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Practically every page of encore this week centers on Cucalorus 24—a festival of film, stage, music, and entrepreneur and tech conferences. Throughout the paper, you’ll read interviews with everyone, from director Dan Brawley, to the makers of theatre productions and music, such as the powerful Rhiannon Giddens (shown, photo by John Peets) and John Jeremiah Sullivan who will showcase “Songs of 1898,” as well as reviews on many films. Hurry and get your passes for five days of Cuc-y fun! Oh, and our center spread is a pullout of the full schedule for you to take along with you!

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NEWS>>FEATURE

FILM. STAGE. CONNECT.

Cucalorus 24 celebrates film, music, tech, entrepreneurship and performance art aplenty

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About 30 percent of the films in the festival have a local connection. We’re always looking for new ways to support and champion local filmmakers. It doesn’t mean everyone in Wilmington gets into the festival—we had hundreds of local submissions, but this is one of the most important Cucalorus values.

We want to grow from our base, and that is and always will be here in coastal NC. The blend of hyper-local programming and international works is part of the magic sauce that makes Cucalorus sparkle.

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t’s baaacccck! Christmas arrives early in Wilmington every year around the second week in November when Cucalorus takes place over five days. Slated for November 7-11 across 11 venues (Thalian Hall, CFCC Union Station, CFCC Daniels Hall, Jengo’s Playhouse, Bourgie Nights, Blind Elephant, Hell’s Kitchen, Dead Crow Comedy Room, TheatreNOW, and Whiskey Tango Foxtrot), encore’s entire edition will feature coverage on multiple films, stage shows and other ways to enjoy the festival.

Stage shows?

Zoinks. Maybe 40 total? We have tons of great co-productions (several shows at Kenan Auditorium and even with the Wilmington Symphony) and then the standards like Dance-a-lorus and the Bus To Lumberton (pg. 16). There are all sorts of new shows, too, like Bryan Putnam’s preview of “Toymaker” and the fringe-style showcase at the “Visual/Sound/Walls” lounge (pgs. 10-11).

2016 began the evolution of Cucalorus moving beyond a film fest and into an all-encompassing convergence of creativity through film, music, dance, and performance art, as well as tech and entrepreneurial conferences. 2017 saw its rebranding from Cucalorus Film Festival into Cucalorus Festival. 2018 is growing beyond a threepronged effort in Film, Stage and Connect to become a quadruped of sorts, with the addition of music. And it all kicks off November 7 at Brooklyn Arts Center with a concert from NC’s own Superchunk.

We shot over some questions to chief instigating officer Dan Brawley, who’s overseen Cucalorus for most of the last two decades. A lot of brainpower and sweat equity gets put into the festival annually. Now upon its ever-changing faces, Brawley is more excited than ever to share with us what’s upcoming in Cucalorus Land. encore (e): What’s new in Cucalorus 24?

Dan Brawley (DB): Cucalorus shifts and moves every year. Last year the big news was our rebrand as the Cucalorus Festival with Film, Stage and Connect as the three main programs. That conceptual shift, really a reorganizing of our existing programs, allowed our audiences to understand the festival schedule in a new way. So I think first and foremost, we’re excited to see how this new structure works in year two.

The big changes this year are a bit more practical and tactical. We’ve made some changes to the layout of the festival—expanding a bit to the northside of downtown and moving some critical functions down to Front Street. So this year the ticket box and the filmmakers’ lounge will be at Union Station on Cape Fear Community College’s

Don’t miss the show “Ike Once More.”

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campus. We’re calling some of these changes our “growing pleasures.”

Thalian Hall is still the home of our biggest hits. The top films in the festival and a few more theatre shows from Stage, like Anna Stromberg’s “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” (pgs.

20-21) will show there on Saturday night. e: Tell us about the evolution we’ve seen in the past three years and what we can expect moving forward? What does Cucalorus look like when it turns 30?

DB: With all the chaos in our community following Hurricane Florence, right now we’re really focused on celebrating our city—and hoping the festival is a chance to heal some of those tears and bruises by coming together. So maybe more than usual, we’re trying to stay in the here and now.

On the other side, we’ll be exploring all the options. I’d like to do more screenings in other parts of New Hanover County, especially at UNCW. We’re screening three films at the Cameron Art Museum on Sunday this year, including “Don’t Get Trouble on Your Mind”

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about the Carolina Chocolate Drops— which will be followed later in the afternoon by a performance by Rhiannon Giddens at Thalian (see pgs 6-7). So we’re trying to reach out to other places within the community to make the festival more accessible.

We think the festival offers so many amazing chances to share and explore and so we are looking for ways to open the doors to new people. e: Let’s get down the numbers: how many...

Narratives?

Somewhere between 21 and 23 depending on how you count them!

Shorts?

185 plus the 10 shorts from the 10x10 Challenge, so probably close to 200 in the end.

Docs?

18 plus four films in our WiP Lab. Local filmmakers represented?

Stage is like the gooey center of the festival experience where everyone ends up after the amazing keynote or the heartbreaking documentary to figure it all out, laugh a bit and grab a Cuctail.

Concerts?

Superchunk!

Other events?

Shhh. There are other events, some are easier to find than others. Cuctails is over there... No, over here...

Volunteers?

We couldn’t do it without an incredible group of returning and new volunteers. I’m always amazed at the generosity people bring to the festival by donating their time.

You can sign up until Sunday to work a shift!

Tickets / passes sold so far?

We’re about 30 percent of the way to our goal for this year. The box office campaign is more important than ever for us as Florence wiped out our annual fundraising campaign, so we’re working hard to sell tickets and passes. We also have a new ticketing system that should make the experience much smoother and more enjoyable for folks.

People expected to attend?

Who? Knows! So many things impact final attendance, but by all counts it looks like another great year. Stage is really stacked

with tons of good stuff. Those shows are already the hottest tickets on the schedule.

The Stage pass might be the best deal going, too—one price for up to 30 shows or something like that! e: What social-justice, political, religious or other topics are you guys covering that are top of mind currently and how will they be presented at Cucalorus?

DB: Justice around food and race really hit us hard this year. We have a handful of films about food, including our Saturday night feature doc called “The Biggest Little Farm.” It’s about a couple who get evicted from their LA apartment because of their barking dog and decide to start a traditional farm in the California countryside. It’s one of the most uplifting films I’ve seen in years. We’ll also be hosting a forum during Connect to talk about food justice issues here in our community.

headlined our new Lumbee Film Festival showcasing films by American Indians in June.

And of course, 50 percent of the films at Cucalorus are by women. We’re proud to have reached gender equity in an industry that keeps making promises about some distant future where it is possible. It is possible now and we think there should be more pressure from all sides to make equity a reality.

If you want to hear more about gender equity in the film industry, check out Tom Donahue’s star-studded and fact-filled doc “This Changes Everything” about how bad it is for women in the studio system. If that doesn’t get you fired up, come see the incredibly touching stories found in the doc “Transmilitary.” I’m usually good for a cry at the end of a film, but I cried from start to finish on this one. Even if you think you understand There are a number of films that touch on trans-issues, this doc will expand your way racial justice issues on the schedule, includ- of thinking. ing “Tre Maison Dasan,” “While I Breathe I e: What do you expect to be the funHope” and “United Skates.” I would encour- niest event to enjoy? One with the most age people, especially white people, to mark levity to give us a reprieve from the hardthese films on their calendars, and watch hitting stuff? and listen and listen some more. We’ve got DB: “St. Bernard Syndicate”: Danish proa lot of work to do in our culture to uproot the vocateur Mads Brügger brought his doc “The deeply ingrained systemic oppressions we Red Chapel” to Cucalorus nearly 10 years see manifesting around us. These films give ago. He’s back! Follow along as two clueless great insight into how systemic issues pop American businessmen try to sell puppies to up in real life. You can see these patterns in the Chinese middle class. And as a special other films, too, like “Warrior Women,” which

treat, Mads will be at the festival to answer questions. (See review pgs 22-23.) e: Who at Connect are you most excited about hearing talk and why? How did you curate these topics this year and gather your panels; tell us a little about that process.

DB: Our keynote speakers are Susan Ellis from SAS and Charlie Fink, a futurist and Forbes columnist who has been working in and around the film industry for years. I’m really excited to get a glimpse into the future of storytelling. That really is at the heart of Connect: How do technology and an increasing ability to connect with each other expand our abilities and enhance our humanity. The Connect schedule is incredible and hopefully the tracks speak for themselves with GigTech, FinTech, HealthTech, Startups, and The Community Brew (social entrepreneurship with a special nod to breweries). e: What’s been most surprising for you to see in launching Connect? What do you foresee it to look like in a few years?

DB: I’m still as stoked as I was five years ago when we first started talking about Connect. I think we have a programming framework with the five tracks that really makes sense and gives us something to build on.

This year’s conference is packed with great speakers. So it doesn’t matter if you’re a technologist or an innovator launching a new

business, these sessions give you a chance to stay tuned into the latest updates from finance, health care, big data and even the nature of work itself. e: What was the financial impact on our community from Cuc in 2017?

DB: We didn’t do a formal study last year.

But we know from an informal study we conducted 10 years ago the number is in the millions. To me, the most important impacts aren’t tangible though. It’s about that Irish filmmaker telling his friends in Dublin about this great little port city in North Carolina, just minutes from the ocean. And then that guy’s cousin opens a business here three years later. So, underneath all the hotel rooms and the restaurant tabs, there is a growing network of people who are sharing Wilmington’s story around the world.

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LIVE LOCAL, LIVE SMALL:

Rhiannon Giddens and John Jeremiah Sullivan bring the sounds of local history to life on Sunday BY: GWENYFAR ROHLER

Sullivan is a noted novelist (“Blood Horses: Notes of a Sportswriter’s Son,” “Pulphead”), as well as a musician and essayist, with a strong body of work about musicians. “I’ve been working on a story about [Rhiannon] for The New Yorker about lost North Carolina musical history,” he confirmed.

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e’re calling it a ‘musical discussion,’” John Jeremiah Sullivan explained to me last week. He and I were discussing the idea behind his latest project with Rhiannon Giddens, “When the Battle’s Over: Songs of 1898.” “[It’s] an exploration of the music of the black community before the massacre,” he continued.

The massacre he is referring to is the coup of 1898, which has been described as the only successful government coup on American soil since the Revolution. It was accompanied by a massacre of the African-American community in Wilmington, NC. It was basically a dress rehearsal for the world to see ahead of the 20th century, before Kristallnacht or the Night of Broken Glass announced the arrival of the Nazi regime in Germany.

Such a comparison might be surprising at first, but both events were politically motivated, coordinated through all levels of society, targeted specific groups for scapegoating, were engineered utilizing rhetoric and propaganda of fear, and were accompanied by a seizure of private property from the victims and a consolidation of government control.

Yet, it’s not something found or discussed in history books.

With the 1898 coup in Wilmington, the propaganda campaign utilized a newspaper editorial battle in both the city and across the state: Newspapers in Raleigh and Charlotte, among others, picked up the gauntlet. Alex Manley, editor of The Wilmington Daily Record—the first daily published African-American newspaper in the United States—found himself and his newspaper the focus of white supremacist rage.

At the time Wilmington had a flourishing African-American community, with a strong and successful middle and professional class, including representation on the Board of Alderman. The white power structure, with collusion through all levels of state government, decided the Board of Alderman must be controlled by whites. A coup d’état to seize

Giddens lept to fame with the Grammy award-winning Carolina Chocolate Drops. In 2017 she won the MacArthur Fellow (“genius grant”) for her AfricanAmerican contributions to folk and country music. She continues to record, tour and write, while also pursuing her passions for ethnomusicology.

“It is more that our separate interests emerged and were pinging off each other,” Sullivan recalled of their exchanges about 1898. The more material he unearthed and sent her to study, the more excited they both became.

“It turns out 1898 has multiple tragedies in it,” Sullivan explained. It’s not only about the coup itself, but the subsequent diaspora and the successful blocking of legal recourse.

MUSICAL JUSTICE: John Jeremiah Sullivan and Rhiannon Giddens played Wilmington in the spring “Then there’s this other thing that hapfor a Friends School of Wilmington fundraiser and will return to the stage together this Sunday for a performance of ‘The Songs of 1898’—the beginning stages of what could become a musical about the 1898 pened that had to do with history,” he pointed out. “History that was already riots in Wilmington. Photo by Harry Taylor

the election and control the city government through media and violence was put into motion. The African-American community suffered violent deaths and forced many to flee the city, as others hid in the wilderness and cemeteries until a plan for escape or return could be made.

It was a deliberate act of terror, designed to instill fear and exert control over a specific group of people.

“I think it is important that word be used: ‘terror,’” Sullivan noted. “It’s a word I want to try to emphasize. I think people connect to it now, but also because it so accurate, it is so precise. They wielded fear as a weapon unto itself.”

Sullivan cites an example: “One of the things they did about a week before the election [was take a] big machine gun, these colt-repeating rifles that became famous during the massacre. They in-

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vited African Americans—leaders and people who happened to be just standing there—on an extrusion over to Point Peter [where Cape Fear and Northeast Cape Fear rivers meet]. They had them watch while they blew apart trees and bales of hay with the gun. And then just said, in no uncertain terms, ‘that’s what will happen to you if you try to contest the election or try to make trouble in any way.’”

Sullivan and his colleague, Joel Finsel (a contributor to encore and its sister publications) have been working to unearth and preserve newspaper stories and documentary evidence around the events of 1898. They’re trying to make the artifacts accessible. Specifically, they were trying to find pages of Manley’s paper, The Wilmington Daily Record.

history when 1898 happened. This was, and still is, one of the most important black cities in American history. . . . [It] had in it an incredible memory of centuries of interracial cultural transference, and that was, as it turns out, taken, too. It was buried by what happened in 1898—that memory was buried.”

Among the people and stories Sullivan and Giddens have become fascinated by are Carrie Manley (née Sadgwar), Alex Manley’s wife, and a gentleman named Frank Johnson. Sullivan has been very excited to read Carrie Manley’s letters. “[They’re] online at Chapel Hill,” he said. “She wrote to her sons when she was very old about the amazing musical scene that had existed here.

She herself had been a soprano with the Fisk Jubilee Singers. She names some of the songs they do—and that doesn’t survive anywhere that I’ve been able to retrieve.”

dale Cemetery off 15th Street. “It was the biggest funeral,” Sullivan continued.

“There were 2,000 people marching in the funeral parade, black and white. ‘Old Frank Johnson is dead.’ That’s a beautiful scene: the firemen march, the fraternal orders [march], women marching black and white, bands playing, the funeral carriage, it’s just wild.”

“You can take my body, You can take my bones, You can take my blood, But not my soul” — Rhiannon Giddens, “At the Purchaser’s Option” Sullivan acknowledged the possibility of seeing Giddens bring Carrie Manley to life as enticing. He and Giddens have been working tirelessly to turn the 1898 stories into a possible musical.

The other character to appear in the show will be Frank Johnson—“the most important black musician in America at the time,” according to Sullivan. The one scholarly reference he can find for John“I think she has lived Carrie Manley’s son describes him as white because no story in a lot of ways,” Sullivan paralleled black man could have held Johnson’s to Giddens: “classical training, the ability accomplishments during the time. to move back and forth across high/low “He was a Wilmington figure,” Sullivan boundaries musically, and growing up in noted. Johnson is buried in Pine Forest, North Carolina as a mixed-race woman.” the African-American area within Oak-

From inspiration to polished stage production is a long road. Cucalorus is privileged to have a work-in-progress of “When the Battle’s Over: Songs of 1898,” shown first in the very theater, Thalian Hall, that existed within a few blocks of the egregious massacre. A lot of the songs Sullivan and Giddens will play were popular in 1898.

“It’s a way of being able to hear what they were listening to,” he explained, “the music that was coming out of their phonographs that year. What they were singing in church. One of the sources mentions a song being sung back in the woods behind Pine Forest where the people were hiding.”

Sullivan referenced the refugees who hid in and around the cemetery during a cold November night, driven suddenly from their homes with no preparation, no

blankets, no warm clothing.

Imagine for a moment fleeing a massacre within your own neighborhood, scooping up your small children and elderly relatives to hide amongst tombstones—not knowing whether your spouse is dead or alive. No medical help is available for the wounded—nor enough food. Imagine holding on to the meager hope of just making it through dawn. Yet, the fear of the unknown still punctures: Will help or resources be available—or will dawn only bring more horrors? A song passed in the night from one scared person to another begins, and in that moment, the loneliness lifts.

“Rhiannon is learning that song,” Sullivan nodded.

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BRIGHT IDEAS

FINAL RESTING PLACE

For some folks, Disneyland and Walt Disney World are more than amusement parks.

Take Jodie Jackson Wells of Boca Raton, Florida. In 2009, after her mother died, Wells smuggled in some of her ashes to Disney World and spread them on a favorite spot of her mom’s along the It’s a Small World ride.

Later, she leapt over a barricade at Cinderella’s Castle and flung ashes from both hands as she cavorted on the lawn. “Anyone who knew my mom knew Disney was her happy place,” Wells told The Wall Street Journal.

However, for the theme parks, the spreading of ashes presents a constant cleanup challenge, referred to by the code “HEPA cleanup” among custodians. (Other secret signals are Code V for vomit and Code U for urine.) Alex Parone of Saratoga Springs, New York, sprinkled his mother’s ashes in a flowerbed, then boarded It’s a Small World. “I was still crying.

That song is playing over and over again,

and there are those happy little animatronic things. I remember thinking, ‘This is weird.’”

But a Disney spokesperson said: “This type of behavior is strictly prohibited and unlawful,” and the Anaheim Police Department confirmed that spreading ashes without permission is a misdemeanor. To add insult to injury, when cremation residue is found on rides, they have to be shut down (riders are told there are “technical difficulties”) for cleaning.

WHAT WOULD YOUR MOTHER THINK?

In what can only be described as a “shaking my head” incident, an unnamed employee of the U.S. Geological Survey invited malware into the government agency’s computer system by visiting more than 9,000 porn websites on his work computer, according to an inspector general’s report. The Washington Post reported on Oct. 30 that many of the websites were Russian, and the malware spread to the entire network at the USGS. The employee also saved images from the sites on a USB drive and personal cellphone, which also contained malware. The Office of the Inspector General made recommendations to the USGS about preventing future malware infections, and a spokesperson for the IG’s office said the employee no longer works at USGS.

WHO’S CRYING NOW?

After the package bomb scares in New York and Florida, things were tense in Charlotte, North Carolina, in the early morning hours of Oct. 30 when mailroom employees at Duke Energy discovered a suspicious incoming package. They welcomed the Charlotte-Mecklenburg police and the bomb squad with “Open Arms,” and the building and surrounding roads were evacuated as officials investigated. But WBTV “Faithfully” reported that the small, hand-addressed manila envelope was “Worlds Apart” from a mail bomb: It merely contained a cassette tape with songs from the band Journey. To which we say, “Don’t Stop Believin’” in your fellow ‘80s music-loving humans.

LATEST RELIGIOUS MESSAGES

If “Pokemon Go” has overextended your short attention span, up your game with the Vatican’s “Follow JC Go,” a new augmented reality mobile game in which players collect saints and other notable Bible figures as they move through the world. Pope Francis has approved the game, which asks players to answer questions about the characters and donate to charities to earn game currency.

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Two mothers are suing the Adventure Learning Center day care in St. Louis over an incident in December 2016 when teachers organized a “fight club” among preschoolers. According to Fox 2 in St. Louis, the idea was conceived as a way to entertain the kids while the heater was broken. The 10-yearold sibling of one of the preschoolers was in the room next door and captured video of the fights with an iPad, then texted the video to his mom, Nicole Merseal, who believes the fight was broken up only because she called the director of the center. The video shows one teacher jumping up and down in excitement as another one puts “Incredible Hulk” fists on the kids, and cameras at the center recorded more than 30 minutes of fighting. While the St. Louis Circuit Attorney’s Office declined to prosecute, the teachers were fired and the center has been subject to increased inspections, resulting in 26 violations. The lawsuit is scheduled to go to trial in December.

EWWWWW

Construction workers in Valdosta, Georgia, were rattled on Oct. 30 when they tore down a second-story wall in a turn-of-the-20th-century building to find about 1,000 human teeth secreted inside. The T.B. Converse Building, constructed in 1900, was originally home to a dentist, Dr. Clarence Whittington, reported the Valdosta Daily Times. In 1911, Whittington was joined by Dr. Lester G. Youmans. Ellen Hill, director of Valdosta Main Street, said two other Georgia towns have had buildings, also home to dentists’ offices, where teeth have been found in the walls. “I’m not sure if it was a common practice” to deposit extracted teeth in the walls, she said. Valdosta police said there was no evidence of a crime.

BUT, WHY?

WPVI-TV in Philadelphia reported on Oct. 30 about a new fashion accessory: the Skin Heel. These thigh-high boots feature moles, hair and uneven skin tones, and the shoes are meant to look like surgically altered feet, with toes and long, realistic-looking skin-colored spikes on the heels. Conceived by Montreal, Canada, designers Hannah Rose Dalton and Steven Raj Bhaskaran, the creepy footwear will set buyers back $10,000. Fortunately, they’ve produced only one pair so far.

ANIMAL ANTICS

In the spirit of “be careful what you wish for,” a monkey in Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh, India, shimmied down a wall and stole a venomous cobra from a snake charmer at the Barbanki temple on Oct. 26. The man had just removed the snake from a basket when the monkey grabbed it and ran back up the wall, according to United Press International. The snake charmer tried to climb on a vendor’s cart to chase the monkey, but it got away. No word on the monkey’s fate.

VIEWS>>OP-ED

LET IT BEGIN WITH ME:

Flexing peace through strength BY: MARK BASQUILL

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hundred years ago, on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, peace broke out for a moment. After nearly 40 million total casualties, the world was sick of feeding the dogs of war, sick of rigid alliances, inflexible leaders, and immutable hatred. World leaders signed the Armistice of Compiègne to end World War I. Bells rang out to celebrate peace and perhaps to rouse the better angels of our nature. On November 11, we celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing to honor veterans that have faced the dogs of war.

Our better angels seem to go through phases of going to the gym, getting fit and strong before they slack off and get fat and lazy. When our better angels forget to exercise, the dogs of war feed on armies of patriotic youth. A mere 20 years after, the Armistice World War II caused between 60 and 80 million casualties, including 6 million Jews exterminated by Nazis, and the first victims of nuclear weapons. After World War II, the US fought major wars in Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan and minor wars on about every continent except Antarctica. The rest of the world has endured a century of minor wars, episodes of outright genocide, ethnic cleansing, and totalitarian regimes.

