^[1] Get in touch with nature this weekend through a variety of activities Saturday.  Learn how horses see the world, with a “World of Wonder” outing at the Triple Play Farm. Don’t forget the Davidson Farmer’s Market, which will host its Third Annual Salsa Showdown. Or head out to Lake Norman for the annual “Big Day at the Lake” activities to benefit Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Charlotte.  Kids can explore stones, bones and other fossils in the Diggin’ on Dinos  program, while Discovery Place gives you the chance to observe a shark dissection led by a Discovery Place educator.  If outdoor movies are more your style, Kannapolis’ Village Park is hosting a screening of “Footloose” on Friday night, and Cornelius is showing “The Adventures of Tintin” at Smithville Park on Saturday night.  Meanwhile, the one-woman play “The Edge of Our Bodies”  is running all weekend at the Warehouse Performing Arts Center in Cornelius. Read below for details of these and other area happenings this weekend.

THURSDAY, JULY 19

“Mud Fairies” Camp, 9 a.m.- 12:30 p.m. Elements4Life, 16024 Davidson-Concord Road, Davidson – In this Woodland Discovery camp, kids ages 4 to 10 learn the characteristics of fairies, build mini habitats, make costumes and jewelry, go on hunts, have a tea party and play in the woods, and learn to care for the forest plants and animals. Camp fees of $125 per week are due at time of registration. For more information, email woodlandsdiscovery@gmail.com ^[2] or call Carolyn at 704-439-7764; or visit the organization’s summer camps page ^[3].

Toddler story time, 11 a.m. Cornelius Public Library, 21105 Catawba Ave.  – At toddler story time (19-35 months), toddlers build language skills, participate in music and movement activities, and discover the fun of books. Explore letters, sounds, and new words through stories and activities. Registration is required. For more information, call 704-416-3800 or go to the library web page ^[4].

New CMS chief at chamber, 11:45 a.m. – 1:15 p.m. NorthStone Country Club in Huntersville – The Lake Norman Chamber will host new Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools Superintendent Heath Morrison.

Ice Cream Social for Seniors, 1-3 p.m. North Mecklenburg Senior Center, 16601 Old Statesville Road, Huntersville – Enjoy ice cream and games in anticipation of the summer Olympics. Games include Cornhole, Wii Bowling, bean bag baseball, target toss, and timed bouncing ball. Ice cream and fixins donated by Summit Place of Mooresville. Call 704-875-1270 with questions.

eReader Training Workshop for Nooks, 2 p.m. North County Regional Library, 16500 Holly Crest Lane, Huntersville – Want to learn how to borrow eBooks for your Kindle or Nook? Sign up for this interactive program. Bring your device or questions – we’ll show you how find, check out and download books from our digital collection. Call 704-416-6000 or visit www.cmlibrary.org ^[4].

“The Edge of Our Bodies” play, 8 p.m. Warehouse Performing Arts Center, 9216-A Westmoreland Road, Cornelius – Mooresville’s Lauren Otis stars in the Carolina Actors Studio Theatre’s peformance of “The Edge of Our Bodies,” a one-woman play about a 16-year-old girl’s trip to New York City. Tickets are $20, $15 for students, seniors or groups. Visit www.nccast.com ^[5] or contact the warehouse box office at 704-619-0429 or email tickets@warehousepac.com ^[6].

Live music at Summit Coffee, 8-11 p.m., Summit Coffee, 128 S. Main St., Davidson – Live music with Summit Songwriters Showcase: Rob McHale, Rob Lytle, Haley Dreis Free. Information: 704-895-9090 or visit www.summitcoffee.com ^[7].

FRIDAY, JULY 20

“Mud Fairies” Camp, 9 a.m.- 12:30 p.m. Elements4Life, 16024 Davidson-Concord Road, Davidson – In this Woodland Discovery camp, kids ages 4 to 10 learn the characteristics of fairies, build mini habitats, make costumes and jewelry, go on hunts, have a tea party and play in the woods, and learn to care for the forest plants and animals. Camp fees of $125 per week are due at time of registration. For more information, email woodlandsdiscovery@gmail.com ^[2]; or call Carolyn at 704-439-7764; or visit the organization’s summer camps page ^[3].

