Dance Davidson held its annual spring show Sunday.
It is time to celebrate Memorial Day this weekend. Hope our readers have plans to relax and be with family as we kick off the “summer” season while lounging poolside or at the lake.
In the meantime there are still celebrations of all kinds in Davidson. Today Around Davidson focuses on a celebration of spinach in the Butt garden, graduations in the Colcord household as well as the Brown home. There is also a birthday celebration in Paris for Barbara Regen and a year-end ballet recital as Terilynne Knox celebrates 26 years at the helm of Dance Davidson. Be sure to take notice of our Noteworthy Note for a weekend performance at St. Alban’s.
SPINACH FROM DOWN UNDER
Checking out the New Zealand spinach are Pat Butt and grand-dog, Taft.
Ever heard of New Zealand spinach? Not many of us have but Pat Butt at The Pines will gladly show you her crop and let you taste the bounty of the plants. Started from a Burpee seed pack back in 2005, the spinach reseeds itself each year in the front garden of the Butt cottage. Pat and her husband, Bob, enjoy the leaves on tomato sandwiches all summer in place of lettuce. A prolific grower, the plants don’t seem to mind the North Carolina heat one bit.
Joining Pat for the “spinach interview” a few days ago was her grand-dog, Taft, a beagle-mix rescue dog who is visiting for three weeks. Not a fan of leafy greens, he was more interested in going for a walk than posing for the camera. Taft goes home this weekend but not before becoming a favorite on his block.
TRIPLE TASSELS FOR THE COLCORDS
What celebrations Kevin and Celeste Colcord have had this month.
Twins Keifer and Maddie Colcord surround their older sister, Harrison.
Their older daughter, Harrison, graduated from Appalachian State University on May 9 and headed this week for the Big Apple where she will intern with Harper’s Bazaar magazine. Among other things she will manage the Fashion Closet for Harper’s which entails picking up designer items from the design houses, cataloging and inventorying the itmes as well as checking them out when used in photo shoots. What a dream job for a young lady!
The Colcord twins, Keifer and Maddie, earned diplomas from Cannon School last Friday, May 21. They will both enter UNC-Chapel Hill in the fall. Maddie has landed a job working at the U.S. Whitewater Center this summer and Keifer is actively looking for a job.
In town for the graduation celebration of the three Colcord young people were their grandmother, Esther Colcord from Ft. Myers, FL, and Aunt Marcia and Uncle Cliff Keller from Greenville, SC. In addition, Mom Celeste’s goddaughter, Suzy Lopez, and her mother, Melinda Pendino, came to Davidson from Tampa, FL, to congratulate these happy graduates.
SARA HEADS FOR ASU
Congratulations to Sara Beeken and her parents, John and Bonita Beeken.
Another Cannon School graduate from Davidson is Sara Louise Beeken, daughter of John and Bonita Beeken, who will head for the NC mountains and Appalachian State University in the fall. During her high school years, Sara has been a member of Team Beech Alpine Ski Racing Team so ASU is a perfect location to continue her sport.
Sara and her family moved to Davidson in 2001 when she attended Davidson Elementary School. At Cannon School she has excelled in the Visual Arts and especially enjoyed AP Studio Art with art instructor and Davidson resident, Belinda Armstrong. During her high school years, Sara has been active in community service with youth programs at the Davidson College Presbyterian Church and also in her Girl Scout Troop. Her Girl Scout Gold Award is nearing completion with her project called “Kibble Call,” gathering pet food for local shelters and even the food pantry at Ada Jenkins. Congratulations to this busy young lady!
HOORAY FOR LLOYD BROWN
Nancy and Ivan Brown are the happy parents of a graduating senior from Davidson Day School.
Ready to accept his high school diploma from Davidson Day is Lloyd Brown. (Photo courtesy St. John Photography)
Their son, Lloyd, graduated last Friday evening, May 21, and will be headed to Berea College in the fall. The oldest of the children of Nancy and Ivan, Lloyd was chosen to deliver the senior Speech at the Awards Banquet on the night before graduation. Despite being labeled with ADD, Lloyd managed to keep his “head above water” thanks in part to the help of Meaghan Rand, Guidance Counselor at Davidson Day School, and Brad Laatsch, head of the Upper School. Berea College will be a wonderful choice to challenge Lloyd academically and socially.
