NEWS

 

Friday – March 15

Davidson Branch Library: Community Read – Healthy Snack Choices with Measuring Up

March 15 @ 3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Davidson Branch Library

Charlotte Mecklenburg Library, the Town of Davidson, and Main Street Books presents an afternoon drop-in program featuring information about healthy snack and lifestyle choices and a make-your-own snack mix bar on Friday, March 15th from 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm. Students can drop by the Green in front of Davidson Library to enjoy community and food around the themes of friendship present in Measuring Up by Lily LaMotte.

 

Music at Summit: Bobby Thomas (Jazz)

March 15 @ 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Summit Coffee

 

Community School of Davidson: Little Shop of Horrors

March 15 @ 7:00 p.m.

CSD Art Space – 404 Armour Street

Flowers are starting to bloom all over Davidson, but there’s one special plant that’s taken root in the black box theatre of Community School of Davidson. Audrey II, one of the stars of the beloved musical Little Shop of Horrors, is in full bloom. A campy show with a cult-like following, Little Shop of Horrors features a nerdy florist who seizes his opportunity for romance and success via a man-eating plant (Audrey II), who always has an appetite. The cast of 25 includes some fresh faces, as well as CSD seniors Griffin Small (Seymour) and Garret MacIntyre (Orin Scrivello, DDS and Audrey II), who have done 15 shows together. Last seen in CSD’s productions of Into the Woods and Shrek, this dynamic duo is always a pleasure to watch.

 

Hudson Sellers, Piano

March 15 @ 7:30 p.m.

Tyler-Tallman Hall

Join Hudson Sellers as he performs his senior piano recital. A student of William Fried, Hudson will be performing pieces that highlight his time at Davidson College. The program will include a few short pieces ranging from the Baroque to the Impressionist periods, and will finish with one of Hudson’s all-time favorite Beethoven sonatas, full of stormy and dramatic energy. Free and open to the public.

 

Saturday – March 16

Davidson Farmers Market –Winter Tailgate Market

March 16 @ 9:00 a.m.

Downtown Davidson – behind Summit, between Main Street and Jackson Street

 

ReadDavidson: Springtime Storytime presents Thank You, Omu by Oge More

March 16 @ 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Davidson Farmers Market Pergola (120 S. Main Street, behind Summit Coffee)

ReadDavidson Family Event: Focus age group – Toddlers (2-3) and preschool age children (3-5) and their families. Mark your calendar and plan for a morning outdoors filled with reading, music, and movement with Town of Davidson Police Department’s Community Engagement Officer Mike Prather and Jamie Hofmeister-Cline with Music Together of Charlotte.

 

Spring Fling at the Rumor Mill Market

March 16 @ 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

217 Depot Street

Come shop and share in the Creations of our Makers and Artisans on Saturday the 16th of March. Come ready to have a great time browsing all of the Spring Time goodies and creations!

 

Senior Community Connections: Shamrock Stroll and Festival

March 16 @ 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Public Safety Building to the Town Green

On Saturday, March 16, 2024 head to downtown Davidson to experience the luck of the Irish. Join us for the first annual Shamrock Stroll & Festival, a lively event presented by Senior Community Connections. Immerse yourself in a day filled with music, local food trucks, themed crafts, and games suitable for all ages.

 

Community School of Davidson: Little Shop of Horrors

March 16 @ TWO Shows: 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.

CSD Art Space – 404 Armour Street

Flowers are starting to bloom all over Davidson, but there’s one special plant that’s taken root in the black box theatre of Community School of Davidson. Audrey II, one of the stars of the beloved musical Little Shop of Horrors, is in full bloom. A campy show with a cult-like following, Little Shop of Horrors features a nerdy florist who seizes his opportunity for romance and success via a man-eating plant (Audrey II), who always has an appetite. The cast of 25 includes some fresh faces, as well as CSD seniors Griffin Small (Seymour) and Garret MacIntyre (Orin Scrivello, DDS and Audrey II), who have done 15 shows together. Last seen in CSD’s productions of Into the Woods and Shrek, this dynamic duo is always a pleasure to watch.

 

Women’s Tennis Hosts Radford

March 16 @ 2:00 p.m.

Davidson Tennis Courts

 

Music at Summit: The Vel-Crows

March 16 @ 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Summit Coffee

 

Sunday – March 17

Women’s Tennis Hosts Lees-McRae

March 17 @ 1:00 p.m.

Davidson Tennis Courts

 

Community School of Davidson: Little Shop of Horrors

March 17 @ 2:00 p.m.

