Dozens of yoga fans will be on the Davidson Village Green Saturday afternoon for a Yoga on the Green festival that includes live music. Our Towns Habitat for Humanity hosts a Fall Festival Saturday morning at its Cornelius ReStore. Saturday night brings the Rotary Club’s annual Wine Spectacular fundraiser for area nonprofits. Meanwhile, the Davidson Community Players’ production of “Baby” continues its run on stage at Armour Street Theater. And two big fall events continue this weekend: the Amazing Maize Maze at Rural Hill and the Carolina Renaissance Festival off Poplar Tent Road. Details about these and other events below.
Our Town Cinemas in Davidson adds a couple of new flicks to its lineup this weekend, “Argo” and “Paranormal Activity.” They join showing “Hotel Transylvania,” “Looper,” and “Taken 2,” on the schedule. Thursday is the last day for “Trouble with the Curve.” See showtimes at the right.
THURSDAY, OCT. 11
Story Time at Main Street Books, 3 p.m., Main Street Books, 126 S. Main St., Davidson – Storytime for kids 5 and under. Continues every 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month. 704-82-6841.
Congressional candidates Jennifer Roberts and Curtis Campbell will appear at a candidate forum Thursday at Davidson College.
Candidate forum at Davidson College, 7-9 pm, Davidson College Chambers Hall, Hance Auditorium, Davidson – Lake Norman Chamber Election 2012 forum with candidates for District 9 Congressional seat, Democrat Jennifer Roberts and Libertarian Curtis Campbell. (Republican candidate Robert Pittenger not attending.) Also, candidates for Mecklenburg County Commissioner at-large and District 1 seats. Moderated by David Boraks, editor and publisher of CorneliusNews.net and DavidsonNews.net. Info on the LakeNormanChamber.org website. Sponsored by the Lake Norman Chamber, United Family Services, Lake Norman Political Association and DavidsonNews.net/ CorneliusNews.net. See a preview on our Election 2012 page
Live music at Summit Coffee, 8-11 p.m., Summit Coffee, 128 S. Main St., Davidson – Live music with The Vel-Crows. Free. Information: 704-895-9090 or visit www.summitcoffee.com.
FRIDAY, OCT. 12
Blood Drive, 7:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m., William A. Hough High School, 12420 Bailey Rd., Cornelius – Call 704-972-4700 or go to http://www.carolinadonor.org to make a reservation. Free t-shirt to all donors.
Joe Gibbs Racing Fan Fest, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Joe Gibbs Racing, 13415 Reese Blvd. West, The Park business park, Huntersville – Joe Gibbs Racing 2012 Fan Fest. Autograph session with Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin, Joey Logano and other drivers, plus a car and motorcycle show, bounce house, kids workshop, and other activities. Info: joegibbsracing.com
Amazing Maize Maze, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., night flashlight maze, 6 p.m., Rural Hill, 4431 Neck Road (off Beatties Ford Road), Huntersville – Amazing Maize Maze, a cornfield maze with an Election 2012 theme. Open Fridays to Sundays through Nov. 4. The Amazing Maize Maze is designed to be navigated in 1-2 hours. Water stations and maze assistance are available throughout. Tickets $10 per person for ages 13+; $7 per person for youth ages 5-12; and ages 4 and under are free. Tickets at the gate or in advance at www.ruralhill.net. Open by appointment other days.
‘Live in the 115′ concert, 5-9:30 p.m. John Franklin Moore Park, Mooresville – “Live in the 115,” a series of free open-air rock shows in corner of Main and Center. Cold Bait Live Beer and From a Seed are the featured bands.
Mooresville Artist Guild Fall Show, 6-8 p.m., Depot Visual Arts Center, 103 W. Center Ave., Mooresville – Opening reception and awards ceremony for 30th Annual Artoberfest. Judge is artist G. Lee Baumgarten, founder of the Civic and Cultural Center of Pineville, where he teaches painting, drawing and design. Open to the public. The show runs Oct. 2 through Nov. 1. Info: http://www.magart.org
Hough football at Mooresville, 7:30 p.m., Mooresville High School, Mooresville – W.A. Hough High School football at Mooresville.
