Take a Tour of the Hugh Torance House and Store

Step back in time to 1779 to experience everyday life at the home and store of Hugh and Isabella Torance and their son, James Torrance. Enjoy a guided tour by our experienced docents.

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Ghost Hunts at the Hugh Torance House and Store

Do you think the oldest store in North Carolina is haunted? Here's your chance to out! Join us for an authentic ghost hunt led by the experienced experts at the Charlotte Area Paranormal Society

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HEARTS April Community Service Day '25

Sunday, April 6th, 2025 from 10:00am-12:00pm at the Hugh Torance House & Store
Attention volunteers! Grab your gardening gloves, spades, and trimmers and join us on February 9th for Community Service Day at the Hugh Torance House and Store! All ages of adults and students as well as individuals and groups are welcome!

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HEARTS May Day '25

Saturday, May 3rd, 2025 from 2:00pm-5:00pm at the historic Hugh Torance House and Store and historic Cedar Grove
Honoring the history of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence with living history demonstrations, live music, a community Maypole dance, fresh flowers and local artisan gifts.

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HEARTS Let Freedom Spring

Saturday, May 24th, 2025 from 2:00pm-5:00pm at Pioneer Springs Community School
On land once part of Alexandriana, the massive plantation estate of John McKnitt Alexander, learn about the group of Princeton scholars who met at Freedom Spring to concoct a plan for freedom from British Rule, which prompted the creation of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence.

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HEARTS Junion '25: Revolutionary Descent

Saturday, June 16th, 2025 at historic Cedar Grove
The 4th anniversary of Junion features Co-Chair of HEARTS Reunion Project and SAR (Sons of the American Revolution) member Andre’ Kearns sharing his journey of discovering his Revolutionary War roots through Henry Johnston of Long Creek.

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Regional Events Calendar

Regional Events Listing

Please be advised: HEARTS is not host or the organizer of all events listed on our Regional Events Calendar. Please contact the organization listed as the event host, organizer, or source linked for a each specific event for questions, reservations, ticketing, or other event-specific inquiries. The views expressed at events listed here are those of the events’ host or organizer and do not necessarily reflect the views of HEARTS.

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47th Annual Mooresville Arts SpringFest Show & Competition

Apr

1

to May 15

Arts, Visual Arts, Family Friendly

47th Annual Mooresville Arts SpringFest Show & Competition

Tue, Apr 1, 2025 12:00 PM Thu, May 15, 2025 4:00 PM
Mooresville Arts Gallery (map)
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Mooresville Arts, of Mooresville, North Carolina, welcomes local and regional artists to register for its annual SpringFest Judged Show & Competition where $1,500 in cash and prizes will be awarded!

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May

3

History, Family Friendly, Performance Arts, Visual Arts

HEARTS Happening: May Day

Saturday, May 3, 2025
2:00 PM 5:00 PM
Historic Hugh Torance House and Store & Historic Cedar Grove (map)
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A thrilling outdoor event featuring the important stories that lead up to the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence on May 20th, 1775 as well as live cooking, blacksmithing, spinning, basket weaving and other demonstrations, plus a HEARTS Eco Minutes Update, and fresh flowers from Blackberry Ridge Farm. Join in on HEARTS’ annual community Maypole dance, enjoy live music performances, and shop a curated selection of 18th century mercantile goods on the historic grounds of Cedar Grove and the Hugh Torance House and Store.

This event is free and open to the public, and event registration is highly encouraged!

Parking will be limited. Event guests are requested to park either at the Torrance Creek Greenway parking lot across the street from Cedar Grove (located at
8200 Gilead Rd, Huntersville, NC 28078) or in the Lake Forrest Church parking lot (located at 8519 Gilead Rd, Huntersville, NC 28078).

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May

24

History, Family Friendly, Live Music, Performance Arts, Visual Arts

HEARTS Happening: Let Freedom Spring

Saturday, May 24, 2025
2:00 PM 5:00 PM
Pioneer Springs Community School (map)
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Join us for a very special HEARTS Happening event featuring historians and authors Scott Syfert and David Fleming on land that was once part of Alexandriana, the massive plantation estate of John McKnitt Alexander. Presented at Pioneer Springs Community School, the program features the historic Freedom Spring, where a colonial group of Princeton scholars met to discuss freedom from British Rule which prompted the creation of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence on May 20, 1775.

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