NEWS

 

Friday – February 10

Spin with Us – Hearts on Fiber

Feb. 10 @ 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.

 

 Music at Summit: Mike Strauss Trio

Feb. 10 @ 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Summit stage

 

Saturday – February 11

Men’s Tennis vs. Belmont Abbey

Feb. 11 @ 9:00 a.m.

Knobloch Tennis Center

 

Davidson Farmers Market – NO MARKET THIS WEEK

Next market in Feb 18

Parking lots beside and behind Summit Coffee.

 

UNBRACKETED – Book Signing

Feb. 11 @ 10:30 a.m.

Main Street Books

 

Men’s Tennis vs. Wingate

Feb. 11 @ 2:00 p.m.

Knobloch Tennis Center

 

Men’s Basketball vs. Fordham

Feb. 11 @ 2:30 p.m.

John Belk Arena – Baker Sports Complex

Note this game will also include the retirement ceremony for former head coach Bob McKillop.

 

Music at Summit: Songwriters’ Showcase

Feb. 11 @ 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Summit stage

 

Davidson College Jazz Ensemble

Feb. 11 @ 7:30 p.m.

Duke Family Performance Hall

The Davidson College Jazz Ensemble, led by director Patrick Brown, performs their first concert of the spring semester featuring Grammy award winning baritone saxophonist, Lauren Sevian. Co-director of the all-female collective “Lioness,“ Sevian can also be heard regularly with the Mingus Big Band and has performed with countless other groups such as Steely Dan, Veronica Swift, the Dizzy Gillespie all-star big band, Christian McBride’s Big Band, Robin Eubanks Big Band, and the legendary Count Basie Orchestra. Free and open to the public. Tickets are not required.

 

Sunday – February 12

Nothing on our calendar at this time.

 

Monday – February 13

Davidson Branch Library Family Story Time (Indoor)

Feb. 13 @ 9:30 a.m.

Davidson Branch Library

Please note: register the number of people attending. Include all children and parents/caregivers. Your whole family can enjoy stories, songs, and movement activities that support early literacy skill development and help foster a love of books and reading in your child. Parents and caregivers are encouraged to participate. This program will take place indoors in the Community Meeting Room at Davidson Branch Library. Registration for this program is limited to 25 participants. Please register all people attending storytime.

  

Davidson Branch Library Family Story Time (Outdoor)

Feb. 13 @ 10:30 a.m.

Davidson Branch Library

Please note the time change to 10:30am. Your whole family can enjoy stories, songs, and movement activities that support early literacy skill development and help foster a love of books and reading in your child. Parents and caregivers are encouraged to participate. This program will take place outdoors on the Green at Davidson Branch Library, in front of the library. Please bring a blanket or lawn chairs to sit on and maintain at least 3 feet of physical distance from other families. In adherence with current library policy, face coverings are recommended for unvaccinated individuals. [Inclement weather note: In the case of inclement weather and/or below 40 degrees, we will cancel the outdoor program. A decision to cancel will be announced via email the morning of the event.] Registration for this program is limited to 30 families. Please register one contact person for your entire family.

 

Rotary Club of Davidson

Feb. 13 @ 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.

North Harbor Club

 

Organ at Davidson: Jerrick Cavagnaro

Feb. 13 @ 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Davidson College Presbyterian Church – Main Sanctuary

Organ at Davidson continues as they host Jerrick Cavagnaro, Assistant Director of Music and Organist at Christ Church Charlotte. This recital is free in-person and online. Visit our website for more information.

 

Conarroe Lecture: Natasha Tretheway

Feb. 13 @ 8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Sloan Music Center – Tyler Tallman Hall

This lecture series honors Dr. Joel O. Conarroe, Davidson College Class of 1956, and President emeritus of both the PEN American Center and the Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. Natasha Trethewey served two terms as the 19th Poet Laureate of the United States (2012-2014).  She is the author of five collections of poetry, Monument (2018), which was longlisted for the 2018 National Book Award; Thrall (2012); Native Guard (2006), for which she was awarded the Pulitzer Prize, Bellocq’s Ophelia (2002); and Domestic Work (2000), which was selected by Rita Dove as the winner of the inaugural Cave Canem Poetry Prize for the best first book by an African American poet and won both the 2001 Mississippi Institute of Arts and Letters Book Prize and the 2001 Lillian Smith Award for Poetry. Tickets are free but required.

 

Tuesday – February 14

Town Board Meeting

Feb. 14 @ 6:00 p.m.

216 S. Main Street

Note: if the Town receives the formal Certificate of Occupancy for 251 South Street – the meeting will be held at the new Town Hall.

 

Be Not Afraid: Davidson Mindfulness

Feb. 14 @ 4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Knobloch Campus Center – Sprinkle Room

Be Not Afraid! Join us for a week of teachings and practices, February 14-17, with Dr. Larry Ward and Dr. Peggy Rowe Ward, founders of the Lotus Institute and senior Dharma teachers ordained by the late Ven. Thich Nhat Hanh. Come join us to explore embodied teachings for living fearlessly and joyfully in the face of fear and uncertainty. (More details on Dr. Ward and Dr. Rowe Ward can be found here and here.)

 

Wednesday – February 15

Secret Society of Crafters – Hearts on Fiber

Feb. 15 @ 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!

 

Women’s Lacrosse vs. Duke

Feb. 15 @ 4:30 p.m.

Richardson Stadium

 

Design Review Board and Historic Preservation Commission Meeting

Feb. 15 @ 5:30 p.m.

