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news & views.....................4-6 4-5 op-ed: With gloves wrapped in words, the

COVER STORY: And All That Jazz...

Cranky Foreigner steps into the ring with Glenn Beck; Bill Wilson takes on Obama’s state-of-the-

Music buffs and especially jazz aficionados will greatly appreciate the upcoming North Carolina Jazz Festival (NCJF), taking place at the Wilmington Hilton Ballroom, February 4th-6th. Featured will be the Fats-Waller-style jazz of our own local jazz musician and professor Grenaldo Frazier.

“Many people put jazz in a box and don’t realize that there is a broad spectrum of different styles. We are trying to show folks some of the many ‘faces’ of it,” Sandy Evans, a six-year NCJF board member, currently in her fifth term as president, says.

Read all about the festival and get more details in Adrian Varnam’s piece on page 14.

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The deadline for voting has ended, and all that’s left to do is party. The 2010 Best of Wilmington Awards party will be held Tuesday, February 9th, at Level 5/City Stage beginning at 6:30pm. It is open for the public and promises to be a rip-roarin’ good time for all! Come see who was voted best of the best in all categories, and be sure to view our write-ups of all the winners in four consecutives issues beginning February 17th. There’s entertain-

late-night funnies

“Neither one of these parties cares as much about the country as they do about being the one who gets to run the country. It’s a big waste, and it’s a big waste of air time that could be better spent on celebrities ice skating or conveyor belts of love, things like that.”—Jimmy Kimmel “More problems for Goldman Sachs. Did you know the tax rate it paid on its profits last year was 0.6 percent? And of course, the CEO of Goldman Sachs was furious when he heard this. He said: ‘What? When did we start paying taxes? This is ridiculous.’”—Jay Leno “The late-night wars are finally over. I’m kind of amazed I’m still here, too. Jay Leno

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6 news of the weird: Chuck Shepherd finds the oddities of crime.

artsy smartsy ...................8-19 8-9 theater previews: MJ Pendleton previews Thalian Association’s “The Taffetas” and Big Dawg’s “Love on the Rocks.”

11 film: Anghus considers Legion to be a cheesy distraction worth two and a half stars.

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said he’s going to go on ‘The Oprah Winfrey Show’ and tell his side of the story. I never thought I’d say this, but watch your back, Oprah.”—Craig Ferguson “I did it my way, with people I love, and I do not regret a second. I’ve had more good fortune than anyone I know, and if our next gig is doing a show in a 7-Eleven parking lot, we’ll find a way to make it fun. As I set off for exciting new career opportunities, I just want to make one thing clear to everyone listening out there: I will do nudity.”—Conan O’Brien, signing off from “The Tonight Show” “You know, you’ve got to love Jay. Jay is like a whack-a-mole. You think you’ve cancelled him and then he pops up in another time period.”—David Letterman “Today President Obama was focused on bringing tough new regulations to banks. He said ‘If these folks want a fight, that’s a fight I’m ready to have.’ This explains why when President Obama tried to use an ATM today, it just spit out a receipt that said ‘F U.’”—Jimmy Fallon

word of the week

mon•de•green [MON-di-green] noun.

1. A word or phrase resulting from a misinterpretation of a word or phrase that has been heard.

Quotation: “Mondegreens can be found in every area of the spoken word, from the record buyer who asks for a copy of the Queen single “Bohemian Rap City” to the schoolchild who is convinced that the Pledge of Allegiance begins ‘I led the pigeons to the flag.’”—Gavin Edwards Origin: “Mondegreen” was coined by Sylvia Wright, U.S. writer, from the line “laid him on the green,” interpreted as “Lady Mondegreen” in a Scottish ballad.

12 art preview: Lauren Hodges discusses the Wilmington Mural Arts Program.

13 gallery guide: See what local galleries are hanging.

14-15 music previews: Adrian Varnam details the upcoming NC Jazz Festival; Renee Glasgo gets the saucy dish on Wilmington’s Peepshow Cabaret at the Soapbox.

16-19 soundboard: Find out what bands and solo musicians are playing shows in venues all over town.

grub & guzzle..................22-24 22-24 dining guide: Need a few suggestions on where to eat? Flip through encore’s dining guide for the scoop on the Port City’s finest.

extra! extra! ...................26-35 26 feature story: Sarah Boggs goes into a food coma thanks to the upcoming Wilmington Chocolate Festival.

28-35 calendar/’toons/corkboard: Find out where to go and what to do about town with encore’s calendar; check out Tom Tommorow

and encore’s annual ‘toons winner, R. Blanton; read the latest saucy corkboard ads.

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t’s Sunday morning—usually a good time for I-95 South out of DC. But it was a mess. All those “mad-as-hell tea party” folks had beed listening to Glenn Beck on the Mall. It was bold stuff. Obama was either Hitler or Stalin. But either way he was shredding the Constitution—the whole document, it seems, so there was no need to be specific about which Articles. The Tea Baggers were heading home, stuck in traffic, in their SUVs. Glenn told them to write something on their rear windshields. So I’m staring at “Writ with the Blood of Patriots. Taken by the Pen of Congress.”

Some time ago, about 700 years give or take, a bunch of Englishmen forced the King of England to sign a piece of paper that laid out the deal between the ruler and the peo-

by: The Cranky Foreigner ple he ruled. I consider the Magna Carta to be the cornerstone of Western Civilization. It contains lots of stuff considered to be radical at the time. Stuff like, if a man is arrested, he has the right to appear before a judge, face his accuser, and hear the evidence and answer the charges against him. That principle exists today in every country that isn’t a flat-out, unapologetic dictatorship. In America it’s Article VI of the Constitution, a document “Writ by the Blood of Patriots” if there ever was one.

Stuck in traffic, I remember the morning I woke up and heard that Congress had passed the Military Commissions Act. It al-

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BECK IN THE SADDLE: Patriots come in the form of tea-baggers when Glenn Beck’s at the wheel, instructing folks to scribe political banter on their rear windshileds.

lowed the President to declare that someone or a group of people could be legally considered to be non-persons. Essentially they could be arrested, and as far as the legal system was concerned, they would not exist. Goodbye, Article VI. Hitler and Stalin were also very good at that disappearing people thing. I was smug when I heard about it, because putting white-out to a very central American freedom enshrined in the most sacred document in America would not stand. I flipped channels, looking for reports of riots in the streets. Surely, by then, they

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had tarred and feathered some slow-moving Congressmen. A patriot’s anger would not be contained. No news there. A desperate Google search under the topic of “patriot” turned up interesting facts about men who threw footballs in the Boston area. (And for big money, it seems.) In France, where all the “surrender-monkeys” live, if they even hinted at eliminating trials for the accused, their Parliament would have been a smoldering ruin within the hour.

So where the fuck was this guy in the SUV in front of me the day they deleted Article VI from the Constitution? Watching “American Idol”? Stranger still, when a bunch of timid, apologetic Congressional committees discuss a few feeble efforts to make the crooks in the insurance industry slightly honest, this SUV guy drops everything and heads to DC to cheer a lot of talk about Hitler. Since when were insurance policies “Writ with the blood of Patriots”?

And how does the “Pen of Congress” take away with a bill that hadn’t even hit the floor?

I remember reading the Patriot Act (funny how it was all typed up and ready to be passed the day after 9/11). Book sellers had to keep records of the names of people that bought certain books so that when the FBI came-a-knocking, they would be turned in.

Possibly more disturbing was that, after it happened, the book seller was required not to tell anyone. Goodbye First Amendment.

Where was my SUV guy that morning?

So my question is, what happens when America really is in trouble? Will the SUV guy turn off the Patriots’ game and head for DC? “The answer my friend/is blowing in the wind/The answer is blowing in the wind...”

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Earth to Obama: A disjointed State-of-the-Union address

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he American people simply do not by: Bill Wilson recovered most of the money we spent on matter to Barack Obama. He said the banks. To recover the rest, I have proEditor of GetLiberty.org so himself as he attempted his first posed a fee on the biggest banks.” Yet, only State of the Union Address, declaring, were claiming majority support for plans like the biggest banks are the ones who have “[W]hen I ran for President, I promised I the “public option,” Rasmussen has polled paid TARP back in full ... with interest. wouldn’t just do what was popular; I would clear opposition for most of 2009.

Most of the $120 billion in losses have do what was necessary.” This was a nice Barack Obama doesn’t care. With only an arisen under loans to AIG (not a bank), GM way of saying he had heard the over- occasional glance at the glaring reality that (not a bank) and Chrysler (not a bank). It whelming opposition to his Big Govern- the American people really are not in favor of was Obama’s own Treasury secretary, ment agenda—and he has decided Timothy Geithner, who testified to to plow ahead anyway.

“There is a significant like“. . . the only entities Obama is not Congress: “I will not walk away” from the lihood that we will not be repaid for government health-care takeover, interested in targeting are those most the full value of our investments in he said, and “neither should the AIG, GM and Chrysler.” directly responsible for the mess.” people in this chamber.” This, in But not to worry, Obama says, “I spite of devastating resistance to am not interested in punishing banks.” the scheme that would ration care, Only, he is. He asserted, “Our most raise premiums, drive people off of their his plans, Obama’s State of the Union was urgent task upon taking office was to shore insurance, cut benefits, and bankrupt the mostly a “stay the course” campaign rally, up the same banks that helped cause this treasury with over $1.5 trillion in costs coupled with blind assertions as to the cor- crisis.” By that, he means, take over, reguover 10 years once fully implemented. rectness of his position. Not to mention his late and monopolize. You know, punish.

All told, 58 percent oppose the plan in bull-headed insistence that the Democrats Despite all of his bald distortions, Barack Scott Rasmussen’s last weekly poll on get it done and “not run for the hills.”