CSD Art Space – 404 Armour Street

Flowers are starting to bloom all over Davidson, but there’s one special plant that’s taken root in the black box theatre of Community School of Davidson. Audrey II, one of the stars of the beloved musical Little Shop of Horrors, is in full bloom. A campy show with a cult-like following, Little Shop of Horrors features a nerdy florist who seizes his opportunity for romance and success via a man-eating plant (Audrey II), who always has an appetite. The cast of 25 includes some fresh faces, as well as CSD seniors Griffin Small (Seymour) and Garret MacIntyre (Orin Scrivello, DDS and Audrey II), who have done 15 shows together. Last seen in CSD’s productions of Into the Woods and Shrek, this dynamic duo is always a pleasure to watch.

 

DavidsonLearns – In Conversation with Poisoned Dwarf Celtic Ensemble

March 17 @ 2:00 p.m.

St. Alban’s Episcopal Church – 301 Caldwell Lane

Please join us for a pre-concert conversation with Poisoned Dwarf Celtic Ensemble. Band members will introduce themselves and their instruments, and discuss the Irish and Scottish music traditions in their repertoire

 

Music at St. Alban’s – Poisoned Dwarf Celtic Ensemble

March 17 @ 3:00 p.m.

St. Alban’s Episcopal Church – 301 Caldwell Lane

Poisoned Dwarf Celtic Ensemble. This Williamsburg based Celtic ensemble brings toe tapping favorites to help celebrate St. Patrick’s Day.

 

An Afternoon of Irish Tunes

March 17 @ 3:00 p.m.

Tyler-Tallman Hall

A returning crowd favorite event, Charlotte’s own old-time, bluegrass, and folk music stars Jon Singleton and Jon Hill will perform a concert of Irish American music to celebrate the heritage of old St. Patrick! Fiddle and clawhammer banjo meet mandolin and guitar. There will be plentiful songs and brisk, bonny dance tunes that will set your feet tapping! Admission is free, but tickets are required. For tickets, please contact the Union Box Office at 704-894-2135.

 

Monday – March 18

Davidson Branch Library: Baby Storytime

March 18 @ 9:30 a.m.

Davidson Branch Library

This program will be provided by Davidson library staff. Please check in with library staff beginning at 9:00 am on the day of the Storytime – the first 12 babies and their caregivers are able to attend. Babies experience brain stimulation through language and socialization. Engage your little one with new sights and sounds through books, songs, and rhymes.

 

Davidson Branch Library: Family Storytime (Outdoor)

March 18 @ 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.

 

ReadDavidson: Saucy Girl Taco Truck – Let’s Connect!

March 18 @ 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Davidson Town Hall & Community Center Lawn – 251 South Street

The entire community is welcome to enjoy food, fun and fellowship providing an opportunity for food to act as a connector. The Town of Davidson will host Saucy Girl Taco Truck on the lawn and provide tacos, burritos, including gluten free and vegetarian options, for purchase before the Signature Event with Dr. Ewoodzie.

 

ReadDavidson: Signature Event with Dr. Joseph Ewoodzie Jr.

March 18 @ 7:30 p.m.

Davidson Town Hall & Community Center Auditorium – 251 South Street

Register for the Signature Event HERE

* This event is free; however, registration is required.

ReadDavidson welcomes Dr. Joseph Ewoodzie Jr., Davidson College Associate Professor of Sociology and Vann Professor of Racial Justice to the Town Hall and Community Center for a public speaking event appropriate for community members.  Drawing from his book, Getting Something to Eat in Jackson: Race, Class, and Food in the American South, Dr. Ewoodzie will discuss African American life in today’s urban South, exploring the complex interactions of race and class and how food can be the ultimate connector.

 

The Sheng Player: A British/Chinese Mixed Family’s Live Performance and More

March 18 @ 7:30 p.m.

Smith 900 Room

This fun-loving British/Chinese mixed family from London will bring Davidsonians a rare blast! Mr. Yi Guo is a player of the sheng, an ancient Chinese musical instrument dating back to 1100 BCE. His work has been featured on over 200 movies, including The Last Emperor. Accompanying him to Davidson will be his English wife Amanda and their son, Toto Guo, who is an international model and actor splitting his time between China and the UK. Come enjoy the therapeutic sheng music, hear their dramatic bittersweet East-West stories, and watch the mega-hit short documentary, and feel the father-and-son group’s Chinese humor and the mother’s English reserve.No tickets required. Free admission! Organized by Dept. of Chinese Studies.

 

Acclaimed Dulcimer Artist Bing Futch

March 18 @ 7:30 p.m.

