NEWS

Friday, February 20

Davidson College: Baseball vs Fairfield

Feb. 20 @ 5:00 p.m.

Wilson Field

Davidson College: Wrestling vs Campbell

Feb. 20 @ 7:00 p.m.

Baker Sports Complex

Summit Coffee: Winter Music Series – Heidi Sidelinker

Feb. 20 @ 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Summit Coffee Base Camp

Davidson College: Theatre Department Presents: omg we ate a guy! Staged Reading

Feb. 20 @ 7:30 p.m. – 9 p.m.

Cunningham Theatre Center – 115 Barber Theatre

When Shawntelle accidentally kills a guy (oops!), her Brigham Young University roommates decide to help her get away with it by eating the evidence. Their plan goes swimmingly until their dinner (aka Brett) comes back to haunt them. Since Sunday School never taught them what to do about a poltergeist, Shawntelle and her friends have to think outside the Mormon box in order to get rid of Brett-- for good.

Saturday, February 21

Davidson College: Women’s Tennis vs North Florida

Feb. 21 @ 10 a.m.

Tennis Courts

Davidson Branch Library: Creating with Books: Billy Goats Gruff

Feb. 21 @ 11:00 a.m. –12:00 p.m.

Davidson Branch Library

National Fairy Tale Day is February 26! To celebrate, we are listening to the classic story “The Three Billy Goats Gruff” and making our own billy goat craft! Ages 4-8. Supplies are limited. When registering, please register the number of children who will be participating in the craft!

Davidson College: Women’s Basketball vs Dayton

Feb. 21 @ 1:00 p.m.

John M. Belk Arena

Davidson College: Baseball vs Fairfield

Feb. 21 @ 1:30 p.m.

Wilson Field

Davidson Branch Library: Mahjong Beginner Open Play

Feb. 21 @ 2:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Davidson Branch Library

Mahjong Beginner Open Play is a program where adults can play Mahjong at the beginner level. This means you know how to play but need to practice. At this time, this is a play session for beginners, no formal instruction will be provided. It is, however, a safe space to practice playing with people who are also in the beginning stages. At this time, we only have two Mahjong sets, thus limiting the spots available for players. However, if you have a personal set and would like to bring it to use, we can open up the room for more players up to 20!

Davidson College Jazz Ensemble: John Ellis, saxophone

Feb. 21 @ 7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Knobloch Campus Center – Duke Family Performance Hall

The Davidson College Jazz Ensemble presents guest saxophonist, John Ellis. John Ellis is one of New York’s premiere tenor saxophone voices. With more than 150 album credits as a sideman, John can be heard with artists as wide ranging as Charlie Hunter, Robert Glasper, Darcy James Argue, Helen Sung, Kendrick Scott Oracle, Dr. Lonnie Smith, and Sting. John has released 15 albums as a leader, three of those featuring his New Orleans-centered band Double-Wide. This performance is a culmination of a three-day guest artist residency. For tickets, please contact the Union Box Office at 704-894-2135. Free for Davidson students, but tickets are required.

Davidson College Theatre Department Presents: omg we ate a guy! Staged Reading

Feb. 21 @ 7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Cunningham Theatre Center – 115 Barber Theatre

When Shawntelle accidentally kills a guy (oops!), her Brigham Young University roommates decide to help her get away with it by eating the evidence. Their plan goes swimmingly until their dinner (aka Brett) comes back to haunt them. Since Sunday School never taught them what to do about a poltergeist, Shawntelle and her friends have to think outside the Mormon box in order to get rid of Brett-- for good.

Sunday, February 22

Davidson College: Wrestling - Wildcat Open

Open All Day

Baker Sports Complex

Davidson College: Women’s Lacrosse vs Coastal Carolina

Feb. 22 @ 12:00 p.m.

Stadium

Davidson College: Women’s Tennis vs Coastal Carolina

Feb. 22 @ 1:00 p.m.

Tennis Courts

Davidson College: Baseball vs Fairfield

Feb. 22 @ 1 p.m.

