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WHQR’S 35TH BIRTHDAY BASH WITH FRANK STASIO WHQR is celebrating 35 years of public radio on April 12 from 7-9 p.m. at the Bellamy Mansion (503 Market St.), with special guest Frank Stasio.

It’s free to party but please send your RSVPs to party@whqr.org. WHQR’s birthday bash includes cake, beer and wine. There also will be a photobooth, temporary tattoos and live music from local folk-rock band Tumbleweed.

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SHINING LIGHT ON MUSIC EQUALITY, PG. 10 It’s the ‘Year of the Woman’ at the 25th annual Pleasure Island Seafood, Blues and Jazz Festival, April 13-14. encore intern Ethan Marsh spoke with some of its femme headliners, including Heather Gillis (above, courtesy Intrepid Artists) and Danielle Nicole (cover, courtesy Madison House).

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Life changes abound in Phospherescent’s latest album, ‘C’est La Vie.’ Singer-songwriter Matthew Houck layered the album with moments of instrumental stillness.

See him live at GLA on Friday, April 12.

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Springtime in ILM is a beauty to behold BY: GWENYFAR ROHLER

IN BLOOM: Between the Covers, the Literary Bed and Breakfast, is in full bloom, with Horace watching guard. Photo by Gwenyfar Rohler

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’m just going to have to do this late tonight or very early tomorrow morning. Every time I try to sit down and write the dogs come and bark in my face. Like ‘what are you doing in here? Why aren’t you outside with us? It is beautiful out there!’”

Jock smiled at me and asked half jokingly, “You can’t take your computer outside and work?”

Busted.

It is just so damn beautiful outside, it is hard to be indoors right now. Mother Nature is decked out with all the trim-

mings: She couldn’t put on a better show for us this year. I mean, how often are the azaleas actually at peak perfection during Azalea Festival? But everywhere is filled with beautiful color, greenery and ... the dust of pollen. The sense of renewal pervades and permeates. Like a lot of residents, we are still addressing a variety of hurricane repairs. The most pressing and ongoing at home have involved securing the dogs. For the first time in memory, Jock seems to have decided to take up landscaping as a hobby.

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fence. He is planting azaleas so fast, I am worried I am going to come home and find a young lady in an antebellum gown with a parasol standing in the front yard. It seems like every few years the Star News runs a story about the lack of azaleas getting planted in a city known for its Azalea Festival. I am just here to assuage fears: Jock is on the case and has turned into a one-man azalea propagation crew.

Just to put this in context: the backyard of our house continues to reforest itself so fast, we periodically have to go out there with a machete and a chain

saw in order to locate the dogs. The front yard has a red-tip hedge of such lovely proportions, it almost spans the entire yard. It is part of Jock’s theory of horticulture known as “let nature be nature.” It is an attitude that has exacerbated various neighbors of the years but, to me, has always been emblematic of Jock. He lives the life of a mad scientist.

Things important to him are not going to appear in Better Homes and Gardens.

Training and taming nature to some sort of manicured perfection would be sadistic to his mind. Plants are living beings.

He wouldn’t want anyone snipping at him

and tying him with wire to things, so why would he do it to a plant?

So every year during Azalea Festival time, I tend to look on a bit askance.

We don’t open the bookstore during the madness that is the parade and street fair. In all honesty, I don’t think I have attended an Azalea Festival event— concert, garden tour or party—in over a decade, maybe longer. It brings a tremendous amount of revenue into our area and lots of people downtown. But the pandemonium is more than our little bookstore is prepared for, so I start to feel a little lost in the spring celebration.

Think about it: Azalea Festival’s date, though chosen because of the flowers’ bloom time, is smack between the Spring Equinox and May Day (May 1), a traditional spring holiday. The equinox is always difficult for me. Intellectually, I understand the idea of perfect balance, but I have such an extreme personality that the solstices are more obvious and understandable. By May in ILM, it is pretty much summer. So the first few weeks of April are when I walk outside and find possibility of growth and renewal at every turn.

Now over in Literary Bed and Breakfast land, the garden has gone through a transformation that is nothing short of

miraculous. That miracle has a name: Dagmar Cooley. The fenced-in backyard was so overgrown, when my parents bought the house in 1987, each day was like a treasure hunt discovering something new that had been hacked away with hedge clippers. My mother dreamt of landscaping and gardening; she drew up countless sketches of what she would like to do with the yard. Either she never had the time, the energy or money to follow through on the projects.

The wisteria that kept trying to engulf and kill the trees and established bushes was enough of a battle.

Eventually, they hired someone to mow the lawn on a regular basis. After my father passed away, several people lived in the house and trying to get the lawn mowed became such an ordeal, I gave up on any hopes for long-term landscaping projects I had in mind: 14 of my blueberry bushes were killed, seedlings were abused and neglected, veggies let go to seed. It had a lot of potential but I didn’t help it flourish much.

The garden has always been a key piece of the bed and breakfast. While the house was under renovation, I could give up immediate plans for it, but as we got closer to an opening date, it became apparent help was needed.

To put it simply, I couldn’t get any perspective on the possibility because I was so caught up in the immediate problem; over and over that has been my hindrance to growth. I get so caught up, I can’t see the big picture and move things forward. One of the great gifts of the last five years has been learning to let smart people around me be smart and do wonderful things. Or as Jock says to the volunteers at Full Belly Project: “Go forth and make me proud.”

Indeed, Dagmar and her cohorts have transformed the gardens from one of the most frustrating aspects of my life to sublime beauty. Rather than ripping out everything and starting with a blank slate, she heard how important the hand-grafted camellias are to me and how much I love the azaleas that are so big they reach the second floor and create a tunnel to the playhouse. Then, last week, Hilda showed me something special I have waited a long time for: the first strawberrys. I picked it and offered her half. She declined because an approaching bird necessitated her attention.

chess, watching the dogs run around the backyard. Everywhere we could see was green and flowering.

No, it doesn’t.

When I get lost in the madness of Azalea Festival, with crowds and parties and concerts, I take a moment to dial it back and remember: This is actually what we should be celebrating—the return of spring, the promise and beauty of each new day before us and just how lucky we are we can share it with friends.

“Damn, this is lovely! Does it get any better than this?” John Wolfe asked rhetorically.

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made the news in early March when they filled an order for a woman trying to sweeten the deal for her husband, who was undergoing a vasectomy. FOX 17 reported the cake was decorated with lemons and read, “100% Juice, No Seeds. Happy Vasectomy!” The pleased recipient “loved it!” according to his wife. The news outlet also reports that doctors see a big spike in vasectomies during the NCAA basketball tournament, when men have a constant source of entertainment as they heal. [FOX 17, 3/9/2019]

MYSTERY SOLVED

Along the Iroise coast in Brittany, France, residents have been puzzled by a mysterious phenomenon for more than 30 years.

Broken pieces of orange plastic landline phones in the shape of the cartoon character Garfield have been washing up on the beach. BBC News reports the mystery has now been solved: A local farmer remembered the phone parts started showing up after a particularly fierce storm in the early 1980s, and, more important, he also knew the location of a lost shipping container -in a sea cave accessible only at low tide.

Members of the Ar Viltansou anti-litter campaign climbed down to the cave and found not only the remains of the container, but also more Garfield phones, preserved better than any that had made it to the beach.

The container cannot be removed, so officials have pledged to keep picking up Garfield phones as they wash ashore. [BBC News, 3/28/2019]

UNCLEAR ON THE CONCEPT

Bystanders at Moscow’s Domodedovo Airport got an unexpected show on March 23 when an unnamed man made his way through Ural Airlines flight registration, then suddenly stripped off all his clothes and ran onto the jet bridge. A fellow passenger told REN TV: “He shouted that he was naked because clothing impairs the aerodynamics of the body. He flies with more agility when undressed.” The nude man, who hails from Yakutsk but lives near Moscow, was intercepted by airport staff before he made it to the plane and was turned over to police, then moved to a hospital. Witnesses said he did not appear to be drunk. [The Moscow Times, 3/24/2019]

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You don’t need to be celebrating a birthday to get a special cake these days. In Nashville, bakers at Signature Desserts

FASHION VICTIM

I hate when this happens: Jarred Randal Womack, 37, agreed to exchange pants with another man in Boulder, Colorado, on Jan. 22, but after the trade, he decided he didn’t like the other man’s pants after all, so Womack stabbed the man in the back.

Detectives investigating the incident later found the pants in question soiled with feces, which “could be the reason for the altercation,” according to the police affidavit.

The Daily Camera reported that Womack was eventually charged with first-degree attempted murder, two counts of firstdegree assault and robbery; the stabbing victim sustained life-threatening injuries.

[Daily Camera, 1/25/2019]

SERIOUSLY?

Two employees of an Enterprise Renta-Car store in Arnold, Missouri, couldn’t figure out why they suddenly felt dizzy and shaky on March 14, but after visiting an urgent care, they were transferred to a nearby hospital, KMOV reported. Police Lt. Clinton Wooldridge said officers questioned an unnamed 19-year-old Enterprise employee who admitted he put LSD in the water bottles of two of his co-workers, as well as in a third worker’s coffee cup, because they had “negative energy.” The two affected workers were fine after the drug wore off, and law enforcement is waiting for lab results before charging the young man, possibly with second-degree assault and possession of a controlled substance.

[KMOV, 3/22/2019] The nerve! Solange Troncoso paid $1.99 for a bag of TGI Fridays Sour Cream & Onion Potato Skins at a Bronx convenience store in June 2018. On March 27, she filed suit against TGI Fridays in the U.S. District Court of the Southern District of New York, claiming that the company misleads consumers because the snacks contain potato flakes and potato starch -- but no skins. According to Reuters, Troncoso claims she and other consumers have been defrauded into buying an “inferior product.” [Reuters, 3/27/2019]

At Palapas Tacos in Anaheim, California, the menu is presented in English and Spanish, which proved to be a bridge too far for one customer on March 25. On that day, a Monday, the unnamed man saw a sign advertising “Fish Tacos for $1.99 All Day” under the heading “Especial de Viernes,” or Friday Special. He became upset when he found out he couldn’t get the Friday special on Monday, yelling, “That’s bulls---! It says it in Mexican. We’re not in Mexico. We’re in America! ... I’m an American!” Palapas’ owner Juan del Rio followed the man outside to talk with him, but the man pulled out his phone, saying he was going to call “Immigration! Because you’re not legal!” “I just feel like it’s sad that there’s people (who) actually think like that,” del Rio told FOX 11.

“But over a taco?” [FOX 11, 3/27/2019]

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Passengers on a Melbourne, Australia, commuter train dove under seats, cried and texted their loved ones on March 28 when police locked down the Flagstaff Station in response to a report of a man with a rifle case acting suspiciously, according to the Associated Press. As it turned out, Will Austin, a busker aboard the train, was performing breathing exercises in advance of playing his didgeridoo -- an indigenous wind instrument that Austin was carrying in a long bag. Oblivious to police wearing body armor and carrying assault rifles, Austin admitted “I probably looked pretty suspicious, I suppose, just waltzing around and slowly walking out” before officers stopped him to search his bag. Nothing to see here.

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SUSPICIONS CONFIRMED

Along the border between Mexico and the United States, the battle over a wall rages on. But one Los Angeles artist has taken matters into his own hands. Inspired to “Make America Grate Again,” Cosimo Cavallaro is repurposing blocks of expired cotija, a hard cheese from Mexico, to build his own wall in Tecate, California. Cavallaro’s wall is 5 feet high, and he hopes to make it about 1,000 feet long, he told the Los Angeles Times. “To spend all this money to keep dividing the countries, I think is a waste,” Cavallaro said. “You see the waste in my wall, but you can’t see the waste in (Trump’s) $10 billion wall, which in time will be removed? It sounds cheesy, but just love one another.” [Los Angeles Times, 3/27/2019] Seventeen Chicago police officers raided a home on Feb. 10 with a search warrant in hand as a 4-year-old child’s birthday party was underway. The suspect they sought hadn’t lived at that address for five years, WLS TV reported, but that didn’t stop officers from smashing the birthday cake, trashing the apartment and pointing guns at the birthday boy and his 7-year-old sister, who has now developed a fear of police officers, according to her mother. None of the contraband items listed in the warrant were found at the home. On March 26, the family filed a civil rights lawsuit in federal court. [WLS TV, 3/26/2019]

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INCREDIBLE! UNBELIEVABLE! Join T he A lot of our democratic process needs revitalizing

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nce in a while I wake up on the wrong side of the bed for no reason. Sometimes I wake up on the right side of the bed for no reason. On April Fool’s Day I woke up on the right side of the bed and committed to keep the good mood going as long as possible. My morning visit to the coffee shop immediately tested my commitment.

the 2016 election. To date the investigation has yielded over 30 indictments, including a long-time political hack with a Nixon tattoo on his back. Because Robert Mueller did not find overwhelming evidence to justify criminal prosecution of a sitting (or golfing) president, Ol ‘45 claimed he was exonerated.

He’s not. Attorney General Barr’s summary of the Mueller report explicitly states the report “does not exonerate him.”

Jussie Smollett claimed he was assaulted because he is black and gay. Suspects provided sufficient evidence to investigate whether Mr. Smollett set the whole thing up.

After weighing that evidence, the State of Illinois accepted Mr. Smollett’s community service hours and money in lieu of a costly, lengthy prosecution. Mr. Smollett claimed He caught my eye. “Incredible!” He shook because he wasn’t prosecuted, he’s exonerhis head. “Unbelievable!” ated. He’s not. The Cook County prosecutor stated her controversial decision “in no way “Incredible,” I nodded. “Unbelievable.” exonerates him.” In their own way, and, for My coffee-shop friend grumbled out to the very different reasons, neither one is worth warm, spring morning air. (It would be drizprosecuting at this point. zly late winter by afternoon, but that’s anothThe fates of the tarnished integrity of two er story.) I ordered my tea and recommitted to keeping my mojo going. I thought about individuals don’t interest me. I’m more conthe relative importance of Ol’ 45 and Jussie cerned about the tarnished integrity of the Smollett to the rest of my day and the fate of electoral process. The most troubling finding of Mueller’s report is the Russians clearly inthe nation. terfered in the 2016 election cycle with intent Not that important. To either. of sowing discord and specifically benefitting Despite roller-coaster April weather, the our now sitting president. I hesitate to jump to regeneration of true spring is coming. The conclusions, having not read the 400 pages Mueller investigation is over and the house of the Mueller report. (I’d have to get elected voted 420-0 to make the report public. I’m not to Congress to do that.) However, it appears about to let Jussie Smollett, or an apologist the best-case scenario of this administrafor our poor “duly elected” president’s be- tion and its apologists is our sitting president smirched integrity, or Ol ’45 himself tarnish was an unintentional, unwitting stooge—a my good spring mood. beneficiary of a sophisticated and successAt first it seemed odd my coffee-shop bud- ful attempt by a foreign power to damage dy linked Smollett and Ol ’45. One is a bad the integrity of our electoral process. In the actor with a chip on his shoulder. The other worst-case scenario, members of the adminis a worse actor with a boulder on his. But, istration may have helped.

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“After two wasted years of dragging his integrity through the mud, the poor man was fully exonerated! Why don’t these Democrats let our duly elected president do his job?” the grizzled man in front of me said as he grabbed his coffee. “Oh, but they love that Jussie Smollett.”

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Matthew Houck talks time and space before Phosphorescent’s debut at GLA “It’s reflective.”

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From busking his way from his home state of Alabama through L.A., to establishing Phosphorescent in Athens, Georgia, Houck spent 10 years in New York City. Then five years ago he settled into Nashville with his family.

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itchfork’s Grayson Haver Currin described Phosphorescent’s 2013 “Muchacho” as “a triumphant beauty full of complicated tunes about all the ways we can wound and, in turn, be wounded.” If “Muchacho” is about wounds and wounding, “C’est La Vie” (released in October 2018) is about the space we all need sometimes to heal, to breath, to be present.

“New Birth in New England” is one of a few tunes off of “C’est La Vie,” in rotation on radio airwaves these days, as Wilmington prepares for Phosphorescent (stage name for singer-songwriter Matthew Houck) to make his port city debut at Greenfield Lake Amphitheater on April 12.

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“Athens was a particularly unique place at that time,” he remembers. “It’s a really small yet vibrant and amazing music town. And New York is New York. . . . All of the towns have had interesting personalities in their own ways.”

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During Houck and his band’s live appearance on CBS “Saturday Sessions” last November, when he played “New Birth in New England,” a pregnant pause of prerecorded soundscapes had everyone standing in silent meditation.

The roughly 25 seconds of instrumental buildup have always been there, yet watching Houck physically take a moment of refrain delivered greater impact.

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While it wasn’t a planned break from recording, Houck thinks it must have been an important hiatus nonetheless—as this album ultimately came from it. Houck met his wife, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Jo Schornikow, while recording “Muchacho.” After she joined Phosphorescent and they settled with radio and for TV. They were really into Music City, life kicked into high gear. pushing to remove that part altogether.”

“It didn’t feel like time off, I have to Houck hasn’t dealt with a lot of com- say,” he quips. “A lot happened in my life: mercial success in his almost 20 years of I had two kids; we moved; I built a studio, playing music. So the push to edit out in- and that took a long time.” strumental parts of his work, for the sake He also took up carpentry and elecof a shorter song, wasn’t something he tric work to update the 2,500-squarewas prepared to face. “It was shocking,” foot warehouse, which serves as Spirit he elaborates. “To me it’s selling [listeners] short. People who care about music Sounds studio. This allowed for tangible growth in his music as well. He can listen to it [in its entirety].” make more records with big sounds, The LP, “C’est La Vie,” features elec- more instrumentals and reach greater tronic keys, layered with acoustic gui- sonic levels. tar and instrumentals lightly wrapped “It’s crazy how much space affects around the singer’s vocals. His simplistic lyrics on the title track tell of the apt les- your life,” he muses, noting the literal difsons of letting love and life be, wheth- ference between life and work in Nasher it makes sense or not. Told in a soft ville versus what he had in New York. unassuming (and content) vocal pres- “This is also the first time I’ve had the ence, Houck’s song connects because opportunity to make a record and then it’s something everyone has known and assemble players [and] really focus on bringing sounds that stem from the relikely surrendered to. cord to the stage in a direct way.”

Houck almost happily admits he’s not one of those prolific songwriters who sits upon piles of songs, waiting to piece them together on an album. In fact, he Phosphorescent often doesn’t finish little pieces or notes Friday, April 12, 7 p.m. of ideas, especially when there’s just too Greenfield Lake Amphitheater much going on in his life and not enough 1941 Amphitheatre Dr. time to sit down with songwriting. In many ways “C’est La Vie,” which came Tickets: $25-$30 five years after “Muchacho,” embod- greenfieldlakeamphitheater.com ies a need for time, space and medita- phosphorescentmusic.com tion. “For me, [songwriting] comes from a place of real stillness,” he describes.

