Welcome to the Brazillion Metropolis where “The Beautiful People” live & play.

WHEN: August 12, 2010 @ 7pm
WHERE: Chima Brazilian Steakhouse – 139 South Tryon St. Charlotte, NC

This totally unique event will evoke a feeling of luxurious yachts, spas, haute’ couture designs and all things Fabulous. Featuring Red Carpet Photos, On-Site Style Shoots, Glam Bar and an amazing room filled with the most eclectic, yet fashionable individuals you would ever want to meet! Come out an network with “The Beautiful People”…Where Fabulosity meets Style.
Presented by Zeek & Company, Flawless Makeup Art and Hosted by StyleMayvin, T.Strong.
Together, we will build an empire of Fashion and Beauty in the Queen City.

We want all of The Beautiful People at this event! Are you a model, photographer or fashion stylist? For guest list consideration, please send an email including your name and occupation to stylemayvinpr@gmail.com. Invitations to this event will be distributed on Monday 8/2/10. Will you be on the list?

WHEN: JULY 23, 2010 from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Come listen to the sounds of Bibis & Black, Jackson Avenue and Small Doses as they unite in the fight against cancer!

Don’t forget to enter for your chance to win a FREE AMPED GUITAR

Charlotte, NC – Healthy Relationship Activist, Author and Relationship Blogger, Jennifer Tardy, will be on tour from July 26 -August 1, 2010 to promote her debut book, His Ingredient Label: A Woman’s Guide to Recognizing a Junk Food Man. The tour, which will be held virtually, will make stops at a number of popular blogs, websites and other online destinations.  Tardy will hold several giveaways and contests; she will also be available to answer burning relationship questions, respond to reader comments and ultimately promote healthy relationships—of all types. 

In His Ingredient Label, Tardy shows readers how men are like foods to which one can become addicted if you don’t control yourself. The book  helps readers to recognize how one’s own decision-making can be the first step to a healthier relationship and demonstrates how to recognize the true character of a man by investigating what he is made of.  This is the first volume in the Forever Tardy, but Never Late Collection.

Dorothy Lafrinere of WomensSelfEsteem.com highly recommends Tardy’s work. “His Ingredient Label is an excellent knowledge base and resource for all women, single or otherwise, in the fact that we never graduate from the school of life including relationships,” says Lafrinere “ It has been proven over time that we learn more effectively by example…let this book be your example to learn from. Awareness, preparation and knowledge have always been the keys to any successful relationship.”

Some of the scheduled stops on the virtual tour include a profile on “Another Writer’s Block” (www.onikapascal.com) with Poet/Author Onika Pascal, a video interview on “The Fresh” (www.meetthefresh,com), a contest and giveaway on www.mingleberry.com and a guest blog post on www.avenue1online.com.  Starting July 26, each morning of the tour Tardy will announce her stops for day on both her Twitter (www.twitter.com/jtardy26) and Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/HisIngredientLabel) accounts.  There will be opportunities to purchase (and even win)  an autographed copy of His Ingredient Label: A Woman’s Guide to Recognizing a Junk Food Man and get details about Tardy’s upcoming summer release: Good Job, Great Guy: Finding & Attracting the Man of Your Dreams–the Boss’s Way.  For more detailed information and full tour schedule, visit www.jennifertardy.com. 

 For booking and interview requests, contact Jameka Whitten at 704.826.5012 or Jameka@jswmediagroup.com.

About Jennifer Tardy

J. M. Tardy earned a bachelor’s and master’s degree from Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia. She has trained thousands on understanding the behaviors of others and how it can improve relationships, personally and professionally. She lives with her finance, Isaac, and their dogs Bishop and Bella, in Charlotte, NC. Visit her online at www.JenniferTardy.com.

Calling all talented artists/actors/dancers!!!

Sunday, August 1st

Monday, August 2nd

6:30-8:30pm

Spirit Square

Please join On Q Productions first audition of the season for the musical AIN”T MISBEHAVIN.

Please bring sheet music for 2 songs (one uptempo/one ballad), as piano accompiment will be available. Also be prepared to learn a dance combination. Please wear comfortable clothing. Headshot and resumes are appreciated, but not necessary.

Parts are available for very strong singers and dancers. The core group consist of 3 African American females and 2 African American males.

Jermaine Nakia Lee is directing, with musical direction by Sign of the Times band.

Schedule for rehearsals/performance are…

Rehearsals- Aug. 29th- Sept 16th (Sun-Thurs 6:30-9:30)

Tech- Sept. 18th-21st (tbd)

Shows- Sept. 22nd- Oct. 2nd (wed/thurs @ 7:30pm, fri/sat @ 8pm, sun @ 3pm)

If you have any questions feel free to contact Q @ Q@YouAreNowOnQ.com or call 704-492-6229

Chateau Noir is a full service catering and event planning company. With over 20 years in the culinary industry, we provide innovative, professional and unique culinary ideas that are a step above the everyday.

