Bailey Middle School students Kate McCollum (left) and Fiona Morgan met actor/singer Nick Jonas Sunday at Birkdale Village in Huntersville. The Hollywood star is in the Lake Norman area filming “Careful What You Wish For.”

Instagram, Snapchat, Facebook and other social media sites in Lake Norman are burning up with snapshots of actor Nick Jonas and a parade of local fans. That’s because the Jonas Brothers and Hollywood star is in the area to film a movie, “Careful What You Wish For.” Read the full story

The Pumpkin Patch opens Thursday and runs through the end of October at Davidson United Methodist Church’s McKay Youth House on South Main Street, Davidson. (David Boraks/DavidsonNews.net)

The new Davidson College Store on Main Street in Davidson holds its grand opening with refreshments, prizes and discounts Tuesday.  ReadDavidson’s second event its Monday night when Alice Glines speaks about the MURDOCK Study and how it relates to the book “State of Wonder.” The Davidson Town Board’s monthly work session is Tuesday. Meanwhile, with a month to go until Halloween, Davidson United Methodist Church opens its annual Pumpkin Patch for Missions on Thursday. “The Smell of the Kill” returns this weekend to Warehouse Performing Arts Center in Cornelius, and the Amazing Maize Maze continues at Rural Hill in Huntersville. Summit Coffee, Campania and Flatiron Kitchen all have live music this week. And Birkdale Village in Huntersville hosts a hospice fundraiser, “Taste of Birkdale with a Twist of Fashion” on Saturday.

On the big screen, Our Town Cinemas in Davidson has “Beasts of the Southern Wild,” “Last Ounce of Courage,” “End of Watch,” “Trouble with the Curve” and “Lawless” on the schedule. Opening Friday: “Looper” and “Hotel Transylvania.” See the movie showtimes at right. Read the full story

North County Regional Library is now open to the public, and the Temporary Service Outlet at Birkdale Village is closed, Charlotte Mecklenburg Library said Monday. Read the full story