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6-9 downtown: Shea Carver interviews Mayor

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Bill Saffo about the evolution of downtown; Shannon Gentry gets the 4-1-1 about downtown’s new local grocer, opening August 4; Shea Carver talks with local retailers, Marcia Frelke and Joan Lock, as well as WDI president John Hinnant, about a mixed-use downtown; Bethany Turner interviews locals taking strides toward renovating South Third Street.

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new grocer, condos, parks, retails spaces and more on the rise.

encore has quite a few special interest stories on the constant growth and evolution of downtown Wilmington this week. We’ve interviewed the mayor, CEO and president of Wilmington Downtown Inc., John Hinnant (pictured), as well as many business owners, engineers and builders about the evolution of our historic district. Check out our coverage.

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artsy smartsy ................12-23 12 theater: Emily Wilson interviews the director and cast about the making of ‘Gone With the Wind,’ also known as ‘Moonlight and Magnolias,’ opening this weekend.

14 art: Shea Carver interviews Tracey Varga about Forward Motion Dance Company’s upcoming performance at the Community Arts Center.

15 gallery listings: Check out what’s hanging in local art galleries.

16-17 music: Alex Pompliano gets all the scoop on the Cape Fear Blues Festival; Shannon Gentry interviews Marc Broussard about his upcoming show at Greenfield Lake Amphitheater.

18-21 soundboard: See what bands and performers are playing in venues all over town.

23 film: Anghus reviews the final chapter of the wizardry that is Harry Potter.

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July morning around here! Last week I opened my paper to see on the front page of the StarNews the following headline: “Cape Fear Public Utility Authority to look to local firms for new projects in 2012.” In and of itself, it may not seem that captivating, but it’s still important and worth one’s attention. Reading on, I found out about the long-awaited improvement projects to the sewer and water systems slated to begin in 2012. More so, it said preference will be given to bids from local contractors. Now, I know what you are thinking; this sounds obvious, right? We pay taxes here, pay for water sewer and trash, and it makes sense that the people doing the work should have to live with the quality of their work every day. There’s an additional level of accountability when one can run into “Bill” at the movies and ask him why the project he was in charge of has sprung a leak. The StarNews reported on July 18th: “The impetus for targeting local firms is that it’s expected it will reduce the authority’s costs and also support the local economy, he [engineering manager Jim Flechtner] said. The authority expects to spend a total of $27.14 million on 32 water and wastewater projects in fiscal 2012.” Dearest readers, do I need to tell you how happy it makes the Live Local columnist to read that the CFPUA wants to spend money here—in our economy? I don’t know about you, but this is the first time since their inception that I have been proud of them. Local Purchasing Preferences are on the books for many states. Ours is a relatively new price-matching preference: “Pursuant to North Carolina General Statute § 143-59 (G.S. § 143-59) and Executive Order No. 50 issued by Governor Perdue on February

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17, 2010, entitled ‘Enhanced Purchasing Opportunities for North Carolina Businesses,’ a price-matching preference may be given to North Carolina resident bidders on contracts for the purchase of goods. This preference will allow a qualified North Carolina resident bidder to match the price of the lowest responsible nonresident bidder, if the North Carolina resident bidder’s price is within 5 percent or $10,000, whichever is less, of the nonresident bidder’s price. If the resident bidder requests and qualifies for the price-matching preference, the resident bidder will first be offered the contract award, and it will have three (3) business days to accept or decline the award based on the lowest responsible nonresident bidder’s price. Really, Gov. PERdue snuck this one by me. I missed when it happened, but right now, I could kiss her I am so grateful. It is so obvious that we need to reinvest in our tax base—thank heavens we are finally making it possible. There naturally have been challenges to Local Purchasing Preferences. North and South Carolina were actually involved in a court case, Smith Setzer & Sons Inc. v. South Carolina Procurement Review Panel. South Carolina’s policy allowed regional firms a 5 percent advantage (i.e. if their bid was within 5 percent of the lowest bid, they could still receive the contract). When a NC manufacturer of concrete pipes, Smith Setzer & Sons Inc., proved the lowest bidder, yet wasn’t awarded the job because of the statute, the company sued. In the end, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals concluded the states could discriminate in favor of local or in-state firms when they act as “market participants.” The court noted the importance of recycling tax monies generated from

its citizens on locally produced products and services a plus over any capital funneled out of state. An econometric study done by the state showed how South Carolina could save $50,000 by purchasing Smith Setzer & Sons Inc. product. Yet, in the end they would also burden an economic loss through jobs and revenue, all to the tune of $2.1 million. The Cape Fear Public Utility Authority‘s July 13 board meeting summary “approved a purchasing Local Preference Policy to support the local economy through purchases and contracts, where allowed by N.C. law.” Their goals are to reduce local employment and encourage a buy-local attitude. At a time when we have over 9 percent unemployment in Wilmington (according to the Employment Security Commission’s May report), the idea of hiring firms outside our area seems questionable, at best. Instead, we can spend the money here, employ people here, and watch them spend money at New Hanover County retailers and restaurants, all of which will collect sales tax to be remitted back to our county and state governments. If the newly employed choose to buy local as well, the reinvestment will be even greater. Our municipality deserves to re-invest in our own future. It is election time again, and we get a chance to choose people to make decisions about our future. We need to include it as part of the discussion. I encourage voters to ask the candidates at forums and at their fund-raisers if they shop local in their private lives. More so, if elected, are they prepared to make local purchasing and reinvestment a centerpiece of our local government? We are electing them to manage our money—why shouldn’t they invest it here, in us?

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Mayor Bill Saffo talks downtown’s evolution

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16 years means seeing a lot of growth. Our beaches have spawned new shopping, dining and vacation amenities tenfold, including the renovation of Carolina Beach’s boardwalk, the construction of the Mayfaire area near Wrightsville, and the increasingly popular updates to Topsail. Each year, seemingly our streets are more congested with tourists headed to beach houses and condos, where they cozy up to the many offerings of our coastal abode. Among the draw of our coastline’s prisitine waters is an historic district that has been ever-evolving in its foundation as a district of commerce, and a hub of nightlife and entertainment for years. Downtown appeals to many on various levels: from Saturday’s Riverfront Farmers’ Market and Sunday’s Historical Wilmington Artists’ Market, to dining at one of many fine eateries and taking in a show at one of numerous local theater houses, to shopping throughout the business district any given day of the week. At encore, we hear opinions all of the time about what downtown needs: more shop-

will be built on Second and Grace streets, and the much-anticipated hotel adjoining the convention center.

by Shea Carver ping and less bars, more arts and culture, including pedestrian and city-supported art, less parking meters. The lists multiply with every breath exhaled by every person. Yet, as many know, what our city can withstand and hold goes through the hands of city planners and leaders first. So, we decided to go to the face of Wilmington and find out first hand what Mayor Bill Saffo had to say about downtown and its future. encore: You’re a lifetime Wilmingtonian. Tell me some of your thoughts on downtown’s evolving reputation and renovations from your youth to now as mayor of the city. Mayor Bill Saffo: Downtown Wilmington continues to evolve and grow. When I grew up, it was the economic hub of our region. It went through several decades where many of the businesses moved out, and many homes in the historic district were in need of much rehabilitation. The transformation of our historic downtown has been spectacu-

e: Does this list differ if you had to categorize the immediacy of what’s most needed to keep downtown thriving and growing. MBS: Most definitely: We need more hotel rooms and people living in our downtown.

ILM FOR LIFE: Mayor Bill Saffo, born and raised in WIlmington, keeps optimism alive for downtown growth. Courtesy photo.

lar, especially in the last several years. e: What do you think has most impacted downtown positively and negatively over the past five years? MBS: Positively is the move of PPD to relocate its corporate headquarters in our downtown area, as well the building of the much needed Wilmington Convention Center, which continues to draw tourists to our area. Also the investment of $100 million dollars by Cape Fear Community College in our downtown. Negatively is continuing to find a balance with our downtown night life. e: What is on the books currently for development and upkeep of downtown in the immediate future? MBS: Obviously, the new performing art center [opening at Cape Fear Community College in 2012] and streetscpae improvements on Third Street, the future hotel that

e: Do you have a “vision” for downtown Wilmington and its citizens that may differ from what people expect? MBS: My vision is to continue to protect the historic integrity of our downtown homes and buildings, which is one of the reasons why many people visit our area. To help foster more residential development in the downtown area, as well as hotel development, because without people living in our downtown, we cannot make it a 24-hour downtown. e: Is downtown effectively representing what Wilmington’s people and culture envelop? How would you surmise it change/ improve/excel? MBS: Downtown will continue to be the heart and soul of our region for many reasons. Most importantly, most of our cultural amenities are in our downtown core—examples being the restored historic Thalian Hall, the restored Hannah Block USO Community Arts Center, the children’s museum, railroad museum, the renovated St. Andrews historic church [Brooklyn Arts Center], which is now also being used for cultural events, the spirited nightlife that brings many people downtown, the variety of great restaurants and new shops, the expanded riverwalk, which has become one of our areas top tourist’s attractions, our large historic district that continues to attract people from around the country to our community. Wilmington is so much more than a pretty place!

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Carolina Farmin’ throws four-day grand opening

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pride in the constant efforts to support local venues, farms and other businesses for the sake of progress and local economy. For years Wilmingtonians have awaited a locally owned grocer placed in a convenient downtown location, which not only offers farmers’ markets products but also everyday needs that oblige customers to shop at multiple spots. The wait is finally over for such a store. Carolina Farmin’ is the result of a lifetime of hard work and passion of local Wilmington entrepreneur and community leader Wayne Long. Long grew up in a tiny community in Shallotte where he was inspired by the small grocery store owned by his father. It’s the same place he currently owns and cultivates his 40 acres on Prospect Farms. Long’s passion for small business and community inspired him to create not only a grocery store but a gathering place for customers to get to know people, learn about the food and where it comes from, and make a new friend or two in the process. Long has learned the importance of strong relationships and family through developing his dream. His sons and community partners have collaborated on everything from the building plans to beautifully handcrafted wooden shelves, counters and décor. While not as big as a Harris Teeter, this new grocer is not as small as other natural food stores, like Tidal Creek Food Cooperative; it offers the best of both. Carolina Farmin’ is not only the much anticipated downtown grocery store but a seven-day-a-week farmers’ market and convenient one-stop shop created especially for community. At the moment, produce will primarily be supplied by Long’s Prospect Farms and Albert’s Organics from Charlotte, NC, while other produce suppliers are still being sought after. “We’re going to be constantly adding more community suppliers as we go along,” Susan Johnson, of SakiSaki Marketing, explains. “We’re still building relationships [and] focusing on surrounding counties like Brunswick, Pender and New Hanover. Its central location [on Market Street] is meant to reach out to more cultures and communities within a two-mile radius but bring in people from outside that radius, too.” Loosely organized atop those previously mentioned locally crafted tables and baskets, customers won’t see a “gallery” of perfectly polished fruits and vegetables. “Nothing fancy—no bells and whistles, just fresh local produce,”Angela Koch, Carolina Farmin’s community development manager, describes. “Ultimately, the focus is on fresh

Gentry by Shannon Rae ’ Carolina Farmin reet 2101 Market St Party: 8/4-7 Grand Opening Free! food that tastes better.” Fresh meats provided by Mac’s Farms (Newton Grove, NC) and seafood from Blackburn Brothers’ Seafood (Carolina Beach) stand ready to be selected from pristine glass cases. Some of the best Artisan cheeses can be found, in addition to wine, beer and choice breads from Neomonde Bakery of Raleigh, and homemade gelato ice cream. All are paired with truly hospitable and knowledgeable vendors and employees. There will also be two trained chefs on staff, so Carolina Farmin’ is able to offer unique services other grocers can’t. While owner Wayne Long, Mayor Bill Saffo and other “special guests” will be attending the official ribbon-cutting ceremony in August, the buzz is it won’t be a typical “cookie-cutter ribbon opening,” according to Johnson (with a literal emphasis on the cookie portion). “We want it to be fun and less traditional.” The fun will appeal to all ages and interests with much anticipated events and activities. To start, National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day kicks off events on Thursday, and Carolina Farmin’ welcomes cookie recipe submissions that day for the best cookie. In weeks to come, the winner will have his or her cookie featured in the bakery case. They will also serve up slices from a giant birthday cake and indulge in “Appie Hour,” which focuses around samplings of appetizers and other products while new customers and staff mingle with each other. Friday is “Hey! Day” where everyone—employees, suppliers and customers—wear name tags in support of getting to know community and supplier partners. Saturday’s Kids Day opens with a scavenger hunt with free farmer’s hats for the first 100 kids to get there. Also offered will be meal ideas and recipes for customers to pick up throughout the day. Sunday, err, “Sundae” wraps the party up with Ice Cream Day. The first 50 people get free ice cream and all ice cream products will be offered at half price for the entire day. Easy and safe access is available off Market Street in the large parking lot behind Port City Java, and bike racks will keep bikers’ rides safe. Keeping the oppressive heat in mind, guests will also have access to cold water, air conditioning and seating in the café or “kitchen” area.

TARHEEL-STATE FRESH: Carolina Farmin’, once open, will feature breads, seafood, meats and produce from North Carolina farmers and bakeries. Photo by Shannon Rae Gentry.

Music, kids’ activities, discounts and giveaways are planned over the course of four

days. Plus, they’re planning a bonus day of surprises on Monday morning, to be announced soon. The grand opening for Carolina Farmin’ starts Thursday August 4th and continues through Sunday the 7th during normal operating hours, 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. or and Sunday, noon to 8 p.m.

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Finding the balance of businesses in historic Wilmington

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renovations of greater downtown Wilmington constantly underway, lacking places to eat and drink, shop and dine, explore the arts and culture are nil. Ice cream shops, clothing retailers, bars, book stores, galleries and performance venues are only a few in its makeup. Seemingly, the same question pops up in conversation with business owners time and again: Why isn’t Wilmington overrun with people vying for inclusion among its downtown central business district? Why aren’t we packed to the gills with shoppers? Though people are most assuredly visiting, we can withstand more year-round traffic. “Tourism from the summer has definitely helped me as a start-up business,” Marcia Frelke, owner of Downtown Darlings, an “all-girls” retail space for ages four to 14, notes. “But my longevity and staying power depends on getting everybody, not just people who reside near the downtown area, [for] support. . . . Plus, I need to educate people that we’re a destination shop that’s worth coming [to from] across town.” That Wilmington is only 41.5 square miles (as opposed to, say, Charlotte’s 298) means a voyage downtown, from anywhere in town, shouldn’t pose too much of a problem (aside from traffic, but that’s another story). Downtown reaches every demographic rather easily, too. Somehow, though, there’s always room for improvement. “As a community, especially the leaders, councilmen and mayor, we have to continue the push to expand the variety of shops downtown,” she says, marking it with a tinge of hope. “Within the last six months, this number has increased—a huge plus.” Downtown has seen 16 new businesses either open or go under construction, according to John Hinnant, president and CEO of Wilmington Downtown Inc. (WDI). WDI promotes the economic growth and development of historic downtown. “Fiscally, it means more sales tax revenue and more jobs,” Hinnant explains. “Additionally, there are more opportunities for convention center attendees to see and do during the daytime. It also changes the downtown vibe from a ‘bar scene’ to a mixed-use downtown.” After much news coverage over the past six months on the excited nightlife of downtown after midnight, retailers may consider bars the bane of their existence. I presume it’s not because they don’t want these businesses operating, but because when a mass of people, many of whom have been drinking, let loose on a five-block radius between midnight and 3 a.m., it can get rowdy without proper safety enforcement. If it gets out of hand and people are hurt, it leaves a bruise on downtown’s reputation, which affects everyone’s business, daytime or otherwise. Hinnant and company work to circumvent any fear people have. “Our new police unit has partnered with the sherriff’s office, [and] they’re improving it,” he says steadfast. “There is a really good police

by Shea Carver presence at night now,” on horse, foot and parked on nearly every corner block. Hinnant’s also taking proper measurements to create a balance between the retail and bar space that downtown’s streetscape encompasses. “We’ve made it more difficult to open a new bar now, so the mix is already starting to happen,” he says. Downtown Wilmington has 75 bars within a few blocks, as noted from Thomas Bissette, special agent for the the Alcohol Law Enforcement, in 2010. “Though bars have numerous employees,” Hinnant says, “[we all] have a responsibility on the friendliness and attractiveness of downtown.” He highlights the draw to “downtown after 5,” as a time when it “really has a cool buzz.” The hustle and bustle of the work day is over and most people laze about in the early evening, at restaurants, art galleries and on the riverwalk. It isn’t until much later that the vibe changes. He’s been carefully molding this outlook for over a year, readying a PR strategy to be hashed out within a month. Hinnant’s priority list forever evolves, just as attitudes and opinions over the growth of the central business district do. Hinnant sides with the mayor on the pertinence of more hotels being built to host visitors. “This is one of the top three priorities in our strategic plan,” he says. “Downtown is home to over 50 different tourist attractions, and visitors want to stay where all the action is—especially when the weather isn’t necessarily beach time. Having more hotels downtown would mean less traffic congestion on busy roads like Military Cutoff and Market Street. Tourists could also choose to be within [walking] distance to restaurants and shops, as opposed to driving just to cross the street. Imagine a drive to spend the day at the beach, come back downtown to shower up at your hotel room, and then walk to dinner, theatre, comedy or live music. I can’t picture a better scenario on vacation, unless you can afford to be oceanfront.” A boost many people surmise would help downtown’s retail reputation would be the addition of a corporate chain. Some say if we want to hold a candle to other Southern destination cities, like Charleston or Savannah, we have to be of the mind-set that larger entities draw massive shoppers. Hinnant notes that if locals want chain representation, essentially they need to show the money, so to speak, and start spending now. “We lack the ‘ecosystem’ they desire: traffic patterns, household income levels, daytime work force, etc.,” Hinnant says. More importantly, he stresses a valid point: Smaller,

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ROUND TABLE: While talks of building a better downtown evolve, Downtown Darlings is seeing success with their new opening, which includes a birthday party room for girls 4-14. Courtesy photo.

locally owned businesses maintain as much prowess to our economic structure. “They are more likely to spend the money they earn in our local economy,” he says. Over the past few years, a few have crept in along the cobblestone streets, including Ruth’s Chris, Jimmy Johns and Subway. “When we add another 1,500 residents in the central business district, they’ll crawl all over us to be here,” Hinnant says. “Downtown residents spend more than double what downtown office workers spend in the same geographical area.” Though he touts chains are great for downtown, it’s not without also praising locals like “Fat Tony’s, Catch, Slainte, Slice of Life, Nikki’s and Port City Java, [which] all started here, too, and have expanded into the suburbs.” He takes a cue from the service industry patrons and workers to magnify what he wishes to see of retailers. “We have to build that same synergy,” he says. “Our downtown retailers also average $200 per square foot in sales. When that number hits over $400, everyone will be kicking down our door.” More so than big-box stores coming to downtown, Hinnant’s concerns over appropriate services for incoming residents rank high. For years, conversation has been about a grocer opening. With the advent of Carolina Farmin’ unveiling at Market and 22nd streets (see page 7), other demands are soon to be surfacing as people move into downtown. “Opening businesses that people need, such as hardware and dry cleaners is crucial,” he says. “Once that happens, we will see a more resilient economic retail base.”

