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Encore reviewers Anghus Houvouras and Gwenyfar Rohler will duke it out this October, as they premiere two original, Halloween-themed productions on stages downtown. Rohler’s “Death Bed: The Play That Bites” will open October 23 at Cape Fear Playhouse, and Houvouras’ “Dine and Dash” will debut as one of three one-act plays at TheatreNOW, starting October 3. Cover photo by Holland Dotts; logo by Kyle Peeler.

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omewhere over the rainbow—atop a beautiful mountain—The Land of Oz comes to life again for one weekend a year. “Autumn at Oz” is a magical experience in the western part of NC, when the now-defunct Land of Oz theme park reopens to the public. Dorothy and friends dance on the yellow brick road and even the Wicked Witch of the West is back in her castle.

In 1970 the Land of Oz theme park opened to much fanfare at the misty peak of Beech Mountain. The project was developed to capture tourism money in the summer months. Beech Mountain Ski Resort on the other side of the mountain was producing well for the winter. Like Tweetsie Railroad (also owned by the same people), Land of Oz was an experience-driven park with singing, dancing and a narrative to carry visitors throughout its splendor. It wasn’t filled with roller coasters; the only ride was the balloon

ski lift that took visitors home after seeing Emerald City and meeting the wizard.

In the mid-‘70s arsonists set fire to the park and destroyed major portions of Emerald City, along with most of the museum that housed original costumes and other memorabilia form the movie.

Though Land of Oz managed to re-open, the park only made it another few years after the fire before closing permanently in 1980. Much of the property has now become a housing development by Emerald Mountain Properties. What is left of Land of Oz sits alone atop Beech Mountain.

I became fascinated by Land of Oz while I was a college student at nearby Appalachian State University, where one of the popular pastimes was to break into Oz at night and wander around. In a weird way, the nostalgia and the mystique around the abandoned park made it more appealing. It’s also

Taking a trip along the neglected yellow brick road to the Land of Oz By: Gwenyfar rohler

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added to its tourist draw today. While I may never drive across the state to visit an open and operational Wizard of Oz theme park, the opportunity to visit one with all the charm of being neglected has tugged at me for years.

When I discovered I could rent the whole park and enjoy it unimpeded (instead of having to trespass or jostle crowds), it became an obsession to see and do. Though I had been all along the yellow brick road during college, I had never been inside Dorothy’s house. During the summer I finally saw the fascinating, mysterious, white structure up close and personal.

From a theatrical standpoint, the park’s creation and especially Dorothy’s house is incredibly impressive. At some point in the mid-‘90s, the house was renovated enough to actually be usable instead of just a show piece. A refrigerator and stove were installed, as well as a working bathroom. This was done to make it appealing as a shortterm furnished rental (it can be rented as a vacation property from June through December, starting at $165 a night, $400 for a two-night weekend, or $1,000 for the week).

Still, for all intents and purposes, it’s a stage set or an amusement-park funhouse, with all the original set dressing still there. It is eerie, but it’s wonderful.

“We are thinking about this wrong,” my dear friend Anthony Lawson mused. It was early July when Anthony, Ryan Trimble and I were standing in front of Dorothy’s house in Oz. Jock was drinking a beer on the porch and enjoying the view—which put the best overlooks along the Blue Ridge Parkway to shame.

“We keep thinking of this as the beginning, but it’s a reveal.,” Anthony said, gesturing behind us to the house. “You came in through the petting zoo, go to the gazebo and then came through the trees, and this is the reveal.”

He was right, of course. After years of talking about Land of Oz and how much I wanted to go with some friends, I finally rented the park. Anthony, Ryan and I were busy piecing together what the park would have been like when operational. Winding along the path from the petting zoo was a beautiful gazebo perched on an overlook. It was designed to be a place for a moment of reflection. It used to house a bronze bust of Judy Garland and Toto. The designers of the park wanted people to have an opportunity to pay their respects to the girl who immortalized Dorothy Gale.

“Look, then you come through the woods and it’s a reveal,” Anthony iterated. “Remember, they didn’t drive up like we did; they parked down the mountain.”

Dorothy’s white farm house, with its beautifully manicured lawn and Tin Man sculpture sitting on a stump, would have looked incredibly magical to anyone, especially a small child. Hell, it looked magical to me at 34! I squealed with delight when we drove up the day before. The inside of the house was decorated to be a turn-of-the-century prairie

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Heartfelt amusEments: The Land of Oz takes visitors back to a magical world where the Tin Man resides. Photo by Gwenyfar Rohler.

parlor. It had a kitchen with a cast-iron stove, and bedrooms for Dorothy, Uncle Henry and Aunt Em. When Oz was open, the announcement of a tornado on the horizon would cue guests to go down a staircase to the storm cellar.

They would be exposed to a combination of sound effects, black lights and projected images that created the illusion of the house flying through the tornado. As they exited, they would be led out a different door, through a replica of the house that looked like it had been tossed to hell and back: Chairs and tables were over turned, pictures shattered, a door ripped off its hinges, and Dorothy’s room looked exactly the way it did in that famous scene in the movie. When visitors opened the front door to leave, the front yard was gone, and the yellow brick road rose to greet them.

Today, they petting zoo no longer exists, but during Autumn at Oz—which takes place October 4 and 5—visitors can still visit Dorothy’s gazebo and experience the tornado that takes them to the magic. Though it has been 34 years since Oz closed to the public, on this one weekend a year, the Scarecrow will dance and sing, the Tin Man is saved by the oil can, the Cowardly Lion comes out of his den to meet people and the big, scary world, as the Wicked Witch casts spells from her castle. At the gates of Emerald City the keeper guards the doors, and a machine with levers hides behind a curtain. Souvenirs, face-painting, food, and drink make it a full-blown festival, too.

Tickets for Autumn at Oz are limited to 7,000 per year, and they sell fast at $35. But the experience is priceless. Head to www. emeraldmtn.com for more information.

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New Frontiers in American Vacuousness The WE cable network disclosed in August that it had ordered a nine-episode adaptation of a British series, “Sex Box,” in which a couple enters a large opaque chamber on stage and has intercourse. The pair, pre- and post-coitally, are clothed and seated before a panel of probably D-List celebrities, and will respond to questions and comment on their feelings and techniques (likely enduring praise and criticisms about their “work”). The series will debut sometime in 2015. (However, as the Daily Beast website pointed out, it might also be true that still, in 2015, even a splitsecond’s glimpse of a female nipple on any broadcast TV show would create a national scandal.)

The Entrepreneurial Spirit The “trendy” 25hours Hotel Bikini Berlin, located adjacent to the Berlin Zoo and offering some of the best views of the city from its floor-to-ceiling windows, has famously positioned the rest rooms of its Monkey Bar in front of the windows, also, and those heeding nature’s call are clearly visible to gawkers.

Guests are merely warned, by the Trip Advisor website and by the hotel itself (with the admonition, “Please be careful. Not only the monkeys are watching”).

London designer Gigi Barker recently unveiled the Skin chair (priced at the equivalent of about $2,500), made of leather but with a “pheromone-impregnated silicone base” that makes it feel (and smell, perhaps) like one is “lounging in the fleshy, comforting folds of

a man’s belly.” The Skin was scheduled for exhibition this month at the London Design Festival.

China’s insurance companies offer some of the world’s quirkiest policies, according to a September Reuters dispatch from Hong Kong.

People’s Insurance Group, for example, will pay out in case a customer’s children display disappointingly “mischievous and destructive” habits. The Ancheng company offers a policy protecting a customer in case his mouth is burned eating “hotpot.” Ping An Insurance Group (actually, the world’s second-largest by market value) has recently offered an “accidental pregnancy before honeymoon” policy, and is one of three companies that competed to sell couples compensation in case a marriage is disrupted by a “concubine.”

Unclear on the Concept New Orleans Juvenile Court Judge Yolanda King, already indicted for falsifying her home address in her 2013 campaign for office, was spotted by a Times-Picayune reporter on Aug. 20 filing three registration papers for the Nov. 4 election in which she swore (under oath) to three different addresses—two of which appeared to be clearly erroneous. Her lawyer told the newspaper that the judge, who was suspended by the Louisiana Supreme Court following her indictment, had merely “misinterpreted” the instructions.

As part of a nationwide distribution of surplus military equipment, 10 Texas school districts eagerly acquired a total of 64 M-16 rifles, 18 M-14s, 25 automatic pistols and magazines capable of holding 4,500 rounds of ammunition. District officials referred generally to the need to protect against school attacks such as the notorious incidents in Colorado and Connecticut, but a local Houston area police chief, seeking to reassure a nervous public, promised that the equipment would be used only by tactically trained officers and that, otherwise, would be locked in the department’s armory. A critic of the program told KHOU-TV that statistically, the typical active-shooter school situation lasts 12 minutes, hardly enough time to get to the armory and load up.

Fine Points of the Law In July, a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit in Detroit, ruling on a judicial corruption complaint, managed to describe the actions of a Michigan state judge, “Hon.” Wade McCree, as “often reprehensible” — in that he had been carrying on a romantic affair with a woman involved in a child custody case he was judging. (The woman, of course, received favorable rulings.) However, the Court of Appeals judges told the unlucky father that McCree cannot be sued because judges are generally immune from lawsuit.

Nick Olivas, 24, is a rare American. At age 14 (an age that, in Arizona, makes him legally incapable of consenting to sex), he fathered a daughter with a 20-year-old woman — paternity that he learned of only two years ago. The mother filed against Olivas for child support

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that now totals $15,000. Olivas is rare in that most states exempt rape victims from childsupport orders — except that, since Olivas never made a police report of the incident, Arizona Child Support Services will not exempt him, and instead has obtained an order garnisheeing his wages at $380 a month.

According to legal scholars consulted by the Associated Press, it is conceivable that Nicole Diggs, of Yonkers, N.Y., even if convicted of negligent homicide in the upcoming trial in the death of her severely disabled 8-year-old daughter, could nevertheless inherit the remains of the child’s $2 million trust fund originally established for her care. Evidence is strong that Diggs had neglected the child’s hygiene and diet for stretches at a time and overtrusted her less-caring new husband with the girl’s well-being, but New York law uniquely still allows, in principle, a convicted mother to inherit from the child as long as she did not “intentionally” harm her.

Least Competent Criminals (1) Clearwater, Florida, police pulled over a “suspicious” car on July 24 and ultimately arrested the driver and his passenger. The back seat was loaded with potted plants — in fact, potted pot plants (i.e., marijuana), so crowded that the leaves and branches of some plants were sticking out of the car’s windows. (2) Daniel Warn, 28, was arrested in July in Costa Mesa, California, and charged with the burglary of an El Pollo Loco restaurant — a caper that was captured on surveillance video.

Police were notified later that day when Warn — wearing the same distinctive hat and bright green shirt worn by the burglar — came to the restaurant to order a meal.

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Jonathan Thomas, 50, was charged with DUI and disorderly conduct in Washington Township, Indiana, in August after driving through two backyards one Friday evening and getting his vehicle stuck in the second.

Police reported that Thomas “show(ed) his teeth to officers” and later “growled” at hospital security staff. Thomas’ day job is director of the Porter County Animal Shelter.

Just Like the Script: (1) In August, a Bradenton, Florida, deputy sheriff was forced to duplicate a classic scene from “Raiders of the Lost Ark” when he was advanced upon by a menacing-looking, samurai-sword-swinging, 31-year-old man. The deputy, perhaps as nonplussed as Indiana Jones was, shot him dead.

(2) Rule No. 9: The 15-year-old granddaughter of Cliven Bundy (the Nevada rancher whose dispute with the federal government caused a notorious standoff in March) told Las Vegas’ KSNV-TV that her dad (Bundy’s son) was withdrawing her from her high school because officials would not allow her to carry a knife on campus. She said her dad has taught his kids (just like “NCIS’s” Leroy Jethro Gibbs) to “always” carry a knife.

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hen Dave Wilson first listened to the record “Train a Comin’” by Steve Earle, he never expected its bluegrass influence would lead him to where he is today: successfully promoting Chatham County Line’s seventh album, “Tightrope.” The small, friendly get-togethers the band once endured, playing tunes out of old, classic songbooks, has turned into something much larger. Chatham County Line tours arenas across the States and overseas. This weekend Motorco Music and 98.3 The Penguin will bring the Raleighbased Americana band back to Wilmington to play Greenfield Lake Amphitheater on Friday, September 26 in support of “Tightrope”—which premiered at number three on the Billboard charts in its first week of release in May. Across seven records—from 2003’s self-titled release on Bonfire Records through the six albums they’ve released on Yep Roc Records since—CCL doesn’t

really follow a formula in music production. In fact, they only focus on the goal to work and write songs together, always. Having banded in 1999 while in their 20s, it’s a natural connection fostered by the fact they’ve essentially grown up together. Today, Dave Wilson (guitar and harmonica), Chandler Holt (banjo and guitar), John Teer (mandolin and fiddle), and Greg Readling (bass, piano and pedalsteel) find personal maturity has led them to infiltrate life experiences into their music.

“We’ve been at this for over a decade,” Wilson says, “and people are getting older.

People are married, and Chandler just had a baby boy. The maturity was more of a reference to us personally as human beings.”

This newfound sophistication can be heard on 2013’s “Western Harmonies.” They collaborated with Norwegian songwriter Jonas Fjeld and even embarked

Chatham County Line play Greenfield Lake Amphitheater By: Shannon McCabe

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sence, this act enjoys building their performances around what’s going on in the moment. Fans can expect to hear a little bit of everything from their catalog—a mixture of old and new hits, including some from Wilson’s personal favorite, “Sight and Sound” (Yep Roc, 2012).

“Y’all have been gracious enough to put [the artwork from ‘Sight and Sound’] on your cover the last two Decembers,” Wilson interjects, referencing the Electric Holiday Tour CCL do annually with other Americana stalwarts like Jay Brown, Zeke Hutchins and Johnny Irion. Yearly, it makes its way to a Wilmington stage. “[The picture] shows us live, doing that thing we do, and tells the audience what they are about to experience.”

That experience includes a quartet of mavericks owning their string instruments and harmonizing lip to lip around their mic, decked out in suits and picking ‘til their hearts’ content.

Opening for them will be songwriter Shannon Whitworth and her partner Barrett Smith in support of their most recent collaborations, “High Tide” and “Bring It on Home.” CCL first came in touch with Whitworth at a festival they played together with the Biscuit Burners—Whitworth’s band before she moved on to her solo career.

“We knew she had an amazing voice,” Wilson says, “and having just seen her…at the Mountain Song Festival, we can tell you that she puts on an amazing show.”

Fans may be treated to an impromptu musical betrothal between the two acts as well. “We’re really looking forward to the Wilmington show,” Wilson says. “We have songs that people respond to, definitely. We’ve had songs used at every sort of get-together you can imagine and just hope that we can keep creating music that people respond to for the rest of our years.”

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on a three-week tour around Norway with Fjeld in support of the album. It topped the charts, so when the band returned to Durham, they headed back to Sound Pure Studios, where they first worked with Fjeld. “Tightrope” was created solely by the band—no music producer, no limited budget.

“Being on our own in the studio has been a very liberating process that lets us experiment much more than we used to,” Wilson says.

“We can take a song, deconstruct it and play it in different ways.”

Though they explored autonomously, they still worked in lyrics and melodies that complemented each other. The title track, “Tightrope,” was influenced by an instrumental that Holt wrote on his banjo. The melody reminded Wilson of a tightrope walker by the way the banjo moved and reverbed. This inspiration left Wilson determined to create lyrics that would deliver the same mind set for listeners just as the melody had impacted him.

In light of their release, CCL will be returning overseas on a nine-day tour around Europe with Chapel Hill-based act Mandolin Orange this November. The two will be making appearances in Belgium, the Netherlands, Norway and the United Kingdom. According to Wilson, people overseas have a real wealth of knowledge for this style of music. Considering bluegrass stems from the Celtic and Irish folk traditions— along with Scottish-fiddle music and banjo from Africa—it felt right for them to return to the mainlands from which it all originated. Though Wilson believes it’s a perk to handle money that looks different from his own currency, he also likes taking time to be a tourist. “We enjoy the sights,” he confirms, “and when we can, [we enjoy] staying with locals to get the feel of a city just as much as the view.”

CCL and Mandolin Orange have ties to the same record label, Yep Roc, and Mandolin Orange manages to attract a large fanbase in Europe. The pairing felt organic. “Mandolin Orange has been a Triangle staple for years and we’ve always loved their sound,” Wilson says.

Before trekking across the pond, CCL will return to southeastern NC this weekend. Though they don’t believe in creating a set list before their shows, the impromptu energy and sharedmic performances infuse a heft of verve. In es-

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—Wired on Wrightsville, 3901-B Wrightsville Ave. Wednesday Night Trivia (7pm; Free)

—Hoplite Pub and Beer Garden, 720 N. Lake Park Blvd.

Karaoke w/ DJ AMP (8pm; Free)

—Locals Tavern, 6213-D Market St. Jeremy Norris (8pm; Free; country)

—Reel Cafe, 100 S. Front St.; (910) 251-1832 Birthday Improv and Nutt Street Improv (8pm;

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—Dead Crow Comedy Room, 265 N. Front St. —The Harp, 1423 S. 3rd St. Karaoke (9pm; Free)

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

—Charley Brownz, 21 S Front St. DJ Lord Walrus (9pm)

—Red Dogs, 5 N. Lumina Ave. DJ Hood (9pm; Free)

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

—Brass Pelican, 2112 N. New River Dr. DJ TwoClikz (9pm)

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

—Ibiza, 118 Market St.; (910) 251-1301

Dylan Linehan (9pm; Alternative/pop/rock)

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

Thursday, September 25 Happy Little Singers (9:45am; $10)

—The ArtWorks, 200 Willard St. Thirsty Thursday w/ DJ (5pm)

—The Dirty Martini, 1904 Eastwood Rd. Live Music on the Dock (5pm; Free)

—Elijah’s Restaurant, 2 Ann St. Thursday Events (5pm; $5)

—Pembroke’s, 1125 A Military Cutoff Rd. Wes Sayer & Monica Janes (5pm; Free; eclectic)

—The Pub, 2012 Eastwood Road; (910) 679-8101 Jazz Night (6pm; Free)

—Atlanta Bread Company, 6886 Main St. Benny Hill (6pm; Free)

—Courtyard by Marriott Wilmington Downtown/Historic

District, 229 North 2nd Street; Big Head Todd and the Monsters (6pm; $30-$35; rock)

—Greenfield Lake Amphitheater, 1941 Amphitheater Dr.; 910-341-7855 Sunset Cruise w/Kim Dicso (6:30 pm; $33; acoustic)

—Wilmington Water Tours LLC, 212 S. Water St. Soup to Nuts Live!: Lisa and Galen (6:30 pm; $10; jazz)

—MC Erny Gallery at WHQR, 254 North Front St. Open Mic/Songwriters’ Night (7pm; Free)

—Grinder’s Caffe, 5032 Wrightsville Ave. Open Mic Comedy (7pm; free)

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

—SeaWitch Cafe & Tiki Bar, 227 Carolina Beach Ave N.; (910) 707-0533 Trivia Night (7pm; Free)

—Wild Wing Cafe, 1331 Military Cutoff Rd. Sea Pans Steel Drums (7pm; Free)

—Gabby’s Lounge, 1706 N. Lumina Ave. Catesby Jones & Les Kerr (7pm; $2; acoustic)

—Ted’s Fun on the River, 2 Castle St. Open Mic Night with DJBe (8pm; Free)

—Low Tide Pub, 4540 Fountain Dr. Mike O’Donnell (8pm; Free; folk rock)

—Reel Cafe, 100 S. Front St.; (910) 251-1832 Open Mic Night w/Dennis Brinson (8pm; Free)

—Locals Tavern, 6213-D Market St. T.N.T. Thursdays (8pm; Free)

—Juggling Gypsy, 1612 Castle St.; (910) 763-2223 Pub Wars Trivia (8pm; Free)

—Low Tide Pub, 4540 Fountain Dr. Me an Mrs. B (8:30pm; Free; blues)

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

—The Harp, 1423 S. 3rd St. DJ TwoClikz (9pm)

—SideBar, 18 S. Front St. Keith Butler Trio (9pm; Free; Jazz)

—The Blind Elephant, 21 N Front St Unit F Nicki Bluhm & The Gramblers (9pm; $13-$15; soul)

—Ziggy’s By The Sea, 208 Market Street; (910) 769-4096 Kim Dicso (9pm; Free; folk)

—Costello’s Piano Bar, 211 Princess Street; (910) 362-9666 Live Music (9pm; $5)

—The Whiskey Bar NC, 1 S Front St. Discotheque Thurs. w/ DJ’s DST and Matt Evans (10pm)

—Pravda, 23 N Front St. DJ Lord Walrus (10pm; $3)

—Red Dogs, 5 N. Lumina Ave.

Friday, September 26 Friday Night Fun House Follies (12:15 am; Free)

—Ibiza, 118 Market St.; (910) 251-1301 DJ (5pm)

—The Dirty Martini, 1904 Eastwood Rd. Monica Hoelscher (6:30 pm; $33; acoustic)

—Wilmington Water Tours LLC, 212 S. Water St. Open Music Jam Hosted by Shannon Gilmore & Tommy Kaiser (7pm; Free)

—Wired on Wrightsville, 3901-B Wrightsville Ave. Chatham County Line (7pm; $18; americana)

—Greenfield Lake Amphitheatre, 1941 Amphitheater Drive; 910-341-7855 Possum Creek Bluegrass (7pm; Free; bluegrass)

—The Pub, 2012 Eastwood Road; (910) 679-8101 Overtyme (7pm; Free; eclectic)

Wrightsville Beach, NC

—Gabby’s Lounge, 1706 N. Lumina Ave. Port City Trio (7pm; $2; jazz)

LIVE MUSIC 7–10PM

—Ted’s Fun on the River, 2 Castle St.; (910) 231-3379 Bob Russell & Michael D’Angelo (7:30pm; $5-$20; jazz)

—Beckwith Recital Hall, UNCW Cultural Arts Building, 5270 Randall Drive; (910) 962-3415 Machine Gun (8pm; rock)

—SeaWitch Cafe & Tiki Bar, 227 Carolina Beach Ave N.; (910) 707-0533 Rojo Perez (8pm&10pm)

—Dead Crow Comedy Room, 265 N. Front St. David Fair (8:30pm; americana)

—Hoplite Pub and Beer Garden, 720 N. Lake Park Blvd.

Live Music (8:30 pm; Free)

—The Harp, 1423 S. 3rd St. DJ (9pm)

—Charley Brownz, 21 S Front St. DJ Battle (9pm)

—Level 5, 21 N. Front St. DJ TwoClikz (9pm)

—SideBar, 18 S. Front St. Tom & Jane (9pm; Free)

—Costello’s Piano Bar, 211 Princess Street; (910) 362-9666 Jackyl, Crossroads (9pm; $17-$20; rock)

—Ziggy’s By The Sea, 208 Market Street; (910) 769-4096 Seneca Guns (9pm; Free; rock)

—Beach House Bar ‘n’ Grill, 7219 Market St. Groove Fetish w/ Bullfrog (9pm; $5; Rock ‘n’ roll/blues/funk)

—The Whiskey Bar NC, 1 S Front St. Tony Drake Trio (9:30 pm; Free; blues)

—Wild Wing Cafe, 1331 Military Cutoff Rd.; DJ Alex A (10pm)

—Beach House Bar ‘n’ Grill, 7219 Market St. Me & Mr. B (10pm; free; blues) —Goat and Compass, 710 N. Front St.

