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What’s inside this week

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We’ve been waiting with bated breath, tossing and turning nightly over the worry of not laughing ever again, and simply drowning our sorrows in the bottoms of our whiskey glasses over the hiatus of Changing Channels. now, we can exhale with ease, sleep like a bug snug in a rug and drink ‘til our heart’s content: They’re back! These hysterically funny people of Wilmington, including Cullen Moss (left), will be reuniting for two nights, october 12th and 13th, so we can split our sides in laughter over their quirky characters and skits we’ve all come to adore.

fact or fiction contest

concert tickets

If you’re not already an encore fan on Facebook, you should be! We’re running a contest on encore’s Facebook page that is simply quite awesome. Just head over to www.facebook.com/pages/WilmingtonNC/encore-magazine/62587327524, and leave a comment about your favorite concert experience. Also include which show you would like to go to, and we’ll enter you in our contest to win a pair of tickets to the House of Blues in Myrtle Beach. We’ll be randomly selecting the winner from the comments one week prior to concert dates. Don’t forget to tell your friends either. If you don’t have FB, then log on to www. encorepub.com, click on “Web Extras,” and enter the contests for a chance to win!

EDITORIAL: Editor-in-ChiEf: Shea Carver Editorial intErns: Carly Yansak, Justin Lacy, Claire LaSure, Marco Raye ChiEf Contributors: Adrian Varnam, Gwenyfar Rohler, Anghus Houvouras, Claude Limoges, Jay Schiller, Lauren Hodges,

We are extending the deadline for the comics part of our contest only! Want a chance to showcase your comic-strip brilliance? Welcome to encore’s annual Fact or Fiction Contest, offering a chance for one ‘toonist to showcase their talents in encore for a year—with pay! ‘Toonists must submit several installments of their black-and-white comics, which can be single-paneled or multi-paneled strips (color acceptable). The ‘toon must have a name and clear concept—the edgier, the better. We prefer ones that are current with the times, especially when delving into local topics. We will choose winning and non-winning entries to feature in our first edition of the 2011 year, so many folks will be published! Send your entries to shea@encorepub. We accept entries via e-mail only through October 31st. Winners will be notified by mid-November and will begin working in January, 2011. Good luck!

pRODucTIOn AnD ADvERTIsIng: art dirECtor Sue Cothran advErtising salEs: John Hitt: Downtown, Carolina Beach Kris Beasley: Wrightsville Beach, N. Wilmington Jennifer Barnett: Midtown, Monkey Junction Promotions managEr: John Hitt

Tiffanie Gabrielse, Tom Tomorrow, Chuck Shepherd,

distribution: Reggie Brew, John Hitt

Christina Dore, The Cranky Foreigner

salEs intErn: Mary Muster

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deal of the week!

It’s as much a part of Wilmington’s foodscape as McDonald’s is for America: P.T.’s Grille. Be sure to take advantage of 60 percent off gift certificates sold to the restaurant online at Half Off Depot, Wilmington, NC, as part of our deal of the week! That means diners will receive a $20 gift certificate for only $8! Yep, $8! Just head over to http:// halfoffdepot.com/wilmington, sign up or log in, and take advantage of super savings. The P.T.’s deal lasts from today, October 6th, at 10 a.m., through October 13th at 10 a.m.

late-night funnies

“The good news is that scientists have found a giant Earth-like planet, and it may support human life. Whatever you do, don’t tell British Petroleum.”—David Letterman “In an interview on MSNBC, Levi Johnston said he has no idea if additional troops will help the war in Afghanistan. Which of course begs the question, who the hell is asking Levi Johnston about strategy for Afghanistan.” —Jimmy Fallon “Christine O’Donnell didn’t go to Oxford. It turns out she took a class from something called the Phoenix Institute, which happened to be renting a classroom at Oxford. That’s like saying you’re a TV star, but really you’re just on CBS during the middle of the damn night.”—Craig Ferguson “Republican Senator Tom Coburn said yesterday that Christine O’Donnell, if elected, will be able to combat the stupidity in Washington. So I guess they’re going to fight fire with fire.”—Jay Leno

penguin wednesdays

Wanna know what’s in encore for the week each Wednesday it’s published? Listen to Shea Carver on the Penguin 106.7, with Glenn every Wednesday morning at 9:15. They’ll keep you informed first on what’s happening in the Port City—followed by great music, too.

news & views ....... 6-7 6 op-ed: Bill Wilson, president of

Americans for Limited Government, speculates about our economic status. Are we in Great Depression II? 7 news of the weird: Chuck Shepherd reports on news of the strange and odd.

artsy smartsy ....... 8-21

8-10 theater: Shea Carver previews ByChance Productions’ upcoming show, “Another Reunion of Sorts”; Carly Yansak gets the scoop on City Stage’s “Rocky Horror Show,” just in time for Halloween; and Kilgore Trout goes deep into the mindset of local comedy troupe Changing Channel in preparation for their two-night reunion show at City Stage. 12 art: Lauren Hodges finds out what’s new at Artfuel, Inc. 13 gallery guide: Find out what exhibitions are hanging at local galleries. 15 film: Anghus is semi-impressed by M. Night Shyamalan’s latest flick, ‘The Devil.’ 17 music: Justin Lacy gets the details on the upcoming Seafood, Blues and Jazz Festival, featuring a legendary headliner, Leon Russell. 18-21 soundboard: See what bands and performers are playing in venues all over town.

grub & guzzle ....... 22-27 27 dining feature: Marco Raye

interviews Joseph Allen about the latest organic CSA-style grocery shopping with Carolina Grown. 24-27 dining guide: Need a few suggestions on where to eat? Flip through encore’s dining guide.

extra! extra! ......... 29-46 29 eco-life: Claire LaSure previews

the upcoming Green Living Expo and Conference, taking place next Wednesday. 30 fact or fiction: Claude Limoges delves into another chapter of “An Involuntary Intimate.” 32 book feature: Tiffanie Gabrielse previews encore book club’s next read, Christian Siriano’s “Fierce Style.” 34 crossword: Let Stan Newman test your mind with our weekly crossword! 38-47 calendar/’toons/ horoscopes/corkboard: Find out where to go and what to do about town with encore’s calendar; check out Tom Tomorrow and encore’s annual ‘toons winner, Jay Schiller; read your horoscope and the latest saucy corkboard ads.

Another Sparks Challenge!

Dear Tiffanie (encore’s book reviewer), We were [visiting] from Ohio to enjoy a week of sun at Topsail Beach. Instead, we got four days of record rain fall and had to find other fun and activities. A trip to Wilmington scored us a copy of encore with your review of “Nights in Rodanthe.” First, let me say, right on! Even Diane Lane could not save the film version, and the book was so obvious with its messages and lessons to be learned that you got it totally right with a one-out-of fivestar rating. Nicolas Sparks is too wordy, has a formula (look for love, find love, someone dies) and is very predictable. But I want to accept your challenge [to suggest a Sparks novel that you would actually enjoy]: “Three Weeks With My Brother.” When one reads this book, the reader gets a personal view of who Sparks is, how he gets his story ideas and begins to realize that this is a person who is flesh and bones like you and I, with family issues similar to the ones we face, who also just happens to be a writer. This book really humanizes Sparks for his readers. He is still too wordy, and some of his antidotes are a bit long, but I found this to be a very satisfying read that humanizes and makes him someone I can relate to on a personal level. As a hopeful future writer, it gives a great understanding of how Sparks mined his personal life for his story lines and the resulting stories that came of his experiences. So, give “Three Weeks With My Brother” a try. We’ve been coming to NC for 11 years, one week a year, and this one horrible week of weather won’t keep us from coming back. And there is a silver lining behind the storm clouds: I got to read your review of “Nights in Rodanthe” and had to smile. It was one of the few smiles I had in this rain-filled week. If you agree with this recommendation, we’ll do dinner with you and your husband next September, when we visit again. All the best, Michael T. Rae Mentor, Ohio Tiffanie, Thank you for your review of Nicholas Sparks’ “Nights in Rodanthe.” It was the first time anyone has expressed my own views. The word “infantile” is perfect! Mrs. Ratcliff, Wilmington, NC

Thanks from the community...

Dear encore magazine staff, Just wanted to send a quick note of thanks and appreciation for your coverage and announcements of several of our recent art events in the Wilmington area. As a young nonprofit organization, we have an extremely limited budget for marketing, and welcome your support of us and our events. Thanks for spreading the word; we couldn’t do what we do without your support and the support of your readers! Steven Gibbs, director of Art Soup Wilmington, NC

Off target.

[Dear Editor], I must admit I am not a regular reader to encore, but I will occasionally pick up the paper for the articles about local events or cooking. I did read a piece on Target [September 1st edition] claiming it was “antigay” due to an apparent contribution to a Republican candidate. First, the premise of the article was so juvenile I found myself wondering if it was written by a sixth grader; however, even a sixth grader could have fact-checked such an idiotic claim before repeating it in print. Furthermore, the printing of the “F word” as an adjective cemented the writer’s standing as an imbecile in most readers’ minds. She had essentially identified herself as a homosexual or at least a strident advocate for them, which is fine, but there are other ways of sounding daring or edgy without being crude. Can’t you find better writers than this? Terry Ashby, last time reader Wilmington, NC Ed. response: Thanks for writing (and previously reading), Terry. I have forwarded your comments to Carly as well. On a side note, we do not censor writers, nor have we ever. In fact, most alternative weeklies publish far worse banter, as it’s what alternative weeklies have always been—the alternative to daily papers, taking more creative liberties (though, some do question the “creative” part of it). Regardless, I appreciate your comments. I would like to point out something, though: As ineffectual as you see the piece, it is oped; thus, it did its part to get a rise out of a reader. I can’t be more grateful that you took the time to write, and I welcome your counterpoint. However, making any grand generalizations about its affect on everyone other

than yourself isn’t factual either. While we know you find it useless, speaking for “most readers” is only presumptuous. Nonetheless, at encore we appreciate all feedback and hope you’ll reconsider your “last-time reader” status, as one op-ed piece is only one opinion of one writer. We offer so much more.

More off target.

[Dear Editor:] Ms. Rohler makes a rather incredible statement in her column about Target and other big-box stores [September 8th edition]. “Many shoppers are outraged to discover that their money has been spent backing a political agenda to which they object.” Someone should inform Ms. Rohler and the outraged shoppers that the money ceases to be “theirs” when they hand it over to a cashier in payment for goods and/or services provided to them by the store. I wonder if Ms. Rohler would find it acceptable if those who purchase her book(s) insisted that the money that she received from them was still “theirs,” and they demanded to control how she spent it. If she is so concerned about the possible influence on elections of corporate donations, is she also concerned about the influence of union donations? A number of years ago I was forced to join the United Auto Workers (UAW) in order to work for General Motors. No union membership, no job. It was the law. The union required that a portion of each of my paychecks went to unions dues. The dues were then used in part to support political parties and candidates who in turn supported the political agenda of the union. I had absolutely no say in how much money the union took from me each week and no say about how it was used. In the case of Target and other big-box retailers, the customer is free to shop or not at whichever store he/she wishes, and the stockholders are free to buy or sell the stock or otherwise influence the use of the retailer’s cash. In short, Ms. Rohler is off-target. Regards, Fred Spike Wilmington, NC

Marijuana, Miracles, and Machetes

Holy Moses! Since 2008 illegal drug use is sky high. No surprise. As soon as liberals realized Obama isn’t Moses and no manna dropped from heaven, they did what liberals do best: avoid conflict, apologize for great achievements, whine about unfairness and fire up a doobie. They’ve gone from “Fired up and ready to go!” to “Fire it up and find me some blow!” After Dizzie Gillespie reminded me that “Tea” is old jazzman’s code for marijuana, I realized the Tea Party’s been doing more than their share to send the stats skyward. I know they’re smoking something with their, “Don’t spank the rich, thank the rich!” rhetoric. The rich give us jobs! I don’t thank the corporation

for my job any more than Moses thanked the Pharoah for the mud to make brick. I thank John Locke, Jefferson, and generations of veterans for my freedom. They inspired, constructed and protect this liberal, secular capitalist democracy. Quite a miracle. We may like marijuana, but we’re addicted to miracles. We’ve won wars against worthy adversaries, walked on the moon, split the atom, eradicated plagues, developed a World Wide Web, and elected a black American president. Yet, in our land of milk and honey, we’re addicted to seeing ourselves as wandering the desert waiting for miracles. It’s not our destiny to ever be a “Joshua Generation,” committed to a common covenant in a recognized promised land. Promised land! Milk and honey! Aren’t these hard times? Compared to what? In the Great Depression, there were no Happy Meals and obesity was not epidemic. We died hungry. During WWII and the Cold War our society faced Hirohito, Hitler, Stalin and other enemies with the intent and capacity to destroy every last one of us. Despite the milk and honey, the tea pushers are selling the savings of returning to Egypt. Here’s a money-saving suggestion. Stop smiting and laying siege to lands of unworthy enemies. The cost of bailouts and health-care reform pales when compared to the human costs of a decade-long siege. Bin Laden and the boys are evil, but are these desert fleas really worthy of a decade of our blood and treasure? After a lost decade, Bin Laden’s still out there. Credible intelligence suggests Bin Laden’s been surfing and smokin’ it up near Baja since 2008. Why not “liberate” Mexico and look for Bin Laden? Border fence? We don’t need no stinkin’ border fence! We’d stimulate the economy, solve the illegal immigration problem, and end the “drug war” with one bold action. We might find Bin Laden. Disenchanted liberals and ‘Tea’ party patriots could fire up tons of high quality Mexican bud. Together at last. I don’t seriously advocate invading unworthy adversaries or allies, and I respect that viewing any moment as desert or promised land depends on your point of view. But when “we the rabble” becomes “we the people” for one shining moment in November, do we really want to vote to willingly return to Egypt and thank the corporate Pharoahs for the mud? Mark Basquill Wilmington, NC

Wanna write us? E-mail shea@encorepub. com each week by Friday in response to something you read, saw, encountered, heard about—whatever. We welcome all voices to our pages. Include first and last name, contact info and city and state. encore | october 6-12 , 2010 | www.encorepub.com

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The Perfect Storm: Is America in another depression?

hen the October 8th unemployment report gets released, it will likely show that it has now been 17 straight months with unemployment at or above 9.4 percent. That would make this the worst period of sustained high unemployment since the Great Depression. Many Americans rightly fear that a double-dip recession may be upon us. But it could be even worse than that. It now becomes valid to ask: Is America in another depression? Growth has slowed to just 1.7 percent in the second quarter from 3.7 percent in the first quarter. And every month that goes by without unemployment returning to normal levels, the more uncertain the Americaan people rightly become. This all makes Barack Obama’s claim from February 2010 hollow: that government “rescued this economy from the worst of this crisis.” For the American people, it means a complete reevaluation of economic policy is in order. Keynesian deficit-spending and printing new money from the Federal Reserve are not the cures for economic downturns once thought. It’s not from a lack of trying. Nobody can argue that government efforts at “stimulus” have not been vigorous. Since 2008 there has been a perfect storm of government intervention to prop up the economy in the wake of the government-created housing bubble popping in August 2007. The first $150 billion

by: Bill Wilson President for Americans for Limited Government “stimulus” in early 2008 didn’t work. The Foreclosure Prevention Act then failed to prevent foreclosures. It goes on. The Federal Reserve’s rescues of Bear Stearns and AIG did not prevent markets from crashing later that year. The government takeover of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have cost over $150 billion of taxpayers so far and not prevented home prices from continuing to decline. The Troubled Asset Relief Program was not used to purchase troubled assets and instead was converted into a bank recapitalization fund. GM and Chrysler were seized by government and then redistributed to the UAW. The Fed took interest rates down to near-zero, purchasing $1.25 trillion of mortgage-backed securities and increasing its shares of treasuries now to $805 billion. Government mortgage modification programs have a projected 40 percent re-default rate. Obama signed his own $816 billion “stimulus” that still hasn’t worked. The minimum wage was hiked up to $7.25 and then youth unemployment rose to over 26 percent. Unemployment insurance has repeatedly been extended to 99 weeks with no end in sight to the extensions. Bankrupt states like New York and Cali-

fornia repeatedly have been bailed out of their budget troubles, getting over $145 billion in the Obama “stimulus.” That included $87 billion for state Medicaid spending, and another $53.6 billion for states and local governments to balance their budgets. That was in 2009. In 2010 they got another $26.1 billion bailout from Congress. Of course, there’s the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) endangerment finding against carbon emissions that gives the agency the power to arbitrarily restrict national energy consumption. If it is not rolled back, the radical EPA is threatening to drastically increase energy prices in an effort to transform the entire economy into a utopian nightmare. Then there’s ObamaCare, which is already driving up the costs of premiums and will result in the elimination of 69 percent of existing employer plans. The individual mandate goes into effect in 2014, and will completely drive Americans out of private health insurance and into Medicaid, permanently. Not to mention the Dodd-Frank financial takeover bill, which creates a permanent bailout-government takeover fund that will levy new taxes on the American people via the financial system. It also gives the government the authority to seize any company thought to be too systemically “risky” for the economy. Don’t forget that at the end of year all

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of the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts will expire, resulting in automatic tax increases on all Americans, including job creators. This will be the largest tax increase in American history. As reported by Arthur Laffer for the Wall Street Journal, “the highest federal personal income tax rate will go up from 35 to 39.6 percent; the highest federal dividend tax rate pops up to 39.6 percent from 15 percent; the capital gains tax rate to 20 percent from 15; and the estate tax rate to 55 percent from zero.” These imminent tax increases will be devastating to America’s job picture in 2011 and beyond. It could just be the thing that causes the nation’s economy to fully dip again. All of this has occurred on Nancy Pelosi’s and Harry Reid’s watch. Since January 2007 they have been in charge of Congress. This is their record. Since then the national debt has grown by $4.45 trillion. That represents $4.45 trillion that could have been invested in new business ventures and jobs but instead was poured into a bottomless pit of government treasuries. Even a double-dip recession may not be the worst of it all. Moody has warned that should the U.S. fail to rein in its reckless spending, that when interest owed on the national debt reaches 18 to 20 percent of revenue, the U.S. could have its Triple-A credit rating downgraded. According to the Congressional Budget Office, that level will be reached by 2018, as reported by Investor’s Business Daily, when interest owed rises to $755 billion. When that happens, Americans will rightly ask if their nation is even an economic superpower any more. Taken together, government interventions have been about as much as the economy can take. It has been the perfect confluence of commandand-control policies, government takeovers, new regulations, taxes, and a mountain of debt as far as the eye can see. Economic historians will one day tell us if excessive government caused and helped perpetuate a second Great Depression. For now, we will all have to hunker down and weather this perfect storm of interventionism until it passes.

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d r i e w e h t f o s w e n LEAD STORY

Edible “dirt” has recently appeared on the menus of several of the world’s most renowned restaurants (e.g., the toprated Noma in Copenhagen, Shakuf in Tel Aviv, Gilt in New York City). “People are really wowed to see dirt on their plates,” said Gilt’s head chef. Actually, the “dirt” only looks and feels like dirt. Each chef creates signature tastes from dried or charred powders with the appearance and consistency of sand, soil or ash from a base of plants, vegetables or eggs, or even dried beer. Said a reviewer, “These chefs are reminding people where food actually comes from.”

Can’t Possibly Be True

Until August, Nettleton Middle School near Tupelo, Miss., had a strict policy for election of class officers for 6th, 7th and 8thgraders: Only white students could be president, and only black students could be vice president. (Other officers were segregated by race, as well.) Officials explained that it was one way to assure black representation even though threefourths of the students are white. A school memo was leaked to The Smoking Gun website in August, and a day later the school district rescinded the policy. After two Mexican fishermen were dragged from their boats and “chewed so badly that their bodies could not be identified by their own families,” according to a Daily Express review of an August British TV documentary, warnings were issued along the Pacific coast about the northern migration of Humboldt squid. They grow to 8 feet long, weigh up to 100 pounds, travel up to 15 mph, have eight swim/hold tentacles and two “attack” tentacles that are studded with 40,000 or more razorsharp “teeth”like nubs that help each devour almost seven tons of fish a year. Furthermore, female Humboldts are capable of laying 30 million eggs.

It’s Good to Be a British Criminal (continued)

Briton Tania Doherty believed in 2008 that she was finally rid of exboyfriend Kawa ali Azad, who had stalked and assaulted her (once beating her unconscious) after she ended their affair in 2006. Azad had been arrested and ordered deported to his native Iraq, but when Iraq refused to take him, he applied to stay in Britain and, pending an immigration decision, was released by a judge sensitive to the “human rights” of someone seeking international “asylum.” Azad immediately resumed harassing Doherty (who was chagrined to learn of the breadth of her violator’s “human rights”). Notorious killer Jon Venables, convicted in 1993 at age 11 of the torturemurder of a 2yearold Merseyside boy, was held until age 18 and then released on conditions and with a new identity to protect him from harassment. In July 2010, after violating the conditions, Venables was sentenced to two years in jail for possessing and exchanging “violent” child pornography. According to a Daily Telegraph report, the Ministry of Justice has accepted that it will have to supply Venables yet another new identity upon his eventual release

(with setup likely to cost the equivalent of almost $400,000 and security to run the equivalent of an additional $1.6 million a year).

