Craig Karges brings his combination of magic and psychology to Davidson College Friday.
Our week is filled with civic events, including Monday’s Cornelius Town Board meeting and Tuesday’s election; symphony concerts at Davidson College, Bailey Middle School and the Charlotte Symphony Lollipops series; and the annual meeting and nature festival of the Davidson Lands Conservancy at Abersham Park Sunday. Davidson College’s men’s basketball team opens the 2012-13 season Friday at home against Emory. A Marketplace day is planned Saturday at Kadi Fit in Cornelius, and there’s a Fall Festival at Jetton Village in Cornelius. This weekend also brings the annual Rural Sheepdog Trials and Dog Festival. Read on the details about those and other events.
MONDAY, NOV. 5
Angels of ’97 golf tourney, 1 p.m., Pine Island Golf Course, Charlotte – Angels of ’97 hosts its ninth annual “Puttin’ Fore a Purpose” golf tournament, raising money for area high school seniors. Angels of ’97 was formed in 1997 to honor five students who died before graduation. Since then it has given more than $450,000 in scholarships. Info: contact Cami Meador, cami.meador@gmail.com or 704-526-9301. Details and registration online: www.angelsof97.com
Cornelius Town Board, 7 p.m., Cornelius Town Hall, 21445 Catawba Ave., Cornelius – Cornelius Town Board meeting. Agenda includes a public hearing and possible vote on a rezoning request to allow 108 apartments at Kenton Place, lot 2. Full agenda posted on the town website, Cornelius.org. Also, 8 a.m. agenda review meeting, Acropolis Restaurant
Olympian Caroline Queen at Ben & Jerry’s, 7pm, Ben & Jerry’s ice cream, 202 S. Main St., Davidson – Have you ever wanted to know what it was like to be at the Olympics? To be an Olympian? Come hear Davidson College student and Olympic slalom Kayaker Caroline Queen describe her experience at the London Olympics, with photos and stories. Free.
TUESDAY, NOV. 6
Election Day, 6:30am-7:30pm – Polling places open for 2012 elections for president, governor, statehouse, judges, county commission. Poll and voter information at the Mecklenburg Board of Elections website, MeckBOE.org.
Christian business breakfast, 8:30 a.m., Acropolis, 20659 Catawba Ave., Cornelius – Lake Norman Christian Business Association monthly breakfast. First Tuesday of the month. www.lkncba.org
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 7
McGuire plant siren tests, 8am to 4pm – Emergency sirens around McGuire Nuclear Station will be sounding Wednesday, Nov. 7, to test an upgrade to the siren system. This test is in addition to the plant’s normal quarterly siren tests. All sirens within a 10-mile radius of McGuire Nuclear Station, located Mecklenburg, Gaston, Lincoln, Iredell and Catawba counties, will sound for approximately one minute, and the test may occur more than once. No public action is necessary. Questions: Call McGuire Nuclear Station at 1-800-777-0003, select option 1. Read more, “Duke to test upgraded sirens at McGuire on Wednesday.”
Hough vs. Watauga soccer playoff , 6pm, W.A. Hough High School, 12420 Bailey Road, Cornelius – Hough hosts Watauga in the 3rd round of the NCHSAA state boys’ soccer playoffs. Tickets $6.
North Meck vs. Roberson soccer playoff, 7pm, TC Roberson High School, Asheville – North Meck travels to TC Roberson for a third round game in the NCHSAA boys’ soccer playoffs.
College Symphony Concert – 7:30 p.m., Duke Family Performance Hall, Davidson College – Davidson College Symphony Orchestra performs music from Rimsky-Korsakov’s “Scheherazade” and student winners of the 2012 Concerto Competition. William Bolton will present a flute concerto, Thomas Reith will present a Chopin piano concerto, and Elizabeth Engle will present a Saint-Saëns piano concerto. Free. Info: 704-894-2848.
