The dog days of summer may be making you sweat, but don’t let that keep you from enjoying all the cool things to do in Davidson this weekend. Music lovers can choose among the Jerry Garcia tribute concert Saturday evening at Summit, the bluegrass Saturday afternoon in Cornelius, or the big band sound of the StarDusters at the next Concert on the Green Sunday. If you’re a teen/tween into vampires, don’t miss the “Breaking Dawn” book release party at the library Friday. If you need a good laugh, head to the college’s Belk Theater for the final weekend of “Lend me a Tenor.” And if you’re bored with your cooking, there will be a chef demo at the farmer’s market Saturday morning.

Weekend of July 31- Aug. 3

Live music this weekend at Summit Coffee includes the Wink Keziah Duo Thursday, a special Jerry Garcia Tribute Friday (and just think, you could ask for Cherry Garcia ice cream next door at Ben & Jerry’s!), and Russell Howard Saturday. Musicians play from 8-11 p.m. on the back veranda, with the upstairs used for rain dates.

Min Street Books will hold its story hour for the five and under crowd Friday starting at 10 a.m. There’s no charge. The store is located at 126 South Main Street, and can be reached at 704-892-6841.

Beth Shalom of Lake Norman will inaugurate its new residence at St. Alban’s Episcopal Church with events Friday at Saturday. First, at 6:15 p.m. Friday, will be a Hawaiian Shirt Night Shabbat service followed by catered dinner. Saturday morning at 9 a.m., adult and children’s services will be followed by a Kiddush luncheon. An adult education class will begin at 8 p.m.

Have a teenage/tween-age girl torn between Edward the vegetarian vampire or Jacob the werewolf? If you understood that sentence, then you should be planning on heading to the Davidson public library branch for the “Twilight” series release party for “Breaking Dawn.” The evening will begin at 9 p.m. with screening of “Buffy the Vampire” movies. The book will be available at midnight, with a few library books and also volumes for purchase. Twilight fans should bring a sleeping bag and can spend the night at the library, with adult supervision provided. Readers can be picked up between 7-8 a.m. Saturday morning. For more information, call the library at 704-892-8557.

The new Davidson Farmers Market will continue Saturday, 8 a.m. – noon, offering shoppers fresh local produce and meats, baked items, flowers and more. This weekend will feature a chef demonstration by Michael Spencer of the Soiree Restaurant, along with music by Fiona and Jason McAllister. The market is held near Town Hall.

Cornelius Presbyterian Church will hold the opening concert in its August Bluegrass Saturdays series featuring Dry Fork Ramblers, with music from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Admission is free, though donations will be accepted. Food and beverages will also be available. The church is located at 21250 Catawba Avenue and can be reached by phone at 704-892-5577. On the calendar for the August concert series are: Moonshine Race on Aug. 9, Southern Junction on Aug. 16, and Davidson Express on Aug. 23.

Downtown Davidson Inc. will present another Concert on the Green Sunday, 6-8 p.m., featuring The StarDusters Big Band on the Village Green. This week’s award will be for “silliest picnic.”

“Lend Me a Tenor,” a comedy by Davidson Community Players, will conclude this weekend at the Davidson College Duke Family Performance Hall. Shows are evenings, Thursday through Saturday, at 8 p.m., with a special Sunday matinee at 2 p.m. (Read Emmaline Harvey’s July 26 review on DavidsonNews.net)

MARK YOUR CALENDAR!

• WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY, AUG 6-7, Hopewell Baptist Church fellowship hall, 18841 Davidson-Concord Road – Two-day public workshop to begin planning for development of a new Family Life Center at Hopewell Baptist Church, Davidson-Concord Road. Aug. 6, 5-6 p.m., site visit, 7:30 p.m., kickoff meeting. Aug. 7, 1-5 p.m., design workshop, 7 p.m., pin-up session and public discussion of site plan ideas. Details in our July 23 news item, “Planning begins for Hopewell Baptist project.”
• FRIDAY, AUG. 8, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., PETCO, 10017 Biddick Lane, I-77 Exit 25, Huntersville – Low-cost microchip clinic for pets, sponsored by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Animal Care & Control and Friends for Life LKN Humane Rescue, $8 donation. Details: 704-895-7643.
• FRIDAY, AUG. 8, 7-9 p.m., home of Rev. Brenda Tapia, 101 Mallard Court – Dinner and a book with the Rev. Brenda Tapia and Ruth Pittard. They’ll lead a discussion of “The Shack” by William P. Young, and serve a home-cooked dinner. A $20 charge will cover dinner and dessert; please RSVP to Brenda by Aug. 5 at 704-892-8926. Bring your copy of the book to the discussion. Limited to the first 8 people who register.
• SATURDAY, AUG. 9, 11:30 to 1 p.m., Cornelius Presbyterian Church, 21250 Catawba Ave., Cornelius – “Bluegrass Concert Saturdays” series featuring the “Prograssive Y’allternative” sounds of local bluegrass band Moonshine Racers. Admission free, donations accepted. Food and beverages available. Details: 704-892-5577.
• TUESDAY, AUG. 12, 7 p.m., Town Hall, 216 S. Main St. – Monthly Town Board meeting. Agenda to be posted on the town website.
• THURSDAY, AUG. 14, 7:30 a.m., Homewood Suites near Exit 30 – Monthly meeting of Downtown Davidson Inc. Agenda includes a tour of the new hotel.
• SATURDAY, AUG. 16, 11:30 to 1 p.m., Cornelius Presbyterian Church, 21250 Catawba Ave., Cornelius – “Bluegrass Concert Saturdays” series featuring Southern Junction. Admission free, donations accepted. Food and beverages available. Details: 704-892-5577
• SATURDAY, AUG. 23, 11:30 to 1 p.m., Cornelius Presbyterian Church, 21250 Catawba Ave., Cornelius – “Bluegrass Concert Saturdays” series featuring local bluegrass band Davidson Express. Admission free, donations accepted. Food and beverages available. Details: 704-892-5577
• SUNDAY, AUG. 24, 6-8 p.m., Village Green – Downtown Davidson Inc. presents another Concert on the Green with The Bad Daddies. Free. Picnic theme: “funkiest picnic.” Details: www.downtowndavidson.org
• WEDNESDAY, AUG. 27, 5 p.m., Davidson College Richardson Stadium – Davidson College freshman “Cake Race,” a 1.7-mile foot race in which incoming freshman compete for cakes supplied town residents and members of the college community. Students choose cakes according to their order of finish – will you bake the cake that gets chosen first? Cakes may be delivered to the Baker Sports Complex main lobby on Tuesday or Wednesday before the race. For details, call Brenda Daugherty, Davidson physical education and recreation, 704-894-2342 or brdaugherty@davidson.edu.
• FRIDAY, AUG. 29, 7:30 p.m., Davidson College Presbyterian Church sanctuary, Main Street and Concord Road – The U.S. Army Chorus presents a free concert, one of only two stops they’re making this summer in North Carolina.

Michael Karras, appearing at the Vaudeville Extravaganza Aug. 30-31.

• SATURDAY, AUG. 30, 7:30 p.m., and SUNDAY, AUG. 31, 2 p.m., Davidson College Duke Family Performance Hall – annual Family Vaudeville Extravaganza, emceed by The Great Fettucini (Steve Langley of Huntersville) and including juggler Michael Karras, Japanese diabolo master Tempei, comedy magician Chris Hannibal and silent comic “Mr. Robb” Zeiser. Saturday night’s show is part of the 19th annual Hurricane Hugo Juggling Festival on the Village Green that morning from 9 a.m. to noon. Tickets to the Family Vaudeville Extravaganza are $5, available online anytime at www.davidson.edu/tickets or beginning Aug. 21 by phone at 704-894-2135.
• SUNDAY, SEPT 7, 6-8 p.m., Village Green – Concert on the Green, with the hometown bluegrass band Davidson Express. Free. Bring a picnic – they’ll give an award for “most colorful.” Details: www.downtowndavidson.org.
• SUNDAY, SEPT. 21, 4 p.m., Davidson United Methodist Church, 233 S. Main St. – “Gospels and Spirituals” concert with performances by the Adult and Youth Music Ministries of the church. Followed by an ice cream social in the Fellowship Hall. Donations accepted, with proceeds benefiting a new “Music Academy” outreach program for children in the Lake Norman area. More information is available by calling Kevin Turner, director of music and worship, 704-892-8277, ext. 281, or by email at kturner@davidsonumc.org.
• SUNDAY, SEPT. 21, 6-8 p.m., Village Green – Davidson College Symphony and Jazz Band play the season’s finale Concert on the Green. Free. Bring a picnic: they’ll have a contest for “most collegiate.” Details: www.downtowndavidson.org
• THURSDAY, SEPT. 25, 7 p.m., St. Alban’s Church, 301 Caldwell Lane – (TENTATIVE DATE) St. Albans Neighborhood Discussion Group hosts a forum for at-large candidates for Mecklenburg County Commission.

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