The good news for newbies on the business scene is the success rate for which many retail shops have downtown. In fact, WDI holds pride in the fact that 45 businesses have opened in the past five years and have made it—“even during the toughest of economic times,” Hinnant says. Of that elk is Crescent Moon, an art and gift shop, owned and operated by Mike and Joan Loch since 2002. “The Cotton Exchange has maintained a 96 percent or better occupancy through it all,” says Joan, chair of the Cotton Exchange Merchants Association. “We have maintained our revenue through the recession because of strengthening our presence to the local base and offering extra services to customers out of state.” Last year, Joan and other business owners stood behind the marketing campaign “Do It Downtown.” Its goal was to showcase the amenities offered all in the palm of historic Cape Fear. “It’s about the depth of culture and arts, activities, and dining and shopping that is all right here,” she says. The Lochs bought their space in the Cotton Exchange in 2007 right before the economy went sour. Through it all, the good and the bad, they have kept one mantra in mind. “I’m realistic in my expectations,” Joan says, “and know that reaching the ‘happy medium’ [between bar and retail space] takes time, but as long as I hear the issues are still on the table, and efforts are still being made, I will be optimistic.” Perhaps that’s the most sound advice Marcia Frelke could take as she delves deeper into her new venture with Downtown Darlings. Inspired by a trip from Charleston last November, Frelke knew the perfect spot to sell dolls and stuffed animals, clothing and backpacks, lunch bags and jewelry—everything under the sun really. Charleston’s historic charm inspired her to look into downtown Wilmington—a city dating back to 1739. For Frelke, it was love at first sight when she saw 112 Market Street. “It was the perfect location tenfold,” she affirms. “I wanted my shop to have a unique and interesting feel that only the downtown, historic buildings can give you. From the high ceilings and the exposed brick walls to the various nooks and crannies in my store—it came out exactly like I wanted it to.” Though adoration and passion definitely play a role in the happiness of every business owner, the bottom line keeps their doors open: Is the location profitable? So far, Frelke answers yes.

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into night at Nesbitt Court” is just one of the StarNews headlines that made downtown Wilmington residents feel unsafe and afraid, especially those who lived closest to the 72-year-old housing project. Homes and buildings surrounding Nesbitt Court were dilapidated eyesores, unfit to coincide with the beauty of historical downtown. A drive on Third Street from the George Davis monument to Greenfield Lake, for most people, meant locking car doors and avoiding long stops. A lack of care in the community equalled an increase in crime, as alleys and abandoned shacks hosted drug deals and stabbings. Landlords didn’t take the time to clean up the mess around Marstellar and Greenfield streets, and folks from other areas found it a great place to ditch even more trash. Fortunately, changes have begun to take place in the area between Front and Third streets, as concerned citizens laid claim on the district. Within the last decade, local actor and director Steve Bakunas and his wife, Linda Lavin, took a second look at the southern portion of downtown Wilmington. Although Nesbitt Court was then still functioning, the two wielded hammer and nail to revive a few homes. “We renovated six houses [including one that is now our own], but it took a while for people to feel unafraid to come to the neighborhood,” he explains. “While remodeling, we were robbed a couple times, and I got a few black eyes. It was very high crime—there were stolen cars and overgrown yards. I challenged property owners to come and clean up or sell what they had. Most of them wanted to sell.” Still, the husband-and-wife team didn’t lose faith. Four years ago, they encountered an old repair garage which Bakunas thought could be his work studio. Today, the garage that shone with only a small glimmer of hope is now Wilmington’s Red Barn Studio, a 50-seat live theatre venue. “It anchored all of our properties,” Bakunas admits. “We gained a good reputation from the theatre; tenants came, kids were playing outside, and people were having picnics. The neighborhood came alive.” The two also donated property between Second and Marstellar streets for the city to develop. “They said, ‘We’ll build a beautiful park,’” Bakunas notes. “And they did.” Bakunas and his wife were not the only people who saw life worth saving on South Third Street. Margaret and Valentine Jennings recently opened The Harp, an Irish pub, on the corner that meets Greenfield Street. On the next block down, Dusty Ricks and his business partner began welcoming guests to Satellite Bar and Lounge, which sits directly across from Nesbitt Court. “I was just curious

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what [the building] was leasing for, so I could possibly have a workshop place. On a subconscious level, though, I thought it would be cool to have a nice neighborhood bar.” Like a satellite town, the bar lives up to its name. “It’s a ‘destination bar,’” Ricks says. “We’re close by, but at the same time, we’re out by ourselves in the midst of a ghost town. That’s part of the mystique though and a good selling point. It’s very unexpected.” Like Bakunas’ developments, the creation of Satellite—winner of Best Neighborhood Bar in encore’s 2011 reader poll—was a labor of love. Ricks tore the ceilings out to install massive wooden beam work, exposed aged brick and refinished the concrete floors. “I gutted the entire building, me and one helper,” Ricks explains. “I had a handful of electrician and plumber friends who tidied up the permitted stuff.” Ricks says he had no clue what the outcome of a bar in this area would be, and neither he nor the Jennings were aware of each other’s renovations. He claims the opening of The Harp in a nearby abandoned restaurant was “very happenstance.” It seems now the two groups are lucky to have bought locations in that part of town, as Tribute Properties has a rental community on the way—in the now defunct Nesbitt Court. Although declining an interview, the apartment complex managing group did offer information in a press release about South Front Rental Community, which is scheduled to open in a couple of months. Tribute Properties, like Ricks, sees using the resources already in the area as the best way to redevelop. Their goal is to foster a sustainable complex that will meet strict Energy Star for Homes guidelines, complete with LEED for Homes Silver certification. Cothran Harris is the architect for South Front, and he’s bringing a sophisticated, urban (and green) look to the units. The original concrete floors of the housing project are being sanded and sealed, rather than covered with carpet or hardwood, and contractors will install concrete countertops to match. The 1939 masonry will remain the face of South Front’s buildings. Interior walls will be painted with low volatile-organic-compound paints, and almost every individual living space in each unit will have a programmable thermostat. “Renovat-

CHAIN-GING HISTORY: Tribute Properties redevelops Nesbitt Court, a 72-year-old housing project, into a sustainable and sophisticated rental community. Photo by Bethany Turner.

ing a building is the ultimate act of recycling,” Harris claims. With a total of 216 apartments, and varying one- and two-bedroom floor plans, South Front Rental Community will offer a range of amenities. The to-be-expected fitness center, outdoor pool and resident lounge are met with the unexpected, as well: a “chef’s show” kitchen, rooftop community gardens and ground-level planting beds, billiards room, media screening room with surround sound, community bike share, and kayaks available to use in the nearby river and Greenfield Lake. Even after South Front is completed, other folks are still brainstorming ways to improve the look of southern downtown Wilmington. Rick Catlin, president of Catlin Engineers and Scientists, says “an altruistic gentleman” by the name of Dave Rouen approached him with a proposition. “[Dave] asked me to help him find a good use for two city blocks between Second and Front streets and Marstellar and Dawson streets,” Catlin asserts. “He’s considering donating part or all of the

land. We approached the City of Wilmington, but they are not in the position to accept [the costs of developing] a park.” Although ideas are still bouncing around, and they are far from ready to begin any work, Catlin says Rouen would like to leave the community better than he found it. For now, they are considering a terraced garden with a small amphitheater. “We’d like to tie into Steve and Linda’s growth of the artistic community [there],” he claims. “We could anchor it with condos or townhomes, and the park would provide some draw for artists that may want to live in the area.” Catlin also thinks it’d be ideal to take care of any permit requirements so that a contractor could turn the property quickly. “It would be easier for developers to go to the bank with all of their permits and little to no land cost,” he says. “Lenders are tied up these days, but this would be less risk with a known outcome and short time frame. Plus, we could stimulate economic development at no cost to taxpayers.” According to Catlin, reviving the community is up to “private-sector visionaries,” such as the citizens who’ve already invested time and money into these once neglected streets. “This area for a long time hasn’t had any attention paid to it,” Ricks adds. “It’s an odd little slice of Wilmington, with a mix of industrial and some residential areas. But we took a second look at it with The Harp and Satellite opening around the same time. We’re just a handful of people willing to stick out our necks and say, ‘I see the potential.’ [Other] people have a tendency to follow suit from that point on.” Bakunas seems to have the same mindset. “People see it as an interesting neighborhood,” he says. “They’re investing more and fixing up the area. I definitely think it has potential, as long as the [South Front Rental Community] clientele maintain the integrity of what’s happening here. I’m hopeful. My wife and I were knee-deep in it, and it takes people like that to be a vehicle for change. I’m not a developer; I’m just a can-do guy who got involved personally. “If people don’t think you care, then they won’t care,” he finishes with a word of advice. “We have to speak up and say, ‘Hey, wait a minute. We do care.’”

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NewsoftheWeird with Chuck Shepherd LEAD STORY In January, a baby was born to Canadians Kathy Witterick and David Stocker, but seven months later, they still have not revealed to family or friends whether little “Storm” is a boy or a girl. The couple are intending to raise Storm free of gender-specific cultural stereotypes (i.e., such things as domesticity, aggressiveness, preferences for arts or mathematics) because society tends to overvalue “boy” norms. On a larger scale, in Stockholm, according to a June Associated Press dispatch, the 33 Swedish preschoolers at the Egalia school socialize in daily environments scrubbed of all gender references. For example, boys and girls alike play with kitchen toys and building materials, and when playing “family,” parental roles are interchangeable. Critics say the children will be left unprepared for the “real” world. The Entrepreneurial Spirit! Who Knew? “The streets of 47th Street are literally paved with gold,” said one of New York City’s gold wranglers, as he, down on all fours and manipulating tweezers, picked specks of gold, silver and jewels that had fallen off of clothing and jewelry racks as they were rolled from trucks into

stores. The man told the New York Post in June that he had recently earned $819 in redemptions for six days’ prospecting. New, on the News of the Weird Food Cart: grasshopper tacos (at San Francisco’s La Oaxaquena Bakery, but pulled in June by local health authorities, who were concerned that the bakery was importing Mexican insects rather than using American ones); cicada ice cream (at Sparky’s Homemade in Columbia, Mo., but also yanked off sale by local health authorities in June); maggotmelt sandwiches (which are just what you suspect cheese and dead maggots at the California State Fair in July). In June, scientists at China’s Agricultural University in Beijing announced that they had produced human breast milk from genetically modified dairy cows and expect supplies to be available in supermarkets within three years. Employing technology once used to produce the sheep “Dolly,” researchers created a herd of 300 modified cows, which yielded milk that was reported as “sweeter” and “stronger” than typical cow milk. Civilization in Decline Growing Up Early: A loaded handgun fell from the pocket of a kindergarten student in Houston

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in April, firing a single bullet that slightly wounded two classmates and the “shooter.” Prosecutors in Grant County, Wis., filed first-degree sexual assault charges recently against a 6-year-old boy, stemming from a game of “doctor” that authorities say he pressured a 5-year-old girl into in 2010. Lakewood, Colo., police, attempting to wrest control of a sharpened stick that a secondgrade boy was using to threaten classmates and a teacher, gave him two shots of pepper spray. (The boy had just finished shouting to police, “Get away from me you f-ers.”) Tippecanoe County (Ind.) judge Loretta Rush, interviewed by the Journal & Courier of Lafayette, Ind., in June, underscored parental drug use as a major risk factor in a child’s drifting into substance abuse. “I had a case where a child was born with drugs in his system,” recalled Rush. “Both parents were using. We were looking for (placing the child in any relative’s home), but both sets of grandparents were using. So (the) greatgrandmother’s in the courtroom, and I had asked her if she would pass a drug screen, and she said she would not ....” Leading Economic Indicators In June, officials of California’s Alvord Unified School District announced that their brand-new, $105 million high school, Hillcrest, would remain unused for the coming school year (and perhaps beyond) because the budget-strapped state does not have $3 million to run the school for a year. (In any event, it costs $1 million per year just to maintain the building to prevent its deterioration.) Full-Circle-Outsourcing: A Mumbai, India, company, Aegis Communications, announced in May that it will hire about 10,000 new employees to work in its call centers fielding customer service problems for U.S.-based companies. However, those jobs are not in India. Aegis will outsource those jobs to Americans, at $12 to $14 an hour, at nine call centers in the United States. People Different From Us Self-described Las Vegas “performer” Staysha Randall took 3,200 different piercings in her body during the same sitting on June 7 to break the Guinness world record by 100 prickings. (Veteran Las Vegas piercer Bill “Danger” Robinson did the honors.) Coincidentally, on the very same day in Edinburgh, Scotland, the woman with the most lifetime piercings (6,925) got married. Elaine Davidson,

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46, wore a full white ensemble that left bare only her face, which was decorated green and sported 192 piercings. The lucky guy is Davidson’s longtime friend Douglas Watson, a balding, 60-something man with no piercings or tattoos. Recurring Themes News of the Weird has mentioned various overseas prisons where crime kingpins serve time in relative comfort (through bribery or fear), but according to a June New York Times dispatch, Venezuela’s San Antonio prison (which houses the country’s drug traffickers) is in a class of its own. San Antonio’s four swimming pools frequently host inmates’ families and “guests,” who lounge with barbecue meals and liquor. Paid “bodyguards” pass the time shucking oysters for alpha-dog-inmate Teofilo Rodriguez. DirecTV dishes serve the cells. Drug-smuggling via guards is so prevalent that Venezuelan locals actually visit the prison to buy the surplus (which they carry out because guards only “search” them upon entering). Rodriguez’s enforcement is backed up by an openly displayed arsenal of guns. Said a Russian drug trafficker-inmate, “This is the strangest place I’ve ever been.” Armed and Clumsy (all-new!) People Who Accidently Shot Themselves Recently: Sean Murphy, 38, destroyed most of his finger trying to shoot off a wart (South Yorkshire, England, June). A Secret Service agent (assigned to Nancy Reagan) shot himself in the hip holstering his gun (Ventura, Calif., February). A 17-yearold boy, playing with a gun in bed, shot himself in the testicles (Orlando, February). A training officer at the Ohio Peace Officer Academy shot himself in the thigh (December). Sheriff Lorin Nielson of Bannock County, Idaho, shot himself in the hand (December). Johnathan Hartman, 27, holstering his gun in his back pocket (after threatening his girlfriend), shot himself in the butt (Billings, Mont., December). A man trying to scratch his nose with a pellet gun shot himself in the face (Amherst, Mass., November). Undignified Deaths A 24-year-old man, riding a party bus for a friend’s bachelor night in Detroit in June, was killed on Interstate 94 when he popped open an emergency escape hatch on the bus’s roof and peered out at the sights. His head slammed into an overpass. A 59-year-old woman, who had borrowed a steam roller to help with maintenance on a road near her home in Whatcom County, Wash., in June, lost control of the vehicle, sending it into a ditch, where she was thrown and fatally rolled upon. A News of the Weird Classic (January 2006) Cliches Come to Life (Bureaucrats’ Edition): In November (2005) in Murfreesboro, Tenn., U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs employees Joseph Haymond and Natalie Coker were charged with taking kickbacks on the purchase of 100,000 rolls of red tape (that is, red security tape used on packages of VA medications). According to a November (2005) Washington Post profile of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the agency has, since 1790, granted about 30,000 patents to people who have submitted unique designs to improve upon, if not reinvent, wheels

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O’Hara slaps her juvenile maid Prissy in the face, the three men end up in a slapping frenzy of frustration, fueled by their lack of sleep and overarching disagreements,” he said. “Fleming slaps Hecht. Hecht slaps Fleming. Selznik slaps Fleming. It really is a hilarious scene.” Cressman was first struck by the show because of the undeniable wit found within the intelligent minds portrayed. He knew that Wilmington couldn’t help but love a play based around a Southern classic of this caliber. The cast includes Brandon Leatherman (“Rumors”) as David O. Selznik, the producer; Langley McArol (“Shadowlands”) as Ben Hecht, the scriptwriter; Doug Dodson (“The Beard of Avon”) as Victor Fleming, the director; and Pamela Grier as Miss Poppenghul, the secretary. In a curious coincidence, Dodson, who was very passionate about playing the role of Fleming, could be Fleming’s identical twin. “If you look at a picture of Victor, he looks exactly like Doug Dodson,” Cressman points out. “All of the actors fit their roles perfectly and do a really great job.” Interestingly enough, Dodson has been the technical director of Big Dawg for almost two years now. In his research of Fleming, he became fascinated by the legacy Fleming left behind with replacing directors on both “The Wizard of Oz” and “Gone With the Wind.” He is excited to be acting in the show because he is normally so involved in set designing and building. “I guess [acting out scenes from the book] is my favorite part of the play, since I’ll never get a chance to play Rhett Butler again,” Dodson says. McArol, a local film and television actor, says that working on the witty dialogue in the show has been quite a challenge. Still, it has become his favorite part. He has researched the life of Ben Hecht extensively and shares more with him than just pretending to be the famous screenwriter.