THURSDAY, NOV. 8
Hip hop series at Davidson, 9:40am, Davidson College Alvarez College Union – “Human Beatbox: Kid Lucky and Kaila” appear as part of the college’s Hip Hop Guest Artist-Scholar Series. Kid Lucky is the founder and curator of the American Human Beatbox Festival in New York City. Free and open to the public. More info on the college website, davidson.edu
Guerilla marketing for business, 2:30-3:30pm, Charles Mack Citizen Center-Peddler Room, 215 N. Main St, Mooresville – Mooresville South Iredell Chamber of Commerce presents “Capt. Gus’s Guerilla Marketing Seminar,” where attendees will learn low-budget ways to promote their businesses. Free.
Law school admissions fair at Davidson, 3:30-6pm, Davidson College Alvarez College Union – Charlotte area law school admissions fair, with representatives from more than 60 law schools. Free. Information on Davidson.edu.
History Panel Discussion – 4:30pm, Davidson College Chambers Building room 2164 – Panel discussion by Davidson history professor Saeyoung Park, UNC Charlotte director of graduate studies Christine Hayes, and Davidson alumnus and Ph.D. candidate Brandon Byrd, on “Studying History at Graduate School in the USA.” Free. For information call 704-894-2284 or email sapark@davidson.edu
Davidson Town Board, 6pm, home of Commissioner Brian Jenest, 401 Woodland St., Davidson – Davidson Board of Commissioners holds an informal “team-building” meeting at the home of Commissioner Brian Jenest.
Paintings by Nancy Marshburn are on display this month at Davidson Town Hall, 216 S. Main St., during business hours.
Over the Tabletop Gala, 6-10pm, Peninsula Country Club, Cornelius – North Mecklenburg Woman’s Club presents 4th Annual Over The Table Top design showcase, featuring “Sip ‘N Shop” and showcasing many local artists and vendors. Gala Thursday night $35. Also Friday, Nov. 9, 10am-3pm, $15 admission. Contact Denise Carter 704-892-1041 or Lu Ann Driscoll 704-895-1108 for more information. Proceeds benefit the Answer Scholarship Endowment www.answerscholarship.org
Cocktails and cruise info, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m., Campania Cafe, 416 S. Main St., Davidson – Julie Harris of Solis Escapes and Andrea McClure of Regent Seven Seas Cruises host a cocktail party with hors d’oeuvres and information about ocean cruises. RSVP: Call or email Julie, 704-451-3403 or julie@solisescapes.com
Lecture: Unrest in Mali – 7pm, Davidson College Alvarez College Union 900 Room – The Dean Rusk International Studies Program and the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting present a lecture by Peter Chilson, Professor of Literature and Writing at Washington State University. His talk “We Never Knew Exactly Where” explores the recent unrest in Mali and its implications for the wider region. Free and open to the public. For information call 704-894-2170 or e-mail makirti@davidson.edu.
Art Opening, 7pm, Davidson College Belk Visual Art Center, Main and Griffith streets, Davidson – Exhibit opening for an exhibit of works from the Davidson National Print and Drawing Competition, which was held from 1972-1976. Free. The exhibit will be on display through Dec. 12. The gallery is open to the public 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays and noon to 4 p.m. on weekends. For information, call 704-894-2344.
Bailey Middle band concert, 7:30 p.m., W.A. Hough High School auditorium, 12420 Bailey Road, Cornelius – Bailey Middle School Fall Band Concert.. Features the 6th grade, 7th grade, and 8th grade bands as well as the Jazz Band. Free.
Rusty Knox at Summit Coffee, 8-11 p.m., Summit Coffee, 128 S. Main St., Davidson – Live music with the Rusty Knox Band Free. Information: 704-895-9090 or visit www.summitcoffee.com .
FRIDAY, NOV. 9
Home-based business networking, 9 a.m., Davidson Town Hall Board Room, 216 S. Main St., Davidson – Home Business Networking Meeting, for those who run small businesses from their homes. Business owners, including your friends from DavidsonNews.net/ CorneliusNews.net, will share their experiences. Come join in as we look for common ground and ideas, and help the town understand our needs. Info: Downtown manager Kim Fleming, 704-940-9622 or kfleming@townofdavidson.org.