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—Red Dogs, 5 N. Lumina Ave. DJ Milk and DJ DST (10pm; Free)

—Pravda, 23 N Front St. John the Revelator (10pm; $3; gospel blues)

—Juggling Gypsy Cafe & Hookah Bar, 1612 Castle St. The Jeremy Graham Band (10pm; Free; Country)

—Tarheel Opry House, 145 Blue Creek School Rd; (910) 347-4731 Friday Night Fun House Follies (10:30pm; Free)

—Ibiza, 118 Market St.; (910) 251-1301

Saturday, September 27 Arts and Drafts (12pm; Free)

—Fermental, 7250 Market St.; (910) 821-0362 DJ (5pm)

—The Dirty Martini, 1904 Eastwood Rd. Down South Saturdays (5pm; Free)

—White Oak, NC, 10137 NC-53 The 97th Annual Sampson County Gospel Sing (5pm; Free)

—Clinton Family Worship Center, 103 Raiford St. Overtyme (5pm; Free; eclectic)

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MONDAY S.I.N NIGHT $2 Domestics • $3 All Draft Selections $4 Flavored Bombs • 50% off Apps 6pm til close NEW BELGIUM TUESDAY $3 New Belgium selections (Fat Tire, Ranger IPA, Rampant IPA) $5 Jameson • Wing Special WEDNESDAY $2.75 Miller Lite, $4 Wells, Half off All Bottles of wine Nutt St. Improv on 2nd Floor @ 8:30 THIRSTY THURSDAY $2.50 PBR 16oz cans $3.50 Sam Adams Seasonal & Hoppium Pints $5 Redbull & Vodka, 50¢ Steamed Oysters and Shrimp Open Mic Comedy: Doors @ 8 - Show @ 9 FRIDAY $2.75 Michelob Ultra, $3.25 Stella, Live Music on the Patio SATURDAY $2.75 Coors Light, $3.25 Pacifico, $5 Ezra Brooks Cinnamon WhiskeyLive • Music on the Patio SUNDAY $3 Coronas/Corona Lite, $10 Domestic Buckets (5) $4 Mimosas, $4 Bloody Mary’s

Jazz Piano with James Jarvis (6pm; Free)

—The Blind Elephant, 21 N Front St Unit F Tyler McKaig (6:30 pm; $33; acoustic)

—Wilmington Water Tours LLC, 212 S. Water St. Ben & Heather (7pm; Free; bluegrass/folk/soul)

—Sweet & Savory Cafe, 1611 Pavilion Plc. Rooftop Concert Series (7pm; $5)

—Reel Cafe, 100 S. Front St.; (910) 251-1832 Country Royalty Hank Williams and Patsy Cline Tribute (7pm; $15-$20; country)

—Carolina Civic Center Historic Theater, 315 North Chestnut St. Randy McQuay (7pm; Free; soul)

—Gabby’s Lounge, 1706 N. Lumina Ave. South Hammock Bluegrass Band (7pm; $2)

—Ted’s Fun on the River, 2 Castle St.; (910) 231-3379 Periphery (7:30pm; $17-$20; metal)

—Ziggy’s By The Sea, 208 Market St.; (910) 769-4096 Snack Cracker (8pm; rock)

—SeaWitch Cafe & Tiki Bar, 227 Carolina Beach Ave N.; (910) 707-0533 Shot Heard Around The World, Red Scare (6pm; rock) —Cardinal Bands and Billiards, 5216 Carolina Beach Rd. The Casserole (8pm; rock/bluegrass/reggae)

—Hoplite Pub and Beer Garden, 720 N. Lake Park Blvd.

Rojo Perez (8pm&10pm)

—Dead Crow Comedy Room, 265 N. Front St. Colossal Abyss (8pm; Free; metal)

—Reggie’s 42nd St. Tavern, 1415 S 42nd St. DJ Battle (9pm)

—Level 5, 21 N. Front St. DJ TwoClikz (9pm)

—SideBar, 18 S. Front St. Karaoke with DjBe (9pm; Free)

—Low Tide Pub, 4540 Fountain Dr. The Hatch Brothers (9pm; Free; acoustic rock)

—Costello’s Piano Bar, 211 Princess Street; (910) 362-9666 Saturday Night Dance Party (9pm; $5-$10)

—Ibiza, 118 Market St.; (910) 251-1301 Jason Lee Ashby (9pm; Free)

—Juggling Gypsy Cafe & Hookah Bar, 1612 Castle St. Danica & 40 East (9pm; Free; Eclectic)

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THURSDAYS

—Beach House Bar ‘n’ Grill, 7219 Market St. Supatight (9pm; $5; funk)

—The Whiskey Bar NC, 1 S Front St. BLP (9:30pm; Free)

—Wild Wing Cafe, 1331 Military Cutoff Rd. DJ Riz (10pm)

—Beach House Bar ‘n’ Grill, 7219 Market St.

Open Mic (7pm; free) —Goat and Compass, 710 N. Front St.

Jazz Brunch (10am; $10)

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

—Pembroke’s, 1125 A Military Cutoff Rd. Brunch and Live Music (11:30am; Free)

—Elijah’s Restaurant, 2 Ann St. Sunday Funday (12pm; Free)

—The Ogden Tap Room, 7324 Market St. 36th International Folk Festival (12pm; Free)

—Festival Park, 225 Ray Ave. , Fayetteville Group Singing Wilmington Sacred Harp Singers (1:30pm; Free)

—Cameron Art Museum, 3201 South 17th St.; (910) 3955999 TD MacDonald (2pm; Free; Roots Rocker)

—Gibby’s Dock and Dine, 315 Canal Dr. Acoustic Jazz piano with James Jarvis (2pm; Free)

—Old Books on Front Street, 249 N. Front St. Mark Roberts Band (4pm; Free; classic rock/ Motown)

—Bluewater Waterfront Grill, 4 Marina St. Steph Stewart and the Boyfriends (5pm; folk) — Poplar Grove Plantation,10200 US Hwy 17 North Satellite Bluegrass Band (6pm; Free)

—Satellite Bar & Lounge, 120 Greenfield St.; (910) 3992796 Nicole Thompson (7pm; $2; classical/jazz)

—Ted’s Fun on the River, 2 Castle St.; (910) 231-3379 Behind the Garage (10pm; Free)

—Juggling Gypsy, 1612 Castle St.; (910) 763-2223 James Jarvis Plays Piano (All Day; Free)

—Old Books on Front Street, 249 N. Front St.

Monday, September 29 S.I.N Night (11am; Free)

—Reel Cafe, 100 S. Front St.; (910) 251-1832 Fruity Oaty Bars (7:30pm; Free)

—Browncoat Pub & Theatre, 111 Grace Street; (910) 341-0001 Jason Jackson Justin Fox, and Jeremy Norris (8pm; Free; america)

—Reel Cafe, 100 S. Front St.; (910) 251-1832 Open Mic Night (8pm; Free)

—Fox and Hound, 920 Town Center Dr. Gypsy Open Mic (9pm; Free)

—Juggling Gypsy Cafe & Hookah Bar, 1612 Castle St. Heather Rogers (9pm; Free)

—Costello’s Piano Bar, 211 Princess Street; (910) 362-9666 Electric Mondays (10pm; $0-$10)

—The Whiskey Bar NC, 1 S Front St;

Stoney Creek (10pm; free; americana) —Goat and Compass, 710 N. Front St.

Tuesday, September 30

DJ Sir Nick Bland (10pm; $3)

Trivia NIght (6:30pm; Free)

—Red Dogs, 5 N. Lumina Ave. Low Counts (10pm; Free; Rock)

—Satellite Bar & Lounge, 120 Greenfield St.; (910) 3992796 The Jeremy Graham Band (10pm; Free; country)

—Tarheel Opry House, 145 Blue Creek School Rd.

LUNCH MADNESS Mon-Fri Staring at $5.99 Nothing over $6.99 11am-2pm

Sunday, September 28

—Halligan’s Public House, 1900 Eastwood Rd; 910-6794172 Richard Lambert (7pm; Free)

—Sweet & Savory Cafe, 1611 Pavilion Plc.

—Halftime Sports Bar and Grill, 1107 New Pointe Blvd.

Pub Wars Team Trivia (8pm; Free)

—Low Tide Pub, 4540 Fountain Dr. Israel Nash (8pm; $10-$15; singer/songwriter)

—Bourgie Nights, 127 Princess St. Rob Ronner (8pm; Free; southern rock)

—Reel Cafe, 100 S. Front St.; (910) 251-1832 Cape Fear Blues Jam (8pm; Free)

—Rusty Nail, 1310 S 5th Ave. Avatar, Arbor Vitale, Foes of the Fallen (8pm; $5; rock)

—Ziggy’s By The Sea, 208 Market Street; (910) 769-4096 DJ TwoClikz (9pm)

—SideBar, 18 S. Front St. Dennis Brinson & Kyle Lindley (9pm; Free; folk/ lyrical)

—Wild Wing Cafe, 1331 Military Cutoff Rd. College Night Karaoke (10pm; Free)

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

Wednesday, October 1 Ladies’ Night (5pm; Free)

—The Little Dipper, 138 South Front St. Benny Hill (6:30 pm; Free; jazz)

—Sweet & Savory Cafe, 1611 Pavilion Plc. Trivia Night (6:30 pm; Free)

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

—Half Time Sports Cafe, 1107 New Pointe Blvd.

Open Music Jam (7pm; Free)

—Wired on Wrightsville, 3901-B Wrightsville Ave. Karaoke w/ DJ AMP (8pm; Free)

—Locals Tavern, 6213-D Market St. Jeremy Norris (8pm; Free; country)

—Reel Cafe, 100 S. Front St.; (910) 251-1832 Birthday Improv and Nutt Street Improv (8pm; $3)

—Dead Crow Comedy Room, 265 N. Front St. Karaoke (9pm; Free)

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

—Charley Brownz, 21 S Front St. DJ Lord Walrus (9pm)

—Red Dogs, 5 N. Lumina Ave. DJ Hood (9pm; Free)

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

—Brass Pelican, 2112 N. New River Dr. DJ TwoClikz (9pm)

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

—Ibiza, 118 Market St.; (910) 251-1301 Chris James (9pm; country)

—Costello’s Piano Bar, 211 Princess Street; (910) 3629666

Comedy Bingo (7pm; free)

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

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THE FILLMORE 1000 Seaboard stREET, charlotte, NC (704) 549-5555 9/24: Theory of a Deadman 9/27: Nick Swardson 9/28: Yacht Rock Revue 9/30: Little Mix MOTORCO MUSIC HALL 723 RIGSBEE AVE., durham, NC (919) 901-0875 9/28: The Strumbellas 10/1: Fiona Ritchie, Doug Orr

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THE ARTS CENTER 300-G E. Main st., carrboro, nc (919) 969-8574 9/28: Carrboro Music Festival PNC MUSIC PAVILION 707 Pavilion blvd, charlotte, nc (704) 549-1292 9/27-28: One Direction A ‘SUCKER’ FOR CHARLI: Charli XCX recently announced “Sucker” would be the title of her second studio album, which will be released in October. Folks can check her out Amos’ Southend on September 30. Photo by Eduardo Ciccone

CAT’S CRADLE 300 E. MAIN STREET, CARRBORO, NC (919) 967-9053 9/24: Tennis 9/25: OK Go; Lonnie Walker 9/26: Brendan James 9/27: The Love Language; Who’s Bad? 9/28: Carrboro Music Festival 9/29: Pomplamoose; Torche 10/1: Glenn Tilbrook HOUSE OF BLUES 4640 Hwy. 17 sOUTH, myrtle beach, sc (843) 272-3000 9/25: Matt Parker and the Deacons 9/26: Rearview 9/27: Nickel Bag of Funk; Kiss Army AMOS’ SOUTHEND 1423 South Tryon STREET, Charlotte, NC (704) 377-6874 9/26: Skid Row 9/27: Mother’s Finest 9/30: Charli XCX DURHAM PERFORMING ARTS CENTER 123 vivian ST., DURHAM, NC (919) 680-2727 9/26: The Temptations and The Four Tops NEIGHBORHOOD THEATRE NORTH DAVIDSON ST., CHARLOTTE, NC (704) 358-9298 9/24: Snarky Puppy w/Banda

THE ORANGE PEEL 101 bILTMORE AVE., ASHEVILLE, NC (828) 398-1837 9/24: Tycho 9/25: Rubblebucket 9/26: Greensky Bluegrass 9/27: Bonobo 9/28: TokiMonsta 10/1: We Came As Romans

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Pure Energy:

Female artists showcase ‘The Fifth Element’ at ACME By: Jay Workman

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ne of the perks of being a member of ACME Art Studio is the opportunity to develop and host your own art shows.

When 10-year tenant MJ Cunningham invited a group of divergent artists from the community to join her this go ‘round, it forged a new collective of women creators. Together they’ve tapped into the universe’s most mythical property: the fifth element.

Cunningham best describes her art as exhibiting the style and aesthetics of Wabi Sabi Warehouse. “It’s the beauty in things that are unfinished, that are dying, that are being born, and things just as they are,” she says.

Known for her simplicity and subdued, earthtone landscape paintings, Cunningham woos onlookers with natural scenes from locations like O’Keefe’s Ghost Ranch in Abiquiu, NM; however, lately she’s begun to let loose. Her unleashed technique and palette evolved from an abstract-painting workshop she taught recently.

Her oil painting, “Glory at Dawn,” represents a surprise element.

“Dawn is a lovely, velvety time of the day, and out of it emerges a wonderful explosion of activity and color,” Cunningham describes. “I was at my easel, with a blank canvas [and] feeling bored with a recent series of landscapes that I was working on, and voila!”

The nurturing aspect of Wabi Sabi is reflected in Cunningham’s decision to invite eight fellow artists to exhibit work in her show, “The Fifth Element.” “All of the artists that I asked to be in the show are women that I greatly admire,” Cunningham states. “Not everyone knew each other, but from the beginning we gelled and were immediate BFFs!” The eight women fill out Cunningham’s collective, Diverse Works. The group includes a self-taught sculptor, an impressionist painter and a mother-daughter duo. Their multifaceted techniques, mediums and personalities not only make them great artists but also skillful storytellers. The power of their newfound sisterhood is perhaps the best representation of what the fifth element is and why they claim it as the namesake for their first show together.

“Quintessence, or [the] fifth element is, by definition, pure energy—which is what we bring

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SEA-FEARING ART: Anne Sinclair’s coast-inspired “Sea Myth” will be featured as part of “The Fifth Element.”

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to this exhibit,” says Peggy Vineyard, a refreshing new addition to the Wilmington art scene.

Vineyard relocated to Wilmington from Houston, TX, where she recently wrapped a successful one-woman show at the Jack Meier Gallery. Her latest series, “Empyrean” (the highest heaven in ancient and medieval cosmology), is a tribute to her favorite aunt’s passing in June.

The large, richly hued acrylic pieces chronicle her aunt’s journey to the ultimate heavenly paradise through thick layers of atmosphere and ethereal spacescapes full of billowing nebulous clouds.

The work of Katherine Wolf Webb also is influenced by loss. After her husband died two years ago, Webb needed to have control over something. Last year she began creating small, precise and intricate watercolor images of insects, with her own input of color and pattern.

Her creations look like normal bugs but with a twist. She rearranges thir anatomy—a thorax here, some antennae there —so what’s left is an entirely new species. Her use of mixed-media card stock and patterned paper forms a playful study of an insect’s instinctive camouflage. “[Insects] are that inexplicable energy—that fifth element, which includes so much intangible pathos, passion, love, and beauty,” she says.

“The process leads me, and I follow to the best of my ability.”

Kate Sinclair represents the youthful nature of the fifth element. While she is the youngest member of Diverse Works, she has several art shows under her belt. Her style is heavily influenced by her travels throughout Europe— specifically Roman frescoes, which transport lush gardens to the indoors by utilizing lime plaster (a combination of hydrated lime, sand

and water). Her most recent painting is of an imaginary bouquet of flowers, which gives the impression one could pluck them from the wall. The petal-soft image transmits a subtle, consistent energy that rises to form a vibrant plume of color like prismatic incense smoke.

As an added bonus, Kate will be sharing the experience with her mother, Anne Sinclair. A visual-arts teacher at Hoggard High School, Anne produces paintings inspired by natural light and the Carolina coast. It’s a pairing that’s long overdue, she shares. Although their techniques differ, Kate is excited for folks to make a connection between her and her mother’s work. Like her spectacular plants, Kate wants to grow in new directions with her mother and this new community of strong, supportive and creative women.

“We all have these varying perspectives, different lives, experiences, and painting styles,” she notes. “The fifth element is very much alive and breathing within each of us. It makes me very proud, to dig a bit deeper and to speak [and] paint with a more studied conviction.

That’s always the goal isn’t it?”

DETAILS:

The Fifth Element

(Artwork by: MJ Cunningham, Justine Ferreri, Sandra Ihly, Leslie Pearson, Eloise Randolph, Kate Sinclair, Anne Sinclair, Peggy Vineyard, Katherine Wolf Webb)

ACME Art Studios, 711 N. 5th Ave. Opening reception: Sept. 26, 6 p.m.

Shows through Oct. 17 www.acme-art-studios.com (910) 763-8010

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

the artists, and both will be available to discuss their work.

Artfuel.inc 2165 Wrightsville Ave. (910) 343 5233 Mon.-Sat., noon-7 p.m. www.artfuelinc.com

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

Artfuel Inc. Volume 38 features artists Sarah Peacock, Luke Worley, Matt Hoyme, Shawn Dougherty, Brent Kye, and Kurt Elkins.

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

ArtExposure!

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

The show, "Repurpose, Reuse, Recycle and Upcycle" features NC artists and opens September 12th with a reception from 6-8pm. Download the entry form by going to www.artexposure50.com and clicking on the Call for Entries page.

We will display the unique works of George Walter Cole in October with an opening reception on October 10th from 6-8pm. If you haven't seen George's unique work, you are in for a treat and a lot of fun!

CAPE FEAR NATIVE 114 Princess St. • (910) 465-8811 Tues.-Fri.. 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Sat., 11 a.m. – 8 p.m. www.capefearnative.com

Come out for Fourth Friday Gallery Walk this week and join us for the opening reception for Ryan Stokes, whose wonderful designs on reclaimed and river wood will delight you. Reception is 6-9 PM and the collection hangs until October 23. Cape Fear Native features the works of local artists and craftspeople inspired by nature. Here you’ll find art, jewelry, photos, sail bags, river wood creations, tiles, note cards, historic maps, books and our exclusive Wilmington city map tees/totes/prints. Text NATIVE to 40691 to join our Mobile VIP Club for special offers!

ERIKA LAWRENCE STUDIO AND GALLERY @the artWorks™ 200 Willard St. (near Greenfield Lake) 910-792-9378 Saturdays, 11am-3pm or by appt.

Visionary artist and recipient of several awards, Erika Lawrence is the featured artist on Fourth Friday, September 26th, at her Studio and Gallery, with a public reception from 6 p.m. to 9

In the historic fishing village of Calabash, NC, over 10,000-plus square feet of fine arts is showcased. Clay art and pottery; oil paintings, watercolors, mixed media, pastels and acrylics; plus award-winning metalworks, wood pieces, handblown glass, fiber art, artisan-made jewelry and more. Sunset River Marketplace has become a popular destination for visitors, a gathering place for artists and a center of the community, thanks to its onsite pottery studio, complete with two kilns; a custom master framing department; and art classrooms for workshops and ongoing instruction.

WILMA W. DANIELS GALLERY 200 Hanover St., CFCC parking deck, first level 910-362-7431 Tues.-Fri., noon - 5 p.m.

The Wilma W. Daniels Gallery presents Process and Clarity: the drawings of Ann Conner closes October 7th, 2014. A Fourth Friday reception for the artist will be held September 26th from 6-9pm. Regular gallery hours are Wednesdays and Thursdays from 12-5pm.

AT NEW ELEMENTS: Detail of "Two States of Architecture" by Eric Lawing. Pencil, charcoal and enamel on paper. Courtesy photo.

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

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

"Layers of Here and Now" opens at New Elements Gallery Friday, September 26th, featuring recent works by Eric Lawing and Susan Mauney.

The exhibition combines Lawing's collection of drawings and mixed media pieces with Mauney's watercolor and gouache paintings to create a body of work that is both contemplative and introspective. Architectural studies, landscapes and figurative work all play into the diversity of subject matter. The exhibition will remain on display thru October 18th. New Elements Gallery will host an opening night reception on Friday, September 26th from 6 to 9 pm in conjunction with Fourth Friday Gallery Night. The public is invited to meet

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An Engrossing Indie Film:

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‘The Rover’ produces thrills from start to finish

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By: Anghus

Cinematique at Thalian Hall’s Main Stage (unless otherwise noted) 310 Chestnut Street • $8-$10 Mondays through Wednesdays (unless otherwise noted), 7 p.m. www.thalianhall.org

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h, September! It’s the time of year when the major blockbuster season is over. Hollywood has emptied the chamber with four months full of releases. After a hot and sweaty summer, the major studios seem a little lethargic. They’re conserving their strength for the holidays when they’ll thrust more movies with oversized budgets into theaters. While the cineplexes are a virtual wasteland of hard-to-market films, it’s a good time to examine the independent films available online and On Demand—like the interesting and rather dour film “The Rover.”

The future is going to suck. It’s a frightening no-man’s land where resources are scarce, angry gangs of drifters lurk in the background, and death is only one bad choice away. Hell, death would be a gift in Hollywood’s neverending paean to the lawless future that apparently awaits. It’s a place where the living envy the dead and everyone is in desperate need of a shower.

“The Rover” portrays a frightening near future wherein the world has suffered an economic collapse. Apparently, 10 years down the road, Australia will be the place to be. If a studio wants to do dusty and bleak, there’s no place better than the Land Down Under. If it was good enough for four “Mad Max” movies, it’s certainly good enough for “The Rover”—which feels thematically linked to Peter Weir’s ode to the age of rust, dust and action.

“The Rover” owes as much to Westerns as it does to dysptopian, apocalyptic dramas.

Eric (Guy Pearce) personifies the textbook maverick hero: He’s steely, quiet, grizzled, and fully capable of indiscriminate killing. A group of thieves botch a heist, and the subsequent getaway results in a car crash. The thieves take Eric’s car, and he is none too pleased. He begins a tense, downright psychotic chase to see it returned. It embodies an equal blend of Clint Eastwood’s “Man With No Name” and Marlon Brando’s “Rebel Without A Cause.”

Most carjackings don’t result in this level of obsession. Eric moves through the remnants of humanity with the subtlety of Mel Gibson at a porn-star convention with an open bar. Nothing will stand between Eric and retrieving his ratheraverage automobile. He is joined in his pursuit

by Rey (Robert Pattinson), the brother of one of the thieves who barely survived the encounter. The two make an unlikely pair on an age-old quest of revenge.