“I’m also a screenwriter,” McArol says, “or trying to be. I share the comedic wit and sarcastic nature that Hecht was famous for.” McArol has been enjoying the intimate space that the Cape Fear Playhouse allows while enduring grueling rehearsals. “Ken is a slave driver,” he jokes (maybe). “Eight hour rehearsals with nothing to eat except bananas and peanuts, seemingly the diet of the screenwriter during a fiveday writing binder. Playing the most high-strung character of the producer, David O. Selznik, Brandon Leatherman is perhaps the most easygoing of all the cast. Although he’d never been in a show with as much depth as “Moonlight” requires of its actors, he decided he would take the challenge on head first by assuming the role of his opposite—who also switches between several other characters. To prepare for the uptight role, the actor says he does whatever he can to get himself into the mindset of a nervous wreck. It isn’t always rough-going, though, as Leatherman’s favorite scenes involve Selznik straightening out the other characters. “Selznik really comes out in me,” Leatherman muses, “and the other actors and I get caught up in the emotion of the moment. Everything flows out perfectly.” “Moonlight and Magnolias” opens Thursday, July 28th, and runs Thursday through Sunday through August 14th at the Cape Fear Playhouse, 613 Castle Street. Tickets are $18, $15 for seniors and students, and $10 for everyone on Thursdays. Shows are at 8 p.m. with Sunday matinees at 3 p.m. On August 5th, foodies can enjoy a touch more of culture by enjoying a “Dinner and a Show” performance. Dinner will be served at the Playhouse at 6:30 p.m. before the performance, featuring a delectable Italian buffet catered by New York Pasta House. Tickets are $40 each. Call (910) 367-5237 to make reservations.

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ment of art comes from within— and especially from outward inspiration. Forward Motion Dance Company elaborates on such notions, as they open their annual performance, affected by a multitude of art forms, Thursday through Saturday night at the Community Arts Center. Featuring a mix of styles, from modern and jazz, to contemporary and African, the performance expands on acting, prose presentation, film, art and live music, too. All will add to its visual and audial excitement. “The first half of the show will include live guitar music by Rick Tobey,” company choreographer Tracey Varga says. Tobey,

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BENT ON CULTURAL ENGAGEMENT: (front) Kristin Tait, Tracey Varga, and (back) Tracy Rabalais, Jeneen Cleare will perform in Forward Motion’s upcoming dance performance. Courtesy photo

local musician known for heading his band, Chickenhead Blues, will play “Istvan.” The piece was inspired by Varga’s father, whose name, Stevan, is the interpretation of Istvan in Hungarian. Adding even more of a personal note to the show, Tobey will play the piece on Varga’s father’s classical guitars. “The honor of having my father as the inspiration cuts to my heart,” Varga says. “Personally, my father can no longer play guitar secondary to a chronic illness.” Following will be modern dances to “What Was, What Is, What Is To Be,” part one of a Bob Dylan medley, while the second half includes a Bach piece, as well as a number by the Wilmington School of Ballet, who will perform to George Harrison’s “Here Comes the Sun.” Afro Celt sounds, as well as a cello and guitar collaboration played by Richard Smith and Julie Adams, will act as the soundscape to other performances. All will be followed by part two of the Bob Dylan medley. Including live music wasn’t the only mandate to Varga’s vision, which started last September; she wanted to encompass other visual arts into the show. For instance, the backdrop to “Istvan” will be a film by Oliver Mellan, which ran as part of the 2010 Dance-a-Lorus—something Forward Motion Dance Company heads for the independent film festival, Cucalorus, annually. Also participants in the 2011 NC Dance Festival, Forward Motion will reproduce their festival piece, “Gravitate...In the Clouds.” “A strong, energetic dance, set to music by the Afro Celt Sound System, will be premiered with a metal sculpture cre-

ated by local visual artist Doug Campbell as a focal part of the set,” Varga notes. That a medley of Bob Dylan songs happen to coexist during the year of Dylan’s 70th birthday is happenstance; the piece was actually created in 2004. It will include prose, as enacted by returning dancers Bonnie Dixon, Kate Muhlstein and Samantha Williams. The music of Dylan will be played, as recorded by Neil Young, The Byrds, Mavis Staples, Cassandra Wilson, William Shatner and Dylan himself. “His lyrics and prose are so timely today, with all that is going on in the world,” Varga explains. “His work continues to speak to you, make you ponder, think how what was going on 40 years ago is still challenging the universe today.” Other dancers on the bill include Jeneen Cleare, Qaadir Hicks, Linda Larson and Julie Primm. According to Varga, they will perform “a new piece with a classical flair, set to a flute duet composed by W.F. Bach and performed live by local musicians Catherine Starek and Mary Gheen.” As far as preparation and rehearsal for the event, the choreographer credits the success of her creative process to the determination of the artists and organizational fortitude. “The theme really is variety,” she says, “as well as collaboration. We want the audience to experience the special talents that are in our backyard; to expose a variety of artistic genres is an ongoing part of the company’s mission.” Forward Motion Dance Company is a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization, which has been bringing live art to life since 2001. Tickets to the event, held at the Hannah Block USO Community Arts Center, are only $12 for seniors, students and children under 12, and $15 for general public. Tickets can be purchased for the July 28th, 29th or 30th performances by calling 910-341-7860.

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1701 Wrightsville Ave (910) 343 5233 Mon-Sat, 12-9pm; Sunday, 1-6pm www.artfuelinc.com www.myspace.com/artfuel_inc Artfuel.inc is located at the corner of Wrightsville Ave. and 17th Street. Housed in an old gas station, we offer resident artists working in studios alongside a gallery space used to exhibit other artists work. We hope to connect artists’ with each other and offer many styles of work to fuel the public’s interest. Vol. 27: Works by Mike Brown, Eli Thompson, Carissa Iris, Kit Furderer and Tiffany Walls.

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332 Nutt Street • (910) 762-4207 In the Cotton Exchange Monday-Saturday: 10am-5:30pm Sundays: noon-4pm www.crescentmoonnc.com A retail gift gallery specializing in fine handcrafted art glass and metal sculpture. Rick Satava, known worldwide for his blown glass “jellyfish” has introduced a new line of petro glyph and gold nautilus “baskets.” Layered with intricate design, these small to large vessels are an art collectors must have. Introduced to glass blowing in 1969, Rick opened his own studio in 1977. Well-known for his vivid colors and unique portrayal of nature, Satava’s works are included in numerous public and private collections throughout the world. Remember gift wrapping is FREE. Think of us for weddings, anniversaries, birthdays and your own décor. Located in The Cotton Exchange where parking is FREE while shopping or dining. Follow us on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook by searching Crescentmoonnc!.

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

from what we have on display and low rates on commissioned work. Owner Charles Turner invites all artists and art lovers to just hang out in our new Artist Lounge any time. Look for our upcoming expos and open house. Hampstead Art Gallery is located in Hampstead on the corner of Factory Road next to CVS Pharmacy.

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216 N. Front St. • (919) 343-8997 Tues-Sat: 11am-5:30pm www.newelementsgallery.com Join us Friday, June 24th for the opening of our latest exhibition, “By the Sea” and enjoy a celebration of summertime at the coast. Works by many of our gallery artists will be displayed in this themebased show, including Chip Hemingway, Nancy Tuttle May, Catherine Martin and Greg Osterhaus. An opening-night reception will be held at the gallery on June 24th from 6 until 9 pm in conjunction with downtown’s Fourth Friday Gallery Night. “By the Sea” will remain on exhibit through July 16th.

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Cape Fear festival takes its sound indoors this year

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Fear Blues Society’s annual Cape Fear Blues Festival brings the best bands from across the country together for a fantastic summer weekend on the river. This feast for most senses brings sights, sounds, smells and tastes of a true Southern experience. Lan Nichols, director of the festival, said the CFBF is a unique staple in Wilmington as the only true blues festival on the coast. “What’s significant about the Cape Fear Blues Festival is that it’s about one genre of music, and that’s blues,” Nichols says. “You can always go to festivals in town that are wonderful, but no other festival combines local acts with out-of-town and national touring talent like the [CFBF].” This three-day festival draws people to the downtown waterfront every year, but this time the festival will branch out into surrounding clubs more so than utilize outdoor venues, as its done in the past at Battleship Park or Greenfield Lake. According to Nichols, the CFBF will use the interiors (and the AC) of The Rusty Nail and The Cellar not

no by Alex Pomplia s Festival Cape Fear Blue gton! All over Wilmin i/Sat pass: $49 July 29-31 • Fr s Cruise: $49 Sun, free • Blue lues.org www.capefearb only to avoid the summer heat, but because the clubs’ ambiance evokes a certain mood crucial to the smoke-infused sounds of heartache and ragged societal observations. “We’ve done an outside tented event for 15 years with a great degree of success,” he says, “but we wanted to turn around and take the music indoors because that’s ultimately where the music belongs. People [typically] go out to clubs to hear blues; standing by our local club scene is something we thought was important.” The festival begins Friday evening when Rick Tobey plays his “Chickenhead Blues” at the dock of the Henrietta III at 5:30 p.m. Then, Nashville guitarist Rickey Godfrey and his band will rock the main deck of the

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riverboat for the Blues Cruise. Godfrey will play simultaneously with Ten Dollar Thrill on the party deck, as Tampa Blue takes over the atrium. A heavy hors d’ouevre buffet and three cash bars will open on three decks of the boat. Afterward, a post-cruise blues party landlocks itself at The Rusty Nail. The show will be rollicking thanks to Tampa Bay quartet (sometimes sextet) The Treblemakers. On Saturday morning, everyone is invited to The Cellar for a blues workshop led by blues guitarist and songwriter virtuoso Eric Manning. Manning will share stories of his musical adventures and travels, followed by an outdoor concert from his band E-Train and The Rusted Rails. Later in the evening, blues-lovers will want to return to The Rusty Nail to see Chicago-based band Studebaker John and The Hawks, who Nichols described as “the most creative ensemble in blues music today.” Studebaker John ranked third on the Living Blues Radio Chart and number one on “B.B. King’s Bluesville Picks To Click for the Week” of March 5, 2011 on XM Sirius Radio. His musicality tips its hat to great street musicians like Howlin’ Wolf and Muddy Waters. The last day of the festival boasts an AllDay Blues Jam at The Rusty Nail. It will be the quintessential end to the weekend’s heavy riffing hands, as it features the region’s finest musicians coming together for a day of live music, fun and fantastic food from festival vendors. SCHEDULE: Friday, July 29th Blues Cruise, aboard Henrietta III, 7:30 p.m. Featuring music by Rickey Godfrey, Ten Dollar Thrill and Tampa Blue. Board off Water and Dock streets. Post-cruise blues party at The Rusty Nail, 1310 S 5th Street, 9 p.m. Featuring The Treblemakers. Saturday, July 30th Blues workshop at The Cellar, 16 Princess Street, 11 a.m. Free educational workshop for all ages with noted NC blues guitarist, vocalist and songwriter Eric Manning, who will explain technique, talk about his influences and play some music. Manning’s band, E-Train and The Rusted Rails perform a free show following the workshop.

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Blues concert at The Rusty Nail, 8 p.m. Featuring the electric blues from Studebaker John and the Hawks. Also, acoustic blues from Spider Mike Bockey! Sunday, July 31st All-day blues jam at the Rusty Nail, noon. The region’s blues musicians play together under a tent at the Rusty Nail. Food vendors will be on hand, drinks will be sold onsite. Guitar giveaway takes place at 6 p.m., sponsored by Finkelstein Music. Raffling off a Gretsch guitar to support the Cape Fear Blues Society. Tickets $1 or six for $5, available at any Cape Fear Blues Jam, Finkelstein Music or The Rusty Nail. Need not be present to win.

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an unexpected taste of the bayou: Marc Broussard plays two shows in Wilmington this week

robably one of the most oxy-

moronic of rock personas, Marc Broussard is not what one might expect from the bayou. After his song “Only Everything” was played during the Daytime Emmy Awards, Soap Opera Digest quoted Broussard about what once was his favorite soap, “The Young and the Restless.” He said he’d be thrilled to appear on the show to witness the shenanigans of his favorite character, Victor. Not often an admission of smooth R&B soul-rockers of our time. However, soap opera stardom is not his ambition, “but it sure would be fun,” Broussard jokingly admits. With a new self-titled album out, representing an assorted style of music, it’s likely fans won’t see him on TV any time soon. Luckily, there is always a stage awaiting his performances of pop, rock and R&B flavor, such as heard on“Home”—soulfully powerful in the vein of Ray Charles—or “Our Big Mistake.” While recently sitting down for a livestream forum to fans, Broussard performed old favorites and new hits to anyone logged in to listen, comment and ask the most important questions about his music, family and food preferences—BBQ pork being at the top of the list. We have a feeling he’ll be looking forward to trying some Carolina BBQ in the near future as he descends upon Wilmington’s Greenfield Lake Amphitheater come Sunday. Pursuing music as a career was a natural progression for Marc Broussard. Starting with a popular Louisiana guitarist, Ted Broussard, also known as “Dad,” and since 2002, Marc, a mere 28, advanced over the course of events and meeting people in “the biz.” It would be easy to picture him alongside veteran players like Bonnie Raitt; however, he has found creative success

Gentry by Shannon Rae Marc Broussard Amphitheater Greenfield Lake ater Drive 1941 Amphithe show at 6 p.m. Gates at 5 p.m., 7/31, $15-$18 with producer Jamie Kennedy for his new self-titled album, something which reached outside of the musician’s comfort zone. “Jamie self-admittedly isn’t the greatest singer,” Broussard explains, “[but] as a producer, his job is to get me to sing with as much emotion as possible. He did and I respect him for that.” The album includes “Eye on the Prize,” a song inspired long ago by Broussard’s son, when with innocence and conviction, the five-year-old stated he wanted to play for a “working band.” Fast forward to today, and Broussard knows his son gets the song he inspired. “I think he understands a whole lot more than we give him credit for,” he says. “He wants to be on tour with us real bad and practices on his guitar every day.” As Broussard started to play the song “Cruel” online, fans cheered in type for the heart-wrenching tune. It spawned the question: Of whom is it based on? “I write songs that are based on other people, relationships and my own life,” he clarifies, “and ‘Cruel’ happens to be an example of other people.” Yet, he doesn’t sit to simply tell the stories around him; he also avoids agendas. The new album cover has Broussard running with an American flag, a photo that may or may not cause audiences to wonder if there is any significance. “It was a prop from many available that

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MARC-ED FOR ILM SHOW: Broussard performs at Greenfield Lake Amphitheater this weekend, with a free pre-show at Gravity Records at 6 p.m. Courtesy photo.

day and the shot looked cool and interesting” Broussard assures. “There’s definitely no underlying message, and I think personally as an artist it’s not my job to be a political guru.” Listening to Broussard’s voice leads one to wonder from which R&B legend he took notes after. The influences can’t be overlooked. “Definitely Donny Hathaway,” he divulges. “I discovered him at 20 years old. It had such a profound effect on me and it really changed the game.” The bar and ex-

pectations of his music became something all the more rich. “I’m definitely critical of what I do and how the music sounds,” he admits, even noting that the criticism which comes with it can be a hard pill to swallow. “We’re not going to please everybody, but the goal is still for people to enjoy the music and have fun.” Marc Broussard performs at the Greenfield Lake Amphitheater July 31st. Tickets are available at www.greenfieldlakeamphitheater.com and at Gravity Records for $15 or $18 at the gate. Gravity Records will also host the musician for a free in-store performance at 6 p.m. while opening bands Scars on 45 and Sarah and Christian Dugas warm up the crowd at the amphitheater.