Still, our better angels are getting some exercise. Since World War II, we haven’t unleashed another nuclear weapon, have allowed very few countries to assert their rights to acquire territory outright through force, and the numbers of combat casualties continues to decline.

There’s also been an uptick of movements for peace. The League of Nations was formed. The Kellogg-Briand Pact idealistically (but not particularly effectively) outlawed war. Organizations like the defunct League of Nations, the United Nations, and current nuclear non-proliferation treaties may seem like failures to some.

Not to me. The fact they exist at all speaks to the possibility that, somehow, exercising our better angels can keep the dogs of war at bay.

October seemed to confound my optimism. We finished another hate-filled campaign season. (Next one starts Monday.)

Last month alone, the “MAGA Bomber” targeted the hated political opposition.

A racist shooter targeted hated blacks in Kentucky. Another shooter gunned down a

hated Jewish congregation in Pittsburgh.

In each case, ideological rigidity fueled conflict and violence.

Nearly unnoticed in October’s domestic terrorism was National Security Advisor John Bolton’s announcement the US was withdrawing from a nuclear non-proliferation pact with Russia. He’s a big “peace through strength” guy. He doesn’t mind rebooting a nuclear arms race. We’ll ensure peace by outgunning the world.

As we ring the bells to celebrate the end of World War I and honor our veterans, it’s clear the little pups and large dogs of war are still hungry.

OK. Maybe our better angels need to work out a little more, do more cardio, some yoga.

An old hymn begins, “Let there be peace on Earth and let it begin with me.” Waging peace is a very active, dynamic and heartfelt personal process. Cultivating personal peace requires intention, mindful awareness, and flexibility. It’s a process that will take a lot more than thinking.

In the spirit of exercising the better angels of our nature, two friends and I will join forces to share with veterans and the public a yoga workshop to cultivate personal peace, honor veterans, and benefit the Veterans Yoga Project. Yoga, meditation and other calming practices are becoming powerful ways to exercise our better angels, connect the head and heart, heal the wounds of war, and wage peace.

Terra Sol Sanctuary will graciously host the event on November 11 from 11 a.m to 2 p.m. Yoga teacher and Marine veteran Jennifer Brier will lead a creativity-based intention setting exercise and explore practical and contemplative strategies to bring more compassion and peace to ourselves and our world. I will stretch into a gentle flow class. Rebecca Gellman will teach a calming iRest, or yoga sleep class to conclude the event.

“Peace through strength” is fine to a point. But any athlete will tell you, strength without flexibility is a recipe for harm.

“Peace through flexibility” might help reduce injuries to bodies and souls.

Join us on November 11. If not, ring the bells to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Armistice, honor our veterans, and remember, “Let there be peace on Earth and let it begin with me.”

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DROP THE BEAT:

Cucalorus Stage expands with hip-hop collective Beats & Coffee at V/S/W Lounge BY: SHANNON RAE GENTRY

“W

e love hip-hop,” hip-hop artist Rene Plowden says of his Beats & Coffee collective in Wilmington. “We try to embody that culture in everything we do.”

Since Beats & Coffee was founded in 2016, Plowden and company have operated as a performance group. However, as of late, they have become a producer as well. Up-and-coming projects with affiliates include “Cycles” from guitarist Jay Killman, which is dropping in the upcoming months.

“Reciprocate” by fellow Beats cofounder Tod Soul is coming out within the next year.

“The motivation for creating Beats & Coffee spurred from a realization there was no critique process for beat makers and producers in Wilmington,” Soul says, “or in general, mostly.”

Beats & Coffee, with their natural talents for instrumental hip-hop and building soundscapes with samplings, will join Cucalorus Stage shenanigans on Friday, November 9 at the V/S/W Lounge, a.k.a Whiskey Tango Foxtrot. They’ll be joined by Charleston hiphop group Langston Hughes III and Wilmington’s subterrene. To pair up with Beats, coffee will be served by Casa Blanca Coffee Roasters. encore asked for some insight into what Beats & Coffee’s Rene Plowder, Tod Soul and RizzyBeats will bring to the Cucalorus dance floor, as well as what’s holding their attention at the festival this year. encore (e): Tell us more about the Beats & Coffee collective: how it got started and how many artists are involved.

Tod Soul (TS): At the time [we founded Beats & Coffee] I was participating in a lot of formal critiques in my poetry and art classes, and the level of connectivity and honesty it depended on seemed missing in the music community. Creating Beats & Coffee ended up being the foundation of a brotherhood that would continue to grow. As of right now there’s about seven active members, including our visual DJ MXL PXL, and then more producers we regularly work with as well. e: What artistic need is Beats & Coffee fulfilling in Wilmington’s music scene?

RizzyBeats (RB): I think Beats & Coffee fills a creative vacuum in Wilmington, particularly from a production and performance

standpoint.

TS: Often musicians use their performances mainly as an avenue to play music. With Beats & Coffee, we try to approach making the performance and presentation just an integral as the music itself.

Rene Powden (RP): Yeah, the tourist nature of the town has caused people to look at music more as passive entertainment rather than something that involves more experience and memorable performance.

RB: We want to make every show more memorable than the last. e: How do your all represent varying perspectives, production methods or performances? How do you find balance?

TS: From a literal standpoint, we all use different software to make our production.

Some of us work off analog equipment, some off digital. Some of us operate in a marriage of those things. In the end, we all create any way we can.

RB: From a performance standpoint, each of us have a different vibration we give off when performing. I’m more theatrical and brash when I’m performing. Tod, when he’s working through his set locks himself and the crowd into a trance-like state. Rene plays a lot of his instruments and synths live. It creates a very personal connection with the crowd.

RP: We all approach different styles in our production that, ultimately, still are representative of hip-hop. We show the full gamut. e: What typically drives your approach to your collective work?

TS: When we first started assembling compilations, we, actually, would use photographs and pieces of art to inspire our beats each week. I know sometimes I would see an

SOUND & VISION Visual/Sound/Walls has expanded from an opening-night party into a full-fledged lounge showcasing the best of music videos and performance art throughout the entire festival. Taking place Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, we interviewed Cucalorus Stage coordinator Brighid Greene. encore (e): Tell me what’s different about V/S/W in 2018.

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HIP-HOP TO THE BEAT: Beats & Coffee will debut new soundscapes at Cucalorus this Friday night. Courtesy photo

image and try to create textures with samples that match the image. In general, I create art to internalize my experiences and connect with other folks.

RP: I try to imagine the atmosphere of the photos and artworks and create a soundscape that coincided with the atmosphere that I felt the images were existing in.

RB: I was approaching the challenges by trying to score the moment in the photograph or artwork, much in the way a movie soundtrack supports a film. e: Are there any pieces especially for Cucalorus?

RB: Yes! We’re actually creating and debuting new songs that sample different genres of films.

e: How does Beats & Coffee fit under Cucalorus’ ever-expanding umbrella?

RP: It seems as though Cucalorus is widening to become inclusive to other facets of the arts, as well as film. We want to show how we can use our music to develop an experience that is theatrical and performative as well as musical. e: Which other performances are your looking forward to seeing at the festival?

RB: I’m really looking forward to catching quite a few of the movie shorts.

RP: I’m all about the freestyle, I’ll feel out my schedule the day of probably.

DETAILS:

Beats & Coffee w/ Langston Hughes III, subterrene

Friday, November 9, 8:30 p.m.

V/S/W Lounge at Whiskey Tango TS: For example, I’ll be digging for samFoxtrot • 111 Grace St. ples in some blaxploitation film soundtracks Tickets: $10 • cucalorus.org and restructuring some of those joints.

BEG: There are twenty six music videos, all of which you can also see on Thursday, Nov 9th at 6:30pm in our Hominy Shorts block in addition to being played all day starting at 12pm at the Visual/Sound/Wall Lounge on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.

Our programs are always mingling, so not only do we have a music video from the Wilmington band Pinky Verde, but they’ll also be playing on Saturday night alongside Rene Russell and headliner Lizdelise, a e: How many music videos are you pop-duo from Philadelphia, who is currentshowing each day. How many bands? And ly on tour, making Cucalorus one of their what are some of them? Which impressed stops. On Friday night we have more local you most and why?

Brighid Greene (BG): The V/S/W party has transformed into V/S/W Lounge. It is your multi-spirited venue, the heart of our Cucalorus Stage Festival where you can drop in during the day for a drink and stay all night for a fringe-style showcase of experimental theatre, comedy, and music from real good bands. We’ve still put together the year’s best music videos and they’ll be playing all day long on several screens.

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CHEEKY VIBES:

Norwood Cheek talks Cardinal Family Singers and Super 8 Filmmaking workshop “I’ve known Superchunk since they formed in Chapel Hill,” Cheek offers, “Laura and I were at UNC together.”

BY: SHANNON RAE GENTRY

C

ucalorus Festival reminds me of a version of “Stone Soup” of the arts.

“Stone Soup” is an old folk story my kindergarten teacher used to guide us little ones through a lesson about sharing.

Not just that we should share, but the idea if we each come to the proverbial table with something (no matter how small) it results in a meal everyone can enjoy. Cucalorus started with a melting pot of film (shorts, docs, animation, et al) 24 years ago and has since invited more chefs into their collective creative kitchen.

“I’ve been coming to Cucalorus since 1994,” notes filmmaker and musician Norwood Cheek. “Most memorable was the Cucalorus 2 in 1995 when I made my super-8 film ‘I Dreamed and Bluebird’ that premiered at Cucalorus. I edited the film on film and only finished it the night before the screening.”

Cheek has witnessed the evolution of the festival firsthand. He’s even led the 10x10 Filmmaking Challenge, wherein 10 entrepreneurs are paired with 10 filmmakers to make a 4-minute promo video over five days of the festival. “It’s a very inspiring experience,” he tells encore.

In 2018, Cheek—who started the Flicker Film Festival in Chapel Hill and Los Angeles—will be evolving his role at Cucalorus. First off, he will host a workshop, Intro to Super 8 Filmmaking at Visual/ Sound/Walls on Saturday. But before he gets behind the camera, he’ll take over the stage playing bass with the Cardinal Family Singers (CFS), which will open for Durham-based indie rockers Superchunk Wilmington musicians, subterrene with a video and music-based performance and Beats & Coffee who have a special Hollywood-themed night up their sleeves. Playing alongside them is Langston Hughes III from Charleston, South Carolina. e: When will performances at V/S/W take place, and what will they consist of?

Dancers, bands, performance artists?

BE: Each day performances start around 5p and go until midnight! The performance programming kicks off on Thursday with a play reading of Mary Worshippers and the

MUSIC AND FILM: Filmmaker and musician Norwood Cheek is returning to Cucalorus 24 with the Cardinal Family Singers to open for Superchunk this Wednesday and more. Courtesy photo

at Brooklyn Arts Center on November 7.

While Superchunk—including band members Mac McCaughan and Laura Ballance, who launched Merge Records (Arcade Fire, M Ward and Spoon) in 1989— has most Wilmington music lovers excited for Cucalorus’ opening night, the Cardinal Family Singers offer a balance of electronics merged with modern indie and pop. “We are all artists trying to do something new,” Cheek says, “trying to entertain and challenge ourselves and our friends.” Folks will hear ‘60s and pop vibes on CFS’s track “It’s OK,” while “Secret Bookcase” is more bass-driven with a Pixies’ influence.

Cheek and Superchunk go back, too, as he directed five music videos for the group, including “Tie a Rope,” “Mower,” “Precision Auto,” “Hyper Enough” and “Art Class.”

Sheepshead Bay by local playwright Shaun Mitchell featuring many local actors, and 5 Fish, a Goat Head, and a Bag of Money, a brand-new sketch comedy show about a hodgepodge of costumes and props unearthed from the dilapidated remains of many shuttered theaters by Wilmington-based Pineapple Shaped Lamps. Our out-of-town shows, which repeat on both Friday and Saturday, are the Future Perfect: A Postcapitalist Adventure by LA-based collective Freemachine, whose mission is to work toward an automated future that benefits everyone, and Ike Once More, a stream-of-consciousness

Calling himself a “nostalgic futurist,” Cheek has an eclectic tenure in Wilmington’s film and music scenes.

It spans back to his days with the band Sex Police. They played at the legendary Mad Monk, where some of David Lynch’s famed “Blue Velvet” was shot. At the Cardinal Family Singers’ foundation is a duo made up of Cheek and singer Peyton Reed. They’ve enlisted many other players over the years, from Eels guitarist Mike Sawitzke and drummer Derek “Knuckles” Brown, to SuperChunk frontman Mac McCaughan and 13-yearold Ben Maxwell on cello, to Norwood’s own mom on backing vocals. Cheek’s appearance with the current iteration of CFS, featuring Lydia Hyslop (keyboard, vocals), Bill Ladd (guitar) and Jon Treneff (drums), at Cucalorus will be the first time they’ve played in Wilmington.

“Lately, my songs are about escaping or leaving or running away or a version of those sentiments,” he details. “I write a lot of songs based on melodies that come to me, usually when I’m driving. I am primarily a bass player so most of my songs rely heavily on the bass. I am enamored with synthesizers combined with a great guitar sound—Devo is a big influence on me, es-

pecially their first three records.”

Cheek is heading back into the recording studio in LA with singer and CFS bandmate Peyton Reed in 2019. “We are still writing songs for the new record, though, several of these we will perform Wednesday night,” he divulges. He also continues to produce music videos. His video for The Beths’ “Little Death” (“Future Me Hates Me,” August 2018) is playing as part of Visual/Sound/Walls on Thursday, November 8.

As well, Cheek is leading a free session on the evolution of film formats on Saturday, November 10. In it, he will provide insight into shooting super 8 today (available film stocks, camera features to look for, etc.) and give attendees hands-on experience shooting on super 8 film. The workshop is limited to 25, so folks should RSVP to norwoodcheek@gmail.com.

DETAILS:

Cardinal Family Singers

Opening for Superchunk Wednesday, November 7 Brooklyn Arts Center 516 N. 4th St. Tickets: $25-$50

Intro to Super 8 Filmmaking Featuring Norwood Cheek Saturday, November 10 V/S/W Lounge Whiskey Tango Foxtrot 111 Grace St. Free

RSVP to norwoodcheek@gmail.com

variety show by Ikechukwu Ufomaduna, named one of five “Comics to Watch in 2018”

by Time Out New York. Each night ends with something musical. Swing into Verses: Versus for free on Thursday night to sing a la karaoke non-binary love songs, and come by on Friday and Saturday night for the bands mentioned above.

be open to the public. Come by for a taste of Cucalorus where the music videos will either lull you or give you the jolt you’ve been looking for- we encourage you to sit back, grab a drink, and talk about what you’ve just seen or to the friend you’ve just made. Upstairs in the loft while the lounge is open to the public on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday will be e: How will WTF be set up and are they an ongoing video installation, The Evolution doing anything special per drinks during of Silence (Version 2), which explores the dynamics of conflict and its relationship to V/S/W? memory and place.

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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8

Justin Cody Fox (8pm; Free; Americana)

—Dead Crow Comedy Room, 265 N. Front St.

—Skytown Beer Co., 4712 New Centre Dr.

Odd Corey: Sword Swallowing Dare Devil (9pm; $5-$10)

Improv Comedy (7pm; $3)

Trivia Thursday w/ Sherri ‘So Very’! (6:30pm; Free)

Cucalorus Opening Night Concert with Superchunk (8:30pm; $25-$50; Punk, Rock)

Port City Shakedown (6:30pm; Free; Dance)

Benny Hill Smooth Jazz (7pm; Free)

—Dead Crow Comedy Room, 265 N. Front St.

—Brooklyn Arts Center, 516 N 4th St.

—Sweet n Savory Cafe, 1611 Pavillion Place

Rock N Rage (10pm; Free; Rock)

—Leland Municipal Park, 113 Town Hall Dr.

Open Mic Comedy (7pm; $0-$3)

Bryan Toney (7pm; $3; Alternative)

—Katy’s Grill and Bar, 1054 S. College Rd.

—Ted’s Fun on the River, 2 Castle St.; 910-231-3379

A Class Act (7pm; $3)

Trivia (7:30pm; Free)

—Ted’s Fun on the River, 2 Castle St.; 910-231-3379

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—Hell’s Kitchen, 118 Princess St.; 910-763-4133

FireDrums & Tarot Thursdays (8pm; Free)

—Juggling Gypsy, 1612 Castle St.; 910-763-2223

—Pour Taproom, 201 N. Front St.

—Juggling Gypsy, 1612 Castle St.; 910-763-2223

Skyler Lutes (10pm; TBD; Reggae) —The Whiskey, 1 S. Front St.

Valient Thorr (7pm; TBD; Rock)

—Reggies 42nd Street Tavern, 1415 S. 42nd St.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9

Violet Bell and Into the Fog (5pm; Free)

—Waterline Brewing Company, 721 Surry Lane

DeAnne Smith w/ Kevin Yee (7pm, 9:30pm; $15; Comedy)

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—Dead Crow Comedy Room, 265 N. Front St.

Wilmington Music Festival: Igor Pikayzen & Barry Salwen (7:30pm; $10-$35; Violin, Piano) —UNCW Beckwith Recital Hall, 5270 Randall Dr.

L Shape Lot Duo (7:30pm; Free; Americana) —Pour Taproom, 201 N. Front St.

Joey I.L.O. (8pm; $10; Comedy)

—The Bridge Church, 2101 Market St.

Jazz Night with James Jarvis (8pm; Free)

—Bottega Art Bar and Gallery, 723 N. 4th St.

Mike Corrado (8pm; Free; Singer-Songwriter)

La Terza Classe (9:30pm; Free; Bluegrass, Folk) Wilmington Death Metal Convention V (7pm; $9) —Reggies 42nd Street Tavern, 1415 S. 42nd St.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 11

Pets For Vets Fundraiser Concert (2pm; Free)

—Waterline Brewing Company, 721 Surry Lane

Books, Beer, & Jazz Piano (3pm; Free)

—Old Books on Front, 249 N. Front St.; 910-76-BOOKS

—SeaWitch Cafe & Tiki Bar, 227 Carolina Beach Ave N.; 910-707-0533

Bluegrass Jam (6pm; Free)

Art, Comedy, Poetry, Magic, Fun! The Charm of B’Ellana Duquesne (8pm; Donations)

Open Mic Night (7pm; $3)

—Bottega Art Bar and Gallery, 723 N. 4th St.

—Ted’s Fun on the River, 2 Castle St.; 910-231-3379

Violet Bell (8pm; Free; Folk)

Sunday School Underground (8pm; Free)

Homegrown Arts Festival (9pm; $5; Music, Arts)

Steep Canyon Rangers (5pm; Free; Bluegrass)

—Waterline Brewing, 721 Surry St. —Juggling Gypsy, 1612 Castle St.; 910-763-2223

Blind Justice (9:30pm; Free; Classic Rock)

—Hell’s Kitchen, 118 Princess St.; 910-763-4133

The Clams (9:30pm; Free; Rock-n-Roll)

—Satellite Bar and Lounge, 120 Greenfield St.

Kendall Street Company (10pm; Free; Rock) —The Whiskey, 1 S. Front St.

Hugh Mallard/Andy Blair/Bobby McGranahan (10pm; Free; Americana) —Duck n Dive, 114 Dock St.

Port City Trio (7pm; $3; Jazz)

—Ted’s Fun on the River, 2 Castle St.; 910-231-3379

Wilmington Death Metal Convention V (7pm; $9) —Reggies 42nd Street Tavern, 1415 S. 42nd St.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10 Recovery Rock Fest (10am; Free)

—Hugh McRae Park, 1799 S. College Rd.

The Phantom Playboys (8pm; Free; Rockabilly) —Palate, 1007 N 4th St.

End of the Line (7pm; $3; Folk)

—Satellite Bar and Lounge, 120 Greenfield St.

—Juggling Gypsy, 1612 Castle St.; 910-763-2223 —Greenfield Lake Amphitheater, 1941 Amphitheatre Dr.

Trivia (7:30pm; Free)

—Hell’s Kitchen, 118 Princess St.; 910-763-4133

Open Mic hosted by James Jones (8pm; Free)

—Juggling Gypsy, 1612 Castle St.; 910-763-2223

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13

Axtell (12am; Cover TBA; Folk, Soul)

—Juggling Gypsy, 1612 Castle St.; 910-763-2223

Tuesday Night Trivia (6:30pm; Free) —The Sour Barn, 7211 Market St.

Trivia w/ Sherri ‘So Very’ & Taco Tues (7pm; Free) —Local’s Tavern, 1107 New Pointe Blvd.

Hourglass Studios Open Mic (7:30pm; Free)

Irish Michele (7pm; Free)

DJ Elementary (10pm; Free; Pop)

DeAnne Smith w/ Kevin Yee (7pm, 9:30pm; $15; Comedy)

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14

Love Story in Music: Nikoleta Rallis & Aza Sydykov (7:30pm; $10-$35) —UNCW Beckwith Recital Hall, 601 S. College Rd.

Kristie Lynn (9pm; Free; Singer-Songwriter) —Times Out Sports Bar II, 6745 Market St.

Rebekah Todd & The Odyssey (9pm; Free; Soul) —Pour Taproom, 201 N. Front St.

$2.75 Miller Lite • $4 Wells, 1/2 price bottles of wine $2 off a dozen oysters Live music from Jeremy Norris

$3 Corona/ Corona lt • $4 Mimosa $4 Bloody Mary Live music from L-Shape Lot duo 3pm and Clay Crotts 8pm

WEDNESDAY

SUNDAY

$3.50 Pint of the Day $4 Fire Ball

$3.75 Sweetwaters $4.50 Absolute Lemonade

$5 Mimosas $5 Car Bombs

$3.75 Sweet Josie $4 Margaritas

$5 Bloody Mary’s & Mimosas *Drink Specials run all day

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—Fermental, 7250 Market St.; 910-821-0362

JB Boxter (3pm; Free; Singer-Songwriter)

—Fermental, 7250 Market St.; 910-821-0362

$3 Miller Lite $4 Deep Eddy Lemon Drop shots $5 Deep Eddy Grapefruit and Soda All floors open

Axtell (7pm; Free; Folk, Soul)

Tuesday Night Contra Dance (7:30pm; $5)

Garrett Doughton (7pm; Free; Jazz, Rock, Fusion)

SATURDAY

$3 Fat Tire & Voo Doo $5 Jameson • $2 Tacos Pub Trivia on Tuesday Live music from Rebekah Todd

—Calico Room, 107 S. Front St.; 910-762-2091

Irish Traditional Session (2pm; Free)

—Dead Crow Comedy Room, 265 N. Front St.