“The Rover” results in an atmospheric thriller that relies heavily on tensions built by a slow chase through an arid landscape. It creates the cinematic equivalent of the slasher-type serial killer, who methodically stalks a house

reel to reel

fantastic forces: Guy Pearce and Robert Pattinson exude great onscreen energy in the bleak, dark thriller “The Rover.” Courtesy photo.

in pursuit of frightened, scantily clad, running teenagers­. It’s a very ugly movie in terms of character, theme and execution. It fashions a bleak world for its immoral subjects to inhabit and generates a nihlist’s paradise wherein the scum of the earth contend with the withering fragments of civilization. Still, the world has enough order to prevent everything from slipping down the drain.

The actors carry the movie and manage to deliver something substantial out of a very thin plot. As always, Pearce is a fantastic force on the big screen. When he’s not slumming it in worthless supporting roles in big-budget tripe—(cough) “Iron Man 3” (cough)—he’s riveting to watch. Pearce is a classic leading man, who exudes a great, teeth-gnashing performance. Pattinson (from those wretched “Twilight” movies) surprises in a role that allows him to show actual range.

I am shocked to learn he can actually produce emotion onscreen.

The biggest success of “The Rover” is its pulpy feel. It’s one act of violence after another.

With a modest budget, it paints a pretty terrifying look at the near future.

In the end, Eric’s motivation for chasing down his car is explained. Much like the film, it’s heartbreaking and dark. This is the kind of movie for which the On Demand experience was made. It doesn’t feel like anything is lost

from the big screen to the small screen. The dirty, digital and often handheld shooting style flows nicely on the HD flat screen. “The Rover” isn’t a game changer or a redefining piece of cinema; it’s an engrossing indie film that produces thrills from start to finish.

DETAILS The Rover

★★★ ★ ★ Starring Guy Pearce, Robert Pattinson and Scoot McNairy Directed by David Michôd Rated R

9/29-10/1: Written and directed by legend Woody Allen, “Magic in the Moonlight” brings Colin Firth, Emma Stone, Antonia Clarke, and Natasha Andrews together in a romantic comedy that is sure to enchant.

Set in the ‘20s on the opulent Riviera in the South of France, Woody Allen’s “Magic in the Moonlight” is about a master magician (Colin Firth) trying to expose a psychic medium (Emma Stone) as a fake (PG-13, 1hr, 40 min).

10/6-8: Don’t miss “Calvary,” which tells the story of Father James (Brendan Gleeson), a priest who receives a death threat during confession and must find out who in his congregation is responsible before it’s too late. Although he continues to comfort his daughter (Kelly Reilly) and reach out to help members of his church with their moral—and often comical—problems, he feels sinister forces closing in. Will he have the courage to face his own personal calvary? Featuring brilliant performances by all, “Calvary” explores weighty issues with humor, intelligence and sensitivity (R, 1hr 40min).

10/13-15: In this witty follow-up to the 2010 film “The Trip,” director Michael Winterbottom reunites comedians Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon for a new culinary road trip.

In “The Trip to Italy” our heroes retrace the steps of the Romantic poets’ grand tour of Italy—all while indulging in sparkling banter and various impersonation-offs. “The Trip to Italy” effortlessly melds the brilliant comic interplay of Coogan and Brydon into quieter moments of self-reflection. It cooks up a biting portrait of modern-day masculinity (Unrated, 1 hr 48 min).

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Doctoring a Farce:

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‘The Doctor in Spite of Himself’ will kick off UNCW’s Department of Theatre’s season By: Hannah Gilles

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lapstick and silliness reign supreme on the UNCW stage, with a new take on a classic French farce. Molière’s “The Doctor in Spite of Himself” will open the Department of Theatre’s season at UNCW this weekend, with raucous fun thanks to a modern translation that never before has been performed.

Molière’s legacy as a playwright spans a number of comedies. Though he preferred tragedies, he became most well-known for his farcical productions, like “Le Misanthrope” (The Misanthrope), “L’École des Femmes”(The School for Wives), “Tartuffe ou L’Imposteur “ (Tartuffe or the Hypocrite), “L’Avare” (The Miser), “Le Malade Imaginaire” (The Imaginary Invalid), and “Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme” (The Bourgeois Gentleman).

“The Doctor,” which will be directed by professor Anne Berkeley, is one of many Molière’s works that follows the misadventures of Sganarelle (Bruno Rose), an un-

educated peasant. Originally, Molière himself starred as the character.

When Sganarelle’s wife (Arianna Tysinger) becomes fed up with his slovenly ways, she convinces a wealthy family that he is the greatest doctor in the world. So, he is forced to act the part and is brought in to cure Lucinde (Ashley Burton), a girl who feigns muteness to delay a marriage arranged by her father (Luke Robbins).

Lucinde devises a plan to be with her lover, Leandre (Kaleb Edwards Edley). Sganarelle makes the most of his enforced medical license and writes phony prescriptions, flippantly unconcerned with whether his patients even survive, because, as Rose puts it, “He gets paid either way.”

UNCW’s production is the first to use a new, unpublished translation by Arne

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DOCTOR WHO? Bruno Rose and Arianna Tysinger star in the season-opener, Molieré’s “The Doctor In Spite of Himself ” at UNCW’s Department of Theatre. Photo, courtesy of UNCW.

Zaslove, a “world renowned teacher of clowning and physical comedy,” according to Berkeley. “Other translations felt very stilted to me,” she says, “When I read [Zaslove’s], I loved it right away, and I thought that the audience and actors could relate to it.”

Zaslove’s script stays true to the farcical tone but updates the language to appeal to a modern audience. Whereas an older text would use the word “egads,” today’s version translates into: “What the hell, man!”

Because it was unpublished, Berkeley says she and the actors have had ample opportunity to improvise. Berkeley depended a lot on the commedia dell’arte form of “lazzi”—essentially meaning short bits of exaggerated comedic frenzy, which pepper the play to lessen extensive dialogue. Delirious struggles run rampant, such as two characters taking an exorbitant amount of time to put on something simple like a coat, or the doctor running through the audience as an angry mob follows, led by his wife.

“My job is to get them to exaggerate the physicality,” Berkeley explains, “and encourage them to develop the character through their own instincts.”

Sloan Friedman, who plays Sganarelle’s nosy neighbor, Robert, says the two-dimensional character as a real person without inhibitions. “When there’s so much stress, you want to go crazy, but as humans we hold that in,” Friedman says. “These characters don’t hold anything in.”

As a result the cast is in constant motion: They run, jump, flail, dance, and roll around the stage at a nonstop pace, with increas-

ing absurdity. At the end of rehearsal actors lay on the stage floor, out of breath, some complaining of bruises sustained during their fights and falls.

“When everyone else is already at that level, it’s hard not to match it,” says Emily Kaitlyn Hunter, who plays the doctor’s lover, Jacqueline.

While the play epitomizes nonsensical splendor, it manages to satirize the medical profession. Molière’s biting wit often criticized the profession and the harshness of the practices—such as bloodletting—all of which were mainstays at the time.

In his 1673 play “Le Malade Imaginaire,” the Beralde quips: “Medicine is only for those who are fit enough to survive the treatment as well as the illness.” Though “The Doctor” isn’t as scathing as some of Molière’s work, it still lampoons the social etiquette involved with undergoing such procedures despite the obvious adverse reactions. “It’s appropriate for our time,” Berkeley remarks. “We have so many problems with healthcare now—the cost and the way it’s run.”

The set appropriately looks as cartoonish as the action—almost like something taken from a child’s coloring book and blown up to life size. Trees and hollowed-out barns seem like they’re drawn from a 5-year-old.

Even the props have an animation feel; Rose carries a wood board painted to look like a doctor’s satchel. The characters wear colorful high-top chucks along with neon petticoats, lest they stand out from their equally garish background. The cast describes it: “Dr. Seuss for adults!” But this show is not all-ages. Raunchy jokes and comically vulgar (but clothed) sex scenes are integral to the physical comedy.

“It’s a chance for adults to feel like kids again,” Robbins says. Yet, it may be best to leave the kids at home. The utter nonsense opens Thursday evening at 8 p.m. in the UNCW Cultural Arts Building.

DETAILS:

The Doctor in Spite of Himself UNCW Cultural Arts Building Thurs. - Sun., Sept. 25-28 and Oct. 2-5, 8 p.m.; Sun. matinees: 2 p.m.

Tickets: $5-$12 • uncw.edu/theatre

Traveling to Neverland:

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Thalian Association opens ‘Peter Pan’ on Thursday “Peter’s message doesn’t refer to our physical being,” Loudermilk elaborates.

“That is out of our control, [it’s more about] our actions and spirit. Many times we allow the ideas of growing up—job, bills, responsibilities—to weigh us down.

There is a great moment between Hook and Peter when Hook asks Peter: ‘What art thou?’ Peter responds: ‘I am youth, I am joy, I am freedom!’”

Loudermilk aims to take the musical back to something more akin to Barrie’s original production. Barrie crafted the story after his brother passed away at a young age. Though modern productions tend to rely on the tagline, “I won’t grow up,” Loudermilk proposes the play is much more about cherishing memories.

He points to a quote Barrie once said: “Never say goodbye because goodbye means going away, and going away means forgetting.”

Though this production will be entrenched in Barrie’s original intent, Loudermilk has delved into “Hook,” and

By: Christian Podgaysky

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he whimsy of childhood—the adventure, the innocence, the constant discovery—remains with people well after adolescence. Experts in the psychology field routinely implore folks to get in touch with their inner-child and shake the binding shackles of adulthood. This ideology colors the story world of Thalian Association’s latest production, “Peter Pan.” Peter Pan lore was first created by novelist and playwright Sir J.M. Barrie, who featured him in a section of his 1902 book, “The Little White Bird.” Two years later Barrie wrote a stage production about the adulthood-weary adventurer entitled “Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn’t Grow Up.” He subsequently released a full novel about the character in 1911. The play was adapted to Broadway in 1954, with music by Jule Styne, Mark Charlap and Trude Rittmann, and lyrics by Betty Comden, Adolph Green and Carolyn Leigh.

Since, the character has become immortalized through countless stage renditions, unauthorized prequels, and Disney films out the wazoo. Peter even has been portrayed by the late, great Robin Williams in the 1991 film, “Hook.”

Thalian Association’s upcoming musical will be helmed by the direction and choreography of artistic director David T. Loudermilk. Previously, he’s directed and choreographed “A Day in Hollywood/A Night in the Ukraine,” “The Taffetas,” and “White Christmas,” as well as “High School Musical” for Thalian Associations’ Children’s Theatre. His skill set for working with kids is perfect for the upcoming production that brings Peter (Emilia Torello), Wendy (Arianna Torello), John (Chase Coston), Michael (Carson Holmes), and the lost boys to life. (Word has it: He’s even making a few of them fly!) Loudermilk cast female siblings Emilia and Arianna as Peter and Wendy.

“During the audition process, I try not to look at any existing circumstances other than what the actor is bringing to the audition,” Loudermilk says. “With that being said: The idea of them being sisters crossed my mind; however, it was never a concern. In fact, it was a bonus because they could rehearse together. Both of these actresses, as well as the entire cast, take the rehearsal process very serious. It has not created a different dynamic, but a stronger one.”

“Peter Pan” has a long history of being played by females; theatre productions often cast adult women in the role of young boys.

the 2004 film “Finding Neverland”—which starred Johnny Depp—for inspiration as well.

Musical director Michael Lauricella will bring energy to numbers such as “Pirate Song,” “I Won’t Grow Up” and “Never Never Land.”

Folks can recapture their youth and enjoy this family-friendly bit of culture starting Thursday. “My personal thought is that Neverland is anywhere and everywhere,” Loudermilk says. “It is best described in Peter’s lyrics: ‘It might be miles beyond the moon, or right there where you stand...’”

DETAILS: Peter Pan Thalian Hall, 310 Chestnut Street Thurs.- Sun., Sept. 25- Oct. 5, 7:30 p.m.; Sun., 3 p.m.

Tickets: $15-$30 www.thalianhall.org

CHILDHOOD WHIMSY: Emilia Torello will star as Peter Pan in Thalian Association’s upcoming production of the classic tale. Photo, courtesy Thalian Association.

Mary Martin starred as the title character in the original Broadway version, for which she won a Tony. As well, the 1974 production starred gymnist Cathy Rigby. This version in particular is one that Loudermilk has studied.

“When we held auditions, we actually had four call backs for Peter—ranging in age from 11 to 30,” Loudermilk says. “But there was something about Emilia—her energy. She just embodies the youthfulness of ‘Peter Pan.’” The classic tale whisks viewers away to Neverland, where they are met with the devious Captain Hook (J. Stuart Pike). Hook is in hot pursuit of Peter because the lad cut off his hand and fed it to a crocodile. The crocodile— whose diet also includes a ticking clock that alerts Hook when its near—has developed a taste for the evil pirate. Peter must battle with the infamous pirate while also wrestling with his desire to remain a child forever.

“This story has a special place in my heart,” Loudermilk details. “A friend of mine and I call each other Peter and Wendy because we refuse to grow up.”

Like many adults, the story of Peter Pan speaks volumes to Loudermilk. While children will be able to enjoy the musical’s fantastical world, adults will be able to latch on to its layers of depth.

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Underground and Campy:

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C’est La Guerre entertains in debut experimental theatre with ‘The Lady in Question’ By: Gwenyfar Rohler

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’est la Guerre, Wilmington’s newest theatre company, makes their debut with Charles Busch’s “The Lady in Question” in The Blind Elephant—a speakeasy bar between Front Street Brewery and Port City Java on Front Street.

As a playwright and performer, Busch is known for “Psycho Beach Party,” “Vampire Lesbians of Sodom” and “The Tale of the Allergist’s Wife’ (which he wrote for former Wilmington resident and Tony-award winner, Linda Lavin). Busch has usually preformed the lead female role in his shows (with the exception of “Allergist’s Wife”), and they tend to dwell somewhere in a nostalgic, campy adoration of older cinema—like a less violent Myra Breckenridge in real life. “The Lady in Question” is not his most well-known show, nor is it a stage version of the Rita Hayworth movie of the same name (a likely assumption if you know Busch’s work). Set in Nazi Germany, Professor Mittelhoffer (David Bollinger) and his daughter, Heidi (Beth Raynor) are at the train station to meet a visiting American academic, Erik Maxwell (Erik Maasch). These two appear to be a poorly organized and all-too vocal residence cell against the Nazi regime who have decided to help Maxwell rescue his mother, Rania Aldric (Tom Briggs).

Maxwell has not seen his mother since his parents divorced as a child, as she has been touring Europe as an actor ever since.

At the same train station are the worldfamous and truly self-involved Gertrude Garnet (George Domby) and her sidekick, the Countess De Borgia a.k.a. Kitty (Brian Cournoyer). As fate would have—or the necessary ridiculousness for plot twists to come together—Gertrude’s hotel was just closed by the Nazis and the Baron Wilhelm Von Elsner (Troy Rudeseal) invites the two ladies to stay at his Schloss (castle). When the Baron arrives with his guests, he is surprised to discover that his mother (also Tom Briggs) and niece, the young sadist Lotte (Anna Gamel), are less-than impressed to be hosting Americans on the eve of war.

Shows that have drag as a central motif both suffer from and are buoyed up by crossdressing. For some audiences this is still the piece that catches their attention, but, in reality, if the script and the performances of the whole cast do not hold up, it doesn’t matter how many men in wigs are onstage. Drag can be approached from many directions: There is the aspect of a man with five o’clock shadow

and hairy chest falling down in high heels.

There is a very over-the-top diva in clothing, jewelry and makeup that few woman have the time or energy to wear on a regular basis.

And then there is an exploration of the human experience in a different shell. To some extent, this is what many actors say draws them to theatre in the first place: an opportunity to be someone else for a little while.

Busch has been quoted many times talking about how as a female impersonator he could be so much more than as the shy man he was in his real life. Certainly, we still live in a society that expects and allows for a greater breath of emotional expression by women than men: How often do you see men portrayed onstage, screaming in joy or crying? Though Domby is definitely enjoying his beautiful jewelry, all of it is secondary to his performance of this supremely self-involved woman and her personal journey of growth.

Briggs must also create two different women to portray: one is incredibly comedic and frail; the other, a study of German efficacy and strength filtered through a polite snobbishness. It is wonderful to see him onstage again—a rare treat for Wilmington audiences.

The patheticness of his Rania Aldric is incredibly funny but also truly sympathy inspiring.

Briggs nails the aging actress who truly needs help, but wants to prove she isn’t helpless.

Still, she no longer knows how to get attention without being pathetic. It’s more complex than first meets the eye.

Then there is Bryan Cournoyer, the sidekick along for a good time to remind Garnet who she really is and where she is really from. As the funny, less-glamorous side kick of ‘40’s movies, Cournoyer is there, complete with “Victory Curls” in his wig that defy gravity.

Paula Lemme is the magic behind all the wigs, and her work is beyond description—just breathtaking.

All the performance really embrace the stylized, yet empathic nature of Busch’s work. Rudeseal plays a wonderful villain and his acolyte, the young Nazi Karl (Wesley Brown), made me jump every time he clicked his heals and saluted a “Heil Hitler.” Rudeseal is clearly enjoying playing the farce in “The Lady in Question.” He is the Gracie Allen of the show, taking everyone on faith at facevalue and winding up the butt of all the jokes.

If Rudeseal and Maasch (the stranger in a strange land) didn’t play it straight, the show wouldn’t be funny. They are the contrasts that sell it.

Like Gamel and Briggs, Bollinger pulls double duty: as Doktor Maximilian, a wannabe Josef Mengele, and Professir Mittelhoffer, a confused but kindly teacher. Perhaps Bol-

linger’s students at UNCW might not think the second is too much of a stretch, but the first is pretty sadistic and frightening.

The psychologically unbalanced young Lotte revels in torture chambers and already enjoys strangulation. She takes the cake, representing every hidden fear that the rest of us have in watching mean girls come to life and run amuck. Jjust like the mean girls, she has the adults in her life fooled. Gamel is an interesting actress to cast: She has lots of talent and she is beautiful, but her quirkiness lends to the offbeat adrogyny hidden under her sexy exterior, and it’s surprising. As Lotte she gets to play a stylized child and a sadistic killer with the face of an angel.

The Blind Elephant is an interesting space for a show like this. Tightly packed with seats—and the bar open all through the show—it feels a lot like the old days at Bessie’s when Shelf Life and BUMP produced shows there. The drag element also plays well here, mixing with the vibe of underground theatre and alternative culture—much of what a speakeasy was meant to be in its heyday.

As a bar, there are different challenges to overcome: It doesn’t have all the advantages of a full-scale lighting package that a theatre would have, and there are some spots (particularly next to the post) that are just dark.

On the other hand, the existing staircase plays nicely as a set piece. It really is an interesting creative experiment. One thing is for certain: C’est la Guerre has a place in the Wilmington scene. It will be fascinating to see what they do next.

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Deadly Dates and Man-Eating Beds:

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Encore reviewers-turn-playwrights debut Halloween shows in October By: Gwenyfar Rohler

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his fall two of encore’s writers have Halloween-themed plays opening in town.

Film critic Anghus Houvouras penned “Dine and Dash,” a vignette to be showcased in “A Wilmington Horror Story” at TheatreNOW. The event will host three one-act productions during their Friday and Saturday dinner shows starting October 2—including Cali Voorhis’ “A Letter To Dave from the Zombie Apocalypse of Hurricane Irene,” which will be directed by Aaron Willings, and Chase Harrison’s H.P. Lovecraft-inspired “Dr. Herbert West: Re-Animator.”

I, too, have adapted the lost ‘70s cult-classic film “Death Bed: The Bed That Eats” into “Death Bed: The Play That Bites” for Big Dawg Productions’ Halloween Horror Festival. The festival will showcase various works throughout October, including original shows by Stephen Raeburn based on Edgar Allen Poe’s writing, “War of the Worlds,” the 1938 Orson Welles staged radio production,” and a children’s show, “The Witch, the Troll, and the Harry Man!” “Death Bed” is slated to run October 23-31 at Cape Fear Playhouse.

Anghus and I sat down to discuss our shows, casts and experiences writing. During our chat, we discovered we’re both long-winded.

Gwenyfar Rohler (GR): Tell me about your oneact ‘Dine and Dash’ as part of TheatreNOW’s Halloween production. How will it be set up?

A one-act play, then dinner, then another oneact, and then dessert?

Anghus Houvouras (AH): I believe so. I won’t lie: This is my first dinner-theatre piece at TheatreNOW. I’m not quite sure when the courses are served. I’m assuming that’s how it goes.

My only experience with dinner theatre is Kevin Kline’s opening scene in the film “Soap Dish.”

But I am fascinated to find out.

GR: Who’s going to be in your show?

AH: I am directing it. Kire Stentson will be Susan; Clark will be played by Phil Antonino; and the waiter will be Nick Reed. It’s not a huge show.

GR: How did you got hooked up with TheatreNOW? AH: I’ve known [TheatreNOW owner] Alisa Harris and [TheatreNOW artistic director] Zach Hanner for a long time. Zach and I have done a thousand different things together over the years—from film stuff to all sorts of crazy little projects. It’s a small community in this town; everybody knows everybody else.

Last year I was talking to Zach about doing the newer, longer version of “Diplomacy is Dead” [Anghus’ 2012 play, which debuted at City Stage] at TheatreNOW. He liked the idea

and wanted to talk about doing stuff in the long term. He told me about the Halloween show.

“Do you have anything off the wall?” he asked.

I said, “Yeah, I got this one about a guy and girl who go to a restaurant, have a date, and by the end of the evening, somebody’s dead.”

It’s sort of based on a true story in that I conceived the idea while in a restaurant. My wife and I went to Budapest—I loved Budapest—and there was a restaurant called “Museum.” Great restaurant—beautiful décor and classic service.

The waiter was this guy who spoke five languages. He was the most popular; he was just so good at his job. In Europe, [waiters] have to speak different languages for tourists.

This wasn’t a cheap restaurant; it was a quality establishment. This guy worked the place like he was the belle of the ball. He was smart and funny. He was speaking Chinese at one table and French to the other. He spoke Magyar, which is the Hungarian language, and English perfectly. I thought, If I were a less confidant person, I would be intimidated by this guy. He was the smartest, best-looking, most-cultured guy in the room. If you were an insecure person on a first date and this is what you had to compete with...

GR: Nick is that guy?

AH: Nick is that guy but the basics of that guy.

The story had to change. In order to work in the plot point of wanting to kill somebody, I had to make it so the waiter was an enviable person in terms being smarter, better-dressed and betterlooking than the guy on the first date—who is basically a schlub. My male schlub characters are all patterned after me. Whenever I am writing a male in a show who is a total ass, I just have to get into character as myself. It just flows right out—a complete tactless dick. “Oh! That’s what I’d say!” And then I write it. Clark is kind of me.

Susan’s a buttoned-up, shy person who has some ulterior motives in the show. She might be there because she’s a nymphomaniac. She might be there because she wants to kill Clark.

It’s very unclear as to why she’s there, but you know it’s not right. She shouldn’t on this date with him. The fact that she stays throughout his schlubby, asinine behavior lends itself to the idea that there’s more going on than just a typical first date. I try to layer in these little moments. By the end of the play, one of those three characters does not make it out alive.

GR: Wow! AH: That makes it sound more like a thriller.

In reality, it is just a really bad first date where someone winds up dead. It’s dark, it’s comic, and it’s ridiculous, which is what I enjoy.

GR: So what did auditions look like? You cast all three shows at once and with three directors, right?

