The new year has arrived, with a few tasty tidbits for your entertainment pleasure in and around Davidson this week. The Rocky River Road Club holds its annual Polar Bear winter bike ride Saturday morning, raising money for Ada Jenkins Center. Davidson College men’s basketball team is in town for two more games, tonight in a Cats-vs.-Dogs matchup with Samford, and Saturday afternoon against Appalachian State.

There’s also a variety of music at Summit Coffee and The Brickhouse this week, including the Rusty Knox Band at Summit Thursday and jazz guitarist Dennis Currier and Terzetto Saturday at Summit – the latter a rare chance to hear some home-grown jazz right here in Davidson. The college is slowly coming back to life, as students will arrive at the weekend for classes that resume Monday. And Davidson Farmers Market starts its winter tailgate markets Saturday morning, continuing every other week. Read the full story

Marla Brown

Playwright and performance artist Marla Brown will be the guest speaker at the Jan. 7 meeting of Charlotte Writers’ Club North. Also, a new year of workshops is beginning at Weathers Creek Writers Series.
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It’s New Year’s Eve – happy New Year from your friends at DavidsonNews.net. Many businesses and government offices are closing for the holiday, but there’s music at Brickhouse Tavern and a “First Night” festival in Charlotte. On Saturday afternoon, catch the Davidson women’s basketball team playing UNC Greensboro at Belk Arena.

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Davidson Parks & Recreation is now pre-registering for programs that begin in January -from ongoing meetings such as Davidson Senior Scholars and Lake Norman Teen Council to music and dance classes to activities for pre-schoolers and other kids.

To register, or for more information, visit www.ci.davidson.nc.us or call 704-892-3349. All programs are held at the Parks & Rec office, 416 Armour St.,  unless noted. Read the full story

James Family Christmas.

For the past three years, the James Family of Mooresville has hosted an automated holiday music-and-light show at their home on Springtime Lane, off Shearer Road. But this may be the last for the popular attraction because of vandalism and unruly behavior outside the home. Read the full story

This week brings the end of 2009 and the start of 2010. Holiday house parties are continuing, including New Year’s eve on Thursday. Davidson’s men’s and women’s basketball teams have a series of home games over the next week. There’s music at Brickhouse Tavern, where Spin plays Wednesday and Thursday nights.

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