What to Do?

Instructional Classes for FREE:

 Lil' Kickers Lil Sluggers Lil’ Dunkers

 Learn to In-Line Skate Learn to Play Hockey

 An obstacle course with the camp staff

 Youth Soccer clinics: Meet our new soccer director Kupono from the Carolina Railhawks!

PLUS don't miss the opportunity to purchase Dreamsports Center gift certificates or hockey equipment from Fivehole Sports for holiday presents.

• Inflatable's, Hockey swap shop, face painting, raffles and more!
Check it out!

Taste of the Town: TerraFin Station

By Nancy Pardue

Two friends, one dream — and a full menu of chef-inspired meals.

Edwin Hoyt IV and Nathan Roby are the owners of TerraFin Station in Garner, which in August celebrated its first anniversary. The restaurant’s creative name reflects its land-and-sea themed menu.

“Everything on the menu here is food I enjoy eating,” said chef Roby. “It’s comfort food, with a twist. Selection and variety are what people are looking for, and we’ve got something for everybody.”

With more than a dozen new dishes added to the menu in recent months, Roby’s not exaggerating. TerraFin’s menu extends from Classic Cheeseburgers to gourmet Lobster-Shrimp Mac-n-Cheese, featuring pan-seared seafood in a five-cheese cream sauce over penne pasta.

Ahi Tuna Salad combines grilled ahi tuna with sweet peppers, tomatoes, cucumbers and fried wontons, with sesame wasabi vinaigrette, made in-house.

“It’s a fan favorite,” said Hoyt, who operates the front of the house. “The name downplays how good it really is.”

The house specialty is steak — hand cut, Certified Angus Beef. Merlot and Garlic Ribeye is the restaurant’s biggest steak seller, born of a marinade recipe Roby developed years ago.

Other popular dishes include seafood jambalaya and baby back ribs. Wings are big here too, literally.

“We buy the biggest I can get my hands on,” Roby said. Added Hoyt, “People actually from Buffalo (N.Y.) come here, saying they’re the best they’ve had.”

Roby creates all dishes from scratch, including salad dressings, sauces, soups and even fries. He’s also intent on using North Carolina-sourced foods, including all-natural Ayden catfish and organically grown local produce.

“First, there’s all that North Carolina has to offer. Then, we live here, so we want to help support the local economy and farmers,” he said. “That’s important to me.”

TerraFin Station serves lunch and dinner daily, complete with kids’ menu, and hosts a late-night bar crowd, plus Sunday brunch and ballgame showings.

Roby, an Ohio native, and Hoyt, of New York, met as co-workers at the Bahama Breeze restaurant chain, where Roby was executive chef. Both have worked in restaurants since their teens.

Seeing a need for fine dining in Garner, they chose the Old Drugstore building on the corner of NC 42 and Cleveland School Road as home to their dream. Built in 1936, it’s among the area’s oldest buildings in operation, serving over the years as a gas station and general store.

Now, with an understated décor, the restaurant offers ample dining space and a brick-walled bar, one of two full-service, ground floor bars.

It also boasts three meeting areas for banquets up to 100 people; upstairs features its own bar and private party room.

“We love the restaurant business, and love interacting with people,” Roby said. “When people leave here, we want them to feel they’ve just had a great meal at a great price — a great dining experience.”

WHERE TO GO
TerraFin Station, Garner
(919) 773-2220
http://www.terrafinstation.com/

Read more: http://www.carymagazine.com/triangle-east-magazine/restaurant-row/terrafin-station#ixzz1du8Jw5BJ

We Have Our Winners!

Congratulations to

J. Wanks & L. Hopkins

for winning the

Thanksgiving Dinners!

We will be delivering your dinners to your door on November 23rd.

ENJOY!

Your Body on a... Holiday Feast

In the first minute

Your taste buds are atwitter and send pleasure signals to the brain. The message: More, please!
As you chew, enzymes in your saliva break down the sugars and starches in the stuffing you've gobbled.

Within five minutes
Your stomach is frantically working to dissolve food and shuttle it to the small intestine, which will ferry nutrients like fat and protein into your bloodstream.

Within 15 minutes
Both your stomach and small intestine alert your brain—via hormones such as peptide YY—that they are beyond capacity. But if you hoovered your meal, your brain won't get the memo until after you've helped yourself to seconds.
Within the first hour
Post–apple pie, your insulin levels have spiked in an attempt to control the sugar that's coursing through your bloodstream. (Related: 6 Scary Side Effects of Sugar)

Within 30 minutes of eating a salty meal, your blood vessels may become slightly less supple. If your diet is always packed with salty foods, you may develop stiff blood vessels, a heart-disease risk factor.

After one hour
Feeling drowsy? Don't blame the bird. Yes, turkey contains tryptophan—an amino acid the body converts into sleep-promoting serotonin—but your fatigue is really the result of your stuffed stomach. It sent a "rest and digest" signal to your brain, which, in turn, directed all available energy toward digestion.

Your stomach is stretched like a balloon and is pushing against surrounding organs, possibly leaving you achy or nauseated.

After one to two hours
Your liver has converted the food into nutrients that your organs can absorb. If you're lucky—and your carb reserves aren't already full—most of the fat and calories you ingested have been converted into short-term energy. (Had you worked out before bingeing, you'd have more room in that storehouse.)

Chances are, though, you've shoveled in twice as much as your body needs, which means the excess is converted into layaway triglycerides and may be packed into fat cells around your thighs, butt, and belly.

After two hours
Whew—your stomach has emptied and your blood vessels are back to normal.

