Carmen Hill said life is easier when you can avoid events that have had a horrific impact on your life. It’s why she doesn’t like talking about the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. Hill shared her experience working at the Pentagon that day during Monroe and Union County’s Patriot Day Ceremony on Sept. 11 at Dowd Center Theater. The event was closed to the public but streamed online. “Usually on this day. I avoid all news coverage and all social media because I don’t want to relive a single moment of what happened this day,” she said. “But it was the people here in my hometown who rushed over to my parents' house that day to offer them support in those gut-wrenching moments before they knew that I was OK. And for that, I am ever so grateful and clearly moved to tears.” Hill worked as a photojournalist serving the Army’s senior leadership. The morning of the attack, she see 9-11, Page 5A
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ity to issues quarantines. Sides said the district will continue to follow activities required by law, such as handling positive and presumptive positive cases as well as reporting positive COVID cases and other required information to the county health department.
WAXHAW – The Town of Waxhaw’s downtown district has experienced growth even through the COVID-19 pandemic. During the 2020-21 fiscal year, the town added a dozen new businesses and over 120 new jobs as well as invested more than $4 million into its downtown areas. Waxhaw participates in the North Carolina Main Street program. The town has seen a record year in hiring with 121 net new jobs and 22 new building rehabilitations. Waxhaw also saw its second
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Lidl partners with teenager on school supply drive ARLINGTON, Va. – Lidl US is partnering with Weddington teen Jack Werdann to provide 100,000 notebooks to students who lack school supplies across the country. Customers at Lidl’s nine stores in the Charlotte area, including Indian Trail, will have the opportunity to donate a bundle of five school notebooks for $2.50 at checkout. Lidl will match all donated notebooks this month to help reach Jack’s goal of 100,000 notebooks. All of the notebook bundles bought through this initiative will be matched by Lidl and donated to Kids In Need Foundation, a non-
profit aiding underserved schools. “Lidl is proud to support Jack’s Notebook for Kids initiative, and we are inspired by his campaign to get back to school supplies to students locally and across the country that need these items for a successful school year,” said Tanja Novakovic, Lidl Steele Creek store manager. “We look forward to working together with our customers to help reach Jack’s goal of 100,000 notebooks for Kids in Need Foundation.” Last year, Jack donated 45,000 notebooks through his Notebooks For Kids fundraising drive.
This year, he is looking to more than double his goal and donate 100,000 notebooks. “It was inspiring to see a young man in Jack step up last year during the pandemic to support his peers in under-resourced schools through Notebooks for Kids,” said Corey Gordon, CEO of Kids In Need Foundation. “Jack made a difference by paying it forward and being aware of the needs of teens nationwide. We’re excited Lidl wants to support Jack’s efforts and providing students with the supplies they need as they return to the classroom.”
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AAA: Carolina gas Buying a Corvette twice prices edge lower CHARLOTTE – With fall approaching and the height of summer in the rear view, motorists in the Carolinas are starting to see slight relief at the pump as gas price averages dropped lower by a penny on the week. Even though supply has tightened after slow recovery from Hurricane Ida, we’ve also reached the point when gasoline demand starts its seasonal decline,” said Tiffany Wright, spokesperson, AAA “The Auto Club Group in the Carolinas. “There may still be some price fluctuation here and there, but we should expect to start seeing stability at the pump." North Carolina’s current gas price average is $2.95, seeing a 1-cent decline on the week. This is 3 cents more expensive than a month ago and 91 cents more expensive than last year. South Carolina’s current gas price average is $2.89, seeing no changes on the week. This is 2 cents more expensive than a month ago and 96 cents more expensive than last year. South Carolina is also a part of the nation’s top 10 least expensive markets. Today’s national gas price average of $3.17 is a penny less than a month ago but is 98 cents more than a year ago. The recovery from Hurricane Ida remains slow, with the latest U.S. data showing just under half of the U.S. offshore oil production in the Gulf still idle after companies shuttered production ahead of the storm. Meanwhile, re-
finery utilization is down almost 10%, causing gasoline stock levels to fall, according to the Energy Information Administration. Stock levels are likely to remain tight until Ida-affected refineries resume normal operations. While refineries are reporting progress towards restarting, the U.S. Department of Energy said it would release an additional crude oil held at the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve to help ease tightened supplies brought by Hurricane Ida. This is the second such release, and the DOE said the SPR has now released a total of 3.3 million bbl of crude oil in response to the storm. The constraint on stocks would typically lead to higher prices, but it has been offset by decreased demand going into the fall. In the week ahead, pump prices may be impacted by Tropical Storm Nicholas, which is expected to bring heavy rains and a storm surge to the Texas coast this week. If the tropical storm puts additional refineries offline, we are likely to see prices increase. Crude prices remain elevated as approximately 48% of crude oil production in the Gulf Coast region is shuttered due to Hurricane Ida, according to the federal Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement. As production gradually returns to normal operations, crude prices should stabilize as supply increases. Visit https://gasprices. aaa.com/ for updated state and metro prices.
