It must be summer. Free outdoor events are everywhere this week, from movies to music to the Y’s Live at the Lake festival Saturday. Our calendar in and around Davidson this week also lists several public meetings, including a public planning workshop tonight on a proposed “North Davidson Parkway” around town, Davidson Town Board’s vote Tuesday night on the 2010-11 budget and a new marketing plan, and a Lake Norman Transportation Commission meeting Wednesday.

Woodlawn School holds its first high school graduation on Tuesday, with a class of 2 (see the link to our feature story about the 2-person graduation class below).

There’s a free outdoor screening of “Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs” outside Ben & Jerry’s in Davidson on Thursday night – after local public schools let out for the summer. Mooresville’s Movies on Main Series continues Friday night with “Alice in Wonderland.” And there’s a free pops concert Saturday evening at Bailey Road park with the Charlotte Symphony.

Details about those events and more below. And don’t forget you can check what’s going daily on our clickable day-by-day calendar at right.

MONDAY

Planning for North Davidson Parkway, 7 p.m., Davidson Town Hall, 216 S. Main St. – The Town of Davidson invites citizens to a public workshop scheduled to discuss plans for the North Davidson Parkway. It’s a road planned to connect areas along Highway NC 73 to southern Iredell County. The purpose of this workshop is to plan and confirm the best route for the future road. Details in our June 7 report, “New road would send traffic around, not through, town.”

TUESDAY

Woodlawn School graduation, 10:30 a.m., Woodlawn School, Presbyterian Road, north of Davidson – Graduation ceremony for Woodlawn’s Class of 2010. Read all about the school’s first graduation and grads Kathleen Elkins and Chad Raines in Laurie Dennis’s Monday feature,

Davidson Town Board, 6 p.m., Town Hall, 216 S. Main St. – Davidson Town Board monthly meeting. Agenda includes a vote on the 2010-11 budget. Also on the schedule: A closed session to discuss a personnel matter, a vote on the proposed town marketing plan developed by Arnett Muldrow, an update on the 2010 Census, and a public hearing on proposed chances to the town’s planning fees. Agenda on the Town Website.

Charlotte Mecklenburg School Board, 6 p.m., Government Center, Meeting chamber, Charlotte – The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education will hold its regularly scheduled meeting tonight. Items on the agenda include a public hearing on the proposed policy addressing the Comprehensive Health Education Program, approval of renewing and non-renewing contracts for some CMS employees, and a report on the district’s accountability system. Agenda: www.cms.k12.nc.us

WEDNESDAY

Lake Norman Transportation Commission – 6:30 p.m., Mooresville Town Hall – Lake Norman Transportation Commission monthly meeting. Agenda includes discussion of a “Program of Work” for the coming year for the commission and its staff. www.lakenormantrans.org

Live music at Summit, 8-10 p.m., Summit Coffee, 128 S. Main St. – Live music: Open mic night. Info: 704-895-9090.

THURSDAY

Free Ask the Attorney session, 6 p.m., Lake Norman Family YMCA, Cornelius – McIntosh Law Firm offers the next in a series of free “Ask the Attorney” legal advice sessions. “Help, I Was Just in an Accident! What do I do?” Featuring Jim Fuller and Sandy Carnegie. Additional dates and info: www.ymcacharlotte.org/lakenorman, or contact Jason Lampton at 704-716-4419 or jason.lampton@ymcacharlotte.org.

Live music at Summit, 8-11 p.m., Summit Coffee, 128 S. Main St. – Live music: TBA. Info: 704-895-9090.

Movie on the Wall, 8 p.m., on the wall between Summit Coffee and Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream, Main Street in Davidson – Ben & Jerry’s and Main Street books present the first free summer “Moovie” of the year, a screening of “Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs.” Bring a lawn chair or a blanket. Movie trivia begins 30 minutes before the show. Free.

FRIDAY

Exhibit opening for Joyce Wynes, 6-9 p.m., Artworks on Main, 165 N. Main St., Mooresville – Meet painter Joyce Wynes at an opening reception for her exhibit that runs June 9-July 7. Her colorful, semi-abstract paintings are expressions of abstract, organic shapes. 704-664-2414. www.artworksonmain.com

Mooresville Movies on Main, 7:30 p.m., Charles Mack Citizens Center, 215 N. Main St., Mooresville – the Town of Mooresville presents “Movies on Main,” with an outdoor showing of Disney’s 2010 “Alice in Wonderland.” (PG) Concessions available. Bring a chair or blanket. Rain location: Indoors at Charles Mack Citizens Center.

