WILMINGTON| In a controversial business move, Wilmington Media Company, publisher of long-running alternative newsweekly encore magazine, has moved to a daily publication schedule. The change, effective immediately, will likely bring far-reaching changes to the media landscape of the Southeastern North Carolina.
“With the economy the way it is, I’ve been hitting the bottle pretty heavy lately,” says Publisher Peff Jenice, while drunkenly spinning around in his office chair over and over again. “I regret this decision.” While the move has been lambasted by everyone from outside media observers to the publisher of the paper himself, the editor is
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No way would we ever consider going daily! We have way too much work on our plates as it is. We just wanted to have a little fun this week in honor of April Fool’s Day. What we aren’t Joshing our readers about is the content inside encore’s March 31st edition: We have it covered, from music to film, theater to our spring and summer book-club reads. Stay tuned next week for our Azalea Festival edition, when we’ll act like a tour guide through the mustattend events of the season!
Want to see the best in music at Myrtle Beach’s House of Blues? Wilmington’s Soapbox Laundro Lounge? Or UNCW’s Kenan Auditorium? Visit, www.encorepub.com, to enter one of our many concert contests, and try for a chance to score tickets to area shows!
Questions need to be e-mailed only to shea@ encorepub.com. The deadline is April 20th, 5pm. encore offices are located at 210 Old Dairy Road, Suite A-2. If you’re mailing the entry, please do so to following address: encore magazine, c/o Paw Jam Contest PO Box 12430, Wilmington, NC 28405.
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It’s back! We’re looking for the cutest dog in Wilmington to feature on our April 28th cover, previewing the annual Paw Jam. The event will take place May 1st at Battleship Park, 11am-5pm. To enter the contest, here’s what you have to do: Send us a pic of your pooch with a check for $10 per entry (that’s per picture) made out to PAWS of North Carolina, the official Paw Jam organizer. All monies will be donated to the foundation, and if we choose your doggie’s pic, then he or she will grace our cover, and we’ll interview him or her, too, featured inside the pages of encore.
“According to Men’s Health magazine, 21 percent of men surveyed would rather have a sexier nurse than a more competent doctor when they’re in the hospital. I say, why not have both? The government’s paying for it now. Who cares?”—Jay Leno “Have you filled out a census form? Here’s the deal: 10 questions in 10 minutes. That’s what they’re saying. Coincidentally, that is how John McCain chose his running mate.” —David Letterman “Jersey Shore’ is premiering in 30 different countries this week. It will be shown in France, except in France it’s called ‘Another Reason to Hate America.’”—Jimmy Fallon
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artsy smartsy ............10-21 10 theater: MJ Pendleton previews
short-fiction contest
The 19th annual Short Fiction Contest, sponsored by the Lower Cape Fear Historical Society and encore, is now open. Writers are encouraged to submit works of fiction-based upon the rich historical lore of the Cape Fear. Stories must be based on historical events or regional lore, and reflect the character, culture and history of the Cape Fear area (Pender, Brunswick and New Hanover counties). Any NC writer is eligible to submit one story, which should be original, unpublished and limited to ten double-spaced pages. Entries will be judged based on literary merit, historical accuracy and suitability for a general audience. The top entry will win $100 in cash. The winner and second and third place will also be published in encore. Entrants should submit three copies of the manuscript. The author’s name should not appear anywhere on the manuscript. A separate cover page should give author’s name, address, phone number and the title of the work. Manuscripts will not be returned. Deadline: April 11th. Winners will be announced at the annual Meeting of the Lower Cape Fear Historical Society on May 16th. A $10 fee is required. Make checks payable to the LCFHS. Mail entries, marked Short Fiction Contest, to the Lower Cape Fear Historical Society, 126 S. 3rd St, Wilmington NC 28401; (910) 762-0492.
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into Pine Valley Market, where owners Christi Ferretti and Kathy Webb are transitioning their retail space into offering mostly local and regional products. 6 op-ed: Libertarian David Nace discusses the ‘living wage’ notion and organized labor. 8 news of the weird: Chuck Shepherd reports on news of the strange and odd.
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Stageworks Youth Theatre’s upcoming shadow play, ‘The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.’ 13 film: Anghus loves the B-movie action of Repo Men. 14 art: Lauren Hodges interviews a UNC Penbroke professor, Janette Hopper, about her UNCW art exhibit. 15 gallery guide: Find out what exhibitions are hanging in our local art galleries. 16 music: Adrian Varnam talks to Sean Gerard about his band’ Onward, Soldiers’ upcoming album release. 18-21 soundboard: See what bands and solo musicians are playing in venues all over town.
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Also, we’re looking for funny, endearing, loving or any other kind of story readers would like to submit about their mothers. The best stories will be featured in our Mother’s Day edition, May 5th, and we’ll choose a winning entry, too, which will receive admission-plusone into our VIP kickoff party during 2010 Wilmington Restaurant Week. The party is April 27th, and the deadline for submission is April 20th. E-mail or mail entries to encore, c/o Mother’s Day Contest. Shoud not be longer than 600 words, please.
introduces the spring and summer book selections for encore’s book club. 29 travel essay: Anghus Houvouras goes back to Barcelona, Spain, and his night with the expatriate. 32-38 calendar/’toons/corkboard: Find out where to go and what to do about town with encore’s calendar; check out Tom Tommorow and encore’s annual ‘toons winner, Jay Schiller; read the latest saucy corkboard ads.
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Live Local. Live Small. Pine Valley Market steps up to the plate Pine Valley Market (www.pinevalleymarket.com) has stepped up to the Live Local plate. For those unfamiliar with Pine Valley Market, they provide catering, butchering services, prepared meals to-go, in-house dining and a retail store featuring wines, gourmet foods and condiments. Already, they offer local chickens that are delivered thrice weekly. When walking through the store, signs read the “Goodness Grows in NC” from the NC Department of Agriculture (www. ncagr.gov/markets/gginc). “There are three signs coming,” co-owner Christi Ferretti says. “One [will read] ’Our Town,’ another ’Our State’ and lastly, ’Our Neighbors.’”
by: Gwenyfar Rohler The signs will obviously be directing customers toward products made in Wilmington, North Carolina, and in neighboring states. As the chains like Fresh Market and Harris Teeter started carrying national brands that had once been exclusives of specialty shops, Ferretti and her partner, Kathy Webb, started asking themselves, “What can we do that’s different?” After learning about the 3/50 Project (www.the350project.net), Ferretti started thinking about the support of small businesses (like Pine Valley Market); thus investing in the local economy. The bottom line: When consumers buy a locally made
GOING LOCAL: Pine Valley Market will be bringing in more local and regional product lines to their shelves, as well as host Farm Fresh Saturdays beginning April 27th, featuring local farmers’ products.
product at a small business, the investment is greater and goes deeper. Of that $1 spent, 68 cents that would stay here when spent at a small business. When buying a locally made product, the number grows to 90 cents. Hence, Pine Valley Market announces
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the return of Farm Fresh Saturdays, beginning April 27th, from 8am-noon. The market will serve breakfast amid a farmer’s market, which will include produce, flowers and knife-sharpening. Ferretti points out this is an opportunity for customers to vote for new products they would like to see carried at Pine Valley. Local vendors looking to get their wares on the shelves will be on hand to test-drive their products. “I don’t have $10,000 to spend on inventory right now,” Ferretti says. “This way people can taste, and I can see if it will sell.” Just a quick note for the second oldest Jewish community in the U.S.: Pine Valley Market has a great selection of palatable Kosher for Passover wines. Ferretti has called in the help of the brilliant Ellen Balser for Matzo Ball soup, and they promise the best cut of Angus beef brisket in town. Since they sell lamb, I bet finding a lamb shank will be easy, too. As we begin this season of renewal, maybe this year we could think about building our new (local) world in Wilmington and throwing off the chains of modern economic bondage from China. Next year in Jerusalem—but this year live local in North Carolina!
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The Living Wage Illusion: Miselading the public and justifying government intervention
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ike so many other concepts promoted by the left, self-proclaimed progressives and their allies in organized labor have used the phrase “living wage” to mislead the public and justify government intervention, in this case on behalf of organized labor. While “living wage” evokes sympathy and sounds innocuous, the real objective in the eyes of organized labor is to use the coercive power of the government to unionize millions of new workers at the expense of the taxpayer and the American economy. Progressives utilize government intervention to enable workers to receive far more than market value for their services through laborunion coercion and collectivism. The livingwage concept is closely related to the Marxist theory of surplus labor. Marx used surplus labor theory to create class envy and create the illusion that workers could never receive the fair value of their efforts. He used this concept to justify a violent overthrow of capitalism and replacement with worker-run communism; however, under communism, workers were constrained to lives of misery in support of Communist Party officials. Historically, government promotion of a living wage has produced something entirely different for the vast majority of Americans. During the first 100 days of FDR’s presidency, he used the financial crisis to extend or enact many of the programs that progressives had tried to enact since the Wilson administration. One of the most important of these programs was the National Industrial Recovery Act. The act extended the voluntary government and industry cooperation created under Herbert Hoover to keep wages and prices high. It produced thousands of pages of regulations dictating products that business could sell and the prices they could change. In exchange for allowing unionization of their companies, large manufacturers could form cartels to set artificially high prices for their products. The effect of this act was to greatly increase unemployment by keeping prices and wages extremely high and ultimately prolonged the Great Depression by seven years. During the 1970’s inflation was rampant in no small part, due to the pattern-bargaining and cost of living adjustment (COLA) provisions written into contracts in the auto, steel and other heavy industries. In a time before global competition, labor unions in these industries were able to impose the provisions negotiated with one company upon the rest of the industry. In addition, as the cost of living went up, the COLA provisions automatically increased their wages. It took the actions of Paul Volker at the Federal Reserve Board and rise of global competitors to end this inflationary spiral. Because businesses that are forced to pay higher-than-market labor rates do not expand,
by: David Nace Liberty Features Syndicate writer for Americans for Limited Govt.
private-sector unionization has dropped to 8 percent of the work force. Yet, the wages and benefits that they have been able to obtain are far beyond a “living wage.” The management of General Motors and Chrysler must share the blame for their company’s demise; still, it is very difficult for GM and Chrysler to be competitive with a wage and benefit cost of $75 per hour when the cost at Honda is $43 per hour. The greatest opportunity for progressives to utilize government intervention to promote a living wage has been in the unionization of government employees. Even the patron saint of progressives, FDR, was able to recognize the fundamental conflict of interest in allowing government employees to organize, and he strongly opposed it. It was not until President Kennedy signed Executive Order 10988 that public employees could form unions. There is a reason that Andy Stern, head of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), has been such a frequent visitor to the White House. Although he is not registered as a lobbyist, he is there lobbying to make sure that every program the Obama administration enacts benefits organized labor, especially the SEIU. So far he has been successful. A large portion of the 787 billion dollars of the Stimulus Act will preserve public-sector union jobs at the expense of state government budgets when the stimulus funds end. Other portions of the bill will ensure that only union workers are able to work on infrastructure projects. As a result of public-sector unionization, public employees earn far higher wages and enjoy much more extravagant benefits than workers in the private sector. Since 2000 salaries of government workers have increased by 54 percent, while salaries in the private sector have increased by only 28 percent. This disparity is most profoundly illustrated in the Bureau of Economic Analysis Data for wages and benefits of Federal Civilian Employees and private sector employees. Between 2000 and 2008, the average total compensation for Federal employees grew from $76,000 to $120,000, while the average total compensation in private industry grew from $46,000 to $60,000. While progressives claim that government support of unions is essential to ensure that workers receive a living wage, the reality is that unionized industries in the private sector receive far beyond a living wage, and the highly unionized public sector receives wages and benefits double that of the private sector. Like so many other concepts of the left, the living wage is more propaganda, than fact.
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d r i e w e h t f o s w e n Chuck Shepherd digs up the strangest of the strange in world news
LEAD STORY More Texas Justice: In March, juries in Smith County and Matagorda County sentenced Henry Wooten and Melvin Johnson III to 35 years and 60 years in prison, respectively, for possessing small amounts of drugs (but enough under Texas law to allow jurors to infer an intent to distribute). Wooten, 54, had 4.6 ounces of marijuana (same penalty as for 5 pounds), and Johnson had 1.3 grams of crack cocaine (about half the weight of a U.S. dime). (Wooten’s prosecutor actually had asked the jury for a sentence of 99 years.) Can’t Possibly Be True In February, the undergraduate dean’s office at Yale University disclosed that it was formally soliciting anonymous, firstperson reports of student sexual experiences to publish on a school Web site, as “strategies for creatively navigating Yale’s sexual culture,” according to an advisor. “There is a real need for students to have space to think about what happens to them and what they want to have happen,” she said. “Sex@ Yale” would contain “70 to 80” specific per-
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spectives, she said, but critics suggested the anthology might grow to resemble Penthouse magazine’s oftenridiculed “Forum” section of lascivious fantasies. It’s Good to Be a British Welfare Mother: Under the government’s Local Housing Authority, Essma Marjam, age 34, unemployed and the mother of six, is entitled to rental assistance for a fivebedroom home, and the only suitable one she could find is in an exclusive London suburb in which her neighbor is Sir Paul McCartney. Luckily, the generous allowance (equivalent of more than $9,000 a month) covers the rent on the nearly $3 million (U.S. equivalent) mansion. (Additionally, according to the Daily Mail, Marjam’s nonhousing government benefits total the equivalent of about $22,000 a year.) Alan Rosenfeld, 64, a New York City lawyer and real estate entrepreneur, is also a fulltime schoolteacher, although he has been prohibited from teaching since 2002 because of accusations of leering at female students. He is thus a “rubber room” teacher whose union contract requires full salary and benefits even though the Schools Chancellor has barred him from the classroom as a “danger” to students. The Department of Education pays him $100,000 a year plus health care (plus retirement benefits worth at least $82,000 a year). The New York Post reported that Rosenfeld reports to “the room” each day but works exclusively on his business affairs. Inexplicable In January, Aretha Brown, 66, who has lived in the same house in Callahan, Fla., (pop. 962) for 30 years, suddenly became unable to leave her yard unless she crawled between CSX railroad cars blocking her access to the road. Tracks had always been in place, but the railway only began storing train cars on them this year. CSX told The Florida TimesUnion that it would soon build Brown an access road to the street. The entertainment manager at Thorpe Park in Surrey, England, announced in February a contest seeking foulsmelling urine. The park has introduced a live action horror maze based on scenes from the “Saw” movie series and decided that it was missing a “signature stench” to “really push the boundaries” of disgustingness. Manager Laura Sinclair suggested that submissions’ pungency would be enhanced after consumption of such foods as garlic and asparagus and offered a prize of the equivalent of about $750 for the winning urine. The Times of London reported in February that at least six local government councils have been so avid about enforcing streetparking rules that they have issued tickets
to vehicles registered to their own governments. In at least two recent incidents (involving Islington and Kingston), the councils pursued collection all the way to traffic court (though only in the latter case did the adjudicator actually require the council to hand over a fine to itself). Questionable Judgments A recent epiphany caused millionaire Austrian businessman Karl Rabeder, 47, to be depressed about his wealth, and by February, he was in the process of giving away an estate worth the equivalent of about $5 million. Two luxury properties are for sale, with proceeds going to charities he established in Central and South America, and he plans to move into a small hut in Innsbruck. “Money is counterproductive,” he told a reporter. “I had the feeling I was working as a slave for things that I did not wish or need.” (According to London’s Daily Telegraph, Rabeder’s wife was with him at the time of the epiphany, but the story curiously is silent about her view of his decision.) Least Competent Police Embarrassing: In March, on duty on opening day of the jail at the new Adair County judicial center in Columbia, Ky., sheriff’s deputy Charles Wright accidentally locked himself in a cell and was fired after he tried to shoot open the lock. A Collier County, Fla., sheriff’s deputy suffered a broken ankle when he and a colleague accidentally locked wheels while patrolling in Naples on their Segways. It wasn’t pretty, but sheriff’s deputies in Montcalm County, Mich., got their man on March 3. Mark McCuaig, in court on an earlier charge, became unruly and escaped from two different sets of officers (despite a Tasering). Another court officer tried to stop him outside, but McCuaig got loose (despite being maced). He locked himself inside a van, but officers surrounded it, broke a window, and Tasered him again, yet couldn’t stop McCuaig from driving off. After a highspeed chase, state troopers disabled his tires with “stop sticks” but couldn’t apprehend him before he reached his home, where he barricaded himself. Officers surrounded the house, and four of them (plus a police dog) entered, but McCuaig escaped and got into another vehicle. Finally, after another chase, he was forced off the road, Tasered a third time, and subdued. Read News of the Weird daily at www.WeirdUniverse.net. Send your Weird News to WeirdNews@earthlink.net or P.O. Box 18737, Tampa Florida, 33679.
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Shadow Play: Stageworks Youth Theatre presents a children’s classic
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tageworks Youth Theatre is in its 16th year of remarkably creative productions, which had been experimental in combining youth actors, adult role-models, puppetry and shadow projection “‘The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe’ is a particularly unique show even for Stageworks because it’s a purely shadow show,” Artistic Director Gina Gambony explained. She is directing this production, as well as making the puppets, masks and silhouette background scenes. Unlike conventional theater, in a shadow play, everything takes place behind a screen with rear projection lights. The actors, who are mostly masked, mime in sync with other actors’ voices offstage. “The burden is on the mute actors to know what line is next,” Gambony said.
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The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Kenan Auditorium • UNCW’s campus April 2nd, 7pm • April 3rd, 3pm April 6th, 10am (for school groups) Tickets: $8 • (910) 962-3500 It’s like a dance that has to be totally simultaneous.” Steve Colley, an adult role-model, will be the only actor actually onstage with a voice in the role of Mr. Tumnus. Scenery and puppets are also silhouett-
ed on the screen with rear projection lighting and appear larger or smaller in relation to their proximity to the screen. Technical Director Cole Marquis explained that overhead projection will also be utilized to add color patterns and other embellishments.
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“It’s like doing a two-dimensional film live,” Gambony said. “It’s very unusual, very rare to see a shadow show like this,” Marquis added. “Not many people do it anymore.” The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe is the first and most familiar children’s book in C.S. Lewis’ The Chronicles of Narnia; though, it is actually the second book chronologically. It was published in 1950 but set in 1940 England during World War II. According to Lewis: “The Lion began with a picture of a Faun carrying an umbrella and parcels in a snowy woodland. This picture had been in my mind since I was about 16. Then, one day when I was about 40, I said to myself, ‘Let’s try to make a story about it.’” “It is a complicated story, an epic story,” Gambony said, “and there are a lot of expectations.” Some critics believe that the story is a thinly veiled allegory of the crucifixion and resurrection of Christ, so Gambony thought it would be an appropriate Easter production. For most children, it is simply a wonderful and magical fairy tale about a different world. Four siblings are sent to the country to escape the London blitz and, while exploring the house, discover a portal through a wardrobe to a different dimension, where things are sometimes scary and always fantastical. This is a heroic project for Gambony. She is hands-on with every aspect of the production and remains cheerful and patient directing about 30 kids, most of whom have never performed in a shadow show. At a four-hour rehearsal Saturday, she had their rapt attention until one young participant asked, “Are we going to have lunch? I’m hungry.” There is a special performance on April 6th, and over 600 tickets have been sold for class day. But this show is not just for kids. Shadow play and puppetry have ancient and historic roots in Asia and animation in film can be traced to those beginnings. Everyone in Wilmington who has any interest in theater and/or film should see this production.
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For more than 30 years, the Grammy-winning Kronos Quartet - David Harrington, John Sherba (violins), Hank Dutt (viola) and Jeffrey Zeigler (cello) - has pursued a singular artistic vision combining a spirit of fearless exploration with a commitment to expanding the range and context of the string quartet. In the process, Kronos has become one of the most celebrated and influential groups of our time. For the UNCW concert, Kronos performs an eclectic program of modern works by frequent composer-collaborator Terry Riley, Icelandic band Sigur R贸s and others with the mystical and musical traditions of Central Asia and the Middle East. The concert will be followed by a post-performance talk back with the artists. Co-sponsored by Office of Cultural Arts and Chamber Music Wilmington
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A Knife-Fight of a Movie:
reel to reel
Repo Men is a top-notch B-movie at best
“H
igh concept” is a phrase bandied about quite often in science fiction. In the film world, it’s a fancy way of telling an audience that there may be actual thought required while watching the movie. Repo Men may meet the requirements of “high concept” in the technical sense, but this is hardly a thinking man’s film. This is an interesting idea shoehorned into an extremely stylized and brutal action movie. Is there such a thing as a “low concept” movie? The easy answer would be “yes”— immediately inciting the entire body of Tyler Perry’s work. I’m thinking of adding a category to this discussion: The “no concept” movie. Several examples would be required to establish this: Any television show developed into a motion picture; any uninspired remake; and any movie based on a toy line. Usually a film of this pedigree would have an appropriately cheesy lead. In the 1980s this film would have starred Stallone. In the 1990s the “muscle from Brussels” Jean Claude Van Damme would have spin-kicked his way though it. But, in the 21st century, they have actually cast actors in the lead roles. Seeing Jude Law and Forrest Whitaker in pap like Repo Men is encouraging. Having actors capable of conveying actual emotions feels almost refreshing. Usually, a film as bloody and violent as Repo Men would feature performances so thin they could be described as “emaciated.” Repo Men poses a pretty simple hypothesis: What would happen if major organs could be replaced by high-tech artificial ones? Would the world be ushered into a new age of enlightenment, where a failing liver or heart could be fixed with a shiny replacement? Where the loss of a major organ is no longer a death sentence. Would greedy corporations bilk people out of untold billions and revel in the monster profits from those desperate to stay alive? Of course they would. This is America. We would hardly know it was American listening to Jude Law. I know he does a pretty decent American accent. Yet, the director, Miguel Sapochnik, has him in a full-on dirty cockney. I didn’t think it was possible for Jude Law to sound any more British. Among a whole lot of American actors, he sounds like Eliza Doolittle before the transformation. Law and Whitaker are the last people we want to see if we lived in a RepoMen world. If they show up at any of our doors, it’s because we’re past due. And they don’t just put a mark on our credit report. They will cut us open and repossess our artificial organs. Hey, it’s dirty work, but someone has to do it.
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this week in film Hot Tub Time Machine
Regal Mayfaire Cinemas 900 Town Center Drive • (910) 256-0556 Call for times • $6.50 - $9.50 (pictured) Four pals are stuck in a rut in adulthood: Adam (John Cusack) has just been dumped, Lou (Rob Corddry) is a hopeless party animal, Craig (Craig Robinson) is a henpecked husband, and Jacob (Clark Duke) does nothing but play video games in his basement. But they get a chance to brighten their future by changing their past after a night of heavy drinking in a skiresort hot tub results in their waking up in 1986. R. 99 min.
Fish Tank
MEN IN ACTION: Jude Law and Forrest Whitaker are two repo men you don’t wanna meet, repossessing peoples’ organs rather than their material possessions.