Obama’s greatest transgression in this the subject. His tracking has been way For example, he came close to prevaricat- speech was more a sin of omission than ahead of the curve on opposition to the ing (to put it kindly) about losses from the commission in his historical account of health-care takeover. While apologists Troubled Asset Relief Program: “[W]e have what actually happened. In fact, the only

entities Obama is not interested in targeting are those most directly responsible for the mess.

Obama had positively nothing to say about Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the Federal Reserve (government-created entities all), whose errant policies of looselending and easy money coupled together to incentivize borrowing on an unprecedented level, inflate the housing bubble, sell worthless securities worldwide, and bring the economy to brink of ruin. Not one word.

Even as George Bush was attempting to justify the unprecedented bailouts his Administration ushered in, he at least acknowledged the role played by, for example, too-low interest rates. Instead, Obama presented a bizarre, disjointed address that was almost completely disconnected from reality, save for the touch of icy indifference to the express will of the American people not to proceed on this course.

But then, by now, that is what the American people have come to expect from the imperial, impervious President.

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Chuck Shepherd digs up the strangest of the strange in world news

LEAD STORY In January, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers confiscated a live, jeweled beetle that a woman was wearing as an “accessory” on her sweater as she crossed into Brownsville, Texas, from Mexico. Blue jewels were glued onto the beetle’s back, which had been painted gold, and the mobile brooch was tethered by a gold chain attached to a safety pin. Even though the woman orally “declared” the animal, the beetle was confiscated because she had not completed the bureau’s PPQ Form 526, which is necessary to bring insects into the country.

Reportedly, such jewelry is not that rare in Mexico. A spokesperson for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals was, of course, appalled.

The Entrepreneurial Spirit Economic Recovery in Denver: As of early January, at least 390 new Denver businesses had applied for sales-tax licenses as dispensaries for legal (medicinal) marijuana. By comparison, Starbucks

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coffee shops number 208 in the entire state of Colorado. Among the first cannabis-centered businesses to open, in December, was the Ganja Gourmet on South Broadway, featuring lasagna, pizza, jambalaya, paella, flavored cheesecakes and other delicacies, all “spiced” appropriately for customers with doctors’ prescriptions.

Jeweler Colin Burn, of Broome, Australia, announced in October at the Asia Adult Expo in Macau that he will make the world’s most expensive “personal vibrator,” in 10 limited editions, out of smooth platinum, each with 1,500 white diamonds. He said he planned to shoot for a price of $1 million (U.S.) and noted that he currently offers a similar sex toy with only 450 diamonds (but with a handle made of rare conkerberry wood) that he sells for $38,000.

Professor Yevgeny Moskalev of Russia’s St. Petersburg Technological University announced in November that he had perfected a somewhat-useful powdered version of Russia’s favorite drink (vodka).

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the alcohol was by mixing the liquid vodka into a special wax and letting it harden. According to a November report in the English-language version of Pravda, the resulting shaved chips could then be flavored to counteract the wax’s insipidness, and might be used for cooking or medicine.

“Instant vodka” mix for straight drinking does not appear to be in professor Moskalev’s plans.

In 2008, Sweden, one of only seven countries with embassies in North Korea, began trying to coax that country into the global economy by encouraging the manufacture of jeans, which Sweden in turn would arrange for sale in high-end stores.

After a series of awkward missteps (e.g., a textile manufacturer, unfamiliar with the concept of “jeans,” said no, but the director of a mining company decided to accept the project), 1,100 pairs were finally shipped and priced at the equivalent of about $215 a pair, according to a December Reuters dispatch from Stockholm. (The “NoKo” jeans were initially given shelf space in at least one store, but now are offered only on the store’s Web site.)

Leading Economic Indicators After the New York Post reported in December on the 175-square-foot Manhattan apartment recently purchased by Christopher Prokop and his wife (for $150,000, with $800 monthly in maintenance fees), residents of even smaller Manhattan digs told the Post they were unimpressed. For instance, Felice Cohen, 39, rents a 90square-foot apartment ($700) with a loft bed, but admits that she must sit sideways on the toilet. Freelance event-planner Eddie Rabon rents a 55-square-foot palace for $800 a month (closer to midtown than Cohen’s). He can almost touch both side walls simultaneously and cannot easily turn around while showering. Commented

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He’s a man of distinction, but that is of little comfort in the tight economy. Actor Jonah Falcon, 39, is out of work and living once again with his parents in New York City, according to a January report on AOL News. A 1999 HBO documentary touted Falcon as possessor of the world’s longest penis (13 1/2 inches, aroused).

He has appeared in mainstream film and TV roles (“Law and Order,” “Melrose Place,” “The Sopranos”), but has refused to do pornography. “If I did porn, nobody would take me seriously.” However, he added, “I wouldn’t be opposed to doing a nude scene (in a mainstream film) if I got the right part.”

The recent Christmas bonus season was rough at the RF Brookes pizza-ingredient factory in Wigston, England. Workers received only gift containers of pudding (“plum duffs”) with a use-by date of March 2009, but accompanied by a letter from management assuring them that food technicians had certified the product as safe to eat in January 2010. (After numerous employee complaints, the company apologized and offered fresh plum duffs.)

Slut Birds A team of researchers led by a University of Connecticut professor, writing recently in the ornithology journal The Auk, declared the local saltmarsh sparrow to be America’s most promiscuous bird, in that 95 percent of the females hook up with more than one male during a mating season. The likelihood that any two chicks in a nest had the same father was only 23 percent, and in one-third of the nests, all chicks had different fathers. The researchers hypothesized that the frequent flooding of Connecticut’s marshes destroys so many nests that non-choosy females have gained evolutionary advantage. (A wren in Australia and a parrot in Madagascar are said to be comparably promiscuous.)

Least Competent Deer A seven-point buck was found dead in Viroqua, Wis., in November, apparently after losing a head-butting contest with a cement-statue buck. Ramming contests are common during mating season, and the cement buck was about the same size as the dead one (but weighs about three times as much).

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Sock-Hop Sounds: Thalian Associations presents ‘The Taffetas: A Musical Journey through the Fabulous Fifities’

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h, the Fifties—back when men were men, women were ladies, and children were seen but not heard.

“The Taffetas” is set in 1956. Eisenhower was president, World War II and the Korean War were over, and Disneyland had just opened. Our teeth were fluoridated

by Crest, “the pill” prevented pregnancy, and Miss Clairol significantly increased the blonde population. Television was family entertainment: “The Ozzie and Harriet Show,” “Father Knows Best” and “The Mickey Mouse Club.” Though advertising was increasing, consumerism had not yet completely consumed us.

The musical revue “‘The Taffetas’ “takes us out of the time period we’re in now and takes us to a lighter time period,” David T. Loudermilk, director of the Thalian-Association production, commented. The fictitious girl group—a tribute to The McGuire Sisters, The Fontane Sisters, and The Chordettes—is composed of four sisters who are premiering on a television show similar to “Ed Sullivan.” The songs will be familiar to golden-oldie aficionados and a cultural curiosity to the younger generations: “Old Cape Cod,” “Tennessee Waltz,” “My Little Grass Shack,” “Around the World,” “Mr. Sandman,” “Where the Boys Are,” “How Much Is That Doggie in the Window?” and many more. These upbeat songs are arranged in thematic medleys like “travel, boys and hurt,” Loudermilk explained.

Loudermilk is also the choreographer, which he found “challenging because the

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The Taffetas 120 S. 2nd St. • Hannah Block 2nd Street Stage February 4th-14th Thurs.—Sat., 8pm • Sun., 3pm Tickets: $20 • (910) 251-1778 Fifties’ girl groups didn’t really dance.” The girls (Jennifer Czechlewski, Dorothy Cowan, Alecia Bell Vanderhaar and Emily Graham) were cast not just because of their classical music background but also because of the harmonizing blend of their voices. The singing groups of the era were connected musically to the barbershop-quartet tradition, so most of the songs are in four-part harmony. Though the performers all have “a four-octave range,” according to Czechlewski, for this production she is the first soprano, Cowan is second, Vanderhaar sings tenor and Graham bass.

Music director Jonathan Barber is part of the storyline as the sisters’ cousin, who accompanied them on the bus from Muncie, Indiana, to New York City for their television appearance. There really isn’t much of a plot, but the sisters do have distinctive personalities.

“The Fifties’ girls were so different—we get to act girly,” Vanderhaar smiled. She plays Cheryl, “the hot one,” according to Loudermilk. “Donna (Graham) is the ad-

BACK IN TIME: Jennifer Czechlewski, Dorothy Cowan, Alecia Bell Vanderhaar and Emily Graham play a girls group from the ‘50s in “The Taffetas.”

venturous one, and Kay (Cowan) is the most responsible.”

“My character, Peggy, is the most traditional,” Czechlewski added. “She’s still looking for her MRS.” Czechlewski’s life is imitating her art. “I’m having the opportunity to be a homemaker after being laid off. I always

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Lackadaisical Love:

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ccording to Sophocles, “One word frees us of all the weight and pain of life. That word is ‘love.’” Everyone wants to love and be loved. The wisest lovers adjust to the ever-changing faces and landscapes of their love and value it even more. Sadly, statistics suggest that most people seek new love when the old one becomes obsolete. Intimacy and familiarity have little value when a younger, fresher, more exciting relationship is available. Sometimes the attraction is just in the difference. Big Dawg’s four, funny, one-act plays are not about infidelity, but they do explore the search for companionship that never seems to end.

“A Marriage Proposal” by Anton Chekhov is a period farce with witty dialogue and situational humor. Ivan Vassilyvitch arrives at his neighbor’s house intent on proposing to his neighbor’s daughter Natalia. The two proceed to argue about land ownership, and Vassilyvitch is asked to leave.

After he is gone, Natalia finds out about the intended proposal and asks her father to bring him back. When Vassilyvitch returns, he and Natalia argue again, this time about their dogs.

Kevin Wilson, who plays Vassilyvitch, describes him as an “eccentric hypochondriac,” and Jana Allen, as Natalia, is tempted “to play her character over the top.”

