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Need to know how to spend a festive July 4th? We have you covered, from Southport to Wilmington to Topsail.

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SNARKSTAR (N.) Someone well-versed in quippy and sarcastic comebacks.

Derived from the verb “snark,” originally used in Lewis Carroll’s 1876 poem, “The Hunting of the Snark.”

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Anghus dishes on the horror genre and finds the reboot of ‘Child’s Play’ a fun romp.

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LETTERS

BY SHEA CARVER

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ncore is turning 35 this week, (and, full disclosure, it’s my 20th year working for the publication—hold on a second while I grab another shot of tequila...). While some folks may not blink an eye at 35, well, according to science, we now have reached full brain maturity.

So how ‘bout that! Also, we can officially run for president (but who wants that job?)! We’re also pretty sure we’re getting early acceptance into AARP!

To celebrate we have a few things lined up this month that you, our lovely readers, will be able to enjoy and celebrate alongside us. First off, check out our new spiffy pages. Easy reading on local happenings and events have never looked finer. We want our fresh mid-30 vibes—sleek, streamlined, modern, edgy—to spread far and wide. Our new website design matches, too, at encorepub. com, so many thanks to Sage Island for giving us a facelift on the world wide web.

In our July 10 edition, we will have a special “35 and Fly” Deal of the Week. We’ve asked multiple institutions in town that have served ILM for at least 20 years to offer up limited half-priced gift certificates at en-

READERS RESPOND TO ANGHUS’ REVIEW OF ‘THE LONG SHOT’ OK, whatever your name is, it wasn’t “Casablanca.” But your over-the-top ranting and raving isn’t deserved. It’s a cute little romcom that is entertaining. Contrary to what they told you at film critic school, not every show needs to be Oscar worthy.

I’m a Theronaphile. While the part didn’t require Vanessa Redgrave acting skills, she did a very good job. If she invited me to the premiere, I would have been there. I even love her work on TV ads. So, yep, if she played the dog in “Sylvia,” I’d go to see her.

And Rogen did not just do his same old schlick, contrary to your lopsided view. He did look amazed when Field actually fell for him. And there’s nothing wrong with being a character that we recognize. Are you suggesting Rogen play Hamlet? SMH Wish you posted your name so I could press the delete key on your future reviews.

—Ric Bertolotti, posted online

[Ed. note: Anghus’ name is credited on all of his reviews, even online.]

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The third Friday this month, July 19 to be exact, we’re celebrating our summer art show at Coworx in The Cargo District—our homebase. It will feature four artists from our district’s businesses, including Tom Dorgan, Grace Brookshire, Ebbing Branding, and Caroline Heck. It’s free to attend, with wine from Mon Ame, beer from Waterline, music from the folks at Gravity Records, plus snacks from Pine Valley Market ... and birthday cake! Yay! Also, there will be paintings up for a silent auction, with monies benefiting Surfrider Foundation.

100 percent. I forced myself to stay for the entire movie and it was an effort. Films don’t have to be realistic and I can understand Seth douche Rogan loving it—he gets to kiss Charlize, but how did this script ever attract someone like Charlize Theron? Seth Rogan was fun and funny 15 years ago when I was 25 years old, but now I’m 40 and Seth is still doing his same boring, undergraduate shit-regaling stories of getting a semi-boner at the age of 12. Wow, he still takes drugs: so edgy and cool and funny.

Charlize is beautiful, and elegant, and a bona-fide movie star, but this film was a piece of garbage. As a comedy set in a political world, it felt like something written by a 17-year-old high school student wanting to be profound.

—Emily, posted online

LOL—you must love Bollywood, the Marx Brothers and “Pretty Woman.” I’ve seen this movie. Sitting here in a parking lot in sunny Alabama, the day after watching our senate pass the most restrictive anti-abortion bill on order to maybe take on Roe v Wade and knowing people who want to have kids can’t afford to, I’m glad to see a romantic comedy where the successful president candidate chose their spouse and the

The last week of July we will launch our newest program to add to encore’s ever-growing platforms. Not only do we put out the number-one weekly arts and entertainment magazine in ILM, we host three restaurant weeks a year (Wilmington in January, Pleasure Island in March, and Wrightsville Beach in October) and bring folks money-saving deals every week through encoreDEALS.com.

Next on our agenda: 910tix.com.

It will be an all-local ticketing platform for businesses, organizations, nonprofits, and individuals to post their tickets for the community-at-large to purchase. As well, it will be another go-to calendar to find out the best things to do and see and participate in across town. It will come with encore perks galore—for both users and venues that utilize it as their ticketing platform.

The first tickets to go on sale at 910tix. com will be early-bird tickets for our annual 12 Tastes (or more!) of Christmas, slated for Thursday, December 12. Tickets are $50 normally, but starting July 24, we will release a limited general admission amount for only $35 and limited VIP for $50 (normally $75). The tickets include tastings of bites and sips from over 30 eateries set up at the Brooklyn Arts Center in the midst of the holiday season. Carolers bring joy with seasonal songs, folks dress up to vie for best dressed according to the theme—“A Christmas Story”—and raffles are available throughout the night. Attendees also can vote for Best Bite, Best Sip and Best Decorated Booth, plus throw in their vote for the 2020 theme.

In other words, our mid-30s aren’t slowing us down. We hope you’ll stay along for the ride! Cheers!

environment.

LOL, we get real politics a lot here. I’m good with “The Long Shot.”

—C. Ford, posted online

CROSSWORD CONUNDRUMS I have been a huge fan of Encore for many years ... and still am! However, I am SO disappointed in the crossword puzzle this week.

I would always look forward to doing them.

THIS ONE is not the least bit interesting or challenging. Please go back to the old provider or one comparable! It is one of my weekly rituals that I hope I can still enjoy.

Thanks! Linda Burbank [Ed. note: We have gone back to the original provider—many thanks for your feedback!]

I really like doing the crossword in the magazine, but puzzles are being recycled. I can understand if they are puzzles used from a few years ago but this weeks puzzle was recycled from this year, maybe only a few months ago, this is not the first time this year either. I hope this is something that can be remedied.

—Eddy Johnson, Facebook

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WOUNDED

CITY

Dr. Kim Cook talks reparations for The Wilmington Ten and descendents of the massacre of 1898

T

he truth is sometimes very painful,” Dr. Kim Cook acknowledges. The professor in the sociology and criminology department at UNCW discusses with me her work with restorative justice. My two immediate takeaways are: 1) Restorative justice is far more encompassing than many people realize; and 2) it requires some very deep work for all involved.

Five minutes in the presence of Dr. Cook and it’s apparent she is interested in deep truth and deep work. She is focused on serious conversations about the power structure of the world, country, state and city we live in, and how they all evolved.

With a calm, gentle voice and serious but nurturing presence, she creates a sense of safety around her wherever she goes.

Then she brings up topics that cut right to the core of our daily lives. That’s what she does: look at the root connections in our daily lives—especially when they go terribly off track—and how, through restorative justice practices, we might be able to get things on a better track.

tem-wide use of harm, such as the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission demonstrated.

“It’s a strategy of creating a safe space for people to have conversations about the harms they’ve experienced as it relates to crime and injustice issues,” Dr. Cook explains. “Typically [within] the criminal legal system—when someone breaks the law—the question is: What law was broken and what punishment do they get?

With restorative practices, the question is a little different: Who was harmed and what do they need to feel whole again?”

Dr. Cook says the answer to that question literally comes from answers. “When somebody is harmed by a crime, it often creates an existential crisis. Why me? Why my house? Why my car? Why my property?

Why my being? My body?” she lists.

“‘If crime is about injury, then justice should be about healing’ and that comes from John Brathwaite, one of the intellectual leaders of the restorative justice field,” Dr. Cook notes.

However, only the person who committed such harm can really answer the questions. “So that creates a relationship between those two people,” Dr. Cook continues. “That relationship is a relationship based in that harm, and those answers often provide important information to the person who was harmed as they then go on their journey of healing.”

So, yes, restorative justice can address a specific crime, like robbery or homicide—or it can address a larger sys-

Dr. Cook directly works with people after a specific instance of harm has been committed. As she points out in our cur-

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rent legal system, someone who commits an act of harm goes before a judge, who is a stranger. They’re represented in court by a public defender, who is a stranger, or they’re prosecuted by a stranger.

“But they never have to have a conversation with the person [they hurt,]” she tells, “or have a reckoning over what they did to that person. In a restorative justice case, assuming everything goes smoothly—and I’ve seen it happen many times— the reckoning happens, the accountability occurs, when a person can no longer hide his responsibility or her responsibility behind a mask.”

Utilizing one of the tools of restorative justice, known as “Circle Process,” both parties, along with a restorative justice practitioner, sits in the same room. The practitioner mediates and facilitates.

“So we’re trying to create a safe environment for people to have a dialogue around the harm and a way to make up for it,” Dr. Cook explains. “Or at least attempt to make up for it.”

It is not easy, but it can be incredibly rewarding. The healing process actually speeds up when they get around to the conversation about what someone needs

FINDING A PURPOSE Dr. Kim Cook of UNCW wants to start a Truth and Reconcilliation Commission and seek restorative justice in New Hanover County.

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to feel whole again. Dr. Cook has witnessed it first hand.

“The person who was harmed says, ‘I just needed an apology and I’ve received it, so I’m good now.’ And that was pretty amazing when it happened,” she tells.

Dr. Cook is interested in larger community-wide restorative justice practices.

In the spring she was part of a group of “Community Conversations,” which focused on implicit racial bias in our school system. During the 2018 holiday season, WECT reported on a specific instance wherein a first-grade black child was the only kid in the classroom who didn’t receive a present from her teacher.

“It was a leverage point for dialogue about racial bias,” Dr. Cook remembers, “a particularly implicit bias. When the teacher realized she didn’t give a gift to

the only black child in her class, she was mortified.”

Dr. Cook notes support from the school system was positive. Teachers and administrators showed up to talk, listen and learn.

“Conversations were framed around taking the opportunity to talk and to collectively find solutions, which were put into a report that was given to the New Hanover County School Board,” Dr. Cook says.

DETAILS RESTORATIVE JUSTICE FOR NEW HANOVER COUNTY Upcoming schedule of events available on their FB page @RJforNHCNC

Dr. Cook put forth recommendations for responsible parties with access to school-aged children be required to take an implicit bias training class—one of the more widespread use of restorative practices. “It’s a deliberative approach to hiring teachers of color, too,” Dr. Cook tells.

“Representation matters, and it doesn’t only matter to children of color, it matters to white kids to see teachers of color in positions of authority in their lives.”

“So, yeah, I think it’s time for Wilmington to have a Truth and Reconciliation Commission to decidedly and deliberately address harms done specifically to the black communities in town—and with an eye toward making amends and reaching a strategy of repairing the harm.”

The most high profile example of a Truth and Reconciliation Commission was chaired by Archbishop Desmond Tutu in South Africa following the end of apartheid.

A larger community project surrounding restorative justice could include two major events in ILM: the massacre of 1898 and The Wilmington Ten from the early ‘70s.

The two are connected.

“We have seen commissions in Rwanda, and the process in Greensboro, in my home state of Maine, with regard to the schools for indigenous children—which were horrifying,” Dr. Cook acknowledges.

As Larry Thomas likes to say,”You can’t really understand The Wilmington Ten until you understand 1898.” The Wilmington Ten is the name given to 10 people arrested and falsely convicted of

arson during the upheaval surrounding the integration of New Hanover’s public schools. That is a condensed version of the events that included the National Guard occupying Wilmington. The Ten were pardoned by Governor Perdue just before she left office.

“We can have a truth and reconciliation process around 1898 and it can incorporate 1898 and The Wilmington Ten because the modern impact of the massacre has never gone away,” Dr. Cook explains. She observes if we begin the process around The Wilmington Ten, when discussing the city at the time, the ramifications of 1898 would emerge and be inescapable. “I think if we were to do one for 1898, The Wilmington Ten would automatically, would naturally, come to the surface as a consequences.”

Dr. Cook also calls the commission one that could be illuminating if done correctly. The pieces needed to make it happen are varied.

“It would have to have a panel of facilitators that would include people who understand restorative practices and are committed to them,” she tells. “It would have to be a group of people representative of our community and the people directly impacted by 1898—particularly, people harmed. So descendants of the victims would be important to incorpo-

rate into the commission. Then we would have to have a set protocol of hearing the voices of those who were harmed and voices of those who want to take responsibility for the harm.”

The question remains: How do we make that happen? Either the City of Wilmington or New Hanover County Government needs to appropriate funding first, then create a commission.

“They have to make sure they have the resources to do this well,” Dr. Cook adds. “For example, if the descendants of Alex Manley—editor of The Daily Record, which was fire-bombed during the massacre of 1898—chose to participate, at the very least, their travel expenses should be covered.”

Though I would very much like to see a Truth and Reconciliation Commission for 1898, the need to have one for The Wilmington Ten feels more pressing personally. We already have lost four members of the Ten. We still have a chance to hear from the remaining members and also from the perpetrators who were alive at the time. Also, we can hear from members of the citizenry impacted by the events.

“It’s all part of the same social setting,” Dr. Dr. Cook acknowledges. “It’s all part of the same social context. This city is a wounded city.”

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NEWS OF THE WEIRD NICHE MARKETING Say you have a new baby. Say you’re overwhelmed with love and sleep deprivation, and say you’ve been auditioning names for months, to no avail. Future Perfect, a web startup, will happily accept your $350 fee to “email you a customized list of names” to choose from, plus 15 minutes of phone time with one of its consultants. “Working your way through thousands of alphabetized names can be a useful exercise for some,” the website explains, “but the lists we provide are personalized, hyper-curated and unique to each client’s

specific criteria.” They’ll even help you name your pets! WABC reports that Future Perfect offers less-expensive packages as well, such as a $100 “namestorming session.”

[WABC, 6/11/2019]

OOPS As members of New Life Baptist Church in Advance, North Carolina, prepared to merge with a nearby congregation, they removed the handmade steeple from their building, intending to return it to church member Mike Brewer, who made it. But a passerby who saw the steeple at the curb on June 5 thought it was intended for garbage pickup and took it home, sparking a different kind of steeplechase, according to the Winston-Sa-

lem Journal. Church pastor Matthew Pope called it a clear misunderstanding: “The person assumed we were throwing it out.

She ... didn’t want it to go to the dump.” The unwitting steeple thief saw a post about the missing structure on Facebook from Pope’s wife and returned the steeple five days after its disappearance. [Winston-Salem Journal, 6/15/2019]

AWESOME! In Saint Petersburg, Russia, motor enthusiast Konstantin Zarutskiy unveiled his newest creation in early May: a Bentley Continental GT sedan refitted with heavy-duty rubber tank treads instead of regular tires.

He calls the resulting vehicle “Ultratank” and is hoping to get permission from the local government to drive the car on city streets.

Zarutskiy tells EuroNews his Ultratank is very easy to drive, although creating it took him seven months as he faced a number of technical challenges. We’d like to see him parallel park it. [United Press International, 6/13/2019]

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Hundreds of divers set a Guinness World Record on June 15 at Deerfield Beach, Florida, where they met to perform an underwater cleanup. Fox35 reported that 633 divers collected 9,000 pieces of debris on the ocean floor during the event, which was organized by Dixie Divers. The previous record, 615 divers, was set in the Red Sea of Egypt in 2015. [Fox35, 6/16/2019]

German Instagram “influencers” Catalin Onc and Elena Engelhardt have faced a digital dressing-down after they set up a GoFundMe page requesting donations for a bike trip to Africa. They want to raise about 10,000 Euros for the jaunt, but some people aren’t on board. Onc and Engelhardt live with Onc’s mother, who supports them by working at two jobs, the Independent reported. They posted on their Instagram page: “Some will just tell us to get jobs, like everyone else and stop begging. But when you have the impact we do on others’ life (sic), getting a job is not an option. A normal job at this point would be detrimental.”

Commenters let loose on the couple: “Get a job and treat your mum, she shouldn’t be funding her grown son to wander the world like a lost boy.” And “You’re not impacting anyone’s life, you are just a couple of freeloaders trying to get holidays paid for by mugs.” [The Independent, 6/17/2019]

BOLD!

BRIGHT IDEAS

Francesco Galdelli, 58, and Vanya Goffi, 45 — otherwise known as the Italian Bonnie and Clyde — were arrested on June 15 at a luxury villa in Pattaya, Thailand, after years of avoiding Italian authorities for various scams and frauds. The Telegraph reported that Galdelli had confessed to posing as George Clooney and opening an online clothing business “to trick people into sending money.” The two would also sell fake Rolex watches online, sometimes sending packets of salt to their customers instead of wristwatches. Clooney testified against the couple in 2010, but they fled Italy before being arrested there. Galdelli was arrested in Thailand in 2014, but soon escaped after bribing prison guards. The pair will be returned to Italy for trial. [The Telegraph, 6/16/2019]

A Domino’s pizza delivery driver in London was the unwitting victim of a prank on June 6 when he tried to deliver four large cheeseburger pizzas to Buckingham Palace, for “Elizabeth.” At the security gate, he was stopped by two armed police officers, who checked to make sure the queen had not, indeed, ordered the pies. “The next thing the copper said was, ‘Sorry, sir, Elizabeth is the name of the queen — and she lives at Buckingham Palace. I think someone is winding you up,” a source told The Sun. The original phone order had promised cash payment at delivery. Store manager Zsuzsanna Queiser said the “pizzas seemed to go down pretty well with the police officers on duty. Next time, Your Majesty.” [The Sun, 6/10/2019]

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my house,” Kurt told the Great Falls Tribune.

He is suing Alcor for $1 million in damages and an apology — plus the return of his father’s head. “I want people to know what’s going on,” he said. For its part, Alcor says its contract was with Laurence Pilgeram and that it met that agreement. The company contends Kurt is trying to get the life insurance money that paid for Alcor’s services.

