By BILL KISER
DavidsonNews.net

Davidson College’s Belk Family Performance Hall will groove to the sounds of jazz when Jeremy Davis and the Fabulous Equinox Jazz Orchestra cuts loose with its high-energy stage show on Monday night. The performance by the Equinox Jazz Orchestra highlights a week’s worth of activities and events in Davidson and the surrounding communities.  On stage, the Warehouse Performing Arts Center in Cornelius wraps up its run of the comedy “On The Verge” this week with shows Thursday through Saturday, and an ensemble from the Connie Company — the Davidson Community Players’ youth company — puts on a free performance of “A Thousand Cranes” on Friday and Saturday. Read the full story

Davidson College will host lectures on ethics, foreign policy and food, the college’s Gamut Dance Company will perform two shows and productions of “The Importance of Being Earnest” and “Metamorphoses” will appear on the Duke Family Performance Hall stage in the coming weeks. Davidson’s February public events calendar also includes the 6th Annual Apocalypse Greek Step Show, a concert by fiddler Jon Singleton and a dedication of the solar panels installed on the Baker Sports Complex roof. Here’s the calendar: Read the full story

By BILL KISER
DavidsonNews.net

Alexis V-O performs her "melody driven indie pop" at Summit Coffee Friday night.

Area stages are where it’s happening this weekend, with a healthy list of theatrical and musical performances to choose from.   The Connie Company — the youth performance group of the Davidson Community Players — and the Davidson College Theatre Department offer “Sleeping Beauty” in seven shows on Friday-Sunday at the Cunningham Theatre Center’s Barber Theatre. Meanwwhile, Warehouse Performing Arts Center in Cornelius will open its run of the comedy “On The Verge” with shows Thursday through Sunday.  On Sunday, award-winning cellist Anna Wittstruck — the granddaughter of Davidson residents Bill and Mary Vinson — performs works by Beethoven, Mozart and Shostakovich in the Sloan Music Center’s Tyler-Tallman Hall at Davidson College. Read the full story

"Sleeping Beauty" will be on stage at Davidson College. That's Desiree Domo, who played Aurora in a 2007 production. (Davidson Community Players photo)

By BILL KISER
DavidsonNews.net

Award-winning cellist Anna Wittstruck, will perform at Davidson College on Sunday afternoon as part of the college’s 2012 Concert Series. Two movies with a message will be shown in Davidson this week – “Courageous” on Wednesday at Davidson United Methodist Church, and the documentary “Dreaming Nicaragua” on Sunday night at Davidson College Presbyterian Church.

On the stage, the Connie Company — the youth performance group of the Davidson Community Players — and the Davidson College Theatre Department will perform “Sleeping Beauty” this week, with seven shows spread over Friday-Sunday at the Cunningham Theatre Center’s Barber Theatre at Davidson College.

And for something a little more lighthearted, the Warehouse Performing Arts Center in Cornelius will open its run of the comedy “On The Verge” Thursday, with shows daily through Feb. 4. There’s also live music scheduled later this week at Summit Coffee and the Brickhouse Tavern, both in downtown Davidson.

These events — and more below — are in our day-by-day calendar at right. Also, at right on this page, see our movie show times listings for Our Town Cinemas. Read the full story

Area theaters are preparing for upcoming productions, with four new shows opening soon. The Warehouse Performing Arts Center in Cornelius presents “On the Verge,” a comedy opening Jan. 26. Then, Davidson Community Players on Friday, Jan. 27, opens “Sleeping Beauty,” an adaptation of the classic tale. Also, the Players’ Connie Co. is working on a free youth production of “A Thousand Cranes,” set to open Feb. 3, and “The Borrowers” opens at Children’s Theatre of Charlotte this weekend. See below for details of the shows. Read the full story

The Cockman Family plays Saturday in the Mooresville Concerts series.

By BILL KISER
DavidsonNews.net

In the mood to hear – or sing – some good music? The gospel-singing  Cockman Family will perform Saturday night in the Mooresville Concert Series, while singers are invited to an open house Sunday for the North Mecklenburg Community Chorus. Meanwhile, many area venues will have live music this weekend, including Summit Coffee and the Lake Norman Cottage in Davidson. Also below, news about sports, a children’s show at Armour Street Theater, the Polar Bear Ride in Davidson and a Polar Bear Plunge at the YMCA in Cornelius. Read the full story