Unclear on the Concept

Police in New Albany, Ind., arrested two alleged counterfeiters in August but believed that a much bigger operation was in play. Subsequently, the Indiana State Police made a public plea for informants, focusing on the people most likely to be cheated by counterfeit money: local drug dealers. “What we are asking today,” said ISP Sgt. Jerry Goodin, “is we want all the drug dealers to call us. We want to get all of your information and exactly what happened in (any of your dealings).” Goodin added, “Trust us.” In June, Raytown, Mo., farmer David Jungerman mounted a sign on a tractortrailer denouncing “parasites” who “always have their hand out for whatever the government will give them.” Following news reports about the sign, the Kansas City Star reported that Jungerman himself had received more than $1 million in federal crop subsidies since 1995. (He later explained that a “parasite” pays no taxes at all yet seeks handouts. By contrast, Jungerman said, he pays taxes.) The administrative staff for Queen Elizabeth II, running a budget shortfall in 2004 (according to recently released documents), asked the governing Labour Party if the royal family’s palaces could qualify for government homeheating subsidies. The documents, obtained by London’s The Independent, indicated that the Labour Party was initially receptive but then rejected the idea. Playboy magazine has long published an audio edition, and the Library of Congress produces a text edition in Braille. However, as a Houston Chronicle reporter learned in August, a Texas organization (Taping for the Blind) goes one step further, with volunteer reader Suzi Hanks actually describing the photographs even the Playmates and other nudes. “I’d say if she has large breasts or small breasts, piercings or tattoos,” said Hanks. “I’ll describe her genitalia. ... I take my time describing the girls. ... Hey, blind guys like pretty, naked girls, too!”

Update

America’s most prolific litigant (and News of the Weird mainstay) may finally have met his match. In September, federal prosecutors asked a judge in Kentucky to supervise Jonathan Lee Riches’ future filings to eliminate the frivolous ones (which likely means all of them). Riches is serving 10 years in prison for stealing credit card numbers and has filed an estimated 3,800 lawsuits from behind bars (more than one for every day of incarceration), alleging wrongs done to him by such people as George W. Bush, Britney Spears, the philosopher Plato, the Dave Matthews Band, Tiger Woods (luggage theft), baseball player Barry Bonds (illegal moonshine), and football player Michael Vick (who allegedly stole Riches’ pit bulls, sold them on eBay, and used the proceeds to buy missiles from Iran).

sonville, Calif., in September after he had allegedly threatened a teller with a bomb (spelled “bom”) and demanded $2,000. The teller, apparently skeptical of Smith’s toughness, tried to convince him, instead, to borrow the money, and she had him wait while she retrieved an application (during which time she called 911). By the time police arrived, Smith was filling out the loan form.

Fresh from the Farm

The Classic Middle Name (allnew!)

Arrested recently and awaiting trial for murder: Larry Wayne Call, Faith, N.C. (September); Kenneth Wayne Carlson, Hines Creek, Alberta, Canada (August); Timothy Wayne Morgan, Eugene, Ore. (August); Julius Wayne Willis Jr., Minneapolis (July); Scott Wayne Eby, Wilmington, Ill. (May, charged in a 2004 murder); Douglas Wayne Jones, Oxford, Miss. (May); Kenneth Wayne Rogers, Dallas (April, charged in a 2008 murder). Indicted for murder recently and awaiting trial: Gary Wayne Pettigrew, Tarrant County, Texas (August, indicted in a 1983 murder). Pleaded guilty to murder: Edward Wayne Edwards, Akron, Ohio (August, involving a 1977 murder, not the ones News of the Weird listed him for in August 2009). Convicted of murder: David Wayne Alexander, Pittsburgh (July 2009).

A News of the Weird Classic (September 2005)

Innumeracy: In July 2004, a federal appeals court ruled that the leaksafety standards for the longawaited nuclear waste repository at Nevada’s Yucca Mountain were too weak, in that the Environmental Protection Agency could regard the facility as safe for “only” the next 10,000 years (100 centuries). One National Academy of Sciences panel had recommended against the site unless leak safety could be certified for at least 300,000 years. In August 2005, EPA issued a revised durability standard, claiming, somehow, that the site would be free of unsafe leaks for 1 million years. (Perspective: Everything we know about radiation has come in just the last 110 years. Now, imagine a radiationsafety “learning curve” expected to go flat for the next 10,000 or 300,000 or 1 million years.)

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Family Ties: ‘Another Reunion of Sorts’ picks up where its predecessor left off

amilies: They’re the most oddball group of people with which one can be associated. Each member has his or her characteristic to wear like a stereotypical badge of honor: the funny one, the fiscal one, the serious one, the addicted one, the crazy one. In the end, however, each comes together to create something larger: a bond made of love, even if spawned from frustration. Local playwright and actor Tony Moore finds family a topic of exploration that never tires. “My family is hysterical and we always have something going on,” he says, “whether it is good or bad.” Thus, Moore presents, “Another Reunion of Sorts”—a sequel to his three-year-old production “A Reunion of Sorts,” involving the same eccentric characters and convoluted situations that audiences can connect with once again. “I really wanted to show the quirkiness and the idiosyncrasies of big families,” Moore continues. “We all have to remember that families fight for a reason. It all boils down to how much they love each other. I really tried to incorporate that into this story.” Moore’s follow-up comes from the first story, which left its ending wide open to account for endless possibilities. Though his cast immediately hopped onboard toreprise their characters, Moore took three years to write the continual script. “Being a sequel sounds scary to those who haven’t seen the original,” Moore admits, “but it really is very accessible to everyone. If you saw the first installment, that’s wonderful! This will be a nice trip back down

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Another Reunion of Sorts ByChance Productions Cape Fear Playhouse 613 Castle Street (910) 471-5690 Thurs.-Sun., 10/7 - 10 and 10/14 - 17, 10/21-24, 8 p.m.; Sundays, 3 p.m. Tickets: $12 memory lane! But if you didn’t catch it, that’s OK, too. ... Everyone makes references to ‘A Reunion of Sorts,’ which went down the drain, [but] there is enough recap in the dialogue for everyone in the audience to easily follow along.” In the end “Another Reunion of Sorts” is a stand-alone comedy, following a motley crew of family members: Phyllis (Felicia Potts) and her sister May (Suzanne Nystrom), an estranged cousin Marina (Kitty Fitzgibbon), Phyllis’ fraternal twins Preston (Jason Aycock) and Celeste (Pamela Grier), as well as Celeste’s husband George (Tony Moore), and George’s ex-fiance Carly (Erin Capps). If the blood line proves anything, it’s one hot mess sure to beckon laughter. The story-line centers

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around adult themes, too, involving adultery, fornication and a half-naked servant named “Dante” (Michael Vaughn). Though Moore’s own character remains his most beloved, he also holds great sentiment for each personality. “Phyllis is so strong and commanding as the matriarch, but equally sentimental and forgiving,” he explains. “Preston is fun-loving, easy-going and carefree. Celeste is tough as nails but has the softest side of anyone in the room. All of these complex people make for such an interesting story to tell.” Because they are all involved in an impetuous plot, it makes for never-ending interaction that the audience will wrap themselves in

as if they, too, were part of the reunion. “I think the most interesting aspect of this play is that it always keeps you guessing,” Moore says. “The audience always has something to focus on. And think of it this way: At a family reunion, there is not just one conversation going on. There isn’t just one argument in progress; there’s multiple ones going on. I wanted to make this reunion as relatable and real to people as possible.” Making it identifiable vindicates most of its ridiculous situations to which the characters face. Moore suspects audiences will be able to connect the dots to their own family trees. “The characters take themselves so seriously,” he says, “and that is where the comedy lies. The more drama we can put on them, the better for the audience!” Directed by Audrey McCrummen, who also led the helm in the original, Moore welcomes her input and guidance without fail. Her familiarity with the script, the actors and the desired outcome only heightens her ability to ensure success. “She sees things that I may not see,” the writer and actor notes, “and she has ideas that I may never have thought of. She’s a great asset to our show and the cast absolutely adores her.” Though the production may not be groundbreaking philosophically, emotionally or intellectually, it will require a great sense of humor. “Laughing is key,” Moore says. “This play will more than likely not change your life, but if you can watch this fictional family go through its whirlwind reunion and have a good laugh at it, then maybe you can tackle your next family reunion.” Head of ByChance Productions since 2002, Tony Moore and cast welcome “Another Reunion of Sorts” to the stage as part of ByChance’s ninth theater season. Tickets are available and reservations can be made by calling (910) 471-5690.

Calling All ‘Horror’-ific Virgins: Time to have your ‘Rocky’ cherry popped

et’s do the time warp: It’s midnight on April Fools Day, 1976, New York City. The Waverly Theatre opens its doors to a musical film that’s been drawing crowds so small, eight of its nine opening cities have turned it away. They take a chance, and the show goes on. Emerging from the theatre hours later was a rebirth so epic that it’s never stopped, for the cult of “Rocky Horror Picture Show” was born in a supernova of sexy. For those like myself who have heard the name, but understand nothing else, we have a lot to talk about. We’re “virgins”—defined in the “Rocky Horror” circle as people who have never seen a live performance of the show (no, seeing the movie doesn’t count). Let’s do the time warp, again: London, 1973. Richard O’Brien finishes writing a musical that blends science-fiction, rock ballads, sex, drugs, transvestities, murder, aliens and so much more, in a flashy burst of sequins and neon. The story line follows Brad Majors and Janet Weiss, engaged lovers whose car has broken down on a stormy night. Lucky for them, a castle lay right down the road. When they show up at the door to use a phone, they step into a dinner party so twisted that Tim Burton wouldn’t even attend. Dr. Frank N. Furter, “a sweet transvestite from Transsexual Transylvania,” hosts the affair, and ropes Brad and Janet into an evening of creation, destruction and miraculous mayhem. A slew of entertaining characters mix around throughout the performance, and it all ends in a climax of rocketing proportions. “It’s all about a party that ends in an orgy— a drugged-up orgy at that,” Justin Smith, director of next week’s live Wilmington performance of “Rocky Horror Show,” chuckles. Success on both English and American stages prompted the film version, “Rocky Horror Picture Show,” which was widely accepted in the U.K. but flopped its first weeks in the U.S. It wasn’t until the April 1st midnight screening that the movie started to gain the iconic clout it has today. After hitting the midnight movie circuit, it began creeping into theatres all over the country, and somewhere along the way, something happened. Audiences began to sing and dance along, yell and throw things at the screen, and show up dressed as characters. The experience became interactive, as rice was being thrown, water guns were squirted and noise makers blown. Universal “call outs” were created; specific responses the audience yells after certain lines. The trend transcended the movie theatres and began appearing at live performances; audiences began filling up with Frank N Furter impersonators cat-calling actors and grooving in the aisles.

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other virgins out there, take these pointers: First, since this is a live show with real people, no ricethrowing or water-gun squirting allowed. Second, two universal call-outs occur almost every time. Audiences should prepare to yell, “Asshole!” wheneverthe cast says, “Brad Majors,” and “slut!’ whenever they mention Janet Weiss. Most importantly, dress not to impress

Rocky Horror Show City Stage City Stage/Level 5 21 N. Front St. • (910) 342-0272 Thurs.-Sun., 10/7 - 10 and 10/14 - 17, 21-24; 8 p.m. Tickets: $15-$24 “The audience is a main character,” Smith says. “The shows change every night because they affect the rhythm and the timing.” It has been 35 years, and the craze still rages. “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” is the longest running movie release in film history—it’s been playing in theatres continuously since 1975, with some venues playing it for decades at a time. Conventions are even held in its honor, making “Rocky Horror” fans the trendier, drug-friendlier version of Trekkies. Smith comments on the continuing popularity: “The script was so bad that everybody made fun of it at first, but then the music drug them in. It’s so risqué and racy. It pushed the envelope back in the ‘70s, and it keeps pushing the envelope. That never goes out of style.” Even if audience members have already been de-virginized, director Justin Smith is confident that his company City Stage Productions will bring a different version to the stage in the upcoming weeks. “It’s not the same show we’ve done before,” he says. “We kept it as hip and modern as we could. I really tried to focus on the story and bring real relationships that [hopefully] carry the show.” His excitement also stems from the blended crew of Wilmington veterans, along with fresh new faces. Dean James will be playing Dr. Frank N. Furter, an actor Smith describes as “charming, subtle and strong at the same time.” Zack Simcoe and Morganna Bridgers will be playing lost love-birds Brad and Janet. Two new faces join the theatre scene, too: Jess Dugger and Caitlin Becka as the groupies Columbia and Magenta. Wilmington playwright and actor Anthony Lawson will host the show as narrator of mayhem, while Kevin LeeY Green has put high-energy, life-giving choreography into place. Once an actor in the show, Smith’s intimacy with the script has brought him closer to the story than ever. “I had to think about things a little more outside the box,” he says, “and it lets your mind go ways that help you figure out motivations and what is going on in relationships. It’s going to bring greater dramatic tension and connect the people a little more then

DRESS TO IMPRESS: ‘Rocky Horror Show’ opens at City Stage, encouraging all attendees to dress up and interact with the cult classic. Photo courtesy of City Stage.

but to shock! Whether our Rocky cherries have been popped or not, the rocking and shocking live experience starts Thursday, October 7th, and will run every weekend through the 24th. Anyone interested in attending opening night should be sure to keep an ear on Sunny 104.5 for a possible treat.

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Bringing Back the Funny: Changing Channels reunites with original cast members for two shows this week

ock up the children. Changing Channels (CC), Wilmington’s longest running and coarsest sketch comedy troupe, will return for two big shows, October 12th and 13th, at their old stomping ground at City Stage. Long-time fans of the Channelers have probably already circled the dates on their calendars. As for soon-tobe fans who missed CC during their original run, a little back-story: Changing Channels is a warm, fuzzy train wreck of live comedy that ran rough-shod over Wilmington for over a decade. Their weekly show at City Stage bordered between intelligent satire and manic insanity, always sprinkled generously with raunch. Over the years several original cast members fled Wilmington for greener pastures, and a year and a half ago the remaining members went on hiatus to pursue other projects. Now, the cast reunites from the farflung corners of the country for two nights of all-new, long overdue comedic assault on the citizens of Wilmington. We sat down with members Dean Jones, Sandy Summers Vaughan, Jason Summers, Jason Hatfield, Jef Pollock, Chris Hendricks, Opus Opus Miller, Cullen Moss, Valerie Watkins, Brandi Laney, Sam Robison (probably, maybe, kind of, sort of) for what can only be described as a very frightening interview. encore (e): Why Changing Channels? Why now? Changing Channels (CC): Wilmington’s been bad, very bad. It’s got this coming. Plus, we’re hoping it stops the voices in our heads. e: Describe the comedy troupe for someone who has never seen it. CC: It’s a violent lullaby teetering on the edge of implosion. An assault on every-

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Changing Channels Reunion comedy show City Stage/Level 5 21 N. Front St. • (910) 342-0272 Tues., 10/12, and Wed., 10/13th Doors, 7pm; show, 8pm. Tickets: $7 GA or $10 VIP Both nights: $12 GA or $17 VIP thing, plunging hilariously and headlong into a very dark place, threatening to drag the audience along. There’s also some musical numbers! e: What can we expect of the reunion? CC: We’re bringing back original cast members. We’ve got two nights of all new material. Both shows are different. This is not a ‘best of’ show, or a retrospective; it’s turning our eye and attitude toward what’s going on today. Also, there will be prizes! e: But won’t you at least reprise naked Opus and a cantaloupe? CC: OK! OK! You asked for it! If naked Opus and a cantaloupe is what you want, then naked Opus and a cantaloupe is what you will get. Or at least a naked Jef and maybe Dean—or both. e: What is it like working together again? CC: Unbelievable. We’ve all remained close and stayed really good friends. Working and writing with each other just falls into an old rhythm. The strength of the show has always been the chemistry. The dynamics of this cast is like catching lightning in a bottle, which doesn’t happen every decade! e: How has the process changed since the show began in 1998? CC: Technology has made it easier, none of us even had cell phones in the beginning! Now Jason and Dean are writing sketches together online, even though Dean is in New York. Chris is pitching ideas all the way from Nevada. As we speak, Brandi is on her Blackberry checking the Facebook invitation to see who all is going to make the show. The comedy, however, has not changed at all. Funny is funny, despite the subject matter or the medium. We still have the same sick minds, and most of our ideas still start on a bar napkin, just like they did 12 years ago.

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e: How do you guys remain so funny—any specific regimen or workout? CC: There is definitely a regimen to it, but it has very little to do with working out. In fact, working out is not recommended for staying funny. We drink, OK! We drink a lot, OK! Get off our backs! No really, get off our backs! Kidding. You wanna shot? Or some cheese? Or a magnet? e: Is there anything else the general public needs to know about Changing Channels? CC: We really, really like cheese. e: What were some of your favorite moments? Dean: Good God! There’s so many! I think the time when Sam and I couldn’t get through the “Tickle Me Laden” sketch because the doll caught on fire and instantly turned from

a mini Bin Laden to a naked little baby girl. Either that story or the first time we actually had people at the show. Sandy: Todd the Gay Vampire paved the way for a lot of gay vampires around the nation and Hollywood and stuff. Jef: Anytime I was in my underwear was great! Valerie: “Two beers and a Bloody Mary later.” Chris: Try this bread. No really, try my bread. Try my bread, mother fucker! Opus: I have a small peasant boy in my shoe. e: Rumors have been swirling, so I have to ask: Is this your last show, and will you still host the encore Best-Of awards? CC: We’re still doing the encore awards in 2011. Sandy is not missing the opportunity to get a free dress, hairstyle, swag bag and maybe another free car. As for it being the last show: Yes it is— or is it? Yes, it is—no, it’s not. Yes, it is, c’mon—shoot, no it’s not!

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s creative and extraordinary as our art community is, there are still occasional patterns. Art just wouldn’t be art if it weren’t for the abundance of angst and financial insecurity among its creators. Most artists will say their work is a reflection of themselves and the result of hours of emotional inertia. This expectation precisely makes Luke Worley unique: He completely submits to the artistic adage while refusing to admit his own talent. “My stuff is really just sketched-out clichés and random ideas that I put on fancy pieces of wood and canvas,” he says. What’s more is that he barely considers it all to be classified as “art.” He sarcastically describes his pieces as “one part computer, one part blood, one part ink,” but, really, he means they are a combination of his graphic design prowess and a little bit of Artfuel Inc’s tattoo influence. Worley claims that he barely fits in at the hybrid art gallery-ink parlor, which ironically makes him so perfect for the selfnamed house of artistic misfits. He is learning quickly that many local artists fit in, too. Although it is “snug” (as he puts it) on Artfuel’s roster of makers, the gallery is encouraging him to go large scale. “I’m starting to embrace that idea, slowly but surely,” he says. Worley got his graphic design education at the Art Institute of Charlotte. “I got into all this nonsense when I decided to get my degree,” he says. “It’s been a wild ride ever since.” He went on to work as the art director at the Star-News and Sage Island. Today, he is the owner and operater of his own design project called “PROXY Multimedia.” His alphabet letter collection, including characters like, “A is for Apathy” and “N is for Naysayers,” is quickly becoming a must-have for home art collections. Showcasing more of Worley’s artistic humor are small-scale paintings like the one of a tugboat called “Pushy Little Bitch.” “What makes my art unique is that it’s just dumb enough that no one else would

call it ‘work.’” he says. In the upcoming show “The Artfuel Bunch,” Worley will be exhibiting his inkinspired graphic art, which he explains as “a somewhat disorganized collection of typography experiments, cliché ideas manifested, and a study of animals in unnatural situations.” Continuing the aura of casual, comedic creativity, Worley also reveals his process. “Jokes, beer, sketches, more beer, bowling, 2 a.m.” All tongue-in-cheek aside, Worley has great respect for artists, specifically the

ones in his upcoming show: Josh Payne, Sam Guin and the space’s lead ink master, owner Sarah Peacock. “Artfuel is a great place,” he says. “It’s a network of like-minded individuals who all come together for the sake of art.” He also points out that the space’s dual personality adds to the eccentric flavor of the exhibits and displayed art. “In addition, it’s not that often that the tattoo artists from the shop actually put out their own work to show amongst the other shows we produce.”

