Uptowne High Point Holiday Stroll featuring A Dickens Christmas

 

Kick off the Holidays in Uptowne High Point, December 1st from 10am - 4pm! The Uptowne High Point Holiday Stroll will feature A Dickens Christmas presented by NC Shakes & Uptowne High Point Association.

 

Shopping at our Uptowne Merchants

Open Houses by Historic Homes and Churches in Uptowne

Meet the Characters from NCShakes' A Christmas Carol

Performances by Community Groups and Carolers

Horse Drawn Carriages

Children's Activities

Traditional Crafts

and More!!

 

Santa and his Elves will be there too!!!

http://www.scribd.com/doc/112959682/Uptowne-Holiday-Stroll-Flyer-Color-3

Uptowne: Your Headquarters for Beach Music

Outside is a little cooler and fall is moving in, which is the perfect time to host a beach music event! Uptowne will host The Embers on Thursday, October 28th in the Char-Grill parking lot. You may already be familiar with this location because it's the headquarters for Ilderton's Beach Music Blast in September ...... and your headquarters to get a great burger in town! The Rock'n High Point Concert Series continues with entertainment that will leave you hungry for more! Proceeds from these concerts benefit the United Way of Greater High Point. The admission is $7 and there is free parking. The concert is from 6:00pm - 9:00pm.

Gary Simon at Simon Jewelers will also support United Way of High Point by raffling a $500 gift certificate for $5 a ticket at each concert.

You have nothing to loose! Come support United Way of High Point, come support The Embers, and Uptowne will make sure to support your entertainment!

Ilderton's High Point Beach Music Blast 2010

Ilderton's High Point Beach Music Blast is back in full force this September, featuring some of High Point's favorite beach music acts! This year's line up kicks off with the Chairmen of the Board, September 9th. The Craig Woolard Band settles in Uptowne September 16th. The third event will feature The Embers on September 23rd. Finally, The Band of Oz will close out the season on September 30th.



If this is your first time, you will easily be able to follow the crowd up North Main St. at its location in the Char-Grill parking lot (1525 N. Main St.) Admission is $5 where the proceeds from the concert benefit the Children's Home Society of NC. This fundraiser takes place for 4 consecutive Thursdays in September. It's a great chance to also sample food from local area restaurants. Get there early for the free samples! Don't worry, there is also food and drink for purchase later in the evening.



For those of you who are Beach Music Blast veterans, welcome back to Uptowne High Point! The highly anticipated concerts are sure to get you movin'!



Thanks to the businesses that sponsor the series including first and foremost, Ilderton Chrysler Dodge Jeep! The series is also made possible through the City of High Point, 99.5 WMAG, Guilford Merchants Association, The City Project of High Point, Matthews Mobile Media, High Point Regional Hospital, High Point Convention & Visitors Bureau, Piedmont Natural Gas, North State Communications, Simon Jewelers, Char-Grill, American Express, Pack Rat, and RH Barringer.



Visit http://www.chsnc.org/ for details.

Spotlight on Uptowne

Uptowne High Point is in the spotlight! City Project leaders met with the High Point City Council this week to give them a report on their vision of Uptowne. They presented renderings of a future Uptowne by High Point Architect, Peter Freeman. The drawings include a two-laned Main Street, round about fountain, condos, active store fronts, landscaping, and street scape. Leaders asked Council to consider lowering the speed limit from 45 to 25. Jay Wagner, Uptowne High Point Chair, pointed out that Uptowne will be more active when the traffic slows down and people realize what is around them. Restaurants want to create outdoor dining opportunities, yet feel uncomfortable doing so at the current speed limit. To see the Uptowne Living video by Peter Freeman, go to http://www.freemankennett.com.

For other articles on Uptowne this week go to:

The High Point Enterprise link below at: http://http://www.hpe.com/view/full_story/8044418/article-Vision-for-Uptowne-takes-shape?instance=homethirdleft

The Rhinotimes:
http://greensboro.rhinotimes.com/Articles-c-2010-06-23-205271.112113_Uptowne_Project_Gets_Down_With_New_Song.html

A Wicked Addition to the Uptowne High Point Family

You know that there is always a "wicked" one in the family... and it's located at 120W. Lexington Ave. I visited Wicked Purple this week, because, let's face it, the name alone intrigued me... I was greeted by owner, Susanne Talcott who is the mastermind behind all the delightfully wicked clothing, shoes, accessories, and gifts on display at this eclectic boutique. If you are looking for that unusual piece of jewelry, that special gift, or that one of a kind blouse to go with your favorite pair of jeans, then this store is for you!! From candles to cowboy boots, Wicked Purple has everything a girl needs to accessories her life. Many of the jewelry pieces are handmade by local artists and most of the store's items are priced between $12 - $100. Wicked Purple is located in the same shopping center as Char Grill and Verena's, which is also beside Emerywood Fine Foods. Please make the time to check out Wicked Purple and welcome Susanne to Uptowne High Point!

