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The top five nightlife-related events going down tonight, March 31, as chosen from the folks at Creative Loafing.
• Wednesday Karaoke Madness at Loft 1523
• PURE Foolishness at Halo
• Wine tasting/art show for charity at Blue
• Flying Machines at Double Door Inn
• Cornhole Tournaments at Buckhead Saloon
Got this in my e-mail. Is it for real or is it a practical joke for April Fools Day? You decide.
The top five nightlife-related events going down tonight, March 30, as chosen from the folks at Creative Loafing.
• Basement Tuesdays at Kashmir
• "Tune Up Tuesday" UFC night pre-party at Whisky River
• Prixe Fixe at Dharma Lounge
• Simplified at The Rusty Rudder
• Amos Lee at Visulite Theatre
The Urban League of the Central Carolinas hosted its annual Whitney M. Young Awards Gala at The Omni Hotel on Thursday evening, March 25. The place was packed with the "Who’s Who" of the Charlotte business, social and political community, including mayor Anthony Foxx, former mayor Harvey Gantt and many others. This year’s honorees were Brett Carter, president of Duke Energy; Astrid Chrinos, founder of Diverso Global Strategies; Dr. Julianne Malveaux, president of Bennett College; and David R. Taylor, president of The Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Art + Culture.
Hosted by Rahman Khan of Good Works Media Group, the evening was also a celebration of The National Urban League’s 100th year anniversary. There was great music, fabulous fashion and good networking. But the best part of it all: the ice cream. Yep.
After an elegant dinner of freshly sliced roast beef with au jus and grainy mustard on rolls, jumbo shrimp with bleu cheese and grits, scallops, coconut curry chicken, and vegetable wasabi shooters, one would expect an equally fancy dessert course, right? I mean, we were at The Omni. Well, chocolate tortes and crème brulee be damned. We had ice cream — the simplest, most unexpected, and quite possibly most popular dessert I have ever experienced at such an event.
Now granted, you had the choice of adding flambéed bananas or cherries to it, and you were offered a chocolate shell or a candied cookie tartlet out of which to eat it, but most of us just opted for a plain scoop. In fact, I was so eager to get into the creamy goodness that I attacked my plate with a bit too much aggression and ended up with ice cream all over myself.
As speakers talked on, I kept noticing people’s heads tilting back and over in the direction of the ice cream bar to see if it was still in operation. Seeing that it was, more than a few tiptoed to the back for seconds while others, perhaps too embarrassed to get up, eyed with envy out of the corners of their eyes those who dared to get up in the middle of someone’s award presentation. The people at my table, myself included, unabashedly ventured over for a third serving as if we had never had ice cream before. I’m telling you, the ice cream held the collective attention of attendees all night. People in suits and cocktail dresses were slurping up Haagen Dazs well after dinner and into the night. Those poor, tired chefs.
But hey, nothing like a simple treat to turn adults into children and make the night memorable.
The top five nightlife-related events going down tonight, March 29, as chosen from the folks at Creative Loafing.
• Armin Van Buuren at The Forum
• Monday F'n Funday at Dixie's Tavern
• Dead Night at Tyber Creek Pub
• College night at City Limits Saloon
Their motto? "We're not Uptown, we're country." I like it.
Although they've been open for a while, head out to City Limits Saloon in the University area to celebrate their grand opening weekend. Tonight, they've got live music with Sunny Ledfurd, whose hit songs include "I Don't Remember Last Night," "Pontoon Boat" (video below), "Adderral," and "Myrtle Beach."
$1 Domestic bottle of the week
$2 Import Beers
$3 Well Drinks
On Saturday night, Big Sexy from 103.7 WSOC will be around. The DJ will be spinning your favorite new country, hell-raising rock, top-40, hip-hop and classic country.
$2 Domestic of the month
$2 draft off the month
$2 Donkey punch shooters
And Monday night is their college night, with their infamous "Bikinis vs Boxers Bullriding Challenge."
$1 Draft of the Week
$2 Domestic bottle of the month
$2 Jello shots
$2 Donkey Punch Shooters
For more information, visit www.heelyeahcharlotte.com.
The top five nightlife-related events going down tonight, March 26, as chosen from the folks at Creative Loafing.
• Robin Thicke Afterparty at Butter
• Customer Appreciation Party at Whisky River
• The Houstons at Snug Harbor
• Ladies Night Out at Prevue
• Blush Fridays at Kazba
In the past, Union County has been a drink-free community (and we’re not talking Pepsi, people). It was illegal for restaurants to serve alcohol, which only gave more of a reason for those crazy neighborhood block parties. But now the liquor law has passed and bars and restaurants have wasted no time moving into the area. In fact, a new Hickory Tavern in Wesley Chapel just opened this month. Neil Hawber, a manager at Hickory, states that because of the new liquor law, they were able to set up shop in the area. “We are actually the second establishment to have a liquor license in the area,” says Hawber. Intrigued as to what a bar scene in the Wesley Chapel area could be like, my fiancé and I went over to the Hickory Tavern to enjoy a night out in this little town.
When we got there, there was already a wait, but it wasn’t a long one as we got a table within minutes of being handed a pager. It was a pleasant evening, which made the Tavern’s patio alluring. The patio looks similar to one you would see on a house in Waxhaw or Wesley Chapel; my own patio looks quite similar. But we opted to sit inside to get a feel for the bar.
The top five nightlife-related events going down tonight, March 25, as chosen from the folks at Creative Loafing.
• Alice in Wonderland costume party at Loft 1523
• Charlotte Craft Beer Week: Freak Fest at Common Market Southend
• Wet Your Whistle Weekday w/the Checkers at Buckhead Saloon/Time Warner Cable Arena
• College night at Alley Cat
• Europa Thursday at Suite
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