Davidson College Arts Events

August 28-October 7, 2009, 2009 Studio Art Faculty Exhibition, including works by Herb Jackson, Cort Savage and Rebekah Tolley. Opening reception August 27, 7:00 p.m., William H. Van Every, Jr. Gallery. For more information call 704-894-2519.

August 28-October 7, 2009, Christina Toro: New Paintings. Opening reception August 27, 7:00 p.m., Edward M. Smith Gallery. For more information call 704-894-2519.

September 17, 2009, New People, New Eats! Tom Hanchett introduces Levine Museum's Changing Places exhibit on the new cultures mingling in Charlotte. Then Creative Loafing food writer Tricia Childress of Johnson & Wales "dishes" about her favorite five ethnic restaurants. This event is free for FOTA and Levine Museum members and $5.00 for non-members. Reception begins at 7:00 p.m., Lilly Family Gallery, Chambers Building. For more information call 704-894-2101.
Levine Museum of the New South and Davidson College Friends of the Arts, supported by Marsh Properties

September 30, 2009, Punch Brothers featuring Chris Thile, 8:00 p.m., Duke Family Performance Hall, Knobloch Campus Center. For ticket information call 704-894-2135.
C. Shaw and Nancy K. Smith Artist Series

October 14, 2009, The Art of Art: A Lecture Recital on Art Tatum by William and Cynthia Lawing, 7:30 p.m., Tyler-Tallman Hall, Sloan Music Center.
Davidson College Music Department

October 16-December 9, 2009, Picturing Davidson: Bill Giduz and His First 30 Years, a celebration of Bill Giduz and his three decades of documenting life in Davidson. Opening reception October 15, 7:00 p.m., Edward M. Smith Gallery. For more information call 704-894-2519.

October 16-December 9, 2009, STARING, based on Rosemarie Garland-Thomson's (Professor of Women's Studies, Emory University) latest book. The exhibition is created through the paintings of Doug Auld, Chris Rush, and Mark Gilbert and the photographs of Weegee and Diane Arbus. William H. Van Every, Jr. Gallery. For more information call 704-894-2519.

October 20, 2009, American Chamber Players, 7:30 p.m., Tyler-Tallman Hall, Sloan Music Center. For ticket information call 704-894-2135.
Davidson College Concert Series

October 23-30, 2009, Tartuffe by Moliere, translated by Christopher Hampton, directed by Professor Ann Marie Costa, 8:00 p.m. and Sunday at 2:00 p.m., Duke Family Performance Hall, Knobloch Campus Center. For ticket information call 704-894-2135.
Davidson College Theatre Department Mainstage Series Production

October 26, 2009, Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, Love, and Catherine Gilbert Murdock, an award-winning writer of young-adult fiction, 8:00 p.m., Duke Family Performance Hall, Knobloch Campus Center. For more information call 704-894-2140.
Z. Smith Reynolds Lecture

November 12, 2009, To Kill A Mockingbird, Montana Repertory Theatre, 8:00 p.m., Duke Family Performance Hall, Knobloch Campus Center. For ticket information call
704-894-2135.
C. Shaw and Nancy K. Smith Artist Series

November 11-25, 2009, Alice in Wonderland, script created by the Manhattan Theatre. Project under the direction of Andre Gregory, directed by Samantha Karlin ‘10, 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2:00 p.m., The Rupert T. Barber Theatre, Cunningham Theatre Center. For ticket information call 704-894-2361.
Davidson College Theatre Department Fall Second Stage Series Production

November 14, 2009, Changing Places, Changing Tunes: Music on the Move from Mozart to Gershwin
Chelsea Tipton, II, conducting, Inspired by an exhibit at the Levine Museum of the New South, this Charlotte Symphony concert celebrates cultural diversity in music from the 18th century to the 20th. From the Turkish musings of Mozart to Hungarian tunes by Brahms to "new world" discoveries by Dvořák and Gershwin, "Changing Places, Changing Tunes" presents a lively musical journey across centuries and continents.
Charlotte Symphony Orchestra on Campus

November 23, 2009, Mozart's Requiem performed by the Davidson College Concert Choir and Davidson Pro Arte Orchestra, 7:30 p.m., Duke Family Performance Hall, Knobloch Campus Center. For ticket information call 704-894-2135.
Davidson College Music Department

December 6, 2009, Christmas Vespers, 7:00 p.m., Davidson College Presbyterian Church. For ticket information call 704-894-2848.
Davidson College Music Department

Spring 2010, New South for the New Southerner, topic to be announced, 7:00 p.m., Lilly Family Gallery, Chambers Building. For more information call 704-894-2101.
Levine Museum of the New South and Davidson College Friends of the Arts

January 15-February 26, 2010, Magdalena Abakanowicz, one of the most important and influential female artists working today. This exhibition includes a selection of sculptures produced during the past decade. Artist lecture followed by the opening reception January 14, 7:00 p.m., William H. Van Every, Jr. Gallery. For more information call 704-894-2519.

