From left Blake Steinberg, Clarise Ballesteros, Amos McCandless and Maggie Birgel play a game-show scene in “Reckless,” at Davidson College’s Barber Theatre through Sunday. (Bill Giduz/Davidson College)

Davidson College’s production of the dark comedy “Reckless” opens Wednesday night and continues through Sunday at the black-box Barber Theatre on campus. Meanwhile, The Chuckleheads improv comedy group are back at Warehouse Performing Arts Center in Cornelius Nov. 23, while Activate Community Through Theatre plans youth auditions Nov. 21 for “Act Now: Stop Bullying.” Also Connie Company youth theater continues its run of “Narnia” this weekend at Davidson Community Players’ Armour Street Theater in Davidson. Read the full story

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David Henry Hwang

Election day is just around the corner, and so are numerous other events across the Lake Norman region. Davidson College’s annual Reynolds Lecture Monday night at 7:30 features playwright David Henry Hwang, author of the 1988 play M. Butterfly. Other lectures this week include on “Exploring the Milky Way” Tuesday at St. Alban’s Church in Davidson. Weekend highlights include the 19th Annual Sheep Dog Trials and Dog Festival at Rural Hill in Huntersville, an the Davidson Lands Conservancy’s annual campout at Fisher Farm. Friday  Read on for more highlights and events from This Week’s calendar. Read the full story

Concerts, lectures, a Harry Potter-themed dinner at Vail Commons, and performances of the play “Reckless” are among the many public events this month at Davidson College. Robin Emmons, the founder of the farming and food nonprofit “Sow Much Good,” will give the annual Chidsey Leadership Lecture on Nov. 13. And United Nations development official Paul Ladd will give the annual Bank of America Lecture on Nov. 19. He’s the head of the United Nations Development Program’s Team for Post-2015 Development Policy. Here’s the schedule: Read the full story

Summit Coffee and Sanctuary of Davidson plan an art crawl on Main Street on Friday, Nov. 15, from 6-9pm. The evening will feature dozens of artists, both in and surrounding local businesses. They’ll also have three stages of live music, wine sampling at Sanctuary and a wine tasting at Summit Coffee. Read the full story

Davidson College will host the annual Greater Charlotte Law School Fair on Tuesday, Nov. 5, with admissions representatives representing from nearly 60 law schools from across the country. It’s free and open to the public. Read the full story

In 2011, electric violinist Mark Wood played with Bailey Middle School students Rachel Laminack (left) and Kelsey Tyo. (David Boraks/CorneliusNews.net)

Electric violinist Mark Wood will be back in the Lake Norman area over the next few days, for a workshop and performance with local high and middle school string players at W.A. Hough High School and a Sunday visit to local strings shop Davidson Violins. Read the full story