Our weekend calendar in and around Davidson features the NorPac Conference field hockey tournament and basketball games at Davidson College, music, fund-raisers, the final football game of the year for Hough High, and a Sunday afternoon performance in the Music @ St. Alban’s series by New York’s David Glukh Klezmer Ensemble. North Meck High senior Gray Stanback has an opening reception for his graduation project – an exhibit of his drawings on Magnadoodle sketch boards on the theme “Art Meets Autism.”

More information about those events below, or in the clickable day-by-day calendar at right. Also at right, the latest movie times at Our Town Cinemas in Davidson.

FIELD HOCKEY TOURNAMENT

Davidson hosts the Northern Pacific Conference field hockey tournament Thursday through Saturday at Belk Turf Field. Davidson will be one of the top seeds, after winning its first outright regular season NorPac divisional crown this past weekend. Stanford and California shared the west title. All three teams finished 5-1 in their respective divisions. Games begin Thursday and continue through the championship game Saturday at 1:30 p.m. Details, including schedule, on DavidsonWildcats.com ^[1].

THE ART OF GRAY STANBACK

By Gray Stanback

From Tuesday through Nov. 30, Summit Coffee’s upstairs walls will be the backdrop for a series of Magnadoodle drawings by Davidson resident Gray Stanback. The Exhibit, “Magnetically Drawn: Art Meets Autism,” is Gray’s North Meck High School graduation project. An opening reception is planned Saturday, 3-5 p.m., at Summit Coffee, 128 S. Main St. Free.

THURSDAY, NOV. 4

Lecture: Cognitive Psych and Education, 4 p.m., Davidson College, Chambers Hall, Hance Auditorium – Dr. Elizabeth Marsh, Associate Professor of Psychology at Duke University, lectures on “Cognition in the Classroom: Applications of Cognitive Psychology to Education.” Talk is aimed at a general audience and open to the public. Free. Info: Fern Duncan 704-894-2445.

Ice cream benefit night, 6-8 p.m., Ben & Jerry’s ice cream, – The ice cream shop hosts a benefit scooping night with celebrity scooper Georgia Krueger, executive director of Ada Jenkins Center ^[2] in Davidson. Also, kids’ activities, and info. A portion of the evening’s proceeds will go to the regional community services center. Info: Ada Jenkins Center, 704-897-0471

Davidson Day School open house, 6 p.m., Davidson Day School, Jetton and Griffith streets, off I-77 Exit 30 in Davidson – open house for prospective students. www.davidsonday.org ^[3]

Tastes of Habitat fund-raiser, 6:30 to 9 p.m., Charles Mack Citizen Center, 215 N. Main St., Mooresville – Annual Tastes of Habitat Fund-Raiser, sponsored by Our Towns Habitat for Humanity Women Build. Eight area restaurants will be featured, including Sabi, Dressler’s, T1 Tapas, SweetCakes, Jeffrey’s, Flatiron Kitchen, Alton’s and Grateful Growers. $35 a ticket, $250 for table of 8. For tickets, call Libby Pope 704-604-1189 or Lynn Harriman 704-575-2870.

Planning board special meeting, 7 p.m., Davidson Town Hall, 216 S. Main St. – Davidson Planning Board special meeting to consider developer’s request to change zoning at Davidson Commons east from residential to commercial. Details on the Real Estate & Home page ^[4].

Baroque women composers, 7:30 p.m., Davidson College Sloan Music Center, Tyler-Tallman Hall – Davidson College Concert Series presents historical keyboardist Henry Lebedinsky and violinist and countertenor Michael Albert performing music by Baroque women composers. $12 general admission, $8 for seniors, and $5 for youth 18 and under. For tickets call 704-894-2135 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays or visit www.davidson.edu/tickets ^[5].

Live music at Summit Coffee, 8-11 p.m., Summit Coffee, 128 S. Main St. – Live music: Adam Wilson and Dawn Eidman. Info: 704-895-9090.

