Friday is Arbor Day in Davidson, with an afternoon celebration on the Village Green, organized by the Town of Davidson’s Natural Assets and Tree Advisory Board. Events leading up to the day a lunchtime seminar Thursday at Town Hall on home gardening. Performances of “Violet” continue at Davidson Community Players’ Armour Street Theatre. Duke Energy CEO Jim Rogers speaks about “green” energy during a conference Saturday at Davidson College. And Davidson Farmers Market hosts another winter tailgate market Saturday downtown. Those and other events below. Read the full story

Tony Abbott, Dana Professor Emeritus of English at Davidson College, will teach a weekly class on novelist Reynolds Price beginning this Sunday, March 21, during the Sunday school hour at Davidson College Presbyterian Church. Read the full story

Organist Timothy J. Belk performs Tuesday, March 16, at 7:30 p.m. in the 4th Annual all-Bach program, celebrating Johann Sebastian Bach’s birth week, as part of the Organ at Davidson series at Davidson College Presbyterian Church. Read the full story

Mary Margaret Shepherd said this week she is leaving as interim director of campus ministry at Davidson College Presbyterian Church. Also, local churches have listed a variety of events in the coming days and weeks, from a potluck lunch at Davidson United Methodist Church on Sunday to a ballet performance on Easter at River’s Edge Church. Details below. Read the full story

Pam Carter of Charlotte, who survived the January earthquake in Haiti, will be in Davidson Monday, Feb. 22, to speak about her experience. Her talk begins at 7 p.m. in the sanctuary of Davidson United Methodist Church, 233 S. Main St. Read the full story

Davidson College Presbyterian Church associate pastor Julie Hill, who has been working at the church for more than 5 years, told the congregation last week that she is leaving to take a post at a church in Albemarle.

Also in this column:

• Plans for alternative worship service at Davidson College Presbyterian Church during Lent.
• A Feb. 20 “Prayer Shawl” event at Davidson United Methodist Church.
• Two new groups will begin meeting soon at Davidson United Methodist Church, one for those dealing with separation and divorce and one aimed at divorce care for kids.
• News about upcoming guests at the UU Fellowship of Lake Norman.

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