Town Day, Davidson’s annual celebration on the Green, is the highlight of this weekend.

The event will be held Saturday, a day that starts with the Day Care Dash for the fleet of feet, and ends with the carnival events, food treats, musical entertainment and more on and around the Green.  In between, is the official opening for a new season of the Davidson Farmer’s Market.

The weekend also features the opening of “The House at Pooh Corner,” by Davidson Community Players, and the restaging of “Doubt: a Parable,” this time around at St. Alban’s Episcopal Church.

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The non-profit Men in Balance host a 90-minute facilitated discussion for men Thursday, 7-8:30 p.m. at Davidson United Methodist Church.  The discussion topic, “Wolf at the Door: Economic Worry Clinic,” will encourage participants to talk about economic concerns, job loss, family responsibilities, and spiritual grounding during this time of economic stress. To register, call the church office at 704-892-8277 or e-mail jerry@meninbalance.org ^[2].

Davidson Community Players open “The House at Pooh Corner” this weekend, for a run through May 10 at the company’s Armour Street Theatre.  The play, by A. A. Milne, adapted by Bettye Knapp is aimed at children 4 and above and tells the story of how Christopher Robin has decided to run away with his friends Pooh, Piglet, Eeyore, Tigger and the rest. As the situation becomes clearer, Christopher Robin isn’t quite so sure that running away is the answer. Performances: April 30, May 1 and 8, at 4:30 p.m.; May 2 and 9, 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., May 3, 2 p.m. Tickets: $7. Reservations: 704-892-7918.

The next “Musical Interludes” program at Davidson College will feature recitals by top college musicians playing a variety of music Friday, starting at 12:30 at the Sloan Music Center’s Tyler-Tallman Hall.  The free event is open to the public.

Street closings Downtown Davidson streets will be closed Saturday from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Main Street will be closed between Concord Road and Chairman Blake Drive (the CVS), while Lorimer Road will be closed between Concord Road and the CVS parking lot.

Davidson’s annual Day Care Dash, a fund-raising 5k race and fun run/walk to benefit Davidson-Cornelius Day Care, kicks off at 8 a.m. Saturday. Packet pickup and race day registration: 6:30 to 7:45 a.m. at the Village Green.  More information, registration links, etc. in our April 14 news item in The Guide. ^[3]

The Davidson Farmer’s Market holds its opening day for the new season this Saturday, in conjunction with Town Day.  The Farmer’s Market is held Saturdays, 8 a.m. – noon, through October on the field next to Town Hall. Opening day will begin with a brief ceremony at which Davidson Mayor John Woods will rings the market bell.  A kids activity tent will run from 9-10 a.m., featuring a scavenger hunt to “Find the Farmer”, and a map activity to see where the DFM farms are located, and more.  Davidson IB Middle School 8th graders will have a booth selling seedlings to raise funds for their produce garden at Ada Jenkins Center, which supplies the Loaves and Fishes food pantry.  Music entertainment for opening day will feature “The Generals,” a men’s acapella singing group from Davidson College.  The market will open with seasonal veggies, meats cheeses.

Davidson Town Day, with food, music, fun and games for the whole family runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. Details in our April 8 news item in The Guide. ^[4]

St. Alban’s Episcopal Church will host a public reading Sunday, starting at 8 p.m. of John Patrick Shanley’s award-winning play “Doubt, a Parable,” which also was a hit movie. This cast also performed the play in the February Festival of Faith and Arts ^[5] at Davidson College Presbyterian Church. Directed by Alan England, with Larry Ligo as Father Flynn. Set in the Bronx in 1964, it is structured as a clash of wills and generations between Sister Aloysius and Father Flynn, the young priest who may or may not be too fond of the schoolboys in his charge. Free. Donations will be accepted for St. Alban’s Habitat for Humanity House now under construction.

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Fund-raisers See our latest listings of local fund-raising events, CLICK HERE> [6]

