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Saturday, October 25, noon Fabulous Fall Fashions
Meals and deals Pgs. 28-29 Get those appetites ready for Encore Restaurant Week, held October 22 through October 29. Local eateries all across Wilmington once again have teamed up with your favorite alternative weekly to offer bountiful meals for a fraction of the usual price. Among the participants are LM Restaurant’s Bluewater Grill (whose salad is pictured above). Check out our center spread to learn about the other culinary delights that can be found around town, and pull out the inserted menu guide to carry around with you throughout the next eight days.
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Check out fall’s hottest threads with a fashion show at the Hilton Riverside in Wilmington (301 N. Water Street). The event is helmed by the Friends of the Leland Cultural Arts Center, the nonprofit support group of the Leland Cultural Arts Center. Tickets are $50, which gets attendees prime seating for when the models strut down the runway and a tasty lunch. To enter events on encore’s new online calendar, generated by SpinGo, head to www.encorepub.com/ welcome/events-2. Events must be entered by every Thursday at noon, for consideration in print and on our new app, encore Go. E-mail shea@encorepub.com with questions.
EDITORIAL> Editor-in-Chief: Shea Carver // shea@encorepub.com
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Editorial Assistant: Christian Podgaysky // music@encorepub.com
Americana troupe Stray Local will hold a release party for their debut album at Bourgie Nights on Friday, October, 24.
Art Director: Kyle Peeler // ads@encorepub.com Intern: Shannon McCabe
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Up All Night Theatre Company will present a hard-hitting play about a woman’s struggle with disordered eating at TheatreNOW.
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film p. 23 “Dracula Untold” makes its head bloodsucker a little too soft. Anghus also weighs in on “Autómata.”
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Chief Contributors: Gwenyfar Rohler, Anghus Houvouras, Jay Schiller, Tom Tomorrow, Chuck Shepherd, Mark Basquill, Rosa Bianca, Rob Brezsny, Jay Workman, Christian Podgaysky, Linda Grattafiori, Tiffanie DiDonato SALES> General Manager: John Hitt // john@encorepub.com Advertising: John Hitt // Downtown // Carolina Beach // john@encorepub.com Shea Carver // Midtown, Monkey Junction // shea@encorepub.com Tara Dmeza // Midtown, Monkey Junction // sales@encore.pub Rose Thompson // Wrightsville Beach, N. Wilmington // rose@encorepub.com Office Manager: Susie Riddle // susie@adpakweekly.com
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news > live local
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Live Local Live Small:
ou can’t take the bus to the beach!” Over the summer, my friend Jim Reedy, a relatively new transplant to town, was in the bookstore expounding upon his surprised discoveries of his new home. “Well, you can take a bus to Carolina Beach, but not Wrightsville Beach,” I responded. “Do you know they are separate municipalities?” “No.” Jim shook his head. “Are they?” I launched into what the staff at the boostore refer to as one of my “speils” when I begin to wax poetic on a topic that no one could find interesting. Jim finally grasped the gist of things and interrupted me with a pertinent question: “Have you ever done it? Have you taken a bus to the beach?” “Ah ... ahem.” Admittedly, I have been planning to do this for quite some time. Actually as early as 10 years ago, I tried to do this story for WHQR. Then, the closest one could bus to Wrightsville Beach was the corner of Eastwood and Military Cutoff. Nothing’s changed. Carolina Beach wasn’t even an option. About four years ago the encore editor, Shea Carver, and I started talking about possible stories on the bus situation here. “Maybe a story about only using the bus for transport for a
month?” she suggested. “Or a week?” For a long time that just wasn’t an option as the majority of the driving I did for several years was as my father’s chauffer. Though doing a story about going to doctor’s appointments via the bus would be quite appropriate, he was not willing to be our guinea pig. “Well, what about taking the bus to the beach?” I asked recently. “With the opening of the Pleasure Island route, that would be a day trip I could do right?” It is a good thing that we have all year to work on our New Year’s resolutions, because I finally fulfilled my pitch. Yes, I have promised all year I would take a bus to the beach and report back to the encore readership. It may be October, but I did it! I began this trip the way I do most: packing a bag and taking two aspirin. In this case I had a towel, an umbrella, maps, a paperback book, cash for bus fare, any other possible emergency needs, and a fully charged cell phone. I decided it was important to get the bus from the closest stop to our house—not to have Jock drop me off at a station to shorten the trip. I departed our house at 9:05 a.m. and walked two blocks to the Market and 16th street bus stop. The bus was on-time to the minute at 9:18 a.m. I paid the $2 fare and asked
Examining the use of Wilmington’s public transportation for a round-trip to the beach By: Gwenyfar rohler
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for a transfer pass for the next leg of my trip. Once paying the fare at the initial boarding location, riders can transfer to another bus for the duration of their ride—with one exception: the Pleasure Island route. At Forden Station I transferred to the College Road route, which would take me to the Monkey Junction Walmart parking lot to begin the trip down Carolina Beach Road. At Forden Station the bus I was boarding had a gentleman in the classic blue work uniform changing out the ticket meter at the front of the bus. In the five-minute layover the young man actually changed out the equipment and had the bus ready to roll on time! I was stunned. At the Monkey Junction stop I disembarked and contemplated the possibility of finding a bathroom nearby. According to the schedule, my next bus would be leaving in five minutes. I looked around to see if the next bus was in sight and noticed the bus behind me had a ramp extended out the front door. A gentleman in a wheelchair cheerily rolled down the ramp and across the grass median. My eyes followed him, impressed by his off-road capability and how quickly the bus drivers responded. He paused in front of the bus I had just left, and the driver flipped the ramp down to him. I noticed the placard for the bus had been changed from College Road to Pleasure Island. “Is the Pleasure Island route now?” I asked foolishly. The driver nodded, expertly put the ramp away and beckoned me aboard in one fluid motion. A nice lady handed me a survey about my bus-riding habits and a golf pencil. “Oh, great,” my friend Anthony, a longtime bus rider, exclaimed when I told him the story. “You know what that means? That means things are going to get worse! They do surveys and then things get worse.” Personally, I found the survey interesting. It asked how I got to the stop: Did someone drop me off, did I drive and park, walk, ride a bike, etc.? Why was I riding the bus? Options included saving money or helping the environment. I noticed there were no boxes for “journalistic research.” But the parkand-ride mention got me thinking about time spent in larger cities. The park-and-ride idea of public transit is pushed pretty heavily. It surprises me to no end that, while the commuter traffic to get over the bridge in Brunswick County has been in the news, I haven’t heard anyone pushing the “drive to Walmart, park, and get the Brunswick Connector” option. It would bring riders right across the bridge and into downtown Wilmington. Maybe that should be my next trip... The bus to the beach also included an appearance by Wave Transit’s biggest supporter and possibly most frequent user, Rickey Meeks. Rickey walked me through bus procedures and showed me that I should have gotten a day pass for $5, which would have given me unlimited ridership for the day. He was right: I would have saved $3 on my
round-trip fare. The survey lady and Rickey’s insight sparked conversation among the riders about usage of the bus and prices. The young lady next to me works as a waitress at a restaurant in Carolina Beach and noted that if she worked evening shifts instead of day shifts, then she had to get a cab home— a minimum of $20, because the bus doesn’t run that late. I arrived in Carolina Beach at 10:53 at the Winner boats dock, almost two hours from leaving home. If I had driven, it would have taken about a half an hour, depending upon the time of day. I would have used almost $1.50 in gas each way (in my little 65 VW Bug with wonderful gas mileage). Cost to park at Carolina Beach averages $1.50 an hour from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. I stayed for three hours because the bus has a three hour turnaround time. The driver told me he would be back at 1: 57 p.m. If I had paid to park for three hours, that would have been $4.50, bringing the total cash outlay for the trip to $7.50 round trip by car. Because I hadn’t had Rickey’s guidance at the beginning of my trip, it cost me $8 roundtrip by bus, and I had almost four hours of travel time. On the plus side, every bus was on time or early, and all the drivers were absolutely wonderful, helpful people who made me feel safe and welcome. “How many people were on the bus with you when it was the most full?” Jock asked upon my return. “Because I think they need smaller buses, and nobody is riding the bus.” “At one point there were 16 people riding, including me.” “Really?” “Yes,” I confirmed. “At the big-transfer areas where several buses intersect, the ridership was the highest, because a lot of people get on a bus and then the bus distributes them around town.” I paused. “There were a lot of families.” I recounted for him the adventures of a grandmother, daughter and two grandchildren, who brought two strollers on the bus and had perfected a system of breaking down and stowing the strollers while riding. Several people put bikes on the front racks, too. Thinking about the personal economics of it really stunned me. If the theory that many riders use the bus because they cannot afford to purchase, insure, maintain, and gas up a car, well, $4 for a round-trip ride adds up quickly. It would be hard to have much to put into savings toward a car if dependent upon bus transportation. Certainly I met people who rode the bus for medical reasons, students who were too young to drive, college students on their way to class, and a lot of people dressed in work clothes on their way into a job. Maybe that was the big payoff: You get to meet people. “Everybody can say ‘hello,’ and give that back to you,” Rickey pointed out. He was right. We can all do that.
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Signs of the Times “Selfie fever” has begun to sully the sacred Islamic pilgrimages to Mecca, according to scholars who complained to Arab News in September. What for centuries has been a hallowed journey intended to renew the spirit of Islam (that all Muslims are called upon to experience at least once) has come, for some in the so-called “Facebook era,” to resemble a trip to Disneyland, with visitors to the Sacred Mosque texting friends the “evidence” of their piety. (Another scholar complained in a New York Times opinion piece in October that Mecca is often experienced more as a tour packaged by marketers and centered around Mecca’s upscale shopping malls rather than religious structures.) The New Normal Just in time for California’s new law requiring explicit consent for students’ sexual activities is the free iPhone/Google app Good2Go, which developer Lee Ann Allman promises will simplify the consent process (and even document it). As described in a September Slate. com report, Good2Go requires the initiator to send the prospective partner to at least four smartphone screens, wait for a text message, provide phone numbers (unless he/she is a multiple-user with an “account”) and choose accurately one’s sobriety level -- all before “the mood” evaporates (ending the app’s usefulness). It took the tech-savvy Slate writer four minutes to navigate the process -- and she was still unclear which sexual activities had been consented to, since those specifics aren’t referenced. (The app has since been pulled from the market.) New York Giants tight end Larry Donnell manages his own fantasy league team by “drafting” NFL players for virtual competitions based on their real-life statistics of the previous weekend. Donnell lamented to New Jersey’s The Record in October that he had benched virtual “Larry Donnell” on his fantasy team the week before because he thought his other tight end (“Vernon Davis”) would do better. In reality, real Donnell had a career-high game, with his three touchdowns leading the real Giants to a 45-14 victory. However, Donnell’s fantasy team lost badly because virtual Larry Donnell (and his weekend statistical bonanza) was on Donnell’s bench. A Perfect World In August, the Tampa Bay Times reported a dispute in Dunedin, Florida, between 12-year-
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old lemonade-stand operator T.J. Guerrero and the adult neighbor (Doug Wilkey) trying to close him down as an unlicensed entrepreneur, despite T.J.’s business plan for assisting his favorite animal shelter. Of course, T.J. was quickly inundated with donations, media praise and more lemonade sales. Wilkey, however, is under investigation by the city after a tipster revealed that Wilkey himself might operate a home-based financial services business not properly licensed. The Campaign Trail “My Friends, I Am a Man of Action!”: Roger Weber, running for a Minnesota House seat in November, is now being sued by a neighbor over a property-line dispute near Nashwauk. Rather than working with an arbitrator or mediator, or letting the legal process run its course, Weber in 2013 took a chain saw and sliced completely in half the large, two-car garage that Weber says sat half on his property and half on the neighbor’s. Sensitive in Vermont (1) Lianne and Brian Kowiak of Waterbury, Vermont, complained to Ben & Jerry’s in September that its new ice cream flavor, “Hazed & Confused,” was “shock(ing)” and “upset(ting)” and should be changed immediately. Though most customers recognize the name only as a play on the 1993 cult movie “Dazed & Confused,” the Kowiaks insist that they never be reminded that their 19-year-old son died in a college hazing incident. (2) In Winooski, Vermont, in August, the local eatery Sneakers Bistro earned public advertising space by beautifying one of the city’s flower beds, and managers used it for the quixotic ad, “Yield for Sneakers Bacon.” After one woman complained that the sign disrespected those who do not consume pork, Sneakers took it down. The Foreign Press Medical Marvels: (1) In October, workers at a clinic in Honda, Colombia, reported helping a 22-year-old woman who came in several days earlier with vegetation growing from her vagina. She said her mother had told her that inserting a potato (now sprouting) was effective contraception. (2) An 18-year-old woman was admitted to Bishkek Hospital in Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic, in September with severe stomach pains, which doctors discovered was due to her long-standing habit of chewing both discarded hair and her own. Doctors removed
a hairball that weighed 8.8 pounds (and a Yahoo News report had a photo). The family of Kai Halvorsen of Lillestrom, Norway, planning a holiday in Thailand, feared that their bulldog, Igor, would be traumatized, having never been left alone. Halvorsen and a friend arranged with Labben Kennel to make a replica of the family living room to calm Igor’s anxiety. The two men painted the walls the same shade of gray, brought in the family couch, built a replica coffee table, and moved in Igor’s bed, carpet, pillows and blankets. (However, according to the friend, Igor spent much of the holiday cavorting outside with his new friend, Helga, the St. Bernard.) Perspective Prosecutors in Killeen, Texas, are seeking the death penalty for Marvin Guy, who in May shot one SWAT officer to death and wounded three as they conducted an unannounced (“noknock”) drug raid on his home at 5:30 a.m. -leading Guy to believe hoodlums were breaking in and thus provoking him to grab his gun and start firing. (The tip given to police was bogus; no drugs were found.) However, in December, 90 miles away in another Texas county, mistaken SWAT-raid victim Henry Magee also killed an officer under similar circumstances (except that Magee actually had some marijuana), but was cleared in the shooting by a grand jury’s acceptance of self-defense. Guy is black; Magee is white. Creme de la Weird Harmonic Convergence of Perversions: (1) Palm Beach County, Florida, sheriff’s deputies searching the home of child-pornography suspect Douglas Wescott, 55, stumbled upon about 50 dead cats stored in four freezers. Wescott’s computers were seized, along with another 30 to 35 live cats. (2) In September, following a months-long trial in Canada’s Nunavut territory, defrocked Catholic priest Eric Dejaeger, 67, was found guilty of 31 counts of raping children and one of raping a sled dog. Least Competent Criminals Not Ready for Prime Time: (1) William Dixon, 21, was arrested in Brentwood, Tennessee, in August fleeing a Best Buy store after arousing suspicion. According to the police report, Dixon, on foot, ran across all lanes of Interstate 65, but the chase ended when he collided with a tree. (2) In October, a man unnamed in news reports snatched a bottle of wine from the shelf of a Sainsbury’s supermarket in East Grinstead, England, and dashed for the door. However, he ran into a shelving unit and knocked himself unconscious. Walter Morrison, 20, a United Parcel Service baggage agent at Phoenix’s Sky Harbor airport, apparently intended only to swipe random parcels, but inadvertently came upon, in one package, a diamond (later found to be worth about $160,000). Police charging him in September said he traded the diamond to a friend for a gram of marijuana (around $20, retail).
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A "how-to" on getting votes for empty promises By: Mark Basquill
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’ve been getting a pretty good workout by hurdling campaign signs on my morning jog for a few months now. When I got home from work one day last week and checked the mail, I realized the titillating midterm elections are closing in quicker than I thought. The U.S. Mail: The only way mail used to be delivered. I got one of those green recycle bags to haul the expensive, glossy mailers directly to the recycling center. One of my campaign contributions is driving loads of this very informative literature to these bins. There, they eventually will be recycled into toilet paper or something useful. Taking the expensive high-gloss junk to recycling is only fitting. Most of the candidates are recycling the same campaign promises anyway. Spending the money to mail bags of flashy flyers that damn Elizabeth Redenbaugh to our house seems like a waste of money. Spending billions and billions of dollars every two years during campaign
season also seems increasingly ridiculous. I’m annoyed, but my wife is getting pretty ticked off. And she’s got a point. Frankly, since my mom moved in, our household contains six voting-age adults, not one of whom should be on any political consultant’s list of “persuadable” or “truly persuadable” voters. My 77-year-old mom has benefitted from union labor, good health care and protected pensions her whole life. To get her vote you’re going to have learn the difference between a retirement fund and a piggy bank for speculation. And get her Tastykakes. Lots of Tastykakes. My 19-year-old daughter benefits every day from the caring and investment of healthcare and special-education professionals. If you want her vote, you’re going to have to do better than a sleek flyer. You’re going to have to promote and fund healthcare policies that don’t discriminate against individuals with disabilities, fund basic research in science, develop opportunities for mainstream involvement for individuals with a full range of abilities, and respect teachers of students of all ages and abilities. You might even have
to pay teachers a decent wage. Oh, and you’ll have to feed her noodles and chicken nuggets. Lots of chicken nuggets. If you want her brothers’ votes, you might have to dismantle the police state and return a lot of that cool military surplus stuff to Rambo or Dick Cheney. You might have to continue to fund arts education even. That is, if we truly want innovators and not zombies. After that you might take a look at Germany’s economic stimulus package and their decision to provide free access to college education. Many college-age individuals see a degree as a necessary evil, a way to latch onto the lowest rungs of indentured servitude, rather than a means to develop their talents and contribute to the community. You’re going to have to stop bullying their gay friends, stay out of their girlfriend’s pants and legalize marijuana. Also, you’ll have to stop Miley Cyrus while there’s still time. If you want my wife’s vote, pay women at least as much as men for the same job and double check your voter lists before you address your liar flyers. Do you really think
it’s wise to send a deceptive—if not outright fraudulent—voter registration form to a woman that’s been a political and peace activist her whole life? My wife organized one of the first house parties for the current resident of the White House, has been invited to both of President Obama’s inaugurations, has helped organize local campaigns for over a decade, and marched in Manhattan at last month’s Climate Rally. Her name should be in capital, red letters in the do-not-disturb column on any voter mailing lists kept by her not-nearly-as-worthy opposition. To get my vote? All of the above. And overturn Citizens United somehow in favor of publicly funded campaigns. The best way to get money out of politics may be to put money in it. Take the big money out and put the little money in. We would reduce funds wasted in campaign season, and I’d be able to listen to Chopin nocturnes on YouTube without being interrupted by some loud, obnoxious campaign ad that pretty much blames Kay Hagan for the Big Bang.
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arts > music
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Straying into New Territory
ne day while strolling down Castle Street, passersby may have witnessed a trio busking outside of the antique store Urban Revival. Old-timey bluegrass mixed with softer sounds of Americana have been permeating sidewalks and events, like Riverfest and various local farmers’ markets, since Stray Local hit the Wilmington scene in 2013. Now moving from the streets to the studios, the local trio will celebrate the release of their first full-length album, “The Sun Still Shines,” at Bourgie Nights this weekend. Comprising Jamie Rowen (vocals/guitar/ banjo/fiddle), Hannah Lomas (vocals/mandolin/ tenor guitar) and Nick Simon (vocals/percussion/washtub bass), the band traces its roots back to UNC Greensboro where Rowen and Lomas first met in a class on old-time ensembles. It allowed students to simply gather around and play songs like Leadbelly’s “In the Pines,” Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys’ “Nine Pound Hammer,” and Woody Guthrie’s “Goin’ Down this Road Feelin Bad.” Today folks can hear these classic refrains covered by the band. “Old-time is very community orientedm” Rowen explains. “When you go to an old-time jam, everyone sits in a circle as equals and plays through very basic, danceable tunes. The culture of this music is still thriving at all of the fiddle festivals that go on in this state and around the South.” After graduation Rowen remained in Greensboro and got a job as a recruiter for the university,
while Lomas moved closer to Wilmington to teach students chorus. With the itch to play still running through their veins, Rowen would email Lomas guitar tracks, and she would record vocals over it before sending them back to him. They worked like this for an entire year. However, it didn’t take long before the two quit their jobs and moved to southeastern NC. Lomas grew up in Wilmington, and after realizing the potential the two had to create amazing songs, Rowen packed up and followed her to her hometown. Upon their arrival, they met Simon after seeing him play at the local farmers’ market. Today, each member teaches music lessons when their time isn’t spent in the recording studio, playing weddings, birthday parties, or just on the streets. “From those busking sessions, people would approach us and ask us for our contact,” Lomas says. “We realized the community really liked [our music.] That helped us build confidence and practice performing. Those outside sessions have helped because so many [of those] people wouldn’t necessarily come to the bar we were playing at or the venue [to] hear us. A lot of the events we’ve gotten have come from people just wandering by.” Rowen came up with the band’s name while rummaging through some of his old jazz assignments from UNCG. Although originally intended as the title of one of his songs, when he looked at the name years later, he realized it fit perfectly for the band. The trio had
Stray Local debuts first album at Bourgie Nights By: Shannon McCabe
Above: Stray Local made their first album, ‘The Sun Still Shines.’ at Hour Glass Studio. Courtesy photo 10 encore |october 22 – 28, 2014 | www.encorepub.com
been searching for a name for weeks, going back and forth; Stray Local seemed to make sense on so many levels. “It’s like you’re a stray, but you wandered into this music that is so unique to this area, so that’s the local part there,” Lomas says. “We’re also thinking to encompass everything. We’re all influenced by a lot of different music, and I think with the culture we can all kind of stray into a bunch of different genres, but then can incorporate it and make it ours.” The trio feels fortunate to be surrounded by so many local bands that continue to push the boundaries of music. So many are connected to North Carolina and American music in general. Personally, Rowen is influenced by NC bluegrass darling Doc Watson on guitar. “The North Carolina music that we are the most drawn to is old-time which is not bluegrass, even though it often gets confused as such,” Rowen determines. “It is similar songs but the musicians do not do any improvisation.” As a whole, the band also loves Stevie Wonder for his forceful driving rhythms and immaculate singing. “We are truly influenced by so many genres and never try to shoot down an idea for a song because we think it wouldn’t fit into our genre that we have labelled for ourselves,” Rowen says. After winning the local Hour Glass Studio’s free EP competition last year, Stray Local was awarded 10 free days in the studio—a sole influence behind their new album release. They began recording with music engineer Trent Harrison in March and finished in May. While producing an album is no easy task, the trio went into the studio with an arrangement of solid songs, unsure of what else they would add. “We powered through it after some frustrating moments and ended up learning so much,” Rowen says. “We are super excited to get back into the studio with all the knowledge we have now.” Until a couple weeks ago, they were still going over the songs with a more critical ear and adding edits where necessary. The process of each song often stemmed from Simon going into the studio to lay down drums for all the tracks on the album. Next was the guitar and then the mandolin, and after focusing on instrumentals the trio added in vocals. Once the initial production was finished, they listened to the tracks to decipher upon any last-minute additions, such as adding banjo or fiddle. “We all have pretty much the exact opposite strengths and weaknesses, which works very well,” Lomas says. “Jamie has great ideas for the story, so then I’ll come in and edit. If I bring lyrics, then he’ll give me his opinion and vice versa. It’s very much a collaboration, and I don’t think we could do it ourselves and have the same outcome.” When it comes to lyrics, they’ve written quite a few of the songs together. Although Simon recently branched out into lyric-writing, Rowen and Lomas usually guide the pen. While Rowen has a hard time writing melodies, Lomas soars at it. Seamlessly, a balance exists among the band mates.
