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Showing for the first time on a Wilmington stage, ‘Ragtime’ is the story of three very different American families, including father and daughter immigrants from Latvia, played by Troy Rudeseal and Emilia Torello (pictured). Set in the early 1900s, it explores issues of race and social status as the characters strive to exist in the turn-of-the-century turmoil. Directed by Michael Walton-Jones, the play runs at Thalian Hall May 19-29, presented by Thalian Association. If you don’t have FB, then log on to www. encorepub.com, click on “Web Extras,” and enter the contests for a chance to win!
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6 op-ed: Mark Basquill, an encore reader, reveals that Brett Favre’s salary squashes that of a Navy SEAL— despite the greater risks faced by military.
8 news of the weird: Chuck Shepherd shares the latest odd stories.
artsy smartsy ................10-23 10 cover story: Bethany Turner previews ‘Ragtime,’ which makes its Wilmington debut this week.
12 theater: Shannon Rae Gentry speaks with the folks of Guerilla Theatre about their new twist on the Shakespearean classic ‘Hamlet.’
13 comedy: The Cape Fear Comedy Festival features local and national acts, as well as a host of improv and workshops. It gets underway this weekend.
14 art: Lauren Hodges interviews Lisa Albert, a photographer who uses her art as a voice for streek kids in Uganda.
16 music: Bob Dylan turns 70 and Christina Dore gets the scoop on birthday celebrations happening at Live on Grace and The Reel Cafe.
18-21 soundboard: See what bands and performers are playing in venues all over town.
23 film: Find out what Anghus thought of ‘Thor.’
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dependent nature of modern Western society that parking is an issue guaranteed to provoke a primal response. It is in fact an issue that I discuss at least once a day, and like many Americans, plan my trips around the trials and tribulations created by parking. Should I drive there or not? Car pool? What is the weather? If I am traveling with my father, all of this is compounded because of his poor health, as he needs help stepping up on a curb. In the ‘70s (before I was born), Jock Brandis seriously contemplated running for mayor of Toronto on the single-issue platform: forgive all citizens of Toronto their parking fines. To this day he believes he would have won by a landslide if he had launched this campaign. That was over 30 years ago, and if anything, feelings about parking have intensified, not diminished. Parking meters came to downtown Wilmington in the ‘90s and were met with the “Cool Hand Luke” treatment: One of the merchants took a chainsaw and cut the head off the meter in front of his business, and the city decided to take them down for six months to re-think the idea. Not surprisingly, at the end of that time the meters went back up. Another issue with parking came with the argument that CFCC students were parking on Front Street all day, making it difficult for patrons to spend money at local businesses. Four parking decks later, we still don’t seem to have the formula right. Unfortunately, last year the city renewed our contract with Lanier Parking out of Atlanta to manage the decks and meters. (Yes, Park Wilmington might be nicely named to sound local, but it is Lanier Parking out of Atlanta). This, dear readers, is at the heart of living local. This is the question of how our municipality spends our money. Are we investing it here or sending it away? On May 14th, StarNews reported: “The majority of the parking fund’s $2.9 million budget goes to the city’s
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contract with Lanier Parking Solutions and debt to pay off the Market Street parking deck. Lanier’s contract increases every year and has gone up 11 percent since 2008...to more than $960,000 in the upcoming fiscal year.” This appeared in an article addressing the issue of falling parking revenue. Part of the stated goal of the grassroots campaign Buy Local ILM is to develop a rubric for purchasing preferences with local government (city and county) and institutions (UNCW, CFCC and the hospitals, for example). The theory is that money reinvested here will drive greater economic development in the long run. One has to wonder, at a time when our local governments are facing shortfalls and austerity measures, what is the wisdom of sending fully one-third of the parking revenue to Atlanta? Are we getting value for our money? From the minutes of the city council meeting on October 18, 2010: “Council member Padgett expressed concern with promises made when switching to Lanier on the maintenance of parking meters and decks. She stated that many of the meters have condensation, making them unreadable, or are non-functioning, and that she does not reach a person when calling to report problems during parking-meter hours. She added that the parking stations are very complicated and not userfriendly. She also noted that the decks smell bad and are dirty after the weekends.” Well spoken, Ms. Padgett! As a downtown business owner, I have had much cause to interact with Lanier Parking in the last few years. For the most part, the people working in the pay booths of the decks are really nice and have been very kind and helpful. Management, however, are mind-boggling. Our new location has no parking associated with it, and consequently we budgeted to pay for parking for ourselves and our employees. The misery of attempting to sort through their ridiculous and amateurish billing process caused us to cancel our monthly account and
inform our staff that they were going to have to walk to work or ride a bike. We were a sure thing of over $100 per month, and Lanier watched us walk away. From a small-business standpoint, that makes no sense during an economic downturn. It’s no wonder we’re asking why parking revenue is down. Have you tried to use those awful pay stations installed as part of the Front Street renovation project? At least meters are located next to the car and are relatively obvious, but the pay stations are a nightmare. Last week I watched a poor woman stomp off in tears, saying she just wanted to get a hot dog, but she wasn’t going to fight with the meter anymore. It is easy to conclude the government screws up everything. But my experiences with the county and city governments have been very different. When I have had a problem or a disagreement about billing or concerns about plans, I have truly found the staff of both municipalities very helpful, and they frequently go above and beyond the call of duty to help me find a resolution. There seems to be an opportunity to create local government jobs, rather than contracting the work elsewhere just to get so little in return. Isn’t that something we should think about? We shouldn’t immediately raise rates to increase profit. Instead, we need to have a long, hard look at what we are doing with the parking situation beyond the short term. Can we really afford to give up a third of our revenue to another state altogether? Are we getting value for our money? Do we have an obligation to create jobs here first? Can we do this better through our own municipalities? I don’t know specific answers to these questions, but I want to ask them because the direction we are headed in is not working. We need to pay down the debt of the parking deck construction, and in three years, we need to decide if we are going to invest the parking revenue here or ship it to Atlanta.
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Brett Favre makes more than a Navy SEAL
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lated SEAL Team 6 with a handshake, Brett Favre’s face and hands were back in the news, contemplating his future while throwing a football. Assuming the NFL lockout ends, the minimum rookie contract for the recently drafted rookie class is $340,000. Brett Favre made $11 million in his last year, $122 million over 20 years and could earn more if signed this year. Favre is called a “A Great Warrior” for playing field general and throwing bombs in a game, which thrives on military analogies. When he finally retires and his knees crackle and head throbs, he’ll be at the Mayo Clinic. By contrast, and for all their present popularity, SEAL Team 6 will only make a living wage as long as they manage to stay alive. The average salary of the Pvt. 1st class is $19,000 a year; a Sgt., $36,000; and a General, $96,000. (Favre made $45,000 a day.) And SEAL Team 6 doesn’t do combat analogies. The
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bombs they throw explode. If they survive their contracts, they will retire anonymously. Their knees will crackle. Their heads will throb. They will access the same health care as every other veteran. Is anyone throwing the flag here?
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Not the left. They’ve harped about the dangers of the military-industrial complex since Eisenhower but are complicit in this core inequity. Not the right. After a decade of flashing “Support the Troops” bumper stickers, they don’t really want their love of trickle-down economics to trickle down to the troops. Not us, sports fans: If Favre plays, we’ll pay a buck for a new “Support the Troops” sticker and pay $200 to see him throw bombs. I’ve a modest proposal: Pay servicemen and women what they’re worth. For too long have we exploited loyalty to capitalism and country and not rewarded it at fair market value. It took 10 years and a trillion dollars to get Osama. Most of the trillion lines the pockets of defense industry contractors that would sell suicide vests to al Qaeda if they could make a profit. I suggest anyone surviving basic training start at the same pay as a congressman. The average grunt is more ethical and committed to the Constitution than any
congressman, and uses similar skills but runs far greater risks than any NFL lineman. Special Forces should get Pro-Bowl bonuses. No general should be paid less than Bill Belichick. I’m glad Bin Laden’s gone and hope his death allows us to re-evaluate the true costs of war. Despite rhetoric about not burdening our children with debt, we are still paying for Vietnam in terms of health-care costs. (Rummy’s unknown unknowns.) It’s our grandchildren that will pay for SEAL Team 6’s future surgeries. I’m tired of soldiers returning from four combat tours, bones and families fractured, unable to find work, given a handshake and heroes fanfare on Memorial Day and then forgotten. Perhaps when we face the true costs of war, we’ll understand the business of finding peace and prosperity. Funding shock and awe perpetuates war, and will eventually leave us all economically and morally bankrupt.
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NewsoftheWeird with Chuck Shepherd LEAD STORY Businesses typically resist government regulation, but in March Florida’s interior designers begged the state House of Representatives to continue controlling them, with a theatrically hamhanded lobbying campaign challenging a deregulation bill. Designers righteously insisted that only “licensed professionals” (with a minimum six years of college and experience) could prevent the nausea Floridians would suffer from inappropriate color schemes (affecting the “autonomic nervous system” and salivary glands). Also, poorly designed prison interiors could be turned into weapons by inmates. Furthermore, deregulation would contribute to “88,000 deaths” a year from flammable materials that would suddenly inundate the market in the absence of licensing. Said one designer, addressing House committee members, “You (here in this chamber) don’t even have correct seating.” (If deregulation is successful, competition will increase, and lower fees are expected.) Cultural Diversity The longstanding springtime culinary tradition of urine-soaked eggs endures, in Dongyang, China, according to a March CNN dispatch. Prepubescent boys contribute their urine (apparently with-
out inhibition) by filling containers at schools, and the eggs are boiled according to recipe and sold for the equivalent of about 23 cents each. Many residents consider the tradition gross, but for devotees, it represents, as one said, “the (joyous) smell of spring.” The port town of Kumai, Borneo, consists of low-rise shops and houses serving a population of 20,000 but also many tall, windowless box buildings perforated with small holes. The structures are actually birdhouses, for the town’s chief industry is harvesting the nests of the hummingbirdlike swiftlet, constructed of its own saliva, which, properly processed, yields a sweet-tasting paste with alleged medicinal qualities and highly revered throughout Asia, according to a January BBC News report. In January, while the Texas Legislature debated budget cuts that would almost certainly cost Allen High School (just north of Dallas) at least $18 million and require layoffs of teachers and other school personnel, construction was continuing on the school’s new $60 million football stadium. Noted a New York Times report on the stadium (which 63 percent of voters approved in a 2009 bond referendum), “(O)nly football supersedes faith and family (among Texans).”
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Latest Religous Messages Former stripper Crystal Deans, who said she learned the trade at age 18 but later retired and turned to God for help through a rough patch of her life, now offers free pole-dancing classes in Spring, Texas, near Houston, expressly for Christian women. Her gyrations may be the same as when she was working, she said, but now everyone is clothed, and she dances only to “Christian music.” Youth pastor Brent Girouex, 31, was urged to confess by his minister in Council Bluffs, Iowa, in February to an apparently lengthy series of sexual experiences with boys and young men, which he initiated by suggesting that ejaculating would help the victims gain “sexual purity” by (as he explained to detectives) “getting rid of the evil thoughts in their mind.” Eight victims reported multiple purification sessions, with one estimating as many as 100. Questionable Judgments For Career Day in April at Shady Grove Elementary School in Henrico, Va., kids heard a local plastic surgeon describe his specialty, but not until afterward did parents learn that the surgeon had brought along as props saline breast implants (which he passed around for the kids to handle). Many parents were outraged, and even one calmer parent commented, “Career Day sure isn’t what it once was.” The End Is Near, But How Near? In March in Owensboro, Ky., James Birkhead, 52, was sentenced to 5 1/2 months in jail for making survivalist bombs to protect his family after he became alarmed by the movie “2012,” which portrays the chaos expected next year when the world ends (as supposedly foretold by the Mayan calendar). By contrast, Edwin Ramos of Vineland, N.J., is busy traveling the East Coast in his RV trying to warn people that the end will not be in 2012 but actually this month May 21, 2011. (The discrepancy would not exist if there had been a biblical year “0” after B.C. and before A.D.) Ramos’ father apparently does not share his son’s view because he accepted ownership of Ramos’ successful construction business as Ramos concluded that it had no future. Marie Stopes International is a prominent London charity that robustly promotes a woman’s right to choose abortion, but a whimsical public service campaign in January has created unusually savage criticism. The organization partnered with the British comedy music band The Midnight Beast to
produce a video suggesting anal sex as a contraceptive of choice. Among the lyrics of one song, “One up the bum, and it’s no harm done/One up the bum, and you won’t be a mum.” Least Competent Criminals A man stole Waltham, Mass., student Mark Bao’s notebook computer in March, but Bao used his automatic online-backup service to access the hard drive while the thief was using it, to discover a performance video of a man (presumably the thief) dancing (lamely, thought Bao) to a pop song. Bao uploaded the video to YouTube where 700,000 viewers showed it the proper disrespect and also tracked down the thief’s e-mail address and informed him of his new Internet “stardom.” Shortly afterward, the still-unidentified thief turned in the notebook to Bentley University police with an apology to “Mark,” begging him to take down the video. Recurring Themes Apple’s iPad 2 is in short supply worldwide, and so, coincidentally, are paper models of the device demanded by those of Chinese heritage at the Qingming Festival in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Confucian tradition promises good fortune to the dead if their relatives burn impressive-enough offerings at graveside during the festival (as News of the Weird mentioned in 2006). Though local vendors offer paper models of first-generation iPads to burn, and paper Samsung Galaxy Tabs, some families fear that misfortune will ensue if they fail to burn the most advanced version of the iPad. (Lowtech families burn paper copies of money or paper shirts or shoes.) Names in the News Arrested in Aurora, Colo., in January and charged with stalking his wife: Joseph Moron. Appointed to a senior executive position in January in the global communications firm Alcatel-Lucent: George Nazi. Arrested for dealing marijuana in March in Fairfax County, Va.: Kevin Lee Cokayne. Appointed as interim chief medical officer of Newhall Memorial Hospital in Santa Clarita, Calif., in March: Dr. Richard Frankenstein. Arrested for DUI in April by a California Highway Patrolman (“CHiP”): Eric Estrada (not the actor). Posthumously rejected as the namesake for the new government office center in Fort Wayne, Ind., in March: former Fort Wayne Mayor Harry Baals (pronounced “bales” by his descendants but always “balls” by Mr. Baals, himself).
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overcoming intolerance: ‘Ragtime’ explores issues of race and social standing
Colby Lewis and Cindy Hospedales star in ‘Ragtime,’ presented by Thalian Association. Courtesy photo.
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pation, the people call it ‘ragtime!’” So the title number goes from the musical adaption of the novel by E. L. Doctorow, “Ragtime” unearths the lives of three distinct sectors of American society in 1906: a wellto-do WASP family, an unmarried African-American couple and their son, and an eastern European immigrant and his daughter. During a period of social unrest, when citizens faced scrutiny based on the color of their skin or the accent of their voices, the characters of “Ragtime” become intertwined as they attempt to overcome adversity at the turn of the 20th century. With music at its core, the play binds the scenes and the families together to divulge America’s history. The WASP family consists of son (Bradley Barefoot), mother (Katherine Rudeseal) and father (Steve Gallian) who sing of a peaceful home atop a hill where there are “ladies with parasols, fellas with tennis balls” and “no negroes” in the title num-
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bers. Their Pleasantville lifestyle in New Rochelle, New York, is interrupted by a vibrant and vivacious group of African-Americans from Harlem, including musician Coalhouse Walker Jr. (Colby Lewis) and his lover, Sarah (Cindy Hospedales). Following their appearance, the audience meets Tateh (Troy Rudeseal) and his daughter (Emilia Torello), Jewish immigrants from Latvia. With a portrait of small American families painted throughout the show, “Ragtime” also fills in gaps with our nation’s fixation on innovation and celebrity, like that of Harry Houdini and even Henry Ford. The inclusion of such historical figures adds a unique reality to a compelling story, according to Michael Walton-Jones, the director of the Thalian Association production. “They help highlight the racial temperature of the time, the impact of the revolutionary industrial assembly line, the influence of the giants of U.S. banking, the beginnings of geo-political struggles, the dawn of women’s rights, and the rise of the American film industry,” he says. The musical, adapted by Terrence McNally, even includes one of America’s first star scandals involving an original pin-up girl, Evelyn Nesbit. Thus, the audience witnesses the growth of public fascination with and media’s exploitation of popular culture. “These figures reinforce the story and help connect the issues of yesterday with the same issues [of] today,” Walton-Jones says. “‘Ragtime’ is about their time and ours.”
The down-home characters like Mother, Sarah and Tateh, somehow come in contact with various real-life personalities throughout the show. Through the scuttlebutt and each person’s close proximity to the rich and famous, “Ragtime” doesn’t lack in pace or interest. Previous Broadway runs even garnered the production a Tony for best musical score in 1998. Walton-Jones claims it is the uplifting and lively tunes that maintain its interest. “The styles are eclectic, including marches, cakewalks, gospel and ragtime, and [the show] is more like a modern opera than traditional musical theatre,” he explains. “The music is complicated and challenging, but the genius of the piece lies in how well the story is told through the music and how the styles are seamlessly woven together.” Ultimately, “Ragtime” is a play that exposes America and families from all walks of life who once struggled with deep-rooted issues of intolerance and misunderstanding. “It reveals how we must all find ways to work together for a better tomorrow,” Walton-Jones says, “and leave behind the outdated ideas of racial, economic, political and social isolation.” “Ragtime” makes its Wilmington premiere on Thursday, May 19 and runs through Sunday, May 29. Thursday through Sunday shows begin at 8 p.m., while Sunday matinees are at 3 p.m. Tickets are $25 for general admission and $22 for seniors and students, available at etix.com.
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modern madness: Guerilla Theatre presents a new vision of Shakespeare’s ‘Hamlet’
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Davis, artistic director, has pondered “Hamlet” for roughly 10 years. Wanting to adapt the Shakespearean classic with a new twist, he decided to toy with modern skepticism of paranormal activity. Davis has written a world for Hamlet where he is not the tragic hero but simply a grim character. “I’ve always wanted to make Hamlet the villain,” Davis reveals. “I’ve written academic papers arguing the point that Hamlet was not a hero, because people die either at his hand or his inability to act.” Multiple approaches to “Hamlet” have been done before, but Davis’ unique vision is the result of years of studying the play and drawing connections with what would now be considered his mental illness. “I did a lot of research on the manifestation of paranoid schizophrenia and it’s terrifying,” Davis says. “Then I really started to explore that in [‘Hamlet’].” The director of the play, Amber Davis,
Gentry by Shannon Rae Hamlet -29 May 19-22, 25 . m. • Sun., 5 p.m Wed.-Sun., 8 p. and Theatre Browncoat Pub 111 Grace St. $5-10 ttheatre.com • www.browncoa has collaborated on this project since its beginning. Though they are husband and wife, the Davises are genuinely and strictly passionate about the work at hand. “Hamlet” has been a favorite of Amber’s because of its universal and enduring themes of revenge, desire and anguish. She has worked with her husband for years on other unique productions, both playing supporting roles where Hamlet was a woman. The people of Guerilla Theatre wear many hats. They can go from writing to acting to directing to showcase each talent
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ters in this version, besides Hamlet, see the ghost of his father. Therefore, no one believes the ghost exists, so they label Hamlet a paranoid schizophrenic. He then gets placed in the Denmark Hospital for the criminally insane. Hamlet is under the care of doctors Polonius and Laertes. Played by Ron Hasson, Polonius runs the hospital, and unlike the original character, he is not Ophelia’s father. Hasson describes his character as being much like the original: very smart but not very articulate. “[Polonius] definitely knows what he’s saying but sometimes it’s more like a stream of consciousness.” Even though he plays a doction, Hasson says he ironically feels like the craziest person onstage. “It feels nice to be able to be that person,” he says with a hint of a smile. Ophelia, played by newcomer Caroline Counts, is also a patient of the hospital, sent there with severe bipolar disorder. She starts off the play “doing better,” in the sense that she takes her medications regularly but things begin to change as she attempts to understand and help Hamlet. Ophelia struggles with trying to do what she’s supposed to do, and she doesn’t want it to be a lost cause. Eventually she becomes even more manic depressive throughout the play. “[Ophelia] has always been misunderstood,” Counts says. “I’ve set her up as the ‘typical’ woman who thinks she can make her man better—I can certainly relate to that.” People who are familiar with “Hamlet” can expect a fresh and unique look at a classic work, Davis says. “They’ll be amazed at how little we’ve changed the text and structure . . . we’ve just changed the way actors approach the text.” Maintaining the original Elizabethan-era English, yet applying modern-day context, the cast of characters have their work cut out for them. Guerilla Theatre presents this dramatic re-imagining of William Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” with brand-new stadium-arrangement seating the Brown Coat Pub and Theatre, starting May 19-22 and 25-29. The shows start at 8 p.m. with special matinee performances at 5 p.m. on Sundays. Tickets are $10 for general admission and $5 for students.
