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Spirits The classic ‘Singin’ in the Rain’ opens this week at Thalian Hall

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Saturday, May 23, 9:30 a.m.

Storytelling and Folk Music

The Children’s Museum of Wilmington, 116 Orange Street, will once again delight children and parents with their plethora of entertainment and learning experiences.

Sharon Clarke will be on hand, providing soothing music and animatedly telling stories. The event is free and is the perfect way to kickoff a family-fun Saturday.

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old on! Let’s see what I have in here.” I abandoned the search through my pockets for dollar bills and switched to my purse. The nice ladies at the vet’s office gave each other meaningful looks, and one suppressed a smile as I counted out money to pay for Hosanna’s medicine. Now that I am in a serious determination to pay off my credit cards and have actively (finally) moved into the land of paying with cash, there have been some interesting changes for me.

The first is that—believe it or not—I really do spend less. Before I leave the house to go to the hardware store, I have to stop and think about what I am getting and how much money to take with me. Going out to dinner? I play what I am going to have and remember to take enough to tip my kind and

hardworking servers. I found that when my mind went to, “Well, I’ll just put it on a credit card and worry about it later,” not only did I buy more extravagantly, I also ordered more extravagantly. It’s an interesting thing to think about.

Like many small, retail-shop owners, I am forever hoarding $1s, $5s and coinage for the change drawer at the store. It makes for a lot of eye-rolling and amused, sarcastic commentary from my staff when they call to tell me they need change. I come in with a coffee cup (frequently still sticky in the bottom) filled with a mishmash of coins and small bills.

“Did you ever consider opening a bank instead of bookstore?” Anthony halfgrumbled, half-chuckled. “With your organizational skills,” he trailed off and gave me a mean-

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ingful look for the punchline.

I admit that on the outside it might look a bit haphazard, but there really is a method to it. As a small-business owner, I have long felt that cash is king. It protects the privacy of the purchaser, has fewer opportunities for errors, and the errors are far easier to fix than those with credit cards. More so, the full value of the transaction goes to the business rather than a big bank that does not invest in this community.

It has made me curious about the history of cash and how it has developed. Throughout most of recorded history, humans have used some form of receipt or stand-in for goods to be traded: Things would be logged into a warehouse and then a receipt would be given that could be used in bargaining and negotiations. Metal coinage emerged early on (found references are in the book of Genesis).

What we think of as a modern paper currency came to the West from China by way of the writings of Marco Polo. According to Neil Fulghum’s “A Brief History of North Carolina Money,” early in the Colonial Era, North Carolina decided it needed to issue some form of bank note to finance the Tuscarora Indian Wars. In 1712 and 1713 the Colonial Assembly “approved the issue of 12,000 pounds in bills of credit to pay for military equipment and supplies.” Though Guttenberg’s printing press was in existence by then, the construction and purchase of a printing press was still extremely expensive; consequently, all the notes were hand written. Adding in the state’s subsequent authorizations through 1729, the official handwritten bills came to 76,000 pounds.

Think about that: People sat down and hand wrote out 76,000 pounds worth of paper money by sunlight and candlelight. Besides the physical effort involved, can you even fathom what the opportunity for counterfeiting would have been like? I mean, we aren’t talking about an age of holograms and bills that turn colors with pens. It was just a piece of paper, hand-written to represent a cash value that incidentally was not backed by gold value deposited in a central bank. It was the most mythical paper money could get.

From Fulghum: “At first it appeared that paper money might be a convenient, quick solution to the colonies’ financial problems.

Unfortunately, the over-production of these currencies and counterfeiting of bills began to erode public confidence in domestic issues.

By 1720, bogus money had become a very serious problem in North Carolina.”

It wasn’t until 1734 that NC’s government discontinued the use of handwritten money, and had printers in other colonies print their subsequent notes. Finally, Governor Johnston brought a public printer to the state to handle not only the printing of public notices and records but also currency. It seems counterfeiting remained a problem, as Fulghum notes NC’s assembly passed legislation in 1745 that stated that for the first offence: “Anyone convicted of forging, altering, or knowingly passing counterfeit bills would pub-

licly stand in the Pillory for the space of two hours, have his ears nailed to the same and cut off.”

After a second conviction, the offender would be summarily executed “without benefit of Clergy.”

Woah.

It is not hard to imagine: You own a printing press (one of the few in the colonies at that).

You have the plates to make notes. Who is going to know if you make a few extra for you and your family? You can see the temptation.

In the late 1790s, gold was discovered in Cabarrus County and the state entered the beginning of the new minting of gold coins.

We also had a gold rush long before California (who knew?). The outbreak of the Civil War had many unexpected consequences, and one them was that the new Confederate States had to produce paper money. Unfortunately, they had very little to back it with.

Remember the reoccurring motif in stories set during reconstruction: “Do you have any real money, like gold money?” Confederate paper was worthless. (Of course, now to collectors, it has incredible value. C’est la vie.) However, it was when the Bureau of Engraving and Printing began issuing our currency in 1887 that the fluctuation of paper and ease of counterfeit started to come under control.

Returning to me and this cash thing: I have moved into the land of envelope-method budgeting. It entails labeling envelopes and putting cash inside each to make sure I have things covered and prepared for. Actually, I discovered that when travelling, this really helped: I set a number I was willing to realistically spend each day and made sure each day of my trip had a labeled envelope, with enough cash to cover expenses and some small bills for tips (porters, wait staff, taxis, etc.), to accompany it. Perhaps for the first time in my adult life, I came back from traveling under budget instead of drastically overextended.

Then there is grocery shopping. For years I felt like I needed to get to the point where I wasn’t putting groceries on plastic. That was just like selling my soul to the company store for a loaf of bread. It was a hole I just couldn’t climb out of. There are a lot of items that the bookstore constantly needs (TP, paper towels, light bulbs, milk, sweeteners, plastic ware, garbage bags, cleaners, soaps, ets.) that I grab while I’m at the store and pay for without separating it out for the business account. I just put it all together with Jock and my household needs. Though it raises some eyebrows from the younger cashiers at the grocery store when I start counting out a handful of $20s to pay up, it has been tremendously freeing.

I think there is a light at the end of the tunnel, and the things we can’t afford right now will be put off until we can. I am close to getting my head above water and keeping it there. Cash is private and thorough. Join me in feeling the freedom it affords.

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Family Affairs:

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Celebrating, accepting our differences By: Mark Basquill

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he weekend before Clyde Edgerton’s “Raney” opened at TheatreNOW, I rode a train to Philly with my mom’s ashes. Clyde’s wonderful story focuses on the Bell family and includes a couple visits to the undertaker. I studied my lines with Mom beside me, similar to the way I studied vocabulary words in grammar school. Mom wasn’t much help with learning lines this time, but she taught me more about living and dying than anyone. It felt right.

My mom died last December. She wanted her ashes to be buried with Dad’s, but she didn’t want to go north in winter. It was too cold for her. She wanted to ride a train because her father worked The Pennsylvania Railroad for years, and she rode trains as a kid. She didn’t want a priest at the service.

She’d been “all Jesus’d out”—bless her heart—and said she’d really prefer another Vegas trip, an Elvis impersonator and several vodka tonics.

Mom was a character worthy of Shakespeare or maybe Tennessee Williams.

We loved her and did pretty much as she suggested. We had a small gathering from a very big family. Father Michael, a highschool classmate, graciously agreed to preside at the graveside service. Despite what Mom wanted, Jesus had been part of the family for generations. It felt wrong to exclude him, and a trip to Vegas was simply out of the question. I passed on the hard stuff, but I did share a good meal and a beer with family I rarely see.

It might be of interest to my friends at McCusker’s, Maloney’s and The Harp to learn I found out I’m Italian. I’m still Irish but less so than I thought. Several years ago, a man approached my first cousin Tim and claimed to be a long-lost Sicilian relative.

Tim easily could have dismissed the claim.

Fortunately, he didn’t. The guy looked like

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him and knew more family history than it’s possible to Google. Years of skepticism and research verified the claim. At the cemetery where we buried Mom’s ashes, my children visited the gravesites of their Italian great grandparents.

Clyde Edgerton’s “Raney” talks a little about “families marrying families.” Well, for my particular family, in the early 20th century, that didn’t work out. Near as I can figure, my Irish grandfather wasn’t allowed to marry her Italian love unless he anglicized his name. My Italian grandfather did anglicize his name in order to marry his Irish sweetheart and was disowned by his parents and six brothers. Not quite the Montagues and Capulets, but maybe it sheds light on why my sons keep playing Romeo.

Kiss me, I’m Irish and Italian and American and left-handed and everything else. It seems whomever we think we are, we’re not. Whatever aspect of ourselves we identify with most strongly is not quite the full picture. Our self-image seems at best based on incomplete information and at worst outright delusion.

It may be that one of our fundamental delusions is that we are from different families at all. What a God-awful waste of time it seems to judge others and find them wanting by our narrow standards of belonging and family. The small sample of family I celebrated with at the gathering included Irish, Italian, Jewish, British, German, Native American, Chinese, Scottish, French, teachers, bartenders, actors, musicians, pipefitters, software specialists, nurses, doctors, heart-attack victims, cancer survivors, veterans, radical capitalists, wannabe communists, homosexuals, metrosexuals, heterosexuals, conservatives, libertarians, liberals, and those that still watch network TV. What struck me as most interesting was that we all got along. Skeptics may argue we got along because we were only together for a short time in the shadow of death. Well, I agree with them. But isn’t that exactly the state of affairs for each of us on this blue dot, everyday?

It’s too late to invite anyone to my mom’s going-away dinner in Philly. But it’s not too late to share a meal with the Bell family in “Raney” and be reminded that beneath our superficial differences of opinion we are family. Each of us is destined one day to be the reason for raising that final glass rather than a celebrant. Honestly, no matter how well the undertaker does his job, ain’t nobody that really likes him.

180,000 — and had no paperwork on where the other bullets went. (In one instance, the supervisor acknowledged having bought 94,500 rounds of .45-caliber ammo two years after the department had stopped using .45s and switched to .40-caliber weapons — but his story was that he needed .45-caliber bullets so he could trade them for .40s.)

Is This a Great Country or What?

There’s hardly a more “generic” song in America than “Happy Birthday to You,” but to this day (until a judge renders a decision in a pending case), Warner/Chappel Music is still trying to make big dollars off of the 16-word ditty (15 original words plus a user-supplied 16th).

Its original copyright should have expired, at the latest, in 1921, but amendments to the law and technicalities in interpretation (e.g., did the copyright cover all public uses or just piano arrangements?) bring Warner at least $2 million a year in fees. A federal judge in California is expected to rule soon on whether the song is in fact uncopyrightably “generic” — 125 years after the Hill sisters (Mildred and Patty) composed it.

Can’t Possibly Be True — In April, WNBC-TV’s investigative unit in New York City reported on a series of fetish parties in Manhattan reportedly organized by a licensed M.D., in which the consensual activities consisted of saline scrotal inflation, controlled near-asphyxiation and controlled arterial blood-letting (in which splatters are captured on a canvas as if made by a painter). An event organizer said the “Cirque de Plaisir” was more of a “performance art” display by a few body-modification aficionados than it was a fetish “party.” Local governments were alarmed especially by the blood splatters’ endangering onlookers and promised an investigation.

— Accused amateur serial tooth-puller Philip Hansen, 56, was convicted on two counts in May following a trial in Wellington (New Zealand) District Court. Several women had accused him, during 1988-2011, of holding their mouths open and wriggling teeth out with pliers (and in one case, a screwdriver), motivated by his attraction to “gummy women” as a prelude to sex. He apparently also lauded the “free” service he was providing, since real dentists, he said, would have charged the women. (Hansen allegedly told another woman, with full dentures, how “beautiful” she was — as he was removing the plates, crushing them and flushing them down a toilet.)

Ironies — “The ancient art of yoga is supposed to offer a path to inner peace,” wrote the Wall Street Journal in February — before launching into a report on how many yoga classes

these days are so crowded that inner peaceseekers are more likely than ever either to seethe throughout their session — or to openly confront floor-hoggers. Explained one coach, “People who are practicing yoga want Zen; they don’t already have it.”

— Timely Information: (1) Joseph Forren, 21, with a .172 blood alcohol level, plowed into a pickup truck in April in Trumbull, Connecticut (though with no serious injuries). Police said Forren’s cellphone on the seat still displayed a current text message, “Don’t drink and drive ...

Dad.” (2) According to police records released in April, Mila Dago (now 24 and awaiting trial for DUI manslaughter) was trading sarcastic texts with her ex-boyfriend that night in August 2013 while barhopping (later, registering .178 blood alcohol), and as she ran a red light, smashed into a pickup truck, injuring herself badly and her friend in the passenger seat fatally. According to the police report, her last text to the exboyfriend (three minutes earlier) was “Driving drunk woo ... I’ll be dead thanks to you.”

— Readers’ Choice: (1) The Indian Journal of Dermatology announced in April that it was withdrawing a recent scientific paper by a dentist in Kerala state, “Development of a Guideline to Approach Plagiarism in Indian Scenarios,” because parts of the article had been plagiarized from a student dissertation. (2) Low voter turnout in non-presidential election years is increasingly problematic in easily distracted Los Angeles, but the issue was specifically addressed by campaigners in the March 3 city council elections — which, of course, only about 9 percent of registered voters cast ballots in.

Suspicions Confirmed — In New York City, someone can be fired for being “too nice.” Doorman Ralph Body, 41, was dismissed from his job at an upscale New York City apartment building because he did too many favors for tenants, according to an April New York Post report. Body said he “gave his life” to the residents at the “27 on 27th” tower in Queens, but “upper management” thought such extra kindnesses violated building policy and ordered his dismissal despite a tenant petition.

— When the chief auditor for Hartford, Connecticut, finally got around to checking the finances of the police shooting range recently, he found that the range supervisor had bought 485,000 bullets per year, but was using only

Fine Points of the Law John Deere became the most recent company in America to claim that, though a buyer may have paid in full for a device, he may not actually “own” it. Deere claims that because its tractors run on sophisticated computer programs, the ostensible owner of the tractor cannot “tamper” with that software without Deere’s permission — even to repair a defect or to customize its operation. Already, traditional movie videos may come with restrictions on copying, but the Deere case, according to an April report on Wired.com, might extend the principle to machinery not traditionally subject to copyright law.

Cultural Diversity The March arranged-marriage ceremony in Kanpur, India, was about to start when cousins of the bride (whose name is Lovely, daughter of Mohar Singh) commandeered center stage and demanded that groom Ram Baran answer the question, “What is 15 plus 6?” Baran answered, “17,” and in short order, Lovely and

her family began to drift out of the room, and the marriage was off. Eventually, according to a Times of India report, the families settled the fiasco amicably, with all gifts returned.

A News of the Weird Classic (March 2011) “You’re not going to like this,” warned NPR’s Robert Krulwich, about to deliver a February (2011) story about visionary robotics developers James Auger and Jimmy Louizeau, who created a carnivorous clock, supposedly able to power itself for 12 days merely on the carcasses of 12 dead houseflies (which the clock traps with flypaper and then mechanically razors in two). The pair also showed a prototype of a coffee table that catches mice by luring them up the table legs with cheese into a hole in the center, where they are guillotined.

Auger and Louizeau said their creations are just extensions of TV nature programs showing animals hunting in the wild, but Krulwich fretted about the dangers inherent in “giving robots a taste for (meat).”

CLARIFICATION: The story two weeks ago about the anticipated “sex shop” in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, though reported by many reputable news sources, was in fact (a) about a year old and (b) apparently based on a faulty translation from Arabic, and no such shop can be said to be forthcoming. The “developer,” Abdelaziz Aouragh, apparently disclosed only that he would be “willing” to open such a shop.

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Homeward Bound:

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ising up from the Durham/Chapel Hill area, up-and-coming Americana brethren will be playing tracks from their new recording in the Port City this week. Look Homeward will bring their banjo-pickin’ and Southern-inspired sonic style to Bourgie Nights (127 Princess St.) this Friday, May 22.

Penned after UNC alumni Thomas Wolfe’s novel of the same, Look Homeward banded in 2012. Brothers Lee and Will Anderson added Alex Bingham on bass for the release of their first EP “The Hunger and the Ghost” (2013). Comprising five tracks, the recording was self-

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produced and recorded with Daniel Goans of Lowland Hum. “The recording time was a Christmas present from Lee’s brother Will, and the EP was recorded over the course of a couple of weekends in bedrooms with a nearly nonexistent budget,” Greene tells. “These songs are about longing, love, God, mystery, death, and the American South.”

Since the band’s formation and their first release, Will has stepped down in order to attend medical school at Wake Forest University. However, the outfit still is filled to the brim with talent, featuring

Wilson Ferdinand Greene IV (banjo) and Evan Ringel (trombone/fiddle).

“We come from an array of music backgrounds,” Greene tells, “but the common thread that unites us is our love for both traditional string-band music and Motown/ soul music. The introduction of the trombone and fiddle galvanized two musical influences mentioned above. We like to think about the sound as a marriage of banjo and brass, or even a mixing of Eastern and Western NC. The songs have come more into their own and sound more like themselves than ever before.”

Ringel and Bingham both pursued degrees in jazz music at UNCG, and Lee fortified his interest in music by writing songs after discovering the work of Bob Dylan.

While living in a cabin in Foscoe, NC, he furthered his interest by trying his hand at folk music. Sequestered by the snowiest winter in recorded history for Boone, NC, (and without any working TV stations), Anderson’s solitude fully immersed him in the world of music.

Likewise, Outer Banks native Greene grew up listening to the sun-kissed tunes of beach music. “[I] later picked up clawhammer banjo from a close friend while studying at UNC Chapel Hill,” Greene informs.

Once Look Homeward fortified their current lineup, they quickly began playing various venues and working on new, original music. Childhood bonds have helped them secure the necessary talent when it comes to recording. They re-enlisted the help of Groan for their self-titled debut, which was released on May 5. Groan produced the album.

“Lee grew up with Daniel in Greensboro and they have remained close friends since childhood,” Greene details. “Daniel was a major influence upon Lee and one of the reasons Lee is doing what he’s doing. Daniel encouraged us to find out who mixed our favorite records and reach out to them.”

They took his advice and immediately began sending out emails to big-name engineers. Luck (and talent) was ever in their favor, as Grammy-winning engineers Paul Kolderie (Della Mae, Radiohead, Uncle Tupelo) and Ruadhri Cushnan (Mumford and Sons, Ed Sheeran, U2) answered their calls.

With a producer and two worthy mixers on hand, they set aside one week last spring to record the 11-track album. Groan’s expertise helped their sound evolve from the bare-bones EP to accommodate added instruments. They recorded “Look Homeward” in Fidelitorium Studios, and funded the project with crowdsourcing platform Kickstarter. They also used the engineering chops of Chapel Hill legend Jeff Crawford.

It’s currently available on iTunes, Amazon and Google Play.

Their sense of connection shines through in the album. Look Homeward’s divergent musical sensibilities seamlessly meld, taking on country and jazz elements. While

“Steamboat,” which also was featured on their EP, encompasses a pure folk vibe, “Motown” revels in the tumpeting sounds of a gay ol’ New Orleans parade. The album slows down and wears its heart on its sleeve with “Caroline.”

“We worked over 12-hour days and were totally exhausted, but it was an incredible experience unlike any other,” Greene professes. “We all undoubtedly grew closer to each other as a band.”

Now, the band continues to tour in support of the album. The road for any new musician is hard. Ultimately, the teancity to succeed becomes an unparalleled experience.

“Trying to make it as a band requires taking a lot of risks: leaps of faith, not knowing how things will work out,” Greene muses.

“We’re pretty damn poor but happy as clams. We’re having a blast, we’re all best friends, and we love the adventure—just taking it all a day at a time and enjoying the ride.”

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A preview of events across town this week Phil & Mark (7pm; $5-$12) —Cameron Art Museum, 3201 South 17th St.

2015 waterfront Music Series

Acoustic Blues Jam (8pm; $3) —Ted’s Fun on the River, 2 Castle St.

EVERY Sunday from 4 – 8pm

open mic night (9pm; free) —Dead Crow Comedy Room, 265 N. Front St.

may 24th : mark roberts

Jazzy Jam Open Mic (9pm; Free) —Bellas Bar LoCAL, 19 Market St.

may 31 : machine gun st

Chasing Opal (10:30pm; Free; folk) —Duck & Dive, 114 Dock St.

June 7 : Velcro th

Tarot Thursdays & Electroswing DJ’s (All Day; Free) —Juggling Gypsy, 1612 Castle St.

