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OUR SCHOOL MOTHER Amy Morris Bradley was a paramount leader in the beginnings of New Hanover County’s educational system.

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ducation is a long game—perhaps the longest game there is. We can’t see the benefits of it in the moment or even in the immediate aftermath of class.

It takes years to see them. There are few things that have been the focus of greater controversy in American history than education and access to literacy.

For part of the 19th century, it was illegal for many people to attend school or learn to read in North Carolina, specifically African Americans. Education of girls was considered a waste; Native Americans were barred from “whites only” establishments.

As NCPedia reports: “Amendments to the state constitution in 1875 provided for segregated public schools but made no mention of Indians.

Lumbees were disallowed from attending white schools and, consistent with their resistance of having laws restricting blacks applied to them, they would not attend schools for African Americans.”

Ten years later a member of the NC General Assembly, Hamilton McMillan, sponsored a bill that led to the creation of a “normal school.” Normal schools were teacher-training schools. Many have grown to become full four-year colleges. The Croatan Normal School founded to educate the Lumbee grew into UNC Pembroke.

In Wilmington we trace the beginning of public education to just after the Civil War,

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Gwenyfar traces ILM’s education to Amy Morris Bradley, looks toward a more balanced educational system thanks to the efforts of Amy Morris Bradley.

A Union Army nurse, Bradley arrived here the Christmas after the war ended.

Picture this: a Yankee teacher lady walking around, knocking on people’s doors, and telling them they should send their children to the school she wants to start. Needless to say, she didn’t get the best side of Southern hospitality. In fact the best that can be said is many women refused to talk to her.

Others actually spit on her. There were editorials in the newspaper about her that, frankly, are embarrassing to read today.

She managed the impossible: With the backing of Mary Porter Tileston Hemenway’s money, she got a school built and opened in 1866. Early enrollment was low, but shortly thereafter she had expanded beyond her wildest dreams and eventually

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served as the school system's superintendent starting in 1869. Despite the lessthan-loving initial reception she received in Wilmington, when she passed away in 1904, two generations of children had excelled in her schools and had grown to love her. Her headstone in Oakdale Cemetery reads “Our School Mother.”

The Wilmington Messenger—infamous to this generation of Wilmigntonians as the white-owned newspaper that antagonized the African-American-owned Daily Record in the events leading up to the Massacre of 1898—reported on January 27, 1904 that a group of Miss Bradley’s students gathered in The Upper Room at Tileston School to raise money for The Amy Morris Bradley Medal. The medal would be presented each year to a student of meritorious scholarship.

Talk about winning the hearts and minds of the community!

Concurrent with Miss Bradley’s work, operating in parallel, one might say, we find the African-American school system for the children of newly freed slaves. From the City of Wilmington’s Guide to African-American

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Heritage: “The Freedmen’s Bureau began at Williston in 1865 as an elementary school for African Americans. The American Missionary Association operated the school, which was named in honor of the Massachusetts benefactor, Samuel Williston. It became the city’s first public school for African Americans when it was purchased in 1873 by the city’s Board of Education.”

African-American education continued to be separate from the education of white children until Dr. Eaton began a concentrated campaign to secure equal resources for African-American children. He sued the New Hanover County School system in 1954 for equal facilities for white and black schools as delineated by the “Separate but Equal” ruling from Plessy vs. Ferguson. The result of the case was the major building expansion and improvement program that marked the early 1960s in Wilmington.

Later, he sued to force the actual desegregation of New Hanover County Schools.

Dr. Eaton was a civil rights activist whose focus at home and the entire community

bears his legacy.

Charles Chesnutt, author of “The Marrow of Tradition,” one of the novelizations of the events of Wilmington in 1898, grew up in the Fayetteville area and got a teaching certificate. Thomas W. Hanchett notes in “The Rosenwald Schools and Black Education in North Carolina”: “In July 1874, barely past his 18th birthday, Chesnutt was called to teach summer school in the Mecklenburg countryside. At Moore’s sanctuary he was told that people had used up the school funds in building a schoolhouse and had no money left for a teacher.”

Other disappointments at Morrow’s Turnout and Rockwell Church (later a Rosenwald site) led him to search out a school in “a church called Jonesville or Jonahville” in the Mallard Creek area. “By dint of stopping and inquiring at every house,” he recalled, “and by climbing fences and crossing cotton fields, I arrived at Jonesville. Where the ‘ville’ was I am not able to say, for there was but one house within nearly a half mile of the ‘church.’ The church itself was a very dilapidated log structure, without a window: but there was no real need of one, for the cracks between the logs furnished a plentiful supply.”

Rosenwald schools were a joint venture between Booker T. Washington and Julius Rosenwald of Sears Roebuck Co. from the

mid 1910s to early 1930s. African-American communities would raise funds toward school construction that Rosenwald would match. The schools are largely located in rural areas, with white board exteriors and lots of windows, since electric power was not readily available.

Many people are still alive who remember the events of The Wilmington Ten. Following the desegregation of New Hanover County Schools, many African-American students felt they were not fully integrated into daily student life but were treated less than second-class citizens at school. As negotiations between student organizers and school system devolved, tensions escalated and 10 young people wound up in a church involved in a battle with the KKK. The National Guard occupied the city. We have yet to really address or make peace with the events of The Wilmington Ten. (Disclaimer: This is a highly simplified description of the events; it is far more involved than the little discussed here.)

So the history of education in our area comes with a narrative featuring several drivers: race, economics and power.

Right now New Hanover County Schools is looking at re-drawing the school district maps for 2020. Roughly 3,700 to 4,000 students are expected to be moved with the school redistricting. Somehow, when initial community partners were selected to work

on redistricting, they chose three white people. Not a single person of color in our community got picked. Our community still remembers The Wilmington Ten and the National Guard occupying the city, but here we are. How tone deaf is it that not a single person of color was selected to be on the initial committee? As a result of the justifiable public outcry it's been rectified, but really?

Recently, I got invited to sit in on yet another meeting of what I have started referring to as “the well-meaning white liberals club.” What I mean is, for the last two decades, I seem to see the usual suspects showing up for a variety of organizing events. They’re mostly white, mostly over 50, and well intentioned, but frankly they’re also pretty clueless. When asked why everyone in the room is white, the answer invariably offered is something along the lines of, “We are open to everyone—everyone’s invited.”

statement that “everyone is welcome.”

My friends, this takes effort. It also takes hearing things you don’t want to listen to and more so it will be uncomfortable. Because the root of a liberal arts education is to explore ideas and experiences that are different from yours. The opposite—the flight from that—is what has driven attitudes toward education locally since it was a private matter for wealthy boys only.

It also means showing up for events that fit into your philosophy instead of just decrying the situation from the comfort of your arm chair. Are you genuinely so shocked our public schools are effectively resegregated?

Well, with the redrawing of our school districts, now is the time to get active about effecting real change.

Clyde Edgerton’s refusal to ignore a blatant abuse of power to keep children of color out of a coveted school program has taken tremendous courage (read encore’s Live Local from April 2, 2019). It might OK. sound like a small thing, one school proThat’s nice. gram. But these things have meaning and Given the history of this nation, and this value. If we are prepared to ignore them, city, specifically, that might be the epitome then it is another action we are condoning. of the blindness that is white privilege. We Actions speak louder than words, and have over 300 years of actions that include right now, we are looking at a long history of enslavement, the criminalization of edu- actions that make those words of welcome cation, and the terrifying despotism of Jim sound pretty hollow.

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RECENT ALARMING HEADLINES Singer Wayne Newton was sued in District Court on Aug. 6 by a mother and daughter over an incident involving a monkey that took place in October 2017 at Newton’s home in Las Vegas, where the daughter was an invited guest, according to court documents. Genevieve Urena, a minor, was touring the home when Newton’s pet monkey, Boo, “without any provocation ... attacked and bit Ms. Urena, causing injury to her body as well as emotional dis-

tress,” the suit claims, according to KVVU TV. The Urenas assert that Newton “had a duty to exercise due care” and should have known that Boo had a tendency to attack. They are seeking $15,000 in damages. [KVVU, 8/8/2019] In Perth, Australia, two pig farmers face jail time after illegally importing Danish pig semen in shampoo bottles. The Guardian reported that Torben Soerensen and Henning Laue, of GD Pork, were sentenced to three years and two years in prison, respectively, after pleading guilty

to breaching quarantine and biosecurity laws by bringing in the contraband numerous times between 2009 and 2017 to be used in GD Pork’s artificial breeding program. Australian agriculture minister Bridget McKenzie said, “GD Pork imported the semen illegally in an attempt to get an unfair advantage over its competitors, through new genetics.” Western Australian Farmers Federation spokesperson Jessica Wallace called the acts “selfish”: “How extremely disappointing.” GD Pork also was fined $500,000. [The Guardian, 8/13/2019]

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Larry Adams, 61, of Daytona Beach, Florida, came out swinging late on Aug. 12, complaining that neighbors were playing their music too loudly in the parking lot of their apartment complex. Adams emerged from his apartment threatening to shoot them and brandishing nunchucks, which he then hit himself in the head with. Police officers responding to a 911 call told WOLF-Fox 35 that Adams also sprayed everyone with roach repellent, causing them to cough and their skin to burn. “We not even roaches, so why are we getting sprayed with roach spray for?”

THANK YOU, I THINK? wondered neighbor Cici Sylvester. Adams, The Richmond Times-Dispatch report- sporting a goose egg on his forehead, was ed on Aug. 11 that in the overnight hours, charged with aggravated battery with a more than 50 old-style television sets had deadly weapon. [Fox 35, 8/13/2019] been deposited on the front porches of homes in Henrico County, Virginia. Henri- TRUE LOVE co Police Lt. Matt Pecka said the culprits For 68 years, Francis and Rosemary were caught on several doorbell cameras, Klontz of Sacramento, California, have not with one of the videos showing a person just shared the ups and downs of marwearing TV-shaped headgear while drop- riage and family. They’ve cemented their ping off the TV. Even more puzzling, a bond by coordinating their outfits -- every similar phenomenon happened last year day! -- for almost seven decades. Franin nearby Glen Allen, where 20 sets were cis lets his wife pick out his clothes each left on porches. Pecka said the only crime morning: “She just lays it out for me, and I that might have been committed is illegal don’t have to worry about a thing!” he told dumping: “We don’t believe there’s any KOVR TV. The couple also sing togethreason for the community to be alarmed.” er, performing at church, hospitals and [Richmond Times-Dispatch, 8/11/2019] around the house. They started dating in junior high school in Auburn, Washington, BRIGHT IDEA and the dressing alike custom started A Twitter user known only as “Doro- when Rosemary’s mother bought them thy,” 15, was banned from her phone by matching shirts. “We’ve been matchher mom in early August after becoming ing ever since,” Rosemary said. [KOVR, distracted while cooking and starting 8/12/2019] a fire, but that didn’t stop her, reported The Guardian. First she tweeted from a GOVERNMENT IN ACTION Nintendo 3DS gaming device, but Mom What a relief! The U.S. Department of caught on quickly and posted that the ac- Transportation announced on Aug. 8 that count would be shut down. The next day, miniature horses are cleared to fly in all Dorothy tweeted from her Wii U, assuring cabins of commercial planes as emofollowers that while Mom was at work, tional support and service animals. The she’d be looking for her phone. Finally, on agency called “dogs, cats and miniature Aug. 8, with no other options left, Dorothy horses” the “most commonly recognized reached out to Twitter from an unlikely service animals,” Fox News reported. source: her family’s LG smart refrigerator. However, other organizations, including “I am talking to my fridge what the heck the Association of Flight Attendants, have my Mom confiscated all of my electronics urged a tightening of rules about the aniagain,” she posted. The post went viral, mals because of “rampant abuse” of sereven prompting LG to tweet about it with vice animal designations. Apparently, the the hashtag #FreeDorothy. [The Guardian, DOT said “neiiiighhhh” to that. [Fox News, 8/13/2019] 8/15/2019] Cambodian farmer Sum Bora, 28, is lucky to be alive after spending almost four days wedged between boulders in the jungle northwest of Phnom Penh. On Aug. 4, as Bora was collecting bat guano for use as fertilizer, he slipped while trying to retrieve the flashlight he had dropped down a crevice, The Washington Post reported. After three days, his brother found him and alerted authorities, who worked about 10 hours to free Bora from the hollow where he was trapped. He was transported to a local hospital. [Washington Post, 8/7/2019]

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A Gwinnett County (Georgia) medical examiner has resigned after wildly misinterpreting the cause of death for 61-yearold Ray Neal of Lawrenceville, who died on July 21. Despite reports by police and witnesses of large amounts of blood on the floor and walls at scene, investigator Shannon Byers initially ruled Neal had died of natural causes. But when his body arrived at the funeral home, employees discovered a hole in his neck, Fox 5 News reported, and Neal was returned to the morgue for an autopsy, which revealed he had been stabbed several times. Police are now investigating the death as a murder. [Fox 5, 7/27/2019]

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ELECTION A

s another local election campaign nears, new and familiar faces have been filing to fill three Wilmington City Council seats. Mack Coyle, Alexandria Monroe, Harry Smith Jr., Kimberly Spader, Kevin Spears, Scott Monroe and Matt Thrift are on the ballot, and up for re-election are Margaret Haynes, Paul Lawler and Neil Anderson.

Also, Devon Scott announced his run against Mayor Saffo, who has held office since 2006. encore has been reaching out to all candidates to get their thoughts and views on top-of-mind issues concerning our city. This week we chat with Margaret Haynes’ about her upcoming re-election bid for her council seat. encore (e): Tell us why you decided to run for council. Why now?

Margaret Haynes (MH): I am running for re-election because I believe in public service and want to be a positive part of helping create Wilmington’s future. There are many opportunities and challenges ahead, and I’d like to use my knowledge and experience to maximize our city’s potential. e: What qualifies you to run?

MH: While I now have a few years of experience in serving the city, I also have a masters of public administration degree, and I worked in the federal government.

I also have a successful business background. So I have not only the book sense but local, hands-on, practical experience and the business background to help in positive decision-making to move the city forward and deal with future challenges. e: What do you like about what our council is doing and what do you think needs to be improved upon?

MH: I believe in, and continue to promote, transparency and public input across the board. I believe council makes every effort to involve the public in developing our plan for the future as well as dealing with current challenges. This council understands the need to leverage public funds in public-private part-

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Interview with candidate Margaret Haynes—up for city council election on November 5 nerships in order to create community prosperity. As a whole, management and council strive to provide quality services, as well as maintain our AAA bond rating while holding the line on taxes. e: What are top-of-mind concerns you have for our city and how do you plan to address them?

MH: Certainly, the number one responsibility of government at any level is safety. Our safety record continues to improve year after year.

Secondly, traffic and roads are very large concerns. Most of the large thoroughfares are state roads and we have no control over them. When the state improves a road, the city will often cooperate financially to implement amenities, such as sidewalks, bike paths and lighting.

The city started working on a comprehensive plan in 2015 and it took over two years to develop the Create Wilmington plan. We had a 20-plus member citizen committee that held over 18 neighborhood meetings to find out what citizens wanted for the future. After two years of hard work, the plan was presented in a number of public meetings and unanimously approved by the committee, the planning commission and city council. It is more than an aspirational plan. It defines specific areas for growth and redevelopment, all while maintaining the integrity of individual neighborhoods.

The only hope to ameliorate traffic is to encourage citizens to work and play closer to their living environment. Hence the encouragement of mixed-use development.

While some large mixed-use projects are on the horizon, the infrastructure must be

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built first, and it will take many years for such projects to come to fruition. e: What are your thoughts on the current noise-ordinance regulations the council is trying to rewrite?

MH: There is much misinformation floating around about the update of the 30-year-old noise ordinance. Neither the decibel levels nor the time frames are changing in the recommended rewrite.

The updated ordinance will now include an appeals process and overall it is being simplified so it is easier to comprehend and enforce.

Generally, if you have been okay under the current noise ordinance (for 30 years) you will likely be okay in the future. e: Do you have new ideas in approaching our water crisis and other environmental concerns our residents face?

MH: All citizens, not just elected officials, must continue to be more vigilant about our water and environment in general. We dodged a bullet in catching the re-classification of the Cape Fear River to “swamp” water and the council moved swiftly to have the EPA abandon that reclassification, which would have allowed more pollution flowing into the river.

When attending a national municipal

UP FOR RE-ELECTION Margaret Haynes talks makes her bid for re-election on the Wilmington City Council in 2019.

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league conference in DC, the participating council members met with the leadership of the EPA and had a good dialogue about the plans to deal with local water quality.

As we all know, the clean air and water regulations are federally mandated. Local officials have some limited control on industry that might want to relocate here and we must stay vigilant to protect our environment. e: Any ideas on how the city should help combat climate change in our coastal town?

MH: We must do our part locally to prevent pollution of any type in an effort to stave off future damage to our climate.

Until the federal government recognizes climate change and starts to make grand efforts to combat such, we can only deal with our local environment. Any new con-

e: How do you plan to represent all the struction projects must take future sea rise into account in the initial design pro- citizens in Wilmington? How, for example, cess, especially along the river and water- will you connect with people who do not live and work in your comfort zone/neighway. borhood? e: Where do you stand on tax incenMH: The beauty of having a seven-memtives, say for historic property renovation, ber, at-large, non-partisan council is that or in any other fashion? each member has a duty to represent all MH: Tax incentives are really rebates. citizens. Our diverse population should No one gets any money until they have be our strength. We need everyone’s input already spent their own money. I certainand ideas, and everyone’s concerns and ly support “tax incentives” or rebates, for challenges should be heard. I try to athistoric property renovation and presertend as many events in all neighborhoods vation. that I can fit on my calendar. Also, having I also support film incentives, which a government background in constituent again, are really rebates. No one gets service, I like problem-solving and helping money upfront. Once the production com- individuals navigate the often-confusing pany money is invested in our local econ- matrix of government. omy; then, and only then, does a project get any financial payback of the money Have your own inquiries or follow-up they have already spent. I hope our state leaders will go back to this fair and en- questions for Margaret Haynes? Be sure couraging system rather than current to ask on the online article, and we will see she receives and answers them for system of grants. you. Her responses will be posted below I also support limited incentives to enthe article until election day, Tuesday, Nocourage desirable business or industry to vember 5. locate here and provide jobs. Again, no One-stop voting for the municipal elecmoney is paid upfront. Buildings must be built and actual jobs must be created in tions begins on Wednesday, October 16, order to eventually receive any rebate or and will conclude on Friday, November 1. incentive. Job creation is calculated by the State Employment Commission.

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THURSDAY

1423 S. 3rd St. DOWNTOWN WILMINGTON (910) 763-1607

FREE PARKING

> > > Monday

—Wilmington Water Tours, 212 S. Water St.

$5 Jameson

$3 Lagunitas $6 Knob Creek 1/2 price bottles of wine

FRIDAY

$3.00 Michelob Ultra $5.00 Lunazul Tequila All Floors open SATURDAY

$3 Miller Lite $3.50 Modelo $4 Smirnoff Lemon Drop shots $5 Raspberry Smirnoff w/mixer All Floors open SUNDAY

$3 Corona & Corona Light $4 Mimosa $4 Bloody Mary $5 Margarita

Your neighborhood drafthouse with a menu full of lowcountry favorites.

Join us for a hot meal and a cold pint.

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THURSDAY, AUGUST 22 ACCESS 29 FRIDAY, AUGUST 23 THE OTHER GUYS SATURDAY, AUGUST 24 DIRTY WHITE RAGS 7324 Market Street • 910-821-8185 www.ogdentaproom.com OPEN 7 DAYS AWEEK

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

Admiral Radio (6pm; FREE; folk/americana) —Flytrap Brewing, 319 Walnut St.

CAM CafÈ MUSIC: Julie Rehder (6pm; harpist)

—Cameron Art Museum, 3201 S. 17th St.

Live Music in the Alley: Clay Crotts (7pm; FREE; FOLK ROCK) —Rebellion NC, 15 S. Front St.

Jeremy Mathews (7pm; FREE; rock/americana)

—Mad Mole Brewing Company, 6309 Boathouse Rd.

Music in the Garden: Heter Pan (7pm; free) —The Sour Barn, 7211 Market St.

Music Bingo w/DJ Sherri ‘So Very’ (7PM; FREE) —Local’s Tavern, 1107 New Pointe Blvd.

—Ibiza Nightclub, 118 Market St.

