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The best of what to look forward to in April and May Gardeners revel in tiny green sprouts and opening buds. Birds sing and happily flutter from tree to tree. Students book trips to Florida for a week-long break on the beach. In Wilmington we prepare for our port city to revive itself from winter doldrums, as the spring’s events give life to the area and enrich the season.

Folks can take part in Rims on the River (pictured), Wilmington’s largest car show taking place downtown, including a FREE concert with Southern Culture on the Skids, as well as enthralling theatre such as ‘La Cage aux Folles’ from Thalian Association. Of course, everyone is looking forward to our quintessential spring ingredient, the 64th annual Azalea Festival. We cover 10 of the area’s most hip happenings, including highlights of live music, art and film; check it all out on 30 and 32. Courtesy photo

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The 22th annual Historical Short Fiction Contest, sponsored by the Historical Society of the Lower Cape Fear and encore, is now open. Writers are encouraged to submit works of fiction based upon the rich historical lore of the Cape Fear Region.

Stories must be based on historical events or regional lore, and reflect the character, culture and history of the Cape Fear area (Pender, Brunswick and New Hanover counties). Any NC writer is eligible to submit one original, unpublished story, limited to 10 double-spaced pages. Entries will be judged based on literary merit, historical accuracy and suitability for a general audience. The top entry will win $100 in cash, and second and third place will win $50 each. Top entries will also be published in encore.

Entrants should submit three copies of the manuscript. The author’s name should not appear anywhere on the manuscript; a separate cover page should give author’s name, address, phone number and the title of the work. Manuscripts will not be returned. The deadline is April 30, 2012. The winners will be announced at the Annual Meeting of the Lower Cape Fear Historical Society on May 20, 2012.

An entry fee of $20 is required. Make checks payable to the LCFHS. Mail entries, marked Short Fiction Contest, to the Lower Cape Fear Historical Society, 126 S. Third St, Wilmington NC 28401. If you have questions, call 910-762-0492.

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10 art: Kaitlin Willow scopes out the work of Wendy Kowalski.Mezza9, opening at Artful Living Group this weekend.

12 gallery listings: Check out what’s hanging in area art galleries.

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Linda Arrow opened Arrow Fine Art Supply in the Art and Antique District in 2011. Photo by Bethany Turner

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to me several times by different artists that, when it comes to fund-raising, nonprofits always have their hands out for donations. Yet in the end, there is little-to-no translation into real sales later. I would personally say the same is true with small business: When it’s fund-raiser season, we are deluged with requests. But during Christmas shopping—or even day-to-day supply needs—the same people who ask of us to give choose to spend their money elsewhere: with larger businesses that didn’t cough up a donation. Moreso, they certainly don’t spend their money in our community. It’s an ongoing source of frustration for me, and I would imagine it feels much deeper when the items in question are of one’s own creation.

What an artist pours into a sculpture or painting isn’t quantifiable, in spite of hundreds of years spent wrestling with such a query. To take raw materials and bring forth what no one fathomed before is an inexplicable combination of technical skill, talent and imagination. It is work—not just hobby. It is something I ruminate upon frequently.

I was fortunate to be brought up by parents who valued the arts and took me to museums often, a hobby which has continued into my adult life.

When I was able to travel with Jock regularly (before events here required my constant attention), I spent many days in museums across the country and world. Like many people who are drawn to visual art, I wish desperately I had the talent or skill to create something so enduring.

Consequently, I love art supply stores. Love them!

Looking at all the beautifully colored paints and pencils makes me positively giddy with all the potential they possess. One store I have loved for years—which requires much careful focus upon entrance, else I will buy everything in sight—is Occasions in the Cotton Exchange. Last fall while looking for a new journal, I

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noticed to the left of the checkout a new display for Caran d’Ache artist pens. Oh, my! (Even now, as I write the name, I manage to lose all ability to think rationally.) Taking a deep breath and trying to sound like a calm and reasonable person, I asked owner Tiffany Kitchen, “So ... ah ... are you going into art supplies?” She smiled that beautiful smile and confirmed they were starting with that display to see how it went, eventually hoping to expand their offerings.

I gulped.

Caran d’Ache is like crack for me. I wanted it so bad, yet I knew I couldn’t do anything useful with them.

When I traveled through Europe, hitting every art museum possible, I took Caran d’Ache colored pencils with me—so just the sight of them evokes memories of one of the most transformative times in my life.

Now, here they were: less than a block away from the bookstore. What was I going to do?

Last week, I stopped in to say hi to Tiffany and the most handsome art-supply salesdog in Wilmington, Lager. (So soft! So sweet! And obviously deeply concerned about quality fine art supplies.)

The offerings had indeed expanded, and now included graphite and watercolor pencils, as well as sketch books that start at $5 and up.

Well, I thought, for the CFCC art student in a crisis this would be a godsend!

Previously, I had confined my art supply purchases to Townhouse Art & Frame Center located near UNCW. By virtue of having to drive to get there, it kept things under check a little bit, and helped me limit things to mostly presents for artist friends.

With the retirement of George Kazantzis from Townhouse, changes have been inevitable. Long loved by local artists and amateur pretenders like myself, George’s son, Doug, and his lovely wife, Lisa, are keeping Townhouse alive, but the art supply side has morphed into a new incarnation called Arrow Fine Art

Supplies, which moved to 616 Castle Street in the Art and Antique District downtown. I had been mooning through the window each time I saw a show across the street at The Cape Fear Playhouse. When I wandered in on a recent sunny afternoon, I had the good fortune to discover Linda Arrow, with whom many people will remember from Townhouse. She smiled and confirmed she was Lisa’s sister.

“I just couldn’t fill that big space,” she explained, referring to Townhouse. “The Art and Antique District is close to the community college, the studios, and this space with the exposed brick,” she indicated, pointing toward the walls, “and the ceiling just spoke to me.”

The tin above was incredible, finishing the room’s Bohemian, artsy feel. Though smaller than Townhouse, Arrow has an incredible selection of easels, paints, pastels, pencils, papers of all sizes, and compositions, models, erasers and more! I wanted everything in the store, especially the oil paint set and beautiful box easel in the window. I asked if there was anything she hadn’t been able to get for someone.

“I have a lot of resources,” she confirmed. She pointed to George as a really great mentor who helped her learn the ropes. “He taught me a lot about products and materials, brushes and methods,” she said.

He also helped instill community connections, something vital to the success of small business.

Like Townhouse, Arrow has continued to build upon strong relationships with the arts professors at both UNCW and CFCC. “We get the list of supplies the students need and put together kits for them, so when they come in, we have it all assembled in one place,” Linda explained.

It’s a telltale reminder: Money that gets spent in art supply stores comes from money that gets spent on real art, made by local artists. What a valuable community asset.

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NewsoftheWeird with Chuck Shepherd PEOPLE OF FAITH: GPS NAVIGATOR USERS In a world of advancing technology and declining map-reading skills, some GPS navigator users blindly over-rely on the devices, and News of the Weird has reported enough of their predicaments to mark the category “no longer weird.”

However, three Japanese students on holiday near Brisbane, Australia, in March created a new standard for ignoring common sense. Bound for North Stradbroke Island (about eight miles offshore), the driver (according to authorities cited by the local Bayside Bulletin) apparently put maps and eyesight aside, in favor of the all-powerful Navigator, which had instructed him to proceed. As news spread on the Internet, photographers rushed to capture the car, half-buried in sand. (In the students’ defense, the beach seemed to extend to the horizon at low tide although the word “island” might have deserved more respect.) [Bayside Bulletin (Cleveland, Australia), 3-15-2012] The Continuing Crisis The entire village (almost!) of Sodeto, Spain, shared the grand prize in the country’s huge Christmas lottery in December, earning each of the 70 households the equivalent of at least $130,000. The joint buy-in of tickets is a town ritual, but one resident missed the canvassing: filmmaker Costis Mitsotakis, who said he was happy that everyone else was happy. (The dark side of winning: Hucksters flooded the town from all over the country.) [New York Times, 1-31-2012] The town of Betws-y-Coed, Wales, holds the distinction of having its name likely butchered by more misspellings on Internet search inquiries than any other. Website managers told BBC News in February that they have compiled a list of 364 different

spellings from people ostensibly looking for the town. The most common references were to “Bwtsy Code” and “Betsy Cowed.”

[BBC News, 2-16-2012] Anthony McDaniel, 47, voluntarily returned to North Carolina from his new home in Texas in February after being charged with embezzlement by his old employer. The owner of Fayetteville’s Skibo Skillet (now out of business) accused McDaniel of having pocketed meatballs, corn on the cob and anchovy dip while he worked there. [Greensboro News-Record, 2-23-2012] Make Yourselves at Home: Keith Davis, 46, was caught red-handed in Ashley Murray’s house in South Bend, Ind., in February and charged with burglary. Murray, though, said she had mixed feelings because, while there, Davis had folded Murray’s clothes and vacuumed the house. (Police said that some drug or other had made Davis believe he was in his own home.) Officials at the county courthouse in Charlotte, N.C., were startled to learn in January that Paul Frizzell, 30, had commandeered a vacant office in the building and for two months had been running his business out of it (with telephone, copy machine and bulletin board, among other trappings). [WNDU-TV (South Bend), 2-10-2012] [Gaston Gazette, 1-12-2012] Family Values What Christmas gift would be appropriate for the 7-year-old daughter of Britain’s notorious specimen of plastic surgery known as the “Human Barbie”? For little “Poppy” Burge, it was a gift certificate worth the equivalent of about $11,000 for future liposuction (redeemable beginning at age 18).

Mom Sarah had already given her a voucher for breast augmentation. (Poppy, developing her early-onset need for attention: “I can’t wait to be like Mummy with big boobs.

They’re pretty.”) Mom, who recently turned 51, celebrated with about $80,000 worth

of additional plastic surgery to run her lifetime total to the equivalent of (depending on source consulted) $800,000 to $1 million.

[Daily Mail (London), 1-4-2012] Sheriff’s detectives told the Everett, Wash., Daily Herald in January that they had recently tracked down a 21-year-old man who confessed to stealing checks from the Money Tree store in Lynnwood, Wash., and forging signatures. According to the detectives, the man was clear about his motive: “I don’t have an addiction. I don’t need to use drugs. I (was) doing this to show my parents that I can make it on my own, without them.”

[Daily Herald, 1-25-2012] Wisconsinites, Doing It the Hard Way In October, Robbie Suhr, 48, of Pleasant Prairie, Wis., sought the affections of the young exchange student living with Suhr and his wife and children, but she had so far declined. According to police, a disguised Suhr snatched the woman one night, intending to tie her up, leave, and then return undisguised to “rescue” her. However, she fought back, sending the masked man fleeing. (Suhr got off easier than Jordan Cardella, 20, of Milwaukee did several months earlier. To win back his girlfriend, Cardella convinced a buddy to shoot him, hoping for the girlfriend’s sympathy and a change of heart. Although he requested three shots in the back, he wisely settled for one in the arm. Alas, the girlfriend continued to ignore him.) [WTMJTV (Milwaukee), 10-30-2011] [Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee), 7-26-2011] It’s Everywhere!

Two ministers in the Indian state of Karnataka were pressured into resigning in February after allegedly being spotted watching pornography on a cellphone in the state legislature. Minister Laxman Savadi said he was actually doing research on the dangers of “rave” parties. A 54-year-old court clerk at Inner London Crown Court was caught by his judge looking at pornography during the victim’s testimony at a notorious rape trial.

He said he was just “bored” and admitted previously browsing porn in court. [BBC News, 2-8-2012] [Daily Mail, 2-7-2012]

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ing, “The Drowsy Chaperone,” is an homage or love letter to the American musical during its transition from operetta to what became codified by Rogers and Hammerstein. The story consists of a very lonely, almost shut-in “Man in Chair,” playing an old cast recording from a vinyl record. “Have you heard of records?” he asks the audience. He has memorized “The Drowsy Chaperone” from 1928, which he has never seen produced onstage live.

He narrates the show, first by introducing all the typed characters: young lovers Janet van de Graaff (Caitlin Becka), star of a big follies show (think “Ziegfeld Follies”), in which she gave up her career to marry Robert Martin (Sean Michael Jaenicke), heir to an oil empire; Martin’s best friend and best man, George (Newlin Parker); and Janet’s “Drowsy Chaperone” (Lynn O’Connell)—because, of course, an unmarried young lady would not be traveling unaccompanied in a world of men at that time. Thus, she would need a chaperone, even one who’s “drowsy.” (During prohibition, it was code word for “drunk.”)

When we meet the producer of the follies, Mr. Feldzeig (Steve Gallian), and the obligatory, ditzy female comedian (Amanda Anderson), Feldzeig is being perused by two gangsters masquerading as pastry chefs (Steve Rassin and Michael Savas).

From this, hilarity ensues.

Tony Rivenbark, executive director of Thalian Hall and Wilmington theatre icon, was scheduled to play the part of Man in Chair, but due to an unexpected emergency, he was replaced by Jeff Phillips literally days before the opening. Phillips is phenomenal onstage; he is a big man with a big stage presence. I have previously seen him only in heavy singing and dancing roles; in “The Drowsy 8 encore | april 4-10, 2012 | www.encorepub.com

Chaperone,” he sings one song in the big finale.

Throughout the rest of the production, he narrates the show and periodically Ochs interrupts it for commenPhoto by Chris tary. It can be a really hard skill for actors to develop: to listen and react onstage when they are not part of the dialogue. Sure, it might sound surprising, but think of all the shows you’ve seen where you can tell the guy off to the right is making his grocery list while literally waiting for his cue to come; the audience knows when it’s authentic.

Phillips is onstage for almost the entire show— without speaking. Still, he sells it. We completely believe he is enraptured by this old cast recording on the record player, which comes to life before his eyes. The majority of interaction Man in Chair has is with the audience, since, well, we are his audience. It’s like his personal conversation with us. It is also a glimpse into the sad little world he inhabits, which, like most of us, consists of stumbling through life, trying to piece it together and finding happiness and solace where we can. We really feel for the narrator because we identify with him. Phillips is unquestionably good—and knowing he stepped into the lead role days before the big curtain call makes his performance exceptional.

The 1920s presents a special moment in entertainment history: musical theatre was evolving away form the operetta, as vaudeville variety shows were the dominant form of entertainment for most middle-class Americans. Talking film just developed and the follies reviews, filled with beautiful showgirls and song and dance numbers (the pre-cursor to Las Vegas), were all the rage. “The Drowsy Chaperone” really touches on these elements. Feldzeig and his comedic partner, Kitty, would be the most easily recognizable element for modern audiences: They are a direct steal from George Burns and Gracie Allen (two of vaudeville’s most revered performers); Gallian even chews on a cigar during the show (Burns’ trademark).

“The Toledo Surprise” gag by Rassin and Savas is just too funny for words. They parody our idea

of fast-talking, intimidating gangsters wonderfully.

But the pastry-chef disguise lends to a series of dessert-related puns that were so bad they were wonderful. Add in the synchronized blocking and sight gags, and it’s a delicious recipe for whippedup humor.

“Cold Feets” is a musical monologue of the nervous groom. Jaenicke has that classic clean-cut, 1920s, indulged wealthy look, which works well for this part. He also plays every ridiculous aspect of this script straight but with a dashing smile. It is easy to believe that Janet could fall in love with him. In his lament that he is nervous and has “Cold Feets” (which he sings beautifully), he starts to tap dance to heat up and distract his feet. Enter George, and together they bring down the house with a fabulous tap-dance routine. I marveled watching them, while thinking choreographer Carson Capps really found two talented young men to move about the stage beautifully.

“Show Off”—as in “I don’t wanna show off no more!”—is the audience’s real introduction to Janet. This is where we get insight that she would be seriously giving up a thriving stage career to marry young Robert—and that her producer would really be up a creek without her star power to draw people to the show. Caitlin Becka revels in the stylized, campy, farcical storyline, costumes and choreography. (This number also includes one of the best onstage costume changes I have ever seen.)

Becka has a good voice for this type of song and really shines in the role.

The conceit of the show is that Phillips is playing us a record. So, when the needle skips, or he is trying to find a scene, the action matches the sound that a record would make during those occurrences. Capps, director Michael Walton-Jones and the entire cast deserve recognition for pulling this off; it takes a lot of practice and careful timing to make it work.

“The Drowsy Chaperone” is a fun celebration of love for early 20th-century American theatre. The live music evokes the experience of follies or an early film. The entire cast gels, but a special recognition goes to Jeff Phillips for filling such big shoes on such short notice.

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Wendy Kowalski.Mezza9’s paintings, one would never guess she originally planned on being a writer. Her passion for combining acrylics, oils, shapes and colors is just undeniable. Twelve years ago, the Carolina Beach artist traded in her pen and paper—err, keyboard—for paints and canvas.

“My ex-husband was a famous comic book artist,” she explains, “and I learned a lot from touring with him; I had no idea I’d be a painter.

When we split there was a great release for me and I have painted non-stop since.”

“Notes for Joy,” her newest exhibit, will be opening at Artful Living Group in Carolina Beach on April 5th. “The show is all about fun, loving, friends and good times,” she describes. “I wanted to paint some of my friends really happy.”

The majority of Kowalski.Mezza9’s’s work consists of figures/people, which is actually nothing new to the artist. Her days as a bartender offered inspiration in ways she hadn’t suspected. “I would paint people that would come into the bar,” she explains. Though her style has become more impressionistic than it used to be, she has stuck with the same subject matter. Now, however, she uses pictures

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For example, she shows me a picture of her friend, with her shoulder facing forward and her face looking over it. At least three different pieces contain figures in such transposition, but each is completely unique and evokes a different emotion.

“Allyson Grey (Alex Grey’s wife, a painter) says ‘paint from the source,’” Kowalski.Mezza9 explains. “The source of painting for me is love and wonder. They seem to be one—in the deeper spiritual sense that I hope viewers will feel when they see the paintings.”

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shells. She brought a few of them home one day and tied their funky shapes into her work.

One piece features a crab in its central focus, while another is placed elsewhere in fashionable subtlety.

Most of her work showcases flowing bodies, almost mermaid-like; yet, they have such a realistic quality. Kowalski.Mezza9 first started painting dancers, inspired by masterpieces by Monet, Manet and Degas. She has even been learning to spin fire to help bring movement to life.

“I want to paint [these] people; they’re amazing,” she notes. “How do they do it?”

Such a question led her to take up the thrilling hobby The feeling of spiritual bliss while a blazing hoop is “whooshing” around her adds to the wow factor of the end result. “The hoop is this great circle which can represent ‘the’ circle: circle of life—leaving on a journey and coming back again, which is very powerful,” she says. “Having the hoop lit is a way to

express gratitude to mother gaia. There is a primal joy to hooping fire. Even the smell of the fuel creates a feeling of excitement for me. It is also humbling, too; when in practice the hoop regularly whacks me.”

She hoops a few times a week, all as part of her research in understanding movement and how to capture it. “I learn positions, to make bodies look accurate,” she notes. “[It gives me] more confidence.”

A few of the paintings she has been working on are done on cardboard; one is even on a pizza box, which takes absolutely nothing away from its beauty. “This winter, I didn’t have a lot of the right supplies, but I don’t stop working,” she says. “I just use what I have.”

Kowalski.Mezza9 spends most of her time in Carolina Beach with her 5-year-old and a friendly black lab. Her front porch is covered in paintings—most of which are still worksin-progress. “When I hang them, I’ll probably have one or two that are still wet,” she confesses. It’s partially because she has been seriously experimenting with oils for the first time during her career.

A unique and personal foray of work, it’s fitting that the artist has a name to match. Right now, the “.Mezza9” on the end of her name is just for fun, though derived from “mezzanine,” simply meaning the middle floor of a building.

However, she plans to change it officially.

“My dad’s gonna kill me,” she jokes. “When I paint, I think of any artist or writer…you go to your in-between place. It’s bliss.”

Wendy Kowalski.Mezza9’s “Notes for Joy” will be opening at Artful Living Group, located at 112 Cape Fear Boulevard in Carolina Beach on April 5th, with a reception from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. “An evening of exotica and quixotica with DJ Gon” also awaits as noted on the official flyer. There will be belly dancers from Ostara dancing troupe putting on two performances during the show. Feel-good electronica and dub-step music will fit in with the night’s theme of “fun, loving, friends, and good times.”

Masonboro Island Easter Egg Hunt Hop on over to the island aboard the M/V Shamrock for an unique Easter Adventure. Come explore Masonboro Island, one of the largest marine sanctuary Islands in the southeastern N.C. while embracing the Easter spirit.

Trips scheduled on Apr 8 at 11am, 2pm and 4:30pm and depart from the Blockade Runner Hotel Dock..

Rates are $20 Adults and $10 Youth.

Reserve your spot today!

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galleryguide| Artfuel.inc 2165 Wrightsville Ave. • (910) 343 5233 Mon.-Sat., noon-7 p.m. www.artfuelinc.com Artfuel.inc is a multimedia studio and art gallery, now located at the intersection of Wrightsville Avenue and Dawson Street.

Artfuel’s 30th art show features Tuki Lucero, Jonas Mcluggage, Brian Mergenthaler, Stephen Bode, Nicole Nicole.

Artexposure!

22527 Highway 17N, Hampstead, NC 910-803-0302 / 910-330-4077 Tues.-Sat. 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. (or by appt.) artexposure50.com From Wilmington, drive north on Highway 17 and you will encounter an art center unique to our area. Look for the big red barn! A large open space hosts 2nd Friday Opening Receptions each month at 6 p.m. We represent over 40 local and regional artists in our member’s gallery and offer local arts and crafts in our gift shop. ArtExposure presently has studio space rented to five working artists. In addition, there is a frame shop and art supply store.

All work completed at the Paint Out will be exhibited at ArtExposure on April 13th at our regular 2nd Friday Opening Reception. No entry fee, but please call or e-mail to register your name if you want to participate.