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soundboard a preview of tunes all over town this week at the lo F t ’ n o D am! Mainstre WEDNESDAY, JUlY 27 Rob RonneR —Reel Cafe, 100 S. Front St.; 251-1832 Jazz Jam —Calico Room, 107 S. Front St. Wilmington, 762-2091 Kinlaw & Johnson band —Remedies, Market Street; 392-8001 KaRaoKe —Browncoat Pub and Theatre, 111 Grace St.; 341-0001 dJ shaft —Drifters Bar & Grill, 108 Walnut St.; 762-1704 GaRy allen’s acoustic open mic —Rusty Nail, 1310 S. 5th Ave.; 251-1888 leGRee & zac nye’s acoustic —Carolina Ale House; 317-c College Rd., 791-9393 open mic niGht with Kyle lindley —Live on Grace, 121 Grace St; 399-4390 open mic niGht —Genee’s, inside America’s Best Value Inn, 4903 Market St.; 799-1440 KaRaoKe with dJ bRewtal —Liquid Room, 23 Market St.;910-343-3341 dJbe eXtReme KaRaoKe —Wild Wing Cafe, 1331 Military Cutoff; 256-3838 live Jazz —Cameo 1900; 1900 Eastwood Rd.,910509-2026 weedeateR, blacKout aRtist, colossal abyss —The Whiskey, 1 S. Front St.; 763-3088 adelit@s, sKullstoRm, no tomoRRow —Soapbox Upstairs, 255 N. Front St.; 251-8500 RoGeR davis & Ron wilson —Bottega Gallery, 208 North Front St.; 763-3737 JeRemy noRRis —Buffalo Wild Wings, 206 Old Eastwood Rd.; 798-9464 open mic niGht —Juggling Gypsy Cafe, 1612 Castle St.; 763-2223 dJ —Charley Brownz, 21 S Front St.; 254-9499

All ABOArD thE BlUES trAIN: Eric Manning, also known as E-Train, and his band, The Rusted Rails, will bring original, humorous lyrics and funky blues style to Firebelly Lounge on Saturday, July 30. They begin playing after the Cape Fear Blues Fest at 10 p.m. sharp. Courtesy photo.

dJ siR nicK bland —Red Dogs, 5 N. Lumina Ave., Wrightsville Beach; 256-2776 the Get down Jam with the casseRole —16 Taps, 127 Princess St.; 251-1616 KeRsten capRa —Costello’s Piano Bar, 211 Princess Street; 362-9666 live acoustic —Hell’s Kitchen, 118 Princess St.; 763-4133 steel pan band —Blockade Runner Beach Resort, 275 Waynick Blvd., Wrightsville Beach; 256-2251

thUrSDAY, JUlY 28 dJbe eXtReme KaRaoKe —Banks Channel Bar & Grille, 530 Causeway Drive; 256-2269 dJ battle —Fibber McGee’s, 1610 Pavilion Pl; 509-1551 dJ —Charley Brownz, 21 S Front St.; 254-9499

tRivia with paRty GRas dJ —Fox and Hound Pub & Grille, 920 Town Centre Dr.; 509-0805 KaRaoKe —Browncoat Pub and Theatre, 111 Grace St.; 341-0001 live Jazz —Cameo 1900; 1900 Eastwood Rd.,910509-2026 KaRaoKe with scott —Toolbox, 2325 Burnette Blvd.; 343-6988 tRivia with dJ —The Harp; 1423 South 3rd St.,763-1607 duelinG pianos —Hell’s Kitchen, 118 Princess St.; 763-4133 bulls on paRade (RaGe aGainst the machine tRibute) —Red Dogs, 5 N. Lumina Ave., Wrightsville Beach; 256-2776 diRty meGa dance paRty —Soapbox Upstairs, 255 N. Front St.; 251-8500 open mic with clay cRotts —Orton Pool Room, 133 North Front St.; 343-8878

sea pans —Holiday Inn Resort (oceanfront terrace), 1706 N. Lumina Ave.; 256-2231 coleman dailey —Goat and Compass, 710 N. 4th St.; 772-1400 bibis ellison —The Whiskey, 1 S. Front St.; 763-3088 lowtech aRmy —SeaWitch Cafe & Tiki Bar, 227 Carolina Ave. N., Carolina Beach fiRedance & dRums @ daRK, dJ mit psytRance (11pm) —Juggling Gypsy Cafe, 1612 Castle St.; 763-2223 top 40 dJ —Ibiza, 118 Market St.; 251-1301 KaRaoKe —Yosake Sushi Lounge, 31 S. Front St.; 763-3172 open mic with JeRemy noRRis —Katy’s, 1054 S. College Rd.; 395-6204 Ken & bRad KolodneR —Beau Rivage Golf Club, 649 Rivage Promenade; (800) 628-7080

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friday, JUly 29 house/TechNo DJ —Ibiza, 118 Market St.; 251-1301 DJ Dr. JoNes —Red Dogs, 5 N. Lumina Ave., Wrightsville Beach; 256-2776 DJ —Cameo 1900; 1900 Eastwood Rd.,910509-2026 KaraoKe —Gilligan’s; N.C. Hwy. 50, Surf City 910-3284090 KaraoKe —Katy’s, 1054 S. College Rd.; 395-6204 DJ —Charley Brownz, 21 S Front St.; 254-9499 live Music —ProJeKTe, 523 souTh 3rD sT., 352-0236 KaraoKe —Browncoat Pub and Theatre, 111 Grace St.; 341-0001 arTisT syMPosiuM —Drifters Bar & Grill, 108 Walnut St.; 762-1704 DJ P FuNK —Level 5/City Stage, 21 N. Front St.; 342-0872 DJ Willie sTylez —Toolbox, 2325 Burnette Blvd.; 343-6988 DJ BaTTle —Dirty Martini, 1904 Eastwood Rd, Suite 109 DueliNg PiaNos —Hell’s Kitchen, 118 Princess St.; 763-4133 Jazz WiTh BeNNy hill —Caffe Phoenix, 9 S Front St.; 343-1395 TraiNWrecK —Firebelly Lounge, 265 N. Front St.; 763-0141 DeaD sParroW —Goat and Compass, 710 N. 4th St.; 772-1400 MiKe Fusha —Henry’s, 2806 Independence Blvd.; 793-2929 MiKe aND The Maulers (8PM-12aM, TiKi sTage); DJ DaNe BriTT (10PM-2aM, iNsiDe) —Beach House Bar ‘n’ Grill, 7219 Market St.; 689-7219 PaiNTeD MaN —Mayfaire Music on the Town, Mayfaire Town Center The TreBleMaKers —Rusty Nail, 1310 S. 5th Ave.; 251-1888 cosMic charlie (graTeFul DeaD TriBuTe) —Downtown Sundown; riverfront downtown, 763-7349 asg, aMericaN aMericaNs —Hollister 47, 6845 Carolina Beach Rd., 799-6647 roB roNNer —Holiday Inn Resort (oceanfront terrace), 1706 N. Lumina Ave.; 256-2231 Full Dish —Sweet & Savory Cafe; 1611 Pavilion Plc.,256-0115

MachiNe FuNK (WiDesPreaD PaNic TriBuTe) —The Whiskey, 1 S. Front St.; 763-3088 The DesigN —Wild Wing Cafe, 1331 Military Cutoff; 256-3838 iJ QuiNN —Soapbox Upstairs, 255 N. Front St.; 251-8500 The MorNiNg aFTer, No Dollar $hoes —Soapbox Lounge, 255 N. Front St.; 251-8500 soul PoWer Posse —Kefi, 2012 Eastwood Road; 256-3558 susaN savia —New York Pasta House, 130 N. Front St.; 763-7272 acousTic Jazz PiaNo WiTh JaMes Jarvis (8PM); 40 easT (10 PM) —Calico Room, 107 S. Front St. Wilmington, 762-2091

SatUrday, JUly 30 DJ —Level 5/City Stage, 21 N. Front St.; 342-0872 DJ —Cameo 1900; 1900 Eastwood Rd.,910-5092026 house/TechNo DJ —Ibiza, 118 Market St.; 251-1301 40 easT —Harbor Masters, 315 Canal Dr., Carolina Beach; 458-28200 KaraoKe —Gilligan’s; N.C. Hwy. 50, Surf City 910-3284090 KaraoKe WiTh FreDDie —Remedies, Market Street; 392-8001 KaraoKe WiTh DJ MicK —The Harp; 1423 South 3rd St.,763-1607 DJ BaTTle —Dirty Martini, 1904 Eastwood Rd, Suite 109 KaraoKe —Browncoat Pub and Theatre, 111 Grace St.; 341-0001 FlaNNel reBellioN —Wild Wing Cafe, 1331 Military Cutoff; 256-3838 DueliNg PiaNos —Hell’s Kitchen, 118 Princess St.; 763-4133 DJ —Charley Brownz, 21 S Front St.; 254-9499 DJ sir NicK BlaND —Red Dogs, 5 N. Lumina Ave., Wrightsville Beach; 256-2776 NegaTive NaNcy —The Whiskey, 1 S. Front St.; 763-3088 JohNNie acousTic —Henry’s, 2806 Independence Blvd.; 793-2929 roB roNNer —Holiday Inn Resort (oceanfront terrace), 1706 N. Lumina Ave.; 256-2231 Wax PlaNeT, Mac & Juice —Juggling Gypsy Cafe, 1612 Castle St.; 763-2223

JereMy Norris —Grand Union Pub, 1125 Military Cutoff;2569133 susaN savia, MarK lyNch —Caffe Phoenix, 9 S Front St.; 343-1395 zuKiMooN —16 Taps, 127 Princess St.; 251-1616 Big Dog & caTFish —Banks Channel Bar & Grille, 530 Causeway Drive; 256-2269 JacK JacK 180 (8PM-12aM, TiKi sTage); DJ DaNe BriTT (10PM-2aM, iNsiDe) —Beach House Bar ‘n’ Grill, 7219 Market St.; 689-7219 Polar Bear aND harvey arNolD —Kefi, 2012 Eastwood Road; 256-3558 Jesse sTocKToN aND FrieNDs —Palm Room, 11 East Salisbury St.; 503-3040 clay croTTs —Surf’s Bar & Grill; 5500 Market St., 791-9021 BeNNy hill —Sweet & Savory Cafe; 1611 Pavilion Plc.,256-0115 DJ KeviN —The Dive, 6 N. Lake Park Blvd.; 458-8282 Ballyhoo!, The souND DoWN shore —Soapbox Upstairs, 255 N. Front St.; 251-8500 MiNor sTars —Soapbox Lounge, 255 N. Front St.; 251-8500 FreD FlyNN —Reel Cafe, 100 S. Front St.; 251-1832 JaM saNDWich BaND —Romanelli’s, Leland; 383-1885 sTuDeBaKer JohN aND The haWKs —Rusty Nail, 1310 S. 5th Ave.; 251-1888

SUnday, JUly 31 Perry sMiTh (BruNch 12-2) —Aubriana’s; 115 S. Front St., 763-7773 KaraoKe —Browncoat Pub and Theatre, 111 Grace St.; 341-0001 DJ BaTTle —Fibber McGee’s, 1610 Pavilion Pl; 509-1551 galeN oN guiTar —The Coastal Roaster, 5954 Carolina Beach Rd.; 399-4701 l shaPe loT (3PM); clay croTTs (8PM) —Reel Cafe, 100 S. Front St.; 251-1832 soul PoWer Posse —Bluewater Grill, 4 Marina St.; 256-8500 sTeveN coMPToN —Beach House Bar ‘n’ Grill, 7219 Market St.; 689-7219 Travis shalloW —Shell Island Resort, 2700 N. Lumina Ave., 256-8696 DirTy Mega DaNce ParTy: suMMer caMP —Soapbox Upstairs, 255 N. Front St.; 251-8500 zuKiMooN —SeaWitch Cafe & Tiki Bar, 227 Carolina Ave. N., Carolina Beach

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KaraOKe —Browncoat Pub and Theatre, 111 Grace St.; 341-0001 Open miC night —Drifters Bar & Grill, 108 Walnut St.; 762-1704 p-FunK anD CheDr DanCe party —The Whiskey, 1 S. Front St.; 763-3088 KaraOKe with DJ @-hOle —Level 5/City Stage, 21 N. Front St.; 342-0872 Open miC with JOsh sOlOmOn —Liquid Room, 23 Market St.;910-343-3341 Open miC night —Reel Cafe, 100 S. Front St.; 251-1832 Jeremy nOrris —Banks Channel Bar & Grille, 530 Causeway Drive; 256-2269 BJ Barham OF ameriCan ameriCans —Soapbox Lounge, 255 N. Front St.; 251-8500 DJ riChtermeister —Wild Wing Cafe, 1331 Military Cutoff; 256-3838 Brett JOhnsOn’s Jam —Rusty Nail, 1310 S. 5th Ave.; 251-1888 pengO with Beau gunn —Mellow Mushroom, 4311 Oleander Drive; 452-3773 susan savia —Costello’s Piano Bar, 211 Princess Street; 362-9666

tuesday, august 2 KaraOKe —Browncoat Pub and Theatre, 111 Grace St.; 341-0001 KaraOKe with DJ party gras —Fox and Hound Pub & Grille, 920 Town Centre Dr.; 509-0805 Cape Fear Blues Jam —Rusty Nail, 1310 S. 5th Ave.; 251-1888 KaraOKe with miKe nOrris —Katy’s, 1054 S. College Rd.; 395-6204 COllege night KaraOKe —Costello’s Piano Bar, 211 Princess Street; 362-9666 trivia with DutCh FrOm 94.5 the hawK —The Coastal Roaster, 5954 Carolina Beach Rd.; 399-4701 inDie musiC night —Juggling Gypsy Cafe, 1612 Castle St.; 763-2223 KaraOKe —16 Taps, 127 Princess St.; 251-1616 live aCOustiC —Wild Wing Cafe, 1331 Military Cutoff; 256-3838

Wednesday, august 3 rOB rOnner —Reel Cafe, 100 S. Front St.; 251-1832 Jazz Jam —Calico Room, 107 S. Front St. Wilmington, 762-2091 Kinlaw & JOhnsOn BanD —Remedies, Market Street; 392-8001 KaraOKe —Browncoat Pub and Theatre, 111 Grace St.; 341-0001 legree & zaC nye’s aCOustiC —Carolina Ale House; 317-c College Rd., 791-9393 DJ shaFt —Drifters Bar & Grill, 108 Walnut St.; 762-1704 gary allen’s aCOustiC Open miC —Rusty Nail, 1310 S. 5th Ave.; 251-1888 Open miC night with Kyle linDley —Live on Grace, 121 Grace St; 399-4390 Open miC night —Genee’s, inside America’s Best Value Inn, 4903 Market St.; 799-1440 KaraOKe with DJ Brewtal —Liquid Room, 23 Market St.;910-343-3341 Jeremy nOrris —Buffalo Wild Wings, 206 Old Eastwood Rd.; 798-9464 live Jazz —Cameo 1900; 1900 Eastwood Rd.,910509-2026 DJBe eXtreme KaraOKe —Wild Wing Cafe, 1331 Military Cutoff; 256-3838 JunKrOD —The Whiskey, 1 S. Front St.; 763-3088 Open miC night —Juggling Gypsy Cafe, 1612 Castle St.; 763-2223 live aCOustiC —Hell’s Kitchen, 118 Princess St.; 763-4133 DJ sir niCK BlanD —Red Dogs, 5 N. Lumina Ave., Wrightsville Beach; 256-2776 DJ —Charley Brownz, 21 S Front St.; 254-9499 the get DOwn Jam with the CasserOle —16 Taps, 127 Princess St.; 251-1616 Kersten Capra —Costello’s Piano Bar, 211 Princess Street; 362-9666 Kent KnOrr —Blockade Runner Beach Resort, 275 Waynick Blvd., Wrightsville Beach; 256-2251 All entertainment must be sent to music@encorepub.com by Wednesday for consideration in the weekly entertainment calendar. Venues are responsible for notifying encore of any changes, removals or additions to their weekly schedules.

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AN ITCH FOR LIVE MUSIC: Bon Iver performs at Raleigh Amphitheater on July 29. Courtesy photo.

LINCOLN THEATRE 126 E. Cabarrus strEEt, ralEigh, nC (919) 821-4111 7/28: New Riders of the Purple Sage 7/30: Marc Broussard, Scars on 45, Sarah and Christian Dugas THE ORANGE PEEL 101 biltmorE avEnuE, ashEvillE, nC (828) 225-5851 7/28: ZOSO (Led Zeppelin tribute) AMOS’ SOUTHEND 1423 south tryon strEEt, CharlottE, nC (704) 377-6874 7/29: Sevendust, Adelitas Way, Seven Day Sonnet, Eye Empire 7/30: Sequoyah, Hey Rocco HOUSE OF BLUES 4640 highway 17 south, n. myrtlE bEaCh, sC (843) 272-3000 7/27: Cinderella, John Corabi 7/29: Brian McKnight 7/30: Frontiers (Journey tribute), 42 (Coldplay tribute) 8/3: Young Jeezy, Freddie Gibbs TIME WARNER CABLE MUSIC PAVILION AT WALNUT CREEK 3801 roCk quarry rd., ralEigh, nC (919) 831-6400 7/30: Rascal Flatts, Sara Evans, Justin Moore, Easton Corbin 8/2: 311, Sublime, Rome KOKA BOOTH AMPHITHEATRE 8003 rEgEnCy pkwy., Cary, nC (919) 462-2052 7/28: Amy Grant, Michael W. Smith 7/30: The Temptations and the Four Tops DURHAM PERFORMING ARTS CENTER 123 vivian st., durham, nC

(919) 680-2727 8/2: Dolly Parton CAT’S CRADLE 300 E. main strEEt, Carrboro, nC (919) 967-9053 7/27: John Ritter, Yellowbirds 7/29: Slowhand (Eric Clapton tribute) 7/30: Cosmic Charlie (Grateful Dead tribute) GREENSBORO COLISEUM 1921 w. lEE st., grEEnsboro, nC (336) 373-7400 7/28: Brian McKnight

$2.50 Yuengling Draft $2.50 Domestic Bottles ½ Priced Select Appetizers, 4 - 7pm

THURSDAY

$3.00 Samuel Adams $4.00 Margaritas

FRIDAY

$3 Pint of The Day

SATURDAY

$5 Sangria & Mimosa’s

SUNDAY

$5 Bloody Mary’s & Mimosa’s * Drink specials run all day, but food specials shown are from 4 -7pm only. Certain appetizers are excluded from special. Front and Walnut Streets Across from CFCC in the Cotton Exchange 910-762-4354

MONDAY 1/2 PRICE APPS. 4-6pm $2 Budweiser • $225 Heineken • $3 Gin & Tonic OPEN MIC NIGHT TUESDAY 1/2 PRICE APPS. 4-6pm $2 White Wolf $250 Redstripe $350 Wells 35¢ Wings at 8pm LIVE MUSIC WEDNESDAY 1/2 PRICE APPS. 4-6pm, 1/2 Priced Wine Bottle $250 Blue Moons • $250 Corona/Corona Light LIVE MUSIC: ROB RONNER THURSDAY $250 Domestic Bottles, • $3 Import Bottles, $3 Rum and Coke LIVE MUSIC: MIKE O’DONNELL 50¢ Steamed oysters and shrimp after 6pm FRIDAY ROOFTOP OPEN! DJ Sir Charles 2nd floor $3 Landshark • $3 Kamikaze • $5 Bombs SATURDAY ROOFTOP OPEN! DJ Sir Charles on 2nd floor 10pm $2 Coors Light • $3 Fruit Punch shots SUNDAY $250 Corona Live Music L Shape Lot at 3pm Clay Crotts at 8pm

UPTOWN AMPHITHEATRE 1000 sEaboard st., CharlottE, nC (704) 916-8970 8/3: Selena Gomez and the Scene OVENS AUDITORIUM 2700 E. indEpEndEnCE blvd., CharlottE, nC (704) 372-3600 7/27: Brian McKnight TIME WARNER CABLE ARENA 333 E. tradE st., CharlottE, nC (704) 688-9000 7/28: American Idol Live 7/31: Sade, John Legend RALEIGH AMPHITHEATER 500 s. mCdowEll st., ralEigh, nC (919) 831-6400 7/28: Further 7/29: Bon Iver 8/3: Goo Goo Dolls, Michelle Branch, Parachute VERIZON WIRELESS AMPHITHEATRE 707 pavilion blvd., CharlottE, nC (704) 549-5555 7/28: Vans Warped Tour 7/29: Rascal Flatts 8/1: 311 8/2: Maroon 5, Gavin DeGraw

7.27 WEDNESDAY

karaoke night with dj be!

