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Saturday, February 28, 10 a.m.

Pender Wedding Expo 2015

BIG dreams, pgs. 30-31 Shea Carver interviews the new head of DREAMS, Matt Carvin. The nonprofit, which introduces at-risk youth to arts prgrams, is this year’s beneficiary for the encore Best Of Party, held Saturday at Brooklyn Arts Center.

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Heavy-metal enthusiasts Salvación perform at Reggie’s 42nd Street Tavern this Friday, February 27.

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Live Local Live Small:

h, geez. I used to do that.

It’s like a black hole you just can’t climb out of.”

I was at the bookstore talking about the pawn shop piece from last week and the piece I was planning to write on payday lenders when one of our customers made that comment.

I find it interesting that both my friend who took me with him to pawn electronics and the person who responded to my story assignment about payday lending declined to have their names used. One can argue part of it is privacy, and indeed, as one who has discussed some pretty sensitive aspects of her financial life in print, I understand a desire to not air all that. But I think part of it is also that these two meth-

ods of addressing financial problems are not necessarily things people are proud of or want to broadcast. In other words, there is still a stigma attached.

Payday lending provides small loans (usually less than $500) to people based upon a post-dated check that will be redeemed when the borrower’s next payday arrives. A $15 charge on a $100, 14-day payday loan would be considered an industry standard. If the loan can not be repaid on time, an additional charge is accrued. So say I needed $300 by next week because rent is due. I could go to one of these places and write a $300 post-dated check, with the date of my next payday at the top, and an additional $15 for the fee. The fee is part of where the lender makes money

Payday lending and the idea of a community lending safety net By: Gwenyfar rohler Above: Stock photo

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on the transaction. If the borrower cannot make the full payment in two weeks, additional fees begin to get added to the loan.

Now compare that with getting a $300 cash advance on a credit card with 20 percent interest. If you pay it off in two months—rather than two weeks—you will pay $8 in interest.

That’s the interest charged on a high-interest credit card over two months! Compare with $15 in two weeks: almost twice as much in a quarter of the time. It hurts just to think about it.

Many of these places also offer car-title loans. If you have a clear title to your car, you can borrow against it. If you can’t repay, your car gets repossessed, which of course makes it harder to get to work.

In theory NC is not supposed to allow payday lending, thanks to a 2006 action by the NC Department of Justice. But a quick Google search shows that two places within walking distance of my house offer storefront cash advance services and car title loans.

That seems surprising.

In addition there is the online version of this: You type into Google that you need a cash advance or payday loan, and you will find an assortment of online payday lenders who circumnavigate the state prohibition. NC is not alone in banning payday lending. In theory it is only legal in 27 states, but again the online option circumvents that easily; they happily will deposit money into your bank account via direct deposit—and just as happily begin drafting your account when the money is due. The overdrafts are of course your problem, not theirs.

According to the PEW Charitable Trust survey, the most common borrower is a female aged 25 to 44. Additional information within the survey suggests that divorced women who rent and are African-American or Hispanic are among the most frequent users.

The Brookings Papers on Economic Activity report that nearly half of U.S. families don’t believe they could produce $2,000 to meet an emergency. I would say that for most of my adult life that has been my case, unless I had magically paid down that amount on a credit card recently.

According to the FDIC in 2011, households with annual incomes of $20,000 spent an average of $1,200 on money orders and check-cashing fees. Think about that: You are supporting your kids on less than $1,500 a month in take-home pay, and of that $100 each month goes not to feeding your children or paying the electricity bill, but to the fee for cashing your paycheck or the cost of getting a money order. No wonder people find themselves desperate for just $200 to $300 to fill in the gap.

It might come as a surprise to many people in encore’s readership that there are Americans without bank accounts or who live on the edge of banking with accounts they cannot close because they have accrued so many overdraft charges. Thus, they owe the

bank too much money to be allowed to leave.

I want to take a small tangent here to tell you a story about Jock and the Full Belly Project peanut sheller: Repeatedly, people have told him he should patent the sheller, and many are surprised to find it is in the public domain. It confuses me endlessly that people seem to think the sheller would be a money-making venture.

Jock, however, has the response that sums it up best: “The Cadillac doesn’t feel so good when it is paid for by the sweat of people who live on less than a dollar a day.”

Alas, that is not the sentiment held by the financial industry who know they have the poor by the short and curly: It is a spiral that can never be escaped. The Center for Financial Services Innovation reports that in 2012 Americans without banks, or in the scenario described above, spent $89 billion on fees and interest. For comparison sake: The Koch brothers were worth $89 billion last July, according to Forbes. By now they have no doubt surpassed that.

I fully admit: I regularly pay the power, phone and Internet bills for the bookstore and our household at the walk-up bill payment station on 2nd Street, and there is a fee charged for such services. Part of it is: Usually, I am getting up to the last possible day before I can afford to pay those bills, so a check in the mail wouldn’t work. Honestly, I have not ever gone to a payday lender probably for two reasons: I didn’t fully understand what they did before, and I have so rarely had a regular job with regular pay stubs that borrowing against a paycheck would have been a largely speculative experience. I mean for freelance writers it must go something like this: “Well, I’m hoping to get at least four assignments next month—and we usually get paid within 30 days of publication, so if all that works out, could we make a deal?”

Somehow that scenario seems highly unlikely to end in the potential borrower’s favor.

Though one could argue none of this ends in the borrower’s favor.

The Great Recession of 2008 has hit everyone, though some harder than others.

For those with the least of resources, it has been harder than before, as fewer options are available. Perhaps we as a society need to ask ourselves if we can’t come up with a better option?

In several states, churches have begun lobbying for greater regulation to predatory lenders. I wonder if we couldn’t take it one step further and find someone of pooling resources as a community to create a better lending safety net for people who don’t qualify for bank help—or even the joy of creditcard debt. I have to say that having wrestled with credit-card debt for most of my adult life, I am stunned to discover there is a net worse than that, but apparently there is. With all the goodwill that exists in this community, there must be a way to make this happen. encore | feb 25 – mar 3, 2015 | www.encorepub.com 5

was ticketed twice the same evening with no headlights but only flashlights tied to his bumper with bungee cords. (2) A forlorn-appearing Anneliese Young, 82, was arrested at a CVS pharmacy in Augusta, Georgia, in February after store security allegedly caught her shoplifting a container of “Sexiest Fantasies” body spray that, according to the packaging, “provides a burst of sensuality ... as addictive and seductive as the woman who wears it,” “sure to drive any man wild.”

Weird Science — Another Animal With a Worse Sex Life Than Yours: No organism has it tougher than the male South-East Asian coin spider, according to research reported by New Scientist in January. It is somehow driven to mate with a female up to four times larger who is almost as driven to eat the male as to mate. After insemination, the male impulsively fights off other males’ attempts to disrupt the conception, and that means becoming a more nimble fighter, achieved, according to Matjaz Kuntner of the Slovenian Academy of the Arts and Sciences, by biting off its own genitals, since that organ comprises about onetenth the spider’s body weight.

— Because We Can: Scientists at the University of California, Irvine (with Aus-

tralian partners) announced in January that they had figured out how to unboil a hen’s egg. (After boiling, the egg’s proteins become “tangled,” but the scientists’ device can untangle them, allowing the egg white to return to its previous state.) Actually, the researchers’ paper promises dramatically reduced costs in several applications, from cancer treatments to food production, where similar, clean untanglings might take “thousands” of times longer.

Police Report (1) The Knoxville (Tennessee) Police Department reminded motorists (via its Facebook page) that all vehicles need working headlights for night driving. Included was a recent department photo of the car of a Sweetwater, Tennessee, motorist who

Bright Ideas — The Jeju Island Korean restaurant in Zhengzhou, China, staged a promotion last month to pick up lunch tabs for the 50 “most handsome” people to dine there every day. Judging was by a panel of cosmetic surgeons (who were partnering with the restaurant) and, as contestant-diners posed for photographs, they were evaluated on “quality of” eyes, noses, mouths and especially foreheads (better if “protruding”).

— The owner of the Kingsland Vegetarian Restaurant in a suburb of Canberra, Australia, apologized in February for the cockroach infestation that contributed to a $16,000 fine, explaining that, for moral reasons, he could not bring himself to exterminate living things — even cockroaches. (Less well-defended were Kingsland’s toilet, grease and food-storage shortcomings.)

Perspective Among the participants at this year’s Davos, Switzerland, gathering of billionaires and important people was property developer Jeff Greene, 60, who owns mansions in New York, Malibu and Palm Springs, and whose Beverly Hills estate is on the market for around $195 million. Greene famously won big betting against overvalued sub-prime mortgages before the 2008 Great Recession, but, shortly after landing at Davos, he gave Bloomberg Business his

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take on the symptoms of current economic turmoil (that he had capitalized on for part of his wealth by exploiting people’s desire for expensive houses they ultimately could not afford). “America’s lifestyle expectations are far too high,” Greene explained, “and need to be adjusted so we have less things and a smaller, better existence.”

People With Issues Sorry, Ladies, He’s Taken: In yet another chilling episode of body modification, the otherwise handsome Henry Damon, 37, married father of two, appeared in January at the Caracas (Venezuela) International Tattoo Expo as Red Skull (archenemy of Captain America), who has somehow fascinated Damon for years. The exhibiting of his idolatry began with subdermal forehead implants (ultimately replacing his eyebrows with prominent ridges), followed by going all-in for Red Skull by allowing a medical school dropout to lop off what looks like half of his nose. (How his deep red color was achieved was not mentioned in news reports.) For the record, the “surgeon” called Damon “a physically and intellectually healthy person.”

Least Competent Criminals Mastering the Technology: (1) Donald Harrison, 22, wanted for assault in Ambridge, Pennsylvania, made police aware of his whereabouts when he posted a “selfie” on Facebook from a Greyhound bus with the notation, “It’s Time to Leave Pa.” He was picked up at a stop in nearby Youngstown, Ohio. (2) Police in Houston arrested Dorian Walker-Gaines, 20, and Dillian Thompson, 22, after they posted selfies on Facebook of themselves enjoying a handful of $100 bills — photos they took on an iPad they had stolen on Jan. 8 and whose photos automatically uploaded to the victim’s iCloud account. (Incidentally, Walker-Gaines has, tattooed across his chest, “BRILLIANT.”)

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A Celtic

Tradition

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ilmington residents looking for a unique musical experience will have the opportunity to witness the Celtic melodies of Paddy Moloney and the Chieftains when the band performs at UNCW in Kenan Auditorium this week. Coming to the Port City all the way from Ireland, Paddy Moloney and the Chieftains have a unique take on a centuries-old style to enlighten listeners on traditional Irish music.

“I started the band 52 years ago, always looking for a unique sound,” Moloney says. “It opened up the music that displayed the folk art and traditional Irish sound we hoped for.”

The acclaimed musical group is made up of fiddler Seán Keane, flutist Matt Malloy and

singer Kevin Conneff. Paddy Moloney, founder of the Chieftains will lead the band with his uilleann pipes. Moloney, who began playing the pipes, along with the tin whistle at age 8, formed the band in 1962. Named after John Montague’s book of poems, “Death of a Chieftain,” the band has become one of the most widely known Irish folk musical groups since its formation. They even are regarded by the Irish government as Ireland’s Musical Ambassadors.

“I’ve always thought The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem did great things for Irish ballads, and I thought the same should be done for traditional music,” Moloney says. “My wish came true, as I’ve been able to spread the gospel of this music for many years now.”

Widely Acclaimed outfit Paddy Moloney and the Chieftains come to ILM By: Emily Truss

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The Chieftains’ popularity is not exclusive to the members’ homeland. Their blended sound of traditional and modern styles has attracted attention from around the world. They were the first ensemble to ever perform a concert at the Capitol Building in Washington D.C. Plus, they were the first Western musicians to perform on The Great Wall of China. They also performed at Roger Waters’ show “The Wall” in Berlin, Germany, in 1990. Their notoriety expanded even further when they contributed to a groundbreaking musical performance by NASA astronaut Cady Coleman.

Coleman, who served as an inspiration for the 2013 feature film “Gravity,” borrowed Moloney’s tin whistle and Molloy’s flute for an unforgettable performance in the International Space Station.

“Cady sent us a video of her playing at the International Space Station on St. Patrick’s Day,” Moloney adds. “I adapted it and put it on our CD, ‘The Voice of Ages.’

We sometimes show this video at our concerts and play along with it. Sometimes Cady herself even shows up at concerts and plays with us onstage.”

They have collaborated with a number of well-known artists, including The Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney, Madonna, Lyle Lovett, Jackson Browne, Sting, Paolo Nutini, and Willie Nelson. The Chieftains also worked with Elvis Costello and Sinead O’Connor on the soundtrack for a six-part mini-series, “The Long Journey Home,” which focuses on the early Irish settlers in America and their struggles with potato famine. Their work with these musicians of various styles has helped the band expose their sound to a much wider audience, contributing to their goal of putting Irish folk music on par with the popularity of other musical genres The Chieftains have won six Grammy Awards, an Emmy, and a Genie (Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television). Their contributions to the soundtrack of Stanley Kubrick’s film “Barry Lyndon” also landed an Oscar for Best Adaptation Score. They

won the Lifetime Achievement Award by the UK’s BBC Radio 2 in 2002.

Solos from each member of the band will be featured during their upcoming performance at UNCW. There will be several younger up-and-comers accompanying the band as well: fiddler Jon Pilatzke, harpist Triona Marshall, fiddler and saxophonist Tara Breen, guitarist Tim Edey, mandolin and banjo player Martin Murray, and singer and percussionist Alyth McCormick.

“The most recent addition to this group is Tara Breen,” Moloney says. “She is one of the best fiddle players in the world. She also gets up and does a bit of dance during her performance.”

Other dancers will be joining the band as well, creating an even livelier show for the audience. Brothers Jon and Nathan Pilatzke will perform a step dance together in their specialized style from the Ottawa Valley during the show. Dancer Cara Butler, younger sister of the Riverdance leading dancer, Jean Butler, will take the stage, too. Known by her fans as the Princess of Dance, Butler has been performing with The Chieftains for over 20 years.

“With all of this happening, there is quite a lot of excitement that barely gives us any time to blink,” Moloney jokes.

Paddy Moloney and the Chieftains will be performing in Kenan Auditorium on UNCW’s campus at 8 p.m. Tickets are free for UNCW students who show a valid ID, but this offer is first come, first serve.

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A Heavy Set:

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Wilmington-based metal outfit Salvación play Reggie’s 42nd Street By: Zachary Painter

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eep in the cracks of Wilmington beats the heart of an untamed monster. That monster is none other than Salvación. A five-member power-metal militia, their only intention is to raise again the banners of heavy-metal for headbangers everywhere. They will play Reggie’s 42nd Street Tavern on Friday, February 27.

The brainchild of drummer and founder Carlos Denogan Salvacion formed in 2009, along with former guitarist Nick Sponsel. “I knew exactly what sort of band I wanted to be in,” Denogan says. “I got together with Nick and showed him all the stuff I wanted us to sound like.”

Denogan recruited Justin Neil on bass, who, along with Sponsel, provided vocals. Their first appearances were at The Rock Shop in Fayetteville, NC, and the now-defunct Lucky’s in Wilmington; the set list consisted of half originals and half covers from iconic bands like Scorpions, Rainbow and UFO. “Heavy metal to me represents staying youthful, having a good time and celebrating life,” Denogan says. “We definitely enjoy excess and

over-indulgence, whether it be by means of speed, power, volume, content, and attitude or all of the above. But there’s a communal aspect to it that’s extremely important. Everyone is invited to the party! Heavy metal and rock ‘n’ roll is our religion and we do our best to spread its message, which is simply put: ‘Rock hard and ride free.’”

The group released their first record, “Going to Hell,” in 2010, which featured Neil on bass and Sponsel on guitar. This record has more of a hard-rock edge to it than their other material. Salvación’s second release, “Way More Unstoppable” (2011), is when they came into their own with heavier material.

Last year they released their latest effort, “God Gold and Glory,” which features the current lineup: Victor Marriott (bass), Dan Todd (guitar), Elliot Madre (vocals), and Chris Millard (guitar). It took over a year to complete the concept record, which focuses on Hernan Cortez and the conquest of Mexico.

“When the promotion cycle ended for ‘Way More Unstoppable,’ I knew that the next album was going to be a concept record about Hernan Cortez,” Denogan describes. “I could really

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ALL THE RAGE: Salvacion will re-release “Way More Unstoppable” on vinyl this weekend. Courtesy photo.

identify with his relentless determination in pursuit of his goals. I drew a lot of parallels of being in a band and attempting to overcome seemingly insurmountable odds. I’m not praising the atrocities that occurred as a result of the Spanish conquests, but I was enthralled by the motivation and tenacity it took for these individual’s dreams to come to fruition.”

This record was more than just an album; it was a milestone for everything the band had endured. “The music had been around and in various stages from the formation of the band and had accumulated over the years,” Denogan declares. “We completed and refined the arrangements at that time. Thematically, it came together because it tied in with our name, the imagery we used and the ethos behind the band.”

Ian Millard, who produced all of Salvación’s records, as well as a slew of other local, wellknown Wilmington bands, was crucial to the process. Denogan says,“He is practically a member of the band, and we have tracked with him all over Wilmington.” Rather than being contacted

by Millard, Salvacion sought him out after hearing his production of Thunderlip’s “The Prophecy.” “After recording with him, it was very clear that his contributions were very important,” Denogan continues.

For a lot of musicians, the writing process consists mostly of jam sessions to hash out ideas. Sometimes entire songs are written in this fashion. “Some of my fondest memories of being in this band have just been killer jam sessions<” Denogan tells. In Salvación’s case, what they deem proper song material goes through a strenuous process.

“When it comes to writing new jams we do our best to ensure the song isn’t contrived and is sincere,” Denogan details. “However, at the end of the day, we’re going for a very specific

vibe, so the methods that we have to implement to achieve that ‘sound’ are fairly clear cut.”

This involves combing through written material, being very selective about what works and what doesn’t.

“We try to mix up our influences within the songs as well,” Denogan adds. “For example, the song ‘Let Us Prey’ on our second album begins with a riff straight out of the Toni Lommi playbook, changes gears into a UFO-inspired rocker, then goes into a Thin Lizzy guitar harmony section, and closes out with a classic KISS style chorus.”

The band brings the same energy to live shows, too. Madre’s vocals have a natural range to them, and in a live setting, pitch is not an issue. He also has that frontman flair to him, dominating the stage as if he were Dio or Bruce Dickinson. The songs offer a good mixture of solos, great tone and a tight rhythm section.

Salvación works hard to keep the metal soul alive. There has been a recent resurgence of metal music, especially in Wilmington. Salvación’s members also play with other bands.

Denogan sits in with White Tiger and the Bed of Roses, while other Salvación members share ranks with Children of the Reptile, Mortal Man and Thunderlip, amongst others.

“It always blows my mind when I think about how many great heavy metal bands have come out of Wilmington,” Denogan says. “I’m excited to see what some newer bands are gonna do, like Avast and Red Scare. As sad as it is to say, the old guard will be gone within our lifetime,” Denogan laments. Someone has to fly the flag and ‘keep defending the faith,’ right?”

Luckily, Reggie’s continues to be a hub for metalheads. The tavern recently opened Reggie’s Records in the adjacent building. Denogen helped out and still lends his expertise to the metal section.

Salvación’s show at Reggie’s this Friday will be quite a party: Not only is the band re-releasing “Way More Unstoppable” on vinyl, they will also be filming the performance for a music video. Local acts The Seduction and Children of the Reptile will be opening.

DETAILS:

Salvación, The Seduction Openers: Children of the Reptile Reggie’s 42nd St. Tavern 1415 S 42nd St. Friday, February 27, 9 p.m.

Admission: $5-$8 www.salvacionrocks.bandcamp.com

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—Ziggy’s By The Sea, 208 Market St. Kim Dicso (9pm; folk)

—Costello’s Piano Bar, 211 Princess St. Space Lion (9pm; $5; reggae)

—The Whiskey Bar NC, 1 S Front St. open-mic comedy (8pm; free)

—Dead Crow Comedy Room, 265 N. Front St. Trivia with Party Gras Entertainment (9:30pm; Free)

—Fox and Hound, 920 Town Center Dr. Karaoke (10pm; Free)

—Banks Channel Pub & Grille, 530 Causeway Dr. Karaoke (10pm; Free)

—Browncoat Pub & Theatre, 111 Grace St. Chasing Opal (10:30pm; Free; folk)

—Duck & Dive, 114 Dock St.

Friday, February 27 Randy McQuay (7pm; Free; Pop & classic)

—Gabby’s Lounge, 1706 N. Lumina Ave.

LIKE A BANDIT IN THE NIGHT: Banditos will bring their bluesy sounds to Bourgie Nights this

Friday, February 27. Courtesy photo.

Atlas Road Crew (7pm; Free; Southern rock)

—Satellite Bar & Lounge, 120 Greenfield St. Port City Trio (7pm; $3; jazz)

—Ted’s Fun on the River, 2 Castle St.

Wednesday, February 25

Thursday, February 26

Trivia Night (6:30pm; Free)

Steve Laret (5:30pm; Free; country/pop)

—Beach House Bar ‘n’ Grill, 7219 Market St. Benny Hill (6:30 pm; Free; Jazz)

—Sweet & Savory Cafe, 1611 Pavilion Plc. After Hours Jam with The Carvers (7pm; Free; surf rock)

—Cameron Art Museum, 3201 South 17th St. Trivia Night (7pm; Free)

—Hoplite Pub and Beer Garden, 720 N. Lake Park Blvd.

Open Jam Wednesdays (7pm; Free)

—Halftime Sports Bar and Grill, 1107 New Pointe Blvd.

The Chieftains (8pm; $45-$65; Traditional irish music)

—UNCW Kenan Auditorium, 601 S. College Rd. Birthday Improv and Nutt Street Improv (8pm; $3)

—Dead Crow Comedy Room, 265 N. Front St. Team Trivia (8pm; Free)

—Buffalo Wild Wings, 206 Old Eastwood Rd. Karaoke (9pm; Free)

—Ibiza, 118 Market St. Murphy’s Grand Ole Opry (9pm; $3)

—Juggling Gypsy, 1612 Castle St. Kamikaze Karaoke Contest (9:30pm; Free)

—Fox and Hound, 920 Town Center Dr. —Browncoat Pub & Theatre, 111 Grace St.

Pub Trivia (6pm; Free)

—Low Tide Pub, 4540 Fountain Dr. Open House with Live Music (6pm; Free)

—Spectrum Gallery, 1125 J Military Cutoff Rd. Soup to Nuts Live Travis Shallow (6:30pm; $10; Americana)

—MC Erny Gallery at WHQR, 254 North Front St. Trivia with Sherri ‘So Very’ (7pm; Free)

—Whiskey Trail at the Creek, 4039 Masonboro Loop Rd. Annalise Emerick and Rupert Wates (7pm; $5; acoustic)

—Ted’s Fun on the River, 2 Castle St. Open Mic Night with Dennis Brinson Karaoke with DJ Rob (8pm; Free)

—Locals Tavern, 6213 Market St. Unit D Karaoke (8pm; $3-$5)

—SeaWitch Cafe & Tiki Bar, 227 Carolina Beach Ave N. Tarot, Firedrums, Electroswing DJs (8pm; Free)

—Juggling Gypsy Cafe & Hookah Bar, 1612 Castle St. Karaoke Dance Party (8pm; Free)

—Halftime Sports Bar and Grill, 1107 New Pointe Blvd.

Keith Butler Trio (9pm; Free; jazz)

—The Blind Elephant, 21 N Front St Unit F Whitey Morgan and the ‘78s (9pm; $10-$12;

—Beckwith Hall, Cultural Arts Building, UNCW, 601 S. College Rd. Winter ‘15 Throwdown Edomode, Snatch the Snail, and Swine (8pm; Free)

—Juggling Gypsy Cafe & Hookah Bar, 1612 Castle St. The Other Guys (8pm; $3-$5)

—SeaWitch Cafe & Tiki Bar, 227 Carolina Beach Ave N. Tracy Smith (8pm; $13-$15)

—Dead Crow Comedy Room, 265 N. Front St. Live Music (8:30 pm; Free)

—The Harp, 1423 S. 3rd St.

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Machine Funk, Runaway Gin (9pm; $10; funk)

—Ziggy’s By The Sea, 208 Market St. Banditos with The Deslondes (9pm; $8-$12; blues)

—Bourgie Nights, 123 Princess St. Salvacion, Bedowyn, The Seduction, Children of the Reptile (9pm; $5-$8; metal)

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

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The Scoundrels Reunion (9pm; Free; rock)

—Low Tide Pub, 4540 Fountain Dr.

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Third Eye (9pm; $5; a tribute to Tool)

—The Whiskey Bar NC, 1 S Front St. Cell Block Two (9pm; Free; rock/funk)

—Hell’s Kitchen-Wilmington, NC, 118 Princess St.