Artfuel.inc 1701 Wrightsville Ave 910 343 5233 Mon-Sat, 12-9pm; Sunday, 1-6pm www.artfuelinc.com www.myspace.com/artfuel_inc Artfuel.inc is located at the corner of Wrightsville Ave and 17th street. Housed in an old gas station, we offer resident artists working in studios alongside a gallery space used to exhibit other artists work. We hope to connect artists with each other and offer many styles of work to fuel the public’s interest. See previous page about current exhibit.

Caffe Phoenix 35 N. Front Street (910) 343-1395 Monday-Saturday: 11:30am - 10pm Sunday Brunch: 11:30am - 4pm Currently exhibiting raw works on paper by 82 year-old abstract expressionist Edward Meneeley, including one which hung earlier this year in the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in Manhattan. Meneeley is represented by the Museum of Modern Art, The Whitney Museum of American Art and the Tate Modern, London, among others. This show is a fund-raiser for the biography project of the artist’s life with work sold for Art For the Masses prices. For more info, call 910-797-3501.

Crescent Moon 332 Nutt St, The Cotton Exchange (910) 762-4207 Mon.-Sat., 10am-5:30pm; Sun., 12-4pm www.crescentmoonnc.com Crescent Moon is joining the national celebration of American Craft during national American Craft Week October 1st-10th! We are a 2009 Niche Top Retailer of American Craft, and showcase over 75 artists specializing in art glass and metal sculpture. Every day thousands of American artists share their vision and talent by producing amazing hand-made decorative and functional objects. American Craft enriches our homes, wardrobes, offices and public spaces. It contributes to our nation’s economy, our balance of trade, and the fabric of our national history. So join us at Crescent Moon’s Celebrating Craft Here and Everywhere Artist Reception and Showcase Sunday, October 10th, 14pm. Meet local artists: Mike Loch, Michelle Arthur, Shelby Spencer, Ted Sample, Martha Edgerton, Anne Bartlett, Jennifer Thomas, John Cochran, Dick Bunting. Promotions on Premier artists: Rick Satava and Josh Simpson Refreshments and local food specialties. Follow us on twitter or become a fan on Facebook!

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Hampstead Art Gallery 14712 Hwy. 17 N. • (910) 270-5180 Mon.-Sat. 11am-5pm, or by appt. Hampstead, NC “Beautiful; lots of variety.” “Love the place.” “Beautiful art work.” “Very nice.” “Art rocks your socks, and you know that.” These are just what a few customers had to say about Hampstead Art Gallery. Come and tell us what you think. Affordable prices on prints and originals. Local artists with various styles and taste are just excited about having the opportunity to share their work with all art lovers. Our artists offer different sizes from what we have on display and low rates on commissioned work. Owner Charles Turner invites all artists and art lovers to just hang out in our new Artist Lounge any time. Look for our upcoming Expos and Open House. Hampstead Art Gallery is located in Hampstead on the corner of Factory Road next to CVS Pharmacy.

New Elements Gallery 216 N. Front St. • (919) 343-8997 Tues-Sat: 11am-5:30pm or by appointment www.newelementsgallery.com “Color at Play”now hangs at New Elements Gallery, featuring the works of Fred Budin of Atlanta, Jane Filer of Chapel Hill and Valerie Lennon of Highlands, NC. Acknowledged as one of Wilmington’s premier art and craft venues, New Elements offers a wide variety of work by regional and nationally recognized artists. The gallery features original paintings and prints, as well as sculpture, craft, jewelry, and custom framing. Visitors worldwide make a point of returning to enjoy the distinctive collection of fine art and craft and are frequently impressed by the sheer volume of work available at New Elements, much of which is featured on the gallery’s Web site. The gallery offers

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WIND RIDE, by Jane Filer, acrylic (25.5” x 25.5”) now hangs as part of New Elements’ latest show, “Color at Play.” Photo courtesy of gallery.

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pattersonbehn art gallery 511 1/2 Castle Street (910) 251-8886 Tues.-Sat. 11am-5pm www.pattersonbehn.com pattersonbehn picture framing & design has added an art gallery to their space, featuring several local artists. Currently on display are works by Bob Bryden, Michelle Connolly, Karen Paden Crouch, Virginia Wright Frierson, Rachel Kastner, Pam Toll and Katherine Wolf Webb. We offer a large selection of works on paper in numerous media. In addition there are many different gift ideas such as hand gilded table top frames and one of a kind keepsake boxes. The gallery offers something for everybody.

Wilmington Art Association Gallery 616B Castle St. (910) 343-4370 www.wilmington-art.org The Wilmington Art Gallehas two colorful shows that you can visit until October 22nd. Mary Anne Dixon Hogue has paintings entitled “Water, Land, Sky.” Also The NONAME Artists, comprised of Alouise Fenstermacher, Ruth Brune, Barbara Bear Jamison, Carol Hovey, Diane McCord, Lynn Graham, Anne Lanier and Karan Crumley, are featured as the Special Event. This is a small group who paint together once a week—no instructor, but they learn from one another. Also, the 2011 “Expose Yourself Art” calendar will be ready for sale soon - so look for a notice of “The Coming Out Party.”

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rom the mind of M. Night Shyamalan...” There was a time when this was an incentive to see a film. Over the past few years, he has evolved from mainstream maverick to cinematic pariah. Earlier this year, I sat in a crowded theater watching the trailers. When “Devil” came up, everyone seemed generally intrigued: interesting premise, claustrophobic setting, mayhem sure to ensue. Then those words came up: “From the mind of M. Night Shyamalan.” The audience erupted into laughter. Ten years ago that would have seemed unfathomable. “The Sixth Sense” was a revelation—a movie that not only saved Bruce Willis’ career but a genuine word-ofmouth hit, with a compelling twist-ending. The film was a massive box-office hit, and many people forget a best picture nominee. The movie was released at the tail end of the summer movie season, 1999—and it was an awful, awful summer. “The Matrix” had been released in April; “The Phantom Menace” came out and sucker-punched an eager nerd nation; and “The Blair Witch Project” was heralded as the future of cinema. “The Sixth Sense” was important. This movie came in at the height of the argument and showed that clever writing and frills-free storytelling could still be more compelling than George Lucas pushing the limits of $200 million computer-generated junk and studios salivating over the prospect of a movie made for $100,000. “The Sixth Sense” didn’t need special effects, but it still required some technique. Still, “the mind” of M. Night seemed to become less important than the P.T. Barnum-style antics of a filmmaker who became associated with “twists.” I don’t think I need to revisit the last five years of his output. At best his films have been miserable; at worst they have been so bad it makes us question if his successes were merely a couple of lucky swings. When I learned that Shyamalan would move into a producing capacity for some movies based on his ideas, I actually felt a sense of relief. Maybe the films inspired by his ideas would provide audiences with some clever brainstorming bereft of his smothering directorial style. “Devil” is, as expected, an interesting concept: Five people get stuck on an elevator in a skyscraper. The lights begin to flicker, and something sinister seems to be emerging. As they realize the desperation of their situation, the passengers turn on one another. A typical boiler-plate scenario ensues. There’s the easily agitated security guard (Bokeem Woodbine); a sleazy salesman (Geoffrey Arend); an attractive young woman (Bojana

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Noyavick); a bitchy old broad (Jenny O’Hara); and a mechanic (Logan Marshall Green). The situation becomes tense, and each time the lights flicker off and on, something dire happens. There’s a great deal of dramatic potential in this situation—trapped with a killer in a 6x10 foot box. Everything in this part of the movie makes perfect sense. We understand the plight of the characters, and there’s an almost Hitchcockian vibe to the setting. But then things get weird, and not weird in an interesting sense but in a creative sense. The segments in the elevator are just part of the story. There are also a couple of security guards and police detectives in a control room trying to figure out how to free them. When one of the passengers is murdered, the event turns from a rescue to a crime scene. Up to this point, I’m still fine with the whole story. Then, as if from nowhere, one of the security guards basically says, “I know what’s going on here. One of those people in the elevator is the devil.”

Ohhhhhhhhhh—that explains it! It’s the devil! He got bored in Hell, decided to get stuck on an elevator and stir up some shit. It makes perfect sense. This was the moment that I, along with everyone else, started to giggle. It’s amazing to watch a movie that seems to be on such an interesting track, only to be derailed by a moment of utter insipidity. Let’s take a movie like “Pretty Woman”: a down-on-her-luck hooker with a heart of gold and an emotionally dysfunctional businessman desperate for a human connection. They find love despite their differences. Now, imagine if in the middle of the movie, the understanding hotel manager, played by Hector Elizondo, declared: “I’m an alien from the Planet Nebulon 7, and you two must fall in love to save my planet.” That’s how M. Night Shyamalan would have written “Pretty Woman.” The thing is: The story doesn’t need any additional exposition. Cut out the security guard screaming, “It’s the devil!” and the narrative remains compelling. Regardless, there is some good stuff going on in the film. Director John Erick Dowdle shows promise. The musical score is among the best I’ve heard in recent years—good, edge-of-your-seat music that compliments the story. The cinematography is brilliant. The performances are noticeably cheesy but better than this kind of material deserves. The movie begins to unravel in the end. The tense survival story becomes a kind of Faustian morality play. The whole movie plays like a really long episode of the “The Twilight Zone.” That’s kind of a half-hearted compliment. I always loved the “The Twilight Zone,” but there was often a heavy-handed over-explanatory exposition that “Devil” equally invokes. Not a bad time at the movies by any stretch, but even “the mind” of M. Night seems to lack an edit button that would help trim this pabulum into prose.

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(pictured) Robert Duvall, Bill Murray and Sissy Spacek star in “Get Low,” a movie spun out of equal parts folk-tale, fable and real-life legend about the mysterious 1930s Tennessee hermit who famously threw his own rollicking funeral party—while he was still alive. As the day of the unusual funeral approaches, a long-held secret is revealed. The performances are generating much Oscar-buzz and Variety says, “With a mix of sly humor, homespun grace and affecting poignancy, “Get Low” casts a well-nigh irresistible spell.” PG-13 for some thematic material and brief violent content.

Leprechaun: In the Hood Subversive Film Series Juggling Gypsy •1612 Castle St. (910) 763-2223 Sundays, 8pm • Free The Leprechaun ends up in the inner city, Compton, CA. More comedy than horror fill this installment. Wannabe Los Angeles rap artists Postmaster P. (Anthony Montgomery), Stray Bullet (Rashaan Nall) and Butch (Red Grant) accidentally free a Leprechaun that was imprisoned by record producer Mac Daddy O’Nassas (Ice-T) 20 years earlier. The film follows the three as they attempt to evade the powerful Leprechaun and violent Mac Daddy, both of whom seek a magical flute with mind-altering capabilities that the young trio is in possession of.

I Am Comic

Nutt Street Comedy Room 255 N. Front Street October 7th • $5 In preview for the 16th annual Cucalorus Film Festival, held November 11th-14th, a screening for “I Am Comic”will have folks ripping and roaring in laughter as it features unprecedented interviews, exclusive backstage access, and wonderful cheesy animation with Ritch Shydner as he seeks to recapture the magic. An open-mic standup follows after. All AreA movie listings And pArAgrAph synopses cAn be found At encorepub.com.

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Three-Course Betterment Festival: Music and fish improve your life by: Justin Lacy

Seafood, Blues and Jazz Festival October 9th-10th, 12:30 p.m. Fort Fisher Military Recreational Area, Two-day pass: $30 Sat. only: $30 â&#x20AC;˘ Sun. only: $15 Children 12 and under: Free www.etix.com or 910-458-8434 No coolers, no refunds, no pets!

think I could make it on seafood, blues and jazz alone. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re all good for me. All three have protein. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re all high in omega-3 fatty acids, and people say those things protect against cancer and heart disease. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want cancer and heart disease. Luckily, the 17th annual Pleasure Island Seafood, Blues and Jazz Festival is here to ensure my clean bill of health. Recommended by four out of five family doctors, the festival is a two-day buffetâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;October 9th and 10thâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; set between the Atlantic Ocean and the Cape Fear River at Kure Beachâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Fort Fisher Military Recreation Area. On the menu is fresh seafood prepared by local restaurants, as well 16 bands from all over the region, playing on two different stages. Noted Greg Reynolds, Pleasure Island Chamber of Commerce member, in an email, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Of special interest: All the blues bands have never performed at the festival (except Groovetown), with the goal of bringing new, yet regional talent to the area.â&#x20AC;? The festival is packed with must-see acts beginning each day at 12:30 p.m., but the special isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t served until 8 p.m. Saturday night with headliner Leon Russell. Hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a preview of whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in store on each of the stages: Danny Cowan Band Blues Stage: Saturday 12:30 p.m. Once upon a time, Danny Cowan had a two-hour long conversation with Stevie Ray Vaughan. It is my theory that at some point, Cowan, a pied piper of sorts, lured poor Mr. Vaughanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sound from his guitar through telekinesis. Wielding the fat tone and chops of the legendary Texanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s signature Stratocaster-playing, Cowan now leads a four-piece that includes keyboards, bass, drums and vocals. They perform originals, and they cover Vaughan, Eric Clapton, Gary Moore, Roy Buchanan and Tommy Castro. Freeport Jazz Stage: Saturday 3:00 p.m. Keyboards, saxophones, drums, basses, guitars and a flute. These fill the stage when-

â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;73 Billboard magazine named him the top concert attraction for the year. And he has never stopped recording, performing or producing. He was onstage for the 2010 Grammys with the Zac Brown band. Later in the fall, he will be releasing â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Union,â&#x20AC;? a duet album with Sir Elton John, produced by T-Bone Burnett. Only the supernatural or a strict evasion of sleep can explain any of this. Or both I suppose.

ever Freeport performs. Drawing from the standards, contemporary jazz and R&B, the four Freeporters play jazz thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s as smooth as Pierce Brosnan in a leisure suit. Jake Haldenwang Blues Stage: Saturday 3:50 p.m. Jake Haldenwang is 15 years old. This canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be allowed to happen. He canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even drive! He canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even drink! Yet, he has established himself as a regional rock-blues guitarist and vocalist. He canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even buy cigarettes! Yet, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s throwing a rasp on his voice to emulate the bluesmen heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s undoubtedly spent hours listening to. He canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even get into most blues clubs! Yet, he was selected to represent the Carolinas in the 2009 International Blues Challenge in Memphis, Tennessee, when he was only 13. To date, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s played with Buddy Guy and the Marshall Tucker Band. Jake Haldenwang must be stopped. El Jaye Johnson and the Port City All-Stars Jazz Stage: Saturday 6:00 p.m. Silky-smooth jazzâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;very sexual-in-an-â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;80s-kinda-way silky-smooth jazz. Wilmingtonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s El Jaye Johnson, multi-instrumentalist/entertainer extraordinaire, leads his Port City All-Stars through his sensual compositions, bouncing around between guitar, keys, trumpet and soul-singing. Leon Russell Blues Stage: Saturday 8:00 p.m. In 1971 Leon Russell sat at a piano while George Harrison sang â&#x20AC;&#x153;While My Guitar Gently Weepsâ&#x20AC;? to relieve the refugees of Bangladesh. Eric Clapton made his guitar weep, Ringo Starr beat on some drums, Klaus Voorman laid down the bass, and Billy Preston worked an organ. Later, Bob Dylan entered the stage, making his first public appearance in nearly two years. Russell took up the bass and stood to Dylanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s left, singing along with him, â&#x20AC;&#x153;She takes just like a woman.â&#x20AC;? There are only two possible explanations that can account for Leon Russellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s career: A) Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s got some sort of magical powers that are conjured from within the depths of his long white beard; or B) Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a chronic insomniac. Ever since his high-school band the Star-

HEADLINER LEON RUSSELL: Russell has played with numerous legends, a la George Harrison, Eric Clapton and Bob Dylan. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be headlining the Seafood, Blues and Jazz Fest this Saturday! Photo courtesy of artist.

lighters went on the road with rockabilly Jerry Lee Lewis, Russell has been intimately connected to the entire course of popular music. In 1959 he moved to L.A., becoming one of the most sought-after session pianists in Hollywood. Since, he has collaborated with just about every key player that comes to mind: Frank Sinatra, Gram Parsons, John Lennon, Ike and Tina Turner, Aretha Franklin, J.J. Cale, Phil Spector, Willie Nelson, Barbara Streisand, Marvin Gaye, The Rolling Stones and many, many more. He has played on, arranged, written and/or produced masses of significant records, including over 40 releases to his own name. He has written songs that superstars sang to millions, such as Joe Cockerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Delta Ladyâ&#x20AC;? or Ray Charlesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Song for Youâ&#x20AC;? or B.B. Kingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hummingbird.â&#x20AC;? In 1972 his song â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tight Ropeâ&#x20AC;? rose to number 11 on the pop music charts, and in

Charlie and Rose Lucas Blues Stage: Sunday 4:30 p.m. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t buy into the idea of authenticity in music; however, if I did, it would be incredibly easy to call Wilmingtonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Charlie and Rose Lucas â&#x20AC;&#x153;authenticâ&#x20AC;? blues musicians. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re old. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re African-American. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re a married couple. They perform as a duo in clubs and festivals all over the region, including the National Women in Blues Festival. Charlieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s played lead guitar for James Brown, Ottis Redding, BB King and Muddy Waters. He riffs along with Rose while she belts out a voice still as vibrant and elevating as itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ever been, her fingers pounding away on a keyboard. On Sundays, she plays organ in their church. When I grow up, I want to be just like them. Making art with a loved one, doing what I love into old age. Eating crab cakes. Maybe seafood, blues and jazz are the ingredients to a long and happy life. Tickets are available online through www. etix.com or by calling the Pleasure Island Chamber of Commerce at 910-458-8434.

