"Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides" opens with a midnight show Thursday at Our Town Cinemas.

By KARYN JESTER
DavidsonNews.net

The film “A Race to Nowhere,” about the high-pressure culture of schools, will be shown at Davidson College Presbyterian Church on Monday. On Tuesday, there’s a public hearing at Cornelius Town Hall about the planned diverging diamond interchange for the intersection of I-77 and Catawba Avenue. Tuesday is also the day of the Davidson Commissioner Chat, where residents are able to meet with commissioners in an informal setting to discuss town issues. On Thursday, the Lag B’Omer Festival, hosted by Beth Shalom of Lake Norman, takes place outside of the St. Alban’s Episcopal Church. The Lake Norman Hospice Regatta is Friday to Sunday and a ceremony Saturday will formally open the West Branch Greenway. On Sunday, the Cornelius Concert Series at Mt. Zion United Methodist Church wraps up with an outdoor show by singer-songwriter Michael Reno Harrell.

These events and more below, or in our day-by-day calendar at right. At right on this page, see our movie show times listings for Our Town Cinemas where “Bridesmaids” and “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides” opens, joining “Thor,” “Bridesmaids,” “Jane Eyre,” and “Water for Elephants.” The theater plans a special midnight opening Thursday for “Pirates of the Caribbean,” including half-price beer. Read the full story

Woodlawn School and Davidson College Presbyterian Church are hosting a screening of “Race to Nowhere,” produced by a mother of teens out of concern for her kids. The screening is Monday, May 16, 7 p.m., in DCPC Congregation House, 218 Concord Road.

The film examines the high-pressure culture that has invaded many schools and many children’s lives. It’s intended to shine a light on the price young people pay for competing.

The screening has been organized by Neal Bartl, a Woodlawn School junior and Davidson resident. A discussion after the film will include comments by teacher Jeff Joyce, of W.A. Hough High School, and Beth Helfrich, of Woodlawn School.

Admission is free; optional donations to Woodlawn School’s Trailblazer Fund will be accepted. Please register at http://rtndavidson.eventbrite.com/.

Music @ St. Alban’s will present a concert by the Seicento String Band performing “Vivaldi: The Storm” on Sunday, May 1, at 3 p.m., at St. Alban’s Episcopal Church in Davidson.
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Opening at Our Town Cinemas

By KARYN JESTER
DavidsonNews.net

Cornelius has an Earth Day celebration Thursday at  Smithville Park with games, music and arts & crafts. Also on Thursday, Jimmy Buffett is performing in Charlotte while on stage at Davidson College, performances of student-directed one-act plays continue. There’s an Earth Day concert in Davidson at the Birdsnest on Friday where ticket sales will go towards converting one of Davidson’s streetlights to solar power. The Davidson Farmer’s Market is open Saturday morning, and the weekend also brings egg hunts at venues such as Latta Plantation and Rural Hill as well as Easter services Sunday.

These events and more below, or in our day-by-day calendar at right. At right on this page, see our movie show times listings for Our Town Cinemas where “Water for Elephants” opens on Friday, joining “Soul Surfer,” “Hanna,” “Hop,” “Atlas Shrugged,” and “Rio.”

This weekend’s musical lineup at Summit Coffee in Davidson includes The Mark Mandeville and Raianne Richards Duo, Chuck Johnson and Host Rob McHale on Thursday night, Davidson Local on Friday, and the Rick Spreitzer Trio on Saturday. At Friday night’s Davidson Local show, they’ll be passing the hat for Ernest Jeffries, the Davidson College dean and Gethsemane Baptist Church pastor whose home was destroyed in a fire two weeks ago.

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The Mt. Zion Chancel Choir performs in the Cornelius Concert Series. (Mt. Zion UMC Photo)

Mt. Zion United Methodist Church, at 19600 Zion Ave., invites community members to join the Mt. Zion Chancel Choir and instrumental ensemble for music and meditation April 17.

The Mt. Zion Chancel Choir and instrumental ensemble will present “Come Touch the Robe,” by Pepper Choplin, along with piano and organ duets played by Julie Jones and Woody Washam. Read the full story

Reptile Day is Saturday at Davidson College's herpetology lab. (Patti McKinnon photo)

By KARYN JESTER
DavidsonNews.net

The weekend in and around Davidson brings a long list of community events, from Friday night’s Davidson Gallery Crawl to the opening of the Davidson Farmer’s Market’s regular season debut Saturday morning, to the Lake Norman YMCA Family Fun Day Saturday. The “Miles for Marnie” duathlon, 5k and kids’ fun run is Saturday morning, and Davidson College’s baseball team hosts UNC Greensboro. Writer Bonita Jones Knott gives a spoken word performance at Warehouse Performing Arts Center. And “Stuart Little” continues this weekend at Armour Street Theater. Meanwhile, Saturday is also Reptile Day at Davidson College.

These events and more below, or in our day-by-day calendar at right. At right on this page, see our movie show times listings for Our Town Cinemas where “Soul Surfer” and “Hanna” open on Friday, joining “The Lincoln Lawyer,” “Hop,” “Source Code,” and “Limitless.”

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