The trial is expected to begin in 2020 in California. [Great Falls Tribune, 6/7/2019]

Laurence Pilgeram, who died in 2015 in California, paid Alcor Life Extension Foundation $120,000 to preserve his body indefinitely at minus 196 degrees Celsius in the hope of being brought back to life in the future. But a month after his death, his son, Kurt Pilgeram of Dutton, Montana, received a box containing his father’s ashes. The company sent all but the elder Pilgeram’s head, which is stored in liquid nitrogen at its facility in Arizona. “They chopped his head off, burned his body, put it in a box and sent it to

In the Colombian city of Buenaventura, violence and corruption are on the rise, and after the shocking June 1 murder of a 10-year-old girl, the local bishop devised a plan to purge the city of evil. Monsignor Ruben Dario Jaramillo Montoya will perform a mass exorcism, and to help him, he has enlisted the National Navy, which will fly a helicopter over the city to distribute holy water on its inhabitants. The ritual is scheduled in mid-July during annual patron saints festivities. “We want to ... see if we can exorcise, drive out these demons that are destroying the port,” the bishop told Caracol Radio.

[Caracol Radio, 6/10/2019]

OUR NATIONAL

BY MARK BASQUILL

D

awn broke early and well over the Cape Fear River one morning last week before the sun officially rose on the circus—the 2020 presidential campaign season—and just before our beloved Fourth of July tourists hit town. Dawn is beautiful every morning I have the privilege to wake up and greet it, partly because the sun rises on Democrats, Republicans, Libertarians, Democratic Socialists, tourists, locals, even Ol’ 45.

After my morning workout, I stopped for a cup of what should be our national beverage at my favorite coffee shop on Market. I ordered a medium Black Mountain brew and bagel, and waited by the accessories counter to observe the crowd.

“He’s abusing email and social media, and making it difficult for everybody to get work done,” said the woman sitting in the booth by the window. She was in her late 20s or early 30s, enjoying one of those morning creamy coffee-house specialty drinks that old guys my age call “milkshakes.”

“Just ignore him,” her friend said. “Handling distractions is part of everyone’s job.”

Her friend sat opposite, drinking what resembled actual coffee.

As I looked at the many people chatting, working on laptops, turning the coffee shop into an office suite this pre-Independence Day week, I recalled how the vibrant café is a proud part of our nation’s political history. It served as an early office for political activist and organizer Billy Rinehart.

The public gathering space helped Billy and his committed crew of Wilmington citizens turn Barack Obama’s “Yes, We Can!” into “Yes, We Did.” I wondered if any of the hard-working, early-morning folks were aware of that historical fact, or were politically aware and active.

“But,” the woman persisted with more passion, “he’s dangerous. It’s irresponsible not to pay attention.”

All I wanted was a cup of coffee and to keep my dawn workout mojo. I didn’t want to hear about the poor woman’s dangerous coworker. I’m tired of psychopath next-door stories.

“I know.” Her friend leaned forward. The man was about the same age as his friend,

BEVERAGE The political importance of coffee-shop banter broad-shouldered, articulate and fit, with reddish brown hair. When he leaned forward, I recognized the insignia as the 30th Engineers Unit on the back of his tee. The young Army veteran continued. “It’s like America is living a four or eight-year episode of ‘The Apprentice.’”

“Eight!” said the woman. “He needs to be impeached ... now.”

I hoped my coffee and bagel would arrive quickly. Part of me is sure Ol’ 45 actually wants to be impeached. He is an attention hog. He may be thinking if he were impeached and got re-elected in the same year, it would be awesome! He would prove slicker than Slick Willie and trickier than Tricky Dick. The process might destroy the Republic but think about the ratings! “Winning!”

“Look,” the man said. “Don’t get me wrong, I disagreed with almost every policy of Barack Obama.”

“How could you possibly?” the woman protested.

“I’m Libertarian,” the Army veteran interrupted. “I encourage you to read Milton Friedman. I could go into the details about Obama’s latent Marxist tendencies and naïve foreign policy, but at least he was a real president.”

My coffee and bagel arrived. I wanted to ask to join their discussion, but I was late for work. I nodded and encouraged them to keep the faith. I walked to the car and hoped that new generations of politically active keyboard warriors would cut through the virtual anonymity and still meet for coffee face-toface like these two citizens. Americans met in coffee houses after the Boston Tea Party in 1773 to frame the revolution. Only those loyal to the petty narcissism of the crown and opposed to the values of our Republic stayed in the safety of their homes and drank tea. Coffee probably should be our national beverage.

I started the engine and savored my Black Mountain. The words of the intelligent Army veteran echoed in my head, “At least he was a real president.”

Huzzah to you, sir!

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TWICE THE MUSIC Singer-songwriter Kaycie Satterfield will play Flytrap Brewing on July 3 and at Juggling Gypsy on July 4 with Sarah Jordan.

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WEDNESDAY, JULY 3 Open Mic Night w/ Bob Sarnataro (5:30pm; Free) —Tidal Creek Co-Op, 5329 Oleander Dr., #100

—ARRIVE Wilmington, 101 S. 2nd St.

Music Bingo w/DJ Sherri ‘So Very’ (7pm; Free)

Kickoff w/ Randy McQuay (6pm; Free)

—Local’s Tavern, 1107 New Pointe Blvd.

The Jared Show (8pm; Free; Alt Hip-Hop, Acoustic) —Burnt Mill Creek, 2101 Market St., Unit 7

Gruff Goat Comedy Showcase (8pm; Free) —Waterline Brewing Company, 721 Surry St.

Wine Time Karaoke (9pm; Free)

—The Sailfish, 2570 Scotts Hill Loop Rd.

Red White & Bluegrass (6pm; Free) —Pier 33, 10 Harnett St.

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

—Varnish Ale & Spirits, 23 Market St.

Kaycie Satterfield and Sarah Jordan (6:30pm; Free)

Extreme Music Bingo w/Party Gras (10pm; Free)

—The Juggling Gypsy, 1612 Castle St.

—Fox & Hound, 920 Town Center Dr.

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

Clay Whittington (8pm; Free) —Tails Piano Bar, 115 S. Front St.

North 4th Neighborhood Soul Party (7pm; Free)

FRIDAY, JULY 5

Carmen Lagala (7pm, 9:30pm; $15; Comedy)

Ocean City Jazz Festival (5pm; $60)

—Palate, 1007 N. 4th St. —Dead Crow Comedy, 265 N. Front St.

Jazz Night with James Jarvis (8pm; Free)

Live Music in the Alley (7pm; Free)

—Ocean City Community at North Topsail Beach, 2649 Island Dr.

Rock and Rage Wed (10pm; Free)

—Rebellion NC, 15 S. Front St.

Music on the Patio (5pm; Free)

—Katy’s Grill and Bar, 1054 S. College Rd.

Throwback Thursday Karaoke w/ DJ Camo

—Hotel Ballast, 301 N. Water St.

Thunderosa, Bandolero, St. Clones (8pm; Cover TBD)

Empire Strikes Brass (10pm; Cover TBD)

(8pm; Free)

—The Palm Room, 11 E Salisbury St.

Soul Xchange (9pm; $5) —The Juggling Gypsy, 1612 Castle St.

THURSDAY, JULY 4 Fourth of July ft. The Beehive Blondes (4pm; Free)

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

Open Mic Comedy (8pm; Free) —Dead Crow Comedy, 265 North Front St.

Mike O’Donnell (8:30pm; Free; Live Requests) —Reel Cafe, 100 S. Front St.

Empire Strikes Brass (10pm; Cover TBD) —The Palm Room, 11 E. Salisbury St.

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Wilmington Big Band (6pm; $2-$9) —Airlie Gardens, 300 Airlie Rd.

Hey Johnny Park (6:30pm; Free; Foo Fighters) —Ligon Flynn Parking Lot, 20 S. Second St.

Trivia w/Party Gras Entertainment (7pm; Free) —Beau Rivage, 649 Rivage Promenade

Sunset Cruise with Acoustic Music (7pm; $30) —Wilmington Water Tours, 212 S. Water St.

Randy McQuay (7pm; Free; Acoustic, Soul) —Cloud 9 Rooftop, 9 Estell Lee Pl.

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—Bottega, 723 N. Fourth St.

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

The Love Language (9pm; $12) —Bourgie Nights, 127 Princess St.

Blue Footed Boobies and The Orange Constant (9pm; Cover TBD) —The Palm Room, 11 E. Salisbury St.

Groove Fetish (10pm; Cover TBD) —The Whiskey, 1 S Front St.

Dot.s (8pm; $5) —The Juggling Gypsy, 1612 Castle St.

Wes Sayer (9pm; Free; Singer-songwriter) —Pour Taproom, 201 N. Front St., Suite G101

Emily Musolino (9:30pm; Free; Rock, Soul)

SATURDAY, JULY 6 Music on the Patio (12pm; Free) —Hotel Ballast, 301 N. Water St.

Robert Cellucci (3pm; Free; singer-songwriter) —Wrightsville Bch Brewery, 6201 Oleander Dr.

Ocean City Jazz Festival (5pm; $60) —Ocean City Community at North Topsail Beach, 2649 Island Dr.

Samuel Hatch (6pm; Free; Acoustic) —Pilot House, 2 Ann St.

Sunset Cruise with Live Acoustic Music (7pm; $30) —Wilmington Water Tours, 212 S Water St.

Carmen Lagala (7pm, 9:30pm; $15; Comedy) —Dead Crow Comedy, 265 N. Front St.

The Cut (8pm; Free; Dance Rock) —The SeaWitch, 227 Carolina Beach Ave. N.

Just Yesterday (90’s Grunge) (8pm; Free) —Buffalo Wild Wings, 5533 Carolina Beach Rd.;

Live Music: Folkstone Stringband Duo (9pm; Free) —Pour Taproom, 201 N. Front St., Suite G101

The Beehive Blondes: All-American Summer Dance Party (9:30pm; Free) —Tails Piano Bar, 115 S. Front St.

Audacity Brass Band (10pm; $10; New Wave)

WEDNESDAY, JULY 10 Open Mic Night w/ Bob Sarnataro (5:30pm; Free) —Tidal Creek Co-Op, 5329 Oleander Dr. #100

Music Bingo w/DJ Sherri ‘So Very’ (7pm; Free) Wine Time Karaoke (9pm; Free) —Varnish Ale & Spirits, 23 Market St.

serving over 22 craFT beers • all abc perMiTs

THURSDAY, JULY 11 Broccoli Brothers Circus (10:30am; $5; family) —Kenan Auditorium, 601 S. College Rd.

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

Live On The Loop! Summer Music Series (6pm; Free) —The Sailfish, 2570 Scotts Hill Loop Rd.

Elliot Humphries (4pm; Free; singer-songwriter) —Salty Turtle Beer Company, 103 Triton Ln.

Back of the Boat Tour (4pm; Free) —Bluewater Grill, 4 Marina St.

Ocean City Jazz Festival (5pm; $60) —Ocean City Community at North Topsail Beach, 2649 Island Dr.

On Sale: Long Beach Dub Allstars, July 21, 3pm The Jared Show, every other Wed., 7 pm

Randy McQuay July 19 8pm

L Shape Lot Duo, August 2, 8pm Benny Hill’s Sunday Jazz Jam, 7-10pm

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

Phil and Mark (6pm; Free) —Rucker John’s, 5564 Carolina Beach Rd. —Bellamy Mansion, 503 Market St.

Your neighborhood drafthouse with a menu full of lowcountry favorites.

Join us for a hot meal and a cold pint.

40 BEERS ON TAP

—Cloud 9 Rooftop, 9 Estell Lee Pl.

#TAPTUESDAY...THE BEST DAY OF THE WEEK: $3 SELECT PINTS & TEAM TRIVIA

Marc Siegel (7pm; Free; Guitar) —Platypus & Gnome Restaurant, 9 S. Front St.

Sunset Cruise with Live Acoustic Music (7pm; $30) —Wilmington Water Tours, 212 S Water St.

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

Homegrown Trivia with Travis (7:30pm; Free)

Outdoor Concert Series

THURSDAY, JULY 4 ACCESS 29 FRIDAY, JULY 5 DAVE’S NOT HOME SATURDAY, JULY 6 THE BIGGIN’S BAND

—Varnish Ale & Spirits, 23 Market St.

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Trivia from Hell’s (7:30pm; Free)

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

—Ocean Front Park, 105 Atlantic Ave.

Sunset Cruise with Live Acoustic Music (7pm; $30)

FREE PARKING

—Wilmington Water Tours, 212 S. Water St.

ON OUR LOT

Music Trivia (7pm; Free) —The Rusty Nail, 1310 S. 5th Ave.

Trivia from Hell’s (7:30pm; Free) —Hell’s Kitchen, 118 Princess St.

TUESDAY, JULY 9 Jennylynn (6pm; Free; Singer-songwriter) —Rucker John’s, 5564 Carolina Beach Rd.

Open Mic w/ Hourglass Studios (6:30pm; Free) —Goat & Compass, 710 N. Fourth St.

Trivia w/Sherri ‘So Very’ (7pm; Free) —Local’s Tavern, 1107 New Pointe Blvd.

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—Wrightsville Bch Brewery, 6201 Oleander Dr.

Kure Beach Boogie in the Park (5pm; Free)

MONDAY, JULY 8

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

Bryan Toney (6pm; Free; singer-songwriter)

Josh Lewis (7pm; Free; singer-songwriter)

—Wrightsville Bch Brewery, 6201 Oleander Dr.

Tuesday 1/2-price wine bottles

—Fox & Hound, 920 Town Center Dr;

SUNDAY, JULY 7 Reggae Sunday w/ Paleo Sun! (3:00 pm; Free)

Monday Mules $5

Extreme Music Bingo w/Party Gras (10pm; Free)

Jazz at the Mansion (6:30pm; $10-$18)

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

2101 MarkeT sT uniT 7 (910) 599-4999

—Local’s Tavern, 1107 New Pointe Blvd.;

—The Whiskey, 1 S. Front St.

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

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

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> > > THURSDAY

$3.75 Red Oak Draft $4.00 Wells 65¢ Wings, 4-7pm

$3.75 Hay Bale Ale

> > > Tuesday $3.75 Sweet Water $4.00 Absolute Lemon Drop

> > > WEDNESDAY $3.75 Wicked Weed $4.00 Margaritas

> > > FRIDAY $3.75 Pint of the Day $4.00 Fireball

> > > saturday $4.00 Green Tea

> > > SUNDAY $5.00 Bloody Marys & Mimosas

N. Water Street & Walnut street, Downtown Wilmington 910-762-4354

KARAOKE

w/DJ Damo, 9PM

2 KILLIANS • $400 MAGNERS

$ 50

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8:00 P.M. • PRIZES! • $250 YUENGLING DRAFT $ 50 3 FIREBALL SHOTS

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www.RuckerJohns.com VISIT WWW.RUCKERJOHNS.COM FOR FRIDAY MONDAY DAILY SPECIALS, MUSIC & EVENTS Cosmopolitan $4.50 Select Appetizers 1/2 Off after MONDAY 5pm in bar and patio areas Watermelon Martini $6.50 DAYSeasonal Big Domestic22oz.

Draft Domestic Beers $2 Draft SamALL Adams Blue Pool Martini $6$5 Pizzas Bottles $3 TUESDAY TUESDAYSATURDAY Jack Be Chill $7.50 1/2 Off SelectLIVE Bottles of Wine IN THE JAzz BAR 22oz Deschutes Black Butte Absolute Dream $5 Bottles Half Price ofPorter Wine $5.50 $ 50 NC CraftAbsolut Bottles $3 5 • Pacifico 2 Willow Wit Dream $22oz Weeping WEDNESDAY Beer $5.50 WEDNESDAY 1/2 Off Nachos after 5pm 22oz $ 50 Edward Teach Peach in bar andMiller patio Light areas Pints

THURSDAY in bar and patio areas

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

Island Sunsets 5 SATURDAY Baybreeze/Seabreeze $4 THURSDAY 22oz. Blue Moon Draft $3 $3.00 Select Domestic BottlesPBR$216oz cans $3.00 Coors Light SUNDAY $6 Redbull and Vodka Bloody Marys $4, Domestic $ 50 100 S. FRONT ST. Pints 1 910-251-1832 Hurricanes $FRIDAY 5 $3.00Road, Michelob Ultra LIVE MUSIC in the5564 courtyard Carolina Beach $5.00 Lunazul Tequila on Friday & Saturday(910) 452-1212 All Floors open MONDAY SATURDAY $2.75 Domestic $3.50 Select Drafts $3 Miller Lite $4 Fireballs! $3.50 Modelo $4 Smirnoff Lemon Drop shots TUESDAY $5 Raspberry Smirnoff w/mixer $3.50 Local Draft Brew All Floors open

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(Foothills Hoppyum IPA, Red Oak)

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$5 Jameson

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BREAKFAST BUFFET 9:00 A.M. - 2:00 P.M. • $4 MIMOSA’S

1 Coronoa/

$ 50 $5.50 Wheat Domestic Pints $1.50Lite Bottles 2 Corona $ SUNDAY Corona/Corona Lt. $2.50 Margaritas/Peach Margaritas 4 Margaritas on the Rocks $4.50 All Flat Breads $6 after 5pm

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

SUNDAY

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

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LOCAL RHYTHMS Rhythm of the River at the BAC on July 12 will feature encore readers’ best male musician Travis Shallow (featured far left), Striking Copper and Jake Newman, to benefit benefit New Hanover County Schools Music Programs.

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—Hell’s Kitchen, 118 Princess St.

Red Zeppelin (6:30pm; Free; Led Zeppelin Tribute)

Rhythm of the River (7pm; $17-$20)

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

FRIDAY, JULY 12

—Fox & Hound, 920 Town Center Dr.

