Davidson College is inviting the public to a free concert this week.

The Davidson College Symphony Orchestra is going "looney" with an assortment of music from favorite cartoons, including pieces by Rossini, Liszt, Offenbach, Wagner, Ponchielli and Dukas.

Concert-goers can catch the performance at the Duke Family Performance Hall, located at 102 North main Street in Davidson, Wednesday April 24, at 7:30 p.m.

Admission is free and open to the public.

For more information on the concert, call 704-894-2848.

The Davidson College is inviting the public to a concert this weekend.

The illustrious Davidson Trio of violinists Rosemary Furniss, cellist Alan Black, and pianist Dana Protopopescu returns to campus to close this season's Concert Series.

The program features Beethoven's Piano Trio Op. 1, No. 3, Turina's Fantasia for piano, violin and cello, Op. 91, and Brahms' Piano Trio in C Major, Op.87, No. 2.

Concert-goers can catch the performance at Davidson College's Tyler-Tallman Hall, located at 102 North Main Street in Davidson, Sunday April 7, at 3 p.m.

Admission ranges from $5 to $15. Click here for tickets.

For more information on the concert, call 704-894-2000.

Discovery Place, Inc. was ranked as the third most visited museum and historic attraction in North Carolina during 2012, according to an annual survey released by Carolina Publishing Associates. 

For the third year in a row, the organization also ranked as the most visited museum and historic attraction in the Charlotte region.

Visited by 762,261 guests in 2012, Discovery Place Inc.’s attendance included visitation to Discovery Place, Charlotte Nature Museum and Discovery Place KIDS–Huntersville.

“Hands-on science centers as educational resources are critical to our future and encourage children to discover science, technology, engineering and math,” said John Mackay, president and CEO, Discovery Place, Inc. “The breadth and depth of what Discovery Place does encompasses exhibits, shows, programming, lab activities, outreach initiatives, professional development, and more.