Attention Music Lovers!

Attention Music Lovers! You must be in Uptowne High Point for Party on the Plank! Mark your calendars for June 3rd - July 8th every Thursday. This series will take place at the High Point Public Library located in Uptowne High Point at 901 N. Main St. Talk about diversity, band line-ups range from Country, Rock, Jazz, Blues, Latin, Swing, Christian, Reggae, and everything in between. Admission is only $2. So bring your lawn chairs and dancing shoes, because Party on the Plank will be sure to entertain you!!

Please visit www.partyontheplank.com for details

Entertainment for Summer 2010: Party on the Plank

Uptowne High Point will be the place for summer entertainment starting June 2010. Party on the Plank will take place June 3, 2010 - July 8, 2010 at the High Point Public Library. Elijah Lovejoy is a local community pastor with a vested interest to reinvigorate the culture of the centralized High Point community through a convergence of food, music, art and entertainment. Elijah is the mastermind of the Party on the Plank events that will take place on Thursdays and run for six consecutive weeks this summer in 2010. His vision is to create an opportunity for multiple groups to contribute their best work and share in the cultural renewal of the central High Point area. Elijah has aggressively sought out sponsorships including committed sponsors from North State Communications, BB&T, High Point University, High Point Regional Hospital, The Crossing Church, #1 Courtyard by Marriott, and Jim Morgan. If you or your business would like to help sponsor Party on the Plank, you can contact Elijah Lovejoy at 336-207-5216 or visit their website www.partyontheplank.com. There are many opportunities to get involved. They need sponsors, artists, musicians, food vendors, retailers, wineries, breweries, media, community organizations, and most of all for you to spread the word throughout the High Point community and beyond to come out and enjoy Party on the Plank this summer!!

Millis Square Open House Novevember 19th 5pm-7pm

Millis Square
Open House
November 19th 5pm – 7pm
@ 1109 N. Main Street
Shop at Millis Square,
&
See what’s new!
Lots of great Gift Ideas:
Silpada Designs Jewelry, Home Accents, Manicures, Pedicures, Massage, Personal Training, Yoga, Pilates.

10% of sales go to
Hospice of the Piedmont

$5.00 raffle –all proceeds benefiting
Hospice of the Piedmont
Lots of great prizes
Join us for refreshments

Then join us 7pm – 9pm at
J.H. Adams Inn
Hampton’s Restaurant
½ price wine – make a donation to Hospice

Millis Square Merchants: Sew-U-Nique, It Takes Two Interiors, Wright Choices, Pilates Studio, Body Worx, Millis Square Salon, Maria’s, Massage Studio, C-Yoga.

Aquarius Music Hall

When our 2nd Beach Blast had to move indoors because of weather (September 17 – Part Time Party Time Band) – we held it in the Natale building (400 English St) – the former Amos Hosiery building. The venue was perfect (ok – a bit warm because the A/C wasn’t turned on soon enough), the acoustics great – and it enabled people to see other possibilities for some of these fabulous buildings that are empty, for lease or for sale.

The owner of the Natale building is now promoting the Natale building as Aquarius – the newest music hall for the triad! Go to his website to see: www.theaquariusmusichall.com . According to Gabriel (the owner), the Triad lacks a venue of this size (capacity of roughly 1,000) – and his goal is to have 2 events per week with local talent – 3 events per month with national talent…..and if this goes well – to later add restaurants into the mix.

Especially now, as the City is advocating for the Market Overlay District boundaries that will restrict the showroom areas – I think surrounding property owners would be encouraged to see how at least one property owner is attempting to market/use his property – and it might spark other creative ideas in the minds of some of the other property owners. And in talking to the owner, although the upcoming event (Nov 27) might be more appealing for the college crowd, I’ve been told that they really want to bring in a wide range of music, that would appeal to all ages and race.

I would love for us to help him get the word out any way possible – can you send this information onto any and all of your contacts? This will be great for our urban core!

