Judith Lingle Ryan speaks Tuesday.

Another full week of lectures, basketball, music and more lies ahead here in Davidson. Author Judith Lingle Ryan lectures Tuesday about her book “Journey From Mount Ranier: A Mother’s Chronicle of Grief and Hope.” Franklin Foer, editor of The New Republic, talks Thursday about “Soccer and the New World Order.” The Wildcats play Friday at the NCAA basketball tournament first round. And it’s Holy Week on the Christian calendar. Check out our listings of Holy Week services.

WEEK OF MARCH 17-23

MONDAY, MARCH 17, 4:30 p.m., Davidson College Belk Turf Field- Women’s field hockey vs. Wagner College. Free.

MONDAY, MARCH 17, 7 p.m., Town Hall, 216 S. Main St. – Greenway, Trails & Bikeways Advisory Board meeting. on the town Website.

MONDAY, MARCH 17, 8 p.m., Davidson College Alvarez College Union 900 Room – Lecture “Fighting for Manhood: Oedipal Complexities in Fight Club,” by Thomas Frentz, professor of communication at University of Arkansas, analyzes the film “Fight Club.” Free.

TUESDAY, MARCH 18, 7:30 p.m., Davidson College Sloan Music Center, Tyler-Tallman Hall – Author Judith Lingle Ryan, granddaughter of former Davidson College President Walter Lee Lingle, will discuss her book “Journey From Mount Rainier,” about dealing with the loss of her son Sean, in a mountaineering accident. Free.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 5-7 p.m., Cornelius Town Hall – 4-town Transportation Task Force meeting. Cornelius, Davidson, Mooresville and Huntersville are trying to agree on priorities and looking for ways to fund improvements in the area’s transportation network. The Task Force, led by former Davidson Mayor Randy Kincaid, will discuss content of the group’s final report.

Franklin Foer speaks Thursday.

THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 10:30 a.m., Davidson public library branch – Yearlings story hour, for toddlers ages 12 to 24 months. Free.

THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 7 p.m., Davidson College Alvarez College Union 900 Room – Lecture “Soccer and the New World Order” with Franklin Foer, editor of The New Republic and author of “How Soccer Explains the World: An Unlikely Theory of Globalization.” Free.

FRIDAY, MARCH 21 – Good Friday – Town Hall closed. Also, see our listing of local church services.

FRIDAY, MARCH 21, 12:25 p.m., Raleigh – NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament first round game Davidson vs. Gonzaga.
SUNDAY, MARCH 23 – Easter Sunday. See our listing of local church services.

MUSIC, DANCE, THEATER & FILM

MONDAY, MARCH 17, 7:30 p.m., Davidson College Sloan Music Center Tyler-Tallman Hall – Davidson College Flute Choir concert with Davidson student flutists. Free.

THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 8-11 p.m., Summit Coffee, 128 S. Main St. – Live music with The Pocket.

SATURDAY, MARCH 22, 8-11 p.m., Summit Coffee, 128 S. Main St. – Live music with Rick Spreitzer Trio. Mr. Spreitzer has been called “a salt-of-the-earth songwriter” with a voice that is “equal parts vulnerability and grit.”

FRIDAY, MARCH 28, 7:30 p.m., Davidson College Presbyterian Church, 100 N. Main St. — 2nd annual Bach Birthday Bash on the church’s rebuilt Wicks organ. Organists invited to share their favorite Bach pieces are Susan Talley, Adam Ward, Patrick Pope, Bill Rainey, Stephen Vogel, and Lewis Deaton. Free. Post concert reception with birthday cake and balloons. Directions: http://www.dcpc.org.

Liviu Prunaru

SATURDAY, MARCH 29, 7:30 p.m., Davidson College Sloan Music Center Tyler-Tallman Hall – Romanian-born violin virtuoso Liviu Prunaru plays Tartini’s “Didone abbandonata,” Beethoven’s “Sonata Kreutzer,” Korngold’s “Much ado about nothing,” and Grieg’s Sonata Opus 45, No. 3 in C Minor, accompanies by pianist Dana Protopopescu. Tickets $20 adults, $15 for seniors, free at the door for students. Details: 704-894-2848 or on the college website.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2 to SUNDAY, APRIL 6, Davidson College Duke Family Performance Hall – Davidson College Theatre Department presents Clifford Odets’ play “Waiting for Lefty.” Performances will be April 2-3 at 7:30 p.m., April 4-5 at 8 p.m., and April 6 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $15 for general admission, $11 for seniors, and $6 for students. Special two-for-one pricing for the April 2 and April 6 shows. For reservations and ticket information, call 704-894-2135 from 10-4 weekdays, or order online at www.davidson.edu/tickets.

