April 7, 2010

vol.

25 / pub 40 / FREE / ApRil 7-13, 2010

www.encorepub.com

All the Goo: Johnny Rzeznik talks humility and charity among music stardom as the Goo Goo Dolls get ready for their show at UNCW’s Trask Coliseum

encore | april 7-13 , 2010 | www.encorepub.com

TALK, TEXT, SURF SAVE.

4 5678

# # ( &

4995

$

After $70 mail-in rebate that comes as a VisaÂŽ Debit Card. Requires new 2-yr. agmt. and Smartphone Plan. $30 act. fee may apply.

GET ONE FREE WHEN YOU BUY ONE FOR $4995

After $50 mail-in rebates that come as Visa Debit Cards. Requires new 2-yr. agmts. and 3-mo.

Unlimited Data Plans. $30 act. fees may apply.

free

After $50 mail-in rebate that comes as a Visa Debit Card. Requires new 2-yr. agmt. and 3-mo.

Unlimited Data Plan. $30 act. fee may apply.

FREE

- #+ & ,, ) ' +)' &&.& + 4 ( ($)2 9 ,* )( 2).+ )'*.- + After $50 mail-in rebate that comes as a Visa Debit Card. Requires new 2-yr. agmt. and 5GB Wireless Modem Plan.

/ ')( 2 0#-" + / + ! +)- -#)( +)' &&.& + .,- ,#!( .*3 ( 0 && & - 2). %()0 )+ 2). !) )/ + 2).+ *& ( , '#(.- , )+ 1-, "#, 0 2 2). ( /)# 1* (,#/ )/ + ! " +! ,

- ., " &* 2). #( &) -#)( /#,#-

)+ && Things we want you to know: New two-year agreement (subject to early termination fee) and credit approval required. A $30 activation fee may apply. Regulatory Cost Recovery Fee applies; this is not a tax or government-required charge. Additional fees, taxes, terms, conditions and coverage areas apply and vary by plan, service and phone. Use of service constitutes acceptance of the terms of our Customer Service Agreement. See store for details or visit uscellular.com. BOGO: Buy one handset and get a second handset for free. Mail-in rebate and activation required on each handset. Promotional Phones subject to change. U.S. Cellular Visa Debit Card issued by MetaBank pursuant to a license from Visa U.S.A. Inc. Allow 10–12 weeks for processing. Card does not have cash access and can be used at any merchant location that accepts Visa Debit Cards. Card valid for 120 days after issued. Premium Mobile Internet Plan is $19.95 per month. Application and data network usage charges may apply when accessing applications. Mobile Broadband on 3G Network only available with select handsets. Users can expect an average download speed of 768Kbps and an average upload speed of 200Kbps. Š2010 U.S. Cellular.

encore | april 7-13, 2010 | www.encorepub.com

hodge podge

contents

vol. 25 / pub 40 / April 7-13, 2010

www.encorepub.com

What’s inside this week

AZALEA FESTIVAL The 2010 Azalea Festival has arrived! Music, art, garden tours and parties get under way this week. Read Adrian Varnam’s interview with the Goo Goo Dolls, who play this week at Trask Coliseum, and find out info about the home and garden tours, the street fair, among all other fun expected this weekend.

azalea fest....................4-10

4-10 spring has sprung: The 2010 Azalea Festival has arrived! Check out the full coverage on pages 4-10, and get tickets now to the concerts and tours to make the most of the springtime event!

news & views ..............12-14

12 live local: Gwenyfar Rohler brings healthcare reform to the local level.

13 fallen soldier: Tiffanie Gabrielse talks to the Snyder family about their son’s protested funeral and their case’s next move to the Supreme Court.

14 news of the weird: Chuck Shepherd reports on news of the strange and odd.

artsy smartsy ..............16-29

concert tickets

Want to see the best in music at Myrtle Beach’s House of Blues? Wilmington’s Soapbox Laundro Lounge? Or UNCW’s Kenan Auditorium? Visit, www.encorepub.com, to enter one of our many concert contests, and try for a chance to score tickets to area shows!

the pages of encore.

Questions need to be e-mailed only to shea@ encorepub.com. The deadline is April 14th, 5pm. encore offices are located at 210 Old Dairy Road, Suite A-2. If you’re mailing the entry, please do so to following address: encore magazine, c/o Paw Jam Contest PO Box 12430, Wilmington, NC 28405.

dog cover deadline changed!

late-night funnies

It’s back! We’re looking for the cutest dog in Wilmington to feature on our April 21st cover, previewing the annual Paw Jam. The event will take place May 1st at Battleship Park, 11am-5pm.

To enter the contest, here’s what you have to do: Send us a pic of your pooch with a check for $10 per entry (that’s per picture) made out to PAWS of North Carolina, the official Paw Jam organizer. All monies will be donated to the foundation, and if we choose your doggie’s pic, then he or she will grace our cover, and we’ll interview him or her, too, featured inside

“President Obama made a surprise visit to Afghanistan this past weekend. I guess after the last 14 months in Washington, he wanted to go someplace where there was less fighting.” —Jay Leno “The healthcare bill finally passed. Now that it’s over, I hope the name calling will end. And Congress can get back to what it does best ... sex scandals.”—Craig Ferguson “Census time, ladies and gentlemen. President Obama filled out his Census. I felt bad for the guy. Like he needs another reminder that he lives with his mother-in-law.”—David Letterman

EDITORIAL: Editor-in-ChiEf: Shea Carver

pRODucTIOn AnD ADvERTIsIng:

intErns: Sarah Boggs

AdvErtising sAlEs:

ChiEf Contributors: Adrian Varnam, Anghus Houvouras, Carolyna Shelton, MJ Pendleton, Claude Limoges, Jay Schiller, Lauren Hodges, Tiffanie Gabrielse, Tom Tomorrow, Chuck Shepherd, Chirstina Dore, The Cranky Foreigner and Lisa Hunyh

John Hitt: Downtown, Carolina Beach

Art dirECtor Sue Cothran

Kris Beasley: Wrightsville Beach, N. Wilmington Shea Carver: Midtown, Monkey Junction Promotions mAnAgEr: John Hitt distribution: Reggie Brew, John Hitt

encore is published weekly, on Wednesday, by Wilmington Media. opinions of contributing writers are not necessarily the opinions of encore.

CoRResponDenCe: p.o. Box 12430, Wilmington, n.C. 28405 email@encorepub.com • www.encorepub.com phone: (910) 791-0688 • Fax: (910) 791-9177

short-fiction contest

The 19th annual Short Fiction Contest, sponsored by the Lower Cape Fear Historical Society and encore, is now open. Writers are encouraged to submit works of fiction-based upon the rich historical lore of the Cape Fear.

Stories must be based on historical events or regional lore, and reflect the character, culture and history of the Cape Fear area (Pender, Brunswick and New Hanover counties). Any NC writer is eligible to submit one story, which should be original, unpublished and limited to ten double-spaced pages. Entries will be judged based on literary merit, historical accuracy and suitability for a general audience.

The top entry will win $100 in cash. The winner and second and third place will also be published in encore.

Entrants should submit three copies of the manuscript. The author’s name should not appear anywhere on the manuscript. A separate cover page should give author’s name, address, phone number and the title of the work. Manuscripts will not be returned. Deadline: April 11th. Winners will be announced at the annual Meeting of the Lower Cape Fear Historical Society on May 16th. A $10 fee is required. Make checks payable to the LCFHS. Mail entries, marked Short Fiction Contest, to the Lower Cape Fear Historical Society, 126 S. 3rd St, Wilmington NC 28401; (910) 762-0492.

mother’s day entries

Also, we’re looking for funny, endearing, loving or any other kind of story readers would like to submit about their mothers. The best stories will be featured in our Mother’s Day edition, May 5th, and we’ll choose a winning entry, too, which will receive admission-plusone into our VIP kickoff party during 2010 Wilmington Restaurant Week. The party is April 27th, and the deadline for submission is April 20th. E-mail or mail entries to encore, c/o Mother’s Day Contest. Shoud not be longer than 600 words, please.

16-17 theater: MJ Pendleton previews the latest City Stage and Guerilla Theatre productions.

18-19 film: Shea interviews Joselyn McDonald about her upcoming Chips and Salsa Film Festival; Anghus travles back in time with Hot Tub Time Machine.

20 art: Lauren Hodges previews Thrive Studio’s upcoming art show, taking place this weekend.

21 gallery guide: Find out what exhibitions are hanging in our local art galleries.

24-25 music: Adrian Varnam talks to David Harrington of Kronos Quartet about their UNCW gig this Sunday; Shea Carver interviews the precocious Almira Fawn about opening for Keller Williams this weekend.

26-29 soundboard: See what bands and solo musicians are playing in venues all over town.

encore exchange........1x-36x

2x-13x kidzink: Check out what’s happening with our youth and local schools and organizations that continue to better their lives; also check out the news, kids artwork and what-have-you dispersed in the first section of the encore exchange.

14x-33x classifieds: Let our classifieds help you sell or buy a home or a car. Crossword on page 19.

35x pet of the week: Find out what animals need adopting, and other breeds for sale.

grub & guzzle ..............32-34

32-34 dining guide: Need a few suggestions on where to eat? Flip through encore’s dining guide, and read about our featured restaurant of the week.

extra! extra!.................36-43

36 fact or fiction: Claude Limoges continues the ongoing fictional series, ‘An Involuntary Intimate.’

37 encore book club: Tiffanie Gabrielse previews the first book of the season, Push, by Sapphire.

38-43 calendar/’toons/corkboard: Find out where to go and what to do about town with encore’s calendar; check out Tom Tommorow and encore’s annual ‘toons winner, Jay Schiller; read the latest saucy corkboard ads.

encore | april 7-13 , 2010 | www.encorepub.com

63rd Annual Azalea Festival: April 7th-11th welcomes a bevy of things to do, places to go and people to see

I

t’s that time of year! Pink is the color du jour, crowns sparkle against the sun’s rays, girls dawn petticoats and embrace the old-time lore as Southern belles, and garden parties beckon Mint Juleps and big, fancy hats. The streets of downtown Wilmington turn into a herd of tourists and locals alike, as they traipse through the many street vendors in celebration of a flower that only blooms a few weeks a year.

Azalea Festival has arrived, April 7th11th, and it brings with it not only traditions to celebrate but a host of events to keep the weekend bustling with entertainment. Art, music, home and garden tours, and pride for our coastal town rank top priority.

Naturally, we have all the events covered so readers can schedule their time appropriately. Be sure to get tickets to specific events, like the Goo Goo Dolls or Montgomery Gentry concerts, at www.azaleafestival.org. (Or win a pair of Montgomery Gentry tickets through us! See the Montgomery Gentry writeup below!)

Happy spring!

by: Hannah Barnett, Shea Carver and Sarah Boggs Queen’s Coronation Wednesday, April 7th, 5-6pm Everyone will be crowding around Riverfront Park to see her majesty be crowned Azalea Queen on April 7th. This free event kicks off the entire Azalea Festival weekend, and draws quite a crowd every year as people stand by in anticipation waiting to welcome their Azalea Queen to our Southern shores.

Best known for her ABC Family’s hit show “10 Things I Hate About You,” Lindsey Shaw takes the crown for the 2010 Azalea Queen. The 20-year-old actress has been on shows like Nickelodeon’s “Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide” and The CW’s “Aliens in America.”

Lindsey hails from Lincoln, Nebraska, but headed west once her acting career took off thanks to her role on “Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide” as Jennifer “Moze” Mosely. Since, she has starred in aforementioned TV shows and independent films.

North Carolina Southern Coast

the green magazine

Read us online

LiveNaturalNC.com

Distributing over 45,000 copies in Southeastern North Carolina.

Grow your green business today!

encore | april 7-13, 2010 | www.encorepub.com

Azalea Festival

910-262-1611

COUNTRY FIX: Montgomery Gentry will provide county lovers their fix for good-ol’-boy entertainment, as the famed duo hit Trask’s stage on the 9th. Find out how to win by checking out their blurb, flush right.

Along with the announcing of the Azalea Queen, this year’s celebrity guest will also be unveiled: Wilmington’s very own Kristen Dalton, Miss USA. Dalton also stars in the soap opera “The Young and the Restless” as Esther Valentine. She also has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Cole Brothers Circus April 7th-11th Thursday and Friday, 4:30pm and 7:30pm Saturday, 1:30pm, 4:30pm and 7:30pm Sunday, 1:30pm and 4:30pm The Wilmington Airport will once again be filled with clowns, cotton candy, tightropes, and elephants. The Cole Bros. Circus has been an Azalea Festival tradition for the past 20 years. The two-hour performance is full of laughter and entertainment for all ages. Be amazed as they perform at-the-edge-of-yourseat stunts, like being shot out of a canon.

Children become wide-eyed as the elephants enter the big top and laugh as the clowns entertain the crowd.

Tickets for this fun-filled event are $25 for VIP, $20 for reserved adults, $15 for reserved child/senior, and free for children ages 2 and under.

Goo Goo Dolls with Collective Soul Thursday, April 8th, 8-10:30pm See page 8 for an interview with Goo Goo Doll Johnny Rzeznick.

Tickets available as of press time for $45, www.ncazaleafestival.org.

Montgomery Gentry Friday, April 9th, 8-10:30pm To celebrate the 63rd annual Azalea Festival, Montgomery Gentry will help kick off the weekend as the year’s country act taking over Trask Coliseum on Friday night. Made up of vocalists Eddie Montgomery and Troy Gentry, the duo first met in Kentucky and were in a band with Eddie’s brother, John Michael, before he left to do some solo work. Then, the pair signed with Columbia Records in 1999 and came out with their first album Tattoos & Scars that same year, as “Hillbilly Shoes” (their debut single) charted number 13 on the Billboard.

After their first album, the pair produced six more that have generated more than 20 charted singles on Billboard Hot Country Songs, such as number-one hits “Lucky Man” and “Roll with Me.” Tickets for this concert are $45 and can be bought online at www.ncazaleafestival.org, or stop by the festival office in Oleander Oaks to pick up a few.

Or win a pair through encore! Just tell us what Troy Gentry’s favorite movies are. E-mail shea@encorepub.com; first person to answer correctly wins the tickets!

Street Fair April 9th-11th Friday, 6pm-11pm Saturday, 10am-11pm Sunday, 9am- 6pm It’s the quintessential aspect of Azalea Festival that makes parking within a 15-block radius of downtown near impossible: the Azalea Festival Street Fair. Whether folks are trekking down to enjoy a Polish dog or oen of those large turkey legs or maybe a funnel cake or two, folks flock to the street fair year in, year

The most delicious week of spring is April 28th - May 5th!

Some of the Port City’s finest restaurants will offer awe-inspiring prix-fixe meals, prepared especially for this week.

Catch Blue Plate De Lara Mediterranean Cuisine The Melting Pot Aubriana’s Verandah Cafe at the Holiday Inn-Wrightsville Beach

Katy’s Great Eats Yo Sake Flaming Amy’s Flaming Amy’s Bowl

East

inside the Blockade Runner Hotel

Caprice Bistro Hieronymus Port City Chop House South Beach Grill Banks Channel Pub & Grille Flat Eddies Henry’s Eddie Romanelli’s Leland Location

Carolina Ale House

Cape Fear Seafood Company Fat Tony’s Jamaica’s Comfort Zone Mixto Pilot House Elijah’s Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse Priddy Boys The Little Dipper Siena Trattoria Wrightsville Grille

Sponsored by:

How it works: First, peruse the menus at WilmingtonRestaurantWeek.com and narrow down

your choices for the week’s lunches and/or dinners. Then, cut out this pass, which is required to take advantage of the offer and only good during Wilmington Restaurant Week. Finally, grab your friends, hire a babysitter, feed the dog and start enjoying a delectable week of meals.

Sign up to receive email updates

Good only April 28th - May 5th, 2010 at participating restaurants* *Not valid with any other offers

Sponsored by:

XXX 8JMNJOHUPO3FTUBVSBOU8FFL DPN encore | april 7-13 , 2010 | www.encorepub.com

encore | april 7-13, 2010 | www.encorepub.com

out. Art vendors sell clothing, painings, jewelry and what-have-you, as stages situated throughout downtown welcome a host of musical acts. Here is who’s playing this weekend: Friday, April 9th 6-7pm: 7-7:30pm: 7:30-8:30pm: 8:30-9pm: 9-11pm:

Barstanders Dane Britt Soul Power Posse The Beat Transformers, feat. Dane Britt Girlz, Girlz, Girlz

Saturday, April 10th noon-1pm: 1:30-2:30pm: 3-4pm: 4:30-5:30pm: 6-7pm: 7:30-9pm: 9-9:30pm: 9:30-11pm:

Tickets to the Historic Home Tour are $25. available at all local Harris Teeter stores and other area outlets, as well as the Azalea Festival Office, the Historic Wilmington Foundation, 516 North 4th Street, and at each home site the days of the tour.

See full write-up on page 10.

Lamping Shades L Shape Lot

Organix Noseriders Jeremy Norris Band Bag of Toys Fireworks Last November

Juried Spring Art Show and Sale April 9th-11th Friday and Saturday, 10am-5:30pm Sunday, 12-4pm Now in its 28th year of success, the annual Wilmington Art Association’s Juried Spring Art Show and Sale will be held in Perry Hall at St. James Episcopal Church. The event will hold pieces made by all levels of artistry, from amateur to professional. The show has thousands of dollars worth of prizes for the winning artists, and the sale will have a very wide selection of pieces for every kind of taste. Posters featuring a white azalea by local artist, Betty Brown, will also be on sale for $10.

This year the show will be judged by Paula Frizbe, a professional artist and teacher from Franklin, Tennessee.

Parade Saturday, April 10th, 9am-noon Come spend what is sure to be a wonderful morning in downtown Wilmington, watching the most celebrated parade in Wilmington!

People from all over line our streets to watch the creatively decorated floats made by local businesses, high-school marching bands, fire trucks and police cars, among our celebrity guests and Azalea Belles!

This year’s Grand Marshall is Carolina Beach’s honorable Sargeant Kim Munley., who has made national headlines for helping stop the Fort Hood shooter claim the lives of many victims. Munley herself was shot three times and has since undergone many surgeries. Her honorable duty to protect her country as a law-enforcement officer makes the Grand Marshall title all the more revered for the 2010 Azalea Festival.

Welcome home, Sargeant! Thank you for your service.

The parade route winds from 3rd Street to

CAKEd with Color: The already bright and bountiful Azalea Festival welcomes a first to the 2010 year: Azalea Cake Challenge, taking place this Sunday only!

Market, then to Front Street. The free event is for all ages and also airs on WWAY TV-3.

Shag Contest Saturday, April 10th, 1-6pm We live in North Carolina, so it would be a little crazy for us to not have a Shag contest to go along with the rest of the Azalea festivities, right? Right. So, jitterbugs, dust off those dancing shoes, and take a spin on the CFCC’s Schwartz Center dance floor.

This contest will be open for couples of all ages and all levels of expertise. There are four divisions, including Non-Professional, Club/ Social, Junior 1 (14 years old and younger) and Junior 2 (15-20 years old). Each couple will perform two dances to their own music, and if there’s a tie, there will be a third dance to music of the judges choosing.

The couples will be judged based on execution, togetherness, repertoire, smoothness and degree of difficulty. For each division, a first, second, third and fourth-place winner will each be awarded cash prizes. Registration ended on March 27th for a guaranteed spot, but dancers are still welcome to go out to Cape Fear Community College Schwartz Center to watch. Admission is only $3 (cash only please).

Fireworks Saturday, April 10th, 9-9:30pm What’s Azalea Fest without a host of fire falling from the sky? Head downtown to the riverfront to enjoy the spectacular annual fireworks display right over the Cape Fear (weather permitting, of course). This is a free event, but come early to get a good spot—downtown Wilmington tends to pack out during this time of year.

Garden tour & historic home tour Garden: April 9th-11th (times vary) Home: April 10th-11th (times vary) Tickets to the Garden Tour are $20, available at Belk, Sterling House, The Fisherman’s Wife, and local garden centers.

Boxing Saturday, April 10th, 2:306pm Sunday, April 11th, 2-6pm Every year, the Azalea Festival welcomes a twoday Amateur Boxing Tournament, awarding a bvy of divisions from juniors to seniors, for boys and girls. Many competitors from around the country—North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, New Jersey, Maryland, Washington D.C., Pennsylvania and more—will be fighting for top honors.

This year will feature five age groups for boys and girls: 8,9,10 Bantinum Division; 1112 Junior Division; 13-14 Intermediate Division; 15-16 Senior Division; (Men/Women) 17-34 Division. The events takes place at Williston Middle School at 401 S. 10th Street on Saturday and Sunday. Admission is free!

Coin Show Saturday, April 10th, 10am-5pm Sunday, April 11th, 10am-3pm “I’ll give you two nickels for your dime!”

They are words one might possibly hear while walking around American Legion Hall on April 10th and 11th. As part of the festival’s events, the annual coin show is much more than what it’s name sounds like. In fact, it’s a family affair, offering a variety of events for everyone to partake. They even make it possible to pan for gold! For just a $2 fee, folks can searc for real gold from Little Meadow Creek in North Carolina.

The coin show also features educational exhibits that teach attendants about coins, including one that tells the Biblical meanings behind them. Also, visitors can check out samples of the first modern coins that date from 640 B.C. Suggested $1 donation for admission. horse Show • Saturday, April 10th English show, noon Western Pleasure, 6pm • Sunday, April 11th Gaming Show, noon (rain dates are April 17th and 18th) Springtime means getting back in the saddle again, so what better way to do that than to go to a horse show?

Shingleton Farms (904 Saps Road) in Hampstead ,NC, is the place to be for horse lovers of all kinds. Whether it’s to cheer on a participant, participate (go to www.shingletonfarms. com for registration forms), or to leisurely

watch, the annual Azalea Festival Horse Show will thrill equine lovers.

Sponsored by the Seagate Saddle Club, the show awards trophies and ribbons to competitors in the Game Show, Hunter-English Show and Western Pleasure Show. Admission to this event is free, but it will be $5 for parking.

Azalea Festival Cake Challenge Sunday, April 11th, noon-4pm The NC Azalea Festival continues to make a name for itself by adding fun and exciting new activities every year. The newest addition, the first annual Azalea Cake Challenge, promises nothing but sugar-crazed excitement and competition for participants.

Designed after popular shows such as “Cake Boss” and “Ace of Cakes,” the Azalea Cake Challenge is a cake-baking competition for over 25 area bakers and cake aficionados.

Competitors will each bake and decorate an Azalea Festival-themed cake and present it to a panel of professional judges in either the professional or amateur category. Cakes may be inspired by any aspect of the festival, from the gorgeous azaleas, to the festival parade, to the fellowship and fun that surrounds the festival every year. Prizes for Best in Show and People’s Choice will be awarded to the top bakers in both categories based on judges’ rulings and onlookers’ votes.

Onlookers can vote for their favorite cake while savoring samples from area bakeries, such as Apple Annie’s, Country Club of Landfall and Willy’s Bakeries. Samples of cakes baked in the professional categories will also be available for munching, while attendees watch a cake-decorating tutorial by students in the CFCC culinary program.

Tickets are $5 at the door, which includes entry into the challenge, as well as all the samples and activities included in the event. The challenge will be held in the Schwartz Center at Cape Fear Community College, 610 N. Front Street.

Variety Show Sunday, April 11th, noon-6:30pm The Variety Show has been a welcoming bout of entertainment to Azalea Festival, quite simply because the element of surprise stays somewhat piqued. Coming to the Main Stage at Market and 2nd streets this year, from noon to 6:30pm on Sunday only, this year’s Variety Show welcomes many of Wilmington’s finest musical acts. Hear the sounds of rock ‘n’ roll to bluegrass, country to reggae. noon-12:30pm: 12:50-1:20pm: 1:20-2:10pm: 2:10-2:40pm: 2:40-3:30pm: 3:30-4:00pm:

Casserole Mojo Collins Blivet Mojo Collins Medusa Stone Rockinhorse Unplugged

4:00-4:50pm: 4:50-5:20pm:

Big Foot Rockinhorse Unplugged Machine Gun

5:20-6:30pm

encore | april 7-13 , 2010 | www.encorepub.com

All the Goo: Johnny Rzeznik talks humility and charity among music stardom

S

ince the release of their fifth record, A Boy Named Goo in 1995, the Goo Goo Dolls have been mainstream pop/ rock music icons. Their smash hit-single “Iris,” released three years later for the film City Of Angels, sent the band, and their frontman and primary songwriter Johnny Rzeznik, into superstardom. Now, after over 20 years together, the Goo Goo Dolls are slated to release their ninth album, Something for the Rest of Us, sometime this year. Recently, I spoke with Rzeznik about the life of a rock star, his Buffalo, New York, roots, and what matters most in his life.

Goo Goo Dolls with Collective Soul April 8th, 8pm Trask Coliseum • UNCW’s campus

e: Was there ever a point where you said, ‘We either sink or swim at this point?’

JR: Right before A Boy Named Goo came out I was like, OK, if we don’t sort of “make it” on this record, I’m gonna finish up college and go on my way, you know? And that record happened, and I’ve been earning a living doing this for—this has been like my only job for—the past 15 years. So, yeah, it’s been a good run.

e: Has that blue-collar Buffalo upbringing stuck with you throughout your career?

JR: Yeah, definitely. I know what it’s like to be poor. There was a point after I was 16, after my parents died, [when] I was homeless. I was lucky enough to have a friend whose parents let me sleep on the porch. Luckily, it was summer. You don’t forget that stuff, and there’s still times I go back to that moment, and go, “I ain’t goin’ back, man. I ain’t goin’ back to that shit.”

Sometimes it haunts me. I don’t wanna get corny, but there’s no question in my mind that something’s watching out, because I’ve done

e: Could you imagine doing anything else?

JR: Yeah ... yeah, I could. I mean I’m 44 years old now. I love playing. I love making music, and I love being in the studio. I’m grateful to all the people who still come out to see us. But, yeah, I see myself at some point settling in, staying in one place, having some kids and trying to be a good dad, you know? And I’ve gotta finish up college at some point, too. I really do, man.

SUMMER ARTS CAMP, Fun exploring with CLAY. JUNE 12-16, JULY 12-16 & 26-30, AUGUST 9-13, REGISTER NOW FUN! FUN! FUN!

encore | april 7-13, 2010 | www.encorepub.com

!

New Class

Memberships • Classes

Visit cwilmington.com for Class Schedules!

e: In your success, do you identify more as a “band guy” or as a songwriter?

JR: I’d say I’m more of a songwriter, but I’m still a band guy. I go out and do a lot of private charity events by myself, but I don’t really have solo projects or anything like that—I haven’t felt the need to do that. I mean, I like my band.

Tickets: $45 • www.ncazaleafestival.org

encore: What does it feel like for you, waking up and knowing that you’re doing what you truly love every day?

Johnny Rzeznik: Well, it depends on what my perspective is when I get up. Most mornings I feel really grateful [for] making a living doing what I love. I try to always remember that it could be otherwise; I could have to get up and do something I don’t want to everyday. So, from that perspective, I feel pretty lucky.

Hampstead Arts

but I have a hard time saying no to anybody. It keeps me working and going. When you don’t know how you’re going to feed yourself, that leaves an impression on you.

by: Adrian Varnam

e: Why is college still important to you?

JR: You know, it’s just one of those things. The music career came up and I never finished. It’s like a small piece of unfinished business, and you never know when the bottom’s gonna drop out of this.

I may have to go find a job, you know? I’m being funny, but I’m not.

I grew up in Buffalo, and when you grew up in Buffalo, you always had to have your doomsday scenario planned out. I mean, you really needed Plan B. My old man always told me that: “Don’t quit your job until you got a new one.” Coming from that working class, blue-collar mentality, it doesn’t leave you. No matter how hard you try or how successful you think you are, you’re always like, “Holy crap, I don’t wanna be broke in the gutter.”

parent & child pOtterY

handbuilding & sculpture Sat. mornings 11am-1pm aFter schOOl actiVities

COLLAGE with ANNE 3:30-5pm, Weds.

KIDS ON WHEELS Pottery with Miss Desi, Elementary students, 3:30-5pm, Weds.

Middle School Students, 4-5:30pm, Thurs. pOtterY With anne Adults Wed. nights Nights 6-8pm Oil painting,10am - 2pm 14663 Hwy. 17 North (at the intersection of Hwy. 210 & Hwy.17)

OPEN: Tues.-Fri., 10am-4pm,Sat. 10am-1pm • 910-270-3003

Azalea Festival

NINETIES RETRO: Goo Goo Dolls hit it big in the Nineties, and they’ll be gracing the stage at Trask Coliseum as part of the Azalea Festival concert series.

pretty well for myself, considering where I came from. e: Is that why you went back to Buffalo to record the new album?

JR: Yeah—you can’t grow up in a place like Buffalo and not have it be part of your DNA. There’s just a certain feel there, and I am of that place, I’m made of that stuff. Just having that in my face everyday made the process [of writing and recording] more visceral, a little more real. e: Did it take you back to your childhood; were you reminded of things that came out in the new songs?

