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‘1776’ will be an immersive reminder why voting is important BY: GWENYFAR ROHLER

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he American Revolution’s depiction on stage has really captured a lot of people’s imaginations.

Though Lin Manuel-Miranda’s “Hamilton,” which tells the story from the perspective of Alexander Hamilton, has been making headlines with productions in New York, London, Puerto Rico and a national tour at Charlotte’s Blumenthal and Durham’s Performing Arts Center, it is far from the first Revolution-themed theatre piece to excite the American public. Rogers and Hart wrote Dearest Enemy in the 1920s, to dramatize the events around General Howe and General Washington’s battle in New York.

Perhaps it is Peter Stone and Sherman Edwards’ musical “1776” that best depicts central events to the American mythos: the writing of Declaration of Independence. Over the course of a few hours the audience meets the 55 fathers of our nation who, together, took a step that changed the course of history—and they risked their own lives to do it.

(Though I love the show, personally, I wish North Carolina got a little more credit in it for the Halifax Resolves, which instructed our delegates to vote for independence from Great Britain.

C’est la vie.)

In a twist of life and art mirroring each other at a moment of great appropriateness, a production of 1776 presented in

THE MEN OF THE DECLARATION: L. to r.: Jason Hatfied, Shane Fernando and Tony Rivenbark will perform the musical “1776” in the chambers of the Wilmington City Council on Oct. 26-28. Photos by JR Rodriguez

Wilmington’s City Council Chambers will open just before the upcoming election, Tuesday, Nov. 6. Directed by Ray Kennedy, it is joint effort of Positive Impact, Opera House Theater Company and Foundation Forward, Inc. Foundation Forward, Inc. is based in Valdese, North Carolina, and seeks to bring interactive experience with the Declaration of Independence, the United States Constitution and the Bill of Rights, to people in every county

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in North Carolina. They’re called “The Charters of Freedom Installations”—“15 installations to date and seven more in the works,” notes Kennedy.

“Vance Patterson, the founder, has a great passion for civic education.”

Kennedy has directed “1776” for Opera House several times. The production utilizes some of the performers from previous shows, but, as Kennedy notes, there are plenty of new faces, including the lady playing Abigail Adams, Susan Powell—Miss America 1981, a television host and NYC Opera alum. NYC performer Brandon Riddle will take on Richard Henry Lee. Wilmington audiences will be excited to see Tracy Byrd, fresh from his recent national tour of “Motown the Musical,” return to the stage as Dr. Josiah Bartlett. Martha Jefferson will be played by Wilmington native Sydney Martin Jones, who is returning from NYC, while well-known Wilmington theatre alum Jason Hatfield as John Dickinson is driving in for rehearsals from Durham. “JR Rodriguez will reprise his role of John Adams, and Tony Riven-

bark will reprise his wonderful take on Ben Franklin,” according to Kennedy— “so quite the stellar cast.”

Though Kennedy has directed “1776” before, he is excited about the immersive aspect of this particular run. Most shows take the historic Thalian Hall main stage by storm; this time it’s going up in the adjoining council chambers, as the New Hanover County government shares space with the 1858 historic theater.

“The audience will actually be sitting at tables in the continental Congress with delegates!” Kennedy enthuses. “[It’s] an exciting idea for making theatre real and alive. My concept for the show has always been to make the signatures we have seen our whole life human.”

The show has incredible potential for making our country’s signers real people—and to humanize the impact on those who affected them, like Abigail Adams and Martha Jefferson. It is possibly the closest many of us will ever get to the feeling of being in that room in Philadelphia (sans the heat).

The greatness of art is not to find what is common, but what is unique. —Isaac Bashevis Singer

As for the timing of the show with the election, Kennedy observes, “We did not specifically plan to open just before the election, but it certainly makes sense and reminds people of their civic duty to go out and vote.”

show free for 700 middle school students on the morning of November 1 and then that night for the public with Vance Patterson [founder of Foundation Forward, Inc.] in attendance,” he tells. “We will also perform for students in Wilmington on October 26 in a free morning show and an installation is planned in Wilmington in the next six months,” Kennedy notes.

Kennedy’s long association with the USO makes him no stranger to the association between art and duty. So the connection with Foundation Forward, Inc and the installations of the Charters For And it all started thanks to a group of Freedom in cities all across North Caro- disparate colonists on the other side of lina seems like a natural fit. the ocean from Great Britain who decidIn addition to the production in Wilm- ed to take on one of the greatest military ington, this rendition of “1776” will travel powers of the day—and to reshape the to Charlotte, NC. “We will perform the known world. Their decisions and actions were not taken lightly. What “1776”

does so well is to bring to life the uncertainties and struggles surrounding the delegates. The actions they took created the world we live in today. (Also by unintended consequences, it created the settlement of Australia, as Britain had to transport convicts—about 164,000 of them—there between 1788 and 1868 when they could no longer send them to America.)

When people say voting is a waste of time or they don’t know who to vote for, so they don’t, I can’t help but think of the monumental decisions the Continental Congress made and voted upon: whether or not to commit treason and declare independence as well as the rights of people to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Somehow, by comparison, not making the effort to vote for representation in a freely elected democratic government seems wimpy, at best.

Seriously, if William Hooper, John Penn and Joseph Hewes, NC signers of the Declaration of Independence, had decided it was too tough a decision to make, or too taxing or too timeconsuming, where would we be today?

Democracy is a participation sport, not a spectator sport. The musical “1776” dramatizes this truth beautifully. The im-

mersive setting of Kennedy’s current iteration will make it more palpable than ever. But, please, do not sit in the audience and applaud the actions of these men, and then somehow just never find the time to vote. Or never make a concerted effort to learn who the candidates are or what their platforms advocate. People have fought, died, suffered imprisonment and struggled so we can exercise a cornerstone of freedom.

Anyone who needs a reminder of why it is important should see “1776” and meditate on the 55 men who signed their names to a death warrant if they didn’t prevail in their vision of a free world.

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YOU CAN’T SAY HE WASN’T WARNED

Some people can get pretty territorial about their food. So it appeared in Colleton County, South Carolina, on Sept. 29, when Ryan Dean Langdale, 19, warned his 17-year-old cousin not to eat his salt and vinegar potato chips. “Do not touch my chips, or I’ll shoot you,” Langdale told his cousin, according to a sheriff’s incident report. The Charleston Post and Courier reported Langdale then went into another room, retrieved a rifle and “the rifle went off,” according to the sheriff’s document. Langdale summoned help but told police his cousin had accidentally shot himself while cleaning the rifle. Officers didn’t think the story held up: The pathway of the bullet through the victim’s chest was “impossible” if he had mistakenly shot himself, said sheriff’s Maj. J.W. Chapman. Sure enough, when the victim was questioned after undergoing surgery, he told officers the savory snacks were at the center of the dispute. Langdale surrendered on Oct. 10 and was charged with, among other crimes, attempted murder.

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Yury Zhokhov, 41, a factory worker in Donetsk, Russia, was found kneeling in a field in early October with a knife handle sticking out of the top of his head. Zhokhov was conscious, and when questioned by police, he revealed he had stuck the 8-inch blade in himself. He was having trouble breathing through his nose, he explained, and hoped to make another hole he could breathe through.

But the knife became stuck, and he couldn’t remove it. Odditycentral.com reports doctors at the local hospital were afraid to touch the knife for fear of killing Zhokhov or causing brain damage. “It was horrific,” a hospital spokesperson told local media. X-rays showed the blade “exactly between the two hemispheres of the brain.” Specialists were called and Zhokhov survived the surgery without apparent brain damage, although surgeons are concerned about infection.

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An alert (or nosy) passerby called police on Oct. 10 after seeing staff through the window of a Natwest bank in Birmingham, England, hiding and cowering under their desks. Officers arrived at the bank in hopes of catching a robber red-handed, but instead were told the workers were participating in a team-building game of hide-and-seek. West

Midlands Police Chief Inspector Dave Keen tweeted that, although the incident was a misunderstanding, the citizen made “the right call,” reported Metro News.

SMOOTH REACTION

On Oct. 12, an Air India Express pilot guided a Boeing 737 up and away from Tiruchirappalli International Airport in Tamil Nadu, India -- but not ENOUGH up and away. As the plane took off shortly after midnight, it hit the top of a 5-foot-tall perimeter wall and destroyed a small landing guide tower. The Washington Post reported that, despite the audible collision, the pilot told the airport director the plane’s systems were functioning normally and he was continuing toward Dubai, across the Indian Ocean. “But we found some parts of the plane, like an antenna, on the ground,” the director said. Finally, about two hours into the flight, ground control convinced the pilot to return to India, where the plane landed in Mumbai. Indeed, there was a huge gash in the plane’s underbelly, and mesh fencing was wrapped around the landing gear. All 130 passengers arrived unharmed and were booked on other flights, and the pilot and co-pilot have been grounded pending a review.

QUESTIONABLE JUDGMENT

Hatam Hamad, 56, a Palestinian and American dual citizen, made a name for himself on Oct. 10 as he flew from New Orleans to Heathrow Airport in London, reported Fox News. Six hours into the flight, after swigging five servings of wine, Hamad approached New Orleans TV executive Joel Vilmenay, who was sitting with his wife and two children. “This man had his penis out and exposed within 3 inches of my face,” Vilmenay said in his statement to the Uxbridge Magistrates Court prosecutor, Wendy Barrett. Vilmenay said he stood up and asked Hamad what he was doing, whereupon Hamad “responded by grunting” and exposed himself to another passenger. At that moment, Hamad “slapped (Vilmenay) in the chest with some force.” The cabin crew were alerted, and Hamad was removed to the back of the plane, where he was guarded for the remainder of the flight. Hamad, who has no previous convictions, at first denied having assaulted anyone, but later admitted his guilt, saying he had not drunk alcohol for three months but was a nervous flyer. His prison sentence was suspended, but he was ordered to pay Vilmenay $789.

VIEWS>>OP-ED

DON’T GO CHANGIN’:

Scientific data trumps horse sense BY: MARK BASQUILL

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month after Florence blew through our region, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a climate report with a gloomy forecast, vegetation and construction-debris piles still dot my morning run, and politicians like Ol’ 45 assure us they have the scientific instincts to dismiss decades of data. Why rely on people who spend their lives mastering the tedium of analysis when you have a great horse sense for science?

“Don’t go changin’.”

Sometimes the last song I hear rattles around my head during my jog. Billy Joel’s “Just the Way You Are,” released in 1977 during the Carter administration, is today’s tune.

I have a good horse sense when it comes to music, not grabbing women or calling them “horseface.” I’d like to say I have a pretty good instinct for climate science, too. But I don’t. My gut says Florence was just rain and wind. Happens all the time. Gives Jim Cantore something to do. It’s sunny today and won’t be catastrophically cloudy tomorrow. It’s gonna be alright.

Don’t go changin’, right?

My gut wants to believe ‘Ol 45 and climate change deniers, but science doesn’t support the position.

Our house is 1,100 meters from the Cape Fear River and 7 meters above sea level. We moved to Wilmington the week after Hurricane Fran devastated the area in ‘96. No one in the neck of our rapidly shrinking woods experienced flooding until last month. After Florence several houses less than half a mile down the road returned to the river for a few days.

As I hit the turnaround point of my jog, I pass another dislocated family’s pile of storm debris.

Their house should never have been built. It’s too close to the river. Too many pines sacrificed. Too little drainage.

For nearly a decade after Hurricane Fran, foolhardy development along the Cape Fear slowed. Ohio’s rust-belt refugees moved to less wet, windy places. Development slowed even more during the housing crisis. It’s only been in the last few years that local politicians and real-estate developers (hard to tell them apart) started foolishly clear-cutting stands of pine and putting up wooden boxes with vinyl

siding for legal immigrants from Ohio to stream Netflix in.

Who can blame them? Who could have predicted the level of damage and intensity of the two most recent storms?

Climate scientists.

Florence and Michael are the first storms climate scientists and meteorologists had data (not horse sense) to predict devastating intensity and link to human-influenced climate change.

There’s Billy Joel rattling around my head ...

“Don’t go changin’...”

It must be one of Ol’ 45’s favorites. It’s been the GOP theme song for as long as I can remember. But it’s not just on the GOP playlist.

They live by singing us reassuring tunes we want to hear. Popular choruses of, “There’s a simple answer to this. I know what I’m doing,” and of course, “You’re doing great the way you are. Don’t go changin’...”

By contrast scientists think everything is complicated and always want to change something.

They don’t love me just the way I am. They want me to stop smoking, drinking, having unprotected sex. They want me to eat kale, exercise, vaccinate my kids, wussify my headbanging

football, reduce my fossil-fuel footprint, meditate and think positive!

What do they know?

Politicians that call for change are hailed in a crisis and quickly discarded afterward. President Carter rightly called for energy independence and tightening our belts. Worst president ever! Right? We elected President Obama and his “Hope and Change” message during the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression. For a moment we started eating kale, listening to Coltrane’s complicated cool jazz, and the hard work of attacking complex problems. But as soon as shelves were restocked with Ding-Dongs, we went back to our easylistening station and found Billy Joel. “Don’t go changin’...”

Part of me wants to forget Florence, the midterms and the IPCC report. It’s easier to watch football, grill a burger, have a beer, listen to Billy Joel, and trust politicians that love me just the way I am.

Another debris pile close to home?

Then again, maybe it’s not a great idea to vote for politicians that have a horse sense about science.

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NEWS>>FEATURE

FULL OF HOT AIR:

Women Organizing for Wilmington bring Baby Trump to Pearls to the Polls Rally BY: SHANNON RAE GENTRY

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omen Organizing for Wilmington (WOW) has been demonstrating for 86 consecutive weeks since the inauguration of POTUS 45. After the 2016 Women’s March on Washington—and hundreds of sister marches across the country since—it was clear to WOW cofounder Lynn Shoemaker she wasn’t the only one unhappy with direction the nation was heading.

Like millions she was motivated to do something about it.

Shoemaker and her band of cohorts have been gathering downtown every Monday at noon for an hour of protest. Sometimes donning red capes and white hats, inspired by “The Handmaid’s Tale,” other times pink pussy hats, women and allies continue to gather at 102 N. 3rd St., armed with signs aplenty: equal rights for women, clean water not poisoned by GenX and most recently getting out others to vote. On Saturday, October 27, WOW will host Pearls to the Polls at Greenfield Lake Amphitheater to continue their mission to inspire everyone to vote come Election Day, Tuesday, November 6.

“We thought we’d make it a family-friendly event, with transportation to the polls with two vans and two buses donated,” Shoemaker notes. “They’re also picking up and dropping off near the Democratic event going on at St. Stephen AME Church at Red Cross.”

Dana Sergeant, one of the original founders of Clean Cape Fear, will be among guest speakers slated for the day. As an advocate for safe drinking water, Sergeant represents one among myriad issues WOW wants to educate voters about.

“Water is life and effects everybody here,” Shoemaker notes. “Dana will be talking about the Cape Fear River and what’s been going on with that. We need to elect people who will support regulating dirty corporations that pollute our drinking water.”

NARAL Pro-Choice America will be representing the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), of which women like Shoemaker have been advocating for an entire lifetime. A representative from Planned Parenthood will be on hand to talk about women’s reproductive rights. LGBTQIA, Black Lives Matter and You Can Vote With Us advocates will attend, too. Also slated to speak is ILM’s own Southern darling Celia Rivenbark, local comic and columnist. But, of all the guests planned for the day, none quite match the stature and

spectacle of the Baby Trump balloon.

Like millions of people, Shoemaker watched the 20-foot-high balloon mimicking Donald Trump take flight over Britain’s Houses of Parliament during POTUS 45’s visit there in July. Shoemaker’s sister also was tuning in. “[She] saw on Twitter they were bringing the baby to America and replicas were going to be made,” Shoemaker remembers. “She immediately tweeted: ‘WOW wants the baby to come to North Carolina in Wilmington.

We’re highly qualified to babysit!’”

It wasn’t long before a “nanny” in New Jersey reached out to the group to help coordinate Baby Trump’s trip to the Port City.

They had to complete an application process and employ the help of a scientist who could oversee the helium the balloon will use. Naturally, WOW has chosen a woman scientist, who wishes to remain anonymous because of her role at a university.

“There are a lot of women involved in the resistance who have to work behind the scenes because they fear retaliation from their employers or because they need to protect their employer, or because they fear for the safety of their children,” Shoemaker says.

“This is very much where we are today—with unleashed hate and discrimination by the man in our nation’s highest office. He has given his base permission to behave badly.”

While there are people vehemently against the current administration and recoil with every character of every new tweet, there also are folks who remain just as passionately in favor of the man behind the Twitter handle.

Mockery of the president might not exactly build bridges between the two groups, but it has worked well in rallying progressives.

“I think people that support this administration is wide awake and they’re going to turn out to vote,” Shoemaker admits. “On the other side of that coin is a large chunk of women who don’t vote—and that’s who we’ve been appealing to over the last 86 weeks we’ve been downtown: the rising American electorate; women of color, millennial women; women with children. I don’t think you can turn those voters out without being loud about what’s going one. Silence and politeness is not going to work.”

WOW has gotten more positive than negative feedback about bringing the oversize man baby to ILM. In fact, WOW has noticed an uptick in followers and RSVPs within 24 hours of announcing Baby Trump’s appear-

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GET OUT THE VOTE: WOW continues to meet every Monday at noon in downtown ILM for weekly protests. Photo by Shannon Gentry

ance at Pearls to the Polls.

“Ninety-nine percent of anything negative has come from older white men,” Shoemaker notes. At first, they weren’t going to mention Baby Trump flying at the rally. “I did catch flack from women telling me to put it [on social media] so people know the two are related,” Shoemaker clarified. Since the organization stands tall for women’s equal rights, Shoemaker listened.

“Everybody talks about civil discourse during every election,” Shoemaker says, “but I don’t think that we can have that until we have balance and right now we don’t have balance and representation—that’s sad but true . . .

The Trump administration is working against women and families and our environment. . . .

I think the clear message here [with the arrival of Baby Trump] is that if you don’t support their agenda then you’ve got to go to the polls and vote. Vote for people who aren’t going to give [Trump] blanket support.”

WOW is responsible for the helium and shipment costs of the balloon, for which they’ve created a GoFundMe campaign for $2,500. They raised about $1,900 as of press.

They don’t know where he’ll be headed next, but groups in Greensboro and Charlotte have applied for him to fly.

droves,” she notes. “While I’m going to be at Pearls to the Polls, I plan on being at [New Hanover County NAACP’s] Souls to the Polls [Sunday, Oct. 28, which gathers at St. Stephen’s AME Church and marches to call for early voters]. We’re sticking together to get out the vote.”

Folks at Pearls to the Polls will be able to take their picture in front of Baby Trump for a $1 minimum donation for Hurricane Florence relief at the Village of Greenfield. The area recently lost their community grocery store, Everybody’s, along with other businesses in the strip mall, from a fire. Smaller Baby Trump balloons will be available for $10, as well as pink pussy hats knitted locally, all to raise monies for the Domestic Violence Shelter and Services, Inc. as part of October’s Domestic Violence Awareness Month. They also will be collecting tampons and pads for Good Shepherd Center.