TUESDAY

$3.75 Hay Bale Ale

$3.75 Red Oak Draft $4 Wells 65 Wings, 4-7pm

Piano Jazz with James Jarvis (7pm; Free)

Wilmington Symphony Pops! (7:30pm; $40-$85)

—Hoplite Pub, 720 N. Lake Park Blvd.

$2 Select Domestic • $3 Draft $4 Flavored Bombs 1/2 Price Apps Live Music from Tony and Adam

FRIDAY

$2.75 Michelob Ultra $3.25 Stella $4.50 Lunazul Tequila All Floors open

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12

Home.Grown: Festival (12pm; $5; Arts, Music)

—Wrightsville Beach Brewery, 6201 Oleander Dr.

MONDAY

—Reggies 42nd Street Tavern, 1415 S. 42nd St.

Karaoke w/ Party Gras (7pm; Free)

—The Dubliner Irish Pub, 1756 Carolina Beach Rd.

100 S. FRONT ST. 910-251-1832 LIVE MUSIC in the courtyard 7 days a week

$2.50 PBR 16oz cans $3.50 Sam Seasonal and Hoppyum IPA draft $5 Redbull and Vodka 1/2 price wings Live music from Josh Solomon

Wilmington Death Metal Convention V (7pm; $9)

—Ted’s Fun on the River, 2 Castle St.; 910-231-3379 —Waterline Brewing, 721 Surry St.

THURSDAY

—Satellite Bar and Lounge, 120 Greenfield St.

• 16 NC brews on tap • 8 big screen TV’s • Sports packages

• Bar games • Free popcorn machine

Ch eers!

Trivia Night & FREE Wings Every Tuesday @ 9pm Sip & Spell Adult Spelling Bee Every Wednesday @ 9pm Free Hot Dog Station and Pot Luck Every Sunday 106 N 2nd Street

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KARAOKE

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BREAKFAST BUFFET 9:00 A.M. - 2:00 P.M. • $4 MIMOSA’S

—Hoplite Pub, 720 N. Lake Park Blvd.

—Wilson Center, 703 N. 3rd St.

—5th Ave. United Methodist Chu., 409 S. 5th Ave. —Goat & Compass, 710 N. 4th Street;

—Palm Room, 11 E. Salisbury St.; 910-509-3040

Music from the Pre-Civil War Era with Susan Savia (6:30am; $15) —Bellamy Mansion, 503 Market St.

Improv Comedy (7pm; $3)

—Dead Crow Comedy Room, 265 N. Front St.

Benny Hill Smooth Jazz (7pm; Free)

—Sweet n Savory Cafe, 1611 Pavillion Place

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SOLO TOUR: For anyone who missed Tyler Ramsey, formerly of Band of Horses, at Bourgie Nights the other week can catch him at Cat’s Cradle on November 9. Courtesy photo.

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LINCOLN THEATRE 126 E. CABARRUS ST., RALEIGH, NC (919) 821-4111 11/8: Papadosio with Litz 11/9: The LACS 11/10: Will Hoge and Ryan Culwell 11/11: The Infamous Stringdusters 11/14: Allen Stone and Nick Waterhouse 11/15: PJ Morton and Grace Weber 11/16: Runaway Gin 11/17: The White Panda, Caye and New City

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ARTS>>ART

RIDE INTO THE UNKNOWN: Get a Lynchian dose of art on the Bus to Lumberton at Cucalorus 24 In 2018, performance artist Alexandra Tatarsky, a Cucalorus alum, is taking over the n 1985, an avant-garde filmmaker by wheel, so to speak.

“What I love so much about Bus to the name of David Lynch set up shop on Wilmington’s streets, armed with the bona Lumberton lives on in stories, distortions, fide acting chops of Isabella Rossalini and mystery, curiosity, legends,” Tatarsky tells.

Dennis Hopper. What was born, “Blue Vel- “That’s what’s so delightful about it as a vet,” has gone on to be hailed as one of the tradition: The surreal, the inexplicable, the greatest made in ILM’s local film industry misremembered all weave together, eerily.” (sans “Muppets From Space,” of course).

Inspired by how David Lynch digs into As such, our independent Cualorus Festival the depths of what it means to be ugly, writpays homage to the flick annually. ing and perverse in the midst of America’s “The Bus to Lumberton” (“Blue Velvet” happy shiny faces is driving Tatarsky’s was set in Lumberton) has become many hand. It actually appeared last year durart installations throughout the years dur- ing her show, “Americana Pyschobabble,” ing Cucalorus. Joel Fernando decked out a which focused on processing a multitude of three-story building as an immersive experi- feelings in a vulnerable nation: rage, fear, ence in the heart of downtown Wilmington, hope, despair, anxiety. with every room taking on a different theme “Dan Brawley was the first to tell me my from the movie and actors portraying it. show felt very Lynchian to him,” she says, Josephine Decker’s Lumberton 5K and Mi- “and I hadn’t realized it but it’s true. I am chael Arcos’ “Dark Ride” also are standouts. fascinated by the way ugliness lurks within

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Tatarsky on where to meet and when. What happens on the other side is unknown.

However, folks will find her inspiration culled from candycolored clowns, velvet undersides, dirty roses, and ears in the ground.

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“Encounters might include anything from simply drinking a Pabst and touching a hidden softness at Slow Club, to inhabiting a scene of love and abjection in an abandoned field,” she explains.

Mainly, it will be an auditory experience for folks, in true Lynchian fashion. Tatarsky may ask participants to “find their lost ears and listen to the festering ground.” There may be cake to eat or a wig to try on, but it all revolves around keeping an open mind and open ears to find a healing experience of sorts.

GIRL IN A STRANGE WORLD: Alexandra Tatarsky will leadthe art installtion, Bus to Lumberton, as part of Cucalorus 2018. Courtesy photo.

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the seemingly innocent, and absurdity is everywhere you look, once you open up to noticing it—especially in the U.S. We have a lot of work to do to continue unpacking the violence upon which this nation was founded and continues to propagate.”

Tatarsky will be emceeing between many films this year, as she has done at previous Cucaloruses. These small stints have provided her a place to cultivate a unique voice for her stage performances, too.

“I discovered some of my best material while trying to impress audiences as an MC—improvising while eating an extremely hot pepper to introduce ‘Hot Pepper Shorts Block,’ or having capers thrown at me to introduce a ‘caper,’ or writing a very long lizard song about assholes to introduce an amazing film called ‘Assholes.’”

She is continuing on her windy and unpredictable path to bring delirium and surrealism to captivate audiences in her rendition of Bus to Lumberton on Saturday and Sunday during the festival. Folks who wish to participate must email BusToLumberton@ cucalorus.org and receive a response from

“I think close listening is the first step toward healing these very deep and complicated wounds,” Tatarsky notes. “And I hope brave works of art can help us learn how to sit with fear, discomfort, and complexity and move toward understanding.”

More so, she hopes participants walk away with a light of wonderment shone on everything they encounter thereafter. She hopes they embrace that which can even be found disgusting with a bit of compassion.

It’s basically the heart and soul of “Blue Velvet.”

“After all, it’s a strange world, isn’t it?” she asks. “I’ve been thinking a lot about what I’d like to stumble upon, unexpectedly, along the way. And how to evoke a feeling of mystery and chance in the stumbling. Also, how to fall in love with a stranger. Also, what’s better: Heineken or PBR?”

DETAILS:

Bus to Lumberton

Saturday, November 10, or Sunday, November 11 Must email bustolumberton@cucalorus.org for instructions on how to participate

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November 14th, 5:30 - 6:30 pm. Meet the artist and enjoy complimentary appetizers and a champagne toast.

“Archival Ink Transfer Prints by Bob Bryden” and “Photography by (Joe) P. Wiegmann” continues at the District Kitchen and Cocktails, 1001 N. 4th Street through the end of the year.

One-man show “Escape into Plein Air” features Robert Rigsby. The show will highlight oil paintings from Rob’s 6 month trip visiting all fifty national parks. Rob also wrote a book about his journey and it is available under the same name on Amazon.

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Art in Bloom Gallery is in a renovated 19th-century horse stable and presents an eclectic mix of original art by emerging and established artists. View our featured exhibits: 1) “Traveling Light: A Collaborative Exhibit” with Gale Smith’s colorful woven copper and Alice Blake Powell’s exquisite fashion design; and 2) “Thirteenth Grade” with student artists from the Wilmington Early College High School experimenting in multiple mediums, November 2nd-24th. Art in Bloom Gallery is open until 9 pm on Fourth Friday Gallery Night including November 23rd.

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In addition to our gallery at 210 Princess Street, Art in Bloom Gallery partners with local businesses to exhibit original art in other locations. Art Exhibits include: “Art of the Camera: A Group Photography Exhibit” continues through February 4, 2019 at Platypus & Gnome Restaurant, 9 South Front Street.

“What Water Knows: Photographs by Charles Kernan” continues through December 7th at Waterline Brewing Company, 721 Surry Street.

“The Familiar Distance in Going Home: Visual Narratives by Pam Toll” continues through January 21, 2019 at PinPoint Restaurant, 114 Market Street. Join us for a special reception on Wednesday, 18 encore | november 7 - november 13, 2018 | www.encorepub.com

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Now featuring the work of Mike Brining. Brining’s exhibit will use paintings and sculptures to demonstrate the transitional states that a visual image or icon may occupy in our perception—from the beginning state of a black and white conception through to the finalization of the image presented in full color.

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ARTS>>THEATRE

HUMOR ABOUNDS:

Cucalorus Stage welcomes a professor, a comedy troupe and a two-(wo)man show among the ranks

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discovery that will change the face of medical science forever. However, due to his unethical methods, a colleague threatens to destroy his work, which forces Dr. Jekyll to perform the procedure on himself. As a result of the experiment, the persona of Edward Hyde cohabits his body. He has developed a potion to allow him to switch back and forth between the two with great moral conflict.

BY: NINA CARUSO & SHANNON GENTRY

ucalorus’ year-old Stage experience is an innovative and ambitious showcase of comedy, dance, theater and music. Where artists were limited to telling their stories on a screen for the past 22 years, they now have the space to interact with audiences in a way that has changed Cucalorus forever.

This year Cucalorus’ lineup includes 28 stage productions, including “5 Fish, a Goat Head, and a Bag of Money” from local comedy troupe Pineapple-Shaped Lamps; “Academania: aka I’m Only Doing This for Tenure” from UNCW associate professor and thespian Ed Wagenseller; and “Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde” from Blanket Fort Entertainment out of L.A., in conjunction with Wilmington’s own Opera House Theatre Company. The three stage productions challenge audiences to take ideas and themes of the human experience and incorporate them into their daily lives.

Wagenseller’s “Academania: aka I’m Only Doing This for Tenure” is a new oneman show about his 25-year journey trying to find his forever place in the field of education. He’s hesitant to call the almost hourlong comedy a musical, as it’s more of play with musical interludes. The show features five original songs, all told stream-of-consciousness and played on guitar or banjo.

“The music is just a way of breaking up the monotony of my voice,” he quips. “I’ve done this long enough to know there’s a couple of things [that will kill] academia: one is PowerPoint, which I use in the show just to make fun of it. The other is just listening to somebody ramble on, talking about themselves, which is what I do for 55 minutes.”

“Academania” is simultaneously a love letter and hate mail to the academic system in general from his arrival as first-year student to teaching assistant to assistant professor. Throughout the show, Wagenseller is alone and trying to secure stable employment in a competitive world. Along the way surreal discoveries leave the audience questioning if realities they know are true.

Having been in several film productions throughout Cucalorus’ 24-year ride, “Academania” is his first stage production.

It reveals how the teaching industry is not a cakewalk, and can be hard to traverse for people with vague knowledge of the world.

Along the way, Dr. Jekyll, a well-respected surgeon, begins to doubt the experiment, while Mr. Hyde, the loathsome criminal with a bad reputation, wants to continue to live and turns to desperate measures to avoid getting caught. The story focuses on timeless themes, such as, “What is morality? How do we know what is good and evil?

Does society tell us? Does religion? Do we inherently know what goodness is?”

JOURNEY THROUGH ACADEMIA: Ed Wagenseller’s one-man show, ‘Academania’ is a gasp Doing This for Tenure” transcends from stage to the real world. To be clear, howof a good time during Cucalorus. Courtesy photo

ever, while Wagenseller spends 50 or so minutes making fun of academia, he also celebrates it. “There is a wart on the butt of every job out there and I just happen to use academia to highlight the warts that exist there,” he notes.

Despite acting in several well-known television programs (“House of Cards,” “Sleepy Hollow”), he calls this the most honest work he’s done to date. Wagenseller envisioned the story in theatrical form because it would While Wagenseller is waxing “Academabring different views and experiences to the nia,” another production will bring to light table than a film would. maniacal themes from the famed “Dr. Je“‘Academania’ is right for Cucalorus be- kyll and Mr. Hyde.” Presented by Wilmingcause Cucalorus films and productions ton’s own Opera House Theatre Company are always on the edge and the fringe,” he (OHTC) and co-produced with Anna Stromstates, “and this show skirts the fringe of berg and Burt Grinstead of Blanket Fort Entraditional plays because of how controver- tertainment (BFE), the production takes a sial it is.” turn from dark and brooding to comical. It’s He performed the first 15 minutes of the even gained critical success in Hollywood. show as part of 2017’s Cucalorus Stage. “We are just so excited for the East Coast The work-in-progress helped him flesh out premiere of our little production!” former the finished production. He shows a flawed Wilmingtonian Stromberg tells. and uneasily navigable system, and even Stromberg became friends with OHTC takes apart higher education to reveal artistic director Justin Smith while growing struggles and confusion within the field. up in North Carolina and performing the“I think some of the root problems is atre around ILM’s famed stages. Stromacademics sometimes forget who they are berg annually attended Cucalorus before there to serve,” he specifies. “We are here moving out to L.A. to found Blanket Fort to serve the student. But depending on the Entertainment. professor and what university they’re at, whether it’s a research one or research two . . . a research one university is not about the student, it’s about publishing and research. To me, that’s foreign.

“I felt like Wilmington was a real community of support and creativity,” she gushes.

“I’m so excited they’ve expanded the festival to encompass all types of art forms, and we’re just thrilled to be a part of it!”

The fear of an unstable future and the The show takes place in the fog-ridden commentary on modern-day employers streets of London in the 19th century, where and society in “Academania: aka I’m Only Dr. Henry Jekyll is close to a neurological

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“I think what initially drew us to the story was the duality of the title character,” Stromberg says. “As writers and actors, we knew it would be a fun challenge to tackle this age-old tale.”

One of Blanket Fort Entertainment’s goals is to create fast-paced, fun and moving theatre. Because of how well-known the story is makes it all the more ripe for a comedic retelling.

“Because everyone is on the same page, we can begin to poke fun of the genre and the story right away without having to spend so much time on exposition,” Stromberg notes. “However, it is an incredibly dark tale, so finding the balance between comedy and tragedy is a big challenge. . . . One element that we used was the style and tone of [older] films. The utter commitment to completely cheesy moments was something we really wanted to poke fun of, while maintaining the truth of these characters. One scene in particular comes to mind where we do a very dramatic chase that usually has people in stitches.”

Grinstead and Stromberg play many relatable characters, like narrator Mr. Utterson, Richard Enfield, Dr. Lanyon, Dr. Henry Jekyll, Edward Hyde, Sir Danvers Carew and Richard Poole. “There is one character in particular from early in the play who makes a later appearance, and each time she does the audience really gets a kick out of it,” Stromberg notes. “I think this is probably the main element that separates our version from other adaptations; it’s probably more fair to say it’s a parody rather than an adaptation of the novella.”

Comedy is something local troupe Pine-

apple-Shaped Lamps are all too familiar with on Wilmington’s theatre scene.

They’ve also been a part of Cucalorus in year’s past but this year brings new laughter with their sketch comedy show “5 Fish, a Goat Head, and a Bag of Money.” It features a hodgepodge of props and costumes from several theatres around the Cape Fear region.

“Earlier this year PSL helped clean up North Front Theater [and] we came across myriad alarming and absurd props from productions past,” says Jessica Gift, director of the show.

As a tribute to the relics, the troupe used them as inspiration for writing a sketch show. Included were five plastic fish, whose former lives were in “Big Fish: The Musical” and then repainted for “39 Steps”; a goat mask from the musical “Triassic Parq”; and a burlap sack originally used for a bag of loot in the musical “Bonnie and Clyde.”

The writers were presented with the pile and tasked with incorporating at least one of the found objects into their sketches.

The show is a collection of pieces with a through-line of props and costumes that tie them all together. This isn’t the first time PSL has explored writing in this way.

“We have experimented with similar concepts in the past,” PSL founder Wes Brown says. “We did a show once where all of the sketches we performed were written within one hour. Another time we had a few specifics that each sketch needed to involve (a prop, line, location) and developed an entire show based around that. . . . I think it’s both fun and challenging for the writers to work with prompts. The items are very specific in nature, but the sketch surrounding them has the opportunity of being quite absurd.”

“5 Fish, a Goat Head, and a Bag of Money” hits darker notes of humor and is heavily based in character. It makes the production complimentary to the “anything goes” ideal of the Cucalorus lineup. Gift explains how it’s given them a chance to use sketch comedy as a tool to explore the surrealism of human relationships. Rather than a show heavy with quirky loglines, it is a show that explores how comedy can show positive relationships, character growth, and occasionally dark truths. Each sketch touches on one of the many kinds of relationships experienced between different people.

“The writers seemed to unintentionally decide to explore more grounded themes than we have in the past,” says writer Lucy

O’Brien. “The show feels less wacky and more relatable, I think.”

It also gives performers a better launching pad to jump from and explore. It has encouraged all of the actors to be cooperative and to rely on each other. Her favorite sketch from “5 Fish...” is called “Drunk Girls,” written with fellow performer Matt Carter. “We wanted to write a sketch about the experience of being drunk in the bathroom and making best friends with a stranger because you complimented her shoes,” she explains. “It just feels so positive and supportive, and it’s a lot of fun to perform.”

Carter plays six characters in total: Woody, Quiznos, Gaston the Delivery Goat, Jarvis, Hugh, and Chetwick. They are, in order, a man at a high school reunion; a “regular teen”; a delivery goat; a hyperactive 8-year-old; a man on a date with his girlfriend; and a totally bro bank robber.

“My hope is that you laugh at least one sketch, it’s like a buffet of different types of humor,” Carter says.

As well, Pineapple-Shaped Lamps also will have their short, “Class Dismissed,”

shown in the Jackfruit block at Jengo’s Playhouse on both Friday, November 9 at 7:15 p.m. and Sunday, November 11 at 9:45 p.m.

DETAILS:

5 Fish, a Goat Head and a Bag of Money

Thursday November 8, 9:15 p.m.

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Academania: aka I’m Only Doing This for Tenure Thursday, November 8, 7 p.m. • $15 Saturday, November 10, 2 p.m. • $10 TheatreNOW • 19 S. 10th St.

An Opera House production of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Saturday, November 10, 8 p.m Thalian Hall Main Stage 310 Chestnut St. $20

ARTS>>FILM

FROM VLOGGER TO VISIONARY: Three films to top the list during Cucalorus 24 BY: ANGHUS HOUVOURAS

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t’s that time of year: Temperatures are cooling. Everything’s getting a dusting of pumpkin spice. We no longer have to endure people talking about boring baseball—because everyone will be talking about all the independent film coming to Wilmington from around the world.

Cucalorus welcomes hungry audiences looking to have their cinematic genitals stroked with a number of quality films—over 200, mind you— both entertaining and accessible. Here are three of my favorites from this year’s selections.

8 SLICES

Thursday, November 8, 10 a.m., $10 Friday, November 9, 7:45 p.m., $15 Thalian Main, 310 Chestnut St.

I mentioned “accessible” movies in my introduction because festival features are often perceived as being “fringe films”—movies that challenge cinematic conventions and force the audience outside of their comfort zone. “8 Slices” is a different kind of movie. It will feel more familiar to mainstream ticket-buying audiences who appreciate a good, heart-warming story

with interesting characters in a familiar setting.

The new feature from local filmmaker Nick Westfall is an endearing piece of independent cinema and feels inspired by classics like “Empire Records” (filmed right here in the Port City) and “Clerks.”

Patronies Pizza is on the precipice of packing it up. The proprietor (Justin Smith, local actor and Opera House Theatre Company artistic director) has spent the last 18 years promoting his small-town pizzeria but may have to start passing out the pink slips. This is not taken well by his staff of quirky, extremely literate locals who see the restaurant’s potential closing as a metaphor for the death of the American dream. Of course, we all know said dream is a lie—a carrot dangled by the elite to keep us running on our treadmills and distracted with our own meager hopes. But, to the staff of Patronies, it means something.

Things get more interesting when a popular Vlogger shows up with dubious motivations and gets a job under the none-too-subtle guise of John Galt (another well-known Wilmington actor, Jesse Boyd). Who is John Galt? And why is he in Brunswick County, working at a mom-andpop pizzeria?

The answer is surprising.

Like any good ensemble workplace comedy, Westfall does a great job providing us with an eclectic blend of characters. Their lovable misfits and find camaraderie in their shared labor.

There’s Jack (Harrison Stone), the strange cipher with identity issues who occasionally addresses the audience who may or may not be there; Cimone (Kathy Searle), the townie who has been accustomed to fleeting relationships.

Each character has his and her own particular schools of thought and brings something tasty to the table. The cast is remarkably spry and likable.

There’s some nice real-world sentiments in the movie. The mysterious John Galt is forced to deal with grim realities of nihilism and wonders if cynical content he’s producing is a real reflection of who he wants to be.

I admire the film’s examination of our current social-media and Reddit-obsessed culture. It delves into how folks get a reaction and stoke the coals of polarization is the way to succeed— in a world where everyone is fighting for brief moments of attention. Like a good deep dish pie, there are layers to “8 Slices.”

There’s some interesting things happening beneath the surface; a subtle intellectualism reveals itself as the story progresses. Westfall has crafted a unique, trojan horse-style story— an introspective thinker lurking in the husk of a heartfelt workplace dramedy. It’s like “Empire Records,” except all the albums are audio books. There are a few moments where the film borders on artistically indulgent, but it’s reined in before it becomes too hammy.

The encouraging feature has managed to walk the perilous line between “wholesome entertainment” and “artistic exploration” with grace.

Cinematographer Brad Walker does a great job giving life to the locations, finding interesting nooks and crannies of Brunswick County.

We’re fortunate to have so much artistic talent in our area. “8 Slices” shows the independent film scene in the Port City is alive and well, and producing engaging and unique content.

