November 12, 2014

VOL. 31 / PUB 20 / FREE NOVEMBER 12 – 18, 2014

www.encorepub.com

Vol. 31/ Pub. 20/ november 12 – 18, 2014 www.encorepub.com

on the cover

EVENT

OF THE WEEK

FLash! Film Pgs 31-34

Friday, November 14, all day Fried Shrimp Friday Calling all soul food lovers! Casey’s Buffet (5559 Oleander Dr.) cooks up a savory batch of fried shrimp every Friday from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. As well, check out their famous BBQ pork ribs from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., and their deviled crab served from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Prices range from $5 to $17. Get ready to chow down at the family friendly Southern buffet.

Celebrating 20 years, Cucalours charges into November with their annual weekend of film, art and parties. This year will feature 241 films, plus a host of events, like their infamous Midnite Brunch, held this year on the Henrietta III. Dance workshops, cocktail workshops, multimedia art exhibits, and more take place including a retrospective of local film legend Dino De Laurentiis, featuring several screenings, including “Flash Gordon” (pictured above).

News

To enter events on encore’s new online calendar, generated by SpinGo, head to www.encorepub.com/ welcome/events-2. Events must be entered by every Thursday at noon, for consideration in print and on our new app, encore Go. E-mail shea@encorepub.com with questions.

EDITORIAL> Editor-in-Chief: Shea Carver // shea@encorepub.com

pgs. 4-5

Editorial Assistant: Christian Podgaysky // music@encorepub.com

Take a stroll down memory lane as encore looks back at 20 years of Cucalorus. Photo, courtesy Kristy Bryd

Art Director: Kyle Peeler // ads@encorepub.com Intern: Shannon McCabe

>

Theatre

p. 18

Susan Steadman will debut her new play, ‘What Doesn’t Kill Me,’ this weekend at Cape Fear Playhouse. Directed by Nicole Farmer

<

Film p. 24 Check out the world premiere of locally shot “Times Like Dying” at Cucalorus.

It’s one of 140 shorts this year.

>

Chief Contributors: Gwenyfar Rohler, Anghus Houvouras, Jay Schiller, Tom Tomorrow, Chuck Shepherd, Mark Basquill, Rosa Bianca, Rob Brezsny, Jay Workman, Christian Podgaysky, Linda Grattafiori, Tiffanie DiDonato SALES> General Manager: John Hitt // john@encorepub.com Advertising: John Hitt // Downtown // Carolina Beach // john@encorepub.com Shea Carver // Midtown, Monkey Junction // shea@encorepub.com Tara Dmeza // Midtown, Monkey Junction // sales@encore.pub Rose Thompson // Wrightsville Beach, N. Wilmington // rose@encorepub.com Office Manager: Susie Riddle // susie@adpakweekly.com

Distribution Manager: Boykin Wright

Published weekly, on Wednesday, by HP Media. Opinions of contributing writers are not necessarily the opinions of encore.

Inside This Week: News, pgs. 4-5 • Live Local, p. 6 • Op-Ed, p. 8 • News of the Weird, p. 9 Music, pgs. 10-17 • Theatre, pgs. 18-19 • Film, pgs. 20-24 • Art, pgs. 26-27 Cuc’ Schedule, pgs. 31-34 • Dining, pgs. 36-40 • Extra, pgs. 41-43 • Calendar, pgs. 44-64 2 encore |november 12 – 18, 2014 | www.encorepub.com

P.O. Box 12430, Wilmington, N.C. 28405 email@encorepub.com • www.encorepub.com Phone: (910) 791-0688 • Fax: (910) 791-9534

UNCWâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

Burney Center & Warwick Center Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

artforthemasses@uncw.edu www.uncw.edu/presents www.facebook.com/UNCWPresents encore | november 12 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 18, 2014 | www.encorepub.com 3

news > cucalorus 20

S

Here’s Lookin’ at You, Cuc’

tep into a time machine (whether it be a TARDIS, DeLoran or cardboard box) and venture back to 1994. As the dust settles and the fragments of space regain their shape, peek out and take a gander at 12 Wilmington film visionaries—who dubbed themselves Twinkle Doon and consisted of Kristy Byrd, Matt Malloy, Bo Webb, Brent Watkins, “Jungle” Jim Shaughnessy, Jordan Dawes, Mark and Chris Gilmer, Eric Wilhelm, Adam Alphin, Tony Robinson, and John Marsh—while sitting on the front porch of Byrd’s former Wilmington home. One night they were jawing about an event officially labeled as, “An evening of celluloid art, a film festival for open minds.”

Their discussions manifested in a onenight festival held at the now-defunct Water Street Restaurant in downtown Wilmington.

Guests were packed shoulder to shoulder, and drinks were being slung behind the bar.

Malloy, who’s emceed every festival, even was accounted for alongside his trusty guitar. The evening, which featured 16 North Carolina-made short films that played for a packed house, laid the groundwork for what has become the Cucalorus Film Festival.

This week it celebrates year 20.

“We had no thoughts about a long-running festival back then,” details Bo Webb, Cucalorus co-founder, featured filmmaker and the man behind the festival’s namesake.

“We just wanted to see good movies and show movies that other independent filmmakers made. I couldn’t be happier the festival has taken on a life of its own and is now being run by a new generation of film lovers.”

A look back at two decades of Cucalorus' origins By: Christian Podgaysky

Above: A look at the original Cucalorians. Photo, courtesy Kristy Byrd.

4 encore |november 12 – 18, 2014 | www.encorepub.com

Today Cucalorus has become associated with the fiery-red curls of current director Dan Brawley, who became a volunteer Cucalorian in 1997 after graduating from Duke University. It’s radically shifted from a single night to a four-day extravaganza that takes place each November. One aspect that’s remained constant over the years is its risktaking. It was a gamble for the original 12 founders—all of whom had full-time jobs and little money to spare—to take on Cucalorus. Cultivating it into something bigger was even riskier; by year two, it extended to two days. Within five years, they were screening 40 films over the course of multiple days.

They broadened their venue list to include Bessie’s (now Orton’s), The River Club (now Buzz’s Roost), Cameron Art Museum, The Soapbox (upstarted by Byrd and Watkins), USS Battleship North Carolina, and a host of others, like the Community Arts Center. It was there that Webb recalls enacting an artinstallation gag during their early days.

A day in avdance, the pre-recorded the sink area in the art center’s men’s and women’s bathroom. They streamed the footage from the men’s bathroom into the women’s bathroom, and vice-versa. Across the screen, they claimed it was a live feed, showing footage of people idly washing their hands. Every so often something peculiar would happen—like a group of men setting up and deconstructing a tent or someone appearing in a gorilla suit.

“People would come out in the lobby, and they would stop and look at the other door to the other bathroom,” Webb explains, “and just wait to see if anyone came out in a gorilla suit.”

A fun-loving approach always manifested itself within the festival. Annually, it carries out themes to cultivate its quirkiness. Last year all the shorts blocks were named after swamp plants. For 2014 chicken and waffles takes the cake, embracing Cucalorus’ Southern-by-the-grace-of-God locale.

Also in 2014, films pour into Cucalorus from across the world. The number of screenings has blossomed close to 250— around 140 of which are shorts—and they run gamut between global perspectives, children’s movies, world premieres, and worksin-progress. Plus, Cucalorus has added special events, like their annual multimedia kickoff Dance-a-lorus and industry workshops throughout the event. The zany and unpredictable antics of Cucalorus even has earned accolades, as seen in Movie Maker Magazine’s “25 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee” in 2011.

Attendance has grown from a single packed venue to crowds of well over 10,000 (including 300-plus visiting artists), all of whom will pulse throughout Thalian Hall, TheatreNOW, City Stage, Bourgie Nights, Jengo’s Playhouse, and Bellamy Mansion in 2014. Though initially taking place in spring, Cucalorus locked its current November timeframe in its twelfth year, the same

year it made Thalian Hall a primary venue.

Its budget swelled from an abstract, almost nonexistent figure to receiving grant money from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the National Endowment for the Arts. They raised over $30,000 this year on their Kickstarter campaign, too, and they’ve begun annual fundraisers, like their red-carpet Oscar party held at Screen Gems during the spring.

Twinkle Doon’s early vision made it all possible, though at the time they simply desired to fill an untapped niche in Wilmington’s cultural landscape. In the early ‘90s, there was no Cinematique or other venue to view thought-proving, stylistic films. Twinkle Doon wanted to infuse art into the local film scene, which at the time was known primarily as a hub for TV movies, Hallmark Channel specials and commercials.

“We wanted the people of Wilmington to know that film was more than blocked streets and transient film workers,” Byrd tells—“sort of like in ‘Horton Hears a Who,’ and they all shout ‘We’re Here!’ from the town center of a fluffball.”

Their walk on the wild side is not unlike the process of creating an independent film, actually. Knowing the vulnerability a filmmaker subjects himself to when putting work out for public consumption, Cucaloruians didn’t want their festival to follow the path of others. Thus, they championed a noncompetitive atmosphere and set a precedence on kindling conversations and collaboration to help fuel their love for the artform.

“We offered studio tours and a peek at the bigger side of the film industry, with the help of Carolco Studios [now EUE Screen Gems] and Joe Dunton Cameras,” Byrd describes. “We encouraged discussion and down time to get to know each other, and ask questions of each other. We had small first-time filmmakers, professors and professionals—it was a great group discussion.”

The adopt-a-filmmaker program, thought up by Watkins, augmented their goal by pairing filmmakers with festival supporters during their stay. In return those offering a warm bed or couch received a complimentary pass and admittance to the Sunday brunch filmmaker sendoff (yes, despite what nutritionists say, brunch has long been the most important meal of the day for Cucalorians).

Thus, Cucalorus managed to put Wilmington on the map across the world. Some international filmmakers even received their first dose of America upon attending the festival.

“There was a young filmmaker from Quebec who had brought an interesting, fairly abstract film to the festival,” says Steve Fox, who discovered the festival in its third year and went on to become a board member for six years. “I met him in the first few days of the opening of the festival. He was a serious type, brooding, not exactly warm and fuzzy. Not that night. He came up to me at the bar, put his arm around my shoulder, and said through a thick and drunken Quebecois

Seasoned MC: Matt Malloy annually takes out his heart and and juggles it with a banana and some Ding-Dongs. Photo, courtesy Kristy Byrd.

accent: ‘Before I came to Cucalorus, I didn’t like Americans very much.’ I considered that a huge victory.”

By the turn of the century, Byrd had stepped down from Cucalorus and moved to California where she worked for Slamdance.

She paved the way for Brawley to take the reins alongside Allen Serkin, who was pivotal in laying what Serkin termed the “heavy lifting of building the foundation.”

“In many ways, the festival has been a gift to me,” Brawley says. “I don’t think I could have ever imagined that I’d be doing what I do now. I had no idea what I was doing when I walked in the door. A handful of people had a lot of faith in me or just were willing to tolerate me while I learned my job.”

Eventually, Serkin moved on to graduate school and Craig Rogers co-headed the festival with Brawley. Their headquarters had seen multiple homes beforehand—from Byrd’s house to a studio in Castle Hayne to a spot attached to the spot attached to the Heinberg Insurance office building on 5th and Orange streets. Together, Rogers and Brawley made perhaps one of the most significant changes in Cucalorus history. They moved Cucalorus to Jengo’s Playhouse on Princess Street in 2004.

With a two-decade long history, Cucalours has evolved with the local film industry.

When the festival began, actual film stock and a plethora of other mediums had to be dealt with; now, it works primarily with digital formats, a task for which they’ve enlisted the help of K2 Imaging out of New York. Rogers recalls that the behind-the-scenes of Cucalorus rarely goes without a hitch, as evidenced by that one time when a film was spooled upside down and backward—not to mention the the prints that simply vanished before ever making it to the festival. However, Cucalorians are all about taking things in stride; the setbacks often create the best learning environment in life.

“Hopefully, a big part of the experience for Cucalorus will always be failure,” Brawley muses, referring to trial-and-error develpment and programmed works by visiting and presenting artists. Spontaneity and a free-to-experiment zone largely colors the festival.

“I’m really more interested sometimes in failure than I am in success,” he adds. “I think you learn a lot more, and I think you can sometimes have profound discoveries and insights when you go for something that there’s no way you can achieve. I think that’s part of the Cucalorus set-up.”

It’s not uncommon for folks to come in and interview for a position one day and be a major player for the festival the next. Such was the case for current board of trustees chair Beth Steelman. She first learned of the festival in the mid ‘90s but truly became hooked when seeing an ad for a Cucalorus staff position, which read: “The best job ever.”

“I was curious,” she remembers, “and sent in a letter that read: ‘I just want to know: What is the best job ever?’ When Dan called me, I knew it was Cucalorus. He hired me as development director, and I worked in the office from 2007 to 2009. The film festival is a busy time for a staff member, so I saw just a few films during those years; however, now, if I can, I’ll get in at least three films a day.”

That’s the spirit of Cucalorus: It values community and beseeches its involvement.

In return, Wilmington creatives and art enthusiasts annually flock in droves to be a part of it all. Twinkle Doon member Matt Malloy—who “according to the FBI” is the only person to attend every festival—has been privy to its many changes and idea sessions.

“Watching Cucalorus grow has been like watching a sapling turn into a tree that holds swings, treehouses, flowers, fruits, nuts, beer, mixed beverages, bosoms, hair, giggles, thoughtful opinions, screams, and hugs,” Malloy describes playfully. “A tree that occasionally catches fire, but not in a bad way. In a warm, sexy way.”

The continued support from countless volunteers and business, which are the festival’s lifeblood, make the seemingly impossible a reality each year as it continues to charge forward. In fact, its sister festival, Surfalorus—which is three years strong— will find its footing in the Outer Banks come 2015. Plus, their artist-in-residence program, which started in 2011, continues to usher in visionaries from across the globe for special events.

“We loved the feeling of bringing people together and hearing them share ideas,” Byrd reflects. “We loved watching movies and finally meeting the filmmakers. While I was only there for the first five years, it has become an amazing whirlwind of this fabulous spirit from which it came. I’m very proud.”

encore | november 12 – 18, 2014 | www.encorepub.com 5

Live Local, Live Small:

news > cucalorus 20

The Cucalorus edition By: Gwenyfar Rohler

T

he intersection of film and business has been a center piece of community conversation of late. Unfortunately, in the wake of last week’s election, most of the conversation has shifted to grief counseling.

Hopefully, as with many things in life, time will be the great healer, and our beloved film industry will rise from the ashes.

Just when we need a shot in the arm, Cucalorus rolls around again to remind us what independent film can do for this area. While all the offerings at Cucalorus are interesting, there are a couple that have caught my eye as particularly Live Local-esque.

The first is an experience titled “10x10,” wherein 10 filmmakers will be paired up with 10 entrepreneurs from Tuesday through Saturday during the festival to produce short films about the entrepreneurial experience. When all’s said and done, they will be screened during the festival at 4:30 p.m. on its final day on Sunday at TheatreNOW. Does it sound familiar? Maybe slightly SXSW-ish? Yes, it does. Executive director of Cucalorus, Dan Brawley, notes how this project appeared in the festival before with 10 bands and 10 filmmakers—each paired to create a music video. But, after an interesting meeting with the UNCW Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Brawley began ruminating on the necessary relationship between film and business. He enlisted the help of filmmaker Norwood Cheek, who will interview local leaders from the business community to create a mini-doc about the tech scene in Wilmington.

Really, film is entrepreneurship in a crucible.

Though many artists would argue against it, the fact is, in order to make a living as an artist, one must develop an entrepreneurial mind set. It’s a catch-22: Be an artist or a business person?

Can a person be both? Maybe they could coexist and help each other, because in our media-soaked culture, there is a desperation for video image and sound content to build a brand and message. And this is not necessarily a language that entrepreneurs are fluent in but that which filmmakers eat and breathe.

“I’d like people in the business community to become aware of Cucalorus as a place to meet creative people to work for them,” Brawley points out. The filmmakers and entrepreneurs are still being finalized for the 10x10 program and won’t be matched up until Tuesday, November 11, but as of press time, the prospective list of filmmakers included: Ally Gold, Jordan Ray Allen, Khang Mai, John Palmer, Cameron Smith, Rocco Taldin, Jon Landau, and Kat Hazelton. Prospective entrepreneurs consist of: TekMountain, EasyVote, Pawn-O6 encore |november 12 – 18, 2014 | www.encorepub.com

Gram, Indigru Technologies, Elsewhere, WaterPlay USA, and UNCW’s Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship.

Honestly, no serious discussion of film and business can happen here without paying homage to the man who created it all: Dino De Laurentiis. For those who came in late, De Laurentiis built the studio on 23rd Street 30 years ago to make movies, beginning in 1984 with “Firestarter.” To be blunt: We would not have the film infrastructure and industry that we have here today had it not been for De Laurentiis. Nor would we have the crews.

De Laurentiis brought talent from all over the world to our coastal abode, from Italy, to England to Canada. He created a legacy of training crews in an old-studio-style system.

Nini Rogan, a script supervisor, points to the now hundreds of professionals in our area, and thousands across the state, highlighting all the specialists who came here with De Laurentiis to train people for high-paying jobs.

It only makes sense for Cucalorus to honor De Laurentiis throughout the 20th anniversary of the festival, by screening several films from different eras of his professional life. On Saturday, Martha De Laurentiis (nee Schumacher), De Laurentiis’ wife and co-producer, will be in town for a panel discussion of her late husband’s work and legacy.

Filmmaker Beth Crookham notes that Martha will be joined onstage following the screening of “Crimes of the Heart” at Thalian Hall by Chunky Huse, key grip and one of the crew members De Laurentiis brought to Wilmington from overseas. Also joining will be Mark Fincannon, casting director and a North Carolinian who was at De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG) from the beginning and learned the filmmaking craft during De Laurentiis’ time in North Carolina.

“While ‘Crimes of the Heart’ was shot at DEG, it also used locations around the area,” Crookham says, “and shows that filmmaking doesn’t happen only in Wilmington.”

Choosing a film from his time spent in Wilmington meant also representing so many people who still live here after getting their start here. Though they considered the obvious Stephen King projects, ‘Cat’s Eye’ (1985) and ‘Maximum Overdrive’ (1986), their talks with Martha De Laurentiis led them to “Crimes of the Heart” (1986).

A quick glance at the IMDB page for the film yields names of crew that are still working in town: Joe D’Alessandro, Tim Pope, Jeffrey Schlatter, and the Fincannons to name a few.

As well, the location manager on it was our own film commissioner, Johnny Griffin.

The De Laurentiis Retrospective also will include: “War & Peace” (1956), “Flash Gordon,” (1980), “King Kong” (1976), and

“Hannibal” (2001). His eight-decade career proved overwhelming to narrow down to only five flicks. “We knew we wanted to show a cross section of his career with at least one piece from his time in Wilmington,” Crookham continues. “‘Flash Gordon’ (1980) was always on the list, as it is so iconic in the film world of the late ‘70s and early ‘80s, a time when space exploration and clashes with other worlds were commonly being depicted . . . As we looked into his earlier career it came down to his Academy Award-winning ‘La Strada’ (1954) or the amazingly grand ‘War and Peace’ (1956).

There was something so enticing about offering people the opportunity to see a work like ‘War and Peace’ in a theatre like Thalian Hall.”

Crookham points out that though Dino left Wilmington, he didn’t leave film. In fact, it stands as a testament to his lifelong dedication by seeing “Hannibal” (2001). “This film was made when Mr. De Laurentiis was 82 years old,” Crookham says, “and still actively bringing together top-tier talent to produce great cinema. It represents the Hannibal Lector series Mr. De Laurentiis brought to the silver screen with the film ‘Manhunter’(1986), which was also on the short list of films for this retrospective.”

Rogan notes, “We need it now to honor him and to remind people how unusual Wilmington is and has been for this industry.”

Amen. May we continue to build upon that legacy for many more years to come in the unique and beautiful way that we have for the last 30.

DETAILS: 10x10

Sun., Nov. 16, 4:30 p.m.

TheatreNOW • Tickets: $10

De Laurentiis Retrospective. feat.: War and Peace, Nov. 13, 9 a.m.

Thalian Hall • Tickets: $10 Flash Gordon, Nov. 14, 6 p.m.

Riverfront Park Tickets: Free to public; family-friendly costume contest with prizes.

Crimes of the Heart, Nov. 15, 4 p.m.

Thalian Hall Mainstage • Tickets: $15 King Kong, Nov. 15, 6 p.m.

Riverfront Park Tickets: Free to public; family-friendly banana-eating contest with prizes.

Hannibal, Nov. 16, 7 p.m.

Thalian Hall Black Box • Tickets: $10 www.cucalorus.org

D OWNE FAMILY !

RATED & OPE

Join us on Thanksgiving Day from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.

OPEN: Wednesday-Saturday 11am - 9pm Sunday 11am - 8pm CLOSED: Monday and Tuesday

5559 Oleander Drive, Wilmington NC 28403

910-798-2913 THANKSGIVING MENU

Turkey • Ham • Roast Beef • BBQ Chicken • Dressing • Ovenbaked Cornbread • Homemade Biscuits • BBQ Pork Fried Chicken • Baked Chicken • Chicken & Pastry • Catfish • Whiting • Clam Strips • Fat Back • Crinkle Fries • Chitlins Rutabagas • Green Beans • Mac-N-Cheese • Sweet Potato Souffle • Cabbage • Boiled Potatoes • Corn • Field Peas • Turnips Collards • Baked Beans • Green Peas • Lima Beans • Rice • Mashed Potatoes & Gravy • Chicken Salad • Coleslaw Potato Salad • Pan Fried Okra • Rolls • Hushpuppies • Apple, Blueberry & Peach Cobbler Cherry Cheese • Deviled Eggs • Pumpkin Pie • Cake • Banana Pudding • Ice Cream encore | november 12 – 18, 2014 | www.encorepub.com 7

Sweet Little Lies:

news > cucalorus 20

Lacey Schwartz’s documentary delves into personal identity at Cucalorus 20 By: Mark Basquill

L

ast week I had the privilege of speaking with Lacey Schwartz, who will be at Thursday’s Cucalorus screening of her film “Little White Lie” at City Stage.

Schwartz’s film chronicles her journey to develop an identity that bridges her multiple heritages. The film speaks a bit about the problem of simplification, about the dangers of living in a black-and-white world. Truth, honesty and reality are complex concepts, and ultimately more entertaining and engaging than the “little white lies” we tell ourselves.

To give you an idea of the appeal and the reach of the film, it was screened at the BlackStar Film Festival in Philadelphia, the Woods Hole Film Festival in Cape Cod, the Rocky Mountain Women’s Film Festival, and the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival. Come Academy Award time, it’s possible we’ll see the film on the short list of nominees; it recently made the cut to be officially qualified in its category. encore sat down with Schwartz to pick her brain.

encore (e): There is a bit of family footage in the film. When did you decide to do this film?

Lacey Schwartz (LS): I decided to make the film when I was living in a racial closet, after college—after school. Part of the reason there is a fair amount of family footage is another accident of birth. I was born in the home-video era. We filmed important and not-so-important events. I had been filming out of curiosity, but I knew it was going to be a project of some kind when I got a camera specifically for it. The project took three years to film, eight years all together to get it to this point. e: Why did you choose the documentary platform rather than write a traditional memoir or dramatize your experiences in fiction?

LS: The documentary form allowed me to be able to demonstrate the power of process, model process. I felt I had to walk the walk and demonstrate the struggle to develop identity with honest dialogue. That’s not to rule out other possible directions later on.

Dual Identity: Lacey Schwartz candidly explores coming from multiple heritages in her documentary, “Little White Lie.” Courtesy photo.

e: As a psychologist, I was very interested in your exploration of the blurred lines between unconscious denial and willful deception.

What has this exploration meant for you?

LS: It’s helped me to approach the issues of denial and deception with great empathy.

So much denial and deception seems to be about perception. I guess I started tracking timelines of denial. Sometimes it’s not so much that people are lying to other people, it’s that they are deceiving themselves. They just are. When they realize they are lying to themselves, it’s not easy at all. Looking at things more honestly is not a happy ending for everybody. e: How is this film currently relevant to this community?

LS: For personal reasons, I’ve been really interested in dual identity: what being Jewish means and what being black means. Beyond that there is a family piece. Families are the building blocks of our society, right? They are

2165 Wrightsville Ave. 910.343.5233 elkins.kurt@gmail.com 8 encore |november 12 – 18, 2014 | www.encorepub.com

! s l a e d .com

at ArtFuel

the safe havens where we are supposed to develop our values, have healthy dialogue, and tell the truth about most everything in safety. But there are so many secrets in families; that’s where so many secrets start.

How can we ask society to have an honest conversation about race and identity when we can’t talk about it in our families? I’d like to think that this film speaks to the power of truth-telling. e: What one take-away question do you want the audience to leave with after seeing “Little White Lie”?

LS: Rather than look at this story as unique and an interesting outlier, I’d like to have people really look at their own experiences of family, secrets and identity—including racial identity. It may be that the experiences I’ve chronicled in “Little White Lie” are not as different from the experiences of many of us as we’d like to believe.

DETAILS:

Little White Lie Directed by Lacey Schwartz Thursday, November 13, 4:15 p.m.

Thalian Black, 310 Chestnut St. Tickets: $10 for non-passholders www.cucalorus.org

Recurring Themes In September, at the annual 10-day Phuket Vegetarian Festival in Thailand (ostensibly promoting abstinence from eating meat), dozens of men pierced and sliced their mouths, cheeks and arms in religious devotion in a spectacle which, though blood-drenched, was supposedly free of pain (and subsequent scars) because the fanatics were in Godimposed trances. The display supposedly brings “good health, peace of mind and spiritual cleansing,” and includes walking on hot coals and climbing blade-embedded ladders (both barefoot, of course), all to the accompaniment of fireworks and the ear-shattering pounding of drums. [Huffington Post UK, 9-29-2014] Brad Culpepper played defensive tackle for nine NFL seasons and, not surprisingly, applied for disability when he retired, since his medical folder listed 14 MRIs, head and knee trauma and neurological and vision problems -- which resulted in doctors declaring him “89 percent” disabled and the Fairmont Premier insurance company giving him a $175,000 settlement. Fairmont sued recently to get its money back, claiming that Culpepper is, and was, “exquisitely fit,” as evidenced by a September 2013 Tampa Bay Times feature on his gym workouts, and in his having earned a martial-arts Black Belt, and in his participation for 14 days in the grueling TV series “Survivor: Blood vs. Water” in 2013.

Angry taxpayers and retail customers sometimes protest their debt by paying the bill with containers of coins (especially pennies), but what if a company did that to a customer? A court had ruled that Adriana’s Insurance Services in Rancho Cucamonga, California, had unjustifiably ejected (and assaulted) 74-year-old Andres Carrasco from its office when he complained about a canceled policy, and ordered Adriana’s to pay him about $21,000. Consequently, in August, the still-irritated company dropped off at least 16 buckets full of coins at the customer’s lawyer’s office.

Several News of the Weird stories mentioned Body Dysmorphic Disorder sufferers who sought the ultimate treatment: amputation of healthy body parts on irrationally aesthetic grounds, led by castration-desiring men. Now, 15-year-old Danielle Bradshaw of Tameside, England, also wants a useful leg amputated -- but not irrationally. Her “devel-

opmental dysplasia” caused the amputation of her useless right leg, but the resultant stress on the left one has weakened it, and besides, having taken up competitive running, she wants Oscar Pistorius-style blades instead of her current prosthesis, which slows her down. However, no hospital has yet agreed to perform the surgery, considering the leg’s continued functionality and Bradshaw’s young age.

Perspective The most recent “segregated sidewalks” dispute in a community with a large, strict Orthodox Jewish population occurred in September in the English town of Stamford Hill, when Haredi Jews, trying to remove temptations, placed sidewalk signs (for an upcoming parade) reading, in English and Hebrew, “Women should please walk along this side of the road only” (since sect members are forbidden even to brush against people of the opposite sex except for close relatives). The Hackney council ordered the signs removed because befuddled, sometimes outraged, non-Haredis complained.

Florida is well-known not just for its “stand your ground” defense to the use of deadly force, but to the pro-gun interpretation given it by some judges and juries. On the other extreme, however, the legislature has enacted an unusually severe penalty for any “aggravated assault” that includes gunfire -- a “mandatory minimum” of 20 years in prison.

Lee Wollard, now 59, faces a 2028 release date because he fired a warning shot into the wall of his home in 2006 to scare off his 16-year-old daughter’s boyfriend, who was threatening the girl. Judge Donald Jacobsen said in court that he disagreed with his own sentence, but that his oath required him to impose it. (In a similar 2012 News of the Weird Florida domestic violence “warning shot” case, Marissa Alexander, 31, remains in prison with a release date of 2032.)

Though Americans seem sensitive to the issue of government’s use of “science” in policy-making, some agencies in Iceland believe it irrelevant (as News of the Weird mentioned in a 2009 item in which Alcoa was required to prove it was protecting Iceland’s underground “hidden people” before it was permitted to build a smelting plant).

In September 2014, the municipal government of Fljotsdalsherad accepted its own official “truth” commission’s findings that the

legendary Icelandic sea monster Lagarfljotsormur actually exists. (The monster, about 100 yards long, has been seen slithering as recently as 2012. Government critics accused the council of pandering for tourism business.)

In the most recent incident in which a driver actually ran over himself, a man in Aurora, Colorado, suffered life-threatening injuries on October 26 when, as he backed out of his driveway, his front driver’s side tire ran over his head. He had jumped out the door to avoid a lit cigarette that had fallen into his jacket, and as he fell, he landed underneath the driver’s door as the van continued slowly in reverse.

