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Join Lower Cape Fear Historical Society for a Civil War Weekend at the Latimer House Museum, located at 126 S. 3rd St. Living historians will portray Confederate and Union soldiers. Ladies from Soldiers’ Aid Society will wrap bandages in the parlors while an undertaker describes funerary practices of Civil War era. A walking tour on Wilmington during the Civil War begins and concludes from the Latimer House Museum from 10 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Tickets $12. Visit lcfhs.org. To enter events on encore’s new online calendar, generated by SpinGo, head to www.encorepub. com/welcome/events-2. Events must be entered by every Thursday at noon, for consideration in print and on our new app, encore Go. E-mail shea@ encorepub.com with questions.
OUT OF THE SHADOWS, PG. 14 The Cape Fear Circus Arts showcases beauty of movement through ariel artistry, as well as hooping and acrobatics. They will perform their student spring showcase this weekend at TheatreNOW, featuring a piece based on “Beauty and the Beast.” Photos courtesy of Cape Fear Circus Arts
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John Wolfe goes on a kayak outing in search of diamondback terrapins, to help collect data and determine whether the reptiles are on their way to being endangered.
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MUSIC>> Big Something’s Nick MacDaniels talks about apocalyptic storytelling in their latest album, ‘Tumbleweed,’ and upcoming performance at Greenfield Lake Amphitheater on May 5. Photo by Jordan August
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LIVE LOCAL, LIVE SMALL: Setting sail on the Cape Fear BY: GWENYFAR ROHLER
ROLLING ON THE RIVER: Wilmington Water Tours runs a water taxi in downtown Wilmington along the Cape Fear River. Photo courtesy from Wilmington Water Tours
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ne of my favorite field trips in elementary school was the day we were piled into the water taxi to cross the Cape Fear River for a visit to the USS NC Battleship. I think it was the first time I actually was “on the water” of the Cape Fear River. It completely changed the way I viewed my hometown. I don’t think I fully realized that a river really is a highway of water with vessels in constant motion, in attempt to get goods and people to places and destinations. Considering our city is situated on a little peninsula entirely because the Cape Fear River meets the Atlantic Ocean, it seems like my life has remained oddly oblivious to the essential roles the river, ocean and port play.
a new year’s resolution. Wilmington Water Tours had announced they were opening a water taxi service, and it seemed like something worth revisiting. Of course, with the best intentions, it took me a lot longer than I expected to make it to the water taxi. Then fellow encore writer and good friend John Wolfe started driving for Wilmington Water Tours.
and embarked on a trip across the river toward the Battleship. “We wanted to accommodate people— get them out on the water and make it easier for people to get to the Battleship,” Wilmington Water Tours partner Mary DeLollo notes. “We try to mirror the house of the Battleship operation.”
Oh, hell! I thought. I really have to get Originally, I planned to take the water taxi moving on that story. to visit the Battleship myself (like my eleSo on a movie-perfect morning last week, mentary-school field trip), but other factors I stood on the Riverwalk in front of the Hil- were at play. So. instead of disembarking. I ton at the well-marked sign for the Busy Bee enjoyed what DeLollo referred to as “a little Water Taxi, and watched the blue and white harbor cruise.” boat glide through the river, arcing beautiThe water taxi stops at Hilton, the Battlefully to dock almost at my feet. John came ship, the foot of Market Street, and Chanbounding up the ramp, followed by two With that in mind, a little while back, I in- handsome young men. The sun painted the dler’s Wharf. For a little over an hour, my cluded a ride on the water taxi as one of the world to look like the most nostalgic post perception of my hometown reshaped itself 50 experiences I sought in Wilmington per card imaginable. I bought a day pass for $10 while visiting spots I have known all my life. I noted how the streets flowed uphill, away 4 encore | may 3 - may 9, 2017 | www.encorepub.com
from the river in almost perfect parallel lines, and points of commerce that caught my eye varied from the map I carry in my head. “It’s how people used to see it for the first time,” one of the mates comments. He was right. How have I become so disconnected from what has made our city viable? I know Cape Fear River Watch offers a paddle series partly to get people out on the water and connected with the river—so they will begin to see it as a real, tangible entity that literally flows through our veins from our drinking water. Somehow, still, I keep picturing the ribbon of green and brown at the foot of Market Street rather than seeing it as the life blood of our community. “So you guys cruise around the river all day and see if anyone wants to take a
ride?” I ask.
ble,” I chide myself.
“Pretty much,” they respond. “My gods—what a great job!” “Well, yes, Gwenyfar,” John agrees. “But you picked an almost perfect day. When the wind is against the tide …” his voice trails off. He was debating explaining to a complete neophyte the intricacies of navigating a tidal river. We docked by the Battleship, as he explained when the tide goes out, the dock can be a bank of mud and very little water.
We docked at the foot of Market by the Venus Flytrap sculpture and a family joined us. They snapped pictures and chattered with excitement. Passengers can take the water taxi for transportation from one shore to the other or just to enjoy the river, like I did. In addition, the taxi will take them to where the big catamaran tour boat departs. DeLollo notes how Wilmington Water Tours hopes to expand the service of the water taxi in the next few years—possibly to include Wrightsville and Carolina beaches.
“Ah, so that’s what they have been talkFor now the Bizzy Bee Water Taxi is ing about with the Battleship mooring these buzzing along our Riverfront to help access last few years?” I ask. the Battleship but, more importantly, enJohn nodded, pleased I was grasping a liven many lives. DeLollo says they’ve had fragment of what nature exacted from the several people get engaged on the water people who chose to face her demands on taxi already. Beautiful. a daily basis. I started to ask more questions about the Battleship, the dock and how to handle a vessel that works all day long. But John needed to drive the boat. So he flashed a disarming grin to let me think it looks so easy. Just like ballet: If you are doing it right, it looks effortless, when in fact there is a tremendous amount of training and discipline essential to keeping the boat afloat and the passengers safe.
“Will you come back and see us again?” one of the mates asks when I disembark.
“Oh, I think I have to. This is one of the best days I’ve had in a long time. Thank you.” But for now I need to go home and think for a bit about the generations of people who have depended upon the river for their livelihoods and remind myself that whether I realize it or not, I do too.
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Chutzpah! Henry Wachtel, 24, continues in legal limbo after being found “not criminally responsible” for the death of his mother in 2014, despite having beaten her in the head and elsewhere up to 100 times — because he was having an epileptic seizure at that moment and has no memory of the attack. A judge must still decide the terms of Wachtel’s psychiatric hospitalization, but Wachtel’s mind is clear enough now that, in March, he demanded, as sole heir, payoff on his mother’s life insurance policy (which, under New York law, is still technically feasible). Epic Smugglers: In February, federal customs agents seized 22 pounds of illegal animal meat (in a wide array) at the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport. Among the tasty items were raw chicken, pig and cow meat, brains, hearts, heads, tongues and feet — in addition to (wrote a reporter) “other body parts” (if there even are any other edible parts). In a typical day nationwide, U.S. Customs and Border Protection seizes about 4,600 smuggled plant or animal products. Over the years, News of the Weird has covered the long-standing campaign by animal-rights activists to bestow “human” rights upon animals (begun, of course, with intelligent orangutans and gorillas). In March, the New Zealand parliament gave human rights to a river — the Whanganui, long revered by the country’s indigenous Maori. (One Maori and
one civil servant were appointed as the river’s representatives.) Within a week, activists in India, scouring court rulings, found two of that country’s waterways deserved similar status — the Ganges and Yamuna rivers, which were then so designated by judges in Uttarakhand state. (The Ganges’ “rights” seem hollow since an estimated one billion gallons of waste still enters it every day despite its being a holy bathing spot for Hindus.) Yet another intimate accessory with weak security drew attention when hackers broke down a $249 Svakom Siime Eye personal vibrator in April, revealing a lazily created default password (“88888888”) and Wi-Fi network name (“Siime Eye”). Since the Eye’s camera and internet access facilitate livestream video of a user’s most personal body parts, anyone within Wi-Fi range can break in (and be entertained) by just driving around a city looking for the Siime Eye network. Ewwww! Luu Cong Huyen, 58, in Yen Giao, Vietnam, is the most recent to attract reporters’ attention with disturbingly long fingernails. A March OddityCentral. com report, with cringe-inducing photos, failed to disclose their precise length, but Huyen said he has not clipped them since a 2013 report on VietnamNet revealed that each measured up to 19.7 inches. Huyen explained (inadequately) that his nail obsession started merely as a hobby and that he is not yet over it. (The Guinness Book record is not exactly within fingertip reach: 73.5 inches per nail, by Shridhar Chillal of India.) And a Partridge in a Pear Tree: In February, a pet welfare organization complained of a raid on a home near Lockhart, Texas, that housed more than 400 animals (and, of course, reeked “overpowering(ly)” of urine). The inventory: 86 snakes, 56 guinea pigs, 28 dogs, 26 rabbits, 15 goats, 9 doves, 8 skinks, 7 pigs, 6 pigeons, 4 gerbils, 3 bearded dragons, 2 ducks and 1 tarantula — plus about 150 rats and mice (to feed the menagerie) and 20 other animals whose numbers did not fit the above lyric pattern.
NEWS>>FEATURE
THE ACTUAL PAID AGITATORS: The money bombs must have missed Hugh MacRae on Earth Day 2017 BY: MARK BASQUILL
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eautiful day to celebrate Earth and science!” the kind woman in a purple bandana said. She looked to be in her mid-‘60s. She sauntered to the temporary March for Science Earth Day bandstand at Hugh MacRae Park from the “Grandmothers for Peace” tent. Clearly, she was a seasoned veteran of protest events like these. I’m pretty sure I saw her with hundreds of thousands of her sisters on the mall in Washington, D.C., at the Million Mom March against gun violence back in May 2000 (my first mass social-justice action). She might have even attended the very first Earth Day celebration. The amount of money she must have socked away in taxsheltered offshore accounts from tie-dying “peace” shirts and face-painting 5-year-olds at protests over the decades simply staggers the imagination.
corporate sponsors the value of women and science. It’s concerning to me when charges of “paid protesters” are used to characterize disagreement with this administration’s disastrous policy initiatives. It’s particularly ironic this hyper-capitalist “Let’s-make-adeal” administration often uses the derisive term “paid protester” with a dismissive wave of the hand, as if money somehow delegitimizes the dissidence and pollutes the purpose. Isn’t capitalism’s calling card rational self-interest, in an economic sense? Not that there were money bombs at the park, but if there were, wouldn’t that be consistent with the only measure of well-being this administration seems capable of using? The almighty dollar?
Painting activists as “paid agitators” is designed to delegitimize dissent and only helps destroy democracy. People engaging in social-justice activism typically don’t get paid a dime. They frequently engage because the moral cost of silence and social disengage“Beautiful indeed!” I raised my hands to ment is too high. the clear, blue sky above the swaying pines. I’m not saying “paid agitators” don’t exist “But where are the money bombs? Do you or that it’s all fake news. But if we’re really think the wind just blew them away?” concerned our progress toward a flourishing “What money bombs?” the kind woman and just society is being thwarted by paid asked, puzzled. shills, instead of looking to the Women’s “Protests like these are obviously the work March, or March for Science, or Earth Day, or Veterans for Peace, or Black Lives Matof paid agitators.” ter, how ‘bout we look on K Street? At the I squinted into the sun. lobbying firms fronting for major corporate in“In the last 100 days it’s become quite terests and shelling out millions upon millions clear any disagreement with the powers that of dollars a year to sway votes? How ‘bout be is either fake news or the work of paid agi- we look at Congress? And if we become interested in looking for paid agitators, advotators.” cating for the expansion of their own family The woman gave back my phone, and empire at the country’s expense, we might chuckled genially, not quite sure if what I said all find ourselves marching in front of 1600 was serious or satire. Pennsylvania Avenue. For the record, it’s satire. Through a scandal-plagued first 100 days, this administration hasn’t quite figured out who to hire for thousands of key federal posts. One thing it has consistently done in a “biggly” way is inspire activism. A Women’s March the day after inauguration; A March for Science on Earth Day; People’s Climate Movement on April 29; rallies around the world for environment, science, women, social justice, and of course, peace. So much for the tired the “old left.” It is sad when women and scientists find it necessary to gather across the globe to remind the current administration and its
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CITIZEN SCIENTISTS:
Spotting diamondback terrapins for data-collecting comes with its own setbacks
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“Roads are also a big problem for them in areas where females are trying to get from feeding sites to appropriate nesting sites,” Sutton says. Perhaps one of the largest threats to terrapins today comes from the blue-crab fishery: A terrapin will venture into a crab pot in search of an easy meal, become trapped, and, since they are reptiles which need to breathe air, they drown. As Colhoun, Shoemaker and I paddle, we record spots where we see the telltale foam buoy, which denotes a crab trap lurking underwater. We spy far more of these today than terrapins.
t the edge of a saltwater creek behind Masonboro Island, where the rippled water stills to meet green groves of Spartina, Elizabeth Colhoun, education and stewardship specialist for the NC Coastal Reserve, spots something in the water. Just for an instant it was visible, but by the time I put down my paddle and look toward where she was pointing, it had vanished. Still, she saw it and it counted. “Sometimes you’ll see something small and dark bobbing in the water, and if you’re not sure what it is, you keep looking,” she tells, “and if it keeps floating or bobbing, it’s probably just a stick or the edge of an oyster reef. But if it disappears, it’s a terrapin.” Colhoun takes note of it on her cellphone, picks up her paddle, and keeps scanning the marsh. “They’re not easy to spot,” she assures. She’s right; despite my best squinted attempts, and the visual endeavors of Rachel Shoemaker, the work- ?: John Wolfe paddles out with Elizabeth Colhoun study assistant out here with us on a bright and Rachel Shoemaker to spot terrapins for dataApril morning, our brief encounter will be collecting. Photo by Elizabeth Colhoun. the only glimpse of a diamondback terrapin for the day. Perhaps other teams of volun- scientific public to engage with and learn teers will have more luck. about the natural resource. Sutton says We are participating in the fourth annual some people are better at spotting terraTerrapin Tally, a data-gathering and com- pins than others, something she half-jokmunity outreach event organized by the NC ingly calls “turtle mojo.” Coastal Reserve, in conjunction with the Maybe my own mojo is off this morning, NC Wildlife Resources Commission. There but other factors are at play. If the wind is are 11 other groups paddling routes which over 11 mph, the ripples in the water make it span the entire 8 1/2-mile length of the is- even more difficult to spot a tiny turtle head land; today is one of six data collection ses- poking above the surface. “We have seen sions spanning three weekends, something fewer terrapins,” Sutton says, referring to Hope Sutton, stewardship coordinator for the data-collecting they’ve endured in prior the NCCR and site manager of Masonboro years. “But because of all the different variIsland, calls a snapshot or blitz approach. ables, we aren’t saying this is a decreasing “The idea is to get some kind of repeatable process so we can build a data set over time,” Sutton tells. “That helps us make some projections about relative abundance and density, and even potentially population trends.” Volunteers—of whom Sutton calls “citizen scientists”—are used because spotting terrapins is a relatively simple thing to do, scientifically speaking. But gathering the data requires more time and people than the NCCR has in the necessary quantities. Plus, it’s a fun way for the non-professional
trend at this point. With science working the way it does, you don’t want to start making assumptions, or trying to say there’s a cause and effect relationship when you don’t have enough data to say for certain.” Diamondback terrapins are the only truly estuarine reptile in North America. This means they can live in water that is fully salt and fully fresh—and any mixture in between —“a pretty unusual thing to be able to do,” according to Sutton. Found in the narrow strip along the coast from Massachusetts all the way down and around to
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the Gulf Coast of Texas, these turtles help keep the food web of the salt marsh in balance. They eat periwinkle snails, which, if left unchecked, can devour the Spartina grass essential to almost every living thing in the salt marsh—the same marsh which humanity relies on, not just for recreation or natural beauty, but for its function as a seafood nursery, and for water filtration and storm protection. Terrapins are a priority species and a species of special concern in North Carolina, which means in large part there’s not enough data to tell if they’re in trouble or not. But if there is something going on, Sutton warns how local extirpation (all of them vanishing from one area) can happen quickly. “They don’t travel far, and it takes them a long time to repopulate an area,” she says. Around the turn of the 20th century, diamondback terrapins were plentiful enough to act as a food source for the local people. “We know on an anecdotal level [from fisherman’s stories, etc.] the population density is nowhere close to where it had to have been back then,” Sutton says. It is more-than-likely due to overharvesting by humans, and an overall decrease in both area and quality of the turtle’s habitats as more and more humans move to the coast
The mission of the NC Coastal Reserve and National Estuarine Research Reserve, which Masonboro Island is a component of, is to do research which helps inform management decision-making. That’s why NCCR is working with NC Wildlife on this project: They hope their research will understand and find ways to minimize the impact blue crab fisheries (a large and important one in NC, since we actually produce more crabs yearly than Maryland—maybe a fact Baltimoreans will not admit) have on terrapins. Sutton also hopes protocols they are developing can be applied to collecting terrapin data range-wide, from Massachusetts to Texas. She is currently applying for grant funding to develop an app for tracking terrapins. “[Our ultimate goal is to] collect long-term data [through monitoring of water quality, meteorologicsal data, and biological data] that allow the research community to have an understanding of how the nation’s estuaries are doing,” Sutton says. I can’t help to ask the obvious: How are the estuaries doing, exactly? Sutton laughs. “Well, in some places they’re doing quite well, and in other places they’re quite challenged. I would say our sites are in pretty good shape.” On this morning, under the wide cerulean sky, where ospreys soar and dive for fish, amidst flocks of least terns and red knots basking on sunlit sandbars, as ghost-white Great Egrets stalk fish along the edge of the marsh, even though I didn’t spot a diamondback terrapin, I have to agree with her.
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LIGHTNING IN A BOTTLE: Big Something returns to GLA for Cinco de Mayo show BY: SHANNON RAE GENTRY
SOMETHING BIG: NC’s Big Something is bringing its eclectic sounds and influences to Greenfield Lake Amphitheater on May 5. Photo by Jordan August
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ost-apocalyptic desert trip.” It’s how Big Something’s lead singer and guitarist, Nick MacDaniels, describes their fourth album, “Tumbleweed” (February 2017).
home / so far from home / keep pressing on.”
