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The Riverfront Farmers’ Market is a curbside market featuring local farmers, producers, artists & crafters.
April 25th - 27th, 12 p.m. Cape Fear Tattoo and Art Expo Come out to the Wilmington Convention Center located at 515 Nutt Street to see some of the best ink around. Open to the public, there will be tattoo contests, art showcases, seminars, art fusions, and much more. The doors will open at noon all three days. Tickets are $20 - $45 and can be purchased online or at the door. For more information please visit http://www.capefearexpo.com/
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Raising funds for the Cape Fear Habitat For Humanity, the Upscale Resal Design Challenge takes place Friday, April 25th. Local designers’ showrooms will be revealed and judged. based on their re-imaginings of furniture items from the local ReStore. The creations will be sold after exhbited, with proceeds going directly to our local Habitat chapter. Mary Jo Shipman, whose work is depicted above and inside, will be a competitor. Photos courtesy Shipman Design Group
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Live Local Live Small 10-year Ice House reunion will be held Saturday in honor of the late Jim Bath By: Gwenyfar Rohler
Above: Jim Bath plays at the Ice House in the '90s. Photo courtesy of Connie Nelson 4 encore | april 23–29, 2014 | www.encorepub.com
im Bath died,” Jock said quietly. So quietly, in fact, I had to ask him to repeat it. He picked me up from work, and we were walking south on Front Street between Market and Dock, just a block diagonal from where the Ice House used to stand. “Where did you hear that?” I asked skeptically. “It was in the news,” he said. His voice choked up. “Some things you just don’t really believe when you first hear them.” “Well, it was a helluva a life well-lived.” It's all I could think to say. Back home we raised a glass to Jim, toasting his full life. Jock shook his head and grinned, recalling a crazy scheme involving the Liberty ship anchors. During World War II, Wilmington was one of 18 construction sites for the Liberty ship fleets. Always on the lookout for another opportunity, Jim realized when the Liberty ships were scrapped, they were cut from their anchors and hauled away. He rationalized the anchors would still be there and would be worth a small fortune in scrap metal. He and a few friends set out to recover them. The resulting funds were part of the seed money he brought to the Ice House. Jim “Mr. Ice House” Bath lived a life right out of a Hemingway novel: on his own terms with dreams and stories too big to be believed. By most reports, he appeared in Wilmington around the ‘80s, but no one can really pinpoint it. Prior to his tenure here, Jim had been on the West Coast where he had operated a maritime store and, like here, he had an assortment of projects and schemes at any given time. The stories of his exploits at parties with the rich and famous were part and parcel of the Jim Bath experience. Some believed them, some didn’t. But Jordan Rhodes, film industry veteran, actually corroborated Jim’s stories—at least the ones about David Carradine. Rhodes recalls the day they discovered they had crossed paths many times without realizing it. “Jim and I would spend a lot of time spinning our various ‘tales,’ and I discovered that Jim had a connection to Hollywood,” he says. “One day while we were talking, he received a phone call from David Carradine. After Jim hung up the phone, he asked me if I knew David. I told him how I didn’t actually know David, but [that] one night I was at a party in the Hollywood Hills, up off Laurel Canyon. David and John Drew Barrymore—Drew Barrymore’s dad—got into a fight and went crashing through a window out onto the ground below the cantilevered house. Jim looked me straight in the eye and said, ‘I was at that party!’ And he was! He and David had been friends for years. So, if you happen to be one of the people that heard a ‘Jim Bath Story,’ but wasn’t sure if it was fact or fiction—believe it!” While his stories entertain, his most lasting accomplishment was when he teamed up with Joe Carney to open the iconic, well-loved and much-missed Ice House. Mike Raab, former publisher of The Beat magazine, summed up the Ice House: “Open air to stretch out in, a view of the Cape Fear [River] that was postcard ready, a
meeting of friends over a cool brew or two, music that stretched from folk to blues to rock to flamenco, and then some.” L a t e r, “ D a w s o n ’s Creek” made it internationally famous. But it was already an iconic and integral part of life here. Yet, all good things must come to an end, including the Ice House. It is a loss still felt to this day. Though Jim was a fixture at the Ice House, his exploits at The Rusty Nail remained just as prominent. There, he lived for a while in the walk-in cooler, and his 80th birthday—complete with a “Lady of Negotiable Affection”—remains the stuff of legend. Lan Nichols recalls the life of the Cape Fear Blues Society (CFBS) after The Ice House. Jay and Lee Kapner had altered the Yellow Rose Saloon on Market Street from a country and western bar into Johnny Rockit’s Rhythm and Sports Bar. Nichols experienced a series of events in early 2000 that proved serendipitous at its best. “Rockit’s owner/businessman extraordinaire Jay Kapner had confided in me that he was considering a conversion of the bar to an event facility and banquet room, given the area’s lack thereof,” Nichols recalls. A few days later, Jim came to the blues jam with Sandy Williams and Troy Carlisle, who were planning to open The Rusty Nail on 5th Avenue. When Williams asked Nichols if the blues jam would come to the Rusty Nail, Jim Bath jumped in. “Jim whispered to me ‘Lan, these are good people doing good things for local musicians,’” Nichols remembers. With Jim’s support vocalized, Nichols later talked about it with Kapner, and garnered his blessing. “The rest is history: 800-plus blues jams, tens of thousands of patrons. Fourteen years later, we remain a welcoming fixture in the culture of our region,” Nichols says. Coming up this weekend, on Sunday, April 27th, is a 10-year reunion in honor of the Ice
STAGE PALS: Jim Bath and Paco Strickland played the Ice House stage in the '90s. Photo courtesy of Connie Nelson
House. Mike Raab started thinking about the idea when he came across a picture of the demolition from 2004. He wanted to get some of the musicians together to not only enjoy great music but really celebrate the Ice House’s essence. “We decided to have the event as close to the old Ice House location as possible, and owner Harper Peterson kindly donated Delphina Dos for the occasion,” Raab divulges. Musical acts will include The Studebakers, Gary Allen, Michael Wolfe and the Wolfe Gang, Tommy B. and The Stingers, Mojo Collins, New Riders of Calamity, David Walen, and Tom Donaldson. Joe Carney, co-founder of the Ice House will open the event with a memorial to Jim Bath and the Ice House. The event is also a fundraiser for Monty’s Home for Canine Rescue. It seems somehow fitting, to remember Wilmington’s favorite stray pet, a man of fierce loyalties and fabulous adventures, with a musical fundraiser for a rescue shelter. So, next Saturday take a stroll down Water Street, past the vacant lot that has sat empty for 10 years just to remind us what once had been, and come into Delphina Dos for some great music and friendship. Jim Bath passed away at 90, and for almost a third of his life, Wilmington had him, and he had Wilmington. It’s a lucky man who can say that.
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Recurring Themes -- News of the Weird has several times chronicled the sad saga of India’s holy but severely polluted Ganges River, on which millions of Hindus are dependent -- through hands-on worship -- for worldly success and for salvation. Now, recent reports reveal that the second-holiest river, the Yamuna, is suffering the same fate even though the government has invested nearly $1 billion in programs to clean it up. Currently, for example, more than 400 million gallons of untreated sewage, plus various industrial chemicals, enter the river from Delhi, but still, motivated worshippers come to “bathe” for glory. -- Stories That Never Get Old: Dayton, Ohio, bus driver Rickey Wagoner, 49, survived a threebullet shooting in February that, police said, was probably a gang initiation that randomly targeted him as he worked on his bus’s engine. A police sergeant told the Dayton Daily News that Wagoner “should probably not be here” and survived the attack only because two of the bullets were blocked by a copy of “The Message” (a contemporary version of the Bible) in Wagoner’s shirt pocket. -- The most recent “monument” offered by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals would be its proposed 10-foot tombstone along U.S. 129 in Gainesville, Ga., to honor the “several” chickens that were killed when a truck overturned in January. No humans were hurt in the collision, and had the chickens survived, they would have shortly been slaughtered. (The Georgia Department of Transportation rejected the proposal.) -- Allowing dogs as “witnesses” in court cases in France has become “something of a recent trend,” reported the Paris edition of the European news site The Local in April. A 9-year-old Labrador retriever (Tango) took the witness stand in the city of Tours so the judge could observe how he reacted to the defendant, on trial for killing the dog’s owner. (For due process of law, a second dog, Norman, took the stand later, as a “control group.”) Ultimately, the judge said he learned nothing from the dogs and dismissed them. -- “Zero Tolerance”: Yet another questionable school suspension was handed down in March, in Virginia Beach, Va., when the sixth-grader who had prevented a classmate from intentionally harming himself was punished for her altruism. Adrionna Harris had convinced a boy to hand over the razor blade he was threatening himself with, and she immediately discarded it. According to the principal, that transaction meant Harris “possessed” a “dangerous weapon,” albeit for a brief time, and she was suspended for 10 days, ac-
cording to school policy. (After WAVY-TV’s “On Your Side” reporters got involved, the school relented, and Harris returned to class.) -- “Arranged” Bride Fights Back: Ms. Fatima Mangre, 8, was granted a divorce from her husband, Arjun Bakridi, 14, in India’s Uttar Pradesh state in November, becoming the youngest divorcee in the country’s recorded history. Bakridi, then age 10, had married Mangre, then age 4, but his father promised that the couple would not cohabit until she turned 18. When Bakridi tried to move up the date, Mangre’s dad filed divorce papers for his daughter. The legal age for marriage in the state is 18, but a United Nations agency said the law is still widely ignored. -- Not an Urban Legend: (1) A county official in Portland, Ore., said his office gets “20 to 30 calls” about rats in toilets every year, like the one Daniel Powers reported in March when he spotted the “little guy with beady eyes” looking up at him. (2) The problem is more severe in India, where an emergency crew rushed to the Mumbaiarea home of Vipul Desai in February to remove a 6-foot-long cobra from the toilet (but not before it “repeatedly” popped its head out of the commode, terrorizing Desai’s wife and daughter). A team from a wildlife rescue association flooded the toilet, grabbed the snake and released it in the forest. -- People sometimes stage ruses to avoid unpleasant tasks, such as the student who calls in a bomb threat when he’s unprepared for an exam, but Dwayne Yeager’s motivation was simply laziness. Yeager, 31, called police in Brandon, Fla., in March, reporting a “burglary” at his home, but after questioning, officers charged him with making up the “crime” just so he could stay home from work that day. (Coincidentally, in Kittery,
Maine, three days earlier, the U.S. Navy formally decommissioned its nuclear submarine USS Miami, which had suffered irreparable fire damage in 2012 caused by a shipyard worker. The worker started what he wrongly believed would be a small blaze -- so that he could get off work for the day -- a decision now costing him 17 years in federal prison.) -- In December, at a Home Depot in Banks County, Ga., yet another prankster put glue on a restroom toilet seat, trapping an unwary shopper seeking to relieve herself. Twelve days after the incident, the victim told WSB-TV that she was still in pain. Paramedics had unstuck her with a liberal application of WD-40, but she believes an emergency room would have been more appropriate. Updates -- Among the $43 million worth of “renovations” that the former German “Bishop of Bling,” Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst, ordered spent on his home and office before he was forcibly retired by Pope Francis in March: a 6-foot-deep fish tank filled with Koi carp, costing $300,000; a $917,000 garden (the “Garden of Silence”); solid-bronze window frames all around ($2.38 million); and LED lights built into floors, walls, steps, window frames and handrails ($894,000). One expense did prove too extravagant for the bishop, according to The Washington Post: employees. (He had reduced his staff during his tenure.) -- “Jane Doe,” the second of two victims of reckless, anal-oriented medical and law-enforcement drug searches reported in News of the Weird in January, has now filed her lawsuit to be compensated for the repeated, nonconsensual probes and tests ordered by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers who had selected her for a random search and refused to believe, despite one negative test after another, that she was not carrying drugs. (None were ever found.) The lawsuit includes University Medical Center of El Paso, Texas, whose personnel seemed superwilling to cooperate with CBP and audaciously even sent the victim a $5,000 bill for the procedures (subsequently withdrawn). (The other victim, David Eckert, treated similarly by New Mexico law enforcement and doctors, who also never found drugs, has settled his lawsuit with county and city police for $1.6 million, with the portion against medical authorities still pending.)
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rom the infamous tales of “E!: True Hollywood Story” to the high-profile dissolution of bands such as Oasis and even the Everly Brothers, keeping a band intact proves an intricate balancing act. Derived from the ashes of fallen rock outfit Low Standards (LS), musical phoenix Of Unsound Mind (OUM) comes as the second brainchild of Eric McGuinness. Having been a musician for over a decade, McGuinness’ LS was together for six years. Current bandmate Bryan Gray, too, was a member. However, LS ran into complications when McGuinness moved from his hometown, Cape Hatteras, to Wilmington and pulled the plug on the project.
Fresh to Wilmington’s heavily populated music scene, he found Josh Solomon after months of trial and error. The two joined forces, playing acoustic covers, and Solomon taught McGuinness that it was possible to make money playing music. However, after two years of being selfemployed by the likes of his guitar, McGuinness still yearned to make a punk album that could shred—something that followed along the lines of his previous band. Still in contact with Gray, McGuinness checked into a studio, and wrote and recorded the drum tracks, bass and played guitar. Gray served as back up and laid down some riffs of his own. Solomon joined in on the new venture, trading in his guitar for a bass. OUM picked up youngster Robert Decker from Craigslist to add the rhythm and backbone.
Newly formed band Of Unsound Mind will play Orton’s this Friday By: chris pendergast
Above: Of Unsound Mind play Orton's on Front Street this Friday night. Courtesy photo
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think about] Oxy, Xanax, Valiums, and Vicodin, man,” McGuinness says. “You have to wonder how much money they make off of people's addictions.” These heavy themes weave their way in and out of the album, which when listened to as a whole, speaks of committing a crime and trying to fight your way back from it. “Water With Spirit” comes in slow and then explodes with a climbing lead guitar riff that can melt even the great Dio’s face. It displays OUM’s metal side. The chorus yields loud chanting and holding power chords. “It is basically about alcohol consumption and the internal battle against it,” McGuinness says. The dark and ominous chords and bass draw a perfect parallel McGuinness’ lyrics on the poisons in one’s life. While his sfavorite artists all have deep and meaningful songs, and generate stories that people can relate to, McGuinness, too, hopes to write in a way that connects. He draws from many dark periods in his life—a rrelease in expressing himself, only matched by getting onstage to belt it out for the world. “It’s how you develop personal relationship with the band as a fan,” McGuinness muses. “Hopefully, by the end of the year we will sport an actual fanbase.” The punk/metal heads completed their record, “A Way Out,” in February and played their first show in March. They will return to the recording studio in the coming weeks to churn out a four-song EP. OUM has played local staples such as Orton’s, The Whiskey and Hooligans in Jacksonville. They have future gigs lined up at Cardinal Bands and Billiards and another in Newport, NC. But no matter how big it gets, McGuinness keeps it genuine and authentic. “Even behind the collective loudness of the bass lines, percussion, screaming guitars and grunge-esque vocals, there is still meaning—there is still heart,” McGuinness concludes.
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The Annual Cape Fear Jazz Society Fund Raiser for the UNC-W Scholarship Fund Friday April 25 at Beckwith Hall in the Cultural Arts Building on the UNC-W Campus. A Special event in support of the Jazz Studies Program.
Featuring Jazz Vocalist Whitney Lanier Starts at 7:30pm Accompanied by the new UNCW Jazz Choral Ensemble
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In addition there will be a special raffles with your chance of winning: of a work by Wilmington Artist A giclée of the fabulous painting “Round Midnight” by local artist Harry Davis and A whitening gift certificate from Dr. Donald DiGiulian, the jazziest dentist in town. Tickets will be $5 each (cash or check please). All proceeds go to The Scholarship Fund.
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The new-born, new-aged, punk/metal band just released their debut album and have been making the rounds on the local circuit to establish a core fanbase throughout eastern North Carolina. The band boasts a driving force of hard work, longtime friendships and chance. While Gray and McGuinness have been a team for years now, undeniable respect for one another remains. “He adds a huge amount of creativity and ideas that I would never think of to our songs and that’s why I love having him,”McGuinness says. Solomon, too, adds his own aesthetic throughout the live shows, generating a sense of harmony. His vocal range compliments McGuinness’ in a simple way, but adds a dynamic that can only be felt when watching in person. “I could tell from the first jam session that he had what it took,” McGuinness gushes. Though Decker has joined the band only recently, he’s earned respect. “I’m hard on the guys about work, and Decker doesn’t mind. He improves every day that he plays,” McGuinness describes. OUM draws influence from the punk and metal scenes—both new and old. Bands like Bad Religion, AFI, Protest the Hero, and As I Lay Dying influence OUM’s originals, but the band has a style all its own. McGuiness’ tone can take on that of Davey Havok (AFI’s vocalist). “I love old [AFI], but my goal was never to sing like him. That’s just how it comes out, so I run with it,” McGuinness says. “Avenged Sevenfold has been a big influence as well.” Though McGuinness grew up with punk rock, he still revels in progressive music. The hours of learning cover songs with Solomon has improved McGuinness tremendously as a musician, opening up his mind to various styles. “The goal is to shred hard, be catchy without being cheesy and push ourselves musically,” McGuinness says. “I’ve written all kinds of music. I couldn’t just write metal all day.” OUM primarily focuses on lyricism. As a songwriter, McGuinness prides himself on the meanings that guide his songs. “Don’t Slip,” the first track off of their 2014 release, “A Way Out,” concerns Hatteras Island, a tiny village where everyone knows each other. But even in this isolated shelter off of the coast, drug abuse and heavy drinking find a way to prevail. “It is about watching all the different people I love fall into this trap,” McGuinness says. “That place is like a black hole. It’s really hard to get out of there and all it does is suck you back in.” Though McGuinness struggled with his own slip, he has come out much better for it. “Don’t Slip” details the story of a friend who went “too far out"—so much so that McGuinness couldn’t reach him anymore. “On top of the loss of a friend, [I have to
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Wednesday, April 23
Bomb Night w/ DJ (9pm) —Charley Brownz, 21 S Front St.
Jazz Night (6pm; Free) —Atlanta Bread Company, 6886 Main St.
Vinyl & Vine Wednesdays (5pm; Free) —Wilmington Wine Shop, 605 Castle St.
DJ Lord Walrus (9pm) —Red Dogs, 5 N. Lumina Ave
Trivia Night (6pm; Free) —Wild Wing Cafe, 1331 Military Cutoff Rd.
Benny Hill (6:30 pm; Free; jazz) —Sweet & Savory Cafe, 1611 Pavilion Plc.
DJ Hood (9pm; Free) —SideBar, 18 S. Front St.
Trivia Night (6:30pm; Free) —Beach House Bar ‘n’ Grill, 7219 Market St.
Karaoke (9pm; Free) —Brass Pelican, 2112 N. New River Dr.
Todd Snider (6:45pm; $20-$25) —Brooklyn Arts Center at St. Andrews, 516 North 4th Street; (910) 538-2939
Open Mic w/ Thomas and Oglesby (7pm; Free) —Half Time Sports Cafe, 1107 New Pointe Blvd., Leland
Open Mic w/ Acoustic Tsunami (9pm; Free) —Cardinal Billiards and Bands, 5216 Carolina Beach Rd.; (910) 793-6000
Open Music Jam (7pm; Free) —Wired on Wrightsville, 3901-B Wrightsville Ave.
Open Mic Night (9pm; Free) —The Calico Room, 107 S Front St.
Jammin’ with Jax (7pm; Free) —Jax Fifth Ave. Deli & Ale House, 5046 New Centre Dr.
Karaoke (9pm; Free) —Ibiza, 118 Market St.
Nutt House Improv Troupe (7pm) —Reel Cafe, 100 S. Front St.; (910) 251-1832
Dylan Linehan (9pm) —Costello’s Piano Bar, 211 Princess Street; (910) 3629666
Trivia Night with Steve and Missy (7:30pm; Free) —Joe’s Oasis, 6400 Carolina Beach Rd.
DJ TwoClikz (9pm) —SideBar, 18 S. Front St.;
ComedyNOW Wednesdays (8pm) —TheatreNOW, 19 S. 10th Street
Browncoat Karaoke (10pm; Free) —Browncoat Pub & Theatre, 111 Grace St.
Karaoke w/ DJ AMP (8pm; Free) —Locals Tavern, 6213-D Market St.
Zach Nobels Band (10pm; free; rock) — Canapé, 1001 N 4th St.; (910) 769-3713
Texas in July and Structures Erra and Elitist (8pm; metal) —Orton’s, 133 N Front Street
Thursday, April 24
Karaoke (9pm; Free) —Bourbon Street, 35 N Front St.
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Thirsty Thursday w/ DJ (5pm) —The Dirty Martini, 1904 Eastwood Rd.