7.28 THURSDAY

trivia night plus

live acoustic 7.29 FRIDAY

the design 7.30 SATURDAY

flannel rebellion

,ANDFALL #ENTER s 1331 Military Cutoff Rd

910-256-3838 wildwingcafe.com

MONDAY WEDNESDAYS

LIVE

TEAM TRIVIA 8pm - 10pm followed by Live Music On The Patio

JEREMY NORRIS 10pm-1am

FRIDAY July 29 Live Music

Mark Daffer 9pm-1am

SATURDAY July 30 Live Music

Overtyme 9pm-1am 206 Old Eastwood Rd. (by Home Depot)

910.798.9464

TUESDAYS

22oz. Domestic Draft ALL DAY

TEAM TRIVIA 8pm

TUESDAY

LIVE

Fri. 7/29 LIVE MUSIC! 9pm-1am

$5 pizzas Live Jazz in the bar • Half Price Bottles of Wine Absolut Dream $5 • Pacifico $2.50

WEDNESDAY

Miller Lite Bottles $1.50 Corona and Corona Lite Bottles $2.50 and Margaritas and Peach Margaritas $4

Kennedy Park

appletini’s $4, RJ’s painkiller $5 and red stripe

Sat. 7/30

Cosmos $4 • 007 $3.50, Guinness Cans $3

LIVE MUSIC! 9pm-1am

Blivet

ThUrSDAY

bottles $2.50, Fat Tire bottles $2.50

friDAY

Harps Bottles $2.50 • Island Sunsets $5

SATUrDAY

Baybreeze / Seabreeze $4 22oz. Blue Moon Draft $3 Select Domestic Bottles $2

Monkey Junction 910.392.7224

SUNDAY

Bloody Marys $4, Domestic Pints $1.50 and Hurricanes $5

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//FILM

the concluding chapter:

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into my head when watching the second half of the final installment of “The Deathly Hallows”: I’ll never have to write a Harry Potter review again! So much of criticism is spent on breaking down films into the positives and the negatives. Often times we forget that some movies are beyond criticism. There’s a fervent fan base who eats up this epic fantasy like chocolate-covered ecstasy. Many of them have no interest in some asshole pointing out minor quips of a series that is ahead of the curve. To be fair, I’ve liked the Harry Potter films— but I wouldn’t say I loved them. We had a good time and spent many hours in each other’s company. I’d be more than willing to buy the Harry Potter films dinner and hope for a sweaty roll around. Hell, I might even spend the night and have coffee in the morning, but I won’t be proposing anytime soon. There’s never been a long-term commitment here. I’ve taken this long, strange 20hour plus journey through the wizardry world of Harry Potter, so I want to know how the story wraps up. The good news is, it wraps up pretty well. There’s bad news, too, but we’ll get to that a little later. This is by far the most fast-paced film in the series. After five minutes playing catchup, we’re diving off a cliff, head first into some massively awesome action sequences. The story picks up right where “Part 1” left off: Harry (Daniel Radcliffe), Ron (Rupert Grint), and Hermione (Emma Watson) are trying to stop the evil Voldemort (Ralph Fiennes) from blanketing the world in darkness. They have to destroy some enchanted items that house fragments of his dark soul. By destroying these “Horcruxes,” they can finally defeat the ultimate evil. This puts the characters somewhere they haven’t been before: in a race against time. Let me be the first to say, “Thank God!” My problem with this franchise has never been the story, the characters or its fantastical elements. My gripe is that nothing ever happens. Every movie is basically a mystery, which has to be solved over the course of a school year. Eventually, the mystery is solved, but it leads to an even larger mystery, which has been teased for a decade. “Deathly Hallows: Part 2” is one gigantic money shot. Damn, if they don’t throw everything at us, too: explosions, death, war, a giant dragon, more death, ghosts and Armageddon. It felt quite gratifying to finally get answers. Most of what I take issue with is watching a movie that tries to cram seven films worth of answers into one reel. It is great to see so many characters get validation. Over the last three or four films,

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celebration or remorse for fallen friends? I’ve heard some people make fun of the “Lord of the Rings” films for the 20 minutes of multiple endings. Personally, I would take a little extra effort to the epilogue than a rush job to wrap up the story. Still, there is so much about the finale that works. There is a sense of awe and dread that permeates every frame. The gloves come

this week in film New World Order Subversive Film Series Juggling Gypsy •1612 Castle St. (910) 763-2223 Sundays, 8 p.m. • Free 7/31: ‘New World Order’ is a 2009 American documentary film directed by Luke Meyer and Andrew Neel. It explores activists who are committed to vigorously opposing what they perceive to be an emerging ‘New World Order.’

Incendies Cinematique Thalian Hall Studio Theatre 310 Chestnut Street • 7:30 p.m., $7 7/27: Academy Award nominee for Best For-

HOGWARTS TO THE END: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint take their final bow as ‘Harry Potter’ characters in the last installment of the 10-year series. Courtesy photo.

I’ve been far more interested in characters like Severus Snape (Alan Rickman) and Draco Malfoy (Tom Felton), two seemingly evil and conflicted characters. Thankfully, a lot of the secondary characters get an opportunity for conclusions, albeit brief. There’s so much to like about this movie, and at the same time I was left wanting more—though, not always in a good way. The ending is so quick—like, lightning fast. By the time the evil Voldemort is dispatched, we get two minutes where Harry channels Peter Parker with his speech about power and responsibility, and then a quick cut to the characters a few decades later taking their kids to the train where their Hogwarts adventures await. It’s not a bad ending—just brief. After 20 hours with these characters, and after two hours of watching so many of them suffer, die and finally win, I wanted a little more time. A seven-minute epilogue might work in a twohour movie, but this didn’t feel like an adequate send-off for this epic. Would an extra 10 minutes have been that difficult? Could we have a few moments with these characters in

off, and there is a feeling throughout that any of the characters were expendable and that at any moment evil could prevail. It’s the one thing I give the films a lot of credit for: Harry’s demise seemed almost like a foregone conclusion. There are so many movies that do a pisspoor job of making the villains feel unremarkable, where the dark side seems nothing more than another hurdle for the characters to jump. Voldemort and his army of Death Eaters are a force with which to be reckoned. Their eventual defeat feels a little hollow since the characters sacrificed so much to live in a world without evil which we never really get to see. Yet, so much works in “Deathly Hallows: Part 2.” It’s fascinating to watch this marvelous world, which a handful of filmmakers created, get leveled. There’s a moment in that I genuinely loved: After narrowly escaping decimation, Harry decides to take a direct approach. He gets scolded by Hermione for not having a plan, and Harry replies, “When have our plans ever worked?” He explains what we’ve always known: Their plans were useless because they all boiled down to inevitable, violent confrontation. “Deathly Hallows: Part 2” is exactly that— and a two-hour, go-for-broke, entertaining summer blockbuster.

eign Language Film, ‘Incendies’ tells the powerful and moving tale of two young adults’ voyage to the core of deep-rooted hatred, never-ending wars and enduring love. Director Denis Villeneuve adapts Wajdi Mouawad’s play concerning a pair of twins who make a life-altering discovery following the death of their mother. Upon learning that their absentee father is still very much alive and they also have a brother they have never met, the pair travels to the Middle East on a mission to uncover the truth about their mystery-shrouded past.

Cucalorus Summer Camp Jengo’s Playhouse • 815 Princess Street August 1st - 4th, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Kids learn behind-the-camera training, explore music-video production and editing with industry professionals, creating music videos for local bands. Bands will be performing live so campers can experiment with concert-style filming and meet the members of the bands. Cost is $495, and includes lunch and snacks, Red Carpet Screening Party on the 6th (five tickets allotted) and DVD copy of finished product. Jill Tefft: development@ cucalorus.org or (910) 343-5995. All AreA movie listings And pArAgrAph synopses cAn be found At encorepub.com.

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22-26 DINING GUIDE

what’s for dinner? Find it in the premier dining guide for the Port City

NELLI’S EDDIE ROMA 1-4147 45 Leland, NC 28 85 (910) 383-18

Eddie Romanelli’s Greek Pizza –Kalamata olives, spinach, Roma tomatoes, red onions, feta cheese and pepperoncinis.

AMERICAN BLUEWATER

Enjoy spectacular panoramic views of sailing ships and the Intracoastal Waterway while dining at this popular casual American restaurant in Wrightsville Beach. Lunch and dinner are served daily. Favorites include jumbo lump crab cakes, succulent seafood lasagna, crispy coconut shrimp and an incredible Caribbean fudge pie. Dine inside or at their award-winning outdoor patio and bar, which is the location for their lively Waterfront Music Series every Sun. during the summer months. Large parties welcome. Private event space available. BluewaterDining.com. 4 Marina Street, Wrightsville Beach, NC. (910) 256.8500. ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Mon-Fri 11am - 11pm; Sat & Sun 11am – 11pm. ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Wrightsville Beach ■ FEATURING: Waterfront dining ■ MUSIC: Music every Sun. in Summer ■ WEBSITE: bluewaterdining.com

CATCH

Serving the Best Seafood in South Eastern North Carolina. Wilmington’s Native Son, 2011 James Beard Award Nominee Chef Keith Rhodes explores the Cape Fear Coast for the best it has to offer. We feature Wild Caught & Sustainably raised Seafood. Organic and locally sourced produce & herbs provide the perfect compliment to our fresh Catch. Consecutively Voted Wilmington’s Best Chef 2008, 09 & 2010. Dubbed “Modern Seafood Cuisine” we offer an array Fresh Seafood & Steaks, including our Signature NC Sweet Potato Salad. Appetizers include our Mouth watering “Fire Cracker” Shrimp, Crispy Cajun Fried NC Oysters & Blue Crab Claw Scampi, Seafood Ceviche & Conch Fritters to name a few.

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Larger Plates include Plancha grilled Painted Hills Steaks, Blackend Red Drum Filet, Charleston Crab Cakes, Tempura OBX Scallops, Flounder Escovitch & Pan roasted Queen Trigger fish. Custom Entree request gladly accommodated for our Guest. (Vegetarian, Vegan & Allergies) Hand Crafted seasonal desserts from Alan DeLovely. Full ABC Permits. 6623 Market Street, Wilmington, NC 28405. ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Mon-Fri 11am-2pm and Mon. Sat. 5pm-9pm. ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: North Wilmington ■ FEATURING: Acclaimed Wine List

and good natured delivery from the cleanest hot dog carts in Wilmington. Sabrett famous hot dogs and Italian sausages are the primary fare offered, with a myriad of condiments for all of your mid-day or late night cravings. ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: 11am– 5pm. Sat. at the farmers market. Thurs.- Sat. nights on Market St. between Front and 2nd St. from 10pm – 3:00am.Fibbers on Sun. nights Until 3am. ■ NEIGHBORHOOD Downtown ■ FEATURING: Lunch time delivery downtown

BUFFALO WILD WINGS

Drop your anchor at The George on the RiverWalk, your destination for complete sense indulgence. Watch the historic Cape Fear River unfold before you while you enjoy the best in Southern Coastal Cuisine. The menu combines elegance, creativity and diverse selection of steak, pasta, salad and fresh seafood, including the best Shrimp n’ Grits in town. Warm in the sun on the expansive outdoor deck sipping an exotic, colorful martini, or unwind at the spacious bar inside boasting extensive wine and martini lists along with weekday appetizer specials from 4:00pm-6:30pm. Don’t forget to try downtown’s best kept secret for Sunday Brunch from 11am-3pm. You are welcome to dock your boat at the only dock’n’dine restaurant downtown, grab a trolley, or enjoy our free, front door parking (ask for pass!) Why satisfy when you can indulge? Find the George on the Riverwalk at 128 South Water Street, 910-763-2052. ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Tues. – Sat. 11am – 9 pm. Enjoy Sunday Lunch and Brunch 11am – 3pm. ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Downtown ■ FEATURING: Sunday Brunch / Wilmington’s only dock’n’dine restaurant. ■ WEBSITE: www.thegeorgerestaurant.com

If you’re looking for good food and an atmosphere that’s fun for the whole family, Buffalo Wild Wings is the place! Award winning wings and 20 signature sauces and seasonings. Plus…salads, wraps, flatbreads, burgers, and more. Tons of Big screen TVs and all your favorite sports. We have daily drink specials, a HUGE draft selection, and Free Trivia all day every day. Come in for our Weekday Lunch Specials, only $5.99 from 11am-2pm. Visit us for Wing Tuesdays with 50 cent wings all day long, or Boneless Thursdays with 60 cent boneless wings all day long. Buffalo Wild Wings is a great place to dine in or take out. ■ SERVING LUNCH, DINNER & LATE NIGHT: Mon-Sat 11am-2am and Sun 12pm-2am ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: 2 locations-Midtown (910-798-9464) and Monkey Junction (910-392-7224) ■ MUSIC: Friday and Saturday nights at both locations. ■ WEBSITE: www.buffalowildwings.com

C.G. Dawgs

For great traditional New York style eats with Southern charm look no further than C.G. Dawgs. You will be drawn in by the aroma of fine beef franks served with witty banter

THE GEORGE ON THE RIVERWALK

HALLIGAN’S

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

7 Days a Week Mon-Wed 11:30 am - 2:00 am Thurs-Sun 11:30 am - 2:00 am ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Masonboro Loop ■ FEATURING: THE Best Rueben in Town!, $5.99 lunch specials, Outdoor Patio ■ WEBSITE: www.halligansnc.com

HENRY’S

A local favorite, Henry’s is the ‘place to be’ for great food, a lively bar and awesome patio dining. Henry’s serves up American cuisine at its finest that include entrees with fresh, local ingredients. Come early for lunch, because its going to be packed. Dinner too! Henry’s Pine Room is ideal for private functions up to 30 people. Henry’s is home to live music, wine & beer dinners and other special events. Check out their calendar of events at HenrysRestaurant.com for details. 2508 Independence Boulevard, Wilmington, NC. (910) 793.2929. ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Sun. –Mon.11am-10pm; Tues.- Fri.: 11am – 11pm; Sat.: 10am – 11pm. ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ FEATURING: Daily blackboard specials.

■ MUSIC: Live Music beginning at 5:30pm ■ WEBSITE: www.henrysrestaurant.com.

