Ballantyne Magazine

SPRING 2015

Ballantyne Magazine covers news, events, real estate, restaurants, shopping, health, schools and business in the upscale Ballantyne Area of Charlotte, NC.

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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. BALLANTYNE | wire 20 BALLANTYNE MAGAZINE SPRING 2015

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