Harpsichordist Beverly Biggs, organist Jane Cain and cellist Barbara Krumdieck will combine talents on Tuesday, Jan. 13, for the fourth event in the 2014-2015 Organ at Davidson concert series, a program called “Mediterranean Baroque.” Meanwhile, saxophonist Tim Gordon headlines a free concert Jan. 30 with the Davidson College Jazz Ensemble.    Read the full story

As we start the first full week of 2015, make sure to visit our Events Calendar where you will find events like a morning meditation, Toastmasters meetings, library programs for the whole family, public meetings and an environmental tour. There will be music at The Bechtler Museum in Charlotte, auditions at The Warehouse Performing Arts Center in Cornelius and a wine tasting in Mooresville. US Sen.-elect Thom Tillis will be sworn in this week in Washington, but he’ll be back here Friday for a speech to the North Mecklenburg Republican Women. Read on for details about these events and to learn about others. Read the full story

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Are you a bridge player looking for a regular game, or some tips from the experts? The Lake Norman Bridge Center holds ACBL-sanctioned duplicate bridge games on Tuesdays at 9:30am and Thursdays at 12:30pm at Cornelius Town Hall, 21443 East Catawba Ave. Read the full story

Wrap up the holidays and ring in the New Year with a fantastic four-day weekend filled with events like the Polar Bear Plunge, a concert at the NASCAR Hall of Fame, The Davidson Jingle Bell Jog 5K and Saturday’s “white out” at Belk Arena for Davidson College’s first Atlantic 10 Conference game, against Richmond.  Also on the schedule are children’s art workshops, a model train exhibit, Rural Hill’s “First Footin’” 5-miler, a charity basketball game at Lake Norman Charter, a science workshop at Discovery Place and the last weekend of Uptown’s “Holiday on Ice.” Meanwhile, if you’re still looking for a New Year’s eve idea, check our preview of area celebrations, from First Night Charlotte to local parties. Read on for details about these events and to learn about others. Read the full story

Sold out in July, now returning to Studio-C Cinema.

Hot tip for 2015: The Lake Norman region now has two outstanding independent film series, with titles you won’t see anywhere else around here, not even in Charlotte. Studio-C Cinema and Davidson Film Club have announced their early 2015 lineups, with films ranging from the Beatles’ flick “A Hard Day’s Night” and John Waters “Polyester” to award-winners from France, Denmark and Norway. Also below, a preview of the 2015 Charlotte Jewish Film Festival, including Monday screenings at the Regal Birkdale cinema. Read the full story

Looking for something to do on New Year’s Eve? Here’s a list we compiled that runs from Mooresville to south Charlotte and that just may help you ring in 2015. We’ve also got a variety of other events this week, from drop-in art parties the next few days at Cornelius Arts Center to the Belk Bowl football game in Charlotte to the annual New Year’s Day ‘First Footin” celebration and 5 mile race at Historic Rural Hill. Read the full story