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Friday, May 22

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Books, Beer, & Jazz Piano (3pm; Free) —Old Books on Front St., 249 N. Front St.

100 S. FRONT ST. 910-251-1832

In The Key of J CD Release Art & Music Party! (6pm; Free) —The Art Factory, 721 Surry St.

LIVE MUSIC in the courtyard 7 days a week

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

The Stranger (6pm; Free; Billy Joel tribute) —Riverfront Park, 5 N. Water St. Sea Pans Steel Drums (6pm; Free) —Gabby’s Lounge, 1706 N. Lumina Ave. Mayfaire’s Music on the Town Concert Series (6:30 pm; Free) —Mayfaire Event Lawn, 6835 Conservation Way

JAZZY-’FIVED’: Temple5 perform their jazz-infused stylings at Bourgie Nights this Saturday, May 23.

They will take the stage alongside Mindsone and Fuzz Jaxx. Photo by Sarah Conely.

Big Time Party Band (6:30pm; Free; party music) —Carolina Beach Boardwalk, 100 Cape Fear Blvd.

Wednesday, May 20

Lunar Tide (7pm; Free; dance) —Gabby’s Lounge, 1706 N. Lumina Ave.

Rob Nathanson (5:30pm; Free; classical guitar) —CAM Cafe, 3201 South 17 St. Jazz Piano (6pm; Free) —The Blind Elephant, 21 N Front St Unit F Mykel Barbee (6pm; Free) —The Oceanic Restaurant, 703 S. Lumina Ave. Trivia Night (7pm; Free) —Hoplite Pub and Beer Garden, 720 N. Lake Park Blvd.

Open Jam Wednesdays (7pm; Free) —Halftime Sports Bar and Grill, 1107 New Pointe Blvd.

Tim Koehler (7pm; Free; singer/songwriter) —Ted’s Fun on the River, 2 Castle St. Vinyl Tap: A Vinyl Record Meetup (8pm; Free) —Juggling Gypsy Cafe & Hookah Bar, 1612 Castle St. Ron and Secret Drive (8pm; Free) —Bottega Art Bar and Gallery, 122 Princess St. Crystal Fussell (8pm; Free) —Ted’s Fun on the River, 2 Castle St. Birthday and nutt st. improv (8pm; $3) —Dead Crow Comedy Room, 265 N. Front St. Karaoke (9pm; Free) —Ibiza, 118 Market St.

Lake Street Dive, The Congress (9pm; $20$25; indie jazz) —Ziggy’s By The Sea, 208 Market St. Chris James (9pm; Free; country) —Costello’s Piano Bar, 211 Princess St.

The Wilmington Americana and Bluegrass Show (7pm; $15) —Brooklyn Arts Center, 516 North 4th St.

Wes Hunter & Fred Slayer (9pm; Free; covers) —The Pub, 2012 Eastwood Rd.

Port City Trio (7pm; $3; jazz) —Ted’s Fun on the River, 2 Castle St.

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Thursday, May 21 Gene Gregory (5:30pm) —Goat and Compass, 710 N 4th St.

Lynne & The Wave (7pm; Free; jazz) —The Oceanic Restaurant, 703 S. Lumina Ave. Kim Dicso (8pm; Free; folk) —Fermental, 7250 Market St. Jamie Lissow (8pm; $13) —Dead Crow Comedy Room, 265 N. Front St. Live Music (8:30pm; Free) —The Harp, 1423 S. 3rd St.

The 3 Js (6pm; Free) —The Ogden Tap Room, 7324 Market St.

NC’s Barefoot Gypsies Belly Dance Showcase (8:30pm; $5) —Juggling Gypsy Cafe & Hookah Bar, 1612 Castle St.

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Tom and Jane (9pm; Free) —Costello’s Piano Bar, 211 Princess St.

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Moose Kick (9pm; Free; rock ‘n’ roll) —Satellite Bar & Lounge, 120 Greenfield St.

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Justin Fox (10pm; americana) —Goat and Compass, 710 N 4th St.

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Massive Grass (10pm; bluegrass) —Palm Room, 11 East Salisbury St.

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Red Mouth (10pm; $6; rock/punk) —Reggie’s 42nd Street Tavern, 1415 S 42nd St.

JGBCB (10pm; $7-$10; jam) —Ziggy’s By The Sea, 208 Market St.

Stoney Creek (10pm; Free; americana) —Beach House Bar ‘n’ Grill, 7219 Market St.

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Heather Rogers (9pm) —Costello’s Piano Bar, 211 Princess St.

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Mike O’Donnell (7pm; Free; folk rock) —Gabby’s Lounge, 1706 N. Lumina Ave. South Hammock Bluegrass Band (7pm; $3) —Ted’s Fun on the River, 2 Castle St. Dos Eddies (7pm; Free; acoustic duo) —The Ogden Tap Room, 7324 Market St. The Clams (8pm; Free; rock) —Ironclad Brewery, 115 N 2nd St. Phil Kelly & Friends (8pm; Free) —Fermental, 7250 Market St. Jamie Lissow (8pm; $13) —Dead Crow Comedy Room, 265 N. Front St. Saturday Night Dance Party (9pm; $5-$10) —Ibiza, 118 Market St. Some Dudes Duo (9pm; Free) —Luck’s Tavern, 6401 Castle Hayne Rd. Memory Lane Stands Up (9pm; Free) —Memory Lane Comics, 5214 Market St. Michael Martin Band (9pm) —Juggling Gypsy, 1612 Castle St. Temple5, MindsOne, Fuzz Jaxx (9pm; $10; jazz/reggae) —Bourgie Nights, 123 Princess St. The Madd Hatters (9pm; Free; ska/punk) —Satellite Bar & Lounge, 120 Greenfield St. Monica Jane (10pm; singer/songwriter) —Goat and Compass, 710 N 4th St. Chasing Opal (10pm; Free; folk) —Hell’s Kitchen-Wilmington, NC, 118 Princess St. The Hatch Brothers (10pm; Free) —Costello’s Piano Bar, 211 Princess St. Mac & Juice (10pm; soul/rock ‘n’ roll) —Palm Room, 11 East Salisbury St. Chillin’ Dixie (10pm; Free; country) —Beach House Bar ‘n’ Grill, 7219 Market St. Mending Wall (10pm; Free; indie) —Wild Wing Cafe, 1331 Military Cutoff Rd.

Sunday, May 24 The Awkward Silents (3pm; Free) —Fermental, 7250 Market St. Mark Roberts (4pm; Free) —Bluewater Waterfront Grill, 4 Marina St. Tyler McKaig (6:30pm; singer/songwriter) —Palm Room, 11 East Salisbury St. Open-Mic Night (7pm; $3) —Ted’s Fun on the River, 2 Castle St. The Love Language, Mac McCaughan and Flesh Wounds (8pm; $12-$16; pop/jazz/rock) —Bourgie Nights, 123 Princess St.

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Carolina’s Finest:

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New exhibit at ACME Studios showcases artists from across the state By: Josephine Butler

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rom the windy beaches of Wilmington to the huddled valleys of the Appalachians, North Carolina’s beauty is awe-inspiring. Just read the works of Thomas Wolfe or put on a James Taylor record. It is no wonder so many visual artists call the state home. This Friday, Acme Art Studios will celebrate eight of the artists, all of whom hail from the eastern to western parts of the state, with the opening of its exhibition, “From the Mountains to the Sea.” “I organized this exhibition to honor and to showcase the art of some of North Carolina’s fine artists,” Dick Roberts, artist and co-founder of Acme, says. “Each is a good friend and colleague who truly lives the creative, and often solitary, life of the working artist.”

According to Roberts, the exhibition features an “eclectic spread” from across NC. They’ll be showcasing the results of their re-

cent works. Among them is artwork from Wilmington resident Pam Toll, who is also an assistant professor of the studioart program at UNCW. In 2013 Toll worked on five large-scale tree drawings that were inspired by long walks near the Burren College of Art in Ballyvaughan, Ireland.

“The environment suggests the subject matter,” Toll says. “I draw on large swaths of paper, energetically engaging my whole body at the outset with charcoal and a large brush loaded with a bit of pigment and water. The physical insistence is in the size of the drawing, the gestural movement of drawing media and the commitment of my body.”

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Movement and life: Theresa Reuter will showcase her equestrian-inspired paintings that are derived from the beauty around her. Photo, courtesy the artist.

Artists Eric Lawing and William Fridrich also hail from Wilmington. Lawing’s recent works are also of trees. He calls them simple drawings, sometimes juxtaposed to architecture and still-life objects. Fridrich takes a more surrealist approach, constructing Joseph Cornell-style dream boxes from his extensive collection of found materials.

“I believe the value of the objects inside the boxes will, at some point, become greater in value than the assemblage itself,” Fridrich tells. “Archival materials and methods are used to ensure the art outlives the artist.”

Another Wilmington artist with a large collection of found objects is Gayle Tustin. In addition to painting and working in ceramics, she assembles sculptures from collected items, including those from nearby beaches.

“I gravitate toward three-dimensional work,” Tustin comments. “I am attracted to unusual forms, shapes and natural elements, assembling pieces to enhance their ordinary beauty and relationship as a whole.”

From the Western part of the state are artists Mark Carter and Theresa Reuter from Asheville, a city equally abundant in beauty and culture. It’s more often than not a source of inspiration for the two.

“Most of my life, my passion has been in the beauty of life around me,” Reuter shares. “While my work has been dominantly realistic, there always has been a sense of movement. This feeling of movement comes from my own emotional connection

to the subjects and the life within them.”

That movement and life can be seen in Reuter’s equestrian-inspired art, which will be featured in the exhibition.

Carter, too, draws from his surroundings, which he describes as surrealist and lately abstract. “I was born and raised in the Southern U.S. and spent my childhood fascinated by creeks, rivers, oceans, and mountains,” Carter says. “For the past two years, my work has concentrated on the duality and beauty of nature in the abstract forms you see in my new paintings.”

Also in the realm of the abstract are the paintings of Roberts, who, like Carter, spent many years as a child in the mountains of North Carolina. “The magic of painting can never be totally explained,” Roberts details. “I find great joy in discovering the emerging world of a new painting. Although harmony of the mind and the heart is important, the metabolic process of converting color, form and line into the forces that drive the painting is absolutely necessary. And when I can do no more I walk away.”

Perhaps that also helps color the oftenwhimsical narratives of Charlotte painter Raed Al-Rawi, an Iraqi artist who lived in North Carolina the last 30 years. A former children’s magazine illustrator, his works feature surreal atmospheres created by using dry brush techniques in acrylic and sometimes in oil.

“From the large-scale drawings and paintings of Wilmington’s Pam Toll to the surrealistic work of Asheville’s Mark Carter, it is a truly rich and promising tapestry of contemporary art that is coming to Acme,” Roberts professes.

DETAILS: From the Mountains to the Sea Acme Art Studios, 711 N 5th Ave. Opening: Friday, May 22, 6-9 p.m.

Show runs through June 19 www.acme-art-studios.com

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We will offer an opportunity for artists to draw or paint from a live model. There is no charge, but there will be a tip jar for the model. Artists will be at work either working from the model or working/demonstrating their craft. There will be a walk-in class offered exploring mixed media and collage from 11am-1pm. Cost is $35 with all supplies included. Join us for a fun day of art!

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New Elements Gallery

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Friday, 5/22, 6-9pm, Illumination opens and features the work of NC painter Catherine C. Martin, who approaches traditional subject matters, such as landscape and architecture, with unconventional techniques. Beginning each work by priming her canvas in an intense red, Martin then sketches her forms in purple. The dark outline of her forms, along with the hot accents of the under-painting, define the vibrant and intense style for which she is known. Meet the artist and discuss her work. Illumination will remain on view until June 20, 2015.

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

River to Sea Gallery showcases the work of husband and wife Tim and Rebecca Duffy

Bush. In addition, the gallery represents several local artists. The current show will enthrall visitors with its eclectic collection of original paintings, photography, sculpture, glass, pottery and jewelry. “Morning Has Broken” features works

by Janet Parker. Come see Janet’s bold use of color and texture to reveal local marsh creeks and structures.

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

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

ing department; and art classrooms for workshops and ongoing instruction.

WILMA W. DANIELS GALLERY

200 Hanover St., CFCC parking deck, first level Tues.-Fri., 10am-5:30pm; Sat., noon-5:30pm 910-362-7431

Wilma W. Daniels Gallery is pleased to present the 2015 Coastal Carolina Clay Guild Exhibition. CCCG was founded in Wilmington, North Carolina in 2007. The CCCG is led by President Hiroshi Sueyoshi and comprises 100 members from both North and South Carolina. The CCCG wishes to impart a sense of dedication and passion for ceramic arts and to present the diversity of work crafted by active guild members. The gallery will hold a Fourth Friday opening reception on May 22nd from 6-9pm. An additional Fourth Friday closing reception will be held on June 26th from 6-9pm.

Admission is free and open to the public; complimentary refreshments provided. For additional inquiries, contact Sarah Rushing at srushing278@mail.cfcc.edu.

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Soaking Up Feel-Good Spirits:

arts > theatre

The classic ‘Singin’ in the Rain’ opens this week at Thalian Hall By: Shea Carver

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n the Golden Age of Hollywood when the silent film evolved into talkies, a musicianturned-stuntman-turned-actor, Don Lockwood, danced his way onto a film set with leading lady and heart throb Lina Lamont.

Media perpetuated a “cooked-up romance” between the two in the 1952 hit “Singin’ in the Rain.” Enter Kathy Selden, a stage actress, who challenges the egotistical movie star, Lockwood, and his aptitude as a true actor. What ensues is a comedic love story that has glamor, glitz, and a whole lot of big dance and music numbers. The penultimate movie musical will move from screen to stage this weekend at Thalian Hall, thanks to Thalian Association’s latest production, led by Mirla Criste. This is Criste’s first time directing for the association.

“My husband and I moved to Wilmington in 2011, but I got a little waylaid and didn’t engage with the theatre community until the fall of 2013, when I met Zach Hanner and joined the board of his nonprofit, Theatre Network of Wilmington,” Criste says. A part-time teacher in the theatre department at UNCW, Criste has directed two shows at TheatreNOW thus far, and before was involved in professional, academic and community theatre elsewhere.

“Suffice it to say that theatre and dance have been pretty much my life, since getting cast as a dancer/child in Arena Civic Theatre’s Carousel, in Greenfield, Massachusetts, a thousand years ago,” she quips.

Criste already has been praised locally. She won Best Supporting Actress for her work in “Vanya and Sonya and Masha and Spike” at the 2015 Wilmington Theater Awards. “Singin’ in the Rain” is her favorite movie musical.

She calls it a complete piece of performance art—“a true Gesamtkunstwerk.”

“In an hour-and-a-half, we get singable music, a variety of Gene-Kelly-choreographed and executed dances, tightly-paced humor,

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drenched in talent: (l. to r.) Tracy Byrd as Don Lockwood, Courtney Poland as Kathy Selden and Brad Mercier as Cosmo Brown will perform in Thalian Association’s ‘Singin’ in the Rain.’ Courtesy photo.

romance, memorable characterizations, exciting spectacle, and for me an almost perfectly written arc,” she tells. “I’ve been in love with the movie since I first saw it.”

Criste has stuck to the original script and jazzy choreography forthrightly. The score will be led by Amanda Hunter. Some adjustments have been made between its film and stage adaptations. “The scores aren’t identical, for one thing, so you’ll also see some of my own choreography in several sections,” Criste tells. Yet, like the movie, the songs propel the action of the play. “They integrate seamlessly into the story,” Criste adds. “Each number has its own very distinct character— that was the genius of the music’s composers and of Gene Kelly’s choreography.”

Bringing those famed tap dances and more to life will be a cast of 35. The leads consist of Tracy Byrd as Don Lockwood, Brad Mercier as Don’s best friend Cosmo Brown, Courtney Poland as Kathy Selden, and Hannah Smith as Lina Lamont. Criste knew she wanted to work with Byrd after seeing his extraordinary performance in “Kiss Me, Kate” last year.

“Three words: ‘Too Darn Hot,’” Criste explains of the local actor’s talent. “This was the number that stopped the show dead for me during Opera House’s ‘Kiss Me Kate’ last year. I just about jumped out of my seat after Tracy’s phenomenal performance. I chased him down at the Wilmington Theater Awards to ask him to audition for either of the two

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male leads [in ‘Singin’’], and boy was I lucky he was interested. He’s been nothing short of a revelation.”

Byrd has hoped to bring the iconic lead number to life since childhood. He would mimic Gene Kelly’s moves often as a kid. “To actually get a chance to perform it is a dream come true,” he says. “I think it changed the way everyone viewed musicals back then.”

The classic tale is inspiring, according to Byrd, and highlights excitement and drama.

He’s staying true to his formula of remaining honest with himself and his character. “Everything else will take care of itself,” Byrd says. “What I love about the role of Don Lockwood the most is how happy and charismatic he is—not to mention I get to sing, dance and act almost the entire show. Don was a very fun-loving gentlemen but he also took care of business.”

Courtney Poland as Don’s love interest, Kathy Selden, matches Byrd’s dazzle. A woman focused on becoming the greatest at her craft through hard work and passion, Poland says she’s learning a lot from her character’s strong personality.

“I love that Kathy is true to herself,” Poland says. “She can be a bit stubborn and hard-headed, but has a gentleness to her and grows significantly throughout her relationship with Don. I am learning from Kathy to let things happen even if they aren’t in the plan or on the calendar. I am a planner and I have very rigid goals, much like Kathy . . . Kathy is teaching me that sometimes the biggest gifts in life are unexpected and we have to let them in.”

Poland has been a fan of the film her whole life. She often watched it with her grandparents and found a deep connection to its ac-

tors. “Years from now, women will still aspire to have the grace and poise that Debbie Reynolds has, and men will still strive for the masculinity and romance that Gene Kelly possesses,” she says. Even today, Poland turns to the movie to lift her spirits. “It just makes me so happy—the music, the costumes, the smiling faces, the story, every aspect of it,” she says.

A favorite scene is the quintessential crowd-pleasing “Good Mornin’.” The intricate dance numbers and chemistry between Poland, Byrd and Mercier captures the film’s timeless feel-good exploration. “We are all very different people and very different performers, but I love how we have all worked so hard to come together and make this number great,” Poland explains.

Kathy Selden is a role Poland never expected to land. Primarily a singer, the actress has learned from Criste’s direction not to box in her talents. Actor, singer and dancer are now a part of her résumé. “Mirla believes in us to be all three,” Poland says.

Criste takes chances that often pay off. In fact, she cast a young guy whom had never had dance or music training. “He auditioned because his girlfriend auditioned,” Criste tells.

“And he’s been fabulous—extremely reliable and already behaving like a professional, while having a great time. I’ve given him quite a bit of responsibility, and he’s completely stepped up. I’d cast him again in a second. That’s one of the things I’ve enjoyed the most: Discovering what each member of the company is willing to contribute to the larger picture has been enlightening and rewarding.”

The timeless, elegant and feel-good show opens on Thursday, May 23, at 7:30 p.m. on the main stage of Thalian Hall. “We get to experience it through characters who are a lot like us,” Criste adds, “who develop deep and long-lasting friendships, meet and fall in love, struggle with their sense of self, and navigate career difficulties—just like we do now.”

DETAILS: Singin’ in the Rain May 21-31 Thurs.-Sat., 7:30 p.m.; Sun., 3 p.m.

Thalian Hall 310 Chestnut St. Tickets: $15-$30 www.thalianhall.org

Strange Sightings on Introspection:

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Craign Kittner debuts original production, ‘Flora and Fauna’ By: Shea Carver

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hen faced with challenges in life, it’s often how we rise to the occasion that propels our growth. In theatre, moving from actor at the front of the stage to director and writer from behind the scenes provides an ample learning environment. Local thespian Craig Kittner is debuting his first original play this weekend at Browncoat Pub and Theatre.

“Flora and Fauna” follows a recluse, Mark Sounder, who underwent an unexplained change as a child after witnessing a meteor shower. As an adult, he is looked after by his brother, Charles, until a recovering drug addict, Ellen Forsyth, shows up as a live-in caretaker. Kittner wrote about seven drafts of the script in 2012 and 2013, and based it primarily on an actual event he experienced in his own childhood.

“When I was 9, I saw a UFO,” he says. “I have a vivid memory of this, but it is an experience that I have never really understood.

It happened a year-and-a-half after my family moved from Illinois to Burlington, NC.” Kittner’s move proved a rough transition, leaving him feeling lost and isolated as a child.