Game for book lovers, 10 a.m. North County Regional Library, 16500 Holly Crest Lane, Huntersville – Bring in your personal favorite and take a few new titles for a test drive with “Book Speed Dating.” In “What’s My Line?” figure out how good you really are at judging a book by its cover. Call 704-416-6000 or visit the library’s web page ^[8].

From Page to Screen, 2 p.m. Cornelius Branch Library, 21105 Catawba Ave, Cornelius – Showing of the movie “The Spiderwick Chronicles” (PG) based on the book series written by Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black. Call 704-416-3800 or visit the library’s web page ^[9].

Wine Dinner at Lake Norman Cottage, 6-9 p.m. Lake Norman Cottage, 200 A North Harbor Place, Davidson – $25 includes a light 3-course meal and wines from Argentina, and Italy. Call 704.237.3629 to make a reservation.

Live music at Campania, 6:30-9 p.m. Campania Cafe, 416 S. Main St., Davidson – Live music every Friday night, weather permitting. For more information, go to www.campaniacafe.com ^[10].

“The Edge of Our Bodies” play, 8 p.m. Warehouse Performing Arts Center, 9216-A Westmoreland Road, Cornelius – Mooresville’s Lauren Otis stars in the Carolina Actors Studio Theatre’s peformance of “The Edge of Our Bodies,” a one-woman play about a 16-year-old girl’s trip to New York City. Tickets are $20, $15 for students, seniors or groups. Visit www.nccast.com ^[5] or contact the warehouse box office at 704-619-0429 or email tickets@warehousepac.com ^[6].

Live music at Summit Coffee, 8-11 p.m., Summit Coffee, 128 S. Main St., Davidson – Live music with Greivous Angels Free. Information: 704-895-9090 or visit www.summitcoffee.com ^[7].

Kannapolis Movies in the Park, 8:45 p.m., Village Park, 700 West C Street, Kannapolis – Free screening of “Footloose” (2011, PG-13). To view the complete summer schedule, go to www.cityofkannapolis.com ^[11]. Info: 704-920-4343.

SATURDAY, JULY 21

Street safety and design booth, 8 a.m.-noon. Downtown Davidson, off Main Street next to Town Hall – Davidson Design for Life (DD4L) will be hosting a booth at the Davidson Farmer’s Market to distribute information on street safety and healthy street design. For more information, see the initiative’s webpage ^[12].

Davidson Farmer’s Market, 8 a.m.-noon, downtown Davidson, off Main Street next to Town Hall – The weekly Davidson Farmer’s Market. Local farmers and vendors selling meats, produce, dairy products, baked goods, and other items. Also this Saturday: the annual Salsa Showdown. The market runs every Saturday through November. Information: Visit www.davidsonfarmersmarket.org ^[13]. DavidsonNews.net and CorneliusNews.net are pleased to be media partners of the Davidson Farmer’s Market.

Big Day at the Lake, 9 a.m. Various locations at Lake Norman – Big Day at the Lake for the benefit of Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Charlotte.  Children and their boat hosts will meet at the boat host’s dock of choice and boat on Lake Norman. There’ll be a picnic from 1:30 – 3:30 p.m. at the Duke Energy Explorium, 13339 Hagers Ferry Road in Huntersville. Music by 107.9 The Link. Activities include the Coca Cola Game Van, Slip N Slide, bubble pools, water balloon toss, face painting, a nature scavenger hunt and souvenir photos by Xerox.

“World of Wonder” outing, 9:30-11 a.m. Triple Play Farm – Learn how horses see the world at a “World of Wonder” outing. We will talk about predator vs. prey, the five senses, anatomy/psychology of horses, and how to use your body language to communicate and build relationship with horses. Preregistration is required. Email Erin Burke at dlc.wow@gmail.com ^[14].