Just Yesterday (8pm; free; 90’s Grunge)

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

Dwarves/The Queers/Zodiac Panthers/Bastard Brigade (9PM; $18 ADVANCE; ROCK)

Marc Siegel (7pm; free; guitarist)

—The SeaWitch Cafe and Tiki Bar, 227 Carolina Beach Ave N.

Steve Forbert (7pm; $25)

Sunset Cruise with COLEMAN DALEY (6:30pm; $30; REGGAE, HIP HOP)

—TheatreNOW, 19 S. 10th St.

—Wilmington Water Tours, 212 S Water St

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

Elonzo Wesley w/Salt Mullet (8pm; FREE; indie/ americana)

THURSDAY, AUGUST 29

BROTHERS EGG (8pm; FREE; rock)

Sunset Cruise with jenny pearson (6:30PM; $30; ACOUSTIC)

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

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

—Bourgie Nights, 127 Princess Street

Mike O’Donnell (8:30pm; free; live requests)

—Flytrap Brewing, 319 Walnut St.

—The Reel Cafe, 100 S. Front St.

Michael Eakins (9pm; FREE; Indie/Alternative)

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

FRIDAY, AUGUST 23 Sunset Cruise with Live Acoustic Music (6:3opm; $30) —Wilmington Water Tours, 212 S. Water St.

Breakfast Club (6:30pm; free; 80’s tribute)

SUNDAY, AUGUST 25 Sunset Cruise with Ron & Luis (6:30pm; $30; acoustic duo)

—Wilmington Water Tours, 212 S Water St

—Downtown Wilmington, 5 N. Water St.

Group Singing: Wilmington Sacred Harp (1:30pm; FREE)

Burnin’ Bridges Band (6PM; FREE; Latin, Funk, Rock)

Books, Beer, & Jazz Piano (3pm; free)

—Cameron Art Museum, 3201 S. 17th St.

Extreme Music Bingo w/Party Gras (10PM) —Fox & Hound, 920 Town Center Dr.

Wet Wednesdays W/Dubstep/DJ (10:30PM) —The Calico Room, 107 S. Front St.

227 CAROLINA BEACH AVE N. (910) 707-0533 • seawitchtikibar.com

CAM CafÈ Music: Roger Davis (6pm; live guitarist)

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—Flytrap Brewing, 319 Walnut St. —Cameron Art Museum, 3201 S. 17th St.

Live Music in the Alley: TBD (7pm; FREE) —Rebellion NC, 15 S. Front St.

—The Sour Barn, 7211 Market St.

Jazz Night with James Jarvis (8pm; FREE)

Folkstone Stringband Outdoor Concert Benefiting Methodist Home for Children (5pm; free)

Throwback Thursday Karaoke w/DJ Camo (8pm)

Jared Michael Cline (9pm; free; Soul, Country, Reggae, Hip Hop and Pop)

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

Blind Justice (9:30pm; FREE; rock)

—Hell’s Kitchen, 118 Princess St.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 24

TUESDAY, AUGUST 27 Open Mic Presented by Hourglass Studios (6:30PM; FREE)

—Goat & Compass, 710 N Fourth Street

The Drum Circle (8PM; FREE)

—Bottega, 723 N. Fourth St.

SummerFest 19 (9:30am; $5; Reggae, Latin) —Battleship NC, 1 Battleship Road

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28 Open Mic Night w/Bob Sarnataro (5:30PM; FREE)

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Benny Hill’s Sunday Jazz Jam, 7-10pm

Decoster (6pm; free; ROCK)

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

—The Rusty Nail, 1310 South 5th Ave.

The Jared Show, every other Wed., 7 pm

Iya Terra Oct. 22, 7-11:59pm

—Wilmington Wine, 605 Castle St.

—Salty Turtle Beer Company, 103 Triton Lane

Music Trivia (7pm; FREE)

Sept. 20, Randy McQuay Live at BMC

Weekly Wine Down Open Mic (6pm; free)

Elliot Humphries (4pm; FREE; Folk/Rock)

—The SeaWitch Cafe and Tiki Bar, 227 Carolina Beach Ave N.

serving over 22 craFT beers • all abc perMiTs

—The Sailfish, 2570 Scotts Hill Loop Rd.

Uncommon Ground Trio (7pm; FREE)

Spare Change (8pm; free; funk)

Tuesday 1/2-price wine bottles

Live On The Loop! Summer Music Series: Deserado Duo (6pm; free)

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

—Trinity UMC Family Life Center, 4008 So. College Rd.

Monday Mules $5

—Wilmington Water Tours, 212 S. Water St.

—The Felix Cafe, 5226 S. College Rd., Unit 11

—Bottega, 723 N. Fourth St.

2101 MarkeT sT uniT 7 (910) 599-4999

Wine Down Wednesday & Karaoke (8PM)

Eyeball/Exercise/THE WAKING LIFE (8pm; space rock) —The Juggling Gypsy, 1612 Castle St.

Mon.-Thurs.: 4pM-12:30 aM Fri.-saT.: 4pM - 1:30aM sun: 4pM-11pM

—Tidal Creek Co-Op, 5329 Oleander Drive.

Unit #100

Marc Siegel (7PM; live guitarist)

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

Mike O’Donnell (8:30pm; live requests) —The Reel Cafe, 100 S. Front St.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 30 Sunset Cruise with Live Acoustic Music (6:30; $30)

—Wilmington Water Tours, 212 S Water St.

Departure (6:30pm; FREE; journey tribute)

—Downtown Wilmington, 5 North Water St.

Music in the Garden: Jay & Cara (7pm; free; JAZZ DUO) —The Sour Barn, 7211 Market St.

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Draft Domestic Beers $2 Draft SamALL Adams Blue Pool Martini $6$5 Pizzas Bottles $3 TUESDAY TUESDAYSATURDAY Jack Be Chill $7.50 1/2 Off SelectLIVE Bottles of Wine IN THE JAzz BAR 22oz Deschutes Black Butte Absolute Dream $5 Half Price Bottles ofPorter Wine $5.50 $ 50 NC CraftAbsolut Bottles $3 5 • Pacifico 2 Willow Wit Dream $22oz Weeping WEDNESDAY Beer $5.50 WEDNESDAY 1/2 Off Nachos after 5pm 22oz Teach Peach Coronoa/ in bar andMiller patio Light areas Pints $150 Edward $ 50 $5.50 Wheat Domestic Pints $1.50Lite Bottles 2 Corona $ SUNDAY Corona/Corona Lt. $2.50 Margaritas/Peach Margaritas 4 Margaritas on the Rocks $4.50 All Flat Breads $6 after 5pm

THURSDAY in bar and patio areas

THURSDAY $ $ $3 Mimosa Appletinis 4, RJ’s Painkiller 5 Truly Lime Spiked and $ 50 Mary $4 Bloddy 2 Red Stripe Bottles Sparkling Water $3 Domestic $ 50 Pints $1.50 2 Fat Tire Bottles 22oz. Tropical Lightning 5564 Carolina Beach Road IPA $5.50 FRIDAY(910)-452-1212 $ 50our website Sinking Bahama Mama $7 $4, 007Visit Cosmos 3 www.RuckerJohns.com $ 1/2 Off All Premium Guinnessfor Cans daily3specials, music and Red Wine Glasses upcoming events $

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R&B SOUL Brian McKnight will play this Sunday, August 25 at Greenfield Lake Amphitheater.

Photo courtesy of EMC|BOWERY

—The Sour Barn, 7211 Market St.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 31

Samuel Hatch (6pm; free; acoustic)

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

—Pilot House, 2 Ann St.

—Wilmington Water Tours, 212 S Water St.

Sunset Cruise with JIM NELSON (6:39pm; $30; CLASSIC ROCK, COUNTRY)

The Wandering Minds (8pm; free)

Books, Beer, & Jazz Piano (3PM; FREE)

—Flytrap Brewing, 319 Walnut St.

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

Sean Gregory (9pm; free)

Kure Beach Boogie in the Park (5PM; FREE)

Jazz Night w/James Jarvis (8pm; FREE) —Bottega, 723 N. Fourth St.

End of the Line (8pm; FREE; BLUEGRASS, COUNTRY, AMERICANA) —Flytrap Brewing, 319 Walnut St.

Shay Martin Lovette (9pm; free; FOLK ROCK)

—Pour Taproom, 201 N Front St. Suite G101

Abby Elmore (9:30pm; FREE; Alternative Pop) —Hell’s Kitchen, 118 Princess St.

—Wilmington Water Tours, 212 S Water St.

Cheers to 3 Years! The Sour Barn Anniversary Party: Jake Newman’s Happy Endings, Tanbridge, Crash Nebula (NOON; free)

—Ocean Front Park, 105 Atlantic Ave.

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

Music Trivia (7PM; FREE)

—The Rusty NaiL, 1310 S. 5th Ave.

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WILMINGTON CONCERT TIX ON SALE NOW! RAC ‘N’ ROLL

SUNDAY,

Charles Wesley Godwin is will bring his dynamic blend of country, bluegrass and Appalachian music to Reeves Theatre on August 23.

AUGUST 25

BRIAN MCKNIGHT at

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THE ORANGE PEEL 101 BILTMORE AVE., ASHEVILLE, NC (828) 398-1837 8/21: Pedro The Lion 8/22: Slice of Life Open Mic 8/23: Danny Brown 8/24: ESG / Shannon & The Clams 8/28: Electric Hot Tuna

THE REEVES THEATER & CAFE 129 W. MAIN ST., ELKIN, NC (336) 258-8240

8/23: Charles Wesley Godwin 8/24: Phatt City 8/30: Reeves House Band plays Woodstock ‘69, ‘94, & ‘99 8/31: Possum Jenkins + Alexa Rose Band

NEIGHBORHOOD THEATRE N. DAVIDSON ST., CHARLOTTE, NC (704) 358-9298

8/22: Junior Brown 8/23: Marcia Ball 8/24: &More (Chill Moody & Donn T) 8/29: Found Footage Festival: Volume 9

THE FILLMORE

820 HAMILTON ST., CHARLOTTE, NC (704) 916-8970 8/23: Stunna 4 Vegas 8/24: Grungefest 2019 8/30: Busta Rhymes

THE FILLMORE UNDERGROUND

820 HAMILTON ST., CHARLOTTE, NC (704) 916-8970 8/23: Listen Local Series: Faithful Annie 8/29: Lil Keed With Lil Gotit Featuring Slimelife Shawty And Paper Lovee

DURHAM PERFORMING ARTS CENTER 123 VIVIAN ST. DURHAM, NC (919) 688-3722

8/21: Gladys Knight 8/23:The Temptations and The Four Tops 9/7: Indigo Girls 9/10: Buddy Guy

RED HAT AMPHITHEATER

500 SOUTH MCDOWELL ST., RALEIGH, NC (919) 996-8800 8/23: Judah & The Lion

REGIONAL

Greenfield Lake Amphitheater

CONCERTS

8/24: Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals 8/29: St. Paul and the Broken Bones (RESCHEDULE) 9/3: The Raconteurs

AUGUST 24

SEPTEMBER 24

LINCOLN THEATRE 126 E. CABARRUS ST., RALEIGH, NC (919) 821-4111

Greenfield Lake Amphitheater SEPTEMBER 6

HELLYEAH

The Tarheel:Jacksonville SEPTEMBER 27

8/21: Beres Hammond - Never Ending w/Harmony House Singers 8/23: Jive Mother Mary w/Biggins, Sixteen Penny, Legendary Lane 8/24: The Magnificent DJ Jazzy Jeff 8/29: Big 4x Tour: Stunna 4 Vegas w/ Blacc Zacc 8/30: War Within A Breath – A Tribute to Rage Against The Machine 8/31: Metal Pole Mayhem 9/1: Nike vs. Adidas Party I LOVE THE 80’s / 90’s

MOTORCO MUSIC HALL 723 RIGSBEE AVE, DURHAM, NC (919) 901-0875

8/23: Junior Brown / Blue Cactus 8/24: Mac Sabbath / Okilly Dokilly / Playboy Manbaby 8/27: Oso Oso / The Sidekicks, Future Teens and Downhaul

CAT’S CRADLE 300 E. MAIN ST., CARRBORO, NC (919) 967-9053

8/21: Couple Thousand Summers 8/23: Steve Forbert 8/24: Old Crow Medicine Show 8/25: Carolina Waves Open Mic & Showcase 8/26: Why? 8/27: Electric Hot Tuna

KOKA BOOTH AMPHITHEATER 8003 REGENCY PKWY., CARY, NC (919) 462-2052 8/24: Night Nation Run 9/4: New Reveille with Andrew Duhon

BADFISH/SHWAYZE

The Tarheel:Jacksonville SEPTEMBER 10

THE GREEN WITH NEW KINGSTON

Brooklyn Arts Center SEPTEMBER 21

LOCAL NATIVES

Greenfield Lake Amphitheater SEPTEMBER 21

GWAR

The Tarheel:Jacksonville

FEVER333

THEORY OF A DEADMAN

The Tarheel:Jacksonville OCTOBER 5

MUSHROOMHEAD

The Tarheel:Jacksonville OCTOBER 13 BLACK LABEL SOCIETY w/The Black Dahlia Murder The Tarheel:Jacksonville OCTOBER 20

INFLAMES

SEPTEMBER 22

The Tarheel:Jacksonville NOVEMBER 2

Greenfield Lake Amphitheater

Greenfield Lake Amphitheater

XAVIER RUDD

HIPPO CAMPUS

SATURDAY,

SEPT 21

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FUTURE SIGHT Trey McLamb, founding member of Eyeball, talks about his experimental rock collective.

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EMBRACING THE

BY SHANNON RAE GENTRY

“A

band like ours doesn’t have too many choices of places to play because we are so weird,” says drummer Trey McLamb of his band Eyeball. Since he and Myriam Martian (guitar, art-noise) founded the Raleigh-based psychedelic project in 2015, they’ve mostly played near or west of the Triangle in venues catering to artsy, outside-of-the-box music. Wilmington’s Juggling Gypsy fits the mold and

DETAILS EYEBALL feat. Exercise and The Waking Life Saturday, August 24, 8 p.m.

Juggling Gypsy 1612 Castle St. $5 • eyeball-band.com

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will welcome them on August 24.

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Poor Piggy’s BBQ, 6-8pm

6-9PM

8/22 DAVID DIXON

6-8PM

8/23 LIVE MUSIC: TBD

8-10PM

A&M’s Food Truck, 6-8pm Soulful Twist, 6-8pm

8/24 FOLKSTONE STRINGBAND 1-3PM REACH THE BEACH EVENT 12-5PM

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Wilmy Woodie, 1-4pm; Cheese Smith 6-9pm

8/25 YOGA: Soulshine Flow w/Devan 11AM ADAM CARSWELL SOLO 4-6PM 2 Bros. Coastal Cuisine, 3-6pm

721 Surry Street Wilmington waterlinebrewing.com

Located Under The Cape Fear Memorial Bridge Free parking & brewery tours.

Wine & cider are available.

When McLamb and Martian first met, they talked about how so many Raleigh bands sounded similar. “It’s as if developing their own sound never occurred to them,” McLamb traces. “Not every band in town is like this, of course, but it seems most are. They only have around three different types of songs, and their entire show revolves around one style and playing different versions of those same three songs. We try not to paint ourselves into a corner if we can help it.”

Both McLamb and Martian have art and punk-rock backgrounds. McLamb played in various metal and tribute bands, while Martian played more experimental music. The two first started out making effects-driven sounds as a duo in 2015.

They didn’t have any material, so their initial sessions consisted of making noise and improvising soundscapes.

“We didn’t really have any plans to play live or even become a full band at that point and were just making iPhone videos of our jams—some of which are still on our Facebook page,” McLamb says. “We were a duo for almost six months, doing

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that stuff, and then eventually started to write real songs. That’s when we knew we needed to bring in more players and it evolved into a full band.”

It took more than a year to set their current lineup, which includes Brian Oaksford (bass, guitars), who comes from a funk, jam-rock background, and Aaron Albrecht (synths), who also played guitar in metal bands. McLamb admits their musical DNA is all over the place, but it splices together to create Eyeball.

“Our show is all over the musical map,” he says, “and we don’t tend to stay in any one genre for long. A collection of our songs sounds more like a compilation because we are not just one type of band.

Expect to be taken on a musical journey with lots of strange sounds woven around multiple genres.”

At the Gypsy, Eyeball will play songs from their 2017 EP, “Paradox of Eternal Limits.” Throughout the EP, the band uses trippy effects and synths as a backdrop for lyrics sung through vocal processors.

Among the standout tracks is “Inside the Moon,” a slow-moving opus buoyed by Martian’s dreamy vocals. At a whopping eight-and-a-half minutes, McLamb calls it Eyeball’s crowning achievement.

“Our producer at the time asked if he could write string arrangements for it— how could I say no? I’ll never forget sitting in the studio beside Myriam hearing the playback for the first time.”

Elsewhere on the EP, McLamb takes lead vocals on “Acid War,” which evokes Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath. McLamb says the band had Osbourne in mind when they started to record the song.

“I wasn’t exactly sure how to sing it,” McLamb tells. “I tried a few other ways, and none seem to fit but that one. I can’t sing like Ozzy of course, but I do love his voice and wish I could.”

WEIRD

Eyeball brings psychedelic neo-space rock to ILM The latest single, “Crawling Creatures,” is Eyeball’s first “really creepy song,” with music written by Oaksford. McLamb wanted to write lyrics to match the eerie sounds and vibes. Fascinated by how insects outnumber humans by the billions, he dug into their “moth to a flame” behavior; how they will kill themselves just to be closer to the light.

“I purposely used the word ‘light’ many times to emphasize the source of the insect’s demise,” he says. “There is a spoken-word part in the middle, which we did on the first take. I was just trying out my idea to show the producer what I wanted to do there and it kind of freaked him out a bit and he told me it was perfect, so it was kept as is.”

The band continues to stretch its sound as it works on new material. A pair of new tracks are almost polar opposites (one is dark and epic, and the other is really frantic). McLamb says they sound like nothing Eyeball has released to date.

Yet he is insistent the band will maintain its experimental ethos—including playing a live show that’s one continuous piece with no breaks.

“We walk on and start playing and it doesn’t stop for almost an hour,” McLamb says, “so we learned how to keep the momentum and intensity in certain places and when to lay back and create atmosphere.”

40 YEARS OF MUSIC: Singer-songwriter Steve Forbert will return to ILM to play out TheatreNOW’s final week.

Photo by Jay Blakeberg

LAST

BY SHANNON RAE GENTRY

W

ilmington bids farewell to its first and only dinner theatre, TheatreNOW, this month.

The theater opened its doors in July 2012. Its final theatrical production, “Clue: The Musical,” premiered in July and was a hit with audiences and encore’s Gwenyfar Rohler alike. Folks can catch the show’s final curtain call August 23-24. TheatreNOW’s Super Saturday Fun Time Finale is also set for August 24 at 3 p.m.

Joining them on the schedule for TheatreNOW’s final week is veteran folk singer-songwriter Steve Forbert, who takes the stage August 22 at 7 p.m.

Forbert last played TheatreNOW in May 2018. “We had a great time!” he says of the show. “I’ll never forget the young married couple I met in the venue afterward who literally had tattoos of the lyrics to ‘Romeo’s Tune’” (off Forbert’s 1970 album, “Jackrabbit Slim”). He expects this show to be just as special: “I’m grateful to get a chance to play the place one more time before it closes.”

Forbert’s extensive folk-Americana-pop rock catalog stretches back to 1978, and includes almost two-dozen studio albums and countless singles. When he first hit the scene in New York City, busking for change in the mid-’70s, critics thought Forbert to be the “new Dylan.” He tries to paint a complete picture of his career with every live show, Forbert says concertgoers can expect to hear the early hits he’s most known for, including “Alive on Arrival” (1978), “Jackrabbit Slim” (1979), “Little Stevie Orbit” (1980), “Streets of This Town” (1988), and “The American in Me” (1992).

He’ll also play tracks from his well-received tribute album to Jimmie Rodgers, “Any Old Time” (2002), which won a Grammy Award for traditional folk. “[Jimmie Rodgers] was the Father of Country Music,” Forbert says. “I’m

DETAILS STEVE FORBERT Thursday, August 22, 7 p.m.

TheatreNOW • 19 S. 10th St. $25 • theatrewilmington.com steveforbert.com

from his hometown, Meridian, Mississippi.” Joining Forbert onstage will be Jesse Bardwell, formerly of the Quimby Mountain Band. “Jesse plays acoustic guitar and mandolin. He’ll add another sonic dimension to it all.”

