Other fund-raisers ahead: Dick Sanderson dinner, Habitat Car Show, Bailey Middle band barbecue fest, Ada Jenkins’ “Fire,” Davidson Lands Conservancy wine-tasting

Four visually impaired golfers will be on the links again this year when area Lions Clubs host the sixth annual Russell B. Knox Memorial Golf Tournament next Monday, April 26 at River Run Country Club to support Lions’ programs. Meanwhile, our fund-raisers’ calendar also includes this Saturday’s “Fire” 5k run and barbecue festival at Ada Jenkins Center, the Habitat for Humanity Car Show in Cornelius Saturday and the annual Dick Sanderson Driving 4Life Golf Tournament and dinner to support the Sanderson family and research on ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease).
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Karen Toney of Ben & Jerry's hangs out a sign for Tuesday's Free Cone Day. (David Boraks photo)

Our Davidson-area calendar this week includes another April Is for Arts weekend, with the Art on the Green festival, the dedication of that new public art sculpture outside the post office, and a Sunday Concert on the Green. It also will be Reunion Weekend at the College. On Tuesday, the town hosts another in a series of community planning forums. Davidson College grad and Army 1st Lt. Kevin Bell speaks tonight about his experiences in Afghanistan. Lectures at the college look at life after death, art collecting and pop culture. And golf tourneys and other fund-raisers are also on tap, including Tuesday’s dine-out Autism Aware Fare.

And looking ahead, just a reminder that 2009 Davidson Town Day is scheduled Saturday, May 2, on the Village Green. The day begins with the Day Care Dash fund-raising foot race at 8 a.m. Opening ceremonies for Town Day are at 10. Details below.
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