NEWS
Ready, Set, This Week in Davidson: April 21 – 27
Family storytime at the Davidson Branch Library.
Friday – April 21
Music at Summit: TBD
April 21 @ 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Summit stage
Saturday – April 22 – EARTH DAY
Davidson Farmers Market – Prime Market
April 22 @ 9:00 a.m.
Parking lots beside and behind Summit
Markets will be held weekly, now through this fall.
Town of Davidson Earth Day Festival
April 22 @ 10:00 a.m.
Town Green
This year, the Town of Davidson’s Earth Day Festival will include a series of family-friendly, hands-on, and informative Learning Zones hosted by Davidson College students on nine different environmental topics: air, biodiversity, climate, environmental justice, energy, food, urbanization, water, and waste. The Davidson Lands Conservancy will be giving away native plants (while supplies last, so stop by early!) to encourage wildlife-friendly yards.
Lacrosse vs. Richmond
April 22 @ 1:00 p.m.
Richardson Stadium
Mayors’ Fitness Challenge – Closing Ceremony
April 22 @ 2:00 p.m.
Bailey Road Park Track – 11536 Bailey Road – Cornelius
Music at Summit:
April 22 @ 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Summit stage
Sunday – April 23
Brass Studio Recital
April 23 @ 7:30 p.m.
Tyler-Tallman Recital Hall
Students from the studios of Andrew Fierova, Scott Hartman, and Alex Wilborn will perform various exciting works for brass! Free and open to the public. Tickets are not required.
Monday – April 24
Davidson Branch Library Family Storytime (Indoor)
April 24 @ 9:30 a.m.
Davidson Branch Library
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 Storytime (Outdoor)
April 24 @ 10:30 a.m.
Davidson Branch Library
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.
[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.
Davidson Planning Board
April 24 @ 6:00 p.m.
Town Hall
Tuesday – April 25
Town Board Planning Board
April 25 @ 6:00 p.m.
Town Hall
Traditional Series: Phil Wiggins and the Chesapeake Sheiks
April 25 @ 7:30 p.m.
Duke Family Performance Hall
Phil Wiggins, broadly acknowledged as the greatest blues harmonica player of our time, is the second of our NEA Folk Heritage Fellows to perform on this series. He performed for decades with the late John Cephas in the duo Cephas and Wiggins. Since the death of John Cephas, Mr. Wiggins has created a variety of ensembles to continue the tradition. We have the honor to present him with his largest ensemble, the Chesapeake Sheiks. In addition to playing Piedmont Blues, they also perform a lot of early jazz, including the music of Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington. They make a great evening of music and dance! For tickets, please contact the Union Box Office at 704-894-2135. Free for Davidson students, but tickets are required.
Wednesday – April 26
Maggie Smith: You Could Make This Place Beautiful (Watch Party)
April 26 @ 7:00 p.m.
Our Town Cinemas (or virtual)
We are absolutely delighted to partner with our friends at Barrett Bookstore in Darien, CT to bring award-winning poet Maggie Smith to you for a virtual conversation with James Beard Award-winning author Elissa Altman. We’re having a Watch Party for our Maggie Smith virtual event. Meet us at Our Town Cinemas in Davidson to watch Maggie Smith in conversation with Elissa Altman on the Big Screen, and share time with kindred spirits.
Alternatively, you can join from the comfort of your own Zoom screen. Both registrations options are available. REGISTER HERE
Life is a Puzzle – Let’s Fill in the Blanks
April 26 @ 7:00 p.m.
VIRTUAL Event with Vic Flemming ’73
Register by Monday, April 24. (Zoom link will be sent with registration confirmation.)
Sponsored by the Class of 1973 Reunion Committee – Crossword constructor Judge Vic Fleming will present an interactive lecture on the history, philosophy, psychology, and fun of crossword puzzles. Where’d they come from? Where are they going? What do they do and how do they do it? These and other questions will all be taken up … and maybe even answered. What questions do you have for Davidson’s crossword guru? Send them to us ahead of time or be prepared to “chat” them to us during the presentation.
Trivia Night at Summit
April 26 @ 7:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
Smith 900 Room
Davidson College Chorale, Chamber Singers, and Choral Arts Society Davidson: Bach Magnificat in D Major, BWV 243
April 26 @ 7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Davidson College Presbyterian Church – Main Sanctuary
The North Carolina Baroque Orchestra joins the Chorale, Chamber Singers, and Choral Arts Society Davidson to present one of Johann Sebastian Bach’s greatest and uplifting vocal works, the Magnificat in D Major. Be transported to a majestic Baroque cathedral with this celebratory work for five-voice chorus, soloists with colorful orchestration. Free and open to the public. Tickets are not required.
***Please note that this concert has been rescheduled from the original date and location.
Thursday – April 27
Davidson Branch Library Baby Storytime
April 20 @ 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: Mini Makers Preschool Storytime
April 27 @ 3:00 p.m.
Davidson Branch Library
Are you ready to be a mini maker? Join our mini makers STREAM program just for preschoolers! Listen to stories and extend learning through a variety of hands-on activities relating to our featured book or theme! This month our theme will be a DINOSAUR DIG!
This program focuses on STREAM – Science, Technology, Reading, Engineering, Art and Math.
Registration is required and this program is for preschoolers aged 3 to 5 years. This program is limited to 12 preschool participants and is held indoors at Davidson Public Library.
Knit, Chat, Read
April 27 @ 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Davidson Branch Library
Join us on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of each month from 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm for community conversation, help with a knitting project, and to learn about library resources. This program will take place indoors at the Davidson Branch Library.
Affordable Housing and Equity Board
April 27 @ 6:30 p.m.
Town Hall
WRBG Book Club April Meet Up
April 27 @ 7:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Join us for the April virtual meet up for the Main Street Books chapter of Well-Read Black Girl Book Club. Register Now – A Country You Can Leave, Asale Angel-Ajani