Mostly, though, Forbert says he’ll play songs from his 2018 record, “The Magic Tree.” The album is comprised of previously recorded acoustic demos, changed to include new backing tracks.

Those changes are especially felt in the two versions of the title track that bookend the album. Including both versions was a compromise between Forbert and his label, Blue Rose Music. Where “Version 1” feels more polished, “Version 2” (Forbert’s choice) takes a more laidback approach and evokes the artist to whom Forbert was once compared: Bob Dylan.

bon in his hair.’ I was moved by that, so I imagined myself in the place of a transgender person living there and wrote the song.”

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“The Magic Tree” accompanies Forbert’s 2018 memoir, “Big City Cat: My Life in Folk-Rock.” Released to comProlific singer-songwriter memorate four decades in the music industry, the book is a revelatory look at helps play out TheatreNOW Forbert’s life and family, as well as his time spent with music legends like Doc Pomus and John Simon. It also explores In addition to writing new songs, everything from his instrumental approach to what he’s learned about him- Forbert says he’s been recording a colself as an artist in more than 40 years. lection of his favorite folk-rock songs from the ‘60s and ‘70s. The as-yet-un“I don’t spend a lot of time thinking titled album, which includes covers about flashy licks,” Forbert says. “You of Elton John’s “Your Song” and Judy rarely hear a song with good lyrics that Collins’s “Someday Soon,” is slated for has terrible music. On the other hand, next March. you’ll often hear a song with flashy music that has lame lyrics.” A prolific songwriter, Forbert says his goal is to make every song he writes one he can TheatreNOW will close its doors on August be proud of—even if it takes him a little longer than it used to. “As long as I can 24. Anyone interested in leasing the building feel good about singing it for people,” he at 19 S. 10th St. may call Terry Espy at Momentum Companies: 919-270-1711. adds.

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The album’s third track, “Carolina Blue Sky Blues,” should hit close to home for North Carolinians. It was written around March 2017 in response the state’s infamous House Bill 2. Forbert says he was struck by a TV interview with a mother of a transgender teenager. “She said, ‘I just feel really bad about all the times I forced him to wear dresses and a ribencore | august 21 - august 27, 2019 | www.encorepub.com 17

IS, WAS, EVER, SHALL BE Dennis Schaefer based his triptych on three women he admired from the Artfields Festival.

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BY SHEA CARVER

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EXPRESSIVE

ast summer Dennis Schaefer hosted an exhibit at Brooklyn Art District's art-house darling, Bottega Art and Wine. The show consisted of portraits inspired by nostalgia, as modeled after black and white photographs. Schaefer then immersed the imagery in texture and emotion with a varied color palette. Fast forward one year later, and the local artist will showcase 18 more pieces in "Carnival of Souls," opening August 30.

"I choose images that portray a moment

MOMENTS Dennis Schaeffer will open ‘Carnival of Souls' at Bottega

in time that tell a story through expression, posture and background—that create a tableau," Schaefer notes.

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The show will entail 12 small, older, intimate works on canvas. The other six will be larger landscapes and a triptych, with prices ranging from $75 to $2,500. The triptych, "Is, Was, Ever Shall Be," comes from a personal experience Schaefer had when meeting three women at the 2017 Artfields Festival in Lake City, South Carolina. One was an artist, another a mayor's wife and the last, a friend.

"The artist was exhibiting a work depicting a lynching," Schaefer tells, "and it had generated so much controversy that a guard had to be posted at the venue." Schaefer held all three African-American women in high admiration. "They were brave, courageous and beautiful souls, and I wanted to portray them as such."

Some people represented in his portraits are famous, while others are completely anonymous. In the artist's technique of exploring texture, volume, temperature and emotion, he says some even morph into entirely different characters. "The work is complete when it is recognized by an observer as a truthful expression."

DETAILS CARNIVAL OF SOULS Art work by Dennis Schaefer Opening reception Aug. 30, 6 p.m Bottega Art and Wine, 723 N 4th St. dennisdschaefer.deviantart.com Jack Welch and the Pfizer Corporation and the Shering-Plough Corporation's Abigail Johnson.

"Ben became a close friend and 'partner in crime,'" according to Schaefer, "sharing bad jokes and a joie de vivre." As a student, Schaefer witnessed his 78-year-old mentor's sheer love for artistry. "Not once has he lost his joy of painting. His guidance has resulted in a refinement to my style, technique, skill and philosophy of expression on canvas."

Schaefer's love for painting began with watercolors in youth. Someone gifted him a Fauvist book of art, showing the early 20th century Parisian movement of vivid expressionism and bright, if not sometimes unnatThe most important part of Schaefer's ural colors (a la Matisse). The freedom with art comes in portrayal of truth—connecting which the Fauves work continues to inspire with the subject and viewers. He says it's a and feed Schaefer. skill to be learned but not taught.

"As a natural born iconoclast, the expres"It is the intangible that enables comsionists inspired a personal, subjective form munication," Schaefer explains. "It exists of creation, unhampered by the rules and ex- in children's art, outsider art and the works pectations of the academy," Schaefer says. of anyone who is compelled to express an Through life's ups and downs, even happy times and bad, through jobs, marriage and children, painting always provided a world of escapism. It wasn't until the artist retired seven years ago that he picked up his lifelong passion full-time, and today he exhibits across the Southeast.

emotion through art."

Though the artist primarily works in acrylics currently, he has expanded his interests into cut paper and plaster. His fascination with diptych and triptych has become a means to broaden the narrative.

"I would also like to expand to the third While spending time up north three years dimension with sculpture at some point," ago, in Eastport, Maine, he met abstract Schaefer says. artist Ben Georgia. Georgia's work has been For now, folks can head to Bottega on Aupraised worldwide and even commissioned gust 30 for an artist reception. by the likes of General Electric's former CEO

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ArtExposure will be hosting “Metal and Fiber, a show featuring the metal work of Vicki Thatcher and the Fiber work of Jan Lewis. The opening reception is on Saturday, August 10th from 4-6pm. The show will run until the end of August. Check out our new website at www. artexposure50.com to see upcoming events and classes!

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Art in Bloom Gallery presents an eclectic mix of original art by emerging and established artists. View “Detailed Complexity: Bob Bryden (printmaker), Heather Divoky (artist and illustrator) & H.M. Saffer, II (oil painter). The exhibit continues through September 1st, 2019. The gallery is also featuring brand new art by Elizabeth Darrow (oil painter and collage maker). Art in Bloom Gallery is open until 9 pm on Fourth Friday Gallery Nights including August 23rd.

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www.aibgallery.com In addition to our gallery at 210 Princess Street, Art in Bloom Gallery partners with local businesses to exhibit original art in other locations. Current art exhibits include: “TWENTY-TWO by THIRTY - From the flat files of GAYLE TUSTIN” is a selection of mixed-media artwork all in the size of 22″ x 30″ at PinPoint Restaurant, 114 Market Street. The art exhibit continues through September 23.

“Asylum: Collages by Elizabeth Darrow” continues through September 30 at Platypus & Gnome Restaurant, 9 South Front Street.

“Art of the Image ‘19,” a juried, photographic-media competition and exhibit continues through September 15, 2019 at theArtWorksTM, 200 Willard St. The art exhibit is a project of Art in Bloom Gallery, theArtWorksTM, and Beth Handler Riebe (“Local: art + ideas,), the juror who selected the art for the exhibit. Public hours are Fridays, 11am - 7pm; Saturdays, 11am - 5pm; Sundays, noon - 5pm; and by appointment at 484-885-3037.

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Catherine C. Martin, UNCW alumnus and accomplished expressionist painter, debuts new work in “Bright Lights, Bold Strokes.” Combining everything she has learned in her many years of painterly experience, this exhibition culminates in a collection of evocative figurative, landscape, and architectural pieces. Her bright colors contrast with her use of shadows and minimal bold brushstrokes portraying the love between a mother and child, the vista at the end of a journey, or the ennui of a teenager create images that are burned on the retina of memory.

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Pamela Toll: Landscape and Memory will open August 23, 6 to 9pm, and close September 27, 6 to 9pm, at Wilma D. Daniels Gallery Pam Toll, an associate professor at UNC Wilmington, has been drawing and painting since childhood, and this physical way of thinking is fundamental to her work. Toll received a BA in Art and English Literature from UNC Chapel Hill, and is a co-founder of both Acme Art Studios (Wilmington, NC 1991) and No Boundaries International Art Colony (Bald Head Island, NC 1998). This exhibition pursues the energy around trees, and comes from a lifetime spent among them.

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SOARING THROUGH THE FALLS Erin Hunter, Eleanor Stafford and Sarah Matthews perform in Big Dawg Productions’ ‘Men on Boats.’

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BY GWENYFAR ROHLER

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ig Dawg Productions’ latest offering, “Men on Boats” by Jacyln Backhaus, seeks to chart a course of exploration. Ostensibly about the 1869 expedition of the Grand Canyon led by John Wesley Powell, it promises a different slant on storytelling largely by casting an entirely female or femme-identifying group of varied races to portray the allwhite male explorers.

DETAILS MEN ON BOATS

Donna Troy’s beautiful set greets audiences who enter Cape Fear Playhouse on Castle Street. Imagine the intimidation of recreating the majesty of the Grand Canyon on a small stage. It’s a daunting task at best. The rock crevice cutouts and waterfall are particularly lovely. Visually, from beginning to end, audiences will feel enraptured.

Aug. 22-25 and 29-Aug. 31-Sept. 1, 8 p.m. or Sun., 3 p.m. only Cape Fear Playhouse, 613 Castle St. • Tickets: $18-$25 910-367-5237 BigDawgProductions.org

In addition to Troy’s work, there is the sparkle in the performers’ eyes as they encounter each new and beautiful locale on their journey.

Four boats contain 10 explorers: aboard the Emma Dean we meet John Wesley Powell (Eleanor Stafford), William Dunn (Erin Hunter) and John Colton Sumner (Caitlin Walker). The Kitty Clyde’s Sister carries Old Shady (Grace Carlyle Berry) and Bradley (Aurora Flores). The aptly named No-Name transports the Howland brothers: O.G. (B’Ellana Duquesne) and Seneca (Mariah Martin), as well as Frank Goodman (Lupin Byers). The final vessel, the Maid of the Canyon, has the skilled labor: Hall the map maker (Emily Gomez) and Hawkins the cook (Sarah Matthews). Director Beth Swindell’s staging of the boats on the river is incredibly engaging. The cast hold and manipulate the boats so when they go around rocks, through rapids or over a waterfall, the audience really feels the experience. To call it compelling is an understatement at best.

speed bumps in their relationship quickly and easily, they are just a joy to watch. It’s like two very old friends who have a shorthand together. The almost struggle between Powell and Dunn is the closest Backhaus gets to actually writing a plot. They flirt with the possibility of a conflict. But Backhaus hasn’t given them much to work with: nothing boils over into two actual camps that face off. When three members of the expedition leave, they go with everyone’s blessing and so much good will that, if Backhaus was trying to suggest it as a climax of the conflict, it sure as hell gets past the audience.

The cast sell the experience, and they do wonders with a lacking script. Stafford’s Powell is tasked with leading an expedition through a canyon in spite of having only one arm. There are more than a few difficulties to face under such circumstances. Hunter’s Dunn is forever calling out Powell in front of everyone for whatever trouble they encounter. We all have the friend, don’t we? It does seem to be an old pattern with them. If anything, Stafford and Hunter seem to have such a wonderful rapport that not only do they resolve any potential

The antithesis of Shady is Flores’ Bradley, an over-the-top eager and gregarious creature.

Oh, gods! I thought in a moment of self recognition. Yep, Flores radiates enthusiasm and a loquacious spirit that just can’t be stopped. In her defense, she is also very generous and giving.

Matthews’ cook, Hawkins, is always busy. Any homemaker can relate to the obsessive mental lists of flour, bacon and other supplies. How to use, and when? How to plan for transport and make sure nothing is wasted? I admire how she manages to smile through it all.

Berry’s rendition of Powell’s brother, Old Shady, is one of the funniest performances in the show. Somehow Berry even manages to look put upon and bored while trying to row through rapids. Shady is not really impressed with much or many people. But dependable is written all over her.

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The biggest struggle the group faces is their ever-dwindling supplies. As the person responsible for feeding the expedition, Hawkins is most likely to find herself the object of immediate anger and fear. Outside of getting tired of eating apples, Backhaus again has failed to include much in the script that would communicate the magnitude of what they could really face. Man vs. nature is one of the acknowledged conflict forms, and though she has the river and possible starvation as potential struggles, there is almost no dialogue to communicate the danger other than a road trip gone haywire.

Gomez’s Hall is also trying to figure out how to make maps with less equipment than promised as a result of the loss of the No-Name.

Ever studious, she is working and working, doing her best to compensate for the problem— but, still, these working conditions are limiting what is possible.

Meanwhile, the Howland Brothers are so over the irritating little Englishman in their boat.

Duquesne and Martin are believable as a pair of siblings who together can take on anything— including getting tied to a fence on a winter’s night. Though, personally, Duquesne’s portrayal of Tsauwiat, one of the Native Americans they leave Goodman with, is my favorite character. There is a calm disbelief over how these crazy white people are still at it. It is a disbelief that can only be met with a chuckle and a little bit of admiration mixed with concern. It’s very telling to watch.

If there is one performance that struck my tree-hugging heart—and one I wish I could get the Wilmington City Council to watch—it is Caitlin Walker’s ode to trees as John Colton Sumner. When in doubt, she reminisces about a lovely day with a tree. The Grand Canyon is not overflowing with arboreal life, but when it gets slow going there, she brings up the beauty of trees. It is a very Walter Mitty-like response and is absolutely delightful to watch.

It is a very fun and funny evening, especially the editorial comments coming through from sound designer Steve Vernon. Vernon never misses a chance to make an auditory pun.

Folks should pay attention to the music between the scenes for some good laughs. Erin Hunter’s aquatic ballet and her trying to grab a rope from another boat is an image I will car-

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‘Men on Boats’ cast soars, script needs work ry the rest of my days. When the No-Name breaks apart and Byers is cast upon the rock, the cast’s struggle and scramble to rescue the Howlands is incredibly well done.

Getting back to Backhaus’ script: Though the casting of women and gender-fluid/ femme-identifying people is a selling point for the show, Backhaus hasn’t made a compelling case for it. Even her author’s note in the program seems to reference the idea she would never get to play a role like this, so she decided to make the entire cast female. It seems she missed an opportunity to explore that within the text; she made the choice, a choice that right now is timely and provocative. Locally, we have seen productions struggle with this: the aborted all-male production of “Steel Magnolias” leaps to mind, as does the ongoing discussion of “Santaland Diaries” not yet featuring a woman as the main character, Crumpet. In the last 10 minutes, Backhaus introduces a character, Mr. Asa (Lupin Byers) who delivers a monologue that is essentially a long-form version of Lin Manuel Miranda’s chorus, “Who lives, who dies, who tells your story?” Now if that question had been central to the script from the beginning, not only would there have been a purpose in the gender choices for casting that served the story, there would have been a plot.

Instead, we have 10 incredibly interesting entertainers and performers onstage giving their all to create a memorable evening. They make the show exciting and fun in spite of the playwright. It is not a commercial for visiting The Grand Canyon; they make it look pretty scary, actually. There were several moments I was gripping my arm rests and lifting my legs from the floor because the explorers had me convinced the whole room was going to tilt downward over a waterfall. But when I watched Stafford’s face as she beheld each new discovery, it was absolute magic. Really, the performers continue with that magic over and over again.

POWERHOUSE VOCALIST LaRaisha Dionne showcases her mad set of pipes in Thalian Association's "Urinetown."

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WELCOME

BY CHASE HARRISON

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ee whiz! It’s hard to think a 20-year-old music about the basic right to take a piss would be so poignant or topical in 2019. Still, “Urinetown,” written by Mark Hollmann and Greg Kotis, successfully mirrors and mocks our politically and environmentally ravaged world damn near to a T—err, a “pee.”

“Urinetown” is the latest outing from Thalian Association. And I have to say: They’ve outdone themselves with a rather dark and twisted dystopic comedy that will have audiences rolling with laughter.

Staged at the Hannah Block Historic USO, the show satirizes corporate greed, political corruption, and the ways in which extreme ideals can lead to extreme ends. It depicts a world wherein citizens must pay to pee due to a water shortage. The toilets are controlled by Urine Good Company (UGC) and monitored by a psychotic police force. To put it bluntly, it’s a silly show with a serious story—think “Les Miserables” by way of “The Road Warrior,” produced by B-movie outfit Troma Entertainment.

Directed with a keen eye by Wilmingtonian Patrick Basquill, the show starts at a whip-crack pace and never slows.

From its tight production designs to its well-serving cast, “Urinetown” scores as a success for all involved: company, cast and crew.

Upon walking into the USO auditorium, audience members will be floored by its transformation into Urinetown. The set design by Tymoteusz Dvorak is pure theatre magic. Dvorak masterfully creates a world for the cast and the audience to get lost in. Every glance is met with some new detail to absorb. From the shanty huts that make up the destitute resident’s homes, to the high-tower boardroom of the UGC, everything sprawls across the stage. The thrust stage could have been better utilized to help decongest some of the musical’s overstuffed moments. Over-

ing home the show’s themes.

DETAILS URINETOWN Through August 25 Thurs.-Sat., 7:30 p.m.; Sun. 3 p.m.

Hannah Block Historic USO Building 120 S. 2nd St. Tickets: $20-$25 910-251-1788 thalian.org all, the set is outstanding to behold.

The costume design also requires heavy lifting. Costumer Allyson Moore-Mojica is tasked with creating a diversity of characters: from the filth-covered droogs living in the streets, holding in their pee, to ‘80s-style business executives hiding dark hearts behind gaudy duds. Moore-Mojica tackles the feat and destroys it, and gives each character distinct details to stand apart from others. Her work on Caldwell B. Cladwell (Jon Wallin), the villainous, purple-and-neon-suit-wearing owner of the UGC, is a real standout. But her high point comes during “Cop Song,” when an army of fishnet-clad toilet cops descend on the stage. It’s a great moment for choreographer Laura Brogdon-Primavera.

Elsewhere, the choreography attempts a sense of controlled chaos with slow-motion sequences littered throughout the show. It creates laughs but otherwise disrupt proceedings, while numbers such as “Don’t Be the Bunny” and “Why Did I Listen to the Man?” do a better job of capturing a manic energy while still driv-

The live band, led by musical director Thaddaeus Freidline, is rocking; though, at times, its proximity to the stage causes the musicians to overpower the singing (even more damning when microphones don’t come on as needed). But the company is stellar and rise above minor issues. Caylan McKay puts the “pee” in perfection as Officer Lockstock, the show’s half-first-person, half-third-person meta-style narrator.

Embracing the show’s cartoonish world, McKay strikes a nimble balance between despicable and lovable. He’s paired well with Beth Corvino, who plays the adorable and precocious Little Sally. Little Sally serves as a proxy for the audience, who questions the show’s very logic and constantly reminds people how “Urinetown” is an ugly name for a musical. Corvino’s deadpan expressions and explosive temperament bring about some truly funny moments.

Once again, LaRaisha Dionne shows off why is she one of the dominant divas of Wilmington theatre. In the role of Penelope Pennywise, she’s something of a slumlord of the shitters. She controls her territory with an iron plunger and attitude for days.

Her voice reaches its crescendo in the Act One number “It’s a Privilege to Pee,” which fills the venue yet never overpowers.

Every good story needs a villain, and Jon Wallin’s take on the role of the evil Caldwell B. Cladwell certainly qualifies. Wallin takes glee in romping about the stage, seducing and trapping his costars in a sinister web that he quickly spins into a tightened noose. His malevolence is on full display in the show-stealing number “Don’t Be the Bunny.” Wallin is a fantastic character actor who has received a “Ten Points to Gryffindor” from me for a number of his performances. The guy is a real secret weapon.

Speaking of secret weapons: holy shit

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Two decades after its audacious debut, ‘Urinetown’ remains a prescient delight is Rachel Walters amazing as Hope Caldwell, the daughter of the evil CEO and new copy girl for UGC. Embracing camp, Walters finds real humor in her journey from faux-Patty Hurst to wide-eyed revolutionary. She wows while belting numbers like “Follow Your Heart” and “I See a River.”

The latter is hilariously uplifting, given how bleak the accompanying visuals are.

