Sarah Sullivan

On Sunday, March 28, the Music at St. Alban’s series presents the gifted 16-year-old flutist Sarah Sullivan and members of the St. Alban’s Bach Festival Orchestra in a concert titled “Bohemian Rhapsody: Music of Mozart’s Prague. The concert begins at 3 p.m. at St. Alban’s Episcopal Church, 301 Caldwell Lane.
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Davidson College's crew hosts charity regatta for Habitat for Humanity Saturday.

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

On Saturday, March 20, contralto Diane Thornton and pianist Grant Jones will perform “An Evening of American Art Song,” songs by American composers, as well as the premiere of four new songs by Davidson composer Mary Armistead-Jones. The free concert is at 7:30 p.m. in Sloan Music Center’s Tyler-Tallman Hall on the Davidson College campus. Read the full story

There may be clouds in the forecast but there’s nothing dim about the calendar of events in and around Davidson this weekend. From an exhibit opening with Davidson College visiting artist Lydia Musco Thursday to the opening of Davidson Community Players’ “Violet,” to live jazz at Summit Coffee Saturday, the arts scene is hopping. Davidson College hosts its annual Women’s Leadership Conference Saturday, and Davidson Housing Coalition hosts a meeting Saturday for prospective home buyers. And check the Our Town Cinemas schedule, too, for Oscar-winning films.

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Timothy Belk

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

Jennifer Foster

Chopin

Monday, March 1, is the 200th anniversary of the birth of composer Fryderyk Chopin and brings the start of an ambitious year-long project Davidson public-radio station WDAV-FM, 89.9: 200 two-minute segments about Chopin’s life and music.
SCHEDULE: “Radio Chopin” segment and other programs today: see below.
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