January 20, 2010, Escher Trio Amsterdam, 7:30 p.m., Duke Family Performance Hall, Knobloch Campus Center. For ticket information call 704-894-2135.
Davidson College Concert Series

January 22-24, 2010, Annavel and the Funny Little Man: A Rumplestiltskin Tale, retold for children of all ages by Rupert T. Barber, Jr., directed by Melissa Ohlman-Roberge. For ticket information call 704-894-2361.
Davidson College Theatre Department Winter Children's Play in collaboration with Davidson Community Players and The Connie Company

January 25, 2010, The Opera Show, 8:00 p.m., Duke Family Performance Hall, Knobloch Campus Center. For ticket information call 704-894-2135.
C. Shaw and Nancy K. Smith Artist Series

February 23, 2010, Soweto Gospel Choir, 8:00 p.m., Duke Family Performance Hall, Knobloch Campus Center. For ticket information call 704-894-2135.
C. Shaw and Nancy K. Smith Artist Series

February 17-21, 2010, Nine Parts of Desire by Heather Raffo, directed by Associate Professor Sharon Green, 7:30 p.m., and Sunday at 2:00 p.m., The Rupert T. Barber Theatre, Cunningham Theatre Center. For ticket information call 704-894-2361.
Davidson College Theatre Department Second Stage Series Production

February 25, 2010, Margaret Atwood, author of The Handmaid's Tale, 8:00 p.m., Duke Family Performance Hall, Knobloch Campus Center.
The Joel Conarroe Lecture Series

March 9, 2010, Yarn/Wire, Contemporary Music Ensemble, 7:30 p.m., Tyler-Tallman Hall, Sloan Music Center. For ticket information call 704-894-2135.
Davidson College Concert Series

March 10, 2010, Thodos Dance Chicago, 8:00 p.m., Duke Family Performance Hall, Knobloch Campus Center. For ticket information call 704-894-2135.
C. Shaw and Nancy K. Smith Artist Series

March 12-April 14, 2010, Lydia Musco: New Sculpture. Artist lecture followed by the opening reception March 11, 7:30 p.m., William H. Van Every, Jr. Gallery. For more information call 704-894-2519.

March 24-March 28, 2010, Leading Ladies, by Ken Ludwig, directed by Assistant Professor Mark Sutch, 7:30 and 8:00 p.m. and Sunday at 2:00 p.m., Duke Family Performance Hall, Knobloch Campus Center. For ticket information call 704-894-2135.
Davidson College Theatre Department Mainstage Series Production

April 15, 2010, Jersey Boys, Tony Award-winning musical, special Friends of the Arts event at the Blumenthal Performing Arts Center. For ticket information call 704-894-2101.
Davidson College Friends of the Arts

April 15-16, 2010, Studio Theatre Class Production, 7:30 p.m., The Rupert T. Barber Theatre, Cunningham Theatre Center. For ticket information call 704-894-2135.
Davidson College Theatre Department Spring Student Production Series

April 20-21, 25-26, 2010, One Act Series I and II, 7:30 p.m., The Rupert T. Barber Theatre, Cunningham Theatre Center. For ticket information call 704-894-2135.
Davidson College Theatre Department Spring Student Production Series

April 23-May 7, 2010, 2010 Student Juried Art Exhibition. Opening reception and award announcements, April 22, 7:00 p.m., William H. Van Every, Jr. Gallery. For more information call 704-894-2519.

April 26, 2010, Ralph Vaughan Willams' Dona Nobis Pacem and Morten Lauridsen's Lux Aeterna, performed by the Davidson College Concert Choir and the Davidson Pro Arte Orchestra, 7:30 p.m., Duke Family Performance Hall, Knobloch Campus Center. For ticket information call 704-894-2135.
Davidson College Music Department

For more information about Friends of the Arts, its programs, or becoming a member, please contact Sherry Malushizky, director of Davidson College Friends of the Arts, at 704-894-2101.