Live music at Summit, 8-11 p.m., Summit Coffee, 128 S. Main St. – Live music: TBA. Info: 704-895-9090.

SATURDAY

YMCA 5K run, 9 a.m., Lake Norman YMCA – A Family 5K Fun Run and Walk will precede the Y’s annual Live at the Lake festival. Proceeds from the 5K support the YMCA Annual Campaign. To register for the run visit Member Services at the Lake Norman YMCA, call (704) 716-4400 or email Erin Karp at
Erin.Karp@ymcacharlotte.org.

Davidson Farmers Market, 8 a.m. to noon, off Main Street next to Town Hall – Weekly Davidson Farmers Market, with local farmers and vendors selling meats, produce, dairy products, baked goods, and other items. Open every Saturday. For more information: www.davidsonfarmersmarket.org. DavidsonNews.net is pleased to be a sponsor of the Davidson Farmers Market.

Shoe donation drive, 8 a.m. to noon, at Davidson Farmers Market, next to Town Hall, Main Street – Shoes of Hope Back to School Program will continue the mission of Samaritan’s Feet to bring a life-changing message of compassion and hope to impoverished youth in North Carolina and around the world by individually washing their feet and giving them a new pair of athletic shoes and socks. Samaritan’s Feet will be partnering with Ada Jenkins Center in July to serve children in our community. But they need to collect they shoes now! This profound act of servant leadership will enable the child to participate in sports and other physical activities. Samaritan’s Feet has seen the transformational power of its foot washing and shoe distributions. Each child that participates in this project will receive a recurring lesson of the power of hope and giving. Samaritan’s Feet believes that message can last for a lifetime, and in so doing, change the world one pair of shoes at a time.( www.samaritansfeet.org)

YMCA Live at the Lake festival, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Lake Norman YMCA, Davidson Street, Cornelius – More than 1,000 people are expected at the Y’s annual free “Live at the Lake” festival. Music includes folk and bluegrass with Davidson musician Rusty Knox, the Church of the Good Shepherd band and 8-year-old prodigy Wallace Foutch. Also, food, water slide and trampoline, boat rides, games, face painting and inflatables. The event also shows off the Y’s programs. Sponsors needed: call Natia Walker 704-716-6761 or natia.walker@ymcacharlotte.org. There’s also a 5K run/walk at 9 a.m. To register, visit member services at the Y or call 704-716-4400.

Symphony in the Park, 7 p.m., Bailey Road Park, Bailey Road and NC 115, Cornelius – Charlotte Symphony Orchestra led by conductor Albert George Schram plays a free outdoor summer pops concert. Singer Kyle Cummings kicks off the evening singing the music of Neil Diamond. Symphony plays at 8:15. Gates open at 6 p.m. with children’s activities and ice cream. Emcee for the night is Mike McKay of WDAV-FM. or more information, please contact us at 704.892.6031 x 166, or visit our website www.corneliuspr.org
Live music at Summit, 8-11 p.m., Summit Coffee, 128 S. Main St. – Live music: TBA. Info: 704-895-9090.

SUNDAY
Picking for Nashville benefit concert on the Green, 1-7 p.m., Davidson Village Green, Main Street and Concord Road – Davidson musicians play a benefit concert for the Community Foundation of Middle Tenn., which is raising money for victims of last month’s flooding in the Nashville area. Rusty Knox Band, Angelo Melendez, Davidson Express, Billy Jones and The Pocket, Mike Strauss Band. Bring a blanket, a cooler and the kids! Contribute at the event or online at cfmt.org See our preview, “Local bands play the Green Sun. for Nashville flood aid.”

Summer Safety Fair, 2 to 4 p.m., 8834 Westmoreland Lake Drive, Cornelius – Summer safety fair, with representatives of Cornelius fire and police departments with safety tips and demonstrations. Other non-profits and service providers will be there too. Cornelius Animal Shelter will have animals and tips on pet safety. Sponsored by David Weekley Homes, which will be serving free ice cream in the model home.

Middle East panel discussion at DCPC, 6-7:30 p.m., Davidson College Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall, Concord Road – DCPC invites the public to a panel discussion on issues related to Israel/Palestine within the complex context of the Middle East, as they are addressed in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) report from its Middle East Study Committee. Panelists include Rabbi Murray Ezring of Charlotte’s Temple Israel, Davidson College professor Dr. Jonathan Berkey who teaches Middle Eastern history since the rise of Islam and the Rev. James Aydelotte, retired stated clerk of the Presbytery of Western North Carolina. The panel will be moderated by the Rev. Lib McGregor Simmons. For more information, call 704.892.5641 or www.dcpc.org.