No matter what the occasion, we are there to make sure you and your guests have a memorable experience that they will talk about long after the event is over.

We are available for:

• Any Size Catered Event
• Event Planning
• Private Chef Services
• Professional Bar Tender Services
• Professional Wait Staff
• In- Home Culinary Training Classes
• Catered Business Meeting
• Weddings
• Fund Raising Events
• Cooking Classes
• Wine Tastings
• On and Off premise catering
• Private Dinner Parties
• Home Cooked Family Dinners

Visit them online at  www.chateaunoirllc.com or call  704.782.5811.

About Executive Chef Jay

Jay Jones is the Executive Chef of Château Noir, LLC.  His experience and creativity allows Château Noir, LLC. to take advantage of providing an experience that is not common place.

Jay spent over 17 years working in the Information Technology field.  For over 15 years, Jay simultaneously worked on his catering business while he was working in corporate America.  Jay catered many corporate events from 2-200, as well as weddings, birthdays, anniversaries and more. A graduate of the prestigious French Culinary Institute in New York City, Jay attained his culinary degree and began a new journey that would take him from New York City to Charlotte, North Carolina.

For more than 10 years Chef Jay has managed both front and back of the house operations. Chef Jay has managed staff from 6 to 38 people. Chef Jay’s range of cooking goes from simple cuisine to fine dining and can entice any palette in between. Jay is not known for any one particular style of cooking; the options are endless.  Chef Jay enjoys sharing his knowledge of food with others. He has a weekly video show that airs to about 400k viewers, Culinary Creations with Chef Jay. In addition Jay is in the final phases of publishing his first book; In the Window with Chef Jay- Restaurant food at home; which will explore how to prepare restaurant quality dishes in the comfort of your own home.

While in New York, Chef Jay worked with several organizations with a community focus such as: Share our Strength (Childhood Hunger) and Gods Love We Deliver (Meals for the homebound). In North Carolina, Chef Jay has volunteered his services at Village at Hope Haven (Alcohol and Substance Abuse Recovery), The Salvation Army Women and Children’s Shelter (Temporary housing for homeless mothers and children). Seeing the good that these types of organizations can do in the community prompted Jay to develop his own ways to give back to the community through education and food services.

Chef Jay currently provides private chef services, culinary education classes and catering events on a large and small scale. Chef Jay is always looking to use his culinary knowledge to expand the culinary knowledge of those with whom he comes in contact. 

As a former native of Hurt, Virginia, J. M. Tardy grew up like any small-town girl. Curious and insightful, she has always been very curious about the big world around her. She graduated from Gretna High School and then went on to receive both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Virginia Tech, in Blacksburg, Virginia. She currently resides in Charlotte, North Carolina, where she works in the nuclear industry as a human resources professional. As an HR professional, her research has long been in understanding the behaviors of adults in the workplace. She also sources and attracts the best and the brightest talent. Her next goal is to further her behavioral research while attaining her Ph.D.

It wasn’t until she realized that many of the single women that she knew seemed to be asking the same relationship questions, going through the same experiences, and justifying their actions with the same reasoning that she was able to make sense out of her own life experiences. It wasn’t until recently that she even knew what her gift was: encouraging healthy relationships and healing broken hearts.

Her books stem from her personal research and the stories told by others. She wants each volume to grow as she grows and experiences new challenges in life. She knew that she had found the secret to healing a broken heart, but didn’t believe it was fair to just share this information with her girlfriends; she wants to share it with the world; and with this collection of books, she is sharing it with you. Visit her online at www.JenniferTardy.com.

You’re invited to an
Applebee’s® Flapjack Fundraiser breakfast
to support Amped 4-A-Cure, Inc. and Levine Children’s Hospital 

$7.00 per person
8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

WHEN: Saturday, July 10, 2010

WHERE: Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill & Bar
5110 Piper Station Dr.

Charlotte, NC 28277

Join us for Music, Food and Fun!

Purchase Tickets at http://flapjackfundraiser.eventbrite.com/

Come check out the soulful sounds of The Queen’s Collective, Charlotte’s premiere jazz group! This band’s collective fusion of  Latin, rock and soul make their setlist’s relaxing yet lively. Most recently they’ve played a series of performance’s at Tutto Mondo Lounge in Charlotte, but you can catch them this Saturday in Atlanta – for one night only! Don’t miss the opportunity to hear some of the best classic and straight ahead Jazz from the Queen City!

When: Saturday Jume 26, at 9 p.m.

Where: STUDIO 281 – 281 Peters Street, Atlanta GA

For more information on Jazz Sensation The Queen’s Collective visit: www.queenscollective.com.