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One year I was walking along the back stretch of the speedway when a friend of mine stopped me. He was almost speechless. When I got him to calm down, he told me he had found his car. I replied we all have cars we’d love to own. He said, “No. I found the Corvette I used to own. It’s for sale. Let me show you.” He took me over to the spot where his former Corvette was parked. I asked him how he was sure this was his former car. He replied that he had checked the VIN and it was his car. It was beat up and in fair condition, but it was his former Corvette. The story is that he had saved his money and purchased the Corvette new. He had taken meticulous care of it. A few years later he got married. Unfortunately, the marriage didn’t last. When he was away on a business trip, his wife at the time sold the car. Now years later, he found it. He asked me if he should buy it back. I told him yes. “You can buy any Corvette, but you were this car’s original owner.” He agreed. He sacrificed to buy it when it was new and now he had to buy it back a second time after it has been grossly mistreated. Just like my friend had to buy his car back, the creator of the universe had to “buy us back” by sending Jesus to die on the cross. It was through his death that we are purchased a second time. I’ll be back soon. Until then, live well my friend.
(The Center Square) – The North Carolina Department of Labor said Friday it’s too early to determine how President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for American workers will affect the state’s businesses. Biden unveiled new COVID-19 vaccine mandates Thursday that will force millions of unvaccinated employees to receive the vaccine or undergo weekly COVID-19 testing. The White House said the rule would be enforced by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration. The rule requires all private employers with 100 or more employees ensure their employees are vaccinated or get tested weekly. ]The state’s Occupational Safety and Health Division falls under the North Carolina Department of Labor (NCDOL), which said it had no additional details on the employee-vaccine-mandate beyond what Biden announced Thursday. “It’s too early to say exactly how these proposed requirements may impact North Carolina,” a NCDOL spokesperson said Friday. “But preliminarily, (Labor) Commissioner (Josh) Dobson – though supportive of vaccines – does not support this type of excessive government overreach and intrusion.” NC Chamber, the state’s largest business advocacy group, said it was examin-
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Democrats vow to uphold veto of critical race theory bill by Nyamekye Daniel Contributor
in the House. All of the Democrats who were in the House for the final vote Sept. 1 voted against the measure, as was the case in the Senate when it was approved, 25-17, on Aug. 26. Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson said Cooper’s veto of the bill was “a lazy response.” Robinson, a strong proponent of the measure, launched a task force to examine “indoctrination” of the concepts in the state’s schools. He released a report with 506 statements from teachers and parents alleging incidents of indoctrination in schools. Teachers and students reported being taught or trained that Black people are oppressed and white people are privileged. “The report on Indoctrination in North Carolina Public Education created by my office; irrefutably established that there is a clear problem in our state,” Robinson said in a statement. “For the governor to say that this bill is pushing ‘conspiracy-laden politics’ does a disservice to the teachers, students, and parents across our state who have voiced their concerns.” Robinson said he asked Cooper to share which discriminatory concepts in the bill he believed students should be compelled to believe. “However, in his veto, he chose not to share those details,” Robinson said. Robinson and Berger criticized Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools this summer for paying critical race theory proponent Ibram X. Kendi to give a presentation at a summer leadership conference.
