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Currents Go back in time at the Downtown Mooresville Cruise-In River Run captures the essence of the Piedmont

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Whip up a Cajun Thanksgiving

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This year, Presbyterian Hospital Huntersville is celebrating five years of providing remarkable care to our community. We’ve treated cuts and scrapes, performed advanced surgical procedures and played an active role in our community’s growing families. With all of our medical accomplishments, we are most proud of the relationships that we have developed with our patients, physicians, visitors and volunteers. At Presbyterian Hospital Huntersville, we believe that supporting our community is much more than providing high-quality medical care. It’s also about reaching out, partnering and working together with local schools, businesses and civic groups to create a healthier community — together. We are grateful to have the continued support of this community and are committed to providing you with a remarkable patient experience.

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Contents |

10 The Main Channel What’s hip at Lake Norman

16 Currency

Monthly Financial Feature – Football and financial planning

18 Porthole

The 11th Annual Wine Spectacular Auction & Tasting

20 The Captain’s Chair

Kim Beard talks about the newly formed Community Arts Project

24 Strong Currents 42 Presbyterian Hospital Huntersville opens a state-of-the-art angiography suite

28 Rip Currents — Cars

Classic cars and rods of all kinds strut their stuff at The Downtown Mooresville Cruise-In

34 The Galley

Small Fry Diner serves up dishes for everyone

37 The Monthly Dish Beer specials

38 Grapevine

Portuguese wines surprise and delight

42 Home Port

Kiss 95.1’s Ace & TJ celebrate Thanksgiving — Cajun style

46 On Course Lake Norman Currents | November 2009

A round of golf at River Run Country Club is a breathtaking test for golfers of all ages and abilities

53 Currently

The Lakeside Artist Studio Tour allows visitors to see the magic behind a work of art

56 One More Thing

Giving parties help those in need during the holidays

Lori K. Tate

Be sure to serve a helping of gratitude this year

love Thanksgiving. I love decorating with pumpkins and mums. I love wearing autumn colors. I love hearing the leaves crunch under my feet, and I love eating turkey. When forced, I can whip up a pretty satisfying Thanksgiving dinner, complete with egg noodles (a family tradition), candied yams, cranberry sauce and stuffing. However, I’d much rather go to my aunt’s house in Virginia and simply sit at my place card. There’s no stress, the food is always fantastic and she won’t allow us to help clean up. It’s the perfect Turkey Day deal. Growing up, my family celebrated Thanksgiving in different ways. Sometimes we’d go out to eat. Sometimes we’d prepare a traditional dinner, which occasionally involved a fire in the kitchen. And sometimes we’d go to the beach. No matter what we did, all that mattered was that we were together. For one Thursday out of the year, the world stopped so that we could tell each other what we were thankful for and proceed to stuff ourselves silly.

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I’m always interested in what traditions other families follow during this fall celebration. When my husband was a little boy, his family held an annual square dance. His cousin, Alison, thought that’s what everyone did until she asked a fellow elementary-school classmate how their square dance was. She was shocked to hear this was strictly a Tate family activity. Some families play games of tag football in the hopes of burning off calories, while others casually take an afternoon nap together on the living room sofa. No matter what you decide to do, at some point during the day, you’ll think about what you’re thankful for. You might not say anything to anyone about it, but you know in your heart that you’re thankful for your health, for your family, for your friends, for whatever is important to you. It is that sense of gratitude that fills us up more than a piece of pumpkin pie ever could. It is that sense of gratitude that we should keep with us throughout the year, long after the leftovers are gone. Happy Thanksgiving!

Lake Norman CURRENTS is a monthly publication available through direct-mail home delivery to the most affluent Lake Norman residents. It also is available at area Harris Teeter and Lowes supermarkets, as well as various Chambers of Commerce, real estate offices and specialty businesses. Subscriptions are available for $29 per year. Send us your name, address, phone number and a check made payable to Lake Norman CURRENTS at the address below and we’ll start your subscription with the next available issue.

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Dawn Beltrami was raised on an organic farm in Oregon.

Hmm, Hmm Organic The Hippie Kitchen stays true to its roots

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Dawn Beltrami’s Hippie Kitchen is a homebased bakery in Cornelius that is thriving that is thriving as a result of her mission — create organic baked goods with locally sourced, farm fresh ingredients. She started her venture a little over a year ago, selling products at the Davidson Farmer’s Market, branched out to another in Kannapolis, and now has her offerings for sale at Healthy Home Market stores, the Davidson College Student Union and MJ’s Sugar Shack in Davidson. Beltrami’s inspiration lies close to home. “My parents were hippies from California and later moved to Oregon where I was raised on an organic farm,” explains Beltrami. “All of our food was made organic. All of our clothes were handmade, and we raised everything 10

Everything that Beltrami makes at The Hippie Kitchen is 80 to 100 percent organic, and many of her creations are gluten-free or for special diets such as vegan.

that we ate. The only things we bought from the store were staples such as flour and sugar.” Everything that Beltrami makes at The Hippie Kitchen is 80 to 100 percent organic, and many of her creations are gluten-free or for special diets such as vegan. In season, ingredients are obtained from local farmers. In the off-season months, Beltrami belongs to an organic co-op that acquires organic produce from other areas of the country. The Hippie Kitchen menu includes quick breads (zucchini, pumpkin and banana), yeast breads (French rolls and sandwich bread), muffins (raspberry-almond and cranberry-lemon), granola, tarts, cupcakes and cookies. Some of her best-selling cookies are farmhouse, oatmeal raisin, peanut butter and sesame. “The number one selling tart is the eggplant tomato tart — it has goat cheese from Daddy-Girl’s Farm,” says Beltrami. “I call it the D.F.M. tart [Davidson Farmer’s Market]