CharGrill Coming to UpTowne

A restaurant that has been a favorite for decades in the Raleigh area is opening a location in Uptowne High Point.

Char Grill, which was founded in Raleigh and has been in business since 1960, will open on N. Main Street near Lexington Avenue in a building previously occupied by an Armadillo Grill restaurant.

Char Grill features open-flame cooked hamburger steak sandwiches, hot dogs, chicken sandwiches, French fries and milkshakes. The High Point franchise at 1525 N. Main St. will be the seventh location of the Char Grill chain and the first one outside the Research Triangle region.

The High Point franchisees, Scott Hiatt and Jeff Hunt, are restaurant operators and entrepreneurs in the greater High Point area. Hiatt, a native of High Point, said the Char Grill is the first joint restaurant venture between him and Hunt.

Beach Music Concert Series

For Immediate Release

Contact: Becky Wrisley
Director of Marketing & Communications
336-274-1538
Beach Music Takes Over High Point!
August 3, 2009 – High Point, NC- Don’t pack up your shagging shoes and Bermuda shorts just yet - Ilderton’s Beach Music Blast is taking over uptown High Point! From September 10 through October 1, beach music fans will celebrate the end of summer at the Ilderton’s Beach Music Blast.

Some of the top headliners in beach music - The Embers, the Band of Oz, Legends of the Beach, and the Part Time Party Time Band – will help you bid adieu to another wonderful Carolina summer. Held every Thursday evening from 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm, this will be a family friendly event that everyone can enjoy for just $5 per person.

The concerts will be held in the heart of uptown High Point at 1525 North Main Street. You can purchase tickets at the gate or by calling 1-800-632-1400.

September 10 – Legends of Beach
September 17 – Part Time Party Time Band
September 24 – The Band of Oz
October 1 – The Embers

All proceeds raised will benefit CHS, North Carolina’s leading resource in adoption and foster care with the mission to promote the right of every child to a permanent, safe, and loving home. Children’s Home Society of North Carolina has placed more than 14,000 children in adoptive homes since being founded in Greensboro in 1902.

Sponsors of the series include Ilderton’s Chrysler-Jeep-Dodge, Majic 94.1, Matthews Specialty Graphics, Guilford Merchants Association, City of High Point, Core City, Senn Dunn, North State Communications, and High Point Regional Health System.

For more information, please contact Tommy Lineberry or Cathy Davis at 1.800.632.1400 or visit www.chsnc.org.
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CHS is a statewide, non-profit, non-sectarian private adoption and foster care agency serving children in families in North Carolina for over 100 years. CHS is licensed by the NC Department of Health and Human Services - Division of Social Services. CHS is accredited by the Council on Accreditation of Services for Families and Children. CHS is a member of the Child Welfare League of America, Children and Family Services Association of North Carolina, and Children’s Home Society of America. For more information on CHS, please visit www.chsnc.org or call 1-800-632-1400.

Core city project focuses on "UpTown"

Core city project focuses on "uptown'

by pat kimbrough enterprise staff writer
pkiimbrough@hpe.com
Jul 5,2009

HIGH POINT - Core City High Point representatives recently started a project they hope will contribute to the growth and revitalization of a key part of town.

"Uptown High Point" may not be a common way to describe the N. Main Street corridor, but some want the name to catch on as a destination. Core City summer interns are gathering data about the 200 businesses in the area for an inventory that will provide organizers a lay of the land as they look to the business and housing needs of this part of the city's urban core.

"This is the first inventory of the eight areas of the Core City plan," said Wendy Fuscoe, executive director of Core City High Point, a nonprofit public-private collaboration formed to promote the growth and revitalization of the city's 11-square-mile urban core. "It's generated some interest to start looking at branding and ways to design this as a destination and trying to generate some excitement and energy for businesses and residents in that area."

The inventory will cover N. Main Street from Ray Avenue to State Avenue and Lexington Avenue from Johnson Street to Long Street - an area Core City representatives and others have dubbed "uptown." The project will compile information such as the types of business, parking availability, operating hours and the historic or architectural significance of buildings in the area.

The purpose is to gather data on the current supply and demand for services, including retail stores, restaurants, entertainment and other types of business and housing needs.

Core City representatives recently met with business owners and developers to talk informally about the goals for growth and to mobilize efforts in the uptown area. Fuscoe said there have been discussions with city transportation officials about the possibility of placing banners and signage in the area touting the uptown designation.