“There’s some peyote references in the lyrics,” MacDaniels tells encore, “and the cover art of the album is kind of a depicIt’s a pretty literal label. The first song tion of that song as well. There’s themes— and title track is about a character aim- UFOs, zombies and post-apocalyptic imlessly wandering a desert wasteland, just agery—throughout the album.” trying to survive as the intro begins: “A While all songs were recorded for million miles to drag your bag of bones / “Tumbleweed” in April 2016, they each drag ‘em through the sand / drag ‘em on had been written and performed live over your own / you’re out of luck and far from a span of two or three years. The band
worked with lyricist Paul Interdonato— “whose got a pretty crazy imagination”—to create and build upon scenes and narratives throughout the record. The collection is an amalgamation of metaphors of what’s happening in the world today. MacDaniels, along with Jesse Hensley (guitar), Casey Cranford (ax, EWI), Josh Kagel (keys, trumpet), Doug Marshall (bass), and Ben Vinograd (drums), have in a way composed a soundtrack for Interdonato’s stories. Not to mention their sound
and lights pro, Cameron Grogan, creates a visual dream onstage with which Wilmington fans are familiar. Big Something has something particularly special in store for their special Cinco de Mayo show at Greenfield Lake Amphitheater on Friday. Their sound can’t be surmised in one genre; they incorporate rock, funk, pop, folk, electronic, jazz, et al. Though, not (Big Something continued on next page)
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necessarily a conscious decision, they like to switch up these sounds throughout their work. “Passenger” is a tunes most indicative of their roots in North Carolina. Interdonato wanted to write a song about a train, so MacDaniels thought a bluegrass, up-tempo shuffle— chugging along like on its track—would fit that theme well. “Living in North Carolina, we get to experience a lot of [country and bluegrass] on a regular basis,” MacDaniels tells. “I play mandolin . . . so we wanted to have another song where we could use the mandolin in the studio. It’s just fun to play around a bit with different styles. I think it’s cool for the listener because it’s a little bit of a change of pace from the rest of the stuff.”
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“Blue Dream” has more of an electronic vibe and is based around an arpeggiator; they have to almost play with a backing track to keep the same tempo and time. It’s not something they typically do, MacDaniels admits, but it was something new and fun to try. Actually, recording “Tumbleweed” was full of first-time experimentations. It was their first time recording in a “legitimately really nice studio.”
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“Until now, we’ve kind of recorded our albums in makeshift basement-and storage-unit studios,” MacDaniels explains. “There was a lot more experimenting with sounds on the album because of the setting we were in and all of the gear we had at our disposal.” This time around they worked with Echo Mountain Studios in Asheville; they were able to experiment with different amps, drum sounds, and an old, out-oftune piano they ended up using at the end of “Waves.” While the entire process felt a lot more professional, this also was one of their biggest investments in themselves and their work. Paying by the hour, they felt more pressure to get everything done within a limited timeframe. It also eliminated the danger of overworking a song since there was more of a relaxed schedule. “In the past we would go in for like a day or two at time and come back a couple of weeks later to finish up this and that,” MacDaniels explains. “Whereas with this album, we recorded everyday for 8 to 12 hours for a week straight.” The more streamlined and focused experience included residing together in a mountain house while recording. It allowed them to shut out the rest of the world, hang out, have fun, and make music. “It was a really fun project,” he adds. “It was probably our most satisfying studio experience so far.” Their long-time producer, John Custer,
came back again on the record. While he’s worked with Big Something on all four releases, he’s become a great mentor and friend to the band. He also has a ton of experience. From his studio time in Muscle Shoals to being nominated for a GRAMMY, he’s one of the most knowledgeable and “bad-ass” producers out there. “He’s got A rock-star mentality where he just kind of oozes Jedi-like musical prowess,” MacDaniels quips. “He’s got some of the most amazing ears, [and] he hears the tiniest little nuances and frequencies you would never even notice. He’s great at coaching the band and bringing out the best performances out of each member.” In fact, Custer had a great impact on the sonic landscape of “Tumbleweed.” Even a simple drum-beat change of the opening song made it tighter. On “Passenger” he suggested going a rimshot beat, which added a new dynamic. For the ending of “The Flood,” he suggested detuning the guitar for a long, droning feedback-effect. “It gave it a grandiose ending to fit the song really well,” MacDaniels adds. “[Custer] is always saying, ‘What other sounds you got?’ He’ll pick which sound he thinks works well—lots of little things like that he brought to the table.” There are always nuances and variations at each live show Big Something performs, too. In a way, no song is ever played the same way twice. When Big Something recorded “Tumbleweed,” all six players were together in the studio at the same time—they weren’t layering parts. “We all wanted the album to have a live feeling,” MacDaniels says, “kinda like capturing lightning in a bottle; you can’t always get that live feel, but I think we were able to do it pretty well on this album. . . . We’re definitely at a point now where we’re ready to start writing and pumping out new tunes,” Big Something is working on new material they plan to debut at their own Big What? music festival, set for August 1719, at Shakori Hills Community Arts Center in Pittsboro. In the meantime, readers can catch them live at GLA on May 5.
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Port City Trivia with Dutch (6:28pm; Free) —Charlie Macgrooders, 117G Village Rd.
Comedy Improv (7pm; $3)
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Sylvia Johns Ritchie and A Class Act (7pm; $3) —Ted’s Fun on the River, 2 Castle St.; 910-231-3379
James Jarvis (7pm; Free; Jazz Piano)
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Eric Williams (6pm; Free; Singer-Songwriter)
—The Oceanic Restaurant, 703 S. Lumina Ave.
Kure Beach Hoop Dance Jam (7pm; $5) —Ocean Front Park, 105 Atlantic Ave.
Monica Rizzio (10pm; Free; Country, Folk)
—Juggling Gypsy, 1612 Castle St.; 910-763-2223
2017 WATERFRONT MUSIC SERIES
Anderson East (7pm; $18-$34.50; R&B, Blues) —Throne Theater, 208 Market St.
Cypress Duo/Justin Hoke (7pm; $10-$16; Guitar) —Cameron Art Museum, 3201 S. 17th St.; 910-395-5999
May 7th Machine Gun
Eli Conley (7pm; Free; Folk)
—Fermental, 7250 Market St.; 910-821-0362
SidNie (7pm; Free; ; Singer-Songwriter)
May 14th Southern Trouble
—The Sour Barn, 7211 Market St.
THURSDAY, MAY 4
Jake Decker (6pm; Free; Folk Rock) —Flytrap Brewing, 319 Walnut St.
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Julia Walker Jewell & Friends (7pm; $3; Folk) —Ted’s Fun on the River, 2 Castle St.; 910-231-3379
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Chelsea Paolini (9pm; Free; Acoustic)
—Juggling Gypsy, 1612 Castle St.; 910-763-2223
Trivia Night w/Party Gras Entertainment (9:30pm; Free) —Fox & Hound, 920 Town Center Dr.; 910-509-0805
Big Mean Sound Machine with Dere & The Dirty Deeds (10pm; $7-$10; Dance)
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Big Something, Rebekah Todd & The Odyssey (5:30 pm; $20; Alt-rock, Eclectic) —Greenfield Lake Amphitheater, Amphitheater Dr.
Selah Dubb (6pm; Free; Reggae)
—The Oceanic Restaurant, 703 S. Lumina Ave.
ILMBoys Choir: Voices of Spring (7pm; Free)
—St. Therese by the Sea, 209 S Lumina Ave.
Loosewheel Bluegrass Jam (7pm; $3) —Ted’s Fun on the River, 2 Castle St.; 910-231-3379
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Dubtown Cosmonauts & Barefoot Wade (9pm; Cover TBD; Rock) —The Calico Room, 107 S. Front St.; 910 762-2091
Wasted Potential Comedy Tour (9:30pm; $13)
—Dead Crow Comedy Room, 265 N. Front St.
The Mantras with Mac and Juice Quintet (10pm; Cover TBD; Jam Rock, Eclectic) —The Whiskey, 1 S. Front St.
Sunday DJ Pop-up Electrolounge (7pm; Free)
—Juggling Gypsy, 1612 Castle St.; 910-763-2223
Colleen Raney (7pm; $15; Isrish)
—The Oceanic Restaurant, 703 S. Lumina Ave.
Books, Beer & Jazz Piano (3pm; Free)
—Old Books on Front St., 249 N. Front St.; 910-76-BOOKS
MONDAY, MAY 8
Port City Trivia with Dutch (7:02pm; Free)
—Buffalo Wild Wings, 140 Hays Lane #B15
Gypsy Open Mic (8pm; Free)
—Juggling Gypsy, 1612 Castle St.; 910-763-2223
TUESDAY, MAY 9
Coin (7pm; $9.86-$31.25; Pop)
—Throne Theater, 208 Market St.
Cape Fear Contra Dancers (7:30pm; $5)
—5th Ave. United Methodist Chur., 409 S. 5th Ave.
Port City Trivia with Dutch (7:39 pm; Free) —Low Tide Pub, 4540 Fountain Dr
Cape Fear Blues Jam (8pm; Free) —Rusty Nail, 1310 S. 5th Ave.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 10
St. Paul’s Choral Evensong (5:30pm; Free)
—St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 16 N. 16th St.; 910-7624578
Justin Fox Trio (9:30pm; Free; Americana)
Mike Frusha (6pm; Free; Singer-Songwriter)
Piano Jazz with James Jarvis (7pm; Free)
Port City Trivia with Dutch (6:28pm; Free)
—Hell’s Kitchen, 118 Princess St.
—Bottega Art Bar and Gallery, 723 N. 4th St.
SATURDAY, MAY 6
The Projects (3pm; Free; Dance)
—Wrightsville Beach Brewery, 6201 Oleander Dr.
Dirty Derek $ Isaac (6:30pm; Free; Singer-Songwriter) —The Sour Barn, 7211 Market St.
Karaoke with DJ Mic (7pm; Free)
—Reel Cafe, 100 S. Front St.; 910-251-1832
Wasted Potential Comedy Tour (7pm; $13)
—Dead Crow Comedy Room, 265 N. Front St.
Michael Wolfe (7pm; $3; Singer-Songwriter) —Ted’s Fun on the River, 2 Castle St.; 910-231-3379
Cape Fear Blues Jam (8pm; Free) —Rusty Nail, 1310 S. 5th Ave.
Isaac Clowers (8pm; Free; Singer-Songwriter) —Flytrap Brewing, 319 Walnut St.
—The Oceanic Restaurant, 703 S. Lumina Ave. —Charlie Macgrooders, 117G Village Rd.
The Jillettes (7pm; $3; Rock, Pop, Country) —Ted’s Fun on the River, 2 Castle St.; 910-231-3379
Karaoke Night (9:30pm; Free)
—Fox and Hound, 920 Town Center Dr.; 910-509-0805
THURSDAY, MAY 11
Sonic Spectrum (6:30pm; Free; Funk, Rock, Pop) —Leland Municipal Park, 102 Town Hall Dr.
SidNie (7pm; Free; Singer-Songwriter) —The Sour Barn, 7211 Market St.
Trivia Night w/Party Gras Entertainment (9:30pm; Free) —Fox & Hound, 920 Town Center Dr.; 910-509-0805
FRIDAY, MAY 12
Wasted Potential Comedy Tour (9:30pm; $13)
Music at First (5pm; Free)
The Mantras with Mac and Juice Quintet (10pm; Cover TBD; Jam, Eclectic)
Rob Ronner (6pm; Free; Singer-Songwriter)
After Dinner (6pm; Free; Jazz Piano)
—The Sour Barn, 7211 Market St;
—Dead Crow Comedy Room, 265 N. Front St.
—The Whiskey, 1 S. Front St.
—The Calico Room, 107 S. Front St.; 910-762-2091
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—Ocean Front Park, 105 Atlantic Ave.
Kure Beach Boogie in the Park (5pm; Free)
—First Presbyterian Church, 125 S. 3rd St. —The Oceanic Restaurant, 703 S. Lumina Ave.;
Crystal Fussell Duo (7pm; Free; Singer-Songwriter) The Dew Drops (10pm; Cover TBD; Country-Western) —The Whiskey, 1 S. Front St.
Time Sawyer(9:30pm; Free; Folk-Rock) —Hell’s Kitchen, 118 Princess St.
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OUT OF THE SHADOWS:
Cape Fear Circus Arts presents ‘Be Our Guest’ at TheatreNOW
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BY: EMILY TRUSS
hen Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus announced their impending retirement, many were left wondering, “Is the circus dead?” Fortunately, the answer is “no,” as society is finally exploring a long-overdue renaissance of performance arts and entertainment without animal labor. Behind the controversial curtain of performing animals is raw talent of acrobats and aerial artists, captivating audiences with their defiance of physical limitations. In the midst of Ringling Brothers’ last few performances, a new kind of circus immerges in the Port City. Jamie Poletti and her co-instructors at Cape Fear Circus Arts Studio currently are helping their students polish final touches of their circus arts showcase, “Be Our Guest,” at TheatreNOW in downtown Wilmington. “Circus arts are just what you are thinking,” Poletti explains, “acts you would see in a circus or circus-style show.”
Since 2014, the former gymnast has used various styles of circus arts to help her students discover endless possibilities of movement in their own bodies. They have partner acrobatics, wherein duos balance each other to help with flexible poses and strong positions. “There are aerial arts,” Poletti continues, “such as silks, lyra and trapeze. These arts include flying high and dancing on a suspended apparatus. There is hoop dancing, using hula hoops to create illusions around the one yielding them. These examples all involve fluid and strong movements in order to perform them.” Much like a traveling circus, Cape Fear Circus Arts Studio utilizes multiple venues around Wilmington to teach classes. Most students train in one or two classes a week, which leads up to the spring showcase, wherein students create original works. “They choose their own music and choreography their own routines,” Poletti states.
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least one hoop more often than not. It’s no surprise, as there’s something undeniably romantic about learning to contort the body into beautiful shapes, while suspended mid-air.
“Instructors are available for students to help problem-solve and make suggestions.”
“Circus arts give participants a great outlet for creativity and self-expression,” Poletti adds. “It’s empowering, and there is no greater feeling than when you have achieved a move you have worked so hard for, or when you have created a beautiful routine.”
With the timeliness and resurgence of “Beauty and the Beast,” CFCA students have concocted a circus arts routine inspired by the movie’s beloved characters. Without giving away too many details before the big reveal, audience members can expect an extra touch of magic to Belle and her enchanted housemates, as they illustrate a sequence from the tale as old as time, with hoops, aerial movement and apparatuses. “There are eight students and two instructors performing in this showcase,” Poletti tells. “Some participants perform multiple acts; everyone is portraying a different character from the rose to Belle.” Part of the appeal of circus arts is how people of all fitness levels can learn to achieve different styles with the help of gravity, balance and proper weight distribution. Even someone short and petite could learn to lift someone heavier and taller without overstraining the body. “Everyone in the studio comes from different backgrounds,” Poletti adds. “We have everything from former gymnasts and ballerinas, to former soccer players and even those who have never exercised before.” It seems like growing trends in pilates, yoga and ballet-barre exercises have all been leading up to a circus arts revolution. Many fitness studios now boast aerial-silks classes, and even street performers use at
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While circus arts are becoming more widely recognized, it’s still finding its footing among dance, theatre, acrobatics, and other performance arts. The members of CFCA not only want to contribute to the entertainment world, but also invite more community members into their colorfully chaotic antics in the sky. “CFCA has been looking for a permanent home in Wilmington,” Poletti says. “We want to continue to expand our services to community members of all ages.” With the dark shadow of animal labor finally drifting away from the circus, a new focus on human feats and talents is ready to shine. For the same level of magic and awe, without an ounce of animal cruelty, CFCA’s “Be Our Guest” will certainly be a breath of fresh air.
DETAILS:
Be Our Guest: Cape Fear Circus Arts
Sunday, May 7, 5 p.m. TheatreNOW • 19 S. 10th St. Tickets: $10 www.capefearcircusartsstudio.com
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22527 Highway 17N, Hampstead, NC (910) 803-0302 • (910) 330-4077 Tues. - Sat. 10am - 5pm (or by appt.) www.artexposure50.com ArtExposure is celebrating its 8th anniversary with an Open House on Saturday, May 13th from 11am-4pm. We will have many of our artists working and demonstrating their skills. A live model will pose from Noon until 3pm. The public is invited and may bring supplies if they wish to paint or draw from the model. ArtExposure also has an art supply shop. Come join us for fun, food, great art, jewelry and pottery! Our annual Artist’s Choice Show will be opening on August 11th. Deadline to enter is June 30th. We must have your entry form, fee and jpegs of your submissions by that date. Our guest juror this year will be Todd Carignan. Download the entry form at artexposure50.com/call for entries. Send jpegs to artexposure50@gmail.com. Any NC artist over the age of 18 is allowed to submit up to two works for consideration.
ART IN BLOOM
210 Princess St. Tues. - Sat. 10am - 6pm (or by appt., Sun. and Mon.) (484) 885-3037 • www.aibgallery.com Art in Bloom Gallery is in a renovated, 19th-century horse stable and exhibits original art by a diverse group of global and local artists. Now on display: “Sibs: New Art by Michael Van Hout and Brooks Koff” (brother and sister). The exhibit continues through May 27th with tie-wire sculpture, woodcut blocks, and mixed media by Michael and stained-glass mosaics by Brooks. Also, mark your calendar for Saturday, May 13th, 2-5 pm to meet renowned mobile artist, JF “Jay” Jones visiting from Greensboro, NC with his latest metal creations.
CRESCENT MOON ART AND STYLE
24 N. Front St. • (910) 762-4207 Mon.-Wed., 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. Thurs. - Sat., 10 a.m. - 7 p.m. Sun.., noon - 6 p.m. • Call for appointment! As a longtime leader in local art curation, Crescent Moon strives to be an ambassador for their artists and to make their customers art collecting, decorating and gift-giving experience an easy one. With an unparalleled selection of individually chosen pieces and an expanded showroom with stunning collections from both new
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and returning artists, Crescent Moon has something for everyone.
CHARLES JONES AFRICAN ART
311 Judges Rd., Unit 6-E cjart@bizec.rr.com • (910) 794-3060 Mon. – Fri. 10am - 12:30 pm, 1:30 pm - 4 pm Open other hours and weekends by appointment www.cjafricanart.com AFRICAN ART: Museum quality African Art from West and Central Africa. Traditional African art for the discerning collector. CURRENT EXHIBITION: Yoruba beadwork and Northern Nigerian sculpture. Appraisal services, curatorial services and educational exhibitions also available. Over 30 years experience in Tribal Arts. Our clients include many major museums.
EXPO 216
216 N. Front St, Wilmington, NC (910) 769-3899 Wed. – Sun., Noon – 6 PM www.expo216.com A “gallerium,” Expo 216 is part gallery and part museum. Incorporating 5,000 square feet over two floors of a renovation in historic downtown, Expo 216 features thought-provoking art and fashions. Its one-year expositions are theme-driven with the inaugural theme, Ocean Plastic, running until mid 2017. Visitors may experience CSI: Albatross (interactive crime solving), Fashion in Plastic ( nine stunning fashion creations crafted by local designers), The Plastic Age (an insightful history of plastic), What Goes Around, Comes Around (Kanagawa Waves by Bonnie Monteleone), and more. Expo 216 is a supporter of the Wilmington music scene and provides live music during the Fourth Friday Gallery Nights.
NEW ELEMENTS GALLERY
271 N. Front St. (919) 343-8997 Tues. - Sat.: 11am - 6pm (or by appt.) www.newelementsgallery.com Located in the heart of historic downtown Wilmington, New Elements Gallery has been offering the best of regional and national fine art and craft since 1985. Now on display: Red Coyner and Eric Lawing’s “Lines of Demarcation.” The show will hang through May 20.