Over the Tabletop Showcase, 10am-3pm, Peninsula Country Club, Cornelius – North Mecklenburg Woman’s Club presents 4th Annual Over The Table Top design showcase, featuring “Sip ‘N Shop” and showcasing many local artists and vendors. Gala Thursday night $35. Friday Nov. 9 showcase, 10am-3pm, $15 admission. Contact Denise Carter 704-892-1041 or Lu Ann Driscoll 704-895-1108 for more information. Proceeds benefit the Answer Scholarship Endowment www.answerscholarship.org
Lunch with chef Deborah Madison, 11am, Davidson College Vail Commons Dining Hall – Farm-to-table chef Deborah Madison coordinates a meal and speaks to diners. Entrees will include braised chicken with dried fruit and shallots, savory goat cheese tart with leeks and chickpeas, and greens with Moroccan spices—all served with a side of tri-color quinoa served pilaf style. Madison will also serve “soups for the soul,” including red lentil with turmeric, rice and lime, winter squash with lemon grass andcoconut milk and smoky tomato bisque. Desserts will include olive oil cake, oat cake and other assorted delicacies.Cost: $10.25. The event is part of a two-day visit to the college that includes a Thursday “squash tasting.” (See Thursday). More information on the college website.
Chemistry Lecture, 2pm, Martin Chemistry Building, Davidson College – Clay Clark, professor of chemistry at North Carolina State University, will lecture on “Capase allostery and cell death.” Refreshments will be served at 2pm in the lobby, lecture at 2:30pm. Free. For information call 704-894-2307 or email kafilar@davidson.edu.
Beer and chocolate tasting, 7pm, Davidson Beverage Company, South Main Square, 442 S. Main St., Davidson – Beer and Chocolate Tasting: A tasting of 6 craft beers and 6 signature chocolates by two Davidson merchants, Davidson Beverage Co. and Jamu Chocolates. Pairings such as Dark Chocolate and Espresso Truffle with New Holland Dragon’s Milk Barrel Ale, Cinnamon-Cayenne Truffle with Lagunitas Brown Shugga’ American Strong Ale, and Raspberry Mayhem with Evil Twin Imperial Biscotti Break. $20 per person. Call 704-255-6232 or stop by Davidson Beverage.
Davidson basketball vs. Emory, 7pm, Belk Arena, Davidson College – Davidson men’s basketball vs. Emory in the opening game of the 2012-13 season. More information on DavidsonWildcats.com.
Exhibit opening at Community Arts Project, 7-9pm, Community Arts Project, Cornelius Arts Center, Oak Street Mill, 19725 Oak St., downtown Cornelius – The Cornelius Arts Center Gallery hosts an opening reception for “Teaching Talents,” with artwork by CAP instructors. With art and ceramics for sale for holiday gifts. http://thecommunityartsproject.org/
Artist Series with Craig Karges – 8 p.m., Davidson College Duke Family Performance Hall, Davidson – “Extraordinist” Craig Karges performs feats of extraordinary phenomena – combining magic and psychology in a show that has been a big hit on college campuses nationwide. He has appeared on the “Tonight Show Jay Leno” and “Larry King Live.” Recommended for ages 9 and older. Tickets $8-$20, available at http://davidson.edu/tickets/
Live music at Summit Coffee, 8-11 p.m., Summit Coffee, 128 S. Main St., Davidson – Live music with Mike Strauss Trio Free. Information: 704-895-9090 or visit www.summitcoffee.com .
SATURDAY, NOV. 10
The Sheep Dog Trials are back this weekend at Rural Hill Farm in Huntersville. (David Boraks/DavidsonNews.net)
Rural Hill Sheep Dog Trials, 8am-5pm, Historic Rural Hill, 4431 Neck Road, Huntersville – 18th Annual Rural Hill Sheepdog Trials and Dog Festival, Nov. 10-11. Bring your family, friends, and your canine pals to Rural Hill for one of the area’s best known dog events when many of the world’s best and brightest canines will be on hand to show their skills. Pets are welcome at the event and need to remain leashed and under their owner’s control. Admission $10 per person ages 13+, $7 for children ages 5-12, and children 4 and under are admitted free. For advance tickets and complete event details, visit www.ruralhill.net. See also our preview article on Pets & Animals, Coming Nov. 10-11: Rural Hill Sheepdog Trials and fest”
Know Your Farms stand at Kenton Place, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Kenton Drive, near Bruster’s Ice Cream, Kenton Place, Cornelius – Know Your Farms operates a farm stand with produce from local farms. For more info visit http://knowyourfarms.com/. The market begins winter hours today.
