NEWS

Friday – April 8

Spin with Us – Hearts on Fiber

April 8 @ 3:00 p.m.

208 South Main Street

We love spinning! We also love the company while spinning. So let’s make a group. Bring your spinning wheel, or drop spindle, or whatever you have to spin with and join us. It’s free, it’s relaxing, and it’s a great way to end your week! We welcome spinners of all experience levels and are enthusiastic about refining our technique together! This event is free and occurs every Friday and is usually outside the weather permitting.

 

Men’s Tennis vs. Dayton

April 8 @ 3:00 p.m.

Davidson Tennis Courts

Lacrosse vs. Duquesne

April 8 @ 6:00 p.m.

Richardson Stadium

 

Music at Summit:

April 8 @ 6:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Summit stage

Professional Solo Bagpiping Events

April 8 @ 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Davidson United Methodist Church Education Building

The competition consists of both a piobaireachd challenge and professional light music events.  Piobaireachd is the classical music of the highland bagpipe and light music refers to the march and dance tunes of the highland bagpipe; march, strathspey, and reel (MSR) as well as hornpipe and jig (H/J).  Cash prizes are awarded to the winners as well as a trophy for 1^st place in each event. The Stephenson family of Pittsburgh has been a sponsor for the cash prizes, and the trophy for the Piobaireachd event for the past eight years.

 

Saturday – April 9

Davidson Farmers Market – Prime Season

April 9 @ 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 a.m.

Parking lot – downtown, behind Town Hall

The opening weekend for DFM Prime Season. Markets return to a weekly schedule.

 

Free Community Shredding

April 9 @ 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 a.m.

Hough High School

The Davidson and Cornelius Police Departments are joining forces and offering a free shredding event on April 9 in the Hough High School student parking lot. The event will run 9:00 a.m. until noon, or until trucks reach their capacity (or some other unforeseen event such as bad weather or equipment failure occurs). Officers will be assisting with directions, and participants are asked to stay in their vehicles. Residents can bring up to 4 boxes (normal file sized) of obsolete documents, financial statements, etc. . . No need to remove clips, staples, or binders from these documents! Please do not bring items that can be recycled or trashed, such as junk mail, newspapers, or magazines.

 

Watercraft Rentals

April 9 @ 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

The Nature Preserve

Come enjoy Lake Davidson on the watercraft of your choice: single or double kayak, paddle board or canoe! Meet our staff to rent your watercraft at the Nature Preserve behind Davidson Day School on Jetton Street and have fun on a self-guided paddling adventure. Watercrafts will be available on Saturdays from 2- 5 p.m. beginning in April. Register to reserve your watercraft of choice. Please arrive between 2 and 2:30 p.m. and boats must be returned by 5:00 p.m.

 

Leo Tamburro Piano Concert

April 9 @ 3:00 – 4:30 p.m.

Sloan Music Center Tyler-Tallman Recital Hall

From the studio of William Fried, join pianist Leo Tamburro as he performs his senior recital featuring the music of Johann Sebastian Bach, Johannes Brahms, Ferruccio Busoni, and Franz Liszt. Admission is free, but tickets are required. For tickets, please contact the Union Box Office at 704-894-2135. *Online ticket sales are subject to an Etix convenience fee. Masks are encouraged, but not mandatory.

 

N.C. Statewide Star Party at Davidson

April 9 @ 6:00 – 7:30 p.m.

Outdoor Campus Blanche Knox Parker Esplanade

The Davidson College Physics Department invites you to a Star Party to be held on the campus of Davidson College the evening of Saturday, April 9, 2022 from 6 – 10 p.m. As always, all our stargazing events are free and open to the public! Come explore the wonders of astronomy and the night sky with your family and friends by joining us for the three events described on our website. Please stay for all three, or feel free to come for just one or two. As a host for the NC Science Festival’s annual Statewide Star Party, our theme for all events is “Understanding the Universe,” with a focus on science and engineering related to NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. More information about the event can be found at the Statewide Star Party website.

Music at Summit:

April 9 @ 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Summit stage

Theatre Department Presents “The Addams Family”

April 9 @ 8:00 – 9:30 p.m.

Duke Family Performance Hall

The Addams Family, a comical feast that embraces the wackiness in every family, features an original story and it’s every father’s nightmare: Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princess of darkness, has grown up and fallen in love with a sweet, smart young man from a respectable family—a man her parents have never met. And if that wasn’t upsetting enough, Wednesday confides in her father and begs him not to tell her mother. Now, Gomez Addams must do something he’s never done before—keep a secret from his beloved wife, Morticia. Everything will change for the whole family on the fateful night they host a dinner for Wednesday’s “normal” boyfriend and his parents. Get tickets.

• Music and Lyrics by Andrew Lippa
• Book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elise
• Directed by Ann Marie Costa
• Vocal Direction by Jacqueline Culpepper
• Music Direction by William Lawing

Sunday – April 10

Secret Society of Crafters – Hearts on Fiber

April 10 @ 10:00 a.m.

208 South Main Street

Crafting is more fun with other people, which is why we created the “Secret” Society of Crafters. The title says “secret,” but we’re a not-so-secret, not-so-exclusive group who meets to stitch, craft, crochet, knit, sit and talk. We may or may not talk about knitting, yarn bombing, hand dying, or the latest stitch. We may even talk about world domination. You won’t know unless you come. Connect with crafters in the area, find the motivation to pick up that project again, and benefit from the wisdom of a passionate crafting group. The “Secret” Society of Crafters meets outside the store every Wednesday and Sunday at 10:00 AM weather permitting. We hope to see you there!

Men’s Tennis vs. Richmond

April 10 @ 11:00 a.m.

