Davidson band "Sunday Union" plays Friday at Summit Coffee. From left, Elizabeth Mills, Stephanie Rollans, Brad Reddick, Dave Malushizky and Monica Galloway (Gennine Davis photo)

By CRAIG PADDOCK
DavidsonNews.net

You’ll have four chances this weekend to see Davidson Community Players’ “Crazy for You,” the award-winning musical comedy by George and Ira Gershwin that opens Thursday night at Davidson College Duke Family Performance Hall. Head over to Kannapolis on Friday for Movies in the Park with “How to Train Your Dragon.” On Saturday morning, enjoy local fare at the Davidson Farmer’s Market and go on World of Wonder’s tree walk outing. Summit Coffee presents live music all weekend long; or for music of a different flavor, the First Baptist Church in Huntersville is hosting a youth choir singing traditional hymns.  And don’t forget to check out the showtimes at right for Our Town Cinemas in Davidson, where “Brave” opens this weekend.

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The "Crazy for You" cast includes, front, Tatum Terry, and back from left, Caleb Mount, Lexie Wolfe and Kristian Andrewson (Lacy Camp photo))

Davidson Community Players’ production of “Crazy for You,” a Tony Award-winning Gershwin musical filled with familiar tunes, opens Thursday, June 21, and runs through Saturday, June 30, at Duke Family Performance Hall at Davidson College. Meanwhile, on a more intimate scale, Christian Hamilton’s new play “Garden Party: The Adventures of Adam & Eve,” will run June 28-July 5 at Warehouse Performing Arts Center in Cornelius. Details on those upcoming shows below. Read the full story

Head out Monday to the River Run Golf Club in Davidson for the Curry Celebrity Golf Classic. You’ll be able to see sports stars such Muggsy Bogues, Dale Jarrett, Muhsin Muhammad — and of course Dell and Stephen Curry. Other outside events this week include the Advanced Civil War camp at Latta Plantation and a tree walk in Davidson. Several government meetings are on the agenda this week. There’s a public hearing Monday on the Cornelius budget, a meeting of the Davidson Design Review Board on Wednesday and a meeting of the Cornelius Architectural Review Board on Friday. Musical comedy “Crazy for You” opens Thursday and runs through Sunday this week, and Summit Coffee hosts its Summit Songwriters Showcase on Thursday. Watch for road work on I-77 – actually over I-77. Preservation work begins Monday on 15 bridges, including four crossings in Huntersville.

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Lake Norman Big Band plays a Concert on the Green in Davidson Sunday.

The 20-piece Lake Norman Big Band plays this Sunday, June 17, in the next Davidson Concert on the Green on Davidson’s Town Green on Sunday, June 17th from 6-8pm as part of the Concerts on Green series. The evening will include a preview of music from Davidson Community Players’ upcoming show “Crazy for You,” which opens next week.

Since its formation in 1998 and incorporation in 2007, the Lake Norman Big Band has performed at community events around Lake Norman, including outdoor concerts at Lowe’s YMCA, Race City Days Festival, local churches, the Town of Cornelius, and fundraisers. The group appears on the fourth Monday of every month at the Finish Line Restaurant in Mooresville. Read the full story

Saturday night at Ramsey Creek Park in Cornelius Outdoor Cinema Series

Run through the streets and greenways of Davidson this weekend during the Summit Solstice 4-Mile Race, a benefit for Our Towns Habitat for Humanity. Then kick back with a post-race music festival featuring rock-bluegrass band Cast Iron Filter and beers from New Belgium Brewery. Or you can run through the mud Saturday in the Charity Chase mud run at Abersham park, which benefits military members and their families. For a slower pace, head to the Latta Plantation to see how life was in another time. See open-hearth cooking in the kitchen in the circa-1800 house. Music’s available all weekend,  from Deuces Wild at Summit Coffee on Thursday to the Tribute Band Rock Night at the Kannapolis Summer Series on Saturday to the Lake Norman Big Band concert on Sunday night on the Davidson Village Green. If it doesn’t rain, outdoor movies are another option, with this week’s installment of the Cornelius  Summer outdoor cinema series “Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows.”
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CORNELIUS – The Cornelius Parks, Arts, Recreation and Culture Department kicks off its 2012 summer outdoor cinema series this Wednesday, June 13, with Hugo at Kenton Place, 17115 Kenton Drive. Then on June 16, the Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation Department hosts a “boat-in” movie at Ramsey Creek Park, where spectators can watch the movie from the park or from the water. Boaters can receive the movie audio feed via radio. See the complete schedule of movies below. Read the full story