• MONDAY, MAY 4, 7:30 p.m., Ada Jenkins Center, 212 Gamble St. – UU Fellowship of Lake Norman will hold its weekly meeting. Details: www.uulakenorman.org ^[7].
• THURSDAY, MAY 7 – Mecklenburg County Air Quality Don’t Drive Day. Details on the county website, www.charmeck.org/ ^[8]
• SATURDAY, MAY 9, 5:30-9 p.m., Our Towns Habitat for Humanity ReStore parking lot, 20414 N. Main St., Cornelius – Our Towns Habitat for Humanity hosts its 2nd Annual Habitat for Humanity Car Show. Categories include sports cars, muscle cars, vintage cars, hot rods and show cars. With food, drawings, a DJ and dancing. All proceeds will help fund the 4th Youth United Habitat home. Tickets $1 general admission. Car Show entry fees are $20 for early registration and $25 the day of the event. To register a vehicle, please contact Sarah Heithoff at 704-896-9657, ext. 1120, or seithoff@ourtownshabitat.org ^[9]. For more information, visit www.ourtownshabitat.org ^[10].
• SUNDAY, MAY 10, 6-8 p.m., Village Green – Downtown Davidson Inc. ^[11] presents a Concert on the Green with the Carter Brothers. Details and a full schedule of the summer series in our April 24 season preview ^[12]
• MONDAY, MAY 11, 7 p.m., Town Hall, 216 S. Main St. – Lake Norman Regional Bicycle Plan public input meeting. NC DOT and Centralina Council of Governments are putting together a Lake Nomran regional bicycle route in Catawba, Lincoln, Iredell and Mecklenburg counties with bike paths and on-road bike lanes. Come put in your two cents. Details: www.lakenormanrpo.org/Lake Norman RBP.htm ^[13].
• FRIDAY, MAY 15, 7 p.m., Ben &Jerry’s, 202 S. Main St. – The Lake Norman Teen Council and Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream offer wall-sized outdoor gaming, including Rock Band, Mario Kart and Wii sports. Come and play, cheer for your friends, or just hang out. There will be 2-3 game stations with 4 players per game. Free. Registration at 7, games begin at 7:30. Details: 704-892-0604.
• SATURDAY, MAY 16, 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Ramsey Creek Park, Cornelius – 10th annual Asian Festival and 4th annual Dragon Boat Festival. With dragon boat races, Miss Asian Festival Pageant, Asian music and dance, traditional crafts and food, and family fun.charlottedragonboat.com ^[14]
• SATURDAY, MAY 16, 2 p.m., Torrence Chapel Field – Softball game face off between the Cornelius Police and the Cornelius Fire Department. Public is invited to see who will walk away with bragging rights.
• SATURDAY, MAY 16,, 3-6 p.m., Woodlawn School, Presbyterian Road off N.C. 115 – The Helping Paws Dog Show will raise funds for area shelters Project Halo and Lake Norman Animal Rescue while offering the public an opportunity to adopt dogs from Project Halo, a no-kill shelter. For registration information or to become a sponsor, go to www.helpingpawsdogshow.org ^[15] or email info@helpingpawsdogshow.org ^[16]. Details in our March 31 news item ^[17].
• SATURDAY, MAY 16, 6 p.m., Beaver Dam Park, Davidson-Concord Road – Slow Food Carolina Piedmont Region hosts a USA Ark of Taste feast, featuring 10 renowned North Carolina chefs and a local chocolatier preparing a 10-course meal featuring regional foods from local farms and producers. A limited number of tickets are available, $100 per person, which includes meal, wine and music. Proceeds benefit Slow Food Carolina Piedmont Region convivia, the Davidson Farmer’s Market and the Lincoln County Farmer’s Market at Denver.
• FRIDAY, MAY 22 to SUNDAY, MAY 24, Fiddler’s Grove Campground, Union Grove, Exit 65 off I-77, Iredell County – 85th Ole Time Fiddlers and Bluegrass Festival, which claims to be the oldest continuous festival of its kind. More than 50 traditional bands in old time and bluegrass divisions, junior and senior categories, will vie for Fiddlers Grove championships. Camping, food, music and other events for families. Tickets $35 in advance for adults, entire festival, $15 in advance for youth 10-15. Tickets also available for day and festival at the gate. Children free. www.fiddlersgrove.com ^[18]
• SATURDAY, MAY 30, 8 p.m., and SUNDAY, MAY 31, 3 p.m., Davidson College Duke Family Performance Hall – North Mecklenburg Community Chorus spring performance, on the theme “There’s No Place Like Home.” Songs include “Ease on Down the Road” from “The Wiz,” “Consider Yourself (at Home)” from “Oliver,” and a medley of songs from “Mama Mia,” as well as others from Broadway musicals, movies and television. Tickets $15 each. Discounts available for groups of 10 or more. To purchase tickets, call 704-875-1471. www.northmeckcommunitychorus.org ^[19]
• SATURDAY, JULY 4, 4:30 to 8 p.m., Village Green – Davidson Fourth of July celebration, with a parade of bicycles, strollers, and pets and an evening of music and games. Music by Rough Draft. $5 admission for children’s activities.
• SUNDAY, SEPT. 13, noon to 4 p.m., Ramsey Creek Park, Cornelius – Jewish Council of Lake Norman presents the first Shalom Lake Norman festival, with klezmer music, soloists, an Israeli dance group, children’s crafts and rides, ethnic food. Organizers hope it will become an annual celebration.

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