Davidson Community Players will host auditions for its February  production of Mark Medoff’s “Children of a Lesser God” on Sunday and Monday, Dec. 4-5, at the Armour Street Theatre in Davidson. The production will be directed by Sam Parker, an accomplished director, actor, and author and a child of deaf parents. Parker is also associate clinical professor at UNC Greensboro. Read the full story

The Sheep Dog Trials are back this weekend at Rural Hill Farm in Huntersville. This was a scene in the 2009 trials. (David Boraks/DavidsonNews.net)

By BILL KISER
DavidsonNews.Net

It’s the first full week of November, which means one thing – Election Day. Polls will be open Tuesday 6:30 to 7:30 as citizens pick representatives for town boards and school board at-large. (See our 2011 Voters Guide for help with your decision.) Meanwhile, once you’ve done your civic duty, you can take advantage of the many other activities going on in the area, from theatrical productions to concerts to a Twilight 5K Friday at Summit Coffee. Read the full story

Davidson Community Players is organizing a production of the Tony Award-winning “Children of a Lesser God” and they’re looking for deaf or hearing impaired actors and production help. An interest meeting is planned Monday, Nov. 7, at 7 p.m., at Armour Street Theatre, 307 Armour St. Meanwhile, the players’ Connie Company continues its performances  of “Schoolhouse Rock Live! Jr.” this weekend.  And Warehouse PAC in Cornelius hosts “Stupid Human Tricks,” a series of one-act plays. Read the full story

The "Schoolhouse Rock Live Jr." cast includes front from left: Sarah Palasick (Huntersville), Emily Dyckman (Cornelius), Olivia Tummillo (Mooresville), Sierra Key (Mooresville); middle from left: Emily Nageotte (Mooresville), Emeline Helms (Cornelius); back from left: Brooke Baldwin (Mooresville), Ashton Eleazer (Mooresville), Savannah Swinea (Cornelius), KC Roberge (Huntersville). (Virginia Darcey photo)

Davidson Community Players’ Connie Company youth program will present “Schoolhouse Rock Live! Jr.” Nov. 5-13 at the Armour Street Theatre in Davidson. Based on the Emmy Award-winning, Saturday morning educational cartoon series that aired in the 1970s and 1980s, “Schoolhouse Rock Live!” is now the basis for one of the most fun, energetic, and toe-tapping musicals ever to hit the stage!

For young people in the 1970s and 80s who had a hard time remembering the difference between adjectives and adverbs, what a conjunction was and how to use it, or how legislative bill navigates the US Congress, they may just have Schoolhouse Rock to thank for their lessons. The pop culture phenomenon is now experiencing a new life on the stage in “Schoolhouse Rock Live!” for a whole new generation. Read the full story

By BILL KISER
DavidsonNews.net

A performance by the Grammy-nominated Plain White T’s kicks off a weekend of performing and visual arts activities — both indoors and out — for local residents.

The Chicago-based rock band, whose hits include “Hey There Delilah,” “Rhythm of Love” and “1, 2, 3, 4,” visit Davidson College’s Duke Family Performance Hall on Friday night as part of their Wonders of the Younger Tour.

Following a night of rock Friday, spend Sunday enjoying some classical music. St. Alban’s Episcopal Church will host a performance by pianist Andrew Willis and cellist Brent Wissick as part of the church’s Music at St. Alban’s program on Sunday, and Davidson College will host a “Liederabend” vocal concert by students of artist associates Diane Thornton and Jacqueline Culpepper on Sunday evening at the Tyler-Tallman Hall. Read the full story

Ballet Hispanico performs at Davidson College Wednesday.

By BILL KISER
DavidsonNews.net

It’s the first week of November, and as the mercury begins its autumn slide toward winter weather, events in and around Davidson head indoors. Ballet Hispanico, the nation’s preeminent Hispanic-American dance group, performs Wednesday, while the Grammy-nominated Plain White T’s are on stage Friday, both at Davidson College’s Duke Family Performance Hall. Hough High School’s theater department will perform “Our Town”, the Thornton Wilder classic, on Thursday through Saturday nights; and the Connie Company — the Davidson Community Players’ youth program — will open its eight-show run of “Schoolhouse Rock Live!” with two shows daily on Saturday and Sunday. Read the full story