AH: Yeah, it’s crazy because you have all these

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people auditioning. In the past, every show I have done has been by myself. It’s like when I do a movie and put it together. I’ve had some movies with other people, but a lot of times when I do things locally, it’s me setting up the chairs, handling the list, bringing people in, and watching and giving direction. This was different because we had all these people coming in and auditioning for these three shows and [TheatreNOW’s] Christmas show. So there were very broad auditions going on. I saw some people and right away was like, “Yeah, that would work.

Yeah, he has that quality I’m looking for.”

Auditions are always interesting because I always go in with predetermined expectations of what I want. Originally, I saw the character as myself: fat, bald, schlubby, and obnoxious.

When I saw Phil, he had this Sam Rockwell, ratty vibe. I thought, That could totally work. I had to rework some of the dialogue—removing the fat and bald components. Other than that, he had that essence of what I wanted. Nick was instantly that tall guy. Nick is very tall...

GR: And very attractive.

AH: And very lanky. He is a very good looking man. I’m glad somebody else said that before me, because it would have been weird if I had been like, “He’s a very attractive man.” He had that sort of manic energy. The waiter is good looking and suave. At the same time, it’s almost like he goes one step beyond that to...

GR: Too far?

AH: Yeah! When he pours the wine it’s just so slow that you’re super frustrated with him. You just want the wine pouring to end so you can drink. I wanted to make the waiter a little bit more of a hindrance. I don’t like to build people up; I’m a pragmatic realist. All I want is to entertain people. Anything I’m ever working on—movie, TV show, play—I always tell people my goal is to entertain people. So I do a play like this in my free time because I have fun doing it. I enjoy it.

With “Diplomacy is Dead,”my only goal was to have a good time because this is what I do for fun: I write stage stuff. I told the actors: “The goal is for you to have fun and for the audience to have fun.” It’s really simple; I would never describe anything I do as super complex. If you’ve ever seen any movie or play I’ve made—or read any book I’ve written—there’s usually a really simple theme and it doesn’t go too deep.

This play is the exact same. From the minute it starts, it’s fun and I’m trying to pull you along on this crazy roller coaster ride. By the end it’s like, Oh shit, I didn’t see that coming. I don’t like to call things “twists.” Twists are sometimes crutches, but there are things you should be paying attention to. It’s a slight of hand. The entire show I’m like, “Look over here and pay attention to this.” This is not the work of a genius, but it’s, hopefully, something you will laugh at

and have a little fun with.

GH: I’m guessing you are going to have a bare stage­—maybe with the screen.

AH: Yeah, I’m trying to find an interesting way to use the screen. I think the waiter is going to be my main set piece, because it’s such a simple concept: Guy walks into restaurant late for a date. Guy meets girl. Guy convinces girl to go home with him. Someone winds up dead.

GR: Did you ever talk a girl into going home with you on the first date?

AH: Oh, yeah! Not often, but yeah. That’s kind of the point of the character. Whenever I write a schlub, it’s me and how I would describe myself sexually. It’s how I would convince somebody to come home with me. That is how I would describe myself as a writer/filmmaker/novelist.

I believe there are people in this world that are super talented and get what they want because they’re really good and in the right place at the right time. Then there’s the rest of us that have to work twice as hard, double down all the time, and put all our efforts into something worth seeing. It’s true with women and it’s true with art. I work twice as hard; I write all the time. I’m not the guy who made his first movie, went to Sundance and got a three-picture contract with 20th Century Fox. I’m the guy that’s still writing, still grinding and still working twice as hard. Good looking guys go on a date and pick up women like that. I am not that guy; I had to be twice as charming, twice as funny and work twice as hard to convince that girl to go home with me. And sometimes they did.

GR: Originally, this was a short story. What has been the biggest surprise about adapting it to a one-act?

AH: I’ve been doing a lot of adapting this year.

Basically, you can’t tell the audience what to think or how to feel. In a book you can go inside the minds of your characters. When I did the first drafts of this play, I was going to have somebody narrating the story. It was going to be a dinner table of people talking about things that happened in a restaurant—like a bunch of waiters having a meal outside at the end of the shift and talking about the worst customers they ever had. [I decided against it] because then you’re cheating. You’re filling in the blanks.

Stage is all about getting a reaction from the audience and getting the audience invested in what’s going on. I understand the need for soliloquies and asides, but sometimes I think it’s cheating. A play is dialogue and action. A short story or a book is thoughts and emotion, plus the dialogue and action. I’m a big believer in cadence in theatre. Every piece I’ve ever written for stage has a beat and a rhythm to it.

I can understand George Barry [the writer/ director of “Death Bed: The Bed That Eats”]

because I’ve been there. When you make a film on a low budget, you are saying, “This is never going to be what I wanted it to be.” I had to get [that mind set] out of me. Like any of us, it burns when you think up something really good— you’ve just got to get it out of you.

Gwenyfar, you’ve been thinking about “Death Bed” so much for so long, and you’re so worried about it. It’s a sign of how good it’s going to be because you are so passionate about it. At the same time, it’s on the precipice: It could be an amazing, truly wonderful thing, or you could completely alienate the original creator of it.

That’s the kind of pass/fail proposition I like.

When we were doing “Diplomacy is Dead,” someone said, “This show is really offensive.”

I said, “Yes.” GR: Yes, it was.

AH: But that was the reason to do it. You’ve got this thing like George did with “Death Bed”: This could be the coolest thing ever or it could be a total fucking disaster. That is the reason to do it.

GR: Well, one of the things we found with “Death Bed” is that we have to cover 40 years of time and space, because it’s not just the making of the movie—it’s also the story of the movie being lost and the movie having a whole life outside of George. And how people re-discovered it and how the people who did work on it continue to interact with it.

The first act of “Death Bed: The Play That Bites” will be the story of the making of the movie. Jock, who is the great, grand passion of my life...

AH: Awww!

GR: He is! It was his camera that was used to shoot the film. Actually, he’s the one who made the bed eat. He lit the movie, and he’s one of the first people killed by The Bed—which means he’s kind of the main character in act one. Though I have talked with other people who were part of “Death Bed,” my entire concept of the film is filtered completely through him.

AH: So, I knew a little bit about “Death Bed” just from being friends with you and Jock for many years. For those who have no idea what “Death Bed” is—trust me, there are people who aren’t as weird as me—what is it exactly?

GR: “Death Bed” is a low-budget movie that was made in 1973 for less than $30,000, which was embezzled from the Student Film Society at Wayne State University. It was never finished, and it did not get its official release on DVD until 2003; though, it was pirated in the early ‘80s and distributed throughout Europe where it became a cult classic. It is considered to be the worst movie ever made. Having seen a lot of bad movies, that is definitely not true.

AH: The ‘70s was a great time for independent cinema. Any time someone says a movie was made in the ‘70s, it automatically gets a star from me no matter how bad it is. They probably were trying something. “Death Bed” was trying to be something scary, and it ended up being something ridiculous. The fact it was never released but was pirated speaks volumes. Europe’s funny that way. Every film I’ve ever made has been released in Europe, and it’s done a

thousand times better there.

GR: Really?

AH: Oh, yeah! “Dead Heist” came out in the U.S. and everyone was like, “BLEEZE!” GR: That’s is the one you made at the Wachovia building, right?

AH: Yeah, Bo Webb directed it. I wrote it and helped produce it. Every year I get an email form a bunch of friends in distribution: “Hey, your movie just came out in Spain. Hey, your movie’s on DVD in England right now.” It became a cult thing but only in Europe. Almost every country has a copy of “Dead Heist.”

So Mandy and I are in Budapest, and there was this movie I made the first year I moved here called “Angel Doll” with Gil Johnson as one of the leads, and Pat Hingle was in it. I never heard anything about that movie—that movie never saw any release at all. Then I’m in Hungary, flipping around the TV, waiting for Mandy to get ready, and I’m going “Why is Gil Johnson on my TV in Budapest?” Sure enough, it’s fucking “Angel Doll.”

I don’t know why, but American products are much better received over there. Everything I have ever put out has come out in Europe and done better. It’s just nuts. So I can see “Death Bed” being the cult phenomenon in places other than the United States.

GR: Chase Harrison, who is directing one of the shows at TheatreNOW, was at the very first reading we had for “Death Bed: The Play That Bites.” Of course, what we have now looks nothing like that. At one point, he said, “This reminds me a lot of ‘Searching for Sugar Man’ [a documentary which chronicles the search for ‘70s rocker Sixto Rodriguez, whose musical career—unbeknownst to him—gained a following in South Africa].”

The more I thought about it, I realized he was right. They are both Detroit stories: Rodriguez and George Barry were from Detroit. “Death Bed” was made in Detroit. Both “Death Bed” and Sixto created something that had life outside of themselves, which [neither Rodriguez nor George] knew anything about. The people who loved them had no idea how to find them.

George literally was playing around on the Internet at 3:30 a.m. in 2001, and stumbled upon a thread in a film forum about “Death Bed.” He was like, “Wait a second are you talking about the movie that’s rotting in my attic?” The forum had people talking about how much they loved the film, but they had no idea how to find it. The only thing the credits say is: “Death Bed: The Bed That Eats, George Barry, 1977.” Because they had gotten the rough cut together by ’77, there were no character names or actors listed on the original credits. They had no idea who George was or how to find him.

It was a lot like the “Searching for Sugar Man” story. It’s this beautiful kind of finding.

Stephen Thrower wrote a book you would love called “Nightmare USA,” which is about independent horror films in the U.S. He was so taken with George that they actually narrated the Blu-Ray together.

AH: And it’s funny, because I know people have different aspirations, but my only aspiration

when I was starting out was to make a movie like “Evil Dead.” It was my favorite movie when I was a kid. I wanted to make a low-budget film that people really liked, felt attached to and enjoyed—something like “Death Bed.” It’s weird to say that’s your career aspiration (like you’re Lloyd Kaufman and want to make “The Toxic Avenger”), but I never had any aspirations of winning an Oscar. I just wanted to make something culty, fun and ridiculous that people really, really love to watch.

GR: On the topic of “Evil Dead”: Sam Rami and George Barry grew up blocks away from each other.

AH: Oh, no kidding!

GR: What is Sam Rami doing now—“SpiderMan”? “Death Bed” was the only movie George ever made.

AH: You know who else grew up in that area?

Joel and Ethan Cohen.

GR: Really? That’s where the Cohen brothers are from?

AH: One of the Cohen brothers helped edit “Evil Dead.”

Steve Vernon—the show’s director and producer—talking about the life of “Death Bed” because we periodically have to move 10 years at a time. There is no way to do it without having these outside voices.

Susan Auten, who is a very talented local actress, has been very sick this year. She’s been up to Chapel Hill and has had some very expensive surgery. She is playing the female lead in “Death Bed,” and Big Dawg is planning to auction off the roles of Steve Vernon and myself as a fundraiser for Susan. The money they raise will go to Susan’s medical bills.

AH: So back to “Death Bed.” Where is George now?

GR: He’s still in Royal Oak, Michigan. He owned a bookstore for most of his adult life and had two wonderful children. He’s coming for the show. He and Jock have not seen each other since 1973.

AH: 41 years!

AH: In my mind, The Bed is a giant puppet that goes: “Wahahahah!”

GR: In a perfect world, but no. One of the struggles I had is that when I first started thinking about adapting “Death Bed” to the stage, I completely went to “Little Shop of Horrors.”

AH: It could be comic if the actor has a sense of humor, and it could be tragic if he doesn’t.

Who will be playing George?

GR: Hal Cosec. Hal grew up doing children’s theatre here. His mother Anne Cosec was one of the founders of Minerva Productions. About six years ago, Hal ran off to Thailand to work on a ship and get his captain’s license. Now, he’s home.

John Wolfe is playing Jock. He does a lot of Pineapple Shaped Lamps stuff. I first saw him as the hero in “Dr. Horrible.”

AH: I am so glad that is going to happen. You know I love Anthony.

GR: Well, he’s got it. He gets the whole idea— he’s there!

AH: That’s who you cast as Jock? Ah! GR: Yeah [blushes], which is a whole other thing. Casting someone to play the man of your dreams seven years before you were even born is difficult. I think John deserves credit!

It’s intimidating to do a cold read for somebody who is a real person—especially when that guy’s watching you! Then, of course, I’m a character in the show.

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AH: If I didn’t have a show, I might bid on that—to play you!

GR: Anthony Lawson is directing that portion.

Steve Vernon realized that if he tried to direct, he would be too entrenched in trying to make them play me perfectly, and that’s not the point.

AH: If I were casting someone to play me I’d hire the best looking guy—a 24-year-old, with the best head of hair!

GR: Anghus, you’re a very handsome man.

AH: Yeah, I think that’s natural. “Feed me!”

GR: Yeah, I wanted that kind of puppetry. The AH: Would you call “Death Bed” a comedy? reality is that The Bed doesn’t actually eat so Drama? Tragedy? Both? much as it dissolves people. Anthony Lawson is GR: It’s a mockumentary. going to play the voice of The Bed.

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A Wilmington Horror Story

Featuring: “Dine and Dash,” “Dr. Herbert West: Re-Animator” and “A Letter To Dave from the Zombie Apocalypse of Hurricane Irene” AH: Oh, yes. He was Captain Hammer. I love TheatreNOW, 19 S. 10th Street “Dr. Horrible!”

Fri. - Sat., Oct. 3 - Nov. 1, 7 p.m.

GR: He was a great hero. You know, he’s tall and $20-$34; www.theatrewilmington.com blond with good looks.

Featuring: “War of the Worlds,” Oct 2-5; “Horrific One-Acts,” Oct. 9-12; “The Witch, the Troll, and the Hairy Man,” Oct. 16-19; and “Death Bed: The Bed That Eats,” Oct. 23-31.

Cape Fear Playhouse, 613 Castle St. Thurs.- Sun., 23-2, 8 p.m.; Sun., 3 p.m.

AH: So, who’s playing you?

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Southeastern NC’s premier dining guide

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The Dixie Grill 116 Market St. (910) 762-7280 American BLUEWATER

Enjoy spectacular panoramic views of sailing ships and the Intracoastal Waterway while dining at this popular casual American restaurant in Wrightsville Beach. Lunch and dinner are served daily. Favorites include jumbo lump crab cakes, succulent seafood lasagna, crispy coconut shrimp and an incredible Caribbean fudge pie. Dine inside or at their award-winning outdoor patio and bar, which is the location for their lively Waterfront Music Series every Sun. during the summer months. Large parties welcome.

Private event space available. BluewaterDining.com. 4 Marina Street, Wrightsville Beach, NC. (910) 256.8500.

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

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

Blue surf cafÉ

Sophisticated Food…Casual Style. We offer a menu that has a heavy California surf culture influence while still retaining our Carolina roots. We provide a delicate balance of flavors and freshness in a comfortable and inviting setting.

We offer a unique breakfast menu until noon daily, including waffles, skillet hashes and sandwiches. Our lunch menu is packed with a wide variety of options, from house roasted pulled pork, to our mahi and signature meatloaf sandwich.

Our dinner features a special each night along with our house favorites Braised Beef Brisket, Mojo Pork and Mahi.

All of our entrees are as delicious as they are inventive. We also have a full beer and wine list. Come try the “hidden gem” of Wilmington today. 250 Racine Drive, Wilmington

910-523-5362.

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Monday to Saturday 7:00

a.m. to 9:00 p.m. and Sunday 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

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

■ WEBSITE: www.bluesurfcafe.com

The dixie grill

The Dixie Grill has undergone numerous transformations over the years. It has been a white linen establishment, a no-frills diner and pool hall, a country café and now a classic American diner. The menu hearkens back to an aesthetic that equated good food with freshness, flavor and a full stomach. This combination has earned The Dixie Grill the Encore Reader’s Choice award for “Best Breakfast” and “Best Diner” several times. Call the Dixie an homage to the simplicity of southern cuisine, call it a granola greasy spoon, call it whatever you like. Just sit back, relax and enjoy!.

■ SERVING BREAKFAST and LUNCH:

OPEN 7 days a week. Serving Breakfast and Lunch daily from 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Downtown Wilmington

CATCH

Serving the Best Seafood in South Eastern North Carolina.

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

Dubbed “Modern Seafood Cuisine” we offer an array Fresh Seafood & Steaks, including our Signature NC Sweet

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Potato Salad. Appetizers include our Mouth watering “Fire Cracker” Shrimp, Crispy Cajun Fried NC Oysters & Blue Crab Claw Scampi, & Seafood Ceviche to name a few.

Larger Plates include, Charleston Crab Cakes, Flounder Escovitch & Miso Salmon. Custom Entree request gladly accommodated for our Guest. (Vegetarian, Vegan & Allergies) Hand-crafted seasonal desserts. Full ABC Permits. 6623 Market Street, Wilmington, NC 28405, 910-799-3847.

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

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: North Wilmington ■ FEATURING: Acclaimed Wine List

sunsets. As a Casual American Grill and Oyster Bar, Elijah’s offers everything from fresh local seafood and shellfish to pastas, sandwiches, and Certified Angus Beef selections.

We offer half-priced oysters from 4-6 every Wednesday & live music with our Sunday Brunch from 11-3. Whether you are just looking for a great meal & incredible scenery, or a large event space for hundreds of people, Elijah’s is the place to be.

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

BUFFALO WILD WINGS

HENRY’S

If you’re looking for good food and an atmosphere that’s fun for the whole family, Buffalo Wild Wings is the place! Award winning wings and 20 signature sauces and seasonings.

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

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

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

Elijah’s

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

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

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

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ FEATURING: Daily blackboard specials.

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

■ WEBSITE: www.henrysrestaurant.com.

Holiday Inn Resort

Oceans Restaurant located in this oceanfront resort is a wonderful find. This is the perfect place to enjoy a fresh Seafood & Steak dinner while dinning outside overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. Chef Eric invites you to experience his

daily specials in this magnificent setting. (910) 256-2231.

1706 N Lumina Ave, Wrightsville Beach.

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

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

Halligan's pub

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

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

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

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

The little dipper

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

(910) 251-0433.

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

Ogden Tap Room

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

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

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

pine valley market

Pine Valley Market has reigned supreme in servicing the Wilmington community for years, securing encore’s Best-

Of awards in catering, gourmet shop and butcher. Now, Kathy Webb and Christi Ferretti are expanding their talents into serving lunch in-house, so folks can enjoy their hearty, homemade meals in the quaint and cozy ambience of the market. Using the freshest ingredients of highest quality, diners can enjoy the best Philly Cheesesteak in Wilmington, along with numerous other sandwich varieties, from their Angus burger to classic Reuben, Italian sub to a grown-up banana and peanut butter sandwich that will take all diners back to childhood. Served among a soup du jour and salads, there is something for all palates. Take advantage of their take-home frozen meals for nights that are too hectic to cook, and don’t forget to pick up a great bottle of wine to go with it. 3520 S. College Road, (910) 350-FOOD. ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER:

Mon.-Fri.10 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sat. 9 a.m.-6 p.m.

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

The trolly stop

Trolly Stop Hot Dogs is a five-store franchise in Southeastern North Carolina. Since 1976 they have specialized in storemade chili, slaw and various sauces. As of more recently, select locations (Fountain Dr. and Southport) have started selling genuine burgers and cheese steaks (Beef & Chicken). Our types of hotdogs include beef & Pork (Trolly Dog), all-beef (Sabrett), pork smoked sausage, Fat Free (Turkey) & Veggie. Call Individual Stores for hours of operation or Look at our website trollystophotdogs.com Catering available, now a large portion of our business. Call Rick at 297-8416 for catering and franchise information.

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

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

with potatoes, cashew nuts and creamy avocado). But you shouldn’t rush into a main entrée right away! You will be missing out on a deliciously appetizing Thai favorite, Nam Sod (Ground Pork blended with fresh chili, green onion, ginger and peanuts). And be sure to save room for a piece of their fabulous Coconut Cake! A trip to Big Thai II is an experience that you’ll never forget. If the fast and friendly service doesn’t keep you coming back, the great food will!

1319 Military Cutoff Rd.; 256-6588 ■ Serving Lunch: Mon-Fri 11 a.m. -.2:30 p.m.

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

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

hibachi to go

If you want fresh food fast, check out Hibachi To Go! It is a family-owned business with a professional and friendly staff serving the freshest local ingredients. Everything on the menu is done right on-site, from hand trimming the meat to making every sauce! They offer affordable appetizers such as crab, pork, or pineapple wontons, green bean fries, spring rolls, and edamama along with specialties like Teriyaki or Hibachi chicken, hand-trimmed ribeye, scallops, tempura or grilled shrimp, and fresh fish with veggies and rice. Drop by daily for the $4.69 lunch special and $4 sushi.

Bring the little ones in on Sundays to the Ogden location and they can eat for only $0.99!

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

■ Serving Lunch & dinner: 11am- 9pm Everyday ■ Neighboorhood: Ogden- 6932 Market Street Wilmington, NC 28411 (910) 791-7800 Hampstead- 15248 Highway 17 North Wilmington, NC 28411 (910) 270-9200

Wilmington’s only authentic Korean restaurant!

Bipimbap

Asian BLUE ASIA

Blue Asia serves a wide range of Asian and Pacific Rim cuisines, in Chinese, Japanese and Thai, prepared by experienced chefs. By offering only the freshest seafood, meats and vegetables, chefs prepare classic sushi rolls, nigiri and sashimi, as well as hibachi tempura dishes, and favorites like Pad Thai or chicken and broccoli. A large selection of appetizers, such as dumplings and spring rolls, along with homemade soups and salads, make Blue Asia a fusion experience, sating all palates. Folks dine in an upscale ambiance, transporting them to far-away metropolises. We always serve a full menu, and we specialize in the original all-you-can-eat, made-to-order sushi for lunch ($11.95) or dinner ($20.95). With specialty cocktails and full ABC permits, we welcome families, students, young professionals and seasoned diners alike. 341 S. College Rd., Ste 52.

910-799-0002.www.blueasiabistro.info ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Mon-Wed, 11am-10pm; Thurs-Sat, 11am-10:30pm; Sun, noon-10pm.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown, near UNCW ■ FEATURING: All-you-can-eat, made-to-order sushi for lunch ($11.95) or dinner ($20.95).

■ WEBSITE: www.blueasia.info

big thai ii

From the minute you walk through the door to the wonderful selection of authentic Thai cuisine, Big Thai II offers you a tranquil and charming atmosphere - perfect start to a memorable dinner. For the lunchtime crowd, the luncheon specials provide a great opportunity to get away. The menu is filled with carefully prepared dishes such as Pad Thai (Chicken, Beef, Pork or Tofu pan-fried rice noodles with eggs, peanuts, bean sprouts, carrots, and chives in a sweet and savory sauce) and Masaman Curry (The mildest of all curries, this peanut base curry is creamy and delicious

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Saturday, October 18, 2014 11am - 4:30pm • $7 Admission Children under 10 FREE!

Carolina Beach Lake Park

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Lake Park Blvd. Carolina Beach

ALL FUNDS BENEFIT LOCAL ANIMAL RESCUES! $30 on-site microchipping for your furry friends

Come enjoy live music & entertainment, pet contests, raffles & prizes, animals for adoption, Pawparazzi photo shoot, plus many vendors including food, arts & crafts, pet products, and so much more!

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Newly renovated!

Exceptionally delicious!

TRY OUR NEW MENU!

