lost a loved one to cancer, families, businesses, faithbased and civic organizations, and anyone wanting to make a difference in the fight against cancer are invited to take part in this exciting team event. Relay For Life takes place from 5/9, 6pm, until 5/10, 1pm, at Topsail High School track, Hampstead. RELAY FOR LIFE The American Cancer Society is offering an opportunity for businesses and local communities to show their awareness and support in the fight against cancer through 5/9. Paint the Town Purple by donating $5 to the Relay For Life of Pender County and receive a decorative purple bow to display inside or outside their home or business. Communities can also Paint the Town Purple by doing other activities, including putting up purple-themed displays in storefronts, painting the porch lights purple or swapping out for a purple one, or selecting a day for everyone to wear purple. Businesses can also ask for donations for purple items sold in their stores. Proceeds will support the American Cancer Society. Relay For Life of Pender County, 1-800-227-2345 or http://relay.acsevents.org/site/TR?sid=128433&type=fr_info rmational&pg=informational&fr_id=61156. ART FOR CANINES FOR SERVICE Fri. night, 5/16, 5-8pm, special preview. 5/17, noon8pm, Art to benefit Canines for Service, feat. five ILM artists: Elizabeth Darrow, Dumay Gorham, Stephanie Holt, Hiroshi Sueyosji and Michael Van Hout. 809 Oyster Landing, home of Hannah and Stephanie Holt. Beer, wine, and hor d’oeuvres. Portion of proceeds donated to Canines for Service.
theatre/auditions ‘MAMMA MIA’ PERFORMANCE CLUB For the Spring 2014 session, we will produce a Mamma Mia Sing-A-Long in the Park. If you’d love to try musical theater, stage performing, and costumes, then join Performance Club for this end of spring production. No need to audition, just register and get ready for fun! Please call for fees. Every Thurs. 4/24, 5/1, 8, 15, 22, 29. www.towb.org. Wrightsville Beach Parks and Recreation Dept. 1 Bob Sawyer Drive. LE WEEKEND 4/30, 7pm: A British couple return to Paris many years after their honeymoon there in an attempt to rejuvenate their marriage. 93 min - Comedy | Drama. $7. Thalian Hall, 310 Chestnut St. MOTHERHOOD OUT LOUD 5/1-4, 5/8-11, 8pm; Sun., 3pm. “Motherhood Out Loud,” written by: Leslie Ayvazian, Brooke Berman, David Cale, Beth Henley, Lameece Issaq, Claire LaZebnick, Lisa Loomer, Michele Lowe, Marcoe Pennette, Theresa Rebeck, Luanne Rice, Annie Weisman, & Cheryl L. West. Directed by: Melissa Stanley, Heather Dodd, Gina Gambony, and Rhoda Gary. Anyone who is or has a mother, a stepmother, a foster mother or anything in between will be able to relate to and enjoy this insightful piece. What makes the piece work so well is that its portrait of motherhood shows all facets of a family. From adoption to surrogacy to gay parenting to stepmothers, no stone is left unturned. Cape Fear Playhouse, 613 Castle Street. $15-$20. (910) 367-5237 or Etix,com. Cape Fear Playhouse613 Castle St. MURDER AT THE COUNTRY CLUB 5/2-31: Chaos erupts when folks start dropping dead during the planning for the Country Club’s annual gala celebrating their favorite flowing shrub. No mulligans allowed in figuring out this whodunnit hole-in-one. Limited number of show only tickets. Beverages and gratuity not included. Tickets and full menu: www. theatrewilmington.com. $20-$32. TheatreNOW, 19 S. 10th Street
ASSASSINS DEAD CROW COMEDY 5/2-4, 8pm. Bold, original, disturbing, and alarmingly Wed. Nutt House Improv, 9pm ($2), Reel Cafe. funny, “Assassins” is perhaps the most controver• Thursday Open Mic Night, 9pm (no cover) • sial musical ever written, as it lays bare the lives of Friday/Saturday National touring comedians 8pm nine individuals who assassinated or tried to assas& 10pm. City Stage/Level 5 and Fibber McGees. sinate the president of the United States, in a oneTimmy Sherrill: deadcrowcomedy@aol.com or act historical “revusical” that explores the dark side 910-520-5520 of the American experience. From John Wilkes Booth to Lee Harvey Oswald, writers Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman bend the rules of time and space, taking us on a nightmarish roller coaster ride in which assassins and A few of those Pineapple Shaped Lamps kids are at would-be assassins from different historical periods meet, interact and inspire each other it again—writing funny stuff and putting it on for the to harrowing acts in the name of the Amerimasses. Ryan Trimble and Chelsea Diener have written can Dream. $18-$22. www.citystagenc.com. the latest whodunnit murder mystery for TheatreNOW’s City Stage/Cape Fear Theatre Arts, LLC, 21 next dinner show, “Murder at the Country Club.” Folks N. Front St.