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a preview of tunes all over town this week

WeDNeSDAY, OcTObeR 6 dJ tIme —Pravda; 23 N. Front St., Wilmington marK Herbert & gabrIelle —Green Light Lounge; 21 N. Front St., Basement opeN mIc w/ gary alleN —Rusty Nail, 1310 S. 5th Ave.; 251-1888 sHow tuNes w/ doNNa merrItt —Costello’s Piano Bar, 211 Princess Street; 362-9666 opeN mIc w/ seaN gerard (9pm) —Soapbox Lounge, 255 N. Front St.; 251-8500 KaraoKe —Katy’s, 1054 S. College Rd.; 395-6204 baNgaraNg w/ lord walrus & sIr NIcK blaNd —Red Dogs, 5 N. Lumina Ave., Wrightsville Beach; 256-2776 dJ p. FuNK —Fibber McGee’s, 1610 Pavilion Pl; 509-1551 dJ JuIce —The Rhino Club, 125 Market St.; 762-2206

KaraoKe —Ibiza, 118 Market St.; 251-1301 dualINg pIaNos & lee Hauser —Rum Runners, 21 N. Front St.; 815-3846 KaraoKe —Wild Wing Cafe, 1331 Military Cutoff; 256-3838 teN toes up —Dead Dog Saloon, 760 Coastal Grand, Myrtle Beach, SC; 843-839-3647 dJ —High Tide Lounge, 1800 Carolina Beach Ave., Carolina Bch; 458-0807 opeN mIc NIgHt —Juggling Gypsy Cafe, 1612 Castle St.; 763-2223 roN roNNer —Reel Cafe, 100 S. Front St.; 251-1832 James JarvIs & FrIeNds (7pm-8pm) —The Harp; 1423 South 3rd St.,763-1607 KaraoKe wItH bob claytoN —Midtown Seafood, 4106 Oleander Dr.; 792-6880

Nutt House Improv —Nutt Street Comedy Room, 255 N. Front St.; 251-8500 perry smItH & FrIeNds —Bottega Gallery, 208 North Front St.; 763-3737

THURSDAY, OcTObeR 7 KaraoKe w/ dJ steve —The Toolbox, 2325 Burnette Blvd.; 343-6988 opeN mIc NIgHt —Bottega Gallery, 208 North Front St.; 763-3737 KaraoKe KoNg —Orton Pool Room, 133 North Front St.; 343-8878 roN dallas (7pm-10pm) —Caffe Phoenix, 9 S Front St.; 343-1395 dJ s t r e t c H —Trebenzio’s, 141 N. Front St.; 815-3301 lIve musIc —Carolina Ale House; 317-c College Rd., 791-9393

acoustIc duo (7-10) —Rusty Nail, 1310 S. 5th Ave.; 251-1888 opeN mIc w/ gary alleN —Brass Pelican; 2112 N. New River Dr., Surf City, NC 328-4373 KaraoKe —Rumors, 5712 East Oak Island Dr., Oak Island, NC dJ —Flat Eddie’s; 5400 Oleander Dr., 799-7000 roN HassoN —Costello’s Piano Bar, 211 Princess Street; 362-9666 dJ battle —Odessa, 23 N. Front St.; 251-8814 dJ doN’t stop —Slick and Reds, 2501 S. College Rd.; 798-5355 KaraoKe —Banks Channel Bar & Grille, 530 Causeway Drive; 256-2269 dJ greg —Green Light Lounge; 21 N. Front St., Basement

dJ daNe brItt —Rum Runners, 21 N. Front St.; 815-3846 mIKe o’doNNell —Reel Cafe, 100 S. Front St.; 251-1832 gogglez pIzaNo —Dead Dog Saloon, 760 Coastal Grand, Myrtle Beach, SC; 843-839-3647 opeN mIc —Katy’s, 1054 S. College Rd.; 395-6204 FrIed lot —Sweet & Savory Cafe; 1611 Pavilion Plc.,256-0115 dJ ced —The Rhino Club, 125 Market St.; 762-2206 lIve acoustIc —Beach House Bar ‘n’ Grill, 7219 Market St.; 689-7219 Jamoculus, JclazzIFIed, slIm deluxe & more —16 Taps, 127 Princess St.; 251-1616 paco strIcKlaNd —Aubriana’s; 115 S. Front St., 763-7773 scallywag —Red Dogs, 5 N. Lumina Ave., Wrightsville Beach; 256-2776

tHe pacK a.d., sweet sweet scum, blacK HellatoNes, HuFFtoN brotHers —Soapbox Upstairs, 255 N. Front St.; 251-8500 breNda bradley Quartet (Jazz) —Cameron Art Museum; 3201 South 17th St., 395-5999 KaraoKe —Yosake Sushi Lounge, 31 S. Front St.; 763-3172 dJ “mr lee” —Carolina Lounge, 5001A Market St.; 791-7595 dJ sIN —Pravda; 23 N. Front St., Wilmington tom rHodes —Front Street Brewery, 9 N. Front St.; 251-1935 James JarvIs & FrIeNds (7pm-8pm) —The Harp; 1423 South 3rd St.,763-1607 top 40 dJ —Ibiza, 118 Market St.; 251-1301

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KaraoKe —Griff’s Tavern @ George St.; 6320 Market St., 793-2628 DJ Dane Britt —Beach House Bar ‘n’ Grill, 7219 Market St.; 689-7219 KaraoKe —Java Junkies Coffee Bar; 3901 B Wrightsville Ave., 399-6977 KaraoKe with BoB Clayton —Midtown Seafood, 4106 Oleander Dr.; 792-6880 DJ —Odessa, 23 N. Front St.; 251-8814 iamhuman —Yosake Sushi Lounge, 31 S. Front St.; 763-3172 DJ eriC (10pm-2am) —Rumors, 5712 East Oak Island Dr., Oak Island, NC DJ eDie —Pravda; 23 N. Front St., Wilmington DJ —Ronnie’s Place, 6745-B Market St.; 228-8056 BeaCh & Shag w/ DJ roCK —Rumors, 5712 East Oak Island Dr., Oak Island, NC DJ p. money —Rox, 208 Market St.; 343-0402 BlaCK Dahlia murDer, goatwhore, arKaiK —Soapbox Upstairs, 255 N. Front St.; 251-8500

Blivet —Wild Wing Cafe, 1331 Military Cutoff; 256-3838 Dr. FranKenStein —Beach House Bar ‘n’ Grill, 7219 Market St.; 689-7219 mySterioSa & BlaCK —Costello’s Piano Bar, 211 Princess Street; 362-9666 ten Dollar thrill —Buffalo Wild Wings, Monkey Junction; 392-7224 miKe o’Donnell —Holiday Inn Resort (Gabby’s Lounge), 1706 N. Lumina Ave.; 256-2231 thom Crumpton —Surf’s Bar & Grill; 5500 Market St., 791-9021 Benny hill —Sweet & Savory Cafe; 1611 Pavilion Plc.,256-0115 D l toKen —Black Horn Bar, 15 Carolina Beach Avenue N.; 458-5255 liquiD platinum —Dead Dog Saloon, 760 Coastal Grand, Myrtle Beach, SC; 843-839-3647 piano Show —Rum Runners, 21 N. Front St.; 815-3846 DanCe DJ —Ibiza, 118 Market St.; 251-1301

DJ —Level 5/City Stage, 21 N. Front St.; 342-0872 DJ SCooter FreSh —The Rhino Club, 125 Market St.; 762-2206 ClaSSy KaraoKe with manDy Clayton —Remedies, Market Street; 392-8001 SalSa w/ DJ lalo —Carolina Lounge, 5001A Market St.; 791-7595 DJ S t r e t C h —Trebenzio’s, 141 N. Front St.; 815-3301 liSa anD galen w/ gueStS —Carolina Beach Farmer’s Market; Lake Park Blvd., 28428

sunday, OctOber 10 l Shape lot (3-7), Steve toDD & Sam melvin (8-12) —Reel Cafe, 100 S. Front St.; 251-1832 perry Smith (BrunCh 12-2) —Aubriana’s; 115 S. Front St., 763-7773 DJ p. money —Rox, 208 Market St.; 343-0402 DJ CeD —The Rhino Club, 125 Market St.; 762-2206 galen on guitar (BrunCh) —Courtyard Marriott, 100 Charlotte Ave., Carolina Beach; (800) 321-2211 JaSon JoneS —Greenfield Lake Amphitheater DJBe KaraoKe ugly —The Whiskey, 1 S. Front St.; 763-3088

5001 Market Street (attached to the Ramada Inn)

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Tuesday - Shag Night Free Shag Lessons w/ Brad White Beginner 7:30 Intermediate 8:00 Dancing till 11:00 $5 cover $2 Domestics $3 Imports

Monday - Service Industry Night (Special and Draft of choice for $6.99 TuEsday - $2 Wells WEdnEsday- 100 oz. PBR or Bud Light ONLY $10 • $1 Tacos Thursday - Margaritas $3 Friday - $3 Wells saTurday - $5 L.I.T. sunday - Bucket of Beer Specials

ThurSday - Line dance Line Dance Barbara Braak teaching Beach Line Dances 7:30 Country Line Dances 9:30 $2 Coors light $4 House Wine

2 Miller Lite Bottles $150 PBR Pints $ 3 Cherry & Blueberry Bombs $ 2 Bud Light Draft $ 3 Drifter Shots $ 50

WEEKly EvEnTs WEdnEsday – KaRaOKe Thursday – LIve MuSIC Fri. & saT. – LIve MuSIC saTurday

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KaraoKe w/ DJ Battle —Fibber McGee’s, 1610 Pavilion Pl; 509-1551 roger DaviS (BrunCh) —Caffe Phoenix, 9 S Front St.; 343-1395 Jam with Benny hill —Rusty Nail, 1310 S. 5th Ave.; 251-1888 KaraoKe —Green Light Lounge; 21 N. Front St., Basement marK roBertS & Breeze —Bluewater Grill, 4 Marina St.; 256-8500

mOnday, OctOber 11 Brett JohnSon’S Jam —Rusty Nail, 1310 S. 5th Ave.; 251-1888 open miC night —Bottega Gallery, 208 North Front St.; 763-3737 DJ Dane Britt —Rum Runners, 21 N. Front St.; 815-3846 JameS JarviS & FrienDS (7pm-8pm) —The Harp; 1423 South 3rd St.,763-1607 open miC w/ Beau —16 Taps, 127 Princess St.; 251-1616 DeaDhorSe, photoCluB —Soapbox Upstairs, 255 N. Front St.; 251-8500 DJ riChtermeiSter —Wild Wing Cafe, 1331 Military Cutoff; 256-3838 DJ time —Trebenzio’s, 141 N. Front St.; 815-3301

open miC night —Reel Cafe, 100 S. Front St.; 251-1832 open miC night —Duck & Dive, 114 Dock Street, 399-2866 rupert wateS —Juggling Gypsy Cafe, 1612 Castle St.; 763-2223

tuesday, OctOber 12 Benny hill —Aubriana’s; 115 S. Front St., 763-7773 ron DallaS (7pm-10pm) —Caffe Phoenix, 9 S Front St.; 343-1395 open miC night —Mellow Mushroom, 4311 Oleander Drive; 452-3773 Johnny aCouStiC —Reel Cafe, 100 S. Front St.; 251-1832 KaraoKe —Rumors, 5712 East Oak Island Dr., Oak Island, NC open miC night —Surf’s Bar & Grill; 5500 Market St., 791-9021 KaraoKe w/ DJ Dane Britt —Beach House Bar ‘n’ Grill, 7219 Market St.; 689-7219 KaraoKe —Yosake Sushi Lounge, 31 S. Front St.; 763-3172 KaraoKe Kong —16 Taps, 127 Princess St.; 251-1616

DJ “mr lee” —Carolina Lounge, 5001A Market St.; 791-7595 Cape Fear BlueS Jam —Rusty Nail, 1310 S. 5th Ave.; 251-1888 the B FounDation anD CoaStal viBrationS —Kefi, 2012 Eastwood Road; 256-3558 Darren hanlon, DaviD DonDero —Soapbox Upstairs, 255 N. Front St.; 251-8500 the Bil KrauSS Show —Dead Dog Saloon, 760 Coastal Grand, Myrtle Beach, SC; 843-839-3647 DJ eyeCon —SideBar; 18 S. Front St., 763-1401 raDio hayeS anD eChopoint21 —Goat and Compass, 710 N. 4th St.; 772-1400 BiBiS elliSon anD the Spare Change BanD —The Whiskey, 1 S. Front St.; 763-3088 KaraoKe —Katy’s, 1054 S. College Rd.; 395-6204 KaraoKe with BoB Clayton —Midtown Seafood, 4106 Oleander Dr.; 792-6880 JameS JarviS & FrienDS (7pm-8pm) —The Harp; 1423 South 3rd St.,763-1607 nutt houSe improv —Nutt Street Comedy Room, 255 N. Front St.; 251-8500 maDonna naSh CD releaSe/liStening party (6-9pm) —Dirty Martini, 1904 Eastwood Rd, Suite 109

WEDNESDAy, OCTOBER 13 DJ time —Pravda; 23 N. Front St., Wilmington open miC W/ gAry Allen —Rusty Nail, 1310 S. 5th Ave.; 251-1888 mArK HerBert & gABrielle —Green Light Lounge; 21 N. Front St., Basement KArAoKe —Katy’s, 1054 S. College Rd.; 395-6204 SHoW tuneS W/ DonnA merritt —Costello’s Piano Bar, 211 Princess Street; 362-9666 open miC W/ SeAn gerArD (9pm) —Soapbox Lounge, 255 N. Front St.; 251-8500 BAngArAng W/ lorD WAlruS & Sir niCK BlAnD —Red Dogs, 5 N. Lumina Ave., Wrightsville Beach; 256-2776 DJ p. FunK —Fibber McGee’s, 1610 Pavilion Pl; 509-1551 DuAling piAnoS & lee HAuSer —Rum Runners, 21 N. Front St.; 815-3846 DJ JuiCe —The Rhino Club, 125 Market St.; 762-2206 KArAoKe —Wild Wing Cafe, 1331 Military Cutoff; 256-3838 Jimmy tHACKery —Kefi, 2012 Eastwood Road; 256-3558 pAul grimSHAW trio —Dead Dog Saloon, 760 Coastal Grand, Myrtle Beach, SC; 843-839-3647

KArAoKe —Ibiza, 118 Market St.; 251-1301 DJ —High Tide Lounge, 1800 Carolina Beach Ave., Carolina Bch; 458-0807 JAmeS JArviS & FrienDS (7pm-8pm) —The Harp; 1423 South 3rd St.,763-1607 ron ronner —Reel Cafe, 100 S. Front St.; 251-1832 KArAoKe WitH BoB ClAyton —Midtown Seafood, 4106 Oleander Dr.; 792-6880 nutt HouSe improv —Nutt Street Comedy Room, 255 N. Front St.; 251-8500 open miC nigHt —Juggling Gypsy Cafe, 1612 Castle St.; 763-2223 roger DAviS & ron WilSon —Bottega Gallery, 208 North Front St.; 763-3737

All entertainment must be turned in to encore by noon every Thursday for consideration in the weekly entertainment calendar. Venues are responsible for notifying encore of any changes, removals or additions to their weekly schedules.

Show Stoppers: Concerts around the region THE ORANGE PEEL 101 Biltmore Avenue ASHeville, nC (828) 225-5851 10/11: Hank III & Assjack 10/13: The Sword, Karma To Burn, Mount Carmel

HOUSE OF BLUES 4640 HWy 17 S., myrtle BeACH, SC (843) 272-3000 10/8: Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre 10/9: Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre 10/10: Gospel Brunch

THE FILLMORE CHARLOTTE 820 HAmilton Street CHArlotte, nC (704) 549-5555 10/13: Thirty Seconds To Mars (photo)

AMOS’ SOUTHEND 1423 SoutH tryon St. CHArlotte, nC (704) 377-6874 10/8: Campbell The Band, Harvard, The

Air Station, Jackyl And Dice 10/11: Gwar, The Casualties, Infernaeon, Mobile Death Camp

LINCOLN THEATRE 126 e. CABArruS St. rAleigH, nC (919) 821-4111 10/6: Capleton, Munga, Romaine Virgo, Kulcha Knox

TWC PAVILION AT WALNUT CREEK 3801 roCK QuArry rD. rAleigH, nC (919) 831-6400 10/8: The Avett Brothers

N. CHARLESTON COLSIUM 5001 ColiSeum Dr., CHArleSBOJANGLES’ COLISEUM ton, SC 843-529-5000 2700 e inDepenDenCe Boule10/9: Jeff Dunham (Comedian) vArD, CHArlotte, nC (704) 372-3600 OVENS AUDITORIUM 2700 e inDepenDenCe 10/23: Machete Music Tour 2010: Ivy BoulevArD, CHArlotte, nC Queen, Tego Calderon, Cosculluela, Angel 704-372-3600 10/5 - 10/10: 9 To 5: the Musical

RBC CENTER 1400 eDWArDS mill rD. rAleigH,nC (919) 861-2300 10/7: Jeff Dunham (comedian) 10/8: Salt-N-Pepa

Y Khriz, Chino Y Nacho, Jowell Y Randy, Flex

GREENSBORO COLISEUM 1921 WeSt lee St., greenSBoro 336-373-7400 10/8 -10/10: Aggie Fest (multiple bands)

CAT’S CRADLE 300 e. mAin St. CArrBoro, nC (919) 967-9053 10/6: GAYNGS, Glasser 10/7: Menomena, Suckers, Tu Fawning 10/8: Anoop Desai and Friends, The Clef Hangers, J Timber, Madame Sabrosa 10/9: Deerhunter, Casino Vs. Japan, Ducktails 10/10: Built To Spill, Revolt Revolt 10/11: The Vaselines, Jeffrey Lewis 10/12: Stephen Kellogg & The Sixers, Small Ponds, Roy Jay

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The Revolutionary Grocer: Carolina Grown brings fresh, organic foods to our doorsteps by: Marco Raye

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at healthy. Eat local. Eat well.” These are some of the goals of Carolina Grown, an organization based out of Wilmington devoted to providing North Carolinians with pastured meats, specifically beef, vegetables and fruits, all from a variety of farms practicing all-natural cultivation methods throughout the state. This technique assists farmers by placing more financial attention on their farmlands that would otherwise be overlooked by commercial farmlands producing larger amounts of foods with chemical enhancements. This vision came to fruition last February by Joseph Allen, a software engineer for IBM, after realizing the wasteful tendencies

of grocers, in combination with the practices of shipping foods over great distances. Allen created a system that accomplishes three main goals for the environment: assisting local farmers, providing fresh produce free of pesticides or other chemically impairing compounds, and reducing the carbon footprint due to shipping nationwide. “We have farms across the state,” Allen says. “Most of them are in Hillsboro and Yanceyville. They seem to be our biggest concentration of farms.” To be a part of the Carolina Grown team, farmers must demonstrate certain qualities in their farming. This is a crucial stage in the

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service LAUNcH: Victoria Allen, who helped upstart Carolina Grown, represents the business at Raleigh, NC’s AgJam. Photo courtesy of Carolina Grown.

Carolina Grown process, and Allen takes the time to make sure every single farm obtains the environmentally friendly attitude his organization upholds. “Farmers have to be certified organic (USDA), or they have to display practices more along the lines of sustainable farming,” he explains. “We don’t want to see a lot of pesticide use or genetically modified plants— or animals for that matter. We really like to see traditional seeds being used.” Once farmers have met these criteria, they receive a visit from Allen and his wife for a final inspection of the lands and methods practiced on the farms. “We talk to the family, see what they do and how they do it,” he notes. With the approaching winter months most common products offered by Carolina Grown will include sweet potatoes, apples, leafy greens, mustard greens, spinach, cabbage, broccoli, and peanuts and pecans, to name a few. Potential customers can look forward to an easy, simple payment method for their desired produce. “The basic concept is first picking your subscription package,” Allen says. “[For example,] each week you pay $25 for 50 points.” Upon enrollment into Carolina Grown, the fees paid translate into a correlating amount of points. Each item on the menu is a given amount of points. Once the customer has invested all of their points, their order is completed. “On Sunday, we release our menu for our customers, and between Sunday and Tuesday,

they can customize their order to whatever they need,” he continues. “On Saturday we deliver it to their front door.” Encouraging their customers to practice more green techniques, customers keep materials that their produce is delivered in, and Carolina Grown reuses them for future deliveries. Consumers who purchase local produce may regularly ask themselves what this organization offers that they cannot simply pick up at their nearby farmers’ market. “Our selection is normally way larger than the local markets,” Allen explains. “Usually, if you do not get to the farmers’ market early enough, you miss out on some of the key items you want.” An additional concern may be the impact of Carolina Grown’s effect on the wallet. Allen’s team takes an interesting approach to providing value-priced packages while avoiding unnecessary waste of produce. “We’re starting to add value box sets, where the consumer gets more food for a lower price,” he says. “The items within this box would be a set combination already selected.” For example, throughout the year if a particular vegetable yielded more than expected, that vegetable would be an item placed in a value box. Though still in its adolescent stage, the agency has garnered word-of-mouth recognition between Raleigh and Wilmington already. Allen’s approach is perfecting the entrails of the organization first: recruiting farmers, price values, material usage, etc. He wants his agency’s package to be flawless by the time they are dealing with larger numbers of customers. Allen has a passion to support North Carolina farmlands in this economic time of need. “Knowing that I’m helping making a difference in the farmers’ lives, and that I’m helping to keep them on their lands is the most gratifying part of this,” he says. Carolina Grown is forming an updated, sustainable mold of the standards of a fresh produce market. It is only a matter of time before this practice is multiplied into an environmentally friendly movement. For more information, go to their Web site, https://carolinagrown.org.

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e d i u g g n i din american Brixx Wood Fired Pizza A short drive from the beach, Brixx Wood Fired Pizza in Mayfaire Town Center is a fun, friendly neighborhood restaurant. Serving the best brick-oven pizzas around, Brixx also offers a fine selection of signature focaccia sandwiches, pastas, fresh salads and desserts. Stop in for a quick lunch, or kick back on the patio with one of 24 beers on tap or 14 wines by the glass. Brixx is also a late-night destination, serving 2-for-1 pizzas and appetizers after 10pm Open until 1am Monday through Saturday and 11pm on Sunday.6801 Main Street, Wilmington, NC 28405. (910) 256-9677. www.brixxpizza.com.

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 Sunday during the summer months. Large parties welcome. Private event space available. BluewaterDining.com. 4 Marina Street, Wrightsville Beach, NC . (910) 256.8500.

cHriS’ coSmic KiTcHen cosmicKitchenonline.com Serving breakfast all day as well as lunch and handmade cheesecake, Chef and Owner Chris Lubben loves to make many of his menu items from scratch. Whether you’re in the mood for a fluffy 3-egg Omelet, Shrimp & Grits, Prime Rib Sandwich or Andes Mint Cheesecake, Chris’ Cosmic Kitchen is your “Out of this World” Breakfast/Lunch Destination. Evening restaurant rental is available, as well as a Personal Chef service. Chris’ Cosmic Kitchen is located at 420 Eastwood Rd, Unit 109, on the corner of Racine Dr. and Eastwood Rd. OPEN: Tuesday-Saturday 7am-4pm & 5pm-9pm. Sunday Brunch 9-2. Closed Monday. Take-out calls welcome, 792-6720. Follow us on Twitter @CosmicKitchen.

c.G. daWGS For great traditional New York style eats with Southern charm look no further than C.G. Dawgs. You will be drawn in by the aroma of fine beef franks served with witty banter and good natured delivery from the cleanest hot dog carts in Wilmington. Sa-

brett famous hot dogs and Italian sausages are the primary fare offered, with a myriad of condiments for all of your mid-day or late night cravings. You may find them daily at their new location on the boardwalk of Market and Water St. from 11am to 5pm. Saturdays at the farmers market. Thursday-Saturday nights they are on Market St. between Front and 2nd St. from 10pm to 3:00am. Then they finish the week off at Fibbers on Sunday nights until 3am. To busy to leave the office? Ask about their lunch time delivery service for downtown!!