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laughing ahead: Cape Fear Comedy Festival presents four days of funny
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ide-Splitting laughter, courteSy s Hamlet, of talented stand-up comedians er. Thereand improv groups from across the ghost exa paranoid country, will have Wilmington in stitches at ts placed the 2011 Cape Fear Comedy Festival. Cofor the founded by Matt Ward and Timmy Sherrill, the event is a four-day independently run ime of doc- prov, sketch and stand-up soiree, taking s. Played place this week. runs the Ward, who started as e original a comedian at the Soapa’s father. box Laundro Lounge, aracter as founded Port City’s Top inal: very Comic in 2009. Based ate. “[Po- on the event’s success, what he’s he mentioned a larger more like festival to Timmy Sherrill. a doction, “I kept in touch with ally feels Timmy, and when he onstage. opened Nutt Street o be that Comedy Room [in the hint of a Soapbox basement], I approached him about ewcomer the festival idea.” patient of They wanted to enth severe sure the festival was allthe play inclusive to the comedishe takes ans themselves. “A lot ngs begin of festivals are biased, nderstand and you get into them gles with because of who you ed to do, know,” Sherrill says. ost cause. “We don’t want to opore manic erate that way.” As one of the only comedy fesmisunder- tivals in the country run her up as by comedians—not by she can agencies and club owninly relate ers—Ward and Sherrill wish to keep the event “underground. Thus, “Hamlet” they’ll save money by not bleeding the festik at a clas- val budget on headliners. amazed at The goal of the Cape Fear Comedy Fesand struc- tival is to provide a gathering place for way actors comics to develop their careers and enjoy themselves while taking part in a comedian ethan-era friendly event. “We are continuing to allow y context, comics who don’t necessarily get into larger heir work festivals have an honest shot at getting into atre pres- ours,” Sherrill says. of William Featuring multiple networking opportunibrand-new ties, there will also be Comedy Promo Worke Brown shops conducted by Ward at Port City Java May 19-22 on 21 N. Front Street. Each evening will conp.m. with clude with a meet-and-greet at Nutt Street 5 p.m. on Comedy Room, with improv classes, and eneral ad- marketing and promotional forums throughout the event. Although Ward and Sherrill want the fes-
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5 on 21 North Front Street. After weeks of competition, the funniest will be crowned. Sherrill has selected comedians who show festival-level comedy based on their online submission tapes. Headliners do not submit, rather they are invited to perform. On the bill: Kyle Grooms and Marc Price. Former “Family Ties” sitcom star Marc Price was invited to the festival because of his impressive sell-out performances at Nutt Street in February. Dubbed by fans as the “Generation X Comic,” Price is known to tackle issues unique to post-baby boomers. Kyle Grooms also made a lasting impression at Nutt Street and is best known for his stand-up special on Comedy Central. Other notable appearances include on VH-1, NBC’s “Last Comic Standing” and “Chappelle’s Show.” There are 40 total performers scheduled, a fraction compared to nearly 100 last year. “We found that it didn’t really benefit [the comedians] as much, because it limited their stage time,” Sherrill explains of
the cutback. “We are turning our focus to the comics to make sure they enjoy it from a performance stand-point but also give them more stage time to make it worth the drive.” Individual tickets can be purchased for about $8 per show; however, limited- and allaccess day passes are being introduced for the first time this year. A day pass will get audiences into the Soapbox venue between the lounge and basement for two comedy showcases. Also, included will be the bands and after party in the lounge from 11 p.m. to 2 a.m. The all-access pass is for all four days of comedy showcases—eight in all—and nightly live music. The festival pass includes four days of comedy showcases, the bands and both headlining shows from Marc Price on May 20 and Kyle Grooms on May 21 at 8 p.m. For tickets, passes and the full schedule of events go www.capefearcomedyfestival. com.
TEEN STAR TO COMEDIAN: ‘Family Ties’ actor Marc Price will be one of the funny men headlining the 2011 Cape Fear Comedy Festival. Courtesy photo.
tival to one day be larger and competitive, Sherrill says he wishes to see it “grow slowly and evolve into something special for the comedians and Wilmington.” Last year about 850 came out to watch comedy over the four-day period. Ward and Sherrill expect to see more laughing faces this year. The top floor of the Soapbox will have headlining acts throughout the festival; the middle floor and downstairs will host a variety of improv, sketch and stand-up comedy. A change of venue takes place Wednesday night, May 18, for the finale of Port City’s Top Comic, held at City Stage at Level
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from the streets of africa:
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Lisa Albert brings photos and life lessons from Uganda
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ganda, a landlocked area in
eastern Africa, has been making frequent though unattractive appearances in the headlines as of late. Gay rights activists are horrified by David Bahati’s Anti-Homosexuality Bill, which will include the death penalty for “violators” if the evangelical lawmaker has his way. The Lord’s Resistance Army, a Ugandanled rebel group known for attacking civilians and kidnapping children to train them as soldiers, reportedly forced 300,000 people to flee from the Congo’s northeast border last week. On May 12th, Ugandan police hurled tear gas into a crowd to silence protesting during President Yoweri Museveni’s swearing-in ceremony. At a glance, it does not appear that the Ugandan people have much of a voice in their own country. Ironically, they are about to have one here in America—at least, the children will. Documentary photographer Lisa Albert will make sure of it. “I see the photos as an advocacy tool for child rights,” the artist says, “to get the word out about street children; to show how investment of one’s time, talents and energy can be such a huge encouragement to children.”
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s by Lauren Hodge t: Advocacy and Ar e a Voice Street Kids Hav Projekte 5/20, 7 p.m. • Street 523 South 3rd bert.com www.lisamarieal Albert spent six months in Uganda last year and obtained permission to teach a photography class to the Ugandan street children. Yet, that wasn’t her first trip to the area. In 2007, the Duke-educated photojournalist visited Uganda after learning about the growing orphan population due to HIV/AIDS epidemics and a twodecade-long rebel war. She says her deep commitment to the area began when she spent a night in an Internally Displaced Persons camp. “Talk about a life-changing experience!” she says. “At that time, the LRA rebel army was sporadically attacking the northern parts of Uganda. There was even a cattle raid in the camp that very night, which usually is done by armed rebels or villagers trespassing and stealing cattle.” Albert was in for more surprises thereafter, too. When she first arrived, she assumed that most of the street children had families who couldn’t afford to send them to school, so they spent their days wandering the villages. As she soon learned, most of them didn’t have families at all, much less homes where education was discussed. So she returned in 2010, this time with her camera. “I felt my photojournalism could be used in a meaningful way,” she says. Albert did research and found the organization Child Restoration Outreach (CRO), which worked with the street kids. They agreed to let her teach a photography and storytelling workshop at their facility. “They were all very excited about learning photography because most of them had never held cameras before, and because someone was giving them a space to tell the world their stories,” she remembers. CRO provided a translator for Albert, despite the fact that Uganda’s official language is English; only educated children are taught to speak it. Albert attracted 10 students and taught them to use a disposable camera, and she shared with them the basics of using storytelling and photography as a livelihood. “With their permission, we used their interview transcripts, their artwork and their photographs to make collage posters with their sto-
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A CHILD’S LIFE: “Child Restoration Outreach Project” by Lisa Albert now hangs at Projekte in downtown Wilmington. Courtesy photo.
ries, which were hung at nine venues around Lira, Uganda, as an advocacy campaign on child rights,” Albert recalls. The artist wasn’t just a teacher during this time; she quickly became a student of these extraordinary children. Primarily, she discovered the root causes of the mass homelessness. “Due to the abuse or lack of provision of basic needs, some of these children would rather live a life on the streets,” she explains. “I also learned that children’s rights are violated and their voices are underrepresented since no one is there to advocate for them. Even the police treat them as criminals, sometimes beating and raping them. The street children fear the police and hide from them, which creates an underground network of street children, so they are difficult to find.” Though the reality was startling, not all of her lessons were disturbing. “One thing was confirmed to me,” she says. “These homeless street children have very strong dreams and desires to be a part of society and to make positive contributions, probably more so than a child who is already integrated with
a home and community. They had dreams to return to school one day so that they could learn to read and write, with hopes of becoming teachers, artists, small business owners and great leaders. These same children were digging through trash to find metal and plastic Jerry Cans to resell so they could get 25 or 50 cents to buy their food that day.” Albert explores her findings in the latest exhibit showcased at Projekte in downtown Wilmington. Her desire is to encourage action in the community. “I want people to get involved,” she says, “like mentoring a child through the Boys and Girls Club or other similar organizations; even volunteering at your child’s school or for the city soccer team.” Individuals can also donate financially. Along with her photographs, Albert will be selling the children’s photos and artwork, with all proceeds being sent back to CRO. “It will be allocated for education and vocational training,” she says. “I want people to see that the same children in the trash dump deserve to experience joy and happiness. Meeting a child’s basic needs and investing time in a child’s life, allowing them a safe place to share their feelings and thoughts, is one way to create a healthy environment for a child.”
galleryguide| Artfuel.inc 1701 Wrightsville Ave 910 343 5233 Mon-Sat, 12-9pm; Sunday, 1-6pm www.artfuelinc.com www.myspace.com/artfuel_inc Artfuel.inc is located at the corner of Wrightsville Ave and 17th street. Housed in an old gas station, we offer resident artists working in studios alongside a gallery space used to exhibit other artists work. We hope to connect artists with each other and offer many styles of work to fuel the public’s interest. Vol. 27: Works by Mike Brown, Eli THompson, Carissa Iris, Kit Furderer & Tiffany Walls.
Caffe Phoenix 35 N. Front Street (910) 343-1395 Monday-Saturday: 11:30am - 10pm Sunday Brunch: 11:30am - 4pm Our current exhibition is a combined effort of Wilmington Early College and Isaac Bear Early College students. Mediums include watercolor, wax, charcoal, collages, Anime and pen and ink. We are excited to show the work of promising teenagers and hope you will join us to celebrate their wonderful talents.
Crescent Moon 332 Nutt Street • (910) 762-4207 In the Cotton Exchange Monday-Saturday: 10am-5:30pm Sundays: noon-4pm www.crescentmoonnc.com Crescent Moon is a retail gift gallery specializing in fine hand-crafted art glass and metal sculpture has new art and new artists premiering for the spring season. Introducing platters by glassblower, Jennifer Nauck, of AZ and fabulous fun fused glass jewelry from Laurel Yourkowski of OR. Local artist Ron Consalvo is premiering his wickedly welded motorcycle sculptures and Bobby Fuller adds his Bonsai tree sculpture or copper and stainless to our gallery of local hand-made craft. Remember: gift wrapping is free! Think of us for weddings, anniversaries, birthdays and your own décor. The Cotton Exchange offers free parking while shopping or dining. Follow us on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook by searching Crescentmoonnc!
ON DISPLAY: Lake Twilight, Oil, 48” by 48,” by Ann Parks McCray, hangs at New Elements as part of their ‘Capturing the Light’ exhibit. Courtesy photo.
New Elements Gallery invites you to our latest exhibition, “Capturing the Light” featuring the works of local artists Ann Parks McCray and Brooks Pearce. Opening on Friday, May 27th, the show offers a juxtaposition of abstraction and realism as we explore the southeastern landscape. McCray’s bold colors and tactile surfaces emphasize texture and light. Her collection of abstract naturescapes celebrates spring’s longer days and sunny skies. Pearce exercises supreme control in her detailed examination of the coastal subjects she loves to portray. She captures a moment in time with the graceful glide of a pelican or gentle breeze through the marsh grasses. Meet Ann Parks McCray and Brooks Pearce at our reception for “Capturing the
Light” on Friday, May 27th from 6 until 9 pm. The exhibition will remain on display through June 18th.
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.
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 few customers had to say about Hampstead Art Gallery. Come and tell us what you thank. 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.
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bob dylan turns 70: Wilmington celebrates a musical genius
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t’s rare to see our favorIte rock
stars and beloved musical inspirations gray and age. Mixed feelings of admiration and depression often ensure. While we wish these geniuses and heroes a long, fruitful life, sometimes Neil Young’s famed phrase “it’s better to burn out than to fade away” rings true. Thankfully, there are musicians still churning out colossal amounts of energy and exquisite material, even after mid-life crises and hordes of grandchildren. Local musicians Susan Savia, who runs Stone Soup Concerts, and Jeff Sanchez of local band The Clams are preparing to celebrate folk legend Bob Dylan’s lifetime of work in time for his May 24 birthday. “Dylan is going to be 70, and he’s still touring, he’s still out there playing music and releasing albums,” Sanchez says. “I’ve listened to his music for over 30 years now, and I realize that listening to Dylan three decades ago was not considered ‘contemporary,’ and it is still the same thing today.”
e by Christina Dor th Dream Bob Dylan’s 70 Glazer Project 5/22: The Alen open mic 5/23: Bob Dylan et 121 Grace Stre Live on Grace • ’s 70th Dream 5/24: Bob Dylan . 100 S. Front St The Reel Cafe • Since November 2010, Savia and Sanchez have been pooling their ideas for the extravaganza. Their creative teamwork has resulted in a three-day party of music and film at Live at Grace and The Reel Cafe, both downtown music venues. Sunday afternoon’s show at Live on Grace will feature Dylan’s “Nashville Skyline” in its entirety played by the Allen Glazer Project, with special guests John Fonvielle and other friends. Featuring songs like “Gin from the North Country” (with Johnny Cash), “Tonight I’ll Be StayDYLAN TURNS 70: Local musicians come together to honor the musical genius, including The Allen Glazer Project who will play Dylan’s ‘Nashville Skyline’ in its entirety on May 22 at Live on Grace. Courtesy photo.
x Served as a Federal Prosecutor and Human Rights Lawyer. x Now devotes full time to the healing ministry of Christian Science .
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Martha Moffett will present a lecture titled, Finding a Secure Place in God’s Economy. This talk will show how it is possible and practical to place your home, your supply and your employment on a sure foundation that cannot be touched by economic cycles.
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ing Here With You” and “Lay Lady Lay,” the album cover shows off a young, handsome Bob Dylan tipping his hat and sporting his acoustic guitar. “It’s a very short album,” Sanchez says. “So it will probably be an hour-long show with some openers. . . . [On the] album, he was writing country songs, and they’re so beautifully simple, yet with a unique and unusual quality about them. Bob Dylan has always been one of my major musical influences, and I feel he was and is a great, complex songwriter. I really don’t think a lot of people realize how many beautiful songs he’s written.” Sanchez says the band will play other Dylan songs as well and fill in the gaps with some of The Allen Glazer Project’s original music. Named after Sanchez’s birth name, the band and Dylan have a special connection. “My wife and I were both adopted,” Sanchez explains, “and we recently found out about our birth families around the same time. The interesting thing is that most of ‘Nashville Skyline’ was recorded on Valentine’s Day, 1969. I found out that is the same exact day my adoption was finalized. It was the day I became Jeff Sanchez.”
The second day of celebration will be a free Bob Dylan open mic held on the rooftop of the Reel Cafe. Musicians include Jim Ashley, Dirty Dakotas, Kim Dicso, Kyle Lindley, Mike Blair and The Stonewalls, Kellie Everett and others, all covering the classics and obscure tracks from one of America’s greatest 20th century songwriters. On the cusp of his seventies, Dylan has made it quite far. Still putting out albums and performing live shows, including his Grammy 2011 stint with new Americana hipsters Mumford and Sons, one Mr. Rob Zimmerman has always received mixed feedback on his work. Yet it has not slowed down his prolific songbook from growing. He surprised and took our breath away in the late ‘90s with “Time Out of Mind,” and continued doing so in the 21st century with “Love and Theft” and “Modern Times.” The folk master even managed to do a Christmas album in ‘09. “[It] was very interesting,” Sanchez says. “There were some things on there I can’t believe he tried to sing, while others were just genius and fun. ‘Here Comes Santa Claus’ is a hoot; though, I was wondering what he was thinking with tracks like ‘Little Drummer Boy.’” Bob Dylan’s 70th Dream: A Three Day Event begins Sunday, May 22, at 3 p.m. at Live on Grace. The entire “Nashville Skyline” album will be covered by The Allen Glazer Project. Admission is $5. Monday’s open mic at Live on Grace starts at 7:30 p.m. Admission is free, and there are 20 available spots for musicians to participate; it will have a first come, first serve policy. Tuesday marks the actual birthday of Bob Dylan, and there will be a rooftop show with 25 musicians at Reel Cafe at 7:30pm, along with Dylan film screening on the brick wall next to the Reel. This event is also free to the public. Both Sanchez and Savia have stressed a very important note: Bob Dylan will unfortunately not be present at any of the events. Instead, come see, hear and feel the spirit of his music and the immense influence he had on many genres, from rock ‘n’ roll to folk to country and beyond.
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BLACKBOARD SPECIALS
soundboard a preview of tunes all over town this week
Friday, May 20
JAH CREATION 7-10PM
at the Don’t Flo m! a Mainstre
Saturday, May 21
JOHN TOPPINGS 7-10PM
Friday, May 27
OVERTYME 7-10PM
Saturday, May 28
RANDY MCQUAY 7-10PM
100 S. Front St. Downtown 251-1832 MONDAY 1/2 PRICE APPS. 4-6pm $2 Budweiser • $225 Heineken • $3 Gin & Tonic OPEN MIC NIGHT TUESDAY 1/2 PRICE APPS. 4-6pm $2 White Wolf $250 Redstripe $350 Wells 35¢ Wings at 8pm LIVE MUSIC WEDNESDAY 1/2 PRICE APPS. 4-6pm, 1/2 Priced Wine Bottle $250 Blue Moons • $250 Corona/Corona Light LIVE MUSIC: ROB RONNER THURSDAY $250 Domestic Bottles, • $3 Import Bottles, $3 Rum and Coke LIVE MUSIC: MIKE O’DONNELL 50¢ Steamed oysters and shrimp after 6pm FRIDAY ROOFTOP OPEN! DJ Sir Charles 2nd floor $3 Landshark • $3 Kamikaze • $5 Bombs SATURDAY ROOFTOP OPEN! DJ Sir Charles on 2nd floor 10pm $2 Coors Light • $3 Fruit Punch shots SUNDAY $250 Corona Live Music L Shape Lot at 3pm Clay Crotts at 8pm
May 22nd
SOUL POWER POSSE May 29th
OVERTYME June 5th
FISH OUT OF WATER
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WEDNESDAY, MAY 18 Gary allen’s acoustic open Mic —Rusty Nail, 1310 S. 5th Ave.; 251-1888 acoustic Jazz piano with JaMes Jarvis —Circa 1922, 8 N. Front St.; 762-1922 Daniel parish —Halligan’s Public House, 3317 Masonboro Loop Rd.; 791-1019 cary B —Live on Grace, 121 Grace St; 399-4390 the Get Down JaM with the casserole —16 Taps, 127 Princess St.; 251-1616 Jazz JaM —Calico Room, 107 S. Front St. Wilmington, 762-2091 Kinlaw & Johnson BanD —Remedies, Market Street; 392-8001 Kersten capra —Costello’s Piano Bar, 211 Princess Street; 362-9666 open Mic niGht with sean GerarD —Soapbox Lounge, 255 N. Front St.; 251-8500 DJ p FunK —The Whiskey, 1 S. Front St.; 763-3088 shai huluD, enDwell, lions lions, BroaDcast —Soapbox Upstairs, 255 N. Front St.; 251-8500 roB ronner —Reel Cafe, 100 S. Front St.; 251-1832 DJBe eXtreMe KaraoKe —Wild Wing Cafe, 1331 Military Cutoff; 256-3838 live Jazz —Cameo 1900; 1900 Eastwood Rd.,910509-2026 KaraoKe with MiKe norris —Katy’s, 1054 S. College Rd.; 395-6204 open Mic niGht —Juggling Gypsy Cafe, 1612 Castle St.; 763-2223 JereMy norris —Buffalo Wild Wings, 206 Old Eastwood Rd.; 798-9464 Matt haM
GrACEfuL AND ChArMiNG: Kersten Capra, a songwriter since the age of 14, can be seen at Costello’s Piano Bar every Wednesday night, as well as on Monday, May 23. Photo by Lark Capra.
