Fun in Charlotte: WDAV-fest, Sphinx Virtuosi, Lisa Loeb and Renaissance festival
Fall Fest at WDAV
WDAV, 423 N. Main St., Davidson
Wednesday, 4-8 p.m.: A family-friendly outdoor festival features food and drink from local vendors, live music, kids activities, giveaways, WDAV announcers on hand for pictures and tours of new broadcast studios. Free.
Sphinx Virtuosi
Friendship Missionary Baptist Church, 3301 Beatties Ford Road
Thursday, 7 p.m.: Top alums of the national Sphinx Competition for young black and Latino string players offers its program “Inspiring Women,” which is a collection of works written by women composers or inspired by great women. Tickets $8, www.carolinatix.org.
University Place Fall Concert Series
Shoppes at University Place, Harris Blvd. and Hwy. 29
Thursday, 6-9 p.m. : A free weekly concert series through October kicks off with Coconut Groove Band. Enjoy food, wine, coffee and ice cream from one of the many restaurants.
Lisa Loeb
Stage Door Theater, 130 N. Tryon
Friday, 8 p.m.: The Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter is best known for her 1994 hit, “Stay (I Missed You).” Tickets $32.50, www.blumenthalarts.org.
Carolina Renaissance Festival
16445 Poplar Tent Road, Huntersville
Saturday, 10 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.: Opening weekend of this medieval event that runs through Nov. 22 includes jousting, entertainment, crafts and more. Tickets $23/$24 for adults, $11/$12 for children 5-12. www.carolina.renfestinfo.com
This story was originally published September 29, 2015 at 3:29 PM with the headline "Fun in Charlotte: WDAV-fest, Sphinx Virtuosi, Lisa Loeb and Renaissance festival."