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Thursday, November 8, 7 p.m., $15 Station Main, 502 N. Front St.

Friday, November 9, 4 p.m., $10

Jengo’s Playhouse, 815 Princess St.

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Can a quirky, single creative woman find love in New York City? Or is she doomed to indulge her entertaining inner monologue and fall victim to the voices in her head that don’t seem to be helping? I’ve been here before, watching shows like “Sex and the City” and “Girls” next to my wife, debating whether or not gouging out my eyes and piercing my eardrums was a worthwhile pursuit. “In Reality” is something completely different (thank God!): engaging, self-effacing and very human. It’s a story of one woman’s struggle with loving someone, only to discover they don’t love you back.

Ann (Ann Lupo) believes she understands the concept of love. She has grasped the concept in the observational sense and yearns to find herself in its warm embrace. The reality is something far more complex and not quite the fantasy she has made it out to be in her very active imagination. It plays itself out in entertaining cutaways and gives us added insight into her troubled psyche. For Ann love feels like a foregone conclusion—a societal expectation that everyone else is waiting for.

She’s introduced to John (Miles Jackson) and everything begins to make sense. They get along great. There’s a shared appreciation and admiration for one another. Ann falls hard and fast for John, who seems to be sending out all the right signals. They kiss. They fuck. Then John has a soul-crushing conversation with Ann and informs her he just wants to be friend, and “doesn’t want to lead her on.” Her world begins to spin off its axis, as she struggles to find a path forward.

After a conversation with a coworker, she decides to pursue a friendship with John in hopes he eventually will reciprocate her feelings. What’s the worst that could happen? Well, for starters John becomes the center of Ann’s world. Her friendships and creative output begin to suffer. She’s so far up John’s ass, she legally could be classified as his proctologist. Her attempts at reconciling the repudiation lead her to a dark place, one she decides to pull herself out of by making a movie about her lost concept of

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“In Reality” is an extremely entertaining journey into the mind of someone dealing with heartbreak, loneliness and loss. There’s laughter to be found in the tragedy of her personal torture, a subject she mines to great effect. A movie like this lives or dies by whether or not you like the main character, and I absolutely loved Ann. Though her battle with the friend-zone might not be the most original premise, the way in which she tells the story feels fresh. She navigates between a number of post-modern meta tropes from fantasy cutaways to fourth-wall breaking narration to give the character a three dimensional perspective.

The highest compliment I can pay to “In Reality” is the realization of the character. I left the film feeling I knew Ann and appreciated the half mile of broken glass she crawled across to try and grow as a person. It’s a master class on character development and an entertaining mutation on a familiar genre.

WHEN THE TREES FALL

Sunday, November 11, 9:30 p.m., $10

Connect Theatre, 502 N. Front St., 5th floor The word “visionary” gets thrown around pretty liberally nowadays. It’s an oft-used adjective, and gets slung around the neck of young filmmakers like a participation medal. It’s a ridiculous bar to set for creators who have achieved something special and may still be searching for their particular voice. For some filmmakers, it feels like a welcoming gift into the artistic fold— someone like Spike Lee or Quentin Tarantino who were praised out of the gate for their unique style and sensibilities. These are filmmakers who have a clear and distinct style and voice.

Other filmmakers drag the albatross of the label “visionary” around their neck and eventually it chokes them to death.

The idea of a visionary director is one who can craft a whole and complete work of cinematic art in terms of story, visuals and character.

Writer/director Marysia Nikitiuk has created such a film with her beautiful and devastating feature “When the Trees Fall.” The film flat-out floored me. It succeeds in transporting audiences into a different culture, and weaves together stories of

Vitka (Sofia Halaimova) is a spirited 5-yearold girl obsessed with horses. She is a free spirit who is young enough to appreciate the beauty in the world. Her older cousin Larysa (Anastasiia Pustovit) is a lovestruck teenager who dreams of running away from the trappings of rural life with her boyfriend Scar (Maksym Samchik).

Their passion is palpable and all-encompassing, for Larysa anyway. Scar has low-rent dreams of living the life of a gangster. His plan to get out involves low-level crimes and petty theft. Scar has promised Larysa they will run away together. In her dreams, they live in a cave, eating dates in between marathon sex sessions. It’s the kind of immature fantasy only two young people in love could entertain.

The real world is far less fantastic. Larysa’s father has passed away, and his death looms like a spectre over her and her mother. When Scar heads out of town to engage in some shady shenanigans, Larysa is forced to deal with the realities of expectations from her family, including marrying a more dependable man for whom she has no feelings. Well, that’s not entirely true; hate does constitute as a feeling.

The film weaves back and forth between Larysa and Scar’s stories, as the hopes and dreams of these young people are met by the constricting conundrums of real-world cruelty.

“When the Trees Fall” is a gorgeous tragedy—a film that balances harsh realities the characters face with a lofty sense of surrealism of the world around them. It’s hard not to be moved by Larysa’s deep-seeded need to get the hell out of the rural gypsy community where she lives.

Here, the best case scenario is finding a reliable provider incapable of inspiring passion and providing him with children. Her family struggles with the idea of her being with someone like Scar; a thug with no real career prospects. Her world is claustrophobic and successfully makes the audience feel the best intentions of family and generations of tradition slowly snuffing the fire that once fueled her. Scar’s story is equally grim and replete with its own tragic consequences.

Nikitiuk does a fantastic job immersing the audience and pulls no punches as small mistakes snowball into heartbreaking adversity. At the same time, the story drifts into dreamy fantasy.

It’s impressive how well the two concepts are balanced. I absolutely loved “When the Trees Fall” because it’s the kind of movie film festivals were created for. It shows an unfamiliar world and makes it feel authentic with characters deserving of empathy. By its conclusion viewers will have gone through the metaphoric wringer.

There’s a level of emotional impact at play here that made me think of the works of someone like Lars Von Trier. It’s a “must see” for Cucalorus attendee—a visionary film from a director who earned the adjective.

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REDEFINING STAR QUALITY:

‘El Angel’ and ‘Saint Bernard Syndicate’ take on the anti-hero BY: EMILY CAULFIELD

CAGEY MATES: Frederik Cilius Jørgensen and Rasmus Bruun are boarding school foils who end up embarking on an unexpected business venture in ‘St. Bernard Syndicate.’ Courtesy photo

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n a world where everyone is going to the multiplex for the remake of “A Star is Born,” the two most unmissable screenings at Cucalorus 24 both feature irresistible anti-heroes who redefine the meaning of star quality. Danish documentary filmmaker Mads Brügger makes his first narrative film debut in a searing satire about clashing cultures in the darkly hysterical “St. Bernard Syndicate,” while Argentinian director Luis Ortega takes a thrill ride to hell with the Angel of Death in “El Ángel,” It’s built on the rise and fall of real-life killer Carlos Robledo Puch, whose angelic face masked a dangerous sociopath.

The two films are loosely structured thrill rides featuring two men who initially dislike each other but end up forming fascinating relationships. I wouldn’t call them buddy films, or road movies, exactly, but each has elements.

In the case of “St. Bernard Syndicate,” the two men are incompetent ding-dongs who travel to China on a ridiculous whim and end up learning nothing. As for “El Ángel,” the two beautiful, villainous cretins at the center of the film are a whole lot savvier, yet in the end also leave as they came—no lessons learned, no truths revealed. Yet, in both cases, the stars of the film are magnetic, totally and completely captivating to the point audiences will not be able to look away. They’re a bit like the opposite sides of the same coin: both scheming to get money and fame, but one pair is hilariously, hopelessly inept and doomed to drudgery, while the other is overly confident, effortlessly cool, and ultimately burning out in a spectacular display.

EL ANGEL Thursday, November 8, 10:15 p.m.

waters between fact and fiction.

Connect Theatre 502 N. Front St., 5th floor, $10 A spy for God. A thief. A movie star, a male Marilyn. A murderer. An angel.

I loved this movie so much, I found it nearly impossible to review. First, it was all in caps. Just words smashed together, a crude, shouted out list of what makes it so perfect:

Ortega built his characters based on the true crime story of Carlos Robledo Puch, the “Black Angel” or “Angel of Death” of Buenos Aires, who killed 11 people in the early ‘70s before getting caught. To this day, he is the longest sitting inmate in Argentina.

The film sets us up from the very beginning to admire Carlos, Carlitos, our full-lipped, flaxen-haired, baby-faced, gender-bending “HIS FACE! CARLITOS AND RAMON’S god(dess) of terror. In the role he was abCHEMISTRY! SET DEC! CAMERA! COS- solutely born to play, Lorenzo Ferro stuns TUMES! MUSIC! BLOWING UP CARS! over and over. He believes he is a star. He HOMOEROTIC! MURDERS! STORY! SUR- performs for a camera that isn’t there, but REALISM!” our eyes catch every move. His sociopathic distance from the truth of his crimes makes Then I evaporated into thin air. him bold and impossibly cool. Nothing is a Luis Ortega’s “El Ángel” is so beautiful, big deal and the journey is far sexier for it. so clever and fresh, so dark and disturbed, After we see what we soon understand is performed within an inch of its life. I cannot a regular breaking and entering, on a regubelieve the film is real at all, possibly mirlar ass day for our anti-hero, we witness him roring the director’s intention to muddy the encore | november 7 - november 13, 2018 | www.encorepub.com 23

meet his match in Ramón (Chino Darín).

Ramón’s a schoolmate whose dark dashing looks and cruel behavior mask a deep need for love and acceptance. Though their first few encounters are contentious, they soon become partners in crime, led feebly by Ramón’s father (Daniel Fanego), an unlikable and aging ex-con. Under his tutelage, the boys become killers, moving from opportunity to exploitation with alarming speed and alacrity. Their complete lack of morality or remorse is beyond compelling, while the chemistry between them could light up the whole of South America. They get close and closer, while their gleeful teenaged crime spree escalates to terrifying heights. They take us with them so we feel how terribly far they have to fall, and eventually fall they must.

Ideally, a great film has the style to support the story; meaning, I suppose, lots of wonderful films have one or the other. But a truly great movie has both. “El Ángel” has it all in spades, in fleets, in droves. Like Carlitos’ confidence in his cat-like ability to sneak and steal and kill without mercy, it seems clear everyone involved in the film also brought all their big guns to the show.

The wardrobe is impeccable. The production design, a dream. A soundtrack to which I’ll never stop listening. An incredibly fluid, floating camera, sets up surrealist compositions that look as if they’re rendered in oil.

Each piece of production comes together

perfectly. Even the pieces we can’t see are surely working because a film is often only as strong as its weakest part, and everything about of “El Ángel” is immensely powerful.

ST. BERNARD SYNDICATE Thursday, November 8, 10 a.m., $10 Saturday, November 10, 7 p.m., $15 Station Main, 502 N. Front St. Absurdist provocateur and documentary filmmaker Mads Brügger makes his fictional film debut with a culture-clashing dark comedy whose most painful moments will have viewers in absolute stitches. Those who make it through 140 jauntily paced minutes without blinking, yawning, or going to the bathroom will be rewarded with the freshest, darkest, and most beautiful satire seen in actual years.

“St. Bernard Syndicate” opens with a chance encounter between our two antiheroes at an elite boarding school reunion: Frederik (Frederik Cilius Jørgensen) used to bully Rasmus (Rasmus Bruun), and, in the intervening years, both have fallen far short of the world’s expectations. Frederik is soft and round and arrogant—the very picture of a failed businessman. Rasmus is pale and nervous and dissatisfied, selling furniture at Ikea. Frederik immediately hits up Rasmus for his inheritance to fund his bulletproof

new venture: selling purebred Saint Bernards to the growing Chinese middle-class in Chonqing.

Initially, Rasmus is unconvinced, but a surprising and devastating ALS diagnosis changes his mind. The two Danes dognap Dollar, Frederik’s father’s Saint Bernard, and set off to find themselves some angel investors.

Their bizarre journey into the belly of Chonqing is circuitous for sure; tender and cruel in turns, deeply, disturbingly funny and marked with stunning compositions. The stirring photography of Jonas Berlin maximizes their bumbling errors, transforming them into brilliant art against the vast and melancholic relief of Berlin’s China. A lot of the film plays that way, one type against another, highlighting over and over the idea of a culture clash—two countries’ cultures, the culture of money, of success, of friendship, of fulfillment.

The two men are keen foils for the other, best explained by the juxtaposing imagery of their individual trips. Since the bozos in the comedy aren’t actually buddies, they spend an awful lot of time apart to pursue their own itineraries. Frederik is motivated by money: he spends the whole of the film asking everyone in China for $15 million for the Syndicate, while Rasmus’ trip is far more personal.

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Sorting through his recent, shocking diagnosis, he’s trying cram in 30-plus years of life (and women and booze) into a singular experience. Brügger punctuates his usual “fast, cheap, and out of control” documentary style shooting with arresting vignettes of the men wandering through the city, evoking emotions far beyond what any exposition can accomplish.

As their efforts to find angels fail over and over again, they meet a wealthy eccentric and menacing mob boss; Rasmus chases tail and Frederik chases their silly dream.

They steal and lose and find dogs. They embarrass themselves a hundred times over.

They get into trouble, but they never really bond. Even as the waters between them warm to a tolerable tepid, there are no lessons learned. No happy ending ... no ending at all, really. Just soldiering on, in the face of their failures and incompetence, Dollar at their side, as dumb and unlikable and short-sighted as they were at the beginning, out for lust and money. in kind, there’s no resolution to be found between these two cultures, either. They experience each other but do not understand each other.

The approach is irreverent, subversive, absurdist and unendingly fresh. True to form all the way to the end, Brügger provokes the audience with cutting social commentary instead of consoling it with an empty caress.

We walk away more fortified from his brand of tough love.

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BRINGING THE UNIVERSE INTO BEING:

Local filmmaker Georg Koszolinski’s documentary studies Haida Gwaii culture BY: AUDRA BULLARD

REFLECTIONS OF THE WORLD: UNCW professor Georg Koszolinkski’s brings the Haida Gwaii culture and their tribulations to life in his doc, ‘White Raven,’ screening at Cucalorus. Courtesy photo

J

ust north of Vancouver Islands, off the coast of what is today British Colombia, is a place called Haida Gwaii. Made up of only 5,000 people, it’s beautiful and mysterious to outsiders—and has been a sacred home in the Haida Nation for 13,000 years. Sadly, not even the remoteness of the Haida people and their ancestral lands could protect them from the struggles of cultural assimilation, aggression and trauma.

example the Potlatch, a gift-giving feast central to the governance of the Haida people.

They’ve also seen a resurgence of Haida language.

“[They] are dealing with the legacy of colonization and genocide,” UNCW film studies professor Georg Koszulinski tells. Koszulinski traveled to the islands in 2014 to study its land and people, both of which are facing problems with colonization. From such, they also experienced a cultural resurgence and appreciation toward its foundation and traditions. Take for

encore (e): Is “White Ravens” your first film to be featured at Cucalorus?

Koszulinski decided to document the beauty of the heritage and problems they face in “White Ravens: A Legacy of Resistance.” Its North Carolina premiere will be held at the 2018 Cucalorus Festival. We interviewed the filmmaker about the process.

GK: Yes! Wilmington is my hometown now, so it’s a really exciting and a new experience to be at this major film festival. I’ll be seeing students there, other filmmakers are coming from all over the world, so it’s really cool to be

a part of it all. e: How long did production for “White Ravens” last?

GK: “White Ravens” started about four years ago through a series of going back to Haida Gwaii and continuing to work with participants.

Actual production proper was spans of about two weeks at a time, and editing took about a winter. e: Where did the title of your film come from?

GK: The raven is a central figure in Haida religion and cosmology. Raven is who brings the universe into being. He opened up a box and brought out the light. Everything we’ve come to know—the sun, moon, and stars—is because of Raven and his curiosity ... The White Raven

is someone who seeks knowledge to give it to the world.

This interpretation of the white raven is really reflected in a lot of the people in the film, and even myself as a collaborator; we’re all seeking to gift knowledge or understand the world.

White Raven and Black Raven are the same raven. What’s happening is the transformation.

White Raven becomes Black Raven when he escapes through the smoke hole of the house and the smoke from the fire burns his feathers.

This is a main archetype for many stories— think Lucifer as the light bringing—Lucifer is like Raven who has this fall because his quest for knowledge. e: Were the Haida people reluctant to trust you during filming?

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GK: I think the general truth is, native folks are legitimately suspect of white filmmakers from all over the world, who show up with an agenda for a knowledge extraction. I encountered folks who would recount stories, saying, “Oh, this filmmaker came from somewhere in Europe—and they wanted to make a film about this aspect, and they already had their film figured out.”

They weren’t there to listen or collaborate in any kind of way. That said, once I had conversations with folks and said, “Here’s my method, and what I’m interested in working on,” trust was built through time and with relationships.

And collaboration. One of the producers, for example, lived and worked in Haida Gwaii for many years, so she knew a lot of folks in the community who helped facilitate the work e: Often in documentary filmmaking, “happy accidents” occur that can elevate the film to a new level. Did you experience anything like this?

GK: Yeah, I mean I’d almost say that’s a constant. That’s the nature of the kind of work I’m doing, where it’s a faith in documentary. Just trusting the process of being a deep listener I think is the main thrust of the work.

Oftentimes, I’d ask participants: “Where do you want to go?” in order to have a discussion about certain issues. We’d go back to special places of those participants, and it would become revealed in the encounter or discussion, or the walk through a forest or to the beach.

Very little was planned in a rigid way. e: You always say “participants” versus “subjects.” Why is that?

GK: Language is profoundly important. It can be a tool, it can be a weapon. There’s no shield against the language of aggression. It’s extremely powerful. A subject invokes a hierarchy of power—think a king and his subjects.

“Participant” more clearly acknowledges the participatory nature of documentary work. So, I choose to think of the people I work with as participants. I would never use the word “subjects.”

It’s too objectifying, too scientific. For me it’s a misrepresentation of language. Maybe that’s part of the problem with the tradition of documentary: It’s rooted in the colonizer mindset, the colonialist gaze. That’s certainly the case of early ethnographic films and documentary. e: Is there a moment or experience that stood out while filming on location?

GK: There were a lot of very intimate moments—and so many things that aren’t part of the film, because a film is just a 90-minute construction of years of building relationships and filming. Going to the west coast of Haida Gwaii was definitely a very memorable experience for me. The west coast is a huge underwater cliff, so the power of the Pacific Ocean is coming up against this island and it’s known to be extremely violent and dangerous. People who live in Haida Gwaii sometimes never go to the west coast.

on a relatively calm day. We got deep into one of the caves, maybe 15 feet wide, and the water just drained out of the cave. I was filming the whole time, so you can imagine how you could just get lulled into the beauty. The water drained out, and the boat tipped sideways and when we looked back, we realized the water was going to come back. There was a 15-foot wall of water. I remember looking back at it and thinking, Wow, this is the encounter of death. This is going to kill us. The water’s freezing; even if we told people where we were, nobody’s going to find us on the west coast. Our captain cut the boat into the wall of water and saved our lives by running into it versus waiting for it to slam into us. It was terrifying but honestly beautiful. e: One of your film’s main participants, Towustasin Stocker, performs poetry throughout the film. Was it scripted or improvised?

GK: None was planned on my part. Some of it’s totally free-form, others are pieces he’s working on. There’s a scene at a village when we encounter a totem called “Mosquito Pole,” and I don’t even know if he was planning [the poetry] or not. Honestly, I don’t even know if he knows. It was a moment where it just happened . . . It’s actually a centerpiece for the film. . . .

I just follow him, sometimes literally, and it just happens. e: Have the Haida people seen the final cut?

GK: When the film was a fine cut to the point where it looked like an actual movie, we went back to the two main villages, Skidegate and Old Masset, where all the participants live. We did two screenings. Everybody in the film saw the film except one person … [One participant] said he really appreciated the cross-generational aspect of the film and a lot of the young people have really profound things to say. It was also a matter of making sure—because of the nature of representing trauma—I didn’t misrepresent or share someone’s trauma in a way to cause additional harm. Having one-on-one encounters was really valuable. From feedback, adjustments were made. We even filmed more based on what people who had seen the film wanted to see added. e: What projects are you currently working on?

GK: I’m always working on lots of things, but one project came immediately out of “White Ravens.” We went back to Haida Gwaii to screen the final cut, and we ended up making another film while we were there, [which] focuses more on the Haida people’s battle to stop the industrial logging that’s going on there.

I’m also working on some personal essay films that are years in the making.

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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.

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.

■ 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 NICHE Niche Kitchen and Bar features an eclectic menu, a large wine list, and a warm and inviting atmosphere.

Close to Carolina Beach, Niche has a great selection of dishes from land to sea. All dishes are cooked to order, and Sundays features a great brunch menu!

Niche’s heated covered patio is perfect for anytime of the year and great for large parties. And their bar has a great assortment of wines, even offered half off by the glass on Tuesdays-Thursdays. Open

■ 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 ROADHOUSE OF WILMINGTON Roadhouse is an American-style restaurant and focuses on homemade, classic dishes, cooked to order,

using fresh ingredients. They are located at in the old Saltworks building on Wrightsville Avenue and open at 8:00 a.m. for breakfast and lunch, and 5:00 p.m. for dinner. Breakfast is served 8:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m., lunch from 11:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Look for daily specials and other important information online at www. facebook.com/roadhousewilmington, or call (910) 765-1103. Please, no reservations.

■ SERVING BREAKFAST, LUNCH & DINNER: 8 a.m. breakfast and lunch; 5 p.m. dinner ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ WEBSITE: facebook.com/roadhousewilmington THE TROLLY STOP Trolly Stop Grill and Catering is a four store franchise in North Carolina. Trolly Stop Hotdogs opened in Wrightsville Beach in 1976. That store name has never changed. Since the Wrightsville Beach store, the newer stores sell hotdogs, hamburgers, beef and chicken cheese steaks, fries, hand dipped ice cream, milk shakes, floats and more.

Our types of dogs are: Southern (Trolly Dog, beef and pork), Northern (all beef), Smoke Sausage (pork), Fat Free (turkey), Veggie (soy). Voted Best Hot Dog in Wilmington for decades.

Check our website trollystophotdogs.com for hours of operations, specific store offerings and telephone numbers, or contact Rick Coombs, 910-297-8416, rtrollystop@aol.com We offer catering serving 25-1000 people. Franchises available ■ 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

ASIAN HIBACHI TO GO Hibachi To Go is a locally owned, family business serving only the freshest ingredients with three locations. We invite you to try our menu items at either our Hampstead drive-thru location, where you can walk-up, take-out, or call in and pick up your meal or our Ogden location with dine-in or take-out options.