FLaT eddie’S Are you ready to eddie? FLAT eddie’s upbeat, modern dining room & bar makes eddie’s the new “it” place to dine in Wilmington for New American Cuisine. Why FLAT eddie’s? Their signature flatbreads! These flavorful creations start with scratch-made dough, stretched thin and piled high with ingredients like roma tomatoes, succulent shrimp and luxurious cheeses. All sandwiches and burgers are under $8 and their entrees are unique and bold. FLAT eddie’s bar serves up $2 and $3 beer and cocktail specials daily. Private dining area available. Large groups welcome. Family-style meals to go available. FlatEddiesRestaurant. com. 5400 Oleander Drive, Wilmington . (910) 799.7000.

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 and offers daily blackboard specials 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.

HoLidaY inn reSorT The Verandah Café 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. Open daily for Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner. (910) 256-2231 Wrightsville Beach.

KeFi

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Kefi, founded in 1981 by a group of

friends, has a long-standing tradition as a favorite local watering hole. This Wrightsville-Beach eatery is open at 6am for breakfast, offering everything from omelets and pancakes, to shrimp and grits. Take a break from the beach and visit Kefi’s, where their menu features a variety of salads and sandwiches. There is even a “working man’s lunch,” served Monday through Friday, all for under $6. At night Kefi comes alive by serving dinner with a Southern flare. From the fried pickles appetizer to their the shrimp or oyster Po’boy to their nightly dinner specials, there is something that will make your taste buds sing. Then stick around for live music on Friday, Saturday and Sunday; nightly drink specials are offered. Go online at www. kefilive.com for more info and full music schedule. Open 6am-2am, seven days a week, with full ABC permits. Lunch deliveries available in the Wrightsville Beach area. Located at 2012 Eastwood Road, (910) 256-3558.

with it. Mon.-Fri. 10am-7pm; Sat. 9am-6pm; closed Sunday. 3520 S. College Road, (910) 350-FOOD.

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Trolly Stop Hot Dogs are family owned with six locations. Since 1976 they specialize in homemade chili, slaw and sauces. Dogs include Smithfield (beef & pork), Southern Dog, Sabrett (all beef), Northern Dog, Carolina Packers Pork Dog (smoked sausage), Oscar Mayer 98% Fat Free Dogs (turkey) and Light Life Veggie Dog (soy). Locations are: 126 N. Front Street Open six days including Thurs., Fri., and Sat. night from 10pm-3am; 343-2999, 94 S. Lumina Ave, Wrightsville Beach 11-5pm 7days a week, 6pm-9pm Sun-Wed, and 6pm-3am ThSat. 256-1421; 4502 Fountain Dr., 452-3952. Open at 11am on Sat.; South Howe St. in Southport, 457-7017; 103A Cape Fear Blvd in Carolina Beach, 458-5778. Catering cart available all year from $300. (910) 297-8416.

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. Open Tuesday-Sunday, serving dinner at 5pm. 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

Pine VaLLeY marKeT Pine Valley Market has reigned supreme in servicing the Wilmington community for years, securing encore’s Best-Of awards in catering, gourmet shop. 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

meLLoW mUSHroom Mellow out and relax in the comfortable atmosphere that Mellow Mushroom offers. From the giant psychadelic ‘shroom located in the bar area to the Cadillac hanging on the wall, this restaurant is far from ordinary. The open kitchen brings live entertainment as pizza dough flies in the air. Their handtossed, spring-water dough brings new meaning to pizzas and calzones—healthy!! With 20 drafts and an array of microbrews, domestic and import bottles, Mellow Mushroom has an extensive beer list and full bar. Also, check out their lunch specials and variety of sandwiches. Their menu also caters to everyone and offers many vegetarian dishes. Live jazz on Wednesdays. Hours: Mon-Sat, 11am-10pm; Sun., 12pm-9pm. 4311 Oleander Drive, (910) 452-3773.

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aSian BiG THai and BiG THai TWo Now with two convenient locations to serve you, Big Thai features authentic Thai cuisine in a fun, relaxing atmosphere. Their delectable menu includes items such as Pineapple Fried Rice with Cashews, Roasted Duck in Red Curry, and several options for vegetarians and vegans. And don’t forget to try their famous Coconut Cake, made fresh in-house. You won’t regret it. Big Thai One (1001 N. 4th St. in the Brooklyn Arts District; 763-3035): Lunch M-F, 11-2. Dinner MTh 5-9, F-Sa 5-10, Closed Sunday. Big Thai Two (1319 Military Cutoff Rd. inside Landfall Center; 256-6588): Lunch M-F 11-2:30, Dinner M-Th 5-9, F-Sa 5-10, Sunday 5-9.

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Double Happiness Double Happiness offers the Port City fine Asian dining at reasonable prices. Now under new management, the restaurant will serve flavorful dishes, prepared by the cultural richness of authentic China. Serving items like traditional dim sum and gourmet home-style cooking, Double Happiness is still dedicated to branding the exotic flavors of fresh ingredients and a romantic spice in all of their cooking. Their friendly staff will always go the extra mile to help diners enjoy their experience. Beer and wine is served for lunch and dinner, and Double Happiness is open Monday through Saturday, from 11am to 3pm and 5pm to 10pm; closed Sundays. 4403 Wrighstville Avenue; (910) 313-1088.

sZeCHuan 132 Craving expertly prepared Chinese food in an elegant atmosphere? Szechuan 132 Chinese Restaurant is your destination! Szechuan 132 has earned the reputation as one of the finest contemporary Chinese restaurants in the Port City. Tastefully decorated with an elegant atmosphere, with an exceptional ingenious menu has deemed Szechuan 132 the best Chinese restaurant for years, hands down. 419 South College Road (in University Landing), (910) 799-1426.

Hiro japanese steakHouse What better way to celebrate a special occasion or liven up a dinner out than to dine in a place where every meal is an exciting presentation. Knowing that a meal should be more than just great food, Hiro adds a taste of theatre and a amazing atmosphere to everyone’s dinning experience. Also serving sushi, Hiro surprises its guests with a new special roll every week and nightly drink specials to complement it. From 4-7pm enjoy half-priced nigiri and half-priced regular makimono. Nigiri makimono combos are only $7.50, while early-bird specials last from 4-6pm, where diners can choose two: shrimp, chicken or steak. Open Monday thru Thursday 4pm-10pm; Friday and Saturday 4pm-10:30pm; and Sunday 11am-10pm. Located at 222 Old Eastwood Road (910) 794-1570. Please visit the Web site at hirojapanesesteakhouse.com.

inDoCHine restaurant anD 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, or be entertained every Friday night with a Balinese dancer. Located at 7 Wayne Drive (beside the Ivy Cottage), (910) 2519229. Indochinewilmington.com.

euro Fusion press 102 espresso. panini. Martini. Rome and Paris meet Manhattan and San Francisco in this new Euro-American eatery and martini bar in the heart of historic downtown Wilmington. Nestled inside the Hotel Tarrymore on the corner of Second and Dock streets, Press 102 offers the finest espresso and French press coffee made exclusively from locally roasted beans and more Panini creations this side of Tuscany. Boasting more than a hundred different wine labels and an endless variety of freshly pressed fruit and herb inspired martini cocktails foodies also enjoy a sophisticated evening menu that includes shrimp and grits made with red-eye gravy and a perfectly grilled New York strip bathed in a basil caramel and white balsamic reduction. Glass tile and eclectic mirrors make for a cozy bar and bistro seating at Press 102 and up to 60 guests can also enjoy outdoor patio seating surrounded by flowers and passersby. Large parties of up to 120 are welcome in the Veranda Room overlooking Dock Street. Serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner Tuesday through Saturday 7am – close and Sunday brunch from 10am til 2pm. Takeout calls welcome. 399-4438. Press102.com.

FrenCH CapriCe bistro Wilmington’s finest French cuisine can be found at Caprice Bistro, a small informal neighborhood restaurant, serving hearty food in generous portions at affordable prices. Simple is the atmosphere in the bistro, as plain white plates and tables dressed in white paper make up the decor. However, the food is far from simple, as a combination of fresh ingredients and innovative preparation delight the taste buds with a plethora of unique appetizers, entrées and desserts. The service is fast, efficient and non-intrusive, and the ambience is friendly and unpretentious. After dinner, be sure to venture upstairs into their cozy and relaxing sofa bar for an after-dinner martini, or enjoy your meal there, as a light-fare and full menus are served. Art is always on display in the sofa bar, so be sure to inquire frequently about their artist show receptions. Voted “Best

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French Restaurant” three years in a row! 10 Market Street, downtown Wilmington, (910) 815-0810.

italian eDDie roManelli’s 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 16oz. 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. RomanellisRestaurant.com. 503 Olde Waterford Way, Leland. (910) 383.1885.

giorgio’s italian restaurant Giorgio’s is a locally owned, one-of-a-kind restaurant. Offering age-old traditions and timeless recipes, perfection is accomplished by combining the perfect cuisine and atmosphere for a dining experience that is not soon forgotten. With over 50 years of cooking experience under one roof, the smells of old-fashioned home cooking float through the air creating that comforting feeling of home-away-from-home! From old world style dishes to modern day creations, the menu showcases multiple flavors that will tempt the palate of the most discriminating connoisseurs. A Monkey Junction landmark for over 12 years! www.giorgios-restaurant. com. 5226 S College Rd.,Wilmington (910) 790-9954.

sliCe oF liFe “Slice” has become a home away from home for tourists and locals alike. Our menu includes salads, tacos, burritos, quesadillas, nachos, homemade soups, subs and, of course, pizza. We only serve the freshest and highest-quality ingredients in all of our food, and our dough is made daily with purified water. We have the largest tequila selection in Wilmington. Voted “Best Pizza” and “Best Late Night Eatery.” Stop by for lunch dinner, or a late-night treat, open from 11:30am until 3am, seven days a week, 365 days a year, all ABC permits. 122 Market Street between Second and Front, downtown Wilmington. 251-9444. Visit our 2nd location at 1437 Military Cutoff Rd., next to PT’s! (910) 256-2229 www.grabslice.com.

jaMaiCan jaMaiCa’s CoMFort Zone Jamaica’s Comfort Zone is Wilmington’s Authentic Caribbean Restaurant conveniently located at 417 S. College Road in University Landing. We offer exquisite Ca-

ribbean cuisine to satisfy your taste buds, whether they are for spicy Jamaican jerk chicken, mellow flavors of our curry chicken, curry goat or our ox tail skillfully flavored by our Jamaican chefs. Come in and enjoy our many menu selections, our warm décor, atmosphere, excellent service and our smooth reggae music. Operating hours are: Sunday 3:00pm – 8:00pm; Wednesday – Saturday 11:45am – 9:00pm (Closed Monday and Tuesday). Jamaica’s Comfort Zone is family owned and operated. Check us out at www. jamaicascomfortzone.com or call us at (910) 399-2867.

latin aMeriCan san juan CaFe San Juan Café offers 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. Nightly drink specials! Hours of Operation Mon-Sat from 11am-2:30pm, and from 5-10pm. Open Sun from 5-10pm. Located at 3314 Wrightsville Avenue. 910.790.8661 Follow us on Facebook/Twitter for live music updates! www.sanjuancafenc.com

organiC loVeY’s Market Lovey’s Market is a true blessing for shoppers looking for natural and organic groceries, or just a great place to meet friends for a quick, delicious, and totally fresh snack. Whether they are in the mood for a veggie burger, a bean burrito or a chicken Caesar wrap, shoppers will find a large selection of nutritious meals on the a la carte café menu at Lovey’s. The food bar—which has cold salads and hot selections that can be eaten in the café seating or boxed for take-out—can be enjoyed all day long, while the juice bar offers a wide variety of juices and smoothies made with organic fruits and vegetables. Specializing in bulk sales of produce, grains, flours, beans and spices at affordable prices, Lovey‘s also carries grass-fed and free-range meats and poultry. Wheatfree, gluten-free, products are in stock regularly, as are vegan and vegetarian groceries and wholesome pet foods. For anything shoppers want that is not in stock, Lovey‘s will be happy to find it. Stop by Lovey’s Market Monday through Friday, 9am to 7pm; Saturday, 9am to 6pm; and on Sundays, 10am to 6pm. Café hours: MondayFriday, 11am–6pm; Saturday & Sunday, 10am6pm. Located at 1319 Military Cutoff Road; (910) 509-0331; www.loveysmarket.com.

tiDal Creek Co-op Tidal Creek Deli offers a wide array of exceptional and unusual organic foods, all of which taste as good as they are for you.

The salad bar and hot bar incorporate flavors from around the world; each item is prepared by hand using only fresh and local ingredients. The chefs are constantly experimenting to create new and exciting dishes. Choose from made to order smoothies with almond butter and hemp milk, salads with locally grown greens or, special order a wedding cake made from scratch to your specifications. Whatever your tastes, Tidal Creek Deli is a place to rejuvenate the mind and body while enjoying the company of a friendly and relaxed organic community. Located at 5329 Oleander Drive, (910) 7992667; www.tidalcreek.coop.

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 comfortable 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. www.dockstreetoysterbar.net.

easT aT THe BLoCKade RUNNeR HoTeL The Blockade Runner offers an array of seasonal seafood specials, certified Angus beef, lobster menu on Friday evening plus a spectacular Sunday brunch. Romantic al fresco dining is available on our dinner deck located in the center of a lush garden overlooking the ocean far away from the traffic and noise. We offer live entertainment on Saturday evening and Sunday brunch. Our lounge is eco-friendly and offers light fare nightly. 275 Waynick Blvd. Wrightsville Beach. (910) 256-2251.

HIeRoNYMUs Proving that excellent seafood isn’t just for the eateries at Wrightsville Beach, Hieronymus Seafood is the stop for midtown Wilmington seafood lovers. In business for 27 years strong, Hieronymus has made a name for itself by consistently providing excellent service and the freshest of the fresh in oceanic cuisine. Complete with a full-service bar and a fireside oyster bar, it’s the place to be if you are seeking topquality attributes in atmosphere, presentation, flavor and ingenuity. Signature dishes include Oysters Hieronymus and the Scallops Fra Diavlo. Hieronymus has all ABC permits and also provides catering. Voted “Best Seafood” in 2007. 5035 Market Street; (910) 392-6313.

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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. OceanicRestaurant.com. 703 S. Lumina Avenue, Wrightsville Beach. (910) 256.5551

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 reubens, 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, darts, weekly trivia and Texas Hold ‘Em tournaments, and did we mention sports? Free lunchtime delivery on weekdays; we can accommodate large parties. M-Sat 11am until late, open Sundays, noon. 118 Princess St, (910) 763-4133. www.hellskitchenbar.com

sPoRTs BaR CaRoLINa aLe HoUse Voted best new restaurant AND best sports bar of 2010 in Wilmington, Carolina Ale House is the place to be for award-winning food, sports and fun. Located on College Rd. near UNCW, this lively sports-themed restaurant is home to over 40 HD TVs and the biggest HD projector TVs in Wilmington. 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. Carolina Ale House serves its full menu from 11a – 2a daily. CarolinaAleHouse.com. 317 South College Road, Wilmington, NC. (910) 791.9393.

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Green Living Expo offers education on how to maximize healthful living

alling all eco-mavericks! The Green Living Expo and Conference will happen Wednesday, October 13th, as to educate families and business members about lowimpact development and sustainability. Taking place at the Hilton Riverside (301 N. Water Street), the expo will offer a plethora of informative classes for both the curious and avid eco-individual looking to indulge their green ventures, as well as a luncheon and award ceremony for the Visions of Green competition. A collaborative effort between the Cape Fear Green Building Alliance (CFGBA), the Greater Wilmington Business Journal and Wilma magazine, the expo will focus on inspiring a more environmentally friendly community. Suesan Sullivan, events manager for Greater Wilmington Business Journal and Wilma, explains its mission. “[We want to] offer opportunity for folks to network with colleagues throughout the industry and the region, to showcase sustainable initiatives, to develop green-related businesses, and to educate and inspire folks about adopting a more sustainable lifestyle.” The expo will kick off at noon with its first feature event, a luncheon and keynote speaker, Dr. Nick Hamon, head of sustainability for Bayer CropScience North America. Dr. Hamon has more than 25 years of experience in the agricultural and environmental science industries and has extensive knowledge of crop protection, non-agricultural pest control, seeds and traits. This event is $40 per seat; guests have the option to purchase a table for 10 at $400, but everyone must register in advance. Food will be provided by the Hilton banquet hall staff. After the luncheon, the Green Living Expo will begin in the Hilton ballroom, lasting from 1:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Free and open to the public, it will showcase local businesses that provide sustainable materials. “It is definitely a focus of local green business initiatives and lifestyle options,” Sullivan says. “We are encouraging exhibitors to make their booths very interactive so folks can really kind of get hands-on experiences with these initiatives and how they might improve the lives of

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families and the community.” Throughout the day, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., the CFGBA will offer a vast schedule of classes to help make the eco-lifestyle less daunting, both at home and work. “[We want to] educate as many people as possible, both professionals and consumers, on the benefits of incorporating not only green building practices but other aspects of green living into their work and lives,” Joy Allen, executive director of CFGBA, comments. CFGBA will divide up green seminars into three categories for commuter ease: living, business and building. The living seminars are free to the public, and will focus on the economic and environmental benefits of building materials, such as green roofs, lighting and insulation. There will be classes on state and federal tax incentives, and do-it-yourself green makeovers to improve existing homes or add eco-touches to new projects. Green business seminars will concentrate on local companies seeking creative means to promote their ecoresources. The class devoted to the social media of environmental discussion will enlighten, as well as another that pulls back the shades on the green bandwagon, revealing real eco-business sense. The green building cateory will be the most extensive, offering 13 workshops in total. Many of the classes will make the case for sustainable development and building to entrepreneurs and business members, pointing out tax incentives and minimizing cost concerns. Likewise, they will target specific audiences and include detailed installation tips. Of the ilk, CFGBA remains most excited about

the Green Building 101 for Realtors. “It’s very important that the real estate community get onboard with the green building movement,” Allen explains. “They could be a major force in driving market change.” Both business and building seminars cost $30. Attendees can choose which classes to enroll in or purchase a day pass for $155 (CFGBA members have discounted rates). Pre-registration in all categories will assure seats are available. At the end of the day, a reception will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. for the Visions of Green competition. The competition centers on an all-

encompassing idea or project that represents a sustainable future for Wilmington. Awards will be given to the three most inspiring visions, selected from a qualified panel of judges, from an environmental scientist to a nationally renowned green architect. Trophies will be made from a CFBGA sponsor out of recycled construction materials, too. The winners will later be displayed in the exhibit hall for public viewing. To find out more information about the Green Living Expo and Conference, or to register for activities, visit the Web site, www. wilmingtonbiz.com/green. The expo isn’t only about business; it’s for the folks who are curious about conserving our resources, sustaining a healthy home and adding a little more green to the Wilmington community, too.