Along with our regular art classes and studio time, yoga classes meet Mondays and Wednesdays at 6 p.m. and Saturday at 9 a.m. in the loft. Walk-ins are welcome to this gentle yoga class.

fiGMents 1319 Military Cutoff Rd. Ste. II 910-509-4289 Mon.-Fri.: 11 a.m.-5 p.m. figmentsgallery.com Figments is an art boutique brimming with

features works by Janet Parker. Come see Janet’s bold use of color and texture to reveal local marsh creeks and structures. Experience Wilmington through the eyes of a local!

unlimited creative vision and talent.

The whimsical, mystical, magical world of the imagination lives here!

We are a community of artists and artisans who are passionate about the journey of artful creation. Figments is an unintimidating art boutique where you can find locally made artwork and accessories for your home. We also have a relaxed classroom workspace where students of all skill levels can learn and grow creatively. Come. Be inspired.

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new eleMents GAllery 201 Princess St. (919) 343-8997 Tues.-Sat.: 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m. (or by appt.) newelementsgallery.com “New Beginnings” now hangs at New Elements Gallery in their new location at 201 Princess Street.

Featured will be the paintings of local artists Janet Triplett and Owen Wexler. Janet Triplett’s work is reminiscent of the masters, evoking an old world elegance to everyday objects with which we are all familiar. Painting mostly still life, Janet enjoys the challenge of arranging everyday objects into a composition that is both pleasing to the eye and a study in color, composition, light and texture. Owen Wexler creates works that are simultaneously simple and complex, subtle and bold. Interpreting life, nature and mood, Owen’s pieces range from a calm day on the beach, to the intricate structure of a nineteenth century facade. One is reminded of times past and present, memories old and new. The exhibition will remain on display through April 21st.

fiGMents GAllery: Now showing Linda Hartman’s copper repoussé “Maids in Waiting.”

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orton’s underGround Art GAlleries 133 N. Front • (910) 859-8441 Everyday after 5 p.m. www.ortonsuderground.com America’s oldest pool hall and Wilmington’s finest bar are also the home of Wilmington’s newest art galleries: Gallery North and Gallery South, both hanging local artists year-round, and 10 percent of all art sales goes to the Full Belly Project.

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225 S. Water St., Chandler’s Wharf (Free parking) • (910)-763-3380 Tues.–Sat. 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

Sun. 1p.m. - 4 p.m.

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 is sure to enthrall visitors with its eclectic collection of original paintings, photography, sculpture, glass, pottery and jewelry.

Our current exhibit “Morning Has Broken”

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

Closed Mon. in winter sunsetrivermarketplace.com This eclectic, spacious gallery, located in the historic fishing village of Calabash, N.C., features fine arts and crafts by some of North and South Carolina’s most creative, successful artists. Almost every genre is represented here— oil, pastel and watercolor, clay and glass art, fiber art, turned wood, metal works, artisan-crafted jewelry and more. Classes, workshops, pottery studio, custom fra.m.ing, Creative Exchange lecture series and Coffee With the Author series are also offered on-site.

The next featured show opens Monday, April 2nd, and runs through Thursday, May 31. It’s titled “Feed Your Eclectic Soul: A showing of custom design, fine crafts and gently loved pieces from the past.” Sunset River will have a beautiful collection of unusual pillows, textural table runners and other fabric pieces by Beth Pethtal combined with gallery owner Ginny Lassiter’s eclectic eye for incorporating antiques, pottery and contemporary pieces into a warm and cohesive design.

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205 Princess St. • (910) 960-7306 Tues. 12-5 p.m.; Wed.-Sat. 6:30-11:30 p.m. onewickedgallery.com April 13 is another Wicked/Dr. Sketchy’s session at Cameron Art Museum. Bring dry media, easels, etc. to create tributes to the spectacular New York club Studio 54—where celebrities hobnobbed with ordinary people.

Photographers welcome! Prizes, wine and beer available; $5 entry. CAM will feature works at end of series!

April 14 at Juggling Gypsy, Wicked presents bands First Jason, Crushed Purple (psychedelic) and Decadent Fluorescent Essence Machine (indie/psychedelic). Ari Lehman of First Jason played the role of Jason Voorhees in 1980’s “Friday the 13th.” Show starts at 10 p.m.; $5—in conjunction with Research Paranormal Battleship event.

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social sci-fi: ‘The Hunger Games’ isn’t bad, but it isn’t great either

by Anghus es The Hunger Gam

★★★★★

Lawrence, Starring Jennifer son nd, Josh Hutcher Donald Sutherla

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he culTural zeiTgeisT is a funny

thing. More often than not the thing that everyone is going bat-shit crazy for is probably not that novel. I really don’t have to say anything other than “Twilight” to sum up my feelings on just how terrible something extremely popular can be. The “Twilight” series has become such a magnet for abuse it’s no longer sporting. So, when I first heard of “The Hunger Games” being referred to as “the next ‘Twilight,’” it immediately killed every ounce of anticipation I may have had for the film.

Maybe killing those expectations was a good thing.

I was expecting a plate of warmed-over garbage. So, when I was served a halfway decent meatloaf sandwich, I found myself pleasantly surprised. “The Hunger Games” is not a bad film by any stretch of the imagination. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.

At the same time, it’s not a great film either. Don’t believe the hype. It’s a very efficient, longer-than-necessary piece of social science-fiction saved by a lead actress who manages to take something pedestrian and turn it into something profound.

The basic premise: America has become a country of haves and have-nots. An uprising was quelled. Now, every year two kids are offered up to participate in a brutal reality show where the winner walks away with her freedom, and the losers end up six feet under. This wonderful dystopian future features a black-and-white world where the bourgeois upper-class prance around like neon peacocks and the second-class citizens live in rural squalor. There isn’t an ounce of subtlety to anything in “The Hunger Games.”

Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence) is a spunky little hunter from District 12. She has managed to survive in spite of seemingly insurmountable odds, all while taking care of her family. Her younger sister has come of age and will have her name entered in the lottery used to select the participants for this murderous spectacle. When her name comes up, Katniss volunteers to take her place. It’s a simple, pure act of love. She does it without so much as a second thought. Unfortunately, those second thoughts begin to creep in as she is transported to the Capitol to prepare for a life-or-death battle. She meets District

NEW ‘IT’ GIRL: Jennifer Lawrence brings depth to the role of Katniss in the first installment of “The Hunger Games.” Courtesy photo

12’s other contestant, Peeta (Josh Hutcherson). He’s strong, but quickly realizes his chances of survival are slim. Those odds become even more questionable after he confesses his feelings for Katniss.

My main problem with “The Hunger Games” is that the lead-up to the most dangerous game is far more interesting than the game itself. I like the world they were setting up. It was wonderfully bleak, garish and freakishly fascinating. A beautiful and terrifying society where Stanley Tucci can parade around in a blue wig, with teeth so white they’re blinding, while interviewing beautiful teenagers who are about to die. The film’s greatest sin is that I don’t get to spend enough time with the contestants. We know so very little about them that their deaths are ultimately meaningless. The only character we get to know at great length is Katniss.

Rooting for her to win is a foregone conclusion. Since we’re only presented with one three-dimensional character, it’s the only one whose life has any value.

Once the games begin, it’s a very by-thebook affair. The concept has been done before and done better. The Japanese cult classic “Battle Royale” immediately springs to mind, as does the Arnold Schwarzenegger action romp “The Running Man.” Making murder a public affair isn’t the most original concept, but director Gary Ross did a great job of creating a believable environment for this kind of carnage to unfold. And the cast handle it with enough quality talent to give the premise more credibility than it deserves. While the whole movie is “The Jennifer Lawrence Show,” there is some

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fine support work being done by scene-chewers like Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks and the always excellent Donald Sutherland. The big surprise in the acting department is Lenny Kravitz, who brings a lot of depth and sincerity into a seriously underwritten role.

As I said, the real sell here is Jennifer Lawrence, who manages to make Katniss both awkward and beguiling.

She’s a character who never finds comfort in any of the roles that are forced upon her: hero, savior, social darling, hunter or killer. Lawrence is an extremely gifted actress who shares something in common with another actor I have profound respect for: Ryan Gosling. She’s able to work with silence, as interesting to watch in a quiet moment as she is when speaking. Few actors are that gifted.

Ultimately, the film’s biggest failing is the lack of a killer instinct. I realize that in order to make a mass market crossover hit, one must minimize the carnage. I never felt as though the deaths were anything other than an obligation to fulfill the premise. I never got that moment when watching Katniss or Peeta compromise their values and murder someone to save their own skin. The deaths are always unavoidable accidents or spurof-the-moment reactions. So much of the executions happen off camera or are the product of a happy accident that, even after 22 teenagers are brutally killed, I never felt as though the main characters ever got their hands dirty.

That’s a cop out. While it doesn’t kill the film for me, it does wound the final product.

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4/11-13: Chico is a young piano player with big dreams; Rita is a beautiful singer with an extraordinary voice. Music and romantic desire unites them, but their journey—in the tradition of the Latin ballad, the bolero—brings heartache and torment. Oscar-nominated animation, starring Eman Xor Oña, Limara Meneses and Mario Guerra. 94 min. Spanish and English 4/16-18 “Albert Nobbs”: Five-time Academy Award nominee Glenn Close stars in this emotional and thought-provoking tale of a woman forced to live as a man in 19th-century Ireland.

After thirty years of keeping up the charade, a new love threatens to destroy everything she’s worked so hard to build. Rated PG. 1 hr. 46 min.

LunaFest Starts April 20th Brooklyn Arts Center • 516 N. 4th Street Tickets: $20-$25 • www.lunafest.org 4/20, 6 p.m.: The third annual LunaFest, an international film festival featuring nine short films by, for and about women, is coming to Wilmington on the 20th. LunaFest is a unique traveling festival, organized here entirely by local moms.

All films featured are made by women and 100 percent of the proceeds benefits two important causes: the Breast Cancer Fund on a national level and locally Women in the Center.

Cape Fear Film Festival April 26-29 Passes on sale for $60 • www.cfifn.org Cape Fear Independent Film Network will present the 12th annual independent film fest, downtown Wilmington, screening films from around the globe, with many shot in NC. Additional activities will include seminars, panel discussions, social and networking events. Venues include Browncoat Pub and Theatre, Nutt St. Comedy Room and City Stage. Celebrity hosts include Julianna Guill (“One Tree Hill,” “Crazy. Stupid. Love”).

Regional showcase will feature short films by local and regional filmmakers and Wilmington Film Awards, with trophies, prizes and cash in 10 different categories, including Best Local Film.

All AreA movie listings And pArAgrAph synopses cAn be found At encorepub.com.

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Lunafest

Short films by, for, about women Friday, April 20th, 7pm Tickets $20, $25 day of show Available online at www.brooklynartsnc.com and lunafest.org

tRIGGeR HIPPY

Super group featuring longtime Black Crowes drummer Steve Gorman, former Black Crowes guitarist Audley Freed, bassist Nick Govrik and Joan Osborne

Wednesday, April 25th, 8pm General Admission Floor - $18 adv/ $22 day of show General Admission Balcony - $30 adv / $40 day of show Available online at www.brooklynartsnc.com 16 encore | april 4-10, 2012 | www.encorepub.com

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Fortunate Freaks Unite Tour 2012 Friday, April 27th, 8pm General Admission Floor - $25 adv/ $30 day of show General Admission Balcony - $35 adv / $40 day of show Available online at www.brooklynartsnc.com and Gravity Records

//MUSIC

daydream believers: Johnson’s Crossroad realize the pipe dream er

by Bethany Turn d oa sr os Cr Johnson’ s eenfield St. Satellite • 120 Gr . • free Fri., 4/6 • 9 p.m St. ss • 710 N. 4th Goat and Compa p.m. • free Sat., 4/7 • 9:30 ossroad.com www.johnsonscr

L

ike most foLks , keith minguez

was always intrigued by music. It has the ability to mimic the ebb and flow of emotions throughout our lives—or to change the way we feel entirely. A great rock ‘n’ roll track can thrust one from his sofa to a sold-out arena, dusting off Cheetos and throwing up an imaginary lighter.

An ethereal strumming of the banjo is just enough to guide one’s mind to a serene river bank, cane pole in tow.

Minguez was a grown man when he first picked up the mandolin. He’d just heard John Hartford live at 1998’s Merlefest, and left the venue with a copy of Hartford’s “Aeroplane.” That same year he met Paul Johnson, his band mate and musical mentor of sorts, piquing his interest in playing.

“Paul was kind of the reason I wanted to play music,” Minguez recalls. “He was the catalyst for me to be able to do that, and I was just lucky enough that he was starting out, too, and he didn’t mind having a mandolin player who didn’t know anything. I’d graduated from college but [being a musician] was always a dream of mine—so I said screw it and followed the dream.”

Though the mandolin player’s degree didn’t call for late-night gigs in local bars, he pursued music anyway. By 2005, Minguez had uprooted his previous life in New Jersey, and replanted himself in Johnson’s town of Lewisburg, West Virginia. There, they formed Johnson’s Crossroad.

“You go from a job where you’re paying your bills and you’re doing whatever you think is normal—I went from having a savings account to being totally in debt,” Minguez says with a hint of amusement.“Strangely enough, I’m personally happy. If you’re able to not care, not have any kids or a dog or anything, you just don’t care that your student loans have defaulted—you look past all that, and you’re happy.”

To run away (screaming) from what is safe, only to chase down the tail end of a pipe dream, is something only few have the guts to do. At times, those who chal-

TWO’S COMPANY: Sometimes joined by other Asheville musicians, Johnson’s Crossroad mainly comprises Keith Minguez and Paul Johnson. Courtesy photo

lenge their own fate still turn around with their tails between their legs. Though it’s hard to manage a band when adult responsibilities become obstacles in the road of success, somehow, Johnson’s Crossroad makes it work.

With Johnson on guitar and vocals and Minguez on mandolin as the group’s only true full-time members, they pull from the resources nearby. Now living in Asheville, North Carolina, they pick up any number of talented regional musicians to contribute to a live show or on a studio recording. When Johnson’s Crossroad ventures to Wilmington this weekend, Minguez says it’s likely they’ll feature Justin Eisenman on the stand-up bass.

“At the core of it, there’s a trio,” he explains, “[with] Corey McQuade on dobro and banjo as the closest thing to a permanent member. Everyone we play with in Asheville has other projects. Sometimes it’s a harmonica player we can pick up, or a fiddle player.”

With such uncertainty in the lineup—really, they’re relying on who’s in town that weekend—the set list changes almost every time they perform. “Most of the people we play with—even the core—have day jobs. We’ve all been doing this for a decent amount of time, so everyone un-

derstands. Everyone’s got a problem and no one really bitches about it; you make it work if you can.”

The band of mismatched yet talented musicians gives up a sound just as mindboggling as their line-up. It’s classic rock and blues made with acoustic bluegrass instruments, and Johnson’s gruffy voice is nearly identical to Tom Waits. It’s like oldtime pickers met up with Creedence Clearwater Revival to go on tour with Waits and Blind Willie Johnson.

“We have a lot of bluegrass instrumentation, but we’re not bluegrass—almost at all,” Minguez affirms. “Even the stuff that we do that’s close to bluegrass still isn’t considered [such] if you’re talking to the old men. I think we have a pretty unique sound, since none of us grew up on bluegrass, we’re really disconnected from that genre. It’s just a different world.”

Johnson’s songwriting, too, carries as much wisdom and trouble as Cash’s “Folsom Prison Blues.” This unique brand is what they call “Appalachian soul.” It’s entertaining in headphones but surely raucous onstage, as the duo (err, trio, quartet, what have you...) is now a repeat act at Merlefest.

They’ve also set foot upon stages at Virginia’s FloydFest, Nashville’s Music City Roots, and Bristol Rhythm and Roots.

Though it’s hard work touring when the boys are tied to day jobs, and the paychecks of musicianship have yet to balance the bills, the emotional payoff is much greater. “Being on stage is just a total cathartic release where you get actual, instant gratification in the couple hours that you play,” Minguez shares. “You seldom get that with other jobs; your gratification probably comes in spurts during the day. I actually get to have a release, get a little loose. It’s just nice being able to connect with your original material, to get feedback from your art right then and there.”

He says to encounter crowds of people clapping for their music is tenfold the fulfillment of any ordinary compliment. They’re looking forward to receiving that again at Merlefest and the John Hartford Memorial Festival this summer, amongst a slew of other shows. Their tour will land them at Satellite on Friday, March 6th, and at Goat and Compass on Saturday, March 7th.

“What it comes down to is that you just make no money,” Minguez says. “You really just gotta come to the conclusion, like, ‘Hey, look—I’m willing to be poor, and this could totally not work out, but it’s just like any other gamble.’ Everything’s a gamble.”

sound bites shows of the week Rio Bravo

Satellite Laundro-Lounge 255 N. Front St. 4/5, 8 p.m. • $5-8

Rio Bravo is an indie-rock band of our own port city. Sounding like Band of Horses meets Kings of Leon, guitars dance precariously around one another to form harmonies all their own. The group is known for giving up high-energy concerts while Micah Kolk’s vocals serenade and soothe. Rio Bravo are currently recording their sophomore album, expected to be released this spring.

Jim Ashley

Old Books on Front St. 249 N. Front St. 4/7, 6:30 p.m. • free

Wilmington’s own acoustic folk-bluesman Jim Ashley is celebrating his debut CD, “Out on a Limb,” with a release party at Old Books. The album comprises 17 original pieces recorded at Cape Fear Studios.

Ashley received the studio time for his efforts in the Cape Fear Blues Challenge of 2011.

He’ll showcase his prize-winning singing and songwriting right in the book store.

All weekly music is listed on the soundboArd pAges.

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BLACKBOARD SPECIALS LIVE MUSIC What’s Thursdays up at on this spring the patio of Fat Fat Tony’s on Tony’s?

Racine Saturday, March 24 LIVE MUSIC and more!

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a preview of tunes all over town this week

LIVE MUSIC Gabby’s Lounge 7-10pm

Friday, April 6

POTATO HEADS

131 North Front St. • (910) 343-8881 • 250 Racine Dr. (910) 452-9000 www.fatpub.com

MONDAY $3 Sweetwater 420, $10 Bud/ Bud lt Buckets, $4 Jack, Captain, and Even Williams Trivia From Hell at 7:30 TUESDAY $1 Tacos (4pm-close), $3 Dos XX Amber, $4 Cuervo, Lunazul, Bacardi, Jack and Jim Beam WEDNESDAY 1/2 price wine, $3 Pints, $4 Bombs, $5 Martinis THURSDAY Live Music (10pm-1am) 1/2 Price Wings (4pm-close), $2 Domestic Pints, $4 Jack, Jager, Fireball, Sailor Jerry, $5 Bombs FRIDAY & SATURDAY $4 Shooters, $5 Hell’s Cocktails $10 Party Pitchers SUNDAY Service Industry Night $2.50 Domestic Pints, $4 Jack, Jameson, Jager, and Crown $5 Bombs DUELING PIANOS Every Friday and Saturday Night @ 9:30 1/2 Price apps M-Th (4pm-7pm) Sunday (9pm-close)

—Hell’s Kitchen, 118 Princess St.; 763-4133

rat BaBies, Fema region iv, anD aKris —Juggling Gypsy Cafe, 1612 Castle St.; 763-2223

oPen mic/Poetry hosteD By to the trees —Barista Cafe, 225 S. Water St.; 399-3108

thuRSDAY, APRIL 5

friday, aPriL 6

DJ lorD walrus —Red Dogs, 5 N. Lumina Ave., Wrightsville Beach; 256-2776

Saturday, April 7

KaraoKe —Browncoat Pub and Theatre, 111 Grace St.; 341-0001

MIKE O’DONNELL

trivia with DJ —The Harp; 1423 South 3rd St.,763-1607

Friday, April 13

It’s all good.

