With the Cats out of the Big Dance, you might expect a letdown this week. But don’t count on it. 
With performances of “Waiting for Lefty” and the Bailemos! Ball at Davidson College, a Wildflower Walk, a concert by a Russian vocal ensemble, a special meeting of the Planning Board tonight, and the second of two public education forums Thursday, there’s plenty going on in town. For a full schedule …
WEEK OF MARCH 31-APRIL 6
MONDAY, MARCH 31, 7 p.m., Davidson College Alvarez College Union 900 Room – Larry Diamond, senior fellow at the Hoover Institution and professor at Stanford University, will lecture on “The Spirit of Democracy: Global Prospects for Freedom in the Coming Decades.” Free.
MONDAY, MARCH 31, 7 p.m., Town Hall, 216 S. Main St. – March Planning Board meeting with special guest Thomas E. Low, director of town planning for Duany Plater-Zyberk & Co. He will talk about New Urbanism. Also, presentation on integrating local agriculture into planning, by planning board member Christy Shi. Details on the town website.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2, 8-9 a.m. – Monthly Walking Wednesday, with kids and families walking and biking to Davidson Elementary School.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2, 5 p.m., Cornelius Town Hall – 4-town Transportation Task Force meets to discuss draft final report. The group will discuss proposals for a new regional interlocal agreement to spell how towns will cooperate on transportation issues and potential sources of funding for both roads and mass transit.
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.
THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 6:30-8 p.m., Town Hall, 216 S. Main St. – Community Education Forum with Mayor John Woods and Hugh Hattabaugh, area superintendent for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools’ North Learning Community. Second two meetings. This one focuses middle and high school issues. (See our March 28 report on the first forum, which dealt with elementary issues.)
FRIDAY, APRIL 4, 6-10 p.m., Davidson College Vail Commons – Davidson Organization of Latin Students (OLAS), the Timmy Foundation and PS present the Bailemos! Ball. Come eat a delicious Latin American Dinner and dance to a live salsa band. Tickets $12 at the Timmy table near the fireplace in the Davidson College Union or $15 at door. Proceeds will go toward building a hospital in Ecuador through the Timmy Foundation, a non-governmental organization dedicated to providing healthcare to South American countries. Eight person tables are on sale for $100.
SATURDAY, APRIL 5, all day beginning at 9 a.m., Catawba Wildflower Glen, near Mountain Island Lake – 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, 7 a.m. to 2 p.m., Raceworld USA, Cornelius – LakeNormanMommies.com first community-wide consignment sale, with more than 2,000 items of “anything kids or babies.” Details: www.lakenormanmommies.com
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“Queen’s Angel,” by Gilda Morina Syverson, at So Alive Gallery. (See April 6 event listing and exhibits below.) |
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.
SUNDAY, APRIL 6, 6-8 p.m., So Alive Gallery, 108 S. Main St.- “Wings, Lies, Light,” a poetry performance by poets Terri Wolfe, Tootsie O’Hara, Clarence Eden, Louise Rockwell, Gilda Morina Syverson and Ann Campanella. Artist Gilda Morina Syverson’s collection of angels will be on display as the performers read poems on the themes of wings, lies and light. An antiphonal reading, the audience will sit facing the artwork and have the opportunity to study the angels as the poets speak. The exhibit “Angelic Presence” runs through mid-May. Gallery hours: Tuesdays to Friday, noon to 5 p.m., Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free.
MUSIC, DANCE, THEATER & FILM
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.
 LYRA Vocal Ensemble |
SUNDAY, APRIL 6, 3 p.m., St. Alban’s Episcopal Church – The Lyra Vocal Ensemble from St. Petersburg, Russia, performs Russian Orthodox church music and traditional songs of Russia and Ukraine in the final concert of the 2007-2008 Music at St. Alban’s Series. Details and ticket info on the concert series website.
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, through 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.
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. Exhibit runs through May 3.
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.
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“Appalachian Mood” by Susan Jennings, at Merrill-Jennings Gallery. |
SATURDAY APRIL 12, 6-9 p.m., Merrill-Jennings Galleries, 463 S. Main St. – Evening reception for the exhibit “Art of the Landscape,” featuring original oils, acrylics and watercolors by Ray Byram, Susan Jennings, Jodi John, Paul Keysar, Virginia Quillen, Sergey Zhiboedov and others. Exhibit open April 5 through May 3. Gallery hours: Mondays to Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Details: 704-895-1213.
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 20, 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.
THROUGH MAY 15, So Alive Gallery, 108 S. Main St.- “Angelic Presence,” an exhibit of angels by artist Gilda Morina Syverson. Poetry performance and reception Sunday, April 6, 6-8 p.m. by an ensemble of poets. (See details above.) Gallery hours: Tuesdays to Friday, noon to 5 p.m., Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 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!
- 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.
- THURSDAY, APRIL 24, 12:30 p.m., River Run Country Club – Fourth Annual Dick Sanderson Driving 4 Life Golf Tournament, raising money for research into ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s Disease and to help Mr. Sanderson and his family, who live in Davidson. Registration now underway. Details at http://www.dicksandersondriving4life.org/
- MONDAY, APRIL 28,, 10 a.m. -6 p.m. , River Run Country Club – Russell B. Knox Memorial Golf Tournament, sponsored by Cornelius/Lake Norman, Davidson, Huntersville, North Charlotte Lions Clubs. Range opens 10 a.m., registration and lunch at 11:30 a.m., 1 p.m. shotgun start, 5:30 p.m. prize drawings, 6 p.m. award ceremony. The tournament in memory of former Davidson Mayor Russell B. Knox raises money for Lions programs and charities. For information, call Ed Roberts at 704-892-0276.
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