Southern Village Marketplace

Weaver Street Market Wine Sale & Show

The Tumble Gym in Southern Village will be holding a Parents Night Out from 7:00 -10:00 pm on the last Friday of each month, starting this Friday, September 25th!  Drop your kids off for an evening of supervised fun with tumbling games and activities, and pizza for dinner.  The charge is $25/child.

Christ Church is taking their evening contemporary service “on the road” — or at least across the street!   Join the folks from Christ Church on the Village Green in Southern Village for a great evening of food, games, worship, and music on Sunday, September 27th.  They have a terrific line up of events that you’re sure to enjoy:

5:00-5:30 pm     Cookout (burgers and hot dogs) and games for all ages.  Free!

5:30-6:15 pm   Worship service with communion

6:15-7:00 pm   Concert featuring our worship band

Bring your friends, neighbors, and even your pets, and join in meeting the goal of hosting 200+ people for a festive evening of worship and fellowship in the great outdoors. 

Bloom Fall Season Premiere Party

Celebrate a new season of Bloom in the re-designed shop with exciting new merchandise, showcasing a great selection of Halloween decor and fun kids’ items.   Also featuring home and garden gifts and ideas, luxurious bath and body products, items for gardeners, plus a large greeting card selection.

Enjoy wine & TV snacks and hourly gift drawings during the party. Dress as your favorite TV character to win a prize!

French Food & Film on the Green-Special Event in Southern Village
Friday & Saturday, September 25th & 26th, 6:30 – ?

French images

The Lumina Theatre is proud to announce the outdoor showing of ‘Julie & Julia’ on Friday and Saturday evenings, September 25 & 26, on the Village Green in Southern Village.  The movie will be screened at dusk, which will be approximately 7:45 pm on those dates.  Admission to the outdoor movie is $3/person.

To celebrate the French dining theme of this hugely popular movie, we are featuring ‘French Food & Wine’ on The Green, beginning at 6:30 both nights.  Pazzo on the Green will offer for sale a special selection of French wines, including a white, a red, and a rose’  to help enhance your enjoyment of the film.  Pazzo! is Southern Village’s own fine dining restaurant and pizzeria.

These evenings will also afford the special opportunity to sample French food from Chapel Hill’s highly acclaimed Bonne Soiree Restaurant at a very accessible price.  Bonne Soiree will be on the Green that evening, selling a petite meal in a box that will feature a custom designed selection of  Amuses Bouches-delightful bites of French foods created by the restaurant’s chef Chip Smith to tempt your palate.  Bonne Soiree offers fine French Country dining in Chapel Hill, and is located at 431 West Franklin Street, Suite 10 in The Courtyard.  They serve dinner Tuesday through Saturday evenings; reservations are recommended, and can be made by calling 919-928-8388.

To heighten the experience of French cuisine and wine, attendees at the event on Friday evening will have the opportunity to meet Bruno Arricastres, proprietor of Wine Without Borders, an importer and distributor of French wines.  Bruno will be discussing the evening’s wine selection. Wine Without Borders imports wines directly from France.

Be sure to arrive early, and bring lawn chairs or a blanket for seating.

HALLOWEEN AFTERNOON
FAMILY FUN AT SOUTHERN VILLAGE
Food Drive & Benefit* for CLAWS, Inc.

Market Street at Southern Village is pleased to announce its schedule of activities for Halloween afternoon, Saturday, October 31st, from 12:00 noon to 5:30. Highlights of the afternoon are The Sandbox Band with kids-oriented music in a free outdoor concert, a Bounce House sponsored by Harrington Bank, a costume parade led by The Tumble Gym, and Trick-or-Treating at our local retail establishments. We will also be offering professional face painting for a fee, with all proceeds being donated to CLAWS, Inc, a local animal rescue organization.