Wilson Field

Monday, February 23

Davidson Branch Library: Baby Storytime

Feb. 23 @ 9:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

Davidson Branch Library

Babies experience brain stimulation through language and socialization. Engage your little one with new sights and sounds through books, songs, and rhymes. This group is majorly a lapsit program for babies from birth to 18 months. Registration is on a first come, first serve basis. Only the first 12 babies will be accepted. Please collect a ticket at the front desk upon arrival.

Davidson Branch Library: Family Storytime (Outdoor)

Feb. 23 @ 10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Davidson Branch Library

Bring your whole family out to 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 storytime will take place outdoors in front of the Davidson Library. [Inclement weather note: In the case of inclement weather, please check the website to confirm a cancellation.]

Davidson Branch Library: Homework Help (K - Grade 5)

Feb. 23 @ 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Davidson Branch Library

Children in K-5th grade are invited to drop in to the library on Mondays from 4pm-6pm for Homework Help! Trained Homework Help volunteers provide a welcoming and supportive environment where young learners can:

• Get help completing assignments
• Practice important foundational math and reading skills (such as math facts or reading)
• Explore and get connected to important Library resources, including Tutor.com, a free professional tutoring service that provides 15 free tutoring sessions in any subject each week with a Library card or ONE Access account

Whether your child needs a little extra support, or a focused one-on-one support session, Homework Help is a great way to build confidence and stay on track. Let us partner with you in your child’s learning journey! Note: While our homework help program is intended for student support, it is not a tutoring service. Volunteers provide help and guidance to the best of their ability, but are not certified teachers. Volunteers do not complete assignments for students. Students are called to work 1 on 1 with a trained volunteer for a 20 minute block after completing a short intake form to share your learning support needs. Davidson provides this program on Mondays from 4pm-6pm, however all Library branches offer Homework Help too! Visit the Homework Help website for additional hours of service.

Davidson Branch Library: Reading Buddies (Ages 5–11)

Feb. 23 @ 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Davidson Branch Library

We want to be your school aged child's reading buddy! Library volunteers read aloud favorite books by asking questions, building vocabulary, and connecting to your child's world. This semester will begin February 2-May 4 (no appointments for April 6). Sessions are available Mondays from 4pm-6pm.  This is a drop-in program, no registration required!

Catawba Collaboration: Talk with Steve Sando – In Praise of Indigenous Beans

Feb. 23 @ 4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Chambers Hance Auditorium

Founder of Rancho Gordo, a specialty food company focused on growing and promoting heirloom and heritage beans (as well as grains and spices), Steve Sando will speak on his work in supporting smallholder farms and inspiring a new wave of interest in indigenous bean varieties. His passion has culminated in the best-selling cookbook “The Bean Book: 100 Recipes for Cooking with All Kinds of Beans,” which has furthered his mission in spreading awareness about the potential of heirloom beans. This event is free and open to the public. The College Store will be selling copies of Sando’s book, and a book signing will follow the talk.

Town of Davidson: Planning Board

February 23 @ 6:00 p.m.

Davidson Town Hall and Community Center – Room 120

The Planning Board serves as an advisory board to the Board of Commissioners on all matters of planning and zoning. Specifically, the board renders opinions and makes recommendations regarding the planning ordinance, land use plans, and development projects in accordance with the provisions established in the Davidson Planning Ordinance, Section 13.

Main Street Books: Jamie Brown – Eleven Tables (Author Talk)

Feb. 23 @ 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Main Street Books

Join us for a book talk with Davidson alumni and restauranteur, Jamie Brown about her experience with husband Jeff Tonidandel, transforming eleven tables into the family-owned restaurant group that brought Supperland, Leluia Hall, Haberdish, Ever Andola, and Growler's Pourhouse to Charlotte. Main Street Books is honored that this event will be filmed for the PBS documentary FORK & HAMMER, a 360-degree view of the people, the attention to detail, the passion, the kitchens, the historic preservation, and the hospitality of Jamie Brown and Jeff Tonidendel's iconic restaurants.