—Brixx Pizza; Mayfaire Towne Center, 6801 Main St. 256-9677
thurSDAY, MAY 19 FrieD lot —Sweet & Savory Cafe; 1611 Pavilion Plc.,256-0115 DJBe eXtreMe KaraoKe —Banks Channel Bar & Grille, 530 Causeway Drive; 256-2269 trivia with DJ —The Harp; 1423 South 3rd St.,763-1607 live Jazz —Cameo 1900; 1900 Eastwood Rd.,910509-2026 acoustic Jazz piano with JaMes Jarvis —Circa 1922, 8 N. Front St.; 762-1922 trivia with party Gras DJ —Fox and Hound Pub & Grille, 920 Town Centre Dr.; 509-0805 DuelinG pianos —Hell’s Kitchen, 118 Princess St.; 763-4133
sea pans —Holiday Inn Resort (Gabby’s Lounge), 1706 N. Lumina Ave.; 256-2231 Forrest taBor —Goat and Compass, 710 N. 4th St.; 772-1400 Benny hill —Creekside Cafe & Grill, 6328 Oleander Dr.; 679-4493 Koostic thanG —Live on Grace, 121 Grace St; 399-4390 MiKe o’Donnell —Reel Cafe, 100 S. Front St.; 251-1832 staBle hanDs —The Whiskey, 1 S. Front St.; 763-3088 top 40 DJ —Ibiza, 118 Market St.; 251-1301 KaraoKe —Yosake Sushi Lounge, 31 S. Front St.; 763-3172 open Mic with JereMy norris —Katy’s, 1054 S. College Rd.; 395-6204 FireDance, national hotel —Juggling Gypsy Cafe, 1612 Castle St.; 763-2223
Destry, coMMunipaw —Soapbox Lounge, 255 N. Front St.; 251-8500
friDAY, MAY 20 Jazz with Benny hill —Caffe Phoenix, 9 S Front St.; 343-1395 house/techno DJ —Ibiza, 118 Market St.; 251-1301 DuelinG pianos —Hell’s Kitchen, 118 Princess St.; 763-4133 DJ willie stylez —The Toolbox, 2325 Burnette Blvd.; 343-6988 susan savia —Costello’s Piano Bar, 211 Princess Street; 362-9666 DJ Battle —Dirty Martini, 1904 Eastwood Rd, Suite 109 Jerry powell —Melting Pot, 885 Town Center Dr.; 256-1187 KaraoKe —Katy’s, 1054 S. College Rd.; 395-6204 painteD Man —Wild Wing Cafe, 1331 Military Cutoff;
Jam Sandwich —Mayfaire Music on the Town, Mayfaire Town Center m-80S —Live on Grace, 121 Grace St; 399-4390 Jah creation —Holiday Inn Resort (Gabby’s Lounge), 1706 N. Lumina Ave.; 256-2231 Steve L. Smith Band —Kefi, 2012 Eastwood Road; 256-3558 maSonBoro Sound —Sweet & Savory Cafe; 1611 Pavilion Plc.,256-0115 machine Funk (wideSpread panic triBute) —The Whiskey, 1 S. Front St.; 763-3088 noSeriderS —Soapbox Lounge, 255 N. Front St.; 251-8500 cLay crottS —Reel Cafe, 100 S. Front St.; 251-1832 nc Symphony —Kenan Auditorium UNCW Campus; 313-2584 BoSSanova with raphaeL name —Projekte, 523 South 3rd St., 352-0236 the imitationS —Airlie Gardens; 300 Airlie Rd., 798-7700
Saturday, may 21 karaoke with dJ mick —The Harp; 1423 South 3rd St.,763-1607 dueLing pianoS —Hell’s Kitchen, 118 Princess St.; 763-4133 houSe/techno dJ —Ibiza, 118 Market St.; 251-1301 Bag oF toyS —Goat and Compass, 710 N. 4th St.; 772-1400 John toppingS —Holiday Inn Resort (Gabby’s Lounge), 1706 N. Lumina Ave.; 256-2231 Both SideS oF the Sun —Firebelly Lounge, 265 N. Front St.; 763-0141 grenoLdo Frazier —Creekside Cafe & Grill, 6328 Oleander Dr.; 679-4493 honeymoon paJamaS —16 Taps, 127 Princess St.; 251-1616 m-80S (8pm-12am, tiki Stage); dJ dane Britt (10pm-12am, inSide) —Beach House Bar ‘n’ Grill, 7219 Market St.; 689-7219 the treBLemakerS —Palm Room, 11 East Salisbury St.; 503-3040 Brent & mike —Reel Cafe, 100 S. Front St.; 251-1832 SuSan Savia —Riverfront Farmers’ Market; Water St. Wilmington karaoke with Freddie —Remedies, Market Street; 392-8001 the FLu —Wild Wing Cafe, 1331 Military Cutoff; 256-3838 a FuLL diSh
—Sweet & Savory Cafe; 1611 Pavilion Plc.,256-0115 poSSum creek —Soapbox Lounge, 255 N. Front St.; 251-8500 BoB dyLan Birthday ceLeBration triBute —Live on Grace, 121 Grace St; 399-4390
Sunday, may 22 Free metaL SundayS —The Whiskey, 1 S. Front St.; 763-3088 Benny hiLL and FriendS —Rusty Nail, 1310 S. 5th Ave.; 251-1888 perry Smith (Brunch 12-2) —Aubriana’s; 115 S. Front St., 763-7773 mayhem chiLLdown —Juggling Gypsy Cafe, 1612 Castle St.; 763-2223 SouL power poSSe —Bluewater Grill, 4 Marina St.; 256-8500 key Lime pie —Beach House Bar ‘n’ Grill, 7219 Market St.; 689-7219 L Shape Lot (3pm); cLay crottS (7pm) —Reel Cafe, 100 S. Front St.; 251-1832 traviS ShaLLow —Shell Island Resort, 2700 N. Lumina Ave., 256-8696 gaLen on guitar —The Coastal Roaster, 5954 Carolina Beach Rd.; 399-4701 LittLe League, SmaLL taLk —Soapbox Lounge, 255 N. Front St.; 251-8500 BoB dyLan Birthday ceLeBration triBute Featuring aLLen gLazer proJect and John FonvieLLe —Live on Grace, 121 Grace St; 399-4390
monday, may 23 open mic with JoSh SoLomon —Liquid Room, 23 Market St.;910-343-3341 the SeLekt —The Whiskey, 1 S. Front St.; 763-3088 Brett JohnSon’S Jam —Rusty Nail, 1310 S. 5th Ave.; 251-1888 open mic night —Reel Cafe, 100 S. Front St.; 251-1832 kerSten capra —Costello’s Piano Bar, 211 Princess Street; 362-9666 neurovine, cLaudia vS. the Queen oF heartS —Soapbox Lounge, 255 N. Front St.; 251-8500 dJ richtermeiSter —Wild Wing Cafe, 1331 Military Cutoff; 256-3838 pengo with Beau gunn —Mellow Mushroom, 4311 Oleander Drive; 452-3773 open mic night —16 Taps, 127 Princess St.; 251-1616 open mic BoB dyLan triBute —Live on Grace, 121 Grace St; 399-4390
tueSday, may 24 karaoke with mike norriS —Katy’s, 1054 S. College Rd.; 395-6204 cape Fear BLueS Jam —Rusty Nail, 1310 S. 5th Ave.; 251-1888 acouStic Jazz piano with JameS JarviS —Circa 1922, 8 N. Front St.; 762-1922 karaoke —16 Taps, 127 Princess St.; 251-1616 JoSh SoLomon —The Whiskey, 1 S. Front St.; 763-3088 hour oF 13 —Soapbox Lounge, 255 N. Front St.; 251-8500 mark daFter (downStairS); BoB dyLan Birthday ceLeBration triBute Featuring poLiticS oF conFeSSion and SuSan Savia (rooFtop Bar) —Reel Cafe, 100 S. Front St.; 251-1832 no tomorrow, perdition, nerveSkade, StripmineS, atrophix —Soapbox Upstairs, 255 N. Front St.; 251-8500 trivia with dutch From 94.5 the hawk —The Coastal Roaster, 5954 Carolina Beach Rd.; 399-4701 coLLege night karaoke —Costello’s Piano Bar, 211 Princess Street; 362-9666 peLicaneSiS —Juggling Gypsy Cafe, 1612 Castle St.; 763-2223
BLACKBOARD SPECIALS 100 S. Front St. Downtown 251-1832
Monday Monday $2.50Budweiser Budweiser Draft Wells $2.50 Draft•• $4 Wells 1/2 PricedSelect Select Appetizers from ½ Priced Appetizers, 4-74-7 pm Tuesday Tuesday $2.50All AllDrafts Drafts $2.50 $4.50Absolute Absolute Lemonade Lemonade $4.50 ½ Priced SelectAppetizers, Appetizers from ½ Priced Select 4 - 47pm until 7 Wednesday Wednesday $2.50 $2.50Yuengling Yuengling Draft Draft $2.50 $2.50Domestic Domestic Bottles Bottles ½ Priced Select 4 - 47pm ½ Priced SelectAppetizers, Appetizers from Friday until 7 $3 Pint of The Day Friday $3 Pint of The Day Saturday $5 Sangria Saturday $5 Sangria Sunday $5 Sunday Bloody Mary’s Bloody Mary’s * Drink$5specials run all day, but food specials are * Drink specials run allshown day, but food from 4 -7pm only. specials shown are from 4 -7 only. Certain appetizersappetizers are excluded fromare special. Certain Front and Walnut Streets excluded from special. Across from CFCC in the Front and Walnut Streets Cotton Exchange Across from CFCC in the 910-762-4354 Cotton Exchange 910-762-4354
MONDAY 1/2 PRICE APPS. 4-6pm $2 Budweiser • $225 Heineken • $3 Gin & Tonic OPEN MIC NIGHT TUESDAY 1/2 PRICE APPS. 4-6pm $2 White Wolf $250 Redstripe $350 Wells 35¢ Wings at 8pm LIVE MUSIC WEDNESDAY 1/2 PRICE APPS. 4-6pm, 1/2 Priced Wine Bottle $250 Blue Moons • $250 Corona/Corona Light LIVE MUSIC: ROB RONNER THURSDAY $250 Domestic Bottles, • $3 Import Bottles, $3 Rum and Coke LIVE MUSIC: MIKE O’DONNELL 50¢ Steamed oysters and shrimp after 6pm FRIDAY ROOFTOP OPEN! DJ Sir Charles 2nd floor $3 Landshark • $3 Kamikaze • $5 Bombs SATURDAY ROOFTOP OPEN! DJ Sir Charles on 2nd floor 10pm $2 Coors Light • $3 Fruit Punch shots SUNDAY $250 Corona Live Music L Shape Lot at 3pm Clay Crotts at 8pm
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WedneSday, may 25 danieL pariSh —Halligan’s Public House, 3317 Masonboro Loop Rd.; 791-1019 gary aLLen’S acouStic open mic —Rusty Nail, 1310 S. 5th Ave.; 251-1888 kinLaw & JohnSon Band —Remedies, Market Street; 392-8001 cary B —Live on Grace, 121 Grace St; 399-4390 acouStic Jazz piano with JameS JarviS —Circa 1922, 8 N. Front St.; 762-1922 Jazz Jam —Calico Room, 107 S. Front St. Wilmington, 762-2091 Live Jazz —Cameo 1900; 1900 Eastwood Rd.,910509-2026 dJBe extreme karaoke —Wild Wing Cafe, 1331 Military Cutoff; 256-3838 oLd crow medicine Show All entertainment must be sent to music@encorepub.com by Wednesday for consideration in the weekly entertainment calendar. Venues are responsible for notifying encore of any changes, removals or additions to their weekly schedules.
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difficult proposition. There’s something inherently vexing about taking someone with extraordinary powers who jumps around in fancy underpants and making it work on the big screen. Obscure concepts present tests to any filmmaker, but those who understand them know to either strip away the extraordinary in order to get to the grit, or go all in to indulge the more fantastical elements. Examples abound: Christopher Nolan has made two good Batman movies (“Batman Begins,” “The Dark Knight”) by grounding the story in a dark reality and removing the more theatrical aspects. On the flip side, Tim Burton made two really good Batman movies (“Batman” and “Batman Returns”) by reveling in the stagecraft and embracing the surrealism of the comic book. There is no clear path, but there does seem to be an “all or nothing” mentality. “Thor” is a movie that works because director Kenneth Branagh (“Hamlet”) has embraced the eccentric. For those blissfully unaware of the comic book, Thor (Chris Hemsworth) is the god of thunder, who lives in the magical realm of Asgard where his father, Odin (Anthony Hopkins), rules the land. Thor is a headstrong, fight-prone brute who feels the best way to achieve peace in the kingdom is to hit things with his magical hammer. It’s an interesting policy, though it lacks the kind of nuance Odin is looking for in his heir apparent. Thor’s coronation ceremony is interrupted by the Frost Giants, which sounds like a Norwegian death metal band, but actually they are a race of blue-skinned ice monsters who really don’t like Odin. Thor, his brother Loki (Tom Hiddleston) and his warrior friends decide to go gangster and head to the kingdom of the Frost Giants, looking for a fight. When Odin learns of Thor’s disobedience, he banishes him to Earth so he can learn a little humility. There’s a touch of culture shock when Thor gets to Earth. Everyone thinks he’s crazy and no one is quite sure what to make of the guy. He meets Jane (Natalie Portman), a scientist working on trans-dimensional portals and her team of nerdy friends. There’s an immediate attraction. He’s a tall, handsome, romancenovel cover model who acts like a relic from the middle ages. What’s not to like? Jane tries to help Thor find his way home. Meanwhile, back in Asgard, we learn there’s been some scheming and treachery
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waste of time. In fact, the film is at its least interesting when Thor is on Earth. Sure, there’s some comedy mined out of the “stranger in a strange land” premise. Asgard is where Thor really takes flight. Branagh works well with excess, and on this magical plane, he goes ape shit. The sets, the costumes, the magical portals to other worlds: It is the kind of stuff I expect to see in a film about the legendary comic-book character.
reel reel this week in film The Wicker Man
Subversive Film Series Juggling Gypsy •1612 Castle St. (910) 763-2223 Sundays, 8pm • Free 5/22: A sheriff investigating the disappearance of a young girl from a small island discovers there’s a larger mystery to solve among the island’s secretive, neo-pagan community. Nothing quite better than to see Nicolas Cage’s character suffer in hilarious means of torture.
Of Gods and Men
Cinematique Thalian Hall Studio Theatre 310 Chestnut Street • 7:30 p.m., $7
FUN SUMMER FLICK: Natalie Portman and Chris Hemsworth star in ‘Thor.’ Courtesy photo.
going on. Loki has been secretly plotting to get the throne of Asgard for himself. Odin falls into a mystical coma, and Loki now rules the kingdom. Thor finds his mystic hammer in the desert being examined by the agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., the same government agency that’s been popping up in the “Iron Man” movies. Thor fights his way to his magical weapon, but he can’t get it up, and he’s pretty upset about it. Down and defeated, Thor finally begins to understand what it is to have nothing. It’s a lousy time to learn this lesson since Loki has just sent the biggest, baddest killing machine in the universe to wipe out humanity. “Thor” is a big, ridiculous movie—and I mean that in the best way. When the protagonist is Norse, the god of thunder, any attempt at grounding the material in reality would be a
Hemsworth does a great job portraying Thor. He’s earnest, noble and best of all likable. This is no easy task. As I watched the movie, I kept thinking back to movies like “Conan the Destroyer” and “Masters of the Universe,” where the strapping action heroes were played by guys like Arnold Schwarzenegger and Dolph Lundgren—guys who weren’t really actors but steroid-laced, catchphrase-sputtering machines. Hemsworth is able to bring likability to the character. Tom Hiddleston does a great job as the mischievous Loki, bringing an appetite for scenery chewing. My complaint about the acting is the kind of “phoned in” performances from the supporting cast. Anthony Hopkins and Stellan Skarsgard are veteran actors who seem a little disengaged. Still, it’s a minor quip. “Thor” is a good summer movie. It has a little action, a little romance and a lot of fun.
5/23-25: Eight French Christian monks live in harmony with their Muslim brothers in a monastery perched in the mountains of North Africa in the 1990s. When a crew of foreign workers is massacred by an Islamic fundamentalist group, fear sweeps though the region. The army offers them protection, but the monks refuse. 120 min; PG-13.
Cucalorus Film Festival
815 Princess Street • (910) 343-5995 Call for entries! Wilmington’s best film fest, as noted in the spring 2011 edition of MovieMaker Magazine as “one of the 25 best film festival investments,” is now accepting entries into their 2011 event, taking place November 10--13. All locals who enter can do so for free by 6/14. If you wait ‘til June, entry fees start taking effect. Send in two DVDs, one inappropriate collage and an entry form. www.cucalorus.org.
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MFORT ZONE JAMAICA’ CO Rd # 24 417 S College 7 6 8 (910) 399-2
COMFORT FOOD: Escoveitch Red Snapper with Rice ‘n Peas, Plantain, Cabbage and Jerk Chicken. Jamaica’s Comfort Zone features a 4-course prix fixe menu that changes weekly, $12.00 (Vegetarian $9.95), Live music every Friday. Stop by for excellent cuisine and music that soothes your mind and body. Photo by Sue Cothran.
AMERICAN BLUEWATER
Enjoy spectacular panoramic views of sailing ships and the Intracoastal Waterway while dining at this popular casual American restaurant in Wrightsville Beach. Lunch and dinner are served daily. Favorites include jumbo lump crab cakes, succulent seafood lasagna, crispy coconut shrimp and an incredible Caribbean fudge pie. Dine inside or at their award-winning outdoor patio and bar, which is the location for their lively Waterfront Music Series every Sun. during the summer months. Large parties welcome. Private event space available. BluewaterDining.com. 4 Marina Street, Wrightsville Beach, NC. (910) 256.8500. ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Mon-Fri 10am - 11pm; Sat & Sun 10am – 11pm. ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Wrightsville Beach ■ FEATURING: Waterfront dining ■ MUSIC: Music every Sun. in Summer ■ WEBSITE: bluewaterdining.com
CATCH
Serving the Best Seafood in South Eastern North Carolina. Wilmington’s Native Son, 2011 James Beard Award Nominee Chef Keith Rhodes explores the Cape Fear Coast for the best it has to offer. We feature Wild Caught & Sustainably raised Seafood. Organic and locally sourced produce & herbs provide the perfect compliment to our fresh Catch. Consecutively Voted Wilmington’s Best Chef 2008, 09 & 2010. Dubbed “Modern Seafood Cuisine” we offer an array Fresh Seafood & Steaks, including our Signature NC Sweet Potato Salad. Appetizers include our Mouth watering “Fire Cracker” Shrimp, Crispy Cajun Fried NC Oysters & Blue Crab Claw Scampi, Seafood Ceviche
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& Conch Fritters to name a few. Larger Plates include Plancha grilled Painted Hills Steaks, Blackend Red Drum Filet, Charleston Crab Cakes, Tempura OBX Scallops, Flounder Escovitch & Pan roasted Queen Trigger fish. Custom Entree request gladly accommodated for our Guest. (Vegetarian, Vegan & Allergies) Hand Crafted seasonal desserts from Alan DeLovely. Full ABC Permits. 6623 Market Street, Wilmington, NC 28405.
