Phi and Eu halls are some of the oldest buildings at Davidson College, completed around 1849 and 1850. Although the halls and the societies that built them are no longer at the center of campus life, they are among the most celebrated structures in town. Read the full story

Davidson Community Players’ Connie Company youth theater group presents “A Bear Called Paddington” beginning this weekend, with 11-year-old Davidson Elementary fifth grader Rixey Terry leading a cast of local youth actors. Meanwhile, Davidson College also has theater on offer the next two weekends, in the annual one-act play series directed and produced by college seniors. Details in our Theater News column today, in THE GUIDE»

Davidson College’s theater department this week is presenting a production of “In the Blood,” a sort of modern “Scarlet Letter” tale by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks. And Ms. Parks will be on campus Tuesday, April 3, for two public events. Also this week, students from Community School of Davidson High School are presenting their first 10-minute play festival, “I See You, Do You See Me?” See Theater Notes, in THE GUIDE»

Davidson Community Players’ current production of “Children of a Lesser God” has brought a little bit of Broadway to Davidson, in the person of Julianne Gold-Brunson. Ms. Gold-Brunson originated the supporting role of Lydia on Broadway in 1980, and has been helping out as a consultant on the Davidson production. See the full story in THE GUIDE»

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