CornHolio is BACK CornHolio is BACK
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CornHolio is BACK CornHolio is BACK
Vol. 03 Iss. 6 JULY 2010 Fusing Family, Art, Creativity, Cuisine, and Fun CornHolio NODARIOTY’S ROSARAE DRURY is BACK FEATURED ARTIST FOR JULY: Describe your art: My custom pet portraits offer renderings of your pet with a contemporary twist. I use oil paints and love seeing my portraits come to life as I apply each layer of paint to capture the spirit of your pet’s personality. August 28th Registration at 1 p.m. Tournament at 2 p.m. By NoDa Social Committee The 2nd Annual CornHolio, a NoDa Corn Hole Tournament, will be held August 28th at 28th Row (2424 North Davidson Street, Suite 113 – the former NC Dance Theatre space). And this year, the tournament is back with a vengeance! American Tailgating League (yes, a professional firm that runs professional tailgating events) has signed on to help run the tournament. They have set up the event website (www.knownoda.org/cornholio), are providing 20+ corn hole sets, refereeing, and are running the brackets with the use of a computer program specifically designed for this type of game play. 28th Row has graciously donated the space, 5,000 square feet of indoor, air-conditioned space, as well as the outdoor parking area for practice, music, and tailgating. Yes, tailgating. This event is B.Y.O.B! Load up your coolers and come on down. On-site registration will begin at 1:00PM and tournament action will start promptly at 2:00PM. The Social Committee is currently working on a food sponsor (very close, and exciting update coming soon). Amelie’s French Bakery is donating desserts for all the players. That alone is worth the effort! Advanced payment online is $20/person ($40/team) and payment day of event is $25/person ($50/team). Registrants will receive entrance into the tournament, food, dessert, and non-alcoholic beverages as well as a chance to win prizes! First placing team in the tournament will receive $350 in cash and prizes ($100 in cash, $250 in gift certificates) as well as entrance into the National Corn Hole tournament courtesy of American Tailgating League. Nationals will be hosted in Las Vegas, Nevada during Super Bowl weekend of 2011. The winner of CornHolio will have a secured spot into Nationals and their team entry fee waived ($500 entry is standard for National entrants) for a chance to win $100,000! Second placing team will receive $250 in gift certificates. Third placing team will receive $150 in gift certificates. There will also be a loser’s bracket and the winner of the loser’s bracket will receive $100 in prizes. The Social Committee is also still securing prizes (the ones mentioned above have already been secured), so if your business would like to donate a prize, please contact Hollis Nixon at [email protected]. All donations are tax-deductible. The more prizes received, the bigger the pool, and more opportunity for a few door prizes. Several participating businesses have also agreed to run specials at their establishments just for CornHolio participants. So, if you hang out in NoDa after the event and are wearing your official CornHolio wristband, expect to get some great deals Saturday night. More event details coming soon. But, please go ahead and check out www.knownoda.org/cornholio. Online payment is live and it would be great to start getting teams ready to go, especially to have a head count for the food sponsor. Make sure you have a teammate. The event requires team registration and “singles” will not be paired up day of event. More details will be added to the website as we move along, so please check back. Make sure and tell all of your friends, that is, if you can handle the competition! Hope to see you 8/28 at 28th Row. Growlers Pourhouse OPENS in NoDa in AUGUST! Charlotte’s craft brew community is bustling—from the Charlotte Beer Club and Craft Beer week in March to Olde Mecklenburg Brewing Company and Charlotte’s new Four Friends Brewing. And now, there’s a new home for it all: Growlers Pourhouse, opening in NoDa in August 2010. Craft brewing has long been a popular trade in human history, but from 1920 to 1933, the 18th Amendment was in full swing in the United States, prohibiting the sale of alcohol. Alcohol companies plummeted, redirecting the revenue growth into different products like ginger ale, root beer, and ice cream. Despite the restraints on alcohol sales, it was a