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investing in our public schools,” Cooper said in a statement. It would take a threefifths majority vote in each chamber to override the governor’s veto. Republicans hold the majority in both chambers, but GOP members would need support from Democrats to reach the three-fifths threshold. Senate Democratic Leader Dan Blue, D-Wake, said Senate Democrats would uphold Cooper’s veto. Democrats in both chambers said they opposed the measure because it would censor history. HB 324 lists 13 concepts educators would be banned from promoting in public schools. The legislation prohibits schools from teaching race superiority and that people and the country are inherently racist or sexist. It blocks schools from teaching students to stereotype others as morally corrupt or prejudice based on skin color or sex. The measure also would have stopped schools from making students “feel guilt or anguish” because of their race, sex or actions of others in the past. It blocks schools from encouraging the idea that America was created by a certain subgroup to oppress others and bans schools from promoting overthrowing the U.S. government and that the rule of law does not exist. Senate Leader Phil Berger, R-Rockingham, said Democrats’ choice to oppose the bill “shows how far off the rails the mainstream Democratic Party has gone.” HB 324 was approved across party lines, 61-41,
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Common Heart enrolls for Getting Ahead MONROE– After years of struggling to keep up with medical bills following major heart and kidney issues, Marie “Rosie” Kreutzer was in trouble. Food always seemed to be running low and this self-described “positive person” was emotionally and physically drained. She was in line at a Common Heart drive-thru mobile food pantry in Monroe when she first heard about the Getting Ahead focus/empowerment group. There she met Sarah Kimbrough, a program graduate and facilitator, who was talking with neighbors and passing out flyers about the next session of the empowerment focus group. Rosie was among five women who celebrated the completion of Getting Ahead last month with a graduation celebration. They chose the theme “Wake Up & Change Poverty into Prosperity” and decided to make it a pajama party. Applications are now being accepted for the next session which begins Sept. 28 in Monroe. Classes will be held Tuesday and Thursday evenings with dinner provided. Participants
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WEDDINGTON – Mayor Elizabeth Callis delivered a proclamation declaring the week of Sept. 17 through 23 as Constitution Week during the Sept. 13 Weddington Town Council meeting. The proclamation arose from a proposal from the Halifax Convention Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution. Chapter Regent, Katharine Vanzant Arno, conveyed the proposal to the town council and attended the meeting with Chapter Constitution Week Chair Ashley Korizis as the guests of Callis. The proclamation marks the 234th anniversary of the drafting of the Constitution of the United States of America.
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Bomb threat suspect ID'ed MONROE – The Union County Sheriff’s Office said a Monroe woman was responsible for sending bomb threats this month to school officials. Detectives arrested Sarah Elizabeth Jones, 26, of Monroe, Sept. 11 on charges of three felony counts of making a false report concerning a destructive device, three counts of cyberstalking and two counts of identity theft. On Sept. 7, school officials received an email from a bogus account reporting explosive devices at Sun Valley High and Sun Valley Middle. On Sept. 9, an official at Prospect Elementary received a similar threatening email concerning explosive devices on the property.
some relief. Superintendent Andrew Houlihan said he would be meeting with staff on a plan to communicate the change to staff and families. John Kirkpatrick was the only school board member who did not support the measure. School board chair Melissa Merrell said Public Health Director Dennis Joyner de-
clined an offer to attend the Sept. 7 school board meeting to discuss COVID-19. “For the last 18 months, this board has not had any communication with the Union County public health director,” she said Sept. 7. Watson invited Merrell and Heintel to meet with county leaders the day of the school board meeting.
started and an additional eight businesses undergo expansion. This development is a continuation of Waxhaw’s success within the Main Street Program, which it joined in 2009. The N.C. Main Street and Rural Planning Center works in communities to inspire placemaking through economic development strategies that achieve measurable results. “Local Main Street programs are extremely resilient,” said N.C. Main Street and Rural Planning Center Director Liz Parham. “Throughout the pandemic, we have seen communities rolling up their sleeves and working harder than ever to spur investment, retain businesses and jobs, and work
one-on-one with new entrepreneurs.” Since 2009, Waxhaw has added over 50 new businesses, netted 254 new jobs, and invested more than $20 million into its downtown community. The town earned national accreditation as a Main Street Community in 2015. Given the uncertainty of a global pandemic, Nowell said Waxhaw’s ability to retain businesses and keep its vacancy rate below 1% comes down to the community support. “The Waxhaw community loves our downtown and our small businesses,” Nowell said. “The community came out to support our businesses and ensure they survived the COVID-19 pandemic.”
phone, she felt the building tremble with three booms as a plane went through three rings of the Pentagon walls at 9:37 a.m. “Had I not made that phone call when I did, I would have been in the flight path of that plane,” she said. Hill remembers the calm, methodical nature of her coworkers as they evacuated the building. Before she left, she grabbed her camera and took several photos of the evacuation. Her photos were published in publications across the world. She said it was difficult to know what was going on that
day. Around 11:30 a.m. staff had been warned of another plane making its way to the Pentagon. She was told to run away from the building. She heard the sound of an incoming aircraft. She held her breath and thought, “I am about to die.’” Turns out the plane was an Air Force fighter jet providing air cover following reports of additional hijacked planes, she said. “It has definitely given me courage through the years,” she said. “When I faced tough situations. I thought if I can survive 9-11, then I can get through this.”