Our new Wilmington location (894 South Kerr Avenue) offers dine-in, take-out or drive-thru service.

We’re convenient for lunch and dinner. Open 7 days 11 am - 9 pm. Our popular Daily Lunch Specials are featured Monday-Saturday for $4.99 with selections from our most popular menu items! We always have fresh seafood selections at Hibachi To Go, like delicious hand peeled shrimp, fresh local flounder and always a fresh catch fillet in-house. We scratch make every item on our menu daily. We offer your favorite hibachi meals and some of our originals like our pineapple won tons. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram for the most up to date information on Hibachi To Go. Always fresh, great food at a super good price. Hampstead Phone: 910.270.9200. • Ogden Phone: 910.791.7800 Wilmington Phone: 910833-8841 ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Open 7 days 11am9pm ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown, N. Wilmington, Hampstead ■ WEBSITE: www.hibachitogo.com

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$4.99 DAILY LUNCH SPECIALS 11am-4pm Mon - Fri Ogden Location: 910.791.7800 6932 Market Street

Hampstead Location: 910.270.9200 15248 Highway 17 North Drive-Thru Service

Midtown Location: 910.833.8841 894 S. Kerr Avenue Drive-Thru Service • Online Ordering

Locally family owned and operated since 2011

MONDAY

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beer pong tournament

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$6 BUILD-YOUROWN BURGERS

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$12.99 ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT PIZZA & WINGS $1 VODKA, RUM & SELECT DRAFT team trivia, 8 p.m.

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steak night: $10.99 steak dinners

half-priced wings

half-priced pizza

50¢ Fridays

rib night: $10.99 rib dinners

50¢ Bush It

$5 big mugs

$10 beer pitchers

$7 ‘“the well”

SUNDAY bloddy maw bar

$3 house vodka

Hours: Mon.-THurs, 11:30 a.M. - 2 a.M. • Fri.-saT., 11:30 a.M. - 3 a.M. • sun.,

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

After dinner, enjoy specialty drinks by the koi pond in our Asian garden. Located at 7 Wayne Drive (beside the Ivy Cottage), (910) 251-9229.

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

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ WEBSITE: www.indochinewilmington.com 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 also on order. Check out their website and Facebook for more information. 16 S. Front St. (910) 771-9151.

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Mon.-Thurs., 11am10pm; Fri.-Sat., 11am-11pm; Sun., 12pm-10pm. Last call on food 15 minutes before closing.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Downtown ■ WEBSITE: www.nikkissushibar.com/ OKAMI JAPANESE HIBACHI STEAK HOUSE We have reinvented “Hibachi cuisine.” Okami Japanese Hibachi Steakhouse is like no other. Our highly skilled chefs cook an incredible dinner while entertaining you on the way. Our portions are large, our drinks are less expensive, and our staff is loads of fun. We are committed to using quality ingredients and seasoning with guaranteed freshness. Our goal is to utilize all resources, domestically and internationally, to ensure we serve only the finest food products. We believe good, healthy food aids vital functions for wellbeing, both physically and mentally. Our menu consists of a wide range of steak, seafood, and chicken for the specially designed “Teppan Grill.” We also serve tastebud-tingling Japanese sushi, hand rolls, sashimi, tempura dishes, and noodle entrees. This offers our guests a complete Japanese dining experience. Our all-you-can-eat sushie menu and daily specials can be found at

GIVE BACK TUESDAYS!

www.okamisteakhouse.com! 614 S College Rd. ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Mon.-Thurs., 11am2:30pm / 4-10pm; Fri., 11am-2:30pm / 4pm-11pm; Sat., 11am-11pm; Sun., 11am-9:30pm ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ WEBSITE: www.okamisteakhouse.com SZECHUAN 132 Craving expertly prepared Chinese food in an elegant atmosphere? Szechuan 132 Chinese Restaurant is your destination! Szechuan 132 has earned the reputation as one of the finest contemporary Chinese restaurants in the Port City. Tastefully decorated with an elegant atmosphere, with an exceptional ingenious menu has deemed Szechuan 132 the best Chinese restaurant for years, hands down. 419 South College Road (in University Landing), (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 never-disappointing Shanghai Firecracker Shrimp! In addition to sushi, we offer a full Pan Asian menu including curries, noodle dishes, and the ever-popular Crispy Salmon or mouth-watering Kobe Burger. Inspired features change weekly showcasing our commitment to local farms. Full bar including a comprehensive sake list, signature cocktails, and Asian Import Bottles. 33 S. Front St., 2nd Floor (910) 763-3172.

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

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

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

For every order of The Copper Penny’s109 Chestnut Chicken Sandwich and Wilmington Brewing Company’s Penny Pale Ale sold on Tuesdays through November, $1.09 will be donated to Support the Port.

This partnership is made possible from The Copper Penny, Apple Annie’s Bakeshop and Wilmington Brewing Company.

■ SERVING BREAKFAST & LUNCH ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown, Wrightsville Beach (Wrightsville Beach location is temporarily closed due to Hurricane Florence) and South Wilmington ■ FEATURING: Homemade bagels, biscuits, croissants, sandwiches, and more!

■ WEBSITE: www.BeachBagels.biz ROUND BAGELS AND DONUT Round Bagels and Donuts features 17 varieties of New York-style bagels, baked fresh daily on site in a steam bagel oven. Round offers a wide variety of breakfast and lunch bagel sandwiches, grilled and fresh to order. Round also offers fresh-made donuts daily!

Stop by Monday - Friday, 6:30 a.m. - 3 p.m., and on Sunday, 7:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.

■ SERVING BREAKFAST & LUNCH ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ FEATURING: Homemade bagels, cream cheeses, donuts, sandwiches, coffee and more ■ WEBSITE: www.roundbagelsanddonuts.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, ■ WEBSITE: www.theatrewilmington.com

Yoshi Sushi Bar and Japanese Cuisine offers something the greater Wilmington area has never seen before. We are seeking to bring true New York Style Sushi to Wilmington, with classic sushi and sashimi, as well as traditional rolls and some unique Yoshi Creations. We offer a variety of items, including Poke Bowls and Hibachi - and we also are introducing true Japanese Ramen Bowls! Come try it today! 260 Racine Dr, Wilmington 28403 (910)799-6799

FONDUE

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Sun. 12pm-11pm, Mon.-Thurs. 11am-10pm, Fri.-Sat. 11am-11pm ■ WEBSITE: yoshisushibarandjapanesecuisine.com

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(in Monkey Junction, beside PetSmart); This location is temporarily closed due to Hurricane Florance, 7220 Wrightsville Ave., (910) 256-1222.

YOSHI

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown

The mission of the Support The Port Organization is to enhance, cultivate and provide a renewed sense of community ownership and excellence for residents of Wilmington, North Carolina. Through the arts, philanthropy and scholarship, Support the PORT will increase self-efficacy, and foster a nonviolent environment where excellence in these three realms are celebrated and expanded.

sausage to smoked salmon, everything they make is made with love. Their New York style bagels are made the traditional way - kettle boiled then baked. They also offer Boar’s Head premium deli meats and cheeses for any of their sandwich creations. To find out more about Beach Bagels, check them out on social media or visit one of their three locations to taste what they’re all about. 5906 Oleander Dr., (910) 769-4232 (in Seagate, across from Dairy Quee); 5226 S. College Rd., (910) 399-8731

Beach Bagels is an award-winning, fast casual concept serving made in-house bagels, espresso drinks, and all-day breakfast. From their bagels to bacon, from

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) 2510433.

■ SERVING DINNER: 5pm Tue-Sun; open 7 days/ week seasonally, May-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: Tuesdays on the deck, 7 – 9p.m., May-Oct ■ WEBSITE: www.littledipperfondue.com

GREEK SYMPOSIUM RESTAURANT AND BAR After moving to Wilmington Chef George Papanikolaou and his family opened up The Greeks in 2012 and with the support of the community was able to venture out and try something different with Symposium. Symposium is an elegant experience consisting of recipes that Chef George has collected his whole life. Many of the recipes are family recipes that have been handed down through the years, one is as old as 400 years old.

With a blend of fresh local ingredients, delicious longstanding family recipes, and Authentic Greek cuisine Symposium is a restaurant that is unique in its cooking and unforgettable in the experience it offers. Everything on the menu is a mouthwatering experience from the charred octopus, to the lamb shank with papardelle pasta, to the homemade baklava and galaktoboureko!

Happy Eating OPA!! Located in Mayfaire Town Center at 890 Town Center Dr, Wilmington, NC 28405 (910) 239-9051. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: North Wilmington ■ FEATURING: Daily Specials ■ WEBSITE: www.symposiumnc.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

ITALIAN ANTONIO’S Serving fresh, homemade Italian fare in midtown and south Wilmington, Antonio’s Pizza and Pasta is a family-owned 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 THE ITALIAN BISTRO The Italian Bistro is a family-owned, full-service Italian restaurant and pizzeria located in Porters Neck.

They offer a wide variety of N.Y. style thin-crust pizza and homemade Italian dishes seven days a week!

The Italian Bistro strives to bring customers a variety of homemade items made with the freshest, local ingredients. Every pizza and entrée is made to order and served with a smile from our amazing staff.

Their warm, inviting, atmosphere is perfect for “date night” or “family night.” Let them show you why “fresh, homemade and local” is part of everything they do. 8211 Market St. (910) 686-7774 ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Sun.-Thurs., 11 a.m.9 p.m. and Fri.-Sat., 11 a.m.-9:30 p.m., Sun.brunch, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

HWY 55 BURGERS, SHAKES AND FRIES

■ WEBSITE: www.atasteofitalydeli.com ■ FEATURING: Sclafani goods, Polly-O cheese, Ferrara Torrone and much, much more!

MEXICAN LA COSTA MEXICAN RESTAURANT With three locations to serve Wilmingtonians, La Costa is open daily from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m with lunch specials. Their full dinner menu (from 3 p.m. on) offers the best in Mexican cuisine across the city. From topsellers, 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. ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Sun-Thurs until 11 a.m. - 10 p.m.; Fri. and Sat. until 11 a.m. - 10:30 p.m.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown and Ogden

Hwy 55 Burgers, Shakes & Fries in Wilmington— on Carolina Beach Rd.—is bringing a fresh All-American diner experience with never-frozen burgers, sliced cheesesteaks piled high on steamed hoagies, and frozen custard made in-house every day.

Founded in Eastern North Carolina in 1991, Hwy 55 reflects founder Kenney Moore’s commitment to authentic hospitality and fresh food. Lunch and dinner is grilled in an open-air kitchen, and they serve you at your table—with a smile. 6331 Carolina Beach Rd., (910) 793-6350 ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Monday - Sunday 11:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. .

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: South Wilmington ■ FEATURING: Delicious burgers and homemade shakes!

■ WEBSITE: www.hwy55.com/locations/wilmingtoncarolina-beach-rd J. MICHAEL’S PHILLY DELI The Philly Deli celebrated their 38th anniversary in August 2017. Thier first store was located in Hanover Center—the oldest shopping center in Wilmington.

Since, two more Philly Delis have been added: one at Porters Neck and one at Monkey Junction.

The Philly Deli started out by importing all of their steak meat and hoagie rolls straight from Amoroso Baking Company, located on 55th Street in downtown

Serving up scoopfuls of awesomeness since 1978!

“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/week, 365 days/year.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown, Downtown and Wilmington South.

■ FEATURING: Largest tequila selection in town!

A TASTE OF ITALY

■ WEBSITE: www.facebook.com/slaintemj

SANDWICHES

SLICE OF LIFE

Slainte Irish Pub in Monkey Junction has traditional pub fare with an Irish flair. We have a large selection of Irish whiskey, and over 23 different beers on draft, and 40 different craft beers in bottles. They have a large well lit outdoor patio with a full bar also. Come have some fun! They currently do not take reservations, but promise to take care of you when you get here! 5607 Carolina Beach Rd. #100, (910) 399-3980

■ FEATURING: Irish grub, whiskeys, beer, wine, fun.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown

■ WEBSITE: www.italianbistronc.com

SLAINTE IRISH PUB

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: South Wilmington, Monkey Junction

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Monday-Friday 8:00am-8:00pm, Saturday 8:30am-7:00pm, Sunday 9:30am-4:30pm

■ WEBSITE: www.lacostamexicanrestauranwilmington.com

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Porters Neck

■ WEBSITE: www.grabslice.com

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: 11:30 a.m. to midnight, seven days a week

become a delicious Italian experience with their catering or call ahead ordering.

Looking for authentic Italian cuisine in the Port City?

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

EVERY FRIDAY

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Philadelphia! It’s a practice they maintain to this day.

We also have a great collection of salads to choose from, including the classic chef’s salad, chicken salad, and tuna salad, all made fresh every day in our three Wilmington, NC restaurants. 8232 Market St., 3501 Oleander Dr., 609 Piner Rd. ■ OPEN: 11:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. Monday - Thursday, 11:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. Friday - Saturday.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: North Wilmington

■ WEBSITE: https://phillydeli.com

■ WEBSITE: www.catchwilmington.com

ON A ROLL

DOCK STREET OYSTER BAR

Roll on into OAR—a fusion of American-JewishItalian deli fare, interspersed in seasonal specialties with a Southern accent.

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

Whether choosing to dine in or take out—we deliver—On a Roll is the downtown deli to enjoy homemade grub. Come make us your favorite! 125 Grace St., (910) 622-2700

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: 7 days a week.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Downtown

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Downtown

■ WEBSITE: www.dockstreetoysterbar.net

SEAFOOD 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 it’s growing popularity, the restaurant has expanded from its flagship eatery in Monkey Junction to locations in Porters Neck and 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 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

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■ FEATURING: Acclaimed Wine List

■ SERVING LUNCH: Open Mon-Sun., 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. 24-hour catering available.

■ WEBSITE: Check us out on Facebook!

Vanilla Monin syrup, fresh espresso and steamed milk topped with foam and a decadent layer of Ghirardelli caramel

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

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Every customer will receive freshly made-to-order sandwiches, wraps and salads, with the freshest of ingredients, all to ensure top quality. And when the place is hopping, it is well worth the wait.

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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 Oys-

■ FEATURING: Fresh daily steamed oysters.

MICHAEL’S SEAFOOD’S RESTAURANT Established in 1998, Michael’s Seafood Restaurant is locally owned and operated by Shelly McGowan and managed by her team of culinary professionals. Michael’s aspires to bring you the highest quality and freshest fin fish, shell fish, mollusks, beef, pork, poultry and produce. Our menu consists of mainly locally grown and made from scratch items. We count on our local fishermen and farmers to supply us with seasonal, North Carolina favorites on a daily basis. Adorned walls include awards such as 3 time gold medalist at the International Seafood Chowder Cook-Off, Entrepreneur of the Year, Restaurant of the Year and Encores readers’ choice in Best Seafood to name a few. 1206 N. Lake Park Blvd. (910) 458-7761 ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: 7 days 11 am – 9 pm ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Carolina Beach ■ FEATURING: Award-winning chowder, local seafood and more!

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

■ SERVING LUNCH, DINNER & SUNDAY BRUNCH: Mon – Sat 11am – 11pm, Sunday 10am – 10pm ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Wrightsville Beach ■ FEATURING: 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 open-

ing 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

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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 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 oysters, shrimp, clams, mussels, and crab legs. Shuckin’ Shack has expanded its menu now offering fish tacos, crab cake sliders, fried oyster po-boys, fresh salads, and more. Come in and check out the Shack’s daily lunch, dinner, and drink specials. It’s a Good Shuckin’ Time!

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Carolina Beach Hours: Mon-Sat: 11am-2am; Sun: Noon-2am, Historic Wilmington: Sun-Thurs: 11am-10pm; Fri-Sat: 11amMidnight.

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SPORTS BAR CAROLINA ALE HOUSE Voted best new restaurant AND best sports bar of 2010 in Wilmington, Carolina Ale House is the place to be for award-winning food, sports and fun. Located on College Rd. near 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 S. College Rd. (910) 791.9393.

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■ FEATURING: 40 HD TVs and the biggest HD projector TVs in Wilmington.

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STEAM RESTAURANT AND BAR Steam is bringing American cuisine to Wilmington using locally sourced goods and ingredients. With an extensive wine and beer selection, plenty of cocktails, indoor/outdoor seating, and beautiful views of the Cape Fear River, Steam is the area’s new go-to restaurant. Reservations recommended. Open seven days a week!, 11 a.m. - 11 p.m. 9 Estell Lee Pl, (910) 726-9226

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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.

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GRUB & GUZZLE>>FEATURE

THAT’S THE SPIRIT:

What’s brewing in the brain of ‘Brewmaster’’s Douglas Tirola

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five most important brewmasters, and you typically get at least the same three people on everyone’s lists. We knew we had to have Jim Koch (cofounder and chairman of the Boston Beer Company, producers of Samuel Adams) and his inspiring story of success. We talked to Sam Calagione from Dogfish Head, Garrett Oliver (master brewer, historian and ambassador), and showcased Allagash as a representation of a brand that grew outside of its region.

BY: FANNY SLATER

n a documentary that tracks the craftbeer boom, artful storytelling and a sense of togetherness are at the core. Instead of pitting large-scale breweries against smaller ones, ”Brewmaster” writer/director Douglas Tirola anchored the film’s plot into something more thoughtful: a well-rounded depiction of the beer community. The movie follows two beer enthusiasts: one at the peak of his skill studying to become a Master Cicerone (the beer equivalent of a wine sommelier) and the other, a young lawyer struggling with the decision of whether or not to turn his passionate homebrewing hobby into a legitimate career.

With the anticipation of “Brewmasters” screening right around the corner at Cucalorous, I chatted with Tirola, after dusting off an old cocktail shaker, pulling out a jar of olives, and streaming his 2013 docufilm, “Hey Bartender.” Both films take a deep dive into different spirit-based industries, but it’s not about booze. What viewers are left with are emotional, relatable journeys of struggle, triumph, and falling in love with a craft. encore (e): You made two documentaries featuring the beverage industry. Do you want these films to stand side-byside or have their own voices?

Douglas Tirola (DT): I’ve always loved the culture of bars and the togetherness of drinking. During “Hey Bartender,” I started paying more attention to what was happening in bars on a day-to-day basis. We were immersed in the scene and, suddenly, beer was this thing. But it wasn’t getting back to “older beers” like people did with cocktails.

This was new.

Thirty years ago at a restaurant, you would just get a wine menu. Ten years later, it would be a wine and cocktail menu.

Now, you get a wine, cocktail, and specialty beer menu—and you have 10 ornate taps staring you in the face practically everywhere you go.

At first, we were exploring different things in the beer world and found a lot of similarities to “Hey Bartender.” You don’t want to replicate something you’ve done in the past, but for “Brewmaster,” we put our egos aside and had to ask ourselves: What would be the best version of this movie?

And that was it. e: How do you create the balance

e: Of all the beer and beer people you encountered while making the film, what was your personal journey and reflection on the beer industry?

BEER ENTHUSIAST: Douglas Tirola takes on the craft beer scene in his 2018 documentary, ‘Brewmaster,” showing at Cucalorus. Courtesy photo

between featuring a topic people are interested in and making a compelling movie?

DT: When you’re making a movie about, what I like to call a “passionate sub-culture” (like beer or cocktails), you have to strike a balance. Ultimately, movie people go to movies. First and foremost, you need to make a great movie. When you’re telling a story about these passionate subcultures, like beer, you’re hoping someone who loves movies will say to someone else who loves beer, “I know you love beer, and there’s a movie about beer we should go see.” e: Similar to “Hey Bartender,” in “Brewmaster” you showcase powerful stories of people at different levels of their craft. How did you choose whose stories to tell and why in particular are they so important?

DT: We knew we wanted to follow a couple of people making it in beer, and we had to find a balance. For me the goal of the movie is to explain why there’s all this activity around beer to someone who doesn’t understand. The essence of the movie is loving beer and the beer culture.

We also wanted to give you access to places and people you might not know. Our main stories follow two younger men who are trying to pursue their dreams through

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DT: I’m an underdog person. Two of my favorite movies are “Rocky” and “Rudy.” For me, I have more of an appreciation for who is making these beers are why. I think when people criticize the “big beers,” it’s because of the anonymity. It’s like art. It’s more interesting when you know more about the artist. It wasn’t about liking one beer more than another. It was about thinking of who created the beer and who are all the other significant people (doing things like cleaning the tanks) that nobody knows about.

beer: one, attempting to become a Master Cicerone, and the other, a homebrewer working at a law firm (tainted with college debt) at the crossroads of changing his profession. So many people can relate to that balance of: Do I pursue my passion as my career, or do I want to make money and my e: In the director’s note, you say “the passion is just my hobby? art is the risk and that’s what drew you We also talk to some of the best-known to film.” The film industry is notorious personalities in the industry. We chose all for being an incredibly hard place to of the people because, while their stories succeed (just like the growing beer inare all different, they have the same under- dustry). Was it intentional to compare lying theme of hard work and trying to get these risks? their beer out there. The cocktail renaisDT: Sometimes in Hollywood movies sance is driven by bartenders, and they in the 1940s, the director was saying one have the showiest part of the process. The thing through another story. There’s a lot of driver of the beer boom is the brewer, and similarities between doing an independent that’s the person you never see. Inherently, film (like this one) and having a smaller, a lot of these people are not “show people.” independent brewery. Brewers are direcThey’re scientists in the back, but we’re tors. Beers are films. You have your local coming into a moment in time where a lot of film festivals, and you have Portland, Maine these brewers are being forced to get out in Beer Week. You have Sundance, and you front of their beer. have the Great American Beer Festival in There’s a saying when you cast your Denver. Big beers are like Marvel Movies movie, you cast your fate. Lucky for us, our and small beers are like “Brewmaster.” It’s about the stories and the people behind the leads all happened to be great on screen. beer and that’s where people draw their At the center of it all is entrepreneurialparallels. ism: people trying to create something with their hands and share it. So much of the satisfaction comes from sharing.

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EXTRA>>FACT OR FICTION

SINGING IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT:

Chp. 21, You got me all soakin’ wet…

BY: GWENYFAR ROHLER

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itty tried to focus her eyes. She was in a strange room; a vague smell of cologne made her stomach turn. The walls were beige with brown and grey trim and the sheets on the bed were ... satin?

Black satin? Did real people actually own black satin sheets? What sort of den of inequity had she fallen into? A brothel? She must have somehow gotten tricked into going to a brothel and now she was no doubt being held prisoner and would be forced to work there!

She always knew she would end badly if she strayed from the path. Now here she was doomed to a life of ... of ... whoredom.

That was the word: whoredom.