■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Mon-Fri 11am-2pm and Mon. Sat. 5pm-9pm.
■ NEIGHBORHOOD: North Wilmington ■ FEATURING: Acclaimed Wine List CHRIS’ COSMIC KITCHEN
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. (910) 792-6720. Follow us on Twitter @CosmicKitchen.
■ SERVING BREAKFAST & LUNCH: 8am
4pm; Tues-Sat.; Sun. Brunch 9am-2pm. Closed Mon.
■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ FEATURING: Take out, call (910) 792-6720 ■ WEBSITE: www.CosmicKitchenOnline.com C.G. Dawgs
For great traditional New York style eats with Southern charm
look no further than C.G. Dawgs. You will be drawn in by the aroma of fine beef franks served with witty banter and good natured delivery from the cleanest hot dog carts in Wilmington. Sabrett famous hot dogs and Italian sausages are the primary fare offered, with a myriad of condiments for all of your mid-day or late night cravings. ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: 11am– 5pm. Sat. at the farmers market. Thurs.- Sat. nights on Market St. between Front and 2nd St. from 10pm – 3:00am. Fibbers on Sun. nights Until 3am. ■ NEIGHBORHOOD Downtown ■ FEATURING: Lunch time delivery downtown
THE GEORGE ON THE RIVERWALK
Drop your anchor at The George on the RiverWalk, your destination for complete sense indulgence. Watch the historic Cape Fear River unfold before you while you enjoy the best in Southern Coastal Cuisine. The menu combines elegance, creativity and diverse selection of steak, pasta, salad and fresh seafood, including the best Shrimp n’ Grits in town. Warm in the sun on the expansive outdoor deck sipping an exotic, colorful martini, or unwind at the spacious bar inside boasting extensive wine and martini lists along with weekday appetizer specials from 4:00pm6:30pm. Don’t forget to try downtown’s best kept secret for Sunday Brunch from 11am-3pm. You are welcome to dock your boat at the only dock’n’dine restaurant downtown, grab a trolley, or enjoy our free, front door parking (ask for pass!) Why satisfy when you can indulge? Find the George on the Riverwalk at 128 South Water Street, 910-763-2052.
■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Tues. – Sat. 11am – 9 pm. Enjoy Sunday Lunch and Brunch 11am – 3pm.
■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Downtown ■ FEATURING: Sunday Brunch / Wilmington’s only dock’n’dine restaurant. ■ WEBSITE: www.thegeorgerestaurant.com
HALLIGAN’S
“Failte,” is the Gaelic word for “Welcome,” and at Halligan’s Public House it’s our “Motto.” Step into Halligan’s and enter a world of Irish hospitality where delicious food warms the heart and generous drink lift the spirit. Be sure to try Halligan’s house specialty, “The Reuben,” number one with critics and of course our customers. One bite and you’ll understand why. Of course, we also serve a full selection of other delicious entrees including seafood, steak and pasta, as well as a wide assortment of burgers, sandwiches(Halligan’s Cheese Steak), and salads. And if you are looking for a friendly watering hole where you can raise a glass or two with friends, new and old, Halligan’s Public House boasts a comfortable bar where fun-loving bartenders hold court daily and blarney fills the air. Stop by Halligan’s Public House today, “When you’re at Halligan’s....you’re at home.” With 12 beers on tap and 16 flat screen TVs, you can watch your favorite game and enjoy your favorite drink.
■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: ■ ■ ■
7 Days a Week Mon-Wed 11:30 am - 2:00 am Thurs-Sun 11:30 am - 2:00 am NEIGHBORHOOD: Masonboro Loop FEATURING: THE Best Rueben in Town!, $5.99 lunch specials, Outdoor Patio WEBSITE: www.halligansnc.com
HENRY’S
A local favorite, Henry’s is the ‘place to be’ for great food, a lively bar and awesome patio dining. Henry’s serves up American cuisine at its finest that include entrees with fresh, local ingredients. Come early for lunch, because its going to be packed. Dinner too! Henry’s Pine Room is ideal for private functions up to 30 people. Henry’s is home to live music, wine & beer dinners and other special events. Check out their calendar of events at HenrysRestaurant.com for details. 2508 Independence Boulevard, Wilmington, NC. (910) 793.2929. ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Sun. – Mon.11am-10pm; Tues.- Fri.: 11am – 11pm; Sat.: 10am – 11pm. ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ FEATURING: Daily blackboard specials. ■ MUSIC: Live Music beginning at 5:30pm ■ WEBSITE: www.henrysrestaurant.com.
HoLIdAY INN RESoRt
Oceans Restaurant located in this oceanfront resort is a wonderful find. This is the perfect place to enjoy a fresh Seafood & Steak dinner while dinning outside overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. Chef Eric invites you to experience his daily specials in this magnificent setting. (910) 256-2231. 1706 N Lumina Ave, Wrightsville Beach.
■ SERVING BREAKFAST, LUNCH & DINNER: Sun.-Sat..
■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Wrightsville Beach ■ FEATURING: Waterfront dining ■ WEBSITE: www.holidayinn.com KEFI
Founded in 1981 by a group of friends, has a longstanding 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. 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 and drink specials, there is something that will make your taste buds sing. Full ABC permits. Located at 2012 Eastwood Road, (910) 256-3558.
■ SERVING BREAKFAST, LUNCH & DINNER: 6am-2am, seven days a week. ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Wrightsville Beach ■ FEATURING: Working Man’s Lunch for
under $6 Mon.-Fri.. Lunch deliveries available in the Wrightsville Beach area. MUSIC: Fri., Sat. and Sun. nights. WEBSITE: www.kefilive.com
Mushroom has an extensive beer list and full bar. 4311 Oleander Drive, (910) 452-3773.
■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: ■ ■ ■ ■
Mon-Sat,11am-10pm; Sun., 12pm-9pm. NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown FEATURING: lunch specials, a variety of sandwiches and vegetarian items. MUSIC: Live jazz on Wednesdays. WEBSITE: www.mellowmushroom.com
tEMPtAtIoNS EVERYdAY GoURMEt
■ SERVING DINNER: Tues.- Sun. 5pm ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Downtown ■ FEATURING: 70s menu every Friday ■ MUSIC: Fri. & Sat. in summer ■ WEBSITE: www.littledipperfondue.com
Temptations Everyday Gourmet draws diners in by droves thanks to their creative menu selections, an extraordinary inventory of fine wines (over 300 varieties all without restaurant markups) and trained staff that go beyond culinary excellence. Recognized as Best Lunch Spot by WWAY in 2011, as well as having its chef, Michael Comer, touted among the top three best chefs in Wilmington, according to StarNews’ Taste of Wilmington 2010, Temptations offers two locations to serve Wilmingtonians. Located in Hanover Center for 25 years, signature items include their Homemade Chicken Salad and Turkey, Brie and Apple Sandwich, as well as their Porter’s Neck location’s Pimiento Cheeseburger. The Porter’s Neck location also serves an expanded dinner menu, which changes weekly. Their daily features, including specialty soups, salads, quiche and paninis, keeps patrons busy choosing healthy, fast foods whether dining onsite or back at the office. in fact, ask Temptations about their Office Party Menu for your next gathering. Their gourmet retail shop provides unique gourmet gift items featuring many locally made specialty foods, chocolates and goodies.
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■ SERVING LUNCH: Hanover Center, 3501
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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 fourcourse meal, or indulge in appetizers and desserts outside on the back deck or in the bar while watching luminescent jellyfish. Reservations are appreciated for parties of any size. Located at the corner of Front and Orange in Downtown Wilmington. 138 South Front Street. (910) 251-0433.
Pine Valley Market has reigned supreme in servicing the Wilmington community for years, securing encore’s Best-Of awards in catering, gourmet shop and butcher. Now, Kathy Webb and Christi Ferretti are expanding their talents into serving lunch inhouse, so folks can enjoy their hearty, homemade meals in the quaint and cozy ambience of the market. Using the freshest ingredients of highest quality, diners can enjoy the best Philly Cheesesteak in Wilmington, along with numerous other sandwich varieties, from their Angus burger to classic Reuben, Italian sub to a grown-up banana and peanut butter sandwich that will take all diners back to childhood. Served among a soup du jour and salads, there is something for all palates. Take advantage of their take-home frozen meals for nights that are too hectic to cook, and don’t forget to pick up a great bottle of wine to go with it. 3520 S. College Road, (910) 350-FOOD.
■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: ■ ■ ■
Mon.-Fri.10am-7pm; Sat. 9am-6pm. Closed Sun. NEIGHBORHOOD: Wilmington South FEATURING: Daily specials and take-home frozen meals WEBSITE: www.pinevalleymarket.com
MELLoW MUSHRooM
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 hand-tossed, spring-water dough brings new meaning to pizzas and calzones—healthy!! With 20 drafts and an array of microbrews, domestic and import bottles, Mellow
Oleander Dr., Ste 13. Mon.-Sat., 11am – 6pm (Closed Sundays)
■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Porter’s Neck Center, 8207 Market St., Ste F. Mon. Wed., 10am-8:30pm; Thurs.-Sat., 10am-9pm. Dinner features begin at 5pm. (Closed Sundays) ■ NEIGHBORHOODS:: Midtown and North Wilmington
■ WEBSITE:
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■ FEATURING: An expanded dinner menu,
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Trolly Stop Hot Dogs is a family owned franchise with six locations. Since 1976 they specialize in homemade chili, slaw and sauces, and as of more recent – a variety of gourmet sausages and burgers (at participating locations). The types of hot dogs include Beef & Pork, All Beef, Smoked Sausage, 98% Turkey, and Soy. Sausages include Bratwurst, Mild Italian, Spicy Beef and Polish Kielbasi. Locations are: 126 N. Front Street Open seven days from 11am-4pm, late night hours are Thurs., Fri., and Sat. night from 10pm-3am; (910) 343-2999, 94 S. Lumina Ave, Wrightsville Beach 11-5pm 7days a week, 6pm-9pm Sun-Wed, and 6pm-3am Th-Sat. (910) 256-1421; 4502 Fountain Dr., 452-3952. 11am-7pm Mon-Sun; South Howe St. in Southport, (910) 457-7017 (CLOSED FOR THE SEASON UNTIL EASTER WEEKEND); 103A Cape Fear Blvd in Carolina Beach, (910) 458-5778; 1250 Western Blvd., Unit L-4 Jacksonville, (910) 228-0952, opened Mon-Sun 11am-9pm. Catering cart available all year from $300. (910) 297-8416.
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ASIAN BIG tHAI ANd BIG tHAI tWo
Now with two convenient locations to serve you, Big Thai features authentic Thai cuisine in a fun, relaxing atmosphere. Their delectable menu includes items such as Pineapple Fried Rice with Cashews, Roasted Duck in Red Curry, and several options for vegetarians and vegans. And don’t forget to try their famous Coconut Cake, made fresh in-house. You won’t regret it. Big Thai One (1001 N. 4th St. in the Brooklyn Arts District; 763-3035): Lunch M-F, 11-2. Dinner MTh 5-9, F-Sa 5-10, Closed Sun.. Big Thai Two (1319 Military Cutoff Rd. inside Landfall Center; 256-6588)
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SZECHUAN 132
Craving expertly prepared Chinese food in an elegant atmosphere? Szechuan 132 Chinese Restaurant is your destination! Szechuan 132 has earned the reputation as one of the finest contemporary Chinese restaurants in the Port City. Tastefully decorated with an elegant atmosphere, with an exceptional ingenious menu has deemed Szechuan 132 the best Chinese restaurant for years, hands down. 419 South College Road (in University Landing), (910) 799-1426.
■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ FEATURING: Lunch Specials 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 47pm enjoy half-priced nigiri and half-priced regular makimono. Nigiri makimono combos are only $7.50, while early-bird specials last from 4-6pm, where diners can choose two: shrimp, chicken or steak. Located at 222 Old Eastwood Road (910) 794-1570.
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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. Located at 7 Wayne Drive (beside the Ivy Cottage), (910) 251-9229.
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Tues.- Fri. 11am- 2pm; Sat. 12pm – 3pm for lunch. Mon.- Sun. 5pm – 10pm for dinner. ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ FEATURING: Balinese dancer every Fri. night. ■ WEBSITE: www.indochinewilmington.com
CARIBBEAN JAMAICA’S COMFORT ZONE
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. Jamaica’s Comfort Zone is family owned and operated. Call us 910-399-2867.
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DINNER: Sun., 3pm.– 8pm; Tues.- Sat. 11:45am – 9pm. Closed Mon. NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown FEATURING: Breakfast served all day. MUSIC: Live Music every First Fri. WEBSITE: www.jamaicascomfortzone.net
EURO FUSION PRESS 102
Espresso. Panini. Martini. Rome and Paris meet Manhattan and San Francisco in this new Euro-American eatery and martini bar in the heart of historic downtown Wilmington. Nestled inside the Hotel Tarrymore on the corner of Second and Dock streets, Press 102 offers the finest espresso and French press coffee made exclusively from locally roasted beans and more Panini creations this side of Tuscany. Boasting more than a hundred different wine labels and an endless variety of freshly pressed fruit and herb inspired martini cocktails foodies also enjoy a sophisticated evening menu that includes shrimp and grits made with red-eye gravy and a perfectly grilled New York strip bathed in a basil caramel and white balsamic reduction. Glass tile and eclectic mirrors make for a cozy bar and bistro seating at Press 102 and up to 60 guests can also enjoy outdoor patio seating surrounded by flowers and
passersby. Large parties of up to 120 are welcome in the Veranda Room overlooking Dock Street. (910) 399-4438.
■ SERVING BREAKFAST, LUNCH & DINNER: Wed. - Sat. 8am - until and Sunday brunch from 9am-3pm,
■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Downtown ■ FEATURING: Wilmington’s Best Panini, according to encore readers
■ WEBSITE: www.Press102.com
FRENCH CAPRICE BISTRO
Wilmington’s finest French cuisine can be found at Caprice Bistro, a small informal neighborhood restaurant, serving hearty food in generous portions at affordable prices. Simple is the atmosphere in the bistro, as plain white plates and tables dressed in white paper make up the decor. However, the food is far from simple, as a combination of fresh ingredients and innovative preparation delight the taste buds with a plethora of unique appetizers, entrées and desserts. The service is fast, efficient and 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 after-dinner martini, or enjoy your meal there, as a light-fare and full menus are served. Art is always on display in the sofa bar, so be sure to inquire frequently about their artist show receptions. Voted “Best French Restaurant” three years in a row! 10 Market Street, downtown Wilmington, (910) 8150810.
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Saturday, June 4th • 9am Start Time Live Music All Day! Raffles! Prizes! Great Food! LOTS OF FUN! All proceeds raised will provide outdoor opportunities for: • Cancer patients to go sea kayaking • Diabetes patients to chart week long wilderness expeditions • Wounded Warriors to go mountaineering • Spinal cord patients to go rock climbing To register and for more information go to: www.panaceaadventures.org/PANACEAPADDLE
■ SERVING DINNER: Sun.- Thurs.
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■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Downtown ■ FEATURING: Upstairs sofa bar serving cocktails and lighter fare.
■ WEBSITE: www.capricebistro.com OUR CRÊPES & MORE
Try something different to eat! Our Crêpes & More, a family owned and operated French Crêperie, is serving authentic, homemade French cuisine to dine in or to go. Everything on their menu is under $10, and is a healthy alternative, while eating a savory meal or sweet treat. Whether it’s for breakfast, lunch, or an afternoon treat, everything on the menu is available. On the Savory side, the Uzès, Quebec, Tahiti or Provencale are among the most popular. Their homemade Ratatouille, South France type sub like the Pain Bagnat or Croque-Monsieur are worth the detour too! On the sweet side, The Versailles, StTropez or Crazy Nutella (with homemade Nutella ice cream) will make you come back for more! They also serve Fresh Salads or Soups depending on the seasons, amazing all natural Homemade Sorbet & Ice Cream, Croissant & Chocolate Croissant. Open all day with free WiFi and live French radio, Our Crepes & More is a pleasant yet casual place to unwind. Our Crepes & More can accommodate large parties! STARTING JUNE 5th OPEN SUNDAYS FOR BRUNCH!
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■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ FEATURING: Vegetarian and gluten-free options. Free Wi-Fi..
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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-awayfrom-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
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Mon.- Thurs. 11am. – 9:30am; Fri. 11am-10:30pm; Sat. 12pm-10:30pm Sun. 11:30am – 9:30pm NEIGHBORHOOD: Wilmington South FEATURING: Daily specials, kids menu and online coupons. WEBSITE: www.giorgios-restaurant.com.
SLICE OF LIFE
“Slice� has become a home away from home for tourists and locals alike. Our menu includes salads, tacos, burritos, quesadillas, nachos, homemade soups, subs and, of course, pizza. We only serve the freshest and highest-quality ingredients in all of our food, and our dough is made daily with purified water. Voted “Best Pizza� and “Best Late Night Eatery.�All ABC permits. Visit us downtown at 122 Market Street, (910) 2519444, in Wrightsville Beach at 1437 Military Cutoff Road, Suite 101, (910) 256-2229 and our newest location in Pine Valley on the corner of 17th and College Road, (910) 799-1399. ■SERVING LUNCH, DINNER & LATE NIGHT: 11:30am-3am, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. ■NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown, Downtown and Wilmington South. ■FEATURING: The largest tequila selection in Wilmington ■WEBSITE: www.grabslice.com
LATIN AMERICAN SAN JUAN CAFE
Offering the most authentic, gourmet Latin American cuisine in Wilmington. With dishes from countries such as Puerto Rico, Colombia, Venezuela, the Dominican Republic and Cuba you’ll be able to savor a variety of flavors from all over Latin America. Located at 3314 Wrightsville Avenue. 910.790.8661 Follow us on Facebook/Twitter for live music updates! ■SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Mon Sat. 11am-2:30pm and from 5-10pm. Open Sun from 5pm-10pm. ■NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■FEATURING: Nightly specials ■WEBSITE: www.sanjuancafenc.com
ORGANIC LOVEY’S MARKET
Lovey’s Market is a true blessing for shoppers looking for Organic and Natural groceries and supplements, or a great place to meet friends for a quick, delicious and totally fresh meal or snack. Whether you are in the mood for a Veggie Burger, Hamburger or a Chicken Caesar Wrap, shoppers will find a large selection of nutritious meals on the a la carte Lovey’s Cafe’ menu. The Food Bar-which has cold salads and hot selections can be eaten in the newly expanded Lovey’s Cafe’ or boxed for take-out. The Juice Bar offers a wide variety of juices and smoothies made with Organic fruits and vegetables. Specializing in bulk sales of produce, grains, flours, beans and spices at affordable prices. Lovey’s has a great selection of Local produce and receives several weekly deliveries to ensure freshness. Lovey’s also carries Organic Grass-Fed and Free-Range meats and poultry. Wheat-Free and Gluten-Free products are in stock regularly, as are Vegan and Vegetarian groceries.
Lovey’s also carries Wholesome Pet Foods. Stop by Lovey’s Market Monday through Friday 9am to 7pm; Saturday 9am to 6pm and Sunday 10am to 6pm. Located at 1310 Military Cutoff Rd in the Landfall Shopping Center; (910) 509-0331. “You’ll Love it at Lovey’s!â€? â– SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: CafĂŠ open: Mon.-Fri., 11am–6pm; Sat. & Sun., 10am-6pm. â– NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown â– FEATURING: New bakery, fresh organic pies, cakes and bread. Newly expanded. â– WEBSITE: www.loveysmarket.com.