Mon-Fri: 11am-2:30pm 4:30pm-10pm Sat-Sun: noon-10pm

4102 Oleander Drive, Suite 2

(behind the Hess gas station, at corner of 41st)

910-350-3332

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■ Featuring: $4.69 lunch specials ■ Website: www.hibachitogo.com

Kabuki Korean Café and Sushi

Family-owned and operated, Kabuki Korean Café and Sushi is Wilmington's only authentic Korean restaurant, freshly renovated and boasting a brand new menu! They feature delectable Korean BBQ, and are best known for traditional items like their bibimbop and bulgogi. But they also feature a large variety of Asian cuisine, from fresh sushi to fried rice to teriyaki dishes, dumplings, edamame and more. Open daily, Kabuki welcomes diners for lunch from 11 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. and dinner 4:30 to 10 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Stop by Saturdays and Sundays from noon to 10 p.m. 4102 Oleander Drive, Suite 2, at the corner of 41st Street, behind the Hess gas station. 910-350-3332.

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER:

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

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown, off Oleander Drive.

■ FEATURING: Wilmington's only authentic Korean restaurant!

INDOCHINE RESTAURANT & LOUNGE

If you’re ready to experience the wonders of the Orient without having to leave Wilmington, join us at Indochine for a truly unique experience. Indochine brings the flavors of the Far East to the Port City, combining the best of Thai and Vietnamese cuisine in an atmosphere that will transport you and your taste buds. Relax in our elegantly decorated dining room, complete with antique Asian decor as well as contemporary artwork and music. Our diverse, friendly and efficient staff will serve you beautifully presented dishes full of enticing aromas and flavors. Be sure to try such signature items as the spicy and savory Roasted Duck with Red Curry, or the beautifully presented and delicious Shrimp and Scallops in a Nest. Be sure to save room for our world famous desert, the banana egg roll! We take pride in using only the freshest ingredients, and our extensive menu suits any taste. After dinner, enjoy specialty drinks by the koi pond in our Asian garden. Located at 7 Wayne Drive (beside the Ivy Cottage), (910) 251-9229.

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER:

Tues.- Fri. 11 a.m.- 2 p.m.; Sat. 12 p.m. – 3 p.m. for lunch.

Mon.- Sun. 5 p.m. – 10 p.m. for dinner.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ WEBSITE: www.indochinewilmington.com

thai spice

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

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

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

SZECHUAN 132

Craving expertly prepared Chinese food in an elegant atmosphere? Szechuan 132 Chinese Restaurant is your destination! Szechuan 132 has earned the reputation as one of the finest contemporary Chinese restaurants in the Port City.

Tastefully decorated with an elegant atmosphere, with an exceptional ingenious menu has deemed Szechuan 132 the best Chinese restaurant for years, hands down. 419 South College Road (in University Landing), (910) 799-1426.

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ FEATURING: Lunch Specials

yosake downtown sushi lounge

Lively atmosphere in a modern setting, Yosake is the delicious Downtown spot for date night, socializing with friends, or any large dinner party. Home to the never-disappointing

Shanghai Firecracker Shrimp! In addition to sushi, we offer a full Pan Asian menu including curries, noodle dishes, and the ever-popular Crispy Salmon or mouth-watering Kobe Burger. Inspired features change weekly showcasing our commitment to local farms. Full bar including a comprehensive sake list, signature cocktails, and Asian Import Bottles.

33 S. Front St., 2nd Floor (910) 763-3172.

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

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Downtown ■ FEATURING: 1/2 Price Sushi/Appetizer Menu nightly from 5-7, until 8 on Mondays, and also 10-Midnight on Fri/Sat. Tuesday LOCALS NIGHT - 20% Dinner Entrees.

Wednesday 80S NIGHT - 80s music and menu prices.

Sundays are the best deal downtown - Specialty Sushi and Entrees are Buy One, Get One $10 Off and 1/2 price Wine Bottles. Nightly Drink Specials. Gluten-Free Menu upon request. Complimentary Birthday Dessert.

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

Dinner Theatre theatrenow

TheatreNOW is a performing arts complex that features weekend dinner theater, an award-winning weekly kids variety show, monthly Sunday Jazz Brunches, movie, comedy and live music events. Award-winning chef, Denise Gordon, and a fabulous service staff pair scrumptious multi-course themed meals and cocktails with our dinner shows in a theatre-themed venue. Dinner theater at its best! Reservations highly suggested. 19 S. 10th Street 910.399.3NOW (3669). Hours vary.

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

Indian tandoori Bites

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

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

Italian A taste of italy

Looking for authentic Italian cuisine in the Port City? Look no further than A Taste of Italy Deli. Brothers, Tommy and Chris Guarino, and partner Craig Berner, have been serving up breakfast, lunch, and dinner to local and visiting diners for twenty years. The recipes have been passed down from generation to generation, and after one bite you feel like you’re in your mamas' kitchen. Along with the hot and cold lunch menu, they also carry a large variety of deli sides and made-from-scratch desserts. Or, if you’re looking to get creative in your own kitchen, A Taste of Italy carries a wide

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selection of imported groceries, from pasta to olive oils, and everything in between. And last but certainly not least, allow them to help you make any occasion become a delicious Italian experience with their catering or call ahead ordering.

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

ELIZABETH’S PIZZA

A Wilmington favorite since 1987! At Elizabeth’s you’ll find authentic Italian cuisine, as well as some of your American favorites. Offering delicious pizza, salads, sandwiches, entrees, desserts, beer, and wine. Elizabeth’s is known for their fresh ingredients, where even the bread is baked fresh daily. A great place for lunch, dinner, a late night meal, or take out. Elizabeth’s can also cater your event and now has a party room available. Visit us at 4304 ½ Market St or call 910-251-1005 for take out.

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

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

eddie romanelli's

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

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

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Wilmington South.

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

Fat Tony’s Italian Pub

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

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

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

SLICE OF LIFE

“Slice” has become a home away from home for tourists and locals alike. Our menu includes salads, tacos, burritos, quesadillas, nachos, homemade soups, subs and, of course, pizza. We only serve the freshest and highest-

quality ingredients in all of our food, and our dough is made daily with purified water. Voted “Best Pizza” and “Best Late Night Eatery.”All ABC permits. Visit us downtown at 125 Market Street, (910) 251-9444, in Wrightsville Beach at 1437 Military Cutoff Road, Suite 101, (910) 256-2229 and in Pine Valley on the corner of 17th and College Road, (910) 799-1399.

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

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown, Downtown and Wilmington South.

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

siena trattoria

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

■ SERVING DINNER: at 4 p.m. Daily.

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

Jamaican JAMAICA’S COMFORT ZONE

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

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

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

Latin American San Juan Cafe

Offering the most authentic, gourmet Latin American cuisine in Wilmington. With dishes from countries such as Puerto Rico, Colombia, Venezuela, the Dominican Republic and Cuba you’ll be able to savor a variety of flavors from all over Latin America. Located at 3314 Wrightsville Avenue. 910.790.8661 Follow us on Facebook/Twitter for live music updates!

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

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

Organic LOVEY’S MARKET

Lovey’s Market is a true blessing for shoppers looking for Organic and Natural groceries and supplements, or a great place to meet friends for a quick, delicious and totally fresh meal or snack. Whether you are in the mood for a Veggie

Burger, Hamburger or a Chicken Caesar Wrap, shoppers will find a large selection of nutritious meals on the a la carte Lovey’s Cafe’ menu. The Food Bar-which has cold salads and hot selections can be eaten in the newly expanded Lovey’s Cafe’ or boxed for take-out. The Juice Bar offers a wide variety of juices and smoothies made with Organic fruits and vegetables. Specializing in bulk sales of grains, flours, beans and spices at affordable prices. Lovey’s has a great selection of Local produce and receives several weekly deliveries to ensure freshness. Lovey’s also carries Organic Grass-Fed and Free-Range meats and poultry.

Wheat-Free and Gluten-Free products are in stock regularly, as are Vegan and Vegetarian groceries. Lovey’s also carries Wholesome Pet Foods. Stop by Lovey’s Market Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Saturday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday 10 am to 6 p.m.. Located at 1319 Military Cutoff Rd in the Landfall Shopping Center; (910) 509-0331. “You’ll Love it at Lovey’s!”

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

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

■ WEBSITE: www.loveysmarket.com.

Whole foods market

Whole Foods Market offers one of the most expansive freshly prepared foods options in the city! With 4 bars featuring hot dishes & salads, a sandwich station, sushi station, and pizza station, you are apt to satisfy everyone in your group. All of the ingredients are free of any artificial colors, flavors or preservatives so food is fresh and flavorful from farm, ranch, or dock to your fork! Dine in the cafe or carry out. On any given day the selection offers an array of organic, local, vegan/vegetarian, and healthy options. Voted Best Salads by encore readers.

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

Seafood DOCK STREET OYSTER BAR

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

(910) 762-2827.

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: 7 days a week.

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

■ WEBSITE: www.dockstreetoysterbar.net

fish bites

Home of the freshest seafood in town, and Wilmington’s only Live Lobster Tank. Try one of our signature entrees like Fish Bites Tuna Filet, Stuffed Flounder or The Fishermans Stew. We have unique appetizers like Oyster Bombs, Shrimp Bombs, or Grouper Cheeks(who knew Groupers had cheeks!!). Have your Fresh Catch prepared to your delight, pan seared, grilled, blackened, broiled or fried.

We will accomodate any taste. The Daily Special Board features creative dishes that highlight our Chef’s creative culinary skills. We make a fantastic steamer platter with Crab Legs, Shrimp, Clams, Oysters and Mussels. The possibilities are endless. We have the largest selection of seafood in the area. Not only are we a seafood restaurant, but a fresh market as well. Take home your Fresh Seafood selection and cook it your favorite way. We also have take out. Don’t forget our made from scratch des-

serts. Come in and enjoy a fresh beverage from our full service “Bottems Up Bar”. Whether you just need something to curb your appetite or a full meal, we have something for everyone. Daily food specials and Drink Specials offered. Kids Menu available. So come in and enjoy the most amazing seafood you have ever tasted!

6132-11 Carolina Beach Rd. (910) 791-1117 ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Mon-Sun 11am-9pm. Kids menu ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: South Wilmington ■ FEATURING: The freshest seafood in town, and Wilmington’s only Live Lobster Tank!

■ WEBSITE: www.fishbitesseafood.com

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Mon-Sat 11am-2am;

Sun noon-2am ■ NEIGHBORHOODS: Carolina Beach and Downtown ■ FEATURING: Daily lunch specials, join the mailing list

online

■ WEBSITE: www.pleasureislandoysterbar.com

Southern

■ FEATURING: 1/2 priced select appetizers Monday Thursday 4-7 p.m.

■ WEBSITE: www.hellskitchenbar.com

Carolina Ale House

Voted best new restaurant AND best sports bar of 2010 in Wilmington, Carolina Ale House is the place to be for awardwinning food, sports and fun. Located on College Rd. near UNC W, this lively sports-themed restaurant. Covered and

Hieronymus

Hieronymus Seafood is the midtown stop for seafood lovers. In business for over 30 years, Hieronymus has made a name for itself by constantly providing excellent service and the freshest of the fresh in local seafood. It’s the place to be if you are seeking top quality attributes in atmosphere, presentations, flavor and ingenuity. Signature dishes include Oysteronymus and daily fresh catch specials. Hieronymus has all ABC permits and also provides catering services.

Voted “Best Seafood” in 2011. 5035 Market Street; 910392-6313; hieronymusseafood.com ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ FEATURING: Fireside oyster bar.

■ WEBSITE: www.hieronymusseafood.net

oceanic

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

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

■ WEBSITE: www.OceanicRestaurant.com

THE PILOT HOUSE

The Pilot House Restaurant is Wilmington’s premier seafood and steak house with a touch of the South. We specialize in local seafood and produce. Featuring the only Downtown bar that faces the river and opening our doors in 1978, The Pilot House is the oldest restaurant in the Downtown area. We offer stunning riverfront views in a newlyrenovated relaxed, casual setting inside or on one of our two outdoor decks. Join us for $5.00 select appetizers 7 days a week and live music every Friday and Saturday nigh on our umbrella deck. Large parties welcome. Private event space available. 910-343-0200 2 Ann Street, Wilmington, NC 28401 ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Sun-Thurs 11am-9pm, FriSat 11am-10pm and Sunday Brunch 11am-3pm. Kids menu ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Riverfront Downtown Wilmington ■ FEATURING: Fresh local seafood specialties, Riverfront Dining, free on-site parking ■ MUSIC: Outside Every Friday and Saturday

Shuckin' shack

Shuckin’ Shack Oyster Bar is thrilled to now serve customers in its new location at 109 Market Street in Historic Downtown Wilmington (910-833-8622). It’s the place you want to be to catch your favorite sports team on 7 TV’s carrying all major sports packages. A variety of fresh seafood is available daily including oysters, shrimp, clams, mussels, and crab legs. Shuckin’ Shack has expanded its menu now offering fish tacos, crab cake sliders, fried oyster po-boys, fresh salads, and more. Come in a check out Shack’s daily lunch, dinner, and drink specials. It’s a Good Shuckin’ Time! The original Shack is located in Carolina Beach at 6A N. Lake Park Blvd.; (910) 458-7380.

Casey's Buffet

In Wilmington, everyone knows where to go for solid country cooking. That place is Casey’s Buffet, winner of encore’s Best Country Cookin’/Soul Food and Buffet categories.

“Every day we are open, somebody tells us it tastes just like their grandma’s or mama’s cooking,” co-owner Gena Casey says. Gena and her husband Larry run the show at the Oleander Drive restaurant where people are urged to enjoy all food indigenous to the South: fried chicken, barbecue, catfish, mac‘n’cheese, mashed potatoes, green beans, chicken‘n’dumplings, biscuits and homemade banana puddin’ are among a few of many other delectable items. 5559 Oleander Drive. (910) 798-2913.

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

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

Sports Bar hell's kitchen

This is downtown Wilmington’s Sports Pub! With every major sporting package on ten HDTVs and our huge HD projection screen, there is no better place to catch every game in every sport. Our extensive menu ranges from classics, like thick Angus burgers or NY-style Reuben, to lighter fare, such as homemade soups, fresh salads and vegetarian options. Whether meeting for a business lunch, lingering over dinner and drinks, or watching the game, the atmosphere and friendly service will turn you into a regular. Open late 7 days a week, with free WiFi, pool, and did we mention sports? Free downtown lunchtime delivery on weekdays; we can accommodate large parties. 763-4133.

■ SERVING LUNCH, DINNER & ■ LATE NIGHT: 11 a.m.-2 a.m. daily ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Downtown

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

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

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

TVs in Wilmington.

■ WEBSITE: www.CarolinaAleHouse.com

vegetarian/Vegan Sealevel restaurant

Having opened in early spring 2013, Sealevel Restaurant is celebrating their one-year anniversary serving your plantbased diet needs. Chef Nikki Spears prepares well-executed, simple, snacky, sandwichy, and seasonally changing meals. From a nearly guilt-free American veggie cheeseburger, to fresh sushi, fish and shrimp “burgers,” falafel, fish tacos and avocado melt pitas, Sealevel caters to the needs of gluten-free, vegetarian, vegan and lactose-intolerant diets. The restaurant serves organic and local food as much as possible, as well as Med-Leb, and Cal-Mex and Cal-Japanese style foods. Stop by and try one of their new hand-selected, whole-fruit smoothies, as well as specialties like and the Brown Rice Tortilla and Vegan Kale Nachos.

Sushi rolls unique to Sealevel Restaurant are served, and vegan and gluten-free desserts like Key Lime Pie, MochaVanilla Frozen Pie, and cookies. Drop by daily for lunch, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m., or for dinner, Thurs. - Sat., 5 p.m. - 9 p.m.

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

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

■ WEBSITE: www.sealevelcitygourmet.com

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It Takes a Village:

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racy Wilkes’ nearly two decades of work as executive director of DREAMS of Wilmington (DREAMS)—a nationally renowned nonprofit, which provides a platform for disadvantaged youth to grow through exposure to the arts— is the epitomizes community-building. Currently, DREAMS, which began in 1996, provides over 60 free, arts-based classes—pottery, painting, music, sewing, design, theatre, dance, and the like—per week to nearly 800 children (ages 8 to 18) who qualify for free and reduced lunch in New Hanover County.

“If you give the kids a chance, they will accomplish more sometimes than you ever thought they were capable of,” Wilkes says. “That’s all it’s about, just an opportunity. I also think a good arts education and exposure levels the playing field in some way for these kids. There’s nothing better at the end of the day than seeing a kid with a big smile.”

At the end of October, Wilkes will step down from her position at DREAMS, which in 2007 was awarded the President´s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities’ Coming Up Taller Award—the nation´s highest honor for after-school and out-of-school programs. As well, DREAMS boasts a 100-percent high-school graduation rate among its students, with 99 percent of them going on to college, the military or vocational job training. That’s compared to an overall 25 percent graduation rate among disadvantaged youth in New Hanover County.

“I’m very proud of those statistics, Wilkes says. “The retention rate we have with kids is over 50 percent. When we get a child at the age of 8, we often wave goodbye at 18. We have kids involved with the program for 10 years.”

This Saturday, September 27, the annual DREAMS Presents gala will raise funds for the organizations’ programs through an art sale— wherein artists will donate half the proceeds from their sold work. They’ll also raise a glass to the outgoing executive director with a toast and roast. Her successor, a musician who has started his own thriving nonprofit, will be unveiled at the gala.

“I think in order to keep an organization really vital and on top of things, you need new energy and new blood—young blood,” Wilkes says, explaining her decision to step down. “I’m not trying to be ageist, but you need new ideas. I think founders often have a problem letting go, moving on, and letting their organization move on.”

Abdicating her position will allow her to spend more time with her husband, Paul Wilkes—a journalist, author and former film and creative writing professor at UNCW. She plans to help him with his nonprofit organization, Homes for Hope, which aids Salesian nuns and orphan girls in India. As well, she and associate director Emily Colin are nearing completion on a how-to kit, so other communities can replicate DREAMS.

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Above: Tracy Wilkes prepares to step down as executive director of DREAMS. Courtesy photo

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Though Wilkes now has a substantial career to reflect upon, she once was a troubled teenager herself, yet overcame her obstacles through the arts, particularly, through creative writing and theatre.

“I finally had a vehicle where I could really express myself,” Wilkes tells. “Instead of engaging in negative behaviors, I started being involved in very life-giving, positive things.”

Taking note from her formative years, the self-proclaimed culture-vulture used creative exercises and play therapy with her patients as a therapist at the Southeastern Mental Health Center during the mid-‘90s. The method eradicated the barriers between Wilkes and her patients. Eventually, DREAMS co-founder Judy Wall recommended an article to her about an LA couple who used dance to reach out to adjudicated Hispanic youth.

“The skill set that you learn through involvement in the creative process is the same skill set you need to succeed at anything in life,” Wilkes says. “If you’re in a show, you have to show up on time, work with a group, and resolve conflicts in a positive way. All these things are really transferable.”

Wilkes noticed North Carolina was cutting arts programs left and right, something still prevalent today. Consequently, there were no free-of-charge arts outlets available to local atrisk youth. Wilkes and Wall compiled a mission statement and a set of goals and objectives in Wilkes’ living room. DREAMS was born.

The Junior League of Wilmington permitted them use of three rooms at the Children’s Museum of Wilmington, then located on Market Street. DREAMS was there for nine months before it moved to the more-spacious former Union Missionary Baptist Church (located on 6th and Ann), where it remained for 14 years.

“In the meantime, I’d never given up hope on finding our own building—something that was more suitable,” Wilkes states.

After years of searching, she was approached by the now-defunct Northside Resource Center (NRC). They hoped to share the 12,000 squarefoot bus maintenance garage on Fanning Street with DREAMS. Short on funds, the NRC was unable to follow through; however, the city stipulated DREAMS had to take the whole building.

“We took a collective deep breath and went for it,” Wilkes details.

Renovations for the first 8,500 square feet ran $850,000. Wilmington’s Community Development Block Grant covered half the costs, and through hardcore fundraising, the building became operational in 2012. Built in 1939, the building’s renovations resulted in them receiving an Adaptive Reuse Award from the Historical Wilmington Foundation.

Now, Wilkes sets her sights on completing the remaining 4,000 square feet. The slated budget is $450,000, and DREAMS has raised all but around $58,000. Once completed, the space will provide extra room for dance and theatre classes. By erecting platform stages or utilizing arena seating, it also will serve as an in-house venue for the open-to-the-public showcases DREAMS puts on each year—which are currently held at D.C. Virgo Preparatory Acade-

my. Having the space will cut costs for fundraisers, as they normally must rent event spaces.

They also will open the room up to other nonprofits. “It will be fabulous to have [events] in our own space,” Wilkes says. “We’re very excited about it. The possibilities are endless.

We’ll have good lighting and a good sound system.”

DREAMS has plans for its backyard, too. It will embark on a new partnership with the Watershed Education for Communities and Officials NC Cooperative Extension at NC State to build a rain garden this spring. “The children will be involved in designing it and picking the plants,” Wilkes says. “We’ll go on tours of other rain gardens that have been done in Wilmington.”

This won’t be DREAMS’ first foray into environmental stewardship: It recently wrapped up a yearlong partnership with the NC Aquarium at Fort Fisher, wherein students learned about the importance of NC waterways and the creatures that dwell within them. They incorporated the knowledge into sea-inspired dance performances and paintings and drawings.

The NC Aquarium at Fort Fisher is one of many partnerships DREAMS has formed in this community. They routinely recommend students who excel in a particular art form to other enrichment programs around the city. As well, UNCW Presents afforded DREAMS 20 tickets for students and their parents to see Mark Morris’ dance performance earlier in the month.

Thalian Association has given the nonprofit 40 tickets for their upcoming production of “Peter Pan.” They even invite parents to create art with students, and with the help of a benefactor, send parents and their children to Bald Head Island to experience No Boundaries Art Colony.

“We are a true family, and we don’t just look at our students as free-standing,” Wilkes says.

“We look at their families and try to figure out what needs are there. Sometimes we feel very much like we’re a connector. If we notice a child is having trouble seeing something—because we’ve developed an incredible level of trust with parents—we can say, ‘Hey Mom, has little Joey gotten his eyes checked?’ If she doesn’t have the means to do it, we try to figure out how to make that happen.”

Folks will get the chance to pay tribute to Wilkes’ work in bettering this community this weekend. DREAMS alumni will return—some of them graduates from Howard University, ECU, UNC Charlotte, and CFCC. “The greatest joy over the last 18 years has been when you see a kid’s face light up because they’ve accomplished something great,” Wilkes concludes.

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M

y last stop before leaving campus was the computer lounge.

Waiting for access to my inbox, I took in the unfamiliar faces—their eyes squinting down at glowing screens. The aid flipped through his textbook near the printer station, with the quiet buzz of technology holding the scene together.

Sign on. Password. Inbox full of spam.

Check, check, check, check, check, check, check, check, check, check, delete. Clearer screen. Still no word from Chloe. Compose Mail. Subject: “Thinking About You.” “Hey there, Been calling like crazy and still no word. Everything must be jammed in the city still. I ended up quitting school, thinking I would rush home to strap my dad’s canoe to the roof of my car and drive up and find you, but then I realized how crazy that would have been. Decided to drive out West instead, like we always talked about. Sorry how we ended. Hope to cross paths again. Love, J.” Sign out. Sigh.