Kadi Fit Marketplace day, 10am-9pm, Kadi Fit, Oak Street Mill, 19725 Oak St., Cornelius – Kadi Fit hosts a Marketplace day with local artisans, global crafts, children’s crafts and activities, African dance demonstrations, wine, beer and coffee and live music all day. www.kadifit.com
Lake Norman Wellness Outreach Expo and food drive, 10am to 2pm, Northcross Professional Park, 9718 Sam Furr Road, Huntersville – Lake Norman Wellness Outreach Expo. The event is both an expo and food drive, collecting food for the Angels & Sparrows Soup Kitchen of Huntersville. With vendors, health screenings, food trucks, live music, kids activities. Local nonprofits and schools also will be there. Hosted by Ballas Chiropractic, Presbyterian Hospital, Earth Fare supermarket, Lake Norman Citizen.
Carolina Renaissance Festival, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., 16445 Poplar Tent Road, Huntersville – Carolina Renaissance Festival, continues Saturdays and Sundays, 10-5:30, through Nov. 18. The festival is a combination renaissance-themed fair and artisan marketplace, with food (we love those turkey legs!), drink, rides, games, craft demonstrations, jousting, and shops. Rain or shine. Info: RenFestInfo.org or 877-896-5544 or 704-896-5544. Free parking. No pets.
Pirate for a Day camp, 10am-4pm, Historic Latta Plantation, Sample Road, Huntersville – “Pirate for a Day” camp for boys and girls ages 8-12. Learn about the pirates of the Carolina coast during colonial times, learn navigation skills, participate in a pirate battle, and join a treasure hunt with fellow buccaneers. $40 per camper. Pre-registration is required. Contact Matthew Waisner at mwaisner@lattaplantation.org or 704-875-2312, ext. 305. Registration form at www.lattaplantation.org.
Jetton Village Fall Festival, 11am-2pm, Jetton Village, 19818 North Cove Road, Cornelius – Jetton Village Fall Festival, with a petting zoo, face painting, kids games, pony rides. Please bring a non-perishable food item. Free. Contact: Jamie Sherrill, 704-663-7779 or jamie@teamnewport.com
Symphony Lollipops Concert, 11 a.m. Knight Theater, Charlotte – Charlotte Symphony presents a Lollipops kids’ concert “Carnivals and Clowns,” with Jacomo Rafael Bairos, conducting and Drew Allison and the Grey Seal Puppets performing. Info: CharlotteSymphony.org
Davidson football at Valparaiso, 1 p.m., Valparaiso, Indiana – Davidson football at Valparaiso. More info: www.davidsonwildcats.com
Theater: “Into the Woods, Jr.”, 1 and 4pm, Armour Street Theater, 307 Armour St., Davidson – Davidson Community Players’ Connie Company youth theater presents the musical “Into the Woods Jr.” with musci and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, based on the book by James Lapine. The Brothers Grimm “go Broadway” in Stephen Sondheim’s cockeyed fairy tale where all of your favorite characters – Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Jack (and his beanstalk) and The Witch – meet and interact on their journeys. This is a junior version of the Tony-award winning production. Performances Nov. 10, 11 and 17 at 1 pm, Nov. 10, 11, 17, and 18 at 4pm, and Nov. 15 and 16 at 7pm. For tickets, visit www.davidsoncommunityplayers.org
Guitar Master Class, 3pm, Davidson College Sloan Music Center Tyler-Tallman Hall – Guitar master class and performance by Mary Akerman and Robert Teixeira of the Akerman-Teixeira Guitar Duo. Teixera is guitar instructor at Davidson and other area colleges. The master class is geared towards guitar students and young musicians. Tickets $5 and can be purchased weekdays from 10a.m. to 4:30 p.m. by calling 704-894-2135. See also Sunday Davidson Concert Series performance.
