Lake Norman Beerfest is Saturday at Galway Hooker

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Area high school football teams are at home this weekend and the Davidson Lands Conservancy’s annual Run for Green races are Saturday. It’s also Summit Coffee’s 15th birthday. Mecklenburg County Commissioner Kim Ratcliff hosts a community meeting Thursday at 7pm in the Cornelius Town Hall – bring your questions about county government. Alsot Thursday, the Women’s Issues Therapy Group meets from 6:30-8pm at the Counseling Center at DUMC.  Bella Love and Kadi Fit are teaming up again this week for Open Mic Night at Kadi Fit Studios, starting Thursday at 8pm. Read on for more highlights from our Events Calendar for this weekend.
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Singer-songwriter Rusty Knox  is at Carrburritos Saturday.

The last week of summer features high school sports, lectures, and numerous special interest meetings across the region. Tonight, join the newly formed Huntersville “Happy Hour” Rotary Club at Dressler’s in Birkdale Village from 5:30-6:30pm – they meet every Monday to discuss service and leadership in the community. Hough High’s men’s soccer team takes on Mallard Creek at home starting at 6pm, and The Lake Norman Big Band plays at the Finish Line Restaurant starting at 7pm. Read on for more events and highlights from this week’s Events Calendar.
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Thursday night’s at Carrburritos in Davidson: the Brian Burton-Ben Davenport-Karl Gunther Trio. Click for info.

Meetings, art openings, and another full calendar of music lie ahead this weekend. We’ve got road races, live music, the ‘Tawba Walk Friday in downtown Cornelius and the weekend wraps up with a Concert on the Green in  Davidson featuring Davidson College’s symphony and jazz ensemble.

Thursday night in Huntersville, mayoral candidate Jim Puckett will meet and speak with two citizen groups in opposition to HOT lines at 6:30pm at Harvey’s. Artist Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum will open her site-specific exhibition, “ab initio,” in the Van Every Gallery at the Belk Visual Arts Center at 6:30pm, and archivist and historian Jan Blodgett of Davidson College will present “What Lies Under Lake Norman” at the Mooresville Public Library at 7pm. Read on for more highlights and events from This Week’s calendar.
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Lectures and community meetings are taking place across the Lake Norman Region this week, and the Organ at Davidson series begins this Tuesday. Tonight, Davidson College faculty writers Christine Marshall and Cynthia Lewis will read from their work at the 16th annual “Davidson Reads” at 8pm in the 900 Room of the Alvarez College Union. The Lake Norman Marine Commission will meets at 7pm in Mooresville, and Summit Coffee will host its weekly trivia night starting at 7:30pm. Read on for more highlights from this week’s Events Calendar.
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Grievous Angels play Saturday at Summit Coffee.

Live music, running races, and community gatherings pack This Weekend’s calendar. Davidson College artist-in-residence Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum (born in Botswana, lives in South Africa) will give an artist lecture today (Thurday) at 6pm in Semans Lecture Hall in the Belk Visual Arts Center on her site-specific exhibition, “ab initio,” which opens on the 12th. The Tale of the Allergist’s Wife, an edgy comedy currently open at the Warehouse PAC, continues this weekend with showtimes Thursday through Saturday. Read on for more selections and highlights from this weekend’s calendar.
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The 2013 Chiquita Classic comes to River Run Country Club this week, with events that began Monday. More than 150 professional golfers will be competing to earn one of 50 PGA tour cards in the Classic. Ticket sales will benefit local charities; order tickets through your favorite participating local nonprofit or see ChiquitaClassic.com. Monday night, the Huntersville Happy Hour Rotary Club meets at Dressler’s in Birkdale Village at 5:30pm. Read on for more highlights from this week’s calendar.
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