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SHINING A LIGHT ON MUSIC EQUALITY:

Pleasure Island Seafood, Blues and Jazz Festival recognizes 2019 as the ‘Year of the Woman’

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her brothers, Nick and Chris Schnebelen, in Trampled Under Foot (inspired by a Led Zeppelin song). The trio toured worldwide, and once 2015 came around, they decided to focus more on family than being a band.

BY: ETHAN MARSH

he life of a woman in the blues can be like a double-edged sword. One side shines with plenty of opportunities, like being a leading lady of a band.

The other side is a bit darker; sometimes, women are not taken as seriously as their men counterparts. According to blues musician Danielle Nicole, good music shouldn’t be about gender.

“During our last year together, I started my [own] project,” Nicole remembers. She released her first album “Wolf Den” (2015).

“Thankfully, I released my second album [‘Cry No More,’ in 2018 on the record label] Concord, and it’s getting some pretty awesome feedback and a lot of love. I’m thankful people are relating to my music.”

“Why do you need five male acts [and only] have one female act?” wonders Nicole, bassist and leader of the Danielle Nicole Band. “Like why can’t it just be about who’s hot right now, who’s coming up right now?”

As a matter of fact, Pat Cohen—known as “Mother Blues” throughout her career in New Orleans—estimated to Music Maker Relief Foundation how women only make up 10% - 20% of blues singers. Cohen refers to the genre as a man’s world, but the Pleasure Island Seafood, Blues and Jazz Festival is flipping the script for its 25th annual festival. 2019 will celebrate women’s contributions to the genre in the “Year of the Woman,” featuring headliners Danielle Nicole Band, Heather Gillis Band and Ana Popovic. Greg Reynolds, president of the Pleasure Island Chamber of Commerce, hopes it’s only the beginning of shining a light on women in blues more heavily.

“Through the years of [the fest], I felt women in blues were not being equally represented,” he admits. Reynolds took over his position as president in 2017 after serving as executive director in 2010.

He’s served on the chamber’s board since 2006.

“So when it became my turn to book and choose, [I went with] Robin Rogers, Kara Grainger, Shemekia Copeland, Carolyn Wonderland and Samantha Fish,” he says.

Pleasure Island will feature three musicians off of Joe Bonamassa’s 10 Best Modern Female Blues Musicians list from 2018. Bonamassa (one of the world’s greatest guitarists who toured for blues legends like B.B. King as a 12-year-old) created the list to illustrate how women are becoming more prominent on the music scene. Reynolds follows this list and

POWER PERFORMER: Danielle Nicole will be one of three female headliners at the 2019 Pleausre Island Seafood, Blues and Jazz Festival.

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one of its contenders, who he has been trying to land for years: Ana Popovic. She will headline on April 13 at 7 p.m.

“I have been following [her] since the early 2000s,” Reynolds mentions. “[I] really noticed her playing with Buddy Guy and with the Hendrix Experience. [She] more than held her own.”

Opening for Popovic will be multi-instrumentalist Heather Gillis with her Nashville backing band. An up-and-coming Allman Brothers-inspired blues musician, Gillis hails from Tallahassee, Florida.

She gained her love for blues and guitar through watching a documentary, “It Might Get Loud,” which features well-known guitarists Jack White (White Stripes, Raconteurs), Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin) and The Edge (U2). She also surrounded herself in middle school with friends who played guitar. Yet, it was one drummer virtuoso who inspired her career today. Butch Trucks (Allman Brothers Band) regularly jammed at the Bradfordville Blues Club in Tallahassee, where Gillis’ band also played. She and Trucks jammed together one night and immediately hit it off. Collaborating with Trucks and his band over the next couple of years proved beneficial for

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Gillis. He eventually asked her to tour with Butch Trucks and the Freight Train Band.

“He definitely [started my career],” Gillis confirms. “I was playing under the Heather Gillis Band, but we were playing bars; we weren’t touring. . . . Butch was definitely my first more professional band—my first touring band.”

Trucks taught Gillis to be true to herself and be free in music, to believe in the idea of improvisation, thus, focusing on creativity rather than always having a strict structure. At all her shows, Gillis performs “Be Alright” in dedication to Trucks and the Allman Brothers family.

The Heather Gillis Band will perform new songs at Pleasure Island Seafood, Blues and Jazz Festival, including “Sleep It Off” and another track that could have come from a combination of Nick Drake and Tom Petty. “It’s like those two met at a bar one day and wrote a song,” Gillis remarks. “Just fun stuff.”

Joining the festival lineup on April 14 will be Kansas City blues-soul phenom Danielle Nicole Band, who has a knack for including rock ‘n’ roll into her sets. Nicole blends an edgy sound with raw melodies of soul. An assortment of musicians inspired her, such as Paul McCartney and blues greats like Koko Taylor and Etta James. Bass lines like “Ramble On” by Led Zeppelin-inspired Nicole to pick up the instrument. For 13 years, she played with

“Cry No More” proved to be a new experience for Nicole. Jointly with her producer, Tony Braunagel—who is also her drummer on the album—Nicole successfully made the big sound she wanted compared to her Trampled Under Foot days. Through guest artists, such as Mike Finnegan and Kenny Wayne Shepherd, she brought together a dream team of well-known Los Angeles musicians to create music that connects with her fans.

“I think people get real tunnel vision on what their life is supposed to be and what it means to them, [so] they kinda miss out on other people’s experiences,” Nicole offers. “I think the only way to really truly live is to have relationships with other people, understand where other people are coming from and what other people are going through.”

In addition to the three women headliners at the Seafood, Blues and Jazz Festival, 11 other bands will play throughout two days on multiple stages, including local musicians, like Polar Bear Blues Band and Carl Newton’s Jazzy Review. Eleven seafood vendors, five snack vendors and three wine vendors in the Arts & Wine Garden will be on site. Inflatables and other fun activities for children will be on site and available for families.

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Music Bingo (7:30pm; Free) —The Harp, 143 S. 3rd St.

Latin Night (8pm; Free; Reggae, Spanish)

—Gigi’s Coffeehouse, 413 S. College Rd., Unit 12

Wine Down & Karaoke (8pm; Free) —Ibiza Nightclub, 118 Market St.

The Jared Show (8pm; Free; Alt Hip-Hop, Acoustic)

—Burnt Mill Creek, 2101 Market St., Unit 7

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Elonzo Wesley (7pm; Free; Indie)

—Fox & Hound, 920 Town Center Dr. —SeaWitch Cafe, 227 Carolina Beach Ave. N

Open Mic Night (6pm; Free)

—Morning Glory Coffeehouse, 1415 Dawson St.

Weekly Wine Down Open Mic (6pm; Free) —Wilmington Wine, 605 Castle St.

Randy McQuay (6pm; Free; Roots, Blues) —Elijah’s Restaurant, 2 Ann St.

Rebekah Todd (6pm; Free, Soul, Rock)

—Wrightsville Beach Brewery, 6201 Oleander Dr.

Sunset Cruise with Live Acoustic Music (6pm;

—Wilmington Water Tours, 212 S Water St. —Fermental, 7250 Market St. —New Anthem Beer Project, 116 Dock St.

Marc Siegel (7pm; Free; Acoustic Guitar)

—Platypus & Gnome Restaurant, 9 S. Front St.

Monica Hoelscher and Wes Sayre (7pm; Free) —SeaWitch Cafe, 227 Carolina Beach Ave. N

Stuart McLamb of The Love Language (7pm; $10-$15) —Bourgie Nights, 127 Princess St.

Duo Sureo and Friends (7pm; $12-$17; Contemporary Classical)

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—Cameron Art Museum, 3201 S. 17th St.

North Carolina Symphony: Debussy’s La Mer (7:30pm; $18-$78) —Wilson Center, 703 N. 3rd St.

Revolutionary Poets Presents Remembering Sam Sharpe (7:30pm; $5; Open Mic) —Jamaica House, 2206 Carolina Beach Rd.

Trivia from Hell’s (7:30pm; Free)

—Hell’s Kitchen, 118 Princess St.

Trivia w/ Party Gras Ent (8pm; Free)

—Fox & Hound, 920 Town Center Dr.

Throwback Thursday Karaoke w/ DJ Camo (8pm; Free)

—Reggie’s 42nd St., Tavern, 1415 S. 42nd St.

Open Mic Comedy (8pm; Free)

—Dead Crow Comedy, 265 North Front St.

‘90s Party Night (9pm; Free) —Pravda, 23 N. Front St.

FRIDAY, APRIL 12

Dos Eddies (9pm; Free; Acoustic)

—The SeaWitch, 227 Carolina Beach Ave. N.

Uncommon Ground Trio (9:30pm; Free; Americana, Soul)

—Old Books on Front St., 249 N. Front St.

—Liberty Tavern, 7976 Market St.

—Hell’s Kitchen, 118 Princess St.

Uncommon Ground Trio (9:30pm; Free) —Hell’s Kitchen, 118 Princess St.

Applied Science (10pm; Free; Tribute to 311) —The Whiskey, 1 S. Front St.

SATURDAY, APRIL 13 Access 29 (8pm; Free)

—Pour Taproom, 201 N. Front St. Suite G101

The Beau Rikkis (3pm; Free; Island)

—Wrightsville Beach Brewery, 6201 Oleander Dr.

Elonzo Wesley (6pm; Free; Indie, Folk)

Reggae Sunday: Give Thanks Band (3pm; Free)

—Wrightsville Beach Brewery, 6201 Oleander Dr.

Josh Lewis (4pm; Free; Singer-Songwriter) Dark Star Orchestra (5pm; $35-$40; Grateful Dead) Bluegrass Jam! (6pm; Free)

—Satellite Bar and Lounge, 120 Greenfield St.

Benny Hill (6pm; Free; Jazz)

Adult Choir Easter Musical (6:30pm; Free) —Calvary Baptist Church, 423 N. 23rd St.

Sunset Cruise with Live Acoustic Music (6pm; $30)

Vera Quartet (7:30pm; $15-$30)

—Jamaica House, 2206 Carolina Beach Rd. —UNCW Beckwith Recital Hall, 5270 Randall Dr.

Ms. Pat (7pm, 9:30pm; $15; Comedy)

Danny K (8pm; Free)

Tweed (8pm; Free; Funktronica)

Jazz & Java (7pm; Free)

Ballyhoo (7pm; $15-$20)

—Reel Cafe, 100 S. Front St.

—Morning Glory Coffeehouse, 1415 Dawson St.

Phosphorescent (7pm; $25-$30; Indie, Rock)

—Greenfield Lake Amp 1941 Amphitheater Dr.

Ms. Pat (7pm, 9:30pm; $15; Comedy)

—Dead Crow Comedy, 265 North Front St.

Stone Senate (7pm; Free)

—Time Out Sports II, 6745 Market St.

BSBS Music Night (7pm; Free)

—Beale St. Barber Shop, 710 S. 17th St.

Tom Gossin (7pm; Free; Rock)

—Cloud 9 Rooftop, 9 Estell Lee Pl.

Music on the Patio (7pm; Free)

—Hotel Ballast, 301 N. Water St.

John Toppings (7pm; Free; Singer-Songwriter)

Entangled Dreams Single Release Show (7:30pm; $5)

Rebekah Todd (7pm; Free)

Mike Blair (8pm; Free; Americana)

Music on the Patio (7pm; Free)

Burlesque Nights: Rock N Roll Show! (8pm; $15-$20)

—Johnny Lukes, 5500 Martket St.

—Cloud 9 Rooftop, 9 Estell Lee Pl. —Hotel Ballast, 301 N. Water St.

Air Supply (7:30pm; $39.50-$88) —Wilson Center, 703 N. 3rd St.

Jazz Night with James Jarvis (8pm; Free) —Bottega, 723 N. Fourth St.

The Real MFA (8pm; $5)

—The Juggling Gypsy, 1612 Castle St.

Empire Strikes Brass (8pm; Free)

—The Palm Room, 11 E. Salisbury St.

Shay Lovette (8pm; Free; Singer-Songwriter) —Pour Taproom, 201 N. Front St. Suite G101

The Dust Parade (8pm; Free)

—Waterline Brewing Company, 721 Surry St.

Phantom Playboys (8pm; Free; Rockabilly)

—The SeaWitch, 227 Carolina Beach Ave. N.

—Bourgie Nights, 127 Princess St.

Access 29 (8pm; Free; Acoustic)

—Pour Taproom, 201 N. Front St., Suite G101

Slippery Jake and the Bad Brakes with Rye Baby (9pm; Free; Rockabilly)

—Satellite Bar and Lounge, 120 Greenfield St.

Jim Ferris Trio (9pm; Free; Jazz)

—Tails Piano Bar, 115 S. Front St.

Music Bingo (7pm; Free)

—The Sour Barn, 7211 Market St.

Trivia from Hell’s (7:30pm; Free)

—Hell’s Kitchen, 118 Princess St.

Irish Music Monday (8:30pm; Free)

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THURSDAY

David Rosales (9pm; Free; Singer-Songwriter) Band on Fire (9pm; Free)

—Salty Dogs Tavern, 112 Hinton Ave.

Megan Jean and the KFB Loose Jets, Fine Lines (9pm; Free) —Reggie’s 42nd St. Tavern, 1415 S. 42nd St. —Bourbon St., 35 N. Front St. —The Juggling Gypsy, 1612 Castle St.

Mac & Juice (10pm; Free; Acoustic Quartet) —The Palm Room, 11 E. Salisbury St.

SUNDAY, APRIL 14 Black Hole (2am; Free)

—Portal City, 1148 Shipyard Blvd.

Sam Jam (1pm; Free)

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$3.00 PBR 16oz cans $3.00 Coors Light $6 Redbull and Vodka

—Satellite Bar and Lounge, 120 Greenfield St.

Burnpit (9pm; $5)

—The Harp, 143 S. 3rd St.

MONDAY, APRIL 15

Samuel Hatch (8:30pm; Free; Acoustic)

Jack Jack 180 (9pm; Free; Dance, Rock) Live Music (9pm; Free)

—The Whiskey, 1 S. Front St.

—The SeaWitch, 227 Carolina Beach Ave. N.

Miles Atlas (9pm; Free; Jazz)

—Banks Channel Pub and Grille, 530 Causeway Dr.

Randy McQuay Apr. 19, 8-11pm

Benny Hill’s Sunday Jazz The Jared Jam, Show, 7-10pm Apr. 10 & 24, 7-10pm

TrainWreck (8pm; Free; Dance, Rock)

Bombers Comedy Open Mic (8:30pm; Free)

—Bombers Beverage Company, 108 Grace St.

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—Tails Piano Bar, 115 S. Front St.

—Gravity Records, 612 Castle St. —Fermental, 7250 Market St.

Tuesday 1/2-price wine bottles

—Burnt Mill Creek, 2101 Market St., Unit 7

Sunset Cruise with Live Acoustic Music (6pm; $30) —Wilmington Water Tours, 212 S Water St.

Monday Mules $5

—Greenfield Lake Amp., 1941 Amphitheater Dr.

Reggae Sundays (7pm; Free)

—Dead Crow Comedy, 265 North Front St.;

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—Salty Turtle Beer Company, 103 Triton Ln.

—Salty Turtle Beer Company, 103 Triton Ln.

—Wilmington Water Tours, 212 S Water St;

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Lucky Joe’s Open Mic Night (7:30pm; Free)

—Broomtail Craft Brewery, 6404 Amsterdam Way

Night of Trivia (8pm; Free)

—Banks Channel Pub and Grille, 530 Causeway Dr.

Cape Fear Blues Jam (8pm; Free)

—Rusty Nail Saloon, 1310 S. 5th St.

Music Bingo (8pm; Free)

—The Brewer’s Kettle, 4718 Oleander Dr.

WENESDAY, APRIL 17

BrewGrass by End of the Line (6pm; Free)

—Waterline Brewing Company, 721 Surry St.

Karaoke (7pm; Free)

—Edward Teach Brewing, 604 N 4th St.

Justin Fox & David Morse (7pm; Free)

—The SeaWitch Cafe, 227 Carolina Beach Ave. N.

Music Bingo (7:30pm; Free) —The Harp, 143 S. 3rd St.

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—The Pub of Southport, 1513 N Howe St #10

Karaoke w/ Party Gras (7pm; Free)

TUESDAY, APRIL 16

‘90s night! (7pm; Free)

—Wrightsville Beach Brewery, 6201 Oleander Dr.

Monica Hoelscher (7pm; Free; Singer-Songwriter)

Regulation Larry (6pm; Free)

—Hoplite Pub, 720 N. Lake Park Blvd.

—Coach’s, 29 Van Campen Blvd.

Latin Night (8pm; Free; Reggae, Spanish)

—The SeaWitch Cafe, 227 Carolina Beach Ave. N.

Drum & Dance Downtown and The Drum Circle (7:30pm; Free) —The Calico Room, 115 N. 2nd St.

—Gigi’s Coffeehouse, 413 S. College Rd., Unit 12

Wine Down & Karaoke (8pm; Free) —Ibiza Nightclub, 118 Market St.