—Liquid Room, 23 Market St.;910-343-3341

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DJ sweat —Sharp Shooters, 2109 N. Marine Blvd., Jacksonville; (910) 346-2677

Saturday, April 14

college night with DJ Battle —Brikhouse, 208 Market St.; 523-5833

SUSAN SAVIA

oPen mic night with tommy hutchinson —Locals Tavern, 6213 -D Market Street; 523-5621

1706 North Lumina Ave. (910) 256-2231 877-330-5050• •910-256-2231 910-256-2231 877-330-5050

Nightly Food Specials starting at 5:00pm

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NIGHTLY SPECIALS MONDAY Pulled Pork Nachos $5 $2 Draft - $3 Well Drinks TUESDAY Eat Spot Burger $7 Bottle Beer $2 Domestic - $3 Imports & Micros WEDNESDAY Tacos $5 $4 Margaritas THURSDAY Ribeye Special $12 1/2 price bottle of wine FRIDAY Draft Day- $2- $3-$4-$5 SATURDAY Carolina Brews $3 SUNDAY Steak & Eggs $8 (all day) Bloody Mary – Mimosa $4

TheEatSpot.com 34 North Front Street (corner of Front and Princess)

910-763-5366

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team trivia with Dutch hawK —Orton’s Underground, 133 North Front St.; 343-8878

CROSSOVER MAN: With instrumentals reminiscent of Coldplay, Luke Cunningham’s voice beckons pop and rock genres with control and maturity. He’ll play The Whiskey on Thurs., April 5th. Courtesy photo

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4 KaraoKe with hellz Belle —Marina Cafe, 110 S. Marine Blvd., Jacksonville; (910) 938-2002 acoustic Jazz Piano with James Jarvis —Calico Room, 107 S. Front St. Wilmington, 762-2091 DuB steP —Hooligans Pub & Music Hall; 2620 Onslow Dr., Jacksonville, (910) 346-2086 DJ Jay —Sharp Shooters, 2109 N. Marine Blvd., Jacksonville; (910) 346-2677 wilmington icon singing contest with $1,000 cash granD Prize —Fox and Hound Pub & Grille, 920 Town Center Dr.; 509-0805 DJ sir nicK BlanD —Red Dogs, 5 N. Lumina Ave., Wrightsville Beach; 256-2776 KaraoKe with DJ rich Delux —Orton’s Underground, 133 North Front St.; 343-8878 KaraoKe

—Browncoat Pub and Theatre, 111 Grace St.; 341-0001 Josh solomon & cary BenJamin —Black Sheep Tavern, 21 N. Front St. (basement); 399-3056 Benny hill —Sweet & Savory Cafe; 1611 Pavilion Plc.,2560115 DJBe extreme KaraoKe —Wild Wing Cafe, 1331 Military Cutoff; 256-3838 Dylan holton —Goat and Compass, 710 N. 4th St.; 772-1400 Kimya Dawson, PaleFace, your heart BreaKs —Soapbox Upstairs, 255 N. Front St.; 251-8500 Jeremy norris —Buffalo Wild Wings, 206 Old Eastwood Rd.; 798-9464 live acoustic —Hell’s Kitchen, 118 Princess St.; 763-4133 gary allen’s acoustic oPen mic —Rusty Nail, 1310 S. 5th Ave.; 251-1888 KaraoKe with DJ Brewtal

trivia with Party gras DJ —Fox and Hound Pub & Grille, 920 Town Center Dr.; 509-0805 live acoustic —Wild Wing Cafe, 1331 Military Cutoff; 256-3838 KaraoKe —Banks Channel Bar & Grille, 530 Causeway Drive; 256-2269 rio Bravo, heyrocco, villa verDe, Dash —Soapbox Lounge, 255 N. Front St.; 251-8500 Benny hill (Jazz saxoPhone) —Cameron Art Museum; 3201 South 17th St., 395-5999

Dueling Pianos —Hell’s Kitchen, 118 Princess St.; 763-4133 DJ Battle —Dirty Martini, 1904 Eastwood Rd, Suite 109 DJ Dr. Jones —Red Dogs, 5 N. Lumina Ave., Wrightsville Beach; 256-2776 house/techno DJ —Ibiza, 118 Market St.; 251-1301 DJ —Charley Brownz, 21 S Front St.; 254-9499 KaraoKe —Browncoat Pub and Theatre, 111 Grace St.; 341-0001 KaraoKe —Sharp Shooters, 2109 N. Marine Blvd., Jacksonville; (910) 346-2677 Jazz Jam session —S.W.A.C. Lounge, 723 N. 4th St.; (843) 276-8164 KaraoKe with miKe norris —Katy’s, 1054 S. College Rd.; 395-6204 DJ milK —Pravda; 23 N. Front St., Wilmington DJBe extreme KaraoKe —Locals Tavern, 6213 -D Market Street; 523-5621 DJ P FunK —Level 5/City Stage, 21 N. Front St.; 342-0872 acoustic Jazz Piano with James Jarvis —Calico Room, 107 S. Front St. Wilmington, 762-2091 Jazz with Benny hill —Caffe Phoenix, 9 S Front St.; 343-1395

FrieD lot —Sweet & Savory Cafe; 1611 Pavilion Plc.,2560115

BlinD lemon PleDge; DJ Dane Britt —Beach House Bar ‘n’ Grill, 7219 Market St.; 689-7219

miKe o’Donnell —Reel Cafe, 100 S. Front St.; 251-1832

the casserole —Goat and Compass, 710 N. 4th St.; 772-1400

KaraoKe with DJ Damon —Yosake Sushi Lounge, 31 S. Front St.; 763-3172

gene gregory —Firebelly Lounge, 265 N. Front St.; 763-0141

toP 40 DJ —Ibiza, 118 Market St.; 251-1301 oPen mic with Jeremy norris —Katy’s, 1054 S. College Rd.; 395-6204 DJ —Charley Brownz, 21 S Front St.; 254-9499 Dueling Pianos

marK DaFFer —Reel Cafe, 100 S. Front St.; 251-1832 Potato heaDs —Holiday Inn Resort (Gabby’s Lounge), 1706 N. Lumina Ave.; 256-2231 atolla —Juggling Gypsy Cafe, 1612 Castle St.; 763-2223

Johnson’s Crossroad —Satellite Bar & Lounge, 120 Greenfield St.; 399-2796 MaChine Gun —Wild Wing Cafe, 1331 Military Cutoff; 256-3838

.; 763-4133

By to the

; 399-3108

Be-easy, Beat transforMers, KidCoMz, dane Britt —Hooligans Pub & Music Hall; 2620 Onslow Dr., Jacksonville, (910) 346-2086 LoosewheeL BLueGrass JaM —Ted’s Fun on the River, 2 Castle St. CanniBaL Corpse, exhuMed, aBsyMaL dawn, arKaiK —Soapbox Upstairs, 255 N. Front St.; 251-8500 haJi p, L.e.G.a.C.y., MaLLz, and More —Soapbox Lounge, 255 N. Front St.; 251-8500

.; 763-4133

Rd, Suite 109

Wrightsville

1

sCott Carter (aCoustiC) —Barista Cafe, 225 S. Water St.; 399-3108

Saturday, aPrIL 7 wes sayer (aCoustiC) —Barista Cafe, 225 S. Water St.; 399-3108 dueLinG pianos —Hell’s Kitchen, 118 Princess St.; 763-4133

.; 254-9499

dJ —Charley Brownz, 21 S Front St.; 254-9499

11 Grace St.;

dJ —Level 5/City Stage, 21 N. Front St.; 342-0872

ne Blvd.,

St.; (843)

95-6204

ngton

t Street;

dJBe extreMe KaraoKe —The Harp; 1423 South 3rd St.,763-1607 dJ sir niCK BLand —Red Dogs, 5 N. Lumina Ave., Wrightsville Beach; 256-2776 KaraoKe —Browncoat Pub and Theatre, 111 Grace St.; 341-0001 fiLthy saturdays with dJ fiLthy —Brikhouse, 208 Market St.; 523-5833 Guitarist MarK LynCh (10:30 a.M.-1:30 p.M.) —Saltworks II, 4001 Wrightsville Ave.; 392-1241 dJ sweat

t St.; 342-0872 —Sharp Shooters, 2109 N. Marine Blvd., Jacksonville; (910) 346-2677 JaMes JarVis Wilmington, house/teChno dJ —Ibiza, 118 Market St.; 251-1301

43-1395

dJ BattLe —Dirty Martini, 1904 Eastwood Rd, Suite 109

fLanneL reBeLLion ane Britt 9 Market St.; —Wild Wing Cafe, 1331 Military Cutoff; 256-3838

VeLVet Jane h St.; 772-1400 —Firebelly Lounge, 265 N. Front St.; 763-0141 BaLd fury, dJ dane Britt St.; 763-0141 —Beach House Bar ‘n’ Grill, 7219 Market St.; 689-7219

JiM ashLey Cd reLease party —Old Books on Front Street, 249 N. Front St.; ounge), 1706 N. 762-6657

51-1832

stle St.;

Kennedy parK —Reel Cafe, 100 S. Front St.; 251-1832 MiKe o’donneLL —Holiday Inn Resort (Gabby’s Lounge), 1706 N. Lumina Ave.; 256-2231

Johnson’s Crossroad —Goat and Compass, 710 N. 4th St.; 772-1400 niCK driVer Band —Juggling Gypsy Cafe, 1612 Castle St.; 763-2223 KeLLy and woody show —Ted’s Fun on the River, 2 Castle St. siLent saBotaGe, ChiLdren of the reptiLe, foes of the faLLen —Soapbox Upstairs, 255 N. Front St.; 251-8500 MiChaeL BeLLar and as-is enseMBLe, GrooVetraK —Soapbox Lounge, 255 N. Front St.; 251-8500 Chris Kasper, end of the Line —Satellite Bar & Lounge, 120 Greenfield St.; 399-2796

Sunday, aPrIL 8 susan saVia —Elijah’s, 2 Ann St.; 343-1448 traVis shaLLow —Calico Room, 107 S. Front St. Wilmington, 762-2091 KaraoKe KonG —Black Sheep Tavern, 21 N. Front St. (basement); 399-3056 reGGae sundays with dJ dr. Jones —Brikhouse, 208 Market St.; 523-5833 sateLLite BLueGrass Band —Satellite Bar & Lounge, 120 Greenfield St.; 399-2796 dJ Jay —Sharp Shooters, 2109 N. Marine Blvd., Jacksonville; (910) 346-2677

penGo with Beau Gunn —Mellow Mushroom, 4311 Oleander Drive; 452-3773 Brett Johnson’s JaM —Rusty Nail, 1310 S. 5th Ave.; 251-1888

dJ riChterMeister —Wild Wing Cafe, 1331 Military Cutoff; 256-3838

tueSday, aPrIL 10

KaraoKe —Browncoat Pub and Theatre, 111 Grace St.; 341-0001

WEDNESDAY 2.50 Yuengling Draft $ 2.50 Domestic Bottles 65¢ wings, 4-7 p. m. $

“it taKes tuesdays to tanGo” Lessons 7-9 p.M. —Orton’s Underground, 133 North Front St.; 343-8878

THURSDAY $ 3.00 Samuel Adams $ 4.00 Margaritas FRIDAY 3 Pint of the Day

KaraoKe with MiKe norris —Katy’s, 1054 S. College Rd.; 395-6204 KaraoKe with dJ party Gras —Fox and Hound Pub & Grille, 920 Town Center Dr.; 509-0805 triVia with dutCh froM 94.5 the hawK —The Coastal Roaster, 5954 Carolina Beach Rd.; 399-4701

John CraGGie and LeiGh Jones —Satellite Bar & Lounge, 120 Greenfield St.; 399-2796

Benny hiLL and friends —Rusty Nail, 1310 S. 5th Ave.; 251-1888

Bad CeLLo, riCKy turner, zeno pittareLLi —Juggling Gypsy Cafe, 1612 Castle St.; 763-2223

KaraoKe —Browncoat Pub and Theatre, 111 Grace St.; 341-0001

LiVe aCoustiC —Wild Wing Cafe, 1331 Military Cutoff; 256-3838

dJ tiMBo —Beach House Bar ‘n’ Grill, 7219 Market St.; 689-7219

CoLLeGe niGht KaraoKe —Costello’s Piano Bar, 211 Princess Street; 362-9666

monday, aPrIL 9 steVen CoMpton —Barbary Coast; 116 S. Front St., 762-8996

Benny hiLL —Rucker John’s, 5564 Carolina Beach Rd.; 452-1212

KaraoKe —Sharp Shooters, 2109 N. Marine Blvd., Jacksonville; (910) 346-2677

WedneSday, aPrIL 11

aCoustiC Jazz piano with JaMes JarVis —Calico Room, 107 S. Front St. Wilmington, 762-2091

dJ Jay —Sharp Shooters, 2109 N. Marine Blvd., Jacksonville; (910) 346-2677

KaraoKe with dJ @-hoLe —Level 5/City Stage, 21 N. Front St.; 342-0872

TUESDAY Sky Blue $3.00 $ 4.50 Absolute lemonade 65¢ wings, 4-7 p. m.

Cape fear BLues JaM —Rusty Nail, 1310 S. 5th Ave.; 251-1888

dJ BattLe —Fibber McGee’s, 1610 Pavilion Pl; 509-1551

KaraoKe —Browncoat Pub and Theatre, 111 Grace St.; 341-0001

MONDAY 2.50 Budweiser Draft $ 4 Wells 65¢ wings, 4-7 p. m.

$

the roCKet suMMer, suMerLin, rooKie of the year, BLoCKade runner —Soapbox Upstairs, 255 N. Front St.; 251-8500

perry sMith (BrunCh 12-2) —Aubriana’s; 115 S. Front St., 763-7773

100 S. Front St. Downtown 251-1832

open MiC with Josh soLoMon —Liquid Room, 23 Market St.;910-343-3341

KaraoKe with heLLz BeLLe —Marina Cafe, 110 S. Marine Blvd., Jacksonville; (910) 938-2002

unhoLy tonGues, set and settinG —Soapbox Lounge, 255 N. Front St.; 251-8500

BLACKBOARD SPECIALS

KaraoKe with heLLz BeLLe —Marina Cafe, 110 S. Marine Blvd., Jacksonville; (910) 938-2002 aCoustiC Jazz piano with JaMes

$

SATURDAY 5 Sangria & Mimosa’s

$

SUNDAY 5 Bloody Mary’s & Mimosa’s *Drink specials run all day

$

N. Water Street & Walnut Street Downtown Wilmington 910-762-4354

MONDAY 1/2 PRICE APPS. 4-6pm $2 Budweiser • $225 Heineken $3 Gin & Tonic TUESDAY 1/2 PRICE APPS. 4-6pm $2 White Wolf $250 Redstripe $350 Wells 35¢ Wings at 8pm WEDNESDAY 1/2 PRICE APPS. 4-6pm, 1/2 Priced Wine Bottle $250 Blue Moons $250 Corona/Corona Light THURSDAY $250 Domestic Bottles, $3 Import Bottles, $3 Rum and Coke 50¢ Steamed oysters and shrimp after 6pm FRIDAY DJ Sir Charles 2nd floor $3 Snow Day • $3 Kamikaze $5 Bombs SATURDAY DJ Sir Charles on 2nd floor 10pm $2 Coors Light • $3 Fruit Punch shots SUNDAY $250 Corona / Corona Light $350 Bloody Marys and Mimosas $4 Margaritas Clay Crotts inside at 9 p.m.

4.4 WEDNESDAY

karaoke night with dj be!

4.5 THURSDAY

trivia night 4.6 FRIDAY

machine gun 4.7 SATURDAY

live music with

flannel rebellion

Landfall Center • 1331 Military Cutoff Rd

910-256-3838 wildwingcafe.com

VISIT WWW.RUCKERJOHNS.COM FOR DAILY SPECIALS, MUSIC & EVENTS

MONDAYS

Poker Night 7pm & 9:30pm

TUESDAYS LIVE

TEAM TRIVIA

8pm

WEDNESDAYS

MONDAYS

POKER NIGHT 7pm & 9pm WEDNESDAYS

LIVE TEAM TRIVIA 8PM - 10PM followed by

PINT NIGHT

Live Music on the Patio

2.75

10PM-12AM

ALL PINTS

JEREMY NORRIS

Monkey Junction 910.392.7224

206 Old Eastwood Rd.

$

(by Home Depot)

910.798.9464

MONDAY 22oz. Domestic Draft ALL DAY $5 Pizzas TUESDAY LIVE JAzz IN THE BAR Half Price Bottles of Wine Absolut Dream $5 • Pacifico $250 WEDNESDAY Miller Light Pints $150 Coronoa/ Corona Lite Bottles $250 Margaritas/Peach Margaritas $4 THURSDAY Appletinis $4, RJ’s Painkiller $5 Red Stripe Bottles $250 Fat Tire Bottles $250 FRIDAY Cosmos $4, 007 $350 Guinness Cans $3 Island Sunsets $5 SATURDAY Baybreeze/Seabreeze $4 22oz. Blue Moon Draft $3 Select Domestic Bottles $2 SUNDAY Bloody Marys $4, Domestic Pints $150 Hurricanes $5 5564 Carolina Beach Road, (910) 452-1212

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Wrightsville Beach Moxology Sun. & Mon. $5 Specialty Cocktails TueSday $2.00 Blue Point Draft 13 - $5 Wines per glass / $20.00 per bottle WedneSday & THuRSday $3.00 Seasonal Draft 13 - $5.00 Wines per glass / $20.00 per bottle Sunday $5.00 Mimosas $5.00 Bloody Mary Monday - THuRSday ½ price Apps from 4 p.m. – 7 p.m.

Served at the bar only 35 n. FRonT ST. doWnToWn WilMingTon

(910) 343-1395

Tuesday

$3 Imports ∙ $4 Guinness $1.50 High Life ∙ $3 Bouron

Wednesdays

Ping Pong Tourney

Thursdays KARAOKE

$2 Red Stripe ∙ $4 Margaritas $4 Dude Bombs ∙ $4 Captain

Fridays

$2 Coors Light • $2.50 Bud Lt Platinum $5 Martinis • $4 Flavored Bombs

Saturdays

$2 Miller Lite • $2 Budweiser $4 Rum & Coke • $3 Surfer on Acid

Sundays

$2 Yuenglings • $2 Bud Lights $5 Jager Bomb • $3 Mimosas Free Pool & Shuffleboard after 9 pm 1/2 Off Late Night Menu @ 10 pm

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NFL SuNDAY TICkeT $3 Domestic Schooners $2 Domestic Drafts $9.99 All You Can Eat Wings at the Bar 1/2 Priced Select Appetizers at the Bar

MoNDAY NIGHT FooTbALL $3 Domestic Schooners $3.50 Margaritas TueSDAY-kIDS eAT Free NIGHT $3.50 LIT’s • $2.00 Domestic Drafts WeDNeSDAY $3 Domestic Schooners $3.50 Margaritas THurSDAY $3.50 LIT’s • $2.00 Domestic Drafts FrIDAY-TGIF $3.50 Cosmos $2.00 Domestic Drafts SATurDAY-CoLLeGe FooTbALL $3 Domestic Schooners MoNDAY- FrIDAY 1/2 Priced Appetizers from 4-7 pm & 9 pm -close at the bar Free Appetizer of the Day with purchase of a non-refillable beverage from 5-7 at the bar.

4126 Oleander Dr. (910) 792-9700

LIVE MUSIC Fridays & Saturdays 7-10PM Outside on the back deck weather permitting APRIL 13 Fortch APRIL 14 Dave Meyer APRIL 20 Ian Hollingsworth MAY 4 Daniel Parrish MAY 5 Jesse Stockton MAY 11 Cosmic Groove Lizard Duo MAY 12 Jessica Coppla MAY 19 2 Cents Worth MAY 25 Jessica Coppola MAY 26 Dave Meyer MAY 27 Fortch

Happy dogs welcomed!

Join us on the deck for cheese fondue, chocolate fondue, and grilled items from our a la’ carte menu.

138 South Front Street Downtown Wilmington (910) 251-0433

Bar & Comedy Room

WedNeSdAY Nutt House Improv 9pm

ThurSdAY Open Mic Stand-up 9pm

Fri. & SAT. NATIONAL HEADLINERS 8 p.m.

April 13-14

ANDY WOODHULL COMEDY CENTRAL

April 20-21

JOE CLAIR

SHOWTIME AT APOLLO

Every Wednesday Bottomless Cheese and Chocolate

$20

per person

W h at e cou ld br ? bett e 885 Town Center Drive MAYFAIRE TOWN CENTER (910) 256-1187

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Join us on Tuesdays!

Karaoke

at 9 p.m.

All 36 drafts only $2.50 all day long!

Wednesdays

FOX ICON Karaoke Contest

$1000 Cash Grand Prize!

Talent night every Monday Tell a joke?

Play an instrument?

Sing a song?

