Auditions for “Noises Off” Monday and Tuesday nights, several public meetings, and the monthly Charlotte Writers’ Club North meeting lie ahead in Davidson this week. There’s a Davidson Farmers Market on Saturday next to Town Hall. The YMCA is hosting a blood drive Tuesday and Wednesday. And a variety of Easter services, including two sunrise services, are planned Sunday, April 4.

Those events and more below. And you can check our day-by-day calendar on the right side of the main page in The Guide for an up to date listing of events daily.

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Our calendar of events this weekend brings bass fishers to Lake Norman and includes two theater opportunities: Davidson College Theatre Department’s production of the cross-dressing comedy “Leading Ladies” and  Davidson Community Players’ “Violet.” And on Sunday, March 28, 16-year-old flutist Sarah Sullivan joins members of the St. Alban’s Bach Festival Orchestra in a Music at St. Alban’s series concert.

More highlights of the weekend below. And don’t forget you can see a day-by-day schedule of events in our click-able calendar at right.
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Our calendar of events this week runs the gamut from an elementary school Artfest to a bass fishing tourney to Davidson College Theatre Department’s production of the cross-dressing comedy “Leading Ladies.” On Wednesday, Federal Reserve Vice Chair Donald Kohn speaks at the college. And on Sunday, March 28, 16-year-old flutist Sarah Sullivan joins members of the St. Alban’s Bach Festival Orchestra in a Music at St. Alban’s series concert.

More highlights of the week below. And don’t forget you can see a day-by-day schedule of events in our click-able calendar at right.
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Davidson College's crew hosts charity regatta for Habitat for Humanity Saturday.

Friday is Arbor Day in Davidson, with an afternoon celebration on the Village Green, organized by the Town of Davidson’s Natural Assets and Tree Advisory Board. Events leading up to the day a lunchtime seminar Thursday at Town Hall on home gardening. Performances of “Violet” continue at Davidson Community Players’ Armour Street Theatre. Duke Energy CEO Jim Rogers speaks about “green” energy during a conference Saturday at Davidson College. And Davidson Farmers Market hosts another winter tailgate market Saturday downtown. Those and other events below. Read the full story

Our calendar in and around Davidson this week gets off to a busy start Monday with a planning workshop in east Davidson, a report from the citizen task force studying high water bills in north Mecklenburg, and a lecture about the future of the news business at Davidson College.  The week also brings theater auditions and performances, a Town Board budget retreat, music and another of Davidson Farmers Market’s winter tailgate markets Saturday. Those and other events below.

Details about these events and others in Davidson this week may be found in on our day-by-day calendar of events on the right side of the main Guide page. Read the full story

There may be clouds in the forecast but there’s nothing dim about the calendar of events in and around Davidson this weekend. From an exhibit opening with Davidson College visiting artist Lydia Musco Thursday to the opening of Davidson Community Players’ “Violet,” to live jazz at Summit Coffee Saturday, the arts scene is hopping. Davidson College hosts its annual Women’s Leadership Conference Saturday, and Davidson Housing Coalition hosts a meeting Saturday for prospective home buyers. And check the Our Town Cinemas schedule, too, for Oscar-winning films.

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