Live music tops the schedule of events this weekend, from opera to a classical trio, and an open mic night at Kadi Fit to a CD-release party for Davidson’s Rusty Knox Saturday at Summit Coffee. Warehouse Performing Arts Center has one more performance Thursday of “The Last Five Years,” a concert version of Jason Robert Brown’s contemporary musical about the five-year life of a marriage. There’s a winter tailgate market Saturday morning at Davidson Farmer’s Market, and local residents plan a Day of Service Saturday at Ada Jenkins Center. Meanwhile, Davidson College’s basketball teams have several games, including the annual Kicks from Cats fundraising night Saturday, when College of Charleston plays the men’s team at Belk Arena.

On the big screen, Our Town Cinemas has “Gangster Squad,” “Les Miserables,” “This is 40″ and “Zero Dark Thirty.” Opening Friday, it’s “Lincoln,” and “Silver Linings Playbook.” See showtimes at right on this page.

THURSDAY, JAN. 17

Lake Norman Kiwanis, 7:30-8:30am, Acropolis Café & Grille, 20659 Catawba Ave., Cornelius – Lake Norman Kiwanis club meeting, with guest speaker Dave Yochum, Editor & Publisher of Cornelius Today and Business Today and organizer of Big Day at the Lake. Questions: John Aneralla at 704-895-0586.

Lake Norman Transportation Summit, 1:15pm, Charles Mack Citizens Center, 215 N. Main St., Mooresville – Lake Norman Transportation Commission (LNTC) hosts a regional summit on “Transportation & Land Use: Impacts of Growth on the Lake Norman Region.” The event will look at growth in the Lake Norman area – both historical and projected – and explore the public policy impacts of that growth on land use and transportation in the region. Presenters are Jeff Michael, Director of the Urban Land Institute at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and Barry Moose, SEPI Engineering and a former NC DOT official. The LNTC will use the summit to set its priorities for the coming years. Registration and information: http://lakegrowthsummit.eventzilla.net/ ^[1]

Davidson Committee on Aging, 1:30pm, Davidson Town Hall, 216 S. Main St., Davidson – Davidson Committee on Aging meeting, discussing issues of concern to local seniors. The group will look at planning and a planned town pedestrian plan, work of the Davidson Design 4 Life and Livability Committee, suicide prevention, and an upcoming Committee on Aging planning workshop. Open to the public.

Parent University: Attendance, 6pm, Bailey Middle School media center, 11900 Bailey Road, Cornelius – Bailey Middle School hosts the next Parent University session, on “Why School Attendance Matters.” Get an update on the state school attendance law and Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools’ expectations. You’ll also get a toolkit of resources to help change student behavior. Free, snacks provided. (CANCELED BECAUSE OF WEATHER)

Wine tasting and music, 7-9pm, The Wine Cellar, 19712 One Norman Boulevard, off West Catawba Ave., Cornelius – Wine tasting with live music. http://winecellarlkn.com/ ^[2]

Cafe Elie Sip & Sketch, 7pm, Cafe Elie, 20700 N. Main St., Suite 110, Cornelius – Sip & Sketch at Cafe Elie. Bring your favorite bottle of wine and your friends and they’ll supply canvas, paint, art lesson, and a snack. With instructor Elie Bou Zeidan. $45, discount for groups. Info: www.cafeelie.com ^[3]

Davidson basketball vs. Citadel, 7pm, Belk Arena, Davidson College – Davidson men’s basketball vs. The Citadel. More information on DavidsonWildcats.com ^[4].

Theater: ‘The Last Five Years’, 7:30pm, Warehouse Performing Arts Center, 9216 A-Westmoreland Road, Cornelius – “The Last Five Years,” with music and lyrics by Jason Robert Brown, directed by Melissa Ohlman-Roberge and starring Amanda Roberge and Steven James. It’s a concert version of Jason Robert Brown’s contemporary musical, which chronicles the five-year life of a marriage, from meeting to break-up … or from break-up to meeting, depending on how you look at it. Reservations, 704-619-0429. To pay online for Friday or Saturday shows click here. ^[5]

Summit Songwriters Showcase, 8-11pm, Summit Coffee, 128 S. Main St., Davidson – Live music Summit Songwriters Showcase, with Songwriter of the Year Jackie Mosely, Jamie Kay and host Rob McHale. Opening act: Amy Echstenkamper. Info: 704-895-9090 or visit www.summitcoffee.com ^[6].

Open mic at Kadi Fit, 9pm, Kadi Fit studio, Oak Street Mill, 19725 Oak St., Cornelius – Bella Love presents open mic night for artists and performers every 1st and 3rd Thursday. Music, visual, poetry, comedy, all ages and genres welcome. No cover charge. 21+ drink specials. Information on Facebook ^[7].