We’ve got the venue for you! $2 domestics

920 Town Center Dr. Mayfaire Town Center (910) 509-0805

108 Walnut Street, Downtown Wilmington 910-762-1704 www.DriftersOfWilmington.com

DRIVE ON: Nick Driver Band, upbeat and beachy like Jason Mraz, will play Juggling Gypsy on Sat., 4/7. Featured on Sirius and having toured with several top 40 acts, Driver proves he’s here to stay. Courtesy photo

Jarvis —Calico Room, 107 S. Front St. Wilmington, 762-2091

Benny hill —Sweet & Savory Cafe; 1611 Pavilion Plc.,2560115

Josh solomon & Cary BenJamin —Black Sheep Tavern, 21 N. Front St. (basement); 399-3056

gary allen’s aCoustiC oPen miC —Rusty Nail, 1310 S. 5th Ave.; 251-1888

Wilmington iCon singing Contest With Cash grand Prize —Fox and Hound Pub & Grille, 920 Town Center Dr.; 509-0805 dJ sir niCk Bland —Red Dogs, 5 N. Lumina Ave., Wrightsville Beach; 256-2776 karaoke With dJ riCh delux —Orton’s Underground, 133 North Front St.; 343-8878 duB steP —Hooligans Pub & Music Hall; 2620 Onslow Dr., Jacksonville, (910) 346-2086 karaoke —Browncoat Pub and Theatre, 111 Grace St.; 341-0001 Jeremy norris —Buffalo Wild Wings, 206 Old Eastwood Rd.; 798-9464 dJBe extreme karaoke —Wild Wing Cafe, 1331 Military Cutoff; 256-3838 roB ronner —Reel Cafe, 100 S. Front St.; 251-1832 live aCoustiC —Hell’s Kitchen, 118 Princess St.; 763-4133 dJ —Charley Brownz, 21 S Front St.; 254-9499

karaoke With dJ BreWtal —Liquid Room, 23 Market St.;910-343-3341 endangered Blood —Squidco, 1003 North 4th St., 910-399-4847 All entertainment must be sent to music@encorepub.com by Wednesday for consideration in the weekly entertainment calendar. Venues are responsible for notifying encore of any changes, removals or additions to their weekly schedules.

win tickets to area events visit

www.encorepub.com

ShowStoppers:

255 N. FRONT STREET DOWNTOWN WILMINGTON WWW.THESOAPBOXLIVE.COM

Concerts outside of Southeastern NC

TICKETS AVAILABLE ONLINE & AT THE SOAPBOX OFFICE OPEN DAILY NOON-2AM

910.251.8500 FOR MORE INFO

UPSTAIRS

SATURDAY APRIL 7 SILENT SABATOGE/ CHILDREN OF THE REPTILE FOES OF THE FALLEN DOORS: 7:00 /$5 DOORS: 9:00 / $5 SATURDAY APRIL 7 FRIDAY APRIL 6 MICHAEL BELLAR & AS IS FIRST FRIDAYS PRESENTS ENSEMBLE WELCOME BACK HAJI P. W/ GROOVETRAK (FORMER L.E.G.A.C.Y. & MALLZ AFTER SCHOOL SPECIAL) DOORS: 10:00 / $5 DOORS: 6:00 / $10 TUESDAY APRIL 3 SONGS OF WATER / MIKE BLAIR & THE STONEWALLS SIMPLIFIED (LOUNGE) JEFFREY LEWIS / TIK TOK SUNDAY APRIL 15 WEDNESDAY APRIL 4 THE WONDER YEARS / THE POLAR BEAR CLUB / KIMYA DAWSON / PALEFACE / YOUR HEART BREAKS TRANSIT / THE STORY SO FAR THURSDAY APRIL 5 MONDAY APRIL 16 RIO BRAVO / HEYROCCO / VILLA VERDE TYLER HILTON / DION ROY / DAKOTA & WILL TUESFRIDAY APRIL 6 DAY APRIL 17 CANNIBAL CORPSE / EXHUMED / CONSPIRITOR (MEM. DISCO BISCUITS) / ABYSMAL DAWN / ARKAIK LIBRARIES WELCOME BACK HAJI P. (LOUNGE) THURSDAY APRIL 19 SATURDAY APRIL 7 DREW HOLCOMB & THE NEIGHBORS / SILENT SABOTAGE / CHILDREN OF THE REPTILE / RAYLAND BAXTER FOES OF THE FALLEN ATLANTIS MAGAZINE RELEASE PARTY (LOUNGE) AS IS ENSEMBLE / GROOVETRAK (LOUNGE) SATURDAY APRIL 21 SUNDAY APRIL 8 RIMS ON THE RIVER UNHOLY TONGUES / SET AND SETTING CAPE FEAR ROLLER DERBY / MAULER CAR & BIKE TUESDAY APRIL 10 CLUB AFTER PARTY! THE ROCKET SUMMER / SUMERLIN / ROOKIE OF TUESDAY APRIL 24 THE YEAR SLEEPING GIANT / FIRST BLOOD / IN THE MIDST OF THURSDAY APRIL 12 LIONS (LOUNGE) KOOLEY HIGH / T JONES / THE SPEAKEASY WEDNESDAY APRIL 25 GROOVE PROJECT THE APACHE RELAY FRIDAY APRIL 13 YO MAMA’S BIG FAT BOOTY BAND /BUBONIK FUNK THURSDAY APRIL 26 NO BRAGGING RIGHTS / HANDGUNS / KILLS AND TO WRITE LOVE ON HER ARMS BENEFIT (LOUNGE) THRILLS SATURDAY APRIL 14 THURSDAY APRIL 5 RIO BRAVO / HEYROCCO VILLA VERDE

LOUNGE

SHAKE YO’ DRUM STICKS: Blues-rock band Alabama Shakes made their television debut this year on ‘Conan’ performing ‘Hold On’; they’ll play Cat’s Cradle on Friday, April 6th. Photo by Autumn de Wilde

AMOS’ SOUTHEND 1423 South tryon StrEEt, CharlottE, nC (704) 377-6874 4/5: A Life Worth Taking, The Devil’s Roundhouse, Your World in Ruins 4/6: The Breakfast Club, Blue Monday 4/7: Steel Standing, Firefire, Anything Once 4/8: Burn Halo, Falling Through April, 21st Century Goliath, Underride 4/10: Hot Chelle Rae, Action Item, Electric Touch THE ORANGE PEEL 101 BiltmorE avEnuE, aShEvillE, nC (828) 225-5851 4/5: Of Montreal, Loney Dear, Kishi Bashi 4/9: Cannibal Corpse, Exhumed, Abysmal Dawn, Arkaik 4/10: The Budos Band, Charles Bradley and His Extraordinaires GREENSBORO COLISEUM 1921 W. lEE St., grEEnSBoro, nC (336) 373-7400 4/7: Daughtry 4/9: Red Hot Chili Peppers, Santigold OVENS AUDITORIUM 2700 E. indEpEndEnCE Blvd., CharlottE, nC (704) 372-3600 4/9: Daughtry DURHAM PERFORMING ARTS CENTER 123 vivian St., durham, nC (919) 680-2727 4/7: Loretta Lynn, Kacey Musgraves

CAT’S CRADLE 300 E. main StrEEt, CarrBoro, nC (919) 967-9053 4/4: Of Montreal, Loney Dear, Kishi Bashi 4/5: Breathe Carolina, The Ready Set, Ashland High, Matt Toka, Romance on a Rocketship 4/6: Alabama Shakes 4/7: Midtown Dickens, Kairaba 4/9: The Budos Band, Charles Bradley and His Extraordinaires 4/11: The Magnetic Fields, Devotchka HOUSE OF BLUES 4640 hWy. 17 South, n. myrtlE BEaCh, SC (843) 272-3000 4/6: Slippery When Wet (Bon Jovi tribute) 4/7: Sister Hazel, Javier Colon LINCOLN THEATRE 126 E. CaBarruS StrEEt, ralEigh, nC (919) 821-4111 4/5: Band of Heathens, Clay Pigeons 4/6: Real Estate, Twerps, Old Bricks 4/7: Cannibal Corpse, Exhumed, Abysmal Dawn, Arkaik 4/9: Joan Osborne, Lera Lynn 4/10: EOTO, Kraddy NEIGHBORHOOD THEATRE 511 E. 36th StrEEt, CharlottE, nC (704) 358-9298 4/6: We Were Promised Jetpacks, Bad Veins, New Cassettes

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Steaks, Blackend Filet, Charleston Crab Cakes, Tempura Dine inside orFlounder at their award-winning outdoor OBX Scallops, Escovitch & Pan roasted Queenpatio Triggerand fish.

Custom Entree gladly accommodated forWaterfront our Guest. (Vegetarbar, which is request the location for their lively Muian, Series Vegan &every Allergies) Hand Crafted seasonal desserts from Alan Desic Sun. during the summer months.

Large Lovely. Full ABC Permits. 6623 Market Street, Wilmington, NC 28405. parties welcome.

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boneless wings all day long. Buffalo Wild Wings is a great place to Serving breakfast all day as well as lunch and handmade dine in or take out. cheesecake, Chef DINNER and Owner Chris Lubben loves ■ SERVING LUNCH, & LATE NIGHT: Mon-Sat 11am-to make many his menu items from scratch. Whether 2am and Sun of 11am-2am ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: locations-Midtown and & you’re in the mood 2for a fluffy 3-egg (910-798-9464) Omelet, Shrimp Monkey Junction Grits, Prime Rib (910-392-7224) Sandwich or Andes Mint Cheesecake, Live music every Friday“Out and Saturday in the Summer ■ MUSIC: Chris’ Cosmic Kitchen is your of this World” Break■ WEBSITE: www.buffalowildwings.com fast/Lunch Destination. Evening restaurant rental is available, well as a Personal ChefRIVERWALK service. Chris’ Cosmic THEasGEORGE ON THE Drop your at at The420 George on the RiverWalk, Kitchen is anchor located Eastwood Rd, Unit your 109,destination on the for dockof‘n’Racine dine. Watch the historic Cape Fear unfold before you corner Dr. and Eastwood Rd.River (910) 792-6720. while you the best@CosmicKitchen. in Southern Coastal Cuisine. The menu comFollow usenjoy on Twitter bines elegance, creativity and diverse selection of steak, pasta, salad ■and SERVING & LUNCH: 8am-4 pm fresh seafood,BREAKFAST including the best Shrimp n’ Grits in town.

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day and Sunday Brunch from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. You are welcome to dock your boat at the only dock’n’dine restaurant downtown, grab a trolley, C.G. or enjoy DAWGS our free, front door parking (ask for pass!) Why satisfy when For traditional eatsat with Southyougreat can indulge?

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- Fri. 11 4 p.m.;franks Dinner:served Tues. be drawn inLunch: by the aroma of a.m. fine- beef Thurs. 5 p.m. - 9 p.m., Fri. and Sat. 5 p.m. - 10 p.m., Sun. 5 p.m. with witty banter and good natured delivery from the 9 p.m.; Brunch: Sat. and Sun. 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. cleanest hot dog carts in Wilmington. Sabrett famous ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Downtown hot dogs and Saturday Italian sausages are the primary fare ■ FEATURING: and Sunday Brunch / Wilmington’s only dock’n’dine restaurant. offered, with a myriad of condiments for all of your ■ WEBSITE www.thegeorgerestaurant.com mid-day or :late night cravings.

bar where fun-loving holdto court blarney Acomfortable local favorite, Henry’s isbartenders the ‘place be’daily forand great fills theaair.

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“When you’re at Halfood, lively and awesome patio Henry’s ligan’s....you’re at home.” With 12 beers on tap and 16 flat screen TVs, serves up American cuisine at its finest that include enyou can watch your favorite game and enjoy your favorite drink. trees with fresh, local ingredients. Come early for lunch, ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: 7 Days a its Week Mon-Wed am - 2:00 am too! Henry’s because going to be11:30 packed.

Dinner Thurs-Sun am for - 2:00 am functions up to 30 people.

Pine Room11:30 is ideal private ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Masonboro Loop Henry’s is home to live music, wine & beer dinners and ■ FEATURING: THE Best Rueben in Town!, other events.Outdoor CheckPatio out their calendar of events $5.99special lunch specials, at■ HenrysRestaurant.com for details. 2508 IndepenWEBSITE: www.halligansnc.com dence Boulevard, Wilmington, NC. (910) 793.2929.

HENRY’S ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Sun. - Mon. A local favorite, Henry’s is the ‘place to be’ for great food, a lively 11and am-10 pm; Tues.11Henry’s am - 11serves pm; Sat.: 10am - 11 pm. at bar awesome patioFri.: dining. up American cuisine ■itsNEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown finest that include entrees with fresh, local ingredients. Come early lunch, because its Daily going to be packed. Dinner too! Henry’s Pine ■for FEATURING: blackboard specials. is ideal Live for private functions up to 30 Henry’s is home ■Room MUSIC: Music beginning atpeople.

5:30pm to live music, wine & beer dinners and other special events. Check out ■their WEBSITE: www.henrysrestaurant.com. calendar of events at HenrysRestaurant.com for details. 2508 Independence Boulevard, Wilmington, NC. (910) 793.2929.

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Sun. –Mon.11am-10pm; HOLIDAY INN RESORT

Tues.Fri.: 11amCafé – 11pm; Sat.: 10am located – 11pm. in this oceanThe Verandah Restaurant ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown front resort is a wonderful find.

This is the perfect ■ FEATURING: Daily blackboard specials. place to enjoy a fresh Seafood & Steak dinner while ■ MUSIC: Live Music beginning at 5:30pm ■ WEBSITE : www.henrysrestaurant.com. dinning outside overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. Chef Eric invites you to experience his daily specials in this HOLIDAY INN RESORT magnificent setting.

(910) 256-2231.

Oceans Restaurant located in this oceanfront1706 resort N is aLumina wonderful Ave, Beach. find. Wrightsville This is the perfect place to enjoy a fresh Seafood & Steak while dinning outside overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. Chef ■dinner SERVING BREAKFAST, LUNCH & DINNER: Eric invites you to experience his daily specials in this magnificent Sun.-Sat..

■HALLIGAN’S SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: 11 am - 5pm.

PUBLIC HOUSE setting. (910) 256-2231. 1706 N Lumina Ave, Wrightsville Beach.

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Thurs.-and Sat. nights on “Failte,” the farmers Gaelic word for “Welcome,” at Halligan’s Public ■■NEIGHBORHOOD: BREAKFAST, LUNCH & DINNER: Sun.-Sat..

Waterfront dining Market St.“Motto.” between Front and 2nd from 10pm House it’s our Step into Halligan’s andSt. enter a world of Irish ■■FEATURING: NEIGHBORHOOD: Wrightsville Beach hospitality where deliciouson foodSun. warms the heart and3generous drink lift ■■WEBSITE: www.holidayinn.com.

- 3:00am . Fibbers nights until am.

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K’s Cafe

YWCA of the Lower Cape Fear

May 10, 2012 • 5:30 PM Hilton Wilmington Riverside

YWCA Lower Cape Fear’s signature event celebrating outstanding women and young leaders.

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: Tues.- Sun. 5pm ■NEIGHBORHOOD: Downtown ■FEATURING: 70s menu every Friday ■MUSIC: Fri. & Sat. in summer ■WEBSITE: www.littledipperfondue.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 grownup 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.

For more information regarding the event, visit: www.ywca-lowercapefear.org or call 799.6820.

Azalea Festival

2012

Home Tour

Featuring houses in downtown Wilmington, NC that are full of individual appeal and architectural or historical significance.

Tickets: $25 www.historicwilmington.org

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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

General Admin $15 Students $8 111 Grace St. Wilmington

The 2nd Thursday of every month at 10pm • tickets $5

910-341-0001

Wilmington’s Premiere

Sketch Comedy Show Mendelssohn’s ‘’Elijah’’

April 5, May 3 A

May 19, 2012 • 7:30PM

D Doors Open 8:30pm SShows a 9pm

Temple Baptist Church 1801 Market Street Wilmington, NC 28403

Tickets: $5

111 Grace St. Wilmington

910-341-0001

Wilmington Hammerheads vs Harrisburg City Islanders

Presents:

Saturday, April 21st Kickoff 7:30 pm • Legion Stadium Gates Open at 6:00 pm

MARSHALL CHILES

Friday, April 6th and Saturday, April 7th 8pm Show | Doors 7pm | Admission: $10/$13

255 North Front Street

Wilmington, NC 28401 • 910-251-7881

April 5, 2012 11:30am - 1:00pm

McKeithan Center CFCC North Campus

ASIAN

Picture Show

SSaturday, April 14 from 1pm-6pm and a Sunday, April 15 from 1pm-5pm

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â– SERVING LUNCH & DINNER â– NEIGHBORHOOD: Throughout the Port City â– FEATURING: Dog friendly locations

April 5-7, 13-14 & 20-21 at 8pm April 8 & 15 at 5pm

Rocky Horror

HISTORIC WILMINGTON FOUNDATION PRESENTS:

Mon.-Fri.10am-7pm; Sat. 9am-6pm. Closed Sun. ■NEIGHBORHOOD: Wilmington South ■FEATURING: Daily specials and take-home frozen meals ■WEBSITE: www.pinevalleymarket.com Trolly Stop Hot Dogs is a family owned franchise with six locations. Since 1976 they specialize in storemade chili, slaw and sauces, and as of more recent – a variety of gourmet sausages and burgers (at participating locations). The types of hot dogs include Beef & Pork, All Beef, Smoked Sausage, Fat-free Turkey (at participating locations), and Soy. Sausages include Bratwurst, Mild Italian, Spicy Beef and Polish Kielbasi. Locations are: 121 N. Front Street open Monday thru Saturday 11 a.m. ‘til 4:30 p.m. CLOSED SUNDAYS; (910).251.7799.

94 S. Lumina Ave, Wrightsville Beach open Wednesday thru Friday 11 a.m. ‘til 3 p.m., Saturday and Sunday 11 a.m. ‘til 4 p.m. CLOSED MONDAYS AND TUESDAYS. (910) 256-1421. 4502 Fountain Drive, (910) 452-3952. open 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday-Sunday; South Howe St. in Southport, open Tuesday thru Fri. 11 ‘til 3, Sat. 11 ‘til 4 CLOSED SUNDAYS AND MONDAYS (910) 4577017. Catering cart available all year from $350. Call Steve at (910) 520-5994.

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Visit us in our new location on the corner of Eastwood and Racine - 420 Eastwood Rd, Unit 109. “Where the people make the place� If you’re looking for a warm and friendly atmosphere with awesome home-cooked, freshly prepared meals, you can’t beat K’s Cafe. Serving Breakfast (from $3.50) and Lunch (including daily entree-and-two side specials for $6.95), and dinner. K’s Cafe is the best deal in Wilmington. They offer chargrilled burgers, including their most popular Hot Hamburger Platter smothered in gravy! They also offer great choices such as fresh chicken salad, crabcake sandwich, soups, and even a delicious Monte Cristo served on French toast bread. K’s also offers soup, sandwich and salad combos and a great variety of homemade desserts. On Sundays they offer a great brunch menu which changes every week. A variety of choices will be on the menu such as Shrimp and Grits and Eggs Benedict. Visa and Mastercard accepted. Give K’s Cafe a try...you won’t be sorry. 420 Eastwood Rd., Unit 109, 791-6995. Find us on Facebook or on our website, www.ks-cafe.net. ■SERVING BREAKFAST & LUNCH: 7 DAYS A WEEK. Open for dinner Wed. thru Sat. evenings ■NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■FEATURING: Ever-changing brunch

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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

HIRO JAPANESE STEAKHOUSE

What better way to celebrate a special occasion or liven up a dinner out than to dine in a place where every meal is an exciting presentation. Knowing that a meal should be more than just great food, Hiro adds a taste of theatre and a amazing atmosphere to everyone’s dinning experience. Also serving sushi, Hiro surprises its guests with a new special roll every week and nightly drink specials to complement it. From 4-7pm enjoy half-priced nigiri and half-priced regular makimono. Nigiri makimono combos are only $7.50, while early-bird specials last from 4-6pm, where diners can choose two: shrimp, chicken or steak.

Located at 222 Old Eastwood Road (910) 794-1570.

■ SERVING DINNER: Open Mon. thru Thurs. 4pm-10pm; Fri. and Sat. 4pm-10:30pm and Sun. 11am-10pm.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ FEATURING: Hibachi style dining.

■ WEBSITE: hirojapanesesteakhouse.com/hibachi

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.

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with a plethora of unique appetizers, entrées and desserts.

The service is fast, efficient and non-intrusive, and the ambience is friendly and unpretentious. After dinner, be sure to venture upstairs into their cozy and relaxing sofa bar for an after-dinner martini, or enjoy your meal there, as a light-fare and full menus are served. Art is always on display in the sofa bar, so be sure to inquire frequently about their artist show receptions. Voted “Best French Restaurant”seven years in a row!

10 Market Street, downtown Wilmington, (910) 815-0810.

■ SERVING DINNER: Sun.- Thurs.

5:00 – 10pm.; Fri. and Sat., 5pm – Midnight.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Downtown ■ FEATURING: Upstairs sofa bar serving cocktails and lighter fare.

■ WEBSITE: www.capricebistro.com

made desserts and an array of platters, from antipasto to cold cuts. In addition, Taste of Italy sells Scalfani products, Sabrett hot dogs and Polly-O cheeses in their market, all the while serving top-notch hot and cold items from their delicatessen. Located at 1101 South College Rd., P. 910392-7529, F. 910-392-9745 www.ncatasteofitaly.com Open M-F 8:00am – 8:00pm, Sat. 8:30am-7:00pm, Sun. 11:00am – 6:00pm.

■ SERVING LUNCH, DINNER: M-F 8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m., Sat. 8:30 a.m.-7:00 p.m., Sun. 11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ FEATURING: Ponatone, Pandora, Torrone and gift baskets of all sizes!

■ WEBSITE: www.ncatasteofitaly.com

OUR CRÊPES & MORE

EDDIE ROMANELLI’S

The Crêperie of Wilmington !Our Crêpes & More a family owned and operated French Crêperie, is serving authentic, homemade French cuisine to dine in or to go. Everything on their menu is under $10, and is a healthy alternative, while eating a savory meal or sweet treat. Open at 7 am Tuesday through Friday, and 8 am Saturday & Sunday, Our Crêpes & More offers a delicious variety of breakfast combos, quickly served or to take out. A must try: the Nutella Croissant! On the Savory side, the St-Malo, Quebec, Forestiere Royale or Tahiti are among the most popular. Their homemade Ratatouille, South France type Sub like the Pain Bagnat are worth the detour too! On the sweet side, The Versailles, Mt-Blanc or Crazy Nutella (with homemade Nutella ice cream) will make you come back for more! They also serve Fresh Salads or Soups depending on the seasons, amazing all natural Homemade Sorbet & Ice Cream, Croissants & Chocolate Croissants.

With free WiFi and live French radio, Our Crepes & More is a pleasant and casual place to unwind. Our Crepes & More can accommodate large parties!

■ OPEN: TUESDAY – FRIDAY 7 a.m. – 3 p.m.

SATURDAY & SUNDAYS 8 a.m. – 3 p.m.

(Monday Closed.)

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown, 3810 Oleander Drive (at the corner of 39th Street) ■ FEATURING: Vegetarian and gluten-free options. Free Wi-Fi. ■ WEBSITE: www.ourcrepesandmore.com

INDIAN TANDOORI BITES

is a family-friendly, casual Italian American restaurant that’s been a favorite of Wilmington locals for over 16 years.

Its diverse menu includes Italian favorites such as Mama Romanelli’s Lasagna, Baked Ziti, Rigatoni a la Vodka and, of course, made-from-scratch pizzas. Its American influences include tasty burgers, the U.S.A. Salad and a 16oz.

Marinated Rib Eye Steak. Romanelli’s offers patio dining and flat screen TVs in its bar area. Dine in or take out, Romanelli’s is always a crowd favorite. Large parties welcome. 503 Olde Waterford Way, Leland. (910) 383.1885.

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Sun.- Thurs. 11am – 10pm.; Fri. & Sat. 11am – 11pm ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Wilmington South.

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

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 4304 ½ Market St or call 910-251-1005 for take out.

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER:

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

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

■ WEBSITE: www.giorgios-restaurant.com.