Tyler-Tallman Hall

The Davidson College Physics and Music Departments and the Davidson Arts and Creative Engagement (DACE) office are proud to welcome back acclaimed dulcimer artist Bing Futch to Tyler-Tallman Hall. Using the Appalachian mountain dulcimer, Native American flute, ukulele, and a looper, Bing celebrates traditional and modern music with passion, humor, and boundless energy. He continues to produce Dulcimerica, a video series on YouTube that’s been viewed by millions of people worldwide and is currently in its 16th year. 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.

 

Tuesday – March 19

Rotary Club of Davidson

March 19 @ 12:00 p.m.

North Harbor Club

Guest Speaker – Vernon Baker, CEO of The Pines

 

Baseball vs. Charlotte

March 19 @ 6:00 p.m.

Atrium Health Ballpark – Kannapolis

 

Main Street Books: Kathleen McIntyre – The Nature Reset Book Launch Celebration

March 19 @ 7:00 p.m.

Summit Coffee – 128 S. Main Street

The Nature Reset is a practical, powerful, and accessible self-help guide for restoring your nervous system, rekindling creativity and passion, and reclaiming flow both in body and spirit, whether you are in the heart of the city or a suburban backyard. It provides specific hands-on exercises for those seeking emotional and mental support by accessing the benefits of Nature for healing and well-being. This book offers foundational lessons, healing rituals, and easy practices rooted in the alchemy of nature therapy, somatic therapy, and mindfulness. Registration required.

 

Town of Davidson Livability Board

March 19 @ 7:00 p.m.

Town Hall and Community Center

 

Archaeology Lecture Series: Jessi Halligan

March 19 @ 7:30 p.m.

Visual Arts Center – 117 Semans Lecture Hall

The importance of submerged landscape research for understanding Pleistocene peoples in the New World.” Perhaps most people think of shipwrecks when underwater archaeology is mentioned, but numerous formerly-terrestrial sites have survived drowning in our freshwater lakes and rivers and on our continental shelves. These sites can even be better preserved than their dry counterparts, and in some cases they can help us answer some of the most pressing questions about people in the past.

 

Caroline Maurano, Soprano

March 19 @ 7:30 p.m.

Tyler-Tallman Hall

Join soprano Caroline Maurano for her senior recital as she celebrates the voices of female composers and the female experience, including songs in French, German, and English. With her voice instructor Melinda Bugaiski and accompanist Tomasz Robak, they have worked tirelessly on eleven pieces for this recital and are excited to share their efforts! Free and open to the public.

 

Wednesday – March 20

Davidson Scholars: DavidsonLearns Event

March 20 @ 1:00 p.m.

Town Hall and Community Center

The US Supreme Court Wades into the 2024 Election: What role does the Supreme Court play in elections, and what role should it play? This election year has brought the court unprecedented legal issues that could affect electoral outcomes. Dr. Andrew O’Geen will examine how and why the court decides – or refuses to decide – political questions, and the unique issues of 2024 that are testing the court. Presented by Andrew O’Geen, Associate Professor of Political Science at Davidson College.

 

Davidson Branch Library: Student Success Center at Davidson

March 20 @ 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Davidson Branch Library

Visit the Student Success Center at Davidson! The Student Success Center is a pop-up learning space designed to provide a supporting learning environment for children in elementary school grades. Students can visit the Student Success Center to work with a trained volunteer to get support in one of three ways:

Student support is available on a first come, first served basis depending on volunteer availability; no registration is required! Drop by the Student Success Center to get the support you need today!  For more information, visit https://cmlibrary.org/ssc.

 

Town of Davidson Design Review and Historic Preservation Board

March 20 @ 5:30 p.m.

Town Hall and Community Center

 

Lacrosse Hosts VCU

March 20 @ 6:30 p.m.

Davidson College Stadium

NOTE: This game is slated to be the first event in the new lacrosse/football stadium.

 

Open Mic at Summit

March 20 @ 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Summit Coffee

 

Bright Star

March 20 @ 7:30 p.m.

Duke Family Performance Hall

The Music Department collaborates with the Theatre Department in this production of Bright Star, featuring musical echoes of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Boasting a Tony-nominated bluegrass score by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell, Bright Star is a haunting tale of love and redemption set amongst a rich ensemble of characters in the North Carolina mountains in the 1940’s. Literary editor Alice Murphy sets out to discover the familial secret that binds her to a young writer just back from World War II. Her emotional, uplifting journey of discovery will forever change both of their lives. For tickets, please contact the Union Box Office at 704-894-2135.

 

Davidson College Choirs: KITKA

March 20 @ 7:30 p.m.