TIDAL CREEK CO-OP
Tidal Creek Co-op Kitchen 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 fresh and local ingredients. The chefs are constantly experimenting to create new and exciting dishes, with many vegan and gluten-free selections available. Choose from made-to-order smoothies with ingredients like almond butter and hemp milk, salads with locally grown greens, and special event cakes made from scratch to your specifications. Dining in is always welcomed, but you will also find freshly prepared entrees, salads, and sandwiches in the grab and go case. Whatever your tastes, The Co-op Kitchen is a place to rejuvenate the mind and body, while enjoying the company of a friendly and relaxed organic community. Located at 5329 Oleander across from Jungle Rapids, (910)799-2667, indoor and outdoor seating is available. Like Tidal Creek on Facebook for a daily post of “What’s for Lunch!�
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â– NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown â– FEATURING: Hot Bar 11am-3pm, Salad Bar & Smoothie/Juice/Coffee Bar all day
â– WEBSITE: www.tidalcreek.coop.
SEAFOOD DOCK STREET OYSTER BAR
Voted Best Oysters for over 10 years by encore readers, you know what you can find at Dock Street Oyster Bar. But we have a lot more than oysters! Featuring a full menu of seafood, pasta, and chicken dishes from $4.95-$25.95, there’s something for everyone at Dock Street. You’ll have a great time eating in our “Bohemian-Chic� atmosphere, where you’ll feel just as comfort able in flip flops as you would in a business suit. Located at 12 Dock St in downtown Wilmington. Open for lunch and dinner, 7 days a week. (910) 762-2827. ■SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: 7 days a week. ■NEIGHBORHOOD: Downtown ■FEATURING: Fresh daily steamed oysters. ■WEBSITE: www.dockstreetoysterbar.net
EAST
The Blockade Runner offers an array of seasonal seafood specials, certified Angus beef, lobster menu on Fri. evening plus a spectacular Sun. brunch. Romantic al fresco dining is available on our dinner deck located in the center of a lush garden overlooking the ocean far away from the traffic and noise. Our lounge is eco-friendly and offers light fare nightly. 275 Waynick Blvd. Wrightsville Beach. (910) 256-2251.
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2010 in Wilmington, Carolina Ale House is the place to be for award-winning food, sports and fun. Located on College Rd. near UNCW, this lively sports-themed restaurant. Covered and open outdoor seating is available. Lunch and dinner specials are offered daily, as well as the coldest $2 and $3 drafts in town. 317 South College Road, Wilmington, NC. (910) 791.9393.
HIERONYMUS
■ SERVING LUNCH, DINNER &
SUNDAY BRUNCH ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Wrightsville Beach. ■ FEATURING: Lobster menu on Fri. ■ MUSIC: Live music on Sat. evening and Sun.brunch.
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. 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; (910) 392-6313.
■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ FEATURING: Fireside oyster bar. ■ WEBSITE: www.hieronymusseafood.com OCEANIC
Voted best seafood restaurant in Wilmington, Oceanic provides oceanfront dining at its best. Located in Wrightsville Beach, Oceanic is one of the most visited restaurants on the beach. Choose from a selection of seafood platters, combination plates and daily fresh fish. For land lovers, try their steaks, chicken or pasta dishes. Relax on the pier or dine inside. Oceanic is also the perfect location for memorable wedding receptions, birthday gatherings, anniversary parties and more. Large groups welcome. Private event space available. Familystyle to go menu available. 703 S. Lumina Avenue, Wrightsville Beach. (910) 256.5551.
■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Wrightsville Beach ■ FEATURING: Dining on the Crystal Pier. ■ WEBSITE: OceanicRestaurant.com
SOUTHERN CASEY’S BUFFET
In Wilmington, everyone knows where to go for solid country cooking. That place is Casey’s Buffet, winner of encore’s Best Country Cookin’/Soul Food and Buffet categories. “Every day we are open, somebody tells us it tastes just like their grandma’s or mama’s cooking,” co-owner Gena Casey says. Gena and her husband Larry run the show at the Oleander Drive restaurant where people are urged to enjoy all food indigenous to the South: fried chicken, barbecue, catfish, mac‘n’cheese, mashed potatoes, green beans, chicken‘n’dumplings, biscuits and homemade banana puddin’ are among a few of many other delectable items. 5559 Oleander Drive. (910) 798-2913. ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Open Wednesdays through Saturdays from 11am to 9pm and on Sundays from 11am to 8pm. Closed Mon. and Tuesdays. ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ FEATURING:For adventurous palates, pig’s feet and chitterlings.
SPORTS BAR CAROLINA ALE HOUSE
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■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ FEATURING: 40 HD TVs and the biggest HD projector TVs in Wilmington.
■ WEBSITE: CarolinaAleHouse.com FOX & HOUND PUB & GRILLE
Serving up the best bar food for any local sports fan, Fox & Hound as appetites covered. Located next to Mayfaire Cinema 16, it’s no question that Fox is a great place to go on date night, or to watch the big game on one of the restaurant’s six large projection screens and 19 plasma televisions. Guests can also play pool, darts or video games in this casual themed restaurant. For starters, Fox offers delicious appetizers like Ultimate nachos, gian Bavarian pretzels and spinach artichoke dip. In the mood for something more? Try the hand-battered Newcastle fish ‘n’ chips o rchicken tenders, or the grilled Mahi-Mahi served atop a bed of spicy rice. From cheeseburgers to and sirloins to salads and 12-inch pizzas, Fox has plenty to choose from for lunch or dinner. Finish the meal with a 6-inch Great Cookie Blitz, a chocolate chip cookie baked fresh to order and served warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and Hershey’s syrup. 920 Town Center Drive, (910) 509-0805.
■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: 11am – 2am, daily
■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ FEATURING: $5.99 lunch specials and free pool until 2p.m. and $5 cheese pizzas after 10 p.m., both Mon.-Fri.
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■ WEBSITE: foxandhound.com HELL’S KITCHEN
This is downtown Wilmington’s Sports Pub! With every major sporting package on ten HDTVs and our huge HD projection screen, there is no better place to catch every game in every sport. Our extensive menu ranges from classics, like thick Angus burgers or NY-style reubens, to lighter fare, such as homemade soups, fresh salads and vegetarian options. Whether meeting for a business lunch, lingering over dinner and drinks, or watching the game, the atmosphere and friendly service will turn you into a regular. Open late 7 days a week, with free WiFi, darts, and did we mention sports? Free lunchtime delivery on weekdays; we can accommodate large parties. (910) 763-4133.
■ SERVING LUNCH, DINNER & LATE NIGHT: 11am – late. Sun. at noon. ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Downtown ■ FEATURING: Dueling pianos every Thurs., Fri., and Sat. nights. and 1/2 priced select appetizers m-th 4-7pm
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to near perfection—every time!—they pop with each bite, releasing a natural sweetness, which pairs divinely with the spice of the sauce, the soft potatoes and nuttiness of the Basmati rice. A more subtle flavor index comes from Tandoori’s vegetable platter appetizer, which overflows with crusty and creamy textures. Spinach, cauliflower, potato and onion fritters offer a heartiness in the veggie pakora. The homemade cheese pakora rivals the texture of tofu and comes deep fried in an aerated chick-pea flour. The samosa—the Indian version of a fried dumpling—is a crisp pocket filled with pulpy potatoes and a green pea mixture. Every item on the platter tastes richer after bathing in sweet-and-tangy tamarind chutney. Upon many visits, I’ve had the pleasure of poking and prodding through other dishes on Tandoori’s extensive menu. The chicken mushroom comes lathered in cream with fresh herbs and spices, including citrus-y coriander. In fact, the prevalence of coriander in Indian cuisine keeps me adoring it even more, which isn’t much of a surprise seeing as its cilantro leaves are my favorite herb. Vegetables are again the true star in the Aloo Gobhi—cauliflower and potatoes
cooked with onions, tomatoes and herbs, doused in spices but not swimming in a sauce. The balance allows the flavor of the vegetable to shine against earthy overtones. Fresh okra cooked with onions, ginger, tomatoes and spices makes Bhindi Masala unlike another vegetarian dish in town. The Tandoori Bites Special Biryani can feed two easily. At least a few cups of saffron rice overflows against large shrimp, chunks of juicy chicken, lamb that could be less cooked (but, hey, I am one who likes her lamb a solid medium), vegetables and sliced almonds. The flavors meld intensely. Adventurous carnivores will find the addition of goat on the menu a lovely pleasure, too. Lunches at Tandoori mostly consist of buffet feasts, wherein a little bit of everything can be enjoyed in one setting and for under $10. During the evening, an intimate, upscale experience can transform date night into something more exotic. Dark wood and lush fabrics in purples and oranges evoke a cozy getaway without the renewal of a passport. Recently added decals to the windows depict scenes from the homeland, adding yet again to its Fr East other-world appeal. With a full wine and beer list, and screenings of Bollywood films behind the bar, Tandoori Bites has stepped up the foreign culinary game in Wilmington. It tastes like Papa Bammi’s in the kitchen.
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with a disclaimer: By no means is this a call to vegetarianism. Consider it more a “think piece” on the ethics of eating meat. View it as a wake-up call for the way we produce food. We must pay attention to what we eat. We can’t get away with this much longer: Our meat-eating habit is one of most destructive acts of mankind. Seriously. Statistics like these can be convincing: • A U.S. citizen eats 273 pounds of meat every year. • It takes an entire acre of land to produce only 48 pounds of beef (or 60,000 pounds of pineapple and 40,000 pounds of potatoes). • Crops for farm animals require 50 percent of the water and 80 percent of farmland • 800 million people could be fed just off the grain used to feed livestock each year. And the stats go on and on. When almost three times the current U.S. population can be fed off of what we are feeding animals annually, something is rotten in Denmark. Further, it is estimated that 70 percent of the fresh water in California is used for agricultural purposes, while 70 percent of this water is used to grow alfalfa for cows. Our appetites are making it hard on our common sense. The economy of scale is at play here. The only way meat can be grown this cheaply is by subsidization and the homogenization of the farming process. Some estimates show that if beef production was not subsidized in California, it would cost $35 per pound. As renowned author Michael Pollan (“In Defense of Food,” “The Omnivore’s Dilemma”) states, “It is no small thing for an
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American to be able to go into a fast-food restaurant and buy a double cheeseburger, fries and a large Coke for a price equal to less than an hour of labor at the minimum wage.” In regards to homogenization, in 1970 the four largest meat-packing companies slaughtered about 21 percent of America’s cattle; today the four largest companies slaughter about 85 percent. This phenomenon may be good for a business’s bottom line, but it’s bad for our health. We are experiencing more and more recalls of tainted meats, and legislation is making it easier and easier to produce inferior food. Take E. coli, for example. The news tells us to be afraid of it, but we can find it in the soil in our back yard. E. coli is not, by nature, a harmful microbe, but when the conditions are created for it to thrive, it can wreak havoc. These conditions are created by raising thousands of cows on an acre as opposed to hundreds. Rather than pass laws that prevent it, we implement stringent and costly standards that need to be followed by all farmers who allow the FDA to track down outbreaks of disease after they happen. In other words, rather than prevent the problem in the first place, they are taxing everyone to allow the conditions that create the problem. That’s sort of like Monsanto inventing a toxic herbicide called “RoundUp” designed to kill everything, then inventing genetically modified plants that can withstand it—all under the guidance of the FDA! Again, brilliant business model, but bad for people. A new study released on April 15, 2011
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explains how almost half of our meat supply is contaminated with drug-resistant bacteria. The study revealed that 47 percent of the samples contained the Staphylococcus aureubacteria, and that 96 percent of those S. aureus isolates were resistant to at least one antimicrobial. People refrain from eating meat for many reasons: health, ecological and religious concerns, dislike for it, compassion for animals, belief in non-violence, economics and the list goes on. For instance, in a poll of 700 Vegetarian Journal readers, about 82 percent are interested in vegetarianism because of health; 75 percent because of ethics, the environment, and animal rights; 31 percent because of taste; and 26 percent because of economics. I’m sure that in a poll of the Meatlovers Journal the majority of people would respond they eat it because it tastes good. What’s interesting is that many people have no clue from where the meat they are eating comes. Now, they’re waking up to this reality in droves. There are now meat community-supported agriculture programs (CSA) and even co-ops where people can purchase animals and work with a butcher to distribute them amongst a group. The documentary “Earthlings,” while extremely blunt in its assessment, is a tremendous resource for folks looking for the truth about abuse of farming animals. It’s
not only about treating them with respect but treating ourselves with respect. It’s safe to say that if we all knew what we were eating in regards to the meat we ingest, nobody would eat it. Jamie Oliver’s show “Food Revolution” is back on TV again. In a recent episode, he describes how the leftovers of a cow, called the “trimmings,” were used to make “meat.” The meat parts were removed from the trimmings in a spinner and then washed in an ammonia solution. This is done to prevent E coli, salmonella poisoning and reduce other bacterial threats. This “meat” filler can be used in up to 15 percent of processed meat products according to the USDA. The percentage is low enough that the package does not have to indicate ammonia as one of the ingredients. It is this ammonia-laden meat that is also used in school food. The more we look into it, the less sense it makes, right? It’s all done to satiate our national craze over meat. It begs the question: Is it really that good? I ask readers to try going just one night a week without eating meat. There’s even a website dedicated to helping people with their newfound goal, www.MeatlessMonday.com. The truth hurts, but we need to be brave enough to face it. Rather than grabbing a cheeseburger in the drive-through, start a vegetable garden instead.
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ter was killed in a pedestrian accident. It was awful. The family had no idea what to do. They were reeling from the shock. All I could do was offer advice—you know, suggest waterproof mascara. I saw people try to take advantage of the family and I thought, No! This should never happen ever again! [In the end,] no one knows what to do.” A former reporter, Jones knew about previous investigations that had been done on the scandals of the funeral industry. Yet, she couldn’t shake the incessant questions about how to make the process better. “I’m not trying to sound corny,” she says, “but momma was a Girl Scout leader, and she said, ‘Leave the camp site better than you found it.’ What could I do to make it better? I wrote a book that offers how to plan for it!” From wills, traditional forms of services and types of cremations, to hidden secrets cemeteries, casket rental, embalmment and eulogies, “Death for Beginners: Your No-Nonsense, Money-Saving Guide to Planning for the Inevitable” is built like a workbook. Jones presents readers with every single option imaginable in funeral planning. More so, she manages to make it a bit fun. “My momma, who I swear is a Southern Belle who will never die, wants to be turned into a diamond ring,” Jones shares jokingly. “When she told me that, I thought, I’m never getting rid of you, am I, Momma? I’m going to have to wear you on my hand!”
Offering definitions, pros, cons, costs and related websites appropriate for research, “Death for Beginners” is a funny, light-hearted quick read. It’s written so people can avoid getting taken advantage of during a time of grief. It’s also written to help prevent wiping out the bank account for a burial. Within all its humor and useful gems of information, it still manages to remind readers of one important fact: Expecting the death of a loved one matters not. At the end of the day, a funeral is nothing more than a purchase of goods and services. “These are expensive goods, too,” Jones believes. “One will have to purchase [them] with an unclear mind, and that’s dangerous!” A self-proclaimed hippie who loves The Beatles, Jones has opted to have her final celebration on the beach as “Here Comes the Sun” plays while her family and friends sip on really good champagne. “I’m not busting the funeral industry and I don’t have an agenda,” she says, “but you have to remember: In every business there are unsavory characters, so why not go ahead and write this stuff down? Why not make your choices now? Why not give specific orders to leave out that fun and unfortunate evening in Tijuana during the eulogy? It won’t take long, and in all seriousness it’s the nicest thing you can do for those left behind. It’s really about celebrating who their loved one is. We should tell our loved ones, ‘I need you to give you me a gift. The most important gift you’ve ever given me. Peace of mind and a chance to celebrate who you are.’”
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BATTLE OF THE SHOPS 5/22, noon-6pm: 1888 Skate Club welcomes Battle of the Shops, feat. 10 shops from the tri-county area will compete for bragging rights in BAC’s spectacular indoor skate park. Some of the hottest bands in town will play throughout the day on BAC’s awesome stage, and there will be a killer sample
sale—with skate brand reps on site—offering discounted samples of their upcoming lines— shoes, gear, clothing, accessories. Brooklyn Arts Center: 516 North 4th St. Free admission w/club membership. SHOP TO THE BEAT 5/19: Southport-Oak Island Area Chamber of Commerce and the City of Southport will embark on an exciting new event called “Shop to the
Beat.” Entertainment, shopping and dining. Bimonthly event will take advantage of the traditional downtown environment in Southport positioning music or entertainment throughout the business district outside and near participating merchants. Participating merchants and restaurants will add to the evening by having specials or merchandising games. Held 4pm6pm the first/third Thurs, ea. month, 5/19-11/17. The Southport-Oak Island Area Chamber of Commerce is soliciting individuals, banks, churches, real estate firms and other non-retail businesses to identify and provide entertainment during the 13 events nights. In exchange for providing the entertainment, businesses have the opportunity to distribute business cards. Chamber is looking for both traditional and non-traditional entertainers. Chamber Office: (910) 457-6964. FARMERS’ MARKETS Weekly Farmers’ Markets: Riverfront Farmer’s Market Sat., Downtown Wilmington, Water St., 8am-1pm. April-Dec. www.wilmingtonfarmers. com • Pleasure Island Fresh Market Sat., Carolina Beach Marina, through 5/7; 910-8053014 • Carolina Beach Farmer’s Market Sat., Carolina Beach Lake, 5/14-9/3; 910-458-7490 • Wrightsville Beach Farmer’s Market Mon., Causeway Dr., through 9/5, 8am-1pm. 910-2567925 • Poplar Grove Plantation Farmer’s Market
Wed., 10200 US 17 N., Wilmington, through 12/14, feat. plant, food and crafts vendors; live music w/Cindy Rhodes; Pender County Master Gardeners clinic 2nd Wed/ea. mo.; Grillin’ in the Grove cooking classes 4th Wed. ea. mo.(chefs: 5/25, James Bain; 6/22, Alexander Fouros; 7/27: Susan Boyles, Seasoned Gourmet); $30 pre-reg; 9:30am-12:30pm. RSVP: 917-969-2430. www. poplargrove.com. HISTORIC DOWNTOWN ILM MARKETPLACE Historic Downtown Wilmington Marketplace, at corner of Market/2nd street every Sunday, is a citysupported event in conjunction with the Riverfront Park Sales Vendors Program. Artists, crafters and other vendors will join together each week to showcase original handcrafted arts and crafts and locally grown produce. Musicians will also be on hand to perform. Through May, 2-6pm; June-Aug., 4-8pm. For a fee of $50, sales permits are granted to artists, crafters and musicians who create and sell and their art in Riverfront Park throughout the year with the exception of Sundays and festivals. To learn if you qualify for an annual Riverfront Park permit or if you wish to participate in the Historic Downtown Wilmington Marketplace: Kim Adams, (910) 254-0907. CF COMMUNITY CENTER ART EXPO 6/4: Third annual Cape Fear Community Arts Expo, w/portion of the proceeds from donated to the Community Arts Center to help with its much needed funding in a sour economy. Designed to feature and highlight a tasteful cross-section of the culturally rich and diverse offerings in visual art (paintings, sketches, photography), crafts (pottery, jewelry, glassworks), spoken word (poetry and prose), and music that the Cape Fear region has to offer. Guests who attend will have the opportunity to view and purchase works by local artists and craftsmen whose talents have reached many or only a few. Day-long expo of the arts and crafts, concluding with a concert of music combined with the spoken word. Day portion of the event will be free and open to the public and the evening portion will require patrons to purchase tickets to attend. Art show: 1-5pm; concert. 6-9pm, with El Jaye Johnson. 910-352-6527. SURF AND SAND CELEBRATION The 31st annual Surf-Sun-Sand Celebration will be held on Sat., 6/4, 8am, on the beach strand near the Oceanic Pier. Activities include a six-person and four person co-ed volleyball tournament and a two-person bocce ball tournament. Reg. open; closes 6/1. 910-256-7925 or www. townofwrightsvillebeach.com. CB BEACH MUSIC FESTIVAL Pleasure Island Chamber of Commerce hosts 26th annual Carolina Beach Music Festival, Sat., 6/4, Carolina Beach at the historic Carolina Beach Boardwalk. Live entertainment with the hottest beach music bands in the South. Gates at 10:30am. Schedule: 11-12:30am, Jim Quick and Coastline; 1-2:30pm, The Band of Oz; 3-4:30pm, The Fabulous Shakers. At SeaWitch Café & Tiki Bar (Party Central): Fri., 6/3: The Carolina Breakers, free. 6/4: Shag Dance Contst, $4300 cash prizes; $15 tickets. 6/5: Soul Beam, free. Tickets to Beach Music Festival: $15/adv. or $20/day of. Can be purchased at the Chamber (cash only) or through etix.com. Cornhole Tourney at 8am. Concessions on sale; bring chairs, and coolers are welcome. No glass, no pets, no refunds.