— everything in it has come from the farmer’s market.” The Hippie Kitchen is a tribute to Beltrami’s mom, as it uses recipes from generations past and draws its ideology from her upbringing. “[We are] trying to offer people real food, with real taste from local sources that is healthy, but sometimes sumptuous as well,” Beltrami says. “We all need sweets in our lives, yet, we have to have a sense of decadence. We can’t eat granola bars all of the time. In keeping with that idea, Beltrami creates a balance by offering many low-fat items like muffins and granola along with more sinful treats as well. — Story and photo by Trent Pitts The Scoop Dawn Beltrami The hippie Kitchen Cornelius 704.996.4881 hippiekitchen@bellsouth.net

Langtree at the Lake offers a touch of green Developer Rick Howard envisions the expansive Langtree at the Lake mixed-use development under construction in Mooresville as a way to connect Lake Norman’s past with its future. “It’s a blend,” says Rick, CEO of The Langtree Group, LLC. “I feel we’ve kept the focus on where we started, to protect the heritage and create a foundation for the future.” An $800 million development, Langtree at the Lake is expected to ultimately encompass nearly 170 acres off the Interstate 77 interchange at the newly constructed Exit 32, also serving the expanded Lowe’s campus. Langtree’s plans call for approximately 600 luxury homes, specialty shops, restaurants, a specialty grocer, 300,000 square feet of office space, a boutique hotel and an Embassy Suites hotel and conference center.

Langtree at the Lake will ultimately encompass 170 acres at Exit 32.

The development also reflects a commitment to environmental design elements and a dedication to constructing and enhancing green spaces, says Marc Warren, a principal with JHS Architecture Integrated Design and his company’s lead architect for the Langtree project. “You want to improve the environment,

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ways to open up more shoreline, as they are in consultation with Duke Energy and state authorities. The developers have filed for LEED certification for most of the buildings. This independent certification is the recognized standard for whether buildings are “green.” The rating looks at things such as energy and water efficiency, the materials used in the buildings, indoor environmental quality and other factors. Additionally, much of the shorefront development will be set back from the lake 100 feet rather than the 50 feet required by regulators. “We want to exceed their expectations,” Brad explains. Boats will be kept in dry storage, rather than on the lake, to add to the visual appeal and to minimize the impact of leaking oil, gasoline and other possible leaks that could damage the lake, Brad says. Additionally, manmade water features will collect water runoff, and the team is considering the best way to reuse the water for irrigation. This, too, minimizes environmental impact, says Brad. Langtree at the Lake rises on the shores of Lake Norman a half-century after the lake’s beginnings. The groundbreaking for the dam that created Lake Norman took place in September 1959. It took four years to finish the dam and two more years to fill the lake. Plans call for it taking perhaps that long for Langtree at the Lake to achieve its developers’ ultimate vision. — story by Lynn Roberson

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not just simply modify the environment to do what you want it to do, but improve it, so that 10 years from now, 20 years from now, the place is better because of it,” Warren says. “One of the things we’ve all tried to do throughout the entire process is go in with an attitude of not just leveling and building the maximum amount of office space and square footage allowed,” Warren explains. “They [the developers] have been very adamant that there must be a certain amount of green space and water features that enhance the existing landscape.” Over a mile of preserved shoreline will serve residents and the public. A boardwalk and piers will provide accessible views of Lake Norman. Residents and the public can also use an extensive network of walking trails that will showcase Lake Langtree, a man-made lake with a waterfall and other water features. The ability to view and access the shoreline was very important to Rick Howard and his son Brad, who is Chief Operating Officer of The Langtree Group. Although Lake Norman sometimes is called an inland sea, with its massive 520 miles of shoreline, much of the lake frontage is inaccessible to the public. “We’re opening this shoreline up to the general public, and we wanted to create a community within a community,” says Rick, who grew up in the area. “We have Davidson, Mooresville, Mount Mourne and other great communities all around, but we’ve never really tapped into Lake Norman itself.” The Howards continue to discuss possible

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Envy’s Nicole Valek Harris shares the top five items you need in your closet to make the season merry and bright sweater or maybe a silk dress shirt. These are great to wear while you’re doing your holiday shopping. The Clutch — This is obviously a cute little handbag, just big enough to hold your favorites like your cell phone and lip-gloss. It can definitely dress up an outfit. I tend to go with black

because black goes with everything. Coach right now has a really cute silk/satin clutch, and it’s not super expensive. I actually have one. A Great Pair of Boots — You can really stay trendy by pairing boots with a skirt or jeans or leggings. Sweater dresses are still going to be in this season, and boots work well with those. Just pick out a pair that has great leather or if you’re into suede, go with that. I think you can really dress them up while you’re doing all your errands and holiday shopping. — LKT, photo by Craig Reynolds

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Thirty-year-old Nicole Valek Harris has always been a snappy dresser. As a medical sales representative for Johnson & Johnson, she is constantly fielding questions from physicians regarding fashion and style. One year ago, she culminated her expertise into Envy, a personal shopping and image consulting business. We recently asked the Mooresville resident what five items she thinks every woman should have in their closet as they head into the holiday season. Here’s what made it onto her list. The Little Black Dress — This can even just be a cocktail dress that you love that you can dress up or down. I think it’s important to have whether you’re going out on the town or just going to a friend’s house where everyone is getting dressed up. You can change it very inexpensively with a different type of jewelry or high heels or whatever you may decide. A Cashmere Wrap – You can use this as a shrug with your little black dress or wear it while you’re shopping at the mall. You can even use it as a scarf. I recommend just picking one of your favorite colors and having it show your personality. Cashmere is expensive, but it’ll last a long time and it’s great obviously for the winter. The Perfect Fit Pair of Dark Denim Jeans — If you’ve got a great pair of dark jeans, you can definitely dress them up with a sparkly shirt or

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Touchdown! Turns out football and financial planning aren’t that different

’ll bet that you’ve never thought about what a football game and reaching your financial goals have in common. In fact, since football season is in full swing, you might argue that the two are mutually exclusive. But what if you could use an aspect of football to increase the likelihood of reaching your financial goals? What aspect? It’s called developing a game plan.