Jude Law plays Remy, a family man and father who is being pressured to get out of his violent line of work. Whitaker’s Jake is far more content with his job. The moral implications don’t enter into it. Remy’s already-conflicted situation becomes far more sticky after an accident leaves him in need of an artificial heart. Now, the “repo man” is just another potential debtor. The aftermath proves increasingly difficult for Remy. He finds himself unable to perform his job. Cutting people open and leaving them for dead begins to feel wrong. (Funny how that happens.) Without a paycheck Remy finds himself on the other side of the equation. He’s a wanted man, hunted by the very company for which he had worked. The story structure is eerily predictable. Remy’s and Jake’s friendship feels like a weak dramatic device. Of course Jake is going to be sent to hunt down Remy. Of
Repo Men is the kind of pitiless pugilism that most action films are missing. Gone are the PG-13 bloodless executions. Instead we get a nice, bloody chop-‘em-up knife-fight of a movie. This is the kind of old-school Bmovie that I revel in. The science is barely there—an excuse to call the film “high concept.” The only thing more deficient than the science is the weak attempts at an ethics lesson. Of course audiences are going to draw parallels between the greedy corporations controlling the artificial organs and the current health-care debate. Every stand the movie makes comes in the form of Jude Law stabbing someone in the face. The action in Repo Men is top-notch. That is the sole reason to see the film. Any one who goes in expecting enlightenment might end up popping a few synapses. For those of us who crave more brutality in our cinema, well, look forward to a delight stew in the carnage. Repo Men is a toprate action film, with blissfully dirty visuals and actors who chew through scenery like termites in a balsa forest. It’s easily the best B-movie I’ve seen in ages.
Cinemaqtiue Thalian Hall • 310 Chestnut Street March 31st-April 3rd (no screenings on Easter Sunday) Wed-Sat., 7:30pm • Sun., 3pm • $7 A New York Times critics’ pick and winner of many British film awards, Fishtank has the same emotive power as Precious. The film follows Mia, a fifteen year old loner living in a British housing project with her mother and younger sister. Excluded from school, Mia wanders, practicing street dancing and arguing with those she meets. She wants connection and can feel empathy, struggling to free a thin, neglected looking horse she encounters. When her mother brings a charming new boyfriend into the house who seems to display fatherly interest in both girls, she appreciates the loan of his video camera and the family fishing trip. But sexual interest in building in both Mia and Connor and we begin to question his fatherly overtures. Written and directed by Andrea Arnold. In English. With Katie Jarvis, Michael Fassbender, Kierston Wareing, Rebecca Griffiths and Harry Treadaway. 122 minutes. Not rated.
WE Fest Film Submissions!
The Wilmington Exchange Festival XIV (We Fest) is currently accepting film submissions for this years event. The deadline is May 1st for all submissions; festival takes place May 27th-31st at the Soapbox, 3pm daily. All entries must be in .mov or .avi format on a DATA dvd or HARDDRIVE. Mail to: 4905 Brenton Court, Wilmington, NC 28412. All AreA movie listings And pArAgrAph synopses cAn be found At encorepub.com.
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Art Preservation:
Professor Janette Hopper talks respect for education and nature by: Lauren Hodges Kick Off Good Friday on 4.1 w/:
Last Wild Places
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April 8th, 6-7:30pm Ann Flack Boseman Gallery at UNCW www.uncw.edu/uncwpresents (910) 962-3285
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enry David Thoreau once wrote, “In wilderness is the preservation of the world.” Nowhere can we find more respect and awe for nature and its untouched beauty than in art. Easily the most common and versatile subject for any creative mind, the wilderness is filled with scenic splendor and images up for interpretation. One artist in particular sees the outdoors as something to be cherished. “I am inspired most often by the figure or the landscape,” Janette K. Hopper, a seasoned painter and professor of studio arts at UNC Pembroke, says. “It always gives me new ideas.”
WINGS 2010: The sumi ink piece (22 x 30) was created by Janette Hopper as part of her latest exhibit at UNCW, Last Wild Places.
Even though Hopper has been exhibited in shows all over the world, she admits that a large part of her collection was inspired by the Wilmington area. Hopper got special permission to leave the school in order to participate in the No Boundaries International Artist Colony on Bald Head Island. “I was fortunate to have two artist residencies, where I could concentrate entirely on painting,” she says. In her normal daily routine, Hopper devotes most of her spare time to her paintings—working mornings, evenings, weekends and throughout the summer. Her ambition and drive are due mainly to her extensive art education. Hopper has a Master’s in Fine Art from the University of Oregon but sees the elementary stages of an art education as even more crucial. When asked about the budget cuts being made to art programs across the nation, the dedicated educator has as much to say about the preservation of art in schools as she did about the preservation of nature. “I think art in the schools is vital,” she says. “It helps develop pre-reading skills in small children. It needs to be included in every content area as a learning tool but is also there to help students love school. It is fun, but every moment students are learning.” But it doesn’t stop there for Hopper. She believes that art education enhances skills that are essential in adult life. “Later in middle grades, it helps students define and express themselves,” she explains. “In high school, it continues to develop creativity, and
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enhance the ability to synthesize ideas and use materials. These are all necessary skills in most future careers.” As a teacher at Pembroke, Hopper utilizes creative learning methods to encourage originality from her students. She is known for taking her class on field trips to art galleries, museums and special exhibits. She is sure to include art from different cultures in her curriculum, and always assigns subject matter in the political, social and personal arenas. “It promotes student involvement in the subjects,” she says. “Mostly, I like to take students out of the university setting and into the community to draw and paint. It gives them a variety of experiences to explore content.” The art department at UNC Wilmington has taken notice of Hopper and her work. This month the Ann Flack Boseman Gallery will host a private exhibition for her, giving her a chance to return to the area that inspires her creativity and advocacy. She is proud of the invite, as well as a few of her new ventures. “At the show you will see some new unique prints that are based in nature but are abstract,” she says. “They use sumi ink drawings, chine colle and wood prints to accomplish a meditative ambiance.” Last Wild Places, featuring the work of Professor Janette K. Hopper, will open at the Boseman Gallery on April 7th. A reception will take place on April 8th from 6-7:30pm. The gallery is located on the UNCW campus in the Fisher University Union building. Visit www.uncw.edu/stuaff/presents/boseman-exhibitions.htm for more information.
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awaited arrival of Spring. Featured artists will include Kristen Dill, David Goldhagen, Kyle Highsmith, Rebecca Humphrey and Susan Mauney. Now celebrating 25 years, New Elements Gallery sells fine art and contemporary craft, and offers custom framing and art consultation services.
1701 Wrightsville Ave 910 343 5233 Mon-Sat, 12-9pm; Sunday, 1-6pm www.artfuelinc.com www.myspace.com/artfuel_inc Artfuel.inc is located at the corner of Wrightsville Ave and 17th st. Housed in an old gas station, we offer resident artists working in studios alongside a gallery space used to exhibit other artists work. We hope to connect artists with each other and offer many styles of work to fuel the public’s interest. Currently, Artfuel, Inc. will showcase Volume 22, a graffiti extravaganza, featuring Stevie Mack, Kid Mike, Mathew Curran, Camden Noir and Eye Dee. Live tagging will be done throughout the evening on a wall built specially for the event. All are welcome.
Crescent Moon
332 Nutt St, The Cotton Exchange (910) 762-4207 Mon.-Sat., 10am-5:30pm; Sun., 12-4pm www.crescentmoonnc.com Local fused glass artist, Michelle Arthur premiered at Crescent Moon just in time for the 2009 holiday, and has recently expanded her work at the gallery to include jewelry, Christian crosses, votives and platters. Her handcrafted designs are created using fine hand-rolled glass with iridescent and dichroic finishes, as well as with a pinch of island sand. Michelle’s unique style and artistic flair can be seen at Surf’s Bar and Grill Restaurant in all of the magnificent custom lighting designed by her. New to the gallery, Steven Kitra’s 12” Spirit Ball and his scented hand-blown diffusers. A full line of Kitra’s Art Glass can be found year round at Crescent Moon. Crescent Moon is located in The Cotton Exchange where parking is free while shopping or dining. Follow us on Twitter as CrescentMoonNC, or become a fan on our Facebook page!
Hampstead Art Gallery
14712 Hwy. 17 N. • (910) 270-5180 Mon.-Sat. 11am-5pm, or by appt. Hampstead, NC “Beautiful; lots of variety.” “Love the place.” “Beautiful art work.” “Very nice.” “Art rocks your socks, and you know that.” These are just what a
pattersonbehn art gallery
SPRING FEVER: “Red Irises,” by Kristen Dill—Oil, 20” x 16”—hangs as part of New Elements latest spring show, on display through April 17th.
few customers had to say about Hampstead Art Gallery. Come and tell us what you think. Affordable prices on prints and originals. Local artists with various styles and taste are just excited about having the opportunity to share their work with all art lovers. Our artists offer different sizes from what we have on display and low rates on commissioned work. Owner Charles Turner invites all artists and art lovers to just hang out in our new Artist Lounge any time. Look for our upcoming Expos and Open House. Hampstead Art Gallery is located in Hampstead on the corner of Factory Road next to CVS Pharmacy.
New Elements Gallery
216 N. Front St. • (919) 343-8997 Tues-Sat: 11am-5:30pm or by appointment www.newelementsgallery.com Catch “Spring Fever” at New Elements Gallery and enjoy our wonderful collection of original paintings, sculpture, ceramics, glass, jewelry and wood by regional artists. “Spring Fever” remains on display through April 17th. An explosion of color, movement and nature-inspired imagery pays homage to the long
511 1/2 Castle Street 910) 251-8886 Tues.-Sat. 11am-5pm (Winter: closed Monday) www.pattersonbehn.com pattersonbehn will be featuring the work of Michelle Connolly. Michelle is a remarkably, prolific artist who has managed to stay connected to her inner child by channeling it through her artwork. Though so much of her work comes from her personal memories and her very active imagination- there is also a strong sense of depth and maturity to many of her pieces. The gallery also carries works by Bob Bryden, Virginia Wright-Frierson, Rachel Kastner, Pam Toll, and Katherine Webb, as well as a large selection of works on paper in numerous media.
Sunset River Marketplace
10283 Beach Dr., SW (NC 179) (910) 575-5999 Tues- Sat. 10am-5pm Closed Mon. in winter sunsetrivermarketplace.com myspace.comsunsetrivermarketplace This eclectic, spacious gallery, located in the historic fishing village of Calabash, N.C., features fine arts and crafts by some of North and South Carolina’s most creative, successful artists. Almost every genre is represented here—oil, pastel and watercolor, clay and glass art, fiber art, turned wood, metal works, artisan-crafted jewelry and more. Classes, workshops, pottery studio, custom framing, Creative Exchange lecture series and Coffee With the Author series are also offered on-site.
Pastel artist Jane Staszak conducts a weekly class at Sunset River Marketplace art gallery in Calabash, N.C. The dynamic instruction and exchange of ideas has resulted in a closely knit group who have dubbed themselves the “Pastel Sisters” and their group show, which runs at the gallery through April 24th is titled “Pastel Sisters Show All.” Participating artists are: Nancy Guiry, Brenda Goff, Liz Roberts, Mary Grace Cain, Sue Ruopp, Barbara Riggi Evarts, Sandy Petit and Linda Young. Artist reception: Saturday, March 27th, 3-6pm; public welcome.
Wilmington Art Association Gallery
616B Castle St. (910) 343-4370 www.wilmington-art.org The Wilmington Art Gallery, 616-B Castle Street, is featuring two new shows. Nancy Jernigan, who has been legally blind since 1989, due to scarring of her retinas, has a colorful wall of landscapes. Because of her limited sight, Nancy now paints what her heart feels, rather than what her eyes reveal. The gallery is also featuring an array of flower paintings. You may visit both shows until April 21st. Also, the Wilmington Art Association’s 28th Annual Juried Art Show and Sale will again take place at Perry Hall at St. James Episcopal Church, 313 Dock Street, Friday April 9th, and Saturday, April 10th, from 10am-5:30pm and Sunday, April 11th, noon-4pm. Check out our website: www. wilmington-art.org.
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A Collection of Genres: Onward, Soldiers release new CD, appeal to the masses by: Adrian Varnam
Onward, Soldiers CD Release Party, with Big Al and Marching Rams and Charlie the Horse Friday, April 2nd • Soapbox, upstairs 255 N. Front Street Tickets: $10 (includes CD) Doors, 7pm; show, 8pm www.soapboxlive.com “There’s definitely a feel behind the album itself as a whole, if you listen to it from start to finish,” Gerard says. “It goes through a lot of different moods—and that was definitely intentional. I tried to hit as many genres as I possibly could on one album, going from kind of country-esque songs to straight-up pop tunes to ‘60’s psychedelic rock. I tried to put something on there for everybody, and from the feedback I’ve gotten already from people, it seems like I’ve done an OK job at that.” While Gerard admits that he may have
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COURTESY OF: ONWARD SOLDIERS
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here’s something magical brewing at a certain beautiful renovated bungalow on Princess Street these days. Home to local label Winoca Records, it’s been ground zero for several recording projects, band practices and grassroots productions, from some of the area’s most dedicated and talented artists. After a successful kickoff with its first official release, the debut of Big Al Hall and Marching Rams, Winoca Records is now focused on project number two: Onward, Soldiers’ newest album, Ghosts in This Town. Over the last couple of years, Onward, Soldiers has become one of Wilmington’s most interesting new rock outfits. Born out of the friendship of area newcomer Sean Thomas Gerard and longtime resident Kevin Rhodes, the band combines Gerard’s talents as a young and dynamic songwriter with Rhodes’ experience and guidance as a seasoned musician and mentor. The result is a musical partnership, along with contributions from several others, which provides the core of the band’s sound on Ghost in This Town: intelligently written and layered American music, offering depth, soul and complexity.
BAND OF BROTHERS: Onward, Soldiers have become a close-knit, well-respected rock outfit, featuring new and seasoned musicians who impress.
produced a musical buffet in terms of sound, clearly defined lyrical content, this project proves to be a reflection of how his life has grown since moving here just a few short years ago. “The album is called Ghosts in This Town, and that’s kind of referring to me moving here and knowing nobody, and really having nobody know me,” he says. “A lot of the songs are about working through that, moving on and doing better things with my life. I think more or less the whole album’s about progress, and trying to move forward as a person and a musician.” Interestingly, some of the biggest progress Gerard has made during his time here has been the process of making the record itself. By working closely with Rhodes and recording engineer Lincoln Morris—and having complete access to the recording studio at all hours—Gerard says the experience was absolutely invaluable. “The whole recording process was like going to school almost,” he says. “I was sitting in the control room for pretty much six hours a day for almost eight months. Before that, my only knowledge of recording was the [computer recording software] GarageBand. I think because of this, I’ve done a total 180º as a musician since I moved here, from learning to be more open-minded to understanding how the business of music works.” One of the most important lessons he values has been understanding the worth of
his talents as a serious musician. Working closely with Rhodes throughout this process has helped him to take his craft more seriously, both in the recording studio, and the marketing the band. “Kevin is probably first and foremost a business man when it comes to that sort of stuff,” he says. “He’s definitely been the one pushing the professional aspect of us as a band the entire time, trying to make us as professional as possible. The idea is that if we put that vibe out there, people will understand that we’re not just your regular band of misfits, and, hopefully, we get that respect back—not just [from] the audience but also [from] the clubs we’re trying to play. So far it’s totally paid off, and I’m sure it’ll continue to help us be respected as businessmen, as well as musicians.” While the future will certainly hold copious learning opportunities for career management, the moment is about celebrating Onward, Soldiers’ first official full-length record. For Gerard, it’s a milestone. “I think it’s the best damn thing I’ve ever done,” he says, with a modest laugh. “But then again that’s a matter of taste. I made a couple of full-length records when I was in Pittsburgh, and immediately after I put them out, I was dissatisfied with them. That’s just how I am. For some reason with this album, I’m still not tired of most of the songs. I think that’s a step in the right direction for me. So that’s something new in my life: not being immediately tired of all of my songs and being a part of something we’re really proud of.”
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a preview of tunes all over town this week
Nutt House Improv —Nutt Street Comedy Room, 255 N. Front St.; 251-8500 KaraoKe wItH BoB ClaytoN —Midtown Seafood, 4106 Oleander Dr.; 792-6880 roger DavIs, roN wIlsoN —Bottega Gallery, 208 North Front St.; 763-3737 JIm asHley’s opeN mIC —The Harp; 1423 South 3rd St., 910-763-1607 opeN mIC NIgHt —Juggling Gypsy Cafe, 1612 Castle St.; 763-2223 James JarvIs & FrIeNDs (7pm-8pm) —The Harp; 1423 South 3rd St., 910-763-1607 DJ —High Tide Lounge, 1800 Carolina Beach Ave., Carolina Bch; 458-0807 DJBe KaraoKe —Wild Wing Cafe, 1331 Military Cutoff Rd.; 256-3838
KaraoKe w/ DJ BIKer roB —Katy’s, 1054 S. College Rd.; 395-6204 saI CollINs —Sweet & Savory Cafe; 1611 Pavilion Plc., 910-256-0115 gogglez pIzaNo —Dead Dog Saloon, 760 Coastal Grand, Myrtle Beach, SC; 843-839-3647 aCoustIC NIgHt: James etHaN ClarKe —16 Taps, 127 Princess St.; 251-1616 opeN mIC NIgHt wItH gary alleN —Rusty Nail, 1310 S. 5th Ave.; 251-1888 pIaNo sHow —Rum Runners, 21 N. Front St.; 815-3846 DJ p. FuNK —Fibber McGee’s, 1610 Pavilion Pl; 509-1551 KaraoKe —Ibiza, 118 Market St.; 251-1301 DJ JuICe —The Rhino Club, 125 Market St.; 762-2206 erIC aND Carey B. —El Zarrape Cantina, 103 Lake Park Blvd.; 458-5255
meDusa stoNe —Liquid Room, 23 Market St.; 910-343-3341
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FamIly KaraoKe —Alfie’s, 2528 Castle Hayne Rd.; 251-5707 DJ rICHtermeIster —Wild Wing Cafe, 1331 Military Cutoff Rd.; 256-3838 lIve aCoustIC —Beach House Bar ‘n’ Grill, 7219 Market St.; 689-7219 Classy KaraoKe wItH maNDy ClaytoN —Remedies, Market Street; 392-8001 tom rHoDes —Front Street Brewery, 9 N. Front St.; 251-1935 Nutt street opeN mIC —Nutt Street Comedy Room, 255 N. Front St.; 251-8500
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top 40 DJ —Ibiza, 118 Market St.; 251-1301 lIve musIC —Romanelli’s, Leland; 383-1885 KaraoKe w/ DJ steve —The Toolbox, 2325 Burnette Blvd.; 343-6988 DJ Compose —Port City Pub, 121 Grace St.; 251-3791 James JarvIs & FrIeNDs (7pm-8pm) —The Harp; 1423 South 3rd St., 910-763-1607 Jazz —Boc11 St.; 763-2223 susaN savIa —Cameron Art Museum; 3201 South 17th St., 395-5999 FrIeD lot —Sweet & Savory Cafe; 1611 Pavilion Plc., 910-256-0115 tIm BlaCK FeaturINg aNDI —Costello’s Piano Bar, 211 Princess Street; 362-9666 KaraoKe KoNg —Orton Pool Room, 133 North Front St.; 343-8878 guItarIst perry smItH —Caffe Phoenix, 9 S Front St.; 343-1395 FIreDaNCe & Drums @ DarK —Juggling Gypsy Cafe, 1612 Castle St.; 763-2223
JUNCTION PUB AND BILLIARDS 5216 Carolina Beach Road MONDAY MADNESS: Domestic Pints: $225 Well Vodka Drinks: $350 FREE POOL AFTER MIDNIGHT TASTY TUESDAYS: CALL NIGHT All call liquors: $400 Drinks or Shots WET WEDNESDAYS: Smirnoff Flavor Liquors $400 Drinks or Shots LATE NIGHT!!! Domestic Light Beer $225
(Bud Light, Miller Light, Natural, Coors Light)
THIRSTY THURSDAYS: 22 Oz. Domestic Beers $400 FINALLY FRIDAYS: Cream Drinks $450 Blue Moon Draft $325 SATURDAYS: Corona & Corona Lts $250 Cuervo Silver Shots $300 Dox Equix Draft $300 POOL HAPPY HOURS 3pm-6pm $5 per player SUNDAYS: Service Employees Night Jager Shots $325 Jager Bombs $425 Coors Light Bottles $225 FREE POOL AFTER 10pm Every Mon-Wed-Fri Happy Hour Pool! FREE POOL from 3-5pm!