In addition to a series of speakers, Pearls to the Polls will feature live music by local female artists Johanna Winkel, Cheyenne Champion, and Laura McLean and Calamity.

Concessions will be open at GLA and WoW will confirm a food truck on their Facebook event page.

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SONGS OF THE SEA:

Jason Andre releases first children’s record ‘Sea Songs for Little Pirates,’ release show at Palate BY: SHANNON RAE GENTRY

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onnecting children with vital lessons through song is nothing new, but it is a pedagogical art form—a delicate balance of combining entertainment and education to create songs, which are catchy but not cliché. They are compelling but not preachy, funny but not flippant. It’s especially impressive when the songs, technically meant for children, carry tunes adults don’t mind singing along with, too.

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Singer-songwriter and mandolin player Jason Andre—formerly of The Midatlantic—has accomplished such a feat with “Sea Songs For Little Pirates.” Andre will have a release party on Sunday, Oct. 25 at Palate, wherein he will take on various personas and characters, just as heard throughout his album. His quirky stories include an appearance from “The Captain,” who sings from the perspective of a sad

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“and an ode to one of the most beautiful creatures on earth.

The song speaks to the importance of sharks, the need for them, the senseless fear of them, and the fascinating beautiful creatures they are.”

blue crab in “Crab Pot Blues.”

“As I started writing and recording demos of the songs, and singing out loud, some sort of pirate spirit animal came out,” Andre tells. “I found myself growling and taking on a ‘captain’ persona.’”

There are other lessons about the ocean and local history and facts floating throughout, too. “The Deep Blue” was mainly written to incite exploration—an anthem to “get out and explore!” “Go far, go deep, and see for yourself how amazing this little planet we live on really is,” Andre specifies.

A surfer his whole life along the Outer Banks (also once home to NC’s most famous pirate, Blackbeard), combined with his marine biology degree from UNCW, Andre’s experience and education informed his work. He worked at the NC Aquarium, UNCW Marine Quest and Wrightsville Beach Surf Camp. In short: The ocean inspires pretty much everything in Andre’s life.

Though he doesn’t have children, he’s known as “Uncle Jason” to many living nearby. They all go fishing and explore the salt marshes to discover all the magic coastal life has to offer. Wearing his trucker hat with “Captain” prominently displayed on it, Andre’s unofficial guided tours feature pirate and shark puppets for storytime. They made appearances throughout the recording process, too.

“When I sat down to start writing the songs, I began reflecting quite a bit on some lessons I used to teach and experiences I’ve had with kids,” he continues. “[I] tried to weave in educational aspects, as well as nautical folklore.”

“The Tidal Swing” was inspired by an old family friend, Leon Swain, who has long since passed. At 8 years old, Andre was enamored by Swain’s Hatterasbrogue accent. “He would yell, ‘There’s a hoigh toide on the soundsoide tonight!’”

Andre mimics. “It was the funniest thing.

My grandmother especially loved it and used to bring it up at every holiday meal and do her best impression.”

Andre has a few guests featured on the kid’s album as well. DC punk-rock producer Don Zientara sings the part of “Don the Stingray” in “The Stingray Shuffle.” Zientara produced some of Andre’s favorite bands as an angsty youth, such as Minor Threat, Bad Brains and Fugazi. Speaking of which, “No Use For Single Use” is the most punkrock tune in the mix and evokes a sense of activism about a real issue close to many in our coastal region.

“Punk rock has been and always will be an anti-establishment, anti-status quo, pro-

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Former Midatlantic bandmates Ben Sciance (drums, banjo) and Allan Upham change, pro-justice, protest form of music,” (bass) both contributed to the record, too.

Andre observes. “It was definitely one of my first loves as a young adolescent surfer/ They will join Andre onstage Sunday. skater. . . . So it only felt right to include “I did a lot of instrumentation on the album this song as a lover of the ocean, watching so to fill that sound in a live performance I society treat it like a freaking toilet.” called on fellow surfer/multi-instrumentalist Despite efforts by Wilmington’s Plastic and TheaterNOW artistic director Zach Ocean Project and volunteers like Andre Hanner of Da Howlies and The Noseriders and his friend Bonnie Monteleone, combat- to join me,” Andre divulges, “as well as Will ing single-use plastics is just now begin- Small of Billy Heathen, whom I’ve shared ning to get traction with possible solutions. the stage with whilst performing with Justin While it’s been important to infiltrate the Lacy.” consciousness of the masses and heads of There will be “treasures” to discover state, it’s quite important to educate youth throughout the day at Palate, too. Andre early on. will have copies of the CD, as well as T“They will inherit this mess we leave shirts, steel cups and stickers available for them with,” Andre says, “but kids are smart purchase. Costumes are encouraged for and powerful, and can have a lot of influ- this day “out at sea.” ence in their communities and families like “The Captain needs to show some sort my friends at Eco Marines over in Brisbane, of decency and responsibility,” he notes. “I Australia. They empower ambassadors to do always feel like I need to dress up when take the conservation education lessons I perform. . . . I don’t want to scare any back to their classmates, their schools, kids, so it’s not going to be like going to see their families, and ultimately their commu- GWAR or the Teletubbies—which are basinities and countries. . . . Plastics are literally cally the same thing. I also figured it’s Halkilling the ocean, all the way up the trophic loween so maybe parents will want to get chain, right to our dinner plates, and no one as much mileage as they can out of their seems to be aware it’s happening.” own costumes. It would be cool to have a “The Ballad of Mary Lee” is about one little army of fiddler crabs, though!” of the first and largest great white sharks tagged with a GPS tracker off the East Coast. Its female lead is voiced by Cha- Sea Songs For Little Pirates Album pel Hill-based musician Crystal Bright and her accordion to help realize the Release Kids Concert Sunday, Oct. 28, 2 p.m. • Free moral of the story.

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“So the song is kind of a nerdy conservation ballad (if that’s a thing),” Andre quips,

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A PREVIEW OF EVENTS ACROSS TOWN THIS WEEK

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TAKE ME HOME TONIGHT: Eddie Money is bringing the classics and more to CFCC’s Wilson Center this Thursday night at 7:30 p.m. Courtesy photo

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24

An Evening with Susy Paisley (6pm; $55-$80) —Cameron Art Museum, 3201 S 17th St.; 910-395-5999

Improv Comedy (7pm; $3)

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

Karaoke Wednesdays: Rhythm Connection (7pm; Free) —Lazy Pirate, 1801 Canal Dr.

Hooked on Sonics: Polyorchard (8pm; $5)

Hurricane Relief Benefit: El Jaye Johnson and the Port City All-Stars (6:30pm; $15) —Cameron Art Museum, 3201 S. 17th St.; 910-395-5999

Music in the Park: Painted Man (6:30pm; Free) —Leland Municipal Park, 113 Town Hall Dr.

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

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

Soul-R Fusion (7pm; Free)

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

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

Lawn Chair Bluegrass Blow Out #2 (7pm; $25)

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25

Eddie Money (7:30pm; $29.50-$79; Pop, Rock)

Trevor Hall (6pm; $22-$28; Singer-songwriter)

—Brooklyn Arts Center, 516 N. 4th St. —Wilson Center, 703 N. 3rd St.

Trivia (7:30pm; Free)

Oct 27th: Rocky Pleasant Music, 9pm-12am

—Greenfield Lake Amphitheatre, 1941 Amphitheater Dr.

Offering a variety of craft beer, ciders and wine

Perry Smith (6pm; Free; Singer-songwriter)

—Wrightsville Beach Brewery, 6201 Oleander Dr.

FireDrums & Tarot Thursdays (8pm; Free)

HOW TO SUBMIT A LISTING:

—Hell’s Kitchen, 118 Princess St.; 910-763-4133 —Juggling Gypsy, 1612 Castle St.; 910-763-2223

Sean Gregory (8pm; Free; Singer-songwriter) —Pour Taproom, 201 N. Front St.

Al Dimarco (8pm; Free; Piano and Vocals) —Tails Piano Bar, 115 S. Front St.

Robert Beau Beauchene & Paul Miller (8pm; Free; ‘80s Pop, Piano, Vocals) —Tails Piano Bar, 115 S. Front St.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26 Voices of Valor (5:30pm; $25)

—Hannah Block USO Building, 120 S 2nd St.;

Steep Canyon Rangers (6pm; $25-$30; Bluegrass) —Greenfield Lake Amphitheatre, 1941 Amphitheater Dr.

Family Halloween Party w/ Rainbow Bridge (6pm; Free) —Lazy Pirate, 1801 Canal Dr.

Sayer McShane (7pm; Free; Songer-songwriter) —Hoplite Pub, 720 N. Lake Park Blvd.

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THURSDAY

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

MONDAY

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

Port City Blitz, Rocket 77, Monkey Knife Fight, Bastard Brigade and guests (7pm; $6; Rock)

—Waterline Brewing Company, 721 Surry Lane

Garret Doughton (8pm; Free; Blues)

Opera Wilmington: La Boheme (4pm; $75)

—Juggling Gypsy, 1612 Castle St;. 910-763-2223 —Fermental, 7250 Market St.; 910-821-0362

The Ghouls UK/Riskee and the Ridicule/Madd Hatters (8pm; $5) —The Calico Room, 107 S. Front St.; 910-762-2091

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

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

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

—First Presbyterian Church, 125 S. 3rd. St.

Open Mic Night (7pm; $3)

The Fustics (9:30pm; Free; Rock)

Sunday School Underground (8pm; Free)

—The Whiskey, 1 S. Front St.

—Tails Piano Bar, 115 S. Front St.

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

MONDAY, OCTOBER 29

The Feebs (10pm; Free; Rock)

Trivia from Hell’s (7:30pm; Free)

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27

Greg Rekus and Paige Beller (8pm; $5)

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

Irish Traditional Session (2pm; Free)

—The Dubliner Irish Pub, 1756 Carolina Beach Rd.

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

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30

Tuesday Night Trivia (6:30pm; Free)

Have Guitar Will Travel (7pm; Free)

Adult Hip-Hop Class (6:30pm; $8-$12)

Saturday Night Contra Dance (7:30pm; $7-$10)

Trivia with Sherri ‘So Very’ & Taco Tues (7pm; Free)

—Hoplite Pub, 720 N. Lake Park Blvd.

—Hannah Block Community Center, 120 S. 2nd St.

—The Sour Barn, 7211 Market St.

—The Dance Element, 7211 Ogden Business Lane

—Local’s Tavern, 1107 New Pointe Blvd.

Groove Metal Appetite (8pm; Free)

The Nude Party w/ Glove (8:30pm; $10-$15; Rock)

Rocky Pleasant (9pm; Free)

ESKapeG.O.A.T. Release Party/Costume Contest (9pm; Free)

—Hell’s Kitchen, 118 Princess St.; 910-763-4133 —Pour Taproom, 201 North Front St.

Feebs (9pm; Free; Rock)

—Bourbon St., 35 N Front St.

Flannel Rebellion (10pm; Free; 90s Grunge Cover) —The Whiskey, 1 S. Front St.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 28

Heal ILM a Music Festival (2pm; Free)

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

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

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—Wrightsville Beach Brewery, 6201 Oleander Dr.

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Jim Nelson (9pm; Free; New Orleans Blues, Jazz)

Of Tomorrow (10pm; Free; Funk, Reggae)

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—Soif du Vin, 5226 S. College Road, Unit 9-B

The Romantics Andrew & Camille (7pm; Free; Jazz, Rat-Pack Standards; Piano, Vocals)

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

SUNDAY

$3.50 Pint of the Day $4 Fire Ball

$3.75 Sweetwaters $4.50 Absolute Lemonade

—Wrightsville Beach Brewery, 6201 Oleander Dr.

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

—Tails Piano Bar, 115 S. Front St.

SATURDAY

$3.75 Hay Bale Ale

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

Zion Roots (3pm; Free; Reggae)

Rob Ronner Duo (9pm; Free; Singer-songwriter) —Pour Taproom, 201 N. Front St.

FRIDAY

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

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

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

—Bourgie Nights, 127 Princess St.

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

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31 Improv Comedy (7pm; $3)

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

Karaoke Wednesdays: Rhythm Connection (7pm; Free) —Lazy Pirate, 1801 Canal Dr.

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CONCERTS OUTSIDE OF SOUTHEASTERN NC

SHOWSTOPPERS

X’S AND O’S: Elle King is playing at CLT’s Fillmore Underground on October 30. Courtesy photo NEIGHBORHOOD THEATRE N DAVIDSON ST., CHARLOTTE, NC (704) 358-9298 10/25: The Nude Party and more 10/26: The Oh Hellos and Samantha Crain 10/27: Whitey Morgan, Alex Williams, Tennessee Jet 10/28: The Chris Robinson Brotherhood 10/30: Major.

11/1:Pigeons Playing Ping Pong and Kitchen Dwellers THE FILLMORE 820 HAMILTON ST., CHARLOTTE, NC (704) 916-8970 10/24: Rufus Du Sol 10/26: Slander 10/27: Ben Rector 10/28: Steel Panther 10/31:Eden THE FILLMORE UNDERGROUND 820 HAMILTON ST., CHARLOTTE, NC (704) 916-8970 10/24: Joywave and Sir Sly 10/26: The Record Company 10/27: Big Data 10/29: Behemoth 10/30: Elle King 10/31: Cursive DURHAM PERFORMING ARTS CENTER 123 VIVIAN ST. DURHAM, NC (919) 688-3722 10/27: The Choir of Man 10/28: RBRM 10/30: Rumours of Fleetwood Mac 11/1: Cody Jinks 11/2: Ron White 11/3: Bob Dylan and His Band

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ARTS>>THEATRE

TRICKS AND TREATS

TheatreNOW’s ‘Tales from the Grand Guignol’ yields conflicting reviews BY: CHASE HARRISON

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t’s Halloween, everyone’s entitled to one good scare,” chuckles Sheriff Brackett from the quintessential film of the season, “Halloween.” Scaring and being scared is the reason for the season, in fact. It’s certainly one TheatreNOW holds true with their continuing tradition of bringing horror-themed plays to the stage in October, to fill Wilmington with plenty of frights, screams and mayhem. 2018 brings with it “Tales from the Grand Guignol”—an anthology piece that sandwiches horror and humor to a mixed result. It serves as a fine, if not outdated, way to celebrate the month of what goes bump in the dark.

The production itself finds its origins in the Paris theatrical venue of the 1900s, Le Théâtre du Grand-Guignol. It was a stage made famous for its depictions of vignettes, with a distinctly bleak worldview, as well as extreme levels of over-the-top gore and special effects. Something of a staged version of EC Comics’ “Tales from the Crypt,” director Zach Hanner adapted three stories: “The Final Kiss,” “Tics or Doing the Deed” and “The Haunted House.” While they may have sent chills down audiences’ spines over a century ago, today, they sadly do not. Years of being retold in flashier ways, along with escalation of the horror genre simply shows why slow-paced, expositionheavy stories feel out of style.

At the start the audience is greeted by Monsieur Hanner, who portrays something of a wide-eyed ringleader, hinting and threatening at the sights that are about to be unleashed. It brings to mind the Edward Van Sloan introduction of the classic “Frankenstein.” It even goes as far as to introduce the production’s “doctor,” who would be on hand in case anyone in the audience may be faint of heart. It’s a nice touch and adds to the overall William Castle-style the shows invokes.

Properly primed, the audience is transported to a small hospital room where a man (Jeremey Weir) is recovering from severe acid burns, as inflicted upon him from his fiancée (Jessica Farmer). It’s been a year since his attack, and doctors have done all

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kept screaming, “Do something already!” When the action does begin to spark, it’s halted again with exposition dumps. Even the neat twist on the haunted-house genre—which could have really pushed the story into a compelling tale—gets hampered down by long-winded air. At its conclusion, it comes off unfinished.

they could for the poor soul’s face.

It is all delved into with painstaking detail and borders on an exposition dump by the watchful doctor (Ken Vest) and a caring nun (Penelope Grover). As they change his bandages, the extent of his burns are teased, as scars can be seen off to the side of his face. Yet, the main attraction is held off for the act’s final crescendo.

Though the show as a whole features some very choppy blocking—seemingly wherein actors aimlessly move about the stage—here it is used effectively with the victim’s back kept toward the audience. It builds up the want to see what is hidden under the bandages. The story really kicks in to high gear with the return of the fiancée, as the two crossed lovers finally come face to ... well, lack of face. Here Farmer and Weir are allowed to stretch the legs of their characters with confrontation, and the audience finally sees who these two are. Turns out, they are both pretty despicable and deserve each other. For at least one of them, a happy ending is reached—somewhat. The segment perfectly hits the “Tales from the Crypt” vibe and serves as the best story of the entire evening.

The mess left of the victim’s face is shown within the last moments of the vignette and it is exquisitely grotesque. Actually, the effects of the entire production are top-notch, from the mutilated mockery of the human face, all the way to a bloodsquirting knife that oozes the red stuff delightfully. It’s crafted by the Madam of the Macabre, the General of Gore herself, Nicole Porreco Horton—who in a short time has had the stages of Wilmington running red in the greatest of fake blood. She is the Wilmington Tom Savini.

Following the “Final Kiss,” the audience is told of the hot/cold shower technique by Monsieur Hanner. It’s a tactic used often at the “Grand Guignol,” and entails starting with a horror short, followed by a comedy short and a return to horror. With that kicks off “Tics, or Doing the Deed,” which focuses on two aristocratic couples (Ken Vest and Penelope Grover, and Ron Hasson and Lynette O’Callaghan), their house servants (Jessica Farmer and Jeremey Weir), and an evening of ever-so-many delightful romantic “misunderstandings.” The segment

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As with all TheatreNOW shows, a three-course meal is served between the acts, crafted

by Chef Denise Gordon. Starting off the evening, a delightful hors d’oeuvre of a cheese-and-vegetable roulade tastes out of this world! I thought frequently upon leaving how I wish my portion was larger. After the first bite, I considered making my way to the kitchen and putting on my best Oliver Twist face to ask for more.

could easily be the forbearer to “Porky’s” and all ‘80’s sex comedies.

Though the cast really has fun in the story—and embodying the character’s sex crazed attitudes—it’s Ron Hasson who overall steals it. The man is a ball of energy—a cartoon character come to life. The way he prances about the stage, wrings his hands, and pitches his voice gives way to the very presentation of acting the show tries to capture. While Farmer comes in a close second, as an exaggerated Cockney house maid, her screeching wails of sorrow are hilarious.

It is the most well-balanced of the acts, with its pacing never lagging and a lot of its comedy landing. Vest’s “Elvis the Pelvis”like tick is a sight of comedy gold. However, its hit-or-miss commitment to presentation across the board and its switch of genre manages to stray from the horror-central story. It could have been rooted in comedy while keeping closer to the “Halloween” theme.

The night ends with “The Haunted House,” the most problematic of the three acts. The audience finds upper-echelon society slumming it in a supposed ... well, from the title I’m gonna just assume readers can guess. The act suffers from a rambling plot of talking heads. Internally, I

The entrees—three to choose from—consist of pumpkin and yellow curry cauldron, coq au vin (chicken in red-wine sauce), and a French onion soup-based bison burger. All three are rather tasty, but to be honest, readers, I’m just not a fan of curry, and never have been. As it stands to this day, I’m not. Though I do love the taste of a good burger, here, it was a tad overdone for my liking—maybe because it’s bison, which I never tasted. The caramelized onions and Swiss cheese up the flavor of each bite. Of the three, my favorite was the coq au vin, the chicken was perfection, paired with pumpkin-potato puree.