Readers’ Choice (1) Ashley Tull, 30, was arrested in Selbyville, Delaware, in October after her 4-year-old daughter showed up at Hickory Tree Child Care Center with more than 200 baggies of heroin in her backpack, innocently sharing them with classmates. (2) Chula Vista, California, police officers in August rescued a woman and her adult daughter, who had screamed to 911 that they were trapped in the mother’s bedroom, unable to leave because her house cat had turned bad and was “guarding” the door. (Officers repeatedly called “Cuppy” by name, softly, until he finally walked away.)

Thanks This Week to Donovan Weimar, Shannon Russ, Steven Lobejko

Live Music Ever y

Thursday, November 13th 6-8pm

High end wine tasting of Dave Phinney Wines Mannequin, Saldo, Locations E, and Abstract Thursday, November 20th 6-8pm

Sparkling Wine Tasting - from Prosecco to Champagne, everything you need to celebrate the Holidays!

Each event is $10/per person or $5 with a canned good donation for Nourish NC

Serving Breakfast Lunch Dinner

Weekend!

ll a f e c n e i r e Exp tic n a l t A e h t g overlookin

Enjoy Fresh Local Seafood

Enjoy fresh local seafood and some great music in Oceans Restaurant!

Live Music Every Weekend!

BR EAK FA ST

Located in the Holiday Inn Resort, Wrightsville Beach • LU N Cwith H •outdoor D I N Ndining ER and ocean views

Like the resort on Facebook to keep up with nightly specials and overnight room packages.

910 • 256 • 2231 wrightsville.holidayinnresorts.com encore | november 12 – 18, 2014 | www.encorepub.com 9

music > cucalorus 20

F

Down the Rabbit Hole:

ive years ago, Johnny Gray, creative director of the multimedia company Parallellogram, devised the concept behind Cucalorus’ program Visual/Sound/ Walls (a.k.a. VS Dubs). While watching music videos late-night and getting completely lost in the “music-video rabbit hole,” as he puts it, the idea took form.

“I thought, How cool would it be if all the music videos were projected in a room, all around, surrounding people?” Gray remembers—“one long stream of music videos that intertwine with one another, like a DJ does with a playlist of songs.”

His concept allows viewers to feel as though they are trapped inside a virtual reality. With screens upon screens surrounding them, they are immersed in a nonstop, sensestimulating, social-interactive experience.

Gray brought the idea to Dan Brawley, Cucalorus director, who took to the idea instantly as a great addition to Wilmington’s independent film festival. Gray took the reins of responsibility and established a selection process he would use each year to decipher which songs and bands worked best for the showcase.

“I like songs that are gonna be basically upbeat,” Gray explains. “They need to get people moving. My favorite are the ones that sound like something different—something that I haven’t heard before. Either that or they sound like they should be really popular, and

they’re just not.”

Three qualities he looks for when curating Visual/Sound/Walls are: 1) The song has to be good; 2) The video needs to intrigue the audience and grasp their attention; and 3) The video has to have that little something extra, which Gray admits he discovers along the way.

Once the songs are selected, the editing process begins. Gray designs an order where either concepts or styles connect in a way that allows each song to transition smoothly into the next.

“For example, there might be a character exiting out of a door at the end of one music video,” Gray explains. “That could be a good opportunity to have, inside that doorway, the next music video appear.”

This year Visual/Sound/Walls consists of 34 music videos. Opening with Camboi Smif’s “Cambizzle Too Dope,” and ranging in assortment from Ryan Adams’ “Gimme Something Good” and Free Clinic’s “Off My Rocker,” to Alt-J’s “Left Hand Free,” the sound walls will close with Soft Spot’s “Pickup Lines.” It will coincide with a live performance from the band, as well.

The “Pickup Lines” music video represents the exploration of alienation in the landscape of corporate America. Sarah Kinlaw (lead singer/songwriter) of Soft Spot is dressed as an alien character in the video and will mimic that attire as she performs live

Cucalorus boasts multiple days of music-video immersion By: Shannon McCabe

Above: Champs-Elysees, from the music video Bonnie Banane ft. Waltaa “Champs Elysees.” Courtesy, John Gray 10 encore |november 12 – 18, 2014 | www.encorepub.com

onstage, alongside the rest of the band’s members, Bryan W. Keller Jr. (singer/guitar/video production), Blaze Bateh (drums), and Jonathan Campolo (synths). Kinlaw’s influence in storytelling and Keller’s knack for filmmaking collide for one incredible performance where the band will play songs from their latest album, “MASS” (2014).

The Visual/Sound/Walls official party will be held at Bourgie Nights on Thursday, November 13 at 10 p.m. Wherein previous years the party was held at Ziggy’s by the Sea or the now-defunct Soapbox, this year Gray is moving it to a more intimate setting.

“We decided to get a smaller space, so that the videos are right in your face,” he says, “surrounding you and immersing you.”

When he started the program, it was only a one-day event; this year he continues to expand it over multiple days. Gray also has upped the ante on making it more interactive than in previous years. “I definitely think people have had fun in the past,” he says. “That gives me motivation to keep doing it, to keep trying to find ways to make it into more of a music-video party.”

While live performances from featured sound walls bands are planned, there also will be characters that appear sporadically throughout the playlist to interact with guests.

“One of the characters is Internet Carl,” Gray says. “He was a normal human being, but through freak happenstance, his consciousness got stuck inside the Internet.”

During the program, Carl is going to tap into the World Wide Web and appear on all the screens. Plus, audience members will be able to take turns using Oculus Rift Device, a new virtual reality helmet that New York director Ryan Staake will bring. Recognized for several music videos—Booka Shade’s “Crossing Borders,” Alt-J’s “Left Hand Free,” The Asteroids Galaxy Tour’s “My Club,” Major Lazer’s “Sweat,” and Route 94’s “My Love”—it’s Staake’s fourth time featured in Visual/Sound/Walls. “He’s very diverse with his filmmaking skills,” Gray says. “He’s very technologically awake.”

Guests have the opportunity to converse with Staake at both the official party and the Director’s Cut, also held at Bourgie Nights, on Saturday, November 15 at 7 p.m. The Director’s Cut allows all directors in attendance to showcase their videos and discuss them with the audience afterward with a Q&A session. Staake will be accompanied by an array of other directors, such as Cameron Smith who directed Camboi Smif’s video “Cambizzle Too Dope,” Reid Clark, who directed his own video “Don’t Funk with Me,” John Manning, who directed Mountain Thrower’s video “Ununpentium,” and T. Jones Wortham, who directed Distinguished Gents’ video “Word Transfussion.”

After the Director’s Cut on Saturday, the DJs & VJs BFs 4 Evs event takes place at 10 p.m. This will host disc and video jockeys to form a civil union and collaborate on one performance. Performers include Free

Clinic and VJ Matty Matt, Reid Clark and VJ MXL PXL, and Mountain Thrower and VJ Normal TV. The concept behind Visual/Sound/Walls remains focused on the combining two great art forms. It has continued to grow in recognition both locally and internationally, as well.

“I think it’d be really cool if the party became this kind of rave where people feel drunk off the whole experience, as an effect from the overwhelming, visual and audio sensations, and the community together type of vibes,” Gray admits. “My dream is to one day get some serious bands involved, bands that people really get excited about. Even though the bands we have now are amazing!”

Tickets to the official Visual/Sound/ Walls party on Thursday night are $15 and can be purchased from the Cucalorus website. Pegasorus, Megasorus, and Digasorus passholders receive free entry to nonticketed events such as the Director’s Cut, DJs & VJs BFs 4 Evs hosted at Bourgie Nights. Ticket prices vary for each event; passholders are admitted for free.

DETAILS:

Visual/Sound/Walls Kickoff party: Fri., Nov. 13, 10 p.m.

Tickets: $15 for non-passholders Director’s Cut: Sat., Nov. 14, 7 p.m.

Tickets: $5 for non-passholders DJs & VJs BFs 4 EVs: Sat., Nov. 14, 10 p.m.

Tickets: $5 for non-passholders www.cucalorus.org

encore | november 12 – 18, 2014 | www.encorepub.com 11

‘Head First’ Into Cucalorus:

music > cucalorus 20

Artist in residence Rozalind MacPhail debuts visual album By: Linda Grattafiori

O

n Sunday Rozalind MacPhail will present the premiere of her seven-year project “Head First,” as part of “Reimagining the Flute in Film,” at downtown’s Bourgie Nights on the final day of the Cucalrous Film Festival. A classically trained flutist and multiinstrumental looping artist, MacPhail will perform live music to 13 short silent films based on experiences from her homeland in Canada.

With breathtaking views of land and seascapes, “Head First” encourages filmmakers to explore their outer limits in taking risks with art.

MacPhail is in the middle of a three-month artist residency with Cucalorus and is having a blast. “As a multi-instrumental artist I mix different layers of melodies, rhythms and electronics,” she explains of her process.

She uses Ableton Live, a digital audio workstation that allows her to create, produce and perform music with inspiring devices and an intuitive workflow. Canadian born-and-bred, this is her first time collaborating with American film directors, and she is grateful for their encouragement and guidance.

“I’ve learned more working with artists in Wilmington than I’ve learned in years,” the 40 year-old musician says. “T.K. Turbo, film and TV editor, helped me complete ‘Head First.’ No one else could have done what he did; T.K. took my program to a whole new level of professionalism.”

The collection of short films includes “Alone,” which was hand-processed using coffee grounds, vitamin C, and other natural materials—something which MacPhail intends to further explore. “Head First” tells oceans about the Canadian artist; the title describes her experience with the winter Olympic sport skeleton.

Strapped on a bobsleigh, she sped down a track at a ferocious speed, head first, and experienced a tremendous adrenalin rush afterward.

On a gentler note, “Victoria Street” shows the community where she lives in St. John’s, Newfoundland. She describes St. John’s, with its many brightly colored houses, as a vibrant arts and film community: “a place where music is a huge part of everyone’s life.”

Impressed by MacPhail’s artistry, Josh Caine, cinematographer for the local TV show “Secrets of Coastal Chefs,” has taught her about lighting a performance. Caine, Turbo and other local artists continue to help the flutist find her voice.

“I’m madly in love with this festival,” she notes of Cucalorus. “The staff is unbelievably supportive. Dan [Brawley, executive director] is a mountain mover. He makes the magic happen, and without his guidance I don’t think I could be pulling off what I’m doing right now.”

Just last week, MacPhail completed a new

song, “Gratitude”—the first piece she’s written in Wilmington. She will perform “Gratitude” at director Shona Thomson’s presentation on Sunday, “To See Ourselves as Others See Us!” (showing at Bourgie Nights at 1:30 p.m.) Thomson, a Scottish curator and artist, will showcase a one-off live performance that meshes archive films and live music as an homage to Cucalorus past and present, drawing on its myths and memories. MacPhail calls her participation in it “a taste of what is to come” with her upcoming Wilmington project, which she hopes to screen at Cucalorus next year.

No stranger to film festivals, MacPhail was a long-term resident at the Banff Centre, considered the best art center in Canada. While there she was inspired to document every step of her songwriting journey. Touring back and forth across Canada in her trusty ’91 Buick Century, she fell in love with Vancouver, and completed her first full-length album, “Edgework.”

Canada has recognized MacPhail’s artistry in many different ways, all beginning with an early childhood diagnosis of asthma. Her family wanted a more natural way of treating the lung disease. Her grandmother read that wind instruments helped asthmatics strengthen their respiratory systems. A flute instructor lived down the street in their small community on Toronto

12 encore |november 12 – 18, 2014 | www.encorepub.com

MYSTERY FLUTE GIRL: “Film artists need to let our material breath and it changes as it need to in the flow,” says Rozalind MacPhail, who performs during Cucalorus. Courtesy photo

Island and the match was made.

MacPhail became so proficient that she was accepted to the Etobicoke School for the Arts in Toronto (imagine TV’s “Fame” high school).

She earned a master’s degree from the University of Ottawa in classical flute performance.

Yet, she wanted to experiment with other ways of finding her voice, so she began improvising with other songwriters and played with a few of her favorite artists, including Yo La Tengo from Hoboken, NJ. On her thirtieth birthday, she saw herself depending on other artists for her livelihood and decided to move away from it to become an independent artist. She learned how to play the guitar and began writing songs suited to her voice. Ten years later, MacPhail is more confident about the next steps of her journey.

“I am collaborating with local filmmakers to create a silent film/music project about Wilmington,” she says. “Over the past nine weeks, I have been recording sound samples with my handheld field recorder. I have captured some pretty cool sounds, including owls who were

calling out to one another at night! I plan to include one sound sample in every film, along with a full score of music, and will be recording the music this winter after I’ve returned back home.

Filmmakers have until February 1 to complete their films. If all works out, I hope to come back to Wilmington during the festival next year to premiere it. It will be so neat to see how it all

turns out.”

DETAILS:

Head First: A Visual Album (U.S. Premiere) November 16, 7 p.m.

Bourgie Nights • 127 Princess St. Tickets: $5 cash upon entry; free for passholders www.rozalindmacphail.com www.youtube.com/musteryflutegirl

To See Ourselves as Others See Us! November 16, 1:30 p.m.

Bourgie Nights • 127 Princess St. Tickets: $5 cash upon entry; free for passholders

Shop Local Week Why should Small Business Saturday be only one day when it can be a WHOLE WEEK!?

Download encoreGO! now to see every participant's offer!

Nov. 29th - Dec. 6th Participating Businesses

Address & phone number

website

The Golden Gallery

307 N Front St. (The Cotton Exchange) • (910) 762-4651

www.thegoldengallery.com

Wellness Massage

272 N Front St. • (910) 520-8879

www.wellnessmassageinwilmington.com

Island Passage Elixir

4 Market St. • (910) 762-048 www.facebook.com/pages/Island-Passage-Elixir/183825212200

Island Passage Lumina Station

1900 Eastwood Rd. • (910) 256-0407

www.islandpassageclothing.com

Hallelu

84 Waynick Blvd. • (910) 509-0570

www.shophallelu.com

Port City Chop House

1981 Eastwood Rd. • (910) 256-4955

www.chophousesofnc.com

Eternal Sunshine Café

420 Eastwood Rd. • (910) 791-6995

www.eternalsunshinecafe.com

Lou's Flower World

5128 Oleander Dr. • (910) 395-1004

www.lousflowerworld.com

Woof Gang Bakery

1930 Eastwood Rd #108 • (910) 256-5557

www.woofgangbakery.com

Bikram Yoga

5424 Oleander Dr. • (910) 679-8003

www.wilmingtonbikramyoga.com

Coastal Massage & Bodywork

2030 Eastwood Rd. Ste. 8 • (910) 208-4161 www.coastalmassagebodywork.com

Wilmington Wine

605 Castle St. • (910) 202-4749

www.wilmingtonwineshop.com

Cameron Art Museum

3201 S 17th St. • (910) 395-5999

www.cameronartmuseum.org

Planet

108 N Front St. • (910) 341-0036

www.facebook.com/PlanetNC

Aqua Fedora

30 N. Front St. • (910) 399-7358

1900 Eastwood Rd. • (910) 679-4745

www.aquafedora.com

Download encoreGO! today to stay in the know with all Shop Local Week deals!

To download, text "encore" to 77948 Would you like to participate in Shop Local Week? Give us a call at 910-791-0688, or email john@encorepub.com

ial app ine’s offic z a g a m encore encore | november 12 – 18, 2014 | www.encorepub.com 13

A preview of events across town this week

Sign up to receive sweet deals right in your inbox!

.com

deals!

Sign up at:

Brought to you by:

encore magazine

www.encoredeals.com and be the first to know about the best deals around town

50% OFF [or more] GIFT CERTIFICATES TO Restaurants, salons, shops, events, and more— you name it, we’ve got it covered!

MUSIC THAT POPS: Check out legendary artists Cherry Poppin’ Daddies, whose music toes the lines between many genres, as they will play a

set at Kenan Auditorium on Thursday, November 13. Photo by Rod Black.

Wednesday, November 12 Brunswick County Courthouse Concert Series (8:45am; Free) —Brunswick County Courthouse, 310 Government Center Dr. #1; Wild Wednesday (11am; Free) —Hell’s Kitchen-Wilmington, NC, 118 Princess Street; (910)763-4133 80s Night (5pm; Free) —YoSake, 33 S Front St. Ladies’ Night (5pm; Free) —The Little Dipper, 138 South Front St. The String Band Beach Jam (6pm; Free) —Palm Room, 11 East Salisbury Street; (910) 509-3040

—Half Time Sports Cafe, 1107 New Pointe Blvd.

Open Music Jam (7pm; Free) —Wired on Wrightsville, 3901-B Wrightsville Ave. Wednesday Night Trivia (7pm; Free) —Hoplite Pub and Beer Garden, 720 N. Lake Park Blvd.

Rocco Katastrophe, Athens Boy Choir (7pm; free; hip-hop) —Warwick Ballroom, UNCW Campus Jazz Guitar Showcase (7:30 pm; $6) —Beckwith Hall, Cultural Arts Building, UNCW, 601 S. College Rd. Karaoke w/ DJ AMP (8pm; Free) —Locals Tavern, 6213-D Market St.

Tony Rosales Jazz Jazz Piano (6pm; Free) —Midtown Bistro Restaurant, 2004 U.S. 17 S.

Jeremy Norris (8pm; Free; country) —Reel Cafe, 100 S. Front St.; (910) 251-1832

Benny Hill (6:30pm; Free; jazz) —Sweet & Savory Cafe, 1611 Pavilion Plc.

Doctor Who Wednesdays! (8pm; Free) —Browncoat Pub & Theatre, 111 Grace Street; (910) 341-0001

Trivia Night (6:30 pm; Free) —Beach House Bar ‘n’ Grill, 7219 Market St. Open Mic w/ Thomas and Oglesby (7pm; Free)

14 encore |november 12 – 18, 2014 | www.encorepub.com

Karaoke (9pm; Free) —Bourbon Street, 35 N Front St. Bomb Night w/DJ (9pm)

—Charley Brownz, 21 S Front St. DJ Lord Walrus (9pm) —Red Dogs, 5 N. Lumina Ave. DJ Hood (9pm; Free) —SideBar, 18 S. Front St. Karaoke (9pm; Free) —Brass Pelican, 2112 N. New River Dr. DJ TwoClikz (9pm) —SideBar, 18 S. Front St. Karaoke (9pm; Free) —Ibiza, 118 Market St.; (910) 251-1301

Thursday, November 13 Thirsty Thursday w/DJ (5pm) —The Dirty Martini, 1904 Eastwood Rd. Nash & Fair Country (5pm; Free; country) —Goat and Compass, 710 N 4th St.; (910) 772-1400 Jazz Night (6pm; Free) —Atlanta Bread Company, 6886 Main St. Spectrum Gallery Open House with Live Music (6pm; Free)

—Spectrum Gallery, 1125 J Military Cutoff Rd; 910-256-2323 Soup to Nuts Live!: Stray Local (6:30pm; americana) —MC Erny Gallery at WHQR, 254 North Front St. Open Mic/Songwriters’ Night (7pm; Free) —Grinder’s Caffe, 5032 Wrightsville Ave. Karaoke (7pm; Free) —SeaWitch Cafe & Tiki Bar, 227 Carolina Beach Ave N.; (910) 707-0533 Trivia Night (7pm; Free) —Wild Wing Cafe, 1331 Military Cutoff Rd. Trivia Night (7pm; Free) —Giant Cafe, 1200 N 23rd St Suite 209 Cherry Poppin’ Daddies (7pm; $5-$30; swing/ ska/rock) —Kenan Auditorium (UNC Wilmington), 601 S. College Road; 910-962-3500

It Takes Two Take Two: Songs From the Silver Screen (7pm; $18) —Hannah Block USO Community Arts Center, 120 S 2nd St. Port City Trio (7pm; $2; Jazz) —Ted’s Fun on the River, 2 Castle St.; (910) 231-3379 Rory Scovel (8pm; $13) —Dead Crow Comedy Room, 265 N. Front St.

Thursday

Chasing Opal (8pm; Free; folk/indie/ acoustic) —Fermental, 7250 Market St.; (910) 821-0362

8:30 p.m. • PRIZES! • 2 yuengling drafts

Live Music (8:30 pm; Free) —The Harp, 1423 S. 3rd St. DJ (9pm) —Charley Brownz, 21 S Front St. DJ Battle (9pm) —Level 5, 21 N. Front St.

Pro Musica (7pm; $0-$10) —Cameron Art Museum, 3201 South 17th St.; (910) 395-5999

DJ TwoClikz (9pm) —SideBar, 18 S. Front St.

PSL Presents (8pm; $3) —TheaterNOW, 19 S. 10th St. Harp University Triva & Live Music (8:30pm; Free) —The Harp, 1423 S. 3rd St.

Holland Revival and Skymonk (9pm; $5; rock) —Juggling Gypsy Cafe & Hookah Bar, 1612 Castle St. Stray Local Pierce Edens and the Dirty Work Dirty (9pm; Free; americana) —Satellite Bar & Lounge, 120 Greenfield St.; (910) 399-2796

DJ TwoClikz (9pm) —SideBar, 18 S. Front St.

International Morality (9:30pm; Free; reggae) —Wild Wing Cafe, 1331 Military Cutoff Rd.

Edwin McCain (9pm; $15-$30; rock/indie) —Ziggy’s By The Sea, 208 Market Street; (910) 769-4096

DJ Alex A (10pm) —Beach House Bar ‘n’ Grill, 7219 Market St.

Jenny Pearson (9pm) —Costello’s Piano Bar, 211 Princess Street; (910) 362-9666 The Grand Ole Uproar & Bootleg Dynasty (9pm; $5; alt. country) —The Whiskey Bar NC, 1 S Front St. Live Jazz with the Keith Butler Trio (9pm; Free) —The Blind Elephant, 21 N Front St Unit F Discotheque Thurs. with DJ’s DST and Matt Evans (10pm) —Pravda, 23 N Front St. DJ Lord Walrus (10pm; $3) —Red Dogs, 5 N. Lumina Ave. Some Dudes (10pm) —Palm Room, 11 East Salisbury Street; (910) 509-3040

Friday, November 14 Friday Specials (11am; Free) —Reel Cafe, 100 S. Front St.; (910) 251-1832 DJ (5pm) —The Dirty Martini, 1904 Eastwood Rd.

DJ Dr. Jones (10pm; $3) —Red Dogs, 5 N. Lumina Ave. DJ Milk and DJ DST (10pm; Free) —Pravda, 23 N Front St. LOUDPVCK (10pm; $15-$20; trap) —Ziggy’s By The Sea, 208 Market Street; (910) 769-4096 Tom & Jane (10pm) —Costello’s Piano Bar, 211 Princess Street; (910) 362-9666 Me & Mr. B (10pm; Free; acoustic/jazz/blues) —Goat and Compass, 710 N 4th St.; 910.772.1400 Friday Night Fun House Follies (10:30pm; Free) —Ibiza, 118 Market St.; (910) 251-1301 Cosmic Groove Lizards (10:30pm; Free; Americana) —Duck & Dive, 114 Dock St. Drink Specials and DJ (All Day; $5) —Sputnik, 23 N Front St, 4th floor

Saturday, November 15

Live Piano with Ben Privott (6pm; Free) —The Blind Elephant, 21 N Front St Unit F

Bochella (11am; $3-$8) —Odell Williamson Auditorium, 50 College Rd NE; 910-755-7416

Spectrum Gallery Open House with Live Music (6pm; Free) —Spectrum Gallery, 1125 J Military Cutoff Rd.; 910-256-2323

Kid’s Show: Super Saturday Fun Time! (3pm; $8) —TheatreNOW, 19 S. 10th St.

Open Music Jam Hosted by Shannon Gilmore & Tommy Kaiser (7pm; Free) —Wired on Wrightsville, 3901-B Wrightsville Ave.

LIVE MUSIC 7–10PM

Live Music (8pm; Free) —Hoplite Pub and Beer Garden, 720 N. Lake Park Blvd.

Open Mic Comedy (7pm; Free) —Dead Crow Comedy Room, 265 N. Front St.

Open Mic Night Dennis Brinson (8pm; Free) —Locals Tavern, 6213-D Market St.

Wrightsville Beach, NC

DJ (5pm) —The Dirty Martini, 1904 Eastwood Rd. A Tribute to Broadway (5pm; $10.70) —St. James Episcopal Church, Great Hall, 23

________________________________________

FRI.

TRIVIA WITH STEVE

NOV 14

Friday ____________________________________________

NOV 15

$ 50

LIVE __________________________________________ MUSIC

Sunday

BREAKFAST BUFFET

9:00 A.m.- 2:00 P.M.• $4 BLOODY MARY’S AND MIMOSA’S

SAT.

FRI.

NOV 21 SAT.

NOV 22 1423 S. 3rd St. DOWNTOWN WILMINGTON 763-1607

FEATURE YOUR LIVE MUSIC FOOD & DRINK SPECIALS (as little as $29 a week!)

Call 791-0688

Deadline every Thurs., noon!

L I V E M ULISNIECUP 11.14 FRIDAY NIGHT ROCKS

INTERNATIONAL MORALITY 11.15 SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE

THE BRANDON BAILEY BAND ALL DAY, EVERYDAY

$2 PBR

$4 FIREBALL 1331 MILITARY CUTOFF RD I 910-256-3838

WILDWINGCAFE.COM

kennedy park Classic Rock

mike o'donnell Dance & Classic

overtyme Eclectic Mix

Forrest Tabor Eclectic Mix

1706 North Lumina Ave. • (910) 256-2231

$2.50 Budweiser Draft $4 Wells 65 Wings, 4-7pm $3.50 Sweetwaters $4.50 Absolute Lemonade 65 Wings, 4-7pm

$2.75 Yuengling Draft $2.75 Domestic Bottles 65 Wings, 4-7pm

$3.50 Sweet Josie $4 Margaritas $3.50 Pint of the Day $4 Fire Ball $5 Mimosas $5 Car Bombs $5 Bloody Mary’s & Mimosas *Drink Specials run all day

www.RuckerJohns.com VISIT WWW.RUCKERJOHNS.COM FOR Friday Monday DAILY SPECIALS, MUSIC & EVENTS Select Appetizers halfMONDAY off $ 4 Cosmopolitan $ 2 Big Domestic Draft Beers $550 Watermelon Martini 22oz.

Domestic Draft ALL DAY $ 50 4 Frozen Daiquiris $ 3 Sam Adams and Blue (pick your flavor) $5 Pizzas Moon Seasonal Bottles Tuesday TUESDAYSaturday LIVE JAzz IN THE BAR 1/2 off Select Bottles $ 6 All Half Price Bottles of Southern Wine Shiners of Wine 50 $ Blue$2Moon Draft 5 Absolut Dreams • Pacifico Absolut Dream $$5$503-22oz $ 3 NC Brewed Bottles 2 Select Domestic Bottles

WEDNESDAY

Sunday Wednesday Miller Light Pints $150$ Coronoa/ 5 All$2Flat 50 Breads 1/2 off Nachos Corona Lite Bottles $ 50 $ 50 1 Domestic Pints $ 1 Domestic Pints Margaritas/Peach Margaritas 4 $ $ 50 5 White Russians 2 Corona/Corona Lt. $ 50 THURSDAY 4 Frozen Margarita Visit our $website Appletinis 5 (pick your flavor) $4, RJ’s Painkiller www.RuckerJohns.com $ 50 2 Red Stripe Bottles for daily specials, music and Thursday $ 50 2 Fat Tire Bottlesupcoming events $ 50 2 Fat Tire Bottles $ 50 6 Sinking Bahama Mama FRIDAY5564 Carolina $ 50 1/2 off ALL RedCosmos Wine $4, 007 Beach 3 Road $ Glasses Guinness Cans (910)-452-1212 3

Island Sunsets $5 SATURDAY Baybreeze/Seabreeze $4 encore | november 12 – 18, 2014 www.encorepub.com 15 22oz.|Blue Moon Draft $3

South 3rd Street, Market Street Entrance

FEATURE YOUR LIVE MUSIC FOOD & DRINK SPECIALS (as little as $29 a week!)

Call 791-0688

Deadline every Thurs., noon!

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

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

Live Piano with Daniel Veit (6pm; Free) —The Blind Elephant, 21 N Front St Unit F It Takes Two Take Two: Songs From the Silver Screen (7pm; $18) —Hannah Block USO Community Arts Center, 120 S 2nd St. Mike O’Donnell (7pm; Free; dance and classic) —Gabby’s Lounge, 1706 N. Lumina Ave. Brian Donkers (7pm; $2) —Ted’s Fun on the River, 2 Castle St. Shake & Shag Beach Music Night (7:30pm; $3) —Red Dogs, 5 N. Lumina Ave. Live Music (8pm; Free) —Hoplite Pub and Beer Garden, 720 N. Lake Park Blvd.

Dirty White Rags (8pm; Free; Jazz/blues) —Fermental, 7250 Market St.; (910) 821-0362 Rory Scovel (8pm; $13) —Dead Crow Comedy Room, 265 N. Front St. Live music (8:30pm; Free) —The Harp, 1423 S. 3rd St. DJ Battle (9pm) —Level 5, 21 N. Front St. DJ TwoClikz (9pm) —SideBar, 18 S. Front St. Karaoke with DjBe (9pm; Free) —Low Tide Pub, 4540 Fountain Dr. Saturday Night Dance Party (9pm; $5-$10) —Ibiza, 118 Market St.; (910) 251-1301 Ponder (9:30 pm; Free; rock/classic) —Wild Wing Cafe, 1331 Military Cutoff Rd. DJ Riz (10pm) —Beach House Bar ‘n’ Grill, 7219 Market St.

