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Weekly Tourism News | April 8, 2021

In This Issue:

High Point Museum Staff Member Recognized At State Conference
High Point Welcomes U10 Academy Soccer This Weekend
HPU Volleyball Becomes Big South Conference Champs
Black Powder Smokehouse Chef Competes For The NCRLA Chef Of The Year Title
Eat Drink Triad Launching Next Week!
Gluten Free Restaurants In High Point
Guilford County Hotel Association Hosts Job Fair
Continuation Of The "Where Do We Go From Here?" Series.
HPU Poll On Summer Travel
High Point Bloggers To Follow
High Point Happenings & Events Calendar!
In The News

Hospitality And Partner Updates

High Point Museum Staff Member Recognized At State Conference

Congratulations to High Point Museum Registrar, Corinne Midgett, for being honored with this year's North Carolina Museums Council Professional Service Award! This award recognizes career museum professionals whose work and contributions have a statewide impact and who have had a depth of experience with museums in NC.

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High Point Welcomes U10 Academy Soccer This Weekend

Piedmont Soccer Alliance will be hosting the U10 Academy Soccer Tournament playing at the High Point Athletic Complex Saturday, April 10th and Sunday, April 11th. The event is expected to bring 4,000 to 5,000 attendees. Please help us welcome them to our city!

HPU Volleyball Becomes Big South Conference Champs

HPU Volleyball ended their season 16-0 to become Big South Conference Champs for the third time. Watch them play on ESPN3 against UCF in the 2021 NCAA tournament on Wednesday, April 14th at 3:30pm.

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Black Powder Smokehouse Chef Competes For The NCRLA Chef Of The Year Title

Congratulations to the chef, pitmaster and owner of Black Powder Smokehouse, Keith Henning, for being selected to compete in the 2021 NCRLA Chef Showdown. He will be representing the Barbeque community in this years competition as 48 chefs from Asheville to Willmington compete for the coveted NCRLA Chef of the Year title!

Black Powder Smokehouse

Eat Drink Triad Launching Next Week!

Eat Drink Triad! is a new series that will launch next week. This series will be featuring local restaurants, highlighting their menu, having great conversations with the owners and helping you to better understand what's right here in your backyard when it comes to food and beverage!

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Gluten Free Restaurants In High Point

The Visit High Point website now allows you to search for restaurants and bakeries that have gluten free options on their menu! When searching by taste under restaurants, click 'gluten free options' under categories and you will see a full listing of these restaurants.

Click Here For The Gluten Free Restaurants Listing

Guilford County Hotel Association Hosts Job Fair

Find your perfect employee or the perfect employment opportunity at GCHA's Job Fair on Friday, April 16th from 10am-2pm. Attendees will include students and graduates from the hospitality management programs and local colleges and universities, as well as experienced hospitality industry staff. All will be able to meet the hiring managers at local hotels as well as affiliated businesses that work in the hospitality industry.

Employers Register Here

Candidates Register Here

Continuation Of The "Where Do We Go From Here?" Series.

Are you curious about racial equity and want to become more aware of the real issues impacting our community? In partnership with the Chamber, YWCA's Community Builders initiative will continue their "Where Do We Go From Here?" series on Tuesday, April 13th at 7pm . Local leaders will discuss local housing policies and practices in hopes to leave you more informed and empowered to continue the discussion with your peers and fellow community members.

HPU Poll On Summer Travel

A new High Point University Poll shows that North Carolinians are split when thinking about summer travel and the availability of vaccines. Approximately one-third of respondents (33%) said that they are more likely to travel this summer, while slightly less than one-third (28%) said they are less likely to travel. Another 31% said that their summer travel will be the same as last summer. When asked where they would travel if they plan to this summer, 42% of respondents said that they will travel outside of North Carolina but within the United States. About one-third (31%) said that they would travel within the state, and only 8% said that they plan to travel internationally this summer. Only 12% said that they would not travel at all this summer.

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High Point Bloggers To Follow

Watch Now: The Architecture

Louis Cherry explains the serendipitous ways old and new came together to create a modern space that reveals the historic beauty of our buildings. This is Congdon Yards.

www.congdonyards.com

High Point, NC

At one time in our not too distant past, most people believed that a woman's place was in the home. Some still do. During Tabitha Ann Holton's lifetime 1854-1886, that was definitely true. So, it was very shocking to the North Carolina Supreme...

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High Point Happenings & Events Calendar

Thursday, April 8th | 6:30pm-9:30pmDylan Smith & Angel Paez at Sweet Old Bills

Saturday, April 10th | 7:30am-2:30pm HP City Lake Park Bass Spring Tournament

Friday, April 9th | 5pm-8pm Frady Family Farms @ Cork & Grind

Sunday, April 11th | 11am Sunday Brunch At Sammy G's Tavern

A complete listing on all things happening in the High Point-Jamestown area can be found by clicking on the photo below. Search by category to find special offers, entertainment and more!