He says he imparted this mix of emotions into the script, which is a “fanciful speculation about the nature of consciousness and the origins of life in the universe.”

Local playwright and actor Ron Hasson first directed the workshop of the play in the early part of 2015. Upon finding the space to present the show, Kittner and Hasson decided to co-direct its debut.

“There is an awakening in this story that is available to all three characters, where each can choose to accept a new understanding of their world,” Hasson describes.

Though Hasson was in rehearsal for a good three weeks for “Raney” at TheatreNOW (see review on page 21), his insight has been incomparable to Kittner’s introduction to directing. “The hardest part was keeping consistency throughout the play as sections of it changed,” Kitnner says. “Ron was a tremendous help in the editing process. He has great instincts for what does and doesn’t work onstage. Our collaboration works well because he focuses on the mechanics of the presentation, and I focus on the underlying emotions and connections between characters.”

Beau Mumford will play Mark, Richard Blaylock will take on the role of Charles, and Maria Buchanan will fill in the shoes of Ellen.

Hasson’s been most impressed with the tenacity and dedication each actor has shown for the script.

“I am fascinated with the caretaker role as it manifests in all three characters,” he admits. “It makes the audience question what role they are playing in their own lives, I think.”

According to Buchanan, Ellen merely is trying to take back control of her world. It’s a relatable, if not inspiring, attribute. “She has been damaged, but she works very hard to make good choices and live a healthy life,” Buchanan describes. “During this rehearsal process, I’ve injured my ankle, and dealt with my own trials and tribulations. Being Ellen has encouraged me to work through any problems and focus on what’s important in life, and I love her for that.”

Working on “Flora and Fauna” has afforded the actors introspection and to take stock of their own lives. Buchanan sees each character as an outcast almost—dealing with solitude and abandonment, learning to flourish even under life’s heavy burdens.

“I think this story has impacted me as someone who’s recently graduated college and starting out into the world, because it offers a lot of wisdom of how to grow as a person,” Mumford adds. “‘Give a plant what it needs and it will grow’ is something Mark says a lot throughout the play. While he’s not sure whether the same thing can be said of humans, I am.”

Kittner has enjoyed watching the actors invest their own perceptions of character development while still taking direction. The allhands-on-deck effort has threaded underlying emotions and connections to help flesh out the story.

“I am learning how to have a more optimistic read on the characters and how to layer intent,” Blaylock says. Charles, despite having a heart of good intentons, hides beneath a façade of pomposity. Though he comes off as domineering, it’s because of the circumstances surrounding his childhood.

“He was left in a tough spot early in his life, where he had to be the responsible one,” Blaylock defends. “[I’m learning from] Charles about what not to do—mainly on how one can lose one’s loved ones by trying too hard to hold onto them.”

Blaylock also is designing the set for “Flora and Fauna.” It will be his last performance as technical director at Browncoat Pub and Theatre, as well. With Blake Howard building the

house for the animals and plants in the play, the idea is to create something bizarre and thought-provoking. “I’m hoping all will invoke the old ‘Twilight Zone’ series,” Hasson says. “We’ll see.”

DETAILS:

Flora and Fauna

ALL HANDS ON DECK: Richard Blaylock, Beau Mumford and Maria Buchanan will premiere “Flora and Fauna” this weekend. Photo, courtesy of Craig Kittner

May 21-24, 28-31, June 4-7, 8 p.m.; Sun. matinees, Fri.-Sat., 7:30 p.m.; Sun., 5 p.m.

Tickets: $10-$15 Browncoat Pub and Theatre 111 Grace Street (910) 341-0001 www.browncoattheatre.com

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A Magical Night:

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‘Raney’ perfectly blends art, humor and performance By: Gwenyfar Rohler

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ilmington is lucky to be the home of one of the rock stars of Southern Literature: Clyde Edgerton. TheatreNOW currently is showing a stage adaptation of “Raney,” Edgerton’s debut novel.

It’s brought to life by John Justice Published in 1985, it made Edgerton’s name and set the tone for much of his work to come. It draws upon his own life and family for inspiration to look at life’s bigger questions in a deeply personal voice. The stage adaptation is not the complete novel—nor should it be or could it be. I highly recommend you read the book, but if you haven’t, the show is a wonderful introduction to these memorable, incredibly human characters.

The show opens with the narrator, Raney (Kendra Goehring-Garrett). It’s her wedding night, and she’s in a motel room, confronted for the first time with the sight of her new husband, Charles (Zach Hanner), in his tighty-whities. Things are not going as she planned; though frankly this small-town, Baptist girl has not been well prepared for this moment. More so, her more-sophisticated husband lacks some of the maturity that age and experience will bring (but could go a long way toward greasing the wheels now). Will they make it through the wedding night—or the wedding week for that matter?

It’s a period of adjustment, and they’re living near Raney’s family.

The audience’s introduction to the family comes by a day at the beach with Aunt Naomi (Kire Stenson), Uncle Nate (Ron Hasson) and Mom (Lynnette O’Callaghan). They discuss the excitement of seeing a woman with a tattoo on her leg. Though Charles finds this moderately irritating, it is nothing compared to the conversation that is coming. As Raney sums up later in the show, Charles should have been born a Yankee. Raney’s dad (Mark Basquill) is not much of a talker.

He’s more of a strong, silent, providing type.

When possible, he offers words of wisdom and tries to keep the rudder of their family boat heading in the right direction, but he doesn’t compete with the voices around him too much. Sporting a beard and a convincing Southern accent, Basquill surprises in this role. It is a family that anyone would find overwhelming, but the performances are so clear and distinct that it would surprising if theatre-goers walked out and did not recognize the people onstage in their real lives.

Hasson’s Uncle Nate drinks his way through life (the only one in the family who does). Haunted and frightened, he lashes

out at the people who love him the most.

The one-step-forward-one-step-back lifestyle and spinning chaos that he embodies is palpable. More so is the frustration and confusion of his sisters who love him and can not help him or stop him.

Edgerton has spoken on many occasions about the influence that his female relatives had on his life. They have become a truly a reoccurring theme in his work. They are strong, loving, determined women, who shepherd their families (in many forms) as best they can. Stenson and O’Callaghan embody that far from simple task, and do it memorably with kindness, food and gaudy dishes.

But the show is titled “Raney,” and it is her growth and evolution with which we are ultimately concerned. If you haven’t heard Goehring-Garrett sing, you are missing out.

From “Evita” to “Debbie Does Dallas,” her beautiful voice has carried the title role in numerous shows. Music brought Raney and Charles together; therefore, music permeates the piece. When Goehring-Garrett and Hanner sing gospel accapella, it actually raises gooseflesh on the arms. It is rare to see Goehring-Garrett in nonsinging roles, and though she does sing in this show, it is not on the same scale. Consequently, audiences have an opportunity to see the truly fine craft Goehring-Garrett uses in all her work, which frequently is outshone by her magnificent voice.

Her dynamic with Hanner intrigues. He clearly is in love with this beautiful, difficult, strong-yet-brittle woman and is totally baffled as to how to proceed. Their journey together is one folks can’t wrench their gaze away from.

Music, writing and visual art don’t just permeate Edgerton’s work, they are all facets of the renaissance man. Currently, serving as chair of the The Arts Council of Wilmington, Edgerton graciously hosted two pre-show receptions during the run of “Raney” as fundraisers. If you haven’t had the opportunity to experience Edgerton’s live performance, make plans to do so. He usually plays a little music, tells a few stories and reads a passage from a book. Every moment is enchants and will have you grinning from ear to ear.

In this case, because it was before “Raney,” he talked about the process of writing the book, its road to publication and then to the stage. In addition, Edgerton has painted portraits of the characters from the book, which are on display at TheatreNOW for the run of the show and are also sold as fundraisers for the arts council. It’s an interesting moment to see the characters as painted by the writer, because they take on

a specific shape in one’s mind when reading the book. Then, attendees see the play and how they evolve with the performances and the nuances the performers bring to the text.

It’s rewarding to also get to see how the author views them in his mind’s eye. It adds yet another level of understanding. It is a fascinating intersection of perception and art.

I must confess, Though I was born in the South and consider myself a Southerner, I have never been able to eat pimento cheese.

It is proof that my parents were carpetbaggers (sigh). However, Chef Denise Gordon serves a pimento-cheese appetizer with sweet pepper jelly that knocks diners’ socks off! (Never in my life had I licked a plate with pimento cheese clean on it until then.)

Gordon’s handmade pasta, too, can make any night feel like a special night out: it’s not too soggy, not too al dente; it’s just lovely.

As the table next to me (who also got the vegetarian option) comments: “This can’t be vegetarian! She makes it look so good and realistic.” Amen.

The perfect meal is capped off with a sweet, crumbly peach-and-strawberry cobbler, loaded with whipped cream. Gordon uses something perfect for her cobbler crust, because it hits that amazing center of just salty, just crunchy and perfectly balanced and decadent.

Hands down, the evening comprises one of those magical moments when all the elements blend together perfectly: wonderful food, beautiful art, amazing music, and provocative, funny and loving language brought to life by talented performers. Everything is there and firing on all cylinders. It’s the kind celebration of Southern culture that I really love, and it reminds us that sometimes the best way to build a community is through shared laughter and art.

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DETAILS: Raney

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Revival for Revitalized Space:

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‘Box and Cox’ yucks it up in Thalian’s renovated black-box theatre By: Gwenyfar Rohler

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halian Hall Center for the Performing Arts continues to evolve both physically and artistically. The most recent renovation to be completed was the redesign of the second floor black-box space into the Ruth and Bucky Stein Theatre. It comes complete with stadium seating for 90-people (with cup holders!). Truly lovely as a film-presentation space, Thalian Hall Cube Theater Project has been created to explore and showcase the space’s use as a theatrical and musical venue.

To that end, Tony Rivenbark has revived one of his favorite plays, “Box and Cox,” by James Madison Morton. Written in 1847, the play was produced in Wilmington that year. Since 1980 audiences have associated the show with Rivenbark; he’s a veteran performer of the role of Mr. Cox. This time he directs the show with Paul Teal playing Mr. Box, Shane Fernando as Mr. Cox and Caitlin Becka as Mrs. Bouncer, the landlady.

Mr. Cox, a fastidious hatter, rents an apartment from Mrs. Bouncer. He works during the day and departs at the same time every morning. Mrs. Bouncer, having noticed his predictability, also leases the same apartment to Mr. Box, who works nights at a newspaper and returns home at the same time every morning. She has hit upon the landlord’s dream: getting twice the rent for one bit of property. Inevitably, the gentlemen discover each other.

In farce we have the roots of the modern sitcom: fairly normal people getting their buttons pushed in implausible situations and going to extremes only to come back full circle, unscathed and ready to try again.

In this instance, it begins with a minor dispute of bacon and matches and escalates to

Farcical Feud: (L. to R.) Shane Fernando, Caitlin Becka and Paul Teal deliver stellar performances in “Box and Cox.” Courtesy photo.

faked death. In order for farce to work well, the performers have to commit to it fully and completely: The more serious they are the more humor they milk from the situation.

Fernando and Teal play off each other beautifully with rapid-fire dialogue that would leave Lewis Carroll tongue-tied. Fernando brings to life a precise, attentive man, who is driven to distraction by the smoking, messier, more free-wheeling Mr. Box. (The stock characters we know and love begin to emerge!) Though each actor is wonderful on his own, the power of this performance is based on how they play off each other. This is completely a piece about the explosion

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and combustion between the two actors onstage. They have to balance, challenge and meet each other at every turn or else the whole show can collapse in a moment.

These two go at each other with an intensity that is delightful, carefully crafted and constantly teetering on the brink of disaster.

The niceties of Victorian social convention mix beautifully with their attempts at manipulation. I have seen another production of this show (not associated with Rivenbark) where the choice was made to go for intensity, realism and to embrace the masculine anger possible in the piece. I much prefer Rivenbark’s approach, which embraces the farce and therefore actually shows more of the writing’s psychology.

Part of what makes this work so well is that both Fernando and Teal play truly charming yet slightly wary men, whom one could see actually choosing to embark on part of their lives with them. Neither are really scoundrels; though, both are prepared to resort to drastic means to protect their interests in a situation that rapidly spirals out of control.

It has been a long time since I have seen Fernando onstage, and it is joy to watch him and Teal up the ante on each other constantly. Their vigor is evident in the sweat pouring off each actor by the end of the show.

Though the audience may feel like they got a work out, too, from laughing so much.

Perhaps it is the wheedling Mrs. Bouncer that manages the situation best, with her evasion and diversion. Becka has a stunning singing voice and sexy figure that frequently

gets her cast as the ingénue in musicals.

However, she is a talented actress with remarkable training, and it is mesmerizing to see her in a role that puts some emphasis on her range of talent. Dressed by costumer Debbie Scheu in a big Victorian hoop skirt and bonnet, Becka manages the housekeeping and lodgers efficiently and with the firm smile of the Victorian châtelaine. When the depth of her deception is revealed early on, it is hard to think poorly of this woman who is left alone in the world to fend for herself.

Likewise, I have seen Rivenbark perform the show many times and always enjoyed it.

His love for the premise and the language is evident. The set in use for this production is the one he designed in 1980, and has carefully stored and retouched for every production since then. The addition of the clamshell foot lights from Terry Collins at Scenic Assylum is really the finishing touch for creating not only the “fourth wall” between the stage and the audience, but truly creates a Victorian ambiance.

There have been a lot of changes to the theater, and part of this production was to showcase ways the venue could be used for small productions. I certainly miss going to the black box every weekend to see a show and would love to see the use of it revitalized. The choice to revive this lovely play as a way to reintroduce the theatre is inspired.

Every aspect—from the casting to the details of the sets and props—is just perfect.

This weekend will mark the first time Thalian has done Saturday through Monday productions. The idea is that a Monday show will allow actors within the community and local service-industry personnel a night out to catch a show (weekends often mandate their busiest work nights). For a truly lovely evening that will make you laugh ‘til your sides hurt and tears run down your face, go see “Box and Cox.”

DETAILS: Box and Cox

★ ★ ★ ★ 1/2 ★ Sat.-Mon., May 24-26, 7:30 p.m.; Sun. matinees: 3 p.m.

Tickets: $15 Thalian Hall’s Ruth and Becky Stein Theatre 310 Chestnut St. (910) 632-2285 www.thalianhall.org

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Fake Out!

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Local production company hosts three days of fundraising parties for their debut feature film By: Shea Carver

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ou may have seen Patrick Basquill and Caylan McKay onstage together in some form or fashion over the past few years. Each met during their tenure at the children’s youth theatre company, Journey Productions. Today they continue sharing the stage in community theatre productions and beyond.

“Over the last decade and a half, Caylan and I grew older in body but not in mind,” Basquill quips, “and branched out into doing improv, sketch and stand-up comedy.” They can be seen on Wednesday nights at Dead Crow Comedy Room performing in their comedy troupe, Nutt House Improv.

The dynamic duo were joined last year by Ethan Sigmon to complete their “fake family,” as Baquill calls it. “Caylan, the youngest sibling in his family, needed someone to pass along all his wisdom to,” Basquill says. “And I, the oldest sibling in my family, was very dumb and needed a lot of guidance; hence, instant fake brothers.”

Basquill and McKay began writing short films and needed a director of photography to help capture their vision. They met Sigmon, a film

studies graduate from UNCW. Fake Brothers Productions was founded from their bond. “Sigmon is actually talented at making films and fits the much-needed middle-sibling role,” Basquill says, “but, more so, [he fits] the director of photography position superbly.”

Over the last few years the trio filmed a few shorts, all of which take place in the same universe, so to speak, yet have various narratives that aren’t connected. They shot “Good Time Call” last November at donated office space from The Husk. The remainder of the film was made guerrilla-style across Wilmington. “This short tells the story of a lonely young man seeking satisfaction and friends in the digital world,” Basquill explains.

In February they took to Wilmington again to film “Abducted!” The story follows roommates who are overcoming conflict and an abrupt departure from normal life. “The creative process was frenetic with each of us looking at drafts, suggesting changes and keeping the pace where it needed to be,” Basquill explains.

McKay and Basquill honed the pen as Sigmon’s high-minded technical aptitude and pragmatic narrative thinking fleshed out the

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films. “Basically, when I got too out there, Caylan reined me in, and when Caylan and I both got too out there, Ethan picked us both up and held us like baby bears until we gained our senses,” Basquill vividly explains.

The trifecta are now taking their working relationship to new heights. They plan on doing a feature film this year. Though they’re mum on the details, they will be holding a three-day fundraiser this weekend to help finance the venture.

Basquill calls it a passion project that’s been in the making for some time.

“It was only with the writing, developing and filming of these short films that we knew we needed to make this dream a reality and create an opportunity to shoot the [feature] film,” he tells. In reaching their financing goals, the plan is to make the feature in late fall 2015 and early winter 2016. “The entire production will be shot locally, utilizing the wide expanse of talent found here in Wilmington and the surrounding area,” Basquill continues.

They decided against Kickstarter and Indiegogo crowdsourcing in order to take their efforts directly into the community—a “straight-to-theWilmington-streets attitude,” as they call it.

Much like the crowdsourcing platforms, various prizes will accompany donor levels. Folks who donate will receive items like digital downloads of the movie, signed original copies of the script, outtakes, posters, and such. Themed baskets also will be raffled at the parties.

“There will be more instantly gratuitous items, like bidding on Caylan and I doing yard work for you, going shopping with you, definitely not desperate,” Basquill says. “We will do anything short of selling ourselves into personal servitude to help us fund a project that we truly care about.”

They look to enter their shorts on the festival circuit as well, including Over the Fence Comedy Film Festival in Hamilton Hill, Austrailia, Slamdance in Park City, Utah, and the Austin Film Festival. They also hope to secure entry into Wilmington’s own Cuclaorus.

“It has long been our dream to get a film into the well-respected local festival,” Basquill

says. “Honestly, we’re just hoping audiences will enjoy the films half as much as we enjoyed making them.”

Each night the fundraisers have quirky themes indicative of the comedic personalities of the filmmakers. According to Basquill, they broke down each night into “fancy sounding buzzwords”: Austere Gratitude “basically means Fancy Thanks,” and takes place at TheatreNOW on May 21 at 6:30 p.m. They will screen “Good Time Call” at the event.

Revels and Raditude equals Party and Raditudes—“because ‘raditude’ is not a word, but it’s a damn good time and that’s what the second night is about.” It takes place May 22 at Jengo’s Playhouse. It will be like a carnival, Fake Brothers’ style.

“The third night, Debaucherous Attitudes, kind of encompass the way Caylan, Ethan, and I all operate as human beings,” Basquill says.

“The third night is basically letting you peek into our darkness.” It takes place May 24 at 5:30 p.m. at Dead Crow Comedy Room. Entry into each party is a donation to complete their feature film.

DETAILS: Fake Brothers Productions Fundraising parties for feature film Admission by donation May 21: TheatreNOW, 19 S. 10th Street, 6:30 p.m.

Austere Gratitude May 22: Jengo’s Playhouse, 815 Princess Street, 6 p.m.

Revels and Radtitudes May 24: Dead Crow Comedy Room, 265 N. Front Street, 5:30 p.m.

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Off-the-Wall Comedy:

Locally fueled ‘Toonstone’ revels in delightful humor

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By: Anghus

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art of my “Film Critic 2.0” routine has been to review more movies that skip the theatrical experience in favor of the more diverse slate of streaming services, like iTunes, Amazon Prime, and On Demand through a cable provider. Sometimes going through original online movies feels like dumpster diving: wading through a lot of garbage.

“Toonstone” is a homegrown Wilmington production that features a cavalcade of well-known local talent. It’s directed by Brett Triplett and stars Nate Panning. The pair has been delivering the yuk yuks for many years in the Port City. Some may know them as Hank and Jed. From hilarious shorts like “Super Sam” to extremely popular online animated series like “Battlefield Friend” and “Doraleous & Associates,” this comedy team is no stranger to success. Now, they’ve taken the next inevitable step: the feature film.

Feature films can be a difficult transition, especially to those who have succeeded in the world of the shorts. There’s a huge difference between 5 minutes of funny and a 90-minute comedy. “Toonstone” proves that Triplett, Panning and company can successfully translate their brand of funny to a full-length movie.

“Toonstone” is funny. For me, that was a foregone conclusion. Being familiar with their earlier work, I knew I would laugh.

That’s the sharpest tool at their disposal.