Acoustic Jazz Piano with James Jarvis (2pm; Free) —Old Books on Front Street, 249 N. Front St. Do it for the Love: The Fury (2pm; Free; classic rock) —Beach House Bar ‘n’ Grill, 7219 Market St. Peter and the Wolf by Serge Prokofiev (2:30pm; Free) —St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 16 N. Sixteenth St. Sunday Jazz in the Beer Garden (5pm; Free) —Fermental, 7250 Market St.; (910) 821-0362 Music at First (5pm; Free) —First Presbyterian Church, 125 South Third St. Satellite Bluegrass Band (6pm; Free) —Satellite Bar & Lounge, 120 Greenfield St.; (910) 399-2796 Sunday Jazz Series (6pm; Free) —Fermental, 7250 Market St.; (910) 821-0362 Whitechapel (7pm; $15; heavy rock) —Ziggy’s By The Sea, 208 Market Street; (910) 769-4096 Raphael Name’ (7pm; $2) —Ted’s Fun on the River, 2 Castle St.; (910) 231-3379 Brandenburg North Carolina Symphony (7:30pm; $30-$70) —UNCW Kenan Auditorium, 601 S. College Rd.; 910.962.3500

Wednesday, November 19 Ladies’ Night (5pm; Free) —The Little Dipper, 138 South Front St. The String Band Beach Jam (6pm; Free) —Palm Room, 11 East Salisbury Street; (910) 509-3040 Benny Hill (6:30 pm; Free; jazz) —Sweet & Savory Cafe, 1611 Pavilion Plc. Trivia Night (6:30 pm; Free) —Beach House Bar ‘n’ Grill, 7219 Market St. Open Mic w/ Thomas and Oglesby (7pm; Free) —Half Time Sports Cafe, 1107 New Pointe Blvd.

Open Music Jam (7pm; Free) —Wired on Wrightsville, 3901-B Wrightsville Ave.

Laura McLean’s Songwriter Showcase (7pm; $2) —Ted’s Fun on the River, 2 Castle St.; (910) 231-3379

Chris James (9pm; country) —Costello’s Piano Bar, 211 Princess Street; (910) 362-9666

Monday, November 17

MachineFunk & Runaway Gin (10pm; $10) —Ziggy’s By The Sea, 208 Market Street; (910) 769-4096

S.I.N Night (6pm; Free) —Reel Cafe, 100 S. Front St.; (910) 251-1832 Trivia (7:30pm; Free) —Hell’s Kitchen-Wilmington, NC, 118 Princess Street; (910)763-4133

Karaoke w/DJ AMP (8pm; Free) —Locals Tavern, 6213-D Market St. Jeremy Norris (8pm; Free; country) —Reel Cafe, 100 S. Front St.; (910) 251-1832 Doctor Who Wednesdays! (8pm; Free) —Browncoat Pub & Theatre, 111 Grace St.; (910) 341-0001 Karaoke (9pm; Free) —Bourbon Street, 35 N Front St. Bomb Night w/DJ (9pm) —Charley Brownz, 21 S Front St.

Justin Cody Fox (9:30 pm; Free; Americana) —Duck & Dive, 114 Dock St.

DJ Lord Walrus (9pm) —Red Dogs, 5 N. Lumina Ave.

Tuesday, November 18

DJ Hood (9pm; Free) —SideBar, 18 S. Front St.

Saturday Specials (All Day; Free) —Reel Cafe, 100 S. Front St.; (910) 251-1832

Trivia NIght (6:30pm; Free) —Halligan’s Public House, 1900 Eastwood Rd; 910-679-4172

Sunday, November 16

Trivia with Sherri ‘So Very’ (7pm; Free) —Halftime Sports Bar and Grill, 1107 New Pointe Blvd.

Sunday Funday (12pm; Free) —The Ogden Tap Room, 7324 Market St.

Gangstagrass, Megan Jean and the Klay Family Band (9pm; $10; bluegrass/hip-hop) —Ziggy’s By The Sea, 208 Market Street; (910) 769-4096

Live Music (8:30 pm; Free) —The Harp, 1423 S. 3rd St.

Jenny Pearson (10pm) —Costello’s Piano Bar, 211 Princess Street; (910) 362-9666

Brunch and Live Music (11:30am; Free) —Elijah’s Restaurant, 2 Ann St.

College Night Karaoke (9pm; Free) —Costello’s Piano Bar, 211 Princess Street; (910) 362-9666

Wednesday Night Trivia (7pm; Free) —Hoplite Pub and Beer Garden, 720 N. Lake Park Blvd.

DJ Sir Nick Bland (10pm; $3) —Red Dogs, 5 N. Lumina Ave.

Daniel Parish (10pm; Free; pop/Americana/ acoustic) —Goat and Compass, 710 N 4th St.; 910.772.1400

DJ TwoClikz (9pm) —SideBar, 18 S. Front St.

Improv (8pm; Free) —Browncoat Pub & Theatre, 111 Grace Street; (910) 341-0001

Behind the Garage (10pm; Free) —Juggling Gypsy, 1612 Castle St.; (910) 763-2223

Jess Stockton Trio (10pm; Free; Americana/ acoustic rock/folk) —Satellite Bar & Lounge, 120 Greenfield St.; (910) 399-2796

Cape Fear Blues Jam (8pm; Free) —Rusty Nail, 1310 S 5th Ave.

Open Mic Night (7pm; Free)

—Goat and Compass, 710 N 4th St.; (910) 772-1400 Pub Wars Team Trivia (8pm; Free) —Low Tide Pub, 4540 Fountain Dr.

Karaoke (9pm; Free) —Brass Pelican, 2112 N. New River Dr. DJ TwoClikz (9pm) —SideBar, 18 S. Front St. Karaoke (9pm; Free) —Ibiza, 118 Market St.; (910) 251-1301 Wayne Static of Static-X & Powerman5000 American Headcharge, 9Electric (9pm; $20$25; rock) —Ziggy’s By The Sea, 208 Market Street; (910) 769-4096

HOW TO SUBMIT A LISTING All Soundboard listings must be entered onto our online calendar, powered by SpinGo, each Wednesday, by 5 p.m., for consideration in the following week’s entertainment calendar. All online listings generate the print listings, as well as encore’s new app, encore Go. Venues are responsible for notifying encore of any changes, removals or additions to their weekly schedules.

16 encore |november 12 – 18, 2014 | www.encorepub.com

DISCOVER NEW MUSIC AT 98.3 THE PENGUIN PLAYLIST SAMPLE:

FULFILLED PROMISES: Indie-rock band We Were Promised Jetpacks comes to Cat’s Cradle in Carrborro, NC on

November 18. Photo by Eoin Carey.

ZIGGY’S 170 W. 9th st., winston-salem, nc (336) 722-5000 11/14: Tim Elliot 11/15: Safe in the Arms; Cosmic Charlie HOUSE OF BLUES 4640 Hwy. 17 sOUTH, myrtle beach, sc (843) 272-3000 11/15: Pierce the Veil, Sleeping with Sirens CAT’S CRADLE 300 E. MAIN STREET, CARRBORO, NC (919) 967-9053 11/12: Greg Humphreys 11/13: Timeflies, The Heydaze 11/14: Yann Tiersen, DM Stith; Kooley High 11/15: Sloan 11/16: Caribou, Jessy Lanza; Empires 11/18: We Were Promised Jetpacks 11/19: MC Chris, MC LArs, Spose DURHAM PERFORMING ARTS CENTER 123 vivian ST., DURHAM, NC (919) 680-2727 11/13: Straight No Chaser 11/14: Ghost Brothers of Darkland County 11/16: Chris Botti THE ARTS CENTER 300-G E. Main st., carrboro, nc (919) 969-8574 11/9: Laurelyn Dossett, Wyatt Easterling, Justin Johnson 11/13: Chris Dave and The Drumhedz 11/14: Ralph Stanley II GREENSBORO COLISEUM 1921 W. Lee St. Greensboro, NC (336) 373-7400 11/19-23: Garth Brooks w/Trisha Yearwood MOTORCO MUSIC HALL 723 RIGSBEE AVE., durham, NC (919) 901-0875 11/12: Wedding Dress 11/13: Amandla 11/15: Headfirst for Halos 11/18: Daidem 11/19: Gangstagrass

NORTH CHARLESTON PAC/COLISEUM 5001 Coliseum dr., n. charleston, sc (843) 529-5000 11/19: Cher, Pat Benetar, Neil Giraldo NEIGHBORHOOD THEATRE NORTH DAVIDSON ST., CHARLOTTE, NC (704) 358-9298 11/13: DJ QBERT, Jeremy Ellis, Aswell 11/14: Always, Absolutely Free, Late Bloomer 11/15: Luke Hill, Flagship, Jeremiah Wilde LINCOLN THEATRE 126 E. Cabarrus stREET, raleigh, nc (919) 821-4111 11/12: Aaron Behrens and The Midnight Stroll 11/13: Wyatt Cenac; Brillz 11/14: Stars, Hey Rosetta 11/15: John Butler Trio; Papadosio 11/16: The Werks & Zoogma AMOS’ SOUTHEND 1423 South Tryon STREET, Charlotte, NC (704) 377-6874 11/14: Cameron Floyd 11/15: Departure 11/19: Saliva THE FILLMORE 1000 Seaboard stREET, charlotte, NC (704) 549-5555 11/14: Frankie Ballard 11/19: Kat Country Jam THE ORANGE PEEL 101 bILTMORE AVE., ASHEVILLE, NC (828) 398-1837 11/12: Dirty Heads 11/13: Kip Moore 11/14: Caleb Johnson 11/15: Local Showcase 11/17: The 2014 Guitar Jam 11/18: B.o.B. 11/19: Dillon Francis OVENS AUDITORIUM 2700 E. Independence blvd., charlotte (704) 372-3600 11/16: Straight No Chaser

G. LOVE & SPECIAL SAUCE - NUMBERS JACK JOHNSON - RODEO CLOWNS YOU+ME - YOU AND ME MICHAEL FRANTI & SPEARHEAD - SEE YOU IN THE LIGHT GARY CLARK, JR. - NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR BLUES VAN MORRISON - T.B. SHEETS ALABAMA SHAKES - I FOUND YOU SONS OF BILL - BIG UNKNOWN SON VOLT - TEAR STAINED EYE YARN - DON’T BREAK MY HEART AGAIN BOB DYLAN - FOLSOM PRISON BLUES THE NEW BASEMENT TAPES - WHEN I GET MY HANDS ON YOU MY MORNING JACKET - THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND LEFTOVER SALMON - WOODY GUTHRIE

NEW MUSIC HITTING STREETS 11/11:

DAMIEN RICE MY FAVOURITE FADED FANTASY FOO FIGHTERS SONIC HIGHWAYS JON HOPKINS ASLEEP VERSIONS PINK FLOYD THE ENDLESS RIVER SON LITTLE THINGS I FORGOT

NEW MUSIC ADDED 11/3:

ANTHONY D’AMATO - GOOD AND READY ASGEIR - KING & CROSS HISS GOLDEN MESSENGER - SOUTHERN GRAMMAR SONS OF BILL - BIG UNKOWN ***WIN HOT CONCERT TICKETS AT PENGO, MONDAY NIGHTS AT MELLOW MUSHROOM*** ***VOTE ON NEW MUSIC FOR AIRPLAY AT RATE-A-RECORD, TUESDAY’S AT SLICE OF LIFE DOWNTOWN***

SPECIALTY SHOWS: The Evening Experiment with Eric Miller, Wednesdays 7-9 pm Acoustic Cafe Saturdays from 7-9 am, etown Saturdays at 9 am Putumayo World Music Hour Sundays at 8 am

www.983thepenguin.com encore | november 12 – 18, 2014 | www.encorepub.com 17

Female-Centric One-Acts:

arts > theatre

Playwright Susan Steadman debuts original work in ‘What Doesn’t Kill Me’ By: Shea Carver

L

ast week’s election results were a staunch reminder that, unfortunately, male politicians will continue to have some pull over the lives of women. An imbalance in health care rights, pay, educational opportunities, civil rights, and more continue to be at the forefront in the fight for women’s rights. It’s a battle that’s been raging far longer than a few decades.

“Women’s independence, self-realization, self-actualization—however you want to term it—has been an issue for hundreds (thousands?) of years,” says local playwright Susan Steadman, an active feminist in the ‘60s and ‘70s, and a current card-carrying member of National Organization of Women. “While women have advanced quite a bit, we are still not earning as much as men in similar jobs.

But that’s just one piece of this mangled puzzle. I shudder at all the results of the elections; I believe that issues of women’s rights are going to be batted around in NC and most of the rest of the country. When there is repression, it is always experienced by women, more so than men in our society.

Steadman, the executive director of the local writing group Port City Playwrights, will be addressing some of these matters in her debut of “What Doesn’t Kill Me” at Cape Fear Playhouse, opening this weekend. Each of three one-acts deals with female-centered issues via dark comedy. After meeting actress and director Nicole Farmer two years ago, and realizing their shared passion for theatre, Steadman asked Farmer to take on the project with her.

“Nicole is playwright-sensitive—believe me, not all directors are—and a natural teacher,” Steadman boasts. “What impresses me is her attention to detail and sensitivity to language.”

Farmer jumped at the chance to work with Steadman, who has written over 20 plays and directed nearly 70 herself. Farmer connects with Steadman’s writing profoundly— “as a woman, as a mother, and as a wife,” Farmer clarifies. “I cannot wait to hear audience laughter, as they look back at women in the late 1980s. A great deal has changed in the world, and yet very little has changed in women’s roles in society. The laughter is often bitter sweet, but we must maintain the ability to laugh at ourselves if we are to survive at all.”

“What Doesn’t Kill Me” comprises work that Steadman wrote in the mid-’80s to early-’90s. She took content from her own experiences and friends’ stories about their relationships in love, family and friendship.

“Filling Spaces” follows a woman who’s suffering from extreme rejection, and has a need to take back her life and gain self-confidence.

“Rhonda has been repeatedly shut down by her husband, her closest friends, and even her therapist,” Steadman explains. “The title resonates from the events of the play: filling the mouth with food, filling the air with talk, filling a vacant position on the faculty of the community college where Rhonda teaches.

Rhonda finds no respite in sleep, for her dreams reflect her struggles to stand up for herself. She finally resorts to an unconventional but deeply symbolic solution, which quiets the others who populate her world and allows her the opportunity to speak without interruption.”

“Tuesdays We Go to Playgroup” comes directly from Steadman’s familial situation while rearing her 2-year-old daughter. During a visit to a playgroup, she heard constant complaints about the lack of help that fathers offered in childcare.

“Interestingly, several people (including a man) have mentioned recently they could really relate to the situation,” Steadman notes, “and that things really hadn’t changed much.”

The play centers on a group of mothers and children searching for a fourth motherand-child member for their group. Once they meet Carol and her son, Tommy, a new turn of experiences take place. “Well-hidden animosity and competition take over their interaction,” Steadman says. “Each of the moms speak to the audience, revealing hopes, longings, disgust, and more.”

“Moving Day,” though not completely biographical, hints at Steadman’s numerous change of homes, from Ohio to New Jersey to Texas to Georgia, between 1984 and 1991, all with a husband and two kids in tow. Its central character, Nola, is a very organized person with a multitude of checkoff lists. She’s quite extreme in finding freedom and control over her own life.

“Nola is persistent in teaching her techniques and philosophies to the audience,” Steadman explains. “She has separated her belongings—or has she compartmentalized her life?—into three piles: trash, take and leave. Her lectures are interrupted by the movers, who uncover unexpected objects, such as a bloody knife, while cleaning out house.”

Staging three different shows has its own set of challenges for Farmer. A main one: set design. Yet, the Julliard graduate has approached it with an “all hands on deck” mentality, with the help of production stage manager Heather Dodd Bevels, rehearsal stage

18 encore |november 12 – 18, 2014 | www.encorepub.com

CHILD-REARING LAUGHTER: The cast of “Tuesdays We Go to Playgroup,” one of three one-acts penned in Susan Steadman’s “What Doesn’t Kill Me.,” opening Thursday at Cape Fear Playhouse. Courtesy photo

manager Catherine Brumm, tech manager Joe Smith (who also acts in two of the plays), light designer Audrey McCrummen, and prop coordinator/costumer David Kratzer.

“The set is very minimal; it is simply a fluid space for the action to occur,” Farmer notes. “This whole project has really been a collaborative affair, with Susan and I working around the clock on nothing else for quite some time.”

Music from the ‘80s will transport the audience, and some 400-plus props will help round out place and time. “The show is aptly named,” Farmer quips. “‘What Doesn’t Kill Me’ has made me stronger. And I mean figuratively and literally—strong mind, stronger body from lifting and schlepping. Hey, I even lost 10 pounds in the process; what woman doesn’t love that?”

Steadman—who graduated from Hobart and William Smith college in English, NYU in educational theatre, Louisiana State University with a Ph.D, and Texas Women’s University with an MLS in library and information science—is happy to employ a lot of female actors in this show, too. Farmer cast Elaine Nalee in “Moving Day,” Kara Lashley in “Tuesdays We Go to Playgroup” and Carla Stanley in “Filling Spaces.”

“I want to continue the exploration of all that women can be,” Steadman says. “I enjoy stepping into the complications and the sheer messiness of our lives, along with the triumphs, no matter how large or small. There

is no one ‘woman’ to be displayed onstage.”

Farmer also is working with first-time actors Kazu Takeda, Bryce Flint-Summerville (previously of the Blue Man Group), Amy Lynn Holcomb, Robin Buzzeo, Joe Smith, and Jessica Hall.

“If we go back just a few hundred years— say, to Shakespeare’s time—the stage was filled with male characters,” Steadman adds.

“Even as more female characters have been given life over the centuries, women have largely been portrayed onstage through the lenses of male playwrights and directors.”

But not this weekend.

“What Doesn’t Kill Me” opens Thursday night with $10 tickets (Nov. 13 only). It will run Thursdays through Sundays through November 23 at Cape Fear Playhouse. Presented by Outrageous Pelican Productions, in conjunction with Port City Playwrights, tickets range from $16-$18 throughout the rest of its run.

DETAILS: What Doesn’t Kill Me Three one-acts by Susan Steadman Directed by Nicole Farmer Cape Fear Playhouse • 613 Castle St. Nov. 13-23, Thurs.-Sat., 8 p.m., or Sun., 3 p.m.

Tickets: $18 GA, $16 students and seniors, $10 on 11/13 only www.bigdawgproductions.org

A Beautiful Homage:

arts > theatre

‘Baring It 2’ benefits local talent Susan Auten By: Gwenyfar Rohler

B

rowncoat Pub and Theatre and Bad Trip Productions have teamed up again to produce “Baring It 2: A Benefit for Susan Auten.” An esteemed local actress who has had a particularly rough year medically, Auten is the inspiration behind its theme: “We Get By With a Little Help From Our Friends.” All of the proceeds from the show are donated to Auten’s medical fund.

Auten conceived and put together the first “Baring It” showcase in 2012, and now her friends are returning the favor.

This production brings 13 monologues to stage by 12 writers for an evening that is touching, funny, surprising, and a true gift to the local thespian. Sitting in the dark, I was struck by the strong theme of independent film that emerged during the first half. “Next” by Penny Kohut, “The Pitch”

by John Parson, “True Friends” by Richard Fife, and “The Writing-Ing” by Hank Toler all speak to the thrill and frustration of film— whether from a performer’s, a would-be writer’s, or a guerilla director’s point of view.

If anything, the structure director Nick Smith has chosen for the pieces is interesting: Kohut’s “Next” open the show on a note of optimism and curiosity. Lexi Wehunt as the young lady awaiting her next slot at an audition is pragmatic but hopeful about the intersection of her passion for performing with the director’s needs. The evening ends with an offering by Z.F. Mims titled “Fermata”—a perfect bookend to an evening that explores creativity and friendship.

Performed by Brendan Carter, with all his usual grace and understatement, the real celebration and mourning that he struggles through as the director of a theatre production in its last performance is pitch-perfect.

Without question, Erin Hunter in Tony Moore’s “I’m Sorry, WHAT???” stole the show. Hunter—who in real life is a very beautiful, sexy, willowy creature—frequently gets cast as the ingénue. She hits the stage in a curly gray wig, a housecoat and cane to introduce the audience to an 88-year-old woman, who is deeply offended that she is not being considered for a 42-year-old’s role.

Bursting with chutzpah and indignation, she harangues the audience and director while recounting her triumph and capabilities. She is a marvel to behold in this unexpected and delightful bit of casting.

One of the biggest allures of the evening is the opportunity to see performers that rarely have been onstage lately: Amanda Young, Shane Bates, Nick Smith, and Aaron

Willings are all seldom-seen but wonderful offerings. Smith, especially in “This Isn’t What I Wrote” by Richard Fife, excels. The piece addresses a new playwright’s shock after opening night to find the director and cast have truly given life to the words on the page. It’s a delicately crafted piece of writing that Smith approaches with reflection and sanctification. I don’t remember having seen him onstage previously, and this is a lovely introduction to him as a performer. It also hits home for a director’s responsibility to a playwright.

Shane Bates’ struggles in Chase Harrison’s “The Obscurity of Success” are alternately endearing and bizarrely difficult to believe. We find him at a comic-book convention, signing autographs and lamenting the unexpected turns his life has taken as the star in a cult indie-slasher franchise. It’s a tough life as an actor, no way around it, and somehow Bates manages to convince us that success is just as awful as failure.

For a room full of struggling artists, that’s a tough sell. By the end, I couldn’t help but empathize with this poor man whose dreams were derailed by notoriety. Though, frankly, it’s not the worst kind of problem to have.

Another performer who has been notably absent recently is Amanda Young. In “Baring It 2” we are treated to her work twice: in Elyse Rodriguez’s “Book Club” and in “Questions of Home” by Craig Kittner. It is an interesting pairing: On the surface, they seem so different; in reality, both pieces are about longing to connect and belong.

With “Book Club” a lonely woman’s interior monologue becomes exterior as she reveals much more of herself than she should to her friends. In “Questions of Home,” Young revisits a childhood home in hopes of reconnecting with the spirit of the place. Part of what makes her enjoyable as an actress is her palpable longing. When she wants something, she wants it wholly; it consumes her.

No dramatic reaching out here, this is an entire being that is seething with one need. Her eyes scan and search, her hands tremble, and the words tumble out like Hansel and Grettle leaving bread crumbs.

The set for “Baring It 2” is simple: a collection of chairs and a couple of couches.

The deep red walls and mirrored door of October’s “The Séance” remain, which creates a simple, elegant look and brings a bit of haunting reminiscence to the room.

What I enjoy about a showcase like this is the opportunity to see a wide range of work (both in writing and performance), all in one evening. Hopefully, melodrama, comedy, experimental, and deeply dramatic works will

be presented and explored onstage. It brings out performers who might not fit the usual go-to casting guidelines and lets actors experiment and stretch.

Auten conceived the initial “Baring It” as an homage to the creative struggles of artists. “Baring It 2” is a fitting tribute to her work and place in this community. Smith has brought together a talented group of writers and performers to create an entertaining evening that pulls at the heart strings and inspires great hope and optimism. That’s quite an accomplishment. For an exciting evening of artistic exploration and a beautiful homage to Auten, do not miss “Baring It 2” at The Browncoat Pub and Theatre.

111 Grace St. Thurs. - Sun., Nov. 13-16, 20-23, 8 p.m.; Sun. matinee: 5 p.m.

Tickets: $10-$15 (910) 341-0001 www.facebook.com/ events/974163512610052/

DETAILS:

Baring It 2: A Benefit for Susan Auten ★★★ ★ ★ Browncoat Pub and Theatre

encore | november 12 – 18, 2014 | www.encorepub.com 19

GROOMING AND PET CARE SERVICES - SPECIALTY DOG TREATS AND PRODUCTS. COUPON COUPON PREPAID NAIL TRIM CARD: 5 TRIMS FOR $30

FREE BLUEBERRY FACIAL WITH ANY BATH OR GROOMING SERVICE

BOOK YOUR HOLIDAY GROOMING APPOINTMENTS TODAY!

*Please bring this ad in to redeem coupon*

215 S. Water St. Downtown Wilmington Across the street from La Catalan (910) 338-1800 • wilmingtondoggroomer.com 20 encore |november 12 – 18, 2014 | www.encorepub.com

Get Schooled:

film > cucalorus 20

‘The Hip-Hop Fellow’ is a film to seek out By: Anghus

I

love hip-hop and have since a very early age.

I was a young man, barely a man at that, when I first heard the hard beats of pioneering artists like Grandmaster Flash and UTFO. I saw Beat Street when I was 10 years old. I heard Krush Groove in the theater. By the time RUN DMC hit the big time with “Raisin’ Hell,” I already had invested five years into rap music. I was ready, willing and able to drop out of middle school to become a professional breakdancer.

There is so much more to hip-hop than the stereotypes and clichés that exist as part of the modern music scene. There is a culture, a history and an artistry to the hip-hop scene that is missed by so many who think of it as nothing more than “street music.”

Director Kenneth Price has spent much of his career working alongside hip-hop artists, producing a number of music videos from producer/label exec 9th Wonder. He’s a prolific and extremely gifted musical talent who embodies the best of hip-hop, and was the subject of Price’s previous feature-length documentary, “The Wonder Year.” I was a big fan of “The Wonder Year,” which successfully tapped into the personality of 9th Wonder, as well as the dizzying intellect he possesses.

Like any good documentarian, Price is able to spot a good story. When 9th Wonder was offered a teaching opportunity at Harvard University, Price decided to double down and capture the story of a hip-hop pioneer teaching in the Ivy League in the extremely entertaining and educational “The Hip-Hop Fellow.”

At the heart of the documentary is a sense of history. Not just about 9th Wonder himself, but of the music he has dedicated much of his life to perfecting. So many hip-hop songs are about architecture. A composition that features many influences that weave through different styles and eras of popular music. Price parallels 9th Wonder’s own love of music through the songs he deconstructs for his class. It’s a nice device that helps frame the documentary’s easy to digest chapters.

In a day and age where most hip-hop history is devoted to the beef between the East and West coasts in the ‘90s, it’s refreshing to see that there are those out there working hard to preserve the legacy of what the music is all about.

“The Hip-Hop Fellow” is a movie that offers some interesting perspectives on a culture that seems bogged down by tabloid-style nonsense and Twitter feuds. The idea of hip-hop as an intellectual pursuit seems antithetical in a world in which the media only portrays the negative aspects and idiotic dust-ups between today’s most popular hip-hop artists.

That’s probably why Price’s work stands

IVY LEAGUE HIP-Hop: 9th Wonder speaking to his Harvard students in “The Hip-Hop Fellow.” Photo Coutesy, Price Films.

out. Much like “The Wonder Year,” there is an easily detectable passion for the work. The importance of the film, and the chief role of any documentarian, is to educate us. To find that new perspective and let the world know about it. “The Hip Hop Fellow” is an illuminating film.

It helps that 9th Wonder himself is a likable cat who makes you think. Like his producing style, he is complex, effortless and likes to challenge those around him. If I had one college professor this good, I probably would have studied more and drank less.

9th Wonder spins stories like he spins records, and Price is a deft enough documentarian to follow him into his obsessive, almost molecular love of music. The film is as informative as the class he teaches, and Price is a filmmaker who has found a strong voice in nonfiction films. “The Hip-Hop Fellow” is a movie to seek out at this year’s festival. Prepare yourself to get schooled.

DETAILS:

The Hip-Hop Fellow Starring 9th Wonder, Kendrick Lamar, Henry Louis Gates and Ali Shaheed Muhammad Saturday, November 15, 1:15 p.m.

Tickets: $10 Thalian Hall, main stage 310 Chestnut St. www.cucalorus.org

Discussion Piece:

film > cucalorus 20

‘Hide and Seek’ prompts thought By: Anghus

I

magine it: Abandoning all the trappings of the modern world—television, movies, the Internet. What would it be like to remove the distractions from your day-to-day life and shed all the things that prevent you from connecting with other people? Two couples decide to make that journey in the very strange and provocative film, “Hide and Seek.”

While watching “Hide and Seek,” I felt myself falling into the familiar patterns of the movies that play at Cucalorus each year.

There’s so often a strong artistic component to the films—an interesting, or at least challenging idea, that plays out in each movie.

“Hide and Seek” has that high-concept pitch: Imagine deserting the outside word in favor of internal exploration. I’m interested. Then there are other familiar festival tropes: sexual exploration, nudity, a ridiculously narcissistic search for meaning.

I found myself perpetually amused by “Hide and Seek,” but was never sure if that was the intention of its director, Joanna Coates. Much like the characters that inhabit this commune, there is no sense of judgement. There’s a sense of cinematic detachment from the characters, like the film’s theme. We know very little about them or the lives they lived before they set out on this adventure of self discovery. Coates simply lets the characters exist in the now and gives us brief glimpses into their psyches. It’s like a hippy-dippy psyche eval or a veritable antithesis to the Stanford Prison experiment.

It’s funny how the order in which I watch films can present new insights. After watching the ugly satire of “Bag Boy, Lover Boy,” I found myself thinking this was exactly the kind of work that Andres Torres was mocking. There is something to be said for giving the audience a choice, and that’s exactly what “Hide and Seek” does. Coates restrains herself from evaluating the test subjects of this makeshift utopia. There are no explanations of how exactly they are allowed to live in relative comfort without jobs, engaging in frequent sexploration with one another, and putting on makeshift variety show routines—which I found to be grating to an impossible degree.