"Instead of going to (Winston-Salem) and Greensboro for good restaurants and good shopping and good entertainment, we want to cultivate a sense of, "Hey, it's right here in our backyard, and uptown is the place you can go for quality food and quality shopping and good entertainment,'?" Fuscoe said.

The next inventory will cover the Washington Drive area outlined in the Core City plan.

North Carolina Main Street Program

Morganton leaned on this service for their 13 year direction for revitalizing their downtown.

http://www.nccommerce.com/en/CommunityServices/CommunityPlanningAssistance/NCMainStreetCenter/

First part of Core City plan gets OK

BY VICKI KNOPFLER ENTERPRISE STAFF WRITER
vknopfler@hpe.com
Dec 16,2008

HIGH POINT - The High Point City Council unanimously passed Monday the first part of the Core City revitalization plan, the Washington Drive District Plan.

The plan, under formal study for almost a year, calls for creating an entertainment and historic mixed-use district based on the area's black heritage. The city's role is to provide infrastructure, including streetscaping, parks and parking, to create an attractive and pedestrian-friendly corridor.

An earlier version of the plan called for the city to be responsible for a museum focusing on John Coltrane, the internationally famous late jazz musician who lived in High Point from his infancy through graduation from William Penn High School.

The plan, as adopted Monday, places a Coltrane museum in the private sector.

All the public comments before the City Council's vote Monday were to support the Washington Drive plan.

Glenn Chavis of High Point, an historian, spoke passionately about identifying the area with Coltrane and other entertainers. Information about Coltrane that he has been unable to verify has been printed and otherwise disseminated, Chavis said.

The same is true of the Kilby Hotel and the musicians and famous people it supposedly attracted.

Chavis, however, has been able to document famous people and musicians performing at High Point Normal and Industrial School, which became William Penn High School.

"Use our history, but make it factual," Chavis said. "Show me the facts. Let our history stand on the facts. I'll be glad to work with you."

Chavis also was critical of consultants who researched the area and made recommendations for it. One consultant in

particular, Chavis said, came to High Point with preconceived notions, one of which placed Coltrane as the most important part of High Point's black history. In fact, Coltrane did little in High Point beyond attending church and school here and participating in choirs and bands at both, Chavis said.

"We don't need gimmicks to sell Washington Street history," Chavis said.

Theodore Little Jr., who lives on E. Washington Drive and is president of Washington Drive Renaissance, a nonprofit group, spoke of his group's efforts to buy the Kilby Hotel, restore it and bring entertainment there.

"We know the city doesn't have all the money to do it ... and we know it won't be easy. The Kilby will act as a catalyst to bring more business," Little said.

Pastors Kenneth Taylor, a member of New Beginnings Full Gospel Ministry, and Dennis Leach Sr. of First Baptist Church on Washington Drive also pledged support for the Washington Drive plan.

"Washington Drive has been passed by for years," Leach said. "I'm here hoping there's some Samaritan good will."

vknopfler@hpe.com

update on Washington Dr.

Council considers improvements: Washington Drive District Plan may get quick approval

By Nick G. Maheras
nmaheras@hpe.com
Dec 15,2008

HIGH POINT - High Point City Council will conduct a public hearing today on the Washington Drive District Plan, the first installment of the comprehensive Core City revitalization effort.

The City Council is likely to approve the Washington Drive District Plan after the public hearing. "Council has already affirmed their interest in passing this plan," said Councilman Bill Bencini, chairman of the Planning and Development Committee. "I enthusiastically support it. My guess is so does the rest of council.

"Its strength is that it is a comprehensive plan that can not only rehabilitate an historic neighborhood, but offer some downtown entertainment and restaurant possibilities."

The Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously recommended approval of the Washington Drive plan on Nov. 11. Bencini's committee followed suit Dec. 2.

The plan's central idea is to create an entertainment and historic mixed-use district based on the area's black cultural and musical heritage. Responsibility for a cultural museum focused on the legacy of jazz saxophonist John Coltrane was shifted from the city to the private sector in the plan's final draft.

The plan designs a more attractive and pedestrian-friendly Washington Drive corridor with trees, decorative lampposts, widened sidewalks and streetside landscaping.

"The city's role would primarily be the infrastructure, including streetscaping, maybe a couple of parks or plazas and more on-street parking," said Andy Piper, senior planner. "(Recent zoning changes) are intended to promote the "new urbanism' design. We want to bring the buildings closer to the street, create glass storefronts and locate as much parking as we can behind the buildings."

Bencini hopes the plan's approval and infrastructure improvements will encourage private investment there.