What surprised me is how “Toonstone” worked as a full-length movie, featuring likable, three-dimensional characters in their two-dimensional, animated landscape. The story is something very familiar: a Wild West story about reluctant heroes and dastardly villains that has fun skewing the genre.

When I watched the trailer, I immediately thought of last year’s “A Million Ways to Die in the West”—a wretched, unfunny, painful experience from Seth Macfarlane that made me wonder if poking fun at a long-dead movie genre, like the western, had any trails worth travelling. “Toonstone” proves otherwise.

Dalton (Nate Panning) is a struggling musician looking for his big break. He crosses paths with a crazy, gun-toting outlaw, and through sheer dumb luck manages to win a shootout and become a local hero. After a night of binge-drinking and celebration, Dalton ends up the sheriff in the wild west, a job that he is both unqualified for and not interested in—that is until

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Three-dimensional Toons: Despite their two-dimensional world, the characters in the wildly funny Wild West film, “Toonstone,” manage to be wellrounded. Courtesy photo.

he figures out he can use his newfound fame to help his waning singing career.

Nate Panning is a fantastic straight man, comically speaking. “Toonstone” creates a world filled with weird, wonderful characters, but one always needs a straight man to keep everything from spiraling too far out of control. Every straight man needs a crazy partner, and once again that falls to Brent Triplett. Triplett practically steals the show in the role of a talking horse named “White Lightning.” For me, the funniest bits in “Toonstone” come from the interplay between Panning’s Dalton and Triplett’s “McCoughna-Horse.” These are two guys who have their comedic routine down. Much like Abbott and Costello, Laurel and Hardy, and Dean and Martin, Panning and Triplett have that same kind of chemistry.

Actually, now that I think about it, perhaps the comedic comparison would be Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the creators of “South Park.” Panning and Triplett have been doing the funny animated thing for awhile with their own minimalistic style.

They don’t work as “blue” as Parker and Stone, but they do have a style that is heavy on pop-culture reference. One of my favorite parts was an occasionally occurring Batman-like character, who always seems to show up moments after a dangerous situation has been resolved.

“Toonstone” does a great job of pepper-

ing the main story with gags to keep the jokes coming at a rapid-fire pace.

“Toonstone” is a fun, off-the-wall comedy. The plot may be familiar, but it’s the comedic flourishes of the talent involved that make this one worth watching.

DETAILS: Toonstone

★★ ★ ★ ★ Starring Cullen Moss, Brent Triplett, Sheila Brothers Directed by Brent Triplett Not Rated

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Kyoto Asian Grille 4102 Market St (910) 332-3302

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 awardwinning outdoor patio and bar, which is the location for their lively Waterfront Music Series every Sunday April - October.

Large parties welcome. Private event space available. BluewaterDining.com. 4 Marina Street, Wrightsville Beach, NC. (910) 256.8500.

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

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

Blue surf cafÉ

Sophisticated Food…Casual Style. We offer a menu that has a heavy California surf culture influence while still retaining our Carolina roots. We provide a delicate balance of flavors and freshness in a comfortable and inviting setting. We offer a unique breakfast menu until noon daily, including specialty waffles, skillet hashes and unique breakfast sandwiches. Our lunch menu is packed with a wide variety of options, from house roasted pulled pork, to our mahi sandwich and customer favorite, meatloaf sandwich.

Our dinner features a special each night along with our favorite house entrees: Braised Beef Brisket, Mojo Pork and Mahi. All of our entrees are as delicious as they are inventive.

We also have a full beer and wine list. Come try the “hidden gem” of Wilmington today. 250 Racine Drive Ste. 1, Wilmington 910-523-5362.

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Monday to Saturday 8:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. and Sunday 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ FEATURING: Daily Specials, Gluten Free Menu, Gourmet

Hot Chocolates, Outdoor Patio, New Artist event first Friday of every month and Kids Menu.

■ WEBSITE: www.bluesurfcafe.com

BUFFALO WILD WINGS

If you’re looking for good food and an atmosphere that’s fun for the whole family, Buffalo Wild Wings is the place! Award winning wings and 20 signature sauces and seasonings.

Plus…salads, wraps, flatbreads, burgers, and more. Tons of Big screen TVs and all your favorite sports. We have daily drink specials, a HUGE draft selection, and Free Trivia all day every day. Come in for our Weekday Lunch Specials, only $5.99 from 11am-2pm. Visit us for Wing Tuesdays with 60 cent wings all day long, or Boneless Thursdays with 60 cent boneless wings all day long. Buffalo Wild Wings is a great place to dine in or take out.

■ SERVING LUNCH, DINNER & LATE NIGHT: MondaySaturday 11 a.m.-2 a.m.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: 2 locations-Midtown (910-798-9464) and Monkey Junction (910-392-7224) ■ MUSIC: Live music Friday and Saturday in the Summer ■ WEBSITE: www.buffalowildwings.com

East oceanfront dining at blockade runner

Award-winning cuisine accompanied by the sounds of breaking surf + a soothing coastal breeze, that's East Oceanfront Dining. Our chef, Ben Ramsey, will pleasure your palate with fresh local seafood, produce from our own gardenscape + other harvest from local purveyors. Chef Ramsey is focused on the best of what our region has to offer and he + his staff are delighted to serve you. You'll dine in the comfort of our relaxing restaurant or if you choose, our canopied, oceanfront deck provides a memorable ambiance for any evening.

If you're looking for a more casual bite or maybe just a drink or two before dinner, have a seat in the Aquarium Lounge. A great selection of wine, beer or spirits can provide just what you're looking for as you settle in for an evening of coastal

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culture. For reservations and information concerning best rates and packages, please call 1-800-541-1161.

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: The Blockade Runner Beach Resort, 275 Waynick Blvd.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Wrightsville Beach ■ WEBSITE: www.blockade-runner.com

Elijah’s

Since 1984, Elijah’s has been Wilmington, NC’s outdoor dining destination. We feature expansive indoor and outdoor waterfront dining, with panoramic views of riverfront sunsets.

As a Casual American Grill and Oyster Bar, Elijah’s offers everything from fresh local seafood and shellfish to pastas, sandwiches, and Certified Angus Beef selections. We offer half-priced oysters from 4-6 every Wednesday & live music with our Sunday Brunch from 11-3. Whether you are just looking for a great meal & incredible scenery, or a large event space for hundreds of people, Elijah’s is the place to be.

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Sun-Thurs 11:30-10:00; Friday and Saturday 11:30-11:00 ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Downtown Wilmington Kids menu available

eternal sunshine cafÉ

Wilmington’s new unique restaurant, Eternal Sunshine Café, is conveniently located between downtown and Wrightsville Beach, also close to UNCW. It is a great spot to savor a gourmet breakfast, like cinna-swirl pancakes with coffee cream cheese syrup or a southwest benedict with chipotle hollandaise on a made from scratch biscuit. The lunch menu is filled with fresh delectable salads, sandwiches on house baked breads, and pitas. Come experience the innovative twist on breakfast classics and a casual lunch guaranteed to make you a regular customer. May the tranquility of Eternal Sunshine Cafe’s atmosphere shine upon your face and reinvigorate your day. Serves breakfast all day. Dinner COMING SOON! ■ SERVING BREAKFAST & LUNCH: MondayWednesday 7-2, Thursday-Friday 6:30-2, Saturday 7-2, Sunday 8-2

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: North Wilmington ■ WEBSITE: www.eternalsunshinecafe.com

Halligan's pub

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

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

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

HENRY’S

A local favorite, Henry’s is the ‘place to be’ for great food, a lively bar and awesome patio dining. Henry’s serves up American cuisine at its finest that include entrees with fresh, local ingredients. Come early for lunch, because it’s going to be packed. Dinner too!

Henry’s Pine Room is ideal for private functions up to

30 people. 2508 Independence Boulevard, Wilmington, NC. (910) 793.2929.

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

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ FEATURING: Daily blackboard specials.

■ WEBSITE: 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

HOPS SUPPLY CO.

The combination of chef-inspired food and our craft bar makes Hops Supply Co. a comfortable and inviting gastropub that attracts guests of all types – especially a local crowd who can feel right at home whether ordering a classic favorite or trying a new culinary delight! At HopsCo, we are dedicated to the craft of excellent cuisine and delivering hops in its most perfect form, exemplified by our selection of craft beers. As hops are the heart of flavor for beer, our local seasonal ingredients are the soul of our culinary inspired American fare. 5400 Oleander Dr. (910) 833-8867.

■ OPEN: Mon-Thurs 10:57 am - 10 pm; Fri-Sat 10:57 am - 11 pm {Serving Brunch 10:57am – 3pm & bar open until midnight}; Brunch ALL DAY Sunday 9:57am – 10pm ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ WEBSITE: www.hopssupplycompany.com

The little dipper

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

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

Ogden Tap Room

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

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

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

pine valley market

Pine Valley Market has reigned supreme in servicing the Wilmington community for years, securing encore’s Best-Of awards in catering, gourmet shop and butcher. Now, Kathy

Webb and Christi Ferretti are expanding their talents into serving lunch in-house, so folks can enjoy their hearty, homemade meals in the quaint and cozy ambience of the market.

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

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

The Trolly Stop

Trolly Stop Hot Dogs is a five-store franchise in Southeastern North Carolina. Since 1976 they have specialized in storemade chili, slaw and various sauces. As of more recently, select locations (Fountain Dr. and Southport) have started selling genuine burgers and cheese steaks (Beef & Chicken). Our types of hotdogs include beef & Pork (Trolly Dog), all-beef (Sabrett), pork smoked sausage, Fat Free (Turkey) & Veggie. Recognized as having the Best Hot Dog in the Best of Wilmington Awards in 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015. Call Individual Stores for hours of operation or Look at our website trollystophotdogs.com Catering available, now a large portion of our business. Call Rick at 297-8416 for catering and franchise information.

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER ■ LOCATIONS: Wrightsville Beach (910) 256-3921

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

Asian BIG THAI II

From the minute you walk through the door to the wonderful selection of authentic Thai cuisine, Big Thai II offers you a tranquil and charming atmosphere - perfect start to a memorable dinner. For the lunchtime crowd, the luncheon specials provide a great opportunity to get away. The menu is filled with carefully prepared dishes such as Pad Thai (Chicken, Beef, Pork or Tofu pan-fried rice noodles with eggs, peanuts, bean sprouts, carrots, and chives in a sweet and savory sauce) and Masaman Curry (The mildest of all curries, this peanut base curry is creamy and delicious with potatoes, cashew nuts and creamy avocado). But you shouldn’t rush into a main entrée right away! You will be missing out on a deliciously appetizing Thai favorite, Nam Sod (Ground Pork blended with fresh chili, green onion, ginger and peanuts).

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

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

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

hibachi to go

If you want fresh food fast, check out Hibachi To Go! It is a family-owned business with a professional and friendly

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

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

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

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kabuki korean cafÉ and sushi

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

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

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

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

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER:

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

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown, off Oleander Drive.

■ FEATURING: Wilmington's only authentic Korean restaurant!

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

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

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szechuan 132

indochine restaurant & Lounge

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

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

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

KYOTO ASIAN GRILLE

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Kyoto Asian Grille specializes in crafting mouth-watering food and providing superb customer service. We serve a plethora of Asian cuisines, from Chinese to Japanese to Thai, and have an unwavering commitment to flavor. All of our ingredients are fresh, cooked to order, with artistic culinary flair.

We also serve everything from sushi to traditional Chinese dishes, a plethora of curries to Pad Thai, hibachi and teriyaki dishes, and more. Come give us a try where you will find nothing in the freezer but the ice cream. Open for lunch and dinner, Monday through Saturday. Located at 4102 Market Street, (910) 332-3302.

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Mon - Thu: 11am - 3pm and 5pm - 9:30pm or Fri - Sat, 11am - 3pm and 5pm - 10pm ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ FEATURING: An array of Asian cuisines, from Japanese

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

yosake downtown sushi lounge

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

Inspired features change weekly showcasing our commitment to local farms. Full bar including a comprehensive sake list, signature cocktails, and Asian Import Bottles. 33 S. Front St., 2nd Floor (910) 763-3172.

■ SERVING DINNER: 7 nights a week @ 5PM; Sun-Wed until 10pm, Thurs until 11pm, Fri & Sat until Midnight.

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

Nightly Drink Specials. Gluten-Free Menu upon request.

Complimentary Birthday Dessert.

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

Dinner Theatre theatrenow

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riety show, monthly Sunday Jazz Brunches, movie, comedy and live music events. Award-winning chef, Denise Gordon, and a fabulous service staff pair scrumptious multi-course themed meals and cocktails with our dinner shows in a theatre-themed venue. Dinner theater at its best! Reservations highly suggested. 19 S. 10th Street 910.399.3NOW (3669).

Hours vary.

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

gREEK The greeks

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

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

Healthy CLEAN EATZ cafÉ

This café is your one stop shop to start living a healthy lifestyle. Everything on the menu is under 500 calories and 10 grams of fat unless you order otherwise. The café offers dine in, carryout, or get an entire weeks worth of meals by signing up for our weekly prepackaged meal service. We also do customized food prep to fit anyone's diet needs. Stop by Clean Eatz today to start a new you. You only have one life, Make it count!

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

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

Indian KABOB AND GRILL

Welcome to Kabob and Grill, downtown Wilmington's only fine Indian restaurant. Located on Water Street, overlooking the Cape Fear River, Kabob and Grill innovatesexotic flavors of Indian kabobs and curries. Kabobs are baked to perfection in our "tandoor" clay oven fresh, daily. We take pride in offering a great selection of vegetarian entrees made with healthy spices, vegetables and herbs. We also serve vegan and gluten-free items, all aromatic and full of flavor. Our professional chef ensures our lavash and extensive menu appeals to all palates, whether choosing vegetarian, chicken, lamb, goat, or seafood. Our dining area is modern and upscale, yet steeped in Indian tradition. We have a full-service bar and are open seven days a week. We do take-out, delivery and welcome private parties. Live music and dance every Saturday. Please, check our website or facebook page for more information. www.kabobandgrilldowntown.com - 5 S. Water Street, (910) 833-5262.

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Lunch Sunday through Sat-

urday 11am-3pm. Dinner Sunday through Thursday 5-10pm, Friday & Saturday 5-10:30pm.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Downtown ■ FEATURING: Innovative Indian recipes, made fresh daily.

tandoori bites

Located on College Road, just opposite Hugh MacRae Park, Tandoori Bites offers fine Indian cuisine at affordable prices.

Try one of 74 dishes on their lengthy menu, featuring a large range of side dishes and breads. They have specialties, such as lamb korma with nuts, spices and herbs in a mild creamy sauce, as well as seafood, like shrimp biryani with saffron-flavored rice, topped with the shellfish and nuts. They also have many vegetarian dishes, including mutter paneer, with garden peas and homemade paneer, or baingan bharta with baked eggplant, flamed and sautéed with onions, garlic and ginger.

Join their cozy eatery, where a far east escape awaits all diners, among a staff of friendly and helpful servers, as well as chefs who bring full-flavored tastes straight from their homeland. Located at 1620 South College Road, (910) 794-4540.

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

you will find a level of cuisine that will please the most demanding palate, prepared from the finest and freshest ingredients.

■ SERVING DINNER: at 4 p.m. Daily.

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

Slice of life

“Slice” has become a home away from home for tourists and locals alike. Our menu includes salads, tacos, burritos, quesadillas, nachos, homemade soups, subs and, of course, pizza. We only serve the freshest and highest-quality ingredients in all of our food, and our dough is made daily with purified water. Voted “Best Pizza” and “Best Late Night Eatery.”All ABC permits. Visit us downtown at 125 Market

sine scene - Jamaica’s Comfort Zone. This family owned restaurant provides a relaxing blend of Caribbean delights – along with reggae music – served up with irrepressible smiles for miles. From traditional Jamaican breakfast to mouth-watering classic dishes such as curry goat, oxtail, jerk and curry chicken, to our specialty 4-course meals ($12.00) and $6.99 Student meal. Catering options are available.

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

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

Italian eddie romanelli's

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

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

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Wilmington South/Leland ■ FEATURING: Weekly Specials ■ WEBSITE: www.RomanellisRestaurant.com

Fat Tony’s Italian Pub

Fat Tony’s has the right combination of Italian and American influences to mold it into a unique family-friendly restaurant with a “gastropub” feel. Boasting such menu items as Veal Saltimbocca, Eggplant Parmigiana, USDA Prime Sirloin, and award-winning NY style hand-tossed pizzas, Fat Tony’s is sure to be a crowd-pleaser. Their appetizers range from Blue Crab Dip to Grilled Pizzas to Lollipop Lamb Chops. Proudly supporting the craft beer movement, they have an ever-changing selection of microbrews included in their 27-tap lineup – 12 of which are from NC. They have a wide selection of bottled beers, a revamped wine list, and an arsenal of expertly mixed cocktails that are sure to wet any whistle. Fat Tony’s offers lunch specials until 3pm Monday through Friday and a 10% discount to students and faculty at CFCC. They have two petfriendly patios – one looking out onto Front Street and one with a beautiful view of the Cape Fear River. With friendly, excellent service and a fun, inviting atmosphere, expect to have your expectations exceeded at Fat Tony’s. Find The Flavor…..Craft Beer, Craft Pizza!

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Monday-Thursday 11 am10 pm; Friday-Saturday 11 am-Midnight; Sunday Noon-10 pm ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Downtown ■ WEBSITE: www.fatpub.com ■ FEATURING: Daily lunch specials until 3pm and late night menu from 11pm until closing.

siena trattoria

Enjoy authentic Italian food in a beautiful, warm, casual setting. Whether dining indoors or in our courtyard, Siena is the perfect neighborhood trattoria for the entire family to enjoy. From our delicious brick oven pizza to elegantly prepared meat, seafood, and pasta specials,

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Street, (910) 251-9444, in Wrightsville Beach at 1437 Military Cutoff Road, Suite 101, (910) 256-2229 and in Pine Valley on the corner of 17th and College Road, (910) 799-1399.

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

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown, Downtown and Wilmington South.

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

a taste of italy

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

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

Jamaican JAMAICA’S COMFORT ZONE

Tucked in the corner of University Landing, a block from UNCW is the hidden gem of Wilmington’s international cui-

Latin American CEVICHE'S

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

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

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

san juan CafÉ

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

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

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

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

Mexican la costa mexican restaurant

With three locations to serve Wilmingtonians, La Costa is open daily from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m with lunch specials. Their full dinner menu (from 3 p.m. on) offers the best in Mexican cuisine across the city. From top-sellers, like fajitas, quesadillas and burritos, to chef's specialty items, like molcajete or

borrego, a taste of familiar and exotic can be enjoyed. All of La Costa's pico de gallo, guacamole, salsas, chile-chipotle, enchilada and burrito sauces are made in house daily. Add to it a 16-ounce margarita, which is only $4.25 on Mondays and Tuesdays at all locations, and every meal is complete.

Serving the Port City since1996, folks can dine indoors at the Oleander and both Market Street locations, or dine alfresco at both Market Street locations. 3617 Market St.; 8024 Unit 1 Market St.; 5622 Oleander Dr. ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Sun-Thurs until 11 a.m. - 10 p.m.; Fri. and Sat. until 11 a.m. - 10:30 p.m.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown and Ogden ■ WEBSITE: www.lacostamexicanrestauranwilmington.com

San Felipe mexican restaurant

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

Ditch the regular fare and try one of our Mexican inspired favorites such as our sizzling Certified Angus Beef Fajitas or our Carolina Chimichanga. Visit any of our 10 North Carolina locations to see for yourself and while your at it, try one of our delicious Margaritas! See you soon Amigos! Independence Mall, 3522 Oleander Dr - Wilmington, NC (910) 791-9277 and 1114 New Pointe Blvd - Leland, NC (910) 371-1188.

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

Organic LOVEY’S natural foods & CafÉ

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

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

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

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown FEATURING: Organic Salad Bar/Hot Bar, New Bakery with fresh, organic pies and cakes. Newly expanded.

■ WEBSITE: www.loveysmarket.com

whole foods market

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

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

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

Seafood Catch

Serving the Best Seafood in South Eastern North Carolina. Wilmington’s Native Son, 2011 James Beard Award Nominee, 2013 Best of Wilmington “Best Chef” winner, Chef Keith Rhodes explores the Cape Fear Coast for the best it has to offer. We feature Wild Caught & Sustainably raised Seafood.

Organic and locally sourced produce & herbs provide the perfect compliment to our fresh Catch. Consecutively 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 to name a few. Larger Plates include, Charleston Crab Cakes, Flounder Escovitch & Miso Salmon. Custom Entree request gladly accommodated for our Guest. (Vegetarian, Vegan & Allergies) Hand-crafted seasonal desserts. Full ABC Permits. 6623 Market Street, Wilmington, NC 28405, 910-799-3847.