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Kimber Fox Morgan is a homemade Halloween costume type of mom who lets her three kids mix the Play-Doh. Photo courtesy of Kimber Fox Morgan
Fox spreads kindness in new book
Discovery Place Science is rolling out an exhibit next month called “Apollo: When We Went to the Moon.” Photos courtesy of NASA JSC
Apollo exhibit landing at Discovery Place Science CHARLOTTE – As the world awaits a return to the Moon through NASA’s Artemis program, Discovery Place Science will present an in-depth look at this journey 50plus years in the making. The museum’s newest traveling exhibition, “Apollo: When We Went to the Moon,” explores the cultural, technological and political context of the first Moon landing. Visitors will experience the Apollo era through the eyes of the engineers and boots of the astronauts who lived it. The exhibit will feature activities and experiences as well as over 100 artifacts from the U.S. Space & Rocket Center. “We’re excited to bring this exhibition to life during a time when NASA is aiming to send the first woman and first person of color to the Moon through its Artemis program,” said Catherine Wilson Horne, Discovery Place president and CEO. “For more than 50 years, Apollo 11 has been a symbol of humankind’s desire to do something no one has ever done before. At a time when so much is changing in our world, we’re eager to share this spirit of innovation and exploration with our visitors.” Honeywell is sponsoring the exhibit in Charlotte, which runs Oct. 2 to Jan. 2. “Honeywell technology has been a part of every manned space flight since the Apollo program, including the Apollo 11 mission that first enabled a human to set foot on the Moon,” Honeywell Chief Technology Officer Suresh Venkatarayalu said. “We’re thrilled to help bring this immersive and important exhibit to the Queen City.”
CHARLOTTE – Tip Toe, tip toe, crackle, crunch! Chipper the Fox sneaks through the forest to spread cheer to his weary friends. Will his merry-making be a success? Or will a smelly fish disaster and a log pike tumble ruin his plans? These are key questions in south Charlotte resident Kimber Fox Morgan’s latest book, “Chipper Makes Merry.” The book takes readers on Chipper’s arctic quest filled with lessons of love, kindness and determination. Describing herself as “creative, not crafty,” Morgan considers the main character, Chipper the Fox, to be an extension of her creative strength. “Chipper the Fox is about spreading kindness,” Morgan said. “He was originally developed as a character that would come into children’s dens at night and bring Sometimes joy by spread- making merry is not ing fun and mis- easy and there can be chievous antics. I stumbles along the wanted to continway. However, being ue Chipper’s stokind to others is ry and the theme of spreading joy worth all the mishaps for others. Thus, to bring happiness to your friends. ‘Chipper Makes Merry’ was writ• Kimber Fox Morgan ten.” Readers should not be fooled by the book’s title. “Chipper Makes Merry” is not just a holiday book, but one that’s meant to be enjoyed throughout the year. Morgan hopes children will be inspired to spread love and kindness to others. “Sometimes making merry is not easy and there can be stumbles along the way,” Morgan said. “However, being kind to others is worth all the mishaps to bring happiness to your friends.” “Chipper Makes Merry” already garnered a Gold Mom’s Choice Award, which is recognized globally as the reliable symbol representing the best in family-friendly products. The book has also received a Readers’ Favorite 5 Star Review and has been praised for its inspiring lesson of trying again, especially when your heart is in the right place.
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Highlights from the exhibition • An immersive Apollo 11 launch experience • 100+ artifacts from the U.S. Space & Rocket Center • Pieces of the Apollo 11 Lunar Module • Authentic uniforms, spacesuits and lunar maps • Photo opportunity atop a lunar rover • Memorabilia that fueled the Space Race • Soviet module training simulator • Intricate satellite, spacecraft and rocket models • Special adult programming connected to Apollo Get tickets at www.discoveryplacescience.org.