Natalia is excited about the proposal, but “they fight viciously, and every single line seems to have a double meaning. In marriage there is often a lot of bickering, and this relationship just starts out like that,” Allen explained.

“But sometimes it’s a sign of attraction if people clash from the beginning,” Wilson added.

Chekhov himself did not think much of his “wretched, boring, vulgar little skit,” but it has delighted audiences for over 100 years.

“Fixing Up Mom,” by local playwright Kathryn Martin, is about “the perils of meeting new people after you get to be a certain age and more set in your ways,” Suzanne Nystrom, who plays the mom, explained.

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Love on the Rocks Preview Cape Fear Playhouse, 613 Castle St. February 4-7, 11-14, 18-21; 8pm Sunday matineés , 3pm Tickets: $15-18 • 910-341-7228 Her suitor arrives with a list of requirements, and she comes up with her own list. “There are good twists and turns that make the play very funny,” she added.

In “Ships,” by Jay Hanagan, “two people who are married to other people meet by chance and find they have more in common with each other than they do with their spouses,” Big Dawg’s artistic director, Ken Cressman, explained. “It is more bittersweet than the other plays, and the clever dialogue is really witty.”

Allen also stars in this play, and she thinks this situation “has probably happened to a lot of different people. It is intriguing wondering if another person would have been a better fit.”

“Or maybe it’s just an ego boost that someone finds them really interesting,” Cressman suggested.

The fourth play, “Not Since Baltimore,” by another local playwright, Bert Sherman, is based on his own experiences with Internet dating. He is trying to explain to a clueless friend about meeting women on personal Web sites, and what they’re doing and saying there. Big Dawg has produced this very funny, one-act play before, and it inspired Cressman to assimilate into one production four thematically similar plays in which “the course of true love does not run smoothly.

These are very different plays,” he said, “but they all follow the same theme: It’s not easy finding love at any age.”

These plays touch on the humorous side of the endless search for love; don’t miss the opportunity to laugh at the folly of this frustrating human condition.

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Unleashing the Fury?

Legion falls flat and becomes a cheesy distraction

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What a great line. The concept of accepting that The Almighty exists is tough enough on the logic sector of the psyche. Having to philosophize the concept that God might find us rather unpleasant is enough to make the logic

part of our brains spasm until we’re quivering in the fetal position, sucking our thumbs.

Legion decides to explore this basic premise, albeit taking the most ridiculous angle humanly possible: a super-violent, shoot-out zombie hybrid film. The results are, at best, mixed.

My love for bad cinema has been explored in great detail over the years. I have a hard time panning films that make an effort to entertain. I loathe stupidity, and I hate laziness.

Budgets don’t matter. As noted philosopher P. Diddy said, “Mo’ money, mo’ problems.”

Cinematically, this is often the case.

Legion is a film with a modest budget trying to achieve an epic scope. It is another extrapolation of the Romero “trapped in a box” scenario. (To readers who don’t know George Romero: Shame on you for being dense.) George Romero crafted the framework for many modern horror stories. Take a fixed location, throw in a variety of clashing personality types, create rising tension by putting something outside the house, trapping a character in a life-and-death scenario.

Romero used zombies. This formula has been used again and again, snowballing into an entire genre. Legion has its own variation of the zombie formula. Instead of corpses rising from their graves or masses of infected humans, the enemies

ROLE-PLAYING: Paul Bettany and Adrianne Palicki star in Screen Gems’ supernatural action thriller Legion.

of Legion are people “possessed” by angry spirits.

The “box” here is a New-Mexico diner— quite possibly the most isolated diner in the history of the world. It’s a wonderful fictional place where all sorts of drama is happening. There’s the rich couple with the typically spoiled daughter, a grizzled owner named Bob (Dennis Quaid) and his hillbilly mechanic son named ... wait for it … “Jeep” (Lucas Black). That’s right; the name of the mechanic is “Jeep.” By this logic I was expecting the cook (Charles Dunton) to be named “Greasy Eggs” and an edgy thug (Tyrese Gibson) to be named “Racial Profiling.”

Legion is the type of movie where the names seem as useless as the motives. This eclectic group of characters are crammed into the diner and are already at each others’ throats. The situation is made far less tolerable by the arrival of an elderly woman who warns of the forthcoming apocalypse and begins to chow down on people like a demonic Mary Lou Renton. I haven’t seen an elderly move that fast since the great Bingo fire of 1987.

Everything becomes more clear with the arrival of Michael (Paul Bettany), a fallen angel

who has descended from the heavens to try and save humanity. He cuts off his wings, and heads to the diner to try and save a pregnant waitress, whose child is the key to mankind’s salvation. Michael swoops in like Captain Exposition to explain that God is unleashing an army of angels to kick the crap out of humanity for being a massive disappointment. Basically, God got fed up with us taking out the car and never filling up the tank, as well as leaving our clothes strewn around the house. But instead of grounding humanity or taking away our phone privileges, He’s decided to unleash the fury of His angelic army to eviscerate us. A little harsh, huh? Then again, God was always a strong supporter of tough love.

So the question remains: How do we stop an army of demonically possessed people and an archangel? With guns, of course. So our heroes dip into Michael’s stockpile of automatic weapons and try to hold the army of the super creepy at bay. It’s an overused premise with a slightly skewed twist. There is very little logic or rational thought involved from the characters or the creators—nothing more than a cheesy distraction of a film. There is not a scary moment to be found. The level of predictability is so high that even a slow first-grader would have little problem deciphering the slight narrative shifts posing as “twists.”

To be fair I can’t think of a filmmaker alive who could pull off this material without making the audience giggle just a bit. And I can’t think of another critic, other than myself, in this hemisphere who would be so forgiving of the ludicrous premise. Truth be told, this is not an awful movie; it’s just a bad one—bad enough to be entertaining, mainly because of the quality talent in the roles. They’re not great, but they bring a hint of legitimacy to the film. Seeing roles played by Dennis Quaid instead of the guy who plays McDreamy on “Grey‘s Anatomy” is a plus. I’ve seen these kind of movies before, most notably the Project Greenlight disaster Feast.

Most of the credit for carrying the film goes to Paul Bettany, who plays Michael as a forlorn badass. A good actor is capable of conveying dramatic weight even when given very little to do. Bettany is an actor far better than the material. It is only because of his involvement that I didn’t rip this predictable and derivative yarn into shreds.

Legion is only for those able to appreciate smelly cheese—the kind of film for fans who enjoy off-the-wall cinema with familiar framework. Those who prefer the “trapped in a box” genre—or just enjoy an incredibly ridiculous movie—should see Legion. But don’t expect anything more than ordinary.

reel to reel a few must-sees this week Cinematique 310 Chestnut Street • 910-343-1640 Wed.-Sat., 7:30pm; Sundays, 3pm •February 3rd-7th, 2010, $7 The Private Lives of Pippa Lee, 90 min.

Married to an intellectual three decades her senior, 50-year-old Pippa Lee provides comfort to her husband and exquisitely prepared meals to his friends while her sense of identity begins to deconstruct.

Through flashbacks, the film shows the seeds of Pippa’s discontent in a childhood with an addicted mother and her younger self’s years of discovery and experimentation. Is Pippa’s life really the safe haven it seems? Director Rebecca Miller (Arthur Miller’s daughter) treats the common confrontation between mid-life reality and earlier dreams with meticulous care. Starring Robin Wright, Alan Arkin, Keanu Reeves and Julianne Moore. Rated R

Mayfaire 16 900 Town Center Drive • 910-256-0556 Youth in Revolt While his trailer-trash parents teeter on the edge of divorce, 14-year-old Nick sets his sights on dream girl Sheeni Saunders, hoping that she’ll be the one to take away his virginity. Starring Michael Cera. R

Carmike 16 111 Cinema Drive • 910-815-0266 When in Rome An ambitious young New Yorker (Kristen Bell), disillusioned with romance, takes a whirlwind trip to Rome where she defiantly plucks magic coins from a “foolish” fountain of love, inexplicably igniting the passion of an odd group of suitors: a sausage magnate (Danny DeVito), a street magician (Jon Heder), an adoring painter (Will Arnett) and a self-admiring model (Dax Shepard). But when a charming reporter (Josh Duhamel) pursues her with equal zest, how will she know if his love is the real thing? PG-13 All AreA movie listings And pArAgrAph synopses cAn be found At encorepub.com.

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Bricks in the Wall: More murals are planned for downtown in 2010

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t seems that residents of Wilmington are always running into the painted walls of Cynthia O’Neal: in the bathroom at Slice of Life, in the New Castle Art and Antiques district, and along the side of the florist building on Kerr Avenue. Even coming-and-going visitors become acquainted with her work in the Wilmington airport.

With 28 public murals in the area finished, O’Neal has been busy making a name for herself as the town muralist with her relaxing designs that pay tribute to Wilmington’s natural beauty. “I want Wilmington on the map as one of the best mural cities in the country,” she asserts.

Her recent work hasn’t been with a paintbrush but nonetheless continues to strive toward that very goal. As the executive director of a new downtown arts program, O’Neal has been busy organizing the latest creation to adorn a Wilmington wall.

“The mural program developed when a few artists got together and decided that

by: Lauren Hodges when a building is painted, it brings happiness and hope to an otherwise sparse area,” she says. “It supports both artists and communities, as well as the greater public in general.”

A former Los-Angeles resident, O’Neal was the director of LA Arts, a nonprofit program that gave her the experience needed to tackle this latest project. She is collaborating with Colleen Ringrose, an alumni of the San Francisco Mural Arts Program; Diane Brann; and an anonymous board of directors to plan the Port City’s next big mural—and their ambitions don’t stop there.

“We would like to have as many as four murals done by the end of the year,” O’Neal reveals. Of course, accomplishing that will be easier said than done, considering the program’s targeted neighborhoods.

“Downtown is tough since there are such strict regulations in the historic district.

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funding and opportunity to finish the parking garage.”