Would they chain her to the bed or was this a high-class place that gave the illusion of freedom of movement and complicity by the girls? Satin sheets—not a double wide with an air mattress.

Her head ached. It was all too much.

Clearly, she had drunk too much and someone must have drugged her. Her mouth was so dry—so dry. She was going to die of dehydration. That was next: Her whoredom would be short-lived due to dehydration.

She had to pee. Maybe vomit. It wasn’t looking like a very good morning, all in all.

Whoredom, headache, dry mouth, vomit, really, it was the full McDonald’s Happy Meal of bad ways to start a day.

She hauled herself to the edge of the bed and swung her legs over the side. She balanced her head in her hands and anchored her elbows on her knees, in an attempt to make the room stop spinning.

“Good morning, beautiful,” a deep male voice sang at the door. She turned her head to see a man coming, holding a tray. “How are you feeling?” He held the try with one hand and with the other, extended the legs underneath it and set it on the bed next to her.

“You looked like you were feeling a little rough.”

He ripped open a foil package and dropped two Alka-Seltzer in a glass of water and handed it to her. He accepted it unsteadily.

“Thank you,” she whispered, while trying to piece together how Scott was involved in her capture to the brothel. She remembered

going to the beach with him last night. She remembered a lot of alcohol—a lot. First liquor and beer, followed by champagne. That probably hadn’t been wise.

“Drink that down and then you can have some toast,” he pointed to the tray. She noticed it also had a Bloody Mary.

Scott followed her eyes. “A little hair of the dog,” he shrugged. “Some people go in for it. I didn’t know where you fell on the spectrum of tried-and-true hangover remedies.”

He swept his hand to indicate the contents of the tray, which also held a cup of black coffee and a glass of what appeared to be plain water. And a rose. There was a rose in bud vase. How had she not noticed that first thing?

Kitty sipped the Alka-Seltzer gratefully and tried to smile. “Thank you, Scott. I thought I was dying.”

“Nothing that hasn’t happened to many people before and won’t happen to many more after you,” he chuckled. “Of course, being myself pure as the driven snow, I have no such experience with such things.”

He laughed again at his joke and leaned in a gave her a rueful smile. “It really is OK,” he said.

She looked around the room and took in more of the surroundings. Her mind was beginning to clear. She wasn’t in a brothel after all. She must be in Scott’s bedroom, which was decorated like Hugh Heffner on a budget: satin sheets, faux bear rug and faux leather furniture.

“Do you think you can handle some toast?” he asked gently.

“Thank you,” she rasped and reached for the water with her other hand. She sipped the water and nibbled the toast, trying to give both her head and stomach time to catch up with her realizations.

“I’m so sorry,” she finally whispered. “I’m sorry for you to see me like this. I’m sorry you are taking care of me. But this really, really is lovely Scott. Thank you. I am sorry.”

“There is nothing to apologize for,” he reassured her. She gave him a questioning and fearful look. “Do you remember much of last night?” he asked.

She shook her head no.

“Well, I do.” He moved the tray to the floor and pulled her into his arms. “It was like nothing I have ever seen before.”

“What do you mean?” she asked, looking

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up at him fearfully. “How bad was it? How bad was I?” “Not bad, not bad. But I have never seen a woman drink tequilla like that before. Or beer—let alone chase it all with wine and champ ...”

Her face was turning green.

“I’m sorry I will stop talking about liquor.

Do you remember dancing on the beach with me? Under the stars?”

She nodded and blushed. They were naked and she could feel him rising to her with anticipation.

“Do you remember what came afterward?”

“Some of it…” she admitted. “I think I passed out.”

“You did, a couple of times,” he agreed.

“But that’s OK. You kept coming to and talking with me about Jeffrey Chen.”

Her hands went cold at the mention of Jeffrey’s name. “I did? What did I say?”

“You went on at great length about his death, his ‘murder,’ you called it, and your loathing for the DA. You aren’t alone in that opinion by the way ... and let’s see, you also hate the police, the director, the producers, the props guys, our illustrious, and fearless leader at the paper, the judicial system and most of the Hollywood establishment. I might have forgotten one or two, but you did go on at some length.”

She hid her face in her hands “I am so sorry,” she said. “Soooo sorry.”

“Well, it’s not what I had in mind for a first date—but it was most entertaining,” Scott rallied.

“First date?” she echoed in confusion.

“Well, yes.” Scott looked at her. “Unless you don’t want to see me again.”

“But what about ... what about…”

“What about what?”

“What about Stacey?” she blurted out.

“Well, she broke up with me. So I am a free agent,” he shrugged. “What about her?”

Everything, Kitty thought. Everything about her. She took a deep breath and steadied herself.

“Scott, I am a basically unsuccessful freelance reporter, who lives with a father who is a glorified grave digger for the federal government. My mother was killed in an unsolved hit-and-run drunk-driving case, and

as far as I can tell, I am a total mess with no future. Not to mention, well, Stacey is very beautiful.”

Scott nodded slowly. “She is. She is very beautiful. But so are you.”

“Don’t tease me,” she pulled away.

He pulled her back and fondled her breasts.

“At the risk of being crude, she might be pretty but she doesn’t have these,” he smiled. “And you certainly can’t do this with them.”

He buried his face in her cleavage.

She laughed. “OK, thanks.”

“I like you. You might not believe that but I do. I have for a long time. I would like to get to know you when you drop the hard-edged reporter mask and have some fun. As for the future: Well, you have a lot of fire and a lot of potential, and you are going to land on your feet, Kitty. There is something waiting for you—and you work too hard for it not to come to you. Do you think you are the first writer to have a setback?”

She stared at him and tried to decide if she could or should believe him. ‘“Nooooo,” she said slowly. “I don’t suppose I am. Have you ever had one?”

“Of course, and I will again. And so will you. These are not easy jobs we have chosen. But … how about we talk about it more over brunch? Do you think you could handle brunch?” he smiled.

“Well with the fabulous breakfast you just brought me in bed, I’m not really hungry.”

She glanced at him sideways.

“But I could be persuaded to finish up the contents of the tray … in bed.”

His hand crept back toward her breasts.

“Could you now?” he circled her right nipple with his finger.

She nodded. “I don’t want to pressure you or anything. I don’t know what kind of plans you had today…”

Gwenyfar Rohler is encore’s fact-or-fiction writer for 2018. Her serial story, “Singing in the Dead of Night,” follows the death of a young movie star and the emotional aftermath that follows, as local media try to uncover the events leading up to the high-profile “murder,” which takes place while filming in Wilmington, NC. Catch up on previous chapters at encorepub.com.

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HAPPENINGS & EVENTS ACROSS WILMINGTON

TO-DO CALENDAR

events

CUCALORUS FESTIVAL

Nov. 7-11: Over 200 films, stage productions, concerts, comedy, dance performances, art installations, and a two-day entrepreurship and tech conference, Connect. Passes avaialble, $50-$300, and full schedule at cucalorus.org.

HOMEGROWN ARTS FESTIVAL

Home.Grown: Harvest is a weekend long festival of the artists, artisans, and creatives, Nov. 9-11. Home.Grown Festival ILM is partnering with Support The Port to

continue their ongoing effort toward rebuilding Wilmington after Hurricane Florence to present a whirlwind weekend tour of a thriving arts collective, with myriad events, performances, and exhibits that will engage and challenge you like never before. Join us and bring your creative spirit to the party! 11/9, 9pm-close: An evening with fire arts, music, belly dancing, burlesque troupes, and more.

Tickets: $5 at the door, as well as online. • 11/10: Celebration of the diverse arts scene, showcasing local talents in music, dance, theater, film, comedy, artisans, visual and culinary arts, brewing, non-profits, fashion, and much more.Open at noon, with programming

scheduled until 10pm at Waterline Brewing.

Tickets:$5 • 11/11, noon-4pm: Wind down with music, vinyl records, brunch food, and lots of tasty beverages. Free and open to the public, though donation collections will be available and go towards rebuilding Tidewater Brewing, at Tidewater Brewing Co., 1002 Princess St.

AMERICAN HOLIDAY CRAFT SHOW

Nov. 10, 9am: American Legion Post 129 is hosting the 6th Annual American Legion Holiday Craft Show on November 10, 2018 from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. There will be a wide variety of craft from local artisans. Food will be available for purchase. Location is the the

American Legion Post 129 at 1500 Bridge Barrier Road (behind the Food Lion). American Legion Post 129, 1500 Bridge Barrier Rd. ILM MAKER’S POP-UP MARKET

Nov. 11, 2pm: Join iLm Local Makers + Growers at Flytrap Brewing for a Sunday Funday Pop-Up Market! Music and Food Truck!!!! Make your Sunday Fun by shopping, sipping, and supporting local. Offerings include soy candles, doggy treats, vintage made clothing, handcrafted jewelry, unique T-shirts, human treats + more! *Global Artisans *All About Peanuts *Mallow Doo *Ginger Lily Shop *Jellyfish Tides *Raw Salsa *Susan’s Garden *Aribacat Designs *Laura Gayles Popcorn *Helen’s Hoops *Knotty Ideas *Sound and Soy Candles *My Porch Dawg *Mommy’s EZ Baking and more! Flytrap Brewing, 319 Walnut St.

charity/fundraiser FUNDRAISER FOR STEPUP WILMINGTON

Nov. 7, 7pm: Comedian Wills Maxwell (WWAY’s “What Did We Miss?”, Late Fear) as he welcomes some of the best entertainers in the Southeast to TheatreNOW! Don’t miss a night of live music, stand-up, improv, and poetry for just $5. This month we’re teaming up Step Up Wilmington!

Step Up Wilmington places people in solid, well-paying careers. Learn more about how you can help them equip people at https:// stepupwilmington.org. Open mic sign-up at 7pm. Show starts at 8pm. TheatreNOW, 19 S. 10th St.

CAUSE BEER PINT NIGHT

Nov. 8, 5pm: Cause Beer is a charitable foundation that aids ILM craft beverage producers, bottle shops, and bars in giving back to their community by donating proceeds from pint nights. Bill’s Brew food truck will be on site and raffle prizes will be up for grabs. Broomtail Craft Brewery, 6404 Amsterdam Way

BEER PINT NIGHT

Nov. 8, 5pm: Cause Beer is a charitable foundation that aids ILM craft beverage producers, bottle shops, and bars in giving back to their community by donating proceeds from pint nights. Bill’s Front Porch food truck on site and raffle prizes will be up for grabs. • Nov. 10, 5pm: Mari’s Hellafat food truck will be on site, Gene Gregory will be playing some tunes and tons of raffle prizes will be up for grabs. Broomtail Craft Brewery, 6404 Amsterdam Way

CRUISIN FOR KIDS CHARITY RAFFLE

Nov. 10, 3pm: Wilmington’s Residential Adolescent Achievement Place teams up with D&E Mitsubishi to present the 1st Annual “Cruisin for Kids Charity Car Raffle” at

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Cape Fear Community College. Raffle will provide support for non-profits and community-based organizations in the Wilmington community. 10% of on-line car raffle tickets purchased goes to help disaster relief efforts in New Hanover and surrounding counties.

Car Raffle Tickets Only $10! Purchase tickets on-line at www.nc-wraap.com or by calling 910-392-6007. Schwartz Center, 610 N. Front St. YACHTVENTURE

8th Annual YachtVenture fundraiser for the Wilmington Children’s Museum to be held Saturday, Nov. 10, 5-9pm, at Bradley Creek Marina. Stroll the docks, wine and dine, and explore some of the area’s finest yachts. It’s surely a night you don’t want to miss. Tickets can be purchased at www.YachtVenture. org. Bradley Creek Marina and Dock, 6338 Oleander Dr.

PETS FOR VETS

Nov. 11, 2pm: Go to Waterline Brewing for a free fundraiser party for Pets For Vets, sponsored by several local businesses and musicians, Kyle Lindley, Entangled Dreams, The Milligan Project and Jake Newman will be providing 4 hours of Live Music! We’ve got folk, blues, pop and rock, 2-6pm, and Cheese Smith Food Truck! All proceeds go to Pets for Vets Cape Fear Chapter, who provides a second chance for shelter animals by rescuing, training and pairing them with America’s servicemen and women who could benefit from having a companion animal. Waterline Brewing Company, 721 Surry Ln.

BELLAMY FUNDRAISER

Shop at Protocol - Elements for Good Living and help the Bellamy Mansion Museum. On Thursday, Nov. 15, shop from 4 to 7 pm and you can save 10 percent on all your holiday shopping needs at Protocol Fine Gifts, located at 3502 Wrightsville Ave. In return, Protocol Fine Gifts is donating 10% of all sales during the Save & Give event to the Bellamy Mansion Museum. Protocol Fine Events, 3502 Wrightsville Avenue.

HARRELSON CENTER THANKFUL HEARTS LUNCHEON

Nov. 15: Kathy Izard, author of The Hundred Story Home, will be the keynote speaker at the 7th Annual Thankful Hearts Luncheon to benefit the Harrelson Center. Izard will share her story of working with the Urban Ministry Center to launch Charlotte’s first permanent supportive housing for over 100 chronically homeless men and women, Moore Place.

Reservations required by calling 910-3438212. First Baptist Activity Center, 1939 Independence Blvd.

music/concerts OPEN-MIC AT TIDAL CREEK

Comedians, singers, songwriters, poets, yodelers! Come out the co-op on Wednesday night & show us what you got! Free coffee & tea for all performers! Mic is yours from 6 pm until about 8:45! Hosted by the always entertaining Bob Sarnataro, this open mic is a laid back, no pressure opportunity for performers of all kinds to stretch those creative muscles.

All ages welcome. Tidal Creek Co-op, 5329 Oleander Dr.

JAZZ AT CAM

2018-19 season 9: 1st Thurs. Sept-Apr (except Jan.—2nd Thurs.), 6:30-8pm. Eightconcert series has individual seat sales are available for purchase: 910-395-5999. Enjoy dinner and drinks at the CAM Café (910777-2363) before or after the concert. Café reservations are always suggested and appreciated. Lineup: Dec. 6, Lenore Raphael Quartet; Jan. 10, 2019, La Fiesta Latin Jazz Quintet; Feb. 7, Jon Hill Quartet; Mar. 7, Ernest Turner Trio; Apr. 4, Brian Miller Admission: CAM/CFJS Members: $12, Non-members: $20., Students with valid college ID: $10. Cameron Art Museum, 3201 S 17th St. CUCALORUS CONCERT: SUPERCHUNK

Nov. 7, 8:30pm: Superchunk kicks off the 24th annual Cucalorus Festival Chapel Hill-native Superchunk is Mac McCaughan (guitar, vocals), Jim Wilbur (guitar, backing vocals), Jon Wurster (drums, backing vocals), and Laura Ballance (bass, backing vocals). Since releasing their first 7-inch in 1989, Superchunk has run the gamut of milestone albums: early punk rock stompers, polished mid-career masterpieces, and lush, adventurous curveballs. They released their eleventh album, “What a Time to Be Alive,” in February. $25-$50. Brooklyn Arts Center, 516 N 4th St.

LIVE AT THE PARK: PORT CITY SHAKEDOWN

Fresh From the Farm The Riverfront Farmers Market is a curbside market featuring local farmers, producers, artists & crafters.

Downtown Wilmington’s Riverfront Farmers Market

DOWNTOWN - Each Saturday

March 31st - November 17th • 8:00am - 1:00pm (no market Apr. 14 & Oct. 6)

Nov. 8, 6:30pm: Join us in Leland Municipal Park for our concert series and be prepared to dance! Bring a blanket or 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, 113 Town Hall Dr.

WILMINGTON MUSIC FESTIVAL

Nov. 9, 7:30pm: Wilmington Music Festival in partnerships with the University of North Carolina at Wilmington presents its second season, running from November 9th through the 16th with three innovative concerts and series of educational school outreach programs featuring world-class performing artists of both classical music and jazz. Among them will be jazz maestro Joel Martin, Russia’s violin virtuoso Igor Pikayzen, Wilmington’s own operatic dream team Nikoleta and Michael Rallis, and pianists, Barry Salwen and Aza Sydykov. • Nov. 10, 7:30pm: Wilmington Music Festival in partnerships with the University of North Carolina at Wilmington presents its second season, running from November 9th through the 16th with three innovative concerts and series of educational school outreach programs featuring worldclass performing artists of both classical music and jazz. Among them will be jazz maestro Joel Martin, Russia’s violin virtuoso Igor Pikayzen, Wilmington’s own operatic dream team Nikoleta and Michael Rallis, and pianists, Barry Salwen and Aza Sydykov. The weeklong program will include classical music, jazz, opera and Broadway hits. UNCW Beckwith Recital Hall, 5270 Randall Dr..

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RECOVERY ROCK FEST

Nov. 10, 10am; Bringing Inspiration and Awareness that Recovery From Addiction is Possible. All welcome to celebrate, inspire, and also honor those we have lost to addiction. Artists in recovery come together to share their message and story through music, spoken word, and poetry. Other activities include Corn Hole, Yoga, Recovery Walk kicks off the event. Kid Zone Hosted by live

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action figures and princess characters with art making and face painting for the kids.

Food, raffles, recovery resource tent, and more. Join us in placing a positive inspirational foot forward into the Wilmington Community. Hugh McRae Park, 1799 S. College Rd. WILMINGTON SYMPHONY POPS

Nov. 13, 7:30pm: Symphony Pops! Music from the Silver Screen. Hear your favorite movie themes including Gone with the Wind, Ben Hur, Dr. Zhivago, The Pink Panther, The Way We Were, Batman, Dances with Wolves, and more! Showing on the big screen will be Buster Keaton’s One Week with an original orchestral score by acclaimed silent film composer Andrew E. Simpson. www.wilmingtonsymphony.org/ symphony-pops.html. Wilson Center, 703 N. 3rd St.

MUSIC FROM PRE-CIVIL WAR ERA

Nov. 14, 6:30pm: Susan Savia will perform and present an historical program of popular American music from 1840-1860 at the Bellamy Mansion Museum. Admission: $15.

All proceeds benefit the Bellamy Mansion Museum Hurricane Florence Renovation Project. Bellamy Mansion, 503 Market St.

Guignol” was the original theatre of the vampires and thrived on shows of horror alternating with vaudeville style comedy and variety acts. TheatreNOW brings three of these tales to stage in our annual Halloween themed dinner show with themed food and drinks! Show-only tickets: $20; show and three-course dinner tickets, $47. theatrewilmington.com. 19 S. 10th St. BASKERVILLE: A SHERLOCK HOLMES MYSTERY

Nov. 8-11, 8pm or Sun. matinees, 3pm: Comedic genius Ken Ludwig transforms Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic The Hound of the Baskervilles into a murderously funny adventure. Sherlock Holmes is on the case. The male heirs of the Baskerville line are being dispatched one by one. To find their ingenious killer, Holmes and Watson must brave the desolate moors before a family curse dooms its newest heir. Watch as our intrepid investigators try to escape a dizzying web of clues, silly accents, disguises, and deceit as five actors deftly portray more than forty characters. Does a wild hellhound prowl the moors of Devonshire? Can our heroes discover the truth in time? $18-$25. www.bigdawgproductions.org. Cape Fear Playhouse, 613 Castle St.

GETTING OUT

theatre/auditions TALES FROM THE GRAND GUIGNOL

Through Nov. 10, Fri and Sat only. Adapted and directed by Zach Hanner, “The Grand

Nov. 8-11, 15-18 UNCW Dept. of Theatre presents “Getting Out” by Marsha Norman; directed by Dr. Anne Berkeley. After her release from prison, Arlene returns to a rundown apartment in Louisville, intent on starting life over. Her struggle to find her way is complicated by the return of her former

prison guard, the pimp ex-boyfriend and her troupe of eccentric players who team up unfeeling mother. Ultimately, the play offers with Jesus to teach his lessons in a new age no simple answers, but conveys with honthrough parables, games, and tomfoolery. esty and compassion the struggle of somethalian.org for info and tickets. 2nd Street one fighting for her life against challenging Stage, Hannah Block USO / Community Arts odds. $6-$15. Cultural Arts Building, 601 S. Center,120 S. 2nd St College Rd. THE CHARM OF B’ELLANA DUGUESNE THE KING AND I Nov. 9, 8pm: A series of coming-out stoNov. 9, 7:30pm: Two worlds collide in this ries at various stages of life; how a trans“breathtaking and exquisite”(The New York awareness journey affected life’s decisions Times) musical, based on the 2015 Tony humorously led to a sense of being worth Award®-winning Lincoln Center Theater prosharing. The stories use bits and pieces duction. One of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s from past stage performances to convey the finest works, The King and I boasts a score irony, humor, and universality of the transthat features such beloved classics as “Getexperience. Born John Eng Jr.in Brooklyn, ting To Know You,” “I Whistle a Happy Tune,” New York, B’ellana’s life as Jack Eng has “Hello Young Lovers,” “Shall We Dance” and included stints as a radio broadcaster, “Something Wonderful.” Set in 1860’s BangWFL football player, resort entertainment kok, the musical tells the story of the uncondirector, businessman, high school drama ventional and tempestuous relationship that teacher and father of two. In 2012 she redevelops between the King of Siam and vealed her long hidden female personalAnna Leonowens, a British schoolteacher ity while serving as hostess for “Homos at whom the modernist King, in an imperialisMoMo’s” a popular talent venue in the Cotic world, brings to Siam to teach his many lumbia Heights section of Washington D.C. wives and children. The King and I is “too Most known for the role of Mama Darlin’ in beautiful to miss” (New York Magazine). Ad“Charm” an award-winning play by Phillip mission: Group tickets (for 15 or more) & OpDawkins based on Ms. Gloria Allen and her era Boxes are available. Call 910-362-7999 work with homeless Chicago transyouth. to reserve. Wilson Center, 703 N. 3rd St. Currently spending her time in North Carolina B’Ellana describes herself as genderGODSPELL fluid. Pay what you can! Bottega Art Bar Nov. 9-18, Fridays and Saturdays, 7:30pm, and Gallery, 723 N. 4th St. and Sundays, 3pm: Based on the Gospel according to Matthew, Godspell is the first musical theatre offering from composer Stephen Schwartz who went on to write such well-known hits as Wicked, Pippin, and Children of Eden. The show features a comedic MEET LOCAL ARTISTS

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Meet working artists, and see their works in ART IN BLOOM AT WATERLINE BREWERY Art showcase with local photographer, progress. Everything from sculptures to fine Charles Kernan: “What the Water Knows.” jewelry in this unique location. Free parking, Free wine and cheese tasting with live mufun for everyone. Over 45 artist’s works to sic by TK! Kernan is a retired Chemical enjoy. Free, and we participate in the 4th FriEngineer from Wilmington who is an avid day Art Walks, 6-9pm, 4th Fri. ea. mo. theArtoutdoors man, enjoying camping, hiking, Works, 200 Willard St. bicycling and kayaking, and has combined FIBRE: OUTSIDE THE BOX his enjoyment of the outdoors and photogFeaturing 19 fiber artists and their works: raphy developing a concentrated interest Deborah Beasley, Susan Borovsky, Becky in scenic photography. His work has been Bucci, Jocely Chateauvert, Catherine Cross, juried into photography shows and shown at Dia Daniels, Sally Eagon, Louise Giordano, Art in Bloom Gallery. Runs through Sunday, Fritzi Huber, Susan Kranyik, Leslie Marsh, Dec. 9. 721 Surry St. Kayla McCormick, Iris Simmons, Dixon

Stetler, Ginny Thompson, Diane Torgerson, CARLY SION ART OPENING Nov. 8, 6pm: Local fine artist and illustraKris Westerson, Jan Wutowski, Rebecca tor, Carleigh Sion, draws inspiration from Yeomans. Closing reception: Nov. 16, the ocean and surf culture. Celebrate her 6-9pm. Acme Art Studio, 711 5th Ave. newest collection, “Postcards.” Meet the FOURTH FRIDAY GALLERY NIGHT artist and enjoy local beer while John HussFourth Friday Gallery Nights, Wilmington’s man provides the tunes and Catch the Food premier after-hours celebration of art and Truck provides the tacos. www.carleighflowculture, 6-9pm, fourth Fri. ea. month. Art er.com. Flytrap Brewing, 319 Walnut St. openings, artist demonstrations, entertain-

ment and refreshments. Administered by the PAM TOLL Join us for a champagne toast and special Arts Council of Wilmington & New Hanover reception on Wednesday, November 14th County, numerous venues participate. Full from 5:30-6:30pm at PinPoint Restaurant list: artscouncilofwilmington.org to celebrate the visual narrative paintings NEAR-DEATH EXPERIENCE in “The Familiar Distance in Going Home: Journey through this mirror-lined chamber Visual Narratives by Pam Toll” as part of our housing an array of LED lights. The viewer partnership with Checker Cab productions walks toward a light but at the last minute is and local restaurants. Enjoy the Fine Art of diverted to the main room. Lethe, chance art Dining! Pam Toll, an Associate Professor at

by Leslie Milanese, depicts the first recorded UNC Wilmington, received a BA in Art and NDE (Plato, 381 BC). Expo 216 gallerium, English Literature from UNC Chapel Hill has 216 N. Front St. Wed-Sun, noon-6pm, 910been painting since childhood. Her studio 769-3899, expo216.com

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is located at Acme Art Studios (Wilmington) which she co-founded in 1991, as a work and exhibition space for artists. She also co-founded No Boundaries International Art Colony (Bald Head Island, NC) in 1998, a residency program that in the last twenty years brought over 200 artists from around the world with the goal of creating a crossexchange of cultures and artistic practices to share with our local community. PinPoint Restaurant, 114 Market St.

namic social dance. • Shag level 1, Thurs., 7pm: designed for a beginner dancer and/ or the dancer wanting to freshen up on the basics. Concepts taught are critical to understanding future technique and terminology. Subject to a minimum of participants.