HoLIdAY INN RESoRt

Oceans Restaurant located in this oceanfront resort is a wonderful find. This is the perfect place to enjoy a fresh Seafood & Steak dinner while dinning outside overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. Chef Eric invites you to experience his daily specials in this magnificent setting. (910) 256-2231. 1706 N Lumina Ave, Wrightsville Beach. ■ SERVING BREAKFAST, LUNCH & DINNER: Sun.-Sat.. ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Wrightsville Beach ■ FEATURING: Waterfront dining ■ WEBSITE: www.holidayinn.com

tHE LIttLE dIPPER

Wilmington’s favorite fondue restaurant! The Little Dipper specializes in unique fondue dishes with a global variety of cheeses, meats, seafood, vegetables, chocolates and fine wines. The warm and intimate dining room is a great place to enjoy a four-course meal, or indulge in appetizers and desserts outside on the back deck or in the bar while watching luminescent jellyfish. Reservations are appreciated for parties of any size. Located at the corner of Front and Orange in Downtown Wilmington. 138 South Front Street. (910) 251-0433. ■ SERVING DINNER: Tues.- Sun. 5pm ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Downtown ■ FEATURING: 70s menu every Friday ■ MUSIC: Fri. & Sat. in summer ■ WEBSITE: www.littledipperfondue.com

PINE VALLEY MARKEt

Pine Valley Market has reigned supreme in servicing the Wilmington community for years, securing encore’s Best-Of awards in catering, gourmet shop and butcher. Now, Kathy Webb and Christi Ferretti are expanding their talents into serving lunch in-house, so folks can enjoy their hearty, homemade meals in the quaint and cozy ambience of the market. Using the freshest ingredients of highest quality, diners can enjoy the best Philly Cheesesteak in Wilmington, along with numerous other sandwich varieties, from their Angus burger to classic

Reuben, Italian sub to a grown-up banana and peanut butter sandwich that will take all diners back to childhood. Served among a soup du jour and salads, there is something for all palates. Take advantage of their take-home frozen meals for nights that are too hectic to cook, and don’t forget to pick up a great bottle of wine to go with it. 3520 S. College Road, (910) 350-FOOD. ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER:

Mon.-Fri.10am-7pm; Sat. 9am-6pm. Closed Sun. ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Wilmington South ■ FEATURING: Daily specials and take-home frozen meals ■ WEBSITE: www.pinevalleymarket.com

tEMPtAtIoNS EVERYdAY GoURMEt

Temptations Everyday Gourmet draws diners in by droves thanks to their creative menu selections, an extraordinary inventory of fine wines (over 300 varieties all without restaurant markups) and trained staff that go beyond culinary excellence. Recognized as Best Lunch Spot by WWAY in 2011, as well as having its chef, Michael Comer, touted among the top three best chefs in Wilmington, according to StarNews’ Taste of Wilmington 2010, Temptations offers two locations to serve Wilmingtonians. Located in Hanover Center for 25 years, signature items include their Homemade Chicken Salad and Turkey, Brie and Apple Sandwich, as well as their Porter’s Neck location’s Pimiento Cheeseburger. The Porter’s Neck location also serves an expanded dinner menu, which changes weekly. Their daily features, including specialty soups, salads, quiche and paninis, keeps patrons busy choosing healthy, fast foods whether dining onsite or back at the office. in fact, ask Temptations about their Office Party Menu for your next gathering. Their gourmet retail shop provides unique gourmet gift items featuring many locally made specialty foods, chocolates and goodies. ■ SERVING LUNCH: Hanover Center, 3501 Oleander Dr., Ste 13. Mon.-Sat., 11am – 6pm (Closed Sundays) ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Porter’s Neck Center, 8207 Market St., Ste F. Mon. Wed., 10am-8:30pm; Thurs.-Sat., 10am-9pm. Dinner features begin at 5pm. (Closed Sundays) ■ NEIGHBORHOODS: Midtown and North Wilmington

Downtown Wilmington’s Newest Attraction Black Water Adventure • Sunset Cruise • Full Moon Cruise • Eagle’s Island Cruise July 29th 11am - 6pm

Carolina Beach

What a better way to end the week than cruise down to the beach for some sun & fun

For a complete list of scheduled Tours, Excursions, and Fees, visit

wilmingtonwatertours.com

July 3oth - 7pm

Blues “Cat” Cruise July 31st - 2-4:30pm

A Marine Biologist from NC Aquarium at Fort Fisher The Exploration of the Rebirth of the Cape Fear River

M O R E I N FO:910-338-3134

Visit us on the Riverwalk! 212 S. Water Street

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A Relaxing Recipe

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BAR ON BOARD WITH ALL ABC PERMITS

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■ WEBSITE:

www.temptationseverydaygourmet.com ■ FEATURING: An expanded dinner menu, at the Porter’s Neck location, which changes weekly.

TROLLY STOP

Trolly Stop Hot Dogs is a family owned franchise with six locations. Since 1976 they specialize in homemade chili, slaw and sauces, and as of more recent – a variety of gourmet sausages and burgers (at participating locations). The types of hot dogs include Beef & Pork, All Beef, Smoked Sausage, 98% Turkey, and Soy. Sausages include Bratwurst, Mild Italian, Spicy Beef and Polish Kielbasi. Locations are: 126 N. Front Street Open seven days from 11am-4pm, late night hours are Thurs., Fri., and Sat. night from 10pm-3am; (910) 343-2999, 94 S. Lumina Ave, Wrightsville Beach 11-5pm 7days a week, 6pm9pm Sun-Wed, and 6pm-3am Th-Sat. (910) 2561421; 4502 Fountain Dr., 452-3952. 11am-7pm Mon-Sun; South Howe St. in Southport, (910) 457-7017 (CLOSED FOR THE SEASON UNTIL EASTER WEEKEND); 103A Cape Fear Blvd in Carolina Beach, (910) 458-5778; 1250 Western Blvd., Unit L-4 Jacksonville, (910) 228-0952, opened Mon-Sun 11am-9pm. Catering cart available all year from $300. (910) 297-8416. ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Throughout the

Port City

■ FEATURING: Dog friendly locations

at Wrightsville Beach and Downtown Wilmington. Buy a hot dog, we’ll throw in an extra for your pooch. (Without bun.) ■ WEBSITE: www.trollystophotdogs.com

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Now with two convenient locations to serve you, Big Thai features authentic Thai cuisine in a fun, relaxing atmosphere. Their delectable menu includes items such as Pineapple Fried Rice with Cashews, Roasted Duck in Red Curry, and several options for vegetarians and vegans. And don’t forget to try their famous Coconut Cake, made fresh in-house. You won’t regret it. Big Thai One (1001 N. 4th St. in the Brooklyn Arts District; 763-3035): Lunch M-F, 11-2. Dinner MTh 5-9, F-Sa 5-10, Closed Sun.. Big Thai Two (1319 Military Cutoff Rd. inside Landfall Center; 256-6588) ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Open for Lunch M-F 11-2:30; Dinner M-Th 5-9; F-Sa 5-10; Sun. 5-9. ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Downtown and North Wilmington ■ FEATURING: Vegetarian/vegan options.

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

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What better way to celebrate a special occasion or liven up a dinner out than to dine in a place where every meal is an exciting presentation. Knowing that a meal should be more than just great food, Hiro adds a taste of theatre and a amazing atmosphere to everyone’s dinning experience. Also serving sushi, Hiro surprises its guests with a new special roll every week and nightly drink specials to complement it. From 4-7pm enjoy half-priced nigiri and half-priced regular makimono. Nigiri makimono combos are only $7.50, while early-bird specials last from 4-6pm, where diners can choose two: shrimp, chicken or steak. Located at 222 Old Eastwood Road (910) 794-1570. ■ SERVING DINNER: Open Mon. thru Thurs. 4pm-10pm; Fri. and Sat. 4pm-10:30pm and Sun. 11am-10pm. ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ FEATURING: Hibachi style dining. ■ WEBSITE: www.hirojapanesesteakhouse. com/hibachi

INDOCHINE RESTAURANT & LOUNGE

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

Tues.- Fri. 11am- 2pm; Sat. 12pm – 3pm for lunch. Mon.- Sun. 5pm – 10pm for dinner. ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ FEATURING: Balinese dancer every Fri. night. ■ WEBSITE: www.indochinewilmington.com

EURO FUSION PRESS 102

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American eatery and martini bar in the heart of historic downtown Wilmington. Nestled inside the Hotel Tarrymore on the corner of Second and Dock streets, Press 102 offers the finest espresso and French press coffee made exclusively from locally roasted beans and more Panini creations this side of Tuscany. Boasting more than a hundred different wine labels and an endless variety of freshly pressed fruit and herb inspired martini cocktails foodies also enjoy a sophisticated evening menu that includes shrimp and grits made with red-eye gravy and a perfectly grilled New York strip bathed in a basil caramel and white balsamic reduction. Glass tile and eclectic mirrors make for a cozy bar and bistro seating at Press 102 and up to 60 guests can also enjoy outdoor patio seating surrounded by flowers and passersby. Large parties of up to 120 are welcome in the Veranda Room overlooking Dock Street. (910) 399-4438. ■ SERVING BREAKFAST, LUNCH & DINNER:

Wed. - Sat. 8am - until and Sunday brunch from 9am-3pm, ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Downtown ■ FEATURING: Wilmington’s Best Panini, according to encore readers ■ WEBSITE: www.Press102.com

FRENCH CAPRICE BISTRO

Wilmington’s finest French cuisine can be found at Caprice Bistro, a small informal neighborhood restaurant, serving hearty food in generous portions at affordable prices. Simple is the atmosphere in the bistro, as plain white plates and tables dressed in white paper make up the decor. However, the food is far from simple, as a combination of fresh ingredients and innovative preparation delight the taste buds with a plethora of unique appetizers, entrées and desserts. The service is fast, efficient and nonintrusive, and the ambience is friendly and unpretentious. After dinner, be sure to venture upstairs into their cozy and relaxing sofa bar for an after-dinner martini, or enjoy your meal there, as a light-fare and full menus are served. Art is always on display in the sofa bar, so be sure to inquire frequently about their artist show receptions. Voted “Best French Restaurant” three years in a row! 10 Market Street, downtown Wilmington, (910) 815-0810. ■ SERVING DINNER: Sun.- Thurs. 5:00 – 10pm.; Fri. and Sat., 5pm – Midnight. ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Downtown ■ FEATURING: Upstairs sofa bar serving cocktails and lighter fare. ■ WEBSITE: www.capricebistro.com

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is a family-friendly, casual Italian American restaurant thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been a favorite of Wilmington locals for over 16 years. Its diverse menu includes Italian favorites such as Mama Romanelliâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lasagna, Baked Ziti, Rigatoni a la Vodka and, of course, made-from-scratch pizzas. Its American influences include tasty burgers, the U.S.A. Salad and a 16oz. Marinated Rib Eye Steak. Romanelliâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s offers patio dining and flat screen TVs in its bar area. Dine in or take out, Romanelliâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s is always a crowd favorite. Large parties welcome. 503 Olde Waterford Way, Leland. (910) 383.1885. â&#x2013; SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Sun.- Thurs. 11am â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 10pm.; Fri. & Sat. 11am â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 11pm â&#x2013; NEIGHBORHOOD: Wilmington South. â&#x2013; FEATURING: Weekly Specials â&#x2013; WEBSITE: RomanellisRestaurant.com.

ELIZABETHâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S PIZZA

A Wilmington favorite since 1987! At Elizabethâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll find authentic Italian cuisine, as well as some of your American favorites. Offering delicious pizza, salads, sandwiches, entrees, desserts, beer, and wine. Elizabethâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s is known for their fresh ingredients, where even the bread is baked fresh daily. A great place for lunch, dinner, a late night meal, or take out. Elizabethâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s can also cater your event and now has a party room available. Visit us 4304 Â˝ Market St or call 910-251-1005 for take out. â&#x2013; SERVING LUNCH & DINNER:

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GIORGIOâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S ITALIAN RESTAURANT

Giorgioâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s is a locally owned, one-of-a-kind restaurant. Offering age-old traditions and timeless

recipes, perfection is accomplished by combining the perfect cuisine and atmosphere for a dining experience that is not soon forgotten. With over 50 years of cooking experience under one roof, the smells of old-fashioned home cooking float through the air creating that comforting feeling of home-away-from-home! From old world style dishes to modern day creations, the menu showcases multiple flavors that will tempt the palate of the most discriminating connoisseurs. A Monkey Junction landmark for over 12 years! 5226 S College Rd.,Wilmington (910) 790-9954. ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER:

Mon.- Thurs. 11am. – 9:30am; Fri. 11am-10:30pm; Sat. 12pm-10:30pm Sun. 11:30am – 9:30pm ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Wilmington South ■ FEATURING: Daily specials, kids menu and online coupons. ■ WEBSITE: www.giorgios-restaurant.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 122 Market Street, (910) 251-9444, in Wrightsville Beach at 1437 Military Cutoff Road, Suite 101, (910) 256-2229 and our newest location in Pine Valley on the corner of 17th and College Road, (910) 799-1399. ■ SERVING LUNCH, DINNER & LATE NIGHT:

11:30am-3am, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown, Downtown and Wilmington South. ■ FEATURING: The largest tequila selection in Wilmington ■ WEBSITE: www.grabslice.com

LATIN AMERICAN SAN JUAN CAFE

Offering the most authentic, gourmet Latin American cuisine in Wilmington. With dishes from countries such as Puerto Rico, Colombia, Venezuela, the Dominican Republic and Cuba you’ll be able to savor a variety of flavors from all over Latin America. Located at 3314 Wrightsville Avenue. 910.790.8661 Follow us on Facebook/ Twitter for live music updates! ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Mon Sat. 11am2:30pm and from 5-10pm. Open Sun from 5pm10pm. ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ FEATURING: Nightly specials ■ WEBSITE: www.sanjuancafenc.com

ORGANIC LOVEY’S MARKET

Lovey’s Market is a true blessing for shoppers looking for Organic and Natural groceries and supplements, or a great place to meet friends for a quick, delicious and totally fresh meal or snack. Whether you are in the mood for a Veggie Burger, Hamburger or a Chicken Caesar Wrap, shoppers will find a large selection of nutritious meals on the a la carte Lovey’s Cafe’ menu. The Food Bar-which has cold salads and hot selections can be eaten in the newly expanded Lovey’s Cafe’ or boxed for take-out. The Juice Bar offers a wide variety of juices and smoothies made with Organic fruits and vegetables. Specializing in

bulk sales of grains, flours, beans and spices at affordable prices. Lovey’s has a great selection of Local produce and receives several weekly deliveries to ensure freshness. Lovey’s also carries Organic Grass-Fed and Free-Range meats and poultry. Wheat-Free and Gluten-Free products are in stock regularly, as are Vegan and Vegetarian groceries. Lovey’s also carries Wholesome Pet Foods. Stop by Lovey’s Market Monday through Friday 9am to 7pm; Saturday 9am to 6pm and Sunday 10am to 6pm. Located at 1319 Military Cutoff Rd in the Landfall Shopping Center; (910) 509-0331. “You’ll Love it at Lovey’s!” ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Café open: Mon.-Fri., 11am–6pm; Sat. & Sun., 11am6pm(salad bar open all the time). Market hours: Mon.-Fri., 9am-7pm; Sat., 9am-6pm; Sun., 10am-6pm ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ FEATURING: Organic Salad Bar/Hot Bar, New Bakery with fresh, organic pies and cakes. Newly expanded. ■ WEBSITE: www.loveysmarket.com.

SEAFOOD DOCK STREET OYSTER BAR

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

EAST

The Blockade Runner offers an array of seasonal seafood specials, certified Angus beef, lobster menu on Fri. evening plus a spectacular Sun. brunch. Romantic al fresco dining is available on our dinner deck located in the center of a lush garden overlooking the ocean far away from the traffic and noise. Our lounge is eco-friendly and offers light fare nightly. 275 Waynick Blvd. Wrightsville Beach. (910) 256-2251. ■ SERVING LUNCH, DINNER & SUNDAY BRUNCH ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Wrightsville Beach. ■ FEATURING: Lobster menu on Fri. ■ MUSIC: Live music on Sat. evening and

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■ WEBSITE: www.blockade-runner.com

HIERONYMUS

Hieronymus Seafood is the midtown stop for seafood lovers. In business for over 30 years, Hieronymus has made a name for itself by constantly providing excellent service and the freshest of the fresh in local seafood. It’s the place to be if you are seeking top quality attibutes in atmosphere, presentations, flavor and ingenuity. Sugnature dishes include Oysteronymus and daily fresh catch specials. Hieronymus has all ABC permits and also provides catering services. Voted “Best Seafood” in 2011. 5035 Market Street; 910-392-6313; hieronymussea-

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SERVING LUNCH & DINNER NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown FEATURING: Fireside oyster bar. WEBSITE: www.hieronymusseafood.net

OCEANIC

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

SERVING LUNCH & DINNER NEIGHBORHOOD: Wrightsville Beach FEATURING: Dining on the Crystal Pier. WEBSITE: OceanicRestaurant.com

SOUTHERN CASEY’S BUFFET

In Wilmington, everyone knows where to go for solid country cooking. That place is Casey’s Buffet, winner of encore’s Best Country Cookin’/ Soul Food and Buffet categories. “Every day we are open, somebody tells us it tastes just like their grandma’s or mama’s cooking,” co-owner Gena Casey says. Gena and her husband Larry run the show at the Oleander Drive restaurant where people are urged to enjoy all food indigenous to the South: 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 11am to 9pm and on Sundays from 11am to 8pm.Closed Mon. and Tuesdays. ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ FEATURING:For adventurous palates, pig’s feet and chitterlings.

