Cassandra Wood plays Violet and Timothy Thomas plays Flick in the Davidson Community Players' production of "Violet." (Bill Giduz photo)

Davidson Community Players open their  production of “Violet” on Thursday night for a 15-show run. “Violet” is an award-winning musical about the civil rights era, based on a short story “The Ugliest Pilgrim” by Statesville author Doris Betts. And coming up, the local theater calendar also includes a March 25-28 Davidson College production of Ken Ludwig’s “Leading Ladies,” a comedy about a pair of struggling Shakespearean actors in rural Pennsylvania.

Also below, news about auditions for “Oklahoma” and “Noises Off!” at Davidson Community Players as well as spring break and summer camps. Read the full story

Yarn/Wire, from left: percussionist Russell Greenberg, pianist Laura Barger, pianist Jacob Rhodebeck and percussionist Ian Antonio.

The Davidson College 2009-10 Concert Series concludes Tuesday, March 9, at 7:30 p.m. with a performance by Yarn/Wire, a new music group of two pianists and two percussionists.

The concert is in Sloan Music Center’s Tyler-Tallman Hall, on the Davidson campus.

Listen to musical samples and find more about the group below.

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Our community calendar in and around Davidson this week brings art, music and theater, as well as public meetings. The Town Board monthly meeting is Tuesday, as is an organizational meeting for parents of future Hough High students.

On the arts scene, the innovative musical combo Yarn/Wire performs at Davidson Tuesday as part of the college artist series. Critic Diana Hume George lectures and presents writing awards at the college on Wednesday. And Davidson Community Players’ production of “Violet” opens on Thursday and has performances through Sunday.

Also, a new exhibit of work by visiting artist Lydia Musco opens with a reception Thursday at the Davidson College Visual Arts Center.

On Friday and Saturday, the college hosts a Women’s Leadership Conference at the Alvarez College Union. And keep your Saturday night open for some live jazz at Summit Coffee with Davidson guitarist Dennis Currier and his group Terzetto. Read the full story

"Alice in Wonderland" opens this weekend at Our Town Cinemas.

Our weekend calendar has a little something for everyone, from Davidson College’s men and women in the Southern Conference basketball tournaments in Charlotte to Rusty Knox Band at Summit Coffee Thursday night to a Davidson Farmers Market winter tailgate market Saturday downtown. On the cultural side side, Charlotte Writers’ Club North hosts writer Rand Brandes on Thursday night. And Tim Burton’s new film “Alice in Wonderland” opens Friday at Our Town Cinemas. Finally, for all you No. 30 fans: ex-Wildcat Stephen Curry makes his first appearance at a basketball game in Charlotte since joining the NBA on Saturday night, as his Warriors take on the Bobcats.

Details about those events and more below and on our day-by-day calendar on the right side of The Guide page. Read the full story

Davidson College hosts a variety of public events this month, including lectures by a pair of business celebrities: Duke Energy CEO Jim Rogers and Federal Reserve Vice Chair Donald Kohn. Other events this month range from a performance of the new music ensemble Yarn/Wire to an appearance by the noted critic Diana Hume George.  A new exhibit opens March 11 at the college art gallery, featuring concrete and paper sculptures and new etchings by visiting assistant art professor Lydia Musco. The schedule also includes a variety of lectures, concerts and a Women’s Leadership Conference. Details below. Read the full story

It’s spring break at Davidson College, and things on campus have slowed, but there’s plenty going on in and around Davidson. The Wildcats’ men’s and women’s basketball teams are in Charlotte for the Southern Conference championships Wednesday to Sunday. Meanwhile, On Saturday, ex-Wildcat Stephen Curry makes his first appearance at a basketball game in Charlotte since joining the NBA. Those events and more below. The 2010 Davidson Horticultural Symposium is all day Tuesday. Parents of future Hough High School students will hold an parent group organizing meeting Tuesday night and Charlotte Writers’ Club North hosts writer Rand Brandes on Thursday.

Details about those events and more below and on our day-by-day calendar on the right side of The Guide page. Read the full story