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

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

Dock Street oyster bar

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

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: 7 days a week.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Downtown ■ FEATURING: Fresh daily steamed oysters.

■ WEBSITE: www.dockstreetoysterbar.net

oceanic

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

Private event space available. 703 S. Lumina Avenue, Wrightsville Beach. (910) 256.5551.

■ SERVING LUNCH, DINNER & SUNDAY BRUNCH:

Mon – Sat 11am – 11pm, Sunday 10am – 10pm ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Wrightsville Beach ■ FEATURING: Dining on the newly renovated Crystal Pier ■ WEBSITE: www.OceanicRestaurant.com

the pilot house

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

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

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7324 Market Street • 910-821-8185 OPEN DAILY at 11am for Lunch & Dinner

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

healthier lifestyle by serving amazing food and smoothies with a bit of tropical fun. 2804 S. College Road, Long Leaf Mall. (910) 769-3939.

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

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and produce. They work with local fisherman and farmers to ensure your meal will be freshly grown and hand chosen. A new dinner menu is churned out daily to ensure the chefs are working with the freshest ingredients. Plus, the bartenders are creating new drink menus daily as to never bore your taste buds. 1125 A Military Cutoff Rd. 910-239-9153.

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

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: North Wilmington ■ WEBSITE: www.pembrokescuisine.com

Sports Bar hell's kitchen

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

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

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

- Thursday 4-7 p.m.

■ WEBSITE: www.hellskitchenbar.com

Carolina Ale House

SHUCKIN' SHACK

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

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Carolina Beach Hours: Mon-Sat: 11am-2am; Sun: Noon-2am, Historic Wilmington: Sun-Thurs: 11am-10pm; Fri-Sat: 11amMidnight ■ NEIGHBORHOODS: Carolina Beach and Downtown ■ FEATURING: Daily lunch specials. Like us on Facebook!

■ WEBSITE: www.TheShuckinShack.com

smoothies and more Tropical smoothie cafÉ

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

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Southern Casey's Buffet

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

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

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

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

Rx Restaurant & bar

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

421 Castle St.; 910 399-3080.

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

pembroke's

A seasonally inspired and locally sourced Southern cuisine dining experience, Pembroke’s was created by the owners of downtown’s Rx Restaurant. Pembroke’s focuses on the same values and excellent service as its sister restaurant, purveying local companies for the best in seafood, proteins

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

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

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ FEATURING: 0 HD TVs and the biggest HD projector TVs in Wilmington.

■ WEBSITE: www.CarolinaAleHouse.com

vegetarian/Vegan sealevel restaurant

It’s springtime in Wilmington, and at Sealevel we're celebrating our second anniversary at 1015 Kerr Avenue (look for us between Cafe Zola and Wilmington Brew Supply in the newly minted "Kerridor"). New this year: Thai tea ice pops!

New vegan sushi rolls! Gluten-free veggie pizzas—no meat or wheat! Thanks to all our beloved regulars who have shown enduring love for our lentil burgers, kale nachos, and smoky BBQ tofu tostadas. And thanks everyone for faithfully monitoring our Facebook page, where we announce the daily fish filet, which as you know is always local and exceptionally fresh (not to mention hand-chosen by your chef, Nikki Spears, for your health and enjoyment)! To those who haven’t (yet!) found a place in your schedule for our superb handcrafted and eclectic offerings, visit us for our version of your favorite cuisines: American (burgers, pizzas, dogs, soup), Mexican (tostadas, tacos, nachos), Japanese (sushi!)

Mediterranean (taboulleh, falafel, smoky mashed eggplant) and, of course, Southern-style seafood. (Oh, and did I forget to say hushpuppies?) 1015 S. Kerr Ave. 910-833-7196.

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

■ WEBSITE: www.sealevelcitygourmet.com

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Classic Mexican Charm:

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El Arriero provides richer, tasty experience on traditional fare it a textural contrast that I loved, and the mild caramel was light and bright. The dessert only suffered from an excessive whipped cream and chocolate syrup. They’re not needed at all. I’d recommend cutting them entirely and letting the flan speak for itself.

I’ll be back soon to look at a few more unfamiliar entrées. El Arriero offers Mexican a richer experience than we sometimes have here in the states. I look forward to seeing what else they can do to expand my horizons.

By: Rosa Bianca

“D

e nuestro pueblo a tu plato.”

From our town to your plate”: It’s the first line on the menu at El Arriero and it speaks volumes about the kind of experience diners can expect in the little shotgun restaurant tucked away in a stripmall corner.

It’s a classic Mexican restaurant from the Ibarras who brought us the much beloved El Cerro Grande. This vision departs from the established chain as much more Mex than Tex. It’s a walk-up-and-order from the counter type of place, with daily specials often featuring Mexican stews like menudo and posole. El Arriero offers classic dishes and might be a little jarring for anyone who thinks Mexican cuisine is limited to choosing between beef, chicken or beans to fill a burrito. They offer beef stomach, intestines, tongue, and cheeks for fillings on tacos, sopes, tortas, tacos, and huaraches.

They boast a salsa bar, with varieties in green and red, hot and mild, as well as toppings like radishes, cilantro and onion to accompany any order. Put simply: The restaurant serves up classic charm that shouldn’t be missed.

I started with an old favorite, chorizoqueso.

The preparation is as simple as it sounds: melted white cheese with ground chorizo. It’s salty as hell and any cardiologist would slap you if he saw you order it, but it is tasty. The medium spicy meat is softened just a bit by the queso and the blend of textures when dipped with one of their homemade, fried-to-order tortilla chips. It is genuine pleasure.

Keeping with a classic, I moved on to a burrito, but I had to try the carnitas. The Mexican style of pulled pork blends lean and fat together in a fantastic mix that gives diners the full flavor of the meat. I ate the full length of the burrito, though I shouldn’t have because it’s far too much food for one sitting. I thought the sour cream was a touch heavy-handed, but otherwise I’d go back for another the next time I feel like eating two meals at one sitting.

During a return visit, I went for a specialty dish, the molcajete. The dish has an “everything but the kitchen sink” feel to it: beef, chicken, chorizo, two kinds of cheese, onions, peppers, tomatoes, and cactus. It’s prepared in a stone bowl, and word to the wise: Don’t touch the bowl. It’s hot and it stays hot. It will still be hot when you’re through eating.

I found the molcajete a bit underseasoned, but the bottle of salsa picante on the table fixed that problem nicely. The green peppers were overpowering, perhaps because there were way too many of them. Otherwise it’s a tasty treat. Onion and tomato provide most of the

DETAILS: El Arriero

6932 Market Street, Ste. P Sunday - Thursday, 11 a.m. - 9 p.m.

Friday - Saturday, 11 a.m. - 10 p.m. www.facebook.com/elarrierotaqueria (910) 208-4948

STELLAR SOPES: Homemade thicker corn toritillas come topped with choice of meat, beans, lettuce, tomato, and cheese on El Arriero’s sopes, which ring in at only $2.50 each. Photo by Shea Carver

flavor, and while I was hoping for something a little spicier, it’s hard to complain about onion and tomato. I particularly loved the homemade corn tortillas; they’re much more flavorful than the flour variety I had with my burrito.

But forget dinner. You should stop by just for a glass of their infused water. Yes, they offer horchata, a Mexican specialty made of rice milk and cinnamon. Horchata is tasty, but a little thick and heavy on the cinnamon for this time of year. I’ll head back for another glass in October. But the daily fruit-flavored water, which varies, is delicious. The watermelon water available on my first visit simply refused to last long in my glass. I went through it as fast as I could pour it; it was so refreshing. My second visit came with pineapple water, which I also enjoyed. Though, I admit it couldn’t live up to my memory of the watermelon version. Still, either made a nice, sweet alternative to soda.

Custard desserts have long been my favorites, and by now I expect some readers have noticed I can rarely pass up a creme brûlée or pots de crème. But flan always has been the ugly stepchild of the custard family, as I tend to find its consistency weaker and unimpressive.

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here’s no easy way to define “GLOW” (Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling). Colored by hues of purple and pink and drenched in ‘80s splendor, the TV show’s glitz, glamor and in-your-face style demanded attention. It was a force to be reckoned with in the late ‘80s, and set into motion the idea that women, too, could hold their own in the ring. Full of themes of goodversus-evil and silly skits, the show’s legacy—and the lasting, fortified bond between the women who took part in the indescribable experience—stretch far beyond the hokey, campy television series. Consequently, the show paved the way for the Divas, Knockouts and female wrestlers like Trish Stratus who now pepper the WWE and other wrestling federations.

This weekend, for the first time ever, an all-female pro-wrestlers convention will put Wilmington in a choke hold, thanks to Bambi Weavil and Charlie Hartman, founders of Masters of Ring Entertainment. “We created the Women in Wrestling Fan Expo as an opportunity for fans in Wilmington and surrounding areas to meet their favorite ladies of pro

wrestling,” Weavil tells. “This is the first all-women fan expo as well in pro wrestling [with] stars of this magnitude.”

In order to fully appreciate the gravity of such an event, it’s imperative to venture back to an era when women in wrestling were viewed as a side show.

Hair-pulling and all-out spectacle was the name of the game for a demographic that wasn’t taken seriously in an all-male industry. In 1986 that all changed.

Spearheaded by long-time wrestling fan David B. McLane, who wanted to see women hit the ring, and lead writer and director Matt Cimber, “GLOW” became an unexpected hit. Taking over the Riviera Casino and Hotel in Las Vegas, the show put out casting calls for young talent. Many women arrived assuming it was for a typical acting gig, but were surprised to find out they literally would have to pull out all the punches. Outfitted with the ultimate hero, Mt. Fiji—a Samoan-American 350-pound former Olympic shot-putter with a heart of gold—and a slew of other cohorts, the show operated through storylines and off-the-wall sketches that pitted the “good girls” against the “bad girls.” It was the spirited, kind Mt. Fiji who bumped

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into Angelina Altishin (a.k.a. Little Egypt) in a T-shirt shop in Vegas and implored her to become part of “GLOW.”“You can just imagine: I’m only 5’ 2’’, 102 pounds at the time,” Altishin quips, “so that was like a death threat.”

Armed with an inherent sense of moxy (in fact, her mother was the first Turkish woman to ever show her legs on Turkish television), Altishin didn’t shy away from the idea. “They say that everyone’s given three once-in-alifetime opportunities, and it’s how we react to that opportunity when it’s presented to us,” she emphatically states. “Sure, I could have just looked at her when every fear and ounce of my being was telling me she’s going to kill you. She’s looking for people to eat in the ring. This is a crazy show on the strip.

I don’t even watch wrestling; I just know that Hulk Hogan is a wrestler. But I also was brought up in a family that really instilled in me that I could do whatever I wanted.”

Altishin ignored her reservations and met with McLane. One week later, she was in the ring after minimal training, and Little Egypt was born. “I just had to have the faith that [Mt. Fiji] wasn’t pulling my leg,” she comments. “Even though I was scared to death, I should still move forward. It was the best decision I could’ve ever made. To this day, I still am part of wrestling history and very active in the wrestling industry, and I owe it all to her.”

Once Altishin became part of the show, she quickly realized what a special experience she signed up for. The camaraderie between the girls knew no bounds. Sequestered during filming, given rigid rules (like curfews) and always expected to be in character (they were only allowed to refer to each other by their stage names, and comingling between the good girls and bad girls was forbidden), the women developed a deep-seated kinship. They were experiencing something that was inexplicable to the outside world. They weren’t given fan mail and could only gauge the world’s response by the rowdy crowds who showed up on the day of filming. As a result, they had no idea what an impact they were making; their only indication was the droves of fans who came out for autographs during the few times the show travelled.

“GLOW” was having a huge impact on the world. The ladies graced the stages of daytime talk shows, and by the end of the show’s run, they were averaging 6 million viewers. It was a “water-cooler” show that was sparking conversation. As well, it was having a huge cultural impact. Women and members of the gay community were looking to these strong, viable, unapologetic women to find their own voices. Despite its hokey sensibilities, “GLOW” was kicking ass and taking names, and laying groundwork for future female wrestlers.

“It’s very humbling in the sense that the girls who’ve come after us have put female wrestling on this massive platform,” Altishin

says. “They took the ball and ran with it.”

Once “GLOW” was over, it was over. The show abruptly was cancelled in 1989, which gave the wrestlers no time to reflect or figure out a means to stay in touch. Consequently, each woman was forced to go to her own corner and digest the experience she had; it was almost a PTSD-like process. No one could understand what they’d been through, and they were left unsure of how the wrestling community viewed them. Plus, with names like “Little Egypt” or “The California Doll,” tracking each other down was nearly impossible.

For 20 years the women lived completely separate lives. In 2011, the documentary, “GLOW: The Story of the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling”—for which Altishin served as production coordinator and found nearly 40 out of 60 former GLOW wrestlers—brought them to a reunion. Simultaneously heartrending and heartwarming, the documentary captures the essence of what it was to be a GLOW girl. “[Audiences] come out with a completely different perspective,” Altishin tells. “Most of them are like, ‘I’m so glad I saw this. I had no idea this was even happening. I admire you ladies for what you did. I admire you ladies for how you came together.’ I can’t tell you how warm and happy I felt as a result of having watched the documentary. It’s a tearjerker at the end. It takes you on a wonderful little ride: a journey of women who just loved each other.”

This weekend in Wilmington, fans will be able to see the film at Browncoat Pub and Theatre on Friday, May 22 at 5:30 p.m. (tickets are $8). It will be followed by a Q&A with Little Egypt. The rest of the weekend will be testimony to the lasting legacy of “GLOW.” A fan expo will kick off at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 23, at the Coastline Convention Center. It will welcome Trish Stratus, Lisa Marie Varon, Terri Runnels, Lisa Moretti, Amy ‘Lita’ Dumas, and Missy Hyatt. Stratus, too, is one of the leading pioneers of wrestling. Never in her wildest dreams did Stratus imagine she would grow up to become a WWE Diva. A tom boy in youth, she always could hold her own against her male cousins, who grew up watching WWE. However, Stratus’ early interests led her to pursue medical school. She took her studies to York University, where she explored the fields of biology and kinesiology. A school strike briefly put a stop to her academic pursuits. It was then that fitness modeling scouts took notice of Stratus.

“I would’ve never pictured myself fitness modeling, but fitness modeling was a brand new industry at the time and was untapped,” Status tells. “It had never really had women in the fitness world or women bodybuilders.

Robert Kennedy was a publisher for Oxygen Magazine and had this vision of women that were sort of effeminate and athletic. I was very lucky to come onboard at this time when they were building this industry. I feel

Enter the stratusphere: Trish Stratus comes to ILM as part of Masters of the Ring Entertainment’s Tribute to Women in Wrestling. Photo by Steve Apostle.

like I was there when it was at a peak.”

From there the wrestling industry began to take notice. The WWE had been left without a champion after Chyna Doll, the last reigning champion, departed in 1999. Consequently, women in the WWE largely only filled a role to manage or valet the men by escorting them into the ring. This all changed in 2001 when Stratus and several other women joined up; internal discussions about bringing women back into the ring began.

This renewal helped cull a match that pitted six women against each other, solidifying their return to prominence. Though she had undergone training and had the fitness and stamina to hold her own, Stratus was an underdog; yet, once the bells dinged, she championed several wins.

“Of course, we had to prove ourselves,” Stratus says. “The women were a bit under the radar, and they didn’t really expect much from us except some hair-pulling, cat-fighting and that sort of thing. What we did was say, ‘Let’s just go out there and give it our all.’”

After, Stratus and her cohorts essentially had to re-introduce the idea of female wrestlers to audiences. “It took awhile to re-educate fans,” Stratus recalls. “I think it was like months later [that] they were interested suddenly. We knew we could do it; we knew we could rock the ring. . . . Then, the company stood up and noticed, and we got writers delegated to us. We suddenly had storylines. It was everything the guys had, and we were just as viable a part of the show. At the end of the day, in the wrestling world, we all go out there and do the same thing whether female or male. We go out there, we entertain the crowd, we kick butt, we put our bodies on the line every night. We recognize we’re doing the same thing and we have the same mission.”

It increased the female demographic watching the show. Vince McMahon, the head of the WWE, and The Rock both helped mentor Stratus and shape her five-year career. “They kind of took me under their wing and it was an industry for the women, too,”

Stratus comments. “The guys were really cool about helping shape this industry for the women.”

Since retiring, Stratus has been busy branding her fitness empire, Stratusphere.

She was inducted to the WWE Hall of Fame in January 2013. Recently, she put out her third fitness DVD and has a fourth in preproduction. Her workout regiment marries yoga flow with strength training. By the end of the year, she hopes to have out a teacher’s training guide. As well, she’ll be featured in an action film called “Gridlocked,” which will be out sometime this summer.

“I’m driven by being challenged,” Stratus says. “I’ve always done that. When I was in school, I was sort of a science nerd, and my ultimate goal was to become a doctor.

[I have the] same sort of spirit now, just geared toward a different focus.”

Looking toward the upcoming convention, Stratus is excited about sharing her platform with myriad other women who have cut contributed to female professional wrestling. She and fellow WWE (formerly the WWF) hall-of-famer Dumas will have a photo booth set up and make solo appearances at the convention. Lasting Legacy, a banquet event to honor the ladies of wrestling, will take place Saturday at 8 p.m. “[Bambi] has an amazing vision of really showcasing the women on all different levels,” Stratus says. “Some people only know WWE women, and this will give a lot more awareness to the up-and-coming talent.

They have to come up through the ranks, and that’s where you get your best experience and learning. It’ll be a neat chance to have all of us together and give us a chance to have these one-on-one interactions, and give a chance to chat a little bit with the fans and have a really personal experience.”

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Chapter 10: He will have ten By: Anthony David Lawson

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ven though I’ve been saddled with the name Xen, I’ve never been very introspective. It has occurred to me that, in my old age, I’ve become somewhat complacent if not down-right lazy. Even in my younger days, not much thought was put into my actions. I would act swiftly and almost always in a self-serving capacity.

Now that I’ve met M, I’m beginning to realize that for hundreds of years I’ve been selfish. Life may be easy when you’re on your own, but it’s also empty. I find myself thinking about my actions at length.

I can’t make any more mistakes. What if I had been caught with Mr. Stone? What if that little brat’s mother had gotten her way and I had been kicked out—or worse taken to a kill shelter? (Kill shelters are not as easy to escape as one may think.)

Because I had acted rashly, because I had wanted something for myself and didn’t consider the repercussions, I could have been out on my ass. What would have happened to M then?

Now I sit in quiet contemplation, not only planning out my next move but seriously evaluating the way I view the world. I always will be a curmudgeon, but I feel like I may have started hating things just for hate’s sake. I’ve gone from living a life of no fear to being afraid of everything. Oh god ... I’ve become a 'scaredy cat.'

I never had a fear of death. Now, mortality weighs on my mind. I never had a care in the world. Now, I have more than I can count. It seems that knowing “love” comes at a price. Knowledge isn’t free.

Knowing something as profound as love suddenly burdens you with the knowledge of loss, longing, fear, hope, doubt,

and on and on ad nauseam. I imagine if there had been a forbidden tree—and on that tree hung forbidden fruit containing knowledge—knowledge would have probably been condensed into a single emotion: love. All else would have fallen suit behind it.

Even with all that burden, I know the price is worth it. It’s a bargain in fact. I’ve found myself sitting in the recreation room or sitting in M’s room when I know no one is paying attention and wondering if I’m doing the right thing. I sit there and try to will a sign to manifest itself to me that would tell me she understands how I feel.

I seek a sign that might let me see what’s in her heart.

That’s when I see it. Every time she looks up and catches me looking at her, I see the slightest smile creep onto her face. I may not have noticed this had I not started paying so much attention. It may have been there all along, but I was too focused on my own needs to notice. Now, I notice. Now, I see the shift in her face.

No matter how aggravated she is with her day, when she sees me, she smiles. It’s a secret smile just the two of us know about. It’s a smile that reaches her eyes and makes them shine as bright as—well, as bright as a cat’s.

When she’s having an especially tough day—so tough that tears are in those shining eyes—I make my way over to her.

Unseen, I brush up against her leg to try and comfort her. When I look back, she has stopped crying. Now, I know without a doubt I am on the right path. All my actions are justified. I know that we can be happy together for a very long time; no matter how many people have to die.