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—Goat and Compass, 710 N 4th St.

Barry David Salwen, Domonique Launey (7:30pm; $6; piano)

Tom & Jane (10pm)

—Costello’s Piano Bar, 211 Princess St.

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Karaoke (10pm; Free)

—Browncoat Pub & Theatre, 111 Grace St. BLP (10pm; Free)

—Wild Wing Cafe, 1331 Military Cutoff Rd. Justin Fox (10pm; Free; Americana)

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—Goat and Compass, 710 N 4th St. Friday Night Fun House Follies (10:30pm; Free)

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Saturday, February 28 All-County Middle School and High School Band Festival Concert (2pm; Free)

—Minnie Evans Arts Center, Ashley High School, 555 Halyburton Memorial Pwy. The Singing Airs of Jacksonville (4pm; Free)

—Chords Across America Gospel Ministries, James Walker Apartments - 1020 Rankin St. Encore Best Of Awards (6pm; $15)

—Brooklyn Arts Center, 516 North 4th St. Mark Daffer (7pm; Free; Acoustic mix)

—Gabby’s Lounge, 1706 N. Lumina Ave.

Saint Diablo with Drill 187 (8pm; $0-$5)

—Cardinal Bands and Billiards, 5216 Carolina Beach Rd.

LIVE MUSIC in the courtyard 7 days a week

Kyle Lindley and Vittles Food Truck (8pm; Free)

—Flytrap Brewing, 319 Walnut St. Ha Ha’s for Ta Ta’s (comedy benefit) (8pm; $15)

—Dead Crow Comedy Club, 265 N. Front St. Wilmington Asylum: Gothic/Industrial/EBM/ Darkwave night (8pm; Donations adored)

$2.50 Budweiser Draft $4 Wells 65 Wings, 4-7pm $3.50 Sweetwaters $4.50 Absolute Lemonade 65 Wings, 4-7pm

$2.75 Yuengling Draft $2.75 Domestic Bottles 65 Wings, 4-7pm

$3.50 Sweet Josie $4 Margaritas $3.50 Pint of the Day $4 Fire Ball $5 Mimosas $5 Car Bombs

—Juggling Gypsy Cafe & Hookah Bar, 1612 Castle St. The Cut (8pm; $3-$5; rock)

—SeaWitch Cafe & Tiki Bar, 227 Carolina Beach Ave N. Saturday Night Dance Party (9pm; $5-$10)

—Ibiza, 118 Market St. Karaoke with DJBe (9pm; Free)

—Low Tide Pub, 4540 Fountain Dr. Flint Zeigler (9pm; Free; folk)

$5 Bloody Mary’s & Mimosas *Drink Specials run all day

—Satellite Bar & Lounge, 120 Greenfield St. Dubtown Cosmonauts (9pm; $5; funk/rock)

—The Whiskey Bar NC, 1 S Front St. Chasing Opal (9pm; Free; folk)

—Hell’s Kitchen-Wilmington, NC, 118 Princess St. Karaoke (10pm; Free)

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$ (910)-452-1212 3 Guinness Cans Island Sunsets $5 SATURDAY Baybreeze/Seabreeze $4 22oz. Blue Moon Draft $3

—Kenan Auditorium UNC-Wilmington, 601 S College Rd. Subversive Films and Experimental Music (8pm; Free)

—Juggling Gypsy Cafe & Hookah Bar, 1612 Castle St. Karaoke (10pm; Free)

—Browncoat Pub & Theatre, 111 Grace St. Travis Shallow (10pm; Free; americana)

—Duck & Dive, 114 Dock St.

Monday, March 2 Show Up and Sing (6pm; $5)

—Juggling Gypsy, 1612 Castle St. Trivia (7:30 pm; Free)

—Hell’s Kitchen-Wilmington, NC, 118 Princess St. Magic Micro Multimedia Monday Open Mic (8pm; Free)

—Juggling Gypsy Cafe & Hookah Bar, 1612 Castle St. Karaoke (10pm; Free)

—Browncoat Pub & Theatre, 111 Grace St.

South Hammock Bluegrass Band (7pm; $3)

—Ted’s Fun on the River, 2 Castle St.

100 S. FRONT ST. 910-251-1832

MONDAY S.I.N. NIGHT $2 Domestics • $3 All Draft Selections • Monday Night Football in the Sports Bar• $4 Flavored Bombs 50% off Apps 6pm til close NEW BELGIUM TUESDAY $3 New Belgium selections (Fat Tire, Ranger IPA) $5 Jameson • Wing Special WEDNESDAY $2.75 Miller Lite, $4 Wells, Half off All Bottles of wine Live Music @ 8pm THIRSTY THURSDAY $2.50 PBR 16oz cans $3.50 Sam Adams Seasonal & Hoppyum Pints $5 Redbull & Vodka, 50¢ Steamed Oysters and Shrimp Thursday Night Football in the Sports Bar FRIDAY $2.75 Michelob Ultra • $3.25 Stella $4.50 José Cuervo Silver • Live Music on the Patio SATURDAY $2.75 Coors Light • $3.25 Red Stripe • $4.50 Ezra Brooks Cinnamon Whiskey • Music on the Patio SUNDAY $3 Coronas/Corona Lite • $10 Domestic Buckets (5) NFL Sunday Ticket in the Sports Bar • $4 Mimosas $4 Bloody Mary’s

—Ibiza, 118 Market St.

—Palm Room, 11 East Salisbury St. Wilmington Symphonic Winds (7pm; $6-$10)

—Browncoat Pub & Theatre, 111 Grace St. Steven Compton (10pm; folk)

—Palm Room, 11 East Salisbury St. Yorrelle (10pm; $5)

—The Calico Room, 107 S. Front St. Must Be The Holy Ghost, Totally Slow, Youth League, Pet Names (10pm; $5-$8; rock)

—Reggie’s 42nd St. Tavern, 1415 S 42nd St. Velcro (10pm; Free; ‘80s covers)

—Wild Wing Cafe, 1331 Military Cutoff Rd.

sunday, march 1 Downtown Divas Drag Brunch (1pm; $10)

—TheatreNOW, 19 S. 10th St. School House Rock (3pm; $12)

—Hannah Block Historic USO/Community Arts Center, 120 S. Second St. The Coastal Collective Plays Homebrew Competition (3pm; $5)

—Ziggy’s By The Sea, 208 Market St. Tyler McKaig (6:30pm; singer/songwriter)

Tuesday, March 3 Happy Little Singers (9:45am; $10)

—Hannah Block USO Community Arts Center, 120 S 2nd St. Pub Trivia (6pm; Free)

—Low Tide Pub, 4540 Fountain Dr. The Sea Pans (6pm; Free; steel drum)

—Rucker John’s, 5564 Carolina Beach Rd. ILM Unplugged (7pm; Free)

—Bourgie Nights, 123 Princess St. Open Mic (7:30 pm; Free)

—Goat and Compass, 710 N 4th St. Mike Waddell and Constance Paolantonio (7:30 pm; $6; clarinet and voice)

—Beckwith Hall, Cultural Arts Building, UNCW, 601 S. College Rd. College Night Karaoke (9pm; Free)

—Costello’s Piano Bar, 211 Princess St. DJ Riz (9:30pm)

—Palm Room, 11 East Salisbury St. Karaoke (10pm; Free)

—Browncoat Pub & Theatre, 111 Grace St.

Wednesday, March 4 Trivia Night (6:30pm; Free)

—Beach House Bar ‘n’ Grill, 7219 Market St. Benny Hill (6:30pm; Free; Jazz)

—Sweet & Savory Cafe, 1611 Pavilion Plc. Trivia Night (7pm; Free)

—Hoplite Pub and Beer Garden, 720 N. Lake Park Blvd.

Open Jam Wednesdays (7pm; Free)

—Halftime Sports Bar and Grill, 1107 New Pointe Blvd.

Team Trivia (8pm; Free)

—Buffalo Wild Wings, 206 Old Eastwood Rd. Karaoke (9pm; Free)

—Ibiza, 118 Market St. Kamikaze Karaoke Contest (9:30 pm; Free)

—Fox and Hound, 920 Town Center Dr. Karaoke (10pm; Free)

—Browncoat Pub & Theatre, 111 Grace St. Birthday Improv and Nutt Street Improv (8pm; $3)

—Dead Crow Comedy Room, 265 N. Front St.

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SEEING CLEARLY: Helmet comes to Motorco Music Hall in Durham this Thursday, February 26 in support of their 2010 album “Seeing Eye Dog” Courtesy photo.

NEIGHBORHOOD THEATRE NORTH DAVIDSON ST., CHARLOTTE, NC (704) 358-9298 2/27: Donna the Buffalo 2/28: Ginuwine, RL, Wingo & Q LINCOLN THEATRE 126 E. Cabarrus stREET, raleigh, nc (919) 821-4111 2/26: Sturgill Simpson 2/27: The Connells 2/28: David Allan Coe 3/1: Domestic Animals, Sons of Paradise, The Alabaster 3/2: Big K.R.I.T. 3/3: Dan + Shay 3/4: The Gaslight Anthem MOTORCO MUSIC HALL 723 RIGSBEE AVE., durham, NC (919) 901-0875 2/26: Helmet ZIGGY’S 170 W. 9th st., winston-salem, nc (336) 722-5000 2/25: Whitey Morgan and the 78s 2/26: MamaDear 2/27: Foxture, Fury and the Sound; Norlina 2/28: Dogbane, Absolute 80s 3/3: Badfish 3/4: Red HOUSE OF BLUES 4640 Hwy. 17 sOUTH, myrtle beach, sc (843) 272-3000 2/27: K. Michelle 2/28: Diary of an Ozzman (Ozzy Osbourne tribute) CAT’S CRADLE 300 E. MAIN STREET, CARRBORO, NC (919) 967-9053 2/25: Midnight Plus One, See Gulls, Daddy Issues 2/26: The Deslondes, Banditos 2/28: Lights, X Ambassadors; Marshall Crenshaw 3/1: Logic, Monster Energy Outbreak 3/2: Aesop Rock w/Rob Sonic 3/4: Elel, Avers

THE ARTS CENTER 300-G EAST MAIN STREET, CARRBORO, NC (919) 929-2787 2/28: Solas AMOS’ SOUTHEND 1423 South Tryon STREET, Charlotte, NC (704) 377-6874 2/26: Brand Nubian, Nice and Smooth 2/27-28: Eric Roberson & Bilal 3/1: Dan + Shay NORTH CHARLESTON PAC/COLISEUM 5001 Coliseum dr., n. charleston, sc (843) 529-5000

2/25: Tedeschi Trucks Band 2/27: Charleston Jam Fest THE FILLMORE 1000 Seaboard stREET, charlotte, NC (704) 549-5555 2/25: Soja 2/26: K. Michelle 2/28: Above & Beyond 3/2: LIGHTS, X Ambassadors 3/3: Cannibal Corpse, Behemoth DURHAM PERFORMING ARTS CENTER 123 vivian ST., DURHAM, NC (919) 680-2727 3/3: Gov’t Mule 3/4: Michael Bolton

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Rejoicing Life:

arts > art

Gayle Tustin keeps memories alive through art By: Josephine Butler

G

ayle Tustin’s Wilmington studio excites wonder. Paintings and renderings plaster the walls; clay sculptures tower over tables. Works-inprogress and found objects are purposefully organized, bin after bin, on every shelf and under every table.

A Wilmington resident since 1988, Tustin was the first student to graduate with honors in studio art from UNCW, following previous studies at academic institutions, including Pennsylvania State University and Alfred University in New York. Captivated by the beauty of the North Carolina coast—which is reflected in much of her work—Tustin has made a home for herself in Wilmington and a name for herself internationally.

Working in several mediums—oil and acrylic paint, clay, mixed media and ink—Tustin often incorporates objects, such as lace, scraps of sheet music and antique maps, collected in flea markets from around the world.

Her works come on a variety of platforms: canvas, paper and cardboard.

“I began collecting objects of interest when I moved to Wilmington,” she tells. “I was enthralled by organic beach finds, especially broken shells. I was not interested in finding the perfect shell. I’m more interested

LIFE CARE, ART CARE: Local artist Gayle Tustin’s murals at Lower Cape Fear Hospice and LifeCare Center are entering phase three in Celebration of Life.

Courtesy photo.

in the texture and history and the colors. I love the lines and balance, richness, harmony and rhythm of each piece.”

It’s no surprise that clay was her first passion. Tustin’s in-studio kiln reaches temperatures of more than 2,000 degrees as it fires sculptures and tiles of red earthenware, adorned with abstract forms and figures in relief. Her process—using terra sigillata (earth seal) and oxide patinas—gives the work a coarse, multi-dimensional appeal—what Tustin describes as “instant ancient.”

“When I started to work with terra sigillata, I recognized it could resemble the texture and colors of tumbled shells,” she explains.

“The yellow ochres, titanium whites and iron chromates found in nature heavily influence the palette of so much of my work. I was motivated to find and document every oxide available, and the reaction it would have with every patina I could formulate. I developed an extensive test tile library.”

Tustin’s labors of love reach far beyond the canvas. For 17 years now, she also co-founded and has co-directed No Boundaries International Art Colony, a nonprofit organization that invites local and international artists to spend two weeks on Bald Head Island every year to create.

“No Boundaries opened so many doors for international travel and connections, allowing me to experience different parts of

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“At that point, the project became even more personal,” she says. “I carefully think about how each tile responds to how the name fits with the intersecting lines and colors.”

In April 2008 Tustin dedicated a tile of her own in memory of her husband. “There are so many people that I come across who tell me how much it means to them to visit the care center and see their loved one’s name on the tile wall,” Tustin notes. “I feel that way, too. We released Vince’s ashes three miles out at sea. It’s helpful to go and have this place where I can visit and see his name engraved in stone, so to speak. I know the murals at hospice are beyond doubt important closure for a lot of people.”

Located across the entrance lobby of the Fales Hospice Pavilion, the Celebration of Life murals currently feature 1,704 donor tiles honoring and memorializing patients and loved ones whose families and friends have made contributions of $1,000 or more to the the world,” she muses.“There is something organization. Celebration of Life III, the latest conjuring about being with like-minds from installment of the project, in conjunction with across the globe for two weeks in an iso- the recent expansion and renovation of the lated environment.”

Fales Hospice Pavilion, will feature an addiTustin has traveled extensively: She sailed tional 468 tiles upon completion. international waters off the coast of Turkey, “Hospice was there for me during a reclimbed the Andes in Peru, and worked with ally difficult time,” Tustin says. “It’s truly an children in the hopeful plains of Pine Ridge honor that my work will continue to provide Indian Reservation in Wounded Knee, South healing and comfort to those that enter the Dakota. She has participated in artist colo- care center.” nies in the sweeping landscapes of Macedonia, Spain, Germany, Brazil, and South Africa.

Despite her national and international renown, perhaps one of her most meaningful art projects is right here in Wilmington. Tu- Celebration of Life Murals stin began work on the Celebration of Life Work by Gayle Tustin murals at Lower Cape Fear Hospice and LifeCareCenter’s Dr. Robert M. Fales Hospice Lower Cape Fear Hospice Pavilion in 1996. She was inspired by French and LifeCare Center painter Henri Matisse’s cut-out techniques 1406 Physicians Drive and use of colors.

“It is validated that primary and secondary www.gayletustin.com colors are balancing and can promote emotional healing for those who are grieving,” Tustin explains. “At the time, there was no way Tustin’s public art projects in NC also include the I could have known what that tile wall and the Safe Passages donor tiles in the Heritage Garden on Lower Cape Fear Hospice & LifeCarecare center would later mean to those with a Center’s Wilmington campus. The organization loved one’s name inscribed.” commissioned her to create six Bountiful Life tile In March 2007 Tustin’s husband, Vince murals at the Angel House Hospice Care Center Griffin, was diagnosed with bile-duct cancer. in Whiteville. In addition, the artist’s ceramic wall After recovering and healing from her own relief murals are permanently installed at the Fordiagnosis of breast cancer, she felt the roles syth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Her recent reversed. Griffin passed away at the Fales commission of clay relief murals can be seen at the Hospice Pavilion in November 2007, only N.C. State Bar Foundation in Raleigh, which depict the diverse people of NC. The Randall Library at two years after Tustin completed the design UNCW has established an archive of her working for Celebration of Life II, an expansion of the papers and manuscripts, all of which document her original tile donor wall. prolific career.

DETAILS:

Artfuel.inc

2165 Wrightsville Ave. Mon.-Sat., noon-7 p.m. www.artfuelinc.com • (910) 343 5233

Artfuel is pleased to host Vol. 40, featuring Kristen Crouch, Rebekah Todd, Todd Carignan, Joanna Frye, and Saggy Jug Pottery.

ArtExposure!

22527 Highway 17N, Hampstead, NC 910-803-0302 • 910-330-4077 Tues.-Sat. 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. (or by appt.) www.artexposure50.com

Our next show will feature a selection of our artists' newer works. The show is called "Artists' Choice." It will show through March 6th. The public is welcome.

On Saturday, March 14th, we will have "Art in Action" going on in the main gallery from Noon- 4pm. This is an opportunity to see artists at work which will include jewelry making, pottery,painting and more!

We will also offer an walk-in class on that day from 11am-1pm for 35.00. Participants will be able to experiment with watercolor and collage techniques with artist Mary Ann Rozear.

New Elements Gallery

201 Princess St. (919) 343-8997 Tues.-Sat.: 11 a.m.-6p.m. (or by appt.) • www.newelementsgallery.com

Come see Coaxing Color at New Elements Gallery. This exhibit features a diverse collection of paintings, sculpture and craft by our gallery artists. Subjects will include abstracts, landscapes, figurative and architectural studies and still lifes.

Coaxing Color will remain on view until March 21, 2015.

New Elements Gallery was established in 1985 and features over 60 regionally and nationally recognized artists, with an emphasis on regional/local artists. The gallery frequently leases artwork to the TV and film industry for sets, and they have been included in "Dawson’s Creek," "One Tree Hill," "Revolution," "Journey 2: The Mysterious Island" and several Nicolas Sparks films including "Road to Rodanthe" and the recent "Safe Haven."

River to Sea Gallery 225 S. Water St., Chandler’s Wharf (free parking) • (910)-763-3380 Tues.-Sat. 11am-5p; Sun. 1-4pm.

River to Sea Gallery showcases the work of husband and wife Tim and Rebecca Duffy Bush. In addition, the gallery represents several local artists. The current show will enthrall visitors with its eclectic collection of original paintings, photography, sculpture, glass, pottery and jewelry.

“Morning Has Broken” features works by Janet Parker. Come see Janet’s bold use of color and texture to reveal local marsh creeks and structures.

SUNSET RIVER Marketplace 10283 Beach Dr., SW (NC 179) (910) 575-5999 Tues.- Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. www.sunsetrivermarketplace.com

In the historic fishing village of Calabash, NC, over 10,000-plus square feet of fine arts is showcased. Clay art and pottery; oil paintings, watercolors, mixed media, pastels and acrylics; plus award-winning metalworks, wood pieces, hand-blown glass, fiber art, artisan-made jewelry and more. Sunset River Marketplace has become a popular destination for visitors, a gathering place for artists and a center of the community, thanks to its onsite pottery studio, complete with two kilns; a custom master framing department; and art classrooms for workshops and ongoing instruction.

WILMA W. DANIELS GALLERY

200 Hanover St., CFCC parking deck, first level 910-362-7431

Cape Fear Community College’s Wilma W. Daniels Gallery is honored to present “Brownie Harris: A 45 Year Retrospective,” a solo exhibition which explores the extensive career of nationally known Wilmington based photographer Brownie Harris.

The exhibition highlights four areas of work: portraits, bromoils, dance and industrial. A graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University with a BFA in Communication Arts and Design, Brownie has seen—and photographed—it all, from JFK Jr to children playing on the beach. His unassuming and respectful approach to all subjects paired with his expert ability to bring a subject to life through lighting and composition are evident throughout the exhibition. Please join us in celebrating 45 years of Brownie. Closing reception will be held February 27, 2015 from 6-9pm. Regular gallery hours are TuesdaysThursdays from 12-5pm and Fridays from 12-3:30pm.

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DREAMS of wilmington

party with the best of the best! encore’s 2015 best of wilmington awards and 80’s Dance party benefiting DREAMS of wilmington

February 28th at the brooklyn arts center

tickets: $12 IN ADVANcE AT WWW.ENcOREDEALS.cOm / $15 at the door. ALL PROCEEDS BENEFIT DREAMS OF WILMINgTON DOORS OPEN AT 6 PARTY AT 7 • THIS EVENT WILL SELL OUT! Hosted by Pineapple Shaped Lamps

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Abreast With Laughter:

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Comedian Tracy Smith performs as part of HAHAs 4 TATAs benefit at $13 per person. Her Saturday night shows will benefit Lumps to Laughter, and tickets will be $15 per person.

“The audience can expect the kind of wit and cutting humor that can only come from someone who has been around the block a few times,” Smith says.

“At this point in my life, I have seen how some things matter to us more or less at different stages of our lives. So, it does not matter to me if you are young or old, male or female. I know how to make you laugh.”

By: Christian Podgaysky

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aughter is one of the world’s greatest medicines and there certainly will be no shortage of it at Dead Crow Comedy Room come this weekend. Comedy Central’s Tracy Smith will headline two shows— one of which will be a benefit show, “HAHAs 4 TATAs.” In 2011 Melissa Pudiwitr Blanton, owner of The Bra Shoppe in Landfall Shopping Center off Military Cutoff, upstarted HAHAs 4 TATAs and raised over $1,000 for nonprofit Lump to Laughter, a Christian ministry that caters to the needs of those afflicted by breast cancer. The nonprofit was begun by friends and breast-cancer survivors Renee Ballard and Connie Hill. As the name of their organization suggests, they thrive on turning trial into triumph. After having children and taking time to raise them, Blanton decided now was the time to bring the fundraising event back.

“At The Bra Shoppe, we have had the privilege of helping thousands of women with fittings properly for their individually unique body,” Blanton explains. “Hundreds of those women have been touched by breast cancer: If not them specifically, someone they know or are related to has been through it. It is a daunting process that can be best fought with information and support. Everyone has their own path to take to get through it, some rougher than others. How is one to know where to begin or what questions to ask? Connecting networks of people to help one another is the main goal.”

The HAHAs 4 TATAs event aims to address this goal. The first event was held over two nights at the now-defunct Nutt Street Comedy Club, and featured raffle items, including spa dates, golf time, shooting range discounts, a one-night stay in a beach resort, and gift certificates to restaurants. This year’s event will feature raffle items generously donated by area establishments like Chop’s Deli, BS Walters Traditional Barbering, and Beau Rivage Golf.

As well, dinner and drink specials will be available. Saturday entertainment will begin with local comics Lydia Manning and Beth Corvino opening for Smith.

“I was brought to this cause by the lovely Melissa at the Bra Shoppe, who saw me onstage at the club a few years ago and thought we would make a good fit,” Smith tells. “Not just me and her cause, but my boobs and her bras. It’s hard for anyone to turn down a good cause when we can help by just telling jokes.

This one is particular to me because not only do I happen to have a pair of great breasts that I would love to keep, but my sister passed away from breast cancer in 2000.”

DETAILS:

chuckles for charity: Tracy Smith will bust a few guts in order to save a few breasts as part of HAHAs 4 TATAs. Courtesy photo.

Smith has been yukking it up on stage since 1989. Always the funny one among her friends, Smith recalls being consistently told she would make a great stand-up comic. Like most standup comedians her career began with openingact gigs in LA and New York. She exudes her support for places like Dead Crow Comedy Room by citing the changing landscape of the comedy biz. When she first started there were no other outlets besides the two mainstay entertainment capitals. Eventually, comedy clubs became wise to the trope of spending exorbitant amounts of money of plane fare and hotel accommodations for comics and began relying on local talent—making the playing field a bit more even. Consequently, the sheer volume of comedians has grown exponentially over the past decade.

Smith’s humor revels in relationships and raunch, and Smith certainly is one comic who can’t be tamed. She often comments on the difficulties of meeting eligible, quality men in LA—the magic words, “Are you OK to drive?” routinely signify the beginning of a beautiful love affair.

“I talk about relationships a lot because love is what makes the world go around,” she says.

“It’s why we go to our crappy jobs everyday, it’s why we go to the gym, it’s why we wish we could win the lottery, and it’s why we fear getting older and becoming less attractive. Getting love and keeping love is our most common motivator, and we can all do some pretty stupid and laughable things in the process.”

Smith will be playing two solo shows on Friday night—one at 8 p.m. and one at 10 p.m.—

HAHAs 4 TATAs Stand-up comedy with Tracy Smith, Lydia Manning and Beth Corvino Dead Crow Comedy Room 265 N. Front St. Sat., Feb. 28, 8 p.m. and 10 p.m.