DJ stretCH —Trebenzio’s, 141 N. Front St.; 815-3301 DJ “mr lee” —Carolina Lounge, 5001A Market St.; 791-7595 DJ CeD —The Rhino Club, 125 Market St.; 762-2206 KaraoKe —Yosake Sushi Lounge, 31 S. Front St.; 763-3172 two oF a KIND, tHursDay NIgHt Jam w/ Brett JoHNsoN —Rusty Nail, 1310 S. 5th Ave.; 251-1888
frIDAY, APrIL 2 KaraoKe w/ BoB ClaytoN —Midtown Seafood, 4106 Oleander Dr.; 792-6880 lIve Belly DaNCINg —Arabian Nights, 117 Grace St.; 763-3456 melvIN aND sayer —El Zarrape Cantina, 103 Lake Park Blvd.; 458-5255 DJ —Yosake Sushi Lounge, 31 S. Front St.; 763-3172 DaNe BrItt —Beach House Bar ‘n’ Grill, 7219 Market St.; 689-7219 DJ CHamp —Rox, 208 Market St.; 343-0402
pIaNo sHow —Rum Runners, 21 N. Front St.; 815-3846 DJ —The Sandbar, 417 S. College Rd.; 791-6080 DJ —Ibiza, 118 Market St.; 251-1301 lIve musIC —Murphy’s Irish Pub; off I-40 @ exit 385, 285-8888 guItar Jam sessIoN —The Smudged Pot, 5032 Wrightsville Ave.; 452-2920 DJ ICoN —Reel Cafe, 100 S. Front St.; 251-1832 DJ CeD —The Rhino Club, 125 Market St.; 762-2206 James JarvIs & FrIeNDs (7pm-8pm) —The Harp; 1423 South 3rd St.,910-7631607 KaraoKe KoNg —Slick and Reds, 2501 S. College Rd.; 798-5355 DJ (HIp-Hop/DaNCe) —Red Dogs, 5 N. Lumina Ave., Wrightsville Beach; 256-2776 roBBIe Berry —Southpaw Sports Bar, 123 Princess St.;338-1886 great zeus BearD —Soapbox Lounge, 255 N. Front St.; 251-8500
oNwarD solDIers, BIg al aND tHe stImulus paCKage —Soapbox Upstairs, 255 N. Front St.; 251-8500 Jam saNDwICH —Grand Union Pub, 1125 Military Cutoff; 910-256-9133 lIve musIC —Diesel Downtown, 15 S. Front Street BrICe st. —Kefi, 2012 Eastwood Road; 256-3558 Cary BeNJamIN —Goat and Compass, 710 N. 4th St.; 772-1400 texas paul sutHerlaND —Juggling Gypsy Cafe, 1612 Castle St.; 763-2223 No Dollar sHoes —Duck & Dive, 114 Dock Street BlIND lemoN pleDge —Beach House Bar ‘n’ Grill, 7219 Market St.; 689-7219 lIquID platINum —Dead Dog Saloon, 760 Coastal Grand, Myrtle Beach, SC; 843-839-3647 lIve musIC —Wrightsville Grille, 6766 Wrightsville Ave.; 509-9839 emIly wHIte —Bottega Gallery, 208 North Front St.; 763-3737
KaraoKe w/ DJ val —Katy’s, 1054 S. College Rd.; 395-6204 DJ tIme —Fibber McGee’s, 1610 Pavilion Pl; 509-1551 DJ stretCH —Trebenzio’s, 141 N. Front St.; 815-3301 latINo NIgHt wItH DJ —Carolina Lounge, 5001A Market St.; 791-7595 tHe maNtras —The Whiskey, 1 S. Front St.; 763-3088 tom NooNaN aND JaNe Houseal —Costello’s Piano Bar, 211 Princess Street; 362-9666 souND Dog —Wild Wing Cafe, 1331 Military Cutoff Rd.; 256-3838 appetIte For DestruCtIoN, soutHerN Creeper —16 Taps, 127 Princess St.; 251-1616 Full DIsH —Sweet & Savory Cafe; 1611 Pavilion Plc., 910-256-0115 BIg FIsH —Holiday Inn Resort (Gabby’s Lounge), 1706 N. Lumina Ave.; 256-2231
SATUrDAY, APrIL 3 DJ sCooter FresH —The Rhino Club, 125 Market St.; 762-2206
pIaNo sHow —Rum Runners, 21 N. Front St.; 815-3846 guItarIst perry smItH —Caffe Phoenix, 9 S Front St.; 343-1395 Classy KaraoKe wItH maNDy ClaytoN —Remedies, Market Street; 392-8001 DJ —Ronnie’s Place, 6745-B Market St.; 228-8056 KaraoKe w/ BoB ClaytoN —Midtown Seafood, 4106 Oleander Dr.; 792-6880 lIve Belly DaNCINg —Arabian Nights, 117 Grace St.; 763-3456 lIve musIC —Murphy’s Irish Pub; off I-40 @ exit 385, 285-8888 Blues Jam —Rusty Nail, 1310 S. 5th Ave.; 251-1888 wIll revo —Francesco’s, 839 S. Kerr Ave.; 793-5656 DaNe BrItt —Beach House Bar ‘n’ Grill, 7219 Market St.; 689-7219 DJ ICoN —Reel Cafe, 100 S. Front St.; 251-1832 tHe pHaNtom playBoys —Satellite Bar & Lounge; 120 Greenfield St. Wilmington, NC
RACK ‘EM PUB 415 South College Road MONDAY MADNESS: Domestic Pints: $225 Miller Light, Yuengling: $350 Well Vodka Drinks: $350 FREE POOL AFTER MIDNIGHT TASTY TUESDAYS: CALL NIGHT All call liquors: $400 WET WEDNESDAYS: Smirnoff Flavor Liquors $400 Drinks LATE NIGHT!!! Domestic Light Beer $225 (Bud Light, Miller Light, Natural, Coors Light)
THIRSTY THURSDAYS: Import Beers $300 (Red Stripe, Heineken, New Castle)
FINALLY FRIDAYS: Cream Drinks $450 Blue Moon Draft $325 SATURDAYS: Corona $250 Cuervo Silver Shots $300 POOL HAPPY HOURS 3pm-6pm $5 per player SUNDAYS: Service Employees Night Bloody Marys $300 Jager Shots $325 Jager Bombs $425 Coors Light Bottles $225 FREE POOL AFTER 10pm
visit our website www.ruckerJohns.com for daily specials, music and upcoming events
monday All Pizzas $5 in the bar after 5pm 22oz Domestic Draft $200 tuesday Live Jazz in the Bar Half Price Bottles of Wine Absolut Dream $5 22oz Yendgling Draft $2 Pacifico $2.50 live music: marc siegel wednesday Corona\Corona Light $250 Margarita\Peach Margaritas $4 10 oz domestic draft $1 thursday Gran Martinis $7 • Red Stripe $250 friday Cosmos $4 • 007 $350 Harps bottles $250 saturday Baybreeze\Seabreeze $4 22oz Blue Moon Draft $3 Select domestic bottles $150 sunday Domestic Draft Pints $150 Bloody Marys $4 White Russians $4 5564 Carolina Beach Rd 452-1212
1/2 priced select apppetizers m-f 4-7pm MONDAY $10 Bud/Light Buckets $4 Jack Daniels • $3 Capt. Morgan TUESDAY $1 Tacos 4-7pm • $3 sauza $15 margarita pitchers $3 Mexican Beers $5 Top Shelf Tequila • $7 Patron WEDNESDAY $3 Pints (10 Drafts) $5 Jager Bombs • $2 wells THURSDAY Mug Night $2 Domestic Drafts w/HK MUG $5 Bombers • $4 Jim Beam $3 pinnacle flavored vodkas $3.50 MicroBrews FRIDAY $3 Select Draft $4 Fire Fly Shooters $5 Red Bull Vodka SATURDAY $2.50 Miller Lt or Yuengling Draft $8 Pitcher • $3 Kamikaze $4 Well Drinks SUNDAY $2.50 Bud/Light Draft $8 Pitcher • $5 Crown Royal $4 Bloody Mary
CATCH ALL THE ACTION WITH NFL SUNDAY TICKET ON 10 HDTVs and HD big screen Your Team - Every Game, Every Week 118 Princess St • (910)763-4133
A SAmpling of SpECiAlS noW AVAilABlE AT BoTH loCATionS! SundAy Any pitcher and a large pizza $20 mondAy All craft beer pints $3 TuESdAy Two for Tuesday Two slices and any pint for $7.00. WEdnESdAy pint of the week: $2.50 THurSdAy All-you-can-eat pizza buffet for only $6. Two Wilmington locations near unCW 250 racine drive • 910-452-9000
Weekly SpecialS
.0/%": $2.50 Budweiser Draft $4.00 Well Liquor FROM 4 UNTIL CLOSE $.50 Wings Buffalo, BBQ, or Teriyaki 56&4%": $2.50 Miller Lite Draft, $4.00 Hurricanes FROM 4 UNTIL CLOSE $6 Buffalo Shrimp or Chicken Tenders 8&%/&4%": $2.50 Yuengling Draft, $2.50 Domestic Bottles FROM 4 UNTIL CLOSE $2 Sliders 5)634%": $3.00 Coronas, $4.00 Margaritas FROM 4 UNTIL CLOSE $5 Cajun Shrimp or Fish Tacos '3*%": $3.00 Select Pint 4"563%": $5.50 Cosmos, Dirty Martinis or Apple Martinis 46/%": $5 Bloody Marys Half Priced Appetizers After 9:00 p.m. Monday through Saturday.
downtown 131 n. front St • 910-343-8881
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Live Music —Bottega Gallery, 208 North Front St.; 763-3737 DJ —Ibiza, 118 Market St.; 251-1301 DJ stretch; Live JaM with Benny hiLL —Trebenzio’s, 141 N. Front St.; 815-3301 the PauL GriMshaw BanD —Dead Dog Saloon, 760 Coastal Grand, Myrtle Beach, SC; 843-839-3647 DJ —Diesel Downtown, 15 S. Front Street Jah creation —Hell’s Kitchen, 118 Princess St.; 763-4133 Machine Gun —Kefi, 2012 Eastwood Road; 256-3558 orGanic ruDD, PseuDo BLue anD the MaJestics, the PLainfieLD ProJect —Soapbox Lounge, 255 N. Front St.; 251-8500 eMBracinG GooDBye, sent By ravens —Lucky’s, 2505 S. College Rd.; 792-1812 saint soLituDe —Juggling Gypsy Cafe, 1612 Castle St.; 763-2223 the vinyL sounD —Duck & Dive, 114 Dock Street 100 S. Front St. Downtown 251-1832 .0/%":
1/2 PRICE APPS. 4-6pm
2 Budweiser • $225 Heineken $ 3 Gin & Tonic
$
56&4%":
1/2 PRICE APPS. 4-6pm
2 White Wolf $250 Redstripe $ 50 3 Wells 35¢ Wings at 8pm $
8&%/&4%":
steven Gossin —Goat and Compass, 710 N. 4th St.; 772-1400 hot roD —Grand Union Pub, 1125 Military Cutoff; 910-256-9133 reGGae niGht: reGGae infinity —16 Taps, 127 Princess St.; 251-1616 Beach & shaG niGht —Carolina Lounge, 5001A Market St.; 791-7595 DJ P. Money —Rox, 208 Market St.; 343-0402 hiP-hoP DJ —Red Dogs, 5 N. Lumina Ave., Wrightsville Beach; 256-2776 roBBie Berry —Smileys Tavern, 723 N. 4th Street; 399-1669 iaMhuMan —Yosake Sushi Lounge, 31 S. Front St.; 763-3172 Jerry PoweLL —Sweet & Savory Cafe; 1611 Pavilion Plc., 910-256-0115 BiBis anD BLack —Costello’s Piano Bar, 211 Princess Street; 362-9666 karaoke w/ DJ vaL —Katy’s, 1054 S. College Rd.; 395-6204
fortch —Holiday Inn Resort (Gabby’s Lounge), 1706 N. Lumina Ave.; 256-2231
sunday, aPRIL 4
DaLe “fuLLy autoMatic sounD Machine” DJs —Bottega Gallery, 208 North Front St.; 763-3737 DJ BiG kahuna —Rum Runners, 21 N. Front St.; 815-3846 DJBe karaoke —The Whiskey, 1 S. Front St.; 763-3088 two fresh —Kefi, 2012 Eastwood Road; 256-3558 souL function —Dead Dog Saloon, 760 Coastal Grand, Myrtle Beach, SC; 843-839-3647 L shaPe Lot —Goat and Compass, 710 N. 4th St.; 772-1400 ‘BehinD the GaraGe’ Music —Juggling Gypsy Cafe, 1612 Castle St.; 763-2223 sunDay niGht fever —Ibiza, 118 Market St.; 251-1301 GaLen on Guitar (Brunch) —Courtyard Marriott, 100 Charlotte Ave., Carolina Beach; (800) 321-2211 DJ BiG kahuna —The Sandbar, 417 S. College Rd.; 791-6080
910-791-7595
TUESDAYS
SHAG LESSONS Beg. at 7:30 / Int. at 8:30 • $5 COVER with Brad & Dancing with
DJ “Mr Lee” $2 DOMEStic BOttLES THURSDAY
GABBY’S LOUNGE Fri., April 2
BIG FISh 7-10PM
5)634%":
FORTch 7-10PM
FRIDAYS
Fri., April 9
2 Domestic Bottles, $ 75 2 Import Bottles, $ 3 Rum and Coke '3*%":
LIVE MUSIC IN THE COURTYARD 3 Landshark • $3 Kamikaze $ 5 Bombs
$
4"563%":
LIVE MUSIC IN THE COURTYARD Rooftop open by 6pm Dance floor open by 10pm 46/%":
5 Tommy Bahama Mojitos $ 75 2 Corona $350 Bloody Mary’s $ 3 Mimosas $
Live acoustic —Wild Wing Cafe, 1331 Military Cutoff Rd.; 256-3838 JaMes Jarvis & frienDs (7PM-8PM) —The Harp; 1423 South 3rd St.,910-7631607 BiBis eLLison anD the sPare chanGe BanD —The Whiskey, 1 S. Front St.; 763-3088 nutt house iMProv —Nutt Street Comedy Room, 255 N. Front St.; 251-8500 karaoke with BoB cLayton —Midtown Seafood, 4106 Oleander Dr.; 792-6880 raDio hayes anD echoPoint21 —Goat and Compass, 710 N. 4th St.; 772-1400 caPe fear BLues JaM —Rusty Nail, 1310 S. 5th Ave.; 251-1888 karaoke w/ DJ Be —Ultra Classics Pool and Bar, North Hampstead
LIVE MUSIC
Line Dancing lessons with DJ “Mr Lee” and instructor Barbara Braak 7:30
$
DJ tiMe —Trebenzio’s, 141 N. Front St.; 815-3301 oPen Mic w/ Beau —16 Taps, 127 Princess St.; 251-1616 act ii —Dead Dog Saloon, 760 Coastal Grand, Myrtle Beach, SC; 843-839-3647 oPen Mic niGht —Port City Pub, 121 Grace St.; 251-3791 DJ P. funk —The Sandbar, 417 S. College Rd.; 791-6080 oPen Mic niGht —Port City Pub, 121 Grace St.; 251-3791 DJ richterMeister —Wild Wing Cafe, 1331 Military Cutoff Rd.; 256-3838 JaMes Jarvis & frienDs (7PM-8PM) —The Harp; 1423 South 3rd St., 910-763-1607
tuesday, aPRIL 6
toP 40 w/ DJ LiL ManDy —Ibiza, 118 Market St.; 251-1301 karaoke w/ DJ Be —Ultra Classics Pool and Bar, North Hampstead root souL ProJect —Duck & Dive, 114 Dock Street Life on rePeat, conDitions, sirens for sLeePinG —Lucky’s, 2505 S. College Rd.; 792-1812 travis shaLLow & Jason woLLwine —Wrightsville Grille, 6766 Wrightsville Ave.; 509-9839 karaoke konG —16 Taps, 127 Princess St.; 251-1616 karaoke —Yosake Sushi Lounge, 31 S. Front St.; 763-3172 Dane Britt karaoke —Beach House Bar ‘n’ Grill, 7219 Market St.; 689-7219 DJ DouBLecLick —The Sandbar, 417 S. College Rd.; 791-6080 DJ “Mr Lee” —Carolina Lounge, 5001A Market St.; 791-7595 karaoke with DJ Biker roB —Katy’s, 1054 S. College Rd.; 395-6204
(attached to the Ramada Inn)
LADiES NiGHt 1/2 PricE wiNE & $5 MArtiNi LiSt
2 Blue Moons $ 50 2 Corona/Corona Light 1/2 Priced Wine Bottles
monday, aPRIL 5
oPen Mic with viva —El Zarrape Cantina, 103 Lake Park Blvd.; 458-5255 nick Driver Live! —Juggling Gypsy Cafe, 1612 Castle St.; 763-2223
5001 Market Street
1/2 PRICE APPS. 4-6pm $ 50
JaM with Benny hiLL —Rusty Nail, 1310 S. 5th Ave.; 251-1888 fLutist nikki wisnioski —Caffe Phoenix, 9 S Front St.; 343-1395 DJ ceD —The Rhino Club, 125 Market St.; 762-2206 wax LiPs —Crazy Horse; 5671 Market Street, Wilmington
$5 COVER
ArGENtiNE tANGO LESSONS WITH INSTRUCTION at 7:30 and
SALSA LESSONS at 9:30 with live DJ $2 Tequilla - $3 Corona - $4 Margarita’s $5 COVER SATURDAY BEAcH & SHAG from 7-10:30 SALSA 11:00 to close Private Parties are available for booking
791-7595
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Sat., April 3
OVERTYME 7-10PM Sat., April 10
JOAN BURTON 7-10PM 877-330-5050
wrightsville.sunspreeresorts.com 910-256-2231
A contest awarding lucky readers the opportunity to win a vacation in their own hometown!
WEDNESDAy, APRIL 7 KaraoKe WitH BoB clayton —Midtown Seafood, 4106 Oleander Dr.; 792-6880 JaMeS JarviS & FriendS (7pM8pM) —The Harp; 1423 South 3rd St.,910763-1607 dJ p. FunK —Fibber McGee’s, 1610 Pavilion Pl; 509-1551 nutt HouSe iMprov —Nutt Street Comedy Room, 255 N. Front St.; 251-8500 JiM aSHley’S open Mic —The Harp; 1423 South 3rd St.,910763-1607 roger daviS, ron WilSon —Bottega Gallery, 208 North Front St.; 763-3737 dJBe KaraoKe —Wild Wing Cafe, 1331 Military Cutoff Rd.; 256-3838 KaraoKe W/ dJ BiKer roB —Katy’s, 1054 S. College Rd.; 395-6204 deadBeat dad —16 Taps, 127 Princess St.; 251-1616
paul griMSHaW trio —Dead Dog Saloon, 760 Coastal Grand, Myrtle Beach, SC; 843-839-3647 no toMorroW, Wall, paraSytic (rva), pavlicHenKo, Salvation, KeySer Soze —Soapbox Upstairs, 255 N. Front St.; 251-8500
perry SMitH , SuSan Savia
dJ —High Tide Lounge, 1800 Carolina Beach Ave., Carolina Bch; 458-0807 open Mic nigHt —Juggling Gypsy Cafe, 1612 Castle St.; 763-2223 KaraoKe —Ibiza, 118 Market St.; 251-1301
—Bottega Gallery, 208 North Front St.; open Mic nigHt WitH gary allen —Rusty Nail, 1310 S. 5th Ave.; 251-1888 piano SHoW —Rum Runners, 21 N. Front St.; 815-3846
dJ Juice —The Rhino Club, 125 Market St.; 762-2206 eric and carey B. —El Zarrape Cantina, 103 Lake Park Blvd.; 458-5255 Blivet —Liquid Room, 23 Market St.; 343-3341
Show Stoppers: Concerts around the region HOUSE OF BLUES 4640 HWy 17 S., Myrtle BeacH, Sc 843-272-3000
AMOS’ SOUTHEND 1423 SoutH tryon St., cHarlotte 704-377-6874
4/9: Styx
4/3: Lyra Shines, State Of Art, Decour 4/4: Day To Remember, Burns Red, Silverstein, Enter Shikari, Veara 4/7: Rose Funeral, Wretched, And Hell Followed With, Wrath And Rapture And Merzah
THE ORANGE PEEL 101 BiltMore avenue, aSHeville 828-225-5851
LINCOLN THEATRE 126 e. caBarruS St., raleigH 919-821-4111
4/2: Danny Gokey, Madonna Nash 4/3: Charity Ride & Tribute 4/4: Gospel Brunch
4/2-4/4: Godspell
3/31: Pretty Lights, Emancipator
4/5: Yeasayer, Javelin
4/2: Special J, J Guevara, Eddie Eyeball,
4/6: Vampire Weekend, Abe Vigoda
Lance Rockworthy, Andy Action & AJ
4/7: The Easy Star All-Stars
Stumpy Johnson
4/8: Corey Smith
4/3: The Design, Old Avenue
All entertainment must be turned in to encore by noon every Thursday for consideration in the weekly entertainment calendar. Venues are responsible for notifying encore of any changes, removals or additions to their weekly schedules.
GREENSBORO COLISEUM 1921 WeSt lee St., greenSBoro 336-373-7400 4/2: Greensboro Blues Festival (Rescheduled Date)
courteSy oF artiSt
indy MuSic nigHt —Juggling Gypsy Cafe, 1612 Castle St.; 763-2223
ALABAMA THEATRE 4750 HWy 17 SoutH, n. Myrtle BeacH, Sc 843-272-1111 4/11: Eddie Miles 4/6: Amos Lee, Mutlu
4/5/: Ted Leo and the Pharmacists,
4/8: Easy Star All-Stars, Crucial Fiya
Screaming Females, Pink Flag
CAT’S CRADLE 300 e. Main St., carrBoro, nc 919-967-9053
4/6: Wiz Khalifa, Yelawolf
4/1: Carolina Chocolate Drops, Katharine Whalen’s Parlour Folk Troupe 4/2: The Big Pink, A Place To Bury Strangers 4/3: Midlake, John Grant 4/4: Yeasayer (above), Javelin
4/7: Manchester Orchestra, The Features, Biffy Clyro, O’Brother
4/23: Widespread Panic
N. CHARLESTON COLESIUM 5001 coliSeuM dr., cHarleSton, Sc 843-529-5000 4/5: In The Mood (PAC)
TWC PAVILION AT WALNUT CREEK 3801 rocK Quarry rd., raleigH 919-831-640 TWC ARENA 333 eaSt trade St. cHarlotte 704-522-6500 4/22: Bon Jovi, Guest Dashboard Confessional!
Flaming Amy’s is looking for Wilmington’s next Big star! We need a song/jingle to use in radio and television advertisements, and we want YOU to write it! Bands, Singers, Closet Music Makers…ANYBODY. Just put together a 30-60 second song or jingle, Burn it to a CD and drop it off at any Flaming Amy’s or Gravity Records.
Taking submissions through March 31st, 2010
Pick up entry forms and details at any Flaming Amy’s or Gravity Records. Winning song will be used for Flaming Amy’s commercials and advertising.
Top 10 entries will be asked to perform their song/jingle live at Soap Box. Winner will be chosen by our Celebrity judges, musical experts form Gravity Records and some help from the live audience! All Top 10 winners will receive a Flaming Amy’s Gift Bag
1st place: $200 CASH MONEY and $100 Flaming Amy’s Cash 2nd place: $150 CASH MONEY and $75 Flaming Amy’s Cash 3rd place: $100 CASH MONEY and $50 Flaming Amy’s Cash
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The most delicious week of spring is April 28th - May 5th!
Some of the Port City’s finest restaurants will offer awe-inspiring prix-fixe meals, prepared especially for this week. Catch
Flat Eddies
Blue Plate
Henry’s
De Lara Mediterranean Cuisine
Eddie Romanelli’s
The Melting Pot
Leland Location
Aubriana’s
Carolina Ale House
Verandah Cafe
Cape Fear Seafood Company
at the Holiday Inn-Wrightsville Beach
Katy’s Great Eats
Fat Tony’s
Yo Sake
Jamaica’s Comfort Zone
Flaming Amy’s
Mixto
Flaming Amy’s Bowl
Pilot House
East
Elijah’s
Poplar Grove Plantation’s
Farmers Market Wednesday, 8 -1 am
Opening Day Wednesday, April 7th
Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse
WONDERFUL WOOL N’ WOOD SHOW (Free Admission) BY THE CAPE FEAR WOODCARVERS AND RUG HOOKERS! Music by Cindy Rhodes
Hieronymus
Priddy Boys
Cooking Class with Chef Fouros*
Port City Chop House
The Little Dipper
South Beach Grill
Siena Trattoria
Banks Channel Pub & Grille
Wrightsville Grille
inside the Blockade Runner Hotel
Caprice Bistro
View menus, print out passes and sign up for email updates at
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Produce, Meat, Seafood, Baked Goods, Plants, Flowers, Jewelry, Crafts and so much more, plus new vendors!