The screen flashed news briefs: “Anthrax Letters Cause Evacuations.” I was just about to stand and leave when I remembered Dr. Melvin’s “On the Road” recommendation for some reason. I opened up a search window and started reading different web pages about the book. Partly it was a way of putting off the final decision on when to leave town.

I clicked on one page—more or less at random—and in the middle, there was an image of Kerouac’s hand-drawn map, showing the route that he and “Dean Moriarty” followed on their travels. It seemed like a sign. I knew I was looking for signs, but it still seemed like a sign. I hit print, snagged the copy and walked out.

By the time I pulled into my parents’ driveway my dad had emptied half the attic and much of the basement onto the picnic table under the towering maple in the yard. Coolers of all shapes and colors spewed in two directions on the grass: a stained Boy Scout mess kit, a green Coleman camping stove with an extra canister of fuel, a tent, sleeping bags, a hand axe, rain gear, iodine capsules, flint and steel, fishing tackle, a folding army shovel, a canteen, road flares, a fix-a-flat, flashlights, a large bag of venison jerky, and a Colt .38 caliber revolver.

“This was lent to an English officer during World War II,” he said, showing me

how to open the chamber. “And returned after the Germans surrendered. You don’t have a license to carry, so I’ve loaded it with blanks. At least you’ll be able to scare someone away. I’ll show you how to hide it under the seat.”

The screen-door creaked, and my mother walked outside. Her face was obstructed behind a cardboard box, and her feet scraped along the sidewalk under its weight. We both moved to help but she called us off. The box— when she unloaded it onto the table—was filled with cans and boxes of food. Also inside the box, was a smaller box—wrapped in Sunday funnies.

“What’s this?”

“For emergencies,” she said. “It’s a cell phone with prepaid minutes.”

I stared at the boxy, black device with its short antenna, wondering what to do with it.

“Thank you.”

As I drove away, before turning the corner out of sight, I looked in the rearview mirror. My parents were holding hands and waving.

I quickly realized that if I stayed on the highway I wasn’t going to see much of anything beyond billboards, sound barriers and the backs of tractor trailers—many with cartoon devils on their mud-flaps warning me to ”Back Off!” as they sped past.

I had never been west of Pittsburgh before. Considering I had already broken new territory after only six hours, I pulled into the first rest stop after the “Welcome to Ohio” sign just after midnight. The lot was well-lit, and about a quarter of the spaces were occupied. Alone and no longer distracted by the road, for the first time the romance of what I was doing gave way to fear.

I dug out my toothbrush and headed inside the bathroom to clean up, shivering against the wind. The urinal smelled of bleach. I closed my eyes and took a deep, astringent breath. I rolled my neck around in circle and attempted to clear the scattered thoughts buzzing around my head.

What am I doing? Will my students feel like I failed them? Do my parents think I’ll be back in a few days and are just humoring me? What will Mrs. Warburg tell the other teachers?

“Oh, Julian, he just couldn’t handle it,” she will say.

Will they laugh? Does Chloe still hate me? Will she ever talk to me again?

I pulled up my pants, buttoned them

and bent down to stretch my hamstrings, barely touching my toes. Head still upside down, I rocked my trunk to loosen my shoulders. Slowly, leading with my abdomen, I rose back up—vertebrae by vertebrae. I hoped the stretches would help me regain my focus after hours of highway hypnosis. But at this late hour, doubts and insecurities danced too wickedly in my head. I decided it was best to go back to the car and rest.

Pushing open the heavy door, I reentered the autumn air. I was surprised to hear a faint harmonica somewhere in the distance, but I kept on after a beat, intent on the Jim Beam in my trunk. It took some shuffling before I found the paper bag, unscrewed the lid on the flask inside and endured a few warming sips. Minutes later, curled over in the back seat under my sleeping bag, I went to sleep out of sight.

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current electronics, furniture and home decor, pet supplies and accessories, sports equipment and entertainment, seasonal items. No clothing, VCR tapes, books, or shoes.Drop off locations: Four Legs Good Pet Boutique, 310 N. Howe St, Southport; River Road Animal Hospital, 8593 River Road, Southport; Unleashed of Wilmington, 1319 Military Cutoff Road (Landfall Shopping Center); Family Dog Naturals, 2013 Olde Regent Way, Suite 170, Leland; Brunswick Forest Veterinary Hospital, 1513 Brunswick Village Blvd., Leland, NC. Paws Place, 3701 E Boiling Spring Rd PAWS WITH DESIGN 9/29, 7pm: A hands-on painting party and art show. Meet some of Wilmington’s best artists, create you rcanvas masterpiece, and help give the gift of independence to people with disabilities. 25 percent of all proceeds go to Canines for Service: $60/person. 2-hours painting w/ instructor, and light snacks and such. Seating is limited. 9/29: Front St. Brewery; 10/1: Carrabba’s Italian Grill; 10/12: St. Therese Catholic Church, Wrightsville Beach, NC. www.wineanddesign.com/Wilmington. 910-679-4750 or wilmington@wineanddesign.com.

PINK RIBBON LUNCHEON 10/2, 11am: With the help of generous people throughout our region, the NHRMC Foundation’s Pink Ribbon Project has helped thousands of local women – without insurance or other financial resources – by providing mammography screenings, diagnostics, comfort items and spiritual support. To register please visit http:// www.nhrmc.org/pinkribbon. Wilmington Convention Center, 10 Convention Center Dr.

PINK RIBBON LUNCHEON 10/2, 11am: With the help of generous people throughout our region, the NHRMC Foundation’s Pink Ribbon Project has helped thousands of local women – without insurance or other financial resources – by providing mammography screenings, diagnostics, comfort items and spiritual support. To register please visit http:// www.nhrmc.org/pinkribbon. Wilmington Convention Center, 10 Convention Center Dr. CAROUSEL CENTER GOLF TOURNAMENT 10/4, all day: Shotgun start, 9am. Awards reception to follow. Tournament entry fee: $100, includes fees, cart, water/drinks, snacks, oncourse golfer good bag, and lunch. The event proceeds will benefit the operations of The Carousel Center—Child Advocacy Center, providing services for children who have experienced sexual/physical abuse and the College Education Fund for Daisy (2013 Tournament Beneficiary). Event Sponsorships – Donation level at your discretion; hole sponsors - $100; silent auction packagein-kind donations; teams, teams and more teams of four golfers to join in the fun! An investment in Tee It Off for The Carousel Center Golf Tournament will assist your local Child Advocacy Center to remain available for our community’s most vulnerable citizens…our children. The Masonboro Country Club, 535 The Cape Blvd.

PICNIC WITH A PURPOSE Picnic with Purpose Luncheon, 10/9, 11:30am1pm: Luncheon fundraising event to benefit Wilmington Health Access for Teens (WHAT), a community-based non-profit organization that provides primary medical, mental health, and

prevention services to teens and young adults, ages 11-24, in the lower Cape Fear Region.

Blockade Runner Resort Ballroom, Wrightsville Beach. Info: (910) 202-4605 or www. whatswhat.org. Speaker TBA soon.

CLOSER TO HOME GOLF CLASSIC Closer to Home Golf Classic to benefit Lower Cape Fear Hospice & LifeCareCenter. The tournament, presented by Lower Cape Fear Hospice Foundation, is scheduled for 10/9, at Cape Fear National Golf Course at Brunswick Forest in Leland. Proceeds from the tournament benefit countless hospice patients facing advanced illnesses, as well as their families. Golfers will enjoy golf and cart, breakfast, burgers and dogs hot off the grill, hole-in one challenge, putting contest, raffles, awards and, of course, raising funds for a worthy cause. Tournament players will have the opportunity to win cash, prizes and cars. Sponsorship and tournament information are available by contacting Veronica Godwin at 910-796-7985 or email veronica.godwin@lcfh. org. Sign up to play online at www.closertohomegolfclassic.org. Cape Fear National Golf Course, 1281 Cape Fear National Dr. AVIATION DAY 5K RUN 10/11, all day: The Wilmington International Airport would like to invite the public to attend an Aviation Day at the airport on October 11, 2014 from 9am – 4pm. The free-to-the-public event will be held in conjunction with Jones Racing Company’s 5K on the Runway and will be located near the International Customs Terminal on ILM’s Campus. Aviation Day events are set to include: Young Eagles, Static Aircraft Display (including warbirds), Cape Fear Kites and

Flags, The Wilmington Model Flying Club, The Sun Coast Cruisers Car Club, and food trucks with local, mobile cuisine. Jones Racing Company will hold a 5K on the newly-rehabilitated runway along with a 1 mile fun run. For the first time in history participants will be allowed to run/walk on the ILM Airport runway where over ? million passengers per year take off and land. History will be made. Be one of the first to step foot on the 8,000+ foot runway. Additional information and registration information can be found at http://jonesracingcompany.com/ilmairport-5k/. No aerobatic flying at this event; all airplanes on display will be grounded and static to the event area. Coolers and backpacks strictly prohibited. Wilmington International Airport, 1740 Airport Blvd.

HAMMER AND NAILS GOLF TOURNAMENT The Wilmington-Cape Fear Home Builders Association annual Hammer and Nails Fall Golf Tournament. Those participating in the tournament will be eligible for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places in 3 flights. Cape Fear National in Brunswick Forest on Oct16, 11am-7pm. 910 799-2611 POPLAR GROVE 5K ZOMBIE RUN 10/18, 6pm: Think you can survive a Zombie Apocalypse? Find out! The race begins at the Cultural Arts Center (barn) and covers the scenic trails around Abbey Nature Preserve’s Mill Pond and Pine Thicket (Fox Neck Limited Partnership). Course terrain is varied and natural with slight hills, partial sandy or pine straw-covered footing, some foot-grabbing roots and the potential for mud if the weather is or has been inclement. Runners will be issued 3 health flags that Zombies will attempt to take. Zombies can

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And we need your support! In addition to golf, we will host a Silent Auction and Games Day which includes an afternoon of bridge, mahjong, and good times. Sponsorships are available at many levels and space is available for golfers and Games Day participants! Please contact Janet at 910-763-4424 x113 or email assocdevelopmentdirector@goodshepherdwilmington. org for more information. And thank you for being a part of the Good Shepherd Family of supporters! $100/golfer, $35 Games Day. 1281 Cape Fear National Dr. FABULOUS FALL FASHIONS/LUNCHEON 10/25, 7:30pm: Branded as the world’s most important living choreographer, Paul Taylor will bring his contemporary dance troupe, the Paul Taylor Dance Company, to the Thalian Hall Main Stage in partnership with UNCW Presents.

Their performance, a retrospective of their work, will be a celebration of the company’s 60th anniversary. Founded in 1954, the Paul Taylor Dance Co. is one of the earliest touring companies in American dance. Thalian Hall Center for Performing Arts, 310 Chestnut St.

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THE BARD IS A BROAD Through 9/27: The Bard is a Broad By Anthony Lawson. Sequel to the outrageously fun, interactive bawdy comedy The Bard’s Broads. Friday and Saturday nights. Tickets $32/adult, $18 show only. Not appropriate for children. Beverages and food service gratuity not included.

TheatreNOW, corner of 10th and Dock streets. www.wilmingtontheatre.com THE LADY IN QUESTION 9/26-27, 7:30pm: The Lady in Question by Charles Busch is a satirical homage to 1940s pre-war romantic thrillers. With the intrigue of Joan Crawford, charm of Cary Grant, hysterics of Lucille Ball, and murderous instinct of The Bad Seed, The Lady in Question tells the tale of the world-renowned concert pianist Gertrude Garnet (George Domby) who has arrived for a Bavarian tour with her sidekick Kitty (Bryan Cournoyer) to find a glitch in their accommodations. The duo is offered a reprieve at the home of Baron Von Elsner (Troy Rudeseal). Along the way she meets a handsome young American professor (Erik Maasch) in desperate need of her help in recusing his mother (Tom Briggs) who is trapped in the Baron’s underground prison. Directed by Bryan Cournoyer. Produced by the new theatre production company, C’est La Guerre. Tickets: $10. 910-833-7175. The Blind Elephant, 21 N. Front St. PETER PAN 9/25-28, 7:30pm: Lyrics by Carolyn Leith, Betty Comden and Adolph Green. Music by Morris Charlap and Julie Styne. Based on the play

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Michael and John in the high flying timeless Broadway musical that will whisk you away to a place where dreams are born and no one ever grows up! Thalian Hall Center for the Performing Arts, 310 Chestnut St. THE DOCTOR IN SPITE OF HIMSELF 9/25, 8pm: Moliere’s classic satirical farce, The Doctor in Spite of Himself was written in 1666, but we are producing a new translation written in 2013. In the play, an angry wife plays a trick on her husband, a peasant woodcutter, by tricking two hefty servants to violently persuade him that he is a brilliant doctor. He performs miraculous cures as he carries out Moliere’s scalpel sharp satire of the medical profession. UNCW, Mainstage Theatre, Cultural Arts Building, 601 S. College Road A Wilmington Horror Story Fri.-Sat., 10/3-4, 10-11, 17-18, 24-25, 31-11/1, 7 p.m. TheatreNOW presents a night of dinner theatre, featuring three spooky, one-act plays.

Chase Harrison’s H.P. Lovecraft-inspired “Dr. Herbert West- Re-Animator,” starts the evening of terror. Written and directed by Anghus Houvouras, “Dine and Dash” tells the story of an awful, macabre first date that ends in murder.

“A Letter To Dave from the Zombie Apocalypse of Hurricane Irene,” written by Calie Voorheis and directed by Aaron Willings, delivers frights of the flesh-eating variety. Chef Denise Gordon will cook up some Halloween-inspired delectables to nosh on during the performances.

Tickets, $20-$34. (910) 399-3669 or www.theatrewilmington.com. TheatreNOW, 19 S. 10 St. Halloween Horror Theatre Festival Thurs.-Sun., 10/2-31, 8 p.m.; Sun. 3 p.m.: Big Dawg presents a month’s worth of horror!

10/2-5: The scares begin with Cole Marquis’ adaptation of HG Welles’ “War of the Worlds.”

Marquis’ production uses the original script from the tale of alien invasion. 10/9-12: The tell-tale hearts will be beating, with two Edgar Allen Poe-inspired one acts, “Die, Zombie, Extra Die!” and “Buyers Can Be Bloodthirsty.”

10/16-19: Gina Gambony directs “The Witch, the Troll, and the Hairy Man,” a tamer tale that involves puppetry; good for ages 7 and up.

10/23-31: Gwenyfar Rohler’s “Death Bed: The Play that Bites,” chronicles the making of the 1973 campy, cult-class “Death Bed: The Play that Eats,” and its eventual rediscovery. Tickets, $15-$20. (910) 367-5237 or online at www. bigdawgproductions.org. Cape Fear Playhouse, 613 Castle St. ILM’S GOT TALENT APPLICANTS WANTED Wilmington Central Rotary is seeking aspiring performers to participate in the fourth annual Wilmington’s Got Talent fundraiser, a hometown variety show. Event will be held 11/7, 7pm, at Thalian Hall, and will spotlight singers, dancers, musicians, magicians, and other talent. Participants must live in New Hanover, Pender and Brunswick counties and must be able to participate in the dress rehearsal held 10/17. Amateur performers only must apply by 9/26. All proceeds will benefit “She Rocks” to help supply wigs, scarves, journals, and research materials to the Ovarian Cancer Research Room at New Hanover Regional Medical Center. Applicants, sponsors, and ticket-purchasers should contact Lois McColl at mccoll18@bellsouth.net or 910350-1211.

WHAT DOESN’T KILL ME 11/13: Three one-act, dark comedies focusing on women’s self-realization, written by Susan M. Steadman, featuring director Nicole Farmer, will debut at the Cape Fear Playhouse in Nov. Feat: Filling Spaces, We Go to Playgroup

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Rite Temple, 1415 S. 17th St. THERAPEUTIC MUSIC TRAINING 10/4-5, 12/6-7; 2/7-8; 4/11-12; 6/5-7: Therapeutic bedside music is the mission of the Music for Healing and Transition Program, Inc. (MHTP), a 501c3 not-for-profit educational organization. MHTP offers classes at 12 sites in the U.S. and announces its classes beginning in Wilmington. Classes at the Phillips LifeCare & Counseling Center of Lower Cape Fear Hospice and at the Davis Community Assisted Living and Rehab Center. Students complete courses in five weekend Modules on musical and medical topics spread out over a year, and are guided through the course of study by an advisor. Other requirements include a 45 clinical hours and a required reading list. Students may receive tuition reductions based on medical or musical life experience, and there are scholarship funds available for students when enrolled in the Program.

MHTP accepts students as well as amateur and professional musicians. Each teacher is a working CMP with extensive experience in healthcare facilities. 910-465-0942 or email mhtp@mhtp.org. www.mhtp.org. $435+reg. fee. Phillips LifeCare and Counseling, 1414 Physicians Drive

and Moving Day, audition information will be available in September. In the meantime, the two women are assembling a production team and reaching out to women-centered businesses and organizations in the community. For additional information or to submit a resume, email Steadman at WordProNC@aol.com.

STEEL MAGNOLIAS 10/17-19, 24-26, 7:30pm or Sun., 3pm: Brunswick Little Theatre will present Steel Magnolias, a play by Robert Harling, in its new venue at 8068 River Road, Southport. Steel Magnolias is an alternately hilarious and touching drama set in a gossipy Southern beauty parlor where six women share in laughs and tears and show the strength of women supporting each other.

The play is directed by Thom Clemmons with the scenic design by Broadway designer Paul Bertelsen. Show times are 7:30pm, with Sun. matinees, 3pm. 10/17-19, 10/24-26. Tickets will be on sale at the door and online, www. brunswicklittletheatre.com. Box office opens at 7 pm. Ticket prices: $17 for adults; $12 for students over 12 with ID. Not recommended for children under 12. Brunswick Little Theater, 8068 River Rd.

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$1 tacos; Tues, free Crow’s Nest Improv (longform), 8pm; Wed, Nutt House Improv Show, 9pm, $3; Thurs, free open-mic night, 9pm; FriSat, national touring comedians/comediennes, 8pm/10pm $10-$15. Schedule: 10/3-4, Kimberly Clark; 10/10-11, Dave Stone; 10/17-18, Mary Mack; 10/24-25, Ron Funches; 10/3111/1, Ben Roy. Sun, closed. 265 N. Front St.

comedy SINGING COMPETITION 9/26, 6pm: This vocal competition, hosted by Star-Studded Voices Searching for a Star, is open to singers ages 7-70 who want to sing on stage for an audience; vocalist who sing almost any genre of music. Registration ends September 20! Top prize is $500! There will be three (3) rounds of competition beginning September 26, continuing October 3, and concluding on October 10 with Semi-Finals and the Finale.

This event will take place at Scottish Rite in Wilmington. The $50 registration fee allows for two (2) rounds of on stage performances before the first silent elimination. All participants will be celebrated on Finale Night. A portion of the proceeds will go to benefit JDRF. Scottish

SE 360 MUSICAL FESTIVAL 10/4, 3pm: SE 360 Music Festival is the universal music festival that includes an array of genres of music such as Hip Hop, R n’ B, and Rock based in South Eastern Region of North Carolina. Founded in 2014, the SE 360 Music Festival provides a platform and marks the future of a culturally energized dynamic opportunity for artist to progress, grow, and promote their talents around the world. $10. Hampton Inn, 2320 S 17th St. THE SWINGLE SINGERS 10/11, 7:30pm: For half a century, The Swingle Singers have pushed to boundaries of what the human voice can achieve. These seven young and versatile voices are an international a capella phenomenon, delivering folk ballads, funk jams, and fugues with equal parts precision and passion. Their vocal agility and blend, combined with captivating showmanship, has thrilled generations of audiences around the globe. We invite you to celebrate their 50th year and experience the next stage of their extraordinary journey. $22-$40. www.thalianhall.com. Thalian Hall Center for the Performing Arts, 310 Chestnut Street OPERA WILMINGTON 10/12, 4pm: Aria Night at UNCW’s Beckwith Recital Hall. This evening’s program features the very best of Wilmington’s local talent performing

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

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favored arias, duets, and small ensembles composed by artists ranging from Mozart to Verdi, Tosca to Lakme. Join Opera Wilmington for a night designed to take your breath away. Champagne Intermission Included. Reserved seating.

Tickets are $30 for general public and $10 for students/children. Contact Kenan Box office at 800-732-3643 or 910-962-3500 to discuss seating options. Tickets are also available online at www.etix.com. $10 for students/children and $30 for general public. UNCW Beckwith Recital Hall, 5270 Randall Drive

dance BABS MCDANCE STUDIO Wilmington’s Premier Social Dance studio featuring group and private lessons in shag, swing, hip-hop, Latin, foxtrot, cha-cha, belly dancing, ballroom, Zumba, and more - weekly with various pricing. For more info on prices and weekly social events, visit www.babsmcdance.com or call 395-5090.

PAUL TAYLOR DANCE COMPANY 10/25, 7:30pm: Branded as the world’s most important living choreographer, Paul Taylor will bring his contemporary dance troupe, the Paul Taylor Dance Company, to the Thalian Hall Main Stage in partnership with UNCW Presents.

Their performance, a retrospective of their work, will be a celebration of the company’s 60th anniversary. Founded in 1954, the Paul Taylor Dance Company is one of the earliest touring companies in American dance. Thalian Hall Center for the Performing Arts, 310 Chest-

nut Street IRISH STEP DANCE Traditional Irish Step Dancing Beginners to Championship level ages 5-adult! Mondays nights. The studio is located at 1211 South 44th Street. www.walshkelleyschool.com.

76’ERS SQUARE DANCE CLUB Modern Western Style Square Dance. Club meets Thurs. nights at 7pm at the Senior Center for a new workshop on square dancing. Info: 270-1639 CONTRA DANCE Tuesday night dances, 5th Ave United Methodist Church on South 5th Ave at Nun, 7:309:30pm.Social dance for all levels; singles and couples, families, college and high school students and folks of all dancing abilities are invited to come. $4. (910) 538-9711.

ERIKA LAWRENCE Visionary artist and recipient of several awards, Erika Lawrence, is featured Artist @theArtWorks, 200 Willard St., 9/26, public reception from 6-9pm. Erika is known for her “icons,” vibrant colors and unique creations in oil and hand built sculptures with an influence by her Eastern European heritage. One of her new sculptures is a 2 ft. high statue, named “Akire,” kneeling with an ancient “tree of life” symbol as her crown and holding the world in her hand. Entertainment as part of Fourth Friday reception w/Susan Savia. ArtWorks, is in the process of becoming an “Art Village” with 45-50 art studios that will be occupied by artists and artisans working and exhibiting their creations to the public. Currently only open to the public on 4th Fridays and every Saturday from 10am-3pm or by appointment only, ArtWorks, 200 Willard St.

TANGO WILMINGTON Tango classes and social dancing, Fridays, Carolina Lounge of Ramada Inn. 5001 Market Street (between College/Kerr). 8-9:45pm. $5, includes beginners’ lesson, 7:30.

FOURTH FRIDAY TANGLES AND TRINKETS 9/26, 7pm: “Tangles and Trinkets” paintings by Evalyn Boyd and sculptures by Marshall Milton, music by James Jarvis on piano 7-8pm, music by Justin Lacy 8-11pm. The Art Factory, 721 Surry St.

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ART SUBMISSIONS NEEDED Canapé’s art curator, Blair Nidds, is calling for artists to showcase their 2D and 3D works, and video installation, in the next show, “Surfaces.”

