NEWS

Friday – March 20

Special Kids Program Ashley Belote – Squirrel Lock Holmes

March 20 @ 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Main Street Books

This interactive event turns the area between Main Street Books and the Davidson Town Hall into a giant mystery scavenger hunt. Kids will follow clues to find 6 book characters hiding out around the area, solving puzzles, and investigating secret locations along the way—using their very own detective notebook to track their progress.  Kid Detectives will celebrate a case well solved with a pet rock painting party and a few additional hands-on crafts.  Each ticket includes a pet rock for painting, painting supplies, a detective notebook, and a copy of Squirrel Lock Holmes, so the adventure can continue long after this case is closed! Participants will receive their books at the Town Hall.

Program Guidelines

• This program takes place from 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM.
• Location: Main Street Books
• Address: 126 S Main St, Davidson NC
  and the mystery wraps up at the Davidson Town Hall
• Age requirement: Grades K - 4
• Registration cost: $40 per child
• Adult supervision is provided. Parents may drop off their child for the program.
• Registration includes: a signed copy of Squirrel Lock Holmes: Pet Rock Mystery!, detective notebook, & paint rock craft.
• Register your child on the Town of Davidson Parks & Recreation website.

Belle McKissick Staley '26: Travelers of the Void

March 20 @ 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m

Visual Arts Center, Atrium

Join us for a reception and gallery talk by senior art major, Belle McKissick Staley '26 in her capstone exhibition.

Women's and Men’s Tennis vs Dayton

March 20 @ 3:00 p.m.

Davidson Tennis Courts

Music at Summit: Winter Music Series Featuring Sunday Union

March 20 @ 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Summit Coffee Stage

Davidson College Choirs:  African American Spiritual

March 20 @ 7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.

Davidson College Presbyterian Church Sanctuary

Davidson College Choirs join the American Spiritual Ensemble in a powerful concert of African American spirituals. Honoring Davidson’s memorial to enslaved and exploited persons, the program invites reflection through music that bears witness, uplifts, and endures. Led by Dr. Everett McCorvey of Lexington, Kentucky.  For tickets, please contact the Union Box Office at 704-894-2135. Free for Davidson students, but tickets are required.

Saturday – March 21

Davidson Farmers Market: Winter Tailgate Market

March 21 @ 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

120 S. Main Street (behind Summit Coffee)

Creating with Books: 3D Sheep

March 21 @ 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Davidson Branch Library

Join in for a fun 3D sheep craft to start the Spring season!  Ages 5-8.   Supplies are limited. When registering, please register the number of children who will be participating. Registration closes on March 20 at 12:00 p.m.

Davidson Branch Library: Mahjong Beginner Open Play

March 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.

Davidson College: Annabel Semans, soprano

March 21@ 7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.

Sloan Music Center Tyler-Tallman Recital Hall

Annabel’s senior voice recital is a celebration of the wide range of styles and communities that have defined her musical journey at Davidson College. It will feature everything from studied Western classical and musical theatre works, to original songwriting, to performances from the bands Davidson Local and Fool’s Errand.  Free and open to the public.

Sunday – March 22

Women's and Men’s Tennis vs St. Louis

March 22 @ 11:00 a.m.

Davidson Tennis Courts

Monday – March 23

Davidson Branch Library: Baby Storytime

March 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 served 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)

March 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. 

Davidson Branch Library: Homework Help

March 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 4 p.m.-6 p.m. 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.  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!

Davidson Branch Library: Reading Buddies

March 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 is a drop-in program, no registration required!

Davidson College: French Film Showing - Le règne animal

March 23 @ 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Chambers Hance Auditorium (CHAM-4121)

In a world hit by a wave of mutations that are gradually transforming some humans into animals, François does everything he can to save his wife, who is affected by this mysterious condition. As some of the creatures disappear into a nearby forest, he embarks with Émile, their 16-year-old son, on a quest that will change their lives forever.

Tuesday – March 24

Public Health Ethics & Wastewater Surveillance by Prof. Kata Chillag, Ph.D.

March 24 @ 11:05 a.m. – 12:05 p.m.

Watson Life Sciences Building Classroom-140 Blue

Applied public health ethics as essential to public health practice and decision-making: Highlights from work on infectious diseases wastewater surveillance. 

Presented by Professor Kata Chillag, Ph.D., Hamilton McKay Professor in Biosciences & Human Health; Chair, Department of Public Health, Davidson College. In this informal session, Kata will explore factors shaping key ethical issues in contemporary public health practice, policymaking, and research. Drawing from her career, she will discuss the necessity of "real-world" ethical tools and frameworks tailored to the contexts in which public health work takes place. The talk will highlight her work with the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) on ethical issues in infectious disease wastewater disease surveillance, including development of an applied framework and training for U.S. state, local, tribal, and territorial health departments, and other public health institutions.

Davidson College: Kendrick K. Kelley Lecture in Historical Studies

March 24 @ 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Visual Arts Center and Lawn VAC-117 Semans Lecture Hall

Please join us at this year's Kelley Lecture featuring Zara Anishanslin, Historian and Associate Professor of History and Art History, speak on the subject of her latest book: “The Painter's Fire - A Forgotten History of the Artists Who Championed the American Revolution.”Reception to follow. Event is free and open to the public; no tickets required, but seating is limited.