Come on out to the old plantation! WEDNESDAYS 8 A.M. - 1 P.M. Poplar Grove Farmers Market 10200 US Highway 17 N. • 910-686-9518
www.poplargrove.com
below The Food Movement
24-26 Dining Guide
Talk About a Revolution: The Food Movement is about conscious, educated decisions
T
he Earth has always been a place defined by diversity and balance, but humans walk to the beat of a different drum. We do not evolve in a Darwinian sense; in fact, we egolve. Simple proof is found in our imbalanced population relative to the natural world. This egolution is defined by the miracle and consequence of human consciousness and our ability to manipulate our environments, rather than be selected by the concept of survival of the fittest. How successful of a species would bald eagles be with 20/40 vision? We wear contacts. Would a hydroponic tomato plant be able to grow in a spare bedroom without the help of the human ego? The point is, we are more powerful than we think. We must stop operating as if our actions are inevitable but as if we live in the Earth, not on it. Let’s face it, we humans can do better. This process must start with our food. It’s time we considered a different approach to agriculture; Let’s call it “The Food Movement.” Rather than define our standards by the method of production, why not focus on standardizing the nutrient density and health factors of the food we grow? We must recognize that when we work against natural systems, we mess with the magic. By focusing on nutrient density rather than yield or method of growth, we would then be able to look at food as an investment, rather than solely from the perspective of cost and convenience. Given the chance, most people would pay $1-2 more for food that was certified to have higher brix or guaranteeing a 25-percent higher nutrient density. Health care is a topic of major discussion in the U.S. right now. Unquantifiable amounts of energy are being expended by people who may genuinely care about the health of the people for whom they are working; yet, they do not realize that their focus is misguided. For instance, President Obama gave a rousing speech to a joint session of Congress on health care in September of 2009, and not once did he mention food. It is a common criticism of organics that it is too expensive, but we forget that our health-care bills 20 years down the road
by: Evan Folds
Owner of Progressive Gardens don’t factor into the debate. Can we even put a number on the economic incentives built into encouraging truly healthy food? Degenerative disease is not inevitable. For instance, Type 2 diabetes was not identified until 1936, and now it afflicts 7.8 percent of the population with prevalence rates doubling from 1990 to 2005. So how do we implement The Food Movement? The answers lie in local natural foods and our collective buying power. In a very real sense, we can’t blame corporations for conducting business in the markets we have created; we can only blame ourselves for purchasing their products. Know this: If we made the collective decision to stop purchasing prepackaged, unhealthy and non-nutritional foods from them, everything would change tomorrow. To be clear it would be a mistake to define “organic food” as the panacea that it has become. Unfortunately, it has been marketed in a way for the same corporations to make more money. Concepts such as eating pills rather than changing our diets, or growing food for yield rather than health, may make sense in regards to the principles of economics, but it sacrifices the soul, or the life force, of the situation. If we imagine that purchasing a frozen “organic” pizza from WalMart somehow represents the intentions of what “organic” means, we’re fooling ourselves—and we’re good at that. Consider that the primary ways humans have of evaluating what they eat is via taste and smell. Before civilization, the hunter gatherer relied on these senses for life and death. Before industrialization, in a world devoid of the influence of the modern human, we relied on this natural ability for good health. The senses of taste and smell are precisely what food science has manipulated to dilute our natural capacity to determine what is good or bad for us. For instance, a Twinkie or a Big Mac tastes good, but it has absolutely no nutritional value. Apply this logic to the concept of juice. We feel good about it when our kids choose it over soda, and it’s an enticing word to print on a label, but in reality no genuine juice from a fruit or vegetable can
GO FRESH AND LOCAL: Knowing where you food comes from helps you make better decisions for your health and brings buying power back to the consumer.
last longer than three or four days without spoiling. (Read the book Squeezed by Alissa Hamilton.) Not only is it not juice at all, but it is created behind closed doors. On top of that, the FDA allows juice companies to call ascorbic acid manufactured in labs the equivalent of Vitamin C. They may be chemically identical, but without the natural proteins from the orange fruit that allow Vitamin C to work within the body, ascorbic acid is useless. To top it off, the Vitamin C that is marketed as “100 percent of your daily value” is derived from corn. We haven’t even mentioned pasteurization (i.e. irradiation)—ahhh, you get the picture. Eric Holt Gimenez of Food First stated our situation eloquently: “In 2008 more food
was grown than ever before in history. In 2008 more people were obese than ever before in history. In 2008 more profit was made by food companies than ever before in history. And in 2008 more people went hungry than ever before in history.” Enough said. The answer cannot be found in one idea, but in a diversity of cultivation techniques including hydroponics, aquaponics, biodynamics, Slow Food, permaculture, etc. The continual homogenization of our food world creates weakness, and is far less interesting than the diversity encouraged by nature and can be harnessed through proper intention. We can help strengthen this diversity by joining The Food Movement, and expressing our buying power by purchasing food that is locally and consciously grown. Stop at a road side stand, visit a Farmer’s Market, or join a Community Supported Agriculture group (www.localharvest.org). Better yet, grow your own!
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dining guide american Brixx Wood Fired Pizza A short drive from the beach, Brixx Wood Fired Pizza in Mayfaire Town Center is a fun, friendly neighborhood restaurant. Serving the best brick-oven pizzas around, Brixx also offers a fine selection of signature focaccia sandwiches, pastas, fresh salads and desserts. Stop in for a quick lunch, or kick back on the patio with one of 24 beers on tap or 14 wines by the glass. Brixx is also a latenight destination, serving 2-for-1 pizzas and appetizers after 10 p.m. Open until 1 a.m. Monday through Saturday and 11 p.m. on Sunday.6801 Main Street, Wilmington, NC 28405. 910-256-9677. www.brixxpizza.com.
BLUeWaTer Enjoy spectacular panoramic views of sailing ships and the Intracoastal Waterway while dining at this popular casual American restaurant in Wrightsville Beach. Lunch and dinner are served daily. Favorites include jumbo lump crab cakes, succulent seafood lasagna, crispy coconut shrimp and an incredible Caribbean fudge pie. Dine inside or at their award-winning outdoor patio and bar, which is the location for their lively Waterfront Music Series every Sunday during the summer months. Large parties welcome. Private event space available. BluewaterDining.com. 4 Marina Street, Wrightsville Beach , NC . 910.256.8500.
cHriS’ coSmic KiTcHen cosmicKitchenonline.com Serving breakfast all day as well as lunch and handmade cheesecake, Chef and Owner Chris Lubben loves to make many of his menu items from scratch. Whether you’re in the mood for a fluffy 3-egg Omelet, Shrimp & Grits, Prime Rib Sandwich or Andes Mint Cheesecake, Chris’ Cosmic Kitchen is your “Out of this World” Breakfast/Lunch Destination. Evening restaurant rental is available, as well as a Personal Chef service. Chris’ Cosmic Kitchen is located at 420 Eastwood Rd, Unit 109, on the corner of Racine Dr. and Eastwood Rd. Closed Monday. Open TuesSat. from 8am-4pm with Sun. Brunch from 9am-2pm. Take-out calls welcome, 792-6720. Follow us on Twitter @CosmicKitchen.
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11am to 5pm. Saturdays at the farmers market. Thursday-Saturday nights they are on Market St. between Front and 2nd St. from 10pm to 3:00am. Then they finish the week off at Fibbers on Sunday nights until 3am. To busy to leave the office? Ask about their lunch time delivery service for downtown!!
FLaT eddie’S Are you ready to eddie? FLAT eddie’s upbeat, modern dining room & bar makes eddie’s the new “it” place to dine in Wilmington for New American Cuisine. Why FLAT eddie’s? Their signature flatbreads! These flavorful creations start with scratch-made dough, stretched thin and piled high with ingredients like roma tomatoes, succulent shrimp and luxurious cheeses. All sandwiches and burgers are under $8 and their entrees are unique and bold. FLAT eddie’s bar serves up $2 and $3 beer and cocktail specials daily. Private dining area available. Large groups welcome. Family-style meals to go available. FlatEddiesRestaurant.com. 5400 Oleander Drive, Wilmington . 910.799.7000.
HeLLS KiTcHen This former Dawson’s Creek stage set has been turned into a lively pub in the heart of Downtown Wilmington. Their extensive menu ranges from classics like a thick Angus burger or NY style reuben to lighter fare such as homemade soups, fresh salads, and vegetarian options. Whether meeting for a business lunch, lingering over dinner and drinks, or watching the game on the big screen, the atmosphere and friendly service will turn you into a regular. Open late 7 days a week, with a pool table, darts, weekly trivia, and live music on the weekends. Offers limited lunchtime delivery during the week and can accommodate large parties. M-Sat 11am until late, opens Sundays at noon. 118 Princess St, (910) 763-4133.
HenrY’S A local favorite, Henry’s is the ‘place to be’ for great food, a lively bar and awesome patio dining. Henry’s serves up American cuisine at its finest and offers daily blackboard specials that include entrees with fresh, local ingredients. Come early for lunch, because its going to be packed. Dinner too! Henry’s Pine Room is ideal for private functions up to 30 people. Henry’s is home to live music, wine & beer dinners and other special events. Check out their calendar of events at HenrysRestaurant.com for details. 2508 Independence Boulevard, Wilmington, NC. 910.793.2929.
For great traditional New York style eats with Southern charm look no further than C.G. Dawgs. You will be drawn in by the aroma of fine beef franks served with witty banter and good natured delivery from the cleanest hot dog carts in Wilmington. Sabrett famous hot HoLidaY inn reSorT The Verandah Café Restaurant located dogs and Italian sausages are the primary in this oceanfront resort is a wonderful find. fare offered, with a myriad of condiments for all of your mid-day or late night cravings. You This is the perfect place to enjoy a fresh may find them daily at their new location on Seafood & Steak dinner while dinning outthe boardwalk of Market and Water St. from side overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. Chef 24 encore | march 31-april 6, 2010 | www.encorepub.com
Eric invites you to experience his daily specials in this magnificent setting. Open daily for Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner. 256-2231 Wrightsville Beach.
cook, and don’t forget to pick up a great bottle of wine to go with it. Mon.-Fri. 10am-7pm; Sat. 9am-6pm; closed Sunday. 3520 S. College Road, (910) 350-FOOD.
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Kefi, founded in 1981 by a group of friends, has a long-standing tradition as a favorite local watering hole. This Wrightsville-Beach eatery is open at 6am for breakfast, offering everything from omelets and pancakes, to shrimp and grits. Take a break from the beach and visit Kefi’s, where their menu features a variety of salads and sandwiches. There is even a “working man’s lunch,” served Monday through Friday, all for under $6. At night Kefi comes alive by serving dinner with a Southern flare. From the fried pickles appetizer to their the shrimp or oyster Po’boy to their nightly dinner specials, there is something that will make your taste buds sing. Then stick around for live music on Friday, Saturday and Sunday; nightly drink specials are offered. Go online at www.kefilive.com for more info and full music schedule. Open 6am-2am, seven days a week, with full ABC permits. Lunch deliveries available in the Wrightsville Beach area. Located at 2012 Eastwood Road, 910-256-3558.
Mellow out and relax in the comfortable atmosphere that Mellow Mushroom offers. From the giant psychadelic ‘shroom located in the bar area to the Cadillac hanging on the wall, this restaurant is far from ordinary. The open kitchen brings live entertainment as pizza dough flies in the air. Their handtossed, spring-water dough brings new meaning to pizzas and calzones—healthy!! With 20 drafts and an array of microbrews, domestic and import bottles, Mellow Mushroom has an extensive beer list and full bar. Also, check out their lunch specials and variety of sandwiches. Their menu also caters to everyone and offers many vegetarian dishes. Live jazz on Wednesdays. Hours: Mon-Sat, 11am-10pm; Sun., 12pm-9pm. 4311 Oleander Drive, 452-3773.
THe LiTTLe diPPer Wilmington’s favorite fondue restaurant! The Little Dipper specializes in unique fondue dishes with a global variety of cheeses, meats, seafood, vegetables, chocolates and fine wines. The warm and intimate dining room is a great place to enjoy a four-course meal, or indulge in appetizers and desserts outside on the back deck or in the bar while watching luminescent jellyfish. Open Tuesday-Sunday, serving dinner at 5pm. Reservations are appreciated for parties of any size. Located at the corner of Front and Orange in Downtown Wilmington. 138 South Front Street • (910) 251-0433
Pine VaLLeY marKeT Pine Valley Market has reigned supreme in servicing the Wilmington community for years, securing encore’s Best-Of awards in catering, gourmet shop. Now, Kathy Webb and Christi Ferretti are expanding their talents into serving lunch in-house, so folks can enjoy their hearty, homemade meals in the quaint and cozy ambience of the market. Using the freshest ingredients of highest quality, diners can enjoy the best Philly Cheesesteak in Wilmington, along with numerous other sandwich varieties, from their Angus burger to classic Reuben, Italian sub to a grown-up banana and peanut butter sandwich that will take all diners back to childhood. Served among a soup du jour and salads, there is something for all palates. Take advantage of their take-home frozen meals for nights that are too hectic to
TroLLY SToP Trolly Stop Hot Dogs are family owned with six locations. Since 1976 we specialize in homemade chili, slaw and sauces. Dogs include Smighfield (beef & pork), Southern Dog, Sabrett (all beef), Northern Dog, Carolina Packers Pork Dog (smoke sausage), Oscar Mayer 98% Fat Free Dogs (turkey) and Light Life Veggie Dog (soy). Locations are: 126 N. Front Street Open six days including Thurs., Fri., and Sat. night from 10pm-3am; 343-2999, 94 S. Lumina Ave, Wrightsville Beach, 256-1421; 4502 Fountain Dr., 4523952. Open at 11am on Sat.; South Howe St. in Southport, 457-7017; 103A Cape Fear Blvd in Carolina Beach, 458-5778. Catering cart available all year from $300. 910-297-8416.
aSian doUBLe HaPPineSS Double Happiness offers the Port City fine Asian dining at reasonable prices. We prepare flavorful dishes inspired by the cultural richness of Malaysia, Thailand and authentic China. We’re now serving traditional dim sum, and good health special vegetarian dishes, such as Soy Peking Ribs, homemade tofu and homemade Malaysian sponge cake. We are dedicated to branding the exotic flavors of fresh ingredients and a romantic spice in all of our cooking techniques. Our friendly staff is always willing to help customers, and we serve beer and wine for lunch and dinner. Banquet and tatami rooms are available for large parties. Open Monday through Saturday, 11am-10pm; and Sunday 3pm-10pm. 4403 Wrightsville Avenue; 910-313-1088. www.doublehappinessrestaurant.com.
SZECHUAN 132 Craving expertly prepared Chinese food in an elegant atmosphere? Szechuan 132 Chinese Restaurant is your destination! Szechuan 132 has earned the reputation as one of the finest contemporary Chinese restaurants in the Port City. Tastefully decorated with an elegant atmosphere, with an exceptional ingenious menu has deemed Szechuan 132 the best Chinese restaurant for years, hands down. 419 South College Road (in University Landing), 799-1426.
Hiro jApANESE StEAkHoUSE What better way to celebrate a special occasion or liven up a dinner out than to dine in a place where every meal is an exciting presentation. Knowing that a meal should be more than just great food, Hiro adds a taste of theatre and a amazing atmosphere to everyone’s dinning experience. Also serving sushi, Hiro surprises its guests with a new special roll every week and nightly drink specials to complement it. From 4-7pm enjoy half-priced nigiri and half-priced regular makimono. Nigiri makimono combos are only $7.50, while early-bird specials last from 4-6pm, where diners can choose two: shrimp, chicken or steak. Open Monday thru Thursday 4pm-10pm; Friday and Saturday 4pm-10:30pm; and Sunday 11am-10pm. Located at 222 Old Eastwood Road (910) 794-1570. Please visit the Web site at hirojapanesesteakhouse.com.
iNdoCHiNE rEStAUrANt ANd loUNgE If you’re ready to experience the wonders of the Orient without having to leave Wilmington, join us at Indochine for a truly unique experience. Indochine brings the flavors of the Far East to the Port City, combining the best of Thai and Vietnamese cuisine in an atmosphere that will transport you and your taste buds. Relax in our elegantly decorated dining room, complete with antique Asian decor as well as contemporary artwork and music. Our diverse, friendly and efficient staff will serve you beautifully presented dishes full of enticing aromas and flavors. Be sure to try such signature items as the spicy and savory Roasted Duck with Red Curry, or the beautifully presented and delicious Shrimp and Scallops in a Nest. Be sure to save room for our world famous desert, the banana egg roll! We take pride in using only the freshest ingredients, and our extensive menu suits any taste. After dinner, enjoy specialty drinks by the koi pond in our Asian garden, or be entertained every Friday night with a Balinese dancer. Located at 7 Wayne Drive (beside the Ivy Cottage), 251-9229. Indochinewilmington.com.
CAribbEAN jAMAiCA’S CoMFort ZoNE Jamaica’s Comfort Zone is Wilmington’s Authentic Caribbean Restaurant conveniently located at 417 S. College Road in University
Landing. We offer exquisite Caribbean cuisine to satisfy your taste buds, whether they are for spicy Jamaican jerk chicken, mellow flavors of our curry chicken, curry goat or our ox tail skillfully flavored by our Jamaican chefs. Come in and enjoy our many menu selections, our warm décor, smoke-free atmosphere, excellent service and our smooth reggae music. Operating hours are: Sunday 3:00pm – 8:00pm; Wednesday – Saturday 11:45am – 9:00pm (Closed Monday and Tuesday). Jamaica’s Comfort Zone is family owned and operated. Check us out at www.jamaicascomfortzone.com or call us 910-399-2867.
FrENCH CApriCE biStro Wilmington’s finest French cuisine can be found at Caprice Bistro, a small informal neighborhood restaurant, serving hearty food in generous portions at affordable prices. Simple is the atmosphere in the bistro, as plain white plates and tables dressed in white paper make up the decor. However, the food is far from simple, as a combination of fresh ingredients and innovative preparation delight the taste buds with a plethora of unique appetizers, entrées and desserts. The service is fast, efficient and non-intrusive, and the ambience is friendly and unpretentious. After dinner, be sure to venture upstairs into their cozy and relaxing sofa bar for an afterdinner 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, 815-0810.
itAliAN ANtoNioS piZZA ANd pAStA Antonio’s Pizza and Pasta, simply known as Antonio’s, is anything but simple. From scrumptious appetizers to signature pizza to some of the best traditional Italian pasta dishes in town, it’s the perfect place to enjoy a cozy dinner for two or bring the whole family in for pizza and fun. Offering beer and wine at their Monkey Junction and Porter’s Neck location and live music Friday and Saturday nights with all ABC permits at their Leland location, Antonio’s has thought of everything for you to enjoy your dining experience with them. Monkey Junction across from Super Walmart off South College Road (910) 7920000, Porter’s Neck Shopping Center next to Kiva Grill off Market Street (910) 6867774, Cross Creek Commons across from Magnolia Greens (910) 383-0033. www.antoniospizzaandpasta.com
EddiE roMANElli’S Eddie Romanelli’s is a family-friendly, casual Italian American restaurant that’s been a favorite of Wilmington locals for over 16 years. Its diverse menu includes Italian favorites such as Mama Romanelli’s Lasa-
gna, Baked Ziti, Rigatoni a la Vodka and, of course, made-from-scratch pizzas. Its American influences include tasty burgers, the U.S.A. Salad and a 16oz. Marinated Rib Eye Steak. Romanelli’s offers patio dining and flat screen TVs in its bar area. Dine in or take out, Romanelli’s is always a crowd favorite. Large parties welcome. RomanellisRestaurant.com. 503 Olde Waterford Way, Leland. 910.383.1885.
giorgio’S itAliAN rEStAUrANt Giorgio’s is a locally owned, one-of-a-kind restaurant. Offering age-old traditions and timeless recipes, perfection is accomplished by combining the perfect cuisine and atmosphere for a dining experience that is not soon forgotten. With over 50 years of cooking experience under one roof, the smells of old-fashioned home cooking float through the air creating that comforting feeling of home-away-from-home! From old world style dishes to modern day creations, the menu showcases multiple flavors that will tempt the palate of the most discriminating connoisseurs. A Monkey Junction landmark for over 12 years! www.giorgios-restaurant.com. 5226 S College Rd.,Wilmington 910-790-9954.
SliCE oF liFE “Slice” has become a home away from home for tourists and locals alike. Our menu includes salads, tacos, burritos, quesadillas, nachos, homemade soups, subs and, of course, pizza. We only serve the freshest and highest-quality ingredients in all of our food, and our dough is made daily with purified water. We have the largest tequila selection in Wilmington. Voted “Best Pizza” and “Best Late Night Eatery.” Stop by for lunch dinner, or a late-night treat, open from 11:30am until 3am, seven days a week, 365 days a year, all ABC permits. 122 Market Street between Second and Front, downtown Wilmington. 251-9444. Visit our 2nd location at 1437 Military Cutoff rd., next to PT’s! 256-2229 www.grabslice.com.
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orgANiC loVEY’S MArkEt Lovey’s Market is a true blessing for shoppers looking for natural and organic groceries, or just a great place to meet friends for a quick, delicious, and totally fresh snack. Whether they are in the mood for a veggie burger, a bean burrito or a chicken Caesar wrap, shoppers will find a large selection of nutritious meals on the a la carte café menu at Lovey’s. The food bar—which has cold salads and hot selections that can be eaten in the café seating or boxed for take-out—can be enjoyed all day long, while the juice bar offers a wide variety of juices and smoothies made with organic fruits and vegetables. Specializing in bulk sales of produce, grains, flours, beans and spices at affordable prices, Lovey‘s also carries grass-fed and free-range meats and poultry. Wheat-free, gluten-free, products are in stock regularly, as are vegan and vegetarian groceries and wholesome pet foods. For anything shoppers want that is not in stock, Lovey‘s will be happy to find it. Stop by Lovey’s Market Monday through Friday, 9am to 7pm; Saturday, 9am to 6pm; and on Sundays, 10am to 6pm. Café hours: Monday-Friday, 11am–6pm; Saturday & Sunday, 10am-6pm. Located at 1319 Military Cutoff Road; 910-509-0331. Online at www.loveysmarket.com.
tidAl CrEEk Co-op Tidal Creek Deli offers a wide array of exceptional and unusual organic foods, all of which taste as good as they are for you. The salad bar and hot bar incorporate flavors from around the world; each item is prepared by hand using only fresh and local ingredients. The chefs are constantly experimenting to create new and exciting dishes. Choose from made to order smoothies with almond butter and hemp milk, salads with locally grown greens or, special order a wedding cake made from scratch to your specifications. Whatever your tastes, Tidal Creek Deli is a place to rejuvenate the mind and body while enjoying the company of a friendly and relaxed organic community.