“It’s fun to have different voices,” Rowen comments. “I love when bands have different songwriters—like the Beatles and another favorite, Dispatch,” Rowen says. “They all have their own unique songs where someone always writes with a lot of metaphors or one person’s always very literal with short lyrics.” Although her opinion tends to change every week, Lomas currently says her favorite song off “The Sun Still Shines” is “Ain’t Missing You.” “It’s a little sassier than some of our rootsy kind of stuff—a little bluesy,” she describes. “We had some great horn players: AJ Reynolds and Aaron Lane who play with Temple5. They came in and laid down some horn tracks—saxophone and trumpet—and we added some organ. It sounds really funky. I’m really digging that one right now.” “Hold Me Close” is a song the trio performed for an audience only once. Its inspiration came when Lomas sent Rowen a vocal track without harmony, and it slowly morphed into a very open and haunting mix that delivers some very powerful, yet simple rhythms at a very slow tempo. According to Rowen, it was produced with just three core parts: drums, banjo and vocals. Stray Local hand-selected another folkrock and Americana band Midatlantic to open their show at Bourgie Nights on Friday night. “They’re very talented and have a similar style,” Lomas says. “Similar—not identical in any means—but similar sensibilities and instrumentation. I just think of all the local bands in town and they were a very good fit for us.” Made up of members Jason Andre (vocals/ mandolin/guitar), Steve Schroeder (vocals/ guitar), Jesse Bond (keytar/cellotar), Will Maxwell (violin/vocals), Allan Upham (bass), and Ben Sciance (drums/guitar), Midatlantic won the Hour Glass Studio Competition this year, which makes it more poignant for them to play alongside Stray Local. Guests can expect a few special appearances throughout the concert, too. They’re hoping to team up and raise funds for a local nonprofit organization and possibly have food trucks for those after-show munchies. “We’re brainstorming,” Lomas says. “We’re trying to make it special. We’re working on it and hoping that we can tie all the strings together.” Likewise, they’ll be holding a listening party on Saturday, October 25, at Gravity Records starting at 1 p.m. And they’re already turning their attention to larger tours in the near future. “We couldn’t imagine another career,” Lomas says, “so that’s definitely what we’re putting our minds to and hoping that it will come. This is just a step toward that.”
DETAILS: Stray Local
Friday, Oct. 24, 8 p.m. Bourgie Nights, 127 Princess St. Tickets: $5-7 www.reverbnation.com/straylocal
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Wednesday, October 22 ‘80s Night (5pm; Free) —YoSake, 33 S Front St. Ladies’ Night (5pm; Free) —The Little Dipper, 138 South Front St. The String Band Beach Jam (6pm; Free) —Palm Room, 11 East Salisbury St. (910) 509-3040 Benny Hill (6:30pm; Free; jazz) —Sweet & Savory Cafe, 1611 Pavilion Plc. Trivia Night (6:30pm; Free) —Beach House Bar ‘n’ Grill, 7219 Market St. Open Mic w/ Thomas and Oglesby (7pm; Free) —Half Time Sports Cafe, 1107 New Pointe Blvd. Open Music Jam (7pm; Free) —Wired on Wrightsville, 3901-B Wrightsville Ave. Hoodie Allen (7pm; $15; hip-hop) —UNCW Kenan Auditorium, 601 S. College Rd.; (910) 962-3500
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Wednesday Night Trivia (7pm; Free) —Hoplite Pub and Beer Garden, 720 N. Lake Park Blvd. Karaoke w/DJ AMP (8pm; Free) —Locals Tavern, 6213-D Market St. Jeremy Norris (8pm; Free; country) —Reel Cafe, 100 S. Front St.; (910) 251-1832 Birthday Improv and Nutt Street Improv (8pm; $3) —Dead Crow Comedy Room, 265 N. Front St.
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Al Yountz (8pm; $15) —Comedy Cabana, 9588 N. Kings Hwy.; 843-4494242 Doctor Who Wednesdays! (8pm; Free) —Browncoat Pub & Theatre, 111 Grace Street; (910) 341-0001 Karaoke (9pm; Free) —Bourbon Street, 35 N Front St.
Jazz Night (6pm; Free) —Atlanta Bread Company, 6886 Main St. Twilight Cruise with Acoustic Music from Randy McQuay (6:30 pm; $24.50) —Wilmington Water Tours LLC, 212 S. Water St. Open Mic/Songwriters’ Night (7pm; Free) —Grinder’s Caffe, 5032 Wrightsville Ave.
Bomb Night w/ DJ (9pm) —Charley Brownz, 21 S Front St.
Karaoke (7pm; Free) —SeaWitch Cafe & Tiki Bar, 227 Carolina Beach Ave N.; (910) 707-0533
DJ Lord Walrus (9pm) —Red Dogs, 5 N. Lumina Ave.
Trivia Night (7pm; Free) —Wild Wing Cafe, 1331 Military Cutoff Rd.
DJ Hood (9pm; Free) —SideBar, 18 S. Front St.
Trivia Night (7pm; Free) —Giant Cafe, 1200 N 23rd St Suite 209
Karaoke (9pm; Free) —Brass Pelican, 2112 N. New River Dr.
Open Mic Comedy (7pm; Free) —Dead Crow Comedy Room, 265 N. Front St.
DJ TwoClikz (9pm) —SideBar, 18 S. Front St.
The Death in Me, Conveyer (7pm; Free; metal) —Reggie’s 42nd St. Tavern, 1415 S 42nd St.
Karaoke (9pm; Free) —Ibiza, 118 Market St.; (910) 251-1301
John Denver Tribute (7pm; $5) —Ted’s Fun on the River, 2 Castle St.; (910) 2313379
Thursday, October 23
Roy Zimmerman (7:30pm; $15; political satire) —Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Wilmington, 4313 Lake Ave.
Thirsty Thursday w/ DJ (5pm) —The Dirty Martini, 1904 Eastwood Rd. Live Music on the Dock (5pm; Free) —Elijah’s Restaurant, 2 Ann St. Thursday Events (5pm; Free) —Pembroke’s, 1125 A Military Cutoff Rd.
Open Mic Night with DJBe (8pm; Free) —Low Tide Pub, 4540 Fountain Dr. Open Mic Night Dennis Brinson (8pm; Free) —Locals Tavern, 6213-D Market St.
Pub Wars Trivia (8pm; Free) —Low Tide Pub, 4540 Fountain Dr.
DJ (9pm) —Charley Brownz, 21 S Front St.
Al Yountz (8pm; $15) —Comedy Cabana, 9588 N. Kings Hwy.; 843-4494242
DJ Battle (9pm) —Level 5, 21 N. Front St.
Harp University Triva (8:30pm; Free) —The Harp, 1423 S. 3rd St. live Music (8:30pm; Free) —The Harp, 1423 S. 3rd St. DJ TwoClikz (9pm) —SideBar, 18 S. Front St. Twiztid (9pm; $20-$25; hip-hop) —Ziggy’s By The Sea, 208 Market St.; (910) 7694096 Kim Dicso (9pm; Free; folk) —Costello’s Piano Bar, 211 Princess St.; (910) 3629666 The Shack Band, Groove Fetish (9pm; $5; indierock/jam) —The Whiskey Bar NC, 1 S. Front St. Discotheque Thurs. with DJ’s DST and Matt Evans (10pm) —Pravda, 23 N Front St. DJ Lord Walrus (10pm; $3) —Red Dogs, 5 N. Lumina Ave. Some Dudes (10pm) —Palm Room, 11 East Salisbury St.; (910) 509-3040
DJ TwoClikz (9pm) —SideBar, 18 S. Front St. Tom & Jane (9pm; Free) —Costello’s Piano Bar, 211 Princess St.; (910) 3629666 Trial By Fire WWAY 50th Anniversary (9pm; $10; Journey Tribute) —Ziggy’s By The Sea, 208 Market St.; (910) 7694096 Nomadic (9pm; $5; rock/electronic/dance) —The Whiskey Bar NC, 1 S Front St. Massive Grass (9pm; Free; bluegrass) —Beach House Bar ‘n’ Grill, 7219 Market St. Seneca Guns (9:30pm; Free; rock) —Wild Wing Cafe, 1331 Military Cutoff Rd. DJ Alex A (10pm) —Beach House Bar ‘n’ Grill, 7219 Market St. DJ Dr. Jones (10pm; $3) —Red Dogs, 5 N. Lumina Ave. DJ Milk and DJ DST (10pm; Free) —Pravda, 23 N Front St. Rob Ronner (10pm; Free; Southern Rock) —Goat and Compass, 710 N 4th St.; (910) 772-1400
Friday, October 24
Friday Night Fun House Follies (10:30pm; Free) —Ibiza, 118 Market St.; (910) 251-1301
Friday Night Fun House Follies (12:15am; Free) —Ibiza, 118 Market St.; (910) 251-1301
Drink Specials and DJ (All Day; $5) —Sputnik, 23 N Front St, 4th floor
DJ (5pm) —The Dirty Martini, 1904 Eastwood Rd.
Saturday, October 25
Historic Wilmington Foundation’s 2014 Vintage Event (6:30pm; Free) —St. Thomas Preservation Hall, 208 Dock St.
Kid’s Show: Super Saturday Fun Time! (3pm; $8) —TheatreNOW, 19 S. 10th St.
Twilight Cruise with Acoustic Music from Tyler McKaig (6:30pm; $24.50) —Wilmington Water Tours LLC, 212 S. Water St. Open Music Jam Hosted by Shannon Gilmore & Tommy Kaiser (7pm; Free) —Wired on Wrightsville, 3901-B Wrightsville Ave. A Symphony of Horror (7pm; $0-$15) —Carolina Civic Center Historic Theater, 315 North Chestnut St. Stray Local Album Release Party w/The Midatlantic (7pm; $5-$7; americana) —Bourgie Nights, 123 Princess St. Overtyme (7pm; Free; eclectic mix) —Gabby’s Lounge, 1706 N. Lumina Ave. Piano Jazz (7pm; Free) —The Art Factory, 721 Surry St. Port City Trio (7pm; $2; jazz) —Ted’s Fun on the River, 2 Castle St.; (910) 2313379 Jeremy Matthews (8pm; Free; singer/songwriter) —Fermental, 7250 Market St.; (910) 821-0362 Al Yountz (8pm; $15) —Comedy Cabana, 9588 N. Kings Hwy.; 843-4494242 Ron Funches (8pm&10pm; $12-$14) —Dead Crow Comedy Room, 265 N. Front St.
DJ (5pm) —The Dirty Martini, 1904 Eastwood Rd. The Charlie Daniels Band (6pm; $20-$100; bluegrass) —Greenfield Lake Amphitheater, 1941 Amphitheater Drive; 910-341-7855 James Jarvis (6pm; Free; Jazz Piano) —The Blind Elephant, 21 N Front St Unit F Randy McQuay (7pm; Free; pop & classic) —Gabby’s Lounge, 1706 N. Lumina Ave. Bootleg Dynasty (7pm; Free; alt. country) —The Ogden Tap Room, 7324 Market St. Neptune’s Car (7pm; $10; folk) —Ted’s Fun on the River, 2 Castle St.; (910) 2313379 Machine Gun (8pm; rock) —SeaWitch Cafe & Tiki Bar, 227 Carolina Beach Ave N.; (910) 707-0533 Wilmington Symphony Orchestra Concert: Rach Three (8pm; $6-$27) —Kenan Auditorium (UNC Wilmington), 601 S. College Road; 910-962-3500 Dirty White Rags (8pm; Free; jazz/blues) —Fermental, 7250 Market St.; (910) 821-0362 Al Yountz (8pm; $15) —Comedy Cabana, 9588 N. Kings Highway; 843449-4242
Live Music (8pm; Free) —Hoplite Pub and Beer Garden, 720 N. Lake Park Blvd.
Live Music (8pm; Free) —Hoplite Pub and Beer Garden, 720 N. Lake Park Blvd.
Live Music (8:30 pm; Free) —The Harp, 1423 S. 3rd St.
Ron Funches (8pm&10pm; $12-$14) —Dead Crow Comedy Room, 265 N. Front St.
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Less Than Jake, The Interrupters (8:30pm; $18-$20; ska/punk) —Ziggy’s By The Sea, 208 Market St.
The Matchsellers (6pm; Free; Bluegrass) —Satellite Bar & Lounge, 120 Greenfield St.; (910) 399-2796
Live music (8:30pm; Free) —The Harp, 1423 S. 3rd St.
Sunday Jazz Series (6pm; Free) —Fermental, 7250 Market St.; (910) 821-0362
College Night Karaoke (9pm; Free) —Costello’s Piano Bar, 211 Princess Street; (910) 362-9666
DJ Battle (9pm) —Level 5, 21 N. Front St.
John Craigie, Leigh Jones (7pm; $2; folk/acoustic/ rock) —Ted’s Fun on the River, 2 Castle St.; (910) 231-3379
Wednesday, October 29
John Golden and friends (7pm; $10; country) —Scottish Rite Temple, 1415 S. 17th St.
Ladies’ Night (5pm; Free) —The Little Dipper, 138 South Front St.
Improv (8pm; Free) —Browncoat Pub & Theatre, 111 Grace Street; (910) 341-0001
The String Band Beach Jam (6pm; Free) —Palm Room, 11 East Salisbury St.; (910) 509-3040
DJ TwoClikz (9pm) —SideBar, 18 S. Front St. Karaoke with DjBe (9pm; Free) —Low Tide Pub, 4540 Fountain Dr. Saturday Night Dance Party (9pm; $5-$10) —Ibiza, 118 Market St.; (910) 251-1301 Johnny Folosm Four (9pm; Johnny Cash Tribute) —Palm Room, 11 East Salisbury Street; (910) 5093040 Live Music (9pm; $5) —The Whiskey Bar NC, 1 S Front St.
Dylan Linehan (9pm; pop/rock) —Costello’s Piano Bar, 211 Princess Street; (910) 362-9666
Benny Hill (6:30 pm; Free; jazz) —Sweet & Savory Cafe, 1611 Pavilion Plc. Trivia Night (6:30pm; Free) —Beach House Bar ‘n’ Grill, 7219 Market St. Open Mic w/ Thomas and Oglesby (7pm; Free) —Half Time Sports Cafe, 1107 New Pointe Blvd.
Behind the Garage (10pm; Free) —Juggling Gypsy, 1612 Castle St.; (910) 763-2223
Open Music Jam (7pm; Free) —Wired on Wrightsville, 3901-B Wrightsville Ave.
Southern Trouble (9pm; Free; southern rock) —Beach House Bar ‘n’ Grill, 7219 Market St.
Monday, October 27
Deniro Farrar & Denzel Curry (7pm; $13; hip-hop) —Bourgie Nights, 123 Princess St.
The David Dixon Trio (9:30pm; Free; rock/soul/ pop) —Wild Wing Cafe, 1331 Military Cutoff Rd.
Heter Pan Band (12am; Free; rock/jazz/funk) —Duck & Dive, 114 Dock St.
Wednesday Night Trivia (7pm; Free) —Hoplite Pub and Beer Garden, 720 N. Lake Park Blvd.
Mystic River (9pm; Free; folk) —Rusty Nail, 1310 S 5th Ave.
DJ Riz (10pm) —Beach House Bar ‘n’ Grill, 7219 Market St. DJ Sir Nick Bland (10pm; $3) —Red Dogs, 5 N. Lumina Ave. The Hatch Brothers (10pm) —Costello’s Piano Bar, 211 Princess Street; (910) 362-9666 Daniel Parish (10pm; Free; pop/americana) —Goat and Compass, 710 N 4th St.; (910) 772-1400
Sunday, October 26 Jazz Brunch (10am; $10) —Pembroke’s, 1125 A Military Cutoff Rd.
S.I.N Night (11am; Free) —Reel Cafe, 100 S. Front St.; (910) 251-1832 Live at Bailey (5:30pm; Free) —Bailey Theater Park, 12 N. Front St.; 910 620-2345 Trivia (7:30pm; Free) —Hell’s Kitchen-Wilmington, NC, 118 Princess St.; (910)763-4133 Open Mic Night (8pm; Free) —Fox and Hound, 920 Town Center Dr. Gypsy Open Mic (9pm; Free) —Juggling Gypsy Cafe & Hookah Bar, 1612 Castle St. Donna Merritt (9pm; Free; piano/vocals) —Costello’s Piano Bar, 211 Princess St.; (910) 3629666
Brunch and Live Music (11:30am; Free) —Elijah’s Restaurant, 2 Ann St.
Tuesday, October 28
Sunday Funday (12pm; Free) —The Ogden Tap Room, 7324 Market St.
New Belgium Tuesday (11am; Free) —Reel Cafe, 100 S. Front St.; (910) 251-1832
Wilmington Sacred Harp Singers (1:30pm; Free) —Cameron Art Museum, 3201 South 17th Street; (910) 395-5999
Trivia NIght (6:30pm; Free) —Halligan’s Public House, 1900 Eastwood Rd.; 910679-4172
Acoustic Jazz Piano with James Jarvis (2pm; Free) —Old Books on Front Street, 249 N. Front St.
Trivia with Sherri ‘So Very’ (7pm; Free) —Halftime Sports Bar and Grill, 1107 New Pointe Blvd.
Wilmington Symphony Youth Orchestra & Junior Strings MATINEE (4pm; free-$5) —Kenan Auditorium, 601 S. College Road; 910-9623500
Open Mic Night (7pm; Free) —Goat and Compass, 710 N 4th St.; (910) 772-1400
Girls’ Choir of Wilmington (4pm; $6) —UNCW Kenan Auditorium, 601 S. College Rd.; (910) 962-3500 Doug Irving Quartet (5pm; Free) —Poplar Grove Plantation, 10200 US Hwy 17 N Sunday Jazz in the Beer Garden (5pm; Free) —Fermental, 7250 Market St.; (910) 821-0362 The Wooden Steel Band with Dan Bartelby Homes (5pm; Free; bluegrass) —Poplar Grove Plantation, 10200 US Hwy 17 N.
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Live Music (8:30 pm; Free) —The Harp, 1423 S. 3rd St.
DJ TwoClikz (9pm) —SideBar, 18 S. Front St.
Survey Says!, The Moms, Everything Ever (7pm; Free; rock) —Reggie’s 42nd St. Tavern, 1415 S 42nd St. The Supervillains, Through the Roots, The Steppas (7:30pm; $10-$15; reggae) —Ziggy’s By The Sea, 208 Market St. Pub Wars Team Trivia (8pm; Free) —Low Tide Pub, 4540 Fountain Dr.
Karaoke w/DJ AMP (8pm; Free) —Locals Tavern, 6213-D Market St. Jeremy Norris (8pm; Free; country) —Reel Cafe, 100 S. Front St.; (910) 251-1832 Birthday Improv and Nutt Street Improv (8pm; $3) —Dead Crow Comedy Room, 265 N. Front St. Comedian Jay Boyd (8pm; $15) —Comedy Cabana, 9588 N. Kings Highway; 843-4494242 Doctor Who Wednesdays! (8pm; Free) —Browncoat Pub & Theatre, 111 Grace Street; (910) 341-0001 Karaoke (8pm; Free) —Maxwell’s Lounge at Billy The Kid’s, 3456 Sea Mountain Hwy. Karaoke (9pm; Free) —Bourbon Street, 35 N Front St. Bomb Night w/DJ (9pm) —Charley Brownz, 21 S Front St. DJ Lord Walrus (9pm) —Red Dogs, 5 N. Lumina Ave. DJ Hood (9pm; Free) —SideBar, 18 S. Front St. Karaoke (9pm; Free) —Brass Pelican, 2112 N. New River Dr. DJ TwoClikz (9pm) —SideBar, 18 S. Front St. Karaoke (9pm; Free) —Ibiza, 118 Market St.; (910) 251-1301 Chris James (9pm; country) —Costello’s Piano Bar, 211 Princess St.
Comedian Jay Boyd (8pm; $15) —Comedy Cabana, 9588 N. Kings Hwy.; 843-4494242 Cape Fear Blues Jam (8pm; Free) —Rusty Nail, 1310 S 5th Ave.
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Pumpkin-Spiced Vices:
arts > art
Sarah Rushing and Rx offer a dose of art for what ails you By: Jay Workman
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t’s that time again, Wilmington: The days are shortening, the leaves are falling and pretty soon the humidity will lift like spirits at dusk. As an added bonus, Halloween lands on a Friday this year. But let’s be real—the true fall-ballers will exercise their demons come Monday night. Case in point: Rx Bar and Restaurant and local fashion boutique Edge of Urge present “Vices: An Art Show and Halloween Party.” “Vices” is a one-night-only pop-up art show, which will highlight the work of 28 diverse artists. This year marks local artist and curator extraordinaire Sarah Rushing’s third Halloween show at Rx. Her foray into art curating actually began at Caffé Phoenix in 2010, where she worked alongside nationally recognized mixologist Joel Finsel. He actually curated the restaurant’s monthly art displays until his departure. Rushing then took command of the restaurant’s monthly exhibits and hasn’t looked back. Today, her arms are full overseeing exhibits at Cape Fear Community
College’s Wilma W. Daniels Gallery and wearing multiple hats at Rx. Rx’s first Halloween show took place in 2012 with Rushing as the solo exhibitor. “A One Night Stand with Sarah Rushing” featured fourteen 3-by-4-inch nude portraits of friends. Each painted figure was masked, creating an elusively alluring masquerade party for all who attended. “Most of the models were popular downtown [Wilmington] faces, so it was fun for people to come and guess who was who,” Rushing says. “It was exciting playing with the idea of anonymity, and interesting to witness how that idea really empowered every single one of the models by allowing them to be more comfortable in their own skin.” The success of the show earned Rushing the title of “Curator of Rx” where her provocative themes have since fueled 10 successful exhibits; “Vices” seeks to continue the streak. “When you think about dealing with a vice, it’s not easy,” local artist Bryce FlintSomerville says. “It’s not a fun thing [and] it’s not a laughing matter. I applaud Sarah HANGING AS PART OF VICES: Lisa Nez’s ‘Big Bourbon,’ 48” x 32”. Courtesy photo
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for picking [this theme] because it would be easier to pick something like ‘weirdness’ or something that’s a little less confrontational or more comfortable for our viewers to see.” Flint-Somerville trained as an actor at the North Carolina School of the Arts in WinstonSalem and has been a member of the Blue Man Group since 2007. Although he’s no longer a full-time Blue Man, he travels regularly to fill in for other members. Now, his primary job as an at-home dad provides new sources of creativity, as well as lots of time to perfect his craft. “Vices” will be Flint-Somerville’s third time presenting his work at Rx. One of his most memorable pieces was displayed at the “Libations” show back in March. Blending old and new, it depicted a 20-foot tall robot shining its cycloptic beam on a hillbilly at his still, who happily offers his jug of hooch to the metallic titan. The piece was intricately cut from paper with an X-Acto blade (a medium he’s worked with for the last five years); however, this show’s theme is pointing him in an abstract direction. His planned two-part piece, “The Way In” and “The Way Out,” will take him away from his tried-and-true medium. Instead
of paper, he will utilize corrugated cardboard to create a relief—a sculptural technique in which figures project from a supporting background. “For me, vices produce a lot of shame,” he tells. “I feel I should be bigger than the vice. I think what my piece is trying to convey is how difficult it is to get out of it, but the possibility that you can get out.” Rushing knows something about overcoming vices, too. An untitled painting she’s displaying depicts her long-gone smoking habit in a literal fashion. In it a large hand hovers in the foreground of the canvas—a cigarette wedged between index and middle finger. Her impressionistic brushstrokes, coupled with her signature warm-colored acrylics, create a familiar yet eerie juxtaposition for kissing death on the regular. “When I think about vices, I think: bad habits, immoral behavior, wrongdoing, the seven deadly sins, having a dark side, and general wickedness—that’s why it’s the perfect theme for a Halloween party,” she explains. “And because I have a dark side, and you have a dark side, and everyone in this world has a dark side, let’s explore it. Let’s talk about it. Let’s get it out in the open.” “Vices” opens for one night only on Monday, October 27, with live music by OTB (Marwhoa and DJ SET). A bar menu will be available until midnight, but the art flows until 2 a.m.