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Most of us sit down and watch football without thinking much about each team’s game plan to win the game. We know teams design and execute plays, they make adjustments, they change personnel during the game, but the nuance of strategy and planning probably gets lost in the action and excitement. I would argue however, that the game plan and strategy impact winning as much or more than anything else. If you don’t think so, consider this, the teams that win the most games usually have great coaches. And great coaches are usually great game planners. Reaching your financial goals is about having a financial game plan. But make no mistake; a financial plan is more than an investment plan. It involves integrating all aspects of your financial life together so everything is coordinated toward meeting your goals. Areas that a financial plan can cover include cash management, managing debt wisely, investment planning, tax and estate planning if necessary, as well as asset protection and risk management. And like football, you can’t win the game in the first quarter. It takes time and perseverance to stay committed to your plan and make adjustments when necessary. In short, developing a financial game plan outlines how and what you need to do to win your “game.” Having a financial plan also allows you to

stay focused on the task at hand rather than get caught up in the “crowd” noise. Have you ever noticed when you read financial articles or watch TV business shows on CNBC, the subjects are often about the ups and downs of the markets, which “hot” stock to buy or what Warren Buffett is doing with his money? Although these topics have a lot of sizzle, and they’re sexy, they really don’t help anyone reach their personal goals. Rarely do you ever hear anyone espousing the benefits of longterm planning, as in financial planning. Why? One word — boring.

Planning pays off Let’s face it, financial planning is an unnatural act. The brain is wired to make us undervalue long-term goals and exaggerate the cost of shortterm sacrifice. If you’re someone who is serious about reaching your financial and life goals, planning can be an important step. If you’re not sold on planning, consider this: According to professors Annamaria Lusardi and Olivia S. Mitchell in their 2006 study* regarding baby boomers, they found that those who reported doing any planning — even “a little” — were much better off than those who said that they planned “hardly at all.” In other words, undertaking even a little planning is associated with increased wealth, while non-planners end up with less wealth. And the benefits of planning go well beyond financial ones. Imagine waking up tomorrow knowing you had a written “game plan,” a road map for reaching each of your fi-

nancial goals — retirement, funding your children’s or grandchildren’s education, your charitable and estate wishes, your long-term care needs. So before your “season” is over, if you haven’t already done so, consider putting a plan together to reach your financial goals. You’ll certainly have a better chance of winning. And lastly, remember the words of Eleanor Roosevelt: “It takes as much energy to wish as it does to plan.” LNC * Originally part of a University of Michigan Retirement Research Center Research Paper No. WP 2006-114. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn. com/abstract=1094808 – then study sited in many articles including The Journal of Monetary Economics 2007 http://www.pensionresearchcouncil. org/publications/pdf/boomer.pdf. Tim Alessi is a financial advisor and managing partner with Derse Morgen Financial Advisors in Huntersville. Tim was named a Charlotte Best in Client Satisfaction Five Star Wealth Manager in 2008 and 2009. He can be contacted at 704.897.0487 or yourbestfuture@dersemorgen.com.

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The 11th Annual Wine Spectacular Auction & Tasting

The Rotary Club of Lake Norman-Huntersville Charitable Organization held its 11th Annual Wine Spectacular Auction & Tasting on October 17 at NorthStone Country Club in Huntersville. The semiformal affair featured music, dancing and a wine tasting, as well as a silent and live auction. Charities benefiting from the function include The Lake Norman Free Clinic, USO — North Carolina, Angels & Sparrows, The Hope House Foundation and Special Olympics —North Carolina.

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hen the Children’s Arts Project and the Creative Art Exchange, two visual artsrelated nonprofits with similar missions but separate clients, decided to merge into one organization, Kim Beard was a natural choice to act as the interim executive director to lead the effort. With an almost 20-year history of managing nonprofits, Beard shares with us the mission and method of the newly formed Community Arts Project and the art madness happening inside the Cornelius Arts Center

Both the Children’s Arts Project and the Creative Art Exchange had success in their own right. Why did it make sense for them to merge? The merger between the Children’s Arts Project and the Creative Art Exchange is the perfect marriage. The two organizations have been living together under this roof for two and a half years. Both share the same passion for the arts, and it was time for the union to take place. The difference between the two was what demographic they served. They operated independently with two boards and were funded independently, but it was as obvious as the nose on your face that they should merge. The Community Arts Project continues to offer the same quality arts programming for the children, teens and adults in our community.

Could you tell us a little about the merger process? The merger really took a year. Both organizations hired The Lee Institute out of Charlotte to facilitate a 10-meeting, three-month process that would lead to a 12-month working plan. One of the guidelines that we pursued was strengthening our relationship with the Town of Cornelius. We negotiated with the Town of Cornelius for a strong relationship with the PARC department, and they are a vital part of our operations.

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What is your mission? We offer a full-service visual art center for the people of the Lake Norman area. We support the growth of artists of all levels of ability through art education. We encourage creativity in individuals of all ages. We serve as a hub of art activity where people can connect with one another, and we promote the region’s local artists.

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What do you offer outside of classes? We expand the community’s access to a broad array of art experiences by profiling regional artists in our gallery, which is open to the public Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. This year we doubled our gallery footprint to include a second exhibition space at the Cornelius Town Hall. The children’s component of our organization has a well-recognized mobile programming called HUBCAPS. We also offer themed birthday projects. You can rent our studio space, and the staff here can help create a themed birthday party.

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We are primarily funded through the Arts & Science Council. We just received a Target grant for outreach for the underserved in the community. We have a membership program, and we are supported through individuals, corporate sponsorships and the Town of Cornelius.

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hen you imagine the perfect place to live, the arts have to be included. Every individual has it in him, and the question is how and when and in what medium it will surface, but it needs to be brought out in us. You see it in the 3- and 4- and 5-year-old kids who come in here just oozing art. For adults, we also offer community and connectivity. LNC Rosie Molinary is the author of Hijas Americanas: Beauty, Body Image, and Growing Up Latina and one of the founders of Circle de Luz, a national program that provides scholarship money and support to young Latinas to empower and inspire them to pursue further education upon graduation from high school. Learn more about the Davidson resident’s work at www.rosiemolinary.com. The Scoop To learn more about The Community Arts Project ,visit www.thecommunityartsproject.org.