• Shag 2 & 3, 8pm: A class designed for students who have a strong foundation in the basics. Takes the concepts from Level 1 and adds to it. Subject to a minimum of participants. $5/military and students with ID, $10/person, $15/couple. Babs McDance, 6782 Market St. DANCE ELEMENT

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All Boys’ Dance Program, offering two weekly classes led by talented and inspiring male dance teachers: Mon., 4:45-5:30 (ages 5 and up) and Wed., 4-4:45 (ages 9 and up). Visit our beautiful dance studio in the Ogden Business Park and try a class risk free and free of charge! Enhance balance and sharpen coordination—great for sports! Teaches the importance of teamwork. • Tues, 6:30pm: Adults with any level of experience are invited to join Natalie Oldani for a weekly dance party, hip-hop.

Tues, 6:30-7:30pm. No experience necessary. Class provides both exercise and enjoyment for “beginners” and experienced dance students alike. Ogden Business Park, just off Market St. www.thedanceelement.com Admission: $12-$80, offered per class or punch cards of multiple classes.

The Dance Element, 7211 Ogden Business Ln., #205

CAPE FEAR CONTRA DANCERS

Come on out for two hours of energetic, contemporary American country dancing with live music. Dress cool & comfortable, soft-soled shoes. All ages. 2nd/4th Tues, 7:30pm. United Methodist, 409 S. 5th Ave.

BABS MCDANCE

Mon. nights, 7pm: Are you interested in learning the Waltz, but are not sure where to start with the dance? Or have you learned the basics and are needing to jog your memory by going over the basic steps again? Well, our level 1 class every Monday night in September is just the class for you, 7-8pm. Level 2 and 3 classes offered 8-9pm. • Bachata Wednesdays! All levels welcome to this one hour class at 7pm! Learn new moves and patterns for this spicy Latin dance. • Argentine Tango Wed., 8pm: All levels welcome to this one hour class at 8:pm! Elegant and dy-

ECSTATIC DANCE

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Nov. 2, 7pm: Ecstatic dance is a style of free form dance in which the music is the teacher. There is no structure or steps to follow or any particular way to dance. We are offering a curated music playlist ranging from electronic dance music, World music, and a variety of musical genres. After 15 minutes of instruction and intention setting, participants are invited to dance as they feel led. The rules are simple, no talking and rest whenever you like. All ages; drug and alcohol free. $10. Unity of Wilmington, 717 Orchard Ave.

comedy OPEN MIC

The wildest open mic in town ... anything goes. (except cover songs). Stand-up comedy, slam poetry, video, live music, odd talentsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;performances of all kinds. Hosted by 6-beer Steve. Sign up, 8pm, and runs all night. Juggling Gypsy 1612 Castle St. ILM, (910) 763-2223 daily after 3pm for details. jugglinggypsy.com.

GRUFF GOAT COMEDY

On the first Wed. ea. month, Gruff Goat Comedy features Three Guest Comics Under a Bridge. No Trolls. Waterline Brewing Company, 721 Surry Lane

PRIMETIME COMEDY

See some of NCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best stand-up comedians in a world class venue! This monthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s talented performers: Brett Williams, Cordero Wilson, Grant Sheffield, Louis Bishop, and Ty-

ler Wood. Hosted by: Wills Maxwell. N Front Theatre (formerly City Stage), 21 N Front St. LUCKY JOE COMEDY SHOW

First Sat. ea. month is free show at Lucky Joe Craft Coffee on College Road presented by Regretful Villains. The show features a new style of stand-up called Speed Joking. Come enjoy a night of laughs and find your Comedic Soulmate! 1414 S College Rd.

DEAD CROW COMEDY ROOM

Nov. 9, 7pm: DeAnne Smith, a Canadian Comedy Award winner, has performed at Just for Laughs, JFL42, the Winnipeg Comedy Festival, Melbourne International Comedy Festival, the New Zealand International Comedy Festival, Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and the Iceland Comedy Festival to name a few. Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also been on TV all over the darn world, including on Last Comic Standing and The Late Late Show in the U.S., as well as in Canada, Australia and the UK. Her video â&#x20AC;&#x153;Straight Men, Step Your Game Upâ&#x20AC;? has over 46 million views. She is currently developing a sitcom for CBC and her Netflix half-hour comedy special will debut in 2019. Featuring: Jack Nelson Host: Billy Raim. Tickets: http://deadcrowcomedy.com. 265 N. Front St.

LIVE RIFFING AND VINTAGE TV

Every Wed. join Dead Crow Comedy for improv night. Join local comedians for a TV party at Dead Crow! An interactive improvised comedy show. 265 N. Front St.

DAREDEVIL IMPROV COMEDY TROUPE

DareDevil Improv Classes teach you the fundamentals of the funny! Learn to be more

spontaneous, trust your instincts, and create one-of-a-kind comedy with an ensemble!

(And even if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not a â&#x20AC;&#x153;performer,â&#x20AC;? our classes are a great way to meet people and have a hella good time!) Details and signups, www.daredevilimprov.com. Hannah Block Community Arts Center, 120 S. 2nd St. COMEDIAN JOEY I.L.O.

Nov. 9, 8pm: Clean Getaway Comedy is proud to present our next performer. Comedian Joey I.L.O. is officially our next amazing comedy act. Tickets are on sale now! A large portion of the proceeds will be going to the Open Gate Domestic Violence Shelter.

Joey was named the regional winner of the Sierra Mist Search for the Next Great Comic and appeared on NBCs Last Comic Standing Season 5. Joeys a high energy comic whos been touring coast to coast. His unique perspective and family experiences are as unique as his last name. Joeys vision is to do a clean show so that anyone and everyone in the family can enjoy and not just a certain group of people The Bridge Church building, 2101 Market St.

museum CAMERON ART MUSEUM

On exhibit: â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Time When Art Is Everywhere: teamLab,â&#x20AC;? an art collective and interdisciplinary group of programmers, engineers, CG animators, mathematicians artists and architects, creates digital artworks that bridge art, science, technology, design and

the natural world. Designs are immersive interpretations deeply rooted in Japanese art, aesthetic and history. Through Sept.

8, 2019 â&#x20AC;˘ Feather by Feather, The Sculptures of Grainger McKoy, through Feb. 17, 2019: From the detailed beginnings of the single iconic feather, Grainger McKoy transforms his intricately carved birds into gravity-defying sculptures that play with form and space. â&#x20AC;˘ Along the Eastern Sea Road: Hiroshigeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Fifty-three Stations of the TĹ?kaidĹ?, through Feb. 17, 2019: Master printmaker Utagawa Hiroshigeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Fifty-Three Stations of the TĹ?kaidĹ? is among the most celebrated works of Japanese art. Series depicts the spectacular landscapes and fascinating characters encountered on the journey from Edo (now Tokyo) to the imperial capital of Kyoto. The TĹ?kaidĹ? road was the most-traveled route between these two important cities, figuring heavily into popular Japanese art and culture in the mid1800s. Cameron Art Museum presents the complete set of 55 prints from Hiroshigeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s monumental oban series, known as the Upright TĹ?kaidĹ?, created in 1855. â&#x20AC;˘ Nearer to Nature, through Feb. 17, 2019 Humans have always been inspired and influenced by the world that surrounds us. Featuring artwork from CAMâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s permanent collection, Nearer to Nature highlights this fascination and contemplation of the natural world. Artists in the exhibition include Elliott Daingerfield, Minnie Evans, William Frerichs, Will Henry Stevens, along with contemporary artists such as Mark Flood, Guy LaramĂŠe and Hiroshi Sueyoshi. â&#x20AC;˘ Illumination, Dec. 1 - Jan. 6, 2019: Highly popular Illumina-

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Join us for our morning cruise with Capt. Doug.

This cruise is a scenic, narrated, historic tour of the ever changing NE Cape fear River. In search of the changing fall colors, and hints of the season to come. The river will be active and full of fish, one of the better times to catch an alligator out as they ready themselves for the winter months. Bring your camera and binoculars and get ready for a breathtaking adventure on the River!Come aboard and embrace the changing season.

Spirit of the Holiday Cruise starting Friday after Thanksgiving until Dec. 30th

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Start a New Holiday Tradition. Cruise the Cape Fear River while enjoying the sites, sounds and tastes of the Holidays. Local Musicians will perform Christmas/Holiday Carols. Featuring Holiday Cocktails from our Full Bar and Goodies. Book Now as we are already filling up! Get a glimpse of the tree lighting in Riverfront Park on Friday 11-23 @ 6:25pm on our maiden voyage.

Daylight Saving Time cruise schedule changes: Starting Nov. 5th ~Cruising Tuesday - Sunday, 50 min Eagles Island narrated cruises: 12pm, 1pm, 2pm, 3pm & 4pm

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12.15 L-Shape Lot 7th Annual Toys for Tots Drive 01.19 Courtyards and Cobblestones 01.25 10th Annual Port City Ping Pong Throw Down 01.26 2nd Annual Sport City Corn Hole Classic 01.27 Precious Metals NEW DATE! 02.01 Fab4JDRF 2nd annual concert For information about upcoming events please visit www.BrooklynArtsNC.com

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UPCOMING EVENTS: TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6 | 7:00 P.M.

Women’s Basketball vs Belmont Abbey First 200 fans with a VOTE sticker will receive a FREE T-shirt (see attachment)

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8 | 7:00 P.M. Women’s Volleyball vs Elon Senior Night

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9 | 7:00 P.M. Men’s Basketball vs Stanford

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Everyone attending is encouraged to wear WHITE. Official “WHITE OUT” t-shirts are on sale at Omega Sports and at the UNCW Barnes and Noble Bookstore.

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Halftime: BB&T Money Machine and Wing Eating Contest Meet the Coaches at the post game event at Buffalo Wild Wings on Old Eastwood Road.

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tion returns for it’s 3rd year to CAM. Drawing inspiration from traditional lantern festivals, marking the transitional moment of season’s change and year’s end, reflecting on the past while garnering energy for the future.

CAM recognizes the crucial role of artists and art in creating an exceptional quality of life for a community. Art, like a lantern, illuminates the mystery, empathy and wonder of human existence. On Sun., Dec. 9 from 4-7 p.m. will be the third annual Floating Lantern Ceremony: This event is an opportunity for Remembrance, Reflection and Gratitude. There’s no charge to attend, but participants are encouraged to purchase a $12 lantern sleeve they may personalize and then float on the CAM reflecting pond.• CAM Café open and serving delicious menu with full bar, 5pm-9pm. Tues.-Sun., 11am2pm; Thurs. nights, 5pm-9pm 910-3955999. cameronartmuseum.org. 3201 S. 17th St. CAPE FEAR MUSEUM

Hundreds of toys and games are on view in PlayTime!—classics, like Lincoln Logs, toy soldiers, an Erector set and a Mr. Potato Head, and even old faves like wooden tops, blocks and dolls. Remember those toys that, for whatever reason, we just had to have? Some of those fad favorites like the Rubik’s cube and 1960s Liddle Kiddle dolls are on exhibit along with toy figures from fast food kids’ meals. Explore toy history in custom label books. Play, create, and imagine in Cape Fear Museum’s newest exhibit, PlayTime! Engage with museum educators in these short, drop-in programs. Activities change weekly and may include puzzles, games, blocks, and more. Adult participation is required. Fun for all ages! Free for members or with general admission • Camera Collections! With today’s smart phones and digital cameras, photography is everywhere. Until the invention of the camera in 1839, there was no way to instantly capture the environment around you. In less than 200 years, cameras have progressed from complicated contraptions only used by professionals, to simple boxes with a roll of film anyone could operate, to handheld computers that create digital images shared with the world. 86 cameras and 145 photographic accessories showcases changes in technology and styles, from late 1800s-early 2000s. www.capefearmuseum.com/programs. $8/adults, $7/seniors, college & military, $5/youth. CF Museum, 814 Market St.

BELLAMY MANSION

One of NC’s most spectacular examples of antebellum architecture, built on the eve of the Civil War by free and enslaved black artisans, for John Dillard Bellamy (1817-1896) physician, planter and business leader; and his wife, Eliza McIlhenny Harriss (18211907) and their nine children. After the fall of Fort Fisher in 1865, Federal troops commandeered the house as their headquarters during the occupation of Wilmington. Now a museum, it focuses on history and the design arts and offers tours, changing exhibitions and an informative look at historic preservation in action. 910-251-3700. www.bellamymansion.org. 503 Market St.

WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH MUSEUM

WB 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 yr. history of WB. (910) 256-2569. 303 W. Salisbury St. www.wbmuseum.com.

WILMINGTON RAILROAD MUSEUM

Explore railroad history and heritage, especially of the Atlantic Coast Line, headquartered in Wilmington for 125 years. Interests and activities for all ages, including historical exhibits, full-size steam engine and rolling stock, lively Children’s Hall, and spectacular model layouts. House in an authentic 1883 freight warehouse, facilities are fully accessible and on one level. By reservation, discounted group tours, caboose birthday parties, and after-hours meetings or mixers.

Story Time on 1st/3rd Mon. at 10:30am, only $5 per family and access to entire Museum.

Admission only $9 adult, $8 senior/military, $5 child, ages 2-12, and free under age 2.

505 Nutt St. 910-763-2634. www.wrrm.org.

LATIMER HOUSE

Victorian Italiante style home built in 1852, the restored home features period furnishings, artwork and family portraits. Tours offered Mon-Fri, 10am-4pm, and Sat, 12-5pm.

Walking tours are Wed and Sat. at 10am. $4-$12. Latimer House of Lower Cape Fear Historical Society is not handicapped accessible 126 S. Third St.

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. www.burgwinwrighthouse.com.

EXPO 216

Exhibit on end-of-life issues. Enter Grandma’s house and address the elephant in the room. Pick up an advance directive. Review the History of Hospice; contemplate individual responses of compassion in the arena.

216 N. Front St. Wed.-Sun., noon-6pm. www. expo216.com.

BELLAMY MANSION

One of NC’s most spectacular examples of antebellum architecture, built on the eve of the Civil War by free and enslaved black artisans, for John Dillard Bellamy (1817-1896) physician, planter and business leader; and his wife, Eliza McIlhenny Harriss (18211907) and their nine children. After the fall of Fort Fisher in 1865, Federal troops commandeered the house as their headquarters during the occupation of Wilmington. Now a museum, it focuses on history and the design arts and offers tours, changing exhibitions and an informative look at historic preservation in action. 910-251-3700. www.bellamymansion.org. 503 Market St.

kids stuff

adults. Adults free. Spider Web Wonders, 10/25, 10-11am, and 10/26, 10-11am; Terrific Turkeys, 11/8, 10-11am, and 11/9, 1011am; Signs of Fall, 11/29, 10-11am, and 11/30, 10-11am; Lunch for a Bea, 12/13, 10-11am, and 12/14, 10-11am. Halyburton Park, 4099 S. 17th St. CREATURE FEATURE

Oct. 31, 10am: Get an up-close view of some silly snakes and creepy crawly spiders! Children will have the opportunity to see, touch, and learn about these amazing creatures. Ages: 5/under. $5. fitforfuncenter.com. Fit For Fun Center, 302 S. 10th St. 910-341-4630

2ND ANNUAL LOLLIPOPALOOZA!

Nov. 3, noon: Wrightsville Beach Brewery proudly partners with the Misfits & Monsters Family Club and Revolver Music Productions for an afternoon kids concert festival. Enjoy live music, games, food, drinks, raffles and other family friendly activities and vendors in our Beer Garden under the shade of the live oak trees! We are always a dog-friendly establishment, but for this special children’s event, we kindly ask that you leave your furry friends at home. Wrightsville Beach Brewery, 6201 Oleander Dr.

SAFARI SCAVENGER HUNT

Nov. 10, 9am: Ages: 5/under, $5/child Adults: Free. Come explore Fit For Fun for our new Saturday Scavenger Hunt Series.

This month we have been invaded by...safari animals! Grab some binoculars at the front desk and search the center for the hiding animals. Can you find them all? Fit for Fun Center, 302 S. 10th St.

HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE

SNAKE AND TURTLE FEEDING

A brief presentation about the live animals on display in the Events Center and then watch them feed. At least one snake and turtle will be fed during the demonstration. Ages: 3 and up. Cost: $1. 11/7, 12/5, 4-4:30pm. Halyburton Park, 4099 S. 17th St.

LITTLE EXPLORERS

Age 2-5, cost $3/participant. 10-11am.

Deadline to register: Day before each program. Bring your explorers out to the park and discover nature through stories, songs, hands-on activities, hikes and crafts. Your children will delight in the many nature themes we explore each month. Dress for the weather(including closed-toe shoes) to be ready for outdoor fun! Preregistration is required. Children must be accompanied by

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Nov. 10, 10am: Blue Moon Gift Shops & Eclipse Artisan Boutique for our Annual Holiday Open House on Saturday, November 10th from 10am - 5pm. There will be tastings

by Ladyfingers Caterers and many of our​ other food vendors,​artist demos, food truck on site, mimosas and free valet parking!

Don’t forget to register for our raffle​s! We’re giving away​ over 100—$25 Blue Moon gift card​s​! Eclipse Artisan Boutique and Blue Moon Gift Shops, 203 Racine Dr.

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at 9am for a fun and healthy walk—held at the Midtown YMCA. Each walk beings with a brief physician-led discussion of a current health topic, then he/she spends time walking, answering questions and talking with walkers. Choose your own pace and distance. Free and open to anyone. YMCA Midtown, George Anderson Dr. WB SCENIC TOURS

Thurs., 10:30am: WB Scenic Tours birding boat cruise of Masonboro Island and Bradley Creek. Guided eco-cruises are educational boat tours designed to increase conservation awareness about local wildlife and sensitive coastline habitats in New Hanover County. Topics explained during the boat ride will include: salt marsh function, wetland plants, and strong emphasis on shorebird/water bird ecology and identification. Birding tours are best when scheduled at low tide. • Sunset Tour of WB, Thurs., 5pm: Sunset with Wrightsville Beach Scenic Tours departs from the Blockade Runner Dock. Routes vary with season, weather, and whim on the Basic Sunset Cruise but may include Masonboro Island, Bradley Creek, Money Island or some other combination. Water, marsh, Shamrock, sunset – it’s a simple combination but very satisfying.

Also, from experience, this is the best time to sight dolphins in the bay. RSVP: 910-2004002 or wbst3000@gmail.com. Wrightsville Beach Scenic Tours, 275 Waynick Blvd.

OWL HOWL

Nov. 10, 10am: See live raptors, hold a bird and take a picture, free flight demonstration, music, food trucks, children’s activities, raffles, silent auction, shop. Sponsored by

Cape Fear Raptor Center. Brunswick Riverwalk at Belville NC, 580 River Rd. squat strength workshop SQUAT STRENGTH WORKSHOP

Nov 14, 5:30pm: Free and open to the public! What you will learn at workshop: How to squat your way to stronger legs. Proper techniques as well as optional sets and reps to perform for increased strength & performance. Some top assistance movements to strengthen your legs for squatting.

Participants will be given sample programs to make part of your workouts. Sherriedale Morgan Boxing & Physical Fitness Center, 302 S. 10th St.

classes ADULT CRAFTERNOONS

New monthly meet-up for adults who enjoy crafting. Drop in on the first Monday afternoon of every month at the Northeast Library. A different usable craft project will be featured each month. Free program, with all supplies provided by a Friends of NHC Library LEAD Award. Reserve spot on calendar at www.NHCLibrary.org or 910-7986371. Librarian Annice Sevett: asevett@ nhcgov.com or 910-798-6371. 1241 Military Cutoff Rd.

