NEWS
Ready, Set, Weekend in Davidson: August 9 – 12
Check out weekend music at Summit on Friday and Saturday.
Friday
Now Showing: Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie
August 9 @ 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
Davidson Branch Library – 119 S. Main Street
Bring your lunch, blankets and cushions and watch a movie at the library this Summer! Two overly imaginative pranksters named George and Harold, hypnotize their principal into thinking he’s a ridiculously enthusiastic, incredibly dimwitted superhero named Captain Underpants. PG 1h 29min Animation, Action, Comedy 2 June 2017 (USA)
Live Music: Colton Sherrill
August 9 @ 4:30 p.m.
Summit Coffee – 128 S. Main Street
Fugitives & Rabbits: A Meeting of Readers, Publishers, and Writers
August 9 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Main Street Books – 126 S. Main Street
This August, two indie presses – Dead Rabbits Books & Southern Fried Karma Press – will embark on a collaborative literary tour across North Carolina to bring writers, readers, and publishers together to expand and uplift the literary community. Attendees can expect to hear the work of burgeoning authors from each press, meet with the publishers and editors about finding an audience for their work, and join in conversation that connects the literary community. Both presses hope to share their knowledge of the publishing industry while also learning from attendees about how they can support local literary communities. Additionally, many of these events will be recorded and appear on the Dead Rabbits Podcast to shine a light on writing and work done locally.
Live Music: Mike Strauss Trio
August 9 @ 7:00 p.m.
Summit Coffee – 128 S. Main Street
Saturday
Davidson Farmers’ Market
August 10 @ 8:00 am – 12:00 pm
Summit Coffee Parking Lot
The Davidson Farmer’s Market, Inc. (DFM) is back this week. DFM is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization based in Davidson, North Carolina. This is the 10th year of the Davidson Farmers’ Market, which is a producer-only, year-round Market featuring more than 35 farmers and local producers from within a 100-mile radius. The Market is a lively gathering place for meeting friends and for learning about food, agriculture and nutrition. Growers and producers are on hand to answer your questions, from “How was this grown?” to questions about how to prepare and preserve all types of foods. We are located next to the Davidson Town Hall between Main & Jackson Streets. Parking is available on Main Street, Town Hall Lot, Police Department Lot, and at Davidson Presbyterian Church lot at the corner of Depot & Jackson Streets.
Walk with a Doc
August 10 @ 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Davidson Town Green
Meet up at the Davidson Town Green at 9:00 a.m. Wear your walking shoes and bring a bottle of water because it’s hot out there! We will have cold filtered water as well as bottled water and fresh bananas, oranges, and apples. Join us as we Educate, Exercise, and Empower each other one step at a time. This week’s topic: A more Advanced Directive, Organ Donation, Palliative/Hospice Care – the difference between the two. See you Saturday.
Sensory Stories with Miss Rikki
August 10 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am
Main Street Books – 126 S. Main Street
Book Signing: Armando Rings
August 10 @ 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
Main Street Books – 126 S. Main Street
Main Street Books invites author Armando Rings to the store to sign copies of his book, “The Spirit of Scalibrae.” Drop by to meet this local talent between 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.
Senior Saturday Summer Break Finale: Where the Crawdads Sing
August 10 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Davidson Branch Library –
Did you love the book “Where the Crawdads Sing”? Can’t wait to discuss it with others? Then come to our Summer Break Finale to enjoy a Librarian led group discussion. Light refreshments will be served. For adults and seniors.
Main Street Books Hosting Author Mark Warren
August 10 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Main Street Books – 126 S. Main Street
Award Winning Author and Western Historian, Mark Warren, Will Speak at Main Street Books in Davidson on August 10 at 4p.m. Mark Warren’s award winning trilogy “Wyatt Earp, An American Odyssey,” from Five Star – Gale Cengage, transports the reader back to the 19th century West with a true-to-life portrayal of America’s most legendary lawman.
Live Music: Caroline Keller
August 10 @ 7:00 p.m.