SUNDAY, APRIL 6, 7:30 p.m., Davidson College Sloan Music Center Tyler-Tallman Hall – Free “Liederabend” performance by Davidson voice students. Singers will perform a variety of works from classical to Broadway. For information call 704-894-2848.

SUNDAY, APRIL 13, 4 p.m., Davidson College Sloan Music Center Tyler-Tallman Hall – Concert Series performance by The Ciompi Quartet with clarinetist Allan Ware. The quartet was founded at Duke University in 1965, and all its members serve on Duke’s faculty in addition to traveling widely throughout the year for performances. General admission tickets are $20, $15 for seniors, and free at the door to students. Call 704-894-2848 for information.

TUESDAY, APRIL 15, 8 p.m., Davidson College Duke Family Performance Hall – C. Shaw and Nancy K. Smith Artist Series performance by the Omar Sosa Afreecanos Quartet. The group presents a musical fusion of Afro-Cuban-based jazz and other modern, urban world music. Tickets are $20. Call 704-894-2135 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. weekdays for reservations or more information, or order tickets online any time at www.davidson.edu/tickets.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16, 7:30 p.m., Davidson College Presbyterian Church – Free vocal performance by the Davidson Chorale. Maestro Ray Sprague, professor of music, will lead the choir in works by Bach, Pachelbel, Argento, Hawley, Lauridsen, and others. For information call 704-894-2848.

SUNDAY, APRIL 27, 6-8 –p.m., Davidson Village Green – Concerts on the Green 2008 season begins with Davidson College Symphony and Jazz Ensemble.

GALLERY OPENINGS & ART EVENTS

Tonya J. Clay’s “Ascension of Shakti,” at Davidson College Visual Arts Center, March 14-April 16.

THROUGH APRIL 16, Davidson College Visual Arts Center, Van Every/Smith Galleries, Main and Griffith Streets – “Tonya J. Clay: Mindscapes in a MultiPlied Moment.” Ms. Clay is a mixed-media artist and a visiting professor of art at Davidson. Opening reception and gallery talk Thursday, March 13, 7 p.m. Gallery hours: Weekdays, 10-5, Saturday/Sunday, noon to 4. Listen to our “4 minute interview” with Ms. Clay.
THROUGH MARCH 31, Mooresville Artist Guild Depot Gallery, 103 W. Center Ave., Mooresville – 2008 Student Art Show. Gallery hours: Tuesday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sunday, 1-4 p.m. Details: www.mooresvilleartistguild.com.

THROUGH MARCH 31, Wooden Stone gallery, 445 S. Main St. – March Artist Spotlight featuring John Bigelow, a Mt. Pleasant-based metalsmith and jewelry designer. (That’s his work at right.) Gallery hours: Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sunday 1 to 6 p.m. 704-892-1449 or www.woodenstonegallery.com

FRIDAY, APRIL 4, 7 p.m., Creative Art Exchange, in the Oak Street Mill, 19725 Oak St., Cornelius – opening reception for exhibit of watercolor and oil paintings by Alexis Lavine of Greensboro and St. Croix, Virgin Islands. Her subjects include land and sea, day and night, flowers and gardens, people and animals. Details:

SATURDAY, APRIL 5, 9 a.m. to noon, Davidson Village Green – Rocking Chairs on the Green kicks off April is for Arts in North Mecklenburg. Volunteer artist coaches from Creative Art Exchange in Cornelius will will guide teams of rocking chair sponsors as they design chairs for this event. Coaches include Jane Ellithorpe, David Smith, Lynda Abel, Sandie Bell, Lijane Genson and Nina Cartee. With jugglers, face painters, refreshments. Details:

SATURDAY, APRIL 12, 6 to 9:30 p.m., Davidson and Cornelius – Gallery Crawl sponsored by Downtown Davidson and Town of Cornelius PARC. Trolleys will shuttle visitors between locations, which include galleries along South Main Street and in downtown Davidson as well as Creative Art Exchange/Cornelius Arts Center in Cornelius.

