Each Thanksgiving Day, the Charlotte Rescue Mission opens its doors to all those seeking food, comfort and hope. The tradition continues as we hope to collect over 100 turkeys during our annual Thanksgiving Turkey Drive. “Our goal is that all those who come to the Mission on Thanksgiving Day receive a hot meal and the hope of a new tomorrow from the troubles they are facing today,” says Rev. Tony Marciano, Executive Director of the Charlotte Rescue Mission. “We served nearly 1,200 meals last year and we hope to feed even more this Thanksgiving. But we can’t do it alone.

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The Community Blood Center of the Carolinas (CBCC) is recruiting blood donors to take part in the Eighth Annual ‘Puppies for Patients’ program that runs Nov. 1 through Dec. 31, 2012. Donors who give blood in November and December will be able to sign a tag that will then be attached to a stuffed animal puppy and delivered to children in area hospitals and care facilities during the holidays. “Throughout the past seven years, our donors, supporters and community partners have gone above and beyond to be a part of ‘Puppies for Patients’,” said Martin Grable, president and CEO of

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Digital Intelligence Systems, LLC (DISYS), a certified IT Staffing and consulting firm, will host a free “Managing Mobile Initiative” panel at the Charlotte Marriott City Center, Charlotte, NC, on Wed., Nov. 14. The panel, Ahmar Abbas, VP of Global Services, DISYS, Danny Hunt, Regional Director, Windstream Hosted Solutions and Mehmet Karakus, Project Manager, TIAA-Cref, will discuss topics that affect the management of mobile initiatives, including: -Security and policy -Smartphones and Tablets – BYOD -Applications -Revenue generation and supporting costs Time: Free Food & Refreshments at 5:30 PM; Speakers begin at 6:00 PM EST Location: Charlotte Marriott City Center – 100

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Digital Intelligence Systems, LLC (DISYS), a certified IT at the Charlotte Marriott City Center, Charlotte, NC, on Wed., Nov. 14. The panel, Ahmar Abbas, VP of Global Services, DISYS, Danny Hunt, Regional Director, Windstream Hosted Solutions and Mehmet Karakus, Project Manager, TIAA-Cref, will discuss topics that affect the management of mobile initiatives, including: -Security and policy -Smartphones and Tablets – BYOD -Applications -Revenue generation and supporting costs Time: Free Food & Refreshments at 5:30 PM; Speakers begin at 6:00 PM EST Location: Charlotte Marriott City Center – 100 West Trade Street, Charlotte, NC 28202

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Highway 55 Burgers Shakes & Fries, a ’50s-style restaurant chain famous throughout eastern North Carolina for its delicious cheeseburgers and excellent customer service, has signed a development agreement to open 75 locations across the western part of the state in the next 7-10 years, the first opening at University Pointe in Charlotte. The restaurant chain, formerly known as Andy’s Burgers Shakes & Fries, officially rebranded as Highway 55 as of Feb. 24, 2012, marking the beginning of its expansion across the southeastern United States. Father and son team Terrell and Brett Rhye will be developing the new locations. They plan

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As part of its mission to transform education in the sciences, Johnson C. Smith University broke ground today on the 62,000-square-foot Science Center that will house innovative programs in the College of Science, Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). The center will be built between the James B. Duke Memorial Library and the Jane M. Smith Memorial Church on the JCSU campus. Funded by a $25 million grant from The Duke Endowment, the new center will house programs that will prepare students for emerging fields in renewable energy, medical informatics, homeland security and analytics. The new center is part of the

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Get ready for a web of bewitchingly good fun that celebrates the fall and the creatures that many people find haunting at Charlotte Nature Museum’s October Creature Feature: Spinning Spiders and Creepy Crawlers on Saturday, October 27, from 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Expert exhibitors at Spinning Spiders and Creepy Crawlers will give you goosebumps with information about native and nonnative insects, arthropods and arachnids, bats and other critters and how they survive, help the environment and assist in controlling insect populations. Little visitors will shiver with excitement meeting fascinating but not-too-scary creatures, including the curly hair tarantula [Brachypelma albopilosum],

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Two new exhibitions celebrating nearly 200 years of American art from the early 19th century to present day are open to the public at Mint Museum Uptown for the next three months. “The Mint is pleased to continue offering Charlotte audiences a range of exhibitions celebrating art that is beautiful, inspiring, and historically significant,” said Dr. Kathleen V. Jameson, President & CEO of the Mint. “We look forward to our visitors engaging with these works and being transformed in ways that transcend the walls of our museum.” The Weir Family, 1820-1920: Expanding the Traditions of American Art The Weir Family,

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In the new era where protecting personal information and the environment are equally important, there is a much better solution to getting rid of dangerous stuff, and on the upcoming Wipe Out Waste (WOW) Day, you can do it safely and for free thanks to Mecklenburg County Solid Waste Services. Saturday, Nov. 17, 2012, from 8:00 a.m. – noon, all four Mecklenburg County Full Service Recycling Centers will have professionals shredding household documents and collecting old electronics for no charge. The first 25 cars to bring items to each recycling center will receive special giveaways. Charlotte-Mecklenburg and Huntersville Police departments

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Davidson College Public Events in November 2012 include the Irish ensemble “Danu,” and many others: Thursday, November 1 Literary Reading Davidson College invites the public on Thursday evening, November 1, to a presentation by award-winning author and University of Kentucky writer-in-residence Bobbie Ann Mason. Mason will read from her work as part of Davidson’s Fellowship of Southern Writers Benefit Reading Series. Her first book of fiction, Shiloh and Other Stories, won the Ernest Hemingway Award. Her new novel Girl in the Blue Beret, was published last year. There is no charge to attend the event, whichbegins at 7:30 p.m. in

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