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Save The Symphony Update
UPDATE TO ‘SAVE THE SYMPHONY’ EFFORTS
Late last week, we sent out an urgent appeal to the community, asking for your financial help in bringing the North Carolina Symphony back to Southern Village for their 11th annual free performance on the lawn. As we outlined in that letter, the Symphony performance here this summer was in jeopardy due to severe budget constraints. Their costs in performing here exceed by $8,000 the contribution that Market Street and Harrington Bank jointly provide each year, and this year, the Symphony simply can’t subsidize that amount.
Since our appeal went out, the response has been overwhelming. Many of your friends and neighbors have already contributed. Although we haven’t yet raised the $8,000, we’re continuing to work with the Symphony to make this year’s concert happen. We’ve raised about $5,700 so far, and we told our representative from the Symphony that we’re committed to finding the rest, or about $2,300 more.
Although we haven’t yet raised the $8,000, the Symphony just informed us yesterday that they’ve decided to come back on Friday evening, June 25th for their performance on the lawn! So mark that on your calendars.
We are still pursuing financial support, and encourage you to join your friends and neighbors in donating what you can. Also, please pass this appeal on to anybody you know who may be able to help.
REMEMBER: All checks will be made out to the North Carolina Symphony, and all proceeds of this fund-raising effort will go directly to the Symphony. Your donation is tax-deductible, and eligible for your employer’s matching funds if your company has a matching gifts program. And one more piece of good news; all of the funds that we raise are eligible for the State of North Carolina’s matching gift to the Symphony! This makes your contribution go even further in helping the Symphony survive their economic hardships.
Please contact Bev Carr at bcarr@mcarolina.com if you’re able to help. If you wish to send a check, please make the check out to The N.C. Symphony, and mail or bring it to the following address:
Beverly Carr
Market Street at Southern Village
400 Market Street, Suite 200
Chapel Hill, NC 27516
URGENT: Help bring the N.C. Symphony back to Southern Village this summer
Letter to Southern Village Homeowners, Neighbor and Friends:
I’m writing on behalf of Market Street Association (MSA). As most of you know, we’re the organization that maintains and upgrades The Village Green and holds the many events that take place on The Green and on the stage.
The absolute highlight of our events is the annual performance by our state treasure, the North Carolina Symphony. In fact, the Symphony has been performing annually in Southern Village for the last ten years. We have recently received some unfortunate news from the Symphony. As many of you know, the Symphony has been under extreme financial pressures. The performers and administrators alike have had to take deep pay cuts. Hitting closer to home, they’ve also had to reduce to only 3 the number of summer performances on their schedule for 2010. Included in those 3 performances are venues that they missed last summer. Sadly, after 10 years of performing in Southern Village, they very simply don’t have the funds to come here this summer.
When we learned of this news, we went back to them and asked them how much it would take for them to return. Adding up what Harrington Bank and Market Street Association spend to bring the Symphony here, we realized that there is a shortfall of $8,000.
The purpose of this letter is to ask the Southern Village residents, neighbors and friends to make up this $8,000 shortfall. We’re asking that each of you take a serious look at what it means to you, your household, your property values, and your community to hold this priceless event in Southern Village. We’d like you to consider what a magical event the Symphony evening is, enjoyed by young and old alike. Seeing the Symphony perform under the stars is the highlight of the year for so many people in our community. This prestigious and noteworthy event sets Southern Village apart from any other community in Chapel Hill, and in fact, most other communities in the entire state. It helps to enhance the reputation of Southern Village as an upscale, culturally alive community.
Looking at the numbers, there are 530 single family homes in Southern Village and 140 town homes. If each of those households contributes $12, our goal of $8,000 would be easily met. Obviously, not all households can or will take part in this fundraising effort, so going back to the numbers, we need only 275 or 320 families donating $25 or $30 each. Think about what it would cost you and your family to attend a Symphony event at Memorial Hall or at their home venue in Raleigh—much more than $25 or $30 per family. If your family can commit to a donation of $50 or $100, it would certainly help to close the $8,000 gap and ensure that the event returns this year.