Even through the production has issues, TheatreNOW has reached into the past and brought to Wilmington’s scene the origins for staged horror. Though the stories can be considered outdated, it’s never any less important to dust off classics and see what can be learned from them. It shows us horror fans what can be built off of them. So in that realm, what TheatreNOW has strived for can be seen as a success.

DETAILS:

Tales from the Grand Guignol

Through Nov. 10, Fri. and Sat. only, 7 p.m. (doors, 6 p.m.)

Tickets: $20-$47 TheatreNOW • 19 S. 10th St. www.theatrewilmington.com

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

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210 Princess St. Tues. - Sat. 10am - 6pm (or by appt., Sun. and Mon.) (484) 885-3037 www.aibgallery.com

Art in Bloom Gallery is in a renovated 19th-century horse stable and presents an eclectic mix of original art by emerging and established artists. View our featured exhibit “Last Song of Summer: Ceramics

by Traudi Thornton and Paintings by Pam Toll” extended through October 27.

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

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

“Unearthed: Landscape Paintings by Topher Alexander and Kirah Van Sickle” continues through October 21st at PinPoint Restaurant, 114 Market Street.

“The Familiar Distance in Going Home: Visual Narratives by Pam Toll” opens on October 24th at PinPoint Restaurant, 114 Market Street and continues through January 21, 2019.

“Archival Ink Transfer Prints by Bob

Presented by:

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

CHARLES JONES AFRICAN ART

311 Judges Rd., Unit 6-E cjart@bizec.rr.com (910) 794-3060 Mon. – Fri. 10am - 12:30 pm 1:30 pm - 4 pm Open other hours and weekends by appointment www.cjafricanart.com

African art: Museum quality African Art from West and Central Africa. Traditional African art for the discerning collector.

Current Exhibition: Yoruba beadwork and Northern Nigerian sculpture. Appraisal services, curatorial services and educational exhibitions also available.

Over 30 years experience in Tribal Arts.

Our clients include many major museums.

NEW ELEMENTS GALLERY

271 N. Front St. (919) 343-8997 Tues. - Sat.: 11am - 6pm (or by appt.) www.newelementsgallery.com

Now exhibiting “Unparalleled Structures”

by Bowman and Bass.

Located in the heart of historic downtown Wilmington, New Elements Gallery has been offering the best of regional and national fine art and craft since 1985.Learn more about the artists we represent, featured exhibitions, and gallery news on our website.

WILMA W. DANIELS GALLERY

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October 24-26: (additional screening on October 24 at 4 p.m.): A wife questions her life choices as she travels to Stockholm with her husband, where he is slated to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature. Starring Elizabeth McGovern, Christian Slater, Glenn Close (R, 1 hour 40 minutes)

otels in the off-season: Does anything good ever happen there? Every character in a horror movie should answer with a resounding, “Hell, no!” Whether it’s an aspiring writer, doing a little house-sitting or a fraudulent employee lying low after stealing some cash, there’s nothing good waiting in whatever backwater establishment exists to hole up in for the night.

Drew Goddard’s new movie tells us flatout the kind of experience time travellers who find themselves at the El Royale Hotel are going to have. The opening of the film makes it clear El Royale isn’t vying for any Michelin stars. Someone is going to a lot of trouble to bury a duffle bag underneath the floorboards of a room. Once the task is completed, someone comes to the room and murders the burier in cold blood. It doesn’t take long for bad times to kick in.

It’s the 1960s on the California/Nevada border. The infamous El Royale straddles the line between two states and provides weary travellers rooms in each state. The establishment has seen better days; it used to be a hopping gambler’s paradise for those near or around Lake Tahoe. Four different personalities roll up on one evening, each with their own secrets: a grizzled elderly priest (Jeff Bridges), who feels a little too eager and earnest, and a backup singer (Cynthia Erivo) trying to find cheap digs while preparing for her first headlining show in Reno. They encounter a slimy, off-putting vacuum salesman (Jon Hamm) who seems desperate to acquire the honeymoon suite, in spite of travelling alone. Then there is an abrasive hippie-chick (Dakota Fanning) who has zero interest in anyone else. The hotel is managed by a mousy clerk named Miles (Lewis Pullman), who seems to be wrestling with a number of his own issues while dealing with these damaged patrons.

STYLISHLY NOIR: Jon Hamm and Jeff Bridgers bring super acting chops to the El Royale, also a stunningly beautiful film. Courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox

to weave the story together. Talking more about the plot is going to diminish the experience, so I’m going to shut up now.

What I would like to talk about is how beautiful the movie is. It is dripping with style, from the beautiful “Mad Men”-era decor to a soundtrack steeped in some classic Motown and Doo-Wop hits. “Bad Times at the El Royale” is a movie with a great sense of style and it’s finely finessed. Every moment feels intentional. From start to finish, the film is a well-crafted cinematic treat—the kind of movie that sits nicely beside other entertaining noir thrillers of yesteryear.

I’d also like to talk about Drew Goddard, who has become one of the most entertaining writers and filmmakers to emerge over the last decade. He wrote and directed the brilliant “Cabin in the Woods,” which might be the smartest, most entertaining post-modern movie of the 21st century. As a writer, his chops have been well-established, with scripts for great movies like “The Martian.” As a director, his sophomore films prove he’s just as capable behind the camera—creating a fun, tense and engaging throwback.

A number of mysteries beg many questions: What’s in the duffle bag buried underneath the floorboards? Is our friendly priest really a man of the cloth? Why is the salesman searching his room for listening devices? Why does one have a body in the “Bad Times at the El Royale” is a fantastic trunk? What other secrets does this creepy, entertainment piece. The cast is remarkably super-stylish hotel have? It feels irrespon- game and brings a lot of energy to a tight, sible for me, the critic, to answer any of it. engaging script. It’s hard not to love Jeff “Bad Times at the El Royale” is a stylish Bridges, who manages to make even the little noir thriller that has fun with timelines, most nefarious character seem ridiculously flashbacks and finding interesting ways charming. Newcomer Lewis Pullman does

an equally impressive job in his role as a morally conflicted young man searching for salvation.

This is a great thriller. The El Royale is totally worth a visit.

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Bad Times at the El Royale Rated R Directed by Drew Goddard Starring Jeff Bridges, Jon Hamm, Dakota Fanning, Lewis Pullman, Chris Hemsworth

October 26: Monster Movie Madness at Bellamy Mansion in downtown Wilmington, NC, features an evening of scary films including “Night of the Living Dead” and “The House on Haunted Hill.” Hot dogs, popcorn, drinks, beer and wine available for sale. Costumes are encouraged. Suggested donation of $5 helps fund the educational programming and preservation efforts at the museum site.

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AMERICAN BLUEWATER WATERFRONT GRILL Enjoy spectacular panoramic views of sailing ships and the Intracoastal Waterway while dining at this popular casual American restaurant in Wrightsville Beach. Lunch and dinner are served daily. Favorites include jumbo lump crab cakes, succulent seafood lasagna, crispy coconut shrimp and an incredible Caribbean fudge pie. Dine inside or at their awardwinning outdoor patio and bar, which is the location for their lively Waterfront Music Series every Sunday April - October. Large parties welcome. Private event space available. BluewaterDining.com. 4 Marina Street, Wrightsville Beach, NC. (910) 256-8500.

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Mon-Fri

11a.m. - 11 p.m.; Sat & Sun 11 a.m. – 11 p.m.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Wrightsville Beach ■ FEATURING: Waterfront dining ■ MUSIC: Music every Sunday in Summer ■ WEBSITE: www.bluewaterdining.com CAM CAFÉ CAM Café, located within the CAM delivers delightful surprises using fresh, local ingredients. The café serves lunch with seasonal options Tuesday through Saturday, inspired “small plates” on Thursday nights, an elegant yet approachable dinner on Thursday and brunch every Sunday. Look for a combination of fresh, regular menu items along with daily specials.

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with the art of the museum. 3201 S 17th St. (910) 777-2363.

■ SERVING LUNCH, BRUNCH & DINNER: Hours: Tuesday - Sunday 10am - 2 pm; Thursday evening, 5pm-9pm ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ WEBSITE: www.camcafe.org ELIJAH’S Since 1984, Elijah’s has been Wilmington, NC’s outdoor dining destination. We feature expansive indoor and outdoor waterfront dining, with panoramic views of riverfront sunsets. As a Casual American Grill and Oyster Bar, Elijah’s offers everything from fresh local seafood and shellfish to pastas, sandwiches, and Certified Angus Beef selections. We offer half-priced oysters from 4-6 every Wednesday & live music with our Sunday Brunch from 11-3. Whether you are just

looking for a great meal & incredible scenery, or a large event space for hundreds of people, Elijah’s is the place to be.

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Sun-Thurs 11:3010:00; Friday and Saturday 11:30-11:00 ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Downtown Wilmington; kids menu available HENRY’S A local favorite, Henry’s is the ‘place to be’ for great food, a lively bar and awesome patio dining. Henry’s serves up American cuisine at its finest that include entrees with fresh, local ingredients. Come early for lunch, because it’s going to be packed. Dinner too!

Henry’s Pine Room is ideal for private functions up to 30 people. 2508 Independence Boulevard, Wilmington, NC. (910) 793.2929.

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

– 11 p.m.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ FEATURING: Daily blackboard specials.

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

■ OPEN: Mon-Thurs 10:57 am - 10 pm; Fri-Sat 10:57 am - 11 pm {Serving Brunch 10:57am – 3pm & bar open until midnight}; Brunch ALL DAY Sunday 9:57am – 10pm ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ WEBSITE: www.hopssupplycompany.com NICHE Niche Kitchen and Bar features an eclectic menu, a large wine list, and a warm and inviting atmosphere.

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

Niche’s heated covered patio is perfect for anytime of the year and great for large parties. And their bar has a great assortment of wines, even offered half off by the glass on Tuesdays-Thursdays. Open Tues. - Sun. 11 a.m. - 10 p.m. Reservations are encouraged and can be made by calling 910-399-4701.

■ OPEN LUNCH AND DINNER: Tues.-Sun., 11 a.m.

- 10 p.m.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: South Wilmington ■ WEBSITE: www.nichewilmington.com PINE VALLEY MARKET Pine Valley Market has reigned supreme in servicing the Wilmington community for years, securing encore’s Best-Of awards in catering, gourmet shop and butcher. Now, Kathy Webb and Christi Ferretti are expanding their talents into serving lunch in-house, so folks can enjoy their hearty, homemade meals in the quaint and cozy ambience of the market. Using the freshest ingredients of highest quality, diners can enjoy the best Philly Cheesesteak in Wilmington, along with numerous other sandwich varieties, from their Angus burger to classic Reuben, Italian sub to a grown-up banana and peanut butter sandwich that will take all diners back to childhood. Served among a soup du jour and salads, there is something for all palates. Take advantage of their take-home frozen meals for nights that are too hectic to cook, and don’t forget to pick up a great bottle of wine to go with it. 3520 S. College Road, (910) 350-FOOD. ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Mon.-Fri.10 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sat. 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Closed Sun. ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: South Wilmington ■ FEATURING: Daily specials and take-home frozen meals ■ WEBSITE: www.pinevalleymarket.com ROADHOUSE OF WILMINGTON Roadhouse is an American-style restaurant and focuses on homemade, classic dishes, cooked to order, using fresh ingredients. They are located at

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

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

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

Check our website trollystophotdogs.com for hours of operations, specific store offerings and telephone numbers, or contact Rick Coombs, 910-2978416, rtrollystop@aol.com We offer catering serving 25-1000 people. Franchises available ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER ■ LOCATIONS: Wilmington, Fountain Dr. (910) 4523952 Wrightsville Beach (910) 256-3921 Southport (910) 457-7017 Boone, NC (828) 265-2658 Chapel Hill, NC (919) 240-4206 ■ WEBSITE: www.trollystophotdogs.com

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

Be sure to save room for our world famous desert, the banana egg roll! We take pride in using only the freshest ingredients, and our extensive menu suits any taste. After dinner, enjoy specialty drinks by the koi pond in our Asian garden. Located at 7 Wayne Drive (beside the Ivy Cottage), (910) 251-9229.

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

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ WEBSITE: www.indochinewilmington.com NIKKI’S FRESH GOURMET For more than a decade, Nikki’s downtown has served diners the best in sushi. With freshly crafted ingredients making up their rolls, sushi and sashimi, a taste of innovation comes with every order. Daily they offer specialty rolls specific to the Front Street location, such as the My Yoshi, K-Town and Crunchy Eel rolls. But for less adventurous diners looking for options beyond sushi, Nikki’s serves an array of

sandwiches, wraps and gyros, too. They also make it a point to host all dietary needs, omnivores, carnivores and herbivores alike. They have burgers and cheesesteaks, as well as falafal pitas and veggie wraps, as well as an extensive Japanese fare menu, such as bento boxes and tempura platters.

Daily dessert and drink special are also on order.

Check out their website and Facebook for more information. 16 S. Front St. (910) 771-9151.

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Mon.-Thurs., 11am-10pm; Fri.-Sat., 11am-11pm; Sun., 12pm10pm. Last call on food 15 minutes before closing.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Downtown ■ WEBSITE: www.nikkissushibar.com/ OKAMI JAPANESE HIBACHI STEAK HOUSE We have reinvented “Hibachi cuisine.” Okami Japanese Hibachi Steakhouse is like no other.

Our highly skilled chefs cook an incredible dinner while entertaining you on the way. Our portions are large, our drinks are less expensive, and our staff is loads of fun. We are committed to using quality ingredients and seasoning with guaranteed freshness. Our goal is to utilize all resources, domestically and internationally, to ensure we serve only the finest food products. We believe good, healthy food aids vital functions for well-being, both physically and mentally. Our menu consists of a wide range of steak, seafood, and chicken for the specially designed “Teppan Grill.” We also serve tastebud-tingling Japanese sushi, hand rolls, sashimi, tempura dishes, and noodle entrees. This offers our guests a complete Japanese dining experience. Our all-you-can-eat sushie menu and daily specials can be found at www.okamisteakhouse.com! 614 S College Rd.

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ASIAN HIBACHI TO GO Hibachi To Go is a locally owned, family business serving only the freshest ingredients with three locations. We invite you to try our menu items at either our Hampstead drive-thru location, where you can walk-up, take-out, or call in and pick up your meal or our Ogden location with dine-in or take-out options. Our new Wilmington location (894 South Kerr Avenue) offers dine-in, take-out or drive-thru service.

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

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Join Us for Our Inaugural Halloween Gala & Costume Ball @ TAILS 115 South Front Street Saturday, October 27, 2018, 7PM-2AM A Spectacular, Catered PRIVATE PARTY EVENT $30 p/p - Reservations A MUST d-TAILS@tailspianob d ar.com

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Mon.-Thurs., 11am2:30pm / 4-10pm; Fri., 11am-2:30pm / 4pm-11pm; Sat., 11am-11pm; Sun., 11am-9:30pm ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ WEBSITE: www.okamisteakhouse.com SZECHUAN 132 Craving expertly prepared Chinese food in an elegant atmosphere? Szechuan 132 Chinese Restaurant is your destination! Szechuan 132 has earned the reputation as one of the finest contemporary Chinese restaurants in the Port City. Tastefully decorated with an elegant atmosphere, with an exceptional ingenious menu has deemed Szechuan 132 the best Chinese restaurant for years, hands down. 419 South College Road (in University Landing), (910) 799-1426.

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ FEATURING: Lunch specials ■ WEBSITE: www.szechuan132.com YOSAKE DOWNTOWN SUSHI LOUNGE Lively atmosphere in a modern setting, Yosake is the delicious Downtown spot for date night, socializing with friends, or any large dinner party. Home to the never-disappointing Shanghai Firecracker Shrimp! In addition to sushi, we offer a full Pan Asian menu including curries, noodle dishes, and the ever-popular Crispy Salmon or mouth-watering Kobe Burger.

Inspired features change weekly showcasing our commitment to local farms. Full bar including a comprehensive sake list, signature cocktails, and Asian Import Bottles. 33 S. Front St., 2nd Floor (910) 7633172.

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

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

Nightly Drink Specials. Gluten-Free Menu upon request. Complimentary Birthday Dessert.

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

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

260 Racine Dr, Wilmington 28403 (910)799-6799 ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Sun. 12pm-11pm, Mon.-Thurs. 11am-10pm, Fri.-Sat. 11am-11pm ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ WEBSITE: yoshisushibarandjapanesecuisine.com

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

make is made with love. Their New York style bagels are made the traditional way - kettle boiled then baked. They also offer Boar’s Head premium deli meats and cheeses for any of their sandwich creations. To find out more about Beach Bagels, check them out on social media or visit one of their three locations to taste what they’re all about. 5906 Oleander Dr., (910) 769-4232 (in Seagate, across from Dairy Quee); 5226 S. College Rd., (910) 399-8731 (in Monkey Junction, beside PetSmart); This location is temporarily closed due to Hurricane Florance, 7220 Wrightsville Ave., (910) 256-1222.

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

■ WEBSITE: www.BeachBagels.biz ROUND BAGELS AND DONUT Round Bagels and Donuts features 17 varieties of New York-style bagels, baked fresh daily on site in a steam bagel oven. Round offers a wide variety of breakfast and lunch bagel sandwiches, grilled and fresh to order. Round also offers fresh-made donuts daily! Stop by Monday - Friday, 6:30 a.m. - 3 p.m., and on Sunday, 7:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.

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

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■ MUSIC: Tuesdays on the deck, 7 – 9p.m., MayOct ■ WEBSITE: www.littledipperfondue.com

GREEK SYMPOSIUM RESTAURANT AND BAR After moving to Wilmington Chef George Papanikolaou and his family opened up The Greeks in 2012 and with the support of the community was able to venture out and try something different with Symposium. Symposium is an elegant experience consisting of recipes that Chef George has collected his whole life. Many of the recipes are family recipes that have been handed down through the years, one is as old as 400 years old. With a blend of fresh local ingredients, delicious longstanding family recipes, and Authentic Greek cuisine Symposium is a restaurant that is unique in its cooking and unforgettable in the experience it offers. Everything on the menu is a mouthwatering experience from the charred octopus, to the lamb shank with papardelle pasta, to the homemade baklava and galaktoboureko! Happy Eating OPA!! Located in Mayfaire Town Center at 890 Town Center Dr, Wilmington, NC 28405 (910) 2399051. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram.

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

IRISH THE HARP Experience the finest traditional Irish family recipes and popular favorites served in a casual yet elegant

traditional pub atmosphere. The Harp, 1423 S. 3rd St., proudly uses the freshest ingredients, locally sourced whenever possible, to bring you and yours the most delicious Irish fare! We have a fully stocked bar featuring favorite Irish beers and whiskies. We are open every day for both American and Irish breakfast, served to noon weekdays and 2 p.m. weekends. Regular menu to 10 p.m. weekdays and 11 p.m. weekends. Join us for trivia at 8:30 on Thursdays and live music on Fridays – call ahead for schedule (910) 763-1607. Located just beside Greenfield Lake and Park at the south end of downtown Wilmington, The Harp is a lovely Irish pub committed to bringing traditional Irish flavor, tradition and hospitality to the Cape Fear area.