*Ticket purchase required. See event guidelines below.

ABOUT THE BOOK - “Eleven Tables: A Wild Ride through Food, Failure, and Figuring It Out” tells the story of a couple’s risky dive into the restaurant world and how they turned their passion into a multi—million—dollar enterprise. Ride along as they learn and succeed; fail, fall, and get up; try out concepts and convert historic locations; and bring their team along with them. With fascinating lessons from business, the food industry, and life—told through the eyes of a female non—chef with no previous restaurant experience—this book will make readers (very!) hungry, inspired, and ready to go after their dreams.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR - Jamie Brown is the owner of the Tonidandel-Brown Restaurant Group along with her husband Jeff Tonidandel. The couple currently owns and operates six of Charlotte, North Carolina’s most celebrated dining spots, including Ever Andalo, Growlers Pourhouse, Haberdish, Leluia Hall, Reigning Doughnuts and Supperland (Bon Appétit’s Ten Best New Restaurants in the US, 2022). The Tonidandel-Brown Restaurant Group has a strong focus on adaptive re-use projects for their hospitality concepts, along with creating unique handcrafted touches for the dining environment, designed and constructed by their team. With more restaurant concepts on the way, their business growth story, approach to creating restaurants and development of a culinary team, is featured in the PBS series, Fork & Hammer. Jamie and Jeff have three children, Isabella, Eli, and Isaac.

EVENT GUIDELINES

• This event will take place in person at Main Street Books.
• Address: 126 S Main St, Davidson, NC
• Doors open at 6:45 PM
• This event requires a ticket purchase to attend.
• Ticket holders will receive a $10 Main Street Books gift card at the door. Gift cards may be redeemed toward purchase of “Eleven Tables” (maximum of two gift cards redeemed per book). Gift cards do not expire.
• Books are not included in the purchase of the ticket.
• A book signing will follow the author talk. Books will be available for purchase at the event, before and after the program.
• We will be giving away a $150 Leluia Hall gift card to one attendee of this event!
• Main Street Books is part of the Downtown Davidson Social District. Event guests are welcome to bring beverages purchased and contained in an official social district cup or can. Read more about our Social District.

SPECIAL NOTE: This event will be filmed for inclusion on the PBS documentary television show FORK & HAMMER. When you arrive on the night of the event, you will see this Crowd Notice: "Please be aware that by entering this area, you consent to your voice and likeness being videotaped and used without compensation for exploitation in Producer’s production, currently entitled “Fork & Hammer” and in any and all media now known or hereafter devised in perpetuity, and you release Susie Films, LLC, South Carolina Educational Television Commission (SCETV), and PBS, its successors, assigns, and licensees, from any liability on account of such usage. If you do not wish to be subjected to the foregoing, please do not enter this area."

Davidson College 39^th Annual Cornelson Distinguished Lecture

Feb. 23 @ 7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.

Sloan Music Center Tyler-Tallman Recital Hall

Join Erica Field, James B. Duke Distinguished Professor of Economics at Duke University for this year’s Cornelson Lecture, "How Can Economics Research Inform Policy Approaches to Ending Child Marriage? Lessons from Field Experiments in South Asia." Dr. Field is a development economist studying household poverty and health in low-income countries, with a focus on gender and development. She has pioneered the use of field experiments to evaluate development policy, including women’s empowerment in India, micronutrient deficiencies in Tanzania, and other projects in Bangladesh, Myanmar, Mongolia, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Peru, Saudi Arabia, and Zambia.

In Honor of Dennis Appleyard (1939-2025)

Free and open to the public.

Tuesday, February 24

Davidson College Lunch-N-Learn with Steve Sando, Author of “The Bean Book”

Feb. 24 @ 12:15 – 1:00 p.m.

