April Happenings

Charlotte is hoppin’ this month with fun things to do!

Performing Arts: Stomp, Bring it on: the musical, Shatner’s World, A Raisin in the Sun, Don’t Cry for me Margaret Mitchell, NC Dance: Dangerous Liasons

Concerts: Red Hot Chili Peppers, Hot Chelle Rae, Daughtry, Natalie Cole, Trace Adkins,Van Halen, Sugarland, Young the Giant, Cage the Elephant, The Ultimate Doo-Wop Show, Alive after Five, Joan Osborne, MerleFest in Wilkesboro, NC

Just for laughs: Jerry Seinfeld , Lewis Black, Jeanne Robertson

For the foodie: Taste of the Nation , Charlotte Wine and Food Festival ,BBQ Cookoff

Sporting Events: Charlotte Bobcats v New York Knicks, Jordan Brand Classic, NoDa Grand Prix, Wells Fargo Championship, Queen’s Cup, Charlotte Knights Home Opener, Charlotte Hounds Opener

Marathons: Celebrate Better Health 5k, Charlotte Walk to Cure Diabetes

For the kids: Disney’s Phineas and Ferb, Salt and Pepper, Busytown, Easter Egg Hunt, Geocaching, Sesame Street Live: Elmo’s Superheroes, Wizard of Oz

Other fun things: Passport for Fashion, World and Parade Festival, Charlotte Auto Fair, Science Festival with Mythbusters Adam and Jamie, 8th Annual Hope Floats Duck Race , Science and Technology Expo, International Pillow Fight Day, Violins of Hope, Sensoria Arts Festival, Dances of India , 2nd Annual Kings Drive Art Walk

~Jamie Sunnycalb~

November Happenings

Seasonal Activities

Statesville Pumpkin Fest games, rides, pumpkin pie eating contest

Get at jump on your holiday shopping at the Southern Christmas Show .

Belk Carolinas’ Carrousel Parade  a.k.a. Thanksgiving Day Parade.

Gingerbread House unveiling at the Ritz-Carlton, free to the public.

Bring the kids to play in the snow and meet Diary of a Wimpy Kid author Jeff Kinney.

Party Animal

Ties and Tails Gala , sponsored by the Humane Society of Charlotte, is the only black tie event where dogs are allowed.

A feast for the ears

Foo Fighters at the Time Warner Cable Arena, Daniel Tosh at Ovens Auditorium, Boyz II Men at the Knight Theatre, George Clinton at Amos’ Southend, Josh Ritter at the McGlohon Theatre, The Boxer Rebellion at the Visulite Theatre, The Airborne Toxic Effect at the Fillmore.

Eat, drink and be merry  

If you missed last month’s Plaza Midwood Chantilly chili cook off, be sure to attend the 2nd Annual Dilworth/SouthEnd chili cook-off

18th Annual Beaujoulais Wine Festival

Need help preparing the Thanksgiving turkey? Experts are just a phone call away!

Ways to undo the damage from overindulging:

Thanksgiving Day 8K Turkey Trot  and Thunder Road Marathon

~Jamie Sunnycalb~

Welcome to Charlotte!

Whether you are a native of the Queen City or new to the area, we’ve compiled a list of how you can enjoy all that North Carolina’s most populous city has to offer.

Sporting Events: Panthers Football, Knights Baseball, Bobcats Basketball, Checkers Hockey, NASCAR, Charlotte Roller Derby, Charlotte Hounds, Charlotte Eagles , Charlotte Lady Eagles, Carolina Speed, Charlotte Rugby Football Club

Concerts : Time Warner Cable Arena, Ovens Auditorium (site of our Graduation 2009) Bojangles Coliseum, Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, NC Music Factory , Visulite Theatre, Neighborhood Theatre , Double Door Inn

Performances, Plays and Musicals: Blumenthal Performing Arts Center, Opera Carolina , Charlotte Symphony , Actor’s Theatre of Charlotte, Theatre Charlotte,Knight Theatre (site of our 2011 Graduation), Comedy Zone

Art, History and Culture: Mint Museum, Bechtler Museum of Modern Art, Levine Museum of the New South, Harvey B. Gantt Center, McColl Center for Visual Art , Billy Graham Library , The Light Factory , Carolinas Aviation Museum,  gallery crawls , NASCAR Hall of Fame , Charlotte History Museum

Get into Nature at the Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden , the Charlotte Nature Museum or the Carolinas Raptor Center . Go for a hike at  Crowders Mountain.