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Charlotte Symphony ready to open its 90th concert season Music Director Christopher Warren-Green will open the Charlotte Symphony’s 90th season with a concert featuring works by some of Italy’s most celebrated composers, including Vivaldi’s beloved The Four Seasons. The performances take place Oct. 15 at 7:30 p.m.; Oct. 16 at 7:30 p.m.; and Oct. 17 at 3 p.m. Vivaldi’s Four Seasons will replace the previously announced Russian Masters program to accommodate a reduced orchestra and allow for additional spacing onstage for wind and brass players who are unable to be masked. The concerts will open with Respighi’s Trittico Botticelliano, a work inspired by three famous paintings by Sandro Botticelli: Spring, The Adoration of the Magi, and The Birth of Venus. The program will also include the Intermezzo from Mascagni’s opera Cavalleria Rusticana; Biber’s Battalia for Strings and Continuo; and Vivaldi’s musical depiction of the four seasons
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featuring violinist Paul Huang as soloist. The Saturday performance will be broadcast on WDAV 89.9 (wdav.org). Radio host Fred Child — from American Public Media’s “Performance Today,” will host the broadcast live from the Knight Theater. Christopher Warren-Green and Fred Child will lead
a discussion about the evening’s repertoire and composers an hour before each performance in the Wells Fargo Pre-Function Space at the Knight Theater. These pre-concert talks are free and open to all ticket-holders. Tickets start at $24 (subject to change) and are available now through charlottesymphony.
DINING SCORES The Mecklenburg County Health Department inspected these restaurants from Sept. 3 to 9: Lowest Score • Firebirds, 3920 Sharon Road, Charlotte – 88 Violations include: Employee coffee cup was on prep table; onion chopper, cheese processor blade and can opener blade had food residue; dressing and chili didn’t cool fast enough; and asiago sauce and ribs weren’t held cold enough. All Scores Charlotte (28209) • Good Food, 1701 Montford Drive – 95.5 • Lonchera Sabor Catracho, 4200 South Blvd. – 92 • Maple Street Biscuit Company, 2725 South Blvd. – 98.5 • Peppervine, 4620 Piedmont Row Drive – 98 • The Waterman Oyster Bar, 2729 South Blvd. – 91 Charlotte (28210) • Cafe At 6100, 6100 Fairview Road – 96 • Dogwood Souther Table & Bar, 4905 Ashley Park Lane – 97.5 Charlotte (28211) • Firebirds, 3920 Sharon Road – 88 • Mizu, 3100 Apex Drive – 94.5 • Mod Pizza, 4914 Old Sardis Road – 95 • Publix (deli), 4425 Randolph Road – 98 • Showmars, 4400 Sharon Road – 92 • The Fresh Market (deli), 4207 Providence Road – 92
Evening Muse: Vincent Neil Emerson; Easy Honey Fillmore: The Offspring Get Me Some Green: Danielle Hewitt Mac’s Speed Shop (Matthews): Cam Heiliger Mint Hill Roasting: Reflections Big Band Neighborhood Theatre: Samoht Pour 64: Ellie Morgan Southern Range: Keith Sherpa Stooges Pub: U-Phonik Trail House: Uknown Artist Visulite: Angry Chair Waxhaw Taphouse: 485
Sept. 18 Carolina Beer Temple: Ryan Brooks Evening Muse: Daddy’s Beemer w/ Hotel Fiction Fillmore: Grits & Biscuits Moochies: Jade Moore; Right Turn Clyde Neighborhood Theatre: Groove 8 PNC Music Pavilion: Dierks Bentley Southern Range: The Stark Reality Stooges Pub: 485 Tavern 74: Soakin’ Wet Trail House: Kindred Cult Visulite: Machine Funk
Sept. 19 CMCU Amphitheatre: Phoebe Bridgers PNC Music Pavilion: Outlaw Music Festival Underground: J.i.