Jamaica’s Comfort Zone is Wilmington’s Authentic Caribbean Restaurant conveniently located at 417 S. College Road in University Landing. We offer exquisite Caribbean cuisine to satisfy your taste buds, whether they are for spicy Jamaican jerk chicken, mellow flavors of our curry chicken, curry goat or our ox tail skillfully flavored by our Jamaican chefs. Come in and enjoy our many menu selections including our daily offering of a four-course meal for $12.00. Operating hours: Sunday 3:00pm – 8:00pm; Monday - Closed; open Tuesday – Saturday 11:45am – 9:00pm. A contest awarding lucky Live Music every 3rd Friday. Jamaica’s readers the opportunity to Comfort Zone is family owned and opwin a vacation in their erated. Check us out at HYPERLINK own hometown! “http://www.jamaicascomfortzone.com” www.jamaicascomfortzone.com or call us at 910-399-2867. encore | march 31-april 6 , 2010 | www.encorepub.com 25
Easter Brunch 2010
at the Hilton Wilmington Riverside 5IF &HH )VOU
Omelets made to Order with your Choice of Fresh Toppings to include Ham, Bacon, Peppers, Mushrooms, Cheese and Tomatoes Homemade Belgium Waffles with an variety of toppings including fruits, whipped cream and nuts Assorted Muffins, Danish, Warm Cinnamon Rolls and Breakfast Breads
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A Variety of Greens and Fresh Chopped Vegetable Toppings Served with a Selection of Salad Dressings And Farfalle Caesar Pasta Salad Montage of Cheese, Crackers, Vegetables, Dips and Spiced Peel and Eat Shrimp
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Herb Roasted Prime Rib of Beef with Horseradish Cream Sauce Honey Glazed Ham Both Expertly Carved to Order
5IF #JH #VOOZ #VGGFU
Atlantic Salmon with Pecan Maple Butter Pork Loin with a Cranberry Cream Sauce Chicken Marsala Spring Vegetable Medley Roasted with Basil Vinaigrette Whipped Sweet Potato Casserole Sautéed Green Beans with Roasted Red Peppers Au Gratin Potatoes Wild Rice
5IF .JOJ #VOOZ #VGGFU Macaroni & Cheese • Chicken Fingers • French Fries
5IF $IPDPMBUF $PUUPOUBJM
A Grand Display of Assorted Desserts Coffee, Hot Specialty Teas and Decaffeinated Coffee Soft Drinks & Juices
$24.95 Adults Seniors $19.95 Children (4-12) $8.95
Children Under (4) Free Seating Times are 11:00am and 1:00pm Call 202-3161 for Reservations Prices are Per Person and do not Include 7.75% Tax or 18% Service Charge
Enjoy Music by Violinist Maura Kropke
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 comfortable in flip flops as you would in a business suit. smoke-free! Located at 12 Dock St in downtown Wilmington. Open for lunch and dinner, 7 days a week. 762-2827 www.dockstreetoysterbar.net.
easT aT THe BLoCKade RUNNeR HoTeL The Blockade Runner offers an array of seasonal seafood specials, certified Angus beef, lobster menu on Friday evening plus a spectacular Sunday brunch. Romantic al fresco dining is available on our dinner deck located in the center of a lush garden overlooking the ocean far away from the traffic and noise. We offer live entertainment on Saturday evening and Sunday brunch. Our smoke-free lounge is eco-friendly and offers light fare nightly. 275 Waynick Blvd. Wrightsville Beach. 910-256-2251.
HIeRoNYMUs Proving that excellent seafood isn’t just for the eateries at Wrightsville Beach, Hieronymus Seafood is the stop for midtown Wilmington seafood lovers. In business for 27 years strong, Hieronymus has made a name for itself by consistently providing excellent service and the freshest of the fresh in oceanic cuisine. Complete with a full-service bar and a fireside oyster bar, it’s the place to be if you are seeking top-quality attributes in atmosphere, presentation, flavor and ingenuity. Signature dishes include Oysters Hieronymus and the Scallops Fra Diavlo. Hieronymus has all ABC permits and also provides catering. Voted “Best Seafood” in 2007. 5035 Market Street; 392-6313.
oCeaNIC Voted best seafood restaurant in Wilmington, Oceanic provides oceanfront dining
at its best. Located in Wrightsville Beach, Oceanic is one of the most visited restaurants on the beach. Choose from a selection of seafood platters, combination plates and daily fresh fish. For land lovers, try their steaks, chicken or pasta dishes. Relax on the pier or dine inside. Oceanic is also the perfect location for memorable wedding receptions, birthday gatherings, anniversary parties and more. Large groups welcome. Private event space available. Family-style to go menu available. OceanicRestaurant. com. 703 S. Lumina Avenue, Wrightsville Beach. 910.256.5551
soUTHeRN HaLL’s TRopICaNa ResTaURaNT Hall’s is a Wilmington tradition! Originally opened in 1901 as a drug store, Hall’s has been serving the Downtown community for over 100 years. We serve traditional Southern fare, including a classic breakfast with the accompaniments you’ve grown to love. Lunch includes a Southern buffet Monday-Friday with pork, chicken, all the fixin’s, and a special addition every day! Don’t forget our unique menu, which includes everything from specialty sandwiches to fried seafood. Most importantly, at Hall’s everything is fresh! Open Monday-Friday, 7am-2pm (buffet 11-2), and Saturday from 7am-12:30pm with breakfast and menu items only. 421 Castle St. 910-762-2210.
spoRTs BaR CaRoLINa aLe HoUse Voted best new restaurant AND best sports bar of 2010 in Wilmington, Carolina Ale House is the place to be for awardwinning food, sports and fun. Located on College Rd. near UNCW, this lively sportsthemed restaurant is home to over 40 HD TVs and the biggest HD projector TVs in Wilmington. Covered and open outdoor seating is available. Lunch and dinner specials are offered daily, as well as the coldest $2 and $3 drafts in town. Carolina Ale House serves its full menu from 11a – 2a daily. CarolinaAleHouse.com. 317 South College Road, Wilmington, NC. 910.791.9393.
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Spring and Summer Page-turners: encore Book Club welcomes drama, hilarity and compassion
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iterature is a culture’s conversation. It is a reflection of our time. It’s a necessary art in order to present an authentic expression of the truth of our age. Nineteen years ago, fiction could be found everywhere: Elle, Esquire, Glamour, Good Housekeeping, GQ, McCall’s, Mother Jones, Playboy, Redbook and, yes, even Seventeen; in city magazines and Sunday editions, like the Boston Globe Magazine, Chicago and the Voice Literary Supplement. Today, all has changed. None of aforementioned media publish fiction regularly. Does this mean, as The Los Angeles Times suggests, fiction is dead? Hovering over countless novels, as if I were a priest presiding over fiction’s supposed sinking casket, I searched for new and influential titles to include within our spring book-club selection. What I found was proof that great fiction isn‘t deceased. What I found: Our popular attention and desires have shifted its focus from the intellectual to the sensational. I found great literature has not taken its last breath. Rather, it’s hiding from those who don’t appreciate it. It’s resting in the shadows, savoring the air far from the fashionable Twilight series and waiting for the perfect mind. The perfect reader. It’s castigating and yearning to challenge the way we view the world. Yes, great literature is waiting for us. Fortunately, every season we need not struggle very hard to reach it. Acting as a loyal travel guide, I present old and new book-club members spring’s most riveting vacation destinations...
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Easter “Bunny” Drawn Tours Experience the picturesque beauty of Spring in historic downtown Wilmington. April 2nd, 3rd and 4th; 10am - 10pm Free surprises for children. $ 12 per adult, $5 per child under 12.
Water & Market Streets • Downtown Wilmington www.horsedrawntours.com
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summer with a signed copy—exclusive only to encore book-club members!
by: Tiffanie Gabrielse
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AUGUST —> Red House by Sarah Messer In her critically praised memoir, UNCW professor Sarah Messer investigates America’s irresistible absorption with history, family and unforgettable houses. Her Massachusetts childhood home had protected the Hatch family for 325 years. The will of the house’s original owner, Walter Hatch—which stipulated Red House was to be passed down, “never to be sold or mortgaged from my children and grandchildren forever”—still hung in the living room. Within, Messer sifts through the unexpected, often extraordinary and enriching consequences of growing up with another family’s entitlement.
Read along with Tiffanie and other club members, and embark on the opportunity to ask the authors any questions you may have about their books. Questions are due to Tiffanie by the 25th of each month. Book club members get 15% off chosen reads at Pomegranate Books and Two Sister’s Bookery when mentioning encore Book Club.
APRIL —> Push by Sapphire The breakout movie of the year, Precious, based on the novel Push, by Sapphire, showed us how grueling and horrendous even familial love can be. In her stunning first novel—one that has shocked our nation on and off the big screen by its language, its circumstances and its brutal honesty—Push recounts with complete audacity and authenticity a young street-girl’s horrific and redemptive journey through a Harlem hell. For Precious Jones, 16 and pregnant with her father’s child, unexpected and extraordinary hope appears when a courageous, determined teacher inspires her to learn to read, to define her own feelings and set them down in a diary. This will be a moving read—and a great kickoff to this season’s book club. MAY —> All Will Be Revealed by Robert Anthony Siegel Within this tale, written by local author and UNCW professor Robert Anthony Siegel, we travel to the early 19th-century New York. We meet Augustus Auerbach, a man who is as obsessed with his highly lucrative work as a pornographer as he is reclusive about life. Crippled since childhood and convinced that he is the pioneer of a new art form, he obsesses day and night within his opulent mansion over the details of his photographic sessions. Soon his controlled and familiar existence unravels when one of his most prized models talks him into attending a séance with spiritualist Verena Swann. When Verena puts Augustus in touch with his long-dead mother, Augustus finds dissatisfaction with the life he has been living. What follows is an original journey to find peace among vultures.
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JUNE —> Lunch at the Piccadilly by Clyde Edgerton With his Southern charm, a consummate yarn spinner of authentic dialogue and a great humorist, author Clyde Edgerton returns to our book club with another original, Lunch at the Piccadilly. Lil Olive, lively octogenarian, fetches up at the Rosehaven Convalescent Center after a bad fall. However, she is not ready to call it quits. Instead, she befriends several of her peers, plans outings, which she executes by stealing a car she insists is hers, and starts laying bets on whether or not Clara removes her glass eye at night. This swinging, entertaining addition should be as heartwarming as it is profoundly humorous. JULY —> Southern Peril by T. Lynn Ocean T. Lynn Ocean continues our beloved series of Jersey Barnes with her third installment, Southern Peril. We’ll not only go deeper into Jersey’s and Spud’s unconventional relationship as father and daughter, but we’re sure to enjoy living vicariously once more through Jersey’s steamy liaisons with Ox. As if the deal couldn’t get much sweeter, T. Lynn looks forward to spoiling her fans this
SEPTEMBER —> An Unlikely Duke by Debrah Killeen Change is the only aspect of life that does not change. When Chris McCabe agrees to travel to another dimension to prevent the death of a ranking nobleman, he doesn’t expect to be greeted with the man’s corpse. Nor does he expect to develop a strong attraction to the slain man’s widow, Helen Lattimore. Sparked by club-member interest for women writers of the science-fiction genre, author Debrah Killeen compels us to start a second series for our book club. Her work will teach us about magic, power, life and death. Most importantly, it will teach us about the nature of people. And what is spring without a little bit of sizzling suspense? A novel that complements the upcoming onslaught of the summer heat, outside of our book-club choices:
Hot Springs By Stephen Hunter Within he captures the summer of 1946, organized crime’s garish Golden Age. In Hot Springs, Arkansas, the reigning capital of corruption, the district attorney vows to bring down the mob. Earl Swagger—a decorated ex-Marine—is recruited to run the show. As casino raids erupt into nerve-shattering combat, amid screaming prostitutes and fleeing johns, the body count mounts, along with the suspense.
Studies in Character: The expatriate in Barcelona, Spain by: Anghus Houvouras aftermath of my third failed attempt to quit smoking. There are a number of areas I had considered myself skilled. Suffering fools gladly was not one of them. He could probably sense my annoyance. There was no hiding it: The pained expression on my face was matched by every other patron at the table, except for our guide, who had admitted taking him on as a parttime lover. It was enough to kill my appetite. Our guide had also started to devolve into a different person. In his presence she started to drink heavily, an effort to dull the senses and drown the logic that would have prevented her from bedding him. “We should order food!� he cried out, as if this was a novel idea. We were seated at a restaurant with menus laid out in front of us. What else were we going to do? Our guide had other ideas. In her drunken stupor, she began to speak more openly about their love affair. She began to act more provocatively, too. After a number of drinks, she stashed a few bottles of wine from the restaurant in her messenger bag. “It’s not a very good bottle� our winedealer friend noted. “Nothing worse than stolen wine from a bad year,� I said—the first words out of my mouth in hours. She would later have garnered enough liquid courage to flash the waiters at the Belgian beer joint we would partonize. We were either witnessing the free spirit of Barcelona or the drunk antics of a sorority girl. Either way, it was quickly turning into an eventfilled evening. Back at the table, the expatriate poured himself another glass of wine and made audible groans as he enjoyed the cheese and
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n all my travels, I had never met someone so immediately unlikable—and this is saying something. I’ve bounced from hostel to hostel, meeting all sorts of characters: loud Americans griping about the lack of things to see in London; old Chinese women, trying to talk me into buying designer handbags with counterfeit euros; opinionated Arabs on a two-day bus ride, claiming they’ve been featured on America’s Most Wanted. Yet, none of them rival the expatriate in Barcelona. “I’m bored! This is boring,� he said, swinging his arms back and forth while wearing a sickly smile. “Let us go do something not boring!� His accent was indistinguishable: American Midwest dragged through the dirtiest of eastern Europe. It was his trademark, a certain disingenuous affectation that lingered after every word. He was the friend of a friend of a friend. She was a freelance journalist with loose childhood associations to a member of our party. She had become our impromptu tour guide, taking us off the beaten path to seedy bars and the kind of restaurants not found in travel guides. He was a part-time waiter, quickly becoming a full-time annoyance. “I’m bored!� he said again, laughing as if aware of the comic nature of his fit. “We should be somewhere not boring.� I just stared, like one would at a traffic accident. Another companion quickly informed him we were waiting for my wife and her friend to return from souvenir shopping. After that, we would follow our guide to a restaurant for a nice dinner. Up to this point, I hadn’t said a word. I was still marveling at him: this bespectacled ponce who continued to repeat the same thought, rearranging the basic words to form new sentences. I was already on edge, in the
“Does anyone else think he’s coming back?� I asked. He didn’t. A sense of relief came over the table—tension making way for a peaceful sense of calm. No one had even cared that he had skipped out on the check. I wondered how many more wayward souls were out there, leaving their home country for foreign soil. Adopting a poorly conceived accent and unleashing their toxic personalities abroad. Travelers without a home. Aimless wanderers on foreign soil. Sub-par party guests.
StreetS of wayward SoulS: Barcelona, Spain, welcomes many a traveler—but none quite as annoying or entertaining as the consummately ‘Bored Expatriate.’
fois grois served family-style. His focus had changed to the lovely cabaret singer. His advances were received as well as the Persians were into Greece. After eating the food, drinking the wine and spoiling the evening for everyone involved, he ducked out for a cigarette.
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Events BURLY WINE DINNER 3/31 at 6pm. Aubriana’s will be hosting the annual Burly Dinner, featuring Burly wines, such as the Burly Cabernet Sauvignon 2004, as well as many others. Dinner, including selections such as foie gras and Margaret Duck Breast will be served. $80 per person. aubrianasdowntown@gmail.com. TIDAL CREEK CO-OP EVENTS Sat. 4/3: Nature’s Way Farm Tour. A great family outing! Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for kids under 12. Join us as we tour one of our local producers. Several baby goats to see and pet, and of course great cheese products to purchase right off the farm. Register with Tidal Creek Coop. $10 Adults / $5 Kids 12 and under. Natures Way Farm, Hampstead. • 5/1: Gluten Free Day. All gluten-free items in the store will be on sale, there will be demos, and lots of info on going gluten free. Free. Tidal Creek Co-Op. 910-799-2126, www.tidalcreek.coop. 5329 Oleander Dr. AZALEA FESTIVAL The 63rd Annual North Carolina Azalea Festival will be held 4/7-11. Festival highlights include Azalea belles dressed in colorful hoop skirts, a 2-hour
parade, juried arts and craft shows, visiting ships, a traveling circus, concerts, fireworks, and a street fair with exhibits, vendors, live entertainment,
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Indulge on something scrumptious tonight, as Aubriana’s hosts wine-maker Hank McCrorie, owner of Burly Wines, for a wine dinner not to be missed. Chef Alex Succomb will be making Scottish salmon with a goatcheese polenta cake and duck breast with a chocolate balsamic sauce, among other dishes, as five wines are presented for pairing. Cost is $80 per person. Make reservations now, (910) 763-7773. kids’ activities, and more. New to this year’s festival is the Azalea Cake Challenge, a contest
whereby professional and amateur cake artists are challenged to construct “centerpiece cakes” based on festival themes. Signature events include the Azalea Garden Tour (4/9-11). The 2010 Azalea Home Tour (4/10-11) showcases nine private homes of historical and architectural interest. A 2-hour parade on Saturday morning (9am) features elaborate floats, marching bands, clowns, show animals, and celebrities. This year’s parade will also feature two popular children’s book characters: Fancy Nancy and Curious George. This year’s headline performers represent three decades of music: The Goo Goo Dolls (with Collective Soul) and country music duo Montgomery Gentry. Collective Soul will open for the Goo Goo Dolls on Thurs. 4/8 at 8pm at UNCW’s Trask Coliseum (tickets $45). On Fri. 4/9, Montgomery Gentry will take center stage at Trask Coliseum at 8pm (tickets $45). For N.C. Azalea Festival schedule and tickets, www.ncazaleafestival.org or 910794-4650. Office: 5725 Oleander Dr., Unit B7, Wilmington). Free 2010 Official Visitors Guide to Wilmington & NCs Cape Fear Coast: 866-266-9690 or www.gocapefearcoast.com.
HOBBY GREENHOUSE CLUB 4/9-11, 6/4-5, 9/10-11: Hobby Greenhouse
Spring Plant Sale in Forest Hills. All plants grown by members; portion of profits go to scholarships for local community college horticulture students. Free. Fri. and Sat. 9am– 6pm. www.hobbygreenhouseclub.org or email hobbygreenhouse@aol.com . ORTON PLANTATION EVENTS Azalea Garden Walk. Sat. 4/10. Come out for the very first guided garden walk of the season on Saturday, April 10th from 9:00 am until 11:00 am. Local horticulturist, Dr. Bruce Williams, will lead a walk and talk about the azalea bloom. Bring your azalea gardening questions and dress appropriately! • Art at Orton. 4/30-5/2. Orton Plantation Gardens and Harbor Island Arts present Art at Orton, an art show and sale showcasing local professional and emerging artists working in all mediums. 3-day event takes place on 4/30-5/2 from 9:30am-4:30pm each day. Regular garden admission: $9 for adults and $8 for seniors. BREAKFAST WITH YOUR LEGISLATORS Mon. 4/12: The League of Women Voters of the Lower Cape Fear is holding Fourth Annual Breakfast With Your Legislators, 8-10am, at New Hanover County Government Center (the former Market Place Mall). Free and open to public, no reservations required. Talk one-on one with state representatives and U.S. Representative Mike McIntyre. Anne Cousineau: 910-392-2901, Acousineau62@aol.com. PLEASURE ISLAND CHOWDER COOK-OFF Pleasure Island Chamber of Commerce will be holding the 14th Annual Pleasure Island Chowder Cook-Off on Sat. 4/17 at the Carolina Beach Lake. The Chowder Cook Off is a day long event that includes live music, fun for the kids and great food. Chefs from Cape Fear’s finest restaurants will prepare their best seafood chowder recipes between the hours of 11:30am-4pm, but make sure to arrive early while the chowder is abundant. Patrons can sample a taste of Cape Fear during this friendly competition and vote for their favorite chowder. Gates open at 11:30 and admission is only $5 for adults, children 12 and under are free. 910-458-8434, visitor@ pleasureislandnc.org. FARM FRESH SATURDAYS Pine Valley Market’s Farm Fresh Saturdays will be held on 4/24, 5/22, and every saturday from June-August. A local farmer from Clinton will be here each of those days with a variety of local and regional produce. We will also have castle hayne farm flowers. THE YWCA TAKES A STAND AGAINST RACISM 4/30: The Stand Against Racism is an annual event managed by the YWCA Trenton and the YWCA Princeton in New Jersey; it is a collaboration of 65 YWCA Associations nationwide. Any organization or group of individuals can become a participating site by signing up through the Stand Against Racism Web site: www.StandAgainstRacism. org. A participating site will host their own Stand Against Racism event on Fri. 4/30 at their own location (which can be private or open to the public). Participation in the Stand Against Racism is free and becoming a participating site is very simple. The YWCA will provide all the necessary materials and documents, including a How to Run the Event Template that can be customized to meet the organization’s needs. Each organization’s “stand” will range from gatherings at work to larger scale stands like rallies and marches. No matter what shape the “stand” takes in each participating site, all activities will echo the theme “racism is unacceptable.” Katie Nelson, 799-6820 ext. 104 or email volunteers@ywca-lowercapefear.org.
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at Northside Baptist Church Family Life Center located at 2501 N. College Rd. Doors open at 7pm and the prom will end at 11pm. Open to all homeschoolers, their parents and guests in New Hanover and surrounding counties. No need to be a CHEW member to attend. Parents may attend at normal ticket price. Theme: “An Evening In Paris.” Music by professional DJ. Chaperoned by parents. Heavy hors d’oeuvres with vegetarian options. Formal or semi-formal, reflecting a Christian teen environment. Homeschool students and Alumni in grades 7 and above, and their guests, are welcome. Advanced ticket sales through 4/28, $20. At the door, $25. Ty Parker, owner of Bliss Photography, will do prom portraits on site. Bliss Photography will offer 5x7’s at $5 and 8x10’s at $10. Family members can her site: /www. vibephotography.net. S. Harrell: 910-632-9454 or nanny_on_call@yahoo.com. POPLAR GROVE FARMERS MARKET Wed. 4/17: For the finest and freshest that NC has to offer, come on out to Poplar Grove Plantation Wed. mornings and see what’s fresh at Cape Fear’s favorite Farmers’ Market. Everything at Poplar Grove is locally grown or made: in-season fruits and vegetables, plants, cut flowers, eggs, cheese, sausage, crab cakes, baked goods, nuts, pickles, herbs, honey, and a lovely assortment of beautiful crafts. 4/17-12/15, open every Wed., 8am1pm, rain or shine. 10200 U.S. 17, a mile from the I-40 bypass. (910) 686-9518 ext. 26. DOWNTOWNERS NETWORKING EVENT First Wed. ea. month, 5-6:30pm, Front Street Brewery. Free appetizers throughout the networking event, and free beer tastings at 6pm. Great opportunity for people who live and work in the downtown area to get to know each other! 9 N. Front St. www.FrontStreetBrewery.com Several downtown businesses & organizations showcased at each meeting. Ellie Craig: 910-251-1935, or ecraig7@aol.com
Charity/Non-profits RELAY WEDNESDAYS Six area restaurants have committed to participate in Relay Wednesdays. Each restaurant will donate 10 percent of proceeds for the Wednesday that their restaurant is featured to New Hanover County Relay For Life: 3/31: Boodles • 4/7: Fibber’s Public House • 4/14: Old Chicago • 4/21: Chick-fil-A at Mayfaire. Donations from Relay Wednesdays will benefit New Hanover County Relay For Life. www. newhanoverrelay.org. FORWARD MOTION DANCE BENEFIT 3/31: 6-9pm. Front St. Brewery’s Upstairs
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WILMINGTON HOME TOUR 2010 Home Tour is an annual showcase of distinctive homes held during Wilmington’s Azalea Festival. Open to the public for tour this year, Sat. 4/10 from 1-6pm and Sun. 4/11 from 1-5pm. Mayor Bill Saffo will do the honors officially beginning the Tour with a ribbon-cutting on Sat. 4/10 at 12:30pm at the home of Tom and Lucia Hughes (10 South 5th Avenue). Tickets for the tour are $25, available at all Harris Teeter stores and other outlets, as well as Azalea Festival Office at 5725 Oleander Drive, the Historic Wilmington Foundation, 516 North 4th St., and at each home site the days of the tour. Groups of 10 or more can purchase discounted tickets at a cost of $22. Historic Wilmington Foundation at (910) 762-2511 or the Azalea Festival Ticket Office at (910) 7944650. www.historicwilmington.org. Proceeds from the Home Tour will advance the Historic Wilmington Foundation’s efforts to protect and preserve the irreplaceable historic resources of Wilmington and the Lower Cape Fear region.