Senior Saturday , 10-11 a.m. Community Room of the Presbyterian Hospital Huntersville, 10030 Gilead Road – Erin Ball, physical therapist and the hospital’s rehabilitation department manager, will speak. Call 704-316-3872 to register.

Diggin’ on Dinos, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Charlotte Nature Museum, 1658 Sterling Road Charlotte – Explore stones, bones and other fossils. Participate in a dino dig, handle dino dung and get hands-on with fossils while learning about dinos and other prehistoric animals that roamed North Carolina. For more information, call 704-372-6261, ext. 300 or visit www.charlottenaturemuseum.org. ^[15]

Shark dissection, 11 a.m. Discovery Place, 301 N. Tryon St., Charlotte – Observe a shark dissection led by a Discovery Place educator. Call 704-372-6261, ext. 300, or visit www.discoveryplace.org ^[16].

Blood drive, 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. Greater Vision United Methodist Church, 11901 Eastfield Road, Huntersville – Blood drive by Community Blood Center. Minimum weight requirement for blood donors is 120 pounds. More public drives can be found by logging on to the Community Blood Center of the Carolinas Web site at www.cbcc.us ^[17].

Wine tasting at Wooden Stone, 4-6 p.m. Wooden Stone, 445 South Main St, Ste 200, Davidson – Sample five wines from North Carolina vintners. Appetizers will be provided by Campagnia Italian Cafe and Trattoria Cost is $16. To register go to www.woodenstonegallery.com ^[18].

Wine Dinner at Lake Norman Cottage  6-9 p.m. Lake Norman Cottage, 200 A North Harbor Place, Davidson – $25 includes a light 3-course meal and wines from Spain, New Zealand, and California. Call 704.237.3629 to make a reservation.

Ballet performance, 7 p.m. Village Park, 700 West C Street, Kannapolis – Ballet performance of “Pirates” by Piedmont Dance Theater. Info: www.cityofkannapolis.com ^[19]

“The Edge of Our Bodies” play, 8 p.m. Warehouse Performing Arts Center, 9216-A Westmoreland Road, Cornelius – Mooresville’s Lauren Otis stars in the Carolina Actors Studio Theatre’s peformance of “The Edge of Our Bodies,” a one-woman play about a 16-year-old girl’s trip to New York City. Tickets are $20, $15 for students, seniors or groups. Visit www.nccast.com ^[5] or contact the warehouse box office at 704-619-0429 or tickets@warehousepac.com ^[6].

Live music at Summit Coffee, 8-11 p.m., Summit Coffee, 128 S. Main St., Davidson – Live music, Andy Gwynn. Free. Information: 704-895-9090 or visit www.summitcoffee.com ^[7].

Cornelius’ outdoor cinema series, 8:30 p.m., Smithville Park, 19710 S. Ferry Street, Cornelius – Summer outdoor cinema series continues with the movie “The Adventures of Tintin.” Free and open to the public. Movies are shown on an inflatable “blimp screen,” and weather permitting, begin at dusk. Refreshments are available for purchase, and viewers are encouraged to bring lawn chairs and blankets. Movie dates and times are subject to change. If the weather seems questionable the night of a movie, call PARC’s weather hotline at 704-896-2460, ext. 290.

SUNDAY, JULY 22

Crochet class, 2-4 p.m. Wooden Stone, 445 South Main St, Ste 200, Davidson. – Local artisan Blanche Evans teaches crochet for beginners. Each participant will receive a crochet kit including yarn, needles and patterns, along with a durable and reusable tote bag. Cost is $45. To register go to www.woodenstonegallery.com ^[18].

“The Edge of Our Bodies” play, 8 p.m. Warehouse Performing Arts Center, 9216-A Westmoreland Road, Cornelius – Mooresville’s Lauren Otis stars in the Carolina Actors Studio Theatre’s peformance of “The Edge of Our Bodies,” a one-woman play about a 16-year-old girl’s trip to New York City. Tickets are $20, $15 for students, seniors or groups. Visit www.nccast.com ^[5] or contact the warehouse box office at 704-619-0429 or email tickets@warehousepac.com ^[6].