JR: I was reminded a lot. It’s kind of weird; mostly, I was reminded a lot of struggles my mother had at the end of her life. She was working in a factory, sewing buttons on suits, doing piece-work, and it made me think a lot about her and what lengths she went to try and provide for us. That meant a lot to me, and it started me thinking about the angst and uncertainty of the times that we live in and how it affects people emotionally. Because I know how it affected her emotionally; her having to say “no,” and how that must’ve broken her heart to have to say no, because we just didn’t have anything. e: Has that been a driving force for you in trying to continue to be successful?

JR: Well, it ain’t about collecting a ton of money,

e: Speaking of charity, you wanted to highlight the organization you’re working with now, USA Harvest, for this upcoming concert at Trask Coliseum.

JR: At all of our shows, we ask everybody to bring as much non-perishable food as they can to the shows, and there are collection points. USA Harvest is this really interesting all-volunteer, direct-action organization—there’s no money being exchanged in hands at all. The volunteers come, collect all the items, and distribute them to the women’s shelters and homeless shelters in the community that night. It’s really important, and I’m just asking for everyone to bring as much as they can. Right now there are a lot of people that need a lot of help, and you will enjoy the show more and I will work much harder because of it. e: What was getting inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame like for you?

JR: You know, that was really, really cool, because we haven’t exactly been critics’ darlings. A lot of music critics toss us off.

There was some validation in certain respects. You know, that’s the only award that I have in my house—it’s the only one that I’ve got. All the gold and platinum records and stuff, all my sisters have all that. e: Do those awards mean anything to you?

JR: Not really—that stuff sort of passes. I feel really comfortable where I am now—not complacent, I’m still working my ass off. But all the affectations, all that peripheral nonsense, is gone. I’ve settled into a nice life. We’re not the biggest band in the world, and that’s okay.

I don’t live in a mansion, and that’s okay. I have a girlfriend that I adore, we’ve got a good life together, and I’m gettin’ to do what I want to do with less pressure from the outside world.

It’s great. I’m actually enjoying myself.

Celebrity Sightings: Guess who’s coming to Azalea Fest?

Azalea Festival

GO AHEAD, WAVE TO... (clockwise, bottom left): Miss USA Kristen Dalton, also a beloved Wilmington darling; the 2010 Azalea Queen is actress Lindsey Shaw, who plays Kat Stratford in “10 Things I Hate About You”; “The Bachelorette’s” Reid Rosenthal; Kate Linder, who plays Esther Valentine on “Young and the Restless”; Robert Pine, best known as Sergeant Joe Getraer in NBC’s, “CHIPS.”

encore | april 7-13 , 2010 | www.encorepub.com

Touring the Festival:

Historic homes and beautiful gardens beckon springtime celebration

T

he Port City’s annual Azalea Festival has bushels of activities to offer Wilmingtonians of all interests, from live concerts and art markets, to street fairs and pageants.

Two of the most traditional events in the festival are the Historic Wilmington Foundation Home Tour and the annual Azalea Garden Tour —two events that capture the true essence of historic Wilmington. They celebrate both the magnificence of the Port City’s history and the beauty of its present-day landscapes.

The Historic Wilmington Foundation Home Tour is a two-day event, offering self-guided tours of nine different historic homes in the downtown area. The homes included in the tour span 160 years of architectural difference, with the earliest, the Wright-Murphy House, having been built in 1830. The foundation’s event coordinator, Aimee Jones, told encore, “There is an interest [in the tour] to see how the past meshes with the present.

Tour-goers are fascinated to see how historic homes are preserved and how families live in these homes today.”

Patrons are invited into each house to witness the architecture, design and renovation,

by: Sarah Boggs

is available at www.historicwilmington.com.

Garden Tour April 9th-11th $20, includes map of all gardens Available at NC Azalea Fest office, Belk, The Fisherman’s Wife, Sterling House and local garden centers.

Historic Home Tour Apr.10th: 1-6pm • Apr.11th: 1-5pm $25 • Available at Harris Teeter stores and home sites (see article)

and to hear about the history of the remodeling, and stories of previous and current owners. “[The tour] really gives you a good sense of what Wilmington was like many years ago and how it has evolved to the present daym” Jones noted..

The Williams House, built in 1872, has been a landmark of the tour for the last three years,

! n w o t Best in Tuesdays 1/2 lb. cheese burger & fries $5.99 All pints $2.50 OPEN FOR LUNCH AND DINNER

Serving “Private Reserve” steaks starting at $1399 steaks

wings

ribs

salads

In the Cotton Exchange Downtown Wilmington

762-4354 FREE PARKING www.paddyshollow.com

10 encore | april 7-13, 2010 | www.encorepub.com

Azalea Festival

HoMe IS WHere HISTorY IS: See the beautifully renovated historic homes of Wilmington, such as Dr. Gregory Chandler’s and Mr. Bill Robertson’s Butler House at 1808 Market Street.

through varying states of renovation. Now, with all of the remodeling complete, “there is some excitement from the patrons who have ‘experienced’ the renovation of the Williams house with the family,” Jones said. Owners Tom and Lucia Hughes totally renovated the 8,000 square-foot home, returning it from multiple-family apartments back into a spectacular single-family residence.

Other homes on the docket for the 2010 tour include: the Butler House, 1915; the Kirby Smith House, 1921; the Henry Clay Bear House, 1914; the Jacob Weil House, 1896; the William H. Alderman House, 1901; Tuscany, 1854; and the Sebrell House, 1900. Seven of these houses are within walking distance of each other, with the other two being just a short drive away.

Each year, the Historic Wilmington Foundation raises thousands of dollars through ticket sales to the Home Tour. This year, the foundation projects $30,000 to be raised, which will break last year’s fund-raising record. The money raised from ticket sales goes to preservation of historic architecture in the Lower Cape Fear region, such as the many remarkable buildings in Wilmington’s historic downtown district. For a nominal $25 ticket price, each tour-goer will individually get to experience a piece of Wilmington’s rich historical culture.

The Home Tour will take place April 10th and 11th, from 1-6pm on Saturday and 1-5pm on Sunday. Tickets are available at area Harris-Teeter stores, as well as at each homesite during the tour. A ribbon cutting ceremony will be held during Azalea Festival, with attendance from Mayor Bill Saffo at 1pm on Saturday at the Williams House, at 10 S. Fifth Avenue. More information about each home

Garden Tour The 57th Annual Azalea Garden Tour offers picturesque gardens among our city’s lovely destinations.

Featured in Southern Living, the tour is one of the longest running and most popular garden tours in the South.

This year’s theme is “Southern Gardens for Afternoon Tea,” with each featured garden representing their own interpretation. The 12 gardens showcase a variety of styles, including historic formal designs, contemporary landscapes, child-friendly gardens and coastal settings with views of the Intracoastal Waterway.

Some of Wilmington’s most beautiful gardens are featured in this year’s tour, including the gardens at Bellamy Mansion and the Latimer House. Homeowners such as Charles and June Sweeny, and Steve and Terry Clark, will be opening their gardens up for tour, as well.

The Azalea Garden Tour opens Friday with the traditional Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at the home of Kyle McIntyre. This formal ceremony will also include appearances by the 2010 Queen Azalea, as well as the 125 Azalea Belles, each dressed in an authentic antebellum gown. The Citadel’s most elite drill team will be escorting each of the Belles, and the Cape Fear Garden Club will be handing out refreshments, including hundreds of homemade cookies. Musical entertainment and media coverage will round out the ceremony and officially open up the tour for patrons to peruse.

Over the past 57 years, the Azalea Garden Tour has raised thousands of dollars for beautification and horticulture grants in New Hanover County. The 2009 Tour alone produced over $80,000. Funds raised by ticket sales also support scholarships at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington and Cape Fear Community College. Conservation efforts at Battery Island, a National Audubon Society bird sanctuary, are also funded by proceeds from the Garden Tour.

Tickets for the Tour are $20, and include a map of all the gardens, as well as information about each garden. Tours are self-guided, and the gardens will be open Friday through Sunday, rain or shine. Tickets can be purchased at the NC Azalea Festival Office, as well as at area Belk stores, Sterling House, The Fisherman’s Wife and local garden centers. Group discounts are available, and tickets include free Saturday admission to Airlie Gardens.

Additional information about the tour and the gardens featured is available at www.azaleagardentour.org.

Promoting all the cool things there are to do in historic downtown Wilmington.

SUNDAY BLUES BRUNCH Every Sunday 9:30am-2:30pm $9.99 All You Can Eat Music Starts at 11am Kids’ Menu Available 9 N. Front St. • 910-251-1935 FrontStreetBrewery.com

joan@cresentmoonnc.com

in the Cotton Exchange Downtown Wilmington

Now accepting new or like new rock-related and hippie clothes, books and accessories.

Recycle your stuff for cash or store credit Open Mon-Fri 10-6ish, Sunday 12-5ish • FREE PARKING

Become a Facebook Fan of

“Do It Downtown”

and enter to win prizes. www.facebook.com/DoItDowntown

5 LIVE THEATRES 5 COOL MUSEUMS 20 GALLERIES THE RIVERWALK 100 SHOPS CARRIAGE RIDES FUN TOURS 50 RESTAURANTS 12 CHURCHES FOLLOW US: www.facebook.com/DoItDowntown

Parking is FREE for the 1st hour MondayFriday and ALL DAY up til 9pm on Weekends in city covered parking decks! encore | april 7-13 , 2010 | www.encorepub.com 11

below Live Local. Live Small

13 Reader Op-Ed

14 News of the Weird

Live Local. Live Small.

Treading the health-care waters

W

ith all the discussion of health-care lately, I thought a little input from the Live Local front couldn’t hurt too much. Tell me if this sounds familiar: Automated Voice: “Thank you for calling [fill in large health conglomerate here].

Please enter your birthday and the last four digits of your social security number.

“For appointments press 12, for the nurse’s triage press 14, to change an appointment press 23, to renew a prescription press 43, for billing press 10...”

Now compare that to this: “Thanks for calling Dr. Dixon’s office. This is Sean, how may I help you?”

“Hey, Sean, it’s Gwenyfar.”

“Hey, Gwenyfar, how’s Jock? Is he off traveling?”

by: Gwenyfar Rohler One of the striking results for me about my live local campaign is that my life now resembles something from an early 20th century British novel—or maybe even Eisenhower’s America. At the bakery I walk in the door and am greeted by name. Same at Tidal Creek’s Co-op. The small pharmacist on Market Street, which we have been using for over 20 years, knows my family’s medical history backward and forward. I spend most of my week being greeted by friends. Yes, it is definitely not onestop shopping. But the effort is more than compensated for in the enhanced feeling of being more part of a community. Seeing my old-fashioned “GP” is part of that, too.

You’re Invited to the Finest Breakfast in Town!

With Featured Speaker: Tony Womack

To Benefit Smart Start of New Hanover County Please join us in our salute to those who have made a difference in the lives of young children and their families in our community.

It’s a wonderful opportunity to show your support for the services that Smart Start of New Hanover County provides.

Tuesday, April 27 • Burney Center at UNCW Registration 7:15 am • Program begins 7:30 am

Sponsorship opportunities still available!

Contact Mebane Boyd at 910-815-3731, visit us at 3001 Wrightsville Ave. or on the web at www.newhanoverkids.org presented in partnership with UNCW Watson School of Education

12 encore | april 7-13, 2010 | www.encorepub.com

It’s really lovely: Dr. Dixon’s office (www.douglasdixonmd.com) is on the first floor of an historic home on Market Street. It doesn’t smell like a nursing home gone to seed. There are not 10 dying people in the waiting room cuing us that the office is over booked for the morning, meaning now everyone is going to have to wait two hours (and probably catch something much worse than the cold for which we were going to be treated) only to see the doctor for five minutes—and that’s if we even get to see the doctor instead of a nurse or PA. Upon a recent visit to my own GP, the wait was none. And when I was welcomed to the patient room, Sean took my vital signs, while asking about my family. Then Dr. Dixon came in—and had I not been ill, I’d say it felt more like a leisurely afternoon visit with a friend rather than a doctor’s call.

Never have I been rushed out of Dr. Dixon’s office in the more than five years I have been a patient—nor have my family members. In fact, much like any Family GP would know the ins and outs of a family’s medical history from treating most of its members, when Jock fell in a sewer in Haiti and came back with an overwhelming series of symptoms that all pointed to the logical diagnosis of “fell in to a Haitian sewer,” about three days later, I walked into the office with (surprise!) the same symptoms. Dr. Dixon just smiled and said, “Hey, Gwenyfar, we were expecting you.”

A couple of months ago, I changed a doctor’s appointment with an hour’s notice, and I actually got it switched to a later time during the same day! Now, after years of visiting Sean and Dr. Dixon, I am spoiled.

So when I had to make an appointment to get vaccines for a recent trip to Africa, I had to go to Wilmington Health Associates.

I admit: I had forgotten the misery of trying to deal with that level of bureaucracy. They only give these vaccines twice a month to everyone who comes in on the same day,

MORE THAN A DOCTOR: Dr. Dixon and his assistant, Sean, pride themselves on personal care, as they not only act as health practitioners but friends to their patients.

and we have to make an appointment about a month in advance. This is information received only after four different automated voice menus. I was ready to scream by the time I got to a real person—and that person only had bad news. My trip was scheduled before they would be giving vaccines again anyway. On top of it all, the first opening for the shot wouldn’t be until after I got back.

Arghhh!

I think, personally, real health-care reform is putting the human connection back into our daily lives. I said earlier that I feel like I live in Eisenhower’s America.

My GP, Dr. Dixon, and his trusty nurse, Sean, are a big part of that. When my bookstore got condemned, and the call went out, asking for friends to help us move, there was our Family GP, Dr. Dixon, with a pick-up truck, hauling boxes of books. How many doctors from the HMO would have done that?

If we want real health-care reform, then we should consider getting out of the bureaucratic death spiral and build a relationship with a doctor who takes our calls and knows our name without checking a chart.

The Right for Peace: The Snyder family continue their fight for their fallen Marine, Matthew

I

magine being the proud parent of a strong and patriotic son, who has idolized America and its strength since the age of 11.

On his 17th birthday, with a natural fear and high-spirited pride within your heart, you agree to sign him into the Delayed Entry Program for the United States Marines.

You attend his boot-camp graduation, visit him at Camp Lejeune, right here in North Carolina, take many family vacations to area beaches, and, finally, you see him off to war.

Then there is a knock on your door. Behind it stand two Marines with a heavy cross to bear. Suddenly, the ultimate nightmare has manifested itself into your reality: Your son was killed on duty. For Albert Snyder, Lance Corporal Matthew Snyder’s father, this is the story of his life.

Matthew Snyder of Finsburg, Maryland, assigned to Combat Service Support Group 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, died March 3rd in the Anbar province of Iraq. He was only 20 years old.

“If he wasn’t a Marine, he would have been a stand-up comic. He truly lived by the words, ‘If you don’t have something nice to say, just keep quiet,’” Mr. Snyder revealed to me during our emotional conversation last Wednesday morning. He took me down his family’s memory lane and fondly remembered time spent with Matthew in Wilmington.

On the day of LCpl. Snyder’s funeral, seven members of the malicious Westboro Baptist Church, based in Topeka, Kansas— headed by Fred Phelps—positioned themselves 30 feet away from the main vehicle entrance of the Snyder family church, Saint John. Infamously known for demonstrating at the funerals of military heroes killed in Iraq and Afghanistan, and claiming the deaths are punishment for the country’s tolerance of homosexuality, Westboro Baptist Church began to picket the service with hateful signs that read, “Semper Fi Fag!” and “You’re in Hell!” One sign went as far as to depict the picture of two men engaging in intercourse.

State Troopers, the Sherriff Department, and the Patriot Guard banded together outside to protect the Snyder family as Matthew’s service took place. Adding to the insanity of what is suppose to be considered one’s most private moment, the Maryland S.W.A.T team arrived to aid the family from the thick fear of violence that assaulted the air.

“Two days before Matt’s funeral, the Westboro Baptist Church sent out a notice to all media outlets. I found it online,” Mr. Snyder told. “The notice had Matt’s picture on it along with a military coffin. Under the coffin, it said, ‘Burial of an Ass. Come pro-

by: Tiffanie Gabrielse tests at Saint John’s Dog Kennel.’”

Snyder’s voice cracked and broke during his reveal; yet, his tone proved to be from the soul of a man empowered from the strength of Americans who support his family, which increases in numbers daily. “That hour was the last hour Matt’s body was on the Earth.

I wasn’t going to let anyone take that away from me,” he maintained.

In 2006 the church’s protests fueled the Snyder family to carry out what is believed to be the first filed lawsuit against the church by the family of a fallen serviceman. “What drove me to do this?“ Snyder prepped for an answer: “Seeing them do this to other people. I know that Matt wouldn’t want to see any family go through what we went through.”

However, through the appeal process, appointed judges, Robert King, Dennis Shedd and Allyson Duncan of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, have reversed the jury’s decision to award the Snyder family $5 million. Adding insult to injury, Snyder now must not only pay approximately $16,510 to cover the Westboro Church’s appellant legal fees, but Westboro has also filed a motion to recoup court costs from the original suit to the sum of $96,000.

Shirley Phelps-Roper of the Westboro Baptist Church odiously commented to FOX 4 News in Kansas that the court rulings meant two things: more coverage and more money that allows the church to spread their message to more funerals.

“Tiff,” Mr. Snyder began, “what makes me maddest of all [is that] when we got the opinion back from the 4th Circuit, all it mentioned was their rights.

“What about my rights? To peacefully assemble? To religious freedom?” Snyder asked, undoubtedly, sensing the shared emotion of infuriation welling up from within me. “They came to my church. They came to my son’s funeral. They sought my family out.

All I wanted to do was bury my son.”

Today, Mr. Snyder bravely takes his fight to The Supreme Court, and his costs will reach a staggering $200,000. “We will be in the October seating and will have our oral argument in the October-November time frame. Then, we wait. And you know, Tiffanie, all through this trial, through the depositions, I sat with them and said, ‘I’ll drop this lawsuit if you stop protesting at funerals. I said this to the Phelp’s attorney. They refused. This is not free speech. This is about harassment before, after and during Matthew‘s funeral.”

Between now and November, while an obviously outraged union waits, questions will assuredly continue to swell within our hearts:

When will the line be drawn between harassment and free speech? Is this right being abused? No one wants to stop free speech; however, too many men and women have died throughout this country’s history to have this precious right degraded and unappreciated. No one has the right to intentionally hurt another. That said, Mr. Snyder’s cause goes deeper than the simple request for monetary donations. His fight goes beyond the surface of debt—and it profoundly surpasses the right to free speech.

Snyder’s fight is for all to have the right to a peaceful burial.

It is for this purpose that Snyder pleads to Wilmington, “Help me finish out this project, help me! I don’t care if it’s one dollar. The shock of losing a child is horrifying enough. No one should have to be thinking about who will show up when they bury a loved one.”

To learn more about how to keep the fight going, visit www.matthewsnyder.org, or join the thousands on the Snyder family’s Facebook page.

FIGHT FOR MATTHEW: The Snyder Family are going to the Supreme Court to fight for their son’s right to a peaceful burial, which was hijacked by protesters from the Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka, KS.

SERVICES Adoptions Divorce Child Support Child Custody Visitation Rights Spousal Support Property Division Domestic Violence

We understand

Protective Orders

that this is YOUR

Juvenile Cases DSS/Foster Care Issues

life and not just

Domestic Partnership

another case.

Agreements Immigration Law

You Will Be a Priority!

401 Chestnut St., Suite J Downtown Wilmington

www.laqfamilylaw.com

910-795-0230

encore | april 7-13 , 2010 | www.encorepub.com 13

d r i e w e h t f o s w e n Chuck Shepherd digs up the strangest of the strange in world news

LEAD STORY Lax on Perverts: In February, the Minnesota Board of Chiropractic Examiners relicensed Scott Fredin even though he is still registered as a sex offender following a 2003 conviction for fondling two female patients during “examinations.” Released from jail in 2006, he had re-applied to the board, which then found him “rehabilitated.”

He agreed to several restrictions on his office practice, but the board declined to order him to disclose his crime to patients. (And in March, the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners finally expelled Dr. David Livingston, whom it had licensed in 1992 despite knowledge of his sex-crime-related expulsions in two states and his being labeled a “violent sex offender” by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.)

The Continuing Crisis Ralph Conone, 68, was arrested in Columbus, Ohio, in March after witnesses identified him as the man who several times had walked up behind young children, punched them on the head when their parents weren’t

looking, and walked away as if nothing had happened. According to police, Conone confessed that he had been punching children in public since January because he liked the “excitement” of getting away with something.

Police who were called to a home in Charleroi, Pa., in February arrested Linda Newstrom, 49, for allegedly swinging a baseball bat (reportedly, a genuine Louisville Slugger) at her 21-year-old son, Jeffrey, because he had come home drunk. (She whiffed on the first two swings but connected on the third.) Newstrom told police, “I brought him into this world, and I’ll take him out of this world.”

Roberta Feinsmith, 67, who had been fired by the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York City, filed a wrongful-discharge lawsuit in February, claiming that, despite glowing job reviews for 12 years, she was terminated because of her age and because she complained to other workers about her recently hired supervisor’s “constant barrages of ... flatulence.”

In February, a one-armed man swiped a single cufflink from the CJ Vinten shop in

the bar t a %

0 0 '

& & '3 TGI Friday’s It’s r!

Happy Hou

MONDAY - Sloppy Joes and Salad $2 Domestic Drafts, $3.50 Margaritas, $3.75 Coronas & Heineken TUESDAY - Hot Dogs & Chili with Tortilla Chips $2 Domestic Drafts, $3.50 LIT’s, $3.75 Coronas & Heineken

Leigh-on-Sea, England, and in March, a onelegged man swiped a single Nike trainer shoe from a store in Barnsley, England. The onearmed man is still loose, but the one-legged man was arrested.

Yikes!

A popular TV chef in Italy was fired in February after musing on the air about the historical popularity of gourmet cat meat. According to Beppe Bigazzi, 77, cat stew is best cooked after leaving the meat under running water for three days to tenderize it. “I’ve eaten it,” he said, “many times.” Bigazzi later explained that he was referring only to a tradition in Tuscany in the 1930s and 1940s and never intended to encourage eating cats today, but apparently his bosses could not endure the public outcry.

Unintelligent Design: China’s Yangcheng Evening News reported in March that a 6-yearold boy in Ha’erbin City, with 15 fingers and 16 toes, had surgery to get down to 10 and 10. In March, Zhang Ruifang, 101, of Linlou Village in China’s Henan province, was reported to have a “rough patch” of skin on her forehead that had recently grown to a length of 2 1/2 inches in the shape of a horn. (However, dermatologists in the U.S. point out that the condition is not all that rare.) In February, the parents of Deepak Kumar, 7, of Belhari in India’s Bihar state, sought financial help for surgery to remove the parasitic twin joined at the hip with the now-eight-limbed boy. (His father told an Agence France-Presse reporter that he rejected suggestions that Deepak remain as is so that villagers could worship him as a deity.)

Bright Ideas Supervisors at the Department for Work and Pensions in Carlisle, England, issued a directive in March to short-handed staff on how to ease their telephone workload during the busy midday period. Workers were told to pick up the ringing phone, recite a message as if an answering machine (“Due to the high volume

THURSDAY - Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo & Salad $2 Domestic Drafts, $3.50 LIT’s, $3.75 Coronas & Heineken FRIDAY - Buffalo Wings & Salad $2 Domestic Drafts, $3.50 Cosmo’s, $3.75 Coronas & Heineken -JNJUFE 5JNF 0GGFS Available in the Bar Area Only with purchase of a beverage. Drink Specials are all day. Must be 21 to participate.

Please drink responsibly.

NEW SPRING ARRIVALS WEEKLY $50 OFF 20% OFF w/completes

WRV Surfboards Skate Sale

starting at $50 5740 Oleander Drive. Wilmington • 392-4501

Hwy 421 & Winner Ave. Carolina Beach & Hwy 210, Surf City

www.bertsurfshop.com

14 encore | april 7-13, 2010 | www.encorepub.com

More Texas Justice The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals almost never encounters an “improper” conviction, but managed to ease up in February by taking the death penalty off the table for double-murderer Charles Hood, who had been sentenced to die by a jury in Plano in 1990.

Hood had learned in subsequent years that his prosecutor and his judge had had a sexual relationship during his trial, but both denied it, and courts refused to investigate. Finally, by 2008, both had confessed to the affair, but the Court of Criminal Appeals still declined to call the trial unfair. In March 2010, several days after a New York Times report on the case, the court found a technical, face-saving ground on which to lessen Hood’s sentence (while still ignoring the issue of the affair).

Despite Texas’ severe pro-conviction history, one man actually received a full pardon in February. Tim Cole had been convicted of rape in 1986, though relentlessly proclaiming his innocence, and a 1996 confession to the crime by another man did not move officials to re-investigate. When a DNA result (ordered in 2008) confirmed the 1996 confession, Cole’s innocence could no longer be ignored. In March 2010, Gov. Rick Perry issued a full pardon, but Cole could not enjoy it. He had died in prison in 1999 after wrongfully serving 13 years, the last three despite the fact that the actual rapist had already tried to turn himself in.

LE! A S F O BEST s again! thank

4126 Oleander Dr. (910) 792-9700

WEDNESDAY - Chicken Fajitas & Salad $2 Domestic Drafts, $3.50 Margaritas, $3.75 Coronas & Heineken

of inquiries we are currently experiencing, we are unable to take your call. Please call back later.”) and immediately hang up.

The city health office in London, Ontario, created an online sex-education game that officials hope will appeal to teenagers in that its messages are delivered by a cast of iconic superheroes. According to a February report by Canwest News Service, the players are Captain Condom (who wears a “cap”), Wonder Vag (a virgin girl), Power Pap (“sexually active”) and Willy the Kid, with each fighting the villain Sperminator, who wears a red wrestling mask and has phalluses for arms. The characters answer sex knowledge questions and, with correct answers, obtain “protection,” but a wrong one gets the player squirted with sperm. At press time, the game was still accessible at www.GetItOnLondon.com/.

azalea fest weekend.

S O C A T a0'2 &

AY EVERY WEDNESD ly

'2 1

TRIPLE PLAY

4 to 10pm • Dine-in On

HT $2 TACOrdNShIG ell) (Soft or Ha

Choose from:

B E E F , C H IC K E N O R B A JA F IS H

RIGHT ON RITAS! ♦ $3 Marg

aritas (16oz) ♦ ♦ $6 Mega Ritas (45oz) ♦

Choose from: Regular or

Pomegranate

MAKE IT A MEGA!

12 Items.

364 Combinations.

1 Low Price!

CHOOSE ANY 3 FOR $11.99

T h e y ’r e a n Bigger Th r Face!

You the lineup.

Rock Idol!

wednesdays • taco & ritas and rock idol karaoke contest thirsty thursday • team trivia night friday 4.9 • live music with drew smith band saturday 4.10 • 80's bash with mighty mcfly sun • party on our patio! ◆ mon • dj richtermeister 2 fer tuesdays • buy a dozen wings. get a dozen free!

Landfall Center ◆ 1331 Military Cutoff Road ◆ 910-256-3838 ◆ w w w. w i l d w i n g c a f e . c o m

*

encore | april 7-13 , 2010 | www.encorepub.com 15

below-17 Theater

18-19 Film

20-21 Art

24-29 Music

Play Ball!

Guerilla Theatre presents ‘Cobb’ by Lee Blessing

“C

obb,” by Lee Blessing, is a play about a man who was a great baseball player, but it is not really about baseball. “There are three Ty Cobbs on stage 90 percemy of the time,” Windy Wenderlich, director, explained. Chance Kelley plays the “young, brash, easy-to-anger ballplayer. Richard Davis is “a middle-aged businessman,” and Wenderlich is “the older Cobb, who has seen it all and has been diagnosed with cancer.”

“It is a fascinating character study,” Kelley added. Because the three Cobbs have different memories of everything except baseball, there is a lot of tension between them.

In 1906 the same year Cobb started playing for the Detroit Tigers, his mother

by: MJ Pendelton

Cobb Brown Coat Pub and Theater 111 Grace Street Apr. 7-10, 14-17 & 21-24, 8pm Tickets: $5-10 • (910) 341-0001

fatally shot his father. She was charged with murder, but was acquitted, and the three Cobbs have different interpretations of the incident. Psychologically intriguing, “Cobb was the most evil ballplayer ever,” according to Wenderlich. “He was infamous for sliding into other players with his spikes, PITCH (IM)PERFECT: (l. to r.) Windy Wenderlich (Mr. Cobb), Chance Kelley (Peach), Richard Davis (Ty), Maxwell Page (Charleston).

which he sharpened like razors.”

Not only did Cobb set 90 Major League Baseball records, he also committed more errors than any other American League outfieder. His temper was notorious; he fought with teammates, other players, coaches, referees and fans.

“Sure, I fought,” Cobb said. “I had to fight all my life just to survive. They were all against me. Tried every dirty trick to cut me down, but I beat the bastards and left them in the ditch.”

Both of his marriages ended in divorce, and he was estranged from his children.

The “Georgia Peach,” as he was known, was also a racist.

At the same time he was playing for the Tigers, Oscar Charleston was making a name for himself in the Negro League. Like Cobb, Charleston, nicknamed the “black Cobb,” had a hot temper and a penchant for stealing bases.

