Soprano Margaret Carpenter

L’Académie du Roi Soleil, an early music ensemble whose members are based on both sides of the Atlantic, will perform Tuesday, July 30, at Davidson College Presbyterian Church. The 7:30pm concert will feature ensemble co-founder and soprano Margaret Carpenter, who was recently hired as assistant music director at the church. Read the full story

The next boat-in film at Ramsey Creek Park in Cornelius will be “Rise of the Guardians”, screening for landlubbers and boaters on Saturday night, July 20. Also Saturday night, the Davidson Film Club has the Uruguayan film “Gigante”. Read the full story

Charlotte’s Arts & Science Council (ASC) has announced an initial round of $6.8 million in grants for projects and organizations around the region, including operating support for the Carolina Raptor Center in Huntersville, the Community Arts Project in Cornelius, and Davidson Community Players. The ASC gave $5,000 each for a public art sculpture at Davidson’s Roosevelt Wilson Park, a new arts outreach program at Cornelius Arts Center, and for the annual Hello Huntersville festival.

Other grants went to the Cornelius Youth Orchestra, North Mecklenburg Community Chorus, Music at St. Alban’s in Davidson, downtown Davidson’s April is for Arts, Circle de Luz,  Davidson College and Lake Norman YMCA’s after school program. Read the full story

Davidson Community Players opens its next summer production this week, “Leading Ladies,” Ken Ludwig’s comedy about two male actors who hatch a plan to pass themselves off as the nieces of an elderly woman to inherit her money. Also this week, Davidson Community Players’ Connie Co. youth theater holds auditions for “King Lear.” Read the full story

Rusty Knox

Our music calendar in the Lake Norman area is a busy one over the next week, with a local singer-songerwiter Rusty Knox playing Saturday night, July 13, at Summit Coffee in Davidson, and again with his Rusty Knox Band in a Davidson Concert on the Green next Sunday, July 21.  On Tuesday, the Rotary Club of Davidson hosts a guest appearance by Statesville native and singer Rockie Lynne, whose music honors American soldiers. Meanwhile, there’s bluegrass at Saturday morning’s Davidson Farmer’s Market, and Summit Coffee in Davidson has full weekend lineup. Wally and Dave play at Jeffrey’s in Mooresville Friday night and the Jeff Sipe Trio plays Carrburritos in Davidson Saturday. Read the full story

The Cornelius Arts Center, in the Oak Street Mill,  Cornelius, will kick off its new summer film series Indies + Docs on July 27 with a screening of “The Iran Job,” the story of an American basketball player in Iran.  Meanwhile, The Davidson Film Club has the Uruguayan film “Gigante” on July 20. And the next  boat-in film at Ramsey Creek Park in Cornelius will be “Rise of the Guardians.” Read the full story