NEWS
Ready, Set, This Week in Davidson: June 23 – 29
Family storytime at the Davidson Branch Library.
Friday – June 23
Music at Summit: Rusty Knox and Jim Ashton
June 23 @ 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Summit stage
Clyde’s – Common Thread Theatre
June 23 @7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Barber Theatre at Davidson College
Clyde’s by Lynn Nottage: In CLYDE’S, a truck stop sandwich shop offers its formerly incarcerated kitchen staff a shot at redemption. Even as the shop’s callous owner tries to keep them down, the staff members learn to reclaim their lives, find purpose, and become inspired to dream by their shared quest to create the perfect sandwich. Content Warnings Please be advised that this production contains strong language, adult situations, and references to drug usage. Suggested for ages 16 and up.
Davidson Community Players: Mary Poppins
June 23 @ 8:00 p.m.
Duke Family Performance Hall
The jack-of-all trades, Bert, introduces us to England in 1910 and the troubled Banks family. Young Jane and Michael have sent many a nanny packing before Mary Poppins arrives on their doorstep. Using a combination of magic and common sense, she must teach the family members how to value each other again. Mary Poppins takes the children on many magical and memorable adventures, but Jane and Michael aren’t the only ones upon whom she has a profound effect. Even grown-ups can learn a lesson or two from the nanny who advises that “Anything can happen if you let it.” (Shows run through July 2.)
Saturday – June 24
Town of Davidson: Watercraft Rentals
June 24 @ All Day
Lake Davidson Nature Preserve750 Jetton Street
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. Register in advance to secure your watercraft of choice.
Davidson Farmers Market – Prime Market
June 24 @ 9:00 a.m.
Parking lots beside and behind Summit
Markets are held weekly, now through this fall.
Concerts on the Green – [Saturday Concert]
June 24 @ 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Town Green
Come hear the performance by Envision.
Summer concert information at www.concertsonthegreen.com.
Davidson Film Club – “Fear”
June 24 @ 7:00 p.m.
Armour Street Theater
The Davidson Film Club is pleased to invite you to a screening and discussion of the award-winning Bulgarian film, Fear, on Saturday, June 24, at 7:00 p.m. in the Armour Street Theatre.
“[A] powerful, surreal, and often funny portrait of Eastern Europe…” Annie Brodie, What She Said Directed by Ivaylo Hristov, Bulgaria (2020,1h41)
In Bulgarian with English subtitles: Discussion of the film will be led by Anna Cushman, a Charlotte lawyer specializing in Immigration Law. Walk-ins are welcome, $9 at the door, cash or check (no credit cards). Walk-ins must apply for a seat in advance at [email protected]. Walk-in seats are limited by availability. Refreshments (red and white wine, bottled water, and snacks) will be made available by the Film Club.
Music at Summit: TBD
June 24 @ 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Summit stage
Clyde’s – Common Thread Theatre
June 24 @7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Barber Theatre at Davidson College
Clyde’s by Lynn Nottage: In CLYDE’S, a truck stop sandwich shop offers its formerly incarcerated kitchen staff a shot at redemption. Even as the shop’s callous owner tries to keep them down, the staff members learn to reclaim their lives, find purpose, and become inspired to dream by their shared quest to create the perfect sandwich. Content Warnings Please be advised that this production contains strong language, adult situations, and references to drug usage. Suggested for ages 16 and up.
Davidson Community Players: Mary Poppins
June 24 @ 8:00 p.m.
Duke Family Performance Hall
The jack-of-all trades, Bert, introduces us to England in 1910 and the troubled Banks family. Young Jane and Michael have sent many a nanny packing before Mary Poppins arrives on their doorstep. Using a combination of magic and common sense, she must teach the family members how to value each other again. Mary Poppins takes the children on many magical and memorable adventures, but Jane and Michael aren’t the only ones upon whom she has a profound effect. Even grown-ups can learn a lesson or two from the nanny who advises that “Anything can happen if you let it.” (Shows run through July 2.)
Sunday – June 25
Clyde’s – Common Thread Theatre
June 25 @2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Barber Theatre at Davidson College
Clyde’s by Lynn Nottage: In CLYDE’S, a truck stop sandwich shop offers its formerly incarcerated kitchen staff a shot at redemption. Even as the shop’s callous owner tries to keep them down, the staff members learn to reclaim their lives, find purpose, and become inspired to dream by their shared quest to create the perfect sandwich. Content Warnings Please be advised that this production contains strong language, adult situations, and references to drug usage. Suggested for ages 16 and up.