Azalea Fest arrives in one week! That means the Historic Wilmington Foundation’s stunning Home Tour gets underway! Folks who haven’t scored tickets yet ($25, available at Harris Teeter stores or Azalea Fest offices in Oleander Oaks) need to go ahead and make their purchase, wherein all monies will go to the Historic Wilmington Foundation’s efforts to protect and preserve our community. Beam Room, 9 N. Front St. Includes wine and beer tasting w/appetizers prepared by Front St. Brewery. Premiere dance performance by Forward Motion Dance Company and live music by guitarist Josh Moore will be featured. Tickets: $15 Available at door and from FMDC members.
Sugar 8-10:30 pm; Blivet 10:30-1:30am. • Fri. 4/16: Mellow Mushroom-Ben Giovara 9-10pm; Possum Creek 10pm-12am. Hell’s Kitchen-Garris & Gregory 9:30-11pm; Fred Flynn and the Stones 11pm-12am. South Paw Sports Bar-Kim Disco 8-9:30pm; Kendrick Smith 9:30-11pm. Reel Cafe-Beach Billy Brothers 7-8:30pm; Black Mambas 8:30pm. Reggie’s-Hello Sugar. Carolina Lounge- DJ LALO & Latin Dance 8:30pm-2am. • Sat. 4/17: Kefi-Never Forever 9-11pm; Enemy of Mine 11pm-2am. Firebelly Lounge-Adam Wood 8-10pm; Wes Hutchinson 10pm-1am. The Cellar-The Postcard Society 9-10:30pm; The New Dinosaurs 10:30pm-am. Costello’s-Bibis & Black 7-9pm; Tom Noonan & Jane Houseal 9pm-12am. Katy’s-Brandon O’Dell 8-9:30pm; Al’s Place Band 9:30-11pm; The School Boys 11pm-1am. Palm Room-Atlantic Avenue 9-10:30pm; Mist & The Madness 10:30pm-2am. Schreiner’s-Kendrick Karaoke 9pm-1:30am. Browncoat Pub-Dragon Seeks Path 10pm-1am. • Contact Julie Ozier, Supervisor/Counselor. 910-392-7460 or jozier@ coastalhorizons.org.
FOOD FOR THOUGHT 4/4 and 4/18: 3-5pm. Bring in canned good or non-perishable food item to Pomegranate Books, 4418 Prak Ave., and get a free book (publisher’s advanced copy). Sponsored by Grandmothers for Peace, and all food goes to local food banks. Fiction, non-fiction and children’s books available. Just bring in a canned good, every first and third Sunday of each month, preferably between 3 and 5pm. 910-452-1107, pomegranatenc@gmail.com
FASHION SHOW Fashion Show will be held on Sat. 4/10, 10am-2pm, at Beau Rivage Golf & Resort. Fashions feat. will be from Island Colors, Linda’s Fashions, Southern Charm Boutique and the Unique Boutique. Featured speaker will be Elaine Henson, author of Carolina Beach: A Postcard History. Presentation is “Bathing Beauties in Vintage Post Cards.” Lunch provided along with silent auction and raffle. Tickets on sale: Linda’s Fashions, Unique Boutique, Island Colors, The Checkered Church, Le Soleil, and Blue Water Realty. The price is $22 and all proceeds from this event support Holiday Events sponsored by IOL. Linda Cheshire: 6175945. ROCK AGAINST RAPE The Rape Crisis Center is putting on their Rock Against Rape music festival in honor of April’s Sexual Assault Awareness month. Concert consists of a variety of local bands and genres that will be playing pro bono at different venues across the city and downtown area on 4/16 and 17. All proceeds go directly towards the Rape Crisis Center, a nonprofit organization that is solely funded by grants, fundraising, and donations. Viewers will be able to purchase teal bands at the Rape Crisis Center in advance or the days of the concert as their ticket into all venues, including Hell’s Kitchen, Katy’s, The Whiskey, Bottega, Side Bar and Odessa. Teal bands on sale for $20 now. Events: Thurs. 4/15: Rafaela’s: $16/door, free appetizers. Benny Hill 6:30-9pm. 16 Taps-Hello
WORK ON WILMINGTON An annual community service event in which hundreds of volunteers complete in just four hours projects that make Wilmington a better place to live, has been scheduled for 4/17/10. On this day, volunteers will gather at various locations in the city and work from 8am-12pm on projects of lasting value to the community. Organizers are now soliciting projects of lasting benefit to the community that could be finished in four hours and are unlikely to be done without Work on Wilmington. Examples might include installing playground equipment, small construction projects, painting and landscaping or cleaning up a neighborhood or park. All nominations must be submitted by 12/31/09. www.Workonwilmington. org. Jennifer Caslin 612-3757 or jcaslin@ foodbankcenc.org RELAY FOR LIFE Sign up now to participate in the New Hanover County Relay for Life, set for 4/23-24 at Ashley High School Stadium. You can join a team or start your own by registering online at www. newhanoverrelay.org. Attend the Team Captains Meeting at 6:30pm on Thurs. 3/11 and learn more about this fun and heartwarming event dedicated to celebrating life. Relay for Life begins at 6:30pm on Fri. 4/23. Theme: “Vacation in a Cancer-Free World.” Cancer survivors walk the first lap around the track, followed by caregivers. At 9pm a luminary ceremony honors thousands of people represented by the luminaries that line the track. Bands play until midnight, and movies are shown on a big screen all night, while participants continue walking the track. Team members not walking camp in the field beside the track, and join others as they celebrate life, and honor and remember their friends and loved ones who are living with or have died from cancer. The activities continue until 1pm on Sat. 4/24, when a birthday party will be held for cancer survivors. At 10am on Sat. 4/24, the Kids Walk begins, providing a chance for children up to age 15 to participate in a variety of activities as well as walk the track in honor or memory of someone. Visit www. newhanoverrelay.org
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GREEN BALL AND FASHION SHOW earthBound Salon and Day Spa will be holding the second annual Green Ball and Fashion on 4/24 a celebration of Earth Day. Local designers from the Wilmington area will be designing a green collection for the fashion show using fabric and clothing remnants. Guests arriving at the event will proceed down a Green Carpet and pose for pictures for the “paparazzi.” Food and beverages from local restaurants and caterers, as well as “swag” bags full of goodies from local vendors. Green Pavilion showcases businesses in the community that support and aid in having a healthier Green lifestyle. earthBound staff will be offering spa products and treatments to educate guests about choices in health and beauty. Sign up to present your services and products to a captive audience and let them know what you have to offer! Tickets $12 ahead of time and $15 at the door. Proceeds will benefit the Cape Fear Riverwatch. 910-232-2735.
Beach present, the third annual Port City’s Top Comic stand-up comedy contest and comedian networking event. Each comedian will be given between five to seven minutes to perform on 5/14,15, 21 or 22. These are the dates for the preliminary rounds of Port City’s Top Comic held at Nutt Street Comedy Room . Each of these nights 16 comics will perform and only 4 will advance to the Semi-Finals on 5/26 at City Stage at Level 5. Of the 16 that perform at the Semi-Finals, 8 will advance to the finals on 5/27 at City Stage. Only one comic will emerge as Port City’s Top Comic. This comedian will win a trophy for being the top comic along with other prizes that will be announced via email in the coming weeks. supercatmatt@gmail. com. NUTT ST. COMEDY ROOM Tuesdays and Wed. Improv with the “Nutt House” troupe ($5 cover and $1 Front St draft beer), Thursdays Open Mic Standup, Fridays and Saturdays Nationally Touring Comedians. All shows 9pm, 8pm doors. 255 N. Front Str. 910-251-7881
SALVATION ARMY SPRING FLING 4/24: Salvation Army Women’s Auxiliary Spring Fling, “Remembering America.” 11am-2pm at the Senior Center, 2222 S. College Rd. Silent Auction 11am-12pm, Luncheon 12-1pm, Fashion Show by Dillard’s 1pm. Tickets $20. 799-4766. All proceeds benefit Salvation Army Men’s and Women’s Shelter. THRIFTY GARDENER TOOL SALE 4/24: Planners for the area’s newest outdoor family event are seeking donations of good quality, used garden tools to peddle at bargain prices. Held in conjunction with Arboretum in the A.M., 8am-12pm on Sat. 4/24 at the New Hanover County Arboretum, 6206 Oleander Dr., the Thrifty Gardener Used Tool Sale will feature everything from hand tools, caddies and accessories to electric- and gas-powered trimmers, mowers and more. Sale proceeds benefit the Arboretum Foundation. Other Arboretum in the A.M. highlights include hands-on gardening projects, educational demonstrations and children’s activities sponsored and coordinated by the Children’s Museum of Wilmington. Valerie DeSanti: vdesanti@ec.rr.com or 470-8180; or Extension Agent John Wooldridge, 798-7664 or john_wooldridge@ncsu.edu. 80TH GALA PARTY Wilmington Concert Association is 80 years old this season of 2010. Sun., 4/25, 6pm. We are inviting the city of Wilmington to enjoy food and music at the newly renovated Surf Club at Wrightsville Beach. www.wilmingtonconcert.com or (910) 763-4764 THE BREAKFAST FOR CHILDREN’S CHAMPIONS Support Smart Start of New Hanover County Tues. 4/27 at The Burney Center at UNCW. Registration 7:15am. Program begins 7:30am. Guest speaker: Tony Womack is a former Major League Baseball second baseman and shortstop recognized for his speed and base-stealing prowess as well as his game-tying hit in the bottom of the ninth of Game 7 in the 2001 World Series. Smart Start of New Hanover County seeks to build bridges to develop, sustain and enhance health, family support and early education services for all children, ages birth to five. The Breakfast for Children’s Champions is a wonderful opportunity to show your support for the services that Smart Start of New Hanover County provides for young children and their families! QUARTER AUCTION Tues. 4/27: 2nd annual Quarter Auction at St. Mark Catholic Church Parish Hall (1011 Eastwood Rd.). Doors open at 6pm for preview of auction items; auction begins at 7pm. Consultants from Pampered Chef, Party Lite, Homemade Gourmet, Southern Living, Premier Jewelry, Mary Kay, Park Lane Jewelery, Dove Chocolates and more will have items valued between $10-$100 for raffle for only. 25¢-$1. Advance tickets $5, Tickets at the door $7, includes one numbered paddle. Additional paddles for sale for $5. Plan to bring your own quarters to “bid” on items. Refreshments available for purchase. Ticket and refreshment sales to benefit local Charities. Sponsored by Fr.Waters Columbiettes. Jill Gigliotti: 233-7018. SILENT AUCTION AND FASHION SHOW 18th annual Silent Auction and Fashion Show, 4/30, 11am-1pm (lunch event) or 6-9pm (dinner event), Wilmington Hilton Riverside. Lunch: $40 ea. (Table $320). Dinner: $50 ea. (Table $400). Domestic Violence Shelter and Services, Inc.: 910-343-9969
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ext. 17. www.domesticviolence-wilm.org WALK MS The Eastern NC Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society invites community members to join Wilmington Walk MS’s elite Gold Club. To become a Gold Club member, participants must raise $500 or more for the Wilmington Walk MS event on 5/15 at Greenfield Lake Park. The Society’s goal is to recruit more than 500 Gold Club members by 5/31, the end of the 2010 Walk fundraising season. Participants can accept the Gold Club Challenge while registering for Walk MS at http://walknct.nationalmssociety.org. In addition to the four-mile walk, the event will feature entertainment, kids’ activities and lunch. walknct. nationalmssociety.org, 1-800 FIGHT MS. SEA DAWGS VOLUNTEERS The Wilmington Sea Dawgs are looking for elite level volunteers (ages 15-18) for the 2010 season. Volunteer duties will consist primarily of concessions operations, selling tickets, helping with equipment, assisting the staff, setting up and tearing down operations, etc. The Wilmington Sea Dawgs’ games are generally played on weekends at the Schwartz Center. The most promising “Teen Elite” volunteer applicants will complete an interview process. Applications are available on the website www.wilmingtonseadawgs.com.
Theater/Auditions MULLIGAN’S WAKE DINNER THEATER Mulligan’s Wake is an interactive, portable dinner theater. Dress up or down for the funeral and be prepared upon arrival to meet a crazy Irish-Catholic family who has all gathered for a final, over-thetop farewell celebration. Audience members can interact with the cast, join in or sit back and relax. There will be a traditional dinner and then a wake to honor the memory of dear ole’ Rory. This Irish celebration is full of drinking, toasting, dancing and singing - a hilarious form of entertainment full of twists and turns that will leave you and your friends in stitches. 910-232-6611 or porchtheatre.com WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH PERFORMANCE CLUB Give students an outlet for their creativity with structured theater games. Kids can exercise their imagination and have fun by performing. Tuesdays, 4/6-5/25. Grades K-2nd and 3rd-5th. Meets in the Fran Russ Recreation Center. Pre-registration required. Call 910-256-7925.
GUERILLA THEATRE PRESENTS COBB 4/7-10, 14-17 & 21-24; 8pm. Brown Coat Pub & Theatre, 111 Grace St. Under the direction of Windy Wenderlich, Guerilla Theatre has assembled an All-Star cast to portray perhaps the greatest baseball player of all time, Ty Cobb, in Lee Blessings nostalgic masterpiece: Cobb. $10 general admission, $5 students, available by calling 910-341-0001, or online at browncoattheatre.com. Contact Richard Davis, 910-233-9914, guerillatheatre@gmail.com FIDDLER ON THE ROOF The Upper Room Theatre Company, Wilmington’s Christian community theatre company, will perform the musical “Fiddler on the Roof” on 4/23-25, 30 and 5/1-2 at Lutheran Church of Reconciliation’s Ministry Center, 7500 Market Street. Performances will be held at 7pm on 4/23, 24, 30 and 5/1, with 3pm matinee performances on 4/25 and 5/2. Tickets are $6 for children under 12, $8 for adults and can be ordered online at upperroomtheatre.org or by stopping by 7500 Market Street, beginning 3/15. A portion of the ticket sales will be donated to a local charity. Laura Frank, executive director, (910) 686-9203. AUDITIONS FOR ANNIE 4/17-20: Brunswick Little Theatre will hold auditions for the musical Annie from 10am-12pm on Sat. 4/17 for the roles of Annie and the orphan girls. For all other roles, auditions are 2-4pm on Sat. 4/17; 5-7pm on Sun. 4/18; and 6-8pm on Tues. 4/20. Callbacks as needed. Auditions will consist of singing, learning and performing a short movement combination, and reading. All interested in major roles should prepare an unaccompanied vocal solo. Orphans must be 6 years of age and above. All auditions will be at Building F on the campus of Brunswick Community College. Visit www.brunswicklittletheatre.com or contact Debbie Skillman at dskillman@ec.rr.com, 457-5651. SIDES Every Mon. at 9pm: Wilmington’s only live sitcom: Sides. $5 admission, All new episode each week. Browncoat Pub & Theater at 111 Grace St. 910471-5690.
Comedy PORT CITY’S TOP COMIC 2010 Nutt Street Comedy Room and Comedy by the
SONG WRITING CONTEST Put together a 30-60 second song or jingle, on a CD and drop it off with an entry form. Submissions through 3/31. Top ten will be asked to perform their submission at The Soapbox where the winner will be selected by Gravity, celebrity judges and the crowd. All entries must be family friendly. Flaming Amy’s Burrito Barn and Bowl should be mentioned. Cash prizes for 1st-3rd. KRONOS QUARTET 4/11: The UNCW Arts in Action Performance Series will present the Kronos Quartet performing an eclectic program of modern works by frequent composer-collaborator Terry Riley and others as well as the mystical and musical traditions of Central Asia and the Middle East at 7:30pm in Kenan Auditorium. This special performance is co-sponsored by the Office of Cultural Arts and Chamber Music Wilmington. The concert will be followed by a post-performance talk back with the artists. Tickets to the performance are $24 for the general public; $20 for senior citizens and UNCW employees; $10 for non-UNCW students; and $6 for UNCW students. Group discounts are available. Kenan Box Office: 910-962-3500 or www.uncw.edu/presents. AMERICAN BLUEGRASS MASTERS TOUR Sat. 4/17. Doors open at 6:30, Show begins at 7:30pm. For the first time in 50 years, American Bluegrass Masters Tour unites Grammy Winner JD Crowe and Grand Ole Opry legend Bobby Osborne with the hottest bluegrass singers and pickers on the planet. Lineup: JD Crowe, banjo, And Bobby Osborne, mandolin in concert with Dean Osborne, banjo, Curtis Burch, resophonic guitar. • Bobby Osborne and the Rocky Top X-Press • JD Crowe and the New South • The Kentucky School of Bluegrass and Traditional Music Ensemble. Duplin County Events Center, 195 Fairgrounds Dr. Hwy 11 (across from James Sprunt Community College) Kenansville. Tickets: All Seats Reserved, ranging from $15-$25. Student and military discounts available. Groups of 10 or more call (910) 275-0009. Tickets: (910) 275-0009 or Ticketmaster, (800) 745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com. BLACK CREEK Performing together since 2000, the members of Black Creek, who make their home in Benson, NC, have ministered in many venues. Black Creek has captured the hearts of live audiences and the radio world alike with their testimonies and smooth bluegrass sound. The group’s rich harmony and instrumental handiness, coupled with old-fashioned revivalism, creates an enjoyable evening for the entire family. • 4/17, 10am-5pm. Topsail Baptist Church, 18885 US Hwy 17, Hampstead. 910-270-5127. • 4/18, 11am. Castle Hayne Church of God, 60 Croatan
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Road, Castle Hayne. 910-329-8251 • 4/18, 6pm. Mission Baptist Church. 607 S. Walker Street, Burgaw. 910-300-3123. CAPE FEAR CHORALE The Cape Fear Chorale, under the direction of Jerry Cribbs, is currently accepting new members for Fall 2010. 910-791-2121 or www.capefearchorale. org to request information. MUSIC INSTRUCTION Music instruction at Modern Music with Lucian Rowland, who has 20 years experience as a professional recording and performing musician. Private lessons available for guitar, mandolin, banjo, and bass. (910) 508-1111 or rockinrowland@hotmail.com.
Dance THE CIRCLE Free form movement session every friday 6-7:30pm at Dance Cooperative 118 s.17th st. Free or $5 donation suggested albanelved@albanelved.com. No experience needed. www.albanelved.com BABS MCDANCE NEW SCHEDULE West Coast Swing: Mondays 6-7pm • Rumba: Mondays 7-8pm • Basic Shag: Tuesdays 6-7pm • Night Club Two Step: Tuesdays 7-8pm • Basic Salsa: Tuesdays 7-8pm • Progressing Salsa: Tuesdays 8-9:30pm • Swing & Lindy: Wednesdays 6-7pm • Cha Cha: Wednesdays 7-8pm • Mambo: Wednesdays 8-9:30pm • Waltz: Thursdays 6-7pm • Progressing Shag: Thursdays 7-8pm • Foxtrot: Thursdays 7-8pm • Argentine Tango: Thursdays 8-9:30pm. babsmcdance.com. WILMINGTON SINGLES CLUB APRIL EVENTS 4/2: DJ Robert Clemmons. Members &8, guests $10. • 4/16: DJ Baby Boomer. Members $8, guests $10. • 4/23: Modern Knights Band. Spring Fling Casual Dance. Members $10, guests $12. • 4/30: DJ Buddy Langley. Members $8, guests $10. All events held at American Legion, Post 10. Contact Kathleen at 910-232-3315. www. wilmingtonsingles.blogspot.com. FIREHOUSE STUDIO BELLY DANCING Bellydance Classes at the Firehouse Pilates Studio, Mon. nights. Private and semi-private, $50 for an hour and a half instruction and $30 a piece for two people for same duration. divyawaters@yahoo. com or 910-620-3566. CAROLINA SHAG CLUB DJs play favorite beach music and shag tunes every Sat, 8pm to close. $4/members; $6/guests. Carolina Shag Club, 103 N. Lake Park Blvd. Carolina Beach, NC 620-4025 76’ERS SQUARE DANCE CLUB Modern Western Style Square Dance. Club meets Thurs. nights at 7pm at the Senior Center for a new workshop on square dancing. Info: 270-1639 WILMINGTON SALSA CLUB Salsa Lessons, 8:30pm, Wed., Garibaldi Night Club, 4418 Market St., Wilmington, NC • 8pm, Fridays, Sywanyk’s Night Club 222 Henderson Ave., Jacksonville, NC. Dawn: (910) 471-6809 DANCE LESSONS AT CAROLINA LOUNGE Tues, 7:30pm, shag lessons with Brad and DJ Lee Pearson. • Fri., 7:30pm, Tango workshop with Paula. 9:30pm, salsa lessons with DJ Lalo. • Line Dancing lessons with DJ Lee and instructor Barbara Braak 7:30pm. Cover charge $5, lesson free. • Sat., Latin ryhthm. Doors open 9pm. 5001-a Market St, (910) 790-8598
Art CALL TO ARTISTS: PEDESTRIAN ART The public sculpture program announces a call to local artists for five sculpturesto be exhibited in downtown Wilmington, June through December 2010.Deadline: Thurs. 4/15. www.pedart.com. CALL TO AUTHORS Art Soup, a non-profit arts organization in Wilmington, NC is currently seeking published or self-published authors and poets to participate in an annual, large outdoor arts festival, Sat. 9/11. The Wilmington Art Walk is an artist market
throughout the streets of the historic downtown area, featuring visual artists, crafts, music and more. Literary participants are welcome to sell and sign copies of current or previous work at individual booths in a special section of the festival dedicated to writers. Spaces available at a discounted rate of $35 per participant. 910620-2047 or info@art-soup.org. ALL STUDENT SHOW 2010 Boseman Gallery announces 8th annual All Student Show. Juried exhibition runs through 4/15. Boseman Gallery (Fisher University Union, 2nd floor). Gallery Hours: Mon.-Sat., 10am-8pm. 910-962-7972 or www.uncw.edu/ presents. FOURTH FRIDAY GALLERY NIGHTS Fourth Friday Gallery Nights 2010, 6-9pm on the fourth Friday of each month: 4/23, 5/28, 6/25, 7/23, 8/27, 9/24, 10/22, 12/26. No admission. All ages. Several downtown galleries, studios and art spaces will open their doors to the public in an after-hours celebration of art and culture. The Art Walk is a self-guided tour featuring exhibitions of various artistic genres including oils, acrylics, watercolors, pastels, photography, metals, ceramics, mixed media and more. Includes opening receptions, artist discussions, live music, wine, food and other traditional art-activities; www.wilmingtonfourthfridays.com. DIVA MADE EXHIBITION OF ART Diva Made, a creative women’s exchange is proud to present our first all female art exhibit, “Diva Made Exhibition of Art” at Bottega Gallery & Art Bar. Among the participating artists are Diva Made co-founders, Monika WintersSanchez, Dixon Stetler, Bonnie England, and Jude Eden, as well as Diva Made members Abby Spangel Perry, Kate Cathey, Rachel Kastner, Gayle Tustin, Pamela Toll, Rachel Willoughby, MJ Cunningham, Kelly Marquis, Erica Morgan, Leigh Fowler and Angela Johnson. Dates for the exhibit are 3/15-4/25, with an opening reception to be held Fri. 3/26, 6-9pm with most artists in attendance, light hors d’oeurves and live music by female performers. Diva Made: “a creative women’s exchange” hosts meet and greet meetings the first Wednesday of each month at The Green Light Lounge (female owned) on Front St. Meetings are held from 7-9pm and are informally informative, supportive, encouraging and of course, creative! Membership is free and open to the female public. www.divamade.com.
dates: 5/7-6/12. Selected artists notified by 4/25. Email questions, comments, and up to 3 jpegs to: dixonstetler@gmail.com AUTISM AWARENESS EXHIBIT 4/23: Golden Gallery, Cotton Exchange. Insightful exhibit hanging for the 4/23 Gallery Walk, downtown. A collection of paintings done by Caryn Croom, manager of Golden Gallery, alongside her autistic son. This collection of artwork is a progressive series, begun several years ago as a form of art therapy. Caryn Croom: 910-762-4651, caryncroom@hotmail.com CALL TO ARTISTS Orton Plantation and Gardens is hosting the Art at Orton Art Show and Sale from 4/30 to 5/2 in celebration od the gardens’ 100th anniversary. Deadline for artists’ registration is 4/12. Jenni Harris: 910-619-1583. ARTISTS AID THE ANIMALS 6th annual Artists Aid the Animals art show and sale is seeking artists and fine craftsmen to participate in a two day show on 6/5-6 at the Elks Club at 5102 Oleander Drive. Deadline to enter is 5/4. Art or craft does not have to be animal realted. Space is limited to approx. 80 artists, so early entry is important. Cost for the 2-day event is $125 per booth, or $200 if sharing booth with other applicant. Pictures of your work must be submitted alone with an autobiography and your application. Please email normat1@bellsouth. net with cc to llefrog@aol.com. For application form, visit pchsdreams.org. Please enter “Arts and Crafts show” in subject line. Gloria at 910799-5401.
