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Summer Break Begins with Books
NEWS Get your summer reading on. We have something for every young reader in our guide to summer’s best new books for kids. From Rick Riordan to Jerry Craft, Dave Eggers to Emma Straub, our reading recs for kids are amazing. Support Davidson K-8 School by using code...
CANCELLED: Afternoon with Porter Halyburton
NEWS Unfortunately, Commander (Retired) Porter Halyburton recently suffered an injury and will be unable to travel to Davidson for the Sold Out discussion of his most recent book that was scheduled for Friday afternoon at Town Hall. The event was co-sponsored...
An Afternoon with Porter Halyburton
NEWS Davidson Learns & Main Street Books present a Spotlight event An Afternoon with Porter Halyburton author of Reflections on Captivity: a Tapestry of Stories by a Vietnam War POW Friday, June 2, 2023 3:00 PM Davidson Town Hall, auditorium 251 South St,...
Audiobooks for the Win
NEWS Dear Readers, This week’s article is dedicated to the not-so-secret hack that allows us to read as many books as we do: Audiobooks! That’s right, our booksellers are nearly always reading with their ears: while driving, while walking, while loading and...
Latest News from Main Street Books
NEWS Dear readers, First, a hearty congratulations to Davidson’s own, David Fleming, on his new book, Who’s Your Founding Father? One Man's Epic Quest to Uncover the First, True Declaration of Independence, timed perfectly for the anniversary of the Mecklenburg...
Ready, Set, This Week in Davidson: May 12 – 18
NEWS Friday – May 12 Baseball vs. Saint Louis May 12 @ 1:00 p.m. Wilson Field Music at Summit: Mike Strauss Trio May 12 @ 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Summit stage Saturday – May 13 Town of Davidson: Watercraft Rentals May 13 @ All Day Lake Davidson Nature...
An Evening with Dr. Benjamin Gilmer: The Other Dr. Gilmer
NEWS Thursday night Main Street Books hosted a conversation between Dr. Benjamin Gilmer and Dr. John Kuykendall, Davidson College president emeritus. Since the event was too big to hold at Main Street Books, it was held at the Hurt Hub. The standing room only crowd...
Local Davidson Alumna on Great American Baking Show
NEWS Karis Stucker, Davidson College class of 2018, has been selected as one of nine bakers competing for the title of “Best Amateur Baker” on The Great American Baking Show which premieres Friday, May 5 on the Roku Channel. Like The Great British Bake...
Ready, Set, This Week in Davidson: May 5 – 11
NEWS Friday – May 5 Baseball vs. VCU May 5 @ 2:00 p.m. Wilson Field Charlotte’s Web – Davidson Community Players Connie Company May 5 @ 7:00 p.m. Armour Street Theatre – 307 Armour Street Named “the best American children’s book of the past two hundred...
Ready, Set, This Week in Davidson: April 28 – May 4
NEWS Friday – April 28 April is for Arts: Gallery Crawl April 28 @ 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Historic Main Street, South Main Square, and Circles @ 30 The Gallery Crawl is a great way to see art all over Davidson. Artists display their work in Davidson's...