Coates allows the audience to make the ultimate judgement. I found myself to be extremely judgemental. I’d like to think there may be some credence to the idea of abandoning this modern world and so much of its soul-crushing structure; however, our quartet of characters decide that equates to acting 12, and carrying out every impulse possible, saying no to nothing.

208 MARKET ST. , DOWNTOWN WILMINGTON (CORNER OF 2ND & MARKET ST) /// WWW.ZIGGYSBYTHESEA.COM

Hippy-dippy: “Hide and Seek” explores human nature. Coutesy photo.

“Hide and Seek” seems satisfied with exploring the idea of a utopian society with little to none of the ugliness. It gives glimpses of how their idyllic pursuits are viewed by the outside world, but it only serves to validate their hypothesis. A world without ego or greed could exist if we choose to abandon cerebral thought in favor of emotional investment. Just then, Wavy Gravy, Jerry Brown and the cast of “Hair” show up for a giant musical production replete with buckets of body paint and enough weed to put Tommy Chong into a temporary coma.

I’m kidding, of course. There’s no amount of weed that could put Tommy Chong into a coma.

“Hide and Seek” works as a discussion piece. Different viewers are going to have different reactions, and I imagine the discussions and opinions may be far more interesting than the movie itself. “Hide and Seek” isn’t so much a think piece as a feel piece. Some may admire the characters for being able to walk away from everything in favor of a small slice of heaven. Others may find the whole adventure to be an act of immaturity with people afraid to deal with the realities of our world. There’s no wrong answer, but “Hide and Seek” certainly prompts a lot of questions.

NOV.13 EDWIN MCCAIN NOV.13 NOV.14 NOV.15 NOV.16 NOV.18 NOV.19 NOV.20 NOV.21 NOV.22

EDWIN MCCAIN LOUDPVCK MACHINE FUNK (WIDESPREAD TRIBUTE) WHITECHAPEL GANGSTAGRASS POWERMAN 5000 LOVE & THEFT THE Nth POWER NORA JANE STRUTHERS AND THE PARTY LINE NOV.24 THE MISFITS NOV.28 CANNABIS CORPSE NOV.29 NANTUCKET

NOV.16 WHITECHAPEL DEC.3 DEC.4 DEC.5 DEC.12 DEC.13 DEC.14 DEC.19 DEC.20 JAN.18 JAN.24 FEB.13

DOPAPOD CROWBAR /// UNEARTH ULTIMATE ALDEAN DONNA THE BUFFALO MADBALL TAB BENOIT JIM QUICK & COASTLINE ASKING ALEXANDRIA BADFISH (SUBLIME TRIBUTE) MOON TAXI GEORGE CLINTON AND THE PARLIAMENT FUCKADELIC

DETAILS:

Hide and Seek Starring Josh O’Connor, Rea Mole Directed by Joanna Coates Friday, November 14, 7 p.m.

Tickets: $15 Thalian Hall, Mainstage 310 Chestnut St. www.cucalorus.org

NOV.20 LOVE & THEFT

NOV.24 THE MISFITS

encore | november 12 – 18, 2014 | www.encorepub.com 21

film > cucalorus 20

Past Fearlessness: ‘Bag Boy Lover Boy’ disturbs By: Anghus

T

he pull quote: It’s a staple of the critical repertoire. It’s one perfect sentence that describes the movie and makes the publicity department salivate as they insert it into television and print ads. While watching “Bag Boy Lover Boy,” I thought about the perfect sentence that would encapsulate this extremely uncomfortable tale of terror and tragedy.

It’s a movie that feels like both the best and worst of John Waters, though it lacks the effortlessness of his wonderful brand of grotesque. It’s a ride through the gutter of the New York art scene without a single likable character. The film takes a crude, sexually awkward and ultimately homicidal walk through the mind of a protagonist that I can only describe as a deranged Eastern European Napoleon Dynamite-type. “Bag Boy Lover Boy” simply doesn’t defy conventions, it molests them with a sick sense of satisfaction.

Albert (Jon Wachter) is a socially awkward hot-dog vendor in the least hygienic food cart in

the five boroughs. One night, while struggling to deal with some Upper East side douchebags, a photographer (Theodore Bouloukos) stumbles across Albert and becomes entranced by his gaping maw. Soon he’s paying Albert to appear in his strange fetishized photos. Albert is smart enough to know that he’s being exploited, but he wants to learn about art to impress an attractive young bohemian that frequents his stand—an innocent crush on a flighty girl who is as directionless as Albert.

After a few successful shoots, he starts taking his own photos and mimics the behaviors of his mentor. Soon, he’s bringing back girls to the studio and indulging in some of the dark, masochistic conduct. His lack of social graces and a lifetime of loneliness has made Albert a little agitated toward the opposite sex, and this leads to some deviant behavior that would make Jason Voorhees blush. The violence is portrayed with a blunt simplicity that is sure to make more than a few ticket buyers stew in their seats.

“Bag Boy Lover Boy” commits to its disturbing and gritty premise. The movie is full of scenes designed to make you squirm, and

I’m guessing even the most hardened movie fan will find a few moments of the film a little unpleasant. The film made me think back to one of the original disturbing art-house hits of the 1980s: “Eating Raul,” a movie that starred the great Sally Kellerman as a woman who would lure sex crazed hipsters into her apartment, kill them, and then have them ground into meat and served at their cash-strapped burger shack.

“Bag Boy Lover Boy” has the same unrelenting sense of ugliness. I’m not sure what word you use to describe the point past fearlessness, but director Andres Torres has dared to go there.

The deadpan performance from Wachter is so sullen. He evokes pity, like a caged animal who stares at you with its weary eyes. A prisoner of his personality, he’s trapped in a dungeon of loneliness. One of the themes that seems to play through most of the screeners I was fortunate enough to see was a sense of escapism and the indulgence of personal fantasy. Albert finds his voice through art. Unfortunately, once he learns how to express himself, we learn of the darkness that lies within. His repression and inner anger has turned him rotten. He’s another lost soul desperate for validation.

I feel obliged to inform that this is not a movie for the squeamish. Even calling it “mature” feels like not enough of a label. This movie revels in putridity and wears it on it’s stained sleeves. The world portrayed here is as filthy as the hot dogs Albert serves. “Bag Boy Lover Boy” managed to turn my stomach at the thought of pretentious artists and hot-dog vendors. Well played.

DETAILS:

Bag Boy Lover Boy Starring Theodore Bouloukos and Jon Wachter Directed by Andres Torres Discretion strongly advised Sunday, November 16, 7:15 p.m.

City Stage, 21 N Front St. #501 Tickets: $10 www.cucalorus.org

MAIN ATTRACTIONS & SPECIAL EVENTS New york’s

BALLET FOR

Jeremy Webb’s

YOUNG AUDIENCES The little mermaid

A Christmas Carol

Thursday December 4 at 7pm

Narrated and abridged ballet that is perfect for the whole Family!

Wednesday December 3 at 4pm & 7pm

New york’s

BALLET FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES

The holiday classic is presented in a dramatic and often hilarious one man show.

the nutcracker

Friday December 5 at 4pm & 7pm Saturday December 6 at 10AM

The iconic holiday ballet presented in a narrated one hour ballet that is kid (and husband) friendly!

Tickets available through the Thalian Hall Box Office by calling 910.632.2285 or online at ThalianHall.org Media Partners “Your alternative weekly voice”

22 encore |november 12 – 18, 2014 | www.encorepub.com

TICKETS: 910.632.2285 • 800.523.2820 • WWW.THALIANHALL.ORG 310 CHESTNUT ST •WILMINGTON, NC 28401

Art at Play:

film > cucalorus 20

‘I Believe...’ feels like an art installation By: Anghus

S

ometimes independent cinema is a slave to certain peculiarities. Eclectic choices and stylistic decisions help define the movie with its own imprint. And I’m talking about real independent films here—not shit like “Juno” that passes itself off as an independent movie, even though it cost $30 million and had a cast of well-established talent. Just because you have an oddly named teenage character talk like a 50-year-old literary critic for The New Yorker, and clutter up her room with tchotchkes and a hamburger phone doesn’t mean it’s a real independent film.

“I Believe in Unicorns” is a movie that pained me for the first 20 minutes while I tries to discern its tone. Director Leah Meyerhoff paints broadly with specific, stylistic strokes, but does achingly little to tell us about the characters who inhabit its world. It’s more important to establish Davina’s (Natalia Dyer) penchant for Polaroid instant photos and show her traipsing across the rooftops at dusk. We get the snippets and pieces of our main character’s dull existence, which leads her to fantasize about a more fantastical world (illustrated through the aforementioned stop-motion animation). She’s a lonely girl. Her expressionless mother is sick and saddled to a wheelchair. Her existence is bereft of the kind of magic she pines for.

It isn’t until she meets the equally eclectically named Sterling (Peter Vack) that she begins to feel like there might be some magic to be mined in this world. He’s a complicated man, and no one understands him but his woman. He’s playful, has a nasty mean streak and is intimidating to Davina.

He’s the kind of guy that most girls are drawn to when they’re young and wide-eyed: when gaping flaws are overlooked for the flushed feeling he creates with little more than a look.

It’s difficult, nay impossible, to judge an artistic endeavor like “I Believe in Unicorns” compared to tripe like “Juno” or “The Fault in Our Stars,” but there’s the same kind of ramp being employed here. The film opts for lots of style over lots of substance, which I’m fully in favor of given the drifting narrative, poetic voice-overs, and fantasy cutaways of a film that tinkers with a lot of different styles.

The more I watched “I Believe in Unicorns,” the more it felt like I was watching something meant for an interior wall of an art installation.

If this movie was an art style, I’d call it impressionistic. It’s not as much about detail as the feelings and emotions it attempts to evoke.

While I admire the effort, I also have to take off points for the lack of originality. Let’s be honest, party people: The “sullen girl who daydreams of a more fantastical existence” is right out of “Independent Filmmaking for Dummies”—right up

40 beers on tap! indie Interesting: “Hide and Seek” explores human nature. Courtesy photo.

there with “addicts trying to do right” and “twentysomething slackers looking for purpose.”

I have a feeling many will be touched and engaged by “I Believe in Unicorns,” but there was never that moment for me. The film felt sleight, and I never felt like I really knew any of the characters it introduced to me. I’m not afraid to call “I Believe in Unicorns” an interesting artistic endeavor that finds a little mileage in familiar tropes; however, I also am not afraid to call it something of a chore.

There are some good performances and unique production design and cinematography choices. The stop-motion animated fantasy sequences take a decidedly disturbing turn as their relationship sours. I liked some of the more macabre turns, but I was still hoping for something more. I got the same sense of frustration as I did with Gus Van Sant’s “Elephant” (that screened at Cucalorus a few years back). A movie has to be about something. “Elephant” took the Columbine shooting and brought absolutely nothing to the conversation. It simply recreated events and made no attempt to dig deeper than the surface.

In a very similar fashion, “I Believe in Unicorns” suffers from the same malady. I’ll take it back to my art-installation metaphor. There is art at play, but I don’t know if I care for this particular showing.

DETAILS:

I Believe in Unicorns Starring Natalia Dyer, Peter Vack and Julia Garner Directed by Leah Meyerhoff Thursday, November 13, 7 p.m.

Tickets: $10 City Stage, 21 N Front St. #501 www.cucalorus.org

Foothills Tap Takeover

Thursday Nov. 13th - Brewery Rep on hand

Come Watch the Game

10 50” TV’s inside and 2 50” TV’s outside

Wine and Whiskey Wednesday $2.00 off all bourbons and 1/2 off wine

Sunday Funday $5 Bloody Mary’s and Mimosas 7324 Market Street • www.ogdentaproom.com 910-821-8185 • OPEN DAILY at 11am for Lunch & Dinner encore | november 12 – 18, 2014 | www.encorepub.com 23

film > cucalorus 20

Cluckin’ Shorts:

Cucalorus 20 once again hosts a slew of shorts film blocks By: Christian Podgaysky

“T

here’s nothing like watching six or seven shorts on a big screen in a dark room,” Dan Brawley, current director of Cucalorus, emphatically states.

He and the rest of Cucalorus kind take painstaking measures to ensure their festival honors the often-unsung efforts of short filmmakers. This year alone, they received over 1,000 short film submissions and will be programming 140 throughout the festival’s four-day run.

As with every year, the shorts are carefully programmed in various blocks; this year there are 16 in total. Some will get a second run, an honor which no features this year are afforded. The films are grouped with other complementary shorts, and many filmmakers will take the stage afterward to field questions and offer insights in their creative process.

It’s just one of the many interactive components of Cucalorus that fosters a strong filmic community. Each of the blocks this year take on the namesake of a chicken breed—Dorking, Bantam, Yokohama, etc.—in honor of its 20-year chicken and waffles theme.

Typically, film festivals give shorts the shaft, featuring them almost as a side show to the main events; in fact, they’re often barely even listed in programs. Cucalorus, always the champion for artists taking risks, appreciates the freedom filmmaking permits.

“I think the shorts are where the most exciting shit is happening,” Brawley tells.

“That’s where people are trying new things, and that’s where you discover filmmakers and actors and actresses you didn’t know before. It’s where people can just do some totally outlandish stuff and get away with it.”

Cucalorus has taken their love for shorts to Thalian Hall’s Mainstage this year, with the Black Silkie Shorts taking place at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday night. The block features the world premiere of “Times Like Dying,” a film helmed by two locals.

“We are very thankful to have had some of the best crew members in America, who are based right here, come out and volunteer their time on our film,” says Anthony Reynolds, producer and writer, and a local working actor for 21 years. “We could not be more humbled to be invited to screen this year at Cucalorus—in a year when our local film community has been all but slaughtered by politicians in Raleigh. We want to wave high the flag of our collective creativity and proudly show our community what a few dedicated crafts people can create, if given the opportunity.”

Directed by Evan Vetter—whose first fea-

Film fetish: Jules Britt, as Pummel Horse Girl, and Mara McCaffray, as Lettie, star in “Got No Fetish.”

Courtesy photo.

ture-length documentary, “Daylight Come,” also will screen at Cucalorus—the post-Civil War-era film takes the Western and makes it an Eastern. Telling the story of a gang on the run after a bank robbery that finds shelter at a farmhouse, the film explores what may have happened in the Blue Ridge Mountains during a time when the industrial revolution, newly built railroads, and the economic implications associated with these developments forever altered the South. As the film progresses, greed and a hunger for power takes hold of the screen.

“Every decision one makes in life has a consequence is the theme, more or less,” Reynolds, a Blue Ridge Mountains native, explains. “I wanted the characters to make a moral decision that would ultimately affect the rest of their lives, while setting it in a familiar place.”

The film’s motifs hit home for Vetter, as he has instilled in his son that, whether good or bad, every action has an effect. The film illuminates the gray area of right and wrong: good people making bad decisions but for understandable reasons. It’s all about the way humans can deceive themselves in justifying their decisions. “I think a personal inspiration for this project came from Clint Eastwood,” Vetter describes.

Vetter became interested in the project while it was still in the script phase and im-

24 encore |november 12 – 18, 2014 | www.encorepub.com

mediately latched onto the story arc of the brothers in the story. “I feel like his approach utilizes all the tools a filmmaker has but only in ways that serve the story,” Vetter adds.

“His films rarely try to draw attention to themselves, instead drawing you further and further into the world they create, and that was the approach we wanted to take.”

The film feels as though it comes from a larger narrative—something the filmmakers hope audiences will pick up on during the Q&A session. “We wanted to take a foundational approach to the short film format and see what kind of results it could yield,” Vetter says. “Hopefully, bringing something to festivals that might be outside what they might typically see in their short categories.”

Funded in part by an Indigogo campaign that raised over $8,000, the film was produced by Circle Street Motion Pictures and Lighthouse Film Company. The score for the film was composed by local talents Lee Hester, Ben Mabry and Brent Holloman. Cinematography came from Brad Walker and Lighthouse Films.

“Times Like Dying” features the endless talents of Jim Cody Williams, who’s starred in 30-plus Westerns. Folks may recognize him from appearances in “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest” (2006), “Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story” (2004), or “Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure” (1989).

Another local film premiere will be occurring at TheatreNOW on Friday at 1 p.m., as part of the Frizzle Shorts block. Rebecca Busch, a former encore magazine humor columnist, penned and directed “Got No Fetish.” Her gig with encore was actually her first foray into humor writing. ”I don’t count my first job, which was writing cat horoscopes, because technically that was supposed to be serious and insightful,” she clarifies. “But I couldn’t help myself. Let’s just say they thought cats were too dignified to be laughed at, but, hey, I’ve seen a few slip into the toilet thinking the lid was down.”

The avid lover of chuckles, writing and film found that stepping into the role of screenwriter was clearly the next logical step in her career. After completing her script, she shot the 15-minute film over the course of threeand-a-half days; the whole process took about a year to complete. Making the story leap from the pages of the script was a challenge, but the end result was more rewarding than Busch ever imagined. “It’s that moment when you go, ‘Oh my God, we did it!’” she describes.

She and her team from 3 Hats Productions—which also sports the talents and dedication of Natalie Lentz and Monika Winter-Sanchez, whose husband Jeff Sanchez

was enlisted to edit the film—funded the film alongside Obscura Films.

“Got No Fetish” chronicles a naïve photography student who unwittingly becomes privy to a fetish party. Once there, she learns no pictures are allowed and is taken on a wild ride outside of her comfort zone. The story parallels an actual experience Busch endured “They were all really nice people, but it was like I was seeing things that I really didn’t want to see, and people kept thinking I was part of the party,” Busch says. “I had stepped into a world I was totally unprepared for; I made it out unscathed and drove to a friend’s house. We laughed for hours and she said, ‘You need to write this down before you forget it.’ So I did. You know, I read ‘50 Shades of Gray’ and I kept thinking, This chick has never been to a fetish party! That book was like ‘Fetishes for Dummies.’”

The casting process to find actors fit to play characters like “Bootlicker” or “Pummel Horse Girl” was interesting, to say the least.

Busch quickly discovered North Carolina’s pool of talent runs deep. Cucalorus veteran Ducky Garner and Jules Britt helped play some of the main fetishists. Mara McCaffray took on the lead role, and her abundance of talent since has taken her to LA. Also part of the cast are Tanner Martinelli, Willie Raysor III, Jackie De Conti, Kim Ewonus, Britt Butcher, and Levi Erik. Even Busch herself undertook a role in the film, playing “Overeater Girl” after another actress stepped down.

Judson Hurd created original music for the film, and Peter R. Parlegreco animated some eye-catching opening titles. Like any indie production, an endless supply of love and support poured in from friends and relatives who offered up their homes and skills.

With “Got No Fetish” in the bag and being sent out to festivals nationwide, the production company is already looking to future endeavors. “One of our goals is to work on a film project with an all woman crew,” Busch says. “We feel that women have a great perspective to offer the world of film, and our voices and movies are clearly in the minority.

If any women out there see this and want to be part of our next project, let us know.”

DETAILS

Cucalorus 20 Shorts Blocks Various times and locations Thurs. - Sun., Nov. 13-16 $10-$15 for non-passholders www.cucalorus.org

presents its 1st annual

Gingerbread Trailer Park Contest December 7, noon - 2 p.m.

TheatreNOW • 19 S. 10th Street

Get creative! Have fun! Impress us with your best gingerbread trailer-park-building skills, just in time for the holidays! The winning entry will be featured on the cover of encore’s Dec. 10 edition.

Open to businesses and organizations! > $50 entry fee due Nov. 30 (partial proceeds benefit Theatre Network of Wilmington, Inc) > Winner receives 6 months of FREE advertising in encore > Honorable mention wins prize package from TheatreNOW > Judged by local politicians and luminaries

Event coincides with TheatreNOW’s holiday show, “A Trailer Park Christmas” (11/2112/21). Contest participants will receive $10 off matinee tickets to the Dec. 7, 3 p.m. show.

Free hors d’oeuvres, holiday drink specials, candy canes, and lots of cheer to be enjoyed beginning at noon on Dec. 7.

Entry fees must be postmarked by Nov. 30 and sent to encore, PO Box 12430, Wilmington, NC 28405. encore | november 12 – 18, 2014 | www.encorepub.com 25

Fresh from the Farm

Pun-Loving Fun:

arts > art

Kelly Sweitzer debuts collection of art work at Tidal Creek By: Shea Carver

The Riverfront Farmers’ Market is a curbside market featuring local farmers, producers, artists & crafters.

OPEN FROM

8a.m. to 1p.m.

FARMERS’ MARKET Runs through November 22nd

OPEN RAIN OR SHINE!!

• Fruits • Vegetables • Plants • Herbs • Flowers • Eggs • Cheeses

• Meats • Seafood • Honey • Baked goods • Pickles • Jams & Jelly • Art & Crafts

N. Water St. between Market & Princess at Riverfront Park.

LIKE US ON FACEBOOK! For more information call 538-6223 or visit www.wilmingtondowntown.com

encore

J

ust by looking at Kelly Sweitzer’s engagment picture with her nowhusband Charlie, one can’t help but smile. Flour covers their aprons, faces and hands, and spills over the countertop. The laughter emitting from their Chesire-cat grins practically jump off the photo to invoke effortless, light-hearted joy.

Three things immediately are known: They love each other, food and fun.

Pretty much the same feelings are clear when viewing Kelly Sweitzer’s first series of paintings now hanging at Tidal Creek Coop. Featuring cartoonish drawings of food items spouting puns, the paintings beckon a chuckle or two. The scenic artist, who’s currently working on the Juliette Lewis and Ryan Phillipe show “Secrets and Lies,” had some downtime during filming the series and was bored enough to start a new hobby. She wanted to combine the satire that riffed on her fave TV show, “Bob’s Burgers,” and her love for cooking.

“I was cruising through Instagram one day and happened upon a picture of a pickle with a caption that said, ‘Dill with it,’” Sweitzer explains. “I found some scrap wood, tried to remember a couple of puns from the Bob’s Burgers’ specials board (if you haven’t watched the show, get on it) and began to illustrate.”

The outcome showcases bright colors and simply drawn illustrations. Carrots, asparagus, Brussels sprouts, shallots, and other foodstuff get quippy with their viewers. Even the inevitable pun-hating cynics will admit Sweitzer has wit. “‘Hit Me With Your Best Shallot’ is a favorite simply because it’s so phonetically accurate as a pun,” she says. “And the shallot I designed for it is adorably feisty. ‘Asparagus the Details’ is another fave.”

Making people laugh is her main goal for the series. She exposes the vegetables to an attitude that may have you looking at your chopping block during dinner preparation a little differently. “‘Don’t Get Creme Fraiche With Me’ was pretty tough,” Sweitzer admits. “Figuring out how to illustrate a substance that doesn’t actually have a shape was interesting.”

She culled help penning the art from her “punny” husband, as well as a group of “pun-loving” friends, as she calls them.

The outcome can be seen across 16 pieces ($45 each).

“We had a three-hour round-table at Dead Crow one evening,” she says. “I have

26 encore |november 12 – 18, 2014 | www.encorepub.com

QUIPPY SUSHI Kelly Sweitzer’s latest art work combines puns and foo, hanging at Tidal Creek through December. Courtesy photo

a list a mile long that is going to keep me incredibly busy!’

And it has.

Since her launch at Tidal Creek, and selling work on her Etsy site, The Pepper Mill Shop, a friend who owns a restaurant, Toast, in Richmond, Virginia, called to ask Sweitzer to hang her work. Even though it’s Sweitzer’s first collection, success seems to surround her as organically as the food the she and her husband love cooking together.

“Years of trial and error built my confidence in the kitchen,” she admits. “My husband and I try to eat as healthy and as fresh as possible, so being able to draw a sassy oregano leaf or a grumpy carrot was a way to combine [my] two [passions]. It goes along with wanting to know how things work mechanically— that urge to learn how foods work together has driven my process in the kitchen.”

Sweitzer used thin and light luan plywood, as well as thicker birch wood, to act as the foundation for her art. She worked with latex paint and store-bought acrylics, with each finished piece boasting a clear enamel finish.

Even some of the wiring from which each piece hangs gets spray-painted. “All items you can find in a paint shop on the stage at the studios,” she says.

With a love for design, inherent since

college, Sweitzer graduated from UNCW. Though she worked in the theatre department, she only took one scenic art class.

“Other than that, I’ve been able to learn something new with every play, musical, film, or television show I’ve had the pleasure to be a part of,” she says. “It’s led me to be the crafty gal I am today. Always wanting to learn how things work or are put together have been a driving factors in my work—and life, really.”

Sweitzer’s art is for sale at Tidal Creek through December. Or folks can visit The Pepper Mill on Etsy to purchase larger, punfilled veggie paintings for $65. Plus, stickers her husband designed are for sale—each outlining the state of NC with a heart and equal sign to proudly represent marriage equality. “We were crying tears of joy over the vinyl-cutting machine in October,” she says in regards to NC overturning the ban on same-sex marriage.

Even through tears, that zippy happiness manages to twinkle and spark.

DETAILS:

Art by Kelly Sweitzer Tidal Creek Co-op 5329 Oleander Dr. (910) 799-2667

www.tidalcreek.coop

2165 Wrightsville Ave.

ERIKA LAWRENCE STUDIO AND GALLERY @the artWorks™

Mon.-Sat., noon-7 p.m.

200 Willard St. (near Greenfield Lake)

www.artfuelinc.com • (910) 343 5233

910-792-9378 • Saturdays, 11am-3pm or by appt.

Artfuel.inc

Artfuel is pleased to host Vol. 39, featuring local art work from Sharon Lafond, Liz Sullivan, Ann Garrett and Vicki O. All are welcome!

ArtExposure!

22527 Highway 17N, Hampstead, NC 910-803-0302 • 910-330-4077 Tues.-Sat. 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. (or by appt.) www.artexposure50.com

Beginning November 14th, ArtExposure will be showing fine arts and crafts all under 100.00 in our main gallery. Give the gift of art at affordable prices. All of our artists are from North Carolina.

This a great opportunity to support the arts and give a beautiful hand-made gift at the same time. This show will remain until the 23rd of December.

We are open Tuesday through Saturday from 10am to 5pm and by appointment. We have added five new artists since September working in fused glass, wood-working, pottery and photography.

Take the drive to visit and see the works of more than 40 NC artists,

CAPE FEAR NATIVE

Visionary artist and recipient of several awards, Erika Lawrence is the featured artist. Born in Hungary, Erika’s creations are influenced by her Eastern European heritage. She is known for her “icons," vibrant colors and unique creations on canvas in oil and hand built sculptures. See her new collection of sculptures, such as “Akire” a 2-foot statue of a lady kneeling with an ancient “tree of life” crown on her head and holding the world in her hand. Come and also enjoy the evening with entertainment by talented Susan Savia playing and singing your favorite songs.

New Elements Gallery 201 Princess St. (919) 343-8997 Tues.-Sat.: 11 a.m.-6p.m. (or by appt.) • www.newelementsgallery.com

"3D: Going Elemental" features recent works

by Elizabeth Alexander-Spencer, David Goldhagen, and Tom Kennedy. This show brings together three artists who layer material and meaning to create multi-dimensional sculptures that buck convention.

The show will remain on display through November 22nd. The public is invited to meet with the artists and discuss their work.

bold use of color and texture to reveal local marsh creeks and structures.

WILMA W. DANIELS GALLERY

SUNSET RIVER Marketplace

910-362-7431

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

In the historic fishing village of Calabash, NC, over 10,000-plus square feet of fine arts is showcased.

Clay art and pottery; oil paintings, watercolors, mixed media, pastels and acrylics; plus award-winning metalworks, wood pieces, hand-blown glass, fiber art, artisan-made jewelry and more. Sunset River Marketplace has become a popular destination for visitors, a gathering place for artists and a center of the community, thanks to its onsite pottery studio, complete with two kilns; a custom master framing department; and art classrooms for workshops and ongoing instruction.

200 Hanover St., CFCC parking deck, first level

Cape Fear Community College's Wilma W. Daniels Gallery presents the 2014 Annual Faculty Show, which features over 60 original works from artists Kirah Van Sickle, Brandon Guthrie, Jeremy Millard, Melissa Manley, Sherrie Whitehead, Kevin Dunn, Richard Conn, Kimberly Prenda, Abigail Perry, Victoria Paige, Deborah Onate, Jennifer Mace, Breta Carnes, Geoffrey Calabrese, Benjamin Billingsley and Sarah Rushing. The show is themed "Then and Now," and each faculty member will exhibit one of their oldest pieces, along with current work. The show runs through November 14th. Regular gallery hours have been extended to Tuesdays-Thursdays from 12-5pm and Fridays from 12-3:30.

www.encorepub.com

114 Princess St. • (910) 465-8811 Tues.-Fri.. 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. • Sat., 11 a.m. – 8 p.m. www.capefearnative.com

Featured this month is Richard Pape, a local photographer who captures the beauty of our surroundings in every shot. Cape Fear Native features the works of local artists and craftspeople inspired by nature. Here you’ll find art, jewelry, photos, sail bags, river wood creations, tiles, note cards, historic maps, books and our exclusive Wilmington city map tees/totes/prints. Text NATIVE to 40691 to join our Mobile VIP Club for special offers!

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

River to Sea Gallery showcases the work of husband and wife Tim and Rebecca Duffy Bush. In addition, the gallery represents several local artists. The current show will enthrall visitors with its eclectic collection of original paintings, photography, sculpture, glass, pottery and jewelry. “Morning Has Broken” features works by Janet Parker. Come see Janet’s

seafood • steak • sushi • chinese buffet

bar & grill with over 100 items Ask about our special room for private parties!