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Gallery presents the 2014 Annual Faculty Show, which
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features over 60 original works from artists Kirah Van
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one of their oldest pieces, along with current work. The
The works of Jacksonville artist, George Walter
show runs from October 13th through November 14th
Cole, will be on display from October 10 through Octo-
with a Fourth Friday reception on October 24th from
ber 31st. George has a unique style and message. He
6-9pm. Admission is free and complimentary refresh-
creates both in 2D and 3-D work. From abstract to real-
ments are provided. Regular gallery hours have been ex-
ism, he can do it all. First place winner of our "Recycle,
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Join us for this Friday’s Art Walk from 6-9 PM! Featured this month is Richard Pape, a local photographer who captures the beauty of our surroundings in every shot. We’ll have wine, cake and Lativa coffee so come join the fun. Cape Fear Native features the works of
lery on Friday, October 24th, featuring recent works by Elizabeth Alexander-Spencer, David Goldhagen, and Tom Kennedy. This show brings together three artists who layer material and meaning to create multi-dimensional sculptures that buck convention. The show will remain on display through November 22nd. An opening night reception for 3D: Going Elemental will be held from 6-9pm, in conjunction with Fourth Friday Gallery Night. The public is invited to meet with the artists and discuss their work.
local artists and craftspeople inspired by nature. Here
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Personally Revealing:
arts > theatre
Playwright Bitsy Betsy's 'Bare Bones' bares all By: Shea Carver
T
he National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Eating Disorders states that in the U.S. 24 million people of all ages and genders suffer from anorexia, bulimia and binge-eating disorders. Though never officially diagnosed, Bitsy Betsy happened to fall into those statistics when she was a sophomore in college. In her debut play, “Bare Bones,” presented by Up All Night Productions this weekend at TheatreNOW, the first-time playwright explores the experience as transcribed from her real-life diary. “In a way, writing this show was therapeutic,” Betsy says, “a way to cope with and aid in the recovery from that period of my life— not to say that I don’t still struggle with eating now. However, in addition to writing from my own experiences, I was inspired to write when I learned that so many other girls, at some point or another, suffer from disordered eating.” Betsy took main points from her diary and fleshed out the play with fiction of what might have happened. She exaggerated scenarios of her own instances in the throes of over-
BARE BONES REHEARSAL: From left to right: Liz Bernardo, Olivia Arokiasamy, Matt Carter, Nick Reed, and Matt Taylor. Courtesy of Up All Night Productions.
coming disordered eating. “I was never officially diagnosed with an eating disorder, thus why I say that I suffer from disordered eating, ,” Betsy says. “It was very similar to anorexia nervosa . . . As an avid journaler, I find release through writing.” Her show brings to light the psychological effects of being obsessed with being thin. Not only does it torment the sufferer but also those surrounding her. “I wanted to bring this
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issue of self-mutilation to the front of people’s minds because it is so common,” Betsy says. “Yet, we so often celebrate extreme dieting and weight loss to attain an ideal body image.” The play follows Lesly (Liz Bernardo), Corbin (Matt Taylor), Ashlyn (Olivia Arokiasamy), Dagon (Matt Carter), and Tom (Nick Reed), a group of friends, family members and roommates going through Lesley’s tumultuous time. On some level, Betsy sees Corbin as much a protagonist as Lesley. He is the one narrating the show, reading from Lesley’s diary and working toward helping her rather than idly sitting back and doing nothing. “Corbin is literally the world’s best friend and at the path of healing,” Betsy says. “His ultimate care and love truly inspires me because that’s what I’d love to be for others.” Betsy chose Naomi Barbee—who’s currently double-majoring in theatre performance and education of young children at UNCW—to direct. Though new to the director’s chair and making her debut to Wilmington audiences, Barbee seemingly understands the equilibrium in performances to draw out the play’s powerful message. “I personally feel [it] is very relevant to modern society,” she says. “This play offers insight on a new perspective that people in our society may never have considered.” First and foremost, love centers the show— not only in the obvious paradigm of loving oneself but of showing compassion for others working through extreme hardships. The sensitive nature of the drama drives a lot of the dialog, which is practially scribed like poetry. “[Conversations] seem to be recorded after-the-fact, due to the diary construct,” Betsy explains. “As a result, both Lesley and Corbin are both poetic—not only in their language, but also in their actions. . . . It can be difficult to balance how characters share lines and how to make lines seem natura; thus, the diary framework structure that allows for slightly skewed and biased language.” “Liz embodies the role [of Lesley] flawlessly
and connects with the character in a way that no one else could,” Barbee tells. “Her portrayal is pure and genuine. Matt knows how to portray [Corbin’s] softer side while still managing to make every female in the room swoon.” All characters remain inspirational, from Ashlyn’s buoyant soul, who knows how to counteract intense situations, to Dagon’s daring courage, to Tom’s level of intensity. “I did not feel [the emotion] in [Tom] until I saw [Nick Reed bring it] onstage,” Barbee explains. “His stage presence is captivating.” Reed’s sibling rivalry scene with Lesley stands out as a favorite scene for Betsy. It comes to a head upon the illumination of what's happening with Lesley. “I love the raw and real reactions that Tom has to his sister’s revelation,” she says. Betsy also has written the typical BFF scene between females, revolving around the “You’re so pretty—No, you’re prettier!” discussion many endure. “In this scene, we get to see just how much an argument like that can strike someone’s core and hurt them,” the playwright notes. “It’s a twist on something that we really don’t think anything of as a society, but that can really have a huge affect on someone.” Staged with only a dining table and four chairs, audiences are mandated to suspend disbelief for imaginary props. Assistant director Arianna Tysinger worked with actors on miming techniques to see through the staging. Producer Zeb Mims is overseeing the behindthe-scenes needs, including costumers and lighting, to ensure the driving point stays focused on the acting. “The characters are dressed in all black, and the lighting colors establish the mood for each scene,” Barbee tells. “Some scenes have the characters in shadows, which create a dream-like effect.” A full believer in turning her words over to a team of people she trusts, Betsy—who has written only one other play as part of Browncoat Pub and Theatre’s “Dialogues of Strange Bedfellows”—loves what she’s seeing thus far. “The actors are finding so many amazing moments in the script and ways to bring the words to life that I could never have dreamt,” she says.
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Hair-Raising Fun:
arts > theatre
“The Séance” brings ghostly delight to Browncoat Pub and Theatre By: Christian Podgaysky
N
ow that the vibrant hues of green leaves and golden afternoons give way to the burnt-orange fallen foliage that swiftly blows along downtown sidewalks, folks can enjoy a new offering at Browncoat Pub and Theatre just in time for Halloween. The local venue, which routinely hosts an abundance of original productions, recently has welcomed back paranormal illusionist Aiden Sinclair to their intimate setting with his show, “The Séance.” Hailing from Cheyenne, Wyoming, Sinclair previously has wowed the likes of Howie Mandel and Will Smith. His accolades are ever present in his most recent act at Browncoat. Going in to the night of macabre, I had no idea what to expect. A few guests raised their hands when asked if they were familiar with Sinclair's work, but I was a blank slate ready to be taken on whatever journey was in store. I anticipated there may be some light tricks to give the impression that a few rest-
less spirits had entered the room; instead, I was met with a night of magic—perfectly guised as a séance. Each showing (there are four a night) has a different featured artifact: On Friday, it was an Ouija board. It’s not a séance in the sense that everyone joins hands and chants; instead, Sinclair intertwines magic tricks with stories of possession and even a little ghostly history about the Titanic. The show begins as a batch of 12 brave souls enter Browncoat’s theater. The stage is replaced with an ominous-looking room. Browncoat’s owner, Richard Davis, gives heed that anyone wishing to leave should do so before broaching the confines of the room. Davis informs that strange occurrences have taken hold of the theater and pub since Sinclair’s haunted artifacts have been kept there. He then enforces everyone turn off their cell phones (apparently, the spirits don’t like them), and requires each participant to sign a waiver. Davis' set up draws a nervous laugh from the crowd (and for me an eye roll), but deep down it does leave one
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considering whether or not he should step foot past the point of no return. The charged energy begets a needed uncertainity to fully enjoy the show. Upon giving consent to a wild night of spooky fun, guests file into the tiny room. The walls of the tightly sealed tomb are adorned with blood-red paint. A Southern gothic mystique perfectly sets up a moody mien, perfect for raising the dead. Tables with old, blackand-white photos mark each corner of the room, and benches covered in velvety black fabric line the walls. In the center sits a table, surrounded by black carpet. Participants are warned to keep their appendages out of its vicinity, as it’s the most spiritually charged area of the room. In an instance, the lights are flickering and giving way to total darkness. Then, the night’s guest of honor appears and takes the reins of the evening’s events. The production is nothing if not hokey, but in a positive way. Sleights-of-hand swiftly take hold of the viewers. From card tricks to chicanery with cell phone ringtones, Sinclair’s showmanship leaves audiences guessing and wanting more. Sinclair manages to maintain the energy throughout the show’s entirety. His years of experience take over the room, as he knows how to engage the audience full-heartedly. Sinclair can discern which participants are ripe to be picked on and which tasks he should give them. (I was enlisted to run the paranormal activity detector over Sinclair’s
body to ensure he had no devices that would trigger a response.) Keeping the audience involved is key to any magic show. The night of eerie splendor largely relies on the charisma of its host. It doesn’t matter who's a firm believer in the occult or who's a skeptic; everyone is there for one purpose: to be entertained. “The Séance” certainly doesn’t lack in any shortage of spirited ringmasters. Both Davis and Sinclair have the required conviction to force audiences to leave their reservations at the door and let the night take them where it will. Honestly, that’s what it’s all about. As well, Sinclair knows how to evoke a precise balance of fear and humor. The night never becomes so serious that the nonbeliever feels alienated, but it also never enters the realm of outlandish camp, wherein even the most frightened of guests feels at ease. There are enough laughs to enjoy, but it never compromises the grave atmosphere. People always say comedy is the hardest genre to achieve, and horror—especially live horror— is a close second. Sinclair succeeds at both. Only problem: It doesn’t last long enough. Each night there are four showings, and I felt like the fun was just getting started when the lights came up. While getting out of the claustrophobic, hot room certainly was a relief, I could have toughed it out for one or two more tricks. I also would’ve enjoyed more interaction with the haunted artifact. It's too scary a prop to be used really for only one trick. Overall, “The Séance” is a blast. Each show is different, so there’s always the promise of a completely new, fresh return trip if one didn’t get enough the first time. Annually, Halloween is a time in which the spirits walk with the living, and whether or not there were ghosts in that room is of no concern because Davis and Sinclair believe it—and they make everyone there buy into it, too.
DETAILS: The Séance
★★★ ★ ★ Bowncoat Pub and Theatre 111 Grace St. Everyday (except Monday), Oct. 22Nov. 1, 7 p.m.; 8 p.m.; 9 p.m.; 10 p.m. Tickets: $10 www.browncoattheatre.com
Carried by Talent:
arts > theatre
Local performances make up for weak writing of 'Carrie the Musical' By: Shea Carver
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uch of the thrill of a Halloween show is to embrace the idea of being scared—or at least getting creeped out to some degree. If neither horror nor fright are apparent, we only hope camp will ham up a show’s enjoyment during an All Hallow’s Eve month. In the past “Rocky Horror Show,” “Evil Dead: The Musical” and “Reefer Madness” all lived up to that tongue-in-cheek frolic encapturing the chilling season at City Stage. Then under the reign of Justin Smith and Chiaki Ito, the dynamic duo set a precedent of making “alternative theatre” something spectacular in Wilmington; they put forth new standards in the City Stage theatre canon and avoided run-of-the-mill classics like “Sound of Music” or “Oklahoma!” This October, the reins have been turned over to new artistic directors Nick Gray and Rachael Moser, who have transformed the company into City Stage Co. and are continuing taking chances on shows not yet seen locally. They’re debuting with “Carrie the Musical,” based on the Stephen King novel. “Carrie the Musical” made its debut on Broadway in the ‘80s yet failed to culminate in memorable reviews because of script and tech problems. It closed after only a month. A few years ago, it saw a revival on off-Broadway and lasted through 34 previews and 46 performances. It was nominated for many awards‚Drama Desk, Drama League, Outer Critics Circle, and others—and won the Off-Broadway Alliance Award for Best Musical Revival. Personally, I think the show could use another rewrite from Lawrence D. Cohen (penman of the original 1976 film script and musical) and songwriter Dean Pitchford. Much of the dialogue and lyrics suffer from redundancy; literally the same words are repeated over and over again. It feels like dead weight over two-and-a-half hours (with a 15-minute intermission). The fact is: “Carrie” doesn’t need to be more than an hour-and-a-half long; the movie proved as much true. Secondly, the show’s too-serious undertone makes it preachy instead of scary, creepy or righteously preposterous. Still, it doesn’t mean our local talent doesn’t give it their all. In fact, they’re the saving grace of the show. The protagonist—an unpopular, sheltered and naive Carrie White—comes courtesy of a phenomenal Hannah Elizabeth Smith. Smith slumps, shakes, scratches her arm in distress, and bulges her eyes in fright with audacity that doesn’t feel forced. Her pale and bare complexion, librarian-inspired attire, and light blonde, always-braided hair add to the yin and yang of a girl out of touch among her popular peers.
Other girls are tanned, wear makeup, and sport modern fashions, yet they have no heart. Their bullying tactics and insipid name-calling (Scary White) hits to the core of a girl struggling to fit in, as heard and felt in Smith’s amazing vocal range in the title song “Carrie.” Even in her role to remain in the background to avoid harrassment, she manages to rise to the forefront every time she’s onstage—not an easy task to do with other bombastic actors alongside her. Of the ilk is Annie Tracy Marsh as Chris and Patrick Basquill as Billy. The couple are the epitome of high-school assholes, always poking fun at others to lift themselves into higher societal order. They fill out these roles to perfection. Marsh—who always impresses with her powerful voice—unfurls as the typical mean girl in “The World According to Chris.” It’s a chilling reminder of how insecurities can yield hateful repercussions. Though the high-school bullying scenes are heavy in the show, they stand out with greatest impact. Why? They’re most believable. The cast of students interact and talk over each other in an immature, boisterous way at all times, and it definitely evokes laughter—something needed among the heavier scenes between Carrie and her mother. The kids spout disrespect, self-righteous entitlement and hate. Sarah Parsons, Alissa Fetherolf, Domonick Gibbs, Anny Bowmen, Hunter Wyat, Courtney Harding, and others emote with eye rolls aplenty, enunciate and spat with holier-than-thou attitudes, and completely make the audience root for their demise along the way. They’re exactly what you do not want your own children to grow up to be! And when they sing together, it literally takes over the entire theater like the running of the bulls. The only kids refraining from this grouping are Hannah Lahm as Sue Snell and Brad Mercier as Tommy Ross. Laham and Mercier are adorable in “You Shine”—voices comingling and harmonizing innocently. They absolutely contain an air of true tenderness and empathy. Their fall from popularity anchors the message of choosing compassion and dignity over hostility and acclaim. While it’s a great message to send, it’s also over-exacted to the point of taking away from the fright of “Carrie.” This is a horror show, so the not-so-good parts are what make Carrie’s revenge really founded. Carrie White’s telekinesis should be a highlight of this musical, as it proves her true power. The show contains only a handful of moments where she shows off: making a Jesus figurine float, raising a book from a desk, moving a chair across the floor, and “closing windows” in her house. By the time she’s pushing people down with her hands and killing them off in the end, it just doesn’t feel plausible. There’s a disconnect in making her power awe-inspiring and
frightening. I think some of that stems from a detachment in emotion between Carrie and her mother, played by Katherine Vernon. E veryone familiar with the story understands the religious zealotry of Margaret is to blame for Carrie’s demise as much as any amount of high-school bullying. The closet Carrie’s forced into for prayer is absolutely a wretched place of imagination in the novel—and in the movie. Its decorated with religious images that scare more than inspire, thanks to the fundamentalist fireand-brimstone teachings that Margaret White follows. I imagined live it would pulsate in a backdrop of color to taunt Carrie. Yet, its incarnation onstage doesn’t beckon a sliver of dire fear. Likewise, Vernon delivers Margaret with foreboding dread over intrinsic, appalling intolerance. It’s not clear that she despises her daughter more than she loves her. Her possible personality disorder doesn’t come across heavily, nor does extreme domineering abuse or the self-mutilation she endures. The show only briefly addresses Margaret being raped to conceive Carrie, too. All of this combined needs to heighten in order to believe the blood bath at the
finale. While the two actresses share impressive songs that raise the roof—"And Eve Was Weak" and "Evening Prayers"—it doesn't help the clear divide that must exist between this mother and daughter in order to believe their plights. In essence, too many gloss-overs exist in the musical version of “Carrie” and take away from the power of fright that makes the story so horrifying. Though the instrumentals are a fascinating backdrop for the story—featuring clear movements of rock, funk, and even blues rhythms— the content needs fear or camp to carry it to its full potential. It’s worth seeing only because our local talent is so good.
DETAILS:
Carrie the Musical ★★ ★ ★ ★ City Stage, 21 N Front St #501 Oct. 24 - 26, 31 - Nov. 2, 8 p.m. www.citystageco.com
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Vampires and Robots:
arts > film
A look at ‘Dracula Untold’ and ‘Autómata’
films this week
By: Anghus
Cinematique
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’ve been writing columns and reviews for many years, and in that time, there hasn’t been a lot of variety in what I do. That is probably as much a failing of the stagnant nature of criticism as it is my lack of forward progress to take it somewhere new. I’m looking to change that this week by expanding focus on what kind of movies I cover. I’m still a guy who loves going to the theater to watch movies, but we exist in a world where movies are being streamed and made available in other venues. The goal of a critic is to offer an opinion, but I think the best writers have always been the ones willing to challenge their audience. Going forward, every weekly, I’m going to delve into the new movies, available both in theaters and in our own living rooms, in hopes of exposing readers to a variety of flicks that may be worth watching. If anything, this age Sympathetic robots: Antonio Banderas stars as of digital cinema transforms how we watch Jacq Vaucan in the admirable sci-fi film “Autómata.” movies. Courtesy photo. Dracula Untold
★★★ ★ ★ Starring Luke Evans, Dominic Cooper and Sarah Gadon Directed by Gary Shore • Rated PG-13 I’m an old-school monster-movie junkie, weaned on films like Bela Lugosi’s “Dracula” and Lon Chaney’s “The Mummy.” “ Phantom of the Opera,” “The Creature from the Black Lagoon,” “The Wolfman”: These were the foundation for my future love of the horror genre. Over the past decade, we’ve watched our scariest cinematic monsters transform into sparkling vampires and lovestruck werewolves. Hollywood has de-fanged these horrors with the subtlety of a three-fingered dentist, and it’s about damn time we got a proper Dracula movie. Unfortunately, “Dracula Untold” is not it. I admire the plucky spirit of “Dracula Untold.” There’s a real attempt at world-building, but the film suffers from the weighty tropes of the origin story and comes on way too strong at trying to be epic. There also are a few scenes that betray any sense of seriousness that ultimately undermine the story. The story follows the adventures of Vlad Tepes, a young boy trained to be a soldier who ultimately becomes the prince of Transylvania—a territory that lies between the Turkish empire and the rest of Europe. When the Turkish Army orders Vlad to give up 1,000 young boys to be trained for their army, he quickly realizes how unprepared he is to take on their forces and denies their request. When they refuse to leave peacefully, Vlad seeks out an ancient evil being that lives in a nearby cave. He is given
the gift of dark blood, which allows him to have vampire powers for a short time. Vlad is able to kick a whole lot of ass thanks to the power of the night. He is given the choice of returning to human form or drinking human blood to become the ultimate prince of darkness. The audience is supposed to buy the fact that Vlad (Luke Owen) is a tortured, benevolent leader, willing to give up his humanity to save his family and kingdom. The movie takes pains to justify his choices, but it tries too hard to have its blood and drink it, too. I prefer a Dracula who does terrible things to get what he wants and lacks any goodness. Adding that layer makes it feel like the creative team is trying too hard to make the character likable. Big mistake. Autómata
★★★ ★ ★ Available on iTunes, Amazon Prime, and On Demand Starring Antonio Banderas, Birgitte Hjort Sørensen and Dylan McDermott Directed by Gabe Ibáñez • Rated R The future is going to suck. Yes, I use that line a lot. Mainly because so many movies are based in this terrible, dirty future where the world rests perilously on the precipice of destruction. The world of “Autómata,” a new science-fiction thriller, is no different thanks to solar radiation, which makes much of the planet uninhabitable. Robots have become the primary workforce and a staple of everyday life. Jacq Vaucan (Antonio Banderas) is a claim-
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adjuster for the company that manufactures the robots. They are designed not to harm their human masters, but this is a movie, and if we’ve learned one thing over the years, robots are going to rise up and put their hydraulic foots up our human asses. However, the robots of “Autómata” are more sympathetic. When Jacq finds of robots being altered and their primary programming being tampered with, he seeks to discover if there is someone behind this outbreak of rash robot behavior or if something else is happening. Perhaps these robots are repairing themselves and digitally evolving into something more than the sum of their programming. There’s a lot of Asimov at work here. In fact, the whole movie feels like a story from a science-fiction compendium in the ‘70s. It’s a movie that wants to ask tough questions on a small budget. I think I admired “Autómata” more than I liked it. Still, I was entertained throughout. It’s equal parts pulp and sci-fi and more interesting than a lot of other movies I’ve seen this year.
10/22: In “Land Ho!” a pair of 60-something ex-brothers-in-law (Paul Eenhoorn and Earl Lynn Nelson) set off on a road trip through Iceland, hoping to reclaim their youth. Their picturesque adventures, from trendy Reykjavik to the rugged outback, are a throwback to classic bawdy road comedies as well as a candid exploration of aging, loneliness and friendship. The film has an exuberance and a chemistry that will have you shouting “Land Ho! “(R, 1 hr 36 min.)
11/3-4: “Love is Strange”: After 40 years together, Ben (John Lithgow) and George (Alfred Molina) tie the knot in lower Manhattan. Just as quickly, George loses his job and the newly minted lovers are forced to find separate—if temporary—living situations. George takes up residence with two cops (Cheyenne Jackson and Manny Perez), while Ben is forced into close quarters with his nephew (Darren E. Burrows), his wife (Marisa Tomei) and their teenage son, Joey (Charlie Tahan). Sparkling performances by John Lithgow and Alfred Molina turn “Love is Strange” into a graceful tribute to the beauty of commitment in the face of adversity. Filmmaker Ira Sachs will be in attendance on Nov. 3 for a Q&A.
