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Day By Day – Main Street Books
NEWS Dear Reader, It’s a busy week! Tickets are now on sale for our November 6th MIDNIGHT RELEASE PARTY for IRON FLAME, the second installment in the Fourth Wing series. Get your ticket tomorrow morning before they sell out! Friday: Grab a book and read it...
Senior Community Connections: October 2023 Newsletter
NEWS The most recent news from Senior Community Connections:
Book Bans on the Rise, and Consistently Counterproductive, Prof Says
NEWS Author: Jay Pfeifer As school board meetings erupt into shouting matches, an increasing number of states and school districts are moving to ban books. A North Carolina school board decided that Dear Martin, a young adult novel about a Black high school student...
Burkey Belser ’69, ‘Steve Jobs of Information Design,’ Dies at 76
NEWS Burkey Belser ‘69 was a graphic designer best known as the creator of the nutrition facts label mandated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which adorns most food sold in the United States. He died on Sept. 25, 2023, in Bethesda, Maryland at the...
Davidson Composts: Food Waste Reduction Program is Official!
NEWS The Town of Davidson has allocated funds for the continuation of its food waste reduction program, Davidson Composts. This initiative is in direct alignment with the town’s Sustainability Framework and Strategic Plan and free to residents thanks to grant...
Organ at Davidson Season Continues
NEWS Organ at Davidson continues as they host Les Ackerman from Ascension Lutheran Church in Charlotte. Mr. Ackerman has served churches in California, Texas, and North Carolina and currently serves as Director of Music Ministry and Organist at Ascension Lutheran....
Ballet Hispánico to Perform at Davidson College
NEWS Amanda Fuenzalida, a current senior at Davidson College and Chair of the Student Union Board, announced that the Smith Artist Series is having its first big performance of the season, on October 4. It will be held at 7:30 p.m. in the Duke Family Performance...
Remembering Hurricane Hugo
NEWS Queen City News recently aired a special weather program dedicated to Hurricane Hugo, and an entire segment of the program is dedicated to Davidson College. If you missed it, consider watching the Davidson segment on the station’s YouTube channel. The...
Jane Cain and The Music of Construction
NEWS The Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Work Project for Habitat for Humanity International will be in Charlotte from October 1 through 6, and Davidson’s own Jane Cain will be on the ground, helping to manage construction! Hosting the event will be country music...
Community Conversation Take-Aways and Resources
NEWS On September 13th, in partnership with the Town of Davidson, Davidson LifeLine hosted a Community Conversation on Youth Drug Use, Fentanyl, and Xylazine. The event was informational, emotional, and a motivation for the community to take action on this important...
The Auman Legacy Covers the State
NEWS Editors' Note: D.G. sent a separate email to give News of Davidson readers the following inside scoop (in italics). There is a strong Davidson connection Hugh Barger and Watts Auman were Davidson classmates. Both Watts and Hugh Lived on farms located...
Volleyball Earns Big Wins Over George Washington
NEWS DAVIDSON, N.C. – Four Wildcats notched double-digit kills to catapult the Davidson volleyball team past George Washington, 3-1, in their Atlantic 10 opener on Saturday afternoon.Reigning A-10 Player of the Week, Elena Garcia-Guerrios, recorded a...
Field Hockey Splits Weekend Matches
NEWS DAVIDSON — Two fourth-quarter goals helped the Davidson field hockey team push past Stonehill 3-1 Sunday afternoon at Belk Turf Field, as the Wildcats earned their second win in the last three games. Davidson improved to 4-6 overall, while Stonehill fell...
Football Defeats St. Andrews by Historic Margin
NEWS Editor's note - it has been more than 70 years since the Wildcats had a margin of victory of more than 70 points. Davidson defeated Erskine on September 21, 1946 74-0. And while 78 points is a crazy margin, it is not a record for the Wildcats. A cursory...
Women’s Soccer Falls to UMass
NEWS DAVIDSON, N.C. - The Davidson women's soccer team fell 5-0 to UMass Sunday at Alumni Stadium. Five different players contributed to the Minutewomen's offensive output over the match, highlighted by a four-goal second half and Bella Recinos assisting on...
25 Years of Summit
NEWS Summit has learned, through the recession starting in 2008 and Covid starting in 2020, never to count the next anniversary before September arrives. For small businesses, homegrown and self-funded, tomorrow is never a given. So please humor us while we pause,...
Rapid Offense Leads Men’s Soccer to 3-0 Win Over Revolutionaries
NEWS DAVIDSON, N.C. – The Davidson men's soccer team scored three goals in the first twelve minutes to take down George Washington in Atlantic 10 play on Saturday afternoon. Luke Bryant, Alonzo Clarke, and Nico Quanbeck each netted goals in the victory. ...
Town Fall Festival Weekend Friday, October 27 – Saturday, October 28
NEWS The Town of Davidson will be hosting a 2023 Fall Festival Weekend Friday, October 27- Saturday, October 28, 2023. Join the Town of Davidson, elected officials, and residents for a family friendly weekend. On Friday, October 27, the weekend will kick off with...
Davidson Fire Department Celebrates 90 Years of Service With Community Pancake Breakfast
NEWS Since 1933, the Davidson Fire Department has been providing efficient emergency response delivery to the Davidson community. The Town of Davidson will celebrate 90 years of service with a family friendly pancake breakfast and community gathering, free of...
Lost Beauty, Time and Hopeful Transition: ‘Chasing the Sun’ Exhibition Opens in New York
NEWS Author: Jay Pfeifer Joelle Dietrick: Chasing the Sun, opens today at The Shirley Space Project in New York City. Artist Joelle Dietrick’s first solo exhibition in New York combines a series of prints, wallpaper and animations that stretch across three screens....