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Servicing the System The vascular system is the body’s network of blood vessels that transport blood to and from the heart, including veins, arteries and capillaries. 24 24

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Renee Roberson is a freelance writer who has called the Lake Norman area home since 2003. She specializes in writing about health and fitness, parenting and pop culture, and lives in Huntersville with her husband and two children.

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A surprising gem from the coast of Portugal

refreshing wine that’s refreshingly inexpensive. How could you beat a combination like that? I don’t think you can, and that’s why I’m so drawn to a Portuguese wine called Vinho Verde. A literal translation of the name would be “green wine,” but what it really means is “young wine.” Not by any stretch of the imagination is Vinho Verde a deep and complex wine — a wine to contemplate or spend a lot of time with. Its beauty lies in its simplicity.

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Light and Fizzy Everything about the wine speaks of lightness. It’s a wine marked by a characteristic high acidity and freshness of flavor. It has a forthright tartness and crispness — lots of citrus flavors. It has a nice floral hint in the background. There’s a little bit of effervescence that helps emphasize the wine’s refreshing qualities. It’s not a sparkling wine like Champagne; the tiny little bubbles last only for a short while. Hint, it’s best to sip the wine right away after pouring to get your full quota of enjoyment from it. A little bit of technical trivia, Vinho Verde’s fizz is the result of injecting carbon dioxide, which is the same process used in making soft drinks. Contrast that 38

But calling Vinho Verde simply an aperitif wine doesn’t do it justice. This is a wine that cries out for a chilled seafood dish or a cold hors d’œuvre. And, for me, it solves that eternal dilemma of what’s a good wine to pair with a nice turkey sandwich.

Peneda, home of Vinho Verde on Portugal’s misty and moist Costa Verde.

with Champagne where the bubbles are formed by a second fermentation that takes place in the bottle. This has to be the ultimate aperitif wine. It’s like drinking a fresh spring breeze. Its simplicity is just the thing to kick-start an evening. And the wine is low in alcohol content, around 9 percent. Generally, wines have a level of 13 percent or more. So you can a have a couple of glasses of Vinho Verde without dulling the taste buds, leaving them alive and well to move on to a more serious encounter later on. It’s also the perfect lunch wine. Its low alcohol content means you can drink it around noontime and still go on with the rest of the day.

Young at Heart Vinho Verde is a wine that should be consumed within a couple of years after production. That can be a little tricky. Vinho Verde is almost never vintage dated, though many producers print codes on their bottles indicating the month and year of their release. These codes, however, are virtually indecipherable to anyone save the producers themselves, so it’s best to ask your wine merchant about how youthful the wine is. Vinho Verde comes from a small area on the northern coast of Portugal. The Vinho Verde wine region, its called Denominação Origem Controlada in Portugal, lies along the misty and moist Costa Verde. So, literally, we have green wine from the Green Coast. It’s not easy being green. There are both white and red versions of the wine but what you’ll find in the United States is the white wine. Unlike other light white wines like

Such a Deal So, let’s talk price. Vinho Verde has to be the best wine bargain in the world. You can put a bottle on your table for as little as five dollars — although most bottles are in the 8- to ten-dollar ranges. I’m constantly in awe that anyone can put a bottle of wine on the shelf at that price. Five dollars? You can pay that much for a bottle of water. A glass of water or a glass of Vinho Verde? I know which one I’d prefer cozying up to. Without a doubt, this is a wine for a hot summer day. It can cut through the heat more sharply than central air conditioning. But I enjoy it year round. It’s great as an aperitif, and on a gloomy, dark winter evening, it’s a reminder that even though one summer is over, there’s another one waiting around the bend. Vinho Verde; enjoy! LNC Trevor Burton of Mooresville, a retired technology marketing consultant, now occupies himself in the field of wine and its enjoyment. Certified by the International Sommelier Guild, he is founder of SST Wine Experiences and, along with his wife, Mary Ellen, conducts wine education and tasting tours to wine regions throughout the world.

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Ace & TJ Celebrate Thanksgiving — Cajun Style

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ce and TJ make their listeners laugh every weekday morning with their funny stories and witty takes on current events. Their success is evident in that their show has been airing on Kiss 95.1 for more than 11 years and is also heard on 10 other stations around the country. While the two Mooresville residents keep busy working on their show and promoting Grin Kids, their non-profit charity that helps children who are terminally ill and chronically disabled, they somehow find time to enjoy a variety of hobbies. Ace sings, as he was the front man of the band Charity Case for eight years, and TJ likes to ride his motorcycle, as well as cook. We recently spent the afternoon with the two radio personalities at TJ’s home in The Point, where he made a few of his Thanksgiving favorites – Cajun style.

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Cajun deviled eggs and sausage dressing make Turkey Day a happy day.

loves to cook it. “On more than one occasion on Saturday nights, he’ll call the house when he knows I’m playing with the band. He’ll call up my wife and say, ‘Hey, have ya’ll eaten yet? Don’t eat yet. I’ve got a whole pan of crawfish

etouffee left over,’ ” recalls Ace, who also lives in The Point. “TJ will bring it all in a pot and bring it down to our house, and they’ll eat off it. I’ll bring an empty pot back to him on Monday morning.” TJ’s love of cooking goes back to his mother, who was a schoolteacher. “We always picked on her because her favorite saying around the house was ‘fend for yourselves,’” remembers TJ. “We started cooking, helping out around the house. My dad was always just a meat and potatoes guy, and so once my brother and I got grown, we started experimenting with other stuff. Cooking is kind of a release, a stress reliever.” As TJ scurries around his kitchen wearing a bright purple Louisiana State University apron, it’s clear he knows what he’s doing. “One of my favorite things to do in the winter or fall is stay home on a Saturday night and try out recipes on my wife,” says TJ. “She’ll sit there and drink wine and talk to me while I’m doing the cooking.” At Thanksgiving, he and his older brother,

TJ flavors his Cajun deviled eggs with a touch of Tabasco.