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4/19: Tomorrows Bad Seeds 4/20: The Brevet and The Unlikely Candidates THE FILLMORE 820 HAMILTON ST., CHARLOTTE, NC (704) 916-8970 4/10: Dying to Live, Calboy, Sniper Gang,22Gz 4/12: Dark Star Orchestra 4/13: Jamey Johnson 4/18: The Purple Madness 4/19: Lil Baby 4/20: Trial By Fire THE FILLMORE UNDERGROUND 820 HAMILTON ST., CHARLOTTE, NC (704) 916-8970 4/11: Kid Trunks x Craig Xen 4/12: Children of Bodom 4/13: Turkuaz 4/16: Stars and Guitars 4/17: Hatebreed 4/18: The Parlor Mob 4/19: Cassadee Pope 4/20: 4/20 Fest LINCOLN THEATRE 126 E. CABARRUS ST., RALEIGH, NC (919) 821-4111 4/10: Robert Earl Keen and Darrin Bradbury 4/11: Bad Suns and Carlie Hanson 4/13: Epik High and Yoshi Flower 4/14: Weedeater & ASG, Beitthemeans, IRATA 4/18: The Band of Heathens and Blue Cactus 4/19: Piece of Time 4/20: 420 Reggae Fest

DURHAM PERFORMING ARTS CENTER 123 VIVIAN ST. DURHAM, NC (919) 688-3722 4/12: Chris D’Elia 4/14: Michael Carbonaro (magic) 4/26: Dane Cook (comedy) 4/27: Brit Floyd MOTORCO MUSIC HALL 723 RIGSBEE AVE, DURHAM, NC (919) 901-0875 4/12: Strand of Oaks and Tyler Ramsey 4/17: The Secret Sisters and Brian Dunne 4/18: The Accidentals and Nantahala 4/19: Okilly Dokilly 4/20: Viking Storm II CAT’S CRADLE 300 E. MAIN ST., CARRBORO, NC (919) 967-9053 4/10: Charlie Hunter & Lucy Woodward (back) 4/11: Rlock of Dimes and Nick Sanborn (back) 4/11: Rubblebucket and Mikaela Davis 4/12: Eno Mountain Boys and more (back) 4/13: Durand Jones & The Indications and Divino Niño 4/13: Case Sensitive, Museum Mouth, S.E. Ward (back) 4/14: Phosphorescent and Jo Schornikow 4/15: Black Lips, Quintron and Miss Pussycat

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THE REEVES THEATER & CAFE 129 W. MAIN ST., ELKIN, NC (336) 258-8240 4/11: The Wood Brothers 4/12: Reeves House Band plays The Beatles 4/13: Red Molly THE ORANGE PEEL 101 BILTMORE AVE., ASHEVILLE, NC (828) 398-1837 4/11: Dark Star Orchestra 4/12-13: The Wood Brothers and Steve Poltz 4/15: Robert Earl Keen and Pierce Edens 4/17: SOJA, Passafire and Iya Terra 4/18: The Tallest Man On Earth

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METATHEATRE:

UNCW scores big with ‘Six Characters in Search of an Author’ the artistic possibilities and opportunities before him, all sense of reason and arguments to stay focused are lost. He glows with excitement and it is infectious to watch.

BY: GWENYFAR ROHLER

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NCW Department of Theatre continues their season of exploration with Steve Moulds’ adaptation of Luigi Pirandello’s “Six Characters in Search of an Author.” Luigi Pirandello was a deeply complicated person who happened to also write, which may be the most polite way to describe him. His work pushed buttons and strummed at chords deep within the human psyche.

Though the 1934 Nobel Prize winner’s body of work is vast, “Six Characters in Search of an Author” is probably his most famous play in America or for Englishspeaking audiences. As Dr. Grimes observes in his Dramaturg’s Note, they have selected a newer adaptation (2012) by Steve Moulds. Much like “Six Characters in Search of an Author,” it both is and is not the script that Pirandello wrote. However, the choices in the adaptation quite beautifully reflect Pirandello’s work. They manage to update its message and still nod to what fans would expect. (Are there Pirandello “fans” in Wilmington?)

So for the purpose of UNCW’s show, the audience is attending an open rehearsal for a touring sketch comedy show (much like Pineapple-Shaped Lamps). Tanner Wicker (as himself), the stage manager, is trying to keep things moving. But a stage manager is never appreciated for what he does, even though without them none of the work would succeed. Of course, the performers, Katie Anderson and Kit Bertram (as themselves), are late and not entirely prepared or focused. On top of it, Tanner is saddled with an inexperienced director, John Williams (as himself), who wants to prove his brilliance, capability and vision. It could have been so simple, but it just won’t be.

Such is the fate of all stage managers. If Tanner didn’t know before, he certainly should now.

So is Katie giving a credible performance of herself? Well, I don’t know Katie personally to answer the question, but she does give a credible performance of what the

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audience expects an ingénue to be in a college comedy troupe. The same can be said for the other three: They perform what we expect to see. In other words, they fulfill the directive of the script.

Everything is moving along just fine for a Shakespeare-meets-“Three Little Pigs” mashup sketch when, all of a sudden, the four realize they are not alone on stage.

Actually, they have been joined by six very creepy people in somber, Victorian clothing. Ummm ... hello? Of the six, Father (Trevor Tackett) takes the lead in explaining their presence. They are actually six characters with a story to tell, but need an author and a venue. And so they look to the troupe to help.

Tackett turns in one of the best performances I have seen him give. From the beginning, his earnestness clearly is hiding something. What is this bizarre and subtle power struggle with his wife (Savannah Dougherty) and step daughter (Renee Hapeman)? How come the other three, his son (Nicky Taylor), the Boy (Chris Inman) and the Girl (NaSwana Moon), don’t talk?

Well, Hapeman’s step daughter makes up for everyone else. She’s got a story to tell and, damn it all, she is going to be heard.

The dynamic, the power play with her stepfather is startlingly timely. Do we the audience like her for her truth-telling? For her

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exposing him for what he is? Or do we want to forgive him? To sympathize with him? To, as he asks, judge him for one moment in his life rather than as a total and complex figure?

Considering the headlines of late, and the larger cultural conversation we are engaged in regarding women as objects instead of people and what those power dynamics can and can’t mean, their interplay could come from any number of newspaper stories. Perhaps, the idea that her questions are being asked at all hit at something we should be talking about. Her justifiable anger, which comes across as very unappealing, almost physically repulsing, is what we should really identify with.

There is another aspect to the performances in the show: for the majority of the time on stage, most of the performers are themselves watching a scene play out.

Therefore, though they are not speaking or interacting directly with speakers, they must be engaged and engaging because that conceit is a key part of the production.

That is almost as captivating as the action center stage. The four performers are so mystified and intrigued at what is occurring.

There are still three unresponsive members of the six—one is almost scared to look at them for fear of what might be seen. Conversely, it’s hard to wrench the gaze away, it’s so damn disturbing. Were it not that Tackett, Hapeman and Dougherty demand our attention and demand recognition, the audience wouldn’t know where to look.

I have to say director Ed Wagenseller has knocked it out of the park on this one.

There is no question the show explores in a non-pedantic, but incredibly entertaining way, some of the greatest philosophical and psychological questions of the human experience. It is far from simple, but it is approachable. Thanks to Wagenseller and the cast, it is also extremely entertaining—a challenging and powerful night of theatre, In other words, it’s lot of weirdness for art and philosophy. one well-meaning sketch-comedy troupe to swallow. Katie, Kit, Tanner, and John surprise the six with the generational differSix Characters in Search ences of perception. Whatever Patriarchalshipsteering-bullshit that Tackett’s father of an Author was expecting to smooth over the situation April 11-14, 8 p.m.; with, they are not buying it; Tackett is genu- Sun. matinee, 3 p.m. inely surprised. The six all begin with a stylized set of emotions and reactions that thaw UNCW Cultural Arts Building and become more genuine as they interact 601 S. College Rd., off Randall more. It is a subtle but powerful nod to the Tickets: $6-$15 idea they become more real as more life is https://uncw.edu/arts/tickets.html breathed into them by their creator.

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By contrast poor Whicker is at his wit’s end. There is a point of reason and reality— not to mention a schedule—and ignoring all three is getting them nowhere. Actually, of everyone on stage, he is the person I most identify with.

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’d sell my soul to the devil for…” is a statement often uttered in jest but meant with such sincerity when trying to showcase how one’s want overreaches need. Thalian Association opened a delightfully devilish tale last weekend with “Damn Yankees,” which brings a Faustian twist to the game of baseball. It’s fun and carries enough of a message, that at any moment one would be safe to assume Rod Serling could step out from the shadows of the theatre’s wings. Though it’s not hitting a home run, the company certainly has stolen a few bases. The play is well-balanced across the board by the skills of its director, Debra Gillingham, and her team.

The portrait of a major-league sports fan, Joe Boyd (Michael Lauricella) is a man content to watch others live out his dreams: to be a baseball superstar, hero of the Washington Senators. He basically wants to be the big man he never was. What Joe is not content with is his place in life, lost in an aimless job and often overlooking his loving wife, Meg (Sarah Holcomb). He can be found six months out of the year washed up and wasting away, in front of the light of his TV screen, as he rants and raves at his failing team.

Boyd’s mundane life is thrown a curveball when the smooth-talking Mr. Applegate (Stuart Pike) comes along and makes Boyd an offer he can’t refuse: to become the baseball player he always wished to be.

He will be transformed into Phenom Joe Hardy (Mathis Turner) and take the Senators to the World Series. The catch: He has to walk on his wife, at that moment… Oh, yeah, and it will cost him his very soul. But priorities, right? This is the World Series!

Before the start of the show the audience is led in a baseball game-inspired singing of the National Anthem. It is a nice touch and a great foundation to build the “spirit of the game.” Also it’s not normally a part of the show, so it adds a little something special to this run.

After the audience is adequately roused to root, root, root for the home team, they are met with Benedict Fancy’s scenic design. At first it appears quite simple, with just two standing walls wheeled in and out to form the Boyd’s home. A bland couch ties it together and the love which Holcomb fills this set with really makes it the home Joe is missing. The scope of Fancy’s work

while doing the devil’s deeds.

Jones’ Lola is very well-balanced, from the glee she takes from her temptress work, to the cultivated care she ends up having for Joe. She brings a resounding confidence to the role and straight up attacks the choreography at every turn, owning and enticing the audience in her number “What Lola Wants.”

The production is chockful of great supporting parts, filled by actors who embody their roles so well. Jonathan Wallin’s Coach Van Buren is a warm and endearing curmudgeon, who leads “Heart” just as a coach should, encouraging while criticizing his team. Bringing with her a need to seek the truth, Hunter Wyatt gives a hardnose detective vibe to reporter Gloria Thorpe, who is trying to get to the bottom of who ROOT, ROOT, ROOT FOR THE HOME TEAM: The ensemble of ‘Damn Yankees’ are an entertaining Joe Hardy is; she dominates the stage in bunch. Photo by Mark Steelman the number “Shoeless Joe from Hannibal, Mo.” Karri Compton and Heather Lindquisttruly gets shown off when Joe Boyd’s life a single lyric over and over ad nauseam. Bull stand out for all the best reasons, as a ends and Joe Hardy’s journey begins.

The cast is very strong, regardless, from pair of baseball-loving sisters. the leading roles down to supporting roles The full stadium of the Washington Even with all the showy performances and ensemble. Everyone seems like they’re Senators is shown, from the crowd seaton display, it’s Sarah Holcomb who walks simply having fun. ing stands, to the players’ locker room, all away with the production. She adds such the way to the parking lot where loyal fans Michael Lauricella and Mathis Turner a kindness and strength to Meg, holding it gather to gossip and listen to games on do a solid job shaping the two sides of the together with grace after her husband cruthe radio. Each location has its own small same character: Lauricella as Joe’s true elly abandons her. The cracks are clear but touches, and both build the play’s world, self and Turner as his best self—or at least are not taking hold of her. She is a prime but also the sense of community the fans how Joe sees his best self. Though Lau- example of being a duck: calm and cool on have for their team. ricella doesn’t have much stage time, he the top of the water and kicking like hell to does the most with what he does have. stay afloat below it. Her voice fills Thalian The speed at which all these sets and So, when teamed with Holcomb and the with such a loving pain in numbers like “A pieces move about impresses. More ofenergized ensemble, they open the show Man Doesn’t Know” and “Near to You.” ten than not, having an ever-changing set with the fun number “Six Months,” showing in a show this big could bring its pace to While the show’s runtime very much a growing frustration between the genders a standstill, yet the pieces flow with ease over the season’s length. Turner bears feels like it’s in a seventh-inning stretch, it from spot to spot and never hinder the the brunt of the weight of the role, and for only comes from issues with the script and play’s flow. It’s a true sign of solid craftsthe most part, he carries it well. Present- not the pacing of the production itself. The manship. ing Joe Hardy as the all-American kid who plot is all but resolved by the end of the first The costuming also shines, with the just wants to play ball, he gives off an eager act, and the show begins to drag only because the second act has nothing to really team’s uniforms having an authentic aes- genuineness to Hardy. do but end the story. Still, it succeeds at thetic. For a show surrounding baseball, Making up the hellishly awesome demon- bridging the gap between theatre and sport it is a rather important detail to land. The ic duo of the show, the audience is present- fans and just in time for baseball season, designs that Jen Iapalucci have pulled toed with a slick Mr. Applegate (Who is not nonetheless. gether are really top-notch, but it’s the plain the Devil. Narrator: He was totally the Devhousewife dresses she clothes Holcomb’s il) and his on-call succubus sidekick Lola Meg in that really grab the eye. They help (Sydney Jones). Pike is clearly having a build the time period in a small but enrichhoot on stage as Applegate, ever the silver- Damn Yankees ing way. tongued ... well ... devil. He bounds around April 5-14, Friday – Saturday, 7:30 One aspect wavering back and forth the stage, resembling a demented Richard p.m.; Sunday, 3 p.m. is the production’s choreography by Tim E. Grant, draped in a black suit with just the Mills. While it catches the audience’s atten- most-well planned-out accents of red. The Tickets: $32 tion, jumping around the stage in numbers bright socks were a small but perfect touch, Main Stage Thalian Hall like “Heart,” and any song featuring Lola, and show off an air in which Applegate car- 310 Chestnut Street overall, it putters out toward the ending— ries himself. His number “Good Old Days” thalianhall.org much like a song that fades out, repeating is like a vaudevillian ode to enjoying life

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‘The Beach Bum’ is quite a departure from normal day-to-day life

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April 10, 7 p.m. with additional showing 4 p.m. on Wednesday: Winner of this year’s Best Documentary Academy Award, from award-winning documentary filmmaker E. Chai Vasarhelyi (“MERU”) and worldrenowned photographer and mountaineer Jimmy Chin comes National Geographic Documentary Film’s “Free Solo.” It’s a stunning, intimate and unflinching portrait of the free soloist climber Alex Honnold, as he prepares to achieve his lifelong dream: climbing the face of the world’s most famous rock... the 3,000ft El Capitan in Yosemite National Park... without a rope. This is both an edge-of-your seat thriller and an inspiring portrait of an athlete who exceeded our current understanding of human physical and mental potential. The result is a triumph of the human spirit.

like movies that take me to unexpected places, both literally and metaphorically speaking. Unconventional stories and larger-than-life characters are a departure from my day-to-day life. Sometimes it can involve being transported on a trip across time and space, while other times that trip can be walking in another man’s tattered sandals for 90 minutes.

Harmony Korine’s latest mind-splosion does just that in a very strange, extremely demanding character study: “The Beach Bum.” In terms of cinematic characters, Matthew McConaughey’s portrayal of Moondog may be one of the most unlikable of the 21st century. A stoner party-boy poet uses his marginal celebrity to get free drinks and TRIPPY TIME: Some folks will love ‘The BEach bang his way through the sexually liberated Bum’ or really hate it for its weird tale of an women of Key West. His life is a perpetual unlikable character. Courtesy photo. party, only interrupted when he passes out “The Beach Bum” is a strange movie— on some dock, houseboat or cheap motel which is both its greatest strength and he currently inhabits. what I’m guessing will prompt people to Moondog’s trippy sun-soaked bliss is walk out within 30 minutes. The movie is temporarily interrupted by his wife, who a comedy in the most broad of terms. informs him he must return to mainThere are some ludicrous moments. land Miami to attend the wedding of his daughter, Heather (Stephanie LaVie Korine leans in bluntly to present outOwen). We quickly learn Moondog isn’t landish behavior in a way that’s simultainterested in cleaning up or changing to neously appalling and amusing. It’s why I accommodate anyone else. He is a mop- imagine there will be many who find “The headed, sunglasses-clad sore thumb, no Beach Bum” an enjoyable larf and others matter the location or situation. For those who will hate every single frame. Somewho are a part of his indulgent pocket of how they will both be right and wrong. the world, it could almost be referred to What might infuriate viewers is the as “charming.” abandonment or real-world logic and Moondog’s wife Nellie (Isla Fisher) loves the crusty bastard and is understanding of his unique personality. She’s also something of a free spirt who indulges in her own affairs. Their relationship is an interesting blend of raw passion, friction and frightening codependency. Like everyone else, Nellie indulges Moondog to a fault, which ultimately leads to tragic (or darkly comic) circumstances.

Moondog is trying to finish a novel, something that seems impossible as he ricochets through life like a pinball.

He eventually ends up arrested and sentenced to rehab. Will Moondog find meaning in the 12 steps and be able to transition into a vice-free life? Absolutely not—this isn’t that kind of story. Harmony Korine rarely paints with such strokes.

values expressed by Moondog. He manages to stumble from one success to the next. Every terrible choice bears no consequence and only seems to yield further reward. McConaughey is perfectly cast, and pretty much abandons any concept of restraint to embrace every crazy impulse. It’s a performance both inspired and inevitable; it is McConaughey at 1, clad in the garish outfits that seem eyepopping—even for Florida, our tackiest state.

He’s also surrounded with a number of interesting performers bringing their own personal brand of crazy, including Snoop Dogg, Jonah Hill, Zac Efron and Martin Lawrence. Each bring something dynamic and slightly insane to their characters. For me, “The Beach Bum” was an entertaining journey, even though

Moondog doesn’t really end up anywhere.

There are no lessons learned or epiphanies discovered by anyone. There’s almost a cartoonish, farcical quality that resonated with me. Korine and McConaughey took me on a weird and wild ride to absolutely nowhere—like a roller-coaster with a fully stocked bar.

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April 15-17, 7 p.m., with additional showing at 4 p.m. on Wednesday. “They Shall Not Grow Old”—Using state-of-the-art technology and materials from the BBC and Imperial War Museum, filmmaker Peter Jackson (Lord of the Rings) allows the story of World War I to be told by the men who were there. Life on the front is explored through the voices of the soldiers, who discuss their feelings about the conflict, the food they ate, the friends they made and their dreams of the future. Rated Reration about what war does to youth. Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

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■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Mon.-Thurs., 11am-10pm; Fri.-Sat., 11am-11pm; Sun., 12pm-10pm. Last call on food 15 minutes before closing.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Downtown ■ WEBSITE: nikkissushibar.com OKAMI JAPANESE HIBACHI STEAK HOUSE We have reinvented “Hibachi cuisine.” Okami Japanese Hibachi Steakhouse is like no other. Our highly skilled chefs cook an incredible dinner while entertaining you on the way.

Our portions are large, our drinks are less expensive, and our staff is loads of fun. We are committed to using quality ingredients and seasoning with guaranteed freshness. Our goal is to utilize all resources, domestically and internationally, to ensure we serve only the finest food products. We believe good, healthy food aids vital functions for well-being, both physically and mentally. Our menu consists of a wide range of steak, seafood, and chicken for the specially designed “Teppan Grill.” We also serve tastebud-tingling Japanese sushi, hand rolls, sashimi, tempura dishes, and noodle entrees. This offers our guests a complete Japanese dining experience. Our all-you-can-eat sushie menu and daily specials can be found at okamisteakhouse.com! 614 S College Rd.