■ SERVING BREAKFAST, LUNCH & DINNER ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Greenfield Lake/Downtown South ■ FEATURING: Homemade soups, desserts and breads, free open wifi, new enlarged patio area, and big screen TVs at the bar featuring major soccer matches worldwide.

■ WEBSITE: www.harpwilmington.com SLAINTE IRISH PUB Slainte Irish Pub in Monkey Junction has traditional pub fare with an Irish flair. We have a large selection of Irish whiskey, and over 23 different beers on draft, and 40 different craft beers in bottles. They have a large well lit outdoor patio with a full bar also.

Come have some fun! They currently do not take reservations, but promise to take care of you when you get here! 5607 Carolina Beach Rd. #100, (910) 399-3980 ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: 11:30 a.m. to midnight, seven days a week ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: South Wilmington, Monkey Junction

THEATRENOW TheatreNOW is a performing arts complex that features weekend dinner theater, an award-winning weekly kids variety show, monthly Sunday Jazz Brunches, movie, comedy and live music events.

Award-winning chef, Denise Gordon, and a fabulous service staff pair scrumptious multi-course themed meals and cocktails with our dinner shows in a theatre-themed venue. Dinner theater at its best! Reservations highly suggested. 19 S. 10th Street (910) 399.3NOW (3669). Hours vary.

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

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

■ SERVING DINNER: 5pm Tue-Sun; open 7 days/ week seasonally, May-October ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Downtown ■ FEATURING: Tasting menu every Tues. with small plates from $1-$4; Ladies Night every Wed; $27 4-course prix fixe menu on Thurs.; “Date night menu,” $65/couple with beer and wine tasting every Fri. and half-price bottles of wine on Sun.

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

■ WEBSITE: www.facebook.com/slaintemj

ITALIAN ANTONIO’S Serving fresh, homemade Italian fare in midtown and south Wilmington, Antonio’s Pizza and Pasta is a family-owned restaurant which serves New York style pizza and pasta. From daily specials during lunch and dinner to a friendly waitstaff ensuring a top-notch experience, whether dining in, taking out or getting delivery, to generous portions, the Antonio’s experience is an unforgettable one. Serving subs, salads, pizza by the slice or pie, pasta, and more, dine-in, take-out and delivery! 3501 Oleander Dr., #2, and 5120 S. College Rd. ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Sun.-Thurs., 11 a.m.-9 p.m. and Fri.-Sat., 11 a.m.-10 p.m. (Sun., open at 11:30 a.m.)

■ NEIGHBORHOOD DELIVERY OFFERED: Monkey Junction and near Independence Mall ■ WEBSITE: www.antoniospizzaandpasta.com THE ITALIAN BISTRO The Italian Bistro is a family-owned, full-service Italian restaurant and pizzeria located in Porters Neck. They offer a wide variety of N.Y. style thincrust pizza and homemade Italian dishes seven days a week!

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

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

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Porters Neck ■ WEBSITE: www.italianbistronc.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 Military Cutoff Road, Suite 101, (910) 2562229 and in Pine Valley on the corner of 17th and College Road, (910) 799-1399.

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

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown, Downtown and Wilmington South.

■ FEATURING: Largest tequila selection in town!

■ WEBSITE: www.grabslice.com A TASTE OF ITALY Looking for authentic Italian cuisine in the Port City?

Look no further than A Taste of Italy Deli. Brothers, Tommy and Chris Guarino, and partner Craig Berner, have been serving up breakfast, lunch, and dinner to local and visiting diners for twenty years. The recipes have been passed down from generation to genera-

SPECIALS: Voted Best Fine Dining 2018

TUES. NIGHT: 1/2 P rice W ines by the G lass WED. NIGHT: 1/2 P rice D raft b eers sUn. brUnch: M iMosa s Pecial

tion, 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 made-from-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 8:00am-8:00pm, Saturday 8:30am-7:00pm, Sunday 9:30am-4:30pm ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ WEBSITE: www.atasteofitalydeli.com ■ FEATURING: Sclafani goods, Polly-O cheese, Ferrara Torrone and much, much more!

MEXICAN LA COSTA MEXICAN RESTAURANT With three locations to serve Wilmingtonians, La Costa is open daily from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m with lunch specials. Their full dinner menu (from 3 p.m. on) offers the best in Mexican cuisine across the city.

From top-sellers, like fajitas, quesadillas and burritos, to chef’s specialty items, like molcajete or borrego, a taste of familiar and exotic can be enjoyed. All of La Costa’s pico de gallo, guacamole, salsas, chilechipotle, enchilada and burrito sauces are made in house daily. Add to it a 16-ounce margarita, which is only $4.95 on Mondays and Tuesdays at all locations, and every meal is complete. Serving the Port City since1996, folks can dine indoors at the Oleander and both Market Street locations, or dine alfresco at both Market Street locations. 3617 Market St.; 8024 Unit 1 Market St.; 5622 Oleander Dr. ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Sun-Thurs until 11 a.m. - 10 p.m.; Fri. and Sat. until 11 a.m. - 10:30 p.m.

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

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

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

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

■ WEBSITE: www.hwy55.com/locations/wilmington-carolina-beach-rd

HOURS: TUES. - SAT., 5 P.M. SUN. BRUNCH, 10 A.M. - 2 P.M.

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J. MICHAEL’S PHILLY DELI The Philly Deli celebrated their 38th anniversary in August 2017. Thier first store was located in Hanover Center—the oldest shopping center in Wilmington.

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

The Philly Deli started out by importing all of

their steak meat and hoagie rolls straight from Amoroso Baking Company, located on 55th Street in downtown Philadelphia! It’s a practice they maintain to this day.

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

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Porters Neck, North and South Wilmington, ■ WEBSITE: https://phillydeli.com ON A ROLL Roll on into OAR—a fusion of American-JewishItalian deli fare, interspersed in seasonal specialties with a Southern accent.

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

Whether choosing to dine in or take out—we deliver—On a Roll is the downtown deli to enjoy homemade grub. Come make us your favorite! 125 Grace St., (910) 622-2700 ■ SERVING LUNCH: Open Mon-Sun., 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. 24-hour catering available.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Downtown ■ WEBSITE: Check us out on Facebook!

SEAFOOD CAPE FEAR SEAFOOD COMPANY Founded in 2008 by Evans and Nikki Trawick, Cape Fear Seafood Company has become a local hotspot for the freshest, tastiest seafood in the area. With it’s growing popularity, the restaurant has expanded from its flagship eatery in Monkey Junction to locations in Porters Neck and Waterford in Leland. “We are a dedicated group of individuals working together as a team to serve spectacular food, wine and spirits in a relaxed and casual setting,” restaurateur Evans Trawick says. “At CFSC every dish is prepared with attention to detail, quality ingredients and excellent flavors. Our staff strives to accommodate guests with a sense of urgency and an abundance of southern hospitality.” Cape Fear Seafood Company has been recognized by encore magazine for best seafood in 2015, as well as by Wilmington Magazine in 2015 and 2016, and Star News from 2013 through 2016. Monkey Junction: 5226 S. College Road Suite 5, 910-799-7077. Porter’s Neck: 140 Hays Lane #140, 910-681-1140. Waterford: 143 Poole Rd., Leland, NC 28451 ■ SERVING LUNCH AND DINNER: 11:30am-4pm daily; Mon.-Thurs.., 4pm-9pm; Fri.-Sat., 4pm-10pm; Sun., 4pm-8:30pm.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown, north Wilmington and Leland ■ WESBITE: www.capefearseafoodcompany.com CATCH Serving the Best Seafood in South Eastern North Carolina. Wilmington’s Native Son, 2011 James Beard Award Nominee, 2013 Best of Wilmington “Best Chef” winner, Chef Keith Rhodes explores the Cape Fear Coast for the best it has to offer.

We feature Wild Caught & Sustainably raised Seafood. Organic and locally sourced produce & herbs provide the perfect compliment to our fresh Catch.

Consecutively Voted Wilmington’s Best Chef 2008, 09 & 2010. Dubbed “Modern Seafood Cuisine” we offer an array Fresh Seafood & Steaks, including

our Signature NC Sweet Potato Salad. Appetizers include our Mouth watering “Fire Cracker” Shrimp, Crispy Cajun Fried NC Oysters & Blue Crab Claw Scampi, & Seafood Ceviche to name a few. Larger Plates include, Charleston Crab Cakes, Flounder Escovitch & Miso Salmon. Custom Entree request gladly accommodated for our Guest. (Vegetarian, Vegan & Allergies) Hand-crafted seasonal desserts.

Full ABC Permits. 6623 Market Street, Wilmington, NC 28405, 910-799-3847.

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

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: North Wilmington ■ FEATURING: Acclaimed Wine List ■ WEBSITE: www.catchwilmington.com DOCK STREET OYSTER BAR Voted Best Oysters for over 10 years by encore readers, you know what you can find at Dock Street Oyster Bar. But we have a lot more than oysters!

Featuring a full menu of seafood, pasta, and chicken dishes from $4.95-$25.95, there’s something for everyone at Dock Street. You’ll have a great time eating in our “Bohemian-Chic” atmosphere, where you’ll feel just as comfort able in flip flops as you would in a business suit. Located at 12 Dock St in downtown Wilmington. Open for lunch and dinner, 7 days a week. (910) 762-2827.

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: 7 days a week.

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

■ WEBSITE: www.dockstreetoysterbar.net MICHAEL’S SEAFOOD’S RESTAURANT Established in 1998, Michael’s Seafood Restaurant is locally owned and operated by Shelly McGowan and managed by her team of culinary professionals.

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

■ WEBSITE: www.MikesCfood.com OCEANIC Voted best seafood restaurant in Wilmington, Oceanic provides oceanfront dining at its best. Located in Wrightsville Beach, Oceanic is one of the most visited restaurants on the beach. Choose from a selection of seafood platters, combination plates and daily fresh fish. For land lovers, try their steaks, chicken or pasta dishes. Relax on the pier or dine inside.

Oceanic is also the perfect location for memorable events, such as wedding ceremonies & receptions, birthday gatherings, anniversary parties and more.

Large groups welcome. Private event space available. 703 S. Lumina Avenue, Wrightsville Beach.

(910) 256.5551.

■ SERVING LUNCH, DINNER & SUNDAY BRUNCH: Mon – Sat 11am – 11pm, Sunday 10am – 10pm ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Wrightsville Beach ■ FEATURING: Dine on renovated Crystal Pier.

■ WEBSITE: www.OceanicRestaurant.com THE PILOT HOUSE

The Pilot House Restaurant is Wilmington’s premier seafood and steak house with a touch of the South.

We specialize in local seafood and produce. Featuring the only Downtown bar that faces the river and opening our doors in 1978, The Pilot House is the oldest restaurant in the Downtown area. We offer stunning riverfront views in a newly-renovated relaxed, casual setting inside or on one of our two outdoor decks. Join us for $5.00 select appetizers 7 days a week and live music every Friday and Saturday nigh on our umbrella deck. Large parties welcome. Private event space available. 910-343-0200 2 Ann Street, Wilmington, NC 28401 ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Sun-Thurs 11am9pm, Fri-Sat 11am-10pm and Sunday Brunch 11am3pm. Kids menu ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Riverfront Downtown Wilmington ■ FEATURING: Fresh local seafood specialties, Riverfront Dining, free on-site parking ■ MUSIC: Outside Every Friday and Saturday ■ WEBSITE: www.pilothouserest.com SHUCKIN’ SHACK Shuckin’ Shack Oyster Bar has two locations in the Port City area. The original Shack is located in Carolina Beach at 6A N. Lake Park Blvd. (910-458-7380) and our second location is at 109 Market Street in Historic Downtown Wilmington (910-833-8622). The Shack is the place you want to be to catch your favorite sports team on 7 TV’s carrying all major sports packages. A variety of fresh seafood is available daily including oysters, shrimp, clams, mussels, and crab legs. Shuckin’ Shack has expanded its menu now offering fish tacos, crab cake sliders, fried oyster po-boys, fresh salads, and more. Come in and check out the Shack’s daily lunch, dinner, and drink specials. It’s a Good Shuckin’ Time!

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

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Carolina Beach/Downtown ■ FEATURING: Daily lunch specials. Like us on Facebook!

■ WEBSITE: www.TheShuckinShack.com STEAM RESTAURANT AND BAR Steam is bringing American cuisine to Wilmington using locally sourced goods and ingredients. With an extensive wine and beer selection, plenty of cocktails, indoor/outdoor seating, and beautiful views of the Cape Fear River, Steam is the area’s new go-to restaurant. Reservations recommended.

Open seven days a week!, 11 a.m. - 11 p.m. 9 Estell Lee Pl, (910) 726-9226 ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Lunch: 11 a.m. 5 p.m. Dinner: 5 p.m. - 11 p.m. Bar: 11 a.m.-Until.

Menu Bar: 3 p.m. - 5 p.m.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Downtown ■ WEBSITE: www.steamrestaurantilm.com

SOUTHERN CASEY’S BUFFET In Wilmington, everyone knows where to go for solid country cooking. That place is Casey’s Buffet, winner of encore’s Best Country Cookin’/Soul Food and Buffet categories. “Every day we are open, somebody tells us it tastes just like their grandma’s or mama’s cooking,” co-owner Gena Casey says. Gena and her husband Larry run the show at the Oleander Drive restaurant where people are urged to enjoy all food indigenous to the South: fried chicken, barbecue, catfish, mac‘n’cheese, mashed potatoes, green beans, chicken‘n’dumplings, biscuits and homemade

banana puddin’ are among a few of many other delectable items. 5559 Oleander Drive. (910) 798-2913.

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Open Wednesdays through Saturdays from 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.

■ WEBSITE: www.caseysbuffet.com

door seating is available. Lunch and dinner specials are offered daily, as well as the coldest $2 and $3 drafts in town. 317 S. College Rd. (910) 791.9393.

■ 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

RX RESTAURANT & BAR Located in downtown Wilmington, Rx Restaurant and Bar is here to feed your soul, serving up Southern cuisine made with ingredients from local farmers and fishermen. The Rx chef is committed to bringing fresh food to your table, so the menu changes daily based on what he finds locally. Rx drinks are as unique as the food—and just what the doctor ordered. Join us for a dining experience you will never forget! 421 Castle St.; 910 399-3080.

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

TAPAS/WINE BAR

SPORTS BAR CAROLINA ALE HOUSE Voted best new restaurant AND best sports bar of 2010 in Wilmington, Carolina Ale House is the place to be for award-winning food, sports and fun.

Located on College Rd. near UNC W, this lively sports-themed restaurant. Covered and open out-

THE FORTUNATE GLASS WINE BAR An intimate venue showcasing globally sourced wines, plus creative small plates and craft beers.

The serene ambiance is created by the beautiful wall mural, elegant glass tile bar, castle rocked walls and intimate booths. There are wines from all regions, with 60 wines by the glass and 350 wines available by the bottle. Food consists of numerous small plates, fine cheeses, cured meats and decadent desserts that will compliment any wine selection.

■ SERVING DINNER & LATE NIGHT: Tues. - Thur., 4 p.m. - midnight; Fri., 4 p.m. - 2 a.m.; Sat., 2 p.m.

- 2 a.m.; Sun., 2 p.m. - midnight.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Downtown, 29 S Front St. ■ FEATURING: Weekly free wine tasting Tues., 6 - 8 p.m. Small plates, and wine and beer specials.

■ WEBSITE: www.fortunateglass.com

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participating restaurants: NORTH WILMINGTON

The Italian Bistro J. Michael's Philly Deli La Costa Mexican Restaurant The Melting Pot Osteria Cicchetti Roko Italian Cuisine Si! Señor Modern Mex Symposium Restaurant & Bar True Blue Butcher & Table

WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH Antonio's Pizza & Pasta Bluewater Waterfront Grill Boca Bay Oceanic Restaurant

Watermans Brewing Topsail Steamer

Your Pie

MIDTOWN

Antonio's Pizza & Pasta The Greeks Henry's Restaurant and Bar Hwy 55 Burgers, Shakes & Fries J. Michael's Philly Deli Niche Kitchen & Bar Pizzeria IL Forno Slainte Irish Pub

Antonio's Pizza & Pasta Bonefish Grill Carolina Ale House Casey’s Buffet Hops Supply Co. J. Michael's Philly Deli La Costa Mexican Restaurant Might As Well Bar & Grill Okami Japanese Steakhouse Olympia Restaurant Round Bagels and Donuts Yoshi Sushi

SOUTH WILMINGTON

PLEASURE ISLAND

Michael's Seafood Restaurant

DOWNTOWN ILM

Anne Bonny's Bar and Grill

Circa 1922 Dram + Morsel Elijah’s The George The Little Dipper Nikki’s Fresh Gourmet & Sushi On A Roll Pilot House Pour Taproom Rollz Ruth's Chris Steak House Steam Restaurant and Bar YoSake

LELAND

The Joyce Irish Pub

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GRUB & GUZZLE>>FEATURE

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HOPS AND ROOTS

Pinpoint and New Anthem welcome Justin Burdett of Crook’s Corner for benefit dinner

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super versatile condiment made by reducing sugar or honey, vinegar, and fruit or vegetables) could also make for a perfect partner to New Anthem’s tangy farmhouse brew.

Neff then mentioned a pink peppercorn lemon verbena saison whose refreshing mouthful was bursting with citrus and a slight funk.

BY: FANNY SLATER

f a bashful smile doesn’t stretch across your face when you use the phrase, “cut the cheese,” we’re probably not going to be friends. Hence, why Dean Neff (chef/ owner of Pinpoint Restaurant) is one of my favorite people in the whole world.

“This beer lends itself to being partnered in some way with a nice, smooth cheese to cut those bright flavors,” Neff says.

While spreading the word last week of Benny’s Big Time and New Anthem’s collaborative dinner to raise money for #OverFlo, I learned several other chefs had come together post-Florence with a desire to pitch in. Pinpoint’s Neff and Craig Love (of Carolina Beach’s renowned sustainable seafood spot, Surf House) returned to town after evacuating from the storm to discover many of the farms they rely on for local ingredients had suffered grave damage.

“When Craig and I got back,” Neff shared, “we decided our goal was to hold four separate relief dinners—all centered around helping the farmers who had been hit. We’ll take the amount of money we raise and split it among those who need it most.”

Love just landed on the date of November 13 for his benefit feast; meanwhile, he’ll lend a hand at Pinpoint’s event, scheduled for Sunday, November 4. It will be the first of a four-part series, slated to raise funds for Red Beard Farm, Hold Fast Oyster Co, and Black River Organic Farm. Morgan and Kat Milne of Red Beard will be in attendance to speak on the effects of Hurricane Florence on growers all around North Carolina, and how we can help them rebuild. Topsail Sound’s N. SEA Oyster Co. will be providing prime goodies from the sea.

A big name guiding the evening’s menu will be former Asheville culinarian (nowhead-chef of Chapel Hill’s famed Crook’s Corner) Justin Burdett. Longtime friends and former kitchen colleagues at Athens’ Five & Ten, Neff and Burdett have teamed up to plan a thoughtful collection of courses.