Some of you may wonder why Market Street Association doesn’t just donate the additional $8,000. The main reason is that by the time we heard the news from the Symphony, we had already made commitments to bring two major new events to Southern Village—the Orange County Artists Guild (OCAG) Arts Fair (formerly Arts in The Meadow at Meadowmont) and a performance by the renowned Paperhand Puppet troupe. Both of these events represent significant financial outlays. Furthermore, in addition to the funds that we donate directly to the Symphony each year, we spend an equal amount on logistical expenses to handle the event (parking, lighting, sound, security, and much more.)
One important note—this is an urgent request! The Symphony needs to know by Monday, February 22. We don’t need the money right now, but we do need the commitment from you, so that we’ll know now if we can close the $8,000 funding gap. I encourage you all to look into your hearts and see what this performance really adds to your lives, to the lives of your children, and to your community. I respectfully ask that you consider donating as much as $50 or $100 or even more. If you feel that you want to be a major Symphony sponsor, donating $1,000, we would be delighted to have your name on our banner and in the program book. Remember, your donation to The Symphony is tax deductible.
In closing, I want to thank you all for the enthusiastic support you’ve shown for the many events that we hold in Southern Village, and in particular, for your attendance (over 2,000 of you!) at our annual Symphony evening. Please let us know by Noon on Monday if you’re able to help.
Sincerely,
Beverly Carr
Market Street Association
bcarr@mcarolina.com
919.969.7301 x231
Limited Time Offer: Harrington Bank will Refund your ATM Fees
Starting on February 12th, and for a limited time only, Harrington Bank has a special offer to customers of other banks, who incur fees when they use any of the Harrington Bank ATM’s. Just stop in, and Harrington will refund the fees that you incur at their ATM machine. This offer ends on February 26th.
Haiti Relief: Contribute at Weaver Street Market
Contribute to Haiti Relief at Weaver Street Market. Donations of any amount are being accepted; just let your cashier know how much you wish to contribute. Your entire donation will go directly to the relief effort.
Helping Haiti Earthquake Victims at Christ Church
Christ Church invites its Southern Village neighbors to join in helping the victims of the earthquake in Haiti.
Christ Church in Southern Village is closely associated with The United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR), which has close ties with the Methodist Church in Haiti, and is already responding to the needs of earthquake victims. We are being assured that 100% of money donated to UMCOR for this purpose will go directly to helping the needy citizens in Haiti. The Church offers the options of donating money or supplies:
Donating Money to Haiti Relief efforts. Please make checks payable to UMCOR (United Methodist Committee on Relief) with Advance #418325 Haiti Emergency written on the memo line. 100% of gifts made to this advance will go to help the people of Haiti. Checks may be mailed to or dropped off at the church office at the address below.
Donating Supplies: Blankets, Tarps or Health Kits. Specific instructions regarding Health Kits, and other information can be found at www.christmethodist.org/article/prayers–support-for-haiti/.
Donations may be dropped off at Ascension Hall on Church service days or at the Church office through March 21st.
Christ Church office: Southern Village Pediatric Dentistry
105 Market Street
Chapel Hill, NC 27516
919-969-8820 or
Wednesday, January 6 2010
Southern Village Pediatric Dentistry offering free Spin Brushes
New CD by Southern Village Resident/Performer featured in the News & Observer
Please follow the link below to read an article about our own Danny Gotham and his new CD. Danny is a lifelong musician and Southern Village resident who plays guitar and other instruments, writes and teaches music, and runs the Outdoor Music Series in Southern Village.
Harrington Bank offering Market $treet Money Gifts for New Accounts
Open a new account at Harrington Bank with a minimum $100 deposit, and receive a $25 Market $treet Money gift certificate, redeemable at any one of 16 Southern Village businesses.
Due to popular demand, this offer has been extended through January 29th; some restrictions apply.
Jaluka Natural Bistro offers Healthy Meal Discount
Receive a $1.00 discount on the purchase of a Swiss Lemonade with the purchase of a Sandwich or Salad at Jaluka Natural Bistro.
