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Charlotte, NC - The 11th annual Oscar Night America in Charlotte, will be held at Mez & EpiCentre Theaters this Sunday March 7, 2010 at 7:00 pm. Tickets are available online at www.onacharlotte.org and will benefit the programs and services of United Family Services. Call Dianne Stewart at 704-777-4842 fro more information and ticket bookings. read more
Charlotte Observer's 'Scene & Heard' Social Editor and fabulous gala and party expert, Olivia Fortson, gives BSA high praise! Click here for her endorsement . read more
Charlotte, NC - Oscar Night® America is back! Go to www.onacharlotte.org for all the details and to book your tickets. United Family Services is presenting the Official Oscar Night ® America party at Mez & EpiCentre Theaters on Sunday March 7 , 20 10 from 7 pm - 12 pm . The Guest ticket price is $75 per person with VIP tables of 8 available for $1500 and Deluxe VIP parties for $1500 for 8 guests . This exciting and glamorous event will host 300 - 400 of Charlotte's 'movers and shakers' to an evening of entertainment and fun to benefit United Family Services with a direct feed from Hollywood of the Oscars telecast, on the EpiCentre Movie Screens, while guests are treated to drinks and array of food and snacks during the evening, while watching the show in the comfort and luxury of the Movie theaters . Fox News Rising crew will be in attendance to film the party and a fabulous silent auction will also be part of the evening. Mez has closed the venue to the public and so this will be a private and exclusive party for those attending. Donations from Oscar Night® America will directly benefit United Family Services? programs and its Shelter for Battered Women. United Family Services provides hope and solutions for people in crisis. read more
Charlotte, NC – Charlotte-based IT Managed Services and Project Management company, Waypoint Solutions Group and Carolina Computer Network Solutions, have announced that they have merged their businesses into Waypoint Solutions Group effective from January 2010. In its 10th year of business, Waypoint now has four service centers in the United States : Its headquarters in Charlotte, NC, and offices in Miami, FL, Greenville, SC and Freehold, NJ. President of Waypoint Solutions Group, Dan Wilson, said, “We are pleased to welcome Carolina Computer Network Solutions President Nathan Vari, on board as our Director of Business Development. Carolina Computer Network Solutions had similar business activities and we felt that it made good business sense to merge our operations.” “Nathan’s experience as an entrepreneur in a tough economic climate, has brought invaluable expertise into the new business development area, for our company”, added Wilson. Carolina Computer Network Solutions founded by Vari in 2005, had developed a customer base that was synergistic with that of Waypoint’s and so it was a good fit for both organizations. “I am extremely proud to now be associated with a company of the caliber of Waypoint, and know that my CCNS clients will be too,” said Vari of the merger. About Waypoint Solutions Group: Waypoint Solutions Group was founded in 2000 by Dan Wilson. It provides 24/7 customer focused, ..... read more
CHARLOTTE, NC - Chima Brazilian Restaurant in the heart of uptown Charlotte, has announced a monthly Fashion night, at which a local Charlotte woman's fashion boutique will set up a Trunk Show. The first Chima Fashion Night will be on Friday February 19th, 2009 From 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm and feature fashionista Ashli Parry of Stella & Dot Stylists See http://www.stelladot.com/sites/ashliparry A live DJ will entertain and drinks and appetizer specials will be on offer for all guests. Entrance is free. The next fashion night will on Friday March 26th and Friday April 30th, respectively. If you are associated with a boutique that would like to get involved with this event series, please email at info@carolinanightlife.com For further inquiries contact Hila Johnson at Chima hila.johnson@chimasteakhouse.com read more
By Deanna Valeo, NMLO #91421 Loan Consultant with Cunningham & Company Mortgage Bankers, The Valeo Croy Team Following hot on the heels of the mortgage meltdown in the last 2 years, home owners are still reeling from all the changes and uncertainly in this industry. In order to further protect the consumer, the federal government’s Department of Urban Development (HUD), has instituted a Good Faith Estimate (GFE) document that is required by law, to be completed by the lender prior to official loan application. This is to ensure that the borrower does not get any unexpected surprises when they get to the closing table. The law came into effect on January, 1, 2010 and requires that the GFE closing costs and rates quoted be nearly identical to those on the final HUD Settlement Statement. Contained in the GFE are fees that have Zero tolerance for change: origination charges, which include, what was previously referred to as the origination fee; discount points; lender fees such as application, commitment, wire fees, and/or processing fees. In addition, there can be no more than a +10 % discrepancy at the closing table for certain fees : the closing attorney or agent’s total fees; the lender’s title insurance policy and the owner’s title insurance policy. If either of these tolerances are exceeded the lender has to eat up this charge and pay the borrower the difference. Borrowers, and especially first time home owners need to take ..... read more
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Charlotte, NC - The annual Oscar Night® America to be held at Mez at EpiCenter on March 7, 2010 in uptown Charlotte, will benefit United Family Services. Says Event Producer, Dianne Stewart, "We are delighted to be supporting the United Family Services with this exciting event, in these critical economic times." The event will feature a night of 'Who's-Who' of Charlotte celebrities, great food, exotic cocktails, unusual silent auction items, o fficial Oscar® show programs and commemorative posters, fabulous goodie bags, and a live HD feed from the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center®, televised live by the ABC affiliate in Charlotte, WSOC TV. The complete Oscar® presentation will be shown in the luxurious cinemas at Mez Theater's. Tickets are $75.00 per person and VIP Tables are available upon request for 10 guests at $1000.00. Bookings can be made at www.onacharlotte.org or 704-777-4842. Donations from Oscar Night® America will directly benefit United Family Services’ programs and its Shelter for Battered Women. United Family Services provides hope and solutions for people in crisis. Founded in 1909, the agency served 60,000 people last year in consumer credit and housing counseling, individual and family counseling, domestic violence services and victim assistance/rape crisis. See www.unitedfamilyservices.org This is the 11th Year that ..... read more
Charlotte, N.C. - Friends of Music at Queens presents Trio Solisti on Saturday, January 16, 2010 at 8:00 pm in the Dana Auditorium, in the E.H Little Fine Arts Center on the Queens University of Charlotte campus (corner Selwyn and Wellesley Avenues) Tickets are available on-line at www.queens.edu/friendsofmusic or call 704-337-2213 for reservations. Tickets are $15.00. FREE to students of all ages from any school. There is a free concert preview talk at 7:00 pm. Hailed as "the most exciting piano trio in America" by The New Yorker Magazine, Trio Solisti is comprised of three brilliant instrumentalists - violinist Maria Bachmann, cellist Alexis Pia Gerlach and pianist Jon Klibonoff. Trio Solisti has earned a reputation for its passionate, committed, and adventurous performances, marked by exquisite individuality of expression and seamless ensemble playing. Saturdays' concert program includes : Rachmaninoff’s Trio Elegiac in G minor Brahms’ Trio No 2 in C major, Op 87 Turina’s Trio No. 2 in B minor, Op 76 Piazzolla’s Four Seasons of Buenos Aires Friends of Music is a volunteer organization that has sponsored and presented chamber and other music genre events in Charlotte for 25 years. Visit www.queens.edu/friendsofmusic for more information read more