burgeoning time for America. Flapper dresses, art deco, and Model Ts were the MO, and as the sale of alcohol was legally removed from bars and restaurants and saloons, it began to rise up in more private places. Bars would often hide their alcohol business from authorities by charging people an entrance fee and giving alcohol to entrants. It was a win win. As bars attempted to survive, alcohol also began to bustle in the home-brewing arena, and underground craft brewing began to thrive. Growlers Pourhouse celebrates American craft beer by serving a rotating menu of harder-to-find craft beers like Smuttynose, Left Hand, Lagunitas and Bear Republic. “The idea behind Growlers Pourhouse is to give people an authentic craft beer experience. We rotate our beers to keep our menu fresh and also encourage people to try new beers but we will always have 12 core styles that people are looking for,” says Jeff Tonidandel, owner of Growlers Pourhouse and Crepe Cellar Kitchen & Pub. “Those who love craft beer know that beer can be as unique and interesting as wine—and Growlers is offering that uniqueness to its customers.” So what’s the deal with the “beer food”? Tonidandel says it was just the perfect way of describing the menu. “All the food on the menu was specifically chosen because it has been traditionally served with beer. We want to stay true to that, again, to give our customers an authentic craft beer experience.” The menu includes “beer food” such as oysters, housemade sausages and brats, cheese, chips & homemade dips and several delectable Americana desserts all made in house. Where are you from? I’m from the Midwest. Growing up, I was interested in the arts. I would turn my parents’ trash into treasures and doodle masterpieces for the refrigerator; they encouraged my passions by enrolling me in art classes and providing creative materials. Where did you learn? I started honing my artist’s talents in high school. I studied art in college then, received my Master of Arts from Savannah College of Art and Design. Here, I was exposed to talented students that helped me push my limits. What do you think of the local art scene? I love the local art scene; that is why we moved to NoDa about three years ago. The neighborhood is supportive of what many of us love to do. Where do you find inspiration? My inspiration comes from my two Boston Terriers. I love their facial expressions and big attitudes. The pups inspire me to make light-hearted art that is cute and fun. I focus mostly on pets and enjoy bringing out their personalities. If your art were a statement, it would say: My art says: FUN. ENERGETIC. CHARACTER. Who/What influences your art? There are lots of things that influence my art. I take influence from many different types of creatives: artist, graphic designers, photographers, and interior designers. What advice would you give to an artist just starting out? Experiment. Don’t get locked down in one medium right away, push your limits, and don’t be afraid to fail. What else do you do for fun? For fun, I love to travel with my husband and explore anything from the great outdoors to the big city. I am an adventurer, and I’ll try anything once. If you could create one art installation in NoDa, without regard for expense or effort, what would it be? I would love to see a mural in the North Charlotte Neighborhood Park that would tell the story of NoDa. It would be inspiring to have local artists each design and paint a portion of this historical timeline. How can we find your art? My art is displayed on Etsy http:// www.etsy.com/shop/SitandStay and on my blog at http:// sitandstaybyrosarae.wordpress.com Feel free to reach me at [email protected] If you are a local artist and are interested in being featured in the NoDa News, please email [email protected] Growlers Pourhouse is located on the corner of 35th and N. Davidson, right next to Crepe Cellar Kitchen & Pub. Twitter: @GrowlersPH www.growlerspourhouse.com NoDa’s Newest ENTERTAINMENT VENUE Opening in AUGUST In early August 2010, NoDa’s newest entertainment venue will open to the public. Sin City, a bar with a Las Vegas theme will begin operations at 3205 N. Davidson Street (next to Dolce Vita and The Yarn House). Sin City will be owned and operated by two local NoDa residents, Sean Wilbur and Jerry Hebert. The venue itself will feature an octagon shaped bar with seating for 30 or more people, slot machines, disco balls, private