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Southeastern NC’s premier dining guide
grub&guzzle
Oceans Restaurant
1706 N. Lumina Ave. (910) 256-2231
American BLUEWATER Enjoy spectacular panoramic views of sailing ships and the Intracoastal Waterway while dining at this popular casual American restaurant in Wrightsville Beach. Lunch and dinner are served daily. Favorites include jumbo lump crab cakes, succulent seafood lasagna, crispy coconut shrimp and an incredible Caribbean fudge pie. Dine inside or at their award-winning outdoor patio and bar, which is the location for their lively Waterfront Music Series every Sun. during the summer months. Large parties welcome. Private event space available. BluewaterDining.com. 4 Marina Street, Wrightsville Beach, NC. (910) 256.8500. ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Mon-Fri 11a.m. - 11 p.m.; Sat & Sun 11 a.m. – 11 p.m. ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Wrightsville Beach ■ FEATURING: Waterfront dining ■ MUSIC: Music every Sunday in Summer ■ WEBSITE: www.bluewaterdining.com
Blue surf cafÉ
Sophisticated Food…Casual Style. We offer a menu that has a heavy California surf culture influence while still retaining our Carolina roots. We provide a delicate balance of flavors and freshness in a comfortable and inviting setting. We offer a unique breakfast menu until noon daily, including specialty waffles, skillet hashes and unique breakfast sandwiches. Our lunch menu is packed with a wide variety of options, from house roasted pulled pork, to our mahi sandwich and customer favorite, meatloaf sandwich. Our dinner features a special each night along with our favorite house entrees: Braised Beef Brisket, Mojo Pork and Mahi. All of our entrees are as delicious as they
are inventive. We also have a full beer and wine list. Come try the “hidden gem” of Wilmington today. 250 Racine Drive, Wilmington 910-523-5362. ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Monday to Saturday 8:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. and Sunday 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ FEATURING: Daily Specials, Gluten Free Menu, Gourmet Hot Chocolates, Outdoor Patio, New Artist event first Friday of every month and Kids Menu. ■ WEBSITE: www.bluesurfcafe.com
CATCH
Serving the Best Seafood in South Eastern North Carolina. Wilmington’s Native Son, 2011 James Beard Award Nominee, 2013 Best of Wilmington “Best Chef” winner, Chef Keith Rhodes explores the Cape Fear Coast for the best it has to offer. We feature Wild Caught & Sustainably raised Seafood. Organic and locally sourced produce & herbs provide the perfect compliment to our fresh Catch. Consecutively Voted Wilmington’s Best Chef 2008, 09 & 2010. Dubbed “Modern Seafood Cuisine” we offer an array Fresh Seafood & Steaks, including our Signature NC Sweet Potato Salad. Appetizers include our Mouth watering “Fire Cracker” Shrimp, Crispy Cajun Fried NC Oysters & Blue Crab Claw Scampi, & Seafood Ceviche to name a few. Larger Plates include, Charleston Crab Cakes, Flounder Escovitch & Miso Salmon. Custom Entree request gladly accommodated for our Guest. (Vegetarian, Vegan & Allergies) Hand-crafted seasonal desserts. Full ABC Permits. 6623 Market Street, Wilmington, NC 28405, 910-799-3847. ■ SERVING DINNER: Mon.-Saturday 5:30 p.m.-9 p.m. ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: North Wilmington ■ FEATURING: Acclaimed Wine List
BUFFALO WILD WINGS
If you’re looking for good food and an atmosphere that’s fun
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for the whole family, Buffalo Wild Wings is the place! Award winning wings and 20 signature sauces and seasonings. Plus…salads, wraps, flatbreads, burgers, and more. Tons of Big screen TVs and all your favorite sports. We have daily drink specials, a HUGE draft selection, and Free Trivia all day every day. Come in for our Weekday Lunch Specials, only $5.99 from 11am-2pm. Visit us for Wing Tuesdays with 60 cent wings all day long, or Boneless Thursdays with 60 cent boneless wings all day long. Buffalo Wild Wings is a great place to dine in or take out. ■ SERVING LUNCH, DINNER & LATE NIGHT: MondaySaturday 11 a.m.-2 a.m. ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: 2 locations-Midtown (910-798-9464) and Monkey Junction (910-392-7224) ■ MUSIC: Live music Friday and Saturday in the Summer ■ WEBSITE: www.buffalowildwings.com
Elijah’s
Since 1984, Elijah’s has been Wilmington, NC’s outdoor dining destination. We feature expansive indoor and outdoor waterfront dining, with panoramic views of riverfront sunsets. As a Casual American Grill and Oyster Bar, Elijah’s offers everything from fresh local seafood and shellfish to pastas, sandwiches, and Certified Angus Beef selections. We offer half-priced oysters from 4-6 every Wednesday & live music with our Sunday Brunch from 11-3. Whether you are just looking for a great meal & incredible scenery, or a large event space for hundreds of people, Elijah’s is the place to be. ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Sun-Thurs 11:30-10:00; Friday and Saturday 11:30-11:00 ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Downtown Wilmington Kids menu available
HENRY’S
A local favorite, Henry’s is the ‘place to be’ for great food,
a lively bar and awesome patio dining. Henry’s serves up American cuisine at its finest that include entrees with fresh, local ingredients. Come early for lunch, because its going to be packed. Dinner too! Henry’s Pine Room is ideal for private functions up to 30 people. Henry’s is home to live music, wine & beer dinners and other special events. Check out their calendar of events at HenrysRestaurant.com for details. 2508 Independence Boulevard, Wilmington, NC. (910) 793.2929. SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Sun. - Mon. 11 a.m.-10 p.m.; Tues.- Fri.: 11 a.m. – 11 p.m.; Sat.: 10 a.m. – 11 p.m. ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ FEATURING: Daily blackboard specials. ■ MUSIC: Live Music beginning at 5:30 p.m. ■ WEBSITE: www.henrysrestaurant.com.
Holiday Inn Resort
Oceans Restaurant located in this oceanfront resort is a wonderful find. This is the perfect place to enjoy a fresh Seafood & Steak dinner while dinning outside overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. Chef Eric invites you to experience his daily specials in this magnificent setting. (910) 256-2231. 1706 N. Lumina Ave, Wrightsville Beach. ■ BREAKFAST, LUNCH & DINNER: Sun.-Sat.. ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Wrightsville Beach ■ FEATURING: Waterfront dining ■ WEBSITE: www.holidayinn.com
Halligan's pub
“Failte,” is the Gaelic word for “Welcome,” and at Halligan’s Public House it’s our “Motto.” Step into Halligan’s and enter a world of Irish hospitality where delicious food warms the heart and generous drinks lift the spirit. Be sure to try Halligan’s house specialty, “The Reuben,” number one with critics and of course our customers. One bite and you’ll understand why.
Of course, we also serve a full selection of other delicious entrees including seafood, steak and pasta, as well as a wide assortment of burgers, sandwiches (Halligan’s Cheese Steak), and salads. And if you are looking for a friendly watering hole where you can raise a glass or two with friends, new and old, Halligan’s Public House boasts a comfortable bar where fun-loving bartenders hold court daily and blarney fills the air. Stop by Halligan’s Public House today, “When you’re at Halligan’s....you’re at home.” With 12 beers on tap and 16 flat screen TVs, you can watch your favorite game and enjoy your favorite drink. Enjoy two locatons: 3317 Masonboro Loop Rd., and 1900 Eastwood Rd. in Lumina Station. ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: 7 Days a Week Monday-Wednesday 11:30 a.m. - 2:00 a.m. ■ NEIGHBORHOODS: Masonboro Loop & Lumina Station ■ FEATURING: The Best Reuben in Town! $5.99 lunch specials, Outdoor Patio ■ WEBSITE: www.halligansnc.com
The little dipper
Wilmington’s favorite fondue restaurant! The Little Dipper specializes in unique fondue dishes with a global variety of cheeses, meats, seafood, vegetables, chocolates and fine wines. The warm and intimate dining room is a great place to enjoy a four-course meal, or indulge in appetizers and desserts outside on the back deck or in the bar while watching luminescent jellyfish. Reservations are appreciated for parties of any size. Located at the corner of Front and Orange in Downtown Wilmington. 138 South Front Street. (910) 251-0433. ■ SERVING DINNER: 5pm Tue-Sun; Seasonal hours are open 7 days a week, Memorial Day through October ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Downtown ■ FEATURING: Tasting menu every Tues. with small plates from $1-$4; Ladies Night every Wed; $27 4-course prix fixe menu on Thurs.; "Date night menu," $65/couple with beer and wine tasting every Fri. and half price bottles of wine on Sun. ■ MUSIC: Mondays and Memorial Day-October, 7-9pm ■ WEBSITE: www.littledipperfondue.com
Ogden Tap Room
Wilmington’s go to Southern Gastro-Pub. With a menu featuring some southeast favorites and a few from the bayou. Ogden Tap Room offers a selection the whole family will enjoy. With 40 beers on tap from around the world, The O Tap is a Craft Beer Enthusiast dream come true. Ogden Tap Room also has a great wine selection as well as a full bar featuring the areas largest Bourbon selection. You are sure to leave Ogden Tap Room a happy camper. ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Mon-Thurs 11:00amMidnight, Fri & Sat 11:00am-1:00 am, Sunday Noon - Midnight. ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Ogden ■ FEATURING: Live Team Trivia Tues 7:30-9:30pm ■ MUSIC: Every Thursday 8:00-10:00 ■ WEBSITE: www.ogdentaproom.com
pine valley market
Pine Valley Market has reigned supreme in servicing the Wilmington community for years, securing encore’s BestOf 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: Wilmington South ■ FEATURING: Daily specials and take-home frozen meals ■ WEBSITE: www.pinevalleymarket.com
The trolly stop
Trolly Stop Hot Dogs is a five-store franchise in Southeastern North Carolina. Since 1976 they have specialized in storemade chili, slaw and various sauces. As of more recently, select locations (Fountain Dr. and Southport) have started selling genuine burgers and cheese steaks (Beef & Chicken). Our types of hotdogs include beef & Pork (Trolly Dog), all-beef (Sabrett), pork smoked sausage, Fat Free (Turkey) & Veggie. Call Individual Stores for hours of operation or Look at our website trollystophotdogs.com Catering available, now a large portion of our business. Call Rick at 297-8416 for catering and franchise information. ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER ■ LOCATIONS: Wrightsville Beach (910) 256-3921
Southport (910) 457-7017 Front St. Wilmington (910) 251-7799 Fountain Dr. (910) 452-3952 Boone, NC (828) 265-2658 ■ WEBSITE: www.trollystophotdogs.com
Asian big thai ii
From the minute you walk through the door to the wonderful selection of authentic Thai cuisine, Big Thai II offers you a tranquil and charming atmosphere - perfect start to a memorable dinner. For the lunchtime crowd, the luncheon specials provide a great opportunity to get away. The menu is filled with carefully prepared dishes such as Pad Thai (Chicken, Beef, Pork or Tofu pan-fried rice noodles with eggs, peanuts, bean sprouts, carrots, and chives in a sweet and savory sauce) and Masaman Curry (The mildest of all curries, this peanut base curry is creamy and delicious with potatoes, cashew nuts and creamy avocado). But you shouldn’t rush into a main entrée right away! You will be missing out on a deliciously appetizing Thai favorite, Nam Sod (Ground Pork blended with fresh chili, green onion, ginger and peanuts). And be sure to save room for a piece of their fabulous Coconut Cake! A trip to Big Thai II is an experience that you’ll never forget. If the fast and friendly service doesn’t keep you coming back, the great food will! 1319 Military Cutoff Rd.; 256-6588 ■ Serving Lunch: Mon-Fri 11 a.m. -.2:30 p.m. ■ Serving Dinner: Mon-Thur 5 p.m. -.9:30 p.m.; Friday 5 p.m.-10 p.m.; Saturday 4 p.m. -.10 p.m.; Sunday 4 p.m. -.9:30 p.m. ■ Neighboorhood: Mayfaire ■ Featuring: Authentic Thai Cuisine ■ Website: www.bigthainc.com
hibachi to go
If you want fresh food fast, check out Hibachi To Go! It is a family-owned business with a professional and friendly staff serving the freshest local ingredients. Everything on the menu is done right on-site, from hand trimming the meat to making every sauce! They offer affordable appetizers such as crab, pork, or pineapple wontons, green bean fries, spring rolls, and edamama along with specialties like Teriyaki or Hibachi chicken, hand-trimmed ribeye, scallops, tempura or grilled shrimp, and fresh fish with veggies and rice. Drop by daily for the $4.69 lunch special and $4 sushi. Bring the little ones in on Sundays to the Ogden location and they can eat for only $0.99! Visit us at our Ogden location where you can dine- in or take-out or our Hampstead location where you can drivethru, walk-up, or take-out. ■ Serving Lunch & dinner: 11am- 9pm Everyday ■ Neighboorhood: Ogden- 6932 Market Street Wilmington, NC 28411 (910) 791-7800 Hampstead- 15248 Highway 17 North Wilmington, NC 28411 (910) 270-9200 ■ Featuring: $4.69 lunch specials ■ Website: www.hibachitogo.com
kabuki korean cafÉ and sushi
Family-owned and operated, Kabuki Korean Café and Sushi is Wilmington's only authentic Korean restaurant, freshly renovated and boasting a brand new menu! They feature delectable Korean BBQ, and are best known for traditional items like their bibimbop and bulgogi. But they also feature a large variety of Asian cuisine, from fresh sushi to fried rice to teriyaki dishes, dumplings, edamame and more. Open daily, Kabuki welcomes diners for lunch from 11 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. and dinner 4:30 to 10 p.m., Monday through Friday. Stop by Saturdays and Sundays from noon to 10 p.m. 4102 Oleander Drive, Suite 2, at the corner of 41st Street, behind the Hess gas station. 910-350-3332. ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER:
Mon-Fri, 11am-2:30pm; Sat-Sun, noon-10pm. ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown, off Oleander Drive. ■ FEATURING: Wilmington's only authentic Korean restaurant!
INDOCHINE RESTAURANT & LOUNGE
If you’re ready to experience the wonders of the Orient without having to leave Wilmington, join us at Indochine for a truly unique experience. Indochine brings the flavors of the Far East to the Port City, combining the best of Thai and Vietnamese cuisine in an atmosphere that will transport you and your taste buds. Relax in our elegantly decorated dining room, complete with antique Asian decor as well as contemporary artwork and music. Our diverse, friendly and efficient staff will serve you beautifully presented dishes full of enticing aromas and flavors. Be sure to try such signature items as the spicy and savory Roasted Duck with Red Curry, or the beautifully presented and delicious Shrimp and Scallops in a Nest. Be sure to save room for our world famous desert, the banana egg roll! We take pride in using only the freshest ingredients, and our extensive menu suits any taste. After dinner, enjoy specialty drinks by the koi pond in our Asian garden. Located at 7 Wayne Drive (beside the Ivy Cottage), (910) 251-9229. ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Tues.- Fri. 11 a.m.- 2 p.m.; Sat. 12 p.m. – 3 p.m. for lunch. Mon.- Sun. 5 p.m. – 10 p.m. for dinner. ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ WEBSITE: www.indochinewilmington.com
From the flavorfully mild to the fiery spiced, Thai Spice customers are wooed by the dish that’s made to their specifications. Featuring a tasteful menu of traditional Thai standards to numerous delectable house specials, it’s quickly becoming the local favorite for Thai cuisine. This family-run restaurant is sure to win you over. If you haven’t discovered this gem, come in and be charmed. Whether it be a daytime delight, or an evening indulgence, your visit will make you look forward to your return. Located in Monkey Junction at 5552 Carolina Beach Rd., Ste. G. (910) 791-0044. ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Tue.-Th.: 11:30 a.m. – 9:30 p.m.; Fri.-Sat.: 11:30 a.m. – 10:00 p.m.; Sun.: 11:30 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Wilmington South ■ WEBSITE: www.ThaiSpiceWilmington.com
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
Lively atmosphere in a modern setting, Yosake is the delicious Downtown spot for date night, socializing with friends, or any large dinner party. Home to the never-disappointing Shanghai Firecracker Shrimp! In addition to sushi, we offer a full Pan Asian menu including curries, noodle dishes, and the ever-popular Crispy Salmon or mouth-watering Kobe Burger. Inspired features change weekly showcasing our commitment to local farms. Full bar including a comprehensive sake list, signature cocktails, and Asian Import Bottles. 33 S. Front St., 2nd Floor (910) 763-3172. ■ SERVING DINNER: 7 nights a week @ 5PM; Sun-Wed until 10pm, Thurs until 11pm, Fri & Sat until Midnight. ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Downtown ■ FEATURING: 1/2 Price Sushi/Appetizer Menu nightly from 5-7, until 8 on Mondays, and also 10-Midnight on Fri/Sat. Tuesday LOCALS NIGHT - 20% Dinner Entrees. Wednesday 80S NIGHT - 80s music and menu prices. Sundays are the best deal downtown - Specialty Sushi and Entrees are Buy One, Get One $10 Off and 1/2 price Wine Bottles. Nightly Drink Specials. Gluten-Free Menu upon request. Complimentary Birthday Dessert. ■ WEBSITE: www.yosake.com - @yosakeilm on Twitter & Instagram. Like us on Facebook.
Dinner Theatre theatrenow
TheatreNOW is a performing arts complex that features weekend dinner theater, an award-winning weekly kids variety show, monthly Sunday Jazz Brunches, movie, comedy and live music events. Award-winning chef, Denise Gordon, and a fabulous service staff pair scrumptious multi-course themed meals and cocktails with our dinner shows in a theatre-themed venue. Dinner theater at its best! Reservations highly suggested. 19 S. 10th Street 910.399.3NOW (3669). Hours vary. ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Downtown Wilmington and Greater Wilmington ■ FEATURING: Dinner shows, jazz brunches, and more ■ WEBSITE: www.theatrewilmington.com
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yosake downtown sushi lounge
FAT GREEK TAVERNA
The Fat Greek Taverna serves authentic Greek cuisine. Inspired by their heritage of using the best that the earth and sea has to offer. A focus on fresh, natural ingredients in authentic recipes, seasonal variations, and regional flavors will make dining at the Fat Greek's Taverna an unforgettable experience for each guest. The menu has a variety of traditional Greek dishes, including homemade salads, beef, lamb, pork, seafood, and delicious desserts, like baklava and kataifi. Open daily for lunch and dinner, Sun. - Thurs., 11 a.m. - 9 p.m., and Fri. - Sat., 11 a.m. - 10 p.m. 6309 Market St. 910-769-2018. ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: North Wilmington ■ FEATURING: Lunch, dinner and weekend seafood buffet ■ SOCIAL MEDIA: www.facebook.com/fatgreektaverna
The greeks
The Greeks is a two-store (going on three), family-ownedand-operated Greek restaurant. Since 2011 Chef Georgios Papanikolaou and his family have been giving unwavering attention to detail to their food, which represents Greek culture. The chef picks fresh local produce and proteins on a daily basis. The spices and herbs are imported from Greece, where they are picked wild from the mountains, sealed and then transported here. The family keeps their Greek roots close to their heart; with each dish they are recreating exactly the same flavors that a person will experience should they be in Greece. With a plethora of recipes to choose from and the best gyro in town, the family hopes to expand without compromising an iota of the experience. 124 Princess St.; 910-343-6933. 5916 Carolina Beach Rd.; 910-769-1536. ■ PRINCESS ST: Monday 10:00AM to 3:00PM
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Tuesday-Sunday 10:00AM to 9:00PM ■ CAROLINA BEACH: Monday - Saturday 10:30AM to 9PM Sunday 11:00AM to 8:00PM ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Downtown and Monkey Junction ■ WEBSITE/SOCIAL MEDIA: www.the-greeks.com or www.facebook.com/thegreeksnc
Indian tandoori Bites
Located on College Road, just opposite Hugh MacRae Park, Tandoori Bites offers fine Indian cuisine at affordable prices. Try one of 74 dishes on their lengthy menu, featuring a large range of side dishes and breads. They have specialties, such as lamb korma with nuts, spices and herbs in a mild creamy sauce, as well as seafood, like shrimp biryani with saffron-flavored rice, topped with the shellfish and nuts. They also have many vegetarian dishes, including mutter paneer, with garden peas and homemade paneer, or baingan bharta with baked eggplant, flamed and sautéed with onions, garlic and ginger. Join their cozy eatery, where a far east escape awaits all diners, among a staff of friendly and helpful servers, as well as chefs who bring full-flavored tastes straight from their homeland. Located at 1620 South College Road, (910) 794-4540. ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Mon. - Fri. 11-2:30 pm (Lunch Buffet) & 5-10 pm (Dinner), Sat. - Sun. 11:30 -3:00 pm (Lunch) & 5-10 pm (Dinner) ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ FEATURING: Lunch buffet ■ WEBSITE: www.tandooribites.net
Italian A taste of italy
Looking for authentic Italian cuisine in the Port City? Look no further than A Taste of Italy Deli. Brothers, Tommy and Chris Guarino, and partner Craig Berner, have been serving up breakfast, lunch, and dinner to local and visiting diners for twenty years. The recipes have been passed down from generation to generation, and after one bite you feel like you’re in your mamas' kitchen. Along with the hot and cold lunch menu, they also carry a large variety of deli sides and 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 8:00am8:00pm, Saturday 8:30am-7:00pm, Sunday 11:00am6:00pm ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ WEBSITE: www.ncatasteofitaly.com ■ FEATURING: Sclafani goods, Polly-O cheese, Ferrara Torrone and much, much more!
