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.

Bishop John Shelby Spong will be the focus of a discussion series that starts Tuesday.

This week’s calendar of events in and around Davidson includes the start of a month-long discussion series on the ideas of the liberal Christian theologian John Shelby Spong.

The week also features the local Ben & Jerry’s scoop shop defending its title in an ice cream competition, National Night Out, the start of a bluegrass concert series in Cornelius, a community celebration sponsored by MI-Connection, the Saturday farmer’s market and more.  Details on those and other events below.

Just a reminder: We update this calendar continuously as we receive new listings. And check back Thursday, when publish our Weekend Calendar.

WEEK OF AUG. 3 – 9

TUESDAY, AUG. 4, 10-11 a.m., Main Street Books,  126 S. Main St. – Story time for the five and under crowd.  Call the store at 704-892-6841 for for more information.

TUESDAY, AUG. 4 , 6:15-8 p.m., Ada Jenkins Center – The ideas of liberal Christian theologian John Shelby Spong will be the focus of a four-week discussion series, “Visioning the Future Jesus Faith Tradition.”  Evenings will start with a fruit and cheese dessert time.  Discussions will be led by Dan Carrigan of Cornelius, who has just completed a similar series in Charlotte.  Bishop Spong, a Charlotte native, will be the guest lecturer at a seminar Oct. 16-18 to be held at Myers Park Baptist Church in Charlotte.  Click here to see our previous coverage.

TUESDAY, AUG. 4, 7 to 9 p.m., Smithville Park, 19710 S. Ferry St., off Catawba Ave., Cornelius – Celebrate “National Night Out” with Cornelius Parks Arts Recreation and Culture (PARC) Department along with the Cornelius Police Department. It’s a unique crime/drug prevention event which strengthens community spirit and police-community relationships. Free and open to all ages. Face painting, games, inflatables and more. Entertainment and food will be provided. Meet local police officers and firefighters and see a fire truck up close. Details: www.corneliuspr.org or 704-892-6031 ext. 160. In case of rain, call the rain-out hotline at 704-896-2460 ext. 300.

TUESDAY, AUG. 4, 5-9 p.m., Charles Mack Citizen Center, Main Street, Mooresville – National Night Out Against Crime. Free hot dogs, face painting, child identification kits, bike giveaways, a canned food drive for the Mooresville Christian Mission and more. For more information, contact Captain Phil Blocker at 704-658-9016. Details: www.ci.mooresville.nc.us

WEDNESDAY, AUG. 5, 8-11 p.m., Summit Coffee, 128 S. Main – Live music: Open mic night.

THURSDAY, AUG. 7, 8-11 p.m., Summit Coffee, 128 S. Main St. – Live music on the back porch stage: Rusty Knox and Friends.

FRIDAY, AUG. 8, 8-11 p.m., Summit Coffee, 128 S. Main St. – Live music on the back porch stage: Mike Strauss Trio.

SATURDAY, AUG. 8, 8 a.m. to noon, downtown Davidson next to Town Hall – Davidson Farmers Market, with local farmers and vendors selling meats, produce, dairy products, baked goods, and other items. More about this week’s schedule: www.davidsonfarmersmarket.org. DavidsonNews.net is pleased to be sponsor of the Davidson Farmers Market.

SATURDAY, AUG. 8, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Cornelius Presbyterian Church, 21209 Catawba Ave., at Church Street, Cornelius – Bluegrass Concert Saturday, with the Griggs Bluegrass Family. Free admission. For info, call 704-892-5577.  For more information, see our July 30 post, “Saturday bluegrass concerts feature local musicians.”

SATURDAY, AUG. 8, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., 233 Catawba Ave. – John Marshall Custom Homes offers an open house of a home being constructed under the LEED for Homes program administered by the U.S. Green Building Council. See LEED features that are being incorporated into the home and learn more about how to add green features to an existing home. Details: www.johnmarshallcustomhomes.com.

SATURDAY, AUG. 8, 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., Davidson Town Green – MI-Connection Community Celebration. Family fun activities, live music, giveaways and a chance to test drive cable products.  For more information, see our July 30 post, “MI-Connection to host community event.”

SATURDAY, AUG. 8, 8-11 p.m., Summit Coffee, 128 S. Main St. – Live music on the back porch stage: Billy Jones.

THEATER AND FILM

OCT. 8-25, Davidson Community Players’ Armour Street Theatre, 307 Armour St. – “Almost Maine,” directed by Melissa Ohlman-Roberge. www.davidsoncommunityplayers.org

GALLERIES & ART EVENTS

MONDAYS, 6-9 p.m., Creative Art Exchange, Cornelius – open figure drawing sessions, hosted by David Smith. $10 model fee. Contact davidbsmith@bellsouth.net to be added to the notification list.

SUMMIT COFFEE, 128 S. Main St. – “COLORCOrroDED,” an exhibit of new paintings by Ana Kozhevnikova. Upstairs at Summit, open during coffee shop hours.

DAVIDSON COLLEGE VISUAL ARTS CENTER, Smith Gallery, Davidson College, Main and Griffith streets – through Aug. 7, summer exhibition: “The Davidson College Permanent Art Collection: Recent Gifts and Acquisitions.” Hours: Weekdays, 11-4. Details on the college website.