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Mon.-Thurs., 11am-2:30pm / 4-10pm; Fri., 11am-2:30pm / 4pm-11pm; Sat., 11am-11pm; Sun., 11am9:30pm ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ WEBSITE: okamisteakhouse.com SZECHUAN 132 Craving expertly prepared Chinese food in an elegant atmosphere? Szechuan 132 Chinese Restaurant is your destination! Szechuan 132 has earned the reputation as one of the finest contemporary Chinese restaurants in the Port City. Tastefully decorated with an elegant atmosphere, with an exceptional ingenious menu has deemed Szechuan 132 the best Chinese restaurant for years, hands down. 419 South College Road (in University Landing), (910) 799-1426.

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ FEATURING: Lunch specials ■ WEBSITE: szechuan132.com YOSAKE DOWNTOWN SUSHI LOUNGE Lively atmosphere in a modern setting, Yosake is the delicious Downtown spot for date night, socializing with friends, or any large dinner party.

Home to the never-disappointing Shanghai Firecracker Shrimp! In addition to sushi, we offer a full Pan Asian menu including curries, noodle dishes, and the ever-popular Crispy Salmon or mouth-watering Kobe Burger. Inspired features

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change weekly showcasing our commitment to local farms. Full bar including a comprehensive sake list, signature cocktails, and Asian Import Bottles. 33 S. Front St., 2nd Floor (910) 7633172.

■ SERVING DINNER: 7 nights a week, 5pm; Sun-Wed. ‘til 10pm, Thurs ‘til 11pm, Fri-Sat ‘til Midnight.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Downtown ■ FEATURING: 1/2 Price Sushi/Appetizer Menu nightly from 5-7, until 8 on Mondays, and also 10-Midnight on Fri/Sat. Tuesday LOCALS NIGHT - 20% Dinner Entrees. Wednesday 80S NIGHT - 80s music and menu prices. Sundays are the best deal downtown - Specialty Sushi and Entrees are Buy One, Get One $10 Off and 1/2 price Wine Bottles. Nightly Drink Specials.

Gluten-Free Menu upon request. Complimentary Birthday Dessert.

■ WEBSITE: yosake.com. @yosakeilm on Twitter & Instagram. Like us on Facebook.

YOSHI Yoshi Sushi Bar and Japanese Cuisine offers something the greater Wilmington area has never seen before. We are seeking to bring true New York Style Sushi to Wilmington, with classic sushi and sashimi, as well as traditional rolls and some unique Yoshi Creations. We offer a variety of items, including Poke Bowls and Hibachi - and we also are introducing true Japanese Ramen Bowls! Come try it today! 260 Racine Dr, Wilmington 28403 (910)799-6799 ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Sun. 12pm-

11pm, Mon.-Thurs. 11am-10pm, Fri.-Sat. 11am11pm ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ WEBSITE: yoshisushibarandjapanesecuisine.com

BAGELS ROUND BAGELS AND DONUT Round Bagels and Donuts features 17 varieties of New York-style bagels, baked fresh daily on site in a steam bagel oven.

Round offers a wide variety of breakfast and lunch bagel sandwiches, grilled and fresh to order. Round also offers fresh-made donuts daily! Stop by Monday - Friday, 6:30 a.m. - 3 p.m., and on Sunday, 7:30 a.m. - 2 p.m.

■ SERVING BREAKFAST & LUNCH ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ FEATURING: Homemade bagels, cream cheeses, donuts, sandwiches, coffee and more ■ WEBSITE: roundbagelsanddonuts.com

DINNER THEATRE THEATRENOW TheatreNOW is a performing arts complex that features weekend dinner theater, an award-winning weekly kids variety show, monthly Sunday Jazz Brunches, movie, com-

edy and live music events. Award-winning chef, Denise Gordon, and a fabulous service staff pair scrumptious multi-course themed meals and cocktails with our dinner shows in a theatrethemed venue. Dinner theater at its best! Reservations highly suggested. 19 S. 10th Street (910) 399.3NOW (3669). Hours vary.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Downtown Wilmington ■ FEATURING: Dinner shows, jazz brunches, ■ WEBSITE: theatrewilmington.com

FONDUE THE LITTLE DIPPER Wilmington’s favorite fondue restaurant! The Little Dipper specializes in unique fondue dishes with a global variety of cheeses, meats, seafood, vegetables, chocolates and fine wines.

The warm and intimate dining room is a great place to enjoy a four-course meal, or indulge in appetizers and desserts outside on the back deck or in the bar while watching luminescent jellyfish. Reservations are appreciated for parties of any size. Located at the corner of Front and Orange in Downtown Wilmington. 138 South Front Street. (910) 251-0433.

■ SERVING DINNER: 5pm Tue-Sun; open 7 days/week seasonally, May-October ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Downtown ■ FEATURING: Tasting menu every Tues. with small plates from $1-$4; Ladies Night every Wed; $27 4-course prix fixe menu on Thurs.; “Date night menu,” $65/couple with beer and wine tasting every Fri. and half-price bottles of wine on Sun. ■ MUSIC: Tuesdays on the deck, 7 – 9p.m., May-Oct ■ WEBSITE: littledipperfondue.com

IRISH THE HARP Experience the finest traditional Irish family recipes and popular favorites served in a casual yet elegant traditional pub atmosphere. The Harp, 1423 S. 3rd St., proudly uses the freshest ingredients, locally sourced whenever possible, to bring you and yours the most delicious Irish fare!

We have a fully stocked bar featuring favorite Irish beers and whiskies. We are open every day for both American and Irish breakfast, served to noon weekdays and 2 p.m. weekends. Regular menu to 10 p.m. weekdays and 11 p.m. weekends. Join us for trivia at 8:30 on Thursdays and live music on Fridays – call ahead for schedule (910) 763-1607. Located just beside Greenfield Lake and Park at the south end of downtown Wilmington, The Harp is a lovely Irish pub committed to bringing traditional Irish flavor, tradition and hospitality to the Cape Fear area.

■ SERVING BREAKFAST, LUNCH & DINNER ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Greenfield Lake/Downtown South ■ FEATURING: Homemade soups, desserts and breads, free open wifi, new enlarged patio area, and big screen TVs at the bar featuring ma-

jor soccer matches worldwide.

■ WEBSITE: harpwilmington.com SLAINTE IRISH PUB Slainte Irish Pub in Monkey Junction has traditional pub fare with an Irish flair. We have a large selection of Irish whiskey, and over 23 different beers on draft, and 40 different craft beers in bottles. They have a large well lit outdoor patio with a full bar also. Come have some fun! They currently do not take reservations, but promise to take care of you when you get here! 5607 Carolina Beach Rd. #100, (910) 399-3980 ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: 11:30 a.m. to midnight, seven days a week ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: South Wilmington, Monkey Junction ■ FEATURING: Irish grub, whiskeys, beer, wine, fun.

■ WEBSITE: facebook.com/slaintemj

ITALIAN ANTONIO’S Serving fresh, homemade Italian fare in midtown and south Wilmington, Antonio’s Pizza and Pasta is a family-owned restaurant which serves New York style pizza and pasta. From daily specials during lunch and dinner to a friendly waitstaff ensuring a top-notch experience, whether dining in, taking out or getting delivery, to generous portions, the Antonio’s experience is an unforgettable one. Serving subs, salads, pizza by the slice or pie, pasta, and more, dine-in, take-out and delivery! 3501 Oleander Dr., #2, and 5120 S. College Rd. ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Sun.-Thurs., 11 a.m.-9 p.m. and Fri.-Sat., 11 a.m.-10 p.m.

(Sun., open at 11:30 a.m.)

■ NEIGHBORHOOD DELIVERY OFFERED: Monkey Junction and near Independence Mall ■ WEBSITE: antoniospizzaandpasta.com

days a week!

The Italian Bistro strives to bring customers a variety of homemade items made with the freshest, local ingredients. Every pizza and entrée is made to order and served with a smile from our amazing staff.

Their warm, inviting, atmosphere is perfect for “date night” or “family night.” Let them show you why “fresh, homemade and local” is part of everything they do. 8211 Market St. (910) 686-7774 ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Sun.-Thurs., 11 a.m.-9 p.m. and Fri.-Sat., 11 a.m.-9:30 p.m., Sun.brunch, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Porters Neck ■ WEBSITE: italianbistronc.com SLICE OF LIFE “Slice” has become a home away from home for tourists and locals alike. Our menu includes salads, tacos, burritos, quesadillas, nachos, homemade soups, subs and, of course, pizza.

We only serve the freshest and highest-quality ingredients in all of our food, and our dough is made daily with purified water. Voted “Best Pizza” and “Best Late Night Eatery.”All ABC permits. Visit us downtown at 125 Market Street, (910) 251-9444, in Wrightsville Beach at 1437 Military Cutoff Road, Suite 101, (910) 256-2229 and in Pine Valley on the corner of 17th and College Road, (910) 799-1399.

■ SERVING LUNCH, DINNER & LATE NIGHT: 11:30 a.m.-3 a.m., 7 days/week, 365 days/year.

THE ITALIAN BISTRO The Italian Bistro is a family-owned, full-service Italian restaurant and pizzeria located in Porters Neck. They offer a wide variety of N.Y. style thincrust pizza and homemade Italian dishes seven

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■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown, Downtown and Wilmington South.

■ FEATURING: Largest tequila selection in town!

■ WEBSITE: grabslice.com

SANDWICHES J. MICHAEL’S PHILLY DELI The Philly Deli celebrated their 38th anniversary in August 2017. Thier first store was located in Hanover Center—the oldest shopping center in Wilmington. Since, two more Philly Delis have been added: one at Porters Neck and one at Monkey Junction.

The Philly Deli started out by importing all of their steak meat and hoagie rolls straight from Amoroso Baking Company, located on 55th Street in downtown Philadelphia! It’s a practice they maintain to this day.

We also have a great collection of salads to choose from, including the classic chef’s salad, chicken salad, and tuna salad, all made fresh every day in our three Wilmington, NC restaurants. 8232 Market St., 3501 Oleander Dr., 609 Piner Rd. ■ OPEN: 11:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. Monday - Thursday, 11:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. Friday Saturday.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Porters Neck, North and South Wilmington,

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■ WEBSITE: https://phillydeli.com

■ WESBITE: capefearseafoodcompany.com

SEAFOOD

CATCH Serving the Best Seafood in South Eastern North Carolina. Wilmington’s Native Son, 2011 James Beard Award Nominee, 2013 Best of Wilmington “Best Chef” winner, Chef Keith Rhodes explores the Cape Fear Coast for the best it has to offer. We feature Wild Caught & Sustainably raised Seafood. Organic and locally sourced produce & herbs provide the perfect compliment to our fresh Catch. Consecutively Voted Wilmington’s Best Chef 2008, 09 & 2010. Dubbed “Modern Seafood Cuisine” we offer an array Fresh Seafood & Steaks, including our Signature NC Sweet Potato Salad. Appetizers include our Mouth watering “Fire Cracker” Shrimp, Crispy Cajun Fried NC Oysters & Blue Crab Claw Scampi, & Seafood Ceviche to name a few. Larger Plates include, Charleston Crab Cakes, Flounder Escovitch & Miso Salmon.

Custom Entree request gladly accommodated for our Guest. (Vegetarian, Vegan & Allergies) Hand-crafted seasonal desserts. Full ABC Permits. 6623 Market Street, Wilmington, NC 28405, 910-799-3847.

■ SERVING DINNER: Mon.-Sat. 5:30 p.m.-9 p.m.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: North Wilmington ■ FEATURING: Acclaimed Wine List ■ WEBSITE: catchwilmington.com

CAPE FEAR SEAFOOD COMPANY Founded in 2008 by Evans and Nikki Trawick, Cape Fear Seafood Company has become a local hotspot for the freshest, tastiest seafood in the area. With it’s growing popularity, the restaurant has expanded from its flagship eatery in Monkey Junction to locations in Porters Neck and Waterford in Leland. “We are a dedicated group of individuals working together as a team to serve spectacular food, wine and spirits in a relaxed and casual setting,” restaurateur Evans Trawick says. “At CFSC every dish is prepared with attention to detail, quality ingredients and excellent flavors. Our staff strives to accommodate guests with a sense of urgency and an abundance of southern hospitality.”

Cape Fear Seafood Company has been recognized by encore magazine for best seafood in 2015, as well as by Wilmington Magazine in 2015 and 2016, and Star News from 2013 through 2016. Monkey Junction: 5226 S. College Road Suite 5, 910-799-7077. Porter’s Neck: 140 Hays Lane #140, 910-681-1140.

Waterford: 143 Poole Rd., Leland, NC 28451 ■ SERVING LUNCH AND DINNER: 11:30am4pm daily; Mon.-Thurs.., 4pm-9pm; Fri.-Sat., 4pm-10pm; Sun., 4pm-8:30pm.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown, north Wilmington and Leland

DOCK STREET OYSTER BAR Voted Best Oysters for over 10 years by encore

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readers, you know what you can find at Dock Street Oyster Bar. But we have a lot more than oysters! Featuring a full menu of seafood, pasta, and chicken dishes from $4.95-$25.95, there’s something for everyone at Dock Street. You’ll have a great time eating in our “Bohemian-Chic” atmosphere, where you’ll feel just as comfort able in flip flops as you would in a business suit.

Located at 12 Dock St in downtown Wilmington.

Open for lunch and dinner, 7 days a week. (910) 762-2827.

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: 7 days a week.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Downtown ■ FEATURING: Fresh daily steamed oysters.

■ WEBSITE: dockstreetoysterbar.net MICHAEL’S SEAFOOD’S RESTAURANT Established in 1998, Michael’s Seafood Restaurant is locally owned and operated by Shelly McGowan and managed by her team of culinary professionals. Michael’s aspires to bring you the highest quality and freshest fin fish, shell fish, mollusks, beef, pork, poultry and produce.

Our menu consists of mainly locally grown and made from scratch items. We count on our local fishermen and farmers to supply us with seasonal, North Carolina favorites on a daily basis.

Adorned walls include awards such as 3 time gold medalist at the International Seafood Chowder Cook-Off, Entrepreneur of the Year, Restaurant of the Year and Encores readers’ choice in Best Seafood to name a few. 1206 N. Lake Park Blvd. (910) 458-7761

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: 7 days 11 am – 9 pm ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Carolina Beach ■ FEATURING: Award-winning chowder, local seafood and more!

■ WEBSITE: MikesCfood.com OCEANIC Voted best seafood restaurant in Wilmington, Oceanic provides oceanfront dining at its best.

Located in Wrightsville Beach, Oceanic is one of the most visited restaurants on the beach.

Choose from a selection of seafood platters, combination plates and daily fresh fish. For land lovers, try their steaks, chicken or pasta dishes.

Relax on the pier or dine inside. Oceanic is also the perfect location for memorable events, such as wedding ceremonies & receptions, birthday gatherings, anniversary parties and more. Large groups welcome. Private event space available.

703 S. Lumina Avenue, Wrightsville Beach.

(910) 256.5551.

■ SERVING LUNCH, DINNER & SUNDAY BRUNCH: Mon – Sat 11am – 11pm, Sunday 10am – 10pm ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Wrightsville Beach ■ FEATURING: Dine on renovated Crystal Pier.

■ WEBSITE: OceanicRestaurant.com THE PILOT HOUSE The Pilot House Restaurant is Wilmington’s premier seafood and steak house with a touch of the South. We specialize in local seafood and produce. Featuring the only Downtown bar that

faces the river and opening our doors in 1978, The Pilot House is the oldest restaurant in the Downtown area. We offer stunning riverfront views in a newly-renovated relaxed, casual setting inside or on one of our two outdoor decks.

Join us for $5.00 select appetizers 7 days a week and live music every Friday and Saturday nigh on our umbrella deck. Large parties welcome. Private event space available. 910-3430200 2 Ann Street, Wilmington, NC 28401 ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Sun-Thurs 11am-9pm, Fri-Sat 11am-10pm and Sunday Brunch 11am-3pm. Kids menu ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Riverfront Downtown Wilmington ■ FEATURING: Fresh local seafood specialties, Riverfront Dining, free on-site parking ■ MUSIC: Outside Every Friday and Saturday ■ WEBSITE: pilothouserest.com SHUCKIN’ SHACK Shuckin’ Shack Oyster Bar has two locations in the Port City area. The original Shack is located in Carolina Beach at 6A N. Lake Park Blvd. (910-458-7380) and our second location is at 109 Market Street in Historic Downtown Wilmington (910-833-8622). The Shack is the place you want to be to catch your favorite sports team on 7 TV’s carrying all major sports packages. A variety of fresh seafood is available daily including oysters, shrimp, clams, mussels, and crab legs. Shuckin’ Shack has

expanded its menu now offering fish tacos, crab cake sliders, fried oyster po-boys, fresh salads, and more. Come in and check out the Shack’s daily lunch, dinner, and drink specials. It’s a Good Shuckin’ Time!

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Carolina Beach Hours: Mon-Sat: 11am-2am; Sun: Noon-2am, Historic Wilmington: Sun-Thurs: 11am-10pm; Fri-Sat: 11am-Midnight.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Carolina Beach/Downtown ■ FEATURING: Daily lunch specials. Like us on Facebook!

■ WEBSITE: TheShuckinShack.com

SOUTHERN CASEY’S BUFFET In Wilmington, everyone knows where to go for solid country cooking. That place is Casey’s Buffet, winner of encore’s Best Country Cookin’/ Soul Food and Buffet categories. “Every day we are open, somebody tells us it tastes just like their grandma’s or mama’s cooking,” co-owner Gena Casey says. Gena and her husband Larry run the show at the Oleander Drive restaurant where people are urged to enjoy all food indigenous to the South: fried chicken, barbecue, catfish, mac‘n’cheese, mashed potatoes, green beans, chicken‘n’dumplings, biscuits and homemade banana puddin’ are among a few of many other delectable items. 5559 Oleander Drive.

(910) 798-2913.

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Open Wednesdays through Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. and on Sundays from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Closed Monday and Tuesdays.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ FEATURING: Pig’s feet and chitterlings.

■ WEBSITE: caseysbuffet.com RX RESTAURANT & BAR Located in downtown Wilmington, Rx Restaurant and Bar is here to feed your soul, serving up Southern cuisine made with ingredients from local farmers and fishermen. The Rx chef is committed to bringing fresh food to your table, so the menu changes daily based on what he finds locally. Rx drinks are as unique as the food—and just what the doctor ordered. Join us for a dining experience you will never forget! 421 Castle St.; 910 399-3080.