Open Mic/Songwriters’ Night (7pm; Free) —Grinder’s Caffe, 5032 Wrightsville Ave. Karaoke (7pm; Free) —SeaWitch Cafe & Tiki Bar, 227 Carolina Beach Ave N.; (910) 707-0533 Thirsty Thursday Team Trivia (7pm; Free) —Whiskey Trail at the Creek, 4039 Masonboro Loop Rd. Earth Day Celebration with Susan Savia and Catesby Jones (7pm; $2; acoustic) —Ted’s Fun on the River, 2 Castle St.; (910) 231-3379 Songs for the Earth (7pm; $2) —Ted’s Fun on the River, 2 Castle St.; (910) 231-3379 Fire and Drums (8pm) —Juggling Gypsy, 1612 Castle St.; (910) 763-2223 Trivia Night Steve and DJ Maximum Miss (8pm; Free) —The Harp, 1423 S. 3rd St. Open Mic Night Dennis Brinson (8pm; Free) —Locals Tavern, 6213-D Market St.; Karaoke (8pm; Free) —Banks Channel Bar & Grille, 530 Causeway Drive
Open Mic Night with DJBe (8pm; Free) —Low Tide Pub, 4540 Fountain Dr; GRAVE DECEPTIONS (8pm; $15-$25) —Browncoat Pub & Theatre, 111 Grace Street Open Mic Comedy Night (9pm; Free) —Reel Cafe, 100 S. Front St.; (910) 251-1832 Open Mic (9pm; Free) —Bottega Art Bar and Gallery, 208 N. Front St. Open Mic Night (9pm; Free) —Brass Pelican, 2112 N. New River Dr. DJ TwoClikz (9pm) —SideBar, 18 S. Front St. DJ (9pm) —Charley Brownz, 21 S Front St. Thirsty Thursday (9pm; Free) —Beach House Bar ‘n’ Grill, 7219 Market St. DJKAHUNA (9pm) —Billy Goats, 6324 Market St. Top 40 DJ (9pm; $5-$10) —Ibiza, 118 Market St. Kim Dicso (10pm; pop-rock) —Costello’s Piano Bar, 211 Princess Street; (910) 3629666
—Franklin Square Park, Southport, 130 E. West Street GRAVE DECEPTIONS (8pm; $15-$25) —Browncoat Pub & Theatre, 111 Grace Street Tom Noonan and Jane Houseal (9pm; piano/ vocals) —Costello’s Piano Bar, 211 Princess Street; (910) 3629666 DJ & Drag Show House/Techno (9pm; $5-$10) —Ibiza, 118 Market St.
DJ Battle (9pm) —Level 5, 21 N. Front St.; Unknown Hinson (9pm; $15-$20) —Ziggy’s By The Sea, 208 Market St.; (910) 769-4096 Live Music (9pm) —Reel Cafe, 100 S. Front St.; (910) 251-1832 DJ TwoClikz (9pm) —SideBar, 18 S. Front St. Browncoat Karaoke (10pm; Free) —Browncoat Pub & Theatre, 111 Grace Street DJ Alex A (10pm) —Beach House Bar ‘n’ Grill, 7219 Market St.; DJ Dr. Jones (10pm; $3) —Red Dogs, 5 N. Lumina Ave
Discotheque Thurs. with DJ’s DST and Matt Evans (10pm) —Pravda, 23 N Front St.
DJ Milk and DJ DST (10pm; Free) —Pravda, 23 N Front St.
Mac and Juice Quartet (10pm; Free; eclectic) —Palm Room, 11 East Salisbury St.
Friday, April 25 DJ (5pm) —The Dirty Martini, 1904 Eastwood Rd.; Live Music and Drink Specials (5pm; free) —Reel Cafe, 100 S. Front St.; (910) 251-1832 Live Piano with Clay Whittington (7pm; Free) —The Blind Elephant, 21 N Front St Unit F Open Music Jam Hosted by Shannon Gilmore & Tommy Kaiser (7pm; Free) —Wired on Wrightsville, 3901-B Wrightsville Ave. Overtyme (7pm; Free; Eclectic Mix) —Gabby’s Lounge, 1706 N. Lumina Ave. Port City Trio (7pM) —Ted’s Fun on the River, 2 Castle St.; (910) 231-3379
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Karaoke (10pm; Free) —Katy’s Grill and Bar, 1054 S College Rd. Flannel Rebellion (10pm; Free; rock) —Palm Room, 11 East Salisbury Street Skyfoot (10pm; Free; jam) —Satellite Bar & Lounge, 120 Greenfield St.; (910) 3992796 Jack Jack 180 (10:30pm; Free; rock) —Wild Wing Cafe, 1331 Military Cutoff Rd. 145th Anniversary Celebration (All Day; Donations appreciated) —St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 600 Grace St.
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DJ (5pm) —The Dirty Martini, 1904 Eastwood Rd.
Friday Comedy Showcase (7pm) —Reel Cafe, 100 S. Front St.; (910) 251-1832
Overtyme (5pm; Free; eclectic) —Sweet N Savory Pub, 2012 Eastwood Rd.; (910) 6798101
Jazzy Friday (7pm; $10) —Cypress Bend Vineyards, 21904 Riverton Rd
Live Music and Drink Specials (5pm; free) —Reel Cafe, 100 S. Front St.; (910) 251-1832
G. Love and Special Sauce (7pm; $22-$25; hip-hop) —Greenfield Lake Amphitheatre, 1941 Amphitheater Drive; 910-341-7855
Jazz Piano with James Jarvis (7pm; Free) —The Blind Elephant, 21 N Front St Unit F;
The Other Guys (8pm; free; americana) —SeaWitch Cafe & Tiki Bar, 227 Carolina Beach Ave N.; (910) 707-0533
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DJ (9pm) —Charley Brownz, 21 S Front St.
Browncoat Karaoke (10pm; Free) —Browncoat Pub & Theatre, 111 Grace Street
DJ Lord Walrus (10pm; $3) —Red Dogs, 5 N. Lumina Ave
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Of Unsound Mind, Lions of Tsavo (8pm; rock) —Orton’s, 133 N Front Street;
The Cut (8pm; Free; Rock) —SeaWitch Cafe & Tiki Bar, 227 Carolina Beach Ave N.; (910) 707-0533
Kyle Lindley (8pm; Free; folk) —Fermental, 7250 Market St.; (910) 821-0362
White Hills (8pm; rock) —Orton’s, 133 N Front Street
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Wilmington Symphony (8pm; $6-$27) —Kenan Auditorium (UNC Wilmington), 601 S. College Road; 910-962-3500
Satellite Bluegrass Band (6pm; Free) —Satellite Bar & Lounge, 120 Greenfield St.; (910) 3992796
An American Band, Music of the Rock Revolution (8pm; Free; Classic Rock) —Franklin Square Park, Southport, 130 E. West Street;
Lauren Lapointe (7pm; $2; Americana) —Ted’s Fun on the River, 2 Castle St.; (910) 231-3379
College Night Karaoke (10pm; Free) —Costello’s Piano Bar, 211 Princess Street; (910) 3629666
DJ Battle (8:00 pm; Free) —Fibber’s Public House, 1610 Pavillion Pl.
Browncoat Karaoke (10pm; Free) —Browncoat Pub & Theatre, 111 Grace Street
Trevor Stewart (8pm; Free; acoustic) —Hoplite Pub and Beer Garden, 720 N. Lake Park Blvd.
Jazz Jam with Christopher Luther (8:00 pm; Free) —Rusty Nail, 1310 S 5th Ave.
Open Mic Night (10pm; Free) —Katy’s Grill and Bar, 1054 S College Rd.
Thunderlip (8pm; Free; rock) —Reggie’s 42nd St. Tavern, 1415 S 42nd St.
An American Band, Music of the Rock Revolution (1965-1973) (8:00 pm; Free) —Franklin Square Park, Southport, 130 E. West St.
Wednesday, April 30
GRAVE DECEPTIONS (8pm; $15-$25) —Browncoat Pub & Theatre, 111 Grace Street
DJ Techno/House (9pm; $5-$10) —Ibiza, 118 Market St. DJ Battle (9pm) —Level 5, 21 N. Front St.
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Vinyl & Vine Wednesdays (5pm; Free) —Wilmington Wine Shop, 605 Castle St. Benny Hill (6:30pm; Free; jazz) —Sweet & Savory Cafe, 1611 Pavilion Plc.
Live Music (9pm) —Reel Cafe, 100 S. Front St.; (910) 251-1832
The Movement, Sun Dried Vibes and Coastal Collective (9:00 pm; $10-$15; reggae) —Ziggy’s By The Sea, 208 Market Street; (910) 769-4096
DJ TwoClikz (9pm; Cover Charge) —SideBar, 18 S. Front St.
Tyler Perry’s Chill Beats Lab (10pm) —Juggling Gypsy, 1612 Castle St.; (910) 763-2223
Dangers of Stereo (9pm; Free) —Hell’s Kitchen, 118 Princess Street
Open Mic w/ Thomas and Oglesby (7pm; Free) —Half Time Sports Cafe, 1107 New Pointe Blvd.
Browncoat Karaoke (10pm; Free) —Browncoat Pub & Theatre, 111 Grace Street
Appetite for Destruction Poison’d and Red White & Crue (9pm; $10; rock) —Ziggy’s By The Sea, 208 Market Street; (910) 769-4096
Open Music Jam (7pm; Free) —Wired on Wrightsville, 3901-B Wrightsville Ave.
145th Anniversary Celebration (All Day; Donations appreciated) —St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 600 Grace St.
Jammin’ with Jax (7pm; Free) —Jax Fifth Ave. Deli & Ale House, 5046 New Centre Dr.
Travis Shallow (10pm) —Goat and Compass, 710 N 4th St.
Monday, April 28
Benjy Templeton (10pm; jazz) —Costello’s Piano Bar, 211 Princess Street; (910) 3629666
Nutt House Improv Troupe (7pm; Cover Charge) —Reel Cafe, 100 S. Front St.; (910) 251-1832
Open Jam Monday (7pm) —Carolina Bands and Billiards, 5216 Carolina Beach Rd.
Browncoat Karaoke (10pm; Free) —Browncoat Pub & Theatre, 111 Grace St.
Fruity Oaty Bars (7:30pm; Free) —Browncoat Pub & Theatre, 111 Grace St.
Trivia Night with Steve and Missy (7:30pm; Free) —Joe’s Oasis, 6400 Carolina Beach Rd.
DJ Riz (10pm) —Beach House Bar ‘n’ Grill, 7219 Market St.
Trivia (7:30pm) —Hell’s Kitchen, 118 Princess St.
DJ Sir Nick Bland (10pm; $3) —Red Dogs, 5 N. Lumina Ave.
Open Mic Night (8pm) —Juggling Gypsy, 1612 Castle St.; (910) 763-2223
Lunar Tide (10pm; Free; rock) —Palm Room, 11 East Salisbury St.
Looking for Astronauts (8pm) —Orton’s, 133 N Front St.
Machine Gun (10pm; Free; rock) —Wild Wing Cafe, 1331 Military Cutoff Rd.
Donna Merritt (9pm) —Costello’s Piano Bar, 211 Princess St.; (910) 362-9666
145th Anniversary Celebration (All Day; Donations appreciated) —St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 600 Grace St.
Open Mic (9:30pm; Free) —Juggling Gypsy Cafe & Hookah Bar, 1612 Castle St.
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Velvet Jane (8pm; Free; rock) —Hoplite Pub and Beer Garden, 720 N. Lake Park Blvd.
Jamie & Shane (9pm; Free; eclectic) —Wild Wing Cafe, 1331 Military Cutoff Rd.
Acoustic Jazz Piano with James Jarvis (1:30pm; Free) —Old Books on Front Street, 249 N. Front St. Wilmington Sacred Harp Singers (2pm; Donations) —Cameron Art Museum, 3201 South 17th St.; (910) 395-5999 The Ice House 10th Anniversary Reunion (3pm; $5) —Delphina Dos, 5 South Water Street WSO Free Family Concert (4pm; Free) —Kenan Auditorium (UNC Wilmington), 601 S. College Road; 910-962-3500 Harbor Bash (4Pm; Free; yacht rock) —Bluewater Waterfront Grill, 4 Marina St.
Browncoat Karaoke (10pm; Free) —Browncoat Pub & Theatre, 111 Grace St.
Tuesday, April 29 Indie Music Night (8pm) —Juggling Gypsy, 1612 Castle St.; (910) 763-2223 Pub Wars Team Trivia (8pm; Free) —Low Tide Pub, 4540 Fountain Dr. Kyng and Kill Devil Hill Crobot (8pm; $10$15; rock) —Ziggy’s By The Sea, 208 Market Street; (910) 769-4096
Trivia Night (6:30pm; Free) —Beach House Bar ‘n’ Grill, 7219 Market St.
ComedyNOW Wednesdays (8pm) —TheatreNOW, 19 S. 10th Street; Karaoke w/ DJ AMP (8pm; Free) —Locals Tavern, 6213-D Market St. Karaoke (9pm; Free) —Bourbon Street, 35 N Front St. Bomb Night w/ DJ (9pM) —Charley Brownz, 21 S Front St. DJ Lord Walrus (9pm) —Red Dogs, 5 N. Lumina Ave. DJ Hood (9pm; Free) —SideBar, 18 S. Front St. Karaoke (9pm; Free) —Brass Pelican, 2112 N. New River Dr.; Open Mic w/ Acoustic Tsunami (9pm; Free) —Cardinal Billiards and Bands, 5216 Carolina Beach Rd.; (910) 793-6000 Open Mic Night (9pm; Free) —The Calico Room, 107 S Front St. Karaoke (9pm; Free) —Ibiza, 118 Market St. DJ TwoClikz (9pm) —SideBar, 18 S. Front St.
Calicomedy Night (8pm; $3) —The Calico Room, 107 S Front St.
Pre-Finals Glow Paint Party (10pm; $10-$20) —Ziggy’s By The Sea, 208 Market Street; (910) 769-4096
DJ TwoClikz (9pm; Cover Charge) —SideBar, 18 S. Front St.
Browncoat Karaoke (10pm; Free) —Browncoat Pub & Theatre, 111 Grace St.
Comedy Night (9pm; $2) —Ziggy’s By The Sea, 208 Market Street; (910) 769-4096
Chris James (10pm; country) —Costello’s Piano Bar, 211 Princess St.; (910) 362-9666
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e’ve all heard the numerous trite stories about being a mother: the sleepless nights, the out-of-wack hormones, the constant scheduling—going from school, to work, to piano rehearsals, to soccer games, to dinner-on-the-table, to bed, to repeat the next day. It’s exhausting; we know. Yet, that’s only the tip of the iceberg when discussing the details of child-rearing. A new set of issues arise when it comes to sending responsible, compassionate, independent, smart, and well-rounded citizens out into the world. “Motherhood Out Loud,” currently presented by Big Dawg Productions, takes all of those notions and wraps them into a two-hour production featuring 20 vignettes and 16 actors and actresses, at the hands of four directors—er, directresses. The best compliment handed to this triumph certainly goes to the ladies behind the scenes. Kudos to Rhoda Gary, Melissa Stanley, Gina Gambony, and Heather Dodd for making the 20 vignettes flow seamlessly and without notice that eight hands directed this show. That alone is a feat. However, what really impresses in “Motherhood” is the quality of writing matched by the perfect cast members to enact each skit. Sure, it opens with surface-level interest, a la losing sleep on the nursery floor or weeping while seeing off a child on his first day of school. But each vignette ages the parenting process, from toddler and middle-school years, into college and early adulthood, even into reverse caretaking, wherein child becomes the guardian of the parent. While the earlier “fluff” may seem expected (i.e. cursing like a sailor during childbirth or breaking up fights on the playground), it serves a greater purpose at the end. All of the earlier obstacles of parenthood often pale in comparison to the serious issues one faces once a child begins to mold his own personality. Two skits in particular stand as a great example. Dori Schoonmaker in “Queen Esther” could not have carried any more finesse as a divorced mother skeptical over her son’s wont to be Sleeping Beauty instead of Buzz Lightyear for Halloween. Though the family tries to guide him toward sports, the outcome leads to school fights and even the young child expressing, “Mommy, I don’t feel like me.” So when she agrees to let the child dress as the heroine Queen Esther for the Purim reading at temple, knowing the backlash she’ll get from others, Schoonmaker makes her fear palpable. Her eyes run deep with a nervous reserve that transforms into pure acceptance, love and fortitude. She also shines in “Nooha’s List,” a skit where a Muslim mother must go through the
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explanation of the menstrual cycle with her 15-year-old daughter during Ramadan. Sure, it’s a conversation everyone’s heard, but it comes with insights from another culture that give it an underlying social commentary not to be avoided. In fact, most of the writing in this show feels fashioned in that sense. “Stars & Stripes” puts the spotlight on Terri Batson who brings deft panic to the forefront of parenting. She watches her son enroll in the military and get deployed to Afghanistan. The frenzy of her mind replays three men approaching her doorstop to utter words she cannot bear: “Your son’s dead.” Batson delivers her reaction, and makes it clear it’s how she must constantly think in order to prepare herself for the worse. It may be a brimming moment in showcasing how a woman’s brain functions when it comes to the protection of her child: “I want to go into the darkness first,” Batson states. While the show provides a fair share of heavy commentary, it also comes with a large heaping of hilarity—sometimes both bombarding the stage. Amanda Young is the best at juggling the two. Her caustic deliverance of “New in the Motherhood” left me rallying for her to rewrite playground etiquette rules. She delivers the same sarcastic punch in “Baby Bird,” a skit dealing with the audacious public who questions her constantly about adopting a baby girl from China while having a biological son. And she’s a smash in “Michael’s Date.” Her zeal extracts pushiness, and one can see how her charm and care would embarrass her autistic son during his first date to the movies. She exudes desperation in wanting him to interact with a sense of
normalcy. More so, Young’s cadence of dialogue almost always matches the various personalities she plays and keeps them distinctly separate. Men also take the stage in “Motherhood Out Loud.” Kenneth Rosander pulls off a heartwrenching snippet of life on the brink of caring for a mother with Alzheimer’s. Steve Vernon, Big Dawg’s artistic director, thrusts attention on the idea of a child having two daddies instead of a mommy. While some of the dialogue written is rather stereotypical (“we’ve been together eight years, which is like 56 in hetero years”), it garners laughs nonetheless. Vernon’s use of props showcasing family pictures drives home the point that families come in all varieties, and no one way is right. He also summons tears and lip-quivers on command toward the end of his “brave new world” monologue; it’s applaudable and certainly affecting. Audience tears may flow freely during this show. For me, it came in Meghan Parker’s delivery of “My Almost Family” about being a stepmom. Having to give up that which you love most is torture. Her numbness and solitude simply bear hugs the audience. Guffaws of laughter will follow tears, nonetheless, especially from the salty language rampant throughout the show. Chris Brown’s great-grandmother scene manages a few earmuff moments while pulling on the heartstrings favorably thereafter. And her sass in “Thanksgiving Fugue” is all-enveloping against her fellow thespians. The set design remains minimalistic—like a blank slate allowing the actors and actresses to take center stage, which they all do. As well, their costuming perfectly works; each wears all black and simply changes up characters by including a shaw here and a purse there. “Motherhood Out Loud” is about the stories, the connections, and the familial thread of life that weaves its way into our own hearts and souls. Everyone with a mother, guardian, who has become a mother, or even someone who isn’t a mother will find a lot to love about this show. I wasn’t expecting to walk away thinking this, but I do: It’s the best production I’ve seen from Big Dawg to date.
DETAILS: Motherhood Out Loud ★★★★★ Thurs.-Sun., April 24th-27th, April 24th27th; May 8th-11th, 8 p.m. and Sun. matinees, 3 p.m. • $15-$20 Cape Fear Playhouse 613 Castle St. • (910) 367-5237 www.bigdawgproductions.org
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Assailing Humor:
arts > theatre
‘Assassins’ revels in a blend of dark humor and serious psychological content By: Gwenyfar Rohler
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ity Stage welcomes spring with Stephen Sondheim’s light-hearted musical “Assassins.” He wrote the musical with John Weidman’s book about people who have attempted or succeeded in presidential assassinations. It is not a show for those short on irony or a sense of humor. There isn’t a plot so much as it is a musical revue that looks at the presidential assassins, beginning, naturally, with John Wilkes Booth. Played by Adam Poole, the charisma that Booth exuded works its magic on the other characters onstage and the audience alike. In “The Ballad of Booth,” we get his charm and determination, but it is really Act II’s “November 22, 1963” where we see Poole unleash full force. Part of the genius of this script is that Booth really shines when he interacts with others. Or maybe that is what Poole brings to the role. Both his entrance for the finale, when he and Brendan Carter dance onto the stage, and his duets with the Baladeer (Jason Aycock) are high points that rivet the audience.