Burdett’s highly-reputable techniques are sure to be a major hit with ILM’s farm-totable-friendly crowd. He’s known for taking inspiration from Southern cuisine, rooting his ingredients in tradition, and then turning them on their heads.

“He’s all about things that take a lot of time and patience—like fermentation,” Neff tells. “He’s also fantastic at charcuterie creations, so those will definitely find their way onto the table at our dinner.”

Where there’s dinner, there must be beer. New Anthem owner and brewer Aar-

“After we cut the cheese...” he trailed off.

We both smiled and both broke into a spell of completely necessary, immature hilarity.

COMMUNITY GIVE-BACK: Pinpoint’s Dean Neff, Lydia Clopton and Jeff Duckworth run Pinpoint, which hosts fundraising dinners often and will do so for farmers affected by Hurricaen Florence on Nov. 4. Courtesy photo

on Skiles is once again offering up generous rounds of beers for the locally inspired cause. To kick off the night, passed hors d’oeuvre will be enjoyed, paired with New Anthem’s fruity, yeasty New England IPAs. At the mention of beer, Dean’s eyes widen from under the shadowed brim of his baseball cap. He hops off his stool. “Check this out,” he hollers as he takes off across the restaurant. He returned with an amber-filled mason jar, carefully unscrewed the silver top, and immediately cracked a joke about me being his parole officer.

(Seriously, how could you not love this guy?)

“So this is a barrel-aged farmhouse sour Aaron gave me to play with,” Neff said. He lifted it to his nose, took in a deep breath, and then slid it my way for a swig. Bourbonheavy on the nose and not yet carbonated, the tart, slightly funky brew had a balancedacid profile Neff said could be a winner with pork, though Burdette might go a different route.

“Justin talked about doing a seared, spicerubbed tuna with arugula and a sweet pepper agrodolce, which will have those sweet and sour notes,” Neff explains.

The peppery bite from the arugula, and tart and sticky elements of the agrodolce (a

A last course should always send guests out with a bang, and it appears Pinpoint and New Anthem have agreed to do so with a bourbon barrel-aged stout that’s smoked on birchwood and loaded with complexity. Neff describes it as having beautiful layers of intricacy like wine, a different nose than taste on the tongue, and a long, elaborate finish.

“Well,” he started, “maybe we don’t want to send flames to a table of people who have been drinking beer all night—but listen to this...” He proceeded to describe a dessert that, if I had to guess, was whispered to him in the middle of the night by a wizard.

“We’re going to call it ‘Appalachian Brushfire,’ which will be a spin on Baked Alaska but made with North Carolina ingredients found in the woods.”

How does he come up with his magical madness? He continued with an extravagant combination of pawpaw anglaise (a hard-to-find American fruit with a tropical essence that would flavor a silky vanilla-bean custard), pear or apple black walnut cake, muscadine sorbet, and fluffy, local wildflower honey méringue. Oh, and the méringue will be pine-needle smoked and extract much of its flavor from spicebush (which is not the missing member of the ‘90s girl band, but in fact a shrub containing floral bark). Once steeped and strained, its cinnamon notes will be whisked into the méringue, along with sumac and bee pollen.

Then, just for the hell of it, they may light it on fire.

This dinner is going to be LIT.

DETAILS:

VORACIOUS & RARE BEER FESTIVAL Friday, Oct. 26, 6 p.m.

USS North Carolina Battleship 1 Battleship Way • $75-$85

Think of beers you’ve never had, some you’ve never even heard of, because that’s what we’ll have. This is an event for the true beer aficionado, someone that loves to try new things. If you’re constantly searching for latest and greatest beer — this event is for you! The Voracious Rare Beer Festival is a precursor to our large event Saturday, but it is also the ultimate beer geek experience.

Tickets are extremely limited, so get yours in hand ASAP! We will be inviting 30+ of your favorite breweries to pour their favorite limited release beers [read as: beers you’ll never have otherwise]. Included in the evening is delicious food, delightfully rare voracious brews, and live music. Tickets will be available in store at Lighthouse Beer and Wine, and online!

HARVEST DINNER

Thursday, Nov. 1, 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.

Bellamy Mansion • 503 Market St. Tickets: $150

Celebrate the local fall bounty at our annual and exclusive Harvest Dinner. Two of Wilmington’s up-and-coming chefs take you on a multi-course journey through the freshest ingredients and most innovative dishes the Lower Cape Fear region has to offer! The evening is replete with wine and cocktail pairings, a splendid silent auction, and live music.

This year’s Harvest Dinner will take place at the Bellamy Mansion Museum and feature Chef Dean Neff of Pinpoint Restaurant and Chef Lydia Clopton of Love, Lydia Bakery. Tickets are $150 per person plus tax.

Music provided by Wilmington Symphony.

Space is limited and reservations are required. A portion of each ticket sold goes directly to the Bellamy Mansion Museum’s educational programming.

To book your reservation(s) or to inquire into the event, please call Leslie at (910)251-3700 ext. 305 or Carolyn at (910)-2513700 ext. 306.

Farmers Benefit Dinner with Justin Burdett, Pinpoint and New Anthem Nov. 4, 5:30 p.m. • Tickets: $85 Pinpoint • 114 Market St. https://m.bpt.me/event/3756487

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DANCING INTO DIVERSITY: Special needs casting call makes ballet accessible to all

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BY: NINA CARUSO

or centuries professional dancers have been perfecting their pirouettes, pliés and ronde de jambes for the enjoyment of the most noble audiences. Originating in the Italian Renaissance, the art of ballet has been viewed as an elite dance form for those with the perfect body and years of classical training. The Wilmington Ballet Company, partnered with the US International Ballet (USIB) and Special Olympics, are about to break the stereotype.

The typical image of a ballerina often consists of a tall and overly thin person.

With it has come unhealthy body images and ideals for aspiring dancers around the world in general. The USIB celebrates diversity, and chooses dancers for their passions and talents—never on a specific

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look or body type. They focus on individual style and technique. The poise and training is still essential, but the health and happiness of all dancers is a central priority.

On October 26 a special-needs casting call will allow all of the special needs community to audition for a role in the Great Wilmington Nutcracker, the only local show to sell out at the Wilson Center each holiday season. Professional ballerinas from the US International Ballet and the Wilmington Ballet Company work directly with special dancers to create a heartwarming show. Auditions will be held from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the Wilmington School of Ballet (2250 -12 Shipyard Blvd.). Everyone who attends the casting call will be guaranteed a role in the production.

“We have always had an inclusion mission,” school founder Elizabeth Hester tells. “For about four or five years, we had a child who’s sister had cerebral palsy.

Dance became something that helped her. Audiences were able to watch her progress because in her first show with us she came out on stage in a wheelchair and by her last she only had a walker. It was one of the highlights of my 20 year career.”

Wilmington Ballet Company is a leader in community service, partnership and inclusion as a nonprofit founded in 1999, with the purpose of developing professional-level ballet productions and involving underserved populations. Historically, their unique version of Tchaikovsky’s “Nutcracker” has included dancers from several local studios. They especially welcome arts organizations in rural communities who normally don’t have access to a large stage to help out with the show.

In 2018 they are working with Southside Dance Center, Inspiration Dance Center, Brunswick School of Dance, Studio 1, Glory Academy of Fine Arts, Thalian Association Community Theatre, and Wilmington Celebration Choir.

Center, and invite over 1,000 local families to participate directly.

Honing in on their productions to being all-inclusive seemed like a natural fit.

Hester reached out to Special Olympics, who were happy to collaborate and create a version of the “Nutcracker” where all parties can feel comfortable and confident. The performance will feature a select number of special dancers in a party scene, and the entire cast of special dancers in an intermission show.

“Not all of our special dancers are able to perform in the party scene because it’s a fast-paced act, and it’s not able to be slowed down” Hester clarifies. “We’ve created the intermission show to make sure all dancers feel comfortable, especially those with sensory issues. We were able to fit everyone’s individual needs.”

Hester and the company’s dream and long-term mission is to normalize shows with diverse and special-needs casts.

With upward of 300 participants, she hopes special dancers can be included worldwide in traditional ballet productions. She wants to prevent them from being overlooked or “pushed to the edge” in the dance community. More so, she wants to abolish exclusive norms in order to make ballet accessible for all.

“The Great Wilmington Nutcracker Ballet” will be performed on December 15 and 16 at the Wilson Center. Individuals with special needs who want to participate should email usinternationalballet@ gmail.com to register for the casting call before Oct. 26. Special dancers aren’t required to have any background or training in dance.

DETAILS:

Special needs casting call for “The Great Wilmington Nutcracker Ballet”

by Wilmington Ballet Company

Fri., Oct. 26, 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.

They also partner with several local Register ahead of time: organizations, such as the Children’s usinternationalballet.com Museum, Girls Scouts, Coastal Christian (910) 794-9590 High School, Dreams, the public school system, and local dance studios and music organizations. They produce three full-length ballets annually at the Wilson

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ALL THE RIGHT HAUNTS:

Halloween events abound across the Port City in 2018 BY: SHANNON R. GENTRY

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his is our family’s first Halloween with a brand new baby, and I have to admit: I’m really excited. Sure, she can’t trick-or-treat. We probably shouldn’t take her to a haunted house. She can’t carve a pumpkin, watch a scary movie, and the magic of a ghost tour will likely be lost on her. Really, our daughter’s first Halloween is more our first Halloween with her.

What’s great about this time of year is how something truly exists for everyone, including parents who just want a good excuse to dress our little chubby cheek darling as an old lady or Chucky doll.

Whether folks are looking for something to do as a family, seeking PG-13 thrills or a classy costume party, here are a few upcoming Halloween events in ILM, providing all the right haunts for all the right people.

Victorian Mourning

October 25-27, and 31, 7 p.m., 8 p.m.

Tickets: $12 Latimer House 126 S. 3rd St. lcfhs.org

Taking place in the Latimer House Museum—a Victorian Italianate upper-class merchant’s home in Wilmington Historic District—Victorian Mourning is hosted by Lower Cape Fear Historical Society. They maintain the museum’s upkeep and hold annual events, lectures, programs, and exhibits to help keep their mission alive. For this sacred week in October, they’re hosting a unique take on death and funerary practices of the Victorian Era.

Haunted Mirror Maze October 26-27, 6 p.m. • $5 Museum of the Bizarre 201 S Water St. musembizarre.com

Downtown’s Museum of the Bizarre is no stranger to providing good-natured terror tours. Museum owner Justin Lanasa started his first haunted house in 2015 with “Museum of Nightmares.” This year’s Haunted Mirror Maze and Museum will confront visitors with clowns, zombies, zombie clowns, and other unexpected creatures.

MORBID MOURNING: In Victorian Mourning, one person would always be on guard with the deceased in the parlor of the family home, to ensure he or she was really dead and wouldn’t be buried alive. (L. to r.: Brenda Shadrick, Howard Talley III, Martha Watson, Donald Watson, Linda Lashley). Photo by Tom Dorgan

Monster Movie Madness

Paranormal Ghost Tours

October 26-27, 7 p.m., 8 p.m., 9 p.m.

Tickets: $15 Poplar Grove Plantation 10200 US Hwy 17 N Bellamy Mansion’s Monster Movie Mad- poplargrove.org

October 26, 7 p.m. • $5 Bellamy Mansion Museum 503 Market St. bellamymansion.org

ness at the Mansion features a double feature of two Halloween classics: “Night of the Living Dead” (1968) and “House on Haunted Hill” (1959). Both will screen outdoors, so bring lawn chairs and blankets—just in case NC decides to keep fall around for a bit longer!. Hot dogs, popcorn, drinks, beer, and wine will be available to purchase. Costumes are encouraged.

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encore learned all about the haunting history of the Foy Family at Poplar Grove Plantation’s first series of Paranormal Ghost Tours back in 2015—including a murderous crime of passion. Most of the spirits are suspected to be family members from the four generations of Foys. They’re descendents from Joseph Mumford Foy, who, with slave labor, built Poplar Grove mansion of wood and resources from the

property. Groups get a little history as they explore rooms, a scroll of the dead, and are permitted to bring cameras or other paranormal equipment.

Groups are limited to 15. Advance tickets required and available online.

Steampunk Halloween Party October 27, 9 p.m. • Free Bourbon Street 35 N. Front St. facebook.com/BourbonStreetNC

Steampunk and Halloween go together like peas and severed heads. Bourbon Street’s Steampunk Halloween Party will feature drink specials, a costume contest

and live music by the Feebs. The Feebs, UNCW’s 2018 Battle of the Bands winner, have a sound firmly planted in blues, jazz and funk.

one-day family-fun event will live on this weekend. The Harvest Festival features an array of vendors, local artisans and crafters, concessions, vintage-inspired carnival games food and activities for kids. Mr. Twister, Mr. Mark from The Broccoli Brothers and Folkstone String Band, Barnyard Fun will rotate throughout the day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Halloween Comicfest October 27, 10 a.m. • Free Memory Lane Comics 201 Princess St. mlcshop.com

2nd Annual Howl-O-Ween Doggie Costume Party

Halloween Comicfest is just like Free Comic Book Day but with Halloween costumes. Memory Lane Comics will be giving away free comics and swag all day—with 34 different titles to choose from. They’ll also host an all-day costume contest and announce the winner on social media.

In addition to cool freebies, they’ll have sales on items throughout the store, as well as a raffle at the end of the day.

October 28, 2 p.m. • Free The Sour Barn 7211 Market St. broomtailcraftbrewery.com/sour-barn

Halloween shouldn’t be limited to humans—living or dead. Spooky spaniels and Maltese mummies are welcome at The Sour Barn on Sunday for their 2nd Annual Howl-O-Ween Doggie Costume Party. Complete with doggie talent show and pooch prizes for the best costumes, games also abound for all the ghouls with two legs.

Trick or Treating

October 27, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. • Free The Cotton Exchange 321 N. Front St. shopcottonexchange.com

The Cottage Exchange is banding together for a free and safe trick-or-treat event for families on Saturday, Oct 27.

Adults, children and pets are welcome to enter the Halloween haunts of the Cottage Exchange, where merchants will have treats and other surprises from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Check out the event Facebook page for details and updates.

Trunk or Treat

October 27, 4:30 p.m. • Free Lake Forest Baptist Church 1626 Lake Branch Dr.

Lake Forest Baptist Church will have scores of decorated trucks passing out candy at their annual Trunk or Treat on Saturday from 4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. There will be Halloween games, contests for the best decorated trunk and more.

Halloween Celebration 2018 October 27, 6 p.m. • Free Fermental 7250 Market St. fermental.net

Fermental is always welcoming to kids and four-legged friends—now patrons can dress them up as they celebrate Halloween and the end of Wilmington Beer Week. Costumes and games will be available for the kids (and kids at heart), with pumpkin beers, honey wines and hard ciders for the grown-up ghouls. The CheeseSmith Food Truck will start serving gourmet grilled cheeses at 6 p.m. and Category Four band goes on at 8 p.m.

Unleashed Haunted House

October 27-28 & 31, 7 p.m. - 12 a.m.

Seance NO WAY OUT: Haunted houses like the Museum of the Bizarre’s Haunted Mirror Maze are now open for those brave enough to venture into them. Photo by Tom Dorgan.

Haunted House • $12 Old Coca Cola Bldg • 921 Princess St. facebook.com/hauntedlyceum

New Hanover High School Lyceum Academy’s haunted house is likely already among many readers’ favorite Halloween traditions. Their annual theme this year is “Unleashed,” and our only advice is not to walk these woods alone. All monies go to the Lyceum Academy.

Halloween Gala and Costume Ball

October 27, 7 p.m. • $30 Tails Piano Bar 115 S. Front St. tailspianobar.com

Beware: Advance tickets are required for Tails Piano Bar’s first Halloween Gala and Costume Ball. Their hors d’oeuvre will be supplied by Spoonfed and paired with a cash bar, tarot readings and a costume contest. The Beehive Blondes will host a dance party on the patio and the Brown Dirt Cowboys will keep the ghostly grooves going in the living room.

Adult Halloween Party and Costume Contest October 27, 8 p.m. • Free Lazy Pirate

1801 Canal Dr. facebook.com/lazypirateislandsportsgrill

Kid costumes are cute but the Lazy Pirate is daring adults to don their prizewinning duds for a Halloween party and contest for prizes so big they will sink a ship. The adults-only party is the biggest Halloween hoopla in Carolina Beach, with food and drink specials, scary games and live (or dead) music by Better with Bourbon.

Dirty Dolls Burlesque: The Halloween Revue October 27, 10 p.m. • $15 Juggling Gypsy 1612 Castle St. http://jugglinggypsy.com/

Leave the kids at home for this one, y’all.

The Dirty Dolls sinful Halloween Burlesque Revue is filled with sultry stripteases, circus arts, glittering bloodbath, and devilish entertainment starting at 10 p.m.

Harvest Festival

October 28, 10 a.m. • $5 Poplar Grove Plantation 10200 US Hwy 17 N poplargrove.org

Hurricane Florence might have delayed Poplar Grove’s Harvest Festival, but this

October 31, 9 p.m. - 3 a.m. $50-$100 Museum of the Bizarre 201 S Water St. museumbizarre.com

Museum of the Bizarre is doubling down this Halloween night with a seance using Harry Houdini’s Ouija board, which has not been used since Harry’s death in 1926. Each seat from 9 p.m. till 2:30 a.m. costs $50. The 3 a.m. “witching hour” will cost $100. Pre-purchased tickets required.

Zombiefest

October 27, 7 p.m. • $15-$18 Satellite Bar and Lounge 120 Greenfield St.

www.facebook.com/ events/687757631601650/ Zombiefest is back with The Phantom Playboys, Deadly Lo-Fi, Southern Culture on the Skids, and the Dew Drops. The Halloween spectacle returns for its ninth year with a costume contest and cash prize of $200.

The Phantom Playboys, who started this crazy nightmare almost a decade ago, promises a rockabilly good time and new music to boot. Plus, it’s at the best decorated bar in town, Satellite, which doesn’t take lightly the best ghoulish holiday of the year.

More Halloween-inpsired events can be found on the calendar at encorepub.com.

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EXTRA>>FACT OR FICTION

SINGING IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT:

Ch. 21, Of recklessness and water BY: GWENYFAR ROHLER

“H

ey Kitty,” the deep male voice greeted her. “You look great!

Freelance agrees with you!”

Kitty turned on her bar stool to take in the proverbial tall, dark and handsome man standing before her.

Freelance agrees with you? she asked in her head. The first thing you do is remind me I got fired from the newspaper?

Wow. That’s just … shitty.

She dramatically looked around him and leaned to left to right.

“Where’s Stacey?” she asked pointedly.

“I thought you were bringing your girlfriend?”

“Uh, she’s not my girlfriend…” Scott stammered.

“Not again?” Kitty asked half-teasingly.

“Yeah, let’s not talk about Stacey,” Scott said with smile and pulled up to the bar.

He slid an arm across the back of her bar chair. “What’re you drinkin’?”

“Jameson,” she answered.

“Jameson straight?” he asked, taking in the empty shot glass in front of her. “That’s not a very lady-like drink.”

“Yes. It is. And chasing it with cherry Coke. Does that sound more lady like? I highly recommend it.”