Sadly, the dashing assistant custodian-turned-rebellion leader Bobby Strong, played by Mathis Turner, is a leading role that could get flushed away. Turner’s performance resembles a car in neutral; his movements seem on odd delay, as if he is trying to recall just what comes next.

Actors who exchange dialogue with him appear to be playing wall ball with their words.

With the news that Chennai, in eastern India, is virtually out of water, and others like London, Tokyo, Mexico City, and Miami face similar long-term predicaments, “Urinetown” is uniquely equipped to speak to our times. It also highlights a need for similar musicals that reflect modern societal issues in campy, hilarious ways.

Thalian’s “Urinetown” is a fun, fast and foul, and will undoubtedly entertain anyone who steps into its world for two hours.

It’s subtle take on a legitimate global concern rewards theater-goers who can stomach a bit of morality with their humor.

If nothing else, we can all go down laughing with this fantastic, futuristic fable.

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WHO’S THE BOSS: (From left) Elisabeth Moss, Melissa McCarthy and Tiffany Haddish play mob wives who take over the family business in ‘The Kitchen.’

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ho doesn’t love to laugh? Some of my favorite movie-going experiences involve precious few films that make me laugh from start to finish.

I can vividly remember moments of uncontrollable laughter from movies such as “South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut” and “Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery"—when the phrase “laugh out loud” actually meant “laughing out loud” and not an acronym you text back when someone sends you a marginally amusing meme. The power of laughter is cathartic and in these polarizing times can help cure all sorts of ills. That’s why I encourage everyone to go see the funniest movie of 2019, “The Kitchen.”

I know a movie has made an impact on me when I can recall its moments days later and laugh almost as hard as I did the first time. “The Kitchen” is that kind of movie. Set in New York in the late 1970s, the film follows three Irish mob wives.

After their husbands are incarcerated for botching a holdup, the women are left in the cold, struggling to make ends meet.

Kathy (Melissa McCarthy) is a loyal wife who wants to do right by her family. Ruby (Tiffany Haddish) faces sexism and racism as the wife of Irish mob royalty. Claire (Elisabeth Moss) is an oddball with a fighter’s spirit. After their allowance gets cut by the new guys in charge, Kathy and company decide the best way to take care of their families is to go into the same racket that got their husbands thrown in jail: running protection in Hell’s Kitchen.

Through their savvy and street smarts, the wives get payouts from local businesses and help keep the crime business running smooth. This becomes a major problem for the existing Irish mobsters in the neighborhood, who decide these

DETAILS THE KITCHEN Rated R, 1 hrs 42 mins

Directed by Andrea Berloff Starring Melissa McCarthy, Tiffany Haddish, Elisabeth Moss sassy ladies need to be taken down a peg or two. It results in some tense confrontations and an attempted rape.

At the onset, it doesn’t seem the setup for the funniest movie of 2019—because “The Kitchen” isn’t supposed to be funny.

At least, not in the way I found myself belly laughing during its brisk runtime. The film is intended to be a gritty New York mob drama, but it doesn’t work with the way director Andrea Berloff has staged things.

Everything about the film feels wonderfully awkward, from the awful, deadpan delivery of its leading ladies to the cinematography trying to fit all three actors into the same shot, shoulder to shoulder, whenever possible. Berloff manages to make everything surreal and silly. The characters are paper-thin, so the stakes are laughably low.

movie: Ruby is walking down the sidewalk with her racist, abusive mother-inlaw (the great Margot Martindale), who calls her names and makes all sorts of insulting comments at every opportunity.

They pause at a stairwell before heading into a restaurant, and Ruby pushes her down a flight of stairs. She looks down at the old woman’s crumpled body and yells, “Restaurants aren’t open on Mondays, bitch!” and then walks away. I couldn’t stop laughing. Everything from the dialogue, the delivery, the framing to the overall story is so wrong. In theory, it’s a moment when the audience should cheer—when the narrative's punching bag finally says “no more." But Ruby murders her mother-in-law in cold blood. She doesn’t give her a verbal lashing or stand up to her; she pushes a 70-year-old woman down a flight of stairs to her death.

Compare this to a scene earlier in the movie: One of the mobsters tries to sexually assault a character and is shot and killed as a result. In the aftermath, the intended victim begins to brutally kick her attacker’s body over and over again. I can understand the moment and recognize the dark humor in this act of savage bru-

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‘The Kitchen’ delivers unintended laughs tality because the punishment (kicking a corpse) fits the crime (attempted sexual assault and murder). I had more trouble empathizing with a character pushing an old woman down a flight of stairs because she doesn’t like her salty mouth.

There’s so much wrong with “The Kitchen.” It’s like the George Costanza of crime movies. Every impulse the creators had runs counter to how things should have been made. And like George Costanza, the movie is relentlessly tragic and translates to grade-A comedy.

As a gritty crime drama, “The Kitchen” is a dumpster fire. As an unintentional comedy, it’s the funniest movie of the year.

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CAM CAFÉ CAM Café, located within the CAM delivers delightful surprises using fresh, local ingredients. The café serves lunch with seasonal options Tuesday through Saturday, inspired “small plates” on Thursday nights, an elegant yet approachable dinner on Thursday and brunch every Sunday. Look for a combination of fresh, regular menu items along with daily specials. As part of

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ELIJAH’S Since 1984, Elijah’s has been Wilmington, NC’s outdoor dining destination. We feature expansive indoor and outdoor waterfront dining, with panoramic views of riverfront sunsets. As a Casual American Grill and Oyster Bar, Elijah’s offers everything from fresh local seafood and shellfish to pastas, sandwiches, and Certified Angus Beef selections. We offer half-priced oysters from 4-6 every Wednesday & live music with our Sunday Brunch from 11-3. Whether you are just looking for a great meal & incredible scenery, or a large event space for hundreds of people, Elijah’s is the place to be.

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Sun-Thurs 11:30-10:00; Friday and Saturday 11:30-11:00 ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Downtown ILM; kids menu

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HENRY’S A local favorite, Henry’s is the ‘place to be’ for great food, a lively bar and awesome patio dining.

Henry’s serves up American cuisine at its finest that include entrees with fresh, local ingredients.

Come early for lunch, because it’s going to be packed. Dinner too! Henry’s Pine Room is ideal for private functions up to 30 people. 2508 Independence Boulevard, Wilmington, NC. (910) 793.2929.

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Sun. - Mon. 11 a.m.-10 p.m.; Tues.- Fri.: 11 a.m. – 11 p.m. Sat.: 10 a.m. – 11 p.m.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ FEATURING: Daily blackboard specials.

■ WEBSITE: henrysrestaurant.com

NICHE Niche Kitchen and Bar features an eclectic menu, a large wine list, and a warm and inviting atmosphere. Close to Carolina Beach, Niche has a great selection of dishes from land to sea. All dishes are cooked to order, and Sundays features a great brunch menu!

Niche’s heated covered patio is perfect for anytime of the year and great for large parties. And their bar has a great assortment of wines, even offered half off by the glass on Tuesdays-Thurs-

days. Open Tues. - Sun. 11 a.m. - 10 p.m. Reservations are encouraged and can be made by calling 910-399-4701.

■ OPEN LUNCH AND DINNER: Tues.-Sun., 11 a.m. - 10 p.m.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: South Wilmington ■ WEBSITE: nichewilmington.com

PINE VALLEY MARKET Pine Valley Market has reigned supreme in servicing the Wilmington community for years, securing encore’s Best-Of awards in catering, gourmet shop and butcher. Now, Kathy Webb and Christi Ferretti are expanding their talents into serving lunch in-house, so folks can enjoy their hearty, homemade meals in the quaint and cozy ambiance of the market. Using the freshest ingredients of highest quality, diners can enjoy the best Philly Cheesesteak in Wilmington, along with numerous other sandwich varieties, from their Angus burger to classic Reuben, Italian sub to a grown-up banana and peanut butter sandwich that will take all diners back to childhood. Served among a soup du jour and salads, there is something for all palates. Take advantage of their take-

home frozen meals for nights that are too hectic to cook, and don’t forget to pick up a great bottle of wine to go with it. 3520 S. College Road, (910) 350-FOOD. ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Mon.-Fri. 10 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sat. 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Closed Sun. ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: South Wilmington ■ FEATURING: Daily specials and take-home frozen meals ■ WEBSITE: pinevalleymarket.com

THE TROLLY STOP Trolly Stop Grill and Catering is a four store franchise in North Carolina. Trolly Stop Hot Dogs opened in Wrightsville Beach in 1976. That store name has never changed. Since the Wrightsville Beach store, the newer stores sell hotdogs, hamburgers, beef and chicken cheese steaks, fries, hand dipped ice cream, milk shakes, floats and more.

Our types of dogs are: Southern (Trolly Dog, beef and pork), Northern (all beef), Smoke Sausage (pork), Fat Free (turkey), Veggie (soy). Voted Best Hot Dog in Wilmington for decades.

Check our website trollystophotdogs.com for hours of operations, specific store offerings and telephone numbers, or contact Rick Coombs, 910297-8416, rtrollystop@aol.com We offer catering serving 25-1000 people.

Franchises available.

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER ■ LOCATIONS: Wilmington, Fountain Dr. (910) 452-3952, Wrightsville Beach (910) 256-3921, Southport (910) 457-7017, Boone, NC (828) 2652658, Chapel Hill, NC (919) 240-4206 ■ WEBSITE: trollystophotdogs.com

ASIAN INDOCHINE RESTAURANT If you’re ready to experience the wonders of the Orient without having to leave Wilmington, join us at Indochine for a truly unique experience. Indochine brings the flavors of the Far East to the Port City, combining the best of Thai and Vietnamese cuisine in an atmosphere that will transport you and your taste buds. Relax in our elegantly decorated dining room, complete with antique Asian decor as well as contemporary artwork and music. Our diverse, friendly and efficient staff will serve you beautifully presented dishes full of enticing aromas and flavors. Be sure to try such signature items as the spicy and savory Roasted Duck with Red Curry, or the beautifully presented and delicious Shrimp and Scallops in a Nest. Be sure to save room for our world famous desert, the banana egg roll! We take pride in using only the freshest ingredients, and our extensive menu suits any taste. After dinner, enjoy specialty drinks by the koi pond in our Asian garden. Located at 7 Wayne Drive (beside the Ivy Cottage), (910) 2519229.

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Tues.- Fri. 11 a.m.- 2 p.m.; Sat. 12 p.m. – 3 p.m. for lunch.

Mon.- Sun. 5 p.m. – 10 p.m. for dinner.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown

EATS VEUVE CLICQUOT DINNER August 22, 6:30 p.m.

Five courses paired with different varieties of Veuve Clicquot $125 per person: ruthschris.com/promotions/veuve-clicquot-dinner Ruth’s Chris Steak House, 301 North Water Street ■ WEBSITE: indochinewilmington.com

NIKKI’S FRESH GOURMET For more than a decade, Nikki’s downtown has served diners the best in sushi. With freshly crafted ingredients making up their rolls, sushi and sashimi, a taste of innovation comes with every order. Daily they offer specialty rolls specific to the Front Street location, such as the My Yoshi, K-Town and Crunchy Eel rolls. But for less adventurous diners looking for options beyond sushi, Nikki’s serves an array of sandwiches, wraps and gyros, too. They also make it a point to host all dietary needs, omnivores, carnivores and herbivores alike. They have burgers and cheesesteaks, as well as falafal pitas and veggie wraps, as well as an extensive Japanese fare menu, such as bento boxes and tempura platters. Daily dessert and drink special are also on order. Check out their website and Facebook for more information. 16 S. Front St. (910) 771-9151.

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Mon.-Thurs., 11am 10pm; Fri.-Sat., 11am-11pm; Sun., 12pm10pm. Last call on food 15 minutes before closing.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Downtown ■ WEBSITE: nikkissushibar.com

okamisteakhouse.com! 614 S College Rd. ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Mon.-Thurs., 11am 2:30pm / 4-10pm; Fri., 11am-2:30pm / 4pm-11pm; Sat., 11am-11pm; Sun., 11am9:30pm ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ WEBSITE: okamisteakhouse.com

SZECHUAN 132 Craving expertly prepared Chinese food in an elegant atmosphere? Szechuan 132 Chinese Restaurant is your destination! Szechuan 132 has earned the reputation as one of the finest contemporary Chinese restaurants in the Port City. Tastefully decorated with an elegant atmosphere, with an exceptional ingenious menu has deemed Szechuan 132 the best Chinese restaurant for years, hands down. 419 South College Road (in University Landing), (910) 799-1426.

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ FEATURING: Lunch specials ■ WEBSITE: szechuan132.com

YOSAKE DOWNTOWN SUSHI LOUNGE Lively atmosphere in a modern setting, Yosake is the delicious Downtown spot for date night, socializing with friends, or any large dinner party. Home to the never-disappointing Shanghai Firecracker Shrimp! In addition to sushi, we offer a full Pan Asian menu including curries, noodle dishes, and the ever-popular Crispy Salmon or mouth-watering Kobe Burger. In-

spired features change weekly showcasing our commitment to local farms. Full bar including a comprehensive sake list, signature cocktails, and Asian Import Bottles. 33 S. Front St., 2nd Floor (910) 763-3172.

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

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

Gluten-Free Menu upon request. Complimentary Birthday Dessert.

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

YOSHI Yoshi Sushi Bar and Japanese Cuisine offers something the greater Wilmington area has never seen before. We are seeking to bring true New York Style Sushi to Wilmington, with classic sushi and sashimi, as well as traditional rolls and some unique Yoshi Creations. We offer a variety of items, including Poke Bowls and Hibachi - and we also are introducing true

OKAMI JAPANESE HIBACHI STEAK HOUSE We have reinvented “Hibachi cuisine.” Okami Japanese Hibachi Steakhouse is like no other.

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

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Japanese Ramen Bowls! Come try it today! 260 Racine Dr, Wilmington 28403 (910)799-6799 ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Sun. 12pm11pm, Mon.-Thurs. 11am-10pm, Fri.-Sat. 11am11pm ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ WEBSITE: www.yoshisushibarandjapanesecuisine.com

BAGELS ROUND BAGELS Round Bagels and Donuts features 17 varieties of New York-style bagels, baked fresh daily on site in a steam bagel oven. Round offers a wide variety of breakfast and lunch bagel sandwiches, grilled and fresh to order. Round also offers fresh-made donuts daily! Stop by Monday - Friday, 6:30 a.m. 3 p.m., and on Sunday, 7:30 a.m. - 2 p.m.

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

FONDUE Wilmington’s favorite fondue restaurant! The Little Dipper specializes in unique fondue dishes with a global variety of cheeses, meats, sea-

food, vegetables, chocolates and fine wines. The warm and intimate dining room is a great place to enjoy a four-course meal, or indulge in appetizers and desserts outside on the back deck or in the bar while watching luminescent jellyfish.

Reservations are appreciated for parties of any size. Located at the corner of Front and Orange in Downtown Wilmington. 138 South Front Street.

(910) 251-0433.

■ SERVING DINNER: 5pm Tue-Sun; open daily from Memorial Day through October ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Downtown ■ FEATURING Sunday half-price wine bottles; Monday beer and wine flights on special; Tuesday Local’s Night $11/person cheese and chocolate; Wednesday Ladies Night; Thursday $27 4-course prix fixe; Friday “Date Night” $85/couple for 3 courses and a bottle of wine.

■ MUSIC: Tuesdays & Thursdays, May-Oct., 7– 9 p.m. (weather permitting) ■ WEBSITE: www.littledipperfondue.com

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

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beers and whiskies. We are open every day for both American and Irish breakfast, served to noon weekdays and 2 p.m. weekends. Regular menu to 10 p.m. weekdays and 11 p.m. weekends. Join us for trivia at 8:30 on Thursdays and live music on Fridays – call ahead for schedule (910) 763-1607.

Located just beside Greenfield Lake and Park at the south end of downtown Wilmington, The Harp is a lovely Irish pub committed to bringing traditional Irish flavor, tradition and hospitality to the Cape Fear area ■ SERVING BREAKFAST, LUNCH & DINNER ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Greenfield Lake/DowntownSouth ■ FEATURING: Homemade soups, desserts and breads, free open wifi, new enlarged patio area, and big screen TVs at the bar featuring major soccer matches worldwide.

■ WEBSITE: harpwilmington.com

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

■ WEBSITE: facebook.com/slaintemj

ITALIAN ANTONIO’S

Serving fresh, homemade Italian fare in midtown and south Wilmington, Antonio’s Pizza and Pasta is a family-owned restaurant which serves New York style pizza and pasta. From daily specials during lunch and dinner to a friendly waitstaff ensuring a top-notch experience, whether dining in, taking out or getting delivery, to generous portions, the Antonio’s experience is an unforgettable one. Serving subs, salads, pizza by the slice or pie, pasta, and more, dine-in, take-out and delivery! 3501 Oleander Dr., #2, and 5120 S. College Rd. ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Sun.-Thurs., 11 a.m.-9 p.m. and Fri.-Sat., 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Sun., open at 11:30 a.m.)

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

THE ITALIAN BISTRO

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

The Italian Bistro strives to bring customers

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

Their warm, inviting, atmosphere is perfect for “date night” or “family night.” Let them show you why “fresh, homemade and local” is part of everything they do. 8211 Market St. (910) 6867774

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Sun.-Thurs., 11 a.m.-9 p.m. and Fri.-Sat., 11 a.m.-9:30 p.m., Sun brunch, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Porters Neck ■ WEBSITE: italianbistronc.com

SLICE OF LIFE “Slice” has become a home away from home for tourists and locals alike. Our menu includes salads, tacos, burritos, quesadillas, nachos, homemade soups, subs and, of course, pizza. We only serve the freshest and highest-quality ingredients in all of our food, and our dough is made daily with purified water. Voted “Best Pizza” and “Best Late Night Eatery.”All ABC permits. Visit us downtown at 125 Market Street, (910) 251-9444, in Wrightsville Beach at 1437 Military Cutoff Road, Suite 101, (910) 256-2229 and in Pine Valley on the corner of 17th and College Road, (910) 799-1399.

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

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown, Downtown and Wilmington South.

■ FEATURING: Largest tequila selection in town!

■ WEBSITE: grabslice.com

MEXICAN ZOCALO Zocalo Street Food and Tequila brings a modern version of cooking traditional Mexican street food through perfected recipes, with excellent presentation. Zócalo was the main ceremonial center for the Aztecs, and presently, it is the main square in central Mexico City. It bridges old school tradition with a twist of innovative cooking. Zocalo also has weekly events, such as their margarita and food tasting every Monday, 5-8 p.m., and a live taco station every Tuesday , 5-8 p.m.

Live Latin music Is showcased every other Saturday and Sunday brunch begins at 10 a.m. Be sure to try Zocalo’s wide selection of the best tequilas! Owned and operated locally, locations are in Wilmington and Jacksonville, NC. Take out and delivery available through most apps.

■ SERVING LUNCH, DINNER AND BRUNCH: Monday - Saturday, 11 a.m - 10 p.m.; Sunday brunch, 10 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.; closes 9 p.m.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Pointe at Barclay ■ WEBSITE: zocalostreetfood.com

SANDWICHES J. MICHAEL’S PHILLY DELI The Philly Deli celebrated their 38th anniversa-

ry in August 2017. Thier first store was located in Hanover Center—the oldest shopping center in Wilmington. Since, two more Philly Delis have been added: one at Porters Neck and one at Monkey Junction.

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

We also have a great collection of salads to choose from, including the classic chef’s salad, chicken salad, and tuna salad, all made fresh every day in our three Wilmington, NC restaurants. 8232 Market St., 3501 Oleander Dr., 609 Piner Rd.