FRIDAY, JAN. 18

Opera Theatre Workshop performance, 7:30pm, Davidson College Sloan Music Center Tyler Tallman Hall – Davidson College invites the public on Friday, Jan. 18, and Saturday, Jan. 19, to the music department’s annual Opera Theater workshop performance directed by Artist Associate in Voice Diane Thornton. Free. For information call 704-894-2848, or visit Davidson.edu ^[8].

Davidson women vs. Chattanooga, 7pm, Davidson College Belk Arena – Davidson women’s basketball vs. University of Tennessee-Chattanooga. Info: DavidsonWildcats.com. ^[9]

Live music at Summit Coffee, 8-11pm, Summit Coffee, 128 S. Main St., Davidson – Live music: TBA. Free. Info: 704-895-9090 or visit www.summitcoffee.com ^[6]

Live music at The Galway Hooker, 10pm, Galway Hooker Pub, 17044 Kenton Drive, Cornelius – Live music with Landon Parker. Info: GalwayHookerPub.com ^[10]

SATURDAY, JAN. 19

Davidson Farmer’s Market, 9am-noon, downtown Davidson, off Main Street next to Town Hall – Davidson Farmer’s Market winter market. Local farmers and vendors selling meats, produce, dairy products, baked goods, and other items. Runs every first and third Saturday through April. Information: Visit www.davidsonfarmersmarket.org ^[11]. DavidsonNews.net and CorneliusNews.net are pleased to be media partners of the Davidson Farmer’s Market.

Day of Service at Ada Jenkins, 9:30am to noon, Ada Jenkins Center, 212 Gamble St., Davidson (and other sites) – Davidson residents are organizing a day of service in honor of President Barack Obama’s second term and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday. Volunteers are invited to help “spiff up” the LearnWorks area of Ada Jenkins. Similar teams will be working around the country for this National Day of Service. More info online here. ^[12] Organizers also are organizing smaller events in town to give folks a choice, including at the community garden at Potts Street and Catawba Ave., Davidson.

Yoga Workshop, 10am-noon, Gotta Yoga Lake Norman Studio, 19911 North Cove Road, Suite 12 (near Harris Teeter), Cornelius – Yoga Foundations Immersion workshops, to learn everything you need to know for a more Successful Vinyasa class experience. Jan. 12 and 19. Call for details: 704-796-3608.

Sip & Shop at Wooden Stone, 4-6pm, Wooden Stone Gallery, 446 S. Main St., Davidson – “Sip and Shop” wine tasting. They’ll be serving a flight of local North Carolina wines carried in the shop along with appetizers. Meet friends and see what’s new at the gallery. $10 per person. 704-892-1449

Vianello Trio at Mt. Zion, 5pm, Mt. Zion United Methodist Church, 19600 Zion Ave., Cornelius – Cornelius Concert Series presents the Vianello Trio performing classical favorites from “Jazz Legato” by L. Anderson to “Menuetto” from Mozart’s “Eine Kleine Nactmusik.” The trio is Yoon Sun Song, piano; Karen Geary, violin and Deborah Kauffman Mishoe, cello. Info: www.mtzionumc.net ^[13]

Davidson men vs. Charleston – Kicks from Cats night, 7pm, Belk Arena, Davidson College – Davidson men’s basketball vs. College of Charleston. It’s the annual Kicks from Cats night, with proceeds benefiting former Wildcat Andrew Lovedale’s A2S (Access to Success) Foundation. Shirts available at the Davidson College Store on Main Street. More information on DavidsonWildcats.com ^[4]. (Game scheduled to air on ESPN3)

Live music at The Wine Cellar, 7-11pm, The Wine Cellar French Bistro, 19712 One Norman Blvd., Suite 110, Cornelius – Live music: Courting Elizabeth. Free. Info: winecellarlkn.com ^[14]

Opera Theatre Workshop performance, 7:30pm, Davidson College Sloan Music Center Tyler Tallman Hall – Davidson College invites the public on Friday, Jan. 18, and Saturday, Jan. 19, to the music department’s annual Opera Theater workshop performance directed by Artist Associate in Voice Diane Thornton. Free. For information call 704-894-2848, or visit Davidson.edu ^[8].

Rusty Knox CD release party, 8-11pm, Summit Coffee, 128 S. Main St., Davidson – Live music: Rusty Knox CD release party for “Judgement.” Admission: $12 (includes signed album). Info: 704-895-9090 or visit www.summitcoffee.com ^[6]

The Belfast Boys at The Birdsnest, 9pm, The Birdsnest, 102B S. Main St., Davidson – The Birdsnest welcomes The Belfast Boys, Alyn Mearns (guitar, whistle & vocals) and Adrian Rice (mandolin, bodhran & vocals). Mearns is classically trained, known for his work with both The Belfast Boys and Airspace. Rice is a musician and Irish poet. Tickets are $12 in advance, or $15 at the door and are on sale now. As always, a portion of each ticket goes to Habitat for Humanity. Reserve tickets by email davidsonncmusic@hotmail.com ^[15], call 704-990-6378, or drop by the shop. Seating limited.

