Friday, May 21, is local night at Summit Coffee. Come join the fun as Davidson Local plays the locally inspired urban folk songs of John Wertheimer in a benefit for DavidsonNews.net. The band has pledged to donate the evening’s proceeds to the community news operations of DavidsonNews.net. The show is 8-11 p.m. at Summit, 128 S. Main St. Info: 704-895-9090.

Davidson Local is Sherman Campbell (fiddle), Daphne Fruchtman (vocals), Oscar Huerta (saxophone), Cameron Swallow (vocals), John Swallow (vocals, percussion), and John Wertheimer (guitar, vocals). With special guests: Sena Addo, David Boraks, Pamela Cisneros, Billy Powers, Shelley Rigger, Durwin Striplin, and Ruth Swallow.

To get you in the mood, here’s a recording of Mr. Wertheimer’s “DavidsonNews.net Song” from 2007.

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David, Lyndsay, Pamela, Laurie, Brenda, Shelley and all