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5/21, 10am. Historic Tileston School, 412 Ann St. Francisco Castillo of CGC Restorations & Christopher Yermal of Old School Rebuilders. LLC will conduct a hands-on workshop about restoring and maintaining historic wooden windows. • Most Threatened Historic Places List 2011 Announcement, Mon, 5/23, 10am; location TBA. Dr. Jeffrey Crow, State Historic Preservation Officer, announces Historic Wilmington Foundation’s 2011 list of the Lower Cape Fear region’s most endangered historic properties. • James and Rosalie Carr Plaque Dedication, Thurs., 5/26, 10am. Alton Lennon Federal Building, 2 Princess St. • Spring Shimparoo, Thurs, 5/26, 6:30pm. Riverwalk Landing at Elijah’s, 2 Ann St. Spring Friend-raiser Drive revs up with food & music at the new Riverwalk Landing at Elijah’s. HWF members $20; non-members join at the door. Current HWF members can bring a new member and get in free! 2011 Market St. (910)762-2511 CHARITY GOLF TOURNAMENT 5/20, noon: Second annual Charity Golf Tournament for Fri., 5/20, at Cape Fear National Golf Club in Leland. A cash bar reception, Luau party and silent auction will follow the tournament. Fee: $125, and includes golf, lunch, range balls, 2 mulligans, a raffle ticket for a surprise drawing and Luau party following the tournament, with complimentary beer, soda and wine. Tickets are available for the Luau and reception only for $35. Janie: (910) 579-4707. WOUNDED WARRIORS Wounded Warriors Ballroom Dance Workshop Weekend, 5/20-21. Fri. evening and Sat. dance workshops w/10 pro dancers, including ball performers. Teachings in American Rhythm and Smooth, International Latin and Standard, Argentine Tango, Salsa and Country-Western. Presented by Azalea Coast NC Chapter of USA Dance. Appreciation Ball on Sat. evening, with net proceeds to benefit our nation’s military wounded warriors. Night includes champagne reception and dinner, ballroom dance performances by the pros, dancing to Andrew Thielen Big Band, and more! At Burney Center, UNCW. Tix RSVP or to make donations: (910) 7998566, azaleacoastdance@aol.com. www. azaleacoastncusadance.org. PAWS-ABILITY 5/20, 1pm: Carol Weaver, pawsabilitynews@atmc.net. Paws-Ability, the nonprofit organization that raises funds for the animal shelters and rescue groups in Brunswick County, North Carolina, has scheduled its 2nd annual Charity Golf Tournament for Fri., 5/20, at Cape Fear National Golf Club in Leland. Cash bar reception, Luau party and silent auction will follow the tournament. $125, and includes golf, lunch, range balls, 2 mulligans, a raffle ticket for a surprise drawing and Luau party following the tournament, with complimentary beer, soda and wine. Tickets: $35. www.paws-ability. org/Events.html o
Beach Rd has a non-profit coffee house to minister and serve as an outreach post to the community. We are seeking to give food away to families or individuals in need every Sat. Donations welcome, 7am to noon, Mon-Fri any week. Coffee house is non-profit and all proceeds go right back into the Food Pantry budget to keep the pantry stocked. Schedule: 5/20, 6pm, Open Mic night. ASSISTANCE LEAGUE OF GREATER ILM Assistance League of Greater ILM holds fundraiser on Fri., 5/20. Jeans & Jewels Blue Jeans Ball at the new Wilmington Convention Center, 6-10:30pm. Buffet dinner, dancing to The Schoolboys, a silent auction and a cash bar. $60/person ($600 for a table of 10). Judi Scott: (399-1117) HOSPICE ADVOCATE VOLUNTEER TRAINING Rape Crisis Center of COastal Horizons Center Inc. will host Hospital Advocate Training, Sat., 5/21, 8am-5pm and Mon., 5/21, 5:30pm-7:30pm. Both trainings at Rape Crisis Center of Coastal Horizons Center, Inc. 615 Shipyard Blvd. Training open to residents of New Hanover and Brunswick. Deanna Stoker: dstoker@coastalhorizons.org. 910-392-6936. WAIT, WAIT, DON’T TELL ME Carl Kasell of Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me and NPR News fame is coming to the Wilmington Convention Center to speak and entertain at a WHQR “funraiser” luncheon on Tues., 5/24. Carl’s quick wit and entertaining stories, as well as experience as a newscaster for Morning Edition from its inception in 1979 until 2009, and UNC’s Journalism Hall of Fame inductee, will entertain. Host a table at this great fundraiser: Mary Bradley, mary@whqr.org; 910-343-1640. Carl will also be our guest at a private cocktail party on Mon, 5/23, Leadership Circle ($1,000 and above donors). Pledge online: whqr.org. TOYOTA’S CARS FOR GOOD Toyota’s 100 Cars for Good program will award vehicles to 100 nonprofit organizations based
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Locals are coming together to run in the 2011 Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure in Raleigh, NC, on June 11th. The Wilmington KARE team will participant in honor of newscaster Jon Evans’ wife, Sheila Evans, who’s recently been diagnosed with breast cancer and continues her fight. Interested team members can sign up at http://nctriangle.info-komen.org (see full link, right).
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on votes from the public beginning 5/9. Toyota’s 100 Cars for Good program will showcase five non-profit organizations each day for 100 days on Toyota’s Facebook page, facebook.com/toyota.
Visitors to the page can vote once a day for the organization that they feel is most deserving of a new Toyota vehicle. http://www.toyota.com/ community. HOBBY GREENHOUSE PLANT SALE 6/3-4: Plants grown by members; portion of profits go to scholarships for local community college horticulture students. In Forest Hills, free. Fri.Sat. 9am-6pm. www.hobbygreenhouseclub.org or hobbygreenhouse@aol.com. 2011 PANACEA PADDLE 6/4: The 2011 Panacea Paddle—a day long festival with live music, great food and paddling competitions to raise money for special needs populations so they may enjoy multi-day wilderness programming free of charge. Cancer patients will be able to go sea kayaking; visually impaired children can go surfing; diabetes patients will chart a week-long course through the wilderness; Wounded Warriors will go mountaineering; cystic fibrosis patients will enjoy white water rafting. Panacea Adventures provides outdoor adventure therapy programs specifically designed to serve the needs of individuals and groups facing physical, mental or emotional challenges. Competitive paddling categories include: Sea Kayaks and Stand Up Paddleboards. Both novice and elite classes will accommodate varying skill levels. Live music and food vendors will assure the landbased entertainment offers a full day of family fun. Festival and paddle launch platform will be at the Carolina Beach Marina. Entrance fees for paddling competition(s) are: $40/indv., ($50 day of);$70 tandem ($80 day of); $80 elite racers ($90 day of). www.panaceaadventures.org. Attendees: $10 entry fee. SUSAN G KOMEN RACE FOR THE CURE 6/11: Susan G Komen Race for the Cure in Raleigh NC. Interested runners can register: http://nctriangle.info-komen.org/site/TR/ RacefortheCure/DUR_NCTriangleAffiliate?team_ id=169253&pg=team&fr_id=2137 Or consider “Sleep in for the Cure” and contribute $20 to be a part of the team effort of Wilmington KARE, w/ Sleep-In for the Cure team captain Sheila Evans, who’s recently been diagnosed w/breast cancer. Race team captain: Dr. Damian Brezinkski. MUD RUN Registration open for Mud Run MS Carolinas, a fundraiser hosted by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society- Eastern NC Chapter. 10K (6.2 mile) adventure course, w/ camp-style obstacles that are surrounded by or consist entirely of mud. Event: 9/24, Camp Butner in Stem, NC (just north of Raleigh/Durham). Reg: $50, www. mudruncarolinas.com.
Performance Art RAGTIME See cover story. SHAKESPEARE YOUTH CO. Shakespeare on the Green Youth Co. presents “The Tempest.” Free at Greenfield Lake Amphitheater, 5/28-29; 6/7-9; and 6/13-16. Directed by Cherry
McKay, an enchanted tale filled with mystery, magic, love, friendship, suspense and comedy for all ages. Gates at 6:30pm; performances at 8pm. Take Carolina Beach Rd to Tennessee Ave. 910-399-2878 or shakespeareonthegreen03@ yahoo.com CITY STAGE THEATER City Stage Announces it’s 2010-11 season as well as changes within the company! We have a new box office number for ticket reservations: (910) 2642602. citystagenc.com. Point Break Live! Will run throughout the month of June 2011. All shows at City Stage, downtown Wilmington. (910)264-2602. citystagetheatre@gmail.com. BIG DAWG PRODUCTIONS Big Dawg Productions: 6/2-5, 9-12, 16-19—“The Hallelujah Girls,” the story of a group of Southern women who decide to open a day spa in an abandoned church and the hilarious complications that ensue. $18 general admission ($12 Thurs performances) $15 seniors/students. 910-3417228 or www.bigdawgproductions.org. Cape Fear Playhouse. 613 Castle St. THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING ERNEST Osher Lifelong Learning Institute presents Oscar Wilde’s “The Importance of Being Earnest,” captured live in high-definition during a performance at the American Airlines Theatre on Broadway in New York City, Thurs., 6/2, 7pm, UNCW’s Lumina Theater. The Importance of Being Earnest is a comedy about class, courtship and mistaken identity, which ridicules codes of propriety and etiquette. Tony-winner Brian Bedford directs and stars as Lady Bracknell in this trivial comedy for serious people. Tickets: $20 General Admission, $18 OLLI Members and $12 Youth/ Students. www.uncw.edu/olli or 910-962-3195. OPERA HOUSE THEATRE CO. SCHEDULE The King and I, directed by Suellen Yates. Wed., 6/8Sun., 6/12, Fri, 6/17-Sun., 6/19, and Fri., 6/240Sun., 6/26. • Annie, directed and choreographed by Judy Greenhut, Wed., 7/6-Sun., 7/10; Fri. 7/15-Sun., 7/17; and Fri., 7/22-Sun., • Hairspray, directed and choreographed by Ray Kennedy, Wed., 8/3-Sun., 8/7; Fri., 8/12-Sun., 8/14; and Fri., 8/19-Sun., 8/21. • Man of La Mancha, directed and choreographed by Ron Chisholm, Wed., 8/31-Sun., 9/4; Fri., 9/9Sun., 9/11. All shows presented by Opera House Theatre Company at Thalian Hall: 310 Chestnut St. Performances at 8pm; Sun. matinees, 3pm. Tickets: (910) 632-2285 THE LEGACY THEATRE CO. 6/10-11 17-18, 7pm: The Legacy Theater Company will open their doors with our inaugural performance. “The Higgins’ Train to Georgia” is a hilarious, original comedy that promises to have you rolling in the aisles. Meet General Walter and Esther Higgins. Two elderly, patriotic New Yorkers who find themselves in Augusta, Georgia. Out of place, culturally confused and dying for a good New York pizza, Walter and Esther meet their younger, energetic, Southern neighbors McKayla and Harrington Carrington. Hilarity ensues as these two couples get tonow each other while dealing with a bratty niece, a Yenta mother-in-law, and a kind-hearted good ‘ol boy. Tickets: $12/adults and $10/seniors/students under 17/military with
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Campus; 24 hrs.Cost: $63. 910-362-7319. Reg: 1st of every mo, 6-9pm. NC SYMPHONY NC Symphony, led by Resident Conductor William Henry Curry and feat. the symphony’s very own flutist and harpist, Mary Boone and Anita Burroughs-Price, brings to life Mozart’s charming Concerto in C Major for Flute and Harp at Kenan Auditorium on the campus of the UNCW, Fri., 5/20, 8pm. Performances of Beethoven’s Consecration of the House Overture and a show-stopping finale in Schumann’s masterful Symphony No. 4.$25-45, $10 tickets for students. www.ncsymphony.org or by calling 800-732-3643. Kenan Auditorium. BOB DYLAN’S 70TH DREAM See page 16. ACOUSTIC SOUP 5/29, 6pm: Acoustic Soup: a day of art and music. One year anniversary to feature a multitude of entertainment: contemporary folk, Brazilian jazz, Americana, world music, comedy and more. Artists will sell their work, in a festival-like atmosphere with jewelers, painters and sculptors. Light hors d’oeuvres; Art Ball machine will be on site. $2 suggested donation appreciated. 910-620-2047 or www.art-soup.org. 16 Taps Bar & Lounge, 127 Princess St. art-soup.org
ID. General Admission, 7pm. Doors at 6:30pm. Concessions sold. Kingdom Life Fellowship, 111 Kinston HWY, Richlands NC. SHAKESPEARE ON THE GREEN Shakespeare on the Green festival, in association with the City of Wilmington, presents “Much Ado About Nothing,” a romantic comedy directed by Steve Vernon, for free. Gates at 6:30pm; performances at 8pm. 6/23: Actor Appreciation Night! Come early, picnic or enjoy a snack from our concession. Take Carolina Beach Rd to Tennessee Ave. 910 -399-2878 or shakespeareonthegreen03@yahoo.com PEFORMANCE ARTIST NIGHT Performing Arts Night 2011, hosted from Carolina Beach Arts and Activities , to provide opportunities for local performing arts to reach the public, 6:309pm, first Fri. of month through October 2011 on the Carolina Beach Boardwalk. Local talent holds free performances that include acting, singing, various instruments and dancing. People who want to share their talents with our community, contact p.a.n.carolinabeach@gmail.com or Facebook PAN Carolina Beach. Admission always free. PORCH THEATRE DINNER THEATRE Clue! Mystery Dinner Theatre: 6/2, 9, 16, 23; 9/1, 15, 22, 29, 6:30pm. Join in the farce whodunit cocktail party turned homicide that will leave you guessing! An adaptation of the popular board game, featuring suspicious characters, deadly weapons, sinister rooms. All shows presented while audiences eat a 3-course meal at Front Street Brewery, 9 N. Front St. Reservations req., (910)232-6611. www.porchtheatre.com. CAPE FEAR THEATRE ARTS True West by Sam Shepard 5/18-22; all shows at 8pm. • Lady by Craig Wright 6/1-5, 8-12, 15-19; all shows at 8pm. • Ruthless! music by Marvin Laird, book and lyrics by Joel Paley, 6/29-30, 7/1-3, 6-10, 13-17; shows at 8pm, with Sundays at 3pm. • How-to-fall-in-love-in-10-minutes-or-less Play Series, 10 new plays by local playwrights 7/27-31, 8/3-7, 10-14; shows at 8pm, with Sun. at 3pm. • Incident at Vichy by Arthur Miller, 8/31-9/4, 7-11, 14-18; shows at 8pm, with Sun. at 3pm. Shows in Studio Theatre at Thalian Hall! Tickets: www. citystagenc.com THE GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK Brunswick Little Theatre Presents “Songs from the Great American Songbook,” featuring works of composers Harold Arlen, Irving Berlin, George Gershwin, Jerome Kern, Cole Porter and Richard Rodgers. Performances will be at 8pm, 5/20-22 and 27-29 at Franklin Square Park in Southport. Bring your lawn chairs and enjoy the music under the stars. For more information, go to www.
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brunswicklittletheatre.com. BIG DAWG AUDITIONS Big Dawg Productions holds auditions for the comedy “Moonlight and Magnolias,” Tues/Wed, 5/24-25, at the Hannah Block Community Arts Center, 120 S. Second St, 7pm. In 1939, legendary producer David O. Selznik shut down production on “Gone With The Wind” and locked himself, screenwriter Ben Hecht, director Victor Fleming and himself in his office for a week while they hammered out the script for the most successful movie of all time. This is the story of what might have happened in that room. Available roles are: David O. Selznik, mid-30s, high-strung, excitable, successful movie producer. Ben Hecht, mid-40s, low-key, intellectual, successful screenwriter. Victor Fleming, around 50, elegant, handsome, successful movie director. Miss Poppenghul, mid-20s, Selznik’s secretary, efficient, unflappable. Auditions will consist of readings from the script. Show: 7/28-31, 8/4-7 and 11-14. Ken Cressman is directing. 910-471-0242. PORT CITY COMEDY FESTIVAL See page 13 BROWNCOAT PUB OPEN MIC Every Wed, 10pm, Open Mic Comedy Night at the Browncoat Pub and Theatre 111 Grace St. Anyone welcome to come out and tell all your best jokes because at this comedy club. You can tell however many jokes you like and stop whenever you like. Hosted by local actor and comedian Kameron King. 910-612-1018 NUTT ST. COMEDY ROOM 5/27-28: Comedic Music/Songs for We Fest! • 6/3-4: D’sean Ross (Comic View) Doors at 7pm. Show at 8pm. Tickets $8/$10 • Every Wed. Nutt House Improv Troupe, doors 8pm, showtime 9pm, no cover charge. • Every Thursday Open Mic Stand Up, doors 8pm, showtime 9pm, no cover charge. 255 N. Front St, basement of Soapbox. www.nuttstreet.com. 910-520-5520 COMEDY CLASSES Improv & Sketch Comedy-Adults: Class is beneficial for performers, non-performers, public speakers, teachers, and others who are interested in learning to think creatively and quickly on their feet. Learn the basics of Improvisation. • Standup Comedy: Gain confidence; get feedback, writing exercises, and the open mike experience. This workshop helps gets you to your first open mike. Get an open forum to try out your material, create new material, gain feedback and overcome performance anxiety. Research, national stand-up auditions and submissions. Nationally headlining comedian scheduled as guest speaker! www. brooklingreen.com. Both at CFCC-Wilmington
MUSIC AT FIRST 5/30: 7pm: Music at First presents A Memorial Day Observance w/sCHOLA cantorum of the Episcopal Diocese of East Carolina, performing ‘Memorial Requiem’ by Cynthia Roberts-Greene, guest conductor. First Presbyterian Church, 125 S. 3rd St. Free, donations appreciated. MELVIL DEWEY Melvil Dewey, International Library Hip Hop Superstar, is celebrating his CD Release Party at Wilmington Children’s Museum, Sat., 6/11, 11am. Containing 14 tracks of superfly library hip hop songs for kids, Melvil’s debut album teaches children the importance of libraries in our communities, advocates reading and introduces basic library skills such as using the Dewey Decimal System. Complete with book turntables, a rapping book drop and golden library card souvenirs, this high-energy, interactive hip hop show is sure to knock your socks off! An album like this one has been long overdue. Show up early and design your own library card! www.storyYELLER.com. 116 Orange St.