Tickets: $15 www.deadcrowcomedy.com

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Strong Work, Strong Cast:

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UNCW’s ‘Hamlet’ will surprise audiences By: Gwenyfar Rohler

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ast year UNCW’s theatre department announced an ambitious undertaking for the season: twin productions of Shakespeare’s “The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark” and Tom Stoppard’s “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead.”

The anticipation and curiosity generated by this announcement has continued to build.

I have looked forward to these productions with great hope.

“Hamlet,” which opened last weekend, is a play that carries great expectations. As Dr. Grimes points out in his dramaturgical notes for the program (which, by the way, are fascinating—make sure you check them out), it is probably Shakespeare’s most famous work.

Olivier, Branagh, and Gielgud leap to mind, along with the storied performances of Sarah Berhanrdt, Edwin Booth and Ian Charleson, and the images of Mel Gibson and David Tennant. It is a part that has defined careers (Berhardt, Gielgud, Olivier); it is a part that has eluded actors too numerous to list. That’s pretty heavy lifting for a young man still in college, yet universities continue to produce “Hamlet” regularly. It is particularly interesting that UNCW has undertaken this production now with the “Globe to Globe Hamlet” tour, at the mid-point by Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, which seeks to stage “Hamlet” in every country on earth. At the heart of all this excitement is the question: “Who is Hamlet?”

He is the heir to the throne of Denmark, played by Luke Robbins. His father, The Late King (Kaleb Edward Edley), is talking to him from beyond the grave, and his mother, Gertrude (Ashley Burton), has married her

former brother-in-law, Claudius (Phill Antonino). He’s got a family that belongs on Jerry Springer. Add to it, he’s royalty, which means no privacy—none. So the girl he’s hung up on, or at least flirting with (with men it is so hard to tell), Ophelia (Julia Ormond) is the daughter of Polonius (Ed Wagenseller), a senior advisor in the court. Polonius just will not leave Hamlet well-enough alone. Add to it, Rosencrantz (Eddie Waters) and Guildenstern (Wilson James), Hamlet’s annoying college friends have been called upon by the king and queen to help him over this dark patch—or at least keep them informed of his movements. Just to keep things interesting, word of the kingdom’s instability has gotten out and young Fortinbras of Norway has assembled an army to invade. That’s the set-up; then typical Shakespearean tragedy ensues, complete with a blood bath at the end. (John Webster: This is what horror with a plot and characterization looks like).

A brilliant script aside, the performances of “Hamlet” are surprisingly good. Luke Robbins has his hands full with almost two solid hours of stage time, and one of the most celebrated and complicated leading male roles ever written. He steps up and turns in an interesting take on the disturbed Dane. He carried the audience on this journey with him quite convincingly, provoking laughter in unexpected places and even audible sighs of empathy.

The night I attended a high school field trip was also present. Perhaps the best compliment Robbins could get is when the group had a heated debate as to whether this Hamlet was faking his madness or not—“because crazy people will tell you they are faking when they really are crazy.” I’ve seen Robbins in multiple roles over the last few years (includ-

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ing in “The Comedy of Errors” this past summer) and this is by far his best work—as it should be. Director Christopher Marino has clearly worked with Robbins to go places physically, psychologically and spiritually with the prince that he probably didn’t realize he could. But the work is strong, and both men should be very proud of their performances.

This is a show that will not work without a strong cast. UNCW hired a ringer for this show: Ed Wagenseller as Polonius (appearing courtesy of Actors’ Equity Association). It is a rare treat these days for Wagenseller to be onstage; though, he does appear pretty frequently onscreen in various TV and film roles.

Part of what makes “Hamlet” endlessly interesting to stage is to see the different ways directors and performers interpret the text.

Does Gertrude know the cup is poisoned? Is Hamlet really in love with Ophelia? Does he really see the ghost—or is this a convenient apparition for his plans? Polonius is a character frequently played as a wordy buffoon. Wagenseller is a father in real life and now has a character with two children onstage; hence a Polonius, who actually acts like a father first and a court advisor second. Wagenseller clearly has the most fun of anyone, yet he radiates this aura of teaching and preaching that works so very well for the character. It is a joy to watch.

Burton’s Gertrude and Antonino’s Claudius also merit special attention. These are two parts in the play that tend to get lost easily. Believing Gertude is difficult, she has made some decisions that seem hard to many people, especially for modern women to understand. But Burton takes us with her, presenting one who is skilled in court intrigue and always a survivor (well, except for at the very end—but then that fate awaits us all). What does she know and what does she believe? At different points in the evening she convinced me of various possibilities, and it was only later that I realized they didn’t add up: the sign of a master manipulator. Coupled with Antonino, one starts to think these two deserve each other. Maybe Hamlet Sr. got off easy with death instead of having to spend another 10 years living in the same castle as them.

Part of what Marino does really well with this production is capture that uncertain, unreal quality of court life: filled with lots of lies, manipulation, pomp and things that are not what they appear to be. It starts at the top and infects everything else. Marino is very clear in his guidance, even when he is creating an aura of uncertainty, that it is a choice that is cultivated.

Many of the minor characters from “The Players for the Play—Within the Play” (Bruno Rose, Ariana Tysinger, Rachel Johnson and Naomi Barbee) to the Gravedigger Clowns (Sarah Parsons and Mickey Johnson) bring memorable and believable characters to life with very little time to paint them firmly in the audience’s minds. Just to see the cast’s comfort and flexibility with the language of the text was impressive, and a credit to Marino and his colleagues. I certainly have sat through professional productions of Shakespeare with casts that were nowhere near as comfortable with the text as these young people demonstrate.

Getting a work like “Hamlet” up on its legs would be an undertaking no matter what, but to simultaneously be preparing “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern” for production with the same cast can only be marveled at. “Hamlet” is arguably one of the greatest plays ever written; it is certainly one the most often quoted, referenced, parodied, and paid homage to. To explore it’s development, a university is the perfect laboratory to take it apart and then put it together again as creative and educational work. Any opportunity to see Shakespeare live onstage is worthwhile, but for a different and nuanced approach to a text that you think you know, give this production of “Hamlet” a try. There are some changes and consolidations (Dr. Grimes addresses some of this in his note), the sword fight scene is different from what many people remember and expect, and Fortibras is only spoken of – he never actually appears onstage. Still, it might surprise you with a different look at the text and strong performances from a talented group of young people.

DETAILS Hamlet

★★ ★ ★ ★ February Feb. 26 - Mar. 1; 8 p.m. or Sun. matinees, 2 p.m.

Tickets: $10-$12 UNCW’s Cultural Arts Building, Mainstage Theater 601 S. College Road 910-962-3500 www.uncw.edu/theatre

Slicing onto Stage:

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Opera House Theatre Co. opens with a murderous musical lives. It will be apparent in set design, constructed by Terry Collins of Scenic Asylum.

“You were born and a prisoner to your class,” Kennedy tells of the era. “So is the same of the neighborhood in which you live, for the most part.”

The show kicks off this Wednesday and runs through Sunday, March 8.

By: Christian Podgaysky

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orget Jack the Ripper. Sweeney Todd’s barber shop of mayhem truly raises the hair on the back of anyone’s neck. The dark, award-winning musical will make its way to Thalian Hall this Wednesday, February 25, as part of Opera House Theatre Company’s season opener.

Sweeney Todd lore originated in the 1800s in the Victorian penny dreadful, “The String of Pearls.” Sweeney, who murders his customers and turns them into meat pies, took his streak of terror to the stage in 1979 in the musical, “Sweeney Todd: Demon Barber of Fleet Street.” With music and lyrics by the iconic legend Stephen Sondheim, and book

by Hugh Wheeler, the musical was based on the 1973 straight play by Christopher Bond.

Opening on Broadway in 1979 and on West End the next year, the musical took home the Tony for Best Musical and Olivier Award for Best New Musical, among other accolades.

Since, it has been turned into the 2007 Tim Burton film, which featured Johnny Depp as Sweeney.

Producer Alice Sherwood quickly approached Ray Kennedy to direct. After the close of last year’s “Evita,” which also was a more contemporary musical, Sherwood thought the talent Kennedy showcased as director of that production would perfectly suit “Sweeney Todd.” As well, Kennedy’s status as a classically trained musician lends its hand to the opera-like style of Sondheim’s score.

The play runs rampant with themes of revenge, as Sweeney Todd—who will be played

by Jeff Phillips—seeks to exact vengeance on the judge that banished him from England on trumped-up charges. Phillips will bring a more Broadway-inspired zest to Sweeney, as he grew up listening to the original cast recordings. Though he’s never seen Depp’s performance as Sweeney, he says he will showcase a more weathered-down version of the slaying barber.

“I think the thing about Sweeney is that he’s really of an Old Testament mindset,” Phillips details. “There’s black and there’s white, but not a lot of gray in the world.”

Phillips, who was raised with a fundamentalist Christian ideology, relates to Sweeney, on some level: facing life’s challenges and realizing things aren’t so clear.

Sweeney is aided by Mrs. Lovett (Katherine Vernon), who allows him to set up shop above her meat-pie business because she has a score to settle with the judge as well.

“Revenge never wins,” Kennedy tells. “It consumes you, and, ultimately, it takes over

DETAILS:

Sweeney Todd: Demon Barber of Fleet Street Thalian Hall, 315 Chestnut St. Wed., Feb. 25- Sun., March 1; Fri. March 6-8, 8 p.m.

Sun. matinees, 3 p.m.

Tickets: $29 www.thalianhall.org

your life.”

Not just a blood bath, Sweeney Todd’s known for its undercurrent love story between Antony (Paul Teal) and Johanna (newcomer Arianna Torello). “The characters are very eccentric and interesting,” Kennedy tells, “but at the heart there is a love story with two young innocents which drives the show.”

Blending comedic elements with a murderous tale of macabre, while also wrestling with the musical format, has proven quite a challenge for the director. Assistant director Jason Aycock has stepped in to fully realize the play’s potential. Together they have crafted choreography, which primarily relies on staging rather than larger-than-life musical numbers. The two previously worked together on showstoppers “Kiss Me, Kate,” “Hairspray,” and “Oklahoma!”

Taking on Sondheim’s compositions and lyrics will be musical director Lorene Walsh.

She will bring to life songs like “The Ballad of Sweeney Todd,” “Pretty Women” and “Pirelli’s Miracle Elixir” “The music is all-consuming,” Kennedy tells. “As one of Sondheim’s greatest scores, it drives so much of the show, and is a very complex counterpoint, [featuring] rich harmonies from a very large and involved ensemble.

And, yes, there is comedy. The lyrics are very witty, and when we find humor, we seize upon it.”

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Fifty Shades of ‘Eh’:

‘Fifty Shades’ feels tame despite mounting controversy

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By: Anghus

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was so excited I could hardly contain myself.

Ever since “Fifty Shades of Grey” was shat out into pop culture and became a poorly written phenomenon, it was only a matter of time before Hollywood tried to wring some toilet water out of this turd. I just knew I was going to be lobbed up an easy spike of a review. I was ready with a hammer in hand, nails in my pocket and a couple of nice planks of wood to crucify this monstrosity. But as I watched the film, I realized it wasn’t one of the worst films ever made but a ridiculously derivative, inoffensive chuckler of a movie. My hardened rage soon turned to flaccid ambivalence.

There’s a line in the movie that sums up the entire experience. Christian Grey (Jamie Dornan) is doing the conversational mambo with the object of his affection, Anastasia Steele (Dakota Johnson), while trying to explain his specific sexual appetite. He declares, “My tastes are very singular.” Yes, yes, oh, dear!

Lord, yes. That’s what “Fifty Shades of Grey” is: a very singular, one-level experience. There are no levels at play here—no deftly maneuvering storylines that intertwine like a tightly coiled rope. There is only a very straight line drawn from point A to B, with one wide-eyed ingenue and a squinty chiseled piece of granite who wants her to become his submissive sex slave.

I realized early on I was watching this generation’s version of “Pretty Woman.” “Fifty Shades of Grey” is about a seemingly disconnected wealthy industrialist who has a soft side hidden beneath a steely veneer. In “Pretty Woman,” Richard Gere makes a deal with a charming prostitute to be his pretend girlfriend for the week. In “Fifty Shades of Grey,” the main character tries to make a deal with a charming virgin to let him treat her like a prostitute. There are scenes that seem to be directly cribbed from Garry Marshall’s romantic comedy. I suppose if you’re making a romantic movie, you could do worse than to steal scenes from “Pretty Woman.”

“Pretty Woman” did a good job of glossing over the prostitute part of the equation, with only a handful of scenes devoted to the world’s oldest profession. “Fifty Shades of Grey” doubles down on the dirty and sees our sweet, young Anastasia get taken from virginity to spank-doll in the blink of an eye. As a character, she’s kind of awful—innocent in a way that seems almost childish. In one scene she jogs down the city street with her exceptionally long hair tied into pigtails that flop behind her like two sausages hanging from a string in an Italian deli. No woman who goes running would do this to her hair, but it’s more important for us to see Anastasia as virginal than as a real

reel to reel 2/23-25, 4m; 2/23-28, 7pm; Thalian Hall Studio Theatre: “Whiplash” stars Andrew Neyman (Miles Teller) as a young and ambitious jazz drummer who is determined to rise to the top. Motivated by his father’s failures, Neyman finds solace in the talented yet terrifying Terence Fletcher (J.K. Simmons), an instructor at his elite music conservatory. Neyman is quickly subsumed into Fletcher’s band, a move that pushes his inspiration into the realm of obsession and leads him to the brink of his ability—and his sanity. J.K. Simmons has been nominated for an Academy Award for his role as Fletcher, and has already won a Golden Globe. (R, 1 hr 46 min)

bound by mediocrity: The BDSM romance “Fifty Shades of Grey” features loads of cringe-worthy dialogue and little intrigue. Courtesy photo.

human character with dimensions or a sensible hair routine. And once again I am stuck on the name: Anastasia Steele? Seriously? Why not just call her Purity Chance or Chastity Lockbox? Whether it’s “Fifty Shades of Grey” or “Inherent Vice,” we seem to have lost our way when it comes to making our characters not sound silly.

The real disappointing part of this whole experience is how unsexy it is. They try really hard to make Anastasia’s erotic adventure feel filthy, but it never gets there. Anastasia is so passive throughout most of the movie that the controlling nature of the more dominant Grey feels like manipulation rather than a passionate romance leading to more risque destinations. It’s like watching some weirdo seduce your sister, and no matter how many times he disappoints her, she refuses to leave him.

I suppose that there are women out there who relish the idea of a hunky man giving them orders and pleasing them with mind-blowing sex (duh), but there’s really nothing to Grey beyond his hunkiness. Their relationship reminded me of Jon Hamm and Kristen Wiig in “Bridesmaids.” Even when it works, the whole dynamic is already broken.

Still, I have to admit I didn’t hate the movie. The two leads do their best to bring these sexualized cartoons to life. Her naiveté and his sexually predatory demeanor make for some real giggles. The laughter here doesn’t stem from people being uncomfortable with the material but the dialogue and how it’s brought to life by the actors. Johnson widens her eyes to convey emotion and Dornan plays Grey like

a masochistic Vulcan. In the hands of better actors—well, it would still probably be pretty silly. In fairness, I don’t think anyone could have done a better polish on this garbage pile. But there was enough here to make me not hate “Fifty Shades of Grey.” I’ve had far worse theatrical experiences.

DETAILS:

Fifty Shades of Grey ★★ ★ ★ ★ Starring Dakota Johnson, Jamie Dornan, Jennifer Ehle Directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson Rated R

Smoke and Water

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2/27, 6pm: Working Films and artist Greg Lindquist will host a Performance art piece, an open house, a conversation with the artist, and screenings of two short documentaries from Working Films’ Coal Ash Stories compilation to mark the closing of Lindquist’s installation, “Smoke and Water: A Living Painting.” Events will provide an opportunity for community members to learn about the planned cleanup at Sutton Power Plant coal ash site. Drop in anytime to see the art. Short films will be played multiple times throughout the evening.

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Elijah’s

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eternal sunshine cafÉ

Wilmington’s new unique restaurant, Eternal Sunshine Café, is conveniently located between downtown and Wrightsville Beach, also close to UNCW. It is a great spot to savor a

gourmet breakfast, like cinna-swirl pancakes with coffee cream cheese syrup or a southwest benedict with chipotle hollandaise on a made from scratch biscuit. The lunch menu is filled with fresh delectable salads, sandwiches on house baked breads, and pitas. Come experience the innovative twist on breakfast classics and a casual lunch guaranteed to make you a regular customer. May the tranquility of Eternal Sunshine Cafe’s atmosphere shine upon your face and reinvigorate your day. Serves breakfast all day. Dinner COMING SOON! ■ SERVING BREAKFAST & LUNCH: MondayWednesday 7-2, Thursday-Friday 6:30-2, Saturday 7-2, Sunday 8-2 ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: North Wilmington ■ WEBSITE: www.eternalsunshinecafe.com

Halligan's pub

“Failte,” is the Gaelic word for “Welcome,” and at Halligan’s Public House it’s our “Motto.” Step into Halligan’s and enter a world of Irish hospitality where delicious food warms the heart and generous drinks lift the spirit. Be sure to try Halligan’s house specialty, “The Reuben,” number one with critics and of course our customers. One bite and you’ll understand why. Of course, we also serve a full selection of other delicious entrees including seafood, steak and pasta, as well as a wide assortment of burgers, sandwiches (Halligan’s Cheese Steak), and salads. And if you are looking for a friendly watering hole where you can raise a glass or two with friends, new and old, Halligan’s Public House boasts a comfortable bar where fun-loving bartenders hold court daily and blarney fills the air. Stop by Halligan’s Public House today, “When you’re at Halligan’s....you’re at home.” With 12 beers on tap and 16 flat screen TVs, you can watch your favorite game and enjoy your favorite drink. Enjoy two locatons: 3317 Masonboro Loop Rd., and 1900 Eastwood Rd. in Lumina Station.

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: 7 Days a Week Monday-Wednesday 11:30 a.m. - 2:00 a.m.

■ NEIGHBORHOODS: Masonboro Loop & Lumina Station ■ FEATURING: The Best Reuben in Town! $5.99 lunch specials, Outdoor Patio ■ WEBSITE: www.halligansnc.com

heart of flavor for beer, our local seasonal ingredients are the soul of our culinary inspired American fare. Keeping it fresh, flavorful and at times, unexpected, is the goals we plan on continuing to hit with our first-class service, menu and bar. The combination of chef-inspired food and our craft bar makes HopsCo a comfortable and inviting gastropub that attracts guests of all types – especially a local crowd who can feel right at home whether ordering a classic favorite or trying a new culinary delight! 5400 Oleander Dr. (910) 833-8867.

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Sun-Thurs 10:57 am - 10 pm; Fri-Sat 10:57 am - 11 pm {Bar open until midnight} ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ WEBSITE: www.hopssupplycompany.com

The little dipper

Wilmington’s favorite fondue restaurant! The Little Dipper specializes in unique fondue dishes with a global variety of cheeses, meats, seafood, vegetables, chocolates and fine wines. The warm and intimate dining room is a great place to enjoy a four-course meal, or indulge in appetizers and desserts outside on the back deck or in the bar while watching luminescent jellyfish. Reservations are appreciated for parties of any size. Located at the corner of Front and Orange in Downtown Wilmington. 138 South Front Street. (910) 251-0433.

■ SERVING DINNER: 5pm Tue-Sun; Seasonal hours are open 7 days a week, Memorial Day through October ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Downtown ■ FEATURING: Tasting menu every Tues. with small plates from $1-$4; Ladies Night every Wed; $27 4-course prix fixe menu on Thurs.; "Date night menu," $65/couple with beer and wine tasting every Fri. and half price bottles of wine on Sun. ■ MUSIC: Mondays and Memorial Day-October, 7-9pm ■ WEBSITE: www.littledipperfondue.com

Wilmington community for years, securing encore’s Best-Of awards in catering, gourmet shop and butcher. Now, Kathy Webb and Christi Ferretti are expanding their talents into serving lunch in-house, so folks can enjoy their hearty, homemade meals in the quaint and cozy ambience of the market.

Using the freshest ingredients of highest quality, diners can enjoy the best Philly Cheesesteak in Wilmington, along with numerous other sandwich varieties, from their Angus burger to classic Reuben, Italian sub to a grown-up banana and peanut butter sandwich that will take all diners back to childhood.

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

the trolly stop

Trolly Stop Hot Dogs is a five-store franchise in Southeastern North Carolina. Since 1976 they have specialized in storemade chili, slaw and various sauces. As of more recently, select locations (Fountain Dr. and Southport) have started selling genuine burgers and cheese steaks (Beef & Chicken). Our types of hotdogs include beef & Pork (Trolly Dog), all-beef (Sabrett), pork smoked sausage, Fat Free (Turkey) & Veggie. Recognized as having the Best Hot Dog in the Best of Wilmington Awards in 2011,2012, 2013, and 2014. Call Individual Stores for hours of operation or Look at our website trollystophotdogs.com Catering available, now a large portion of our business. Call Rick at 297-8416 for catering and franchise information.

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Holiday Inn Resort

Oceans Restaurant located in this oceanfront resort is a wonderful find. This is the perfect place to enjoy a fresh Seafood & Steak dinner while dinning outside overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. Chef Eric invites you to experience his daily specials in this magnificent setting. (910) 256-2231. 1706 N. Lumina Ave, Wrightsville Beach.

■ SERVING BREAKFAST, LUNCH & DINNER: Sun.-Sat. ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Wrightsville Beach ■ FEATURING: Waterfront dining ■ WEBSITE: www.holidayinn.com

HOPS SUPPLY CO.

At Hops Supply Co., we are dedicated to the craft of excellent cuisine and delivering hops in its most perfect form exemplified by our selection of craft beers. As hops are the

hibachi to go

If you want fresh food fast, check out Hibachi To Go! It is a family-owned business with a professional and friendly staff serving the freshest local ingredients. Everything on the menu is done right on-site, from hand trimming the meat to making every sauce! They offer affordable appetizers such as crab, pork, or pineapple wontons, green bean fries, spring rolls, and edamama along with specialties like Teriyaki or Hibachi chicken, hand-trimmed ribeye, scallops, tempura or grilled shrimp, and fresh fish with veggies and rice. Drop by daily for the $4.69 lunch special and $4 sushi. Bring the little ones in on Sundays to the Ogden location and they can eat for only $0.99!

Visit us at our Ogden location where you can dine- in or takeout or our Hampstead location where you can drive-thru, walk-up, or take-out.

■ Serving Lunch & dinner: 11am- 9pm Everyday ■ Neighboorhood: Ogden- 6932 Market Street Wilmington, NC 28411 (910) 791-7800 Hampstead- 15248 Highway 17 North Wilmington, NC 28411 (910) 270-9200 ■ Featuring: $4.69 lunch specials ■ Website: www.hibachitogo.com

kabuki korean cafÉ and sushi

Family-owned and operated, Kabuki Korean Café and Sushi is Wilmington's only authentic Korean restaurant, freshly renovated and boasting a brand new menu! They feature delectable Korean BBQ, and are best known for traditional items like their bibimbop and bulgogi. But they also feature a large variety of Asian cuisine, from fresh sushi to fried rice to teriyaki dishes, dumplings, edamame and more. Open daily, Kabuki welcomes diners for lunch from 11 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. and dinner 4:30 to 10 p.m., Monday through Friday. Stop by Saturdays and Sundays from noon to 10 p.m. 4102 Oleander Drive, Suite 2, at the corner of 41st Street, behind the Hess gas station. 910-350-3332.

HENRY’S

A local favorite, Henry’s is the ‘place to be’ for great food, a lively bar and awesome patio dining. Henry’s serves up American cuisine at its finest that include entrees with fresh, local ingredients. Come early for lunch, because its going to be packed. Dinner too! Henry’s Pine Room is ideal for private functions up to 30 people. Henry’s is home to live music, wine & beer dinners and other special events. Check out their calendar of events at HenrysRestaurant.com for details. 2508 Independence Boulevard, Wilmington, NC. (910) 793.2929.

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

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ FEATURING: Daily blackboard specials.

■ MUSIC: Live Music beginning at 5:30 p.m.

■ WEBSITE: www.henrysrestaurant.com

peanut base curry is creamy and delicious with potatoes, cashew nuts and creamy avocado). But you shouldn’t rush into a main entrée right away! You will be missing out on a deliciously appetizing Thai favorite, Nam Sod (Ground Pork blended with fresh chili, green onion, ginger and peanuts).

And be sure to save room for a piece of their fabulous Coconut Cake! A trip to Big Thai II is an experience that you’ll never forget. If the fast and friendly service doesn’t keep you coming back, the great food will! 1319 Military Cutoff Rd.; 256-6588 ■ Serving Lunch: Mon-Fri 11 a.m. -.2:30 p.m.