“Cobb never played against the Negro team players, so he could never prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that he was the greatest player,” Davis said.

Maxwell Paige, who plays Charleston, explained his character. “I am attached to the persona of Cobb, his antagonist. I was as good, if not better, than he was.”

16 encore | april 7-13, 2010 | www.encorepub.com

The inclusion of this character fuels the anger and tension already apparent in the three versions of Cobb, but the unrequited competition also serves as a unifying factor. “It is a snapshot of American racism,” Wenderlich commented.

Ty Cobb was also a very wealthy man, but he did not make his money directly from baseball because players were not paid the enormous salaries they are today. Despite his anger-management issues, Cobb possessed a certain amount of charisma, and in 1907 he became a celebrity spokesperson for Coca-Cola. He bought stock in the company and owned three bottling plants.

“He listened to the Detroit automobile titans and made his money by associating with them,” Wenderlich informed. By the time of his death, he was worth almost $12 million.

Ultimately, Cobb is “a tragic story of a lonely man, a nasty old curmudgeon,” Davis said. The play is a study of one man’s life; his achievements, mistakes, and regrets. At different ages, almost everyone is a different person because character is shaped by experience and the past is a memory, which is often a revision of facts.

This is not just a baseball play, though it does coincide with the opening of baseball season. It is an examination of an intriguing personality with “a lot of charisma and flash, but colored with the stained glass of anger,” Kelley explained.

Don’t miss it!

Fun, Fun, Fun City Stage Presents ‘Dirty Rotten Scoundrels’

“D

irty Rotten Scoundrels” is a musical comedy based on the 1988 film, with music and lyrics by David Yazbek and book by Jeffrey Lane. Con artists Lawrence Jameson (Mike O’Neil) and Freddy Benson (Gray Hawks) are both in the business of swindling women, but Lawrence is suave, sophisticated, and successful, while Freddie is just a small town grifter. “Freddy wants all that Lawrence has — money, mansion, girls,” Hawks said. “I want him to teach me everything he knows.”

Lawrence uses Freddy to help extricate him from a romantic entanglement, but later decides that the French Riviera town is too small for two con men. They agree that the first one who can swindle $50,000 from a woman can stay in town.

“The American Soap Queen,” Christine Colgate (Amy Tipton), is their target. Hilarious twists and turns ensue and the ending is a surprise to everyone except, possibly, Christine.

Director Rob Mann has not seen the

by: MJ Pendelton

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Preview City Stage at Level 5 21 North Front Street Apr. 15-18, 23-25, 30, May 1-2, 7-9 Tickets: Tickets: $22, $20 & $18 (910) 342-0272 musical or the movie, but “he has an extremely clear vision of what he wants,” Hawks said. “If you like musicals you’ll like it, if you like comedy you’ll love it,” enthused Mann. “It’s a mix of comedic styles: good, witty writing, sight gags, pratfalls, and wordplay. It’s funnier than the movie,” Hawks added.

Though Mann does not have a lot of experience directing musicals, he wisely re-

cruited Chiaki Ito as musical director and choreographer David Loudermilk, who are both always fantastic. “The show has a wide range of musical styles: hip-hop, jazz, even a power ballad,” Ito explained. She will be accompanied by three UNCW professors.

Fans of Tipton will be disappointed that she keeps her clothes on in this show. “I do wear a negligee,” she laughed, “and the ensemble is the hottest ever! I’d make out with every single one of them, girls and guys.” City Stage absolutely knows how to please an audience: throw in some tits and ass and keep them laughing. The actors were laughing so much during this interview that transcribing quotes from the tape recorder was nearly impossible.

That camaraderie, though, is their secret ingredient. They enjoy each other so much in real life and those genuine feelings

project from the stage. “It’s a City Stage show, have you ever seen a bad one?”

Tipton asked. The truth is no, they even somehow made Romeo and Juliet sweet and giggly and not at all depressing. O’Neil directed Hawks and Tipton in Reefer Madness, which was ridiculously funny, so the three of them on stage together practically guarantees a good time.

Of course, the City Stage venue contributes to the fun. Level 5 is a bar and theater on top of the old Masonic Temple Building in historic downtown. Before the production, theatergoers can enjoy a drink while watching the sunset over the Cape Fear River. The playbill often includes the message, “Intermission: Go to the Bar!” Dirty Rotten Scoundrels will be a fun and funny experience. According to Tipton, “it’s ridunculous!”

The most delicious weekof spring is April 28 - May 5, 2010

WilmingtonRestaurantWeek.com

a gastropub

comfort food with a twist www.TheEatSpot.com 34 North Front Street, Downtown Wilmington (corner of Front and Princess) 910-763-5366 encore | april 7-13 , 2010 | www.encorepub.com 17

A Film Festival of Spice: Chips and Salsa welcomes piñata-busters and out-of-the-box subject matter by: Shea Carver

Chips and Salsa Film Festival $5 • Soapbox Laundro Lounge April 9th • Doors at 8pm; show at 9pm Featuring short films, made in 3-minutes or less, juried by the audience.

Music from Josef McDonald, Rio Bravo and DJ Guiece

“J

oselyn McDonald”—her name alone sustains a Roadrunner’s burst of energy. The UNCW film major remains forever active among a community of creative enthusiasts. She is a young thinker, armed with imagination and drive, knowledge and persuasion, aimed toward coloring Wilmington bright red with her latest venture: Chips and Salsa Film Festival.

Born last year out of a dare from her professor, Shannon Silva, McDonald mentioned aloud one day that “there is a film festival for everything except a cheese sandwich.” Having overhead the comment, Professor Silva challenged McDonald to be the first to do it.

“And I really like dares,” the bubbly student noted, “except ones where you have to get naked or make out with someone.”

So, the Cheese Sandwich Film Festival began. Three-minute film submissions were called for, containing, in some form or fashion, a cheese sandwich, and entries stacked up. The outcome crowned local film zealot Rafael Taylor the Cheese Sandwich King.

The festival burgeoned with excitement, filling a void for many, especially McDonald.

“It had been months since Cucalorus 14,” she recalled, “and I was sad and missing a connection to the Wilmington film community.”

Yet, the impromptu festival ended up being more than a way to bring together filmies and creative-types. It evolved into something of long-term value, known at its base as the “CS Film Festival.”

“At [last year’s] festival, I asked the guests to suggest ‘CS’ [name] ideas for the next film festival,” McDonald, who also serves on

Get sweet deals right in your inbox.

Sign up at: HalfOffDepot.com/ wilmington 18 encore | april 7-13, 2010 | www.encorepub.com

Cucalrous Film Festival’s Board of Trustees, shared. “This year was a tie between the ‘Christian Slater Film Festival’ and the ‘Chips and Salsa Film Festival.’

I decided to go with the Chips and Salsa when I was eating at Flaming Amy’s last November.

Also, Christian Slater wouldn’t call me back because I broke up with him. No, not true—he broke up with me.”

McDonald’s sense of humor helps sketch the blueprint for the CS Festival. She has molded it in a way that challenges and thrills filmmakers by requiring them to make a movie based on out-of-the-box subject matter.

In the end it opens the door to anyone who wants to submit. “. . .[L]ike the Cheese Sandwich Film Festival, every entering filmmaker make[s] a film that is three minutes or less in length, involv[ing] chips and salsa,” McDonald explained.

The films in turn are submitted to her and must contain a bribe.

“The bribes can be anything, as long as they are creative,” she said, expanding on the fact that she “wanted everyone to feel like they could submit.” Bribes serve as rewards for the winning films, as ranked by the audience.

“The bribe thing allows me to have prizes for the winners without demanding an entry fee, which can be a turn off,” McDonald noted. “It’s nice to be able to drop the pressures of typical filmmaking, like, ‘How can this make money?’ or ‘How do we make this around the typically strict parameters of a school assignment?’ [I wanted to enjoy a] night where we celebrate films that were made ‘just because’ or ‘just for fun.’ It’s beautiful to see people making films because it makes them feel alive and human.”

Submissions were open to every person on Earth, according to McDonald—“except James Cameron,” she quipped. “He’s gotten enough attention ... no, whatever! He can submit, too!”

As of press time, she had amassed quite a collection of entries, including 15 micro-animations, “which last no longer than 25 seconds, thanks to Professor Andre Silva’s animation class,” along with three narratives and one documentary. “Apparently, I have a 3-D chips-and-salsa film on the way, too,” she said, noting one of many that were promised to be turned in as of the

CRUNCHY GOOD TIMES: Joselyn McDonald is the brains behind the CS Film Festival, which takes the form of the Chips and Salsa Film Festival in 2010. All films explore the subject matter of chips and salsa. Photo courtesy of McDonald.

April 5th deadline.

“I’ve liked all of the entries this far,” she exclaimed, “and have been surprised by how different they are. Wilmington filmmakers are a creative bunch.”

Amped up with a hefty dose of Tidal Creek coffee, McDonald stays energized not only with caffeine, but by staying overly engaged.

She juggles school, a job at a local salon, serves on boards for various organizations, and maintains her own foray into the arts by fashion-designing and working on her documentary about the origin of popular phrases, such as “bee in my bonnet.” It is the film genre that continues to compel her most.

“I think it’s because filmmaking is a manner of storytelling,” she told. “It uses music, fashion, design and technology. It’s the most glorious of mediums.”

The Chips and Salsa Film Festival satiates McDonald’s innate need to celebrate film. Taking place April 9th at the Soapbox

Laundro Lounge at 8pm, the festival gets under way with McDonald’s dad Josef playing solo as people arrive. Lots of appropriate perks will tantalize attendants, such as Flaming Amy’s chips and salsa; Mexican beers and margaritas, which will be available for purchase; and there will even be a piñata party after the festival.

“Guests are encouraged to bring lawn chairs if they desire seats,” McDonald offered.

“Depending on the length of the show, there may be an intermission with a hot-sauce-eating contest with prizes.” (Anyone wishing to enter the contest should contact McDonald via e-mail at Joselynloves@gmail. com.)

Other surprises are sure to be in store, including the bribes from which winning filmmakers get to choose. “Remaining bribes will be distributed to the audience,” McDonald noted.

“Then the local band Rio Bravo will play [before we break] open the piñatas and dance the night away with DJ Gueice.”

Admission is only $5—although free for filmmakers who submitted—and all proceeds will be donated to the Good Shepherd Center and the Food Kitchen of Wilmington. Canned foods will also be accepted at the door for the Food Kitchen.

In the end McDonald’s passion grows out of art, and bringing people together to celebrate and help the greater good of her community. In the works, after Chips and Salsa ends, she and friend Emily Caulfield are hoping to throw a Sadie Hawkins 1950’sthemed dance that would benefit Girl’s Inc. “I’d like to give a 1950’s American Band Stand look to the event, with era-specific music,” she informed. “I Am Salon and Day Spa has already agreed to style hair in the 1950’s fashion. I think it would be a fun way to raise money for a great organization and provide an evening of entertainment to Wilmingtonians—and promote girl power, of course.”

Before finding that perfect poodle skirt, prepare to be dunked into the Chips and Salsa Film Festival—where the fun never ends, and the laughter and creative power emits throughout Wilmington’s ether forever-more. Kind of like Joselyn McDonald’s impressive fortitude.

Steamy Giggles: Hot Tub Time Machine makes an effort to bring back the wacky comedy

T

he wacky premise. For the record, I have no problem with wacky. Quite the opposite. I encourage the production of “wacky” in all phases of life. I’ve spent countless hours wondering just how to make breakfast a more wacky experience.

In college I authored a paper proposing an increase in wacky electives successfully implementing “advanced shouting” into the School of Business curriculum.

Just last week I got into an argument over health-care reform with an autographed picture of Bea Arthur. She was upset that there were no provisions in the bill allowing mammograms for pets. I was more concerned with the lack of a public option and that public masturbation was not being considered “preventative care.”

Wacky is a good thing. We could use a lot more of it in our buttoned-up, all-too serious, plastic, fantastic world. There was a time when comedies could have a ridiculous premise—a day where guys could bust ghosts or try to convince everyone their dead boss Bernie is still alive so they can party. These were glorious times. Then, comedies stopped being wacky. People started viewing wacky as corny, and everything got way too serious.

For awhile comedies were pushing the envelope of good taste but were very much a textbook affair in terms of premise.

Sure, girls were using semen as hair gel and horny dudes were humping pies, but the stories were so boring. Hot Tub Time Machine is an ambitious wacky film. It’s all right there in the title. There’s a hot tub that allows people to travel back in time.

While the device is wacky, the characters are a little more standardized. There’s Adam (John Cusack), an insurance agent who has just been ditched by his girlfriend.

His nephew Jacob (Clarke Duncan) is an uber nerd who prefers second life to the real one. Lou (Rob Cordry) is a middleaged alcoholic, suffering from depression.

Nick (Craig Robinson) is a former musician who has become emasculated by a cheating wife.

Fun right? Four dudes with nothing to live for—party!

So they do what dudes do in a movie like this: go back to the ski town where they had so many great memories. Thanks to our wacky premise the guys get to go back and relive one magical weekend.

It’s a great set-up with infinite possibilities—in theory, anyway. The reality is that the characters become so freaked out by traveling back to 1986 that they make a pact to do everything as it happened

by: Anghus

Hot Tub Time Machine Starring John Cusack, Clarke Duncan and Rob Cordry

H HH H H

film. Hot Tub Time Machine is running about 50/50. Half the jokes work; half are fairly worthless. The only thing that saves the movie are the actors—most notably Craig Robinson. John Cusack feels oddly out place in something this ridiculous.

While Rob Cordry can be funny, his overthe-top shtick here started to wear thin

reel to reel this week in film Clas of the Titans (3D)

Regal Mayfaire Cinemas 900 Town Center Drive • (910) 256-0556 Call for times • $6.50 - $9.50 Caught amid a war between the gods, Perseus (Sam Worthington), the son of Zeus (Liam Neeson), is helpless to save his family from Hades (Ralph Fiennes), god of the underworld.

With nothing left to lose, Perseus leads a band of warriors on a dangerous quest to prevent Hades from overthrowing the king of the gods and laying waste to the Earth. PG-13. 1:58 minutes.

The September Issue

Cinemaqtiue Thalian Hall • 310 Chestnut Street Apr. 7th-11th Wed-Sat., 7:30pm • Sun., 3pm • $7 (pictured) The 800-page September 2007 issue of Vogue magazine sold 13,000,000 copies and exerted extraordinary influence on the $300

TRAVEL BUDDIES: Hot Tub Time Machine incites a few wacky giggles, just not roaring belly-laughs.

before so as not to disrupt the fabric of space time. This doesn’t last long, as the guys realize that changing things up might not be a bad idea. Adam pursues a more meaningful relationship. Nick rekindles his love of performing. Lou tries to have sex with a bunch of hot girls. And Jacob tries to reign in the chaos, so that they don’t do anything that could prevent his conception.

There’s a lot of Hot Tub Time Machine that kept me laughing: small gags with small payoffs, little laughs. But there’s a lot that doesn’t work—at all. Gags with no payoff or explanation—oments where the jokes fall flat, and there’s a pause in the movie as if the filmmakers are expecting a laugh. I counted at least four. Each one was greeted with nary a chuckle.

Putting together a comedy always seems like such a difficult process. There are things that might work on paper but don’t end up being funny in the finished

very quickly. The true star is Craig Robinson (Daryl from “The Office”). He has the right balance of silly and sincere, and he’s the only one who gets the tone right.

Without him this whole movie might have been inexcusable. As is, it’s a half-assed distraction; a comedy of giggles, not belly laughs. A wacky premise that ends up right back where it started.

billion fashion industry. Documentarian R.J. Cutler takes the viewer behind the scenes of that issue to editorial meetings, designer bashings, photo shoots and staff rivalries. At the center of it all is legendary editor Anna Wintour, who granted the filmmaker unusual access to the entire process of putting out the magazine. Her portrayal is not that of the demonic editor of the Devil Wears Prada—a tough and talented editor whose rule is law and whose word can predict the difference between a good or bad year for a fashion house. 88 Minutes. PG 13.

WE Fest Film Submissions!

The Wilmington Exchange Festival XIV (We Fest) is currently accepting film submissions for this years event. The deadline is May 1st for all submissions; festival takes place May 27th-31st at the Soapbox, 3pm daily. All entries must be in .mov or .avi format on a DATA dvd or HARDDRIVE. Mail to: 4905 Brenton Ct, ILM NC 28412.

All AreA movie listings And pArAgrAph synopses cAn be found At encorepub.com.

encore | april 7-13 , 2010 | www.encorepub.com 19

Hello, My Name Is...

Time for Wilmington to meet the ‘Thrivers’

W

hen we last checked in with artist Gaeten Lowrie, he was in the beginning stages of opening an art collective for contemporary artists. He and his partner-in-art, Scott Ehrhart, were planning the layout of their venture, Thrive Studios, gathering artists from around the city to join their creative network.

“Since our inception, late in 2009, we have had the fortune of gathering six talented artists to form an unlikely family that has grown together creatively,” Lowrie says. “We are from all walks of life.”

This year has already proven busy for the Thrive crew, with several projects completed in the community. Lowrie and Ehrhart just finished a gigantic mural for Sweet and Savory.

The group has provided art for exhibits at the Soapbox and Parallelogram, and contributed to an ArtGrotto charitable auction. Lowrie takes pride in his fellow Thrivers, who all have projects outside of the studio and are fully committed to the local community. “We exhibit as much as our schedules allow,” he says. “Many of us can be found helping at other art shows in town.”

by: Lauren Hodges

Hello...

Featuring the work of Thrive’s studio artists April 9th, 7-11pm Thrive Studios • 6622 Gordon Road, Unit N thrivestudios@gmail.com The collection of creative minds under Thrive’s roof is impressive and versatile. There are now nine artists renting spaces, some of whom might sound familiar to Wilmington art patrons. Most of them, however, are new to the scene, which Lowrie says is the reason he and Ehrhart formed Thrive in the first place.

“This has been and will be a wonderful learning experience and a chance for growth as artists and as people,” he says.

“By providing constructive criticism for each other’s art endeavors, we are able to take leaps in production. Having a team to support our efforts, to act as that safety net we all require at certain points in our lives, just makes the whole experience

20% off ßstu!wjtju!xjui!vt

Npouimz!tqfdjbmt!bwbjmbcmf!po!pvs!xfctjuf

nbttbhf gbdjbmt ibjs obuvsbm!objmt cpez!usfbunfout

Dpqqfs!Mjmz!Tbmpo!'!Ebz!Sfusfbu 8852!Nbslfu!Tusffu!Tvjuf!B!¦!:21/797/9796 dpqqfsmjmzebzsfusfbu/dpn!¦!dpqqfsmjmzebzsfusfbuAmjwf/dpn

20 encore | april 7-13, 2010 | www.encorepub.com

GRAFFITI ART: The Thrive artists came together to create their studio’s logo. Don’t miss the opening of their show, Hello..., this Friday.

positive, novel and uplifting.”

Aside from drive, talent and committment, there isn’t much that the artists share in common. When asked, resident artist and soonto-be gradutate of UNCW’s art program, Zak Duff said, “We have almost nothing in common—but we do share a love of art and a willingness to help and work together.”

“And it seems that none of us ever sleep anymore,” Lowrie adds.

Yet, their goal as a studio seems to be another common thread. A mission statement at Thrive is to “re-define contemporary art” by supporting new and revolutionary art in town.

“We intend to continue to display and support artists and any unique forms of art emerging here in Wilmington,” Lowrie says. “We have to re-shape the mold, so to speak.”

The latest endeavor keeping the Thrivers up all night is the exhibit planned for the second weekend in April. It will be the first show

for many of the artists, and the general hope is that the community will come out in support of the budding talent. “It means a lot to each of them to represent their commitment to their art,” Lowrie says.

The show premiering the brand-new talent is appropriately named “Hello...”, raising a greeting to the local community from its next generation of artists. Exhibited works will include black-light paintings, illustrations, figures and political statements. The re-purposed bone masterpieces of Miranda W. will likely be the star of the show, with subjects ranging from animal skeletons to insect shells set in resin shrines. Along with Lowrie, Ehrhart, W. and Duff, will be Thrivers Aaron Miller, Karen Kennedy, Zachariah Weaver, John Pipes and Jason Jones.

“Hello...” will open on Friday, April 9th from 7-11pm at the Gordon Road Business Park across from Eaton Elementary. Wilderness Jane and her banjo will play live, with wine provided by Sweet and Savory. E-mail thrivestudios@gmail.com or visit www.myspace.com/ ThriveStudiosNC for more information.

Artfuel.inc

1701 Wrightsville Ave 910 343 5233 Mon-Sat, 12-9pm; Sunday, 1-6pm www.artfuelinc.com www.myspace.com/artfuel_inc Artfuel.inc is located at the corner of Wrightsville Ave and 17th st. Housed in an old gas station, we offer resident artists working in studios alongside a gallery space used to exhibit other artists work. We hope to connect artists with each other and offer many styles of work to fuel the public’s interest. Currently, Artfuel, Inc. will showcase Volume 22, a graffiti extravaganza, featuring Stevie Mack, Kid Mike, Mathew Curran, Camden Noir and Eye Dee. Live tagging will be done throughout the evening on a wall built specially for the event. All are welcome.

Crescent Moon

332 Nutt St, The Cotton Exchange (910) 762-4207 Mon.-Sat., 10am-5:30pm; Sun., 12-4pm www.crescentmoonnc.com Crescent Moon is introducing new stained glass artist, Gerri Insinga, from West Hempstead, NY. Gerri was a frequent visitor to Crescent Moon while visiting their second home in Wilmington, NC. During one of those visits we learned of her stained glass and painted glass art that she has been hand-crafting for thirty years. When she brought us some samples, we immediately knew that she would be a welcome addition to our glass gallery.

Her picture frames are perfectly soldered and then with delicate brush strokes she paints floral and other themed designs to embellish them just right. Look for other one of a kind kaleidoscopes and accessory boxes to be showcased soon by Gerri.

Just In Time for Mother’s Day! Henrietta Glass Mom’s Little Vase is back on display and ready for Mom to put those cherished hand-picked flowers in. Hand blown, measuring 3 inches tall they will fit perfectly on your desk or kitchen counter and they are colorful!

Crescent Moon is located in The Cotton Exchange where parking is free while shopping or dining. Follow us on twitter as CrescentMoonNC or become a fan on our Facebook page!

Hampstead Art Gallery

14712 Hwy. 17 N. • (910) 270-5180 Mon.-Sat. 11am-5pm, or by appt.

Hampstead, NC “Beautiful; lots of variety.” “Love the place.”

“Beautiful art work.” “Very nice.” “Art rocks your socks, and you know that.” These are just what a few customers had to say about Hampstead Art Gallery.

Come and tell us what you think.

Affordable prices on prints and originals. Local artists with various styles and taste are just excited about having the opportunity to share their work with all art lovers. Our artists offer different sizes from what we have on display and low rates on commissioned work.

Owner Charles Turner invites all artists and art lovers to just hang out in our new Artist Lounge any time. Look for our upcoming Expos and Open House.

Hampstead Art Gallery is located in Hampstead on the corner of Factory Road next to CVS Pharmacy.

New Elements Gallery

216 N. Front St. • (919) 343-8997 Tues-Sat: 11am-5:30pm or by appointment www.newelementsgallery.com Catch “Spring Fever” at New Elements Gallery and enjoy our wonderful collection of original paintings, sculpture, ceramics, glass, jewelry and wood by regional artists. “Spring Fever” remains on display through April 17th. An explosion of color, movement and nature-inspired imagery pays homage to the long awaited arrival of Spring. Featured artists will include Kristen Dill, David Goldhagen, Kyle Highsmith, Rebecca Humphrey and Susan Mauney.

Now celebrating 25 years, New Elements Gallery sells fine art and contemporary craft, and offers custom framing and art consultation services.

pattersonbehn art gallery

511 1/2 Castle Street • (910) 251-8886 Tues.-Sat. 11am-5pm (Winter: closed Monday) www.pattersonbehn.com pattersonbehn will be featuring the work of Michelle Connolly. Michelle is a remarkably, prolific artist who has managed to stay connected to her inner child by channeling it through her artwork. Though so much of her work comes from her personal memories and her very active imagination- there is also a strong sense of depth and maturity to many of her pieces.

The gallery also carries works by Bob Bryden, Virginia Wright-Frierson, Rachel Kastner, Pam Toll, and Katherine Webb, as well as a large selection of works on paper in numerous media.

Wilmington Art Association Gallery

616B Castle St. (910) 343-4370 www.wilmington-art.org The Wilmington Art Association invites you to the 28th annual juried art show and sale, during the

Azalea Festival week-end. The exhibition will be held at Perry Hall at St.James Episcopal Church located at 313 Dock Street. Hours are: Friday and Saturday, April 9 and 10 from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Sunday from noon till 4 pm. Beautiful posters featuring a White Azalea by local artist, Betty Brown will also be on sale for $10.

Sunset River Marketplace

10283 Beach Dr., SW (NC 179) (910) 575-5999 Tues- Sat. 10am-5pm Closed Mon. in winter sunsetrivermarketplace.com myspace.comsunsetrivermarketplace This eclectic, spacious gallery, located in the historic fishing village of Calabash, N.C., features fine arts and crafts by some of North and South Carolina’s most creative, successful artists. Almost every genre is represented here—oil, pastel and watercolor, clay and glass art, fiber art, turned wood, metal works, artisan-crafted jewelry and more. Classes, workshops, pottery studio, custom framing, Creative Exchange lecture series and Coffee With the Author series are also offered on-site.

Pastel artist Jane Staszak conducts a weekly class at Sunset River Marketplace art gallery in Calabash, N.C. The dynamic instruction and exchange of ideas has resulted in a closely knit group who have dubbed themselves the “Pastel Sisters” and their group show, which runs at the gallery through April 24th is titled “Pastel Sisters Show All.” Participating artists are: Nancy Guiry, Brenda Goff, Liz Roberts, Mary Grace Cain, Sue Ruopp, Barbara Riggi Evarts, Sandy Petit and Linda Young. Artist reception: Saturday, March 27th, 3-6pm; public welcome.

FRI

SAT

Call Shea Carver by Thursday, noon, at (910) 791-0688 to inquire about being included in the gallery guide. encore | april 7-13 , 2010 | www.encorepub.com 21

Scott W. Tunis MD FACS BOARD CERTIFIED EYE PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON

Rejuven ù Ý announces the introduction of

™

Q

Q

a simple office procedure

restores the youthful, brilliant white appearance of the eyes

Q

reduces pigmentation, redness and yellowish discoloration Q

minimizes discoloration from UV exposure and aging

Call to Schedule a Complimentary Consultation Or Visit Us Online

www.ScottWTunisMD.com (910) 762-4440 1994 South 17th Street | Wilmington, NC 28401 Q JOIN US ON FACEBOOK

22 encore | april 7-13, 2010 | www.encorepub.com

encore | april 7-13 , 2010 | www.encorepub.com 23

Breaking Artistic Barriers: Revered Kronos Quartet plays Kenan Auditorium Sunday

T

he story of the young rock ‘n’ roller who dedicates his or her life to music upon hearing The Beatles first perform on Ed Sullivan has become something of a legend nowadays. Countless recollections from performers of popular music have been shared over the years, citing this exact moment as being the one when something inside them changed, when the seeds of possibilities were planted, and when they knew that their lives would never be the same.

For violinist David Harrington, a similar lifechanging moment occurred in his young life as a musician, but not on television or with The Beatles. It was a new piece from avant-garde composer George Crumb, and it would have the exact same effect on him that the moptopped Fab Four had on countless young artists before. It would be a moment of pure inspiration and would help give birth to the formation of a rock band of his own, the Kronos Quartet.

“In August of 1973, my wife and I had the radio on late one night, and all of a sudden this music came on,” he says. “At the time, it was hard to find music that felt right to me—not only to listen to but to play—and then, all of a sudden, that night there was ‘Black Angels.’ I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. It didn’t really sound like a string quartet to me—I didn’t know what it was for the longest time [laughing]. But I found my ears just totally invigorated, cleansed and excited. So, I feel like in that one 20-minute period or so I was able to find my music.”

The piece was extraordinarily unorthodox and challenging, even within the world of experimental music of the time, and it marked new ground in the composition and performance of the string quartet. But for Harrington it was that musical complexity that seemed to have an adverse effect on him, helping to make sense of the Vietnam War-obsessed world that he was part of, leading him down a path that he would follow, even through today.

“For me, on one side there was late-

24 encore | april 7-13, 2010 | www.encorepub.com

by: Adrian Varnam

Kronos Quartet Sunday, April 11th, 7:30pm UNCW’s Kenan Auditorium Tickets: $6-24 • (910) 962-3500 www.uncw.edu/presents Beethoven, and let’s say on the other was the sound of Jimi Hendrix,” he explains.

“And, somehow, Black Angels brought those two together for me, and, all of a sudden, the world made sense—being a musician made sense. So I feel like everything I’ve done since then is basically the same: It’s attempting to find music that feels right.”