Live music at Summit Coffee, 8-11 p.m., Summit Coffee, 128 S. Main St., Davidson – Live music with The Mike Strauss Trio. Free. Information: 704-895-9090 or visit www.summitcoffee.com.
SATURDAY, OCT. 13
DCPC Preschool Consignment Sale, 8am-2pm, Davidson College Presbyterian Church Congregation House, Concord Road – DCPC preschool holds a fundraising consignment sale. Cash only. Open to the public.
Campout at Rural Hill, Historic Rural Hill, 4431 Neck Road, Huntersville – Join us in celebrating the great outdoors and enjoy educational programming on protecting our air, wildlife and their habits, a fun walk through the Rural Hill maize and singing and s’mores by the campfire. RSVP by Monday, October 8 to kelly@cleanaircarolina.org. The campsite is free but campers will be responsible for their own food, beverages and maize fee.
Davidson Farmer’s Market, 8:00 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. Runs every Saturday through October. Information: Visit www.davidsonfarmersmarket.org. DavidsonNews.net and CorneliusNews.net are pleased to be media partners of the Davidson Farmer’s Market.
Know Your Farms Stand at Kenton Place, 8am-12pm, Kenton Place shopping center near the ice cream shop at the corner of Catawba Ave and Hwy 73. Know Your Farms is excited to announce the four-week trial of the Huntersville-Cornelius Know Your Farms Stand. This outside location will offer the same high quality local foods KYF offers in the CSA and 7th Street Farm Stand. There will also be some local farms there with us. For more info visit facebook.com/knowyourfarms.
‘A Can If You Can’ food drive, 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., throughout the area – Girl Scouts troops in Huntersville, Cornelius and Davidson will be going door-to-door collecting canned goods for the area’s two Loaves & Fishes food pantries in their “A Can If You Can” drive. Residents also may drop off non-perishable food donations at the Ada Jenkins Center, 212 Gamble St. in Davidson, between 9 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. on Oct. 13. Info: www.loavesandfishes.org or 704-523-4333.
Cornelius ReStore Fall Festival, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Cornelius ReStore, 20414 N. Main St., Cornelius – Includes petting zoo, pumpkin patch, bounce house, concessions, kids crafts and more. Activity tickets are $1 each. Call 704-896-8957 ext. 120 for more info.
Amazing Maize Maze, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., night flashlight maze, 6 p.m., Rural Hill, 4431 Neck Road (off Beatties Ford Road), Huntersville – Amazing Maize Maze, a cornfield maze with an Election 2012 theme. Open Fridays to Sundays through Nov. 4. The Amazing Maize Maze is designed to be navigated in 1-2 hours. Water stations and maze assistance are available throughout. Tickets $10 per person for ages 13+; $7 per person for youth ages 5-12; and ages 4 and under are free. Tickets at the gate or in advance at www.ruralhill.net. Open by appointment other days.
Davidson football vs. Jacksonville, 1 p.m., Richardson Stadium, Davidson College – Davidson football vs. Jacksonville. More info: www.davidsonwildcats.com
Blood Drive, 2:00-6:00 p.m, Regal Theaters Birkdale 16, 16950 Birkdale Commons Parkway, Huntersville – Call 704-972-4700 or go to http://www.carolinadonor.org to make a reservation. Free movie ticket to all donors.