■ Serving Dinner: Mon-Thur 5 p.m. -.9:30 p.m.; Friday 5 p.m.-10 p.m.; Saturday 4 p.m. -.10 p.m.; Sunday 4 p.m. -.9:30 p.m.

■ Neighboorhood: Mayfaire ■ Featuring: Authentic Thai Cuisine ■ Website: www.bigthainc.com

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Ogden Tap Room

Wilmington’s go to Southern Gastro-Pub. With a menu featuring some southeast favorites and a few from the bayou. Ogden Tap Room offers a selection the whole family will enjoy. With 40 beers on tap from around the world, The O Tap is a Craft Beer Enthusiast dream come true. Ogden Tap Room also has a great wine selection as well as a full bar featuring the areas largest Bourbon selection. You are sure to leave Ogden Tap Room a happy camper.

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Mon-Thurs 11:00am-Midnight, Fri & Sat 11:00am-1:00 am, Sunday Noon - Midnight.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Ogden ■ FEATURING: Live Team Trivia Tues 7:30-9:30pm ■ MUSIC: Every Thursday 8:00-10:00 ■ WEBSITE: www.ogdentaproom.com

pine valley market

Pine Valley Market has reigned supreme in servicing the

Mon-Fri, 11am-2:30pm; Sat-Sun, noon-10pm.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown, off Oleander Drive.

■ FEATURING: Wilmington's only authentic Korean restaurant!

■ LOCATIONS: Wrightsville Beach (910) 256-3921 Southport (910) 457-7017 Fountain Dr. (910) 452-3952 Boone, NC (828) 265-2658 Chapel Hill, NC (919) 240-4206 - COMING SOON! ■ WEBSITE: www.trollystophotdogs.com

Asian BIG THAI II

From the minute you walk through the door to the wonderful selection of authentic Thai cuisine, Big Thai II offers you a tranquil and charming atmosphere - perfect start to a memorable dinner. For the lunchtime crowd, the luncheon specials provide a great opportunity to get away. The menu is filled with carefully prepared dishes such as Pad Thai (Chicken, Beef, Pork or Tofu pan-fried rice noodles with eggs, peanuts, bean sprouts, carrots, and chives in a sweet and savory sauce) and Masaman Curry (The mildest of all curries, this

indochine restaurant & lounge

If you’re ready to experience the wonders of the Orient without having to leave Wilmington, join us at Indochine for a truly unique experience. Indochine brings the flavors of the Far East to the Port City, combining the best of Thai and Vietnamese cuisine in an atmosphere that will transport you and your taste buds. Relax in our elegantly decorated dining room, complete with antique Asian decor as well as contemporary artwork and music. Our diverse, friendly and efficient staff will serve you beautifully presented dishes full of enticing aromas and flavors. Be sure to try such signature items as the spicy and savory Roasted Duck with Red Curry, or the beautifully presented and delicious Shrimp and Scallops in a Nest. Be sure to save room for our world famous desert, the banana egg roll! We take pride in using only the freshest ingredients, and our extensive menu suits any taste. After dinner, enjoy specialty drinks by the koi pond in our Asian garden. Located at 7 Wayne Drive (beside the Ivy Cottage), (910) 251-9229.

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Tues.- Fri. 11 a.m.- 2 p.m.;

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Sat. 12 p.m. – 3 p.m. for lunch. Mon.- Sun. 5 p.m. – 10 p.m. for dinner.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ WEBSITE: www.indochinewilmington.com

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

southern thai

Our menu is centered around authentic Thai cuisine and features traditional dishes as well as chef-inspired dishes. We always deliver authentic Thai cuisine mixed with southern hospitality. Thailand can be culturally divided into 4 main regions: North, North Central, Central & South. The diverse topography and cultures lend their way to creating unique cuisines in each region. Meals are prepared by all generations coming together in the kitchen. Recipes are passed on this way through the generations so that the food you are tasting today is influenced by the knowledge of the past.

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Mon - Thur 11am to 3pm and 4:30 to 9:30pm; Fri 11am to 3pm and 4:30 to 10pm; Sat 12 to 10pm; Closed Sunday ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: South Wilmington ■ FEATURING: Authentic Thai Cuisine ■ WEBSITE: www.southernthairestaurant.com

thai spice

From the flavorfully mild to the fiery spiced, Thai Spice customers are wooed by the dish that’s made to their specifications. Featuring a tasteful menu of traditional Thai standards to numerous delectable house specials, it’s quickly becoming the local favorite for Thai cuisine. This family-run restaurant is sure to win you over. If you haven’t discovered this gem, come in and be charmed. Whether it be a daytime delight, or an evening indulgence, your visit will make you look forward to your return. Located in Monkey Junction at 5552 Carolina Beach Rd., Ste. G. (910) 791-0044.

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Tue.-Th.: 11:30 a.m. – 9:30 p.m.; Fri.-Sat.: 11:30 a.m. – 10:00 p.m.; Sun.: 11:30 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Wilmington South ■ WEBSITE: www.ThaiSpiceWilmington.com

yosake downtown sushi lounge

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

Inspired features 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 until 10pm, Thurs until 11pm, Fri & Sat until Midnight.

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

Nightly Drink Specials. Gluten-Free Menu upon request.

Complimentary Birthday Dessert.

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

Dinner Theatre TheatreNOW

TheatreNOW is a performing arts complex that features weekend dinner theater, an award-winning weekly kids variety show, monthly Sunday Jazz Brunches, movie, comedy and live music events.

Award-winning chef, Denise Gordon, and a fabulous service staff pair scrumptious multi-course themed meals and cocktails with our dinner shows in a theatre-themed venue. Dinner theater at its best!

Reservations highly suggested. 19 S. 10th Street 910.399.3NOW (3669). Hours vary.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Downtown Wilmington and Greater Wilmington ■ FEATURING: Dinner shows, jazz brunches, and more ■ WEBSITE: www.theatrewilmington.com

have specialties, such as lamb korma with nuts, spices and herbs in a mild creamy sauce, as well as seafood, like shrimp biryani with saffron-flavored rice, topped with the shellfish and nuts. They also have many vegetarian dishes, including mutter paneer, with garden peas and homemade paneer, or baingan bharta with baked eggplant, flamed and sautéed with onions, garlic and ginger. Join their cozy eatery, where a far east escape awaits all diners, among a staff of friendly and helpful servers, as well as chefs who bring full-flavored tastes straight from their homeland. Located at 1620 South College Road, (910) 794-4540.

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Mon. - Fri. 11-2:30 pm (Lunch Buffet) & 5-10 pm (Dinner), Sat. - Sun. 11:30 -3:00 pm (Lunch) & 5-10 pm (Dinner) ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ FEATURING: Lunch buffet ■ WEBSITE: www.tandooribites.net

■ FEATURING: Daily lunch specials until 3pm and late night menu from 11pm until closing.

Italian

“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 a week, 365 days a year.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown, Downtown and Wilmington South.

■ FEATURING: The largest tequila selection in Wilmington ■ WEBSITE: www.grabslice.com

ELIZABETH’S PIZZA

gREEK The greeks

The Greeks is a two-store (going on three), family-ownedand-operated Greek restaurant. Since 2011 Chef Georgios Papanikolaou and his family have been giving unwavering attention to detail to their food, which represents Greek culture. The chef picks fresh local produce and proteins on a daily basis. The spices and herbs are imported from Greece, where they are picked wild from the mountains, sealed and then transported here. The family keeps their Greek roots close to their heart; with each dish they are recreating exactly the same flavors that a person will experience should they be in Greece. With a plethora of recipes to choose from and the best gyro in town, the family hopes to expand without compromising an iota of the experience.

124 Princess St.; 910-343-6933 ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Monday 10:00AM to 3:00PM Tuesday-Sunday 10:00AM to 9:00PM ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Downtown and Monkey Junction ■ WEBSITE/SOCIAL MEDIA: www.the-greeks.com or www. facebook.com/thegreeksnc

Healthy CLEAN EATZ cafÉ

This café is your one stop shop to start living a healthy lifestyle. Everything on the menu is under 500 calories and 10 grams of fat unless you order otherwise.

The café offers dine in, carryout, or get an entire weeks worth of meals by signing up for our weekly prepackaged meal service. We also do customized food prep to fit anyone's diet needs. Stop by Clean Eatz today to start a new you. You only have one life, Make it count!

Lifestyle tip: Resolutions usually fail due to the stress we put on ourselves to change so quickly. Make simple changes one by one. We didn’t get where we are at overnight. Baby lifestyle steps: Eliminate fried foods, drive thrus, alcohol, or sugar first. Add a new goal each week. You got this! 203 Racine drive,Wilmington NC 28403. (910) 452-3733.

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Monday- Friday: 11-7, Saturday: 11-3 ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: North Wilmington ■ WEBSITE: www.cleaneatz.net

Indian tandoori bites

Located on College Road, just opposite Hugh MacRae Park, Tandoori Bites offers fine Indian cuisine at affordable prices. Try one of 74 dishes on their lengthy menu, featuring a large range of side dishes and breads. They

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A Wilmington favorite since 1987! At Elizabeth’s you’ll find authentic Italian cuisine, as well as some of your American favorites. Offering delicious pizza, salads, sandwiches, entrees, desserts, beer, and wine. Elizabeth’s is known for their fresh ingredients, where even the bread is baked fresh daily.

A great place for lunch, dinner, a late night meal, or take out.

Elizabeth’s can also cater your event and now has a party room available. Visit us at 4304 ½ Market St or call 910-2511005 for take out.

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: 10am-Midnight every day ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown (Corner of Market St and Kerr Avenue).

■ WEBSITE: www.epwilmington.com ■ FEATURING: Daily specials, kids menu and online coupons.

eddie romanelli's

is a family-friendly, casual Italian American restaurant that’s been a favorite of Wilmington locals for over 16 years. Its diverse menu includes Italian favorites such as Mama Romanelli’s Lasagna, Baked Ziti, Rigatoni a la Vodka and, of course, made-from-scratch pizzas. Its American influences include tasty burgers, the U.S.A. Salad and a 16 oz. Marinated Rib Eye Steak. Romanelli’s offers patio dining and flat screen TVs in its bar area. Dine in or take out, Romanelli’s is always a crowd favorite. Large parties welcome. 503 Olde Waterford Way, Leland. (910) 383.1885.

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

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Wilmington South.

■ FEATURING: Weekly Specials ■ WEBSITE: www.RomanellisRestaurant.com

Fat Tony’s Italian Pub

Fat Tony’s has the right combination of Italian and American influences to mold it into a unique family-friendly restaurant with a “gastropub” feel. Boasting such menu items as Veal Saltimbocca, Eggplant Parmigiana, USDA Prime Sirloin, and award-winning NY style hand-tossed pizzas, Fat Tony’s is sure to be a crowd-pleaser. Their appetizers range from Blue Crab Dip to Grilled Pizzas to Lollipop Lamb Chops.

Proudly supporting the craft beer movement, they have an ever-changing selection of microbrews included in their 27-tap lineup – 12 of which are from NC. They have a wide selection of bottled beers, a revamped wine list, and an arsenal of expertly mixed cocktails that are sure to wet any whistle. Fat Tony’s offers lunch specials until 3pm Monday through Friday and a 10% discount to students and faculty at CFCC. They have two pet-friendly patios – one looking out onto Front Street and one with a beautiful view of the Cape Fear River. With friendly, excellent service and a fun, inviting atmosphere, expect to have your expectations exceeded at Fat Tony’s. Find The Flavor…..Craft Beer, Craft Pizza!

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Monday-Thursday 11 am10 pm; Friday-Saturday 11 am-Midnight; Sunday Noon-10 pm ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Downtown ■ WEBSITE: www.fatpub.com

siena trattoria

Enjoy authentic Italian food in a beautiful, warm, casual setting. Whether dining indoors or in our courtyard, Siena is the perfect neighborhood trattoria for the entire family to enjoy. From our delicious brick oven pizza to elegantly prepared meat, seafood, and pasta specials, you will find a level of cuisine that will please the most demanding palate, prepared from the finest and freshest ingredients.

■ SERVING DINNER: at 4 p.m. Daily.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Wilmington South. 3315 Masonboro Loop Road, 910-794-3002 ■ FEATURING: Family style dinners on Sundays ■ WEBSITE: www.sienawilmington.com

Slice of life

a taste of italy

Looking for authentic Italian cuisine in the Port City? Look no further than A Taste of Italy Deli. Brothers, Tommy and Chris Guarino, and partner Craig Berner, have been serving up breakfast, lunch, and dinner to local and visiting diners for twenty years. The recipes have been passed down from generation to generation, and after one bite you feel like you’re in your mamas' kitchen. Along with the hot and cold lunch menu, they also carry a large variety of deli sides and madefrom-scratch desserts. Or, if you’re looking to get creative in your own kitchen, A Taste of Italy carries a wide selection of imported groceries, from pasta to olive oils, and everything in between. And last but certainly not least, allow them to help you make any occasion become a delicious Italian experience with their catering or call ahead ordering.

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Monday-Friday 8:00am8:00pm, Saturday 8:30am-7:00pm, Sunday 11:00am6:00pm ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ WEBSITE: www.ncatasteofitaly.com ■ FEATURING: Sclafani goods, Polly-O cheese, Ferrara Torrone and much, much more!

Jamaican JAMAICA’S COMFORT ZONE

Tucked in the corner of University Landing, a block from UNCW is the hidden gem of Wilmington’s international cuisine scene - Jamaica’s Comfort Zone. This family owned restaurant provides a relaxing blend of Caribbean delights – along with reggae music – served up with irrepressible smiles for miles. From traditional Jamaican breakfast to mouth-watering classic dishes such as curry goat, oxtail, jerk and curry chicken, to our specialty 4-course meals ($12.00) and $5.99 Student meal. Catering options are available.

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Tuesday - Saturday 11:45am - 9:00pm and Sunday 1:30pm - 8:00pm Sunday.

Monday - Closed ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown – University Landing 417 S. College Road #24 ■ FEATURING: Weekly Specials updated daily on Facebook ■ WEBSITE: www.jamaicascomfortzone.net

Latin American

our Carolina Chimichanga. Visit any of our 10 North Carolina locations to see for yourself and while your at it, try one of our delicious Margaritas! See you soon Amigos!

CEVICHE'S

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Wilmington, Leland & Southport ■ WEBSITE: www.sanfelipenc.com

Come enjoy the tropical flavors of Panama and Central America...from our fresh fish to our handmade empanadas, traditional arroz con pollo to fresh inspired salads, We hope you will be transported to simpler time with warm, friendly service, and festive vibe. Large selection of beer and wine, including red and white sangria, tropical mimosas, drink specials daily. Just before the bridge at Wrightsville Beach. 7210 Wrightsville Ave. 910-256-3131.

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Mon - Sun 11 a.m. - 9 p.m.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Wrightsville Beach ■ WEBSITE: www.wbceviche.com

San Juan CafÉ

Offering the most authentic, gourmet Latin American cuisine in Wilmington. With dishes from countries such as Puerto Rico, Colombia, Venezuela, the Dominican Republic and Cuba you’ll be able to savor a variety of flavors from all over Latin America. Located at 3314 Wrightsville Avenue.

910.790.8661 Follow us on Facebook/Twitter for live music updates!

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Mon - Sat. 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. and from 5-10 p.m. Closed Sunday.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ FEATURING: Nightly specials ■ WEBSITE: www.sanjuancafenc.com

Mexican San felipe

At San Felipe, we pride ourselves in offering the best Mexican cuisine combined with a Mexican inspired dining experience that will instill a sense of “familia” with our patrons.

Ditch the regular fare and try one of our Mexican inspired favorites such as our sizzling Certified Angus Beef Fajitas or

fresh, organic pies and cakes. Newly expanded.

■ WEBSITE: www.wholefoodsmarket.com

whole foods market

Seafood

■ WEBSITE: www.loveysmarket.com

Organic LOVEY’S natural foods & CafÉ

Lovey’s Market is a true blessing for shoppers looking for organic and natural groceries and supplements, or a great place to meet friends for a quick, delicious and totally fresh meal or snack. Whether you are in the mood for a veggie burger, hamburger or a chicken Caesar wrap, shoppers will find a large selection of nutritious meals on the a la carte Lovey’s Cafe’ menu. The Food Bar—which has cold, organix salads and hot selections—can be eaten in the newly expanded Lovey’s Cafe’ or boxed for take-out. The Juice Bar offers a wide variety of delicious juices and smoothies made with organic fruits and vegetables. Specializing in bulk sales of grains, flours, beans and spices at affordable prices.

Lovey’s has a great selection of local produce and receives several weekly deliveries to ensure freshness. Lovey’s also carries organic grass-fed and free-range meats and poultry. wheat-free and gluten-free products are in stock regularly, as are vegan and vegetarian groceries. Lovey’s also carries Wholesome Pet Foods. Stop by Lovey’s Market Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Saturday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday 10 am to 6 p.m.. Located at 1319 Military Cutoff Rd in the Landfall Shopping Center; (910) 509-0331. “You’ll Love it at Lovey’s!”

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Café open: Mon.-Fri., 11 a.m.–6 p.m.; Sat. & Sun., 11 a.m.-6 p.m.(salad bar open all the time). Market hours: Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sat., 9 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sun., 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown FEATURING: Organic Salad Bar/Hot Bar, New Bakery with

Whole Foods Market offers one of the most expansive freshly prepared foods options in the city! With 4 bars featuring hot dishes & salads, a sandwich station, sushi station, and pizza station, you are apt to satisfy everyone in your group.

All of the ingredients are free of any artificial colors, flavors or preservatives so food is fresh and flavorful from farm, ranch, or dock to your fork! Dine in the cafe or carry out. On any given day the selection offers an array of organic, local, vegan/vegetarian, and healthy options. Voted Best Salads by encore readers.

■ SERVING BREAKFAST, LUNCH & DINNER: 7 days a week. Monday - Sunday. 8am - 9pm ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ FEATURING: Seasonal, healthy, organic, vegan/vegetarian

DOCK STREET OYSTER BAR

Voted Best Oysters for over 10 years by encore readers, you know what you can find at Dock Street Oyster Bar. But we have a lot more than oysters! Featuring a full menu of seafood, pasta, and chicken dishes from $4.95-$25.95, there’s something for everyone at Dock Street. You’ll have a great time eating in our “Bohemian-Chic” atmosphere, where you’ll feel just as comfort able in flip flops as you would in a business suit. Located at 12 Dock St in downtown Wilmington. Open for lunch and dinner, 7 days a week. (910) 7622827.

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: 7 days a week.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Downtown

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■ FEATURING: Fresh daily steamed oysters.

■ WEBSITE: www.dockstreetoysterbar.net

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Home of the freshest seafood in town, and Wilmington’s only Live Lobster Tank. Try one of our signature entrees like Fish Bites Tuna Filet, Stuffed Flounder or The Fishermans Stew. We have unique appetizers like Oyster Bombs, Shrimp Bombs, or Grouper Cheeks(who knew Groupers had cheeks!!). Have your Fresh Catch prepared to your delight, pan seared, grilled, blackened, broiled or fried. We will accomodate any taste. The Daily Special Board features creative dishes that highlight our Chef’s creative culinary skills. We make a fantastic steamer platter with Crab Legs, Shrimp, Clams, Oysters and Mussels.

The possibilities are endless. We have the largest selection of seafood in the area. Not only are we a seafood restaurant, but a fresh market as well. Take home your Fresh Seafood selection and cook it your favorite way. We also have take out. Don’t forget our made from scratch desserts. Come in and enjoy a fresh beverage from our full service “Bottems Up Bar”. Whether you just need something to curb your appetite or a full meal, we have something for everyone. Daily food specials and Drink Specials offered. Kids Menu available. So come in and enjoy the most amazing seafood you have ever tasted!

6132-11 Carolina Beach Rd. (910) 791-1117 ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Tue-Sat 11am - 9pm, Sun 11am - 3pm ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: South Wilmington ■ FEATURING: The freshest seafood in town, and Wilmington’s only Live Lobster Tank!

■ WEBSITE: www.fishbitesseafood.com

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Voted best seafood restaurant in Wilmington, Oceanic provides oceanfront dining at its best. Located in Wrightsville Beach, Oceanic is one of the most visited restaurants on the beach. Choose from a selection of seafood platters, combination plates and daily fresh fish. For land lovers, try their steaks, chicken or pasta dishes. Relax on the pier or dine inside. Oceanic is also the perfect location for memorable wedding receptions, birthday gatherings, anniversary parties and more. Large groups welcome. Private event space available. Family-style to go menu available. 703 S. Lumina Avenue, Wrightsville Beach. (910) 256-5551.

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Wrightsville Beach ■ FEATURING: Dining on the Crystal Pier.

■ WEBSITE: www.OceanicRestaurant.com

THE PILOT HOUSE

The Pilot House Restaurant is Wilmington’s premier seafood and steak house with a touch of the South. We specialize in local seafood and produce. Featuring the only Downtown bar that faces the river and opening our doors in 1978, The Pilot House is the oldest restaurant in the Downtown area. We offer stunning riverfront views in a newly-renovated relaxed, casual setting inside or on one of our two outdoor decks.

Join us for $5.00 select appetizers 7 days a week and live music every Friday and Saturday nigh on our umbrella deck.

Large parties welcome. Private event space available. 910343-0200 2 Ann Street, Wilmington, NC 28401 ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Sun-Thurs 11am-9pm, FriSat 11am-10pm and Sunday Brunch 11am-3pm. Kids menu ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Riverfront Downtown Wilmington ■ FEATURING: Fresh local seafood specialties, Riverfront Dining, free on-site parking ■ MUSIC: Outside Every Friday and Saturday

SHUCKIN' SHACK

Shuckin’ Shack Oyster Bar is thrilled to now serve customers in its new location at 109 Market Street in Historic Downtown Wilmington (910-833-8622). It’s the place you want to be to catch your favorite sports team on 7 TV’s carrying all major sports packages. A variety of fresh seafood is available daily including oysters, shrimp, clams, mussels, and crab legs. Shuckin’

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

The original Shack is located in Carolina Beach at 6A N. Lake Park Blvd.; (910) 458-7380.

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Mon-Sat 11am-2am; Sun noon-2am ■ NEIGHBORHOODS: Carolina Beach and Downtown ■ FEATURING: Daily lunch specials, join the mailing list online ■ WEBSITE: www.pleasureislandoysterbar.com

smoothies and more TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAfÉ

Tropical Smoothie Café’s menu boasts bold, flavorful food and smoothies with a healthy appeal, all made to order from the freshest ingredients. Our toasted wraps, sandwiches, flatbreads and gourmet salads are made fresh with highest quality of meats and cheeses, topped with fresh produce and flavorful sauces, available for breakfast, lunch and dinner. The fun atmosphere and unparalleled hospitality brings customers back toTropical Smoothie Café again and again. At Tropical Smoothie, we are guided by one simple belief: When you eat better, you feel better and when you feel better, all is better. It's part of our mission to inspire a healthier lifestyle by serving amazing food and smoothies with a bit of tropical fun. 2804 S. College Road, Long Leaf Mall.

■ SERVING BREAKFAST, LUNCH & DINNER: 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Mon-Fri; 9 a.m. - 9 p.m. Sat-Sun ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown, at Shipyard Blvd. and College Rd.

Southern Casey's Buffet

In Wilmington, everyone knows where to go for solid country cooking. That place is Casey’s Buffet, winner of encore’s Best Country Cookin’/Soul Food and Buffet categories.

“Every day we are open, somebody tells us it tastes just like their grandma’s or mama’s cooking,” co-owner Gena Casey says. Gena and her husband Larry run the show at the Oleander Drive restaurant where people are urged to enjoy all food indigenous to the South: fried chicken, barbecue, catfish, mac‘n’cheese, mashed potatoes, green beans, chicken‘n’dumplings, biscuits and homemade banana puddin’ are among a few of many other delectable items. 5559 Oleander Drive. (910) 798-2913.

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

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

pembroke's

A seasonally inspired and locally sourced Southern cuisine dining experience, Pembroke’s was created by the owners of downtown’s Rx Restaurant. Pembroke’s focuses on the same values and excellent service as its sister restaurant, purveying local companies for the best in seafood, proteins and produce. They work with local fisherman and farmers to ensure your meal will be freshly grown and hand chosen. A new dinner menu is churned out daily to ensure the chefs are working with the freshest ingredients. Plus, the bartenders are creating new drink menus daily as to never bore your taste buds. 1125 A Military Cutoff Rd. 910-239-9153.