booth seating and lots of TV’s ranging from 42 inches to 72 inches. Vegas themes will abound as local artists will bring you renditions of The Rat Pack, the Las Vegas Skyline, and the early gangster influence that started Las Vegas in the first place. Sin City will be a Private Club serving beer, wine and mixed drinks. We will also serve pre-made food from other local NoDa establishments along with snacks and refreshments. We are excited and look forward to opening our doors to serve NoDa in early August 2010. Feel free to stop by and check out the progress as the up fit unfolds. Gretchen Alterowitz and Mikale Kwiatkowski’s Yard of the Month. See inside for details on all of their hard work. page 2 Parks and Recreation Update: Considering Budget Cuts By Vanessa Infanzon Babies…Not So Green! By Merrilee Reynolds As of press time, I hope to have had my baby. But, as I sit here writing this article, she is safely tucked away in my belly. Having a second child for us was a) a surprise! and b) another opportunity to be very un-green. Here’s what I mean: We had to buy another car. Not a bigger car, just a 2nd one; so my husband can take #1 to school and I can take #2 on a seemingly endless series of Doctor visits (unfortunately the iTimeTravel app is not yet available for the iPhone … I checked). We may contribute hundreds or thousands of diapers into the landfill over the next 2+ years. Plus, the obvious 80+ years of another human depleting more of the Earth’s resources (unless she invents the silver bullet that curtails resource depletion – then it’s a wash). When you really think about it, those cute, cooing bundles of joy are quite a drain on resources (not to mention on their parents' mental and financial resources….). So, we did our research and for what it is worth, here are some of the things we are choosing to do to help mitigate this tiny toxic waste machine! 1. Painted her room in low VOC paint. 2. Researched the painful cloth vs. disposable diaper dilemma. Ended up deciding on a mixture: cloth for home (organic hemp!), non-gel, non-bleached disposables for outings and travel. By the way, there is no good answer on this one, except to potty train as early as possible! 3. Will opt for breastfeeding instead of bottle feeding. But, if breastfeeding is not possible, we will choose an organic formula. As I write this article for the July issue of the NoDa newsletter, decisions are being made about the county budget. It is possible that Mecklenburg Parks and Recreation Department may lose half of its staff members. In these economic times, nothing is safe from the impact of the loss of resources. I write today not knowing what the results will be. I write because I know that Parks and Recreation is not just parks and playgrounds. They have a specialized department called Therapeutic Recreation (TR), which impacts many residents within our county who are not always able to speak up and lobby for support. Our 7-year old son, Ben, is one such resident. He attends the summer camp sponsored by the TR Department each summer for 6 weeks. The TR Department offers programs and services for children and adults with special needs. The staff is highly qualified to work with this population of people. Their understanding of people with visual, hearing, mobility and intellectual challenges is amazing. The programs they offer are creative, inclusive and caring. Mecklenburg County happens to have one of the best TR departments in NC with several staff members winning awards for specific programs. Budget cuts will happen, services will be changed. As a community we all will need to step up and help fill the gaps whether it be in schools, libraries, parks or other community agencies. If Parks and Rec is where you want to make a difference, here are ways to get involved: Participating Need info about Summer Camps for children or adults with special needs, contact The Marion Diehl Recreation Center at 704-432-0237 Volunteering 4. Invested in long-term furniture made from sustainable materials to see her through her toddlers, teens and beyond. Contact Lori Saylor, Resource Development Coordinator at 704.336.5478. 5. We tried to borrow or barter or trade for newborn essentials from friends and neighbors. Amazing Race (based on the popular TC show by the same name) is a fund raiser for the TR Summer Camps planned for this fall. To find out how to signup, email [email protected] or vanessainfanzon@gmail. com. 6. Like with our son, we plan on making our own baby food from local, organic produce. 