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TJ’s love of cooking goes back to his mother, who was a schoolteacher. “We always picked on her because her favorite saying around the house was ‘fend for yourselves,’ ” remembers TJ.

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Todd, show off their cooking skills, as it takes them an average of two days to prepare everything. “My brother and his family come down for Thanksgiving, and we kind of have to just decide ahead of time who’s going to do what,” explains TJ. “Over the past couple of years we’ve gotten into the brine kick, where we’ll leave the turkey in the brine for a couple of days, and then it’s really, really juicy. Then we go ahead and fry it that way.” TJ and his

brother use a brine made of salt, brown sugar and ice water. Though turkey is the main attraction on Thanksgiving Day, TJ also pays close attention to side dishes, including Cajun deviled eggs, sausage dressing and his very own cheesy crawfish sauce. “Turkey is delicious no matter how you do it,” he says. “But it’s the side dishes that kind of set the Louisiana style TJ’s Cheesy Crawfish Sauce on French bread apart.” LNC starts Thanksgiving off right.

In the Kitchen with TJ TJ shares some of his favorite recipes for Turkey Day.

His words of advice to cooks, always have good pots and pans, and always have French bread.

Cajun Deviled Eggs

Sausage Dressing

Ingredients 6 eggs 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper 3 dashes Tabasco Sauce 1 teaspoon Worcestershire Sauce 3 tablespoons mayonnaise (Please do not use Miracle Whip. It’s too sweet. If you want dessert, wait for the pumpkin pie.) 1 1/2 teaspoons dill relish (If you use sweet relish, you are on your own. Don’t tell anybody that you got this recipe from me because it will be a culinary abomination.)

Ingredients 1 box of cornbread mix (Cook according to recipe on box. Cut in half when it is done.) 4 slices of day-old French bread — crumbled 1/2 cup milk (You may need to add more later.) 3/4 pound of Jimmy Dean sausage 1 medium yellow onion — chopped 1/2 cup of celery — chopped 2 eggs beaten 1/2 teaspoon ground sage Salt & pepper to taste

Hard boil the eggs and cut in half. In a medium-mixing bowl, mash the yolks with a fork. Throw all of the ingredients in the bowl and stir it like your killin’ it. Know when to stop, though. You don’t want to turn it into a spicy egg yolk beverage. Take the mixture and put it into a small zipper bag. Cut a tiny piece off one corner of the bag. Squeeze the filling into the egg whites and throw them on the table.

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TJ advises against using Miracle Whip in deviled eggs because it makes them too sweet.

Crumble half of the cornbread into a bowl with the crumbled French Bread. Put the other half of the cornbread on a plate and place on counter. Every time you walk past the reserve cornbread, pull off a piece and eat it as you cook. If you eat it all, it doesn’t matter because it won’t be the same as if you sat down and ate it. That would just be sad. Add milk to the bowl and mix with breads. Crumble sausage in a big skillet and cook until just done. Don’t brown it. Add onion and celery to the skillet with the sausage and cook on low to medium-heat until onions are soft. Put bread mixture, eggs and sage in with the meat and onions. Salt and pepper to taste and put into an 8-by-10 baking dish sprayed with non-stick cooking spray. Check consistency to see if more milk is needed. (You want it to look just a little too wet because it will dry out some in the oven.) Lightly brown it in a 350-degree oven (about 45 minutes, but check before that). Remove from oven, sprinkle with paprika, and throw it to the unappreciative wolves that call themselves family.

TJ’s Cheesy Crawfish Sauce Ingredients 1 pound frozen crawfish tails — thawed, rinsed and rough chopped 1 tablespoon of unsalted butter 1/4 cup of finely chopped green onions — green and white parts 2 tablespoons chopped jalapenos from the jar 8 ounces of cream cheese — softened and cubed 8 ounces of sour cream 8 ounces of shredded sharp cheddar cheese (Get it already shredded and in the bag. Why would you not? You don’t have anything to prove to the people in the house. They’re the ones waiting on a free meal.) Tony Chachere’s Original Creole Seasoning (You should always keep this in your house. It’s great on everything. No Louisiana kitchen is ever without it.) Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Sauté green onions for about two minutes. Add jalapenos and cook about 45 seconds more. Melt cream cheese, sour cream and cheddar in with the onions and peppers. When melted, add crawfish and simmer for about five minutes, stirring often. Place a dollop of cheese sauce on slices of French Bread and serve as an appetizer or side. This is a very versatile sauce. You can also use it as a party dip and serve with tortilla chips.

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Young golfers have a place at River Run Country Club in Davidson

by Mike Savicki photos courtesy of River Run Country Club

Above: Hole No. 18 is last of the four finishing holes that makes River Run a challenge. Below: Hole No. 12 adds to the Piedmont experience. Golf at River Run is all about flow.

Skill and Beauty in the Piedmont A round of golf at River Run Country Club is a breathtaking test for golfers of all ages and abilities

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f you ask David Ross, director of golf at River Run Country Club in Davidson, to describe 18 holes of golf on the rolling fairways and undulating greens of this Robert Walker-designed course, he would say it is a round that captures the essence of the Carolina’s Piedmont. He believes junior golfers can learn the game alongside some of the state’s best golfers. And describes the final four holes as four of the most difficult and challenging golf holes he has ever seen in his two decades as a golf professional. Ross will also tell you golf at River Run is

about flow. “When you think of River Run, you think of a course that flows from hole to hole. The course fits into what nature offers, and the feel of the game here is never interrupted,” he says. “It is an experience in consistency.” Cut from the rolling woodlands not far from downtown Davidson, the golf course weaves its way through the 855-acre River Run community comprised of over 700 lots. While the course is the center point of the community, the 33,000-square-foot Jeffersonian clubhouse that takes inspiration from the mid-19th century buildings on the grounds of Davidson