Charlotte (28226) • Food Lion (deli) 7400 Candlewyck Lane – 99 • Food Lion (market), 7400 Candlewyck Lane – 99 • The Lodge, 7725 Colony Road – 92 Charlotte (28277) • Adams Mart, 11924 Elm Lane – 94 • Bahn Thai, 12206 Copper Way – 98.5 • Harris Teeter (deli), 15007 John J Delaney Drive – 98.5 • Libretto’s Pizzeria, 15205 John J Delaney Drive – 97.5 • Queen City Craft and Gourmet, 5349 Ballantyne Commons Pkwy. – 97 • Starbucks (Target), 7860 Rea Road – 98.5 Matthews • Baltimore Crab Cake Company, 131 E. John St. – 97.5 • Chicken Salad Chick, 2233 Matthews Township Pkwy. – 97.5 • Genghis Grill, 9727 E. Independence Blvd. – 97 • Qdoba Mexican Grill, 2233 Matthews Township Pkwy. – 92.5 • Umami Sushi & Grill, 200 E. Matthews St. – 93.5 Mint Hill • El Valle, 9229 Lawyers Road – 95 Pineville • BJs Wholesale Club (deli and meat), 11715 Carolina Place Pkwy. – 98 Union County scores were not available.
Sept. 20 Evening Muse: Open Mic
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As seasons change, so does the produce and operating hours at your favorite neighborhood farmers markets. CMG file photo Farmers markets around the region • Cotswold: 8 a.m.-noon; 309 S. Sharon Amity Road; http://cotswoldfarmersmarket.com/ • Matthews, 8 a.m.-noon; 188 N. Trade St.,; www.matthewsfarmersmarket.com/ • Mint Hill: 8 a.m.-noon; 7601 Matthews-Mint Hill Road; www.minthillfarmersmarket.com/ • Union County (Stallings), 8 a.m.-noon; 324 Stallings Road; www.facebook.com/unioncountylocalmarket • Union County (Monroe), 8 a.m.-noon; 805 Skyway Drive; https://union.ces.ncsu.edu/ union-county-local-foods/ • Waxhaw: 9 a.m.-noon; 27283 Waxhaw Pkwy.; www.waxhawfarmersmarket.org/
Evening Muse: Brian Dunne Fillmore: Badflower Neighborhood Theatre: Jon McLaughlin
Sept. 22 Evening Muse: The Dead Tongues Fillmore: State Champs Pour 64: Music Bingo Tap & Vine: Music & Bingo Night Trail House: Jade Moore Underground: Motionless in White
Sept. 23 Evening Muse: Stephen Day w/ Carly Bannister Fillmore: Crash the Barricade; Anberlin Iron Thunder: KickBack Mac’s Speed Shop (Matthews): SoundKraft Neighborhood Theatre: Here Come
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Sept. 24 CMCU Amphitheatre: Jelly Roll Evening Muse: Ross Adams Get Me Some Green: Carrie Ann Moochies Tavern: Carrie Ann; Delta Fire Neighborhood Theatre: Red Wanting Blue Pour 64: Analog Crash Southern Range: Heath Nestor & Old Mafia Band Stooges Pub: Unknown Artist Tavern 74: Next O’ Kin Trail House: Jukebox Revolver Underground: Candlebox
Venues Charlotte CMCU Amphitheatre: 1000 NC Music Factory Blvd. Fillmore: 820 Hamilton St. Neighborhood Theatre: 511 E. 36th St. PNC Music Pavilion: 707 Pavilion Blvd. Underground: 820 Hamilton St. Visulite: 1615 Elizabeth Ave. Indian Trail Tap & Vine: 6443 Old Monroe Road Trail House: 6751 Old Monroe Road Matthews Carolina Beer Temple: 195 N. Trade St. Get Me Some Green: 3555 Matthews-Mint Hill Road Mac’s Speed Shop: 142 E. John St. Matthews Wine Cellar: 131 Matthews Station St. Seaboard Brewing: 213 N. Trade St. Steady Eddy’s: 2216 E. John St. Mint Hill Pour 64: 4410 Mint Hill Village Lane Mint Hill Roasting: 7201 Matthews-Mint Hill Road Stooges Pub: 13230 Albemarle Road Monroe Franklin Court Grille: 232 E. Franklin St. Iron Thunder: 608 W. Roosevelt Blvd. Southern Range: 151 S. Stewart St. Tavern 74: 2116 W. Roosevelt Blvd. Pineville Pineville Tavern: 314 N. Polk St. Stallings Moochies: 15060 Idlewild Road Waxhaw Waxhaw Taphouse: 110 McDonald St.