Jaluka Natural Bistro
Forever Young Spa announces Winter Specials
Forever Young Spa is offering specials this winter to attract new customers to try the luxurious services that they provide. Discounts are being offered on selected hair color, nail and spa services. Offer applies to first time customers through February 28th.
The Spa also encourages gift-givers to consider the gift of luxury, with a gift certificate for services.
Harrington Bank offering V.A. insured home loans
Harrington Bank offering V.A. insured home loans
If you’ve served in the military, you may be eligible to take advantage of a Veterans Administration (VA) insured home loan. Whether you want to purchase a new home, refinance your existing home, or need a reduction of your interest rate to stay in your home; a VA insured loan may be an option.
Rick Morgan, Senior Loan Officer at Harrington Bank’s Southern Village branch, and a military veteran himself, is available to discuss your home financing needs. He can be reached by e-mail at rmorgan@bankatharrington.com or by phone at 919-913-3210 (office) or 919-219-4913 (cell).
Congratulations to winners of 2009 Scarecrow Contest!
Please join in congratulating our fantastic 2009 scarecrow winners. This year’s runaway winner is Village Pediatrics with their hilarious entry “Swine Fluey”. Ms. Pat Flynn’s kindergarten class at Scroggs took second place this year with the adorable ”Frogs of Scroggs”. Congratulations to both of you!
There were 178 voters in all–a record turnout for our annual scarecrow contest! The entries this year were all so different, and so creative. Every scarecrow received numerous votes, so there are no losers in the bunch. Thanks to all of the businesses that entered-you really added to the fun atmosphere of the Halloween season on Market Street!
'Frogs of Scroggs' by Ms. Flynn's Kindergarten Class
Samuel Burns Sculpture Installed on The Green in Southern Village
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 19, 2009
Samuel Burns Sculpture Installed on Southern Village Green
- ‘Redwood’ sculpture by Samuel Burns
CHAPEL HILL–Southern Village is participating in The Town of Chapel Hill’s Sculpture Visions program, a town-sponsored outdoor sculpture exhibition that runs from October 2009 to October 2010. Sculptor Samuel E. Burns installed “Redwood” today, an 18-foot-tall aluminum sculpture. It will remain on The Village Green for one year. The sculpture is lighted at night, so that it can viewed and enjoyed in the evening.
Most of the sculptures selected for the exhibition are on town property, but the village center developers, D.R. Bryan, John Fugo and Christine Edwards, believed that The Village Green would be an excellent venue for public art.
Burns is a North Carolina native who had a career working in construction, including exhibit design and construction at the North Carolina Zoo in Asheboro. When he hurt his knee three years ago, he decided to devote himself to sculpture. Currently he lives in Chattanooga, Tennessee, where he participates in an artist-in-residence program.
“I named this sculpture ‘Redwood’ because its form reminds me of the canopy of a giant redwood tree,” Burns said. The sculpture was recently on exhibit in Johnson City, Texas, and Burns drove it to Chapel Hill for the installation. “I am pleased with this location. The trees and the buildings in Southern Village frame it beautifully.”
Southern Village is home to another sculpture from the 2004-2005 Sculpture Visions program. ‘Golden Portal’, created by Wayne Trapp, is an eight-foot-high modern expression of the classic arch. The Golden Portal is in front of the building at 300 Market Street.
For more information, please contact Bev Carr at bcarr@mcarolina.com or 919-969-7301 x231.
Free Shuttle Bus Service from Southern Village to N.C. Symphony Performance at Memorial Hall
The North Carolina Symphony presents its classical music series at Memorial Hall in Chapel Hill, with the next concert on Thursday, October 8th at 8:00 pm. Included in the price of your Symphony ticket is FREE shuttle bus service from Southern Village (where parking is free and convenient) directly to Memorial Hall. Buses will pick you up on Aberdeen Drive, adjacent to the covered stage, in the center of the Market Street business district in Southern Village, and will drop you off right in front of Memorial Hall. The buses will begin pickup at 6:45 pm. For more information or to see a map, go to http://www.ncsymphony.org/venues/index.cfm?subsec=details&location=2.