Complex portrayals: The cast of ‘Assassins’ shine through their intimate, well-rounded portrayals of historical presidential assassins. Courtesy City Stage
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Speaking of Aycock as the Balladeer, this production includes the song “Something Just Broke,” which was added for the London production. If ever there was a perfect piece of casting, this is it. Aycock sings the Americana– laced ballads beautifully, while still hitting every joke in them. His transformation into Lee Harvey Oswald is really quite artful, as he embraces the redneck exterior with a tormented true-believer inside. Far and away, the two performers who capture the audience’s hearts most are Rachel Moser as Squeaky Fromme and Heather Setzler as Sara Jane Moore. Both bring sinister undertones to their characters, but the ridiculousness of their interactions provide a necessary counterbalance, and release the valve of nervousness for the dark, frightening world of desperation that the script explores. All the assassins are talented and give excellent performances. Part of what makes the show peculiar is that, though the characters interact, this isn’t really one sustained story. It is a revuestyle look at the presidential assassins, a role in life that tends to attract the lone wolf—John Wilkes Booth being the exception. To that end, there are parts of the show that feel like the actors are each going their own way, rather than heading in the same direction—which validates the characterization for these roles. What makes this script so disturbing is the probing of the motivations of each assassin—foregoing the tendency to paint them as just monsters. If anything the desperation, the frustration, and the driving madness that pushes these historical figures over the edge is the real core. Whether it is Sam Byck (Christopher Rickert) crazed to the point of personal dissolution with the breakdown of the economic and political system, or John Hinckley (Patrick Basquill) convinced that Jodi Foster would finally love him in return if he could kill Reagan, this aspect prevails. Basquill’s depiction of the personal obsession is a difficult thing to portray in a musical setting, because he must really create a person who is not interested in anything outside of his sole focus for living. It’s a delicate tightrope act, and he manages to do it admirably—even making Hinckley slightly sympathetic. Leon Czolgosz (Brendan Carter) brings us possibly the only successful assassin driven
by demons that compromised him from the outside, not just an interior monologue of delusion—again, with Booth being the exception. His physical anger and torment frightens. It precedes him onstage and hangs about him like a dark cloud. Dallas Lafon, a local well-known lighting designer, makes his much-heralded directorial debut. As would be expected from one who has spent most of his adult life working with stage design, the show visually stuns. Terry Collins’ set recreated Lula’s Pub, with stairs to generate a second level for a functional hanging scene. Perhaps the adaptation of the seal on the oval office rug that is affixed center stage is the crowning touch. Aaron Willings designed carnival-style lighting, including strings of ‘50s outdoor lights hanging across the audience. These components combine to communicate the idea of spinning the wheel of fortune, a strong theme in this work. Selina Harvey’s costumes are, as always, excellent. She hits every time period from the 1860s to the 1980s with precision and with the ensemble beautifully clothed in subtle cues for the audience. Pay careful attention to see more than first meets the eye. Musically, it’s a show that is bound for success: Sondheim wrote the score and Chiaki Ito is the musical director. How can that combination not succeed? Ito’s band really shines with a score that moves through American musical history. “The Ballad of Booth” is steeped in Civil War era ballads, while “Unworthy of Your Love” embraces the mid-'70s love songs, a la Olivia Newton John. It fascinates with a challenging set list, but the band rises to the occasion and produces an evening of sound that would make Sondheim proud. “Assassins” is not a show for everyone. Its humor is dark and unsettling. In addition, the jarring sound of a blank pistol is used throughout. However, for people who like American history, psychology and phenomenal music—this is sure to be an interesting night.
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Young Star:
arts > visual
Austin Young’s photographs of celebrities will be on display at S.A.L.T. Studio By: Sarah Richter
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he selfie has been a cultural fascination for centuries. From the early cave painters at Lascaux to today’s camera-toting/Instagram culture, we are consumed with preserving self-depictions. Although most people’s homes are filled with pictures of themselves and family members, the power of portraiture is often marginalized. Austin Young’s appreciation for his subjects reveals itself to be unparalleled. He crafts photos that fully embody his muses and shed light upon the accessories and the soul of life. Growing up in the doldrums of Reno, Nevada, Young turned to records to break up the monotony of his sleepy, small-town life. “My father gave me a camera when I was younger,” he professes. “He was also a photography enthusiast, so I started taking pictures of all of my friends.” Finding pop-culture as a source of inspiration, the developing artist would sit in his room, ingraining the larger-than-life likenesses of icons like Debbie Harry and Siouxsie Sioux
into his brain. He channeled a Warhol-like fascination in the God-esque portrayals of celebrities, which in turn illuminated a lifelong passion—a love of iconography. “Living near Las Vegas, I used to beg my parents to take me to concerts,” Young tells. “I saw Olivia Newton John and Sonny and Cher,” Exposure to a world that existed outside the confines of Reno titillated the young man. So, he moved to big cities and traveled the world, from Paris to LA. Young made a name for himself by encapsulating subcultures along the way—generating renderings of drag queens, performance artists, and the like. Living in New York in the early ‘90s, he often would visit various clubs to capture its life. Yet, portraits evolved from his experiments. He felt their intimacy would resonate no matter what content one portrays. “It’s a big responsibility to be a portrait artist because you have to capture someone in a way that represents them,” Young elaborates. With several compelling bodies of work, Young's work makes social commentary, too, like with gender stereotypes. His pieces
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ing a small retrospective of Young’s work, “Portraits” is his first solo art show in North Carolina. Long has been a fan of Young’s work for years. “I have guided him through images to curate this exhibition,” Long proclaims. “I have subvert the traditional constructs society has known [Young] for many years, and I’ve always set forth. Instead, he illustrates genderless been drawn to his work—even before I knew subjects.“[It] really calls into question our him—for its pop and subculture references. concept of beauty and identity,” he describes. He documents the famous and infamous in a Although simple, his photos reflect a style that is distinctively [his own].” bonding relationship between a model and Through his specific style, Young has photographer, each artists in their own rights. produced photographs of Debbie Harry from He highlights the reflective nature ably allow- Blondie, Siouxsie Sioux, Margaret Cho, Leigh ing him to reveal the complexities and emo- Bowery, Tori Spelling, Sandra Bernhard, altions of his muse. Through his collaborative most all of the “Rupaul’s Drag Race” queens, "Tranimal Workshops," he gathers artists, and hundreds more. participants, and various materials in both This exhibition will open with a reception on gallery and museum spaces. Models, trans- April 25th from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. and will be on genders or otherwise, are invited to transform display through May 17th. S.A.L.T. Studio is into art themselves, whether they morph into located in the historic Modern Baking Building. a creature straight from Chernobyl or pose in a Glamour Shot fashion, but have a raven growing from a black beehive. In addition to his portraiture, Young is the co-founder of the art group, Fallen Fruit. With fellow artists David Burns and Matias Portraits Viegener, he began mapping fruit trees that were growing over public property in LA. The Photographs by Austin Young collaboration has expanded to include public S.A.L.T. Studio • 805 N. 4th St. projects, site-specific installations and happenings in various international cities. Although Reception: April 25th, 6 p.m. - 9 p.m. his work for this collective centers on fruit, Gallery hours: Young’s whimsical muses, eye for color and Mon. - Fri., 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. post-modern pop-art style remain evident. Young’s photographs have not only caught Hangs through May 17th the attention of the art world, but also local photographers and gallery owners of Salt, www.saltstudio.nc.com Kelly Starbuck and Horace Long. Featur-
Intimate Relationship: Photographer Austin Young generates photographs that showcase the intimacy between the subject and artists, as seen with above's Jeffree Star. Photograph by Austin Young
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ture to convey the artists' vision. Meet the artists and discuss their work. The exhibition will remain on display through May 17th.
River to Sea Gallery 225 S. Water St., Chandler’s Wharf (free parking) • (910)-763-3380 Tues.-Sat. 11am-5p; Sun. 1-4pm.
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Artfuel is pleased to bring a one-man showing of Fleetwood Covington. The Wilmington local has a national client base, and has works shown in the House of Blues. All are welcome!
ArtExposure! 22527 Highway 17N, Hampstead, NC 910-803-0302 • 910-330-4077 Tues.-Sat. 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. (or by appt.) www.artexposure50.com
ArtExposure is sponsoring an invitational to all artists for its annual “Art of the Car” show. Entry forms can be downloaded on www.artexposure50.com/call for entries. Deadline to enter is April 29th and the opening reception will be on May 9th at 6pm. First, second and third place awards will be presented. We will be starting our Children’s Art Camps at the end of June. We also have classes offered on the “Classes for adults and teens page.”
CAPE FEAR NATIVE
114 Princess St. • (910) 465-8811 Tues.-Sat. 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. www.capefearnative.com
cape Fear Native presents Carolina Beach native David Chappell with his wife, Pat. From church musician to pipe-organ tuner/technician to director of information technology, the constant has been photography and the need to express himself. He enjoys capturing our beautiful Cape Fear region. Cape Fear Native features the works of local artists and craftspeople inspired by nature. Here you'll find original paintings on canvas and reclaimed river wood, handmade jewelry, local photography, sail bags, handmade wood products, tiles, note cards, historic maps, books and our exclusive Wilmington city map tees/totes/prints. Join us April 25th as part of the Fourth Friday Gallery Walk and the opening of Chappell's new show, 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.
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Cape Fear Community College presents “Under the Dome/Recent Works by Jack Bender.” Bender’s an artist and film/TV industry professional (“Lost,” “Alias,” “The Sopranos,” “Felicity”), who grew up in LA. He uses painting as a storytelling medium to explore the intersection of spirituality, pop-culture, and contemporary American politics in ways that are both intellectually provocative and visually stimulating. His works are intensely personal and raw. There will be a few pieces on display that were featured on the show last season. All pieces (excluding the few featured on TV last year) will be for sale.
New Elements Gallery 201 Princess St. (919) 343-8997 Tues.-Sat.: 11 a.m.-6p.m. (or by appt.) www.newelementsgallery.com
"Organic Matter" on April 25th featuring the recent works of Raleigh artists Kevin Bass and Kristen Dill—an exhibition about nature and its elements. Work will include both abstract and impressionistic paintings using form, color and tex-
River to Sea Gallery showcases the work of husband and wife Tim and Rebecca Duffy Bush. In addition, the gallery represents several local artists. The current show will enthrall visitors with its eclectic collection of original paintings, photography, sculpture, glass, pottery and jewelry. “Morning Has Broken” features works by Janet Parker. Come see Janet’s bold use of color and texture to reveal local marsh creeks and structures.
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In the historic fishing village of Calabash, NC, over 10,000-plus square feet of fine arts is showcased. Clay art and pottery; oil paintings, watercolors, mixed media, pastels and acrylics; plus award-winning metalworks, wood pieces, handblown glass, fiber art, artisan-made jewelry and more. Sunset River Marketplace has become a popular destination for visitors, a gathering place for artists and a center of the community, thanks to its onsite pottery studio, complete with two kilns; a custom master framing department; and art classrooms for workshops and ongoing instruction.
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A Life-Changing Experience:
arts > theatre
Documentary film ‘Something You Can Call Home’ raises awareness about homelessness
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A Personal Touch: Through personal, in-depth interviews, Rebecca Kenyon puts a face to homlessness. Photo courtesy Mote Dust Films
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number of local non-profits—Jeremy Hardy from Vigilant Hope; Jerry Holiday, the executive director of Philliphians 3: Minstires; and Sylvia Colbert from the #2 Thrift Store and Food Bank. They will all be there to divulge information on how to get the ball rolling on ameliorating the ongoing homelessness situation. All screenings are free.
DETAILS: Something You Can Call Home King Hall Auditorium, UNCW Wednesday, April 23rd, 7 p.m. Brunswick Forest 1007 Evangeline Dr., Leland Thursday, April 24th, 7 p.m. Jo Ann Carter Harrelson Center 20 N. 4th St. Monday, April 28th, 5 p.m.
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what I hope it will do for audiences, is put a real face to homelessness. It’s not a statistic; something overwhelming [that makes] you think you can’t make a difference.” Kenyon completed “Something You Can Call Home,” fiscally supported by the Southern Documentary Fund, in 2013. Kenyon’s own production company, Mote Dust Films, also supported the film. It premiered at the Cucalorus Film Festivallast year. Since, it has made its way to Elon University, Bethany United Methodist Church in Durham, Goshen Baptist Church in Leland, The Lord’s Church and Vigilant Hope in Wilmington. A few weeks ago it screened at UNC Charlotte, where it garnered the praise of an audience member who had previously worked on Skid Row in LA. The film is currently fostering a partnership with Vigilante Hope with the intention of producing screening kits. Each kit will be a food container which holds postcard that lists the nonprofits and shelters found in the city of the film's screening. As well, it will contain toiletries and non-perishable snacks that inspired attendees will hopefully use as an ice-breaker for getting to know a person who’s struggling. It will also give insights into letter-writing in support of policy change and
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or most people, homelessness plays a minor role in day-to-day life. Those stricken with the shackles of poverty are merely nameless faces one attempts to avoid eye contact with while venturing out of the supermarket parking lot with a backseat full of groceries; they’re a set of anonymous statistics. However, the truth that these people are human-beings with aspirations and personalities, whose lives were somehow derailed, cannot be denied. One of the founding members of the Cucalorus’ Artists in Residence program and documentarian filmmaker, Rebecca Kenyon, strives to paint an intimate picture of homelessness with her film, “Something You Can Call Home.” The films will host public screening across town, as well as private screenings for the Youthbuild, LINC and WIA programs. Having moved to Wilmington from London in 2012, the philanthropic cinephile currently resides in Durham. She first came into contact with the Cuclaorus Film Festival director, Dan Brawley, after being introduced to UK director Hope Dickson Leach, a member of Cucalorus’ ambassadors council. “After a Skype chat I had with Brawley, I just had a good feeling that there was an affinity with what we both believe in,” Kenyon explains. Kenyon researched the evolving economic crisis in Wilmington—an area in which many are given a one-way bus ticket and the address of local shelter. She wanted to expose the untold stories of homelessness, and almost immediately began contacting local non-profits, such as Vigilante Hope and Phillippians 3 Ministries. As well, she began venturing the streets and frequenting local shelters, uncovering the lives of the forgotten. “I found nothing but openness, and people being really welcoming,” she describes. With a camera on her shoulder and a compassionate heart, the filmmaker cultivated relationships, honing in on the stories of a mother, a student and a recovering alcoholic. She chronicles their ups and downs as they struggle with living under bridges, receiving housing and being unable to maintain it, and rejection letters from potential employers who deem them too qualified. Delicately balancing the seriousness of the topic with the innate humor that these people—even in their darkest hour—hold within themselves, “Something You Can Call Home” gives the homeless an identity, something which their financial status had largely taken. “It’s been a life-changing experience,” Kenyon asserts. “I think what it’s done for me, and
generating more affordable housing. As well, the film has confirmed screenings with the Charlotte Film Society, Urban Ministries Charlotte, Speak Up Magazine, and Genesis Home in Durham that will occur in October and November. Kenyon also has some special plans for the film in conjunction with Working Films in Wilmington. Ultimately, “Something You Can Call Home” thrives due to its ability to start discussions. “I see people whose attitudes have been changed from watching [the film], which is incredible,” Kenyon tells. She’s also found that a great impetus for getting the dialogue started is to inquire oneword impressions as soon as the lights go up. These first reactions range from sobering to disturbing to humbling to cyclical. Part of its capacity to jumpstart discourse comes from its personable nature. “I prefer to make films that are noteworthy,” Kenyon details her methodology. “It can be a serious subject, but you don’t have to be hit over the head with it. And it doesn’t have to be all melancholy.” The screening will be attended by people featured in the film, as well as affiliates with a
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First-rate Action Film:
arts > film
reel to reel films this week
‘The Raid 2’ provides thrilling martial arts action By: Anghus
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ction films have been the biggest casualty of the big-budget blockbuster era of cinema currently taking hold of megaplexes. Hollywood no longer generates the same kind of carnage-filled beat-‘em-ups that were a cinematic staple for so many years. Studios would rather invest heavily in more special-effects laden spectacles and comic-book adaptations, wherein most of the action is undertaken virtually. Like horror films, sneakers and dim sum, the best products come out of Asia. The original “The Raid” was a reminder of how awesome traditional brick-andmortar martial arts films can be. Compact and claustrophobic, energy and passion emanates from every well-choreographed fight sequence. Sequels to these kind of movies are quite common, but one had to wonder if director Gareth Evans could capture the same finesse in the follow-up. While “The Raid 2” might not be the gamechanger the original was, it’s an excellent action film that successfully carves out its own identity. The original “The Raid” featured agent Rama (Iko Uwais) taking on a building full of gangsters and killers. After reducing them to a pile of bodies, he found himself a marked man. His family is under threat of reprisal, and the only way to ensure their safety is to go undercover and find those pulling the strings. The sequel takes Rama into the belly of the beast where he literally has to fight his way through the ranks of the criminal underworld. He must take down every level of the organization looking for retribution. The story is the kind of gritty, downand-dirty framework designed to put Rama in the most ludicrous of scenarios. The story feels familiar—a little like the setup for “The Departed,” which is actually a remake of a Chinese film series “Infernal Affairs.” Despite its duplicative properties, the story still matters. In “The Raid 2” there’s enough here to propel the film from action sequence to action sequence. However, the same labor-intensive forces used to create the fight sequences could have been afforded to the actual plot of the film. Like all martial arts films, there’s a required suspension of disbelief as they often depict single-file lines waiting to get their hands on the film’s hero. "The Raid"
WELL-CHOREOGRAPHED: The fight scenes in ‘The Raid 2’ are elaborately planned, as seen in this battle between Rama (Iko Uwais) and The Assasssin (Cecep Arif Rahman ). Courtesy photo
films follow a similar pattern of villain disbursement; however, Evans’ visual style and kinetic flair more than make up for the ridiculousness of it all. The fight scenes are so perfectly choreographed it feels like a world-class ballet; except, instead of pliés, the dancers are beating the high holy hell out of each other. In a stale genre that rarely produces anything new, Evans really does make the whole action spectacle seem unique and innovative. His skills are currently unmatched in the movie industry. There’s probably a mile-long line of Hollywood studios waiting to make him an offer, but he’s one of those filmmakers that should remain chaste and untouched by the creativity-euthanizing studio system. The Hollywood scene notoriously absorbs fringe talents and marginalizes their output. It may be selfish, but films like “The Raid 2” are so rare—like precious little blood-covered diamonds one discovers after sifting through a mile of watery silt—that it would be a shame to compromise such a director. “The Raid 2” is certainly worth a look for any fan of martial-arts films or classic-action films. In a day and age where audiences are lucky to see one kick-ass action movie
a year, this film will resound with people looking to get their 2014 fix. It stands as one lone tribute to an era of film that feels increasingly irrelevant amidst the 200-million-dollar orgies of computer generated excess. “The Raid 2” is a first-rate action film that deserves to be seen.
4/28-30: Nominated for Best Film at the British Independent Film awards and Best Film at the New York Film Festival, “Le Week-End” (2013) is a comedy-drama exploring a relationship. Nick (Jim Broadbent) and Meg (Lindsay Duncan), having been married for years, take an expedition back to Paris—The City of Love. Over the course of their vacation the strengths and weaknesses of their relationship become apparent. The film is directed by Roger Michell written by Hanif Kureishi. (R, 93 min.)
Moral Movies
DETAILS: The Raid 2
★★★★★ Starring Iko Uwais, Yayan Ruhian, Arifin Putra Directed by Gareth Evans Rated R
Cameron Art Museum 3201 South 17th Street • Free Last week of each month (unless otherwise noted), 7 p.m. 4/24: The Black Arts Alliance and NHC NAACP in collaboration with the statewide NC-NAACP and Working Films present “American Teacher,” a documentary that follows the lives and careers of four teachers, and provides an opportunity for conversation around teacher pay and public education in NC. Directed by Vanessa Roth and Brian McGinn. Narrated by Matt Damon. 81 min.
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Southeastern NC’s premier dining guide
The Pilot House
2 Ann St (910) 343-0200
American OGDEN TAP ROOM
Wilmington’s go to Southern Gastro-Pub. With a menu featuring some southeast favorites and a few from the bayou. Ogden Tap Room offers a selection the whole family will enjoy. With 40 beers on tap from around the world, The O Tap is a Craft Beer Enthusiast dream come true. Ogden Tap Room also has a great wine selection as well as a full bar featuring the areas largest Bourbon selection. You are sure to leave Ogden Tap Room a happy camper. ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Mon-Thurs 11:00amMidnight, Fri & Sat 11:00am-1:00 am, Sunday Noon - Midnight. ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Ogden ■ FEATURING: Live Team Trivia Tues 7:30-9:30pm ■ MUSIC: Every Thursday 7:00-9:00 ■ WEBSITE: www.ogdentaproom.com
BLUEWATER
Enjoy spectacular panoramic views of sailing ships and the Intracoastal Waterway while dining at this popular casual American restaurant in Wrightsville Beach. Lunch and dinner are served daily. Favorites include jumbo lump crab cakes, succulent seafood lasagna, crispy coconut shrimp and an incredible Caribbean fudge pie. Dine inside or at their award-winning outdoor patio and bar, which is the location for their lively Waterfront Music Series every Sun. during the summer months. Large parties welcome. Private event space available. BluewaterDining.com. 4 Marina Street, Wrightsville Beach, NC. (910) 256.8500.