She watched his face take in the information.

“But I am happy to switch to Redneck Boilermakers, if you would rather,” she offered the challenge.

“I’ve never heard of that. What is it?”

“Ah, then you haven’t lived. My treat.

Two Redneck Boilermakers.”

The bartender smiled at her and started setting up her drink order in front of them.

Scott watched the process, a sly curious smile spreading across his face. “OK, a shot and a beer, right?” he asked.

“Yes. Specifically, a shot of tequila and a PBR. You drop the shot in the glass.”

She demonstrated and started drinking the contents of the pint glass rapidly. Scott chuckled then followed suit, a little uncertainly.

“Cheers.”

Kitty clinked their empty glasses together.

whispered: “Passion.”

“What are we celebrating?” Scott asked.

He paused, a faint smile playing across his face. “Passion?”

“Freelance,” Kitty responded. “Change.

Redemption, renovation—personal renovation...”

“Like a house?”

“Like a house.” Kitty nodded, a bit tipsy by now. “But a person. Me. My renovation.

My renewal.”

“What does this renewal look like?” Scott asked, leaning in toward her.

“Happiness. Doing things I want to.”

She looked at him directly, challengingly.

Then she waved the bartender to set them up again.

“You sure you want another drink this fast?” Scott asked.

“Live fast. Die young,” Kitty responded.

“That’s the way to go. Life is uncertain. No day is promised.”

She hiccupped softly.

Scott shifted uncomfortably on his bar stool.

“Kitty, what’s going on?” he asked. “I have known you for ... what ... five years? I’ve never seen you like this.”

“Yeah, well, maybe that’s the problem. I need a change. I want a change. I am tired of living my life the way I have lived it.”

“So the change is alcohol?” Scott asked.

“You are just going to drink heavily? Is that it?”

“Nope.” Kitty shook her head. “I have been drinking since I was 13. This is not a change. The change is: I’m going to live.”

“Live?”

“Have adventures.”

“Adventures?”

“Is there a goddamned echo in here?” she asked rhetorically. “Yes, I am going to have adventures and enjoy myself. No more of this little cage the newspaper keeps you in—where you can’t join clubs or have a social life or believe in a cause. I am going to believe in things.”

“Uh—huh. Things.”

“Yep. Things. Drink up.” Kitty motioned to the shot and beer in front of him.

“What are we drinking to this time?”

A pause hung in the air and Kitty quietly

“Yes, passion.”

Kitty dropped the shot in his glass and one in hers. She downed the drink, her eyes never leaving his. When he set his glass down, he took her hand in his and began tracing her initials in her palm.

Goosebumps raised on her flesh and her heartbeat in her throat. She couldn’t remember the last time she felt the touch of a man on her skin. Leaning close to her ear, he asked her quietly, “So what do you know about passion?”

“Not enough,” She answered. “Not enough.”

She shook her head.

He kissed her palm, then her wrist. Her head swam from the booze and the blood left her brain.

“I want to go on an adventure…” she was startling to slur. “I don’t want to die like this.”

“Like what? With me holding your hand?

Is that what you are scared of?”

“No. Responsible. Upright. Rectitude. I don’t want to die like that.”

She dropped her eyes and gulped for air. He started tracing in her palm again.

“Would you like to go to the beach?” he idly asked. “We could go skinny dipping.

Have you ever been skinny dipping?”

She giggled and shook her head. “What would Stacey say?”

thought I was fat and repulsive when he saw me naked? It would be dark at the beach…

He reached up and ran his hand through her hair. “Have you ever been swimming at the beach at night? I bet the phosphorescence in your hair would make you look like a mermaid…”

She couldn’t get a breath.

This isn’t real. This isn’t happening. This is too weird—too romantic. These things happen to other people, not me.

She nodded and tried to breathe.

He smiled and signaled to the bartender for the bill. “I think a bit of adventure is exactly what tonight calls for.”

“And tomorrow morning?” she half-sang to him.

“Tomorrow never comes.”

He smiled.

“Isn’t that a song?” He chuckled. “Let’s just enjoy tonight and the adventure and not worry about tomorrow. Adventure calls!” He grinned.

In that moment she melted and knew she would follow that smile to the ends of the earth ... tonight.

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

“Stacey is not our problem. Stacey dumped me today. So let’s just make this about you. Would you like to go skinny dipping? You want an adventure? We could pick up another bottle of Champagne on our way, then sit up and watch the sunrise on the beach?”

She stared at him in surprise.

Do men really say these things to women? Do people really do them? Not just people in movies or books?

A chill hit her stomach.

Can I do it? Would I? Was he serious or just teasing me? What if he expected me to ... what the hell? Don’t I want to actually have sex on the beach before I die?

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HAPPENINGS & EVENTS ACROSS WILMINGTON

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HDWM ARTISAN MARKET

Every Sunday until Oct. 28 along the scenic, historic Wilmington riverfront for a weekly artisan market featuring some of Wilmington’s finest artists and crafts people.You’ll find everything from fine art to functional with a diverse assortment of painters, illustrators, woodworkers, metal workers, upscale crafts and more! Located at Riverfront Park on N. Water Street between Market and Princess from 10am-3:30pm every Sun., weather permitting. City of Wilmington, Riverfront Park, 5 N. Water St.

TOWN OF LELAND TRUNK OR TREAT

Oct. 27, 4pm: Free event gives parents a fun, safe alternative to trick or treating. Area businesses and community organizations participate in this event by decorating a vehicle and passing out goodies.

Leland Municipal Park, 113 Town Hall Dr.

charity/fundraiser PRIMETIME FUNDRAISER: WARM

Oct. 24, 7pm: Join comedian Wills Maxwell (WWAY’s “What Did We Miss?”, “Late Fear with Wills Maxwell”) as he welcomes some of the best entertainers in the Southeast to TheatreNOW! Don’t

miss a night of live music, comedy and poetry for just $5. A portion of the door money is going to WARM (Wilmington Area Rebuilding Ministry).

WARM helps low-income homeowners get the home repairs and accessibility updates they need.

Visit www.warmnc.org to learn how to help them do this. Open mic signup at 7pm; show at 8pm. Theatre NOW, 19 S. 10th St.

VOICES OF VALOR

Oct. 26, 5:30pm: Fundraiser for the Wilmington Boys Choir, Sponsored by AARP. Join us in the lobby at 5:30 for a pre-concert reception. Heavy hors d’oeuvres, beer, wine and non-alcoholic beverages will be served. Concert will begin at 6:15 in the auditorium. Tickets are $25 and include a tour

of the Battleship. Hannah Block/USO Building, 120 S 2nd St. VORACIOUS BEER FESTIVAL

Oct. 26, 6pm: Think of beers you’ve never had, some you’ve never even heard of, because that’s what we’ll have. This is an event for the true beer aficionado, someone that loves to try new things.

If you’re constantly searching for latest and greatest beer—this event is for you! The Voracious Rare Beer Festival is a precursor to our large event Saturday, but it is also the ultimate beer geek experience. Tickets are extremely limited, so get yours in hand ASAP! We will be inviting 30+ of your favorite breweries to pour their favorite limited release beers [read as: beers you’ll never have otherwise].

Included in the evening is delicious food, delightfully rare voracious brews, and live music. Tickets will be available in store at Lighthouse Beer and Wine, and online! Cost: 75 adv. / 85 day of. Benefits The Carousel Center. USS NC Battleship, 1 Battleship Way.

ARTS OF SURVIVAL: EMERGING FROM STORM

Oct. 26, 6pm: In coordination with the College of Arts and Sciences and University Advancement, the Arts departments in the Cultural Arts building will host a multimedia event to benefit the university’s Hurricane Relief funds. https://uncw.edu/ arts/artsofsurvival. Cultural Arts Bldg, UNCW, 601 S. College Rd.

CAROUSEL CENTER BEER AND WINE FEST

Oct. 28, noon: Over 100 craft breweries, and wineries will be all in one place. There’s no better way to try all the best beer and wine available. We want you to find new and exciting beverages that you love to sip. You will want nothing more than to hone your hop tasting, tickle your tongue, and have the best beer and wine tasting day ofthe year. Lighthouse Beer and Wine puts on this fantastic event once a year, so mark your calendars for October 27th for the 18th annual Beer and Wine Festival.

The festival runs from 1pm-5pm, with a limited number of VIP tickets reaping the benefit of a noon entry and loads of limited beers and wine. $40 adv. / $50 day of. Port City Marina and Pier, 11 Harnett St.

LA BOHEME FUNDRAISER

Oct. 28, 4-6pm: Opera Wilmington invites you to an afternoon fundraiser of French-themed food and wine at Soif de Vin, Wilmington’s newest wine shop. Be the first to meet and be serenaded by our Mimi and Rodolfo, newly cast in our summer 2019 production of La Boheme. Sommelier Shawn Underwood will round out the afternoon with expert information on the afternoon’s libations. 5226 S. College Rd., Unit 9-B

WCS GREAT PUMPKIN FESTIVAL

Oct. 28, 4-7pm, WCS School’s Great Pumpkin Festival! The fun includes face painting, photo booth, costume contest, pick your own gourd, petting zoo, yummy fall food—popcorn, cider, pizza and candy apples ~ and a sundown showing of It’s the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown! Entry is $5 tax deductible donation per person or $20 for a family of 5. $1 tickets for food, face paining + picking your gourd to take home! 2166 Dexter St.

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music/concerts OPEN-MIC AT TIDAL CREEK

Comedians, singers, songwriters, poets, yodelers! Come out the co-op on Wednesday night & show us what you got! Free coffee & tea for all performers! Mic is yours from 6 pm until about 8:45!

Hosted by the always entertaining Bob Sarnataro, this open mic is a laid back, no pressure opportunity for performers of all kinds to stretch those creative muscles. All ages welcome. Tidal Creek Co-op, 5329 Oleander Dr.

JAZZ AT CAM

2018-19 season 9: 1st Thurs. Sept-Apr (except Jan.—2nd Thurs.), 6:30-8pm. Eight-concert series has individual seat sales are available for purchase: 910-395-5999. Enjoy dinner and drinks at the CAM Café (910-777-2363) before or after the concert. Café reservations are always suggested and appreciated. Lineup: Oct. 25: Hurricane releif benefit with El Jay Johnson and the Port City AllStars. • Nov. 1, The FROG Project; Dec. 6, Lenore Raphael Quartet; Jan. 10, 2019, La Fiesta Latin Jazz Quintet; Feb. 7, Jon Hill Quartet; Mar. 7, Ernest Turner Trio; Apr. 4, Brian Miller Admission: CAM/CFJS Members: $12, Non-members: $20., Students with valid college ID: $10. Cameron Art Museum, 3201 S 17th St.

HOOKED ON SONICS

Oct. 24, 8pm: Squidco presents “Hooked on Sonics: Polyorchard” the ninth in our series of concerts at The Juggling Gypsy every 4th Wed. of the month. Concert presents the NC acoustic free improv collective Polyorchard. Other musical guests TBA. Polyorchard is an ensemble that expands and contracts with the tides, from

the low-end theory of the double double bass iteration held deep in the American desert, to large ensembles spilling off stages across the Piedmont.

Polyorchard will be David Menestres (double bass), Charles Phaneuf (clarinet), and Dan Ruccia (viola).

David and Charles have been playing music together since middle school. Dan has been a cog in the Polyorchard machine since it’s inception in Dec. of 2012. $5 suggested donation. Juggling Gypsy, 1612 Castle St. MUSIC IN THE PARK: PAINTED MAN

Oct. 25, 6:30pm: Join us in Leland Municipal Park for our concert series and be prepared to dance!

Bring a blanket or lawn chair, beverages, and your friends and family! Local food trucks will be on site selling food! Please remember, no smoking or ecigarettes are allowed on Town Property. Leland Municipal Park, 113 Town Hall Dr.

LAWN CHAIR BLUEGRASS BLOWOUT

Oct. 25, 7pm: Edward Teach Brewery presents Lawn Chair Bluegrass Blow Out 2 at the beautiful Brooklyn Arts Center. Featuring Fireside Collective, Massive Grass, Hank & Pattie, and Maxwell & Company. This is the only show where you can bring your own lawn chair into the BAC. That’s right, bring your own lawn chair! Only 250 lawn chair tickets are available, plus 50 seated balcony tickets. That’s 300 total tickets only, so get yours now. Doors open at 7 p.m. Show starts at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $25 in advance at Eventbrite / $30 at the door day of.

BAC Cash Bar featuring Edward Teach Beer, awesome Wilmington Food Truck, ATM on site and Free Parking. Pre-party next door at Edward Teach Brewery before the show. Live music, chair check on site and door prizes. Brooklyn Arts Center, 516 N. 4th St.

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Oct. 28, 5pm: Wilmington Chapter of the American Guild of Organists and Music at First present a not-to-be-missed organ recital featuring standout young organist Henry Webb, playing the renowned 1928 E.M. Skinner pipe organ at First Presbyterian Church. Concert is free and all are invited for an incredible program of masterworks. The program will include: Vivaldi/arranged for organ by Bach: Concerto in A minor, BWV 593 Duruflé: Prélude et Fugue sur le nom d’Alain, Op. 7, Finzi: Prelude, Widor: Symphony No. 5, Op. 42, No. 1. Webb is a sophomore at the Eastman School of Music, studying Organ Performance with Nathan Laube.

He also serves as a Vandelinder Fellow at Christ Church, Rochester under the direction of Stephen Kennedy. 125 S. 3rd. St.

theatre/auditions TALES FROM THE GRAND GUIGNOL

Through Nov. 10, Fri and Sat only. Adapted and directed by Zach Hanner, “The Grand Guignol” was the original theatre of the vampires and thrived on shows of horror alternating with vaudeville style comedy and variety acts. TheatreNOW brings three of these tales to stage in our annual Halloween themed dinner show with themed food and drinks!

Show-only tickets: $20; show and three-course dinner tickets, $47. theatrewilmington.com. 19 S. 10th St.

BASKERVILLE: A SHERLOCK HOLMES MYSTERY

Oct. 25-28, 1-4 and 8-11, 8pm or Sun. matinees, 3pm: Comedic genius Ken Ludwig transforms Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic The Hound of the Baskervilles into a murderously funny adventure.

Sherlock Holmes is on the case. The male heirs of the Baskerville line are being dispatched one by one. To find their ingenious killer, Holmes and Watson must brave the desolate moors before a family curse dooms its newest heir. Watch as our intrepid investigators try to escape a dizzying web of clues, silly accents, disguises, and deceit as five actors deftly portray more than forty characters. Does a wild hellhound prowl the moors of Devonshire?

Can our heroes discover the truth in time? $18-$25. www.bigdawgproductions.org. Cape Fear Playhouse, 613 Castle St.

DRAM TREE SHAKESPEARE

Oct. 25-28, Nov. 1-2, 7:30pm, and Sun., 3pm: “Romeo and Juliet” is one of Shakespeare’s most beloved works. The oft-told story is the basis of the Oscar winning films “West Side Story” and “Shakespeare in Love.” The cast of 31, one of the largest for a play in recent Wilmington memory, is multi-racial. “Romeo and Juliet” will be a part of the 160th anniversary of the original opening of Thalian Hall and is produced with the support of the Ruth & Bucky Stein Foundation for Excellence. Tickets: $28, thalianhall.org. Thalian Hall, 310 Chestnut St.

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Oct. 26, 7pm: Bellamy Mansion Museum will host Monster Movie Madness at the Bellamy. Guests can watch a creature double feature: “Night of the Living Dead” (1968) and “House on Haunted Hill” (1959). Hot dogs, popcorn, drinks, beer and wine will be available to purchase. Bring your lawn chairs and blankets. Costumes are highly encouraged! The event is free with a suggested donation of $5. For more information or to sponsor this event, please contact Carolyn Gonzalez at (910) 251-3700 x306 or cgonzalez@bellamymansion.org. 503 Mar-

ket St. PLANETARIUM: INCOMING!

Oct. 27, 2pm: Discover what impacts from above can teach us about the history of our planet, the solar system, and the universe. Screening “Incoming! Asteroids, Comets, and the Hard-Hitting Stories of Oour Cosmic Origins,” narrated by George Takei. (26 min.). Cape Fear Museum, 814 Market St.

art MEET LOCAL ARTISTS

Meet working artists, and see their works in progress. Everything from sculptures to fine jewelry in this unique location. Free parking, fun for everyone. Over 45 artist’s works to enjoy. Free, and we participate in the 4th Friday Art Walks, 6-9pm, 4th Fri. ea. mo. theArtWorks, 200 Willard St.

FOURTH FRIDAY GALLERY NIGHT

Fourth Friday Gallery Nights, Wilmington’s premier after-hours celebration of art and culture, 6-9pm, fourth Fri. ea. month. Art openings, artist demonstrations, entertainment and refreshments.

Administered by the Arts Council of Wilmington & New Hanover County, numerous venues participate. Full list: artscouncilofwilmington.org

NEAR-DEATH EXPERIENCE

Journey through this mirror-lined chamber housing an array of LED lights. The viewer walks toward a light but at the last minute is diverted to the main room. Lethe, chance art by Leslie Milanese, depicts the first recorded NDE (Plato, 381 BC).

Expo 216 gallerium, 216 N. Front St. Wed-Sun, noon-6pm, 910-769-3899, expo216.com

DIVERSE WORKS

Features seven creative minds. MJ Cunningham, Christine Farley, Liz Hosier, Kathryn Houghtaling, Anne Sinclair, Peggy Vineyard, and Katherine Wolf Webb will present works on, about, in and of paper, called “All Thing Paper.” Landmark/Sotherby International Realty will host a champagne reception from 6 pm to 9 pm welcoming you to this remarkable demonstration of Wilmington’s outstanding talent. Acme Art Studio, 711 N 5th Ave.

REFLECTIONS OVER TIME

Water, birds and flowers by Kate Cardamone are on display at Bellamy Masnsion through Nov. 3. To view more about the artist, vist katecardamone.com. 503 Market St. www.bellamymansion. org.

ART IN BLOOM AT WATERLINE BREWERY

Art showcase with local photographer, Charles Kernan: “What the Water Knows.” Free wine and cheese tasting with live music by TK! Kernan is a retired Chemical Engineer from Wilmington who is an avid outdoors man, enjoying camping, hiking, bicycling and kayaking, and has combined his enjoyment of the outdoors and photography developing a concentrated interest in scenic photography. His work has been juried into photography shows and shown at Art in Bloom Gallery.

Runs through Sunday, Dec. 9. 721 Surry St.

HAUNTED ELEGANCE

Oct. 26, 6pm: “Haunted Elegance” by Susan Mauney and Kathleen Ryall opens at New Elements Gallery. A psychotherapist by trade, Mauney is a self-taught watercolorist who captures incredible feeling in her work. Elements of beauty and sparseness in Kathleen Ryall ceramics echo Mauney’s work, creating haunting harmony. New Elements, 271 N. Front St.

dance CAPE FEAR CONTRA DANCERS

Come on out for two hours of energetic, contemporary American country dancing with live music.

Dress cool & comfortable, soft-soled shoes. All ages. 2nd/4th Tues, 7:30pm. United Methodist, 409 S. 5th Ave.