Davidson Tennis Courts

 

Lacrosse vs. St. Bonaventure

April 10 @ 1:00 p.m.

Richardson Stadium

 

Women’s Tennis vs. Fordham

April 10 @ 1:00 p.m.

Davidson Tennis Courts

 

Theatre Department Presents “The Addams Family”

April 10 @ 2:00 – 3:30 p.m.

Duke Family Performance Hall

The Addams Family, a comical feast that embraces the wackiness in every family, features an original story and it’s every father’s nightmare: Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princess of darkness, has grown up and fallen in love with a sweet, smart young man from a respectable family—a man her parents have never met. And if that wasn’t upsetting enough, Wednesday confides in her father and begs him not to tell her mother. Now, Gomez Addams must do something he’s never done before—keep a secret from his beloved wife, Morticia. Everything will change for the whole family on the fateful night they host a dinner for Wednesday’s “normal” boyfriend and his parents. Get tickets. 

• Music and Lyrics by Andrew Lippa
• Book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elise
• Directed by Ann Marie Costa
• Vocal Direction by Jacqueline Culpepper
• Music Direction by William Lawing

Monday – April 11

Davidson Rotary Club Meeting

April 11 @ 12:00 p.m.

North Harbor Club

The Rotary Club of Davidson has regular lunchtime meetings on the 1st, 2nd & 3rd Mondays of each month (excluding federal holidays)

Members are encouraged to pre-order meals –  in order to expedite service & checks  Menu @ http://northharborclub.com/menu/lunch/

Log menu choices here by 9:00 am of meeting day https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1BNWv0t1sOBVbdFKUdk_VfumAzXnCfVC4BDi24nemfR8/edit#gid=0

Visitors always welcome!

Tuesday – April 12

Davidson Town Board Meeting

April 12 @ 6:00 p.m.

Davidson Town Hall – 216 S. Main Street

Reynolds Lecture – Judy Heumann

April 12 @ 7:30 p.m.

Duke Family Performance Hall – Davidson College

Judy Heumann is an internationally recognized disability advocate. She served in the Clinton and Obama Administration and was a Senior Fellow at the Ford Foundation. Judy’s story was also featured in the documentary “Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution,” a 2020 American award winning documentary film produced by the Obama Higher Ground Production, In 2020, she published her memoir “Being Heumann: An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist,” written with Kristen Joiner. There is also a Young Adult version called “Rolling Warrior.” Judy is now the producer of The Heumann Perspective, a podcast and YouTube channel that aims to share the beauty of the disability community. Join the Davidson community and the Davidson Disability Alliance in hearing Judy talk at this year’s Reynolds Lecture, 2022. Tickets Required

Wednesday – April 13 

Community Innovation Institute Workshop: Storytelling for Social Change 

April 13 @ 8:30 – 10:30 a.m.

Knobloch Campus Center Alvarez-David & Pam Sprinkle Room

Every year the Center for Civic Engagement hosts the Community Innovation Institute; a daylong event aimed at advancing community change and promoting collaboration. For 2022, the institute will be offered as a workshop series over the course of the spring semester.

Register for this April session. Breakfast will be provided.

 

Secret Society of Crafters – Hearts on Fiber

April 13 @ 10:00 a.m.

208 South Main Street

Crafting is more fun with other people, which is why we created the “Secret” Society of Crafters. The title says “secret,” but we’re a not-so-secret, not-so-exclusive group who meets to stitch, craft, crochet, knit, sit and talk. We may or may not talk about knitting, yarn bombing, hand dying, or the latest stitch. We may even talk about world domination. You won’t know unless you come. Connect with crafters in the area, find the motivation to pick up that project again, and benefit from the wisdom of a passionate crafting group. The “Secret” Society of Crafters meets outside the store every Wednesday and Sunday at 10:00 a.m. weather permitting. We hope to see you there!

 

“The Soul of a Privileged Nigg***” – Ike Bailey (Being Human lecture series) 

April 13 @ 7:00 – 8:30 p.m.

Visual Arts Center VAC-117 (Semans Lecture Hall)

Professor Bailey explores the evolution of the n-word in relation to the experiences of his father, his son’s and his own, and what it means to live a life that emerged from poverty and strife and mutated into relative privilege and power but never lets you stop wondering if you really belong or ever will. It goes to the heart of what it means to be human in the field of journalism, particularly as a black native of the Deep South. How has one word dastardly been so instrumental in shaping how he views himself as a journalist, as a professor, as a human being, whether it is hurled at him as a slur because some disapprove of something he has written or his thought process of when and how to mention the word in his writing or speeches?

 

Trivia Night at Summit

April 13 @ 7:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.

Summit back porch

Thursday – April 14

Young Adult Crafters Group

April 14 @ 4:00 p.m.

Hearts on Fiber – 208 South Village Lane, Suite A

Are you an older teenager or younger adult? Do you like crafting? Do you have a project that you want to work on but never can find the right time? Does this describe you or someone you know? We wanted to provide a space and time for young adult crafters to work on a project with people who share a common interest. Want more info & updates? Follow us on Snapchat @heartsonfiber for more

Davidson College Symphony Orchestra: Not So Far, Far Away

April 14 @ 7:30 – 9:00 p.m.

Knobloch Campus Center DFPH-Duke Family Performance Hall

The DCSO presents, for the first time ever, an entire concert featuring John Williams’s music from the Star Wars saga, including music from all three trilogies. Themed attire is welcome for attendance at this concert! Admission is free, but tickets are required. For tickets, please contact the Union Box Office at 704-894-2135. *Online ticket sales are subject to an Etix convenience fee. Masks are encouraged, but not mandatory.