CRAFTEEN MINI GARDENS

Crafty teens are invited for snacks and miniature garden making at Northeast Library.

Hands-on workshop is free but space is limited. To make sure there are enough seats

and supplies, please register on the calendar at www.NHCLibrary.org or 910-7986371. NHC Northeast Library, 1241 Military Cutoff Rd. ACTIVITY 8 WEIGHT-LOSS PROGRAM

8-week program designed to activate your weight loss and give you the tools you need for life-long success in a supportive small-group atmosphere. A combination of education, mandatory food tracking, and group workouts will give you the support you need to meet your goals. Led by ACE Certified Weight Management Specialist, participants receive pre and post-fitness evaluations, weekly weigh-ins and workouts, nutrition coaching, exercise programming, daily food tracking, group support.

Max. 12/group. Tues/Thurs midday class, 10:45am-11:45am; evening, 6:30-7:30pm.

Y nonmember price includes 2 months of membership to the YMCA! Express YMCA, 11 S. Kerr Ave.

FINISH IT!

Nov. 7, 4pm: Do you knit, crochet, needlepoint, or enjoy another craft? Got unfinished projects lurking in your closets? Bring a project to the library and work on it with other crafty people, on the first Wednesday of every month from 4-6 pm. This library group is free and no reservations are needed.

Contact Reference Librarian Annice Sevett at asevett@nhcgov.com or 910-798-6371.

NHC Northeast Library, 1241 Military Cutoff Rd.

KINGA PRE/POST NATAL YOGA TRAINING

Nov. 9, 5pm: Three-day yoga teacher training is designed for yoga teachers, yoga teachers in training, midwives, doulas and bodyworkers who work with pregnant women and pregnant women. The intention of this training is to help your students prevent common discomforts of pregnancy while helping to enrich the childbearing experience. Through lecture, discussion, partner participation, self-reflection and practice of the fundamental elements of prenatal yoga, this training helps prepare and empower teachers to guide women through birth and into motherhood. $375. Register earl: https://goo.gl/zdX221. Wilmington Yoga, 5329 Oleander Dr., Ste 200

SELF-CARE YOGA SERIES

Nov. 9-11: Join yoga teachers and sisters Ruth Newnam, massage therapist, and Laura Terry, physical therapist, for a weekend of self-care! Self-care yoga will help you heal and prevent injuriesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and practice safely with your body in mind. Students will learn to release tension with self massage and positional therapy in techniques, develop strength and stability, identify potentially harmful postures, and modify for safe and therapeutic practice. $35 per session and $90 for full series. Wilmington Yoga, 5329 Oleander Dr., Ste 200

KUNGA PRE/POST-NATAL YOGA TRAIN

Nov. 9-11: Three-day yoga teacher training is designed for yoga teachers, yoga teachers in training, midwives, doulas and bodyworkers who work with pregnant women and pregnant women. The intention of this training is to help your students prevent common discomforts of pregnancy while helping to enrich the childbearing experience. Lecture, discussion, partner participation, self-reflection and practice of the fundamental elements of prenatal yoga, this

training helps prepare and empower teachers to guide women through birth and into motherhood. $375. Register early: https:// goo.gl/zdX221. Wilmington Yoga, 5329 Oleander Dr., Ste 200 SELF CARE YOGA SERIES

Nov. 9, 6pm: Yoga teachers and sisters Ruth Newnam, massage therapist + Laura Terry, physical therapist for this weekend of self-care! A tool for your physical well-being, this self-care yoga series will help you to heal and prevent injuries and to practice safely with your body in mind. Students will learn to release tension with self massage and positional therapy in techniques, develop strength + stability, identify potentially harmful postures, and modify for safe and therapeutic practice. Students with a current yoga practice will gain the most benefit from this workshop. Ruth + Laura will provide handouts for instruction on how to carry out this practice at home, as well as access to online instructional videos for short home practices. $35-$90. Wilmington Yoga, 5329 Oleander Dr., Ste 200

WHOLE HEALTH FORUM

Nov. 12, 5:30pm: Free monthly forum on the 2nd Monday of each month where 3 local professionals will educate the public on different health and wellness topics. There will be light food and prizes! Raffles this month include gifts from each of our presenters as well as from Evolution Wellness and Stacie Morrison True Health and Wellness, LLC. Speakers are: Nancy Politan, Vascular Therapy. Dr. Sharrie Hanley, Neurotherapist. Unity of Wilmington, 717 Orchard Ave.

lectures/literary MAKING SENSE OF THE OPIOOD EPIDEMIC

A doctor and a health educator will visit New Hanover Countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Main Library to offer an informative presentation on opioid abuse, prevention, and helping a loved one struggling with addiction. Attendance is free and no registration is needed. Speakers will be Dr. Joseph Pino, MD, FAAP, FACP, of NHRMC Medical Group, and Olivia Herndon, Director of Continuing Education in Mental Health and Public Health for the South East Area Health Education Center, or SEAHEC. Dr. Pino and Ms. Herndon will explain how the opioid epidemic began, discuss coping strategies, and take a look at the future of opioid addiction in the United States. Mary Ellen Nolan at 910-7986301 or mnolan@nhcgov.com. NHC Main Library, 201 Chestnut St.

COMMUNITY REVITALIZATION THROUGH CREATIVE PRESERVATION

Nov. 8, noon: Exploring the power of old buildings to renew neighborhoods. Historic preservation expert and keynote speaker Emilie Evans, Riverfront Development Manager at Detroit Riverfront Conservancy, works to get vacant and underutilized structures back to their full potential. She is cofounder of the award-winning Brick + Beam Detroit, and former director of the Rightsizing Initiative with PlaceEconomics in NYC. $100 suggested individual donation at the luncheon. RSVP to HWF@HistoricWilmington.org or 910.762.2511 by Nov. 1st. Vegetarian plates available; please request in your RSVP. Corporate tables available for

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purchase.Coastline Conference and Event Center, 501 Nutt St. DIARY OF A CONTRABAND

Nov. 13, 6:30pm: William B. Gould IV, a Charles A. Beardsley Professor of Law, Emeritus, at Stanford Law School, presents a lecture on Diary of a Contraband: The Civil War Passage of a Black Sailor, written by his great-grandfather William B. Gould I. Gould IV will discuss his book and its research process, and the story of his great-grandfather, William B. Gould I. Diary of a Contraband is the only known diary of a black sailor during the Civil War who was also a former slave. What is known of Gould’s life as an enslaved worker in Wilmington, the clandestine escape, and his daily life in the U.S. Navy is chronicled within its pages.

His diary provides a unique insight into the Maritime Underground Railroad and the day-to-day life of a former slave fighting to secure freedom for himself. Lecture begins at 6:30pm and is a $5 suggested donation.

Carolyn Gonzalez, 910-251-3700 x 306.

Bellamy Mansion, 503 Market St.

A TALK BY THE VERY REV. TRACEY LIND

Nov. 14, 7pm: Tracey is a newly retired Episcopal Priest and city planner. For 17 years, she served as Dean of Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Cleveland, as a thriving and diverse urban congregation, a center for arts and music and a gathering place for those devoted to the city and it’s future. Most recently, Tracey’s ministry has expanded to include the spiritual insights and lessons she has gained from a life complicated by dementia. On Nov. 8, 2016, she was diagnosed with early stage Frontotemporal Dementia. This diagnosis hasn’t stopped her from fully immersing in what life has to offer, and what she has to give. One of the most dynamic preachers and teachers in the Episcopal Church, she now shares her experience with early stage dementia with vulnerability, grace and faith.

Preceded by a reception at 6:30 in the Great Hall. St. James Parish, 25 S. Third St.

clubs/notices PCYP NETWORKING

ARIES (Mar. 21–April 20)

In 1994 Aries pop diva Mariah Carey collaborated with an associate to write the song “All I Want For Christmas Is You.” It took them 15 minutes to finish it. Since then it has generated $60 million in royalties. I wish I could unconditionally predict you, too, will efficiently spawn a valuable creation sometime soon. Current planetary alignments do indeed suggest that such a development is more possible than usual. But because I tend to be conservative in my prophecies, I won’t guarantee anything close to the $60-million figure. In fact, your reward may be more spiritual in nature than financial.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20)

An interactive post at Reddit.com asked readers to write about “the most underrated feeling of all time.” One person said, “When you change the sheets on your bed.” Another extolled “the feeling that comes when you pay all your bills and you’ve still got money in the bank.” Others said, “dancing under the rain,” “physical contact like a pat on the back when you’re really touch starved,” and “listening to a song for the first time and it’s so good you just can’t stop smiling.” I bring this to your attention, Taurus, because I suspect that the next two weeks will bring you a flood of these pleasurable underrated feelings.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

Artist David Hockney is proud of how undemanding he is toward his friends and associates. “People tell me they open my e-mails first,” he says, “because they aren’t demands and you don’t need to reply. They’re simply for pleasure.”

He also enjoys giving regular small gifts. “I draw flowers every day and send them to my friends so they get fresh blooms.” Hockney seems to share the perspective expressed by author Gail Godwin, who writes, “How easy it was to make people happy, when you didn’t want or need anything from them.” In accordance with astrological omens, Libra, I suggest you have fun employing these approaches in the coming weeks.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

I am not currently a wanderer or voyager or entrepreneur or swashbuckler. But at other times in my life, I have had extensive experience with those roles. So I know secrets about how and why to be a wanderer and voyager and entrepreneur and swashbuckler. And it’s clear to me that in the coming weeks you could benefit in unforeseen ways from researching and embodying the roles GEMINI (May 21-June 20) “Beer makes you feel the way you ought to feel without beer,” wrote Gemini of curious wanderer and brave voyager and savvy entrepreneur and prudent author Henry Lawson. Do you have any methods for making yourself feel swashbuckler. like you’ve drunk a few beers that don’t involve drinking a few beers? If not, SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) I highly recommend that you find at least one. It will be especially important “The best thing one can do when it is raining is let it rain.” That brilliant formulain the coming weeks for you to have a way to alter, expand, or purify your tion came from poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Does it seem so obvious consciousness without relying on literal intoxicants or drugs. The goal: to as to not need mentioning? Bear with me while I draw further meaning from it, leave your groove before it devolves into a rut. and suggest you use it as an inspiring metaphor in the coming weeks. When it

CANCER (June 21-July 22)

Study the following five failed predictions. 1. “There is no likelihood man can ever tap the power of the atom.” —Robert Miliham, Nobel Laureate in Physics, 1923. 2. “This ‘telephone’ has too many shortcomings to be seriously considered as a means of communication. The device is inherently of no value to us.” —Western Union internal memo, 1876. 3. “Rail travel at high speeds is not possible because passengers, unable to breathe, would die of asphyxia.” –Dionysius Lardner, scientist, 1830. 4. “There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home.” —Ken Olson, president of Digital Equipment Corporation, 1977. 5. “Most Cancerians will never overcome their tendencies toward hypersensitivity, procrastination, and fear of success.” —Lanira Kentsler, astrologer, 2018. (P.S. What you do in the next 12 months could go a long way toward permanently refuting the last prediction.)

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perspectives are just what you need to meditate on, Virgo. To promote even more healing in you, I’ll add a further clue from poet Anna Kamienska: “Where your pain is, there your heart lies also.” (P.S. Rumi is translated by Coleman Barks; Kamienska by Clare Cavanagh.)

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)

rains, Sagittarius, let it rain; don’t waste time and emotional energy complaining about the rain. Don’t indulge in fruitless fantasizing about how you might stop the rain and how you’d love to stop the rain. In fact, please refrain from defining the rain as a negative event, because after all, it is perfectly natural, and is in fact crucial for making the crops grow and replenishing our water supply. (P.S. Your metaphorical “rain” will be equally useful.)

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

“Every true love and friendship is a story of unexpected transformation,” writes activist and author Elif Shafak. “If we are the same person before and after we loved, that means we haven’t loved enough.” I bring this to your attention because you’re in a phase when your close alliances should be activating healing changes in your life. If for some reason your alliances are not yet awash in the exciting emotions of redemption and reinvention, get started on instigating experimental acts of intimacy.

German scientists have created cochlear implants for gerbils that have been genetically modified, enabling the creatures to “listen” to light. The researchers’ work is ultimately dedicated to finding ways to improve the lives of people with hearing impairments. What might be the equivalent of you gaining the power to “hear light”? I understand that you might resist thinking this way. “That makes no sense,” you may protest, or “There’s no practical value in fantasizing about such an impossibility.” But I hope you’ll make the effort anyway. In my view, stretching your imagination past its limits is the healing you need most right now. I also think that doing so will turn out to be unexpectedly practical.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)

Here’s useful wisdom from the poet Rumi. “Our defects are the ways that glory gets manifested,” he said. “Keep looking at the bandaged place.

That’s where the light enters you.” Playwright Harrison David Rivers interprets Rumi’s words to mean, “Don’t look away from your pain, don’t disengage from it, because that pain is the source of your power.” I think these

I suspect you will be an especially arousing influence in the coming weeks.

You may also be inspiring and disorienting, with unpredictable results. How many transformations will you unleash? How many expectations will you dismantle? How many creative disruptions will you induce in the midst of the daily grind? I hesitate to underestimate the messy beauty you’ll stir up or the rambunctious gossip you’ll provoke. In any case, I plan to be richly amused by your exploits, and I hope everyone else will be, as well. For best results, I will pray to the Goddess of Productive Fun, begging Her to ensure that the commotions and uproars you catalyze will be in service to love and kindness.

Gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson wasn’t always a wild and crazy writer. Early in his career he made an effort to compose respectable, measured prose. When he finally gave up on that project and decided he could “get away with” a more uninhibited style, he described it as being “like falling down an elevator shaft and landing in a pool full of mermaids.” I foresee a metaphorically comparable development in your future, Pisces.

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December 13, 2018 VIP ENTRY: 6 P.M. • GA: 7 P.M.

17 drinkeries and 17 eateries will pair up for ...

The best holiday party this side of the nuthouse! to benefit dreams of wilmington 34 local restaurants, bakeries, bars, bottle shops, and breweries! • Carolers bringing holiday cheer!

Prizes for Best Dressed Male and Female! • Vote for Best Bite, Best Sip & Best Decorated “Grisolds” Booth!

Brooklyn Arts center & THE annex • 516 N 4th St. Tickets: $50-$75 • Eventbrite.com Follow the event FB page to see participants!

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town Brewing (sponsored by Matthew’s etables, baked goods, meats, plants, locally Motors), 4712 New Centre Dr. Upcoming caught seafood, handmade artisan works, schedule: Nov. 14, Hosted by JohnnyLukes, fresh-cut flower bouquets and more are sponsored by Movement Mortgage; Dec. 6, available. 5 N. Water St. Hosted by the UNCW Center for Innovation SHAKESPEARE BRUNCH and Entrepreneurship, sponsored by TBD; Reserved seating. $5 of every ticket sold Dec. 14, Members-only Christmas Party at will go to a local Shakespeare Educational Banks Channel. www.facebook.com/groups/ Outreach Program. Monthly Sunday Brunch portcityyoungprofessionals featuring a greatly abridged reading of one AMAZING TAG SALE of Shakespeare’s classic plays. Brunch and Nov. 10, 8am: Pine Valley United Methodist dessert with choice of entrée included in your Church will be having their annual Amazing ticket. Drinks and gratuity not included. PorTag Sale on November 10, 2018 from 8amtion of proceeds donated to Shakespearean noon. Housewares, furniture, linens, toys, educational outreach programs. Upcoming: clothing & jewelry. A Christmas craft table 11/18: Merchant of Venice. TheatreNOW, 19 will also be available. Proceeds will go to S. 10th St. mission projects. Pine Valley United Method- YMCA MONTHLY POTLUCKS ist Church, 3788 Shipyard Blvd.

12:30pm: Join us for a monthly potluck!

Bring a dish (and a recipe!) to share! Free Tis’ the season yogis! You’re invited to celand open to all! 11/7: Holiday Recipe Sharebrate & give back locally on Saturday, ing. It’s time to try out a new holiday recipe November 10, 9am. Enjoy donation-based let us be your guinea pigs! 12/15: Holiday yoga, raffles, vendors, bliss, and community.

Themed Dish. Bring favorite holiday themed Proceeds benefit Nourish NC, Adopt an Andish! Express YMCA, 11 S. Kerr Ave. gel, & Cucalorus. Longwave Yoga, 203 Ra- VETERAN’S CREATE YOUR OWN COMBO cine Dr. Nov. 11, all day: Veterans with a valid military SECOND SATURDAY WORKSHOP ID or proof of service may select one of On Nov. 10, 9am: Legacy Architectural Salvage The Border’s Choose-2 Combo Meal which offers free* programming fun for the famincludes a wide variety of OTB favorites like ily! We share our space with residential reempanadas, enchiladas, soup or salad, tahabilitation experts, our trained volunteers, cos, and more. Each combo includes sides and design gurus in town. They exhibit their of Mexican rice and refried beans (black talents for you to learn from. *Scrapbookbeans available upon request), plus ending + collage activities cost under $15 extra less complimentary tortilla chips and housefor supplies. Check out Facebook Events for made salsa. No additional purchase is redetails on upcoming Second Saturday workquired. Veterans with proof of military ID or shops. Legacy Architectural Salvage Behind service receive it, dine-in only. Not valid with Stevens Ace Hardware, 1831 Dawson St. any other offer or promotion. Offer may vary by market. At participating On the Border locations only. For more information about On the Border, including menu items and locations, visit www.ontheborder.com. On The Border, 1128 Military Cutoff Rd. HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE

culinary FERMENTAL

Free tasting every Friday, 6pm. Third Wed. of each month feat. musical and brewing talents alongside an open mic night, as well as the opportunity for homebrewers to share, sample, and trade their creations: an CAM WEEKLY EXHIBITION TOURS evening of beer and an open stage. PA and Cameron Art Museum allows participants to equipment provided. All genres and beer explore current exhibitions with Anne Brenstyles. fermental.net. 910-821-0362. 7250 nan, CAM’s executive director, in a new seMarket St. ries of public tours. Free for CAM members.

Wed., 1:30pm. 3201 S. 17th St. FREE BREWERY TOURS AND TASTINGS

tours

3pm, 3:45pm, 4:30pm everyday at Front LITERARY HISTORY WALKING TOUR Street Brewery, 9 N. Front St. Learn how we Explore the rich culture of our talented Southbrew our beer, meet brewers and get two ern town with a 90 minute walking tour of the free samples. literary history of downtown Wilmington, NC. Visit “The Two Libraries.” Walk the streets of PORT CITY FARMERS’ MARKET your favorite novels, and stand where Oscar Tues., 5pm: Join us for a wonderful, excitWilde did when he lectured here. Saturdays, ing night of fun. Port City Farmer’s Market 1:30pm, Old Books on Front. 249 N. Front St. at Waterline Brewing Co. 100% local, 100% brownpapertickets.com/event/1282390 handmade. Shop among some incredible

local vendors, artists and farmers. Support FALL ON NE CAPE FEAR small businesses in your area. Fresh local Nov. 3, 10am: Fall marks the transition from produce, beef and pork products, sweets, summer to winter, in September when the pickled items, handcrafted jewelry and art. duration of daylight becomes noticeably Waterline Brewing Company, 721 Surry Ln. shorter and the temperature cools down, embrace the season with this cruise. Travel up FARMERS’ MARKET the Northeast Cape Fear River for a 2-hour Riverfront Farmers, Sat., 8am: Market feanarrated cruise with highlights of ecology tures all local produce, products and artisan and history. See the season changing flora works. A seasonal, open-air market located and fauna, as we cruise past the bluffs and along the first block of North Water St. and the Castle Hayne Aquifer. Keep an eye open in adjoining Riverfront Park in historic downfor migrating birds. Adult $17, child $10. Betown Wilmington along the Cape Fear River. tween Orange and Ann street, on the waterLocally grown and produced fruits and veg-

front, the ticketing office is on the Riverwalk.

Look for the blue and white vessels. https:// wilmingtonwatertours.net/tour-calendar.

OAKDALE CEMETERY

Nov. 10, 10am: 1918 Flu Pandemic Tour - November 10, 2018 (10am-12 pm) To celebrate the centennial anniversary of the 1918 Flu Pandemic, The Friends of Oakdale will sponsor a historical walking tour through North Carolina’s oldest rural cemetery . The tour be given by local historian David Rice and Oakdale Superintendent, Eric Kozen.

Mr Rice and Mr Kozen will discuss the 191Flu Pandemic which killed more people than WWI and which began as The Great War was winding down. Tours are canceled in the event of inclement weather. Free for members of The Friends of Oakdale; $10 for non-members. Oakdale Cemetery, 520 N 15th St.

support groups WILMINGTON PRIDE YOUTH GROUP

Grades 7-12: Wilmington Pride Youth Group is a safe space for youth who identify as LGBTQIA+ and their straight allies. An adult supervised, safe space for kids to talk about orientation, gender, racial equality, political consequences, religion, self care. Also a great opportunity to meet and socialize with peers from the greater Wilmington area.

Meets Thurs., 7pm. Needed: youth facilitators, especially those who are trained to work with kids, and speakers to talk about important topics. wpyg2016@gmail.com.

ANXIETY / OCD SUPPORT GROUP

Group meets 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month. Pine Valley United Methodist Church, 3788 Shipyard Blvd. Building B. Christopher Savard, Ph.D., with Cape Fear Psychological Services, gives a presentation the 1st Thursday of each month. 3rd Thursday meeting is member led. Everyone 18+ welcome. 910763-8134

MS SUPPORT GROUP

Those with MS, families and friends welcome. Meets 2nd Thursday each month, 7 p.m., 1st floor conference room, New Hanover Rehabilitation Hospital, 2131 S. 17th St., Wilmington (behind Betty Cameron Women’s Hospital). Sponsored by Greater Carolinas Chapter, National MS Society. Details: Anne, 910-232-2033 or Burt, 910-3831368. New Hanover Regional Medical Center, 2131 S. 17th St.

LUPUS SUPPORT GROUP

Meets third Saturday each month. Free; drop-ins are welcome. Group provides participants an opportunity to receive introductory info about lupus, encourage the expression of concerns, provide an opportunity to share experiences, encourage and support positive coping strategies, and emphasize the importance of medical treatment. Guest speakers, DVD presentations and open group discussion. info@lupusnc.org (877) 849-8271, x1. lupusnc.org. NE Library, 1241 Military Cutoff Rd.

PFLAG

First Mon/mo. at UNCW, in the Masonboro Island Room #2010, 7pm.

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