Mayor John Woods and the Davidson Board of Commissioners invite all Davidson residents to attend a community chat on Tuesday, Jan. 31 from 6 to 8 p.m. at The Ada Jenkins Center, 212 Gamble St. Read the full story

Local musicians and Davidson basketball highlight the weekend schedule around the area. The lineup includes an appearance Thursday by Summit Coffee’s songwriter of the year Jackie Moseley and a special After Holiday Jam at The Birdsnest, both in Davidson. Meanwhile, Davidson College’s men’s and women’s basketball teams have home games this weekend. And the North Meck Soccer Club hosts the 2012 VisitLakeNorman.org Soccer Series, the first of three weekends of soccer events in the region. Plan your weekend with our Weekend Calendar, in The Guide.

Plan your weekend with our Weekend Calendar, which has listings for Davidson Community Players’ Connie Co. free production of “Wind in the Willows,” Davidson basketball games, the Cornelius YMCA Polar Bear Plunge, and the Rocky River Road Club’s Polar Bear ride this weekend. And more! In THE GUIDE»

Davidson College plans two days of public events, Monday and Tuesday, Jan. 16-17, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday. They range from Monday’s King Day for Kids to lectures and discussions to a poetry performance.

The list of events is below. For more information on any of these activities, call 704-894-2225. Read the full story

The young British classical vocal ensemble Stile Antico, in the midst of a nine-concert U.S. tour, will make a stop in Davidson Tuesday night, Dec. 13, for a concert at Davidson United Methodist Church. The group performs without a conductor and will be signing a concert of Tudor music for Christmas and Advent from their latest CD, “Puer natus est.”

Tuesday’s concert begins at 7:30 p.m. at Davidson United Methodist Church, 233 S. Main St.
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This year’s festival has carriage rides, entertainment & an ice skating rink

December arrives this week and with it the annual Christmas in Davidson festival on Main and South Main streets in Davidson. More than 20,000 people are expected for the festivities, which run 6-9 nightly from Thursday to Saturday, Dec. 1-3. This year’s celebration includes trolley and horse-drawn carriage rides, food and shopping, and – for the first time – a Holiday Ice Skating Rink at South Main Square.

RELATED STORY in The Guide: “Wear that ugly Sweater; skate at South Main Square” – A look at some of the special events you can join during Christmas in Davidson. Read the full story

Davidson’s Town Board on Tuesday will hear updates on the Red Line commuter rail project and planning for the area around a future commuter rail station along Jackson Street, behind the post office. Commissioners are being asked to adopt a resolution backing a proposed bike and pedestrian trail along the Red Line tracks, which would aid in seeking grants for the trail. Commissioners also will vote on minor budget amendments, a change in Town Manager Leamon Brice’s compensation, and on major amendments to the town’s sign ordinance. Read the full story

If you were around in the 1970s and 1980s, you probably remember “Schoolhouse Rock,” a TV segment aimed at teaching kids the difference between adjectives and adverbs or how a bill becomes law in Congress. Now it’s on the stage.  A cast of local teens from Davidson Community Players’ Connie Co. youth theater will perform a stage version of the show called “Schoolhouse Rock Live! Jr.” beginning this weekend and through Nov. 13 at the Armour Street Theatre. Details in our latest Theater News column, in THE GUIDE»