Randy McQuay (5pm; Free; Acoustic, Soul)

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

—Hotel Ballast, 301 N. Water St.

—Wilmington Water Tours, 212 S. Water St.

—Bottega, 723 N. Fourth St.;

Perpetual Groove and Marvelous Funkshun

LCAC Concert: On the Border (7pm; $10)

Lauds w/ Rosemary & Pinky Verde (8pm; $7)

—Leland Cultural Arts, 1212 Magnolia Village Way

—Bourgie Nights, 127 Princess St.

David Dixon (9pm; Free; singer-songwriter)

Ron & Luis (7pm; $30; Acoustic Duo)

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

—Wilmington Water Tours, 212 S. Water St.

Masonboro Sound (9:30pm; Free)

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

Open Mic Comedy (8pm; Free) —Dead Crow Comedy, 265 N. Front St.

Mike O’Donnell (8:30pm; Free; Live Requests) —Reel Cafe, 100 S. Front St.

(5pm; $25-$30) —Greenfield Lake Amp., 1941 Amphitheater Dr.

Music on the Patio (5pm; Free) —Hotel Ballast, 301 N. Water St.

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—Ligon Flynn Parking Lot, 20 S Second St.;

—Brooklyn Arts Center, 516 N. 4th St.

Sunset Cruise with Live Acoustic Music (7pm; $30)

Jazz Night with James Jarvis (8pm; Free)

—Hell’s Kitchen, 118 Princess St.

OUT WEST Todd Snider will bring his storytelling music to Elkin’s Reeves Theater on July 18.

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

7/6: The Martha Bassett Show w/ Claire Holley 7/18: Todd Snider with Molly Thomas

NEIGHBORHOOD THEATRE N. DAVIDSON ST., CHARLOTTE, NC (704) 358-9298 7/3: Scowl Brow, Green Fiend and more 7/9: Party Nails and more 7/12: Panteon Rococo and Night Glitter 7/18: XYLO

THE FILLMORE

820 HAMILTON ST., CHARLOTTE, NC (704) 916-8970 7/5: Gov’t Mule 7/11: Natural Wonder (Stevie Wonder Tribute) 7/12: The Connells

THE FILLMORE UNDERGROUND

820 HAMILTON ST., CHARLOTTE, NC (704) 916-8970 7/12: I Love the 2000s w/ DJ Fannie Mae 7/13: Road to Grungefest 7/14: Aterciopelados

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

AROUND THE

REGION

7/16: Charley Crockett and Esther Rose 7/18: Doom Flamingo

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

7/4: Carolina Waves Showcase (back) 7/7: Wand and Dreamdecay (back) 7/9: Suzie Vinnick, Wyatt Easterling, more (back) 7/9: Yeasayer and Steady Holiday 7/11: Sonic Afternoon and more (back) 7/12: Heat Preacher, Little Hustle, Gray Young and more (back) 7/12: The Love Language, Skylar Gudasz and Reese McHenry 7/13: Cold Cream, DE()T, Sneakers Award (back) 7/15: Aterciopelados 7/15: Night Glitter and Lacy Jags (back)

RED HAT AMPHITHEATER

500 SOUTH MCDOWELL ST., RALEIGH, NC (919) 996-8800 7/11: Rob Thomas

7/12: Mystery Skulls, Phangs and Snowblood 7/16: Hop Along and Kississippi 7/18: Chris Webby, Jarren Benton, Locksmith and Ekoh

PNC ARENA

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

KOKA BOOTH AMPITHEATER 8003 REGENCY PKWY., CARY, NC

1400 EDWARDS MILL RD., RALEIGH, NC (919) 861-2300 7/7: New Kids on the Block, Salt N’ Pepa, more

(919) 462-2052 7/9: Latin History for Morons: John Leguizamo 7/6: NC Symphony: Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture 7/12: NC Symphony: The Music of Chicago 7/19: Paul Scheer, Jason Mantzoukas and 7/13: “Weird Al” Yankovic with NC Symphony June Diane Raphael

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

7/5: The Clarks 7/6: Second Helping: The Lynyrd Skynyrd Show 7/10: The New Mastersounds 7/13: Grass Is Dead & Songs From the Road Band 7/14: Yellowman

THE ORANGE PEEL 101 BILTMORE AVE., ASHEVILLE, NC (828) 398-1837

7/12: Trial by Fire (Tribute to Journey) 7/13-14: Trae Crowder, Drew Morgan, Corey Ryan Forrester 7/15: Hop Along, Floating Action and Kississippi 7/19: Billy Joel Tribute The Stranger with Mike Santoro

MORE UPCOMING LIVE MUSIC July 19: Randy McQuay July 21: Long Beach Dub Allstars with The Aggrolites & Mike Pinto August 2: L Shape Lot Duo August 16: Randy McQuay

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ROCK N REGGAE Inner Circle heads to ILM for Port City Reggae Fest.

Photo by Larry Marano

BY SHANNON RAE GENTRY

“W

e don’t like life, we love life,” Inner Circle’s Ian Lewis says of his band’s 50-year run in reggae. “It’s simple, there ain’t no complexity to it.”

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Like the blues, Lewis says reggae music should be like a Picasso—painted in different hues of colors and influences. The Jamaican quintet has been around since the mid ‘70s— picking up Grammys, playing alongside reggae legends like Bob Marley and Peter Tosh, and opening a prominent recording studio (Circle

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7/4 ENTANGLED DREAMS 5-7PM MAC AND JUICE QUINTET 7-9PM

Port City Que BBQ, 6-9pm 7/5 BIG AL’S TRADITIONAL 7-9PM BLUEGRASS JAM

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WilmyWoodie Pizza, 6-9pm

7/6 LIVE MUSIC Pepe’s Tacos, 6-9pm

7-9PM

7/7 JUSTIN CODY FOX DUO 4-6PM 2Bros Coastal Cuisine, 3-6pm

721 Surry Street Wilmington waterlinebrewing.com

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

Wine & cider are available.

DETAILS PORT CITY REGGAE MUSIC & ART FESTIVAL Inner Circle, Edge Michael, Signal Fire, Of Good Nature, Danglin & Sons Of Paradise Greenfield Lake Amphitheater 1941 Amphitheatre Dr. Tickets: $30-$50 greenfieldlakeamphitheater.com Free! • FB event page

House Studios) throughout their tenure—yet Lewis and company are still evolving with the world around them.

“It’s an exciting time; the internet has put creativity back in the music because now you don’t need the right friends to get the music exposed,” Lewis elaborates. “It’s the perfect time to rediscover ourselves. . . . When you travel as much as we do and you look around, it’s easy to see the world changing.”

Inner Circle recently released a video for “Light My Fire,” an animated music video directed by Upsetta, to celebrate 50 years. They also will travel next to headline Wilmington’s Port City Reggae Music & Art Festival on Saturday at Greenfield Lake Amphitheater. Also featuring Edge Michael, Signal Fire, Of Good Nature, and Danglin & Sons Of Paradise, the feel-good festival of social consciousness and roots reggae music will have comedy from Ali Coleman and live painting by artist Cammeron Batanides.

“I don’t think Wilmington has heard reggae music like ours,” Lewis notes. “It’s mixed with a

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WHATCHA GONNA DO?

lot of different influences. . . . because reggae music is inclusive, it’s always been that way. . . .

If you understand the history of Jamaica (basically we were colonized by the British) and the Jamaican bands were born out of that colonization…”

There was a cross-cultural sharing and shifts between the English and Jamaican sounds and pop culture—from rock and American “boogie-woogie music” to even ska. Reggae continues to change and shift as it makes its way worldwide.

Inner Circle celebrates 50 years of reggae at festival

“This one song, ‘Beautiful Things,’ is about finding a rose in the garden and a rose is a beautiful thing but if you squeeze it too hard then you get stuck,” Lewis explains. “So beautiful things “Now we in the 2000s and you have 25 or 30 often have protection built into it. Life is a beauwhite reggae bands flipping again from script, tiful thing and we need to protect it, and it’s doing reggae their way,” Lewis says, “which is coming from the inside of us.” not a negative thing because in Jamaica we nevReggae and the lifestyle associated with it er know prejudice of the skin—though we know is almost impenetrable by the negativity of the prejudice of class. But, ultimately, we are one.” outside world. While Inner Circle continues to One of Inner Circle’s most famed tracks is 1987’s “Bad Boys” (“One Way”), which was re-released in 1993 and served as the themesong for the TV show “COPS” and the hit movie franchise by the same name, starring Will Smith and Martin Lawrence. Lewis says the song will return to 2020’s “Bad Boys III” soundtrack. Lewis wrote the song about that mystique of growing up and not knowing what real life can throw your way.

“When I wrote [‘Bad Boys’], it was about a teenager living during a rebellious time when you think you’re a man and everything is for you,” he details, citing one well-known line which evolved from “What you gonna do when life [changed to ‘they’] comes for you.” “‘They’ means you have to answer to somebody,” Lewis continues. “During that time in Jamaica, people were going through a revolution. Rastafarian, to me, is not a religion, it’s a lifestyle; what you eat, what you believe in, it’s founded in nature. . . . Some people turn it into rocket science, man, but it isn’t—it’s how much you care for your fellow person.”

Lewis continues to write new songs about his experiences and perspectives, as well as human nature and respect for others. Finding common ground and love is key where there is fear of the unknown and of others.

carry the good vibes and philosophies of Rastafari and reggae music, Lewis says that doesn’t mean everything is “hunky-dory.” Even Bob Marley’s feel-good lyrics “everything little thing is going to be alright” doesn’t mean everything is OK, but rather everything will work out in the end.

“The theme of that whole movement was love,” Lewis explains. “It was a very good scene and the kids of that era felt that theme, and it’s the same thing with reggae music: that ‘one love’ vibe.”

“The narrative will always be expressed by negative people to try and change certain things,” he continues. “We simple: we just like playing music and being with people. All this racism is just a stupid thing that should never have been there but if you don’t talk about it then you won’t find common ground.”

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GALLERY art exposure!

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

ArtExposure is celebrating 10 years! Mary Ann Rozear is showcasing “The Shapes of Memories, from North Carolina to Maine” If you haven’t been to ArtExposure, please, take a drive to see us. You won’t regret it!

ART IN BLOOM GALLERY

210 Princess St. • (484) 885-3037 Tues. - Sat. 10am - 6pm (or by appt., Sun. and Mon.) aibgallery.com

Art in Bloom Gallery is in a renovated 19th-century horse stable and presents an eclectic mix of original art by emerging and established artists. View “Chasing Shadow and Light: New Art by Brian Evans, Dianne Evans and Mark Gansor” featuring three artists working in a variety of mediums. Brian and Dianne are ceramic artists who play with light and shadow on three dimensional surfaces in their functional and decorative pottery. Mark is a landscape painter using textured surfaces to capture fleeting moments caught in the light. The exhibit continues through July 21, 2019. Art in Bloom Gallery is open until 9 pm on Fourth Friday Gallery Nights including June 28.

ART OF FINE DINING

www.aibgallery.com

In addition to our gallery at 210 Princess Street, Art in Bloom Gallery partners with local businesses to exhibit original art in other locations. Current Art Exhibits include:

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Mon. – Fri. 10am - 12:30 pm, 1:30 pm - 4 pm Open other hours and weekends by appointment cjafricanart.com

African art: Museum quality African Art from West and Central Africa. Traditional African art for the discerning collector.

Current exhibition: Yoruba beadwork and Northern Nigerian sculpture. Appraisal services, curatorial services and educational exhibitions also available.

Over 30 years experience in Tribal Arts. Our clients include many major museums.

NEW ELEMENTS GALLERY

271 N. Front St. • (919) 343-8997 Tues. - Sat.: 11am - 6pm (or by appt.) newelementsgallery.com

Be transported to another place, time, or vacation by this show featuring two artists that are gifted oil painters of two separate genres.

Angie Sinclair creates sublime memories of figures in pools with water refracting bodies and light, while Janet Triplett sends us a postcard landscape from the past or future with the perfect sunset, sunrise, or afternoon spent in the sun. Come be a part of our “Sea Dreams.”

WILMA W. DANIELS GALLERY

“TWENTY-TWO by THIRTY—From the flat 200 Hanover St. files of GAYLE TUSTIN” is a selection of mixed (bottom level, parking deck) media artwork all in the size of 22-inches-by- Mon.-Fri., noon-5pm 30-inches at PinPoint 114 Market Street. http://cfcc.edu/danielsgallery Mixed media pieces vary with acrylic and Randy McNamara lives in Hampstead, oil paint, graphite, collage, sgraffito, sewing, where he maintains a studio and teaches found objects, birch bark, India ink, sailing painting at the Leland Cultural Arts Center. charts, and more. Meet the artist at a cham- Previously, he lived in L.A., exhibiting his pagne toast and reception, Tuesday, July 30, work at Gallery 825 and various other venues 5:30-6:30 pm—free and open to the public with in the region. While at University of Kansas, complimentary champagne and appetizers. he discovered and named an isozyme of wild The art exhibit continues through September sunflowers. His background in biology has 23, 2019. influenced his work primarily through the use “Asylum: Collages by Elizabeth Darrow” is of biomorphic forms and the notion that evon display at Platypus & Gnome, 9 S. Front erything functions within an interconnected Street. Darrow enjoys working with color, re- matrix of infinite elements in flux. A puzzle peating patterns and embedding humor (and being assembled, disassembled and reasangst) into her work. The exhibit continues sembled for eternity.

His work employs acrylics and paper apthrough September 30. plied to canvas in a painterly manner with an interest in color, rich surfaces and the conundrum of the center.

311 Judges Rd., Unit 6-E • (910) 794-3060

CHARLES JONES AFRICAN ART

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BE A DOLL Mark Hamill voices Chucky, the doll from hell, who comes to murderous life in the new film.

Photo courtesy of Orion Pictures

BY ANGHUS

M

y biggest complaint these days is how weirdly safe and sanitized everything feels.

There aren’t a lot of movies challenging or pushing their respective genres into new places. Horror films in particular have become boring. Every so often we get something entertaining, like Jordan Peele’s overrated-but-entertaining “Us.” Most of the time it’s a regurgitated “Conjuring” or a spinoff.

Horror films used to be ugly and reveled in the putrid, violent and dark landscapes through which they allowed audiences to wade. The genre is far removed from the heyday of the ‘70s and ‘80s when, on any given weekend, hunting dumb teenagers with Freddy, Jason, Michael Myers, Pinhead, Candyman and a dozen other super creeps could be had, with gruesome, bloody murder becoming a marginally entertaining formula.

It was in this bloody, fertile crescent of horror that produced “Chucky,” the living doll that becomes possessed with the soul of a criminal and starts killing people in the 1988 classic “Child’s Play.” It was a perfect blend of laughs and screams that spawned a half-dozen sequels and a few terrible imitators. No one would accuse the franchise of being masterpieces of modern cinema,

DETAILS CHILD’S PLAY

Directed by Lars Klevberg Rated R, 1 hr. 30 min.

Starring Aubrey Plaza, Mark Hamill, Gabriel Bateman but they were extremely entertaining and filled with a lot of laugh-out-loud moments.

Like everything else nowadays, Chucky has been rebooted in 2019’s “Child’s Play,” which tinkers with the premise and achieves some of the cheap thrills of the original series. Andy (Gabriel Bateman) is a young kid dealing with the brutal realities of poverty. His mom (Aubrey Plaza)

MAKING THE is a minimum-wage slave, trying to balance being a single, working mom. She seizes an opportunity at work and grabs one of the coolest toys for kids: A computerized smart-doll named “Buddi.” Unfortunately, the doll has been tampered with and had all safety protocols removed by a sadistic factory worker. Instead of Andy getting a new best friend, he gets an obsessive, super-creepy sidekick who chokes cats and plays jokes with butcher knives.

It’s a nice modern-day setup for the franchise. The idea of a virtual best friend becoming a murdering nightmare has a lot of potential for a cheesy horror movie. While not as entertaining as the original, the new “Child’s Play” manages to create some really good scares and a lot of laughs. The material is appropriately played, with a tongue firmly planted in its plastic cheek. 2019’s Chucky (voiced by Mark Hamill) isn’t quite the scene-stealer or iconic fictional murder doll as the original. There’s an unsettling design to the doll that makes him appear more visually creepy rather than infused with overzealous personality as done with the original Chucky. 2019’s version leans into the expressionless, wide-eyed gape of a soulless toy.

The cast is equally deadpan, never really devolving into the kind of scream-queen

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‘Child’s Play’ reboot is pure exploitation and fun melodrama normally found in this kind of schlock. There are shallow attempts at introducing a few ancillary characters to the mix, but they’re all the kind of stock meat bags required to give the real star of the movie someone to stab. They might as well list them in the credits as “Potential Victim.”

The film achieves a kind of Tim and Eric-style awkward comedy that works perfectly for a movie about a killer robot toy.

There are genuinely uproarious moments of absurdity in the film that will be appreciated by those who can laugh at the insanity of dramatic scenarios featuring a homicidal toy.

Folks looking for something deeper or some “Black Mirror”-like dissertation on the impact of technology on our kids should keep looking. “Child’s Play” is pure exploitation—silly, bizarre and ultimately forgettable. It isn’t exactly an upgrade but does just enough to make the cut.

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DINING

GUIDE

OCEANIC

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BLUEWATER WATERFRONT GRILL

Enjoy spectacular panoramic views of sailing ships and the Intracoastal Waterway while dining at this popular casual American restaurant in Wrightsville Beach. Lunch and dinner are served daily. Favorites include jumbo lump crab cakes, succulent seafood lasagna, crispy coconut shrimp and an incredible Caribbean fudge pie. Dine inside or at their award-winning outdoor patio and bar, which is the location for their lively Waterfront Music Series every Sunday April - October. Large parties welcome. Private event space available. BluewaterDining.com. 4 Marina Street, Wrightsville Beach, NC. (910) 256-8500.

