Look out….the High Point Furniture Market starts this week!

Curious about the High Point Furniture Market? have you ever wondered how all the designers, furniture buyers, etc navigate the market and make purchasing decisions twice a year? Well click here to get an inside look at designer Tobi Fairley.

50th Anniversary of the Andy Griffith Show

For all the “And Griffith Show” fans out there in the Triad, the  50th anniversary of “The Andy Griffith Show”  is being celebrated this week during the 21st annual Mayberry Days. This year, Elinor Donahue, who played Andy Taylor’s first girlfriend on the show, Ellie Walker, will be making an appearance .

Click here for for information on the upcoming event.

High Point University Named Among Top 26 Best Private Schools In The Nation In Parade Magazine’s ‘College A-List’

A hearty congratulations to High Point University for being named as one of the Top 26 Best Private Schools in The Nation in the August 22nd Parade magazine! For a full list of colleges listed, please go to: http://www.parade.com/colleges

At High Point University, every student receives an extraordinary education in an inspiring environment with caring people. High Point University located in the Piedmont Triad region of North Carolina, is a liberal arts institution with over 4,200 undergraduate and graduate students from 51 countries and 46 states at campuses in High Point and Winston-Salem.  Visit High Point University on the Web at http://www.highpoint.edu/.

Krispy Kreme Burgers for the Triad?

The Triad’s own local Krispy Kreme Donut franchise is in the news this week as part of the “Burger Wars”. It does not sound like a donut could be part of an edible burger but apparently a  chef in Decatur, Georgia, brought together the two food favorits (a donut sliced in half, with meat and cheese in the middle) and dubbed it the “Luther Burger”.  For more on the “Luther Burger” and “Burger Wars” check out this article!

Christmas in August? No Tax weekend coming up for back-to-school items

Plan ahead for North Carolina’s No Tax back-to-school weekend  staring August 6 through the weekend during which the state suspends the sales tax on goods purchased for school. Items included could be anything from a new laptop computer to clothing to wear to school.

For more information on the no tax weekend check out this article. Or you can click here go to the state site to learn more and get a list of included items to make your no tax shopping weekend a bit more stress free!

High Point’s Famous Chest of Drawers in the news

High Point’s famous Chest of Drawers was in the news with week in an article that came out in the Parade this past Sunday! The article was called “15 Ways to Enjoy Your Summer” and “Visit an American Original”was one of the suggestions for Summer travel plans. The High Point Chest of Drawers was listed at number 35 as the World’s Largest Chest of Drawers.

For those of you that are not familiar with this chest of drawers it is on North Hamilton Street in High Point (next to Conrad Realtors) and is the former home of the High Point Jaycees. The chest of drawers which is actually a facade to a building is available for sale or lease…….might be kind of interesting to have your office being the World’s Largest Chest of Drawers!

NEW iPhone app for The Real Estate Book

A new iPhone app is now available for you to download! It is a great tool to have if you are out and about searching for a home either in your own backyard of High Point or anywhere is North America.

Check out this good article on top real estate apps, whereas we may not have made the list yet with our new app for The Real Estate Book, at least we are on the way! Click here to read it!

Still not too late to attend the Eastern Music Festival’s concert at High Point University July 13th

High Point University will offer fun and entertainment as it hosts the Eastern Music Festival’s Young Artists Orchestra Pops Concert. The event will be held at the Hayworth Fine Arts Center.

Led by American conductor Chelsea Tipton II, the concert will feature a variety of musical styles, including works such as “Hoedown from Rodeo,” “Phantom of the Opera,” “Raiders of the Lost Ark March,” “William Tell Overture Finale,” and more. Tipton, who has won over audiences and critics alike with his vibrant musicality, versatility and commitment to education, is completing his seventh and final season as Resident Conductor of the Toledo Symphony Orchestra.

• Date: Tuesday, July 13, 2010
• Time: 7:30 p.m.
• Location: Hayworth Fine Arts Center

For reservations to the event, please contact Jennifer Payne at 336-841-4587 or jpayne@highpoint.edu by July 12.

EMFfringe series kick’s off it’s 8th season this Thursday, July 1

All around the Triad EMFfringe’s series is beginning its 8th season of high-energy concerts with many options including, Americana, bluegrass & roots, blues, rock, high-powered jazz, Latin, funk, and music that can’t be categorized.

This season the fringe series is reported to be bigger, more diverse, and branching out to new venues and your EMFfringe ticket stub gives you free entry to our After-Parties at local restaurants where the music, food, and fun will continue!

The EMFfringe kick-off party is this Thursday, July 1 at 6:30pm at Natty Greene’s Pub & Brewing Co. 345 South Elm St., Greensboro, NC and will be featuring  House of Fools/ The Deluge, all FREE of charge!

Bring your friends for great music, appetizers, outdoor beer garden, ticket give-aways, and loads of fun.  Triad Stage Box Office will be on site to handle all of your EMF ticketing needs.

High Point University is now home to a new iPhone app

High Point University now home to a new iPhone app! Who knew! Kyle Webster, adjunct art professor at High Point University, has recently created a white-hot application for the iPhone – “White Lines.”

Webster, who previously worked illustrating for clients such as The New Yorker, Time Magazine, Nike, Hanes and The Wall Street Journal, came to HPU in 2009 to teach a Digital Art & Design class while also dabbling in the graphic design business of gaming. The result was an iPhone application that is not only an enticing and addictive diversion; it may be a memory-enhancing tool.

White Lines is a simple game in which players must redraw sequences of lines on the screen in the same order and direction as they appeared. The game begins with randomly generated patterns of two lines. Then, as players master 15 sequences on one level, they advance to the next. The sequences get more challenging as players progress to the 9th and final level of 10 lines.

Webster, the creator of the game, theorizes that the later stages of the game (four lines and up) will stimulate the parts of the brain that are used for short-term recall because the core game model uses four basic elements required for such stimulation: concentration, repetition, pattern building, and information absorption.
“In order to make this game stand out, I wanted to accomplish two things: design the most graphically minimalistic game that delivers satisfying and engaging game-play and design a game that provides downtime that is useful and stimulating, rather than empty and nonproductive – hence, the memory exercise component.”

After one week in the iTunes store, the game was featured by Apple editors on the homepage and it soared into the top 20 games. It remains in the top 50 and Webster is doing everything he can to keep the momentum going, including interviews, special promotions, and giveaways.

White Lines costs 99 cents and is available exclusively through the App Store in the Games category. For more information, go to http://whitelinesgame.com

NOTE: Another really great iPhone app for the real estate minded is one by Realtor.com. Once this app is downloaded to your iPhone you can generate homes for sale around your current GPS location for FREE…..how cool is that?

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