Charlotte NC- September Festivals
September 2nd, 2009 Categories: Things To Do Charlotte
Charlotte NC- Things To Do in September
There are 3 great cultural festivals in September, fun ways to experience to three different communities in Charlotte.
September 5-6, the India Festival at Belk Theater. Traditionally a block of Tryon is closed, and Indian dance performances are performed in the Belk theater. Outside, you’ll meet local Indian artists and there is Indian food at every turn.
The Yasiou Greek Festival is September 10-13 on East Bouvlevard. Enjoy Greek dancers, Greek culture and real Greek food- they are famous- atleast in my family for their backlavah!
Rapidly approaching is the popular Festival in the Park, September 24-27ths, Thursday through Sunday, Charlotte’s largest Art Festival celebrates its 45th year. Last year over 120,000 enjoyed the Festival at Freedom Park.
Don’t forget Matthews Alive this weekend, the largest festival outside of Charlotte, there will be kiddie rides, rock climbing, Nascar exhibits, tons of crafts and great foods. All proceeds go to help local charities. Visit downtown Matthews on Trade Street, starting at John Street (aka Monroe Rd)
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Charlotte Week in Review|Weekend Update
May 8th, 2009 Categories: About Charlotte, Things To Do Charlotte
Charlotte, NC: Charlotte Bank news,
Bank of America is told it needs to raise $34B in capital, and it’s stock price went up 6.5% yesterday, closing over $13/share, the best price since early January.
Wells Fargo needs to raise over $13B… BB and T? Needs to raise $0.00
Home Mortgage Rates are under 5% in Charlotte.
Yesterday, A first home buyer with excellent credit- above 750, was pre-approved for a 90% loan on a condo in Dilworth for 30 year fixed at 4.87% with no points.
Our First Home Buyer program is in full swing with the first closing next week. I think our Buyer will be quite excite when he gets his $8000 Tax refund from the IRS and his Lowe’s Gift card.
The North Carolina State Senate passed a smoking ban in bars, not quite as restrictive as an earlier House vote, but the state that gave America Salem and Winston, is moving towards better health… and increasing the tax on a pack of cigarettes $1.00 per pack.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg teachers will face cuts- up to 400 jobs, as the county looks to CMS to save an additional $34M in funding. A sad bad day for CMS. When will we see that Stimulus money kick in?
Things to Do in Charlotte
The EpiCenter is quickly becoming a popular Uptown favorite hang out spot- perfect for outdoor music, after work parties and some great clubs- lots of energy for the late 20, early 30 something crowd.
What is the New South? If Atlanta is the capital of the New South, then Charlotte is the heart of the New South! Come over to the Levine Museum of the New South to find out when “The New South for New Southerner” opens this next week May 12th at the Levine Museum of the New South. This should be an excellent event and perfect for the Charlotte newcomer trying to understand where this city is coming from…
If art is your thing, you won’t want to miss the Mint Museum’s exhibition from the New Orleans Museum of Art. Works include: Degas, Gauguin, Giacometti, Giordano, Kandinsky, Lipchitz, Lorrain, Matisse, Monet, Nattier, O’Keeffe, Picasso, Pissarro, Renoir, Rodin, Sargent, Vigée-Lebrun, and Vlaminck, among many others. Through June 29.
Mothers Day Offerings
There is a host of things to do for mom- Brattonsville, Latta Plantation and Stowe Botanical Gardens (free for Mom’s) all have events planned, and Sunday brunches about everywhere. You can find these listed everywhere, I’d suggest charlotteobserver.com.
from my friend at Charlotteonthecheap.com, don’t miss
Saturday marks the opening of the Center City Green Market. Browse through the stalls of fresh fruits and vegetables, and don’t forget the flowers.
Also free for moms on Sunday are both the Mint Museums.
In the evenings this weekend, there are plenty of outdoor concerts to choose from.
On Saturday, starting at 7PM, there are free concerts at Birkdale in Huntersville, and in Blakeney Village Green.
Have a great weekend. tm
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Charlotte Weekend Round Up- May 1
May 1st, 2009 Categories: About Charlotte, Matthews, Things To Do Charlotte
Free Stuff in Charlotte and The Quail Hollow Open
This is another weekend in Charlotte jam-packed with festivals, art, music, and family fun.
