Looking for some music? This is the weekend for it. Things kick off Thursday night with live music at Summit Coffee downtown, featuring The Sandcrawlers and Perry Fowler. Friday through Sunday in Union Grove, Iredell County, it’s the 85th Ole Time Fiddlers and Bluegrass Festival, which claims to be the oldest continuous festival of its kind.  On Saturday, a host of Summit Coffee regulars plays the sixth annual Bob Dylan Tribute. And Sunday afternoon brings another Downtown Davidson Inc. Concert on the Green, with rock and roll from Sound Barrier. Also this weekend, don’t forget the Davidson Farmers Market Saturday. And Sunday morning, Doug Oldenburg speaks in the Faith and Economy lecture series at DCPC.

Details in the Davidson Weekend Calendar, in The Guide, CLICK HERE>

Jennifer Foster and Marcus Overton

WDAV-FM radio host Jennifer Foster will be in Charleston, S.C., for the next two weeks, broadcasting live from the 2009 Spoleto Festival USA. The annual celebration of music, opera, theater and dance runs 17 days, and you’ll be able to listen from afar on the Davidson-based classical music station (89.9 FM), on the South Carolina ETV public radio stations, or on the web. Read the full story

Rachel Keener

A pair of book related events are scheduled in Davidson Tuesday night. North Carolina author Rachel Keener will be at Davidson public library branch at 7 p.m. Tuesday to read and discuss her first novel,“The Killing Tree.”

Across the street at Main Street Books, the Main Street Readers monthly book club will discuss “The Help” by Kathryn Stockwell.
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Expect a bit of pomp and circumstance about the place this weekend as families flock to town for Sunday’s Davidson College commencement ceremonies. Elsewhere, there’s the Fourth Annual Dragon Boat Festival in Cornelius, a dog show organized by Woodlawn student Brooke Phillips, a Slow Food taste feast and the launch party for an art project involving a very special deck of cards. Details in our Weekend Calendar, in The Guide.

Organizing interesting art projects is "in the cards" for Dione Goyette.

One doesn’t need to watch “America’s Got Talent” on television, one only needs to check  DavidsonNews.net where “Davidson’s Got Talent” is showcased regularly.  Just read about these three talented women in our midst.

Today Around Davidson takes a look at Dione Goyette, a newcomer who jumped right into an art project playing with a full deck.  And you know the old saying that we each have a book somewhere inside – just ask Nancy Lammers and Jean Berg at The Pines, newly published authors.  We visit with these ladies and learn about their books. Read the full story

Davidson Community Players is looking for volunteers to help with set-building for its upcoming production of West Side Story. Read the full story

Planning your weekend? Don’t finish your plans without checking our Davidson Weekend Calendar, in The Guide, www.davidsonnews.net/guide.

Summer vacation is about a month away and schools are gearing up for end of year tests and activities.  We have a full plate of school happenings to report on, including a new interim principal for Davidson Elementary, the need for volunteer test proctors at several local schools, McKinney Academy‘s efforts to become a charter school,  literature contest winners at Davidson Day, band honorees at Bailey Middle, and Darfur fundraising at Davidson IB.

All that plus the chance to watch President Obama chatting with a Woodlawn student, and a full calendar of upcoming events, including this weekend’s performance of “Suessical” by Pine Lake Prep students. Read the full story