■ SERVING BRUNCH & DINNER: Open for dinner TuesSun, 5pm-close, with live music Fri-Sat nights. Sunday brunch, 10am-3pm.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: North Wilmington ■ WEBSITE: www.pembrokescuisine.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; FriSat, 5-10:30pm; Sun., 10am-3pm and 5-9pm ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Downtown ■ WEBSITE: www.rxwilmington.com

Sports Bar hell's kitchen

This is downtown Wilmington’s Sports Pub! With every major sporting package on ten HDTVs and our huge HD projection screen, there is no better place to catch every game in every sport. Our extensive menu ranges from classics, like thick Angus burgers or NY-style Reuben, to lighter fare, such as homemade soups, fresh salads and vegetarian options. Whether meeting for a business lunch, lingering over dinner and drinks, or watching the game, the atmosphere and friendly service will turn you into a regular. Open late 7 days a week, with free WiFi, pool, and did we mention sports?

Free downtown lunchtime delivery on weekdays; we can accommodate large parties. (910) 763-4133.

■ SERVING LUNCH, DINNER & ■ LATE NIGHT: 11 a.m.-2 a.m. daily ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Downtown ■ FEATURING: 1/2 priced select appetizers Monday

- Thursday 4-7 p.m.

■ WEBSITE: www.hellskitchenbar.com

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 sportsthemed restaurant. Covered and open outdoor seating is available. Lunch and dinner specials are offered daily, as well as the coldest $2 and $3 drafts in town.

317 South College Road. (910) 791.9393.

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

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ FEATURING: 40 HD TVs and the biggest HD pro-

jector TVs in Wilmington.

■ WEBSITE: www.CarolinaAleHouse.com

vegetarian/Vegan sealevel restaurant

The Sealevel family is settling in to making the cozy most of sweater season, with a variety of soups and hot beverages: mulled cider, nondairy hot cocoa, ginger-hibiscus tea, and hot sake. You won't need a coat after a cup of the regularly featured Thai-style hot 'n' spicy coconut curry soup, made without meat or dairy products, with Thai chilies and lemongrass.

Commune with your lentil burger-lovin' soul over a portobello melt and a side of hot potato chips with vegan chipotle dip.

Desserts are shifting into seasonal favorites: gluten-free and vegan sweet potato and apple pies; gluten-free brownies with non-dairy chocolate frozen cream; and assorted vegan and gluten-free cookies round out the sweet fare. Ask about delivery. Party space/dance hall available! Lunch everyday, 11am2pm, except Tuesdays. Dinner Thurs.-Sat., 5-9pm. Check our specials, updated daily on Facebook. 1015 S. Kerr Ave. 910833-7196.

■ SERVING LUNCH AND DINNER 11 a.m. - 2 p.m., daily; Thurs-Sat., 5 p.m. - 9 p.m. Closed Tuesdays ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown, near UNCW ■ FEATURING: Gluten-free, vegan, vegetarian, lactoseintolerant and seafood-friendly fare!

■ WEBSITE: www.sealevelcitygourmet.com

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Wilmington Wine and Beer Walk once again gives us a reason to day drink By: Kamerin Roth

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ith the bi-annual Wilmington Wine and Beer Walk just around the corner, downtown Wilmington’s finest restaurants and taverns ready themselves for the crowds of enthusiasts eager to try something new. This self-guided tasting tour will kick off Saturday, February 28, at Ziggy’s by the Sea and progress through 10 different venues. Each walker will receive two samples of specially selected wine or beer at every participating establishment, as they traverse the beautiful, historic downtown district.

The event is far from a mere bar crawl: It exposes people to downtown’s unique atmosphere while bringing support to local businesses. “We always schedule the walk for the last Saturdays in February and September to help ease the lull for businesses,” Chris Andrews, founder of Cool Wilmington Productions, says. “Things start to get slow after Christmas and the summer season.

The wine and beer walk helps bring people back out and shows them all the things downtown has to offer.”

The list of participating restaurants and taverns varies and rotates between each walk, giving new locations a chance to get involved. Fortunate Glass Wine Bar, Hell’s Kitchen, Front Street Brewery, Calico Room, Slice of Life, Costello’s Piano Bar, Orton’s Pool Hall, and Bella’s Bar LoCal are stocked and ready for Saturday. Bombers Beverage Co., named after a term used for craft beer packaged in 22 fluid ounce bottles, is new to the list. They will offer customers over 500 different beverage products, including to-go beers (to enjoy at home, not on the streets).

“We’re excited about Bombers and what they bring to the walk,” Andrews says.

“We’re also happy to have a well-known place like Slice of Life at their new location on Market Street. Any awareness we can bring to them and their new place is what the walk is all about. ” Restaurants and taverns are not the only establishments contributing to the walk: be highlighted as the wide demographic of walkers and spectators increase foot traffic.

“The goal is to promote businesses while introducing people to new things,” Andrews tells. “Whether that’s a new wine or beer or Front Street Optometric Care, a full-service a new favorite place to eat or shop it doesn’t eye care establishment, will be offering their matter—as long as people are exploring own specially chosen samples of wine, too. downtown and having fun. That’s what we “This is a great way to advertise and get set out to do, and it’s worked very well.” people to come in and meet you,” Andrews Tickets for the Wilmington Wine and Beer says. “[It’s] A great way to get involved Walk can be purchased at The Fortunate with people you wouldn’t normally come Glass and Front Street Brewery, or online across. I hope more businesses see them at Etix.com. Prices are $16 for one person and join in.” or $27 for two. The walk starts 1 p.m. at The event has sold out every year since Ziggy’s by the Sea, where ticket-holders will its inception andn it helps more than just receive their official walk ID and map of the the venues it enlists. All of downtown will participating establishments; it continues till 6 p.m.

STOP AND SIP THE BREWSKIS: Hell's Kitchen is only one of numerous stops along the Wilmington Wine and Beer Walk this weekend. Courtesy photo.

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Honing a Fresh, Creative Spirit:

erendipity brought Matt Carvin to Wilmington, NC, last fall. Tracy Wilkes, the founder of DREAMS of Wilmington, was planning to step down as executive director after an 18-year reign.

Her guidance led to DREAMS receiving the 2007 President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities’ Coming Up Taller Award, the nation’s highest honor for afterschool and out-of-school arts and humanities programs. Upon her exit, Wilkes hoped to give new blood to her nonprofit— an influx of fresh, creative spirit that could continue to pump success into the multidisciplinary arts program for underserved youth, ages 8 to 18.

Carvin happened to apply for the job last summer. He, too, was planning on stepping away from his own nonprofit, Creative Access, after starting it 10 years ago. A classically trained guitarist, Carvin began the program at his alma mater, Johns Hopkins Peabody Institute, after feeling the constraints of being in a small practice room for five or six hours a day as part of its conservatory program.

“It’s very self-centered,” he relays of his training. “You’re constantly working on small, minute motions with your fingers, playing esoteric music and trying to perfect it. And you’re not thinking about the community as much. Six hours a day of doing that will change your character to some degree.”

After realizing the missing link came from lack of playing for an audience, Carvin took his

musicianship across the community with a group of friends. They played senior centers, veterans hospitals, schools, and afterschool programs for free and for folks who normally wouldn’t hear such music.

“It was an altruistic thing, but it was also a way for musicians to experience the joy of playing and practicing in front of people,” he says. “And I started to realize what a huge part of being a musician and artist that is: interaction with people.”

Creative Access took off, and began partnering with Hopkins and other community organizations in and around the Baltimore area. Upon Carvin’s departure, it was the largest student-volunteer music outreach program in the country.

“It was a tough decision: to step away,” he says, “but it was the right one. The one thing you want as a founder is for your organization to succeed, and all leadership has an expiration date on it. When it’s time to pass the torch, that’s the best thing you can do for the organization.”

Once he and Wilkes met and realized they each shared a passion for arts, community giveback and watching their nonprofits mature beyond their own visions, excitement set in upon their new journeys. Wilkes handed over DREAMS last October in order to help her husband, Paul, continue to work on their nonprofit, Homes for Hope, which aids Salesian nuns and orphan girls in India. Carvin turned over Creative Access to gain a new dream down South.

“I hit the ground running,” he says excitedly. “But I was very conscious not to come in

DREAMS of Wilmington undergoes changing of the guard, becomes beneficiary of encore’s 2015 Best Of Awards By: Shea Carver

Above: DREAMS students and faculty in front of their facility at 10th and Fanning streets. Photo by Holland Dotts.

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swinging and changing things, but to be a listener. I spent a lot of time with the staff, volunteers, the board, getting to know students and parents, and meeting constituents in the community. I think on the third day here I had coffee with Ben David, the district attorney, just to find out the issues of Wilmington and his relationship with DREAMS. I tried not to cast my vision on things but to understand, to get a newbie’s perspective.”

DREAMS has been a catalyst of change and hope for disadvantaged kids in Wilmington—many of whom have reduced or free lunch at school—thanks to its multitude of arts classes taught by top-tier artists in the community. Kevin Lee-y Green of Techmoja Dance Company teaches dance. Local potter Renoato Abbate teaches ceramics. Shadow puppeteer and WHQR radio host Gina Gambony teaches theatre. Local guitarist Laura McLean teaches music. Visual artists Michael Van Hout, Fritzi Huber and Lorraine Scalamoni are only a few more of the mentors.

“DREAMS has a lot of depth to it,” Carvin boasts. “Our teachers focus on aesthetic, but it’s more about the development of the human being inside. About getting the kids to open up through the arts; creating work, selling it out in the public, and seeing people react to it and having it empower the kids. That’s a big thing with DREAMS: We have the best teaching artists in town. They’re the top; the pinnacle—the bit at the end of the drill that turns coal into diamonds. They really are teaching artists: someone who sees teaching as an art form and works collaboratively with the kids.”

Aside from their afterschool programs— each of which is two hours long, two days a week for many kids—DREAMS teachers do outreach within the community as well, at up to 14 various sites. They work at multiple schools, like DC Virgo and Snipes, as well as at the YMCA and the community arts center. In fact, since the YMCA’s fire a few weeks ago, their 10th-and-Fanning-streets facility—a 12,000 square foot, 1939 bus maintenance garage—is hosting many of the Y’s workout classes in DREAMS’ renovated state-of-the-art dance room.

“One of the reasons I was frustrated working in Baltimore is that it’s a bureaucratic machine with a lot of red tape and competition between nonprofits, with a finite pie of funding,” Carvin says. “Here there’s a sense of collaboration instead of competition. There’s 30 different organizations we depend on and who depend on our services, too. It means more to focus on the kid and the family and what they need; it’s way cooler to work together toward a great cause.”

Since DREAMS’ inception in 1996, the program has grown from teaching arts to a mere 40 kids to upward of 600 or more through its onsite classes and outreach programs across three counties, with 4,000-plus volunteer hours invested. Kids who have continued the program all graduated high school, with 99 percent going on to college or the military.

“It’s a staggering thing,” Carvin says.

“There’s a focus and empowerment behind

being a creative person that goes beyond the arts. Kids are thinking of the world in a different light. Before they were only focused on themselves and didn’t realize how rules changed: that you act in a certain way at school, at home, at your job, with friends, with family, in the community. We all do. But sometimes kids coming from places of poverty don’t see that. They’re used to the talkdown structure. They’re used to not having opportunities or being encouraged as atypical learners. When you come to DREAMS and sit down in one of the classes, you will see teachers showing them how to work like an artist, how to solve problems like an artist, how to come to conclusions and refine things...there’s just excitement.”

It translates in quantifiable terms for research grants, according to Carvin. Until last year, DREAMS was 80 percent grant funded and 20 percent privately funded. The new strategic plan has reversed those numbers.

DREAMS only allows 25 percent of its students to be from paying families.

Fundraising is not an easy task for any nonprofit. For DREAMS it has come with growth by leaps and bounds. The program started in the Children’s Museum of Wilmington before moving into the former Union Missionary Baptist Church for 14 years. Today it’s located in a WPA facility, with 8,500 sqaure feet renovated into a multitude of classrooms, a student lounge and administrative offices. The next phase of their plan includes working on the remaining 4,000 square feet, which will be a performance space, and a venue for other arts and nonprofit organizations to rent for shows or galas. The slated cost for its completion is $450,000; DREAMS has $45,000 to go to reach their goal.

It’s a topic Carvin is excited to talk about; he envisions broadening the scope of DREAMS into the community. An acre and a half of land surrounds it, which is owned by the city; the city works directly with DREAMS, renting the current property to them for a mere $1 a year.

Carvin sees massive potential; the entire area is a perfect place to host outdoor gatherings, whether in the form of a multi-stage music festival, farmers’ markets or even family-friendly films possibly hosted in conjunction with the Cucalrous Film Festival.

“I think it’s going to be a real game-changer,” he says. “Our center is on the northside of downtown, and the city is very invested in this youth-enrichment zone because it has the highest areas of poverty and highest teen pregnancy rates and drop-out rates. We’re right in the middle of it purposely. We are in the trenches; we want the kids to be able to walk right to us. The city wants us here as a means to help rejuvenate the area and believe the arts are there to do it.”

The renovation will draw more people to the northside, as already anchored by the Brooklyn Arts Center and Cape Fear Community College’s Fine Arts and Humanities Center, which is slated to open this spring.

“We’re hoping to become the nexus of the area for theatre,” he envisions. “To bring

people from the beaches, Landfall and other areas to support us. Once that happens, everything changes.”

They want to work the Cameron Art Museum to add to DREAMS’ artsy façade and even envision a catering space for functions which may be hosted there. The exposed brick of the building showcases old mason marks, reminiscent of the historic city it represents.

“We want to preserve as much of that as we can,” Carvin says. “The giant wooden doors will be repurposed, too.”

Part of the doors will be made into a 19-to20-foot-tall Giving Tree. It will highlight names of all donors that help make DREAMS performance arts center a reality. Handmade birds in mixed media, all created by DREAMS students, will adorn the tree. “We need consensus from the community and our constituents,” Carvin explains.

Aside from their phase-two renovations, DREAMS continues adding to their arts programs each semester. The school functions on the notion that it’s “student-led but teachersupported.” Students take an active measure in deciding what they’d like to learn in the arts sector, whether it be salsa dancing, pen-andink drawing or even digital arts. DREAMS also hosts a camp program twice during the summer, which lasts all day, five days a week for three weeks.

“It’s a much more intensive experience,” Carvin says. “It’s more collaborative. It could be music theatre, where the costume class works with dance class, who works with the-

atre, and at the end they do a show together.”

To help with fundraising efforts, DREAMS of Wilmington is the beneficiary of encore’s 2015 Best Of Awards Party, which will be held this Saturday, February 28, at the Brooklyn Arts Center on North Fourth Street.

The DREAMS staff, along with comedians and hosts Pineapple-Shaped Lamps, have planned an ‘80s dance party to celebrate all the winners and runners-up of the annual reader’s poll. Attendees are encourgaed to don their most spunky ‘80s fashion for a chance to be crowned prom king and queen.

All monies from ticket sales and raffle items at the event will be donated to DREAMS. A battle of the bands will take place between Best Band nominees The Midatlantic and L Shape Lot. Laura McLean and New Riders of the Calamity will play, and DJ KB will spin tunes, as well. Food from numerous nominees will be handed out throughout the evening.

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Back to the ‘80s: Encore Best Of Awards and Dance Party to benefit DREAMS of Wilmington Brooklyn Arts Center 516 N 4th Street Tickets: $12 in adv; $15 at the door www.encorebestof.com www.dreamswilmington.org

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Chapter 4: Xen and now By: Anthony David Lawson

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o now you know that cats can live an extraordinarily long time (more than nine lives worth by far), and as long as they’re already near the end, I have no problem with taking a life. But how does being able to prolong my own life benefit M.?

I’ll get to that, but first it would probably be beneficial if I told you what I have discovered about her.

M. has been here at Greendale for about five weeks. I’ve found I’ve become much more conscientious about the passing of time since she arrived. The first couple weeks were pretty exciting around her room because of the parade of doctors passing in and out her door. Honest to goodness, “I’m going to try and heal you” medical doctors are a rarity in a place like this. I pretty much camped out in front of her room (and if anyone noticed, they either hadn’t let on or I’m too oblivious to realize) and was picking up as much information as I could.

To the best of their collective knowledge they had no idea what was wrong with M. Their best guess was that it was something not unlike but not entirely similar to “Rise Syndrome.” That’s what it sounded like to me anyway; they kept saying what sounded like “rise.” I could tell right away they were wrong. Even in a messed up world like the one we live in, who would be so cruel as to name something that confined you to a chair and imprisoned in your own body “Rise Syndrome”?

They were pinning all their medical theories on the hopes that her parents had given her Aspirin as a child; that would satisfy their curiosity. They surmised she already had lived longer than most with the affliction, and there was nothing left for them to do. On the fourth week, there was no trace of a single doctor.

The idea of fixing her was a forgotten one, and she had become like every other resident at the Pines.

Having learned practically nothing from the doctors, I turned my attention elsewhere to try to learn as much about M. as possible. I

still didn’t even know what M. stood for; it certainly didn’t stand for Mercy.

Turns out, the M. doesn’t stand for anything.

I decided that to learn more about this newest resident, I would have to venture away from her room and spend more time around the attendant’s station, particularly when Jodie and Janice were working together. Most attendants keep to themselves, biding their time in silence or reading something mind-numbingly average. (No one wants to read existentialist literature when surrounded by death.) Jodie and Janice were different. When the J’s were together, they were the best source of gossip any inquiring mind could hope for. Jodie seemed relatively young, having come to work at the Pines just out of college. She kept talking about pursuing a better job/life, but she never seemed to do anything about it.

Janice was older. She had been at Greendale long enough that she could have potentially been a problem for me—that is if she cared about anything other than current events and organizing a “girl’s nights out.”

Fortunately for me, her interests did not run much deeper.

I would sit on the other side of their desk, just out of site, and listen for any information that might be of use. I had to sit through hours of banality about pseudo celebrities—that as far as I could tell were only famous for being famous. Who was boffing who in the supply closet, which I already knew the answer to—and the ever so popular topic, “What I would do with my life if I wasn’t stuck here.”

This last bit actually raised my temper. They didn’t know what it was like to truly be stuck here; they had a choice, whereas M. didn’t have the same luxury. I was finding the likelihood of hearing any worthwhile information amid this inane, babbling drivel a futile effort, when the topic suddenly shifted to that of the new resident.

This is what I learned: M. Annabelle Lee was named so by her very literary conscious parents after the title character in the poem by Edgar Allen Poe. (Yes, I am very aware of who Mr. Poe is.

Anyone who wrote “The Black Cat” is OK in my book, especially when said story may or may not have been based on someone I

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know.) Apparently, they thought her name would sound more literary if they attached an initial to the front. So M. Annabelle Lee was saddled with a first name, consisting of only one letter, like “W. Somerset Maugham” or “M. Butterfly.” However, unlike Mr. William Maugham, her M. was an initial that signified nothing. Maybe the M. stood for Macbeth.

Her parents met in college. He was a poetry major and she was in the writing program, with a focus on gothic literature. When they met, she was taken with his admiration for Mr. Poe and he was thrilled with her interest in Ms. Dickinson (ah, M. A. Lee). The two started dating, and before they finished school, she became pregnant.

On the day in December when she was giving birth, he was rushing from class to get to the hospital. His car hit a patch of ice and went crashing through the guardrail and into the freezing river below. The coroner’s report stated he had most likely died of hypothermia before he had the chance to drown. Thus chilling and killing poor M. Annabelle Lee’s father.

It had been a difficult pregnancy, as sometimes is the case with twins, and complications with the delivery ended up claiming the life of her mother. The two children were raised by their grandmother. The brother went off and married his high-school sweetheart, and when the grandmother passed away, they took in M. So the people I saw on the day she was admitted were not her parents, but her twin brother and his wife. They were expecting a child of their own any day and couldn’t give his sister the care she needed.

Having reached the end of the tale, the conversation strayed to what pop star did what to whom on some award show. I made my retreat.

The new information was swirling around in my brain. She was practically alone, and if the doctors were correct, she didn’t have long to live.

Which brings us to now.

I’m not ready to let her go that easily. I told you how cats prolong their own lives, but it is possible, or so I’ve heard, to transfer the life we take in, instead of absorbing the essence we keep it in your “craw” and pass it on to another.

I don’t know if this is really possible, but I’m about to try.

Anthony David Lawson is the author of “Novel,” as well as a local playwright, director and actor. He will write a piece of prose presented in parts every other week in encore throughout 2015, entitled “The Nine Lives of Xen.”

Piper Kerman Orange is the New Black

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In the critically acclaimed memoir-turned-Netflix series Orange is the New Black, Piper Kerman recounts the year she spent in a correctional facility, serving time for a crime she had committed 10 years prior. Kerman’s book is a compelling and moving conversation about the women she met while incarcerated, raising issues of friendship and family, codes of behavior and the almost complete lack of guidance for life after prison. Now, Kerman advocates for change in the prison system, speaking to groups that include federal probation officers, public defenders and formerly incarcerated people. In her lecture, Kerman will discuss her experience in a women’s prison and her advocacy for reform within these prison systems.

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105 Danish-born father/son physicists 108 Steady look 109 Mannerism 110 Kiddie litter 111 Unpaid factory worker 112 Examined 113 Spicy dip 114 Chance to win 115 Escapes slowly DOWN 1 “I Loves You Porgy” singer 2 Surmounting 3 Mystical glow 4 Paradise lost 5 Disavowals 6 Trifle (with) 7 100 Down accessory

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events FESTIVAL OF FLOWERS: A SET TABLE 2/26, 4:30pm: Renowned master pastry chef Ron Ben-Israel will be the featured presenter for the 2015 Lower Cape Fear Hospice Festival of Flowers. Ben-Israel, known to fans of Food Network’s “Sweet Genius,” will show attendees how to make edible flowers. Flowers with a Sweet Twist, presented by Lower Cape Fear Hospice Foundation and One Belle Bakery, will be at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 26, at Coastline Convention and Event Center, 501 Nutt Street in Wilmington. Guests will create their own edible floral masterpiece to set

atop a cupcake to take home. Tickets are $50 per person. Complementary valet service will be available. • Two-day Festival of Flowers opens at 11 a.m. 2/25, with A Set Table, presented by Fiore Fine Flowers and Paysage Home. A Set Table will be at Bakery 105 Events & Catering, 105 Orange Street. Guest presenter, Pina Cate, along with Robbins, will do a presentation about what flowers can add to a home. Robbins, senior partner and creative director of Matthew Robbins, is author of “Inspired Weddings” and works with Martha Stewart. www.matthewrobbinsdesign.com. $150 per person. 910-796-8099 ext. 6 or visit www.hospicefestivalofflowers.org and click on the “Registration” link on the main page. Coastline Convention

Center, 501 Nutt St. WINTER E-CYCLE 2/25-27: Accepting free of charge in our big tractor trailer: desktops, laptops, printers, copiers, scanners, VCRs, stereos, flat panel monitors, land line phones, cell phones, (for soldiers), cables, switches, cameras etc. Fee for old CRTs and tube TVs is $20.00 each due to hazardous waste issues. TV/ CRT Stickers available for purchase in advance at Your Computer Friends during normal business hours. We also repurpose working machines for our local non-profits in need. Business customers with large cleanup welcome! E-waste represents 2 percent of America’s trash in landfills, but it equals 70 percent of overall toxic waste. The extreme

amount of lead in electronics alone causes damage in the central and peripheral nervous systems, the blood and the kidneys. Your Computer Friends, 3816 Oleander Dr. FAMILY NIGHT WITH LEGAL SHIELD 2/25, 5:30pm: Seven Ways Seniors Can Prepare For the Future: Critical Tips including the importance of preparation of durable power of attorney, advanced medical directive and estate planning. With careful planning you may be able to avoid some of the common challenges associated with growing older. Enjoy some snacks and refreshments while educating yourself for your future. Spring Arbor Assisted Living, 809 John D. Barry Dr. PENDER WEDDING EXPO 2015 2/28, 10am: Come out and join us for the area’s first wedding expo! Here you will find local wedding professionals ready to make all your wedding dreams come true. Enjoy a day of browsing, shopping and tasty samples from over 30 vendors all under one roof! Florist-Cake Decorators–Photographers-Wedding Planners-Caterers and many more! $3 in adv; $5 at the door. 910-470-7307.

Middle District Association Building, 1821 NC Hwy 53 W. ENCORE BEST OF AWARDS 2/28, 6pm: Celebrate with the best of the best! encore magazine and DREAMS of Wilmington are pleased to announce encore’s Best of 2015 ‘80s Dance Party and Awards Show! Hosted by the hilarious Pineapple Shaped Lamps! Join us as we honor the nominees and announce the winners of our annual Best of Wilmington readers poll! Proceeds from ticket sales benefit DREAMS, a nationally award-winning nonprofit dedicated to building creative, committed citizens, one child at a time, through providing youth in need with high-quality, free-of-charge programming in the literary, visual, multimedia and performing arts. Brooklyn Arts Center at St. Andrews, 516 North 4th St. ROMEO AND JULIET’S NEXT FAKE WEDDING Join us for a legendary love & let us help you write your love story. The RiverRoom is hosting our next fake wedding on Sat., 2/28, 1-4pm. Newly engaged couples throughout the Southeast are invited to experience a hands-on bridal show alternative with hand-selected wedding professionals in action. Couples will have the opportunity to meet some of ILM’s top vendors to get inspiration, ideas and establishing important relationships for their big day. Bridal party cast will be dressed in Romeo & Juliet-inspired attire with modern-day elements from one of Wilmington’s best bridal shops.