The schedule of events is as follows: 

12:00 – 4:00 Bounce House sponsored by Harrington Bank
1:00 – 2:00 The Sandbox Band-kids-oriented music (bring a blanket or lawn chairs for seating)
1:00 – 5:30 CLAWS Inc. with assortment of live owls & other rescued wild birds
2:00 – 4:00 Face Painting Benefit (rain or shine-inside Lumina Theatre lobby if raining) by appointment*
3:00 – 4:00 Costume Parade led by The Tumble Gym
4:00 – 5:30 Trick-or-Treating at participating businesses around the Village

All Day Events:

Scarecrow Contest-travel around the Village to pick your 2 favorites from the 20 unique scarecrow entries around the Village.

A-maze-ing Halloween Maze on the Green!

Weaver Street Market employee costume contest-vote inside the store for your favorite costume.

Location: All events will be held on or around the Village Green in Southern Village.  The open seating, outdoor concert will be held on the stage at the Village Green in Southern Village. Guests are invited to bring lawn chairs or blankets for seating, and can bring a picnic or purchase food from any of the Southern Village food establishments. Please remember, no glass bottles are permitted.

*No cover charge for this event, but we’re requesting a minimum $5.00 per child donation to CLAWS, Inc. for face painting. CLAWS, Inc. (Creative Learning About Wildlife Species) is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping wild and exotic animals, through educating the public, as well as rescuing and rehabilitating those animals in need.  All proceeds from the benefit will go directly to the animals rescued by CLAWS, Inc, which is staffed entirely by volunteers. 

Please emaill Bev Carr at bcarr@mcarolina.com or call 919.969.7301 x231 for more information or to schedule a reservation for face painting.

ORGAN DEDICATION & RECITAL

Christ Church has recently upgraded its organ and sound system, and will commemorate these exciting enhancements with a dedication and celebration recital that will showcase the capabilities of the instrument. The concert will feature solo performances by Musical Director Daniel Steinert and by 10 year old Michael Bennett, debuting on the organ.  There will also be festive hymns led by Mr. Steinert, accompanied by the Brass Quintet, the Chancel Choir, and the Belltones Handbell Choir.   The music will include selections from J. S. Bach, Dupre, Reger, Ives, Grieg, Morricone, Middelshulte, and Manz. 

The recital will take place at 7:00 pm this Thursday, September 17^th in the main sanctuary.  Bring a friend and enjoy a wonderful evening of music.

2009 Reel Rock Film Tour Presented by
Ascent Adventure Consultants and Triangle Rock Club
to benefit the American Alpine Club

 On the Village Green in Southern Village, Chapel Hill
Saturday, October 24, 2009 at 6:00 pm

Reel Rock Film Tour delivers the year’s most exciting climbing and adventure films to audiences in over 100 cities around the world. Reel Rock shows are festive events where climbers and outdoors lovers gather to celebrate their passion for adventure. Gear giveaways, appearances by top climbers, and fund raising for non profit organizations all add to the fun and community of Reel Rock Events.

A raffle to benefit the American Alpine Club will be held during the event, with generous gear and prize donations from the Reel Rock sponsors.  American Alpine club is a non-profit mountaineering and climbing organization.

The 2009 Films:
Progression: The story of the world’s best climbers, and their efforts to advance the sport in all its forms. Featuring Chris Sharma, Kevin Jorgenson, Paxti Usobiaga, Johanna Ernst, Tommy Caldwell, and more.  This is the latest release from the state-of-the-art filmmakers at Big UP Productions.

First Ascent:  Co-produced by Sender Films and the National Geographic Adventure Channel, this film features top athletes attempting unclimbed walls and peaks around the world. Scheduled to air in over 150 countries starting January 2010, come now to get a special preview!

Two Contest Winning Short Films:  The 2 winners of this year’s highly competitive Reel Rock film-making competition will be shown; one serious, one humorous. Admission to this very special event, appearing for the first time in Southern Village, will be $15.  For further information, go to www.ascentadventure.com, www.trianglerockclub.com or www.americanalpineclub.org.