2541 CAROLINA BEACH ROAD • 763-8808

Hibachi Grill Included Wth The buffet!

Open Daily Lunch and Dinner • Mon - Thurs. 11am-10pm • Fri.-Sat. 11am-11pm • Sun. 11am-10pm

300 OFF

$

Any 3 Adult Lunch or 2 Dinner Buffets

asian buffet DINE-IN ONLY One Coupon Per Purchase.

Not valid with any other.

Excludes Crab Legs Offer Expires 11/30/14

200 OFF

$

Any 2 Adult Lunch or Dinner Buffets

asian buffet DINE-IN ONLY One Coupon Per Purchase.

Not valid with any other.

Excludes Crab Legs Offer Expires 11/30/14

encore | november 12 – 18, 2014 | www.encorepub.com 27

28 encore |november 12 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 18, 2014 | www.encorepub.com

encore | november 12 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 18, 2014 | www.encorepub.com 29

BARS & RESTAURANTS SPECIALS

NOW AVAILABLE AT LOVEY’S MARKET

1319 Military Cutoff, Ste. H Wilmington, NC 28405 (910) 509-0331

LIST YOUR

FREE

ONLINE

FOR

Just follow these three easy steps...

1 2 3

Go to www.encorepub.com and click on the CALENDAR tab.

Click the “Add an Event” button at the top right corner.

Fill out the event details and submit!

Book your Holiday Party in our Private Room!

SUNDAY BRUNCH 11am-2pm $3 Domestic Drafts $4 Guiness and Bloody Mary’s Check Facebook for daily food specials

17 TVs and 2 BIG SCREENS

3317 Masonboro Loop Road (910) 791-1019 30 encore |november 12 – 18, 2014 | www.encorepub.com

OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK ‘til 2am

1900 Eastwood Road (910) 791-1019

(Private Room available at Lumina Station location only)

ALL NEW MENU!

www.halligansnc.com

4610-A Maple Ave, Wilmington, NC (910) 833-5300 SIAA is an ideal venue for a romantic dinner for two, for corporate lunches/ dinners, plus for group bookings such as birthday celebrations, anniversaries, wedding receptions, and more. Specials and lunch buffet everyday!

Lunch Hours: Open 7 days a week – 11:30 AM-3:00 PM Dinner Hours: Sun – Thu: 5:30 PM – 10:00 PM Fri – Sat: 5:30 PM – 10:30 PM

www.siaawilmington.com

Free outdoo R iv e r f r o n t rP s c r e e n in g s ark, 6pm f la s h g o

& c o s t urmd o n , N o v . 1 4 t h e contes t

k in g k o n g

& banana , nov. 15th eating competiti on

Festiv al Dates

november 12-16, 2014 www.cucalorus.org

encore | november 12 – 18, 2014 | www.encorepub.com 31

32 encore |november 12 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 18, 2014 | www.encorepub.com

encore | november 12 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 18, 2014 | www.encorepub.com 33

AT&T

BUY TICKETS HEREAT&T SCHEDULE DETAILS

l app

encore

34 encore |november 12 – 18, 2014 | www.encorepub.com

fficia o s ’ e in magaz

Get your tickets today!

UPCOMING EVENTS Sunday November 16 Women’s Basketball vs.

UNC Pembroke 2pm game sponsored by BB&T

Wednesday November 19 Women’s Basketball vs.

Campbell 7pm

game sponsored by Orthowilmington

encore | november 12 – 18, 2014 | www.encorepub.com 35

Southeastern NC’s premier dining guide

grub&guzzle

Ogden Tap Room 7324 Market St. (910) 821-8185

American BLUEWATER Enjoy spectacular panoramic views of sailing ships and the Intracoastal Waterway while dining at this popular casual American restaurant in Wrightsville Beach. Lunch and dinner are served daily. Favorites include jumbo lump crab cakes, succulent seafood lasagna, crispy coconut shrimp and an incredible Caribbean fudge pie. Dine inside or at their awardwinning outdoor patio and bar, which is the location for their lively Waterfront Music Series every Sun. during the summer months. Large parties welcome. Private event space available. BluewaterDining.com. 4 Marina Street, Wrightsville Beach, NC. (910) 256.8500.

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

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

Blue surf cafÉ

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

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

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

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

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ FEATURING: Daily Specials, Gluten Free Menu, Gourmet Hot Chocolates, Outdoor Patio, New Artist event first Friday of every month and Kids Menu.

■ WEBSITE: www.bluesurfcafe.com

CATCH

Serving the Best Seafood in South Eastern North Carolina.

Wilmington’s Native Son, 2011 James Beard Award Nominee, 2013 Best of Wilmington “Best Chef” winner, Chef Keith Rhodes explores the Cape Fear Coast for the best it has to offer. We feature Wild Caught & Sustainably raised Seafood. Organic and locally sourced produce & herbs provide the perfect compliment to our fresh Catch. Consecutively Voted Wilmington’s Best Chef 2008, 09 & 2010.

Dubbed “Modern Seafood Cuisine” we offer an array Fresh Seafood & Steaks, including our Signature NC Sweet Potato Salad. Appetizers include our Mouth watering “Fire Cracker” Shrimp, Crispy Cajun Fried NC Oysters & Blue Crab Claw Scampi, & Seafood Ceviche to name a few. Larger Plates include, Charleston Crab Cakes, Flounder Escovitch & Miso Salmon. Custom Entree request gladly accommodated for our Guest. (Vegetarian, Vegan & Allergies) Hand-crafted seasonal desserts. Full ABC Permits. 6623 Market Street, Wilmington, NC 28405, 910-799-3847.

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

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: North Wilmington ■ FEATURING: Acclaimed Wine List

BUFFALO WILD WINGS

If you’re looking for good food and an atmosphere that’s fun

36 encore |november 12 – 18, 2014 | www.encorepub.com

for the whole family, Buffalo Wild Wings is the place! Award winning wings and 20 signature sauces and seasonings.

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

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

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

Elijah’s

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

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

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

HENRY’S

A local favorite, Henry’s is the ‘place to be’ for great food, a lively bar and awesome patio dining. Henry’s serves up

American cuisine at its finest that include entrees with fresh, local ingredients. Come early for lunch, because its going to be packed. Dinner too! Henry’s Pine Room is ideal for private functions up to 30 people. Henry’s is home to live music, wine & beer dinners and other special events. Check out their calendar of events at HenrysRestaurant.com for details. 2508 Independence Boulevard, Wilmington, NC. (910) 793.2929.

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

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ FEATURING: Daily blackboard specials.

■ MUSIC: Live Music beginning at 5:30 p.m.

■ WEBSITE: www.henrysrestaurant.com.

Holiday Inn Resort

Oceans Restaurant located in this oceanfront resort is a wonderful find. This is the perfect place to enjoy a fresh Seafood & Steak dinner while dinning outside overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. Chef Eric invites you to experience his daily specials in this magnificent setting. (910) 256-2231. 1706 N. Lumina Ave, Wrightsville Beach.

■ BREAKFAST, LUNCH & DINNER: Sun.-Sat..

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Wrightsville Beach ■ FEATURING: Waterfront dining ■ WEBSITE: www.holidayinn.com

Halligan's pub

“Failte,” is the Gaelic word for “Welcome,” and at Halligan’s Public House it’s our “Motto.” Step into Halligan’s and enter a world of Irish hospitality where delicious food warms the heart and generous drinks lift the spirit. Be sure to try Halligan’s house specialty, “The Reuben,” number one with critics and of course our customers. One bite and you’ll understand why. Of course, we also serve a full selection of other delicious

The little dipper

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

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

Ogden Tap Room

pine valley market

Pine Valley Market has reigned supreme in servicing the Wilmington community for years, securing encore’s Best-Of awards in catering, gourmet shop and butcher. Now, Kathy Webb and Christi Ferretti are expanding their talents into serving lunch in-house, so folks can enjoy their hearty, homemade meals in the quaint and cozy ambience of the market.

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

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

The trolly stop

Trolly Stop Hot Dogs is a five-store franchise in Southeastern North Carolina. Since 1976 they have specialized in storemade chili, slaw and various sauces. As of more recently, select locations (Fountain Dr. and Southport) have started selling genuine burgers and cheese steaks (Beef & Chicken).

Our types of hotdogs include beef & Pork (Trolly Dog), allbeef (Sabrett), pork smoked sausage, Fat Free (Turkey) & Veggie. Call Individual Stores for hours of operation or Look at our website trollystophotdogs.com Catering available, now a large portion of our business. Call Rick at 297-8416 for catering and franchise information.

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

Southport (910) 457-7017 Front St. Wilmington (910) 251-7799 Fountain Dr. (910) 452-3952 Boone, NC (828) 265-2658 ■ WEBSITE: www.trollystophotdogs.com

Asian big thai ii

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

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

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

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

hibachi to go

If you want fresh food fast, check out Hibachi To Go! It is a family-owned business with a professional and friendly staff serving the freshest local ingredients. Everything on the menu is done right on-site, from hand trimming the meat to making every sauce! They offer affordable appetizers such

as crab, pork, or pineapple wontons, green bean fries, spring rolls, and edamama along with specialties like Teriyaki or Hibachi chicken, hand-trimmed ribeye, scallops, tempura or grilled shrimp, and fresh fish with veggies and rice. Drop by daily for the $4.69 lunch special and $4 sushi. Bring the little ones in on Sundays to the Ogden location and they can eat for only $0.99!

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

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

kabuki korean cafÉ and sushi

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

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER:

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

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown, off Oleander Drive.

■ FEATURING: Wilmington's only authentic Korean

CUSTOMER SERVICE LOCAL SHELLFISH

FRESH MARKET CHOWDER SEAFOOD

CLAMS STEAKS OYSTERS LOBSTER

y Delic l p i im

ou r CHOWDER SEAFOOD FRESH s MARKET

!

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

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Mon-Thurs 11:00am-Midnight, Fri & Sat 11:00am-1:00 am, Sunday Noon - Midnight.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Ogden ■ FEATURING: Live Team Trivia Tues 7:30-9:30pm ■ MUSIC: Every Thursday 8:00-10:00 ■ WEBSITE: www.ogdentaproom.com

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Wilmington South ■ FEATURING: Daily specials and take-home frozen meals ■ WEBSITE: www.pinevalleymarket.com

Sh

entrees including seafood, steak and pasta, as well as a wide assortment of burgers, sandwiches (Halligan’s Cheese Steak), and salads. And if you are looking for a friendly watering hole where you can raise a glass or two with friends, new and old, Halligan’s Public House boasts a comfortable bar where fun-loving bartenders hold court daily and blarney fills the air. Stop by Halligan’s Public House today, “When you’re at Halligan’s....you’re at home.” With 12 beers on tap and 16 flat screen TVs, you can watch your favorite game and enjoy your favorite drink. Enjoy two locatons: 3317 Masonboro Loop Rd., and 1900 Eastwood Rd. in Lumina Station.

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

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

SEAFOOD BUFFET ROCKAFELLAR ZUCCHINI FRIES GROUPER CHEEKS

OYSTERS STEAK LOBSTER CLAMS

Serving the largest selection of fresh seafood in Wilmington.

CUSTOMER SERVICE LOCAL SHELLFISH 6132-11 CAROLINA BEACH ROAD (HWY 421) 4 miles north of Carolina Beach, 421N on left 1.5 miles south of Monkey Junction 421S on right in the Masonboro Landing Shopping Center

www.fishbiteseafood.com • 910.791.1117 encore | november 12 – 18, 2014 | www.encorepub.com 37

restaurant!

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

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

Thai Spice

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

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

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

yosake downtown sushi lounge

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

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

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

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

Nightly Drink Specials. Gluten-Free Menu upon request.

Complimentary Birthday Dessert.

■ WEBSITE: www.yosake.com - @yosakeilm on Twitter &

Instagram. Like us on Facebook.

Dinner Theatre theatrenow

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

gREEK The greeks

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

124 Princess St.; 910-343-6933. 5916 Carolina Beach Rd.; 910-769-1536.

■ PRINCESS ST: Monday 10:00AM to 3:00PM Tuesday-Sunday 10:00AM to 9:00PM ■ CAROLINA BEACH: Mon-Sat 10:30AM to 9PM Sunday 11:00AM to 8:00PM ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Downtown and Monkey Junction ■ WEBSITE/SOCIAL MEDIA: www.the-greeks.com or www. facebook.com/thegreeksnc

up breakfast, lunch, and dinner to local and visiting diners for twenty years. The recipes have been passed down from generation to generation, and after one bite you feel like you’re in your mamas' kitchen. Along with the hot and cold lunch menu, they also carry a large variety of deli sides and madefrom-scratch desserts. Or, if you’re looking to get creative in your own kitchen, A Taste of Italy carries a wide selection of imported groceries, from pasta to olive oils, and everything in between. And last but certainly not least, allow them to help you make any occasion become a delicious Italian experience with their catering or call ahead ordering.

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

ELIZABETH’S PIZZA

A Wilmington favorite since 1987! At Elizabeth’s you’ll find authentic Italian cuisine, as well as some of your American favorites. Offering delicious pizza, salads, sandwiches, entrees, desserts, beer, and wine. Elizabeth’s is known for their fresh ingredients, where even the bread is baked fresh daily.

A great place for lunch, dinner, a late night meal, or take out.

Elizabeth’s can also cater your event and now has a party room available. Visit us at 4304 ½ Market St or call 910-2511005 for take out.

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: 10am-Midnight every day ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown (Corner of Market St and Kerr Avenue).

■ WEBSITE: www.epwilmington.com ■ FEATURING: Daily specials, kids menu and online coupons.

Fat Tony’s Italian Pub

Fat Tony’s has the right combination of Italian and American influences to mold it into a unique family-friendly restaurant with a “gastropub” feel. Boasting such menu items as Veal Saltimbocca, Eggplant Parmigiana, USDA Prime Sirloin, and award-winning NY style hand-tossed pizzas, Fat Tony’s is sure to be a crowd-pleaser. Their appetizers range from Blue Crab Dip to Grilled Pizzas to Lollipop Lamb Chops.

Proudly supporting the craft beer movement, they have an ever-changing selection of microbrews included in their 27-tap lineup – 12 of which are from NC. They have a wide selection of bottled beers, a revamped wine list, and an arsenal of expertly mixed cocktails that are sure to wet any whistle. Fat Tony’s offers lunch specials until 3pm Monday through Friday and a 10% discount to students and faculty at CFCC. They have two pet-friendly patios – one looking out onto Front Street and one with a beautiful view of the Cape Fear River. With friendly, excellent service and a fun, inviting atmosphere, expect to have your expectations exceeded at Fat Tony’s. Find The Flavor…..Craft Beer, Craft Pizza!

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

siena trattoria

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

Indian tandoori Bites

Located on College Road, just opposite Hugh MacRae Park, Tandoori Bites offers fine Indian cuisine at affordable prices. Try one of 74 dishes on their lengthy menu, featuring a large range of side dishes and breads. They have specialties, such as lamb korma with nuts, spices and herbs in a mild creamy sauce, as well as seafood, like shrimp biryani with saffron-flavored rice, topped with the shellfish and nuts. They also have many vegetarian dishes, including mutter paneer, with garden peas and homemade paneer, or baingan bharta with baked eggplant, flamed and sautéed with onions, garlic and ginger. Join their cozy eatery, where a far east escape awaits all diners, among a staff of friendly and helpful servers, as well as chefs who bring full-flavored tastes straight from their homeland. Located at 1620 South College Road, (910) 794-4540.

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

Italian A taste of italy

Looking for authentic Italian cuisine in the Port City? Look no further than A Taste of Italy Deli. Brothers, Tommy and Chris Guarino, and partner Craig Berner, have been serving

38 encore |november 12 – 18, 2014 | www.encorepub.com

eddie romanelli's

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

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

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Wilmington South.

■ FEATURING: Weekly Specials ■ WEBSITE: www.RomanellisRestaurant.com

demanding palate, prepared from the finest and freshest ingredients.

■ SERVING DINNER: at 4 p.m. Daily.

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

SLICE OF LIFE

“Slice” has become a home away from home for tourists and locals alike. Our menu includes salads, tacos, burritos, quesadillas, nachos, homemade soups, subs and, of course, pizza. We only serve the freshest and highest-quality ingredients in all of our food, and our dough is made daily with purified water. Voted “Best Pizza” and “Best Late Night Eatery.”All ABC permits. Visit us downtown at 125 Market Street, (910) 251-9444, in Wrightsville Beach at 1437 Mili-

tary Cutoff Road, Suite 101, (910) 256-2229 and in Pine Valley on the corner of 17th and College Road, (910) 799-1399.

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

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown, Downtown and Wilmington South.

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

Jamaican JAMAICA’S COMFORT ZONE

Tucked in the corner of University Landing, a block from UNCW is the hidden gem of Wilmington’s international cuisine scene - Jamaica’s Comfort Zone. This family owned restaurant provides a relaxing blend of Caribbean delights – along with reggae music – served up with irrepressible smiles for miles. From traditional Jamaican breakfast to mouth-watering classic dishes such as curry goat, oxtail, jerk and curry chicken, to our specialty 4-course meals ($12.00) and $5.99 Student meal. Catering options are available.

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

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

Latin American San Juan CafÉ

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

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

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

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

Organic LOVEY’S MARKET

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

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

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

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

■ WEBSITE: www.loveysmarket.com.

Whole foods market

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

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

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

Seafood DOCK STREET OYSTER BAR

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

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: 7 days a week.

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

■ WEBSITE: www.dockstreetoysterbar.net

fish bites

Home of the freshest seafood in town, and Wilmington’s only Live Lobster Tank. Try one of our signature entrees like Fish Bites Tuna Filet, Stuffed Flounder or The Fishermans Stew. We have unique appetizers like Oyster Bombs, Shrimp Bombs, or Grouper Cheeks(who knew Groupers had cheeks!!). Have your Fresh Catch prepared to your delight, pan seared, grilled, blackened, broiled or fried. We will accomodate any taste. The Daily Special Board features creative dishes that highlight our Chef’s creative culinary skills. We make a fantastic steamer platter with Crab Legs, Shrimp, Clams, Oysters and Mussels.

The possibilities are endless. We have the largest selection of seafood in the area. Not only are we a seafood restaurant, but a fresh market as well. Take home your Fresh Seafood selection and cook it your favorite way. We also have take out. Don’t forget our made from scratch desserts. Come in and enjoy a fresh beverage from our full service “Bottems Up Bar”. Whether you just need something to curb your appetite or a full meal, we have something for everyone. Daily food specials and Drink Specials offered. Kids Menu available. So come in and enjoy the most amazing seafood you have ever tasted!

6132-11 Carolina Beach Rd. (910) 791-1117 ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Mon-Sun 11am-9pm.

Kids menu ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: South Wilmington ■ FEATURING: The freshest seafood in town, and Wilmington’s only Live Lobster Tank!

■ WEBSITE: www.fishbitesseafood.com

oceanic

Voted best seafood restaurant in Wilmington, Oceanic provides oceanfront dining at its best. Located in Wrightsville Beach, Oceanic is one of the most visited restaurants on the beach. Choose from a selection of seafood platters, combination plates and daily fresh fish. For land lovers, try their steaks, chicken or pasta dishes. Relax on the pier or dine inside. Oceanic is also the perfect location for memorable wedding receptions, birthday gatherings, anniversary parties and more. Large groups welcome. Private event space available. Family-style to go menu available. 703 S.

Lumina Avenue, Wrightsville Beach. (910) 256.5551.

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Wrightsville Beach ■ FEATURING: Dining on the Crystal Pier.

■ WEBSITE: www.OceanicRestaurant.com

THE PILOT HOUSE

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

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

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

Shuckin' shack

Shuckin’ Shack Oyster Bar is thrilled to now serve customers in its new location at 109 Market Street in Historic Downtown Wilmington (910-833-8622). It’s 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 a check out Shack’s daily lunch, dinner, and drink specials. It’s a Good Shuckin’ Time!

The original Shack is located in Carolina Beach at 6A N. Lake Park Blvd.; (910) 458-7380.

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Mon-Sat 11am-2am; Sun noon-2am ■ NEIGHBORHOODS: Carolina Beach and Downtown ■ FEATURING: Daily lunch specials, join the mailing list online ■ WEBSITE: www.pleasureislandoysterbar.com

smoothies and more

Sports Bar hell's kitchen

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

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

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

- Thursday 4-7 p.m.

■ WEBSITE: www.hellskitchenbar.com

Carolina Ale House

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

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

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ FEATURING: 40 HD TVs and the biggest HD projector

TVs in Wilmington.

■ WEBSITE: www.CarolinaAleHouse.com

TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAfÉ

Tropical Smoothie Café’s menu boasts bold, flavorful food and smoothies with a healthy appeal, all made to order from the freshest ingredients. Our toasted wraps, sandwiches, flatbreads and gourmet salads are made fresh with highest quality of meats and cheeses, topped with fresh produce and flavorful sauces, available for breakfast, lunch and dinner. The fun atmosphere and unparalleled hospitality brings customers back toTropical Smoothie Café again and again. At Tropical Smoothie, we are guided by one simple belief: When you eat better, you feel better and when you feel better, all is better. It's part of our mission to inspire a healthier lifestyle by serving amazing food and smoothies with a bit of tropical fun. 2804 S. College Road, Long Leaf Mall.

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

Southern Casey's Buffet

the Oleander Drive restaurant where people are urged to enjoy all food indigenous to the South: fried chicken, barbecue, catfish, mac‘n’cheese, mashed potatoes, green beans, chicken‘n’dumplings, biscuits and homemade banana puddin’ are among a few of many other delectable items. 5559 Oleander Drive. (910) 798-2913.

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

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

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

vegetarian/Vegan Sealevel restaurant

Having opened in early spring 2013, Sealevel Restaurant is celebrating their one-year anniversary serving your plantbased diet needs. Chef Nikki Spears prepares well-executed, simple, snacky, sandwichy, and seasonally changing meals. From a nearly guilt-free American veggie cheeseburger, to fresh sushi, fish and shrimp “burgers,” falafel, fish tacos and avocado melt pitas, Sealevel caters to the needs of gluten-free, vegetarian, vegan and lactose-intolerant diets.

The restaurant serves organic and local food as much as possible, as well as Med-Leb, and Cal-Mex and Cal-Japanese style foods. Stop by and try one of their new hand-selected, whole-fruit smoothies, as well as specialties like and the Brown Rice Tortilla and Vegan Kale Nachos. Sushi rolls unique to Sealevel Restaurant are served, and vegan and gluten-free desserts like Key Lime Pie, Mocha-Vanilla Frozen Pie, and cookies. Drop by daily for lunch, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m., or for dinner, Thurs. - Sat., 5 p.m. - 9 p.m. Closed Tuesdays.

1015 S. Kerr Ave. 910-833-7196.

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

■ WEBSITE: www.sealevelcitygourmet.com

encore | november 12 – 18, 2014 | www.encorepub.com 39

g&g > review

Speed and Quality: Baba Ghannouj pampers its diners with fast, delicious fare By: Rosa Bianca

I

recently sampled some lunches from Baba Ghannouj, which has two locations—one in midtown, near UNCW, the other at the mall. Inspired by the traditional Middle Eastern dish, the name translates loosely to “pampered father.” It may have been a concoction dreamed up by a member of the royal harem. Baba Ghannouj varies from nation to nation but is known primarily as an eggplant-based appetizer.

The local restaurant is everything one could want it to be: clean, to the point of being pristine, with meals prepared in full view of the consumer. Put simply: Baba Ghannouj offers healthful and reasonably priced fare.

Their fast-service concept really offers so much more than what we normally consider fast food. Everything is prepared to order, with the exception of dishes that require slow cooking over a period of hours. Most notable, however, is the obvious care taken with the the quality of the ingredients.

I couldn’t resist the chicken curry on special.

I opted for the spicy version and a side of pita with hummus. The first thing I noticed was the chicken looked, well, like chicken. This wasn’t a processed filet made of pressed chicken sweepings; I could see actual striations in the chopped chicken. It’s amazing what a difference that can make.

The curry itself was aromatic, though on its own not particularly spicy. Baba Ghannouj adds heat with a spicy red-pepper blend, spooned onto the plate. It was a little hotter than I could take; that pepper mix is not fooling around when it comes to delivering a kick.

The curry was served over basmati rice, which can be an overlooked flaw in a lot of preparations. Rice prepared in large quantities for restaurants tends to be dried out, especially on the sides, easily. Sometimes, it even turns crispy or hard. Each bite at Baba Ghannouj was as light and fluffy as the one before it.

Additionally, the hummus had a nice zing from the garlic, and the cold serving offset the heat of the curry nicely.

I moved on to the chicken shawarma, which QUIPPY SUSHI Kelly Sweitzer’s latest art work combines puns and foo, hanging at Tidal Creek through December. Courtesy photo

alone, with rice or on a pita, had me hoping lunch would never end.

I opted for a side of fruit salad and again must compliment Baba Ghannouj on the care taken: Not a single slice of fruit looked to be past its prime. It clearly was chopped that day. Those kinds of details are all too often overlooked, but they make a tremendous difference.

Baba Ghannouj boasts two locations. The first on South College Road at University Commons and a second inside Independence Mall's food court. Both locations adhere to the strict quality standards I’ve described, and I’d recommend both of them.

Baba Ghannouj is putting out meals that you can’t find in a lot of other restaurants and they’re doing it very well. I was thrilled with the speed, friendliness, and overall quality of the staff, as well as the food. They'll be getting more of my money in the near future.

can only be described as a Middle Eastern burrito. The menu listed four ingredients: potato, garlic sauce, parsley, and of course the aforementioned chicken.

The garlic sauce basically was aioli and applied with a somewhat heavy hand. While the flavor was the good kind of pungent, there was problem with serving it inside of a wrap. I’ve mentioned this before in other reviews, but Baba Ghannouj is one of the worst offenders, so I’ll bring it up again. Gravity, mayonnaise and heat equals one very messy lunch once you get to the bottom third of it. Grab extra napkins for this one.

The soft potatoes made a nice textural offset to the thick chunks of chicken. The aioli was far and away the dominant flavor, as one might expect when placed with white meat and white potatoes. The wrap itself was quite good. The Baba Ghannouj extra grilling juxtaposed soft and crispy sections. I’m not convinced that the parsley added Mon. - Sat., 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. much other than color, but how could parsley Sun., noon - 6 p.m. compete with garlic?

University Commons I returned once more to try the lamb platter. 351-29 S. College Road In three trips, this was the only time I waited.

(910) 769-1056 The lamb took a few minutes, so diners should prepare to give it time—it is well worth the Independence Mall wait. The meat itself was really high quality for 3500 Oleander Drive a fast-dining restaurant. Tender and flavorful (910) 796-8838 on its own, the cumin and allspice rounded www.babaghannoujbistro.com out the profile beautifully. Each bite, whether

DETAILS:

40 encore |november 12 – 18, 2014 | www.encorepub.com

Creators syndiCate creators sYNDIcate © 2014 staNleY NeWmaN

WWW.staNXWorDs.com

11/16/14

the NeWsDaY crossWorD Edited by Stanley Newman (www.StanXwords.com)

eYes oNlY: a triple play

by Gail Grabowski across 1 leafy lunch 6 spider web, essentially 10 hunter’s garb, for short 14 explosion 19 beef designation 20 became frayed 21 creative notion 22 theater divider 23 star bestower 25 chore 26 Glossy fabric 27 Wiped off 28 Jubilation 30 “have a sample” 33 move like molasses 34 apt. coolers 35 astronaut collins 36 brownish gray 38 cook’s collection 40 blossom buzzer 43 Dark movie genre 44 start of a baseball game 47 ask for divine guidance 48 symbol of two states 49 loses color 50 Final: abbr.

51 stand up 52 extremity 53 martian or Venusian 54 Proof of ownership 56 suite spot 57 Novelist calvino 59 __ cotta 60 Wear a grin 61 mosquito-bite reaction 63 ’60s fashion 67 surreptitious sound 68 british nobles 70 Future stallions

71 74 75 76 78 81 82 83 84 85 86 90 91 92 93 94 96 97 98 99 104 106 107 108 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119

author Wharton Unlawful activity With regret Puts a strain on set of tools subsidiary building houston-to-chicago dir.

Precise storekeeper’s stock: abbr. bylaws, briefly evolutionary mystery brings to a close hmo members Quash What american Plan includes Philadelphia-area hero briny expanse list-shortening abbr. berates rather close Japanese religion how fries are fried Whittle (down) Underwater sport breakfast pastry Disney head cellphone button Peach __ (dessert) lost color short letter Goes on to say Not slouching

DoWN 1 sunscreen letters 2 D-backs, on scoreboards 3 small, for short 4 current measurer 5 Formal order 6 story surprise 7 memorization method

8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 24 28 29 30 31 32 33 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 45 46 47 49 51 54 55 58 59 61 62

Desertlike ab’s neighbor Potential juror maxim openwork fabric symbols of six states Fundamental facts storytelling specialists Piedmont wine area Narrow gap Jack toppers, in solitaire Drought ender snake-dancing people twinge religious belief Garlicky dressing Not much of a choice Not in the office 48 across, for instance trade org. support column Get in the game, perhaps George III and edward VIII stands in a studio embroidered hole Figure of speech healthful, in product names Punctual sky safety org. satisfied sounds short-tempered Vexes Unifying concepts cash drawer employee badge cNN founder

64 65 66 69 72 73 75 76 77 79

Insistent exclamation connecting points one from Waco Driver’s license datum low-ranking sailor suffix for novel Foul mood tip off Graph line Where the Ganges flows 80 sports-bar screen

86 87 88 89 90 92 95 96 97 98 99

Intend “count me in!” clutter-free Four qts.