The artwork should involve texture—rough, matte, unusual, glossy. Sept. 22nd for the submission deadline. Email bnidds@gmail.com up to 3 images of your works to be considered.

Show opens Oct. 1. • “Enigmatic Vol. 2” art show feat. 2D nand 3D work, including installations, by over a dozen local artists. Show hangs

HUES OF JUXTAPOSITION WHQR presents “Hues of Juxtaposition: Work

by Eunkyung Kim Cazier, Randy McNamara and Mio Reynolds.” Please join us for an enticing evening of wine, light refreshments and gorgeous art. Runs through Sept. 24. MC Erny Gallery at WHQR, 254 North Front St.

through Sept. 29. Open Tues-Fri, 11am-2:30pm; Tues-Thurs, 5:30pm-10pm; Fri-Sat, 5:30pm11pm; Sun, 10:30am-3pm. Canapé, 1001 N 4th Street SUNROOM ART Sunroom Studio art classes in acrylic painting, basic drawing, collage enlightenment, drawing and dining, water color, and colored pencil drawing. Small classes, individual guidance. 6905 Southern Exposure, Wilmington, NC 28412. call Lois DeWitt: 910 547-8115.

PLEIN AIR ART SHOW AND SALE Through Sept 30: “Reflections of Wrightsville Sound” Plein Air Art Show and Sale. Local plein-air artists feat. 19 paintings as a result of efforts fro, spring by the Lower Cape Fear Historical Society that resulted in 6 paint-outs producing 61 paintings by 18 local artists. All artwork in this exhibit was painted “en plein air,” meaning that the paintings were either completely or almost entirely created outdoors at the local site in a period of 2-3 hours.

Open Tues-Fri.,10am-4pm, Sat, noon-5pm, Sun, 1-5pm. Free. Wrightsville Beach Museum of History, 303 West Salisbury St. ARTBLAST PARTICIPANTS NEEDED ARTblast! is a FIVE day celebration of the Arts!

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FOURTH FRIDAY GALLERY NIGHT “Fourth Friday Gallery Night” is now coordinated by The Arts Council of Wilmington and New Hanover County, feat. 16 local art galleries and studios that will open their doors to the public in an after-hours celebration of art and

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museums CAPE FEAR MUSEUM Exhibits: A View From Space: Since the launch of the world’s first artificial satellite Sputnik in 1957, satellites have dramatically changed the way we study our planet. A new, bilingual (Spanish and English), highly interactive, handson science exhibit, will allow visitors to see the world from a satellite’s perspective. Includes numerous hands-on activity sections such as the Satellite Activity Area. • World War II: A Local Artist’s Perspective: In time for the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landing and the Normandy campaign, Cape Fear Museum will be exhibiting one of the region’s most powerful collections of World War II artifacts. • Collection Selections: Communications: How have people communicated over distances over time? Cape Fear Museum’s collection includes thousands of artifacts related to both manual and digital methods of communication. View 32 objects, ranging from pens, typewriters and letters to telephones, radios and computers. See how communication technology has evolved over the last two centuries. • Cape Fear Stories presents artifacts, images, models, and 3D settings to explore people’s lives in the Lower Cape Fear from Native American times through the end of the 20th century. • Michael Jordan Discovery Gallery, Williston Auditorium, giant

ground sloth, Maritime Pavilion and more! 910798-4370. Hours: Tues-Sat, 9am-5pm; Sun., 1-5pm. $5-$8. Free for museum members and children under 3. New Hanover County residents’ free day is the first Sun. ea. month. 814 Market St. capefearmuseum WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH MUSEUM The Wrightsville Beach Museum of History, housed in the turn of the century Myers Cottage, exists to preserve and to share the history of Wrightsville Beach. Visitors to the cottage will find a scale model of Wrightsville Beach circa 1910, exhibits featuring the early days of the beach including Lumina Pavilion, our hurricane history and information about the interaction between the people and our natural environment which have shaped the 100 year history of Wrightsville Beach. (910) 256-2569. 303 West Salisbury St. wbmuseum.com.

CHILDREN’S MUSEUM Mon, Little Sprouts Storytime, 10am, and Go Green Engineer Team, 3:30pm. • Tues., Kids Cooking Club, 3:30pm • Wed., Preschool Science, 10am; Discover Science, 3:30pm; and Mini Math, 4pm. • Thurs. StoryCOOKS, 10am; and StART with a Story, 3:30pm • Fri., Toddler Time, 10am; and Adventures in Art, 3:30pm • Drop off gently used books at our Museum to be used for a good cause. Ooksbay Books uses book collection locations to help promote literacy, find a good use for used books, and benefit nonprofits. www.playwilmington.org 116 Orange St. 910-254-3534 WILMINGTON RAILROAD MUSEUM Explore railroad history and heritage, especially of the Atlantic Coast Line, headquartered in

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Wilmington for 125 years. Interests and activities for all ages, including historical exhibits, full-size steam engine and rolling stock, lively Children’s Hall, and spectacular model layouts.

House in an authentic 1883 freight warehouse, facilities are fully accessible and on one level.

By reservation, discounted group tours, caboose birthday parties, and after-hours meetings or mixers. Story Time on 1st/3rd Mondays at 10:30am, only $4 per family and access to entire Museum. Admission only $8.50 adult, $7.50 senior/military, $4.50 child age 2-12, and free under age 2. North end of downtown, 505 Nutt St. 910-763-2634, www.wrrm.org.

LATIMER HOUSE Victorian Italiante style home built in 1852, the restored home features period furnishings, artwork and family portraits. Tours offered MonFri, 10am-4pm, and Sat, 12-5pm. Walking tours are Wed and Sat. at 10am. $4-$12. The Latimer House of the Lower Cape Fear Historical Society is not handicapped accessible 126 S. Third St. 762-0492. www.latimerhouse.org CAPE FEAR SERPENTARIUM World’s most fascinating and dangerous reptiles in beautiful natural habitats, feat. a 12-foot saltwater crocodile, “Bubble Boy.” and “Sheena”, a 23ft long Reticulated Python that can swallow a human being whole! Giant Anaconda weighs 300 lbs, w/15 ft long King Cobras hood up and amaze you. See the Black Mamba, Spitting Cobras, Inland Taipans, Gaboon Vipers, Puff Adders, and more! Over 100 species, some so rare they are not exhibited anywhere else. One of the most famous reptile collections on earth.

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BELLAMY MANSION One of NC’s most spectacular examples of antebellum architecture, built on the eve of the Civil War by free and enslaved black artisans, for John Dillard Bellamy (1817-1896) physician, planter and business leader; and his wife, Eliza McIlhenny Harriss (1821-1907) and their nine children. After the fall of Fort Fisher in 1865, Federal troops commandeered the house as their headquarters during the occupation of Wilmington. Now a museum, itf ocuses on history and the design arts and offers tours, changing exhibitions and an informative look at historic preservation in action.910-251-3700. www.bellamymansion.org. 503 Market St. CAMERON ART MUSEUM Exhibits: State of the Art/Art of the State, a representation of living artists’ self-selected artwork from across the state of North Carolina—curated by Peter Eleey, MoMA P.S 1, NY; Laura Hoptman, Dept. of Painting and Sculpture, MoMA, NY; and Heidi Zuckerman Jacobson, Nancy and Bob Magoon CEO and director, Aspen Art Museum. Hangs through 2/12/15.

• Willie Cole’s site-specific installation, School Pride: The Eastern NC Story. In observation of the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Civil Rights Act (July 2, 1964), Willie Cole is creating new installations investigating the closing of sixteen Cape Fear area schools and other aspects of desegregation in southeastern NC and its impact statewide. Hanging through 11/2.

• Corner of South 17th St. and Independence Blvd. Tues-Sun,10am-5pm; Thurs: 10am-9pm.

Museum members free, $8 non-members, $5 students with valid ID, $3 children age 2 -12.

• CAM Café hrs: Tues-Sat, 11am-3pm; Sun, 10am-3pm; Thurs. dinner. 910-395-5999. www. cameronartmuseum.org BURGWIN WRIGHT HOUSE 18th century Burgwin-Wright House Museum in the heart of Wilmington’s Historic District, is the oldest museum house in NC, restored with 18th and 19th century decor and gardens. Colonial life is experienced through historical interpretations in kitchen-building and courtyard. 3rd and Market St. Tues-Sat, 10am-4pm. Last tour, 3pm. Admission rqd. (910) 762-0570. www. burgwinwrighthouse.com.

sports/recreation PADDLE TO MASONBORO ISLAND RESERVE 9/27, 9am: Celebrate National Estuaries Day

and National Public Lands Day by exploring Masonboro Island Reserve with NC Coastal Reserve staff. Meet at Trails End Park (613 Trails End Road) and enjoy either a moderate (3.2 mile) or advanced (6.2 mile) trip. Paddlers of all ages are welcome, but children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult. Previous kayaking experience recommended. Pre-registration required: contact marie.davis@ncdenr.gov or call 910-962-2324. The trip is free if you have your own boat. Limited kayaks are available for rent from Watersmith Kayaking. Please contact info@watersmithkayaking.com or call 910-4433345 for rental inquiries.

CRUISE FOR COAST 9/28, 4pm: FJoin the federation for a familyfriendly boat cruise to celebrate National Estuaries Day. The trip will depart from Carolina Beach aboard a 65 foot Winner Cruise Queen, a tour boat operated from the docks of Carolina Beach and head to Masonboro Island for a relaxing and educational beach walk led by federation staff and Richard Cecelski of Carolina Ocean Studies. View the sunset as we sail through Snow’s Cut and enjoy music, complimentary food and non-alcoholic beverages on the upper deck. Wine and beer will be available for purchase. $15 members/$25 nonmembers/free for children under 6. $15 federation members, $25 nonmembers and free for children under 6. Carolina Beach Marina, 923 Basin Rd. WILMINGTON WATER TOURS 10/2, 3, 4, 10am: Board the Wilmington, a state-of-the-art catamaran, for a memorable fall nature cruise. This is among the captain’s favorite trips! The Cape Fear River and the other “black rivers” that converge in Wilmington, N.C. have a long, rich history. Each Thursday, Friday and Saturday from now through October, two-hour nature cruises will feature birds, wildlife, changing leaves, local history, and river ecology. Cruises depart from the Wilmington Riverwalk, 212 S. Water Street (between Orange & Ann sts.). For reservations, tour calendar, and more information about this and other cruises. Wilmington Water Tours, 212 S. Water St. 910-338-3134 or www.wilmingtonwatertours.net.

the Wilmington area for 117 years, working with youth from disadvantaged economic, social and family circumstances. Draws local NC participants and participants from surrounding states and Canada. On 10/2, championships we will be holding our 7th annual Cape Fear Links Challenge, at Castle Bay Country Club in Hampstead, NC. Contact Steve Hebert of Break Time Billiards and Sports Bar for details.

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FIRE IN THE PINES 10/11, 11am: Celebrate the importance of fire in the longleaf pine ecosystem with games,

SATURDAYS: BOOTCAMP All you new mamas looking to start a new workout regime can head over to Kim’s Gym 4 Kids ( 7946 Market St, 200) for ‘Bring Your Baby Boot Camp,’ which takes place Saturdays at 11 a.m. It offers an opportunity to help start up the exercise routine again after becoming a mommy, filled with resistence training, body weight interval circuits, and more, all while your baby plays on the sidelines. Contact (910) 297-0179 for more information about the workout! Cost in only $15 an hour. food, live music, animals, interactive educational activities, hay rides, raffles and face painting.

The highlight of the festival is a demonstration controlled burn weather permitting to give festival goers the opportunity to see how burns

are conducted and learn more about their importance to the ecosystem. Fire equipment will be on display and Smoky Bear is scheduled to be a special guest. Halyburton Park, 4099. S. 17th Street EAT SMART, MOVE MORE 10/15, 2pm: Eat Smart Move More is a free educational weight management program that is proven to work. Angelia Clinton, Health Promotion Supervisor at NHC Health Dept, will teach strategies and behaviors that can help with manage your weight today and in the future. You’ll get help monitoring your progress, support, exercise ideas, recipes, and a journal. Free. NHC Northeast Library, 1241 Military Cutoff Rd. ADULT INTERMEDIATE DOUBLES CLINIC Mondays, 9:30am: Cardio/Intermediate Doubles Clinic (3.0 and above). Pre-registration and pre-payment is required. Call 341.4631 to register. This is a fast-paced doubles positioning/strategy clinic that will elevate your game to the next level while getting your heart rate up. Cost: $15/clinic. Takes place every Monday through 10/27. Althea Gibson Tennis Complex @ Empie Park, 3405 Park Avenue BRING YOUR BABY BOOTCAMP Saturdays at 11am at Kim’s Gym 4 Kids, 7946 Market St, Unit 200. This class is perfect for mothers and fathers trying to get back into the exercise routine! It’s only $15 for an a awesome hour filled with resistance training, body weight interval circuits that will shape you up in no time while your little ones play on the side and or giggle while they see you working hard in the middle!

NC FOOSBALL TOURNAMENT 10/3-5: Break Time Billiards Sports Bar and Grill located at 127 South College Rd. Over $2,500.00 in Cash and Prizes will be up for grabs. 12th year Bonzini U.S.A. donates a portion of the tournament proceeds will go to support the Brigade Boys & Girls Club, which has been in the forefront of youth development in

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A TRIP TO ITALY 10/13-15, 7pm: In this witty follow-up to the MS. SUSAN’S ROOM 2010 film The Trip, director Michael WinterMusic and art for children, featuring Happy Little bottom reunites comedians Steve Coogan Singers, music and movement for ages 6 mos and Rob Brydon for a new culinary road trip. to 6 years. Learning through sing, dance and In this version, our heroes retrace the steps creative play! Tues-Thurs, and Sat, 9:45am.1 of the Romantic poets’ grand tour of Italy, all 1/2 hour session $10/family. Drop-ins welwhile indulging in sparkling banter and various come. • Art and Craft Friday, 10am. $10/child impersonation-offs. It effortlessly melds the brilincludes all supplies. • Also, ukulele, guitar liant comic interplay of Coogan and Brydon into and piano and vocal lessons. 910-777-8889 or quieter moments of self-reflection, cooking up info@happylittlesingers.com. 200 Willard Street a biting portrait of modern day masculinity. (Unin the ArtWorks. www.-ms-susans-room.com rated, 1 hr 48 min). Thalian Hall Center for the THEATRE NOW Performing Arts, 310 Chestnut St. $8 Children’s Theater Super Saturday Fun Time.

Kid’s live adventure and variety show. Saturdays. Doors open att 3pm. $8/$1 off with Kid’s Club Membership. Drop off service available.

Tickets: www.theatrewilmington.com or 910YOUTH BASKETBALL LEAGUE 399-3NOW Thurs., 9/25-10/30, 5-6pm: Youth Basketball Instructional League at Wrightsville Beach brings you a sports program that is well organized and will fit into a family’s busy sched- ule.

We have created a basketball league that will add to a family’s quality of life without consum- DISCOVERING DRAYTON HALL 9/25, 6:30-7:30pm. Executive Director George ing it. Children of all talent levels will learn basMcDaniel will lecture on one of the east coast’s ketball skills and sportsmanship, while building premier historic sites. Drayton Hall is an artifact friendships and self-esteem. League will consist that has survived the American Revolution, the of one game per week for 6 weeks. All coaches Civil War, the earthquake of 1886, hurricanes are professional, experienced basketball clinilike Hugo, and maybe most surprisingly today, cians. All games will begin with a practice led by urban sprawl. The main house is considered the clinicians. The overall emphasis will be on one of the finest examples of Georgian-Palfundamentals and teamwork, with each game ladian architecture in the United States. The focusing on a different aspect of the basketgrounds represent one of the most significant, ball game (i.e. shooting, ball handling, passing, undisturbed historic landscapes in America. etc.). All players will play a minimum of half of And Drayton Hall’s stories—stories of race, the game. Games will consist of two 20-minfamily, culture, sacrifice, innovation, and presute halves in a 4v4 or 5v5 format with a target ervation—reveal who we are and where we’ve roster of 8—10 players on each team. Boys & come from. Bellamy Mansion, 503 Market Girls ages 6-9 and 10-13 (1st-4th grades and St. www.bellamymansion.org.

5th-8th grades). Wrightsville Beach Park Basketball Courts. Residents $85; non, $100. Each MAY-LEE CHAI READING player provides his/her own favorite jersey with 9/25, 7pm: May-lee Chai, new faculty memnumbering on the back, athletic shorts, basketber in the Creative Writing Department at the ball sneakers, and mouth guard.

University of North Carolina Wilmington, will read at 7 p.m., Thursday, September 25 in KeREEL FUN FISHING DAY nan Hall Room 1111. May-lee Chai was born 9/27, 9am: The NC Aquarium at Fort Fisher inin Redlands, California the eldest daughter of vites the public to “Reel Fun Fishing Day.” Visian artistically gifted Irish American mother and tors can catch best fishing practices and tips Shanghai born political scientist father. She is and discover the lure of cast netting. Cooks in the author of the novels Tiger Girl, Dragon Chithe family may enjoy a fish filleting demonstraca and My Lucky Face, the memoirs Hapa Girl tion. and The Girl from Purple Mountain, coauthored Little anglers casting about with Winburg Chai, the nonfiction book China for games and activities won’t be disappointed when they learn to tie helpful nautical knots and create take-home crafts.

Guests explore more during handson programs including surf fishing classes, crabbing expeditions and The NC Aquarium at Fort Fisher will host a Reel the opportunity to be an Aquarist Fun Fishing Day. Visitors can learn all about the Apprentice.“Reel Fun Fishing Day” is free with Aquarium admission. best way to fish, from casting nets to discoverClasses and tours are an additional ing the most effective lures. The aquarium will fee: Canoeing the Salt Marsh, 9am; even have a fish filleting demonstration. Kids Surf Fishing Workshops, 9am/1pm; Salt Marsh Crabbing, 10am/2pm; can enjoy classes and workshops in surf fishing, Aquarist Apprentice, 2pm. Preregiscanoeing the salt marsh, and salt marsh crabbing ter for classes at ncaquariums.com/ for an additional fee. Cost otherwise is through fort-fisher or call 910.458.7468.

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museum admission. All additional classes offered must be pre-registered: 910-458-7468.

KIDS’ COOKING CLASS 9/29, 4pm: Does your child love to cook? Check out our FUN hands-on youth cooking class! Participants will have fun learning a new recipe each week. This program aims to teach kids creative and simple recipes that will encourage healthy living and good nutritional choices. Pre-registration required. Wrightsville Beach Parks and Recreation Dept., 1 Bob

A to Z and Glamorous Asians: Short Stories & Essays. In addition to her books, she has published numerous short stories in journals, magazines and anthologies as well as essays and journalism. Free and open to the public. Receptions sponsored by the department and book

COAST WALK W/PETER AND CATHY MEYER 10/2, 2pm: Explore the seaside with Peter and Cathy Meyer, authors of the popular e-book “Coastwalk North Carolina.” Together, the couple has walked the length of every beach along the state’s coast - a trip that lasted 15 months at an average pace of 8 to 12 miles a day. Take a walk with Peter and Cathy and listen to stories from their pilgrimage. Hear recommendations on the best beach walks and how you can plan your next coastal adventure. $5-$10. Fred and Alice Stanback Coastal Education Center, 309 W. Salisbury St. BET SPOKEN WORD AND COMEDY 10/4, 6pm: Cabineer Promotions presents Najahma McKinney, Aaliyah Ford, Born to Worship, Simple Net, Spike Davis, and many more.

Tickets $20 adv/$25 day of. Scottish Rite Temple, 1415 S. 17th St. 910-523-8916.

WADE DAVIS LECTURE 10/6, 7pm: Wade Davis is a nationally acclaimed speaker, activist, writer and educator.

Davis was the first NFL football player to come out as gay, becoming an instant role model for the LGBTQ community. Davis is the Executive Director of the You Can Play Project, an organization dedicated to ending discrimination and homophobia in sports. He is the co-founder of the You Belong Initiative, a Youth Sports and Leadership camp for LGBTQ and straight allied youth. $10. UNCW, Burney Center, 601 S. College Road

FLOOD INSURANCE, AND YOU 10/8, 7pm: Working for more than 30 years along the North Carolina coast, Spenser Rogers has surveyed coastal geology, conducted numerous studies to relate storm damage and building code requirements, and researched the effects of beach nourishment. He will share N.C. Sea Grant’s recommendations for hurricane-resistant building of new and existing structures and provide an update on the potential effect of changes to the National Flood Insurance Program on coastal residents’ premiums. Admission: $10. Fred and Alice Stanback Coastal Education Center, 309 W. Salisbury St.

NOFO YOGA AND WINE NIGHT Thurs., 6:30pm: Join us on the north side for B.A.D. Yoga & Wine with Amy! Classes take place in the loft on the corner of 3rd St. and Brunswick, all levels welcome. Then, extend the zen at the Goat & Compass for yogi wine specials. Namaste! $5 suggested donation.

EXCEPTIONAL EDUCATORS LLC Strength Training and Auerobic Exercise with kettlebell classes—high intensity workout using multi-joint movements which exercise all the large muscle groups while providing a high level of cardiovascular endurance training during the workout w/Tiffany Forsythe. • Gentle Flow Yoga: Basic flow yoga links breath and movement to gently exercise all of the major joints and muscles of the body. This class ends with a delicious relaxation and meditation. Leave feeling taller, looser and full of peaceful energy. Onsite childcare? Just call ahead to let us know if you would like to bring your little one and we’ll organize activities to keep them busy and happy $10/class - $8 for educators. Exceptional Educators, LLC 5022-C Wrightsville Avenue ENERGY HEALING CLASSES 9/27, 11am: Awakening Abundance: Group Clearing & Workshop Led by Energy Healer Jennifer Chapis, All Love Healing, 217 N. 5th Avenue, Wilmington, NC, $30, Pre-registration required: jennifer@alllovehealing.com. All Love Healing, 217 N 5th Ave.• Meditating for Feeling Limitless, 9/28, 10am: Led by Energy Healer Jennifer Chapis, Exhale Yoga and Wellness Studio, 16th South Front Street (enter in alley), $10-$15 (you choose) jennifer@alllovehealing.com.

CARDIO BLAST FITNESS CLASS Tues, 9:30am: Prepare for high intensity cardio bursts combined with weight training intervals for an overall full body workout. All levels are welcome. Class meets in the Fran Russ Recreation Center. Admission: Please call for fee information. Wrightsville Beach Parks and Recreation Dept., 1 Bob Sawyer Drive

additional cost) Purchase five classes for $20, great gift idea. Crafts will mostly be book-related, and involve recycled materials. Old Books on Front Street, 249 N. Front St.

musician. Private lessons available for guitar, mandolin, banjo, and bass. (910) 508-1111 or rockinrowland@hotmail.com.

ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE: EARLY WARNINGS At this free informational program you’ll learn the warning signs that may be symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia.

It’s important to visit your doctor early to rule out treatable conditions that may be the cause of these symptoms, and early diagnosis helps with planning, treatment, opportunities to participate in clinical trials, and access to support from the Alzheimer’s Association. Northeast Branch, New Hanover County Library, 1241 Military Cutoff Rd.