Museums CAPE FEAR MUSEUM MARCH EVENTS Museum is in the process of renovating its core exhibit space to make room for a new, immersive exhibit experience. EXHIBITS: Land of the Longleaf Pine will open 4/2. • Going to the Movies Exhibit—Experience the history of a century of movie-going in the Lower Cape Fear
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Opening April 8th will be the UNCW Senior Art Show, taking place at the Cultural Arts Building on UNCW’s campus in the Art Gallery. Hanging through the 30th, the exhibition showcases mostly two-dimensional work, including photography, printmaking, drawing and painting. A variety of artists showcase a plethora of subject matter. Three-dimensional work in sculpture and ceramics will also be on display. Artists opening is tonight at 6pm.
UNCW SENIOR ART SHOW An exhibition of work by UNCW seniors will open at 6pm, Thurs. 4/8 at the Art Gallery in the Cultural Arts Building, 601 S. College Rd., to celebrate the work made by the graduating seniors. The exhibition is comprised of mostly twodimensional work, including photography, print-making, drawing, and painting in oil and acrylic. Because of the variety of artists in the collection, the pieces cover many categories of subject matter. Three-dimensional work in the exhibition includes sculpture by Mark Krucke and ceramic pieces by Stella Duplass. Reception is free and open to the public, exhibition will run until 4/30. Contact Erica Furr at ecf9486@uncw.edu. ARTS POETICA III 4/13 & 14, 7:30pm, Community Arts Center, 120 S. 2nd St. Free, no tickets required, but first come first served. CFCC English Department & Learning Resource Center present Arts Poetica III, KEYS NEEDED Wabi Sabi Warehouse is currently seeking submissions for a juried exhibition based on ‘keys.’ Symbolic or literal, this theme is wide open for interpretation. We welcome all media, including performance, creative writing, and ice sculpture—providing artwork fits through the door and doesn’t attract vermin. The only common denominator among selected works is the key. Submissions inspired by the Key Fence installation in downtown Wilmington will be given special consideration. Jurors: Richard Scieford, President, North Carolina Museums Council Bob Unchester, xhibition Manager, Cameron Art Museum Pam Toll, UNCW., 4/18. Exhibition
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region; where people went to the movies, how the theater experience has changed over the years, etc. • Conservation Matters—Explore the art and science of artifact conservation; what it is, who does it, and why it matters to museums. Beautifully conserved furniture and other wooden objects from the permanent collection on display. • Cape Fear Treasures: Drink Exhibit—Glimpse a selection of drinking vessels, as you explore treasures from Cape Fear Museum’s collection. From 18th-century bottles, to fancy teapots, to modern-day souvenir mugs,and more! • Discover how to become a volunteer. Opportunities are available in the Museum Store, working with the historic collection, and as an education docent. Open House is held the first Wed., every month. 910-798-4366. • New Hanover County Residents’ Day Sun. 3/7. New Hanover County residents are admitted free to the Museum the first Sunday of every month. Museum is open Sundays from 1-5pm. 814 Market St.• (910) 798-4370 • www. capefearmuseum.com NC AQUARIUM AT FORT FISHER
Behind The Scenes Tour; Children’s Discovery Time; Mommy and Me; Salt Marsh Exploration; Breakfast and Dinner with the Fishes, and so many more activities for the family to enjoy! Costs and times vary; see web for schedule. • Sun. 4/25: NC Aquarium at Fort Fisher is hosting the second annual 5K Race for the Planet. Race time is 8am with packet pick-up and on-site registration beginning at 7am. Scenic Fort Fisher will be your route as this race starts and ends at the Aquarium. This flat, mostly asphalt course is scenic with views of the ocean, maritime forest, and historic Fort Fisher Civil War site. Tag timing provided by Brunswick Timing Services. Race map and registration form is available online at www. ncaquariums.com/race-for-the-planet-5k. The first 200 pre-registered runners are guaranteed an organic cotton t-shirt. Afterwards, enjoy live music by The Casserole, refreshments, and vendor booths. Prizes will be awarded to top 3 male and female overall finishers, top 3 finishers in the master’s categories and top 3 in each age group. Race fees are $20 before 4/16; $25 after 4/16. Sponsorship opportunities are available. 910-458-8257 ext. 211 or email amy.kilgore@ ncaquariums.com. Proceeds benefit Aquarium educational programs. 900 Loggerhead Rd, www. ncaquariums.com, 866-301-3476 ARBORETUM IN THE AM 8am-12pm Sat. 4/24 at the New Hanover County Arboretum, 6206 Oleander Drive, will feature hands-on gardening projects, demonstrations and workshops. The agenda also includes a used garden-tool sale offering top quality equipment at bargain prices, as well as a full slate of children’s activities. Admission is free. Besides providing practical tips and demonstrations for turf management, raised vegetable beds, container gardening and herb growing, extension experts will be on hand to answer participants’ questions. Meanwhile, youngsters will keep busy with an adventure scavenger hunt, sunflower-potting sessions and garden-themed crafts. Persons interested in donating equipment to the sale can contact Valerie DeSanti at vdesanti@ec.rr. com or 470-8180. Proceeds will benefit the New Hanover County Arboretum. CAPE FEAR SERPENTARIUM Cool down in front of “Anaconda Splash” exhibit in the indoor tropical jungle. See, photograph and even touch rare animals assembled from all over the planet in beautiful simulations of their natural environments. Meet colorful jungle birds, crocodiles, king cobras, black mambas and many more. Open from 11am-5pm, Sat. from 11am-6pm. 20 Orange Street at Front Street on historic downtown riverwalk. (910) 762-1669 or www.capefearserpentarium.com. LATIMER HOUSE Victorian Italiante style home built in 1852, the restored home features period furnishings, artwork and family portraits. Tours offered Mon-Fri, 10am-4pm, and Sat, 12-5pm. Walking tours are Wed and Sat. at 10am. 126 S. Third St. Adults $8, children $4. 762-0492. www. latimerhouse.org WILMINGTON RAILROAD MUSEUM Explore railroad history and heritage, especially of the Atlantic Coast Line, headquartered in Wilmington for more than 130 years. Interests and activities for all ages including historical exhibits, full-size steam engine and rolling stock, lively children’s area, and spectacular scale models. Housed in an original 1882 freight warehouse, facilities are fully accessible and on one level. Groups receive special guided tours. Facilities can also be booked for meetings or mixers, accommodating groups of up to 150. Admission only $6 for adults, $5 for seniors/military, $3 for children 2-12, and free under age 2. Located at the north end of downtown at 505 Nutt St. 910763-2634 or www.wrrm.org. CAMERON ART MUSEUM EXHIBITS: Kaleidoscope: Changing Views of the Permanent Collection. Feat. art from the Cameron Art Museum’s collection: paintings, prints, drawings, sculptures, photographs, furniture, decorative arts, from the museum’s permanent collection. Configuration will change through the year as individual works are rotated. • Through 6/20: Recollection: The Past is the Present: Visual
and thematic references of the past while being rooted firmly in the present connects the art work of Amalia Amaki, Lillian Blades and Beverly Buchanan to the historical-tinged quilts by African American women in the exhibition. Admission charge. • EVENTS: Movement Lab w/Karola Luttringhaus, Sun., 5/9, 3-4:30pm. Suggested Cost: $15 cash and checks only, checks payable to Alban Elved Dance Company. Focuses on physical freedom and creativity; includes partner work, such as contact improvisation, story-based movement creation, movement analysis, spatial relationships, basic release work, and more. Bring layers of clothing for various activity levels. Schedule: www.dynamic-body.net/workshops. html. • Hand and Wheel Pottery Techniques: Mondays and Wednesdays, 3/29–5/19 9am12pm. $250 orTuesdays and Thursdays 3/30– 5/20 6pm–9pm. $250. Hiroshi Sueyoshi teaches handbuilding, wheel throwing, glazing and finishing techniques. Class size is limited. Open to all skill levels, ages 16+. Call 910-395-5999 ext. 1000 or email ckilian@cameronartmuseum. com. • Yoga: Thursdays at 12pm. $5 members, $8 non-members. Exercises for relaxation, breath control and meditation with Sara Jo Nelson. Wear comfortable clothing and bring a yoga mat. Beginners are always welcome. • Tai Chi: Wed., 12pm. $5 members, $8 non-members per class. With Martha Gregory; beginners are always welcome • “Kid”Cademy, Weds., 3:30-4:30pm, through 3/24, ages 6-10. Limited enrollment, 8 students per session. Members (household level): $60, Non-members: $90. Students explore the galleries and make exhibition-inspired artwork.• South 17th Str. and Independence Blvd. Regular museum hours: Tues/Wed/Thurs/Fri.: 11am-2pm, Saturday and Sunday: 11am-5m. Members free;$8 non-members; $5 Students with valid student ID card; $3 Children age 2 -12 www. cameronartmuseum.com or (910)395-5999.
into a Long Leaf Pine Savannah. Explore nature up close as we discuss the many properties of this type of ecosystem. $1/participant. • Snake and Turtle Feeding: Wed. 4/14 4-4:30pm. Enjoy a brief presentation about the live animals on display in the Events Center and then watch them feed. At least one snake and a turtle will be fed during the demonstration. Ages 3 and up. $1/participant. • Seashells of the Southeastern Coastal Shores: Fri. 4/16 10am-5pm. Join us to discover the many types of shells that may be found along our shores as well as live mollusks inhabiting mudflats that had been lying dormant during the winter. After a short presentation, we will explore some habitats to hunt for seashells and live mollusks. $5/participant. • Fossil Hunt– Rocky Point Quarry: Fri. 4/23 10:30am-5pm. John Timmerman and Theresa Celia Mowrey will lead this hunt for ancient life forms. Fossils that we will be hunting for include sand dollars, seashells, shark teeth and other marine life. A small day pack, a nail apron to put fossils in, small bottles for fragile finds, a chipping hammer or other tools to pry fossils loose are helpful but not crucial. Many fossils are simply laying on the surface of the ground ready to collect. Bring bottled water and lunch or a snack. $5/ participant. • Alligators: Tue. 4/27 9am-4pm. This program will discuss the behavior and biology of alligators. We will begin at Halyburton Park and then venture to Lake Waccamaw State Park to observe alligators in the wild. This workshop is led by educator Mike Campbell of the N.C. Wildlife Resource Commission. Free. • Birds: Thu. 4/29 9am-4pm. Learn to identify these birds by sight and sound, as well as learn about the biology, habitat requirements and life cycles of these well traveled birds. Workshop led by educator Mike Campbell of the N.C. Wildlife Resource Commission and park naturalist Andy Fairbanks. Free.
WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH MUSEUM The Wrightsville Beach Museum of History, housed in the turn of the century Myers Cottage, exists to preserve and to share the history of Wrightsville Beach. Visitors to the cottage will find a scale model of Wrightsville Beach circa 1910, exhibits featuring the early days of the beach including Lumina Pavilion, our hurricane history and information about the interaction between the people and our natural environment which have shaped the 100 year history of Wrightsville Beach. 303 West Salisbury Street. wbmuseum.com.
SEA DAWGS SPRING BREAK CAMP Wilmington Sea Dawgs will host a spring break basketball camp. All boys and girls ages, 7-16, are welcome to unleash their basketball potential. Mon. 3/29-Thurs. 4/2 at the Wilmington Family YMCA located at 2710 Market St. $90 clinic fee for single participants at a special YMCA membership discount, and $115 for single participants at a community rate. Before and after care for participants is available at a nominal charge. Registration forms can be obtained from the Sea Dawgs website or at the YMCA.The clinic includes a Wilmington Sea Dawgs T-shirt, two tickets to a Sea Dawgs home game during the 2010 season, team photo with coaching staff, competition skills, and professional coaching. www. wilmingtonseadawgs.com or 910-791-6523.
BURGWIN WRIGHT HOUSE 18th century Burgwin-Wright House Museum in the heart of Wilmington’s Historic District, is the oldest museum house in NC, restored with 18th and 19th century decor and gardens. Colonial life is experienced through historical interpretations in kitchen-building and courtyard. 3rd and Market streets. Tues-Sat, 10am-4pm. Last tour, 3pm. Admission rqd. (910) 762-0570. www.burgwinwrighthouse.com.
Sports/Recreation HALYBURTON PARK PROGRAMS Halyburton Park is located at 4099 S. 17th St. 910-341-0075 or TTY Relay 711 www. halyburtonpark.com • Pond Study: Ages 2-5, $3 per child. Mon. 4/12 10-11am, Tues. 4/13 10-11am. Come explore Wade Park and learn about animals and plants that live in and around the pond by exploring and collecting throughout the park. • Easter in the Woods: Ages 6-10, $3 per child. Sat. 4/3, 1:30-3pm. Hippity hoppity, here comes Peter. Join us as we take a journey into the long leaf pine forest. Discover how all the animals are celebrating Easter, as well as prepping for the warmer months ahead. Then, show off your artistic skills in building an Easter nature craft. • Backyard Birding and Feeding: Sat. 4/10, 9:30-11:30am. Join a park naturalist into the world of birds and discover what tasty treats and feeders will attract these fantastic creatures each season. Discover how you could build your own backyard bird oasis. Later, receive tasty treats for your new feathery friends. Age 10 and up. $5/participant. • Discovery Hike: 4/24, 1:30-2:30pm. Join park naturalist as we hike
CAPE FEAR FENCING ASSOCIATION The Cape Fear Fencing Association (CFFA) will offer its next beginners’ fencing class starting Mon. 4/5 at 6:30pm and will run for six weeks. Taught by Head Coach Greg Spahr, the sixweek class will be held Monday and Wednesday evenings from 6:30-7:30pm and costs $40. The class will meet in the lower level of Tileston Gym at St. Mary’s on the corner of 5th and Ann streets. All equipment is supplied by the CFFA. Beginning fencing classes include the basic elements of fencing, the history of the sport, foundational techniques, conditioning, refereeing, and tournament strategy. Graduates will have the option of continuing to fence with the CFFA which offers fencing Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings at 7:30pm. HALYBURTON PARK FITNESS CLASSES: Pilates: Tuesdays- 4/136/29, 5:30pm $ 6:30pm. Wednesdays- 4/146/16, 6pm. Thursdays- 4/15-617 intermediate/ advanced class, 6pm. All classes $65 per person per 10-wk. session. • Yoga: Tuesdays- 4/136/29, 7:30pm. Wednesdays- 4/14-6/16, 9am & 7pm. Thursdays- intermediate/advanced class, 4/14-6/17 7pm. All classes $65 per person per 10-wk. session. • Yoga in Nature: Fridays- 4/306/18, 9am. $52 per person per 8-wk. session. . • NATURE PROGRAMS: Free! Ages 16 and up! Alligators, 4/27, 9am-4pm. Alligators and humans occupy the same habitat in Southeastern NC. Program discusses behavior and biology of alligators, beginning ta Halyburton Park and going to Lake Waccamaw State Park; led by Mike Campbell of the N.C. Wildlife Resource
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Cigarette litter has become a prominent problem throughout downtown Wilmington since the smoking ban took effect in January. Now, Wilmington Downtown, Inc. is taking action to increase awareness against the litter by holding a video contest. Submissions should be 30-second spots encouraging viewers to properly dispose of their smokes in the cigarette dispensers dispersed throughout downtown. Winner will be aired on local TV. Deadline is the 16th, and more info can be found by calling (910) 763-7349.
CAPE FEAR NATIONAL GRAND OPENING 4/19: Cape Fear National will open its doors to the public. The highly-anticipated 18-hole premium golf club is managed by Northbrook, Ill.-based KemperSports and will serve as the centerpiece of the Brunswick Forest masterplanned community. Grand opening events will take place on 4/19 and include appearance by golf course designer Tim Cate, an interactive demo day with Callaway, Ping, Nike and Titleist club testing, a $1 million charity hole-in-one opportunity for five local television personalities and local charity representatives. The day’s events will be highlighted by a driving range demonstration and clinic by former PGA TOUR winner and TV golf analyst Bobby Clampett. Festivities start at 9:30am and the entire day is open to the public. Golfers are encouraged to join in the week-long celebration with daily shotgunstart outings taking place 4/20-23, with daily 10am tee times. Call 910-383-3283 to set up tee times. Contact B.R. Koehnemann, br.koehnemann@ kemperlesnik.com, 847-291-6740 PADDLING PROGRAMS Paddling Club—Waccamaw River: Mon. 4/5 8am-1pm. Meet at Halyburton Park at 8am. $20 using our canoes, $10 bringing your own canoe/kayak. This is a 2.5–3.0 mile paddle beginning and ending at the south shore of Lake Waccamaw. Ages 12 and up, 17 and younger must have parent present.
Commission. Free • Birds, 4/29 , 9am-4pm. Coastal NC is a major breeding spot for neotropical migratory birds. These birds winter in Central and South America, and make their summer home in this area. Learn to identify these birds by sight and sound, as well as learn about the biology, habitat requirements and life cycles of these well traveled birds. This workshop is led by educator Mike Campbell of the N.C. Wildlife Resource Commission and park naturalist Andy Fairbanks. • Birding by Ear, 5/13, 9am -4pm. Join educator Mike Campbell of the N.C. Wildlife Resource Commission and park naturalist Andy Fairbanks to learn the songs and calls of resident and migratory birds. Useful tips, tricks and mnemonics will be provided to help with identification. We’ll start in the classroom and then test your skills in the field at Greenfield Lake, Carolina Beach State Park and Ft. Fisher. All classes held at Halyburton Park, 4099 S. 17th St. Pre-reg. required. 910-341-0075 or www. halyburtonpark.com WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH PARKS & REC Beginner shag lessons on Sun., no partner needed. • Beginner II Bridge Lessons, Thurs, 10am-noon, Intermediate II Bridge Lessons, Thurs, 12:30pm–2:30pm. • Currently registering for group tennis lessons, adult, youth, and tots. Classes meet Mon/Wed, at tennis courts at Wrightsville Beach Park. Adult, Youth ages 9-12, and Tots ages 6-8. • Yoga: Tuesd/Wed, 6:30pm. • Pilates: Mon/Wed/Fri, 10:15-11:15am. Beginner Pilates on Tues/Thurs, 7:30-8:15am. • Low Impact Aerobics. Mon/Wed/Fri, 8-9am and 9-10am. All ages welcome, catered toward ages 60+. • Tone
& Stretch. Tues/Thurs, 8:30-9:15am. All ages welcome, catered toward ages 60+. • Boot Camp fitness class meets Tues/Thurs, 6-7am. • Cape Fear Cotillion—Lessons in ballroom and popular dance along with etiquette and social skills! Thurs. afternoons, 4/8-5/6, 3-7 and 8-12 years old. • Performance Club—structured theater games, kids can exercise their imagination and have fun by performing. Tues. afternoons. Grades K-2nd and 3rd-5th. • Wrightsville Beach Shag Lessons. Beginner shag lessons on Sun. All classes at Fran Russ Rec Ctr. unless otherwise noted. Wrightsville Beach Park: 256-7925. SENIOR GAMES BY THE SEA Senior Games by the Sea offers competition in 40 sports and 4 art categories from 4/124/30. Registration packets are available at the NHC Senior Center located at 2222 S. College Rd. Reg. will continue through 4/3. www. wilmingtonrecreation.com, 341-7253.
Film CIGARETTE LITTER VIDEO CONTEST With the recent ban on smoking in restaurants and bars, it’s no surprise that cigarette butts have become the #1 source of litter in downtown Wilmington. To help increase awareness of this issue, Wilmington Downtown, Inc. (WDI) is seeking entries for a video contest to help spread the word about the problem of cigarette litter on downtown streets, and help keep the city clean. Participants should submit a creative 30second video addressing the problem of cigarette litter and urging viewers to dispose of their cigarette-related trash in the proper place. The winning entries will be aired on local TV. Deadline: 4/16. To submit a video to be considered, all content must first be uploaded to YouTube. After the video has been posted, send an email with the link to dhardin@ ec.rr.com. www.wilmingtondowntown.com or 763-7349. WE FEST ACCEPTING FILM SUBMISSIONS The Wilmington Exchange Festival XIV (We Fest) is currently accepting film submissions for this years event. The deadline is 5/1 for all submissions. We fest is scheduled 5/27-31 at the Soapbox Laundrolounge. The festival begins at 3pm every day. All entries must be in .mov or .avi format on a DATA dvd or HARDDRIVE. Mail to: Attn We Fest Film: 4905 Brenton Ct, Wilmington, NC 28412 joevideos@ yahoo.com.
