Our calendar in and around Davidson this week gets off to a busy start Monday with a planning workshop in east Davidson, a report from the citizen task force studying high water bills in north Mecklenburg, and a lecture about the future of the news business at Davidson College.  The week also brings theater auditions and performances, a Town Board budget retreat, music and another of Davidson Farmers Market’s winter tailgate markets Saturday. Those and other events below.

Details about these events and others in Davidson this week may be found in on our day-by-day calendar of events on the right side of the main Guide page. Read the full story

Charlotte Teachers Institute presents a program for teachers: “Exploding Canons: Thinking Differently About Disease.” Davidson College and UNCC professors lead the following discussion topics: How Disease Shaped the Americas, HIV and Unexpected Immunities, Cultural Stereotypes and Pandemics, Perceptions of Disease and Disability and Effects and Diagnosis of Re-Disease in the Classroom.

WHEN:
WHERE: Bechtler Museum of Modern Art, 420 S. Tryon St., Charlotte

RSVP by Feb. 15 to info@charlotteteachers.org or 704-687-0078.

This weekend in Davidson will be quiet as the holidays approach, but not without a few high points. The men’s basketball team plays at home on Thursday night before heading to New York City to play Cornell on Sunday. Be sure to visit the Davidson Farmer’s Market on Saturday for baked goods and produce for your holiday festivities.

The Armour Street Theatre hosts three shows of “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown” on Saturday in a fund-raiser for Davidson-Cornelius Day Care,  while “It’s a Wonderful Life” continues there through Sunday. And if you’re looking for a true Christmas event, look no further than the Cornelius Presbyterian Church “Noel Celebration.”

On Friday, enjoy the music and beverages at Summit Coffee and make a donation to the family of Jorge Fiscal Cruz, the Davidson restaurant worker who was recently killed in a traffic accident.

Thursday also brings a blood drive at the Lowe’s YMCA in Mooresville.

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By SARAH WETENHALL
DavidsonNews.net

What are your favorite holiday memories? If they include good food, shopping, decorations, spending time with friends and family, music, charity or Santa you won’t want to miss this year’s Christmas in Davidson. Come out and enjoy the festive mood during the 21st annual celebration Thursday to Saturday nights, 6-p.m. in downtown Davidson.

This year’s festival will have a more local flavor – literally – than some years past, says Margaret Martens, who helped to plan the event for the Town of Davidson. Local restaurants will be serving most of the food and Read the full story

Christmas in Davidson runs Thursday to Saturday nights, and is expected to bring  thousands to downtown Davidson for music, food, carriage rides and a visit from Santa. Don’t forget the north Mecklenburg Christmas parade Saturday beginning at 1 p.m. downtown. And in keeping with the holiday theme, Davidson College Presbyterian Church’s annual Christmas Vespers will be Sunday. And Davidson Community Players opens “It’s a Wonderful Life” Thursday night. The nearly-sold out show has 15 performances through Dec. 22.

And at the college Saturday night, choose between a jazz concert with New York saxophonist Tim Armacost and the Davidson Jazz Ensemble, or the annual Red and Black Ball, a fund-raiser for children with AIDS and Mwandi Christian Mission Hospital. Read the full story

It’s a weekend for panel discussions, a theater opening and the Carolina Renaissance Festival. Thursday, the DavidsonReads community reading program presents a panel of local clergy discussing religion and education and this year’s townwide reading book, “The Color of Water,” by James McBride. Saturday, Davidson United Methodist Church hosts a community forum on restorative justice.

The Davidson College men’s soccer team plays Elon on Saturday with hopes of adding to their wins against other North Carolina schools, including Tuesday’s defeat of Duke

Davidson Community Players raise the curtain Thursday night on their latest production, “Almost, Maine,” a romantic comedy that follows nine tales of love on a cold, clear, moonless night in the fictional town of the title. Also, the Carolina Renaissance Festival opens its six-week run off Poplar Tent Road, east of Davidson. Read the full story