Local youth with Activate Community Through Theatre perform “Peter Pan and Wendy” at Woodlawn School the next two weekends.

This weekend offers a variety of choices for live music, from California’s Spanky Pismo at Birdsnest to live jazz at Carrburritos to Courting Elizabeth at the Wine Cellar. Kids’ play “Peter Pan and Wendy” is on stage at Woodlawn School, while the Bark in the Park dog fest is Saturday at Rural Hill. Thursday night, staff from JV Washam and Davidson elementary schools square off in their annual charity basketball game. And Davidson’s women’s lacrosse team hosts the Big South conference lacrosse championship Friday through Sunday. There are also public meetings, poetry readings, and road races. Read on for the details.

Our Town Cinemas has “The Croods,” “42,” “Scary Movie 5,″ “Emperor,” “Oblivion,” “The Big Wedding,” and “Pain and Gain.” See the showtimes at right on this page. Read the full story

CMS Middle School 2013 honors band members include: back, from left, Abi Wakefield, Bass Clarinet, Ridge Road MS; Ellen Whittington, Clarinet, Francis Bradley MS; Drew Elliott, Mallets, Bailey MS; David Marin, Trumpet, Francis Bradley MS; Connor Beasley, Baritone Saxophone, Francis Bradley MS; Dante Spado, Trumpet, Ridge Road MS; Sasha Pereira, Bass Clarinet, Ridge Road MS; Leyla Ozelkan, Mallets, Ridge Road MS. Front, from left, Alannah Stephens, Flute, Ridge Road MS; Veronika Hartong, Flute, Bailey MS; Delainie Hendershot, Flute, Bailey MS; Vinitha Ravindran, Clarinet, Bailey MS; DeAndré Thompson, Trombone, Ridge Road MS.

Thirteen North Mecklenburg area middle school students were selected for the 2013 CMS Middle School Honors Band Clinic held on April 12-13, 2013, at Waddell Language Academy. Meanwhile, Hough High School senior and jazz drummer Tre’ McKinney of Huntersville, won top honors in the All-State Jazz Band weekend.  And mark your calendar:  Davidson College Symphony performs free this Wednesday night at Duke Family Performance Hall. Read the full story

Free concert of Cartoon Music by the Davidson College Symphony Wednesday night.

Town board meetings, live music at Carrburritos and other venues, and a free concert of “Cartoon Music” by the Davidson College Symphony are among the many events in the Lake Norman area this week. Tuesady brings the annual Autism Aware Fare dining fundraiser at local restaurants. On Thursday, staff from JV Washam and Davidson elementary schools will square off in a charity basketball game. And the regular-season champion Davidson College women’s lacrosse team hosts the Big South conference lacrosse championship Friday through Sunday. This coming weekend also brings the annual Miles for Marnie road race, Davidson Farmer’s Market and the “Bark in the Park” dog festival at Rural Hill in Huntersville.

Our Town Cinemas has “The Croods,” “42,” “Scary Movie 5,″ “Emperor,” “Oblivion,” “The Big Wedding,” and “Pain and Gain.” See the showtimes at right on this page. Read the full story

Donor Jim Pepper, Davidson Class of ’65, with “Waves III” by Spanish sculptor Jaume Plensa (Cathryn Westra photo)

By ANDREW WILKINS
DavidsonNews.net

A small crowd gathered at Davidson College Thursday to dedicate “Waves III,” the newest addition to the college’s outdoor sculpture collection. The work by contemporary Spanish artist Jaume Plensa is a stainless-steel figure, seated on stone and fashioned from letters and characters representing languages across the globe.

The guests included President Carol Quillen and other college staff, students and art lovers, and alumnus Jim Pepper, of the Davidson Class of 1965, who donated the work.  Read the full story

Astronaut and Davidson College grad Tom Marshburn speaks to a college audience Friday via video link from the International Space Station.

The spring season for community events is peaking, with more choices than you’ll possibly get to this weekend. Community Arts Project hosts a “Taste of Art” fundraiser Thursday at Fresh Market in Cornelius. Downtown Davidson’s April Is for Arts Gallery Crawl is Friday night. Saturday is chock full of community festivals, including Habitat for Humanity’s ReStore Community Fest, the Davidson Lands Conservancy’s Paddlefest on Lake Davidson,, Lake Norman YMCA’s Family Fun Day on Lake Cornelius, and the Pawz Too Run 5K on the Davidson Village Green. Davidson Community Players’ Connie Co. youth theater offers “Treasure Island” and the Kannapolis Intimidators minor league baseball team opens its home season with a series against the Hickory Crawdads. There’s plenty of live music at area venues, including live jazz Thursday night at Carrburritos and The Belfast Boys Friday at The Birdsnest, both in Davidson. And Temple Kol Tikvah dedicates its new synagogue in Davidson on Sunday. Read on for the details.

Our Town Cinemas has “Olympus Has Fallen,” “GI Joe: Retaliation,” and “The Host,” all in their final day Thursday, along with “The Croods.” Opening Friday are “42,” “Scary Movie 5″ and “Emperor.” See the showtimes at right on this page. Read the full story

Oxford University scholar Nigel Biggars lectures Monday and Tuesday at Davidson on Christian ethics.

A busy week lies ahead in the Lake Norman area with films, public meetings and fundraisers, including Free Cone Day Tuesday at Ben & Jerry’s scoop shops. Davidson Community Players’ Connie Co. youth theater opens its production of “Treasure Island” and there’s plenty of live music at area venues. The April Is for Arts Festival in Davidson kicks off with a Downtown Davidson gallery crawl Friday night. Meanwhile, the sports schedule includes games for the Hough High girls soccer team and Davidson College teams, as well as the home opener for the Kannapolis Intimidators minor league baseball team, who face the Hickory Crawdads Thursday. Saturday is chock full of community festivals, including the Lake Norman YMCA’s Family Fun Day, Habitat for Humanity’s ReStore Community Fest, the Davidson Lands Conservancy’s Paddlefest on Lake Davidson, and the Pawz Too Run 5K on the Davidson Village Green. Read on for the details.

Our Town Cinemas has “The Croods,” “Olympus Has Fallen,” “GI Joe: Retaliation,” and “The Host.” See the showtimes at right on this page. Read the full story