Since my enlightenment, I’ve been more selective about choosing which lives I

take. The mishap with Mr. Stone left me feeling like nothing short of a murderer. I know there is no other way to prolong M’s life. Human lives used to mean less than nothing to me. Now, I find it important to take only from those who really have no reason left to live. Being selective takes time, and even though I knew it was an irrational thought, because I had at least a year already stored away, it felt like M’s life was slipping away.

Of course, this wasn’t true. Real doctors started showing up again. They were amazed at the progress she had made, and of course they could find no medical explanation for her improvement. The sight of them should have cheered me up, but I knew if they thought she was well enough to move before I stored up enough life inside her, I’d lose her forever. That’s when I figured out what I had been missing.

I had been focused only on one wing of the home. This wing had a concentration of those closer-to-death, but I had forgotten about the other possibilities. There

was an entire wing for those who could not interact—that were mostly catatonic.

I found myself reasoning once again. If someone was catatonic, no matter how much life they would live, would it be worth it to stay alive. If I turned my attention to that ward for a while, I was certain to harvest enough life to keep M alive for years and years.

Instead of rushing off to start reaping, I sat and reviewed my plan over and over until I was satisfied it was the best course of action. I didn’t feel like I was rationalizing my decision; I honestly felt like I was going to be doing those poor people a service. Besides, how bad could it really be?

You’re always told to eat your vegetables.

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

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(910) 367-5237 or bigdawgpro@gmail.com, or through Etix. Admission: $16 all Thursday performances. Cape Fear Playhouse, 613 Castle Street WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOLF TACT will hold auditions for Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? by Edward Albee. Auditions will be held on Tuesday, 5/26-27 at 7pm at the Community Arts Center, 120 S. 2nd St, downtown Wilmington. No prepared material required, you will be asked to read from the script. The production, directed by Anthony Lawson, runs July 9-26 at the Red Barn Studio Theatre. Available roles (open to all ethnicities): Martha - Female, 40-50s; George - Male, 40-50s; Nick – Male, mid 2030s; Honey – Female, mid 20-30s. George, a professor at a small college, and his wife, Martha, have just returned home, drunk from a Saturday night party. Martha announces, amidst general profanity, that she has invited a young couple—an opportunistic new professor at the college and his shatteringly naïve new bride—to stop by for a nightcap. When they arrive the charade begins.

PERCY LATE NIGHT “Percy Late Night” is an original two act play by local comedian and actor Reid Clark. This comedy explores the inner workings in the office of the successful late night talk show.

Percy Rhodes is an aging host, becoming more and more cynical and less in touch with the real world. A new employee is hired and begins to shake things up in the office and inside Percy’s heart. This comedy appropriately stars some of the city’s own local comedians.

Sticking true to the premise we have musical guests Emma Nelson and Evan Baker The play is going up on a late night slot (show at 10pm) on 5/29-30, 9:30pm. Theatre NOW, 19 S. 10th Street MARY POPPINS Disney and Cameron Mackintosh’s Mary Poppins—a musical based on the stories of

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P. L. Travers and the Walt Disney Film. Original Music and Lyrics by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman. Book by Julian Fellowes. New Songs and Additional Lyrics by George Stiles and Anthony Drewe. Wed, 6/10-Sun., 6/14; Fri., 6/19-Sun., 6/21; Fri., 6/26-Sun., 6/28. Young Jane and Michael Banks have sent many a nanny packing before the practically perfect Mary Poppins arrives on their doorstep and turns their family’s world upside down. Even grown-ups can learn a lesson or two from the nanny who advises that “anything can happen if you let it.” Songs incl. “Chim Chim Cher-ee,” “A Spoonful of Sugar,” “Feed the Birds,”and others. Thalian Hall, 310 Chestnut St. RANEY TheatreNOW presents Clyde Edgerton’s “Raney” as a dinner theater show through June 14. Edgerton’s novel has been adapted for the stage by John Justice and showcases some of Wilmington’s finest performers.

Classic Southern story of family, music, and forgiveness; not for children. Ticket includes a 3-course Southern comfort food-inspired meal with choice of entree. Shows Friday and Saturday nights at 7pm. Sundays (beginning 5/24) at 3pm. Directed by Justin Smith.

Starring Kendra Goehring-Garrett and Zach Hanner. TheatreNOW, 19 S. 10th St. TAMING OF THE SHREW Wilmington’s annual free-to-the-public Cape Fear Shakespeare on the Green festival, in association with the City of Wilmington, is every weekend and weeknights beginning 5/29 and continues throughout the month of June.

Greenfield Lake Amphitheater. The Cape Fear Shakespeare Youth Company kicks off the festival performing “The Taming of the Shrew.”

Certain liberties have been taken to create and interpret the play through the eyes of our youth; educationally and artistically. May 2931 Mon-Thurs; June 8-11 and Tue-Thu June 16-18. Gates open at 6:30pm; shows at 8pm 910-399-2878, shakespeareonthegreen03@ yahoo.com. www.capefearshakespeare.com All’s Well that Ends Well A Shakespearean comedy packed full of delightful one-liners and memorable quotes is a clever jumble of trickery, lovers falling for the wrong person, mistaken identity, joy amidst tragedy and speckled with bawdy humor, which makes for the perfect summer outing. “All’s Well that Ends Well” performances are staged each weekend at 8pkm, 6/5-28, with an additional show Thurs., 6/25, to benefit Actor Appreciation Night. Gates open at 6:30pm; shows at 8pm. Greenfield Lake Amphitheater. 910-399-2878 or shakespeareonthegreen03@yahoo.com. www. capefearshakespeare.com

comedy DEAD CROW COMEDY CLUB Ongoing schedule: Mon, Comedy Bingo and $1 tacos; Tues, free Crow’s Nest Improv (long-form), 8pm; Wed, Nutt House Improv Show, 9pm, $3; Thurs, free open-mic night, 9pm; Fri-Sat, national touring comedians/comediennes, 8pm/10pm $10-$15; Sun, closed.

• 11:45pm: Late Fear with Willis Maxwell, Wilmington’s Late Night Talk Show, taped every 1st and 3rd Saturday night at midnight in

the Dead Crow Comedy Room, Late Fear is a hilarious and fun showcase for Wilmington’s creative talent and small business. • 5/22, 8pm: Jamie Lissow. Dead Crow Comedy Room, 265 N. Front St. MEMORY LANE STANDS UP 5/23, 9pm: Stand-up comedy May 23rd at Memory Lane Comics! These shows are always a blast, 9pm, BYOB and get there early to grab a chair, these end up being standing room only! Memory Lane Comics, 5214 Market St. COMEDY AT CALICO Wed., 9pm: Comedy Showcase at The Calico Room, 107 S. Front St., in downtown Wilmington. Come see some of the funniest guys in the region and potentially win cash prizes.

An open mic show with a different headliner every week! Hosted by Reid Clark.

music/concerts SUMMER SONGS OF ‘60S 5/23, 6pm: Singers Phil Bruschi and Mark Teachey perform some of the best “Summer Songs of the Sixties” as we head into the unofficial start of the summer season, Memorial Day weekend. These popular and fun songs reflect a summer theme or were released during the summer months. Phil & Mark will bring their smooth, tight harmonies to such songs as, “A Summer Song” by Chad and Jeremy, “Sealed with a Kiss” by Brian Hyland, “Because” by The Dave Clark Five and many more, bringing back musical memories for many and starting new memories for some.

Enhancing the joyful music using images, Phil will discuss interesting facts for each song and pay tribute to the songwriters and recording artists who made the song a hit. Come join Phil & Mark for an entertaining and educational evening of music. www.cameronartmuseum.org, by phone or in person. CAM Members: $8; Non-members: $12; Students with valid college ID: $5. 3201 South 17th Street FLASH MOB POP-UP 5/25, all day: Join in with a weekly impromptu pop-up chorus ensemble comprised of whomever shows up, to learn songs you already know. No musical talent required. Ridiculous and fun. Finish out with a group chorus rendition of this week’s song. Juggling Gypsy, 1612 Castle Street GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK WHQR presents a special “Great American Songbook” program for Memorial Day commemoration. This one-hour special will air Mon., 5/25, at noon on HQR News at 91.3 and on Classical HQR at 96.7. It will be repeated on 91.3 at 8pm. The program will also be distributed nationally through the Public Radio Exchange (PRX). Produced by George Scheibner with UNCW professor Dr. Philip Furia, the episodes present an enduring body of classic American song, performed generation after generation by musicians and singers. The special will focus on songs that have had special relevance in times of war by Irving Berlin, George M. Cohan, Jerome Kern, Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart, Ira Gershwin, Oscar Hammerstein, and Johnny Mercer. Artists include: Noel Coward, Bing Crosby, Johnny Mercer, Frank Sinatra, Peggy Lee, Doris

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SYMPHONIC WINDS CONCERT 5/31, 7pm: The Wilmington Symphonic Winds is a professional level concert band playing the world’s greatest wind band literature. Members hail from the Wilmington Symphony Orchestra, Long Bay Symphony Orchestra, The United States Marine Band, Myrtle Beach and Brunswick Concert Bands and area professional musicians. The sixtyfive member ensemble is under the baton of Dr. John LaCognata. American Overture for Band – Joseph Wilcox Jenkins Canzona – Peter Menninv Lincolnshire Posy – Percy Graingerv Arabesque – Samuel Hazo Variations on a Korean Folk Song – John Barnes Chance Abram’s Pursuit – David Holsinger The Stars and Stripes Forever – J.P. Sousa This concert continues the inaugural concert season. Adults $10; students with ID, $6; adults, ages 65+, $6. Kenan Auditorium (UNC Wilmington), 601 S. College Road ELVIS IS IN THE BUILDING 6/6, 8pm: Popular Elvis impersonator James Haas will be performing at the Wilmington Moose Lodge at 4610 Carolina Beach Rd (between Echo Farms and Wal-mart) on June 6th from 8-11pm. Tickets are $10 for singles, $15 for couples in advance and $20 for singles and $25 for couples at the door. Limited seating is available so get your tickets now. Cash bar. No alcohol is to be consumed outside the building. Covered smoking area available outside. Wilmington Moose Lodge, 4610 Carolina Beach Rd. PORT CITY MUSIC FESTIVAL 6/7, 5pm: Chamber music by Beethoven, Mozart and Haydn performed by the Camerata Philadelphia. Frank H. Kenan Chapel in Landfall. 6/9, 7:30pm: Music by the Camerata Philadelphia (violin, viola, cello, piano, clarinet and voice) by Schumann and Brahms. Windermere Presbyterian Church, 104 Windemere Road

dance WEST COAST SWING AND ZOUK Xtine is a professional Brazilian Zouk Instructor based in Seattle. To find out more information about Xtine please visit our website www. babsmcdance.com or check out one of her videos on YouTube. Class Schedule: Wed., 5/27, 6-7:30pm. West Coast Swing Fundamentals, timing, connection, and beginning patternwork. 7:30-9pm: West Coast Swing and Zouk Fusion, blending Zouk and basic swing footwork patterns and body movemen.

• Thurs., 6/28, 6-7:30pm: Zouk Fundamentals, timing, connecting, and beginning patternwork of Brazilian Zouk. • 7:30-9pm: Zouk Flow and Patternwork, building Zouk vocabulary and basic flow and musicality of the dance. $25 for 1.5hrs. $45 for 3hrs. $65 for 4.5hrs. $80 for 6hrs. Babs McDance, 6782 Market St. IRISH STEP DANCE Traditional Irish Step Dancing, beginners to championship level ages 5-adult! Mondays nights. The studio is located at 1211 South 44th St. www.walshkelleyschool.com.

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Coming Up at Cameron Art Museum Backstage with Billie A Behind the Scenes Look at

Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill

EXCLUSIVE LOOK Thurs. May 28 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm

CAM/CFJS Members and students with valid college ID: $5.00, Non-members: $10.00 Get an exclusive look at the making of the first production of Thalian Association Community Theatre’s 2015 Red Barn Studio Season, Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill. The show will run June 11-28, 2015, but before the curtain rises, find out what it takes to put together a theatrical celebration of jazz icon, Billie Holiday (Apr. 7, 1915 – July 17, 1959). The evening will include a selection of Billie Holiday’s famous hits, sung by Wilmington performer, LaRaisha Burnette, conversations with the director, as well as some of the design team. Happy 100th Birthday, Billie! Purchase seats on CAM’s website: www.cameronartmuseum.org, by phone or in person. Held in collaboration with Thalian Association Community Theatre. Weyerhaeuser Reception Hall

CONCERTS @ CAM

1st Thursdays: June, July and August 2015 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm

CAM Members: $8.00, Non-members: $12.00, Students with valid college ID: $5.00 Relax into the summertime vibe at Cameron Art Museum with good music and CAM Café’s tasty menu and refreshing drink options. Never a need to lug chairs or coolers.

When the weather’s fine we’re in the Courtyard, if it’s not there’s no need to cancel we move into the Weyerhaeuser Reception Hall. Purchase seats on CAM’s website: www. cameronartmuseum.org, by phone and at the door.

Thurs. June 4: Lynne and the Wave, dance, classic rock, pop, crossover country and more Thurs. July 2: El Jaye Johnson and the Port City All-Stars, R&B, funk, old school swing, beach music, pop and more Thurs. Aug. 6: Ed Stephenson and the Paco Band, Spanish music and Nuevo flamenco www.cameronartmuseum.org 3201 South 17th Street | Wilmington, NC 28412 910.395.5999

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Illumination will remain on view until June 20, 2015. 201 Princess Street, the corner of 2nd and Princess, in historic downtown Wilmington. Hours are Tues-Sat, from 11am-6pm or by appointment.

FROM THE MOUNTAINS TO THE SEA Eight North Carolina artists will come together for an exhibition at Acme Art Studios from 5/22-6/19. The exhibition is an eclectic collection of talent, featuring recent works from artists spanning the state. Included are the large-scale drawings and paintings of Pam

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Acme Art Studios, 711 N 5th Ave. ANN HAIR Spectrum Gallery at the Forum, presents their May Artist in Residence, Ann Hair. Her original impressionistic paintings will be on display.

This exhibit is free and open to the public. Gallery Hours: Monday-Saturday 11-5 and Thursdays 11-8. Live music is performed from 6-8 pm on Thursdays. Specturum Gallery, 1125 J Military Cutoff Rd. CALL TO ARTISTS Leland Cultural Arts Center is holding their first Call to Artists for the remainder of 2015.

Gallery space at LCAC is suitable for twodimensional artworks with potential to showcase 3D work in the future. Exhibits will last for approximately four weeks, and will be scheduled on a monthly basis for July â&#x20AC;&#x201C; December 2015. Artists, 18 years of age and older unless otherwise specified, residing and/or working in Leland, Brunswick County, and surrounding areas are eligible. Individual artists, Undergraduate/Graduate students, and artist groups are welcome. Applications will be reviewed by a committee of visual art professionals. Deadline: 5/31. Artist notification: 6/19 for submission form. lcac@townofleland.com. 1212 Magnolia Village Way. ITâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S A SHORE THING 6/4, all day: Spectrum Gallery at the Forum, presents â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a Shore Thingâ&#x20AC;?, May featured artist, Ann Hairâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s exhibit of original impressionistic paintings. This is free and open to the public. Gallery hours: Monday-Saturday, 11am-5pm. Thursdays, 11am-8pm. Live music every Thursday, 6-8pm. Spectrum Gallery, 1125 J Military Cutoff Rd. COASTAL CAROLINA CLAY GUILD Cape Fear Community Collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Wilma W. Daniels Gallery is pleased to present the 2015 Coastal Carolina Clay Guild Exhibition.

Non-profit guild promotes and exchanges knowledge and information about all types of ceramic arts and is led by President Hiroshi Sueyoshi, feat. 100 members from both North and South Carolina. Fourth Friday opening reception on May 22nd from 6-9pm. An additional Fourth Friday closing reception will be held on June 26th from 6-9pm. Admission is free and open to the public and complimentary refreshments are provided. The Wilma W. Daniels Gallery is located in the Hanover parking deck on the campus of Cape Fear Community College. Regular gallery hours are Tuesdays-Fridays 10-5:30pm and Saturdays 12-5:30pm. For additional inquiries please contact Sarah Rushing at srushing278@mail. cfcc.edu.

CHRISTOPHER REID EXHIBIT Jazzcars Gallery will be exhibiting the works of artist Christopher Reid. Over 100 artworks

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will be for sale. A portion of Reidâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sales will go to Habitat For Humanity. Come view the art, meet the artist, help us celebrate our new gallery space, and contribute to a great cause. jazzmo959@yahoo.com or visit www.jazzcarsgallery.com. http://reidsart.com. Jazzcars Gallery, 2144 Wrightsville Ave. FOURTH FRIDAY GALLERY NIGHT â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fourth Friday Gallery Nightâ&#x20AC;? is now coordinated by The Arts Council of Wilmington and New Hanover County, feat. 16 local art galleries and studios that will open their doors to the public in an after-hours celebration of art and culture, from 6-9pm, every fourth Friday of the month through 2014. Rhonda Bellamy at 910-343-0998, 221 N. Front St. Suite 101. artscouncilofwilmington.org

museums CAPE FEAR MUSEUM Exhibits: Reflections in Black and White Exhibit: Free for members or with general admission Reflections in Black and White will highlight Cape Fear Museumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s large collection of photographs. The exhibit will feature a selection of informal black and white photographs taken by black and white Wilmingtonians after World War II, before the Civil Rights movement helped end legalized segregation. â&#x20AC;˘Â Nano Days: Dive into a miniscule world where materials have special properties and new technologies have spectacular promise.

Hands-on activities. â&#x20AC;˘ Make It Work, through 9/13/15: Encourages visitors to explore the six types of universal simple machines to learn how they make work easier. â&#x20AC;˘ Fort Fisher: 150 Years, through 7/13/15: Includes hundreds of artifacts that document the history of Fort Fisher and its changing role in the community. â&#x20AC;˘ World War II: A Local Artistâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Perspective: Â In time for the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landing and the Normandy campaign, Cape Fear Museum will be exhibiting one of the regionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most powerful collections of World War II artifacts. â&#x20AC;˘ Cape Fear Stories presents artifacts, images, models, and 3D settings to explore peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lives in the Lower Cape Fear from Native American times through the end of the 20th century. â&#x20AC;˘ Sky Quest, 5/31, 1:30pm:Â Discover the exciting world of astronomy in Cape Fear Museumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s digital planetarium as we take a virtual journey to explore our solar system and beyond.

Space is limited. Parental participation required. â&#x20AC;˘ Michael Jordan Discovery Gallery, Williston Auditorium, giant ground sloth, Maritime Pavilion and more! 910-798-4370. Hours: Tues-Sat, 9am-5pm; Sun., 1-5pm. $5-$8. Free for museum members and children under 3.

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WWII; Pirates of the Carolinas, depicting the history and “colorful” stories of 10 pirates in the Carolinas including the infamous Blackbeard; Shell Exhibits, and intricate seashells from all over the world as well as Topsail; and more! 720 Channel Blvd. in Topsail Beach.

Mon-Fri, 2-5pm; after Memorial Day through Sat, 2-5pm. 910-328-8663 or 910-328-2488. www.topsailmissilesmuseum.org.

CF SERPENTARIUM World’s most fascinating and dangerous reptiles in beautiful natural habitats. See “Bubble Boy” a 12-foot saltwater crocodile, and “Sheena”, a gigantic Reticulated Python big enough to swallow a human being whole! There are dozens of other incredible live specimens, from huge anacondas to deadly bushmasters from the Amazonian jungle. King Cobras 15 ft long erect their hoods and amaze you. Black Mambas, Spitting Cobras, Gaboon Vipers, Puff Adders, Fer-de-lances and more! Over 100 species, some so rare they are not exhibited anywhere else. New Christmas exhibit features “Chomp” a gigantic alligator snapping turtle with a head the size of a basketball.

Brand new is the Inland Taipan from Australia, the snake having the world’s deadliest venom.

