Updated Monday, 5:02 p.m.
With Davidson students back in town, life is returning to campus this week. The week kicks off with a much-anticipated campus concert featuring Maroon 5. “American Idol” winner Kris Allen and British singer VV Brown are also on the bill. Wednesday brings the Freshman Cake Race, in which first-year students compete for cakes donated by local residents. The men’s soccer team takes on Pfeiffer in an exhibition game that night as well. Read the full story

Davidson College Freshman Orientation continues this weekend with daily events, including Friday’s “Farewell Lunch” for parents and Friday night’s Freshman Olympics. And look for those frosh walking through town Saturday morning during the annual “Service Walk.” Davidson men’s and women’s soccer kick off their seasons this weekend with home games: The men host N.C. State in an exhibition game on Saturday, and the women will face Wilmington on Sunday.

Local bluegrass combo Davidson Express plays Saturday morning at the Cornelius Presbyterian Church’s Bluegrass Saturdays series. And the lineup of live music at Summit Coffee on Main Street this weekend  begins tonight with Summit Songwriters in the Round. Read the full story

This week features a Senior Luau and fund-raiser Wednesday at the North Meck Senior Center on West Catawba in Cornelius. All proceeds will go towards the creation of new programs for area seniors. Davidson College freshmen (Class of 2014) will arrive on campus Wednesday for orientation activities that include the annual Service Walk around town Saturday. Cannon School plays its inaugural home football game this Friday vs. North Raleigh Christian. Saturday brings the weekly Davidson Farmers Market downtown next to Town Hall. And the local bluegrass/folk band Davidson Express plays in the Bluegrass Saturdays series at Cornelius Presbyterian Church Saturday at 11:30 a.m. Those events and more below, or see our day-by-day calendar at right. Read the full story

Night of family fun is a highlight of the 20th Hurricane Hugo Juggling Festival downtown and on the Davidson College campus

Dozens of jugglers from throughout the Southeast will converge on Davidson the weekend of Sept. 3-5 for the 20th annual Hurricane Hugo Juggling Festival and its centerpiece event, the Vaudeville Extravaganza.

The family-friendly show is Saturday at 7 p.m. in Duke Family Performance Hall in Davidson College’s Alvarez College Union.

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Auditions are scheduled Tuesday, Aug. 10, for the Davidson College Theater Department’s October production of “Pride & Prejudice.” Meanwhile, auditions are also approaching later this month for teen actors interested in joining the casts of two Davidson Community Players’ shows: “Once on This Island” and “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.”

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Here is a “how to enjoy Art Around Town” experience for Davidsonnews.net readers: First, go over to Summit Coffee on Main Street. Grab a cold coffee drink for yourself and maybe a fruit smoothie and a snack for the kids. Pick up a newspaper or a book at Main Street Books. Then, stroll over toward Davidson College’s E.H. Little Library, where you’ll find a small sculpture garden. There, you’ll find well-maintained Adirondack chairs in a grassy and well-shaded area that begs for visitors. Make yourself comfortable. Let the kids look at “You.” No, not you, but “You” – an everyman sculpture Read the full story