Lexie Wolfe as Polly Baker and Kristian Andrewson as Bobby Child starred in “Crazy for You.” (Lacy Camp photo)

Davidson Community Players’ recent production of “Crazy for You” set an all-time attendance record for the 47-year-old theater company. The local theater group drew more than 4,100 patrons to eight performances in Davidson’s College’s 550-seat Duke Family Performance Hall.

That beat the old record set last summer for the award-winning and powerful production of “Ragtime.”

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What are your plans for Independence Day? Celebrations in our area begin Tuesday, July 3, and continue through the 4th, offering many ways to enjoy fun and, of course, fireworks. More than 20,000 people are expected at the area’s biggest celebration, Tuesday night at Lowe’s YMCA in Mooresville. Apart from Independence Day, there’s also plenty going on play “Garden Party” continues its run at Warehouse Performing Arts Center in Cornelius. And there’s live music at local venues including Summit Coffee and Flatiron Kitchen. Read on for the full schedule. Read the full story

Shaggie Maggie plays Sunday on the Davidson Green.

The last weekend of June in the Lake Norman area includes two “Celebrate America” outdoor symphony concerts that wind up with fireworks – in Kannapolis Friday and Bailey Park Cornelius on Saturday. A pair of theatrical productions can be seen on local stages: “Garden Party: The Adventures of Adam & Eve” at Warehouse PAC in Cornelius, a new comedy combining writings of Mark Twain, George Bernard Shaw, John Milton and nursery rhymes, and Davidson Community Players’ “Crazy for You” at Davidson College, a musical comedy by George and Ira Gershwin. Listen to live local music at Campania Cafe and Summit Coffee. There’s sailing, music and fireworks over the water Saturday and Sunday during the Independence Day Regatta at the Lake Norman Yacht Club. And the next Davidson Concert on the Green is coming up Sunday, as part of the town’s Independence Day celebration. It begins with a a small-town parade from McEver Fields to the Green, then the sounds of the variety band Shaggie Maggie.

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Charlotte Symphony returns to Bailey Road park this Saturday for an Independence Day concert and fireworks.

The Cornelius Outdoor Cinema Series continues Thursday night with a screening of “Jack and Jill” at Kenton Place. Summer programs are in full swing with story times for kids at Davidson and Cornelius libraries, and magician “Fish the Magish” appearing Tuesday at Davidson library. It’s a good week for theater: The musical comedy “Crazy for You”continues at Davidson College, while the comic play “Garden Party” opens at Warehouse Performing Arts Center in Cornelius. If these shows have you yearning to do a little acting yourself, auditions for this fall’s Carolina Renaissance Festival are Wednesday and Saturday at Ballantyne Arts Center in Charlotte. On Saturday, Davidson Farmer’s Market has a Beers & Brats Brunch, and the Sizzling Summer Craft-actular craft show comes to Sadler Square Shopping Center in Davidson. At week’s end, Fourth of July celebrations begin. There’s an Independence Day Regatta  Saturday and Sunday at Lake Norman Yacht Club in Mooresville. The Cornelius Concerts in the Park has the Charlotte Symphony and fireworks at Bailey Road Park Saturday. Then on Sunday, you can dress up and march in Davidson’s small-town parade to the Green, where Shaggie Maggie plays a Concert on the Green.

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Kristian Andrewson as Bobby leads the dancing in Davidson Community Players' "Crazy for You," which debuted Thursday night at Davidson College.

By CONNIE FISHER

George and Ira Gershwin may well be known as the master composers of rhythm, and Davidson Community Players deserve accolades bringing the Gershwins’ sound to Davidson College’s Duke Family Performance Hall in a production of “Crazy for You.” A rollicking troupe of tap dancing singers frolicked across the stage for a couple of hours Thursday evening to earn a standing ovation from a cheering, full-house opening night audience. Read the full story

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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