■ SERVING BRUNCH & DINNER: Tues-Thurs, 5-10pm; Fri-Sat, 5-10:30pm; Sun., 10am-3pm and 5-9pm ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Downtown ■ WEBSITE: rxwilmington.com

SPORTS BAR CAROLINA ALE HOUSE Voted best new restaurant AND best sports bar of 2010 in Wilmington, Carolina Ale House is the place to be for award-winning food, sports and fun. Located on College Rd. near UNC W, this lively sports-themed restaurant. Covered and

open outdoor seating is available. Lunch and dinner specials are offered daily, as well as the coldest $2 and $3 drafts in town. 317 S. College Rd. (910) 791.9393.

■ SERVING LUNCH, DINNER & LATE NIGHT: 11am-2am daily.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ FEATURING: 40 HD TVs and the biggest HD projector TVs in Wilmington.

■ WEBSITE: CarolinaAleHouse.com

TAPAS/WINE BAR THE FORTUNATE GLASS WINE BAR An intimate venue showcasing globally sourced wines, plus creative small plates and craft beers. The serene ambiance is created by the beautiful wall mural, elegant glass tile bar, castle rocked walls and intimate booths. There are wines from all regions, with 60 wines by the glass and 350 wines available by the bottle.

Food consists of numerous small plates, fine cheeses, cured meats and decadent desserts that will compliment any wine selection.

■ SERVING DINNER & LATE NIGHT: Tues. Thur., 4 p.m. - midnight; Fri., 4 p.m. - 2 a.m.; Sat., 2 p.m. - 2 a.m.; Sun., 2 p.m. - midnight.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Downtown, 29 S Front St. ■ FEATURING: Weekly free wine tasting Tues., 6 - 8 p.m. Small plates, and wine and beer specials.

■ WEBSITE: fortunateglass.com

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GRUB & GUZZLE>>BEER

SEASONAL SIPS:

From milkshakes to Champagne-flavored IPAs, summer is already looking hot no, nope. Ew.”

BY: JOAN WILKERSON HOFFMANN

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Then I sipped a strawberry milkshake IPA with strawberries, vanilla and lactose (milk sugar). It was from Stockholm, Sweden’s Omnipollo: “Abrahadabra.” After the first taste, my mind was blown. It was soft and sweet, but presented a pleasant hop character on the finish, accompanied by a bright, zippy carbonation. I was instantly turned into a believer.

uick! Everyone think back to the first sip taken of an IPA! Say it with me now: Dogfish Head 60-Minute. Yep. Thought so. Mine, too.

The first time I had it, I didn’t enjoy it, so I went back to my usual witbiers and oatmeal stouts. But it was inevitable. I started sipping hoppier suds. Then, I slowly fell in love with the bitter-beer flowers. The industry term for people who enjoy IPAs is “hop head.” (There are also Haze Bros and Flocc Bois, but we’ll get to that later.) While I’ve spent the better part of my adult existence dodging labels and titles, if being a hop head is wrong, I don’t wanna be right.

The IPA genre is ever-expanding—so much so it’s difficult for even the most enthusiastic of beer nerds to keep up. So I’m here to break down some of the newer styles to get everyone up to speed because nothing is better than walking into a brew-

A milkshake IPA is effectively a NEIPA with lactose and fruit added. The fruit is optional, but the lactose is what makes it milky, and contributes to both mouthfeel and flavor. It’s a silky-smooth beer that finishes slightly sweet.

Milkshake IPAs can vary greatly in sweetness and viscosity, so I recommend folks who prefer drier, more bitter beers either steer clear or find a friend to go splitsies. My know how to make spot-on recommenda- husband and I like to share a 16-ounce can. tions with just a mere suggestion of enjoy- We’re always happy when we have one, able flavor profiles! Here are a few to start but we’re also typically ready to move on to something dry. off with ... cheers!

GETTING CRAFTY: Bubbly Champagne is refreshing with Salty Turtle’s Bruturtle Brut IPA, while Wilmington Brewing Company makes all our milkshake dreams come true. Courtesy photos

ery with full confidence about what to order.

But for folks who don’t have as much confidence, well, our craft industry bartenders

Wilmington Brewing Company makes excellent milkshake IPAs. One of my faI had to go to a local expert to make sure vorites is Seasonal Bartender. It’s 7.8 perI had my facts straight for this one. Former cent and brewed with mangoes, pineapple Vermonter Matt Wiley—who’s now an offi- and guava. cial Wilmingtonian working as the research BRUT IPA and development brewer at Flying Machine Brewing Company—helped clarify what The brut IPA emerged as a popular style gives the New England IPAs their signature in late 2018. It’s made to emulate dry, sparhazy appearance. “The haze comes from kling white wine, like a brut Champagne, hop oils in solution from the dry hopping hence the name. Brewers add an amylogluprocess, low-flocculating yeast strains, and cosidase enzyme, which breaks down addihigh-protein grains like wheat and oats,” Wi- tional sugars and presents yeast with more ley explains. fermentable material. The additional attenuLet’s unpack it a little: Flocculation is the ation (yeast’s consumption of sugar to proprocess of yeast falling out of suspension to duce alcohol) produces a bone-dry, bright create clarity in beer, so a low-flocc yeast IPA with zero residual sugar.

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creates haze. Protein also suspends in the liquid and contributes to the look of the beer.

What does it mean for taste? Well, dry-hopping showcases more flavor and aroma of hops and less of the bitterness. So NEIPAs tend to be tropical, juicy, and demonstrate soft bitterness. They’re a great stepping stone for IPA skeptics.

The Bruturtle Brut IPA from Salty Turtle Beer Company in Surf City flew out of their taproom last year. Dan Callender, owner-operator, says it definitely appeals to a certain demographic.

“We’ve noticed women tend to go for the brut IPA style more than the guys,” he notes.

“They are pleasantly surprised with how light There are many fantastic NEIPAs to sip the body is and often compare it to drinking around the port city. Obedience to Ritual a glass of champagne.” at Flying Machine Brewing Company tops It’s a great style for summer, so local the list. sippers should keep an eye out for the poMILKSHAKE IPA tential return of Bold and Brutiful from Bill’s The first time I had a milkshake IPA, I was Brewing, Brut Willis from Wilmington Brewreally hesitant. I mean like really hesitant. ing Company, or Brut Suede Shoes from I’m pretty sure I said something like, “Oh, Wrightsville Beach Brewery.

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FLYING HIGH WITH LOVE:

foodtastic events EARTH DAY FESTIVAL

Hungry Sparrow brings colorful Cuban to Castle Street

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Sat., April 20 • 5 p.m. - 11 p.m.

Fermental, 7250-B Market St. Free

BY: ROSA BIANCA

top looking for Wilmington’s best Cuban sandwich. I’ve found it. It lives on Castle Street inside a charming, bricked, teal-and-white café. Here, plantains are so crispy they almost made me cry, and the garlic mayo was silky enough to use as hair conditioner.

On my very first visit to Hungry Sparrow, I went with a group of four around 7 p.m. on a weekend evening. I couldn’t keep my mind off of the onion rings after I spotted them on the menu. They were so addicting, they stayed on my mind for weeks to come. CRUSTY DELICIOUSNESS: Rosa’s fave Cubano I also sampled red beans and rice—which now comes from Hungry Sparrow, the unassuming were flooded with earthy flavors far more Cuban restaruant on Castle St. Photo by Tom Dorgan impressive than I could have imagined. all about it. More, please!

As we finished our meal, a staff memThe corn arepas with fresh mozzarella ber came over with two mysterious to-go boxes. We were the last customers of the were up next. It reminded me of a Cuban evening and, instead of having the papa version of a grilled cheese where the outer rellenos go to waste, we were given every layers were sweet corn pancakes instead of last one. We were also treated to a slice of bread. I would have liked a bit more texture tres leches cake—one of the most sublime on the exterior (maybe griddled on a flattop), but the sweetness of the cakes made desserts I’ve had to date. the dish hard to stop eating.

And I don’t even have a sweet tooth.

There are a handful of restaurants, food So it only made sense for my husband trucks, and what not in Wilmington that and I to pop in for lunch on a gorgeous Wilm- serve Cuban sandwiches. For me, Hungry ington afternoon last week in preparation of Sparrow’s takes the (corn) cake. An uber this review. Although Hungry Sparrow of- authentic Cubano is, of course, prepared on fers counter-style service, food and drinks a Cuban loaf. Hungry Sparrow uses someare brought right to the table. The dining thing resembling a hoagie roll, but flattens area is clean and modest with thoughtful, and crisps it beautifully. Stuffed inside are colorful décor. I had yet to experience the succulent shreds of pork, thin, salty ham, papa rellenos fried-to-order, so they were sharp yellow mustard, nutty Swiss cheese, at the top of my list. The oversized golden and tangy pickles. Why is this sandwich percroquette came sizzling hot and we broke fect? Let’s break it down... right into it with our forks. Steam floated First, the gloriously grilled bread is crusty off of the creamy mashed potatoes and I settled into my stretchy pants. Inside the without being so brittle it hurts the roof of round: a delicate layer of taters encased the mouth. There’s just enough meat to be a juicy mixture of meat. The beef and pork satisfying, but not so much it slips out the hash had a slightly pink-ish color, but I as- ends. The pickle rounds are thinly sliced and expertly placed. Also, the sandwich is sume it was just spice mixture. enormous (definitely acceptable for splitI was on the verge of ordering the cho- sies) and just under $10. Need I say more? rizo and cheese empanada, but we had I couldn’t imagine enjoying anything more so much meat in our future, my husband suggested the spinach and cheese instead. than the Cuban, but I wanted to give anThe savory pocket ended up being my ab- other handheld a test run so I sampled the solute favorite part of the meal. (Apparently, Palomilla chicken sandwich. Every bite was men can be right about things?) The dough better than the last. The thinly-sliced grilled was crunchy on the outside and surprising- chicken (marinated in a zippy blend of fresh ly flaky as I peeled it apart to reveal the on- garlic, lime juice, and spices) exploded with iony spinach mixture. The dreamy pie was flavor. For the toppings, it was a simple garlike a Latin spanakopita and I’m not mad at nish trio of shredded lettuce, tomato and

sliced red onions, with a slathering of garlic mayo.

Can we take a moment of silence? Better yet, can we give a standing O, to the garlic mayo? We’ve all tasted pretty average garlic-flavored mayonnaise, but Hungry Sparrow’s zesty condiment is more of a sharp, loose aioli. It should be spread onto every part of your meal. Or body. Your choice.

I adored drenching my Palomilla sandwich in even more of it, but the sauce paired best with the fried plantains. Hungry Sparrow offers an option of either sweet or green, so I went savory all the way. The smashed and fried rounds were rustic and salty and—had I not been so full of sandwiches and empanadas—I could have eaten at least a dozen.

Unfortunately, none of the “plate” options from the menu were available that day, but I still left full and content as could be. Daily specials like the pernil (garlic and citrusmarinated slow roasted pork with pickled onions) and the Saturday dinner oxtail stew are regular favorites, so I’m told. Regardless, everything on Hungry Sparrow’s menu is handmade and sourced with as many local ingredients as possible. This gem is fresh, authentic, and smack dab in the middle of the revitalized antique and arts district on Castle Street.

What more could you ask for? Alarmingly good spinach and cheese empanadas, maybe. Oh, wait! They have those, too.

DETAILS:

Hungry Sparrow

701 Castle St. (910) 782-2950 Closed Sun. and Mon. Tues.-Sat.,: 11 a.m. - 8 p.m. hungrysparrowunc.com

Fermental’s Earth Day weekend will be celebrated with Mother Earth Brewing, featuring multiple beers on tap including an ample offering of the brewery’s year-round selections, plus a few rarities. Fresh cask ale will also be on tap, showcasing the brewery’s Long Weekend IPA with a special addition of locally grown hemp, brewed specifically for this event.

Artists utilizing recycled material and natural objects will also be set up in the beer garden alongside an evening of live music from Polly Panic [cello-driven art rock] and local favorites Stray Local [modern indie folk]. It’s all a fundraiser for the Cape Fear River Watch.

WilmyWoodie Food Truck will be serving a selection of fresh, woodfired pizzas with a variety of traditional and unique ingredients.

INTERNATIONAL FOOD FESTIVAL Sat., April 27, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

St. Mark Catholic Church, 1013 Eastwood Rd. Tickets: $10-$25 stmarkcc.net/international-foodfestival

The International Food Festival at St. Mark Catholic Church features a chance to sample food from around the world, dancing and music from performers in traditional dress. Kids will enjoy inflatables, playgrounds, carnival games, arts and crafts, basketball competitions, giant Jenga, cake walk, and a trip around the world to get their passport ‘stamped’ at cultural exhibits.

Food tickets available (25 for $20 in advance; 20 for $20 at the door).

Kid Zone packages are $10 each, with unlimited access to activities.

Proceeds go to tuition assistance at St. Mark Catholic School, and to Hurricane Florence victims.

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EXTRA>>BOOKS

CARPE LIBRUM:

Taking on a Wicca murder mystery series has never been more fun!

BY: GWENYFAR ROHLER

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ilmington’s literary community keeps gaining accolades (two National Book Awards nominees in 2015) and attention in the press. With multiple established publishers in the state (Algonquin, Blair) and new smaller presses gaining traction (Eno, Bull City), it is timely to shine a light on discussions around literature, publishing and the importance of communicating a truthful story in our present world.

small Midwestern town of Edindale. Though she wears expensive pantsuits and jogs, she is a solitary practitioner of Wicca and wants to keep her secret safely and quietly locked in “the broom closet.” But she also wants to fall in love and build a life with the handsome Wes Callahan, so how can she hide such an important part of her life from him?

May Day Murder

By Jennifer David Hesse Kensington Books, 2019, pgs. 325 C. X. Wood lives in Wilmington part-time.

Regular readers of Carpe Librum might have noticed a couple of themes: One, I like mystery/suspense novels. Two, I tend to read older books. There are a variety of reasons for both of those phenomena. The structure of a formula mystery is one I happen to enjoy. I tend to like older books because I dwell more actively in the late 1960s than in 2019.

I prefer a life without cell phones, computers, and wherever possible, as few of the intrusions of modern life (like credit cards and paying bills) as possible. In other words, I want my escape reading to be escapism.

Over and over again, as Kelli faces problems with her mysteries and her personal life, she must turn to the resources that Wicca has taught her in order to solve questions.

With “Samhain Secrets,” a number of loose ends from previous books were brought together, and in theory the series could have come to a satisfying conclusion.

Welcome to Carpe Librum, encore’s biweekly book column, wherein I will dissect a current title with an old book—because literature does not exist in a vacuum but emerges to participate in a larger, cultural It is rare I have to wait for a book to come conversation. I will feature many NC writout. Jennifer David Hesse is one of two curers; however, the hope is to place the disrent writers who has snared me, hook, line cussion in a larger context and therefore and sinker. The other is S. J. Parris whose examine works around the world. series about Giordano Bruno captured me over the winter.

So I was beside myself with delight to discover Hesse continued the books with the announcement of “May Day Murder.” Well, I thought. I shouldn’t have to wait too long— they will want to get it out in time for May 1.

“Yeah, I’m glad you won’t stop talking about your defrocked renaissance monk.”

Anthony waffled a hand at me then smirked.

“But your ‘Yuletide Homicide’ came in, too.”

I think the title excited him.

I found Hesse’s books quite by accident in the used bookstore in Pinehurst last winter.

The second in the series, “Bell, Book & Candlemas,” had a VW Bug on the cover. Yep. I bought the book for the cover.

The first book in the series, “Midsummer Night’s Mischief,” turned out to be about a stolen First Folio of Shakespeare. I mean come on, I didn’t stand a chance. Like a lot of series writers, Hesse found her legs as the collection moved on and the books increased in complexity with characters’ growth and development. Though I loved “Midsummer Night’s Mischief,” the books later in the series really show off her skill as a writer.

These books are formula mystery novels, so like Diana Mott Davidson’s food books with recipes throughout, or the yarn shop mysteries with patterns interspersed in the pages, Hesse’s books center around a practicing witch.

Kelli Milanni is a successful attorney in the

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In this book Hesse sets up a longer term mystery, which doesn’t get solved easily and starts a deeper exploration of some of the aspects of Wicca. It addresses the problem of adding human nature into any system of religious belief. What attracts someone to Wicca and why? How does it incorporate into one’s life—to the beauty of it? What are the potential pitfalls?

In a lot of ways Hesse’s Wiccan Wheel Mysteries remind me of Harry Kemelman’s Rabbi Small books. Kemelman wrote the 12book series over three decades, and as his world and religious views changed so did the books. Rabbi Small, the series sleuth, used Talmudic reasoning to solve crimes alongside his best friend, the Irish-Catholic chief of police. Obviously, the books are a way of learning about daily Jewish life.

In much the same way, Hesse’s books take the glamour and shimmer away from Wicca. He shows a lot of daily life from mediation and moon phases for decision-making to Millani’s interpretation of the Wiccan Rede “An ye harm none do as thou wilt” to include a vegan lifestyle. Yes, rituals and spells work figure heavily in the books. Anyone curious to what they look like will find them easy to follow, as are descriptions of large Pagan festivals. But others who just want a really great mystery series with characters that deepen and grow, these are incredibly satisfying.

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HAPPENINGS & EVENTS ACROSS WILMINGTON

TO-DO CALENDAR

events

WHQR’S 35TH BIRTHDAY BASH Apr. 12, 7-9pm: WHQR is celebrating 35 years of radio on April 12th from 7-9pm at the Bellamy Mansion, with special guest Frank Stasio! Come join the fun and help wish WHQR a happy birthday! There will be delicious cake, beer and wine, a photobooth, and temporary tattoos. So have a bite, have a drink, take some pictures, and get tatted up with WHQR! There will be live music from local folk rock band Tumbleweed. You’ll be able to meet the wonder-

ful local WHQR staff and mingle with Frank Stasio, host of The State of Things on North Carolina Public Radio. Prior to The State of Things, Stasio worked for National Public Radio on All Things Considered as an associate producer and as a newscaster, and on Talk of the Nation as a guest host, as well as hosting special news coverage. Free but please drop us an RSVP (party@whqr. org) so we have plenty of cake and drinks to go around! Bellamy Mansion, 503 Market St. Overflow parking at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church at the corner of Market and 6th.