With their goals in sight, the board has been busy constructing a public arts education division. After a successful New Year’s Eve fund-raiser at Wilmington Wine, the ladies moved forward with a talent search, calling on the vast creative community here in town to expand the program.

“Right now we are accepting applications for both a community mural project and for [a] sponsor-an-artist program, where an art-

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ist is hired to share art in schools,” O’Neal explains. “We will decide on an artist for the mural in April and, hopefully, get the design and execution started that same month.”

With strong public creations and inschool art education on the agenda, faith in art is apparent within the Wilmington Mural Arts Program.“We truly believe art makes people happy and has the power to bring communities together,” O’Neal reflects.

“It is an unbelievable tool that has no barriers, like language. We are thrilled to be putting these plans into action!”

To apply for a teaching position or to be considered for the next mural project, e-mail wilmingtonmuralarts@gmail.com.

MURAL MAGIC: The Hispanic Education Center in the kids’ area at St. Mary’s gets a facelift with a cheerful mural painting.

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“Beautiful art work.” “Very nice.” “Art rocks your socks, and you know that.” These are just what a few customers had to say about Hampstead Art Gallery. Come and tell us what you think.

Affordable prices on prints and originals. Local artists with various styles and taste are just excited about having the opportunity to share their work with all art lovers. Our artists offer different sizes from what we have on display and low rates on commissioned work.

Owner Charles Turner invites all artists and art lovers to just hang out in our new Artist Lounge any time. Look for our upcoming Expos and Open House. Hampstead Art Gallery is located in Hampstead on the corner of Factory Road next to CVS Pharmacy.

1701 Wrightsville Ave 910 343 5233 Mon-Sat, 12-9pm; Sunday, 1-6pm www.artfuelinc.com www.myspace.com/artfuel_inc Artfuel.inc is located at the corner of Wrightsville Ave and 17th st. Housed in an old gas station, we offer resident artists working in studios alongside a gallery space used to exhibit other artists work.

We hope to connect artists with each other and offer many styles of work to fuel the public’s interest. Currently, Artfuel, Inc. will showcase Volume 22, a graffiti extravaganza, featuring Stevie Mack, Kid Mike, Mathew Curran, Camden Noir and Eye Dee. Live tagging will be done throughout the evening on a wall built specially for the event. All are welcome.

New Elements Gallery

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332 Nutt St, The Cotton Exchange (910) 762-4207 Mon.-Sat., 10am-5:30pm; Sun., 12-4pm www.crescentmoonnc.com Keeping it local! Crescent Moon has partnered with Old Growth Riverwood on Castle Hayne Road to supply hand-made shelving crafted from reclaimed wood from The Cape Fear River for our new display area in the gift gallery. The new display area will be primarily dedicated to the promotion of local glass and metal artists at Crescent Moon. We now have ten local glass artists associated with us. Old Growth Riverwood reclaims lost pieces of history and transforms them into unique and beautiful wood products for home or business. Old Growth Riverwood is committed to being environmentally responsible and does not cut down any living trees to produce their products. This project partnership speaks to a mutual philosophy, of buying and using hand-made and environmentally conscience work when possible.

One reason we love our location within The Cotton Exchange is the reuse of the wonderful historic buildings that have been so much a part of the downtown area.The Cotton Exchange always has free parking for shoppers and diners. Follow us on twitter as CrescentMoonNC or become a fan on our Facebook page!

FEATURED ARTIST FOR FEBRUARY: Loraine Scalamoni’s work can be seen at the Wilmington Art Association Gallery through February, as she’s their featured artist. Stop in for a browse and a buy.

FastFrame Gallery

1319 Military Cutoff Rd. Landfall Center (910) 256-1105 Mon.-Fri.., 10am-6pm • Sat., 10am-4pm www.fastframeofwilmington.com FASTFRAME Gallery is pleased to present the Second Annual Fill the Cupboard Art Show: “Ordinary View, Extraordinary Vision,” featuring Terry Rosenfelder’s sophisticated oils, M. Matteson Smith’s unique paper sculptures, and Sara Westermark’s original jewelry designs.

Hampstead Art Gallery

14712 Hwy. 17 N. • (910) 270-5180 Mon.-Sat. 11am-5pm, or by appt.

Hampstead, NC “Beautiful; lots of variety.” “Love the place.”

216 N. Front St. • (919) 343-8997 Tues-Sat: 11am-5:30pm or by appointment www.newelementsgallery.com New Elements Gallery is celebrating 25 years in downtown Wilmington! Featuring fine art and contemporary craft by regional and nationally recognized artists, the gallery offers changing exhibitions each month. New Beginnings, a collection of recent works by our gallery artists, is on display through February 20th. Enjoy the variety available by over fifty artists, which includes choices in paintings, sculpture, ceramics, glass, jewelry, wood and mixed media.

New Elements Gallery offers custom framing and art consultation services by appointment.

pattersonbehn art gallery

511 1/2 Castle Street • (910) 251-8886 Tues.-Sat. 11am-5pm (Winter: closed Monday) www.pattersonbehn.com pattersonbehn picture framing & design has added an art gallery to their space, featuring several local artists. Currently on display are works

by Bob Bryden, Michelle Connolly, Karen Paden Crouch, Virginia Wright-Frierson, Rachel Kastner, Pam Toll and Katherine Wolf Webb. We offer a large selection of works on paper in numerous media. In addition there are many different gift ideas such as hand gilded table top frames and one of a kind keepsake boxes. The gallery offers something for everybody.

Sunset River Marketplace

10283 Beach Dr., SW (NC 179).

(910) 575-5999 Tues- Sat. 10am-5pm Closed Mon. in winter sunsetrivermarketplace.com myspace.comsunsetrivermarketplace 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 framing, Creative Exchange lecture series and Coffee With the Author series are also offered on-site.

Wilmington Art Association Gallery

616B Castle St. (910) 343-4370 www.wilmington-art.org Lorraine Scalamoni is our February Featured Artist! Lorraine was an instructor at both the Parsons School of Design and the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York. She worked in the fashion industry in New York City and continues to capture the beauty, essence and the energy of the figure in her work. Since moving to the South, she has also developed a love of the sea and the fishes in it. She will be showing her wonderful hand cut, painted and decorated fish sculptures as well, hence the name of her show is Figuratively Fishy! Join us at the reception this Friday on the Fourth Friday Gallery Walk, February 22, 2010 from 6 to 9pm

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And All That Jazz...

NC Jazz Festival marks 30 years of scatting, breaking and celebrating its cross-rhythms

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outheastern North Carolina is known throughout the state, and perhaps even regionally, as having two longstanding seasonal festivals: the Azalea Festival in the spring and Riverfest in the fall. Another celebration is continuing to gain recognition as a tradition for music lovers each winter: the North Carolina Jazz Festival (NCJF). Presented in partnership with the Cape Fear Jazz Society, the NCJF is now in its 30th year and continues to bring jazz enthusiasts from all over the country to our fair city.

“Certainly the NC Jazz Festival is one of the longest running annual events in Wilmington and NC’s Cape Fear Coast,” Connie Nelson, communications and PR director for the Wilmington/Cape Fear Coast Convention and Visitor’s Bureau, said. “It attracts both locals and visitors, [with] many attendees looking forward to the festival year after year. The fact that the NC Jazz Festival has been going strong for 30 years speaks highly of the event and its organizers, [as] the festival has a solid reputation for attracting quality jazz artists. Attendees enjoy the intimate atmosphere and cabaretstyle setting and the opportunity to interact with the artists.”

One of the organizers responsible for the festival’s continued success is chairperson Sandy Evans. As a NCJF board member for six years, and now in her fifth term as president, Evans says she’s helped implement a few changes since taking over the leadership, while still keeping with the traditions that have made the festival a success. One noteworthy adaptation has been the transformation of the opening Thursday night concert from being a preview of the upcoming weekend to a special festival kick-off called, “Styles of Jazz.”

“The opening night’s concert showcases different types of jazz and some local musicians,” Evans told encore last week.

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NC Jazz Festival featuring local and world-renowned talent Wilmington Hilton Ballroom February 4th-6th Tickets: $15-$50 or weekend pass, $200 www.etix.com “Many people put jazz in a box and don’t realize that there is a broad spectrum of different styles. We are trying to show folks some of the many ‘faces’ of it. Grenaldo Frazier will open the festival playing some stride piano and Fats Waller-style jazz, giving us some info on the early forms of jazz.

The second set that night will be the Kevin Kolb Quartet, [who will be] playing contemporary jazz—another attempt to show a different style. Both sets will be done by some our finest local musicians.”

Evans says the diversity will continue throughout the evening with Stephanie Nakasian and the Hod O’Brien Trio presenting a Ladies of Jazz showcase, songs in the styles of vocalists like Carrie Smith, Maxine Sullivan, Ella Fitzgerald and others.

Rounding out that first night with rousing New Orleans-style and flavor will be The Duke Heitger Sextet.

Another highlight will be the Saturday morning cruise on the Cape Fear River aboard the Henrietta III. Evans says it’s an exciting way to thank those so vital to the festival’s success and longevity.

“The jazz cruise will be a special treat for our patrons” she says. “We will take them from the Hilton to the Henrietta III’s dock

by Wilmington Trolley. When they board, they will be treated to a Carolina barbeque while listening to our 14 all-stars playing traditional jazz. This party is for patrons

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only, even those who are new patrons, as a thank you for their support over the past 30 years.”

The 14 all-stars she refers to are the core group of world-renowned performers that make up the bulk of the entertainment during the Friday- and Saturday-night performances at the Wilmington Hilton Ballroom. Over two nights, four-hour concerts keep jazz lovers immersed in nothing shy

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of great music. Performers from all over the country take the stage, and this year’s festival will feature favorites like guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli, drummer Butch Miles and trumpeter Ed Polcer, among many others.