Couples can purchase raffle tickets for our amazing prize raffle benefiting the NICU at New Hanover Regional Medical Center. All proceeds raised in the raffle will go to benefit local, needy children in the NICU! Cash tickets will be available at 3 for $5, 7 for $10 and $15 for $20. One purchased ticket is good for two guests! Please call us or email us with any questions you may have! We look forward to seeing you there to help write your story of “I Do”!

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and special guest Christian WaterFowlers Association. Ticket price: $10 per person (under 12 yrs Free) includes BBQ plate, sides, drink and Raffle Entry for a Remmington Shotgun, Door Prizes and Vendors. Lots of Activities: Kids BB Shooting Range, Archery, Turkey Shoot, fun, fellowship, food and more! Bring your own ammo and skeet are $1/10 skeet. Online Ticket sales available: www.fcbcb.org/2014/skeet-shoot. Friendly Community Baptist Church, 1730 US Hwy 117 N. IRISH HISTORY 3/1, 2pm: Prepare for St. Patrick’s Day with an afternoon of Irish history, dance, music, and food! No advance reservations are being taken for this free public library program. Dr. Paul Townend will open the program with an overview of the five big topics of Irish History: Who were the Irish? Ireland and the Vikings; the Scots-Irish; alcohol and the Irish; and the globalized Irish. Dr. Townend joined UNCW’s faculty in 2001, where he is Associate Professor of British and Irish History. Dr. Townend’s remarks will be followed by entertainment by Slainte, UNCW’s Irish Dance Club, and by the Port City Irish Band. The Harp, an authentic Irish pub located at 1423 S. Third Street, will offer refreshments. Contact Teresa Bishop, tbishop@nhcgov.com / 910798-6371. NHC Northeast Library, 1241 Military Cutoff Rd. QUICK CONNECTIONS SPEED DATING 3/3, 6:30pm: Come to Bakery 9 in Downtown Wilmington for Quick Connections Dating, Wilmington’s Premiere Speed Dating event! Participants will have 6 minute “speed date” with eligible singles like themselves. Satisfaction guaranteed!

Thanks for flirting with Quick Connections. Bakery 9, 9 S. Front St. SWEET RETREAT 3/5-8: Wilmington’s I Am That Girl chapter and Pineapple Studios will host Sweet Retreat, a fourday event to celebrate and inspire women starting on Friday, March 5th through March 8th at Pineapple Studios in downtown Wilmington to invoke inspiration and empowerment. Attendees have the opportunity to take advantage of a full weekend schedule including: yoga, watercolor typography, beach bonfire, champagne, cupcakes, and so much more! Guests have the opportunity to engage in a motivating brunch with Alexis Jones on Sunday, March 8th at 9:30 am. Alexis is an accomplished author, media personality, speaker, advocate, and founder of I Am That Girl. www.lovesweetretreat. com.

CAPE FEAR BEER FESTIVAL 3/7, noon: Join us for the 5th Annual Cape Fear Beer Festival in historic downtown Wilmington North Carolina. We’re gearing up for a great beer fest that will feature over 100 great American Beers, Ciders and a few Wines. Enjoy unlimited sampling on this epic day of beer. The Cape Fear Beer Festival is a true beer tasting (and wine) event featuring a wide variety of beer styles from the most creative brew masters in the world. We’ll be pouring their tasty creations inside the Wilmington Convention Center along the scenic Cape Fear River. Wilmington Convention Center, 515 Nutt Street • Cape Fear Casks at Ironclad Brewery, 6-9pm, 3/6. Cask only brews served by 12 Breweries. We will serve up select specialty brews to a limited crowd. 200 Tickets available and they will go fast. • Ballast Point • BroomTail • IronClad • Foothill • Troegs • Abita • Front Street • Blue Point • Triangle • Big Boss • Natty Green’s • Legend.

ST. PATRICK’S DAY FESTIVAL AND PARADE 3/14, all day: Commemorating the life of the great apostle of Ireland, St. Patrick’s Day has become one of the most popular cultural events in the United States. Join us for the Annual Guinness St. Patrick’s Day Festival & Parade, on Saturday

March 14th, 2015 in Downtown Wilmington. Festivities start at 11:00am with the 15th annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade, hosted by the Friends of Hibernian’s. The parade begins at N. Front St. traveling south to Dock St., then circling back north on Water St. Spectators can view the parade all along the streets that the parade will be marching through. The announcements will be presented from the Festival area Main Stage on Water St, in front of the Federal Building. Immediately following the parade, the festival begins with live music and traditional Irish dancing. Entertainment included in the day’s festivities include, Barleycorn & Rye, The Walsh Kelley School of Irish Dancing, Blarney Broughs and the UNCW Slainte Irish Dance Club.

Food and beverages will be available for sale, as well as crafts vendors. This event is presented by The Downtown Business Alliance, Bring It Downtown and CoolWilmington.com, with sponsorship

by CBS WILM, Cumulus Radio, Encore Magazine, Guinness Beer. For more information go to CoolWilmington.com. Foot of Market and Water streets FATHERHOOD CONFERENCE 3/14, 8:30am: The 9th Annual Fatherhood Conference will be held on Saturday, March 14, 2015 at the First Baptist Activity Center at 1939 Independence Blvd, Wilmington, NC. The conference is free and registration opens at 8:30am. The Keynote Speaker is the Spoken Word Artist “LIFE.” Six workshops will be offered to strengthen parenting skills of teen and adult fathers. Find us online at partnershipforfatherhood.blogspot.com, on Faceboook (New Hanover County Partnership for Fatherhood) and on Twitter @nhcfatherhood. First Baptist Activity Center, 1939 Independence Blvd.

7TH CAPE FEAR WILDLIFE FESTIVAL 3/20-22: Wilmington Convention Center. The expo hours are Friday and Saturday 9am-7pm and Sunday 10am-5pm. The Cape Fear Wildlife Expo is a family event that features wildlife art, decoy displays, hunting and fishing products, decoy carving demonstrations, Hand-crafted duck decoy and turkey calls, hand-crafted knives, dough bowls, jewelry and much more from our Exhibitors. The cost to attend is $10.00 for Adults, $7 for Seniors 65 and older and for Military with ID. Children 10 years and under are free when accompanied by an adult.

Three day passes are available for $20.00. Tickets can be purchased by email atwc@capefearwildlifeexpo.com or Brenda@capefearwildlifeexpo.com or by phone at 910-795-0292. 501 Nutt Street

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LADIES OF THE CAPE FEAR 2/27, 6:30pm: On Friday, February 27, 2015 at 6:30 pm, the Ladies of the Cape Fear Cocktail Reception & Exhibit Unveiling will be held at the Coastline Convention Center in downtown Wilmington, NC. Mackenzi Henderson of WWAY TV3 will emcee the unveiling of the paintings created

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Advance tickets are $35 each or reserve a table for eight guest. Ticket purchases and reservations can be purchased online at www.KennyBarnesStudio.com or by calling Kenny Barnes Studio at 910.392.4214. Tickets may be purchased until 2/26. Door: $45. 501 Nutt St. HA HA’S FOR TA TA’S 2/28, 10pm: A comedy benefit show, featuring National Headliner, Tracy Smith (comedy central). A portion of the ticket sales will go to the Ha Ha’s for Ta Ta’s benefit. Please come out and have a laugh to support this charity. Two shows, 8pm and 10pm. Dead Crow Comedy Club, 265 N. Front St. AZALEA FEST VOLUNTEERS NEEDED Cape Fear Volunteer Center is seeking volunteers for the North Carolina Azalea Festival. Assisting with any aspect of the festival. These responsibilities may include helping with The Azalea Sweep, Vendor Set Up, Command Center, Stage Setup, Street Fair Barricade/Traffic, Information Booth, Food Vendor Barricade/Traffic, Street Fair Parking Lots, Vendor Liaison, Children’s Area, Parade Marshal, Loaders, Security, Parade Line Splitter, Bands Helper, Queen Helper, Float Helper, and many more. Volunteers are needed Saturday, April 4th, 2015 through Sunday, April 12th, 2015. A minimum of 600 volunteers are needed with a maximum of 826 volunteers. Supervision will be provided by long-term volunteers. Cape Fear Volunteer Center, 214 Walnut Street. Times are flexible.

NC RAINBOW RUN 3/7, 7:30am: The NC Rainbow Run is a fun run in Burgaw, NC to raise money for homeless LGBT+ youth. The race is on March 7th, 2015 and is at Old River Farms, Burgaw, NC. All registration fees will go to the Open House in Wilmington, NC. The race is being directed by two high school students, Josefina Gordon and Irene Cho. Check out our website to get signed up to run or to volunteer. Admission: $15 for kids 12 and under, $25 for students $35 for everyone else. Old River Farms, 8711 Old River Rd. CF LITERACY MAD HATTER’S TEA PARTY 3/7, 6:30pm: Venture down the Rabbit Hole with hosts Cape Fear Literacy Council and Audi Cape Fear to a Wonderland evening of fun and fantasy, as we raise funds to make literacy a reality for hundreds of adults this year. Partnering with hundreds of volunteer tutors and other generous supporters, CFLC provides small group classes and one-toone tutoring to help the nearly 40% of adults in the Cape Fear Region who struggle to read this page. By providing reading, writing, spelling, math, computer and English language instruction, CFLC offers an opportunity for men and women to better themselves, their children and families, and their community. Highlights of our 30th annual gala include a magical adult “high tea,” fantasy-inspired elegant chef tastings, silent and vocal auctions, Wonderland garden games, our ever-popular photo booth, and an evening of music and dancing under the stars with special musical guests Blivet. Allinclusive tickets are $125 each. Reserved tables available upon request. Seating limited. info@cfliteracy.org or 910-251-0911. Audi Cape Fear, 255 Old Eastwood Road STEP UP FOR SOLDIERS 3/7, 10:30am: 30 teams will take to their grills,

forks in hand, secret recipes folded and stashed in pockets, all for the glory of the title and the satisfaction of knowing they’ve helped to raise a significant amount of money for Step Up For Soldiers. The competition will start with a level playing field: everyone will have the same meats, be in the same location and have the same time constraints. But thrown into the mix will be individual rubs, sauces or marinades, grill temperatures and methods of cooking that will leave someone going home with braggin’ rights for the next year. The cook-off will be held at the lake in Carolina Beach at the junction of Lake Park Blvd. and Atlanta Avenue, and everyone is welcome. Free. Tickets can be purchased to sample the BBQs after the double-blind judging is completed. Bands: Junkyard Mama opens, next is local favorite Kenny Reeves and TrainWreck, and the headliner will be one of the hottest bands in the Southeast, The Mark Roberts Band. Raffles, a 50/50 and educational displays plus more food and drink for purchase. 10:30am-4pm. N Lake Park Blvd. and Atlanta Ave., Carolina Beach.

43RD ANNUAL CAR SHOW 3/7, 9am, Independence Mall: The show is open to the public and there is no charge for admission.

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LAUGHTER ON THE 23RD FLOOR Big Dawg Productions’ second show of its 20th season, Mar. 12-29. Written by Neil Simon, Laughter on the 23rd Floor is Inspired by the playwright’s youthful experience as a staff writer on the Sid Caeser’s Your Show of Shows, with all the attendant comic drama as the harried writing staff frantically scrambles to top each other with gags while competing for the attention of star madman “Max Prince.” Thursday-Saturday, 8pm; Sunday, 3pm GA: $16-$22. Cape Fear Playhouse, 613 Castle Street ROBIN HOOD 3/5, 7:30pm: Robin Hood: A Tale of Two Hoods is sure to appeal to all ages, written by Danielle Bringard and the P.E.T. Project Company.A tale filled with an amusing array of strong personalities, witty dialogue and surprising plot twists.This story brings together, the familiar gang of merry rascals and a coven of merry souls who are unaware that each

other exists as outlaws in Sherwood Forest.They find themselves aiming for the same targets, the evil Prince John (Patrick Basquill) and his henchman the notorious Sheriff of Nottingham (Caylan McKay). A story every underdog can connect with proving that heroes can come in all shapes, sizes, and genders. A Journey P.E.T.presented by Cape Fear Shakespeare on the Green. General Admission $12 Thurs., 3/5 and 12, at 7:30pm. Fri. and Sat., 3/6-7, 13-14 at 8pm. Matinees 3pm Sat. and Sun., 3/7, 14, 15. Hannah Block HUSO 910-3437860. Hannah Block Historic USO/Community Arts Center, 120 S. Second St. BROADWAY’S JEKYLL AND HYDE 3/18, 7pm: The first full-scale Broadway production presented in Wilmington, Broadway brings the story of Jekyll & Hyde to life in a pop-rock, powerhouse musical. A thrilling retelling of a groundbreaking book, Jekyll & Hyde explores the life of a brilliant doctor whose experiments create a murderous counterpart. This gothicinspired production explores madness and murder, creating an entertaining commentary on human nature. With its smoky effects, soaring vocals and sweeping power ballads, this performance is a must-see. Admission: $5-$35. Kenan Auditorium (UNC Wilmington), 601 S. College Road

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MARCH 1: ILM SYMPHONIC WINDS Looking to enjoy a night of works from Shostakovich, Reed, Nelson, Ticheli, and Alexander? On March 1 at UNCW’s Kenan Auditorium, musicians from the Wilmington and Long Bay Symphony orchestras, as well as the US Marine Band, UNCW and CFCC facult and other local instrumentalists will perform in a Wilmington Symphonic Winds concert. Tickets are only $6 to $10, and the show starts at 7 p.m. For more information, visit www.wilmingtonsymphonicwinds.com.

ORLANDO JONES’ SUNDAY FUNNIES Sunday Funnies with Orlando Jones at TheatreNOW. Not only is Orlando Jones’ character back from “the dead” on the FOX TV series, “Sleepy Hollow”, but he’s calling Wilmington home and bringing the funny to Sundays at TheatreNOW with Sunday Funnies and to kick off his 2015 Comedy Tour. Tickets are $30. Cliff Cash is opening. March 1 & 8, 6pm. www.theatrewilmington.com. 19 S. 10th Street PSL PRESENTS 3/11, 8pm: Pineapple-Shaped Lamps presents an evening of original sketch comedy! Bar and kitchen will be open! TheatreNOW, 19 S. 10th Street COMEDY COURT 3/12, 7:30pm: Couples, roommates, family members. Bring your petty dispute and $5 to Comedy Court for a night of legal fun (yeah I said it!). Our lawyers are classically trained in comedy from Dead Crow Comedy room. We put your dispute on trial and a Judge decides your fate at the end.

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SOUP TO NUTS LIVE! 2/26, 6:30pm: It might be cold outside, but it’s going to be sizzling with the soul-filled sounds of Travis Shallow at our next Soup to Nuts Live! concert. WHQR welcomes Wilmington native singer/ songwriter Travis Shallow, known for his soulful Americana, to the MC Erny Gallery on February 26 for a performance you will never forget. Formerly part of the critically acclaimed acoustic trio, A Few Good Liars, Shallow recently recorded his first solo album at Tweed Studios in Oxford, Mississippi. Known around Wilmington for his “powerful and haunting” voice, we look forward to the epic performance he’ll be giving in just a month at Soup to Nuts Live! Admission: $10. MC Erny Gallery at WHQR, 254 North Front Street

PIANO CONCERT 2/27, 7:30pm: UNCW Department of Music faculty member Barry David Salwen and special guest Domonique Launey join forces in an evening of piano music. Cultural Arts Building box office opens one hour prior to performance. Advance tickets are not sold. Beckwith Hall, Cultural Arts Building, UNCW, 601 S. College Rd. TINSEL TOWN BALL 2/28, 7pm: Celebrate the glitz and glamour of Hollywood in the 1940’s! Swing to the sounds of the Wilmington Big Band. Indulge in a signature Stork Club Cocktail. Bid on a dazzling collection of gifts in both Live and Silent Auctions. The Upper Room 1871, 412 Ann Street MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL BAND CONCERT 2/28, 2pm: The middle school band will be conducted by guest clinician Kyle Lanier, band director at Southwest Middle School in Jacksonville.

The high school band will be conducted by guest clinician Craig Everett, band director for West Carteret High School in Morehead City. Over 200 young musicians from New Hanover County Schools’ middle and high schools will perform.

Minnie Evans Arts Center, Ashley High School, 555 Halyburton Memorial Parkway WILMINGTON SYMPHONIC WINDS 3/1, 7pm: Performing the world’s greatest wind band repertoire. Select virtuoso musicians from the Wilmington and Long Bay Symphony Orchestras, US Marine Band, UNCW and CFCC faculty, and area expert instrumentalists, under the direction of Dr. John LaCognata, continue their regionally and nationally acclaimed inaugural concert season. Works

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Featured is a tour de force for the concert band, Symphony No. 1 in Bb by Paul Hindemith composed for the United States Army Concert Band, “Pershings Own” of Washingon D.C. Experience a spectacular showcase of sound and musicality unique to our eastern seaboard. Admission: $61$10. Kenan Auditorium UNC-Wilmington, 601 S College Rd. UNCW DEPT OF MUSIC CONCERT 3/3, 7:30pm: UNCW Department of Music faculty Michael Waddell, clarinet, and Constance Paolantonio, soprano, in a song-filled evening. Cultural Arts Building box office opens one hour prior to performance. Advance tickets are not sold. Beckwith Hall, Cultural Arts Building, UNCW, 601 S. College Rd. UNCW JAZZ COMBOS 3/19, 7:30pm: UNCW Combos are comprised of jazz students and performs modern jazz forms in small improvisational settings. Directed by Bob Russell and Michael D’Angelo. Beckwith Hall, Cultural Arts Building, UNCW, 601 S. College Rd. UNCW WIND SYMPHONY/CHAMBER WINDS 3/5, 7:30pm: Conducted by John P. LaCognata, Wind Symphony is UNCW’s premier symphonic band. Its members consist of students from across the university campus, including both music majors and non-music majors. Wind Symphony performs the finest literature available for winds including traditional wind band repertoire, marches, transcriptions, and the newest 21st century works. Wind Symphony regularly features guest soloists and guest conductors. Chamber Winds is comprised of the top musicians from each section of the Wind Symphony. The repertoire for the Chamber Winds includes works written for concert band and wind ensemble, as well as standard wind literature written for smaller ensembles of all sizes. Under LaCognata’s baton, Wind Symphony and Chamber Winds have become an important addition to Wilmington’s musical landscape. Students, teach-

ers, and anyone who enjoys music for symphonic bands will be delighted by the performances. Admission: Free students, $6 general public. Kenan Auditorium (UNC Wilmington), 601 S. College Road SALUTE TO OUR STARS AND STRIPES 3/14, 6:30pm: Join us for an evening of food, drink, and live entertainment! This event combines good company and great fun with a worthy cause. Enjoy live music by The Wilmington Big Band, dancing, party buffet and a silent auction. Black tie or period attire optional. All event proceeds will benefit Cape Fear Museum’s new Outdoor Learning Environment. Cape Fear Community College Union Station, 502 N. Front Street LAURENT ESTOPPEY 3/18, 7:30pm: An evening of masterful saxophone and piano. Swiss saxophonist and composer Laurent Estoppey performs around the world with orchestras, chamber ensembles, in solo performances, and in appearances with pianist Antoine Francoise. Estoppey writes instrumental pieces and music for theater, dance, video and film, and has recorded 15 albums. Beckwith Hall, Cultural Arts Building, UNCW, 601 S. College Rd.

dance WILMINGTON SINGLES DANCE 2/27, 8pm: Music by DJ Lee Pearson. Snacks and drinks served. All ages welcome. No jeans. Admission: $10 for members, $12 for non-members.

American Legion, 702 Pine Grove Rd. OVER 50’S DANCE 3/10, 7:30pm: Live music by Lenny Frank. Bring finger food or 2-liter drink. All ages welcome. New Hanover County Senior Center2222 S. College Rd. HAWK IT OUT 3/15, 8pm: Hawk it Out is the annual dance competition held at UNCW. Kenan Auditorium (UNC Wilmington), 601 S. College Road ELKS CLUB DANCE SOCIAL 3/20, 7:30pm: Come dance with us at the Elks Club. DJ and Singer Tony LaFalce has more than 4,000 songs and will glady play your requests for all kinds of music: Ballroom, Latin, Shag, Nightclug, Country, and Line Dancing. More info call Tim Gugan 371-5368. Admission: S17.00 member couples, $20.00 guest couples. Elks Club, 5102 Oleander Dr. IRISH STEP DANCE Traditional Irish Step Dancing Beginners to Championship level ages 5-adult! Mondays nights. The studio is located at 1211 South 44th St. www. walshkelleyschool.com.

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art/exhibits NAGASAKI TO NORMANDY 2/25, all day: An exhibit of photographs spanning seven decades by a globe-trotting Wilmington native will be on display from 2/25 through 3/26, in the Hannah Block Historic USO/Community Arts Center at 120 S. Front St. in downtown Wilmington. Titled “Nagasaki to Normandy: Seven Global Decades of Images of War and Peace, Peoples and Cultures,” the exhibit is the work of Wilbur D. Jones, Jr., a Wilmington author and military historian. A retired Navy captain, former assistant to President Gerald Ford and World War II historical tour leader, Jones took photographs in dozens of countries all over the world from 1956 to 2014.

His wide variety of images cover the people he encountered, landscapes and cityscapes, cultural sites and the aftermaths of wars, both ancient and modern. Hours are 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. Hannah Block Historic USO/Community Arts Center, 120 S. Second St. CONTAINMENT: LIDDED FORMS 2/26, 5:30pm: Containment: Lidded Forms is an international exhibition juried by Mark Hewitt, which features lidded work made entirely of clay. Lecture

by Mark Hewitt at 6:30. CAB Art Gallery Cultural Arts Building UNCW, 601 South College Rd. COAXING COLOR Join us from 6 to 9pm on February 27th, to celebrate the opening of Coaxing Color. Featuring a diverse collection of paintings, sculpture and craft by our gallery artists, subjects will include abstracts, landscapes, figurative and architectural studies and still lifes. Our reception occurs in conjunction with Wilmington’s Fourth Friday Gallery Night. New Elements Gallery, 201 Princess St

and experienced collectors of fine art. Taylor’s tintype photography will be featured in the forthcoming April 2015 issues of Garden & Gun and Our State magazines. A special portrait event will be held: SALT Studio Photography will host a Tintype Portrait Day with HARRY TAYLOR on Sunday, March 8th from 10am-5pm. Harry will create oneof-a-kind tintype portraits in the wet plate collodion process. Contact Kelly Starbuck at 910 367 5720 for booking info. 805 N 4th Street ARTFUEL VOL. 39 Artfuel is pleased to host local art work from Sharon Lafond, Liz Sullivan, Ann Garrett and Vicki O. Artfuel Inc., 2165 Wrightsville Ave. SUSPENDED DERMIS Suspended Dermis is an exhibition of artworks by artists Andrew Etheridge and Michael Polomik.

Andrew and Michael both began their arts careers together in Wilmington about 12 years ago, both venturing out to advance their creative studies and work. They have since exhibited widely and worked in prosthetics, honing their studies of both anatomy and materials. Their unique approaches to figurative artwork are both technically challenging and thought provoking, amassing a strong critical acclaim. Bottega Art & Wine Gallery, 122 Princess St QUILTERS BY THE SEA 3/20, 10am: Quilting is alive and well. You are invited to our annual event. Special exhibits include: Quilts of Valor for service members and veterans touched by war, postcard quilts by local kids to help raise money for animals in need through Salty Paws, Merchants Mall, Gift Boutique with handmade items by members, Resale Boothquilt related bargains galore, Storm at Sea Raffle Quilt and free demonstrations. Show runs through Sat., 3/21. Free parking. Temple Baptist Church

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Activity Center, 709 George Anderson Dr. MADE IN NC 3/20-21: The Brooklyn Arts Center will host Made In NC, Wilmington’s modern handmade marketplace. This perennially popular community event features the original work of 50 local craftsmen and artisans, who once again will fill the Brooklyn Arts Center, balcony, and heated courtyard tent with their beautiful, one-of-a-kind work. Wilmington’s food trucks, cash bar, coffee shop in the tent, raffle prizes, ATM onsite, free parking, and tons of fun!

