Fresh Ink performs contemporary music Sunday at Davidson College. Details below.

Our community calendar this week is filled with fun and  fundraisers, including two road races on Saturday, the Angels of ’97 5K and spaghetti dinner in daylight, and Summit Coffee’s Leprechaun Loop 8K in the evening. Public meetings include Wednesday night’s Lake Norman Transportation Commission meeting on the I-77 widening project, and Democratic precinct meetings in both Davidson and Cornelius Thursday. There are concerts at Davidson College and live music in local clubs. And Friday night brings another in the series of ‘Tawba Walk art crawls in downtown Cornelius. And don’t forget St. Patrick’s Day: The region’s biggest party will be at Galway Hooker Irish Pub in Kenton Place, where they’ll have live music, along with plenty of food and drink both Saturday and Sunday this year. Read on for all the details.

Our Town Cinemas has “Oz the Great and Powerful,” “21 and Over,” and “Jack the Giant Slayer.” See the showtimes at right on this page. Read the full story

By CONNIE FISHER
DavidsonNews.net

Don and Divina Cook  have produced another powerful drama, currently on stage at The Warehouse for Performing Arts in Cornelius. The intriguing psycho-drama, “Crimes of Omission” was written by Don, and his wife, Divina, frequently seen on stage, is the director. Their collaborations invariably lead to success. Read the full story

Click to download a copy of the flier for the next ‘Tawba Walk.

Bella Love and Cornelius PARC are planning another ‘Tawba Walk art crawl this Friday night, March 15, in downtown Cornelius, with live art, local bands, food trucks and other vendors and entertainment.

The ‘Tawba Walk III will run from 6 to 10pm at the Oak Street Mill, 19725 Oak St.

The nighttime street festival is the latest in a series of events aimed at promoting downtown Conrelius as an arts district. Downtown businesses and organizations will extend their hours for the event, including Kadifit, Community Arts Project, Bebe Gallini’s, Ava Lilly’s, The Olive Branch, Memories Pawn Shop and Bella Love Studios. Read the full story

DavidsonNews.net is giving away a pair of tickets for this weekend’s St. Patrick’s Day party at Galway Hooker Irish Pub in Cornelius.  This year’s festival at the Hooker has expanded to two days, Saturday, March 16th and Sunday, March 17. Ticket winners get to choose which day to attend.

If you’d like to enter the drawing, please email Lyndsay Kibiloski at Read the full story

Eagle Scout Award commemorating the centennial of Scouting in America

Area Boy Scout officials will recognize the centennial of the Eagle Scout Award later this month, and they’re trying to spread the word to any Eagle Scouts who live in the Lake Norman area.  Eagle is the highest rank awarded in the Boy Scouts of America. Eagle Scouts will gather Tuesday, March 16, at 6:30pm at the Charles Mack Citizen Center, 215 N. Main St., Mooresville.

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Saturday’s Run Too Overcome races start at Davidson Village Green.

March is the perfect month to commit to being fit. If you start now there’s a good chance you’ll see results by May. And what better way to start your fitness journey than by running a local race? The words “running” and “race” are used liberally here. Feel free to walk, jog, run, come in last — whatever. Like the Nike ad says, “Just Do It.”  Read the full story