From the flavorfully mild to the fiery spiced, Thai Spice customers are wooed by the dish that’s made to their specifications. Featuring a tasteful menu of traditional Thai standards to numerous delectable house specials, it’s quickly becoming the local favorite for Thai cuisine. This family-run restaurant is sure to win you over. If you haven’t discovered this gem, come in and be charmed. Whether it be a daytime delight, or an evening indulgence, your visit will make you look forward to your return. Located in Monkey Junction at 5552 Carolina Beach Rd., Ste. G. (910) 791-0044 ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Tue.-Th.: 11:30am – 9:30pm; Fri.-Sat.: 11:30am – 10:00pm; Sun.: 11:30am – 9:00pm ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Wilmington South ■ WEBSITE: www.ThaiSpiceWilmington.com

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: Tue-Thu 11am-2pm, 5pm-10pm; Fri 11am-2pm, 5pm-11pm; Sat 11:30am-2pm, 5pm-11pm; Sun 11:30am-2pm, 5pm-9pm.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown.

■ FEATURING: Lunch buffet, which now serves South Indian cuisine ($7.95 daily) ■ WEBSITE: www.tandooribites.net.

“Slice” has become a home away from home for tourists and locals alike. Our menu includes salads, tacos, burritos, quesadillas, nachos, homemade soups, subs and, of course, pizza. We only serve the freshest and highestquality ingredients in all of our food, and our dough is made daily with purified water. Voted “Best Pizza” and “Best Late Night Eatery.”All ABC permits. Visit us downtown at 122 Market Street, (910) 251-9444, in Wrightsville Beach at 1437 Military Cutoff Road, Suite 101, (910) 256-2229 and our newest location in Pine Valley on the corner of 17th and College Road, (910) 799-1399.

■ SERVING LUNCH, DINNER & LATE NIGHT: 11:30am3am, 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

FRENCH

ITALIAN

LATIN AMERICAN

CAPRICE BISTRO

A TASTE OF ITALY

SAN JUAN CAFE

Tues.- Fri. 11am- 2pm; Sat. 12pm – 3pm for lunch. Mon.- Sun. 5pm – 10pm for dinner.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ FEATURING: Balinese dancer every Fri. night.

■ WEBSITE: www.indochinewilmington.com

THAI SPICE

Wilmington’s finest French cuisine can be found at Caprice Bistro, a small informal neighborhood restaurant, serving hearty food in generous portions at affordable prices.

Simple is the atmosphere in the bistro, as plain white plates and tables dressed in white paper make up the decor. However, the food is far from simple, as a combination of fresh ingredients and innovative preparation delight the taste buds

The authentic Italian cuisine served at Taste of Italy has scored them Best Deli in the Port City for years running now. The Guarino family recipes have been passed down from generation to generation to brothers Tommy and Chris, who serve breakfast, lunch and dinner to hungry diners. They also cater all events, from holiday parties to corporate lunches, including hot meals, cold trays, hand-

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SLICE OF LIFE

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. 11am-2:30pmThe Blocka

and from 5-10pm. Closed Sunday.

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

ORGANIC

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■ SERVING SUNDAY B Lovey’s Market is a true blessing for shoppers looking■ NEIGHB for Organic and Natural groceries and supplements,■ FEATUR or a great place to meet friends for a quick, delicious■ MUSIC: and totally fresh meal or snack. Whether you are in■ WEBSIT

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the mood for a Veggie Burger, Hamburger or a Chicken Caesar Wrap, shoppers will find a large selection ofHIERON nutritious meals on the a la carte Lovey’s Cafe’ menu.Hieronymu The Food Bar-which has cold salads and hot selectionsers. In bus can be eaten in the newly expanded Lovey’s Cafe’ ora name for boxed for take-out. The Juice Bar offers a wide varietyand the fre of juices and smoothies made with Organic fruits andplace to be vegetables. Specializing in bulk sales of grains, flours,mosphere, beans and spices at affordable prices. Lovey’s has adishes inclu great selection of Local produce and receives severalcials. Hiero weekly deliveries to ensure freshness. Lovey’s alsocatering se carries Organic Grass-Fed and Free-Range meats andMarket Str poultry. Wheat-Free and Gluten-Free products are in■ SERVING stock regularly, as are Vegan and Vegetarian grocer-■ NEIGHB ies. Lovey’s also carries Wholesome Pet Foods. Stop■ FEATUR

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TIDAL CREEK CO-OP KITCHEN

Come dine-in or take-out from the newly renovated Coop Kitchen at Tidal Creek Cooperative Food Market. You can fill your plate or box with hot bar and salad bar items that are prepared fresh daily in our kitchen. Made-to-order sandwiches, like the Tempeh Reuben, are served hot off the Panini grill. The Co-op Café offers organic smoothies and fresh juices; local wheatgrass shots; fair trade organic coffee, lattes, and chai tea; and our newest addition of Lenny Boy kombucha tea on tap. Don’t forget our bakedfrom-scratch baked goods! The Co-op Kitchen provides menu items that appeal to everyone, regardless of dietary demands.

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Monday - Friday 11 a.m. - 3 p.m., 5 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

■ WEEKEND BRUNCH: Sat and Sun, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

■ SALAD BAR: Mon - Sun, 9 a.m. - 7:30 p.m.

■ SANDWICHES: Mon - Sun, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.

■ BAKERY AND CAFE: Mon - Sun, 8 a.m. - 7:30 p.m.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ FEATURING: indoor/outdoor seating, free Wi-Fi ■ WEBSITE: tidalcreek.coop

SEAFOOD DOCK STREET OYSTER BAR

Voted Best Oysters for over 10 years by encore readers, you know what you can find at Dock Street Oyster Bar. But we have a lot more than oysters! Featuring a full menu of seafood, pasta, and chicken dishes from $4.95$25.95, there’s something for everyone at Dock Street.

You’ll have a great time eating in our “Bohemian-Chic” atmosphere, where you’ll feel just as 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

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

■ SERVING LUNCH, DINNER & SUNDAY BRUNCH ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Wrightsville Beach.

■ FEATURING: Lobster menu on Fri. ■ MUSIC: Live music on Sat. evening and Sun.brunch.

■ WEBSITE: www.blockade-runner.com

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

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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 attibutes in atmosphere, presentations, flavor and ingenuity. Sugnature 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; 910-392-6313; hieronymusseafood.com ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ FEATURING: Fireside oyster bar.

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vate event space available. Family-style to go menu available. 703 S. Lumina Avenue, Wrightsville Beach. (910) 256.5551.

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. Pri-

The Fortunate Glass Wine Bar is the perfect place to explore the beauty of wine while tasting a variety of tapas in an intimate environment. The wine menu focuses on wines from all regions, with 50 wines by the glass and approximately 350 wines available by the bottle, including some of the best boutique and cult wines, to everyday values that work with any budget. There are over 30 beers available featuring some of the best craft selections. The serene ambiance of The Fortunate Glass, created by the beautiful wall murals, the elegant copper and glass tile bar, castle-rocked walls and intimate booths enhances the experience of any selection you choose. The Fortunate Glass Wine Bar also presents a small menu of creative tapas, global cheeses, cured meats and decadent desserts to accompany and compliment any wine selection.

■ SERVING EVENINGS: Tues.-Thurs. 4pm-12am Fri. 4pm-2am; Sat. 2pm-2am; Sun. 2pm-12am ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Downtown ■ FEATURING: Free Wine Tasting: Tues. 6-8pm. Sparkling wine specials and half-price select bottles: Wed. & Thurs. Monthly food & wine pairing events.

■ WEBSITE www.fortunateglasswinebar.com

SOUTHERN 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 cat-

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egories. “Every day we are open, somebody tells us it tastes just like their grandma’s or mama’s cooking,” coowner 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) 7982913.

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Open Wednesdays through Saturdays from 11am to 9pm and on Sundays from 11am to 8pm.Closed Mon. and Tuesdays.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ FEATURING:For adventurous palates, pig’s feet and chitterlings.

SPORTS BAR CaROlINa alE HOUSE

Voted best new restaurant AND best sports bar of 2010 in Wilmington, Carolina Ale House is the place to be for award-winning food, sports and fun. Located on College Rd. near UNCW, this lively sports-themed restaurant. Covered and open outdoor seating is available. Lunch and dinner specials are offered daily, as well as the coldest $2 and $3 drafts in town. 317 South College Road, Wilmington, NC. (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: CarolinaAleHouse.com

FOX & HOUND PUB & GRILLE

Serving up the best bar food for any local sports fan, Fox & Hound has appetites covered. Located next to Mayfaire Cinema 16, it’s no question that Fox is a great place to go on date night, or to watch the big game on one of the

restaurant’s six large projection screens and 19 plasma televisions. Guests can also play pool, darts or video games in this casual-theme restaurant. For starters, Fox offers delicious appetizers like ultimate nachos, giant Bavarian pretzels and spinach artichoke dip. In the mood for something more? Try the hand-battered Newcastle fish ‘n’ chips or chicken tenders, or the grilled Mahi-Mahi served atop a bed of spicy rice. From cheeseburgers and sirloins to salads and wood oven-inspired pizzas, Fox has plenty to choose from for lunch or dinner. Finish the meal with a 6-inch Great Cookie Blitz, a chocolate chip cookie baked fresh to order and served warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and Hershey’s syrup. 920 Town Center Drive, (910) 509-0805.

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: 11am– 2am, daily ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ FEATURING: $5.99 lunch specials and free pool until 2p.m. and $5 cheese pizzas after 10 p.m., both Mon.-Fri. ■ MUSIC: Trivia with Party Gras Entertainment DJ every Thursday at 9pm ■ WEBSITE: foxandhound.com

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 reubens, to lighter fare, such as homemade soups, fresh salads and vegetarian options.

Whether meeting for a business lunch, lingering over dinner and drinks, or watching the game, the atmosphere and friendly service will turn you into a regular. Open late 7 days a week, with free WiFi, darts, and did we mention sports? Free lunchtime delivery on weekdays; we can accommodate large parties. (910) 763-4133.

■ SERVING LUNCH, DINNER & LATE NIGHT: 11am-2am daily ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Downtown ■ FEATURING: Dueling pianos Thurs., Fri., and Sat. nights.

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and gala hopping; for folks in Wilmington, giving back is as easy as heading downtown for a fantastic meal. Circa 1922, ongoing winner in encore’s annual Best Of poll for desserts and appetizers, is offering everyone in the port city a chance to give back to the charity of their choice.

Ash Aziz of the Circa 1922 Group and John Fife of GiveIt4Ward.org (G4) have partnered through April 30th, wherein 4 percent of a diner’s total bill will automatically be donated to the nonprofit of his or her choosing—at no additional cost. At the end of April, all the funds donated by Circa will be dispersed by G4 to the designated charities.

“This fund-raising campaign is unique because the customer chooses the charity,” Fife, G4’s co-founder, says. “There are 1.8 million registered nonprofits in the United States . . . I wanted to allow more people to experience the power of giving without necessarily having to involve additional money.”

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Fife ended up buying the driver’s cab in return for his promise to take days off with his daughter and to do something nice for three people he didn’t know.

“That act wound up buying four cabs and taking three young men off the streets who were disadvantaged youths,” Fife says. “I saw first-hand seven years later the power and the transformation that had occurred not only with his life but [with] the young men he employed.”

Fife then traveled to Eastern Europe with his son in 2010 and spoke with a friend who was attending a graduate-school program for philanthropy. One of the friend’s professors asked her, “What can we do that will change the world 100 years from now?” Fife pondered the question, too, and came up with G4 as a way to bring together the Internet and the concept of paying it forward. Fife insists his current fund-raising efforts wouldn’t be possible without Aziz, one of Wilmington’s most successful restaurateurs, who owns and operates Circa 1922, Brasserie du Soleil, The Kitchen, Boca Bay and another new venture soon to be opened in Mayfaire.

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restaurants helps us to reach charitable organizations,” Fife says.

Fife hopes to carry the opportunity to the other eateries, as well, which in essence could lead to greater expansion and a greater philanthropic impact. “If this is successful we’ll definitely see about having a second round of testing or possibly implementing something like this on a permanent basis,” Fife notes.

So far the Wilmington community has been extremely supportive of Circa and G4’s efforts. Circa’s manager Adain Buzzard tells, “During the first nine days of the campaign, we had people donate to 180 charities.” A few of the most popular organizations so far have been Cape Fear Hospice, Full Belly Project, Wounded Warrior Project, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and the World Wildlife Fund.

Fife emphasizes there is a lot of potential for local charities to benefit from the endeavor. “New Hanover County has the highest concentration of charities anywhere in the state,” he says, noting that a whopping 1,800 exist here alone. “We’d love to be able to write a check to each and every one of them.”

With a new chef, Andrew Karasz, leading the helm at Circa, the 12-year-old eatery churns out signature dishes like paella, local shrimp and Guilford Mills grits, sushi and sashimi and other tapas choices. It offers an evening not only benefitting loaded hunger pangs, but those starving to support a good cause. It’s remarkably fulfilling and affordable.

“Circa has a special for appetizers during happy hour for $4,” Fife reminds, “so for the price of a fast-food meal, you can have an appetizer and an iced tea, have some fun and give to your favorite charity.”

Everyone in Wilmington has the chance to help give back to the community and possibly even start a national trend. It’s already taking form from the give-back business model seen of TOM’s Shoes, Warby Parker and even our own local kids at Half United, all of whom donate a portion of their proceeds to altruistic causes, like stopping world hunger.

“The potential for this is amazing,” Fife concurs. “If you think about how many restaurants there are in the United States, there is huge potential for this project to grow and catch on.”

Circa 1922 is located at 8 North Front Street. Their full menu is available at www. circa1922.com. For more information on GiveIt4Ward go to www.giveit4ward.org.

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seems to be defined by three companies: Coors, Budweiser and Miller. Even for a lot of Americans, the big three define their preference for beer. Yet, a recent trend in numbers show that Americans are craving alternatives to their usual brands, and paying attention to the smaller microbreweries which now flourish across the U.S. The craft-brewing industry—made up of independent brewers who specialize in uniquely flavored beer—has exploded around the country over the past few years. With the rise of artisanal microbreweries comes the return of a trend so traditional, it dates back to the earliest era of human civilization. This “trend” is called homebrewing.

Homebrewing has played such a huge part in invigorating the booming craft-brewing industry, it’s even generated an industry of its own. Brewing supply shops have begun popping up all over the U.S., ready to equip their communities with everything they need to create all types of beer from the comfort of their own homes. The homebrewing explo-

sion has been called a revival of America’s roots, as many founding fathers personally brewed ales on their farms (even President Obama and his wife have joined the craze; the first couple brews their own honey ale at the White House).

Some beer enthusiasts have become so adept at their craft, they turn their hobby into a business. Such is the case for John Savard and Michelle Peck, beer aficionados and owners of Wilmington Homebrew Supply. To put it simply, Wilmington Homebrew Supply (on the corner of Wrightsville and Kerr av-

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enues, next to Double Happiness) provides the tools, ingredients and skill sets to turn any beer buff into a genuine brewmaster.

Their mission is to provide the Wilmington area homebrewing community with the highest quality and freshest ingredients. They sell beer-making kits, brewing equipment and raw ingredients like grain, yeast and bitters, as well as various flavorings, such as apricot and raspberry. For newcomers to the craft, Wilmington Homebrew holds freegrain brewing demonstrations which cover the entire procedure. They also sell a modest yet varied selection of hand-selected beer and wine to the store’s thirsty clientele, which also serves inspiration for what type of beer they’d like to create.

“With our live demonstrations, we go step-by-step through the process [of brewing],” Savard says. “We encourage people to try it out at home with a small batch, [so] they can see what they like.”

Wilmington natives Savard and Peck first became immersed in the artistry of craft beer while they attended the University of North Carolina Asheville. This isn’t a surprise, as Examiner.com recently bestowed Asheville with the title of “Beer City U.S.A.,” beating out its rivals—primarily Portland, Seattle and San Diego—due to its major success of local microbreweries. Savard also worked at Asheville’s Craggie Brewing Company and calls his time at the experimental microbrew-

ery “a huge learning experience.”

After graduation, the couple spent time exploring and touring some of the world’s most renowned breweries throughout Europe. Inspired by their travels and seeing how the tides were turning for American beer, Savard and Peck eventually returned home to Wilmington intent as ever to open up their dream store.

“After coming back to Wilmington, [we saw] a niche and a need for homebrewing,” Savard says. “The U.S. is becoming more beer-centered, but we used to be a joke in the industry. Other countries thought of American breweries only as the big three: Miller, Coors and Budweiser. Now, the U.S. has become the front-runner for exciting and forward-thinking beers in the industry.”

There’s a unique spirit to Wilmington Homebrew Supply, which evokes the DIY mentality missing in a lot of American pastimes, and it’s combined with communal support of an affable neighborhood store.

According to Savard, being a successful brewer is very simple with the right ingredients and proper guidance. He prides himself with providing each customer with the best knowledge, ingredients and techniques toward their homebrew.

“This is a really exciting time for the beer industry,” Savard says. “And an especially exciting time in Wilmington—I feel like it’s evolving here little by little and on the bubble for something big.”

Homebrew demonstrations are held at the shop every Saturday at 1:30 p.m. for free, and beer and wine tastings can be enjoyed every Friday from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.

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ing goes. Judging by the green-dusted porches, white speckled trees and earlyblooming azaleas—along with runny noses, watery eyes and incessant sneezing—the warm season indicates quite a few things along our southeastern shores aside from massive allergies. One, it’s tourist season: high time for insane amounts of traffic, and crowded restaurants, shops and bars.

Two, the multitude of events getting ready to kick off in our area can’t be matched among larger cities across the U.S. We may not have a metropolis skyline, but we certainly have the caliber of talent expected from such a demographic.

Spring in Wilmington isn’t just gorgeous— whether enjoyed by Claritin or not! It’s actively engaging. Here are quite a few events we are most looking forward to in April and May.

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LUNAFEST 4/20, 6 p.m. at the Brooklyn Arts Center www.lunafest.org Grab your girlfriends and head down to Brooklyn Arts Center for a chicks’ night out. Fun will be had, of course, but more importantly, it will give back to women in need. LUNAFEST is a traveling film festival, brought to you by the makers of those tasty LUNA bars, all to benefit the Breast Cancer Fund and the local Women in the Center charity. Up-andcoming female filmmakers, who connect women, their stories and causes, directed all nine films.

The films cover a wide range of topics from the tough-as-nails rugby-playing ladies in Laura Green’s “Lady Razorbacks”—to Shideh Faramand’s hilarious “Reluctant Bride, A” about an unmarried Persian women dodging would-be suitors and nosy

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relatives at her younger sister’s engagement party.

There’s a good mix of fine films for everyone to enjoy at this event entirely organized by local moms.

Tickets: $20 in advance or $25 at the door.

Cape Fear Film Festival 4/26-29 • Venues across Wilmington! www.cfifn.org They’ve been doing this for 12 years now! That means the Cape Fear Independent Film Network has quite a handle on what it means to celebrate the art of filmmaking. More importantly, they put a focus on local talent, and recognize the greats who are making strides in our community and in the industry.

Taking place April 26th through the 29th across town (Browncoat Pub and Theatre, Nutt St. Comedy Room and City Stage), the festival has secured celebrity hosts, including Julianna Guill (“One Tree Hill,” “Crazy, Stupid, Love.”). They’ll showcase regional shorts throughout the weekend and end the event with their 2012 Wilmington Film Awards, with trophies, prizes and cash in 10 different categories, including Best Local Film. Best Picture nominees and a Creative Spirit Award—in honor of local radio DJ and actor Wayne Bradley—will be given to an “individual who exemplifies a fierce creative spirit partnered with a sense of community.” Nominees include Hank and Jed Movie Pictures, Chad Keith and Don Payne, with local film nominees including “Dale Archdale” by Matthew Warzel, “Under the Kudzu” by Claudia Stack, “Zombie Wrangler” by Michele Seidman and “When Nicole Meets Oliver”

by Karen Labbe.

Festival passes are $60 for the whole weekend; www.cfifn.org.

FESTIVALS NC Azalea Festival 4/11- 4/15, all across the city www.ncazaleafestival.org It’s that time of year again—the gorgeous bright pink azaleas are in full bloom and the port city is ready for its most famous springtime celebration.

The 65th annual festival features five days of fanfare which celebrates the history, arts and culture of southeastern North Carolina. Country crooner and “American Idol” sweetheart Scotty McCreery will perform at Trask Coliseum (4/13 at 8 p.m.) and the legendary Kenny Loggins will make everybody cut loose on the 12th at Trask Coliseum. Other highlights include Cape Fear Garden Club Azalea Belles and Azalea Garden Tour (4/13-15), 2012 Azalea Home Tour (4/14-15), and a two-hour celebrity-filled parade on Saturday morning. Tickets for concerts and individually priced events can be bought by calling 910-794-4650, or stopping by the ticket office at 5725 Oleander Drive, Unit B7.

The Carolina’s Brewery Invitational 5/19 at 101 N. Front St. • $25-$35 Downtown Wilmington www.pipelineevents.com Gearing up to play host to the best breweries from North and South Carolina for this special one-day event is the county’s own Good Vibes Brewing. A ticket provides you unlimited sampling from 20 highend microbreweries that will be sure to please even the pickiest beer aficionados. Live music from Selah Dubb, Moon Taxi and The Features will provide the soundtrack to the day’s festivities while food from local hotspot Catch fills bellies. Local arts and craft vendors will be on site as well. Tickets are $25 in advance; $30 through 5/18; $35 day of.

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MUSIC Rock Against Rape Benefit Concert 4/21: Capt’n Bills Backyard Grill 4240 Market Street Capt’n Bills gives you the chance to rock out and flaunt those secret volleyball skills at the 10th annual Port City Rock Against Rape Benefit Concert. Proceeds from all the day’s fun go toward the pivotal services offered by the Rape Crisis Center of Coastal Horizons Center in Wilmington. It’s sexual assault activism month, and you can show your support for a center that offers free and confidential 24-hour support to local rape victims. The day will include live music, raffle prizes, volleyball and cornhole tournaments, RAR Olympics and so much more!