STEM EARTH DAY CELEBRATION

Apr. 13, 9am: Hip Hip Hooray! Help us celenjoy a day filled with loads of local music, ebrate Earth Day! Through the NC Science delicious food, free samples, live demos, Festival, CMoW is hosting a STEM focused kids’ activities, bouncy houses, vendors, hoEarth Day celebration where children can listic alternatives, live animals, reptile rescue focus on the earth and how our actions imand more. Also Adopt-an-Angel. Presented pact plants and animals. Join us for Plastic

by Healthy Living NC. www.facebook.com/ Bag Weaving, Farm to Table Planting, Paintevents/1343084932501008. Contact: healing with Flowers, and more! Thank you to our thylivingfestivals@gmail.com. NC Battleship event sponsors: The NC Science Festival and Park, 1 Battleship Rd. NE. Sea Glass Designs. Children’s Museum of FAM FEST Wilmington, 116 Orange St. Apr. 13, 11am: Join us for a day of fun, art, HEALTHY LIVING FESTIVAL music and so much more! Local vendors and Apr. 13, 9:30am: One-day event is open with artists will offer up a variety of stations to edufree admission. Bring the entire family and cate and entertain the whole family. Interactive demos with Museum School Teaching Artists. Live music with Mr. Mark, delicious food from CAM Cafe and lots more! Plus 10% discount off Summer Programming: Adult and Youth Studio and Kid Camps, offer good in person at event only. Suggested donation: $5/child. Cameron Art Museum, 3201 S. 17th St.

charity/fundraisers BELLAMY MANSION NEIGHBORHOOD YARD SALE Sat., April 13, 7am: Annual Bellamy Mansion Museum Neighborhood Yard Sale. All proceeds go to beautifying our gardens! There are spaces available for selling. Please call Bob at 910-251-3700 x304 or email block@ bellamymansion.org for rental information.

Come browse and see if you might find some hidden treasures. 503 Market St. WHITE ELEPHANT YARD SALE Apr. 12, 8am: Come by, there’s something for everyone! Items include antique furniture, original art, porcelain, glassware, books, accessories, and more! All proceeds go towards the restoration and preservation of the Burgwin-Wright House, Wilmington’s Colonial House! Currently accepting donations, furniture welcome the week of. This yard sale is in conjunction with the Bellamy Mansion Museum Neighborhood Yardsale located at Market and 5th, and the Latimer House’s Spring Book-a-brac Sale located at 3rd and Orange St. Both locations are within easy walking distance of our site. Burgwin-Wright House and Gardens, 224 Market St.

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WILMYWOOD COUNTRY CLASSIC Apr. 14, 4pm: From Nashville; hit songwriters and performers entertaining all evening while you enjoy amazing food, open bar and celebrity auction. All this benefiting BRC on the Prevention of Youth Violence and Veteran Owned Veteran Grown. Wilmywood Country Classic is a not for profit 501c3 all volunteer group. More info available on our website at www.wilmywoodcountryclassic.org. Individual tix begins at $150 or 2/$250. Golf

packages and sponsorships available. Pine Valley Country Club, 500 Pine Valley Dr. TICKET GIVEAWAY TO BATTLESHIP NC Apr. 15-20, 11am: Families who come to the Trolly Stop Grill the week of April 15-19, 2019, and purchase a meal will receive a free one-day visitor’s pass for kids 15 and under to the Battleship North Carolina. www.battleshipncfriends.com. Trolly Stop Grill, 4502 Fountain Dr.

music

for original songs that Graham was constantly writing. They made a demo on a cassette of two songs, “Love and Other Bruises” and “If You Knew Me” and took it to every record company in Sydney. Everyone turned it down but one, CBS Records, and before long, they were number one on the national charts. In 1980, “Lost in Love” became the fastest selling single in the world, leaping to the top of all of the charts. The second single was “All Out of Love,” and that went up the charts even quicker. Seven top-five singles later, Air Supply at that time had equaled The Beatles’ run of consecutive top five singles.

The albums Lost in Love, The One That You Love, Now & Forever, and The Greatest Hitssold in excess of 20 million copies. “Lost in Love” was named Song of the Year in 1980, and, with the other singles, sold more than 10 million copies. capefeartickets.com. Wilson Center, 703 N. 3rd St.

OPEN-MIC AT TIDAL CREEK Comedians, singers, songwriters, poets, yodelers! Come out the co-op on Wednesday night & show us what you got! Free coffee & tea for all performers! Mic is yours from 6 pm until about 8:45! Hosted by the always entertaining Bob Sarnataro, this open mic is a laid back, no pressure opportunity for performers ADULT CHOIR EASTER MUSICAL of all kinds to stretch those creative muscles.

Apr. 14, 6:30pm: Join us at the Sanctuary as All ages welcome. Tidal Creek Co-op, 5329 our Adult Choir performs their Easter Musical Oleander Dr. “Two Crowns.” Calvary Baptist Church, 423 N. 23rd St. PRO MUSICA SERIES

Apr. 11, 7pm: Pro Musica Concert Series-in VERA QUARTET its eigth season-celebrating the works of livApr. 14, 7:30pm: Vera Quartet, young artists ing composers, will present the second of the from Spain and Cuba, united as protégés of two-part series, a concert performed by Duo the Pacifica and Juilliard Quartets to win the Sureño and friends. Joining Nancy King, soPlowman and Yellow Springs Chamber Muprano and Robert Nathanson, guitar, will be sic competitions. One of the youngest quarviolinist Livia Sellin and guitarist Helmut Jastets to play on our series, Vera is currently bar both from Vienna, Austria. Concert will inin residence at Indiana University. Their clude two world premieres, Love Poem with program offers vivacious performances of a Knife, by William Neil and Kaddish: Four Turina, de Falla and Ginastera, works which Sephardic Songs by Helmut Jasbar. William launched them into the US and European Neil’s works have mesmerized audiences spotlight. Tickets (910) 962-3500 or www. at works have mesmerized. Pro Musica for chambermusicwilmington.org. UNCW Beckthe last two seasons. The test of Love Poem with Recital Hall, 5270 Randall Dr. with a Knife, written by the emerging and award-winning poet Kara Jackson, explores the essence of invisibility, the authentic elements of language, and divine womanhood.

Purchase seats: www.cameronartmuseum. SHAKESPEARE BRUNCH org. CAM members and students: $12. NonTheatreNOW hosts monthly Shakespeare members: $17. UNCW students with valid ID: brunch, abridged readings of one of the Free. Cameron Art Musuem, 3201 S. 17th St. Bard’s classic plays. Reserved seating.

Doors open at 11:30am. $5 of every ticket NC SYMPHONY: DEBUSSY’S LA MER sold will go to a local Shakespeare educaApr. 11, 7:30pm: Grant Llewellyn, conductional outreach program. Brunch & dessert tor, and Brian Reagin, violin—Sometimes with choice of entrée included in ticket. glimmering and inviting, sometimes billowing Drinks and gratui”; May 19: “All’s Well That and ominous, the majestic sea has captured Ends Well”; June 16: “Hamlet”; June 21: the imaginations of composers for centu“Midsummer Night’s Dream”; Aug. 18: “Rories. Masterpieces from Debussy, Sibelius, meo & Juliet”; Sept. 22: “Two Gentleman of Boulanger, and others will transport you to Verona”; Oct. 27: “Richard III”; Nov. 17: “Winthe watery realm—made even more powerter’s Tale.” TheatreNOW, 19 S. 10th St. ful with projected imagery of North Carolina seascapes and waterfalls, captured by the THE REVOLUTIONISTS North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences.

April 11-14, 8 p.m. or Sun., 3 p.m. Big Dawg Tickets available online at ncsymphony.org, presents “The Revolutionists” by Lauren by phone at 877-627-6724, or at the Wilson Gunderson.In this Wilmington premiere, four Center, 703 N. 3rd St. beautiful, badass women lose their heads in this irreverent, sassy “hold on to your seat” AIR SUPPLY comedy set during the French Revolution’s Apr. 12, 7:30pm: Graham Russell & Russell Reign of Terror. Playwright Olympe de GougHitchcock met on May 12, 1975, the first day es, assassin Charlotte Corday, former queen of rehearsals for “Jesus Christ Superstar” (and fan of ribbons) Marie Antoinette, and in Sydney, Australia; they became instant Haitian rebel Marianne Angelle hang out, friends with their common love for The Beamurder Marat, and try to beat back the extles and, of course, singing. After the shows’ tremist insanity in 1793 Paris. The grand and performances at 10:30, they would play pizdream-tweaked comedy is about violence za parlors, coffee bars and night clubs with and legacy, art and activism, feminism and just one guitar and two voices. They quickly terrorism, compatriots and chosen sisters, gained a reputation for great harmonies and and how we actually go about changing the

world. Tickets are $18 Thursday nights, $25 general admission, $22 seniors/students/ military and can be purchased by calling 910-367-5237 or visiting www.bigdawgproductions.org. Cape Fear Playhouse, 613 Castle St. SHATTERING PERCEPTIONS Made up of students enrolled in UNCW’s COM 211, the students create a show from the ground up surrounding personal stories of social justice. This year’s show illuminates students’ experiences with topics including anxiety and depression, body image, sexual harassment, anti-Semitism and assault, and illness and disability stigma. It’s created through autoethnography, a research method that analyzes culture and identity through reflecting upon the lived experiences that become the stories we remember and tell others to understand the world around us. The priority of the process is a create research data that is relevant, accessible and engaging for general audiences. Students are able to assess the success of their project by going beyond the walls of the classroom to perform for local audiences. Dr. Julie-Ann Scott-Pollock, Professor, scottj@uncw.edu phone: 207-991-8393. “Breakthrough: Shattering Perceptions” will take place in Leutze Hall, 125, at Old Books on Front Street on Tues, April 16.

SIX CHARACTERS IN SEARCH OF AN AUTHOR April 11-14, 8pm; Sun., 2pm. Adapted by Steve Moulds from the original absurdist classic written in 1921, the piece begins normal enough with an ensemble of actors, a

director and a stage manager in the midst of rehearsing a play when six unknown people wander onto the stage. The director is furious and demands an explanation and thus absurdity is on its way. Admission: $6.00 for students $12.00 for seniors, UNCW employees, and alum $15.00 for general admission.

UNCW CAB Theatre, 601 S College Rd. www.uncw.edu/arts DARKNESS Darkness By Gianluca Iumiento, Tale Næss, Albert Ostermeier, Kristin Eirkisdottir & Signjørn Skåde Directed by Paul Castagno April 11-14 North America Premiere MainStage Theatre Written collectively by five Nordic playwrights as part of the EU Collective Plays project, the play captures the Scandinavian notion of darkness and illuminates its kaleidoscopic juxtapositions, expressed in folk tales, Norse legends and in reference to the language and natural wonders of the Nordic landscape. It features music and videos created by artists in Scandinavia.

Admission: $6.00 for students $12.00 for seniors, UNCW employees, and alum $15.00 for general admission. UNCW CAB Theatre, 601 S College Rd. www.uncw.edu/arts DAMN YANKEES Through April 14, 7:30pm or 3pm, Sun.: Damn Yankees—Book by Douglas Wallop, George Abbott. Music & Lyrics by Jerry Ross & Richard Adler. Based on the novel The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant by Douglas Wallop. Would you do anything to help your favorite baseball team win the pennant? In the Faustian baseball musical, Damn Yankees, Joe Boyd sells his soul to

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the devil to be the home run hitter that will guide his favorite team, the Washington Senators, to a win against those “damn Yankees.” Tickets: thalianhall.org. Thalian Hall, 301 Chestnut St. THE BOOK OF LIZ Apr. 12-May 11, Fri. and Sat. Nights, 7pm,

by Amy & David Sedaris, directed by Phill Antonino.Sister Elizabeth lives a sheltered existence making famously delicious cheese balls until she leaves her Squeamish society to make her way the world. Along the way she meets some colorful characters and has to make some important decisions that may effect the fate of the famous recipe. The answers to this and so many other questions can be found in this comedy from the Talent Family, David and Amy Sedaris. $20-$47 ($10 off opening weekend). TheatreNOW, 19 S. 10th St. BURLESQUE NIGHTS: ROCK N ROLL Apr. 13, 8pm: Break out your denim and leather because Burlesque Nights is revving up for the second annual Rock n Roll show!

Featuring a bitchin’ cast! Magnolia Jackson Pickett Burnside, Zorro Nova, Melody Magpie, Barnabas Beverly Burnside, Puppie Buffé, $100 VIP tables for 4, or $15 adv. individual tickets ($20 at door). Bourgie Nights, 127 Princess St.

art MEET LOCAL ARTISTS Meet working artists, and see works in progress. Everything from sculptures to fine jewelry in this unique location. Free parking, fun for everyone. Over 45 artist’s works to enjoy.

Free, and we participate in the 4th Friday Art Walks, 6-9pm, 4th Fri. ea. mo. theArtWorks, 200 Willard St. FOURTH FRIDAY GALLERY NIGHT Fourth Friday Gallery Nights, Wilmington’s premier after-hours celebration of art and culture, 6-9pm, fourth Fri. ea. month. Art openings, artist demonstrations, entertainment and refreshments. Administered by the Arts Council of Wilmington & New Hanover County, numerous venues participate. Full list: artscouncilofwilmington.org LINE AND FORM Don’t miss the opportunity to see these two great North Carolina legacy artists - the father of Artsplosure and geometric colorist Bob Rankin of Raleigh paired with cubist color master Warren Dennis of Boone. Both gentlemen spent much of their lives teaching young people art, and as a result have left indelible marks on so many people and art in our state. On exhibit through April 20. New Elements Gallery, 217 N. Front St. THE JOY OF PLEIN AIR “The Joy of Plein Air: Laurie Greenbaum Beitc” will be presented by Art in Bloom Gallery at Pinpoint Restaurant in partnership with Checker Cab Productions. For Wilmington based artist, Laurie Greenbaum Beitch, painting is about the process of capturing the atmosphere and colors of serene and magical places. In her work, Laurie tries to evoke a mood, to create a feeling of light and of atmosphere by experimenting with differ-

ent materials and techniques.

Each of her gorgeous, velvety pastels are painted en plein air (the act of painting outdoors) so that she stay true to the location’s beauty, tranquility, and fragility. On exhibit through May 20. 114 Market St. TINY WORLDS Chelsea Lea’s “Tiny Worlds” on display at Waterline Brewery. This body of work explores imaginary places made inside cigar boxes.

Larger than life sculptures surround these miniature dioramas. www.ChelseaLeaMetals.com. 721 Surry St.

Platypus & Gnome at 9 S Front St in Wilmington. The admission is free for this event. Art in Bloom Gallery, 210 Princess St.

dance CAPE FEAR CONTRA DANCERS Come on out for two hours of energetic, contemporary American country dancing with live music. Dress cool & comfortable, soft-soled shoes. All ages. 2nd/4th Tues, 7:30pm. United Methodist, 409 S. 5th Ave. BABS MCDANCE CLASSES Group classes for all levels are designed for beginner, intermediate, and advanced dancers! We will begin the class with the basics and instruct you through a few exciting dance moves!

Mondays, 7pm: International Rumba Class • Mondays, 8pm: Argentine Tango • Tuesdays, 7pm, West Coast Swing; 8pm, East Coast Swing. • Wednesdays, 7pm, Cha Cha; 8pm, Night Club Two Step • Thursdays, 7pm: Shag Level 1; 8pm, Shag Levels 2 and 3. All classesa are $10 per person, $15 per couple, $5 for military/ students with ID. $5. Babs McDance Social Dance Club & Ballroom, 6782 Market St.

BRAYERS, BRUSHES & COLOR PENCILS New exhibit of printmaking and drawings by artist David Norris, presented by Art in Bloom in partnership with Checker Cab productions at Platypus and Gnome. David (BFA from ECUs’ School of Art) has begun a series of monoprints that combine UNCW SENIOR ART EXHIBIT: Megan Kahle, “Ennui,” 2019, is an egg printing techniques with tempera painting influenced by figures from Titian’s work. Exhibit opens April color pencils and lithograph 11, 5:30-7 p.m., featuring 83 works on display in the main gallery space and in the crayons. They build on and Cultural Arts Building Lobby. Courtesy image compliment a long-standing US INTERNATIONAL BALLET’S series of regional cityscapes ALICE IN WONDERLAND and landscapes done in watercolor and color UNCW PRINTFEST Apr. 14, 2pm: Wilmington Ballet Company, pencil. He also works in other media ranging in collaboration with the US International Apr. 13, 10am: UNCW’s Art & Art History Defrom black and white pen drawings to silverBallet, the region’s only professional ballet partment has hosted a biennial event called point, scrimshaw, linoleum block prints, colcompany, presents Alice in Wonderland.

“Printfest,” a daylong public printmaking lage. 910-769-9300 for dinner reservations.

Italian ballet stars, ines Albertini and Walter showcase presented outside of the Cultural Platypus & Gnome, 9 S. Front St. Angelini, choreograph and perform leading Arts building on the campus of UNCW. Usroles along with 30 professional dancers ing a two-ton construction paving roller and CONNECTIONS from 5 countries. Student tickets are $7 (ID an unlikely press bed – the parking lot of the New art by Brooks Koff, Michael Van Hout, red.) capefearstage.com. Wilson Center, 703 Cultural Arts building – a team of artists and and Virginia Wright-Frierson” features three North Third St. volunteers work collaboratively to print largerenowned artists from Art in Bloom Gallery’s scale woodcuts throughout the day. For each group of artists. These Wilmington-based artof the Printfest events held during 2014, 2015 ists have worked together on many projects & 2017, dozens of independent artists and including the Bottle Chapel at Airlie Gardens multiple colleges from across North Carolina and are bringing new art to the gallery walls. have carved designs into 4’ x 6’ wood, which OPEN MIC The artwork will range from beautifully renWildest open mic in town ... anything goes. were then inked and printed on muslin before dered oil paintings, to stained-glass mosa(except cover songs). Stand-up comedy, a live audience. The theme of the woodcut ics, to incredibly detailed tie-wire sculpture slam poetry, video, live music, odd talents— designs each year is based on the work of of cats and fish. Exhibit runs through May 4 performances of all kinds. Hosted by 6-beer local non-profits in the hopes of introducing with a reception on Friday, April 12, 6-9pm, Steve. Sign up, 8pm, and runs all night. these groups to UNCW students and the loto meet the artists. Art in Bloom Gallery, 210 Juggling Gypsy 1612 Castle St. ILM, (910) cal community. In the past, the non-profits Princess St. 763-2223 daily after 3pm for details. www. chosen have included Cape Fear River UNCW SENIOR ART EXHIBITION jugglinggypsy.com.

