The Pumpkin Patch opens Thursday and runs through the end of October Davidson United Methodist Church’s McKay Youth House on South Main Street, Davidson. (David Boraks/DavidsonNews.net file photo)

Celebrate the arrival of Fall this weekend with numerous autumnal festivals and events. The Davidson United Methodist Church Pumpkin patch opens today at the Molly McKay Youth House on Main Street, and will be open 7 days a week through the end of October. Also tonight, the Davidson Community Players open their presentation of Tennessee Williams’ short plays, with the first showtime at 8pm. Friday night’s show performance comes with another option: a reception with DavidsonLearns that includes cocktails at Sabi, a conversation with two directors and a ticket to the show. Read on for more highlights and events from This Week’s calendar.
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Organist Virginia Vance

Davidson College’s Concert Series on Sunday afternoon will feature a program of music by great American composers Peter Schickele and Lou Harrison. Meanwhile, Virginia Vance, a Baroque music specialist and church organist from Rocky Mount, will play the second concert in the 2013-14 Organ at Davidson series on Tuesday, Oct. 8. Continue Reading

Whether you want to be prepared for those holiday gatherings, or you are just ready to do something new, now is the time to learn to shag. Enjoy some great music, meet some new friends and have some fun.   Starting on Tuesday, October 15, two seven week sets of shag dance lessons will be offered to the public by Twister’s Shag Club; a non-profit social group for singles and couples age 21 and over. Continue Reading

The Pumpkin Patch opens Thursday and runs through the end of October Davidson United Methodist Church’s McKay Youth House on South Main Street, Davidson. (David Boraks/DavidsonNews.net file photo)

Davidson United Methodist Church’s Pumpkin Patch for Missions offers pumpkins for sale through Halloween on the lawn of the Molly McKay House, 260  S. Main St. The pumpkins arrive Thursday, Oct. 3, when sales begin at 12:30pm. (Youth volunteers needed – click the link below.)

Hours: Monday-Thursday (12:30-6:00 p.m.); Friday (12:30-8:00 p.m.); Saturday (10:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m.); Sunday (10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.). Proceeds benefit youth programs of Davidson United Methodist Church. Continue Reading

MOORESVILLE – The blood-thirsty zombies are back at “Scarrigan Farms” this fall for the seventh season of haunted thrills and gruesome chills. Beginning Friday, Oct. 5, and continuing Friday to Sunday nights through Nov. 2 (and Thursday, Oct 31), brave guests will run, slide and crawl through the ½-mile, multi-leveled haunted trail, as they attempt to escape forest ghouls and wilderness psychos. Continue Reading

The last weekend of September brings with it the hint of Fall in the air. Warm days, cool nights, and the smell of burning wood as I drive through town. That is precisely what I noticed the other night at Fireside Bar & Grill, and loved it.

19330 Catawba Ave Cornelius NC 28031
(704) 892-5001 www.firesidebg.com

All summer long there the patio thrived (when it wasn’t raining,) a welcome addition to the restaurant scene making good use of the courtyard fronting Catawba Ave. The attractive center bar flanked by seating all around is inviting, but the huge outdoor fireplaces hinted that something better was in store for us later in the year.   Continue Reading