Plaza Midwood Neighborhood

Midwood Gives Back ... Right Around the Corner!

Please mark your calendars for Saturday, August 7^th and plan to join your neighbors for a morning of volunteer activity!

The energy and spirit of our neighborhood is unmatched by any other in Charlotte. We are truly a neighborhood that celebrates its history, its diversity, and most of all, its sense of community. Given the current economic climate, we are fortunate to live where we’ve all have witnessed and experienced the generosity of our neighbors -- whether it’s watching a pet, collecting mail for a neighbor, or help with fallen limbs after a storm.

We all get caught up in the hectic schedules and chores of life. Maybe some of us have lost a job or know of a neighbor that has. It is easy to get caught up in our personal “stuff” -- and sometimes forget about those less fortunate, both in our neighborhood or elsewhere.

The PMNA Board of Directors is grateful for our cohesive, generous neighbors, and in that spirit, wishes to give back to the surrounding community and to let others feel the passion and energy that makes this neighborhood such a great place to live. Please join us for our Second Annual Midwood Gives Back – a Day of Giving. We hope that you will take the morning to partner with us!

Activities Include:

7:30am to 1:00pm - Neighborhood Rummage Sale

7:30am to 1:00pm - Job Readiness Clothing Drive

7:30am to 1:00pm - School Supply Drive

7:30am to 1:00pm - Pet Food Drive (Sponsored by Neighborhood Watch)

9:00am – 1:00pm - Off-site Volunteer Opportunities

For More Details or to Sign up to Volunteer, visit the Midwood Gives Back Page.

Midwood Maynia ... Right Around the Corner!

This favorite festival is Plaza Midwood ’s way to welcome the season, the blossoms, warm weather and to party with friends, family and neighbors. Sponsored in part and produced by the Plaza Midwood Neighborhood Association, Maynia is scheduled for April 30 - May 1, in and around Midwood Park. The event features a famous home and garden tour, a 5k race, lots of kids events, live bands, a pet parade, vendors, food, beer, ... and more!

Maynia Band Line-up is Released!

Mark your calendar for May 1 and at the Midwood amphitheater for an afternoon of live local music, beer, food and neighborhood friends.

12:00 -1:00 Chris Holder: Picking up the guitar at the age of 12, Chris immediately fell in love with music. With the experience of two bands and five years of performing under his belt, this young solo artist has more enthusiasm than ever.

1:30 - 2:30 Greg Lilley and Company: Brenda Gambill of Doubting Thomas and Volatile Baby teams up with "Singin' Drummer / Strummer"
Greg Lilley - playing original acoustic roots rock and diverse cover tunes.

3:00 - 4:00 Loose Lug Nuts: Midwood's favorite band got the rainy end of last year's Maynia so we just had to get them back! Willie, Hank, and Waylon are always on the set list!

4:30 - 5:30 Broken Napoleans: If you like Guns 'n Roses, Love and Rockets and the Police, you will love this good time rock and roll band - best served with a cold beer in your hand!

6:00 - 7:00 Truckstop Preachers: Well known in the area for sporting deer antlers and Johnny Cash masks during live performances, this "trucker-pop" band will turn heads in Midwood again with its high energy, electric honky-tonk, outlaw country music mixed with just the right dose of local humor!

Tree Banding Update - December 1, 2009

Tell your neighbors; tell your friends; it's time to put the sticky stuff on the tree bands! There is a sweet spot between when the leaves come off of the trees and when the first real cold snap hits, and THIS IS IT! So please get that stuff up soon! Through the winter, if the tanglefoot gets laden with leaves or bugs, re-apply, or pick them off to keep your band effective. And don't forget to take them down in the spring when the weather warms up to protect your trees' bark.