RIVER TO SEA GALLERY
225 S. Water St., Chandler’s Wharf (free parking) • (910) 763-3380
Tues.- Sat. 11am - 5pm; 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 • Mon.- Sat. 10am - 5pm www.sunsetrivermarketplace.com Sunset River Marketplace showcases work by approximately 150 North and South Carolina artists, and houses some 10,000 square feet of oils, acrylics, watercolors, pastels, mixed media, art glass, fabric art, pottery, sculpture, turned and carved wood and artisan-created jewelry. There are two onsite kilns and four wheels used by students in the ongoing pottery classes offered by the gallery. A custom framing department is available. There are realistic and abstract art classes as well as workshops by nationally and regionally known artists. For more information, call 910.575.5999 or visit the website at www. sunsetrivermarketplace.com. Upcoming Coffee with the Authors: May 11, Curtis J. James’ international thriller, “High Hand.”
CFCC WILMA W. DANIELS GALLERY
200 Hanover St. (bottom level, parking deck) Mon.-Fri., noon-5pm http://cfcc.edu/blogs/wilmagallery CFCC’s Wilma W. Daniels Gallery is pleased to present its Annual Student Exhibition, a juried group featuring original works of art by current CFCC students. The exhibition runs through May 5. Clair Hartmann, a Wilmington artist who studied painting and graphic design at the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale, is this year’s juror. The exhibition is free and open to the public. The Wilma W. Daniels Gallery is located at 200 Hanover Street between 2nd and 3rd streets across from the Wilson Center. Regular gallery hours are Monday-Friday, 12-5 p.m. For additional inquiries about this exhibition, please contact Ashly Farley at adfarley125@mail. cfcc.edu.
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DEEPER FAMILY PORTRAIT:
‘Over the River and Through the Woods’ is beautifully detailed, authentic and pertinent BY: GWENYFAR ROHLER
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aurene Perry directs Joe DiPietro’s “Over the River and Through the Woods” for Big Dawg Productions at the Cape Fear Playhouse on Castle Street. Perhaps best known for writing the book and lyrics for both “I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change” and “Memphis,” OTRATTW utilizes many elements of DiPietro’s background and early life, to paint a portrait of family life in America that is not only incredibly relevant today but surprisingly touching. Nick Cristano (Kenneth Rosander) is a young marketing executive on the rise. He still eats Sunday dinner every week with both sets of grandparents in Hoboken, New Jersey, at the home of his maternal grandparents, Frank (Skip Maloney) and Aida (Irene Slater). His paternal grandparents, Nunzio (Craig Myers) and Emma (Chris Brown), live down the street. But to
him, they live in a different world entirely. Frank emigrated from Italy at 14. They all grew up in the close-knit world of Italian immigrants in America: men worked while women had children, cooked and made a home. Nick, two generations removed and college educated, lives with entirely different expectations. He is not yet married, a source of deep and ongoing (and very vocal) anguish for his grandparents. He also has been offered a promotion— but it is on the other side of the country. He wants to take it but is terrified of the guilt his grandparents will exert upon him at his perceived abandonment of family. And he has good reason to worry. When Brown looks at the other grandparents and comments they have to give him a reason to stay, the determination in her delivery reminded me of the Cronenberg line, “Be afraid, be very afraid.” Enter: Caitlin O’Hare (Beth Corvino), who Emma introduces as the unmarried niece of her favorite Canasta partner.
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Really. It is one hell of a blind date, with four chaperones along for the ride. Corvino’s Caitlin goes along with the antics of the family with remarkable grace. When she describes her favorite late-night snack, all four of her aged hosts hang onto her every word. Act One is a side-splittingly funny recreation of trials and tribulations of multigenerational family life. Myers and Brown as loud-talking, wise-cracking Emma and Nunzio are infectiously funny. But the sweetness of Slater’s Aida is what melts the everyone’s heart. Aida is physically incapable of not feeding someone. Her soul (and sole) method of communication is through the kitchen. To wit: When Nick declines to take a lasagna with him, she responds she will just mail it to him. Yes, mail him a full lasagna. Apparently, Emma just mailed Nick’s sister 15 pounds of fettuccine Alfredo. Both Slater and Brown deliver the information in a straightforward sense and leaves Rosander and the audience reeling with surprise. My companion for the evening is from an extended Italian family. He noted, between script and delivery, it was like spending an evening with them. For all the humor, the subtext is achingly real: the struggles of people who come here for a better life for their children and who work hard and sacrifice to make that happen. As Nunzio puts it, he spent his life screwing the same bolt into the same nut at a factory to provide for his family. He delivers the line with a trademark sly, boyish grin and lets us know there’s a deeper dimension than he can put into words. For all the hysteria of Act One, Act Two is a real tearjerker. Nick is trapped at his grandparents’ house and the sustained interaction starts to pull the veil back from his eyes. Trying to play Trivial Pursuit with them is enlightening: They have a whole short-hand communication he doesn’t understand. Part of it is generational, but a deeper and more surprising part is between the spouses. Rosander’s wonder, as he begins to see his grandparents as people separate from himself for the first time, is surprising to watch. Maloney reveals the heart of Frank, who wants to see his grandson stand on his own feet and be a man, but still yearns to keep him close. It is an interesting push/pull and comes with a touching monologue about his own childhood (parts of which sound an awful lot like Moss Hart’s). Maloney’s journey to the heart-rending final line of the mono-
logue is powerfully believable. But watching Rosander’s face as he internalizes the import of what is being said magnifies it. Perhaps the moment that might just break everyone’s hearts is between Myers, Brown and Rosander. Myers’ Nunzio has an opportunity to play the ultimate guilt card to keep Nick from leaving. Emma wants him to, and he struggles with knowledge and a decision that impacts all of their lives. Myers’ tear-filled eyes, as they gaze at his grandson for what might be the last time, and Rosander’s bewilderment in the face of Emma’s desperate rage ... well, let’s just say, theatre-goers would have to be made of stone not to shed a tear or two. Scott Davis’ set is beautifully detailed. The window at the entryway, especially, gives an added dimension. There is a lot of detail on set, including family photographs and a dining table—which is the centerpiece of their life. It even has a clear, plastic protective liner on top of the cloth. The performances are all wonderful. Each performer is genuinely in the moment, and, together, they do what they believe family should do: Create something bigger than the sum of its parts. The script has a certain amount of sentimentality to it, but Perry and the cast manage to keep the evening from drifting into schmaltz. Instead, they find something deeper and real. Right now, we as a country are engaged in a truly heated discussion about immigration. “Over the River and Through the Woods,” without meaning to, is actually pertinent to that discussion. It puts forth front and center the struggles of those who come here seeking a better life. It also reminds how quickly their children and grandchildren forget those sacrifices, instead taking them as entitlements.
DETAILS:
Over the River and Through the Woods
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‘Free Fire’ is a shoot-‘em-up flick like no other
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May 3-9: The Wilmington Jewish Film Festival will offer nine award-winning feature films and selected shorts over three weeks, coinciding with Holocaust Memorial Day and Israeli Independence Day. All showings will be at historic Thalian Hall’s Main Stage. Sunday screenings show at 3 p.m., followed by catered receptions, and weeknight screenings at 7 p.m., followed by dessert and coffee.
en Wheatley is a filmmaker who always manages to deliver something entertaining and unconventional—a fresh voice from the UK who has crafted some stylized, polarizing pieces of cinema, including 2013’s “A Field in England” and 2015’s “High Rise.” His latest, “Free Fire,” is another bold piece of ridiculous fun. An irreverent crime caper, it feels inspired by films like “Reservoir Dogs” and “It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World.” It’s an interesting experiment and manages to be original in spite of all the different movies by which it feels inspired. “Free Fire” is like the the anti-“Fast and the Furious.” It provides underworld shenanigans and over-the-top antics, but THE INACTION MOVIE: ‘Free Fire’ takes characters instead of a globe-trotting group of attrac- through trench warfare with limited geography and tive street racers, the cast is made up of storytelling. Photo credit: A24 charismatic criminals, contained in a potboiler plot which never leaves a dilapidatdebris-laden hell. Most shootout movies ed warehouse. are super-energetic kinetic fits of physicsIt’s the late 1970s, and a handful of Irish defying action. Wheatley takes it in a differne’er-do-wells arrive to purchase some ent direction. I’m remiss to call it “realistic,” assault rifles. Once the deal is done, because the number of bullets fired and they’ll be loaded up and shipped back to gunshot wounds inflicted are cartoonishly Ireland to help arm the Irish Republican infinite. But it is a gritty gunfight movie— Army. The weapons are being provided one in which most of its characters crawl by an equally shady group of gun-runners, from cover to cover while shouting dialed by a difficult piece of work, Vernon logue to one another amid the constant fits (Sharlto Copley). of gunfire. In the middle are two poised deal bro“Free Fire” is a wonderfully mental kers, Justine (Brie Larson) and Ord (Armie piece of claustrophobic mayhem. It sucHammer). Everyone wants this deal to go ceeds because Wheatley packs its indusdown smooth. The only problem is a setrial wasteland with quality performers ries of personality defects between the who have a lot of fun with this truncated groups. It creates an uncomfortable level premise. There’s also some beautifully of tension, which makes it feel like this deal escalating violence that achieves a level is seconds from going sideways. On the of gonzo later on in the film, which feels Irish side, there’s a perpetually angry shitwonderfully cathartic. There are a few talking leader, Frank (Michael Smiley), and twists and turns, none of which feel all his no-nonsense point man Chris (Cillian that surprising. The real draw is a colMurphy). They’ve dragged along two haplection of entertaining characters who less helpers for the heavy lifting, including endure two acts of awe-inspiring punisha party boy, trouble-making junkie named ment and watching them try to fumble Steveo (Sam Riley). their way to survival. The movie’s first act sets up our characOne of the best compliments I can pay ters and conflict. Tensions begin to bubble, “Free Fire” is the fact I can’t think of anand before we know it, guns are drawn, other film like it. There is a metric ton of and the two sides begin an epic gunfight inspiration at play, but the end product for survival that lasts the entire 90-minute feels brand spanking new. It’s almost as if run time. “Free Fire” is basically a Mexican Wheatley has created a new genre: the instandoff that turns into a brutal, bloody, action film. A movie that makes limited gepunishing extended sequence that drags ography and contained storytelling work in each character through a bloody, dusty, its favor. Every inch of ground feels earned
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as each survivor tries to make their way to salvation. Ultimately, Wheatley has played with the conventions of the genre and has a lot of fun while doing it. It’s not a film for everyone. If anyone goes in expecting an asian inspired shootout movie, they’re going to be sorely disappointed. The combat of “Free Fire” is closer to trench warfare from the first world war: brutal violence, slow gains, and ultimately a lot of futility.
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Rated R Directed by Ben Wheatley Starring Brie Larson, Armie Hammer, Cillian Murphy, Jack Reynor, Sharlto Copley, Michael Smiley, Sam Riley
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May 4: WDI and Cape Fear Independent Film Network present “Happy Gilmore” at 8 p.m. to coincide with the Wells Fargo Championship Golf Tournament. The 1996 film stars Adam Sandler as a rejected hockey player who puts his skills to the golf course to save his grandmother’s house. (Rated PG-13, Run time 92 minutes)
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BLUEWATER WATERFRONT GRILL Enjoy spectacular panoramic views of sailing ships and the Intracoastal Waterway while dining at this popular casual American restaurant in Wrightsville Beach. Lunch and dinner are served daily. Favorites include jumbo lump crab cakes, succulent seafood lasagna, crispy coconut shrimp and an incredible Caribbean fudge pie. Dine inside or at their award-winning outdoor patio and bar, which is the location for their lively Waterfront Music Series every Sunday April - October. Large parties welcome. Private event space available. BluewaterDining.com. 4 Marina Street, Wrightsville Beach, NC. (910) 256-8500. ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Mon-Fri 11a.m. - 11 p.m.; Sat & Sun 11 a.m. – 11 p.m. ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Wrightsville Beach ■ FEATURING: Waterfront dining ■ MUSIC: Music every Sunday in Summer ■ WEBSITE: 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 un-
til 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 BREAKFAST, 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. Breakfast served until noon each day! ■ 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 CAM CAFÉ CAM Café, located within the CAM delivers delightful surprises using fresh, local ingredients. The café serves lunch with seasonal options Tuesday thru Saturday, inspired “small plates” on Wednesday nights, an elegant yet approachable dinner on Thursday and brunch every Sunday. Look for a combination of fresh, regular menu items along with daily specials. As part of dining in an in-
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courtesy photo spiring setting, the galleries are open during CAM Café hours which makes it the perfect destination to enjoy art of the plate along with the art of the museum. 3201 S 17th St. (910) 777-2363. ■ SERVING LUNCH, BRUNCH & DINNER: Hours: Tuesday - Sunday, 11am-2pm; Thursday evening, 5pm9pm ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ WEBSITE: www.camcafe.org THE DISTRICT KITCHEN & COCKTAILS A new addition to the Brooklyn Arts and downtown area, The District Kitchen & Cocktails is serving fresh, seasonal menus in a polished casual atmosphere. We feature locally sourced ingredients when available. For lunch, we offer delicious burgers and sandwiches, while dinner features steaks, chops and seafood all handcrafted by executive chef Luke Poulos. Within blocks of CFCC and the Riverwalk, The District welcomes diners to enjoy inspired wines, craft cocktails and NC draught beers at their renovated bar and restaurant, located at 1001 N. 4th St. 910-(910) 769-6565 ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Tues.-Thurs.11am9pm, Fri.-Sat., 11am-10pm. Lunch menu served ‘til 4pm. ■ SERVING BRUNCH: Sunday 11am-3pm ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Brooklyn Arts District ■ WEBSITE: www.districtnc.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 11:3010:00; Friday and Saturday 11:30-11:00 ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Downtown Wilmington Kids menu available THE FELIX CAFE The Felix Cafe is a restaurant experience like no other in Wilmington, N.C. Our eatery is a unique and relaxing gem situated near the port, and at the edge of Sunset Park on Burnett Blvd. We believe fine dining doesn’t have to come with all the fuss. From our homemade soups to the locally sourced produce, we let the ingredients speak for themselves in a fun and friendly atmosphere. Folks will enjoy the outdoor seating, our vibrant staff, the colorful interior, and our cabana style tiki bar. You will come here as a customer and leave as a friend. 2140 Burnett Blvd. (910) 399-1213.
■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Thurs.-Sat. 11 a.m.10 p.m.; Sun.-Wed..: 11 a.m. – 9 p.m. ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Sunset Park, Downtown Wilmington ■ FEATURING: Daily specials, full bar,freejazz and wine tastings on Thursdays ■ WEBSITE: www.thefelixcafewilmington.com; facebook.com/thefelixcafewilmington 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 JOHNNYLUKES KITCHENBAR Good eats, good drinks, and great times is what JohnnyLukes KitchenBar is all about. JohnnyLukes KitchenBar serves Wilmington, NC a variety of 19 rotating craft beers on tap, a hand selected eclectic American wine list, fun cocktails, and of course, exceptional food. Our two-story layout brings the best of both worlds under one roof. Downstairs at JohnnyLukes KitchenBar pair your beer or wine with our Parmesan Crusted Pork Chop, Chicken Pot Pie, Ribeye, or one of our many main entrees and sharable plates. Or, join us upstairs at JL’s Loft and pair a beer with one of our multiple burgers, JL’s roast beef sandwich, meatball sandwich, or one of our many appetizers (we recommend both!). So next time you are looking for a new and exciting restaurant in Wilmington, NC where you can experience both great craft beer and amazing food, be sure to head over to JohnnyLukes KitchenBar and JL’s Loft! 5500 Market Street, Suite 130. (910)-769-1798 ■ OPEN: JohnnyLukes KitchenBar: Mon to Sun: 11:30am to 10pm; JL’s Loft: Mon to Sun: 11:30am to 2am ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: North Wilmington
■ WEBSITE: www.johnnylukeskb.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 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 RISE Serving up the best dang biscuits and donuts in Wilmington, Rise is not any typical breakfast spot. Our donut menu includes an assortment of ‘old school, new school, and our school’ flavors; and our buttery, flaky biscuits filled with country ham, bacon, sausage, fried chicken, and fried eggplant “bacon” are crave-worthy. Lunch is on the Rise with our new chicken sandwiches on potato rolls and fresh salads. 1319 Military Cutoff Rd. (910) 239-9566 ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Mon.- Sun. 7 a.m. – 2 p.m. ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Wrightsville Beach ■ WEBSITE: http://risebiscuitsdonuts.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, pork smoked sausage (Carolina Packer), 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 check out our website at www.trollystophotdogs.com. Catering available, now a large portion of our business. All prices include tax. Call Rick at 297-8416 for catering and franchise information.
