By BILL KISER
DavidsonNews.net

This weekend in and around Davidson brings a 1-year anniversary celebration at Discovery Place Kids’ in Huntersville, the opening of “Romeo and Juliet” at Davidson College, and a “Think Pink” fund-raising dog show in Davidson. Read the full story

"Real Steel" is among the offerings this weekend at Our Town Cinemas in Davidson.

By BILL KISER
DavidsonNews.net

The nip of fall is in the air, and there’s plenty to do in the area for those inclined to spend time outside in the cooling temperatures, from the Carolina Renaissance Festival to Hough High homecoming football to a Haunting Hayride in Huntersville. And for those who prefer to stay out of the weather, there’s plenty as well, from Davidson Community Players’ “Love Letters” on stage to a Cornelius Fire Department open house to the North Meck Senior Center’s annual Harvest Fair. Read the full story

Cat Rutledge and WFAE's Mike Collins star in "Love Letters" this weekend.

The Davidson College Theater Department this month presents a bigger, bolder version of Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet.” Also in this column, Davidson Community Players’ “Love Letters” continues its run, and the Warehouse Performing Arts Center in Cornelius brings shows for all ages this fall, with another interactive murder mystery by About Town Tours and an engaging show for children three years and younger by Play Play!. See below for details. Read the full story

By BILL KISER
DavidsonNews.net

This week in Davidson, students meet at the Village Green to “go green” and walk to school Wednesday in observance of International Walk to School Day. Also this week, the Davidson Community Players opens its two-week run of “Love Letters,” a character study based on the lifetime exchange of letters of two people who grow from friends into lovers, Thursday night at the Armour Street Theatre. And for those interested in the upcoming vote, Stand Up N.C. will hold a forum with speakers N.C. Rep. Mike Hager and Dan Forest, a candidate for lieutenant governor, and the Old Fashioned Cornelius Barbecue and Candidates forum, with local candidates from Cornelius and Huntersville, at the Cornelius Town Hall on Thursday. Also Thursday, Hough High’s football team plays at West Charlotte High, while Davidson College’s football team hosts Marist in a Pioneer League game Saturday afternoon at Richardson Stadium.

See below for the details of these events and more happening this week in our area. Read the full story

Youth cast of The Connie Company's "Macbeth, Unplugged," which runs this weekend. Click to watch a preview video.

Davidson Community Players has one production on the Armour Street Theatre stage this weekend, and another one in rehearsals for October – both directed by local theater veteran Wrenn Goodrum. The Connie Company youth theater group offers five performances of “Macbeth, Unplugged” Friday to Sunday. Meanwhile, the Players plan a production of A.R. Gurney’s “Love Letters” Oct. 6-23. Read the full story

Marla Brown (Joan) and Lou Dalessandro (Nick) star in Davidson Community Players' production of Anne Nelson's "The Guys." (Davidson Community Players photo)

By DAVID BORAKS
DavidsonNews.net

In the decade since the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, America has recovered uneasily by tightening security, hunting down those responsible and debating the threat of radical Islam. We’ve fought costly wars, debated good versus evil, and struggled with the global issues raised in the attacks. On the 10th anniversary of the national tragedy that defined a generation, Davidson Community Players’ production of “The Guys” is a painful reminder that the attacks also took a personal and local toll, in the nearly 3,000 lives lost. Read the full story