Posted on 01 May 2013.
Town Day 2012 scenes. Click to see more.
Davidson Town Day is back for another year, running Saturday, May 4, from 10am to 7pm, on the Village Green downtown. The day includes an early morning 5K race, a day of fun, food trucks, games and music, and wraps up in the evening with a Concert on the Green – one of two this weekend in Davidson. Read the full story
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Posted on 30 April 2013.
Entries in 2011 show. Registration is $15 to $25 per vehicle and admission is free for spectators.
The Ford Owners Association of the Carolinas is bringing its 9th annual Blue Oval Classic Car Show to Mooresville Ford on Saturday, May 4, 2013, from 8am to 4 pm.
Organizers expect more than 250 classic Ford cars and trucks, covering every decade from the 1920s to the present day. This year, Mercurys will be the featured vehicles at the show and the show again serves as a Fairlane Club of America mini-meet. Read the full story
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Posted on 25 April 2013.
Local youth with Activate Community Through Theatre perform “Peter Pan and Wendy” at Woodlawn School the next two weekends.
This weekend offers a variety of choices for live music, from California’s Spanky Pismo at Birdsnest to live jazz at Carrburritos to Courting Elizabeth at the Wine Cellar. Kids’ play “Peter Pan and Wendy” is on stage at Woodlawn School, while the Bark in the Park dog fest is Saturday at Rural Hill. Thursday night, staff from JV Washam and Davidson elementary schools square off in their annual charity basketball game. And Davidson’s women’s lacrosse team hosts the Big South conference lacrosse championship Friday through Sunday. There are also public meetings, poetry readings, and road races. Read on for the details.
Our Town Cinemas has “The Croods,” “42,” “Scary Movie 5,″ “Emperor,” “Oblivion,” “The Big Wedding,” and “Pain and Gain.” See the showtimes at right on this page. Read the full story
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Posted on 24 April 2013.
CMS Middle School 2013 honors band members include: back, from left, Abi Wakefield, Bass Clarinet, Ridge Road MS; Ellen Whittington, Clarinet, Francis Bradley MS; Drew Elliott, Mallets, Bailey MS; David Marin, Trumpet, Francis Bradley MS; Connor Beasley, Baritone Saxophone, Francis Bradley MS; Dante Spado, Trumpet, Ridge Road MS; Sasha Pereira, Bass Clarinet, Ridge Road MS; Leyla Ozelkan, Mallets, Ridge Road MS. Front, from left, Alannah Stephens, Flute, Ridge Road MS; Veronika Hartong, Flute, Bailey MS; Delainie Hendershot, Flute, Bailey MS; Vinitha Ravindran, Clarinet, Bailey MS; DeAndré Thompson, Trombone, Ridge Road MS.
Thirteen North Mecklenburg area middle school students were selected for the 2013 CMS Middle School Honors Band Clinic held on April 12-13, 2013, at Waddell Language Academy. Meanwhile, Hough High School senior and jazz drummer Tre’ McKinney of Huntersville, won top honors in the All-State Jazz Band weekend. And mark your calendar: Davidson College Symphony performs free this Wednesday night at Duke Family Performance Hall. Read the full story
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Posted on 22 April 2013.
Free concert of Cartoon Music by the Davidson College Symphony Wednesday night.
Town board meetings, live music at Carrburritos and other venues, and a free concert of “Cartoon Music” by the Davidson College Symphony are among the many events in the Lake Norman area this week. Tuesady brings the annual Autism Aware Fare dining fundraiser at local restaurants. On Thursday, staff from JV Washam and Davidson elementary schools will square off in a charity basketball game. And the regular-season champion Davidson College women’s lacrosse team hosts the Big South conference lacrosse championship Friday through Sunday. This coming weekend also brings the annual Miles for Marnie road race, Davidson Farmer’s Market and the “Bark in the Park” dog festival at Rural Hill in Huntersville.
Our Town Cinemas has “The Croods,” “42,” “Scary Movie 5,″ “Emperor,” “Oblivion,” “The Big Wedding,” and “Pain and Gain.” See the showtimes at right on this page. Read the full story
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Posted on 19 April 2013.
Ready for music? Davidson concert goers have taken to putting up chairs hours in advance of the Concerts on the Green. (David Boraks/DavidsonNews.net file photo)
Downtown Davidson’s 2013 Concerts on the Green season will begin April 21 with a performance by the Davidson College Symphony and Jazz Ensemble. The concert runs 6-8pm, right after the conclusion of the Art on the Green festival. This season’s lineup will include a little something for everyone, from reggae and big band to beach music and a Beatles tribute. See the schedule below. Read the full story
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