The global and decades-long journey that began as an outlet to be able to perform “Black Angels” in San Francisco has today grown into perhaps the world’s most famous string quartet. While most ensembles are stuck performing music by male composers between the years of 1750 and 1900, living somewhere in Western Europe, Kronos Quartet has forged a career, challenging audiences with modern compositions from around the world. They have also destroyed perceptions of what a proper and well-behaved string quartet should play, as evidenced from their 2000 release of the Requiem for a Dream soundtrack or a 2007 tour with wordsmith and musical madman Tom Waits. The result has earned them a reputation in the “classical music” world as innovators, supporters of diversity in music, and the breakers of as many cultural and artistic barriers as possible. Harrington says as technology and communication improve, this mission becomes more and more realized every day.

“It’s a fantastic time to be involved in music,” he says. “We have unprecedented access to other musicians, composers, in-

STRING-TIME BAND: Kronos Quartet released their latest album, Rainnows, on March 30th. Hear them play it April 11th on UNCW’s campus.

struments and technology. Not a day goes by when there’s not something really cool that’s about ready to happen in the world of our music. The fact that a couple of years ago I heard [this group] from Palestine on MySpace, and then within days I was in touch and they started writing music for us is simply amazing. To be able to have music from Palestine, Serbia, Iceland, and Egypt—places that one wouldn’t normally think there’d be any involvement in the world of the string quartet—is extraordinary.”

While the discovery and communication of the world’s many sounds are often an exercise in exploration, there are moments where the understanding goes much deeper. Harrington says that most of the world shares commonalities in terms of the cultural and almost primal importance of music, but there are still places today that don’t share the same philosophy. It’s an understanding that has helped him foster gratitude.

“Virtually every culture values music and has it as a central part of society, but it’s not always the case,” he says. “It’s interesting that we have this recording coming out next week—music from Afghanistan—and to hear stories of [a musician] having to hide his instrument in the trunk of a taxi cab to get it away from the Taliban is shocking. I mean, there are a lot of things that needs to be corrected in our society [in America], and all sorts of problems that need lots of attention, but we’re fortunate that we we’re

not going to get our fingers broken if we play a musical instrument, or we’re not going to get shot going to concert. So we have a lot of things to celebrate.”

For Harrington the celebration isn’t only for the fact that he’s a part of a society that, despite all of its problems, still allows him to freely live the life that he chooses. It’s also because of the simple realization that regardless of what he’s playing or with whom, he gets to spend his days enveloped in music. In a world that places such importance on the beauty of sounds, he and his colleagues in the Kronos Quartet get to be the bearer of gifts. That, in and of itself, is reason enough to continue.

“I guess many years ago—almost 37—I decided that I was a musician and the world was just going to have to deal with it,” he says with a laugh. “And it hasn’t been easy.

Many times it’s been a lot less than easy, but I’ve always been able to call myself a musician, and I really value that. For me the part of the responsibility, or job, is to share music and to transmute as much as possible. Not everyone in our society gets to call themselves a musician, yet nearly everyone is affected by music. So to be able to share that, at a certain point you’re really grateful for being able to be a musician and spend 24 hours a day exploring the world of music.”

Kronos Quartet plays on UNCW’s campus in Kenan Auditorium on Sunday, with ticket prices varying from $6 for students, $10 for faculty and staff, $20 for seniors and $24 for the general public. Kronos Quartet released their latest record, Rainbow, on March 30th, featuring Alim and Fargana Qasimov and Homayun Sakhi.

The 12-Year-Old Veteran: Almira Fawn’s a well-seasoned musician, despite age

“P

recocious” may just be a vast understatement when describing 12-year-old Almira Fawn. True, she’s quite intelligent for such a young lass, as judged by very informative and passionate answers she gave encore during an interview last week. An all-around impressive young lady, Fawn loves many things in life: family, her cat, Scruffy, scuba-diving, science, soccer—oh, and did I mention touring and playing ground-breaking music to the masses?

Born with a substantial and impressive amount of talent, Fawn has the skills of any veteran on guitar (not to mention harmonica, percussion, ukulele and mandolin) and a voice tinged with years of experience not easy to forget. Quite simply, this young talent isn’t playing romper-room sounds.

It all began at the ripe old age of 7—OK, maybe 8. “But I think the first real song I wrote was [at age] 9 or 10,” she clarified.

“That was when I started writing ‘actual songs,’ so to speak. My first is called ‘What’s on Your Mind?’ It’s actually about my cat. She does this thing we call ‘psycho kitty,’ where she just runs through the house, tearing up everything with wild eyes—it’s hilarious! So I thought, What’s on your mind?”

Though her inspiration may seem grounded in normal child’s play, the outcome proves completely raw, stark and embellished with rasp, grit and soul—from guitar-playing to vocals, all of which stagger the ears upon processing the fact that it’s coming from a 12year-old girl. It’s “adult-level music,” as Fawn rightly summed up.

Having begun listening to the Eagles and George Clinton at a very young age, Fawn’s parents proved instrumental in introducing her to the world of performing. But it wasn’t because they are musicians looking to pass on a family tradition; in fact, it’s quite opposite.

“My dad goes to work at UPS, and my mom is an accountant,” she noted. “They don’t sing or play any music at all.”

Fawn exacted her “God-given talent” as a means to break from her “shy-box.” “[My parents] put me into guitar class so that I would learn to perform in front of people and help build my self-confidence,” she said. “I guess it worked . . . Now we joke about my shyness and call my guitar teacher the ‘therapist.’”

“Shy” doesn’t seem like an adjective appropriate to describe such a down-to-earth yet boldly mature youngster. Her words not only flow freely and openly but with such grace and fortitude, she could be a poster child for “reasons to procreate.” On the offchance that everyone could have children as focused, talented and completely engaging as Fawn could mean the world just might flip

by: Shea Carver

Almira Fawn Opening for Keller Williams Saturday, April 10th, 5:30pm Greenfield Lake Amphitheater Tickets: $25-$30 Available at Revolution 9, Gravity Records or at www.1067thepenguin.com. on its axis—and for the better.

Fawn and I waxed music, life as a 12-yearold and her own future plans in the business to preface her upcoming show in Wilmington.

Here is how it unfolded: encore: Where do you get your drive and ambition for music?

Almira Fawn: I’ve loved music all my life, and I feel like I need to have it all the time. I mean, I really enjoy listening and playing music. That’s the biggest drive for me. Now I have fans, and it has become a business, as well, which I enjoy. Kind of gives my music a second importance and a wheel that keeps on rolling. e: Tell me a little bit about how you write songs. Are you more interested in storytelling about your own life or making them up, like fiction?

AF: Nowadays, when I write my songs (if I’m by myself), I usually go to my room, lock the door, and do most of the writing in my head.

So when I get an idea and play it, it’s mostly all worked out. I usually end up writing the music first because for some reason I find lyrics hard to write. My inspirations are (believe it or not) usually my cat. I write songs about my life and fiction, but it really depends on what I’m thinking about and my mood at the time. e: Do you have a favorite song you wrote?

A: That is a hard question to answer because I have lots of favorites. If I had to choose one, I guess that would be “Get Up” because I really like the meaning of it. It’s about having dreams bigger than everyone else’s no matter what they think. But, then, you need to follow those dreams and try to make them come true, even if they seem almost impossible. e: Your voice is so seasoned—in sound, texture and lyrics. What draws you to make songs that seem beyond your years?

AF: My dad jokes that all he and Mom can do is raise me poorly so that I will have experiences and trauma to draw from. But, really, I have always liked adult-level music. I listen not just to feel the groove, but I listen and study how

YOUTHFUL EXUBERANCE: Almira Fawn is nothing short of astouding, as a 12-year-old seasoned performer taking the Greenfield stage Saturday.

composers relay their feelings to us as listeners. That is very difficult to do. Everybody likes music, but it is very difficult to create music that relays to someone else through feelings that are so intense we want to listen again. I try to be that kind of artist.

But if there is something going on that involves music, then I get a little more attention and a lot of support, but that doesn’t happen a whole lot. My music and the business of it all is my personal life. When I am around other kids, I just kind of instantly morph into being a kid.

e: How did you decide to include a loop station in your performance?

AF: Well, in the beginning, when I was still starting to do many shows, I wasn’t satisfied with just a guitar and vocals. I liked that full complete band sound. But, me being, like, nine, nobody would take me seriously, and they wouldn’t play with me. So to fulfill that “full band” sound, I got a looper and learned how to play it so that my performances would sound fuller. The loop station lets me play all the instruments in a song at once by recording a sound and then looping (playing it over and over) while I add or play something else.

e: What advice would you give to other young performers who want to make it in the biz?

AF: I would have to say that the show biz is real hard to break through, so my advice would have to be to (I know this sounds cliché-ish and all, but it’s so true): Never give up and work real hard on reaching your goal. Every time you finally got this note down or finally write that chorus, you need to ask yourself, What can I do to make this better?

I have realized in life that you normally get out what you put in. I mean, if you put average effort into something you normally get average results, and if you put extraordinary effort into something you can expect extraordinary results. Some advice that I got that was passed onto me was, when you see some quality or success in others try to emulate their behavior and see if you can improve yourself.

e: Have you opened for other famed musicians, like Keller Williams, for whom you’re opening in Wilmington?

A: Yes, I have. I’ve also opened up for JJ Grey and his band Mofro in Bowling Green, Kentucky, and in Wilmington. [One of my most memorable performances was at] Woodsongs Old Time Radio Hour—a radio program that broadcasted to over 492 radio stations worldwide—where I met JJ Grey for the first time early last year. Because of this program, my CD, Chillax, was introduced into many other countries outside of the U.S., such as Australia, Belgium, France, Finland, Canada . . . e: How do your classmates react to your musical success?

AF: I’m now home-schooled, but I still have contact with my friends, and they treat me the exact same way as they treat any other friend.

e: Do you plan on continuing your music career, or are you interested in taking a different path?

AF: At least for now, I know that I want to stay and pursue my career in playing music and songwriting. Later, I still want to play music and write, but I’m interested in taking up producing or something. I don’t know, it’s too early to tell.

Don’t miss Almira Fawn’s live performance this Saturday, as she opens for Keller Williams at Greenfield Lake Amphitheater. It’ll be one of the most unforgettable concert-going experiences to date. Tickets are $25 in advance, or $30 at the gate. Show starts at 6pm; gates open at 5:30pm.

encore | april 7-13 , 2010 | www.encorepub.com 25

soundboard

a preview of tunes all over town this week

KaraoKe with BoB Clayton —Midtown Seafood, 4106 Oleander Dr.; 792-6880 nutt house improv —Nutt Street Comedy Room, 255 N. Front St.; 251-8500 James Jarvis & Friends (7pm-8pm) —The Harp; 1423 South 3rd St.,910-7631607 Jim ashley’s open miC —The Harp; 1423 South 3rd St.,910-7631607 dJ p. FunK —Fibber McGee’s, 1610 Pavilion Pl; 509-1551 roger davis, ron wilson —Bottega Gallery, 208 North Front St.; 763-3737 open miC night —Juggling Gypsy Cafe, 1612 Castle St.; 763-2223 Benny hill —Duck & Dive, 114 Dock Street Forrest taylor —Beach House Bar ‘n’ Grill, 7219 Market St.; 689-7219

deadBeat dad —16 Taps, 127 Princess St.; 251-1616 paul grimshaw trio —Dead Dog Saloon, 760 Coastal Grand, Myrtle Beach, SC; 843-839-3647 no tomorrow, wall, parasytiC (rva), pavliChenKo, salvation, Keyser soze —Soapbox Upstairs, 255 N. Front St.; 251-8500 perry smith , susan savia —Bottega Gallery, 208 North Front St.; 763-3737 dJBe KaraoKe —Wild Wing Cafe, 1331 Military Cutoff Rd.; 256-3838 KaraoKe w/ dJ BiKer roB —Katy’s, 1054 S. College Rd.; 395-6204 KaraoKe —Ibiza, 118 Market St.; 251-1301 dJ —High Tide Lounge, 1800 Carolina Beach Ave., Carolina Bch; 458-0807 dJ JuiCe —The Rhino Club, 125 Market St.; 762-2206

eriC and Carey B. —El Zarrape Cantina, 103 Lake Park Blvd.; 458-5255 open miC night with gary allen —Rusty Nail, 1310 S. 5th Ave.; 251-1888 piano show —Rum Runners, 21 N. Front St.; 815-3846 Blivet —Liquid Room, 23 Market St.;910-3433341

THURSDAY, APRIL 8

Courtesy oF artist

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7

BONE THUGS-N-HARMONY: Recently reunited and playing at Rox Friday, April 9th.

BiBis and BlaCK —Costello’s Piano Bar, 211 Princess Street; 362-9666 Jazz —Boca Bay, 2025 Eastwood Rd; 256-1887 James Jarvis & Friends (7pm8pm) —The Harp; 1423 South 3rd St.,910763-1607 tom rhodes —Front Street Brewery, 9 N. Front St.; 251-1935 live aCoustiC —Beach House Bar ‘n’ Grill, 7219 Market St.; 689-7219

GRAND UNION PUB 1125 Military Cutoff Road

117 Grace St. Downtown 910-763-3456

wed 4.7

rock idol karaoke thurs 4.8

team trivia with

dj richtermeister fri 4.9

drew smith band sat 4.10

live music with

mighty mcfly

Photo...

Scott Sain of Plane jane

,ANDFALL #ENTER s 1331 Military Cutoff Rd

910-256-3838 wildwingcafe.com

26 encore | april 7-13, 2010 | www.encorepub.com

(910) 256-9133

Downtown Wilmington’s Authentic Hookah Spot

LIVE BELLY DANCING Every Friday and Saturday 10pm - 12am

All-natural homemade fruit tobacco TRY ONE OF OUR SIGNATURE MIXES www.arabiannightshookahcafe.com

46/%": Starting In April: ReggAe 9pm w/ great drinks specials on carribean beers and rum.

FRI. APR. 16

.0/%": $ domestic btls • fish & chip special

daniel parish

SAT. APR 17

dave meyer

56&4%": $3 english beers shepherd’s pie, banger & mash special

WEEKLY EVENTS TUESDAYS & WEDNESDAYS

NUTT HOUSE IMPROV

$5 COVER $1 FRONT STREET BREWERY BEERS!

THURSDAYS

NUTT STREET OPEN MIC ALL SHOWS 8:00 DOORS 9:00 SHOW CALL 251-7881 FOR MORE INFO

8&%/&4%": $3 guinness, $4 irish car bombs turkey or corned beef reuben special 5)634%": $3 pints • $1.50 burger sliders '3*%": $2.50 mexican beers, $3 margaritas $5 nachos and quesadilla special 4"563%": $3 well drinks, $4 bombs, $15 domestic buckets -*7& .64*$ '3* 4"5 4-9 Miss deMeanoR 4-10 JeReMY noRRis & FRiends 4-11 tiMi iRie 4-16 BLiVet

LIVE MUSIC

FRIDAY & SAT acoustic live music on the outdoor back deck SUNDAY 1/2 price wine list TUESDAY Twosome Tuesday - 10% off entrees for two $5 Wine Feature WEDNESDAY Ladies Night - cheese and chocolate, $8/lady THURSDAY $25 four-course menu, $2.50 drafts and $6 martinis FRIDAY 70’s night - good vibes and great prices 138 South Front Street Downtown Wilmington

910.251.0433

DJ Compose —Port City Pub, 121 Grace St.; 251-3791 FrieD Lot —Sweet & Savory Cafe; 1611 Pavilion Plc., 910-256-0115 FamiLy KaraoKe —Alfie’s, 2528 Castle Hayne Rd.; 251-5707 DJ Don’t stop —Slick and Reds, 2501 S. College Rd.; 798-5355 Live musiC —Romanelli’s, Leland; 383-1885 top 40 DJ —Ibiza, 118 Market St.; 251-1301 DJ riChtermeister —Wild Wing Cafe, 1331 Military Cutoff Rd.; 256-3838 Coup De GraCe —The Whiskey, 1 S. Front St.; 763-3088 DJ CeD —The Rhino Club, 125 Market St.; 762-2206 KaraoKe —Yosake Sushi Lounge, 31 S. Front St.; 763-3172 BraD Cox BanD —Soapbox Upstairs, 255 N. Front St.; 251-8500 seLuh DuBB —Red Dogs, 5 N. Lumina Ave., Wrightsville Beach; 256-2776 hip hop niGht: never res —16 Taps, 127 Princess St.; 251-1616

JUNCTION PUB AND BILLIARDS 5216 Carolina Beach Road MONDAY MADNESS: Domestic Pints: $225 Well Vodka Drinks: $350 FREE POOL AFTER MIDNIGHT TASTY TUESDAYS: CALL NIGHT All call liquors: $400 Drinks or Shots WET WEDNESDAYS: Smirnoff Flavor Liquors $400 Drinks or Shots LATE NIGHT!!!

Domestic Light Beer $225

(Bud Light, Miller Light, Natural, Coors Light)

THIRSTY THURSDAYS: 22 Oz. Domestic Beers $400 FINALLY FRIDAYS: Cream Drinks $450 Blue Moon Draft $325 SATURDAYS: Corona & Corona Lts $250 Cuervo Silver Shots $300 Dox Equix Draft $300 POOL HAPPY HOURS 3pm-6pm $5 per player SUNDAYS: Service Employees Night Jager Shots $325 Jager Bombs $425 Coors Light Bottles $225 FREE POOL AFTER 10pm Every Mon-Wed-Fri Happy Hour Pool!

FREE POOL from 3-5pm!

GoGGLez pizano —Dead Dog Saloon, 760 Coastal Grand, Myrtle Beach, SC; 843-839-3647 FreD FLynn & Wes sayer —Duck & Dive, 114 Dock Street DJ “mr Lee” —Carolina Lounge, 5001A Market St.; 791-7595 DJ stretCh —Trebenzio’s, 141 N. Front St.; 815-3301 KaraoKe W/ DJ steve —The Toolbox, 2325 Burnette Blvd.; 343-6988 CLassy KaraoKe With manDy CLayton —Remedies, Market Street; 392-8001 nutt street open miC —Nutt Street Comedy Room, 255 N. Front St.; 251-8500 KaraoKe W/ BoB CLayton —Midtown Seafood, 4106 Oleander Dr.; 792-6880 FireDanCe & Drums @ DarK —Juggling Gypsy Cafe, 1612 Castle St.; 763-2223 KaraoKe KonG —Orton Pool Room, 133 North Front St.; 343-8878 Guitarist perry smith —Caffe Phoenix, 9 S Front St.; 343-1395 neCtar, thursDay niGht Jam W/ Brett Johnson —Rusty Nail, 1310 S. 5th Ave.; 251-1888

friDAY, APriL 9

KaraoKe W/ BoB CLayton —Midtown Seafood, 4106 Oleander Dr.; 792-6880 Live BeLLy DanCinG —Arabian Nights, 117 Grace St.; 763-3456 meLvin anD sayer —El Zarrape Cantina, 103 Lake Park Blvd.; 458-5255 DJ —Yosake Sushi Lounge, 31 S. Front St.; 763-3172 DJ —The Sandbar, 417 S. College Rd.; 791-6080 Donna merritt —Costello’s Piano Bar, 211 Princess Street; 362-9666 DJ CeD —The Rhino Club, 125 Market St.; 762-2206 DJ Champ —Rox, 208 Market St.; 343-0402 piano shoW —Rum Runners, 21 N. Front St.; 815-3846 Live musiC —Murphy’s Irish Pub; off I-40 @ exit 385, 285-8888 roBBie Berry —Southpaw Sports Bar, 123 Princess St.;338-1886 DJ —Level 5/City Stage, 21 N. Front St.; 342-0872

Live musiC —Diesel Downtown, 15 S. Front Street DJ iCon —Reel Cafe, 100 S. Front St.; 251-1832 DJ —Ibiza, 118 Market St.; 251-1301 James Jarvis & FrienDs (7pm-8pm) —The Harp; 1423 South 3rd St.,910763-1607 KaraoKe KonG —Slick and Reds, 2501 S. College Rd.; 798-5355 DJ (hip-hop/DanCe) —Red Dogs, 5 N. Lumina Ave., Wrightsville Beach; 256-2776 Latino niGht With DJ —Carolina Lounge, 5001A Market St.; 791-7595 Dave meyer —Little Dipper, 138 S. Front St.; 251-0433 miss Demeanor —Grand Union Pub, 1125 Military Cutoff; 910-256-9133 DreW smith BanD —Wild Wing Cafe, 1331 Military Cutoff Rd.; 256-3838 the CasseroLe —16 Taps, 127 Princess St.; 251-1616 Josh Brannon BanD —Dead Dog Saloon, 760 Coastal Grand, Myrtle Beach, SC; 843-839-3647 upstarts anD rouGes —Bottega Gallery, 208 North Front St.; 763-3737

FortCh —Sunset Cafe, 5500 Market St.; 791-1900 3rD LeFt Live —Juggling Gypsy Cafe, 1612 Castle St.; 763-2223 overtyme —Holiday Inn Resort (Gabby’s Lounge), 1706 N. Lumina Ave.; 256-2231 harvest —Duck & Dive, 114 Dock Street no DoLLar shoes —Goat and Compass, 710 N. 4th St.; 772-1400 DutCh —Liquid Room, 23 Market St.;910-3433341 FuLL Dish —Sweet & Savory Cafe; 1611 Pavilion Plc., 910-256-0115 Bone thuGs n harmony (LeFt) —Rox, 208 Market St.; 343-0402 Live musiC —Wrightsville Grille, 6766 Wrightsville Ave.; 509-9839 tWo Fresh —Kefi, 2012 Eastwood Road; 256-3558 KaraoKe W/ DJ vaL —Katy’s, 1054 S. College Rd.; 395-6204 DJ time —Fibber McGee’s, 1610 Pavilion Pl; 509-1551 DJ stretCh —Trebenzio’s, 141 N. Front St.; 815-3301

maC anD JuiCe —Hell’s Kitchen, 118 Princess St.; 763-4133 L shape Lot —Front Street Brewery, 9 N. Front St.; 251-1935 smooth op, BoDeGa —Palm Room, 11 East Salisbury St.; 503-3040 FunKuponya, yesterDays Gravy —Soapbox Lounge, 255 N. Front St.; 251-8500 aFter sChooL speCiaL —The Whiskey, 1 S. Front St.; 763-3088 ten Feet thiCK —Big D’s American Saloon; 6745-B Market St. LethaL inJeCtion, DJ Dane Britt —Beach House Bar ‘n’ Grill, 7219 Market St.; 689-7219

SAturDAY, APriL 10

CLassy KaraoKe With manDy CLayton —Remedies, Market Street; 392-8001 Guitarist perry smith —Caffe Phoenix, 9 S Front St.; 343-1395 DJ sCooter Fresh —The Rhino Club, 125 Market St.; 762-2206 Donna merritt — Costello’s Piano Bar, 211 Princess Street; 362-9666 DJ —Ronnie’s Place, 6745-B Market St.; 228-8056

RACK ‘EM PUB 415 South College Road MONDAY MADNESS: Domestic Pints: $225 Miller Light, Yuengling: $350 Well Vodka Drinks: $350 FREE POOL AFTER MIDNIGHT TASTY TUESDAYS: CALL NIGHT All call liquors: $400 WET WEDNESDAYS: Smirnoff Flavor Liquors $400 Drinks LATE NIGHT!!!

Domestic Light Beer $225 (Bud Light, Miller Light, Natural, Coors Light)

THIRSTY THURSDAYS: Import Beers $300 (Red Stripe, Heineken, New Castle)

FINALLY FRIDAYS: Cream Drinks $450 Blue Moon Draft $325 SATURDAYS: Corona $250 Cuervo Silver Shots $300 POOL HAPPY HOURS 3pm-6pm $5 per player SUNDAYS: Service Employees Night Bloody Marys $300 Jager Shots $325 Jager Bombs $425 Coors Light Bottles $225 FREE POOL AFTER 10pm

visit our website www.ruckerJohns.com for daily specials, music & upcoming events

monday All Pizzas $5 in the bar after 5pm 22oz Domestic Draft $200 tuesday Live Jazz in the Bar Half Price Bottles of Wine Absolut Dream $5 • Pacifico $2.50 22oz Yendgling Draft $2 wednesday Corona\Corona Light $250 Margarita\Peach Margaritas $4 10 oz domestic draft $1 thursday Gran Martinis $7 • Red Stripe $250 friday Cosmos $4 • 007 $350 Harps bottles $250 saturday Baybreeze\Seabreeze $4 22oz Blue Moon Draft $3 Select domestic bottles $150 sunday Domestic Draft Pints $150 Bloody Marys $4 White Russians $4 live music Fri. April 9 Daniel Parish Tues. April 13th Benny hill th

5564 Carolina Beach Rd 452-1212

1/2 priced select apppetizers m-f 4-7pm MONDAY $10 Bud/Light Buckets $4 Jack Daniels • $3 Capt. Morgan TUESDAY $1 Tacos 4-7pm • $3 sauza $15 margarita pitchers $3 Mexican Beers $5 Top Shelf Tequila • $7 Patron WEDNESDAY $3 Pints (10 Drafts) $5 Jager Bombs • $2 wells THURSDAY Mug Night $2 Domestic Drafts w/HK MUG $5 Bombers • $4 Jim Beam $3 pinnacle flavored vodkas $3.50 MicroBrews FRIDAY $3 Select Draft $4 Fire Fly Shooters $5 Red Bull Vodka SATURDAY $2.50 Miller Lt or Yuengling Draft $8 Pitcher • $3 Kamikaze $4 Well Drinks SUNDAY $2.50 Bud/Light Draft $8 Pitcher • $5 Crown Royal $4 Bloody Mary

CATCH ALL THE ACTION WITH NFL SUNDAY TICKET ON 10 HDTVs and HD big screen Your Team - Every Game, Every Week 118 Princess St • (910)763-4133

A SAmpling of SpECiAlS noW AVAilABlE AT BoTH loCATionS! SundAy Any pitcher and a large pizza $20 mondAy All craft beer pints $3 TuESdAy Two for Tuesday Two slices and any pint for $7.00.

WEdnESdAy pint of the week: $2.50 THurSdAy All-you-can-eat pizza buffet for only $6.

Two Wilmington locations near unCW 250 racine drive • 910-452-9000

Weekly SpecialS

.0/%": $2.50 Budweiser Draft $4.00 Well Liquor FROM 4 UNTIL CLOSE $.50 Wings Buffalo, BBQ, or Teriyaki 56&4%": $2.50 Miller Lite Draft, $4.00 Hurricanes FROM 4 UNTIL CLOSE $6 Buffalo Shrimp or Chicken Tenders 8&%/&4%": $2.50 Yuengling Draft, $2.50 Domestic Bottles FROM 4 UNTIL CLOSE $2 Sliders 5)634%": $3.00 Coronas, $4.00 Margaritas FROM 4 UNTIL CLOSE $5 Cajun Shrimp or Fish Tacos '3*%": $3.00 Select Pint 4"563%": $5.50 Cosmos, Dirty Martinis or Apple Martinis 46/%": $5 Bloody Marys Half Priced Appetizers After 9:00 p.m.