College is the focal point. Its most prominent feature? The 43-foot domed ceiling that resembles Monticello. Junior Appeal In 2004, Ross and his staff made a commitment to develop a high-end junior golf program that would rival the best in North Carolina. The River Run Junior Medalist Program is the result. Using a structured system based on age and ability, the junior program teaches Continued on page 48

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both the recreational and competitive golfer between the ages of 5 and 17. In its first five years, the program has been so successful that several River Run juniors earned Division One collegiate golf scholarships, and two students competed in the 2008 U.S. Women’s Open. Jim Lohbauer, head golf professional, says the program is organized around a color-coded system of bag tags. Every registered junior golf member of River Run has a colored bag tag that represents a qualified skill level. Red and orange tags rank junior golfers between the ages of 5 to 10 as they learn fundamentals, etiquette, rules and the basic elements of the game. Golfers between the ages of 10 and 17 wear yellow, green or blue tags according to their ability to understand the rules, play the game and respect the traditions of the sport. Lohbauer explains, “The blue tags are reserved only for those few competitive golfers who demonstrate exceptional knowledge and [are] focused on competing at a higher level.” River Run also introduced a course layout

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designed specifically for the junior golfer. The par 72 layout measures 5,024 yards from the forward tees and 3,425 from the junior tees. The Junior ScoreCard outlines 10 rules and regulations that specifically govern play for junior boys and girls.

River Run Country Club opened in 1990 as a 7,024-yard par 72-championship course. Following a Robert Walker redesign and renovation, the course now measures 7,208 yards from the championship tees with renovated greens and laser-leveled tee boxes. Yardage, rating and slope information appears below. Alternative ratings and slope information for senior, ladies and junior challenge combinations have also been measured.

Making old new again In September 2007, the club completed a series of major golf course renovation projects, including the rebuild of 20 greens, the addition of several new tee boxes and the replacement of wooden bulkheads with custom stonework. When the golf course opened in 1990, the total size of the bent grass greens was 130,000 square feet. As aggressive Bermuda grass encroached from the fairways, the greens were reduced in size to 99,000 square feet. “One of our goals with the recent rebuild was to restore the greens to their original size and give them a new look to make them more challenging,” says Lohbauer.

Tees Yardage Championship 7208 Medal 6826 Member 6501 Club (Men) 6044 Club (Ladies) 6044 Forward (Men) 5027 Forward (Ladies) 5027

Rating 75.0 72.6 71.1 69.5 75.0 66.9 69.8

Slope 142 137 132 125 138 118 124

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“These are the types of upgrades and improvements a club like River Run must make to better serve its members,” adds Rob Pollitt, membership director. “While some of the changes are necessary to keep the course in top shape, others add a new feel that keeps the members challenged on and off the course.”

out that contains the number one-, two- and four-handicap holes, as well as a challenging par three, River Run’s “final four,” are four holes that Ross believes “have a special way of putting a damper on an otherwise good round.” The holes represent all that is challenging about River Run. “Fifteen is all about accuracy,” explains Lohbauer. “A bogey on 16 is a good

River Run has gone through a series of upgrades and improvements to better serve its members.

mont Carolina course,” says Ross. “The mature, tree-lined fairways carve their way through the naturally rolling terrain, and there are just so many ways to challenge and reward yourself here at River Run. It’s hard for me to pick a favorite hole or memorable round here because, through the years, this course has found new ways to make me appreciate it.” LNC

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The Final Four When a course designer draws attention to certain golf holes even before the course is open for play, golfers should know they are in for a test. “Players will find River Run both fun and challenging, especially the four finishing holes,” course designer Robert Walker said as the course opened in 1990. With a unique lay50

score because it is uphill and demands length. And then there’s 17 where you have to land on a very shallow green that is well guarded by bunkers. Eighteen is a real risk reward finisher with water, more bunkers and a three-tiered green. Together they will test your nerves and skill to the utmost.” “Playing River Run is playing a true Pied-

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A month of things to do in the Lake Norman area Children Discovery Place Science Adventures (November 11) Step inside the Starlab inflatable planetarium to learn about the stars and constellations in our galaxy. 9 a.m.-noon; 1-4 p.m. For students in first through fifth grade. $25 per one-day session. Huntersville Arts & Cultural Center, 109 S. Old Statesville Road, Huntersville, 800.935.0553 or 704.372.6261, ext. 309. Civil War Soldier for a Day (November 14) Boys and girls ages 8 to 12 split into Northern and Southern armies for the day. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. $40 per child. Historic Latta Plantation, 5225 Sample Road, Huntersville, 704.875.2312, ext. 301, www. lattaplantation.org.

Concerts All Saints Remembrance Service (November 1) The Chancel and Senior High Choirs of Davidson United Methodist Church perform the Requiem of John Rutter. Featured soloists include Lacey Burt and Jenny Giduz. 5 p.m. Free. Davidson United Methodist Church, 233 South Main Street, Davidson, 704.892.8277, www.davidsonumc.org. Music at St. Alban’s — Fanfare: A Brass Festival (November 1) Twelve of the area’s best brass players join forces to celebrate music that dates from the Renaissance to the present. 3 p.m. $15, students and seniors $10, children under 10 free. St. Alban’s Episcopal Church, 301 Caldwell Lane, Davidson, 704.941.0650, www.saintalbansdavidson.org. The Pirates of Penzance (November 6-7) This comedic opera by Gilbert and Sullivan focuses on the love story of Frederic and Mabel and is performed as An Opera Workshop Event of Davidson College. 7:30 p.m. Free, but you must reserve a ticket. Tyler Tallman Hall, Sloan Music Center, Davidson College, 704.894.2135, www. davidson.edu/music. The 2009 Fun at Five Concert Series Grand Finale (November 8) The Craig Woolard Band wraps up the 2009 Fun at Five Concert Series. 3 p.m. Free. Mooresville Town Square, 279 Williamson Road, Mooresville. Iredell Concert Association (November 8) Carolina Brass performs. 3 p.m. $20, $40 season membership. Western Avenue Baptist Church, Statesville, 704.876.1004, www.iredellconcerts. com.

