An exciting week lies ahead on the community calendar, with an especially lively schedule at the weekend. 
On Saturday morning, it’s the debut of the Davidson Farmer’s Market Saturday, followed by a footrace, bicycle fun ride, music and other activities at Town Day on the Village Green. The first Davidson Creates Festival is on tap at the college Friday and Saturday. And before we get to the weekend, there’s a collection of concerts and meetings. For a full schedule …
WEEK OF APRIL 28-MAY 4
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.
MONDAY, APRIL 28, 7 p.m., Town Hall, 216 S. Main St. – Monthly Planning Board meeting, with an update on the N.C. 73/Davidson-Concord Road area plan. Full agenda on the town website.
TUESDAY, APRIL 29, noon – 8 p.m., Ben & Jerry’s, Main Street – Free cone day at the Davidson Main Street Ben & Jerry’s will feature scoops of ice cream and local entertainment. Donations accepted for Lake Norman YMCA.
TUESDAY, APRIL 29, 7-8:30 p.m., Davidson Public Library – Davidson resident and preservationist Mary Wilson Stewart leads a workshop on book preservation, restoration and disaster recovery. Call 704-892-8557 to register.
THURSDAY, MAY 1, 10 a.m., Lake Norman YMCA, 21300 Davidson St., Cornelius – National Day of Prayer, led by Rev. Mark Conforti.
THURSDAY, MAY 1, 7 p.m., Davidson Village Green – National Holocaust Remembrance Day candlelight ceremony, organized by Beth Shalom of Lake Norman. Includes remarks by Rabbi Jeremy Gerber and holocaust survivors.
THURSDAY, MAY 1, 5 to 8 p.m., Ada Jenkins Center, 212 Gamble St. – Open house at Community Dental Clinic and Free Clinic of Ourt Towns. It’s part of the North Carolina Association of Free Clinics statewide open house day. Details: 704-896-0471.
FRIDAY, MAY 2, 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m., Davidson Day School, 750 Jetton St. – Groundbreaking for new Arts & Athletics Center. Ceremony at 11:30, followed by games, refreshments and other entertainment.
SATURDAY, MAY 3, 8 a.m. to noon, downtown Davidson next to Town Hall – Official opening for Davidson Farmer’s Market, which will continue Saturdays through October, featuring produce and other goods by local farmers and vendors.
SATURDAY, MAY 3, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Village Green – Davidson Town Day, with the annual Day Care Dash 5k/fun run, and family bicycle fun ride.
SUNDAY, MAY 4, after 11 a.m. worship, Davidson College Presbyterian Church – Church picnic and welcome event for Lib McGregor Simmons, the church’s new senior pastor. See our Feb. 24 report, “DCPC calls Rev. Simmons as pastor.”
MUSIC, DANCE, THEATER & FILM
MONDAY, APRIL 28, 7:30 p.m., 7:30 p.m., Davidson College Duke Family Performance Hall – Davidson College Concert Choir and Charlotte Symphony perform Mendelssohn’s “Elijah.” Tickets: $10 general admission. Free for faculty-staff-students.
TUESDAY, APRIL 29, 8 p.m., Davidson College Alvarez College Union 900 Room – Theatre 101 class production of “Hansel ‘He’s So Hott Right Now’ and Gretel,” a remake of the classic fairy tale by students. Open bar from 7:30-8. May not be appropriate for children.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 12:30 p.m., Davidson college Sloan Music Center Tyler-Tallman Hall- Opera Preview of “Die Fledermaus.” Davidson professor and Opera Carolina singer Dan Boye prsents a preview of Opera Carolina’s production. Free.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, and THURSDAY, MAY 1 7:30 p.m., Davidson College Chambers Hall Lilly Family Gallery – One-Act Series II,” a series of student dramatic productions. Admission $4, faculty/staff/students $3.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 8-11 p.m., Summit Coffee, 128 S. Main St – Live music with an open mic session.
FRIDAY, MAY 2, 12:30 p.m., Davidson College Sloan Music Center Tyler-Tallman Hall – Muscial Interludes, performances by outstanding student musicians. Free.
FRIDAY, MAY 2, and SATURDAY, MAY 3 – The first Davidson Creates Arts Festival will feature student artwork, poetry, dramatic performances, and music across campus from Friday, May 2-Saturday, May 3. The festival was rescheduled in late March because of a Davidson Wildcats’ game in the NCAA tournament. Background in our March 24 item. Up-to-date schedule of events on the college website. CLICK HERE.