■ OPEN: 11:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. Monday -Thursday,11:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. Friday Saturday.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Porters Neck, North and South Wilmington, ■ WEBSITE: https://phillydeli.com

SEAFOOD CAPE FEAR SEAFOOD COMPANY Founded in 2008 by Evans and Nikki Trawick, Cape Fear Seafood Company has become a local hotspot for the freshest, tastiest seafood in the area. With it’s growing popularity, the restaurant has expanded from its flagship eatery in Monkey Junction to locations in Porters Neck and Waterford in Leland. “We are a dedicated group of individuals working together as a team to serve spectacular food, wine and spirits in a relaxed and casual setting,” restaurateur Evans Trawick says. “At CFSC every dish is prepared with attention to detail, quality ingredients and excellent flavors. Our staff strives to accommodate guests with a sense of urgency and an abundance of southern hospitality.” Cape Fear Seafood Company has been recognized by encore magazine for best seafood in 2015, as well as by Wilmington Magazine in 2015 and 2016, and Star News from 2013 through 2016. Monkey Junction: 5226 S. College Road Suite 5, 910799-7077. Porter’s Neck: 140 Hays Lane #140, 910-681-1140. Waterford: 143 Poole Rd., Leland, NC 28451 ■ SERVING LUNCH AND DINNER: 11:30am4pm daily; Mon.-Thurs.., 4pm-9pm; Fri.-Sat., 4pm 10pm; Sun., 4pm-8:30pm.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown, north Wilmington and Leland ■ WESBITE: capefearseafoodcompany.com

CATCH Serving the Best Seafood in South Eastern North Carolina. Wilmington’s Native Son, 2011 James Beard Award Nominee, 2013 Best of Wilmington “Best Chef” winner, Chef Keith Rhodes explores the Cape Fear Coast for the best it has to offer. We feature Wild Caught & Sustainably raised Seafood. Organic and locally sourced produce & herbs provide the perfect compliment

SIPS CENTRO HISPANO’S CARIBBEAN, JAMAICAN, LATIN, STREET-FOOD FESTIVAL Saturday, August 24, 10:30 a.m.

Battleship NC USS North Carolina Road Presented by Healthy Living NC & Yelp, only the Caribbean, Jamaican, Latin, Street Food competition will have an entry donation; entry to see music and vendors is as always free.

A People’s Choice food festival will consist of local chefs and restaurants each preparing a signiture taste of international street foods from Caribbean, Jamacain, or Latin cuisine . Tickets will allow you to taste each presenter’s creation and then vote for your favorite! Monies go to UNCW’s Centro Hispano. to our fresh Catch. Consecutively Voted Wilmington’s Best Chef 2008, 09 & 2010. Dubbed “Modern Seafood Cuisine” we offer an array Fresh Seafood & Steaks, including our Signature NC Sweet Potato Salad. Appetizers include our Mouth watering “Fire Cracker” Shrimp, Crispy Cajun Fried NC Oysters & Blue Crab Claw Scampi, & Seafood Ceviche to name a few. Larger Plates include, Charleston Crab Cakes, Flounder Escovitch & Miso Salmon.

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

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

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

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

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

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

(910) 458-7761 ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: 7 days 11 am – 9 pm ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Carolina Beach ■ FEATURING: Award-winning chowder, local se food and more!

■ WEBSITE: MikesCfood.com

OCEANIC Voted best seafood restaurant in Wilmington, Oceanic provides oceanfront dining at its best.

Located in Wrightsville Beach, Oceanic is one of the most visited restaurants on the beach. Choose from a selection of seafood platters, combination plates and daily fresh fish. For land lovers, try their steaks, chicken or pasta dishes. Relax on the pier

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

Private event space available. 703 S. Lumina Avenue, Wrightsville Beach. (910) 256.5551.

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

■ WEBSITE: OceanicRestaurant.com

THE PILOT HOUSE The Pilot House Restaurant is Wilmington’s premier seafood and steak house with a touch of the South. We specialize in local seafood and produce. Featuring the only Downtown bar that faces the river and opening our doors in 1978, The Pilot House is the oldest restaurant in the Downtown area. We offer stunning riverfront views in a newly-renovated relaxed, casual setting inside or on one of our two outdoor decks. Join us for $5.00 select appetizers Sunday-Thursday and live music every Friday and Saturday nigh on our umbrella deck. Large parties welcome. Private event space available. 910-343-0200. 2 Ann Street, Wilmington, NC 28401 ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Sun-Thurs 11am-9pm, Fri-Sat 11am-10pm and Sunday Brunch,. 11am-3pm. Kids menu ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Riverfront Downtown

Japenese Hibachi Steakhouse & Sushi

614 South College Road 910.399.3366 www.okamirestaurant.com

Check With Our Staff About Our ALL YOU CAN EAT SUSHI MENU

DOCK STREET OYSTER BAR Voted Best Oysters for over 10 years by encore readers, you know what you can find at Dock Street Oyster Bar. But we have a lot more than oysters! Featuring a full menu of seafood, pasta, and chicken dishes from $4.95-$25.95, there’s something for everyone at Dock Street. You’ll have a great time eating in our “Bohemian-Chic” atmosphere, where you’ll feel just as comfort able in flip flops as you would in a business suit. Located at 12 Dock St in downtown Wilmington. Open lunch and dinner, 7 days a week. (910) 762-2827.

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: 7 days a week.

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

■ WEBSITE: dockstreetoysterbar.net

Sushi Happy Hour Sun.-Thurs., 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. or 4 p.m. - 7 p.m.

RUNNER-UP BEST JAPANESE

Half off classic rolls

T HIBACHI T SUSHI T TEMPURA T DAILY LUNCH SPECIALS

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SIPS BACK TO SCHOOL BAR CRAWL Saturday, August 24, 2 p.m.

The Husk Wilmington, 31 S Front St. Back to School-themed scavenger hunt and bar crawl, featuring downtown bars. Rally your team; show up at Husk for registration. Receive your scavenger hunt task list. Giveaways, drink specials, shenanigans, prizes & fun, plus a chance to win $100 Visa gift card! Registration will be from 1pm to 3pm at Husk, $5.

Wilmington ■ FEATURING: Fresh local seafood specialties, Riverfront Dining, free on-site parking ■ MUSIC: Outside Every Friday and Saturday ■ WEBSITE: pilothouserest.com

SHUCKIN’ SHACK Shuckin’ Shack Oyster Bar has two locations in the Port City area. The original Shack is located in Carolina Beach at 6A N. Lake Park Blvd. (910-4587380) and our second location is at 109 Market Street in Historic Downtown Wilmington (910-8338622). The Shack is the place you want to be to catch your favorite sports team on 7 TV’s carrying all major sports packages. A variety of fresh seafood is available daily including oysters, shrimp, clams, mussels, and crab legs. Shuckin’ Shack has expanded its menu now offering fish tacos, crab cake sliders, fried oyster po-boys, fresh salads, and more. Come in and check out the Shack’s daily lunch, dinner, and drink specials. It’s a Good Shuckin’ Time!

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

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

■ WEBSITE: TheShuckinShack.com

SOUTHERN CASEY’S BUFFET In Wilmington, everyone knows where to go for solid country cooking. That place is Casey’s Buffet, winner of encore’s Best Country Cookin’/Soul Food and Buffet categories. “Every day we are open, somebody tells us it tastes just like their grandma’s or mama’s cooking,” co-owner Gena Casey says. Gena and her husband Larry run the show at the Oleander Drive restaurant where people are urged to enjoy all food indigenous to the South:

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fried chicken, barbecue, catfish, mac‘n’cheese, mashed potatoes, green beans, chicken‘n’dumplings, biscuits and homemade banana puddin’ are among a few of many other delectable items.

5559 Oleander Drive. (910) 798-2913.

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

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

■ WEBSITE: caseysbuffet.com

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

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

SPORTS BAR CAROLINA ALE HOUSE Voted best new restaurant AND best sports bar of 2010 in Wilmington, Carolina Ale House is the place to be for award-winning food, sports and fun. Located on College Rd. near UNC W, this lively sports-themed restaurant. Covered and open outdoor seating is available. Lunch and dinner specials are offered daily, as well as the coldest $2 and $3 drafts in town. 317 S. College Rd. (910) 791.9393.

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

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

WEBSITE: CarolinaAleHouse.com

TAPAS/WINE BAR THE FORTUNATE GLASS WINE BAR Under new ownership! Tom Noonan invites you to enjoy his remodeled space, featuring a new sound system and new bar, in a warm, relaxed environment. Taste 40 craft beers, over 400 wines by the bottle, a wide selection of cheese and charcuterie, with gourmet small plates and desserts to go! And don’t miss their weekly wine tastings, every Tuesday, 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.

SERVING DINNER & LATE NIGHT: Mon., Closed; Tues.-Thurs., 4 p.m. - 12 a.m.; Fri., 4 p.m.

- 2 a.m.; Sat., 2 p.m. - 2 a.m.; Sun., 4 - 10 p.m.

NEIGHBORHOOD: Downtown, 29 S Front St. WEBSITE: fortunateglass.com

UPCOMING EVENTS SATURDAY, AUGUST 24 | 3PM Volleyball vs UNCG (exhibition)

SUNDAY, AUGUST 25 | 2PM

Men’s Soccer vs South Carolina (exhibition)

THRUSDAY, AUGUST 29 | 7PM Women’s Soccer vs Coastal Carolina

ALL HANDS ON DECK.

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LOCALLY MADE LIQUOR Blue Shark Vodka launched earlier this year and can be found in local ABC stores and in local bars; (bottom) Shane Faulkner is renovating a Quonset Hut on Castle Street to open End of Days Distillery.

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BY JOAN WILKERSON HOFFMANN

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hile the Wilmington craft-beer scene continues to thrive, there’s a new liquid industry creeping into the Cape Fear region: distilleries. As of September 1, the recent approval of SB 290 will allow distilleries to sell their product directly to consumers without first going through ABC as the middleman. It’s a big win for North Carolina spirits.

Already Blue Shark is distributing their vodka made with Carolina corn. While no plans for a bar are currently in the works, local spirit-seekers can find the vodka in ABC stores and bars in the area.

According to Brooke Bloomquist, president of Blue Shark Vodka, the idea for the company began about five years ago. Her father, Mark Bloomquist of Sports Accessories and Memorabilia (the industry standard in bobblehead doll manufacturing), was tailgating with his buddies before a football game. Mark had worked for Seagrams in the ‘90s, and his wheels started turning. A visit to see Brooke, while she was living in Hawaii sparked an idea, and now the dream has become a reality.

But, like all good things, it took lots of trial and error.

“I said, ‘Dad! How cool would it be if we could get a bobblehead doll in a liquor bottle?’” Brooke reminisces. “Then I realized it wouldn’t really work, so we started brainstorming how to get some sort of figurine in the bottle. Some initial thoughts were a wave or palm tree, but I think people have a weird fascination with sharks. So I thought, Why not a shark?"

In the Blue Shark office in Dutch Square near Ogden, the evolution of the shark in a bottle is apparent in all five iterations.

Initially, the shark was much bigger than it is today. (Brooke jokes she refers to the first bottle as “blue whale vodka,” as the figurine was a little, well, bloated for a shark.) They also attempted a bottle with the glass tinted blue, but it made the vodka look murky, and since the liquor is typically known for its brilliant clarity, that was out.

DETAILS BLUE SHARK VODKA 206 Causeway Drive, #1277 Wrightsville Beach, NC 910-800-1489 bluesharkvodka.com

END OF DAYS DISTILLERY 1815 Castle St. eoddistillery.com After the bottle was perfected, Brooke thought it needed a little something else—a vinyl sticker that makes it look like the shark is underwater, not just trapped in a bottle of delicious vodka.

Then they began sourcing ingredients.

“We got connected with Farmer Jeff,” Brooke explains. “We bought part of his farm in Polkton, NC. He grows non-GMO Carolina sweet corn for us at Griffin Family Farms. He also grows grain for some breweries in Asheville.”

The legal side of running a distillery fascinates Brooke most. North Carolina has some pretty particular blue (alcohol-related) laws, which can be challenging to navigate. Brooke has found the local ABC excited to have a new industry in town—a tale not often told.

“I will say New Hanover County ABC has been nothing but supportive,” she says. “The second-in-command even sent me a text because he was happy to see a display of our product in one of his stores during Shark Week."

An inaugural beach sweep launched the brand in July and Shark Week kept Brooke busy with events and promos

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throughout the city. Blue Shark hosted a specialty cocktail at Billy Mellon and Luke Carnevale’s latest endeavor Earnest Money & Son’s. Brooke says more events will be coming down the pipe soon.

Beverage enthusiasts eager to deepen their knowledge can find Blue Shark distillery on “The Blue Tube” YouTube channel.

Across town, on Castle Street near The Cargo District, End of Days Distillery will have a different approach to making their liquor. With a bar and tasting room for patrons on the way, EoD expects to be distilling by the fall and fully open in the winter.

Shane and Beth Faulkner were in the pest-control business when they decided to tap into Shane’s passion for homebrewing. The initial thought was to open a brewery, but it eventually evolved into spirits.

“We’re going to start off with clear [liquor],” Shane tells, “vodka, gin and rum.

We’ll start barrel-aging the gin and the rum, and move on to bourbon, sour mash, single malts and things like that. And of course we’ll have our distillery selects, which means we’ll make [liquor] in very small batches, only available in the tasting room, not through ABC distribution.”

While the name “End of Days” may seem ominous to some, Shane and Beth didn’t mean it to arouse imagery of the apocalypse. In fact, they want it to have the oppo-

HEARTS

Two distilleries open shop locally, SB 290 passes site appeal. The idea began a decade ago as they sat around a campfire, shooting the breeze with friends.

“We were talking about life in general, and people kept saying, ‘Well at the end of the day...’” Shane reminisces, “and it occurred to me, at the end of the day, while we were reflecting on our lives—where we were, who we were with—we were all drinking something really special to us.

We’d gone out and specifically purchased something to share with each other. We definitely weren’t thinking about the Armageddon. The mindset was ‘at the end of the day,’ who do you want to be with? Did you enjoy it? Were you a good, productive person, or could you have done better? We wanted to be what people are sipping on while they reflect.”

Shane is doing all of the renovations himself at the historical Quonset hut at 1815 Castle Street—an old hangar. The couple isn’t afraid to consult industry pros to get the advice they need.

“They say when the tide comes in, all ships rise,” Shane states. “And I truly believe that to be true; everyone I’ve gone to [in the industry] has been very helpful.”

“Transparent,” Beth affirms. “It’s crazy.

We went to see Oak & Grist on our trip to Asheville, and we told them we were opening a distillery in Wilmington and needed to learn everything we could from them. Everyone was so amazingly open.

Our take on the industry is not to be cutthroat because there’s enough for everybody—and everybody’s doing something a little differently.”

CROWDED HOUSE Lagerfest 2019 will welcome 12 breweries and lots of flavorful lagers, along with great local music, food and charity, put on by a dedicated Wrighstville Beach Brewery staff.

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LAGER

BYJULIA ROMERO

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he end of summer is always bittersweet, with school beginning for some and beach days fading into the distance. It can be a hard thing to celebrate, but the perfect summer drink is worth one last hurrah! Wrightsville Beach Brewery (WBB) will satisfy beer enthusiasts and anyone over 21 on Saturday, August 24 with their second annual Lagerfest. Beginning at noon, Lagerfest will serve local and regional craft brews and food, provide live music, and give back to the community at large. It’s all to celebrate the summer’s perfect beverage: lagers.

Unlike ales—darker in color and often flavorful with a fruity, full-bodied taste—lagers use a bottom-fermenting technique to achieve a crisp and light tone. The main difference between bottom-fermenting and top-fermenting is the type of yeast used. Lager yeast works best in lower temperatures, causing the yeast to grow less rapidly. Therefore, yeast tends to settle at the bottom of the fermenter rather than the top.

“Admittedly, Wilmington is an ale town” says Jud Watkins, owner of WBB. “We brew a lot of them, but we realized just how successful lagers are as well. Lagers are a little bit lower in ABV content, they take two to three times longer to brew, and they’re a little easier sipping. During summer months, we see a high spike in sales. We want to celebrate the versatility of lagers.”

Watkins is a Wilmington native who grew up oystering and home-brewing. He took his love for brewing and experience in the Washington D.C. restaurant business to good use.

In early 2017 he opened WBB, and since then the Oleander Drive brewery has become a staple of our local brewing scene.

Last year Lagerfest was the only festival celebrating lagers (though this year Charlotte’s Resident Culture Brewing Company joined the ranks). Watkins wanted to shine a light on all breweries that make a great lager.

So for 2019 he will bring in local brewers like Front Street Brewery, Wilmington Brewing, Salty Turtle, Ironclad, Flying Machine, and Good Hops. He has also asked out-of-towners Southern Pines, Red Hare, Trophy, Deep River and Mason Jar to join the party. Wat-

DETAILS LAGERFEST 2019 August 24, noon - 6 p.m.

Wrightsville Beach Brewery 6201 Oleander Drive Tickets: $30 • 910tix.com kins will feature flavors beyond the stereotypical light lagers: Indian pale lagers, dry-hops and fruity lagers will be available.

“Our friends from Deep River Brewing Company in Clayton, NC make a lot of great fruited lagers,” Watkins explains. “So you’ll get to try their new watermelon lager.”

With 150 tickets going out last year, it was a sold-out event. Folks from across the state attended; some even were international. “Last year we had a German fella living in Charlotte come down for the festival,” Watkins says. “In his opinion, there are not enough lagers available in this country, so he specifically sought us out.”

soulful, acoustic sound. And most locals are familiar with L Shape Lot Duo’s folk-rock and Americana sounds (encore’s Best Band/Performer, 2019).

“Wrightsville Beach Brewery is a great location,” lead singer Eric Miller of L Shape notes.

“The outdoor area has a charm to it, and it’s a good place for all ages to come hear some music. Plus, they serve great beer and food."

Miller is grateful to the community for allowing him and Alex Lanier to continue to entertain the masses. “We are constantly humbled by all the support we get from our community. It’s a blessing we get to perform at so many great events—lucky they still enjoy us old men doing what we love.”

Lagerfest will be a fundraiser to give back to the community as well. WBB already has an 11% program, wherein at the end of the year—through an open application process— they choose 11 Wilmington-based nonprofits to donate 11% of their proceeds toward each month. For August they have chosen Switching Gears, a nonprofit dedicated to the promotion of bicycling as a feasible means of transportation. (In an attempt to address wealth and health disparities in Wilmington, folks can donate or apply for a bike at 1202 Chestnut Street.)

LOVE

Wrightsville Beach Brewery hosts 2nd annual Lagerfest “Each nonprofit is personal to us because we believe in all of their causes,” Watkins explains. “Switching Gears has held a bike drive at our beer garden before. We love seeing the good work they’re doing for our community.”

Last year, WBB raised over $1,100 for the Brigade Boys and Girls Club in August. “When we do an event as big as Lagerfest, it’s a nice little bump for the nonprofit,” Watkins says.

With Lagerfest’s continued popularity, Watkins is thinking about expanding WBB's festivals. He’s even considered hosting a winter one—a South Porter Festival, at the beginning of 2020. “We don’t have it formalized yet,” he confesses, “but we’re batting the idea. A lot of us that love lagers also love dark beers, too.”

WBB will also offer a sneak peek of their Oktoberfest beer, and they’ll have a special edition of their pilsner. “It’s a secret special edition Piping Plover Pilsner that has been double dry-hopped,” Watkins explains.

Lagerfest attendees will receive a commemorative glass, a WBB signature giant pretzel and unlimited samples from all of the breweries. Plus, large oak trees in the beer garden provide shade and respite from the season’s heat wave, while Nathan Kornegay and L Shape Lot Duo take the stage.

“The musicians we’ve chosen are both local and incredibly talented,” Watkins says.

“They’ve played the brewery before and are always crowd favorites.”

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FLAVOR BOMBS Tequila Comida & Cantina offers a multitude of delish dishes, from chicken mole poblano to the extremely large brisket burrito, to mouth-watering fajitas.

Photos by Tom Dorgan

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BY ROSA BIANCA

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et’s talk Los Portales.

This ever-bustling restaurant is a locally loved haven of handmade tortillas where the Micheladas are mighty strong and the salsa bar is sensationally fresh. When owners (brothers Miguel and Ramón Villaseñor) decided it was time to take their taco game to the next level, Tequila Comida & Cantina (TCC) was born.

Cavernous compared to the more-quaint Los Portales (however, word on the street has them moving to the old Coach’s location near the Market Street Walmart), TCC is a mecca for contemporary Mexican flavors. Housed in Monkey Junction, the colorful, exposed-brick dining room (decorated with multi-colored flags and ornate, drop-down lights) screams, “Hola! Large or extra-large cerveza?”

Seriously, the oversized XL mugs are something to behold. And the margaritas are equally as marvelous.

I’ve been a loyal Los Portales fan for several years and couldn’t wait to experience chef Ramón’s culinary talents on a larger scale.

Armed with his mother’s seasonings and refined versions of his father’s secret sauces, the talented chef designed TCC’s menu as a thoughtful medley of traditional Mexican flavors (inspired by his ancestor’s pre-Hispanic ingredients) with a contemporary feel.

See: Pan-seared duck breast with tamarind and apple-celery sauce.