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Mooresville Concerts (November 14) Revonda Roberts and Harvest Wind, a six-member blue grass group based in North Carolina, performs. 7:30 p.m. $10, $5 students, children under 10 free, season passes $45. Charles Mack Citizen Center, downtown Mooresville, 704.662.3334, www.downtownmooresville.com. Cornelius Concert Series (November 15) Elizabeth Von Trapp, granddaughter of the legendary Maria and Baron Von Trapp, performs pieces from Bach to Broadway. 6 p.m. Free. Mt. Zion United Methodist Church (sanctuary), 19600 Zion Street, Cornelius, 704.892.8566, www.mtzion.net. Concerts for a Cause (November 19) The

Davidson College Symphony Orchestra shares its talents to raise money for various charities. November’s performance benefits the American Stroke Foundation. 7:30 p.m. Free, donations encouraged. Duke Family Performance Hall, Davidson College, www.davidson.edu.

Frag Fest Paintball (November 7) Celebrate Veteran’s Day with speedball, woodsball and small scenario games. All proceeds benefit www. semperfifund.org. 9 a.m. $10. Living Waters Proving Ground, 761 River Hwy., Mooresville, 704.883.4483, www.lwpg.org.

Mozart’s Requiem (November 23) The Davidson College Concert Choir performs Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Requiem. 7:30 p.m. $5-$15. Duke Family Performance Hall, Davidson College, 704.894.2135, www3. davidson.edu.

16th Annual Davidson Veteran’s Day Observance (November 11) The American Legion Post 86 and Davidson Parks and Recreation present the 16th Annual Davidson Veteran’s Day Observance. 11 a.m. Free. Village Green, corner of Main Street and Concord Road, Davidson, www. ci.davidson.nc.us.

Events The Annual Carolina Renaissance Festival & Artisan Marketplace (Through November 22) Twenty-six acres filled with 10 stages, a tournament arena, an open-air market and tons of games take you back to the time of the Renaissance. Sat-Sun 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. $19, $17 seniors 60 and over, $8 children 5-12, under 5 free. 16445 Poplar Tent Road, Huntersville, www.royalfaires. com, 704.896.5544. Car Show— Morrison Plantation Shopping Center (every Wednesday) Come check out the coolest cars around every Wednesday evening at Bruster’s at Morrison Plantation Shopping Center. 6 p.m. to dusk. Morrison Plantation, Mooresville, www.brusters.com. Lincoln County Farmer’s Market (every Saturday) Local produce at its best. 8 a.m. until sell out. Free. Rock Springs Elementary School, 3633 Hwy. 16 North, Denver, 704.736.8452, http:// lincoln.ces.ncsu.edu/content/LincolnCountyFarmersMarket. Live Bird Presentation (Saturdays and Sundays) See and learn about live birds up close. Sat 11 a.m., 1 p.m., 3 p.m.; Sun1 p.m., 3 p.m. Admission TBA. Carolina Raptor Center, 6000 Sample Road, Huntersville, 704.875.6521, ext. 207, www. carolinaraptorcenter.org. Lakeside Artist Studio Tour (November 6-7) Fifteen artists present their works at six studios along the Brawley School Road peninsula. Fri 5-9 p.m., Sat 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Free. For directions and a map, visit www.lknstudios.com. Cruise-In Car Show@ NASCAR Technical Institute (November 7) Enjoy an open house and cruise-in at the NASCAR Technical Institute. Free lunch and tours of the Institute as well as an 800-horsepower engine at full throttle. 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Free. NASCAR Technical Institute, 220 Byers Creek Road, Mooresville, 704.658.2185. Downtown Mooresville Cruise In (November 7) Attracting as many as 600 classic vehicles on the first Saturday of every month, the Downtown Mooresville Cruise In takes you back in time — in a good way. 3-8 p.m. Free. Downtown Mooresville, 704.224.4117, www.mooresvillecruisein. com. 14th Annual Rural Hill Sheep Dog Trials (November 7) Enjoy a day filled with sheep dog trials, as well as battle axe throwing, bounce houses, hayride tours, pumpkin chunkin’ and a kiddie barrel train ride. 8 a.m.-5 p.m. $10, $7 ages 5-12, 4 and under free. Rural Hill, 4431 Neck Road, Huntersville, www.ruralhill.net.

On the Corner of Art and Main (November 13) Downtown Mooresville shows its artistic side with its monthly ArtWalk. 6-9 p.m. Free. Downtown Mooresville, 704.664.2414, www. artworksonmain.com. DavidsonReads Finale: Davidson Family Reunion — A Day of Music, Food & Fun (November 14) Local churches, synagogues and schools perform choral and musical pieces. Dramatic readings, an ethnic dancing showcase and a family tree display by The Davidson Historical Society are also featured. Noon-3 p.m. Free. Village Green, corner of Main Street and Concord Road, Davidson, www.ci.davidson.nc.us. Rumble in the Woods Trail Run (November 14) Run various trails at Lake Norman State Park to benefit W.A.M. charities. 8:30 a.m. Register online at www.teamtriumphnc.com, visit www.active. com for more information. Lake Norman State Park, 159 Inland Sea Lane, Troutman. Davidson Farmer’s Market (November 21) Stock up on local food and produce for Thanksgiving. 9 a.m.-noon. Free. Next to Davidson Town Hall between Main and Jackson Streets, www. davidsonfarmersmarket.org. Mooresville’s 65th Annual Christmas Parade (November 24) Mooresville’s 65th Annual Christmas Parade rings in the season. Bring your lawnchairs. 3:30-6:30 p.m. Free. Downtown Mooresville. A Plantation Christmas (November 27-28) Step back in time for a 19-century Christmas celebration, while you learn about early American Christmas traditions. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Free with regular admission. Historic Latta Plantation, 5225 Sample Road, Huntersville, 704.875.2312, ext. 301, www.lattaplantation.org.