ELIZABETH’S PIZZA
A Wilmington favorite since 1987! At Elizabeth’s you’ll find authentic Italian cuisine, as well as some of your American favorites. Offering delicious pizza, salads, sandwiches, entrees, desserts, beer, and wine. Elizabeth’s is known for their fresh ingredients, where even the bread is baked fresh daily. A great place for lunch, dinner, a late night meal, or take out. Elizabeth’s can also cater your event and now has a party room available. Visit us at 4304 ½ Market St or call 910-251-1005 for take out. ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: 10am-Midnight every day ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown (Corner of Market St and Kerr Avenue). ■ WEBSITE: www.epwilmington.com ■ FEATURING: Daily specials, kids menu and online coupons.
eddie romanelli's
is a family-friendly, casual Italian American restaurant that’s been a favorite of Wilmington locals for over 16 years. Its
diverse menu includes Italian favorites such as Mama Romanelli’s Lasagna, Baked Ziti, Rigatoni a la Vodka and, of course, made-from-scratch pizzas. Its American influences include tasty burgers, the U.S.A. Salad and a 16 oz. Marinated Rib Eye Steak. Romanelli’s offers patio dining and flat screen TVs in its bar area. Dine in or take out, Romanelli’s is always a crowd favorite. Large parties welcome. 503 Olde Waterford Way, Leland. (910) 383.1885. ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Sun.- Thurs. 11 a.m. – 10 p.m.; Fri. & Sat. 11 a.m. – 11 p.m. ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Wilmington South. ■ FEATURING: Weekly Specials ■ WEBSITE: www.RomanellisRestaurant.com
Fat Tony’s Italian Pub
Fat Tony’s has the right combination of Italian and American influences to mold it into a unique family-friendly restaurant with a “gastropub” feel. Boasting such menu items as Veal Saltimbocca, Eggplant Parmigiana, USDA Prime Sirloin, and award-winning NY style hand-tossed pizzas, Fat Tony’s is sure to be a crowd-pleaser. Their appetizers range from Blue Crab Dip to Grilled Pizzas to Lollipop Lamb Chops. Proudly supporting the craft beer movement, they have an ever-changing selection of microbrews included in their 27tap lineup – 12 of which are from NC. They have a wide selection of bottled beers, a revamped wine list, and an arsenal of expertly mixed cocktails that are sure to wet any whistle. Fat Tony’s offers lunch specials until 3pm Monday through Friday and a 10% discount to students and faculty at CFCC. They have two pet-friendly patios – one looking out onto Front Street and one with a beautiful view of the Cape Fear River. With friendly, excellent service and a fun, inviting atmosphere, expect to have your expectations exceeded at Fat Tony’s. Find The Flavor…..Craft Beer, Craft Pizza! ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Monday-Thursday 11 am10 pm; Friday-Saturday 11 am-Midnight; Sunday Noon-10 pm ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Downtown ■ WEBSITE: www.fatpub.com ■ FEATURING: Daily lunch specials until 3pm and late night menu from 11pm until closing.
siena trattoria
Enjoy authentic Italian food in a beautiful, warm, casual setting. Whether dining indoors or in our courtyard, Siena is the perfect neighborhood trattoria for the entire family to enjoy. From our delicious brick oven pizza to elegantly prepared meat, seafood, and pasta specials, you will find a level of cuisine that will please the most demanding palate, prepared from the finest and freshest ingredients. ■ SERVING DINNER: at 4 p.m. Daily. ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Wilmington South. 3315 Masonboro Loop Road, 910-794-3002 ■ FEATURING: Family style dinners on Sundays ■ WEBSITE: www.sienawilmington.com
SLICE OF LIFE
“Slice” has become a home away from home for tourists and locals alike. Our menu includes salads, tacos, burritos, quesadillas, nachos, homemade soups, subs and, of course, pizza. We only serve the freshest and highestquality 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) 256-2229 and in Pine Valley on the corner of 17th and College Road, (910) 799-1399. ■ SERVING LUNCH, DINNER & LATE NIGHT: 11:30 a.m.3 a.m., 7 days a week, 365 days a year. ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown, Downtown and Wilmington South. ■ FEATURING: The largest tequila selection in Wilmington ■ WEBSITE: www.grabslice.com
Jamaican JAMAICA’S COMFORT ZONE
Tucked in the corner of University Landing, a block from
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UNCW is the hidden gem of Wilmington’s international cuisine scene - Jamaica’s Comfort Zone. This family owned restaurant provides a relaxing blend of Caribbean delights – along with reggae music – served up with irrepressible smiles for miles. From traditional Jamaican breakfast to mouth-watering classic dishes such as curry goat, oxtail, jerk and curry chicken, to our specialty 4-course meals ($12.00) and $5.99 Student meal. Catering options are available. ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Tuesday - Saturday 11:45am - 9:00pm and Sunday 1:30pm - 8:00pm Sunday. Monday - Closed ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown – University Landing 417 S. College Road #24 ■ FEATURING: Weekly Specials updated daily on Facebook ■ WEBSITE: www.jamaicascomfortzone.net
Latin American San Juan CafÉ
Offering the most authentic, gourmet Latin American cuisine in Wilmington. With dishes from countries such as Puerto Rico, Colombia, Venezuela, the Dominican Republic and Cuba you’ll be able to savor a variety of flavors from all over Latin America. Located at 3314 Wrightsville Avenue. 910.790.8661 Follow us on Facebook/Twitter for live music updates! ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Mon Sat. 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. and from 5-10 p.m. Closed Sunday. ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ FEATURING: Nightly specials ■ WEBSITE: www.sanjuancafenc.com
Organic LOVEY’S MARKET
Lovey’s Market is a true blessing for shoppers looking for organic and natural groceries and supplements, or a great place to meet friends for a quick, delicious and totally fresh meal or snack. Whether you are in the mood for a veggie burger, hamburger or a chicken Caesar wrap, shoppers will find a large selection of nutritious meals on the a la carte Lovey’s Cafe’ menu. The Food Bar—which has cold, organix salads and hot selections—can be eaten in the newly expanded Lovey’s Cafe’ or boxed for take-out. The Juice Bar offers a wide variety of delicious juices and smoothies made with organic fruits and vegetables. Specializing in bulk sales of grains, flours, beans and spices at affordable prices. Lovey’s has a great selection of local produce and receives several weekly deliveries to ensure freshness. Lovey’s also carries organic grass-fed and free-range meats and poultry. wheat-free and gluten-free products are in stock regularly, as are vegan and vegetarian groceries. Lovey’s also carries Wholesome Pet Foods. Stop by Lovey’s Market Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Saturday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday 10 am to 6 p.m.. Located at 1319 Military Cutoff Rd in the Landfall Shopping Center; (910) 509-0331. “You’ll Love it at Lovey’s!” ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Café open: Mon.-Fri., 11
a.m.–6 p.m.; Sat. & Sun., 11 a.m.-6 p.m.(salad bar open all the time). Market hours: Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sat., 9 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sun., 10 a.m.-6 p.m. ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown FEATURING: Organic Salad Bar/Hot Bar, New Bakery with fresh, organic pies and cakes. Newly expanded. ■ WEBSITE: www.loveysmarket.com.
Whole foods market
Whole Foods Market offers one of the most expansive freshly prepared foods options in the city! With 4 bars featuring hot dishes & salads, a sandwich station, sushi station, and pizza station, you are apt to satisfy everyone in your group. All of the ingredients are free of any artificial colors, flavors or preservatives so food is fresh and flavorful from farm, ranch, or dock to your fork! Dine in the cafe or carry out. On any given day the selection offers an array of organic, local, vegan/vegetarian, and healthy options. Voted Best Salads by encore readers. ■ SERVING BREAKFAST, LUNCH & DINNER: 7 days a week. Monday - Sunday. 8am - 9pm ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ FEATURING: Seasonal, healthy, organic, vegan/vegetarian ■ WEBSITE: www.wholefoodsmarket.com
Seafood DOCK STREET OYSTER BAR
Voted Best Oysters for over 10 years by encore readers, you know what you can find at Dock Street Oyster Bar. But we have a lot more than oysters! Featuring a full menu of seafood, pasta, and chicken dishes from $4.95-$25.95, there’s something for everyone at Dock Street. You’ll have a great time eating in our “Bohemian-Chic” atmosphere, where you’ll feel just as comfort able in flip flops as you would in a business suit. Located at 12 Dock St in downtown Wilmington. Open for lunch and dinner, 7 days a week. (910) 762-2827. ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: 7 days a week. ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Downtown ■ FEATURING: Fresh daily steamed oysters. ■ WEBSITE: www.dockstreetoysterbar.net
fish bites
Home of the freshest seafood in town, and Wilmington’s only Live Lobster Tank. Try one of our signature entrees like Fish Bites Tuna Filet, Stuffed Flounder or The Fishermans Stew. We have unique appetizers like Oyster Bombs, Shrimp Bombs, or Grouper Cheeks(who knew Groupers had cheeks!!). Have your Fresh Catch prepared to your delight, pan seared, grilled, blackened, broiled or fried. We will accomodate any taste. The Daily Special Board features creative dishes that highlight our Chef’s creative culinary skills. We make a fantastic steamer platter with Crab Legs, Shrimp, Clams, Oysters and Mussels. The possibilities are endless. We have the largest selection of seafood in the area. Not only are we a seafood restaurant, but a fresh market as well. Take home your Fresh Seafood selection and cook it your favorite way. We also have take out. Don’t forget our made from scratch desserts. Come in and enjoy a fresh beverage from our full
service “Bottems Up Bar”. Whether you just need something to curb your appetite or a full meal, we have something for everyone. Daily food specials and Drink Specials offered. Kids Menu available. So come in and enjoy the most amazing seafood you have ever tasted! 6132-11 Carolina Beach Rd. (910) 791-1117 ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Mon-Sun 11am-9pm. Kids menu ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: South Wilmington ■ FEATURING: The freshest seafood in town, and Wilmington’s only Live Lobster Tank! ■ WEBSITE: www.fishbitesseafood.com
breakfast, lunch and dinner. The fun atmosphere and unparalleled hospitality brings customers back toTropical Smoothie Café again and again. At Tropical Smoothie, we are guided by one simple belief: When you eat better, you feel better and when you feel better, all is better. It's part of our mission to inspire a healthier lifestyle by serving amazing food and smoothies with a bit of tropical fun. 2804 S. College Road, Long Leaf Mall. ■ SERVING BREAKFAST, LUNCH & DINNER: 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Mon-Fri; 9 a.m. - 9 p.m. Sat-Sun ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown, at Shipyard Blvd. and College Rd.
oceanic
Southern
■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Wrightsville Beach ■ FEATURING: Dining on the Crystal Pier. ■ WEBSITE: www.OceanicRestaurant.com
THE PILOT HOUSE
The Pilot House Restaurant is Wilmington’s premier seafood and steak house with a touch of the South. We specialize in local seafood and produce. Featuring the only Downtown bar that faces the river and opening our doors in 1978, The Pilot House is the oldest restaurant in the Downtown area. We offer stunning riverfront views in a newlyrenovated 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 11am-9pm, FriSat 11am-10pm and Sunday Brunch 11am-3pm. Kids menu ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Riverfront Downtown Wilmington ■ FEATURING: Fresh local seafood specialties, Riverfront Dining, free on-site parking ■ MUSIC: Outside Every Friday and Saturday
Shuckin' shack
Shuckin’ Shack Oyster Bar is thrilled to now serve customers in its new location at 109 Market Street in Historic Downtown Wilmington (910-833-8622). It’s the place you want to be to catch your favorite sports team on 7 TV’s carrying all major sports packages. A variety of fresh seafood is available daily including oysters, shrimp, clams, mussels, and crab legs. Shuckin’ Shack has expanded its menu now offering fish tacos, crab cake sliders, fried oyster po-boys, fresh salads, and more. Come in a check out Shack’s daily lunch, dinner, and drink specials. It’s a Good Shuckin’ Time! The original Shack is located in Carolina Beach at 6A N. Lake Park Blvd.; (910) 458-7380. ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Mon-Sat 11am-2am; Sun noon-2am ■ NEIGHBORHOODS: Carolina Beach and Downtown ■ FEATURING: Daily lunch specials, join the mailing list online ■ WEBSITE: www.pleasureislandoysterbar.com
smoothies and more TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAfÉ
Tropical Smoothie Café’s menu boasts bold, flavorful food and smoothies with a healthy appeal, all made to order from the freshest ingredients. Our toasted wraps, sandwiches, flatbreads and gourmet salads are made fresh with highest quality of meats and cheeses, topped with fresh produce and flavorful sauces, available for
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.
Sports Bar hell's kitchen
This is downtown Wilmington’s Sports Pub! With every major sporting package on ten HDTVs and our huge HD projection screen, there is no better place to catch every game in every sport. Our extensive menu ranges from classics, like thick Angus burgers or NY-style Reuben, to lighter fare, such as homemade soups, fresh salads and vegetarian options. Whether meeting for a business lunch, lingering over dinner and drinks, or watching the game, the atmosphere and friendly service will turn you into a regular. Open late 7 days a week, with free WiFi, pool, and did we mention sports? Free downtown lunchtime delivery on weekdays; we can accommodate large parties. 763-4133. ■ SERVING LUNCH, DINNER & ■ LATE NIGHT: 11 a.m.-2 a.m. daily ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Downtown ■ FEATURING: 1/2 priced select appetizers Monday -
Thursday 4-7 p.m. ■ WEBSITE: www.hellskitchenbar.com
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Voted best seafood restaurant in Wilmington, Oceanic provides oceanfront dining at its best. Located in Wrightsville Beach, Oceanic is one of the most visited restaurants on the beach. Choose from a selection of seafood platters, combination plates and daily fresh fish. For land lovers, try their steaks, chicken or pasta dishes. Relax on the pier or dine inside. Oceanic is also the perfect location for memorable wedding receptions, birthday gatherings, anniversary parties and more. Large groups welcome. Private event space available. Family-style to go menu available. 703 S. Lumina Avenue, Wrightsville Beach. (910) 256.5551.
ed, simple, snacky, sandwichy, and seasonally changing meals. From a nearly guilt-free American veggie cheeseburger, to fresh sushi, fish and shrimp “burgers,” falafel, fish tacos and avocado melt pitas, Sealevel caters to the needs of gluten-free, vegetarian, vegan and lactose-intolerant diets. The restaurant serves organic and local food as much as possible, as well as Med-Leb, and Cal-Mex and Cal-Japanese style foods. Stop by and try one of their new hand-selected, whole-fruit smoothies, as well as specialties like and the Brown Rice Tortilla and Vegan Kale Nachos. Sushi rolls unique to Sealevel Restaurant are served, and vegan and gluten-free desserts like Key Lime Pie, MochaVanilla Frozen Pie, and cookies. Drop by daily for lunch, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m., or for dinner, Thurs. - Sat., 5 p.m. - 9 p.m. Closed Tuesdays. 1015 S. Kerr Ave. 910-833-7196. ■ SERVING LUNCH AND DINNER 11 a.m. - 2 p.m., daily; Thurs-Sat., 5 p.m. - 9 p.m. Closed Tuesdays ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown, near UNCW ■ FEATURING: Gluten-free, vegan, vegetarian, lactoseintolerant and seafood-friendly fare! ■ WEBSITE: www.sealevelcitygourmet.com
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N. Water St. between Market & Princess at Riverfront Park.
Carolina Ale House
Voted best new restaurant AND best sports bar of 2010 in Wilmington, Carolina Ale House is the place to be for awardwinning food, sports and fun. Located on College Rd. near UNC W, this lively sports-themed restaurant. Covered and open outdoor seating is available. Lunch and dinner specials are offered daily, as well as the coldest $2 and $3 drafts in town. 317 South College Road. (910) 791.9393. ■ SERVING LUNCH, DINNER & ■ LATE NIGHT: 11am-2am daily. ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ FEATURING: 40 HD TVs and the biggest HD projector
TVs in Wilmington.
■ WEBSITE: www.CarolinaAleHouse.com
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vegetarian/Vegan Sealevel restaurant
Having opened in early spring 2013, Sealevel Restaurant is celebrating their one-year anniversary serving your plantbased diet needs. Chef Nikki Spears prepares well-execut-
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Caprice Bistro
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Dock Street Oyster Bar
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The Fortunate Glass
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Elijah’s
Seafood 2-Course Lunch: $10 per person / 3-Course Dinner: $20 per person
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The George on the Riverwalk
Seafood
3-Course Lunch: $20 per person / 4-Course Dinner: $38 per person
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Canapé
American
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OFFER 3-Course Dinner for Two: $60 (Comes with a bottle of wine)
3-Course Wine Pairing Dinner: $38 per person
3-Course Dinner: $27 per person /
5-Course Chef's
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The Little Dipper
Fondue
4-Course Dinner: $25 per person
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Pilot House
Seafood
3-Course Lunch: $12.95 per person / 3-Course Dinner: $24.95 per person
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Rx Restaurant & Bar
Southern
3-Course Dinner: $35 per person / 7-Course Chef's Tasting: $75 per person
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Ruth’s Chris Steak House
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Shuckin’ Shack
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Yo Sake
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Fork 'n' Cork
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Ogden Tap Room
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The Seasoned Gourmet
Buffalo Wild Wings
Steak House Seafood Sushi
3-Course Dinner: $35 per person 2-Course Lunch: $9.95 per person / 3-Course Dinner for Two: $50 per couple 4-Course Dinner: $25 per person
American
3-Course Lunch or Dinner for Two: $32
Sports Bar
Restaurant Week Lunch Madness: $5.00 per person
Gastropub
Appetizer & Beer Flight: $15
Retail/Beer& Wine 10/22: Open House, 5:30-7:30pm / 10/23: Cape Fear Food & Wine Club New
Member Day / 10/24-25: Shopper's Delight Weekend / 10/26: Gadget Daze /
10/27: Cape Fear Food & Wine Club New Member Day / 10/28: Try It! Cooking
Class for New Members / 10/29: Wine Deal Day
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Roko Italian Cuisine
Italian
3-Course Dinner: $25.95 per person
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Hibachi To Go
Asian
2-Course Lunch: $7 per person / 3-Course Dinner: $15 per person
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The Fat Greek Taverna
Greek
Lunch for Two: $10 / 3-Course Dinner for Two: $20
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Lovey's Café
Organic
■ Uncle Louie's Pizza Lounge
Italian
3-Course Dinner: $35 per person / 7-Course Chef's Tasting Menu: $75
$4.95 Restaurant Week Specials
Kyoto Asian Grille
2-Course Dinner for Two: $20.95 or 3-Course Dinner for Two: $29.95
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Eternal Sunshine Café
American
2-Course Breakfast: $10
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The Golden Chicken
Peruvian
3-Course Dinner: $25 per person
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Sealevel City Gourmet
Vegetarian
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Carolina Ale House
Sports Pub
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Casey’s Buffet
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Kyoto Asian Grille
Asian
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Siaa Pan Indian Cuisine
Indian
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Hops Supply Co.
American
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Jamaica’s Comfort Zone
Caribbean
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Tandoori Bites
Indian
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A Taste of Italy
Italian
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Long Island Eatery
Deli
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Hibachi Bistro
Asian
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Henry’s
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Thai Spice
Thai
4-Course Lunch: $12 per person / 4-Course Dinner for Two: $40
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Fish Bites
Seafood
Lunch Special: $9 - $10.50 per person / Dinner Special: $19 - $22 per person
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Bluewater Grill
Seafood
2-Course Lunch: $10.99 per person / 3-Course Dinner for Two: $39.99
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Oceanic
Seafood
2-Course Lunch: $11.99 per person / 3-Course Dinner for Two: $29.99
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South Beach Grill
Seafood
2-Course Lunch: $12.95 per person / 3-Course Dinner: $29.95 per person
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Lighthouse Beer & Wine
Southern
American
Lunch for One: $7.75 / Dinner for One: $15.99 Lunch or Dinner: $10.00 per person Adult Dinner Buffet: $11.19 per person / Seniors (62+): $10.09 / Kids 3 & Under FREE 4-Course Meal for Two : $45
Ogden Tap Room
4-Course Dinner for Two: $44 3-Course Lunch Flights: $7.99 per person / 3-Course Dinner for Two: $35.99 4-Course Lunch or Dinner: $17 per person 3-Course Dinner: $45 per couple 3-Course Lunch: $8.99 per person or $15.99 per couple Breakfast Special: Buy one, get one free! / Lunch Special: $4.95 / Dinner Special: $4.95 Restaurant Specials: $4 - $12 per person
Jamaica's Comfort Zone
3-Course Dinner: $32.99 per couple
Retail/Beer& Wine Lighthouse Flight Night: 10/22 - $5 Off Beer Flights / Flavors of Fall Wine & Food
Pairing: 10/26 from 4 - 8pm - $20 for 5 hors d'oeurve, paired with 5 wines & %15
off bottles of wine from the evening!
Caprice Bistro
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t’s that time of year again when Jack-o’-lanterns adorn front porches, candy is sold in bulk, and hordes of children roam the streets in their best spooky attire. As fall’s crisp chill creeps into Wilmington, a host of organizations are putting on events for All Hallows’ Eve.
Fall Festival and Haunted Trail
Spooktacular, Spooktacular:
Poplar Grove Plantation 10200 US Hwy 17 North Poplar Grove once agian will come alive with the spirit of the season for their annual Halloween Festival, which will run October 24 throught October 26. The event serves as the plantation’s biggest fundraiser of the year, with monies going toward maintenance and preservation of the manor house, grounds and outbuildings. As well, it funds a host of school and animal programs. The festival will get underway at 6 p.m. on Friday. Folks can put their courage to the test by entering the Haunted Manor House for $10. As well, attendees can yuck it up with the thrills and chills of the Haunted Wagon Ride for $10, or they can partake in both daring attractions with a combo ticket for $15. With all of their spooky offerings, Poplar Grove warns that parental discretion is advised. Festival-goers can enjoy more activities—such as noshing on food from vendors, playing on inflatables by Fowler’s Funflatables ($10 unlimited day/evening), heading over to the petting zoo ($5), or seeing the onsite fortune teller—on Saturday from noon until 11 p.m., and
A slew of Halloween events beckon your soul across Wilmington
Fort Fisher Recreation Area, 1000 Loggerhead Rd. Check out a family-friendly festival that blends autumn fun with beach vibes this Saturday, October 25. Beginning at 11 a.m., the event will offer games, crafts and prizes. Food and drink, such as Bob’s Dogs and Pelican’s SnoBalls, will be available throughout the day. As well, folks can dig their toes in the sand while competing in the sand-castle competition. Registration begins at 11 a.m., and entries must be finished by 3 p.m. Folks can enter as a family (up to six member per team), a single adult (14 and up) or as a kid (13 and under). The winners will be announced at 3:30 p.m. After the festival concludes at 7 p.m., brave attendees can bundle up and go through the haunted trail. The trail is for children 10 and up. For more information call (910) 458-5798.
By: Christian Podgaysky
Above: The what’s what on Halloween in Wilmington. Stock photo.
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Halloween Festival
on Sunday from noon until 9 p.m. For younger children there will be daytime wagon rides at noon on Saturday and Sunday. Plus, kiddies can enjoy the Goblins and Games Funhouse at the barn for $5. MoJo Collins, Massive Grass, and Possum Creek will be playing live music at the gazebo. Pets are welcome to join in the fun with a costume contest t 5 p.m. on Saturday night. Attendees, too, can put on their spookiest digs; all ages are welcome to enter. Atheletes of any level can participate in the 5k Zombie Fun Run/Walk, which will occur at 6 p.m. on Saturday. Registration for the race is $30. A full list of details can be found at www.poplargrove.org.
Twisted Haunted House
NHHS Lyceum Haunted House 1290 South 15th Street Get ready for an experience like no other, with New Hanover High School's Lyceum Academy’s haunted-house fundraiser. Held Fridays and Saturdays from 7 p.m. to midnight, and on Sundays from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m., the spook house puts a dark, demented twist on “Alice in Wonderland.” It will run through Halloween, with an added date on Thursday, October 30, from 7 p.m. to midnight. Admission is $10, and the attraction is suitable for persons 13 and over.
Haunted Pub Crawl
The Black Cat Shoppe • 8 Market St. Get ready for a sessionable session of ghost tales, with Haunted Wilmington’s Haunted Pub Crawl. Brave souls can purchase tickets at the The Black Cat Shoppe and then head over to Fat Tony’s on Wednesdays through Saturdays through November 1. Pints and eerie tales abound about Wilmington's favorite watering holes throughout a two-and-a-half hour tour. Pre-purchased tickets, which are $17.50, are required, and they can be procured online as well as www.hauntedwilmington.com.