■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER ■ LOCATIONS: Wilmington, Fountain Dr. (910) 4523952 Wrightsville Beach (910) 256-3921 Southport (910) 457-7017 Boone, NC (828) 265-2658 Chapel Hill, NC (919) 240-4206 ■ WEBSITE: www.trollystophotdogs.com
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GENKI SUSHI Welcome to Genki Sushi, an inviting and unique dining experience in the heart of Wilmington. We serve the freshest, most authentic sushi and traditional Japanese favorites. In the mood for sushi and authentic Japanese food? Look no further then Genki Sushi. From fresh nigiri to custom rolls, everything is homemade, including all of our sauces. We look forward to meeting each and every one of you and can’t wait for you to try our delicious Japanese cuisine. You can make a reservation through OpenTable (you must have a reservation for Friday and Saturday nights), or just walk in during our open hours Sunday through Thursday. At Genki, everyone is welcome! 4724 New Centre Dr. #5, Wilmington. (910) 796-8687. ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Closed Monday, Tues-Sat 11:30a.m. - 2:00p.m. 5:00p.m. - 9:30, Sunday 5p.m. - 9p.m. ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ WEBSITE: www. genkisushiwilmington.com 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 fla-
vors 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 NIKKI’S FRESH GOURMET For more than a decade, Nikki’s downtown has served diners the best in sushi. With freshly crafted ingredients making up their rolls, sushi and sashimi, a taste of innovation comes with every order. Daily they offer specialty rolls specific to the Front Street location, such as the My Yoshi, K-Town and Crunchy Eel rolls. But for less adventurous diners looking for options beyond sushi, Nikki’s serves an array of sandwiches, wraps and gyros, too. They also make it a point to host all dietary needs, omnivores, carnivores and herbivores alike. They have burgers and cheesesteaks, as well as falafal pitas and veggie wraps, as well as an extensive Japanese fare menu, such as bento boxes and tempura platters. Daily dessert and drink special are
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SZECHUAN 132 Craving expertly prepared Chinese food in an elegant atmosphere? Szechuan 132 Chinese Restaurant is your destination! Szechuan 132 has earned the reputation as one of the finest contemporary Chinese restaurants in the Port City. Tastefully decorated with an elegant atmosphere, with an exceptional ingenious menu has deemed Szechuan 132 the best Chinese restaurant for years, hands down. 419 South College Road (in University Landing), (910) 799-1426. ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ FEATURING: Lunch Specials ■ WEBSITE: www.szechuan132.com YOSAKE DOWNTOWN SUSHI LOUNGE Lively atmosphere in a modern setting, Yosake is the delicious Downtown spot for date night, socializing with friends, or any large dinner party. Home to the neverdisappointing 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
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BAGELS BEACH BAGELS Beach Bagels is “the” favorite spot for breakfast and lunch in Wilmington. Get a taste of a New York-style bagel by the beach. We make our bagels the traditional way: kettle-boiled then baked and always made with love. Enjoy something simple like a traditional BLT, or spice it up and try our AnnieWB: turkey breast, bacon, Swiss, lettuce, tomato, mayo, onions, and jalapeños. Not in the mood for a bagel? Don’t worry, we have ciabatta bread, croissants, kaiser rolls, biscuits, and wraps. Whatever you’re looking for, we have you covered. Don’t forget to make your lunch sandwich a combo for only $1.50,. and get a small drink, potato salad or chips and a pickle spear. Come see us at 5906 Oleander Drive or 7220 Wrightsville Avenue—right before the drawbridge on the way to beautiful Wrightsville Beach. ■ SERVING BREAKFAST & LUNCH ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown and Wrightsville Beach ■ FEATURING: Homemade bagels, biscuits, croissants, sandwiches, and more! ■ WEBSITE: www.facebook.com/Beach-Bagels-301865953202309/
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BILL’S FRONT PORCH Welcome to Bill’s Front Porch Brewery & Restaurant, where you’ll find fine handcrafted beers, creative yet informal cuisine, and friendly, attentive service in a casual, upscale atmosphere. We’re passionate about producing distinctive, full-flavored handcrafted beers, accompanied by fresh–from–scratch New American cuisine in a comfortable, casual atmosphere. Our goal has always been to provide food and beer that is inspired, consistently crafted and presented by a knowledgeable and courteous service staff. Our commitment to support the communities in which we do business goes to the heart of what differentiates Bill’s Front Porch from other restaurants. But it is because of you, our guests, that we have been able to make this all happen. 4238 Market St. 4-10 Mon-Wed; 4-11 Thurs; 11-11 Fri-Sat; 12-10 Sun. 910-762-6333 ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown/Market St. ■ FEATURING: Homemade craft beer, bar food and entrees. ■ WEBSITE: www.billsfrontporch.com
DINNER THEATRE THEATRENOW TheatreNOW is a performing arts complex that features weekend dinner theater, an award-winning weekly kids variety show, monthly Sunday Jazz Brunches, movie, comedy and live music events. Award-winning chef, Denise Gordon, and a fabulous service staff pair scrumptious multi-course themed meals and cocktails with our dinner shows in a theatre-themed venue. Dinner theater at its best! Reservations highly suggested. 19 S. 10th Street (910) 399.3NOW (3669). Hours vary. ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Downtown Wilmington ■ FEATURING: Dinner shows, jazz brunches, and more ■ WEBSITE: www.theatrewilmington.com
IRISH THE HARP Experience the finest traditional Irish family recipes and popular favorites served in a casual yet elegant traditional pub atmosphere. The Harp, 1423 S. 3rd St., proudly uses the freshest ingredients, locally sourced whenever possible, to bring you and yours the most delicious Irish fare! We have a fully stocked bar featuring favorite Irish beers and whiskies. We are open every day for both American and Irish breakfast, served to noon weekdays and 2 p.m. weekends. Regular menu to 10 p.m. weekdays and 11 p.m. weekends. Join us for trivia at 8:30 on Thursdays and live music on Fridays – call ahead for schedule (910) 763-1607. Located just beside Greenfield Lake and Park at the south end of downtown Wilmington, The Harp is a lovely Irish pub committed to bringing traditional Irish flavor, tradition and hospitality to the Cape Fear area. ■ SERVING BREAKFAST, LUNCH & DINNER ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Greenfield Lake/Downtown South ■ FEATURING: Homemade soups, desserts and breads, free open wifi, new enlarged patio area, and big screen TVs at the bar featuring major soccer matches worldwide. ■ WEBSITE: www.harpwilmington.com
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ANTONIO’S Serving fresh, homemade Italian fare in midtown and south Wilmington, Antonio’s Pizza and Pasta is a familyowned restaurant which serves New York style pizza and pasta. From daily specials during lunch and dinner to a friendly waitstaff ensuring a top-notch experience, whether dining in, taking out or getting delivery, to generous portions, the Antonio’s experience is an unforgettable one. Serving subs, salads, pizza by the slice or pie, pasta, and more, dine-in, take-out and delivery! 3501 Oleander Dr., #2, and 5120 S. College Rd. ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Sun.-Thurs., 11 a.m. - 9 p.m. and Fri.-Sat., 11 a.m. - 10 p.m. (Sun., open at 11:30 a.m.) ■ NEIGHBORHOOD DELIVERY OFFERED: Monkey Junction and near Independence Mall ■ WEBSITE: www.antoniospizzaandpasta.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 handtossed 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 pet-friendly 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 am-10 pm; Fri.-Sat., 11 am-Midnight; Sun., noon-10 pm ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Downtown ■ WEBSITE: www.fatpub.com ■ FEATURING: Daily lunch specials until 3pm and late night menu from 11pm until closing. SLICE OF LIFE
“Slice” has become a home away from home for tourists and locals alike. Our menu includes salads, tacos, burritos, quesadillas, nachos, homemade soups, subs and, of course, pizza. We only serve the freshest and highest-quality ingredients in all of our food, and our dough is made daily with purified water. Voted “Best Pizza” and “Best Late Night Eatery.”All ABC permits. Visit us downtown at 125 Market Street, (910) 2519444, 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: Largest tequila selection in town! ■ WEBSITE: www.grabslice.com
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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
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EL CERRO GRANDE In January, El Cerro Grande will celebrate 25 years serving authentic, delicious Mexican cuisine to the greater Wilmington area. With an ever-evolving menu, they have introduced eight new exclusive soft tacos as part of Taco Fiesta! They churn out mouth-watering enchiladas, fajitas, quesadillas, chef specialties, and more, in a colorfully inviting dining room marked by a friendly staff and attention to detail. Check out El Cerro’s daily drink and food specials at their three different locations, including $3.50 margaritas on Tuesdays off Military Road, on Wednesdays at 341 S. College Road, and on Thursdays at 5120 S. College Road. Mondays feature fajita dinners for 10.99 at all locations, and they even have karaoke every Wednesday at 341 S. College Rd, starting at 6 p.m. Serving lunch and dinner daily. ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Mon.-Fri., open at 11 a.m.; Sat-Sun., open at 11:30 a.m. ■ LOCATIONS: 341 S. College Rd., 910-793-0035; 5120 S. College Rd., 910-790-8727; 1051 Military Cutoff Rd., 910-679-4209 ■ WEBSITE: www.elcerrogranderestaurant.com
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 $4.95 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.
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LOVEY’S NATURAL FOODS & CAFÉ Lovey’s Natural Foods & Café 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, organic 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: North Wilmington in the Landfall Shopping Center ■ FEATURING: Organic Salad Bar/Hot Bar, Bakery with fresh, organic pies and cakes. ■ WEBSITE: www.loveysmarket.com
urgency and an abundance of southern hospitality.” Cape Fear Seafood Company has been recognized by encore magazine for best seafood in 2015, as well as by Wilmington Magazine in 2015 and 2016, and Star News from 2013 through 2016. Monkey Junction: 5226 S. College Road Suite 5, 910-799-7077. Porter’s Neck: 140 Hays Lane #140, 910-681-1140. Waterford: 143 Poole Rd., Leland, NC 28451 ■ SERVING LUNCH AND DINNER: 11:30am-4pm daily; Mon.-Thurs.., 4pm-9pm; Fri.-Sat., 4pm-10pm; Sun., 4pm-8:30pm. ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown, north Wilmington and Leland ■ WESBITE: www.capefearseafoodcompany.com CATCH Serving the Best Seafood in South Eastern North Carolina. Wilmington’s Native Son, 2011 James Beard Award Nominee, 2013 Best of Wilmington “Best Chef” winner, Chef Keith Rhodes explores the Cape Fear Coast for the best it has to offer. We feature Wild Caught & Sustainably raised Seafood. Organic and locally sourced produce & herbs provide the perfect compliment to our fresh Catch. Consecutively 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.-Sat. 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:
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BUSTER’S CALABASH SEAFOOD AND DINER New to the NOMA corridor, Buster’s Calabash Seafood and Diner features a large menu of seafood that will sate all fishy palates. From fresh catfish and flounder to shrimp, and scallops, oysters and crab cakes, it’s all found in one spot. They also offer sandwiches, fajitas, and wraps, so there is something for everyone. Their daily blue-plate specials help keep the belly full and the wallet light, while their daily breakfast buffet and special Sunday brunch buffet (6:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.) keeps the early and midday risers just as full. 6309 Market St, North Wilmington. 910-769-2018 ■ SERVING BREAKFAST LUNCH & DINNER: 7 days a week, Mon-Sat, 6:30 a.m. - 9 p.m. Sun., 6:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. Reservations available. ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: North Wilmington ■ FEATURING: Calabash-style seafood and more! CAPE FEAR SEAFOOD COMPANY Founded in 2008 by Evans and Nikki Trawick, Cape Fear Seafood Company has become a local hotspot for the freshest, tastiest seafood in the area. With its growing popularity, the restaurant has expanded from its flagship eatery in Monkey Junction to a second location in Porter’s Neck, and coming soon in 2017, their third location in Waterford in Leland. “We are a dedicated group of individuals working together as a team to serve spectacular food, wine and spirits in a relaxed and casual setting,” restaurateur Evans Trawick says. “At CFSC every dish is prepared with attention to detail, quality ingredients and excellent flavors. Our staff strives to accommodate guests with a sense of
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Mon – Sat 11am – 11pm, Sunday 10am – 10pm ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Wrightsville Beach ■ FEATURING: Dine on 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. Large parties welcome. Private event space available. 910-343-0200 2 Ann Street, Wilmington, NC 28401 ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Sun-Thurs 11am9pm, Fri-Sat 11am-10pm and Sunday Brunch 11am3pm. Kids menu ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Riverfront Downtown Wilmington ■ FEATURING: Fresh local seafood specialties, Riverfront Dining, free on-site parking ■ MUSIC: Outside Every Friday and Saturday ■ WEBSITE: www.pilothouserest.com SHUCKIN’ SHACK Shuckin’ Shack Oyster Bar has two locations in the Port City area. The original Shack is located in Carolina Beach at 6A N. Lake Park Blvd. (910-458-7380) and our second location is at 109 Market Street in Historic Downtown Wilmington (910-833-8622). The Shack is the place you want to be to catch your favorite sports team on 7 TV’s carrying all major sports packages. A variety of fresh seafood is available daily including oys-
ters, 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
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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
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■ FEATURING: Pig’s feet and chitterlings. ■ WEBSITE: www.caseysbuffet.com RX RESTAURANT & BAR Located in downtown Wilmington, Rx Restaurant and Bar is here to feed your soul, serving up Southern cuisine made with ingredients from local farmers and fishermen. The Rx chef is committed to bringing fresh food to your table, so the menu changes daily based on what he finds locally. Rx drinks are as unique as the food—and just what the doctor ordered. Join us for a dining experience you will never forget! 421 Castle St.; 910 399-3080. ■ SERVING BRUNCH & DINNER: Tues-Thurs, 5-10pm; Fri-Sat, 5-10:30pm; Sun., 10am-3pm and 5-9pm ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Downtown ■ WEBSITE: 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 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 Tues-Sun, 5pm-close, with live music Fri-Sat nights. Sunday brunch, 10am-3pm. ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: North Wilmington ■ WEBSITE: www.pembrokescuisine.com
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CAROLINA ALE HOUSE Voted best new restaurant AND best sports bar of 2010 in Wilmington, Carolina Ale House is the place to be for award-winning food, sports and fun. Located on College Rd. near UNC W, this lively sports-themed restaurant. Covered and open outdoor seating is available. Lunch and dinner specials are offered daily, as well as the coldest $2 and $3 drafts in town. 317 South College Road. (910) 791.9393. ■ SERVING LUNCH, DINNER & LATE NIGHT: 11am2am daily. ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ FEATURING: 40 HD TVs and the biggest HD projector TVs in Wilmington. ■ WEBSITE: www.CarolinaAleHouse.com JAX 5TH AVE. DELI & ALE HOUSE Locally owned and operated, Jax offers a laid-back atmosphere, welcoming foodies, sports fans, and craft beer enthusiasts alike. We provide a full eclectic menu of quality Boar’s Head sliced meat and cheeses, and feature unique items like our smoked salmon deviled egg, a legendary Italian sandwich, and famous pita pizzas that bake up lite and crispy. 20 HDTVs feature premium sports packaging for all the games! Supporting local craft breweries with 24 drafts and over 100 different bottles and cans, enjoy it all inside the shiny silver building or outside on the dog-friendly patio at 5046 New Centre Dr. Carry out: 910-859-7374. ■ SERVING LUNCH, DINNER & LATE NIGHT: Full menu until 2am daily. ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown, near UNCW ■ FEATURING: Daily food and drink specials. ■ WEBSITE: www.facebook.com/ JaxFifthAveDeliAleHouse
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SPRING CLEANING:
foodtastic events WILMINGTON WINE & FOOD FESTIVAL
Clean Juice brings Wilmington a different kind of buzz
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BY: ROSA BIANCA
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Bellamy Mansion • 503 Market St. www.wilmingtonwineandfood.com Price: $50-$135
’m used to writing about beer and nachos. That being said, reviewing a juice bar was fairly off-the-radar for me as a food writer. As a person who enjoys the 80/20 lifestyle (you know, 80-percent healthy, 20-percent indulgence); however, this was an intriguing subject matter to slurp. Everyone’s aware of the juice trend, but wheatgrass-slamming hippies are a stereotype of the past. Millennials (and much of society these days) are done with dieting fads and more focused on making healthy decisions daily. For all of us who can’t afford a fancy zillion-dollar juicer in the home kitchen, places like Clean Juice are making choices more acLOAD UP: Clean Juice packs a great deal of nutrients cessible and nourishing.
into their Green Bowl, Recovery One smoothie, Juicing is not an inexpensive hobby. One Immunity One juice, and other offerings. Photo by glowing 12-ounce cup filled with the good stuff Tom Dorgan
set me back about $7.
I could have gotten a Tuesday flight at Flytrap and a side of pimento cheese with that money, I first thought to myself. But before judging a place like Clean Juice on the price tag, it’s important to understand from where the bang for your buck comes. The movement of superfoods is as simple as this: Our bodies tell us how to feel based on what we put in them. The process of extracting necessary vitamins we crave from superfoods might not be brain surgery (put a carrot in a machine and hit a button), but the quantity it takes to make one 12-ounce cup of magic is actually in line with the cost. The point is: Anyone who plans on juicing every day of the week will see it’s a pricey habit to keep up. However, incorporating a periodic cup of healing ingredients to add nutrients and help flush out toxins will prove the rewards and benefits reaped are totally worth the Benjamens. Now, let’s talk Clean Juice. This quaint little corner shop on Innovation Drive in Mayfaire sprang up last year. They offer mid-towners and downtowners a closer, more convenient açaí-bowl fix. The store itself is fairly small but serves its purpose as a grab-and-go spot. Diners who can’t wait to dig in will find a few scattered seats. When summer rolls around, I’m an açaí junkie—so a big ol’ bowl was first on my ordering list. Not everyone loves the berry’s tart, chocolatey flavor, so I was glad to see the option of different bases. I went for the “Green Bowl,” which is more “intense,” according to their menu. (I am a Scorpio, after all.) The
mixture of açaí, spinach, kale, banana (for minerals), honey, matcha (for fat-burning), and almond milk was smooth, slightly sweet, and had a hint of leafiness. On top: granola, banana and honey. This is a bizarre ingredient to have enjoyed, but, damn, that honey was fresh. Clean Juice has the classic, deeppurple açaí bowl and they offer smoothies that can be eaten with a spoon. For a taste of an actual smoothie, I chose one from the protein category with the help of the friendly (and informative) cashier. She said “Recovery One” was the best-selling of that particular bunch, but I found it a little on the bland side. For pros, the concoction was airy and fluffy as could be—but on the downside, the strawberry and almond butter flavors were masked. I would’ve upped the nut butter for richer flavor, but that’s just my personal opinion. All in all, it didn’t blow my mind, but it wasn’t by any means bad. The drink also came with my name (spelled correctly) and a much-appreciated Sharpie smiley face on the side. Smoothie: B. Customer service: A+. The top-seller for juice is “Immunity One.” I coughed a few times today; why not? The liquid winner was mega-packed with Vitamin-C rich foods, like oranges and carrots. Its fluorescent yellow color should not be a turnoff. That’s just my good friend, turmeric. The health benefits of this root are infinite. Seriously, got 30 minutes? Google it. In addition to the cold protection, digestive aids
and reduced inflammation, it tasted delicious. Thanks to the pineapple, the sweetness was on point and balanced the citrusy end notes of lemon. The turmeric had a bold zing similar to ginger. Word to the wise: Don’t spill it on clothes. I tested the two varieties of Immunity One: one made in front of me and one simply dubbed “Orange,” which was pre-made and sealed in the grab-and-go fridge. Both were equally fresh and tasty. Don’t waste cash at the drug store. Next time you feel a flu coming on, run to Clean Juice. My last stop was the a classic “Green” juice. I spotted a small pre-made 8-ounce bottle and decided to give it a go. Anyone familiar with brands like Naked or Bolthouse Farms, both of which make their own versions of “green juice,” will find although those bottles brag on having no added sugar, they still hit the sweet spot. Don’t expect that of Clean Juice’s Green, else a disappointed face will follow (picture Sloth from “The Goonies”). Instead, prepare for a health boosting celery and cucumber beverage. Despite its vibrant emerald color, the kale and spinach are background notes in the hydration-powered, low-sugar, high-vitamin drink. What’s that? Can’t stomach a glassful of veggies? Just ask for help. Clean Juice awaits.
DETAILS: Clean Juice
Mayfaire Town Center 917 Innovation Dr. Mon.-Fri., 7 a.m. - 8 p.m.; Sat., 8 a.m. - 8 p.m.; Sun., 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. 910-239-9102 www.cleanjuicebar.com
The Wilmington Wine & Food Festival brings together top area chefs with the best wine, beer and spirits to celebrate and advance public appreciation for great food and drink. Enjoy all three days at the Bellamy Mansion for a discounted price with a three-day pass, which includes admission for Friday, May 12’s Bourbon & BBQ Cocktail Party, early admission to Saturday’s Corks & Forks Grand Tasting Event, and Sunday’s Bubbles, Brews & Strreet Eats. Don’t miss these exciting events and the opportunity to sample hundreds of different wines and beers; and meet chefs, wine makers, importers, and industry reps. Proceeds from the 2017 events will benefit local charities including Fruit First Ministries. HOOF Educational Farm Animal Sanctuary, and Ocean Cure.