However, Evans reveals this year’s festival was in real danger of having a much different outcome. Having lost its corporate sponsorship due to the current and well-publicized economic crisis, the NCJF faced a financial uncertainty of its own. But a monetary boost came to them through the generosity and ingenuity of local artist Justine Ferreri and her husband Guy, who took the initiative to create an opportunity to raise funds privately.

“When Justine and Guy Ferreri [of Creations

by Justine] learned that we had lost our sponsor, they suggested that Justine create an original, one-of-a-kind, jazz sculpture to be raffled off at the festival in order to raise some money to help with our finances,” Evans noted. “Justine and Guy have been big jazz and North Carolina Jazz Festival supporters for years. We, of course, jumped at the chance. This is a way that the arts community is pulling together to overcome some tough economic times.”

It’s a perfect opportunity to further show the strength and connection that this festival has with music lovers, our art community, and citizens of Southeastern North Carolina.

It’s not surprising that it has been a fixture in our area for three decades.

“What does 30 years mean to the jazz community?” Evans asked. “It means that we have staying power, I guess. Jazz—as a part of the cultural community and as part of the Wilmington community—is alive and well.”

The North Carolina Jazz Festival takes place February 4th-6th. With the exception of the jazz cruise, all performances will be at the Wilmington Hilton. Individual concert ticket prices vary from $15-$50, and weekend passes are available for $200. Please contact the N.C. Jazz Festival for more information by calling 910-793-1111 or visiting www.ncjazzfestival.com.

Peek-a-Boo:

Welcome back to the stage, The Peepshow Cabaret!

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Bbbrrrace yourseeeeelves [drumroll begins]! Soapbox presents [drumroll gets louder, before suddenly stopping]: The Peepshow Caaaabaret!”

[The MC lowers his voice to a sinister hiss.] “Folks, thissss is not your typical song and dance.”

[The inflection of his voice raises again.]

“The audience is beautiful, the girls are beautiful [pause]—even the orchestra is beautiful!”

[The MC lowers his voice to a loud whisper.] “This is no cabaret!”

[The MC grows louder gain.] “No, ladies and gentlemen—this is cabaret.”

The curtain opens, and a traditional cabaret scene circa anywhere between 1920 and 1950 shows a small room, dimly lit, directed by a small stage and spotlight—slaves to a floor glittered with small round tables, the servants of scandalous souls waiting to be tantalized with the affections of local entertainers. Happenings of the bar paint the backdrop, and tiller music floods the stank, reeking air which smells of a little naughty and a whole lot of nice.

The audience is captivated as local performers bleed the crimson “raunch” of Berlin cabaret. There is a little bit of song, a little bit of skit, a little bit of dancing and deviant teases of soft, naked flesh biting at the crowd, as Foxy Roxy and her troupe dominate the stage in Wilmington’s very own The Peepshow Cabaret.

The troupe pulls out all the stops with its genuine cabaret feel. Choreography mimicks the moves of dance legend Bob Fosse; skits make comedic and witty plays on traditional cabaret topics, such as sexuality, gender and erotica. Vaudeville says “hello” with variety-show acrobatics and hula hooping, and the crowd goes mad for traditional get-ups nothing short of pleasing for anyone trying to catch a peek.

Interested yet? Continue reading as encore catches up with creator and cast member Foxy Roxy for more behind-the-scenes dirt on The Peepshow Cabaret. encore: How is The Peepshow Cabaret different from Pretty Things Peep Show?

Foxy Roxy: [National touring act] The Pretty Things Peepshow is a fantastic show, consisting of some of the most well-known burlesque stars today: Bettina May and Go-Go Amy. When they called me to be the “special guest” at their show, I licked the phone a little. I’m not going to lie: I was totally hugging the phone with tears in my eyes. It was a very big deal to me.

Burlesque and cabaret are alike in the sense that both are theatrical entertainment

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I want our guests to be excited when they hear a familiar song come on but even more excited when they realize the dance is something new they haven’t seen before. I hate seeing famous jazz routines ruined when some nut-job thinks a hip-hop version would be cool. I want to stick to that original style of dance but still make it my own.

I do not, however, choreograph our Hula Hooper, Ms. Vaude de Ville. I like to tell people I do, but I can’t hula hoop to save my life. I just put some music on, point and say “Go!” ... and then I take all of the credit.

was part of the deal; I just wanted to dance.

The managers of Dance and Romance received wind of my naked break-dancing performances, and hired me to perform in and choreograph their fashion shows.

It was then that I tried including “Hey, Big Spender” or “Fever” to the shows. The audience loved it, and I knew I wanted to pursue more of that style. e: Where does The Peepshow Cabaret fit in with the Wilmington Arts Community?

Has there been a positive response to your presence?

FR: So far so good. I think a lot of people are confused about what we do if they haven’t made it to a show. They see the word “peepshow” and they come up with their own conclusions. We’ve had a lot of people come up to us after the shows and say, “That was awesome and not at all what I expected.” Whatever reason they come to the show, they always leave entertained and pleased.

e: Was this something you always knew you wanted to pursue?

FR: I’ve been a dancer my whole life. I loved Bob Fosse growing up. He invented his own style of dance. When you think of cabaretstyle dancing, you think of him. It’s ugly and sexy at the same time. When I was in my mid-20s, I couldn’t find an outlet to dance, so I went with the only thing that was available: adult entertainment. I didn’t care if nudity

JUMPING THROUGH HOOPS: Ms. Vaude de Ville showcases her electric hula-hooping skills during Wilmington’s Peepshow Cabaret—something not to miss this Thursday night!

with some comedy and sometimes a striptease. The big difference is how we perform.

Burlesque is dainty, pretty and va-va-voom.

Cabaret is a little rough around the edges and a bit dirty. They go together quite nicely. e: Who designs the costumes and choreography? What decades and styles most inspire your costume-wear?

FR: The costumes are typically handled by our stage manager, Buc Nekkid. He lets us know what to wear and which scenes need what.

We have a large assortment of costumes Mr. Nekkid can alter to fit into any skit.

As far as the choreography, that’s all me.

I choreograph the whole show, top to bottom. Half the show consists of my own choreography, and half is me reinventing a wellknown routine or skit. We perform “Cell Block Tango” from Chicago. When I want to add a performance like that, I have to think of some way to choreograph the dance so it’s “our” version and not copied.

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dJ P. Funk —Fibber McGee’s, 1610 Pavilion Pl; 509-1551 kaRaoke wiTh dJ uRban —Ibiza, 118 Market St.; 251-1301 dJ —Shanty’s Beach and Blues Club, 103 North Lake Park Blvd.; 599-3366 oPen mic nighT —Juggling Gypsy Cafe, 1612 Castle St.; 763-2223 live music —16 Taps, 127 Princess St.; 251-1616 kaRaoke wiTh bob clayTon —Midtown Seafood, 4106 Oleander Dr.; 792-6880 classy kaRaoke wiTh mandy clayTon —Katy’s, 1054 S. College Rd.; 395-6204 oPen mic nighT wiTh gaRy allen —Rusty Nail, 1310 S. 5th Ave.; 251-1888

JeRemy noRRis and Tommy bRoTheRs —Reel Cafe, 100 S. Front St.; 251-1832 Piano show —Rum Runners, 21 N. Front St.; 815-3846 kaRaoke wiTh dJ bikeR Rob —Beach House Bar ‘n’ Grill, 7219 Market St.; 689-7219 eRic and caRey b.

—El Zarrape Cantina, 103 Lake Park Blvd.; 458-5255 dJ JePh caulTeR —Carolina Lounge, 5001A Market St.; 791-7595 dJbe eXTReme kaRaoke —Wild Wing Cafe, 1331 Military Cutoff Rd.; 256-3838

THurSDAY, fEbruArY 4

Family kaRaoke —Alfie’s, 2528 Castle Hayne Rd.; 251-5707

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a preview of tunes all over town this week

HAITI bENEfIT: Selah Dubb will be performing a Bob Marley Tribute at The Sandbar on Saturday, February 6th. Proceeds benefit the International Relief fund of the Red Cross.

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classy kaRaoke wiTh mandy clayTon —Remedies, Market Street; 392-8001

live acousTic —Beach House Bar ‘n’ Grill, 7219 Market St.; 689-7219 dJ comPose —Port City Pub, 121 Grace St.; 251-3791 dJ don’T sToP —Slick and Reds, 2501 S. College Rd.; 798-5355 kaRaoke wiTh bob clayTon —Midtown Seafood, 4106 Oleander Dr.; 792-6880 kaRaoke —Yosake Sushi Lounge, 31 S. Front St.; 763-3172 classy kaRaoke wiTh mandy clayTon —The Toolbox, 2325 Burnette Blvd.; 343-6988 dJ —Shanty’s Beach and Blues Club, 103 North Lake Park Blvd.; 599-3366

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DJ RichteRmeisteR —Wild Wing Cafe, 1331 Military Cutoff Rd.; 256-3838 Open mic with JeRemy nORRis —Katy’s, 1054 S. College Road; 395-6204 Open mic night —Bottega Gallery, 208 North Front St.; 763-3737 fiRe anD DRum Jam; DJ mit, psytRance —Juggling Gypsy Cafe, 1612 Castle St.; 763-2223 pRetty things peepshOw, LittLe Lungs, mOuRning is fOR suckeRs, museum mOuth, cLaiRe LeOnaRD —Soapbox Upstairs, 255 N. Front St.; 251-8500 twO Of a kinD —Rusty Nail, 1310 S. 5th Ave.; 251-1888 singeR/sOngwRiteR shOwcase —Hell’s Kitchen, 118 Princess Street; 763-4133 Benny hiLL —Firebelly Lounge, 265 N. Front St.; 763-0141 hip-hOp night —Ibiza, 118 Market St.; 251-1301

kaRaOke kOng —Orton Pool Room, 133 North Front St.; 343-8878 guitaRist peRRy smith —Caffe Phoenix, 9 S Front St.; 343-1395 DJ stRetch —Trebenzio’s, 141 N. Front St.; 815-3301 DJ scOOteR fResh —The Rhino Club, 125 Market St.; 762-2206 kaRaOke with JasOn JacksOn —Wrightsville Grille, 6766 Wrightsville Ave.; 509-9839 DeaDBeat DaD —16 Taps, 127 Princess St.; 251-1616

friDAY, februArY 5 LatinO night with DJ —Carolina Lounge, 5001A Market St.; 791-7595 pianO shOw —Rum Runners, 21 N. Front St.; 815-3846 Live music, DJ —The Sandbar, 417 S. College Rd.; 791-6080

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Domestic Light Beer $225

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THIRSTY THURSDAYS: 22 Oz. Domestic Beers $400 FINALLY FRIDAYS: Cream Drinks $450 Blue Moon Draft $325 SATURDAYS: Corona & Corona Lts $250 Cuervo Silver Shots $300 Dox Equix Draft $300 POOL HAPPY HOURS 3pm-6pm $5 per player SUNDAYS: Service Employees Night Jager Shots $325 Jager Bombs $425 Coors Light Bottles $225 FREE POOL AFTER 10pm Every Mon-Wed-Fri Happy Hour Pool!