Winter schedule is Wed-Sun, 11am-5pm (until 6pm on Sat). Address: 20 Orange St., across from the Historic Downtown River Walk, intersecting Front and Water Street. (910)7621669. capefearserpentarium.com CHILDREN’S MUSEUM Mon, Little Sprouts Storytime, 10am, and Go Green Engineer Team, 3:30pm. • Tues., Kids Cooking Club, 3:30pm • Wed., Preschool Science, 10am; Discover Science,

3:30pm; and Mini Math, 4pm. • Thurs. StoryCOOKS, 10am; and StART with a Story, 3:30pm • Fri., Toddler Time, 10am; and Adventures in Art, 3:30pm • Drop off gently used books at our museum to be used for a good cause. Ooksbay Books uses book collection locations to help promote literacy, find a good use for used books, and benefit nonprofits. • Three new exhibits: “The Sea and Me” is an interactive space for children to learn about the ocean and its inhabitants, and focuses on the importance of ocean conservation. “Nano Mini-Exhibition” is a traveling science exhibit brings new and unique learning experiences for both children and adults to explore the minuscule world of atoms, molecules, and nanoscale forces. “Family Resource Center” is an area that fulfills a variety of needs for children of different ages and for those with disabilities. www.playwilmington.org 116 Orange St. 910-254-3534 WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH MUSEUM The Wrightsville Beach Museum of History, housed in the turn of the century Myers Cottage, exists to preserve and to share the history of Wrightsville Beach. Visitors to the cottage will find a scale model of Wrightsville Beach circa 1910, exhibits featuring the early days of the beach including Lumina Pavilion, our hurricane history and information about the interaction between the people and our natural environment which have shaped the 100 year history of Wrightsville Beach. (910) 256-2569. 303 West Salisbury St. wbmuseum.com.

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ly of the Atlantic Coast Line, headquartered in Wilmington for 125 years. Interests and activities for all ages, including historical exhibits, full-size steam engine and rolling stock, lively Children’s Hall, and spectacular model layouts. House in an authentic 1883 freight warehouse, facilities are fully accessible and on one level. By reservation, discounted group tours, caboose birthday parties, and after-hours meetings or mixers. Story Time on 1st/3rd Mondays at 10:30am, only $4 per family and access to entire Museum. Admission only $8.50 adult, $7.50 senior/military, $4.50 child age 2-12, and free under age 2. North end of downtown, 505 Nutt St. 910763-2634, www.wrrm.org.

LATIMER HOUSE Victorian Italiante style home built in 1852, the restored home features period furnishings, artwork and family portraits. Tours offered Mon-Fri, 10am-4pm, and Sat, 12-5pm. Walking tours are Wed and Sat. at 10am. $4-$12.

The Latimer House of the Lower Cape Fear Historical Society is not handicapped accessible 126 S. Third St. 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,

itf ocuses on history and the design arts and offers tours, changing exhibitions and an informative look at historic preservation in action.910-251-3700. www.bellamymansion. org. 503 Market St. CAMERON ART MUSEUM Exhibits: Matter of Reverence: For over 40 years, Hiroshi Sueyoshi (Japanese, b. 1946) has worked in the medium of clay. This exhibition explores the evolution of his art and philosophy as well as his major influences including Isamu Noguchi, Peter Voulkos and Ruth Duckworth. Featuring work from CAM’s permanent collection as well as loans from private and public collections including the Renwick Gallery, Washington, DC, the Mint Museum, Charlotte, NC and the Asheville Art Museum, Asheville, NC. Free for members.

• 100th anniversary of the birth of Claude Howell (3/17/1915-2/3/97). ClaudeLIVE focuses on the life and work of one of NC’s most notable artists—a brilliant colorist and meticulous draftsman, best known for his intimate examination of the Southern coast, the quality of light and life of its people. For over 50 years, Howell kept journals chronicling his daily life in Wilmington and his international travels through 23 countries. He wrote brilliant radio commentaries inspired by his journal entries which were produced by WHQR Public Radio. He established the art department of the UNCW, and was teacher, mentor, arts activist and philanthropic leader, using his great energy and will for the betterment of the arts in NC. Corner of South 17th St. and Independence Blvd. Tues-Sun,10am-5pm; Thurs: 10am-9pm. Museum members free, $8 non-members, $5 students with valid ID, $3

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910-395-5999. www.cameronartmuseum.org BURGWIN WRIGHT HOUSE 18th century Burgwin-Wright House Museum in the heart of Wilmington’s Historic District, is the oldest museum house in NC, restored with 18th and 19th century decor and gardens. Colonial life is experienced through historical interpretations in kitchen-building and courtyard. 3rd and Market St. Tues-Sat, 10am-4pm. Last tour, 3pm. Admission rqd.

(910) 762-0570. burgwinwrighthouse.com.

ties. The WILMA Dash is for all levels, from serious runners to first-timers! Team discounts available! Coastline Conference and Event Center, 501 Nutt Street COMMUNITY SHRED EVENT 5/29, 11am: You’re invited to a free community shred event joined by Live Oak Bank.

Shredding is open to the public and will be done onsite. Trolley Stop hot dogs, Kohl’s Frozen Custard and Momma Rocks dessert truck will also be available for purchase. Come out and Spring clean! Park Sterling Bank, 3701 Shipyard Blvd.

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CFFA FENCING TOURNAMENT 5/23, 9:30am: Season ending Fencing tournament for adults at CFFA. Open Epee at 9:30 am, Open Foil at 1 pm, D and under foil at 3:30 pm. Spectators are free and welcome.

Tileston Gym at St. Mary, 5th and Ann

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

7TH ANNUAL WILMA DASH 5/28, 6pm: Join over 800 women for the WILMA Dash, Wilmington’s one and only allfemale 5k run/walk and Health Fest afterparty, featuring interactive health booths, live workouts, healthy and delicious food and more!

This year, we kick off the Dash with the Cape Fear Roller Girls! The run benefits Pretty in Pink. Also accepting donations of gently used athletic shoes for One Step Beyond, an organization providing sport shoes for children in need in Brunswick and New Hanover Coun-

FILM OF THE MONTH 5/21, 2:30pm: In May we’re showing a bio flick based on the life of James J. Braddock, a washed-up prizefighter whose against-allodds winning streak made him a Depression era hero of the common man. The program is free but for adults only, please, because of

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mature themes. You may BYOP (Bring Your Own Pop and Popcorn). The audience will also select their own winners from among this year’s Oscar nominees. Library’s movie license permits the use of the movie title only on our own website, so check the online calendar at wwww.nhclibrary.org for more information. Justine Roach, jroach@nhcgov. com / 910-798-6306. Main Library, NHC, 201 Chestnut Street MEMORIAL DAY MOVIE NIGHT 5/24, 7pm: Join the Bellamy Mansion on the lawn for a Patriotic Movie Night on

our big, inflatable screen. Beer, Wine and snacks for sale. Free with a $5 suggested donation. Call for details 910.251.3700. $5.

Bellamy Mansion Museum, 503 Market Street

Kid’s live adventure and variety show. Saturdays. Doors open att 3pm. $8/$1 off with Kid’s Club Membership. Drop off service available.Tickets: www.theatrewilmington. com or 910-399-3NOW

lectures/reading ED TURBERG LECTURE 5/21, 6:30pm: Bellamy Mansion, 6:30 p.m.

Free with $5 suggested donation. Suggested Donation: $5. 503 Market St. WOMEN’S DAY PROGRAM 5/24, 3pm: The guest speaker will be Rev. Thomasina Brailford of Lee’s Chapel AME Zion

FILM CLUB 6/4, 4pm: Film Club is a monthly library program where kids learn how to make their own movies!

Summer is upon us and the kids will be released from Participants work with each other and director Mr. Scooter to creschool soon. Go ahead and sign up your child for fun ate a short film at a series of three film activities at the main library downtown (201 Chestlively, interactive sessions. As nut St.). Film Club invites students learn how to make the group creates a story on film, their own movies. Kids will sharpen teamwork skills, as kids are also developing narrative well as literacy comprehension and hone their narrative skills and learning about the parts of a story, which helps them engage aptitude as they learn about creating stories for film. with literature when Better yet: It’s free for ages 10-15. Must pre-register at

they read. They’re also www.nhcgov.com or by calling 910-798-6393. Kids will practicing negotiating and group attend sessions on June 4, 11 and 18. decision making. Film Club is free for kids ages 10 to 15.

Church, Bolton. The colors for Participants must attend the day are red and white. Bowens Chapel three sessions scheduled on 6/4, 11 and AME Zion Church, 5826 Carolina Beach Rd. 18, and must pre-reg. www.nhcgov.com, 910798-6393, shayes@nhcgov.com. NHC Main GOING GREEN BOOK CLUB Library, 201 Chestnut St. 6/2, 6pm: Environmental book club meets to

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kids stuff ALICE’S PRETEND TEA PARTY 5/30, 10:30am: This pretend tea party is for kids ages 4 to 8. NHC Library is celebrating the 150th anniversary of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, the classic by Lewis Carroll.

Stories and games are included in this free event, and registration is not required. Anna Connelly: aconnelly@nhcgov.com, 910-7986372. Northeast Regional Library, NHC, 1241 Military Cutoff Rd. THEATRE NOW Children’s Theater Super Saturday Fun Time.

discuss “Tom’s River,” by Dan Fagin. Books available at Old Books on Front St at discount to book club members. 249 N. Front St. WATER, WATER EVERYWHERE 6/7, 1pm: Bellamy Mansion Museum Environmental Awareness will focus on water, a critical aspect of the environment in the Cape Fear area. Cooperation with local environment groups, this community event is meant to increase public knowledge of water-related issues. You and your family are welcome to learn about critical issues relating to water , energy and air quality, conservation, and the health of local rivers and water ways. Additionally, the event will discuss future plans to drilling of a new well at the Bellamy to re-

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duce reliance on public water and to highlight the importance of water. For any information please contact the Bellamy Mansion Museum at 910-251-3700 or info@bellamymansion. org. Bellamy Mansion, 503 Market St. SENIORS PREPARE FOR FUTURE 5/20, 5:30pm: Join us at Spring Arbor for refreshments with Susan McCarley, Independent Associate for LegalShield. We invite you and your family to come and speak with Susan. She will be discussing and answering questions on ‘Seven Ways Seniors Can Prepare for the Future’. These topics will include preparation of durable power of attorney, advanced medical directives and estate planning. With careful preparation you may be able to avoid some of the common challenges associated with growing older. So please take the time to come by if you find yourself curious about some of these issues. Spring Arbor Assisted Living, 809 John D. Barry Dr. ILLUSTRATED TALK: CLAUDELIVE! Wed., 5/20, 6:30pm, Weyerhaeuser Reception Hall and Hughes Wing: CAM Executive Director, Anne Brennan and Ben Billingsley, artist and teacher, Cape Fear Community College have teamed up to offer an illustrated talk on the art of Claude Howell, his life and CAM’s current interdisciplinary exhibition Claude Live!. CAM Members and Students with valid college ID: $5; Non-Members: $10. CAM, 3201 South 17th Street

classes/workshops DROP IN HOOP DANCE Wed, 7pm: No experience needed, come on out, being a friend ! Drop in with your own hoop for 3.00 or purchase a beautiful handmade beginner hoop for only 35.00! Great tunes, ocean breeze, fitness and fun! $3 Drop in fee, $35 to purchase. Ocean Front Park, 105 Atlantic Ave., Kure Beach TUTOR TRAININGS 6/3, 5:30pm: Spring 2015 brings plenty of opportunities to volunteer as a tutor at Cape Fear Literacy Council. The process is simple to become a ProLiteracy-certified tutor with our organization. Tutor Trainings are three 3-hour classes that are taught over a 1-2week period. Trainings include techniques and content for working with adult learners. Tutor trainees must attend all sessions before being matched with a student. Tutors in the Adult Lit-

eracy (AL) program are asked to make a minimum 6-month commitment to tutoring their student and the student-tutor pair must meet twice a week for at least 1.5 hours each time.

Tutors in the English as a Second Language (ESL) program are asked to make a minimum 10-week commitment to tutoring their student and the student-tutor pair must meet at least once a week for 1.5 hours. The first step in becoming a CFLC Volunteer Tutor is to attend CFLC 101. Tutor Candidates are encouraged (but not required) to take this FREE 2-hour orientation to the Cape Fear Literacy Council in which we describe who we serve and how we do it. Next CFLC 101 Orientation is 6/3, 5:30-7:30pm, at Cape Fear Literacy Council, 1012 South 17th St. After attending CFLC 101, Tutor Candidates are trained as either AL or ESL Tutors. The focus is on strategies for teaching alphabetics, vocabulary, comprehension and fluency. Workshop material fees are $20 if you will be volunteering at CFLC or $50 if you are getting certified for another organization. 1012 S 17th Street ART CLASSES Mon, 10am: Basic drawing—Learn how to shade to depict light and shadow, line drawing, work from a photo or imagination and how to draw anything. • Tues., 2pm: Paint with watercolors—Learn how to work from a photo or imagination, create light and shadow, vibrant color layering, washes, splashes, sponging and masking.

• Dreamdoodle Drawing: Wed., 10am.

Method called Zentangles is meditative and produces amazing drawings for beginners and experienced artists alike. Work with ultra-fine Sharpies creating designs and patterns that flow into beautiful compositions.

• Thurs, 10am: play draw. Four really fun projects using pencil, charcoal, pen and ink and oil pastels, create amazing drawings! • Fri., 10am: Painting w/acrylics. For beginning or experienced students. Supply list is available.

Maximum 4 students. Individual guidance.

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conversation. Facilitators: Dina Greenberg & Lawrence Winters. $115/$100 CAM member $125/$110 CAM member after June 1st. CAM, 3201 South 17th St. ADULT SUMMER STUDIES True Stories Matter: Creative Nonfiction Beginning and All Levels- 2015/4-ASS1, 6/7-28, Sun. 2-4:30pm. $115/$100 CAM member $125/$110 CAM member after 6/1. Delve deep into the narrative modes of fiction to create meaningful stories in personal essay, extended memoir or even narrative poetic form. Our true life stories often carry social or cultural significance, as well as the personal, and the craft of storytelling allows the writer to artistically unfold layers of meaning. Builds on the Museum School’s earlier Memory and Metaphor. Instructor: Margo Williams. Cameron Art Museum, 3201 South 17th St.

5/27-30: BATTLESHIP RENUNION Just in time for Memorial Day, crew of the Battleship NC and their families are invited to return for a renunion on May 27 and 29 at 10 a.m. There will be a multitude of events and for folks to partake in, but attendess must preregister for the activities. On May 30, the Battleship will hold an open-to-the-public Memorial Day service on Saturday, May 30, at 10 a.m. on the fantail of the ship. Cost is museum admission.

For more information, contact 910-251-9757.

ENGLISH AS SECOND LANGUAGE The next English as a Second Language Tutor Training will be on 6/9, 10, and 11 from 6:30-9:30pm at Cape Fear Literacy Council, 1012 S. 17th St. To become a certified ESL tutor a volunteer must attend 9 hours of training and observe 2 classes to gain the basic skills needed to help an ESL student succeed.

ESL Tutor Training includes techniques and content for working with adult speakers of other languages. The focus is on strategies for developing listening, speaking, reading, writing and vocabulary skills to help students navigate everyday life and to achieve academic goals. Tutors do not need to speak another language to tutor an ESL student. Workshop material fees are $30 if you will be volunteering at CFLC, Interfaith Refugee Ministry or Winterpark Baptist Church, or $50 if to get certified for another organization.

HOMESCHOOL BEGINNING FENCING Cape Fear Fencing Association 8 week beginning fencing class for homeschool students starts April 1st at 1:00 pm in the basement of the Tileston gym. Class will meet for approximately 1 hour on Wednesdays.

All fencing equipment provided, students should wear loose fitting clothing and sneakers. Appropriate for ages 8 - 18. Cost is $40 plus a $10 membership to USA Fencing good until July 31, 2015. Taught by Internationally accredited instructor. Tileston Gym at St. Mary, 5th/Ann ZUMBA W/LYNN MOLINA Mon/Wed/Fri, 6:30pm; Sat, 10:00am: Come dance with me and my Zumbies!

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clubs/notices USS NC BATTLESHIP CREW REUNION 5/27, 29, 10am: The crew of the Battleship NC and their families return for their annual reunion. Reunion activities open only to those registered for the events.

However, the public is cordially invited to attend the Battleship crew’s annual memorial service on Sat, May 30 at 10am on the Battleship’s fantail (back deck). museum@ battleshipnc.com. 910-251-5797. Battleship Park, 1 Battleship Rd NE GIRL SCOUT ALUMNAE OF NC The Girl Scout Alumnae of Southeastern North Carolina will hold our next meeting on Sunday 5/31 at the New Hanover County Arboretum. Located at 6206 Oleander Dr., Wilmington, our program will begin at 2pm.

Jon Wooten will present a program on “Plants native to SE NC” and we hope to tour the arboretum. We will also be brainstorming several upcoming projects including a cookout for new leaders and a possible camp out as well as possible programs for future meetings. The program is free and open to anyone who has ever been registered as a Girl Scout, girl, adult volunteer, or staff member, who is at least 18 years old! For more information call:

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5/23: FARMERS’ MARKETS Lots of fresh veggies and artisan products, arts and crafts, live music, and more can be enjoyed across southeastern NC every Saturday. The downtown Riverfront Farmers’ Market (8 a.m. to 1 p.m.) and Carolina Beach’s market around the lake (8 a.m. to 1 p.m.) take place every weekend. It’s free to go, but prepare to bring cash for scoring freshly grown goods that make every meal taste healthier and more nutritious than any prepackaged, frozen food.

Rebecca Taylor, 910-763-7149 or bectreks@ aol.com THE REALLY REALLY FREE MARKET The Really, Really Free Market (RRFM) movement is a non-hierarchical collective of individuals who form a temporary market based on an alternative gift economy. The RRFM movement aims to counteract capitalism in a non-reactionary way. It holds as a major goal to build a community based on sharing resources, caring for one another and improving the collective lives of all. Markets often vary in character, but they generally offer both goods and services. Participants bring unneeded items, food, skills and talents such as entertainment or haircuts. An RRFM usually takes place in an open community space such as a public park or community commons. Located at Greenfield Lake, near the playground and skatepark. Usually under one of the picnic shelters. Monthly meetings; see Facebook page for updates.

DOCTOR WHO WEDNESDAYS Come in to watch Doctor Who episodes every Wednesday night. Come in Cosplay, be a dork, be a geek, nerd out, but most of all be a Whovian! Browncoat Pub & Theatre, 111 Grace Street AZALEA COAST EXECUTIVE NETWORK Meets the first Monday of each month at 5:30pm for networking, dinner at 6 at Henry’s, 2508 Independence Blvd. Wilmington. Female business women networking and professional development. Dinner is dutch $15; annual membership $24. Details 762-8562. Henry’s Restaurant Wilmington NC, 2508 Independence Blvd.

CAPE FEAR CAMERA CLUB Club meets third Tues. each month, Sept thru June, 7pm at Cape Fear Community College, McCloud Bldg, room S002. capefearcameraclub.org CAPE FEAR KNITTERS Cape Fear Knitters, the Wilmington chapter of The Knitting Guild of America (TKGA) meets the third Sat. ea. month, 10am-noon. Gerri: 371-3556. Judy: 383-0374.

CAPE FEAR WEDDING ASSOCIATION Meet and greets the third Wed. ea. month. $25, members free. capefearweddingassociation.com

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culinary FARMERS’ MARKETS Fruits, vegetables, plants, herbs, flowers, eggs, cheese, meats, seafood, honey and more! Poplar Grove, Apr-Nov, Wed, 8am1pm. 910-686-9518. www.poplargrove.com • Riverfront Farmers’ Market open on Water St., downtown, every Sat., through Dec., 8am-1pm. Food, arts & craft vendors and live music. www.wilmingtondowntown.com/farmers-market • Carolina Beach Farmers’ Market every Sat., May-Sept, 8am-1pm, around the lake in Carolina Beach. Free parking; vendors align the lake, from artists and crafters and musicians. www.carolinabeachfarmersmarket. com. • Wrightsville Beach Farmers’ Market, 21 Causeway Dr. Fresh NC-grown produce, seafood and other locally produced consumables. A variety of unique craft vendors have also been added to the market this year.

Mon., 8am-1pm, first Mon. in May- Labor Day. • Town of Leland Farmers’ Market at Leland Town Hall, alternating Sundays, 11am-3pm, May-Aug. This market is focused on local food and agricultural products. • Oak Island Farmers’ Market, Mon., April-Nov., 7am-1pm.

Middletown Park, Oak Island • Southport Waterfront Market, Wednesdays, May-Sept., 8am-1pm. Garrison Lawn in Southport, NC. • St. James Plantation Farmers’ Market, Thurs., May-Oct., 4-7pm, Woodlands Park Soccer Field.

FERMENTAL Weekly wine and beer tasting, Fridays. Free.

• 6/6, 6pm: Fermental welcomes representatives from North Coast Brewing for an another exquisite evening of beer tastings, giveaways, live music, food trucks and more.