CAROLINA STRAWBERRY FEST May 12-13
Wallace, NC Free www.carolinastrawberryfestival.com
Kick off the 2017 Carolina Strawberry Festival with the Strawberry Jam on Friday, May 12th from 7 p.m. - 10 p.m. Our Main Festival will be held on Saturday, May 13th, 11 a.m. - 11 p.m. Vendors are allowed on Saturday’s event only. We are currently in the planning stages of this year’s festival and we feel confident it will exceed the expectations of our prior festivals. Thank you for your help in supporting the Carolina Strawberry Festival in Historic Downtown Wallace.
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CARPE LIBRUM:
Gwenyfar Rohler revisits an eerily familiar Ted Allbeury tale of election scandal
BY: GWENYFAR ROHLER
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ilmington’s literary community keeps gaining accolades (two National Book Awards nominees in 2015) and attention in the press. With multiple established publishers in the state (Algonquin, John F. Blair) and new smaller presses gaining traction (Eno, Bull City), it is timely to shine a light on discussions around literature, publishing and the importance of communicating a truthful story in our present world. Welcome to Carpe Librum, encore’s biweekly book column, wherein I will dissect a current title with an old book—because literature does not exist in a vacuum but emerges to participate in a larger, cultural conversation. I will feature many NC writers; however, the hope is to place the discussion in a larger context and therefore examine works around the world.
“The Twentieth Day of January” Dover Reprint, 2017, pgs. 219 By Ted Allbeury
US for assignment. The violence is minimal, most of it is offstage, but the effects are felt through the rest of the book. Le Carré’s books tend to be heavy with male characters, and “The Twentieth Day of January” shares that. The few female characters in the novel are either wives or whores. All are one dimensional, all are in desperate need of help, while shamelessly hey manipulate the men around them. It really does make readers wonder if either Le Carré or Allbeury ever met a female. But, before getting worked up about it, readers have to be reminded this is genre writing and with stock characters—written for an audience with specific expectations. Thus it’s not a great work of literature—only an entertaining, if worrisome, read. To make it a truly great piece of writing would require deepening the characters and plot. Instead, Allbeury cranked out formula novels at an almost incredible pace.
In January I got an email suggesting I give Ted Allbeury’s “The Twentieth Day of January” a read. I get a lot of those, so it didn’t really register. But Allbeury’s work is frequently compared to John Le Carré, whose work I find entertaining. Both are former British spies and draw heavily upon their real-world experiences to create suspense fiction. “The Twentieth Day of January” centers on the premise that in the early 1980s, a candidate is elected to the presidency of the United States as a result of Moscow’s interference in the American election. Logan Powell, a political outsider and well-connected businessman, won an unlikely election as governor of Connecticut. From there his meteoric rise took him to a completely unexpected presidential election victory. Based on a few nagging loose threads they follow, the CIA discovers his success was or-
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chestrated by the Kremlin, who utilized their extensive network, favors owed, pressurepoints known, and bankroll. Does it sound sort of like something trickling through the airwaves right now? But what to do? The CIA agents have between the night of the election and day of inauguration to prove and try to resolve the situation. But what resolution exactly can anyone hope for? If this is made public, confidence and faith in the electoral system will be shattered (which is exactly what Moscow wanted). If the president–elect takes office and Moscow exerts pressure upon him, then, for all intents and purposes, the Cold War has been lost. Powell begins to give interviews regarding his plans for his transition team that indicate a certain level of sympathy toward Moscow’s agenda. In the meantime, the prostitute he has been seeing (and is in the pay of the Russians) gets tantalizing and incriminating photographs developed and stashed for future use. The CIA continue working through the evidence, and like Le Carré, “The Twentieth Day of January” does show a lot of grunt work: checking government records, registries, etc. Unlike the shoot ‘em up, bang-bang world of Robert Ludlum, Le Carré’s books tend toward dramatizing actual working methods with much less emphasis on heroics. Allbeury’s “The Twentieth Day of January” has a similar sense about it, maybe stronger because of the British Intelligence Officer on loan to the
The other interesting problem with the novel is, by definition, it must have a resolution. Does the president-elect take the oath of office? Do they out him in the press and try to prevent it? The agents investigating decide to approach him through his estranged wife. She is not living with him in Washington for the transition, but rather is still in the north east with their school-aged son. They give her their notes from the investigation and pictures of her husband with the professional lady-of-easy virtue they stole from the Russians. An offer is made that he can retire with his presidential pension, and they can go live in Europe again as a family. He takes a day to think about his answer and responds the way a British gentleman of the old school would. “The Twentieth Day of January” was written in the wake of Watergate. Indeed, the episode hangs a dark shadow across the characters in the novel. The unanswered questions surrounding Russia’s role in our most recent presidential election do make the book eerily relevant today— not so much for the steps that got us here but rather for the questions with which we must now wrestle. What does it mean moving forward for the sanctity of our electoral process and basis of our democracy? How do we confront questions and come out on the other side with something of value intact? Fiction gives us an opportunity to ask questions and consider them almost in a safety chamber before impact is truly felt in our daily lives.
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Wells Fargo Championship will bring traffic and economic boost to ILM
May 1-6
BY: SHANNON GENTRY
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Held May 1-6, folks can play a 32hole course to discover downtown Wilmington and win prizes while doing so. Find a flagstick at each location along with a special phrase. Par 18 holes to qualify for drawings and par all 32 holes to increase chances of winning. Reviews rules, locations and download scorecards at www.wilmingtondowntown.com. Scorecards are due on Saturday, May 6, at Riverfront Park from 4 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
ilmington’s first week of May is no joke. UNCW’s 2017 commencement is Saturday, May 6, so families and friends of graduates will be flooding the beaches and all streets across town. The EyeCon One Tree Hill Convention is May 5-7—so, good luck, downtown Wilmington! Cinco de Mayo, May 5, is on a Friday, so margaritas and tacos abound! Oh, and that little golf tourney our Port City has been planning since last year just teed off on Monday, May 1, at Eagle Point Golf Club. The Wells Fargo PGA Championship will wrap up on Sunday. While locals may groan at the assured traffic jams that are gonna be taking over our town, the estimated impact—between $40 and $60 million on the tournament alone— will be a nice boost. Plus, since the tournament was founded by Wells Fargo, Quail Hollow Club and PGA Tour in 2002, they’ve raised more than $19 million for charity with Champions for Education in Charlotte. The First Tee of Greater Wilmington will be the primary beneficiary in 2017. First Tee of Greater Wilmington was reestablished as a local chapter in 2016. They started construction of a new program site in January at Wilmington Municipal Golf Course and celebrated their grand opening in conjunction with the tournament on May 2. With the facility’s three-hole practice course, driving net area and 1,000-square-foot classroom building, they anticipate introducing the game of golf, First Tee Nine Core Values and Nine Healthy Habits to 25,000 community youth by 2019. Roughly 150 participants from around the world will compete for a portion of this year’s purse: $7.5 million. The first-place winner will get $1.35 million. No.1 ranked player in the world, Dustin Johnson, is committed to play, as well as Phil Mickelson and Adam Scott. Mickelson is a World Golf Hall of Fame member and winner of 42 career PGA TOUR titles, while Scott brought home Australia’s first Masters Tournament in 2013. While Tuesday was an open practice day for the competitors and Wednesday another Pro-Am-Tee,Thursday and Friday’s first- and second-round tee times will begin around 7 a.m., with television coverage on the Golf Channel running from 3 p.m. - 7 p.m. Saturday’s third-round play will start around
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Other WDI sponsored events for the week include a screening of “Happy Gilmore” on Thursday, May 4, at Riverfront Park. Complete with costume contest at 7:45 p.m., the movie starts at 8 p.m.
8 a.m., as will Sunday’s finals, followed by closing awards ceremony at the 18th green. Both days will be televised by the Golf Channel from 1 p.m. - 2:30 p.m., and on CBS from 3 p.m. - 6 p.m. Tournament officials announced on April 30 that single-grounds tickets for each day, as well as practice packs for Monday through Wednesday, are sold out. Therefore, there will be no on-site ticket sales at will-call at the main entrance; Mayfaire Town Center is also a will-call ticketing location, and both will be open to serve folks who already have tickets and need to claim them. However, a limited amount of Weekly Grounds Books are available for $165 each at Dick’s Sporting Goods, and at will-call locations at Mayfaire or by visiting wellsfargochampionship.com. For folks still curious about how to go about getting to and from the tournament grounds, well, first thing to note is there is no parking at Eagle Point. None. Zip. Zelch. Tournament shuttles will be the only access past the Porters Neck Road traffic circle and main entrance. Porters Neck Road will be closed to all thru traffic from Champ Davis Road to Bald Eagle Lane throughout the tournament week. Approved parking lots and shuttle pick-up and drop-off areas include: the General Spectator Parking Main Lot at 14121 US-17 in Hampstead. Shuttles
run from 6 a.m. until 9 p.m., daily. Also, shuttles will run from downtown, at Harnett Street between North 3rd and North Front streets. Shuttles run from 6 a.m. until 9 p.m., daily. All patrons will be searched for prohibited items prior to loading the shuttles and should review the list of prohibited items at the tournament website. Handicapped parking will be available at Lowe’s Home Improvement (191 Porters Neck Rd.). Shuttles run from 6 a.m. until 9 p.m., daily. Patrons must apply for access to the handicapped lot at www.wellsfargochampionship.com/handicappedparking. Rideshare (Uber, Lyft, etc.) drop-off and pick-up locations are also at General Spectator Parking and downtown’s shuttle site all week. There are absolutely no drop-off locations for rideshare users at Market Street or Porter’s Neck Road.
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Check out one of their “Caddyshack concerts,” featuring local favorite Bibis Ellison Band on Friday, May 5. The Attractions will perform some NC beach music on Saturday, May 6. Both concerts will be at Riverfront Park at 7 p.m. More info can be found at www.wilmingtondowntown.com.
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Pier 33 • 10 Harnett St. Free
On Friday, May 5, starting at 4:30 p.m., a special WilmingtonBiz After Hours event will help kick off the weekend at downtown’s new Pier 33 concert venue along the Cape Fear River. Located at 10 Harnett St., everyone from the Cape Fear business community and those folks in town for the Wells Fargo Championship are welcome to enjoy music, food from local food trucks and a cash bar. Attendees can also take their best shot at the floating green for a few bucks. All proceeds benefit the local First Tee chapter. Parking and other details are listed on their Facebook event page.
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ANTIQUES AND TRADE MARKET
First Sat. of June, July, Aug., Sept. and Oct., 10am-4pm. Outdoor: $15, every 10x10. Indoor: $20. every 10x10. Make RSVP today. Food vendors welcome. American Legion Post 167, 16660 Hwy US 17, Hampstead. Download: www.ncalpost167.org.
ARTISAN MARKET
Historic Downtown Marketplace (Marketplace) each Sunday, 10am-3:30pm through October in Riverfront Park. Local artists bring an amazing shopping experience to downtown Wilmington, right on the water in
the heart of downtown with art, music, crafts and more. As the Marketplace continues to grow, it becomes an economic contributor to the downtown providing locals and tourist alike with a unique shopping option and a valuable downtown experience. Riverfront Park, 5 N. Water St.
BIDDING FORE CHANGE
May 1, 5pm: Presented by Wells Fargo Championship, benefiting A Safe Place—asafeplacetogo.com. A Safe Place is an empowerment organization focusing on prevention, advocacy, and restoration to assist victims of commercial sexual exploitation and domestic minor sex trafficking. Enjoy an evening of networking, including live music, dinner, beer and wine, cash bar, and silent auction. $45-
$80. Coastline Convention Center, 501 Nutt St. www.eventbrite.com/e/bidding-fore-changetickets-32633029269.
CF HABITAT’S GOLDEN BREAKFAST
May 2, 7:30am: Raise funds for building homes, hope and community right here in the Cape Fear region. This year marks Cape Fear Habitat’s 30th Anniversary; hear from Habitat Homeowners, Board Members, our Executive Director, and special Guest Kendall Alley, Regional President of Wells Fargo and Executive Host for the Wells Fargo PGA Championship. Come on out to the 16th Annual Golden Hammer Breakfast to celebrate our past and help us build the future! Registration: https://donate. capefearhabitat.org/events/-/e123747. Wilm-
ington Convention Center, 515 Nunn St. TIN CUP SCAVENGER HUNT
May 3-6, all day: Enter the Free Tin Cup Scavenger Hunt to discover locally owned Downtown shops and attractions. Qualify for a drawing with correct answers. Just look for flagsticks display at various businesses and find the special phase. Downtown Wilmington.
LATIMER HOUSE CIVIL WAR WEEKEND
May 6, 10am: Join the Lower Cape Fear Historical Society for a Civil War Weekend at the Latimer House Museum. Living historians will portray Confederate and Union soldiers. Ladies from the Soldiers’ Aid Society will wrap bandages in the parlors while an undertaker describes funerary practices in the Civil War era. A walking tour on Wilmington during the Civil War begins and concludes from the Latimer House Museum from 10am-11:30am. Lower Cape Fear Historical Society, 126 S 3rd St.
CF BONSAI SHOW
May 6, 10am: Fourth annual exhibit by Cape Fear Bonsai Society members faetures beautiful small trees in shallow pots. There will be demonstrations during the day and several vendors with bonsai trees, pots, tools, and books. This event is free and open to the public. New Hanover County Arboretum, 6206 Oleander Dr.
FREE COMIC-BOOK DAY
May 6, 10am: That’s right! Comic books. For Free. Just for showing up. With over 50 different completely free books to choose from, there is definitely something for everyone. Add that to the biggest and baddest sales of the year, free ice cream from Boombalatti’s and our brand new beautiful Downtown location at 201 Princess St., and you’ve got a perfect recipe for a great time! Check out our Facebook page for even more details as we get closer to this incredible event! Memory Lane Comics, 201 Princess St.
POP-UP SALE
May 6, 10am: Ivy Cottage Fine Jewelry presents a pop up tent event in conjunction with Flea Body’s Salvage Sale. There will be a free shuttle to Flea Body’s to and from Ivy Cottage. The tent event will feature reduced sale items on jewelry, furniture, and more! Park at Ivy Cottage and you can take the shuttle to Flea Body’s Salvage Sale for free! 3030 Market St.
GOATS ON THE GRASS
May 6, 1pm: Be LIFE Farm is bringing their goats to Tidal Creek Co-op! There will be a baby goat petting area, and a goat yoga session! To register for the 2pm goat yoga session: http://belifefarm.com/online-store/#!/GoatYoga-Session-at-Goats-in-the-Grass-eventheld-May-6th-at-Tidal-Creek/p/81726330/
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category=0. We’ll also have Laurel Herbert (Sprouting HeArts) leading a goat-themed art project for kids, live music with the Broccoli Brothers Circus, and a pop-up arts and crafts fair featuring all local artists. Event is free, but there is a cost to register for the goat yoga session. Tidal Creek Cooperative, 5329 Oleander Dr. WILMINGTON WINE AND FOOD FEST
May 11-14: Wilmington Wine & Food Festival brings together top area chefs with the best of the wine, beer, and spirits industry to celebrate and advance public appreciation for great food and drink. The festival provides a diverse range of epicurean experiences showcasing the area’s unique and rich culture and history. Proceeds from the 2017 events will benefit local charities including Fruit First Ministries. Don’t miss these exciting events and the opportunity to sample hundreds of different wines and beers throughout the weekend paired with scrumptious bites from many of our best locally owned restaurants, caterers, and food trucks! Meet the chefs, wine makers, importers, and industry reps ready to share their knowledge and love for their craft. Proceeds from the 2017 events will benefit local charities including Fruit First Ministries, HOOF Educational Farm Animal Sanctuary, and Ocean Cure. Bellamy Mansion, 503 Market St. www.wilmingtonwineandfood.com
2ND MARINA DAY
May 13, 10am: Fun-filled day at the Carolina Beach State Park Marina. There will be classic
boats on display, safety demonstrations, vessel safety checks, boating information and the Underwater Archaeology will be on site with displays and information. There will also be kayaks and paddle boards and much, much, more. Food truck vendors will be on site for lots of food and refreshments. Bring the whole family out for the fun. Events will be ongoing from 10 am to 4 pm at the park marina. For more information, call the park office at 910-4588206. Carolina Beach State Park, 1010 State Park Rd. A DAY ON OLEANDER EXPRESS
May 13, 10am: What could be more fun than riding the Shriners Choo Choo around the beautiful gardens and water features of the New Hanover County Arboretum? Ability Garden is inviting families and friends to the Arboretum for a fun-filled day of adventure with interactive and educational stops around the gardens! Children can get ”passports” stamped as they ride on the Shriners’ train between stations with different activities. Last year’s event attracted more than 200 children and parents. This is a community-based event with participation from many volunteers and area non-profits: The Children’s Museum of Wilmington, the Aquarium at Fort Fisher, New Hanover County Bee Keepers, and the Tidewater Camellia Club. Beverages provided by Wrightsville Beach Brewery. Snow Cones provided by Pelican SnoBalls. Food is by Trolley Stop Hotdogs. Tickets are $10 and can be ordered online at http://abilitygarden.org/a-dayon-the-oleander-express. Children’s passports
are included with admission. Tickets may also be purchased at the Arboretum’s main office, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. New Hanover County Arboretum, 6206 Oleander Dr.