Justice and the Rule of Law Expert Roundtable Watch Party

March 24 @ 5:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Chambers Hance Auditorium (CHAM-4121)

American Values Deliberative Forum Series hosted by Davidson College and UNC, Chapel Hill - Gather in Chambers to virtually attend the Justice and the Rule of Law Expert Roundtable to be held at Duke University: “Justice and the Rule of Law: The Case of Constitutional Rights and Judicial Interpretation.” As the 250th Anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence approaches, the American Values Deliberative Forum Series continues with its fourth and final Expert Roundtable hosted by Duke University. This roundtable discussion brings together four leading voices to grapple with the principles of justice and the rule of law, core American values that often complement each other but that also have exposed deep tensions during moments of national change.

Town Board Meeting

March 24 @ 6:00 p.m.

Town Hall and Community Center

Davidson Branch Library: French Conversation Club – Intermediate & Advance

March 24 @ 6:30 p.m. – 7:00 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.  Registration is preferred but not required. Requirements: 16 years old or older, French fluency at an intermediate or advanced level.

Wednesday – March 25

Main Street Stories | Winter Story Time

March 25 @ 10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Main Street Books

Main Street Stories is our storytime for young kids and their caregivers.

Join us for storytime at the bookstore. We'll explore themes through books and songs.  Please RSVP to each story time individually.  Main Street Stories is a free program.

Women’s Soccer vs Catawba

March 25 @ 7:00 p.m.

Alumni Soccer Stadium

Summit Coffee: Open Mic Night

March 25 @ 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Summit Coffee Basecamp

How to Taste (Wine) Like a Master Sommelier

March 25 @ 7:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

Virtual Event Zoom Meeting

Part of the "Back to School" series sponsored by Davidson College. We spend years of our lives in school learning, and have been eating and drinking since we were born (probably not wine when we were young!) – but most adults have never taken a class on how to assess what you’re seeing, tasting and smelling in a glass of one of the world’s most complex beverages – wine. Join Master Sommelier Andy McNamara ’96 as we talk about how to use your senses to create more enjoyment in every sip!  Register by Monday, March 23.

Thursday – March 26

Davidson Branch Library: Knit, Chat, Read

March 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 second and fourth Thursdays of each month from 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Davidson Branch Library: Teen Manga Mashup

March 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!" We don't all agree to read the same things. 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.  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.

Disobedient Women in Colonial Prisons: Bombay, 1930-32

March 26 @ 5:00 p.m. – 6:15 p.m.

Visual Arts Center and Lawn VAC-117 Semans Lecture Hall

Avrati Bhatnagar is an Instructor of History and International Comparative Studies at Duke University. She has published in History of Photography and co-edited Photographing Civil Disobedience: Bombay, 1930–31 (Alkazi Collection of Photography in association with Mapin Publishing, 2025). In this talk she will be highlighting the women who went to prison during the civil disobedience movement through the photographs that let us enter those moments with them.

“The Cosmopolitan Canopy: Race and Civility in Everyday Life” featuring Dr. Elijah Anderson

March 26 @ 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Visual Arts Center and Lawn VAC-117 Semans Lecture Hall

Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar Public Lecture: Join Davidson College’s Phi Beta Kappa Chapter for this year’s Visiting Scholar Public Lecture, The Cosmopolitan Canopy: Race and Civility in Everyday Life featuring Dr. Elijah Anderson. Stockholm Prize Laureate & Sterling Professor of Sociology and African American Studies at Yale University, Dr. Elijah Anderson is one of the nation’s leading urban ethnographers and cultural theorists. He will join us to discuss his pioneering research on the "cosmopolitan canopy." In this lecture, Dr. Anderson explores the vital existence of racially mixed public spaces where civility and comity prevail. These "canopies" serve as essential islands of racial tolerance within otherwise segregated urban landscapes, offering safe spaces where people of all backgrounds can practice the everyday art of civil society.  All members of the community are welcome.

Summit Coffee: Trivia Night

March 26 @ 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Summit Coffee Basecamp

Smith Lecture: Author Lucy Cooke "Busting Myths About Being Female"

March 26 @ 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

Knobloch Campus Center Alvarez- Smith 900 Room

What does it mean to be female? Mother, carer, the weaker sex? Think again. In this fascinating and funny talk, based on her best-selling book Bitch: On the Female of the Species, Lucy Cooke exposes how sexist and heteronormative biases have been baked into evolutionary biology since the time of Darwin. Lucy introduces us to the animal redefining what it means to be female. Her cast of philandering female monkeys, post-menopausal orca matriarchs, same-sex albatross couples and sex changing fish overturn outdated binary expectations of bodies, brains, biology and behavior and showcase the extraordinary plasticity of sexual expression in nature.

Davidson College: Heaven & Hell: William Fried & Mari Kawamura, piano

March 26 @ 7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Sloan Music Center Tyler-Tallman Recital Hall

Ring in the spring with competing depictions of the divine and the profane. Guest pianist Mari Kawamura joins Davidson’s William Fried for performances of two twentieth century classics: Stravinsky’s transgressive, riot-inducing The Rite of Spring, now in a lean, new arrangement; and Messiaen’s heavenly Visions de l’amen, originally composed and premiered in WWII occupied Paris. Free and open to the public.