Davidson Community Players: Mary Poppins
June 25 @ 2:00 p.m.
Duke Family Performance Hall
The jack-of-all trades, Bert, introduces us to England in 1910 and the troubled Banks family. Young Jane and Michael have sent many a nanny packing before Mary Poppins arrives on their doorstep. Using a combination of magic and common sense, she must teach the family members how to value each other again. Mary Poppins takes the children on many magical and memorable adventures, but Jane and Michael aren’t the only ones upon whom she has a profound effect. Even grown-ups can learn a lesson or two from the nanny who advises that “Anything can happen if you let it.” (Shows run through July 2.)
Monday – June 26
Davidson Branch Library: Family Storytime (Outdoor)
June 26 @ 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.
Planning Board Meeting – CANCELLED
June 26 @ 6:00 p.m.
Town Hall – 251 South Street
Davidson Branch Library: Strange New Worlds
June 26 @ 7:00 p.m.
Davidson Branch Library
Join us usually on the third Monday of each month at 7:00 pm for the Strange New Worlds book club! This month, we will be discussing the book Light From Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki. This month’s program will be Hybrid – both in person and on Zoom. Note the date is the 4th Monday of June – the 26th. Synopsis from the Publisher: “Good Omens meets The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet in Ryka Aoki’s Light From Uncommon Stars, a defiantly joyful adventure set in California’s San Gabriel Valley, with cursed violins, Faustian bargains, and queer alien courtship over fresh-made donuts.”
Tuesday – June 27
Town Board Meeting
June 27 @ 7:00 p.m.
Town Hall – 251 South Street
Wednesday – June 28
Davidson Branch Library: Preschool STEAM: Mad Science presents Digging for Dinosaurs
June 28 @10:00 a.m.
Davidson Branch Library
It’s never too early to inspire a love of learning! Discover the world of science through books, hands-on educational activities, and experiments. In this program presented by Mad Science of Charlotte preschoolers will be introduced to the differences between meat-eating and plant-eating animals. They have the opportunity to look at some dinosaur teeth up close and work as paleontologists, by participating in a mini dinosaur dig that engages their attention and helps them improve their scientific knowledge. This program will take place at the Davidson Branch Library and just for kids aged 3-6. Registration is required.
DPD Summertime Storytime
June 28 @ 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Town Green – 251 South Street
Children (and those young at heart), join the Davidson Police Department’s Community Engagement Officer Mike Prather on the town green for Summertime Storytime! Special guest author: Keri Culp.
Trivia Night at Summit
June 28 @ 7:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
Summit Coffee
Thursday – June 29
Davidson Branch Library: Baby Storytime
June 29 @ 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: Science Explorers: Kitchen Chemistry
June 29 @ 2:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Davidson Branch Library
Discover the world of science through books, hands-on educational activities, and experiments. Children get clued in on the chemical reactions that occur when they prepare, analyze, and digest their food. A balloon blow-up demonstration helps them discover that yeast makes bread rise. They discover what happens after they eat and digest nutrient-rich foods. This program will be presented by Mad Science at Davidson Library.
Davidson Branch Library: Teen Manga Mashup
June 29 @ 4:30 – 5:30 p.m.
Davidson Branch Library
Been reading any manga or watching any anime lately? Come share with us what you’re reading and watching! We’re not a regular book club. We’re an “UnBook Club!” What’s an Unbook Club, you ask? We don’t all agree to read the same things. (After all, some like shojo more than shonen, or like the mecha genre more than the magical girls type. Some might even like both!) Here we all take turns sharing what we’re currently reading, give and ask for recommendations, and share our love of manga! We play games, watch anime, make crafts, and hang out. Join us every last Thursday of the month at 4:30 p.m. in the community room.
Looking for some manga to read? Check out our catalog and place a hold, or come explore our graphic novel section in the branch. Find a link to our catalog by clicking here.
Davidson Community Players: Mary Poppins
June 29 @ 8:00 p.m.
Duke Family Performance Hall
The jack-of-all trades, Bert, introduces us to England in 1910 and the troubled Banks family. Young Jane and Michael have sent many a nanny packing before Mary Poppins arrives on their doorstep. Using a combination of magic and common sense, she must teach the family members how to value each other again. Mary Poppins takes the children on many magical and memorable adventures, but Jane and Michael aren’t the only ones upon whom she has a profound effect. Even grown-ups can learn a lesson or two from the nanny who advises that “Anything can happen if you let it.” (Shows run through July 2.)