FRIDAY, NOV. 5

Davidson Merchants Meeting 9 a.m., Town Hall, 216 S. Main St. – Davidson monthly merchants meeting, the first for interim downtown manager Kim Fleming. Agenda includes a review of Parks & Rec events and Christmas in Davidson, updates on the MI-Connection cable system and a downtown parking study, and information on Main Street Solutions Small Business Grants. Details in our Nov. 2 news report ^[6]

Rural Hill Amazing Maize Maze, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and nighttime flashlight maze, 6:30 till closing (last tickets sold at 8 p.m.), Rural Hill farm, 4431 Neck Road, off Beatties Ford Road, Huntersville – Rural Hill presents the annual Amazing Maize Maze, a 7-acre labyrinth with 2 1/2 miles of pathways cut into a cornfield. This year’s theme is the Conestoga Wagon that brought Major John Davidson from Pennsylvania to North Carolina in the 18th century. Admission $10 ages 13+ and $7 for ages 5-12. Children ages 4 and under free. Details: www.ruralhill.net ^[7]

Lecture: Cognitive Psychology, 12:30 p.m., Davidson College Alvarez College Union, Sprinkle Room – Dr. Elizabeth Marsh, Associate Professor of Psychology at Duke University, gives a talk on “Illusions of Knowledge.” She will present recent experiments she and her students have done in cognitive psychology. Free. Info: Fern Duncan 704-894-2445.

Volleyball vs. Charleston, 7 p.m., Davidson College Belk Arena – Davidson College plays College of Charleston in women’s volleyball match. More on the Women’s Volleyball page on DavidsonWildcats.com ^[8]

Hough vs. Mallard Creek football, 7 p.m., Hough High School, Bailey Road, Cornelius – Mallard Creek HS at Hough HS football in the final game of the regular season. Also, canned food drive: Bring a canned food item to be donated to Angels and Sparrows Soup Kitchen.

Live music at Summit Coffee, 8-11 p.m., Summit Coffee, 128 S. Main St. – Live music: TBA. Info: 704-895-9090.

SATURDAY, NOV. 6,

Hough High Beautification Day, 8 a.m., Hough High School, Bailey Road, Cornelius – Hough High students and families will participate in a work day at the school. Contact Debbie Faile for more information at failedebbie@yahoo.com ^[9]

Rural Hill Amazing Maize Maze, 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., Rural Hill farm, 4431 Neck Road, off Beatties Ford Road, Huntersville – Rural Hill presents the annual Amazing Maize Maze, a 7-acre labyrinth with 2 1/2 miles of pathways cut into a cornfield. This year’s theme is the Conestoga Wagon that brought Major John Davidson from Pennsylvania to North Carolina in the 18th century. Admission $10 ages 13+ and $7 for ages 5-12. Children ages 4 and under free.
Details: www.ruralhill.net ^[7]

Carolina Renaissance Fest, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., east of Davidson, off Highway 73 on Poplar Tent Road (between I-77 and I-85), Huntersville – 17th annual Carolina Renaissance Festival and Artisan Marketplace runs Saturdays and Sundays, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., through Nov. 21, rain or shine. The 22-acre village features artists, craftspeople, musicians, performance troupes and food vendors, as well as kids’ games and rides. Advance tickets available $18 for adults, $7 for kids ages 5-12; kids under 5 free. Also at the gate for $1 more. Print your own tickets online at RenFestInfo.com. Free parking. Information online at RenFestInfo.com, or by calling 704-896-5544, or toll-free 877-896-5544.

Mount Zion Barbecue, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Mount Zion United Methodist Church, 19600 Zion St., Cornelius – Annual Mt. Zion UMC barbecue. Plates or sandwiches are $8 each, includes yams, slaw and bread as well as a dessert. Takeout available. Info: 704-892-8566. http://www.mtzionumc.net/ ^[10]

Davidson College football at Marist, noon, Poughkeepsie, N.Y. – Davidson College football at Marist College. More info, including links to live online coverage, on DavidsonWildcats.com ^[11].