Vail Commons Pope Room

Steve Sando is the founder of Rancho Gordo, a specialty food company focused on growing and promoting heirloom and heritage beans (as well as grains and spices). His passion has culminated in the best-selling cookbook The Bean Book: 100 Recipes for Cooking with All Kinds of Beans, which has furthered his mission in spreading awareness about the potential of heirloom beans.

Lunch served between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Talk from 12:15 p.m. – 1 p.m. Those without a meal plan can purchase a lunch ticket for $15.50 at the door. The College Store will be selling copies of Sando’s book, and a book signing will follow the talk.

Town of Davidson: Board of Commissioners Meeting

Feb. 24 @ 6:00 p.m.

Davidson town Hall and Community Center

Davidson College Lecture with Dr. John David Ike ’13 – The Visual Arts & Medical Education, Exploring the Intersection

Feb. 24 @ 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.

Visual Arts Center and Lawn VAC-117 Semans Lecture Hall

The arts and humanities are increasingly recognized as essential rather than peripheral to medical education across the continuum—from undergraduate studies to medical school and into the ongoing professional development of practicing clinicians. Reflecting the AAMC’s FRAHME report, which positions the arts as vital to fostering flourishing, perspective-taking, resilience, and professional identity formation, art museums have emerged as dynamic laboratories for this work. Within these spaces, learners engage deeply with visual art to cultivate core capacities of medical practice, including bias awareness, close observation, empathic imagination, communication skills, team collaboration, and tolerance for ambiguity. In this lecture, Dr. Ike will trace the historical and philosophical roots of the arts and humanities as integral to the healing professions and demonstrate how museums around the world are now being leveraged as innovative classrooms for developing the next generation of reflective, compassionate physician leaders. Exhibition and related programs made possible through the support of Bacca Foundation Visiting Scholar and Artist Program, Public Lectures Committee, and the McGaw Lecture Fund.

Davidson Branch Library: French Conversation Club – Intermediate & Advanced

Feb. 24 @ 6:30 p.m. – 7:45 p.m.

Davidson Branch Library

Practice your French speaking and listening skills in a relaxed group environment. No lectures, just conversation! We will talk about various topics, including art, civilization, culture, sports, sociology, nature, and talk about the many aspects of daily life in France and other French-speaking countries. It will be a time of sharing ideas, dreams, past experiences, and much more. There will usually be a light preparation at home such as reading a short newspaper or magazine article, watching a you-tube video, etc. as a starting point for our discussion. We will also have plenty of time for informal and spontaneous conversation. Registration is preferred, but not required. Requirements: 16 years old or older, French fluency at an intermediate or advanced level. This program will be provided by a volunteer at the Davidson Branch Library. Registration closes on February 23 at 12:00 a.m.

Main Street Books: Allen & Boggs – The Legend of Wyatt Outlaw (Author Talk)

Feb. 24 @ 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Main Street Books

Join us for an evening with composer Sylvester Allen and NC State professor Belle Boggs, co-authors of “The Legend of Wyatt Outlaw.”

*See event guidelines below.

ABOUT THE BOOK - Wyatt Outlaw’s story was one of Black success: He was a Union League leader, business owner, and the first Black town constable and commissioner in Graham, a small town located in North Carolina’s Alamance County. But in 1870, Outlaw was murdered by the Ku Klux Klan, setting off a dramatic series of events: more lynchings, a Republican-led “war” against the Klan, and a white supremacist crackdown on Black political power that continues today. As a child, Black activist, musician, and Graham native Sylvester Allen frequently passed the site where Outlaw was killed without ever learning his name. Belle Boggs, white and also from the South, taught high school in Alamance County without knowing Outlaw’s importance. Allen and Boggs both sought to discover why Outlaw had been erased from mainstream history books. In “The Legend of Wyatt Outlaw,” they share what they found in artful detail and connect Outlaw’s story to the violence against Black people in Alamance and throughout the United States, from Reconstruction through Jim Crow, the civil rights era, and Black Lives Matter. Drawing on archival research, interviews, and their own personal stories, Allen and Boggs join the conversation begun by historian Peniel Joseph and activist William Barber II about a third Reconstruction in America, but they also offer ways to move forward for any community struggling with a history of racism.

ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Sylvester Allen Jr. is a writer, composer, director, and activist based in Graham, North Carolina. Over his career, Allen has performed for public figures such as Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, and has had the honor of sharing the stage with top-named performers such as Andrea Bocelli, Rhianna Giddens, Sherrill Milnes, and George Shirley.

Belle Boggs is professor of English at North Carolina State University, and author of several books, including “The Gulf” and “The Art of Waiting: On Fertility, Medicine, and Motherhood.”

Event Guidelines

• This event will take place in person at Main Street Books.
• Address: 126 S Main St, Davidson, NC
• Doors open at 6:30 PM
• This event is free to attend.
• RSVP is strongly encouraged.
• A book signing will follow the author talk.
• Books will be available for purchase at the event.
• Main Street Books is part of the Downtown Davidson Social District.
• Event guests are welcome to bring beverages purchased and contained in an official social district cup or can. Read more about our Social District.

Wednesday, February 25

Davidson College: Women’s Tennis vs Presbyterian

Feb. 25 @ 1:00 p.m.

Tennis Courts

Summit Coffee: Open Mic Night

Feb. 25 @ 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Summit Coffee Base Camp

Davidson College: Navigating Life Through Optimized Decision Making – A Poker Player’s Perspective

Feb. 25 @ 7:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

Virtual Event Zoom Meeting

Cole Ferraro ’21 was crowned one of the youngest winners of a World Series of Poker gold bracelet just months after graduating from Davidson College. Now, four years later, he has amassed more than 1.1 million dollars in earnings from live poker tournaments. Join us as Cole describes the journey of playing poker for a living and how he navigates the highs and lows on and off the table. How do you respond when life's cards don't go your way? How can you increase your chance of success with improved decision-making? Learn how something as simple as paying attention can lead to optimized decision-making in every aspect of your life.

Thursday, February 26

Davidson Branch Library: Knit, Chat, Read

Feb. 26 @ 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Davidson Branch Library

Join fellow yarn and textile enthusiasts to share inspiration, ideas, and stories from our experiences as knitters, crocheters, and crafters. This program is not led by an instructor--it's a social circle for sharing, building understanding and community. Meet up with other knitters or crocheters for self-directed projects in yarn and thread. Bring your own project to work on--no supplies are provided. While you're here, check out our many crafting books with knitting and crocheting projects to try. Join us on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of each month from 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm. This program will take place indoors at the Davidson Branch Library.

Davidson Branch Library: Manga Mashup

Feb. 26 @ 4:30 p.m. – 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. Information about this Group - The Davidson Teen Manga Mashup meets monthly to discuss manga and graphic novel titles. This program will be provided by Davidson library staff, and is recommended for teens ages 12 to 18. A place for likeminded individuals to appreciate and explore the culture of Japan through one of its most popular forms of art and entertainment.

Davidson College: Claire Jiménez Reading

Feb. 26 @ 4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Carolina Inn Lower Level

Claire Jiménez is a Puerto Rican writer who grew up in Brooklyn and Staten Island, New York. She is the author of the short story collection Staten Island Stories (Johns Hopkins Press, 2019) and What Happened to Ruthy Ramirez (Grand Central, 2023), which was awarded the 2024 Pen/Faulkner Award for fiction.

Davidson College: An Evening with Memoirist Ben Libman

Feb. 26 @ 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Carolina Inn Lower Level

The writer, translator and literary critic Ben Libman will give a reading from his new book, The Third Solitude: a Memoir Against History, which gathers and weaves the threads of multiple pasts — of his community, of his family, and of himself — in an attempt to escape the inadequate narratives around Zionism that he grew up with. Dinner is provided.

