Davidson Community Players’ production of “The Guys” opened Thursday night at Armour Street Theater, offering a glimpse at the personal tragedies in the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in New York City. “Anne Nelson’s 70-minute, one-act play is a fitting, if painful, way to honor those whose deaths seemed so random that day,” reveiwer David Boraks writes. Read his reflections on the show, and then go see it. In THE GUIDE»

West Side residents complained to town officials Tuesday night that some property owners are letting houses fall into disrepair and vacant lots grow over with brush, making their neighborhood unsightly and unsafe. Quizzing the board during a “Commissioner Chat,” the residents asked for help fixing the problem.

Tuesday night’s meeting at Community School of Davidson High School on Armour Street was the latest in a series of informal meetings between commissioners over the past two years. Read the full story

The annual Hurricane Hugo Festival returns to Davidson College Friday and Saturday Sept. 2-3, featuring the Vaudeville Extravaganza family variety show and a community effort to set a new Guinness world record for the most people using paddle balls at one time, on the Davidson Village Green. Read the full story

Sebastian Junger, a journalist and author of “The Perfect Storm,” “A Death in Belmont” and “Fire,” will be a guest lecturer at Davidson College Tuesday, Sept. 20. His talk is a highlight of public events scheduled in the coming weeks as the college’s new academic year begins.

Also on the schedule are a variety of other lectures, plays, art exhibit openings, and concerts. The annual Vaudeville Extravaganza family variety show returns Sept. 3, with jugglers, magicians and Paddle Ball King Steve Langley. Author Neil White will give a reading Sept 13 from his memoir “In the Sanctuary of Outcasts.” And the annual Davidson College Artist Series opens Sept. 16 with The Steep Canyon Rangers, a bluegrass group from Brevard.

Here’s our list: Read the full story

It’s reunion weekend at Davidson College so expect a lot of extra people milling on the campus, browsing in the shops and trying to stay cool.  A few of these high 90s days makes one think about staying inside.  Perhaps this is a perfect time to reserve tickets for the upcoming production of “Ragtime” in the wonderfully air conditioned Duke Performance Hall.

Today we visit with two members of the “Ragtime” cast, Timothe Bittle and Nyra Brannan.  We also have news of travels to China by Sondra Rudy and Ginger Stell and a note about Mary Thornberry’s retirement. Read the full story

Davidson College’s music and theater department presents the Stephen Sondheim musical “Into the Woods” March 25-April 2, 2011. DavidsonNews.net‘s David Boraks interviewed director Mark Sutch and music director Jacquelyn Culpepper during a recent rehearsal and got a preview of the musical, Plus ticket information and other details about the college’s big spring show. In The Guide, CLICK HERE »

 

 

Anyone who has seen a Cirque du Soleil show at some point wonders, “How do they do that?” “Totem” cast member and former engineer Greg Kennedy knows the physics behind the fantastic.

We sat down for an in-depth interview with Mr. Kennedy, and got to sit in on his practice. Read more in the DavidsonNews.net Guide.

Cirque du Soleil is back in Charlotte with “Totem,” with its latest production that combines acrobatics, theater, comedy and music. The show runs through March 27 under the big tent near Charlotte Motor Speedway.

DavidsonNews.net is giving away a family four-pack of tickets to the 8 pm show Wednesday, March 16. Read the full story