216 S. Main Street

Note: if the Town receives the formal Certificate of Occupancy for 251 South Street – the meeting will be held at the new Town Hall.

 

Women’s Basketball vs. Saint Joseph’s

Feb. 15 @ 7:00 p.m.

John Belk Arena – Baker Sports Complex

 

Be Not Afraid: Davidson Dharma

Feb. 15 @ 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

Knobloch Campus Center – Sprinkle Room

Be Not Afraid! Join us for a week of teachings and practices, February 14-17, with Dr. Larry Ward and Dr. Peggy Rowe Ward, founders of the Lotus Institute and senior Dharma teachers ordained by the late Ven. Thich Nhat Hanh. Come join us to explore embodied teachings for living fearlessly and joyfully in the face of fear and uncertainty. Larry and Peggy will join us to work directly with practices around the theme of Be Not Afraid. All events are open to the public and in the Sprinkle Room, 4th Floor, Alvarez College Union, Davidson College, with the exception of the BIPOC spirituality conversation, which is an affinity space meeting for students who identify as BIPOC and will be in the Spencer-Weinstein Center for Community and Justice. Please email Associate Chaplain for Buddhist Programs Ivan Mayerhofer ([email protected]) for more information regarding all these wonderful and marvelous events.

 

Trivia Night at Summit

Feb. 15 @ 7:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.

Summit back porch

 

Thursday – February 16

Davidson Branch Library Baby Storytime

Feb. 16 @ 9:30 a.m.

Davidson Branch Library

This program will be provided by Davidson Branch library staff.  Babies experience brain stimulation through language and socialization. Engage your little one with new sights and sounds through books, songs, and rhymes.  This program is for babies ages 0 to 18 months. Registration for this program is limited to 10 babies with caregivers. Please register one contact person.

 

Davidson Branch Library – Technology Tutors: 1-on-1 Support Session

Feb. 16 @ 3:00 p.m.

Davidson Branch Library

Sign up for a 30-minute individual session with a library staff member to get help with e-resources, downloading e-books, computer basics, job help assistance, Microsoft Office, Internet, email, or other topics.  This is an in-person program will take place indoors at the Davidson Branch library. In adherence with current library policy, face coverings are required for both participants and staff.  Technology Tutor sessions will take place out on the library floor and will utilize additional safety measures including limiting touching of devices, plexiglass dividers, and regular cleaning of any high touch surfaces.

 

Kelley Senior Film Showing and Discussion: A Closer Look at “Selma”

Feb. 16 @ 5 – 9:00 p.m.

Dana Science Classroom 146

The Department of History Kendrick K. Kelley Program presents: Henry Wilkerson: A Closer Look at “Selma” – Direct Action, History, and Collective Memory  This is a senior presentation and film showing. Dinner and film will start at 5 p.m. (in-person), followed by a discussion at 7:30 p.m. (in-person and Zoom). Members of the public are invited to attend.

 

Be Not Afraid: Talk and Discussion

Feb. 16 @ 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

Knobloch Campus Center – Sprinkle Room

Be Not Afraid! Join us for a week of teachings and practices, February 14-17, with Dr. Larry Ward and Dr. Peggy Rowe Ward, founders of the Lotus Institute and senior Dharma teachers ordained by the late Ven. Thich Nhat Hanh. Come join us to explore embodied teachings for living fearlessly and joyfully in the face of fear and uncertainty. (More details on Dr. Ward and Dr. Rowe Ward can be found here and here.) This will be a longer keynote talk and Q&A with our beloved guests and teachers from 7 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. All events are open to the public and in the Sprinkle Room, 4th Floor, Alvarez College Union.

 

Davidson Teen Advisory Council

Feb. 16 @ 6:00 – 7:00 p.m.

Davidson Branch Library

Interested in sharing your ideas, working with peers, and earning community service hours? Teens will work collaboratively on projects and services that will improve how teens use and engage with the Library.  [Include any details about your discussion (i.e. Help us figure out how to make the Teen Space at Myers Park Library better, etc.)] This program will be provided by [branch name] library staff, and is recommended for teens ages 12 to 18.

 

Public Health Diplomacy: A Non-Traditional Path to Global Service by Dr. Shannon Hader

Feb. 16 @ 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

Visual Arts Center – 117 Semans Lecture Hall

Shannon Hader, MD, MPH, former Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations and Deputy Executive Director of Programs at the Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), and a prominent leader in the fight against HIV/AIDS in the United States and globally, is the dean of the School of International Service at American University. Before accepting the position at the UN, Dr. Hader served as Director of the Division of Global HIV and TB at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. She also has served as Vice President and Director at Futures Group International (now Palladium); as Senior Deputy Director of the HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis, STD, and TB Administration at the District of Columbia Department of Health; Senior Scientific Advisor to the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief at the US Department of State. Event sponsored by Public Health Department, Public Lectures Committee and Dean Rusk International Studies Program.

 

Davidson College Symphony Orchestra: Saint-Saëns’s Organ Symphony

Feb. 16 @ 7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Duke Family Performance Hall

Dr. Marcus R. Pyle leads the DCSO in a performance of Saint-Saëns’s Symphony No. 3, featuring organist Tomasz Robak. The concert also includes selections from two rarely performed operas–L’amant anonyme by Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges and the stirring and passionate “Intermezzo” from Franz Schmidt’s opera, Notre Dame. Free and open to the public. Tickets are not required.