Harrington Bank announces great new mortgage & CD rates.
Click on Harrington Bank Mortgage & CD rate announcement 09-24-09 to see the latest 30-year mortgage and CD rate offerings.
Cash for Gold event postponed
This event, originally scheduled for Friday, September 11th, has been postponed, and will be re-scheduled for a date in the near future. Continue to check the website for further details. We apologize for any inconvenience this has caused.
Volunteers needed for Scroggs Elementary School Garden Day
COME AND GET FRESH AIR AND EXERCISE |
WHILE HELPING THE KIDS IN YOUR COMMUNITY
When: Saturday, Sept. 19th, anytime between 8 am and 3 pm
Where: Scroggs Elementary Garden – behind the playground
Who: ANYBODY – no garden experience necessary. We’ll tell you what to do!
Kids Welcome!
Scroggs’ Elementary School has a garden that needs some work! A team of parents has put together an action plan to complete garden renovation so that it can become a true hands-on learning center for the children at Scroggs.
There is something for everyone:
v Clearing overgrown areas
v Weeding
v Preparing plots for the classes
v Handy-persons – please come! we have repairs needed for our shed and fence
v Pruning bushes and trees
v Preparing paths with newspaper and straw
v Putting in signs
You will be rewarded with:
v A fun time with friends and meeting new people
v A sense of accomplishment and good work
v Cider and cookies. Water will be provided as well.
All WE need is YOU! If you also have garden tools – pruners, shovels, rakes, shears, etc., please bring them! Bring you garden gloves if you have them. Kids welcome!
If you are interested, please contact Tamara Rice at tamarasrice@hotmail.com or (919) 370-9570 for more information and to let us know your area of interest and when you might come!
Kids Pottery Classes now being offered at Ship on Site
ERIN WHITMAN OF FEATHER FOOT POTTERY TO OFFER CLASSES
Erin Whitman of Feather Foot Pottery is now offering pottery lessons for children at the Ship On Site store in Southern Village. Formerly a pottery instructor at Spence’s Farm, Ms. Whitman looks forward to working again with her former students and introducing new children to the craft. Classes will begin in the very near future. For further information or to register for classes, please visit the Ship on Site store at 300 Market Street in Southern Village, call them at 933-4202, or email bjwbelieve@yahoo.com.
In addition to being a shipping outlet, and selling shipping supplies, Ship on Site is now offering a variety of other items for sale. Instead of having to leave Southern Village, you can now go there for a variety of snacks, beverages, folding chairs, school supplies, personal care items and other last minute things that you need.
Tumble Gym now open in Southern Village
in Southern Village!
This latest addition to Market Street features gymnastics, dance, martial arts, cheerleading and other kids fitness activities. With a full schedule of classes for ages “just walking” through 18, the Tumble Gym also offers birthday parties.
The Tumble Gym is now offering drop-in Open Gym times on Fridays from 4:00 – 9:00 and Saturdays from 1:00 – 9:00, at a cost of $10/hour per child.
Classes have now begun; stop by to see this beautiful new facility. Visit the Tumble Gym website www.thetumblegymsv.com or call 919-942-7687 for registration and complete information.
One of our Favorite Farmers in the news!
Howard McAdams, who runs McAdams Farm, and is a very devoted regular at the Southern Village Farmers Market was in the news, talking about his business. Click the following link to learn what makes Howard tick and what makes his Efland, NC farm a success:
http://www.newsobserver.com/105/story/1616196.html
McAdams Farm photo courtesy of UniqueOrn Enterprises
Volunteers Needed–Middle School or High School Age
Middle School or High School Volunteers Wanted for
Thursday Farmers Market
Are you artistic? Do you love playing with little kids? Do you have any experience at face-painting? Are you available on Thursday afternoons from 3:30 to 6:30?
