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The beautiful Zimmerman girls at the Annie performance!
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CaryHeise@yahoo.com
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Ticket Give Away!!
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 Children's Theatre of Charlotte
In celebration of the new season, the
theater has given Social Butterflies 4 ticket vouchers for two
families! One Raleigh family and one Charlotte family will enjoy a show
from the 2010-2011 season.
And the winners are....
Susan Reese from Pittsboro &
Amanda Bergen from CharlotteCongratulations! Enjoy the show! Thank you, CTC!
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Fit Families
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| 16th Annual Run for Life
August 28, All Ages
WakeMEd Soccer Park, Cary
One Mile Swim Event
Harris Lake, Sunday,
August 29
Hope's Hope 5K Race
American Tobacco Trail
Saturday, September 25
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Farmers' Markets
| Raleigh Farmers MarketWatermelon Day, Thursday Aug 5This is such a great day to go out to the market! Back-to-School Beach Party
The Holly Springs Farmers Market is holding its first Back-to-School Beach Party on Saturday, Aug. 21 from 8 a.m. until noon.
Shop
for fresh local produce while dancing to beach music provided by PC
Productions. As a part of this event, The Farmers Market will collect
school supplies for distribution to students and teachers at schools in
Holly Springs.
For needed supplies and other information, please visit www.HSFarmersMarket.com.
For a complete list of local farmers' markets and schedules, click here.
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Mall Happenings...
| A Princess Tea Party
Saturday, August 14, 11am
Hudson Belk at Crabtree Valley Mall
Tell your daughter to wear their
Princess best to enjoy tea & cookies with Cinderellaand Prince Charming. RSVP to Anne @ 919-782-7010x364
Kidfest at Crabtree Valley Mall Enjoy arts and crafts, face painting, refreshments, a coloring contest and much more. Enjoy visiting with Cinderella and Prince charming or take your chances
at battling with a Pirate. Saturday, August 14 at 1pm come see the Back to School Fashion
Show.
Kidfest at Triangle Town Center There will be entertainment for kids of all ages including performances
by Flow Circus and Sam the Magic Man, and other fun activities like Kids
Karaoke, 20' inflatable slides, a trackless train, face painting,
games, prizes and much, much more! August 8, 22 and 29, 2-5pm
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Cary's Picks
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| National Night Out Events, FREE
Tuesday, August 3, 5-9pm
Beaver Creek Shopping Center, Apex
Tuesday, August 3, 6-8pm
Jones Park, Holly Springs--Click HERE for link to HS info
34th Annual Lazy Daze Arts & Crafts Festival
Saturday, August 28,9am-5pm
Downtown Cary
Marbles Kids Museum Kickoff to Kindergarten
Saturday, August 21, 9am-11:30am
Outdoor Concert Series
Holly Springs Cultural Center
Friday, August 27, 7-9pm FREE
Longleaf Festival, Harris Lake County Park
Saturday, August 28, 11am-3pm FREE
Music on the Porch, Raleigh
Live Music with Play Zones for the Kids!
First Fridays are Family Nights
August 6--Reggae!
Click Link above for more August details.
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A note from Cary...
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| Hello!
How are you?? Little warm, huh? Does it make you feel better
seeing all the fall consignment sales knowing that the fall season
is just around the corner? (By the way, LOVE the consignment sales! Recycle, reuse and make a little cash!)
I wanted to send you a note to tell you I have been thinking
about all of you, all 1,400 of you! That is right, over 1,400
families subscribe to Social Butterflies! There aren't many times
when I take space out of the newsletter just to chat,
but there are
so many new SB families I thought I might reintroduce
myself.
My family lives in Apex. My husband, Rob, is cute and sweet and
from Connecticut. He is an IT guy and thankfully can help me out with my technical issues. =) I am a stay at home mom of two.
Our oldest, Ashlin, is 5 and we just sent her to kindergarten!! My youngest,
Carver, is 4. He is at home with me with the exception
of a few preschool mornings a week. We spent a lot of time in
Myrtle Beach before school
started. Myrtle is where I grew up.
I am not a blogger, or a writer or a very good editor. You, the one with the red pen, you make me nervous! =) I enjoy creating
Social Butterflies each month as a service to you and your busy families. I pull the events in the area that I think you would
find most interesting and hopefully lay out the details in a
format you find easy and quick to read.
I love hearing from you and I welcome your suggestions for
events. SB sponsors are so great, just a pleasure to work with!