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

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Wrightsville Beach ■ FEATURING: Waterfront dining ■ MUSIC: Music every Sunday in Summer ■ WEBSITE: bluewaterdining.com

CAM CAFÉ

CAM Café, located within the CAM delivers delightful surprises using fresh, local ingredients. The café serves lunch with seasonal options Tuesday through Saturday, inspired “small plates” on Thursday nights, an elegant yet approachable dinner on Thursday and brunch every Sunday. Look for a combination of fresh, regular menu items along with daily specials. As part of dining in an inspiring setting, the galleries are open during CAM Café hours which makes it the perfect destination to enjoy art of the plate along with the art of the museum. 3201 S 17th St. (910) 777-2363.

■ SERVING LUNCH, BRUNCH & DINNER: Hours: Tuesday - Sunday 10am - 2 pm; Thursday evening, 5pm-9pm ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ WEBSITE: camcafe.org

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ELIJAH’S

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

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Sun-Thurs 11:3010:00; Friday and Saturday 11:30-11:00 ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Downtown ILM; kids menu

HENRY’S

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

Henry’s serves up American cuisine at its finest that include entrees with fresh, local ingredients. Come early for lunch, because it’s going to be packed. Dinner too! Henry’s Pine Room is ideal for private functions up to 30 people. 2508 Independence Boulevard, Wilmington, NC. (910) 793.2929.

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

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ FEATURING: Daily blackboard specials.

■ WEBSITE: henrysrestaurant.com

NICHE

Niche Kitchen and Bar features an eclectic menu,

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a large wine list, and a warm and inviting atmosphere.

Close to Carolina Beach, Niche has a great selection of dishes from land to sea. All dishes are cooked to order, and Sundays features a great brunch menu!

Niche’s heated covered patio is perfect for anytime of the year and great for large parties. And their bar has a great assortment of wines, even offered half off by the glass on Tuesdays-Thursdays. Open Tues. Sun. 11 a.m. - 10 p.m. Reservations are encouraged and can be made by calling 910-399-4701.

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

- 10 p.m.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: South Wilmington ■ WEBSITE: nichewilmington.com

PINE VALLEY MARKET

Pine Valley Market has reigned supreme in servicing the Wilmington community for years, securing encore’s Best-Of awards in catering, gourmet shop and butcher. Now, Kathy Webb and Christi Ferretti are expanding their talents into serving lunch in-house, so folks can enjoy their hearty, homemade meals in the quaint and cozy 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: pinevalleymarket.com

THE TROLLY STOP

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

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

Check our website trollystophotdogs.com for hours of operations, specific store offerings and telephone numbers, or contact Rick Coombs, 910-297-8416, rtrollystop@aol.com We offer catering serving 25-1000 people. Franchises available.

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER ■ LOCATIONS: Wilmington, Fountain Dr. (910) 4523952, Wrightsville Beach (910) 256-3921, Southport (910) 457-7017, Boone, NC (828) 265-2658, Chapel

Hill, NC (919) 240-4206 ■ WEBSITE: trollystophotdogs.com

ASIAN CANDLE NUT RESTAURANT

Candle Nut Restaurant makes all of its food from scratch using recipes passed down generations following Indonesian-Asian traditions. We use fresh turmeric, galangal, ginger, candle nuts, lemon grass and lime leaves to provide your meal with rich flavor. Many of our famous signature dishes such as Beef Rendang, Sweet Soy Eggplant, Javanese Chicken Soup and Chili Sambals, are unique in flavor and found only at Candle Nut Restaurant. We also offer delicious Vegetarian and Vegan options. Check our website, Facebook and other social media sites. Located at 2101-1 Market Street, near Port City Java and Burnt Mill Creek Bar. For reservations, and take out: Phone: 910-399-2054 ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Tues.-Thurs.

11am-3 pm, 5pm- 9 pm; Fri. & Sat. 11am-10pm; Sun. 11am-9 pm. Closed Monday.

■ FEATURING: Try our lunch specials from 11am – 3 pm for $7.99. Tuesday & Wednesday unwind with our wine special for $4.00/glass.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ WEBSITE: candlenutrestaurant.com

INDOCHINE RESTAURANT

If you’re ready to experience the wonders of the Orient without having to leave Wilmington, join us at Indochine for a truly unique experience. Indochine brings the flavors of the Far East to the Port City, combining the best of Thai and Vietnamese cuisine in an atmosphere that will transport you and your taste buds. Relax in our elegantly decorated dining room, complete with antique Asian decor as well as contemporary artwork and music. Our diverse, friendly and efficient staff will serve you beautifully presented dishes full of enticing aromas and flavors. Be sure to try such signature items as the spicy and savory Roasted Duck with Red Curry, or the beautifully presented and delicious Shrimp and Scallops in a Nest. Be sure to save room for our world famous desert, the banana egg roll!

We take pride in using only the freshest ingredients, and our extensive menu suits any taste. After dinner, enjoy specialty drinks by the koi pond in our Asian garden. Located at 7 Wayne Drive (beside the Ivy Cottage), (910) 251-9229.

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Tues.- Fri. 11 a.m.2 p.m.; Sat. 12 p.m. – 3 p.m. for lunch. Mon.- Sun. 5 p.m. – 10 p.m. for dinner.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ WEBSITE: indochinewilmington.com

NIKKI’S FRESH GOURMET

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

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Mon.-Thurs., 11am

BITES EUROPEAN TRAVEL MEETUP Tues., July 23, 6 p.m.

Sample some of Europe’s best food, beer, and wine, while discussing your Eurpoean adventures. Hosted by a group on meetup.com.

Wrightsville Beach Brewery, 6201 Oleander Dr. 10pm; Fri.-Sat., 11am-11pm; Sun., 12pm-10pm. Last call on food 15 minutes before closing.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Downtown ■ WEBSITE: nikkissushibar.com

OKAMI JAPANESE HIBACHI STEAK HOUSE

We have reinvented “Hibachi cuisine.” Okami Japanese Hibachi Steakhouse is like no other. Our highly skilled chefs cook an incredible dinner while entertaining you on the way. Our portions are large, our drinks are less expensive, and our staff is loads of fun. We are committed to using quality ingredients and seasoning with guaranteed freshness. Our goal is to utilize all resources, domestically and internationally, to ensure we serve only the finest food products.

We believe good, healthy food aids vital functions for well-being, both physically and mentally. Our menu consists of a wide range of steak, seafood, and chicken for the specially designed “Teppan Grill.” We also serve tastebud-tingling Japanese sushi, hand rolls, sashimi, tempura dishes, and noodle entrees. This offers our guests a complete Japanese dining experience. Our all-you-can-eat sushie menu and daily specials can be found at okamisteakhouse.com! 614 S College Rd. ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Mon.-Thurs., 11am 2:30pm / 4-10pm; Fri., 11am-2:30pm / 4pm-11pm; Sat., 11am-11pm; Sun., 11am-9:30pm ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ WEBSITE: okamisteakhouse.com

Shrimp! In addition to sushi, we offer a full Pan Asian menu including curries, noodle dishes, and the ever-popular Crispy Salmon or mouth-watering Kobe Burger. Inspired features change weekly showcasing our commitment to local farms. Full bar including a comprehensive sake list, signature cocktails, and Asian Import Bottles. 33 S. Front St., 2nd Floor (910) 763-3172.

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

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

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

■ WEBSITE: www.yoshisushibarandjapanesecuisine.com

YOSHI

THEATRENOW

Yoshi Sushi Bar and Japanese Cuisine offers something the greater Wilmington area has never seen before. We are seeking to bring true New York Style Sushi to Wilmington, with classic sushi and sashimi, as well as traditional rolls and some unique Yoshi Creations.

We offer a variety of items, including Poke Bowls and Hibachi - and we also are introducing true Japanese Ramen Bowls! Come try it today! 260 Racine Dr, Wilmington 28403 (910)799-6799 ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Sun. 12pm-11pm, Mon.-Thurs. 11am-10pm, Fri.-Sat. 11am-11pm ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown

BAGELS ROUND BAGELS Round Bagels and Donuts features 17 varieties of New York-style bagels, baked fresh daily on site in a steam bagel oven. Round offers a wide variety of breakfast and lunch bagel sandwiches, grilled and fresh to order.

Round also offers fresh-made donuts daily! Stop by Monday - Friday, 6:30 a.m. - 3 p.m., and on Sunday, 7:30 a.m. - 2 p.m.

■ SERVING BREAKFAST & LUNCH ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ FEATURING: Homemade bagels, cream cheeses,

donuts, sandwiches, coffee and more ■ WEBSITE: roundbagelsanddonuts.com

DINNER THEATRE 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 ■ FEATURING: Dinner shows, jazz brunches, ■ WEBSITE: theatrewilmington.com

SZECHUAN 132

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

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

YOSAKE DOWNTOWN SUSHI LOUNGE

Lively atmosphere in a modern setting, Yosake is the delicious Downtown spot for date night, socializing with friends, or any large dinner party. Home to the never-disappointing Shanghai Firecracker

• Wings • Salads • • Sandwiches • Seafood • • Steaks • Ribs • Chicken • Pasta •

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FONDUE THE LITTLE DIPPER

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

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

IRISH THE HARP

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

bar featuring favorite Irish beers and whiskies. We are open every day for both American and Irish breakfast, served to noon weekdays and 2 p.m. weekends. Regular menu to 10 p.m. weekdays and 11 p.m. weekends.

Join us for trivia at 8:30 on Thursdays and live music on Fridays – call ahead for schedule (910) 763-1607.

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

■ WEBSITE: harpwilmington.com

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

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

SLAINTE IRISH PUB

THE ITALIAN BISTRO

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

■ WEBSITE: facebook.com/slaintemj

ITALIAN

ANTONIO’S

The Italian Bistro is a family-owned, full-service Italian restaurant and pizzeria located in Porters Neck.

They offer a wide variety of N.Y. style thin-crust pizza and homemade Italian dishes seven days a week!

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

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

8211 Market St. (910) 686-7774

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

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Porters Neck ■ WEBSITE: italianbistronc.com

SLICE OF LIFE

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

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

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown, Downtown and Wilmington South.

■ FEATURING: Largest tequila selection in town!

■ WEBSITE: grabslice.com

MEXICAN ZOCALO

Zocalo Street Food and Tequila brings a modern version of cooking traditional Mexican street food through perfected recipes, with excellent presentation.

Zócalo was the main ceremonial center for the Aztecs, and presently, it is the main square in central Mexico City. It bridges old school tradition with a twist of innovative cooking. Zocalo also has weekly events, such as their margarita and food tasting every Monday, 5-8 p.m., and a live taco station every Tuesday , 5-8 p.m.

Live Latin music Is showcased every other Saturday and Sunday brunch begins at 10 a.m. Be sure to try

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Zocalo’s wide selection of the best tequilas! Owned and operated locally, locations are in Wilmington and Jacksonville, NC. Take out and delivery available through most apps.

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

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

SANDWICHES J. MICHAEL’S PHILLY DELI

The Philly Deli celebrated their 38th anniversary in August 2017. Thier first store was located in Hanover Center—the oldest shopping center in Wilmington.

Since, two more Philly Delis have been added: one at Porters Neck and one at Monkey Junction.

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

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

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

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

SEAFOOD CAPE FEAR SEAFOOD COMPANY

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

Cape Fear Seafood Company has been recognized by encore magazine for best seafood in 2015, as well as

by Wilmington Magazine in 2015 and 2016, and Star News from 2013 through 2016. Monkey Junction: 5226 S. College Road Suite 5, 910-799-7077. Porter’s Neck: 140 Hays Lane #140, 910-681-1140. Waterford: 143 Poole Rd., Leland, NC 28451 ■ SERVING LUNCH AND DINNER: 11:30am-4pm daily; Mon.-Thurs.., 4pm-9pm; Fri.-Sat., 4pm 10pm; Sun., 4pm-8:30pm.

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

CATCH

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

ed Wilmington’s Best Chef 2008, 09 & 2010. Dubbed “Modern Seafood Cuisine” we offer an array Fresh Seafood & Steaks, including our Signature NC Sweet Potato Salad. Appetizers include our Mouth watering “Fire Cracker” Shrimp, Crispy Cajun Fried NC Oysters & Blue Crab Claw Scampi, & Seafood Ceviche to name a few. Larger Plates include, Charleston Crab Cakes, Flounder Escovitch & Miso Salmon. Custom Entree request gladly accommodated for our Guest. (Vegetarian, Vegan & Allergies) Hand-crafted seasonal desserts. Full ABC Permits. 6623 Market Street, Wilmington, NC 28405, 910-799-3847.

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

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

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 ■ FEATURING: Fresh daily steamed oysters.

■ WEBSITE: dockstreetoysterbar.net

MICHAEL’S SEAFOOD RESTAURANT

Established in 1998, Michael’s Seafood Restaurant is locally owned and operated by Shelly McGowan and managed by her team of culinary professionals.

Michael’s aspires to bring you the highest quality and freshest fin fish, shell fish, mollusks, beef, pork, poultry and produce. Our menu consists of mainly locally grown and made from scratch items. We count on our local fishermen and farmers to supply us with seasonal, North Carolina favorites on a daily basis. Adorned walls include awards such as 3 time gold medalist at the International Seafood Chowder Cook-Off, Entrepreneur of the Year, Restaurant of the Year and Encores readers’ choice in Best Seafood to name a few.

1206 N. Lake Park Blvd. (910) 458-7761 ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: 7 days 11 am – 9 pm ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Carolina Beach ■ FEATURING: Award-winning chowder, local se food and more!

■ WEBSITE: MikesCfood.com

OCEANIC

Voted best seafood restaurant in Wilmington, Oceanic provides oceanfront dining at its best. Located in Wrightsville Beach, Oceanic is one of the most visited restaurants on the beach. Choose from a selection of seafood platters, combination plates and daily fresh fish. For land lovers, try their steaks, chicken or pasta dishes. Relax on the pier or dine inside. Oceanic is also the perfect location for memorable events, such as wedding ceremonies & receptions, birthday gatherings, anniversary parties and more. Large groups welcome. Private event space available. 703 S. Lumina Avenue, Wrightsville Beach. (910) 256.5551.

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

■ WEBSITE: OceanicRestaurant.com

SIPS GREAT AMERICAN BAR CRAWL Sat., July 13, 3 - 9 p.m. • $15 Receive a patriotic drinking cup and wristband when you check in; participating bars in downtown ILM will offer great drink specials! Info? Contact info@ greatamericanbarcrawl.com.

THE PILOT HOUSE

The Pilot House Restaurant is Wilmington’s premier seafood and steak house with a touch of the South.

We specialize in local seafood and produce. Featuring the only Downtown bar that faces the river and opening our doors in 1978, The Pilot House is the oldest restaurant in the Downtown area. We offer stunning riverfront views in a newly-renovated relaxed, casual setting inside or on one of our two outdoor decks. Join us for $5.00 select appetizers 7 days a week and live music every Friday and Saturday nigh on our umbrella deck. Large parties welcome. Private event space available. 910-343-0200. 2 Ann Street, Wilmington, NC 28401 ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Sun-Thurs 11am9pm, Fri-Sat 11am-10pm and Sunday Brunch,. 11am3pm. Kids menu ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Riverfront Downtown Wilmington ■ FEATURING: Fresh local seafood specialties, Riverfront Dining, free on-site parking ■ MUSIC: Outside Every Friday and Saturday ■ WEBSITE: pilothouserest.com

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

5559 Oleander Drive. (910) 798-2913.

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

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

■ WEBSITE: caseysbuffet.com

RX RESTAURANT & BAR

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

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

SPORTS BAR CAROLINA ALE HOUSE

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

SERVING LUNCH, DINNER & LATE NIGHT: 11am2am daily.

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

WEBSITE: CarolinaAleHouse.com

TAPAS/WINE BAR THE FORTUNATE GLASS WINE BAR

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

- 9 p.m.

SERVING DINNER & LATE NIGHT: Mon., Closed; Tues.-Thurs., 4 p.m. - 12 a.m.; Fri., 4 p.m. - 2 a.m.; Sat., 2 p.m. - 2 a.m.; Sun., 4 p.m. - 10 p.m.

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

SHUCKIN’ SHACK

Shuckin’ Shack Oyster Bar has two locations in the Port City area. The original Shack is located in Carolina Beach at 6A N. Lake Park Blvd. (910-458-7380) and our second location is at 109 Market Street in Historic Downtown Wilmington (910-833-8622). The Shack is the place you want to be to catch your favorite sports team on 7 TV’s carrying all major sports packages. A variety of fresh seafood is available daily including oysters, shrimp, clams, mussels, and crab legs. Shuckin’ Shack has expanded its menu now offering fish tacos, crab cake sliders, fried oyster poboys, fresh salads, and more. Come in and check out the Shack’s daily lunch, dinner, and drink specials. It’s a Good Shuckin’ Time!

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

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

■ WEBSITE: TheShuckinShack.com

SOUTHERN CASEY’S BUFFET

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MAN WITH A PLAN Zac Brown has been prepping downtown Riverwalk’s Le Catalan space to open Stalk + Vine.

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e Catalan may have closed its doors, but former Waterman’s brewmaster Zac Brown is keeping some of the little bistro’s traditions alive with his new restaurant and bar, Stalk + Vine. The cruvinet is still behind the bar for wine service, and the quiche springform pans are now wall art. Brown wants to call back to when the Riverwalk space was Le Catalan because he understands and appreciates the nostalgia of tradition. Outside of a couple design components and the overall “old-world feeling” Brown is working to accomplish, the new restaurant has a very different feel.

