By BILL KISER
DavidsonNews.net
It’s a week full of the arts — for the eyes, ears and taste buds — for residents in Davidson and surrounding communities. See below for details. Read the full story
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Arts for the eyes, ears and taste buds
Posted on 14 November 2011.
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Festival brings soul food and music to Rural Hill Sat.
Posted on 27 June 2011.
The events just keep coming at Historic Rural Hill in Huntersville. On Saturday evening, July 2, the center hosts the 2nd annual Soul Food Festival, an evening of soul food and soul music. Organizers describe it as “an inviting event that highlights the aroma of traditional soul food cooking in the air while bringing together families & friends in an outdoor social setting for a day of reunion, information and live national award winning entertainment.”
Performers include Cameo, Barkays, After 7, Dazz Band, SWV, and Confunkshun. Read the full story
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Ada Jenkins’ ‘Fire,’ Art on the Green, Humpy Wheeler
Posted on 25 April 2011.
By KARYN JESTER
DavidsonNews.net
Eat out at select restaurants during the Autism Aware Fare on Tuesday and have some of your money go to the Autism Society of North Carolina, Mecklenburg County Chapter. On Friday, Davidson College hosts a traditional southern dinner and book signing with Humpy Wheeler, former president and general manager of Lowe’s Motor Speedway. Fund-raisers this week include the Davidson Lands Conservancy’s “Toast the Earth” event Friday, and Ada Jenkins Center’s annual “Fire” 5k race and a BBQ fund-raiser on Saturday. Davidson’s annual Art on the Green festival is Saturday and Sunday, while the Seicento String Band plays a concert called “Vivaldi: The Storm” on historical instruments on 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 “Fast Five” opens on Friday, joining “Soul Surfer,” “Water For Elephants,” “Atlas Shrugged,” and “Rio.” Read the full story
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‘Green Drinks’ gatherings to begin at Campania
Posted on 09 March 2011.
A networking group for people in the renewable energy field called Green Drinks Charlotte is coming to Davidson at the end of this month. Organizers say the gatherings are meet-ups for people who work in the renewable energy, green and clean tech.
Parks & Rec has camp openings, tickets to ‘Wicked’
Posted on 25 May 2010.
Davidson Parks & Recreation has openings for a variety of youth summer camps. The department has about five tickets left in a local trip to see the hit musical “Wicked” in Charlotte on June 1. And Parks & Rec is offering a day trip to the Levering Orchard in Mount Airy on Wednesday, June 9. Read on for details. Read the full story
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Chocolate, wine & wi-fi; also, Chef Charles news
Posted on 24 February 2010.
Nancy Rezek of La Parisienne shows off some of the shop's chocolates. (David Boraks/DavidsonNews.net photo)
La Parisienne Chocolate, Coffee & Wine Lounge on North Main Street is attracting a following with its unusual mix of chocolates, wines by the glass and free wireless internet. More below, as well as news from Davidson Farmers Market’s Charles Semail about his plans for a Davidson shop, Chef Charles Grill 2 Go. Read the full story
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