Jack Crouch was among the winners at a mountain bike Oktoberfest at Fisher Farm last fall. The Cowbell Challenge festival returns to Davidson this weekend. Click photo for a recap of last October's event.

From tonight’s opening of Davidson Community Players’ “West Side Story” to a pair of weekend fund-raisers to the Cowbell Challenge mountain bike festival at Fisher Farm Park, it’s shaping up to be an action-packed weekend in and around Davidson.

Amity & Bailey’s South Main Square block party Friday at 5 p.m. will support United Family Services and provide food and fun for the family. On Saturday, Ada Jenkins Center on Gamble Street hosts its “Fire” fund-raiser, with a morning 5k road race and all-day music and food. The event also includes local jugglers’ performing for World Juggling Day.

Also Saturday and Sunday, the Cowbell Challenge mountain bike competition returns to Fisher Farm Park, off Shearer Road.

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Paul Dimuzio practices for World Juggling Day during the June 14 Concert on the Green.

As summer in Davidson gets into full swing, our calendar is a busy one. Davidson Community Players’ “West Side Story” opens Thursday at Davidson College’s Duke Family Performance Hall. The weekend brings a pair of community fund-raisers: Amity & Bailey’s South Main Square block party Friday will support United Family Services. Then Saturday, Ada Jenkins Center, a regional community services center on Gamble Street, hosts its “Fire” fund-raiser, with a morning 5k road race and all-day music and food. The event includes local jugglers’ performing for World Juggling Day.

Also Saturday and Sunday, the Cowbell Challenge mountain bike competition returns to Fisher Farm Park, off Shearer Road. The regional mountain biking event includes a Saturday morning marathon that will take riders through town streets. (Traffic may be blocked along the route.) It’s part of USA Cycling’s 2009 National Ultra Endurance Calendar, and is expected to attract top national riders.

Meetings this week include the Design Review Board, which on Wednesday will take up proposed alterations and signs at 131 N. Main St., where Davidson College plans a shop to sell logo clothing and souvenirs.

Just a reminder: We update this calendar continuously as we receive new listings. And check back Thursday, when we publish our Davidson Weekend Calendar.

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