SPORTS BAR CAROLINA ALE HOUSE

Voted best new restaurant AND best sports bar of 2010 in Wilmington, Carolina Ale House is the place to be for award-winning food, sports and fun. Located on College Rd. near UNCW, this lively sports-themed restaurant. Covered and open outdoor seating is available. Lunch and dinner specials are offered daily, as well as the coldest $2 and $3 drafts in town. 317 South College Road, Wilmington, NC. (910) 791.9393. ■ SERVING LUNCH, DINNER & LATE NIGHT: 11am-2am daily. ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ FEATURING: 40 HD TVs and the biggest HD

sions. Guests can also play pool, darts or video games in this casual-theme restaurant. For starters, Fox offers delicious appetizers like ultimate nachos, giant Bavarian pretzels and spinach artichoke dip. In the mood for something more? Try the hand-battered Newcastle fish ‘n’ chips or chicken tenders, or the grilled Mahi-Mahi served atop a bed of spicy rice. From cheeseburgers and sirloins to salads and wood oven-inspired pizzas, Fox has plenty to choose from for lunch or dinner. Finish the meal with a 6-inch Great Cookie Blitz, a chocolate chip cookie baked fresh to order and served warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and Hershey’s syrup. 920 Town Center Drive, (910) 509-0805. ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: 11am– 2am, daily ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ FEATURING: $5.99 lunch specials and free pool until 2p.m. and $5 cheese pizzas after 10 p.m., both Mon.-Fri. ■ MUSIC: Trivia with Party Gras Entertainment DJ every Thursday at 9pm ■ WEBSITE: foxandhound.com

HELL’S KITCHEN

This is downtown Wilmington’s Sports Pub! With every major sporting package on ten HDTVs and our huge HD projection screen, there is no better place to catch every game in every sport. Our extensive menu ranges from classics, like thick Angus burgers or NY-style reubens, to lighter fare, such as homemade soups, fresh salads and vegetarian options. Whether meeting for a business lunch, lingering over dinner and drinks, or watching the game, the atmosphere and friendly service will turn you into a regular. Open late 7 days a week, with free WiFi, darts, and did we mention sports? Free lunchtime delivery on weekdays; we can accommodate large parties. (910) 763-4133. ■ SERVING LUNCH, DINNER & LATE NIGHT: 11am – late. Sun. at noon. ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Downtown ■ FEATURING: Dueling pianos every

Thurs., Fri., and Sat. nights. and 1/2 priced select appetizers m-th 4-7pm ■ WEBSITE: www.hellskitchenbar.com

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FOX & HOUND PUB & GRILLE

Serving up the best bar food for any local sports fan, Fox & Hound has appetites covered. Located next to Mayfaire Cinema 16, it’s no question that Fox is a great place to go on date night, or to watch the big game on one of the restaurant’s six large projection screens and 19 plasma televi-

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e by Christina Dor Brew Thru rk Blvd. 910 N. Lake Pa NC 28428 Carolina Beach, 910-458-2739 products, kegs and even tchotchke beach memorabilia like t-shirts. In the coolers aren’t only bottles of water and soda, but the finer adult beverages so many associate with beach lounging. Outside of the establishment, the building resembles the colors and architecture of a car wash. When pulling through, customers are greeted with a huge selection of craft beer, domestics and imports, and a friendly cartender who aims to provide a unique and personal experience. Anyone who’s in a rush to get home after a hard day’s night will find Brew Thru’s to-go convenience top notch. “One of the things we really love about North Carolina is that it

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is one of the top states in the craft beer movement,” Childers says. Presently, the Carolina Beach store carries 50 different craft beers and they hope to keep expanding in that department. “Just in the last couple years, we have seen customers come through who previously only drank domestics, gradually move into the more complex flavors of craft beers. It is really exciting watching the change and seeing our customers’ knowledge increase. At the store, the staff and managers continuously educate themselves, so that we can make suggestions and recommendations to customers who want to explore the world of craft beers.” While the staff pays accolades to breweries like Heavy Seas (Baltimore, MD) and SweetWater (Atlanta, GA), they are not shy about praising many of North Carolina’s fine beers. Mother Earth Brewery out of Kinston, NC, is a top choice for Brew Thru employees. The store also carries North Carolina breweries such as Highland, Duck-Rabbit, LoneRider, Natty Greene and more. “I feel that craft beer is more of an experience, taste, the mouth feel, the aroma, the subtle ingredients and spices that are brewed into it,” Childers explains. Lately, many people are boasting the taste of LoneRider. Two words: Shotgun Betty. Who she is exactly doesn’t matter; drinkers only need to know that she is delicious.

Childers agrees that Shotgun Betty is a great German wheat (or “weizen”), containing a significant amount of malted barley. LoneRider opened their doors and outlaw ales to the public in Raleigh back in January 2009. Since, their reputation for quality craft beers has risen. They offer Peacemaker Pale Ale, Sweet Josie Brown Ale and the Deadeye Jack Porter. Considering Shotgun Betty, the LoneRider crew warns that once she takes hold, there’s no going back. It seems now, especially during these sweltering summer days, that prophecy has been fulfilled. The Shotgun Betty bottle features a dark-haired, buxom Betty, sporting a sexy cowboy hat and her trusty shotgun. When pouring the Hefeweizen, a hazy gold color fills the glass with a white, cloudy fluff head on top, which dissipates quickly. Like a proper hefe, the aroma smells of wheat, with light hints of clove. When drinking the beer, its body is not overly carbonated (which I personally think is great), yet the flavor mixes with a supple blend of banana. There are some tiny notes of citrus, but it’s not overpowering. To add more, throw in an orange peel or two. It goes down very easy, yet the sharp flavors in the brew will wake up the palate like gunfire in a cowboy duel. Naturally, Brew Thru, among other local bars and stores, carries the sassy beer! Give it a try.

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Whether discussed via e-mail and Internet (like our own encore book club) or in person, they exist. More so, their potential is limitless. It really is just a matter of looking and finding the one that fits. Book clubs are a way to seek out and find social identity. When it comes to finding great reads, they can open endless discussions not only in the literary realm but also on topics of utmost importance. Seemingly, our Port City’s bookish world just got a little hotter with the addition of two new book clubs tackling different agendas. The first, founded by Wilmington resident Jesse Cooper, is all about parenting, social behavior and how we, as human beings, relate to one another. “I’m not a parent.” Cooper reveals oddly enough. “But this is a back-door approach for some of the topics I’m passionate about, professionally and personally. Parenting and early development, even our own fears about parenting and the family dynamic—this is an area where people can use the books we read to explore that objective. I’m just fascinated by how communities understand and approach babies and young children about their needs.” By discussing more than diapering, feeding and scheduling or setting up a nursery, Cooper maintains that the Parenting Book Club (hopefully) will help those ready to start a family or those already enjoying the pride of parenthood to prioritize the emotional needs of their children. As Cooper points out, it’s an absolute critical aspect during infancy and through child-rearing which enables us to connect to the environment and others as adults. Whether we are aware of it or not, we treat the next generation the way we have been treated as a child. Truly, growing up is a

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trans-generational issue. “It’s not about preaching or setting up a parenting strategy,” she says. “I don’t have a strategy, and I don’t know what will happen, but I’m excited to share ideas. This book club is about building the blueprint of developmental striving. It’s about the materials and the approach and the synchronizing that shapes development and, ultimately, the world. The book club is really about sharing in a community of conversation.” A social scientist first, Cooper does not proclaim herself to be an expert on parenting. In fact, that proclamation would go against the very nature of her club. The Parenting Book Club is an arena where families and lovers of the factual and scientific word can come and learn together without being critical or judgmental. Currently, the titles on Cooper’s book club list are, “Parenting for a Peaceful World” by Robin Grille, “Molecules of Emotion” by Candace Pert and “The Unborn Child” by Roy Ridgway and Simon House. Cooper’s group meets every Thursday of every month at 6 p.m. at Old Books on Front Street. Those who can’t make it but want to share in the conversation can visit her blog, www.happyfamilieshappybabies.com/blog. Adding to the mix of new book clubs is Wilmington’s own Going Green magazine. They do more than speak about pennant issues concerning our environment, they hope to connect eco-friendly goods, information and services with the people looking for them. Introduced by sisters Mary and Valerie Robertson, Going Green meets the first Tuesday of every month at 7 p.m. at Old Books on Front Street. “I attend several environmental events of all sorts each week,” Valerie Robertson, founder of the publication, says, “but many are lectures or monthly meetings with a presentation. I thought it would be fun to

have a forum, such as a book club, that would encourage in-depth conversation among environmentally minded people.” Old Books seemed a perfect fit as their support of Going Green hasn’t wavered since its debut. Plus, that their tagline is “Save Trees, Buy Used Books” makes a perfect fit for an environmental reading group. Thus far, the passionate group has read, “The Sea Around Us” by Rachel Carson, “Bringing Nature Home” by Douglas Tallamy, “Animal, Vegetable, Miracle” by Barbara Kingsolver and Gerald Durrell’s, “A Zoo in My Luggage.” Their August read will be, “HOT: Living Through the Next Fifty Years on Earth” by Mark Hertsgaard. Mary Robertson, co-founder of Going Green, stressed there is no age requirement to be a member, just as there is no prerequisite to start being environmentally conscious. “We’d like to have everyone, from high school students to folks old enough to remember the first Earth Day, so we have a variety of perspectives to share with each other. In each issue of Going Green, we try to offer our readers ways they can make a difference, and it’s the same with the books we choose. It’s pretty easy to get overwhelmed with bad news about the environment these days; no matter what your stance on global warming, it’s hard not to believe we are in for a heap of hard times. So many books do offer success stories, or at least concrete solutions that are worth discussing. That’s what will make a difference. Getting to know one another around these difficult issues is one of the most important steps we can take.” Those interested can also visit Going Green’s website, www.goinggreenpublications.com, or their Facebook page for more information.

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weekly calendar| Events FARMERS’ MARKETS Weekly Farmers’ Markets feat. plant, food and crafts vendors;: Riverfront Farmer’s Market Sat., Downtown Wilmington, Water St., 8am-1pm. AprilDec. www.wilmingtonfarmers.com • Carolina Beach Farmer’s Market Sat., Carolina Beach Lake, through 9/3; 910-458-7490 • Wrightsville Beach Farmer’s Market Mon., Causeway Dr., through 9/5, 8am-1pm. 910-256-7925 • Poplar Grove Plantation Farmer’s Market Wed., 10200 US 17 N., Wilmington, through 12/14. Live music w/Cindy Rhodes; Pender County Master Gardeners clinic 2nd Wed/ea. mo. Grillin’ in the Grove cooking classes 4th Wed. ea. mo. (chefs: 7/27: Susan Boyles, Seasoned Gourmet); $30 prereg; 9:30am-12:30pm. www.poplargrove.com. TASTE THE OLIVE WINE TASTINGS Free Friday wine tasting, Fri., 6-8pm. Tastetheolive. com. Taste The Olive, 1125-D Military Cutoff Rd., The Forum Shops 910-256-OILS(6457) PLEASURE ISLAND FIREWORKS At dusk, fireworks light the sky over the Carolina Beach Boardwalk. Make a weekend of your visit to Pleasure Island (Carolina Beach, Kure Beach). Arrive Thursday for live music and fireworks at the Carolina Beach Boardwalk.Enjoy carnival-style rides and games at the Carolina Beach Boardwalk. 910-458-8434; www.pleasureislandnc.org; www. carolinabeachgetaway.com

BLOCKADE RUNNER EVENTS Family Nights have begun at the Blockade Runner Resort on Wednesday evenings. Live music, food, and entertainment, offering three different themes over the next 10 weeks. 6pm: buffett style dinner and music while relaxing over our beautiful lawn. Plenty of kid activities! Schedule: 8/3, 8/24: Luau w/entertianment by Kent Knorr, relay races, hula hoop games, lawn games, coconut bowling. Hawaiian-themed menu w/ pork, wahoo, rice, veggies and more! • Shrimp-a-roo: 8/10 and 8/31: Entertainment by The Casserole Band, picnic/lawn games, badminton, croquet, bocce ball and more. A shrimp picnic, with cole slaw, potato salad, s’mores and more! • Southern Picnic: 7/27, 8/17: Entertianment w/Steel Pan Music, sack race, tug of and lawn games. Southern fried chicken, BBQ beef brisket, mac and cheese, deviled eggs, banana pudding and more! RSVP: 910-256-7105 RECYCLING RALLY It’s now illegal for North Carolina residents to throw away computers, phones, cameras, fax machines and other electronic equipment . Verizon Wireless Wilmington Call Center will have a Recycling Rally on 7/28 to collect recyclable electronics, as well as glass, plastics and aluminum. Off Converse Dr. on Shipyard Blvd., 7:30am -2pm. CAROLINA FIT FEST 7/30, noon: Carolina Fit Fest is celebrating athletics, fitness, martial arts, MMA, and wellness at Hugh MacRae Park in Wilmington, NC on July, 30th.The

event is free to the public. Sponsorships available. www.CarolinaFitFest.com. HISTORIC DOWNTOWN ILM MARKETPLACE Historic Downtown Wilmington Marketplace, at corner of Market/2nd street every Sunday, is a citysupported event in conjunction with the Riverfront Park Sales Vendors Program. Artists, crafters and other vendors will join together each week to showcase original handcrafted arts and crafts and locally grown produce. Musicians will also be on hand to perform. June-Aug., 4-8pm. For a fee of $50, sales permits are granted to artists, crafters and musicians who create and sell and their art in Riverfront Park throughout the year with the exception of Sun. and festivals. Kim Adams, (910) 254-0907. OLD BALDY LIGHTHOUSE 8/5-7, 10am: Sinbad and his pirate mates aboard the Meka II invade Bald Head Island and battle Blackbeard’s crew. Island is overrun with pirates, music by Rusty Cutlass, parties & food, scalawag school (learn to be a pirate), and other festival fun all for the benefit of NC’s oldest lighthouse, Old Baldy. Dress like a pirate (or not) and come for one day, or all three. Buccaneer Bundles available for adults and children alike. www.oldbaldy.org. Kim Gottshall: kimgottshall@aol.com

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Charity/Fund-raisers ACOUSTIC SOUP 7/30, 7pm: Acoustic Soup, an evening of art & music, Live on Grace, 121 Grace St, 910-399-4390. www.liveongrace.com. Art Soup presents Acoustic Soup, featuring Devils Dove, Big Al Hall, Kim Dicso, Jim Ashley and Adam Carswell. Coupled with silent auctions, live painting and an artist area where local artists will sell their creative wares. Art Ball machine will be on site too! $2 suggested donation. Art supplies always accepted as donation. 910-6202047 or www.art-soup.org BEATLES, BUFFETT AND BLUES 8/6, 6-8pm: Covenant Moravian Church, 4126 South College Rd. Beatles, Buffet and Blues: A Little Night Music with Covenant and Friends. A spaghetti dinner and live music! Adults:$10, children 12 and under: & 5 and a family rate of $30. Feat. musicians from Wilmington and Charlotte guitarist and drummer Terry Godwin and daughter, Jade, (Beatles);guitarists Ryan Brooks and Taylor Winchester (Buffet and other covers); pianist Shelbourn Stevens (dinner music); pianist Connie Collier accompanying singers Dolores Brown, Cindy Baldwin and Marty Gregory (Blues). www. covenantmoravian.org. Pat Ellington 796-1570. BOW-WOW LUAU AND CAT’S MEOW Benefit for Adopt-an-Angel Animal Rescue, 7pm, 8/13, at Banks Channel Restaurant. Feat. Cultural Polynesian Kaliwali Arnis performance art fire dancing and special guest, Leilani, authentic Hawaiian hula dancer. Entertainment provided by the Imitations. Live and silent auction. $25/person adv or $30/person at door. Cash bar and apps; festival attire welcome. Tickets available at ticket hotline: (910) 520-7040. ARTS FOR THE ARTS Sat., 8/20: Nsalo Salon will be putting on the 4th annual Arts for the Arts Hair Fashion Show to benefit Kids Making it, a nonprofit, strengths-based approach to empower at-risk youth and help them grow into responsible, employed, law-abiding citizens. Kids Making It is dedicated to teaching woodworking in a strong mentoring environment and instilling patience, pride, perseverance, confidence, teamwork and self-esteem. The kids are able to build character through community service projects. By selling many of their products, the kids are able to earn 100% of the profits.The Arts for the Arts Hair Fashion highlights local artistic talent through our talented hair stylist and designers, presenting unique and modern looks bringing you all different types of hairstyles. Currently, we’re accepting sponsors for our show. (910) 251-9666. www. nsalosalon.com. ACUPUNCTURE HAPPY HOUR Wed., 5-6:30pm, Center for Spiritual Living, 5725 Oleander Dr., F1-1, in Oleander Oaks. 100 percent of proceeds benefit the Wounded Warriors Battalion at Camp Lejeune. (910) 392-0870.

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Tickets: $8 adv/$10 day of 7/29-30: Tracy Smith from Comedy Central • 8/5-6 Mike Malone (Last Comic Standing) • Every Wed. Nutt House Improv Troupe, doors 8pm, showtime 9pm, no cover charge. • Every Thurs. Open Mic Stand Up, doors 8pm, showtime 9pm, no cover. • Stand Up Comedy workshops: Learn the art from the stage of Wilmington’s only full time comedy club. A beginners/intermediate class formed every 6 wks, covering basics, incl. public speaking and a comedy showcase in a professional comedy club at end of 6-wk. classes. Ages 16 and up. 910-520-5520 for slots. $100/6-wk. commitment. Taught by Timmy Sherrill, club owner/working comedian. 255 N. Front St, basement of Soapbox. www.nuttstreet.com. 910-520-5520

CAPE FEAR THEATRE ARTS How-to-fall-in-love-in-10-minutes-or-less Play Series, 10 new plays by local playwrights 7/27-31, 8/3-7, 10-14; shows at 8pm, with Sun. at 3pm. Shows in Studio Theatre at Thalian Hall! Tickets: www.thalianhall.com or 910-632-2285. $14-$17.

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ALL EYES ENTERTAINMENT 8/6, 10am-2pm: All Eyes On You Entertainment is currently casting for a local ‘Gospel’ stage play. We are seeking men and women (mid 20s-40s); actors, singers, musicians and dancers. There will be a cold reading but also prepare a monologue and/or song. Bring a recent photo/headshot and bio or email to brn2wrte@msn.com. Community Arts Center, 120 South 2nd St.