■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Mon-Fri 11a.m. - 11 p.m.; Sat & Sun 11 a.m. – 11 p.m. ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Wrightsville Beach ■ FEATURING: Waterfront dining ■ MUSIC: Music every Sunday in Summer ■ WEBSITE: www.bluewaterdining.com
Blue surf cafÉ
Sophisticated Food…Casual Style. We offer a menu that has a heavy California surf culture influence while still retaining our Carolina roots. We provide a delicate balance of flavors and freshness in a comfortable and inviting setting. We offer a unique breakfast menu until noon daily, including waffles, skillet hashes and sandwiches. Our lunch menu is packed with a wide variety of options, from house roasted pulled pork, to our mahi and signature meatloaf sandwich. Our dinner features a special each night along with our house favorites Braised Beef Brisket, Mojo Pork and Mahi. All of our entrees are as delicious as they are inventive. We also have a full beer and wine list. Come try the “hidden gem” of Wilmington today. 250 Racine Drive, Wilmington 910-523-5362. ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Monday to Saturday 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. and Sunday 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ FEATURING: Daily Specials, Gluten Free Menu, Gourmet Hot Chocolates, Outdoor Patio, New Artist event first Friday of every month and Kids Menu. ■ WEBSITE: www.bluesurfcafe.com
The dixie grill
The Dixie Grill has undergone numerous transformations over the years. It has been a white linen establishment, a no-frills diner and pool hall, a country café and now a
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classic American diner. The menu hearkens back to an aesthetic that equated good food with freshness, flavor and a full stomach. This combination has earned The Dixie Grill the Encore Reader’s Choice award for “Best Breakfast” and “Best Diner” several times. Call the Dixie an homage to the simplicity of southern cuisine, call it a granola greasy spoon, call it whatever you like. Just sit back, relax and enjoy!. ■ SERVING BREAKFAST and LUNCH:
OPEN 7 days a week. Serving Breakfast and Lunch daily from 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Downtown Wilmington
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.-Saturday 5:30 p.m.-9 p.m.
■ NEIGHBORHOOD: North Wilmington ■ FEATURING: Acclaimed Wine List
BUFFALO WILD WINGS
If you’re looking for good food and an atmosphere that’s fun for the whole family, Buffalo Wild Wings is the place! Award winning wings and 20 signature sauces and seasonings. Plus…salads, wraps, flatbreads, burgers, and more. Tons of Big screen TVs and all your favorite sports. We have daily drink specials, a HUGE draft selection, and Free Trivia all day every day. Come in for our Weekday Lunch Specials, only $5.99 from 11am-2pm. Visit us for Wing Tuesdays with 60 cent wings all day long, or Boneless Thursdays with 60 cent boneless wings all day long. Buffalo Wild Wings is a great place to dine in or take out. ■ SERVING LUNCH, DINNER & LATE NIGHT: MondaySaturday 11 a.m.-2 a.m. ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: 2 locations-Midtown (910-7989464) and Monkey Junction (910-392-7224) ■ MUSIC: Live music Friday and Saturday in the Sum-
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■ WEBSITE: www.buffalowildwings.com
Elijah’s
Since 1984, Elijah’s has been Wilmington, NC’s outdoor dining destination. We feature expansive indoor and outdoor waterfront dining, with panoramic views of riverfront sunsets. As a Casual American Grill and Oyster Bar, Elijah’s offers everything from fresh local seafood and shellfish to pastas, sandwiches, and Certified Angus Beef selections. We offer half-priced oysters from 4-6 every Wednesday & live music with our Sunday Brunch from 11-3. Whether you are just looking for a great meal & incredible scenery, or a large event space for hundreds of people, Elijah’s is the place to be. ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Sun-Thurs 11:30-
10:00; Friday and Saturday 11:30-11:00 ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Downtown Wilmington Kids menu available
Halligan's Public House
“Failte,” is the Gaelic word for “Welcome,” and at Halligan’s Public House it’s our “Motto.” Step into Halligan’s and enter a world of Irish hospitality where delicious food warms the heart and generous drinks lift the spirit. Be sure to try Halligan’s house specialty, “The Reuben,” number one with critics and of course our customers. One bite and you’ll understand why. Of course, we also serve a full selection of other delicious entrees including seafood, steak and pasta, as well as a wide assortment of burgers, sandwiches (Halligan’s Cheese Steak), and salads. And if you are looking for a friendly watering hole where you can raise a glass or two with friends, new and old, Halligan’s Public House boasts a comfortable bar where fun-loving bartenders hold court daily and blarney fills the air. Stop by Halligan’s Public House today, “When you’re at Halligan’s....you’re at home.” With 12 beers on tap and 16 flat screen TVs, you can watch your favorite game and enjoy your favorite drink. Enjoy two locatons: 3317 Masonboro Loop Rd., and 1900 Eastwood Rd. in Lumina Station. ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: 7 Days a Week Monday-Wednesday 11:30 a.m. - 2:00 a.m. ■ NEIGHBORHOODS: Masonboro Loop & Lumina Station ■ FEATURING: The Best Reuben in Town!, $5.99 lunch specials, Outdoor Patio ■ WEBSITE: www.halligansnc.com
HENRY’S
A local favorite, Henry’s is the ‘place to be’ for great food, a lively bar and awesome patio dining. Henry’s serves up American cuisine at its finest that include entrees with fresh, local ingredients. Come early for lunch, because its going to be packed. Dinner too! Henry’s Pine Room is ideal for private functions up to 30 people. Henry’s is home to live music, wine & beer dinners and other special events. Check out their calendar of events at HenrysRestaurant.com for details. 2508 Independence Boulevard, Wilmington, NC. (910) 793.2929. SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Sun. - Mon. 11 a.m.-10 p.m.; Tues.- Fri.: 11 a.m. – 11 p.m.; Sat.: 10 a.m. – 11 p.m. ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ FEATURING: Daily blackboard specials. ■ MUSIC: Live Music beginning at 5:30 p.m. ■ WEBSITE: www.henrysrestaurant.com.
Holiday Inn Resort
Oceans Restaurant located in this oceanfront resort is a wonderful find. This is the perfect place to enjoy a fresh Seafood & Steak dinner while dinning outside overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. Chef Eric invites you to experience his daily specials in this magnificent setting. (910) 256-2231. 1706 N Lumina Ave, Wrightsville Beach. ■ BREAKFAST, LUNCH & DINNER: Sun.-Sat.. ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Wrightsville Beach ■ FEATURING: Waterfront dining ■ WEBSITE: www.holidayinn.com
K’s Cafe
Visit us in our new location on the corner of Eastwood and Racine - 420 Eastwood Rd, Unit 109. “Where the people make the place” If you’re looking for a warm and friendly atmosphere with awesome home-cooked, freshly prepared meals, you can’t beat K’s Cafe. K’s Cafe is the best deal in Wilmington.They offer chargrilled burgers, including their most popular Hot Hamburger Platter smothered in gravy! They also offer great choices such as fresh chicken salad, soups, and even a delicious Monte Cristo served on French toast bread. K’s also offers soup, sandwich and salad combos and a great variety of homemade desserts. On Sundays they offer a great brunch menu. A variety of choices will be on the menu such as Eggs Benedict. Visa and Mastercard accepted. Give K’s Cafe a try...you won’t be sorry. 420 Eastwood Rd., Unit 109, 791-6995. Find us on Facebook. ■ SERVING BREAKFAST & LUNCH: 7 DAYS A WEEK.
Monday - Friday. 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. And Sunday 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ FEATURING: Serving several pita options, as well as new lighter selections! ■ WEBSITE: www.ks-cafe.net
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; seasonal hours, Memorial Day-Labor Day open 7 days a week. ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Downtown ■ FEATURING: “Date Night” menu every Tues.; Ladies Night every Wed; $27 4-course prix fixe menu on Thurs.; 25% off a’ la cart menu on Fri. from 5-7 p.m. and half price bottles of wine on Sun. ■ MUSIC: Mon., Fri. & Sat. in summer from 5-7 p.m. ■ WEBSITE: www.littledipperfondue.com
Pine Valley Market
Pine Valley Market has reigned supreme in servicing the Wilmington community for years, securing encore’s Best-Of awards in catering, gourmet shop and butcher. Now, Kathy Webb and Christi Ferretti are expanding their talents into serving lunch in-house, so folks can enjoy their hearty, homemade meals in the quaint and cozy ambience of the market. Using the freshest ingredients of highest quality, diners can enjoy the best Philly Cheesesteak in Wilmington, along with numerous other sandwich varieties, from their Angus burger to classic Reuben, Italian sub to a grown-up banana and peanut butter sandwich that will take all diners back to childhood. Served among a soup du jour and salads, there is something for all palates. Take advantage of their take-home frozen meals for nights that are too hectic to cook, and don’t forget to pick up a great bottle of wine to go with it. 3520 S. College Road, (910) 350-FOOD. ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER:
Mon.-Fri.10 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sat. 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Closed Sun. ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Wilmington South ■ FEATURING: Daily specials and take-home frozen meals ■ WEBSITE: www.pinevalleymarket.com
TROLLY STOP Trolly Stop Hot Dogs is a five-store franchise in Southeastern North Carolina. Since 1976 they have specialized in storemade chili, slaw and various sauces. As of more recently, select locations (Fountain Dr. and Southport) have started selling genuine burgers and cheese steaks (Beef & Chicken). Our types of hotdogs include beef & Pork (Trolly Dog), all-beef (Sabrett), pork smoked sausage, Fat Free (Turkey) & Veggie. Call Individual Stores for hours of operation or Look at our website trollystophotdogs.com Catering available, now a large portion of our business. Call Rick at 297-8416 for catering and franchise information. ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER ■ LOCATIONS: Wrightsville Beach (910) 256-3921
Southport (910) 457-7017 Front St. Wilmington (910) 251-7799 Fountain Dr. (910) 452-3952 Boone, NC (828) 265-2658 ■ WEBSITE: www.trollystophotdogs.com
Free Menu upon request. Complimentary Birthday Dessert. ■ WEBSITE: www.yosake.com - @yosakeilm on Twitter & Instagram. Like us on Facebook.
Asian BLUE ASIA
Blue Asia serves a wide range of Asian and Pacific Rim cuisines, in Chinese, Japanese and Thai, prepared by experienced chefs. By offering only the freshest seafood, meats and vegetables, chefs prepare classic sushi rolls, nigiri and sashimi, as well as hibachi tempura dishes, and favorites like Pad Thai or chicken and broccoli. A large selection of appetizers, such as dumplings and spring rolls, along with homemade soups and salads, make Blue Asia a fusion experience, sating all palates. Folks dine in an upscale ambiance, transporting them to far-away metropolises. We always serve a full menu, and we specialize in the original all-you-can-eat, made-to-order sushi for lunch ($11.95) or dinner ($20.95). With specialty cocktails and full ABC permits, we welcome families, students, young professionals and seasoned diners alike. 341 S. College Rd., Ste 52. 910-799-0002.www.blueasiabistro.info ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Mon-Wed, 11am10pm; Thurs-Sat, 11am-10:30pm; Sun, noon-10pm. ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown, near UNCW ■ FEATURING: All-you-can-eat, made-to-order sushi for lunch ($11.95) or dinner ($20.95). ■ WEBSITE: www.blueasia.info
Big thai II
From the minute you walk through the door to the wonderful selection of authentic Thai cuisine, Big Thai II offers you a tranquil and charming atmosphere - perfect start to a memorable dinner. For the lunchtime crowd, the luncheon specials provide a great opportunity to get away. The menu is filled with carefully prepared dishes such as Pad Thai (Chicken, Beef, Pork or Tofu pan-fried rice noodles with eggs, peanuts, bean sprouts, carrots, and chives in a sweet and savory sauce) and Masaman Curry (The mildest of all curries, this peanut base curry is creamy and delicious with potatoes, cashew nuts and creamy avocado). But you shouldn’t rush into a main entrée right away! You will be missing out on a deliciously appetizing Thai favorite, Nam Sod (Ground Pork blended with fresh chili, green onion, ginger and peanuts). And be sure to save room for a piece of their fabulous Coconut Cake! A trip to Big Thai II is an experience that you’ll never forget. If the fast and friendly service doesn’t keep you coming back, the great food will! 1319 Military Cutoff Rd.; 256-6588 ■ Serving Lunch: Mon-Fri 11 a.m. -.2:30 p.m. ■ Serving Dinner: Mon-Thur 5 p.m. -.9:30 p.m.; Friday 5 p.m.-10 p.m.; Saturday 4 p.m. -.10 p.m.; Sunday 4 p.m. -.9:30 p.m. ■ Neighboorhood: Mayfaire ■ Featuring: Authentic Thai Cuisine ■ Website: www.bigthainc.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 neverdisappointing 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 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) 763-3172. ■ SERVING DINNER: 7 nights a week @ 5PM; SunWed until 10pm, Thurs until 11pm, Fri & Sat until 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-
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
INDOCHINE RESTAURANT & LOUNGE
If you’re ready to experience the wonders of the Orient without having to leave Wilmington, join us at Indochine for a truly unique experience. Indochine brings the flavors of the Far East to the Port City, combining the best of Thai and Vietnamese cuisine in an atmosphere that will transport you and your taste buds. Relax in our elegantly decorated dining room, complete with antique Asian decor as well as contemporary artwork and music. Our diverse, friendly and efficient staff will serve you beautifully presented dishes full of enticing aromas and flavors. Be sure to try such signature items as the spicy and savory Roasted Duck with Red Curry, or the beautifully presented and delicious Shrimp and Scallops in a Nest. Be sure to save room for our world famous desert, the banana egg roll! We take pride in using only the freshest ingredients, and our extensive menu suits any taste. After dinner, enjoy specialty drinks by the koi pond in our Asian garden. Located at 7 Wayne Drive (beside the Ivy Cottage), (910) 251-9229. ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER:
Tues.- Fri. 11 a.m.- 2 p.m.; Sat. 12 p.m. – 3 p.m. for lunch. Mon.- Sun. 5 p.m. – 10 p.m. for dinner. ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ WEBSITE: www.indochinewilmington.com
THAI SPICE
From the flavorfully mild to the fiery spiced, Thai Spice customers are wooed by the dish that’s made to their specifications. Featuring a tasteful menu of traditional Thai standards to numerous delectable house specials, it’s quickly becoming the local favorite for Thai cuisine. This family-run restaurant is sure to win you over. If you haven’t discovered this gem, come in and be charmed. Whether it be a daytime delight, or an evening indulgence, your visit will make you look forward to your return. Located in Monkey Junction at 5552 Carolina Beach Rd., Ste. G. (910) 791-0044. ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Tue.-Th.: 11:30 a.m. – 9:30 p.m.; Fri.-Sat.: 11:30 a.m. – 10:00 p.m.; Sun.: 11:30 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Wilmington South ■ WEBSITE: www.ThaiSpiceWilmington.com
Indian TANDOORI BITES
Located on College Road, just opposite Hugh MacRae Park, Tandoori Bites offers fine Indian cuisine at affordable prices. Try one of 74 dishes on their lengthy menu, featuring a large range of side dishes and breads. They have specialties, such as lamb korma with nuts, spices and herbs in a mild creamy sauce, as well as seafood, like shrimp biryani with saffron-flavored rice, topped with the shellfish and nuts. They also have many vegetarian dishes, including mutter paneer, with garden peas and homemade paneer, or baingan bharta with baked eggplant, flamed and sautéed with onions, garlic and ginger. Join their cozy eatery, where a far east escape awaits all diners, among a staff of friendly and helpful servers, as
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well as chefs who bring full-flavored tastes straight from their homeland. Located at 1620 South College Road, (910) 794-4540. ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Tuesday-Thursday 11 a.m.-2 p.m., 5 p.m.-10 p.m.; Fri 11 a.m.-2 p.m., 5-11 p.m.; Sat 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m., 5-11 p.m.; Sun 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m., 5 p.m.-9 p.m. ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown. ■ FEATURING: Lunch buffet, which now serves South Indian cuisine. ■ WEBSITE: www.tandooribites.net.
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 at 5 a.m. 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 djBe Open Mic & Karaoke - Irish songs available! - 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. and half-price wine bottles all day Tuesdays; Harp University Trivia with Professor Steve Thursdays 7:30 p.m.; djBe karaoke and dancing 9 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. Saturdays and live music Wednesday and 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: Open at 6 a.m. 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. ■ 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 major soccer matches worldwide. ■ MUSIC Live music Wednesdays and Fridays call 910-763-1607 for schedule; djBe open mic and karaoke Tuesdays 8:30 p.m. - 12:30 a.m, and djBe karaoke and dancing Saturdays 9 p.m - 1:30 a.m. ■ WEBSITE www.harpwilmington.com
Italian EDDIE ROMANELLI’S
is a family-friendly, casual Italian American restaurant that’s been a favorite of Wilmington locals for over 16 years. Its diverse menu includes Italian favorites such as Mama Romanelli’s Lasagna, Baked Ziti, Rigatoni a la Vodka and, of course, made-from-scratch pizzas. Its American influences include tasty burgers, the U.S.A. Salad and a 16 oz. Marinated Rib Eye Steak. Romanelli’s offers patio dining and flat screen TVs in its bar area. Dine in or take out, Romanelli’s is always a crowd favorite. Large parties welcome. 503 Olde Waterford Way, Leland. (910) 383.1885. ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Sun.- Thurs. 11 a.m. – 10 p.m.; Fri. & Sat. 11 a.m. – 11 p.m. ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Wilmington South. ■ FEATURING: Weekly Specials ■ WEBSITE: www.RomanellisRestaurant.com
AMORE PIZZA AND PASTA
We believe fresh ingredients and good conversation are what makes a meal. You will discover that pleasure and happiness does not stop with the food we prepare, but will spill over into the warm, casual atmosphere we provide. Every guest is a welcome part of our family from the moment they walk through the doors. Whether you are looking for a fresh salad from the garden, a hot sub from the oven, a dish of pasta, or a pizza straight from your own creation; you will find it here! From calzones, strombolis and meatballs, every dish is made fresh to order. Our
homemade dough and sauce is made daily, as we strive for the best, using the highest quality ingredients. Complete your meal with our decadent desserts, such as the popular Vesuvius cake or our Chocolate Thunder cake. We serve cheesecake, cream puffs, and made-to-order cannolis and Zeppoli. We offer cozy outdoor seating, big-screen TVs—and ice cold beer served with a frosted glass, as well as wine. Please call for daily specials, such as homemade lasagna and brisket. 2535 Castle Hayne Rd.; (910) 762-1904. ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Mon-Thurs: 11am to 9pm; Fri-Sat: 11am-10pm; Sun: 11am-7pm ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: North Wilmington near the airport ■ FEATURING:$4.99 lunch special: 2 slices and a drink, from 11 am-3pm; $4.99 10in. pizza after 3pm; $4.99 for 6 wings all day
made espresso or cappuccino, literally makes a perfect end to one unforgett able and desirable meal. Located in Anderson Square at 4107 Oleander Dr., Unit F, Wilmington (910-799-4300) or Pizzetta’s II, Leland, 1144 E. Cutler Crossing, St., Ste 105, in Brunswick Forest. ■ SERVING LUNCH, DINNER: ILM location: Mon.-Sat., 11 a.m., and Sun., noon. • Leland location: Mon.-Wed., 11 a.m.-10 p.m.; Thurs.-Sat., 11 a.m. -11 p.m.; Sun., noon - 9:30 p.m. ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown Wilmington and coming soon, Brunswick Forest in Leland ■ FEATURING: Homemade pizzas, pastas, soups and desserts, all made from family recipes! ■ WEBSITE: www.pizzettas.net
breakfast to mouth-watering classic dishes such as curry goat, oxtail, jerk and curry chicken, to our specialty 4-course meals ($12.00) and $5.99 Student meal. Catering options are available. ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Tuesday - Saturday 11:45am - 9:00pm and Sunday 1:30pm - 8:00pm Sunday. Monday - Closed ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown – University Landing 417 S. College Road ■ FEATURING: Weekly Specials updated daily on Facebook ■ WEBSITE: www.jamaicascomfortzone.net
Siena Trattoria
SAN JUAN CAFE
Latin American
ELIZABETH’S PIZZA
A Wilmington favorite since 1987! At Elizabeth’s you’ll find authentic Italian cuisine, as well as some of your American favorites. Offering delicious pizza, salads, sandwiches, entrees, desserts, beer, and wine. Elizabeth’s is known for their fresh ingredients, where even the bread is baked fresh daily. A great place for lunch, dinner, a late night meal, or take out. Elizabeth’s can also cater your event and now has a party room available. Visit us at 4304 ½ Market St or call 910-251-1005 for take out. ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: 10am-Midnight every day ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown (Corner of Market St and Kerr Avenue). ■ WEBSITE: www.epwilmington.com ■ FEATURING: Daily specials, kids menu and online coupons.
