On Saturday, July 3 at 10 a.m., children of all ages will decorate their bikes and participate in the bike parade. The best decorated bikes could win first and second place awards. All participants should meet at Moe’s prior to the 10 a.m. start time.

After the parade, there will be a watermelon eating contest.  There will be separate divisions for adults and children. In addition to watermelon king or queen bragging rights, winners will also receive prizes.

Other activities include: face painting, caricatures, crafts and other activities for kids.  You can even enter a pie in our contest.  The whole celebration will take place concurrently with the Farmers’ Market that is on The Commons Lawn.

For more information, please visit http://www.northhillsraleigh.com/news/1944/
Cross Currents Chamber Music Festival Gala at CAPTRUST Tower – July 5 – 8 p.m.

The Cross Currents Chamber Music Arts Festival is July 2-11 in Raleigh and Cary.  The festival program includes many different events and concerts featuring the Brussels Chamber Orchestra, Pierre Anckaert Quintet, Gavriel Lipkind, Will Scruggs, Mallarme Chamber Players, and North Carolina Symphony members.

Monday, July 5, North Hills will host the festival Gala in CAPTRUST Tower.  Come enjoy music, dancing, drinks and hors d’oeuvres with the Brussels Chamber Orchestra, Pierre Anckaert Quintet, and Will Scruggs.

The Brussels Chamber Orchestra began in 1999 by young international artists with a passion for chamber music.  The unique group does not have a conductor, which musicians believe stimulates a greater personal investment in the orchestra’s music.  The orchestra has previously participated in many international tours and they are now scheduled to stop in North Carolina.  The Gala will also feature Pierre Anckaert Quintet, who has collaborated with the Brussels Chamber Orchestra in his new CD “Strings Attached” and saxophonist, Will Scruggs.

The gala will begin at 8 p.m. on July 5 in CAPTRUST Tower at North Hills.  Tickets may be purchased online at  https://www.etix.com/ticket/servlet/onlineSale?action=selectPerformance&performance_id=1259761.  For a chance to win tickets, check out the North Hills Facebook Page at http://www.facebook.com/#!/NHRaleigh?ref=ts.

For more information, please visit http://www.northhillsraleigh.com/news/1948/

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“Iron Man 2,” currently the No. 1 movie in the country, opened last weekend and we (triangle.com) decided to have a meetup centered around the film. We needed to find a good location for our Twitter group to dine and watch the movie so we reached out to North Hills. They were more than willing to host and the Iron Man 2 Tweetup was born!

There were 17 of us who enjoyed a great lunch at Fox and Hound that included pizza, wings and really good chips n’ salsa. The wait staff and management were very attentive and really took care of us.

Of course the movie was the main attraction. After lunch we headed over to Regal Movies at North Hills 14 for the 4 p.m. showing. We were able to secure great seats and our group almost took up an entire row! Everyone in our group — and seemingly everyone else watching — thought the movie lived up to the hype. It was full of action and the cast was phenomenal. As we exited the theater most of us said we couldn’t wait to see it again. We also talked about the many one-liners in the movie, like “Get your own roof!”

The Iron Man 2 Tweetup group had a great time and appreciate North Hills for hosting. This was a great way to spend four hours on a Saturday.

Mike Williams (@triangledotcom, @imikewilliams)

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WHO: North Hills and HMUMC Medical Supply Drive

WHEN: Wednesday, Jan. 20 to Friday, Jan. 22 from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m.

SUPPLIES REQUESTED:

• Plastic or fiberglass casting
• Suture 3-0,4-0 nylon
• Suture instrument kits
• Betadine
• 4×4 dressing
• Roll gauze
• Web roll for casting
• Saline IV and irrigation
• Injectible pain medication
• Injectible antibiotics IV and IM Rocephin, Ancef, Kflex
• External fixture
• Tools to put the in (tool boxes)
• Traction bows and pins
• Blankets
• Sheets
• Towels
• Wash clothes
• Food
• Tarps
• Health kits, which should include specific items*:

• o     1 hand towel (15” x 25” up to 17” x 27”)
• o        1 wash cloth
• o        1 comb (large and sturdy, not pocket-sized)
• o        1 nail file or fingernail clippers (no emery boards or toenail clippers)
• o        1 bath-size bar of soap (3 oz. and up)
• o        1 toothbrush (single brush only in original wrapper; no child-sized brushes)
• o        1 large tube of toothpaste
• o        6 adhesive plastic strip sterile bandages
• o        *Note: All items should be placed inside a sealed one-gallon plastic bag. No other items should be included in the Health Kit.