The brand is simple: classy, crafty, casual. It’s an amalgamation of Brown’s life experiences and travels. From the trendy cocktail bars of San Francisco to tiny cafes tucked in the jungle of Puerto Rico, it’s all there. And he plans on being friendly to people with food allergies.

Anyone who has ever met Brown may have noticed a holster on the right side of his belt. No, it’s not a gun or a prehistoric cellphone case. It’s an EpiPen. He has an allergy to lactose that could send him into anaphylactic shock, so he’s prepared ... always. His menu at Stalk +

DETAILS STALK + VINE Opening mid-July Former Le Catalan 224 S. Water St., #1F-G (910) 769-0567 facebook.com/stalkandvinenc Vine reflects as much, but not in a way that lacks creativity or flavor. The menu is very easily made dairy-free, vegetarian and gluten-free. And folks who love pickled things will adore the table snacks portion of the menu. (I’ve never had a pickled quail egg, but am very excited to try one alongside a cold glass of white wine.)

“Time is also part of the brand,” Brown says. “I want to make sure that’s accentuated throughout the experience

here. That we have people leaving [and] thinking this is a timeless location.”

The menu isn’t so much chef-driven as it is Zac-driven; Brown wrote the menu and is in the process of hiring kitchen staff. Yet, he didn’t go at it alone. Dean Neff, James Beard semi-finalist and former PinPoint chef, consulted him on the new project. “To be clear, it isn’t Dean’s new restaurant,” Brown clarifies. “I wrote the menu and Dean went through and ‘Neff-ified’ it.”

It will change quarterly, according to Brown—such as the hummus and charcuterie dishes. “The first hummus is a take on red beans and rice, including components from the classic New Orleanian dish,” Brown says.

As tourist season winds down and locals begin to catch their breath, Brown will launch a more events-focused space.

He wants to include chef pop-ups and beverage-pairing nights. He declined to offer what chefs have agreed to participate, but assures future customers can expect nothing but goodness.

The beverage program is humble and rooted in tradition. There will not be PétNat on the wine list, at least not at first.

The cocktails, while inspired, aren’t using

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New eatery and sippery opening on downtown Riverwalk mid-July homemade tinctures or shrubs ... just yet. One of the major inspirations Brown looked toward in creating his cocktail list was The Alembic—a bar on Haight Street in San Francisco. He brewed at the brewery down the street that belonged to the same restaurant group. Brown has a fantastic story about being “forced” to sit at The Alembic bar for five hours one night, drinking on the company tab and diagnosing a draught system issue. Thus his cocktail program was born.

Brown’s robust brewing background will drive the beer list. He’s already lined up a tap takeover for two West Coast breweries: Cellarmaker Brewing and Sante Adairius Rustic Ales. They’ll make their Port City debut in August. While Brown is concerned with supporting local and representing delicious beers the Wilmington area has to offer, he also wants to provide customers with flavors from places they may not have been and may not get to in the near future. His years on the West Coast and in New England helped him forge the relationships to offer such one-of-a-kind opportunities to locals and out-of-towners.

Impatient Wilmingtonians need only to wait a little longer, as Stalk + Vine is expected to open mid-July. Brown is in the process of putting finishing touches on his menus, and hiring both front- and back-of-house staff. Once it’s up and running, business hours will be 11 a.m. through 11 p.m., Tuesday through Sunday. While there isn’t a brunch menu just yet, there will be, so stay tuned for more weekend fun eating and drinking to come.

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PIE APLENTY Your Pie makes sure every pizza is made to order and with top-notch ingredients, as shown in Southern Heat.

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’ll admit: I’m a bit skeptical when it comes to franchise restaurants.

I fear if the founder isn’t involved in the daily, hands-on operation, there could be a lack of upkeep.

were creamy and homemade.

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Your Pie proved my theory wrong.

Not only was everything about the experience executed flawlessly, but all staff members I encountered were genuinely friendly and went out of their way to make sure my needs were catered to.

Keep in mind, I don’t walk into eateries I’m going to review with a sash around my body labeled “Beware: restaurant critic.” From the employees’ perspective, I’m a regular customer like everybody else.

Your Pie’s dining room was clean and spacious, and has an industrial, fast-casual feel. The rules are simple: Pick an entrée (a 10-inch pizza, salad or panini) and tailor it to your heart’s delight.

There’s nothing too artisanal here, like roasted garlic, truffle oil or shiitake mushrooms, but there’s plenty of classic enhancements to make a killer pie. Indecisive eaters can choose from a roster of house favorites. Everyone else who thinks they have cracked the secret code for the perfect pizza (guilty) will be satisfied with the lineup of veggies, meats and cheeses. Your Pie is essentially personal pan-pizza heaven.

If I’m eating pizza at a restaurant, I’m fully prepared to indulge. When I’m in my own kitchen whipping up a pie, I err on the side of health by making a few smarter choices, like whole wheat dough and extra veggies. The fact that Your Pie offers a completely customizable individual whole wheat pizza made my heart skip a pepperoni.

At other fast casual joints (say, a Mexican chain), items like tortillas are yanked out of a bag. At Your Pie, the first person helping down the line is actually stretch-

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ing and tossing scratchmade dough right before the customers’ eyes. The pie then moves down to get dressed, and thereafter into an impressively large wood-fired oven it goes. Anyone who’s attempted entirely homemade pizza knows the dough is everything.

Sure, toppings give the pie its fun and flavor, but dough that’s too tough or too thick or too thin can lead to all kinds of problems. Achieving the Goldilocks of pizza dough is no easy feat.

That being said, Your Pie has dough down to a science. Even with a hearty handful of garnishes, the crust (very Neapolitan-inspired) stays crackly, earthy and maintains just enough texture to be eaten from end to end.

For “my pie,” I went with a whole-wheat crust with sharp provolone, creamy ricotta, pepperoni, basil, and pineapple.

Whole-wheat dough can sometimes lose elasticity that gives regular, double-zero flour (used in Neapolitan-style dough) its magic, but Your Pie’s wheat crust still had a great char and chew.

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Though the restaurant is clearly pizza-centric, they have a small assortment of yummy pressed sandwiches. Just for taste, I went for their pesto turkey panini.

It consisted of high-quality ingredients on superior bread. From across the glass, I thought I spotted a smaller version of a standard sub roll, but once it was griddled, it had great crunch (but not the kind that hurt the roof of my mouth).

We decided to take most of our food to go, so we hopped onto some stools as we waited. The bar area was small, but the few options on draft were local and thoughtfully selected. There also was a solid assortment of craft bottles and cans. Our pizzas popped out of the oven so quickly an employee put them in a hot box for us while we finished our bubbly bevs.

Props for being thoughtful about allthings-carbs, Your Pie.

Everything about the dine-in experience at Your Pie was stellar. But folks who can’t make it out of the house can find them on Grubhub (which means I no longer have to fight with my friends over putting pineapples on pizza).

I’m a pizza-and-salad (and beer) girl, so I knew I couldn’t do this review justice without getting my greens on and sampling a frothy beverage. My husband and I split the house Greek and it was a generous, refreshing medley of romaine, black olives, sweet red onions, briny banana peppers, and salty feta. The homemade dressing was citrusy and light.

Your Pie … my pie ... our pie. Cheers to a place where everybody knows our names—and whether or not we like jalapeños or pineapples on our pizzas!

First up was something from the list of signature specialties: Southern Heat.

The zesty little number had a Buffalo sauce base, shredded mozzarella, chicken, red onions, and jalapeños. The buttery sauce had a mild kick and every piece of chicken was juicy. The peppers were diced and spread out just enough to get a nice spicy smack on the tongue every other bite. I opted for ranch and blue cheese as side dippers, and both encore | july 3 - july 9, 2019 | www.encorepub.com 27

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very July the flags come out and the grill fire up and the fireworks light up the sky as we celebrate our nation’s independence. On the southeastern coast, it means celebrations galore, from North Carolina’s official 4th of July Festival in Southport to the Battleship’s display of fireworks over downtown ILM to military bands playing patriotic tunes to the numerous spinoff events around the city. We’ve culled a list of things do and see to brighten up the summertime holiday.

NC 4TH OF JULY FESTIVAL Downtown Southport nc4thofjuly.com

In 1772 what began 30 miles south of Wilmington as the Festival of Free Men has evolved over 200 years to become North Carolina’s official 4th of July Festival. Street closures take place all over the sleepy beach town as 50,000 people descend to celebrate our nation’s freedom.

Events include a reading of the Declaration of Independence, Naturalization Ceremony, flag-raising and retirement ceremonies, veteran’s recognition, military band concerts, fire fighter’s competition, not to mention hundreds of arts, crafts and food vendors.

On Thursday, July 4, the annual parade gets underway at 11 a.m., and will travel from Moore to Howe Street to Fodale Avenue, featuring multiple organizations, nonprofits, politicians, plus princesses and queens galore, such as Miss NC. The parade will air on WECT as well.

In Franklin Square will be children’s

games and live stage entertainmen. Plus, there will be an art show, classic car show, voter registration, Old Jail tours, Lions Club Boat raffle drawing, Cape Fear Yacht Club’s Commodore Regatta, St. Philip Church’s self-guided tours, Old Smithville Cemetery tours, and more. And don’t forget the night’s blaring fireworks over the water.

Check the official website for more details.

ARRIVE JULY 4TH CELEBRATION ARRIVE Wilmington, 101 S. 2nd St. arrivehotels.com

Just before the fireworks blast from the Battleship overlooking downtown ILM, folks can head to Wilmington’s newest boutique hotel, ARRIVE, and enjoy pre-gaming. From 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. there will be dancing with local DJs The Beehive Blondes, who spin retro tunes and encourage the best moves from every hip. Sips and bites will be available for purchase at the outside gazebo bar, adjacent to Dram Yard restaurant, which is taking reservations for dinner as well (dramyard.com) Only two blocks from the Cape Fear River, it’s a short walk to Water Street to catch the sizzles and booms once 9 p.m. rolls around.

RED, WHITE AND BLUEGRASS Pier 33, 10 Harnett St.

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Nothing says NC fun like bluegrass, beer and barbecue. Pier 33 has the fourth wrapped up with all three, including Massive Grass blaring live tunes. The fun kicks off at 6 p.m. and the music will break at 9:05 p.m. for the fireworks, but kick back up until 10 p.m. Folks are encouraged to bring blankets to lay out

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on, but chairs and outside food and beverages are prohibited. Food and drinks will be available through Port City Marina; the event is free to attend!

Note: Onsite parking is limited; however the Wilson Center lot at CFCC will be open, as will the other CFCC and Wilmington Convention Center parking decks.

CITY OF ILM CELEBRATION Downtown ILM Riverwalk

In previous years the City of Wilmington has hosted a street fair and July 4 concert as part of Independence Day celebrations.

Yet, here we are again with construction taking over Riverfront Park along North Water Street, which means no street fair or concert this year. However, the fireworks will continue on, as hosted by WECT News, which will air the show (and replay it at 10 p.m.), and 102.7 WGNI, which will simulcast the show and have radio personality Ray Wagner on the Riverwalk at the foot of Market, giving away prizes.

The fireworks display begins at 9:05 p.m.

Pets are not allowed, and folks are encouraged to arrive early and expect delays per parking and traffic. On-street parking will be free all day; however, decks will begin charging after 2 p.m. Downtown street closures will take place beginning at 1:30 p.m.

BATTLE FOR INDPENDENCE RUN Pointe at Barclay,

OH, SAY CAN YOU SEE? City of Wilmington’s fireworks display over the Cape Fear River will get underway at 9:05 p.m.

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Want to work off those dogs and burgers before you even put the first forkful to your mouth? The Battle for Independence begins their 5k at 7:30 a.m. and their 1 mile run at 8:15 a.m. at The Pointe at Barclay. Participants will compete along Independence Boulevard on the Port City’s scenic Cross City Trail. Proceeds benefit Step Up for Soldiers and Team RWB. Step Up For Soldiers is an all-volunteer nonprofit that assists disabled veterans, who experience limb loss and mobility problems. Team RWB enriches lives of veterans by connecting them to community through physical and social activity.

Costs to run are $20 to $30. All finishers receive a medal but top three overall in multiple categories are recognized. Sign up at https://its-go-time.com/battle-for-independence or email kaitlyn@its-go-time.com.

TACT/USO OPEN HOUSE Community Arts Center, 120 S. 2nd St.

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Thalian Association Community Theatre oversees Community Arts Center / USO at Orange and 2nd streets. As part of the patriotic holiday, they’ll host an open house at the USO for folks to see 1940’s-era costumes, free coffee and Krispy Kreme, plus free swing lessons from The Cape Fear Swing Dance Society at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. (Lindy Hop, East Coast Swing and the Collegiate Shag).

They also will screen a 5-minute movie produced by Rob Hill, the documentary “Home Away From Home,” in honor of the 75th anniversary of the Historic USO. The USO houses the Wilmington Film Museum in the gallery, which will be open for tours all day long. The grassroots project looks to preserve film and TV history and education across the Cape Fear. Folks can see artifacts, images, and trivia from films made in Wilmington and across NC.

TOPSAIL BEACH CRAFT MARKET 802 S. Anderson Blvd. facebook.com/topsailcrafts

Every Thursday, Topsail Beach hosts a craft market featuring local artisans selling their wares. On July 4 the fun continues, as they welcome 24 vendors, plus Island Crush will sell Italian ices to ward off the heat.

CASABLANCA BACKYARD BBQ Casablanca Coffee Roasters, 7409 Market St. casablancacoffee.co

The sleekest coffee shop our town has ever seen opened on North Market Street in the spring. Now, they’re throwing a summertime bash for the Independence holiday for customers to enjoy camaraderie, food and beverages.

They’ll grill out beginning at 1 p.m. and will have activities for kids and adults. Food served will include all dietary options: gluten-free, vegan and vegetarian. Consider carpooling as the lot has limited space. It’s only $12 for all you can eat!

JULY 4TH FIREWORKS CRUISE Cape Fear Riverboats, 101 S. Water St. #1 • cfrboats.com

The 4th of July will be unforgettable once folks board the Henrietta—back again on our waters after departing a few years ago. The cruise provides fireworks up, close and personal over the Cape Fear River, with boarding beginning 6:30 p.m. and departing at 7 p.m. Complimentary hors d’oeuvres and cold drinks will be served from the bar. Folks can enjoy the open-air upper deck or the air-conditioned dining room.

Tickets are $75 for adults and $60 for kids.

JAMMA JAMMA TRIBE DRUM CIRCUS Bottega, 4th and Brunswick streets

From 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Bottega’s weekly drum circle will get underway on Thursday.

For July 4th, they’re evolving into a circus—

FYI AMERICA’S NATIONAL ANTHEM Though written in 1815, “The Star-Spangled Banner” was not America’s official anthem until it was designated by an act of Congress in 1931.

more palpatations, more rhythms, more enjoyment. It’s dance-inducing, mind-freeing and free to attend. Bring a drum to join or your dancing shoes to move.

BEERS & CHEERS Cloud 9, 9 Estell Lee Place cloud9ilm.com

One of downtown Wilmington’s hottest views comes from the Embassy Suites’ Cloud 9 rooftop bar. They’ll have a special July 4th celebration, featuring live music by Wolf Moon from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. At 9:05 p.m. the best view of the fireworks will impress those who have a seat. There is a $10 general admission and table rentals are available, firstcome, first-serve.

TROLLY STOP FOOD TRUCK Flying Machine Brewing Company 3130 Randall Pkwy

Our Deal of the Week comes from our readers’ poll winner for Best Hot Dog, Trolly Stop. In celebration of July 4, readers can score $10 gift certificates to their Fountain Drive location for a mere $5 (encoreDEALS. com; see page 5).

Also celebrating the glorious hot dog will be Flying Machine on Randall Drive. Trolly Stop food truck will be parked at their brewery from noon to 3 p.m. on July 4th. It’s the perfect meal to pair with perfect locally crafted brews.

THE FEEBS ANNE BONNYS 106 S. WATER ST.

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Presented by Opera House Theatre Company, Anne Bonnys has one of the hottest views of the Battleship NC, meaning the hottest views of the fireworks shooting above, hands down. Thanks to the barge bar being parked literally on the Cape Fear River, it’s sure to be a major hotspot come Thursday, wherein The Feebs take the stage from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. There’s no cover, but there will be kids activities, plus barbecue plates and funnel cakes, and ice cream from Lazy Jacks Shack next door. Arrive early to secure a seat. encore | july 3 - july 9, 2019 | www.encorepub.com 31

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s Alen Ginsberg eloquently put it: “Poetry is the one place where people can speak their original minds.

It is an outlet for people to say in public what is known in private.”

Poet Brendan Walsh is working to put to action the words of Ginsberg. Walsh’s work has appeared in Glass Poetry and the Baltimore Review, among other journals. He has been awarded the Anna Sonder Prize, Leslie Leeds Poetry Prize and a Freedman Prize for poetry in performance. This summer Walsh will begin his Great American Poetry Crawl—an idea he has had in his head for many years. Spanning from Florida to Connecticut, Walsh will visit local bookstores along the West Coast, hoping to discover the intricate relationship that exists between poetry and place.

Walsh’s obsession (his words, not mine) inspired him to look beyond his own experiences. The Great American Poetry Crawl will give him a chance to indulge his obsession. He will perform his work, interview poets in their respective places and talk with locals about any poetry they have written.

On July 8, the crawl will make its way to downtown’s Old Books on Front St. where Walsh will interview locals Melissa Crowe and Khalisa Rae. Crowe is a professor of creative writing at UNCW, coeditor of Beloit Poetry Journal and recently has released a poetry collection titled “Dear Terror, Dear Splendor,” a poetic journey that follows the speaker’s poor and unruly childhood to compassionate but terrifying adulthood.