Galleries Artworks on Main The work of print artist Eva Rizzardi. Mon-Fri 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat 9 a.m.-2 p.m. 165 North Main Street, Mooresville, 704.664.2414, www.artworksonmain.com. Christa Faut Gallery Fifty Words or Less features the oil paintings of Linda McCane. Through November 14. Tue-Fri 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat 10 a.m.3 p.m. or by appointment. Jetton Village, 19818 North Cove Road, Suite E3, Cornelius, 704.8925312, wwwchristafautgallery.com. The Community Arts Project Teaching Talents, an instructor and staff exhibit. November 9-December 23. Gallery reception November

Depot Fine Arts Gallery Monthly exhibitions. Sat 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Sun 1-4 p.m. 103 W. Center Avenue, Mooresville, 704.663.6661, www.mooresvilleartistguild.com. Four Corners Framing and Gallery Monthly exhibitions. Tue-Fri 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sat 10 a.m.-2 p.m. 112 S. Main Street, Mooresville, 704.662.7154, wwwfcfgframing.com. Lake Norman Art League Gallery 2009 Small Works Exhibit and Sale. November 16-January 8. Mon-Fri 8 a.m.-7 p.m. 442 South Main Street, Davidson, www.lknart.org. Landmark Galleries The work of watercolorist ‘Cotton’ Ketchie. Holiday Open House November 29, 1-5 p.m. Mon-Sat 9 a.m.-5 p.m. 212 North Main Street, Mooresville, 704.664.4122, www. landmark-galleries.com. Merrill-Jennings Galleries Monthly exhibitions. Mon-Fri 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat 10 a.m.-3 p.m. 463 S. Main Street, Davidson, 704.895.1213, www.merrilljennings.com. Tropical Connections View the works of Florida artists and local photographers, as well as Canadian artist Nicolin and Charleston artist Steven Jordan. Highlighted this month is local wildlife photographer D.L. Cohen. Tue- Fri 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Saturday 10 a.m.-4 p.m. or by appointment. 230 N. Main Street, Mooresville. 704.664.0236.

Van Every/Smith Galleries, Katherine and Tom Belk Visual Arts Center Picturing Davidson: Bill Giduz and His First 30 Years includes photos of college life at Davidson. Through December 9. STARING was inspired by Emory University Professor of Women’s Studies Rosemarie GarlandThomson’s latest book, Staring: How We Look. It includes paintings and drawings by Doug Auld and Chris Rush, and photographs by Weegee, Diane Arbus and others. Through December 9. Mon-Fri 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat-Sun noon-4 p.m. Davidson College, 315 N. Main Street, Davidson, 704.894.2519, www.davidson.edu/art/galleries.

Sports Lake Norman Yacht Club Enjoy a weekend of sailing in the crisp fall air. Carolina Keelboat One Design Regatta (November 6-8, noon on Fri until 3 p.m. on Sun). www.lakenormanyachtclub.com. Davidson College Football Come pull for the Wildcats as they throw the pigskin. Marist (November 14, 1 p.m.). www.davidsonwildcats.com. Davidson Men’s Basketball The Wildcats have an aggressive and exciting schedule this season, including a match-up against Gonzaga in December. Lenoir-Rhyne (November 7, 7 p.m.), Fredonia State (November 25, 7 p.m.), Rhode Island (November 28, 2 p.m.). www.davidsonwildcats.com. Davidson Women’s Basketball With a topranked incoming class, the Lady Wildcats are poised for victory this season. Wingate (November 8, 2 p.m.). www.davidsonwildcats.com.

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Theatre ‘night Mother (November 6-8, 13-14) Warehouse Productions presents ‘night Mother, a Pulitzer-Prize winning play that explores the final hour in the life of a young woman who has decided that life is no longer worth living. 7:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m. on November 8. $15. The Warehouse Performing Arts Center, 9216-A Westmoreland Road, Cornelius, 704.619.0429, www.warehousepac.com. Alice in Wonderland (November 11-15) Davidson College presents an innovative adaptation of Lewis Carroll’s classic. 7:30 p.m., 2 p.m. on November 15. $4-8. The Barber Theatre, Cunningham Theatre Center, Davidson College, www.davidson. edu. Artist Series — To Kill a Mockingbird (November 12) The stage adaptation of Harper Lee’s Pulitzer Prize-winning book by Christopher Sergel compels and delights audience members with its warmth, wit and wisdom. $20, $15 faculty/staff, $8 Davidson College students. 8 p.m. Duke Family Performance Hall, Davidson College, 704.894.2135, www.davidson.edu.

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as the current state of the economy left you wishing you could give more to your favorite charities but short on the cash necessary to do so? This holiday season, consider organizing a “Giving Party” that will help solve your gift dilemmas for family and friends who already have everything they need while also supporting local nonprofits. Last year, Davidson resident Rosie Molinary and members of her book club were brainstorming ways to give back to the community when they came up with the idea of throwing a Giving Party. “We wanted to create a one-stop shopping place where people could get gifts for all members of their families,” says Molinary. The women organized two separate giving parties — one in Davidson and one in Charlotte. Both parties raised a total of $5,547 for various local charities such as Lake Norman Animal Rescue, Davidson Cornelius Day Care Center and The Ada Jenkins Center.

Molinary and her friends will continue the tradition this year with an invitationonly party in Davidson in early December that will raise money and awareness for nonprofits such as the Davidson Community Players, the Davidson Housing Coalition’s HAMMERS program, The Community Arts Project and Hospice of Lake Norman. Molinary encourages local residents to put together their own giving parties when planning holiday festivities with friends and neighbors. “Truth be told, so many of us already have so much more than we need and so many of our nonprofits, that do such incredible work, are really struggling to provide for those people or causes that are already under resourced,” says Molinary. “By honoring loved ones through a donation to a cause that reflects who they really are, we celebrate our relationships and our community. Alternative giving is about still feeling the joy of the holidays while sharing it, too.” LNC

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