Haunted Cotton Exchange Tours
321 N. Front Street Everyone knows the Cotton Exchange as one of Wilmington’s premier shopping hubs. Yet, this October folks will get the chance to learn its spooky secrets. Presented by Tour Old Wilmington, haunting tales will permeate the Cotton Exchange’s quarters, telling about residents and business owners past. Tickets are $12, but kids 12 and under are admitted free. Tours run seven days a week; call (910) 409-4300 for a full list of times.
Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Hannah Block/USO Community Arts Center, 120 S. 2nd Street Stepping outside of the catalog of works by the Bard, Cape Fear Shakespeare will bring the classic tale of gawky school teacher Ichabod Crane to the stage. Based on the classic short
story by Washington Irving, the production relays the myth of the infamous Headless Horseman. Wit, history, music, and dance will color the production, suitable for all ages. Tickets are $6 to $12 and the show will run Thursday through Sunday, October 23 through Novermber 2. For a full list of showtimes and a place to purchase tickets log onto wilmingtoncommunityarts.org.
Kooky-Spooky Jam-Boo-Read
Children’s Museum of Wilmington 116 Orange St. www.playwilmington.org Dress up the kiddies in a spooky get-up or as their favorite book character and take them to Children’s Museum of Wilmington’s literacy event on Friday, October 24 from 4 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Decorated like a street festival, the museum will host scary stories and non-scary, fall-themed activities. Admission is free for members and children under 12 months; $8 for senior citizens and military; and $9 for everyone else. For more details contact (910) 254-3534.
Zombie Run
Hugh MacRae Park, 1799 S College Rd The living and the undead will be able to help secure funds for Paws4People, a local nonprofit that helps current service members, veterans, inmates, children, and senior citizens by sharing with them the joy of canine companionship. Taking place Saturday, October 25 at 4 p.m., runners will participate in a one-mile run around Hugh MacRae Park. But there’s a twist: Participants will have a flag attacthed to them, and as they brave the course, an onslaught of zombies will jump out and try to take their flags. Those who make it to the end with their flags still intact will be eligible for a prize. Registration is $15 to $25, and people interested can sign up at www.wilmingtonzombierun.com.
Ghost Trolley and Barn
Departs at Market and Water Streets www.horsedrawntours.com Families and fall enthusiasts alike can enjoy Springbrook Farms’ 30-minute, kid-friendly, horse-drawn excursion through the streets of Wilmington and the haunted barn. Festive tour guides and horses will be costumed, as songs are sung and stories are shared. Halloween treats will be doled out to brave little boys and girls. Tours occur Sundays through Saturdays from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., through November 2. Tickets are $12 for adults and $5 for children.
Halloween Party From Hell
Juggling Gypsy Cafe & Hookah Bar 1612 Castle Street Join Juggling Gypsy Cafe and Hookah Bar on Halloween night for an extravaganza straight from the depths of hell. The party kicks off at 8 p.m. with live music by jam-band Groove Fetish and The Dare Ring. The fun really begins after 2 a.m. when guests can help paranormal investigators track down the elusive gypsy ghost. A
spot on the ghost hunt is $35.
Trick or Treat Under the Sea
North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher 900 Loggerhead Rd. For a night of ghouls and pirates, take the kiddies out for some trick or treating. This year the fun has expanded to four whole nights, taking place October 23, 24, 29, and 30 from 5 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. There will be candy galore, Halloween games, magic, live animal shows, and even a few divers braving the shark tank. A host of vendors, decked out in their best Halloween regalia, will be handing out treats and coupons. A team of judges will deem which booth has the best set up, too. Tickets are $11 (children 2 and under are free), and they can be purchased at www.ncaquariums.com/fortfisher.
Siren Asylum
TheatreNOW, 19 S. 10th Street www.theatrewilmington.com Spookiness and the macabre will spring to life at TheatreNOW, as the Succubus Sorority takes over the stage this Halloween. The burlesque-inspired performance will include circus antics, a spellbinding sideshow, belly dancing, fire manipulation, aerieal acrobatics, and much more. The frights begin at 8 p.m., with tickets running $15.
Halloween Bash
USS NC Battleship 1 Battleship Rd NE All aboard the NC Battleship for the sixth annual Batty Battleship’s Halloween Bash, sponsored by Sunny 104.5. The evening will encompass Halloween fun without the scares—perfect for a fall night out with the family. Kids will get their sea legs, as they trick-ortreat with Batty and her brother, Buggy. Aside from loads of candy, there also will be a petting zoo, henna tattoos, a bounce house, and face-painting. Two special guests, Anna and Elsa from Disney’s “Frozen,” also will join in on the fun. The excitement kicks off at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, October 28. Admission is $5, and kids 2 and under get in free.
Downtown Halloween Get Down
Riverfront Park, 5 N. Water Street Halloween night isn’t just about ghouls and goblins: Locals can get their groove on this year with the Right On Band in the streest of downtown Wilmington. They'll play a plethora of Motown and ‘70s hits. Folks can buy beer with the purchase of the charity wristband, which will be benefitting the Alzheimer Association. The fun gets underway at 6 p.m. on Friday, October 31.
Halloween Dinner and Party
Canapé, 1001 N. 4th Street (910) 769-3713 • canaperestaurant.com Join Wilmington’s new, innovative eatery, Canapé, for a five-course, Halloween-inspired
chef’s tasting menu. Priced at only $50, appetites and spirits alike will be satisfied beginning at 5:30 p.m. on Halloween. Reservations are recommended. But that’s just the beginning: At 10 p.m. the restaurant will convert into an all-out party with a DJ and dancing, a costume contest at midnight, with a $100 grand prize, and free delectable hors d’ouevres. Horror movies will screen and drink specials will keep everyone's glass full.
Freak Fest
Haunted Train Station (Coastline Convention Center), 501 Nutt Street www.ilmfreakfest.com Unleash your inner wild child at this year’s Freak Fest. Beginning at 9 p.m. on Halloween night, the Haunted Train Station’s over 7,000 square feet will transform into a party where anything goes. Fueled by the liquid courage of an open bar, guests can get down to music by live DJs. Folks even can indulge in an absinthe bar and don their most spirited attire for the chance at winning $250 for Best Male Costume, Female Costume, Sexiest Costume, and Celebrity-Look-Alike. Tickets are only $55 before October 24.
Annual Monster Ball Bash
Hell’s Kitchen, 118 Princess Street www.hellskitchenbar.com Hell’s Kitchen’s annual Monster Ball Bash once again will bring its freakish delight downtown. Things at the pub and restaurant will get Halloweird starting at 10 p.m. on October 31. Party-goers will be entertained by the pop and rock covers of local outfit Fully Stocked. As well, a costume contest will take place a midnight.
Halloween Movie Night
Bellamy Mansion, 503 Market St. www.bellamymansion.org Locals can bring bring a chair and a blanket, and bundle up with Halloween snacks for a night of cinema at Bellamy Manion. They’ll screen 1993’s “Hocus Pocus” at 7 p.m. and Alfred Hitchcock’s classic shocker, “Pyscho,” at 9 p.m. Popcorn, beer and wine will be for sale and admission is $5.
Ghost Chase
Union Station Building, 502 N. Front Street Travel back in time to 1718 with the Cape Fear Community College’s Anthropology Club for their fourth annual Ghost Chase. They’ll be harkening the spirits of Cape Fear past with a plethora of events revolving around Edward Teach, better known as Blackbeard. Taking place Thursday, October 30, folks can enjoy a night of sword fighting, scavenger hunts, food, games, and ghostly booty. It’ll have everyone shivering in their timbers. Prizes and fun will kick off at 6 p.m. in room 302 on the the third floor of the Union Station building. Admission is $10 with part of the proceeds benefitting the Cape Fear River Watch.
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Reason Has Moons, Vol. 7: The open road and Pappy Freak On’s musings on the government By: Joel Finsel
M
y companion whistled quietly, and absently sipped his café au lait as he scanned the fields beyond the interstate. Unable to hold back my frustration, I cursed every war-mongering pundit. “What do you think of all of this?” I asked him. I figured the coffee bought me that much. He looked down at the dial, set his cup between his knees, and slowly turned to face me with his fingers stuck in his ears. “Mutha-fuckas crazier than a shithouse rat!” I shrank the volume to a low murmur. “What’s that?” The old man smiled. “Ever hear of ‘The Creature from Jekyll Island?'” he asked. “Doctor Jekyll and Mr. Hyde?” He looked at me like I was nuts. “No, ain’t Jekyll and Hyde.” He shuffled around in his bag. “It’s a book.” He pulled out a thick paperback with Memphis Community Library markings on
the spine. “It’s a reference book.” “Oh?” “Explains how the world really works.” I sniffed. “Don’t believe me?” “Just a funny title for such a serious message is all.” “Here, have mine.” He plopped it on the back seat. “I’ll trade it to you for the coffee and the ride.” “What’s your name?” I hoped to change the subject. “Joshua Boyd 0672, but brothers call me Pappy Freak On.” “Freak On?” “Yeah, like, ‘Listen here baby 'cause I’m about to get my freak on.” The road turned to coarse gravel in an area of asphalt maintenance. Recovering to smooth road, I turned off the radio. “Thank you,” he said. “They don’t know what the hell they’re talking about.” “I know.” He hadn’t given me much, but at least some commiseration. I drove all day, stopping only for lunch.
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As the sun approached an orange-juice and grenadine decline, I began looking for campsites along the roadway. Hours of silence put Pappy to sleep. His head bounced against the window during a few rough patches of road. Tired and irritable, I was beginning to crave solitude. After a few more miles a sign for a campground beckoned.“Yo! Freak On…” He roused. “Listen, man, I’m done driving for today.” “It’s cool, it’s cool,” he said, until becoming fully awake and aware of his surroundings. “Want me gone?” My mind called forth scenes of worst-case scenarios. Pappy could run off with the car, kill me, hold me hostage, or make me his gimp. Pushing back the devilish thoughts, I replied, “Hey, man, it’s up to you.” Conversation halted as the Cavalier’s headlights scanned the tree line for an empty site. Comforted by the number of fellow campers cooking dinner in their fire pits, I parked and killed the engine. Pappy scanned me, as if searching for cracks. “Could stay a bit,” he mused. “OK,” I said, opening my door, longing to stretch my legs. He got out on the other side and took in the scene. “Isn’t this wonderful? Pilgrims gathering together. Shame more people don’t get this.” I lit the gas stove with a match and considered his words. Using my pocket knife as an opener, I emptied black beans into a skillet and boiled water on the other burner for rice. Tent poles in place, I snagged the whiskey from my pack. “Drink?” I offered, tipping it back. Pappy shook his head. “Thanks,” he said. My army-surplus mess kit had a little wingnut that turned to open the lid, and revealed two shallow bowls. When we’d finished eating, Pappy stood up and scanned the area, as if looking elsewhere for shelter. “I think I might take that drink now,” he said. Two hours later, the bottle was empty, and Pappy was still unspooling theories about the way the world worked. “Tell everyone the truth about the Federal Reserve,” he said. “It’s a private bank that has no right controlling our money and our lives. Reinstate the gold standard. Short of that, we all slaves.” Too worn out to build a fire, I curled up in my sleeping bag and drifted off. When I crawled out of my warm cocoon into the chill morning air, I saw Pappy sitting on a stump with his eyes closed, leaning up
against the side of the car. Not wanting to disturb him, I didn’t say good morning. I took down the tent, made a pair of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, brushed my teeth, and sipped a cup of vendingmachine coffee while chatting with other travelers heading west. I came back to find that Pappy had barely moved. I wasn’t sure what to do. The noise of cleaning up the site should have roused him. I hesitated to touch him for fear of a defensive reaction. The last thing I needed was a broken wrist. Ready to go, I fired up the engine and within seconds, he was on his feet looking in. Reaching over, I unlocked his door. “You might be the heaviest sleeper I ever met,” I said, shifting the car into drive. Pappy looked over. “Sleep’s a great refuge.” Not knowing what to say, I handed him a PB&J wrapped in a paper napkin. “Hungry?” His eyes lit up. “Thank you, kindly.” Back on Interstate 76 heading west, I flitted with the radio, but decided to ride quietly. The Cavalier moved easily on the flat surface. Plowed fields dotted with patches of trees as wind barriers around barns and houses flew past on either side. Finishing his sandwich, Pappy said, “I’ll just get off at the next city: Columbus, I think. Couple shelters there. Then south before winter gets too bad.” “See that plane that keeps flying back and forth up there?” he asked. “See how its spray hang up there? They’re trying to control the weather.” “Why?” I was unsure what he was talking about. “Create floods and tornados…” “You’re crazy!” I laughed. “Why else Monsanto patenting aluminum-resistant seeds?” Noticing the gas gauge was a quarter full, I pulled off the first exit ramp, got out at the only station, and refueled. The gauge stopped at $27.78, so I bumped it up to an even $28 and went inside the store. A small portion was set up like a burger joint. The smell of grease jolted my senses. I ordered two large fries and grabbed a bottle of water on my way to the register. Back outside, Pappy was gone.
Joel Finsel is the author of “Cocktails and Conversations from the Astral Plane,” and writes creative short stories, essays and musings every other week in encore throughout 2014.
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halloween events ~ MORE LISTings ON PAGES 30-31 ~ FUN FALL FESTIVAL 10/24, 9am-12pm. $5 per child, 6 mo to 5 years. Adults: free. We will be celebrating fall with a festival for toddlers! Come in your costumes and get ready for some fun games. 341-4630 or www.fitforfuncenter.com. Fit for Fun Center, 302 S. 10th St. CASTLE STREET FALL FESTIVAL 10/25, 3pm: Join your friends and neighbors and celebrate fall on Castle Street. Fun, food and
music, as well as extended shop hours! FALL FESTIVAL 10/25, 8am: Proceeds to benefit Elderhaus, Inc., a local non-profit serving the community for over 30 years. Children activities, food, bouncy house and yard sale. Donations encouraged! Join us for a day of fun. Tours will also be provided of our program and what it offers individualsand families. Elderhaus PACE, 2222 S. 17th St. PET SMART INSTORE HALLOWEEN EVENT 10/25-26, 11am: Little monsters are invited to trick-or-treat, take photos and more in PetSmart stores on Saturday, Oct. 25, 11am-2pm. The
first 100 pet parents in-store receive a free glowin-the-dark reusable tote while all visitors receive a free digital photo of their pet. Pet parents can bring in their pets on Sunday, 11am-2pm, for a free digital photo. A seasonal frame is available for purchase for $7.95, with 10 percent of purchase price benefiting PetSmart Charities to help save homeless pets. 4715 New Centre Dr Murder Mystery Dinner Cruises Each Tues in Oct: Solve an exciting who-dunnit on a 2-hr. dinner cruise along the Cape Fear River. Audience participation; prizes. Boards at 6pm; departs 6:30pm at dock (Water & Dock sts). Admission charge. Reservations rqd: 910-
343-1611;800-676-0162. www.cfrboats.com Pirate Treasure Hunt Adventure Each Tues/Thurs in Oct: Arrrrgh! Join a costumed pirate storyteller on an exploration of Masonboro Island’s natural treasures. Learn about the history of famous North Carolina pirates such as Captain Kidd, Stede Bonnet and Blackbeard. Boards at 4:15pm; sails at 4:30pm. Admission charge. Wrightsville Beach Scenic Tours, 275 Waynick Blvd. (across from Blockade Runner Resort), Wrightsville Beach. Advance reservations required: 910-200-4002;www.wrightsvillebeachscenictours.com. NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE’S ‘FRANKENSTEIN’ 10/27-28: Monday at 2pm & Tuesday at 7pm. National Theatre Live broadcast ofFrankenstein. Monday showing features Johnny Lee Miller as the creature. Tuesday showing features Benedict Cumberbatch as creature. Admission charge. Thalian Hall. 910-632-2285. www. thalianhall.org AWESOME AUTUMN 10/31, 6pm: Friendly Community Baptist Church presents a community event for the entire family! Hot dogs, drinks, cotton candy, popcorn, games, inflatable slides, and more! Friendly Community Baptist Church, 1730 US Hwy 117 N, Burgaw, NC. 910-259-3046. PHANTOM OF THE OPERA 10/30-31, 7pm: Gaston Leroux’s romantic mystery/thriller is the basis for this original ballet by City Ballet Artistic Director Andrea C. Hill. A varied musical score, ranging from classical to contemporary, underscores this tense and deeply emotional story of love, jealousy, mystery and tragedy. The Friday evening “Gala” includes a “Masquerade Ball” with optional masks and elegant attire. Thalian Hall Center for the Performing Arts310 Chestnut St. TRICK OR TREAT AT THE MALL 10/31, 4-6pm. Kids arrive in costume and retailers provide candy. Independence Mall, 3500 Oleander Drive. 910-392-1776. shopindependencemall.com GHOST WALK Ghost Walk of Old Wilmington. 6:30pm & 8:30pm nightly thru Nov. 1; then at 6:30pm nightly thru March. Costumed guides lead visitors through alleyways with tales of haunted Wilmington. Admission charge. Meets at Water & Market streets. Reservations required: 910794-1866;www.hauntedwilmington.com KIWANIS TRICK OR TREAT 10/31, 5pm: Ninth annual Trick or Treat in the Park at Hampstead Kiwanis Park on Friday, October 31, 2014 hosted by the Kiwanis Club of Hampstead. The fun will last from 5-8pm. There will be several activities for the Kids including a Costume Contest (registration from 5pm until 6:30pm next to stage. Contest begins at 6:30pm, hay ride, inflatable bouncers, Elvis and much more! Of course there will be lots of candy handed out! 586 Sloop Point Loop Rd. Hampstead Kiwanis Park. • The Kiwanis Club of Hampstead meets each Thursday at 7:30am at
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the Sawmill Grill, 15919 Hwy 17 in Hampstead. DAY OF THE DEAD ROVE 11/2, 2pm: Celebrate both old and new traditions of remembrance of the Day of the Dead with performances, food, fun, and spirits of all kinds. Starting at Flytrap Brewing, highlights of the day will include an open-to-all, spoken-word performance hosted by SpeakEasy Wilmington; an electronic experimental musical improv with frightful overtones by SquidCo; decorate-yourown sugar skull-cookie station hosted by Canape; puppet show by master puppeteer Gina Gambony at Goat and Compass; paper flowermaking at Eco Chic boutique; and more. Come in costume or get your face painted calaverastyle at Hair Slayer, and finish out the day with our Final Fanfare march. Don’t feel like walking? Try the pedal-powered Trolley Pub Wilmington, providing rides along the Rove! Facebook event page lists updates on activities, participating venues and a map. Brooklyn Arts District, N. 4th St. GREAT PUMPKIN HUNT 11/8, 10am: Hunt to take place at: 11 a.m. Arts & crafts, games, hay rides, obstacle course, dessert decorating, and more! Cost: $3/child. Ages: 2-10 Pre-reg. recommended. Maides Park, 1101 Manly
events WILMA’S WOMEN TO WATCH GALA 10/24, 6pm: WILMA Magazine celebrates this year’s finalists and overall winners of the annual Women to Watch competition—with a Moroccan-inspired flair. Applaud our finalists and winners in style, satiate your senses with exotic bites by Bon Appetit, mingle with other guests under the moonlight, experience the timeless art of bellydance, or just nestle into one of our lounges with a signature wine cocktail in hand and your favorite friend by your side. Cape Fear Community College Union Station, 502 N. Front Street WHQR 30TH BIRTHDAY PARTY 10/25: Includes live music from Blivet and dancing, open bar (beer, wine, specialty cocktails designed by Manna), specialty desserts and coffee bar. Free parking, CFCC deck. CFCC Union Station, Room 512, North Front St. APNC FALL CONFERENCE 10/29, 8am: Holiday Inn Resort, 1796 North Lumina Ave, Wrightsville Beach. Addiction Professionals of North Carolina is a statewide organization dedicated to helping the individual, family and community understand, prevent, and treat the disease of addiction. Educational conferenc-
es apply to SA and continuing education credits for NC Substance Abuse Professional Practice Board (NCSAPPB)—up to 18 hours of credit for the three days. Individual credit will be awarded for each session attended, and NCSAPPB credit is included with conference registration. CE credit is also available for an additional $20. www.programservices.org. Psychologists need to attend the entire event. All inquiries: Karen@ programservices.org. ST. STAN’S POLISH FESTIVAL 11/1, 11am-5pm: The festival features tons of Polish food and assortment of desserts, plus beer, including authentic Polish variety. Crafts sale, raffles, silent auction, entertainment for children, and live music with Chardon Polka Band from Ohio. Free entry; individually priced
ON SALE: 2014 LIFESTYLE TOUR Want to see what all the hubbub is about concering the Brooklyn Arts District? Well, join Wilmington Downtown Inc. for their 2014 Fall Lifestyle Tour on November 8th, featuring the hippest residents and businesses along the downtown borough of 4th Street. All proceeds from ticket sales go to WDI, which works toward business recruitment, business retention, quality of life, developer services, fundraising, and public outreach. The lifestyle tour is self-guided and a walking tour. Tickets ($10-$15) are available at www.wilmingtondowntown.com
foods, crafts, beverages, etc. St. Stan’s Church, Castle Hayne Road. COLONIAL DAY AT BRUNSWICK 11/1, 10am: Living historians, dressed in 18thcentury attire, will demonstrate what life was once like in this early port town on the lower Cape Fear. Visitors will have the opportunity to learn about 18th century electrical experiments, visit with the colonial dentist, take a turn in the stocks and pillory, try their hand at the militia drill with the garrison, dip their own beeswax candle, and much, much more! Fort Anderson State Historic Site, 8884 St Philips Rd. SE
Post 129 pavilion building, 1500 Bridge Barrier Road in Carolina Beach (behind the Food Lion). Come on out and get an early start on your holiday shopping with a wide variety of items from local crafters/artisans. For directions or questions call 910-458-9155. Refreshments will be available. Kate Cooper, 910-458-9155 BASETRACK 11/6, 8pm: Part of a nationwide tour inspired by a 2010 mission to Afghanistan by the 1st Battalion, 8th Marines, BASETRACK tells the story of ordinary people changed by extraordinary circumstances. Admission: $20 general public $16 staff $12 active military & vets $8 students & youth. UNCW Kenan Auditorium, 601 S. College Rd. LIVE AUCTION Sat., 11/8, 2 p.m. Preview; 3 p.m. Cape Fear Museum, 814 Market St. Alan Perry, auctioneer. Sale is final—no exchanges or refunds. Item “as is” includes the motor and wooden cradle. No statement made here, or made orally at the auction or elsewhere, shall be deemed such a warranty, representation, or assumption of liability. Payment for item purchased must be made in full on the day of the auction to the cashier. Cape Fear Museum will gladly accept cash, MasterCard, Visa, or cashier’s check payable to Cape Fear Museum. Proceeds to benefit Cape Fear Museum’s artifact conservation and purchase fund. 2014 FALL LIFESTYLE TOUR Sat, 11/8, 11am-4pm, Brooklyn Arts District. Come tour some of the coolest residences and businesses in the Brooklyn Arts District! Fall tour has it all and allows you to experience the district from a different perspective. $10/adv or $15/day of.
