Major recording artists are coming to Cabarrus County this summer! The Kannapolis Summer Concert Series is highlighted by Deana Carter, Grand Funk Railroad, Collective Soul, Eddie Montgomery of Montgomery Gentry, and Chairmen of the Board.
📍 Where is it happening? Concerts and movies are held at Kannapolis’ large outdoor amphitheater in Village Park. More concerts take place on Thursdays in Veterans Park. Movies take place on Friday evenings with a few Spanish movie nights on Sundays.
What do I need to know? Bring lawn chairs or blankets. Admission is free, but food and drinks will be…
Looking for a fun night out AND a chance to paint your beloved pet? Paintings & Things by Carla and Cabarrus Brewing Company have teamed up to bring you Pets, Paints & Pints.
How Does It Work? After you register, you can email Carla a photo of your favorite pet and she will sketch an outline and color guide on a 16” x 20” canvas prior to class so it is ready for you to paint! Her paint-by-letter approach guides you through as she teaches you blending and brushstroke techniques as well, so you end up with a beautiful portrait of your furry, scaly, or feathered friend! The class is…
Pictured: (left) Trevor Wilt introducing Kacey to Cannon Ballers fans at a home game; (right) Kacey back home after attending special “bat dog” training!
Did You Know? Last summer the Cannon Ballers welcomed their new bat dog, Kacey Betty to their baseball family.
She did basic obedience training last year with Stone Paw Dog Training and then the week before the Super Bowl she left to train with a lab-specific trainer. He has taught her how to retrieve a baseball bat, run the bases, and may even catch a flyball.
Bring Your Dogs to Bark in the Park. Get your single game, mini-…
Contributor: Jamie Richardson
A visit to Mac Tabby Cat Cafe is all about “Good energy, local coffee, craft beer, and CATS!”
What’s so special about Mac Tabby Cat Cafe? The CATS of course! Where else can you take a latte into a room with 12 free-roaming felines?!
So, what can you expect when you visit Mac Tabby Cafe? Twelve adoptable cats roam the CAT LOUNGE, which you can access for a small fee, and they are ready to play! The Café is in a separate area and offers smoothies, iced and hot lattes, kombuchas, lemonades, teas, sodas, beer, wine, ciders and seltzers. They also h…
Eli Lilly and the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers have announced that Lilly will be the presenting sponsor of the Cannon Baller Foundation, which is built upon five pillars identified by the team and stakeholders after three years of working in and giving back to the community at and around Atrium Health Ballpark.
Some highlights…
🎓 Lilly will create a Cannon Ballers Scholarship Program with a direct gift to a graduate who has worked with the Cannon Ballers. They will also donate more than 1,500 meals to Title I students who attend one of the team’s three Education Games.
🌳 Break-A…
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Local artists and downtown merchants welcome you to Concord downtown for the popular all-day arts festival.
Art Walk on Union has a slightly revised layout but is most definitely ready for the community to stroll downtown on Saturday, April 1st from 11am-4pm. Our local artists and downtown merchants are counting on you to come out and support them!
The section of Cabarrus Avenue from Church Street to Market Street will be closed to accommodate many of the vendors. 🅿️ 👍 Concord Downtown has a Parking Map on their website to help you plan…
For only $20, you can enjoy BBQ from 10 different vendors, cast your vote for the best one, and sample craft beer while raising money for a great cause! We’re sold!
On March 25th from Noon-6:00pm, the Harrisburg Town Center will be transformed into a BBQ festival you won’t want to miss! Harrisburg’s Annual Bar-Ba-Brew is a great family value with adult tickets $20, ages 13-20 and non-drinking tickets $15, and kids 12 and under FREE!
With each ticket purchase, in addition to getting to sample all the BBQ you can eat, you will also receive a commemorative mason jar to sample the beers f…
The “Collecting the Great War” exhibit features over 200 World War I items collected and donated by Dave Goff (pictured above) and supplemented by items from the ECHS permanent collection.
Editor’s Note: There is so much new happening in Cabarrus County, but we are also a community that treasures history. Dave Goff was a special friend of ours here at Cabarrus Weekly and we can’t wait to spend time with these items he collected over the course of his lifetime at this exhibit, and we encourage you to take a Saturday afternoon to do the same.
The Eastern Cabarrus Historical Society M…
