Ardrey Kell Wins
Theater Award
Ardrey Kell High School's
theater department earned
the award of Overall
Distinguished Play for its
performance of "Our Place"
in the high school competition at the North Carolina Theater
Conference in Greensboro last semester.
The award earned the department a trip to the Southeastern
Theater Conference in Chattanooga, Tenn. in March. The
department will again perform "Our Place," written by Terry
Gabbard, theater teacher at Ardrey Kell.
The group will perform its newest production, "42nd Street,"
March 26-27 at 7 p.m. and on March 28 at 2:30 p.m. and 7 p.m.
All performances are at Ardrey Kell High. Tickets are available
at www.carolinatix.org.
Charlotte Catholic Honors
Choir Sings at The Ivey
Charlotte Catholic High School's Honors Choir visited The
Ivey Memory Wellness Day Center in December for songs and
holiday cheer. The Ivey provides daily care for people living with
memory loss due to Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and mild cognitive
impairment. Dottie Tippett, fne arts chair and choral director at
the school, leads the choir. The singers chatted with audience
members following the performance.
Junior Golfers Compete
The Golf Club at Ballantyne hosted the 14th annual
Ballantyne Junior Open Feb. 7-8. Dana Rader Golf School's
Marc Lapointe, director of instruction, and Molly Tullar Braid,
director of junior golf, co-directed the 36-hole, stroke-play
tournament. The feld of more than one hundred young golfers
participated in groups based on age and gender. Results are
posted at www.danarader.com in the junior programs section.
OPENINGS
Smokehouse
Coming
to Toringdon
Midwood Smokehouse will
open this April in Toringdon on
Johnston Road in the former
site of Sticky Fingers. The menu will feature the same hickory
smoked barbecue brisket, pork and ribs popular at the original
Midwood Smokehouse on Central Avenue. Patio seating, kids'
menu, craft beer selection, private dining room and catering
are available. Info: www.midwoodsmokehouse.com.
Blakeney Club to Add Clay Courts
Blakeney Racquet and Swim Club will add four new clay
courts in late spring 2015. Details: www.blakeneyclub.com or
704-841-7529.
SWEET CHARITIES
Corporate Park
Collects Coats for Kids
Ballantyne Corporate Park tenants collected 916 coats during
the Share the Warmth Coat Drive benefting Steve's Coats
for Kids. WSOC-TV and Hands On Charlotte picked up the
donations in Ballantyne Corporate Park on Dec. 18.
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