Fat Tony’s Italian Pub
Fat Tony’s has the right combination of Italian and American influences to mold it into a unique family-friendly restaurant with a “gastropub” feel. Boasting such menu items as Veal Saltimbocca, Eggplant Parmigiana, USDA Prime Sirloin, and award-winning NY style hand-tossed pizzas, Fat Tony’s is sure to be a crowd-pleaser. Their appetizers range from Blue Crab Dip to Grilled Pizzas to Lollipop Lamb Chops. Proudly supporting the craft beer movement, they have an ever-changing selection of microbrews included in their 27-tap lineup – 12 of which are from NC. They have a wide selection of bottled beers, a revamped wine list, and an arsenal of expertly mixed cocktails that are sure to wet any whistle. Fat Tony’s offers lunch specials until 3pm Monday through Friday and a 10% discount to students and faculty at CFCC. They have two pet-friendly patios – one looking out onto Front Street and one with a beautiful view of the Cape Fear River. With friendly, excellent service and a fun, inviting atmosphere, expect to have your expectations exceeded at Fat Tony’s. Find The Flavor…..Craft Beer, Craft Pizza! ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Monday-Thursday 11 am-10 pm; Friday-Saturday 11 am-Midnight; Sunday Noon-10 pm ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Downtown ■ WEBSITE: www.fatpub.com ■ FEATURING: Daily lunch specials until 3pm and late night menu from 11pm until closing.
Pizzetta's Pizzeria
Family-owned and operated by Sicilian cousins Sal and Vito, Pizzetta’s Pizzeria has become Wilmington’s favorite place for homey, authentic Italian fare served with precision and flavor like none other. Made daily from family recipes, folks will enjoy hand-tossed pizzas——gourmet to traditional——specialty heroes and pastas, homemade soups and desserts, and even daily blackboard specials. Something remains tempting for every palate, whether craving one of their many pies or a heaping of eggplant parm, strombolis and calzones, or the famed Casa Mia (penne with sautéed mushrooms, ham, peas in a famous meat sauce with cream). Just save room for their buttery, melt-in-your-mouth garlic knots! Ending the meal with their pastry chef’s carefully crafted cannolis, Tiramisu or gourmet cheesecake, alongside a cup of freshly
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Enjoy authentic Italian food in a beautiful, warm, casual setting. Whether dining indoors or in our courtyard, Siena is the perfect neighborhood trattoria for the entire family to enjoy. From our delicious brick oven pizza to elegantly prepared meat, seafood, and pasta specials, you will find a level of cuisine that will please the most demanding palate, prepared from the finest and freshest ingredients. ■ SERVING DINNER: at 4 p.m. Daily. ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Wilmington South. 3315 Masonboro Loop Road, 910-794-3002 ■ FEATURING: Family style dinners on Sundays ■ WEBSITE: www.sienawilmington.com
Offering the most authentic, gourmet Latin American cuisine in Wilmington. With dishes from countries such as Puerto Rico, Colombia, Venezuela, the Dominican Republic and Cuba you’ll be able to savor a variety of flavors from all over Latin America. Located at 3314 Wrightsville Avenue. 910.790.8661 Follow us on Facebook/Twitter for live music updates! ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Mon Sat. 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. and from 5-10 p.m. Closed Sunday. ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ FEATURING: Nightly specials ■ WEBSITE: www.sanjuancafenc.com
SLICE OF LIFE
Organic
“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 highestquality 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 122 Market Street, (910) 251-9444, in Wrightsville Beach at 1437 Military Cutoff Road, Suite 101, (910) 256-2229 and our newest location 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 a week, 365 days a year. ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown, Downtown and Wilmington South. ■ FEATURING: The largest tequila selection in Wilmington ■ WEBSITE: www.grabslice.com
Jamaican JAMAICA’S COMFORT ZONE
Tucked in the corner of University Landing, a block from UNCW is the hidden gem of Wilmington’s international cuisine scene - Jamaica’s Comfort Zone. This family owned restaurant provides a relaxing blend of Caribbean delights – along with reggae music – served up with irrepressible smiles for miles. From traditional Jamaican
LOVEY’S MARKET
Lovey’s Market is a true blessing for shoppers looking for Organic and Natural groceries and supplements, or a great place to meet friends for a quick, delicious and totally fresh meal or snack. Whether you are in the mood for a Veggie Burger, Hamburger or a Chicken Caesar Wrap, shoppers will find a large selection of nutritious meals on the a la carte Lovey’s Cafe’ menu. The Food Bar-which has cold salads and hot selections can be eaten in the newly expanded Lovey’s Cafe’ or boxed for take-out. The Juice Bar offers a wide variety of juices and smoothies made with Organic fruits and vegetables. Specializing in bulk sales of grains, flours, beans and spices at affordable prices. Lovey’s has a great selection of Local produce and receives several weekly deliveries to ensure freshness. Lovey’s also carries Organic Grass-Fed and Free-Range meats and poultry. Wheat-Free and Gluten-Free products are in stock regularly, as are Vegan and Vegetarian groceries. Lovey’s also carries Wholesome Pet Foods. Stop by Lovey’s Market Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Saturday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday 10 am to 6 p.m.. Located at 1319 Military Cutoff Rd in the Landfall Shopping Center; (910) 509-0331. “You’ll Love it at Lovey’s!” ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Café open: Mon.-Fri., 11 a.m.–6 p.m.; Sat. & Sun., 11 a.m.-6 p.m.(salad bar open all the time). Market hours: Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sat., 9 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sun., 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown FEATURING: Organic Salad Bar/Hot Bar, New Bakery
with fresh, organic pies and cakes. Newly expanded. ■ WEBSITE: www.loveysmarket.com.
Seafood DOCK STREET OYSTER BAR
Voted Best Oysters for over 10 years by encore 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: www.dockstreetoysterbar.net
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. 910-343-0200 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
HIERONYMUS
Hieronymus Seafood is the midtown stop for seafood lovers. In business for over 30 years, Hieronymus has made a name for itself by constantly providing excellent service and the freshest of the fresh in local seafood. It’s the place to be if you are seeking top quality attributes in atmosphere, presentations, flavor and ingenuity. Signature dishes include Oysteronymus and daily fresh catch specials. Hieronymus has all ABC permits and also provides catering services. Voted “Best Seafood” in 2011. 5035 Market Street; 910-392-6313; hieronymusseafood.com ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ FEATURING: Fireside oyster bar. ■ WEBSITE: www.hieronymusseafood.net
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 wedding receptions, birthday gatherings, anniversary parties and more. Large groups welcome. Private event space available. Family-style to go menu available. 703 S. Lumina Avenue, Wrightsville Beach. (910) 256.5551. ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Wrightsville Beach ■ FEATURING: Dining on the Crystal Pier. ■ WEBSITE: www.OceanicRestaurant.com
Shuckin' Shack
Shuckin’ Shack Oyster Bar is thrilled to now serve cus-
tomers in its new location at 109 Market Street in Historic Downtown Wilmington (910-833-8622). It’s 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 a check out Shack’s daily lunch, dinner, and drink specials. It’s a Good Shuckin’ Time! The original Shack is located in Carolina Beach at 6A N. Lake Park Blvd.; (910) 458-7380. ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Mon-Sat 11am-2am; Sun noon-2am ■ NEIGHBORHOODS: Carolina Beach and Downtown ■ FEATURING: Daily lunch specials, join the mailing list online ■ WEBSITE: www.pleasureislandoysterbar.com
FISH BITES
Home of the freshest seafood in town, and Wilmington’s only Live Lobster Tank. Try one of our signature entrees like Fish Bites Tuna Filet, Stuffed Flounder or The Fishermans Stew. We have unique appetizers like Oyster Bombs, Shrimp Bombs, or Grouper Cheeks(who knew Groupers had cheeks!!). Have your Fresh Catch prepared to your delight, pan seared, grilled, blackened, broiled or fried. We will accomodate any taste. The Daily Special Board features creative dishes that highlight our Chef’s creative culinary skills. We make a fantastic steamer platter with Crab Legs, Shrimp, Clams, Oysters and Mussels. The possibilities are endless. We have the largest selection of seafood in the area. Not only are we a seafood restaurant, but a fresh market as well. Take home your Fresh Seafood selection and cook it your favorite way. We also have take out. Don’t forget our made from scratch desserts. Come in and enjoy a fresh beverage from our full service “Bottems Up Bar”. Whether you just need something to curb your appetite or a full meal, we have something for everyone. Daily food specials and Drink Specials offered. Kids Menu available. So come in and enjoy the most amazing seafood you have ever tasted! 6132-11 Carolina Beach Rd. (910) 791-1117 ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Mon-Sun 11am-9pm. Kids menu ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: South Wilmington ■ FEATURING: The freshest seafood in town, and Wilmington’s only Live Lobster Tank! ■ WEBSITE: www.fishbitesseafood.com
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 South College Road. (910) 791.9393. ■ SERVING LUNCH, DINNER & ■ LATE NIGHT: 11am-2am daily. ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ FEATURING: 40 HD TVs and the biggest HD projec-
tor TVs in Wilmington. ■ WEBSITE: www.CarolinaAleHouse.com
Hell's Kitchen
This is downtown Wilmington’s Sports Pub! With every major sporting package on ten HDTVs and our huge HD projection screen, there is no better place to catch every game in every sport. Our extensive menu ranges from classics, like thick Angus burgers or NY-style Reuben, to lighter fare, such as homemade soups, fresh salads and vegetarian options. Whether meeting for a business lunch, lingering over dinner and drinks, or watching the game, the atmosphere and friendly service will turn you into a regular. Open late 7 days a week, with free WiFi, pool, and did we mention sports? Free downtown lunchtime delivery on weekdays; we can accommodate large parties. 763-4133. ■ SERVING LUNCH, DINNER & ■ LATE NIGHT: 11 a.m.-2 a.m. daily ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Downtown ■ FEATURING: 1/2 priced select appetizers
Monday - Thursday 4-7 p.m. ■ WEBSITE: www.hellskitchenbar.com
Vegetarian/Vegan Sealevel gourmet
Having opened in early spring 2013, Sealevel Gourmet is the new baby of Chef Nikki Spears. Spears wanted a place to cook what she eats: well-executed, simple, snacky, and sandwichy, seasonally changing meals. From a nearly guilt-free American veggie cheeseburger, to fresh sushi, fish and shrimp “burgers,” falafel, fish tacos and avocado melt pitas, Spears caters to the needs of glutenfree, vegetarian, vegan and lactose-intolerant diets, which includes cookies and seasonal pies. This winter try Sealevel’s small-batch soups and sauteed greens. Their Kale Nacho Program has met an appreciative audience, along with their portobello lentil patty mellt. Their Carolina vegan dog and German vegan dog can satisfy the tube-steak hankerings of staunch flesh-eaters and are a very affordable introduction to the fun foods featured at Sealevel. The fried oysters, and the newly introduced “oyster dog,” are embedded in the specials menu during the season. The inshore catch, speckled trout and flounder, make delightful fish dogs and sandwiches! With spring around the corner, folks can expect deliciously healthful smoothies as part of Sealevel’s Cool TReats PRogram! Check the web and Facebook for updates, and stop by for a to-go menu and a biz card. Beer, wine and sake served! Drop by daily for lunch, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m., or for dinner, Thurs. - Sat., 5 p.m. - 9 p.m. Closed Tuesdays. 1015 S. Kerr Ave. 910833-7196. ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: 11 a.m. - 2 p.m., daily; Thurs-Sat., 5 p.m. - 9 p.m. Closed Tuesdays ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown, near UNCW ■ FEATURING: Gluten-free, vegan, vegetarian, lactoseintolerant and seafood-friendly fare! ■ WEBSITE: www.sealevelcitygourmet.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,” coowner 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) 7982913. ■ 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.
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
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Ready, Set, Design:
ounded in 1987, Cape Fear Habitat for Humanity (CFHFH) completed their first habitat home in 1989. The private, nonprofit Christian housing ministry has been assisting families purchase habitat homes since. With plenty of help from volunteers, they build quality homes and sell them at no profit. Offering interest-free mortgages, CFHFH are able to help lowincome families purchase and sustain their homes. This Friday, April 25th, will mark the inaugural CFHFH’s Upscale Resale Designer Challenge, which will showcase over 20 interior designers’ talent and work. Serving as a fundraiser for the organization, the event will take place at the Schwartz Center at downtown's Cape Fear Community College. CFHFH also runs two ReStores locally, which helps fund their building projects. With one on North Market Street and the other off Thirs Street, downtown, they take in furniture,
appliances and other household goods that are donated by the public. Then they clean up the items and sell them back to the public. ReStore manager Brent Byers developed the Upscale Resale Design Challeneg to highlight creative ideas for repurposing furniture and various items found in the home. The challenge asks local participating designers to take pieces of ReStore’s furniture and transform them into chic, innovative creation, which will occupy a 10’ by 10’ showroom. After the winning display is crowned on Friday, the items will be sold with profits benefitting the local Habitat chapter. “We hope to raise, at this event alone, $15,000, and that will help us to build a habitat house,” Kitty Yerkes, development director of CFHFH, tells. “That is about half of the cost [to build one home]. Habitat homeowners assume a mortgage, they’re not just given their house.”
The inaugural Upscale Resale Design Challenge will benefit the Cape Fear Habitat for Humanity By: Fiona Ní Súilleabháin
Above: Participating designer Mary Jo Shipman will unveil her showroom composed of re-worked ReStore furniture at the VIP Preview Party. Courtesy Shipman Design Group
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The two-day fundraiser is set to kick off on Friday with a VIP preview party. There the designers’ spaces will be revealed, and "Best Interior Design" will be awarded. The grand prize winner will receive $500. Friday’s VIP preview party also will include wine, beer and heavy hors d'oeuvre. Saturday will be open to the public, and all pieces used in the challenge will be on show and for sale. Food and beverages also will be available for purchase. Judging the challenge will be a host of locals ready to put their discerning eyes to the test: Rhonda Belllamy, executive director if the Arts Council of Wilmington and New Hanover County and former board member of the CFHFH; Randy Aldridge, emcee at WWAY for “Your Hometown Show” and interior designer; and Lou Anne Liverman who writes home features for Wrightsville Beach Magazine. “They were chosen because we think they will recognize the creativity required from the designers to repurpose the items that are in their dinette,” Yerkes states. The challenge began in January. Competing designers ransacked the ReStore, grabbing an array of items that they aimed to use in their spaces. Over the past few months they have been busy re-furbishing, re-wiring and decorating their procured furnishings. One of competing designers, Morgan Aldridge, of Emerywood Ave., has been working in the business for seven years now. She formerly worked for designer Norma Kamali. Aldridge and learned of the CFHFH challenge from local media. By participating she hopes to spread the word about the project. “[The ReStore] is not just a great place to donate, but an excellent place to find beautiful pieces, unexpected items, and decor that can easily be repurposed,” Aldridge states. She plans to use bright, unexpected colors balanced with neutrals. Aldridge aims to cultivate a whimsical space for cocktails and dinner. "It’s all about the creativity of one’s eye and seeing what could become,” she tells. Also competing will be Mary Jo Shipman of Shipman Design Group. Having worked as an interior designer for seven years and even securing a semi-finalist spot in the third
season of HGTV’s “Design Star,”Shipman’s ready to put her skills to good use. Shipman wanted to get involved with this challenge because she believes in the work CFHFH does for the community, and regards it as one of, if not the best charities in Wilmington. “Providing housing at low to no interest for hard-working individuals who otherwise may never own a home, and preparing that homeowner by offering training in finance and home maintenance is just such a complete, successful package,” she says. “What is more important than having a home to recharge and reconnect with family?” Without giving too much away Shipman hints that her style for the space will reflect a master bedroom of Hollywood regency. “It’s theatrical, elegant and ready for its closeup,” Shipman details. “We are creating a huge dramatic headboard out of a product that no one would believe could be transformed in this way!” Other designers include a group of students from Cape Fear Community College While raising funds for the CFHFH is the main objective of this challenge, the nonprofit hopes to increase awareness for their ReStores. Tickets can be purchased on their website at www.capefearhabitat.org.
DETAILS: Upscale Resale Designer Challenge Fundraiser CFCC Schwartz Center 601 N. Front St. VIP Preview Party Friday, April 25th, 6 p.m. - 9 p.m. Admission: $30 General Public Sale Sat., April 26th, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Admission: $5; Kids: Free
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Kelly Casparius talks motherhood despite cerebral palsy By: Shea Carver
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t’s hard enough being a mother with a fully abled body. The constant motion of getting up and down throughout the night to feed the little one or change diapers presents its fair share of emotional and physical challenges. But imagine being a mother with limited capabilities. Can a woman even fathom not being able to pull her child from a crib, pick her up to cradle her when she cries, or chase her in the park while she flits around from slide to swings? Kelly Casparius knew she would be facing another world of issues when she decided to become a parent. Born with cerebral palsy, she spent a great deal of her life in various physical and occupational therapies from age 18 months until 12. “It started out four days a week and then progressively went down to once every other week by the time I was discharged,” she tells. “Then it was a maintenance thing after that.” She even had corrective surgeries on her ankles at age 16. Doctors aren’t sure if the cerebral palsy was caused from Kelly not breathing for two minutes when she was born, or if it was because of the numerous complications her mother endured while pregnant. Though mentally on point, Kelly’s fine motor skills always will need honing. Despite these obstacles, she makes it clear she is built to push forward thanks to a family full of support and encouragement. “My parents are very much of the attitude that the world is not going to adapt to you, so you have to adapt to it,” Kelly says. “We have steps in our house, not many, but I had to figure out how to get around them. I had to learn to use my crutches to maneuver things. Their whole idea was that at some point, when there isn’t a ramp, I will have to figure out what to do.” Through a great deal of youth, Kelly switched between using her crutches and a wheelchair to get from point A to point B. Though she wasn’t oblivious to her restrictions, she never felt mistreated because of them. In fact, she says oftentimes kids at her school would argue over who could help her next, since she was let out of classes early to ensure on-time arrival to the subsequent class. She sought out independence and allowed any hindrances she faced to be the impetus for greater inner strength. “I was the first person in our immediate family to move away to college,” Kelly says. At ECU she lived on her own, armed with a power chair to help her get across the hilly campus, so she could learn without feeling exhausted from rushing around on crutches. She got a degree in counseling and led as normal a life as any college student. She dated and even had her own car
outfitted with a hand control that allowed her safe transportation, as to make up for slow reflexes with her feet. Upon graduation, she began working in her hometown of Fayetteville and found passion in children’s therapy. During that time her boss had encouraged her to help a 7-yearold boy who was facing many behavioral issues. “I was terrified,” she remembers. “I thought, ‘What if he comes in and starts throwing stuff, or running around and I can’t catch him?’ From the moment he came in, it was a different dynamic. My boss said something—though I didn’t see it at the time—how I was more on his level. Because I wasn’t an adult towering over him, I could look at him eye to eye, and it broke down his defenses.” Around that time Kelly began dating a math teacher, Charlie, who lived in Laurinburg, NC, by way of Maine. They met on Match.com, and though Charlie had never met anyone with cerebral palsy, he didn’t let Kelly’s physical condition overshadow how comforted and loved he felt around her from day one. Their courtship lasted six months before they were engaged; a year and a half after meeting, they married. And within a year after that, they began discussing a family. “I told Charlie I knew everything worked well biologically,” Kelly remembers, “but as far as the physical constraints, I told him I wasn’t sure if it was a possibility for me to have children. With my muscle tightness, I didn’t know how pregnancy was going to take a toll on my body. So, I just prayed. And if I couldn’t physically handle it, I knew we would look into adoption.” After receiving clearance from her OBGYN, the husband and wife made a go at it. Within a few months, they received the news they would soon become parents. The worst of Kelly’s pregnancy came in the severe ligament pain she endured, especially from being in the wheelchair and carrying her daughter so low. Yet, after the C-section and Cailyn’s delivery, all pain vanished. She had a healthy baby girl, and the real work of manipulating daily life to see to the child’s needs became the focus. “I couldn’t change her diaper, because I couldn’t get on the floor or reach the changing table,” Kelly says. “I actually used our dining room table and put a towel down, because it was something I could roll under. But even that was hard for me. I didn’t want to lose my grip on her and bang her head on the table or something, but we figured it out.” Charlie proved to be extremely hands-on, often bringing Cailyn to Kelly throughout the night for feedings. He would change her diapers, bathe her and dress her. Roles were reversed, as Kelly worked at her private counseling business full time and returned after five weeks of marternity leave. Charlie was a stay-at-home dad to Cailyn.
