Robert Whitton

Two Main Street music venues – Summit Coffee and The Birdsnest – will host a long list of local musicians in an all-day musical tribute to the memory of Davidson College Professor Robert Whitton this Saturday, May 5, in downtown Davidson. Read the full story

Lake Norman Kiwanis Club will host a reception and information session in Davidson Thursday, April 26, to introduce and raise money for a new after-school enrichment program called MusicalMinds that is coming to Blythe Elementary School in Huntersville next fall.

The “fun, film and fellowship” event will be at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Our Town Cinemas, 227 Griffith St., Davidson. Read the full story

Olympian Anthony Famiglietti ran a few laps outside Davidson Elementary School with 2nd graders on Monday. (David Boraks/DavidsonNews.net)

Anthony Famiglietti speaks to kids at Davidson Elementary School Monday. (David Boraks/DavidsonNews.net)

By DAVID BORAKS
DavidsonNews.net

Runner Anthony Famiglietti has his sights set on making his third U.S. Olympic team this June. As he chases that goal, he’s also reaching out to his adopted community of Davidson, both for support and to share his philosophy.

On Monday, “Fam,” as he is affectionately known, was at Davidson Elementary School, where he answered questions from second graders. They wanted to know what he eats, how many miles a day he runs, and this one: “What does it feel like to run?”

“It’s a great feeling,” he told students of teachers Dana Higgins and Tina Brock. But, he added, “It hurts.” Read the full story

The 2012 Pawz Too Run 5K, 10K and dog festival brought dozens of dogs and dog lovers to the Davidson Village Green Saturday. See a story and photos on our PETS & ANIMALS page»

The calendar may say Friday the 13th, but there’s nothing suspicious about the festivities in Davidson this Friday night. It’s time for the annual April Is for Arts Gallery Crawl in downtown Davidson, and for a Toast the Earth wine-and-art benefit for Davidson Lands Conservancy at Homewood Suites. Here are details about both events: Read the full story

After a string of first-place finishes, local youth performance ensemble Revelation Percussion took third place in a southeast regional competition March 3 and on Saturday won the Carolina Winter Ensemble Association championships. Now, the nonprofit group is raising money for travel to the World Championships in Dayton, Ohio, later this month. Read and watch a video in THE GUIDE»

April is Child Abuse Awareness Month, and United Family Services is selling flower seeds as part of a campaign to raise awareness of the pervasive crime. These “Seeds of Hope” have been donated by Lowe’s and are available at participating local businesses this month.

“We hope that, as people plant flowers in their yards this spring, they will think about children and families impacted by child abuse, and about the support United Family Services offers those children,” said Kathryn Firmin-Sellers, United Family Services Lake Norman region director. Read the full story

By EMILY MATRAS
Davidson College Communications

Davidson celebrities will soon get a chance to further their positive impact on the community – from behind bars. On Wednesday, April 4, Davidson College will host “Lock-Up to Lock Out Domestic Violence,” to raise money for construction of a new United Family Services domestic violence shelter in Charlotte.

Prominent Davidson College and community members have volunteered to participate by spending hard time in a makeshift jail constructed in the college’s Alvarez College Union Atrium. From that cell they will place calls to friends, obtaining pledges of “bail” that will benefit the UFS shelter project. Read the full story