If you said yes to all of these questions, we could use your help in our ‘Kids Zone’ at the Southern Village Farmers Market. We need enthusiastic and reliable volunteers to help us entertain the small children who come to the Market with their parents. We offer face-painting, hula hoops, Duplo blocks, balls and coloring to our youngest Market attendees, and we need a couple of volunteers to play with the kids and paint their faces. We guarantee fun for all!
Face Painting station at KidsZone
Please contact bcarr@mcarolina.com if you’d like to help out with the Farmers Market fun.
It’s Official: Southern Village Subway is “Green”
IT’S OFFICIAL: SOUTHERN VILLAGE SUBWAY IS GREEN!
Market Street at Southern Village is pleased to announce that our local Subway® Restaurant has received its official LEED® certification, the first stand-alone Subway restaurant in the entire state of North Carolina to be so recognized. Local businessman and Subway® franchisee Mike Abdallat was honored with a certification plaque in a ceremony at the restaurant on Monday, June 29th, attended by city, state and Subway® officials. There is ample parking near the restaurant in Southern Village, which can also be reached by 2 Chapel Hill Transit Bus Lines.
The complete press release and more information about LEED (R) certification is included below:
CHAPEL HILL SUBWAY® GOES GREEN IN NORTH CAROLINA
WILL BE FIRST LEED® CERTIFIED STAND-ALONE RESTAURANT IN ENTIRE STATE
– First SUBWAY in NC and Only Second in Chain’s 30,000+ Store System -
CHAPEL HILL, NC – North Carolina’s first stand-alone LEED® certified SUBWAY® Restaurant on Market St. in Southern Village — will be officially recognized in a ceremony to take place on Monday, June 29 at 10A.
In fact, the store is only the second LEED certified store in the entire SUBWAY system that totals more than 30,000 stores as well as the first of some 740 SUBWAYS in NC.
LEED is a third-party certification program for the design, construction and operation of high performance green buildings. LEED serves as a benchmark for rating environmental performance and occupant satisfaction for several building scenarios.
City, state and SUBWAY dignitaries will officially mark the unique distinction by presenting Franchisee Mike Abdallat with a plaque along with the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification.
“All of us at NC SUBWAY Group are excited with the recent opening of the first SUBWAY restaurant in North Carolina to be built and operated in accordance with LEED standards,” said Tim Mann, chief operating officer, North Carolina SUBWAY Group, Inc. “We are especially appreciative to SUBWAY Franchisee Mike Abdallat who understood the importance of this initiative early on in the process. SUBWAY looks forward to many more LEED restaurants throughout North Carolina in the near future.”
“I am thrilled to receive a LEED certification and to be the first restaurant in the state. It is a fantastic store in an incredible community. I wanted my new ‘Green’ SUBWAY to compliment Southern Village and the community surrounding it,” Abdallat said. “I believe customers, residents and merchants will see that we’ve created an inviting neighborhood, family-friendly restaurant. I could not have achieved this without the support of the building’s landlord, John Fugo, who backed my project 100 percent.”
Abdallat, who lives in Durham, owns two other SUBWAYS in Carrboro and Raleigh. He said his ‘Green’ investment was already paying dividends since his utility bills have been reduced by at least half. “I am sold on ‘Green’ and will definitely do another eco-friendly store.”
Since September ‘08, SUBWAY and Abdallat have been working with Cary-based Green Tech Consulting, Inc. to earn a LEED certification for the Southern Village store. GreenTech worked with the U.S. Green Building Council to obtain the certification, complete the entire submittal application for review by the USGBC, and respond to comments and accept the final rating following USGBC’s review.
”We look forward to sharing what we have learned about applying sustainable principles and practices to the SUBWAY franchise to more SUBWAY locations,” said Liz Bowen, LEED AP, GreenTech Consulting, Inc. “SUBWAY is extending its concept of healthier lifestyle choices from the customer’s standpoint to the health and well being of the environment as a whole. We are happy to be a part of this concept transformation.”
Designed to have an overall smaller environmental footprint by requiring less energy and consume less water, the eco-store elements for the SUBWAY restaurant include — recycled floor tile, high efficiency Energy StarTM rated HVAC systems, low flow and flush fixtures in public restrooms, less lighting power and more natural light for seated customers. Overall, the new SUBWAY store was renovated within its existing shell, thus avoiding a new building footprint.