What began as a local brewpub in the historic town of Fort Bragg, California the brewery has since grown to service 47 US states as well as providing their award-winning liquid wares overseas, w/70 awards in national and international competitions. NC beers on draught in the beer garden. Big Mac’s Funky Lil Kitchen [Handcrafted American Cuisine] food truck, 6pm. Live music begins at 7pm with local surf-rock-reggae musicians Michael Eakins & Friends.• 7250 Market St., www.fermental. net.

WINEDOWN WEDNESDAYS Free tasting of wine from around the globe.

Every week hosted by a winery representative or vendor to teach you about the selections.

All wines offered at a discount as well as an additional 10%off 6 packs and 15%off cases.

Come winedown after a long humpday. Palate Bottle Shop & Reserve, 1007 N. 4th St.

YOUNG DEMOCRATS OF NHC Meet the 1st and 3rd Tues. ea. month at the downtown public library, third floor, 6:30pm.

Ages 18-35.

WINE TASTING Thurs/Fri, 5pm: Our weekly wine tastings feature six selections for your tasting pleasure.

Try before you buy to load up your home cellar, or choose your favorite wine from the lineup and purchase a glass to enjoy at our tasting bar or in our garden seating. Cheers!

A Tasting Room, 19 South 2nd Street

COUPON CLUB Wilmington Coupon Club meets monthly,

CAPE FEAR BBQ FESTIVAL 6/6-7, all day: There will be a BBQ Cook-off,

arts and craft vendors, commercial vendors, kids zone, live entertainment, a beer tent and plenty of good old southern BBQ to eat.

Please, No coolers and no pets! Old River Farms, 8711 Old River Rd. LOBSTER FEST 6/6, 11am: Church of the Servant, Episcopal presents the 31st annual Lobster Fest on Saturday, June 6, 2015, 11a.m. to 4p.m. at 4925 Oriole Drive, Wilmington, NC 28403.

Order in advance fresh, north Atlantic lobsters. They are available live, cooked, and in meals for dining in or carrying out. Add fresh baked desserts from our pastry cooks for a perfect ending. Order 10 or more lobsters and get free delivery in New Hanover and nearby Brunswick counties. Details, photographs and order securely online at http://cosepiscopal. ecdio.org. Payment is due at time of order. No refunds. Payments received by Saturday, May 23, receive $1 off per lobster or lobster meal.

Last day for order/payment is Thursday, June 4. Questions? Church of the Servant at 910395-0616.

TASTING HISTORY TOURS Tasting History Tours of Pleasure Island; guided walking tours. From its beginnings as a tourist destination, the island has weathered destructive fires, tragic hurricanes, naval battles and more. Tasting History takes you through the streets of Carolina Beach and into a few of the restaurants to taste some of what the locals have to offer. Afternoon of interesting history and tasty eats. $32.50. www.tastinghistorytours.com. 910-622-6046.

PORT CITY SWAPPERS A monthly food and beverage swap where members of a community share homemade, homegrown, or foraged foods with each other.

Swaps allow direct trades to take place between attendees, e.g., a loaf of bread for a jar of pickles or a half-dozen backyard eggs.

No cash is exchanged, and no goods are sold.

Diversify your pantry and go home happy and inspired while meeting your neighbors! facebook.com/PortCitySwappers.

FOOD NOT BOMBS To provide free Vegan and Vegetarian meals to the hungry. By sharing food we start a revolution. Food is a right, not a privilege. All our food is grown in the Food Not Bombs garden, and donated by local businesses, restaurants, farms, and people. Anyone can donate, and if you are unable to donate food, then donating your time is enough. Monthly meetups. www. foodnotbombs.net

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NONI BACCA WINERY Tasting room open seven days a week, 10am9pm (Mon-Sat) and 12-5pm (Sun.). Taste a flight of 6 or 9 wines; over 70 wines made on premise to sample at any time, served by the glass or the bottle. • Thurs.-Sat.: Specials at the bar on glasses and bottles of wine that run all day, but the crowd begins to gather around 7pm. Craft beer selection, too. We also make special label wines for weddings, corporate gifting, birthdays, reunions, or any event. 910397-7617.

RED BANK WINE Red Bank’s wine of the week. Sat., 1-4pm.

1001 International Drive. 910-256-9480.

FORTUNATE GLASS Free wine tasting, Tues. 6-8pm. • Sparkling wine specials and discounted select bottles, Wed. & Thurs. • Monthly food and wine pairings. 29 S. Front St. CAPE FEAR WINE AND BEER Beer Church: Purchase select beer and keep your glass for free. 1st Mass starts, 1pm; 2nd Mass , 8pm Free. • Beer Flights, Massage and Monday Night NitroMassage Monday: 5-8pm, $10 for 10 minutes with our licensed therapist, Josh Lentz. Beer Flights: nine 5 oz samples for $18. • Monday Night Nitro: $1 off nitrogen pours. Free. • BYOT (Bring Your Own Trivia): The next wave of pub trivia. Prizes include gift certificates to Chop’s Deli, Memory Lane Comics, and Browncoat Theatre & Pub, as well as beer from us. $10 pitchers: Bartender’s choice. All day. Free wine tasting: from 5-7 PM, with two whites and two reds.

Free • Beer Infusement Thurs.: Come see what ingredients Randall the Enamel Animal is enhancing upon delicious beer. Free.

affected by a family member’s use of mindaltering substances or related behavioral problems—especially helpful to parents struggling with an addicted child. Through meetings, literature and a caring fellowship, FA can help parents develop the skills to cope with this family disease and bring serenity back to their lives. No dues or fees are required for membership. First names only are used at meetings to preserve individual anonymity.

Advance notice is not necessary to attend a meeting. Visitors are welcome. 609-238-0174 or email clark@milioti.com. Wilmington Treatment Center, 2520 Troy Dr. About the FA organization: www.familiesanonymous.org or 847-294-5877 or 800-736-9805. All calls and contacts are confidential.

OVEREATER’S ANONYMOUS Wednesdays, Pine Valley United Methodist Church. OA is a 12-Step organization for anyone suffering from compulsive overeating, anorexia, bulimia, or any food/eating-related issue. We have helped thousands of people stop their self-destructive habits and start living healthy, rewarding lives. There are over 30 meetings a week in the greater Triangle area. We have no dues, fees, or religious affiliations. Come and see how we can help you! Call 919-406-9300, or visit us www.triangleoa.org. 3788 Shipyard Boulevard, Bldg B CROHN’S AND COLITIS SUPPORT Tuesdays, 7pm: Group support meeting; for more information, call 910-620-0191. Hospitality House, 1523 Physicians Drive HAPPIEST HOUR GROUP AA meetings 5am, Mon. • 5:30am, Tues-Wed, Fri-Sat. 1602 Front St.

CAREGIVERS AND COFFEE Free monthly meeting on the third Friday of each month, 9:30am. Every day, staff and volunteers of Lower Cape Fear Hospice see the challenges faced by those caring for loved ones. Caregivers and Coffee was created to offer caregivers assistance and encouragement. Each month, LCFH will offer a Caregivers and Coffee session where caregivers can come, share their experiences, encourage each other and learn about valuable resources and support. Meetings will be facilitated by hospice staff, but will also feature topics selected by the group, including visits from other community organizations. Informal conversations, learning opportunities and coffee. Chris Scott at 796-7927 or chris.scott@ lcfh.org. Phillips LifeCare & Counseling Center, 1414 Physicians Dr. TREMOR SUPPORT GROUP Wednesdays, 4pm: Support Group for individuals with essential tremor and their families and friends. New Hanover County Senior Center, 2222 S. College Rd. WIDOW’S/WIDOWER’S SUPPORT GROUP The W Meet-up: “Because Life Goes On and So Must We.” For more information please contact Ann LaReau 910-470-2378 or Gayle Ginsberg 910-471-1660. Home Instead Senior Care, 2505 S 17th St. AA SOBRIETY MEETINGS Trudge through roadblocks rooted in past trauma(s), regardless of cause. Discussion (closed meeting for those with a desire to stop drinking). Fellowship Center (next to Intergroup), 5901 Wrightsville Ave. Wed. meetings, 7pm.

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GAMBLER’S ANONYMOUS MEETING Tues., 6:30pm: “Do you think you have a Gambling problem? Is gambling causing stress in your life? Do you often gamble recklessly until your last dollar is gone? Does gambling cause you anxiety? There is help! Come join Wilmington Gambler’s Anonymous and take the first step to getting your life back in control.”

Ogden Baptist Church, 7121 Market St. FOCUS ON YOU SUPPORT GROUP Aims to provide an emotionally safe space where women with cancer and their families can connect with others in the same situation.

Women of Hope uses education to empower women through early detection and continuing support throughout their treatment. Survivorship Support Group is for female cancer patient who is in any stage of treatment. Caregiver Support Group is for anyone affected by a loved one’s cancer diagnosis. Meets 2nd/4th Thurs, 6:30-8pm. Friendly Community Baptist Church, 1730 US Hwy. 117, Burgaw. Penelope at penelope@womenofhopenc.org.

THRIVE A Christ-Centered 12-Step Support group, helping people overcome “Hurts, Habits and Hang-ups.” Thrive meets every Monday evening at 7pm at Life Community Church (LCC) inside Independence Mall. Large group begins at 7pm and men’s and women’s small groups

begin at 8pm The meetings are in the Extension, which is next to Sears and across from Branches Bookstore. Contact information: Pastor Jim Snider 910-791-3859 or www. lifecc.com. 3500 Oleander Dr. ALZHEIMER’S ASSOC. SUPPORT GROUP For family caregivers. It’s not appropriate for people with dementia to attend. The group meets the fourth Monday of every month, 2pm. Free. Details: 399-5905 St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 16 North 16th Street OCD/ANXIETY DISORDER SUPPORT 7pm: Building B. Group meets the first and third Thursday of each month. Open to adults 18 and older. Family members welcome. The first Thursday of each month is an educational presentation by Dr.Savard. Third Thursday is member led. Free. Details: 763-8134. Pine Valley United Methodist Church, 3788 Shipyard Blvd., Building B OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS MEETINGS OA is a 12-Step organization for anyone suffering from compulsive overeating, anorexia, bulimia, or any food/eating-related issue. We have helped thousands of people stop their self-destructive habits and start living healthy, rewarding lives.

We have no dues, fees, or religious affiliations. Come and see how we can help you! Call 919-406-9300, or visit us at www.triangleoa.org. Wednesdays at Pine Valley United Methodist Church, 3788 Shipyard Blvd., Building B CHADD Wilmington Area CHADD meets on the 2nd Monday of every month from 7:00-

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

WILMINGTON MS SELF HELP GROUP MEET Meets the 2nd Thurs. ea. month at 7pm in the New Hanover Rehabilitation Hospital, 1st floor conference room, behind the Betty

5/23: LOCATIONS TOUR Have a fascination with all things filmed in Wilmington, NC? Well, feed your passion with a Hollywood Location Tour, which takes place Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays, and Sundays at 2 p.m. The 90-minute walking tour will guide you through downtown Wilmington, where you’ll learn about a multitude of film and TV locations, including “Empire Records,” “Dawson’s Creek,” “Blue Velvet,” “One Tree Hill,” and more. Call 910-794-7177 for a reservation.

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Open to all with Multiple Sclerosis, family and friends. Handicapped accessible parking and meeting room. Affiliated with the Greater Carolinas Chapter of the National MS Society. Burt Masters, (910) 383-1368.

PFLAG PFLAG Meeting is first Mon/mo. at UNCW, in the Masonboro Island Room #2010, 7pm.

tours LITERARY HISTORY WALKING TOUR Saturdays, 1:30pm: Have you ever wanted to meet authors living and dead, tour locations from books, poems, and plays? Explore the rich culture of this talented Southern town with a 90 minute walking tour of the literary history of downtown Wilmington, NC. Visit “The Two Libraries”, walk the streets of your favorite novels, and stand where Oscar Wilde did when he lectured here. Cost $8: www.brownpapertickets. com/event/1282390. Old Books on Front Street, 249 N. Front St. HOLLYWOOD LOCATION TOURS Tour one of America’s largest living film sets; historic downtown Wilmington. This fun-filled 90 minute walking tour will lead gue sts to actual movie & TV locations. Tours will depart Tues., Thurs., Sat. and Sun. afternoons at 2pm. Reservations are required, $12 for adults, $10 for seniors, students or military and children 6 or under are free. 910794-7177, www.HollywoodNC.com.

HENRIETTA III CRUISES An elegant, 3 tiered boat offering sightseeing, 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 THALIAN HALL TOURS In addition to a full schedule of performances, self-guided tours of the theater are offered Mon-Fri, 12-6pm, Sat 2-6pm. Guided tours by appt. 343-3664.

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Meets at Water & Market streets. Reservations required: 910-794-1866; www.hauntedwilmington.com TOURS OF WWII SITES Wilmington author and military historian Wilbur D. Jones, Jr., now leads customized, personalized guided tours of World War II sites in Southeastern North Carolina. 7936393 or History@wilburjones.com HORSE DRAWN CARRIAGE TOURS Narrated horse drawn carriage and trolley tours of historic Wilmington feature a costumed driver who narrates a unique adventure along the riverfront and past stately mansions.Market and Water streets. $12 for adults, $5 per child. (910) 251-8889 or www.horsedrawntours.com SCREEN GEMS STUDIOS TOURS Guests will get an insider’s look at the largest studio complex east of California and experience the rich history of EUE/Screen Gems and the films and television shows produced at the facility over the last three decades. Attendees will walk the 10-stage working lot have access to sounds stages and go behind the scenes of the CBS series “Under the Dome.” Guests will see a visual history of the NC film and television industry in the screening theater where many famous producers, directors and actors have reviewed footage of productions shot at the studio. Tours will be hosted on Saturdays and Sundays at 10 am, 12 noon and 2 pm weather permitting throughout the summer.

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Wilmington author and military historian Wilbur D. Jones, Jr., now leads customized, personalized guided tours of World War II sites in Southeastern North Carolina. (910) 793-6393. History@wilburjones.com HORSE DRAWN CARRIAGE TOURS Narrated horse drawn carriage and trolley tours of historic Wilmington feature a costumed driver who narrates a unique adventure along the riverfront and past stately mansions.Market and Water streets. $12 for adults, $5 per child. (910) 251-8889 or www.horsedrawntours.com

ARIES (Mar. 21–April 20): James McNeil Whistler was an influential painter in the latter half of the 19th century. He advocated the “art for art’s sake” credo, and insisted that the best art doesn’t need to teach or moralize.

As far as he was concerned, its most important purpose was to bring forth “glorious harmony” from chaos. The immediate reason I’m nominating him to be your patron saint for the coming weeks is the stylized signature he created: an elegant butterfly with a long tail that actually was a stinger. I think you’ll thrive by embodying that dual spirit: being graceful, sensitive, and harmonious and yet also feisty, piquant and provocative. Can you manage that much paradox? I think you can.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): “Glory” is the theme song of the film “Selma.” It’s an anthem about the ongoing struggle for equal rights by African Americans. I want to borrow one of its lines for your use in the coming weeks: “Freedom is like a religion to us.” I think those will be good words for you to live by. Are you part of a group that suffers oppression and injustice? Are you mixed up in a situation that squashes your self-expression? Are you being squelched by the conditioned habits of your own unconscious mind? It’s high time to rebel. The quest for liberation should be your spiritual calling.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): If you’re planning on breaking a taboo, sneaking into a forbidden zone or getting intimate with an edge-dweller, don’t tell boastful stories about what you’re doing. For now, secrecy is not only sexy; it’s a smart way to keep you safe and effective. Usually, I’m fond of you telling the whole truth. I like it when you reveal the nuanced depths of your feelings. Right now I favor a more cautious approach to communication. Until your explorations have progressed further, I suggest you only discuss them sparingly. As you put your experiments in motion, share the details on a needto-know basis.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Renowned author George Bernard Shaw was secure in the feeling that he did good work. He didn’t need the recognition of others to validate his self-worth. The British Prime Minister offered him a knighthood, but he refused it. When he found out he had been awarded a Nobel Prize for Literature, he wanted to turn it down, but his wife convinced him to accept it. The English government also sought to give him the prestigious Order of Merit, but he rejected it and said, “I have already conferred this order upon myself.” He’s your role model for right now, Taurus. Congratulate SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): There are many possible ways to yourself for your successes, whether or not anyone else does. create and manage a close relationship. Here’s one of my favorite models: GEMINI (May 21-June 20): “Aha!” is your mantra for the coming weeks, when two independent, self-responsible souls pledge to help each other acGemini. Keep it on the tip of your tongue, ready to unleash. This always-ready- tivate the best versions of themselves. If you don’t have a partnership like to-be-surprised-by-inspiration attitude will train you to expect the arrival of won- this, the near future will be a favorable time to find one. If you already do have ders and marvels. That will be an effective way to actually attract wonders and an intimate alliance in which the two of you synergize each other’s quest for marvels! With “Aha!” as your talisman, all of your wake-up calls will be benevo- individuation, the coming weeks could bring you breathtaking breakthroughs. lent, and all of the chaos you encounter—or at least most of it—will be fertile.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): It’s a challenge to drive a car through CANCER (June 21-July 22): Do you chronically indulge in feelings of Canada’s far north. For example, if you want to get from Dawson in the Yukon guilt? Do you berate yourself for the wrong turns and sad mistakes you made Territory to Inuvik in the Northwest Territory, you take Dempster Highway. It’s in the past? These behaviors may be sneaky ways of avoiding change. How gravel road for the entire 417-mile trip, so the ride is rough. Bring a spare tire can you summon enough energy to transform your life if you’re wallowing in and extra gasoline, since there’s just one service station along the way. On the worries and regrets? In presenting the possibility that you might be caught in plus side, the scenery is thrilling. The permafrost in the soil makes the trees this trap, I want you to know that I’m not sitting in judgment of you. Not at all. grow in odd shapes, almost like they’re drunk. You can see caribou, wolverLike you, I’m a Cancerian, and I have periodically gotten bogged down in the ines, lynx, bears, and countless birds. Right now, the sun is up 20 hours every very morass I’m warning you against. The bad news is that right now you are day. And the tundra? You’ve never seen anything like it. Even if you don’t make especially susceptible to falling under this spell. The good news is that right a trip like this, Capricorn, I’m guessing you will soon embark on a metaphorinow you have extra power to break this spell. cally similar version. With the right attitude and preparation, you will have fun and grow more courageous.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): In the TV comedy-drama, “Jane the Virgin,” the fictional character known as Rogelio de la Vega is a vain but lovable actor AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Aquarian author James Joyce wrote who performs in telenovelas. “I’m very easy to dress,” he tells the wardrobe “Ulysses,” one of the most celebrated and influential novels of the 20th supervisor of a new show he’ll be working on. “Everything looks good on me— century. The narrative is both experimental and tightly structured. Its chaotic except for peach. I don’t pop in peach.” What he means is that his charisma stream-of-consciousness passages are painstakingly crafted. (Anyone who doesn’t radiate vividly when he’s wearing peach-colored clothes. I want to ask wonders how the astrological sign of Aquarius can be jointly ruled by the rebelyou, Leo: What don’t you pop in? I’m not simply talking about the color of lious planet Uranus and the disciplinarian planet Saturn need only examine this clothes that enable you to shine but everything else, too. In the coming weeks, book for evidence.) Joyce claimed he labored over “Ulysses” for 20,00 hours. it’s crucial that you surround yourself with influences that make you pop.

That’s the equivalent of devoting eight hours a day, 350 days a year, for over seven years. Will you ever work that hard and long on a project, Aquarius? If VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Are you willing to entertain an outlandish so, now would be an auspicious time to start. possibility? Here’s my vision: Soon, you will be offered unexpected assistance, either through the machinations of a “guardian angel” or the messy blessings PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): The English writer and caricaturist Max of a shape-shifting spirit. This divine intervention will make it possible for you Beerbohm moved away from his native land when he was 37 years old. He to demolish a big, bad obstacle you’ve been trying to find a way around. Even settled in Rapallo, Italy, where he lived for much of the rest of his life. Here’s if you have trouble believing in the literal factuality of my prophecy, here’s what the twist: When he died at age 83, still he had not learned to speak Italian. For I suspect: It will at least come true in a metaphorical sense—which is the truest 40 years, he used his native tongue in his foreign home. This is a failing you kind of truth of all. can’t afford to have in the coming months, Pisces. An old proverb, “When in Rome, do as the Romans,” has never been so important for you to observe.

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