Kids Stuff DR. SEUSS WEEK AT MAYFAIRE Kid-Friendly activities by the Children’s Museum, crafts from Michales, book readings at Barnes&Noble and the opportunity to see and purchase limited edition Dr. Seuss prints! Purchase raffle tickets for a chance to win one of two limited edition Dr. Seuss prints, values at over $500 each. Through 4/3 at Mayfaire Town Center. www.mayfairetown.com. SPRING EGGVENTURE Spring Eggventure at Halyburton Park, 4099 S. 17th St. Thurs. 4/1 from 1-4pm. Egg Hunts will take place at 1:30, 2:30 and 3:30pm. Space is limited, preregistration encouraged. Ages 3-10, $5 per child. Programs and activities for the day include Animal Eggs and Nests, Egglympics, Storytime, and Spring Nature Hike. 910-341-0075. MONTESSORI MARINE SCIENCE & ART CAMP Half-day program delights children with a hands on sea life experience in the safety of The Montessori classrooms and outside environment. Water safety issues are explored with a child friendly approach. Art projects, experiments and music go hand-in-hand, with each “sea critter” or environmental topic that is introduced. Sea life offered by Hieronymus Fishing Charters. Ages 3-6 years. We will work with your vacation schedule. Lhieronymus@aol.com. PANANCEA ADVENTURES CAMP Panacea Adventures’ “Let It Go” Program Offers Adventure Therapy for Obese Youth in SENC.
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Wilderness therapy develops self confidence, while fostering weight loss. Adventure camp “Let it Go” merges multiple therapeutic models with a thorough nutritional curriculum to achieve improved mental and physical health for youth at risk of becoming obese. The first program will host eight children, ages 13 to 17, and will begin in late April. “Let It Go” will engage the children and their families for six months with periodic wilderness adventures and weekly group meetings. Adventures led by professional wilderness guides (certified in wilderness medicine) and a licensed therapist, includes: sea kayaking, surfing, white water rafting, rock climbing and hiking. In-town sessions focus on physical training and family nutrition with each discussion led by a registered dietitian, therapist and physical trainer. Cost: $6,200 per child (includes weekly group/family counseling and nutrition classes) and the organization is seeking grants, contributions and sponsors so no child is refused based on an inability to pay.
Readings/Lectures CLAY COLE READING Sh-Boom!: Rock ‘n’ Roll Explodes at Book Club. Oak Island resident Clay Cole reminisces about his golden years, rubbing elbows with 60s icons Dionne Warwick, Neil Diamond, the Ronettes, Frankie Valli and the Rolling Stones, from his new memoir “Sh-Boom! The Explosion of Rock ‘n’ Roll.” Prologue, the StarNews/WHQR monthly book club, gathers at 7pm Mondays in the WHQR studios, upstairs at 254 N. Front St. Admission is free. (917) 817-1431. www.claycoleshow.com MICHELEE BOYAJIAN READING/BOOKSIGNING 4/22, 7pm. Join us at Pomegranate Books for a reading and booksigning by Michelle Boyajian, for her debut novel, Lies of the Heart. Michelle is an alumnus of UNC-Wilmington’s celebrated MFA in Creative Writing program, where she received the Austin Robert Hartsook Fellowship in Creative Writing. Her short stories have appeared in and Timber Creek Review and were nominated for a Pushcart Prize. Free. 418 Park Ave. (910) 452-1107.
Classes/Workshops FREE INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE UNCW’s IRS Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program (VITA) is offering free tax assistance for taxpayers who qualify through the end of April. The VITA program offers free tax help to low- to moderate-income (generally, $49,000 and below) people who cannot prepare their own tax returns. Session schedule: 4/8, 5-7pm; 4/9, 2-6pm; 4/12, 4-7pm. Program volunteers are students in UNCW’s accountancy and business law programs and members of the university’s chapter of Beta Alpha Psi, a national accounting and information systems fraternity. Trained to help qualified taxpayers with special credits, such as the Earned Income Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit, when preparing their tax returns. In addition to the free tax preparation assistance, the VITA web site offers free electronic filing (e-filing). Individuals taking advantage of the e-file program often receive refunds in half the time compared to paper filing. Please bring: photo ID, social security cards for you, your spouse, and dependents, all relevant birth dates, wage and earning statements, interest and dividend statements, a copy of last year’s federal and state returns, bank routing and account numbers for Direct Deposit of refund, total paid to daycare and day-care provider’s tax Id number. 910-962-3509. POPLAR GROVE Classes: Pilates, Mon. 4:30-5:30pm • Glass Bead Making, Sat. 4/10, 4/24, 5/8, 5/29, 11am-4:30pm. $175. 18 and up. • Wire Wrap Beading, third Wed. of each month 11am-12pm & Mon. 3/29, 4/26, 5/17, 6/21 6-7:30pm. $35 • Bracelet Making, first Wed. of ea. month 11am-12pm & Mon. 4/12, 5/3, 6/7 6-7:30pm. $50. • Rug Hooking, 3-week class through 3/29 Mon. 10am-12pm. $50. • One Stroke Painting, 4-week class: 4/1-22, 4/29-5/20 Thurs. 6-8pm. $60. • Zentangle Art & Design, 4-
week class, through 4/6 Tues. 10am-12pm. • Tae Kwon-Do, Tues. & Thurs. 6-7pm. $75/month. • Self -Defense for Adults, Wed. 1-2:15pm, 5:457pm. $40/4 classes. • 910-686-9518 ext. 26, www.poplargrove.com SOIL TO SOUL EVENTS 4/17: 11am-12pm-How to grow & juice wheatgrass. Discover the magic of juicing wheatgrass and how to grow your own! Class costs $40. Wheatgrass juice tasting included and go home with a complete kit for growing 2 full weeks of wheatgrass. • 4/17: 2-3pmOrganic Land Care for Dummies. Bring your competitor quotes, soil tests, and questions for a free wheeling discussion on how to maintain your landscape with success—naturally. Class is free. • 4/24: 11am-12pm: Essential Oils 101. What are they? How are they used? Did you know you can heal yourself using aromatherapy with essential oils? Class costs $20. Go home with (1) 15ml bottle of the Essential Oil of your choice. • All classes will be held at Soil to Soul, 6005 Oleander Dr. See www.ProgressiveGardens. com or call 910-395-1156. JUGGLING GYPSY CLASSES Weekly Drum Circle: Every Thursday from 811pm. Free. All levels and styles welcome, extra percussion • Circus Artists Collective: Meets informally Thursday nights at 8pm. Fire, juggling, unicycle, lasso, balancing, all styles welcome. • Drum Lessons: Sundays at 3pm. Taught by Matt W. $10 per class, CD and handout instructions provided. Extra drums provided. Specializing in Middle Eastern and Alternative rhythms. Matt: 910-620-8291 or centslessthought@hotmail. com. • All classes held at Juggling Gypsy, 1612 Castle St. A PLACE TO BEAD Beading classes and parties for all ages! Basic stringing and basic earring making offered weekly. Precious Metal Clay and multiple wire wrapping classes offered monthly. Special projects and advanced classes offered on weekends. Every Sunday join local artist’s for Bead Therapy. Please call 910-799-2928 or check out www. aplacetobead.com for times and prices. ENGLISH FOR SPANISH SPEAKERS Every Tuesday and Thursday at 9am. The ESOL group is sponsored by the Cape Fear Literacy Council and teaches English to Spanish speakers. Arwen Parris: 910-509-1464.
Clubs/Notices FIRST WIVES BOOKCLUB MEETING The First Wives’ Club is both a book club and a supportive networking opportunity for women who have been divorced more than five years. The club meets at Pomegranate Books on Wed. 4/7 at 7pm. Contact Christine Parker at (910) 6866999, or email her at parkerchris9@aol.com. WOMEN OF ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS Celebrate Women’s History Month! Nominate a great woman or young leader that you know in Wilmington for the 26th Annual YWCA Cape Fear Women of Achievement Awards. Celebrates the accomplishments of women and youth in Brunswick, New Hanover & Pender counties. 26th Anniversary Celebration will be held on 5/20, in the Coastline Convention Center in downtown Wilmington. For nomination information please contact Communications Director Mary Martin or 799-6820, x120. For sponsorship information contact Executive Director Suesan Sullivan or 799-6820, x102. AZALEA FEST CAKE CHALLENGE The NC Azalea Festival proudly announces the addition of the Azalea Cake Challenge to the annual festival. Local bakers will be challenged to construct elaborate “centerpiece cakes” featuring themes which represent the best of the Azalea Festival. Contestants representing local bakeries, restaurants and catering services will compete in the professional division, while novice bakers can also compete in the amateur division. Cakes in both categories will be critiqued by a professional judging team consisting of local baking experts and Azalea Festival celebrities.
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Event ticket-holders will also be invited to judge in various “people’s choice” categories, and will have the opportunity to sample cakes in the professional category.Takes place: Sun. 4/11, noon-4pm, Cape Fear Community College’s Schwartz Center. More info: www. ncazaleafestival.org TOURS OF WWII SITES Wilmington author and military historian Wilbur D. Jones, Jr., now leads customized, personalized guided tours of World War II sites in Southeastern North Carolina. 793-6393 or History@wilburjones. com SPRINGBROOK CARRIAGE/TROLLEY TOURS Narrated horse-drawn tours of historic Wilmington by a costumed driver. Enjoy a unique adventure along the riverfront and past stately mansions. Open daily. Sun.-Thurs. 11am-4pm, Fri. and Sat. 11am-10pm. Market & Water Streets. $12 per adult, $5 per child under 12. Tours leave continuosly throughout the day without a reservation. 910 251-8889. www. horsedrawntours.com. GAMBLER’S ANONYMOUS Wilmington Gambler’s Anonymous Meeting, 6:30pm, Cape Fear Presbyterian Church. 2606 Newkirk Ave. Casey F.: (910) 599-140 YOUNG DEMOCRATS OF NHC Meet the 1st and 3rd Tuesday every month at the downtown public library, third floor, 6:30pm. Ages 18-35. HORSE DRAWN CARRIAGE TOURS Narrated horse drawn carriage and trolley tours of historic Wilmington feature a costumed driver who narrates a unique adventure along the riverfront and past stately mansions. Daily continuous tours offered Mon-Thurs 11am-10pm. Market and Water Streets. $11 for adults, $5 for
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in playing roller derby, being a derby referee, or derby volunteer please contact the Cape Fear Roller Girls: info@capefearrollergirls.com or visit our website www.capefearrollergirls.com. All skill levels welcomed! CAPE FEAR WEDDING ASSOCIATION Meet and greets third Wed ea. month. $25, members free. capefearweddingassociation.com YWCA YWCA Bridge club, Mon: 12:30-3:30pm. Open to all players new to duplicate and those with less than 50 points. Marie Killoran: 452-3057 or Shirley Dail: 799-4287 • Aquatics, adult and kids exercise programs available • Scrabble Club meets Thurs.at 6:30pm, YWCA Bridge Center in Marketplace Mall. Bruce Shuman: 256-9659 or Gary Cleaveland: 458-0752. www. scrabble-assoc.com • Chess Club meets Thurs. at 6:30pm. David Brown: 675-1252 or 3438002; at the Bridge Center, 41 Market Place Mall. www.wilmingtonchess.com • MommiePreneurs, a network/support group of women entrepreneurs, meet the 1st Wed. of month at YWCA. 2815 S. College Rd; 910-799-6820. www. ywca.org PSORIASIS SUPPORT GROUP Meets the 2nd Saturday of the month at Port City Java in Harris Teeter on College and Wilshire, 5pm. Christopher: (910) 232-6744 or cvp@ yahoo.com. Free; meet others with psoriasis and get educated on resources and program assistance. AD/HD SUPPORT GROUPS CHADD volunteers facilitate support groups for people affected by AD/HD. Our Parent Support Group for parents of children with AD/HD meets the second Mon of ea. month at the YWCA of the Lower Cape Fear (S. College Road at Holly Tree) from 7-9pm. Our Adult Support Group for adults who have AD/HD themselves meets monthly on the second Tuesday at the same place and time. Free and areavailable on a drop-in basis to residents of New Hanover, Pender, and Brunswick Counties.Karen: WilmCHADD@aol.com.
A support group offered to women who have been divorced for more than five years meets at Pomegranate Books (4418 Park Avenue) on Wednesday the 7th. The ladies will be able to network and share conversations and thoughts on the book selections chosen for the book club. Call Christine Parker for information at (910) 686-6999 or parkerchris9@aol.com. children under 12. Call 251-8889 or visit www. horsedrawntours.com S-ANON Meets Tues. @ 8pm. Support group for family and friends of sexaholics. Universal Unitarian Fellowship 4313 Lake Ave. 910-520-5518 wilmingtonsanon@bellsouth.net or sanon.org HOME EDUCATION ARTS HEArts (Home Education Arts) is a Wilmington, NC based homeschool group for families interested in using creative, integrated techniques to facilitate learning at home. We are a fully inclusive, nonsectarian group that embraces diversity. Members plan park play dates, fieldtrips, parties, classes and spontaneous activities. We meet online at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ HEArts_HomeEducationArts/. Sheree Harrell: 910-632-9454. CAPE FEAR ROLLER GIRLS Love to Roller Skate? If you are interested
CAPE FEAR KNITTERS Wilmington chapter of the Knitting Guild of America holds monthly meetings the 3rd Saturday of each month from 10am-noon, at UNCW, Bear Hall, Rm 208. Open to all interested in the skill of knitting. We will teach those interested in learning and help current knitters increase their knowledge and skill. Judy Chmielenski: 910-383-0374. www.tkga.com
CREATIVE WOMEN’S EXCHANGE The Creative Women’s Exchange, a newly formed group of creative minds with a mission to be Wilmington’s primary catalyst of creative inspiration and support for women through events, workshops, monthly meetings, mentorship, projects and the open exchange of ideas and services will be resuming monthly meetings. The Greenlight Lounge from 7-9pm. 21 N. Front St. www.creativewomensexchange. com or (910)352-0236.
CAPE FEAR CAMERA CLUB Club meets the third Wed. of each month, Sept. thru June @ 7:30pm on UNCW Campus in the Cultural Arts Building. www.capefearcameraclub. org for more info. NEWCOMERS CLUB The Wilmington Newcomers Club meets monthly at 9:30am on the 2nd Thurs ea. month at the Coastline Convention Center, 501 Nutt St. Sign up for our satellite groups, where members can follow their particular interest and make new friends along the way—bridge clubs, dinner groups, business networking groups, etc. 910632-8315, www.wilmingtonncnewcomers.com.
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HOPE COLLEGE CHAPEL CHOIR The Hope College Chapel Choir will perform music of the 16th-20th centuries, both sacred and secular, modern and old, for both mixed and women’s choir. Sat. 3/20 at 7:30pm at St. Andrew’s Covenant Presbyterian Church, 1416 Market St. Contact Sharon Miller, 910-752-9693, ext. 212. CAPE FEAR CHORALE The Cape Fear Chorale will present its 2010 Spring Concert on 3/28, 4pm, Grace Methodist Church, 401 Grace St. The Chorale, soloists, and 13 instrumentalists will perform F. Joseph Haydn’s The Seven Last Words of Christ. www.capefearchorale.org. SONGWRITING CONTEST Put together a 30-60 second song or jingle, on a CD and drop it off with an entry form. Submissions through 3/31. Top ten will be asked to perform their submission at The Soapbox where the winner will be selected by Gravity, celebrity judges and the crowd. All entries must be family-friendly. Flaming Amy’s Burrito Barn and Bowl should be mentioned. Cash prizes for 1st-3rd.
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SAM BUSH BAND Atlantic Rim Entertainment presents Sam bush Band in concert with Missy Raines at Greenfield Lake Ampitheatre 4/17. Tickets are $35 available at www. atlanticrimentertainment.com. 910-399-1820 or info@ atlanticrimentertainment.com.
Dance SATURDAY EVENING SOCIAL DANCE 3/13 at the New Hanover County Center Ballroom, 2222 S. College Rd., corner of Shipyard Blvd. presented by Azalea Coast USA Dance Chapter #6031. 6:45pm Entry level ballroom dance lesson given by Babs McDance Studio staff. 7:30pm to 10pm Full spectrum of ballroom dancing to recorded music. $10 per person. Couples and singles welcome. Smoke and alcohol free environment. 910-799-1694. azaleacoastNCUSADance.org THE CIRCLE Free form movement session every friday 6-7:30pm at Dance Cooperative 118 s.17th st. Free - $5 donation suggested albanelved@albanelved.com. No experience needed. www.albanelved.com BABS MCDANCE NEW SCHEDULE West Coast Swing: Mondays 6-7pm • Rumba: Mondays 7-8pm • Basic Shag: Tuesdays 6-7pm • Night Club Two Step: Tuesdays 7-8pm • Basic Salsa: Tuesdays 7-8pm • Progressing Salsa: Tuesdays 8-9:30pm • Swing & Lindy: Wednesdays 6-7pm • Cha Cha: Wednesdays 7-8pm • Mambo: Wednesdays 8-9:30pm • Waltz: Thursdays 6-7pm • Progressing Shag: Thursdays 7-8pm • Foxtrot: Thursdays 7-8pm • Argentine Tango: Thursdays 89:30pm. Full schedule:babsmcdance.com.
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Bellydance Classes at Firehouse Studio, Mon. nights. Private and semi-private, $50/hour-and-a-half instruction and $30 apiece/2 people for same duration. divyawaters@yahoo.com or 910-620-3566.
CAROLINA SHAG CLUB DJs play favorite beach music and shag tunes every Sat, 8pm to close. $4/members; $6/guests. Carolina Shag Club, 103 N. Lake Park Blvd. Carolina Beach, NC 620-4025
Art PHOTOGRAPHING AMERICA The Art Gallery in the Cultural Arts Building at UNCW will be holding Tom Rankin’s exhibit Photographing America through 3/31. Tom Rankin is Director of the Center for Documentary Studies and Associate Professor of the Practice of Art and Documentary Studies at Duke University. Photographer, filmmaker, and folklorist, Rankin is formerly Associate Professor of Art and Southern Studies at the U-Miss. and Chair of the Art Dept at Delta State University. 910-962-7958. MAKING WAVES The Boseman Gallery is transformed into an urban street scene with an interactive audio component. Exhibition is a collaboration among student graffiti artists, student sound artists and creative writers. Graffiti artists tell an urban ‘womb to tomb’ narrative through the use of spray paint and wheat paste applications. Images are paired with sound recordings activated by buttons and a poetic narrative which tells the story. Gallery hours: Mon.-Sat., 10am-8pm. www.uncw.edu/presents, 910-962-7972. CALL TO AUTHORS Art Soup, a non-profit arts organization in Wilmington, NC is currently seeking published or self-published authors and poets to participate in an annual, large outdoor arts festival, Sat. 9/11. The Wilmington Art Walk is an artist market throughout the streets of the historic downtown area, featuring visual artists, crafts, music and more. Literary participants are welcome to sell and sign copies of current or previous work at individual booths in a special section of the festival dedicated to writers. Spaces available at a discounted rate of $35 per participant. 910-620-2047 or info@art-soup.org. KEYS NEEDED Wabi Sabi Warehouse is currently seeking submissions for a juriedexhibition based on ‘keys.’ Symbolic or literal, this theme is wide open for interpretation. We welcome all media, including performance,creative writing, and ice sculpture—providing artwork fits throughthe door and doesn’t attract vermin. The only common denominatoramong selected works is the key. Submissions inspired by the Key Fenceinstallation in downtown Wilmington will be given special consideration. Jurors: Richard Scieford, President, North Carolina Museums Council Bob Unchester, Exhibition Manager, Cameron Art Museum Pam Toll, UNCW., 4/18. Exhibition dates: 5/7-6/12. Selected artists notified by 4/25. Email questions, comments, and up to 3 jpeg images to: dixonstetler@gmail.com DIVE MADE EXHIBITION OF ART Diva Made, a creative women’s exchange, presents first all-female art exhibit, “Diva Made Exhibition of Art” at Bottega Gallery & Art Bar. Among the participating artists: Monika Winters-Sanchez, Dixon Stetler, Bonnie England, Jude Eden, Abby Spangel Perry, Kate Cathey, Rachel Kastner, Gayle Tustin, Pamela Toll, Rachel Willoughby, MJ Cunningham, Kelly Marquis, Erica Morgan, Leigh Fowler and Angela Johnson. Dates: 3/154/25, w/opening reception to be held Fri. 3/26, 6-9pm w/most artists in attendance, light hors d’oeurve and live music by female performers. Diva Made: “a creative women’s exchange” hosts meet and greet meetings the first Wednesday of each month at The Green Light Lounge (female owned) on Front St. Meetings are held from 7-9pm and are informally informative, supportive, encouraging and of course, creative! Membership is free and open to the female public. divamade.com.
BOTTEGA BAR AND GALLERY EXHIBITS: Jazz Rode: A Solo Exhibition, Through 3/7, w/ opening reception on Fri, 1/15, 6-8pm. Designing surf 76’ERS SQUARE DANCE CLUB art is just one of this local artists amazing talents—also Modern Western Style Square Dance. Club meets Thurs. includes; Intaglio, Lithography, Mixed Media and Painting nights at 7pm at the Senior Center for a new workshop and will all be displayed in this eclectic exhibit at Bottega on square dancing. Info: 270-1639 Gallery.Start 9pm unless noted; free. 208 North Front St.; 910-763-3737. www.bottegagallery.com • 3/22: WILMINGTON SALSA CLUB Wine Class 6pm • Tues. 3/23: Starving Artist night • Salsa Lessons, 8:30pm, Wed., Garibaldi Night Club, 4418 Wed. 3/24: Weekly Wine Tasting 7pm (Roger Davis & Market St., Wilmington, NC • 8pm, Fridays, Sywanyk’s Ron Wilson music) • 3/25: Beer & Cheese Party with Night Club 222 Henderson Ave., Jacksonville, NC. Dawn: host Steven Gibbs • 3/26: 4th Friday Gallery Walk 6pm! (910) 471-6809 FOR TICKETS: Livenation.com or Made Reception/ Jim Ashley Offer applies to new residential Cable TV customers in serviceable areas only. Promotional rate based on Basic Cable with HD Digital Box and Remote Control on primary outlet. Regular rates willDiva apply afterExhibition 12-month Opening promotional period. HDTV DANCE LESSONS AT CAROLINA LOUNGE Charge By Phone 877-598-8698
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Tues, 7:30pm, shag lessons with Brad and DJ Lee Pearson. • Fri., 7:30pm, Tango workshop with Paula. 9:30pm, salsa lessons with DJ Lalo. • Line Dancing lessons with DJ Lee and instructor Barbara Braak 7:30pm. Cover charge $5, lesson free. • Sat., Latin ryhthm. Doors open 9pm. 5001-a Market St, (910) 790-8598