Additional eco-friendly elements of the SUBWAY store include:
- Building materials used from sustainable sources and extensive use of recycled products and furnishings
- LEED interior and exterior signage
- Remote condensing units for refrigeration and ice-making equipment
- Energy StarTM rated kitchen equipment
- Low VOC adhesives, sealants, paints and coatings
- Recycling collection of post-consumer recyclable waste generated in-store
- Forest Stewardship Certified (FSC) wood.
The SUBWAY is accessible by two Chapel Hill Transit bus lines and is walkable to numerous shops and services.
About SUBWAY® Restaurants
Headquartered in Milford, CT, and with more than 30,000 locations in 87 countries, the SUBWAY restaurant chain is the world’s largest submarine sandwich franchise. The restaurant chain was co-founded by Fred DeLuca and Dr. Peter Buck in 1965. That partnership, which continues today, marked the beginning of a remarkable journey-one that made it possible for thousands of individuals to build and succeed in their own business. The SUBWAY brand has been honored as the number one franchise opportunity in Entrepreneur magazine’s “Annual Franchise 500®” listing for 15 of the past 21 years, and was ranked as “America’s Top Global Franchise” for 2009. For more information, visit www.subway.com. SUBWAY® is a registered trademark of Doctor’s Associates Inc.
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H2Only Cleaners announces August “Recession Buster” specials
H2Only cleaners has announced the following special offer to help you fight these tough economic times:
*Back to School Savings*
15% off Winter Coats, Sweaters, Comforters & Pillows
Stop in at 712 Market Street or call 929-5170 for further information.
Pazzo chef featured in News & Observer article
Chef Seth Kingsbury, chef-owner of Pazzo Restuarant in Southern Village was featured recently in an article in the News & Observer. The article highlighted the chef’’s preparation of Crab Salad Stuffed Squash Blossoms. We’re so proud that our phenomenal local chef has been recognized for his culinary creativity and craftsmanship. Please check out the article at http://www.newsobserver.com/lifestyles/food_fitness/story/1562285.htmlMaking
Pazzo chef Seth Kingsbury stuffing squash blossoms, photo by News & Observer photographer Takaaki Iwabu
Announcing Weekly Free Raffle Drawing at Southern Village Farmers Market
Beginning with the May 28th Farmers Market, there will be a weekly Free raffle drawing. Entry forms will be available at the Market, and the entry box will be located at a different vendor’s booth each week.
Announcing 2009 Summer Music Series highlights
SOUTHERN VILLAGE
Announces
SUMMER 2009 SUNDAY NIGHT MUSIC SERIES
We are pleased to announce that the schedule for our Summer Music Series is now in place. “Summer” is really a misnomer, as the concerts began on Sunday, May 3rd, and run for over four months, through Sunday, September 13th. All concerts are held on our spacious Village Green. While most of our concerts are offered with no cover charge, there are a few very special ones for which there is an admission charge.
A few highlights of the Series are:
June 26th The 10th annual FREE performance by the North Carolina Symphony, brought to you by Market Street merchants association and Harrington Bank. Please note that this is a Friday evening event, which will begin at 7:30 pm
N.C. Symphony performing at Southern Village
July 3rd We’ll celebrate Independence Day on Friday evening, July 3rd with a very special performance, “Illusions of the King”, featuring Elvis tribute artist, Keith Henderson. Tickets will be $10 apiece and the first 300 tickets will be sold in advance-more details will follow. The rain location will be Christ Church in Southern Village.
Keith Henderson in an outdoor concert
Visit www.keithillusions.com for more pictures, music and information about Keith Henderson.
July 23rd This special Thursday night performance will feature Tres Chicas. Admission will be $5.00, and the first 300 tickets will be sold in advance through Etix-more details to follow. Rain location: Christ Church in Southern Village.
The complete summer concert schedule has been posted under the Movies/Music tab, and can be viewed online or downloaded in PDF form.
