Laurie Smithwick
Kirtsy co-founder. Owner/Creative Director at LEAP.

We're at it again.... Please join us for our holiday cuff party for friends and family at our office/shop. Some of you like the opportunity to buy Christmas cuffs ...so this gathering is a great way to share cuffs and spirits with our friends. If you don't need a cuff, come help us drink the beer and wine.....

We'll be serving up...

Get your Halloween off to a "Green" start at Charlotte's Green Halloween Costume Swap on Saturday, October 8th. Don't buy new this year - save some money and help green our community by swapping out your children's gently used costumes.

Hosted by Natural Luxe and Atherton Mill and Market, this is a great opportunity to...

Be Well. Eat Well.

Celebrating Mental Health Awareness, hosted by the Marriage and Family Therapy Program:

WHO:
Everyone is invited!

WHAT:
The event will include wellness screenings, GOURMET FOOD TRUCKS...
Complimentary neck & shoulder massages from Eden Therapy & NoMa
Anti-stress treatments from Charlotte Community Acupuncture
Free...

Curious about TEDxCharlotte?? Come to our open house and learn more about TED, TEDxCharlotte and "Risk-takers and Dream-makers" happening on October 15th at Queens University of Charlotte's Dana Auditorium. Apply to attend on the spot! Our friends at Dolce Vita are offering some smashing specials that evening plus stick around for...

It's time to welcome you all to our new shop. You've supported us, loved us, given us your time, encouragements and it means so much to us.

Join us the afternoon of Wednesday the 22nd from 4pm to 8pm. You can dive in to some great chocolates, cakes, and creams. Meet the family, take a kitchen tour, enter to win some great door...

Charlotte friends, please join us at Dilworth Billiards on Thursday, May 26 from 6:30-9pm as we raise money for The Cause – breast cancer research and breast health care.

Drink Pink

Dilworth Billiards will offer four pink drinks and donate $1 for each sold:

Pink Lemonade $2.75 (virgin, as requested by yours truly!)
Spiked Pink Lemonade $5...

Participants from Goodwill’s programs who face intellectual disabilities or mental illnesses will realize their artistic potentials in May when their work goes on display at the Charlotte Art League (CAL) Gallery. Called “Color My Dreams,” the art show features drawings, paintings and mosaics completed as part of the Employment Skills...

Mark your calendars now for the Duke University Class of 1991 20th Reunion Weekend held April 8-10, 2011. You won't want to miss this!

Want to help make the weekend even better? Contact the Duke Alumni Association at reunions@daa.duke.edu if you'd like to be involved in the planning and recruiting as a volunteer.

It's a Hoedown! We're back and better than ever with the 3rd Annual Girl + Guy Party at SXSW presented by Kirtsy + Alltop!

We've roped in some more girl power this year by way of Mighty Girl!

For our 3rd year, we're unhitching our wagon and heading north toward the Capitol at Scholz Bier Garten (San Jacinto @ 17th).

Join us...

Crossroads Charlotte pays homage to The Moth, the NYC-based storytelling nonprofit, with an evening of stories about trust.

Our motto: We band people, not trees.

Join us at Central Coffee to hear and share tales of trust. Admission is free.

Your first cup of joe or tea will be on us! And save room for dessert! Jimmy's mom makes great...

Drop in for photographs, wine, and good times. A little more info:
http://www.bellmas.com/projects/thelate2010blues/

Join us for Plaza Midwoods 1st Annual Holiday Lights Festival

Holiday Central!

The family-friendly event will feature a lighting ceremony, including a tree and the Central business corridor at 6pm, Santa will be at the fire station for kids to visit from 3pm until 5:30pm and kids can have their faces painted across the street at The Source...

Join us as we celebrate the passing of CARNEVIL. A halloween party like no other. goodbye old friend.

A fun day in the park with a costume parade for the kids, great music, food, beverages and activities including an opportunity to purchase tree banding supplies.

CHARLOTTE, NC – Oct. 11, 2010 – Local lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) organizations and other community groups are partnering to present “It Gets Better,” a special candlelight vigil and concert in memory of LGBT young people who fell victim to anti-gay harassment, bullying, depression and suicide. The event will be held at...

Saturday, Oct 9 from 11am-1pm
GreenMarketGirl Trunk Show featuring their new 'Totem' collection - perfect for fall!

Stop by the gallery and meet Susan Hilger, designer of the Original EcoCuff - wood jewelry made with sustainable, earth-friendly materials. The cuffs, created with leftover wood from larger design projects, are custom...

Please join us for the first PTO meeting of the year.

It's the 4th (& final) mission! We're SO close to winning to entire competition. Please text our code & help us win a Hollywood premiere of our short film "Pause" by Zenfilm + a FREE car for local non-profit Noah's Kitchen.

The Mission ends June 15th, so please text 1 time before then & your vote will be...

Where will you be on Sunday, May 2, at 15:00 hours (U.T.C.)?

That’s 8 A.M. in Los Angeles, 11 A.M. in New York and Santo Domingo, 4 P.M. in Algiers and London, 7 P.M in Moscow and 11 P.M. in Beijing. (More here: http://bit.ly/ajJvXT.)

Wherever you are, we hope you’ll have a camera — or a camera phone — in hand. And we hope you’ll be...

One person can save trees. Together, we can save forests. That's why we'd like to encourage everyone to switch from paper cups to reusable travel mugs. Check out http://www.starbucks.com/TheBigPicture to see the thousands of people taking the pledge to make a difference.

Join the movement. On April 15th, bring a mug to your local...

It's a Hoe Down! We're back and better than ever with the 2nd installment of the SXSW kirtsy + Alltop Girl Guy Party!

Guy Kawasaki and the kirtsy chicks invite you to giddy on up in the ATX for SXSW Interactive. We'll be at our old stomping grounds at Allens Boots on South Congress, back with your favorite Beer, BBQ and, of course,...