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May 13, 11am: At Capt’n Bill’s we want to give The YWCA Lower Cape Fear is accepting back to the community, especially to those in nominations for the 32nd annual Women of their time of need. Each year we make a conAchievement Awards—a fundraiser to recogscious effort to put time and energy into a great nize and celebrate the accomplishments of cause. Little Sadie was diagnosed with a fatal women and young leaders in our community. disease called Sanfilippo Syndrome, which is The event also raises key support for the YWlike childhood Alzheimer’s. Currently there is CA’s programs and services which promote no cure but there is promising research being racial justice and gender equity for thousands of women, children and their families in southeastern NC. Awards held on Thurs., May 4, Wilmington Convention Center. Awards proThe YWCA holds their annual dinner for the Women vide recognition for outstanding of Achievement awards ceremong on May 4 at the contributions and achievements Wilmington Convention Center. They will recognize of women active in Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover and Pender women throughout New Hanover, Brunswick, Pender, counties. Women nominated in: Arts, and Columbus counties in various categories, like Business, Education, Environmenarts, business, education, environmental, health and tal, Health and Wellness, Public Serwellness, public service, social justice, volunteer, and vice, Social Justice, Rachel Freeman young leader. Plus, they’ll honor the Rachel Freeman Unsung Hero, Volunteer and Young Unsung Hero. http://winonline.org Leader. Three young leader award recipients will receive a $1,000 scholarship to continue their education after high school. conducted. Our only hope is to raise a sigywca-lowercapefear.org. nificant amount of money to fund clinical triCLOSER TO HOME GOLF CLASSIC als. Children typically start regressing by age May 12, 8am: Every Shot Matters at the Brunstwo so we have to get Sadie into a trial very wick Forest Closer to Home Golf Classic! soon. There will be a cure in our lifetimes and Please join Lower Cape Fear Hospice Founwith your help this will happen soon enough to dation at Brunswick Forest for a day of golf, save the lives of Sadie and other children with fun, and, of course, fundraising at Cape Fear this terrible disease. To follow Sadie’s story or National Golf Course. This incredible course is donate, please search for “Saving Sadie Rae.” quickly becoming known as one of the finest Capt’n Bill’s for a 4’s coed volleyball tournalayouts in the surrounding region—ranked by ment, silent auction, Chinese auction, Art and Golfweek Magazine during the last five years more to raise funds and awareness. Teams are as a top course in NC. The day is packed with $100 in advance, $120 the day of the event. beat-the-pro, putting contest, hole-in-one chalCheck in at 11 AM and A, B and C divisions will lenge, auction and amazing play on this beautibe offered. Capt’n Bills Backyard and Grille, ful course. Team registration for the tournament 4240 Market St. is $600; individual play is $150. This year’s tournament kicks off with a very special event: Dinner with award-winning author James Dodson. He is known for his novels and stories about his love for the game of golf. His book, “Final CONCERTS AT CAM May 4, 7pm: Cypress Duo—Justin Hoke on guiRounds” is about the golf journey of a life-time tar and Amanda Taylor on flute, for a wondertaken with his father after his father was given ful evening of contemporary chamber music. just months to live and was placed under hosSeveral significant works for flute and guitar pice care. Tickets for this event are sold sepawere written in the late 20th century by Amerirately. lcfhfoundation.org/events;910-796-8099 can composers. Cypress Duo’s program will ext. 6. Laurie Taylor at 910-796-7944 or email feature selections of Robert Beaser’s “MounLaurie.Taylor@lcfh.org. Cape Fear National tain Songs”, based on Appalachian folk song, Golf Course, 1281 Cape Fear National Dr. and Lowell Liebermann’s “Sonata for flute and HONOR AUCTION guitar”. Other highlights include a newly tranMay 12, 7pm: Honor Auction, Milspo Project’s scribed work by Justin Hoke, “Three Preludes” inaugural fundraising event to benefit military by George Gershwin, and a lesser known comspouse entrepreneurs. Each ticket includes position by Peter Schickele (also known as beer and wine, BBQ hor d’oeuvres, and dancPDQ Bach). The performers will guide the lising the night away to two bluegrass bands and tener through the program with short, intermita headliner! The silent auction will exclusively tent discussions that introduce the context of feature military spouse-made products and each work. Purchase: www.cameronartmuseservices! Milspo Project, a Wilmington, NCum.org. Cameron Art Museum, 3201 S. 17th St. based, international non-profit that believes
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May 5, 7pm: Join us to hear the Wilmington Boys Choir sing The Beach Boys, Barry Manilow, John Rutter, Jay Althouse, and more! St Therese by the Sea, 209 S Lumina Ave. CF CHORALE AUDITIONS
MAY 3: ILM JEWISH FILM FEST The fourth annual Wilmington Jewish Film Festival continues on May 3 at Thalian Hall. “Remember” will feature the story of an Auschwitz survivor and a letter that helps an elder with dimentia search for the person accountable for the death of his family. The film screensa t 7 p.m. with a dessert reception following. Tickets can be bought at wilmingtonjewishfilmfestival.org for the remainder of films showing over the next week.
May 8, all day: Seeking singers to audition for Cape Feaer Chorale, a nonprofit choral group dedicated to providing excellent choral music to the Wilmington area at no cost to patrons. Auditions for fall 2017 will be held Monday, May 8. To make an appointment, please visit the Membership section of our website and complete the form, then email to director@capefearchorale.org. Website: www.capefearchorale. org Auditions accepted for a ll parts (soprano, alto, tenor, bass) and all audition sessions are private.’’ Grace United Methodist Church, 401 Grace St.
SONIC SPECTRUM/POOR PIGGY’S
May 11, 6:30pm: Leland Municipal Park for our concert series and be prepared to dance! Bring a blanket/lawn chair, beverages and your friends and family! Local Food Trucks will be on site selling food! Please remember, no smoking or e-cigarettes are allowed on Town property. Leland Municipal Park, 102 Town Hall Dr.
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in song! This dynamic form of a cappella social singing dates back to Colonial America, using a modern reprint of the 1844 songbook The Sacred Harp. The music is loud, vigorous and intense. It is meant to be sung, not just observed. No previous experience is necessary. http://bit.ly/WilmNCSacredHarp. Cameron Art Museum, 3201 S. 17th St.
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Wed., May 3, 7pm: Dessert reception follows film. “Remember” (2015, Canada, 94 min, drama, with Christopher Plummer and Martin Landau, director: Atom Egoyan). With the aid of a fellow Auschwitz survivor and a hand-written letter, an elderly man with dementia goes in search of the person responsible for the death of his family.• Sunday, May 7, 3pm: Buffet reception by A Thyme Savor follows film. “Phoenix” (2014, Germany, German with English subtitles, 98 minutes, DRAMA, Director: Christian Petzold)—The story of Nelly Lenz, a Holocaust survivor and Jewish cabaret singer, who returns to Berlin after the war. Nelly has undergone facial reconstruction surgery for damage from a bullet wound. She reconnects with her husband who, however, does not recognize her. Rather than reveal herself, Nelly undertakes a dangerous game of duplicity and disguise as she tries to figure out if the man she loves is the one who betrayed her to the Nazis. Evoking the shadows and haunted mood of post-War Berlin, “Phoenix” weaves a tale of a nation’s tragedy and a woman’s search for answers as it builds to an unforgettable climax in silence. • Tuesday, May 9, 7pm: Dessert reception follows films. “Joe’s Violin” (2016, USA, 24 min, DOCUMENTARY Director: Kahane Cooperman), a 2017 Academy Award Nominee for Documentary Short Subject”: In this intimate personal story, an elderly Holocaust survivor donates the violin he bought in a displaced persons camp after the war, to a New York City public school. The story of the instrument lives on as the violin, and Joe himself, come to touch the new, young generation, and a very special girl. Playing with: “In Search of Israeli Cuisine” (2016, USA, 110 min., director: Roger M. Sherman): A Jewish-American chef seeks the essence of Israeli food by traveling the country, meeting and sharing meals with some of its incredibly varied people. The film takes place in restaurants, home kitchens, wineries, and more, and gives us a portrait of Israel through food. The food itself and the sounds of cooking are mouthwatering as travel and conversation unfold the culinary mosaic of dozens of cultures – and the hot food scene – that is Israel. Tickets: wilmingtonjewishfilmfestival.org. Thalian Hall Center for the Performing Arts, 310 Chestnut St.
FILM CLUB
Film Club is a free film-making workshop for young people ages 10 and older. The group will work with each other and director Mr. Scooter at a series of three lively, interactive sessions. Attendance is required at all three sessions, on May 4, 11, and 18. “Film Club helps kids develop skills that can help them succeed in a high-tech, 21st century world,”
says Scooter Hayes, who is Youth Services Librarian at Myrtle Grove Library. As they create their story on film, participants will develop narrative skills and practice negotiating and group decision making. Free for kids and teens ages 10 and older, but space is limited. http://libcal.nhclibrary.org/ event/2968261. Scooter Hayes at 910-7986393 or shayes@nhcgov.com. NHC Main Library, 201 Chestnut St. LELAND MOVIE SERIES
May 6, 8pm: Moana: Join us in the park and watch a family movie under the stars. Bring a blanket, your lawn chairs, a picnic and your family, but please no pets or alcohol. Smoking is also prohibited on Town Property. Concessions will be available for purchase. Leland Municipal Park, 102 Town Hall Dr.
WILMINGTON ON FIRE
May 13, 7pm: Bridge Church hosts “Wilmington on Fire,” a documentary film screening plus community discussion on May 13, 2017, 7pm at The Bridge Church (2101 Market St.). “Wilmington on Fire” is a full-length documentary film about the 1898 massacre in Wilmington, NC that unseated a multi-racial elected government which led to Jim Crow Segregation throughout the state of North Carolina. After the screening, the director and several cast members from the documentary will share their experiences on making the film and discuss their perspective on the 1898 massacre and its impact on Wilmington, North Carolina today. Tickets are $10 at the door, $5 for kids under 18. You can get tickets now in advance for $5 at www.bridgewof.eventbrite. com. $10 at the door, $5 for kids under 18. $5 in advance at www.bridgewof.eventbrite.com. The Bridge Church, 2101 Market St.
dance OPEN REHEARSAL: ALBAN ELVED
May 3, 5pm: Alban Elved Dance Company in UNCW’s Kenan Auditorium, 601 S. College Rd, for a free viewing of their rehearsal for a new work, “The Light of the Water.” The AEDC is a non-profit organization that pursues the creation and presentation of innovative, multi-dimensional, original, and intellectually stimulating art experiences. This new work, choreographed and designed by criticallyacclaimed artistic and executive director Karola Lüttringhaus, examines our relationship to water both physically and spiritually. This new performance welcomes audiences of all ages, so bring the whole family to free event and see for yourself just what makes this dance company so special. www.albanelved.org/aedc.html
KURE BEACH HOOP DANCE JAM
May 3, 7pm: Drop in, dance to some great tunes, share tips and tricks, or start your own hoop journey with some new friends. Open to adults, 18 and up, on Wednesday evenings from 7-9 pm at the Ocean Front Park; no experience needed. Bring your own hoop and drop in for $5, loaner hoops available to get you started. Fit N Fun Hoop Dance, visit their Facebook page. Ocean Front Park, 105 Atlantic Ave.
SHAG LESSONS
The next session begins Thursday, May 4, 2017. Classes are held May 4, 11, 18, & 25, 2017. Beginner Class 6:30- 7:30 p.m. Advancing Beginner/Intermediate Class 7:30- 8:30 p.m. $40-$50. Wrightsville Beach Parks & Recreation, 1 Bob Sawyer Dr., Wrightsville Beach, NC. www.townofwrightsvillebeach.com CAPE FEAR CONTRA DANCERS
May 9, 7pm: Come on out for 2 hours of energetic, contemporary American country dancing with live music by Box of Chocolates band— fiddle, percussion, guitar, dulcimer, bass, mandolin and more! Dress cool & comfortable, soft-soled shoes. Come solo, with friends or a partner, all ages welcome. 2nd and 4th Tues each month. Take more chances - dance more dances! 5th Avenue United Methodist Church, 409 S. 5th Ave.
comedy OPEN MIC
The wildest open mic in town ... anything goes. (except cover songs). Stand-up comedy, slam poetry, video, live music, odd talents—performances of all kinds. Hosted by 6-beer Steve. Signup, 8pm, and runs all night. Juggling Gypsy 1612 Castle St. ILM, (910) 763-2223 daily after 3pm for details. www.jugglinggypsy.com.
COMEDY BINGO
Brent Blakeney headlines comedy bingo at Dead Crow, Tuesday nights, 8pm. Free show featuring the best comics from all over the Southeast, all while playing bingo along with the words they say! Win prizes and enjoy discount tacos! Hosted by Louis Bishop with inbooth side kick comedian Lew Morgante. Dead Crow Comedy Club, 265 N. Front St.
DEAD CROW COMEDY CLUB
Comedy Open Mic every Thurs, 7pm. • May 5-6, 7pm/9:30pm: Wasted Potential Comedy Tour—These women had education and talent. They had offers. They blew it. Now you can come laugh at the life choices that made their parents cry. Brandy Brown, Lauren Faber, Blaire Postman & Maddie Wiener are all North Carolina based comics who might have some explaining to do. Their individual credits include TruTV, featuring for renowned headlining comics at some of the best clubs around the southeast and acceptance into many of the best comedy festivals in North America. Don’t miss them while they’re in Wilmington! Dead Crow Comedy Rm, 265 N. Front St. www.deadcrowcomedy.com.
art ORANGE ST. ARTSFEST ARTISTS NEEDED
Thalian Association Community Theatre is seeking artists for the 22nd Orange Street ArtsFest, Memorial Day weekend, May 27, 10am-6pm, and Sun., May 28, 10am-5pm. Celebrated street fair will return to Orange St. next to the Hannah Block Historic USO/Community Arts Center, with some artists inside the building. The popular juried festival is the largest springtime arts festival in downtown Wilmington and will feature over 80 artists from NC and surrounding states, with local entertainment and refreshments. Applicants must
submit a color photo of original work in acrylic, oils, watercolor, sculpture, drawing, graphics, wearable arts, leather jewelry, clay, glass, fiber, metal work or mixed media. Photographically or commercially reproduced work is also acceptable in limited editions, signed and numbered by the artist. An early bird entry fee of $135 will be offered until Apr. 28 and artists will be eligible for awards and $550 in prize money. www.wilmingtoncommunityarts.org. Samantha Herrick, slherrick@thalian.org. FOURTH FRIDAY GALLERY NIGHT
Fourth Friday Gallery Nights, Wilmington’s premier after-hours celebration of art and culture, 6-9pm, fourth Friday of ea. month. Features art openings, artist demonstrations, entertainment and refreshments. Administered by the Arts Council of Wilmington & New Hanover County, numerous venues participate. Full list: artscouncilofwilmington.org
MEET LOCAL ARTISTS
Meet working local artists, and see their works in progress. Everything from sculptures to fine jewelry in this unique location. Free parking, fun for everyone. Over 45 artist’s works to enjoy. Free, and we participate in the 4th Friday Art Walks 6-9 pm on the 4th Friday ea. month! theArtWorks, 200 Willard St.
A SHOW OF HANDS
Hands say as much about a person as a face does, as a body type does, as a personality does. Do you agree? Come check out Anna Mann’s first photography show. The theme is, well, hands. These black and white portraits show a wide range of personalities from all around the Port City. A Tasting Room, 19 S. 2nd St.
instrumental jazz musician and Yeh Mon Food Truck dish out tunes and local street food. Verwey’s work will be on display through June 30. Flytrap Brewing, 319 Walnut St. ART IN BLOOM
May 13, 2pm: Meet renowned mobile artist, JF Jones (Jay) and painter Naomi Jones at Art in Bloom Gallery, 210 Princess Street, Wilmington, NC on Saturday, May 13th from 2:00PM to 5:00PM at a special reception and art exhibit. The event is free and open to the public. Based in Greensboro, NC, Jay and Naomi will talk about their newest art work. This includes Jay’s large mobiles with 3-D printed figures standing on top of construction beams and Naomi’s acrylic paintings in a unique form of colorful, heightened realism inspired by the natural world and diverse wildlife. Jay’s copper mobiles are carried in Art in Bloom Gallery and in more than 150 galleries, shops, and museums including MoMA, The Smithsonian, Guggenheim, and the National Gallery. 210 Princess St.
museums/education CAMERON ART MUSEUM
Exhibits: Beyond the Horizon: Exploring our evolving perceptions of the natural world, contemporary artists Maya Lin, Teresita Fernández, Jason Mitcham, and Colby Parsons employ unique mediums to unearth human interaction with the landscape. The four nationally and internationally renowned artists in
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Now on display: Then and Now at the Bellamy Mansion. Open to all artists 18 years of age and older. Artists may submit original 2-D and 3-D work. 70 percent of the proceeds of the sale will go to the artist, with 30 percent donated to the Bellamy Mansion. There is a non-refundable entry fee of $20 for non-students and $10 for part-time or full-time students of an accredited school. More information and applications can be found. Show runs through May 26, with closing party on May 26th from 5:30-7:30pm. 503 Market St. www.bellamymansion.org.
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New exhibition “Oceanic Alchemies” can be seen at Expo 216 from now through the end of our Ocean Plastic exposition (July 31). Lyons took the original photographic images of a degraded coral reef at the Great Barrier Reef/ Australia, where she was an Artist in Residence at Heron Island Research Station. She then put color back into the images digitally and applied mixed media, which symbolically resuscitated the coral to its original, vibrant state. Expo 216, 216 N Front St. Nathan Verwey Art Opening May 11, 6pm: Flytrap Brewing presents “American Grafitti,” an exhibition by Nathan Ryan Verwey showcasing the beautiful grit and texture of the streets and the expansive art that takes place there. This show about graffiti and the people of the American streets is a display and commentary on how graffiti has influenced, infused and added to art as a linage. Kickoff Verwey’s solo exhibition on May 11th while an
Beyond the Horizon all aim to explore natural phenomena while challenging perception in the viewer. Lin’s artwork interprets the world through a modern lens, using technological methods to visualize and convey the natural environment; Fernández work delves into the psychology of looking and she is often inspired by rethinking the meaning of landscape and place; Mitcham’s work with animation began with his desire to incorporate time into a painting; Parsons’ work explores the distortion and textual qualities of video projection in intersection with clay. • “From the Fire” (on view through Aug. 27) feat. Rick Beck, John Littleton, Pablo Soto and Kate Vogel celebrates the 55th anniversary of the studio glass movement, the influence of Littleton and the current innovative processes in contemporary glass. • Landscapes From the Collection: Our relationship to the land has inspired artists for centuries. Ranging from 1855 to 2002 the fourteen artworks from CAM’s permanent collection in Landscapes from the collection illustrate the varied styles and lasting influence of nature within the fabric of our shared cultural landscape. On view in conjunction with Beyond the Horizon, this exhibition features the artwork of John Beerman, Elliott Daingerfield, Francis Speight, Richard Stenhouse, Anthony Thieme and William Aiken Walker. Also on view is contemporary work on loan from San Francisco artist Daniel Kilpatrick.• CAM Café open and serving delicious menu with full bar, 5pm-9pm. Tues.-Sun., 11am-2pm; Thurs. nights, 5pm-9pm 910-395-5999. www.
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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 WB. (910) 256-2569. 303 W. Salisbury St. wbmuseum.com.
