 “Manflower,” a lithograph by Mark Currin, in the student print show upstairs at Summit Coffee. |
The college students have left town
and the busy spring in Davidson is winding down. But that doesn’t mean the community calendar is empty. This week’s schedule includes meetings, exhibits, a concert by The Wild Rose Ensemble of San Francisco, and a landscaping program at the public library. And don’t forget to look ahead at what’s coming in the next few weeks.
WEEK OF MAY 19-25
TUESDAY, MAY 20, 7 p.m., Town Hall, 216 S. Main St. – Greenway, Trails & Bikeways Advisory Board meeting. No agenda available. Check the town website for details.
THURSDAY, MAY 22, 7 p.m., Davidson Public Library, 119 S. Main St. – Free program “Renovating Your Older Landscape,” with Liz Harris, retired program chair of Central Piedmont Community College’s horticulture and turf program. To register, call 704-892-8557.
THURSDAY, MAY 22, 7 p.m., Cornelius Town Hall – North Mecklenburg Mayors’ “Resources for Residents” community education series continues with a session “Retaining the American Dream: Holding on to Your Home in Uncertain Financial Times.” Free.
THURSDAY, MAY 22, 7:30 p.m. – A dessert reception is planned at the home of Ann Pegelow Kaplan and Thomas Kaplan to raise money for Jodi Helmer’s fund-raising hike through the Grand Canyon on behalf of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Details in our May 17 news item.
FRIDAY, MAY 23, noon, Davidson College – Annual employee picnic (private) for all Davidson College staff.
SATURDAY, MAY 24, 11 a.m., American Legion Post 86, 21215 Legion St., Cornelius – North Mecklenburg Memorial Day ceremony, with a keynote speech by retired Air Force Brig. Gen. Hoyal Kye, color guards from Hopewell High School ROTC cadets and American Legion Post 86, and the Mt. Zion Singers. Welcoming remarks by Cornelius Mayor Jeff Tarte and a wreath-laying by Davidson Mayor John Woods and Jeanny Dowdy, both of whom lost family members in Vietnam.
MUSIC, DANCE, THEATER & FILM
THURSDAY, MAY 22, 8-11 p.m., Summit Coffee, 128 S. Main St. – Live music with The Orsons.
FRIDAY, MAY 23 to SUNDAY, MAY 25, Fiddler’s Grove Campground, Union Grove, Iredell County – 84th annual Fiddler’s Grove festival and old-time fiddle competition, featuring fiddlers and bluegrass musicians from far and wide. Details: 828-478-3735 or www.fiddlersgrove.com.
FRIDAY, MAY 23, 8-11 p.m., Summit Coffee, 128 S. Main St. – Live music with The Near Misses.
FRIDAY, MAY 23, 7:30 p.m., St. Alban’s Episcopal Church, 301 Caldwell Lane – The Wild Rose Ensemble from San Francisco performs a concert of Baroque and folk music from Italy, Eastern Europe, and the Celtic countries. Admission: $15 general, $10 students and seniors (65+). Children under 10 free. Tickets available at the door. Details: 704-560-0101.
SATURDAY, MAY 24, 8-11 p.m., Summit Coffee, 128 S. Main St. – Live music: a Bob Dylan birthday tribute, hosted by Billy Jones.
MAY 29 and 30, 7:30 p.m., MAY 31, 2 and 7:30 p.m., Davidson Day School Commons – “Snoopy! The Musical,” a light, upbeat musical based on Charlie Brown, Snoopy and other characters from the “Peanuts” comic strip. Directed by Joanna Gerdy, the cast includes 13 Davidson Day students from grades 4 to 11. Suggested donation: $5.
SUNDAY, JUNE 1, 6-8 p.m., Village Green – Concerts on the Green continues with Abbey Road Live, a Beatles tribute band. Details on the Downtown Davidson Inc. website, www.downtowndavidson.org.
