Friday, September 7, 2012

Southern Ideal Home Show In September

The Southern Ideal Home Show will be coming to Raleigh at the NC State Fair Grounds September 21-23. If you would like to stay for a one or two night stay, please check out our website at OakwoodInnBB,com.  All sorts of exhibits and events for homeowners or those who want to be a homeowner.

This is the Triangle's Largest Home & Garden Event.  Check it out at www.SouthernIdealHomeShow.com

Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Civil War Buffs

If you are a person who has a high interest in the Civil War or someone who is just starting to learn more of the real truth, then this event is for you,


The Civil War in Fiction and Film

Location: NC Museum of History
Date: Sunday October 7th, 2012
Time: 2 pm-4 pm

Visit: www.ncmuseumofhistory.org
David Sachsman, Professor of Communications, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Learn how the memory of the Civil War has been manipulated and its history reinterpreted. Sachsman, author of Memory and Myth: The Civil War in Fiction and Film will sign books following his talk.

Cost: Free

This sounds like a very good presentation that is well informative.  The Oakwood Inn Bed &nBreakfast is only a 7 minute walk to the History Museum.  Come on into Raleigh, book at night at the Inn, go out for dinner and then on Sunday; attend this film showing and discussion... ALL FREE ....you do have to pay for the room at the Inn, though.

If you need or want to stay over night, then I would recommend the Oakwood inn Bed & Breakfast.  Book you room early to ensure that you can get your accommodations

BRIGADOON at Burning Coal in Raleigh

Burning Coal Theatre presents Brigadoon from September 6 thru September 23.

The classic American musical by Lerner & Lowe, directed by Emily Ranii.  With choreography by Robin Harris and music direction by Julie Oliver.  Brigadoon tells the story of two Wall Street men who journey on a hunting trip to Scotland.  While deep in the misty woods, they discover a small town that isn’t on any map.  Once inside, they discover something rarer still.

What I find interesting is that in most other storylines, it says that the two gentlemen are American Tourists.  They mention nothing about being Wall Street men.  I'm not too well verse on the Brigadoon storyline, but if the director took certain artistic liberties and made the two characters Wall Street men....for whatever reason or no reason at all..... so be it.  It is ALL RIGHT WITH ME!  

The Wall Street "men" and "women" (don't leave them out), did a real number on all of us and the economy.  We still have not recovered, and its been at least four years.  And we worried about terrorists causing major issues for us....phuh..... the Wall Street Wizards seemed to have done more damage with longer lasting consequences than when the Twin Towers came down.   We should worry about the enemy from within!

If Burning Coal's adaptation of this play is sort of a slap against Wall Street and all it stands for...even on a very small scale, then I say..."Go For It!".

Check out Burning Coals website for more information.   http://burningcoal.org/brigadoon/

Check out our website at the Oakwood Inn for getting a room for those late night after the show critiques or artistic discussions.  Burning Coal is only a 5 minute walk from the Inn.
www.oakwoodinnbb.com


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Southern Classic Movie: Gone With The Wind FREE

Such a deal for this weekend for all of you Gone With The Wind followers.

So you don't want to the the music circuit downtown with the Hopscotch event, then go see a movie.....A Classic!


At the Movies: Gone with the Wind

Location: NC Museum of History
Date: Saturday September 8th, 2012
Time: 1 pm-5:30 pm

Visit: www.ncmuseumofhistory.org
Enjoy the 1939 film based on Margaret Mitchell’s novel. A preshow talk will examine producer David O. Selznick’s attempt to respond to conflicting views of the Civil War, the South, and slavery.

Cost: Free Admission

Presented by: NC Museum of History

HOPSCOTCH MUSIC FEST DOWNTOWN RALEIGH

September 6-8.  Music  Music  and more Music


Not Just A Game!  The Independent Weekly's Hopscotch Music Festival brings 175 bands to 15 venues in downtown Raleigh. Intended to highlight the Triangle's music scene by pairing exciting local talent with notable national and international artists, Hopscotch offers choices in just about every genre imaginable—rock, hip-hop, alt-country, metal, dance, punk, classical, noise, drone, folk, and more. For music lovers this has got to the the best.
It is a festival that thrives on the variety and quality of its lineup.  This year about 35% of the musicians come from Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill and other nearby locales.  You can't go wrong for the price.  It's a testament to both this region's musical diversity and its national relevance.  
Featuring 175 bands at night, day parties, the Edward McKay Used Books & More Cultural Series, charity activities, a poster exhibition, and more, Hopscotch takes place September 6-8, 2012. We invite you to experience it with us.  

Check out their website for more information and price of tickets.  http://hopscotchmusicfest.com/info/
Tickets are selling, so hurry up and buy yours.  The Oakwood Inn only has a few rooms available as well, so if you are planning on attending and want a walkable place to stay, check out the Oakwood Inn at www.oakwoodinnbb.com. 


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Monday, September 3, 2012

My Labor Day Holiday


Serenity. Peace. Tranquility.  Of Mind and Heart.

As one sits on the porch one can only imagine life as it was during a simpler but yet more trying time.  To look across the street and view the houses amongst my own, forces my heart to seek the souls these houses capture and show forth with all they grandeur and opulence.

In mid-afternoon you can hear the patter of squirrels shimming up the trees; jumping from branch to branch finding their way home.  Birds fly and soar upward and out of As sight high amongst the clouds so lightly scattered in the pale blue sky.  The sound of children’s laughter and dogs barking only add to the reality that this is a viable, growing neighborhood; a community for all to enjoy.

Viewing the lush gardens, has moths and butterflies fluttering and frolicking amongst the tops of flowers in full bloom. Petals so vibrant in color and scent; they yearn for the sunlight to sustain their growth in the moist soil; soaked by a pounding downpour from the heavens.  The stillness after the rain with the outpouring of sunlight from the sky with scattered clouds bestows a banquet for all living creatures and vegetation. 

Such a scene provides food for ones mind to accept everything around oneself as what should be is to be at this very time and no other.  The mind feeds the heart a bouquet of senses which create the Serenity, Peace and Tranquility  so sought after by an anguished mind due to man’s inability to accept what is and live according to the Laws of Nature.

Peace resides within in Oakwood because its neighbors see what life should be and not what it actually is.