Rae is a poet, director, educator and co-owner of Athenian House, Wilmington’s first publishing press for women, gender non-conforming and transgender writers. Rae published her first poetry col-

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lection, “Real Girls Have Real Problems” in 2012, which chronicles her experiences being a woman in society and the effects of pop-culture on her life. Rae has wrote, produced and directed a play, “The 7 Deadly Sins of Being a Woman,” based off her collection—which premiered at Cape Fear Playhouse in early 2018.

All three poets have work published in Glass Poetry, which is what first introduced Walsh to their writing styles. “[They have great] immediacy of language and their imagery is stark and gorgeous,” Walsh praises. “They have a strength and resonance to their work that affects their presence in the Wilmington literary community.”

Rae and Crowe will present readings of their recent works, and Walsh will dive into how Wilmington has influenced the way they write poetry.

Along with interviews, Walsh will create a digital record of his experiences across the West Coast. “I am hoping to be able to talk to a lot of people and record a lot of conversations so there will

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be something for posterity,” he explains.

“It won’t just be a standard poetry reading. I am hoping to get poetry out of the people that are there.”

Along with getting to the root of the relationship between poetry and place, Walsh hopes his docuseries and poetry crawl will highlight the importance of independent bookstores to readers and writers alike.

“We need this physical space where we can come together to cultivate community, which is why I don’t think poetry is only meant to be written on the page, but experienced in person,” Walsh tells. “I am trying to praise independent bookstores, which serve as places for community and creativity. It is not an easy job, especially with the Goliath of Amazon breathing down everybody necks.”

Walsh’s interest in poetry and place began at a young age. Moving around in childhood made it difficult to establish a secure home base. After graduating with an MFA from Southern Connecticut State University, he continued to travel, spending a year teaching in South Korea and a year in Laos. He now resides in Hollywood, Florida where he works as a teacher and poet.

“All of these places [I lived] transformed how I viewed the world, and the work that I created while I was there was impacted by the environment,” Walsh tells.

Walsh’s first and second chapbook, “Make Anything Whole” and “Go,” were influenced heavily by his time spent in South Korea and Laos. “Make Anything Whole” takes readers through Walsh’s experiences of new cultures and re-experiences of the United States. “Go” explores the various degrees of human consciousness and experience. Written through the perspective of people he met in Laos and South Korea, Walsh examines the fragility of place and the ecstasy of movement.

The relationship between poetry and

Brendan Walsh aims to create community through poetry place becomes a little more complicated in Walsh’s latest collection, “The Only Flesh to Feed You.” It is inspired by various animals he saw on his travels.

“When I lived in Connecticut I’d see a lot of squirrels, possums, deer and bears,” Walsh explains. “Now that I’m living down here [Hollywood, Florida], I have poems about gators, and anoles (lizards).”

The collection is composed of 18 love poems written through the perspective of animals. This unorthodox POV allows Walsh to explore his fascination with the natural world.

During his poetry crawl, Walsh hopes to prove the relationship between poetry and place goes deeper than just physical.

He believes a poet always subconsciously is affected by the place from which they write. Whether it is in subject matter, tone, or mood, it plays a pivotal role in shaping a poem.

“Your poetry will be influenced by how the air feels, by how the place smells, by how the place looks . . . Even if we are not explicitly writing about those things, they are influencing the way we create,” Walsh notes.

Walsh will sell “The Only Flesh to Feed You” at the crawl, as well as give out a zine to attendees. “I want people to take something from it beyond just the energy, something physical to have as a reminder,” Walsh explains.

CARPE

LIBRUM

Combining history, literature, theatre, and storytelling all in Joliffe the Player series

BY GWENYFAR ROHLER

W

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

Welcome to Carpe Librum, encore’s biweekly book column, wherein I will dissect a current title or maybe an old book—because literature does not exist in a vacuum but emerges to participate in a larger, cultural conversation. I will feature many NC writers; however, the hope is to place the discussion in a larger context and therefore examine works around the world.

Chaucer (yes, the Geoffrey Chaucer). In a moment of personal disclosure, I should dislose how much I really love Chaucer­­—not as much as I love Shakespeare, but a damn close second. I have spent a lot of time with “The Canterbury Tales” ... a lot. They fascinate me endlessly. So a mystery series connected to the Chaucer family, set during the Wars of the Roses (another of my favorites), was right up my alley.

Then I discovered Joliffe the Player books and ... wow! It was like someone was writing a book just for me. A traveling group of actors in the Wars of the Roses? They are primarily doing the mystery plays (in “A Play of Knaves,” they do the entire cycle of the Passion for Holy Week twice. They are exhausted.) and older pieces that Joliffe adapts as they go. They have a repertory from which they pull from Pyramus and Thisbe. Frazer takes readers through their daily lives of arriving in a new town, advertising their arrival, arranging a location to perform, securing payment and negotiating with the powers that be. As outsiders they are always the logical suspects for anything that goes wrong; it is easier to blame the interloper than someone you have known your whole life, right? As players, they are neither gentry nor serfs and therefore able to move between classes and talk with everyone. It gives them an interesting perspective I think Frazier illustrates beautifully.

I love historic fiction—especially set in

the Middle Ages and Renaissance, but primarily the characters in those books either are of nobility or interact with nobility. They lead lives of relative ease and are rarely concerned with finding their next meal. That is part of what I like so much about these books: the Players are deeply concerned with how to acquire food. In “A Play of Knaves,” they are very excited to be given, as part of their payment for performing, the gravy-soaked trenchers from the high table in the hall of the family whose field they are camping in.

The next morning Rose toasts them over an open fire and it is a special treat. They walk everywhere; there is no elaborate travel in comfort for them.

Frazer knows her history and her literature. “A Play of Dux Moraud” is a reference to an older story that Jollife is trying to adapt for the Players. During the course of the novel, their exploits begin to mirror the play. What Frazer has managed to do is write a book for a niche market, and a book with a fascinating and exhilarating plot that brings to life England in the 1430s for traveling actors trying to educate the populace and feed themselves at the same time. It is an homage to language, literature, theatre, storytelling and human connection all in the package of a paperback mystery.

Actually, it is brilliant.

A Play of Dux Moraud Margaret Frazer Berkley, 2005, pgs. 276

It is summer, which for many people means beach reading. One friend recently recounted for me the joys of sitting on the beach with P.D. James’ paperbacks and letting the world go by. It got me thinking: Even though I am not going to go sit on the beach, what is my escape reading nowadays? Because I do read a lot of nonfiction, especially about North Carolina. I reread a lot of the same books when I need to visit old friends.

Like most bibliophiles I have a stack of “To Read” books. But what has got me beside myself with delight?

Spoiler alert: Anyone who, before now, thought I had esoteric interests that bordered on the absurdly nerdy, by the end of this, you will be shaking your head. It is about to get weird, my friends.

“Only you would find such a niche read,” Elise commented when I showed her my copy of “A Play of Knaves”—the third in the Joliffe the Player series by Margaret Frazer.

I had been waxing poetic to her a few weeks earlier about “A Play of Dux Moraud,” the second in the series, and my introduction to the books.

The Joliffe the Player series follows the trials and tribulations of a troupe of traveling players in England in the 1430s. They perform some useful services for Lord Lovell (in the form of spying and sleuthing), and he takes them under his patronage and makes them officially his players­­­—complete with his coat of arms on their clothing and wagon.

The wagon—holding their stage, costumes, tent, food and household goods—is pulled by a mare named Thisbe (from Pyramus and Thisbe). The troupe is composed of Basset, his adult daughter Rose and her roughly elementary school-aged son, Peirs; Ellis, the man Rose is in love with but cannot marry, due to an unfortunate situation with her own missing husband; and Joliffe and Gil. Gil starts off his relationship with the players as a favor to Lord Lovell who has asked them to take him on. Lord Lovell is facing a bit of a problem with his bailiff’s son (the aforementioned Gil) who clearly has no future following his father’s career as a bailiff.

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different to do? Look no further! Come aboard The Wilmington, our comfortable catamaran, for a fun cruise down the Cape Fear River as we cruise into the sunset.

Grab a tasty cocktail or drink from our full bar and sit back and relax as you listen to live music from local musicians. This is a one-of-a-kind music venue in Wilmington and this cruise is one of our most popular excursions, so be sure to book early!

Wilmington Water Tours, 212 Water St.

KURE BEACH BOOGIE IN THE PARK

Every 1st & 3rd Sunday, through Oct 20, 5pm-7pm, skips Labor Day weekend. Free concerts at Kure Beach’s Ocean Front Park. Bring your beach chair or blanket, friends, family, and neighbors and enjoy the music! May 5, 5pm-7pm, will be featuring the Wilmington Big Band bringing timeless standards and hip pop music!

Purchase your Boogie in the Park gear at the link provided. https://shop.spreadshirt.com/tokb. Ocean Front Park, 105 Atlantic Ave.

LIVE ON THE LOOP!

Live On The Loop is back for our 2019 Season! Every Thursday from 6-9pm at The Sailfish! Experience some of Wilmington’s best local artists with drink specials and delicious food options! 7/11: L-Shape Lot; 7/18: Two Picky Guys; 7/25: Folkstone Stringband; 8/1: Selah Dubb; 8/8: Justin Cody Foxx; 8/15: Dos Eddies; 8/22: Crystal Fussell; 8/29: Desperado Duo; 9/5: Access 29; 9/12: Cross Creek Band; 9/19: The Casserole; 9/26: Signal Fire Acoustic. Sailfish, 2570 Scotts Hill Loop Rd.

events

DOWNTOWN SUNDOWN

KURE BEACH MARKET

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

Ocean Front Park, 105 Atlantic Ave

PCYP

No membership required; all ages and professions welcome. Look for PCYP Ambassadors with silver name tags to get acquainted. Free food, networking, raffles, business-casual attire. Dates: July 17 hosted by TBD Sponsored by College Hunks Hauling & Moving—Leland; July 25 PCYP Private Event Rounds Golf & Lounge; August 21 hosted by TBD Sponsored by Live Oak Dental; September 18 hosted by KBT Realty Group—associated with Keller Williams and Cavik Insurance Sponsored by TBD; October hosted

by Hanover Lakes by Bill Clark Homes; November 20 hosted by Poe’s Taver— Wrightsville Beach; Dec 4 at Homewood Suites by Hilton Wilmington/Mayfaire; December 13 Members Only Christmas Party Sponsored by River Landing hosted

by St Thomas Preservation Hall owned

by City Club. Memberships costs: $25-

$35. https://pcyp.thrivecart.com/annual-membership. RiverLights, 109 Pier Master Point #100

N. 4TH NEIGHBORHOOD SOUL PARTY

July 5, 7pm: Curtis T Clydesdale takes you back to simpler days like ”Willie and Laura Mae Jones.” Come on out to see “What’s Going On” and “Let’s Get it On.” Palate, 1007 N 4th St.

charity/fundraisers CUPCAKES FOR THE BATTLESHIP AT APPLE ANNIE’S BAKE SHOP

Through July 7: One dollar from every purchase of a Red, White and Blue Cupcake from Apple Annie’s Bake Shop will benefit restoration efforts for the Battleship NC. The cupcakes will be available at both the Kerr Avenue and The Forum locations during the week of the Fourth of July. Kerr Avenue and The Forum locations.

BATTLESHIP PACIFIC IPA AT FRONT STREET BREWERY

Front Street Brewery kicked off Memorial Day weekend with the release of its Bat-

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RED, WHITE & BLUE FUNDRAISER Apple Annie’s will donate $1 to the US Battleship NC from every red, white and blue cupcake sold through July 7.

Courtesy Apple Annie’s

tleship Pacific IPA, made with hops from New Zealand to commemorate the USS NC’s successful World War II Pacific Tour.

For a limited time, $1 from every pint sold at the Wilmington bar and restaurant will aid in restoration efforts for the Battleship NC. Front Street Brewery, 9 N. Front St., 11:30 a.m. – midnight.

music OPEN-MIC AT TIDAL CREEK

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

SUNSET MUSIC CRUISE

Fri., 6:30pm: Looking for something

Downtown Sundown concert series, presented by Outdoor Equipped, each Friday night through August 30, 2019. Free concerts are from 6:30pm to 10pm and feature both local performers and touring bands. July 5, 6:30pm: Hey Johnny Park (Foo Fighters cover band. Ligon Flynn Parking Lot, 20 S. 2nd St.

OCEAN CITY JAZZ FEST

July 5-7, History, great music and the beach come together as the Ocean City Jazz Festival marks its 10th anniversary this year. Beer and wine tasting on July 4, 5-7 pm followed by the Kick-off Party featuring John Dillard. The festival includes a gospel concert and brunch on Sunday. A variety of ticket packages are available for the festival, shuttles will run from Jacksonville and Wilmington, and full event travel packages. Ocean City Community at North Topsail Beach, 2649 Island Drive

JAZZ AT THE MANSION

July 11, 6:30pm for the “Jazz at the Mansion” concert series hosted by the Bellamy Mansion Museum and the Cape Fear Jazz Society. Featuring Duke Ladd Band.

Blankets and chairs welcome on the lawn!

Beer, wine and snacks available for sale.

Concerts are rain or shine events. The concert will be moved into the mansion in case of bad weather, which will limit the

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number of attendees. Tickets only available at the door. $10-$18. Proceeds from ticket sales support the musicians, the Cape Fear Jazz Society, and the Bellamy Mansion Museum. 503 Market St.

LCAC PRESENTS: ON THE BORDER

July 1, 7-9pm, $10—Did you never get to see the Eagles live? Come see the next best thing. The Ultimate Eagles Tribute Band is ready to rock and roll! LCAC’s 2019 VIP Season Tickets are VALID for this event. 2019 VIP Season Tickets can be purchased online or at the LCAC office.

All 2019 VIP season tickets and regular admission tickets are nonrefundable. Leland Cultural Arts Center, 1212 Magnolia Village Way

film CINEMATIQUE

July 3-5pm: “The Souvenir” follows A shy but ambitious film student (Honor Swinton Byrne) who begins to find her voice as an artist while navigating a turbulent courtship with a charismatic but untrustworthy man (Tom Burke). She defies her protective mother (Tilda Swinton) and concerned friends as she slips deeper and deeper into an intense, emotionally fraught relationship that comes dangerously close to destroying her dreams.

Screens at 7pm, with additional screening at 4pm on Wed. $8. thalianhall.org.

Thalian Hall, 301 Chestnut St.

PLANETARIUM AT DUSK

July 4, 6pm: They’re out there! Extrasolar Planets! Free for members or with general admission. approx. 30 minutes. Cape Fear Museum, 814 Market Street

STARLAB

July 6: Take a break from the summer heat and enjoy one of the showings of an exciting full-dome 15 minute film in Cape Fear Museum’s portable, digital planetarium. This family-friendly program is fun and appropriate for all ages. Space is limited and adult participation is required. No registration required for this free program.

Film will start at approximately 2:00, 2:15, 2:30, and 2:45. Planetarium shows are best viewed while sitting on the floor inside the dome. It is ADA accessible and chairs may be brought in to accommodate visitors as necessary. New Hanover County Northeast Branch Library, 1241 Military Cutoff Rd.

PLANETARIUM: DINOSAURS AT DUSK

July 12, 2pm: From pterosaurs to paragliding – a full-speed flight through history! (31 min.). Free for members or with general admission. Cape Fear Museum, 814 Market St.

theatre/auditions SHAKESPEARE BRUNCH

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TheatreNOW hosts monthly Shakespeare brunch, abridged readings of one of the Bard’s classic plays. Reserved seating.

Doors open at 11:30am. $5 of every ticket sold will go to a local Shakespeare educational outreach program. Brunch and dessert with choice of entrée included in ticket. Aug. 18: “Romeo & Juliet.” TheatreNOW, 19 S. 10th St.

DJANGO SALVATORI’S AWE INSPIRING, DEATH DEFYING, BIG TOP SPECTACUGANZA...FEATURING RALPH

JSuly 5-7, 8pm; Sundays, 3pm; Keepin’ On Productions presents a locally written play by Justin Cioppa, at Cape Fear Playhouse. Directed by Robb Mann, the play stars Steve Vernon, Susan Auten, Erin Hunter, Anthony Corvino, Atwood Boyd, Nick Smith, Shawn Sproatt, and Brett Young. It’s 1942, and circus owner Django Salvatori has fallen on hard times, and is facing bankruptcy and dwindling audiences. A “relatively” strong man, a non-English speaking half blind knife thrower, two bickering clowns and no animals just aren’t enough to bring in the crowds. Django needs a miracle, so in one last ditch effort to save his circus, he enlists the help of the mysterious sideshow legend Ralph, whose act is so awe-inspiring and jaw dropping that it can’t be described by words! bigdawgproductions. org or by calling 910-367-5237. Cape Fear Playhouse, 613 Castle St.

BROCCOLI BROTHERS CIRCUS

July 11, 10:30am: A musical, theatrical, interactive, costumed performance that creates and delivers original, unique shows packed full of wholesome positive goodness for the whole family ... especially the kids ... or the parents ... or kids ... let’s just say that typically the whole family loves us. Fun times with messages about healthy habits, eating right, manners, being environmentally conscious—that’s what you can expect from the Broc. Bros! Kenan Auditorium, 601 S College Rd.

art MEET LOCAL ARTISTS

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

FOURTH FRIDAY GALLERY NIGHT

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

Administered by the Arts Council of Wilmington & New Hanover County, nu-

ASYLUM Elizabeth Darrow’s work is on display at Playtypus and Gnome through September.

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merous venues participate. artscouncilofwilmington.org

TINY WORLDS

Chelsea Lea’s “Tiny Worlds� on display at Waterline Brewery. Body of work explores imaginary places made inside cigar boxes. Larger than life sculptures surround these miniature dioramas. www.ChelseaLeaMetals.com. 721 Surry St.