Art in Charlotte
There are First Friday free gallery crawls in the NoDa and South End neighborhoods.
In NoDa, the Evening Muse is serving up free music during the crawl.
Also for art lovers is the Spring Into Arts Invitational in Concord on Saturday. Besides browsing through the work of exceptional regional artists, you can also watch works in progress that will be started and finished during the festival. There will be kids activities too.
Charlotte Family Fun
Tonight is a perfect evening to go see the Charlotte Knights. Starting at 4:05, there will be a free Fun Fest outside the stadium, with all sorts of baseball-themed attractions. Your kids can get free personalized baseball cards and Sports Illustrated for Kids covers.
In the mood for the beach? Then start heading east. But stop at Matthews, where BeachFest 2009 will be in full swing. Enjoy sand sculptures, beach music, beach volleyball, and just about everything else you love about the beach. (Well, except for the ocean.)
This weekend if you’re a Bank of America customer you get free admittance into four Charlotte museums:
Mint Museum of Art, Mint Museum of Craft & Design, Charlotte Museum of History, and the Levine Museum of the New South. Your card (credit card, debit card, etc.) is your ticket.
Quail Hollow Open
This sold out golf tournament has all the big names, Woods, Mickelson, Cabrerra, Anthony Kym- Round 2 on Friday, Round 3 on Saturday to a Sunday final. Woods leads Mickelson after the first round by 2 strokes.
Our friends at Charlotte on the Cheap contributed to this article- thanks Jody.
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Charlotte NC| Week in Review, Real Estate, Golf and More
April 27th, 2009 Categories: About Charlotte, Things To Do Charlotte
Whitewater, Light Rail, Real Estate, Tiger Woods…
Summer like weather returned to the Queen City this weekend, highs reached the low -90’s. The first duckings arrived.
The US National White Water Center
Opened April 1st with some new events and new pricing I think you’ll find attractive. They now have an All Day, All sport pass that includes:Â Family Rafting, Adventure Rafting, Rodeo Rafting, Climbing – Green Routes only, Climb 2 Zip, Mountain Biking, Flatwater Kayaking - Self Guided, Flatwater Kayaking – Guided, Eco Caching, Mega Zipline. Rates: Daily Adults/Children $49/29, the Entire Season, good through December 31, $139/109
Like a ride on their new Mega-Zip Line? Check out this video below
Light Rail Update- Next up in Charlotte’s light rail plan was to extend the existing south corridor line to UNCC, an 11 mile extension connecting the University to Uptown, and simultaneously build the Mooresville corridor, a 25 mile commuter train project which, despite its length is less expensive and more ready to build than the UNCC corridor. Declining revenues are making CATS officials rethink, and prioritize and the fight is on… which line to build first for the extremely popular trains.
Unemployment numbers for the region improved in March- a begining of a trend? Possible, I wish, but probably not yet.
Charlotte Homes and Real Estate
Median home prices in Charlotte are holding up surprisingly well, said Observer columnist Allen Norwood Saturday, reporting on what we’ve been saying for months- it is not all doom in gloom in Charlotte real estate, the better areas still command good (albeit somewhat lower ) median prices, and the best homes are still selling. Even with sales at 40% off, that means 60% do sell, which 60% do you think it is? I’ll answer my own question- those in the best condtion and realistic price.
First Time Home Buyers are the story in Charlotte Home Sales
There is no way to count first time home buyers scientifically and precisely in real time, no database to measure, but folks around here have come to believe that it would be some consistent percentage of those buyers buying homes between $80,000 and $250,000, for our purposes we use the number of 70%, and with that estimate the First Time Home Buyer Market. We use it to measure sales recorded in our MLS for a self-defined “Charlotte Metro area” in the Carolina MLS, defined as all of Mecklenburg, Union, Cabarraus, Iredell and Gaston County, and parts of York, Catawba, Lincoln and the lake areas.
In February, 70% of this market equaled $62,000,000 and in March, $119,000,000 a 92% increase month to month. In March, the total “Charlotte Metro area” Sold Volume was $241,000, 000 so first time home buyers accounted for half of all sales in March. Wait until April numbers are out!
PGA Quail Hollow Open in Charlotte This Week- Tiger’s Coming!