Summit Coffee – 128 S. Main Street
Sunday
Charlotte Youth Cycling Race
August 11 @ 9:00 am – 2:00 pm
Fisher Farm – 21215 Shearer Rd
The Charlotte Youth Cycling League is a non-profit youth race league that provides an authentic mountain bike race experience in a setting that is safe and scaled appropriately to youth by their age and ability. Through mountain bike racing, we aspire to instill good bike skills and good life skills to create an awesome generation of mountain bikers and human beings. In the event of inclement weather, the race course will be adjusted to protect the trail as directed by trail coordinator, Mark Sullivan, or cancelled/rescheduled, if deemed that the conditions will have lasting negative effects on the park. I will also be sending our emergency action plan and other details to you via email. Thank you for your hospitality of our event, and I look forward to having a great race on August 11th and possibly September 8th!
Watercraft Rental
August 11 @ 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Lake Davidson Nature Preserve – 750 Jetton
Enjoy a self-guided watercraft adventure through Lake Davidson. Rental includes your choice of kayak or paddleboard, paddles, and life vest. For more info or to reserve watercraft call 704-892-3349 or online http://www.townofdavidson.org/dpr
Main Street Hooks
August 11 @ 4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Main Street Books – 126 S. Main Street
Main Street Hooks is a free and open book and knitting club brought to readers by Main Street Books in partnership with Davidson’s craft store, Hearts on Fiber, that meets at the bookstore monthly for an hour of communal knitting and audiobook enjoyment. Hearts on Fiber staff are available at every meeting to guide beginner knitters/crocheters, while intermediate to advanced fiber crafters continue their own projects in the cozy company of fellow yarn enthusiasts and book nerds. Bookseller and knitting extraordinaire, Jan Blodgett, is also on site to assist with advanced knitting snafus. Hearts on Fiber also offers an on-site pop-up shop during Main Street Hooks meetings to meet the supply needs of club members.
Cold Auditions for “Wait Until Dark”
August 11 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
DCP Actor’s Lab. 20700 N. Main Street, Suite 112, Cornelius, NC
Davidson Community Players announces its open auditions for their 2019 production of “Wait Until Dark,” written by Frederick Scott. Auditions will be held Sunday, August 11 and Monday August 12 at 7:00 p.m. at the DCP Actor’s Lab. 20700 N. Main Street, Suite 112, Cornelius, NC. Production dates are September 26 –October 13 at the Armour Street Theatre. Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script. Actors should be prepared to stay for the entire audition, and only need to come to one of the audition sessions. Please bring a headshot and a resume. Perusal copies of the script (with a $10 deposit) will be available at the DCP office. Please call the box office at 704-892-7953 to arrange pick up.
Monday
Family Storytime
August 12 @ [2 sessions, one at 10:00 a.m. and the other at 11:00 a.m.]
Davidson Branch Library – 119 S. Main Street
Bring your family (ages birth to 5) out to enjoy stories, songs, and movement activities that support early literacy skill development and help foster a love of books and reading in your child. Registration opens 30 minutes prior to story time at 9.30 a.m. Please check in at the desk.
Rotary Club of Davidson
August 12 @ 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
The Rotary Club of Davidson meets on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Mondays of each month (excluding federal holidays). Noon – 1:00 p.m. at North Harbor Club Restaurant. Meetings last about an hour. Visitors welcome!
Cold Auditions for “Wait Until Dark”
August 12 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
DCP Actor’s Lab. 20700 N. Main Street, Suite 112, Cornelius, NC
Davidson Community Players announces its open auditions for their 2019 production of “Wait Until Dark,” written by Frederick Scott. Auditions will be held Sunday, August 11 and Monday August 12 at 7:00 p.m. at the DCP Actor’s Lab. 20700 N. Main Street, Suite 112, Cornelius, NC. Production dates are September 26 –October 13 at the Armour Street Theatre. Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script. Actors should be prepared to stay for the entire audition, and only need to come to one of the audition sessions. Please bring a headshot and a resume. Perusal copies of the script (with a $10 deposit) will be available at the DCP office. Please call the box office at 704-892-7953 to arrange pick up.
Trivia Night at Summit
August 12 @ 7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
Match wits with your neighbors at Trivia Night at Summit.
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