Posted on 25 March 2011.
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Davidson College’s music and theater department presents the Stephen Sondheim musical “Into the Woods” March 25-April 2, 2011. DavidsonNews.net‘s David Boraks interviewed director Mark Sutch and music director Jacquelyn Culpepper during a recent rehearsal and got a preview of the musical, which is a sort of fairy-tale mash-up. Also below, an article by Kelly Beggs of the Davidson College news office previewing the show.
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Posted on 24 March 2011.
BY KARYN JESTER
DavidsonNews.net
Try out the new Lake Davidson canoe launch Saturday at Davidson Lands Conservancy's Paddlefest, co-sponsored by Davidson Outdoors.
The folk music group Davidson Local plays Friday night at Summit Coffee. Davidson Farmer’s Market is open and there’s a 5k and kids’ fun run in Huntersville Saturday to help fund special needs activities at participating schools. Later on that day, Davidson Lands Conservancy, Davidson Outdoors and REI host Paddlefest, an afternoon of activities to celebrate the opening of the new canoe/kayak launch on Lake Davidson. Sunday, St. Alban’s Episcopal Church’s arts and spirituality program presents artist Tom Shulz discussing Michelangelo’s famous sculpture “The Pieta.”
These events and more below, or in our day-by-day calendar at right. At right on this page, see our movie show times listings for Our Town Cinemas where “Gnomeo & Juliet” and “Cedar Rapids” open on Friday, joining “Battle: Los Angeles,” “Rango,” “Adjustment Bureau,” and “Paul.”
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Posted on 22 March 2011.
Herb Jackson (left) and Alan Michael Parker at the premiere of "10 Days" (Bill Giduz photo)
Imagine writing a poem about a drawing you’ve never seen. Imagine making a drawing in response to a poem you’ve never read. Poet Alan Michael Parker and painter Herb Jackson did just that, though they didn’t know it at the time.
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Posted on 21 March 2011.
Joseph Bathanti
BY KARYN JESTER
DavidsonNews.net
Starting off the week, the Democrats of Precinct 206 are meeting again Monday night to get a quorum of members to elect officers. Also Monday, the Future of the Library Task Force presents its recommendations to the county commission and library board. On Tuesday, Poet and novelist Joseph Bathanti, professor of English at Appalachian State University, will be reading from his work. Cynthia Lawing and Ruskin Cooper will perform Wednesday at this week’s Davidson Music Department Faculty Recital. There’s another concert on Thursday, this time at Summit Coffee where Shantell Ogden from Nashville, Charlotte songwriter Steve Simpson and host Rob McHale will be performing. The Davidson College theater and music departments will join forces to present “Into the Woods,” starting Friday and ending April 2.
These events and more below, or in our day-by-day calendar at right. At right on this page, see our movie show times listings for Our Town Cinemas where “Paul,” “Battle: Los Angeles,” “Rango” and “Adjustment Bureau,” are playing.
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Posted on 17 March 2011.
BY KARYN JESTER
DavidsonNews.net
It’s St. Patrick’s Day weekend and we have a few events listed to kick start your celebration. Galway Hooker is hosting its 8th annual St. Patrick’s Day celebration. All day they will have Irish festivities and there’s no cover charge. Restaurant X will be serving traditional Irish food while diners are entertained by Irish dancers. Summit Coffee is hosting music by Rusty Knox on Thursday, The Houston Brothers on Friday and the Dennis Currier Trio on Saturday. Lake Norman High School students are putting on the classic play “The Sound of Music.” End the weekend with a trip to the Mint Museum where families from Davidson, Huntersville and Cornelius get a discount to take part in family-friendly activities.
These events and more below, or in our day-by-day calendar at right. At right on this page, see our movie show times listings for Our Town Cinemas where “Paul” opens on Friday, joining “Battle: Los Angeles,” “Rango,” “Adjustment Bureau,” and “The King’s Speech” are playing. Read the full story
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Posted on 17 March 2011.
Herb Jackson
Alan Michael Parker
Davidson College professors Alan Parker and Herb Jackson will present an unusual collaboration titled “10 Days” Thursday at 7:30 p.m., in the college’s Alvarez College Union 900 Room. The work will feature images by Prof. Jackson and poetry by Prof. Parker.
The exact nature of the work is a closely held secret, Prof. Jackson said in an email message:
“Alan Michael Parker and I have worked in secret on a project, entitled ’10 Days’ for over a year. I cannot tell you the nature of our collaboration until it is premiered, but if you are in the area on Thursday, I think you will find it most interesting. [Fewer] than 10 people know what we have been doing, and we are excited to reveal it to the rest of you on Thursday.”
Seating is limited. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Nancy Randazzo at narandazzo@davidson.edu or 704-894-2284
RELATED COVERAGE
March 10, 2011, “Excavating the career of painter Herb Jackson” – a report and video interview with Prof. Jackson, who is retiring at the end of this school year and has an exhibit surveying his career now on display at the college.
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