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ROBBie BeRRy —Smileys Tavern, 723 N. 4th Street; 399-1669 DJ time —Fibber McGee’s, 1610 Pavilion Pl; 509-1551 kaRaOke kOng —Slick and Reds, 2501 S. College Rd.; 798-5355 DJ stRetch —Trebenzio’s, 141 N. Front St.; 8153301 meLvin anD sayeR —El Zarrape Cantina, 103 Lake Park Blvd.; 458-5255 kaRaOke with BOB cLaytOn —Midtown Seafood, 4106 Oleander Dr.; 792-6880 DJ Big kahuna —The Rhino Club, 125 Market St.; 762-2206 DJ —Shanty’s Beach and Blues Club, 103 North Lake Park Blvd.; 599-3366 fRiDay night fOLLies —Ibiza, 118 Market St.; 251-1301 DJ wiLL cLaytOn —Beach House Bar ‘n’ Grill, 7219 Market St.; 689-7219

Tuesday & Wednesday Martini Madness $2 Martinis Music by DJ TiMe Thursday ILM Electrotheque $2 Shots Music by GUeiCe & DST Friday & Saturday Discotheque $4 infused Vodkas Music by DJ DUSTiN CooK Sunday Open Mic $3 Drafts MUSiC BY YoU (instruments provided) 23 N. FroNt St. DowNtowN wilmiNgtoN

DJ —Level 5/City Stage, 21 N. Front St.; 342-0872 hip-hOp DJ —Red Dogs, 5 N. Lumina Ave., Wrightsville Beach; 256-2776 cLassy kaRaOke with manDy cLaytOn —Katy’s, 1054 S. College Rd.; 395-6204 mORROwviLLe —Juggling Gypsy Cafe, 1612 Castle St.; 763-2223 DanieL paRish —Firebelly Lounge, 265 N. Front St.; 763-0141 OveRtyme —Holiday Inn Resort, 1706 N. Lumina Ave.; 256-2231 Live music —Wrightsville Grille, 6766 Wrightsville Ave.; 509-9839 BeLLa vita —Holy Grounds Coffee House, 2841 Carolina Beach Rd.; 791-7366 the wahL pROJect —Hell’s Kitchen, 118 Princess St.; 763-4133 scRapOmatic —Soapbox Upstairs, 255 N. Front St.; 251-8500

1/2 priced select apppetizers m-f 4-7pm MONDAY $10 Bud/Light Buckets $4 Jack Daniels • $3 Capt. Morgan TUESDAY $1 Tacos 4-7pm • $3 sauza $15 margarita pitchers $3 Mexican Beers $5 Top Shelf Tequila • $7 Patron WEDNESDAY $3 Pints (10 Drafts) $5 Jager Bombs • $2 wells THURSDAY Mug Night $2 Domestic Drafts w/HK MUG $5 Bombers • $4 Jim Beam $3 pinnacle flavored vodkas $3.50 MicroBrews FRIDAY $3 Select Draft $4 Fire Fly Shooters $5 Red Bull Vodka SATURDAY $2.50 Miller Lt or Yuengling Draft $8 Pitcher • $3 Kamikaze $4 Well Drinks SUNDAY $2.50 Bud/Light Draft $8 Pitcher • $5 Crown Royal $4 Bloody Mary

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hip-hOp shOw —16 Taps, 127 Princess St.; 251-1616 BenJy tempLetOn —Costello’s Piano Bar, 211 Princess Street; 362-9666 Live music —Port City Pub, 121 Grace St.; 2513791 DJ —Yosake Sushi Lounge, 31 S. Front St.; 763-3172 DJ Big kahuna —The Rhino Club, 125 Market St.; 762-2206 DJ scOOteR fResh —Rox, 208 Market St.; 343-0402 fiRst fRiDay guitaR Jam sessiOn —The Smudged Pot, 5032 Wrightsville Ave.; 452-2920 DJ mitch —Odessa, 23 N. Front St.; 251-8814 the famiLy santas —Kefi, 2012 Eastwood Road; 256-3558

SAturDAY, februArY 6 cLassy kaRaOke with manDy cLaytOn —Remedies, Market Street; 392-8001

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DJ fOxxy —Ibiza, 118 Market St.; 251-1301 saLsa with DJ LaLO —Carolina Lounge, 5001A Market St.; 791-7595 guitaRist peRRy smith —Caffe Phoenix, 9 S Front St.; 343-1395 iamhuman —Yosake Sushi Lounge, 31 S. Front St.; 763-3172 DJ —Level 5/City Stage, 21 N. Front St.; 342-0872 kaRaOke with BOB cLaytOn —Midtown Seafood, 4106 Oleander Dr.; 792-6880 DJ time —The Rhino Club, 125 Market St.; 762-2206 DJ —Shanty’s Beach and Blues Club, 103 North Lake Park Blvd.; 599-3366 Live music —Port City Pub, 121 Grace St.; 251-3791 DJ eDie —Odessa, 23 N. Front St.; 251-8814

visit our website www.ruckerJohns.com for daily specials, music and upcoming events monday All Pizzas $5 in the bar after 5pm 22oz Domestic Draft $200 tuesday Live Jazz in the Bar Half Price Bottles of Wine Absolut Dream $5 22oz Yendgling Draft $2 Pacifico $2.50 wednesday Corona\Corona Light $250 Margarita\Peach Margaritas $4 10 oz domestic draft $1 thursday Gran Martinis $7 • Red Stripe $250 friday Cosmos $4 • 007 $350 Harps bottles $250 saturday Baybreeze\Seabreeze $4 22oz Blue Moon Draft $3 Select domestic bottles $150 sunday Domestic Draft Pints $150 Bloody Marys $4 White Russians $4 5564 Carolina Beach Rd 452-1212

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DJ P. Money —Rox, 208 Market St.; 343-0402 DJ —Ronnie’s Place, 6745-B Market St.; 228-8056 DJ Will Clayton —Beach House Bar ‘n’ Grill, 7219 Market St.; 689-7219 Piano ShoW —Rum Runners, 21 N. Front St.; 815-3846 KaraoKe With Val —Katy’s, 1054 S. College Rd.; 395-6204 FirSt SaturDay BlueS JaM —Rusty Nail, 1310 S. 5th Ave.; 251-1888 the alCazar hotel, Katharine Whaler reVue —Soapbox Lounge, 255 N. Front St.; 251-8500 JoSh anD tiFFany MitChell —Holy Grounds Coffee House, 2841 Carolina Beach Rd.; 791-7366 SilVer JuDaS, Byrzenix, oF SanD anD SulFur —Lucky’s, 2505 S. College Rd.; 792-1812 eaStBounD 40 BanD —Hell’s Kitchen, 118 Princess St.; 763-4133

JaSon anDre, JeSSe hineS —Kefi, 2012 Eastwood Road; 256-3558 Will reVo —Francesco’s, 839 S. Kerr Ave.; 793-5656 PaBlo SounD, Patti De roSa —Juggling Gypsy Cafe, 1612 Castle St.; 763-2223 FrooSh trio —Firebelly Lounge, 265 N. Front St.; 763-0141 DJ StretCh; liVe JaM With Benny hill —Trebenzio’s, 141 N. Front St.; 8153301 liVe MuSiC —Port City Pub, 121 Grace St.; 2513791 hiP-hoP DJ —Red Dogs, 5 N. Lumina Ave., Wrightsville Beach; 256-2776 Donna Merritt —Costello’s Piano Bar, 211 Princess Street; 362-9666 John MellCarSKi —Holiday Inn Resort, 1706 N. Lumina Ave.; 256-2231 reggae: areeF anD the anChantS —16 Taps, 127 Princess St.; 251-1616

Selah DuBB: BoB Marley triBute (haiti BeneFit) —The Sandbar, 417 S. College Rd.; 791-6080

sunday, february 7

galen on guitar (BrunCh) —Courtyard Marriott, 100 Charlotte Ave., Carolina Beach; (800) 321-2211 SunDay night FeVer —Ibiza, 118 Market St.; 251-1301 DJ —Shanty’s Beach and Blues Club, 103 North Lake Park Blvd.; 599-3366 Dale “Fully autoMatiC SounD MaChine” DJS —Bottega Gallery, 208 North Front St.; 763-3737 ClaSSy KaraoKe With ManDy Clayton —The Toolbox, 2325 Burnette Blvd.; 343-6988 DJBe extreMe KaraoKe —The Whiskey, 1 S. Front St.; 763-3088 DJ Big Kahuna —Rum Runners, 21 N. Front St.; 815-3846 FlutiSt niKKi WiSnioSKi —Caffe Phoenix, 9 S Front St.; 343-1395 StePh Dig it —Juggling Gypsy Cafe, 1612 Castle St.; 763-2223

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FINALLY FRIDAYS: Cream Drinks $450 Blue Moon Draft $325 SATURDAYS: Corona $250 Cuervo Silver Shots $300 POOL HAPPY HOURS 3pm-6pm $5 per player SUNDAYS: Service Employees Night Bloody Marys $300 Jager Shots $325 Jager Bombs $425 Coors Light Bottles $225 FREE POOL AFTER 10pm

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monday, february 8 DJ riChterMeiSter —Wild Wing Cafe, 1331 Military Cutoff Rd.; 256-3838 KaraoKe —Level 5/City Stage, 21 N. Front St.; 342-0872 DJ —Shanty’s Beach and Blues Club, 103 North Lake Park Blvd.; 599-3366 oPen MiC With ViVa —El Zarrape Cantina, 103 Lake Park Blvd.; 458-5255 DJ Big Kahuna —The Rhino Club, 125 Market St.; 762-2206 100 S. Front St. Downtown 251-1832

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Domestic Light Beer $225

DJ P. Money —Rox, 208 Market St.; 343-0402 JaM With Benny hill —Rusty Nail, 1310 S. 5th Ave.; 251-1888 DJ Big Kahuna —The Sandbar, 417 S. College Rd.; 791-6080 Set your goalS, thiS ProViDenCe, the SWellerS, FareWell, Joe grizzley, DiViDeD By FriDay —Soapbox Upstairs, 255 N. Front St.; 251-8500

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Monday through Saturday.