SATURDAY NIGHT CONTRA

Oct. 27, 7:30pm: Rip the Calico is a high energy contra dance band from the Triangle area. Bree Kalb has been calling NC and regional dances for many years and we’re glad to have her back in Wilmington after many years away! Come solo or with a friend, dress cool and comfy with soft-soled shoes that will slide a bit. All ages welcome - if you can walk, smile, and know left from right, you can contra dance! Welcome session for newcomers before the dance. $10 at the door, $7 w/ student ID, $7 for CFCD members. Hannah Block Community Arts Center, 120 S 2nd St.

WALTZ GROUP CLASS

Mon. nights, 7pm: Are you interested in learning the Waltz, but are not sure where to start with the dance? Or have you learned the basics and are needing to jog your memory by going over the basic steps again? Well, our level 1 class every Monday night in September is just the class for you, 7-8pm. Level 2 and 3 classes offered 8-9pm; $5 for military and students with ID, $10 per person, $15 per couple. Babs McDance, 6782 Market St.

BOLERO CLASS

Join us in this one hour Level 1&2 Bolero class in preparation for our Latin Motus! Learn the basics and a few intermediate moves of Bolero! $5 for military and students with ID, $10 per person, $15 per couple. Babs Mcdance Social Dance Club and Ballroom, 6782 Market St.

LATIN MOTUS!

Feel the Latin motion and dance to the rhythm at this Latin dance party! Come enjoy a night of Salsa, Bachata, Cha Cha, and many more on Saturday, October 20th! $5 for military and students with ID, $10 per person, $15 per couple. Babs Mcdance Social Dance Club and Ballroom, 6782 Market St.

ALL BOYS DANCE CLUB

Dance Element studio proudly features a Boys’ Dance Program, offering two weekly classes led by talented and inspiring male dance teachers: Mon., 4:45-5:30 (ages 5 and up) and Wed., 4-4:45 (ages 9 and up). Visit our beautiful dance studio in the Ogden Business Park and try a class risk free and free of charge! Enhance balance and sharpen coordination—great for sports! Teaches the importance of teamwork. fun@thedanceelement.com and 910685-3787. thedanceelement.com. Dance Element of Wilmington, 7211 Ogden Business Ln., #205

ADULT HIP HOP CLASS

Tues, 6:30pm: Adults with any level of experience are invited to join Dance Instructor, Natalie Oldani for a weekly dance party, with this fun hour of fitness, wellness, and Happy (Hip Hop) Dancing, Tues, 6:30-7:30pm. No experience necessary.

Class provides both exercise and enjoyment for “beginners” and experienced dance students alike.

Ogden Business Park, just off Market St. www.thedanceelement.com Admission: $12-$80, offered per class or punch cards of multiple classes. The Dance Element, 7211 Ogden Business Ln., #205

comedy OPEN MIC

The wildest open mic in town ... anything goes. (ex-

cept cover songs). Stand-up comedy, slam poetry, video, live music, odd talents—performances of all kinds. Hosted by 6-beer Steve. Sign up, 8pm, and runs all night. Juggling Gypsy 1612 Castle St. ILM, (910) 763-2223 daily after 3pm for details. jugglinggypsy.com.

GRUFF GOAT COMEDY

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

PRIMETIME COMEDY

See some of NC’s best stand-up comedians in a world class venue! This month’s talented performers: Brett Williams, Cordero Wilson, Grant Sheffield, Louis Bishop, and Tyler Wood. Hosted by: Wills Maxwell. N Front Theatre (formerly City Stage), 21 N Front St.

LUCKY JOE COMEDY SHOW

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

DEAD CROW COMEDY ROOM

Oct. 26-27, 7:30/9:30pm: The Lucas Bros.—Keith and Kenny—are comedians, actors, and writers who continue their rise as two of the freshest, most dynamic new faces on the comedy scene. Can be seen on Netflix standup special, “The Lucas Bros: On Drugs.” Keith and Kenny are the creators of the animation series Lucas Bros. Moving Co., which aired for one season on Fox’s Animation Domination Hi-Def block in 2014 and for a second season on FXX. The Bros starred in two seasons of the weekly sketch comedy series Friends of the People on TruTV, and they were featured in the FOX primetime series “The Grinder” starring Rob Lowe. They also appeared in the blockbuster summer comedy feature film “22 Jump Street,” alongside Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum, and Ice Cube. http://deadcrowcomedy.com. 265 N. Front St.

McKoy, through Feb. 17, 2019: From the detailed beginnings of the single iconic feather, Grainger McKoy transforms his intricately carved birds into gravity-defying sculptures that play with form and space. • Along the Eastern Sea Road: Hiroshige’s Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō, through Feb. 17, 2019: Master printmaker Utagawa Hiroshige’s Fifty-Three Stations of the Tōkaidō is among the most celebrated works of Japanese art. Series depicts the spectacular landscapes and fascinating characters encountered on the journey from Edo (now Tokyo) to the imperial capital of Kyoto. The Tōkaidō road was the most-traveled route between these two important cities, figuring heavily into popular Japanese art and culture in the mid-1800s. Cameron Art Museum presents the complete set of 55 prints from Hiroshige’s monumental oban series, known as the Upright Tōkaidō, created in 1855. • Nearer to Nature, through Feb. 17, 2019 Humans have always been inspired and influenced by the world that surrounds us. Featuring artwork from CAM’s permanent collection, Nearer to Nature highlights this fascination and contemplation of the natural world. Artists in the exhibition include Elliott Daingerfield, Minnie Evans, William Frerichs, Will Henry Stevens, along with contemporary artists such as Mark Flood, Guy Laramée and Hiroshi Sueyoshi. • Illumination, Dec. 1- Jan. 6, 2019: The highly popular Illumination returns for it’s 3rd year to CAM. Drawing inspiration from traditional lantern festivals, marking the transitional moment of season’s change and year’s end, reflecting on the past while garnering energy for the future. CAM recognizes the crucial role of artists and art in creating an exceptional quality of life for a community.

Art, like a lantern, illuminates the mystery, empathy and wonder of human existence. On Sun., Dec. 9

from 4-7 p.m. will be the third annual Floating Lantern Ceremony: This event is an opportunity for Remembrance, Reflection and Gratitude. There’s no charge to attend, but participants are encouraged to purchase a $12 lantern sleeve they may personalize and then float on the CAM reflecting pond.• CAM Café open and serving delicious menu with full bar, 5pm-9pm. Tues.-Sun., 11am2pm; Thurs. nights, 5pm-9pm 910-395-5999. cameronartmuseum.org. 3201 S. 17th St. WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH MUSEUM

WB Museum of History, housed in the turn of the century Myers Cottage, exists to preserve and to share the history of Wrightsville Beach. Visitors to the cottage will find a scale model of Wrightsville Beach circa 1910, exhibits featuring the early days of the beach including Lumina Pavilion, our hurricane history and information about the interaction between the people and our natural environment which have shaped the 100 yr. history of WB. (910) 256-2569. 303 W. Salisbury St. wbmuseum.com.

WILMINGTON RAILROAD MUSEUM

Explore railroad history and heritage, especially of the Atlantic Coast Line, headquartered in Wilmington for 125 years. Interests and activities for all ages, including historical exhibits, full-size steam engine and rolling stock, lively Children’s Hall, and spectacular model layouts. House in an authentic 1883 freight warehouse, facilities are fully accessible and on one level. By reservation, discounted group tours, caboose birthday parties, and afterhours meetings or mixers. Story Time on 1st/3rd Mon. at 10:30am, only $5 per family and access to entire Museum. Admission only $9 adult, $8 senior/military, $5 child, ages 2-12, and free under age 2. 505 Nutt St. 910-763-2634. www.wrrm.org.

LIVE RIFFING AND VINTAGE TV

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

DAREDEVIL IMPROV COMEDY TROUPE

DareDevil Improv Classes teach you the fundamentals of the funny! Learn to be more spontaneous, trust your instincts, and create one-of-a-kind comedy with an ensemble! (And even if you’re not a “performer,” our classes are a great way to meet people and have a hella good time!) Details and sign-ups, www.daredevilimprov.com. Hannah Block Community Arts Center, 120 S. 2nd St.

museum CAMERON ART MUSEUM

On exhibit: “A Time When Art Is Everywhere: teamLab,” an art collective and interdisciplinary group of programmers, engineers, CG animators, mathematicians artists and architects, creates digital artworks that bridge art, science, technology, design and the natural world. Designs are immersive interpretations deeply rooted in Japanese art, aesthetic and history. Through Sept. 8, 2019 • Like and Likeness, through Oct. 8: A visitor participatory experience and exploration of the human form.CAM visitors can draw using traditional and new media, working from paper on easels and ipads, copying figurative drawings and sculptural works in plaster, marble, and bronze from CAM’s permanent collection. • Feather by Feather, The Sculptures of Grainger

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UPCOMING EVENTS: TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23 | 7:00 P.M. Women’s Soccer vs Elon

Pink Game – Pink UNCW T-shirts on sale Game Sponsor: Pink Trash and Going Beyond the Pink

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24 | 7:00 P.M. #11 Men’s Soccer vs Coastal Carolina

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27 | 1:00 P.M. Men’s & Women’s Swimming vs ECU SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27 | 5:00 P.M. Men’s Basketball vs Clemson

HURRICANE RELIEF FAME - ALL TICKETS $20 Benefitting the Good Shephard House and UNCW Hurrican Student Relief Fund

Pink Game – Pink UNCW T-shirts on sale Game Sponsor: Pink Trash and Going Beyond the Pink

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27 | 8:00 P.M. Volleyball vs JMU

FRIDAY-SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26-28 | ALL DAY Women’s Golf hosts The Landfall Tradition

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27 | 8:00 P.M. #11 Men’s Soccer vs William & Mary

Dye Course at the Country Club of Landfall

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26 | 7:00 P.M. Volleyball vs Delaware Game Sponsor: McDonald’s

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27 | 12:00 P.M. Women’s Basketball vs Catawba 40 encore | october 24-30, 2018 | www.encorepub.com

LATIMER HOUSE

Victorian Italiante style home built in 1852, the restored home features period furnishings, artwork and family portraits. Tours offered Mon-Fri, 10am4pm, and Sat, 12-5pm. Walking tours are Wed and Sat. at 10am. $4-$12. Latimer House of Lower Cape Fear Historical Society is not handicapped accessible 126 S. Third St.

BURGWIN WRIGHT HOUSE

18th century Burgwin-Wright House Museum in the heart of Wilmington’s Historic District, is the oldest museum house in NC, restored with 18th and 19th century decor and gardens. Colonial life is experienced through historical interpretations in kitchen-building and courtyard. 3rd/Market St. Tues-Sat, 10am-4pm. Last tour, 3pm. 910-7620570. www.burgwinwrighthouse.com.

EXPO 216

Exhibit on end-of-life issues. Enter Grandma’s house and address the elephant in the room.

Pick up an advance directive. Review the History of Hospice; contemplate individual responses of compassion in the arena. 216 N. Front St. Wed.Sun., noon-6pm. www.expo216.com.

BELLAMY MANSION

One of NC’s most spectacular examples of antebellum architecture, built on the eve of the Civil War by free and enslaved black artisans, for John Dillard Bellamy (1817-1896) physician, planter and business leader; and his wife, Eliza McIlhenny Harriss (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, it focuses on history and the design arts and offers tours, changing exhibitions and an informa-

tive look at historic preservation in action. 910-2513700. www.bellamymansion.org. 503 Market St.

kids stuff SNAKE AND TURTLE FEEDING

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

LITTLE EXPLORERS

Age 2-5, cost $3/participant. 10-11am. Deadline to register: Day before each program. Bring your explorers out to the park and discover nature through stories, songs, hands-on activities, hikes and crafts. Your children will delight in the many nature themes we explore each month. Dress for the weather(including closed-toe shoes) to be ready for outdoor fun! Preregistration is required. Children must be accompanied by adults. Adults free.

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

SUPER SATURDAY FUN TIME

Oct. 27, 3pm: Halloween & NourishNC Event— Bring the kids to TheatreNOW’s annual Halloween Celebration. TheatreNOW’s award-winning show, Super Saturday Fun Time, returns for its popular Halloween celebration. This live theatrical show features a mystery (ala Scooby Doo) with Dock the Dog and Dock Street Kids as they solve a mystery surrounding a Wilmington attraction or legend. Our

informative and talented Captain Coy T. Plunkett leads all the kids in rounds of singing and helps the mystery crew solve the caper. Kids who wish to go onstage will get to play a real instrument or participate in our costume contest. It’s loads of fun for the whole family. Show is best suited for kids 4-10 but again, everyone is welcome. In lieu of an admission, we are asking for a $5 donation to go to NourishNC, a non profit group supporting the food insecure children in our area. TheatreNOW, 19 S. 10th St. TEEN LGBTQIA BOOK CLUB

Oct. 30, 6pm: New Hanover County Northeast Library’s Teen LGBTQ Book Club is discussing short stories from the anthology All Out: The No Longer Secret Stories of Queer Teens Throughout the Ages. Check the calendar at www.nhclibrary.org for story titles. Meetings of the Teen LGBTQ Book Club are free and no registration is needed to attend. Grant Hedrick at ghedrick@nhcgov.com or 910-798-6372. Northeast Regional Library, NHC, 1241 Military Cutoff Rd.

CREATURE FEATURE

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

recreational WALK WITH A DOC

Join us the 3rd Saturday of every month at 9am for a fun and healthy walk—held at the Midtown YMCA. Each walk beings with a brief physician-led discus-

sion of a current health topic, then he/she spends time walking, answering questions and talking with walkers. Choose your own pace and distance. Free and open to anyone. YMCA Midtown, George Anderson Dr. WB SCENIC TOURS

Thurs., 10:30am: WB Scenic Tours birding boat cruise of Masonboro Island and Bradley Creek.

Guided eco-cruises are educational boat tours designed to increase conservation awareness about local wildlife and sensitive coastline habitats in New Hanover County. Topics explained during the boat ride will include: salt marsh function, wetland plants, and strong emphasis on shorebird/ water bird ecology and identification. Birding tours are best when scheduled at low tide. • Sunset Tour of WB, Thurs., 5pm: Sunset with Wrightsville Beach Scenic Tours departs from the Blockade Runner Dock. Routes vary with season, weather, and whim on the Basic Sunset Cruise but may include Masonboro Island, Bradley Creek, Money Island or some other combination. Water, marsh, Shamrock, sunset – it’s a simple combination but very satisfying. Also, from experience, this is the best time to sight dolphins in the bay. RSVP: 910200-4002 or wbst3000@gmail.com. Wrightsville Beach Scenic Tours, 275 Waynick Blvd.

FALL ON THE NORTH CF RIVER

Oct. 27, 10am: Fall marks the transition from summer to winter, in September when the duration of daylight becomes noticeably shorter and the temperature cools down, embrace the season with this cruise. Travel up the Northeast Cape Fear River for a 2-hour narrated cruise with highlights of ecology and history. See the season changing flora and fauna, as we cruise past the bluffs and the Castle Hayne Aquifer. Keep an eye open for

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FALL on the NE CAPE FEAR Saturday, October 27th 10am • $17 adults-$10 child

Travel up the NE Cape Fear river for an almost 2 hour Eco-History narrated cruise. Fall marks the transition from summer to winter, in September when the duration of daylight becomes noticeably shorter and the temperature cools down, we will embrace the season with this cruise. Traveling up the NE Cape Fear river for an almost 2 hour Eco-History narrated cruise. Join us and see the forever changing flora, fauna & wildlife, as we cruise past the Bluffs & the Castle Hayne aquifer. Keep an eye open for migrating birds.

BLACK RIVER CRUISE Sunday, October 28th 10am • 4hr Cruise $49 adults • $29 child

We will cruise up this wondrous river enjoying the variety of wildflowers, wildlife, and spectacular trees. Come on board and sit back and enjoy this narrated cruise. Bring your binoculars & cameras and get ready for a memorable cruise. Pack a picnic basket and enjoy lunch while cruising. Bar is always open

WILMINGTON STRONG T-SHIRTS

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Their mission is to “Provide healthy food to hungry children, empowering them to succeed in the classroom and in their community.”

Visit us on the Riverwalk! 212 S. Water Street 910-338-3134 • email: info@wilmingtonwt.com

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RSVP at 910-458-8434 for this semi-formal event at $50.00 per person

Each player will receive their initial bankroll of $10,000 of funny money which will be converted to Casino Party Aces chips (no real value). Additional Funny Money can be purchased as needed.

At the end of the evening, the Top Ten ‘Winners’ will receive prizes!

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migrating birds. Adult, $17; child, $10. Between Orange and Ann Street on the waterfront, the ticketing office is on the Wilmington Riverwalk. Look for the blue and white vessels. https://wilmingtonwatertours.net/tour-calendar. Wilmington Water Tours LLC, 212 S. Water St.

classes ADULT CRAFTERNOONS

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

Librarian Annice Sevett: asevett@nhcgov.com or 910-798-6371. 1241 Military Cutoff Rd.

CRAFTEEN MINI GARDENS

Crafty teens are invited for snacks and miniature garden making at Northeast Library. Hands-on workshop is free but space is limited. To make sure there are enough seats and supplies, please register on the calendar at www.NHCLibrary.org or 910-798-6371. NHC Northeast Library, 1241 Military Cutoff Rd.

ENVIRONMENTAL ED WORKSHOPS

Playful Pedagogy is part of the North Carolina Zoo’s Education Division and it functions as an umbrella for the Zoo’s play programs. Playwork is an integral part of Kidzone which is the NC Zoo’s outdoor space that connects children with nature.

Children, who have a natural affinity for nature, are losing their connection with it. By connecting children with nature through play, we have a

greater chance of affecting change in future adult consumers. 11/16-17, 7am; $125. 16 and up: Pocosin Lakes/Lake Mattamuskeet NWR Waterfowl and Black Bear Adventure We will stay overnight at the Eastern 4-H center in Columbia, N.C. for an overview of Eastern N.C. wildlife with a focus on black bears. Reg.deadline: 11/2 • Kayak trips: 9/12, Holly Shelter Creek, 8:30am-12:30pm. $45. Black River Three Sisters Swam, 10/17, 8:30am-3:30pm, $75.

Halyburton Park, 4099 S. 17th St. ACTIVITY 8 WEIGHT-LOSS PROGRAM

8-week program designed to activate your weight loss and give you the tools you need for life-long success in a supportive small-group atmosphere.

A combination of education, mandatory food tracking, and group workouts will give you the support you need to meet your goals. Led by ACE Certified Weight Management Specialist, participants receive pre and post-fitness evaluations, weekly weigh-ins and workouts, nutrition coaching, exercise programming, daily food tracking, group support. Max. 12/group. Tues/Thurs midday class, 10:45am-11:45am; evening, 6:30-7:30pm. Y nonmember price includes 2 months of membership to the YMCA! Express YMCA, 11 S. Kerr Ave.

JOB-SEARCHING WITH NCWORKS ONLINE

Oct. 24, 9:30am: Looking for work? At this free program Paula Giles, Career Advisor, will show you how to use NCWorks Online, North Carolina’s official job search portal. Once you create your profile NCWorks Online, you can apply for jobs across North Carolina and find out about training opportunities near you. You can also dig into labor market information, and locate other services in your community that may assist you during your job search.