SATURDAY, APRIL 19, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., and SUNDAY, APRIL 19, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Davidson Village Green – Art on the Green festival, with exhibits, sales and demonstrations by artists chosen in a juried competition. Juror was Ce Scott, director of residencies and exhibitions for the McColl Center for Visual Art, Charlotte. Free.

CALENDARS ON THE WEB

TOWN OF DAVIDSON – Listings of public meetings, citizens committee meetings and other town events are available on the town website, http://www.ci.davidson.nc.us/

DAVIDSON COLLEGE – For an up-to-date listing of events on the college campus, visit the college calendar page.

DAVIDSON UNITED METHODIST CHURCH – http://davidsonumc.changemywebsite.com/calendar.asp

DAVIDSON COLLEGE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH – Calendar of events. http://www.dcpc.org/article83232.htm

ST. ALBAN’S CHURCH – online calendar – http://www.saintalbans-davidson.org/

ST. ALBAN’S SQUARE NEIGHBORHOOD – http://www.stalbanssq.org/calendar.html

LAKE NORMAN SENIOR CALENDAR, at LKNSenior.com

YOUR COMMUNITY CONNECTOR – online listing of alternative and holistic health information and events. http://www.yourcommunityconnector.com/

MARK YOUR CALENDAR!

• WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2 , 7:30 p.m., Davidson College Alvarez College Union 900 Room – William G. Ross, Jr., Secretary of the N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources, presents a free talk. For more information, call 704-894-2201.
• THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 7 p.m. and Friday, April 4, 2:30 p.m., Davidson College – Public lectures by N. David Mermin, Horace White Professor of Theoretical Physics at Cornell University. Thursday in the Alvarez College Union 900 Room, he will discuss “Spooky Actions at a Distance?” And Friday afternoon, he will talk about “What Has Quantum Mechanics to Do with Factoring?” in Room 146 of the Dana Science Laboratory. For more information, call 704-894-2073.
• SATURDAY, APRIL 5, all day beginnng at 9 a.m., Catawba Wildflower Glen – The Davidson Lands Conservancy and the Catawba Lands Conservancy sponsor guided tours or hands-on wildflower identification classes. To register, call Davidson Lands Conservancy at 704-892-1910 or Catawba Lands Conservancy at 704-342-3330. No pets. Registration limited.
• SATURDAY, APRIL 5, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Davidson College Sloan Music Center Tyler Tallman Hall – Regional Undergraduate Research Symposium in Classics. Students from numerous colleges and universities will present and discuss academic papers on Greco-Roman antiquity. Free. For more information, call 704-894-2934.
• SATURDAY APRIL 5,, 8:30 a.m., Davidson College Alvarez College Union 900 Room – Alexander Capron, Bice Chair in Healthcare Law, Policy and Ethics at the University of Southern California, will present the keynote lecture “Authority and Responsibility in Medicine and Health Care” during the annual Frederick Womble Speas Symposium. Free. For more information, call 704-894-2482.
• APRIL 12, 8 a.m. to noon, Village Green, Downtown Davidson – Community Rummage Sale. Details in our Feb. 9 news item.
• WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16, 7 p.m., Davidson College Duke Family Performance Hall – Lecture “Do We Want to be the New Rome?” by Ambassador Richard Haass, president of the Council on Foreign Relations. In the final installment of the college’s Bank of America Lecture Series, Mr. Haass will be speaking about principles, power, and the future of American leadership. Admission is free, but tickets are required. They may be obtained in person at the College Union ticket office from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays, or at the door beginning an hour before the talk. For more information, call 704-894-2135.
• SUNDAY, April 20 , 7:30 p.m., Davidson College Alvarez College Union 900 Room – Free literary reading by Catherine Gilbert Murdock, prize-winning author of young adult novels. Ms. Murdock will read from her books “Dairy Queen” and “The Off-Season” For more information call 704-894-2254.

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