Dine at a friend’s house cloaked in secrecy Punctual stand out in a crowd Wading bird Fruit covers thin puff

100 101 102 103 104 105 108

ancient andean Plane or pliers Quick drive Othello role timetable, for short located rearward Federal benefits issuer: abbr.

109 land in la mer 110 America’s Got Talent network 111 Gangster’s weapon

reach stan Newman at P.o. box 69, massapequa Park, NY 11762, or at www.stanXwords.com

737 3rd street

n

hermosa beach, ca 90254

n

tel. (310) 337-7003

n

FaX (310) 337-7625

DRINK MORE WATER!

for good health! SIGN UP FOR 6 MONTHS

GET 3 FREE

Ask about our bottle-free water Sodium Free coolers

5 GALLON BOTTLES OF Spring Distilled or Premium RO Water*

Delivered To Your Home or Business Offer Good With Coupon & 6 Month Cooler Rental Agreement Expires 11/30/2014

762-0617

*New Customers Only

encore | november 12 – 18, 2014 | www.encorepub.com 41

extra > cucalorus 20

W

ith bottles of hooch galore and myriad events that blur the lines between divergent art forms, Wilmington’s annual cultural darling Cuclaorus aims to serve up nothing short of an unforgettable time (unless, that is, you imbibe too much of the moonshine).

Here’s a rundown of the not-to-be-missed extra events to be had at the 20th annual Cucalorus Film Festival. Pegasorus and Megasorus passes still are available, which allow entry to most all events; non-passholders can see the schedule for ticketed events at www.cucalorus.org and purchase tickets through www.vendini.com.

Kooky Cucalorus Happenings

Opening Night Party

Cucalorus offers a host of social gatherings and special events By: Christian Podgaysky

‘Twas the night before Cucalorus, and all through the Bellamy, all the creatures were stirring, even the chickens...

It’s all about chicken and waffles as pert of Cucalorus 20’s theme. The opening night party kicks off at the Bellamy Mansion (503 Market Street), with light appetizers and crafty cocktails served. Pegasorus or Megasorus passholders are welcome to attend, and only those who receive a special invitation. The event will be in full swing starting at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, November 12. Attendees will get to mingle with the mad hatters who orchestrate the festival and the full run of visiting filmmakers.

Dance-a-lorus

Come Wednesday, November 12, film and dance will combine in a union that’s anything but unholy, as nine choreographers showcase a dance that interacts with a multimedia projection. Since 2007 Cucalorus has been merging these two art forms, and this year’s show promises to be just a spectacular. The event kicks off at 7 p.m. and tickets are $15 for nonpassholders.

The Inside Scoop on Indie Casting

Taking place on Thursday, November 13 at 1:30 p.m., a panel discussion will be held at Thalian Black Box Theatre (310 Chestnut Street). Presented by the SAG foundation, the event will advise on the process behind navigating budgets, negotiating contracts, auditioning, and bringing life to a script reading.

Knowledge-hungry locals can bring questions, which will be fielded by an expert panel of judges, including Bad Gilmore (a 2012 nominee for the Casting Society of America’s Artios Award for outstanding achievement in casting for “A Bag of Hammers”); Paul Schnee (whose expansive body of work includes “August: Osage County”); Christian Kaplan (20th Century Fox feature casting director); and Lisa Mae Fincannon (a casting director born and raised in the Carolinas, whose work has received countless nominations and traversed the globe, with her work spanning 13 countries). Tickets are $10 for non-passholders.

NC Sixty

Take a gander at the always-impressive pool of local talent with NC Sixty. The screening will display acting reels, which recently wrapped production, of new actors in the area. Guided by the expertise of Sundance-award winning filmmaker and Cucalorus alumni Erica Dunton, the film journeys through an onslaught of disconnected scenarios co-written by the featured actors. Each vignette was produced and pulled off by homegrown talent. The screening will get underway on Friday, November 14 at 4:15 p.m. at the Thalian Mainstage (310 Chestnut Street). Guests can purchase tickets ($15) for this hot-ticket event; an abundance of locals are vying for spots to see the final product of this event.

Dance Workshops

What kind of film festival offers dance workshops? Apparently, the always original and fun-for-all Cucalorus Film Festival. They will be providing three dance workshops throughout the weekend at TheatreNOW (19. S. 10th Street). Dance Film: Moving the Moving Parts will be taught by Brighid Greene, a Brooklyn-based performer with Dance Films Association at noon on Friday. Film Projection in Live Performance and Dance will be taught by New York based filmmaker and choreographer Mary John Frank on Saturday at noon. On Sunday at noon, Mindful Movement and Bodywork will be taught by local dancer and massage therapist and dancer Karola Lüttringhaus.

Admittance to each class is $10.

Above: A still from Shona Thompson’s archival footage event, To See Ourselves as We see Each Other. Lantern slide used in motion picture theaters. Courtesy of the Library of Congress, LC-USZ62-8644

42 encore |november 12 – 18, 2014 | www.encorepub.com

Cocktail Workshop

While Cucalorus revels in cinematic delight, artistry and talent of all kinds populate the festival’s four-day extravaganza. Mixology enthusiasts can enjoy a how-to session of making that perfect tall, delicious cocktail at Bourgie Nights (127 Princess Street) on Friday and Saturday at 5 p.m. and Saturday. Manna’s owner Billy Mellon and bartender Ian Murray will shake and stir a few recipes. Tickets to the event, which are $10 a pop, are extremely limited.

Midnite Brunch

What’s Cucalorus without a midnight brunch?

Rolling along the Cape Fear River for the first time ever, the Henrietta III (docked at Dock and Water streets) will have brunchers finding their sea legs this year. “It could add some dangerous scenarios,” Brawley quips. “We always want to showcase the city and the Henrietta III is an icon for Wilmington.”

Volunteer coordinator and Peruvian master chef Thomas Van Arsdale (better known as Tommy Waffle) will be heating up the skillet with his own waffle set-up. Brawley teases there will be some pretty special waffle recipes at play.

Moonshine will come from Cucalorus mainstays Catdaddy Carolina Moonshine and Midnight Moon, and newcomers Larceny and Lunazul will be making their debut, too. The fun will get underway at 11:30 p.m. on Friday night.

Admission is limited to invitation or to holders of a Pegasorus, Megasorus, or Digasorus passes only.

Bus to Lumberton

Travel to the subversive, strange world of “Blue Velvet” with an art installation by Zach Clark, Now on his fourth festival after having screened films at past festivals, Clark was wrangled in by Brawley and Aaron Hillis (who screened a documentary, “Fish Kill Flea,” at Cucalorus in 2007) to undertake the creation of “Bus to Lumberton.” The second annual art installation will take place Saturday at 6 p.m. in front of the Murchison Building (201 N Front Street # 314), and will tip its hat to the locally filmed David Lynch cult classic, “Blue Velvet.”

This will be film editor Zack Clark’s first installation. “I hand-picked Zach because I’m not only a fan of his features (‘Vacation!’ and ‘White Reindeer,’ both of which played at Cucalorus), but also his sensibilities,” Hillis says.

Clark remains vague on all the details of the installation as to create a surprising experience which will admit attendees one by one. He will build off last year’s interactive “Blue Velvet” piece, held at 108 Market Street and curated by filmmaker Joel Fernando.

“There may be some direct or indirect references to things in the movie in the installation,” Clark expresses, “but the installation will feel more like a parallel experience that attempts to capture my relationship to the film, and less like any specific scene or moment from the film itself.” The event is free and everyone is invited to “stay forever.”

An Untitled Love Story

Local filmmaker Erica Dunton will preview her latest work-in-process, with a script reading.

“An Untitled Love Story” will be performed in full by professional actors. Afterward, there will be a Q&A session, wherein attendees can provide their take on the script. Taking place at City Stage Theater (21 N Front St #501) at 10:30 a.m., tickets for the event are $10 for non-passholders.

To See Ourselves as We See Others

In an effort to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Cucalorus, Scottish curator and artist-in-residence from the summer, has helmed a live performance that intertwines archive films, music and long-lost artifacts. Cucalorus veteran Matt Malloy (a.k.a “The Boy Who Plays Guitar”) and current resident artist and flutist Rozalind MacPhail will accompany the film, which focuses on the myths and memories of Cucalorus.

“To See Ourselves and We See Others” will take place on Sunday at Bourgie Nights at 1:30 p.m. The event is not ticketed. Pegasorus, Megasorus, and Digasorus passholders receive free entry; everyone else must pay $5 at the door (cash-only), which will get guests in for all non-ticketed events scheduled at Bourgie Nights for the day.

A Hymn for Mars

Hailing from Scotland, Cucalorus artist-in-residence Ruth Paxton will be holding a script reading at Bourgie Nights at 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, November 16 at Paxton’s script chronicles a Scottish folksinger, marred by fear, who comes to Wilmington to find her voice and encounters an emotionally pained Marine. The reading will feature blocked performances of a few key scenes, followed by a feedback session.

Pegasorus, Megasorus, and Digasorus passholders receive will free entry, and other attendees must pay $5 (cash only) at the door, which will get guests in for all non-ticketed events scheduled at Bourgie Nights for that day.

Do not despair, we can make the repair..let us fix separation anxiety Full Service Shop ~ Insured Award Winning Custom Interiors 910.799.8746 (TRIM) 6609 Windmill Way

Fast Turn-around Time

Let our experts turn your old, drab furniture into exciting new decor.

Ask about our “re-purposed” furniture

Buzz Repeat

Folks who missed particularly conversationinspiring films throughout the festival will have a second chance as part of five repeat screenings held Sunday evening. Selections will be based on positive audience reaction and announced on Saturday night. Screenings begin across multiple venues at 7 p.m. and tickets are $15.

Karaoke Dance Party

Send off Cucalorus 20 in style by gyrating with wreckless abandon and maybe even singing Miley Cyrus’ “Wrecking Ball” during their Karaoke Dance Part, held at Hell’s Kitchen (118 Princess Street). Karaoke ninja master Aaron Hillis will be the night’s ringleader. Attendees need not be good singers but have high-energy and come with loads of showmanship. Costumed singers will get priority treatment, so whip out a festive kooky get-up and give Cucalours a performance for the books.

Experienced a hard drive failure? We will help! We have been recovering data from failed hard drives for over a decade. It doesn’t matter if it is a Mac computer, Windows computer, flash drive or a memory card from your camera.

If it doesn’t work, we will help recover your important data and guide you in finding a great backup solution so this type of experience will never happen to you again!

Call Us @ 910.392.0078 www.Computer-Medics.biz Commerical or Residential encore | november 12 – 18, 2014 | www.encorepub.com 43

events VETERAN’S JOB FAIR AND RESOURCE EXPO 11/14, 10am: Lower Cape Fear Human Resource Association & New Hanover Employment Service Career Center will hold its annual “Veteran Job Fair & Resource Expo” on Fri, Nov. 14th from 10am-1pm at the Cape Fear Community College Schwartz Center. Open to veterans and their families. We will have over 60 employers looking to hire and/or offering resources to our veteran population! Career counselor table full of experts in the career services field that can assist or answer any type

of career, resume, networking question- a Q&A session.Mobile van unit from Job Link to offer on-site assistance with resumes, etc and also a mobile van unit for counseling our veterans on any issue.There will be speakers at the event on these topics: veteran affairs, changing from military to civilian life looking for a job and using your network of contacts to help find a job. Parking will be available at the Wilmington Convention Center lot (first hour is free, then $1 after) or park on the street at meters. CFCC Schwartz Center, 601 N. Front St.

will hold their 2nd annual Beard and Moustache competition, with proceeds benefitting UStoo International (for prostate cancer awareness/ support). Categories include: full beard, styled, natural moustache, styled moustache, groomed beard, partial beard, corporate beard, goatee, most realistic, most creative, mutton chops and sideburns, and full beard natural (12” and over and 12” and under). Show at 8pm in the Beam Room, FSB. $10 entry fee by 11/12 (reg. at bar). $10 spectator donation (tix at bar). 9 N. Front St. frontstreetbrewery@gmail.com

BEARD AND MOUSTACHE COMPETITION 11/15, 6:30pm: Front Street Brewery in assoc. w/The Beard and Moustache Club of NC

DOWNTOWN HOLIDAY AND CRAFT MARKET On 11/15, 9am-5pm, Good Shepherd Center will host the first annual “Downtown Holiday

Arts & Crafts Market” at St. James Parish, located on the corner of Market Street and 3rd Street. Artists and crafters from New Hanover and surrounding counties will represent a wide range of original two-dimensional art, photography, jewelry, wood, soaps, textiles and more— all available for purchase, just in time for the holidays. Market strives to offer shoppers a unique cross section of works encompassing a multitude of styles and mediums that represent arts & crafts from our area. While art and handmade works are the focus of the show, Good Shepherd will also sell fresh baked goods in addition to lunch. Admission is $5, and includes a raffle ticket. Shoppers have opportunity to win an original piece donated by the artists in the raffle drawings throughout the day. Proceeds benefit Good Shepherd Center and will help to fund their mission to feed the hungry, shelter the homeless and foster transition to housing for those in need in the tri-county area. St. James Parish, 25 S. 3rd St. HEALTH CARE HEROES 11/15, 5:30pm: Health Care Heroes is an annual celebration to bring together the Wilmingtonarea medical community and its supporters. This program has three goals: Give members of the health community a chance to connect in a fun, relaxed atmosphere. • Celebrate individuals who go well beyond expectations to provide excellent care for our community. • Award scholarships to up-and-coming members of the health care community. The event will take place 11/15, 5:30-10:00pm at Union Station. All honored at the award event, where the winner for each category in the health profession will be announced. Reservations are $60 per person and include food, drinks and fun! Save 25% by pulling together a group of co-workers, colleagues and friends! A group of 10 costs $450 or $45 per person. CFCC Union Station 3rd Floor, 411 N. Front St. FESTIVAL OF TREES 11/21-12/7, 10am-7pm: This year Cape Fear Festival of Trees has added much more to the festival experience including a gingerbread competition. Lower Cape Fear Hospice Foundation and the Cameron Art Museum invite you to wander through a winter wonderland of holiday elegance. Glamorous, glittering trees, inspiring performances, highlighted events all blend together for a special holiday experience. The festival kick-off event is Party in the Pines, 11/21, 6-9pm. Promises an evening filled with lovingly decorated trees, the highly anticipated gingerbread exhibition and contest, The Art of Gingerbread 2014, and music provided

by Benny Hill and The Keith Butler Trio. Delectable hors d’oeuvres provided by CAM Café along with decadent desserts. www.capefearfestivaloftrees.org (Closed Thanksgiving Day) Free-$13. Special events ticketed separately.

Benefits Lower Cape Fear Hospice Foundation and the Cameron Art Museum. Performances by over 30 local musical groups and artists.

15TH ANNUAL LAOH ARTS AND CRAFTS FAIR 11/22, 10am: 40-plus vendors and artisans, making unique crafts, homemade gifts, jewlery, artwork, doll clothing, holiday stuff, and

44 encore |november 12 – 18, 2014 | www.encorepub.com

more. Sponsored By Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians. Proceeds Support Local Charities. St. Mark’s,1011 Eastwood Road.

ART FOR THE MASSES 11/22, 10am: Continuing the community tradition of making original art accessible to everyone, Art for the Masses (AFTM) features art from over 150 local artists. Participating artists will retain 100% of the proceeds from their sales. AFTM is free and open to the public with a requested door donation to help fund public arts projects at the university. The program is coordinated through Campus Life Arts & Programs and the Department of Art & Art History. Burney Center, 601 S. College Rd. ISLAND OF LIGHTS: LIGHT UP THE LAKE 11/28, 7pm: The light up ceremony officially begins the month long Island of Lights Festival in Carolina and Kure Beaches. The Lake is located at the intersection of Atlanta Avenue and Lake Park Boulevard in Carolina Beach, NC. There is parking in a lot at the Lake, at a lot across from the Lake and on Lake Park Blvd. where indicated. The event will be held on Friday, November 28th and the opening ceremony is at 7 PM. The brief opening ceremony, prior to the actual lighting, will feature the President of The Island of Lights Committee, Pleasure Island elected officials, and musical entertainment. Local Cub Scouts provide the Honor Guard and display the Flag for the singing of the National Anthem. Families can walk one mile around the lake to view the beautiful lighted displays. They will remain up until after New Years Eve. Santa will visit the celebration and free refreshments will be served prior to Light Up. CB Lake, S. Lake Park Blvd.

charity/fundraisers CASINO NIGHT BENEFIT 11/15, 6pm: Calling all High Rollers & Queens of Hearts Put on your poker face to benefit the paws4people foundation! Join us for a fun night of casino games, cocktails, and hors d’oeuvres at the City Club of Wilmington. All proceeds benefit paws4people foundation, a national nonprofit based in Wilmington which provides certified Service Dogs to children and veterans with disabilities at no cost to the recipients. Wonderful prizes will be awarded at the end of the night!

The City Club de Rosset, 23 S. 2nd Street WOMEN OF HOPE BALL 11/22, 6:30pm: A charity gala event that takes place at the Coastline Convention Center, downtown Wilmington. Highlights include entertainment by The Tams, silent auction, Dance for Life showcase, Champion of Hope award

GENUINE FACTORY

See Us For

nity College and UNCW. Runners can register at active.com. Wilmington Family YMCA, 2710 Market St.

of $250,000 in direct costs on WOW for area non-profits and schools projects. Applications for projects are being accepted until 11/28, http://www.workonwilmington.org for additional details on submitting a proposal or volunteering for the event.

5TH ANNUAL BEACH BASH BENEFIT WORK ON WILMINGTON 11/22, 7:30pm: The 5th Annual Beach Bash The Wilmington Chamber Foundation’s LeaderBenefit will be held this Saturday, November ship Wilmington class of 2015 is now accepting 22nd, 7:30pm-Midnight at The Palm Room on project proposals from area non-profit organizaEast Salisbury Street in Wrightsville Beach. tions and schools for service projects for Work The Benefit Concert will include live music from on Wilmington 2015. Event to be held Sat, Masonboro Sound, a silent auction and raffle 4/25/15, will deploy as many as 2,000 comWHAT DOESN’T KILL ME... prizes. Tickets can be purchased at the door for munity supporters to volunteer throughout the See page 18. only $20 and includes admittance, food and a area. This annual event brings together a broad Beach Bash koozie. Over the past four years, BARING IT 2 the event has raised more than $21,000 to See page 19. benefit the Brigade Boys & Girls Club. EsMIDDLETOWN tablished in 1896, the Brigade provides 11/13-16, 20-23: Directed by Dr. Paul Castquality programs for children in a fun, safe Directed by Dr. Paul Castagno, UNCW’s Department of agno, inevitably compared to Thornton Wildand positive environment. Today, the Club Theatre will open Will Eno’s “Middletown.” The play er’s Our Town, this play tracks an array of serves over 1,300 youth in New Hanover townspeople and misfits through a series of centers on the hopes and fears of mundane life in smalland Pender counties. 910-392-0747 or vignettes—from the local library and town town USA, illuminating musings of existential angst www.brigadebgc.org. $20. Palm Room, 11 square, to the hospital where lives begin and East Salisbury Street among its townspeople. Performed by student theatre end. Behind the gentle, starry-skied surface majors, “Middletown” runs every weekend through NoFRIENDS OF MIDWIVES of small-town Americana come sudden revela11/22-23, 9am: 5th Annual 7v7 Co-Ed Adult vember 23 at 8 p.m., Thursday through Saturday, and tions of existential angst, hidden fears, anger, Soccer Tournament and Oyster Roast. Benand longings that inhabit these seemingly mun2 p.m. on Sundays.

Tickets are $5 to $12, and can be efiting North Carolina Friends of Midwives. dane lives. Runs Thurs-Sat, 8pm, and Sun, purchased by calling 910-962-3500.

Shows take place at Register early and save! Live music, raffles, 2pm. Tickets are $12 for members of the genUNCW’s Cultural Arts Mainstage.

David Pearson’s famous burgers and dogs eral public, $10 for seniors, UNCW em(food is free to participants, while friends ployees, and alum, and $5 for students. and spectators are asked to make donation) Kenan Box Office: 910-962-3500; and more! To play - $45 per person or $450 per www.uncw.edu/arts/box-office.html. spectrum of Wilmington area individuals and team. Spectators please make a donation. CasUNCW Cultural Arts Mainstage Theatre, 601 S. businesses to work together to make Wilmingtle Hayne Park, 4700 Old Ave. College Rd. ton a better place to live. Organizations that benCAPE FEAR HABITAT TURKEY TROT efited last year included: Good Shepherd CenIT TAKES TWO TAKE TWO: SONGS FROM THE 11/27, 8:30am: Burn off those pre-Thanksgiving ter, Cape Fear Literacy Council, Kelly House, SIVER SCREEN calories with the Wrightsville Beach Turkey Trot DAV-Chapt 11, and Rachel Freeman School. In A unique musical collaboration from some of our presented by The Cape Fear Habitat for Humanthe last 4 years this Wilmington Chamber Founyoung stars and adult actors celebrating songs ity. Race is fun for the whole family with a 5K dation event has raised and spent in excess from the Silver Screen. In addition to some or and a 1-Mile Fun Run. Run or walk either race distance. The course is along The Loop, which is flat and fast, taking you through Wrightsville Beach. New for 2014: Join the fun as a team.

Prizes given to the Best Thanksgiving-Themed Team, Biggest Team, and Fastest Team. Early packet pick-up will be on Wednesday, November 26, 3pm to 8pm at a location to be determined. Day of race registration and packet pick-up will begin at 7:15am, with the race starting at 8:30am.Admission: 5K $35 online by November 23; $45 after November 23; 1-Mile $15. Wrightsville Beach Park, Wrightsville Beach, NC, #1 Bob Sawyer Drive

theatre/auditions

11/13: MIDDLETOWN

Live Music

GALLOP FOR GRAVY 5K 11/27, 8am: The 2014 Gallop for the Gravy is a Certified 5K Race being held on Thanksgiving Day, November 27th, 2014 at 8:00 a.m. at the Wilmington Family YMCA. Proceeds from the race will support JDRF, Full Belly Project, and scholarship funds for Cape Fear Commu-

every friday and saturday

CHIP KEYS FOR DOMESTiCS & ASiAN vEhiCLES

REPLACEMENT

KEYLESS ENTRY REMOTES

presentation. Tickets can be pruchased at www. womenofhopenc.org. Coastline Convention Center, 501 Nutt St.

FOR CARS AND TRUCKS

AND LOCK A-1 SAFE 799-0131

SAvE Big OvER DEALER PRiCiNg Call Doug Mon.-Fri. 8am to 5pm

2803 Carolina Beach Rd.

1 Block South Of Shipyard • Wilmington

See Us For GENIUINE FACTORY

REPLAC KEYLESS ENTRY REMOTES

FOR COME VISIT US AT OUR NEWCARS LOCATIONAND TRUCK LOCATED IN MONKEY JUNCTION! chip keys DOMESTiCS & FOREigN

5607 Carolina beach rd • Wilmington, nc 28412 SAvE $ MONEY OvER ThE Visit Us At Our New Larger

A-1

SAFE AND LO 799-0131

encore | november 12 – 18, 2014 | www.encorepub.com 45M Call Doug

LLOYD’S

To Selling ce n i You S 5 8 19

SALES AND STORAGE 6505 Market St., Wilmington

Come see Rick & Lloyd

Auto Sales Dept. 910-520-0096

MILITARY PERSONNEL WELCOMED! • EVERYBODY RIDES • HOME OF LLOYD’S LOW PAYMENTS!

NO CREDIT REFUSED www.lloydsautoandstorage.com 2007 Mitsubishi Galant DE

2004 Ford Ranger XLT

2WD,V6, 5 Spd., Bedliner, Flare Side

Auto, 4 Cyl., CD, Tilt, Cruise, All Power

Reduced $7,995 2005 Subaru Outback XT Limited Auto, 4 Cyl., Boxer Motor, Leather, Sunroof, CD, Tilt, Cruise, All Power

$7,995 2006 Jeep Commander Sport

$9,995

2000 Toyota Sienna LE

Auto, 6 Cyl., CD, Tilt, Cruise, Bucket Seats, All Power

2007 GMC Sierra 1500 2WD

6 Cyl., Auto, CD, Bedliner, 105K Miles

$8,995 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo

2006 Jeep Cherokee Laredo

Auto, 6 Cyl, CD, Leather, Sunroof, Alloys, All Power

$5,995 2005 VW Passat GLX

4x4, Auto, V6, Alloys, CD, Tilt, Cruise, 3rd Row Seat

Auto, 6 Cyl., Alloys, 2WD, All Power

V6, Auto, Leather, Sunroof, Alloys, CD, Tilt, Cruise, All Power

$9,995

$6,995

$7,995

2001 Subaru Forester L AWD 2005 Chrysler Town & Country

$6,995

2001 BMW 325i

Auto, 4 Cyl., CD, Tilt, Cruise, All Power

$6,995 2001 VW Passat GLS

Touring, 6 Cyl., Auto, DVD, CD, Pwr. Sliding Doors, Stow & Go, Alloys

$7,995 2004 Toyota Camry Solara SLE

2006 Dodge Ram 3500 Dually Sport,V8, Chrome Wheels, Running Boards, Tow, CD, All Pwr

$22,995

2006 Volvo S60

4x4, 6 Cyl. Auto, Alloys, CD, Tilt, Cruise, Tow Pkg.

Auto, 1.8T, CD, Tilt, Cruise, Leather, Sunroof, Alloys

Convertilbe, Auto, 6 Cyl., Leather, Alloys, CD, Tilt

Auto, Leather, Sunroof, Alloys, CD,Tilt, Cruise, Loaded

$10,995

$5,995

$9,995

$8,995

46 encore |november 12 – 18, 2014 | www.encorepub.com

LLOYD’S SALES AND STORAGE 6505 Market St., Wilmington

Come See Us For All Your Moving & Storage Needs!

Storage Dept. 910-791-4337 We Install Trailer Hitches For All Vehicles

Atmospheric Monthly Rates 5x5 $35 5x10 $55 10x10 $80 10x15 $95 10x20 $105 10x25 $135 10x30 $150

Call For Price

Climate Control Monthly Rates 5x10 $75 10x10 $100 10x15 $125 10x20 $145

FREE Truck With Move In encore | november 12 – 18, 2014 | www.encorepub.com 47

Wilmington’s favorite performers look for surprise celebrity cameo appearances. 11/14-15, 8pm Desert Reception at 7pm. 2nd Street Stage at the Hannah Block Historic USO/Community Arts Center. Tickets $18 (plus $.75 preservation fee, tax & handling charges) 910-3417860 thalian.org. To Benefit The Thalian Assoc.

Children’s Theater Leadership Program.

A TRAILER PARK CHRISTMAS 11/21-12/21, Fri/Sat, 6pm. Sun in Dec. only, 2pm. From Durham writers Rachel Klem and Jeffrey Moore comes the wildest, most absurd Christmas show ever! Journey to the Whispering Pines Trailer Park where Meemaw Hussey and her family gather to celebrate the holiday with some spiked Sunny D and tasty delights from Meemaw’s kitchen. Lorraine and Dale, Meemaw’s daughter and son-in-low, try and keep their kids, Dale, Jr. and Jolene, on the straight-and-narrow, while a mess of neighbors, like Ratsnake, Eddie Mac Taylor, Fancy Nancy, keep ‘em all in stitches. Tickets $42 adults. $24 children and show only. TheatreNOW, 19 S. 10th St. www.theatrewilmington.com A CHRISTMAS STORY: THE MUSICAL 11/21-23, 39-30, 12/5-7, 8pm: Ralphie Parker wants only one thing for Christmas: An Official Red Ryder® Carbine-Action 200-shot Range Model Air Rifle. A Christmas Story, The Musical is the hilarious account of Ralphie’s desperate quest to ensure that this most perfect of gifts ends up under his tree this Christmas. Admission: $18 Educators, Military, Students; $20 House, $25 Table Seats. City Stage, 21 N. Front St.

comedy PSL PRESENTS 11/13, 8pm: Part of ‘s ComedyNOW Wednesdays, PSL Presents is an hour-long collection of brand-new sketch comedy material, written and performed by the award-winning comedy troupe Pineapple-Shaped Lamps. Check it out on the second Wednesday of every month. TheaterNOW, 19 S. 10th Street JOKES ‘N’ SMOKE Every first Mon. of month a stand-up comedy showcase hosted by Brian Granger, w/performances by Reid Clark, Colton Demonte and many more of Nutt Street Comedy Club’s finest. 3021 Market St. Arabian Nights Hookah Bar. 9pm. $4.