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FAMILY TIME: Charlie and Kelly Casparius celebrating their their daughter Cailyn’s first birthday in 2013. Courtesy photo
“I still can’t fix her hair,” Kelly quips. “Her daddy’s really good at it, though. I can’t get her in and out of the car seat because of the height and distance between me and the car seat.” Kelly also can’t get out of her wheelchair to run around the park. She can’t take her daughter ice-skating or collect seashells on the beach. In essence, she’s restrained from doing many everyday activities mother and children do. “I think that’s the hardest part,” Charlie says, “Kelly not being able to do simple things. And, emotionally, I know that’s hard, because as a mother you want to do everything. I would have to say that’s been the worst part for Kelly.” However, this family has paved their own path to normalcy. Cailyn has climbed in her mom’s lap to secure a hug and a kiss since she was 9 months. She also shows extreme patience for a 2-year-old, often waiting with a smile for her mommy to get situated before taking help out of the high chair. Cailyn even pushes her mom into her bedroom to play dolls, and learned how to walk by steadying herself with a bar on the
back of Kelly’s wheelchair. “Charlie has told me since day one, it’s not the changing of diapers or clothes that Cailyn will remember,” Kelly says. “It’s the ‘spins’ we do in the wheelchair in our living room, and reading books together, and teaching her to tie her shoes—that’s what she’ll remember. That took a long time for me to get over, but I am getting to that point. I am seeing that she loves me, too, which is something I worried about with Daddy being her main caretaker.” The mother-daughter bond became even more apparant upon hearing Cailyn’s first word: “mama.” And it’s quite appropriate that her second was “wheel.” Though chasing soccer balls on a field may not make Kelly the proverbial soccer mom, she hopes to at least be able to drive to a game. Since Kelly and Charlie married, they traded in her hand-controlled vehicle to upgrade to a larger family car. May is Mobility Awareness Month, and Kelly has been nominated as a local hero, who “encourages people with disabilities to embody the spirit of Life Moving Forward,” according to the National Mobility Equipment Dealers Association (www.mobilityawarenessmonth.com). Kelly can win a Toyota van modified specifically for people with disabilities if she garners enough votes; as of press, she had 6,000. The addition of these wheels to her family means more freedom not just for Kelly but for Charlie, too. He will no longer have to drive her to and from work, to coffee or dinner dates with friends, or take her and Cailyn to the movies. More importantly, those future mother-daughter shopping dates will become more of a reality— part of the everyday memories Kelly’s looking forward to encountering. “I want that independence back,” she says.”That’s what I want to achieve again with Cailyn, to show her we can push through obstacles, no matter what.”
DETAILS: Mobility Awareness Month: Vote for a Local Hero Voting for Kelly Casparius is open through May 9 www.mobilityawarenessmonth.com/entrant/kelly-casparius-wilmington-nc/
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Greenlands Children’s Farm ~Homestead Farm~ ~Rescue Petting Farm~ ~Farm Store~
Greenlands Children’s Farm Summer Day Camp
Greenlands Farm is a true homestead farm; we live off of what we produce: your child will be doing the same during the week they spend with us! The experience includes an organic farm lunch and items made by your child on and from our farm.
Activities Include:
Animal Husbandry (egg collection, milking goats, & more!) Soap Making • Canning & Baking, Organic Farming, Veggie Picking, Meal Prep (from what you pick!) Crafts • Farm Games • Pony Rides • Llama Cart Rides Visit our website for more details and application: http://www.greenlandsfarmstore.info/Children_s_Farm.html 668 Midway Road SE • Bolivia, NC M: 704.701.3856 T: 910.253.7934 F: 910.253.9386 E: rachel@greenlandsfarmstore.info W: www.greenlandsfarmstore.info
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VOLLEYBALL CAMPS AT UNCW
SAND VOLLEYBALL CAMP AT CAPTAIN BILLS
July 15-16 (9th-12th graders)
BEGINNER CAMP
July 18-20 (3rd-8th graders)
ALL SKILLS CAMP
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s the months get hotter and the school countdown comes to a close, it’s that time of year when parents begin looking for enriching activities for their rugrats to do over summer months. Our area is filled with culture, artistry, the beach, and wildlife, so there’s an activity for kids of all different ages and interests. Developing a child’s curiosity about the world proves vital in ensuring their success. Whether they want to test their sense of adventure, paint a Picasso, cook a three-course meal, or develop their basketball skills, they’re sure to find something throughout this list. Camps provide the perfect opportunity to diversify children’s talents, allow them to build lasting friendships, and even prepare them for their next school year. Here are just a few suggestions... Wilmington Hammerheads Summer Camp Provided by the Wrightsville Beach Parks and Recreation Department, in conjunction with the Wilmington Hammerheads, comes this summers Wilmington Hammerheads’ Soccer Camp. Teaching fundamental skills to kids aged 5-12, the camp will run from June 16th to June 19th and from July 21st to July 24th. The two sessions will run from 9 a.m. to noon. For Wrightsville Beach dwellers, the camp will run $115, and for non-residents it will cost $140. Attendees will receive a Hammerheads T-shirt, a ticket to the next Hammerheads home game, skills competition, professional coaching, and a pizza party. Greenland Farms Summer Camp The Greenland Farms Summer Camp offers sessions from 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m., Monday - Thursday, beginning on June 23rd and ending on August 14th. Age groups will alter weekly between 5-8-year-olds and 9-13-yearolds. Seven sessions will be available. Enrollment per child is $200 with a $75 deposit. For each additional week or each additional child, the rate drops to $180. Greenlands Farm is a true homestead farm; we live off of what we produce: fruits, vegetables, and goats milk. Your child will be doing the same
during the week they spend with us: they will eat, can, and bake what we grow! They will get “hands on” experience by milking our goats and learning soap making with the milk they collect. Greenlands Farm also has rescue farm animals we use to educate children about each animal: needs, care, and respect.
round programs. Summer programs include art camp for youth as well as performance camp, cooking camp, and cotillion manners camp. Plus, we offer a slew of sports camps in basketball, tennis, soccer, and lacrosse. For a schedule of all of our programs, call (910) 256-7925 or visit the Town’s website: www.townofwrightsvillebeach.com. InterestUNCW Volleyball Camp ed parties should pre-register and prepay for Offered for youths of all skill levels, UNCW each camp. will hold a Vollyball Camp. Competitive dills and fun volleyball games will instill good sportsman- City of Wilmington Camps ship as well as vital volleyball skills into attendThe city of Wilmington will host a slew ees. Some camps offer accommodations for of activities for kids throughout the sumcommuters, while others are day camps. For a mer. They'll hold a tennis camp from July full listing of the details associated with each 7th - 11th, 9 a.m. until noon, for ages 5-17 camp, please visit www.volleyballcampsatwilm- ($150) at the Althea Gibson Tennis Complex. ington.com. The also have nature and adventure camps Camps include: Beginner: July 18-20 (3rd- at Halyburton Park ($100 and up) for ages 8th graders); All Skills: July 18-20 (5th-8th 5-13. For kids aged 8 - 12, looking to grind, graders); Advanced: July 21-24 (9th-12th grad- Greenfield Skatepark will open from June ers); Position: July 25-27 (9th-12th graders); 16th to June 20th, 8 a.m. until 5 p.m.($200) Sand Volleyball at Capt. Bills: July 15-16 (9th- for camp. Parents must provide their child’s 12th graders) own food and equipment. The MLK Center will host camps from June 23rd through AuWrighstville Beach Parks & Recreation Camps gust 15th ($25/day), 8a .m. - 5:30 p.m. And The Wrightsville Beach Parks and Recreation Maides Park Camp will take place June 16th Department offers a variety of summer pro- through August 15th, with half days from 9 grams for youth in addition to our usual year- a.m. to 1 p.m. for only $15/week.
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HEALTHY KIDS DAY 04.26.14 EMPIRE PARK 3405 PARK AVE
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Build a Happier, Healthier Kid!
Join us ages 2 & up at 9:30AM for a 1 mile family fun run! The first 100 participants will receive a medal! And then join us for: • Games & Prizes • Community Booths • Sports Stations (Tennis, Soccer, T-Ball, Basketball, Volleyball, Golf, & Lacrosse)
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10:00 - YMCA Ballet Performances 10:15 - City’s Cheer & Dance Group 10:30 - Family Boot Camp 11:00 - Family Zumba 11:30 - Salsa Class 12:30 - Taekwando Demo
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REGISTER NOW FOR YOUTH SUMMER PROGRAMS: • Youth Art Camp • Kids' Cooking Camp • Parent & Child Art Camp • Performance Club Camps • Cotillion Manners Camp • Lacrosse Camp • Tennis Lessons & Camps • Basketball & Hammerheads Soccer Camps May 17, 9:00 am • 4:00 pm Red Cross Babysitter Training @ the WB Rec Center
PROGRAMS FOR ADULTS: • Extreme Cross Training • Zumba® • Yoga • Pilates • Low Impact Aerobics • Boot Camp • Tone, Strengthen & Stretch • Bridge Lessons • Shag & Line Dancing • Men’s Basketball & Flag Football • Tennis Lessons & Singles Ladders
Are you a college student? Experience the excitement of Wilmington Hammerheads FC! FREE giveaways, prizes and a Cornhole Tournament will be provided by Buffalo Wild Wings. Ticket, pizza & beverages in a private tented space - $12 *Ticket special is pre-sale only. Call (910) 777-2111 x16*
WILMINGTON HAMMERHEADS Host the Charlotte Eagles
Saturday, April 26th
May 16, 7:00 • 8:30 pm SUP, Kayak, & SUP Yoga Intro @ the WB Rec Center
All home matches are played at Legion Stadium.
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GreatGlowRun.com for $35. Unless sold out, day of event registration is $50. Active duty military are eligible for a special $25 registration; team discounts also available. Entry fee includes bib, timing chip, race t-shirt, bib, glow decoration and entrance to the post-race Afterglow party.
events CAPE FEAR TATTO & ART EXPO 4/25-27: This convention is open to the public.There will be tattoo contests, art showcases, seminars, art fusions and much more. Convention doors will open to the public at noon. Tickets can either be purchased in advance online or at the door. Fri: noon-10pm; Sat., noon-11pm; Sun, noon-6pm. www.capefearexpo. com. $20-$45 SPIRIT AND HOLISTIC FESTIVAL 4/26: A weekend-long event, filled with workshops, presentations, demonstrations, and lectures on and about holistic, ancient, and alternative artforms, medittations, practices, and conscious living. $10, 10ammidnight. Juggling Gypsy, 1612 Castle St. www.jugglinggypsy.com KENTUCKY DERBY PARTY Kentucky Derby Party, 5/3, 3-7pm. An afternoon of hats, mint juleps, Southern gourmet food, lawn games, and, of course, live coverage of the Kentucky
Derby at Poplar Grove Plantation. Massive Grass will perform their alt-bluegrass. Proceeds will help support our school programs and raise awareness for the efforts of the Southeast Coast Equine Rescue League. Tickets $50/adult: poplargrovekentuckyderby.brownpapertickets.com
charity/fundraisers WHQR FUND-RAISER LUNCHEON 4/24: Veteran award-winning NPR journalist and senior host of All Things Considered Robert Siegel is coming to Wilmington to speak at WHQR Public Radio’s 30th anniversary annual fundraiser luncheon. RSVP rqd.; space limited. Guests are each asked to make a donation of $100 or more to WHQR during the event (by credit card, check or cash). Mary Bradley, mbradley@ whrq.org. THE $5 DRESS AFFAIR 4/24, 5pm: Attention Ladies: Do you have a closet full of dresses you are ready to pass along? Donate your gently loved dresses before April 23rd to earth-
BOUND Day Spa and Salon; you will receive an EB token* and rest easy knowing your favorite closetcrowding garb will find new, happy homes. Bring in 5 or more dresses before our affair and receive a complimentary gift! (Don’t worry; if you show up with at least two dresses, you’ll get a token, too) $5 Dresses?? Yes! Proceeds from Sales will be donated the Cape River Watch Foundation Dresses unsold will be donated to Vintage Values; a secondhand store dedicated to helping women affected by domestic violence.Admission: $5. earthBOUND Day Spa and Salon4833 Carolina Beach Rd UPSCALE RESALE DESIGNER CHALLENGE See pages 28-29. GREAT GLOW RUN Sat. 4/26. The Easter Seals UCP Great Glow Run will light up Wilmington in support of individuals and families managing disabilities and mental health challenges. Battleship Park. Check-in begins at 6pm and the race starts at 8pm. Participants will don glow and LED gear as they join other enthused runners on an eye-catching, glimmering course. Register by 4/11 at
WOMEN’S AUXILIARY SPRING FLING Featuring a luncheon and variety show, “Puttin’ on the Hits,” Sat., 4/26, at Pine Valley United Methodist Activity Center off Shipyard Boulevard. Silent auction a 11am; luncheon at noon; variety show at 1pm. Tickets: $20. May be purchased from auxiliary member. Proceeds benefit Salvation Army. $20. 3788 Shipyard Blvd. GREAT GLOW RUN Sat. 4/26. The Easter Seals UCP Great Glow Run will light up Wilmington in support of individuals and families managing disabilities and mental health challenges. Battleship Park. Check-in begins at 6pm and the race starts at 8pm. Participants will don glow and LED gear as they join other enthused runners on an eye-catching, glimmering course. Register by 4/11 at GreatGlowRun.com for $35. Unless sold out, day of event registration is $50. Active duty military are eligible for a special $25 registration; team discounts also available. Entry fee includes bib, timing chip, race t-shirt, bib, glow decoration and entrance to the post-race party. WOMEN’S AUXILIARY SPRING FLING Featuring a luncheon and variety show, “Puttin’ on the Hits,” Sat., 4/26, at Pine Valley United Methodist Activity Center off Shipyard Boulevard. Silent auction a 11am; luncheon at noon; variety show at 1pm. Tickets: $20. May be purchased from auxiliary member. Proceeds benefit Salvation Army. $20. 3788 Shipyard Blvd. WALK TO END VIOLENCE Annual event across the US that to draw attention to the issue of gender-based violence and highlight UN Women’s programs to stop violence and empower women. Violence against women and girls is one of the world’s most widespread human right violations. It cuts across the boundaries of age, race, culture, wealth and geography. North Carolina chapter walk is in memory of Yolanda Norwood, who served as regional VP for the USNC for UN Women and on the Board of the Coastal Carolina Chapter of the UNA-USA. Yolanda organized the Annual Walk to End Violence against Women and Girls Worldwide from 2011 to 2013. $15-adults, $10-students, free-under 12. www. unwomen-usnc.org. Hugh MacRae, 1799 South College Rd. NATIONAL PET ADOPTION DAY PetSmart Charities is holding its national adoption event 5/2-4, 11am, under the tent in the PetSmart parking lot. Several adoption groups will be on hand. The goal is to save 125 lives. We will be having free Pet Expressions and free pet training evaluations, along with several information booths. Please come out and join us and help up find life long loving homes for homeless pets. PetSmart, 4715 New Centre Dr. GREAT STRIDES WALK-A-THON 5/3, 9am: Great Strides is the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation’s largest national fundraising event. Each year, more than 125,000 people participate in hundreds of walks across the country to raise funds for cystic fibrosis research and drug development. Walk-a-thon provides a fantastic opportunity for family, friends, students, co-workers and colleagues to come together in support of a worthy cause. The CF Foundation has raised and invested hundreds of millions of dollars to support the development of new CF drugs and therapies. But the lives of people with this disease are still cut far too short. We need the public’s continued support to fulfill our mission of finding a cure and improving the quality of life of those with the disease. Walk in Great Strides today and help add tomorrows to the lives of those living with cystic fibrosis. Walk is free/5K
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run $35. Mayfaire Shopping Center, 6835 Conservation Way. YWCA WOMEN OF ACHIEVEMENT 5/3, 6pm, In honor of its centennial celebration, the YWCA is hosting a Centennial Gala on May 3, 2014 at the Wilmington Convention Center from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. Special guests will include Mistress of Ceremonies, Frances Weller, YWCA USA CEO, Dr. Dara Richardson-Heron, Retired Colonel Adele Hodges and many more! This celebration will include an evening of dinner, dancing and live entertainment by the Four Knights Band and will celebrate the YWCA Lower Cape Fear’s rich history over the last century as well as recognize the accomplishments of 100 distinguished women in our area. Centennial Gala tickets: ywcalowercapefear.org or at the YWCA front desk, 2815 S College Road, Wilmington, NC, 28412. All proceeds from the Gala will go towards the establishment of an endowment to secure the future of the YWCA Lower Cape Fear.Admission: $100. Wilmington Convention Center10 Convention Center Dr.
theatre/auditions TRIAL & ERROR: COMEDY COURT Husband have a snoring problem? Is your roommate too much of a neat freak? No trial is to trivial for Comedy Court. Bring up your grievances and our comedy lawyers will use their B.S in BS to make sure justice is served. Blaire Postman Steven Marcinowski John Felts Eric Shouse Owen Rothschild Reid Clark Court will be presided by the honorable Judge: Zach Hanner. April 23 @ 7:30-9:00 p.m. Admission: $3. TheatreNOW19 S. 10th Street ‘MAMMA MIA’ PERFORMANCE CLUB Mamma Mia Sing-A-Long in the Park try musical theater, stage performing, and costumes. Join Performance Club for this end of spring production. No need to audition, just register and get ready for fun! Please call for fees. Every Thurs. 4/24, 5/1, 8, 15, 22, 29. www.towb.org. Wrightsville Beach Parks and Recreation Dept. 1 Bob Sawyer Dr.
DINNER WITH FRIENDS 4/24, 7pm. Donald Margulies’ Pulitzer Prize winning play, Dinner With Friends, explores “the perils of breaking up” and “the terrors of staying together” [NY Times]. “Margulies writes about relationships with such intelligence and spiky humor that his comedydrama…becomes something quite wonderful.” [Time] Free play reading, one night only! Starring Mirla Criste, Christopher Marino, Erin Hunter, and Nicholas Basta. Donations benefit theater programs for disadvantaged youth. TheatreNOW, 10 S. 10th St.
Magazine, where he has been one of “the Usual Gang of Idiots” since 1985. In 2006 Joe founded Theatre Within as a not-for-profit whose mission is to further the performing arts as a positive social force through its Annual John Lennon Tribute, other productions and theater workshops, which Joe has been leading for over 25 years. This free program contains potentially offensive language and subject matter. Contact: Dorothy Hodder dhodder@nhcgov.com 919-798-6323. 4/30, 6pm. New Hanover County Public Library, NE branch1241 Military Cutoff Road
CEREMONIES IN DARK OLD MEN 4/25-27, 8pm: Join Willis Richardson Players for men discussing problems of the world! The ceremonies acted out by African-American men, including a floundering barbershop owner, his criminal songs, and the barbershop regular. The barbershop provides a place where the two dark old men can be insulated from a society in which they have failed under the norms of a capitalism and a racist culture. Thalian Hall Studio Theatre, 310 Chestnut St. $15.
