COOL AS ICE

MOVIEMAKER MAGAZINE HAS DECLARED WHAT MANY WILMINGTONIANS ALREADY KNEW: CUCALORUS FILM FESTIVAL IS COOL . The local film festival was amongst MovieMaker’s 25 Coolest Film Festivals in the World for 2023 list, which celebrates festivals that rise above the rest in innovation, welcoming environments, and cool factor.

The “25 Coolest Film Festivals list exists because of festivals like Cucalorus,” says the magazine’s editor-in-chief Tim Molloy. “It’s the rare festival that has nothing to do with competition or heavy-

WOMEN’S CONFERENCE

Fueled by Faith holds a women’s leadership conference featuring speakers Khalilah Olokunola, Audrye McLeod, Holly Pickerel, and Gina Sevey as well as other activities.

LOCATION: The Harrelson Center

DATE: September 29 + 30

MORE INFO: fueledbyfaith.org

84,846 FEMALE MALE 72,020 UNDESIGNATED 16,810 handed networking. It’s all about art, love, and cool. Dan Brawley and the rest of the team cultivate a sense of support, inclusion, and curiosity – they truly love films, the more daring and inventive, the better – and if that sounds like you, this is probably your dream festival. It’s a nice bonus that it happens to be in a film town that’s both a place of cinematic legend and a hotbed of new projects.”

The twenty-ninth annual festival takes place November 15-19. A Song for Imogene by Honey Head Films (shown above during filming) opens the festival. For a full schedule, go to cucalorus. eventive.org.

Expanding Child Care

This fall, Cape Fear Community College will launch free drop-in child care services for all of its enrolled students, becoming the first community college in North Carolina to offer the service.

MORE INFO: cfcc.edu/drop-in-childcare

Bites About Town

Thalian Hall once again hosts Taste of the Town with bites at downtown restaurants including The Vine, The George on the Riverwalk, Quanto Basta, The Little Dipper, and more. Samplers get to crown their favorites as part of the event benefiting Thalian Hall.

LOCATION: Downtown Wilmington

DATE + TIME: 6 p.m. | September 14

MORE INFO: thalianhall.org/taste