
People gathered on the green to chat, visit artists' booths and listen to music Saturday at the 2011 Art on the Green. (David Boraks/DavidsonNews.net)
Posted on 01 May 2011.

People gathered on the green to chat, visit artists' booths and listen to music Saturday at the 2011 Art on the Green. (David Boraks/DavidsonNews.net)
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Posted on 28 April 2011.
By KARYN JESTER
DavidsonNews.net
There are a lot of good cultural events happening this weekend to get excited about. Friday, former president and general manager of Lowe’s Motor Speedway Humpy Wheeler speaks at Davidson College and there’s an arts festival at Cannon School featuring Omimeo Mime Theatre. Saturday is Ada Jenkins Center’s “Fire” 5k and BBQ Fundraiser. The Art on the Green juried art festival is Saturday and Sunday and includes live music and food. Davidson’s Farmer’s Market is open and North Mecklenburg High School is having a horticultural sale on Saturday morning. There’s a big outdoor spring music festival in Charlotte called AWOL, and the Queen’s Cup in Mineral Springs, both on Saturday.
These events and more below, or in our day-by-day calendar at right. At right on this page, see our movie show times listings for Our Town Cinemas, where “Fast Five” opens on Friday, joining “Soul Surfer,” “Water For Elephants,” “Atlas Shrugged,” and “Rio.” Read the full story
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Posted on 27 April 2011.
Saturday performances11:15-11:30 a.m. – Community School of Davidson-Dance Students Noon – 1 p.m. – Jimi Ray (acoustic variety) 1:15 – 2:45 p.m. – Matt Stratford (acoustic variety) 3-4:30 p.m. – The Merrows (folk) SundayNoon-1 p.m. – Tom Billotto (classic standards) 1:15 – 2:45 p.m. – Matt Stratford (acoustic variety) 3-4 p.m. – Jimi Ray (acoustic variety)
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Davidson’s annual Art on the Green festival returns to the Village Green this weekend, part of the April is for Arts celebration of art and culture in North Mecklenburg. Art on the Green includes food, music, and a juried exhibit and demonstrations of arts and crafts by regional artists.
The festival is Saturday, April 30, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, May 1, from noon to 4 p.m.
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Posted on 25 April 2010.
See a gallery of photos from Art on the Green, CLICK HERE>
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Posted on 22 April 2010.
It’s Davidson College reunion weekend, with a horde of alumni due back in town for festivities on campus. Welcome alums! Elsewhere in town, it’s the annual Art on the Green festival downtown, the season’s first Concert on the Green Sunday (featuring the Davidson College Symphony and Jazz Ensemble), and an exclusive screening of the North Carolina-produced film “Wesley,” about the life of John Wesley.
For details on these events in and around Davidson, as well as coming events, check our day-by-day calendar at right. And see a full weekend list below.
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Posted on 19 April 2010.
Our community calendar in and around Davidson this week includes fund-raising golf tournaments, another informal chat with members of the Davidson Town Board, and a variety of other meetings and music. Meanwhile, looking ahead to the weekend, it’s Art on the Green, the annual festival of art, crafts, food and music on the Village Green Saturday and Sunday. And the Davidson College symphony and jazz ensemble play Sunday night in the first Concert on the Green of the season. Read on for the details. On stage, “Charlotte’s Web” continues at Armour Street Theatre Saturday and Sunday. Read the full story
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