Southern Culture on the Skids Rims on the River • Riverfront Park 4/21 • Free! • www.rimsontheriver.com Ain’t nothing gonna beat this musical romp, which hits our riverfront just in time for Rims on the River, Wilmington’s largest car show, taking place all weekend long along downtown streets, April 20th-22nd. Aside from seeing tons of rip-roaring hot rods, this year’s concert is free! Second of all, it’s Southern Culture on the Skids—the silly trio with a heapin’ of rockabilly flair, steeped in sweet tea and biscuits, and served with a bucket of fried chicken for good measure.

They play it all: surf, Americana, rock and what they call “swamp pop.” They croon with the most Southern pride in songs like “Zombiefied,” “Camel Walk,” “My Neighbor Burns Trash” and “Eight Piece Box.” Their outrageous style and raucous goodnature will make it a party not to miss. Oh, and it’s F-R-E-E for goodness sake!

ONSTAGE The Adam Growe Quiz Show Thalian Hall • 310 Chestnut St. 4/19, 8 p.m. • $14-$50 www.adamgrowe.com Who hasn’t dreamt of hitting the streets of a city like New York or Toronto, hailing a taxi and seeing lights illuminate across the top of the van, as the announcement hits home in sheer excitement: “Welcome to Cash Cab!” The Discovery Channel’s Canadian version of the TV series features standup comedian and host Adam Growe (not to be confused with New York’s Ben Bailey), a licensed taxi-cab driver and stand-up comedian who’s been on Comedy Central. He heads to Wilmington on the 19th as part of his current comedy tour, “The Adam Growe Quiz Show.” Essentially, he’s gonna crack up the audience in his comedic-trivia fashion, and he’ll even pay out a few members with cash directly from his pocket! Tickets can be purchased at thalianhall.com.

La Cage aux Folles 5/17-20, 24-26, 8 p.m.; Sunday matinees at 3 p.m. • $22 • www.thalianhall.com Thalian Hall • 310 Chestnut St. Oh, boy—what a ride this will be! Thalian Association is bringing the ground-breaking 1983 Broadway musical “La Cage aux Folles,” with book by Harvey Fierstein, and lyrics and music by Jerry Herman, to Thalian Hall mid-May! A 10-time-plus Tony Award winner, as well as Drama Desk and Laurence Olivier winner, the show follows a gay couple’s hijinks and adventures between family and the everyday hilarity that comes with running a nightclub of drag queens. This most certainly will be the most flamboyant romp of spring!

ART

Mythos Thrive Studios • 6622 Gordon Rd. 5/12, 6 p.m. - 10 p.m. • Free! www.thrivestudiosnc.com The funky and outrageous art studio that brought “The Streets are Littered with Art” to Wilmington is busy creating a new collection for the non-traditional art lovers.

“Mythos,” opening on Saturday, May 12th, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., will feature pieces by the studio’s co-owners, Gaeten Lowrie and Scott Ehrhart, as well as local artists who rent space: Zak Duff, Zachariah Weaver, Mike Watters, Rob Fogle and Rob Hassler.

They collaborated on the theme “Mythos” to showcase diversity. Various pieces will be big, small, three-dimensional, hung on walls, cascading from the ceilings, etc. As long as there is some element of mythology or legends (whether those be the more common Greek myths, involving gods and goddesses; religious aspects; or Native American traditions), anything goes.

Out of Fashion 4/28-8/19 • $3-$8 Cameron Art Museum • 3201 S. 17th St. www.cameronartmuseum.org North Carolina and the textiles industry have always gone hand-in-hand. The first cotton mill was created by Michael Schenck in North Carolina around 1815. Up until about 20 years or so, the manufacturing of clothing had greatly helped stabilize this state’s economy. Recently, however, the trend has been to send unfinished products and goods originally produced in North Carolina overseas, as to more efficiently turn them into finished products of clothing. The Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art (SECCA) of Winston-Salem, NC, is bringing a textiles showcase to Wilmington’s Cameron Art Museum, titled “Out of Fashion,” from April 28th to August 19th. Thirteen artists and designers from all over the state have collaborated to combine art and fashion, giving hope to a rebirth of this once thriving industry.

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Easter Eagles Island Cruises 50 minute narrated tours of Downtown Riverfront, Battleship and the State Ports 1,2,3 & 4 p.m. $10 $5 kids

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Thurs. & Fri. nights, 5:30 p.m.

We will featuring some amazing local musicians on board. Join us, relax, sip a delicious drink. Enjoy the music and the sunset

Apr. 5th - Rob & Meredith Apr. 6th - Mark Lynch

2012 AZALEA FESTIVAL Saturday, April 14th FIRECRACKER CRUISE Start off the night with a Captain’s Reception on the dock @ 6:30 p.m., with a complimentary drink.

Cruise the Cape Fear for 1 hour 15 minute while enjoying our Captains Buffet Then once back at our dock sit back and enjoy the firework display, $50

Sunday, April 15th AZALEA FESTIVAL SUNDAY

50 minute narrated tours of downtown Riverfront, Battleship and the State Ports 1,2,3 & 4 p.m. $10 $5 kids

Forget a boring, fixed venue for your next party and enjoy a cruise on the Cape Fear River with all the trimmings. From your favorite libations, heavy hors d’ouvers and even Live Music. All Customized specially for you !

Complimentary Shuttle Now available for parties of 10 or more for our Black Water Adventure & Sunset Cruise & our Sunday Captains Lazy Day ... pick up & drop off @ 1 location. Call for details!

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Summer nature camps offer hands-on learning If you happen to be 5 to 17 years-old, or if you know someone who is, there are amazing opportunities this summer to learn about our coastal environment.

And then, perhaps, to teach us older humans a few things about it.

Cape Fear River Watch, the NC Aquarium at Fort Fisher, Halyburton Park and UNCW’s Marine Quest are all offering summer programs for the naturecurious young person. And the programs are not only fun; they are a great way to guide our youth toward becoming environmentally responsible adults.

Cape Fear River Watch is offering two five-day options – Eco-Camp and The Waterkeeper Camp. Sessions are in June, July and August. The Eco-Camp is for 8-13 year-olds, geared toward learning all about our Lower Cape Fear watersheds through field trips. The Waterkeeper Camp is for youth ages 1317, combining learning about watersheds with fun activities like paddling. Students will also learn the scientific methods used to gather and analyze data about water quality. Both programs aim to encourage campers to be future stewards of our coastal waters.

The NC Aquarium at Fort Fisher has options for four different age levels, with five-day camps in June, July and August. The Aquanauts (ages 5-6) and Marine Detectives (ages 7-9) will enjoy animal programs, outdoor activities and interactive games. The Ocean Explorers (ages 10-12) will work with staff behind the scenes and on outdoor excursions to discover more about ecosystems and endangered species. To understand the importance of preserving our precious ecosystem, the Coastal Crusaders (ages 13-14) will participate in aquarium operations as well as in outdoor activities like fishing and paddling.

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At Halyburton Park, campers are offered several five-day programs. The June programs are the Nature Adventure Camp (ages 5-6) and Eco-Camp (ages 1013). The Nature Adventure Camp features games and (safe) hands-on interaction with creatures and habitats. Eco-Camp includes field trips to area marshes and beaches, as well as a Friday trip to Raleigh and the NC Museum of Natural Sciences. In July, the Junior Naturalist Camp (ages 7-9) and the Adventure Camp (ages 10-13) include field trips and outdoor activities like kayaking and fossil hunting for the older youth.

The Nature Art Camp (ages 7-9 and 1013) enables the student to explore nature through artistic activities.

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UNCW’s Marine Quest presents a variety of programs from June to August, halfday to full day, commuter and residential, for ages 5-17. The half-day programs for ages 5-9 feature crafts, games and beach outings to learn about the sea’s creatures.

The day/commuter programs for ages 7-12 offer a range of experiences – from species tracking, to the history of seafaring, to dune protection. For the older youth – ages 10-17 – there are 16 different programs, allowing the student to explore marine education careers, go on a research boat cruise, or learn about scientific sampling techniques.

For older youth – ages 14-17 – there is the very popular Dive Hawks program, enabling students to get their PADI open water dive certification.

Unfortunately, those of us older than 17 can’t participate in these adventures. But we can encourage someone who can. All of these organizations offer tremendous resources in staff and facilities. Support them in teaching our youth about their natural surroundings. For links to registration brochures, visit www.capefearnative.com.

Coming up soon: Sat Apr 7 First Saturday seminar Dawn York, “Coastal Management: Is it Changing for the Better?

Cape Fear River Watch 8:30 AM pancakes, 9:00 AM program, CFRW headquarters, 617 Surry St, free Fri Apr 13- Sun Apr15 Azalea Festival Garden Tour Various locations, beautiful gardens www.azaleagardentour.org Sat Apr 14 Second Saturday cleanup Cape Fear River Watch 9 AM, Greenfield Lake Join in this community effort Mon Apr 16 Comprehensive Greenway Public Workshop 4-7 PM, Wilmington City Council chambers www.wilmingtongreenway.com

Think you know what it’s like to live in a Cement Town?

It’s no Picnic in the Park!

Meet folks and hear their compelling stories about life in their cement town.

Join your neighbors

Sunday, April 29th from 1-5 PM First Annual Picnic In the Park Castle Hayne Riverside Park FREE FOOD & MUSIC!

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easter events ALLIGATOR EGG HUNT 4/5-7, 10am & 1pm: See a live baby alligator and learn about these fascinating animals. Next, create an alligator egg basket and search for candy-filled “alligator eggs.” Recommended for ages 3-10; must be accompanied by an adult. Admission charge for kids and adults. Pre-registration required (by March 28 & April 4). NC Aquarium at Fort Fisher, Kure Beach; 910-458-7468. www.ncaquariums.com/fort-fisher CITY OF ILM EGG HUNTS Egg Hunt @ Maides Park (ages 2-5), 1101 Manly Ave. 4/4, 10-11am, $1/child 341-7867 • Halyburton Park Egg Hunt, 4099 S. 17th St., Ages 3-10.

4/5, 1-4pm, $5/child. Egg Hunts will take place at 1:30,, 2:30 and 3:30 pm for children. Join the eggcitement at Halyburton Park. Programs and activities for the day include animal eggs and nests, Egglympics, story time, and spring nature hike. Space is limited! www.halyburtonpark.com or 341-0075.

BUGS AND BUTTERFLIES 4/6-7, 9am-12noon: Bug egg hunt, face-painting, bee and butterfly balloon animals, spring outdoor games, flower-planting, and egg-citing art activities. Museum admission charge includes event.

Children’s Museum of Wilmington. www.playwilmington.org EASTER ‘BUNNY’- DRAWN CARRIAGE TOURS. 4/6-9, 10am-10pm, weather permitting: Experience the beauty of spring in historic Wilmington via

a ‘Bunny’ horse-drawn carriage or trolley. Treats for kids. Admission charge. Market & Water sts., Downtown Wilmington; 910-251-8889. www. horsedrawntours.com

Deadline to register is 4/3. www.battleshipnc.com.

Jct of HWYs 17/74/76/421, on the Cape Fear River.

NC BATTLESHIP Egg Hunt Carnival Vendors, 4/6, 10am-2pm. Easter egg hunts throughout the day and games along with a bounce house and petting zoo. Ideal ages for the event are children 2-9. Easter Egg Station vendors needed and business partners/sponsors.

EASTER BUNNY AT MALL Independence Mall in welcoming the spring season with a host of events! Easter Bunny will be available for portraits at Center Court through April 7th. www.shopindependencemall.com

MASONBORO ISLAND EASTER EGG HUNT 4/8, 11am; 2pm & 4:30pm Cruise to Masonboro Island, one of the largest marine sanctuary islands in Southeast NC, and experience a unique Easter boat trip & egg hunt. Adults must accompany children. Admission charge; advance reservations. Wrightsville Beach It’s the springtime holiday suited for rebirth and Scenic Tours departs across from Blockade regeneration: Easter! Just in time, the NC Aquarium is Runner Resort, 275 Waynick Blvd., Wrightsholding their annual alligator egg hunt, wherein kids ville Beach. 910-200-4002; www.capefearand families will be able to learn all about the reptile. naturalist.com

4/5-7: ALLIGATOR EGG HUNT

They’ll even see a live baby alligator! For ages 3 to 10 years, adults must accompany children during their candy-filled egg hunt. The event takes place the 5th through the 7th at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. with museum admission. Call (910) 458-7468 for more information.

Vendor cost is only $50 per table and sponsorship levels range from $100 to $500. Vendors will receive an eight (8) foot table with two chairs to decorate in the fun Easter or Spring theme of their choosing.Costs vary; inquire: (910) 251-5797.

EASTER CELEBRATION The 12th annual Easter Celebration at the Beach is coming up Easter Sun., 4/8, 7am, Oceanic Pier at Wrightsville Beach. You’ll enjoy live music, a challenging Easter message and there’ll be hot coffee, juices, pastries, doughnuts and more at the breakfast tent.

Plus, we’ll have some fun stuff for the kids, too, like clowns, face-painting, balloon sculpturing and surprise Easter treats. The event is sponsored by North Pointe Community Church. Pastor Jeff Loman: 910-617-0796.

events A PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION A live broadcast of Garrison Keillor’s“ A Prairie Home Companion,” Sat., 6/2. Tickets on sale, Fri., 4/6, noon. $39.50/GA or $59.50 reserved/ tables.Lawn price increases to $45 day of. Koka Booth Amphitheatre, Cary, NC. etix.com.; (800) 514-3849. www.boothamphitheatre.com.

CFCC PORTALS Cape Fear Community College’s 2012 Portals Literary and Arts Magazine: Join us at Tabitha’s Courtyard on Thurs., 4/5 from 2-3:30 to celebrate the Unveiling of the 2012 issue of Portals Literary and Arts Magazine! We will present the first, second, and third place prizes for all writing and art categories, as well as the Louise McColl Literary Excellence Award. The celebration will include readings, live music, cake and punch, and free copies of this year’s edition of Portals.

BROOKLYN ARTS AND CRAFTS FAIR 4/7, 1-8pm: Brooklyn Arts and Crafts Fair features up to 60 local vendors selling original art and handmade crafts including pottery, jewelry, home and garden decor, clothing and accessories, and much more. Food provided by Long Island Eatery and refreshments from the BAC cash bar. Tickets: $5.

516 N. 4th St. www.brooklynartsnc.com.

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NC AZALEA FESTIVAL A five-day celebration that ushers in spring with Southern hospitality and fanfare. A springtime tradition since 1948, the 65th Annual NC Azalea Festival (4/11-15) celebrates the rich history, arts

and culture of southeastern NC. Highlights include: Cape Fear Garden Club Azalea Belles, “Follow the Blooms” Azalea Garden Tour (4/13-15), 2012 Azalea Home Tour (4/14-15), downtown’s two-hour parade on Saturday morning, celebrities, including Queen Azalea Erika Dunlap, a former Miss America (2004) and the first Black woman to be crowned Miss Florida, Major General James E. Livingston, Miss NC 2011 Hailey Best; former “The Bachelor” contestant/UNCW graduate Ashley Spivey, TopCat Lindsey Yoder (Carolina Panther Cheerleader), former NASA Astronaut Colonel Jerry L. Ross, USAF (RET); and Sergeant First Class Hugh Conlon IV (RET) and liaison for the U.S. Army Wounded Warrior Program, concerts by Scotty McCreery (4/13) and Kenny Loggins (4/12) and more! www.ncazaleafestival.org. 910-794-4650, or stop by the Festival ticket office (5725 Oleander Dr., Unit B7, Wilmington).

HOBBY GREENHOUSE 4/13, 9am: Hobby Greenhouse Spring Plant Sale in Forest Hills. All plants grown by members; portion of profits go to scholarships for local community college horticulture students. Free. Fri. and Sat. 9am-6 pm; Sun.12-5pm. 2318 Metts Ave. www. hobbygreenhouseclub.org . Jennifer Keeling: hobbygreenhouse@aol.com AZALEA HOME TOUR 4/14, 1-6pm, and 4/15, 1-5pm: Each April, Historic Wilmington Foundation’s Azalea Festival Home Tour features houses in downtown Wilmington, NC that are selected for individual appeal and architectural or historical significance. All proceeds advance the Historic Wilmington Foundation’s efforts to protect and preserve the irreplaceable historic resources of Wilmington and the Lower Cape Fear region. Tickets: $25 and will be available at Harris Teeter stores, the Azalea Festival Office at 5725 Oleander Drive, the Historic Wilmington Foundation Office at 2011 Market Street and www.wilmingtontickets.com. Tickets can also be purchased the day of the event for $30 at any of the homes on the tour.Laura Trivett: trivett@historicwilmington.org YOUR COMPUTER FRIENDS 4/14-20, 8:30am-6pm: Your Computer Friends and PODS Moving Storage will hold an electronics recycling rally. Accepting PCs, Laptops, printers, flat panel monitors, stereo equipment, speakers, DVD/CD players, phones and cables. $10 fee for old big CRT monitors and old TVs with tubes.

No appliances, no microwaves or toaster ovens or items that have had food in them. Bring working computers inside – working equipment can be repurposed to one of our non-profits in need. Your Computer Friends, 3816 Oleander Dr. yourcomputerfriends.com.

ALL-AMERICAN PAGEANT 4/29, Miss All American Coastal Carolina Pageant

Calendar entries are due every Thursday by noon for consideration in the following week’s encore. Entries are published for free two weeks out from event date according to space.

at the Marriot Ballroom at Carolina Beach. Open title, natural pageant for all girls ages 0-100. Deadline to enter: 4/14. Jennifer Britt: 910-385-5668, missallamericannc.com. Prelim for Miss All American NC state pageant.

charity/fund-raisers

hts include: “Follow theVAN DRIVERS NEEDED , 2012 Aza- New Hanover Regional Medical Center is looking ’s two-hour for volunteers to drive the hospital’s courtesy van, s, including which travels to various sites surrounding the main Miss Ameri- campus on 17th Street. Individuals can volunteer be crowned weekly or as a substitute driver, providing coverLivingston, age for a 4 -hour shift. Volunteers will attend gen“The Bach- eral orientation, plus the Defensive Driving course. hley Spivey, Applicants must have a NC driver’s license, with her Cheer- no current moving violations. This position does nel Jerry L. not require a commercial license, so any driver Class Hugh may apply. Nancy Applewhite: 815.5312 or nancy.

U.S. Army applewhite@nhrmc.org.

by Scotty LUNCH WITH AN AUTHOR (4/12) and McColl & Associates, Inc will host 10 NC authors 94-4650, or at Lunch with an Author fundraiser for student 5 Oleander scholarships, 4/5, 11:30am-1pm, McKeithan Center at Cape Fear Community College North Campus. Souvenir bag, authographed book sale, keyg Plant Sale note speaker, books sales and signing and more! mbers; por- (910) 350-1211 or www.lunchwithanauthor.com al communiGOOD SHEPHERD GOLF TOURNEY Fri. and Sat. 4/9, 10:30-11:45 pre-reg. sign-in. 9th annual Good Ave. www.

Shepherd Center Golf Tournament and 2nd annual eeling: hobGames Day—“A Winning Hand For The Homeless.” Country Club of Landfall, Nicklaus Course.

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CAPE FEAR LITERACY TRAINING Cape Fear Literacy Council offers free monthly orientation sessions this spring, 4/11, 5:30-7:30pm. All sessions held at 1012 S. 17th St. in Wilmington. The “CFLC 101” orientation is open to anyone who is interested in volunteering at CFLC in any capacity: volunteer as tutors or instructors, assist with fundraising events, serve on the Board of Directors, or provide administrative assistance. • Workshop #2: 4/30, 5/2, 7, and 9 from 6:30-9:30pm. Fee is $20 or $50 if seeking certification for another organization.

Volunteers must attend the workshop’s four sessions to be certified. ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages): Volunteers attend 9 hours of instruction, with two workshops from which to choose this spring. Workshop: 5/22, 23 and 24,

Road at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.

SEXUAL ASSAULT ACTIVISM MONTH The Rape Crisis Center-Brunswick of Coastal Horizons Center, Inc. will be hosting its 3rd Annual Jeans for Justice Campaign, “Ask Me About My Jeans,” in honor of Sexual Assault Activism Month. Campaign will begin on Fri., 4/13 and will be held every Friday throughout the month. Jeans for Justice began in 1999, when a judge in Italy overturned the 1998 rape conviction of a 45-year old driving instructor who had been convicted of raping his 18-year-old student. If you are a business owner, manager and/or supervisor you can ask each of your employees to pay $5 to wear a

button, to bring awareness to sexual assault in our community, along with wearing jeans on Fri., 4/13, 20 and 27. All money collected will be donated to the Rape Crisis Center-Brunswick.

Each business/organization that participates will be given a poster to display demonstrating their support for the cause. • Sat., 4/28, 9am-noon: The Rape Crisis Center-Brunswick of Coastal Horizons Center, Inc. will be hosting its 1st Ever Zumba-Thon, in honor of Sexual Assault Activism Month. 120 Coastal Horizons Dr, Shallotte NC, located behind the Jones Ford dealership. Registration at 8:30. Pre-reg: $10/day of reg: $15.

Each participant is encouraged to garner donations from friends, family and co-workers. Prizes given to most money raised, best outfit and best Zumba moves! Reg. forms: www.supportrcc. org. All money raised will benefit the Rape Crisis Center-Brunswick of Coastal Horizons Center, Inc. Deanna Stoker: 910-754-7949 or dstoker@ coastalhorizons.org.