Davidson College Presbyterian Church Sanctuary

The Davidson College Chorale is thrilled to perform with the exotic and exhilarating professional vocal ensemble, KITKA, as the 2024 InChoir Series Headliner. The nine women in KITKA are fearless sonic explorers who for over four decades, have developed a vast, breathtaking repertoire of traditional songs from the Balkans, Caucasus, and Slavic lands, as well as new material composed for the group drawing on those ancient vocal practices. Join us for a solo and side-by-side performance you will not want to miss! Free and open to the public.

 

Thursday – March 2

Davidson Branch Library: The Third Thursday Travel Club

March 21 @ 11:00 a.m.

Davidson Branch Library

Join our meeting of the Third Thursday Travel Club. We’ll meet monthly to chat about travel stories, experiences, share advice, invite in experts, share library resources, and maybe even do some armchair travel.  Bring your questions, your stories and your Wanderlust! Newcomers always welcome!

 

Davidson Branch Library: Paws to Read

March 21 @ 4:00 – 5:00 p.m.

Davidson Branch Library

This program will be provided by Davidson Paws to Read volunteers!

Boost your reading skills and confidence by reading aloud to a volunteer therapy dog.

The length of sessions will be around 10 minutes. This is a drop-in program, so no registration is required.

 

Davidson Branch Library: Teen Advisory Council

March 21 @ 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. Come hang out with us for crafts, snacks, and service! This program will be provided by Davidson library staff, and is recommended for teens ages 12 to 18.

 

Trivia Night at Summit

March 21 @ 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Summit Coffee

 

Community School of Davidson: Little Shop of Horrors

March 21 @ 7:00 p.m.

CSD Art Space – 404 Armour Street

Flowers are starting to bloom all over Davidson, but there’s one special plant that’s taken root in the black box theatre of Community School of Davidson. Audrey II, one of the stars of the beloved musical Little Shop of Horrors, is in full bloom. A campy show with a cult-like following, Little Shop of Horrors features a nerdy florist who seizes his opportunity for romance and success via a man-eating plant (Audrey II), who always has an appetite. The cast of 25 includes some fresh faces, as well as CSD seniors Griffin Small (Seymour) and Garret MacIntyre (Orin Scrivello, DDS and Audrey II), who have done 15 shows together. Last seen in CSD’s productions of Into the Woods and Shrek, this dynamic duo is always a pleasure to watch.

 

Inappropriate: An Evening with Cartoonist Gabrielle Bell

March 21 @ 7:00 p.m.

Lilly Family Gallery – Chambers

Gabrielle Bell has contributed to The New Yorker, The Paris Review, McSweeneys, The Believer, and Vice. Her first full-length graphic memoir, Everything is Flammable, was named one of the best graphic novels of 2017 by Entertainment Weekly, Paste Magazine, and Publisher’s Weekly. Her comics have been selected for Best American Comics nine times. Her most recent work, Career Shoplifter, is a collection of comics about and drawings of New York City cafe life. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.

 

Dean Rusk Lecture: The Middle East and North Africa – Development Challenges and Opportunities

March 21 @ 7:30 p.m.

Visual Arts Center – 117 Semans Lecture Hall

David Bruns is the Acting Deputy Assistant Administrator (DAA) for the Middle East Bureau overseeing development assistance to Iraq, Jordan, and Lebanon. He is a career member of USAID’s Senior Foreign Service, and has served tours in Uganda, Jordan, Mali, Afghanistan, Tanzania and Senegal. Prior to joining USAID, he was an economist at the World Bank for ten years. Mr. Bruns has a Master of Science in Agricultural Economics from North Carolina State University and a Bachelor’s degree (English major) from Davidson College. Event is FREE and open to the public!

 

Bright Star

March 21 @ 7:30 p.m.

Duke Family Performance Hall

The Music Department collaborates with the Theatre Department in this production of Bright Star, featuring musical echoes of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Boasting a Tony-nominated bluegrass score by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell, Bright Star is a haunting tale of love and redemption set amongst a rich ensemble of characters in the North Carolina mountains in the 1940’s. Literary editor Alice Murphy sets out to discover the familial secret that binds her to a young writer just back from World War II. Her emotional, uplifting journey of discovery will forever change both of their lives. For tickets, please contact the Union Box Office at 704-894-2135.

 

Main Street Books: Marcus Collins – For the Culture

March 21 @ 8:00 p.m.

Jay Hurt Hub – 210 Delburg Street

Jay Hurt Hub for Innovation & Entrepreneurship at Davidson College and Main Street Books is proud to present a book signing with Marcus Collins, author of For the Culture:

The Power Behind What We Buy, What We Do, and Who We Want to Be. Dr. Marcus Collins is visiting as the 10th annual Nisbet Lecturer, made possible through generous support from Marian Nisbet and Chip Nisbet ‘86.