Yoga on the Green, 5-8 p.m., Davidson Village Green, Main Street and Concord Road, Davidson – The Bindu yoga studio of Cornelius will offer free yoga and live music on the Green in a fund-raiser for the Davidson Farmer’s Market. An all-levels yoga class runs 5-6 p.m. followed by a live concert with Billy Jones and the Pocket. Info: www.theBindu.com
The Annual Wine Spectacular, 6 p.m., Havana Banquet and Ballroom, 8325 Copley Dr., Cornelius – Rotary Club of Lake Norman-Huntersville presents its annual Wine Spectacular fundraiser, featuring a seated meal and silent and live auctions including wine, art, services, travel opportunities and more. Tickets $150. All proceeds go to the Rotary Club of Lake Norman – Huntersville charities, including Lake Norman Community Health Clinic, USO North Carolina, Hope House Foundation home for transitional care, Rotary’s End Polio Now global initiative and local health efforts to reduce cancer for men. Info: winespectacularhuntersvillerotary.org
Theater: ‘Baby: The Musical’, 8 p.m., Armour Street Theater, 307 Armour St., Davidson – Davidson Community Players presents “Baby: The Musical” Oct. 4-21. Shows Thursdays to Saturdays at 8 p.m., Sundays at 2 p.m. “Baby” tells of three couples on a college campus as they deal with painful, rewarding and agonizingly funny consequences of this universal experience. There are the college students, at the beginning of adulthood; 30-somethings having trouble conceiving but determined to try; and middle-aged parents, looking forward to seeing their last child graduate from college when a night of unexpected passion lands them back where they started. Tickets and info at DavidsonCommunityPlayers.org
Live music at Summit Coffee, 8-11 p.m., Summit Coffee, 128 S. Main St., Davidson – Live music with Fountain Penn. Free. Information: 704-895-9090 or visit www.summitcoffee.com.
SUNDAY, OCT. 14
Amazing Maize Maze, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Rural Hill, 4431 Neck Road (off Beatties Ford Road), Huntersville – Amazing Maize Maze, a cornfield maze with an Election 2012 theme. Open Fridays to Sundays through Nov. 4. The Amazing Maize Maze is designed to be navigated in 1-2 hours. Water stations and maze assistance are available throughout. Tickets $10 per person for ages 13+; $7 per person for youth ages 5-12; and ages 4 and under are free. Tickets at the gate or in advance at www.ruralhill.net. Open by appointment other days.
HPC New Member Luncheon, 12 p.m. Oct. 14, Hopewell Presbyterian Church, 10500 Beaties Ford Road, Huntersville. Hopewell Presbyterian Church continues the year-long celebration of its 250th anniversary with a luncheon, during which all those who have joined the church since 2000 will be recognized. Information: Visit www.hopewellpresbyterian.com.
Musicians exhibit and showcase, Noon to 6 p.m., Charles Mack Citizen Center, 215 N. Main St., Mooresville – Lake Norman Regional Musicians’ Exhibit and Showcase, to promote live music in the region. Includes musicians, music industry service providers and suppliers. Non-stop performances. Free and open to the public. Event planners and venue operators welcome. http://musiciansexhibit.weebly.com
Blood Drive, noon-3:00 p.m., Lake Norman Baptist Church, 7921 Sam Furr Rd., Huntersville – Call 704-972-4700 or go to http://www.carolinadonor.org to make a reservation.
Tryon String Quartet plays Sunday at St. Patrick’s Episcopal Church in Mooresville.
Fall Harvest of Blessings, noon-2 p.m., Davidson United Methodist Church, 233 S. Main St., Davidson – Join your DUMC family for a fun day of fall activities! Enjoy a hot dog lunch, bouncy houses and slide, cupcake walk, petting zoo, and games. Sponsored by DUMC’s Family Ministries, all activities are free of charge.
Pre-Church Conference, 2 p.m., Davidson United Methodist Church, 233 S. Main St., Davidson – DUMC’s Building Study Committee will present a pared-down version of a plan for expansion of the church campus off South Main Street in Davidson, and define its options moving forward. A church Conference to vote on whether to proceed will be in early November.
Tryon Street String Quartet, 7 p.m., Saint Patrick’s Episcopal Church, 201 Fairview Rd., Mooresville – The quartet, featuring Charlotte Symphony’s Principal Cellist Alan Black, will perform as part of the Saint Patrick’s Solas Leighis concert series. The program will include selections from Mozart, Haydn, Bach and Puccini. A Meet-the-Artist reception follows the concert. Tickets available at the door: $15 for adults, $10 for students, under 6 free. Info: http://www.saint-patricks.org
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