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manager knocked off his feet, a programmer willing to spend some time, a garage, a few computers that were on their way to the dump—this particular effort to increase the computer literacy rate in America grew out of very humble beginnings. “They’re not illiterate,” Martin said about his pupils. “They know a huge amount about all sorts of things. Take Nogo, for example. The guy’s a wizard at plumbing; he just happens to be print-challenged.” Martin was developing a program that sounded out any word on the screen once it was selected: ”hurricane,” “diabetes,” ”employment”... It would make it easy for many people to really use—and learn from—a computer. How many people? A 2006 National Adult Literacy Study found that nearly half the adults in the United States—about 90 million people—read so poorly that they earn significantly below the threshold poverty level for an individual. One in five high school graduates cannot read their diploma, and nearly a quarter of all adult Americans simply cannot read. A recent Human Resources

by: Claude Limoge survey found that overwhelmingly the greatest challenge facing employers today was not the economy but finding qualified people. The estimated cost from loss of productivity? $225 billion a year. In essence and largely, Martin was giving America a chance to succeed again. “Tutors are great,” Martin said. “Schools are great. But if you ask my niece who taught her to read, she won’t say ‘school’ or ‘Mom’ or ‘Dad,’ even though they were all right there, doing their part. She’ll say ‘Jumpstart,’ and she’ll say it with glee. That program is the coolest tutor a kid could dream up. Now, let’s say you’ve got a head of household who works 12 hours a day just to put food on the table. When’s she gonna find the time? Five, 10, 15 minutes a day a head of household could tap into a program like that for adults. She might get the news, the weather, job openings, community bulletins—connections that others tend to take for granted. This is, of course, assuming she has a computer.” And that was Martin’s other great effort: salvaging, refurbishing, and giving out discarded computers. Truly, they were clunkers with the minimum software, all outdated, but to the people who received them, they were gateways. George again urged Martin to turn his operation into a recognized nonprofit so that he could write off expenses, hold fund-raisers, and receive grants. “Waste of time,” Martin pronounced. “I’d be so busy trying to milk rich folks I wouldn’t have the time to teach or

program. Besides, it isn’t like I run a charity here. Nobody I’ve met is interested in charity. The other day I got a mess of mullet. You’re gonna tell me that feast wasn’t worth sitting with somebody for a few minutes and showing them how a mouse works?” For hours they would go round and round about it and end up launching GI Joes at each other, Martin shouting, “No, I said! No!” Then one day they came to an impasse. Several months after his mother’s death George received the remainder of his father’s estate. It was not a huge sum, but it was enough to make George rethink sleeping on Martin’s couch every night and tutoring people in computer skills in exchange for fish. Finding a place proved no problem since every other building was for sale. The difficulty was in choosing among several ideal candidates. At last he converted the first floor of a brick building on Princess Street into a large classroom, the second floor into cubicle offices, and the third floor into living quarters. He established the nonprofit, and bought the computers and software at the educational, bulk rate, advertised and then waited. No one entered. No one called. Weeks went by in silence. George began to wonder how he was going to prove to the foundations that had helped fund the endeavor that he was launching a legitimate effort. “I don’t understand it,” George said back on Martin’s couch. “It has everything—the classroom, the computers, I even hired on some people. I can’t figure out what’s wrong.” “Well, for one thing,” Martin, said, “you advertised in the paper.”

“So?” “They can’t read, stupid.” George winced. Martin continued, “Plus, it’s not how things are done. There’s building a service, and then there’s building a big front for educated people to feel good about themselves. When Ruth and I fished you out of Greenfield Lake, you didn’t even want to dry off with my towels. You think it’s any easier for anybody else to accept help? They don’t come here just to receive. They exchange something for a chance at a new life. Even if it’s clearly junk, I treasure what they give me, first because I get a kick out of it, second because somebody else inevitably finds a use for it, and third because it means there’s that much more space in the life of the giver to move where they want to go. Knowing that is nothing a foundation can ever give you. There has to be that flow, George, or whatever you’ve built will be empty.” George rubbed his eyes and sighed. “Alright, then, Martin, I’m giving you a building.” “No!” Martin said. “Hey, I’m trying to improve myself, here.” “Does the elevator work?” “Kind of. Sometimes. Gotta get somebody to look at it.” Martin tapped George with his forearm crutches. George pulled out his cell phone and started dialing. Read the story from the beginning: www.facebook.com/pages/An-Involuntary-Intimate/ 109633902397747?v=app_2347471856&ref=ts”

What would you name it? What name would you give a nonprofit that opens up the world of computers to people who cannot read yet? Post your suggestion on encore’s Facebook fan page, send it tolimogeslit@gmail. com, or post it on the Involuntary Intimate Facebook page, and while you’re at it, tell us your thoughts on the story.

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Named One of the Top 10 Places to Sit Down and See Stand Up by USA Today. THIS WEEK October 7-10

JOHN WITHERSPOON 861 West Morgan Street Raleigh, NC

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Join us for dinner in the Old Bar before the show and enjoy priority seating in the comedy club!

From TV’s Wayan’s Brothers, What’s Happening and Martin, movies Friday and Soul Plane

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JAMIE KENNEDY

Star of his own show, The Jamie Kennedy Experiment, movies include Scream and As Good as it Gets.

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Enjoy a hilarious evening of comedy with season 7 winner Felipe Esparza and finalists Tommy Johnagin, Mike Destefano, Roy Wood Jr. and Myq Kaplan.

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Fierce Impact: Christian Siriano brings style to encore book club by: Tiffanie Gabrielse

Fierce Style: How to Be Your Most Fabulous Self By: Christian Siriano and Rennie Dyball Grand Central Publishing $23.99 All encore book club reads are available at Pomegranate Books and Two Sisters Bookery for 15 percent off when mentioning the encore book club.

t the risk of sounding snobbish, I’ll confess: I consider myself a woman who leads a fabulous life. On a weekly basis, I’m able to meet and befriend many demographics of people. I’m welcomed to travel vicariously through their fascinating stories, and better yet, I’m able to return and share the experience with the best of Wilmington. I often ask myself: How is it possible I get paid for this? I have the perfect convergence of life and work. This month is absolutely no exception, as we get VIP treatment inside the fantastically ferocious world of iconic fashion designer, Christian Siriano. Siriano needs no introduction. His work, his attitude and his historic win on “Project Runway” speaks for itself. However, what some may not know is, he is also an author. Within Siriano‘s debut work “Fierce Style: How to Be Your Most Fabulous Self,” he appeals to all types of readers. Not just aiming for hard-core fashionistas, Siriano focuses on aspiring designers and those inexperienced dressers hidden out there in the mists who may need a little motivation and encouragement on how to spice up their wardrobes. As a bonus, fans of Siriano get to know him beyond what they’ve

already witnessed on TV. Ghost writer for “Fierce Style,” Rennie Dyball believes Siriano’s work truly provides insight into who he really is, and honestly portrays parts of his life that we may not otherwise get to know. “Like other books on fashion, Christian provides guidance and inspiration when it comes to putting a look together,” Dyball says, “and he lends his expertise about clothing, shoes and accessories. But unlike most fashionbased books, this one goes way beyond just the exterior.“ Dyball maintains Siriano’s penchant to be fierce and fabulous works toward the core of who a person is. Thus, the book becomes more than just a style guide. “Plus, it’s a bit of an autobiography as well,” she interjects, “and a chance for Christian to share all sorts of interesting stories; for example, he was obsessed with ‘The Wizard of Oz’ as a kid.” Divided into sections with fun features like “Lady, You Look Fabulous!” and “Finding Your Inner Ferocia,” where Siriano details the must-have designer items for when we become rich and famous, as well as more economical replacements. “Fierce Style” is said to be a surprisingly inspira-

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share the struggles he overcame to get to where he is today, including being rejected for fashion school, leaving NYC, enduring plenty of fashion nightmares and quitting an internship with iconic designer Marc Jacobs. “I think Christian’s tips about feeling good about yourself are the most important message of the book,” Dyball continues. “Growing up as a creative, artsy, theater- and dance-loving child in the preppy, nautical town of Annapolis, Maryland, Christian knows a thing or two about not quite fitting in. But he never let that get in his way and worked his own unique style no matter what others were doing around him. I think that’s a great lesson for anyone from tweens to teens and even adults!” Is this a club-pick geared specifically for the ladies? Perhaps. Alright—really, it is. Aside from wanting to devote a month to our committed women of encore, I was assured that there are bits of fun, practical and manly tips penned across the page to satisfy the curious or fashion-forward metrosexuals. So, apparel and accessories addicts alike, take heed: I have the perfect prescription. Cavalli dipped in Versace, Alexander McQueen, Fendi and Gucci—let’s indulge with Dyball and Siriano, and be fierce!

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Events K&M SPEED NETWORKING Leland, Thur., 10/7, 11:45am-2pm at Brunswick Community College, Leland Campus, 2050 Enterprise Blvd. (off 74/76) • N. Myrtle Beach, Thurs, 10/14, 11:45am-2pm, at California Dreaming, 10429 N. Kings Hwy. Other events: Wilmington, Ocean Isle Beach, Southport and N. Myrtle Beach. First two events free for new attendees; $10 otherwise. Annual membership also discussed. Light lunch provided. Productive environment to build relationships and grow your business in three counties. RSVP: Kerry.Kasotsky@ yahoo.com. Bring biz cards and door prizes! SEAFOOD, BLUES AND JAZZ FESTIVAL 10/9-10: Pleasure Island Seafood Blues & Jazz Festival held at the Ft. Fisher Military Recreation Area in Kure Beach, feat.legendary blues great Leon Russell, among many more blues and jazz acts, like Lockdown Blues Band, Laura McFayden and Stardust, Lee Venters and Vermillion Sands, El Jaye Johnson and the Port City AllStars, Benny Hill Trio and more! Tickets: 2-day pass, $30 in adv.; $15 for Sun., Children 12 and under, free. Family-friendly, lawn chairs welcome! Also on site: Kidz Zone, Fine Arts Plaza, wine tasting and more. www.pleasureislandnc. org/seafoodbluesandjazzfestival.asp. Tickets:

910-458-8434 NATIONAL COMING OUT DAY RALLY National Coming Out Day Pride Rally: Sun, 10/10, 5:30-9pm, riverwalk downtown. Open to everyone, no matter orientation. Live music, comedy, poetry, DJ, keynote speaker and other entertainment. Various food and organization vendors (adoption/foster care, local politics, health providers, etc.). TR Nunley: trnunley@gmail.com or 910-538-0234.

season.Pep rally event includes student games and contests, spirit group performances and team introductions. • 10/16: Golden Wing Society Reunion, 10:30am, Madeline Suite. Wilmington

10/13: UNCW ALUMNI WEEKEND

Many events are taking place to celebrate Family and Fun Alumni Weekend at UNCW, including reunions, social gatherings, musical performances, campus tours, and sports and recreation activities! Don’t miss the Midnite Madness celebration taking place at 9 p.m. on the 15th at Trask Coliseum. Seahawk fans will officially kick off the 2010-11 basketball season with a pep rally! www.uncw.edu/familyalumniweekend.

FAMILY AND FUN ALUMNI WEEKEND UNCW Family and Alumni Weekend includes alumni reunions, family social gatherings, musical performances, academic discussions, campus tours and sports and recreation activities, including a Midnite Madness celebration. Reg. for all events: 10/13, www.uncw. edu/registerfaw. Schedule: 10/15:UNCW Alumni & Parents Welcome Reception, 6pm, Burney Center. Alumni and parents are invited to enjoy music, food and drinks while connecting with administrators, faculty and staff. For alumni and parents only. Limited amount of tickets available; $10 ea. w/hors d’oeuvres, beer and wine. • Midnite Madness, 9pm, Trask Coliseum. Seahawk fans welcome to officially kick off 2010-11 basketball

College classmates from 1947-60 are invited for a complimentary brunch and guided trolley tour of UNCW to celebrate achieving and exceeding

their 50 year alumni status. • UNCW Family Picnic, 11:30am, Campus Commons: Alumni, parents and students invited to join the Seahawk family for a day of fun and food. Limited tickets, $10 ea. for the general public, $5 for children under 10 and free for UNCW students with a meal plan and picnic ticket. • UNCW Past, Present & Future Presentation with Ty Rowell, 2pm, Randall Library Auditorium: UNCW historian Ty Rowell’s presentation detailing UNCW’s growth from Wilmington College to one of the top institutions in the Southeast. Admission is free, but registration is encouraged.• Legacy Pinning Ceremony, 4pm, Burney Center: Freshmen and transfer students w/ parent, grandparent or sibling who attended UNCW can enjoy aformal pinning ceremony to commemorate making UNCW a family legacy. Includes complimentary photos, snacks and refreshments. Invitation-only event is free, but reg. is rqd. • Young Alumni Reunion, 7pm, Burney Center: Members of UNCW classes 2000- 2010 can enjoy an evening of reminiscing and reuniting. Tickets: $15 ea., include hors d’oeuvres, wine, beer and live music from Machine Gun. Complete details” www.uncw.edu/familyalumniweekend. OKTOBERFEST 9th Annual Wilmington Oktoberfest at Racine Commons, Fri, 10/15, 4pm, through Sun., 10/17, 5pm. Tickets are $5 (free for kids 10 and under!) and proceeds benefit Cape Fear Literacy Council.German food, beer, music, kids activities, and of course the wiener dog race! Rachel Forman: rforman@cfliteracy.org or call 251-0911. Volunteers needed throughout the weekend; duties include face painting, pumpkin painting, food service, beer service, and more. Volunteers receive free admission and a food plate for their help. http://wilmingtonoktoberfest.com/ LIGHTHOUSE BEER AND WINE FESTIVAL 10/16, Greenfield Lake Amphitheatre. Over 70 international breweries all in one place! Admission includes a glass to sample as many different beer styles as you would like. Free shuttle service available to the greater Wilmington area after the festival. Live music with Acoustic Syndicate and Onward, Soldiers. Food vendors will be onsite as well. Portion of the festival proceeds will benefit “The Carousel Center”. VIP tickets: $40 allows entrances noon. $30, general admission at 1pm. www.lighthousebeerandwine.com POPLAR GROVE HALLOWEEN FESTIVAL Poplar Grove Halloween Festival: 10/22-24 and 2931! Hrs: Fri., 6pm-midnight; Sat., 2pm-midnight; Sun., 2pm-10pm. Feat. haunted hayride and barn, rides, games, food, nonscary kiddie fun house, pony rides, cake walks and so much more! Costume contest: 10/30. Free, w/activities priced separately. www.poplargrove.com. (910) 686-9518 x26 or pgp@poplargrove.com

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UNCW PRESENTS UNCW Presents proudly announces its 2010/11 season of performances and lectures, Sept-Apr., at UNCW’s Kenan Auditorium. Subscriptions/ tickets on sale now through Kenan Box Office (962-3500) and online at www.etix.com. Mon., 10/25: Author and NPR commentator Douglas Rushkoff discusses Digital Nation: Living and Learning on the Virtual Frontier, exploring what it means to be human in a 21st -century digital world and to understand the implications of living in a world consumed by technology and the impact that this constant connectivity may have on future generations. www.uncw.edu/presents. Season tickets: $40 for non-UNCW students; $29 for UNCW students; $88 for UNCW employees and alumni and senior citizens; and $107 for all others. Choose-Your-Own-Serie also available: $4 off the public ticket price for ticket purchases to at least three different performances at Kenan

Auditorium. FARMERS’ MARKETS Riverfront Farmers’ Market on Sat., 8am-1pm. Remains open every Saturday (except October 2 Riverfest) through 12/18, 8am-1pm, downtown. Features local farmers, producers, artists and crafters. Products offered include fresh fruits and berries, vegetables, plants, herbs, flowers, eggs, cheeses, meats, seafood, honey, baked goods, legumes, pickled items, jams and jellies, wine, art, crafts, and more. N. Water St. (between Market & Princess streets). • Poplar Grove Farmers’ Market on Wed., 8am-1pm. Everything is locally grown or made: in-season fruits and vegetables, plants, cut flowers, eggs, cheese and mroe! Through 12/15, rain or shine. 10200 U.S. 17, a mile from the I-40 bypass.(910) 686-9518ext. 26• Carolina Beach Farmers’ Market open every Saturday, 8am-1pm, feat. over 40 vendors, 75/25 farmers to arts and craft vendors, selling everything from produce to flowers, jewelry to photography.

Charity/Fund-raisers EL CENTRO El Centro Latino has begun its annual 100 club campaign to support our services to the Latino Community of the Wilmington area. El Centro Latino provides outreach to the community in the form of legal services, job placement, and connection to English classes for free and most of our staff is volunteers or interns from UNCW. Help raise $10,000 to pay for rent for the next year by making $100 tax deductible donation and have businesses promoted at at Festival Latino on 11/6 or on our Web site. Festival Latino is held at Hugh MacRae Park and should have an attendance of over 25,000 people this year. We will have Latin Music, Singing, Dancing, Food and a Kid’s Fiesta with a pinata every hour. (910)341-0007. TAKE BACK THE NIGHT 10/7, 7pm: 21st annual Take Back the Night March and Rally: “Break the silence, end domestic violence!” In an effort to raise awareness about domestic violence, event will begin at 7pm, Alton Lennon Federal Building , Water St. March proceeds through historic downtown, returning to the federal courthouse for the rally portion of the event, beginning at 7:30pm.Chief John Guard, of Pitt County Sheriff Department, will be the event’s Keynote Speaker, and Kim K. Ratcliff, News Anchor for WECT and WSFX Fox 26, will serve as the Mistress of Ceremony. Music provided by Laura McLean, Professional Guitarist. Refreshments offered courtesy of Port City Java. Held each October by Domestic Violence Shelter and Serivces, Inc. and the Domestic Violence Advocacy Council to unite and educate the community during Domestic Violence Awareness Month. SAVE THE BUBBLE BENEFIT Carrabba’s Italian Grill will be serving Surf & Turf for the YWCA Save the Bubble Benefit, Fri., 10/8, 11:30am and 12:30pm. Takeout service begins at 11am. Enjoy a delicious lunch, win raffle prizes and support the YWCA for only $25/person. Local WECT news anchor Kim Ratcliff hosts. Menu includes salad, bread, vegetables, dessert, and a drink. The YWCA pool was built in 1979 to provide health and wellness services to the community. In 2002, through generous donors and supporters, the YWCA pool was renovated and covered by the removable bubble. The Save the Bubble Benefit funds will be used to replace the YWCA bubble. The bubble is placed on the pool Sept-May to continue swim lessons, water aerobics, lap swimming, lifeguard training and other services that promote healthy lifestyles. 799-6820 or www.ywca-lowercapefear.org. 17TH ANNUAL JEDRY OPEN HOUSE 17th annual Jedrey Open, hosted by the nonprofit Jedrey Family Foundation, which raised over $12,000 last year to assist local families suffering w/ cancer and enduring financial burdens. Schedule: 10/8: Kick-off celebration at Buffalo Wild Wings at Monkey junction, 7pm • Sat., 10/9: Washer tournament and Pig Pickin’ Raffle to be held at the Wilmington Moose Lodge, 2-10pm. Live music, food and raffle. $10/person • Sun, 10/10: Shotgun Golf Tournament at Wilmington Municipal.

Teams of 4, $100/person. 910-619-8745 or www. Jedreyopen.com AMM DANCE IN MEMORY OF ANNIE MCLEOD 10/9, sisters of Alpha Gamma Delta will be hosting a dance showcase in an effort to raise funding for the AMM scholarshipm founded after 22 years old Annie Morgan McLeod, who was tragically killed March 30, 2008 from a drunk driving accident. Showcase takes place at Rolland-Grise Middle school (4412 Lake Ave) , noon3pm. Types of dance will include jazz, hip hop and will include solo and group performances. Audience will judge competition; grand prize for the winner along with many raffles and give- a-ways. AMMscholarship@gmail.com

competitive walk includes teams of employees from local companies, along with friends and family members of all ages. Participants will have

10/9: MOMS AND MIDWIVES 5K

NC Friends of Midwives and Where’s My Midwife? will team up to raise money with a 5K walk and silent auction on the 9th. Registration, pastries and juice served on UNCW’s campus at the Madeline Suite in Lot FF at 9 a.m. on Saturday. A lunch reception wil take place after, with music by Mike O’Donnell. Cost is $20 per individual or $40 for a family. www.walkformomsandmidwives.com

MOMS AND MIDWIVES 5K 10/9: NCFOM (North Carolina Friends of Midwives) and Where’s My Midwife? are teaming up to raise money in support of Moms and Midwives with a 5K walk and silent auction. Registration, pastries and juice, 9am at Madeline Suite Lot FF on UNCW campus. Pre-reg: www.walkformomsandmidwives.com. 10am: 5K starts through UNCW’s campus. Lunch reception and live music provided by Mike O’Donnell, 11am2pm. $20/individual and $40/family. Includes kids activities, t-shirt, lunch, entertainment and a participation bag. OPERATION FREE TURKEY The Salvation Army is launching “Operation Forklift” to put the “thanks” back in Thanksgiving. You buy the turkey with a $10 donation to The Salvation Army. We will complete the basket with stuffing, cranberry sauce, veggies and all trimmings. Let’s give people something to really be thankful for! Stacey-Colette Penn: 910-762-2070

NC COASTAL FEDERATION CLEANUP NC Coastal Federation hosts events at Morris Landing Clean Water Preserve and are in need of volunteers. 10/22, 10am-4pm: Oyster Shellbagging/Clean-Up at NCCF’s Morris Landing Clean Water Preserve, 870 Morris Landing Rd., Holly Ridge. Celebrating National Estuaries Day to create oyster habitat along the shoreline of Stump Sound, filling mesh bags with oyster shells and limestone marl to create a new oyster reef. Ted Wilgis: 910-509-2838 or tedw@nccoast.org.

the opportunity to honor survivors and individuals whose family and friends have suffered from heart disease or stroke and learn how to make changes in their daily loves that reduce risk for cardiovascular disease such as increasing physical activity and eating a healthy diet. Hopes to raise $150,000 for heart disease and stroke research and education. 910-538-9270 or www.startcapefearnc.org. ANGELS OF HOPE 2011 Angels of Hope calendar to benefit Women of Hope, a multi-faceted charitable organization that focuses on women and women’s cancers, feat. 13 portraits of local children as angels. The public has the opportunity to vote for the favorite angel to be featured on the cover: www.kennybarnes. com/angels-calendar.html. The top three angels will also be featured in the 2010 Boxed Set of Christmas Cards. Every vote is a dollar, which

will go directly to Women of Hope. Deadline: 10/31. Calendars will sell for $12.95 ea. and the Christmas cards (for a box of 18) $50. A portion of the proceeds from the calendars and Christmas cards will go to Women of Hope. Elizabeth: (910) 392-4214. womenofhopefightcancer.com YOUTH BENEFIT CAR/BIKE SHOW Motorsports Outreach and Carolina Faith Riders present a Youth Benefit Car and Bike Show at Wrightsboro Baptist Church, 2736 Castle Hayne Rd., 10/16 (rain date: 10/23). Bike registration, 9am-10am. Rally w/kickstands up, 10:15am. Car registration, 9-11am. $20/entry, includes one lunch; for bikes, includes group ride. Trophies awarded. BBQ chicken lunch, $8. Door prizes given away hourly. All proceeds benefit youth missions projects.

