State Rep. Thom Tills speaks Tuesday at North Meck Republican Women.

Hold your breath: It’s a busy week ahead in and around Davidson. What to pick? The North Meck Rotary and Angels of ’97 have annual charity golf tournaments at either end of the work week. Tuesday is chock full of meetings and lectures: Davidson Rotary, the Davidson Town Board, and the North Meck Republican Women all are meeting. At the college are lectures on immigration reform and by visiting artist Ewan Gibbs. Also Tuesday, Organ at Davidson opens its 2010-11 series with a concert by Robert Parris. Charlotte Mecklenburg Utilities holds a public meeting Wednesday on possible reform of the water rate structure. The weekend brings a variety of opportunities, including the Know Your Farms’ 2nd annual tour of area farms and the Davidson Lands Conservancy’s Run for Green road races and Green Day Festival. On Sunday, the world-class Music @ St. Alban’s series kicks off with the fifth annual “BachFest,” while Mt. Zion United Methodist Church starts its 2010-11 concert series with a performance by the Vianello Trio. Also Sunday, it’s the final 2010 Concert on the Green, with the Davidson College Symphony and Jazz Ensemble.

Details on those and other events this week below or on our clickable day-by-day calendar at right.

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Tom Cotter is selling body parts in a fund-raiser tied to the NYC Marathon.

Also ahead, Rotary and Angels of ’97 golf tourneys at Birkdale, and the Taste of Art fund-raiser

Want a piece of Tom Cotter? The Davidson resident and sports marketer is selling parts of himself as he raises money for a charity called Team for Kids and prepares to run in the New York Marathon this November. Also, the Community Arts Project of Cornelius has begun ticket sales for its annual Taste of Art fund-raiser Oct. 5 at Fresh Market. Meanwhile, a pair of charity golf tournaments is coming up next week at Birkdale Golf Club: the annual Rotary Club of North Mecklenburg Charity Golf Tournament is Monday. And the Angels of ’97 will host the Seventh Annual “Puttin’ for A Purpose” Golf Tournament on Friday. Those events and more in our fund-raising calendar below.
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Our weekend in and around Davidson starts with literary events tonight (Thursday), including an appearance by soldier-poet Brian Turner at Davidson College. Friday brings a midday “Musical Interlude” with keyboardist Henry Lebedinsky playing a program of Russian music, and an evening Concert on the Green with the Extraordinaires. Davidson Farmer’s Market runs Saturday morning downtown, when you’ll also find a Community Garage Sale at the Lake Norman YMCA. Hough High’s football team hosts Garinger at home on Saturday night. Don’t forget the premiere of the local film “The Trial” at Our Town Cinemas Friday and Saturday. And Christa Faut Gallery hosts a reception for local artist Elizabeth Bradford, whose work is featured there this month.
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Extraordinaires, Friday night on the Green.

Our week begins with Labor Day off for many, though Davidson College classes remain in session. The Amazing Maize Maze is open at Rural Hill farm in Huntersville. The rest of the week bring a variety of sporting events, public meetings, and fund-raisers. ReadDavidson kicks off its 2010 townwide reading series with two events looking at this year’s book, “A Walk in the Woods” by Bill Bryson. On Tuesday, Davidson College professor Christine Marshall leads a discussion at the library. On Sunday, historical interpreter Charles Williams will discuss Andre Michaux’s botanical walk through the Carolinas in the 1780s. Also this week, a talk about snakes by Davidson professor Mike Dorcas at Mooresville Library Thursday, and a Saturday exhibit opening for local artist Elizabeth Bradford. Also this weekend, Our Town Cinemas premieres the local film “The Trial,” produced in Charlotte and based on a book by Charlotte lawyer and writer Robert Whitlow. And don’t forget Friday’s Concert on the Green, with the Extraordinaires.

Details on those and other events below, or check our clickable day-by-day calendar at right on this page.

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Ingersoll-Rand employees handed a big check to staff at Ada Jenkins Center last Friday, Aug. 27.

Fund-raisers next week to aid Habitat for Humanity, YMCA

Employees at Ingersoll Rand in Davidson competed in a triathlon last month, and ended up raising $60,000 for the Ada Jenkins Center on Gamble Street. Meanwhile, looking ahead at fund-raising events next week: Women of NASCAR are hosting a fund-raising dinner Tuesday, Sept. 7, as they team up to raise money to build a Habitat for Humanity house. And Lake Norman YMCA is seeking donations of items for its annual Community Garage Sale, which is Saturday, Sept. 11. Those events and more in our fund-raising calendar below.
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Davidson Lands Conservancy will host its annual road race, the Run for Green, on Saturday, Sept. 18, featuring 5K, 10K and half-marathon races. That’s followed by the 2nd annual Green Day festival with food, music and fun on the Village Green in downtown Davidson.

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