STARRING CAPE FEAR
New Hanover County’s Cape Fear Museum is proud to showcase highlights of the region’s film history with the opening of its newest exhibit, Starring Cape Fear! Visitors can explore the history of the local film and television production industry from the 1980s to the present day. View artifacts from several productions including Firestarter, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Dawson’s Creek, One Tree Hill and Tammy. See a cape and the ear from Blue Velvet, an Iron Man 3 mask, and the jet ski beloved by Kenny Powers (Danny McBride) in Eastbound & Down. Cape Fear Museum, 814 Market St. Tues.-Sat., 9am-5pm; Sun.,1-5pm. St. 762-0492. www.latimerhouse.org
WILMINGTON RAILROAD MUSEUM
Explore railroad history and heritage, espehood up and amaze you. See the Black Mamcially of the Atlantic Coast Line, headquartered ba, Spitting Cobras, Inland Taipans, Gaboon in Wilmington for 125 years. Interests and acVipers, Puff Adders, and more! Over 100 spetivities for all ages, including historical exhibits, cies, some so rare they are not exhibited anyfull-size steam engine and rolling stock, lively where else. One of the most famous reptile colChildren’s Hall, and spectacular model layouts. lections on earth. Open everyday in summer, House in an authentic 1883 freight warehouse, 11am-5pm (Sat. till 6 pm); winter schedule, facilities are fully accessible and on one level. Wed-Sun. 20 Orange St., across from the HisBy reservation, discounted group tours, catoric Downtown Riverwalk, intersecting Front boose birthday parties, and after-hours meetand Water Street. (910) 762-1669. www.capeings or mixers. Story Time on 1st/3rd Mon. at fearserpentarium.com. 10:30am, only $5 per family and access to BELLAMY MANSION entire Museum. Admission only $9 adult, $8 One of NC’s most spectacular examples of senior/military, $5 child, ages 2-12, and free antebellum architecture, built on the eve of under age 2. 505 Nutt St. 910-763-2634. www. the Civil War by free and enslaved black arwrrm.org. tisans, for John Dillard Bellamy (1817-1896) LATIMER HOUSE physician, planter and business leader; and Victorian Italiante style home built in 1852, the his wife, Eliza McIlhenny Harriss (1821-1907) restored home features period furnishings, artand their nine children. After the fall of Fort work and family portraits. Tours offered MonFisher in 1865, Federal troops commandeered Fri, 10am-4pm, and Sat, 12-5pm. Walking tours the house as their headquarters during the are Wed and Sat. at 10am. $4-$12. The Latimer occupation of Wilmington. Now a museum, House of the Lower Cape Fear Historical Sociit focuses on history and the design arts and ety is not handicapped accessible 126 S. Third offers tours, changing exhibitions and an informative look at historic preservation in acCAPE FEAR SERPENTARIUM tion.910-251-3700. www.bellamymansion.org. World’s most fascinating and dangerous rep503 Market St. tiles in beautiful natural habitats, feat. a 12-foot saltwater crocodile, “Bubble Boy” and “Sheena,” a 23ft long Reticulated Python that can swallow a human being whole! Giant Anaconda weighs 300 lbs, w/15 ft long King Cobras
BURGWIN WRIGHT HOUSE
18th century Burgwin-Wright House Museum in the heart of Wilmington’s Historic District, is the oldest museum house in NC, restored with
18th and 19th century decor and gardens. Colonial life is experienced through historical interpretations in kitchen-building and courtyard. 3rd/Market St. Tues-Sat, 10am-4pm. Last tour, 3pm. 910-762-0570. burgwinwrighthouse.com. CHILDREN’S MUSEUM
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. www.playwilmington.org. 116 Orange St., 910254-3534.
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NHC Myrtle Grove Library, 5155 S. College Rd. Maureen Weinman, mweinman@nhcgov. com, 910-798-6393. Lego Challenge at Myrtle Grove Library is a fun way for kids to practice problem solving, creativity, critical thinking, visualizing three dimensional structures, com-
Miss Shannon will lead interactive story hours for kids ages 3 to 6 on the first and third Saturdays of May at the Main Library in downtown Wilmington. Saturday Story Hour is free and no pre-registration is needed. Opens with a picture book and end with Parents with kids ages 3 to 6 will be able to a project or activity at the end, and include time to play, learn, and laugh in enjoy the power of literacy every Saturday between. Each child should bring a morning in May at 11 a.m. with Miss Shanparticipating adult. Shannon Vaughn: non at the downtown library. Saturday Story 910-798-6303. svaughn@nhcgov.com. Hour is free, but pre-registration is needed. 201 Chestnut St.
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CAM, every Thurs., 10-10:30am: Admission by donation. Bring your infant, toddler or preschooler for story time, gallery exploration and an art project! georgia@cameronartmuseum.org for more info. 3201 S. 17th St.
FRENCH PLAYGROUP
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May 5, 10am; Free. Explore the world around us with hands-on activities, experiments and fun in Museum Park! Enjoy interactive story time, exploration stations and play related to a weekly theme. In event of inclement weather, program moved inside. Perfect for children ages 3 to 6 and their adult helpers. Adult participation is required. Little Explorers is sponsored by the PNC Foundation. Cf Museum, 814 Market St. YOUTH FENCING TOURNAMENT
May 6, 10am: Youth fencing event for those 12 and under. Foil 10 am, sabre 1:30 pm, epee 3:30 pm. Spectators free and very welcome. Tileston Gym at St. Mary, 5th and Ann
SATURDAY STORY HOUR
1am: Miss Shannon will lead interactive story hours for kids ages 3 to 6 on the first and third Saturdays of May at the Main Library in downtown Wilmington. Saturday Story Hour is free and no pre-registration is needed. Saturday Story Hours will open with a picture book and end with a project or activity at the end, and include time to play, learn, and laugh in between. Each child should bring a participating adult. Main Library Children’s Room, 910798-6303; svaughn@nhcgov.com. Main Library, NHC, 201 Chestnut St.
MUSEUM EXPLORERS
11am: 1st program; 2pm: 2nd program. Free for members or with general admission. Ignite your curiosity! Discover history, science and cultures of the Lower Cape Fear through interactive science investigations, hands-on exploration and unique artifacts. Our activities are designed to stimulate curiosity and encourage families to have fun together. Themes vary. Ideal for ages 5 and up. Approximately 45 minutes each time slot. Adult participation is rqd. Cape Fear Museum, 814 Market St.
LITTLE EXPLORERS: CAMPING OUT
May 12, 10am: Explore the world around us with hands-on activities, experiments and fun in Museum Park! Enjoy interactive story time, exploration stations and play related to a weekly theme. In event of inclement weather, program moved inside. Perfect for children ages 3 to 6 and their adult helpers. Adult participation is required. Little Explorers is sponsored by the PNC Foundation. Cape Fear Museum, 814 Market St.
RESOURCE FAIR FOR CHILDREN
May 13, 11am: Event will provide parents and their children the opportunity to learn about many of the outstanding after-school programs and other services, to include safety and health services, available to them. Among those participating will be Dreams of Wilmington, Kids Making It, BRC, Smart Start, Coastal Horizon Center, Phoenix Hometown Hires, New Hanover County Public Library, Community Boys and Girls Club, NAACP, Mom’s-N-Mourning and many others. This is an important opportunity for parents and their children to connect with programs that can truly make a difference in the lives of young people in Wilmington. Jerry Community, 1088 Thomas C. Jervay Loop
outdoors/recreation BLACKWATER ADVENTURE CRUISE
Two-hour cruise up the Northeast Cape Fear
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River, still largely unchanged and underpopulated as it was when Wilmington was colonized in the late 1600’s. Cruising through the Castle Hayne Aquifer and by the Bluffs of the Rose Hill Plantation. This is a narrated cruise based of the history and ecology of the area. 910-3383134. Wilmington Water Tours LLC, 212 S. Water St. MASONBORO 1-HOUR CRUISE
Wed., 12:30pm: Narrated cruise of Masonboro Island. Masonboro Island is the largest marine sanctuary in the Cape Fear region. It is home to both endangered plant and animal species. $25 per passenger. Reservations required. Wrightsville Beach Scenic Tours, 275 Waynick Blvd.
classes ART CLASSES
Collage and Mixed Media, Mon., 10am-noon or 2pm-4pm; Paint From a Photo, Tues. 10amnnon or 2pm-4pm; Watercolor, Wed., 10amnoon or 2pm-4pm; Drawing, 10am-noon, 2pm4pm or Sat., 10am-noon; Pen and Ink Drawing, Fri., 10am-noon or 2pm-4pm. All classes: $100/4 classes. loislight@bellsouth.net or call 910 547-8115. Sun Room Studio, 6905 Southern Exposure. free-online-art-classes.com
PAPERMAKING CLASSES
Wed., 6pm: Adults explore different papermaking techniques so you can make each sheet of paper unique. All materials included, but we encourage bringing in some of your own materials that you can include into your paper—such as flat mementos and plants. See samples on our Facebook and website. • Adult and children classes held on Sat., 2pm. Sign up: www. alunaworks.com. Aluna Works, 603 Castle St.
CAPE FEAR WINE AND PAINT
Fri., 6pm: River to Sea Gallery hosts a Cape Fear Paint & Wine class taught by exhibiting gallery artist Rebecca Duffy Bush. Classes are $40/person. Class will be held 6-8pm. Includes two glasses of wine or beer, a gorgeous view and a finished painting for you to take home. Space is limited and reservations are required. 910.763.3380 to reserve your seat today. www. capefearpaintandwine.weebly.com, $40 with 2 drinks, $35 without. River to Sea Gallery, 224 S Water St., Ste 1A
METAL WORK AND JEWELRY CLASSES
Metal and wire work jewelry classes held every Tues., 10am-noon at the Hannah Block Community Arts Center at 2nd and Orange streets. $30/2 hour class (includes all supplies and tools for use in class). Pre-reg: Karen Keffer Pridemore, takeyourpickdesigns@yahoo.com.
OPEN YOUR HEART
Meditation for creating happiness through a smile, opening our hearts to unlimited happiness and peace. Only through the heart can we experience joy, happiness, peace and calm. Join us for this deeply moving meditation and smile for your heart. Pay what you can at the door. HARMONY: A Wellness Center & Yoga, 3504 N. Kerr Ave.
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Body’s Intrinsic Intelligence as the foundation for the Dynamic Bodywork modality, seeks to
investigate and practice a way of moving that is in harmony with the body’s natural design and that allows for optimal structural integrity, coordination, cooperation and ease. By refining our own kinesthetic skills we lay the foundation for analyzing movement patterns and challenges in our clients.Course offeres 3 NCBTMB approved CE units. $67.50. Hannah Block Community Arts Center, 120 S 2nd St,. (free parking on some of 3rd street and on Dock). R egister and pay here to reserve your spot: www.dynamic-body.org/fees.html INTRODUCTION TO SUBTLE YOGA
Apr. 28, 8:30am-4:30pm: One-day intro to subtle yoga allows participants to gain skills to inform and motivate through practices to help reduce depression and anxiety. Ticketed event at Expo 216, 216 N. Front St. www. expo216.com
HARBOR CRUISE
Weds, 3pm: Set sail on the Shamrock for a cruise around Wrightsville Beach’s Harbor Island - the island which separates the barrier island of the beach proper from the mainland. Locations of historical, ecological and cultural note will be featured. Learn what year the first buildings on Wrightsville Beach were built. Additionally, you will learn about the different types of marsh grasses, shorebirds, and fish we have teeming in the water surrounding the beach. Reservation rqd. $15-$25. Wrightsville Beach Scenic Tours, 275 Waynick Blvd.
CAPE FEAR YOGA
River to Sea Gallery hosts a Cape Fear kids yoga class taught by certified yoga instructor Heidi Thompson. Classes are $10 per person and are Sun., from 10-11am. Space is limited and reservations are required. Message or call 910.763.3380 to reserve your spot todayRiver to Sea Gallery, 224 S Water St., ste. 1A.
ONLINE STORAGE DATE
May 2, 1pm: Have you ever lost a digital storage device and all the photos on it? Looking for a place to consolidate all the data and documents on several generations of flash drives and memory chips? Reference Librarian Annice Sevett will introduce several cloud-based storage options for backing up your data at this free workshop. Workshop is free but space is limited. To be sure of a seat please register on the calendar at www. nhclibrary.org. Annice Sevett: 910-798-6371 or asevett@nhcgov.com. NHC Main Library, 201 Chestnut St.
BEGINNING FENCING
May 2, 6:30pm: Cape Fear Fencing Association 6 week beginning fencing class starts May 2nd at 6:30 pm in the basement of the Tileston gym. Class will meet for approximately 1 hour on Tuesdays and Thursdays, All fencing equipment provided, students should wear loose fitting clothing and sneakers. Appropriate for ages 8 - 80. Cost is $50 plus a $10 membership to USA Fencing good until July 31, 2017. Taught by Internationally accredited instructor. Tileston Gym at St. Mary, 5th and Ann
WORKSHOP ELECTRIC BLING
May 4, 7pm: $10/person. Create jewelry that lights up! Make a felt pin, bracelet, or your own creation using conductive thread and
LED lights. Felt, button batteries, conductive thread, LED lights, and basic materials for a starter project are provided. Participants may bring their own beads, sequins, etc. to “dress up” their new felt jewelry. Basic instruction in conductive thread and LED lights is provided, no previous sewing/crafting knowledge required. Space is limited. Ages 18+. Feel free to bring your favorite adult beverage. Pre-reg. rqd: www.capefearmuseum.com/programs or (910) 798-4362. Tickets are non-refundable, but transferable. To change the name(s) on the reservation: 910-798-4362. Sponsored by Cape Fear Museum Associates. Proceeds from this program will fund materials for an all-girls workshop. Cape Fear Museum, 814 Market St. CAPE FEAR YOGA - BASIC YOGA
May 9, 10am: River to Sea Gallery hosts a Cape Fear Yoga class taught by certified yoga instructor Alea Jenkins. Classes are $10 per person and are Tuesdays from 9:00 - 10:00. Suitable for beginners. Space is limited and reservations are required. Message or call 910.763.3380 to reserve your spot today. River to Sea Gallery, 224 S Water Street, Suite 1A
STAINED GLASS CLASSES
May 9, 6:30pm: If you’ve ever wanted to learn how to make traditional stained glass, then here’s your chance! You will learn all of the skills necessary to create a piece of beauty that you can enjoy for years! Classes are every Tuesday evening from 6:30PM to 9PM from May 9th - 30th. Do you want to make class a little more of a social occasion with friends? Feel free to bring your own wine or beer to sip during class! Coastal Designer Glass, 5424 Oleander Dr., Ste. 3
tion and resources to think about and plan for future healthcare decisions. Attendees will receive specific strategies for initiating conversations that can significantly reduce family stress and improve quality of care. Advance directives supplied so healthcare instructions can be legally documented. Jason: 910-796-7943 or jason.clamme@lcfh.org. HISTORY SPEAKS
May 1, 6:30pm: Discussion of manuscript and document collecting with Herb Gant! Please view the Bellamy Mansion Museum’s website at http://www.bellamymansion.org/ or email info@bellamymansion.org with any questions. Bellamy Mansion Museum, 503 Market St.
LET’S TALK ABOUT MILITARY THEATRE
May 11, 11am: dRC and Wilmington NAMI invites you to join us to “Talk About It — Mental Illness” with Rwenshaun Miller. Mr. Miller is the founder and executive director of Eustress, Inc, a non-profit raising awareness around an often taboo topic, mental illness. He is a mental health awareness advocate from Charlotte, NC. He completed his Master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling degree from Montreat College and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He has worked in the mental health field for more than 10 years. Rwenshaun understands the challenges faced by individuals with limited resources and looks to provide ways to address these needs. Special Accommodations are available upon a 1-week advance request. RSVP by May 8, 2017, to Jennifer Overfield by calling 910-815-
6618 or jennifer.overfield@drc-cil.org. NE Regional Library, 1241 Military Cutoff Rd.
clubs/notices FRIDAY NIGHT MAGIC
Format of Magic: The Gathering tournaments, held on Friday nights in gaming stores and associations all across the world. They are designed to be a beginner-friendly introduction to organized play. Standard format. $6 fee paid towards prize support for event. Prizes are a pack per win and also if you complete all 4 rounds. Event begins at 7pm, reg. begins at 6pm. Arrive early for event reg. Free play, $6 entry fee first FNM Free. Cape Fear Games, 4107 Oleander Dr., Ste D.
BIRTH CIRCLE
Every 3rd Sat. come for our Birth Circle, something always different every month. Check out our website for more details of what we have in store this month & exact time of each event! thebumpandbeyond.com. Bump & Beyond, 890-3 S. Kerr Ave.
CHRISTIAN MYSTICISM
We explore God using the methods and guidance of Moses, Jesus, the prophets and a rich sampling of delightful saints including Theresa of Avila, Meister Eckhart and Thomas Aquinas. We will meet twice a month for fellowship, poetry, instruction in spiritual practices, group meditations and playful spiritual fun. First and third Sundays of each month, 2pm. Parking on 15th St. Respond to me, John Evans, at
INTRO GOOGLE DRIVE
May 10, 3pm: Reference Librarian Annice Sevett covers the basics of Google Drive, a cloudbased storage system that comes with gmail and other free tools from Google. Google Drive is designed for sharing and collaborating as well as for document storage. Participants who don’t already use gmail should create a free Google account before class begins. All participants should bring their Google usernames and passwords to class! Free but space is limited, so please register on the calendar at www.nhclibrary.org or call 910-798-6371 for a reservation. Registration opens April 12 at 3pm. Annice Sevett at 910-798-6371/sevett@ nhcgov.com. Northeast Regional Library, NHC, 1241 Military Cutoff Rd.
PREK MATH AND SCIENCE
May 11, 10am: Free: Play, learn, and explore with your child. Math and science concepts will be introduced through interactive story times, hands on science experiments and exploration stations. This program is designed for children between the ages of 3-6. Cape Fear Museum, 814 Market St.
lectures/literary BEGIN THE CONVERSATION CLINICS
Lower Cape Fear Hospice will host free Begin the Conversation clinics from 10-11 a.m. the third Fri. of ea. mo., Phillips LifeCare & Counseling Center, 1414 Physicians Dr. Free, 18 and older, will provide attendees informa-
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Come out to Cape Fear Games on Sunday evenings to catch them all by learning to play the Pokemon Trading Card game, battle and trade in the video games, or enjoy the store’s Pokemon Go Pokestop. All ages are welcome to our family friendly environment. www.facebook. com/groups/CFGPokemon. Cape Fear Games, 4107 Oleander Dr., Ste D
with Darien Brooks. This will give adults with or without disabilities an opportunity to work on social skills in a typical, relaxed environment. Please share and stop by! Luna Caffe, 604 Castle St. ST. PAUL’S TAIZÉ SERVICE
Fourth Wed. of every month at 5:30 p.m. for Taizé, an ecumenical sung and silent participatory prayer service designed to achieve a contemplative state through music, song, and silence. www.spechurch.com, 910-762-4578
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Sat., 10am, meetings are informal and are open to pregnant women, mothers, babies and children. If you have questions or just would like to meet other breastfeeding mothers, this is the meeting for you. La Leche League Leaders are experienced mothers who have breastfed their own babies and who have been trained and accredited by La Leche League International to help mothers and mothers-to-be with all aspects of breastfeeding. Bump & Beyond, 890-3 S. Kerr Ave. Every Mon., join our coffee club. It will be hosted weekly by Angela Pollock and most Mondays
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Midweek Holy Eucharist: Every Wed. at 12:10 p.m. for Holy Eucharist followed by community lunch (suggested donation, $5). • Choral Evenson every second Wed., followed by supper and Christian Formation discussion. Evensong is a sung service =of evening prayer, psalms, canticles, and scripture readings. Ancient part of the Anglican tradition, ever renewing the soul. Sung by Choir of St. Paul’s. spechurch.com. 910-762-4578. St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 16 N. 16th St. Thurs., 6pm: Join the Wilmington Board Game group and the Wilmington Board Game Meetup group for a night of Board Games and more. No experience necessary. Bring your own game or select one from our free Demo Library. www. facebook.com/groups/CFGBoardGames. Cape Fear Games, 4107 Oleander Dr., Ste D.
