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Weekend Weather: Not bad at all, with scattered awesomeness
Feb. 2. Weather-wise, it will be an awesome weekend with temps in the 60s today, the 50s on Saturday and Sunday. Overnight lows in the low 30s for the next several evenings, so if your plants are fairly hardy you might leave them out on the sunny side of your abode. And Punxsutawney Phil did […]
Davidson Community Players will present ‘Fun Home’
Feb. 2. Davidson Community Players (DCP), Lake Norman’s largest theatre producer, is launching its 2024 Main Stage season with “Fun Home,” the Tony-winning 2015 Broadway musical based on the graphic novel by Alison Bechdel. “Fun Home is one of the most beautiful, humane shows to emerge from Broadway in the last decade. It balances challenging […]
Greco Fresh opens in Magnolia Plaza
Feb. 1. Greco Fresh Grille has officially opened in Magnolia Plaza near Juan Loco. The Greek and Mediterranean restaurant offers traditional gyro wraps, freshly prepared salads and grilled specialties, dine in or take out. Greco Fresh has locations in Charlotte, Matthews, Waxhaw and Wesley Chapel. Salads are made to order and served with toasted pita […]
Black genealogy: Moving beyond the 1870 census
Jan. 31. Get in touch with your roots during Black History Month with a program at Mountain Island Library presented by Danielle Pritchett, the genealogy librarian at the prestigious Robinson-Spangler Carolina Room. The event, at 6 pm Feb. 15, is free. Learn more and register at https://cmlibrary.bibliocommons.com/events/659f0b19efc0293a006c1556. You will be able to explore crucial records […]
‘Learn Music Live’ event Feb. 10 at the Cain Center
Jan. 30. “Learn Music Live” on Feb. 10 at the Cain Center will showcase 20 students from the Cain Center’s Community Learning Program and 40 Learn Music students. The event, from 3 pm to 8 pm, will feature a diversity of genres performed on a variety of instruments including piano, electric guitar, drums, voice, ukulele […]
Twas the season to lace up your skates at Birkdale Village
Jan. 29. Question: How many skaters used the Birkdale Village skating rink? Answer: 17,000 That’s 1,300 more than the entire population of Davidson, estimated at 15,700 by the US Census Bureau as of July 2022. The rink opened for business on Saturday, Nov. 18 for the tree lighting. The rink will open Nov. 23 this […]
Do you know an exceedingly awesome teacher?
Jan. 29. Nominations are now being accepted for ASC’s Cato Excellence in Teaching Awards, which recognize teachers who have distinguished themselves in teaching art, science or history, or who have demonstrated creative infusion of arts, science or history into the core academic curriculum. Six creative teachers will receive $1,500 awards. The awards are made possible […]
It’s tax time: Ada Jenkins can help
Jan. 29. The Ada Jenkins Center is hosting three sites for Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) and Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE). Details VITA/TCE volunteers help those with 2023 income of $60,000 or less prepare their taxes for free. —Saturdays 9 am-3 pm at the Ada Jenkins Center in Davidson and the North County […]
Unity in Community meets Saturday
Jan. 26. Unity in Community, a diverse, community-based nonprofit organization that works toward racial equity, will review the past year’s progress in North Mecklenburg. Additionally, they are looking for ideas about the role UiC can play in the year ahead. The meeting takes place from 10 am to noon at the Davidson United Methodist Church’s […]
Weekend Weather
Jan. 26. Today will be mostly cloudy with more rain on the way Saturday. The weather changes Sunday as the warm front passes and a cool-down gets under way. Friday: Mostly cloudy, high near 71. Saturday: More showers, T-storm possible, high near 65. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Sunday: Chance of early showers, then partly […]