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charity/fundraisers DRIVE FOR THE KIDS 10/24, 4:30-7:30pm, during fall festival at Anderson Elementary, Chrysler dealership Neuwirth Motors Inc. will host a Chrysler “Drive for the Kids” fundraiser. For every test drive taken during the hours of the fundraiser, the school will earn $10 from brand which will be put toward areas much in need of funding. More participation equates to more funding from Chrysler brand. Fundraiser will take place in the parking lot of Anderson Elementary School, 455 Halyburton Memorial Pkwy. “Project Seatbelt,” created by the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights, is an effort to instill bullying prevention instincts in parents, teachers and students—equal to that of putting on a seatbelt in the car. Bullying prevention statistics, tips and more available to take home from the fundraiser. Following the fundraiser, Neuwirth Motors Inc. will present Anderson Elementary with a check for the amount of funds raised just after 7:30pm. Admission: $10 a drive. FALL FASHIONS AND LUNCHEON 10/25, noon-3pm: Friends of the Leland Cultural Arts Center will host “Fabulous Fall Fashions”, a luncheon and fashion show, at the Hilton Riverside in Wilmington. FLCAC is the non-profit fundraising/support group of the Leland Cultural Arts Center, in Leland, North Carolina. Tickets: $50. www.wilmingtontickets.com
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theatre/auditions LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW Cape Fear Shakespeare presents, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow comes to life in this equaling haunting and humorous portrayal of early American life in the Appalachian Mountains. The classic tale based on the original Washington Irving short story recounts the infamous myth of the headless horseman and his inopportune victim Ichabod Crane. Intertwined with plenty of humor, history, music and dance The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is sure to appeal to all ages. $6$12. 10/23, 7:30pm; 10/24, 10am, 8pm; 10/25, 3pm, 8pm; 10/26, 3pm; 10/30, 7:30pm; 10/31, 8:15pm; 11/1-2, 3pm. $6-$12. Hannah Block/ USO Community Arts Center, 120 S 2nd St. WATER BY THE SPOONFUL TheatreNOW presents a free play reading of “Water by the Spoonful,” Oct. 23. 7pm. 2012 Pulitzer Prize winning play is about a Puerto Rican Iraq war veteran and his family wrestling with their personal demons. Half the play takes place in an online chat room for recovering addicts! www. facebook.com/events/1473842492890426. 19 S. 10th Street. www.theatrewilmington.com STEEL MAGNOLIAS 10/24-26, 7:30pm or Sun., 3pm: Brunswick Little Theatre will present Steel Magnolias, a play by Robert Harling, in its new venue at 8068 River Road, Southport. Steel Magnolias is an alternately hilarious and touching drama set in a gossipy Southern beauty parlor where six women share in laughs and tears and show the strength of women supporting each other. The play is directed by Thom Clemmons with the scenic design by Broadway designer Paul Bertelsen. Show times are 7:30 pm 10/24, 25 and 3pm on
Oct. 26. Go to www.brunswicklittletheatre.com for more information and to purchase tickets online. Tickets on sale at the door, but the venue is small, and it is recommended to purchase tickets early. Box office opens at 7 pm. Ticket prices: $17 for adults; $12 for students over 12 with ID. Not recommended for children under 12. Brunswick Little Theater, 8068 River Road
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MACBEATH READING Join Dram Tree Shakespeare for an immersive stage reading of Macbeth Halloween weekend at TheatreNOW, 11/1. Free with suggested donation of $7 at the door. Doors open at 9:30pm. 19 S. 10th St. www.theatrewilmington.com. BLUE VELVET MUSICAL 11/7-8: Join TheatreNOW in celebrating the music of Bryan Putnam and helping launch the production of this fascinating new show in development. TheatreNOW The concert style show features some of Wilmington, NC’s best voice actors and musicians. Some of these songs have never been heard in public before. The evening will start with some heavy hors d’oeuvres at 6pm, followed by the show and a short break for dessert and coffee. Your ticket includes the concert, food and coffee. Beverages and service gratuity not included. Proceeds from this event go toward the future development of Blue Velvet the Musical. Tickets $28. www.bluevelvetmusical.com. www.theatrewilmington.com. TheatreNOW: 19 S. 10th St.
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comedy ROY ZIMMERMAN POLITICAL SATIRE 10/23, 7pm: Roy Zimmerman will take the stage, singing his politcally and socially conscious songs! Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Wilmington, 4313 Lake Ave DEAD CROW COMEDY CLUB Ongoing schedule: Mon, free movie night and $1 tacos; Tues, free Crow’s Nest Improv (long-form), 8pm; Wed, Nutt House Improv Show, 9pm, $3; Thurs, free openmic night, 9pm; Fri-Sat, national touring comedians/comediennes, 8pm/10pm $10$15; Sun, closed. 265 N. Front Street.
music RACH THREE Wilmington Symphony Orchestra Concert, 10/25, 8pm. UNCW Kenan Auditiorium, Domonique Launey, piano. Co-Sponsored by First Citizens Bank and Thursday Morning Music Club. Wilmington favorite Domonique Launey joins the Wilmington Symphony for the mighty Third Piano Concerto of Rachmaninoff (“Rach Three” as it is known among pianists). Also feat. Benjamin Britten’s picturesque “Four Sea Interludes” from Peter Grimes. 910-962-3500. www.wilmingtonsymphony.org/tickets.html. $6 students, $25-27 adults GIRLS’ CHOIR OF WILMINGTON 10/26, 4pm: Concert has something for everyone including traditional classical repertoire, music from the Disney film “Frozen,” and a piece
by local composer Barbara Gallagher. The Youth Orchestra will perform William Walton’s Crown Imperial, and the overture to Schubert’s Rosumunde. The Girls Choir of Wilmington will sing Gallagher’s “Alleluia Round,” and “If I Had a Hammer” by Pete Seeger and Lee Hayes. Also
10/26: SACRED HARP SINGERS Sing joyously and loud! That’s what the Sacred Harp Singers are all about. Head over to the Cameron Art Museum on the 26th to enjoy this tradition of a cappella social singing, which dates back to Colonial America. They’ll use a reprint of the 1844 songbook, The Sacred Harp, which focuses on shape-note styles, notably heard in the Southern parts of the United States. An overview will take place at 1:30 p.m., and the event is free and open to the public; donations are appreciated. Weyerhauser Reception Hall at the CAM. feat. the Wilmington Symphony Junior Strings. GA $6 for adults, free for youth under 17, and are available one hour prior to concert. UNCW Kenan Auditorium, 601 S. College Road. TWILIGHT CRUISE W/MUSIC Cruise down the beautiful Cape Fear River while listening to amazing music performed by Tyler McKaig. The sun will set shortly after departure and then enjoy the lights of the city after dark. The Wilmington is the first and finest vessel of its kind to serve Historic Downtown. She is fully enclosed, handicapped-accessible and offers
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a flexible layout for comfortably seating for up to 49 guests. All ABC permits and a spacious restroom help to serve our guests. Wilmington Water Tours LLC, 212 S. Water Street. WILMINGTON SACRED HARP SINGERS 10/26, 1:30pm: Wilmington Sacred Harp Singers presents a traditional Sacred Harp Singing and invite you to join in the music. This dynamic form of a cappella social singing dates back to Colonial America, using a modern reprint of an 1844 songbook called The Sacred Harp. Sacred Harp and related shape-note styles are the oldest continuous singing traditions in the United States. Surviving as a living tradition in parts of the South, notably Georgia and Alabama, Sacred Harp music has been discovered by new generations of singers who have spread the heritage across North America and to Australia and Europe. The music is loud, vigorous and intense. It is meant to be sung, not just observed. Held in collaboration with WHQR. Free and open to the public, donations appreciated. Weyerhaeuser Reception Hall, Cameron Art Museum, 17th and Independence Blvd. JOHN GOLDEN AND FRIENDS 10/26, 7pm: Performs folk, country and pop favorites featuring The Duo (Eric Miller and Alex Lanier), Geoffrey Morris, Mark Teachey, Catesby Jones and John Golden. Scottish Rite Temple, 1415 S. 17th St. LIVE AT BAILEY Every Monday, 5:30-8pm: Free music in Bailey’s Park, downtown Wilmington. Musicians, bring your instruments! Dancers, bring your dance partners. Music lovers, bring your chairs. 10 N Front Street in downtown Wilmington (across from Front Street Brewery). Musicians from all over including NHC Schools, UNCW, Cape Fear Community College, and other surrounding schools are invited to join Keith Butler and friends. Free/open to musicians looking to play impromptu. Refreshments provided to musicians by Front Street Brewery and Slainte. STRATA MUSICAL ENSEMBLE 11/2, 3:30pm: Acclaimed classical trio STRATA will perform in the Wilmington Concert Association’s first of three benefit concerts, on Sunday, November 2nd at 3:00 p.m. on the Thalian Hall Main Stage to raise funds for the organization to continue its 85 year tradition of bringing international music and dance to the Port City. Tickets are available by calling 910-632-2285 or online at www.thalianhall.org. STRATA is a coming together of three extraordinary musical talents: Audrey Andrist, piano; Nathan Williams, clari-
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dance ELK’S LODGE SOCIAL DANCE 10/24, 7:30pm: with DJ and singer Tony LaFalce. Ballroom, Latin, Shag, Nightclub, Country, and Line Dancing. Admission: Members; Non-Members. Elks Club, 5102 Oleander Dr. PAUL TAYLOR DANCE COMPANY 10/25, 7:30pm: Branded as the world’s most important living choreographer, Paul Taylor will bring his contemporary dance troupe, the Paul Taylor Dance Company, to the Thalian Hall Main
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studies, landscapes and figurative work all play into the diversity of subject matter. The exhibition will remain on display thru October 18th. New Elements Gallery, 201 Princess St., corner of 2nd and Princess, in historic downtown. Hours are Tuesday thru Saturday from 11am until 6 pm or by appointment.
TANGO WILMINGTON Tango classes and social dancing, Fridays, Carolina Lounge of Ramada Inn. 5001 Market Street (between College and Kerr). 8-9:45pm. $5 includes beginners’ lesson, 7:30.
LEETA HARDING PHOTOGRAPHY “It’s So Me” opens 10/24, 6-9pm, and hangs through 11/21, at SALT Studio, 805 N. 4th St. This show will feature photography and have a video installation as well. Leeta photos young women as they’re trying discover themselves and choose their life’s path—a very confusing but freeing time. “It’s So Me” is a catch phrase use to represent or characterize a person, group, idea or point of view. “When I shoot a portrait I’m looking for that moment when something personal is revealed to me. I never know what that expression will be. It’s a feeling of truth,” the artist says. http://leetaharding. com. www.saltstudionc.com
art BELLAMY MANSION ART SHOW EVENTS Thurs. Oct. 23, 6:30pm, Fine Art Photography Discussion with Gordon Webb. • Thurs. Oct. 30, 6:30pm, Quilt Making & Storytelling with Hattie Schmidt. • Thurs. Nov. 6, 4-7pm, Closing Reception and Children’s Art Show. Bring all the kids! All events free and held at Bellamy Mansion Museum. Donations always welcomed. The art is displayed in our gallery spaces until Nov. 6th and is for sale. Proceeds benefit the museum. Call 910.251.3700 for more details. www. bellamymansion.org Stage in partnership with UNCW Presents. Their performance, a retrospective of their work, will be a celebration of the company’s 60th anniversary. Founded in 1954, the Paul Taylor Dance Company is one of the earliest touring companies in American dance. Thalian Hall, 310 Chestnut St. PAUL TAYLOR DANCE THEATRE CO. 10/25, 7:30pm: Branded as the world’s most important living choreographer, Paul Taylor will bring his contemporary dance troupe, the Paul Taylor Dance Company, to the Thalian Hall Main Stage in partnership with UNCW Presents. Their performance, a retrospective of their work, will be a celebration of the company’s 60th anniversary. Founded in 1954, the Paul Taylor Dance Company is one of the earliest touring companies in American dance. Thalian Hall Center for the Performing Arts, 310 Chestnut St. TECHMOJA DANCE THEATER 10/29, 7pm; 11/2, 3pm: Techmoja Dance and Theater Co. performs the memorable music of the Civil Rights era, spoken word and dance surrounded by CAM’s exhibition School Pride: The Eastern NC Story An Installation by Willie Cole, (on view through Nov. 2) which celebrates the 50th anniversary of the passing of the Civil Rights Act. Purchase seats on CAM’s website: www.cameronartmuseum.org, by phone or at
the door. CAM Members and Students: $5, Non-Members: $10. Brown Wing of Cameron Art Museum, 3201 South 17th St. TECHNIQUES IN MOTION BLOCK PARTY 11/1, noon-5pm: Techniques In Motion School of Dance is celebrating their 4th Anniversary in new location and 21 years in business! Free event to the public: Studio tours, face painting, cornhole, popcorn, carnival games, beverages, bounce house, group dances, hot dogs, (1pm2pm only). Raffle drawings! 5543-100 Carolina Beach Rd. www.techniquesinmotion.com
LAYERS OF HOPE: HERE AND NOW Layers of Here and Now opens at New Elements Gallery, featuring recent works by Eric Lawing and Susan Mauney. The exhibition combines Lawing’s collection of drawings and mixed media pieces with Mauney’s watercolor and gouache paintings to create a body of work that is both contemplative and introspective. Architectural
SELF-EXPRESSION 10/24, 6pm: For these two abstract artists from different generations, Bradley Carter and Liz Hosier, the core values of abstract expressionism still resonate loudly. Inside their paintings, the emotions of abstraction carry forth the expressive color and movement into an experience of individuality and possibilities. Their works are captured moments and emotions elegantly detailed through the process of painting and highlighted by colors that invoke memories of their past. Inside each piece of work the viewer can both live on the surface of the painting and dig deeper into the history of its creation, as their processes of painting are as unique and impor-
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tant as their final artwork. Aces Gallery, The Art Council of Wilmington, 221 N.Front Street EMERGENCE ART SHOW 10/24, 6-8pm: New works on paper by Andrew Bopes at Old Books on Front St. Emergence is a body of work that stems from the artistâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s studies of the collective unconscious and the patterns that emerge to form humanity. All made with materials, like old books, from Old Books. Come celebrate with the artista dn with art and wine. 249 N Front St. 3D: GOING ELEMENTAL 3D: Going Elemental. Friday, 10/24, featuring recent works by Elizabeth Alexander-Spencer, David Goldhagen, and Tom Kennedy. Our new exhibition brings together three artists who layer material and meaning to create multidimensional sculptures that buck convention. Elizabeth Alexander-Spencer collag  Alexander-Spencer describes her work as a dream-scape, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Where w.â&#x20AC;? David Goldhageninitiatesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; art-making process is in an extreme environment where temperatures often exceed 2000°F. 201 Princess St. www. newelementsgallery.com. (910) 343-8997 ARTFUEL VOL. 39 Artfuel is pleased to host Vol 39 on Saturday, October 25th.Featuring local art work from Sharon Lafond, Liz Sullivan, Ann Garrett and Vicki O. Live music will be performed by Morris Cardenas, and food and drink will be provided. Come support our local artists. Doors open from 7-10 pm. All are welcome! Show hangs for 8 weeks. Artfuel Inc., 2165 Wrightsville Ave. THE ARTY PARTY 11/1, 7pm: The Arty Party annual grand fundraising reception of the Arts Council of Wilmington
and New Hanover County, Inc., will be an art filled evening celebrating and supporting the richness and depth of the local arts community. The reception and silent auction will be held in the Union Station Building, Windell Daniels Room, at Cape Fear Community College, 502 N. Front St., Sat., 11/1, 7-10 pm. Silent auction and performances by local artists. $75 pp.  910343-0998 or info@artscouncilofwilmington.org. www.artscouncilofwilmington.org. CCC GUILD HOLIDAY SHOW AND SALE Admission is free. Fri., 11/7, 5-8pm; 11/8, 10am-4pm; 11/9, 10am-4pm. Artistâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s reception with music by Tallis Chamber Orchestra. Hannah Block Community Arts Center, 120 S. Second Street. ARTIST MARKET 11/8, 9am-3pm:  Artisan Market at Temple Baptist Church Christian Activity Center 709 George Anderson Drive. Call to artists: Now accepting applications for artists for Artisan Market For more info please contact Allen Winters at Temple Baptist Church 763-3351 or AllenatTempleBC@aol.com FOURTH FRIDAY GALLERY NIGHT â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fourth Friday Gallery Nightâ&#x20AC;? is now coordinated by The Arts Council of Wilmington and New Hanover County, feat. 16 local art galleries and studios that will open their doors to the public in an after-hours celebration of art and culture, from 6-9pm, every fourth Friday of the month through 2014. Rhonda Bellamy at 910-3430998, 221 N. Front St. Suite 101. artscouncilofwilmington.org
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museum CAPE FEAR MUSEUM Exhibits: A View From Space: Since the launch of the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first artificial satellite Sputnik in 1957, satellites have dramatically changed the way we study our planet. A new, bilingual (Spanish and English), highly interactive, hands-on science exhibit, will allow visitors to see the world from a satelliteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s perspective. Includes numerous hands-on activity sections such as the Satellite Activity Area. â&#x20AC;˘ World War II: A Local Artistâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Perspective:  In time for the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landing and the Normandy campaign, Cape Fear Museum will be exhibiting one of the regionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most powerful collections of World War II artifacts. â&#x20AC;˘ Collection Selections: Communications: How have people communicated over distances over time? Cape Fear Museumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s collection includes thousands of artifacts related to both manual and digital methods of communication. View 32 objects, ranging from pens, typewriters and letters to telephones, radios and computers. See how communication technology has evolved over the last two centuries. â&#x20AC;˘ Cape Fear Stories presents artifacts, images, models, and 3D settings to explore peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lives in the Lower Cape Fear from Native American times through the end of the 20th century. â&#x20AC;˘ Michael Jordan Discovery Gallery, Williston Auditorium, giant ground sloth, Maritime Pavilion and more! â&#x20AC;˘ Museum carts, 11/2, 1pm: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Explore artifacts, conduct experiments, and play fun games at facilitated carts stationed throughout the Museum. Activities and locations vary â&#x20AC;&#x201C; What exciting cart will you encounter on your visit? Free for members or with Museum admission. â&#x20AC;˘ 910-7984370. Hours: Tues-Sat, 9am-5pm; Sun., 1-5pm. $5-$8. Free for museum members and children under 3. New Hanover County residentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; free day is the first Sun. ea. month. 814 Market St. www.capefearmuseum CHILDRENâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S MUSEUM Mon, Little Sprouts Storytime, 10am, and Go Green Engineer Team, 3:30pm. â&#x20AC;˘ Tues., Kids Cooking Club, 3:30pm â&#x20AC;˘ Wed., Preschool Science, 10am; Discover Science, 3:30pm; and Mini Math, 4pm. â&#x20AC;˘ Thurs. StoryCOOKS, 10am; and StART with a Story, 3:30pm â&#x20AC;˘ Fri., Toddler Time, 10am; and Adventures in Art, 3:30pm â&#x20AC;˘ Drop off gently used books at our museum to be used for a good cause. Ooksbay Books uses book collection locations to help promote literacy, find a good use for used books, and benefit nonprofits. www.playwilmington.org 116 Orange St. 910-254-3534 WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH MUSEUM The Wrightsville Beach Museum of History,
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housed in the turn of the century Myers Cottage, exists to preserve and to share the history of Wrightsville Beach. Visitors to the cottage will find a scale model of Wrightsville Beach circa 1910, exhibits featuring the early days of the beach including Lumina Pavilion, our hurricane history and information about the interaction between the people and our natural environment which have shaped the 100 year history of Wrightsville Beach. (910) 256-2569. 303 West Salisbury St. wbmuseum.com. 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 Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hall, and spectacular model layouts. House in an authentic 1883 freight warehouse, facilities are fully accessible and on one level. By reservation, discounted group tours, caboose birthday parties, and after-hours meetings or mixers. Story Time on 1st/3rd Mondays at 10:30am, only $4 per family and access to entire Museum. Admission only $8.50 adult, $7.50 senior/ military, $4.50 child age 2-12, and free under age 2. North end of downtown, 505 Nutt St. 910763-2634, www.wrrm.org. LATIMER HOUSE Victorian Italiante style home built in 1852, the restored home features period furnishings, artwork and family portraits. Tours offered MonFri, 10am-4pm, and Sat, 12-5pm. Walking tours are Wed and Sat. at 10am. $4-$12. The Latimer House of the Lower Cape Fear Historical Society is not handicapped accessible 126 S. Third St. 762-0492. www.latimerhouse.org CAPE FEAR SERPENTARIUM Worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most fascinating and dangerous reptiles in beautiful natural habitats, feat. a 12-foot saltwater crocodile, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bubble Boy.â&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sheenaâ&#x20AC;?, a 23ft long Reticulated Python that can swallow a human being whole! Giant Anaconda weighs 300 lbs, w/15 ft long King Cobras hood up and amaze you. See the Black Mamba, Spitting Cobras, Inland Taipans, Gaboon Vipers, Puff Adders, and more! Over 100 species, some so rare they are not exhibited anywhere else. One of the most famous reptile collections on earth. Open everyday in summer, 11am-5pm (Sat. till 6 pm); winter schedule, Wed-Sun. 20 Orange St, across from the Historic Downtown Riverwalk, intersecting Front and Water Street. (910) 7621669 or www.capefearserpentarium.com. BELLAMY MANSION One of NCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most spectacular examples of antebellum architecture, built on the eve of the Civil War by free and enslaved black artisans,
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for John Dillard Bellamy (1817-1896) physician, planter and business leader; and his wife, Eliza McIlhenny Harriss (1821-1907) and their nine children. After the fall of Fort Fisher in 1865, Federal troops commandeered the house as their headquarters during the occupation of Wilmington. Now a museum, itf ocuses on history and the design arts and offers tours, changing exhibitions and an informative look at historic preservation in action.910-251-3700. www.bellamymansion.org. 503 Market St. CAMERON ART MUSEUM Exhibits: State of the Art/Art of the State opens 9/20. Accepting walkin artist submissions 9/19, noon, through 9/20, noon—curated by Peter Eleey, MoMA P.S 1, NY; Laura Hoptman, Dept. of Painting and Sculpture, MoMA, NY; and Heidi Zuckerman Jacobson, Nancy and Bob Magoon CEO and director, Aspen Art Museum. The exhibit is a representation of living artists’ self-selected artwork from across the state of North Carolina. Hangs through 2/12/15. • Willie Cole’s site-specific installation, School Pride: The Eastern NC Story. In observation of the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Civil Rights Act (July 2, 1964), Willie Cole is creating new installations investigating the closing of sixteen Cape Fear area schools and other aspects of desegregation in southeastern NC and its impact statewide. Hanging through 11/2. • Corner of South 17th St. and Independence Blvd. Tues-Sun,10am-5pm; Thurs: 10am-9pm. Museum members free, $8 non-members, $5 students with valid ID, $3 children age 2 -12. • CAM Café hrs: Tues-Sat, 11am-3pm; Sun, 10am-3pm; Thurs. dinner. 910-395-5999. www. cameronartmuseum.org BURGWIN WRIGHT HOUSE 18th century Burgwin-Wright House Museum
in the heart of Wilmington’s Historic District, is the oldest museum house in NC, restored with 18th and 19th century decor and gardens. Colonial life is experienced through historical interpretations in kitchen-building and courtyard. 3rd and Market St. Tues-Sat, 10am-4pm. Last tour, 3pm. Admission rqd. (910) 762-0570. burgwinwrighthouse.com.
sports/recreation PPD BEACH TO BATTLESHIP 10/26, 9am: The PPD Beach2Battleship is an internationally recognized iron distance and half iron distance triathlon. Visit http://www.beach2battleship.com/ for more information. Wilmington Convention Center10 Convention Center Drive BRING YOUR BABY BOOTCAMP Saturdays at 11am at Kim’s Gym 4 Kids, 7946 Market St, Unit 200. Let’s try something NEW!! It’ s a step up from Stroller Striders! Regardless of the crazy weather, heat, and busy work weeks, I have been inspired to start a Bring Your Baby Boot Camp! This class is perfect for mothers and fathers trying to get back into the exercise routine! It’s only $15 for an a awesome hour filled with resistance training, body weight interval circuits that will shape you up in no time while your little ones play on the side and or giggle while they see you working hard in the middle! BLACK RIVER KAYAK—THREE SISTERS CAMP 10/30, 8am-5pm: River’s blackwater swamps contain some of the oldest known living trees in eastern N. America. Wildlife species of all sorts inhabit it, including turkey, deer, bobcat, otter, black bear, and more.
