ON THE CIRCUIT
Outside Entertainment Compiled by Renee Roberson
Events
Festival of Food Trucks (Aug. 7) Sample gourmet fare from area food trucks while you listen to live music and browse in local stores. Free. 5-8:30 p.m. Downtown Mooresville, North Main Street, downtownmooresville.com 2nd Friday-Celebrate the Lake (Aug. 13) Celebrate all things Lake Norman with live music from The Dropouts, food trucks and craft breweries, local artisans and vendors and much more. Free. 6 p.m. Old Town Cornelius, 19725 Oak Street, Cornelius, www.facebook.com/ events/1434170513604129
Music
Concerts on the Green (August) Enjoy yacht rock with Smitty & The Jumpstarters (Aug. 1) and Band of Oz (Aug. 15). Free. 6-8 p.m. Town Green, Davidson, LangTree Live (August) Live music each Thursday. Free. 6-9 p.m. LangTree Lake Norman, 401 Langtree Road, Mooresville, www. facebook.com/LangtreeLKN. LaLaCaboosa Downtown Music Series (August) Bring your lawn chairs and blankets and enjoy music by the Southern Style Band (Aug. 5) and Kids in America (Aug. 19). Free. 6 p.m. Veterans Park, Main and Maxwell Streets, Huntersville, www.huntersville.org Liberty Park Summer Concert Series (August) Enjoy live music from Parmalee (Aug. 6), The Catalinas (Aug. 20), Band of Oz (Aug. 27). 6-8 p.m. Liberty Park, 255 E. Iredell Ave., Mooresville, www.mooresvillenc.gov 74
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Live Under the Oaks (August) Start your weekend off by unwinding with a live musical performance in the Grove. Free. 6-8 p.m. Birkdale Village, 8712 Lindholm Drive, Huntersville, Birkdalevillage.com
Family Quest (Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays) Plan a visit to Quest, the brand-new nature experience in Latta Nature Preserve. Explore the 13,000-square-foot facility, meet host GAR and enjoy the “Nothing Survives Without Water” exhibit hall and browse the gift shop. Free admission; see prices for Carolina Raptor Center if you plan to add a visit there. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 6345 Sample Road, Huntersville, www. thisisquest.org.
Theatre Madagascar-A Musical Adventure Jr. (Aug. 5-8) Alex the lion is the king of the urban jungle, the main attraction at New York’s Central Park Zoo. He and his best friends — Marty the zebra, Melman the giraffe and Gloria the hippo — have spent their whole lives in blissful captivity before an admiring public and with regular meals provided for them. Not content to leave well enough alone, Marty lets his curiosity get the better of him and makes his escape — with the help of some prodigious penguins — to explore the world. All seats $12 plus tax. Thurs. and Fri., 7 p.m.; Sat. and Sun., 1 and 4 p.m. Davidson Community Players, Armour Street Theatre, 307 Armour Street, Davidson, davidsoncommunityplayers.org