How proud Ivan and Nancy are of their son. Also in the audience to cheer Lloyd were grandparents, Anne Howland of Davidon, and A. Ray Howland and Linda Howland of Atlanta. Uncle Ray Howland came from Arlington, TX, with his wife, Nancy and daugher, Briana as well as Uncle Jim with his wife, Smita, of Athens, GA. Lloyd’s brother, Adam, and sister, Rae, were there as well.
(Just a note about Rae and Adam: they are both active in the Children’s Theatre of Charlotte and recently have been awarded certificates of excellence. Rae has earned a scholarship to attend a week of summer camp in the School of Theatre Training Program. Adam recieved an award for his performace in Shakespeare’s “Pericles.”) Congratulations to the entire family on their many accomplishments.
APRIL IN PARIS – ALMOST
We all love quiet birthday gatherings with good friends – but sometimes we have to move “outside the box” and celebrate out of town.
An engaging young man picked the ladies up at Charles DeGaulle airport: (l-r) Pris Woodmansee, Barbara Regen, Lacy Dick and Patty King.
Best friends for decades, Lacy Dick, Pris Woodmansee, Patty King and Barbara Regen did just that. Barbara wanted to return to Paris for her 70th to revisit some of the old haunts of her junior year there at the Sorbonne with the Sweet Briar College study abroad. The others agreed to consider the request and in no time, they were flying “across the pond” on April 30 to spend the first week of May together in the City of Lights.
Each of the four was responsible for some part of the trip planning. They found a wonderful apartment to rent on a quiet street near Notre Dame cathedral. They procured tickets for a Jerome Robbins tribute in the Opera Garnier. They also delighted in an evening at the Salle Pleyel with Cuban pianist Jorge Luis Prats. One evening they had dinner with Davidsonian Betsy Blackwell Watson and her husband, John, who live in Paris. Another day they visited the botanical gardens.
The Birthday Gal, Barbara (who has a master’s degree in French from Duke University), commented that she loved it all and the whole week was “just what she wanted!” What a nice way for Barbara to ring in a new decade. Although the weather was sunny and cool, the ladies found the week a perfect time to reflect on friendship and fellowship. Barbara mentioned that many thanks are due to Betsy Blackwell Watson for her gracious entertaining of the four ladies but also to Ruth Burts, mother-in-law of Lacy Dick (her son Tony), for providing them with a long list of special shops to visit – from pottery to taxidermy.
Happy Birthday, Barbara! and so glad you got to “smell the roses” one more time in gay Paree! Congratulations on ringing in a new decade. This is what friends are all about!
Ready to go onstage at Dance Davidson's performance Sunday were (l-r) Jocelyn Grzeszczak (11) and Kate Heyl (12).
WILLY WONKA DANCES IN
Last Sunday afternoon, Duke Performance Hall on the Davidson College campus was a beehive of activity. Dancers of all ages from pre-school to college age were preparing for their Spring Recital with Dance Davidson. The ballet was titled Willy Wonka and over 700 dancers participated. Almost every seat in the 750 seat hall was occupied with a fellow dancer, parent, grandparent, other relative, neighbor or friend.
Although she has been the owner of Dance Davidson for 26 years and put on shows for all those years, Terilynne Knox never seems to tire of the responsibility. The 3-4 year olds showed their creative movement while the older dancers performed traditional ballet, jazz, modern dance and tap in their various routines on the stage.
Kudos to you, Terilynne, on another fine year of dance and congratulations to all the dancers and their families on a job well done.
NOTEWORTHY NOTES
Not going to the Coca-Cola 600? How about visiting St. Alban’s on Sunday afternoon, May 20, at 3 p.m., for Music of the 17th Century. Barbara Krumdieck will be joined by Henry Lebedinsky, David Wilson and Frances Blaker for “Ensemble Vermillian.” Tickets are $15 general/$10 seniors and students. Call 704.560.0101 for more information.
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