Our week begins with a blood drive at the YMCA on Monday and Tuesday, includes a free jazz concert at the college on Wednesday and wraps up with a weekend full of events, from the annual “Blackout Belk” basketball game, pitting Davidson’s men vs. Charlotte, to The Beggar Boys’ popular annual holiday concert at St. Alban’s Episcopal Church. It’s the second weekend of Davidson Community Players’ production of “A Christmas Story.” And Warehouse Performing Arts Center in Cornelius hosts two nights of “Holly Days,” featuring vocalist, pianist and actress Helen Russell.

These events and more below, or in our day-by-day calendar at right. Also at right on this page, see our movie listings for Our Town Cinemas, where they’re showing “Harry Potter,” “Love and Other Drugs,” “Waiting for Superman” and “Tangled.” And coming at week’s end: “It’s a Wonderful Life,” which runs Dec 10-16. All tickets for this classic holiday film are $7, with $1 of each ticket donated to Ada Jenkins Center, and Toys for Tots. Read the full story

The last week of February brings author Margaret Atwood to town for a public lecture on Thursday and includes the final Davidson College men’s basketball home game on Wednesday. The week begins Monday with a visit to Davidson United Methodist Church by Haiti earthquake survivor Pam Carter of Charlotte and a Davidson Planning Board monthly meeting. Also tonight, the Davidson College women’s basketball team hosts Georgia Southern at Belk Arena.

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We’ve got an action-packed weekend ahead in Davidson – all the music and events originally planned, plus a few bonus features rescheduled from snowy weekends over the past month. The Davidson Farmers Market is back with another tailgate market Saturday morning. Saturday also brings the rescheduled Davidson Cares worship service and community service project to help earthquake victims in Haiti. And ragtime pianist Ethan Uslan has rescheduled his appearance to Saturday at St. Alban’s, where he’ll be accompanying the silent film classic “The General.” On Sunday, a Lunar New Year festival and fireworks show is planned at Davidson College.

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It’s a busy week ahead in and around Davidson with public meetings, theater, an art exhibit opening and school open houses. Davidson College’s women’s basketball team looks to keep its winning streak alive tonight against Chattanooga at Belk Arena. The Town Board meets Tuesday night, then spends Wednesday to Friday at a 3-day retreat in Charlotte. Also Tuesday night, philanthropist Doris Buffett (sister of investor Warren Buffett) lectures at Davidson College.

On Thursday night, Lake Norman Transportation Commission, which includes public officials from Mooresville, Davidson, Cornelius and Huntersville, holds its monthly meeting at Davidson Town Hall. And if you missed it last fall, Davidson Community Players are re-staging their production of “Almost, Maine” at Spirit Square in Charlotte Thursday to Sunday. And Davidson Historical Society presents a program Sunday afternoon on African American church history. Read the full story

The new year has arrived, with a few tasty tidbits for your entertainment pleasure in and around Davidson this week. The Rocky River Road Club holds its annual Polar Bear winter bike ride Saturday morning, raising money for Ada Jenkins Center. Davidson College men’s basketball team is in town for two more games, tonight in a Cats-vs.-Dogs matchup with Samford, and Saturday afternoon against Appalachian State.

There’s also a variety of music at Summit Coffee and The Brickhouse this week, including the Rusty Knox Band at Summit Thursday and jazz guitarist Dennis Currier and Terzetto Saturday at Summit – the latter a rare chance to hear some home-grown jazz right here in Davidson. The college is slowly coming back to life, as students will arrive at the weekend for classes that resume Monday. And Davidson Farmers Market starts its winter tailgate markets Saturday morning, continuing every other week. Read the full story

It’s New Year’s Eve – happy New Year from your friends at DavidsonNews.net. Many businesses and government offices are closing for the holiday, but there’s music at Brickhouse Tavern and a “First Night” festival in Charlotte. On Saturday afternoon, catch the Davidson women’s basketball team playing UNC Greensboro at Belk Arena.

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