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3D Glasses and Summer Fun

If you are in Greensboro and looking for summer fun, consider going to see a movie, especially one outside of your favorite genre. For even more fun, give yourself a little tour of all the public artwork around the city, especially in Midtown. You can combine both of those activities by heading to Red Cinema where you will find these larger-than-life 3D glasses and some murals to look at through them. 

When the lighting is right, these 3D glasses make a great backdrop for photos, The murals are also photogenic and used by many photographers during photo shoots and by adolescents for social media images. We hope you can carve out some free time this summer to get out and explore Greensboro. Here is the link to a Yes! Weekly article about some of the Midtown artwork.

Patty Tiska: First Day of Summer Vacation

Patty Tiska is one of those people who left the corporate world to teach, and hasn't looked back. She has been teaching in the Guilford County public schools for 14 years. Patty teaches English to students whose dominant/home language is not English. When she starts talking about teaching, her passion for her students comes through loud and clear. 

To stay fit, Patty swims with the Greensboro Community Y Masters' Program. If you notice her t-shirt and license plate, you will see that she is passionate about swimming, too. She first started swimming when she was eight years old. Her sister was her first swim coach. When the masters' nationals were held in Greensboro a few years ago, Patty medaled in backstroke and butterfly. For the senior games, she holds the 50 and 100 yard freestyle records for the State of North Carolina. Patty is a sprinter and her favorite stroke is butterfly.

The above photo was taken yesterday, the first day of summer vacation for GCS teachers. After swim practice, Patty went to the movie "Woman at War." The movie takes place in Iceland, where Patty was an exchange student in 1977. Known for having a global mindset, Patty loves learning about other cultures and languages. Patty is a lifelong learner, so it is not surprising that she did something educational on her first day of summer vacation. Enjoy your summer, Patty!

Barefoot Modern Indie Band

Barefoot Modern is a young, energetic, four-piece band from Greensboro. In the above photo, they are featured playing live and singing, on Tuesday, during the taping of NPR's "The State of Things" at Triad Stage. They played between segments and closed the show.

Lead singer, Tegan Dean, attends Lees-Mcrae College. The other three members are at Appalachian State in Boone. They classify themselves as a indie, with pop and rock mixed in. To be sure, when drummer, Caleb LeJeune and Dean sing, their sound is polished and powerful. LeJeune writes most of the lyrics on the topic of what is happening around them.

Barefoot Modern is getting quite a lot of publicity as well as opportunities to play. If you want to hear them while they are still in the Greensboro area, Barefoot Modern will be playing tonight at the Oak Ridge Town Park Amphitheater at 6:30 pm.

The State of Things

Frank Stasio hosts his National Public Radio show, "The State of Things" for WUNC once a month from Greensboro. The live show is on air on Tuesdays, broadcasted from the 3rd floor space at Triad Stage. Attendance is free, as long as you send in your ticket request and space permitting. The venue is intimate and the cafe seating adds to the charm.

One of the topics addressed on yesterday's show was housing insecurity in Greensboro. In the above photo, Stasio (left) is photographed with Richard Barron, a city reporter for the Greensboro newspaper, The News and Record. They discussed the situation that over 26 thousand people in Greensboro pay more than 30% of their income on rent. When this much of the household income goes to rent, tenants are considered to be rent burdened. Also, there are over ten thousand people in Greensboro waiting for low cost housing. Greensboro has a mere 3-4% housing vacancy, with much of that availability on higher-end properties. 

Attending "The State of Things"  is yet another great way to stay informed about issues, meet people in Greensboro,  and do something fun, for FREE, in Greensboro! Frank is taking some time off this summer, so the next time he broadcasts from Greensboro is Tuesday, August 20th. Bookmark this link, if you are interested in attending later this summer.

 

Golf Course Maintenance

Golf course maintenance is big business in Greensboro because we have so many public and private courses in the area. From the Wyndham Championship, which is a professional tournament on the PGA tour, to high school matches to people out on putting greens, all levels of golf are available in Greensboro. The above photo shows someone smoothing out the sand on one of the sand trap features at the Farm Course of the Greensboro Country Club. This course is located at Carlson Dairy Road. This course has Zeon zoysiagrass which tends to be a little hardier than Bermudagrass.*

As feasible, the bulk of the work on a course is done early in the morning and in the evening, before and after the groups are playing. For people who like to work out of doors, this job can be very rewarding. In addition to working on the grass, greens, and rough areas, the ponds and lakes need attention, too. For higher levels of expertise, many golf associations have agronomist superintendents. If you play golf, know that there are plenty of people working to keep the courses in the best shape possible. Some years, cold and heat are responsible for damage. So far, this year in Greensboro, rain has been a challenge!

* reference and golf-industry article about Greensboro courses, here, if you are interested.

Never Too Late

The Never Too Late Bluegrass Band from Pleasant Garden/Greensboro, NC, was formed in 2001. With a dobro, bass, banjo, guitar, and mandolin, this quintet is known for their fantastic bluegrass picking and performing. They perform regularly in the Piedmont area. This past weekend, they completed and performed in the Bluegrass Band Contest at the Mt. Airy Fiddlers Convention in Surry County, NC.

Greensboro, and the surrounding communities, have so much live music, especially in the summer. While Never Too Late is not on the lineup this summer, MUSEP has started its free concerts in the park and there will be bluegrass at the Sunday, June 23rd concert in Lindley Park. Last we checked, Mt. Airy hadn't posted the competition winners online; however, whether or not Never Too Late placed, they are winners for those in the local community who love Appalachian roots music. Keep on pickin' fellows.

Happy listening and Happy Monday!

St Benedict's Catholic Church

 

St. Benedict's Catholic Church is located on North Elm Street in downtown Greensboro. Built at the end of the 19th century, it is the oldest Catholic church in Greensboro. The sanctuary is small, but oh so beautiful. Recently, it underwent extensive renovation and is absolutely breeathtaking inside. See, here, where we featured the interior last year.

However, this past week, we were driving by and noticed some exterior work being done. Possibly the brick was getting pressure washed. Since St. Benedict's  is just down the street from the Tanger Center for the Performing Arts, it is nice that it looks beautiful inside and out. It is a good sign when a community maintains its buildings and builds spaces open to the public. Greensboro is doing just that.

Have a relaxing Sunday!

300 Cornwallis

 

This Old Irving Park house, located at 300 Cornwallis Drive is so full of southern charm. From columns, to topiaries to large front porch, to a great lawn, the property has so much street appeal. It was built in 1961, has over 5,000 square feet of living space, and a full basement. There is no shortage of space indoors and out.

When we feature homes in Greensboro, we often feature bungalow-esque properties or ones that maybe have fallen into disrepair, and may not be long for this world. However, especially to those from elsewhere, we don't want to misrepresent Greensboro. There are some breathtaking homes here. Greensboro residents take great pride in maintaining their green space. Our city comes by its name honestly. The above photo is representative of homes you will see as you enter Old Irving Park. Some are larger, some are smaller, but almost all of them make you want to grab a jug of sweet tea and a homemade pound cake and sit on the porch for the afternoon, chatting with dear friends.

Happy summer!