Theatre/Auditions PROOF The Red Barn Studio Theatre Presents “Proof,” by David Auburn. Directed by Steve Bakunas, and featuring Isabel Heblich, Adam Poole, Audra Glyn Smith and Steve Bakunas. Through 11/13. Wed-Sat, 8pm; Sundays, 3pm. $27 for adults, $25 for students/seniors. Box Office open Tues-Sat, 2-5pm. 762-0955. 1122 S. Third St. CITY STAGE THEATER City Stage Announces it’s 2010-11 season as well as changes within the company! We have a new box office number for ticket reservations: (910) 264-2602. Keep an eye out for information about our new website, and online ticket purchasing options! For now visit www.citystageatlevel5.com. The Rocky Horror Show: 10/7-10, 15-17, 22-24. All shows at City Stage, downtown Wilmington. (910)264-2602. citystagetheatre@gmail.com. TACT TACT 2010-2011: “ Little Shop of Horrors”,

GOLF FORE LITERACY 2010 Golf FORE Literacy Tournament, 10/11 (Columbus Day), at Cape Fear National-Brunswick Forest in Leland. Putting and driving range open at 8:30am; continental breakfast served. Captain’s Choice Shotgun Start at 10am. $125 play/$500 a team and include continental breakfast, 18 holes of golf, cart, contest activities, lunch, awards, prizes, golf balls and more! www.golfforeliteracy.golfreg. com or 910-251-0911. All proceeds benefit Cape Fear Literacy Council. KI SPA In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Ki Spa Salon opens its doors to breast cancer survivors, offering them a complimentary spa treatment, 6-9pm, Thurs, 10/14. Survivors can schedule a manicure, a half-hour massage or a mini-facial at no charge. Complimentary refreshments served, and a chance to win a gift basket and other great prizes from local businesses. 910-509-0410. SALTY PAWS 2nd annual Salty Paws Festival, Sat., 10/16, 11am5pm (Rain Date: 10/17). Carolina Beach Lake Park. Lake Park Blvd. Music and entertainment, free gifts for first 300 attendees. Pet contests, children’s activities, raffles and prizes, microchipping, $30. Rescue animals for adoption, Animal Educational Materials, arts, crafts and food. $5 admission; Children under age 10, free All funds used for benefit of animal rescue. Jeannie Mintz: (910) 520-6810. Saving Animals During Disasters,www. savinganimalsduringdisasters.com. START! HEART WALK More than 1,000 Cape Fear area residents are expected to take steps to improve their heart health Sat., 10/16, in the American Heart Association’s Start! Heart Walk, at UNCW campus, 8am with fun activities for the whole family. Registration and festivities at 9am and walk at 10am. Non-

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10/15-17, 22-24. • 10/25, 5pm: TACT auditions: “Honk the Musical.” Open to ages 8-18. Be prepared to sing and dance. Directed and choreographed by Suzzan Ralke-Smith w/music direction by Linda Carilse-Markas. Performances: 12/10-12, 17-19. Events at Hannah Block 2nd St. Stage, 120 S. 2nd St. ARTS AWARENESS BENEFIT SHOW Rape Crisis Center of Coastal Horizons Center, Inc. are currently looking for performing artists throughout the community who would like to share their talents and participate in the Arts for Awareness benefit show. Dancers, musicians, singers, artists and actors are all welcome to audition. Auditions, 10/17, 11am-2pm, Techniques In Motion School of Dance, The Village of Monkey Junction, 5543 Ste. 100. Performance: 11/13, 7pm. Tickets: $10. The Upper Room 1871, Tileston Building, 412 Ann St.Schedule audition: Lindsay Husch, LHusch@ coastalhorizons.org or 910-392-6936. All proceeds benefit Rape Crisis Center’s services. BROWN COAT PUB AND THEATRE “Frankenstein is Dead” by Justin Cioppa: 10/1417, 21-24 & 28-31,8pm. In this terror filled play by local author Justin Cioppa, Victor von Frankenstein has fled Europe after unleashing an unspeakable horror on his homeland. En route to the new world, his ship is caught up in a hurricane leaving him shipwrecked on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Even as he is nursed back to health by the kindly unsuspecting residents of this rural area, his dark past stalks him from the shadows.Tickets: $10, $5 for students • PCP Talent Search, Weds., 810pm. Looking for dancers, spoken wordsmiths, hip-hop and R&B performers, comedy and more. Download entry form: portcitypromoters. shutterfly.com/talentsearch. (910) 763-4138. • Thursday Night Live, 10pm. Brand new sketch comedy show featuring the talented members of Pineapple Shaped Lamps, $5. 111 Grace St., www.guerillatheatre.com or 910-341-0001 BRUNSWICK LITTLE THEATRE 2010-11 “The 25th annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,” 7:30pm, 10/15-17, 22-24, and 3pm Sun. matinees. Limited seating; call for reservations. Tickets: 1-800-754-1050, ext 416 • “The Mad Adventures of Mr. Toad” from ‘The Wind in the Willows,’ presented by Stagestruck players, youth theatre. 7:30 pm, 2/25-27, 3/4-6, and Sun. matinees, 3pm. Both theatre productions at Odell Williamson Auditorium Event Center, Brunswick Community College, Thom Clemmons: 910-5244869 • Musical Review in Franklin Square Park. Free show under the stars, 5/2011 (exact dates TBA.) PORCH THEATRE COMPANY Porch Theatre Company & Front Street Brewery present “Clue! Mystery Dinner Theatre: Halloween Special.” Thurs., 10/21 and 28, 6:30pm. Facepaced, family-friendly whodunnit adaptation of the game. Suspicious characters, deadly weapons and sinister rooms. Adults: $40 or Kids: $20. 910-232-6611 or porchtheatre.com. Front Street Brewery Restaurant, 9 N. Front St., downtown. Costumes welcomed! Celebrity and youth judges to pick the best dressed! Prizes: complimentary nights at Angie’s Bed and Breakfast in Historic Downtowns Wilmington, iPod, collection of Celia Rivenbark’s books, and gift certificates to local eateries!

Comedy COMEDY COMPETITION Cabineer’s Promotions presents Promoters Comedy Competition, 10/9, Wilmington Sportsmen’s Club. Hosted by Comedian DS Sanders from BET’s Def Comedy Jam. Casting upcoming comedians from all over the east coast for a chance to win a multi comedy tour, cash prize and to perform for promoters from surrounding cities. Audience participation welcome. $15 adv. or $20 at the door after. 910-200-3683. NUTT ST. COMEDY ROOM Every week at Nutt St: Tues./Wed. Improv w/the “Nutt House” troupe, $5;Thurs. Open Mic Standup; Fri. and Sat.: Nationally Touring Comedians:.

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An Arts for Awareness Benefit Show for the Rape Crisis Center of Coastal Horizons Center, Inc. will take place on the 13th of November at the Upper Room in the Tileston Building on Ann Street. Auditions for the show get underway on October 14th, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., for dancers, musicians, singers, artists and actors. Head to Techniques in Motion in the Village at Monkey Junction. (910) 392-6936. Schedule: 10/8: Scott Angrave. 8pm, doors; 9pm show, $8/$10 • 10/15-16: Steve Hofstetter, 8pm doors; 9pm show. $8/$10 • 10/29-30: Todd Barry. 29: one show at 8pm, doors; 9pm, show. 30: two shows, 1st, 7pm doors and 8pm show; 2nd, 9:30 doors; 10pm show. Special event-tickets $15 advance/day of. • 11/12-13: Justice League of Comedy. 8pm, doors; 9pm, show. $8/10 • 11/1920: Jesse Joyce. 8pm doors; 9pm show. $10/$12 • 12/3-4: Vic Henle . 8pm doors; 9pm show. $10/12. 255 N. Front St., basement of Soapbox. www.nuttstreet.com. 910-520-5520 I AM COMIC Join the Cucalorus Film Festival for a screening of “I Am Comic!” “Laugh, chuckle, giggle, snicker, hoot, snort. Through unprecedented interviews, exclusive backstage access, and wonderful cheesy animation, take the harrowing journey with Ritch Shydner as he seeks to recapture the magic.” 10/7, 7pm, Nutt St. Comedy Room! $5 Open-mic stand-up afterward.

NC SYMPHONY AUDITIONS NC Symphony auditions for Second Young AllStars Orchestra: Exclusive chamber orchestras for advanced high school musicians are led by Music Director Grant Llewellyn in partnership with the Triangle’s Philharmonic Association. Accepted students will participate in a week of intensive rehearsals with Maestro Llewellyn and intimate sectional rehearsals with North Carolina Symphony musicians before a final public performance. Two orchestras will be formed this concert season, the first offering a winter performance in Meymandi Concert Hall on Sun., 1/30, 2pm, and the final program will feature Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Robert Ward’s Symphony No. 3 and close with Mozart’s “Haffner” Symphony, No. 35. Spring orchestra will perform in Edenton Street United Methodist Church. Sun, 5/15, 2pm. Church’s organist, Josh Dumbleton, will perform Poulenc’s Organ Concerto with the Young All-Stars; program will also include the music of Haydn and Mozart. NC high school students, ages 14-19, audition at Meymandi Concert Hall in downtown Raleigh’s Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts. Auditions for winter orchestra: Sat., 10/9; spring orchestra, Tues., 2/8, and Sat 2/12. Participation fee: $50. Application: www.ncsymphony.org/education. JOHN TESH LIVE Thalian Hall Center for the Performing Arts, Inc. presents John Test Live in Concert., Sat., 10/9, 4pm and 8pm. Feat. his unique, lush musical style on the concert grand piano, peppered with lots of great humor and his own recipes for life. Tickets: $30-$60, Thalian Hall Main Stage. 310 Chestnut St. (910) 632-2285 or www.thalianhall.org. CHAMBER DUO CONCERT Mon., 10/11, 7:30pm, feat. cellist Emanuel Gruber and pianist Kelko Sekino, piano. $5 general public or free to students with valid UNCW ID. UNCW Beckwith Recital Hall, Cultural Arts Building. Tickets are available at the Cultural Arts building

box office starting at 6:30pm, Mon., 10/11. DEPT OF MUSIC JAZZ CONCERT UNCW’s Dept of Jazz Concert held Wed., 10/13, 7:30pm, at UNCW beckwith Recital Hall, Cultural Arts Building, Randall Dr. Tickets: 6:30pm, 13th at box office. Feat.: Jerald Shynett, trombone; Jim Ketch, trumpet; Stephen Anderson, piano; Jeffry Eckels, bass; and Ross Pederson, drums. PERPETUAL GROOVE Perpetual Groove at Greenfield Lake Amphitheatre, 10/15, 8:30pm, with local outfit Sci-Fi. Playing jazz-rock, neo-psychedelia, R&B, trance electronica, progressive rock, and anthemic arena rock, their large catalog of original music offers something for everyone, but the band is also known for their eclectic range of covers, including everything from Peter Gabriel to Modest Mouse to Michael Jackson. The addition of a professional light show and stage production creates an atmosphere unlike any other. Tickets: $15. All ages. 910-341-4604 ROCK FOR THE CURE Fourth annual Rock for the Cure breast cancer benefit concert presented by the UNCW Communication Studies Society, Fri. 10/15, 710pm, second floor of The Reel Café in downtown Wilmington. Admission is $5; all proceeds benefit the New Hanover Regional Medical Center Foundation’s Pink Ribbon Project. The Schoolboys, a local classic and modern rock band, will provide entertainment. www.student. uncw.edu/rockforthecure. ANGELA EASTERLING Angela Easterling is palying at the Historic Amuzu Theatre, downtown, Southport, NC, 10/17, 79pm. Angela’s latests CD, “Blacktop Road,” is on the top 40 of Americana Music. Tickets are $15 each to benefit the restoration of the Historic Theatre at 111 Howe Street. ACOUSTIC SOUP Acoustic Soup: an evening of music, art and wine,

Music/Concerts WILMINGTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 2010-11 concert season, led by Steven Errante. 10/9, 8pm: Faculty Showcase, a richly varied musical evening highlighting appearances by distinguished members of the UNCW Department of Music faculty. Feat. guest soloists: Joe Chambers, drums; Pawel Izdebski, bass; Nancy King, soprano; Robert Nathanson, guitar; John Rack, timpani; Barry David Salwen, piano. Kenan Auditorium, UNCW campus. Music catalogue: Rick Kvistad’s Concerto for Timpani and Chamber Orchestra, Beethoven’s Symphony No. 8, Joaquin Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez, Gerald Finzi’s Eclogue and Verdi’s “Il lacerato spirito” from Simon Boccanegra, Richard Strauss’ “Breit’ über mein Haupt” and Mozart’s duet “Ich gehe, doch rathe ich dir” from The Abduction from the Seraglio, as well as George Gershwin’s classic “Gone, Gone, Gone” from Porgy & Bess. Dinner buffet before the concert, 6pm, Madeline Suite; $28/person. RSVP: (910) 791-9262. Concert tickets: (910) 962-3500. www.wilmingtonsymphony.org. BEAUTY AND THE BEAT Roots/Americana/Blues, Wed., 10/6, 7:30pm. Concerts at 128 South. Beauty and the Beat, feat. DeBlois Milledge and Danny Campbell, andlocal singer/songwriter Travis Shallow, with pedal steel player Richard Welch. $15; kids under 10, free. 128 South Front Street. RSVP: www.concertat128south. com or info@concertat128south.com or 919-8866889. JAMES GILES Fri, 10/8, 7:30pm, James Giles, piano. Giles has commissioned and premiered works by William Bolcom, C. Curtis-Smith, Stephen Hough, Lowell Liebermann, Ned Rorem, Augusta Read Thomas, Earl Wild and James Wintle. Most of these new works are featured on Giles’s Albany Records release American Virtuoso. A native of NC, Giles studied with Byron Janis at the Manhattan School of Music, Jerome Lowenthal at the Juilliard School, Nelita True at the Eastman School of Music, and Robert Shannon at Oberlin College. Available at Box Office, an hour before: $5 general public / free to students with valid UNCW ID. UNCW Beckwith Recital Hall, Cultural Arts building.

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Sat., 10/23, 6pm-midnight. Featuring Lucian & Jules, The Stonewalls, Scantron, Zeke Roland, Jason Ross, Michaela Basilio, and My Wonderful Machine. Monthly fun-raising musical event, creativelyÂ coupledÂ withÂ wineÂ sampling,Â raffles,Â auctions, prizes, tap dancing, live painting and an artist area where local artists will sell their creative wares. $2 donation appreciated w/proceeds benefittingÂ ArtÂ Soup.Â Â TakesÂ placeÂ atÂ TheÂ CalicoÂ Room, 107 S. Front St. 910-620-2047 or www. art-soup.org THATâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;SÂ AÂ CAPELLAÂ 10/30,Â 7:30pm:Â AzaleaÂ CoastÂ ChorusÂ ofÂ SweetÂ AdelinesÂ InternationalÂ presentsÂ â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;sÂ AÂ Cappella,â&#x20AC;?Â aÂ showÂ inÂ fourÂ partÂ harmony.Â JoinÂ these sassy gals as they create an ingenious method to send a gift of Barbershop harmony to the troops overseas.Featured guest artists include Kevin Lee-y Green with his TechMoja Dance and TheaterÂ Company.Â CityÂ StageÂ atÂ LevelÂ Five,Â 21Â N.Â FrontÂ St.Â $12;Â $10/seniors,Â studentsÂ (w/ID).Â Â (910)Â 342-0272 TAKEÂ THEÂ LAKEÂ MUSICÂ FESTIVALÂ WinocaÂ RecordsÂ presentsÂ â&#x20AC;&#x153;TakeÂ theÂ LakeÂ MusicÂ Festivalâ&#x20AC;?Â atÂ GreenfieldÂ LakeÂ Amphitheater,Â 10/30,Â 1-10pm, feat. best local and regional music acts: Onward,Â Soldiers,Â CharlieÂ theÂ Horse,Â MandolinÂ Orange, Holy Ghost Tent Revival, Dirty Bourbon River Show, The Kingston Springs, Rayland Baxter and more. Local and/or organic food and drinks. Wide range of community organizations on site with booths set up to educate the greater Wilmington population about the creative endeavors abound in their community, including FullÂ BellyÂ Project,Â CucalorusÂ andÂ more.Â FamilyÂ event; children under15, free. Day-long passes: $20Â atÂ www.winocarecords.com.Â PortionÂ ofÂ theÂ proceeds used to reinvigorate the collective efforts of the creative community in Wilmington, â&#x20AC;&#x153;CreativeÂ Wilmington,â&#x20AC;?Â cwilmington.com.Â MUSICÂ INSTRUCTIONÂ Â Music instruction at Modern Music with Lucian Rowland, who has 20 years experience as a professional recording and performing musician.Â PrivateÂ lessonsÂ Â availableÂ forÂ guitar,Â mandolin,Â banjo,Â andÂ bass.Â (910)Â 508-1111Â orÂ rockinrowland@hotmail.com. ZOMBIEFESTÂ 2010Â SpaceÂ 13Â presentsÂ â&#x20AC;&#x153;Â ZombiefestÂ 2010Â â&#x20AC;&#x153;Â HalloweenÂ music throw-down., Sat., 10/30, feat. John Howie Jr.Â andÂ theÂ Sweathearts;Â TheÂ PhantomÂ Playboys;Â TheÂ Noseriders;Â andÂ DexterÂ RomweberÂ Duo.Â $100 grand prize Halloween costume contest (costumesÂ areÂ notÂ requiredÂ forÂ entry).Â AlsoÂ showingÂ Zombie movies behind the bands all night long. Special appearance by the roller girls. Space 13, aÂ design/buildÂ studioÂ warehouse,Â 1827Â BurnettÂ Blvd.Â (intersectionÂ ofÂ 3rdÂ St.Â andÂ CarolinaÂ BeachÂ Rd. and Front St.. Doors at 7pm; showtime at 8pm.Â $10.Â AlcoholicÂ bevsÂ served.Â

Dance BALLROOMÂ DANCESPORTÂ LESSONSÂ Two mew classes Beginner Ballroom starts week ofÂ 10/18,Â alsoÂ Shag,Â Cha-Cha,Â WeddingÂ Prep,Â & Salsa. Special enroll before 10/14. Friday NightÂ DanceÂ ClubÂ everyÂ FridayÂ 7:30-10:30pm,Â $7Â orÂ $5/collegeÂ w/id.Â LessÂ thanÂ 1Â mileÂ fromÂ UNCW.Â 4523Â FranklinÂ Ave,Â Singles/Couples.Â AcrossÂ fromÂ CinemaÂ Dr,Â cornerÂ KerrÂ &Â Franklin.Â www. BallroomDanceSportNC.comÂ 910Â 799-2001 BABSÂ MCDANCEÂ Month of October, new four-week sessions, includingÂ newÂ classes:Â Bachata,Â Thurs,Â 8pm;Â HipHopÂ onÂ Thurs,Â 7pm.Â NewÂ CombinationsÂ ofÂ classes:Â WestÂ CoastÂ SwingÂ andÂ HustleÂ Â onÂ Wed,Â 8pm.Â Two-StepÂ andÂ EastÂ CoastÂ SwingÂ onÂ Thurs,Â 6pm â&#x20AC;˘ 10/29: We are looking for Zombies to dance Thriller. Thriller class, Sat, noon.www. babsmcdance.com WILMINGTONÂ SINGLESÂ CLUBÂ 10/8,Â DJÂ BuddyÂ Langley,Â Am.Â Legion,Â PostÂ 10Â â&#x20AC;˘Â 10/15,Â NoÂ DanceÂ Â â&#x20AC;˘Â 10/22:Â TheÂ ModernÂ KnightsÂ band,Â Â Am.Â Legion,Â PostÂ 10;Â CasualÂ DressÂ DanceÂ NightÂ â&#x20AC;˘Â 10/29:Â TheÂ CountryÂ RoadsÂ Band,Â Am.Â Legion,Â PostÂ 10;Â MasqueradeÂ BallÂ Dance.Â DuringÂ Oct.Â bringÂ cannedÂ orÂ dryÂ foodÂ forÂ â&#x20AC;&#x153;SinglesÂ FightingÂ Hunger.â&#x20AC;?Â Â MembersÂ $8/guestsÂ $10.Â www.

