Joseph Bathanti

This Weekend’s calendar brings dozens of events across the region, including a visit to Main Street Books in Davidson by NC Poet Laureate Joseph Bathanti on Sunday, a WFAE Public Conversation Thursday night on Home Owners Associations, an art opening at Cornelius’s Brick Row Gallery, and a several spiritual lectures and discussions on Sunday. And don’t forget about Saturday night’s Eden Street Market gallery crawl in Davidson. Read on for more highlights and events from This Weekend’s calendar.
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42nd Annual 2014 Mid-Atlantic Boat Show
Charlotte Convention Center
501 S. College Street Charlotte NC 28202

Spring is in the air even if it doesn’t feel like it today. Because chances are yesterday (or the day before) it did and the birds in my backyard have confirmed it with their brilliant chirping and choreographed mating dance routines. I see plenty of warm weather and birds’ nests on my patio in the very near future. Continue Reading

Don DeLillo

Don DeLillo, one of the country’s most celebrated authors of novels, short stories, plays and essays, will give Davidson College’s annual Conarroe lecture on Monday, Feb. 17.

Also, NC Poet Laureate Joseph Bathanti will be at Main Street Books on Sunday. See below.  Continue Reading

Works from the group show ‘Covergence,’ which opens at Brick Row Gallery on Friday.

Brick Row Gallery will host an opening reception Friday, Feb. 7, from 6-9pm  for a new show titled “Convergence,” featuring works by artists who participated in the gallery’s “Small Works Invitational” in December. They include Melissa D. Johnston, Scott Partridge, Nathaniel Lancaster and Brian Rumping. Bella Love Inc. operates the gallery, at 21325 Catawba Ave., in the heart of Old Town Cornelius. (facebook.com/brickrowcornelius)

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Carolina Get Down breakdancing competition is Saturday in Cornelius.

February is here, and with it a plethora of events across the Lake Norman Region. Davidson College invites the public to a lecture on ethics and a performance of “Fahrenheit 451″ by the Aquila Theatre Company, the Davidson Green School is holding another info session, and both the Cornelius and Davidson Town Boards will meet. Read on for more highlights and events from This Week’s calendar. Continue Reading

The indies + docs film series this weekend presents the award-winning Belgian film “The Broken Circle Breakdown,” with screenings Friday and Saturday at Cornelius Arts Center. Meawhile, the Feb. 8 film at Davidson Film Club will be “The Violin,” from Mexico.   Continue Reading