Kids workshops include “Happy Birthday Monet” with Miss Carolyn on Wednesdays beginning this week, Holiday Bird Feeders with Miss Nicole, and a Holiday Ceramics Workshop with Miss Taisia. Other classes will focus on Thanksgiving themes, and “American Girl Holiday Style.”

More information: http://thecommunityartsproject.org/ All classes are at the Cornelius Arts Center, in the Oak Street Mill, 19725 Oak St., Cornelius.

New paintings by Joyce Wynes are on display at Mooresville's Artworks on Main. Exhibit opening Fri., 6-9 pm.

School’s out – let’s all get outdoors! This weekend’s schedule in and around Davidson might best be summed up as a series of titles for outdoor events: Thursday night it will be “Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs” downtown. Friday night, watch “Alice in Wonderland” outdoors at Mooresville’s Charles Mack Citizens Center. Saturday at the YMCA, there’s a morning 5K run and then the 2nd “Live at the Lake” festival. Davidson Farmers Market is back on Saturday morning next to Town Hall, with a cooking demo and a Samaritan’s Feet shoe drive. Saturday night at Bailey Road Park, listen to the Charlotte Symphony in a free pops concert. And on Sunday, bring a blanket and a cooler to the Village Green for an all-day special concert called “Pickin’ for Nashville.” It’s a benefit for Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, which is aiding victims of last month’s major flooding in Nashville.

Rather stay indoors? Our Town Cinemas in Sadler Square opens “The A-Team” on Friday. The theater also continues the runs of “Shrek: Forever After,” “Prince of Persia,” “Get Him to the Greek” and “Sex and the City 2.” Showtimes are available in our movie calendar on the right side of this page.

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.

COMING NEXT WEEK

Here’s a quick reminder: Next week brings the opening of Davidson Community Players‘ first summer production, “Oklahoma!” at Duke Family Performance Hall at Davidson College. Shows Details in our June 3 theater news column.

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: Rusty Knox Acoustic Project. Info: 704-895-9090.

Movie on the Wall, 8 p.m., on the wall of Summit Coffee next to 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 See more images and info on Joyce Wynes’ blog, http://blog.joycewynes.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.

Party on the Porch at Campania Cafe, 6:30 p.m., Campania Cafe, 416 S. Main St. – Live music Party on the Porch with Clyde Derberry. Campania has full outdoor table service and its Trattoria dinner menu.

Live music at Summit, 8-11 p.m., Summit Coffee, 128 S. Main St. – Live music: Mike Strauss Trio. 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. This week, chef Kris Reid offers cooking demonstrations at 9:30 and 10:30 a.m., making Korean-style BBQ with beef from Big Oak Farm. 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! Bring a pair of new children’s sized athletic shoes, or make a cash donation at the market, this Saturday or June 19. 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. (More info, 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.

Charlotte Symphony plays a pops concert Sat. night at Bailey Road Park.

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: Billy Jones  & the Pocket. Info: 704-895-9090.

SUNDAY

Pickin’ 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.