For kids of all ages: Discovery Place, Children’s Theatre of Charlotte,  Imaginon:the Joe and Joan Martin Center, Carowinds , Lazy 5 Ranch

Shopping in and around Charlotte: South Park Mall, Northlake Mall , Carolina Place Mall, Concord Mills Mall, Birkdale Village , Westfield Eastridge Shopping Mall

Parks&Recreation: Freedom Park, Frazier Park, Park Road Park , area Greenways. YMCA, Whitewater Center

Dining:

Morehead Street: Pinky’s Westside Grill, Burger Company, Picante Mexican Grill, Savor, Open Kitchen, Dilworth Neighborhood Grill, Art’s BBQ

Wilkinson Blvd: Dairy Queen, Bar-B-Q King, Subway (located inside the Super Wal-Mart), Little Caesars, Burger King

Freedom Drive: COOK-OUT, Showmars, McDonald’s, KFC, Captain D’s, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, Wendy’s

Charlottetowne Avenue/Kings Drive: Wendy’s, Zoe’s Kitchen, Chipotle, La Paz, Hickory Tavern, Arby’s, Subway, Pizza Hut, Original Pancake House, Mama Ricotta’s, Wok Express, Dunkin’Donuts, Maharani, Great Harvest Bread Co., Pizza Fusion, Which Wich, Trader Joe’s, Zoe’s Kitchen, Cherry Berry, Dressler’s, Pisces Sushi Bar/Lounge, Vivace, Bojangles

South Blvd: Chipotle, Luna’s Living Kitchen, Five Guys, Noodle&Company, Chick fil-A, Owen’s Bagels, Einstein Bagels,  Nova’s Bakery, Beijing Chinese, Fuel Pizza, Sub Station II, Ice House, Big Ben’s, The Liberty, Pewter Rose, Mac’s Speed Shop, McDonald’s, Burger King

South End: Phat Burrito, Price’s Chicken Coop, Pike’s Old-Fashioned Soda Shop, Common Market

7th Street: Hawthorne’s Pizza, Crisp,  Sunflour Bakery, Lupie’s Cafe , Showmars, Starbucks, Cajun Queen, Jackalope Jack’s, Philosopher’s Stone, Kennedy’s, Ho Ho Cherry House, Sub Station II, Jersey Mike’s

Elizabeth Ave: Nothing but Noodles, 1900 Mexican Grill, Cuisine Malaya, Carpe Diem, Customshop, 88 China Bistro, Elizabeth Creamery

Plaza Midwood: Whiskey Warehouse, The Penguin, The Diamond, Dish, Zada Jane’s, Soul Gastrolounge, Bistro La Bon, Midwood Smokehouse, Loco Lime, Kickstand Burgers, Intermezzo Pizzeria, Krazy Fish, Lulu, Akahana Asian Bistro,  Something Classic Cafe, Central Coffee Company , Fern, Thomas Street Tavern, Nova’s Bakery, The Peculiar Rabbit

Park Rd/Woodlawn Ave: RuSan’s, Fran’s Filling Station, Toast Cafe , Starbucks , The Flying Biscuit Cafe, Jason’s Deli, Chick fil-A, Which Wich, Sushi 101, Qdoba, Carolina Soda Shop, Subway, Bruegger’s Bagels, Fuel Pizza, Wendy’s, McDonald’s

Selwyn Avenue: Mellow Mushroom, Yoforia, Reid’s Fine Foods,

South Park: BRIO, Del Frisco’s, Ruth’s Chris, Georges Brasserie, The Cheesecake Factory, Maggiano’s, Cowfish Sushi and Burgers, PF Chang’s, Terrace Cafe, Dean and Deluca, Firebirds, California Pizza Kitchen, McCormick and Schmick’s, Whole Foods, Earth Fare, Bojangles, Donato’s Pizza