MURDER AT THE COUNTRY CLUB 5/2-31: Chaos erupts when folks start dropping dead during the planning for the Country Club’s annual gala celebrating their favorite flowing shrub. No mulligans allowed in figuring out this whodunnit hole-in-one. Limited number of show only tickets. Beverages and gratuity not included. Tickets and full menu: www.theatrewilmington.com. $20-$32. TheatreNOW, 19 S. 10th Street
GRAVE DECEPTIONS RELAY FOR LIFE UNCW STAGE CO.’S ‘FORGET ABOUT IT’ A festival of the freakish and macabre. Paranormal American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Pender 4/25-27, 8pm; Sun., 3pm: UNCW’s all-student theIllusionist Aiden Sinclair returns to the Browncoat County is open for registration. Help the organization atre company is finishing out their season with a new Theatre, this time with a few friends in tow. The myssave lives and create a world with less cancer and original work, “Forget About It.” by Z.F. Mims. “When terious Miss Claire Voyant is a master of mentalism more birthdays. Register your team today by visiting Daniel wakes up one morning and realizes that he’s forRelayForLife.org or by calling 1-800-227-2345. Former gotten the last seven months of his life, it’s up to he and and current cancer patients, those who have lost a his friends to put the pieces together and find out what loved one to cancer, families, businesses, faithhappened and what to do about it.” Shows will be in based and civic organizations, and anyone wantthe Wrightsville Beach room of the Fisher Student ing to make a difference in the fight against canCenter, UNCW. 601 S. College Rd. Free. cer are invited to take part in this exciting team Wednesdays at TheatreNOW means comedy night! Join ASSASSINS event. Relay For Life takes place from 5/9, 6pm, a host of funny people at 7:30 p.m. on the 23rd for See page 16. until 5/10, 1pm, at Topsail High School track, “Trial and Error: Comedy Court.” The stand-up show RUDE BITCHES MAKE ME TIRED Hampstead. will be presided by honorable judge (and artistic direc- Through 4/26, every Fri and Sat night at 7:00 p.m. TRIAL AND ERROR: COMEDY COURT TheatreNOW is pleased to present Celia Rivenbark’s tor) Zach Hanner. Blaire Postman, Steven Marcinowski, ‘Rude Bitches Make Me Tired: slightly profane and 4/23, 7:30pm: Husband have a snoring problem? Is your roommate too much of a neat freak? No trial John Felts, Eric Shouse, Owen Rothschild and Reid Clark entirely logical answers to modern etiquette dilemis to trivial for Comedy Court. Bring up your grievmas.’ Adapted from Rivenbark’s book of the same ances and our comedy lawyers will use their B.S in will make up the lawyers who determine whether your title by TheatreNOW Artistic Director Zach Hanner, loudly snoring husband deserves the strictest sentence. BS to make sure justice is served. Blaire Postman, this show takes you through how to cope with stingy Steven Marcinowski, John Felts, Eric Shouse, Admission is a mere $3, 19 S. 10th Street. check splitters, rude airline passengers, the odd dinOwen Rothschild, Reid Clark. Court will ner party faux pas, line jumpers and much, much more. be presided by the honorable Judge: $36, $20 show only $20-$36. www.theatrewilmington. Zach Hanner. TheatreNOW, 19 S. 10th and manipulation while the enigmatic Vlad von Deich com TheatreNOW, 19 S. 10th St. Street. $3. www.theatrewilmington.com. grants access to the Gothic magic of the modern MOTHERHOOD OUT LOUD Vampire. This bizarre trio of tramps, grifters & gypsies ACTING WORKSHOP See page 14. will bring Wilmington a weekend it will never forget.... 4/23, 6:30pm. An acting technique-based workshop THE JOY OF CENSORSHIP no matter how hard it tries! Each performance will be designed to aid the actor in performance and film 4/30, 6pm: Joe Raiola performs The Joy of Censorapproximately 2 hours. All three magicians will perform through emotional and physical connections, by way of ship, a one-man show that sheds light, insight, and each night. Vlad will open the show. He will be followed exercises and personalized coaching. Including, but not humor on endless arguments over banned books, by Miss Claire Voyant. There will be an intermission. limited to Linklater, Grotowski, Stanislavski, Meisner, movie ratings, the FCC, Supreme Court decisions, Paranormal Illusionist Aiden Sinclair will close out the Improvisation, Auditioning, Character Development, religious freedom and the true meaning of obscenity. evening. Magicians will be made available for meet and Scene Work, and Tactics & Objectives. The actor is He also traces the unlikely and colorful history of MAD greet opportunities following the performances. Tickwelcome to bring in current projects they wish to work Magazine with a slide presentation spotlighting many ets: $20/$15 (students) adv. or $25/$15 (students) on. Please email us if you plan to attend. $10, Wilmingof MAD’s most controversial and outrageous covday of. Group discounts available. 910-341-0001. $15ton Arts Center 3834 Oleander Dr. ers and articles. Joe Raiola is Senior Editor at MAD $25, Browncoat Pub & Theatre111 Grace Street
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GYPSY SWING: MARIA IN THE SHOWER 5/3, 8:30pm. Simultaneously humorous and apocalyptic, human and otherworldly, these four young men have the entertaining power of a traveling circus with the musical depth to back it up. With influences of folk, swing, cabaret and vaudeville, their musical approach is a simple but potent alchemy, marrying traditional folk and jazz and delivering it with pure fun and energy. Wandering minstrels, cut from old cloth, these guys are sure to entertain all ages! www.mariaintheshower. comAdmission: $35-$150. Thalian Hall Center for the Performing Arts, 310 Chestnut St.
comedy CALICOMEDY NIGHT 4/29, 8pm: Calicomedy Night is a fun-filled night when local comedic favorites perform stand-up at the Calico Room This month we have 4 very talented and hilarious comedians taking the stage. This month our featured comedians are: Zack Burk Addison Ray Crowl Matt White Lew Morgante Arrive at 7:30pm for pre-show shenanigans.Admission: $3. The Calico Room107 S Front St COMEDIENNE JUDY GOLD 5/7, 8pm: Judy Gold from comedy central and “the View”, will be performing @ the 2014 Cape Fear Comedy Festival. Judy Headlines the Wednesday night event. Doors 7pm.Admission: $18. City Stage/Cape Fear Theatre Arts, LLC21 N. Front St. JOKES ‘N’ SMOKE Every first Mon. of month will feature a stand-up comedy showcase Hosted by Brian Granger, performances by Reid Clark, Colton Demonte and many more of Nutt Street Comedy Club’s finest. 3021 Market St. Arabian Nights Hookah Bar.9pm; $4. DEAD CROW COMEDY Wed. Nutt House Improv, 9pm ($2), Reel Cafe.
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• Thursday Open Mic Night, 9pm (no cover) • Friday/ Saturday National touring comedians 8pm & 10pm. City Stage/Level 5 and Fibber McGees. Timmy Sherrill: deadcrowcomedy@aol.com or 910-520-5520
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MUSIC IN THE COURTYARD 5/1, 7pm: Cameron Art Museum’s summer music series begins with the bluegrass sounds of Big Al Hall & Friends wafting through our lovely courtyard setting.
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COSÌ FAN TUTTE Sat., 4/26, 1-5:15pm. James Levine The Wilmington Symphony Orchestra will be presentmakes his long-awaited return to the ing their season finale on the 26th at 8 p.m. PresentMet podium to conduct Mozart’s being “The Fountains of Rome,” with Rebecka Rose loved opera about testingthe ties of on oboe, the concert’s setlist will consist of Mozart’s love. The cast is filled with youthful Symphony No. 25, Bohuslav Martin’s Concerto for Met stars: Susanna Phillips and Isabel Leonard are the sisters Fiordiligi and Oboe and Small Orchestra, as well as Ottorino RespiDorabella, Matthew Polenzani and Roghu’s title piece, “The Fountain of Rome.” Call Kenan dion Pogossov are their lovers, with Auditorium Box Office at 910-962-3500 for tickets or Danielle de Niese as the scheming log onto www.wilmingtonsymphony.org. Concert’s held Despina. (Live Broadcast from New at UNCW’s Kenan Auditorium. York’s Metropolitan Opera. There will be a pre-performance lecture 45 min. prior to each screening, Subtitled in English.)$24 Tickets ($20 members of Osher Lifelong Learning InBig Al always has a great roster of area musicians joinstitute) $15 students, contact the venue for ticketing ing him in performing terrific toe-tapping entertaining information. 910-962-3195. Tickets at door. http:// music that will have you up and moving. Music in the uncw.edu/olli/ Courtyard is held outdoors weather permitting, indoors ILM SACRED HARP SINGERS \Wilmington Sacred Harp Singers, Sun., 4/27,, 1:30pm Instruction for beginners; songbooks provided. Program: 2-4pm. Free and open to the public in Weyerhaeuser Reception Hall, donations appreciated. A dynamic form of a cappella social-singing dates back to Colonial America, using a modern reprint of an 1844 songbook called The Sacred Harp. The music is loud, vigorous and intense. fasola.org and this singing at http://bit.ly/WilmNCSacredHarp. Held in collaboration with WHQR. www.cameronartmuseum.org
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ICE HOUSE 10TH ANNIVERSARY BENEFIT 4/27, 3pm: The Ice House 10th Anniversary Reunion to benefit Monty’s Home Canine Rescue features musicians who had appeared at the Ice House before it wAs torn down. Michael Wolfe & the Wolfe Gang, The Studebakers, Gary Allen, The High Rollers, David Walen, Tommy B & the Stingers, Mojo Collins and New Riders of Calamity. Former Ice House co-owner Joe Carney will kick off the event. For more information
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dance BABS MCDANCE Teaching Zumba, Shag, Swing, Ballroom, Hip-Hop and more, practically every day of the week. See full schedule online. • 4/25, 7:30pm: I Just Wanna Dance Party. Celebrate National Dance Week w/McDance Team! $10. BOGO! • 4/26, 3pm: Pole/Chair Fitness workshop, $20. Babs McDance: 6782 Market St. www. basbmcdance.com CAPE FEAR DANCE FESTIVAL Produced by Wilmington Ballet Company, featuring three performances: “The Velveteen Rabbit” (produced by Dance Element Productions); “A Tea for
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See page 18. SYMMETRY SHOW Take a dip in the Aegean Sea with exotic Greek jewelry at Spectrum’s Symmetry Jewelry Show, 4/25-26, 10am-6pm. Spectrum Art and Jewlery. The Forum, 910-256-2323. www.spectrumartandjewelry.com. info@spectrumartandjewelry.com www.spectrumartandjewelry.com SILVER COAST ART SHOW Silver Coast Winery is pleased to announce a mutli artist art show in the art gallery, featuring the works of Artists David McCune, Gabriella Lynch and Michael Green will be on display through 4/30. Gabriella Lynch, a self taught artist, does watercolors. Michael S. Green works in several medias such as water color, wood carving, air brushing, acrylic and oil. 6680 Barbeque Rd., Ocean Isle Beach, NC. www.silvercoastwinery. com or 910-282-2800. SILVER ARTS Wilmington Art Association in partnership with the YMCA is sponsoring the SilverArts which is a state wide Art Competition for artists age 50 and over. Winners in their category will be eligible to go to Raleigh for the State finals art competition in September. Exhibition and Sale of fine Art, sculptures, pottery, stained glass, woodwork and much more will be held on Fri., 5/9-10, 10am-4pm, and Sun., 5/11, noon-4pm. Mother’s Day enjoy live entertainment, 1-3pm. OBSERVING AFRICA Exhibition “Observing Africa: The Life and Career of Stuart Marks,” explores the continent through the eyes of renowned anthropologist. Hangs through 5/15. Free. Randall Library, UNCW. 910-962-3760;http:// library.uncw.edu/news/observing_africa_display_special_collections DO THIS IN REMEMBRANCE... ‘Do this in remembrance…’ On display through 5/15,
Wed-Sat, from 11am-5pm. Free. As interpreted by Sullivan Anlyan and J. Coleman, curated by Chet Fisher. The reopening of Era Gallery in new spot, 523 South 3rd St. Wilmington’s Anlyan and D.C.’s Coleman tackle religion. Anlyan’s collection of paintings of Wilmington places of prayer drew a huge audience to the gallery that included practitioners of various faiths across the spectrum. Coleman visually translates a subject matter that has had a tremendous impact on his life, as he grew up going to church. Neither Anlyan nor Coleman have approached this show with any personal agenda or intent to create work that is controversial. Peace and beauty is conveyed. JANETTE HOPPER “Dancing through my Blogosphere—Taking you on a whirlwind trip through my visual blog,” an art show by Janette K Hopper, Costello’s Piano Bar in downtown Wilmington, NC, will present a new art show, exhibiting prints and paintings by Janette K. Hopper. Exhibition will consist of three chapters: 1) Medieval nastygrams - the foibles of man, 2) Nature, the killer app, and 3) To the Cloud! Vaporware. Each portion of the trip through Hopper’s artistic Blogosphere will last for two months, with the entire trip lasting six months. Costello’s is open 7 days a week from 7pm-2am. BELLAMY’S CALL FOR ARTISTS Emerging artists: Showcase the ‘Beauty of the Bellamy’ in an upcoming exhibition, sale and celebration. The mansion is accepting applications for the first ever Bellamy Mansion Emerging Art Show, the highlight of a five-week celebration of the visual arts from 10/211/6. Submissions must showcase the beauty of the Bellamy using its history and architecture as inspiration. Artists are encouraged to complete an application form as soon as possible, with payment of $20 ($10 for students), to receive access to the mansion to draw, paint or photograph. Deadline for completed application form with entry fee and photos to jurors Gale Smith and Joanne Geisel: 8/30. Artists may submit two 2-D
or 3-D entries. Monetary prizes plus merit and honorable mention awards will be granted. Also featured are free children’s art events and art lectures by local professional artists. The celebration will begin with an opening reception on October 2 and closes November 6 with a party highlighting children’s art. $10-$20. www. bellamymansion.org. 503 Market St. FOURTH FRIDAY GALLERY NIGHT “Fourth Friday Gallery Night” is now coordinated by The Arts Council of Wilmington and New Hanover County, feat. 16 local art galleries and studios that will open their doors to the public in an after-hours celebration of art and culture, from 6-9pm, every fourth Friday of the month through 2014. Rhonda Bellamy at 910343-0998, 221 N. Front St. Suite 101. www.artscouncilofwilmington.org BE A CURATOR 4/28-5/2: In the life of museums, it is the rare opportunity for the public to directly participate in the process of selecting artwork to be hung in a particular exhibition—until now. The Cameron Art Museum is inviting the public to participate as a curator in its first ever crowd-sourced exhibition titled, “Wilmington Collects Art.” The exhibition has a central focus on one of its core collections of work by artists associated with Wilmington (both deceased and living). The public has an opportunity to view and vote online for their top picks for the exhibition from artwork by 52 artists represented in the online gallery: www.cameronartmuseum. org/vote/ Participants select and vote for (3) works from the gallery of 52 images. The 25 artworks with the most “votes” will be installed in the Claude Howell Gallery of the CAM Brown wing from 5/2-6/1, with opening reception on Frid., 5/2, 6-8pm. Reception will be supported by live music performed by local artists, cash bar and food. All of the artists included are invited to attend the reception as honored guests along with complimentary admission to anyone who voted. The
entire collection of 52 artworks will also be shown in the exhibition via a digital gallery for visitors to enjoy. ACME ART STUDIOS Fourth Frday, 4/25: Acme Art Studios will be holding an open reception for their “Annual Spring Show,” 6-9pm. The show will include all of the artists with studios at Acme, both alumni and newcomers. The show runs until May 16. Some artists included: Michael van Hout, Pam Toll, Fritzi Huber, Michelle Connolly, Nicole Nicole, Dumay Gorham, Dick Roberts, Gary Breece, and nine others (see Acme Art on FB for more).
museums, etc. CAPE FEAR MUSEUM Exhibits: A View From Space: Since the launch of the world’s first artificial satellite Sputnik in 1957, satellites have dramatically changed the way we study our planet. A new, bilingual (Spanish and English), highly interactive, hands-on science exhibit, will allow visitors to see the world from a satellite’s perspective. Includes numerous hands-on activity sections such as the Satellite Activity Area. • Collection Selections: Handbags, artifact collection includes more than 100 handbags. Contrast their styles as you view a selection of bags drawn from the 19th and 20th centuries. • Cape Fear Stories presents artifacts, images, models, and 3D settings to explore people’s lives in the Lower Cape Fear from Native American times through the end of the 20th century. • Michael Jordan Discovery Gallery, Williston Auditorium, giant ground sloth, Maritime Pavilion and more! 910-798-4370. Hours: Tues-Sat, 9am5pm; Sun., 1-5pm. $4-$7. Free for museum members and children under 3. New Hanover County residents’ free day is the first Sun. ea. month. 814 Market St. capefearmuseum POPLAR GROVE PLANTATION 4/24-7/31: Poplar Grove Foundation, Inc. announces
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the upcoming opening of their new permanent exhibit “From Civil War to Civil Rights: The African American Experience at Poplar Grove.” Poplar Grove Plantation invites the public to a series of lectures during the months of April, May, and June in preparation for the unveiling of the permanent exhibit space and Juneteenth Celebration on Thurs., 6/19, 6:30PM. The lecture series will kick off this month on Thurs., 4/24, 6:30PM, with a conversation on “The Rosenwald School Movement and African American Education in the South” with Dr. Glen Harris of UNCW and Claudia Stack of Under the Kudzu. In 1865, Poplar Grove Plantation was the home of fifty-nine African Americans with ties throughout the local Scotts Hill community. The new exhibit space will chronicle the lives of African Americans on-site at Poplar Grove from slavery to the early civil rights movement. The exhibit will highlight the contributions of those African Americans and their descendants to southern culture, education, agriculture, and politics for over a century. This project is made possible in part by the North Carolina Humanities Council, a statewide nonprofit and affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.Admission: Free. 10200 US Hwy 17 N AN ODYSSEY INTO THE WORLD OF FOSSILS 4/25, 10am: Martin Marietta Aggregate Quarries produce limestone used for construction of roads and other needs for crushed stone. Several different ages of fossils are found at this site, ranging from 10 thousand to 80 million years old. Fossils we will be hunting for include sand dollars, sea urchins, sea biscuits, seashells, shark teeth, whale bones, and other marine and terrestrial life. Any and all fossils found by participants are fair game to keep by their finders. Call 341-0075 to register. Halyburton Park4099. S. 17th Street. Admission: $25 NC AQUARIUM AT FORT FISHER 4/26, 9am: Learn the art and practice of saltwater fishing from the beach! Hands-on program includes knowledge of surf fishing equipment, baits commonly used and how to identify local fish in our waters. All equipment provided. Rain or shine. $14.50-$15 • Salt Marsh Exploration, 4/20, 1pm: NC has over 3,000 acres of salt marsh. Hike the salt marsh and discover animals and plants unique to this rich environment. Participants should wear closed-toed shoes. $7-$18 • Behind the Scenes Tour, 4/26, 11:15am: It’s feeding time, and you’re invited to watch. Visit the top of our largest exhibit, the Cape Fear Shoals, during an expanded tour behind the scenes. Get a birds-eye view of this 235,000 gallon tank as sharks, stingrays, moray eels, and other fish swim below! Aquarists feed the animals during the tour, offering a unique opportunity for close-up viewing. $12-$23. North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher 900 Loggerhead Road http://reservations. ncaquariums.com/fortfisher. MISSILES AND MORE MUSEUM Topsail Island’s Missiles and More Museum features the rich history and artifacts of this area from prehistoric to present time. Exhibits: Operation Bumblebee, missile project that operated on Topsail Island shortly after World War II; Camp Davis, an important antiaircraft training center during WWII located near Topsail Island; WASPS, group of young, daring women who were the first female pilots trained to fly American military aircraft during WWII; Pirates of the Carolinas, depicting the history and “colorful” stories of 10 pirates in the Carolinas including the infamous Blackbeard; Shell Exhibits, and intricate seashells from all over the world as well as Topsail; and more! 720 Channel Blvd. in Topsail Beach. Mon-Fri, 2-5pm; after Memorial Day through Sat, 2-5pm. 910-328-8663 or 910-328-2488. topsailmissilesmuseum.org. CHILDREN’S MUSEUM Mon, Little Sprouts Storytime, 10am, and Go Green Engineer Team, 3:30pm. • Tues., Kids Cooking Club, 3:30pm • Wed., Preschool Science, 10am; Discover Science, 3:30pm; and Mini Math, 4pm. • Thurs. Story-
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Glass: Brady’s Greenhouse, thorugh 6/1. Installation by Harry Taylor commissioned by CAM pays homage to the industrious work of famed American Civil War photographer Matthew Brady. Brady’s glass negatives were recycled after the war to build greenhouses, but as the years went by, the sun’s rays burned the imagery from the glass and these images were lost.. Taylor reimagines them. • James Grashow—Brooklyn born sculptor and woodcut artist James Grashow (American, b. 1942) is known for his large-scale sculptures and installations made out of cardboard. Exhibition will feature whimsical installations of flora and fauna as we as pieces created especially for the CAM. • CAM Public Tours, Thurs., 7:30pm, w/admission. Explore what’s new and on view. Open late on Thurs. until 9pm. • Corner of South 17th St. and Independence Blvd. Tues-Sun,10am-5pm; Thurs: 10am-9pm. Museum members free, $8 non-members, $5 students with valid ID, $3 children age 2 -12. • CAM Café hrs: TuesSat, 11am-3pm; Sun, 10am-3pm; Thurs. dinner. 910395-5999. www.cameronartmuseum.org BURGWIN WRIGHT HOUSE 18th century Burgwin-Wright House Museum in the heart of Wilmington’s Historic District, is the oldest museum house in NC, restored with 18th and 19th century decor and gardens. Colonial life is experienced through historical interpretations in kitchen-building and courtyard. 3rd and Market St. Tues-Sat, 10am-4pm. Last tour, 3pm. Admission rqd. (910) 762-0570. www. burgwinwrighthouse.com.