Dance WILMINGTON SINGLES CLUB 5/20: Tony & Diane. Am. Legion Post 10 • 5/27: DJ Baby Boomer. Am. Legion Post 10. DJ dance admission: Members $8; Guests $10. Band dances: $10/12. No shorts, miniskirts or denim jeans. Music 8-11pm. TECHNIQUES IN MOTION Summer 2011 classes and camps: 6/6-7/29. Dance Camps: Mon-Fri, 9am-noon.$125/student/ camp. Classes: Mon-Thurs, afternoons and evenings. Recreational summer programs offer the opportunity to try a new discipline without a full-year commitment, make new friends and stay in shape. Schedules at front desk. CONTRA DANCE Tuesday night dance at the 5th Ave United Methodist Church on South 5th Ave at Nun, 7:30-9:30pm.Social dance for all levels; singles and couples, families, college and high school students and folks of all dancing abilities are invited to come. $4. (910) 538-9711. 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 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 CAROLINA LOUNGE DANCE LESSONS Tues.: Free shag lessons with Brad White. Beginner 7:30pm, Intermediate 8pm. Dancing till 11pm. $5 cover. • Line dance lessons w/Barbara Braak,
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Art OPENING THE CREATIVE DOOR 5/19, 6-8pm: The disAbility Resource Center is a private non-profit in Wilmington, NC. We provide free services of information and referral, advocacy and peer to peer mentoring to any individual with any disability. Art show and sale will benefit both the artist and the disAbility Resource Center, with 50 percent of the sale going to the artist and other half of the sale to the dRC. 140-C Cinema Dr. LADIES OF THE CAPE FEAR 25th anniversary celebration, Kenny Barnes Studios will present “Ladies of the Cape Fear—A Southern Tradition Exhibit” on Thurs., 5/19, 69pm, at St. Thomas Preservation Hall. Kenny Barnes has created portrait paintings of 14 prominent Wilmington women, with the support of Isabella Grape Boutique and Paradigm A Fine Salon. 14 exhibit participants: Rhonda Bellamy, Wanda Copley, Paula Corbett, Kaye Graybeal, Susi Hamilton, Jenni Harris, Helen Lewis, Bambi MacRae, Ashley Miller, Connie Parker, Celia Rivenbark, Renee Saffo, Penny Spicer Sidbury, Frances Weller. Tickets: www.kennybarnes.com or by (910) 392-4214. Tickets are $40 each or $75 for a couple and must be purchased prior to Wed., 5/20. Hors d’oeuvres and beverages will be served, cocktail attire is requested. PROMISES OF SPRING Promises of Spring, New Elements Gallery, feat. the works of Kristen Dill and Vicki Gates The bounties of warm weather and plentiful sunshine will be unmistakable in this luscious display of florals and landscapes. Raleigh artist Kristen Dill is well recognized for both her oil and watercolor interpretations of nature. Vicki Gates is a newcomer to the gallery, sharing her Charleston low-country landscapes and still lifes using pastel or water color. On display through May 21st. 216 North Front St. www.newelementsgallery.com FOURTH FRIDAY GALLERY NIGHTS Free monthly event feat. downtown galleries, studios and art spaces open after-hours in celebration of art and culture. Dates: 5/27, 69pm, fourth Friday of each month. Self-guided tour; exhibitions of all types, opening receptions, demonstrations, artist discussions, live music, wine, food and other traditional and non-traditional art-activities.www.wilmingtonfourthfridays.com AN EVENING OF AESTHETICS 5/25, 7:30pm-midnight: “An Evening of Aesthetics” will be returning to Paint-n-Play again on Wed., 5/25, for a night of artists, craftsmen, and collectors to come together, hang out, buy art, and have a good old fashioned fun time. With around 20 artist at their tables selling paintings, jewelry, sculpture, ceramics, photography, wearables, and more and live performances by local (and returning) band, Deadly Lo Fi, it is sure to be bigger, better and more fun! General public: $3. 1021 S. Kerr Ave. thegoblinbazaar@yahoo.com BOB BRYDEN Bob Bryden’s studio reflects his background in printmaking: meticulous cleanliness and methodical organization, harmony and balance: Conscious placement. Emphasizes the process of creativity through numerous transfers and techniques, using printmaking and painting and drawn marks, working the layers towards a tight, fresh image. His recent work vibrates with turquoise, cadmium orange, new greens, resulting in a bold interplay of color that is clean and striking. Caprice Bistro, sofa lounge and gallery. 10 Market St. Hangs through May. SEASIDE COTTAGE CONSIGNMENT Kathryn Ipsen, a Australian artist is teaching art classes, The Seaside Cottage Consignment Boutique at 3605-A Carolina Beach Rd. Kathryn and her husband moved to the USA about 3 years
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. WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH MUSEUM Myers Cottage exists to preserve and to share the history of Wrightsville Beach. Visitors will find a scale model of Wrightsville Beach circa 1910, exhibits featuring the early days of the beach including Lumina Pavilion, hurricane history and info about the interaction between the people and our natural environment which have shaped the 100 year history of Wrightsville Beach. 303 West Salisbury St. wbmuseum.com. (910)256-2569 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. • Story Times designed for younger visitors first and third Mon, 10:30am. $4 per family is charged to cover program costs and includes access to the rest of the Museum. Museum 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. 910-763-2634 or www.wrrm.org. LATIMER HOUSE Victorian Italiante style home built in 1852, the restored home features period furnishings, artwork
and family portraits. Tours offered Mon-Fri, 10am4pm, and Sat, 12-5pm. Walking tours are Wed and Sat. at 10am. 126 S. Third St. Adults $8, children $4. 762-0492. www.latimerhouse.org BELLAMY MANSION One of NC’s most spectacular examples of antebellum architecture, built on the eve of the Civil War by free and enslaved black artisans, for John Dillard Bellamy (1817-1896) physician, planter and business leader; and his wife, Eliza McIlhenny Harriss (1821-1907) and their nine children. After the fall of Fort Fisher in 1865, Federal troops commandeered the house as their headquarters during the occupation of Wilmington. Now a museum, itfocuses on history and the design arts and offers tours, changing exhibitions and an informative look at historic preservation in action. • Mondays at Mansion: 5/23, 7:30pm, Wilmington, Lost But Not Forgotten is a new presentation by Beverly Tetterton. The event begins at 7:30pm with a reception to follow. Tickets are $10. • Summer Jazz Series: Bring your blankets or chairs and relax on the lawn! Beverages and gourmet snacks available; donations appreciated. 6/10, 6:30pm: Mike Waddell & Bob Russell. 910-251-3700. www. bellamymansion.org. 503 Market St CAPE FEAR MUSEUM EXHIBITS: B.W. Wells: Pioneer Ecologist: Tells the stories of botanist B.W. Wells and Pender County’s Big Savannah, and how Wells documented the area through a wealth of stunning photographs. • Pirates: Welcome to a world of swashbucklers, scallywags, and scurvy sea dogs. Encounter pirates of the New World—a motley mob that ruled the waters from the Carolinas to the Caribbean. Meet Stede Bonnet and, aye, Blackbeard himself. Play pirate games, learn to speak like a pirate, and uncover a rich buried treasure of pirate facts and fiction.Free w/admission. • Photography in Focus. Explore the evolution of photography,
from the daguerreotype to the digital camera. Discover how picture-taking technologies have changed, bringing cameras and photographs out of the studio and into the mainstream. • Cape Fear Treasures: Seeing, now open. Peruse a selection of items related to vision as you explore treasures from the Museum’s collection. From sunglasses to opera glasses to magnifying glasses, discover objects that help tell stories of seeing through time. Free w/admission.• EVENTS: Volunteer Open House
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The weekend will be soaring in fields of gravitational, chemical, nuclear, mechanical and other types of energy, as the Cape Fear Museum presents Energy Quest from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday. The event will offer insight on how we use energy to do everyday tasks, like light our homes, bake a cake or freeze water. Hands-on science stations will be set up to participate; $3 for members or $5 for non. held first Wed. of mo. Opportunities are available in museum store, working with the historic collection, and as an education docent. • New Hanover County Resident’s Day: Residents admitted free first Sun. ea. mo. • Learning Center: Wonders of Light, Sat., 5/28, 1-4pm: Conduct fun mirror experiments and learn how light travels. Explore the mysteries of light and color and even make an object disappear! Free w/admission. • Energy Quest, Sat., 5/21, 10am4pm: Radiant. Chemical. Nuclear. Mechanical. Motion. Gravitational. Thermal. Electrical. Discover different types of energy and how we use them to do things for us—light and heat our homes, bake cakes, freeze water, move cars, play music and more. Visit hands-on science stations to experiment and explore green technologies with local scientists. Last ticket sold at 2:30. $3 members; $5 nonmembers Hours: 9am-5pm TuesSat. and 1-5pm, Sun. Museum closed Mon. until Memorial Day 2011. Admission: $6 for adults; $5 for students w/ ID and senior citizens; $5 special military rate with valid military ID; $3 for children 3-17; and free for children under 3. Museum members are always free. 814 Market St. CAMERON ART MUSEUM EXHIBITS: Fritzi Huber: A Circus Life, on view through 8/2011. Feat. biographical artifacts, artwork, and ephemera relating to the art and family life. A hand papermaker for over 20 years, Huber has exhibited around the world from Switzerland’s Musee du Pays et Val de Charney, Gruyere, Suise to Brazil’s Bienale International de Artes—and her work was also exhibited at St. John’s Museum, Wilmington, North Carolina. • Thru 10/30: State of the Art/Art of the State, focuses on contemporary art in all genres by artists currently living in, or native to, the state of North Carolina. • Thru 10/2: Clyde Connell: Swamp Songs, Louisiana artist Clyde Connell used brown earth and red clay to color her drawings and sculptures, as well as bits of iron scrap; mystical view of nature and described as transcriptions of music heard on the bayou. • Thru 10/2: Terrell James: Field Study, compliments Clyde Connell: Swamp Songs by showing two women artists of different generations, one influenced by the other. Feat. work influenced by the Cape Fear region; paintings, sketchbooks, writing and historic artifacts. EVENTS: 6/2, 7-8pm: Elemental Love, members and students $5; non, $10. Frederick Cooper has assembled a range of musicians offering originals, jazz fusion r&b and more. • 6/5, 2-3pm: Tallis Chamber Orchestra, members and students $5, non, $10. Performance feat. the Joseph Haydn Cello Concerto in D Major with Chris Johns playing the cello solo and a new piece called Subtle Symmetries by R. Michael Daugherty, an instructor at Coastal Carolina Community College in Jacksonville, NC. • CLASSES: Life Drawing every Tues., 6-9pm. Group meets in Reception Hall. Participants provide own dry drawing materials and
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watercolors. • ONE4$1, The Mysterious Madame X, w/Nan Graham; Wed., 5/18, 1-1:30pm. Mon. , 5/23, 6-6:30pm. $1. Meet the notorious Madame X, muse to John Singer Sargent, the toast of Paris and eventually ... a ruined woman. • Hand and Wheel Pottery Techniques, Mon/Wed, 6/1-8/1, 9am-noon. Members: $250; non, $300. Tues/Thurs., 5/317/28, 5:30-8:30pm: CAM Members: $250; non, $300. Hiroshi Sueyoshi teaches all skill levels, ages 16+. • Kids @ CAM, 5/21 and 6/18, noon-3pm. $3/ child (members), $5/child (non-members), adults free. Day of creativity and imagination. Make art you can take home, explore our new exhibitions. Fun for the whole family! Parental supervision required. No pre-registration necessary. • Tai Chi, Wed., noon; $5, members; $10, non. • Yoga, Thurs., noon; $5, members; $10, non. • Corner of South 17th St. and Independence Blvd. Tues-Wed and Fri-Sun., 11am-5pm; Thurs: 11am-9pm. Museum members free, $8 non-members, $5 students with valid ID, $3 children age 2 -12. www.cameronartmuseum. com or 910-395-5999.
Sports/Recreation SEA DAWGS Sea Dawgs games: 5/20 vs. Cary. College night w/students, staff and faculty w/college ID admitted free. • 5/27 vs. Birmingham. God and Country night w/active/retired military personnel w/ID free; and church bulletin/newsletter dated May allowing $1 entry (one ticket per publication). Sea Dolls perform at half time. Games at 7:05pm; doors at 6pm. MARATHONS, TRIATHALONS, ETC. 5/21-22: Seaside Soccer Classic. Cape Fear Regional Soccer Park & others, Wilmington. 910-392-0306; www.soccerincollege.com/ TTIntro.aspx?tid=TZ0177&tab=1&sub=0 • 5/31: Wilmington Sharks Baseball Season Begins! www. wilmingtonsharks.com WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH SCENIC TOURS Wrightsville Beach Scenic Tours and Masonboro Island Shuttle. www.capefearnaturalist.com. 910-200-4002 • Masonboro Island Tours and Shuttle, Departs Daily and Weekends On The Hour, Sunset at 6:30pm,$25 per passenger • Drift Fishing(everything included)-Departs Daily and Weekends at 9am, $30 per pass • Pirate Tresure Hunt or Cruise, Daily and Weekends On the Hour at 4pm, or any time by reservation,$30 adult, $20 kids • Eco-Birding Excursion, Daily On The Hour,and Weekend,$35 per passenger. ADVENTURE KAYAK CO. 5/21, 8:30-noon: Kayak with the Adventure Kayak Company: Paddle the scenic blackwaters of the Lockwood Folly River and learn a little history of how the waterways were used for shipping and transportation. Hear tales and folklore associated with one of the oldest named rivers in NC. claire. aubel@ncdcr.gov. 252-728-7317 x21 FUN RUN Fun Run: Sun., 5/22, Halyburton Park. $25 for adults, $15 for kids under 16.All proceeds to go the Grey Ribbon Crusade. Reg: http:// walktoendbraintumors.org/. Kristen Daly: 910 431-7703. SPRING CHALLENGE Spring Challenge: Through 5/22—Fun way to build your confidence for the warmer weather and really dive deaper into the Pilates method! Reward reception at The Little Dipper, Sun, 5/22, 6pm, for all participants whether you complete the challenge or not. Cheese, chocolate and a great evening with your friends at In Balance! www.pilatesinbalance. com • Also: New Mat Class (possibly!) w/Karen Train, 6:30 or 7am, Tues or Fri. • Teacher Training: In Balance Pilates Certification program is holding another training this Fall. Certified instructor and graduate of IBPC, Jenny McGaha, will be facilitating this program. WILMINGTON YOGA CENTER Tamal Dodge’s Power Vinyasa and Kirtan Workshop, 5/27-29: Participants of this workshop will be challenged mentally and physically, learning to open spiritually to the boundless power that resides with the highest Self, beyond the ego’s thoughts, emotions and judgments. Participants
will also be invited to share in the ecstatic, participatory live music experience of Kirtan, a devotional practice that originated in India, to even further cultivate surrender to the Universe. 5329 Oleander Dr # 200. (910) 350-0234 4-ON-4 OUTDOOR BASKETBALL LEAGUE Signups for the Wrightsville Beach Summer 4on-4 Outdoor Men’s Adult Basketball League are going on now. Games are played on Mon-Thurs evenings, beginning 5/31. $450/team. Wrightsville Beach Park Office: 256-7925. WOMEN OF HOPE Women of Hope first Run For Hope 5K Rac, Sat., 6/4, Mayfaire Town Center. TRunners and walkers, 8am, in front of TrySports. Register: www.active. com/running/wilmington -nc/run-for-hope-5k2011. Fee is $25/person until 5/1, and will increase to $30/person at this point until the morning of the event. Deadline: 7:45am on Sat., 6/4. Women of Hope is honored to have the support of Mayfaire Town Center, TrySports, Kenny Barnes Studios, the Wilmington Sea Dawgs and the Wilmington Sea Dawls as sponsors. For those who cannot participate in the race but wish to support the event, Women of Hope is selling Celebration and Memory signs to honor loved ones, which will line the race route. www.womenofhopefightcancer. com. (910) 799-7178. WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH REC CLASSES Bridge lessons and workshops, shag lessons, Bridge workshops, tennis lessons for youth and adults, yoga, pilates, boot camp for adults and youth, tone & stretch, low impact aerobic classes and youth camps, 910-256-7925 or www. townofwrightsvillebeach.com.
Film SUBVERSIVE FILM SERIES (Also see pg. 23.) 5/29: Dancer In the Dark: An east European girl (Bjork) goes to America with her young son, expecting it to be like a Hollywood film. This musical was nominated for an Oscar. Juggling Gypsy, 1612 Castle St. (910) 763-2223 CINEMATIQUE (Also see pg. 23.) Plays weekly at Thalian Hall main stage, 7:30pm, $7 (unless otherwise noted) • 5/30-6/1: Potiche—Set in 1977 in a provincial French town, Potiche is a free adaptation of the 1970s eponymous hit comic play that reunites French cinema legends Catherine Deneuve and Gérard Depardieu. Deneuve is Suzanne Pujol, a submissive, housebound ‘trophy housewife’ (or potiche) who steps in to manage the umbrella factory run by her wealthy and tyrannical husband after the workers go on strike and take him hostage. When her husband returns from a restful cruise in top form, things get complicated. 103 min; R. • 6/13-15: In a Better World—Winner of the Academy Award and Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film, Swedish actor Mikael Persbrandt plays Anton, a doctor who commutes between his home in an idyllic town in Denmark and his work at an African refugee camp, where he witnesses daily acts of violence at the hands of warlords. 94 min; R. CUCALORUS FILM FESTIVAL ENTRIES See pg. 23. SEX AND DRUGS 6/23, 7pm: Independent filmmaker Daniel Joseph Gonzalez presents the world premiere of “Sex and Drugs.” Chronicles the lives of five adults over the course of one night at a drug dealers party. Admission: $7 w/discounts for students and seniors. Free for press with advanced notice to producer. Semi-formal/ business casual attire preferred. Q&A with the cast and director to follow. Thalian Hall, 310 Chestnut St. www. DestinationMatters.net SUMMER KID MOVIE SERIES 6/23, 10am: Carmike Cinema 16 presents the 2011 Summer Kid Movie Series, Thursdays. $1/person. 6/23: Hotel For Dogs. 6/30: How To Train Your Dragon. 7/7: Kung Fu Panda. 7/14: Madagascar. 7/21: Madagascar 2. 7/28: Megamind. 8/4: Monsters vs Aliens. 8/11: Shrek. 8/18: Shrek 2. 8/25: The Last Airbender. Carmike Cinema 16,
111 Cinema Dr. (910) 815-0266 or www.Carmike. com MOVIES AT THE LAKE Every Sun. night in the summer, the Carolina Beach Lake Park welcomes families, and their lawn chairs and blankets, to spend an evening under the stars watching some of the best hit movies around. Each week, the Chamber of Commerce will also be hosting a food drive benefiting a local charity; bring a non-perishable food item for donation. Films are free and open to the public. Popcorn, candy, soft drinks, cotton candy and other popular concessions for sale. Schedule: 5/29: The Karate Kid.
Kids Stuff FIT FOR FUN CENTER Big Wheels Party! Fri., 5/20, 9am-noon. $5/child and adults/free. Children can bring their trikes, bikes and cars to zoom around the center! Snack for the event will be a Checkers kid’s meal! • Pajama Party! Fri., 6/3, 9am-noon. $5/child and adults/free. Join us for a jammin’ jammie party! Wear your favorite PJ’s and bring along your teddy bear to join in our fun daytime pajama party. There will be live music, fun dance songs, and lots more! 302 S. 10th St. 341-4630 or www.