FRIDAY, MAY 2, 7:30 p.m., Davidson College Duke Family Performance Hall – Davidson College Symphony Orchestra under the direction of student conductors.
SUNDAY, MAY 11, 6-8 p.m., Village Green, Griffith and Main streets – Downtown Davidson Inc. Concerts on the Green continues with Band of Oz. Also, contest for most beautiful picnic, in honor of Mother’s Day. Free.
GALLERY OPENINGS & ART EVENTS
THURSDAY, MAY 1, to SATURDAY, MAY 3, Wooden Stone Gallery, 445 S. Main St. – Photographs
from Carolina Raptor Center’s Photo Wild photo shoot. The event produced photos of the birds of prey living at the center. They’ll have a silent auction and gala at Wooden Stone on Saturday, May 3, 6-9 p.m., to benefit the Raptor Center. Tickets $25, available by calling Tanya Morgan at 704-875-6521 (ext. 212) or by emailing tanyamorgan@carolinaraptorcenter.org.
FRIDAY, MAY 2, and SATURDAY, MAY 3 – The first Davidson Creates Arts Festival will feature student artwork, poetry, dramatic performances, and music across campus from Friday, May 2-Saturday, May 3. The festival was rescheduled from late March because of a Davidson Wildcats’ game in the NCAA tournament. Background in our March 24 item. Up-to-date schedule of events on the college website, CLICK HERE>
THROUGH MAY 3, Merrill-Jennings Galleries, 463 S. Main St. – “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. Gallery hours: Mondays to Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Details: 704-895-1213.
THROUGH MAY 3 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.
THROUGH MAY 7, Davidson College Belk Visual Arts Center, Griffith and Main streets – 2008 Juried Student Art Exhibition, work by student art majors and non-art majors. Juror Bill Fick of Duke University. Gallery hours: Weekdays, 10-5, Saturday/Sunday, noon to 4.
THROUGH MAY 15, So Alive Gallery, 108 S. Main St.- “Angelic Presence,” an exhibit of art of angels by artist Gilda Morina Syverson. Gallery hours: Tuesdays to Friday, noon to 5 p.m., Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free.
FRIDAY, MAY 16, 7 p.m., Creative Art Exchange, 19725 Oak St., Cornelius – Annual Taste of Art auction, featuring work by area artists and craftspeople. Includes food and drink, a live auction and silent auction. Items include art, trips, and more. Details: 704-892-7323, or www.creativeartexchange.org.
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!
- TUESDAY, MAY 6 , 6:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m., local polling places – North Carolina 2008 primary elections for presidential, state, and local races. Details in our April 28 item about early voting.
- WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 8-9 a.m., town streets and Davidson Elementary School – Walking Wednesday walk and bike to school day, sponsored by the school and DavidsonWalks citizen committee.
- SATURDAY, MAY 10, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Bailey Road Park, Cornelius – Super adoption fair and humane education event sponsored by Best Friends Animal Society, with Cornelius Parks & Recreation and Friends for Life LKN. Hundreds of pets will be available for adoption, vendors, information booths, and fund-raising for the planned North Mecklenburg Animal Shelter in Cornelius. To participate, or for more information, e-mail lknanimalshelter@aol.com or call Jan Scere, 704-606-1337, Donna Weaver, 704-408-2350, or Jo Zarnoch, 704-400-1701.
- TUESDAY, MAY 13 , 7 p.m., Town Hall, 216 S. Main St. – Monthly Town Board meeting, including a public hearing on the proposed 2008-9 town budget. Full agenda to be posted on the town website. For background, see our April 23, 2008, report on the most recent Town Board budget discussions, “Board wrestles with new budget.”
THURSDAY, MAY 15, 7 p.m., Davidson Public Library – Cristin Gregory (photo), licensed acupuncturist, Chinese medicine practitioner, and owner of Wellbeing Natural Health in Cornelius, talks about “Natural Alternatives for the Allergy Sufferer.” Free.- SATURDAY, MAY 17, 8:30 a.m., Fisher Farm Park, off Shearers Road – Ready, Set, Go Green! 5K trail run and fun run, organized by students from Woodlawn School, to raise money for the Davidson Lands Conservancy’s land acquisition fund. See our April 2 news item about the event.
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