Monday through Saturday.

downtown 131 n. front St • 910-343-8881

See all the specials at www.fatpub.com encore | april 7-13 , 2010 | www.encorepub.com 27

KaraoKe w/ BoB Clayton —Midtown Seafood, 4106 Oleander Dr.; 792-6880 Hip-Hop DJ —Red Dogs, 5 N. Lumina Ave., Wrightsville Beach; 256-2776 DJ StretCH; live Jam witH Benny Hill —Trebenzio’s, 141 N. Front St.; 815-3301 piano SHow —Rum Runners, 21 N. Front St.; 815-3846 live muSiC —Murphy’s Irish Pub; off I-40 @ exit 385, 285-8888 DJ p. money —Rox, 208 Market St.; 343-0402 DJ —Diesel Downtown, 15 S. Front Street BeaCH & SHag nigHt —Carolina Lounge, 5001A Market St.; 791-7595 DJ —Level 5/City Stage, 21 N. Front St.; 342-0872 DJ —Ibiza, 118 Market St.; 251-1301 DJ iCon —Reel Cafe, 100 S. Front St.; 251-1832 live Belly DanCing —Arabian Nights, 117 Grace St.; 763-3456 roBBie Berry —Smileys Tavern, 723 N. 4th Street; 399-1669 Jeremy norriS anD FrienDS —Grand Union Pub, 1125 Military Cutoff; 910-256-9133 100 S. Front St. Downtown 251-1832 .0/%":

1/2 PRICE APPS. 4-6PM

2 Budweiser • $225 Heineken $ 3 Gin & Tonic

$

56&4%":

1/2 PRICE APPS. 4-6PM

2 White Wolf 2 Redstripe 3 Wells 35¢ Wings at 8pm

$

$ 50

$ 50

8&%/&4%":

etHan ClarK —Bottega Gallery, 208 North Front St.; 763-3737 Jeremy norriS —Little Dipper, 138 S. Front St.; 251-0433 Keller williamS, Keller & tHe KeelS, almira Fawn —Greenfield Lake Amphitheater reggae nigHt: D.H.i.m. —16 Taps, 127 Princess St.; 251-1616 FortCH —Carolina Ale House; 317-c College Rd., 791-9393 migHty mCFly w/ DutCH (10pm) —Wild Wing Cafe, 1331 Military Cutoff Rd.; 256-3838 JoneS For revival —Juggling Gypsy Cafe, 1612 Castle St.; 763-2223 ron etHeriDge —Goat and Compass, 710 N. 4th St.; 772-1400 FreD Flynn anD tHe StoneS —Duck & Dive, 114 Dock Street DutCH w/ migHty mCFly (4pm) —Drifters Bar & Grill, 108 Walnut St.; 762-1704 SCoot pittman —Dead Dog Saloon, 760 Coastal Grand, Myrtle Beach, SC; 843-839-3647 maSonBoro SounD —Sweet & Savory Cafe; 1611 Pavilion Plc., 910-256-0115 l SHape lot —Hell’s Kitchen, 118 Princess St.; 763-4133

910-791-7595

TUESDAYS

SHAG LESSONS Beg. at 7:30 / Int. at 8:30 • $5 COVER with Brad & Dancing with

DJ “Mr Lee� $2 DOMESTIC BOTTLES THURSDAY

5)634%":

Line Dancing lessons with DJ “Mr Lee� and instructor Barbara Braak 7:30

2 Domestic Bottles, $ 75 2 Import Bottles, $ 3 Rum and Coke

$

'3*%":

LIVE MUSIC IN THE COURTYARD 3 Landshark • $3 Kamikaze $ 5 Bombs

$

$5 COVER

FRIDAYS ARGENTINE TANGO LESSONS WITH INSTRUCTION at 7:30 and

SALSA LESSONS at 9:30 with live DJ

4"563%":

$2 Tequilla - $3 Corona - $4 Margarita’s $5 COVER

Rooftop open by 6pm Dance floor open by 10pm

SATURDAY BEACH & SHAG from 7-10:30 SALSA 11:00 to close

LIVE MUSIC IN THE COURTYARD 46/%":

5 Tommy Bahama Mojitos $ 75 2 Corona $350 Bloody Mary’s $ 3 Mimosas $

sunday, aPRIL 11

monday, aPRIL 12

Dale “Fully automatiC SounD maCHine� DJS —Bottega Gallery, 208 North Front St.; 763-3737

open miC nigHt —Duck & Dive, 114 Dock Street DJ time —Trebenzio’s, 141 N. Front St.; 815-3301

(attached to the Ramada Inn)

LADIES NIGHT 1/2 PRICE WINE & $5 MARTINI LIST

2 Blue Moons $ 50 2 Corona/Corona Light 1/2 Priced Wine Bottles

DJ Big KaHuna —Rum Runners, 21 N. Front St.; 815-3846 DJBe KaraoKe —The Whiskey, 1 S. Front St.; 763-3088 SunDay nigHt Fever —Ibiza, 118 Market St.; 251-1301 ron etHriDge & traviS SHallow —Duck & Dive, 114 Dock Street tHe george DaviS BanD —Dead Dog Saloon, 760 Coastal Grand, Myrtle Beach, SC; 843-839-3647 timi irie —Grand Union Pub, 1125 Military Cutoff; 910-256-9133 galen on guitar (BrunCH) —Courtyard Marriott, 100 Charlotte Ave., Carolina Beach; (800) 321-2211 DJ CeD —The Rhino Club, 125 Market St.; 762-2206 DJ Big KaHuna —The Sandbar, 417 S. College Rd.; 791-6080 Jam witH Benny Hill —Rusty Nail, 1310 S. 5th Ave.; 251-1888 FlutiSt niKKi wiSnioSKi —Caffe Phoenix, 9 S Front St.; 343-1395 ranDy mCQuay —Goat and Compass, 710 N. 4th St.; 772-1400

open miC w/ Beau —16 Taps, 127 Princess St.; 251-1616 ColBy waHl, Fuzz Jax —The Whiskey, 1 S. Front St.; 763-3088 tHe tHermalS, paSt liveS, BellaFea —Soapbox Upstairs, 255 N. Front St.; 251-8500 JeSSe JameS ruSSell —Dead Dog Saloon, 760 Coastal Grand, Myrtle Beach, SC; 843-839-3647 DJ p. FunK —The Sandbar, 417 S. College Rd.; 791-6080 open miC nigHt —Port City Pub, 121 Grace St.; 251-3791 DJ riCHtermeiSter —Wild Wing Cafe, 1331 Military Cutoff Rd.; 256-3838 JameS JarviS & FrienDS (7pm-8pm) —The Harp; 1423 South 3rd St.,910-7631607 open miC witH viva —El Zarrape Cantina, 103 Lake Park Blvd.; 458-5255 myStery muSiC nigHt —Juggling Gypsy Cafe, 1612 Castle St.; 763-2223

tuesday, aPRIL 13

live aCouStiC —Wild Wing Cafe, 1331 Military Cutoff Rd.; 256-3838 JameS JarviS & FrienDS (7pm-8pm) —The Harp; 1423 South 3rd St., 763-1607

BiBiS elliSon anD tHe Spare CHange BanD —The Whiskey, 1 S. Front St.; 763-3088 nutt HouSe improv —Nutt Street Comedy Room, 255 N. Front St.; 251-8500 KaraoKe witH BoB Clayton —Midtown Seafood, 4106 Oleander Dr.; 792-6880 raDio HayeS anD eCHopoint21 —Goat and Compass, 710 N. 4th St.; 772-1400 Cape Fear BlueS Jam —Rusty Nail, 1310 S. 5th Ave.; 251-1888 KaraoKe w/ DJ Be —Ultra Classics Pool and Bar, North Hampstead top 40 w/ DJ val —Ibiza, 118 Market St.; 251-1301 niCK tHe BartenDer —Dead Dog Saloon, 760 Coastal Grand, Myrtle Beach, SC; 843-839-3647 root Soul proJeCt —Duck & Dive, 114 Dock Street traviS SHallow & JaSon woolwine —Wrightsville Grille, 6766 Wrightsville Ave.; 509-9839 KaraoKe Kong —16 Taps, 127 Princess St.; 251-1616 KaraoKe —Yosake Sushi Lounge, 31 S. Front St.; 763-3172 Dane Britt KaraoKe —Beach House Bar ‘n’ Grill, 7219 Market St.; 689-7219

5001 Market Street

1/2 PRICE APPS. 4-6PM $ 50

tHe FuStiCS, DJ Dane Britt —Beach House Bar ‘n’ Grill, 7219 Market St.; 689-7219 KaraoKe w/ DJ val —Katy’s, 1054 S. College Rd.; 395-6204 iamHuman —Yosake Sushi Lounge, 31 S. Front St.; 763-3172 no Dollar SHoeS —Front Street Brewery, 9 N. Front St.; 251-1935 SmootH op —The Whiskey, 1 S. Front St.; 763-3088 gollum (rotten), CHampion oF tHe Sun,oF SanD anD SulFer, temple DeStroyer —Lucky’s, 2505 S. College Rd.; 792-1812 mr worxwell —Palm Room, 11 East Salisbury St.; 503-3040 two FreSH, BooKworm, JaBieS SHow —Soapbox Lounge, 255 N. Front St.; 251-8500 Carl newton & tHe 5tH avenue BanD —Soapbox Upstairs, 255 N. Front St.; 251-8500 Joan Burton —Holiday Inn Resort (Gabby’s Lounge), 1706 N. Lumina Ave.; 256-2231

Private Parties are available for booking

791-7595

28 encore | april 7-13, 2010 | www.encorepub.com

:DWHUIURQW 0XVLF 6HULHV

LIVE MUSIC GABBY’S LOUNGE

/,9( PXVLF RQ WKH SDWLR DW SP HYHU\ 6XQGD\ WKURXJK IDOO

83&20,1* '$7(6

FREE FOOD at the bar during Happy Hour

Fri., April 9

$SU +$5%25 %$6+ -$+ &UHDWLRQ 5HJJDH

%LELV (OOLVRQ WKH 6SDUH &KDQJH %DQG 5RFN

MONDAY Sloppy Joes and Salad $2 Domestic Drafts, $3.50 Margaritas, $3.75 Select Imports

$SU 2YHUWLPH &ODVVLF 5RFN %HDFK

TUESDAY Hot Dogs & Chili w/ Tortilla Chips $2 Domestic Drafts, $3.50 LIT’s, $3.75 Select Imports

OVERTYME 7-10PM Sat., April 10

JOAN BURTON 7-10PM Fri., April 16

JAH CREATION 7-10PM Sat., April 17

MIKE O’DONNELL 7-10PM 877-330-5050 wrightsville.sunspreeresorts.com 910-256-2231

BOTTOMLESS Thursdays BUCKET & BOMB Fridays Friday 4.9 @ 1pm

“THE OTHER GARDEN PARTY�

Live Music ALL Day 1PM: SOULBEAM 4PM: THE IMIATIONS 9PM: DJ BATTLE FREE PRIVATE PARTIES‌ Lumina Station 1904 Eastwood Road

www.DirtyMartiniWB.com

0D\ 0DUN 5REHUWV %UHH]H &ODVVLF 5RFN %HDFK

0D\ -$+ &UHDWLRQ 5HJJDH

0D\ +HDUW 6RXO

&ODVVLF 5RFN %HDFK

0D\ %LELV (OOLVRQ WKH 6SDUH &KDQJH %DQG 5RFN

0D\ 2YHUWLPH &ODVVLF 5RFN %HDFK

0DULQD 6W :ULJKWVYLOOH %HDFK

WEDNESDAY Chicken Fajitas & Salad $2 Domestic Drafts, $3.50 Margaritas, $3.75 Select Imports THURSDAY Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo & Salad $2 Domestic Drafts, $3.50 LIT’s, $3.75 Select Imports FRIDAY Buffalo Wings & Salad $2 Domestic Drafts, $3.50 Cosmo’s, $3.75 Select Imports Restrictions apply, see store for details

4126 Oleander Dr. (910) 792-9700

WEDNESDAy, APRIL 14

karaoke WitH BoB clayton —Midtown Seafood, 4106 Oleander Dr.; 792-6880 JaMeS JarviS & FrienDS (7pM8pM) —The Harp; 1423 South 3rd St.,910763-1607 DJ p. Funk —Fibber McGee’s, 1610 Pavilion Pl; 509-1551 nutt HouSe iMprov —Nutt Street Comedy Room, 255 N. Front St.; 251-8500 JiM aSHley’S open Mic —The Harp; 1423 South 3rd St.,910763-1607 roger DaviS, ron WilSon —Bottega Gallery, 208 North Front St.; 763-3737 DJBe karaoke —Wild Wing Cafe, 1331 Military Cutoff Rd.; 256-3838 karaoke W/ DJ Biker roB —Katy’s, 1054 S. College Rd.; 395-6204

oySter Boy —Duck & Dive, 114 Dock Street BackyarD tire Fire, tHe FuSticS —Soapbox Upstairs, 255 N. Front St.; 251-8500 acouStic nigHt: talon StaMper —16 Taps, 127 Princess St.; 251-1616

act ii —Dead Dog Saloon, 760 Coastal Grand, Myrtle Beach, SC; 843-839-3647 open Mic nigHt WitH gary allen —Rusty Nail, 1310 S. 5th Ave.; 251-1888 piano SHoW —Rum Runners, 21 N. Front St.; 815-3846

DJ —High Tide Lounge, 1800 Carolina Beach Ave., Carolina Bch; 458-0807 open Mic nigHt —Juggling Gypsy Cafe, 1612 Castle St.; 763-2223 karaoke —Ibiza, 118 Market St.; 251-1301

DJ Juice —The Rhino Club, 125 Market St.; 762-2206 eric anD carey B. —El Zarrape Cantina, 103 Lake Park Blvd.; 458-5255 tHe groove caMpaign —Liquid Room, 23 Market St.; 343-3341

Show Stoppers: Concerts around the region HOUSE OF BLUES 4640 HWy 17 S., Myrtle BeacH, Sc 843-272-3000 4/9: Styx 4/10: Darius Rucker (right), Crowfield 4/16: George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic

THE ORANGE PEEL 101 BiltMore avenue, aSHeville 828-225-5851 4/8: Corey Smith, Tyler Reeve 4/9: Delbert McClinton, Dick50 4/10: The Temper Trap, The Kissaway Trail 4/13: George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic 4/14: Galactic Ya-Ka-May Tour, Cyril

4/11: Music Center Mosaic Concert (Rescheduled Date)

Neville and Corey Henry, Cedric Burnside & Lightnin’ Malcolm

AMOS’ SOUTHEND 1423 SoutH tryon St., cHarlotte 704-377-6874 4/7: Rose Funeral, Wretched, And Hell Followed With, Wrath And Rapture And Merzah 4/8: Rehab & Uncle Kracker 4/9: The Dave Matthews Tribute Band, The Matt Mackelcan Band 4/10: Bone Thugs n Harmony, Dow Jones 4/14: Evans Blue, Rains, Lansdowne, Echo Code

LINCOLN THEATRE 126 e. caBarruS St., raleigH 919-821-4111

All entertainment must be turned in to encore by noon every Thursday for consideration in the weekly entertainment calendar.

Venues are responsible for notifying encore of any changes, removals or additions to their weekly schedules.

GREENSBORO COLISEUM 1921 WeSt lee St., greenSBoro 336-373-7400

courteSy oF artiSt

DJ DouBleclick —The Sandbar, 417 S. College Rd.; 791-6080 DJ “Mr lee” —Carolina Lounge, 5001A Market St.; 791-7595 karaoke WitH DJ Biker roB —Katy’s, 1054 S. College Rd.; 395-6204 unlikely aliBi —Juggling Gypsy Cafe, 1612 Castle St.; 763-2223

ALABAMA THEATRE 4750 HWy 17 SoutH, n. Myrtle BeacH, Sc 843-272-1111 4/11: Eddie Miles 4/8: Easy Star All-Stars, Crucial Fiya 4/9: Pico vs. Island Trees, The Bridges 4/14: The Wailers, Steve Martinez & The Give Thanks Band

CAT’S CRADLE 300 e. Main St., carrBoro, nc 919-967-9053 4/7: Manchester Orchestra, The Features, Biffy Clyro, O’Brother 4/8: The Temper Trap, The Kissaway Trail 4/9: Bowerbirds, Midtown Dickens,

Veelee 4/10: Corey Smith, Sons Of Bill 4/13: Monotonix, The Thermals, Past Lives, Bellafea 4/14: Roman Candle, The Ravenna Colt, The Parson Red Heads

TWC PAVILION AT WALNUT CREEK 3801 rock Quarry rD., raleigH 919-831-640

N. CHARLESTON COLESIUM 5001 coliSeuM Dr., cHarleSton, Sc 843-529-5000

TWC ARENA 333 eaSt traDe St. cHarlotte

4/12: Garrison Keillor (Pac)

4/23: Widespread Panic

704-522-6500 4/22: Bon Jovi, Guest Dashboard Confessional!

encore | april 7-13 , 2010 | www.encorepub.com 29

dining guide american Brixx Wood Fired Pizza A short drive from the beach, Brixx Wood Fired Pizza in Mayfaire Town Center is a fun, friendly neighborhood restaurant. Serving the best brick-oven pizzas around, Brixx also offers a fine selection of signature focaccia sandwiches, pastas, fresh salads and desserts. Stop in for a quick lunch, or kick back on the patio with one of 24 beers on tap or 14 wines by the glass. Brixx is also a latenight destination, serving 2-for-1 pizzas and appetizers after 10 p.m. Open until 1 a.m.

Monday through Saturday and 11 p.m. on Sunday.6801 Main Street, Wilmington, NC 28405. 910-256-9677. www.brixxpizza.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 Sunday during the summer months. Large parties welcome. Private event space available. BluewaterDining.com. 4 Marina Street, Wrightsville Beach , NC . 910.256.8500.

cHriS’ coSmic KiTcHen cosmicKitchenonline.com Serving breakfast all day as well as lunch and handmade cheesecake, Chef and Owner Chris Lubben loves to make many of his menu items from scratch. Whether you’re in the mood for a fluffy 3-egg Omelet, Shrimp & Grits, Prime Rib Sandwich or Andes Mint Cheesecake, Chris’ Cosmic Kitchen is your “Out of this World” Breakfast/Lunch Destination. Evening restaurant rental is available, as well as a Personal Chef service. Chris’ Cosmic Kitchen is located at 420 Eastwood Rd, Unit 109, on the corner of Racine Dr. and Eastwood Rd. Closed Monday. Open TuesSat. from 8am-4pm with Sun. Brunch from 9am-2pm. Take-out calls welcome, 792-6720.

Follow us on Twitter @CosmicKitchen.

c.G. daWGS For great traditional New York style eats with Southern charm look no further than C.G. Dawgs. You will be drawn in by the aroma of fine beef franks served with witty banter and good natured delivery from the cleanest hot dog carts in Wilmington. Sabrett famous hot dogs and Italian sausages are the primary fare offered, with a myriad of condiments for all of your mid-day or late night cravings. You

30 encore | april 7-13, 2010 | www.encorepub.com

may find them daily at their new location on the boardwalk of Market and Water St. from 11am to 5pm. Saturdays at the farmers market. Thursday-Saturday nights they are on Market St. between Front and 2nd St. from 10pm to 3:00am. Then they finish the week off at Fibbers on Sunday nights until 3am. To busy to leave the office? Ask about their lunch time delivery service for downtown!!

FLaT eddie’S Are you ready to eddie? FLAT eddie’s upbeat, modern dining room & bar makes eddie’s the new “it” place to dine in Wilmington for New American Cuisine. Why FLAT eddie’s? Their signature flatbreads! These flavorful creations start with scratch-made dough, stretched thin and piled high with ingredients like roma tomatoes, succulent shrimp and luxurious cheeses.

All sandwiches and burgers are under $8 and their entrees are unique and bold. FLAT eddie’s bar serves up $2 and $3 beer and cocktail specials daily. Private dining area available.

Large groups welcome. Family-style meals to go available. FlatEddiesRestaurant.com. 5400 Oleander Drive, Wilmington . 910.799.7000.

HeLLS KiTcHen This former Dawson’s Creek stage set has been turned into a lively pub in the heart of Downtown Wilmington. Their extensive menu ranges from classics like a thick Angus burger 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 on the big screen, the atmosphere and friendly service will turn you into a regular. Open late 7 days a week, with a pool table, darts, weekly trivia, and live music on the weekends. Offers limited lunchtime delivery during the week and can accommodate large parties. M-Sat 11am until late, opens Sundays at noon. 118 Princess St, (910) 763-4133.

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 and offers daily blackboard specials 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.

HoLidaY inn reSorT The Verandah Café 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. Open daily for Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner. 256-2231 Wrightsville Beach.

KeFi Kefi, founded in 1981 by a group of friends, has a long-standing tradition as a favorite local watering hole. This Wrightsville-Beach eatery is open at 6am for breakfast, offering everything from omelets and pancakes, to shrimp and grits. Take a break from the beach and visit Kefi’s, where their menu features a variety of salads and sandwiches. There is even a “working man’s lunch,” served Monday through Friday, all for under $6. At night Kefi comes alive by serving dinner with a Southern flare. From the fried pickles appetizer to their the shrimp or oyster Po’boy to their nightly dinner specials, there is something that will make your taste buds sing.

Then stick around for live music on Friday, Saturday and Sunday; nightly drink specials are offered. Go online at www.kefilive.com for more info and full music schedule. Open 6am-2am, seven days a week, with full ABC permits. Lunch deliveries available in the Wrightsville Beach area. Located at 2012 Eastwood Road, 910-256-3558.

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. Open Tuesday-Sunday, serving dinner at 5pm. 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

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. 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. Mon.-Fri. 10am-7pm; Sat. 9am-6pm; closed Sunday. 3520 S. College Road, (910) 350-FOOD.

meLLoW mUSHroom Mellow out and relax in the comfortable atmosphere that Mellow Mushroom offers.

From the giant psychadelic ‘shroom located in the bar area to the Cadillac hanging on the wall, this restaurant is far from ordinary.

The open kitchen brings live entertainment as pizza dough flies in the air. Their handtossed, spring-water dough brings new meaning to pizzas and calzones—healthy!!

With 20 drafts and an array of microbrews, domestic and import bottles, Mellow Mushroom has an extensive beer list and full bar.

Also, check out their lunch specials and variety of sandwiches. Their menu also caters to everyone and offers many vegetarian dishes.

Live jazz on Wednesdays. Hours: Mon-Sat, 11am-10pm; Sun., 12pm-9pm. 4311 Oleander Drive, 452-3773.

TroLLY SToP Trolly Stop Hot Dogs are family owned with six locations. Since 1976 we specialize in homemade chili, slaw and sauces. Dogs include Smighfield (beef & pork), Southern Dog, Sabrett (all beef), Northern Dog, Carolina Packers Pork Dog (smoke sausage), Oscar Mayer 98% Fat Free Dogs (turkey) and Light Life Veggie Dog (soy). Locations are: 126 N. Front Street Open six days including Thurs., Fri., and Sat. night from 10pm-3am; 343-2999, 94 S. Lumina Ave, Wrightsville Beach, 256-1421; 4502 Fountain Dr., 4523952. Open at 11am on Sat.; South Howe St. in Southport, 457-7017; 103A Cape Fear Blvd in Carolina Beach, 458-5778. Catering cart available all year from $300. 910-297-8416.

aSian doUBLe HaPPineSS Double Happiness offers the Port City fine Asian dining at reasonable prices. We prepare flavorful dishes inspired by the cultural richness of Malaysia, Thailand and authentic China. We’re now serving traditional dim sum, and good health special vegetarian dishes, such as Soy Peking Ribs, homemade tofu and homemade Malaysian sponge cake.

We are dedicated to branding the exotic flavors of fresh ingredients and a romantic spice in all of our cooking techniques. Our friendly staff is always willing to help customers, and we serve beer and wine for lunch and dinner.

Poplar Grove Plantation’s

Farmers Market Wednesday, 8 -1 AM

PM

Opening Day Wednesday, April 7th

WONDERFUL WOOL N’ WOOD SHOW (Free Admission)

BY THE CAPE FEAR WOODCARVERS AND RUG HOOKERS! Music by Cindy Rhodes Cooking Class with Chef Fouros* Produce, Meat, Seafood, Baked Goods, Plants, Flowers, Jewelry, Crafts and

Come on out to the old plantation!

WEDNESDAYS 8 A.M. - 1 P.M. Poplar Grove Farmers Market 10200 US Highway 17 N. • 910-686-9518

www.poplargrove.com

Featuring : Daily Drink Specials - Team Trivia Award Winning Wings - Happy Hour Menu Big Screens and Satellite TVs and so much more!

2 LOCATIONS IN WILMINGTON Wilmington

29 Van Campen Blvd 910.798.9464

Monkey Junction

5533 Carolina Beach Rd. 910.392.7224

encore | april 7-13 , 2010 | www.encorepub.com 31

FRIDAY, APRIL 9

STYX (ADV) $ 32.00 / (DOS) $ 35.00

SATURDAY, APRIL 10

DARIUS RUCKER (ADV) $ 37.00 / (DOS) $ 42.00

FRIDAY, APRIL 16

GEORGE CLINTON AND THE PARLIAMENT FUNKADELIC (ADV) $ 25.00 / (DOS) $ 28.00

61$0.*/( 4)084 04/23 04/24 04/27 05/02 05/04 05/05 05/07 05/12 05/14 05/15

TRACE ADKINS DELBERT McCLINTON w/ Jim Quick and the Coastline Band BEN HARPER and Relentless 7 w/ Alberta Cross Jagermeister Music Tour: KORN’S BALL ROOM BLITz feat. 2cents HIM plus Special Guests We Are The Fallen, Dommin & Drive A FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH w/ Drowning Pool & Lacuna Coil COLT FORD zOzO “A Tribute to Led Zepplin” THE MARSHALL TUCKER BAND TRAVIS TRITT w/Blackberry Smoke

FOR TICKETS: Livenation.com or Charge By Phone 877-598-8698

32 encore | april 7-13, 2010 | www.encorepub.com

Banquet and tatami rooms are available for large parties. Open Monday through Saturday, 11am-10pm; and Sunday 3pm-10pm.

4403 Wrightsville Avenue; 910-313-1088. www.doublehappinessrestaurant.com.

SZECHUAN 132 Craving expertly prepared Chinese food in an elegant atmosphere? Szechuan 132 Chinese Restaurant is your destination! Szechuan 132 has earned the reputation as one of the finest contemporary Chinese restaurants in the Port City. Tastefully decorated with an elegant atmosphere, with an exceptional ingenious menu has deemed Szechuan 132 the best Chinese restaurant for years, hands down. 419 South College Road (in University Landing), 799-1426.

Hiro jApANESE StEAkHoUSE What better way to celebrate a special occasion or liven up a dinner out than to dine in a place where every meal is an exciting presentation. Knowing that a meal should be more than just great food, Hiro adds a taste of theatre and a amazing atmosphere to everyone’s dinning experience. Also serving sushi, Hiro surprises its guests with a new special roll every week and nightly drink specials to complement it. From 4-7pm enjoy half-priced nigiri and half-priced regular makimono. Nigiri makimono combos are only $7.50, while early-bird specials last from 4-6pm, where diners can choose two: shrimp, chicken or steak. Open Monday thru Thursday 4pm10pm; Friday and Saturday 4pm-10:30pm; and Sunday 11am-10pm. Located at 222 Old Eastwood Road (910) 794-1570.

Please visit the Web site at hirojapanesesteakhouse.com.

iNdoCHiNE rEStAUrANt ANd 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, or be entertained every Friday night with a Balinese dancer. Located at 7 Wayne Drive (beside the Ivy Cottage), 251-9229. Indochinewilmington.com.

CAribbEAN jAMAiCA’S CoMFort ZoNE Jamaica’s Comfort Zone is Wilmington’s Authentic Caribbean Restaurant conveniently located at 417 S. College Road in University Landing. We offer exquisite Caribbean cuisine to satisfy your taste buds, whether they are for spicy Jamaican jerk chicken, mellow flavors of our curry chicken, curry goat or our ox tail skillfully flavored by our Jamaican chefs. Come in and enjoy our many menu selections, our warm décor, smoke-free atmosphere, excellent service and our smooth reggae music. Operating hours are: Sunday 3:00pm – 8:00pm; Wednesday – Saturday 11:45am – 9:00pm (Closed Monday and Tuesday). Jamaica’s Comfort Zone is family owned and operated. Check us out at www.jamaicascomfortzone.com or call us 910-399-2867.

FrENCH CApriCE biStro Wilmington’s finest French cuisine can be found at Caprice Bistro, a small informal neighborhood restaurant, serving hearty food in generous portions at affordable prices. Simple is the atmosphere in the bistro, as plain white plates and tables dressed in white paper make up the decor. However, the food is far from simple, as a combination of fresh ingredients and innovative preparation delight the taste buds with a plethora of unique appetizers, entrées and desserts.

The service is fast, efficient and non-intrusive, and the ambience is friendly and unpretentious. After dinner, be sure to venture upstairs into their cozy and relaxing sofa bar for an after-dinner martini, or enjoy your meal there, as a light-fare and full menus are served. Art is always on display in the sofa bar, so be sure to inquire frequently about their artist show receptions. Voted “Best French Restaurant” three years in a row! 10 Market Street, downtown Wilmington, 8150810.

itAliAN ANtoNioS piZZA ANd pAStA Antonio’s Pizza and Pasta, simply known as Antonio’s, is anything but simple. From scrumptious appetizers to signature pizza to some of the best traditional Italian pasta dishes in town, it’s the perfect place to enjoy a cozy dinner for two or bring the whole family in for pizza and fun. Offering beer and wine at their Monkey Junction and Porter’s Neck location and live music Friday and Saturday nights with all ABC permits at their Leland location, Antonio’s has thought of everything for you to enjoy your dining experience with them. Monkey Junction across from Super Walmart off South College Road (910) 7920000, Porter’s Neck Shopping Center next to Kiva Grill off Market Street (910) 6867774, Cross Creek Commons across from Magnolia Greens (910) 383-0033. www.antoniospizzaandpasta.com

eddie romanelli’s 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 16oz. 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. RomanellisRestaurant.com. 503 Olde Waterford Way, Leland. 910.383.1885.

GiorGio’s italian restaurant Giorgio’s is a locally owned, one-of-a-kind restaurant. Offering age-old traditions and timeless recipes, perfection is accomplished by combining the perfect cuisine and atmosphere for a dining experience that is not soon forgotten. With over 50 years of cooking experience under one roof, the smells of old-fashioned home cooking float through the air creating that comforting feeling of home-away-from-home!

From old world style dishes to modern day creations, the menu showcases multiple flavors that will tempt the palate of the most discriminating connoisseurs. A Monkey Junction landmark for over 12 years! www.giorgios-restaurant.com. 5226 S College Rd.,Wilmington 910-790-9954.

slice of life “Slice” has become a home away from home for tourists and locals alike. Our menu includes salads, tacos, burritos, quesadillas, nachos, homemade soups, subs and, of course, pizza. We only serve the freshest and highest-quality ingredients in all of our food, and our dough is made daily with purified water. We have the largest tequila selection in Wilmington. Voted “Best Pizza” and “Best Late Night Eatery.” Stop by for lunch dinner, or a late-night treat, open from 11:30am until 3am, seven days a week, 365 days a year, all ABC permits.

122 Market Street between Second and Front, downtown Wilmington. 251-9444. Visit our 2nd location at 1437 Military Cutoff rd., next to PT’s! 256-2229 www.grabslice.com.

