It’s graduation weekend on the Davidson College campus, where the Class of 2010 prepares to say farewell to college and our town. There’s also plenty of music, both on and off campus, an appearance by former Davidson President Bobby Vagt, a Davidson Farmers Market, and a walk to raise money for the American Heart Association. And Saturday brings the annual Dragon Boat and Asian Festival at Ramsey Creek Park.

Read on for news about those and other events ahead. See our day-by-day listings of events in and around Davidson at right. Read the full story

Expect a bit of pomp and circumstance about the place this weekend as families flock to town for Sunday’s 172nd Davidson College commencement ceremonies.  Elsewhere, there’s the Fourth Annual Dragon Boat Festival in Cornelius, a dog show organized by  Woodlawn student Brooke Phillips, a Slow Food taste feast and the launch party for an art project involving a very special deck of cards. Meanwhile, the Davidson Farmers Market will have strawberries and other locally-grown produce Saturday morning next to Town Hall. Come shop and listen to live music from Davidson Express. Read the full story

We’ll be busy in and around Davidson this week, with the monthly Town Board meeting Tuesday, and the first two of three regional drop-in meetings on a regional bicycle plan. The weekend will bring Davidson College graduation, with a variety of events, from a Friday night jazz soiree to Sunday’s graduation ceremony. A teen gaming night is planned Friday at Ben & Jerry’s, while the annual Asian Festival and Dragon Boat Festival is planned Saturday at Ramsey Creek Park. And Saturday night, lovers of local food will gather at Beaver Dam for a big Ark of Taste fund-raising feast.
(Correction: This column has been revised to show correct dates for meetings about the Lake Norman Regional Bicycle Plan. The meeting in Davidson is Tuesday, May 19. See below. ) Read the full story