Main Street Books: Nedra Glover Tawwab: The Balancing Act (Author Talk)

Feb. 26 @ 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Davidson Town Hall Auditorium, 251 South Street

Join us for an evening with Nedra Glover Tawwab, licensed therapist, relationship expert, and author of the NY Times bestselling books, “Set Boundaries, Find Peace” and “Drama Free.” Tawwab will be in conversation with Kobe Campbell to discuss her newest book, “The Balancing Act: Creating Healthy Dependency and Connection Without Losing Yourself.

ABOUT THE BOOK - Every relationship in our lives – from love and close friendship to extended family and our wider social circle – is a balancing act. If we give too much, we begin to lose ourselves. If we protect ourselves too much, we lose the closeness we all need. Getting the balance right is how we find more connection, authenticity, and joy. The Balancing Act is a roadmap for finding that balance. With her signature blend of clarity and compassion, therapist Nedra Glover Tawwab sheds light on healthy dependency, and how to achieve it. Along the way, she unpacks buzzwords and trending topics including codependency, attachment styles, inner family systems, and more – offering practical advice for recognizing our needs, navigating conflict, and finding more harmony with the important people in our lives. Whether you’re yearning for more trust with a spouse or partner, more clarity with a best friend or sibling, or more agency in how you show up in the world, these insights will help you reevaluate, reset, and relate better.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR - Nedra Glover Tawwab is the author of the New York Times bestsellers “Set Boundaries, Find Peace “and “Drama Free.” A licensed therapist and sought-after relationship expert, she has practiced relationship therapy for more than fifteen years.

Tawwab has appeared as an expert on The Red Table Talk, The Breakfast Club, Good Morning America, and CBS This Morning, to name a few. Her work has been highlighted in The New York Times, The Guardian, and Vice, and she has appeared on numerous podcasts, including Good Life Project, Sofia with an F, and Therapy for Black Girls. Tawwab runs a popular Instagram account where she shares practices, tools, and reflections for mental health and hosts weekly Q&As about boundaries and relationships. She lives in Charlotte, North Carolina, with her family.

Kobe Campbell is an award-winning trauma therapist, author, and consultant dedicated to supporting people as they navigate mental health, faith, and relationships. With a deep understanding of trauma and healing, she specializes in supporting individuals in high-visibility roles—leaders, creatives, and professionals—who carry the weight of their work while striving for personal and emotional well-being. As the founder of The Healing Circle Therapy & Wellness Center, Kobe offers therapy, mental health coaching, speaking engagements, and retreats that create safe spaces for transformation. She is also the author of “Why Am I Like This?,” a powerful exploration of trauma, healing, and faith.

Event Guidelines

• This event will take place in person at Davidson Town Hall and Community Center
• Address: 235 South St, Davidson, NC
• Doors open at 5:30 PM
• This event requires ticket purchase.
• Ticket price is $40 (all-inclusive pricing).
• Ticket includes admission to the event and (1) copy of “The Balancing Act,” which will be distributed at the event*.
• Books will be pre-signed and a photo line will follow the author's talk.
• Additional books will be available for purchase at the event.
• Refund policy: Main Street Book will accept refund requests 21 days prior to event. No refunds within 21 days of event. To request a refund, forward your ticket confirmation email with details of your refund request to mainstreetbooksdav (at) gmail.com*To inquire about picking up the book on publication day instead of event day, please contact the bookstore at mainstreetbooksdav@gmail.com
• Online ticket sales will close the night before the event. If tickets remain, they will be available for purchase at the door.

Davidson College: Davidson’s Enduring Values: A Conversation with Davidson’s Presidents, Past and Present

Feb. 26 @ 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Knobloch Campus Center – Duke Family Performance Hall

The Institute for Public Good will host a landmark conversation featuring Davidson College’s five living presidents— John Kuykendall, Bobby Vagt, Tom Ross, Carol Quillen and Doug Hicks. Join us as presidents, past and present, examine the college’s steadfast values and their evolution through decades of social change and into the future. The event is free, but tickets are required.

Summit Coffee: Trivia Night

Feb. 26 @ 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Summit Coffee Base Camp