Watch, Full-Belly Project, and Cape Fear Apr. 11, 5:30-7pm: Twenty-five students Guardian Ad Litem. The large, unique prints GRUFF GOAT COMEDY graduating with a bachelor’s degree in Stuare available for purchase during the event First Wed. ea. month, Gruff Goat Comdio Art present their final work at the Univerand a portion of the sale amount are given to edy features Three Guest Comics Under a sity of North Carolina Wilmington’s CAB Galthe non-profit. Each artist’s block is printed Bridge. No Trolls. Waterline Brewing Comlery. Opening reception for the exhibition will in a limited edition of three. The non-profit pany, 721 Surry Lane. be on Thursday, April 11th from 5:30 p.m. to chosen for this year’s event is The Plastic 7 p.m. Admission and refreshments are free PRIMETIME COMEDY Ocean Project. Five North Carolina colleges and open to the public. The student-named See some of NC’s best stand-up comedians and seven independent artists will be carvexhibition includes drawing, printmaking, in a world class venue! This month’s talenting blocks created specifically for the event. photography, painting, sculpture, interactive, ed performers: Brett Williams, Cordero WilCultural Arts Building, 5270 Randall Parkway digital works and installation. Exhibition will son, Grant Sheffield, Louis Bishop, and Tybe on view until May 10. CAB Gallery, Mon- MEET THE ARTIST DAVID NORRIS ler Wood. Hosted by: Wills Maxwell. N Front Apr. 14, 2pm: Join us for an artist talk and day-Thursday, 10am-4pm, and Friday 12Theatre (formerly City Stage), 21 N Front St. demonstration with David Norris whose lat4pm. Both the CAB and Mezzanine GallerLUCKY JOE COMEDY SHOW est series combines printing techniques with ies are free and open to the public. Corinne First Sat. ea. month is free show at Lucky color pencils and lithograph crayons. His Lefebvre, cabartgallery@uncw.edu. Cultural Joe Craft Coffee on College Road presented work is on display at Art in Bloom Gallery and Arts Building, 5270 Randall Pkwy.

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BATTLESHIP 101 Apr. 13, 10am: Try on helmets, type on vintage typewriters, talk on original phones, use semaphore flags, create your own stencil, try Morse code, write V-Mail and more! Friendly, knowledgeable volunteers stationed throughout the ship engage visitors about shipboard life and technologies. Great for all ages! Battleship North Carolina, 1 Battleship Rd.

LIVE RIFFING AND VINTAGE TV Every Wed. join Dead Crow Comedy for improv night. Join local comedians for a TV party at Dead Crow! An interactive improvised comedy show. 265 N. Front St. DAREDEVIL IMPROV COMEDY TROUPE DareDevil Improv Classes teach you the fundamentals of the funny! Learn to be more spontaneous, trust your instincts, and create one-of-a-kind comedy with an ensemble!

(And even if you’re not a “performer,” our classes are a great way to meet people and have a hella good time!) Details and signups: daredevilimprov.com. Hannah Block Community Arts Center, 120 S. 2nd St. DEAD CROW COMEDY ROOM Apr. 12-13, 7/9:30pm: With a comedy career now spilling over 13 years, Ms. Pat brings an honest, in your face, and hilarious perspective to her shows. She has appeared on TV Guide Network’s “Standup in Stilettos,” and Nickelodeon’s “Mom’s Night Out.” She is a regular guest on the syndicated Bob and Tom Radio Show, and appeared on Katt Williams DVD “Kattpacalypse.” She has become a Podcast celebrity with appearances on TalkinS hit with Eddie Ifft, WTF with Marc Maron, The Joe Rogan Experience, Ari Shafir’s Skeptic Tank, The CrabFeast with Ryan Sickler and Jay Larson, and Your Mom’s House with Christina Pazsitzky and Tom Segura, the Bertcast with Bert Kreischer. In January of 2015 she appeared on Comedy Central’s “This is Not Happening” and NBC’s “Last Comic Standing.” In July of 2016 Ms. Pat performed at the Montreal Comedy Festival appearing in Kevin Hart’s “LOL”, and Jeff Ross “Roast Battle” for Comedy Central. In November she made her initial appearance on the syndicated show “Harry” with Harry Connick. Her memoir “Rabbit” published by Harper-Collins was released in 2017.Tickets: deadcrowcomedy.com. 265 N. Front St. BOMBERS COMEDY OPEN MIC Apr. 12, 8:30pm: Sign up at 8:30; show’s at 9. Bring your best to the mic. Bomber’s Beverage Company, 108 Grace St.

museums CAMERON ART MUSEUM On exhibit: “A Time When Art Is Everywhere: teamLab,” an art collective and interdisciplinary group of programmers, engineers, CG animators, mathematicians artists and architects, creates digital artworks that bridge art, science, technology, design and the natural world. Designs are immersive interpretations deeply rooted in Japanese art, aesthetic and history. Through Sept. 8, 2019. • Sunday Exhibition Tours: Explore, discover and discuss the art work currently on view with these docent-led tours. Admission: CAM members, free; others, museum admission. CAM Café open and serving delicious menu with full bar, 5pm-9pm. Tues.Sun., 11am-2pm; Thurs. nights, 5pm-9pm 910-395-5999. cameronartmuseum.org.

kids stuff SNAKE AND TURTLE FEEDING A brief presentation about the live animals on display in the events center and then watch them feed. At least one snake and turtle will be fed during the demonstration. Ages: 3 and up. First Wed. of every month. Cost: $1.

Halyburton Park, 4099 S. 17th St. INQUIRING MINDS: Cape Fear Museum is hosting a spectacular week full of science for free, from April 16-2, to help keep our young inquiring minds fresh during their spring break! Stock photo

3201 S. 17th St. CAPE FEAR MUSEUM Hundreds of toys and games are on view in PlayTime!—classics, like Lincoln Logs, toy soldiers, an Erector set and a Mr. Potato Head, and even old faves like wooden tops, blocks and dolls. Remember those toys that, for whatever reason, we just had to have?

Some of those fad favorites like the Rubik’s cube and 1960s Liddle Kiddle dolls are on exhibit along with toy figures from fast food kids’ meals. Explore toy history in custom label books. Play, create, and imagine in Cape Fear Museum’s newest exhibit, PlayTime! Engage with museum educators in these short, drop-in programs. Activities change weekly and may include puzzles, games, blocks, and more. Adult participation is required. Fun for all ages! Free for members or with general admission • Camera Collections! With today’s smart phones and digital cameras, photography is everywhere. Until the invention of the camera in 1839, there was no way to instantly capture the environment around you. In less than 200 years, cameras have progressed from complicated contraptions only used by professionals, to simple boxes with a roll of film anyone could operate, to handheld computers that create digital images shared with the world. 86 cameras and 145 photographic accessories showcases changes in technology and styles, from late 1800s-early 2000s. capefearmuseum.com. $8/adults, $7/seniors, college & military, $5/ youth. CF Museum, 814 Market St. WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH MUSEUM WB Museum of History, housed in the turn of the century Myers Cottage, exists to preserve and to share the history of Wrightsville Beach. Visitors to the cottage will find a scale model of Wrightsville Beach circa 1910, exhibits featuring the early days of the beach including Lumina Pavilion, our hurricane history and information about the interaction between the people and our natural environment which have shaped the 100 yr. history of WB. (910) 256-2569. 303 W. Salisbury St. \ wbmuseum.com.

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LITTLE EXPLORERS Ages 2-5: Bring your kids to the park and discover nature through stories, songs, handson activities, hikes and crafts. Your children will delight in the many nature themes we explore each month. Space is limited and pre-registration is required for these popular programs. $3/participant. What Does a Tree Need? Amazing Animal Acrobats, 4/11-12, 10-11am • Homey Habitats, 4/25-26, 1011am. Halyburton Park, 4099. S. 17th St.

Explore railroad history and heritage, especially of the Atlantic Coast Line, headquartered in Wilmington for 125 years. Interests and activities for all ages, including historical exhibits, full-size steam engine and rolling stock, lively Children’s Hall, and spectacular model layouts. House in an authentic 1883 freight warehouse, facilities are fully accessible and on one level. By reservation, discounted group tours, caboose birthday CF MUSEUM LITTLE EXPLORERS Fridays and Saturdays, 10am, free. Meet your parties, and after-hours meetings or mixers. friends in the Museum for fun hands-on activiStory Time on 1st/3rd Mon. at 10:30am, only ties! Enjoy interactive circle time, conduct ex$5 per family and access to entire Museum. citing experiments and play games related to Admission only $9 adult, $8 senior/military, a weekly theme. Perfect for children ages 3 to $5 child, ages 2-12, and free under age 2.

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Worlds; Mar 29 & 30: Weather Wonders. CF LATIMER HOUSE Museum, 814 Market St. Victorian Italiante style home built in 1852, the restored home features period furnish- SPECTACULAR SPRING BREAK SCIENCE Apr. 16-20, 1pm: Spring into Science, free. ings, artwork and family portraits. Tours ofDiscover seasonal fun with hands-on explofered Mon-Fri, 10am-4pm, and Sat, 12-5pm. rations of the natural world. • Apr. 17, 1-3pm: Walking tours are Wed and Sat. at 10am.

Gross-ology, free: Investigate the gross $4-$12. Latimer House of Lower Cape Fear science that makes you human. • Apr. 18, Historical Society is not handicapped acces1-3pm, free: Robotics Toys and Computer sible 126 S. Third St. Logic Games: Explore how computers think, BURGWIN-WRIGHT HOUSE make robots move, and design your own 18th century Burgwin-Wright House Museum computer program. • Apr. 20, 1-3pm, free: in the heart of Wilmington’s Historic District, EasterEgg Drop Challenge (Discovery Lab): is the oldest museum house in NC, restored Challenge your engineering skills and see if with 18th and 19th century decor and garyour Easter Egg can survive a one story drop. dens. Colonial life is experienced through Cape Fear Museum, 814 Market St. historical interpretations in kitchen-building

and courtyard. 3rd/Market St. Tues-Sat, NATURE IN A NUTSHELL Topics correlatw with the weekly Little Explor10am-4pm. Last tour, 3pm. 910-762-0570. ers program theme. Our nature themes will be www.burgwinwrighthouse.com. brought to life through stories, songs, games, BELLAMY MANSION hikes, and other hands-on activities. Please One of NC’s most spectacular examples of dress for the weather(including closed-toe antebellum architecture, built on the eve of shoes) to be ready for outdoor fun! This is the Civil War by free and enslaved black aran extension of our current Little Explorers tisans, for John Dillard Bellamy (1817-1896) classes for those who would still like to sign physician, planter and business leader; up for these popular programs. Space is limand his wife, Eliza McIlhenny Harriss (1821ited and pre-registration is required. $3/par1907) and their nine children. After the fall ticipant. Wintery Wonders: 4/13, 10-10:30am, of Fort Fisher in 1865, Federal troops comages 2-5, $3/person. Day-use area right of mandeered the house as their headquarters Picnic Shelter # 2. Halyburton Park, 4099. S. during the occupation of Wilmington. Now a 17th St. museum, it focuses on history and the design arts and offers tours, changing exhibitions PRESCHOOL PLANETARIUM: Apr. 10, 10am: Week of the Young Scientist: and an informative look at historic preserva-

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Preschool Planetarium. Climb into the planetarium to enjoy One World, One Sky: Big Bird’s Big Adventure. Free. Cape Fear Museum, 814 Market St. SPRING EGGVENTURE Apr. 18, 9am-noon: Join the eggcitement at Halyburton Park. Programs and activities for the day inclulde Animal Eggs, and Nests.

Egglympics, Story time, and Spring Nature Hike. Space limited and pre-registration required. Egg Hunts will take place at 9:30, 10:30, and 11:30 for children age 2-3-4-5and 6-9. Total 9 egg hunts. $5/participant.

Deadline: 4/11. Halyburton Park, 4099. S. 17th St. BID KID DAYS Apr. 13, 9am-1pm; April 15-18, 9am-12pm, 1-4pm. For the first time, we’re turning our Big Kid Day into a week of school break fun!

6-9 year olds are invited back to play at Fit For Fun. Enjoy some fun activities for big kids along with all normal offerings. Ages 9 & under; $5 per child (included with general admission). No pre-registration required.

(Younger children are welcome to play as usual, as well as 10 + year olds as parent helpers.) Fit For Fun, 302 S. 10th St.

recreational WALK WITH A DOC Join us the 3rd Saturday of every month at 9am for a fun and healthy walk—held at the Midtown YMCA. Each walk beings with a brief physician-led discussion of a current health topic, then he/she spends time walking, answering questions and talking with walkers. Choose your own pace and distance. Free and open to anyone. YMCA Midtown, George Anderson Dr. WB SCENIC TOURS Thurs., 10:30am: WB Scenic Tours birding boat cruise of Masonboro Island and Bradley Creek. Guided eco-cruises are educational boat tours designed to increase conservation awareness about local wildlife and sensitive coastline habitats in New Hanover County. Topics explained during the boat ride will include: salt marsh function, wetland plants, and strong emphasis on shorebird/water bird ecology and identification.

Birding tours are best when scheduled at low tide. • Sunset Tour of WB, Thurs., 5pm: Sunset with Wrightsville Beach Scenic Tours departs from the Blockade Runner Dock.

Routes vary with season, weather, and whim on the Basic Sunset Cruise but may include Masonboro Island, Bradley Creek, Money Island or some other combination. Water, marsh, Shamrock, sunset—it’s a simple combination but very satisfying. Also, from experience, this is the best time to sight dolphins in the bay. RSVP: 910-200-4002 or wbst3000@gmail.com. WB Scenic Tours, 275 Waynick Blvd.

HIKES AND BIRDING First Friday bird hikes, ages 5/up; free. We’ll search for migrants, residents, and point out year-round species too. These walks are for beginner birders and all are welcome. Holly Shelter Gamelands, 4/11, 8am-3pm, 16 and up, $10. Halyburton Park, 4099. S. 17th St.

BLACK HISTORY HIKE Apr. 11, 10am: Narrated by: Beverly Tetterton—From the MLK participants will travel on Church Street and then N on 7th to Red Cross where participants will learn about the African-American newspaper edited and published by Alex Manly and many other black history sites. Please park in the MLK parking lot.

Free. Pre-registration is required. MLK Center, 401 S. 8th St. 910-254-0907 STAR PARTY Apr. 12, 7-10pm: Join Cape Fear Museum, Carolina Beach State Park, Cape Fear Astronomical Society and many other community partners for a FREE, fun-filled evening of stargazing and astronomy-themed activities. Enjoy night sky tours, telescope viewings, stargazing tips from experts, and many more exciting activities related to this year’s theme “The Moon and Beyond.” Our Star Party will happen rain or shine. However, some activities are weather dependent. www.capefearmuseum.com/programs/ starparty/ for weather and event updates.Free! Carolina Beach State Park, 1010 State Park Rd.

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CONFRONT DANGEROUS MEMORIES LAUGHTER OF THE HOUR: David Sedaris will make his way to the Apr. 11, 6:30pm: The Bellamy Mansion Kenan Auditorium stage on UNCW’s campus to read his latest essays and share Museum hosts Dr. Meg Mulrooney, pro- his quirky and quippy outlook on the world. Courtesy image fessor of history and associate vice provost of university programs at James ADULT CRAFTERNOONS Madison University. Dr. Mulrooney will human condition today. David Sedaris is New monthly meet-up for adults present a lecture on “Confronting Dangerthe author of Barrel Fever and Holidays on who enjoy crafting. Drop in on the first Monous Memories: Lessons from Wilmington for Ice, as well collections of personal essays, day afternoon of every month at the NorthAmerica.” The lecture will focus on using Naked, Me Talk Pretty One Day, Dress Your east Library. A different usable craft project lessons from Wilmington to illuminate more Family in Corduroy and Denim, and When will be featured each month. Free program, recent commemorative controversies. Free You Are Engulfed in Flames, each of which with all supplies provided by a Friends of and open to the public. Donations are greatly became a bestseller. Kenan Auditorium, 601 NHC Library LEAD Award. Reserve spot on appreciated. 503 Market St. S College Rd. calendar at www.NHCLibrary.org or 910BEFORE THE CIVIL WAR WITH 798-6371. Librarian Annice Sevett: asevett@ LECTURE WILEY CASH DR. CHRIS FONVIELLE nhcgov.com or 910-798-6371. 1241 Military April 16, 6:30pm: Bellamy Mansion Museum Apr. 14, 9am: We will take you back in time Cutoff Rd. hosts bestselling author Wiley Cash (The & make history come alive. Join us for a 3 Last Ballad, A Land More Kind than Home, CRAFTEEN MINI GARDENS hour cruise full with the history of this area.

This Dark Road to Mercy) as he discusses Crafty teens are invited for snacks and minDr. Chris Fonvielle, our local history expert the 1901 book “The Marrow of Tradition,” a iature garden making at Northeast Library. will be on board to bring you back in time. fictionalized account of the 1898 Wilmington Hands-on workshop is free but space is limStarting with the early explorers, Giovanni de massacre and coup by the first black profesited. To make sure there are enough seats Verrazano being the first known European sional writer in the nation: Charles Chesnutt. and supplies, register on calendar, NHCLiexplorer to arrive in the area. Then we will go This lecture is free and open to the public. brary.org. 910-798-6371. NHC NE Library, to the Revolutionary War in the late 1700’s Donations are greatly appreciated. Bellamy 1241 Military Cutoff Rd. and finishing with the Civil War & the Battle of Mansion, 503 Market St. DIY IPHONE FIX Wilmington in 1865. This is a cruise that we READING WITH EMILY PEASE Sundays through May, 1pm: A short workdo not do often, so do not hesitate to book.

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Let Me Out Here explores the underbellies one! Our two hour Repair Cafe is a workshop Relax and enjoy the comfortable seating, sipand strange desires of our neighbors, our that shows the basics of iPhone repair in a ping on your drink of choice, the afternoon loved ones, ourselves. A co-ed takes up with controlled environment, so you don’t have to breeze, and all the relaxation that Cape Fear a with a mysterious cab driver who’s been worry about messing something up, or never holds! Adults: $50. Children: $25. Wilmington calling every night on her dormitory’s hall putting it back together again. We’ll go over Water Tours, 212 S Water St. phone; a family isolated by their faith hikes to the 5 tools required for any iPhone repair, UNCW PRESENTS DAVID SEDARIS a waterfall in search of healing; a mother sets prepare instructions for your specific model Apr. 15, 7:30pm: With sardonic wit and inher balcony on fire after an awkward family iPhone, then show you how to properly open cisive critiques, David Sedaris has become dinner; a woman befriends the snakes her it, replace the necessary components, check one of America’s preeminent humor writers. preacher boyfriend keeps in their shed. This for water damage or other potential probHis great skill in slicing through cultural eurevealing collection offers a deep empathy lems. Finally, we’ll show you how to reasphemisms and political correctness proves for people doing the best they can, despite semble, and properly test for functionality! that Sedaris is a master of satire and one of themselves. Spread over varied landscapes Seating is limited. Lead Tech Service, 225 S the most observant writers addressing the

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the NC Arts Council’s Fellowship program, free writing workshops are being taught exclusively by Arts Council Literary Fellowship Recipients, including: Mark Cox (Poetry), Anna Lena Phillips Bell (Poetry), Hannah Dela Cruz Abrams (Fiction), Tita Ramirez (Fiction), and Charisse Coleman (Creative Non-Fiction). Act now! Space is limited and is awarded on a first-come, first served basis. For additional information, and to apply, go to http://cfcc.edu/free-community-writingworkshops Union Station at Cape Fear Community College, 502 N. Front St.