Grey Seal Puppets present Tangle of Tales

Event Description:

Three favorite folktales from around the world come to life with a touch of the familiar and a taste of the new. Using a variety of puppet styles, “The Frog Prince” from Germany, “Three Billy Goats Gruff” from Scandinavia and “The Three Little Pigs” from England are each told with refreshing wit and wisdom. In between each of the tales, there’s a whole menagerie of zany characters to see and enjoy. Tangle of Tales is fun for everyone.

Date:
Sunday, November 13, 2011 - 3:00pm

Time:
3 p.m.

Location:
Cary Arts Center
Cary, NC 27511

Phone:
(919) 469-0469

Website:
http://www.greysealpuppets.com/

Read more: http://www.carymagazine.com/social-calendar/event-2281#ixzz1dPiuPPI7

Veterans Day Celebration

Date:
Friday, November 11, 2011 - 10:30am

Location:
Aversboro Road Baptist Church

Address:
1600 Aversboro Road
Garner

Town of Garner
Phone: 919-773-4442

Event Description:

The Garner Veterans Committee Inc. and Town of Garner will sponsor the 2011 Veterans Day Celebration at Aversboro Road Baptist Church, 1600 Aversboro Road in Garner. Join local VFW and American Legion Posts, veterans and the families and civic and community leaders as they honor those who have served and continue to serve our country in the military at home and abroad. The speaker for the event is Brigadier General Elizabeth D. Austin, the N.C. National Guard's first female general. The Garner Magnet High School Symphonic Band will perform a mini-patriotic concert in honor of all veterans starting at 10:30 a.m. Other participants in the event are Garner resident and former Miss North Carolina Dana Stephenson and the First Baptist Church of Garner Men's Quartet. Local Scout troops have been invited to participate in the celebration. The 340th Psychological Operations Company will post the colors. This is a free event and everyone, especially veterans and their families, is invited to join in this celebration of Veterans Day.



Read more: http://www.carymagazine.com/social-calendar/event-2335#ixzz1dKbsvZDJ

3rd WALK-n-WAG of WAKE COUNTY

Registration and Activities open at 11:00 am

FIGHT CANCER Walk begins at 1pm. Event closes at 5pm

This year’s event is hosted by our RELAY FOR LIFE of Cary-Apex-Morrisville Community and is in partnership with the AKC Canine Partners program. Come and enjoy a FULL DAY of sponsor activities and giveaways, Rabies and Microchip Clinics at a discounted rate, dog demos, games, contests, and entertainment for the whole family, with a meaningful yet fun afternoon walk around the lake.



Registration fee is $20 which includes one t-shirt for canine owner, one bandana for the canine and one doggie bag of goodies. If you are registering more than one dog, there will be an extra charge of $5 per additional dog.
Shirts and Bandanas are available first come, first serve. All dogs must be on a leash. All proceeds benefit your American Cancer Society.



For inquiries, call Kellie Judge at 919-995-1707, Robin Oke at 919-362-9186. Email: walknwagcam@gmail.com



The American Cancer Society Bark For LifeTM is a noncompetitive walk event for dogs and their owners to raise funds and awareness for the American Cancer Society's fight against cancer.



By supporting Bark For Life, you help the American Cancer Society save lives, and that helps us move closer to our ultimate goal of a world with less cancer and more birthdays.

To visit the website for Walk-n-Wag: http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR?pg=entry&fr_id=41712



Rembrandt: A Dark Genius

By Tara Croft

Dennis Weller, curator of Northern European art at the North Carolina Museum of Art for 16 years running, has always wanted to do an exhibition on Rembrandt.

On Oct. 30, his wish came true.







The result of years of planning and collaboration, Rembrandt in America runs through Jan. 22 at the museum’s East Gallery.



In total, the exhibit showcases nearly 50 paintings — including more authentic Rembrandt works than have ever been exhibited together in America. Every piece in the collection was at one time believed to be a work of the 17th century Dutch master, though some have now been tossed out of his oeuvre by scholars.



Some of the paintings are believed to be works of Rembrandt’s pupils or contemporaries, including Jan Lievens and Govert Flinck. “Workshop” pieces show detail reminiscent of Rembrandt’s touch in parts of the art but lack the same level of genius in other areas. They are believed to have been painted partially by Rembrandt and finished by other artists.



Staff encourage patrons to observe the level of detail — particularly in expressions and attire — and note differences in authentic paintings and ones from Rembrandt’s pupils. “We hope visitors will walk back and forth between paintings,” Weller said.



The first painting in the exhibit is one of Rembrandt’s most iconic works, a self-portrait in his characteristic dark tones that gives patrons a glimpse into the eyes of the master himself.



“When you are creating an exhibit like this, you have a wish list and a reality check,” Weller said. “This was at the top of our wish list.”



Other works showcase Rembrandt’s famous style and illustrate a progression of both the artist himself and the changing attitudes of art collectors in America.



Weller emphasizes the degree of emotions conveyed through his works, from a tear forming in the eye of a soon-to-be-lifeless Lucretia moments after plunging a dagger into her heart, to a somber widow mourning the loss of her husband.



The last time a signed Rembrandt painting was known to be in North Carolina was in 1959. The Rembrandt in America exhibit will travel to the Cleveland Museum of Art and the Minneapolis Institute of Arts after leaving the NCMA.


Read more: http://www.carymagazine.com/features/rembrandt-dark-genius#ixzz1cfbSSKSE

We love our Princesses and Goblins at Sumter Square!

THANK YOU TO ALL THAT PARTICIPATED IN OUR WEEK LONG HALLOWEEN EVENT! Enjoy a few pictures of our wonderful kids coming by to color, enter in the free raffle & get tons of yummy candy! 

We already can't wait until next year....boo!