.0/%": 1/2 PRICE APPS. 4-6PM $2 Budweiser $2.25 Heineken $3 Gin & Tonic Live music w/ JEREMY NORRIS AND FRIENDS MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL TAILGATE PARTY 25¢ Wings / $5 Sausage and Kraut $4 Tailgate Burgers $4 BBQ Plate PITCHERS OF YUENGLING OR MICH ULTRA $7 PITCHERS OF BLUE MOON OR FAT TIRE $8.50 56&4%": 1/2 PRICE APPS. 4-6PM $2 White Wolf $2.50 Redstripe $3.50 Wells 35¢ Wings at 8pm Live music w/ ROB RONNER 8&%/&4%": 1/2 PRICE APPS. 4-6PM Live music w/ JEREMY NORRIS / TOMMY BROTHERS $2.50 Blue Moons • $2.50 Corona/Corona Light 1/2 Priced Wine Bottles 5)634%": $2.00 Coors Light • $2.50 White Wolf Draft '3*%": LIVE MUSIC IN THE COURTYARD $3 Landshark • $3 Kamikaze • $5 Bombs 4"563%": LIVE MUSIC IN THE COURTYARD Rooftop open by 6pm Dance floor open by 10pm 46/%": Live music w/ L SHAPE LOT 3-7 / MEDUSA STONE 8-12 $5 Tommy Bahama Mojitos $2.75 Corona $3.50 Bloody Mary’s • $3 Mimosas ROOFTOP KARAOKE

MyStery liVe MuSiC —Juggling Gypsy Cafe, 1612 Castle St.; 763-2223 oPen MiC With Beau —16 Taps, 127 Princess St.; 251-1616 DJ P. FunK —The Sandbar, 417 S. College Rd.; 791-6080 oPen MiC night —Port City Pub, 121 Grace St.; 251-3791 grounDation, BoB Marley triBute tour —Soapbox Upstairs, 255 N. Front St.; 251-8500

tuesday, february 9 ClaSSy KaraoKe With ManDy Clayton —Ultra Classics Pool and Bar, North Hampstead raDio hayeS anD eChoPoint21 —Goat and Compass, 710 N. 4th St.; 772-1400 KaraoKe With BoB Clayton —Midtown Seafood, 4106 Oleander Dr.; 792-6880 traViS ShalloW —Wrightsville Grille, 6766 Wrightsville Ave.; 509-9839

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Lee Pearson $2 DOmEStic BOttLES WEDNESDAYS college Night with DJ JEPH c $1 DOmEStic BOttLES $3 JAGER BOmBS THURSDAY FEBRUARY 11

tHE EmBERS 8pm LADiES NiGHt-1/2 PRicE wiNE & $5 mARtiNi LiSt - $2 DOmEStic FRIDAYS ARGENtiNE tANGO LESSONS WITH INSTRUCTION at 7:30 and

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SATURDAY SALSA witH DJ LALO

Private Parties are available for booking 791-7595

DJ —Shanty’s Beach and Blues Club, 103 North Lake Park Blvd.; 599-3366 DJ tiMe —The Rhino Club, 125 Market St.; 762-2206 liVe aCouStiC —Wild Wing Cafe, 1331 Military Cutoff Rd.; 256-3838 DJ DouBleCliCK —The Sandbar, 417 S. College Rd.; 791-6080 KaraoKe —Yosake Sushi Lounge, 31 S. Front St.; 763-3172 Shag DJ —Carolina Lounge, 5001A Market St.; 791-7595 ryan Mullaney —Juggling Gypsy Cafe, 1612 Castle St.; 763-2223 KaraoKe —Yosake Sushi Lounge, 31 S. Front St.; 763-3172 Benny hill Jazz trio —Rucker John’s, 5564 Carolina Beach Rd.; 452-1212 i aM ghoSt, MoDern Day eSCaPe, the BeCoMing, treaSon at Sea —Lucky’s, 2505 S. College Rd.; 792-1812

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WEDNESDAy, FEBRUARy 10 Mount rigHteouS, one WolF, anDy BilinSKi —Soapbox Lounge, 255 N. Front St.; 251-8500 DJ p. FunK —Fibber McGee’s, 1610 Pavilion Pl; 509-1551 KaraoKe WitH DJ urBan —Ibiza, 118 Market St.; 251-1301 open Mic nigHt —Juggling Gypsy Cafe, 1612 Castle St.; 763-2223 live MuSic —16 Taps, 127 Princess St.; 251-1616 DJ —Shanty’s Beach and Blues Club, 103 North Lake Park Blvd.; 599-3366 KaraoKe WitH BoB clayton —Midtown Seafood, 4106 Oleander Dr.; 792-6880

claSSy KaraoKe WitH ManDy clayton —Katy’s, 1054 S. College Rd.; 395-6204 piano SHoW —Rum Runners, 21 N. Front St.; 815-3846

open Mic nigHt WitH gary allen —Rusty Nail, 1310 S. 5th Ave.; 251-1888 KaraoKe WitH DJ BiKer roB —Beach House Bar ‘n’ Grill, 7219 Market St.; 689-7219

DJ JepH caulter —Carolina Lounge, 5001A Market St.; 791-7595 eric anD carey B. —El Zarrape Cantina, 103 Lake Park Blvd.; 458-5255

JereMy norriS anD toMMy BrotHerS —Reel Cafe, 100 S. Front Street; 251-1832 DJBe eXtreMe KaraoKe —Wild Wing Cafe, 1331 Military Cutoff Rd.; 256-3838

All entertainment must be turned in to encore by noon every Thursday for consideration in the weekly entertainment calendar.

Venues are responsible for notifying encore of any changes, removals or additions to their weekly schedules.

Show Stoppers: Concerts around the region HOUSE OF BLUES 4640 HWy 17 S., Myrtle BeacH, Sc 843-272-3000 2/6: Blues-a-Palooza: One I Open 2/7: Gospel Brunch THE ORANGE PEEL 101 BiltMore avenue, aSHeville 828-225-5851 2/3-4: Yonder Mountain String Band 2/5: of Montreal, James Husband 2/6: Luke Bryan, The Band Perry 2/9: Brandi Carlile, Amy Ray 2/10: John Brown’s Body, Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad

AMOS’ SOUTHEND 1423 SoutH tryon St., cHarlotte • 704-377-6874 2/4: Rayen Belchere and Friends 2/5: The Dave Matthews Tribute Band, The Matt MacKelcan Band 2/6: General Johnson and the Chairmen of the Board LINCOLN THEATRE 126 e. caBarruS St., raleigH 919-821-4111 2/4: Steep Canyon Rangers, The Thompson Brothers from Old Habits 2/5: The Breakfast Club 2/6: Tab Benoit, Mel Melton and The Wicked Mojo’s 2/9: Galactic, T Bird and the

Breaks CAROLINA THEATRE 309 W. Morgan St., DurHaM 919-560-3030 2/5: Gil Scott-Heron CAT’S CRADLE 300 e. Main St., carrBoro 919-967-9053 2/3: Citizen Cope 2/5: Toubab Krewe, Feeding the Fire 2/6: Bob Marley Birthday Bash feat: Mickey Mills and Steel, Jamrock, dub Addis, Truth and Rights, Joel Keel, DJ Ras J 2/9: Jonathan Richman feat.

Tommy Larkins

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live MuSic —Henry’s, 2806 Independence Blvd.; 793-2929 cape Fear BlueS JaM —Rusty Nail, 1310 S. 5th Ave.; 251-1888 KaraoKe WitH DJ BiKer roB —Katy’s, 1054 S. College Rd.; 395-6204

GREENSBORO COLISEUM COMPLEX 1921 WeSt lee Street, greenSBoro 336-373-7400 2/5: Greensboro Blues Festival 2/6: Winter Jam feat. Third Day, Newsboys (above), Tenth Avenue North, Fireflight, Sidewalk Prophets, Robert Pierre, Revive

N. CHARLESTON COLESIUM 5001 coliSeuM Dr., cHarleSton, Sc 843-529-5000 2/8: John Mayer with special guests Michael Franti and Spearhead

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e u ito eatdand d i n i n g gwhere drink in the port city american Black Horn Bar & kitcHen

Enjoy an extensive selection of gourmet soups, salads, sandwiches and specialty Americana in this rustic chic setting. From the dry-rubbed and slow-roasted Better Buffalo Wings to the hardwood smoked Duck Quesadilla, Black Horn offers unique twists on traditional foods. Always family friendly with smoke-free dining, a large arcade gaming area, 23 Hi-Def TV’s and Nintendo Wii. Live music every weekend. 7 days a week, 11am–2am. 15 Carolina Beach Avenue North, “the boardwalk,” Carolina Beach. www.blackhornbarandkitchen.com. (910) 458-5255.