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School’s out for summer in only a few short weeks. If the li’l ones’ summer plans are still up in the air, allow Friends School of Wilmington to be of help. They offer a plethora of camps this summer, starting with June 20’s “Lights, Camera, Action!” for ages 9-14. The filmmaking camp explores all-things cinema, and allows children first-hand knowledge on how to work cameras and the fundamentals of making movies. Cost is $150; 910-792-1811. fitforfuncenter.com THE VELVETEEN RABBIT The Dance Element presents ‘The Velveteen Rabbit’ summer dance camp. Auditions on 5/21. Camp begins 7/11; performances on 8/5 an d6. www.thedanceelement.com. 7211 Ogden Business LN. 910-685-3787. GREENFIELD GRIND SKATEPARK Greenfield Grind Skatepark at Greenfield Lake, located behind 302 Willard St. Pre-reg rqd: 3628222. Beginner clinics for youth ages 7-12. Class split into small groups to facilitate personalized instruction. Each clinic will be taught by Skatepark staff. $15/participantp; includes a pass to skate free for that day plus two free day passes. 5/21. 10:30am-noon. COMMUNITY ARTS CENTER CAMP Orange St. Arts Stars: Fine Arts Camp w/Andrea Wlodarczyk—week-long, half-day summer fine arts camp, led by licensed. Discover fine art techniques including mixed media, painting, bookmaking, batik, paper making, fibers, plaster cast and sculpture. Ea. session culminates w/exhibition of campers art work on Friday. Snack provided. $150/ week; all materials included.Ages 5-12, 9am-12:30. Schedule: 6/20-24, 6/27-7/1. 7/11-15, 7/18-22, 7/25-29, 8/1-5 and 8/8-12. • Broadway on Second St. Performing Arts Camp: Dance, paint, build, sing and act each day, and at end of the week, do your own Broadway musical! Designed for children who are rising kindergarteners through rising seventh graders. All materials are supplied including afternoon snack; you provide morning snack and lunch. Camp Fee: $125. Schedule: 9am-4:30pm: “Tangled/Repunzel”: 6/20-24; “Camp Rock,” 6/27-7/1; “Peter Pan”: 7/5-8; “Princess & The Frog”: 7/11-15;“Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs”:7/18-22; “Beauty & The Beast”: 7/25-29; Teen Week 7 open to ages 10 to 17 only! “Glee”: 8/1-5. *Week 3 is a short week due to July 4th holiday. Camp tee shirt will be free
that week. • Mini Monets Illustrators & Designers Camp: Introduction to the graphic arts. Projects will focus on graphic design, illustration, storyboards, character design and animation. $60, ages 10+; 6/20-24, 7/18-22nd and 8/15-19, 3:15-4:15pm. • Mini Monets Summer Art Camp: Projects are designed to emphasis the use of various types of lines, the 6 color wheel and fun! Mixed media, sculpture, drawing and painting. $60ages 3-5; 6/20 -24; 7/18-22; and 8/15-19, 4:30-5:15pm. Arts Center at 910-341-7860. ART CAMP 6/20, 9am: Sign up for our week-long summer art camp. Sessions for ages 5-7 and 8-11 run MonFri, 9-Noon. • 6/20-24 “Beach Bum,” • 6/27-7/1 “Super-SizedFun,” • 7/11-15 “Live, Dream, & Rock on!” • 7/18-22 “Coastal Dreams,” • 7/2529 “By the Sea,” • 8/1-5 “Gardens & Bugs” • 8/8-12 “A Whimsical Garden!” $150 (1/2 deposit due at sign-up) $25 off for additional child. Lots of creative fun! Wine and Design: 910-313-2600, wineanddesignwilmington@gmail.com or www. wineanddesignnc.com. Kirah Van Sickle: kirahart@ yahoo.com FRIENDS SCHOOL SUMMER CAMPS 6/20-24, 8:30am-12:30pm, $150: Lights, Camera, Action! Ages 9-14. Filmmaking Camp teaches young people to work with cameras and learn fundamentals of filmmaking. Popcorn and screening for camper, family and friends! • 6/27-7/1, 7/11-15 and 7/18-22, 8:30am-2:30pm, $225: Spotlight! Theatre Camp! Ages 7-14. Involves all aspects of theatre with a presentation at the end of the week. Technical training in music, drama, voice and dance. Friends School of Wilmington 350 Peiffer Ave. (910) 792-1811 CAMP AFRIK Kids African drum camp w/Cheick Sissoko. Creativity, confidence and team work; kids learn to build their own drum, mask and custom, which they use to perform at the end of camp. Classes: Mon-Thurs, 9am-noon, 30-min. snack and break. $300 before 6/1. Cheicksoko@yahoo.com or 910-398-1701. HAPPY LITTLE SINGERS Happy Little Singers, an early childhood music and movement program for children ages 6 months to 6 years. Learn through sing, dance and play! $10 per family, drop ins welcome. Carolina Beach Parks and Rec Bldg, Monday 11:15 a.m., Tuesday, 11:30 a.m. and Thursday, 4:45 p.m. Community Arts Center/Hannah Block Historic USO, Tues, 9:15am, and Thurs, 9:15am. www.happylittlesingers.com 910-777-8889.
Readings/Lectures OLD BOOKS ON FRONT STREET Story Teller’s Open Mic on Sunday evenings • Art on display as part of Fourth Friday Gallery stop downtown, the fourth Friday every mo. with new exhibitions and artist receptions. Opening of Katherine Wolf Webb’s art show, 5/27. Kevin Lottes, visiting poet will read from his work with back up by Wilmington’s own blues & folksinger Jim Ashley. • Memorial Day: Steve Roberts “Honoring the Fallen“ poetry exploring war and its costs. • Next Month’s Green Book Club selection will be “Kingsolver’s Animal, Mineral Vegetable.” Copies vailable at Old Books w/discounts to the book club and new members. • “Shaun Mitchell Show “—a late-night format talk show (Read: NOT “G- Rated”) hosted by Wilmington’s renown poet & playwright, Shaun Mitchell , 7:30pm. All episodes will be posted on YouTube, but seating will be set up for a live audience. www.youtube. com/user/OldBooksonFrontSt Old Books on Front St: 249 N. Front St. (910) 76-BOOKS
Fresh from the Farm
The Riverfront Farmers’ Market is a curbside market featuring local farmers, producers, artists & crafters. • Fruits • Vegetables • Plants • Herbs • Flowers • Eggs • Cheeses • Meats
• Seafood • Honey • Baked goods • Pickles • Jams & Jelly • Candy • Art & Crafts • Entertainment
May 21ST
SuSan Savia The Farmers Market takes place on Sat., April 16 - Dec. 17 from 8am-1pm downtown on N. Water Street between Market and Princess Streets.
For more information call
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or visit www.wilmingtonfarmers.com
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Aailable 5/19 and 24. Ages 12-16, Thurs., 4-6pm, 5/19 and 26. • Yoga w/Stephanie “Goo” McKenzie: Experienced dancer and performer, Goo’s playful approach to life spills into her teaching. Ongoing weekly, 1-hr. classes Wed/Fri, $5 per or $40/mo. unlimited. Ages 12 and up; Wed/Fri, 11am and 12:30pm. • Kids Art w/Erin Hinson: Multi-media class designed to provide all children with basics of art. Ongoing, weekly 1.5-hr. class, $20/class, ages 5 to 12. Tues, 3:30-5pm. • Piano w/Jonathan Barber: Available Mon-Thurs, for all ages and experience levels. Mr. Barber: 910-619-0383. 35/half hour. • Modern and Technical Dance w/ Kevin Lee-y Green. Mon/Tues/Thurs., 5:30-7pm, all ages. $10/class. • Intro to Broken Plate Mosaic w/Mary Beth Cook: Workshop teaching students to break plates and reassemble them, creating a beautiful and functional counter top trivet. 3 2-hr. classes, $60, w/$30 material fee. Students need to provide themselves with heavy rubber gloves, a 3-5 gallon bucket, plastic containers with lids for plate pieces, rags, measuring tape, old utility knife, sponges with scouring pad on one side and craft paints (Colors TBD after first session). Ages 15 and up; Sat., 10am-noon. • Silk Painting w/Lee Spivey: Students will begin with creating silk scarves, to be worn or made into wall hangings. Can also be incorporated into other accessories such as bags, hair bows or even into shirts and other pieces of clothing. 4 2-hr. classes, $55, w/$45 material fee. Ages 18 and up; Wed., 7-9pm, 5/18 and 25; second session 8/3, 10, 17 and 24. FREE WEBINAR 5/19, 4pm: Do you know the latest interview styles and techniques? Free webinar will show you what to do and what not to do during your next job interview. Space limited. Reg both classes: www. nhclibrary.org or 910-798-6352. Main Library, 201 Chestnut St. Stephanie Carver: scarver@nhcgov. com PAINTING CLASSES 5/22, 9am: Day trip to Brookgreen Gardens in Murrells Inlet SC for creative inspiration with a private group tour of sculpture collection and gardens, then 2 1/2 hour afternoon plein air painting class with Niki Hildebrand. $90 includes round trip transportation from Wilmington, entrance fees to Gardens, private group tour and class tuition. 5 to 10 students per class . Students bring supplies for their preferred medium. (910)524-7770 or exitlanetours@yahoo.com. RSVP 5/15 for 5/22. www.exitlanetours.com ART CLASSES W/LOIS DEWITT All classes: $80/four session. Collage and Mixed Media: Mon, 11am-1pm. Magazines, wallpaper, shells, feathers, beads, photos and much more! Learn collage/assemblage skills to create beautiful collages or journalized scrapbooks. • Paint From A Photo, Tues., 3-5pm. Bring a favorite photo or printed image and learn the basic painting skills to turn it into your own beautiful painting using the media of your choice: oils, watercolors or acrylics. • Water Color, Wed., 11am-1pm. Wet and dry brush, expressive brushstroke, light and shadow washes, spray and splash! Learn watercolor basics or refresh your painting skills. • Drawing, Wed, 3pm-5pm. Line, shading, composition and how to draw what you see. Learn the drawing basics or refresh your drawing skills. • Pen and Ink Drawing, Sat., 11am-1pm. Crosshatching, dot and line techniques. Emphasis is on exploring the drama of black and white composition. Learn the basics or refresh your drawing skills. • Oil and Acrylic Painting, Sat., 3pm-5pm. Color mixing, brushwork, gradations, light and shadow, choosing subject matter. Learn the basics or refresh your painting skills. INTRO TO MANDALA DRAWING 6/1, 6:30pm: Meg McGrew, MA, art therapist will facilitate a mandala drawingsession geared toward stress management in a non-judgmental, accepting and open environment reflecting the core aspects of mindfulness. Artful Living Group, 112 Cape Fear
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Clubs/Notices 10% CAMPAIGN The Center for Environmental Farming Systems initiative is designed to encourage North Carolinians to spend 10 percent, a little over one dollar a day, of their existing food budget on foods produced locally. If successful, the effort would have a $3.5 billion impact on the state economy. www.feastdowneast.org CAPE FEAR BUILDERS ASSOCIATION 25th Anniversary Parade of Homes Banquet: Fri., 5/20, 6:15pm reception and 7pm dinner, the Hilton Riverside downtown Wilmington. Hall of Fame recipients: R.C. Fowler, Bill Grathwol (posthumously), Dokey Saffo and Bill Clark! Reg: www.wilmingtonhomebuilders.com • WCFHBA Membership Drive! Theme: Leader of the Pack! 5/24, 9am-5pm! Party, 5pm-7pm. CAPE FEAR ROWER CLUB Classes for beginners: Two, three-hour morning sessions, from 8-11am, on Sat/Sun. Students will become familiar with the boats and equipment, learn proper technique on a rowing machine, and then experience on-the-water rowing instruction. No previous rowing experience is necessary, but students must know how to swim. 5/2122, 6/25-26, 7/23-24, 8/27-28, 9/24-25, and 10/22-23. Wilmington Marine Center, 3410 River Rd. $60/two sessions. Limited to five students. Reg: Morris Elsen, morris.elsen@ gmail.com. 910-343-3381. MT. PILGRIM MISSIONARY BAPTIST Historic Mt. Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Church, 7500 Carolina Beach Rd , is proud and most thankful to announce the celebration of their 135th Church Anniversary Service scheduled at 3pm, Sun., 5/22. Featured guest speaker is Junior Bishop Jessie Graham, Pastor of Myrtle Grove First Born Holiness Church. He will be accompanied by his choir and congregation. Sis. Ann Freeman: 910-452-3818 or Sis. Regina Lockwood-Key: 910-398-1794 . CITY SCHOOL SCHEDULE All facilities are handicap accessible and equipped with restroom facilities. Lifeguards on duty. $2 adults/$1 kids. Splash Pad, free. • Legion Pool: 2131 Carolina Beach Rd, 5/28, 30, 6/4, 11, noon5pm. Reg. hrs 6/13: Mon/Tues/Thurs/Fri, 1-5pm; Wed., 1-6pm; Sat., noon-5pm; Sun, closed. • Northside Pool: 750 Bess St. 5/28, 30, 6/4, 11, noon-5pm. Reg. hrs 6/13: Mon-Fri., 1-6pm; Sat., noon-5pm. • Robert Strange Pool: 410 S. 10th St. 5/28, 30, 6/4, 11, noon-5pm. Reg. hrs. 6/13: Mon-Fri., 1-6pm; Sat., noon-5pm. • Northside Splash Pad 750 Bess St. 5/28-early Sept. MonSat, 8am-8pm. CAPE FEAR RIVER ROWING CLUB 6/4, 8am-noon: Cape Fear River Rowing Club is sponsoring National Learn to Row Day at their boat house located at the Wilm Marine Center 3410 River Rd. Tour our facilities, in water demos, free. browe5012@yahoo.com. CITY SCHOOL SCHEDULE All facilities are handicap accessible and equipped with restroom facilities. Lifeguards on duty. $2 adults/$1 kids. Splash Pad, free. • Legion Pool: 2131 Carolina Beach Rd, 5/28, 30, 6/4, 11, noon5pm. Reg. hrs 6/13: Mon/Tues/Thurs/Fri, 1-5pm; Wed., 1-6pm; Sat., noon-5pm; Sun, closed. • Northside Pool: 750 Bess St. 5/28, 30, 6/4, 11, noon-5pm. Reg. hrs 6/13: Mon-Fri., 1-6pm; Sat., noon-5pm. • Robert Strange Pool: 410 S. 10th St. 5/28, 30, 6/4, 11, noon-5pm. Reg. hrs. 6/13: Mon-Fri., 1-6pm; Sat., noon-5pm. • Northside Splash Pad 750 Bess St. 5/28-early Sept. MonSat, 8am-8pm. CAPE FEAR RIVER ROWING CLUB 6/4, 8am-noon: Cape Fear River Rowing Club is sponsoring National Learn to Row Day at their boat house located at the Wilm Marine Center 3410 River Rd. Tour our facilities, in water demos, free. browe5012@yahoo.com. HUMANISTS AND FREETHINKERS “New Atheism, Accomodationism, and Humanism,
in a World Gone Mad” w/Pete Soderman, Sun., 5/8, 5-7:30pm. Pete Soderman was an early member of the Humanists and Freethinkers of Cape Fear, a several-time board member, former Vice President, and has presented before the group on two prior occasions. He is a student of Humanism, and well-versed in Constitutional principles, Religious origins (especially Christian), and U.S. Politics. He currently makes his home in Ajijic, Jalisco, Mexico, on the Northern shore of Lake Chapala, and is working on a book about recovery from addiction. http://powerlessnolonger. com. Potluck buffet following Pete’s talk. • Sun., 6/12, 5-7:30pm, “...Google without God ...” w/Han Hills, current president of Humanists and Freethinks and owner of Internet design co. Presentation on what the Internet has to offer Humanism, Atheism and Freethinking today. Covers basic knowledge you need to start gaining from the very best of the information and social opportunities available to everyone with an Internet connection. Potluck dinner to follow. Events at Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, Dobkin Hall. 4313 Lake Ave. RSVP: www.humanism.meetup.com/182. CAPE FEAR KNITTERS Cape Fear Knitters, the Wilmington chapter of The Knitting Guild of America (TKGA) meets the third
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satellite groups, where members can follow their particular interest and make new friends along the way—bridge clubs, dinner groups, business networking groups, etc. 910-632-8315, www. wilmingtonncnewcomers.com. CAPE FEAR CAMERA CLUB Club meets third Thurs. each month, Sept thru June, 7pm at Cape Fear Community College. www.capefearcameraclub.org WILMINGTON MS SELF HELP GROUP MEET MS Selp Help Group meets 2nd Thurs, ea. month, 7-8pm. New Hanover Regional Hospital Business Center. 3151 South 17th St. Lisa Burns: burnsl86@yahoo.com SCREEN GEMS STUDIO Tour the movie studio, and see where films and TV shows like “One Tree Hill” and “Dawson’s Creek” are/were filmed. Sat-Sun at noon and 2pm. 3433433. AIRLIE GARDENS Enjoy the 67 beautiful acres of Airlie Gardens year round. Operating hours are Tuesday - Sunday, 9am-5pm. Admission: $5 for adults, $3 for children. 910-798-7700 or www.airliegardens.org. HORSE DRAWN CARRIAGE TOURS Narrated horse drawn carriage and trolley tours of historic Wilmington feature a costumed driver who narrates a unique adventure along the riverfront and past stately mansions. Market and Water streets. $12 for adults, $5 per child. (910) 2518889 or www.horsedrawntours.com
The Cape Fear Rower Club will offer two three-hour morning classes for beginners on Saturdays and Sundays starting this weekend and lasting through October. The classes come furnished with boats and all needed equipment. Participants will learn rowing techniques and receive instruction about on-the-water rowing. No previous experience needed! (910) 343-3381. Sat. ea. month, 10am-noon. Gerri: 371-3556. Judy: 383-0374. 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. Adult Support Group for adults who have AD/HD themselves meets monthly on second Tues. at the same place and time. Free and available on a drop-in basis to residents of New Hanover, Pender, and Brunswick counties. Karen: WilmCHADD@aol.com. PSORIASIS SUPPORT GROUP Meets the 2nd Sat. of month at Port City Java in Harris Teeter on College and Wilshire, 5pm. Christopher: (910) 232-6744 or cvp@yahoo.com. Free; meet others with psoriasis and get educated on resources and program assistance. CAPE FEAR WEDDING ASSOCIATION Meet and greets the third Wed. ea. month. $25, members free. capefearweddingassociation. com YOUNG DEMOCRATS OF NHC Meet the 1st and 3rd Tues. ea. month at the downtown public library, third floor, 6:30pm. Ages 18-35.
Tours CULINARY ADVENTURES TOUR Culinary Adventures Tour with Food Writer/Chef Liz Biro. Thurs/Sat. Admission charge. RSVP: www. lizbiro.com. 910-545-8055 WILMINGTON 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
HOLLYWOOD LOCATION WALK Tour one of America’s largest living film sets; historic downtown Wilmington. This fun-filled 90 minute walking tour will lead gue sts to actual movie & TV locations. Tours will depart Tues., Thurs., Sat. and Sun. afternoons at 2pm. Reservations are required, $12 for adults, $10 for seniors, students or military, and children 6 or under are free. 910-794-7177, www. HollywoodNC.com. HENRIETTA III CRUISES An elegant, 3 tiered boat offering sight-seeing, lunch and dinner cruises, site seeing tours and a Sunset Dinner Cruise June-Aug. On the riverfront. April-Oct: Narrated sightseeing cruises 2:30pm 1-1/2 hours Tuesday-Sunday, Narrated lunch cruises 12:00 noon 1-1/2 hours Tuesday-Saturday. May-Oct: Murder Mystery Dinner Cruises, Tuesday & Thursday evening 2 hours 6:30 pm; Apr-Dec: Friday evening dinner cruises 2-1/2 hours 7:30 pm, Saturday evening dinner cruises 3 hours 6:30 pm. 343-1611. www.cfrboats.com
TOURS OF WWII SITES Wilmington author and military historian Wilbur D. Jones, Jr., now leads customized, personalized guided tours of World War II sites in Southeastern North Carolina. 793-6393 or history@wilburjones. com TOURS OF OLD WILMINGTON Walking tours start at the end of Market and Water streets on the Cape Fear River. Times: 9am, 11am and 1pm, Wed-Sat., or Sun/Mon/Tues by appt. $12 for adults, free for children 12 and under. Seniors are $10. Provide step-on tours for bus tours and group-walking tours. Due to weather, call to check on times etc: 910-409-4300. http:// touroldwilmington.blogspot.com THALIAN HALL TOURS In addition to a full schedule of performances, self-guided tours of the theater are offered MonFri, 12-6pm, Sat 2-6pm. Guided tours by appt. 343-3664. WILMINGTON TROLLEY Eight mile, 45 minute narrated tour aboard a nostalgic, motorized trolley. Downtown. 7634483. GHOST WALK 90 minute tour through downtown haunted sites. Nightly at 8:30 pm, plus Tues-Sat at 6:30 pm. Tours begin at Market and Water Sts. 602-6055. ORTON PLANTATION Live oaks bordering garden walks, sculptured shrubs and seasonal flowers. Grounds open 8 am-6pm. daily. Fees: $9 adults, $8 seniors, $3 ages 6-16, under 6 free. 15 miles south of Wilmington. 371-6851. www.orton plantation.com
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