sports/recreation CAROLINA CUP 4/23-27: Featuring one of the toughest, technically elite courses in the world, the fourth annual Carolina Cup is expected to attract more than 700 paddlers to Wrightsville Beach, April 23-27. Catering to a roster of SUP professionals, the Carolina Cup is the first large international race after the winter hiatus, offering professionals and amateurs an opportunity to compete in multiple divisions on SUP boards, outrigger canoes, ocean kayaks, surf skis and traditional, prone paddleboards. Welcoming Danny Ching—three-time elite division men’s winner—and Annabel Anderson, and Jenny Kalmbach. Endurance will win the 6-mile Money Island (Open) race, the 3.5-mile Harbor Island (Rec) race, and the Kids’ race on Sun., 4/27. Throughout the weekend, registrants and the general public may demo boards and paddles, as well as browse the water expo. Events leading up to race day include stroke analysis, advanced and adventure, beginner, women’s, kid’s, SUP yoga clinics, and a banquet. Legendary paddle surfer Dave Kalama will address athletes during the pre-race dinner Friday night, April 24. The Carolina Cup will donate a portion of the proceeds to the Ocean of Hope (O2H), which raises money for the Sarcoma Alliance. Races begin and end at Blockade Runner Beach Resort, host hotel. Clinics, demos and the water expo will be held on site. Free to watch; admission to partake. EMPIE TENNIS CLINICS Adult Tennis Clinics, pre-reg and pay rqd. Mon., Monday Beginner Tennis—Session 3: 4/28; 5/5; 5/12; 5/19, 5:30-6:30pm. $44 for 4 clinics/session. Complete list of clinics including kids clinics, visit www.empiepark.com ROLLER DERBY 5/3, 6pm: The Cape Fear Roller Girls next home game will be on Saturday, May 3- it’s the fastest growing sport in the Cape Fear Area, with the last game selling out to a crowd of over 800! CFRG will be hosting the DaVille Vixens from Fayetteville, NC at the CFCC Schwartz Center in Downtown Wilmington. Doors open at 6:00pm with the starting whistle at 7pm. Come out and support this vital community service while showing your love for your local derby girls! Cape Fear
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film MORAL MOVIE SERIES 4/24, 7pm: The Black Arts Alliance, and NHC NAACP in collaboration with the statewide NC-NAACP and Working Films present Moral Movies. This four-month series will bring award-winning films to Wilmington and 6 other cities across NC to jumpstart community dialogue on social, economic, and environmental issues relevant to the state. Starts 4/24, at CAM, featuring a free screening of “American Teacher,” a documentary that follows the lives and careers of four teachers, and provides an opportunity for conversation around teacher pay and public education in NC. Moral Movies will take place the last week of each month, from April through July. Hosted by The Black Arts Alliance and the New Hanover County NAACP: “American Teacher,” 4/24, 7pm (Presented by tACT and the NC Association of Educators). 3201 S. 17th St. Wilmington, NC 28412. Free. Cameron Art Museum3201
South 17th S. SOMETHING YOU CAN CALL HOME 4/23, 7pm: Face of homelessness in America in changing rapidly. This documentary follow four Wilmington residents at various stages of homelessness. A discussion with UK based filmmaker Rebecca Kenyon will follow the screening. This event is co-sponsored by the Department of Sociology and Criminology, School of Social Work, and Film Studies.Admission: Free. King Hall Auditorium, UNCW, 601 S. College Rd.4/28, 5pm: This documentary film follows four Wilmington, NC community members at various stages of homelessness. UK based filmmaker Rebecca Kenyon will be in attendance for a post festival question and answer session.Free and open to the publicAdmission: Free. Harrelson Center Courtyard20 N 4th Street RICHARD III 5/1, 7pm: Shakespeare’s powerful tale of the wicked deformed king and his conquests, both on the battlefield and in the boudoir. (161 minutes)Admission: $7. Thalian Hall Center for the Performing Arts310 Chestnut St. THE CARDBOARD BERNINI 5/4, 3pm: Screening of the film “The Cardboard Bernini” by filmmaker Olympia Stone which explores the life and work of James Grashow, specifically the creation and destruction of “Corrugated Fountain,” inspired by the Trevi Fountain in Rome and the baroque sculptor Gian Lorenzo Bernini. Q&A with Olympia Stone after screening. Held in collaboration with the CAM exhibition “Corrugated World The Artwork of James Grashow” (on view through 8/3). $5-$10. Cameron Art Museum, 3201 S.17th St.
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Recreation Center! Kids’ Cooking Class is held on Mondays from 4-5(ages 5-7) and 5:15-6:15pm. (ages 8-10). Registration is now open for the 5/19 session. Participants will have fun learning a new recipe each week. Pre-registration is required. Call the Wrightsville Beach Parks and Recreation Office, 910-256-7925 or visit our website www.townofwrightsvillebeach.com for program details and registration forms. Fee http:// www.townofwrightsvillebeach.com Fran Russ Recreation Center 1 Bob Sawyer Dr. GLOBAL YOUTH SERVICE DAY 4/26, 8am: Global Youth Service Day celebrates and mobilizes the millions of young people who improve their communities each day of the year through service. Established in 1988, Global Youth Service Day is the largest service event in the world, and the only day of service dedicated to children and youth. On Global Youth Service Day, we come together to celebrate. Show your support! The Cape Fear Volunteer Center is the lead agency for New Hanover, Brunswick and Pender Counties for GYSD from April 13th-26th. www.capefearvolunteercenter.org
lectures/readings ENTER/EXEUNT READING SERIES Cameron Art Museum. Literay Theatre Shakespeare Out-loud and Off the Page, “Much Ado About Nothing.” The Enter/Exeunt reading series will offer an up close and personal experience of Shakespeare’s great theatrical works. Read in an intimate setting, by notable
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145th Anniversary, 4/25-27. Our message this year is “Commitment to Kingdom Building” our speaker will be Rev. Jeremy Buie of Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist in Riegelwood NC on Sun., 4/27, 4pm. Spiritual dance with The Yams of Mt Olive A.M.E. Zion Church of Elizabethtown, NC and Soloist Mr. Tyaun Bryant of Wilmington, NC. Celebration will commence on 4/25, 6-8pm, with a Children Sock Hop(free event). Bring your children out and join in this fun filled event. By the way girls don’t forget you poodle skirts and saddle shoes Guys don’t forget your jeans and white tees. This will be a flash back to Happy Days. The fun will continue on Sat., 4/26, with and Adult Sock Hop (donation $5) from 6-8pm. 60 Grace St. 910-763-3858. PARADE OF HOMES Cape Fear Home Builders Association (WCFHBA) is proud to announce the 28th Annual Parade of Homes, showcasing the craftsmanship, diversity, and quality of the region’s premier homes. Parade will run two weekends, 4/26-27 and 5/3-4, open 5pm daily. Free tour. Friday, 5/2: Parade of Homes Awards Banquet at the Hilton. Reception, 6:15pm and dinner 7pm. $50/person or $375/table of 8. Awards banquet sponsored by Duke Energy Progress, Banquet Reception sponsored by Vantage South Bank. AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY TOUR Sun., 4/27, 2-4pm: Beverly Tetterton, local historian and Bellamy Mansion Board Member, will lead an African American History Walking Tour. The tour is based on the recently published Guide to African American Heritage and will begin and end at the Bellamy Mansion. We’ll walk rain or shine. For ease of movement and hearing, the tour will be capped at 35 participants. RSVP rqd. 910-251-3700, x303. WRITE-ON WEDNESDAYS Write-On Wednesdays, 6-10pm: Creative, scriptwriter, poet or storytellers are welcome to a roundtable discussion. Organized and directed by local and regional writers. Call for details and price. Jodi: 910-200-2511 or jodi@giantculture.com. Giant: 1200 N 23rd St #209. giantculture.com HUNT FOR HERITAGE TREES Nominations are due by 4/30. Wilmington Tree Commission celebrates conifers of the coast and ginkgo as Trees of the Year 2014: “A Hunt for Heritage Trees in Wilmington.” Hunt for Heritage Trees in Wilmington for 2014! The Tree Commission is taking nominations for any tree species exhibiting large size, age, rarity, overall beauty or historical significance representing an important aspect of the City’s history or natural landscape. All tree species are eligible for recognition as a Heritage Tree. Angela W. Faison, Associate Planner: (910) 341-3248
ARIES (21 Mar. – 20 April): “Dear, Astrologer: We Aries people have an intense fire burning inside us. It’s an honor and a privilege. We’re lucky to be animated with such a generous share of the big energy that gives life to all of nature. But sometimes the fire gets too wild and strong for us We can’t manage it; it gets out of our control. That’s how I’m feeling lately. These beloved flames that normally move and excite me are now the very thing thats making me crazy. What to do? Aries.” Dear, Aries: Learn from what firefighters do to fight forest fires. They use digging tools to create wide strips of dirt around the fire, removing all the flammable brush and wood debris. When the fire reaches this path, it’s deprived of fuel. Close your eyes and visualize that scene.
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TAURUS (April 20-May 20): “My personal philosophy is not to undertake a project unless it is manifestly important and nearly impossible.” So said Taurus-born Edwin Land, the man who invented the Polaroid camera. I have a feeling these might be useful words for you to live by between your birthday in 2014 and your birthday in 2015. In the coming 12 months, you will have the potential of honing in on a dream that will fuel your passions for years. It may seem to be nearly impossible, but that’s exactly what will excite you about it so much—and keep you going for as long as it takes to actually accomplish.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): The US military budget this year is $633 billion. In comparison, the United Nations’ peacekeeping budget is $7.8 billion. So, my country will spend 81 times more to wage war than the UN will spend to make peace. I would prefer if the ratio were reversed, but my opinion carries no weight. It’s possible, though, that I might be able to convince you, Scorpio, at least in the short run, to place a greater emphasis on cultivating cooperation and harmony than on being swept up in aggression and conflict. You might be tempted to get riled up over and over again in the coming weeks, but I think that would lead you astray from living the good life.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): I wish there was a way you could play around with construction equipment for a few hours. I’d love it if you could get behind the wheel of a bulldozer and flatten a small hill. It would be good for you to use an excavator to destroy a decrepit old shed or clear some land of stumps and dead trees. Metaphorically speaking, that’s the kind of work you need to do in your inner landscape: Move around big, heavy stuff; demolish outworn structures; reshape the real estate to make way for new building projects.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Actor Matthew McConaughey prides himself on his willingness to learn from his mistakes and failures. A few years ago he collected and read all the negative reviews that critics had ever written about his work in films. It was “an interesting kind of experiment,” he told Yahoo News. “There was some really good constructive criticism.” According to my reading of the astrological omens, Sagittarius, now would be an excellent time for you to try an experiment comparable to McConaughey’s. Be brave!
CANCER (June 21-July 22): In the “Transformers” movies, Optimus Prime is a giant extraterrestrial warrior robot. His body contains an array of weapons that he uses for righteous causes, like protecting Earth’s creatures. His character is voiced by actor Peter Cullen. Cullen has also worked extensively for another entertainment franchise, “Winnie the Pooh.” He does the vocals for Eeyore, a gloomy donkey who writes poetry and has a pink ribbon tied in a bow on his tail. Let’s make Cullen your role model for now. I’m hoping this will inspire you to get the Eeyore side of your personality to work together with the Optimus Prime part of you. What’s that, you say? You don’t have an Optimus Prime part of you? Well, that’s what Enyore might say, but I say different.
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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Do you finally understand that you don’t have to imitate the stress-addled workaholics and self-wounding overachievers in order to be as proficient as they are? Are you coming to see that if you want to fix, heal and change the world around you, you have to fix, heal and change yourself? Is it becoming clear that if you hope to gain more power to shape the institutions you’re part of, you’ve got to strengthen your power over yourself? Are you ready to see that if you’d like to reach the next level of success, you must dissolve some of your fears of success? VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): “Beauty is the purgation of superfluities,” Michelangelo said. Do you agree? Could you make your life more marvelous by giving up some of your trivial pursuits? Would you become more attractive if you got rid of one of your unimportant desires? Is it possible you’d experience more lyrical grace if you sloughed off your irrelevant worries? I suggest you meditate on questions like these, Virgo. According to my interpretation of the astrological omens, experiencing beauty is not a luxury right now, but rather a necessity. For the sake of your mental, physical and spiritual
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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): I’m pretty sure God wants you to be rich. Or at least richer. I know for a fact I want you to be richer. What about you? Do you want to be wealthier? Or at least a bit more flush? Or would you rather dodge the spiritual tests you’d have to face if you became a money magnet? Would you prefer to go about your daily affairs without having to deal with the increased responsibilities and obligations that would come with a bigger income? I suspect you will soon receive fresh evidence about these matters. How you respond will determine whether or not you’ll be able to take advantage of new financial opportunities that are becoming available.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): “Dear Oracle: I might be hallucinating, but recently I swear my pet iguana has been getting turned on whenever I disrobe in front of it. My naked body seems to incite it to strut around and make guttural hissing sounds and basically act like it’s doing a mating dance. Is it me, or is the planets? I think my iguana is a Capricorn like me. —Captivating Capricorn.” Dear Capricorn: Only on rare occasions have I seen you Capricorns exude such high levels of animal magnetism as you are now. Be careful where you point that stuff! I won’t be shocked if a wide variety of creatures finds you extra alluring. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): “Eat like you love yourself,” advises author Tara Stiles. “Move like you love yourself. Speak like you love yourself. Act like you love yourself.” Those four prescriptions should be top priorities for you, Aquarius. Right now, you can’t afford to treat your beautiful organism with even a hint of carelessness. You need to upgrade the respect and compassion and reverence you give yourself. So, please, breathe like you love yourself. Sleep and dream like you love yourself. Think like you love yourself. Make love like you love yourself. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): If blindfolded, most people can’t tell the difference between Pepsi and Coke. I bet you could, at least this week. Odds are good you will also be adept at distinguishing between genuine promises and fakes ones. You always will know when people are fooling themselves. No one will be able to trick you into believing in hype, lies or nonsense. Why? Because these days you are unusually perceptive, sensitive and discerning. This might on occasion be a problem, of course, since you won’t be able to enjoy the comfort and consolation that illusions can offer. Mostly, it will be an asset, providing you with a huge tactical advantage and lots of good material for jokes.
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Many winners, not just the top 13, have had their scripts optioned, or secured literary representation, and even had movies made because the connections they made through the competition. Landing anywhere in the top 100 will get your script promoted for a full year. Final deadline: 4/21. Free. www.scriptapalooza. com LELAND AREA ROTARY Thurs., 5/1 the Leland Area Rotary will be holding their 4th annual Charity Golf Tournament at the beautiful Cape Fear National in Brunswick Forest. Ladies only flight, and chances at 2 par 3 holes to win either a car or cash. Noon registration and a 1pm shotgun start to include: unlimited range balls, complimentary beverages all day long and a post round pig pick. Each golfer will receive a goody bag and a raffle ticket for prizes. Proceeds feed the needy children in our area, along with assistance to education with scholarships and a dictionary program! www.lelandarearotary.com/golf. CREATING A MEMORIAL GARDEN 5/3, 9am: Lower Cape Fear Hospice & LifeCareCenter and the New Hanover County Arboretum Ability Garden present, Creating a Memorial Garden Workshop: Create a place of beauty to reminisce, from 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Sat., 5/3, at the agency’s Phillips LifeCare & Counseling Center and Heritage Garden, 1414 Physicians Dr. Workshop includes a presentation showcasing small and container gardens, gardening demonstrations, a walk through the Heritage Garden and labyrinth, and resource materials. Facilitators are Lorraine Perry, Lower Cape Fear Hospice & LifeCareCenter Healing Arts Coordinator and bereavement counselor, and a New Hanover County Arboretum Ability Garden horticultural therapist. $15 fee for cost of supplies. Pre-registration is required. 796-7991 or email Melinda.Mckeon@lcfh.org. $15. AZALEA COAST EXECUTIVE NETWORK
5/5, 5:30pm. Female business women entrepreneurs helping each other grow through networking, professional development and leadership. Begin with networking, then dinner for $15 and a speaker, brief business meeting and raffles. Come join us, after first two meetings annual membership $24.00Admission: $15. Henry’s Restaurant, Independence Blvd. NORTH BRUNSWICK NEWCOMERS CLUB Club meets the second Friday of each month and will meet on 5/9.The meeting begins with refreshments and social time at 9:30am, followed by a program and the general meeting. Join us at the Brunswick Community College, Leland Campus, 2050 Enterprise Blvd. in Leland. Speakers will be a retired CIA Employee, Cort Barnes who was held Hostage in Iran and Katrina Knight from Good Shepherd Ministries, a local organization that provides food and shelter to the homeless. nbnewcomers.wordpress. com or Pat Thompson, 910-399-4763. Poplar Grove Plantation
ket. • Oak Island Farmers’ Market, Mon., April-Nov., 7am-1pm. Middletown Park, Oak Island • Southport Waterfront Market, Wednesdays, May-Sept., 8am1pm. Garrison Lawn in Southport, NC. AFTERNOON HIGH TEA Afternoon High Tea, Greenlands Farm, 2-4pm, 4th Friday of every month. 4/25. Bring some friends and your favorite tea cup and join us for a delightful high tea! Organic teas, homemade organic tea pastries and our tasty tea sandwiches will be served. Learn the art of making the perfect cup of tea and enjoy the views of our long leaf pines. $14.50/person “pre-reg. required.”http://greenlandsfarmstore.info/ 910-2537934 FERMENTAL 4/26, noon: The Weyerbacher Last Chance Animal Rescue Frundraiser. Free. • Every Friday: Free wine/ beer tasting, live music, 6pm. 910-821-0362. 7250 Market St., www. has started their farmers’ fermental.net.
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market on Wednesdays once again. As part of the weekly market, they will have special classes and exhibitions including a Grillin’ on the Grove class with Chef Alexander Fouros on the 30th. Folks will learn how to cook locally caught flounder over sauteed market greens with “pee wee potatoes” and a Greek salad. Register ahead of time for $45 (includes lunch) by calling 917-969-2430 or email boyden2@aol.com.
FARMERS’ MARKETS Fruits, vegetables, plants, herbs, flowers, eggs, cheese, meats, seafood, honey and more! Poplar Grove, Apr-Nov, Wed, 8am-1pm. Poplar Grove Plantation, 910-686-9518. pgp@poplargrove.com. www.poplargrove.com • Riverfront Farmers’ Market open on Water St., downtown, every Sat., through Dec., 8am-1pm. Food, arts & craft vendors and live music. www.wilmingtondowntown.com/farmers-mar-
GRILLIN’ IN THE GROVE Poplar Grove Plantation, 10200 US Hwy 17 N. Join us as Farmers’ Market vendor, The Creative Market Place, shares their skill and love of cuisine. Chef Alexander Fouros, author of ‘Feast For The Gods,” a cookbook of classic Greek cuisine, will focus on how you can prepare meals using fresh, local foods from the Farmers’ Market at Poplar Grove Plantation. Spend the morning discovering the abundant ingredients available in Southeastern North
Carolina. Then follow the chef’s mantra and bring the “farm to table!” $45, includes lunch. 4/30: Greek salad with tomatoes, feta, peppers, onions and olives, fresh flounder, locally caught in Sloop Point, served in brown butter sauce over sauteed market greens, pee wee potatoes with fresh herbs. To register: 917-969-2430 or e-mail boyden2@aol.com. Takes place in Poplar Grove’s Cultural Arts Building (the Barn). PROGRESSIVE WINE DINNER 5/1, 6:30pm: Thursday, May 1 630-930 Progressive Wine Dinner Join the Bellamy Mansion at four historic Wilmington homes to kick off the Wilmington Wine and Food festival weekend. Experience four types of cuisine and wine pairings. Tickets available for purchase and all proceeds benefit the Bellamy Mansion Museum. Donations requested.Admission: Free. Bellamy Mansion503 Market St. WILMINGTON WINE AND FOOD FESTIVAL 5/3, 2pm: Three days of wine, food and spirits includes a Bourbon & BBQ Derby Cocktail Party on Friday night; a Corks & Forks Grand Tasting gala on Saturday with top local chefs; and a Bubbles, Brews & Street Eats event on Sunday that features champagne, local beer and food trucks. Proceeds benefit Open Gate Domestic Violence Shelter and Bellamy Mansion Museum. Bellamy Mansion, Wilmington. Admission: $10$80. Bellamy Mansion503 Market St. RENT-A-FARMER Starts 5/3: The spring Rent-A-Farmer CSA box is now available through Feast Down East with two different options. Starting May 1st “Veggie Lovers” can sign up for monthly subscriptions or the “Produce Committed” can save 10% by receiving a 10 week supply of heart healthy, farm grown provisions that include fresh vegetables, fruit, herbs and free range eggs! MOTHER’S DAY BRUNCH 5/11, noon. Brazilian jazz, bassa nova and delicious plated 3-course meal. $15 - $20. Theatre NOW, 19 S. 10th St. www.theatrewilmington.com
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