POETRY EVENT 7/28, 9pm: Open mic at Bottega Art gallery and Wine Bar is an alternating poetryevent. Every fourth thursday of the month the best and brighest poets perform their craft. Come out and hear the best poets in Southeastern NC. Micswideopen on FB, or call Bottega (910)763-3737.

Comedy CRAZY COMEDY SATURDAY Crazy Comedy Saturday will feature Hypnotiq and Eli (as seen on the “Monique Show”) and will be hosted by King Rich. $10 early bird tickets through 7/30; $15 thereafter, and $20 at door. Available at Johnson’s Groceries (910-254-0350) and the Wilmington’s Sportsmen’s Club (910-343-8977), 1111 Castle St., where the event is held. NUTT ST. COMEDY ROOM

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STONE SOUP CONCERTS PRESENTS Stone Soup Concerts is hosting Ken Kolodner and Brad Kolodner (world-class talent on jammered dulclmer, fiddle, banjo, mriba and more!). in concert at Beau Rivage, 7/28, 7:30pm. www. stonesoupconcerts.com. RSVP by 7/20 or event canceled. DOWNTOWN SUNDOWN Downtown Sundown takes place in front of Federal Building every Friday throughout the summer. Concerts are free; concessions sold on premise; no coolers, no pets, no chairs. 7/29: Cosmic Charlie: Grateful Dead Tribute • 8/5: Dave Matthews Tribute Band • 8/12: Satisfaction: Rolling Stones Tribute

SQUIDCO INSTORE CONCERT 8/2, 8pm: Multi-reedist/composer Ken Vandermark and percussionist Tim Daisyembark on a 14 day tour of the United States in support of their new release, “The Conversation” available in early July on Multi Kulti Records. This will be Ken and Tim’s 3rd tour as a duo. and will also mark their 3rd release following 2007?s self release “August Music.” 1003 N. 4th St. Phillip Zampino: zampino@squidco.com 3 PENNY ARC 8/4, 7-9pm: 3 Penny Acre is a musical collaboration between three up and coming songwriters: Bayard Blain, Bernice Hembree, and Bryan Hembree. They are bringing their unique and distinct, yet universally appealing, Ozark-inspired sound to Southport’s Playhouse 211. 4320 Southport-Supply Rd, Unit 10. Tickets: $15. info@playhouse211.com. Cape Fear Concerts: 910-842-5160 PETER BRADLEY ADAMS CONCERT 8/7, 7pm, $15 ahead or $20 day of at Porter’s Neck Yoga Spa, 8044 Market St. (910)686-6440. peterbradleyadams.com KURE BEACH CONCERT SERIES Free, held at the Fort Fisher Military Recreation Area in Kure Beach, second and fourth Fri. of June, July and August, 6:30-8:30pm. Bring blankets and chairs for the whole family. Picnics welcome; no pets or beverages. Beverages for sale. www. pleasureislandnc.org. Schedule: 8/12, Spare Change (Beach, Classic R&R, Country); 8/26, The Mako Band (Beach Boogie Blues). 910-458-8434 WINOCA FEST 8/27, noon-11pm: Celebration of music, community and culture, at USS NC Battleship Park. Feat. Gillian Welch and David Rawlings w/The Felice Brothers, Those Darlins, Hammer No More the Fingers, Mandolin Orange, Onward, Soldiers and The Old Ceremony. Wide-range of organizations onsite to share current projects and to promote socially and environmentally conscious efforts of the Wilmington community. Free space provided to community organizations. Children under 15, free. Tickest: $30/adv at Gravity Records or on Winoca

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Dance BALLROOM DANCESPORT New classes starting in Aug: Beginner Ballroom, Shag,Swing, Wedding Prep, Rumba. Enrolling now. Dances, Parties, Custom Group and Private Lessons. Less than 1 mile from UNCW, 4523 Franklin Ave. Across from Cinema Dr. Corner of Kerr & Franklin. Singles/couples. www. BallrooomDanceSportNC.com 799-2001 FORWARD MOTION DANCE CO. See page 14. TECHNIQUES IN MOTION Summer 2011 classes and camps: through 7/29. Dance Camps: Mon-Fri,9am-noon.$125/student/ camp. â&#x20AC;˘ Classes: Mon-Thurs, afternoons and evenings. Recreational summer programs offer the opportunity to try a new discipline without a full-year commitment, make new friends and stay in shape. Schedules at front desk.799-3223 or via email.799-3223 or www.techniquesinmotion.com. ILM SINGLEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S CLUB Music plays 8-11pm. No shorts, miniskirts or denim jeans. 8/5: DJ Robert Clemmons, Am. Legion Post 10, Members $8/guests $10. â&#x20AC;˘ 8/12: Family Jams Band, Am. Legion Post 10. Members $10/guests $12. Members $10/guests $12. Ken Batchelor: 3920718 or www.wilmingtonsingles.blogspot.com

VELVETEEN RABBIT The Velveteen Rabbit: 8/5-6, Community Arts Center. An original staged production showcasing a 20person cast of local children, 5-15, in spectacular, hand-made costumes, will dazzle audiences with three performances on August 5th and 6th at the Wilmington Community Arts Center. From The Dance Elementâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s second annual four-week dance camp this summer. Director Ashley Barnes assisted by Susan Turner. $10/Community Arts Center box Office 910-341-7860, or The Dance Element 910685-3787. Group discounts available. SHAG LESSONS No partner is needed for these lessons that meet on Sun, 5pm. Next session begins Sun., 8/7. Classes are held in the Fran Russ Rec. Ctr at Wrightsville Beach Park. Pre-reg rqd. Wrightsville Beach Parks & Rec: 256-7925. OVER 50â&#x20AC;&#x2122;S DANCE Over 50â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Dance Tues., 8/9, at the New Hanover Senior Center 7:30-10pm. Live music by Diane & Tony. Couples, singles, and all ages welcome. Admission $5/plus a finger food or 2-liter drink. Canned goods accepted for St. Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Social Ministry Outreach. 805-0992 CONTRA DANCE Tuesday night dances, 5th Ave United Methodist Church on South 5th Ave at Nun, 7:30-9:30pm. Social dance for all levels; singles and couples, families, college and high school students and folks of all dancing abilities are invited to come. $4. (910) 538-9711. TANGO Tango classes and social dancing, Fridays, Carolina Lounge of Ramada Inn. 5001 Market Street (between College and Kerr), 7:30-9:30pm. $5 lounge entrance includes beginnersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; lesson, 7:30. â&#x20AC;˘ Beginning in August: Sun. classes for beginners/reviewers. 5week series, beginning 8/21, 1-2:30pm. $30/series at Ballroom DanceSport. 4523 Franklin Ave. 76â&#x20AC;&#x2122;ERS SQUARE DANCE CLUB Modern Western Style Square Dance. Club meets Thurs. nights at 7pm at the Senior Center for a new

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Art TRIO Through 8/20: Trio, feat. Lisa Creed, Susan Mauney & Kathleen Ryall. Feel the changing moods of Creedâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sky & Seaâ&#x20AC;? series, from peaceful tranquility to the turbulence and drama of a coastal storm. Mauney offers a variety of subjects in her distinctive style, including architectural settings, still lifes and figurative studies. Ryallâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s delicate porcelain vessels complete the trio, a perfect complement with her classic shapes and beautiful array of colors. www. newelementsgallery.com. 216 N. Front St. AN EVENING OF AESTHETICS 7/27, 7pm-midnight: An Evening of Aesthetics offers a night of artists, craftsmen, and collectors to come together, hang out, buy art, and have a good old fashioned fun time. With around 20 table vendors selling paintings, jewelry, sculpture, painted ceramics, photography, and more and live performances by local (and returning) band, Deadly Lo Fi, it is sure to be bigger and better. Open to the general public; $3 admission at door. Complimentary drinks and appetizers be available. Paint-n-Play Ceramics Studio, 1021 S. Kerr Ave, ARTFUL LIVING GROUP Art Buzz, puts a fun twist on the popular â&#x20AC;&#x153;wine and paintâ&#x20AC;? classes that are sweeping the country. Art Buzz, held every Wed, 6:30-8:30pm, carries the shopâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s theme of fun functional art by offering projects such as painting wine glasses, sharpie-dyed silk scarves, and polymer clay beads. 910-458-7822. 112 Cape Fear Blvd. WINE AND DESIGN Sip Upâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;bring wine or beer or beverage of choice,

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Kids Stuff WRIGHSTVILLE BEACH CAMPS Art and Jewelry Camp: Youth ages 7 & up and 11 & up., 9am-noon in rec center. Supplies and a daily snack are included in the fee. Jewelry: 8/1-5. â&#x20AC;˘ Youth Tennis Camp and Quick Start Tennis at the Wrightsville Beach Park Tennis Courts, w/ pro Jackie Jenkins. Fees and times vary depending upon age. â&#x20AC;˘ Performance Club, ages 4-14, w/ Performance Club director LJ Woodard. Meets in the Recreation Center. Fees and times vary depending upon age. 910-256-7925

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ART CAMP 8/1-5 “Gardens & Bugs” • 8/8-12 “A Whimsical Garden!” $150 (1/2 deposit due at sign-up) $25 off for additional child. Lots of creative fun! Wine and Design: 910-313-2600, wineanddesignwilmington@ gmail.com or www.wineanddesignnc.com. Kirah Van Sickle: kirahart@yahoo.com CUCALORUS SUMMER FILM CAMP Summer Film Camp, ages 10-14. Behind the camera training, exploration of music video production and editing. 4-day intensive camp w/industry professionals at the helm, students will spend one week working in tight knit groups creating music videos for local bands. Local bands will be performing live at Jengo’s Playhouse so that campers can experiment with concert style filming and meet the members of the bands. Red Carpet Screening Party at Jengo’s Playhouse. Camp, 9am-3pm, 8/1-4. $495, incl. lunch and snacks, DVD copy of the finished music video, and 5 tickets to the Red Carpet Screening Party at Jengo’s, 8/6. Jill Tefft: development@cucalorus.org or 910-343-5995. YOUTH CONFERENCE Youth Dept. of Mt. Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Church, 7500 Carolina Beach Rd, host annual Youth Conference nightly at 6:30pm, 8/3-5. Various area youth groups will showcase their talents in the form of praise through song and dance. Guest speakers are: Minister Collette Caldwell, Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church; Pastor Maxzine Utley, Love Center Church and Rev. Valerie Troy, First Baptist Church. Please join us as it promises to be a great treat for the youth of all ages. Sis. Tammi McGlone: 910233-8258 or Sis. Sherry Stevens, 910-617-0564. CAPE FEAR FENCING SUMMER CAMPS The Cape Fear Fencing Association’s summer camps—Advanced Saber/Epee (exp. rqd): 8/8-12, 9am-5pm. All camps in the lower level of Tileston Gym at St. Mary’s, corner of 5th and Ann Streets. www.capefearfencing.com or 910-799-8642. HAPPY LITTLE SINGERS An early childhood music and movement program for children ages 6 mos to 6 years with parent. Learning through song, movement and instrument

play! $10 per family, drop-ins welcome. Summer Hours: Carolina Beach Parks and Recreation Bldg, Monday 5 pm, Tues 11:30 am, Thursday 5 pm. Community Arts Center/Hannah Block Historic USO downtown, Tues and Thurs 2pm, beginning June 20. 910-777-8889 or info@happylittlesingers.com.

Lectures/Readings WOMEN IN BUSINESS SPEAKER SERIES 7/28, 11:30am: Women in Business Speaker Series with Stefanie Zizzo, Career/Life Coach, Author & Speaker .Each month, a woman speaker is brought in to share expertise and provide insight to local Women In Business. jenna@mccoll-associates. com. www.mccoll-associates.com/wibjuly FACT OR FICTION FRIDAY 7/29, 2pm: Fact or Fiction Friday is your chance to meet local authors and ask questions about writing and publishing. Today’s guest is Wanda Canada, author of the mystery novels Island Murders (2001) and Cape Fear Murders (2003). Both books are available at New Hanover County Public Library and local bookstores. The free program is at Myrtle Grove Library, 5155 S. College Rd. 910-798-6328. COFFEE TALK New Hanover County Schools’ Superintendent Dr. Tim Markley invites the local community to a “Coffee Talk” to discuss issues facing the district for the 2011-12 school year. With the growing challenges in education, this open forum will allow parents to come and speak directly with Dr. Markley about what concerns them most. Sponsored by Port City Java, each Coffee Talk will be held across the district. Scheduled on Tues. at 7:30am: 8/2, Mosley Performance Learning Center Library, 1805 S. 13th Str; 8/9, Ashley High School Cafeteria, 555 Halyburton Memorial Pwy; 8/16, Holly Shelter Middle School Cafeteria, 3921 Roger Haynes Dr., Castle Hayne. Valita Quattlebaum: (910) 254-4221. GOING GREEN ENVIRO BOOK CLUB See page 33.

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Classes/Workshops SMALL BUSINESS WORKSHOPS 7/28-8/25, noon-5pm. Reg: noon-12:30pm. Workshops for sm. business owners, entrepreneurs and community. Guest speaker: Don Spry, SBA Sr. Regional Director. Steps for a Small Business Loan. Plus Speakers on Quickbooks Tips, Organization, Stressbusters & Ultimate Health, Starting a Successful Business. Bring business cards to network. 910-262-4454, 910-679-4319. Next workshop 8/28. RSVP. Northeast Regional Library, 1241 Military Cutoff Rd., in the Oak Room. GRAMERCY PREP Gramercy Prep is teaching two SAT prep courses this summer in Wilmington. Each course is one week long Mon-Fri, 9am-noon. 8/8-12. 910-4659445. www.gramercyprep.com. TAI CHI Tai Chi, Mon., 6:30pm, Scottish Rite Temple, 1415 S. 17th St. Taught by Karen Vaughn, LAC, 3rd gen. Tien Shan Pai disciple. $15/class. (910) 392-0870

Clubs/Notices FREE TEA DAY McAlister’s Deli will have “Free Tea Day” on 7/28, as part of their 2011 Beverage of Summer promotion, the search for Tea Town USA. Our local Parks & Rec Dept. stands to win big if Wilmington wins. McAlister’s will again use its sizable Tea Freaks Facebook fan base in conjunction with in-restaurant promotional materials to have guests vote online at www.teatownusa.com for their town to win the illustrious title of Tea Town USA. Guests can “earn” their town an additional two points per day by checking in through a smartphone in restaurant and by uploading a snapshot to the weekly photo challenges. Top 10 will win donations for their town’s

chosen nonprofit organization. Up to $7,500 will be donated to the Parks & Rec Dept if Wilmington is crowned Tea Town USA. On 7/28, McAlister’s will provide customers a free 32 oz. glass of their famous sweet tea with no purchase necessary. McAlister’s also will announce upgraded premium ingredients throughout its menu. www.mcalistersdeli.com. DISABILITY RESOURCE CENTER 7/28, 10am-2pm: 21st anniversary of the Signing of the American’s with Disabilities Act (ADA),19902011. VFW Post 2573, 2722 Carolina Beach Rd. Visit with agencies and businesses that provide services to people with disabilities in our community view the Hall of Fame of famous people with disabilities, learn more about the Americans with Disabilities Act, enjoy music, raffles, refreshments and more! Leigh Muscle: 910-815-6618 I AM MY SISTER’S KEEPER Women of Mt. Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Church, 7500 Carolina Beach Rd. Second annual “I Am My Sister’s Keeper” Women’s Conference, focusing on promoting a “healthier lifestyle,” 9am-noon, Sat., 7/30; concludes Sun, 7/31, w/3pm service. Featured presenters and topics for Saturday: Ms. Juanita Akinleye, RN, “Diabetes Prevention and Self-Management” and Dr. R. Todd Shaver “Eight Weeks To Wellness.” Sunday: guest speaker Rev. Patricia Freeman, Pastor, Bethel AME Church along with the choir and congregation. Door prizes from area businesses awarded. Sis. Ann Freeman: 910452-3818 or wbingy617@gmail.com. CAPE FEAR HOME BUILDERS 8/5, 6-9pm: WCFHBA Family Night with the Wilmington Hammerheads —Show your team spirit and enjoy great food, drinks & raffles while tailgating before the game. Melissa: (910) 799-2611. www. wilmingtonhomebuilders.com WOMEN’S LDOGE 8/5, 7pm: Drumming, movement, talking circle. Leading thought on “Knowing theSophia; Feminine Wisdom,” in Southport. Alicia Marroquin: alicia@ bluepearlarts.com or 910-363-4311. Hopefully we do this first Friday of every month!

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PET OF THE WEEK Meet TED Ted is my name and my foster family says that I am the BEST. I recently boarded at that wonderful facility called A Dog’s Dream Kennel and the owners there said that I was one of their favorite fosters. I am thought to be around 1 1/2 year old akita/chow mix. I had the heartworm disease but have finished treatment and raring to get on with my life. I am crate trained, doing well with housebreaking, up to date and neutered. I LOVE people so much and am good with other dogs. Folks familiar with my breed is a must. I do have high prey drive so no small animals or cats. I could probably also scale a short fence, so 6 foot privacy fence would work best. I tend to dart and want to run when I see a rabbit or squirrel run by, so need a strong handler and continuation of my obedience work and leash training. My coat is medium length and am black with a beautiful silver undercoat. I weigh around 65pounds. My adoption comes with a microchip and Smart ID tag from Best Friends. Please go to our website for more information or to fill out a pre-adoption form for me, www.sunburstfoundationofwilmington.org. You can also email my rescue at sunburstfoundation@gmail.com or call 910.622.0011 for more information. Hope we get to meet soon! Photo compliments of PawPrints Mag. encore | july 27 - august 2, 2011 | www.encorepub.com 47

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