Serenity House Gala, 6 p.m., Charles Mack Citizen Center, 215 N. Main St., Mooresville – Black and White Gala to support Serenity House, an end-of-life comfort care home in Mooresville. Donations to Serenity House may be sent to Serenity House, 110 Centre Church Road, Mooresville NC 28117 with “GALA” marked on the check. Info: www.SerenityHouseNC.org or call 704-664-2004.
Go Wild benefit for Carolina Raptor Center, 6 pm, The Saloon at N.C. Music Factory, 1000 Music Factory Blvd., Charlotte – Carolina Raptor Center in Huntersville hosts a “Go Wild” benefit concert and photo auction. Music by The Swingin’ Richards. Info: www.carolinaraptorcenter.org
Bee the Cure Banquet at Davidson, 6:30pm, Davidson College Chambers Building, Lilly Family Gallery – Hives for Lives hosting its first Bee the Cure Banquet, which will double as an awareness event and launch party for Hives for Lives. Free dinner by student catering service P.S. includes an appetizer of honey baked goat cheese with baguette, an entree of honey bourbon chicken over a mashed roasted butternut squash with honey glazed carrots and spinach salad with feta, strawberries, and pecans, and a dessert of honey cake with caramelized pears. Vegetarian option available. In addition, a panel on social entrepreneurship will speak about how business can be used to help with research on cancer.
Live music at Summit Coffee, 8-11 p.m., Summit Coffee, 128 S. Main St., Davidson – Live music with Grievous Angels Free. Information: 704-895-9090 or visit www.summitcoffee.com .
Improv comedy at Warehouse PAC, 8pm, Warehouse Performing Arts Center, 9216-A Westmoreland Road, Cornelius – The Chuckleheads improv comedy troupe goes up against Check! an improv group from Marvin Ridge High School in “a team versus team Comedy Improv Musical Variety Extravaganza.” Tickets $10 in advance at or $15 at the door. Reserve by contacting Scott Pacitti 704-301-1564 or scott@planetimprov.com
SUNDAY, NOV. 11
Rural Hill Sheepdog Trials & Dog Fest, 8am-5pm, Historic Rural Hill, 4431 Neck Road, Huntersville – 18th Annual Rural Hill Sheepdog Trials and Dog Festival, Nov. 10-11. Bring your family, friends, and your canine pals to Rural Hill for one of the area’s best known dog events when many of the world’s best and brightest canines will be on hand to show their skills. Pets are welcome at the event and need to remain leashed and under their owner’s control. Admission $10 per person ages 13+, $7 for children ages 5-12, and children 4 and under are admitted free. For advance tickets and complete event details, visit www.ruralhill.net. See also our preview article on Pets & Animals, Coming Nov. 10-11: Rural Hill Sheepdog Trials and fest”
Holiday open house at Village Store, 10am-4pm, The Village Store 110 South Main St., Davidson. Come out and enjoy refreshments, music, raffles & stores specials. Swag bags for the 1st 25 customers. Both Sanctuary and Pretty will also be open during this event. For more information visit facebook.com/thevillagestore.
Carolina Renaissance Festival, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., 16445 Poplar Tent Road, Huntersville – Carolina Renaissance Festival, continues Saturdays and Sundays, 10-5:30, through Nov. 18. The festival is a combination renaissance-themed fair and artisan marketplace, with food (we love those turkey legs!), drink, rides, games, craft demonstrations, jousting, and shops. Rain or shine. Info: RenFestInfo.org or 877-896-5544 or 704-896-5544. Free parking. No pets.