7. We requested clothing made from organic cotton, and thanks to friends and family, she is all set with soft, organic onesies and sleepers. Wish us luck – not only with our newborn, but with our attempt to be as environmentally sensitive as possible. However, if you see me walking down the street with a giant box of Pampers, be kind and just look the other way… Come on down to Pickles Farmers Market Saturdays 8 am - 2 pm Hart Witzen Gallery 136 E. 36th St. Partial list of vendors: The Butter Bean Village Market: locally grown vegetables, baked bread, cheese, healthy snacks and drinks, goat milk soap, pasta, and local artistry. Bubba's Produce: Fresh vegetables, fruits and sometimes flowers and plants. Greenfield farms: grain fed beef, pasture raised chicken and eggs. Yah's Best Products: fresh salsa and chips. A Lit'l Taste of Heaven: specializing in homemade Brown and Serve Biscuits, Cookies, Cakes, Fried Pies and other delicious baked goods. Fruit Bat Produce Donating Vanessa Infanzon is the Park Ambassador for Clemson, Charles Avenue and North Charlotte Neighborhood Parks. She also writes a blog about her families’ experiences raising a child with special needs at www.eSpeciallyBen.com. MATCHING GRANT OPPORTUNITIES FROM BANK OF AMERICA & FIFTH THIRD BANK Do you volunteer for NoDa and work at Bank of America? The Bank of America Charitable Foundation matches up to $5,000 per associate each calendar year. Also, Bank of America awards grants to any eligible nonprofit organization for which an associate has committed substantial volunteer hours during the calendar year: For 50 hours of volunteer time within a calendar year, the Bank of America Charitable Foundation will give a $250 grant. For 100 hours of volunteer time within a calendar year, the grant is $500. Visit: http://www.bankofamerica.com/foundation/ Click on Associate Commitment. From there you can select Matching Gifts or Volunteer Grants. Elizabeth Dominguez: small trees and shrubs, flowering plants, gardening books, and herbs. Kathy's Kandie's: chocolate lollipops. Beverly's Gourmet Foods: prepared vegetarian and vegan food. BlueBerry Bushes Lady Jayne's: bread, cakes, pastries Shelton Vineyards The Duck-Rabbit Craft Brewery The Tomato Lady: tomatoes, lettuce, local blue and black berries, zucchini, yellow squash, cukes, sweet corn, tomatoes, cantaloupes and garden supplies. Chuck Norris: day lilies. FranciScents Sandy Creek Herb Co. Monk's Groovy Beans: locally roasted organic fair trade. Dancing Bees Farm: honey from Union county. Flowers by Mai Xiong Bird Houses by G Stewart Janet Clayton: Fresh Handmade Soap, bath bombs, body creams and handmade reefs. Find us online at: www.picklesfarmersmarket.com Does your company match? Please send a short blurb on how and a phone number or website for employee reference to [email protected] Stay In Touch On-line Want to stay in the know with NoDa News and neighborhood information? Then become a member of our Yahoo! group. It's a great way to keep up with the latestscoop with absolutely no spam. Here's how you can join: • Go to www.yahoo.com. • Click on "Groups" • Enter "NoDa Neighborhood" in the search box. • Click on the NoDa Neighborhood group and follow the directions. Let us know that you live or work in the neighborhood, to speed your membership approval. page 3 CONGRATULATIONS, Continued from Page 1 JULY GREEN YARD JENNIFER! OF THE MONTH June's Association Member of the Month By Anthony Monaghan The July Green Yard of the Month belongs to Gretchen Alterowitz and Mikale Kwiatkowski at 705 E 37th St. These recent transplants from Seattle wanted to eliminate the grass in their front yard so they created a raised bed vegetable garden and a patio made with native North Carolina stone. The vegetable garden was placed in the front yard because it receives the most sun and they decided on raised beds to better contain the plants and add to the landscaping. In the beds, tomatoes and basil are companion planted together because each helps the other grow, as well as beets, broccoli, radishes, kale, cilantro, cucumbers, eggplant, squash, watermelon, and artichoke. Also, to keep the bugs away, marigolds and pungent smelling herbs like coriander and chives were planted. By the front steps, several herbs are planted together, including lavender and hyssop, that attract bees that will pollinate