wilmingtonsingles.blogspot.com. Kathleen: (910)Â 232-3315.Â

cornerÂ ofÂ SouthÂ 17thÂ St.Â &Â IndependenceÂ Blvd.Â www.surfertango.com

AZALEAÂ COASTÂ NCÂ USAÂ DANCEÂ SocialÂ DanceÂ andÂ lessonÂ hostedÂ byÂ AzaleaÂ CoastÂ NCÂ USAÂ DanceÂ chapterÂ onÂ Sat.,Â 10/9,Â atÂ NewÂ HanoverÂ SeniorÂ Center,Â 2222Â S.Â CollegeÂ Rd.Lesson begins at 6:45pm, taught by Davis Canady.Â Â DanceÂ toÂ customÂ mixÂ ofÂ ballroomÂ /Â LatinÂ music,Â 7:30-10pm.Â AdmissionÂ priceÂ includesÂ lesson,Â noÂ partnerÂ needed.Â $8Â members,Â $10Â non-members,$5Â militaryÂ withÂ ID,Â $3Â studentsÂ withÂ ID.Â (910)Â 799-8566Â orÂ AzaleaCoastDance@ aol.com. www.azaleacoastusadance.org

CHA-CHA/SWINGÂ LESSONSÂ NewÂ HanoverÂ CountyÂ SeniorÂ ResourceÂ Center:Â Weds, through 10/6 12:30:Beginner Ballroom; 10.13-11/3:Â Â 12:30:BeginnerÂ Ballroom;Â 1:30:ChaCha,Â 2:30,Â Swing.Â 2222Â S.Â CollegeÂ Rd,Â Singles/ Couples,Â AdvanceÂ Register:Â 799-2001

TANGOÂ WILMINGTONÂ TangoÂ Wilmington:Â Fri.Â Practicas:Â CarolinaÂ LoungeÂ ofÂ RamadaÂ Inn,Â 5001Â MarketÂ St.,Â 7:30-9:30pmÂ Â $5Â includesÂ beginnersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Â lesson,Â 7:30Ppm.Â After,Â moveÂ toÂ Projekte,Â 3rdÂ andÂ CastleÂ streets,Â downtown,Â forÂ moreÂ dancing!Â â&#x20AC;˘Â Â 4-Wk.Â IntermediateÂ TangoÂ Course,Â BallroomÂ DanceSport, Sun. 10/10, 12/14, 2-3:30, $40 for the set + evening practicas (followed by 7-8:30pmÂ practicasÂ atÂ DorisÂ andÂ Jackâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;sÂ house.Â Ellen:Â eb18781@hotmail.comÂ Â CAPEÂ FEARÂ CONTRAÂ DANCERSÂ CapeÂ FearÂ ContraÂ DancersÂ presentsÂ TuesdayÂ NightÂ ContraÂ DancesÂ everyÂ 2ndÂ andÂ 4thÂ Tues.Â atÂ 7:30-9:30pmÂ atÂ theÂ 5thÂ AveÂ UnitedÂ MethodistÂ Church,Â 409Â SouthÂ 5thÂ Ave.Â inÂ DowntownÂ Wilmington.Â AdmissionÂ isÂ $3;Â offersÂ liveÂ bandÂ and caller, dress casually, family atmosphere with contemporaryÂ AmericanÂ FolkÂ Dance.Â SinglesÂ andÂ couples are invited to come. Date are: 10/12, 26;Â 11/9,2Â 3.Â PhoebeÂ Hood:Â 270-3363.Â SURFERTANGOÂ SurferTango: tango-a dance for the passionate. FridayÂ introÂ lessonsÂ atÂ WilmingtonÂ AthleticÂ ClubÂ 6:15-8:45pm.Â $15Â perÂ couple.Â Wed.Â NightÂ TangoÂ at Midland Seafood, 4106 Oleander Dr. (bar area).Â Lesson:Â 7:30pm;Â dancing:Â 8:30-10pm.Â $5/ person;Â couplesÂ encouraged.Â â&#x20AC;˘Â AlsoÂ teachingÂ 4Â week couples tango class starting Thurs., 10/12, 6:30-8pm,Â LouiseÂ WellsÂ CameronÂ ArtÂ Museum,Â

CAROLINAÂ LOUNGEÂ DANCEÂ LESSONSÂ Â Tues.:Â ShagÂ Night.Â FreeÂ ShagÂ LessonsÂ withÂ BradÂ White.Â BeginnerÂ 7:30pm,Â IntermediateÂ 8pm.Â Dancing till 11pm. $5 cover. â&#x20AC;˘ Thurs.: free Line Dance Lessons with Barbara Braakâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Beach, 7:30pmÂ andÂ country,Â 9:30pm.Â $5Â cover.Â ComingÂ Thurs,Â 11/4:Â BandÂ ofÂ Oz,Â 8:30pm.Â â&#x20AC;˘Â Fri.:Â SalsaÂ Night.Â BeginsÂ withÂ ArgentineÂ TangoÂ Lessons,Â 7:30pm.Â $5Â cover. Salsa Lessons, 9:30pm & DJ Lalo. Open till 2:30am. â&#x20AC;˘ Sat.: Salsa w/DJ LaLo, free, 9pm till close.Â CarolinaÂ Lounge,Â 910Â 791-7595. BELLYDANCEÂ CLASSESÂ Bellydance classes held Thurs. evenings, 6:307:30pmÂ atÂ theÂ FirehouseÂ PilatesÂ Studio.Â Marie:Â 910-620-3566 or divyawaters@yahoo.com CAROLINAÂ SHAGÂ CLUBÂ Â DJs play favorite beach music and shag tunes everyÂ Sat,Â 8pmÂ toÂ close.Â $4/members;Â $6/guests.Â CarolinaÂ ShagÂ Club,Â 103Â N.Â LakeÂ ParkÂ Blvd.Â CarolinaÂ Beach,Â NCÂ 620-4025 BABSÂ MCDANCEÂ NEWÂ SCHEDULEÂ Â 7-8pmÂ â&#x20AC;˘Â BasicÂ Shag:Â Tues.Â 6-7pmÂ â&#x20AC;˘Â NightÂ ClubÂ TwoÂ Step:Â Tues.Â 7-8pmÂ â&#x20AC;˘Â BasicÂ Salsa:Â Tues.Â 7-8pmÂ â&#x20AC;˘Â ProgressingÂ Salsa:Â Tues.Â 8-9:30pmÂ â&#x20AC;˘Â SwingÂ &Â Lindy:Â Wed.Â 6-7pmÂ â&#x20AC;˘Â ChaÂ Cha:Â Wed.Â 7-8pmÂ â&#x20AC;˘Â Mambo:Â Wed.Â 8-9:30pmÂ â&#x20AC;˘Â Waltz:Â ThursdaysÂ 67pmÂ â&#x20AC;˘Â ProgressingÂ Shag:Â Thurs.Â 7-8pmÂ â&#x20AC;˘Â Foxtrot:Â Thurs.Â 7-8pmÂ â&#x20AC;˘Â ArgentineÂ Tango:Â Thurs.Â 8-9:30pm.Â CheckÂ outÂ fullÂ scheduleÂ atÂ babsmcdance.com.Â

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New work by Darren Mulvenna & Jay Edge in the Sofa Lounge at Caprice Bistro. Local artists and a local art space merge with a fresh layer of perspective, as both artists work at Caprice, earning their bread and paint here. Works on display in October. 10 Market St. PROJEKTE Ongoing events: Sun., 6-8pm, Figure Drawing, $10. • Mon, Yoga Class ; 6:30-7:30pm, “paywhat-you-can”; Tues: Yoga Class, 6:30-7:30pm, “pay-what-you-can”; Belly-Dancing Class, 7:30-9pm, $15/class or $50/4 classes. • Wed.: African Drum Class, 6:30-7:30pm, $10; 1st Wed. ea. month: Diva Made—a discussion group for and about creative women ; 7:30-9pm, free event. • Thurs: Wine tasting, 6-8pm, free. Every other Thursday: Thursday Theater, 7-9pm, Projekte Jazz, feat. the CFCC Jazz Ensemble, 9pm-midnight, free. • Fri: Pole Dancing Class, 10:30am, $20/ class. Projekte Rock ; 8:30 - 11pm, a free event. 1st Friday of every month: Drum Circle, 7-9m, free. Jazz in the Projekte, 9pm-midnight, free. 4th Friday of every month: 4th Friday Gallery Walk and Artist reception, 7-9pm, free. • Sat: Projekte Rock, 8:3011pm, free. 2nd Saturday of every month: Creative Exchange, 2-5pm, $15 for booth rental for artists, free to public. • Fri., 10/8: “Expose’d” Art Exhibit opening / Dance ForLiberation Charity Fundraiser Event, feat. music and art, 6pm-midnight, free. • Sat., 10/9: “BLACKS The Band CD Release Event,” feat. art, live music and burlesque show, 7pm-midnight, free • Sat. 10/23: “Full Moon Goddess Gala,” feat. music, poetry, workshops and crafts, 2-9:30pm, $3 and some activities are “pay-what-you-can.” • Fri. 10/29: “Paperazzi” Art Opening ; 6pm-midnight, free event. 523 South 3rd St. 910-352-0236 or theprojekte@gmail.com. ART IN THE ARBORETUM Art in the Arboretum, Sat., 10/9-10, 10am-4pm. Works of fine art will enhance nature’s color palette when two days of visual arts, crafts and music happen amidst some of the area’s loveliest acreage. Showcasing dozens of new and returning

painters, sculptors and artisans at 6206 Oleander Dr, part of the New Hanover County Cooperative Ext. complex. Live performances by popular local musicians, artists’ demonstrations and a plant sale to benefit the Ability Garden program. Tickets: $5 ea.; under 14 free. Available at Arboretum. Artists who want to exhibit: 910-798-7670. www. gardeningnhc.org. WALLS FINE ART GALLERY Oil Painters of America presents Walls Fine Art Gallery as 2010 Eastern Regional Exhibition Host. The exhibition will run 10/14-11/13. Oil Painters of America has a membership of over 3200 artists. With three levels of membership, each attained through a jury process, the organization is focused on the preservation of representational art by providing support and promotion to their members and the art through education, exhibitions, and marketing. Two-day, non-sale, preview, 10am-6pm, 10/14, and 10am3pm on 10/15. Sales begin at the opening, 10/15, 6-10pm. Exhibition includes 90 juried member and signature member paintings, and master signature members. (910)343-1703 or www. wallsgallery.com SPECTRUM ART GALLERY Spectrum Art & Jewelry will be hosting a kids of all ages craft activity with gallery artist Kristin Gibson as part of American Craft Week. Silk Painting, 10/8, 10am-2pm. Materials fee $5/person. All supplies provided, participants take home finished pieces. Proceeds donated to Dreams of Wilmington. Open to the public. Children must be accompanied by an adult. www.spectrumartandjewelry.com UNCW ANN FLACK BOSEMAN GALLERY UNCW’s Ann Flack Boseman Galleryannounces its 2010-11 exhibition calendar, covering a diverse collection of media. • Junk to Funk, 10/14-11/5, w/reception Thurs., 10/14, 6-7:30pm, Boseman Gallery (Fisher University Union, 2nd Floor). Department of Theatre’s professor Mark Sorensen will have eco-fashion show inspired by the book

“No Impact Man,” UNCW’s common reading experience choice, displays student-made trashto-treasure couture. Bringing together the frivolous world of fashion and the environmental need to reduce our carbon footprint, reuse materials that will go to water, this exhibit marries opposite

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Sat., 11/20, 11am-5pm: 10th Art for the Masses, feat. local fine art for $25-$250. A one-day event for local fine artists to sell their work directly to the public. No gallery, no middleman, no wine, no cheese, just hardcore capitalism. Artists set-up: Fri., 11/19, 3-8pm. Location to be determined. Reg fee, $75; deadline: 5pm, 10/29. Jenni Harris: aftm@creativewilmington.com NO BOUNDAIRES No Boundaries International Artist Colony presents “No Boundaries Retrospective” at The Art Gallery of the Cultural Arts Building on the UNCW campus. A 12-year retrospective showcasing all participating international artists since 1998, UNCW Cultural Art’s Building. Hangs through 11/5. • A reknowned artist from our Wilmington Sister City in Belize, as well as artists from Spain, Brazil, Australia, Scotland, and the United States will paint on Bald Head Island 11/5–19, at the seventh No Boundaries International Art Colony. The goal of No Boundaries is to give artists and the community a forum for free expression and cross-cultural dialogue. No Boundaries is essential to the global community in its ability to imagine and realize a future filled with diverse voices that are heard with empathy. The fruits of this dynamic meeting will be shared with the public in an exhibition at Acme Art Studios with an Exhibition Gala, Sat., 11/20, 6-10pm.

Spectrum Art Gallery will be celebrating American Craft Week on the 9th with Kristin Gibson’s silk painting class, taking place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The fee is only $5 and includes materials, which will be used to construct a finished product for participants to keep. Open to the public, children are welcomed as long as they’re accompanied by an adult. Proceeds will be donated to DREAMS. www.spectrumartandjewelry.com. theories. Shane Fernando,(910) 962-7972 or fernandol@uncw.edu. ACME ART STUDIOS Through 10/16: Allan Nance, 40 Years Painting America—A Retrospective. Opening Fri., 9/24, 6-9pm. Live Music by Roger Davis and others. Show closing party, Sat., 10/16, 3-7pm. Inspired from driving back roads and sleeping in a motor home—seeing the loss of buildings, farms and homes that generations before created. Feat. paintings of “The Vanishing American Scene. “ ACME Art Studios, 711 N. 5th Ave. 791-8956 or 620-5367 ART FOR THE MASSES

OUTWARD AND WITHIN Art Soup and Tidal Creek Coop present “Outward & Within,” new works from Elizabeth Bender and Tatyana Kulida Shelley. An art exhibition of landscapes and watercolors. Hangs through 10/31. Tidal Creek Coop: 5329 Oleander Dr., Suite 204. 910-799-2667. Steven Gibbs 910-620-2047. LET’S FACE IT Elizabeth Darrow’s “Let’s Face It,” new figurative paintings in oil, fresh array of characters, both humorous and poignant, set in her colorful world of gesture, pattern, and texture. 621N4TH Gallery.

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Museums BATTLESHIP Needed: Volunteers for Ghost Ship 2010, 10/8-9, 15-16, 22-23, and 29-30. Tours: 710:pm nightly. Volunteers must be available during the entire event time slot, but not every night.Â ScheduelingÂ ofÂ specificÂ nightsÂ willÂ comeÂ at a later date. If the event runs past 10pm, volunteers are expected to stay until the last tour groupÂ hasÂ finished.Â VolunteersÂ mustÂ beÂ availableÂ before each night they are working for costumes and make-up, and to attend the rehearsals which will be set at a later date. Depending on the size of the group the Battleship will give a sizeable donation to the organization that provides the groups. Hwys 17/74/76/421 on the Cape Fear River across from historic downtown Wilmington. Hrs: 8am-5pm (Labor Day to Memorial Day Weekend) and 8am-8pm (Memorial Day Weekend to Labor Day). Ticket sales stop one hour before closing. www.battleshipnc.com BURGWIN WRIGHT HOUSE 18th century Burgwin-Wright House Museum in the heart of Wilmingtonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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. NC AQUARIUM EXHIBITS: Thank the ocean through a breathtaking new exhibit. The Aquarium installed its â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thank You Oceanâ&#x20AC;? exhibit showcasing photography of stingÂ rays,Â waves,Â fishermenÂ andÂ suchÂ byÂ worldfamous photographers Scott Marshall, Logan Mock-Bunting and DJ Struntz. The exhibit is developed on the spirit of the Thank You Ocean campaign,Â aÂ nonprofitÂ partnershipÂ betweenÂ theÂ StateÂ ofÂ California,Â NOAAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;sÂ OfficeÂ ofÂ NationalÂ Marine Sanctuaries and the Ocean Communicators Alliance. Admission: $8 ages 13-61; $7 ages 62 and up; $6 ages 3-12. Free for children under 2; registered groups of N.C. school children, and NC Aquarium Society members. EVENTS: Behind the Scenes Tours, Mommy and Me, Extended Behind the Scenes Tours, Canoeing the Salt Marsh, Breakfast and Dinner with the Fishes, Aquarist Apprentice and more. Pre-reg. for programs! 458-7468; 900 Loggerhead Rd. Kure Beach. ncaquariums.com CAPE FEAR MUSEUM EXHIBITS: Grooming: Glimpse a selection of personal grooming items, as you explore treasures from Cape Fear Museumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s collection. From wooden

hair curlers to strawberry lip gloss, discover objects that help tell the stories of grooming through time. â&#x20AC;˘ Going To The Movies: Experience the history of a century of movie-going in the Lower Cape Fear region. Explore where people went to the movies. Discover how the theater experience has changed over the years. Watch some of the firstÂ filmsÂ localÂ residentsÂ mayÂ haveÂ seen.Â â&#x20AC;˘Â LandÂ of the Longleaf Pine: Step into the forest and be transported to a time centuries ago. Explore the longstanding presence of Native Americans in the area, discover why Europeans came to the region, and learn how people made a living from the longleaf pine. Discover colonial Wilmington, while â&#x20AC;&#x153;window shoppingâ&#x20AC;? in a merchantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s store and examining imported goods that arrived on ships to Wilmingtonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bustling port. Explore life during the American Revolution, as you experience different perspectives on independence. EVENTS: Volunteer OpenÂ HouseÂ heldÂ firstÂ Wed.Â ofÂ mo.Â OpportunitiesÂ are available in museum store, working with the historic collection, and as an education docent. â&#x20AC;˘ New Hanover County Residentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day: Residents

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Bottega Art Gallery is now accepting submissions of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Horror Shortsâ&#x20AC;? for their Halloween party, wherein theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be showing the films throughout the evening. The event will take place on October 30th, so get to work. Films must be less than 15 minutes, on DVD fomat and submitted by next week, on October 15th. For more information, call Sandy at (910) 763-3737. admittedÂ freeÂ firstÂ Sun.Â ea.Â mo.Â â&#x20AC;˘Â LearningÂ Center:Â Weird ScienceSat., 10/16, 23, 30. Explore strange and sometimes slimy science with fun, hand-on experiments.Open Saturdays 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Free w/admission. Appropriate ages 5-12. Parental participation is required. â&#x20AC;˘ SciFest, Sat. 10/9, 10am4pm. Visit hands-on activity stations throughout the museum and conduct experiments with local scientists. $3 members; $5 nonmembers. â&#x20AC;˘ Cape Fear Skies: Fall Constellations, Sun., 10/17, 1:30, 2:30 & 3:30pm. Venture into Cape Fear Museumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s portable planetarium and explore the night sky in the daytime. Investigate fall constellations and discover how to locate these â&#x20AC;&#x153;seasonal pictures.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;˘ Hours: 9am-5pm Tues-Sat. and 1-5pm, Sun. As of 9/7: Museum closed Mondays until Memorial Day 2011. Winter hrs: Tues-Sat, 9am-5pm; Sun, 1-5pm. Admission is $6 for adults; $5 for students with valid ID and senior citizens; $5 special military rate with valid military ID; $3 for children 3-17; and free for children under 3. Members always free. 814 Market St. CHILDRENâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S MUSEUM OF WILMINGTON Activities vary every day of the week: Messy Mondays and Exploration Stations, Kids Cooking Club and Fetch!, Muddy Buddies and Toddler Time, Cardio Chaos, Gross Saturdays and Gardening Club! 16 Orange St. (910) 243-3534. www. playwilmington.org WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH MUSEUM The Wrightsville Beach Museum of History, housed in the turn of the century Myers Cottage, exists to preserve and to share the history of Wrightsville Beach.Â VisitorsÂ toÂ theÂ cottageÂ willÂ findÂ aÂ scaleÂ modelÂ 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. 303 W. Salisbury St. www.wbmuseum.com. WILMINGTON RAILROAD MUSEUM Explore railroad history and heritage, especially of the Atlantic Coast Line, headquartered in Wilmington for more than 130 years. Interests and activities for all ages including historical exhibits,