With the support of advertisers, I can bring this service to you
without charge.
I have started a new business, Stay at Home Rock Star tees
for moms (and dads) who stay at home and ROCK! Is that you?? =)
on the NEW Triangle TRACKS Marketplace.
I hope your summer has been a great one! I'd love to see pics of your families out and about. Please email me at CaryHeise@yahoo.com.
Best,
Cary
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Museums
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| North Carolina Museum of Art
SB Mom writes, "We were there this week and borrowed
the "Tour in a Tote" which had
various activities to use with
the kids while walking around. It was fun!"
Family Fun Saturdays continue to fill up a month in advance
since the museum has reopened. If you are interested, you will
need to plan ahead and preregister a month out or more.
The last summer movie for kids,
Fantastic Mr. Fox, Saturday, August 14
Marbles Kids Museum
Target $2 Tuesday Night
August 17, 5pm-8pm
$2 admission per person!
Kickoff to Kindergarten
Saturday, August 21, 9am-11:30am
Family Date Night First Friday
August 6, open til 8pn
NC Museum of History
First Friday at the Museum
August 6-9pm
Take in the exhibits after hours, visit the Museum
and enjoy special programming.
Museum of Life and Science
Dinosaur Trail NOW OPEN!
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NC State Fairgrounds
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| August 13-14 TMOTT Children's Clothing & Baby
Equipment Sale
August 15 Toy Train Sale and Swap Meet, $ 13 and under free
August 20-22 Carolina Fall Boat Show & Sale, $
August 21 East West Classics Motorcycles Swap Meet & Show, $
August 28 6th Annual Children's Good News Spectacular, FREE
www.NCStateFair.org
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Community, Back to school and Food Allergy Awareness
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| A note from SB Mom...
New clothes, new backpacks, new notebooks, new signs
on the classroom doors regarding food allergiesinside.
These are all indicators of the start of a new school year.
And with as many as 8% of school aged children having
food allergies,
odds are your child will be in a classroom
with one of them sometime
during their academic career.
The most common food allergies in children are to peanuts, tree nuts, eggs, dairy, fish, shellfish, wheat, and soy. While peanut allergiesoften become the focus because of the high number of children with a
potentially life threatening
reaction to them, bear in mind that any food allergycan be
life threatening. There are kids who can't tolerate the smell
of egg or touch of milk and have reactions requiring
immediate medical assistance.
So as a parent of a non-allergic child, how does this affect
you? Try to be mindful of kids with food allergies.
If you
want to celebrate your child's birthday at school how about
sending in a fun party favor instead of food so everyone can partake.
Try using sun butter as a peanut butter substitute
in school lunchesand snacks. Teach your children not to
share food with others. Just
because something appears
"safe" doesn't mean it is. Learn how to read
food allergy warning labels on prepackaged foods. Those pretzels, dried fruits, or jellybeans your kids are eating might not be safe
for someone with a milk or nut allergy.
No, we don't expect everyone to accommodate a food allergy in every
situation,
but lets make sure we teach our children that different is
ok. And kids are often happy to talk about their food
allergies, so
just ask if you have questions.
Happy back to school!
Jaime is the Mom of a wonderful child who happens to be allergic to peanuts and tree nuts.
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Are you ready for some football??
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| Meet the teams!
Meet The Heels set for Saturday, August 28
Autograph session begins at 6pm
Meet The Pack Day set for Saturday, August 14
at Carter-Finley Stadium from 2-4pm
Unofficial--this is what I could find...
The Blue Devils will kick their season
off on Aug. 13 with a "Meet the
Blue Devils"
scrimmage against Vardaman.
Kickoff is at 7:30 pm.
Please visit www.goduke.com for more details.
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Ongoing...
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| FREE Summer Movies at
Regal Movies
Starts June
15, Tuesday and Wednesday Mornings
Brier Creek Stadium 14
Beaver Creek Stadium 14
North Hills Stadium 14
White Oak Stadium 14
Rialto Summer Kids Show
Small Fee, Tuesdays and Wednesday
mornings
Starts June 15
Six Forks and Mission Valley
Koka Booth Movies by Moonlight
NC Museum of Art Summer Films
Jordan
Lake
swim/picnic/play
Durham Bulls Schedule Here
Carolina Mudcats Schedule Here
Beach Music Series,North Hills
Thursdays, 6-9pm on The Commons
Registration is now open for AMF's Summer Program
Kids Bowl
Free
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