CITIZEN SCIENCE DAY TEACHING ENVIRONMENTAL ED Apr. 13, 9am-1pm: Citizen Science Day: Apr. 30, 9am-4pm, 16 and up: Alligators FrogWatch Workshop with the NC Aquarium Workshop: Alligators and humans are both Fort Fisher. You are invited to attend a Frogoccupying the same habitat in SoutheastWatch USA volunteer training. You do not ern NC. Program will discuss the behavior have to be a frog or toad expert to be a Frogand biology of alligators. We will begin at Watch USA volunteer! All you need is an inHalyburton Park and then venture to Lake terest in frogs and toads; a willingness to beWaccamaw State Park to observe alligators come a trained volunteer and join your local in the wild. This workshop is led by educaNC Aquarium FrogWatch USA Chapter; and tor Becky Skiba of the N.C. Wildlife Resource a commitment to follow the standardized proCommission. Cost: $10. Halyburton Park, tocol to monitor a wetland site over multiple 4099. S. 17th St. evenings throughout the breeding season SPRING FLING (February - August). Learn to identify species Apr. 12, 9am: Save the date! Details to folby call. Find out which frogs and toads are low soon. Ages: 5 & under. Cost: $5 per child in your area and when each can be heard (included with general admission). No precalling. Join this fun and informative training registration required. Fit for Fun Center, 302 with NC Aquarium staff and celebrate Citizen S.10th St. Science Day. Pre-registration is required at www.capefearmuseum.com/programs.ParDISASTER, TRAVEL, WILDERNESS FIRST ticipants recommended to be 8 years of age AID AND CPR or older. If under 16, participants must be acApr. 13: Hands-on learn how to save life companied by an adult. Snacks will be proand limb, when mired in the wilderness of vided by Cape Fear Museum. One lucky paran urban disaster zone, travel or rural area ticipant will win Cape Fear Museum Freaker far from hospital, or natural area miles from Feet. Altru link: https://70399.blackbaudhostan access point, during the critical minutes ing.com/70399/Workshop-13Apr2019. Cape or hours before ambulance arrival. Blend of Fear Musuem, 814 Market St. classroom instruction and hands-on problem-solving rescue scenario practice. Come DANCIN’ IN THE PARK away with actual do-it-yourself care-giving Apr. 13, 9:30am: Join us on Saturday mornskill and confidence, and 2-year SOLO cerings for an hour filled with fun and fitness! tification. Counts as WFR Recertification, Come move with our dynamic instructors too. No prerequisites. Register at solowfa. skilled in reggae, hip-hop, Zumba, and more! com. Spaces limited. 434.326.4697. 2-day Free and open to the public. We hope to see class, 8:30am - 6:30pm, or 7pm each day. you there! Portia Hines Park, 400 N. 10th St. Fee: $195 (note: another organization in the region charges $275! Carolina Beach State AN AFTERNOON OF MINDFULNESS April 14, 2-5pm: Mindfulness involves a conPark, 1010 State Park Rd. scious direction of awareness. When practicCOASTAL FITNESS CHALLENGE ing Mindfulness we are making a conscious Apr. 13, 9am: Join us at Ogden Park for a effort to remain aware of what is going on morning of fun and fitness! The Coastal Fitright now! We work on moving out of Auto ness Challenge will feature 50-minute group Pilot and start to live life again! Mindfulness exercise classes taught by instructors from wakes us up to the fact that our lives unfold local fitness programs including FIT4MOM, only in moments. It provides a simple but Axis Fitness, Burn Boot Camp, TF Fitness powerful route for getting ourselves unstuck + Nutrition, and Echo Farms Park. Classes and back in touch with our own wisdom are just $15/each and may be purchased and vitality. Through the Mindfulness pracin advance online. Space is limited, so get tices we can learn to identify stress triggers your tickets today! All of the proceeds benefit and stress indicators. We practice bringNew Hanover County’s parks. Ogden Park, ing awareness to thoughts, emotions and 615 Ogden Park Dr. physical sensations while they are happening. Learning the Mindfulness practices can COMMUNITY WRITING WORKSHOPS help you to manage stress by allowing you Apr. 13, 9am: Do you have a story to tell? Is to function from a calmer baseline, manage your heart full of poetry, just aching to get catastrophic thinking and choose to respond out? Need help getting things off the ground? skillfully to difficult events in your life. www.

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clubs/notices BIKE NIGHT Bike Night at Mac’s Speed Shop, beer, bikes, BBQ. Featuring in concert: South Starr band playing great classic-southern R&R music!

Mac’s Speed Shop, 4126 Oleander Dr. MASTER GARDENER PLANT SALE Apr. 11-13, 9am; 14, noon-5pm: Open to the public, during Wilmington’s prime growing season, this annual plant sale has become a must-see for local and regional gardeners.

Over 10,000 in-house and locally grown annuals, perennials, herbs, vegetables, shrubs, trees and natives. Also available are handmade wooden accessories and advice from experienced master gardeners. New Hanover County Arboretum, 6206 Oleander Dr. www.nhcarboretum.org HATCH TRIBE SUNSET SOCIAL Apr. 11, 5:30pm: If you’re a female founder craving meaningful connection with other like-minded and passionate business own-

ARIES (Mar. 21–April 19)

The Qing Dynasty controlled China from the mid-17th century to the early 20th century. It was the fifth biggest empire in world history, but, eventually, it faded, as all mighty regimes do. Revolution came in 1911, forcing the last emperor to abdicate and give birth to the Republic of China. I’m inclined to think of your life in 2019 as having some similarities. It’s the end of one era and the beginning of another; a changing of the guard and a passing of the torch. The coming weeks will be a favorable time to be very active in deciding and visualizing the empire you want next.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20)

I hope sometime soon you’ll acquire a new source of support or inspiration. Now is a phase of your astrological cycle when you’re likely to attract influences that are in alignment with your deep values. This addition might be a person or animal. It could be a vibrant symbol or useful tool. It may even be a fantasy character or departed ancestor that will stimulate vitality you haven’t been able to summons on your own. Be on the lookout for this enhancement.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20)

Poet David Hinton analyzed the Chinese word for “poetry.” Its etymological meaning is “words spoken at the fertility altar.” Let’s make that your theme, even if you don’t write or read poetry. I suspect the coming weeks will be a favorable time to take a vow or utter a solemn intention in front of a homemade fertility altar.

The oath you speak might express a desire to boost your use of your physical vitality: your lust for life, your adoration of the natural world, or your power to produce new human life. Or your vow to foster your fertility could be more metaphorical and symbolic in nature: The imaginative intimacy you will explore or the creativity you’ll express in future works of art or the generous effects you want to have on the world.

CANCER (June 21-July 22)

Christopher Robin Milne was the son of author A. A. Milne, who wrote the Winnie-the-Pooh stories. He said there are two ways to navigate through life. Either you “take a bearing on something in the future and steer towards it, or take a bearing on something in the past and steer away from it.” So in his view, “There are those who look ahead and pull, and those who look behind and push.” I’m hoping in the coming weeks and months, you will make a delighted commitment to the first option: take a bearing on something in the future and steer toward it. I think that approach will inspire you toward the most interesting success.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)

The national animal of Finland is the brown bear. The national insect is the ladybug, and the national instrument is the stringed instrument, “kantele.” As for the national author, it’s Aleksis Kivi, who produced just one novel that took him 10 years to write. He also published a short collection of odes and a few plays, adding up to a grand total of less than 800 pages of work. I think the efforts you make in coming weeks could have a disproportionately large impact, as well, Leo. What you lack in quantity will be irrelevant compared to the sheer quality you generate.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

I follow blogger Evanescent Voyager because she makes me cry with sad joy and exultant poignance on a regular basis. One of her other fans wrote her a love note I could have written myself.

It said, “Your emotional brilliance and thoughtful passion break me into pieces and then weave me back together with more coherence than I had before reading you. I revere your alchemical talent for undoing me so you can heal me; for lowering my defenses so I can be open to your riches; for demolishing my habitual trance so you can awaken my sleeping genius.” I believe in coming weeks life itself will offer to perform these same services for you, Virgo. I urge you to accept!

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

“Love is no assignment for cowards.” That’s a quote attributed to the ancient Roman poet Ovid. What did he mean? Was he foreshadowing the wisdom of pop singer Pat Benatar, who in 1983 told us, “love is a battlefield”? Was Ovid implying to succeed in the amorous arts, we must be heroic warriors prepared to overcome fears and risk psychological dangers? Probably. But I will also point out it takes as much courage to create fun, interesting togetherness as it does to wrestle with problems that togetherness brings. You need just as much bravura and panache to explore the sweet mysteries of intimacy as you do to explore achy mysteries of intimacy. Keep these thoughts in mind as you marshal your audacity to deepen and expand your best relationships in the coming weeks.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

The literal meaning of the French term “jolielaide” is “pretty and ugly.” Bloggers at wordsnquotes.com define it: “It’s a fascinating quirkiness that’s irresistible, like a face you want to keep looking at even if you can’t decide whether it is beautiful or not.” Jolie-laide overlaps with the Japanese term “wabi-sabi,” which describes a person or thing that is lovely because of its imperfection and incompleteness. I bring these facts to your attention because I think you

have extraordinary potential to be a master embodier of both jolie-laide and wabi-sabi in coming weeks.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

As Czech playwright Vaclav Havel (1936–2011) matured, he became a political dissident who opposed the Soviet Union’s authoritarian grip on his country. Eventually, he was a key player in the Velvet Revolution that banished Communism. When Czechoslovakia emerged as a new democracy, its people elected him president.

Havel later thanked Lou Reed and the band the Velvet Underground for fully awakening his liberationist leadership. He said their unruly music stoked his longing to establish a culture where total creative freedom was possible. I mention this, Sagittarius, because now is a favorable time to identify the music or art or films or literature that might fuel your emancipation in coming months.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

Capricorn author J. R. R. Tolkien toiled on his masterpiece “The Lord of the Rings,” for 12 years. Once he finished, it wasn’t published for more than five years. So 17 years passed between the time he launched his precious project and the time when it reached an audience.

I don’t think you will need that much patience in shepherding your own venture to full expression, Capricorn. But I hope you’ll summon as much faith in yourself as Tolkien had to rouse in himself. To do so will bring out the best in you!

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

Released in 1998,”The Prince of Egypt” is an animated film that tells the story of the Hebrew prophet Moses. In the climactic event, the hero uses magic to part the waters of the Red Sea, allowing his people to run across the sea floor and escape the army that’s chasing them. To make that 17-minute scene, 28 professional animators labored for 318,000 hours. In the coming months, you could create your own version of that marvel, Aquarius. But you’ll need a team to help you, and that team is not yet ready to go. The coming weeks will be a favorable time to get it ready, though.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)

Piscean businessman Steve Jobs testified how taking LSD was “one of the two or three most important things” he ever did in his life.

It opened his mind in ways he felt were crucial to his development. What are the three most important things you’ve ever done, Pisces? I invite you to revisit at least one of them, and see if you can take it to the next step of its power to inspire you. What if it has even more to offer you in your efforts to become the person you want to be?

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group member, will recap her trips to Cuba and the Peruvian Amazon last year. Anne will also highlight travel opportunities available through the Sierra Club. Erin Carey, originally from Vermont, has been in Wilmington for over 20 years and has an MS in Marine Science from UNCW. She has served as the Sierra Club North Carolina Coastal PREVIEW DAY Programs Coordinator Apr. 13, 10am: The Watson for the past two years.

College will host two preview Travel is one of her favorevents this for high school ite things. Anne Johnson and transfer students interested in becoming a teacher. PICK ‘EM FRESH: Both the Riverwalk and Poplar Grove Farmers’ markets are open weekly now moved to Wilmington last year after 20+ years in Parents are welcome too! through December, featuring fresh, locally grown fruits, veggies, herbs and flowers! Stock photo the San Francisco area.

Both events will be held in the She is an attorney by Education Building Atrium. graduate degree in as little as two years! trade and recently joined Events will feature information Learn about our accredited program that ofthe Cape Fear Group’s Executive Comabout Watson’s undergraduate degree and fers small class sizes, a flexible curriculum, mittee. Mingling and pizza, 6pm. Program licensure programs, a student panel disfinancial assistance, and more! This event is starts at 6:30 pm. Halyburton Park, 4099 S cussion and a tour of our beautiful educaopen to all.

UNCW Leutze Hall Lobby, 671 17th St. tion building! Refreshments will be served Racine Dr. and parking is free in the parking deck.

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MASTER OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION OPEN HOUSE Apr. 15, 4pm: Come speak with faculty and students to learn about job and career opportunities and how you can earn your

CAPE FEAR SIERRA CLUB Apr. 15, 6pm: Member Travelogue: From Morocco to the Amazon, our annual program will have members share their travel adventures.

Erin Carey, globe-trotter and the Coastal Programs Coordinator for the Sierra Club North Carolina Chapter, will recount her excursion to Morocco. Anne Johnson, a Cape Fear

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PORT CITY FARMERS’ MARKET Tues., 5pm: Join us for a wonderful, exciting night of fun. Port City Farmer’s Market at Waterline Brewing Co. 100% local, 100% handmade. Shop among some incredible local vendors, artists and farmers. Support small businesses in your area. Fresh local produce, beef and pork products, sweets, pickled items, handcrafted jewelry and art.

Waterline Brewing Company, 721 Surry Ln. AYCE OYSTER ROASTS AYCE Oyster Roast for $27.95 every Friday and Saturday from 4-10 pm. Add AYCE boiled and fried shrimp for an additional $9.95. Local oysters. Capt’n Bills Backyard and Grille, 4240 Market Street.

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POPLAR GROVE FARMERS’ MARKET Apr. 17, 8am: Under the shade of the Magnolia and ancient Oak trees of Historic Poplar Grove Plantation you’ll find one of Wilmington’s longest running farmers’ markets. Come stroll the grounds, pick up a hot cup of coffee or icy cold lemonade and shop for farm fresh seasonal fruits, vegetables, plants, flowers, food and beverages of all types as well as artisan crafted goods. We are family friendly with activities for the kid’s and barnyard animals dropping by to say hello. Every Wednesday from 8-1 from April 17th until September 25th for the 2019 season. Poplar Grove Plantation, 10200 US Hwy 17 N.

tours CAM WEEKLY EXHIBITION TOURS Cameron Art Museum allows participants to explore current exhibitions with Anne Brennan, CAM’s executive director, in a new series of public tours. Free for CAM members.

Wed., 1:30pm. 3201 S. 17th St. LITERARY HISTORY WALKING TOUR Explore the rich culture of our talented Southern town with a 90 minute walking tour of the literary history of downtown Wilmington, NC. Visit “The Two Libraries.” Walk the streets of your favorite novels, and stand where Oscar Wilde did when he lectured here. Saturdays, 1:30pm, Old Books on Front. 249 N. Front St. www.brownpapertickets.com/event/1282390 INSIDER’S TOUR Explore the history of community at Cape Fear Museum. Take the Insider’s Tour offered the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 10am.

Tours are free with admission and include a “behind the scenes” sneak peek. Pre-reg. is required: 910-798-4362 or cfmprograms@ nhcgov.com. Free w/GA or membership. CF Museum, 814 Market St. GHOST WALK 6:30 & 8:30pm. Costumed guides lead visitors through alleyways with tales of haunted Wilmington. Nightly tours, 6:30pm/8:30pm.

Admission. Water & Market sts. RSVP rqd: 910-794-1866. hauntedwilmington.com BELLAMY MANSION Guided tours start on the hour; self-guided tours start at any time. Mon. is only self-guid-

ed tours. Follow curved oyster-shell paths through our lush Victorian garden shaded by 150-yr.-old magnolia trees. See the elegant main entrance surrounded by soaring columns and gleaming windows. Hear stories of Bellamies, as well as those of the free and enslaved black artisans who built the home and crafted intricate details throughout the house. Adults $12; senior and military discount, $10; students, $6; children under 5, free. Bellamy Mansion, 503 Market St. MASONBORO SHELLING TOUR Explore Masonboro Island and discover the wonder of the Carolina coast. This tour option is ideal for families, birders, and nature enthusiasts. Masonboro Island is an 8.4mile marine sanctuary island, renowned for its plant and wildlife diversity. Topics will include shell biology, native plant species, shorebirds, and barrier island ecology. Adult $45 Child $25 RSVP: 910-200-4002. Wrightsville Beach Scenic Tours, 275 Waynick Blvd.

support groups WILMINGTON PRIDE YOUTH GROUP Grades 7-12: Wilmington Pride Youth Group is a safe space for youth who identify as LGBTQIA+ and their straight allies. An adult supervised, safe space for kids to talk about orientation, gender, racial equality, political consequences, religion, self care. Also a great opportunity to meet and socialize with peers from the greater Wilmington area.

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tors, especially those who are trained to work with kids, and speakers to talk about important topics. wpyg2016@gmail.com.

ANXIETY / OCD SUPPORT GROUP Group meets 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month. Pine Valley United Methodist Church, 3788 Shipyard Blvd. Building B. Christopher Savard, Ph.D., with Cape Fear Psychological Services, gives a presentation the 1st Thursday of each month. 3rd Thursday meeting is member led. Everyone 18+ welcome. 910-763-8134 MS SUPPORT GROUP Those with MS, families and friends welcome. Meets 2nd Thursday each month, 7pm, 1st floor conference room, New Hanover Rehabilitation Hospital, 2131 S. 17th St. (behind Betty Cameron Women’s Hospital). Sponsored by Greater Carolinas Chapter, National MS Society. Details: Anne, 910-232-2033 or Burt, 910-383-1368. New Hanover Regional Medical Center, 2131 S. 17th St. LUPUS SUPPORT GROUP Meets third Saturday each month. Free; drop-ins are welcome. Group provides participants an opportunity to receive introductory info about lupus, encourage the expression of concerns, provide an opportunity to share experiences, encourage and support positive coping strategies, and emphasize the importance of medical treatment. Guest speakers, DVD presentations and open group discussion. info@lupusnc. org (877) 849-8271, x1. lupusnc.org. NE Library, 1241 Military Cutoff Rd.

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