other plants. Gretchen and Mikale are committed to organic gardening practices including hand picking bugs off the plants, being resourceful with water by watering deeply and during the morning, using soap sprays (such as castile soap) instead of insecticides, and understanding that vegetables don’t have to look perfect to be edible and will actually taste better because you grew them. Recycled brick found in their yard during their landscaping project and from another torn down house was used to make edging and paths. One of their best tips was to take on a landscaping project in sections so it isn’t overwhelming. Walk by Gretchen and Mikale’s AMOM winner, Jennifer Edwards, with HNCNA Vice President, Chad Maupin yard to see you do not need huge back yard to produce food and you can do it in an organic and visually pleasing manner in your front yard if that’s where The June Association Member of the Month is Jennifer Edwards. Jennifer moved you get the sun. to Charlotte/NoDa from Portland, OR. She brought her love of the outdoors with If you know would like to be nominated for the Green Yard of the Month, or know someone in NODA who should be nominated, please contact Anthony Monaghan at [email protected] or Amy Farris at [email protected]. CONGRATULATIONS to Tasty Yo! July 25th is Tasty Yo’s one-year anniversary of opening in NoDa. So when you stop by, tell them congrats! Also, they were recently honored by Charlotte Magazine with a 2010 BOB Award. They received the “Best of the Best” award for best frozen yogurt in Charlotte! We’re so happy to have them here. Want to submit something to the NoDa News? Everyone is welcome to submit items to the NoDa Newsletter. After all, this is your neighborhood publication. Content is due the 15th of every month for the following month's edition. Articles are placed on a first-come, first-served basis. All we ask is that your article, photo, or small blurb is newsworthy, related to NoDa, and adds to the energy and excitement of our incredible neighborhood. For more information or if you have questions, send an email to [email protected] her! One day, while walking in Cordelia Park, she noticed how much litter was in the portion of Little Sugar Creek that runs through the park. Subsequently, she joined The Greenification Committee, contacted the City and singlehandedly organized the first Adopt-A-Stream clean-up in conjunction with the Villa Heights Community. She has organized 3 such clean-ups and is planning another one in October. These semi-annual stream clean-ups ensure that the NoDa Neighborhood remains on a sign honoring the volunteers who keep the creek free of debris. Thank you to Jennifer and all of our neighbors who donate time and energy to making our neighborhood an even better place to live, work and play. Join us at this month’s meeting and find out who will be recognized for July! If you would like to see someone recognized for their contributions to the neighborhood, please email your nominations to [email protected]. Remember, the AMOTM must be a dues-paying member of HNCNA. LINEAGE OF NODA The Adam Ramsey Miller Gallery is proud to present 'Lineage of NoDa', an exhibition of art opening June 25. This group show brings together for the first time many of the original NoDa Artists who helped to pioneer the historic Art district. These artist have all worked together in the past but not all together at the same time. Also included will be 2 newcomers to the NoDa scene. Featured will be work by NoDa veterans Ruth Ava Lyons, Mike Bozart, Raed Al-Rawi, Jerry Lee Kirk, Rebecca Jones, Alex Clark, Frank Haas and Rusk Masterton. Representing current NoDa are works by Jenny Payne and Izaac Payne. For almost 20 years NoDa has been Charlotte's premier art district. The purpose of this exhibit is to honor and showcase some of the Artists who have been an integral part of NoDa's evolution. Included in the exhibit will be new paintings and monoprints of various styles and themes. Like NoDa itself, this exhibit promises to be an eclectic and exciting event. Local recording artist Chris English will be performing live during the opening reception, which takes place during the Concord's downtown Art Walk. Location: The Adam Ramsey Miller Gallery, 21 Union Street Suite 200, Concord, NC 28205 Opening Reception: Friday, June 25, 2010, 6:00PM - 9:00PM Exhibition Dates: Friday, June 25 - Friday, August 13, 2010 Contact: Adam MIller, 704-788-2326 