Brooklyn Arts Center, 516 North 4th Street FOURTH FRIDAY GALLERY NIGHT “Fourth Friday Gallery Night” is now coordinated

by The Arts Council of Wilmington and New Hanover County, feat. 16 local art galleries and studios that will open their doors to the public in an after-hours celebration of art and culture, from 6-9pm, every fourth Friday of the month through 2014. Rhonda Bellamy at 910-343-0998, 221 N. Front St. Suite 101. www.artscouncilofwilmington. org

museums/programs FAMILY SCIENCE SATURDAYS: FAMILY PI 3/10, 10am: Celebrate Pi Day and Albert Einstein’s birthday as you measure, estimate, identify, reason, plot, and predict your way through interactive mathematics activities. Play with math to discover how it figures into your everyday life. Design your own math button to take home! Parental participation required. Free for members with admission.

Cape Fear Museum, 814 Market Street POWER PLANT 3/14, noon: Power Plant. $65 per person. $60 for members or active military. Join us for an in-depth program on the Battleship’s propulsion, electrical and distillation systems. This program features classroom presentations and a behind-the-scenes

tour of the ship’s turbines, boilers, diesels, evaporators and more. The tour is limed to ages 16 & older. Bring your camera! Reservations required— Space is limited to 32 people. Battleship North Carolina, 1 Battleship Road CAPE FEAR MUSEUM Exhibits: Make It Work, through 9/13/15: Encourages visitors to explore the six types of universal simple machines to learn how they make work easier. Lift levers, work with wedges, and encounter other maritime-related hands-on activities. View historic objects and images from the museum’s collection related to Wilmington’s boat and ship building history and make connections to simple machines. Sponsored by Landfall Foundation. • Fort Fisher: 150 Years, through 7/13/15: Includes hundreds of artifacts that document the history of Fort Fisher and its changing role in the community. View a selection of objects and images that shed light on the past 150 years. Examine artifacts from when Fort Fisher was a battle site. See some of the different the ways the site has been used since 1865. • World War II: A Local Artist’s Perspective: In time for the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landing and the Normandy campaign, Cape Fear Museum will be exhibiting one of the region’s most powerful collections of World War II artifacts.

• Cape Fear Stories presents artifacts, images, models, and 3D settings to explore people’s lives in the Lower Cape Fear from Native American times through the end of the 20th century. • Michael Jordan Discovery Gallery, Williston Auditorium, giant ground sloth, Maritime Pavilion and more! 910-798-4370. Hours: Tues-Sat, 9am-5pm; Sun., 1-5pm. $5-$8. Free for museum members and children under 3. New Hanover County residents’ free day is the first Sun. ea. mo. 814 Market St. capefearmuseum MISSILES AND MORE MUSEUM Topsail Island’s Missiles and More Museum features the rich history and artifacts of this area from prehistoric to present time. Exhibits: Operation Bumblebee, missile project that operated on Topsail Island shortly after World War II; Camp Davis, an important antiaircraft training center during WWII located near Topsail Island; WASPS, group of young, daring women who were the first female pilots trained to fly American military aircraft during WWII; Pirates of the Carolinas, depicting the history and “colorful” stories of 10 pirates in the Carolinas including the infamous Blackbeard; Shell Exhibits, and intricate seashells from all over the world as well as Topsail; and more! 720 Channel Blvd. in Topsail Beach. Mon-Fri, 2-5pm; after Memorial Day through Sat, 2-5pm. 910-328-8663 or 910-328-2488. topsailmissilesmuseum.org.

WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH MUSEUM The Wrightsville Beach Museum of History, housed

in the turn of the century Myers Cottage, exists to preserve and to share the history of Wrightsville Beach. Visitors to the cottage will find a scale model of Wrightsville Beach circa 1910, exhibits featuring the early days of the beach including Lumina Pavilion, our hurricane history and information about the interaction between the people and our natural environment which have shaped the 100 year history of Wrightsville Beach. (910) 2562569. 303 West Salisbury St. wbmuseum.com.

WILMINGTON RAILROAD 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 historical exhibits, full-size steam engine and rolling stock, lively Children’s Hall, and spectacular model layouts. House in an authentic 1883 freight warehouse, facilities are fully accessible and on one level. By reservation, discounted group tours, caboose birthday parties, and afterhours meetings or mixers. Story Time on 1st/3rd Mondays at 10:30am, only $4 per family and access to entire Museum. Admission only $8.50 adult, $7.50 senior/military, $4.50 child age 2-12, and free under age 2. North end of downtown, 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, 10am4pm, and Sat, 12-5pm. Walking tours are Wed and Sat. at 10am. $4-$12. The Latimer House of the Lower Cape Fear Historical Society is not handicapped accessible 126 S. Third St. 762-0492. www.latimerhouse.org CAPE FEAR SERPENTARIUM World’s most fascinating and dangerous reptiles in beautiful natural habitats, feat. a 12-foot saltwater crocodile, “Bubble Boy.” and “Sheena”, a 23ft long Reticulated Python that can swallow a human being whole! Giant Anaconda weighs 300 lbs, w/15 ft long King Cobras hood up and amaze you. See the Black Mamba, Spitting Cobras, Inland Taipans, Gaboon Vipers, Puff Adders, and more!

Over 100 species, some so rare they are not exhibited anywhere else. One of the most famous reptile collections on earth. Open everyday in summer, 11am-5pm (Sat. till 6 pm); winter schedule, Wed-Sun. 20 Orange St, across from the Historic Downtown Riverwalk, intersecting Front and Water Street. (910) 762-1669 or www.capefearserpentarium.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 Har-

riss (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, itf ocuses on history and the design arts and offers tours, changing exhibitions and an informative look at historic preservation in action.910-251-3700. www.bellamymansion.org. 503 Market St. CAMERON ART MUSEUM Exhibits: Matter of Reverence: 11/15: For over forty years, Hiroshi Sueyoshi (Japanese, b. 1946) has worked in the medium of clay. This exhibition explores the evolution of his art and philosophy as well as his major influences including Isamu Noguchi, Peter Voulkos and Ruth Duckworth. Featuring work from CAM’s permanent collection as well as loans from private and public collections including the Renwick Gallery, Washington, DC, the Mint Museum, Charlotte, NC and the Asheville Art Museum, Asheville, NC. Free for members. • Corner of South 17th St. and Independence Blvd.

Tues-Sun,10am-5pm; Thurs: 10am-9pm. Museum members free, $8 non-members, $5 students with valid ID, $3 children age 2 -12. • CAM Café hrs: Tues-Sat, 11am-3pm; Sun, 10am-3pm; Thurs. dinner. 910-395-5999. www.cameronartmuseum.org BURGWIN WRIGHT HOUSE 18th century Burgwin-Wright House Museum in the heart of Wilmington’s Historic District, is the oldest museum house in NC, restored with 18th and 19th century decor and gardens. Colonial life is experienced through historical interpretations in kitchen-building and courtyard. 3rd and Market St. Tues-Sat, 10am-4pm. Last tour, 3pm. Admission rqd. (910) 762-0570. www.burgwinwrighthouse. com.

CHILDREN’S MUSEUM Mon, Little Sprouts Storytime, 10am, and Go Green Engineer Team, 3:30pm. • Tues., Kids Cooking Club, 3:30pm • Wed., Preschool Science, 10am; Discover Science, 3:30pm; and Mini Math, 4pm. • Thurs. StoryCOOKS, 10am; and StART with a Story, 3:30pm • Fri., Toddler Time, 10am; and Adventures in Art, 3:30pm • Drop off gently used books at our museum to be used for a good cause. Ooksbay Books uses book collection locations to help promote literacy, find a good use for used books, and benefit nonprofits. www.playwilmington.org 116 Orange St. 910-254-3534

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around them? 12 week program will give you an awareness of the incredible biodiversity surrounding us and the opportunity for you to discover how you fit into our urban environment. 3/19-6/6, meets every Thursday, 6-8pm, Wilmington Homebrew Supply Co. Six guided field trips, every other Saturday morning, which will dive even further into our local ecosystems. Field guides, field trip supplies, and all other materials are included. To apply, email your name, phone number, address, and occupation to CFBackyardNaturalist@gmail.com. Sabrina Woofter at (910) 798-7677 or swoofter@nhcgov. com. Wilmington Homebrew Supply Company, 824 South Kerr Ave.

films WILMINGTON FEMALE FILMMAKERS 2/26, 7:30pm: Any females interested in making movies please join Wilmington Female Film Makers for a get down get together. A chance for women in all aspects of film making from camera operator to screen writer to meet each other and make things happen. In this male dominated industry the chance for women to connect, support each other and make things happen can mean the difference between dreams and success. Shannon Silva Associate Professor of Film Studies at UNCW will be our guest speaker. This group will meet the last Thursday of every month. Community Action Center, 317 S. Castle St. FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL The series begins Friday March 6th and then continues the week of March 9th - 13th. All movies begin at 6 p.m. except for Ernest and Celestine, which will run at 3 p.m. on the 13th. Cape Fear

Community College Union Station, 502 N. Front Street SMOKE AND WATER 2/27, 6pm: Working Films and artist Greg Lindquist will host a performance art piece, an open house, a conversation with the artist, and screenings of two short documentaries from Working Films’ Coal Ash Stories compilation to mark the closing of Lindquist’s installation, “Smoke and Water: A Living Painting.” Events will provide an opportunity for community members to learn about the planned cleanup at Sutton Power Plant coal ash site. Drop in anytime to see the art. Short films will be played multiple times throughout the evening. Light refreshments served.

Free to the public. SEACC Community Action Center, 317 Castle St. FILM CLUB Film Club teaches kids how to make their own movies! Over the course of three lively, interactive sessions, participants work with each other and director Mr. Scooter to create a short film. Through creating their own story on film, children develop narrative skills, practice negotiating conflicts, and learn about the parts of a story, all of which helps them engage with literature when they read. For kids ages 10 to 15. Sessions will take place on March 12th, 19th, and 26th. Participants must attend all three sessions, and must pre-register using the online calendar at www.nhcgov.com, or by calling 910-798-6393, or by emailing Mr. Scooter at shayes@nhcgov.com. Main Library, NHC, 201 Chestnut Street FILM OF THE MONTH 3/19, 2:30pm: March’s Film of the Month @ Main Library is based on a book that everyone was talk-

2/27: SMOKE AND WATER Working Films and artist Greg Lindquist will join forces on Thursday, February 27, at 6 p.m. at the SEACC Community Action Center (317 Castle St.) to provide a multi-media art experience. Aside from showcasing two short documentaries from Working Films’ “Coal Ash Stories,” folks will be able to see Lindquist’s ART installation “Smoke and Water: A Living Painting.” Community members can use the opportunity to learn about the impending cleanup of the Sutton Power Plant coal ash site as well. ing about in 2009. Set in the early 1960s, it told the story of White Southern racism from the point of view of the African American maids who cleaned their houses and raised their children. The program is free but for adults only, please, because of mature themes. You may BYOP (Bring Your Own Pop and Popcorn). The audience will also select their own winners from among this year’s Oscar nominees. The Library’s movie license permits the use of the movie title only on our own website, so check the online calendar at wwww.nhclibrary. org for more info. Justine Roach, jroach@nhcgov. com/910-798-6306. 201 Chestnut Street CF ENVIRONMENTAL FILM FORUM 3/20, 7pm: The Cape Fear Environmental Film Forum will host a day and a half worth of events that are free and open to the public. The schedule consists of four event blocks, each followed by panel and audience discussions. Forum takes place Fri., 3/20, 7-10pm, and Sat., 3/21, 10am-noon, 12:30-

3pm and 3:30-6:15pm. Through a mix of films and panel/audience dialogue addressing environmental issues and solutions, the Forum’s intent is to inspire and motivate participants to make a difference for the environment in their communities. Topics: green burials, reconnecting kids with nature and indiginous land struggles in the Peruvian Amazon. King Hall, UNCW campus.

UNCW, 601 S College Road BEHIND THE GARAGE Behind the Garage Series: Subversive Films & Experimental Music. Subversive films shown every Sunday at 8pm, followed by experimental musical guests. 8PM: Controversial, eye-opening and entertaining films & documentaries shown weekly. 10PM: Experimental, avant garde, noise, and other unclassfiable musical performances at 10. Hosted by Karl Tyler Perry. Juggling Gypsy Cafe & Hookah Bar, 1612 Castle St

kids’ stuff COMEDY KIDS 3/2, 4pm: Is your kid hilarious? Mr. Scooter is organizing improvisation and comedy games for ages 8 and older at Myrtle Grove Library. While they crack each other up, participants will also be creating and telling stories through dialogue, articulating ideas, working with peers, and developing their vocabularies. Free and you don’t have to register in advance. Scooter Hayes shayes@nhcgov.com 910-798-6393. Myrtle Grove Public Library, 5155 S. College Rd STOP ANIMATION FOR TEENS/TWEENS 3/10, 4pm: Teen Tech Week is March 8 to 14, and Anna Connelly and Tony Ventimiglia of the NHC

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Northeast Regional Library staff invite teens and tweens to work together on a stop frame animation film, using iPads. The finished product will be featured on the NHCLibrary Facebook page. The workshop is free but space is limited, so please preregister, www.nhclibrary.org. Anna Connelly aconnelly@nhcgov.com, 910-798-6372. NHC Northeast Library, 1241 Military Cutoff Rd. HAPPY LITTLE SINGERS 3/10, 9:45am: For Kids! Happy Little Singers - Music and Movement for children ages 6 months to 6 years. Learning through Song, Dance, Creative Play, and Instruments - so much fun for you and your little one! Drop ins welcome, please call or text ahead to 910777-8889. $10 per family. Hannah Block USO Community Arts Center, 120 S 2nd Street.

LEGO CHALLENGE 3/17, 3:30pm: Monthly Lego challenge at the Myrtle Grove Library is a fun way for Elementary School age kids to practice problem solving, creativity, critical thinking, visualizing three dimensional structures, communication, and motor skills! Participants may work alone or in teams. It’s free, thanks to the Friends of NHC Library. Make sure there’s space for your child by preregistering on the calendar atwww.nhclibrary. org or calling 910-798-6393.Contact Max Nunez, mnunez@nhcgov.com / 910-798-6393. 5155 S. College Rd. THEATRE NOW Children’s Theater Super Saturday Fun Time. Kid’s live adventure and variety show. Saturdays. Doors open att 3pm. $8/$1 off with Kid’s Club Membership. Drop off service available.Tickets: www.theatrewilmington.com or 910-399-3NOW

lectures/readings BOOK TALK 2/26, 11am: Book talk with Tony Rivenbark, “Images of America: Thalian Hall.” Thalian Hall is one of the oldest and most beautiful theaters in America. Forming the east wing of Wilmington’s iconic

3/3: PIPER KERMAN “Orange is the New Black” fans should gear up for the real Piper Kerman, who will head to UNCW to give a lecture about her book-turned-Netflix series.

She’ll discuss the women she met while serving time, and address topics like friendship and family, societal behaviors, and how the system provides little support after parolled. Admission is $10, and the lecture will be held at the Burney Center on campus, 601 S. College Road. city hall, this dual-purpose building has been at the center of the community’s cultural and political life since it first opened in 1858. Thalian Hall is the only surviving theater designed by John Montague Trimble, one of America’s foremost 19th-century theater architects. Latimer House, 126 S. 3rd Street IRISH HISTORY LECTURE 3/1, 2pm: Prepare for St. Patrick’s Day with an afternoon of Irish history, dance, music, and food! No advance reservations are being taken for this free public library program. Dr. Paul Townend will open

the program with an overview of the five big topics of Irish History: Who were the Irish? Ireland and the Vikings; the Scots-Irish; alcohol and the Irish; and the globalized Irish. Dr. Townend joined UNCW’s faculty in 2001, where he is Associate Professor of British and Irish History. Dr. Townend’s remarks will be followed by entertainment by Slainte, UNCW’s Irish Dance Club, and by the Port City Irish Band.

The Harp, an authentic Irish pub located at 1423 S. Third Street, will offer refreshments. Contact Teresa Bishop, tbishop@nhcgov.com / 910-7986371. NHC Northeast Library, 1241 Military Cutoff Rd. PIPER KERMAN LEADERSHIP LECTURE 3/3, 7pm: In the critically acclaimed memoirturned Netflix series Orange is the New Black, Piper Kerman recounts the year she spent in a correctional facility. Kerman’s book is a compelling and moving conversation about the women she met while incarcerated, raising issues of friendship and family, codes of behavior, and the almost complete lack of guidance for life after prison. Now, Kerman advocates for change in the prison system, speaking to groups that include federal probation officers, public defenders, and formerly incarcerated people. Admission: $10. UNCW, Burney Center, 601 S. College Road GOING GREEN BOOK CLUB 3/3, 6pm: “Comfortably Unaware,” by Dr. Richard Oppenlander. Books available at Old Books on Front St at discount to book club members. Old Books on Front St., 249 N. Front St. ABC’s WITH SUSAN Every Wednesday from 6:30-8pm, come and Make Art, Drink Beer, Eat Cookies with Susan. $5 per session includes all materials for one make-andtake craft. (beer additional cost). Purchase five classes for $20, great gift idea. Crafts will mostly be book-related, and involve recycled materials.

Old Books on Front St., 249 N. Front St. MEET COOKIE MOUSE 3/6, 7pm: We’ll read If You Give a Mouse a Cookie and then meet Cookie Mouse himself. Bring your cameras! Free. Barnes & Noble, 750 Inspiration Drive

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PRESERVATION TALK WITH BETH PANCOE The third Preservation Talk will occur on March 10th, and the speaker will be Beth Pancoe, President of SDI Construction, focusing on the restoration of the Temple of Israel. The lecture will take place at the Temple of Israel located at 1 South 4th Street. The restoration won a Preservation Award from Historic Wilmington Foundation in 2012.

MARYBETH RAY 3/16, 7:30pm: Marybeth Ray, captain of the MV

Southport ferry, will talk about her lifetime love of all things maritime as well as her career from deckhand to captain with the North Carolina DOT. Federal Point History Center, 1121 N. Lake Park Blvd.

FAMILY STORYTIME 3/21, 11am: Family Storytime: Edmund Unravels.

Edmund is ready to discover the wonders of the world and go on new adventures. Hands-on activities to follow. Free. Barnes & Noble Wilmington, 750 Inspiration Drive

classes/workshops HULA HOOP DANCE CLASS Learn to hoop with rockin music and a guaranteed danceable groove - if you love to dance, then you’ll love hoop dance! (Added bonus: an hour hooping can burn up to 600 calories!) No experience needed and hoops provided. Classes taught at the Community Center on Wednesday evenings, 6:30-7:30 pm by Suzi McLean. Suzi is a registered nurse with over 35 years experience in a variety of Healthcare settings and a lifelong passion for combining fitness with fun.suzimclean169@gmail. com to reserve your hoop; $5/person/class. Kure Beach Community Center, 118 N. 3rd Ave PRUNING WORKSHOP 3/1, 2pm-4pm. This workshop will involve some indoor instruction and outdoor demonstrations in the gardens. It is open to the public and there is no charge. NHC Arboretum, 6206 Oleander Drive BACK TO BASIC GARDENING 3/2, 9, 6pm: Need some help with that jungle you call a backyard? Pruning enough or too much? Bored at home on a dull winter’s evening? Come and learn some new gardening skills or refresh your old ones. Classes start February 23rd, Monday evenings from 6:00pm - 8:00pm at the Arboretum Auditorium, $10 per session or $50 for the whole series. Advance registration required, for more information call; (910) 798-7660.

New Hanover County Arboretum Auditorium, 6206 Oleander Dr. WINE AND PAINT WITH JAHDE 3/3, 7pm: A group paint lesson with Jahde and a glass of wine for $30. Call for reservation. Includes canvas, paint, glass of wine, paint lesson and fun. 910-833-5182. Bellas Bar LoCAL, 19 Market Street BEGINNING FENCING CLASSES Cape Fear Fencing Association, 6 weeks, beginning fencing class starts 3/3 at 6:30pm in the basement of the Tileston gym. Class will meet for approximately 1 hour on Tuesdays and Thursdays, All fencing equipment provided, students should wear

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loose fitting clothing and sneakers. Appropriate for ages 8 - 80. Cost is $50 plus a $10 membership to USA Fencing good until July 31, 2015. Taught by Internationally accredited instructor. Tileston Gym at St. Mary, 5th and Ann BLUEBIRD WORKSHOP 3/7, 9:15am: Join us for a free program on the Eastern Bluebird. Learn all about one of our area’s most vibrant songbirds, their habitat and food preferences, and how to attract them to your yard.

Nesting season is right around the corner! Wild Bird & Garden (Wilmington), 3501 Oleander Dr (Hanover Center)

donation: $10 suggested. Eastern Therapeutic Center, 3333 Wrightsville Ave, Suite M YIN AND YANG EQUINOX FLOW 3/20, 6:15pm: The Spring Equinox, where day and night are of equal length, brings with it a balanced harmony of both light and dark. Bid a warm farewell to Winter as Brittany guides you towards cultivating heat in the first half of class with a yang inspired flow! Afterwards, we will Spring into our yin portion where Taylor will guide you through delicious, deep stretches welcoming the new season and the new moon! Longwave Yoga, 203 Racine Drive #200

assorted beverages, live music, drawings for great prizes, and a chance to get an inside look into a rare London taxi cab provided by The British Taxi.

Come by, have a glass of wine, a few goodies and see what treasures are instore! The Treasure Chest Resale & Design Center, 1614 Market St. RAP CLUB 3/10, 3:30pm: Choose the beat! Write the lyrics! Record the song for NHC Library’s forthcoming Rap Club album! Why? Because it’s fun, and because research proves that playing with rhyme boosts reading skills. For kids ages 8 and up. Must pre-register using the online calendar atwww.nhclibrary.org, or by calling 910-798-6393, or by emailing Mr. Scooter at shayes@nhcgov. com. Myrtle Grove Public Library, 5155 S. College Road.

ORGANIC FARMING AND GARDENING 101 3/11, 7pm: Hear from local experts in the expanding organic farming scene in New Hanover County. Matt Collogan, educator and Ever heard of a blanket bee? Well, join in on the cause.

MAKE A BLANKET DAY organic farming advocate, and Evan Folds, New Hanover County Public Library will host ‘Make a 2/28, 10am: New Hanover County Public LiPresident of Progressive Gardens Inc., are strong advocates for small, organic farms, Blanket Day’ this Saturday at 10 a.m. and welcomes all brary invites quilters, knitters, crocheters, and fleece-crafters to drop in at this blanket bee, to backyard gardens and the use of innovative to drop in to help create blankets for children who are agricultural techniques. Come learn about create blankets for children who are seriously ill, ill, traumatized or in need. The event is in partnership traumatized or in need. All blankets and donated these environmentally friendly gardening ideas with Project Linus, which provides love, a sense of secumaterials will go to the New Hanover/Brunswick/ and how our backyard gardens can help to rity, warmth and comfort to children in need. Quilters, Pender chapter of Project Linus. Blanketeers may protect our coastal waters, wildlife and habicrocheters, knitters, and fleece-crafters are encouraged bring sewing machines and crafting tools, projtats. Join the discussion as experts bring life ects in progress, and kid-friendly cotton fabric, to coastal topics such as oyster farming, sea to bring tools and sewing machines, as well as fabrice yarn, fleece, or batting to work with or donate. level rise, gardening with native plants, and and yarn to donate. 1241 Military Cutoff Road.

Non-crafty volunteers are also welcome pressing issues such as Titan Cement and the to drop in for part or all of the blanket hardening of our coast. All presentations take bee. Patricia Dew, Myrtle Grove Library place at the Fred and Alice Stanback Coastal Edumanager, at 910-798-6328 orpdew@nhcgov.com. cation Center in Wrightsville Beach 7-8:30Pm. The Northeast Regional Library, NHC, 1241 Military Speakers Series is free to members with a sugCutoff Rd. www.projectlinus.org. gested $10 donation for non-members.Fred and Alice Stanback Education Center, 309 West Salis- AA SOBRIETY MEETINGS NC AZALEA FES SCHOLARSHIP PAGEANT Trudge through roadblocks rooted in past bury Street 3/14, 7:30pm: Junior high school students from trauma(s), regardless of cause. Discussion (closed area high schools compete in this annual ScholFAMILY EDUCATION WORKSHOPS meeting for those with a desire to stop drinking).

3/11, 3pm: Are you caring for a loved one with arship Pageant based on a private interview with Fellowship Center (next to Intergroup), 5901 Alzheimer’s or Dementia? Come to this free workjudges, evening gown competition and on-stage Wrightsville Ave. Wed. meetings, 7pm. shop to learn more about the causes and how to presentation. BB&T and the Azalea Festival Youth recognize the symptoms. We will also discuss MEETUPS FOR TEENS Committee (AFYC) sponsor the North Carolina Lower Cape Fear Hospice will host free MeetUps Azalea Festival Scholarship Pageant. The winner how to reduce stress during this difficult journey for Teens from 5-6:30 p.m. Wed, March 4, at Philand learn techniques to encourage your loved one is the recipient of the Beverly Anne Jurgensen lips LifeCare & Counseling Center, 1414 Physito share stories and memories of their past. Call Scholarship Award, named after the beloved Past cians Dr. Teens may attend one, two or all three Ann LaReau at 910-342-0455 or 910-470-2378 President of the North Carolina Azalea Festival. workshops. Pizza will be served. Meet other young for more information. Home Instead Senior Care, AFYC conducts fundraisers year-round to obtain people who have experienced the death of some2505 South 17th Street proceeds for the annual event and to present the one special. A permission form must be signed pageant. Kenan Auditorium (UNC Wilmington), HEALING CIRCLE: GUIDED MEDITATION by a parent or guardian. Pre-reg. mandatory. 910601 S. College Road 3/19, 5:45pm: Monthly Healing Circle for Animals.

