Posted on 13 February 2011.
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
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Posted on 07 February 2011.
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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Posted on 03 February 2011.
BY KARYN JESTER
DavidsonNews.net
The slam poetry group FreeWord Poets starts off the weekend by performing at a meeting of the Charlotte Writers’ Club North Thursday night at Davidson College 
Presbyterian Church. Also on Thursday are two educational sessions: the panel discussion “Iran: Addressing the Nuclear Threat” in Charlotte and an ethics forum about sex-trafficking in Latin America. The Lake Norman Regional Medical Center in Mooresville is hosting Going Red for Women Lunch & Learn, a program on women and heart health on Friday. On Friday, there’s a Spaghetti Supper at Davidson Presbyterian, Stargazing at Fisher Farm and a Zydeco concert. Read the full story
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Posted on 13 January 2011.
By KARYN JESTER
Davidsonnews.net
The snow wiped out most of what was planned for the beginning of the week. (Catch up with cancellations and weather related announcements in our coverage under the “cancellations” tag.) Area YMCAs have extended their free open houses originally scheduled Tuesday to last through Friday, Jan. 14. Thursday is the first day of the “Financial Peace University” program at Mt. Zion United Methodist Church, and there’s a lecture on lake-friendly landscaping by landscape designer Jan Enright in Mooresville. On Thursday night photographer Mitch Epstein and author Susan Bell will give a talk at Davidson College Visual Arts Center about their project that evaluates people’s relationships with energy. The Davidson library branch has toddler and preschool storytimes on Friday and Paws to Read on Saturday and there’s basketball Friday through Sunday.
These events and more below, or in our day-by-day calendar at right. Also at right on this page, see our movie showtimes listings for Our Town Cinemas. “The Green Hornet” opens on Friday, joining “Black Swan,” “Little Fockers,” “True Grit” and “The Chronicles of Narnia.
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Posted on 10 January 2011.
By KARYN JESTER
Davidsonnews.net
There’s a good mixture of events this week that includes music, sports, lectures, and more. But many of Monday’s events have been postponed because of snow. Check our cancellations list on the front page for the latest info. Among this week’s cultural events is an artist lecture on Thursday by photographer Mitch Epstein and author Susan Bell, who will speak about their Internet and public art project whatisamericanpower.com. There’s a program at the Davidson College Presbyterian Church on Sunday that explores poetic images in faith.
Meetings this week include a Davidson town board meeting on Tuesday and a Lake Norman Transportation Commission meeting on Wednesday. The North Mecklenburg Republic Women’s meeting has been cancelled due to snow. The week closes with men’s and women’s basketball. The men play Furman on Wednesday and Wofford on Saturday. The women play Chattanooga on Friday and Samford on Sunday.
These events and more below, or in our day-by-day calendar at right. Also at right on this page, see our movie showtimes listings for Our Town Cinemas. “The Green Hornet” opens on Friday, joining “Black Swan,” “Little Fockers,” “True Grit” and “The Chronicles of Narnia.”
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Posted on 07 January 2011.
Thomas Warburton
Updated Sunday, Jan. 9
The Jan. 11 Organ at Davidson concert by Thomas Warburton, emeritus professor at UNC-Chapel Hill, was postponed because of winter weather. The concerrt has been rescheduled to Tuesday, Jan. 18, at 7:30 p.m. at Davidson College Presbyterian Church. Read the full story
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