Costwold: Jack in the Box, Chick fil-A, Bojangles, Table 274, Bruegger’s, Wolfman Pizza, The Pizza Peel and Taproom, Krispy Kreme, IHOP, Starbucks, Mama Fu’s Asian House, Salsarita’s, Dairy Queen, Eddie’s Place,

East Blvd:  Moe’s Southwest Grill, Bruegger’s Bagels, Big Daddy’s Burger Bar, Something Classic Café, Starbucks, Brixx, Cantina 1511, Caribou Coffee, Outback Steakhouse, Showmars, Lebowski’s, Dilworth Coffee , Smoothie King, Carolina Smoothie, JJ’s Red Hots, Crisp, Jersey Mike’s, Menchie’s, Berrybrook Farms, Copper, Thai Taste

NoDa: Amelie’s 24 hour French bakery, Cabo Fish Taco, Crepe Cellar, Growler’s Pourhouse , Salvador Deli,Revolution Pizza, The Dog Bar, Solstice Tavern, Boudreaux’s, Jack Beagles, Smelly Cat Coffeehouse

The EpiCentre: Vida Mexican Kitchen y cantina, Moe’s, Wild Wing Cafe, Enso, Jason’s Deli, Bruegger’s Bagels, Five Guys, Firehouse Subs, Libretto’s Pizzeria

Other sites to check out:

http://www.charlottesgotalot.com

www.charlottemagazine.com

www.charlotteobserver.com

www.charlotte.creativeloafing.com

www.charlotteonthecheap.com

~Jamie Sunnycalb~

Charlotte Summer Concert Series

A lot of great bands are rolling through town this summer and here is a list of where to experience Charlotte’s music scene:

Next week’s Food Lion Speed Street kicks things off with free performances by Josh Turner, Everclear and Eddie Money.

Also taking place next week is the fourth annual Charlotte Femme Fest in NoDa at the Neighborhood Theatre and the Evening Muse.

Just down the street from CSL, Coyote Joe’s brings Easton Corbin to town.

If bands from the 90’s are more your style, uptown’s NC Music Factory hosts a $5 show each Friday night now through June 17 with Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Tonic and Cowboy Mouth.

Steps away, the Fillmore Charlotte will host Neon Trees and Panic at the Disco!

Another great way to enjoy live music is to take part in Alive after Five each Thursday night at either the Epicentre, Wachovia Plaza or Piedmont Town Center .

The month of June brings Kenny Chesney, Def Leppard and Phish to the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre.

Keith Urban and Josh Groban play the Time Warner Cable Arena next month.

After a long hike or a guided raft ride, you can soak up some tunes at the White Water River Jam at the US National White Water Center.

If you’re looking for something more low-key, then a blanket and a picnic basket would complement the harmonic melodies quite nicely at the Pops in the Park behind South Park Mall beginning June 12 with tickets at just $10.

Expect the same kind of laid back scene on the Blakeney Village Green in South Charlotte

Pollstar is a great resource for more information on local concerts.

Stay tuned for more fun things to do in Charlotte this summer!

                                                     ~Jamie Sunnycalb~

A Year in Review: 2010

At the close of 2010, take a second to reflect on the top Charlotte Law Library News posts of the year.  The blog posts were determined, by you, the reader, based on how popular you considered them throughout the year.

1. Library Summer Hours. Driven mostly because of the cute cartoon sun, viewers hit this post 3 times as many times as our #2.
2. Home page of the Charlotte Law Library News, which changes weekly based on the blog submission provided by the Charlotte Law Library Team.  The blogs range from announcement of library news to updates in new library technology to funny cartoons drawn in-house.
3. CSL Mobile Reference.  Join our Friends List: We’re available at CSLReference.
4. New in Town? Written by Ms. Jamie Sunnycalb.  From malls to sporting events, she explores the ins and outs of Charlotte’s hot spots and entertainment.  This post is a great guide to Charlotte, especially for the new CharlotteLaw student.
5. Murphy’s Law School: 2. Charlotte Law Library’s original comic created by Access Services Manager, Kim Allman, and CSL former Reference Librarian, Anthony Aycock.
6. Murphy’s Law School 4. The fourth in the series of comics depicting humorous legal scenerios.
7. The North Carolina Bar Exam: Tips and Tricks. A compilation of resources for studying and taking the Bar Exam in North Carolina.
8. North Carolina regulations regarding coyote community. “The law of coyotes in North Carolina is a well-developed common law tradition dating from the earliest years of British rule to the present day. This rich heritage of amusing anecdotes, famous cases, and important contributions to the law of ferae naturae is well documented” in this blog post written by CharlotteLaw’s former reference librarian, Tom Hemstock.
9. Murphy’s Law School. The original comic strip posted for entertainment purposes by the Charlotte Law Library Staff.
10. Thinking that the North Carolina Bar exam is hard???? A comical take on the North Carolina Bar Exam versus Montana’s requirements.

