The February 18th event is a spectacle of some of Charlotte's finest available talent subjecting themselves to the flattery, er, or mockery, of public bidding. I've never been, but patrons assured me the $75 advance ticket is well worth the investment for an evening of interactive reality, dinner, and unlimited booze.
(Writer's personal note: Guys, charity events usually bring out some of the city's finer Dolls, which seems to level the testosterone-laden playing field. It's a good idea to plunk down the cash and enjoy the temporary fifty-fifty ratios.)
Candidates' profiles and advance ticket/sponsorship information are available at the Guys and Dolls website.
Stay tuned; I may have been coerced into submitting myself for consideration.
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Crush reports that 2006 is all about a new "upscale urban professional audience" for its weekend crowd. Acknowledging its college bar influence, the email press release indicates that DJ Rham is on board, formerly of CJ's at the Adam's Mark downtown. The music theme will be a mix of current hip-hop, R&B, and old school.
College night is unscathed on Wednesdays, and a free pass is available at www.crushcharlotte.com/wednesday.htm.
Their pesky dress code is still in effect, having dedicated a section to it on their website, but I've generally observed that Charlotte's club patrons exceed it anyway. Neverthless, it takes just one redneck to spoil it for everybody.
The club's makeover, seemingly aimed at attracting back the professional crowd, has obvious incentive. We earn more, and therefore spend more. But I sense that until they reconsider their location adjacent the Westin, they are handicapped by their distance from Center City.
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While the floor is collapsing at Zink American Kitchen, the restaurant is taking a time-out to allow construction to repair the unusual circumstances. The predicted timetable to reopen the doors is February 10th.
Possible reasons for the problem, courtesy of your friendly neighborhood nightlife columnist:
- IJL developers ignored the haunting signals as they erected the building over an old Indian burial ground;
- Two words: Quicksand footers!
- Tectonic plate shift is alive and well in Charlotte, as we drift further and further away from Europe; and
- Blame it on Bush's cronyism; it's the target of everything else lately.
As we rev up toward NASCAR's exhaustive season, Dilworth Neighborhood Bar & Grill will be hosting Project: HALO's Daytona 500 party starting at 1:00 pm on Sunday, February 19th.
As a dog lover myself, I'm in complete support of a no-kill animal shelter (it's how I found mine, my affectionate canine editor named Eddie). The event's tax-deductible $20 cover includes heavy appetizers, a silent auction, raffle giveaways, $1.75 Miller Lites, and $2.00 Buds.
The old Graduate's guts were ripped out and overhauled over a year ago, leaving them still on their feet with an upstate New York-influenced menu and spacious basement perfect for watching the race.
But as I reported in August, the building's future is no longer an issue of "if," but "when." Sources confirm that the new development group plans to raze the facility, including the fish market and other adjoining property, for a mixed-use development to occupy the entire corner of McDowell and Morehead.
Try their wings while you can.
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