DEAD CROW COMEDY CLUB Ongoing schedule: Mon, free movie night and $1 tacos; Tues, free Crow’s Nest Improv (longform), 8pm; Wed, Nutt House Improv Show, 9pm, $3; Thurs, free open-mic night, 9pm; FriSat, national touring comedians/comediennes,

8pm/10pm $10-$15; Sun, closed. 265 N. Front Street.

music/concerts CHERRY POPPIN’ DADDIES 11/13, 7pm: Renowned for their infusion of swing and ska, the Cherry Poppin’ Daddies first broke into the musical mainstream with their 1997 swing compilation, “Zoot Suit Riot.” While the band’s earlier releases were rooted mostly in funk and punk rock, their subsequent studio albums have incorporated elements from many diverse genres of popular music and Americana, including rock, rhythm and blues, soul and world music. Their performance features hits from the 1960s, a tribute to the music of the legendary Rat Pack. $5-$30. Kenan Auditorium (UNC Wilmington), 601 S. College Road

PRO MUSICA 11/13, 7pm: Pro Musica, a concert series celebrating the works of living composers will feature the music of Leo Brouwer with his exciting Quintetto for String Quartet and Guitar. The String Quartet comprised of Danijela ?e?elj-Gualdi, Abigail Albaugh Van Steenhuyse, violins, Carrie Jackson, viola, Preston Luce, cello, will join Robert Nathanson, guitar, for this rarely performed work. They will also perform Antonio Vivaldi’s famous Concerto for Lute and Strings in D major. Justin Hoke, guitar, will perform works by Du?an Bogdanovi? and Francois Couperin and will join Robert Nathanson with duets by Andrew York and Manuel de Falla. Purchase seats on CAM’s website: www.cameronartmuseum.org, by phone or at the door. The Pro Musica concert series is held in collaboration between Cameron Art Museum and UNCW’s Department of Music. Cameron Art Museum, 3201 S. 17th St. SOUP TO NUTS LIVE: STRAY LOCAL 11/13, 6:30pm: Stray Local is a dynamic acoustic trio comprised of Jamie Rowen (guitar/ fiddle), Hannah Lomas (mandolin/Vocals), and Nick Simon (percussion). With influences ranging from Southern old time to R&B, this trio sees no boundaries while collaborating and writing songs. Rowen and Lomas studied music together at UNCG, honing their classical chops while falling in love with old time fiddle music. The addition of Simon as a percussionist nicely rounds off this group’s full, but subtle sound. Suggested $10 donation.

A TRIBUTE TO BROADWAY 11/15, 5pm: Please join the Lower Cape Fear Historical Society in welcoming back Mrs. Louise Harrison as she leads a talented group pf amatuer performers in a wonderful selection of Broadway show tunes. It promises to be a fun, casual evening of familiar favorites. Proceeds beneifit the restoration of the

Latimer House and the educational programming of the Lower Cape Fear Historical Society. St. James Episcopal Church, Great Hall, 23 South 3rd Street, Market St. entrance

11/15: TRIBUTE TO BROADWAY

The Lower Cape Fear Historical Society will hold a concert to benefit the restoration of the Latimer House (126 S. 3rd St.). Mrs. Louise Harrison will lead amateur performers through a repertoire of Broadway show tunes at St. James Episcopal Church (23 S. 3rd St.). The evening starts at 5 p.m. with tickets going for $10.70, available by calling 910-762-0492. Visit the website at hslcf.org for more information about the show and the Latimer House.

48 encore |november 12 – 18, 2014 | www.encorepub.com

PETER AND THE WOLF 11/16, 2:30pm: Hear the pipe organ imitate an orchestra through the characters of Peter and the Wolf. This timeless classic is narrated by Cleve Callison and transcribed for organ by Ronnie Wise. An organ demonstration and ice cream reception will follow the program.

The concert is free. St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 16 N. Sixteenth St. BRADENBURG 11/16, 7:30pm: Season tickets available

now from the Symphony Box Office; single tickets on sale August 4th. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 Britten: Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 Stravinsky: Pulcinella Suite Grant Llewellyn, Music Director Rebekah Daley, horn Richard Clement, tenor Pre-concert Talk at 6:30 pm. UNCW Kenan Auditorium, 601 S. College Rd. CAPE FEAR CHORALE 11/22-23: Musical Morsels, feat. traditional and contemporary songs and arrangements in a variety of styles: 11/22, 7:30pm, and 11/23, 4pm. Winter Park Baptist Church, 4700 Wrightsville Ave. www.capefearchorale.org NANO STERN 11/22, 7:30pm: Chilean singer-songwriter Nano Stern has a true and honest universal message, delivered with energy and outstanding musicality dwelling deeply in tradition while having the passion of youth. Nano Stern rides the crest of the new wave of Chilean song, with a devoted following that stretches from Chile to Latin America, Europe, Australia, and now Wilmington. Thalian Hall Center for the Performing Arts, 310 Chestnut St.

dance DANCE-A-LORUS 11/12, 7pm: The Cucalorus Film Festival will open its 20th anniversary festival with Dance-alorus, a unique live performance that mixes the artistic worlds of dance and film. The 90-minute event will begin at 7 p.m. at the Thalian Hall.

Dance-a-lorus will be the first of many special

events and more than 200 filmsbeing showcased during this year’s festival, set for 11/1216. Dancers interact with live projections, creating a multi-layered, cross-media experience that transcends any single art form. Following: Opening night party at Bellamy Mansion for the festival’s filmmakers and sponsors, as well as the festival’s Pegasorus (all-access) and Megasorus passholders. cucalorus.org 910-343-5995.

MALE AND ADULT DANCE CLASSES For males of all ages—free! New technique class with instructor Kevin Lee-y Green.

Class will focus on the essentials of male dance including leaps, jumps, strength and power, Tues., 7:30-8:30. Uniform: Black athletic pants and white t-shirt; all ages welcome. Join the new contemporary classes offered at Wilmington School of Ballet by instructor Kevin Lee-y Green, artistic director of Techmoja Dance and Theater Company. Adults: Tuesdays 6:30-7:30. $10 per class. The Wilmington School of Ballet, Wilmington, NC, 3834 Oleander Drive ELK’S LODGE SOCIAL DANCE 11/14, 7:30pm: with DJ and singer Tony LaFalce. Ballroom, Latin, Shag, Nightclub, Country, and Line Dancing. Elks Club, 5102 Oleander Drive IRISH STEP DANCE Traditional Irish Step Dancing Beginners to Championship level ages 5-adult! Mondays nights. The studio is located at 1211 South 44th St. www.walshkelleyschool.com.

SWAG SHAG AND SWING THING Join Babs McDance Social Dance Studio every 3rd Friday of the month for our Friday night

social. Hour lesson at 7:30pm in Shag, West Coast Swing, East Coast Swing, Hustle, Jitterbug, Lindy Hop, Night Club 2-Step or Swingin’ the Blues followed by an evening of open dancing with food and drinks. $10 per person & $15 per couple No preregistration required info@ babsmcdance.com/910-395-5090. Babs McDance Studio, 6782 Market St. BABS MCDANCE STUDIO

11/12: STEVE LOGAN ART EXHIBIT Caprice Bistro will open a new art exhibit on Wednesday, November 12. They’re hosting abstract artist Steve Logan’s more than 20 new works. The Wilmington artist studied at the Atlanta Art Institute (now SCAD Atlanta) and with private instructors. His work has hung throughout southeastern NC and in private collections nationwide and in Europe. The show will be on exhibit for eight weeks, with an artist reception taking place Wednesday at 5 p.m. 10 Market St. Wilmington’s Premier Social Dance studio featuring group and private lessons in shag, swing, hip-hop, Latin, foxtrot, cha-cha, belly dancing, ballroom, Zumba, and more - weekly with various pricing. For more info on prices and weekly social events, visit www.babsmcdance.com or call 395-5090.

76’ERS SQUARE DANCE CLUB Modern Western Style Square Dance. Club

meets Thurs. nights at 7pm at the Senior Center for a new workshop on square dancing. Info: 270-1639 CONTRA DANCE Tuesday night dances, 5th Ave United Methodist Church on South 5th Ave at Nun, 7:30-9:30pm.

Social dance for all levels; singles and couples, families, college and high school students and folks of all dancing abilities are invited to come. $4. (910) 538-9711.

TANGO WILMINGTON Tango classes and social dancing, Fridays, Carolina Lounge of Ramada Inn. 5001 Market Street (between College and Kerr). 8-9:45pm. $5 lounge entrance includes beginners’ lesson, 7:30.

art ABSTRACT ART EXHIBIT 11/12, 5pm: Caprice Bistro is hosting an exhibit of abstract art by award winning local artist Steve Logan. Open for viewing ea. evening, 5-10pm. Opening reception at 5 p.m. on Wed., 11/12. The exhibit will run through the month of December. More than 20 new works will be shown in the exhibit and all are available for purchase. The artist, Steve Logan, a resident of Wilmington, has exhibited throughout the Southeastern U.S. His work can be found in private collections throughout the nation and in Europe.

Caprice Bistro, 10 Market Street ARTISTS OPEN STUDIOS Saturdays, the artists’ studios will be open, 10am-3pm, ArtWorks, 200 Willard St. Near

REAL PEOPLE REAL DESIRE REAL FUN

CHATLINE TM

Try for FREE

800.259.6794 Teligence/18+ Ahora en Español

encore | november 12 – 18, 2014 | www.encorepub.com 49

Open for Lunch & Dinner

Have your next party with us inside or out.

Call us today!

910.762.4354 Save 10% with our loyalty card. Ask how to sign up today!

www.paddyshollow.com In the Cotton Exchange • Downtown Wilmington • FREE PARKING

TUESDAYS TASTING MENU SAMPLE OUR MENU ITEMS WITH $ 1- $ 4 SMALL PLATES MAKE IT A TASTE OR MAKE IT A MEAL WITH YOUR OWN COMBINATIONS!

BOOK YOUR HOLIDAY PARTY NOW!

Thank you, Wilmington, for choosing us Thank you, Wilmington, for choosing usthe best placefor Thank you, asWilmington, choosing us to have a first date!

as •the best place to have a Encouraged first date! as the best place to have a first date!

138 South Front Street Downtown • Reservations • 910.251.0433 • www.littledipperfondue.com 50 encore |november 12 – 18, 2014 | www.encorepub.com

Greenfield Lake! This Saturday there will be artists on site opening their private studios to the public to watch them create and sell their art.

The artists offer fine art, jewelry, pottery, sculptures, photography, glass, original art cards and gifts. ArtWorks. 200 Willard St. FALL SENIOR EXHIBITION 11/20–12/13: The Senior Exhibition is the culmination of study in studio art. The exhibition is juried by the studio art faculty and moounted by graduating seniors. It is the capstone event for studio art majors. Hours: Monday-Friday, njon-4pm. Cultural Arts Building, UNCW, 601 S. College Rd. LEETA HARDING PHOTOGRAPHY “It’s So Me” hangs through 11/21, at SALT Studio, 805 N. 4th St. This show will feature photography and have a video installation as well. Leeta photos young women as they’re trying discover themselves and choose their life’s path—a very confusing but freeing time. “It’s So Me” is a catch phrase use to represent or characterize a person, group, idea or point of view.

“When I shoot a portrait I’m looking for that moment when something personal is revealed to me. I never know what that expression will be. It’s a feeling of truth,” the artist says. http:// leetaharding.com. saltstudionc.com NIKI HILDEBRAND ART SHOW Artist Niki Hildebrand will be showing paintings and drawings that she then translates into glass.

Hildebrand has invited friends to show with her so there will be photography, metal sculptures, paintings, drawings and glass. Opening is 7-10pm, Friday, October 31st at Art Factory, 721 Surry St under the bridge downtown.

FOURTH FRIDAY GALLERY NIGHT

“Fourth Friday Gallery Night” is now coordinated by The Arts Council of Wilmington and New Hanover County, feat. 16 local art galleries and studios that will open their doors to the public in an after-hours celebration of art and culture, from 6-9pm, every fourth Friday of the month through 2014. Rhonda Bellamy at 910-3430998, 221 N. Front St. Suite 101. artscouncilofwilmington.org ARTFUEL VOL. 39 Artfuel is pleased to host local art work from Sharon Lafond, Liz Sullivan, Ann Garrett and Vicki O. Live music will be performed by Morris Cardenas, and food and drink will be provided.

Come support our local artists. 2165 Wrightsville Ave.

museums MOORES CREEK NTN’L CANDLELIGHT VIGIL 11/15, 6pm: Join Moores Creek National Battlefield for the park’s annual Candlelight Tour.

You will be met on the candlelit trail by colonial North Carolinians, including several Scottish Highlanders and a bagpiper, who will tell the story of the Battle of the Moores Creek Bridge during the early days of the American Revolution. Reservations are required so call the visitor center early to take advantage of this unique opportunity. Moores Creek National Battlefield National Park Service, 40 Patriots Hall Drive CAPE FEAR MUSEUM Exhibits: A View From Space: Since the launch of the world’s first artificial satellite Sputnik in 1957, satellites have dramatically changed the way we study our planet. A new, bilingual (Span-

ish and English), highly interactive, hands-on science exhibit, will allow visitors to see the world from a satellite’s perspective. Includes numerous hands-on activity sections such as the Satellite Activity Area. • World War II: A Local Artist’s Perspective: In time for the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landing and the Normandy campaign, Cape Fear Museum will be exhibiting one of the region’s most powerful collections of World War II artifacts. • Collection Selections: Communications: How have people communicated over distances over time? Cape Fear Museum’s collection includes thousands of artifacts related to both manual and digital methods of communication. View 32 objects, ranging from pens, typewriters and letters to telephones, radios and computers. See how communication technology has evolved over the last two centuries. • Cape Fear Stories presents artifacts, images, models, and 3D settings to explore people’s lives in the Lower Cape Fear from Native American times through the end of the 20th century. • Michael Jordan Discovery Gallery, Williston Auditorium, giant ground sloth, Maritime Pavilion and more!

910-798-4370. Hours: Tues-Sat, 9am-5pm; Sun., 1-5pm. $5-$8. Free for museum members and children under 3. New Hanover County residents’ free day is the first Sun. ea. month. 814 Market St. capefearmuseum MISSILES AND MORE MUSEUM Topsail Island’s Missiles and More Museum features the rich history and artifacts of this area from prehistoric to present time. Exhibits: Operation Bumblebee, missile project that operated on Topsail Island shortly after World War II; Camp Davis, an important antiaircraft training center during WWII located near Topsail Island; WASPS, group of young, daring women who

were the first female pilots trained to fly American military aircraft during WWII; Pirates of the Carolinas, depicting the history and “colorful” stories of 10 pirates in the Carolinas including the infamous Blackbeard; Shell Exhibits, and intricate seashells from all over the world as well as Topsail; and more! 720 Channel Blvd. in Topsail Beach. Mon-Fri, 2-5pm; after Memorial Day through Sat, 2-5pm. 910-328-8663 or 910-3282488. topsailmissilesmuseum.org.

CHILDREN’S MUSEUM Mon, Little Sprouts Storytime, 10am, and Go Green Engineer Team, 3:30pm. • Tues., Kids Cooking Club, 3:30pm • Wed., Preschool Science, 10am; Discover Science, 3:30pm; and Mini Math, 4pm. • Thurs. StoryCOOKS, 10am; and StART with a Story, 3:30pm • Fri., Toddler Time, 10am; and Adventures in Art, 3:30pm • Drop off gently used books at our museum to be used for a good cause. Ooksbay Books uses book collection locations to help promote literacy, find a good use for used books, and benefit nonprofits. www.playwilmington.org 116 Orange St. 910-254-3534 WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH MUSEUM The Wrightsville Beach Museum of History, housed in the turn of the century Myers Cottage, exists to preserve and to share the history of Wrightsville Beach. Visitors to the cottage will find a scale model of Wrightsville Beach circa 1910, exhibits featuring the early days of the beach including Lumina Pavilion, our hurricane history and information about the interaction between the people and our natural environment which have shaped the 100 year history of Wrightsville Beach. (910) 256-2569. 303 West Salisbury St. wbmuseum.com.

Thanksgiving Day, November 27, 2014 11:00am — 8:00pm Make your reservations early! 910.343.0200

Dinner includes your choice of soup, salad, entrée with three sides, and dessert.

Vegetarian options available.

Soups

Carolina Bisque, Butternut Squash, or Country Ham & Collard Salads Mixed Greens with Apple, Roquefort, Seasoned Croutons, & Sherry Vinaigrette Caesar Salad, Homemade Croutons, with Imported Reggiano Cheese Entrées Oven Roasted Turkey with Giblet Gravy Spiced Smoked Ham with Maple Glaze Accompaniments Candied Yams Collard Greens Mashed Potatoes French Green Beans Sausage & Cornbread Stuffing Desserts Caribbean Fudge Pie, Pecan Pie, or Pumpkin Pie Adults - $26.95

A 20% gratuity will be added to all parties

Children (under 12) - $12.95 encore | november 12 – 18, 2014 | www.encorepub.com 51

The Shops at Urban Revival Dee Lee’s Delights Hand-dipped Chocolates ~ Handmade, Local Holiday Gifts ~ Buttercrunch, Chocolate Caramel Apples, Peanut Butter Cups, and more

Joan McLoughlin Originals

Unique Jewelry Eclectic Furniture Vintage Finds

Holiday Open House!

Saturday, November 15th 10 AM - 6 PM Holiday Specials, Refreshments, and More!

52 encore |november 12 – 18, 2014 | www.encorepub.com

Vintage • Retro • Cool OceanaireDreamer Baby

At Urban Revival Baby apparel, accessories & gifts

Handcrafted with

PMC/Sterling Silver Freshwater Pearls, gems and Recycled Vintage pieces 910-603-7755 thaenn@ec.rr.com

Upcycled & Handmade Furniture, Decor and Art

encore | november 12 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 18, 2014 | www.encorepub.com 53

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 MonFri, 10am-4pm, and Sat, 12-5pm. Walking tours are Wed and Sat. at 10am. $4-$12. The Latimer House of the Lower Cape Fear Historical Society is not handicapped accessible 126 S. Third St. 762-0492. www.latimerhouse.org CAPE FEAR SERPENTARIUM World’s most fascinating and dangerous reptiles in beautiful natural habitats, feat. a 12-foot saltwater crocodile, “Bubble Boy.” and “Sheena”, a 23ft long Reticulated Python that can swallow a human being whole! Giant Anaconda weighs 300 lbs, w/15 ft long King Cobras hood up and amaze you. See the Black Mamba, Spitting Cobras, Inland Taipans, Gaboon Vipers, Puff Adders, and more! Over 100 species, some so rare they are not exhibited anywhere else. One of the most famous reptile collections on earth.

Open everyday in summer, 11am-5pm (Sat. till 6 pm); winter schedule, Wed-Sun. 20 Orange St, across from the Historic Downtown Riverwalk, intersecting Front and Water Street. (910) 7621669. www.capefearserpentarium.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 Mondays at 10:30am, only $4 per family and access to entire Museum. Admission only $8.50 adult, $7.50 senior/military, $4.50 child age 2-12, and free under age 2. North end of downtown, 505

BrooklynArtsNC.com 910-538-2939

FREE PARKING • CASH BAR • ATM ON SITE Visit our website and join our mailing list for event announcements.

516 North 4th Street | Historic Downtown Wilmington, NC

54 encore |november 12 – 18, 2014 | www.encorepub.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 (1821-1907) and their nine children. After the fall of Fort Fisher in 1865, Federal troops commandeered the house as their headquarters during the occupation of Wilmington. Now a museum, itf ocuses on history and the design arts and offers tours, changing exhibitions and an informative look at historic preservation in action.910-251-3700. www.bellamymansion.org. 503 Market St. CAMERON ART MUSEUM Exhibits: State of the Art/Art of the State opens 9/20—curated by Peter Eleey, MoMA P.S 1, NY; Laura Hoptman, Dept. of Painting and Sculpture, MoMA, NY; and Heidi Zuckerman Jacobson, Nancy and Bob Magoon CEO and director, Aspen Art Museum. The exhibit is a representation of living artists’ self-selected artwork from across the state of North Carolina. Hangs through 2/12/15. • Willie Cole’s site-specific installation, School Pride: The Eastern NC Story. In observation of the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Civil Rights Act (July 2, 1964), Willie Cole is creating new installations investigating the closing of sixteen Cape Fear area schools and other aspects of desegregation in southeastern NC and its impact statewide. Hanging through 11/2. • Matter of Reverence: 11/15: For over forty years, Hiroshi Sueyoshi (Japanese, b. 1946) has worked in the medium of clay. This exhibition explores the evolution of his art and philosophy as well as his major influences including Isamu Noguchi, Peter Voulkos and Ruth Duckworth. Featuring work from CAM’s permanent collection as well as loans from private and public collections including the Renwick Gallery, Washington, DC, the Mint Museum, Charlotte, NC and the Asheville Art Museum, Asheville, NC. Free for members.

• Corner of South 17th St. and Independence Blvd. Tues-Sun,10am-5pm; Thurs: 10am-9pm.

Museum members free, $8 non-members, $5 students with valid ID, $3 children age 2 -12.

• CAM Café hrs: Tues-Sat, 11am-3pm; Sun, 10am-3pm; Thurs. dinner. 910-395-5999. www. cameronartmuseum.org

BURGWIN WRIGHT HOUSE 18th century Burgwin-Wright House Museum in the heart of Wilmington’s Historic District, is the oldest museum house in NC, restored with 18th and 19th century decor and gardens. Colonial life is experienced through historical interpretations in kitchen-building and courtyard. 3rd and Market St. Tues-Sat, 10am-4pm. Last tour, 3pm. Admission rqd. (910) 762-0570. burgwinwrighthouse.com.

film CUCALORUS FILM FESTIVAL The 20th annual Cucalorus Film Festival takes place 11/12-16, downtown Wilmington, North Carolina. The non-competitive festival showcases more than 200 films from all over the world and attracts an accumulated audience of 14,800 cultural travelers who come to celebrate the art-form and connect with peers. The festival’s spirited celebration has been recognized as a breeding ground for young artists, new ideas and lifelong friendships. Festival programs focus on dance, music videos, emerging artists, social justice, works-in-progress, and international cinema. Cucalorus creates an opportunity for intimate engagement between audience and artist through the festival’s retreat-like atmosphere, resulting in friendships that extend far beyond the festival’s 5-day celebration. Costs $10-$15 per ticket. Jengo’s Playhouse, 815 Princess St TAINTED LOVE 11/12-13: Two-day event that consist of local indie films that are full length and shorts. Each evening ending with an indie film by Orlando Jones. Debuting Orlando Jones Indie Film “The Five Powers”—Black Barry (Orlando Jones) is a binary man: one part criminal, one part new father. He is a grossly underpaid bag man for Fred Lucas (Eric Roberts), the baddest gangster in town. The love of his life, Jezebel Jackson (Deanna Russo), is his perfect match: one part thief, one part new mom. Jezebel has a two step plan to establish their new family. Step one: rob Fred Lucas. Step two: marry Barry.

Her plan goes horribly wrong and puts Barry at odds with Detective Jamshid (Maz Jobrani) and Lucas’s goons. Barry will stop at nothing to ensure his family’s safety Premiere of Orlando Jones “ Tainted Love” a graphic novel featuring “ Eric Roberts” and “Deanna Russo,” followed by a Q & A with Orlando Jones. “The Five Powers”—$10/adv or $15/door; dance performance, premiere of “Tainted Love” and Q&A with Jones—$15/adv or $20/door. 2-day pass: $22/adv or $32/door. Scottish Rite Temple, 1415 S. 17th St. CARRIE MAE: AN AMERICAN LIFE 11/16, 3pm: Documentary filmmaker Claudia Stack premiere’s her newest film Carrie Mae: An American Life the story of Carrie Mae Sharpless Newkirk, one of fifteen children born into a sharecropping family in Duplin County in 1923. She attended the Chinquapin Colored School, a Rosenwald school, and dreamed of becoming a teacher. She thought her dream was impossible after her father died when she was in high school. However, her principal obtained a work scholarship for her to attend Kittrell College. From there, she went on to earn her degree from Elizabeth City State Teachers’ College. Carrie Mae taught in Pender County’s segregated schools, then in 1966 she went on to become one of the first African American teachers to integrate a white faculty. Under the Kudzu, won the 2012 Director’s Choice Award from the Cape Fear Independent Film Festival

SAVE $20 on a BIRTHDAY PARTY. Ask us how.

Sunday night

Sign up between 6pm & 7pm. Cost $40.00 per lane. Receive 2 hours unlimited bowling, rental shoes, on 16” pizza, 1 pitcher (beer or soda).

MOnday night

2 hours unlimited bowling, light & music, 10pm-Midnight

ROCK -N- BOWL 9:15pm til Midnight, $10 per person, shoes included

tuESday night

CATCH ANY GAME ALL SEASON!

FRiday night HAPPY HOUR FRIDAY

$$$$ DOLLAR NIGHT $$$$ 6pm till close, $1.50 games, $1.00 Shoe Rental, $1.00 Beers, & $1.00 Slice of Pizza, nachos or hot dogs. no coupons on dollar night

UNLIMITED BOWLING 9pm-11:30pm, Only $5.00 per person.

WEdnESday night 3 GAMES & Shoes $6.00 per person 8:30PM-CLOSE

FRIDAY FEvER

FRiday, SatuRday & Sunday

WEEKEND FAMILY SPECIAL 2 hours unlimited bowing and rental shoes. Only $40 per lane (up to six per lane)

Sunday day tiME Rent a Lane, Sign up between 11am & 1pm, Only $9.00 per lane per hour (up to six per lane)

WE HAVE ALL NFL & COLLEGE FOOTBALL PACKAGES...

ALL SEASON LONG! DOWNTOWN 109 Market St. • 910-833-8622 CAROLINA BEACH 6 N. Lake Park Blvd. • 910-458-7380

Look for us on Facebook

Mon.-Fri. 9am-Midnight Sat. 10am-Midnight • Sun. 11am-11pm 3907 Shipyard Blvd.

799-3023 bowlcardinal.com

encore | november 12 – 18, 2014 | www.encorepub.com 55

and has been screened at a National Trust for Historic Preservation Conference and many other venues. CAM Members and Students: $5, Non-Members: $10.ww.underthekudzu.org.

Cameron Art Museum, 17th St. and Independence Blvd.

FOREVER WILD 11/17, 5:45pm: Cape Fear Sierra Club is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the U.S. Wilderness Act by showing “Forever Wild: Celebrating America’s Wilderness.” This film, hosted by Robert Redford, captures the glory of undeveloped wild places and the modern wilderness heroes whose work made the Wilderness Act possible. Free pizza and snacks before the movie in the Pine Rm. Limited space. sign up on website. Northeast Regional Library, NHC, 1241 Military Cutoff Rd.

kids’ stuff JR. REFEREE PROGRAM 11/12-13, 5pm: The Junior Referee Program is for ages 14-18 for free. Participants must be enrolled in middle or high school. Includes life skills, basketball rules, court officiating. Graduation will be in January. To be paid to officiate, kids must complete all three levels. Wilmington Recreation Departmet: 910-341-7866. MLK Community Center, 401 S. 8th Street CF COTILION HOLIDAY ETIQUETTE PARTY 11/15, 4pm: Want your child to make a great impression on friends and family over the upcoming holidays? Is it time for a little manners refresher? You are cordially invited to join us for a special Holiday Etiquette Party. Your children will have fun and learn important life skills while you go out to dinner or shop for the holidays!

Make sure your child is the one everyone is talking about this holiday season.....in a good way! Space is limited; pre-registration required.

Wrightsville Beach Parks and Recreation Dept., 1 Bob Sawyer Drive RAP CLUB 11/17, 19, 3:30pm: Choose the beat! Write the lyrics! Record the song! Compose an original hip hop song and learn how to make your own music. This group activity for pre-teens helps strengthen reading and writing skills, because research shows that rhymers are better readers.

Check NHC Library’s online calendar for dates at other locations, and don’t forget to preregister. New Hanover County Public Library, 201 Chestnut St. MS. SUSAN’S ROOM Music and art for children, featuring Happy Little Singers, music and movement for ages 6 mos to

6 years. Learning through sing, dance and creative play! Tues-Thurs, and Sat, 9:45am.1 1/2 hour session $10/family. Drop-ins welcome. • Art and Craft Friday, 10am. $10/child includes all supplies. • Also, ukulele, guitar and piano and vocal lessons. 910-777-8889 or info@happylittlesingers.com. 200 Willard Street in the ArtWorks. www.-ms-susans-room.com THEATRE NOW Children’s Theater Super Saturday Fun Time.

Kid’s live adventure and variety show. Saturdays. Doors open att 3pm. $8/$1 off with Kid’s Club Membership. Drop off service available.

Tickets: www.theatrewilmington.com or 910399-3NOW

lectures/readings PIRATES, SHIPWRECKS AND TREASURES 11/12, 7pm: Listen to stories of shipwrecks, treasures and artifacts as we welcome Assistant State Archaeologist and Conservator Nathan Henry from the N.C. Department of Cultural Resources. Nathan has worked extensively on Blackbeard’s Queen Anne’s Revenge and has logged hundreds of hours as an archaeological diver. Join us as Nathan takes audiences on an underwater archaeology trip to the past where ancient mariners and pirates sailed and died in North Carolina’s coastal waters. Free for members; $10 for nonmembers. N.C. Coastal Federation Coastal Education Center, 309 W. Salisbury St. STAY SAFE DURING THE HOLIDAYS 11/12, 2pm: Clint Carmichael of the Regional Health and Safety School reviews personal and home safety tips that are particularly helpful around the busy holiday season. Free. Northeast Regional Library, NHC, 1241 Military Cutoff Rd. WOMEN IN WORLD WAR ONE 11/17, 7:30pm: LeRae Unfleet of the NC Dept. of Cultural Resources will speak on the role women played in World War One. Federal Point History Center, 1121 N. Lake Park Blvd.