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film LOVE IS STRANGE 11/3, 7pm: Featuring remarkable performances from John Lithgow and Alfred Molina, Love Is Strange serves as a graceful tribute to the beauty of commitment in the face of adversity. After 40 years together Ben (John Lithgow) and George (Alfred Molina) tie the knot in lower Manhattan. Just as quickly, George loses his job and the newly minted lovers are forced to find separate, if temporary, living situations. George takes up residence with two cops (Cheyenne Jackson and Manny Perez), while Ben is forced into close quarters with his nephew (Darren E.
CUCALORUS FILM FESTIVAL The 20th annual Cucalorus Film Festival takes place 11/12-16, downtown Wilmington, North Carolina. The non-competitive festival showcases more than 200 films from all over the world and attracts an accumulated audience of 14,800 cultural travelers who come to celebrate the art-form and connect with peers. The festival’s spirited celebration has been recognized as a breeding ground for young artists, new ideas and lifelong friendships. Festival programs focus on dance, music videos, emerging artists, social justice, works-in-progress, and international cinema. Cucalorus creates an opportunity for intimate engagement between audience and artist through the festival’s retreat-like atmosphere, resulting in friendships that extend far beyond the festival’s 5-day celebration. Costs $10-$15 per ticket. Jengo’s Playhouse, 815 Princess St
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10/30: BLACK RIVER KAYAK Looking for a way to enjoy the outdoors of autumn in Wilmington? Reserve a spot through Wilmington Recreation Department for a Black River kayak tour. You’ll troll through the swaamps and see the oldest living trees in North America, as well as amazing wildlife like bobcat, black bear, otter, turkey, deer, and more! It’s $90 for those without a kayak and $75 for those with a kayak. Must reserve a spot today: 910-341-0075. Burrows), his wife (Marisa Tomei) and their teenage son, Joey (Charlie Tahan). Join us Monday, November 3 for an opportunity to meet filmmaker Ira Sachs. Following the Monday evening screening of “Love is Strange,” Ira Sachs joins us for an intimate Q&A. Thalian Hall Center for the Performing Arts, 310 Chestnut St. FILM CLUB 11/6, 4pm: Kids ages 10 through teens will work as a group to create and star in their own short film at this 2-part workshop at NHC Library! They’ll learn and practice narrative skills and gain experience in negotiating solutions with their peers. The workshop is free but space is limited. Preregistration for the series and attendance at sessions on November 6 and 20 is required. New Hanover County Public Library, 201 Chestnut St.
HOMESCHOOL FENCING CLASSES Eight-week once per week on Wednesday beginning Fencing Class starts on September 3rd at 1:00 pm. Class teaches history, footwork, bladework, rules, and ends in a class tournament. Fencers should wear loose fitting clothing and sneakers. All fencing equipment provided. Cost is $40 plus a $10 USA Fencing membership. Taught be internationally accredited instructor. For more information contact Greg Spahr, (910) 799-8642 or visit capefearfencing.com. Tileston Gym at St. Mary, 5th and Ann St. FIVE DOLLAR FUNCYCLE 10/24, 3pm: Bring the kids to the Muddy Muse Studio for an eco conscious art workshop featuring recycled materials. This is a great opportunity to get the kids out of the house doing something creative. Register for drop off and take a little time for yourself and walk to the interesting galleries and shops on Castle Street or go enjoy a cup of coffee down the block. This event is super cheap because we emphasize the use of mostly recycled materials to create with. We feature a different theme each week with a variety of media to work with. Cost: $5 per child. Muddy Muse, 616 Castle St, Unit B
SKY QUEST 10/26: Show times are 1:30, 2:30 and 3:30 p.m. Discover the exciting world of astronomy in Cape Fear Museum’s digital planetarium as we take a virtual journey to explore our solar system and beyond. This state-of-the-art equipment creates a realistic view of stars, planets, and other celestial bodies in our own galaxy and provides a
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look even farther into the universe. Join us as we venture into the cosmos! The 30-minute program will be offered in Williston Auditorium. Space is limited to 26 participants for each show. Free for members or with museum admission. Cape Fear Museum, 814 Market St. SPOOKY CRITTERS OF THE FOREST 10/30, 1:30pm, ages 6-11. Cost: $7. Discover the creepy crawlies that lurk in the longleaf during the spookiest time of year. We will take a hike in the forest to get a closer glimpse, sing songs, and rad a story. Plus, we’ll build a spooktacular craft. Halyburton Park: 4099 S. 17th St. 910-341-0075, www. halyburtonpark.com. info@wilmingtonrecreation.com TOTS TENNIS CLINIC These clinics are a great way to improve your child’s hand/eye coordination, meet new friends, and have fun. Clinics will focus on the introduction of basic strokes such as forehands, backhands, volleys and overheads. Session: 11/3, 5, 10, 12, 17, and 19. Cost: $30/session (6 clinics), 3:15 p.m.-3:45 p.m. Empie Park, 3405 Park Avenue MS. SUSAN’S ROOM Music and art for children, featuring Happy Little Singers, music and movement for ages 6 mos to 6 years. Learning through sing, dance and creative play! Tues-Thurs, and Sat, 9:45am.1 1/2 hour session $10/family. Drop-ins welcome. • Art and Craft Friday, 10am. $10/child includes all supplies. • Also, ukulele, guitar and piano and vocal lessons. 910-777-8889 or info@happylittlesingers.com. 200 Willard Street in the ArtWorks. www.-ms-susans-room.com
THEATRE NOW Children’s Theater Super Saturday Fun Time. Kid’s live adventure and variety show. Saturdays. Doors open att 3pm. $8/$1 off with Kid’s Club Membership. Drop off service available. Tickets: www.theatrewilmington.com. 910-3993NOW
10/23: RACE AND MAKING OF FAM The subject of race and slavery make up a great deal of history adn debate in our country—especially in the South. Emerging scholar Dr. Livesay will speak on the making of family and race in a lecture given at UNCW’s Burney Center on the 23rd. Dr. Livesay will discuss the depths of familial connections and merging of races when Jamaicans left the Caribbean to live in Britain during the 18th century. The lecture is free and open to the public at UNCW, 601 S. College Road.
lectures/readings FINANCIAL LITERACY 101 10/29, noon: This financial literacy program will cover information on budgeting, credit cards, interest rates, student loans, credit reporting, and more! The goal is to provide students with tools to utilize every day and understand financial issues in a way that encourages good habits in the future. Lunch will be provided on a first-come,
first-serve basis. Attendees are welcome to use the Library parking deck located on N. 2nd St., between Chestnut and Grace Streets. Registration is not required. This event is free and open to the public. CFCC, Union Station, Rm U-508, 502 N. Front St. ERNEST CLINE LEADERSHIP LECTURE 11/3, 7pm: The author of the 2014-15 Synergy Common Reading book Ready Player One, Ernest Cline is no stranger to the world of technology and video games. Self-described as the “Biggest Geek in History,” Cline’s childhood centered around comic books and sci-fi novels, Dungeons & Dragons and video arcades. A New YorkTimes bestseller, Ready Player One takes the reader on a thrilling ride while providing a commentary on the relationship between people and technology. The book is scheduled to be adapted into a film. Additionally, Cline performs slam poetry, and his work is featured on NPR and CBC Radio. Admission: $10. UNCW, Burney Center, 601 S. College Road RACE AND THE MAKING OF FAMILY 10/23, 7:30pm: In the eighteenth-century world of slavery and the slave trade, racial prejudices were often stark and unfeeling. Emphasis on racial difference helped slave owners and the wider public justify the systematic abuse of millions of people. Yet, at the individual level, attitudes toward race were incredibly complex. This was especially true for Europeans who had relatives with some amount of African heritage. Dr. Livesay will examine the migration of mixed-race Jamaicans who left the Caribbean to live in Britain during the eighteenth century. UNCW, Burney Center, 601 S. College Road LUNCH WITH CAROLINA AUTHORS On 11/8, 11am, American Association will present “Lunch with Carolina Authors,” Warwick Center on UNCW from 11am-2pm. Authors this year are Elaine Orr, who wrote “A Different Sun:A Novel of Africa” Anne Clinard Barnhill, who recently wrote “Queen Elizabeth’s Daughter: Novel of Elizabeth I” and May-lee Chai, who has written “My Lucky Face,” “Dragon Chia” and “Tiger Girl.” The cost is $30 for the lunch and program. For tickets call 910-313-1573 or email lillvo@earthlink.net. UNCW’s Warwick Center Ballroom, 601 S. College Road
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10/22: DOCTOR WHO Browncoat Pub and Theatre prides its nerd-centricity whether hosting shadow plays of “Rocky Horror Picture Show” or superhero and comic-book author signings in their intimate theater. Currently, every Wednesday night all Whovians can head over to the 111 Grace Street location to get their Dr. Who fix. Browncoat will show the famed BBC series at 8 p.m. for free. Plus, folks are encouraged to come dressed as their favorite characters. More info: www.browncoattheatre.com
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Every Sat., 10am. Discover ILM through neighborhood walking tours. Forest Hills was the first automobile-oriented suburb in Wilmington, while Streetcar Suburbs tell about the restoration and renewal of Carolina Place and Carolina Heights. Tours: $10 (students, $5). 1.5 hrs; wear comfortable clothing and shoes. ALZHEIMER’S ASSOC. SUPPORT GROUP For family caregivers. It’s not appropriate for people with dementia to attend. The group meets the fourth Monday of every month, 2pm. Free. Details: 399-5905 St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 16 North 16th Street DOCTOR WHO WEDNESDAYS Come in to watch Doctor Who episodes every Wednesday night. Come in Cosplay, be a dork, be a geek, nerd out, but most of all be a Whovian! Browncoat Pub & Theatre, 111 Grace Street ADULT CHILDREN OF ALCOHOLICS/ DYSFUNCTIONAL HOMES 10/28, 7pm: Weekly meetings to acknowledge common coping strategies we developed when growing up in alcoholic and/or dysfunctional homes, and how those traits no longer serve us as adults. We learn how to find the solution through 12 Step work and mutual support. Please visit the website for more information. THRIVE A Christ-Centered 12-Step Support group, helping people overcome “Hurts, Habits and Hang-ups.” Thrive meets every Monday evening at 7pm at Life Community Church (LCC) inside Independence Mall. Large group begins at 7pm and men’s and women’s small groups begin at 8pm The meetings are in the Extension, which is next to Sears and across from Branches Bookstore. Contact information: Pastor Jim Snider 910-791-3859 or www.lifecc.com. 3500 Oleander Dr.
Independence Blvd. Wilmington. Female business women networking and professional development. Dinner is dutch $15; annual membership $24. Details 762-8562. Henry’s Restaurant Wilmington NC, 2508 Independence Blvd. MANAGING EFFECTS OF PROSTATE CANCER Wilmington Prostate Cancer Support Group presents in Classroom C a DVD talk on Management Of Treatment Side Effects Through Basic Pharmacology by Charles “Snuffy” Myers, MD, Oncologist and PC Survivor, American Institute for Diseases of the Prostate, Foundation for Cancer Research and Education. Formal talk followed on DVD by Q&A and frank discussion. Men and their spouses are welcome as well as interested members of the public.Info.: 7929953 or 799-5478 or wproscasupportgp@aol. com. New Hanover Regional Medical Center, 2131 S. 17th St. OCD/ANXIETY SUPPORT GROUP 11/6, 7pm: Building B. Group meets the first and third Thursday of each month. Open to adults 18 and older. Family members welcome. The first Thursday of each month is an educational presentation by Dr.Savard. Third Thursday is member led. Free. Details: 763-8134. Pine Valley United Methodist Church, 3788 Shipyard Blvd., Bldg B GAMBLER’S ANONYMOUS MEETING Tues., 6:30pm: “Do you think you have a Gambling problem? Is gambling causing stress in your life? Do you often gamble recklessly until your last dollar is gone? Does gambling cause you anxiety? There is help! Come join Wilmington Gambler’s Anonymous and take the first step to getting your life back in control.” Ogden Baptist Church, 7121 Market St. NAMI 11/10, 7pm: Support group for families who have relatives with brain disorders (mental illness). NAMI - Caring and sharing meets with other families the second Monday of each month. Meets on the second floor. Winter Park Presbyterian Church, 4501 Wrightsville Ave.
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ECOTONE 11/7, 6pm: Join Ecotone, UNCW’s award-winning literary magazine, and nonprofit food system initiative Feast Down East to launch the fall Sustenance issue with a farm-to-table supper. Inspired by stories in the magazine, the menu features ingredients sourced from Feast Down East farms. This elegant but rustic passed-dish meal promises to bring back the lost art of supper—the conversations, storytelling, and ideas that accompany community meals—and caps off the creative writing department’s annual Writers’ Week, with readings by acclaimed contributors Alison Hawthorne Deming and Eastern North Carolina native Randall Kenan, as well as remarks by Dr. Leslie Hossfeld, co-founder of Feast Down East. Social hour featuring local beer from Wilmington Brewing Company Supper starts at 6pm. Dinner at Kenan Hall courtyard, Food Day Wilmington will be proclaimed on October served al fresco, so dress warmly! $50/ 24th in a nationwide effort to promote healthy, afperson includes a multi-course meal fordable and sustainable food. Events will take place prepared by chef Ryan Andress, beer and wine, limited-edition broadsides throughout the day at UNCW and Tidal Creek—outdoor and recipe cards, as well as a copy of Iron Chef competition, kale-eating contest, celebrity Ecotone’s Sustenance issue. Seating photo booth, workshops on food insecurity, effects of is limited, and no tickets will be sold at hunger on society and urban/community farming will the door. Tickets: www.ecotonesupper. brownpapertickets.com. UNCW. be held, along with the screening of the documentary
be held on Friday, October 24th at St. Thomas Preservation Hall. As in years past guests will enjoy signature items from the area’s finest restaurants and caterers and live music. There will be an open bar. Cocktail or period attire is suggested. A live auction will feature vacation packages and amazing experience packages. Silent auction items will include fine wines, vintage items and much more. Proceeds support mission to protect and preserve the irreplaceable resources in Wilmington and the Lower Cape Fear region. St. Thomas Preservation Hall, 208 Dock St.
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FERMENTAL Weekly wine and beer tasting, Fridays. • 10/31: Halloween Party: 10/31: Fermental Beer & Wine will host their annual Halloween Celebration. Complete with a free wine and beer tasting including ghoulishly inspired wines, meads, ciders and more. The Bella Airiosa Food Truck will be on site, complimented with the funk-soul-blues sounds of local trio, Boba Funk in the beer garden. Costumes are encouraged. 910-821-0362. 7250 Market St. fermental.net. ST STAN’S POLISH FESTIVAL 11/1, all day: Genuine Polish foods including kielbasa, stuffed cabbage, pierogi, potato pancakes, sausage dogs and plenty of beer! St. Stans Baltic Porter brewed by our own Front Street Brewery and domestic beers. The Chardon Polka Band from Chardon,Ohio will entertain. Large dancefloor for polka enthusiastss. The Karolinka Polish Dancers from Charlotte will have 2 performances. Admission is free. Free parking on site. Children’s games . Family fun! St. Stanislaus Catholic Church4849 Castle Hayne Rd. A TICKET TO TASTE 11/1, 7:30pm: IRM-W’s Advisory Council will be hosting its 4th Annual “A Ticket to Taste” Fundraiser at UNCW’s Burney Center. The event will showcase the tastes of our client’s homelands and take attendees on The Refugee Journey: From Persecution to Wilmington. Through a series of interactive static displays, photographs, and videos, we desire to show the long journey one must travel when they seek to find safety and hope through gaining legal refugee status. Over 300 people have found refuge in our city and live and work among us. Interfaith Refugee Ministry of Wilmington (IRM-W) works tirelessly with the U.S. State Department and our community partners to help resettle those who have endured so much in other places around the world and who are hoping for a better life for themselves and their families. $20. UNCW, Burney Center, 601 S. College Road. https://www.facebook.com/IRMWilmington
FOOD DAY WILMINGTON 10/24: Free public event—a nationwide celebration of and movement toward more healthy, affordable and sustainable food. At 11:30 am, New Hanover County and Wilmington City leaders will sanction the day with proclamations designating 10/24 as Food Day in Wilmington. A Sustainable Food Fair will be held at the UNCW Amphitheater from noon-2pm and will feature an Outdoor Iron Chef competition, kale eating contests, a celebrity photo booth, and more! Educational workshops focused on urban/community farming, the effects of hunger on society, food insecurity, healthy eating, and fermenting foods will run from 9:30am-3pm in UNCW’s Lumina Theater. UNCW Campus Dining’s talented chefs will provide a $7 all-you-can-eat, locallysourced lunch at Dubs Café, UNCW’s Warwick Center. Festivities will conclude with an outdoor screening of the documentary “Growing Cities” at Tidal Creek Cooperative Food Market, beginning at 7pm. The public and UNCW students and staff are welcome to a day of activities and workshops.
OYSTER ROAST 11/8, 4:30pm: Cape Fear Literacy Council presents its oyster roast at historic Clarendon Plantation just over the bridge in Brunswick County. Fun and casual celebration of literacy with a fantastic fall feast featuring oysters and all the fixings, plus music, libations, games and more! The Sure to please oyster lovers, his-
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ARIES (Mar. 21–April 20): The driest place on the planet is the Atacama Desert in northern Chile. It gets about a half-inch of rain per year. Yet in 2011, archaeologists discovered it’s also home to a site containing the fossilized skeletons of numerous whales and other ancient sea creatures. I’m detecting a metaphorically comparable anomaly in your vicinity, Aries. A seemingly arid, empty part of your life harbors buried secrets available for you to explore. If you follow the clues, you may discover rich pickings to inspire you to revise your history. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Businessman Warren Buffet is worth $65.5 billion but regularly gives away 27 percent of his fortune to charity. Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates owns $78 billion and donates 36 percent. Then there are the members of the Walton family, owners of Walmart, where 100 million Americans shop weekly. The Waltons have $136 billion, of which they contribute .04 percent to good causes. You are not wealthy in the same way these people are, Taurus. Your riches consist of resources like your skills, relationships, emotional intelligence, creative power, and capacity for love. My invitation to you is to be extra generous with those assets—not as lavish as Buffet or Gates, perhaps, but much more than the Waltons. You are in a phase when giving your gifts is one of the best things you can do to bolster your own health, wealth and well-being. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): You have two options. You can be in denial about your real feelings, ignore what needs to be fixed and wait for trouble to come find you. Else you can vow to be resilient and summon your feistiest curiosity to go out searching for trouble. The difference between these two approaches is dramatic. If you mope and sigh and hide, the messy trouble that arrives will be indigestible. If you are brave and pro-active, the interesting trouble you get will ultimately evolve into a blessing. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Astronauts on the International Space Station never wash their underwear. They don’t have enough water at their disposal to waste on a luxury like that. Instead, they fling the dirty laundry into space. As it falls to Earth, it burns up in the atmosphere. I wish you had an amenity like that right now. In fact, I wish you had a host of amenities like that. If there was ever a time when you should be liberated from having to wash your underwear, make your bed, sweep the floor, and do the dishes, it would be now. Why? Because there are much better ways to spend your time. You’ve got sacred quests to embark upon, heroic adventures to accomplish and historical turning points to initiate.
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can’s plate is almost 480 percent bigger than what’s recommended as a healthy portion. So says a research paper titled “The Contribution of Expanding Portion Sizes to the U.S. Obesity Epidemic,” by Lisa R. Young and Marion Nestle. Muffins are 333 percent larger than they need to be, the authors say, and steaks are 224 percent excessive. Don’t get caught up in this trend, Libra. Get what you need, but not way, way more than what you need. For that matter, be judicious in your approach to all of life’s necessities. The coming phase is a time when you will thrive by applying the Goldilocks principle: neither too much nor too little, but just right. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “Children are the most desirable opponents at Scrabble,” declares Scorpio author Fran Lebowitz, “as they are both easy to beat and fun to cheat.” I don’t wholeheartedly endorse that advice for you in the coming days, Scorpio. But would you consider a milder version of it? Let’s propose, instead, that you simply seek easy victories to boost your confidence and hone your skills. By this time next week, if all goes well, you will be ready to take on more ambitious challenges. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): You are entering a phase when you will have more luck than usual as you try to banish parasitic influences, unworthy burdens and lost causes. Here are some projects you might want to work on: 1. Bid farewell to anyone who brings out the worst in you. 2. Heal the twisted effect an adversary has had on you. 3. Get rid of any object that symbolizes failure or pathology. 4. Declare your independence from a situation that wastes your time or drains your resources. 5. Shed any guilt you feel for taking good care of yourself. 6. Stop a bad habit cold turkey. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Are you ready to be as affable as a Sagittarius, as charismatic as a Leo, as empathetic as a Cancerian, and as vigorous an instigator as an Aries? No? You’re not? You’re afraid that would require you to push yourself too far outside your comfort zone? OK, then. Are you willing to be half as affable as a Sagittarius, half as charismatic as a Leo, half as empathetic as a Cancerian, and half as inspiring an instigator as an Aries? Or even a quarter as much? I hope you will at least stretch yourself in these directions, Capricorn, because doing so would allow you to take maximum advantage of the spectacular social opportunities that will be available for you in the next four weeks. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): In the coming weeks, I hope you will find practical ways to express your newfound freedom. All the explorations and experiments you have enjoyed recently were fun and provocative, but now it’s time to use the insights they sparked to upgrade your life back in the daily grind. Please, don’t misunderstand what I’m saying. I love it when you are dreamy, excitable and far-seeing, and would never ask you to tone down those attractive qualities. But I am also rooting for you to bring down to earth your high-flying parts so you can reap the full benefits of the bounty they have stirred. If you work to become more well-grounded, I predict you will be situated in a new power spot by December 1. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): The heavy metal band known as Hatebeak broadened the definition of what constitutes music. Its lead singer was Waldo, an African grey parrot. A review by Aquarius Records called Waldo’s squawks “completely and stupidly brilliant.” For Hatebeak’s second album, they collaborated with animal rights’ activists in the band Caninus, whose lead vocalists were two pitbull terriers, Basil and Budgie. In the coming weeks, Pisces, I’d love to see you get inspired by these experiments. I think you will generate interesting results as you explore expansive, even unprecedented approaches in your own chosen field.
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