Davidson Lands Conservancy Nature Fest, 1:30-3:30pm, Abersham Park, Grey and Shearer Roads, Davidson – The Davidson Lands Conservancy holds its Nature Festival/Annual Meeting at the former Abersham property, a 243-acre Davidson park. With hikes, hands-on activities for children, information about the natural world and photography, followed by an annual meeting and an historic nature hike. (See more about the hike to Whale Rock at 4pm below.) More information: davidsonlands.org
Theater: “Into the Woods, Jr.”, 1 and 4pm, Armour Street Theater, 307 Armour St., Davidson – Davidson Community Players’ Connie Company youth theater presents the musical “Into the Woods Jr.” with musci and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, based on the book by James Lapine. The Brothers Grimm “go Broadway” in Stephen Sondheim’s cockeyed fairy tale where all of your favorite characters – Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Jack (and his beanstalk) and The Witch – meet and interact on their journeys. This is a junior version of the Tony-award winning production. Performances Nov. 10, 11 and 17 at 1 pm, Nov. 10, 11, 17, and 18 at 4pm, and Nov. 15 and 16 at 7pm. For tickets, visit www.davidsoncommunityplayers.org
Hurricane Sandy relief concert, 1-6pm, The Birdsnest, 102 B S. Main St., Davidson – The Birdsnest will host a daylong concert of live music plus a bake sale to raise money for the Red Cross and victims of Hurricane Sandy. There will also be live musicians playing in front of various stores on Main Street this Sunday. Birdsnest lineup: 1-2 Sunday Union; 2-3 Rusty Knox and friends; 3-4 Christian Loebs; 4-5 Karen Hales & Michael Orlando; 5-6 Justin Castellano. Info: 704-990-6378. davidsonncmusic@hotmail.com
Akerman-Teixeira Guitar Duo concert, 3pm, Davidson College Sloan Music Center, Tyler-Tallman Hall – Davidson College Concert Series presents the Akerman-Teixeira Guitar Duo, Mary Akerman and Robert Teixeira, who is a guitar instructor at Davidson and other area colleges. With guitar duets by Rossini, Scarlatti, Albéniz, Debussy, Bonfá and more. Tickets $15 general admission, or $8 for seniors and $5 for youth 18 and under. To purchase tickets call 704-894-2135 weekdays from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays or purchase online at www.davidson.edu/tickets. See also their guitar master class on Saturday.
Methodist Church congregation meeting, 4pm, Davidson United Methodist Church, 233 S. Main St., Davidson – Congregation meeting in the sanctuary to take a formal vote on the proposed building program to expand facilities on DUMC’s campus. Child care provided. Anyone with questions is invited to contact the Rev. Glenn Kinken, Executive Pastor. www.davidsonumc.org.
Hike to Whale Rock and mill ruins, 4 p.m., Abersham Park, Grey and Shearer roads, Davidson – Davidson Historical Society and Davidson Lands Conservancy present a walking tour to the Rocky River Mill ruins and the “Whale Rock” outcropping. This walk will combine history with a nature walk on rural land. Meet at 3:45 pm at Abersham Park, at Grey and Shearer roads. The ruin and rural land is in the nearby Runneymede neighborhood and we will caravan to the trailhead. The walk will begin at 4. The walk is not strenuous, but will be “off-road,” so hiking boots or good walking shoes are recommended. Please sign up in advance at whalerockhike.eventbrite.com Free.
MONDAY, NOV. 12
Columnist David Brooks, 8pm, Davidson College Duke Family Performance Hall – New York Times columnist David Brooks speaks on “What It Means: The 2012 Election and the Future of America.” Brooks has been an opinion columnist with the Times since 2003 and is a commentator on The PBS Newshour. Free, but tickets are required and can be obtained by calling the Alvarez College Union ticket office at 704-894-2135 weekdays from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. They’re also available online for a small handling fee at www.davidson.edu/tickets. For more information call 704-894-2285 or e-mail ethics@davidson.edu.
Cornelius Veterans Day program, 11am, Cornelius Veterans Monument at Rotary Plaza, behind Town Hall, 21445 Catawba Ave., Cornelius – Join the Town of Cornelius and the American Legion Post 86 at in a program to honor veterans and those currently serving in the Armed Forces. Info: www.cornelius.org
Davidson Veterans Day program, 11am, Davidson Village Green, Main Street and Concord Road, Davidson – Veterans Day Ceremony, with keynote address by Mayor John Woods, music by Community School of Davidson Chorus and band, presentation of the colors by Davidson Police Dep’t.
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