Seconds after my husband and I were seated, we were greeted with a friendly face and generous basket of warm housemade chips and salsas. The green variety was a pungent union of tomatillos and citrus, while the red was a more traditional tomato-based salsa dotted with onions and cilantro. The booth was cozy and our bellies were empty.

Did we nearly polish off this complimentary course before even putting in an order?

Guilty.

Queso is my kryptonite, and I knew chef Ramón’s would be anything but plain. I wasn’t wrong. The portion size seemed liberal, but it fit the price tag of $8. Though this was likely an appetizer meant to be split

DETAILS TEQUILA COMIDA & CANTINA 5607 Carolina Beach Rd., Ste. 130 Mon.-Thurs., 11 a.m. - 10 p.m.; Fri.-Sat., 11 a.m. - 10:30 p.m.; Sun., noon-3 p.m.

(910)-399-1643 • tequilacc.com between four or so folks, my husband and I scraped every last drop out of the bowl. The smooth white dip was velvety, mellow and lusciously drippy. It clung to every salty yellow triangle. Even when our entrées arrived, we couldn’t pull ourselves away while the queso was still warm. It was crack.

Order the crack. Trust me: order the crack.

I had seen several photos of the empanadas online and knew it would be a shame to skip over them. Our super-attentive waitress recommended the steak option—and as I happily load the leftovers into my mouth while typing this, I wish she was nearby for a highfive. The plate was composed of two halved golden pastries (which made four harmoniously handheld portions) overflowing with savory steak and stringy Oaxaca cheese.

ets. Also present was a rich, earthy pool of refried black beans swimming with speckles of salty queso fresco.

TCC’s creative menu is peppered with alluring items like pan-seared tuna with ancho chili glaze and bright, fresh ceviches. If there’s anything I’m going to steer you toward, it’s the tacos al pastor. The traditional marinade is a mixture of aromatics (onion, garlic and the like), spicy elements (like jalapeños or guajillo chilies) and sweet citrus like orange or pineapple juice. I don’t know what magic Chef Ramón uses to put his al pastor over the top—and I’m OK with that. Let’s start with the base: a double layer of handmade corn tortillas (I’ll never look at bagged, grocery-store tortillas the same way) topped with meltin-your-mouth morsels of marinated pork, sweet, smoky grilled pineapple puree, grassy cilantro, crunchy onions and smoky tomato-chipotle salsa.

Pastor perfection.

I knew Ramón was a wizard with moles, so the chicken mole poblano was a must-have for me. If you’re a fan of rich, complex sauces, any of his slow-simmered concoctions will hit the spot. The plate featured fall-apart, shredded chicken thighs smothered in Pueblo-inspired mole (an exceptionally bold blend of dried spices, chilies and seeds). Each bite was nutty, fragrant and a brilliant balance of bitter and sweet. We opted for the whole beans as the chicken’s companion, and received a substantial ramekin of delicate, expertly cooked

PERFECTION

Tequila Comida & Cantina does tacos, empanadas and, well, everything brilliantly black beans topped with lime-scented pico and queso fresco.

For a true belly-buster (equally as fearless in flavor as all above-mentioned meals), the brisket burrito was a handheld made for a king. Texturally enhanced by being stuffed inside a large griddled tortilla, the burrito boasted succulent shreds of brisket, rice, beans, lettuce, pico, guacamole and a cool swipe of sour cream. The portion easily was enough for two—and the lunchtime price was a steal.

I left in a queso coma of content. Honestly, I’m still craving more.

So full disclosure: This is my final review as Rosa Bianca before departing Wilmington (but don’t worry, the new Rosa will slay, I promise). Tequila Comida, you made all of my mouthwatering Mexican food dreams come true.

To all, a buenas noches.

Literally overflowing.

Props to chef Ramón for the following visual component: a mountain of steak in the center of the plate (as if it had just spilled right out of the empanadas). The well-seasoned meat was thinly sliced and tender with a caramelized crust (likely from being cooked on a flat-top). Additional props for being extra attentive with proteins. Alongside the empanadas was a dip trio of tangy tomato-chipotle sauce, creamy guacamole spread and sour cream. Each carried their weight and added enhanced layers of flavor to the puffy pock-

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Every Thurs., 7-10pm. Schedule: Aug 22; Sept 12, Wes Sayer; Sept 19 , Monica Jane; Sept 26, John Haussman. Rebellion NC, 15 S. Front St.

AIRLIE GARDENS CONCERTS SERIES

OPEN-MIC AT TIDAL CREEK

events

Comedians, singers, songwriters, poets, yodelers! Come out the co-op on Wednesday night & show us what you got! Free coffee

KURE BEACH MARKET

Thurs., 8am: Come shop the Kure Beach Market held every Tuesday through Aug. 27 from 8am-1pm! Shop for local hand crafted goods while enjoying beautiful ocean views! Located at the Kure Beach Ocean Front Park and Pavilion! Ocean Front Park, 105 Atlantic Ave.

SUNSET MUSIC CRUISE

Fri., 6:30pm: Looking for something different to do?

Look no further! Come aboard The Wilmington, our comfortable catamaran, for a fun cruise down the Cape Fear River as we cruise into the sunset. Grab a tasty cocktail or drink from our full bar and sit back and relax as you listen to live music from local musicians. One-of-a-kind music venue in Wilmington and this cruise is one of our most popular excursions, so be sure to book early! Wilmington Water Tours, 212 Water St.

HISTORIC DOWNTOWN MARKETPLACE

Every Sun., 10am-3pm: An open air artisan market in downtown Wilmington, NC. It meets Sundays through Oct. 27 at Riverfront Park. Riverfront Park, 5 N Water St.

SUMMER FEST 2019

August 24, 9:30 a.m.: Be sure to join us for Summer Fest 19, the annual charitable, multi-cultural celebration & local vendor Festival. This year we added a Little Latin, Caribbean flair, filled with music & terrific foods and entertainment! Live reggae and Latin music. Awesome food plus MMA, fitness, wellness, yoga, health, jewelry, beauty, crafts, contests! Demonstrations, exhibitors, vendors, plus tons of products and services, all aimed at improving our community and lives! Big Kids Zone with slides, bouncies, face painting, magic, exotic animals, twinkle hair, and more .It’ll keep the young and young at heart entertained for hours. Battleship NC, 1 Battleship Road

LAGERFEST 2019

Announcing our second annual Lagerfest, a summertime celebration of North Carolina lagers! Our NC brewery friends will join us in the Beer Garden to showcase different versions of bottom fermenting deliciousness. Live music with Nathan Kornegay and L Shape Lot. Featuring lagers from Southern Pines Brewery, Red Hare Brewery, Front Street Brewery, Trophy Brewing Co., Ironclad Brewery, Flying Machine Brewing Co., Wilmington Brewing Company, Edward Teach Brewing, and Deep River Brewing Company. Additional breweries will be announced in the coming weeks. Tickets may be purchased online or at Wrightsville Beach Brewery, 6201 Oleander Dr. wbbeer.com.

KURE BEACH BOOGIE IN THE PARK

charity/fundraisers FUNDRAISER FOR AUTISM

Aug. 25, noon: A fundraiser for OASIS NC that benefit students and families. There will be tons of raffles including prize baskets, bikes, and more! Slainte Irish Pub (downtown), 7 N Front St.

PINTS FOR A PURPOSE

Aug. 28, 6pm: Join Flytrap Brewing and Coastal Horizons for Pints for a Purpose!

For every pint purchased, $1 will go towards Coastal Horizons Center. Coastal Horizons Center is a non-profit organization that promotes healthier lives and safer communities. They deal with crisis intervention, sexual assault victims, criminal justice alternatives, mental health and substance use treatment services. Free!

Flytrap Brewing, 319 Walnut St.

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Every 1st & 3rd Sunday, through Oct 20, 5pm-7pm, skips Labor Day weekend.

Free concerts at Kure Beach’s Ocean Front Park. Bring your beach chair or blanket, friends, family, and neighbors and enjoy the music! Purchase your Boogie in the Park gear at the link provided. shop.spreadshirt.com/tokb.Ocean Front Park, 105 Atlantic Ave.

LIVE ON THE LOOP!

Live On The Loop is back for our 2019 Season! Every Thursday from 6-9pm at The Sailfish! Experience some of Wilmington’s best local artists with drink specials and delicious food options! 8/22: Crystal Fussell; 8/29: Desperado Duo; 9/5: Access 29; 9/12: Cross Creek Band; 9/19: The Casserole; 9/26: Signal Fire Acoustic. Sailfish, 2570 Scotts Hill Loop Rd.

DOWNTOWN SUNDOWN

Downtown Sundown concert series, presented by Outdoor Equipped, each Friday night through Aug. 30. Free, 6:30pm, feat. both local performers and touring bands.

Ligon Flynn Parking Lot, 20 S. 2nd St.

LIVE MUSIC IN THE ALLEY

Airlie’s 2019 Summer Concert Series runs every 1st and 3rd Friday through September 20, 6pm-8pm. In the case of rain, Airlie not make a decision to cancel until after 4pm and post on website and Facebook page. Seating is open-lawn, and all outdoors lawn chairs are permitted. All GA and member parking at 230 Government Center Dr., with free shuttle service running continuously throughout the evening.

Front Street Brewery & Noni Baca Winery will sell food & beverage items. Outside food and beverages are permitted. Sept. 6: Jack Jack 180. Advanced tickets only: airliegardens.org. 300 Airlie Rd.

THE DRUM CIRCLE

Every Tuesday from 8-11pm, the longest continuous Drum Circle for over 6 year provides an open forum, featuring djembe, dounbek, conga, bongo, cajon, yosika and other hand drums and percussive instruments. Friendly environment for the enjoyment of rhythm & dance. All levels, rhythms welcome! Loaner drums available. Free.

Hosted by Ron at Bottega Art & Wine Bar, Brooklyn Arts District. 723 N. Fourth St.

JAZZ AT CAM

Tickets to the eight-concert series, playing a range of jazz genres in an intimate listening room performance. All concerts are 6:30-8pm, 1st Thursdays, Sept. 2019-April 2020 at Cameron Art Museum. Presented

by CAM and Cape Fear Jazz Society: CAM/ CFJS Members: $17; non-members: $25; students with valid college ID $12 (tax and fees not included). Sept. 5, Willie E. Atkinson and the Transitional Jazz Trio; Oct. 3, Sidecar Social Club; Nov. 7, Ron Brendle Quartet; Dec. 5, Paolo André Gualdi; 2020: Jan. 9, Stanley Baird Group; Feb. 6, Andrew Berinson Trio; Mar. 5, Lenora Zenzalai Helm; Apr. 2, John Brown Quintet. CAM, 3201 S. 17th St. cameronartmuseum.org

CAM CAFE MUSIC WITH JULIE REHDER

Aug. 22, 6 p.m.: Harpist Julie Rehder from 6-8 pm, while you dine at CAM Café.

Restaurant serves dinner Thursdays from 5-9 pm and offers half-price bottles of wine. When Wilmington native, Julie Rehder, placed a harp on her shoulder for the first time eight years ago she knew her experience as a pianist and singer prepared her for that moment. Unlike digitized music, the vibrations of the long strings of the harp are felt by those in close proximity.

The harp is known for creating a peaceful mood for intimate conversations and quiet reflection but can also get toes tapping when traditional Celtic tunes are played.

Reservations are always suggested and appreciated at the Café phone, 910-7772363.

STEVE FORBERT

Aug. 22, 7pm: See page 17. Legendary

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Bridal parties & special occasions welcomed Appointments preferred, walk-ins welcomed Complimentary wine with services Book online today with Booksy!

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singer-songwriter Steve Forbert has been entertaining audiences around the world from his ’80s hit single “Romeo’s Tune” through his latest album The Magic Tree.

Experience his distinctive vocals and acoustic folk vibe in an intimate setting, one night only at TheatreNOW in downtown Wilmington. TheatreNOW, 19 S. 10th St.

Aug. 18: “Romeo & Juliet.” TheatreNOW, 19 S. 10th St.

OEDIPUS WRECKED

“Oedipus Rex” by Sophocles—the ancient Greek tragedy. Maybe you read it in class in school or are familiar with the complex? Well, we took that show, cut the boring parts, kept the inappropriate bits, and created a drinking game! “Oedipus Wrecked” showcases local acting legends Steve Vernon, J Robert Raines, Grace Carlyle Berry and Rebekah Carmichael in a theatrical immersive experience you’ll want to talk about Monday morning. Performing at Whiskey Tango Foxtrot every Sunday evening in Aug. revelryplayers.info; tickets can be purchased online and at the door starting at 5:30pm on show nights. 111 Grace St.

GROUP SINGING: WILMINGTON

Aug. 25, 1:30pm: Instruction for beginners; 2-4pm: Entire group. Songbooks provided, beginners welcome! Free and open to the public. Wilmington Sacred Harp Singers presents a traditional Sacred Harp Singing and invite you to join in the music and raise your voice in song!

This dynamic form of a-cappella social singing dates back to Colonial America, using a modern reprint of an 1844 songbook The Sacred Harp. The music is loud, vigorous and intense. It is meant to be sung, not just observed. No previous experience is necessary. Learn more about this singing at http://bit.ly/WilmNCSacredHarp. Cameron Art Museum, 3201 S. 17th St.

CLUE: THE MUSICAL

KONCERT FOR KIDS SERIES

Summer outdoor “Koncert for Kids Series” will return to the Trinity UMC Family Life Center. Folkstone Stringband will be performing Sunday, August 25th and Soulful Twist Food Truck will be on site to purchase food, but you can also bring your own picnic! A love offering at the concert will benefit Methodist Home for Children, but if you are unable to attend and would like to donate to this local children’s non-profit please click on this link https://www.mhfc.org/donate. Grab a chair, bring a friend and come out for an evening of fellowship, musical entertainment and good food! Trinity UMC Family Life Center, 4008 S. College Rd. mhfc.org/ donate.

COASTAL CAROLINA UNA

Aug. 25, 5pm: Coastal Carolina UNA is hosting its annual Welcome Event for new international students. This year’s event will be on Sunday, August 25 at 5pm at Hugh MacRae Park, Shelter #6.

There will be food (potluck), volleyball, and lots of fun meeting the new international students. Feel free to bring your family! Please sign up to attend, to help transport students, and to bring a dish to share (https://www.signupgenius.com/ go/10c0c4baba929a7f85-20192).

We look forward to seeing you there! Coastal Carolina United Nations Association, 314 Pine Grove Dr. signupgenius.com/ go/10c0c4baba929a7f85-20192

film CINEMATIQUE

Aug. 19-21, 7pm, additional screen at 4pm on 21: “Maiden” is the story of how Tracy Edwards, a 24-year-old cook

in charter boats, became the skipper of the first ever all-female crew to enter the Whitbread Round the World in 1989. Tracy’s inspirational dream was opposed on all sides. Male competitors thought an all-women crew would never make it, and the chauvinistic yachting press took bets on her failure. Potential sponsors rejected her, fearing they would die at sea and generate bad publicity. But Tracy refused to give up. She remortgaged her home and bought a secondhand boat, putting everything on the line to ensure the team made it to the start line. Thalian Hall, 301 Chesnut St. whqr.org

will go to a local Shakespeare educational outreach program. Brunch and dessert with choice of entrée included in ticket.

Through Aug. 24, 7pm: See review on page 21. Book by Peter DePietro, music

by Galen Blum, Wayne Barker and Vinnie Martucci, and lyrics by Tom Chiodo. Fri & Sat nights only; complimentary Valet Parking. Tickets $22-$52—3-course meal with $52 tickets. $10 off during opening weekend only. Directed by Mike Thompson, with musical direction by Linda Markas, the musical is based on everyone’s favorite board game­—a “whodunnit” dinner musical that gets the audience involved on solving the mystery! TheatreNOW, 19 S. 10th St.

LOVE IN SUSPENDERS

Aug. 22, 7pm: Wilmington Jewish Film Festival presents its fourth summer series. The final film is a delightful romantic comedy, “Love in Suspenders.” From their first unfortunate encounter, when Tammy hits Beno with her car, two unlikely companions experience all sorts of emotional, funny struggles. They get closer, break up, get back together and fight again—until ultimately their love wins out. Just released in April, “Love in Suspenders” is in Hebrew with English subtitles. The Pointe 14 Cinemas, 2223 Blockbuster Rd.

theatre/auditions SHAKESPEARE BRUNCH

TheatreNOW hosts Shakespeare brunch, abridged readings of one of the Bard’s classic plays. Reserved seating. Doors open at 11:30am. $5 of every ticket sold

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MEN ON BOATS

Aug. 22-25, Aug. 29-31, Sept 1: Ten explorers. Four boats. One Grand Canyon.

“Men on Boats” is the true(ish) history of an 1869 expedition, when a one-armed captain and a crew of insane yet loyal volunteers set out to chart the course of the Colorado River.This astounding play casts all women to portray these intrepid conquerors of nature, in a wonderful blend of comedy, adventure, history and movement. An exhilarating take on the first official U.S. government-sponsored passage through the Grand Canyon, told through a brand new lens, as well as an exploration of how we look at history, and who we allow to tell it. 8 p.m., Thursday-Saturday; 3 p.m. on Sundays Tickets: $18 Thurs. and $22 for seniors/students/military; $25 GA. bigdawgproductions.org. Cape Fear Playhouse, 613 Castle St.

URINETOWN THE MUSICAL

Through Aug. 25, Thurs.-Sat., 7:30pm; Sun, 3pm: A sidesplitting sendup of greed, love, revolution and musicals, in a time when water is worth its weight in gold. Winner of three Tony Awards, three Outer Critics Circle Awards, two Lucille Lortel Awards and two Obie Awards, Urinetown is a hilarious musical satire of the legal system, capitalism, social irresponsibility, populism, bureaucracy, corporate mismanagement, municipal politics and musical theatre itself! In a Gotham-like city, a terrible wa-

ter shortage, caused by a 20-year drought, has led to a government-enforced ban on private toilets. Citizens must use public amenities, regulated by a single malevolent company that profits by charging admission for one of humanity’s most basic needs. Tickets $20-$25, Thalian.org. 910251-1788. Hannah Block USO/Community Arts Center, 120 S. 2nd St.

PORT CITY PLAYWRIGHTS’ PROJECT

Aug. 24, 11am: A community of writers for stage and screen, resumes meetings after summer break. Newcomers at any stage of experience are invited to join the lively discussion as members read and discuss new scripts. For additional info, go to portcityplaywrights.wordpress.com or send emails to portcityplaywrightsproject@ gmail.com. Pine Valley Library, 3802 S. College Rd.

WOLFCRUSH: A QUEEN WEREWOLF PLAY

Aug. 29-Sept. 1, Sept. 5-8, 7:30pm unless Sun., 3 p.m.: Pineapple-Shaped Lamps is thrilled to announce their Fall 2019 production, WOLFCRUSH: A Queer Werewolf Play

by Haygen-Brice Walker, directed by Matt Carter. Being gay in high school is hard.

Being gay in the South is harder. And being gay while a bloodthirsty monster lurks just beyond the tree line is insane. Ginger Snaps meets Riverdale in this sexy, campy, hormonal horror comedy. Something sinister is stalking the dark forests of a small Virginia town—something hungry—and it’s

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ripping through the local livestock. The mayor is in a state of panic. And no one can find Gilbertee, the town’s prize cow!

But the local teenagers have other things to worry about. Why is the school quarterback Huck hanging out with the weird kid, Beecher? And Huck’s girlfriend Kyle has been texting the new girl Junyce a lot.

Where is Billy Wilkerson, the class president? Why do the kids keep wandering off into the woods? A full moon fever dream full of cannibalism, werewolf sex, first kisses, and all the lies we tell ourselves to fall asleep. Come take a bite, we dare you.

Show does contain explicit content, including harsh language, sexual situations, and violence. Ruth & Bucky Stein Theatre, Thalian Hall. $25 GA, $20 student/senior/ military, $15 Thursdays. Tickets are available online at Thalianhall.org.

art MEET LOCAL ARTISTS

Meet working artists, and see works in progress. Everything from sculptures to fine jewelry in this unique location. Free parking, fun for everyone. Over 45 artist’s works to enjoy. Free, 6-9pm, 4th Fri. ea. mo. theArtWorks, 200 Willard St.