Jamaican Jamaica’s comfort Zone Jamaica’s Comfort Zone is Wilmington’s Authentic Caribbean Restaurant conveniently located at 417 S. College Road in University Landing. We offer exquisite Caribbean cuisine to satisfy your taste buds, whether they are for spicy Jamaican jerk chicken, mellow flavors of our curry chicken, curry goat or our ox tail skillfully flavored by our Jamaican chefs. Come in and enjoy our many menu selections including our daily offering of a four-course meal for $12.00. Operating hours: Sunday 3:00pm – 8:00pm; Monday - Closed; open Tuesday – Saturday 11:45am – 9:00pm.

Live Music every 3rd Friday. Jamaica’s Comfort Zone is family owned and operated. Check us out at HYPERLINK “http://www.jamaicascomfortzone.com” www.jamaicascomfortzone.com or call us at 910-399-2867.

orGanic loVeY’s marKet Lovey’s Market is a true blessing for shoppers looking for natural and organic groceries, or just a great place to meet friends for a quick, delicious, and totally fresh snack.

Whether they are in the mood for a veggie burger, a bean burrito or a chicken Caesar wrap, shoppers will find a large selection of nutritious meals on the a la carte café menu at Lovey’s. The food bar—which has cold salads and hot selections that can be eaten in the café seating or boxed for take-out—can be enjoyed all day long, while the juice bar offers a wide variety of juices and smoothies made with organic fruits and vegetables.

Specializing in bulk sales of produce, grains, flours, beans and spices at affordable prices, Lovey‘s also carries grass-fed and free-range meats and poultry. Wheat-free, gluten-free, products are in stock regularly, as are vegan and vegetarian groceries and wholesome pet foods. For anything shoppers want that is not in stock, Lovey‘s will be happy to find it.

Stop by Lovey’s Market Monday through Friday, 9am to 7pm; Saturday, 9am to 6pm; and on Sundays, 10am to 6pm. Café hours: Monday-Friday, 11am–6pm; Saturday & Sunday, 10am-6pm. Located at 1319 Military Cutoff Road; 910-509-0331.

Online at www.loveysmarket.com.

tidal creeK co-oP Tidal Creek Deli offers a wide array of exceptional and unusual organic foods, all of which taste as good as they are for you.

The salad bar and hot bar incorporate flavors from around the world; each item is prepared by hand using only fresh and local ingredients. The chefs are constantly experimenting to create new and exciting dishes.

Choose from made to order smoothies with almond butter and hemp milk, salads with locally grown greens or, special order a wedding cake made from scratch to your specifications. Whatever your tastes, Tidal Creek Deli is a place to rejuvenate the mind and body while enjoying the company of a friendly and relaxed organic community.

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 encore | april 7-13 , 2010 | www.encorepub.com 33

2009/10 Arts in Action Performance Series

as comfortable in flip flops as you would in a business suit. smoke-free! Located at 12 Dock St in downtown Wilmington. Open for lunch and dinner, 7 days a week. 762-2827 www. dockstreetoysterbar.net.

EAST AT THE BLOCKADE RUNNER HOTEL The Blockade Runner offers an array of seasonal seafood specials, certified Angus beef, lobster menu on Friday evening plus a spectacular Sunday brunch. Romantic al fresco dining is available on our dinner deck located in the center of a lush garden overlooking the ocean far away from the traffic and noise. We offer live entertainment on Saturday evening and Sunday brunch. Our smoke-free lounge is eco-friendly and offers light fare nightly. 275 Waynick Blvd. Wrightsville Beach. 910-2562251.

HIERONYMUS

Kronos Quartet Sunday, April 11 at 7:30 p.m.

Kenan Auditorium

For more than 30 years, the Grammy-winning Kronos Quartet - David Harrington, John Sherba (violins), Hank Dutt (viola) and Jeffrey Zeigler (cello) - has pursued a singular artistic vision combining a spirit of fearless exploration with a commitment to expanding the range and context of the string quartet. In the process, Kronos has become one of the most celebrated and influential groups of our time.

For the UNCW concert, Kronos performs an eclectic program of modern works by frequent composer-collaborator Terry Riley, Icelandic band Sigur Rós and others with the mystical and musical traditions of Central Asia and the Middle East. The concert will be followed by a post-performance talk back with the artists.

Co-sponsored by Office of Cultural Arts and Chamber Music Wilmington

Tickets & Information $24 Public; discounts available Kenan Box Office 910.962.3500

www.uncw.edu/presents An EEO/AA institution. Accommodations for disabilities may be requested by contacting 910.962.3285 three days prior to the event.

34 encore | april 7-13, 2010 | www.encorepub.com

Proving that excellent seafood isn’t just for the eateries at Wrightsville Beach, Hieronymus Seafood is the stop for midtown Wilmington seafood lovers. In business for 27 years strong, Hieronymus has made a name for itself by consistently providing excellent service and the freshest of the fresh in oceanic cuisine. Complete with a full-service bar and a fireside oyster bar, it’s the place to be if you are seeking top-quality attributes in atmosphere, presentation, flavor and ingenuity. Signature dishes include Oysters Hieronymus and the Scallops Fra Diavlo.

Hieronymus has all ABC permits and also provides catering. Voted “Best Seafood” in 2007. 5035 Market Street; 392-6313.

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.

OceanicRestaurant.com. 703 S. Lumina Avenue, Wrightsville Beach. 910.256.5551

SOUTHERN HALL’S TROPICANA RESTAURANT Hall’s is a Wilmington tradition! Originally opened in 1901 as a drug store, Hall’s has been serving the Downtown community for over 100 years. We serve traditional Southern fare, including a classic breakfast with the accompaniments you’ve grown to love. Lunch includes a Southern buffet Monday-Friday with pork, chicken, all the fixin’s, and a special addition every day! Don’t forget our unique menu, which includes everything from specialty sandwiches to fried seafood. Most importantly, at Hall’s everything is fresh! Open Monday-Friday, 7am-2pm (buffet 11-2), and Saturday from 7am-12:30pm with breakfast and menu items only. 421 Castle St. 910-762-2210.

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 awardwinning food, sports and fun. Located on College Rd. near UNCW, this lively sportsthemed restaurant is home to over 40 HD TVs and the biggest HD projector TVs in Wilmington. 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. Carolina Ale House serves its full menu from 11a – 2a daily.

CarolinaAleHouse.com. 317 South College Road, Wilmington, NC. 910.791.9393.

Spring 2010 APRIL 28 - MAY 5, 2010 Sign up to receive email updates for Restaurant Week 2010

encore | april 7-13 , 2010 | www.encorepub.com 35

below Fact or Fiction

29 encore Book Cllub

32-38 Calendar /Toons/Corkboard

An Involuntary Intimate, Part 8: George triumphs

“T

hat’s really weird,” Martin said, when George had finished telling him what his father’s favorite past-time was: not football, barbequing, or golf, but hunting for the head of a dead man.

The men were sitting on Martin’s floor between the coffee table and couch, Martin in olive-drab ACU, with rank insignia for a Command Sergeant Major, and George in a Staff Sergeant’s DCU. Face splotched with green, tan and black paint in triumph, George tossed a GI Joe helmet in his hand and polished off his eighth beer. He, Serpentor, and The Baroness had infiltrated the Pentagon itself and undermined the Joes’ master plan to capture Dr. Mindbender. A flash-flood of memories had brought back all of the strokes of strategic genius he’d had when playing alone in his room at 10 years old. After such a masterful game, a little vulnerability seemed called for.

Martin likewise finished his beer, crumpled the can, and tossed it across the living room.

“My old man collected the lint from his navel.”

George and Martin exchanged quizzical glances.

George shrugged, eased his back down against the couch, and gave out a happy belch. He had no kid standing around wondering why his dad was dressed in camo,

by: Claude Limoges playing with dolls. “Say,” he said, “you and Ruth...?”

“Yep,” Martin said, smiling. “Engaged.”

George wasn’t sure he wanted to know more. Ruth Oglesby. He suppressed a grimace. “And she puts up with all this? Man, if Melissa saw me right now...”

“Then you don’t need her,” Martin said matter-of-factly, and he climbed the couch, grabbed his forearm crutches and smiled down at George. “Got a guy coming over at two to fix some pipes.”

George looked at the clock, saw that it was just then going on two, and whispered, “Shit!” As if on cue, there came a knock on the door.

“Relax,” Martin said, making his way to the door. “It’s just Nogo.” When he opened it, a tall man stepped inside, removed his cap, looked woefully around and shook his head.

Martin nodded to George. “That’s George,” he said to Nogo, “you know, the manager who got fired at work.”

George and Nogo exchanged nods.

George scratched his head. “Just, ah, reliving old times, you know?”

“You in the service?” Nogo said.

Sign up to receive sweet deals right in your inbox! presents

Halfoffdepot.com/wilmington Be the first to know about the best deals around town.

Why live life at full price?

36 encore | april 7-13, 2010 | www.encorepub.com

“No,” George said.

“That’s right, or you wouldn’t be doing that shit.”

Moving across the room, Martin mumbled, “Nogo was 82nd Airborne.”

Nogo moved toward the kitchen. “Where’s the pipe?”

“It’s the tube to the icemaker in the fridge.”

“That ain’t no damn pipe. I’m a plumber, Martin, and you called me over for that?”

“It’s cylindrical, and it has water in it.”

“Just for this, you’re showing me how to program.”

“How are you supposed to program?”

“All you got to do is show me.”

As Nogo knocked about in the kitchen, George gave Martin a questioning look.

Martin sat down beside him on the couch and said quietly, “Amazing. The guy graduated from high school and can barely put two words together. Loves computers, but nobody will let him take a class. They say he needs basic competency. Screwy. The way I see it is: The sooner he’s on a computer, the better his reading will be. Wicked smart. All there inside him. Wild to watch the lights go on. Kinda fun. But now he wants to skip right over into programming.”

“For free?”

“Naw, man. Plumbing for computers, computers for plumbing and sometimes his wife’s tasty sweet potato pie.”

The door opened, and in walked Ruth, Cheri and Melissa. As Ruth shut the door, Cheri and Melissa gazed about the living room at the wee winches, pulleys, camo netting, triage tents, weapons, vehicles, determined-looking dolls and the two painted men dressed for combat.

Cheri giggled. “Oh my gosh! that’s so cute—they’re playing Army!”

“George?” Melissa said, quietly.

George covered his face. “It’s not what you think.”

“Bang-bang!” Cheri said.

“Exactly what sort of thinking am I supposed to be doing about this?” Melissa shrugged and slapped her arms back at her sides. She had worn George’s favorite black dress, the one that swished about the bottom of her thighs so tantalizingly that he could not wait to get her home after their evening of sherry and tapas.

Ruth stepped into the middle of the room.

“I brought you both over to clear the air regarding Mr. Fincannon. Obviously, there’s been some misunderstanding, and strife has resulted. Mr. Fincannon, were you ever involved with Cheri?”

George stood up. “Ruth, keep your nose out of this. Cheri, go home. And Melissa— emm...”

Martin piped up, “Melissa, if you don’t like what you see you can shove it in your ear!”

Melissa about-faced and marched out.

George jumped up to go after her, tried to overtake the coffee table in one stride and landed face-first on Serpentor’s Headquarters.

“Pathetic,” Melissa said. She slammed the door.

George sat up.

“Dang,” Martin said, “no worries about global warming with that chick around.”

“Here,” Cheri stepped over the toys to George, “let me help you up. I never got to thank you for that huge flower arrangement you sent to the hospital, Mr. Fincannon. It was so very sweet of you.”

“You don’t understand,” George said, brushing himself off. “None of you—and you really just need to leave me alone.”

“There,” Nogo said, coming from the kitchen, “you got your ice back. Now when’s my lesson?”

“At 15:00,” Martin said, “and George’ll teach you.”

“No!” George exclaimed.

Martin waved him off. “Managers like George here love their spreadsheets, pie charts, presentations—they get really good at making bulleted points fly across the screen. Right, George?”

George was red in the face. “Because of you, I just lost...” “...big fat nada,” Martin finished. “Nogo, today, you’re learning Excel and Powerpoint from a pro who can prepare you for a job in management.”

Nogo frowned. “Do I have to spell?”

“Heck no,” Martin said, leading the way to the garage.

Claude Limoges has a book out and new poems published. Learn more at http://claudelimoges. blogspot.com. The Facebook page on ‘An Involuntary Intimate’ is now up: www.facebook.com/pages/An-Involuntary-Intimate/109633902397747

First Spring Read:

OPENING DAY Saturday, April 17th:

Push makes its way onto encore’s Book Club list

P

ublic libraries in Queens have the highest-circulation public library system in the country. With a warm smile, they welcome with great passion the genre of urban fiction as an exciting and controversial way to draw new readers, spread literacy, and reflect and explore the interests and concerns of readers they love to assist in New York.

Urban fiction’s gradual and great expedition from street vendors to six-figure book deals is said by the New York Times to be “a case of culture bubbling from the bottom up.”

Perhaps this is so because, like hip-hop and rap music, it is New York that gave birth to the multi-cultural microcosm of those trying to live and thrive in neighborhoods overcome with drugs, horrific crime and financial stagnation.

To begin our spring vacation, we are going where few travel—willingly. For one month we will cross over an unforgiving boundary and enter a territory that few, sadly, consider to understand but rather dismiss. It is within this rigid and scary world we will come together to know those who fight to overcome—yet can rarely escape—the stereotypes thrust upon them. Welcome to the rigorous inner city of Harlem, New York.

Push, written by poet, activist and teacher of the simple pen name “Sapphire,” is about the painfully powerful and graphic story of a battered child named “Claireece ‘Precious’ Jones.” Inside this critically acclaimed work, Precious bears her father’s babies first at the horrific age of 12 and again at the delicate age of 16. She suffers abuse by both parents, and her existence is to serve as nothing more than a literal slave to her apartment-bound, welfaredependent odious mother.

Dominated, hopeless and illiterate Precious lives on the margins of just about everything.

Residing in total isolation on New York’s unforgiving streets of Harlem, Precious enters an alternative school where she meets other troubled girls. Cheered on by a devoted teacher, finally, Precious learns one skill that aids her on her journey to independence: writing.

Started in 1993 Sapphire began this ground-breaking novel just as she was about to leave her job as a remedial reading teacher in Harlem to attend Brooklyn College’s MFA program. It was then that Push became more than just an idea; it became a personal mission. She spoke to L.A. Weekly about the controversies and the passion that surrounds the work and the benefits readers can all take away from reading it: “When I look at rape [and] incest, I don’t look at [it] as being male behavior. This is human behavior. We know that this is what people will do to each other. We know that sometimes this is what women do to children.

Fresh from the Farm

by: Tiffanie Gabrielse

Push

by Sapphire Vintage $13.00 Get 15% off when mentioning encore Book Club at Pomegranate Books and Three Sisters Bookery

We unfortunately know this is what children do to other children. So this is not behavior that is totally gender-specific, and it is not behavior that is age-related. I was trying to show the decayed soul, the soul that is past redemption.”

However, is this novel meant to deliver a sense of empowerment, amongst the touchy and tragic subject matter, and leave us disempowered? Will we be wearied by increasingly thick and intense doses of reality?

“Part of what I was trying to do is show a real, multicultural world—where Precious’ world is intersected by people of different races, cultures [and] sexual orientations,” Sapphire continued in her interview. “One of her first angels in the book is this Hispanic man who comes and helps her literally give birth, and gives her the motif of her life, which is to push.”

Ultimately, there is only one way to see if Push will open our souls and lead us into greatness without leaving us desensitized and vulnerable to life‘s harsh truths. We bravely must delve deep, head first, into its pages loaded with sacrifice and struggle against adversity.

The Riverfront Farmers’ Market is a curbside market featuring local farmers, producers, artists & crafters.

This may seem like a lot, emotionally, to ask— particularly for the first novel of a new season.

To what ever degree, nothing says spring like the rebirth of one’s perspective of the world.

Within this unconventional, albeit dark allegory about redemption, Sapphire’s work may change the way we view society and those walking beside us. Hopefully, the novel will succeed in pushing readers outside of the norm and into a more compassionate realm of thinking.

CFCC English Department & Learning Resource Center presents Arts Poetica III 4/13 & 14, 7:30pm, Community Arts Center, 120 S. 2nd St.

• Fruits • Vegetables • Plants • Herbs • Flowers • Eggs • Cheeses • Meats • Seafood

• Honey • Baked goods • Pasta • Pickles • Jams & Jelly • Candy • Art • Crafts • Entertainment

The Farmers Market takes place on Saturdays, April 17 - December 18 from 8am-1pm downtown on Water Street between Market and Princess Streets.

For more information call

538-6223

or visit www.wilmingtonfarmers.com

FREE encore | april 7-13 , 2010 | www.encorepub.com 37

calendar

POPLAR G

where to be, what to do in Wilmington and beyond

Events AZALEA FESTIVAL See pages 4-10.

ORTON PLANTATION EVENTS Azalea Garden Walk. Sat. 4/10. Come out for the very first guided garden walk of the season on Saturday, April 10th from 9:00 am until 11:00 am. Local horticulturist, Dr. Bruce Williams, will lead a walk and talk about the azalea bloom. Bring your azalea gardening questions and dress appropriately! • Art at Orton.

4/30-5/2. Orton Plantation Gardens and Harbor Island Arts present Art at Orton, an art show and sale showcasing local professional and emerging artists working in all mediums. This three day event will take place on 4/30-5/2 from 9:30am -4:30pm each day. Regular garden admission, $9 for adults and $8 for seniors.

BREAKFAST WITH YOUR LEGISLATORS Mon. 4/12: League of Women Voters of the Lower Cape Fear is holding Fourth Annual Breakfast With Your Legislators on from 8-10am at the New Hanover County Government Center (the former Market Place Mall). This event is free and open to the public, no reservations required. This is your opportunity to talk one-on one with your state representatives

and U.S. Representative Mike McIntyre. Contact Anne Cousineau: 910-392-2901 MASTER GARDENER PLANT SALE Pender County Master Gardeners will hold their annual spring plant sale at the Pender County Extension Center, located at 801 S. Walker St., in Burgaw, 4/16 from 9am–5pm, and 4/17 from

4/10: ORTON PLANTATION

9am–4pm. The sale will feature a variety of vegetables, herbs, perennials, colorful annuals and Japanese Maples that thrive in southeastern North Carolina. There will be a special focus on flowering plants to attract beneficial insects and pollinators to the garden. Pender Master Gardeners will have an education booth and will be available to answer questions. All proceeds from the sale will benefit Pender County Cooperative Extension’s educational programs. • Two free classes will be offered at Pender County Cooperative Extension on Sat. 4/17: Vegetable Gardening 101 will be held from 10am-12pm; Fruit Gardening 101 will be held from 1:30-3pm.

To register for the free classes contact the Pender County Cooperative Extension Office at 259-1235 or http://pender.ces.ncsu.edu.

Orton Plantation opens its first guided walk of the season on the 10th. Local horticulturist Dr. Bruce Williams will lead it and talk about the azalea blooms in honor of Wilmington’s Azalea Festival. Bring any and all azalea gardening questions, and dress appropriately for outdoor nature walk. Regular garden admission is $9 for adults and $8 for seniors.

CHOWDER COOK-OFF The Pleasure Island Chamber of Commerce will be holding the 14th Annual Pleasure Island Chowder Cook-Off on Sat. 4/17 at the Carolina Beach Lake. The Chowder Cook Off is a day long event that includes live music, fun for the kids and great food. Chefs from Cape Fear’s finest restaurants will prepare their best seafood chowder recipes between the hours of 11:30am-4pm, but make sure to arrive early while the chowder is abundant. Patrons can

sample a taste of Cape Fear during this friendly competition and vote for their favorite chowder.

Gates open at 11:30 and admission is only $5 for adults, children 12 and under are free. 910-458-8434, visitor@pleasureislandnc.org.

Char

CAPE FEAR NATIONAL GRAND OPENING 4/19: Cape Fear National will open its doors to the public. The highly-anticipated 18-hole premium golf club is managed by Northbrook, Ill.-basedRELAY WED KemperSports and will serve as the centerpiece of the Brunswick Forest master-planned community. Grand opening events will take place on 4/19 and include appearance by golf course designer Tim Cate, an interactive demo day with Callaway, Ping, Nike and Titleist club testing, a $1 million charity hole-in-one opportunity for five local television personalities and local charity representatives. The day’s events will be highlighted by a driving range demonstration and clinic by former PGA TOUR winner and TV golfFOOD FOR analyst Bobby Clampett. Festivities start at 9:30am and the entire day is open to the public. Golfers are encouraged to join in the week-long celebration with daily shotgun-start outings taking place 4/20-23, with daily 10am tee times. Call 910-383-3283 to set up tee times. Contact B.R. Koehnemann, br.koehnemann@ kemperlesnik.com, 847-291-6740

FARM FRESH SATURDAYS Pine Valley Market’s Farm Fresh Saturdays will be held on 4/24, 5/22, and every saturday fromHOME TOU June-August. A local farmer from Clinton will be here each of those days with a variety of local and regional produce. We will also have castle hayne farm flowers.

THE YWCA TAKES A STAND AGAINST RACISM 4/30: The Stand Against Racism is an annual event managed by the YWCA Trenton and the YWCA Princeton in New Jersey; it is a collaboration of 65 YWCA Associations nationwide. Any organization or group of individuals can become a participating siteROCK AGA by signing up through the Stand Against Racism Web site: www.StandAgainstRacism.org. A participating site will host their own Stand Against Racism event on Fri. 4/30 at their own location (which can be private or open to the public). Participation in the Stand Against Racism is free and becoming a participating site is very simple. The YWCA will provide all the necessary materials and documents, including a How to Run the Event Template that can be customized to meet the organization’s needs. Each organization’s “stand” will range from gatherings at work to larger scale stands like rallies and marches. No matter what shape the “stand” takes in each participating site, all activities will echo the theme “racism is unacceptable.” Katie Nelson, 799-6820 ext. 104 or email volunteers@ywca-lowercapefear.org.

HOMESCHOOL PROM Fri. 4/30: Christian Home Educators Of Wilmington is sponsoring the 2010 CHEW Homeschool Prom at Northside Baptist Church Family Life Center located at 2501 N. College Rd. Doors will open at 7pm and the prom will end at 11pm. The 2010 CHEW Homeschool Prom is open to all homeschoolers, their parents and guests in New Hanover and surrounding counties. You do not need to be a CHEW member to attend. Parents may attend at the normal ticket price.

The theme of this year’s prom will be, “An Evening In Paris.” Music will be by a professional DJ who is playing radio version pop and dance music. The prom will be chaperoned by parents. Food will consist of heavy hors d’oeuvres with vegetarian options. Attire will be formal or semi-formal reflecting a Christian teen environment. Homeschool students and Alumni in grades 7 & above and their guests are welcome to attend. Advanced Ticket Sales from 3/1-4/28 are $20. Ticket sales at the door are $25. Ty Parker, owner of Bliss Photography, will do prom portraits on site. Bliss Photography will offer 5x7’s at $5 and 8x10’s at $10. Family members canWORK ON order the portraits from her website after the prom. [

38 encore | april 7-13, 2010 | www.encorepub.com

http://www.vibephotography.net ] Contact S. Harrell at 910.632.9454 or nanny_on_call@yahoo.com.

POPLAR GROVE FARMERS MARKET Wed. 4/17: For the finest and freshest that NC has to offer, come on out to Poplar Grove Plantation Wed. mornings and see what’s fresh at Cape Fear’s favorite Farmers Market. Everything at the Poplar Grove Market is locally grown or made. he market carries a fresh selection of in-season fruits and vegetables, plants, cut flowers, eggs, cheese, sausage, crab cakes, baked goods, nuts, pickles, herbs, honey, and a lovely assortment of beautiful crafts. From 4/17 through 12/15, the market is open every Wed. from 8am-1pm, rain or shine. Located at 10200 U.S. 17, Poplar Grove is only a mile from the I-40 bypass. Call (910) 686-9518 ext. 26.

Charity/Fund-raisers RELAY WEDNESDAYS Six area restaurants have committed to participate in Relay Wednesdays. In this unique event, each restaurant will donate 10 percent of its proceeds for the Wednesday that their restaurant is featured to New Hanover County Relay For Life. The schedule: 4/7—Fibber’s Public House • 4/14—Old Chicago • 4/21 – Chick-fil-A at Mayfaire. Donations from Relay Wednesdays will benefit New Hanover County Relay For Life. Visit www.newhanoverrelay.org.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT 4/18, 3-5pm. Bring in a canned good or nonperishable food item to Pomegranate Books, 4418 Prak Ave. and get a free book (publisher’s advanced copy). This event is sponsored by Grandmothers for Peace, and all food goes to local food banks. We have fiction, non-fiction, and children’s books available.

Just bring in a canned good, every first and third Sunday of each month, preferably between 3 and 5pm. 910-452-1107, pomegranatenc@gmail.com HOME TOUR VOLUNTEERS NEEDED Home Tour spotlights beautiful properties around Wilmington, exploring a range of styles and periods. Volunteers are needed to give our visitors the best experience possible. Two shifts available on Sat, 12:45-3:30pm and 3:15-6pm, or Sun., 12:45pm-3pm or 2:45-5pm. Docents and House Captains needed to take a role and make this event succeed. aimee@historicwilmington.org or call (910) 762-2511.

ROCK AGAINST RAPE Rape Crisis Center is putting on their Rock Against Rape music festival in honor of April’s Sexual Assault Awareness month. The concert will consist of a variety of local bands and genres that will be playing pro bono at different venues across the Wilmington’s city and downtown area on 4/16 and 17. All of the proceeds will go directly toward the Rape Crisis Center, a non-profit organization that is solely funded by grants, fundraising, and donations.

Viewers will be able to purchase teal bands at the Rape Crisis Center in advance or the days of the concert as their ticket into all venues, including Hell’s Kitchen, Katy’s, The Whiskey, Bottega, Side Bar and Odessa. Teal bands will be on sale for $20 in advance starting the end of March. Events: Thurs.

4/15: Rafaela’s-$16/door, free appetizers. Benny Hill 6:30-9pm. 16 Taps-Hello Sugar 8-10:30 pm; Blivet 10:30-1:30am. • Fri. 4/16: Mellow Mushroom-Ben Giovara 9-10pm; Possum Creek 10pm-12am. Hell’s Kitchen-Garris & Gregory 9:30-11pm; Fred Flynn and the Stones 11pm-12am. South Paw Sports BarKim Disco 8-9:30pm; Kendrick Smith 9:30-11pm.

Reel Cafe-Beach Billy Brothers 7-8:30pm; Black Mambas 8:30pm. Reggie’s-Hello Sugar. Carolina Lounge- DJ LALO & Latin Dance 8:30pm-2am. • Sat. 4/17: Kefi-Never Forever 9-11pm; Enemy of Mine 11pm-2am. Firebelly Lounge-Adam Wood 810pm; Wes Hutchinson 10pm-1am. The Cellar-The Postcard Society 9-10:30pm; The New Dinosaurs 10:30pm-am. Costello’s-Bibis & Black 7-9pm; Tom Noonan & Jane Houseal 9pm-12am. Katy’s-Brandon O’Dell 8-9:30pm; Al’s Place Band 9:30-11pm; The School Boys 11pm-1am. Palm Room-Atlantic Avenue 9-10:30pm; Mist & The Madness 10:30pm2am. Schreiner’s-Kendrick Karaoke 9pm-1:30am.

Browncoat Pub-Dragon Seeks Path 10pm-1am. • Julie Ozier, Supervisor/Counselor: 910-392-7460 or jozier@coastalhorizons.org.

WORK ON WILMINGTON Annual community service event, which hundreds of

volunteers complete in just four hours projects that make Wilmington a better place to live, has been scheduled for 4/17. On this day, volunteers will gather at various locations in the city and work from 8am12pm on projects of lasting value to the community.

Organizers are now soliciting projects of lasting benefit to the community that could be finished in four hours and www.Workonwilmington.org.Jennifer Caslin 612-3757 or jcaslin@foodbankcenc.org

about businesses in the community that support and aid in having a healthier Green lifestyle. The staff of earthBound will be offering spa products and treatments to educate guests about choices in health and beauty. Sign up to present your services and products to a captive audience and let them know what you have to offer! Tickets $12 ahead of time and $15 at the door. Proceeds will benefit the Cape Fear Riverwatch. 910-232-2735.

CLYDEFEST 9th Annual ClydeFEST celebrating legendary folk artist Clyde Jones promises a full day of fun and games, food and music. Sat. 4/17 from 11am-4pm in Clydeville at the Bynum Ballpark, just around the corner from Jones’ famous backyard full of cedar giraffes, alligators, deer, rabbits and other chain saw “critters.” $7 for adults and $3 for children. Adult tickets include a chance to win a Clyde Critter. Bynum is located off of U.S. 15-501 between Pittsboro and Chapel Hill. 919-542-0394, www.chathamarts. org (Rain date: April 18.) The ClydeFEST stage will feature live music by Tommy Edwards and Friends, Sandbox, the Northwood High School Jazz Band, Dan the Magic Man, and Girls Rock North Carolina.