New in Town?

Welcome to Charlotte, North Carolina! Home to banking, the NASCAR Hall of Fame and good eats. It’s the city that has a little bit of everything, all served up with some good ol’ Southern hospitality. If you are a newcomer to the Queen City, we’ve compiled a list of helpful sites to get you acclimated to your new home.

Dining at CSL

Although there is no cafeteria on campus, there are food vendors that come each week.

Restaurants Near CSL

Freedom Drive: Cookout, Showmars, McDonald’s, Taco Bell, Captain D’s

Wilkinson Blvd: Burger King, Subway (located inside Wal-Mart), Starbucks

West Charlotte is slowly but surely offering its residents with more dining opportunities. If you want to expand your culinary boundaries outside of the traditional fast food, may we suggest Savor, Open Kitchen, and Pinky’s.

Savor is a cozy spot where you can find blue plate specials served hot and fast, refreshing strawberry lemonade and freshly baked goodies.

Open Kitchen is all things Italian, calling West Morehead home for more than 50 years.

Pinky’s is the offspring of the Penguin which is projected to open later this year. No doubt patrons will come to find a similar menu featuring burgers, hot dogs and fries.

Restaurants 5-10 miles from CSL:

Morehead Street: Dilworth Neighborhood Grill, Frankie’s, Art’s BBQ, Morehead Street Tavern

East Blvd: Big Daddy’s, Just Fresh, Showmars, Brixx, Cantina 1511, Kabob Grill, Roly Poly, Outback, Carolina Smoothies, Starbucks, Caribou, 300 East, Moe’s Southwest Grill, Dikadee’s Deli, Bruegger’s Bagels

Kings Blvd: Mama Ricotta’s, Wok Express, Target, Maharani Indian, Arby’s, Subway, Trader Joe’s, Wendy’s

South Blvd: Fuel Pizza, Chipotle, Five Guys, Noodle & Co., Owen’s Bagels, Carrabba’s, Nikko, Sub Station, Laurel Market South, Einstein Bagels

Gateway Village: Bojangles, Subway, Pie Town, Quizno’s, Donatos Pizza, Cedar Street Tavern

Fun things to do in and around Charlotte

Sporting Events: Panthers Football

Knights Baseball

Bobcats Basketball

Checkers Hockey

NASCAR

Concerts at Time Warner Cable Arena, Ovens Auditorium (By the way, did you know this is where Graduation 2009 was held?), Bojangles Coliseum, Verizon Wireless Amphitheater

Performances and Plays at Blumenthal Performing Arts Center

Epicentre: Howl at the Moon, Wild Wing Café, BlackFinn, Mez, Cold Stone Creamery, Whiskey River, Bowling, Movies, Pizza, Suite, Chinese, Smoothie King, Fudgery, IndoChine Grill, PJ’s Coffee, Alive After Five

Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden

Hiking at Crowders Mountain

White Water Rafting Center

For those who are pinching their pennies, www.charlotteonthecheap.com highlights a wide variety of deals, ranging from food, to fashion to cultural events (many of them kid-friendly) all at irresistible deals.

Other sites to check out:

http://www.charlottesgotalot.com/

Shopping in and around Charlotte

South Park Mall

Northlake Mall

Carolina Place Mall

Concord Mills Mall

Birkdale Village

IKEA

Need any more helpful tips? Just ask any one of our staff. We will be glad to point you in the right direction!

-Jamie Sunnycalb-