“ASYLUM: COLLAGES

Meet the artist and enjoy complimentary champagne and appetizers. Free and open to the public. Elizabeth Darrow has made Wilmington her home since 1977. Born in Hartford, Conn. Darrow is a 1967 graduate of Oberlin College (Oberlin, Ohio), where she majored in painting. She has been working in oil and collage throughout her career, usually in the manner of Abstract Expressionism. Each piece takes her on a journey of discovery where she hopes to lose herself to the process. Exhibit continues through Sept. 30.

UNCW 2019 PRINTFEST EXHIBITION

Over the past several years, UNCW’s Art & Art History Department has hosted a biennial event called “Printfest.� Printfest is a daylong public printmaking showcase on the UNCW campus. Using a two-ton construction paving roller and an unlikely press bed—the parking lot of the Cultural Arts building—a team of artists and volunteers work collaboratively to print largescale woodcuts throughout the day. For each of the Printfest events held during 2014, 2015 and 2017, dozens of independent artists and multiple colleges from across North Carolina carved designs into 4’ x 6’ wood, which were then inked and printed on muslin before a live audience. The theme of the woodcut designs each year is based on the work of local non-profits. The 2019 edition of Printfest was based on the theme of Ocean Pollution in collaboration with Plastic Ocean Project. The exhibition will highlight the work produced during the UNCW 2019 Printfest held on April 13, as well as feature the woodblocks used during the event, photographs, video and tools used

by the artists. On display through July 3.

CAB Art Gallery, UNCW, 5270 Randall Dr.

CHASING SHADOW AND LIGHT

Opening reception of “Chasing Shadow and Light: New Art by Brian Evans, Dianne Evans and Mark Gansor.� Visit with our artists and enjoy refreshments with live music by Myron Harmon on piano keyboard. Exhibit continues through July 21. Brian and Dianne are ceramic artists who play with light and shadow on three dimensional surfaces in their functional and decorative pottery. Mark is a landscape painter creating impasto surfaces to capture fleeting moments caught in the light. 210 Princess St.

while Janet Triplett sends us a postcard landscape from the past or future with the perfect sunset, sunrise, or afternoon spent in the sun. Come be a part of our “Sea Dreams.� On exhibit through July 20.

New Elements Gallery, 271 N. Front St.

REMNANTS

July 11, 6pm: Join us in celebration of Kara of K.ko Studio and her art opening “Remnants� at Flytrap Brewing! The work will consist of hand-dyed Wall Hangings and Shibori Art. CheeseSmith Food Truck will join us from 5-9pm and Hank Barbee will play from 6-9pm. Flytrap Brewing,

319 Walnut St.

dance CAPE FEAR CONTRA DANCERS

Come on out for two hours of energetic, contemporary American country dancing with live music. Dress cool & comfortable, soft-soled shoes. All ages.

2nd/4th Tues, 7:30pm. United Methodist, 409 S. 5th Ave.

BABS MCDANCE

Group classes for all levels are designed

TRIBUTE EXHIBITION & SALE: ROBBIE KASS

July 5-7 and 12-14 are a tribute for Robbie Kass, a well-known and extraordinarily talented tattoo and airbrush artist who tragically passed away in October 2018.

Robbie’s memory lives on through his art, which will be on display for purchase in our Gallery Verrazzano. This Tribute will allow his family, friends and collectors the opportunity to own pieces of Robbie’s artwork. In addition to Robbie’s exhibition, we’ll have live music from Roger Davis on guitar and Madafo on percussion. Art Village working studios will open to browse and shop. 200 Willard St.

WATER WAYS

Through July 21: Paintings and Drawings of Land and Sea art exhibit at the Bellamy Mansion Museum featuring original art by James Horton. There will be an artist’s reception on Friday, June 28, 6-8pm. Light refreshments will be available. For more information, contact Carolyn Gonzalez at 910-251-3700 x306 or cgonzalez@bellamymansion.org. Bellamy Mansion, 503 Market St.

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Be transported to another place, time, or vacation by this show featuring two artists that are gifted oil painters of two separate genres. Angie Sinclair creates sublime memories of figures in pools with water refracting bodies and light,

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for beginner, intermediate, and advanced dancers! We will begin the class with the basics and instruct you through a few exciting dance moves! Mon., 7pm: International Rumba Class • Mon., 8pm: Argentine Tango • Tues., 7pm, West Coast Swing; 8pm, East Coast Swing. • Wed., 7pm, Bachata; 8pm, Hustle • Thurs., 7pm: Shag Level 1; 8pm, Shag Levels 2 and 3. All classes are $10 per person, $15 per couple, $5 for military/ students with ID. $5. Babs McDance Social Dance Club & Ballroom, 6782 Market St.

BEEHIVE BLONDES RETRO DANCE PARTY

FIRECRACKER CRUISE

CIVIL WAR CRUISE WITH A TWIST

July 4th • 7:30pm • $60

July 7th • 9am • $50

Join us for a 3 hour cruise.

Dr. Fonvielle will make the Civil War come alive.

4TH OF JULY Snap, crackle and pop!

Heavy apps, cruise the Cape Fear, then front row seats for the fireworkss display

SUNSET CRUISES with light narration Tuesday & Wednesday Boarding @ 7pm Departing @7:30pm

July 6, 9:30pm: The Beehives celebrate the 4th July weekend with an All American Retro Dance Party in the back patio at Tails!

Imagine a place where you can leave your inhibitions at the door, let your hair down and dance like no one is watching with people who are ready to have some FUN! Come join the HIVE, celebrate the 4th July weekend and dance it out with The Beehive Blondes to your favorite retro American tracks through the decades (50s rock n roll, 60’s soul, 60’s girl groups w/ a little 70’s, 80’s and 90’s). Vintage from Jess James + Co. will be for sale so don’t forget your. Free with $5 annual membership to Tails! Tails Piano Bar, 115 S Front St.

comedy WANT LIVE MUSIC... EARLY...????

Boarding at 7pm ~ Departs dock @ 7:30pm 2 hours ~ $30

OPEN MIC

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

GRUFF GOAT COMEDY This is the perfect backdrop for a little narration about thehistory of this area. Guarantee that the Sunsets will "Wow" you! Full bar with cold & tasty drinks available for purchase.

We've got it on our Thursday ~ Sunday Nights sunset cruises.

7 pm - 9pm: featuring our Acoustic Spotlight A different local musician on board each night.

BIZZY BEE WATER TAXI

Daily 7 days a week. Come on board for a smooth cruise to the USS North Carolina Battleship. We pick up at 3 locations on the Wilmington side.

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

PRIMETIME COMEDY

See some of NC’s best stand-up comedians in a world class venue! This month’s talented performers: Brett Williams, Cordero Wilson, Grant Sheffield, Louis Bishop, and Tyler Wood. Hosted by: Wills Maxwell. N Front Theatre (formerly City Stage), 21 N Front St.

LUCKY JOE COMEDY SHOW

Visit us on the Riverwalk! 212 S. Water Street 910-338-313 4 • email: info@wilmingtonwt.com HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE

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BAR ON BOARD WITH ALL ABC PERMITS

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

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

Enjoy a night of laughs! 1414 S College Rd.

LIVE RIFFING AND VINTAGE TV

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

DAREDEVIL IMPROV COMEDY TROUPE

DareDevil Improv Classes teach the fundamentals of the funny! Learn to be more spontaneous, trust your instincts, and

create one-of-a-kind comedy with an ensemble! (And even if you’re not a “performer,” our classes are a great way to meet people and have a hella good time!) Details/sign-ups: www.daredevilimprov.com. Hannah Block Community Arts Center, 120 S. 2nd St.

BOMBERS COMEDY OPEN MIC

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

DEAD CROW

Open mic every Thursday, 8pm. • July 5-6, 7:30/9pm: Carmen Lagala is a New York City-based stand-up comedian who made her network television debut in 2018 on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Originally from Vermont, Carmen endears audiences with her smalltown charm, weaving the observational and personal with jokes that are smart, dark, dirty and playful. She regularly features for comedian Hari Kondabolu at the best clubs and theaters across the country and recently appeared in the digital series “Dollar Store Therapist” for Comedy Central. Carmen was featured in the 2018 New York Comedy Festival for stand-up, sketch, a roast, and her own show “Puppets Present” which was a Time Out New York pick for “Best Shows to See.” She’s performed in several other festivals including Brooklyn Comedy Festival, Bridgetown, Rogue Island, and the Women in Comedy Festival. deadcrowcomedy.com. 265 N. Front St.

museums CAMERON ART MUSEUM

On exhibit: “A Time When Art Is Everywhere: teamLab,” an art collective and interdisciplinary group of programmers, engineers, CG animators, mathematicians artists and architects, creates digital artworks that bridge art, science, technology, design and the natural world. Designs are immersive interpretations deeply rooted in Japanese art, aesthetic and history. Through Sept. 8.

• CAM Café open and serving delicious menu with full bar. Brunch, Sat. and Sun., 10am-2pm; Tues.-Fri., 11am-2pm; Thurs. 5-9pm. Museum, 10am-5pm; Thurs., 10am-9pm. cameronartmuseum.org. 3201 S. 17th St.

CAPE FEAR MUSEUM

Camera Collections! With today’s smart phones and digital cameras, photography is everywhere. Until the invention of the camera in 1839, there was no way to instantly capture the environment around you. In less than 200 years, cameras have progressed from complicated contraptions only used by professionals, to simple boxes with a roll of film anyone could operate, to handheld computers that create digital images shared with the world. 86 cameras and 145 photographic accessories show-

cases changes in technology and styles, from late 1800s-early 2000s. • Museum Summer Pop Ups: Free for members or with general admission Play, build, create and always learn something new in these short, drop-in programs. Activities change weekly and will “pop-up” in exhibits all summer long. Adult participation is required. Fun for all ages! Dates: July 3: Dino Dig (in Dinosaur Discovery exhibit); July 10 & 11: Plastic Free July (in Museum Lobby); July 17 & 18: Moon Exploration (in Space Place exhibit); July 24 & 25: Time Travelers (in Playtime! exhibit); July 31 & August 1: Eco Adventures (in Discovery Gallery exhibit). Free for members or with general admission CF Museum, 814 Market St.

WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH MUSEUM

WB Museum of History, housed in the turn of the century Myers Cottage, exists to preserve and to share the history of Wrightsville Beach. Visitors to the cottage will find a scale model of Wrightsville Beach circa 1910, exhibits featuring the early days of the beach including Lumina Pavilion, our hurricane history and information about the interaction between the people and our natural environment which have shaped the 100 yr. history of WB. (910) 256-2569. 303 W. Salisbury St. wbmuseum.com.

WILMINGTON RR MUSEUM

Explore railroad history and heritage, especially of the Atlantic Coast Line, head-

quartered 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 after-hours meetings or mixers. Story Time on 1st/3rd Mon. at 10:30am, only $5 per family and access to entire Museum.

Admission only $9 adult, $8 senior/military, $5 child, ages 2-12, and free under age 2. 505 Nutt St. 910-763-2634. www. wrrm.org.

LATIMER HOUSE

Victorian Italiante style home built in 1852, the restored home features period furnishings, artwork and family portraits.

Tours offered Mon-Fri, 10am-4pm, and Sat, 12-5pm. Walking tours are Wed and Sat. at 10am. $4-$12. Latimer House of Lower Cape Fear Historical Society is not handicapped accessible 126 S. Third St.

BURGWIN-WRIGHT HOUSE

18th century Burgwin-Wright House Museum in the heart of Wilmington’s Historic District, is the oldest museum house in NC, restored with 18th and 19th century decor and gardens. Colonial life is experienced through historical interpretations in kitchen-building and courtyard. 3rd/ Market St. Tues-Sat, 10am-4pm. Last

tour, 3pm. 910-762-0570. burgwinwrighthouse.com.

BELLAMY MANSION

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

BATTLESHIP 101

Saturday, July 13 & Thursday, July 25, 10am-3pm: Free with Battleship admission. Friendly, knowledgeable volunteers stationed throughout the ship engage visitors in specific subjects and areas including gunnery, radar, sick bay, galley, engineering, and daily shipboard life. Try on helmets, raise signal flags, “text” using semaphore flags, tap out your name using Morse code, type on vintage typewriters and more! A great event for all ages. Bring your questions and cameras!

kids stuff SNAKE AND TURTLE FEEDING

A brief presentation about the live animals on display in the events center and then watch them feed. At least one snake and turtle will be fed during the demonstration. Ages: 3 and up. First Wed. of every month. Cost: $1. Halyburton Park, 4099 S. 17th St.

LITTLE EXPLORERS

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

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

STORYTIME BY THE SEA

Wed. through August 14, 10am-11:30am— Come join the Princess and her fairytale friends from Fairytales and Dreams by the Sea at Kure Beach’s Ocean Front Park for stories, crafts, and games! Fun activities for both boys and girls! Don’t forget your camera to get a picture with the Princess!

Ocean Front Park, 105 Atlantic Ave.

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all about your favorite super heroes in Super School, get inspired by Monet and Salvador Dali in our Adventure in the Arts camp, explore the science behind foods in Cooking Concoctions, Nutrition Ninja is about tying together ‘eating, playing and learning’ for kids, and learn about various animal’s habit, diet and care and get some close up visits with those animals in Critter Crazy. 1/2-day: $150, members; $190, nonmembers. Full day camps: $230, members; $285, nonmembers. Full schedule: www.playwilimington.org. Children’s Museum of ILM, 116 Orange St.

MAIDES PARK SUMMER CAMP

Through Aug 16, 9am-1pm: Ages: 5 - 10 Cost: $15/week. (No camp the week of July 1). Activities include: arts and crafts, field trips, sports activities and more!

Must provide birth certificate & register in person. Maides Park, 1101 Manly Ave.

CREATIVE ARTS CAMP 2019

6 weeks full of creativity and fun for campers ages 4 and up. Throughout the summer we will cover all aspects of creative arts from performing arts, technical theatre, visual arts, ceramics, filmmaking, and more! Ages 7 and up there is a full day option from 9am-4pm with a 1 hour supervised lunch from Noon - 1pm. There is no extra charge for the lunch time supervision. Full day campers must pack their own lunch. “Show and Share Friday” will be a variety of music numbers, dance routines, rehearsed skits/scenes, art exhibit and more put on for friends and family.

Final performance at end of each camp.

Camps are $85 and up. Community Arts Center in the Hannah Block Historic USO Building, 120 South 2nd Street (on the Corner of Orange St and 2nd St.) (910) 341-7860.

MLK SUMMER CAMPS

Through Aug. 16, Ages: 8 - 12 Cost: $25/ week. Time: 7:45 am - 5:30 pm ( No camp the week of July 1). Activities include: arts and crafts, field trips, sports activities and more! Must provide birth certificate & register in person. Space is limited. Please register early! MLK Community Center, 401 S. 8th St., 910-341-7866

NIGHT HIKE

July 3, 6-7pm and 7-8pm: Join us as we prowl the park after dark and clear up some misconceptions about night creatures such as bats and owls. We’ll also discover how these animals are adapted to night life. Pre-registration is required and space is limited so register early.

Ages: 5 and up, $5. Halyburton Park Event Center, 4099 S 17th St.

PRESCHOOL POPUP SCIENCE

Program locations alternate between MLK Center and BRC-Hemenway Center Meet new friends in your community for fun hands-on activities! New activities and circle time each week. Perfect for children ages 3 to 6 and their adult helpers. At BRC Community Center, 507 McRae Street (the BRC-Hemenway Center)—July 11: Dis-

covering Dinos; July 25: Little Critters. At MLK Center, 401 South 8th Street—July 4: No Program [MLK Center is closed]; July 18: Race to the Moon.

Engineering Challenge

BUILD A BETTER BRIDGE

July 5-6, 2pm: Free for members or with general admission. Think like an engineer!

Design, build and test a prototype of your creation. Drop in at 2pm to put your skills to the test. Perfect for kids age 5 and up and their adult helper. Cape Fear Museum, 814 Market St.

ECO-ADVENTURE CAMP

Jul 22-26, 8am-5pm, ages: 10-13. $200/ week, lunch not included. Explore the wonders of Southeastern North Carolina through field trips such as mountain biking, hiking, surfing, and canoeing. Campers will learn to appreciate the wonders of nature and learn to enjoy the outdoors through these field trips. Halyburton Park, 4099 S. 17th St. 910.341.0075

BELLAMY MANSION MUSEUM CAMPS

Week-long, half-day summer camps for 5 and 6-year-olds (July 8-12) and for 7 and 8-year-olds (July 15-19) are available. Kids will learn about how a museum works, history, architecture, preservation, and restoration. Other activities include a tour of the private collections at the Cape Fear Museum, a visit to the Burgwin-Wright House and Gardens and a boat trip up the Cape Fear River with Wilmington Water Tours. They will explore what life was like in the 19th century, experiment with green cleaning/building techniques, and even conduct an archaeological dig! Cost is $120 per camper and includes daily snack and lunch, camp supplies, admission to outside activities and a t-shirt. Space is limited! Register your camper: Leslie at 910-251-3700 ext.

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YOGA FOR KIDS

July 9: A playful, casual and very active class encouraging children to explore their creativity. Dynamic postures presented in a simple step-by-step format.

No experience is necessary, and this yoga class is offered to kids only, ages 4-10.

Parents, please read the list of Kids Yoga Rules to your children before they enter into class! Six Week Series - $60. Wilmington Yoga, 5329 Oleander Drive, Ste 200

KURE BEACH STORY BY THE SEA

July 10, 10am: Story Time by the Sea will be held every Wednesday beginning June 12 through August 14 from 10am11:30am! Come join the Princess and her fairytale friends from Fairytales and Dreams by the Sea at Kure Beach’s Ocean Front Park for stories, crafts, and games!

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July 10, 6pm: Join Becky Skiba, educator with the NC Wildlife Resource Commission, for a presentation on Coyotes. Learn about their natural history, adaptations for urban environments, and interactions with humans. Ages: 5 and up, free. Halyburton Park Event Center, 4099 S 17th St.