FOURTH FRIDAY GALLERY NIGHT

Fourth Friday Gallery Nights, Wilmington’s premier after-hours celebration of art and culture, 6-9pm, fourth Fri. ea. month. Art

openings, artist demonstrations, entertainment and refreshments. Administered by the Arts Council of Wilmington and NHC, numerous venues participate. www. artscouncilofwilmington.org “Asylum: Collages Meet the artist and enjoy complimentary champagne and appetizers. Free and open to the public. Elizabeth Darrow has made Wilmington her home since 1977. Born in Hartford, Conn. Darrow is a 1967 graduate of Oberlin College (Oberlin, Ohio), where she majored in painting. She has been working in oil and collage throughout her career, usually in the manner of Abstract Expressionism. Each piece takes her on a journey of discovery where she hopes to lose herself to the process. Exhibit through Sept. 30.

IMPRESSIONS: LOVING THE CAPE FEAR

Through Aug. 24: “Impressions: Loving the Cape Fear” art exhibit at the Bellamy Mansion Museum featuring original art by Owen Wexler. Bellamy Mansion, 503 Market St. bellamymansion.org

IMAGES OF DISTINCTION

CF Camera Club presents the “Best of the Best” Grand Ribbon Winners from over 400 images entered in club competitions, plus members’ images that received recognition in international competitions of the Photographic Society of America.

Aces Gallery, 221 N. Front St. capefearcameraclub.org

Featuring sushi, poke bowls, teriyaki and hibachi entrees, bento boxes, vegetarian, and sandwiches.

Daily food and drink specials.

SUSHI SPECIALS

Two specialty rolls

for $19.95

Three regular rolls

for $12.95

Specials only valid at the downtown location.

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BRIGHT LIGHTS, BOLD STROKES

Catherine C. Martin, UNCW alumnus and accomplished expressionist painter, debuts new work in “Bright Lights, Bold Strokes.” Martin combines everything she has learned through years of painterly experience in a collection of evocative figurative, landscape, and architectural pieces.

New Elements Gallery. 271 N. Front St. newelementsgallery.com

DETAILED COMPLEXITY

Art in Bloom Gallery features artist and printmaker Bob Bryden; artist and illustrator Heather Divoky; and painter H.M. Saffer II. Meet the artists, hear about their processes, and enjoy refreshments and live music by pianist Myron Harmon. The exhibit will be on view through Sept. 1 with a Fourth Friday Gallery Night reception on Aug. 23, 6-9pm. 210 Princess St. aibgallery.com.

Gayle Tustin ART Show Twenty-Two by Thirty: From the Flat Files of Gayle Tustin is a selection of mixed media artwork all in the size of 22 x 30. On display at Pinpoint Restaurant, 114 Market St. pinpointrestaurant.com

MIDSUMMER EXPRESSIONS

WHQR Public Radio’s MC Erny Gallery presents “Midsummer Expressions: Paintings by Liz Hosier and Peggy Vineyard.”

Reception on Fri, Aug. 23, and the show will remain on display until September 13.

A portion of the proceeds from any sale of art benefits WHQR. 254 N. Front St. #300. whqr.org.

ART OF THE IMAGE

Art in Bloom Gallery and theArtWorks of Wilmington announce a special art exhibit: “Art of the Image ’19,” a juried photographic media competition and exhibition. 70 artists from 14 states across the US entered the juried competition which was open to all photographers and artists submitting original photography utilizing traditional and non-traditional processes. The opening reception will also celebrate the 6th anniversary of theArtWorks.

Reception on Fourth Friday Gallery Night, Aug. 23, 6-9pm. On display until September 15. Free and open to the public. 200 Willard St., in S. Front District.

PAM TOLL EXHIBITION

Pamela Wallace Toll, assistant professor in the art and art history department at UNCW, graduated with a degree in English and art from the University of NC at Chapel Hill and a MFA in Painting at East Carolina University. In 1991 Toll co-founded Acme Art Studios, a work place for artists, which also hosts art events and exhibitions, most recently in conjunction with the Wilmington Fourth Friday Gallery Crawl.. In 1998 she and two partners established the No Boundaries International Art Colony whose mission is to lay aside national boundaries in favor of cross cultural exchange. Wilma Daniels Gallery at Cape Fear Community College, 200 Hanover St. nbiac.org

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CHROMA

Coco Clem is an independent fashion brand that seeks to encourage playful self expression while utilizing sustainable production methods. Designer Courtney Rivenbark presents her exclusive illustrated fabric collection with Chroma, an exhibition of intense color relationships. Coco Clem partners with seamstress Lauren Lassiter to hand-make clothing featuring illustrations displayed in Chroma, with the customer’s unique body measurements in mind. Our intention is to create quality clothing for whimsical people that can be passed down through generations. Waterline, 721 Surry St.

OASIS

Aug. 23, 6pm: Durham artist Victoria Primicias creates incredible abstracts and layered abstract landscapes that isolate the viewer but invite exploration, like that mirage on the horizon that rewards you with that first cool drink of water. Come experience “Oasis” with Victoria Primicias.

New Elements Gallery, 271 N. Front St.

CATHERINE LUDIWG DONLEYCOTT’S SEASCAPES ARTIST RECEPTION

Aug. 23, 6pm: Ocean breezes, wind swept sea oats, white capped waters, and lazy summer beaches fill our thoughts during these hot summer months. Catherine Ludwig Donleycott’s Unique Seascapes collection captures summer moments on canvas using oils, watercolors and acrylics. Donleycott’s collection is currently installed and available for viewing and purchase downtown at River to Sea Gallery.

Artist’s reception featuring Donleycott on August 23 for Fourth Friday Gallery Walk from 6-9pm. Light refreshments will be served. River to Sea Gallery & Wine, 224 S Water Street, #1B. www.rivertoseagallery. com

ART IN SEA

August 26- October 13, 6pm: “As I See It” art exhibit at the Bellamy Mansion Museum featuring original art by Jenny McKinnon Wright. There will be an artist’s reception on Friday, September 27, 6-8pm. Light refreshments will be available. Event is free to the public. Bellamy Mansion, 503 Market St. cgonzalez@bellamymansion.org

dance CAPE FEAR CONTRA DANCE

Two hours of energetic, contemporary American country dancing with live music. Dress cool & comfortable, soft-soled shoes. All ages. 2nd/4th Tues, 7:30pm.

United Methodist, 409 S. 5th Ave.

BABS MCDANCE

Group classes for all levels are designed for beginner, intermediate, and advanced dancers! We will begin the class with the basics and instruct you through a few exciting dance moves! Mon., 7pm: International Rumba Class • Mon., 8pm: Argentine

Tango • Tues., 7pm, West Coast Swing; 8pm, East Coast Swing. • Wed., 7pm, Bachata; 8pm, Hustle • Thurs., 7pm: Shag Level 1; 8pm, Shag Levels 2 and 3. All classes are $10 per person, $15 per couple, $5 for military/students with ID. $5. Babs McDance Social Dance Club & Ballroom, 6782 Market St.

76ERS SQUARE DANCE CLUB

FREE OPEN HOUSE -Thursday August 22 and August 29, 7-8 pm. No experience needed! All ages welcome! Square dancing is fun! Fitness for mind & body. LESSONS begin Thursday, Sept. 5, 7-8 pm. at Senior Resource Center, 2222 S. College Rd. (entrance on Shipyard Blvd.). Cost is $17.50/ person/month.

OVER 50S DANCE

Wilmington’s Over Fifties Dance Club’s mission is to provide a venue for ballroom ands ocial dancing. We encourage dancers of all levels of proficiency to enjoy this great form of exercise and to socialize with others who also like to dance. The club holds a dance on the second Tuesday of each month. The next dance is Sep. 10. Variety of DJ’s play all kinds of dance music— ballroom, Latin, shag, rock & roll, country, slow nightclub. Cost is $8 per person. New Hanover Senior Resource Center, 2222 S. College Rd.

comedy OPEN MIC

Wildest open mic in town—anything goes. (except cover songs). Stand-up comedy, slam poetry, video, live music, odd talents, performances of all kinds. Hosted by 6-beer Steve. Sign up, 8pm, and runs all night. Juggling Gypsy 1612 Castle St. (910) 763-2223, after 3pm for details. jugglinggypsy.com.

GRUFF GOAT COMEDY

First Wed. ea. month, Gruff Goat Comedy features Three Guest Comics Under a Bridge. No Trolls. Waterline Brewing Company, 721 Surry Lane.

PRIMETIME COMEDY

See some of NC’s best stand-up comedians in a world class venue! This month’s talented performers: Brett Williams, Cordero Wilson, Grant Sheffield, Louis Bishop, and Tyler Wood. Hosted by: Wills Maxwell.

N Front Theatre (formerly City Stage), 21 N Front St.

LUCKY JOE COMEDY SHOW

First Sat. ea. month is free at Lucky Joe Craft Coffee on College Road, presented

by Regretful Villains. The show features a new style of stand-up called Speed Joking.

Enjoy a night of laughs! 1414 S College Rd.

LIVE RIFFING AND VINTAGE TV

Every Wed. join Dead Crow Comedy for improv night. Join local comedians for a TV party at Dead Crow! Interactive improvised comedy show. 265 N. Front St.

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DareDevil Improv Classes teach the fundamentals of the funny! Learn to be more spontaneous, trust your instincts, and create one-of-a-kind comedy with an ensemble! (And even if you’re not a “performer,” our classes are a great way to meet people and have a hella good time!) Details/signups: daredevilimprov.com. Hannah Block Community Arts Center, 120 S. 2nd St.

BOMBERS COMEDY OPEN MIC

Sign up at 8:30; show’s at 9. Bring your best to the mic. Bomber’s Beverage Company, 108 Grace St.

DEAD CROW

Open mic every Thursday, 8pm. Sign up is in person, 7pm. There’s no cost to participate, and each comedian is allotted three minutes of stage time. • Aug. 23-24, 7/9:30pm: Joe Derosa—Writer, actor, and standup comedian, DeRosa has become a favorite on the comedy circuit. His brand of comedy, which mixes brutal honesty and frustration at the workings of the world, has won over comedy fans, radio listeners, and TV audience “Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp,” Comedy Central’s “Jeff & Some Aliens,” and TBS’ cult hit “The Pete Holmes Show.” deadcrowcomedy. com. 265 N. Front St.

museums CAMERON ART MUSEUM

On exhibit: “Minnie, Clyde, Annie, Vollis: Outsider Art Rebels” through Sept. 22. Admission: $8 – $10. Exhibit features two-dimension and sculptural three-dimension art. All were created with non-traditional materials by self-taught artists and local legends Minnie Evans, Clyde Jones, Annie Hooper and Vollis Simpson. Museum is open Tuesday through Sunday, 10am to 5pm (and 9pm on Thursdays). Admission: $8-$10. • “A Time When Art Is Everywhere: teamLab,” an art collective and interdisciplinary group of programmers, engineers, CG animators, mathematicians artists and architects, creates digital artworks that bridge art, science, technology, design and the natural world. Immersive interpretative designs, deeply rooted in Japanese art, aesthetic and history. Through Sept.

8. CAM Café open and serving delicious menu with full bar. Brunch, Sat. and Sun., 10am-2pm; Tues.-Fri., 11am-2pm; Thurs.

5-9pm. Museum, 10am-5pm; Thurs., 10am-9pm. www.cameronartmuseum.org.

3201 S. 17th St.

CAPE FEAR MUSEUM

Camera Collections! With today’s smart phones and digital cameras, photography is everywhere. Until the invention of the camera in 1839, there was no way to instantly capture the environment around you. In less than 200 years, cameras have progressed from complicated contraptions

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only used by professionals, to simple boxes with a roll of film anyone could operate, to handheld computers that create digital images shared with the world. 86 cameras and 145 photographic accessories showcases changes in technology and styles, from late 1800s-early 2000s. • Play Time!, an exhibit that explores how we play, create, and use our imagination as children and adults. The display includes items from the museum’s historic toy collection and hands-on activities ranging from creating art to playing dress-up. CF Museum, 814 Market St. capefearmuseum.com

WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH MUSEUM

WB Museum of History, housed in the turn of the century Myers Cottage, exists to preserve and to share the history of Wrightsville Beach. Visitors to the cottage will find a scale model of Wrightsville Beach circa 1910, exhibits featuring the early days of the beach including Lumina Pavilion, our hurricane history and information about the interaction between the people and our natural environment which have shaped the 100 yr. history of WB. (910) 256-2569.

303 W. Salisbury St. www.wbmuseum. com.

WILMINGTON RR MUSEUM

Explore railroad history and heritage, especially of the Atlantic Coast Line, headquartered in Wilmington for 125 years. Interests and activities for all ages, including histor-

ical exhibits, full-size steam engine and rolling stock, lively Children’s Hall, and spectacular model layouts. House in an authentic 1883 freight warehouse, facilities are fully accessible and on one level. By reservation, discounted group tours, caboose birthday parties, and after-hours meetings or mixers.

Story Time on 1st/3rd Mon. at 10:30am, only $5 per family and access to entire Museum.

Admission only $9 adult, $8 senior/military, $5 child, ages 2-12, and free under age 2.

505 Nutt St. 910-763-2634. www.wrrm.org.

LATIMER HOUSE

Victorian Italiante style home built in 1852, the restored home features period furnishings, artwork and family portraits. Tours offered Mon-Fri, 10am-4pm, and Sat, 12-5pm.

Walking tours are Wed and Sat. at 10am. $4-$12. Latimer House of Lower Cape Fear Historical Society is not handicapped accessible 126 S. Third St.

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-19th century decor and gardens. Colonial life experienced through historical interpretations in kitchen and courtyard. 3rd/Market St. Tues-Sat, 10am4pm. Last tour, 3pm. 910-762-0570. burgwinwrighthouse.com.

BELLAMY MANSION

One of NC’s most spectacular examples

of antebellum architecture, built on the eve of the Civil War by free and enslaved black artisans, for John Dillard Bellamy (1817-1896) physician, planter and business leader; and his wife, Eliza McIlhenny Harriss (1821-1907) and their nine children. After the fall of Fort Fisher in 1865, Federal troops commandeered the house as their headquarters during the occupation of Wilmington. Now a museum, it focuses on history and the design arts and offers tours, changing exhibitions and an informative look at historic preservation in action.

BATTLESHIP 101

Aug. 22, 10am: Try on helmets, type on vintage typewriters, talk on original phones, use semaphore flags, create your own stencil, try Morse code, write V-Mail and more! Friendly, knowledgeable volunteers stationed throughout the ship engage visitors about shipboard life and technologies.

Great for all ages!

kids stuff SNAKE AND TURTLE FEEDING

Brief presentation about live animals on display in the events center and watch them feed. At least one snake and turtle will be fed during the demonstration. Ages: 3 and up. First Wed. of every month. $1.

Halyburton Park, 4099 S. 17th St.

LITTLE EXPLORERS

Meet your friends in Museum Park for fun hands-on activities! Enjoy interactive circle time, conduct exciting experiments, and play games related to a weekly theme.

Perfect for children ages 3-6 and adult helpers. Cape Fear Museum, 814 Market St.

CREATIVE ARTS CAMP 2019

6 weeks full of creativity and fun for campers ages 4 and up. Throughout the summer we will cover all aspects of creative arts from performing arts, technical theatre, visual arts, ceramics, filmmaking, and more!

Ages 7 and up there is a full day option from 9am-4pm with a 1 hour supervised lunch from Noon - 1pm. There is no extra charge for the lunch time supervision.

Full day campers must pack their own lunch. “Show and Share Friday” will be a variety of music numbers, dance routines, rehearsed skits/scenes, art exhibit and more put on for friends and family. Final performance at end of each camp. Camps are $85 and up. Community Arts Center in the Hannah Block Historic USO Building, 120 S. 2nd St. (corner of Orange and 2nd sts.) (910) 341-7860.

MLK SUMMER CAMPS

Through Aug. 16, Ages: 8-12, $25/week.

Time: 7:45am-5:30pm. Activities: arts and crafts, field trips, sports activities and more! Must provide birth certificate & register in person. • Teen Camp: Ages: 13 – 14. $25/week. Activities include: arts and crafts, sports activities, group/team building activities, leadership and service events/ activities along with field trips.

Must provide birth certificate & register in person Space is limited. Register early! MLK Community Center, 401 S. 8th St., 910-341-7866

BASKETBALL CLINICS

Through Aug. 21: Cost: $30 for 7 sessions ( total cost) Ages: 10 - 14. Times: 6:30 - 8 pm. 910-341-0057 for more information.

MLK Center, 401 S. 8th St.

WATER WORKS

Aug. 16, 9am-12pm. Ages 5 & under; $5 per child ( included with general admission). No pre-registration required. Ready for a day of Fit For Fun in the sun? Bring your swimsuit, towel, and a change of clothes and get ready to dash and play in the sprinklers! Cool off with some sweet, colorful ice pops! $5. Fit For Fun, 302 S. 10th St. wilmingtonnc.gov/departments/ parks-recreation/fit-for-fun-center

BIG KIDS DAYS

Mon. & Tues., Aug. 19-20, 9am-noon & 1-4pm, ages 9 & under. $5/child (included with general admission). No pre-registration req. Enjoy some fun activities for big kids along with all normal offerings, Younger children welcome to play as usual. Fit For Fun Center, 302 S. 10th St.

YOGA FOR KIDS

Aug. 21, 8am: A fun and balanced yoga class will leave your child feeling confi-

dent and creative. Each class will explore one of the “7 Habits of Happy Kids” by Sean Covey and intertwine themes onto the mat. Friends will be made, fun will be had. Stillpoint Counseling and Wellness, 3001 Wrightsville Ave, Ste. B. 910-5260550. stillpointcounselingandwellness. com

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EARLY FLIGHT EXCURSION

WALK WITH A DOC

Join us the 3rd Saturday of every month at 9am for a fun and healthy walk—held at the Midtown YMCA. Each walk beings with a brief physician-led discussion of a current health topic, then he/she spends time walking, answering questions and talking with walkers. Choose your own pace and distance. Free and open to anyone. YMCA, George Anderson Dr.

WB SCENIC TOURS

Thurs., 10:30am: WB Scenic Tours birding boat cruise of Masonboro Island and Bradley Creek. Guided eco-cruises are educational boat tours designed to increase conservation awareness about local wildlife and sensitive coastline habitats in New Hanover County. Topics explained during the boat ride will include: salt marsh function, wetland plants, and strong emphasis on shorebird/water bird ecology and identification. Birding tours are best when scheduled at low tide. • Sunset Tour of WB, Thurs., 5pm: Sunset with Wrightsville Beach Scenic Tours departs from the Blockade Runner Dock. Routes vary with season, weather, and whim on the Basic Sunset Cruise but may include Masonboro Island, Bradley Creek, Money Island or some other combination. Water, marsh, Shamrock, sunset—it’s a simple combination but very satisfying. Also, from experience, this is the best time to sight dolphins in the bay. RSVP: 910-200-4002 or wbst3000@gmail.com. WB Scenic Tours, 275 Waynick Blvd.

HIKES AND BIRDING

walks are for beginner birders and all are welcome. Halyburton, 4099. S. 17th St. FREE RUNNING CLINICS Every Monday and Thursday: Free Running Clinics for 6 weeks. Venue locations will be updated periodically on Noexcusestc.com and are designed for all levels. Clinics are limited to 25 runners to maintain that personal instruction level. Downtown Hills/ Wade Park, Water St.

First Friday bird hikes, ages 5/up; free.

We’ll search for migrants, residents, and point out year-round species too. These

Start your day on the water in search of wildlife and many of our feathered friends, while listening to interesting commentary about the rich history of this area. 2 hour cruise; full bar, serving coffee and the best Bloody Mary on the river. Photographers, birders, and nature buffs love the variety of wildlife and native plants that adorn the river banks. We may see osprey, alligators, sea turtles, and river otters, just to name a few. Bring your camera so you won’t forget the untouched beauty of this early morning adventure. Cruise through the Castle Hayne Aquifer and by the bluffs of the Rose Hill Plantation. $10-$20. ILM Water Tours, 212 S Water St.

WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH WAHINE CLASSIC

Aug. 23-25, Surfing contest weekend for girls only at the south end of Wrightsville Beach North Carolina, sponsored by Marine Warehouse Center, Crystal South Surf Camp, Oceanic Restaurant, and The Blockade Runner. Wrightsville Beach NC. wahineclassic.com. Questions? jo@wahineclassic.com

classes/seminars CRAFTEEN MINI GARDENS

Crafty teens are invited for snacks and miniature garden making at Northeast Library. Hands-on workshop is free but space is limited. To make sure there are enough seats and supplies, register on calendar, NHCLibrary.org. 910-798-6371.