WHERE: North Hills between Learning Express and LensCrafters. North Hills is located at the corner of Six Forks Road and the I-440 beltline. Please bring much needed medical items. This event will occur rain or shine.

CONTACT: If you would like to volunteer to help collect items this weekend, please contact us at info@northhillsraleigh.com.

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It’s that time of year again. I don’t know about you, but I’m pumped!

I love finding gifts for family, picking out a Christmas Tree (only losers use fake trees), putting up lights, going to Holiday parties and listening to Christmas Music (Trans Siberian Orchestra is great for this).

North Hills is getting into the spirit, too.

Their Holiday Open House is  Thursday, November 21 from 6pm-8pm. On Saturday, November 21st, there will be a ton of great festivities at North Hills, starting at 3pm with Ice Skating on the Commons, crafts for the kids with Mrs. Claus, and miniature pony rides.

• 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. – Visit the holiday greens market for garlands, wreaths and other festive decorations for the holidays
• 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.- Ice-skating on the Commons Lawn, crafts and miniature pony rides
• 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. – Enjoy horse and carriage rides, train rides, elves, Frosty, Rudolf and Victorian Carolers
• 4 p.m. to 5:40 p.m.- Caroling around the tree and musical entertainment
• 5:40 p.m. to 6 p.m.- Special guest WRAL-TV anchor Pam Saulsby will introduce Santa Clause for the tree lighting

Photo opportunities with Santa will be held immediately following the tree lighting.

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Happy Halloween!

Here are some of the activities going on tomorrow here at North Hills.

Halloween Activities

• Arts and Crafts: 8 a.m. to noon
• Pumpkin Painting: 8 a.m. to noon
• Kiddie Costume Contest: 10 a.m.
• Pet Costume Contest: 10 a.m.
• Bluegrass music from Tims Family Band: 10 a.m. to noon
• Trick-or-Treating throughout participating North Hills stores: Noon to 6 p.m.

I hope you’ll be having a fun and safe time tomorrow night. What are you (or your children) dressing up as this year? Let us know in the comments and feel free to send any pictures to webmaster@northhillsbuzz.com!

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Smiles Over Raleigh is the first charity event of its kind in the North Hills area — some lucky guests will have the chance to see the lights of Raleigh from a hot air balloon.  And since giving is not without its rewards, the doctors at Renaissance Dental and Hart and Wells Orthodontics are offering discounts on dental or orthodontic treatment for Make-A-Wish^® donors.

The Make-A-Wish^® Foundation works hard to make the wishes of children with life-threatening illnesses come true. Stop by on Friday to enjoy a fun family event that helps us give back.

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Strides of Fashion is a red carpet event at North Hills that will take place Thursday, October 1st outside Vivace and The Spectacle.  There will be a runway walk from 6:00-6:30pm and models will be wearing couture fashions from Scout & Molly’s and Vermillion. The Spectacle will provide some great eyewear and makeup and hair will be done by Luxe Apothecary and Von Kekel.

Proceeds and donations from the Strides of Fashion event will benefit The American Cancer Society and Breast Cancer Research.

After the runway walk, Ed Stephenson will be playing live music from 6:30-9:00pm.

You can reserve a table outside Vivace by calling 787-7747 or you can just show up and hope to find a seat at the bar outside.

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Since their original performance here was rained out, The Attractions will be performing at North Hills on Thursday from 6pm-9m.

The Attractions started playing music in 1965 in Burlington, NC. They were inducted into the Beach Music Hall of Fame in 2001. You can see more about them on their website.

This will be the last Thursday Midtown Music Series event of the year, but you can hear music from some emerging artists this September on Friday nights at North Hills. Click here for the schedule of artists for Friday nights.

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The Will McBride Group will be performing THIS FRIDAY at North Hills Commons area, starting at 6:30pm. Boasting a brand new CD “Trifecta”, and being consistently booked for over 50 shows yearly in the area over the last 3 years, The Will McBride Group is a polished group of jazz/funk/pop musicians. If you enjoy jazz-influenced music that satisfies your cool side and moves your backside, The WMG is a MUST SEE. Also, they’ll be giving a free copy of Will’s 2003 release “As Yet…” to each person who purchases a copy of the new “Trifecta”.

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This post was submitted by Will McBride.

September 4 – The Will McBride Group

September 11 – Nick Driver

September 18 – Old Avenue (We saw these guys here last year. Check them out-they’ve got talent)

September 25 – Laura Tsaggaris Band

Come on out to the Commons on Friday nights to hear some of these upcoming bands and artists.

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