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CONTROLLING YOUR BLOOD SUGAR 10/8, 4pm: Diana Davis and Sally Freas will lead an educational class on the many ways that you can help control your blood sugar, which is vital to living a full and healthy life with diabetes. Both are Diabetes Educators at Wilmington Health. The program is free and open to the public. For information about this program and for assistance researching questions about health and wellness, contact Consumer Health Librarian Mary Ellen Nolan at mnolan@nhcgov. com or 910-798-6307. NHC Northeast Library, 1241 Military Cutoff Rd.

ECO TOURS Join Captain Joe, the Cape Fear Naturalist, for a cruise and guided tour of Masonboro Island, a North Carolina National Estuarine Research Reserve. Morning and afternoon eco-tours aboard the M/V Shamrock (a 27-foot motorized catamaran) cruise to Masonboro Island, a pristine, undeveloped 8 ?-mile barrier island just south of Wrightsville Beach. Captain Joe and crew will transport you to this ecological jewel and its miles of unspoiled beaches. Special fall birding, fishing, shelling tours also available.

Departs across from the Blockade Runner Resort (275 Waynick Blvd., Wrightsville Beach).

For reservations or details about this and other tours, contact Wrightsville Beach Scenic Tours & Cruises at 910-200-4002 or www.wrightsvillebeachscenictours.com.

ZUMBA W/LYNN MOLINA Mon/Wed/Fri, 6:30pm; Tues, 9:15am; Sat, 10am: Join Licensed Zumba® Instructor, Lynn Molina! Your first class is free! Bring water and a smile and shake it with us!! $5 Drop in rate. Danceworks, 4209 Oleander Drive MUSIC INSTRUCTION Music instruction at Modern Music with Lucian Rowland, who has 20 years experience as a professional recording and performing

HUMANISTS AND FREETHINKERS 9/28, 6pm: For our September meeting the Humanists and Freethinkers of Cape Fear will present Steve Ahlquist who will speak on “Supercharging Your Political Effectiveness”. Mr. Ahlquist is president of Humanists of Rhode Island and is a writer, artist and filmmaker. The Bridge Center, 127-40 S. College Rd. RSVP: www.meetup.com/humanism-182

BLACK RIVER NATURE CRUISE Wilmington’s original 4-hour Black River cruise offers narrated plant and wildlife interpretation by coastal ecologist and author Andy Wood.

Cruisers aboard the Captain J.N. Maffitt will

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FENCING CLASSES Homeschool fencing class meets once a week on Wed., at 1pm. Beginners welcome for an approximately 8-week course, each practice lasting a little over an hour. Cost is $40 plus a $10 USA Fencing non-competitive membership. • Afterschool class for beginners, grades 2-8 , twice weekly, Mon/Tues and again on Wed/Thurs, 3:30 pm. Price is $50 plus the $10 USA Fencing non-competitive membership. • Evening class for ages 8 and up, 6:30-7:30pm on Mon/Wed for 6 weeks. Price is $50 plus the $10 USA Fencing non-competitive membership. • Intermediate class for fencers with previous experience on Wed, 7:30pm. Price is $50 plus the $10 USA Fencing non-competitive membership. All classes meet in the Basement of the Tileston gym, 5th and Ann streets. Classes will cover history, footwork, bladework, rules, tactics, refereeing, and end with an in class tournament. All fencing equipment is provided, students should wear loose fitting clothing and sneakers. capefearfencing.com or Head Coach Greg Spahr at (910) 799-8642 or gregoryspahr@yahoo.com.

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You’ll get help monitoring your progress, support, exercise ideas, recipes, and a journal. Admission: Free. NHC Northeast Library, 1241 Military Cutoff Rd. UNITED NIGHT OF WORSHIP 10/18, 7pm: United Night of Worship is going to be an amazing time to unite churhes, praise God, and connect with others! Local Christian rap artists Jastin Artis and Electionsure will be performing, along with PSP from Charlotte, and other various artists. This free event will be postivie and encouraging for downtown Wilmington. Bailey Theater Park, 12 N. Front St. SUBURBS WALKING TOURS Every Sat., 10am. Discover ILM through neighborhood walking tours. Forest Hills was the

8-Oct. 13, at Phillips LifeCare & Counseling Center, 1414 Physicians Dr • Coping with the death of an adult child will be 1-3 p.m. Tues, through Oct.14, at Dr. Robert M. Fales Hospice Pavilion, Living Room, 1406 Physicians Dr. • Growth and Education Groups for adults coping with grief will be 4:30-6:30 p.m. Tues. through Oct. 14, at Dr. Robert M. Fales Hospice Pavilion, Living Room, 1406 Physicians Dr. • Coping with the loss of a young child will be offered 2-4 p.m. Wed., Sept. 24-Nov. 5, at Phillips LifeCare & Counseling Center. There will be no meeting on Oct. 15. These programs are designed to provide grief education and support that enables members to cope with and understand grief. Discussions include the phases of grief and the grieving process, along with other areas of concern for participants.

NORTH BRUNSWICK KIWANIS CLUB EUROPEAN TRIP W/CAPE FEAR MUSEUM 10/7, 6pm: The North Brunswick Kiwanis Join Cape Fear Museum for a seven day trip Club cordially invites the public to its Third abroad and guided group tour through Gate Annual Charter Dinner and Installation of 1 Travel, Europe: Highlights of History: 4/122014-2015 Officers. A social hour with 19, Explore the canals of Amsterdam, stroll All you folks who have wanted to travel Europe yet through the tulips in Holland, be amazed by the cash bar from 6-7pm will be followed by a buffet dinner and program. RSVP by have not, well, now’s the time! The Cape Fear Museum architecture in Belgium and take in the Parisian 9/30 to Debbie Watkins at debwatkins2u@ will host an all-inclusive trip to Holland, Belgium, and sights, including the Eiffel Tower and Arc de Trigmail.com. Checks may be mailed to The included guided tours of AmFrance in 2015. They’re accepting sign up through omphe. Features North Brunswick Kiwanis Club, c/o Debsterdam, Holland, Brussels and Bruges, BelDecember 19th, 2014. The package includes daily gium and Paris France, including: Amsterdam bie Watkins, 736 Brunswick Pl. SE, Leland, NC 28451. North Brunswick Kiwanis Club sight-seeing, airfare, accommodations, breakfasts, and Canal Cruise, Windmill Village, Brussels Grand meets the first Tues. ea. month at 6:30pm more. Additional tours are optional for an upcharge. Place, Our Lady’s Church with Michelangelo’s at Magnolia Greens Clubhouse/Grill.

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NORTH BRUNSWICK NEWCOMERS CLUB 10/10, 9:30am: NBNC meets the 2nd Friday of each month beginning September 12, 2014 at 9:30 p.m. Meetings are held at Brunswick Community College, Leland Campus, 2050 Enterprise Blvd. in Leland. Refreshments and social time begins at 9:30 am followed by a program and the general meeting at 10am. For further details please contact Cris Allen, President at cj5wood@msn.com phone 910-8338949. Free.

EAT SMART, MOVE MORE 10/15, 2pm: Eat Smart Move More is a free educational weight management program that is proven to work. Angelia Clinton, Health Promotion Supervisor at NHC Health Dept, will teach

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FOCUS ON YOU SUPPORT GROUP Aims to provide an emotionally safe space where women with cancer and their families can connect with others in the same situation.

Women of Hope uses education to empower women through early detection and continuing support throughout their treatment. Survivorship Support Group is for female cancer patient who is in any stage of treatment. Caregiver Support Group is for anyone affected by a loved one’s cancer diagnosis. Meets 2nd/4th Thurs, 6:30-8pm. Friendly Community Baptist Church, 1730 US Hwy. 117, Burgaw. Penelope at penelope@womenofhopenc.org.

TRANSGENDER SUPPORT GROUP Transgender Support Group, 1st Thurs./mo., 7-8pm. For more information please contact Therapist Nova Swanstrom: 910-343-6890.

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GAMBLER’S ANONYMOUS MEETING Gambler’s Anonymous Meeting of Wilmington.

Meets every Tuesday, 6:30-8pm. Ogden Baptist Church: 7121 Market St. 12-step meeting for people that have or think they may have a compulsive gambling problem. Contact: Casey 910-599-1407 SCREEN GEMS STUDIOS TOURS Guests will get an insider’s look at the largest studio complex east of California and experience the rich history of EUE/Screen Gems and the films and television shows produced at the

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LIVING WITH GRIEF Lower Cape Fear Hospice & LifeCareCenter Bereavement Services presents free grief support programs. Living with Grief: Coping with the Death of a Spouse will be 2-4 p.m. Mon., through Oct. 13, at Phillips LifeCare & Counseling Center, 1414 Physicians Dr. • Death of an Adult Child will be 1-3 p.m. Tues., through Oct.14, at Dr. Robert M. Fales Hospice Pavilion, Living Room, 1406 Physicians Dr. • Loss of a Parent will be 4:30-6:30 p.m. Wed, Sept. 17Oct. 22, at Dr. Robert M. Fales Hospice Pavilion, Living Room, 1406 Physicians Dr. • Death of a Spouse will be 2-4 p.m. Mondays, Sept.

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CAPE FEAR WEDDING ASSOCIATION Meet and greets the third Wed. ea. month. $25, members free. www.capefearweddingassociation.com

WILMINGTON MS SELF HELP GROUP MEET Meets the 2nd Thurs. ea. month at 7pm in the New Hanover Rehabilitation Hospital, 1st floor conference room, behind the Betty Cameron Women’s Hospital on 17th Street. Open to all with Multiple Sclerosis, family and friends.

Handicapped accessible parking and meeting room. Affiliated with the Greater Carolinas Chapter of the National MS Society. Burt Masters, (910) 383-1368.

PFLAG PFLAG Meeting is first Mon/mo. at UNCW, in the Masonboro Island Room #2010, 7pm.

WILMINGTON NEWCOMERS CLUB The Women of the Wilmington Newcomers Club will meet 9:30am for social time, and 10 for a presentation, Thursday, Aug 14. Jim Flechtner, Executive Director Cape Fear Public Utility Authority, will be Guest Speaker. For meeting location: wilmingtonncnewcomers. com. Anyone new to New Hanover and Pender Counties in the last four years is invited to join.

CAPE FEAR CAMERA CLUB Club meets third Tues. each month, Sept thru June, 7pm at Cape Fear Community College, McCloud Bldg, room S002. www.capefearcameraclub.org CAPE FEAR KNITTERS Cape Fear Knitters, the Wilmington chapter of The Knitting Guild of America (TKGA) meets the third Sat. ea. month, 10am-noon. Gerri: 371-3556. Judy: 383-0374.

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PSORIASIS SUPPORT GROUP Meets the 2nd Sat. of month at Port City Java in Harris Teeter on College and Wilshire, 5pm.

Christopher: (910) 232-6744 or cvp@yahoo. com. Free; meet others with psoriasis and get educated on resources and program assistance.

YOUNG DEMOCRATS OF NHC Meet the 1st and 3rd Tues. ea. month at the downtown public library, third floor, 6:30pm.

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COUPON CLUB Wilmington Coupon Club meets monthly, second Monday, at 6pm Come exchange coupons and learn how to save money. www.wilmingtoncouponclub.com

HISTORICAL DOWNTOWN WILMINGTON Take a “Trip With Triplett” and learn the history of this wonderful city with a retired Cape Fear History teacher. Any time! 910-392-6753 or email rltriver@yahoo.com. $3/children or $8/ adults. www.tripwithtriplett.webs.com/ HOLLYWOOD LOCATION TOURS Tour one of America’s largest living film sets; historic downtown Wilmington. This fun-filled 90 minute walking tour will lead gue sts to actual movie & TV locations. Tours will depart Tues., Thurs., Sat. and Sun. afternoons at 2pm. Reservations are required, $12 for adults, $10 for seniors, students or military and children 6 or under are free. 910-794-7177, www.HollywoodNC.com.

HENRIETTA III CRUISES An elegant, 3 tiered boat offering sight-seeing, lunch and dinner cruises, site seeing tours and a Sunset Dinner Cruise June-Aug. On the riverfront. April-Oct: Narrated sightseeing cruises 2:30pm 1-1/2 hours Tuesday-Sunday, Narrated lunch cruises 12:00 noon 1-1/2 hours TuesdaySaturday. May-Oct: Murder Mystery Dinner Cruises, Tuesday & Thursday evening 2 hours 6:30 pm; Apr-Dec: Friday evening dinner cruises 2-1/2 hours 7:30 pm, Saturday evening dinner cruises 3 hours 6:30 pm. 343-1611. www. cfrboats.com GHOST WALK 6:30pm & 8:30pm. Costumed guides lead visitors through alleyways with tales of haunted Wilmington. Nightly tours at 6:30pm and 8:30pm. Admission charge. Meets at Water &

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the state! Enjoy heritage brands every Wed. in Sept, when FSB will feature a new bourbon and highlight it with a specialized entree to showcase the flavor profiles. Also, FSB will offer a signature cocktail and serve the liquor as it was meant to be enjoyed: neat. Front Street Brewery, 9 N Front St. N. BRUNSWICK KIWANIS CLUB DINNER 10/7, 6pm: The North Brunswick Kiwanis Club cordially invites the public to its Third Annual Charter Dinner and Installation of 2014-2015 Officers. A social hour with cash bar from 6-7 PM will be followed by a buffet dinner and program. Please R.S.V.P. by September 30 to Debbie Watkins at debwatkins2u@gmail.com.

Checks may be mailed to The North Brunswick Kiwanis Club, c/o Debbie Watkins, 736 Brunswick Pl. SE, Leland. The N. Brunswick Kiwanis Club meets first Tues. ea. month at 6:30pm, Magnolia Greens Clubhouse/Grill. Meetings are also held third Tues. ea. month at 8am at the Cape Fear National Clubhouse, within Brunswick Forest. Club welcomes guests and potential new members to their meetings. Charlie Macgrooders Restaurant , 117G Village Road.

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Choice will be given, judged on by attendees. Lots of lo- the returning champion, East Oceanfront DinA variety of unique craft vendors have cal beer and wine purveyors will be on hand to pass out ing of the Blockade Runner Beach Resort. Kind also been added to the market this year. samples, too. Tickets are only $65 before October 5, or Beers, Ironclad Brewery, White Street BrewMon., 8am-1pm, first Mon. in May- Labor Day. • Town of Leland Farmers’ Market $75 after (under 21, $25). VIP packages are available, ing Company (Wake Forest) and more, along with Copa Di Vino, Duplin Winery, Juice Wine at Leland Town Hall, alternating Sundays, too, for $250. Only 500 tickets available so purchase Purveyors, and more. Music by Blue Tang Ban11am-3pm, May-Aug. This market is fonow: www.wrightsvillebeachfoundation.org. dits. Tickets for ages 21 and up are $65 (becused on local food and agricultural prodfore 10/5) or $75 (after 10/5), and tickets for ucts. • Oak Island Farmers’ Market, Mon., those under the age of 21 are $25. VIP packApril-Nov., 7am-1pm. Middletown Park, Oak Sea, 208 Market St., www.ziggysbythesea. ages include VIP parking, express check-in and Island • Southport Waterfront Market, Wednescom, where you present your ticket, or if the exclusive access to a VIP area can and may days, May-Sept., 8am-1pm. Garrison Lawn in event has not sold out, purchase your ticket the be purchased for $250. Only 500 tickets will Southport, NC. • St. James Plantation Farmday of the show. You will receive your “official” be sold: www.wrightsvillbeachfoundation.org. ers’ Market, Thurs., May-Oct., 4-7pm, at the Wilmington Wine & Beer Walk ID and a map of Proceeds will benefit the Wrightsville Beach Park at Woodlands Park Soccer Field. the participating establishments. As you walk Beautification Project and the Weekend Meals through the various locations you will receive SWEET N SAVORY CAFE on Wheels Program that delivers food to se2 wonderful samples (per venue) of a specially Sweet n Savory Cafe: Having a weekly wine niors and homebound persons in New Hanover selected wine or beer. All participants must be tasting on Wednesdays, 5-6:30pm. $5 off every County. MarineMax, 130 Short Street at least 21 years of age, and have a valid ID Bottle every Wednesday. YouTube #SNSWINE. PORT CITY SWAPPERS readily available for establishments to verify.

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TASTING HISTORY TOURS Tasting History Tours of Pleasure Island; guided walking tours. From its beginnings as a tourist destination, the island has weathered destructive fires, tragic hurricanes, naval battles and more. Tasting History takes you through the streets of Carolina Beach and into a few of the restaurants to taste some of what the locals have to offer. Join us for an afternoon of interesting history and tasty eats. $32.50, www. tastinghistorytours.com. 910-622-6046.

ARIES (Mar. 21–April 20): As I hike through the wilderness at dusk, the crickets always seem to be humming in the distance. No matter where I go, their sound is farther off, never right up close to me. How can that be? Do they move away from me as I approach? I doubt it. I sense no leaping insects in the underbrush. Here’s how this pertains to you: My relationship with the crickets’ song is similar to a certain mystery in your life. There’s an experience that calls to you but forever seems just out of reach. You think you’re drawing near, about to touch it and be in its midst, but it inevitably eludes you. Now here’s the good news: A change is coming for you. It will be like what would happen if I suddenly found myself intimately surrounded by hundreds of chirping crickets.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): In three years, you will comprehend truths about yourself and your life that you don’t have the capacity to grasp now. By then, past events that have been confusing to you will make sense. You’ll know what their purpose was and why they occurred. Can you wait that long? If you’d rather not, I have an idea: Do a meditation in which you visualize yourself as you will be three years from today. Imagine asking your future self to tell you what he or she has discovered. The revelations may take a while to start rolling in, but I predict that a whole series of insights will have arrived by this time next week.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): When Jimmy Fallon was a senior in high school, he received a weird graduation gift: a troll doll, one of those plastic figurines with frizzy, brightly colored hair. Around the same time, his mother urged him to enter an upcoming comedy contest at a nearby club. Jimmy decided that would be fun. He worked up a routine in which he imitated various celebrities auditioning to become a spokesperson for troll dolls. With the doll by his side, he won the contest, launching his career as a comedian. I foresee the possibility of a comparable development in your life: an odd blessing or unexpected gift that inspires you to express one of your talents on a higher level.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “Dear So-Called Astrologer: Your horoscopes are worse than useless. Mostly they are crammed with philosophical and poetic crap that doesn’t apply to my daily life. Please cut way back on the fancy metaphors. Just let me know if there is money or love or trouble coming my way, like what regular horoscopes say! —Skeptical Scorpio.” Dear Skeptical: In my astrological opinion, you and your fellow Scorpios will soon feel the kind of pressure you just directed at me. People will ask you to be different from what you actually are. My advice? Do not acquiesce to them.

Taste Carolina Sample an eclectic assortment of downtown restaurants, enjoy food and drink, and meet some of the city’s best chefs. Public parking available. Saturday tours include a 2:30 Downtown Afternoon Tasting Tour ($50/person) and a 3:30 Downtown Dinner & Drinks Tour ($65/ person). A 10am Farmers’ Market Tour ($75/ person) and Cooking Class is also available. www.tastecarolina.net

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): The journey that awaits you is succinct but epic. It will last a relatively short time but take months to fully understand. You may feel natural and ordinary as you go through it, even as you are being rather heroic. Prepare as best as you can, but keep in mind that no amount of preparation will get you completely ready for the spontaneous moves you’ll be called on to perform. Don’t be nervous! I bet you will receive help from an unexpected source. Feelings of deja-vu may crop up and provide a sense of familiarityeven though none of what occurs will have any precedents.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Tomatoes are a staple of Italian cuisine now, but there weren’t any tomatoes in Europe until the 16th century, when Spanish explorers brought them from Central and South America. Likewise, Malaysia has become a major producer of rubber, but it had no rubber trees until seeds were smuggled out of Brazil in the 19th century. And bananas are currently a major crop in Ecuador thanks to 16th-century Portuguese sailors, who transported them from West Africa. I foresee the possibility of comparable cross-fertilizations happening for you in the coming months, Sagittarius. Do you have your eye on any remote resources you’d like to bring back home?

CAPE FEAR WINE AND FOOD CLUB All classes include a generous portion of the menu items and wine pairing samples for adults.

Takes place at Seasoned Gourmet, 1930 Eastwood Rd. 9/28, 2pm: Master It: Crab Cakes, $25. Prepare and cook crab cakes and learn to make lightly dressed green salad with fresh lemon-tarragon vinaigrette. More classes and events can be found: www.theseasonedgourmet.com/cape-fear-food-and-wine-club.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): In the wild, very few oysters produce pearls—about one in every 10,000. Most commercial pearls come from farmed oysters whose pearls have been induced by human intervention. As you might expect, the natural jewel is regarded as far more precious. Let’s use these facts as metaphors while we speculate about your fate in the next eight months. I believe you will acquire or generate a beautiful new source of value for yourself.

There’s a small chance you will stumble upon a treasure equivalent to the wild pearl. But I suggest you take the more secure route: working hard to create a treasure that’s like a cultivated pearl.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Years ago, you experienced an event that was so overwhelming you could not fully deal with it, let alone understand it. All this time it has been simmering and smoldering in the depths of your unconscious mind, emitting ghostly steam and smoke even as it has remained difficult for you to integrate. But I predict that will change in the coming months.

You will finally find a way to bring it into your conscious awareness and explore it with courage and grace. Of course, it will be scary for you to do so, but I assure you that the fear is a residue from your old confusion, not a sign of real danger.

To achieve maximum liberation, begin your quest soon.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): In June 2012, a U.S. Senator introduced a bill that would require all members of Congress to actually read or listen to a reading of any bill before they voted on it. The proposal has been in limbo ever since, and it’s unlikely it will ever be treated seriously. This is confusing to me. Shouldn’t it be a fundamental requirement that all lawmakers know what’s in the laws they pass? Don’t make a similar error, Leo. Understand exactly what you are getting into, whether it’s a new agreement, an interesting invitation, or a tempting opportunity. Be thoroughly informed.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): This is prime time to do things that aren’t exactly easy and relaxing, but that on the other hand aren’t actually painful.

Examples: Extend peace offerings to adversaries. Seek reconciliation with valuable resources from which you have been separated and potential allies from whom you have become alienated. Try out new games you would eventually like to be good at but aren’t yet. Get a better read on interesting people you don’t understand very well. Catch my drift, Aquarius? For now, at least, leaving your comfort zone is likely to be invigorating, not arduous.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Oliver Evans (1755-1819) was a prolific Virgo inventor who came up with brilliant ideas for steam engines, urban gas lighting, refrigeration, and automated machines. He made a radical prediction: “The time will come when people will travel in stages moved by steam engines, almost as fast as birds fly, 15 or 20 miles an hour.” We may be surprised that a visionary innovator like Evans dramatically minimized the future’s possibilities. In the same way, I suspect that later in your life, you might laugh at how much you are underestimating your potentials right now. In telling you this, I’m hoping you will stop underestimating.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Your oracle is built around the epigrams of conceptual artist Jenny Holzer. From her hundreds of pithy quotes, I have selected six that offer the exact wisdom you need most right now. Your job is to weave them all together into a symphonic whole. 1. “It’s crucial to have an active fantasy life.” 2. “Ensure that your life stays in flux.” 3. “I have every kind of thought, and that is no embarrassment.” 4. “Animalism is perfectly healthy.”

5. “Finding extreme pleasure will make you a better person if you’re careful about what thrills you.” 6. “Listen when your body talks.”

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