RELIGION IN ANTEBELLUM WILMINGTON 11/20, 7pm: UNCW professor Dr. Walt Conser will speak about Religion of Antebellum Wilmington at the Latimer House, headquarers of the Lower Cape Fear Historical Society. A suggested donation of $5 helps to support educatiuonal programming and restoration of the Latimer House. Pre-registration is appreciated at 910762-0492. Latimer House, 126 S. 3rd Street

SPECIAL STARTS NOV. 1st

classes/workshops SURVIVING THE HOLIDAYS 11/13, 6pm: This one night support seminar for recently divorced or separated families is designed to help families create new holiday traditions thru viewing and discussing DVD’s produced by DivorceCare, a Christian based international support group. Group will be lead by trained professionals that have experienced divorce. Program available for adults and children. The Bridge Presbyterian Church, 105 Olde Waterford Way

11/19: MEMORY MATTERS The Brightmore of Wilmington—a retirement community for ages 62 and up—will welcome Martin Case, host of Memory Matters on WMYT 106.7, to their campus at 2320 41st Street on the 19 at 2 p.m.

Case will oversee an interactive workshop about how to detect early cognitive deterioation and intervene to maintain a good quality of life. He’ll show steps to help preserve memories and mental awareness. The event is free and open to the public.

PINE NEEDLE BASKETRY 11/16, noon: Beginning and all level one-day workshop; limited to 12. $80-$90 (tuition includes all materials). Stitch pine needles around a black walnut slice, then add a row toward the outside of the piece. An all-natural trivet or coaster you can use for years to come! All supplies needed for this project are provided.

Students are asked to bring a towel to use as a work surface, as well as sharp scissors for cutting thread. Participants need to be able to see well enough to thread a needle and distinguish individual stitches. Instructor: Melanie Walter. Cameron Art Museum, 3201 South 17th Street

at the following Dairy Queen locations:

56 encore |november 12 – 18, 2014 | www.encorepub.com

ETHAN ALLEN HOLIDAY WORKSHOP Wed, 11/19, 5pm, llearn great holiday decorating tips from our design pros! This fun, informative session will show you how to use everyday accents to make the most of your holiday.

There will be demonstrations and plenty of tips that help make your style sparkle through the holidays and all year long. As always - remember that our workshops are free and full of fabulous design tips. Our advice is endless, but seating is limited!

MEMORY MATTERS 11/19, 2pm: Brightmore of Wilmington welcomes Martin Case, JD., QMHP, Host of “Memory Matters” on WMYT 106.7, to lead an interactive workshop on how to maintain the quality of your life and cognition with early detection and intervention. Learn simple steps you can make today that will help you preserve your memories and mental awareness long into your golden years. This program will take place at The Commons at Brightmore and is part of Brightmore of Wilmington’s Brightmore University Series offering lifelong learning and enrichment opportunities for Wilmington’s active seniors. The event is free and open to all Wilmington seniors. Brightmore of Wilmington, is a retirement community offering a continuum of on-site lifestyle choices for people age 62+. The Commons at Brightmore of ILM, 2320 41st Street THE VIRTUAL DEMENTIA TOUR 11/21, 9:30am: The Virtual Dementia Tour is for people who are caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s disease or Dementia. The simulation tool will help you understand the physical and mental challenges while building sensitivity and awareness. Also, learn the tools necessary to help get through the difficult times with your loved one. Home Instead Senior Care Office, 2502 S. 17th St.

SUNROOM STUDIO Four two hour sessions. Classes are ongoing.

Enroll anytime. Supply list available. Maximum 4 students. Individual guidance. Wednesdays, ART OF BEING HAPPY, JOYOUS AND FREE 10am, Acrylic painting. Wednesdays, 2pm, Col11/18, 6pm: What would you like to be free of? ored pencil drawing. Tuesdays, 10am and 2pm, A fear or phobia, pain, anger, depressed feelWatercolor. Fridays, 10am: Basic drawing. Sunings or thoughts? Perhaps an addiction or hurtful room Studio, 6905 Southern Exposure past memories? How about free of the fear of doing what you would really like to do? In this CREATE QUILT SQAURES 11/22-23 Beginning and all levels; limited to class Cindy Borel of Profound Healing will teach 12. Sat., 10am-4pm, and Sun, noon-4pm. $100you how to lovingly regain your freedom with $115 w/$30 materials fee paid to instructor on new and effective “tapping” techniques Faster first day of workshop. September Krueger and EFT style. 11/11 & 18 from 6-7:30pm, Every Kristin Gibson are teaming up again, to share a Good Thing Artisan Gallery, 603 Castle St. 910-

no storage space? we sell 20 Ft. or 40 Ft. Shipping Containers Perfect For

• Storage • Garage • Office • Boat • Campsites • ATVs • Hurricane Protection

Our Banana Split Royal Treat® is made with delicious creamy DQ® vanilla soft serve nestled between sweet banana slices and covered in luscious + tax Limited Time strawberry, pineapple, chocolate and whipped toppings.

Offer

• 1517 Dawson St., Wilmington • 5901 Oleander Dr., Wilmington • 20 Naber Dr., Shallotte • 5701 East Oak Island Drive, Long Beach • 106 Southport-Supply Rd. SE, Supply

604-3567. Asking for a $10 love offering per class. Every Good Thing Artisan Gallery, 603 Castle St.

Pictured Here Is A Converted Container, PERFECT OFFICE SPACE!

WHY PAY FOR STORAGE?

Call Us 350-1303 Anytime!

AT&T

BUY TICKETS HEREAT&T SCHEDULE DETAILS

ag

m encore

pp

ial a c i f f o s azine’

encore | november 12 – 18, 2014 | www.encorepub.com 57

The Cameron Art Museum and Lower Cape Fear Hospice Foundation cordially invite you to the Festival of Trees kickoff celebration

Party

in the Pines

Friday, November 21, 2014 from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.

Cameron Art Museum Corner of 17th & Independence Blvd.

Musical Guests Benny Hill & The Keith Butler Trio

Enjoy delectable hors dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;oeuvres and decadent desserts Advance Tickets $35; From Nov. 15 - 21 $45 Purchase tickets at www.capefearfestivaloftrees.org or call 910-395-5999

Party in the Pines Sponsorship by Katherine F. McKenzie The Festival of Trees benefits Lower Cape Fear Hospice Foundation and the Cameron Art Museum.

Party in the Pines proceeds benefit museum educational programming.

58 encore |november 12 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 18, 2014 | www.encorepub.com

Family owned, locally operated, LM Restaurants feeds every craving, from fresh, never frozen burgers, to local seafood & produce. Come check out our culinary creations & relax with our hospitable staff in Leland, Wilmington & Wrightsville Beach.

Crave fresh. Crave LM Restaurants.

Hospitality Management LMRest.com

LMR est.coM

encore | november 12 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 18, 2014 | www.encorepub.com 59

weekend of textile techniques. Dyeing, printing, painting and exploring ways to make a series of your own patterns and designs to turn into wonderful handmade gifts at home, or a truly personal quilt. After the weekend, many of the techniques learned can easily be accomplished on your own kitchen table. All ages and skill levels, materials included. Cameron Art Museum, 3201 South 17th Street HOMESCHOOL POTTERY CLASS 11/24, 10:30am: Muddy Monday Homeschool Pottery Class. Ages 5-10, 10:30-noon. Cost: $18/class or $60/4-class pass. Size is limited to 8 students per class. Play w/clay w/instructor Laurel Herbert, as she leads kids on a squishy, muddy adventure. Kids will love learning about pottery and sculpture each week through stories and games. They will get to try out new techniques with the clay each visit as they pound, squish, roll and throw on the wheel. It is suggested that you sign up in advance for two classes or more at a time so that your child’s pieces can be fired and painted. This is our most popular class so reserve your space early. Call 910620-4149 or muddymuse@gmail.com. Muddy Muse Studio, 616 Castle St, Unit B EAT AND CREATE Join us for a Saturday morning Art Class with Loraine Scalamoni. All student’s will enjoy a breakfast treat while creating a take home cavas painting. Contact Samantha Herrick to reserve your spot today! Spaces are limited. Saturday November 15,10:30 am - 12:30pm. Hannah Block Historic USO/Community Arts Center, 120 S. 2nd Street. 910-341-7860 DO IT FOR LOVE YOGA Fire Queen Productons and Beach House Bar and Grill presents an event for the “Do it for the Love” Foundation. Morning Yoga with Elizabther Cramond, registration is at 8:30am, yoga starts at 9am. Pre-reg: gina@thebeachhousebar.com. Admission: 10. Beach House Bar ‘n’ Grill, 7219 Market St.

Molina! Your first class is free! Bring water and a smile and shake it with us!! $5 Drop in rate. Danceworks, 4209 Oleander Drive MUSIC INSTRUCTION Music instruction at Modern Music with Lucian Rowland, who has 20 years experience as a professional recording and performing musician. Private lessons available for guitar, mandolin, banjo, and bass. (910) 508-1111 or rockinrowland@hotmail.com.

HOPE FOR THE HOLIDAYS Free grief workshops offered by Lower Cape Fear Hospice. Grief group discussions include understanding the grief process; coping with loss; defining realistic expectations for the holidays; and suggestions for creating new holiday traditions.

Workshops will be offered 2-4 p.m.

Wednesday, Nov. 12; 10 a.m.-noon Wednesday, Nov. 19; 2-4 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 3; and 2-4 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 10, at the Phillips LifeCare & Counseling Center, 1414 Physicians Drive in Wilmington. Evening workshops will also be offered from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov.12; Wednesday, Nov. 19; Wednesday, Dec. 3; and Wednesday, Dec. 10, at the Dr. Robert M. Fales Hospice Pavilion, 1406 Physicians Drive in Wilmington. Registration is rqd. 796-7991 or Melinda.mckeon@lcfh.org.

clubs/notices BIRD HIKE: TOPSAIL ISLAND 11/13, 8am: Each month we will explore a different site along the NC Birding Trail in the Coastal Plain. Each hike will be approximately 2 miles.

Transportation from Halyburton Park is included. $10 Pre-registration is required. Halyburton Park, 4099. S. 17th Street

ACTING 101 Background acting experts and extras casting pros as we’ll as guest appearances by Talent Agents make this workshop & seminar a fun filled event—last Sunday of each month, 2pm4pm; limited seating. Fun and informative way to get your acting career off to a great start! This class will prepare you for being on set, what to expect, the ethics of BG acting as well as how to take it to the next level. Advance sale only!

Online or at cafe register: Giant Cafe, 1200 N 23rd St Suite 209. $35

CAROLINA PEDIATRICS 11/13, 5:30pm: Our new parent meetings are held each month in our Wilmington location. We invite new expecting parents to come see our office, meet one of our doctors and ask questions about bringing their new little one to us for their healthcare needs. We will also offer new parents an opportunity to learn more about using our Patient Portal. This is a great opportunity for expecting parents in the community to come meet our providers and learn more about our practice. We look forward to meeting our future families! www.carolinapedswilm.com. Carolina Pediatrics of Wilmington, 715 Medical Center Dr.

ZUMBA W/LYNN MOLINA Mon/Wed/Fri, 6:30pm; Tues, 9:15am; Sat, 10am: Join Licensed Zumba® Instructor, Lynn

ILM NEWCOMERS CLUB 11/13, 9:30am: The ladies of Wilmington Newcomers Club will meet Thursday, Nov. 13,

www.bertsurfshop.com

HYPERFLEX Full suit, booties & gloves ALL FOR ONLY $10995

10% OFF UNCW Students (with valid ID - Excludes surfboards)

DEAL

SUP PACKAGE DEALS EPOXY SUP WITH DELK PAD

only $895

GREAT SALES ALL FALL & WINTER

UP TO 50% OFF

WILMINGTON - 5740 Oldeander Drive • (910) 392-4501 SURF CITY - Hwy. 210 • (910) 328-1010 CAROLINA BEACH - Hwy 421 & Winner Ave • (910) 458-9047 60 encore |november 12 – 18, 2014 | www.encorepub.com

11/12: HOPE FOR THE HOLIDAYS The Lower Cape Fear Hospice will offer free grief workshops throughout the holidays to help folks coping with the loss of loved ones during one of the most difficult times of year. Participants will work on setting realistic expectations during the holidays and find ways to create new traditions. Groups meet Tuesday at 10 a.m. to noon or 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Wednesdays (11/12, 19, 12/3 and 10) at 2 p.m., at the Phillips LifeCare and Counseling Center (1406 Physcians Dr.).

9:30am for social time, and 10am for presentation. Our guest speaker will be Harry Tuchmayer from the New Hanover County Library System. Come and learn what NHC libraries have to offer. For meeting location visit wilmingtonncnewcomers.com. Anyone new to New Hanover and Pender counties in the last four years is invited to join. 1518 Country Club Rd. NORTH BRUNSWICK NEWCOMERS CLUB 11/14, 9:30am: NBNC meets the 2nd Friday of each month Sept-June at 9:30 p.m. Meetings are held at Brunswick Community College, Leland Campus, 2050 Enterprise Blvd. in Leland.

Refreshments and social time begins at 9:30 am followed by a program and the general meeting at 10 am. For further details, please ,contact Cris Allen, President at cj5wood@msn.com phone 910-833-8949.

TIDEWATER CAMELLIA CLUB FALL SHOW 11/15, noon: Camellia show presents magnificent prize-winning camellia blooms by members of our club and local residents. Educational & floral displays and a sale of camellias complete this important annual event. Plant sale begins at 10am. New Hanover County Arboretum, 6206 Oleander Drive OCD/ANXIETY DISORDER SUPPORT GROUP 11/20, 7pm: Building B. Group meets the first and third Thursday of each month. Open to adults 18 and older. Family members welcome.

The first Thursday of each month is an educational presentation by Dr.Savard. Third Thursday is member led. Free. Details: 763-8134. Pine Valley United Methodist Church, 3788 Shipyard Blvd., Building B MANAGING EFFECTS PROSTATE CANCER Wilmington Prostate Cancer Support Group presents in Classroom C a DVD talk on Management Of Treatment Side Effects Through Basic Pharmacology by Charles “Snuffy” Myers, MD, Oncologist and PC Survivor, American Institute for Diseases of the Prostate, Foundation for Cancer Research and Education. Formal talk followed on DVD by Q&A and frank discussion.

Men and their spouses are welcome as well as interested members of the public.Info.: 7929953 or 799-5478 or wproscasupportgp@aol. com. New Hanover Regional Medical Center, 2131 S. 17th St. MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SUPPORT GROUP Meets 2nd Thursday each month at New Hanover Rehab Hospital, 2131 S. 17th St. (Regional Medical Center campus). Those with MS, family & friends welcome. Lisa Burns, 399-7252; Burt Masters 383-1368. New Hanover Regional Medical Center, 2131 S. 17th St. DOCTOR WHO WEDNESDAYS Come in to watch Doctor Who episodes every Wednesday night. Come in Cosplay, be a dork, be a geek, nerd out, but most of all

be a Whovian! Browncoat Pub & Theatre, 111 Grace Street AZALEA COAST EXECUTIVE NETWORK Meets the first Monday of each month at 5:30 pm for networking, dinner at 6 at Henry’s, 2508 Independence Blvd. Wilmington.

Female business women networking and professional development. Dinner is dutch $15; annual membership $24. Details 762-8562.

Henry’s Restaurant Wilmington NC, 2508 Independence Blvd.

culinary FERMENTAL Weekly wine and beer tasting, Fridays. • 11/15, 6pm: In their final outdoor brewery event of the year, Fermental welcomes the team from Broomtail Craft Brewery, located just 2.3 miles from the backyard beer garden in Ogden. Creating year round classics such as their MoeBeer, Bucket List Blonde, Ares Pale Ale, and Acerbic Ecstasy IPA. This gifted crew of brewers has quickly created a following in the local beer scene. Catch The Food Truck: serving tasty, locally driven, chef inspired seafood and other award winning culinary classics. E910821-0362. 7250 Market St., www.fermental.net.

PC JAVA ROASTERY TOUR 11/15, 9am: Join us at Port City Java’s Corporate Headquarters for our monthly roastery tour, cupping and home-brewing class! Our goal is to share how coffee is grown, harvested, processed and roasted. Demos of different brewing methods you can use to achieve that perfect PCJ cup at home! We hope this tour will engage all five of your senses in an educational and fun way. FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) Limited to six people. $15 each. Our tours are all inclusive and you’ll be going home with a freshly roasted pound of coffee. That said, we don’t have cash registers set up to work in our warehouse so we wouldn’t be able to process any sales if you wanted to purchase anything else.

Tickets are non-refundable. Port City Java Corporate Offices, 101 Portwatch Way WILMINGTON BREWING COMPANY 11/22, 1:30pm: Free brewing demonstration every Saturday at 1:30pm. Don’t wait! Brew your holiday beer and get a head start on your holiday shopping for your homebrewer: Gift Certificates, Equipment, Ingredients, T-shirts etc. Wilmington Brewing Company, 824 South Kerr Avenue PORT CITY SWAPPERS A monthly food and beverage swap where members of a community share homemade, homegrown, or foraged foods with each other.

Swaps allow direct trades to take place between attendees, e.g., a loaf of bread for a jar of pickles or a half-dozen backyard eggs. No cash is exchanged, and no goods are sold. Diversify your pantry and go home happy and inspired while meeting your neighbors! facebook.com/ PortCitySwappers.

FOOD NOT BOMBS To provide free Vegan and Vegetarian meals to the hungry. By sharing food we start a revolution. Food is a right, not a privilege. All our food is grown in the Food Not Bombs garden, and donated by local businesses, restaurants, farms, and people. Anyone can donate, and if you are unable to donate food, then donating your time is enough. Monthly meetups. www. foodnotbombs.net NONI BACCA WINERY Tasting room open seven days a week, 10am-

9pm (Mon-Sat) and 12-5pm (Sun.). Taste a flight of 6 or 9 wines; over 70 wines made on premise to sample at any time, served by the glass or the bottle. • Thurs.-Sat.: Specials at the bar on glasses and bottles of wine that run all day, but the crowd begins to gather around 7pm. Craft beer selection, too. We also make special label wines for weddings, corporate gifting, birthdays, reunions, or any event. 910-397-7617.

FEAST DOWN EAST BUYING CLUB Enjoy the quality, value and convenience of the Feast Down East Buying Club. It costs nothing to join. The benefits are immeasurable. It is a great way to eat healthier, while knowing you support your local farm families and community. Log on at www.FeastDownEast.org and start buying fresh local food, sourced from Southeastern NC farms. Choose a pick-up spot, and check out at the online cashier and you are done! Orders must be placed by 11am Monday for Thursday delivery. Consumer pickup is Thursday 3:30-6pm at: the Cameron Art Museum, THE POD (located next to Dunkin Donuts on UNCW campus) or the Burgaw Historic Train Depot.

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

FARMERS’ MARKETS Fruits, vegetables, plants, herbs, flowers, eggs, cheese, meats, seafood, honey and more! Poplar Grove, Apr-Nov, Wed, 8am-1pm.

910-686-9518. www.poplargrove.com • Riverfront Farmers’ Market open on Water St., downtown, every Sat., through Dec., 8am1pm. Food, arts & craft vendors and live music. www.wilmingtondowntown.com/farmers-market • Carolina Beach Farmer’s Market every Sat., May-Sept, 8am-1pm, around the lake in Carolina Beach. Free parking; vendors align the lake, from artists and crafters and musicians. www.carolinabeachfarmersmarket.com • Oak Island Farmers’ Market, Mon., April-Nov., 7am1pm. Middletown Park, Oak Island • Southport Waterfront Market, Wednesdays, May-Sept., 8am-1pm. Garrison Lawn in Southport, NC. • St. James Plantation Farmers’ Market, Thurs., May-Oct., 4-7pm, at the Park at Woodlands Park Soccer Field.

ARIES (Mar. 21–April 20): We all have addictive and obsessive tendencies. They are fundamental to being human. So the challenge is not to eliminate them—that’s not possible—but to harness them. If you hope to keep them from dragging you down, you must work hard to channel them into activities that enhance your life. How are you doing on this score, Aries? Are you chronically dependent on drugs, gambling, sugar, or chaotic relationships? Or are you, instead, hooked on the courage you summon when you face your fears and the willpower you invoke as you free yourself from your limitations? Now is an excellent time to upgrade your addictive and obsessive tendencies.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): “To improve is to change, so to be perfect is to have changed often.” Winston Churchill said that, and now I’m passing it along to you—with one caveat. I don’t expect you to be perfect, and never will. To shoot for perfection is risky. It may set up unrealistic expectations that lead to bad mental hygiene. It tempts you to avoid messy experiences, some of which might be essential to your growth. So I will offer a revised version of Churchill’s maxim for your use: If you want to improve, you must change. If you want to keep improving, you must change often. And the coming months will be prime time for you to keep improving and improving and improving.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Our planet’s most abundant mineral is called bridgmanite. It’s an amalgam of iron, magnesium, silicon, and oxygen. Until recently, no one had actually seen it because it lies so deep underground it can’t be reached by digging tools. Scientists have only known about it from studying how earthquake waves moved through it. That changed in the last few years, when two mineralogists found bridgmanite in an ancient meteorite. They were able to analyze the nuances of this basic mineral for the first time. I predict a comparable development for you, Taurus. In the coming months, you will become more familiar with a core part of you that has always been a mystery. The revelations may occur with the help of an influence that resembles a meteorite.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “Sex is like pizza,” comedian Mel Brooks said. “Even when it’s bad, it’s still pretty good.” That’s a generalization, of course.

I’m sure you can think of times in your past when mediocre pizza and mediocre sex were just plain mediocre. But work with me on the overarching principle, Scorpio: Some of the finer things in life just can’t be spoiled. They are always at least moderately pleasurable and interesting and lucky—and usually more than just moderately so. According to my reading of the astrological omens, your immediate future will be filled to the brim with these finer things.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Some conspiracy theorists are paranoid that aliens or government agencies use radio waves to try to control their minds. They wear tin-foil hats to protect themselves from the evil transmissions. But a recent study shows that this protective head gear has an effect that’s opposite to what it’s supposed to do. In fact, it actually amplifies the intensity of radio frequencies, making it even more likely that mind-control signals would work their dastardly magic. This problem probably does not apply to you, but I suspect you are suffering from a comparable glitch. An approach you’re pursuing or an attitude you’re cultivating is having an impact contrary to what you imagine. Now is an excellent time to make adjustments.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): I can’t remember the last time you’ve had as much artistic freedom as you have now. It’s as if life has given you a slew of wild cards and X-factors to play with. You don’t have to answer to the past as much as you usually do. You are less beholden to the demands of duty and the constraints of karma. Here’s the best perk: You have been authorized by both the higher powers and lower powers of the cosmos to fall in love. With whom? With what? Everyone! Everything!

tors syndiCate

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): For much of its history, the United States claimed ownership of the ocean within three miles of its coasts. That changed in 1988, when the federal government declared that hereafter it would have sovereignty over the ocean as far as 12 miles from land. With that action, American territory increased dramatically. I invite you to consider a comparable expansion in the coming months, Leo. Seize more space. Seek further privileges. Ask for a bigger piece of everything.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Poland’s most renowned ghost hunter is frustrated. Having invested a fortune in spectral detection equipment, Piotr Shalkevitz finds there are fewer and fewer spooks to investigate as the years go by.

I’m not qualified to speak about whether or not the whole world is experiencing a decline in the ghost population. I’m confident that this is exactly what is happening for you Virgos. Recently, the haunted elements of your life have begun to dissipate. And in the next eight months, I expect that you will be freed from most, maybe all, of the ghosts and pesky demons that attached themselves to you once upon a time.

The American ELM (48 Across) is

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Ancient people knew about Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn because all of those planets are visible to the naked eye. From the second millennium B.C. until the late 20th century, only three additional planets were found: Uranus, Neptune and Pluto.

(Pluto was later reclassified as a dwarf planet, however.) Then in 1992, astronomers began to locate planets orbiting other stars. On one spectacular day in February of 2014, NASA announced it had identified 715 new planets.

I foresee a similar uptick for you in the next seven months, Sagittarius. Your rate of discoveries is about to zoom.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): When Evan Lattimer’s 92-year-old father died in 2007, she inherited his large collection of odd relics. It included a cigar smoked by W. C. Fields, Greta Garbo’s driver’s license, Abraham Lincoln’s shaving mirror, a bearskin coat owned by General George Custer, and Napoleon Bonaparte’s penis. Many items turned out to be quite valuable to collectors. One eager bidder offered to buy the famous genitalia for $100,000. I suspect that in the coming months, you will experience events that have some resemblances to this story. For example, the legacy you receive may not be what you expected, but could turn out to be more useful than you imagined.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Here’s your assignment: Get more organized and purposeful about having fun. Think harder about what makes you feel good, and plan more aggressively to bring those feel-good experiences into your life. In offering these prescriptions, I’m not advocating irresponsible hedonism.

Not at all. In my view, you will become a better servant of those you care about by boosting your commitment to pleasure. You will carry out your duties with more aplomb and effectiveness. Raising your joy quotient is actually a formula for becoming a better human being.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): The Appalachian Mountains span 1,500 miles from Newfoundland to Alabama. They are the seventh longest range in the world; yet, they have shrunk over the eons. Their average height is 3,000 feet, but when they were young they were probably twice that high. What happened? There has been constant erosion caused by rivers, glaciers, wind, tree roots, lichens, and oxidation. Rain and condensation have also played a role because when water freezes, it expands, creating a wedging force. I propose that we make what has happened to the Appalachians a symbol of what’s possible for you in the next eight months, Pisces. Through steady, small actions, you can significantly grind down a mountainous obstacle.

encore | november 12 – 18, 2014 | www.encorepub.com 61

Thank you Wilmington for voting us

“Best Women’s Clothing”

Island Passage Elixir • 4 Market Street • 910.762.0484 Island Passage Lumina Station • 1900 Eastwood Rd. • 910.256.0407 Return Passage • 302 N. Front Street • 910.343.1627

1/2 Price Sushi & Appetizers 5-7PM Every Day This Week AND 10PM-Midnight Fridays & Saturdays!

MONDAY: Small Plates Night - $25 6-Course Flight ($35 inc.

2 oz. wine pairing) - $5 single plates / $6 Specialty Mojitos TUESDAY: Locals Night - 20% off Entrees all night! / $5 Specialty Cocktails WEDNESDAY: 80's Night - 80's Prices on Select Menu Items / $2 PBR / $5 Glass Pour Wine THURSDAY: $30 4-Course Prix Fixe Dinner / $1 Sake Shots / $5 Sapporos FRIDAY: $2 Off Any Sake Bottle / $3 Select Asian Imports SATURDAY: Sake Bomb Saturday - $5 Bombs SUNDAY: 1/2 Off Bottles of Wine / Buy One, Get One (up to $10) Entrees, Curries, and Specialty Rolls

33 South Front Street ~ 2nd Floor ~ Wilmington, NC 28401 ~ (910) 763-3172 62 encore |november 12 – 18, 2014 | www.encorepub.com

CORKBOARD

GASTRIC BYPASS WITHOUT SURGERY!

KAREN KANE MUSIC PRODUCTIONS

FOR FREE CONSULTATION

Available for your next CD or Demo 33 year veteran Producer/Engineer

200 album credits

Dreaming Of A Career In The Music Industry?

AUDIO ENGINEERING CLASSES Music Recording, Mixing, Pro Tools, Studio Production Classes offered in Jan., Apr. and Sept.

(910) 681-0220 or mixmama.com Want to Get the Word out about Your business...

AdVeRtiSe ON the

CORKBOARD

4weeKS - ONlY $50 cAll 791-0688 FOR detAilS

IT’S EASY WITH HYPNOSIS!

CALL NOW

910-343-1171 www.solomonhypnosis.com Piano Connection by James Jarvis 249 N. Front St., @ Old Books on Front St.

Have you ever wanted to learn to play the piano?

I have developed a unique and fun way for beginners.

5’5”, 36DDD, Very Assertive

EXOTIC

WILMINGTON COMPUTER

Hancrafted Beers only at the Brewery.

Mug of the Day $1.99

Downtown! You know us!

Call the best!

705 North 4th – 769-4977

Front Street Brewery 910.251.1935 9 North Front Street, Downtown Wilmington FrontStreetBrewery.com

Sales Mgr. Ryan Burris, 910-262-4784

AKEA BLAST REVOLUTIONIZING WEIGHT LOSS

A Night ON the tOwN For Executives and Refined Gents Brunette Model/Social Companion

910-616-8301 tAtiANA36ddd@AOl.cOm

WEB DESIGN – MAC REPAIR

Your first piano lesson is free!

Call James for details, 910-232-6080

FREE PC OR MAC DIAGNOSTICS!*

Info: theblastfast.com Order: GoAkea.com

FACEBOOK.COM/WILMINGTONCOMPUTER

910-620-5765

COASTAL HOT TUB

FABULOUS ENTERTAINMENT

PERMANENT MAKEUP

Hot Tub & Spa Repair

www.coastalhottub.com

910-274-1416

wcr123.com – Available 24/7 for you!

Exotic Dancers

In-Out Calls • Casual Events Two Girl Show • Bachelor Parties 24/7 Dancers Serious Inquiries Only Now Hiring 910-726-5323 or 910-616-2641

by Theresa

Specializing in brows & liners.

Wake, Work, Play...Your makeup will stay!

910.232.1001 PermanentMakeupForYourEyes.com Mention this ad for $50 OFF

sophisticated food. . . casual style

W W W. B L U E S U R F C A F E . C O M BREAKFAST • LUNCH • DINNER Hot Chocolates start Oct 31st. ~ GOURMET ENTREES ~ ~ GREAT OUTDOOR PATIO ~ 250 Racine Drive • Wilmington, NC Racine Commons • 910.523.5362 encore | november 12 – 18, 2014 | www.encorepub.com 63