STOP TITAN 4/5, 6:30-8pm: Monthly informational meeting! Topic: social networking, which will help build your skills as an active citizen. We’ll also be working in break-out groups around marketing, candidate forums, and events. Bring your ideas and your enthusiasm! Shannon@stoptitan. org if you have any questions! NHC Executive Center, 1241 Military Cutoff Rd, Wilmington, (near Northeast Branch of Library)

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LEND ME A TENOR 4/25-29, 5/4-6: Opera House Theatre Company presents Ken Ludwig’s “Lend Me a Tenor.” It’s September 8, 1934, during opening night for Otello, the Cleveland Grand Opera Company’s gala season opener. The tickets are sold, the stage is set, and the orchestra is ready, but Tito Morelli —the greatest tenor in the world—is late! A chain reaction of mistaken identities, double entrendres, slamming doors, backstage shenanigans, misguided seductions, and love triangles ensues as this uproariously funny story spins out of control.

(910) 632-2285, www.thalianhall.org. Season tickets and gift certificates are ordered through our office, (910) 762-4234. All shows at Thalian Hall.

Wed-Sat, 8pm; Sun, 3pm.

MARGO VEIL 4/19-22, 26-29: Margo Veil by Len Jenkin. Directed by Paul Castagno. Mainstage Theatre.

Indv. tickets for all 2011-12 performances are $12 general public, $10 UNCW employee/alumni or senior citizens, and $5 students. 910-962-3500. theatre@uncw.edu.

CITY STAGE “Next to Normal,” Pulitzer Prize-winning drama about a family who suffers through the effects of its matriarch’s bipolar disorder. 4/6-8 & 13-15.

Tickets: $18-$24. City Stage: (910) 262-0490 or www.citystagenc.com

Boss.” Directed by Tony Moore. 4/12-14, 19-21 and 26-28, 8pm; 4/15, 22 and 29, 3pm. Cape Fear Playhouse, 613 Castle St. in Wilmington.

Tickets are $20 general admission, $18 for seniors, students and military. Thursday shows are $15 for all. 910-367-5237 or eTix.com.

BROWNCOAT PUB AND THEATRE 111 Grace St. • Director Melissa Stanley; starring Elyse Rodriguez, Anna Gamel, and Brendan Carter, “Raggedy Ann Says Hello” feat. reserved Olympia (Rodriguez) and free-spirited Kim (Gamel) as complete opposites and best friends. When both find themselves separated from their husbands, they lean on each other in an effort to determine the next step in their lives.

4/5-8, 13-15 and 20-21, 8pm (5pm Sun). Doors open half-hour prior to show. Tickets: $8-$15. browncoattheatre.com

THE PARCHMAN UNCW Office of Cultural Arts and Upperman African American Cultural Center and Africana Studies, presents The Parchman Hour, a gripping new drama from Mike Wiley Productions, at 7pm, 4/13, Kenan Auditorium. Conceived and written by actor/playwright Mike Wiley and acclaimed author Timothy B. Tyson (Blood Done Sign My Name).Commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Freedom Riders movement, one of the most dramatic and compelling components of the American civil rights struggle of the 1960s. Free and open to the public. Advance tickets needed: 910.962.3500.

BIG DAWG PRODUCTIONS “God’s Favorite” by Neil Simon—a successful Long Island businessman Joe Benjamin is a modern-day “Job” w/high-maintenance wife, ungrateful children and wise-cracking household help.

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NUNSENSE 2: THE SECOND COMING 4/13-15 and 20-22, 7:30pm or Sun matinees at 3pm. Brunswick Little Theatre presents “Nunsense 2: The Second Coming” at Odell Williamson Auditorium on the campus of Brunswick Community College. The book, music, and lyr-

NUTT ST. COMEDY ROOM Tickets; $8 and up. Schedule: 4/6-7, Marshal Chiles (Laughing Skull Comedy); 4/13-14, Andy Woodhull (Comedy Central) • Every Wed. Nutt House Improv Troupe, doors 8pm, showtime 9pm, no cover charge. • Every Thurs. Open Mic Stand Up, doors 8pm, showtime 9pm, no cover. • Nutt St Comedy Room announces the opening of The Studio at Nutt St. We provide a community workshop program for actors, comedians, improv, and public speaking. Workshop provides actors and comedians the ability to develop their skill levels and participate in multiple workshops. Beginners workshops available. All ages are welcome. Timmy Sherrill: 910-520-5520. 255 N. Front St, basement of Soapbox.nuttstreet.com. 910-520-5520

music/concerts ROCK ORCHESTRA 4/11, 7pm: Rock orchestra comes to Murray Middle School, feat. electric violinist Bridgid Bibbens (of groundbreaking music education program Electrify Your Strings! ) to perform with students.

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OVER 50’S DANCE The Over 50’s Dance will be held 4/10, the New Hanover Senior Center 7:30-10pm. Live music by Lenny Frank. Couples, singles and all ages welcome. Canned goods accepted for St. Mary’s Social Ministry Outreach. (910) 799-1694.

BALLROOM DANCESPORT LESSONS Beginner Ballroom starts 4/15; no partner needed. Other classes: Swing II, Ballroom II & III, Wedding Prep. Singles/couples or group/private.

Ballroom DanceSport, 4523 Franklin Ave. Corner of Kerr/Franklin. BallrooomDanceSportNC.com (910) 799-2001.

SHAG LESSONS Shag lessons with instructor Ken Jones: Thursdays, 4/19. No partner is needed. Beginner 6:457:45pm. Intermediate 7:45-8:45pm. Fees: WB Residents $35, Non-residents $45. Fran Russ Recreation Center. Pre-reg. requested. 910-2567925.

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NC SYMPHONY All Wilmington concerts at 8pm in Kenan Auditorium, UNCW. Schedule: 4/19: Grant Llewellyn, Music Director. Catrin Finch, harp. Ceiri Torjussen: Momentum. Karl Jenkins: Over the Stone.

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CHAMBER MUSIC Chamber Music Wilmington presents it’s final subscription concert, the Chicago “Kontras Quartet,” one of the most promising young quartets— technically excellent and musically compelling, bringing music from Beethoven, Ravel, Schubert and Piazzola at the Church of the Servant, Oriole Dr., 7:30pm, 4/15. Tickets, $25, available through Kenan Box Office 910-962-3500 and at the door.

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Saturday as well as private lessons throughout the weekend! • Free dance classes for Parkinson’s, Lewy Body, and Caregivers, every Wed, 2-3:30pm. Babs McDance Social Dance Studios.

6782 Market St. (910) 395-5090. www.babsmcdance.com TANGO WILMINGTON Tango classes and social dancing, Fridays, Carolina Lounge of Ramada Inn. 5001 Market Street (between College and Kerr). 7:30-9:30pm. $5 lounge entrance includes beginners’ lesson, 7:30. Ellen Bethune: 910-352-1219 or eb18781@hotmail.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. (910) 270-1639 CAROLINA SHAG CLUB DJs play favorite beach music and shag tunes every Sat, 8pm to close. $4/members; $6/guests.

Carolina Shag Club, 103 N. Lake Park Blvd. Carolina Beach, NC 620-4025 SURFER TANGO Salsa on 2 NYC style, Thurs, 8pm, $5/person at Orton’s Pool Hall. Lesson at 7pm; all welcome and no partner needed. Surfertango@gmail.com www. surfertango.com CONTRA DANCE Tuesday night, th Ave United Methodist Church on South 5th Ave at Nun, 7:30-9:30pm. 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.

art/exhibitions ARTFUL LIVING GROUP Artful Living Group located at 112 Cape Fear Blvd., 910-458-7822. info@artufllivinggroup.com. March: Mossy’s Most Wanted Salvage Art, feat. Mike Driver’s Metal Furniture. • April: Wendy Kowalski.

Mezza 9: “Notes for Joy” assembles inspirations of wondrous and blissful figures, dancers and contortionists flowing into life’s source. Opening, 4/5, 6:30-8:30pm. An evening of exotica and quixotica with DJ Gon. • May: Ortrud Tylor’s Oil Paintings.

Opening, 5/3, 6:30-8:30pm.

RIVER ROOM ARTIST SHOWCASE 4/5, 5-9pm: Local Artist Showcase now accepting artists who wish to participate. Contact: Melissa Mendoza at (910) 251-8902 for more information.

FIGMENTS GALLERY April-June: Figments Art Boutique will have poetry classes with Michelle Hicks every Tues in April, May and June, 7pm. Students will encounter guid-

ed poem starters and free writing, instruction on poetic form, exploration of contemporary poets, and supportive workshop. Advanced poets can polish manuscripts and receive guidance in seeking publication. Materials: Journal, pen/pencil, folder. $25/class • 4/21-22, 10am-4pm: Some Assembly Required; Metal Jewelry Worksop— Using collage as the trigger, we’ll use some nifty tools and cold connections to create colorful and personal assemblage jewelry that showcases your unique touch. Ken will also demonstrate a variety of techniques including bending, folding, riveting, bolting, tying, stitching, linking, pinning and setting mechanics to assemble your personal one-of-akind jewelry. Instructor Ken Bova; $250. Figments Gallery, 1319 Military Cutoff Rd, Landfall Center.

910-509-4289 SUNSET RIVER MARKETPLACE Runs through 5/31, 10am - 5pm, Mon. - Sat. Feed Your Eclectic Soul: A showing of custom design, fine crafts and gently loved pieces from the past.

Includes unusual pillows, textural table runners and other fabric pieces by Beth Pethtal combined with gallery owner Ginny Lassiter’s eclectic eye for incorporating antiques, pottery and contemporary pieces into a warm and cohesive design. 10283 Beach Dr. SW, Calabash, NC. 910-575-5999

ART WORKSHOP 4/16-20, 9am: Wilmington Art Association is pleased to have Lois Griffel lead a premier, five-day plein air workshop. www.wilmington-art.org,. Kirah Van Sickle atkirahart@yahoo.com; 910-395-5132.

CHECKER CAB PRODUCTIONS “Naked Truth” by Francisca Dekker featuring original figurative drawings and pastels. Known for her more colorful and expressive pieces, Dekker will be presenting an extension of that work. Abstract, free-form style of drawing in pencil, ink, and oil pastels, tells a story expressing the humor as well as the seriousness that she sees in the human form.

“Meet the Artist” reception during Fourth Friday Art Walk. Exhibit runs through April 20th. Checker Cab Gallery, 130 N, Front St., 910-352-1575. www.CheckerCabProductions.com

NOW! ART CLASSES Looking to learn how to draw what you eat? What

CALL TO ARTISTS you plant? The shoreline, dunes and endless marine Now looking for 2D art, paintings, drawings, life? Lois DeWitt is offering art classes in four-week collage, etc for two upcoming shows. One increments for only $80, covering mediums of all at the Arboretum Atrium Gallery Space on sorts.

Learn brush strokes in watercolor or shading Oleander coinciding with the opening of the and lighting when drawing with pencil! She does renovated Japanese Tea House, with related collage, too. E-mail her at loislight@bellsouth.net for subject matter of Asian influences, Japanese tea houses, gardens and gardening. A sepaall the information. Her 30-year experience will have rate show at the Carolina Farmin’ Gallery you walking away like a true Matisse— Space on Market St. welcomes themes in OK, maybe Van Gogh! food, cooking, fishing, birds and farming, including animals. They will hang for 5-6 months and must be for sale. Up to 8 works per artist; any size. Good exposure and chance to make some BRASS, STRINGS AND KEYS Brass, Strings and Keys, an original series by money. Curated by Harbor Island Arts, a local non national artist, Cammeron Alekzandra Batanides, profit arts organization committed to bringing local opens 4/20 at Groove Jet Salon, 112 Princess St., art into the community.HarborIslandArts@hotmail.

6-8pm. Batanides works predominantly in watercom for an application form. Deadline: 4/10. colors, acrylics and charcoal, on paper, canvas and SPECTRUM ART GALLERY wood. “Brass, Strings and Keys” is scheduled for Spectrum Art Gallery open house, celebrating 15 multiple exhibitions on the East Coast in 2012 and years, 4/13, 5-7pm. Refreshments, art, contests the West Coast in 2013. This series is a body of and live music by Lisa and Galen. • 4/28: Birthday work based upon music, intended to evoke emoBash! noon-4pm, with balloons, cake and more tion and thought using lines, color and simplicity. special surprises! The $1500 shopping spree winwww.artbycammeron.com ner will be announced at 4pm! Every customer will receive a $15 Spectrum gift certificate for every EMERGENCE Graduate students in UNCW’s Creative Writminimum $25 purchase made in April. One per day, ing MFA program exhibit paintings, photographs, accumulate as many as you want! In addition to sculptures and mixed media work exploring the the $15 gift certificates the customers name will

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BOTTEGA EVENTS Mon: Closed through winter • Tues (4pm-midnight): Starving artist night and open paint. • Wed (4pmmid.): Weekly wine tastings, 7pm. bottegaartbar@ gmail.com. 208 N. Front St. 910-763-3737, www. bottegagallery.com.

PROJEKTE Projekte Gallery & Lounge presents its grand opening after changing ownership with “Uncomfortable Satisfaction,” an exhibit showcasing provocative oil on canvas art along abstract and functional ironworks by artists Sullivan Dunn and Jeff Bridgers.

Hangs through 5/5. 523 South 3rd St. 910-5088982. www.theprojekte.com ART CLASSES Professional instruction with Lois DeWitt, MFA. Over 30 years of art teaching experience. Small class- es, individual tutoring available. loislight@ bellsouth.net. Four weeks, $80. Watercolor: Mon, 11am-1pm; or Sat., 3-5pm.

• Artful Cooking, 4wks, $150. Mon, 2-5pm.

Sketch a still life using the ingredients from recipes from my toaster oven cookbook. Then, we will cook the ingredients and eat them! Bring a beverage of your choice. • Collage: Mon, 3-5pm. • Portraiture—Drawing With Pencil, Tues, 3-5pm. shading, lighting, capturing the character of a face and rendering details to create a beautiful portrait.

• Painting Your Garden—Acrylic Painting , Wed., 11am-1pm. Basics and how to paint flowers, leaves and your floral landscape. Working from photos or on site. • Coastal Subjects—Oil Painting, Wed., 3-5pm: Skills for depicting North Carolina beaches, rivers, ocean, and local sites. Work from a photo or on site. • Water Color, Sat., 3-5pm. Learn color washes, expressive brushstrokes, creating light and shadow and more. For beginners or experienced painters that want to refresh their skills.

museums CAPE FEAR MUSEUM EXHIBITS: Through 7/15: Cape Fear Treasures: “Shoes” takes a glimpse into a selection of footwear from Cape Fear Museum’s permanent collection. 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries featuring spectator oxford pumps, lace-up boots, satin slippers, Air Jordans and more! • Shopping Around Wilmington: In an era before mega-malls, online ordering and big-box stores, shopping in Wilmington centered around downtown. Museum will explore ways in which increasing suburbanization changed

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CAMERON ART MUSEUM EXHIBITS: Murrinis Within a Crystal Matrix: The Poetic Glassworks of Richard Ritter,” “Mark Peiser: Reflections on the Palomar Mirror “and “Penland School of Crafts: Evolution and Imagination.” Both Richard Ritter and Mark Peiser are honored as

2011 North Carolina Living Treasures. Thematically tied, both Ritter and Peiser attended Penland School of Crafts. The school is an international leader in the evolution of craft education located in western NC. This exhibition explores Penland then and now, featuring examples of some of the finest work from the school. Hangs through 4/1. • Civil War Era Drawings from the Becker Collection, Brown Wing, through 5/6. Features 127 “first hand” drawings depicting colorful aspects of life and action during the Civil War era.

Original drawings by artist-reporters for the Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper, were used to inform a reading public consumed by the need to know what was happening throughout America as it struggled to establish its national identity.

• Exhibition tours every Wed. at 12:30pm Sun. at 2:30pm. • CLASSES: Life Drawing every Tues., 6-9pm. Group meets in Reception Hall. Participants provide own dry drawing materials and watercolors. $70/6wks. • Museum School schedule now online! www.cameronartmuseum.com/adult.php • Hand and Wheel Pottery Techniques: Mon/Wd, 5/307/29, 9am-noon, or Tues/Thurs, 5/29-7/26, 5:308:30pm. CAM Members: $250; Non-members: $300. Hiroshi Sueyoshi teaches handbuilding, wheel throwing, glazing and finishing techniques.

Class size is limited. Open to all skill levels, ages 16+. • Museum School: New classes. 910-3955999 (ext. 1008 or 1024). • Call for Yoga, Rumba and Tai Chi class schedules. Corner of South 17th St. and Independence Blvd. Tues-Sun,11am-5pm; Thurs: 11am-9pm. Museum members free, $8 non-members, $5 students with valid ID, $3 children age 2 -12. www.cameronartmuseum.com.

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Fire up the kiln? Let Wilmington’s revered ceramic artist lead you through all the fundamentals. Hiroshi Sueyoshi will be teaching handbuilding, wheel throwing, glazing and finishing techniques in his upcoming hand and wheel pottery class at Cameron Art Museum.

The Monday/Wednesday class is May 30th through July 29th, and the Tuesday/Thursday class is May 29th through July 26th; cost is $250-$300.

Exotic Aquatics Gallery has added white-spotted jellyfish (Phyllorhiza punctata) to its collection.

The Exotic Aquatics Gallery traditionally features non-native marine species. Guests can learn more about the life cycle of a jellyfish while viewing these beautiful animals. Educates the public on the importance of well-balanced ecosystems. • Events: Aquarist Apprentice, Behind the Scenes Tour, Breakfast with the Fishes, Mommy and Me, Canoeing the Salt Marsh, Surf Fishing Workshop.

Pre-reg 910-458-8257. www.ncaquariums.com/ fort-fisher. 900 Loggerhead Rd, Kure Beach.

CHILDREN’S MUSEUM Mon, Little Sprouts Storytime, 10am, and Go Green Engineer Team, 3:30pm. • Tues., Leading to Reading Literacy Class , 9am, and 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 • Sat, Discovery Fitness, 4pm; Sun., Acting Club 2pm. • 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 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. 256-2569. 303 West Salisbury St. wbmuseum.com. (910)256-2569

WILMINGTON RAILROAD MUSEUM Explore railroad history and heritage, especially of the Atlantic Coast Line, headquartered in Wilmington for more than 130 years. Interests and activities for all ages including historical exhibits, full-size steam engine and rolling stock, lively children’s area, and spectacular scale models. Housed in an original 1882 freight warehouse, facilities are fully accessible and on one level. Groups receive special guided tours. Facilities can also be booked for meetings or mixers, accommodating groups of up to 150. • Story Times designed for younger visitors first and third Mon, 10:30am. $4 per family is charged to cover program costs and includes access to the rest of the Museum. 505 Nutt St. 910763-2634 or www.wrrm.org.

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Cool down in front of “Anaconda Splash” exhibit in the indoor tropical jungle. See, photograph and even touch rare animals assembled from all over the planet in beautiful simulations of their natural environments. Meet colorful jungle birds, crocodiles, king cobras, black mambas and many more.

Open from 11am-5pm, Sat. from 11am-6pm. 20 Orange Street at Front Street on historic downtown riverwalk. (910) 762-1669 or www.capefearserpentarium.com.

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, itfocuses on history and the design arts and offers tours, changing exhibitions and an informative look at historic preservation in action. • 4/13, 6:30pm, Listening room concert: “Jazz Age: The Music of the 1920s,” featuring the smooth and sophisticated vocals of Susan Savia, accompanied by the amazing and talented Al DiMarco on piano and accordion. $20, seating limited. RSVP: 910-251-3700. Wine and beer will be available for purchase, and tasty desserts during the break. All proceeds go to the historic Bellamy Mansion Museum. www.bellamymansion.org. 503 Market St BURGWIN WRIGHT HOUSE 18th century Burgwin-Wright House Museum in the heart of Wilmington’s Historic District, is the oldest museum house in NC, restored with 18th and 19th century decor and gardens. Colonial life

is experienced through historical interpretations in kitchen-building and courtyard. 3rd and Market St. Tues-Sat, 10am-4pm. Last tour, 3pm. Admission rqd. (910) 762-0570. burgwinwrighthouse.com.

sports/recreation HALYBURTON ACTIVITIES NC Birding Trail Hikes, a driving trail to link birders with great birding sites across the state and local communities. Ea. mo. explore different site along Coastal Plain Trail in Southeastern NC. Appx 2 mil. hikes; transportation from Halyburton included. Lake Waccamaw, 4/19, 8am-noon, $10. Halyburton Park. 4099 S. 17th St. 341-0075 www. halyburtonpark.com

Hosted by Friends of the Reserve. 962-2998. NC Coastal Reserve: suttonh@uncw.edu

NOW! FRIENDS SCHOOL OF ILM Wilmington’s premier Quaker curriculum school is now offering a grant to new students entering 5th through 8th grades for the 2012-13 school year. Students must demonstrate academic excellence and showcase a potential to work in harmony with Friends School of Wilmington’s mission. Grants range from $2,500 to full tuition, and selected students will serve as ambassadors for the school.

Finalists selected based on application and visit, along with a written essay. Committee chooses on May 5th; www.fsow.org or (910) 791-8221 for more info.

WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH PARKS AND REC Tennis lessons for youth & adults, tennis ladder, cape fear cotillion, performance club, bridge workshops, line dancing, shag lessons, traffic skills 101, youth art & jewelry camp, youth tennis camp, youth lacrosse camp, youth soccer camp, adult basketball league, kayaking & SUP workshop, NC Coastal Shorebird workshop, yoga, pilates, boot camp, tone & stretch, and low impact aerobic classes. For more information call 910256-7925 or www.townofwrightsvillebeach.com.

TURTLES OF MASONBORO 4/12, 6pm: Learn about the turtles that live and nest at Masonboro Island, including sea turtles and diamondback terrapins. Find out how you can be involved in efforts to monitor and protect these amazing creatures. Held at UNCW’s Center for Marine Science at 5600 Marvin Moss Lane.

film CINEMATIQUE See page 15.

LUNAFEST See page 15.