'Sunset on NoDa' painting by Jerry Lee Kirk page 4 J u l y J u l y Calendar THE NEXT NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION MEETING IS AUGUST 3rd AT 6:30 P.M. AT THE EVENING MUSE. THERE IS NO MEETING IN JULY. EVERYONE IS WELCOME TO ALL MEETINGS! NEIGHBORHOOD MEETINGS Note: No Association Meeting this month Note: No Crime & Safety Meeting this month 15 - Greenification Meeting 6:30 Boudreaux’s (Note: Location change) 15- Back in the Day History Meeting 6:30 Revolution Pizza 20 - Economic Development Meeting TBA Vision Meeting TBA email for info: [email protected] 21 - NoDaRioty Meeting 7pm Salvador Deli 26 - Social Committee 6:00 Solstice Calendar NEIGHBORHOOD EVENTS 2 - Gallery Crawl 16 - Gallery Crawl WEEKLY EVENTS Saturdays 8 am - 2 pm, Pickles Farmers Market at Hart Witzen Gallery 6:30pm Wednesdays, NODA Knitting Group at Amelie’s 7pm Wednesdays, Chess Club at Smelly Cat 7pm Thursdays, Book Club at Smelly Cat NoDa’s 4th Annual Scavenger Hunt A Picture Perfect Success By NoDa Social Committee The month of May saw the 4th Annual Know NoDa Scavenger Hunt roll through NoDa. With $4,857 in cash and prizes on the line, competition was fierce. Twentythree teams competed this year during a weekend of madness for a shot at the grand prize of $1,000, courtesy of Fifth Third Bank. Our fearless teams started their crusades for the prizes on Friday, May 15th at 7pm. They spent the next 48 hours decrypting and photographically cataloging their adventures thru NoDa, Plaza-Midwood, and Uptown Charlotte. Most teams had two things to say about their experiences as their turned in their clues the following Sunday afternoon at Revolution Pizza: "We had a blast! And we are exhausted!" Team Millie Vanillie at the Rat’s Nest The B-Team at the Dog Salon Team Peanut & The Girls at Dolce Vita Team Chip & Dale’s Rescue Rangers at Ultimate Gym Team NoDa NaDarazzi at the Blumenthal Team That’s What She Said with Patsy Kinsey Team Drinkin’ Divas at Holt Street While several teams were in close competition even thru the final round, ultimately team Millie Vanillie pulled ahead and won the competition with 1255 points. Their gamesmanship earned them points for such things as tracking down city council members, a NoDa tattoo at Fu's, and participation in a live show at Carolina Actors' Studio Theatre. For their efforts, they were rewarded with two $500 mastercards. Team Peanut and the Girls came in a close second with 1140 points and took home $500 in cold hard cash, courtesy of Bojangles. Team NoDa NoDarazzi trailed in third place with 1080 points and took home a $50 gift card to Solstice Tavern, a $50 gift card from Lulu, 2 All Sport passes to the U.S. National Whitewater Center, a $16 gift card to Salvador Deli, a $100 voucher from Club K-9, 2 sandwiches and 2 bottles of wine from NoDa Market & Deli, a $50 pass to Ultimate Gym, and a $13 gift card from Tasty Yo! This year’s Scavenger Hunt also raised $600.01 for the NoDa Neighborhood Association. Special thanks to Fifth Third Bank, Bojangles, Amelie's, Crepe Cellar, Modry Design Studio, Smelly Cat, 28th Row as well as the rest of our sponsors. To all those teams who came up short or couldn't make this year's event: Stay tuned for next spring's 5th Annual Scavenger Hunt. See you next year! Stay in the NoDa Know Through & The following is a list of NoDa businesses and HNCNA committees currently on twitter. NoDa News: @NoDaNews Green Rice Gallery: @GreenRice Revolution Pizza: @RevolutionPizza NoDa Vision Committee: @NoDaVision Lark & Key Gallery: @LarkandKey Solstice Tavern: @SolsticeTavern The Boulevard: @BlvdatNoda Center of the Earth Gallery: @ctegallery Amelie’s Bakery: @AmeliesBakery Sunshine Daydreams: @SSDDNODA Dolce Vita: @DolceVitaWines McGill Rose Garden: @McGillRoseGardn Meow and Fetch: @MeowAndFetch Tasty Yo: @TastyYo Ultimate Gym: @ultimate_gym The Evening Muse: @theeveningmuse Cabo Fish Taco: @cabofishtaco NoDa Yoga: @NoDaYoga Smelly Cat Coffeehouse: @SmellyCatCoffee Crepe Cellar: @crepecellar Vignette Interior Design: @vignetteid Hart Witzen Gallery: @hartwitzen Growlers Pourhouse: @GrowlersPH NOBODY takes care of you LIKE STATE FARM. At State Farm® you get a competitive rate and an agent dedicated to helping you get the coverage that’s right for you and the discounts you deserve. I’d love to take care of you, too. Call me today. Where Hair is Art and Art Comes to Life. 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