PARCplus: It's Virtual School+Camp, now extended through December 18!
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With schools operating virtually, we are offering PARCplus, a mash-up combining a school day with a safe camp setting, which will include time for online learning plus art, exercise, homework, and more.
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For children in 1st-6th grade - NOTE: we have expanded to include 6th graders!
- Monday-Friday, 7:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
- Cornelius Arts Center, 19725 Oak Street
- Registration by the week, $125 per child per week for Cornelius residents, and $175 per child per week for non-residents
- Masks, laptops, headsets/earbuds, and school supplies required
- Limited scholarships available
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BIG NEWS: We have extended this program through December 18, 2020! Registration will open to the public on Tuesday, October 6.
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Are you ready for a tail-wagging good time? Join Cornelius PARC and Great Dane Sponsor, Lake Norman Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram, to view the Awards Ceremony, emceed by Brien Blakely of Fox 46, for the 20th Annual All American VIRTUAL Dog Show! Pet owners entered 41 of their furry friends into a variety of fun contests, such as Best Puppy Dog Eyes, Best Kisser, Best Dressed, and of course, All American Dog. We received over 3,800 votes! Prize sponsors included Main Street Veterinary Hospital, Pampered Pets Inn, and Hollywood Feed. Media sponsors are WSIC News Talk and Lake Norman Media Group/Herald Citizen.
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Congratulations to all the contestants and winners. Pictured here is the 2020 All American Dog, Kaycee, a pit mix who is part of the Lerner family from Cornelius.
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Tai Chi classes have resumed on Thursdays, outdoors at the Bailey Road Park bandshell, to allow for plenty of shade and social distancing! Beginner session at 9 a.m., intermediate session at 10:15 a.m. Register for the current session, which concludes on October 29, or for the next session, which begins November 5.
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A limited number of adult arts education ceramics programs are scheduled to begin the week of November 2. Due to reduced class sizes and other modifications in accordance with state and local guidelines, class sizes will be limited to no more than four participants per session, masks will be required at all times, and no outside works will be permitted. Registration opens on Monday, October 19, at 7 a.m. for Cornelius residents and on Wednesday, October 21, at 7 a.m. for non-residents. Read more!
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Are you passionate about parks, greenways, recreation, arts and athletics and have a willingness to serve your community? We have two openings on the Cornelius PARC Commission, which meets at Town Hall the first Thursday of each month at 5:30 p.m. These are three-year terms, which will begin in February 2021, and all applicants must be residents of Cornelius. Apply online.
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We are pleased to announce that construction on the extension of the existing McDowell Creek Greenway has begun! This new, 1.6-mile section will connect to the existing trail located between Birkdale and Westmoreland Road, and extend to Catawba Avenue at Magnolia Estates. McDowell Creek Greenway Phase II is funded by the 2013 voter-approved Park and Recreation bond referendum and grants from the Carolina Thread Trail and NCDOT/FHWA. The general contractor is JD Goodrum of Cornelius. Construction is expected to take 14 months with good weather.
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And another one!!
Mecklenburg County will build the Caldwell Station Tributary Greenway, a new trail approximately 1 mile in length that connects the existing Caldwell Station Creek Greenway to the new Northern Regional Recreation Center on Old Statesville Road. Please visit their public input webpage for project information and to sign up for their virtual public meeting to be held on October 22 at 6 p.m.
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We are seeking class instructors and part-time program staff at the Cornelius Arts Center. Find out more!
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The Lake Norman Teen Council is now offering both in-person and virtual meetings, the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m. Open to all area teens.
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Veterans Day Event
November 11
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