“A Screaming Man” – “Un homme qui crie.”

By DAVID BORAKS
DavidsonNews.net

The newly formed Davidson Film Club will make its debut on Saturday, Jan. 26, screening the 2010 France/Chad political drama “A Screaming Man.” The club also announced a new location for its planned monthly screenings, at the Davidson Community Players’ Armour Street Theatre, 307 Armour St. in Davidson. Continue Reading

Davidson Senior Scholars holds its monthly program this Wednesday, Jan. 16, featuring Scott Galloway, director of Susie Films in Charlotte. The program begins at 1pm at the Davidson Parks & Recreation offices, 416 Armour St., Davidson. Continue Reading

College of Charleston visits Davidson College Saturday night for the annual Kicks from Cats game, benefiting the A2S Foundation.

It’s a big week for live music in the Lake Norman area, with gigs at a variety of local venues. That includes a CD-release party for Davidson musician Rusty Knox Saturday at Summit Coffee in Davidson, and weekend music at The Galway Hooker in Cornelius. Warehouse Performing Arts Center has two performances this week of “The Last Five Years,” a concert version of Jason Robert Brown’s contemporary musical, which chronicles the five-year life of a marriage. Also this week, several meetings are scheduled on regional growth and transportation issues, beginning with a “Widen I-77″ citizens meeting Monday night.

On the big screen, Our Town Cinemas has “Gangster Squad,” “Les Miserables,” “This is 40″ and “Zero Dark Thirty.” See showtimes at right on this page. Continue Reading

The cemetery on North Main Street in Davidson figures in the Feb. 10 program Murder on South Street. (David Boraks/DavidsonNews.net)

Davidson Parks & Recreation is now accepting registration for a variety of programs in the next couple of months from a Feb. 10 lecture called “Murder on South Street” co-hosted with Davidson Historical Society to a March 16 mystery dinner theater presentation by About Town Tours at historic Beaver Dam. There’s also a Seagrove Pottery road trip, a watercolor class with instructor Jim Kerr, and cooking and writing classes. Continue Reading

By DAVID BORAKS
DavidsonNews.net

The Cockman Family plays Saturday night in the Mooresville concert series.

I don’t know about you, but the forecast of spring-like weather has me looking forward to the weekend. Temperatures pushing 70 will add a twist to Saturday’s Rocky River Road Club Polar Bear 100k and 50k bike rides, which depart from Ingersoll Rand in Davidson. At Friday happy hour, Summit Coffee’s upstairs Freckled Dog Pub marks its first anniversary. Or will the crowd choose the patio? On Saturday, Too Wet to Plow plays old time string band music at Summit, while Clark’s Creeke acoustic duo is at The Wine Cellar in Cornelius. On stage, Warehouse Performing Arts Center in Cornelius has a cool theatrical event: a three-night production of a live radio-play of the detective classic “The Maltese Falcon.” I got a preview Wednesday and can’t wait to see it. the Read on for the details.

And don’t forget the movies: Our Town Cinemas has “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey,” “Jack Reacher,” “This is 40″ and “Les Miserables” this week, with openings Friday for “Gangster Squad” and “Zero Dark Thirty.” See showtimes at right on this page. Continue Reading

Now that the holidays are over, it’s time to discuss taxes. That, and losing weight. I’m not sure which is worse, dealing with tax returns or dropping those 10 extra pounds of eggnog and glazed ham. Neither are fun. But, preparing for April 15th doesn’t have to be bad. In fact, it can be good if we get creative in reducing our tax liability. Think boats.

Life at the lake means one thing: lots of them. Do you have one you’d like to unload? Are you in the market for a new one and don’t want to deal with the hassle of selling? Continue Reading