BASKETBALL CLINICS

Wednesdays July 10 - August 21 : Cost: $30 for 7 sessions ( total cost) Ages: 10 - 14. Times: 6:30 - 8 pm. 910-341-0057 for more information. MLK Center, 401 S. 8th St.

KURE BEACH UP AND ACTIVE

July 11, 6:30pm: Join Kure Beach’s Up and Active! with Lynne and the Wave for an hour of music, games, and fun for everyone at the Kure Beach Ocean Front Park lawn. Face painting provided with Event by P3! The program will be held every Thursday beginning June 13 through August 15 from 6:30pm-7:30pm! No program on July 4. Ocean Front Park, 105 Atlantic Ave.

UNDER THE SEA SCAVENGER HUNT

July 13, 9am-1pm: Ages 5 & under. $5 per child ( included with general admission). No pre-registration required. Come and SEA what silly, salty fish friends you can discover at Fit For Fun ! Explore the exciting watery depths and take home a special surprise for completing the scavenger hunt! We are sure to have a whale of a time! Fit For Fun Center, 302 S. 10th St.

POWERFUL PARENTS

July 24, 3-4pm: $5 per adult; web registration is required by July 22—only 20 adults with strollers. Age of children in class: newborn to 2 years of age. Parents is a functional, total-body conditioning workout designed for parents and guardians with kids in tow. Each 45-minute workout is comprised of strength training, cardio and core restoration, all while entertaining little ones with songs, activities and fun for everyone involved! This class is being offered to parents and guardians of newborns to 2yrs, strollers are welcome!

Fit For Fun Center, 302 S. 10th St

WATER WORKS

July 19 and Aug. 16, 9am-noon. Ages 5 & under, $5 per child ( included with general admission), no pre-registration required.

Ready for a day of Fit For Fun in the sun?

Bring your swimsuit, towel, and a change of clothes and get ready to dash and play in the sprinklers! Cool off with some sweet, colorful ice pops! Fit For Fun Center, 302 S. 10th St.

HAPPY WATERMELON DAY!

Aug. 3, 9am-1pm: Watermelon served at 10:30am! Ages 5 & under, $5 per child ( included with general admission).No pre-registration required. Ready for a day of Fit For Fun in the sun? Celebrate National Watermelon Day with some yummy watermelon and good friends! We’ll have lawn and water games, bubbles, and watermelon themed crafts. A watermelon

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snack will be served at 10:30 am/ Bring your swimsuit, towel, and a change of clothes and get ready to dash and play in the water! Fit For Fun Center, 302 S. 10th St.

SUPER KIDS

Aug. 9, 9am-noon: Ages 5 & under, $5 per child (included with general admission).

No pre-registration required.Fit For Fun friends, Assemble! Join us for a day of supe dress-up, games, and prizes that will help your little one embrace their inner hero. We will have crafts, cape-making, and medals for our heroic participants! Fit For Fun Center, 302 S. 10th St.

BIG KID DAYS

Monday & Tuesday, August 19-20, 9amnoon & 1-4pm, ages 9 & under. $5 per child ( included with general admission).

No pre-registration required. Enjoy some fun activities for big kids along with all normal offerings, Younger children are welcome to play as usual. Fit For Fun Center, 302 S. 10th St.

recreational WALK WITH A DOC

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

WB SCENIC TOURS

Thurs., 10:30am: WB Scenic Tours birding boat cruise of Masonboro Island and Bradley Creek. Guided eco-cruises are educational boat tours designed to increase conservation awareness about local wildlife and sensitive coastline habitats in New Hanover County. Topics explained during the boat ride will include: salt marsh function, wetland plants, and strong emphasis on shorebird/water bird ecology and identification. Birding tours are best when scheduled at low tide. • Sunset Tour of WB, Thurs., 5pm: Sunset with Wrightsville Beach Scenic Tours departs from the Blockade Runner Dock.

Routes vary with season, weather, and whim on the Basic Sunset Cruise but may include Masonboro Island, Bradley Creek, Money Island or some other combination.

Water, marsh, Shamrock, sunset—it’s a simple combination but very satisfying.

Also, from experience, this is the best time to sight dolphins in the bay. RSVP: 910200-4002 or wbst3000@gmail.com. WB Scenic Tours, 275 Waynick Blvd.

HIKES AND BIRDING

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

We’ll search for migrants, residents, and point out year-round species too. These walks are for beginner birders and all are welcome. Halyburton, 4099. S. 17th St.

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FIRST FRIDAY BIRD HIKES

7/5, 8/2, 9am: Join parkstaff for a leisurely bird-watching stroll around Halyburton Park the first Friday of each month. We’ll search for migrants and point out yearround bird species too. These walks are for beginner birders and all are welcome.

5 and up, free. Halyburton Park, 4099 S 17th St.

TEEN GAME NIGHT

Ages: 13-17. Free, 6-9pm. Video games, board games, other activities and refreshments. Pre-registration required.

MLK Center, 401 S. 8th St. 910-341-7866.

wilmingtonrecreation.com. MLK Community Center, 401 S. 8th St.

FREE RUNNING CLINICS

Every Mon. and Thurs.: Free Running Clinics for 6 weeks. Venue locations will be updated periodically on Noexcusestc.com and are designed for all levels. Clinics are limited to 25 runners to maintain that personal instruction level. Downtown Hills/ Wade Park, Water St.

EARLY FLIGHT EXCURSION

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while listening to interesting commentary about the rich history of this area. 2 hour cruise; full bar, serving coffee and the best Bloody Mary on the river. Photographers, birders, and nature buffs love the variety of wildlife and native plants that adorn the river banks. We may see osprey, alligators, sea turtles, and river otters, just to name a few. Bring your camera so you won’t forget the untouched beauty of this early morning adventure. Cruise through the Castle Hayne Aquifer and by the bluffs of the Rose Hill Plantation. Adults: $20 Children 13&under: $10. Wilmington Wa-

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classes/seminars CRAFTEEN MINI GARDENS

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

NHC NE Library, 1241 Military Cutoff Rd.

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July 3, 8am: Join a certified teacher in our seaside gardens for a relaxing morning yoga practice. Perfect for all levels of experience. One hour practice. We partner with Longwave Yoga to provide relaxing and memorable yoga experiences daily at the resort. Blockade Runner Beach Resort. 275 Waynick Blvd.

ADULT CRAFTERNOONS

New monthly meet-up for adults who enjoy crafting. Drop in on the first Monday afternoon of every month at the Northeast Library. A different usable craft project will be featured each month. Free program, with all supplies provided by a Friends of NHC Library LEAD Award. Reserve spot on calendar at www.NHCLibrary.org or 910-798-6371. Librarian Annice Sevett: asevett@nhcgov.com or 910-798-6371. 1241 Military Cutoff Rd.

COMMUNITY YOGA

Join Longwave Yoga teachers on the 1st Saturday of each month as we come to-

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

DIY COASTERS

July 8, 2pm: Join us for an afternoon of crafting creative coasters. This program is free, but registration is required. New Hanover County Northeast Branch Library, 1241 Military Cutoff Rd.

lectures/literary KURE BEACH TURTLE TALK

Turtle Talk is held every Monday begin-

ning June 10 through August 26 from 7pm-8pm. The program is held at the Kure Beach Ocean Front Park and Pavilion. Learn about local nesting sea turtles with the Pleasure Island Sea Turtle Project! Ocean Front Park, 105 Atlantic Ave.

PROLOGUE: LUMINA

Monday, July 8, noon, in the MC Erny Gallery, Ben Steelman of Wilmington’s StarNews will sit down with author Mary Flinn to discuss his latest book, “Lumina.”

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clubs/notices BIKE NIGHT

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

culinary FERMENTAL

Free tasting every Friday, 6pm. Third Wed. of each month feat. musical and brewing talents alongside an open mic night, as well as the opportunity for homebrewers to share, sample, and trade their creations: an evening of beer and an open stage. PA and equipment provided. All genres and beer. 910-821-0362. 7250 Market St.

FREE BREWERY TOURS AND TASTINGS

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

ILM LOCAL FARMERS’ MARKET

Wed., 5pm: Join us for a wonderful, exciting night of fun. Port City Farmer’s Market at Waterline Brewing Co. 100% local, 100% handmade. Shop among some incredible local vendors, artists and farmers. Support small businesses in your area. Fresh local produce, beef and pork products, sweets, pickled items, handcrafted jewelry and art. Waterline Brewing Company, 721 Surry Ln.

FREE WINE TASTING

Sample some of the most delicious wines at SnS for free, with an optional $25 food pairing. Food pairings are designed specifically to go with each wine to bring out the fullest flavor of both. If you ever wanted to learn more about how to bring out the flavor of wine -n- food now you can experience a wonderful trip to flavor town.

Benny Hill Jazz always starts at 7pm.

Sweet n Savory Cafe, 1611 Pavilion Place

RIVERFRONT FARMERS’ MARKET

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

North Water Street in historic downtown Wilmington, NC along the beautiful Cape Fear River. No market on April 6, due to the Azalea Festival or October 5th due to Riverfest. riverfrontfarmersmarket.org.

tours CAM WEEKLY EXHIBITION TOURS

Cameron Art Museum allows participants to explore current exhibitions with Anne Brennan, CAM’s executive director, in a new series of public tours. Free for CAM members. Wed., 1:30pm. 3201 S. 17th St.

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HISTORIC TOURS Learn about the Bellamy Mansion Museum through their guided tours, or take a self-guided tour, Mon.-Sun. Courtesy photo

LITERARY HISTORY WALKING TOUR

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

Walk the streets of your favorite novels, and stand where Oscar Wilde did when he lectured here. Saturdays, 1:30pm, Old Books on Front. 249 N. Front St. www. brownpapertickets.com/event/1282390

INSIDER’S TOUR

Explore the history of community at Cape Fear Museum. Take the Insider’s Tour offered the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 10am. Tours are free with admission and

include a “behind the scenes” sneak peek.

Pre-reg. is required: 910-798-4362 or cfmprograms@nhcgov.com. Free w/GA or membership. CF Museum, 814 Market St.

GHOST WALK

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

BELLAMY MANSION

Guided tours start on the hour; self-guided tours start at any time. Mon. is only self-guided tours. Follow curved oys-

ter-shell paths through our lush Victorian garden shaded by 150-yr.-old magnolia trees. See the elegant main entrance surrounded by soaring columns and gleaming windows. Hear stories of Bellamies, as well as those of the free and enslaved black artisans who built the home and crafted intricate details throughout the house. Adults $12; senior and military discount, $10; students, $6; children under 5, free. Bellamy Mansion, 503 Market St.

MASONBORO SHELLING TOUR

Explore Masonboro Island and discover the wonder of the Carolina coast. This

tour option is ideal for families, birders, and nature enthusiasts. Masonboro Island is an 8.4-mile marine sanctuary island, renowned for its plant and wildlife diversity. Topics will include shell biology, native plant species, shorebirds, and barrier island ecology. Adult $45 Child $25 RSVP: 910-200-4002. Wrightsville Beach Scenic Tours, 275 Waynick Blvd.

OFF THE RECORD TOURS

Thurs., 6:30pm: Start your weekend early with gallery tours led by museum staff that are sometimes irreverent and silly, but always provide a charming and engaging behind-the-scenes perspective on current exhibitions. But what if I’m really

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support groups WILMINGTON PRIDE YOUTH GROUP

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

An adult supervised, safe space for kids to talk about orientation, gender, racial equality, political consequences, religion, self care. Also a great opportunity to meet and socialize with peers from the greater Wilmington area. Meets Thurs., 7pm.

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

ANXIETY / OCD SUPPORT GROUP

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

LUPUS SUPPORT GROUP

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

PFLAG

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

ARIES (Mar. 21–April 19)

When the universe began 13.8 billion years ago, there were only four elements: mostly hydrogen and helium, plus tiny amounts of lithium and beryllium. Now, there are 118 elements, including five that are key components of your body: oxygen, carbon, nitrogen, calcium and phosphorus. All were created by nuclear reactions blazing on the insides of stars that later died. It’s literally true to say much of your flesh, blood, bones and nerves originated at the hearts of stars. I invite you to meditate on that amazing fact. It’s a favorable time to muse on origins and ancestry; to ruminate about all events that led to you being here today, including more recent decades, as well as the past 13.8 billion years.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20)

Most American women couldn’t vote until 100 years ago. Women in Japan, France, and Italy couldn’t vote until the 1940s. Universal suffrage has been a fundamental change in how society is structured. Similarly, same-sex marriage was opposed by vast majorities in most countries until 15 years ago, but has since become widely accepted. African American slavery lasted for hundreds of years before being delegitimized all over the Western world in the 19th century. Brazil, which hosted 40 percent of all kidnapped Africans, didn’t free its slaves until 1888. What would be the equivalent of such revolutionary transformations in your own personal life? According to my reading of the astrological omens, you have the power to make that happen during the next 12 months.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20)

Gemini musician Paul Weller is famous in the UK, though not so much elsewhere. According to the BBC, he is one of Britain’s “most revered music writers and performers.” To which I say: revered, maybe, but mentally healthy? Not so much. He bragged he broke up his marriage with his wife Dee C. Lee because “things were going too well, we were too happy, too comfortable, everything seemed too nice.” He was afraid, “as a writer and an artist, I might lose my edge.” Don’t you dare allow yourself to get infected with a perverse way of thinking, my dear Gemini. Please, capitalize on your current comfort and happiness. Use them to build your strength and resilience for the months and years to come.

CANCER (June 21-July 22)

Cancerian voice actor Tom Kenny has played the roles of over 1,500 cartoon characters, including SpongeBob SquarePants, Spyro the Dragon, Jake Spidermonkey, Commander Peepers, and Doctor Octopus. I propose that we make him your role model in the coming weeks. It will be a favorable time for you to show your versatility; to demonstrate how multifaceted you can be; to express various sides of your soulful personality.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)

Leo author Donald Miller reminds us that fear can have two very different purposes. On the one hand, it may be “a guide to keep us safe,” alerting us to situations that could be dangerous or abusive. On the other hand, fear may work as “a manipulative emotion that can trick us into living a boring life.” After studying your astrological indicators for the coming weeks, Leo, I have come to the conclusion that fear may serve both of those functions for you. Your challenge will be to discern between them; to know which situations are genuinely risky and which situations are daunting but promising. Here’s a hint that might help: trust your gut feelings more than your swirling fantasies.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

Why do flocks of geese fly in a V-formation? Because to do so enhances the collective efficiency of their travel. Each bird generates a current that supports the bird behind it. Let’s make this phenomenon one of your power metaphors for the coming weeks. What would be the equivalent strategy for you and your tribe or group as you seek to make your collaborative

efforts more dynamic and productive? Unforeseen help will augment any actions you take in this regard.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

“A conversation is a dialogue, not a monologue,” Libra author Truman Capote mused. “That’s why there are so few good conversations: due to scarcity, two intelligent talkers seldom meet.” That cynical formulation has more than a few grains of truth in it, I must admit. But I’m pleased to tell you I suspect your experience in the coming weeks will be an exception to Capote’s rule. I think you have the potential to embark on a virtual binge of rich discussion and intriguing interplay with people who stimulate and educate and entertain you. Rise to the challenge!

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

In accordance with astrological rhythms, you are authorized to make the following declarations in the next two weeks: 1. “I refuse to participate further in this situation on the grounds that it might impinge on the expansiveness of my imagination.” 2. “I abstain from dealing with your skepticism on the grounds that doing so might discourage the flights of my imagination.” 3. “I reject these ideas, theories, and beliefs on the grounds that they might pinch, squash, or deflate my imagination.” What I’m trying to tell you, Scorpio, is that it’s crucial for you to emancipate your imagination and authorize it to play uninhibitedly in the frontiers of possibilities.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

Dear Sagittarius: I invite you to make a copy of the testimonial below and give it to anyone who is in a position to support your Noble Experiment.

“To Whom It May Concern: I endorse this Soulful Sagittarius for the roles of monster-tamer, fun-locator, boredom-transcender, elation-inciter, and mountaintop visionary. This adroit explorer is endowed with charming zeal, disarming candor, and abundant generosity. If you need help in sparking your enthusiasm or galvanizing your drive to see the big picture, call on the expansive skills of this jaunty puzzle-solver.”

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

Life will conspire to bring you a surge of love in the coming weeks—if you can handle it. Can you? Will you be able to deal adeptly with rumbling love and icy-hot love, and mostly sweet but also a bit sour love? Do you possess the resourcefulness and curiosity necessary to have fun with funny spiritual love and running-through-the-labyrinth love and unexpectedly catalytic love? Are you open-minded and open-hearted enough to make the most of brilliant shadowy love and unruly sensitive love and toughly graceful love?

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

I don’t endlessly champion the “no pain, no gain” theory of personal growth.

My philosophy holds we are at least as likely to learn valuable lessons from pleasurable and joyful experiences as we are from difficult and taxing struggles. Having said that, I also think it’s true our suffering may lead us to treasure if we know how to work with it. According to my assessment, the coming weeks will bring one such opening for you. To help you cultivate the proper spirit, keep in mind the teaching of Aquarian theologian and author Henri Nouwen. He said life’s gifts may be “hidden in the places that hurt most.”

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)

The Japanese word “wabi-sabi” refers to an interesting or evocative imperfection in a work of art that makes it more beautiful than if it were merely perfect. “Duende” is a Spanish word referring to a work of art that gives its viewers the chills because it’s so emotionally rich and unpredictably soulful.

In the coming weeks, I think you will be a work of art with an abundance of these qualities. Your wabi-sabi will give you the power to free yourself from the oppressive pressures of seeking too much precision and purity. Your duende can give you the courage you need to go further than you’ve ever dared in your quest for the love you really want.

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