Cannon School open house, 1 p.m., Cannon School, 5801 Poplar Tent Road, Concord – Cannon School will host an open house for prospective families and students in grades junior kindergarten through 12. Details: www.cannonschool.org. ^[12]

Davidson basketball vs. Lenoir-Rhyne, 2 p.m., Belk Arena – Davidson College vs. Lenoir Rhyne exhibition basketball game. Details and schedule on DavidsonWildcats.com ^[13]

Gray Stanback art opening, 3-5 p.m., Summit Coffee, 128 S. Main St. – Opening reception for “Magnetically Drawn: Art Meets Autism,” an exhibit of Magnadoodle drawings by Gray Stanback of Davidson. Exhibit open Tuesday through Nov. 30. The exhibit is Gray’s N.Meck HS graduation project. Free.

Volleyball vs. Citadel, 7 p.m., Davidson College Belk Arena – Davidson College plays The Citadel in a women’s volleyball match. It’s the last home match of the season, and Senior Day. More on the Women’s Volleyball page on DavidsonWildcats.com ^[8]

Time to fall back, Daylight Saving Time ends. Set clocks back one hour overnight.

SUNDAY, NOV. 7

Rural Hill Amazing Maize Maze, 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., Rural Hill farm, 4431 Neck Road, off Beatties Ford Road, Huntersville – Rural Hill presents the annual Amazing Maize Maze, a 7-acre labyrinth with 2 1/2 miles of pathways cut into a cornfield. This year’s theme is the Conestoga Wagon that brought Major John Davidson from Pennsylvania to North Carolina in the 18th century. Admission $10 ages 13+ and $7 for ages 5-12. Children ages 4 and under free.
Details: www.ruralhill.net ^[7]

Carolina Renaissance Fest, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., east of Davidson, off Highway 73 on Poplar Tent Road (between I-77 and I-85), Huntersville – 17th annual Carolina Renaissance Festival and Artisan Marketplace runs Saturdays and Sundays, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., through Nov. 21, rain or shine. The 22-acre village features artists, craftspeople, musicians, performance troupes and food vendors, as well as kids’ games and rides. Advance tickets available $18 for adults, $7 for kids ages 5-12; kids under 5 free. Also at the gate for $1 more. Print your own tickets online at RenFestInfo.com. Free parking. Information online at RenFestInfo.com, or by calling 704-896-5544, or toll-free 877-896-5544.

David Glukh Klezmer Ensemble from New York plays Sunday at Music @ St. Alban's.

Davidson women’s basketball, 2 p.m., Davidson College Belk Arena – Women’s Basketball vs. Mars Hill. 
DavidsonWildcats.com ^[14]

Music: David Glukh Klezmer Ensemble, 3 p.m., St. Alban’s Episcopal Church, 301 Caldwell Lane – Music @ St. Alban’s series presents the David Glukh Klezmer Ensemble in concert. Tickets available at the door, or in advance. Info: 704-941-0650. Box office open weekdays 9-5. www.musicatstalbans.net ^[15]

Classics and anthropology lecture, 4 p.m., Davidson College Belk Visual Arts Center, Semans Lecture Hall – Jeffrey Becker, Visiting Assistant Professor of Archaeology at the Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World at Brown University will give a lecture titled “Cities and Their Culture in Republican Italy,” which explores the role of urban culture in the creation of a ‘Roman Italy.’ Free. For information call 704-894-2281.

End of life planning seminar, 5-7 p.m., Jetton Hall, Davidson College Presbyterian Church, Main Street and Concord Road – Free seminar on health care services and options available for late in life. Today’s topic: Hospice. See also Nov. 14 (funerals, memorial services, bereavement support). Reservations required. Call the church office at 704-892-5641.

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