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MURDER MYSTERY DINNER THEATER Every Fri/Sat, starting 5/3, 7pm. Chaos erupts nise Gordon’s three-course meal as local actors take over when folks start dropping dead during the the stage to entertain. Tickets are only $20 to $32 for kids planning for the Country Club’s annual gala and adults, and some show-only tickets are avilable for celebrating their favorite flowing shrub. No $12. www.theatrewilmington.com mulligans allowed in figuring out this whodunnit hole-in-one. $32 adults. $20 for children and for limited number of show only tickets. Beverages and gratuity not included. Tickets MUSIC IN THE COURTYARD and full menu: www.theatrewilmington.com. Theatre5/1, 7pm: Cameron Art Museum’s summer music NOW19 S. 10th Street. series begins with the bluegrass sounds of Big Al THE JOY OF CENSORSHIP Hall & Friends wafting through our lovely courtyard 4/30, 6pm: Joe Raiola performs The Joy of Censorsetting. Big Al always has a great roster of area muship, a one-man show that sheds light, insight, and sicians joining him in performing terrific toe-tapping humor on endless arguments over banned books, entertaining music that will have you up and moving. movie ratings, the FCC, Supreme Court decisions, Music in the Courtyard is held outdoors weather religious freedom and the true meaning of obscenpermitting, indoors if not. Purchase seats on CAM’s ity. He also traces the unlikely and colorful history of website: www.cameronartmuseum.org, by phone or MAD Magazine with a slide presentation spotlightat the door.Admission: $5- $10. Cameron Art Muing many of MAD’s most controversial and outraseum3201 South 17th Street geous covers and articles. Joe Raiola is Senior Editor at MAD Magazine, where he has been one of “the Usual Gang of Idiots” since 1985. In 2006 Joe founded Theatre Within as a not-for-profit whose mission is to further the performing arts as a positive social force through its Annual John Lennon Tribute, other productions and theater workshops, which Joe has been leading for over 25 years. This free program contains potentially offensive language and subject matter. Contact: Dorothy Hodder dhodder@ nhcgov.com 919-798-6323. 4/30, 6pm. New Hanover County Public Library, NE branch1241 Military Cutoff Road
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comedy COMEDIENNE JUDY GOLD 5/7, 8pm: Judy Gold from comedy central and “the View”, will be performing @ the 2014 Cape Fear Comedy Festival. Judy Headlines the Wednesday night event. Doors 7pm.Admission: $18. City Stage/ Cape Fear Theatre Arts, LLC21 N. Front St. NUTT HOUSE IMPROV TROUPE Nutt House Improv Troupe is here every Wednesday! 7pm, cover charge. www.reelcafe.net/index. php?page=Music Reel Cafe 100 S. Front St. (910) 251-1832 FRIDAY COMEDY SHOWCASE Come out for our Friday comedy showcase! 7pm, cover charge. Reel Cafe 100 S. Front St. (910) 251-1832 JOKES ‘N’ SMOKE Every first Mon. of month will feature a stand-up 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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