Peking Acrobats Tuesday at Davidson College

BY KARYN JESTER
DavidsonNews.net

This week is full of Davidson College sports. Davidson College women’s basketball is playing Furman on Monday, the men play Elon Thursday and UNCG on Saturday, and the baseball team has games Friday Saturday. Meanwhile, former WNBA star Andrea Stinson hosts a basketball clinic Saturday at Bailey Road Park.

The gymnasts, jugglers, cyclists and tumblers of the Peking Acrobats are coming to Davidson College’s Duke Performance Hall on Tuesday. Thursday is the opening day of the play “Masterpiece,” the story of one of the most notorious art forgers. It plays Thursday-Sunday this week.

There’s a new driver “experience” event where new drivers experience the dangers of drinking or texting while driving by wearing special goggles while driving golf carts. Also, the Davidson Farmer’s Market is open on Saturday at 9 a.m. and a chili cook-ff is at 6 p.m. on Sunday at Davidson College Presbyterian Church to benefit the Mooresville Soup Kitchen.

These events and more below, or in our day-by-day calendar at right. At right on this page, see our movie showtimes listings for Our Town Cinemas where “Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son,” “I Am Number Four,” “Just Go With It,” and “The King’s Speech” are playing.

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BY KARYN JESTER
DavidsonNews.net

Theology on Tap begins at Summit Coffee as a regular meeting to discuss theology on Thursdays. The Davidson public library has storytimes and Lunch & a Movie on Friday. On Saturday, there’s a festival to celebrate the launch of Bella Love Charlotte, a non-profit organization supporting multicultural music and arts at the Palace in Cornelius.

In theater news, the play “Frozen” has been extended to this weekend and will have performances Thursday through Saturday. It joins “Kokoro” that plays Thursday through Sunday. There is also a screening of “Girl with a Pearl Earring”on Monday as part of the series of events in advance of the play “Masterpiece” that comes to the Armour Street Theatre February 24.

These events and more below, or in our day-by-day calendar at right. At right on this page, see our movie showtimes listings for Our Town Cinemas where “Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son” and “I Am Number Four” open on Friday, joining “Just Go With It,” “127 Hours” and “The King’s Speech.”

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Lonnie Bunch, founding director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture, lectures Tuesday at Davidson College.

BY KARYN JESTER
DavidsonNews.net

A busy week in and around the area starts off with a blood drive at DCPC,  a reading by novelist Cris Mazza at Davidson College, and performances by songwriter Dan Bern at Birdsnest on Monday.  There’s also a lecture on the “Sexual Politics of Meat” by feminist author Carol J. Adams. There will be a Q&A with Ms. Adams on Tuesday and a vegan cooking workshop on Wednesday.

Davidson College’s production of the play “Kokoro” runs Wednesday-Saturday at 7:30 p.m and Sunday at 2 p.m. And there are two home basketball games this week: the Davidson Wildcat men play Georgia Southern on Wednesday and the Wildcat women play Georgia Southern on Saturday.

There are a number of concerts  to attend at Davidson College including a performance by a string band, a Davidson College Symphony performance and another by the Rhodora Winds Quintet. Also, there are two fund-raisers: Dinner at Davidson for the Davidson Trust scholarship program and the Green Ball to benefit the Davidson Lands Conservancy.

These events and more below, or in our day-by-day calendar at right. At right on this page, see our movie showtimes listings for Our Town Cinemas where “Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son” and “I Am Number Four” open on Friday, joining “Just Go With It,” “The African Queen,” “127 Hours” and “The King’s Speech.” Read the full story

Musical events are coming up in the next couple of weeks at area churches, including a big band concert at Mt. Zion United Methodist and an organ concert at Davidson United Methodist Church. Also, Davidson College Presbyerian Church has an opening for an assistant. Read the full story

BY KARYN JESTER
DavidsonNews.net

Davidson Reads starts off the weekend at Davidson College, where professors Alan Michael Parker and Shireen Campbell will be reading from their work. There’s a chance to learn how to build a wildlife habitat on your property in Mooresville on Thursday. On Friday there’s a pancake supper at Davidson Presbyterian Church and an Art Walk in Downtown Concord that will showcase art by almost 100 artists in 15 different locations. Saturday is the Davidson Farmer’s Market, a fundraiser for the Cornelius Animal Shelter and a fairy house festival in Huntersville where attendees can build their own houses. “Frozen” continues, playing Thursday-Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m.

These events and more below, or in our day-by-day calendar at right. At right on this page, see our movie showtimes listings for Our Town Cinemas where “Just Go With It” and “127 Hours” open on Friday, joining “Tron Legacy,” “The Fighter,” “Country Strong,” “The King’s Speech” and “No Strings Attached.” A special screening of “The African Queen” will take place in honor of Valentine’s Day. Read the full story

The cast of "Frozen," at Warehouse Performing Arts Center, from left, Annette Saunders, John Cunningham and Anne Lambert.

BY KARYN JESTER
DavidsonNews.net

Monday starts the week off with a panel discussion about violence against women at Davidson College and a Cannon School presentation on how to start planning for college at Davidson United Methodist Church. At Tuesday’s Town Board meeting, a public hearing will be held on the proposed rezoning the former Davidson East site on N.C. 73. Also Tuesday, the Organ at Davidson series features Michael Rowland. There’s another concert on Wednesday, this one performed by Bill and Cynthia Lawing from the Davidson College Music Department faculty. Two more Davidson faculty members will be reading from their work on Thursday at the 13th annual Davidson Reads. On stage, “Frozen” continues this weekend at Warehouse PAC. And the Davidson Farmer’s Market will be open on Saturday.

These events and more below, or in our day-by-day calendar at right. At right on this page, see our movie showtimes listings for Our Town Cinemas where “Just Go With It” and “The African Queen” open on Friday, joining “Tron Legacy,” “The Fighter,” “Country Strong,” “The King’s Speech” and “No Strings Attached.”

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