SUNDAY, JUNE 15, 6-8 p.m., Village Green – Concert on the Green, with the Carter Brothers Band playing contemporary bluegrass. Details on the Downtown Davidson Inc. website, www.downtowndavidson.org.
 Kim Baysinger (as Marmee) and Lisa D. Smith (as Jo) in “Little Women, the Musical.” |
JUNE 19-21 and 26-28, 8 p.m., and JUNE 22, 2 p.m. matinee, Duke Family Performance Hall, Davidson College – Davidson Community Players’ production of “Little Women, the Musical,” For tickets, call 704-892-7918 or 704-372-1000, or purchase online at www.carolinatix.org. Details: www.davidsoncommunityplayers.org or 704-892-7953.
SUNDAY, JUNE 29, 6-8 p.m., Village Green – Concert on the Green with Rough Draft, a dance variety band. Details on the Downtown Davidson Inc. website, www.downtowndavidson.org.
GALLERY OPENINGS & ART EVENTS
SUMMIT COFFEE, upstairs gallery wall, 128 S. Main St. – Print show of individual and collaborative prints by Davidson College students, organized by Davidson visiting assistant professor of art Ryan O’Malley. Most works are for sale. Inquiries: ryomalley@davidson.edu. Hours: Mondays to Wednesdays, 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Thursdays/Fridays, 6 a.m. to 11 p.m.; Saturdays, 7 a.m. to 11 p.m.; Sundays 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Directions etc.: www.SummitCoffee.com.
MERRILL-JENNINGS GALLERY, 463 S. Main St. – Group show “Artists Celebrate Spring,” with absracts, landscaps and florals by Susan Jennings, Kenneth Nelson, Betsey Hampton, Tyler Strouth, Ray Byram, Lauren DiBennedetto, Paul Keysar and Gail Little. Hours: Mondays to Fridays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Details: 704-895-1213.
DAVIDSON TOWN HALL rotunda gallery – Through May 30: Landscapes and other acrylic and oil paintings by Terry Sargent of Davidson and her mother, Dee Beard Dean. Hours: weekdays, 8-5, and nights and weekends during town events.
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
DAVIDSON PUBLIC LIBRARY BRANCH – Events calendar on Charlotte-Mecklenburg public library’s PLCMC.org website.
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!
- MONDAY, MAY 26 – Memorial Day holiday. Town Hall, banks, schools and public offices closed.
- TUESDAY, MAY 27, 6 p.m., Town Hall, 216 S. Main St. – Town Board monthly work session. Agenda will include the 2008-9 budget and two public planning workshops on proposed developments: at 6 p.m., the N.C. 73/ Davidson-Concord Road area plan; and at 7:30 p.m., on the proposed Davidson IB Middle School/Community Center project on South Street. Check the town website for an agenda.
- WEDNESDAY, MAY 28, 2 p.m., Davidson Parks & Rec office, 416 Armour St. – Davidson Senior Scholars question and answer session on shoulder pain, with Dr. Rodney Stanley, Northside Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Center. Free. Registration info: www.d-recs.org.
- MONDAY, JUNE 2, 7 p.m., Town Hall, 216 S. Main St. – Davidson Planning Board meeting (rescheduled to this date). Preliminary agenda includes a vote on a recommendation on the N.C. 73/Davidson-Concord Road area plan.
- TUESDAY, JUNE 10, 7 p.m., Davidson United Methodist Congregation Care House – A new 8-week session of the Separation and Divorce Support Group begins, led by Mark and Gayle Olenik. All welcome, registration required. Call the church office, 704-892-8277.
- THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 7 p.m., Ada Jenkins Center, 212 Gamble St. – North Mecklenburg Mayors’ “Resources for Residents” community education series continues with a session on “Keeping Your Home Safe When You Are Away” Free. (Also June 12 at Huntersville Town Hall and June 26 at Cornelius Town Hall
- FRIDAY, JUNE 20, 1-5 p.m., Town Hall, 216 S. Main St. – Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) hosts a design workshop to begin working on Davidson’s train station area master plan. Details: Davidson planning department, 704-892-7592.
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