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Skate Night The Town of Waxhaw offers music, skating contests and prizes during WXW Sk8 Night at Waxhaw Skate Park. www.waxhaw.com 5-7 p.m.; 103 S. Church St., Waxhaw
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Bike Night Mac’s Speed Shop holds Bike Night with music and drink specials. www.macspeedshop.com 5-10 p.m.; 142 E. John St., Matthews Stage Show Matthews Playhouse of the Performing Arts presents “Greenwood” at Matthews Community Center. The show starts at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 17 as well 2 & 8 p.m. Sept. 18. Tickets cost $16 for adults and $14 for students, seniors and children. Buy tickets at www.matthewsplayhouse.com Various; 100 McDowell St., Matthews
SCARECROWS The Town of Mint Hill is registering homes and businesses for its fourth annual Scarecrow Decorating Contest to be held throughout October,
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Heritage Festival The Union County Heritage Festival showcases community pride at the Union County Agriculture Center. The event feature cooking and K-9 demonstrations, line dancing, garden talks, storytimes and various exhibits. www.unioncountyheritagefestival.org 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; 3220 Presson Road, Monroe Outdoor Concert The Matthews United Methodist Church Praise Team performs an outdoor concert in the church’s parking lot. Food trucks serve food at 5 p.m. Music starts at 6 p.m. www.matthewsumc. org 6 p.m.; 801 S. Trade St., Matthews
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Pub Poker Deuces Pub Poker host Pub Poker Sundays at The Trail House. http://deucespubpoker.com/ 7 p.m.; 6751 Old Monroe Road, Indian Trail
Sept. 21
Pub Poker Deuces Pub Poker hosts Tuesday Night Poker at Big Al’s Pub & Grubberia. http://deucespubpoker.com/ 7 p.m.; 9306 Albemarle Road, Charlotte
Sept. 23
Outdoor Concert The Catalinas perform at Monroe’s Music on Main series in downtown. www.monroenc.org 9:30 p.m.; Main Street Plaza
Sept. 24
Senior Expo Charlotte Media Group holds its Thrive Outside Micro Expo at Chestnut Square Park. The event includes opportunities to chat with companies and organizations that cater to older adults as well as swag bags and to-go lunches. Tickets are free, but needed to attend. Register at https://bit.ly/2ULtTL7. 10 a.m.-noon; 320 Chestnut Pkwy., Indian Trail Outdoor Concert Thurston Howell rocks the next Matthews Outdoor Concert Series at Stumptown Park. www.matthewsfun.com 6-9 p.m.; 120 S. Trade St., Matthews
VILLAGE HIJINKS The Carolina Renaissance Festival & Artisan Marketplace offers 16th century fun weekends, Oct. 2 to Nov. 21, off Poplar Tent Road in Huntersville. (4-9 p.m.), Sept. 25 (10 a.m.-9 p.m.) and Sept. 26 (10 a.m.-5 p.m.). www.festivalinthepark.org Various; 1908 E. Blvd., Charlotte
Sept. 25
Yard Sale The Town of Pineville holds its Fall Community Yard Sale at Lake Park. $10 per family. www.pinevillenc.gov/event/fall-community-yard-sale 7 a.m.-noon; 1000 Johnston Drive, Pineville Litter Sweep The Town of Indian Trail holds a Fall Litter Sweep at town hall. Volunteers meet at town hall for breakfast before heading out. Supplies provided. Register in advance. www.indiantrail.org 7:30-11 a.m.; 315 Matthews-Indian Trail Road, Indian Trail
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Pub Poker Deuces Pub Poker host Pub Poker Sundays at Friday Flicks The Trail House. http://deucespubpoker.com/ The Town of Indian Trail presents “Onward” as 7 p.m.; 6751 Old Monroe Road, Indian Trail part of the Friday Flicks series at Crossing Paths Park. There will be a bounce house, face painting andYork yard games. www.indiantrail.org Sept. 22 The New Times Syndication Sales Corporation Sept. 27 6 p.m.; 120 Blythe Drive, Indian Trail Pop Up 620 Eighth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10018Game Night Gab Richards leads Pop Up demonstration For Information Call: 1-800-972-3550 Rebel Base Comics holds a Game Night at CarPark Festival “Ginger & Juniper” at the Carolina Beer Temple. olina Beer Temple. www.carolinabeertemple.com The 57th annual Festival in the Park features For Release Wednesday, August 11, 2021 www.gingerandjuniper.com/ 6-9 p.m.; 195 N. Trade St., Matthews food and art at Freedom Park. It spans Sept. 24 5-8 p.m.; 195 N. Trade St., Matthews
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