Live music at The Galway Hooker, 10pm, Galway Hooker Pub, 17044 Kenton Drive, Cornelius – Live music with Donnie Honeycutt. Info: GalwayHookerPub.com ^[10]

SUNDAY, JAN. 20

Davidson College Concert Series: Phillip Bush, 3pm, Davidson College Sloan Music Center, Tyler-Tallman Hall – Davidson College Concert Series presents pianist Phillip Bush performing Dvorak’s canonical Piano Quintet in A Major, Op. 81. Bush, a noted pianist and Charlotte native, will be accompanied by Rosemary Furniss and Elina Lev on violin, Rebekah Newman on viola and Alan Black on cello. Also on the program: Saint-Saëns Piano Trio No. 1. Tickets: $15 general admission; $8 seniors; $5 youth 18 and under. Call the Union ticket office at 704-894-2135 or purchase online at www.davidson.edu/tickets ^[16].

Jubilation! Gospel Choir, 5pm, Community in Christ Lutheran Church, 7621 Norman Island Drive, Cornelius – Jubilation!, an interdenominational gospel choir, is looking for singers. No audition required. Rehearsals begin Sunday, Jan. 20. E-mail sandy@communityinchrist.net ^[17] or phone 704-892-0120.

MONDAY, JAN. 21

M.L. King Day at Davidson, All day, Davidson College Alvarez College Union – Davidson College invites the public to a series of events to commemorate Martin Luther King Day, with activities for children, performances and talks and seminars focused on social justice. Free. For further information, call 704-894-2225. Here’s a more detailed list:

• King Day for Kids, 9 a.m. to 11:30 in the Brown Atrium – King Day for Kids features activities that promote literacy, social justice, and community involvement for children from kindergarten through sixth grade. Participants will engage with Davidson College students in small group readings, storytelling, and arts and crafts. At the end of the session, the childrenwill receive literacy-based goody bags. Please register by January 14 via e-mail to assherrill@davidson.edu ^[18] or by calling 704-894-2423.
  

  Bob Zellner

• Keynote Presentation by Bob Zellner, 11 a.m. in the Smith 900 Room – Longtime civil rights proponent Bob Zellner will speak about his experiences in a lecture titled after his 2008 memoir, The Wrong Side of Murder Creek: A White Southerner in the Freedom Movement. Zellner got involved in the civil rights movement following his graduation from Huntingdon College in Alabama in 1961, and was the first white southerner to serve as field secretary for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. His activities eventually led him to be arrested 18 times in seven states on charges such as “criminal anarchy” and “inciting the black population to acts of war and violence against the white population.” He and his spouse, Dottie, organized an anti-racism project for workers in the deep south called Grass Roots Organizing Work, and organized workers in the pulpwood industry. He made documentary and feature films, and toured college campuses talking about the civil rights movement. He wrote a Ph.D. dissertation at Tulane University on the southern civil rights movement, taught at several places and was involved in management of the NAACP. In 2005, Zellner was a featured Civil Rights luminary in the award-winning documentary Come Walk in My Shoes, and he published his own memoir in 2008.
• Fireside Chat with Bob Zellner, 1:30 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. in the Sprinkle Room – As a follow-up to his lecture, Zellner will field questions concerning his experiences as a Civil Rights activist.
• “The One Who Builds,” 1:30 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. in the Smith 900 Room – 2006 Davidson graduate Peter Carolla presents his documentary film, “The One Who Builds.” Filmed in Greensboro, whose population of 300,000 includes 8,000 refugees, the film focuses on a former Sudanese refugee named Omer. Omer earned his American citizenship and is now ‘paying it forward’ as the founder and director of a refugee resettlement organization. His work with refugees reflects the ideals of Martin Luther King’s “beloved community.”
• “Poetic Reflections of Social Justice,” 3 to 4:45 p.m. in the Smith 900 Room – The college’s “Free Word” spoken word club will bring to life the historic voices of social justice through poetic expression.
• “Young Immigrants in Action: Immigrant and African American Youth Join Forces on Comprehensive Immigration Reform,” 3 to 4:45 p.m. in the Sprinkle Room – Laura Cahue of the South Carolina Appleseed Legal Justice Center will discuss the
  contributions of young people across South Carolina toward a comprehensive immigration reform bill. Young immigrants are working with African American college students at Benedict College to become leaders for social change and a future of living together rather than apart. Their efforts on the protection of the human rights of all people draws substantially from the legacies of Martin Luther King, Jr. and farmworker activist Cesar Chavez.

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