CORNELIUS ARTS CENTER, Oak Street Mill, 19725 Oak St., behind the police station, Cornelius – Through Aug. 28: Children’s Arts Project and Creative Art Exchange summer exhibit “Kids Create,” with work by participants in summer camps. Gallery open Mondays to Thursdays, 9 a,.m. to 5 p.m. Details: 704-892-7323 or www.creativeartexchange.org

MERRILL-JENNINGS GALLERIES, 463 S. Main St. – “The Summer Show,” featuring new works by gallery artists. Through August the gallery will offer rotating original art by all the gallery regulars, with major exhibits by impressionist Dee Beard Dean, expressionist Charlotte Foust, landscapes by Susan Jennings and Ray Byram, folk art by Addie James, whimsical collages by Betsey Hampton, and more. Hours: Mon-Fri 10–5, Sat 10–3. For more information call 704-895-1213 and visit the website at www.merrilljennings.com

CHRISTA FAUT GALLERY, 19818 North Cove Road, Jetton Village, Cornelius – Gallery hours: Tuesdays to Fridays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturdays 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., or by appointment. Information: www.christafautgallery.com or 704-892-5312.

WOODEN STONE, 445 S. Main St. – Functional fine art and hand-made objects. Gallery hours: Tuesdays to Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Closed Sundays/Mondays. 704-892-1449. www.woodenstonegallery.com.

SO ALIVE! GALLERY, 108 S. Main St. (next to Village Store) – “This is Africa,” an exhibit of photos by Doug Vinez. Also, new work from Larry Dukes, Jenny Kiker, Ryan Blythe, Jason Hendrickson, Michael Joe Moore, and Nora Bouknight. Gallery hours: Tuesday to Friday, 11-5; Saturday, 10-2; Sunday, 12-2; and by appointment. Info: mary@soalive.org.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR!

ONGOING EVENTS

50+ COFFEE CLUB, Wednesdays, 9 a.m. to noon, Davidson Parks & Recreation office, 416 Armour St. – Join the 50-Plus Coffee Club, meeting every Wednesday. It’s a relaxing social environment where you can meet old and new friends. Coffee, games, newspapers and pastries provided. No registration required, just show up! Info: 704-892-3349.

CHRONIC AND LIFE-THREATENING ILLNESS SUPPORT GROUP, first and third Wednesdays each month, 7-8:30 a.m., Davidson United Methodist Church Congregation Care House, 262 South St. – Individuals coping with an illness or who have family members coping with an illness welcome. Call the church office at 704-892-8277 to register and request child care. You do not need to be a member of the church to participate. Questions? Contact Karen Gray, Director of Congregational Care, at 704-947-0612.

SEPARATION AND DIVORCE SUPPORT GROUP, Tuesdays, 7-8:30 p.m., Davidson United Methodist Church Congregation Care House, 262 South St. – Facilitators Mark and Gayle Olenik provide resources to help you cope and work toward a new beginning. You do not need to be a member of the church to participate. Call the church office at 704-892-8277 to register and request child care.

NOW WHAT? GRIEF BEYOND THE FIRST YEAR, second Saturday each month, 9:30 a.m., Davidson United Methodist Church Congregational Care House, 262 South St. – If you are coping with the loss of a loved one for one year or more, we welcome you to join. Janet McKee and Bryan Readling will facilitate. You do not need to be a member of the church to participate. Register by calling the church office at 704-892-8277. Questions? Contact Karen Gray, Director of Congregational Care, at 704-947-0612.

DAVIDSON DASH SHUTTLE BUS – Mondays, 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The Town of Davidson has begun service on a weekly shuttle bus called Davidson Dash. The bus will visit downtown, South Main Street, Sadler Square and the Harris Teeter shopping center near Exit 30. Cost: $1 per roundtrip. To reserve a space, call the recreation department before noon on the Friday before, 704-892-3349 or sign up on the recreation department website, d-recs.org. More information in our Jan. 8 news report, Town plans a weekly shuttle bus for seniors.

CALENDARS ON THE WEB

DAVIDSONNEWS.NET SCHOOL CALENDAR – Laurie Dennis’s most recent listing of school events, see our “schools” category. CLICK HERE>

DAVIDSON COLLEGE – For an up-to-date listing of events on the college campus, visit the college calendar page.

DAVIDSON UNITED METHODIST CHURCH – http://http://www.davidsonumc.org/Calendar

DAVIDSON COLLEGE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH – http://www.dcpc.org/

DAVIDSON ELEMENTARY PTA calendar, http://pages.cms.k12.nc.us/davidsonpta/calendar/

DAVIDSON PUBLIC LIBRARY BRANCH events – Events calendar on the library’s blog davidsonlibrary.wordpress.com/.

NORTH COUNTY REGIONAL LIBRARY events, Huntersville – Events calendar, www.plcmc.org

ST. ALBAN’S CHURCH online calendar – http://www.saintalbans-davidson.org/

ST. ALBAN’S SQUARE NEIGHBORHOOD – http://www.stalbanssq.org/calendar.html

LAKE NORMAN SENIOR CALENDAR, at LKNSenior.com

YOUR COMMUNITY CONNECTOR – online listing of alternative and holistic health information and events. http://www.yourcommunityconnector.com/

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