796-7991. When leaving a message, please leave Enjoy a brief discussion about Energy & Holistic ADULT HISTORY BOWL your name, phone number and indicate the specific Healing benefits for pets. Christine will then lead 3/15: The Adult History Bowl sponsored by the program you wish to attend. www.lcfh.org or facea guided meditation and send distant healing for Lower Cape Fear Historical Society will be conbook.com/lcfhospice your beloved pets. You will have a chance to share tested on March 15th 2015. Teams of Adults are your healing intention for your pet. Please bring a MEET AND GREET being recruited for the competition. For more in3/6, 6pm: The Treasure Chest Resale & Design current photo of your pet. Do not bring your pet unformation contact John Golden at (910) 395-2014.

Center is hosting a grand opening Meet & Greet less you pre-arrange with Christine Love donation Latimer House, 126 South Third Street. 910-762featuring lite bites by Uprising Bakery, wine and donated to local animal rescue. Admission: Love 0492, www.LCFHS.org.

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RHA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES 3/18, 3pm: RHA Behavioral Health Services is a community-based provider, offering mental health and substance abuse services where individuals live and work. They strive to help clients to build natural support systems with family, friends and community relationships, rather than depending on clinics and rehabilitation centers. Adam Howell and Heather Fierce will explain the services and support RHA can offer adults and children with mental, emotional, and behavioral health needs. at this free informational program. For information about this program or for any information needs regarding health and wellness, please contact Consumer Health Librarian Mary Ellen Nolan atmnolan@nhcgov.com or 910-798-6307. Main Library, NHC, 201 Chestnut Street FAMILIES ANONYMOUS Thursdays, 7:30pm: A worldwide 12-step recovery fellowship has started a new group in Wilmington for families whose lives are affected by a family member’s use of mind-altering substances or related behavioral problems—especially helpful to parents struggling with an addicted child. Through meetings, literature and a caring fellowship, FA can help parents develop the skills to cope with this family disease and bring serenity back to their lives.

No dues or fees are required for membership. First names only are used at meetings to preserve individual anonymity. Advance notice is not necessary to attend a meeting. Visitors are welcome. 609238-0174 or email clark@milioti.com. Wilmington Treatment Center, 2520 Troy Dr. About the FA organization: www.familiesanonymous.org or 847294-5877 or 800-736-9805. All calls and contacts are confidential.

SCREEN GEMS STUDIOS TOURS Guests will get an insider’s look at the largest studio complex east of California and experience the rich history of EUE/Screen Gems and the films and television shows produced at the facility over the last three decades. Attendees will walk the 10-stage working lot have access to sounds stages and go behind the scenes of the CBS series “Under the Dome.” Guests will see a visual history of the NC film and television industry in the screening theater where many famous producers, directors and actors have reviewed footage of productions shot at the studio. Tours will be hosted on Saturdays and Sundays at 10 am, 12 noon and 2 pm weather permitting throughout the summer. Tours will continue throughout 2014 and beyond. Please check the tour hotline to confirm times throughout the fall and winter. 1223 23rd St. North $12 for adults; $10 for students and military personnel with an ID; $5 for children under 12. Admission is cash only at this time. (910) 343-3433 or http://studios. euescreengems.com/nc/tours.

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OVEREATER’S ANONYMOUS Wednesdays, Pine Valley United Methodist Church. OA is a 12-Step organization for anyone suffering from compulsive overeating, anorexia, bulimia, or any food/eating-related issue. We have helped thousands of people stop their self-destructive habits and start living healthy, rewarding lives.

There are over 30 meetings a week in the greater Triangle area. We have no dues, fees, or religious affiliations. Come and see how we can help you!

Call 919-406-9300, or visit us at www.triangleoa. org. 3788 Shipyard Blvd., Building B CAREGIVERS AND COFFEE Free monthly meeting on the third Friday of each month, 9:30am. Every day, staff and volunteers of Lower Cape Fear Hospice see the challenges faced by those caring for loved ones. Caregivers and Coffee was created to offer caregivers assistance and encouragement. Each month, LCFH will offer a Caregivers and Coffee session where caregivers can come, share their experiences, encourage each other and learn about valuable resources and support. Meetings will be facilitated by hospice staff, but will also feature topics selected by the group, including visits from other community organizations. Caregivers and Coffee will include informal conversations, learning opportunities and coffee. Chris Scott at 796-7927 or chris.scott@lcfh. org. Phillips LifeCare & Counseling Center, 1414 Physicians Drive PORT CITY PLAYWRIGHTS The Port City Playwrights’ Project will meet on alternate Saturday mornings at 11 a.m. Playwrights and screenplay writers at all levels of development are welcome. PCPP is currently planning Ages and Stages. This late March staged reading of members’ works will be followed by discussions with the audience. The location of the Saturday meetings is usually McAlister’s Deli, 740 South College Road, Wilmington, with occasional sessions at a member’s home. For additional information, email Executive Director Susan M. Steadman, Ph.D., at portcityplaywrightsproject@gmail.com or http://portcityplaywright.wix.com/pcpp.

TRANSGENDER SUPPORT GROUP Transgender Support Group, 1st Thurs./mo., 7-8pm. For more information please contact Therapist Nova Swanstrom: 910-343-6890. You must talk with Nova first before coming to a support group meeting!

GAMBLER’S ANONYMOUS MEETING Tues., 6:30pm: “Do you think you have a Gambling problem? Is gambling causing stress in your life? Do you often gamble recklessly until your last dollar is gone? Does gambling cause you anxiety?

There is help! Come join Wilmington Gambler’s Anonymous and take the first step to getting your life back in control.” Ogden Baptist Church, 7121 Market St. FOCUS ON YOU SUPPORT GROUP Aims to provide an emotionally safe space where women with cancer and their families can connect with others in the same situation. Women of Hope uses education to empower women through early detection and continuing support throughout their treatment. Survivorship Support Group is for female cancer patient who is in any stage of treatment. Caregiver Support Group is for anyone affected by a loved one’s cancer diagnosis. Meets 2nd/4th Thurs, 6:30-8pm. Friendly Community Baptist Church, 1730 US Hwy. 117, Burgaw. Penelope at penelope@womenofhopenc.org.

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THRIVE A Christ-Centered 12-Step Support group, helping people overcome “Hurts, Habits and Hang-ups.”

Thrive meets every Monday evening at 7pm at Life Community Church (LCC) inside Independence Mall. Large group begins at 7pm and men’s and

women’s small groups begin at 8pm The meetings are in the Extension, which is next to Sears and across from Branches Bookstore. Contact information: Pastor Jim Snider 910-791-3859 or www. lifecc.com. 3500 Oleander Dr. DOCTOR WHO WEDNESDAYS Come in to watch Doctor Who episodes every Wednesday night. Come in Cosplay, be a dork, be a geek, nerd out, but most of all be a Whovian!

Browncoat Pub & Theatre, 111 Grace Street ALZHEIMER’S ASSOC. SUPPORT GROUP For family caregivers. It’s not appropriate for people with dementia to attend. The group meets the fourth Monday of every month, 2pm. Free. Details: 399-5905 St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 16 North 16th Street AZALEA COAST EXECUTIVE NETWORK Meets the first Monday of each month at 5:30 pm for networking, dinner at 6 at Henry’s, 2508 Independence Blvd. Wilmington. Female business women networking and professional development.

Dinner is dutch $15; annual membership $24. Details 762-8562. Henry’s Restaurant Wilmington NC, 2508 Independence Blvd.

OCD/ANXIETY DISORDER SUPPORT GROUP 7pm: Building B. Group meets the first and third Thursday of each month. Open to adults 18 and older. Family members welcome. The first Thursday of each month is an educational presentation

by Dr.Savard. Third Thursday is member led. Free.

Details: 763-8134. Pine Valley United Methodist Church, 3788 Shipyard Blvd., Building B OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS MEETINGS OA is a 12-Step organization for anyone suffering from compulsive overeating, anorexia, bulimia, or any food/eating-related issue. We have helped thousands of people stop their self-destructive habits and start living healthy, rewarding lives.

We have no dues, fees, or religious affiliations.

Come and see how we can help you! Call 919-4069300, or visit us at www.triangleoa.org. Wednesdays at Pine Valley United Methodist Church, 3788 Shipyard Blvd., Building B CAPE FEAR CAMERA CLUB Club meets third Tues. each month, Sept thru June, 7pm at Cape Fear Community College, McCloud Bldg, room S002. www.capefearcameraclub.org CAPE FEAR KNITTERS Cape Fear Knitters, the Wilmington chapter of The Knitting Guild of America (TKGA) meets the third Sat. ea. month, 10am-noon. Gerri: 371-3556.

Judy: 383-0374.

CHADD Wilmington Area CHADD meets on the 2nd Monday of every month from 7:00-9:00 p.m. at the Pine Valley United Methodist Church, 3788 Shipyard Blvd., Building B. This free support group is open to a growing group of parents, grandparents and individuals affected by AD/HD who understand what it takes to face its daily challenges. Free. Pine Valley United Methodist Church 3788 Shipyard Blvd., Building B. http://www.WilmingtonCHADD.org PSORIASIS SUPPORT GROUP Meets the 2nd Sat. of month at Port City Java in Harris Teeter on College and Wilshire, 5pm. Christopher: (910) 232-6744 or cvp@yahoo.com. Free; meet others with psoriasis and get educated on resources and program assistance.

CAPE FEAR WEDDING ASSOCIATION Meet and greets the third Wed. ea. month. $25, members free. capefearweddingassociation.com YOUNG DEMOCRATS OF NHC Meet the 1st and 3rd Tues. ea. month at the downtown public library, third floor, 6:30pm. Ages 18-35.

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WILMINGTON MS SELF HELP GROUP MEET Meets the 2nd Thurs. ea. month at 7pm in the New Hanover Rehabilitation Hospital, 1st floor conference room, behind the Betty Cameron Women’s Hospital on 17th Street. Open to all with Multiple Sclerosis, family and friends. Handicapped accessible parking and meeting room. Affiliated with the Greater Carolinas Chapter of the National MS Society. Burt Masters, (910) 383-1368.

COUPON CLUB Wilmington Coupon Club meets monthly, second Monday, at 6pm Come exchange coupons and learn how to save money. www.wilmingtoncouponclub.com PFLAG PFLAG Meeting is first Mon/mo. at UNCW, in the Masonboro Island Room #2010, 7pm.

HOLLYWOOD LOCATION TOURS Tour one of America’s largest living film sets; historic downtown Wilmington. This fun-filled 90 minute walking tour will lead gue sts to actual movie & TV locations. Tours will depart Tues., Thurs., Sat. and Sun. afternoons at 2pm. Reservations are required, $12 for adults, $10 for seniors, students or military and children 6 or under are free. 910-7947177, www.HollywoodNC.com.

HENRIETTA III CRUISES An elegant, 3 tiered boat offering sight-seeing, lunch and dinner cruises, site seeing tours and a Sunset Dinner Cruise June-Aug. On the riverfront.

April-Oct: Narrated sightseeing cruises 2:30pm 1-1/2 hours Tuesday-Sunday, Narrated lunch cruises 12:00 noon 1-1/2 hours Tuesday-Saturday.

May-Oct: Murder Mystery Dinner Cruises, Tuesday & Thursday evening 2 hours 6:30 pm; Apr-Dec: Friday evening dinner cruises 2-1/2 hours 7:30 pm,

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THALIAN HALL TOURS In addition to a full schedule of performances, selfguided tours of the theater are offered Mon-Fri, 126pm, Sat 2-6pm. Guided tours by appt. 343-3664.

HOMEBREW COMPETITION Wilmington Homebrew Competition welcomes anyone who has a winning recipe to try and take home Best In Show! Plus, their beer will go on tap at Front Street Brewery, where they’ll have the opportunity to brew the winning recipe on Front

WILMINGTON TROLLEY Eight mile, 45 minute narrated tour aboard a nostalgic, motorized trolley. Downtown. 763-4483.

GHOST WALK 6:30pm & 8:30pm. Costumed guides lead visitors through alleyways with tales of haunted Wilmington. Nightly tours at 6:30pm and 8:30pm. Admission charge. Meets at Water & Market streets. Reservations required: 910794-1866; hauntedwilmington.com TOURS OF WWII SITES Wilmington author and military historian Wilbur D. Jones, Jr., now leads customized, personalized guided tours of World War II sites in Southeastern North Carolina. 793-6393 or History@wilburjones.com HORSE DRAWN CARRIAGE TOURS Narrated horse drawn carriage and trolley tours of historic Wilmington feature a costumed driver who narrates a unique adventure along the riverfront and past stately mansions.Market and Water streets. $12 for adults, $5 per child. (910) 2518889 or www.horsedrawntours.com

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3/1: DIVAS DRAG BRUNCH Folks looking to spice up Sunday brunch with a slew of colorful entertainment need not look further than TheatreNOW (19 S. 10th St.). On March 1, Wilmington’s very own Tara Nicole and her hot-to-trot drag performers will take over the stage from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Tickets to the show are $10, and brunch will be served a la carte by Chef Denise Gordon and her team. Eat, enjoy the music, and indulge upon one show not soon forgotten!

Street Brewery’s 10 Barrel Brewing System. Entry fee: $10 per entry – Make checks payable to Front St. Brewery. Drop off for Entries will begin Thursday, January 8th. Deadline for Entries is Wednesday, February 25th. Entries will be accepted at Front St. Brewery, 9 N. Front St., Wilmington, NC. Contact # (910) 251-1935. Entrants will receive an individual entry to the Award Ceremony at Ziggy’s

By The Sea (208 Market Street, Wilmington, NC 28401) AND entry into the VIP Homebrewers Bottle Share after the awards are announced. Spectator tickets will be available for $5 at Ziggy’s by the Sea. Local Band The Coastal Collective will also be performing. Medals will be awarded for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place in each category above, as well as one overall Best of Show award. The Best in Show beer will be brewed and distributed locally by the Front St. Brewery. Beers will be judged on Saturday, February 28th, with the awards ceremony being held Sunday, March 1st at Ziggy’s By The Sea from 3-7pm. Requirements: One 6-pack of 12-oz plain brown unmarked bottles or the equivalent, i.e., growlers, flip-tops, etc. If kegs are entered, all dispensing equipment must also be provided and will be returned. Each entry must include this completed form, and each bottle must have the below completed bottle forms cut out and attached with rubber band only. Entry forms: www.FrontStreetBrewery.com/public_events/ or via email by sending a message to FrontStreetBrewery@gmail.com.

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RAISE THE BARN 3/21, 6pm: In support of local farms and fisheries— a fine dining Farm-to-Table event. The event will include a tapas-style gourmet dinner prepared by ten of Wilmington’s renowned chefs, using locally grown and raised ingredients; as well as locally prepared desserts; open bar featuring local beer and wine; plus a specialty cocktail – Carolina Bourbon infused with Newberry’s Blueberries. In addition, there will be a silent auction, dancing, wagon rides, corn hole and more…. Stroll the grounds and enjoy the spectacular food, dancing and other activities taking place throughout the evening, while listening to the music of popular local band L SHAPE LOT. This elegant yet comfortable affair begins with cocktail hour, followed by a feast of locally sourced gourmet creations. Proceeds benefit the non-profit work of Feast Down East, connecting local smallscale farms to local markets and improving access to healthy foods in under-served communities.

Details: steigerwaldj@uncw.edu or 910-962-7105.

Admission: $80 per person or two for $150. Poplar Grove Plantation, 10200 US Hwy 17 N WINEDOWN WEDNESDAYS Free tasting of wine from around the globe. Every week hosted by a winery representative or vendor to teach you about the selections. All wines offered at a discount as well as an additional 10%off

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ROAST ON THE COAST 3/21, 7pm: The Junior League of Wilmington is pleased to host its second annual Roast on the Coast fundraiser on Saturday, March 21, 2015 at Cape Fear Country Club. Tickets for this premier oyster roast in the Wilmington area are $65 with tax, and include food, open bar, a silent auction, broadcasts of the NCAA basketball games, a live band, and more. There are still opportunities for businesses and individuals to sponsor this year’s Roast on the Coast. A sponsorship includes your entry into this special event. Contact us at 910799-7405 or info@jlwnc.org for more information.

All proceeds from Roast on the Coast help fund the Junior League of Wilmington’s many programs benefitting New Hanover County Schools. Cape Fear Country Club, 1518 Country Club Drive

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Wines can be ordered that night and we will schedule convenient delivery right to your door. We are looking forward to tasting with you! The Front Room @ Little Pond Caterers, 2016 Princess Place TASTING HISTORY TOURS Tasting History Tours of Pleasure Island; guided walking tours. From its beginnings as a tourist destination, the island has weathered destructive fires, tragic hurricanes, naval battles and more. Tasting History takes you through the streets of Carolina Beach and into a few of the restaurants to taste some of what the locals have to offer. Join us for an afternoon of interesting history and tasty eats. $32.50. tastinghistorytours.com. 910-622-6046.

PORT CITY SWAPPERS Port City Swappers is a monthly food and beverage swap where members of a community share homemade, homegrown, or foraged foods with each other. Swaps allow direct trades to take place between attendees, e.g., a loaf of bread for a jar of pickles or a half-dozen backyard eggs. No cash is exchanged, and no goods are sold. Diversify your pantry and go home happy and inspired while meeting your neighbors! facebook.com/PortCitySwappers.

WILMINGTON WINE SHOP Join us to sample five new delicious wines we’ve brought in just for our customers during Free Friday Wine Tasting, 5-8pm. Have a bottle or glass of your favorite with friends afterwards in our cozy shop or on the back deck. And beer lovers don’t fret, we’ve got a fridge full of craft and micro-brews. 605 Castle St. 910-202-4749. www.wilmingtonwine.net.

NONI BACCA WINERY Tasting room open seven days a week, 10am-9pm (Mon-Sat) and 12-5pm (Sun.). Taste a flight of 6 or 9 wines; over 70 made on premise to sample at any time, served by the glass or the bottle. • Thurs.-Sat.: Specials at the bar on glasses and bottles of wine that run all day, but the crowd begins to gather around 7pm. Craft beer selection, too.

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ARIES (Mar. 21–April 20): Lately your life reminds me of the action film “Speed,” starring Sandra Bullock and Keanu Reeves. In the story a criminal has rigged a passenger bus to explode if its speed drops below 50 miles per hour. In your story you seem to be acting as if you, too, will self-destruct if you stop moving at a frantic pace. I’m here to tell you that nothing bad will happen if you slow down. Just the opposite, in fact. As you clear your schedule of its excessive things-to-do, as you leisurely explore the wonders of doing nothing in particular, I bet you will experience a soothing flood of healing pleasure.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): One of the most dazzling moves a ballet dancer can do is the “fouetté en tournant.” The term is French for “whipped turning.” As she executes a 360-degree turn, the dancer spins around on the tip of one foot. Meanwhile, her other foot thrusts outward and then bends in, bringing her toes to touch the knee of her supporting leg. Can you imagine a dancer doing this 32 consecutive times? That’s what the best do. It takes extensive practice, and requires a high degree of concentration and discipline.

Paradoxically, it expresses breathtaking freedom and exuberance. You may not be a prima ballerina, Taurus, but in your own field there must be an equivalent to the “fouetté en tournant.” Now is an excellent time for you to take a vow and make plans to master that skill. What will you need to do?

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): If you’re a martial artist and you want to inject extra energy into an aggressive move, you might utter a percussive shout that sounds like “eee-yah!” or “hyaah!” or “aiyah!” The Japanese term for this sound is “kiai.” The sonic boost is most effective if it originates deep in your diaphragm rather than from your throat. Even if you’re not a martial artist, Gemini, I suggest that in the coming weeks you have fun trying out this boisterous style of yelling. It may help you summon the extra power and confidence you’ll need to successfully wrestle with all the interesting challenges ahead of you.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): The prolific and popular French novelist Aurore Dupin was better known by her pseudonym George Sand. Few 19th-century women matched her rowdy behavior. She wore men’s clothes, smoked cigars, was a staunch feminist, and frequented social venues where only men were normally allowed. Yet she was also a doting mother to her two children, and loved to garden, make jam, and do needlework. Among her numerous lovers were the writers Alfred de Musset, Jules Sandeau and Prosper Mérimée, as well as composer Frederic Chopin and actress Marie Dorval. Her preferred work schedule was midnight to 6 a.m., and she often slept until 3 p.m. “What a brave man she was,” Russian author Ivan Turgenev said, “and what a good woman.” Her astrological sign? The same as you and me. She’s feisty proof that not all of us Crabs are conventional fuddy-duddies. In the coming weeks, she’s our inspirational role model.

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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): It seems you’ve slipped into a time warp. Is that bad? I don’t think so. Your adventures there may twist and tweak a warped part of your psyche in such a way that it gets healed. At the very least, I bet your visit to the time warp will reverse the effects of an old folly and correct a problem caused by your past sins. (By the way, when I use the word “sin,” I mean “being lax about following your dreams.”) There’s only one potential problem that could come out of all this: Some people in your life could misinterpret what’s happening. To prevent that, communicate crisply every step of the way.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): In English and French versions of the word game Scrabble, the letter “z” is worth 10 points. In Italian it’s eight points. But in the Polish variant of Scrabble, you score just one point by using z. That let-

ter is rarely used in the other three languages, but is common in Polish. Keep this general principle in mind as you assess the value of the things you have to offer. You will be able to make more headway and have greater impact in situations where your particular beauty, power and skills are in short supply.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): “Learn all you can from the mistakes of others. You won’t have to make them all your yourself.” So said Alfred Sheinwold in his book about the card game known as bridge. I think this is excellent advice for the game of life, as well. And it should be extra pertinent for you in the coming weeks, because people in your vicinity will be making gaffes and wrong turns that are useful for you to study. In the future you’ll be wise to avoid perpetrating similar messes yourself.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “Love her but leave her wild,” advised a graffiti artist who published his thoughts on a wall next to the mirror in a public restroom I visited. Another guerrilla philosopher had added a comment below: “That’s a nice sentiment, but how can anyone retain wildness in a society that puts so many demands on us in exchange for money to live?” Since I happened to have a felt-tip pen with me, I scrawled a response to the question posed in the second comment: “Be in nature every day. Move your body a lot.

Remember and work with your dreams. Be playful. Have good sex. Infuse any little thing you do with a creative twist. Hang out with animals. Eat with your fingers. Sing regularly.” And that’s also my message for you, Scorpio, during this phase, when it’s so crucial for you to nurture your wildness.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): “Don’t worry, even if things get heavy, we’ll all float on.” So sings Modest Mouse’s vocalist Isaac Brock on the band’s song “Float On.” I recommend you try that approach yourself, Sagittarius. Things will no doubt get heavy in the coming days. But if you float on, the heaviness will be a good, rich, soulful heaviness. It’ll be a purifying heaviness that purges any glib or shallow influences that are in your vicinity.

It’ll be a healing heaviness that gives you just the kind of graceful gravitas you will need.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): “What I look for in a friend is someone who’s different from me,” science-fiction novelist Samuel Delany says. “The more different the person is, the more I’ll learn from him. The more he’ll come up with surprising takes on ideas and things and situations.” What about you, Capricorn? What are the qualities in a friend that help you thrive? Now is a perfect time to take an inventory. I sense that although there are potential new allies wandering in your vicinity, they will actually become part of your life only if you adjust and update your attitudes about the influences you value most.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): At the turn of the 19th century, Russian laborers constructed thousands of miles of railroad tracks from the western part of the country eastward to Siberia. The hardest part of the job was blasting tunnels through the mountains that were in the way. I reckon you’re at a comparable point in your work, Aquarius. It’s time to smash gaping holes through obstacles. Don’t scrimp or apologize. Clear the way for the future.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): The British rock band the Animals released their gritty, growly song “The House of the Rising Sun” in 1964. It reached the top of the pop music-charts in the U.S., Canada, U.K., and Australia and was a hit with critics. Rolling Stone magazine ultimately ranked it as the 122nd greatest song of all time. Yet it took the Animals just 15 minutes to record.

They did it in one take. That’s the kind of beginner’s luck and spontaneous flow I foresee you having in the coming weeks, Pisces. What’s the best way for you to channel all that soulful mojo?

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