NHC NE Library, 1241 Military Cutoff Rd.

SEASIDE YOGA

Wed., 8am: Join a certified teacher in our seaside gardens for a relaxing morning yoga practice. Perfect for all levels of ex-

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perience. One hour practice.

We partner with Longwave Yoga to provide relaxing and memorable yoga experiences daily at the resort. Blockade Runner Beach Resort.

275 Waynick Blvd.

SUP YOGA TEACHER TRAINING

COMMUNITY YOGA

Join Longwave Yoga teachers on the 1st Saturday of each month as we come together as a community to support Plastic Ocean Project. Enjoy a 1-hour yoga class on the Whole Foods Market patio followed by a pint of kombucha, locally crafted by Panacea Brewing Co. Register day of at Whole Foods: $20 cash, BYOM (bring your own mat). Proceeds benefit Plastic Ocean Project, a local nonprofit with a mission to educate through field research, implement progressive outreach initiatives, and incubate solutions to address the global plastic pollution problem.

TWEEN YOGA

Thurs, 6pm: A playful, casual and very active class encouraging tween to explore their creativity. Dynamic postures presented in a simple step-by-step format.

No experience is necessary, and this yoga class is offered to tweens only, ages 1114. Wilmington Yoga, 5329 Oleander Drive, Ste. 200

FULL MOON BEACH YOGA

Surround yourself in nature in our full moon beach yoga class. Move and breathe to the sounds of mother ocean. Bathe in the light of the moon. Leave your mat at home. We recommend that you bring a beach towel.

We will meet on the sand at Tennessee Avenue in Carolina Beach. All levels welcome. Preregister for this class; $16 dropin or use your class pass. Salty Dog Yoga & Surf, 915 A North Lake Park Blvd. www. saltydogyogasurf.com

MEDITATE AND CHILL

Join Jesse Stockton, Rachael Kinsey, Alexis Abbate + Jenny Yarborough every Tuesday, 7:30-8:30pm, Terra Sol Sanctuary.

We’ll guide you through a 20-30 minute meditation to help you take a deep breath.

Relax. Let go. $10; no need to register in advance. 507 Castle St. www.terrasolsanctuary.com.

MINDFULNESS WORKSHOP

Aug. 21, 5:30pm: Mindfulness: Is it a trendy buzzword or your new favorite science-backed tool? Event is open to the general public for free. Pre-registration is required. At this workshop you will learn: What is the actual definition of mindfulness? What are the benefits to being more mindful? What are the methods to add mindfulness to my daily routine? The Sherriedale Morgan Boxing and Fitness Center, 302 S 10th St. ronwilson556@gmail.com

MAD SKILLZ...

Wanna brush up on your computer skills? The main public library downtown is hosting a basic computer skills class on Aug. 22.

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BASIC COMPUTER SKILLS CLASS

Aug. 22, 3:30pm: Dip your toes into the technology pool with this introduction to computers class! Things we’ll cover in this class include: Understanding a computer mouse, touchpad, and keyboard; exploring the desktop of the public library computers; how to use a public library computer to search for information, type a letter, or check your email. Registration is required for this free program. New Hanover County Public Library, 201 Chestnut St. https:// libguides.nhcgov.com/library

Aug. 23, 5pm: Are you looking to extend your yoga teaching outside of the studio? Ready to feel the water ripple underneath you as you adapt your yoga practice to a paddle board?

Learn to guide your students to bliss through the ultimate outdoor yoga-class experience standup paddle board yoga!, Get your feet wet with us and share in this magical, unforgettable experience! Longwave Yoga brings you a full-spectrum SUP Yoga Workshop and SUP Yoga Teacher Training – geared towards offering yoga teachers the knowledge and skills to safely and effectively lead a yoga class on the water.

This 22-hour CEU course covers use of SUP equipment, SUP basics and technique, water safety, how to monitor weather patterns and chart tides, and how to appropriately adapt and sequence yoga on a paddle board for everyone from beginner yogis to expert SUP athletes.

Take your yoga class out of the studio and into nature for exciting new challenges & blissful surroundings. Training takes place

on the beautiful Intracoastal Waterway.

Sign up/pay: longwaveyoga.com/pages/ hour-yoga-teacher-training1. Longwave Yoga, 203 Racine #200

CRAFT CAMP YOGA

Aug. 25, Join us for Project Social’s Craft Camp every third Saturday of the month!

Camp will begin at 10:30am with an optional hour of yoga or meditation. Then grab a beer or kombucha and head to the camp arts + crafts to get in touch with your creative side! This month, create a summer woven wall hanging with Rachael Kinsey! Tickets available for yoga and craft separately or together for a discounted price. Flytrap Brewing, 319 Walnut St.

lectures/literary KURE BEACH TURTLE TALK

Turtle Talk is held every Monday beginning June 10 through Aug. 26 from 7pm8pm. The program is held at the Kure Beach Ocean Front Park and Pavilion.

Learn about local nesting sea turtles with the Pleasure Island Sea Turtle Project!

Ocean Front Park, 105 Atlantic Ave.

MUSIC INSPIRING ART: A BRIEF HISTORY

Aug. 25 , 2:30pm: From the Ancient Art to Contemporary creations, music has inspired artists throughout history. Let’s examine how artists--from Greek sculp-

FREE DEFENSE CLASS

August 22, 7pm: Shoshin Ryu is offering a free monthly self defense class as a way to help our community stay safe. Students can expect to learn how to use body language and posture to stop an attack before it starts, why carrying a weapon may not help you in a self defense situation, and mental “tricks” that can turn you from prey to predator If you plan on attending, please sign up on our website. Students should wear clothing appropriate for the gym, and will be barefoot on the training mat. Shoshin Ryu is a Wilmington Martial Arts school offering training for adults and children. Shoshin Ryu Martial Arts, 709 N 4th St.

HOMESCHOOL YOGA

Aug. 23, 1:30pm: Think outside of the box and explore mindfulness, mudras, and mantras. Each week we will explore a new mudra (gesture) and mantra to add to your mindfulness and asana practice. All levels and all ages welcomed! $40. Stillpoint Counseling and Wellness, 3001 Wrights-

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tors, to Renaissance painters, to Modernists like Miro and Kandinsky--have turned to music and musical theory to help them create art. We’ll also look at how music can add to our own experience of the visual arts. CAM member: $15; Non-member: $20. www.cameronartmuseum.org. Cameron Art Museum, 3201 S. 17th St.

clubs/notices BIKE NIGHT

Bike Night at Mac’s Speed Shop, beer, bikes, BBQ. Featuring in concert: South Starr band playing great classic-southern R&R music! Mac’s Speed Shop, 4126 Oleander Dr.

PCYP

No membership required; all ages and professions welcome. Look for PCYP Ambassadors with silver name tags to get acquainted. Free food, networking, raffles, business-casual attire. Dates: August 22, True Blue Butcher & Table for our August networking night, sponsored by Live Oak Dental; September 18 hosted by KBT Realty Group—associated with Keller Williams and Cavik Insurance, sponsored by TBD; October hosted by Hanover Lakes by Bill Clark Homes; November 20 hosted by Poe’s Tavern—Wrightsville Beach; Dec 4 at Homewood Suites by Hilton Wilmington/Mayfaire; December 13 Members Only Christmas Party, sponsored by River Land-

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HISTORICAL DIMENSIONS: THE LIFE OF ALEXANDER MCALLISTER RIVERA JR.

Aug. 22, 5:30pm: First talk of their fall series. Dr. Glen Harris presents a lecture on the family, life, and career of North Carolina native and early photojournalist Alexander McAllister Rivera Jr. Rivera had a career as a photojournalist, sports journalist, and professor. Even though he should probably be more noted for are his exploits in viewing, writing, and unknowingly participating in some of the most pivotal aspects of twentieth century African American history. The discussion will included information on his childhood and family in North Carolina as well as examine his fascinating career with African-American newspapers. Primarily, Rivera’s involvement at the Pittsburgh Courier, covering events including 1950 Briggs v. Elliott Clarendon County Schools Case (part of Brown v Board of Education 1954) and Vice President Nixon’s visit to Ghana. Dr. Harris is

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PA and equipment provided. All genres and beer. www.fermental.net 910-821-0362. 7250 Market St.

POPLAR GROVE FARMERS’ MARKET

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FREE BREWERY TOURS AND TASTINGS

3pm, 3:45pm, 4:30pm, everyday at Front Street Brewery, 9 N. Front St. Learn how we brew our beer, meet brewers and get two free samples.

WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH FARMERS MARKET

Wrightsville Beach Farmers’ Market meets Monday mornings through Sept. 30 near Seawater Ln. at town’s municipal grounds.

The market features vendors offering fresh and local produce, plus flowers, crafts, bread and other baked items, herbs, dairy products, meat and seafood, treats for dogs, more. Free parking. Municipal Lane.

RIVERFRONT FARMERS’ MARKET

Sat., 8am-1pm: Local farmers, growers, producers and artisans to sell their goods directly to consumers, to encourage and promote the use of locally-grown farm products and artisan offerings. Vegetables, herbs, plants, annuals, perennials, native plants, fresh-cut flowers, baked goods, NC wines, dog treats, eggs, honey, goat cheeses, seafood, kombucha, meats, marina & fra diavolo sauce, smoothies and more. Artisan works of handmade jewelry, woodwork, silkscreen t-shirts & totes, photography, bath & body products, pet accessories, pottery, drawings and more.

N. Water St. in historic downtown Wilmington, NC along the beautiful Cape Fear River. riverfrontfarmersmarket.org.

SWEET N SAVORY WINE TASTING

Wed, 5-8pm: Sample some of the most delicious wines you can try for free with optional $25 food pairing, designed specifically to go with each wine. Benny Hill Jazz always starts at 7 pm with his cool jazz styles. Sweet n Savory Cafe, 1611 Pavilion Pl.

PORT CITY GREAT BURGER CHALLENGE

In 30 mins, eat 48 ounces of burger meat with three toppings and fries! Beat it and we take care of the bill and put your face on the Wall of Glory! Fail, and straight to The Wall of Shame you go. Bring your stretchy pants and good luck! Offer is daily. 11am11pm, Port City Burgers & Brews, 11 Market St.

tours LITERARY HISTORY WALKING TOUR

Explore the rich culture of our talented Southern town with a 90-minute walking tour of the literary history of downtown Wilmington, NC. Visit “The Two Libraries.”

Walk the streets of your favorite novels, and stand where Oscar Wilde did when he lectured here. Saturdays, 1:30pm, Old Books on Front. 249 N. Front St. www.

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GHOST WALK

6:30 & 8:30pm. Costumed guides lead visitors through alleyways with tales of haunted Wilmington. Nightly tours, 6:30pm/8:30pm. Admission. Water & Market sts. RSVP rqd: 910-794-1866. hauntedwilmington.com

BELLAMY MANSION

Guided tours start on the hour; self-guided tours start at any time. Mon. is only self-guided tours. Follow curved oyster-shell paths through our lush Victorian garden shaded by 150-yr.-old magnolia trees. See the elegant main entrance surrounded by soaring columns and gleaming windows. Hear stories of Bellamies, as well as those of the free and enslaved black artisans who built the home and crafted intricate details throughout the house.

Adults $12; senior and military discount, $10; students, $6; children under 5, free.

Bellamy Mansion, 503 Market St.

MASONBORO SHELLING TOUR

Explore Masonboro Island and discover the wonder of the Carolina coast. This tour option is ideal for families, birders, and nature enthusiasts. Masonboro Island is an 8.4-mile marine sanctuary island, renowned for its plant and wildlife diversity. Topics will include shell biology, native plant species, shorebirds, and barrier island ecology. Adult $45 Child $25 RSVP:

OFF THE RECORD TOURS

Thurs., 6:30pm: Start your weekend early with gallery tours led by museum staff that are sometimes irreverent and silly, but always provide a charming and engaging behind-the-scenes perspective on current exhibitions. But what if I’m really thirsty before the tour? Join us for happy hour beforehand to loosen up your brain and chat about art. Brown Wing. CAM Members: Free, non-members. Museum admission.

Cameron Art Museum, 3201 S. 17th St.

WALKING TOUR OF CAROLINA BEACH

The Walking Tour of the Historic Carolina Beach Boardwalk meets at the Visitors Bureau Kiosk just south of the new Hampton Inn and features members of the Federal Point Historic Preservation Society leading a 50-minute tour into the past, answering questions like: Where did the “birth of the Shag” take place? Did you know there was a movie theater called The Wave on the Boardwalk? How long has Britt’s Donuts been on the Boardwalk, and has it always been in the same place? Why was the Red Apple so popular? Where was the largest dance floor south of Washington DC located? Society asks for a $10 donation.

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support groups WILMINGTON PRIDE YOUTH GROUP

Grades 7-12: Wilmington Pride Youth Group is a safe space for youth who identify as LGBTQIA+ and their straight allies.

An adult supervised, safe space for kids to talk about orientation, gender, racial equality, political consequences, religion, self care. Also a great opportunity to meet and socialize with peers from the greater Wilmington area. Meets Thurs., 7pm. Needed: youth facilitators, especially those who are trained to work with kids, and speakers to talk about important topics. wpyg2016@ gmail.com.

ANXIETY / OCD SUPPORT GROUP

Group meets 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month. Pine Valley United Methodist Church, 3788 Shipyard Blvd. Building B. Christopher Savard, Ph.D., with Cape Fear Psychological Services, gives a presentation the 1st Thursday of each month. 3rd Thursday meeting is member led. 18+ welcome. 910-763-8134

LUPUS SUPPORT GROUP

Meets third Sat. ea. month. Free; drop-ins are welcome. Group provides participants an opportunity to receive introductory info about lupus, encourage the expression of concerns, provide an opportunity to share experiences, encourage and support positive coping strategies, and emphasize the importance of medical treatment. Guest speakers, DVD presentations and open group discussion. info@lupusnc.org (877) 849-8271, x1. lupusnc.org. NE Library, 1241 Military Cutoff Rd.

PFLAG

First Mon/mo. at UNCW, in the Masonboro Island Room #2010, 7pm.

MS SUPPORT GROUP

Those with Multiple Sclerosis, families and friends welcome. Meets 2nd Thursday each month, 7 p.m., at the New Hanover Rehabilitation Hospital, 1st floor conference room, 2131 S. 17th St. (behind the Betty Cameron Women’s Hospital). Sponsored by Greater Carolinas Chapter, National MS Society. Details: Anne (910) 2322033 or Burt (910) 383-1368.

ARIES (Mar. 21–April 19)

It’s not cost-efficient to recycle plastic. Sorting and processing used materials to make them available for fresh stuff is at least as expensive as creating new plastic items from scratch. On the other hand, sending used plastic to a recycling center makes it far less likely it will end up in the oceans and waterways, harming living creatures. So, in this case, the short-term financial argument in favor of recycling is insubstantial, whereas the moral argument is strong. I invite you to apply a similar perspective to your upcoming decisions.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20)

African American slaves suffered many horrendous deprivations. For example, it was illegal for them to learn to read. Their oppressors feared educated slaves would be better equipped to agitate for freedom and took extreme measures to keep them illiterate. Frederick Douglass was one slave who managed to beat the ban. As he secretly mastered the art of reading and writing, he came upon literature that ultimately emboldened him to escape his “owners” and flee to safety. He became one of the 19th century’s most powerful abolitionists and produced reams of influential writing and speeches. I propose we make Douglass your inspiring role model for the coming months. I think you’re ready to break the hold of a certain curse—and go on to achieve a gritty success the curse had prevented you from accomplishing.

wasn’t enough to guide them. A thorough knowledge of the night sky’s stars was a crucial aid. Skill at reading the ever-changing ocean proved valuable always. Another helpful trick was to take birds on the ships as collaborators.

While at sea, if the birds flew off and returned, the sailors knew there was no land close by. If the birds didn’t return, chances were good land was near. I bring this to your attention, Libra, because I think it’s an excellent time to gather a number of different navigational tools for your upcoming quest. One won’t be enough.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

What do you want from the allies who aren’t your lovers? What feelings do you most enjoy while you’re in the company of your interesting, non-romantic companions? For instance, maybe you like to be respected and appreciated. Or perhaps what’s most important to you is to experience the fun of being challenged and stimulated. Maybe your favorite feeling is the spirit of collaboration and comradeship. Or maybe all of the above. In any case, Scorpio, I urge you to get clear about what you want—and then make it your priority to foster it. In the coming weeks, you’ll have the power to generate an abundance of your favorite kind of non-sexual togetherness.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

For 25 years businessman Don Thompson worked for the McDonald’s fastfood company, including three years as its CEO. During his time he oversaw the sale and consumption of millions of hamburgers. In 2015 he left McDonald’s and became part of Beyond Meat—a company that sells vegan alternatives to meat. I could see you undergoing an equally dramatic shift in coming months, Gemini: a transition into a new role that resembles but is also very different from a role you’ve been playing. I urge you to step up your fantasies about what that change might entail.

As the CEO of the clothes company Zappos, Sagittarius entrepreneur Tony Hsieh is worth almost a billion dollars. If he chose, he could live in a mansion by the sea. Yet, his home is a 200-square-foot, $48,000 trailer in Las Vegas, where he also keeps his pet alpaca. To be clear, he owns the entire trailer park, which consists of 30 other trailers, all of which are immaculate hotbeds of high-tech media technology where interesting people live. He loves the community he has created, which is more important to him than status and privilege. “For me, experiences are more meaningful than stuff,” he says. “I have way more experiences here.” I’d love to see you reaffirm your commitment to priorities like his in the coming weeks, Sagittarius. It’ll be a favorable time to do so.

CANCER (June 21-July 22)

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

GEMINI (May 21-June 20)

“The learning process is something you can incite, literally incite, like a riot,” wrote author Audre Lorde. As an astrologer I would add this nuance: Although what Lourde says is true, some phases of your life are more favorable than others to seek deep and rapid education. For example, the coming weeks will bring you especially rich teachings if you incite the learning process now.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)

The American idiom “stay in your lane” has come to mean “mind your own business,” and usually has a pejorative sense. I’d like to expand and soften it for your use in the coming weeks. Let’s define it as meaning “stick to what you’re good at and know about,” or “don’t try to operate outside your area of expertise,” or “express yourself in ways you have earned the right to do.”

Author Zadie Smith says it is good advice for writers. “You have to work out what it is you can’t do, obscure it and focus on what works,” she attests. Apply that counsel to your own sphere or field, Leo.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

Yisrael Kristal was a Polish Jew born under the sign of Virgo in 1903. His father was a scholar of the Torah, and he began studying Judaism and learning Hebrew at age 3. He lived a long life and had many adventures, working as a candle-maker and a candy-maker. When the Red Army liberated the Auschwitz concentration camp in 1945, Kristal emerged as one of the survivors.

He went on to live to the age of 113. Because of the chaos of World War I, he never got to do his bar mitzvah when he’d turned 13. So he did it much later, in his old age. I foresee a comparable event coming up soon in your life, Virgo. You will claim a reward or observe a milestone or collect a blessing you weren’t able to enjoy earlier.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

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Medical researcher Jonas Salk developed a successful polio vaccine, so he had a strong rational mind. Here’s how he described his relationship with his non-rational way of knowing. He said, “It is always with excitement that I wake up in the morning wondering what my intuition will toss up to me, like gifts from the sea. I work with it and rely on it. It’s my partner.” I bring this up, Capricorn, because the coming weeks will be a favorable time to celebrate and cultivate your own intuition. You may generate amazing results as you learn to trust it more and figure out how to deepen your relationship with it.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

Aquarian environmentalist Edward Abbey once formulated a concise list of his requirements for living well. “One must be reasonable in one’s demands on life,” he wrote. “For myself, all I ask is: 1. accurate information; 2. coherent knowledge; 3. deep understanding; 4. infinite loving wisdom; 5. no more kidney stones, please.” According to my analysis of the astrological omens, now would be an excellent time for you to create your own tally of the Five Crucial Provisions. Be bold and precise, as you inform life about your needs.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)

Aquarian environmentalist Edward Abbey once formulated a concise list of his requirements for living well. “One must be reasonable in one’s demands on life,” he wrote. “For myself, all that I ask is: 1. accurate information; 2. coherent knowledge; 3. deep understanding; 4. infinite loving wisdom; 5. no more kidney stones, please.” According to my analysis of the astrological omens, now would be an excellent time for you to create your own tally of the Five Crucial Provisions. Be bold and precise as you inform life about your needs.

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