TOASTMASTERS OF ILM
May 4, 6:30pm: Lamplighters Toastmasters of Wilmington will meet on Thursday May 4th at
6:30pm in the New Hanover County Government Center Building. We meet the first and third Thursdays of the month. Visitors and new members welcome. Come learn leadership and public speaking skills in a fun, relaxed and supportive environment. Free. New Hanover County Government Center Building, 230 Government Center Drive. CFMTA LUNCHEON
May 5, 11am-1pm: Cape Fear Music Teachers Association (CFMTA) invites instructors of piano, instrumental music, and vocal music to their lunch meeting. The Cape Fear Music Teachers Association will The meeting at 701 Owens Ct. will have a lunch meeting on May 5, 11 a.m. to 1 include announcements of upcomp.m. It’s open to instructors in piano, instruing CFMTA events for both teachers mental music and vocals, and will include the and students. During the academic announcement of upcoming events for teachers year, CFMTA sponsors student recitals, teacher workshops, a Fun and students, like recitals, workshops, fun days, Day event, and small group discusand group discussions. To reserve a spot for the sions on topics of special interest to luncheon and to find out more details about it, music instructors. The organization call Martha Hayes at 910-792-9773. also serves as a referral service for parents looking for music instructors for their children. CFMTA supervises from a Student Musician Certification Program that grape to bottle. He will feature six different encourages students to attend concerts, particiwines including a few from Steele’s second lapate in performance activities, and set musical bel, Shooting Star. Food Truck for the evening goals for themselves. Martha Hayes, President, is Poor Piggys, with live music provided by 910-792-9773. Isacc Clowers & Friends. Free. 910-821-0362. BILL ST. BARBER SHOP ANNIVERSARY 7250 Market St. May 6, 6pm: Join us for our B*S*B*S 5 year anniversary party! Welcome our new artists C. FREE BREWERY TOURS AND TASTINGS 3pm, 3:45pm, 4:30pm everyday at Front Street Sherwin and Doug Campbell. Ninth House and Brewery, 9 N. Front St. Learn how we brew Alex Mitchell performs as ELVIS on the B*S*B*S our beer, meet our brewers and get two free Stage! Wine tasting with Wilmington Wine. Beale samples. Street Barber Shop, 616B Castle St.
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RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE
May 12, 2pm-6:30pm: Give the Gift of life. Support your community. Bring a friend; to schedule your appointment, call 910-254-4483 or visit www.redcrossblood.org. American Legion Post 129, 1500 Bridge Barrier Rd.
BRITISH MOTOR CLUB OF THE CAPE FEAR
May 13, 9am: “Best of Brits”, the annual car show sponsored by the British Motor Club of the Cape Fear (BMCCF) is Saturday, May 13th at Wrightsville Beach Park. Registration begins at 9 AM. Vehicle registration forms and other information is available at bmccf.org. The show, which attract 150 + cars per year, is open to all marques and all years. Music, food vendors and beautiful cars contribute a fun day for all. Spectators free! Spectators free! Pre-registration is $25; after April 13th, pre-registration and day of show is $30. Wrightsville Beach Pk, 321 Causeway Dr.
FRIENDS OF THE LELAND LIBRARY
The second Saturday monthly book sale Saturday, May 13, 0am—2pm, Magnolia House II on Town Hall Drive. Summer is almost upon us do you know what you’re going to read? www. friendsofthelelandlibrary.com.
culinary FERMENTAL
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opportunity for homebrewers to share, sample, and trade their creations: an evening of beer and an open stage. PA and equipment provided. All genres. All beer styles. 4pm, free. • Apr. 27, 6pm: An Evening with Steele Wines Meet The Expert: Steve Tylicki. Tylicki, general manager/viticulturist at Steele Wines of Lake County, California, is a longtime wine industry expert, bringing along his knowledge and experience
AYCE OYSTER ROAST
Every Friday for All You Can Eat oysters, shell on shrimp, fried shrimp, hushpuppies and slaw. Only $34.95. Local oysters. Capt’n Bills Backyard and Grille, 4240 Market St.
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A special keg of Waldo’s Ale. Of course in classic Lagunitas style on 4/20. Come join us for some good times on a Thursday evening with our friends from Lagunitas. Island Beverage, 1206 N Lake Park Blvd Unit C
RIVERFRONT FAMERS’ MARKET
Sat, 8am-1pm: An open-air market in historic downtown Wilmington, NC along the banks of the Cape Fear River. Featuring local growers and producers selling vegetables, fruits, baked goods, seafood, honey, meats, eggs, plants, NC wines, pickled products, goat cheese, cut flower bouquets, dog treats, herbs and more. Plus artisan works of pottery, jewelry, woodwork, silk screened clothing, home décor, leather goods, all-natural bath, body & home products. www.riverfrontfarmersmarket. org. 5 N. Water St.
POPLAR GROVE FARMERS’ MARKET
Join us on the front lawn every Wednesday, 8am, at Poplar Grove Plantation. One of the special qualities of a Farmers’ Market is the interaction with the farmers growing and producing fresh produce, landscaping & bedding plants, or meeting herbalists growing herbs and mixing scented salves and oils, bakers creating homemade cookies and desserts,
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May 5, 6pm: Come celebrate Cinco de Mayo with Oskar Blues and Cigar City! Both these amazing brew masters will be joining us with an amazing line up from both. Crazy rare beers will be on tap for this event, so don’t miss it! Like Island Beverage on Facebook to keep up with all our events! Island Beverage,1206 N Lake Park Blvd Unit C
CINCO DE MAYO BAR CRAWL
May 6, 1pm: Your chance to win $1,000 flight voucher! The Downtown de Mayo Barcrawl begins at The Reel Cafe for signup and registration. The event features teams venturing around the Port City getting a “passport” stamped. Return with the passport and be entered for a chance to win a $1,000 Flight Voucher. T-shirts for first 200 people registered. Tickets start at $25. www.eventbrite. com/e/downtown-de-mayo-barcrawl-tickets32695814060?aff=eac2. 100 S. Front St.
support groups TRANGENDER SUPPORT GROUP
Facilitated by licensed therapists in a private and safe location. Four free monthly support groups for parents and family, children and teens, young adults, and older adults. All are phone screened for safety. Group information is given at the time of the screening. Please contact Nova Swanstrom MA, LPA for more information. (910) 343-6890 x3009 WILMINGTON PRIDE YOUTH GROUP
Middle school and high-school students: Wilmington Pride and the Unitarian Universalist Congregation have joined together to create and facilitate a youth group for children/ youth (middle school and high school) who are LGBTQIA, plus straight allies. A safe space for kids to talk about orientation, gender, racial equality, political consequences, religion, self harm and self-care. Needed: youth facilitators, especially those who are trained to work with kids, and speakers to talk about important topics. Meets Thurs., 7:30pm, UU Congregation of Wilmington, 4313 Lake Ave, (across from Roland Grise Middle School). Sue Graffius: dre@uufwilmington.org).
CHADD
Wilmington Area CHADD meets on the 2nd Monday of every month from 7-9pm 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
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Life Community Church, located inside Independence Mall, will have a Celebrate Recovery meeting every Monday evening at 6:30 pm starting with fellowship followed by a large group meeting at 7pm. Support groups for men and women follow at 8 pm. The meeting is in the Extension located across from Branches bookstore and the church auditorium. For more information. contact Jodie at 910-5478973, 791-3859 or Lifecc.com. Life Community Church, 3500 Oleander Dr.
PROSTATE CANCER SUPPORT GROUP
Thurs., 6pm: Meets in Classroom C, Ground Floor. Men and spouses welcome from the entire Cape Fear area. Discussion/programs. www.wilmingtonprostatecancersupportgroup. com. 910-792-9953.
ANXIETY / OCD SUPPORT GROUP
Meets 1st and 3rd Thurs. of each month Pine Valley United Methodist Church, 3788 Shipyard Blvd. Bldg B, 7-8:30pm. Christopher Savard, Ph.D., with Cape Fear Psychological Services, gives a presentation the 1st Thurs. a. month. 3rd Thurs. meeting is member led. Everyone 18+ welcome. Alayne at 910-763-8134.
EXPECTING MAMA’S CIRCLE
Sat, noon: Come chat with other pregnant mamas who are going through the same thing as you! Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educator, Breastfeeding USA counselor, and Postpartum Doula, Jess Zeffiro will moderate a free Pregnancy Meetup Group. Expectant mothers are invited to pop into the group at any time to share their stories, ask questions, and connect with great area resources. Share your stories with each other and have any pregnancy and birth related questions answered in a supportive and caring environment. The Bump & Beyond, 890-3 S. Kerr Ave.
MS SUPPORT GROUP
Those with MS, families and friends welcome. Meets at New Hanover Rehabilitation Hospital 1st floor conference room (behind Betty Cameron Women’s Hospital), 2131 S. 17th St. Second Thursday each month. Lisa, 399-7252; Burt, 383-1368.
PFLAG
PFLAG Meeting is first Mon/mo. at UNCW, in the Masonboro Island Room #2010, 7pm
CELEBRATE RECOVERY
Life Community Church, located inside Independence Mall, will have a Celebrate Recovery meeting every Monday evening at 6:30 pm starting with fellowship followed by a large group meeting at 7pm. Support groups for men and women follow at 8 pm. The meeting is in the Extension located across from Branches bookstore and the church auditorium. For more information. contact Jodie, 910-547-8973, 791-3859 or Lifecc.com. Life Community Church, 3500 Oleander Dr.
PROSTATE CANCER SUPPORT GROUP
Thurs., 6pm: Meets in Classroom C, Ground Floor. Men and spouses welcome. Discussion/programs. www.wilmingtonprostatecancersupportgroup.com. 910-792-9953.
tours LITERARY HISTORY WALKING TOUR
Explore the rich culture of our talented Southern town with a 90 minute walking tour of the literary history of downtown Wilmington, NC. Visit “The Two Libraries.” Walk the streets of your favorite novels, and stand where Oscar Wilde did when he lectured here. Saturdays, 1:30pm, Old Books on Front St. 249 N. Front St. www. brownpapertickets.com/event/1282390
CONFEDERATE WALKING TOURS
Experience Wilmington’s people, history and architecture in the late antebellum period and during the conflict, conducted by noted Wilmington historian Bernhard Thuersam Walk in the footsteps of George Washington, James Monroe, Daniel Webster, Robert E. Lee, Jefferson Davis and more. In-depth 90-minute tours are by appt: 910-619-4619 or bernhard1848@ gmail.com. Personalized tours downtown and local forts available. Foot of Market St. www. cfhi.net.
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 sts. $12/adult, $5/child. (910) 251-8889. www.horsedrawntours.com
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Explore the history of your community at Cape Fear Museum. Take the Insider’s Tour offered the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 10am. Tours are free with admission and include a “behind
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6:30 & 8:30pm. Costumed guides lead visitors through alleyways with tales of haunted Wilmington. Nightly tours at 6:30pm and 8:30pm. Admission charge. Water & Market sts. RSVP rqd: 910-794-1866; hauntedwilmington.com
HISTORY WALKING TOUR
A two-hour exploration of downtown Wilmington with author Dan Camacho! A $10 donation is suggested. www.bellamymansion. org or email info@bellamymansion.org with any questions. Bellamy Mansion Museum, 503 Market St.
CAM WEEKLY EXHIBITION TOURS
Cameron Art Museum allows participants to explore current exhibitions with Anne Brennan, CAM’s executive director, in a new series of public tours. Free for CAM members. Wed., 1:30pm. 3201 S. 17th St.
BELLAMY MANSION
May 5, 10am: Guided tours start on the hour, as well as self-guided tours, which start at any time. Mondays is only self-guided tours.* Follow curved oyster-shell paths through our lush Victorian garden shaded by 150-year-old magnolia trees. Climb the stairs to the elegant main entrance surrounded by soaring columns and gleaming windows. Hear the stories of the Bellamy family, as well as those of the free and enslaved black artisans who built the home and crafted intricate details throughout the house. Know that you are walking through history. Bellamy Mansion Museum, one of North Carolina’s most spectacular examples of Antebellum architecture. Adults $12; senior and military discount, $10; students, $6; children under 5 free. Bellamy Mansion Museum, 503 Market St.
ROSE TOUR
The Wilmington Cape Fear Rose Society 14th annual rose tour will be held May 13, 9am5pm. This event is free to the public and consist of 9 beautiful gardens to tour at your leisure. Gardeners will be hand to answer all your rose questions. Additional information is available at www.wcfrs.blogspot.com. WCFRS Annual Rose Tour, 6206 Mallard Dr.
ARIES (Mar. 21–April 20)
Beware of feeling sorry for sharks that yell for help. Beware of trusting coyotes that act like sheep and sheep that act like coyotes. Beware of nibbling food from jars whose contents are different from what their labels suggest. But wait! “Beware” is not my only message. I have additional announcements: Welcome interlopers if they’re humble and look you in the eyes. Learn all you can from predators and pretenders without imitating them. Take advantage of any change that’s set in motion by agitators who shake up the status quo, even if you don’t like them
TAURUS (April 20-May 20)
When poet Wislawa Szymborska delivered her speech for winning the Nobel Prize, she said, “Whatever else we might think of this world, it is astonishing.” She added that for a poet, there really is no such thing as an “ordinary world,” “ordinary life” and “the ordinary course of events.” She continues, “Nothing is usual or normal. Not a single stone and not a single cloud above it. Not a single day and not a single night after it. And above all, not a single existence, not anyone’s existence in this world.” I offer you her thoughts, Taurus, because I believe in the next two weeks you will have an extraordinary potential to feel and act on such truths. You are hereby granted a license to be astonished on a regular basis.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20)
Would you consider enrolling in my self-pity seminar? If so, you would learn obsessing on self-pity is a means to an end, not a morass to get lost in. You would feel sorry for yourself for brief, intense periods so you could feel proud and brave the rest of the time. For a given period—let’s say three days—you would indulge and indulge and indulge in self-pity until you entirely exhausted that emotion. Then you’d be free to engage in an orgy of self-healing, self-nurturing and self-celebration. Ready to get started? Ruminate about the ways people don’t fully appreciate you.
CANCER (June 21-July 22)
In a typical conversation, most of us utter too many “uhs,” “likes,” “I means,” and “you knows.” I mean, I’m sure that ... uh ... you’ll agree that, like, what’s the purpose of, you know, all that pointless noise? I have some good news to deliver about your personal use of language in coming weeks, Cancerian. According to my reading of the astrological omens, you’ll have the potential to dramatically lower reliance on needless filler. Wait, there’s more: Clear thinking and precise speech might be your superpowers. As a result, your powers of persuasion should intensify. Your ability to advocate for your favorite causes may zoom.
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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)
In 1668 England named John Dryden its first Poet Laureate. His literary influence was so monumental, the era in which he published was known as the “Age of Dryden.” Twentieth-century poetry great T. S. Eliot said he was “the ancestor of nearly all that is best in the poetry of the eighteenth century.” Curiously, Dryden had a low opinion of Shakespeare. “Scarcely intelligible,” he called the Bard, adding, “His whole style is so pestered with figurative expressions, it is as affected as it is coarse.” I foresee a comparable clash of titans in your sphere, Leo. Two major influences may fight it out for supremacy. One embodiment of beauty may be in competition with another. One powerful and persuasive force could oppose another. What will your role be? Mediator? Judge? Neutral observer? Whatever it is, be cagey.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
Just this once, and for a limited time only, you have cosmic clearance to load up on sugary treats, leave an empty beer can in the woods, watch stupid TV shows, and act uncool in front of the beautiful people. Why? Because being totally well-behaved and perfectly composed and strictly
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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
In addition to fashion tips, advice for the broken-hearted, midlife-crisis support, and career counseling, I sometimes provide you with more mystical help. Like now. So if you need nuts-and-bolts guidance, I hope you’ll have the sense to read a more down-to-earth horoscope. What I want to tell you is the metaphor of resurrection is your featured theme. You should assume it’s somehow the answer to every question. Rejoice in knowledge that, although a part of you has died, it will be reborn in a fresh guise.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
“Are you ready for the genie’s favors? Don’t rub the magic lamp unless you are.” That’s the message I saw on an Instagram meme. I immediately thought of you. The truth is, up until recently, you have not been fully prepared for the useful but demanding gifts the genie could offer. You haven’t had the self-mastery necessary to use gifts as they’re meant to be used, and therefore they were a bit dangerous to you. But that situation has changed. Although, you may still not be “fully” primed, you’re as ready as you can be. That’s why I say: Rub the magic lamp!
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
You may have heard the exhortation, “Follow your bliss!”—popularized by mythologist Joseph Campbell. After studying the archetypal stories of many cultures throughout history, he concluded it was the most important principl driving the success of most heroes. Here’s another way to say it: Identify the job or activity that deeply excites you, and find a way to make it the center of your life. In his later years, Campbell worried too many people had misinterpreted his advice to mean, “Do what comes easily.” That’s all wrong, he said. Anything worth doing takes work and struggle. “Maybe I should have said, ‘Follow your blisters,’” he noted with a laugh. I bring this up, Sagittarius, because you are now in an intense “follow your blisters” phase of following your bliss.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
The versatile artist Melvin Van Peebles has enjoyed working as a filmmaker, screenwriter, actor, composer, and novelist. One of his more recent efforts was a collaboration with experimental band The Heliocentrics. Together, they created a science-fiction-themed spoken-word poetry album titled “The Last Transmission.” Peebles told NPR, “I haven’t had so much fun with clothes on in years.” If I’m reading the planetary omens correctly, Capricorn, you’re either experiencing a level of fun or will soon be doing so.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
In what ways do you most resemble your mother? Now is a good time to take inventory. Once you identify any mom-like qualities that tend to limit your freedom or lead you away from your dreams, devise a plan to transform them. You may never be able to defuse them entirely, but there’s a lot you can do to minimize the mischief they cause. Be calm but calculating in setting your intention, Aquarius! P.S.: In the course of your inventory, you may also find there are ways you are like your mother that are of great value to you. Is there anything you could do to more fully develop their potential?
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)
“We are what we imagine,” Piscean author N. Scott Momaday writes. “Our very existence consists in our imagination of ourselves. Our best destiny is to imagine who and what we are. The greatest tragedy that can befall us is to go unimagined.” Let’s make this passage your inspirational keynote for the coming weeks. It’s a perfect time to realize how much power you have to create yourself through the intelligent and purposeful use of your vivid imagination. (P.S. Here’s a further tip, this time from Cher: “All of us invent ourselves. Some of us just have more imagination than others.”)
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