The tournament begins Thursday at Quail Hollow Country Club in South Charlotte, with pro-am events today, pro practice Tuesday, and7:00 am tee times for Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Sunday’s final will begin about 8:00, some tixkets are still available. eather should abe about perfect with high’s in the mid-70’s…
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Charlotte Weekend Update- 4/24
April 24th, 2009 Categories: About Charlotte, Things To Do Charlotte
Earth Day, Bark in the Park, More Fun in the Sun on the lakes
This is going to be a weekend to be outside in Charlotte, savoring the warm sunshine. You won’t be at a loss as to what to do, because there are festivals and outdoor activities planned to please every member of your family.
Family Activities
107.9 The Link’s Traveling Circus on Promenade at Providence provides plenty of fun for kids, with games, and giant trike races, and much more. Saturday from noon to 3PM.
This one is worth going inside for. Sunday from 2:30PM to 4PM Blumenthal Center’s Educational Institute and Lowe’s Home Improvement Stores team up for Building for Fun, where kids build fun projects like birdhouses and toolkits.
Art Festival Weekend
There are no fewer than three major arts festivals this weekend. Arts fest at CPCC has been going strong all week but will end with a bang – an all-day arts and music extravaganza on the campus of CPCC Saturday.
Those to the north of town should check out Davidson’s Arts on the Green, a juried art show on the beautiful campus, on both Saturday and Sunday. After the art show on Sunday is the first of the weekly Concerts on the Green. Bring a picnic and relax.
The Historic South End puts on Art and Soul of South End, its own popular arts festival. Artists will line the street, creating an art market for pedestrians.
Don’t Forget Fido
One of the most popular festivals this weekend is Bark at the Park, a festival for dogs and their human friends. It got so big that it moved to the Metrolina Expo this year. Whether your dog is a a pro at catching frisbees or just looks great in a costume, there will be activities for him to shine in. Plus plenty of delicious treats.
Post courtesy of CharlotteOnThe Cheap, thanks Jody.
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Exciting Earth Day Events In Matthews, NC
April 23rd, 2009 Categories: Matthews, Things To Do Charlotte
Matthews, NC – Things to Do
Matthews seems to always have something going on! Some Earth Day fun for the whole family!
Matthews Earth Day Geocaching Adventure
Have you ever gone geocaching? It’s a combination of a nature walk and a treasure hunt. Using a hand held GPS unit you track down caches (containers with a log book and small objects) that other people have hidden in public places. Once you find it, log your find in the log book, take an object from the cache and put one of your own in it. Finding the caches range from easy to extremely challenging.
A great way to start is to go to Matthews Earth Day Geocaching Adventure. You do need your own hand held GPS unit. Get started at Matthews Community Center between 6PM and 8PM Friday, April 24th. Your team will be given a list of coordinates for eight caches that are hidden within the town of Matthews, and a 15 minute tutorial. Then your team has all evening and the following morning to locate the caches. Check in at the Matthews Earth Day Celebration the next day. There will be prizes!
Matthews Earth Day Celebration
This is the big event. Matthews Earth Day Celebration, held at Stumptown Park, Saturday, April 25th, from 10AM to 1PM, features live music, hands-on crafts, and children’s activities. Learn how to get started with composting, or to build your own backyard habitat.
this Matthews Update came from our friends at CharlotteOntheCheap
It is supposed to be a spectacularly beautiful Carolina weekend, low 80’s and clear skies-weather nice enough to move to Charlotte!
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Charlottes Siskey YMCA For You and Your Family
January 6th, 2009 Categories: Things To Do Charlotte
YMCA of Charlotte – A Fitness Program for the Whole Family
Charlotte NCÂ Â I know this sounds crazy to you northern folk, but the YMCA of Charlotte is a major, the major, health and fitness center in the community, and a major meeting place for friends, family and people new to the area.
I have a membership that allows me entrance to any of the Y’s in the Charlotte area, but I go most often to the Siskey YMCA in Matthews. Here are a few of their “No Excuses” offerings:
57 Yoga and Pilates classes per week
22 Water exercise times per week
10 different cardio machines- I prefer the stairs and treadmill
138 trained staff to help you out
Middle School Madness- a supervised dance for the 6-8th graders one Saturday a month
Plus Spring Soccer, Weight Management programs, Swim Lessons, Full summer day camp, Cholestrol screening and more.
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