Session is free to the public and no registration is needed. Law and Business Librarian Natasha Francois at 910-798-6301 or nfrancois@nhcgov.

com. NHC Main Library, 201 Chestnut St. EXPERIENTIAL ANATOMY II

Oct. 26, 6pm; Oct. 27-28, 8:30am: Weekend focuses on the shoulders, neck and arms to explore muscles, joints, fascia, the nervous system and their application to movement, yoga and working with common musculoskeletal conditions. Weekend will incorporate observation, hands-on exercises and practice of asana to help you learn the location and function of the major structures of the body and how they relate to asana. You will also learn techniques to help you “read” your student’s body through their asana practice. Cost, $400. https://goo.gl/sZyQfR. Wilmington Yoga, 5329 Oleander Dr., Ste 200

FLUID ART FREESTYLE

Oct. 28, 2pm: Join artist Carolyn Colby and discover the most addicting, beautiful act of acrylic pouring. You choose the colors and control the movement of the paint to create truly delightful happy accidents. Feel free to bring your favorite adult beverage (no hard liquor). Menagerie Design Studio, 805-A N. 4th St.

MASTER MANDALA FLOW

Oct. 28, 2pm: In Sanskrit, the word Mandala literally means ‘circle’. It symbolizes unity, harmony and wholeness. When applied to the yoga practice the asana becomes a practice of balancing and healing the energetic subtle body. 2-hr. workshop designed to guide the practicing yogi through dynamic and purposeful Mandala and Infinity patterned sequences. With a building level of energy and pace of flow, one will feel open and prepared to more fully express peak postures in a safe and strong way. Beginners are welcome and modifications will be offered, but the intermediate to advanced yogi may find this class most inspiring and accessible. Moving in an energetically supported

way not only eases the body into deeper expression, but also feels amazing. 90 minutes of movement and meditation on the mat, and some time is built into the workshop to allow for deeper explanation of the practice and Q&A. Terra Sol Sanctuary, 507 Castle St. FAFSA COMPLETION NIGHT

Oct. 30, 5pm: A vital part of the financial aid process, as it allows students to apply for federal and state grants, federal work study, and federal student loans. In addition, the FAFSA is required by most colleges as part of their scholarship application process. Completion Night will give families an opportunity to complete their FAFSA form with the assistance of financial aid professionals, a College Foundation of North Carolina representative, and library staff. Hands-on workshop is free but space is limited. Register on the calendar at www.NHCLibrary.org or by calling 910-798-6301. NHC Main Library, 201 Chestnut St.

lectures/literary MAKING SENSE OF THE OPIOOD EPIDEMIC

A doctor and a health educator will visit New Hanover County’s Main Library to offer an informative presentation on opioid abuse, prevention, and helping a loved one struggling with addiction.

Attendance is free and no registration is needed.

Speakers will be Dr. Joseph Pino, MD, FAAP, FACP, of NHRMC Medical Group, and Olivia Herndon, Director of Continuing Education in Mental Health and Public Health for the South East Area Health Education Center, or SEAHEC. Dr. Pino and Ms. Herndon will explain how the opioid epidemic began, discuss coping strategies, and take a look at the future of opioid addiction in the United States.

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Cape Fear Region MED Week recognizes the achievements of local minority entrepreneurs, provides opportunities for networking and presents workshops helping to grow and strengthen businesses. Wed., Oct. 24, 2- 6:30pm: Minority Business Enterprise Spotlight Presentations/Reception, Vendor Fair.Speaker: Katrina M. Harrell, chief executive officer of Sage22 Ventures, LLC. Co-sponsored by UNCW Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Thurs., Oct. 25, 8am3:30pm. Cape Fear MED Week Conference.Keynote speaker: Gloria Shealey, president and CEO of The Daniele Company.Motivational Speaker: Suprena Hickman, RN, Chief Escape Officer, Suprena Hickman Enterprises.UNCW Burney Center, Price Dr. 910-962-2691 or www.uncw.edu/ MEDWeek.

EVENING WITH SUSY PAISLEY

Oct. 24, 6pm: Conservation biologist turned international award-winning textile and wallpaper designer recently recognized by Architectural Digest, Paisley’s work is both beautiful and impactful. Her designs include accurate depictions of endangered and extinct species. Each meter of fabric sold helps to conserve these species and their habitats. Susy runs Newton Paisley from the UK, but family ties are bringing her to Wilmington, NC. Don’t miss this opportunity to be inspired

by Susy before her international career expands further! All proceeds go to the NC Coastal Land Trust. Read more here: https://coastallandtrust. org/. Presented by Big Sky Design. At Big Sky Design, we encourage clients to incorporate their personality and interests into their home. https:// bigskydesignonline.com. GA: $55 VIP Meet & Greet: $80. CAM, 3201 S 17th St.

EVENING WITH SUSY PAISLEY

Oct. 24, 6pm: Conservation biologist turned international award-winning textile and wallpaper designer, and recently recognized by Architectural Digest, Susy Paisley’s work is both beautiful and impactful. Her designs include accurate depictions of endangered and extinct species. Each meter of fabric sold helps to conserve these species and their habitats. Susy runs Newton Paisley from the UK, but family ties are bringing her to Wilmington, NC. Don’t miss this opportunity to be inspired by Susy before her international career expands further. All proceeds go to the NC Coastal Land Trust. https://coastallandtrust.org.

Presented by Big Sky Design, www.bigskydesignonline.com. Admission: GA, $55; VIP meet and greet, $80. Cameron Art Museum, 3201 S. 17th St.

ARIES (Mar. 21–April 20)

In her poem “Shedding Skin,” Harryette Mullen compares her own transformation to the action a snake periodically carries out to renew itself. Since you now have an excellent opportunity to undertake your own molting process, you may find her thoughts helpful. (I’ve rendered them in prose for easier reading.) “Pulling out of the old scarred skin—old rough thing I don’t need now—I strip off, slip out of, leave behind. Shedding toughness, peeling layers down to vulnerable stuff. And I’m blinking off old eyelids for a new way of seeing. By the rock I rub against, I’m going to be tender again.” Halloween costume suggestion: snake sloughing its skin.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20)

“Only the young and stupid are confident about sex and romance,” says 49-year-old author Elizabeth Gilbert, who has written extensively about such subjects. I agree with her. I’ve devoted myself to studying the mysteries of love for many years, yet still feel like a rookie. Even if you are smarter about these matters than Gilbert and me, Taurus, I urge you to adopt a humble and curious attitude during the next few weeks. The cosmos has prepared some interesting lessons for you, and the best way to take advantage is to be eagerly receptive and open-minded. Halloween costume suggestion: sex researcher, love explorer, intimacy experimenter.

“There is a season for wildness and a season for settledness, and this is neither. This season is about becoming.” Author Shauna Niequist wrote that. In accordance with astrological omens, I endorse her persepctive as true and useful. You’ve zipped through your time of fertile chaos and conjured fresh possibilities. When January arrives, you’ll be ready to work on stability and security. For now your assignment is to blossom. Halloween costume suggestions: beautiful creature hatching from an egg; strong sprout cracking out of a seed.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

“He believed in magic,” author Michael Chabon writes about a character in his novel, “The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay.” “Not in the so-called magic of candles, pentagrams and bat wings,” nor “dowsing rods, séances, weeping statues, werewolves, wonders, or miracles.” Then what kind? Chabon says it’s the “impersonal magic of life,” like coincidences and portents that reveal their meanings in retrospect. I bring this to your attention, Scorpio, because now is a favorable time to call on the specific kind of magic you regard as real and helpful. What kind of magic? Halloween costume suggestion: magician, witch, wizard.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

“My way of learning is to heave a wild and unpredictable monkey wrench into the machinery,” Gemini author Dashiell Hammett wrote. I recommend you use his approach very rarely and only when other learning methods aren’t working. Most of the time, your best strategy for getting the lessons you need is to put lubricating oil into the machinery, not a monkey wrench.

That’ll be especially true in coming weeks. I suggest you turn the machinery off for a while as you add the oil and and do some maintenance. Halloween costume suggestion: repair person; computer techie; machine whisperer.

“If adventures will not befall a young lady in her own village, she must seek them abroad,” Sagittarian author Jane Austen wrote in her novel, “Northanger Abbey,” and now I’m passing her message on to you, slightly altered. My version is, “If adventures will not befall Sagittarian people of any age or gender in their own neighborhood, they must seek them abroad.” Where exactly is “abroad”? The dictionary says it might mean a foreign country, or it could simply mean outside or in another place. I’d like to extend the meaning further to include anywhere outside your known and familiar world. Halloween costume suggestion: traveler on a pilgrimage or explorer on a holy quest.

CANCER (June 21-July 22)

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

GEMINI (May 21-June 20)

The great Swedish filmmaker Ingmar Bergman was a Cancerian like you and me. One of the factors contributing to his success was he put his demons to good use, “by harnessing them to his chariot.” He also testified he gained control over his demons by taking long walks after breakfast. “Demons don’t like fresh air,” he said. “They prefer it if you stay in bed with cold feet.” I suspect now would be an excellent time to adopt his advice. Halloween costume suggestion: Walk your demon on a leash, or make it into a puppet, or harness it to your chariot.

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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)

PR executives at a beer company offered to pay me a lot of money if I would sneak a product placement ad into your horoscope. They asked me to pretend there was a viable astrological reason to recommend you imbibe their product in abundance. The truth is: The actual planetary omens suggest the opposite.

You should not be lounging around in a haze of intoxication. You should instead be working hard to drum up support for your labor of love or your favorite cause. Very important people will be more available to you more than usual, and you’ll be wise to seek their input. Halloween costume suggestion: the ultimate fundraiser; networker of the year; Chief Hobnobber.

Throughout the Halloween season, I encourage you to fantasize extensively about what your dream home would look like and feel like if you had all the money necessary to create it. What colors would you paint the walls? Would you have carpets or hardwood floors? What would be your perfect lighting, furniture and décor? As you gazed out your windows, what views would you see? Would there be nature nearby or urban hotspots? Would you have an office or music room or art studio? Have fun imagining the sanctuary that would bring out the best in you. Halloween costume suggestion: the ultimate homebody.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)

“Extraordinary things are always hiding in places people never think to look,” writes novelist Jodi Picoult. That’s crucial for you to meditate on during coming weeks. Why? Because your superpower is going to be the ability to find extraordinary things hiding in places where people have almost never thought to look. You can do both yourself and those you care for you a big favor by focusing your intensity on this task. Halloween costume suggestions: sleuth, treasure hunter, private eye, Sherlock Holmes.

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

“What kind of idea are you?” asks author Salmon Rushdie. “Are you the kind who compromises, does deals, accommodates itself, aims to find a niche, to survive; or are you the cussed, bloody-minded, ramrod-backed type of damnfool notion that would rather break than sway with the breeze?” I pose this question to you, Aquarius, because I think you could be an effective version of either idea in the coming weeks. If you’re the latter—the cussed, damnfool notion—you may change your world in dramatic ways. Halloween costume suggestions: revolutionary; crusader; agitator; rabble-rouser.

“There is no beauty without some strangeness,” wrote Edgar Allen Poe. Fashion designer Rei Kawakubo ventured further, declaring, “Strangeness is a necessary ingredient in beauty.” She also added another nuance to her definition: “For something to be beautiful, it doesn’t have to be pretty.” I’ll offer you one more seed for thought: wabi-sabi. It’s a Japanese term that refers to a kind of beauty that’s imperfect, transitory, and incomplete. I bring these clues to your attention, Pisces, because now is an excellent time to refine and clarify your own notion of beauty—and re-commit yourself to embodying it. Halloween costume suggestion: the embodiment of your definition of beauty.

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THE NIGHT OF THE GRIOTS: FAMILY, COMMUNITY, INSPIRATION, HOPE

Oct. 25, 7-8:30pm: A family friendly event and is free and open to the public, though we ask attendees to RSVP to griot@whqr.org.Evening’s storytellers include Madafo Lloyd Wilson, Mitch “Gran’ Daddy Junebug” Capel, Joyce Grear, and Pamela Reid. Primarily concerned with preserving oral tradition, a griot is a West African historian, storyteller, praise singer, poet, or musician. Our four storytellers from the National Association of Black Storytellers will share narratives of family, community, inspiration, and hope. 254 N. Front St., #300

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FARMERS’ MARKETS

Wrightsville Beach Brewery, 6201 Oleander Dr, Thursdays 2-6pm, year-round, excluding major holidays. Support local farmers and artisans in the beer garden Thursday afternoons. Shop for veggies, meat, eggs, honey and hand-made crafts while enjoying one of the Brewery’s many delicious beers. Stay afterward for live music! wbbfarmersmarket@gmail.com • Riverfront Farmers, Sat., 8am: Market features all local produce, products and artisan works. A seasonal, open-air market located along the first block of North Water St. and in adjoining Riverfront Park in historic downtown Wilmington along the Cape Fear River. Locally grown and produced fruits and vegetables, baked goods, meats, plants, locally caught seafood, handmade artisan works, fresh-cut flower bouquets and more are available. 5 N. Water St.

Free with appetizers. No membership required. All SHAKESPEARE BRUNCH Reserved seating. $5 of every ticket sold will go to ages and professions welcome. New attendees ala local Shakespeare Educational Outreach Proways welcome. Featured nonprofit: Kids Making It gram. Monthly Sunday Brunch featuring a greatly Woodworking Program with photography by Chris abridged reading of one of Shakespeare’s classic Brehmer Photography. Members-only raffle! Skytown Brewing (sponsored by Matthew’s Motors), plays. Brunch and dessert with choice of entrée in4712 New Centre Dr. Upcoming schedule: Oct. 25, cluded in your ticket. Drinks and gratuity not includSpeed networking hosted by City Club of Wilminged. Portion of proceeds donated to Shakespearean ton; Nov. 14, Hosted by JohnnyLukes, sponsored educational outreach programs. Upcoming: 11/18:

by Movement Mortgage; Dec. 6, Hosted by the Merchant of Venice. TheatreNOW, 19 S. 10th St. UNCW Center for Innovation and EntrepreneurSOUL SISTERS SUPPER ship, sponsored by TBD; Dec. 14, Members -only Oct. 25, 7pm: A gathering to feed your head (+ Christmas Party at Banks Channel. facebook.com/ your belly) with like-minded ladies. All women of all groups/portcityyoungprofessionals walks of life are welcome, and meet on the third NCAAP MEETING Thursday of each month at The Penthouse in the New Hanover NAACP monthly meeting is ThursTrust Building in downtown, overlooking the Cape day, Oct. 25, 7pm. Information on get out the vote Fear River. Enjoy a vegetarian dinner and each efforts for the November mid-term elections and other’s company. After our Soul Sisters Sleepover other important state and community issues will be in December of 2017, we realized we kind of like on the agenda, as well as upcoming New Hanover each other and when we join forces magic hapNAACP branch activities and events. Members pens. Let’s support each others ideas and grub out and friends are encouraged to attend. For more inwhile we’re at it. It’s simple. We keep it real. Adult formation, call 910-508-9414 or email nhcnaacp@ beverages may be purchased at the bar but are gmail.com. St.Stephen AME Church, 501 Red not included in the supper. Penthouse, 2 N. Front Cross St St., 9th floor. Tickets: $20. www.evensi.us/soul-sisters-supper-202-princess-street-wilmington-northcarolina-28401/270790027

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GOURMET FOOD SALE

Oct. 27, 10am: Gourmet Food Sale by the MinisterFree tasting every Friday, 6pm. Third Wed. of each ing Circle. Frozen casseroles, ham biscuits, pickmonth feat. musical and brewing talents alongside les, jams, relishes, baked goods, aprons, unique an open mic night, as well as the opportunity for raffles and cookbooks are included. Great way homebrewers to share, sample, and trade their to prepare for the holidays. Come early and bring creations: an evening of beer and an open stage. a bag. Proceeds support healthcare initiatives in PA and equipment provided. All genres and beer Wilmington area. Elks Club, 5102 Oleander Dr. styles. • Oct. 27, 6-11pm—All Hallows’ Eve or All LOW COUNTRY BOIL Saints’ Eve celebration, a time dedicated to reOct. 28, 5pm: NC Coastal Federation’s low counmembering the dead. Many traditions originated try boil with fresh, local shrimp, as well as refreshfrom ancient Celtic harvest festivals, particularly the ments from Waterman’s Brewing Company and Gaelic festival Samhain. Fermental’s featuring live SeaGlass wines. Coastal-themed silent auction, as music throughout the evening with the spooky funkwell as live music from Maxwell & In Good Comdriven sounds of category four alongside gourmet pany. Hanover Seaside Club at Wrightsville Beach.

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Tickets are $50 for federation members and $60 for nonmembers. Advanced tickets are available online (recommended) and at the door as supplies last. Fundraiser supports the federation’s local work restoring coastal habitats and water quality, strengthening our natural defenses against storms.

50% of proceeds will also benefit local hurricane relief efforts in partnership with WARM NC (Wilmington Area Rebuilding Ministry) as they complete urgent home repairs for low-income homeowners impacted by Hurricane Florence in Brunswick, New Hanover, Pender counties. www.nccoast.org/ event/boil. 601 S Lumina Ave.

tours CAM WEEKLY EXHIBITION TOURS

Cameron Art Museum allows participants to explore current exhibitions with Anne Brennan, CAM’s executive director, in a new series of public tours. Free for CAM members. Wed., 1:30pm. 3201 S. 17th St.

LITERARY HISTORY WALKING TOUR

Explore the rich culture of our talented Southern town with a 90 minute walking tour of the literary history of downtown Wilmington, NC. Visit “The Two Libraries.” Walk the streets of your favorite novels, and stand where Oscar Wilde did when he lectured here. Saturdays, 1:30pm, Old Books on Front. 249 N. Front St. brownpapertickets.com/event/1282390

support groups WILMINGTON PRIDE YOUTH GROUP

Grades 7-12: Wilmington Pride Youth Group is a safe space for youth who identify as LGBTQIA+ and their straight allies. An adult supervised, safe space for kids to talk about orientation, gender, racial equality, political consequences, religion, self care. Also a great opportunity to meet and socialize with peers from the greater Wilmington area. Meets Thurs., 7pm. Needed: youth facilitators, especially those who are trained to work with kids, and speakers to talk about important topics. wpyg2016@ gmail.com.

ANXIETY / OCD SUPPORT GROUP

Group meets 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month.

Pine Valley United Methodist Church, 3788 Shipyard Blvd. Building B. Christopher Savard, Ph.D., with Cape Fear Psychological Services, gives a presentation the 1st Thursday of each month. 3rd Thursday meeting is member led. Everyone 18+ welcome. 910-763-8134

MS SUPPORT GROUP

Those with MS, families and friends welcome.

Meets 2nd Thursday each month, 7 p.m., 1st floor conference room, New Hanover Rehabilitation Hospital, 2131 S. 17th St., Wilmington (behind Betty Cameron Women’s Hospital). Sponsored by Greater Carolinas Chapter, National MS Society. Details: Anne, 910-232-2033 or Burt, 910-383-1368. New Hanover Regional Medical Center, 2131 S. 17th St.

LUPUS SUPPORT GROUP

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

PFLAG

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

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