There will be plenty of refreshments for sale by the Barbecue Joint, Chatham Marketplace, Liberacion Juice Station and Barney’s Hot Dogs. Proceeds will benefit ChathamArts, the county nonprofit arts council, which supports arts in the schools, promotes the work of local artists through a Pittsboro gallery and sponsors a range of arts events and performances throughout the year.

SALVATION ARMY SPRING FLING 4/24: Salvation Army Women’s Auxiliary Spring Fling, “Remembering America.” 11am-2pm at the Senior Center, 2222 S. College Rd. Silent Auction 11am12pm, Luncheon 12-1pm, Fashion Show by Dillard’s 1pm. Tickets $20. Call 799-4766. All proceeds benefit the Salvation Army Men’s and Women’s Shelter.

GARDEN EXTRAVAGANZA 4/17, 10:30am-4pm. Celebrate Spring at Pomegranate Books. Our Garden Extravaganza benefits the New Hanover County Cooperative Extension Ability Garden. Call (910) 452-1107.

RELAY FOR LIFE Relay for Life begins at 6:30pm on Fri. 4/23. “Vacation in a Cancer-Free World.” Cancer survivors walk the first lap around the track, followed by caregivers.

At 9pm a luminary ceremony honors the thousands

4/10: FASHION SHOW

THRIFTY GARDENER TOOL SALE 4/24: Planners for the area’s newest outdoor family event are seeking donations of good-quality used garden tools to peddle at bargain prices. Held in conjunction with Arboretum in the A.M., 8am12pm on Sat. 4/24 at the New Hanover County Arboretum, 6206 Oleander Dr., the Thrifty Gardener Used Tool Sale will feature everything from hand tools, caddies and accessories to electric- and gas-powered trimmers, mowers and more. Sale proceeds benefit the Arboretum Foundation. Other Arboretum in the A.M. highlights include hands-on gardening projects, educational demonstrations and children’s activities sponsored and coordinated by the Children’s Museum of Wilmington. Valerie DeSanti at vdesanti@ec.rr.com or 470-8180; or Extension Agent John Wooldridge, 798-7664 or john_wooldridge@ncsu.edu.

80TH GALA PARTY Wilmington Concert Association is 80 years old this season of 2010. Sun., 4/25, 6pm. City of Wilmington come and enjoy food and music at the newly renovated Surf Club at Wrightsville Beach. www.wilmingtonconcert.com or (910) 763-4764 FASHION SHOW

Head to Beau Rivage Golf Resort on the 10th, from 10am-2pm, and enjoy the fund-raiser for Pleasure Island’s Island of Lights Christmas events. The show features clothing from Island Colors, Linda’s Fashions, Southern Charm Boutique and the Unique Boutique.

Author Elaine Henson will be the keynote speaker, talking about “Bathing Beauties in Vintage Post Cards.” Tickets are $22.

This year’s Fashion Show will be held on Sat. 4/10, from 10am2pm, at Beau Rivage Golf & Resort.

Fashions featured will be from Island Colors, Linda’s Fashions, Southern Charm Boutique and the Unique Boutique. Featured speaker: Elaine Henson, author of Carolina Beach: A Postcard History which came out in 2007. Elaine is active doing research and writing articles on Carolina Beach history, as well as, being involved in local not for profit organizations in the Wilmington area. The title of her presentation is “Bathing Beauties in Vintage Post Cards.” Lunch provided and will be silent auction and raffle. Tickets on sale at the following businesses on Pleasure Island: Linda’s Fashions, Unique Boutique, Island Colors, The Checkered Church, Le Soleil and Blue Water Realty. $22 w/proceeds supporting holiday events sponsored by IOL. Linda Cheshire: 617-5945.

of people represented by the luminaries that line the track. Bands play until midnight and movies are shown on a big screen all night, while participants continue walking the track. Team members not walking camp in the field beside the track, and join others as they celebrate life and honor and remember their friends and loved ones who are living with or have died from cancer. The activities continue until 1pm on Sat. 4/24, when a birthday party will be held for cancer survivors. At 10am on Sat. 4/24, the Kids Walk begins, providing a chance for children up to age 15 to participate in a variety of activities as well as walk the track in honor or memory of someone. www.newhanoverrelay.org

BREAKFAST 4 CHILDREN’S CHAMPIONS Support Smart Start of New Hanover County Tues.

4/27 at The Burney Center at UNCW. Registration 7:15am, Program begins 7:30am. Guest speaker: Tony Womack is a former Major League Baseball second baseman and shortstop recognized for his speed and base-stealing prowess as well as his game-tying hit in the bottom of the ninth of Game 7 in the 2001 World Series. Smart Start of New Hanover County seeks to build bridges to develop, sustain and enhance health, family support and early education services for all children, ages birth to five. The Breakfast for Children’s Champions is a wonderful opportunity to show your support for the services that Smart Start of New Hanover County provides for young children and their families!

GREEN BALL AND FASHION SHOW earthBound Salon and Day Spa will be holding the second annual Green Ball and Fashion on 4/24 a celebration of Earth Day. Local designers from the Wilmington area will be designing a Green collection for the fashion show using fabric and clothing remnants. Guests arriving at the event will proceed down aGreen Carpet and pose for pictures for the “paparazzi.” Inside they can enjoy food and beverages from local restaurants and caterers as well as collect their “swag” bag full of goodies from local vendors. They will also have an opportunity to graze theGreen Pavilion where they will learn

QUARTER AUCTION Tues. 4/27: 2nd annual Quarter Auction at St. Mark Catholic Church Parish Hall (1011 Eastwood Rd.). Doors open at 6pm for preview of Auction Items, Auction begins at 7pm. Consultants from Pampered Chef, Party Lite, Homemade Gourmet, Southern Living,Premier Jewelry, Mary Kay, Park Lane Jewelery, Dove Chocolates and more will have items valued between $10-$100 for raffle for only $.25-$1. Advance tickets $5, Tickets at the door $7, includes one numbered paddle. Additional paddles for sale for $5. Plan to bring your own quarters to “bid” on items. Refreshments available

for purchase. Ticket and refreshment sales to benefit local Charities. Sponsored by Fr.Waters Columbiettes. Contact Jill Gigliotti 233-7018.

SILENT AUCTION AND FASHION SHOW 18th annual Silent Auction and Fashion Show, 4/30, 11am-1pm (lunch event) or 6-9pm (dinner event), Wilmington Hilton Riverside. Lunch: $40 ea. (Table $320). Dinner: $50 ea. (Table $400). Domestic Violence Shelter and Services, Inc.: 910-343-9969 ext. 17. www.domesticviolence-wilm.org COASTAL CELEBRITY GOLF TOURNAMENT Coastal Classic Celebrity Golf Tournament presented again by First Citizens Bank is the premier charity golf event in Southeastern NC. The tournament will be held 4/30-5/1, and will mark the 18th anniversary of the tournament, reaching a milestone for charity golf events.

Coastal Classic has raised more than $2.2 million to support New Hanover Regional Medical Center.

This year’s Tournament will continue its tradition of fun, entertainment and of course, great golf! On Friday, 4/30, sponsors and guests will have the opportunity to enjoy a very special day of golf at the newly opened Cape Fear National at Brunswick Forest. On Sat. evening Landfall Hampton Inn & Suites hosts a Wrap-Up Party featuring the Mulch Brothers Band and other celebrity talents. Proceeds benefit Cardiac Services at New Hanover Regional Medical Center. www.nhrmc.org.

Theater/Auditions MULLIGAN’S WAKE DINNER THEATER Mulligan’s Wake is an interactive, portable dinner theater. Dress up or down for the funeral and be prepared upon arrival to meet a crazy Irish-Catholic family who has all gathered for a final, over-the-top farewell celebration. Audience members can interact with the cast, join in or sit back and relax. There will be a traditional dinner and then a wake to honor the memory of dear ole’ Rory. This Irish celebration is full of drinking, toasting, dancing and singing - a hilarious form of entertainment full of twists and turns that will leave you and your friends in stitches.

910-232-6611 or porchtheatre.com WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH PERFORMANCE CLUB Give students an outlet for their creativity with structured theater games. Kids exercise their imagination and have fun by performing. Tues., 4/6-5/25. Grades K-2nd and 3rd-5th. Meets in the Fran Russ Recreation Center. Pre-reg. required. Call 910-256-7925.

GUERILLA THEATRE PRESENTS COBB 14-17 & 21-24, 8pm. Brown Coat Pub & Theatre, 111 Grace St. Under the direction of Windy Wenderlich, Guerilla Theatre has assembled an All-Star cast to portray perhaps the greatest baseball player of all time, Ty Cobb, in Lee Blessings nostalgic masterpiece: Cobb. $10 general admission, $5 students, available by calling 910-341-0001, or online at browncoattheatre.com. Contact Richard Davis, 910-233-9914, guerillatheatre@gmail.com FIDDLER ON THE ROOF The Upper Room Theatre Company, Wilmington’s Christian community theatre company, will perform the musical “Fiddler on the Roof” on 4/23-25, 30 and 5/1-2 at Lutheran Church of Reconciliation’s Ministry Center, 7500 Market Street. Performances will be held at 7pm on 4/23, 24, 30 and 5/1, with 3pm matinee performances on 4/25 and 5/2.

Tickets $6 for children under 12, $8 for adults and can be ordered online at upperroomtheatre.org or by stopping by 7500 Market Street. Portion of the ticket sales will be donated to a local charity.

Contact Laura Frank, executive director, at (910) 686-9203.

OPERA HOUSE SEASON 25th Anniversary Season. The first two shows will be performed at the Scottish Rite Temple, 1415 South 17th St. The rest of the season will be performed on the Main Stage of Thalian Hall. Five Guys Named Moe: Book by Clarke Peters. Music and Lyrics by Louis Jordan. 4/28-5/2 and 5/7-9. His woman left him, he’s broke, and it’s almost 5 o’clock in the morning; Nomax slumps in his chair, drowning his misery. Suddenly, five hipsters appear – Big Moe, Four-Eyed Moe, Eat Moe, Little Moe, and No Moe – to deliver the lessons Nomax needs, lessons in the mysteries of life and love. Featuring 20 of his

encore | april 7-13, 2010 | www.encorepub.com 39

Art

greatest up-tempo, sing-along musical sensations, including “Saturday Night Fish Fry”, “Let the Good Times Roll”, and “Caldonia.” All performances at 8pm, except for Sun. matinees, 3pm.

CALL TO ARTISTS: PEDESTRIAN ART The public sculpture program announces a call to local artists for five sculpturesto be exhibited in downtown Wilmington, June through December 2010. Deadline: Thurs.

4/15. www.pedart.com.

AUDITIONS FOR ANNIE 4/17-20: Brunswick Little Theatre will hold auditions for the musical Annie from 10am-12pm on Sat. 4/17 for the roles of Annie and the orphan girls. For all other roles, auditions are 2-4pm on Sat. 4/17; 5-7pm on Sun. 4/18; and 6-8pm on Tues. 4/20. Callbacks as needed. Auditions will consist of singing, learning and performing a short movement combination, and reading. All interested in major roles should prepare an unaccompanied vocal solo. Orphans must be 6 years of age and above. All auditions will be at Building F on the campus of Brunswick Community College. Visit www.brunswicklittletheatre.com or contact Debbie Skillman at dskillman@ec.rr.com, 457-5651.

CALL TO AUTHORS Art Soup, a non-profit arts organization in Wilmington, NC is currently seeking published or self-published authors and poets to participate in an annual, large outdoor arts festival, Sat. 9/11. The Wilmington Art Walk is an artist market throughout the streets of the historic downtown area, featuring visual artists, crafts, music and more. Literary participants are welcome to sell and sign copies of current or previous work at individual booths in a special section of the festival dedicated to writers. Spaces available at a discounted rate of $35 per participant. Call 910-6202047 or email info@art-soup.org.

SIDES Every Mon. at 9pm: Wilmington’s only live sitcom: Sides. $5 admission, All new episode each week.

Browncoat Pub & Theater at 111 Grace St. 910471-5690.

Comedians

ALL STUDENT SHOW 2010 The Boseman Gallery announces the eighth annual All Student Show. The juried exhibition will run through 4/15. Boseman Gallery (Fisher University Union, 2nd floor). Gallery Hours: Monday-Saturday 10am-8pm. 910-962-7972 or www.uncw. edu/presents.

BRUCE BRUCE Bruce Bruce, one of nation’s favorite standup comedians will perform his larger than life comedy show at UNCW’s Kenan Auditorium Thurs. 4/8 at 8pm. Show tickets are $25 and are general admission seating. Tickets are on sale through the Kenan Auditorium box office at 910-962-3500 or online at www.etix.com.

PORT CITY’S TOP COMIC 2010 Nutt Street Comedy Room and Comedy by the Beach present, the third annual Port City’s Top Comic stand-up comedy contest and comedian networking event. Each comedian will be given between five to seven minutes to perform on 5/14,15, 21 or 22. These are the dates for the preliminary rounds of Port City’s Top Comic held at Nutt Street Comedy Room. Each of these nights 16 comics will perform and only 4 will advance to the Semi-Finals on 5/26 at City Stage at Level 5. Of the 16 that perform at the Semi-Finals, 8 will advance to the finals on 5/27 at City Stage. Only one comic will emerge as Port City’s Top Comic. Comedian will win a trophy for being the top comic along with other prizes that will be announced via email in the coming weeks. supercatmatt@gmail.com.

CAPE FEAR COMEDY FESTIVAL We are pleased to announce The Cape Fear Comedy Festival, coming to downtown Wilmington on 5/2629. The Cape Fear comedy Festival is a four-day standup, sketch & improv comedy festival that includes the finals of Port City’s Top Comic and many comedy showcases, workshops and networking events. Nutt Street Comedy Room and City Stage at Level 5 will host the majority of the festivals events. The event is being produced by Nutt Street Comedy Room and Comedy by the Beach .

NUTT ST. COMEDY ROOM Tuesdays and Wed. Improv with the “Nutt House” troupe ($5 cover and $1 Front St draft beer), Thursdays Open Mic Stand-up, Fridays and Saturdays Nationally Touring Comedians. All shows 9pm, 8pm doors. 255 N. Front Str. 910-251-7881

Music/Concerts SONG WRITING CONTEST Put together a 30-60 second song or jingle, on a CD and drop it off with an entry form. Submissions through 3/31. Top ten will be asked to perform their submission at The Soapbox where the winner will be selected by Gravity, celebrity judges and the crowd. All entries must be family friendly. Flaming Amy’s Burrito Barn and Bowl should be mentioned.

Cash prizes for 1st-3rd.

KRONOS QUARTET 4/11: UNCW Arts in Action Performance Series will present Kronos Quartet performing an eclectic program of modern works by frequent composercollaborator Terry Riley and others as well as the mystical and musical traditions of Central Asia and the Middle East at 7:30pm in Kenan Auditorium. This

40 encore | april 7-13, 2010 | www.encorepub.com

special performance is co-sponsored by the Office of Cultural Arts and Chamber Music Wilmington. The concert will be followed by a post-performance talk back with the artists. Tickets to the performance are $24 for the general public; $20 for senior citizens and UNCW employees; $10 for non-UNCW students; and $6 for UNCW students. Group discounts are available. Kenan Box Office: 910-962-3500 or www. uncw.edu/presents. Box office hours are 12-6pm, Monday through Friday and one hour prior to the event.

AMERICAN BLUEGRASS MASTERS TOUR Sat. 4/17. Doors open at 6:30, Show begins at 7:30pm. For the first time in 50 years, American Bluegrass Masters Tour unites Grammy Winner JD Crowe and Grand Ole Opry legend Bobby Osborne with the hottest bluegrass singers and pickers on the planet. Lineup: JD Crowe, banjo, And Bobby Osborne, mandolin in concert with Dean Osborne, banjo, Curtis Burch, resophonic guitar. • Bobby Osborne and the Rocky Top X-Press • JD Crowe and the New South • The Kentucky School of Bluegrass and Traditional Music Ensemble. Duplin County Events Center, 195 Fairgrounds Dr. Hwy 11 (across from James Sprunt Community College) Kenansville.

Tickets: All Seats Reserved, ranging from $15-$25.

Student and military discounts available. Groups of 10 or more call (910) 275-0009. Tickets may be purchased at the Duplin County Events Center box office (910) 275-0009 or by calling Ticketmaster 1 (800) 745-3000 or purchased on-line at www. ticketmaster.com.

BLACK CREEK Performing together since 2000, the members of Black Creek, who make their home in Benson, NC, have ministered in many venues. Black Creek has captured the hearts of live audiences and the radio world alike with their testimonies and smooth bluegrass sound. The group’s rich harmony and instrumental handiness, coupled with old-fashioned revivalism, creates an enjoyable evening for the entire family. • 4/17, 10am-5pm. Topsail Baptist Church, 18885 US Highway 17, Hampstead. 910-270-5127. • 4/18, 11am. Castle Hayne Church of God, 60 Croatan Road, Castle Hayne. 910-329-8251 • 4/18, 6pm.

Mission Baptist Church. 607 South Walker Street, Burgaw. 910-300-3123.

MUSIC INSTRUCTION Music instruction at Modern Music with Lucian Rowland, who has 20 years experience as a professional recording and performing musician. Private lessons available for guitar, mandolin, banjo, and bass. (910) 508-1111 or

rockinrowland@hotmail.com.

Dance THE CIRCLE Free form movement session every Fri. 6-7:30pm at Dance Cooperative 118 s.17th st. Free or $5 donation suggested albanelved@albanelved.com.

No experience needed. www.albanelved.com BABS MCDANCE NEW SCHEDULE West Coast Swing: Mondays 6-7pm • Rumba: Mondays 7-8pm • Basic Shag: Tuesdays 6-7pm • Night Club Two Step: Tuesdays 7-8pm • Basic Salsa: Tuesdays 7-8pm • Progressing Salsa: Tuesdays 8-9:30pm • Swing & Lindy: Wednesdays 6-7pm • Cha Cha: Wednesdays 7-8pm • Mambo: Wednesdays 8-9:30pm • Waltz: Thursdays 6-7pm • Progressing Shag: Thursdays 7-8pm • Foxtrot: Thursdays 7-8pm • Argentine Tango: Thursdays 8-9:30pm. Full schedule at babsmcdance.com.

FIREHOUSE STUDIO BELLY DANCING Bellydance Classes at the Firehouse Pilates Studio, Mon. nights. Private and semi-private, $50 for an hour and a half instruction and $30 a piece for two people for same duration. divyawaters@yahoo.com or 910-620-3566.

CAROLINA SHAG CLUB DJs play favorite beach music and shag tunes every Sat, 8pm to close. $4/members; $6/guests. Carolina Shag Club, 103 N. Lake Park Blvd. Carolina Beach, NC 620-4025 76’ERS SQUARE DANCE CLUB Modern Western Style Square Dance. Club meets Thurs. nights at 7pm at the Senior Center for a new workshop on square dancing. Info: 270-1639 WILMINGTON SALSA CLUB Salsa Lessons, 8:30pm, Wed., Garibaldi Night Club, 4418 Market St., Wilmington, NC • 8pm, Fridays, Sywanyk’s Night Club 222 Henderson Ave., Jacksonville, NC. Dawn: (910) 471-6809 CAROLINA LOUNGE DANCE LESSONS Tues, 7:30pm, shag lessons with Brad and DJ Lee Pearson. • Fri., 7:30pm, Tango workshop with Paula.

9:30pm, salsa lessons with DJ Lalo. • Line Dancing lessons with DJ Lee and instructor Barbara Braak 7:30pm. Cover charge $5, lesson free. • Sat., Latin rhythm. Doors open 9pm. 5001-a Market St, (910) 790-8598

FOURTH FRIDAY GALLERY NIGHTS 6-9pm on the fourth Friday of each month: 4/23, 5/28, 6/25, 7/23, 8/27, 9/24, 10/22, 12/26. No admission. All ages. Several downtown galleries, studios and art spaces will open their doors to the public in an after-hours celebration of art and culture.

The Art Walk is a self-guided tour featuring exhibitions of various artistic genres including oils, acrylics, watercolors, pastels, photography, metals, ceramics, mixed media and more.

Includes opening receptions, artist discussions, live music, wine, food and other traditional artactivities. wilmingtonfourthfridays.com.

DIVA MADE EXHIBITION OF ART Diva Made, a creative women’s exchange, is proud to present a first all female art exhibit, “Diva Made Exhibition of Art” at Bottega Gallery & Art Bar. Among participating artists are Diva Made co-founders, Monika Winters-Sanchez, Dixon Stetler, Bonnie England and Jude Eden, as well as Diva Made members Abby Spangel Perry, Kate Cathey, Rachel Kastner, Gayle Tustin, Pamela Toll, Rachel Willoughby, MJ Cunningham, Kelly Marquis, Erica Morgan, Leigh Fowler and Angela Johnson.

Exhibit through 4/25. Diva Made hosts meet and greet meetings the first Wednesday of each month at The Green Light Lounge (female owned) on Front St. Meetings are held from 7-9pm and are informally informative, supportive, encouraging and of course, creative! Membership is free and open to the female public. www.divamade.com.

RECYCLE OF LIFE Local Wilmingtonians Jamin Belmont and Hope Henderson exhibit “Recycle of Life” at Parallelogram through 4/30. Unique, uplifting, and environmentally friendly exhibit of the celebrating self awareness, community, and recycling.

More specifically, Henderson and Belmont have created a faux barnyard / petting zoo installation of sculpture and paintings which will take up the entire space at 3rd and Castle. The creative couple, who also are the musical duo “My Wonderful Machine,” will be holding a press preview party Fri. 4/9 from 7-9pm. The public opening will be the day after Earth Day on 4/23 from 7-10pm. A Kids Fun House event will be held on Wed. 4/21 at 6pm where the artists invite parents to bring their kids to interact with the artists who hope to express the importance of creativity, originality and recycling, encouraging kids and adults to make their own toys. Hope Henderson, 910-619-9899, countedsheepproductions@gmail.com; or Joel Finsel 910-797-3501, joelfinsel@gmail.com.

UNCW SENIOR ART SHOW An exhibition of work by UNCW seniors will open at 6pm, Thurs. 4/8 at the Art Gallery in the Cultural Arts Building, 601 S. College Rd., to celebrate the work

made by the graduating seniors. The exhibition is comprised of mostly two-dimensional work, including photography, print-making, drawing, and painting in oil and acrylic. Because of the variety of artists in the collection, the pieces cover many categories of subject matter. Three-dimensional work in the exhibition includes sculpture by Mark Krucke and ceramic pieces by Stella Duplass. Reception is free and open to the public, exhibition will run until 4/30.

Contact Erica Furr at ecf9486@uncw.edu.

SPRING ART SHOW Members of the Wilmington Art Association proudly present their 28th Annual Juried Spring Art Show and Sale on 4/9-11, during the North Carolina Azalea Festival. Located in Perry Hall of St. James Episcopal Church, 313 Dock St., this premiere art exhibition will welcome the public with free admission, Fri. and Sat. 10am-5:30pm, and Sun. 12-4pm. 343-4370 or 397-0866.

ARTS POETICA III 4/13 & 14, 7:30pm, Community Arts Center, 120 S. 2nd St. Free, no tickets required but first come first served. CFCC English Department & Learning Resource Center present Arts Poetica III, KEYS NEEDED Wabi Sabi Warehouse is currently seeking submissions for a juried exhibition based on ‘keys.’

Symbolic or literal, this theme is wide open for interpretation. We welcome all media, including performance, creative writing, and ice sculpture— providing artwork fits through the door and doesn’t attract vermin. The only common denominator among selected works is the key. Submissions inspired by the Key Fence installation in downtown Wilmington will be given special consideration.

Jurors: Richard Scieford, President, North Carolina Museums Council Bob Unchester, xhibition Manager, Cameron Art Museum Pam Toll, UNCW., 4/18.

Exhibition dates: 5/7-6/12. Selected artists notified by 4/25. Email questions, comments, and up to 3 jpeg images to: dixonstetler@gmail.com AUTISM AWARENESS EXHIBIT 4/23: Golden Gallery, Cotton Exchange. An insightful exhibit will be hanging for the 4/23 Gallery Walk in Downtown; a collection of paintings done by Caryn Croom, manager of Golden Gallery, alongside her autistic son. This collection of artwork is a progressive series, begun several years ago as a form of art therapy. Contact Caryn Croom at 910-762-4651, caryncroom@hotmail.com CALL TO ARTISTS Orton Plantation and Gardens is hosting the Art at Orton Art Show and Sale from 4/30 to 5/2 in celebration od the gardens’ 100th anniversary.

Deadline for artists’ registration is 4/12. Jenni Harris, 910-619-1583.

ARTISTS AID THE ANIMALS The 6th annual Artists Aid the Animals art show and sale is seeking artists and fine craftsmen to particiapte in a two day show on 6/5-6 at the Elks Club at 5102 Oleander Drive. Deadline to enter is 5/4. Art or craft does not have to be animal realted.

Space is limited to approx. 80 artists, so early entry is important. Cost for the 2-day event is $125 per booth, or $200 if sharing booth with other applicant.

Pictures of your work must be submitted alone with an autobiography and your application. Please email normat1@bellsouth.net with cc to llefrog@aol.com.

For application form, visit pchsdreams.org. Please enter “Arts and Crafts show” in subject line. Call Gloria at 910-799-5401.

BOTTEGA EVENTS CALENDAR Mon. 4/5: Open Paint & Create (Bring art in progress & drink wine!). • Tue. 4/6: Starving Artist night $2 wine&beer/Atlantis Open Mic poetry. • Wed. 4/7: Weekly Wine Tasting 7pm (Perry Smith performs).

• Thu. 4/8: 7-9pm Poetry workshop, 9-11pm “Jean Jones Presents.” • Fri. 4/9: Upstarts and Rogues perform. • Sat. 4/10: Ethan Clark performs. • Sun. 4/11: Dale “Fully Automatic Sound Machine” DJ’s $4 Saki Bloody’s. • Mon. 4/12: Open Paint & Create (Bring art in progress & drink wine!). • Tues. 4/13: Starving Artist night $2 wine&beer • Wed. 4/14: Weekly Wine Tasting 7pm (Roger Davis & Ron Wilson music). • Thurs. 4/15: Lizzy Pitch performs. • 208 N. Front St. 910.763.3737www.bottegagallery.com.

Museums CAPE FEAR MUSEUM MARCH EVENTS

Museum is in the process of renovating its core exhibit space to make room for a new, immersive exhibit experience. EXHIBITS: Land of the Longleaf Pine. • Going to the Movies Exhibit—Experience the history of a century of movie-going in the Lower Cape Fear region; where people went to the movies, how the theater experience has changed over the years, etc. • Conservation Matters—Explore the art and science of artifact conservation; what it is, who does it, and why it matters to museums. Beautifully conserved furniture and other wooden objects from the permanent collection on display. • Cape Fear Treasures: Drink Exhibit—Glimpse a selection of drinking vessels, as you explore treasures from Cape Fear Museum’s collection. From 18th-century bottles, to fancy teapots, to modern-day souvenir mugs,and more! • Discover how to become a volunteer. Opportunities are available in the Museum Store, working with the historic collection, and as an education docent. Open House is held the first Wed., every month. 910-798-4366. • New Hanover County Residents’ Day Sun. 3/7. New Hanover County residents are admitted free to the Museum the first Sunday of every month. Museum is open Sundays from 1-5pm. • Explore fun mysteries of light and color and even make an object disappear!

What does your own voice sound like? Create a model eardrum and conduct exciting experiments with sound. The Learning Center is open Sat. 10am4pm. Free with museum admission. Appropriate for children ages 5 to 12. Parental participation is required. 814 Market St.• (910) 798-4370 • www.capefearmuseum.com NC AQUARIUM AT FORT FISHER Sun. 4/25: NC Aquarium at Fort Fisher is hosting the second annual 5K Race for the Planet. Race time is 8am with packet pick-up and on-site registration beginning at 7am. Scenic Fort Fisher will be your route as this race starts and ends at the Aquarium. This flat, mostly asphalt course is scenic with views of the ocean, maritime forest, and historic Fort Fisher Civil War site.

Tag timing provided by Brunswick Timing Services. Race map and registration form is available online at www.ncaquariums. com/race-for-the-planet-5k. The first 200 pre-registered runners are guaranteed an organic cotton t-shirt. Afterwards, enjoy live music by The Casserole, refreshments, and vendor booths. Prizes will be awarded to top 3 male and female overall finishers, top 3 finishers in the master’s categories and top 3 in each age group. Race fees are $20 before 4/16; $25 after 4/16. Sponsorship opportunities are available.

Call 910-458-8257 ext. 211 or email amy.kilgore@ ncaquariums.com. Proceeds benefit Aquarium educational programs. 900 Loggerhead Rd, www. ncaquariums.com, 866-301-3476

$4. 762-0492. www.latimerhouse.org WILMINGTON RAILROAD MUSEUM Explore railroad history and heritage, especially of the Atlantic Coast Line, headquartered in Wilmington for more than 130 years. Interests and activities for all ages including historical exhibits, full-size steam engine and rolling stock, lively children’s area, and spectacular scale models. Housed in an original 1882 freight warehouse, facilities are fully accessible and on one level. Groups receive special guided tours.

Facilities can also be booked for meetings or mixers, accommodating groups of up to 150. Admission only $6 for adults, $5 for seniors/military, $3 for children 2-12, and free under age 2. Located at the north end of downtown at 505 Nutt St. 910-763-2634 or www.wrrm.org.