CAPE FEAR INDEPENDENT FILM FEST See page 15.

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NEW SCHOOL OF THE ARTS 4/5-5/24: The School of the Arts was developed to give school-aged students a chance to explore and experience the Arts in a professional setting.

We teach students the skills for making excellent theater (singing, dance, set-building, costumes, props, acting) but also how to use those skills in a “real-world” setting (school, home, relationships).

Classes start 4/5 and generally meet Thurs, 4:306:30pm with two additional rehearsals on Wednesdays in May. Our final production, 5/24, 7pm, will be determined upon the ages of students enrolled.

A class schedule will be given out on our first day.

First Christina Church, 900 Gum Branch Road, Jax, NC. 910-545-2296.

CAPE FEAR COTILLION Sessions include lessons in ballroom and popular dance along with invaluable etiquette and social skills needed for all occasions. Skills learned will last a lifetime. Ends with a party where students will have the opportunity to showcase the skills they have learned! Tuesday, 4/10; pre-cotillion (ages 3-7) 4-4:45pm. Cotillion (ages 8 – 12) 5-6pm. Preregistration is required. 256-7925 or www.townofwrightsvillebeach.com.

ONCE UPON A MATTRESS Award-winning Thalian Association Children’s Theater (TACT) presents the musical comedy Once Upon a Mattress April 13-22 at the Hannah Block 2nd St. Stage, 120 S. 2nd St. in downtown Wilmington. Performances are Fri/Sat, 7pm; Sun, 3pm. $10 general admission. 910-251-1788. The production, featuring 40 of Wilmington’s brightest young talents, is directed by Mike Thompson with music direction by Denice Hopper and choreography by Kevin Lee-y Green. Carried on a wave of wonderful songs, by turns hilarious and raucous, melodic and romantic, this rollicking spin on the familiar classic of “The Princess and the Pea,” a royal courtship and comeuppance provides some side-splitting shenanigans. Music by Mary Rodg-

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ers; lyrics by Marshall Barer; book by Jay Thompson and Dean Fuller.

HAPPY LITTLE SINGERS Now in Leland! Sing, dance and play with your little one! Early childhood music and movement for 6 mo. to 6 yrs. Leland Parks and Recreation Classroom Building, Thurs. 9:30am. Also, Downtown Community Arts Center, Tues. 9:15am and Carolina Beach Parks and Recreation Building Tuesday at 11:30am $10 per family. Drop ins welcome. www.happylittlesingers.com or 910-777-8889.

HORSEBACK RIDING LESSONS/CAMP Shady Paddock Stables, 1336 Lt. Congleton Rd., Big Cypress Farm in Monkey Junction. Riding lessons and summer camps for ages 3 years and up.

Become a regular student by May 1 and receive a huge discount on camp.Sharon Rooks: 910-5204150 for more information.www.shadypaddockstables.com.

FRIENDS SCHOOL OF ILM Friends School of Wilmington presents it’s Wilmington Scholars Program, offering generous grant awards to new students entering grades 5th-8th for the 2012-2013 school year who demonstrate academic excellence and the potential to “let their life speak” in harmony with FSW’s mission. Students selected as Wilmington Scholars will receive tuition grants ranging from $2,500 to full tuition and serve as student ambassadors for the school. Finalists will be selected based on their application, school visit, and written essay. Selected finalists will interview with the Wilmington Scholars Selection Committee on Sat., 5/5, 8:30am-4pm. Friends School of Wilmington is an independent school for children ages 18 months through 8th grade continuing a 320 year-old Quaker tradition of academic excellence. Ann Souder: 910-791-8221 or www.fsow.org.

lectures/readings PANEL DISCUSSION Panel discussion of the newly developed series on the Future of the Book. Community members are welcome to join 4/12, 5:15-6:15pm, in the Azalea Coast Room at the Fisher Student Union, UNCW campus. Panel consists of Josh Hockensmith from Blue Bluer Books; Fritzi Huber, a local artist, teacher, and book maker; and a representative from the senior editorial staff at Algonquin Books. Moderated by publishing lab graduate assistant Lee Canon. Precedes the opening receiption for “In a Bind, Books Designed by UNCW Students,” at Boseman Gallery. http://library.uncwil.edu/news/ discussing_future_book POMEGRANATE BOOKS A Celebration of Lookout Books, featuring readings by 2012’s National Book Critics Circle awardwinner, Edith Pearlman, and John Rybicki, part of Chancellor Miller’s Installation Month, 7:30pm, Sun., 4/15, 7:30pm, Azalea Coast Room, Fisher Student Union. All events are free and open to the public. Receptions sponsored by the department and book signings sponsored by Pomegranate Books will follow. 910-962-7063.

BARNES AND NOBLE All events are free and open to the public and Barnes and Noble in Mayfaire Town Center. Schedule: 4/21, 1-5pm meet and greet with Christian writer Tim Owens, The Search Committee. Southern Baptist preacher, he has lived in Southport, Granite Falls, Shallotte, and Holden Beach N.C., w/degrees from The Citadel and Clemson University and has a Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering.

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FREE LEGAL PANEL The NC Bar Association Young Lawyers Division will host a free legal panel on Tues., 4/10, 6pm, at the New Hanover County Public Library, 201 Chestnut St. Open to the public and free! Attorneys from a variety of practice areas, will be on hand to answer questions regarding criminal law, employment law, worker’s compensation, personal injury, landlord/tenant issues, construction law, estates and trusts, bankruptcy, and residential and commercial property transactions. Abby Lund: (910) 763-3626 or abby@carterandcarterlaw.com.

clubs/notices NC 4TH OF JULY ENTERTAINMENT NEEDED The N.C. 4th of July Festival is pleased to announce its headliner bands for the 2012 festival, 6/30: North Tower Band will entertain at Beach Day in Middleton Park Ext Soccer Field from 6pm-9pm; Mon., 7/2: 40 East Band will play 7-9pm; Street Dance on Tues., 7/3, will have us shagging and beach music by The Craig Woolard Band, 7-10pm; festival will end on 7/4, with the funk & dance classics by Peace & Love Band, 6-9pm. Festival is now seeking Community Entertainment for the main stage from 1-4pm daily 7/2nd – 4th. Contact 910-457-5578. Community entertainment is not compensated however, sound equipment will be provided. www.nc4thofjuly.com WILM. FILM COMMISSION The Wilmington Regional Film Commission (WRFC) announces a partnership with the Queensboro Shirt Company that will allow the general public to buy official WRFC apparel and show support for the local film industry. Anyone can go to www.wilmingtonfilm.com/onlinestore and purchase items ranging from hats and t-shirts to jackets and polo shirts with the WRFC logo.

HISTORIC PRESERVATION AWARDS Historic Wilmington Foundation celebrates National Preservation Month annually each May, alongside thousands of preservation organizations across America. The theme this year is “Discovering America’s Hidden Gems,” and the Foundation’s Preservation Awards recognize and honor the businesses and individuals who make preservation a reality in our historic region. We are now accepting nominations for current preservation excellence and leadership. Your nominations will help recognize, celebrate and educate the residents of the region about historic preservation. The Historic Wilmington Foundation (HWF) will also release its annual Most Threatened Historic Places List in May. Nomination processes open to the public across New Hanover, Brunswick and Pender

ARIES (21 Mar. – 20 April) Some people misunderstand the do-it-now fervor of the Aries tribe, thinking it must inevitably lead to carelessness. Please, prove them wrong in the coming weeks. Launch into the interesting new possibilities with all your exuberance unfurled.

Refuse to allow the natural energy to get hemmed in by theories and concepts. Also, be sure not to mistake rash impatience for intuitive guidance.

Consider the likelihood that your original vision of the future might need to be tinkered with a bit as you translate it into the concrete details.

TAURUS (21 April – 20 May) There is a possibility that a pot of gold sits at the end of the rainbow. The likelihood is small, true; but it’s not zero. On the other hand, the rainbow is definitely here and available for you to enjoy. Of course, you would have to do some more work on yourself in order to gather in the fullness of that enjoyment. Here’s the potential problem: You may be under the impression that the rainbow is less valuable than the pot of gold. So, let me ask you: What if the rainbow’s the real prize?

GEMINI (21 May – 20 June) “It’s eternity in a person that turns the crank handle,” Franz Kafka said. At least that should be the case, I would add. The unfortunate fact of the matter is, a lot of people let other, lesser things turn the crank handle—like the compulsive yearning for money, power and love, for example.

I challenge you to check in with yourself sometime soon and determine what exactly has been turning your crank handle. If it ain’t eternity, or whatever serves as eternity in your world view, get yourself adjusted. In the coming months, it’s crucial that you’re running on the cleanest, purest fuel.

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CANCER (21 June – 21 July) For a white guy from 19th-century England, David Livingstone was unusually egalitarian. As he traveled in Africa, he referred to what were then called “witch doctors” as “my professional colleagues.” In the coming weeks, Cancerian, I encourage you to be inspired by Livingstone as you expand your notion of who your allies are. For example, consider people to be your colleagues if they simply try to influence the world in the same ways you do, even if they work in different jobs or spheres. What might be your version of Livingstone’s witch doctors? Go outside of your usual network as you scout around for confederates who might connect you to exotic new perspectives and resources you never imagined you could use.

LEO (22 July – 22 Aug.) The flag of California features the image of a grizzly bear, and the huge carnivore is the state’s official animal. Yet, grizzly bears have been extinct in California since 1922, when the last one was shot and killed. Is there any discrepancy like that in your own life, Leo? Do you continue to act as if a particular symbol or icon is important to you even though it has no practical presence in your life? If so, this would be a good time to update your attitude.

germinate and bloom by making sweet love in the fields? At the very least, carrying out such a ceremony might stimulate your own personal creativity. In accordance with the astrological omens, I invite you to slip away to a secluded outdoor spot, either by yourself or with a romantic companion. On a piece of paper, write down a project you’d like to make thrive in the coming months.

Bury the note in the good earth, then enjoy an act of love right on top of it.

VIRGO (23 Aug. – 22 Sept.)

The cartoon character Felix the Cat made his debut in 1919. He was a movie star in the era of silent films, and eventually appeared in his own comic strip and TV show. It wasn’t until 1953, when he was 34 years old, he first got his Magic Bag of Tricks, which allowed him to do many things he wasn’t able to do before. I bring this up, Virgo, because I believe you’re close to acquiring a magic bag of tricks that wasn’t on your radar until you had matured to the point where you are now. To ensure that you get that bag, though, you will have to ripen even a bit more.

CAPRICORN (22 Dec. – 20 Jan.) Once upon a time, I fell in love with a brilliant businesswoman named Loreen. I pursued her with all my wiles, hoping to win her amorous affection. After playing hard to get for two months, she shocked me with a brazen invitation: Would I like to accompany her on a whirlwind vacation to Paris? “I think I can swing it,” I told her. But there was a problem: I was flat broke. What to do? I decided to raise the funds by selling off a precious heirloom from childhood, my collection of 6,000 vintage baseball cards. Maybe this story will inspire you to do something comparable, Capricorn: Sacrifice an outmoded attachment or juvenile treasure or youthful fantasy so as to empower the future of love.

LIBRA (24 Sept. – 23 Oct.) I have one child, a daughter, and raising her conscientiously has been one of the great privileges and joys of my life. Bonus: She has turned out to be a stellar human being. Every now and then, though, I get a bit envious of parents who’ve created bigger families. If bringing up one kid is so rewarding, maybe more would be even better. I asked an acquaintance of mine, a man with six kids, how he had managed to pull off that difficult feat. He told me quite candidly, “My secret is that I’m not a good father; I’m very neglectful.” I offer up this story as a way to encourage you, at this juncture in your development, to favor quality over quantity.

SCORPIO (23 Oct. – 21 Nov.) I expect there will be some curious goings-on this week. A seemingly uninspired idea could save you from a dumb decision, for example. An obvious secret may be the key to defeating a covert enemy. A messy inconvenience might show up just in time to help you do the slightly uncool but eminently right thing. Can you deal with this much irony, Scorpio? Can you handle such big doses of the old flippety-flop and oopsie-loopsie? For extra credit, here are two additional odd blessings you could capitalize on: a humble teaching from an unlikely expert and a surge of motivation from an embarrassing excitement.

SAGITTARIUS (22 Nov. – 21 Dec.) Some of our pagan forebears imagined they had a duty to assist with nature’s revival every spring by performing fertility rituals. Wouldn’t it be fun if it were even slightly true that you could help the crops

AQUARIUS (21 Jan. – 19 Feb.) We all know that spiders are talented little creatures. Spiders’ silk is as strong as steel, and their precisely geometric webs are engineering marvels. Even though they have admirable qualities I admire, I don’t expect to have an intimate connection with a spider any time soon. A similar situation is at work in the human realm. I know certain people who are amazing creators and leaders but don’t have the personal integrity or relationship skills that would make them trustworthy enough to seek out as close allies. Their beauty is best appreciated from afar. Consider the possibility that the ideas I’m articulating here would be good for you to meditate on right now, Aquarius.

PISCES (20 Feb. – 20 Mar.) Have you ever had the wind knocked out of you? It feels weird for a short time, but leaves no lasting damage. I’m expecting that you will experience a form of that phenomenon sometime soon. Metaphorically speaking, the wind will get knocked out of you. But, wait! Before you jump to conclusions and curse me out for predicting this, listen to the rest of my message. The wind that will get knocked out of you will be a wind that needed to be knocked out—a wind that was causing confusion in your gut-level intuition.

In other words, you’ll be lucky to get that wind knocked out of you. You’ll feel much better afterward, and you will see things more clearly.

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counties. Deadline for Most Threatened Historic Places: 3/31; and the Preservation Awards: 4/5.

Both announced in May. historicwilmington.org POET LAUREATE NOMINATIONS Nominations for the state’s next poet laureate, the ambassador of North Carolina literature, will be accepted through Monday, April 9, online at www. ncarts.org.The poet laureate receives a $15,000 annual stipend along with programmatic support from Arts Council staff. Selection criteria: NC native with deep connections to the cultural life of this state; literary excellence of the writer’s work; influence on other writers and appreciation of literature in its diversity throughout the state; ability and willingness to conduct the public engagement duties of the office; and statewide, national or international reputation.

WOODTURNERS ASSOC. APRIL MEETING 4/14, 10am-4pm: Barbara Dill will have demonstration and instruction at Wilmington Area Woodturners Association April Meeting at the Leland VFW Post 9408 at 1211 Village Rd from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM on Saturday, April 14th. Dill, a nationally known professional woodturner, from Rockville, VA. Barbara first studied woodturning in 1990 at the Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts in Gatlinburg, TN, was distinguished as an Emerging Artist at the 2011 American Association of Wood-turners (AAW) National Symposium and will be a featured demonstrator at the 2012 AAW symposium. $20 for class and demo. David Borchert: 910-240-0276 REVIVAL 4/18-20, 7:30pm: New Hanover, Brunswick, Pender & surrounding areas Come join us at Inspirational House of Praise located at 9871 Wqayne

St NE Leland NC 28451 for a prophetic revival you dont want to miss. Dr Chief Aposlte William Lee will be the speaker. For more information contact Howard Harris at 910-262-8408 or Nichole at 910540-2955 OLD BOOKS ON FRONT STREET The Going Green Book Club Selections for the next few months are: The Urban Naturalist, 4/3 meeting; 5/1: “Walden; or Life in the Woods” by Henry David Thoreau (1854); 6/5, “World on the Edge: How to Prevent Environmental and Economic Collapse” by Lester R. Brown (2011); 7/3: “Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things,”

by William A. McDonough & Michael Braungart (2002). Books available and members receive a 15% off. • 4/18, 7pm: Local Author’s Book Club Book feat. “All Will Be Revealed” by Robert Anthony Siegel (debut novel, “All The Money in The World,”). Thoughtful, insightful reading and author signing. • April is Script Frenzy Month—the script version of National Novel Writing Month. We will have write-ins and support groups going all month!

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culinary CULINARY ADVENTURES TOUR Eat your way through Wilmington’s food history and delights! Culinary Adventures Tour with food writer/chef Liz Biro; under a mile, wear comfortable shoes. Top Chef Farmers Market Tour and Cooking Class, Heart of Downtown, Drinks Downtown, Downtown Brunch Stroll, Foodie Shopping Tour, Custom and Special Group Tours and more! $25 and up! www.lizbiro.com. 910-545-8055 FIRE ON THE DOCK 4/4; 17-18; 24-25; 5/1-2; 8-9; 15-16; May 22: A new “Got To Be NC” dining competition sponsored by the N.C. Department of Agriculture features an Iron Chef-style cook-off each evening.

Two coastal N.C. chefs create three courses each, based on a secret ingredient revealed to them that day. Diners taste each course blind and select the winner alongside a team of culinary and celebrity judges. Winners advance to the next bracket, and on May 22, one chef walks away with a cash prize and bragging rights. Fifteen dinner competitions will be held at Shell Island Resort, Wrightsville Beach. Tickets: $49 or $59 for finals. www.competitiondining.com WEEKLY FARMERS’ MARKETS Riverfront Farmer’s Market Sat, Downtown Wilmington (Through Dec.; www.wilmingtonfarmers. com); Carolina Beach Farmer’s Market Sat, Carolina Beach Lake (5/12-9/15; 910-431-8122); Wrightsville Beach Farmer’s Market Mon, Causeway Dr. (5/7-9/3; 910-256-7925; Poplar Grove Plantation Farmer’s Market Wed, 10200 US 17 N., Wilmington (4/4-11/22; www.poplargrove. com). Feat. over three dozen food, arts and crafts vendors. Opening day, 4/4, the Wool and Wood Show takes place in the barn, 8am-1pm. Also feat. exhibits and demonstrations by the Cape Fear Rug Hookers and the Cape Fear Woodcarvers.

Hayrides through nature preserve, 10am-noon, $5/person. Music every week with Cindy Rhodes on hammered dulcimer. Cooking classes: 4/11, Lesson and Lunch, feat. English peas and cream cold soup, risotto w/seared scallops and drunken strawberries in puff pastry.

CSAS Sign up and enjoy the freshness of seasonal foods, direct from your local farm to your home. Community Supported Agriculture programs: Oakley Laurel

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Farm, Castle Hayne. Robb Prichard farmstream@ hotmail.com; Black River Organic Farm, Ivanhoe, NC www.blackriverorganicfarm.com. Stefan Hartmann (910)532-2437; Dogwood Farm, Maple Hill, NC www.localharvest.com. Mary & Nelson James: (910)470-0002 or mjmaryjames5354@aol.com; Farm Pick-Up Only My Sister’s Farm, Burgaw, NC. 910-547-9221 Joyce Bowman/Carol Jackson: (910)259-9762/(910)283-2931; Cottle Tip Top Farms, Rose Hill, NC. www.cottletiptopfarms.com.

Herbie Cottle: 910-289-5034 or Progressive Gardens, (910)395-1156; Greenlands Farm, Bolivia, NC. www.greenlandsfarmstore.info. Heather Burkert,(910)253-9515, info@greenlandsfarmstore. info; Heritage Produce at Shelton Herb Farm, Leland, NC. www.localharvest.org Margaret Bowen, heritageproduce@hotmail.com; Veggies By The Sea , Supply, NC. www.localharvest.org. Sybil Mitchell-Simmons: (910)754-8998. veggiesbythesea@yahoo.com; Little Family Farm, Ash, NC. Janet Little: (910)470-6074 or Janet_little83@yahoo.com; Red Beard Farm, Castle Hayne. Morgan Milne: (910)612-7216 redbeardfarm@gmail.com.

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PLEASURE ISLAND CHOWDER COOKOFF 4/14. 11:30am-5pm: The Pleasure Island Chowder Cook-Off! Folks can sample a taste of Cape Fear during this friendly chowder competition held at Carolina Beach Lake Park in Carolina Beach. Children can enjoy Kidz Zone with face-painting, a giant inflatable slide and more. For an additional fee, there will be paddleboat rides for the entire family.

Live music by Mark Roberts Band and chowdertasting (and voting). $5/adults, children 12 and under are free. Feat. chowder from Cape Fear Seafood Co., Havana’s Fresh Island Restaurant, Lazy Pirate, O’Charley’s, Seaside Grill-Marriott CB, SeaWitch CafÈí & Tiki Bar, The Grille and Veggie Wagon. 910-458-8434.

A TICKET TO TASTE 4/27, 6:30-10pm: A Ticket to Taste offers a night sampling Burmese and Iraqi cuisine. Second annual spring fund-raiser for Interfaith Refugee Ministry-Wilmington, a refugee resettlement agency.

Tickets: $25; 910 264-7244 or ticket2taste@gmail. com. Also feat. musical performances by supporters of Interfaith Refugee Ministry-Wilmington and the Burmese Karen Choir of Wilmington. Learn about the refugee experience from people who have fled persecution in their homelands to journey to the U.S. in order to rebuild new lives of hope and freedom here in Wilmington. Interfaith Refugee Ministry-Wilmington provides resettlement services to legal refugees who come to the United States at the sponsorship of the State Department of the United States. The Wilmington sub-office opened its doors January, 2010. Since 2010, we resettled 106 refugees from Burma, Columbia, Cuba and Iraq. St. James Parish Episcopal Church Perry Hall, corner of Dock and S. 4th sts.

910-264-7244Ticket2taste@gmail.com ILM GREEK FESTIVAL 5/18-20: Wilmington Greek Festival. Traditional Greek food, cooking demonstrations, music, dance and marketplace. St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, Wilmington. 910-392-4444; www. stnicholasgreekfest.com THE WINE SAMPLER Every week we have five wines available to taste during sampling hours, Thurs., 3-8 pm, Fri., 3-9 pm, and Sat., 11 am-7 pm. Each week we arrange a set of five wines, which we offer a 10% discount as well toward purchase. 4107-C Oleander Dr. (910) 796-WINE (9463). thewinesampler.com

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