NC MARITIME MUSEUM AT SOUTHPORT The North Carolina Maritime Museum at Southport hosts regular Monthly Adult Programs on the 3rd Tues. of each month at 7pm at the Southport Community Building. Free to members and $5 for non-members.116 N. Howe St. / 910-457-0003.

CAMERON ART MUSEUM EXHIBITS: Toying with Art is an exhibition of toys designed and fabricated by more than 50 artists.

Remains open through 3/28. Brings together several different kinds of toys: games, robots, plush toys, puppets and action figures all come together in

4/13: UNCW GRAND SLAM

The UNCW Seahawks will take on Charleston Southern on the 13th, and they will throw a cookout for alumni and friends. On the menu: hot dogs, fixin’s and chips from Parchie’s, and beer from RA Jeffrey’s. Wine and other beverages will also be included with cost of the Grand Slam ticket, which is $3-$12. Contact Caitlin Mears via email for more information: crm7965@uncw.edu.

ARBORETUM IN THE AM 8am-12pm Sat. 4/24 at the New Hanover County Arboretum, 6206 Oleander Drive, will feature hands-on gardening projects, demonstrations and workshops. The agenda also includes a used gardentool sale offering top quality equipment at bargain prices, as well as a full slate of children’s activities.

Admission is free. Besides providing practical tips and demonstrations for turf management, raised vegetable beds, container gardening and herb growing, extension experts will be on hand to answer participants’ questions. Meanwhile, youngsters will keep busy with an adventure scavenger hunt, sunflower-potting sessions and garden-themed crafts. Persons interested in donating equipment to the sale can contact Valerie DeSanti at vdesanti@ ec.rr.com or 470-8180. Proceeds will benefit the New Hanover County Arboretum.

CAPE FEAR SERPENTARIUM Cool down in front of “Anaconda Splash” exhibit in the indoor tropical jungle. See, photograph and even touch rare animals assembled from all over the planet in beautiful simulations of their natural environments.

Meet colorful jungle birds, crocodiles, king cobras, black mambas and many more. Open from 11am5pm, Sat. from 11am-6pm. 20 Orange Street at Front Street on historic downtown riverwalk. (910) 762-1669 or www.capefearserpentarium.com.

LATIMER HOUSE Victorian Italiante style home built in 1852, the restored home features period furnishings, artwork and family portraits. Tours offered Mon-Fri, 10am4pm, and Sat, 12-5pm. Walking tours are Wed and Sat. at 10am. 126 S. Third St. Adults $8, children

this exciting exhibition. • Kaleidoscope: Changing Views of the Permanent Collection. Feat. art from the Cameron Art Museum’s collection: paintings, prints, drawings, sculptures, photographs, furniture, decorative arts, from the museum’s permanent collection. Configuration will change through the year as individual works are rotated. • Through 6/20: Recollection: The Past is the Present: Visual and thematic references of the past while being rooted firmly in the present connects the art work of Amalia Amaki, Lillian Blades and Beverly Buchanan to the historical-tinged quilts by African American women in the exhibition. Admission charge. • EVENTS: Movement Lab w/Karola Luttringhaus, Sun., 5/9, 3-4:30pm. Suggested Cost: $15 cash and checks only, checks payable to Alban Elved Dance Company.

Focuses on physical freedom and creativity; includes partner work, such as contact improvisation, storybased movement creation, movement analysis, spatial relationships, basic release work, and more.

Appropriate for all body types and experience levels; attend all labs, several or just one lab. Bring layers of clothing for various activity levels. Schedule: www.dynamic-body.net/workshops.html. • Hand and Wheel Pottery Techniques: Mon/Wed through 5/19, 9am-12pm. $250 or Tues/Thurs. through 5/20, 6pm–9pm. $250. Hiroshi Sueyoshi teaches handbuilding, wheel throwing, glazing and finishing techniques. Class size is limited. Open to all skill levels, ages 16+. 910-395-5999 ext. 1000 or email ckilian@cameronartmuseum.com. • Yoga: Thurs at 12pm. $5 members, $8 non-members. Exercises for relaxation, breath control and meditation with Sara Jo Nelson. Wear comfortable clothing and bring a yoga mat. Beginners are always welcome. • Tai Chi: Wed., 12pm. $5 members, $8 non-members per class. With Martha Gregory; beginners welcome.

South 17th Str. and Independence Blvd. Hours: Tues/Wed/Thurs/Fri.: 11am-2pm, Sat/Sun: 11am5m. Members free;$8 non-members; $5 Students with valid student ID card; $3 Children age 2 -12

www.cameronartmuseum.com or (910)395-5999.

WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH MUSEUM The Wrightsville Beach Museum of History, housed in the turn of the century Myers Cottage, exists to preserve and to share the history of Wrightsville Beach. Visitors to the cottage will find a scale model of Wrightsville Beach circa 1910, exhibits featuring the early days of the beach including Lumina Pavilion, our hurricane history and information about the interaction between the people and our natural environment which have shaped the 100 year history of Wrightsville Beach. 303 West Salisbury Street. wbmuseum.com.

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 streets. Tues-Sat, 10am-4pm. Last tour, 3pm. Admission rqd. (910) 762-0570. www. burgwinwrighthouse.com.

Sports/Recreation UNCW GRAND SLAM JAM Join your fellow alumni & friends on 4/13 for the 2010 Grand Slam Jam as the Seahawks take on Charleston Southern. Attendees will enjoy a cookout with hotdogs, fixin’s & chips courtesy of Parchies BBQ. Beer courtesy of RA Jeffreys Distributing Co., wine and other beverages are included in the cost of the ticket. Cookout begins at 5:30pm, with first pitch at 6pm. Tickets: $12 Adult Grand Slam Jam Package, with admission and game ticket. $6 - Adult Grand Slam Jam Admission only. $6 - Child (3-12) Grand Slam Jam Package, with admission and game ticket. $3 - Child (3-12) Grand Slam Jam Admission only. Children under 3 free. Package includes game ticket and cookout with beer and wine. Admission Only - does not include a game ticket. You must have a game ticket to enter the baseball facility. Caitlin Mears, crm7965@uncw.edu.

HALYBURTON PARK Halyburton Park is located at 4099 S. 17th St. 910.341.0075 or TTY Relay 711 www. halyburtonpark.com • Pond Study: Ages 2-5, $3 per child. Mon. 4/12 10-11am, Tues. 4/13 1011am. Come explore Wade Park and learn about animals and plants that live in and around the pond by exploring and collecting throughout the park.

• Backyard Birding and Feeding: Sat. 4/10 9:3011:30am. Join a park naturalist into the world of birds and discover what tasty treats and feeders will attract these fantastic creatures each season. Discover how you could build your own backyard bird oasis.

Later, receive tasty treats for your new feathery friends. Age 10 and up. $5/participant. • Discovery Hike: Sat. 4/24 1:30-2:30pm. Join park naturalist as we hike into a Long Leaf Pine Savannah. Explore nature up close as we discuss the many properties of this type of ecosystem. $1/participant. • Snake and Turtle Feeding: Wed. 4/14 4-4:30pm. Enjoy a brief presentation about the live animals on display in the Events Center and then watch them feed.

At least one snake and a turtle will be fed during the demonstration. Ages 3 and up. $1/participant.

• Seashells of the Southeastern Coastal Shores: Fri. 4/16 10am-5pm. Join us to discover the many types of shells that may be found along our shores as well as live mollusks inhabiting mudflats that had been lying dormant during the winter. After a short presentation, we will explore some habitats to hunt for seashells and live mollusks. $5/participant. • Fossil Hunt–Rocky Point Quarry: Fri. 4/23 10:30am-5pm.

John Timmerman and Theresa Celia Mowrey will lead this hunt for ancient life forms. Fossils that we will be hunting for include sand dollars, seashells, shark teeth and other marine life. Wear appropriate clothing for the weather. Closed toed shoes are required. The quarry has some rough terrain, and there may be some extensive walking on uneven, rocky and or steep grades. Any and all fossils found by participants are fair game to keep by their finders.

A small day pack, a nail apron to put fossils in, small bottles for fragile finds, a chipping hammer or other tools to pry fossils loose are helpful but not crucial.

Many fossils are simply laying on the surface of the ground ready to collect. In addition, you may

encore | april 7-13, 2010 | www.encorepub.com 41

want to bring bottled water and lunch or a snack. $5/participant. • Alligators: Tue. 4/27 9am-4pm.

Program will discuss the behavior and biology of alligators. We will begin at Halyburton Park and then venture to Lake Waccamaw State Park to observe alligators in the wild. This workshop is led by educator Mike Campbell of the N.C. Wildlife Resource Commission. Free. • Birds: Thu. 4/29 9am-4pm. Learn to identify these birds by sight and sound, as well as learn about the biology, habitat requirements and life cycles of these well traveled birds. Workshop led by educator Mike Campbell of the N.C. Wildlife Resource Commission and park naturalist Andy Fairbanks. Free. • Pilates: Tues, 4/13-6/29, 5:30pm $ 6:30pm. Wed,- 4/14-6/16, 6pm. Thurs, 4/15-617 intermediate/advanced class, 6pm. All classes $65 per person per 10-wk. session. • Yoga: Tues, 4/13-6/29, 7:30pm. Wed, 4/14-6/16, 9am & 7pm. Thurs, intermediate/ advanced class, 4/14-6/17 7pm. All classes $65 per person per 10-wk. session. • Yoga in Nature: Fri, 4/30-6/18, 9am. $52 per person per 8-wk. session. • All classes at Halyburton Park, 4099 S. 17th St. Pre-registration required. 910-341-0075 or www.halyburtonpark.com.

ISAAC BEAR EARLY COLLEGE GOLF CLASSIC 4/17: Captains Choice entry fee includes 2 carts per team and greens fees, lunch, pig pickin’ dinner, drinks, and goody bags for all players. Award given to 1st place team in three flights, longest drive, and closest to the pin prizes. Raffle, 50/50 cash drawing. Mulligans and Red tee available for purchase at registration. $85 per player/$340 per team. Sponsorships available. 1pm shotgun start at Magnolia Greens. All proceeds will benefit summer leadership programs for IBEC high school students.

Erik Bron: 910-350-1387 ext. 200.

GOOD SHEPHERD GOLF TOURNEY Local golfers will come together and play in the 7th annual Good Shepherd Center Golf Tournament to benefit the homeless, Mon., 4/19, at Nicklaus Course, Country Club of Landfall. Proceeds benefit Good Shepherd’s work with the hungry and homeless.

Serve as an Event Sponsor or a Team/Individual Champion. $225 for single entry or $800 for a foursome. Be a Team or Individual Champion and seek individual sponsors for your Team with the goal of raising $1600 per team, or $450 as an Individual Champion. Scott Litten: 763-4424, x113 or gscresources@bellsouth.net.

MARITIME MUSEUM AT SOUTHPORT GOLF Two charity golf tournaments to help raise funds for the move and renovation of the NC Maritime Museum to Ft. Johnston in Southport NC. Members Club at St. James Plantation, 4/22 and 28, 11am shotgun. www.friendsncmmsouthport.org.

HALYBURTON NATURE PROGRAMS Free, pre-reg rqd. 4099 S. 17th Street 910-3410075 or www.halyburtonpark.com. Ages 16 and up! Alligators, 4/27, 9am-4pm. Alligators and humans occupy the same habitat in Southeastern NC. Program discusses behavior and biology of alligators, beginning ta Halyburton Park and going to Lake Waccamaw State Park; led by Mike Campbell of the N.C. Wildlife Resource Commission. Free • Birds, 4/29 , 9am-4pm. Coastal NC is a major breeding spot for neo-tropical migratory birds. These birds winter in Central and South America, and make their summer home in this area. Learn to identify these birds by sight and sound, as well as learn about the biology, habitat requirements and life cycles of these well traveled birds. This workshop is led by educator Mike Campbell of the N.C. Wildlife Resource Commission and park naturalist Andy Fairbanks. • Birding by Ear, 5/13, 9am -4pm. Join educator Mike Campbell of the N.C. Wildlife Resource Commission and park naturalist Andy Fairbanks to learn the songs and calls of resident and migratory birds. Useful tips, tricks and mnemonics will be provided to help with identification. We’ll start in the classroom and then test your skills in the field at Greenfield Lake, Carolina Beach State Park and Ft. Fisher. Fee but pre-reg. is rqd. (910)341-0075.

WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH PARKS & REC Adult Flag Football League Register Now. Registration ends February 5th or when the league becomes full. Games are played on Sun. • Beginner shag lessons on Sun., no partner needed. • Beginner II Bridge Lessons, Thurs, 10am-noon, Intermediate II Bridge Lessons, Thurs, 12:30pm–2:30pm. • Currently

42 encore | april 7-13, 2010 | www.encorepub.com

registering for group tennis lessons, adult, youth, and tots. Classes meet Mon/Wed, at tennis courts at Wrightsville Beach Park. Adult, Youth ages 9-12, and Tots ages 6-8. • Yoga: Tuesd/Wed, 6:30pm.

• Pilates: Mon/Wed/Fri, 10:15-11:15am. Beginner Pilates on Tues/Thurs, 7:30-8:15am. • Low Impact Aerobics. Mon/Wed/Fri, 8-9am and 9-10am. All ages welcome, catered toward ages 60+. • Tone & Stretch.

Tues/Thurs, 8:30-9:15am. All ages welcome, catered toward ages 60+. • Boot Camp fitness class meets Tues/Thurs, 6-7am. • Cape Fear Cotillion—Lessons in ballroom and popular dance along with etiquette and social skills! Thurs. afternoons, 4/8-5/6, 3-7 and 8-12 years old. • Performance Club—structured theater games, kids can exercise their imagination and have fun by performing. Tues. afternoons.

Grades K-2nd and 3rd-5th. • Wrightsville Beach Shag Lessons. Beginner shag lessons on Sun. All classes at Fran Russ Rec Ctr. unless otherwise noted. Wrightsville Beach Park: 256-7925.

Film CIGARETTE LITTER VIDEO CONTEST With the recent ban on smoking in restaurants and bars, it’s no surprise that cigarette butts have become the #1 source of litter in downtown Wilmington. To help increase awareness of this issue, Wilmington Downtown, Inc. (WDI) is seeking entries for a video contest to help spread the word about the problem of cigarette litter on downtown streets - and help keep the city clean. Participants are asked to submit a creative 30-second video which addresses the problem of cigarette litter and urge viewers to dispose of their cigarette-related trash in the proper place. The winning entries will be aired on local TV. The deadline to enter is 4/16. To submit a video to be considered, all content must first be uploaded to YouTube. After the video has been posted, send an email with the link to dhardin@ec.rr.com. www. wilmingtondowntown.com or 763-7349.

Kids Stuff MONTESSORI MARINE SCIENCE AND ART CAMP This 1/2 day program delights children with a hands on sea life experience in the safety of The Montessori classrooms and outside environment. Water safety issues are explored with a child friendly approach.

Art projects,experiments and music go hand in hand with each “sea critter” or environmental topic that is introduced. Sea life offered by Hieronymus Fishing Charters. Ages 3-6 years. We will work with your vacation schedule. Lhieronymus@aol.com.

UPPER ROOM THEATRE CO. SUMMER CAMP The Upper Room Theatre Company has announced the summer camp schedule for its Kids’ Musical Theatre (KMT). The camp, intended for children and teens in first through eighth grade, will take place from 6/28-7/27. The program will run from 9am-1pm daily in the Lutheran Church of Reconciliation’s Ministry Center, 7500 Market St. The camp schedule is as follows: 6/28-7/2: Hannah Montana; 7/5-9, Peter Pan; 7/12-16, The Lion King; and 7/19-23, Annie. $15 one-time, non-refundable registration fee for individuals; $25 one-time, non-refundable registration fee for siblings (one fee covers two siblings) plus $95 per week. A 10% discount is offered if sibling attends the same week of Camp KMT. Scholarships are available on as needed basis.

Contact Kate Santhuff, KMT Camp Director, at info@ upperroomtheatre.org or call (910) 686-9203.

PANANCEA ADVENTURES CAMP See page 6x in encore exchange.

Lectures/Readings CLAY COLE READING 4/12: Sh-Boom!: Rock ‘n’ Roll Explodes at Book Club. Oak Island resident Clay Cole reminisces about his golden years, rubbing elbows with 60s icons Dionne Warwick, Neil Diamond, the Ronettes, Frankie Valli and the Rolling Stones, from his new memoir “Sh-Boom!

The Explosion of Rock ‘n’ Roll.” Prologue, the StarNews/WHQR monthly book club, gathers at 7pm Mondays in the WHQR studios, upstairs at 254 N. Front St. Admission free. (917) 817-1431. www.claycoleshow.com

MICHELEE BOYAJIAN READING/BOOKSIGNING 4/22, 7pm. Join us at Pomegranate Books for a reading and booksigning by Michelle Boyajian, for her debut novel, Lies of the Heart. Michelle is an alumnus of UNC-Wilmington’s celebrated MFA in Creative Writing program, where she received the Austin Robert Hartsook Fellowship in Creative Writing. Her short stories have appeared in and Timber Creek Review and were nominated for a Pushcart Prize. Free. 418 Park Ave. (910) 4521107.

Classes/Workshops ART CLASSES Acrylic Painting: Mondays through 4/26, 3-5pm.

Learn basic acrylic painting skills and techniques: color mixing, brushwork, gradations, light and shadow and basic drawing. • Collage: Tuesdays 4/6-27, 11am-1pm. Learn collage skills and techniques using found papers and materials. • Oil Pastels: Tuesdays 4/6-27, 3-5pm. Explore the vibrant colors of oil pastels: learn basic skills of shading, color overlay, blending, light and shadow. • Watercolor: Wednesdays 4/7-28, 11am-1pm. Learn basic watercolor skills: mixing and blending colors, light and shadow, wet and dry brush techniques and basic drawing skills. • Drawing: Wednesdays 4/7-28, 3-5pm; and Saturdays 4/3-24, 11am-1pm.

Learn drawing basics: line, shading, composition and how to draw what you see. • Acrylic Painting: Saturdays 4/3-24, 3-5pm. Learn basic acrylic painting skills and techniques: color mixing, brushwork, gradations, light and shadow and basic drawing. • All classes maximum 4 students, $60 per student for 4-week class. Contact Lois Dewitt, loislight@bellsouth.net or go to www.free-onlineart-classes.com.

FREE INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE UNCW’s IRS Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program (VITA) is offering free tax assistance for taxpayers who qualify through the end of April.

The VITA program offers free tax help to low- to moderate-income (generally, $49,000 and below) people who cannot prepare their own tax returns.

Session schedule: 4/8 5-7pm; 4/9 2-6pm; 4/12 4-7pm. Program volunteers are students in UNCW’s accountancy and business law programs and members of the university’s chapter of Beta Alpha Psi, a national accounting and information systems fraternity. They are trained to help qualified taxpayers with special credits, such as the Earned Income Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit, when preparing their tax returns. In addition to the free tax preparation assistance, the VITA web site offers free electronic filing (e-filing). Individuals taking advantage of the e-file program often receive refunds in half the time compared to paper filing. Please bring: photo ID, social security cards for you, your spouse, and dependents, all relevant birth dates,

4/12: Sh-Boom!

$175. 18 and up. • Wire Wrap Beading, third Wed. of each month 11am-12pm & Mon. 3/29, 4/26, 5/17, 6/21 6-7:30pm. $35 • Bracelet Making, first Wed. of ea. month 11am-12pm & Mon. 4/12, 5/3, 6/7 6-7:30pm. $50. • Rug Hooking, 3-week class through 3/29 Mon. 10am-12pm. $50. • One Stroke Painting, 4-week class: 4/1-22, 4/29-5/20 Thurs. 68pm. $60. • Zentangle Art & Design, 4-week class, through 4/6 Tues. 10am-12pm. • Tae Kwon-Do, Tues. & Thurs. 6-7pm. $75/month. • Self -Defense for Adults, Wed. 1-2:15pm, 5:45-7pm. $40/4 classes.

• 910-686-9518 ext. 26, www.poplargrove.com SOIL TO SOUL EVENTS 4/17: 11am-12pm-How to grow & juice wheatgrass.

Discover the magic of juicing wheatgrass and how to grow your own! Class costs $40. Wheatgrass juice tasting included and go home with a complete kit for growing 2 full weeks of wheatgrass. • 4/17: 23pm- Organic Land Care for Dummies. Bring your competitor quotes, soil tests, and questions for a free wheeling discussion on how to maintain your landscape with success…naturally. Class is free.

• 4/24: 11am-12pm-Essential Oils 101. What are they? How are they used? Did you know you can heal yourself using aromatherapy with essential oils?

Class costs $20. Go home with (1) 15ml bottle of the Essential Oil of your choice. • All classes will be held at Soil to Soul, 6005 Oleander Dr. See www.

ProgressiveGardens.com or call 910-395-1156.

JUGGLING GYPSY CLASSES Weekly Drum Circle: Every Thursday from 8-11pm.

Free. All levels and styles welcome, extra percussion provided. 910-763-2223 or info@jugglinggypsy. com. • Circus Artists Collective: Meets informally Thursday nights at 8pm. Fire, juggling, unicycle, lasso, balancing, all styles welcome. Call 910763-2223 or emai info@jugglinggypsy.com. • Drum Lessons: Sundays at 3pm. Taught by Matt W. $10 per class, CD and handout instructions provided. Extra drums provided. Specializing in Middle Eastern and Alternative rhythms. Call Matt at 910-620-8291 or email centslessthought@hotmail.com. • All classes held at Juggling Gypsy, 1612 Castle St.

Clubs/Notices WOMEN OF ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS Celebrate Women’s History Month! Nominate a great woman or young leader that you know in Wilmington for the 26th Annual YWCA Cape Fear Women of Achievement Awards. Celebrates the accomplishments of women and youth in Brunswick, New Hanover & Pender counties. 26th Anniversary Celebration will be held on 5/20, in the Coastline Convention Center in downtown Wilmington. For nomination information please contact Communications Director Mary Martin or 799-6820, x120. For sponsorship information contact Executive Director Suesan Sullivan or 799-6820, x102.

hear oak Island resident Clay Cole read at WhQR as part of their monthly book club on the 12th, from Sh-Boom! The Explosion of Rock ‘n’ Roll, his new memoir. Cole reminisces about his golden years, when he was around the likes of Dionne Warwick, Neil Diamond, Rolling Stones, among many others. The book club gathers monday, 7pm, at the WhQR studios at 254 N. Front Street. Admission is free. www.claycoleshow.com wage and earning statements, interest and dividend statements, a copy of last year’s federal and state returns, bank routing and account numbers for Direct Deposit of refund, total paid to daycare and daycare provider’s tax Id number. Call 910-9623509.

POPLAR GROVE Classes: Pilates, Mon. 4:30-5:30pm • Glass Bead Making, Sat. 4/10, 4/24, 5/8, 5/29, 11am-4:30pm.

MOTHERS AND MORE OPEN HOUSE 4/20: Caffe Phoenix, 9 S. Front St. 7pm 4/20.

Many communities offer mothers’ groups and/or mother-and-child activities through churches, libraries and park districts.

What makes Mothers & More chapter activities different is our concentration on women’s needs as adults, not solely as mothers. Meet and enjoy a fun night out.

Enter to win a free membership! www. capefearmothersandmore.orgContact Angie Qureshi at 791-2984 angiequreshi@ yahoo.com orEmilia Boyette at 297-8425 or ncsunc@aol.com.

WILMINGTON SINGLES CLUB 44/16: DJ Baby Boomer. Members $8, guests $10. • 4/23: Modern Knights Band. Spring Fling Casual Dance. Members $10, guests $12. • 4/30: DJ Buddy Langley. Members $8, guests $10. All events held at American Legion, Post 10. Contact Kathleen at 910-2323315. wilmingtonsingles.blogspot.com.

FIRST WIVES BOOKCLUB MEETING The First Wives’ Club is both a book club and a supportive networking opportunity for women who have been divorced more than five years. The club meets at Pomegranate Books on Wed. 4/7 at 7pm.

Contact Christine Parker at (910) 686-6999, or email her at parkerchris9@aol.com.

CORKBOARD Available for your next CD or Demo

KAREN KANE MUSIC PRODUCTIONS 33 year veteran Producer/Engineer

200 alBum creditS

Dreaming Of A Career In The Music Industry?

AUDIO ENGINEERING CLASSES Music Recording, Mixing, Pro Tools, Studio Production Classes offered in Jan., Apr. and Sept.

(910) 681-0220 or mixmama.com

SPEED DATING @ ThE CALICO ROOM

Sunday, April 18th • 7:30pm

107 S. Front St. (Downtown Wilmington)

MEET 10+ OTHER SINGLES IN ONE NIGHT

Please call or visit our website to register ASAP ~ Space Is Limited

910-616-6000 www.WilmingtonSpeedDating.com

NCBeachBargains.com FREE list of Foreclosures & Bank-Owned Real Estate

are you ready to take it to tHe next LeveL?

• ADULT MARTIAL ARTS • GRAPPLING • WOMEN’S ONLY KICK TO FITNESS CLASS

Looking for a Ten Dollar Thrill?

Pandora’s Box

you can find it at the BreWery! announcinG the BlueS Brunch StartinG march 28th eVery Sunday at the BreWery Brunch Buffet only $9.99 from 9:30-2:30 muSic from ten dollar thrill from 11-2

DVDs, NoVelties, liNgerie aND shoes!

Front Street Brewery 910.251.1935 9 North Front Street, Downtown Wilmington 910-386-6846 FrontStreetBrewery.com www.dynamicmartialarts.webs.com (this class is Not Your traDitioNal martial arts class)

- No Contracts - Drop In Rates Available

HEALING THERAPY’S

cancer, arthritiS, Back Pain & WeiGht loSS, etc... holiStic health, chakra med, liGht maSSaGe, StreSS relief

Happy Hour acupuncture $10

5745 Oleander Drive

(910) 791-8698

• 25% off Select Body Zone dance Wear • all $9.99 dVdS on Sale noW: 3 for $20 Overstock Sale Red Light District DVD’s

Buy One, Get One 1/2 OFF

Pirates i aND ii Now aVailable!

Open Until Midnight Friday & Saturday

Blu-Ray discs now in stock!

NAILS BY CLAUDIA

For stress, aDDictioNs & balaNce!

Specializing & Enhancing Nails • Manicure & Pedicures

Every Wednesday, 5-6:30pm Center for Spiritual Living • 5725 Oleander Dr., F1-1

house calls • weDDiNg showers • girls birthDaY Parties

910-632-3936 AFFORDABLE David

Karen Vaughn, L.Ac • (910) 392-0870

BOOK A MANICURE, GET FREE MANICURE

Proceeds Benefit The Wounded Warriors

910.685.6245

eXtreme PartY ProDuctioNs

beautiFY Your home custom tile worK

910-250-0133

Bathrooms, Kitchens, Fireplaces, Foyers, Shower Bottom Repairs, Etc.

Escorts & Exotic Dancers

www.wilmingtonescorts.net Safe! Reliable! Discreet!

Always selectively hiring

Call for Free Estimate 616-0470

Karma Salon • 1319 Military Cutoff Rd., Landfall Center

Want to Get the Word out aBout your BuSineSS...

aDVertise oN the

CORKBOARD

4weeKs - oNlY $50 call 791-0688 For Details

6XQGD\ $SULO )HDWXULQJ /,9( PXVLF E\ : , ĆŒÄžÄ‚Ć&#x;ŽŜ SP Ĺ?Ä?Ĺ?Ć? ĹŻĹŻĹ?Ć?ŽŜ Θ dŚĞ ^Ć‰Ä‚ĆŒÄž ŚĂŜĹ?Äž ĂŜĚ SP -RLQ XV DV ZH NLFN RII RXU

:DWHUIURQW 0XVLF 6HULHV

Take Comfort To Go

WILMINGTON University Center (Near Old Navy)

(910) 790-3878

/,9( PXVLF RQ WKH SDWLR HYHU\ 6XQGD\ WKURXJK WKH IDOO Ć‰ĆŒĹ?ĹŻ ĎŽĎą KÇ€ÄžĆŒĆ&#x;žĞ DĂLJ ĎŽ DÄ‚ĆŒĹŹ ZĹ˝Ä?ÄžĆŒĆšĆ? Θ ĆŒÄžÄžÇŒÄž DĂLJ Ďľ : , ĆŒÄžÄ‚Ć&#x;ŽŜ DĂLJ ϭϲ ,ÄžÄ‚ĆŒĆš Θ ^Žƾů ĎľĎ­ĎŹÍ˜ĎŽĎąĎ˛Í˜Ď´ĎąĎŹĎŹ ‡ Ď° DÄ‚ĆŒĹ?ŜĂ ^ĆšĆŒÄžÄžĆšÍ• tĆŒĹ?Ĺ?ŚƚĆ?Ç€Ĺ?ĹŻĹŻÄž ĞĂÄ?Ś͕ E ĹŻĆľÄžÇ Ä‚ĆšÄžĆŒ Ĺ?ĹśĹ?ĹśĹ?͘Ä?Žž encore | april 7-13 , 2010 | www.encorepub.com 43

44 encore | april 7-13, 2010 | www.encorepub.com