Brixx Wood Fired Pizza

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

BlUeWater

Enjoy spectacular panoramic views of sailing ships and the Intracoastal Waterway while dining at this popular casual American restaurant in Wrightsville Beach. Lunch and dinner are served daily. Favorites include jumbo lump crab cakes, succulent seafood lasagna, crispy coconut shrimp and an incredible Caribbean fudge pie. Dine inside or at their award-winning outdoor patio and bar, which is the location for their lively Waterfront Music Series every Sunday during the summer months. Large parties welcome. Private event space available. BluewaterDining.com. 4 Marina Street, Wrightsville Beach , NC . 910.256.8500.

cHriS’ coSmic kitcHen cosmickitchenonline.com

Serving breakfast all day as well as lunch, and handmade cheesecake, Chef and Owner Chris Lubben loves to make many of his menu items from scratch. Whether you’re in the mood for a fluffy 3-egg Omelet, Shrimp & Grits, Prime Rib Sandwich or Andes Mint Cheesecake, Chris’ Cosmic Kitchen is your “Out of this World” Breakfast/Lunch Destination. Evening restaurant rental is available, as well as a Personal Chef service.

Chris’ Cosmic Kitchen is located at 420 Eastwood Rd, Unit 109, on the corner of Racine Dr. and Eastwood Rd. Closed Monday. Open Tues-Sat. from 8am-4pm with Sun. Brunch from 9am-2pm.

Take-out calls welcome, 792-6720. Follow us on Twitter @CosmicKitchen.

c.G. daWGS

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Dawgs. You will be drawn in by the aroma of fine beef franks served with witty banter and good natured delivery from the cleanest hot dog carts in Wilmington. Sabrett famous hot dogs and Italian sausages are the primary fare offered, with a myriad of condiments for all of your mid-day or late night cravings. You may find them daily at their new location on the boardwalk of Market and Water St. from 11am to 5pm. Saturdays at the farmers market.

Thursday-Saturday nights they are on Market St. between Front and 2nd St. from 10pm to 3:00am. Then they finish the week off at Fibbers on Sunday nights until 3am. To busy to leave the office? Ask about their lunch time delivery service for downtown!!

Henry’s is home to live music, wine & beer dinners and other special events. Check out their calendar of events at HenrysRestaurant. com for details. 2508 Independence Boulevard, Wilmington, NC. 910.793.2929.

tHe GeorGe on tHe riVerWalk

Kefi, founded in 1981 by a group of friends, has a long-standing tradition as a favorite local watering hole. This Wrightsville-Beach eatery is open at 6am for breakfast, offering everything from omelets and pancakes, to shrimp and grits. Take a break from the beach and visit Kefi’s, where their menu features a variety of salads and sandwiches. There is even a “working man’s lunch,” served Monday through Friday, all for under $6. At night Kefi comes alive by serving dinner with a Southern flare. From the fried pickles appetizer to their the shrimp or oyster Po’boy to their nightly dinner specials, there is something that will make your taste buds sing. Then stick around for live music on Friday, Saturday and Sunday; nightly drink specials are offered. Go online at www. kefilive.com for more info and full music schedule. Open 6am-2am, seven days a week, with full ABC permits. Lunch deliveries available in the Wrightsville Beach area. Located at 2012 Eastwood Road, 910-256-3558.

Drop your anchor at The George on the RiverWalk, your destination for complete sense indulgence. Watch the historic Cape Fear River unfold before you while you enjoy the best in Southern Coastal Cuisine. The menu combines elegance, creativity and diverse selection of steak, pasta, salad and fresh seafood, including the best Shrimp n’ Grits in town. Warm in the sun on the expansive outdoor deck sipping an exotic, colorful martini, or unwind at the spacious bar inside boasting extensive wine and martini lists along with weekday appetizer specials from 4:00pm-6:30pm. Don’t forget to try downtown’s best kept secret for Sunday Brunch from 11am-3pm. You are welcome to dock your boat at the only dock’n’dine restaurant downtown, grab a trolley, or enjoy our free, front door parking (ask for pass!) Lunch and Dinner Tues-Sunday. Why satisfy when you can indulge? Find the George on the RiverWalk at 128 South Water Street. 910-763-2052 or online at www.thegeorgeontheriverwalk.com

HellS kitcHen

This former Dawson’s Creek stage set has been turned into a lively pub in the heart of Downtown Wilmington. Their extensive menu ranges from classics like a thick Angus burger or NY style reuben to lighter fare such as homemade soups, fresh salads, and vegetarian options. Whether meeting for a business lunch, lingering over dinner and drinks, or watching the game on the big screen, the atmosphere and friendly service will turn you into a regular. Open late 7 days a week, with a pool table, darts, weekly trivia, and live music on the weekends. Offers limited lunchtime delivery during the week and can accommodate large parties. M-Sat 11am until late, opens Sundays at noon. 118 Princess St, (910) 763-4133

HenrY’S

A local favorite, Henry’s is the ‘place to be’ for great food, a lively bar and awesome patio dining. Henry’s serves up American cuisine at its finest and offers daily blackboard specials that include entrees with fresh, local ingredients. Come early for lunch, because its going to be packed. Dinner too! Henry’s Pine Room is ideal for private functions up to 30 people.

HolidaY inn reSort

The Verandah Café Restaurant located in this oceanfront resort is a wonderful find. This is the perfect place to enjoy a fresh Seafood & Steak dinner while dinning outside overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. Chef Eric invites you to experience his daily specials in this magnificent setting. Open daily for Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner. 256-2231 Wrightsville Beach

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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. Open Tuesday-Sunday, serving dinner at 5pm. Reservations are appreciated for parties of any size. Located at the corner of Front and Orange in Downtown Wilmington. 138 South Front Street • (910) 251-0433

Pine ValleY market

Pine Valley Market has reigned supreme in servicing the Wilmington community for years, securing encore’s Best-Of awards in catering, gourmet shop and butcher. Now, Kathy Webb and Christi Ferretti are expanding their talents into serving lunch in-house, so folks can enjoy their hearty, homemade meals in the quaint and cozy ambience of the market. Using the freshest ingredients of highest quality, diners can enjoy the best Philly Cheesesteak in Wilmington, along with numerous other sandwich varieties, from their Angus burger to classic Reuben,

Italian sub to a grown-up banana and peanut butter sandwich that will take all diners back to childhood. Served among a soup du jour and salads, there is something for all palates. Take advantage of their take-home frozen meals for nights that are too hectic to cook, and don’t forget to pick up a great bottle of wine to go with it. Mon.-Fri. 10am-7pm; Sat. 9am-6pm; closed Sunday. 3520 S. College Road, (910) 350-FOOD.

melloW mUSHroom

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

StickY FinGerS riB HoUSe

Sticky Fingers is known for the best authentic Memphis-style ribs, wings and barbecue in town. It’s no secret that slow, low-temperature smoking produces mouth-watering, tender ribs, chicken and pork. Sticky Fingers smokes everything right here in the restaurant and has received national praise for award-winning ribs. The restaurant was recently featured in Bon Appetit, Southern Living and Food and Wine, and had fantastic television exposure on CNBC’s “The Today Show,” and the Food Network. Locals voted Sticky Fingers “Best Ribs” in Wilmington. Sticky Fingers Catering has become an obvious choice for company picnics, office meetings or social gatherings for parties of 15 to 5,000 people. They offer both full service and simple drop-off options to meet anyone’s catering needs. 5044 Market Street, (910) 452-7427.

trollY StoP

Trolly Stop Hot Dogs are family owned with six locations. Since 1976 we specialize in homemade chili, slaw and sauces. Dogs include Smighfield (beef & pork), Southern Dog, Sabrett (all beef), Northern Dog, Carolina Packers Pork Dog (smoke sausage), Oscar Mayer 98% Fat Free Dogs (turkey) and Light Life Veggie Dog (soy). Locations are: 126 N. Front Street Open six days including Thurs., Fri., and Sat. night from 10pm-3am; 343-2999, 94 S. Lumina Ave, Wrightsville Beach, 2561421; 4502 Fountain Dr., 452-3952. Open at 11am on Sat.; South Howe St. in Southport, 457-7017; 103A Cape Fear Blvd in Carolina Beach, 458-5778. Catering cart available all year from $300. 910-297-8416.

asian Double Happiness

Double Happiness offers the Port City fine Asian dining at reasonable prices. We prepare flavorful dishes inspired by the cultural richness of Malaysia, Thailand and authentic China. We’re now serving traditional dim sum, and good health special vegetarian dishes, such as Soy Peking Ribs, homemade tofu and homemade Malaysian sponge cake. We are dedicated to branding the exotic flavors of fresh ingredients and a romantic spice in all of our cooking techniques. Our friendly staff is always willing to help customers, and we serve beer and wine for lunch and dinner. Banquet and tatami rooms are available for large parties.

Open Monday through Saturday, 11am-10pm; and Sunday 3pm-10pm. 4403 Wrightsville Avenue; 910-313-1088. www.doublehappinessrestaurant.com.

sZeCHuan 132

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

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

Hiro japanese steakHouse

What better way to celebrate a special occasion or liven up a dinner out than to dine in a place where every meal is an exciting presentation. Knowing that a meal should be more than just great food, Hiro adds a taste of theatre and a amazing atmosphere to everyone’s dinning experience. Also serving sushi, Hiro surprises its guests with a new special roll every week and nightly drink specials to complement it. From 47pm enjoy half-priced nigiri and half-priced regular makimono. Nigiri makimono combos are only $7.50, while early-bird specials last from 4-6pm, where diners can choose two: shrimp, chicken or steak. Open Monday thru Thursday 4pm-10pm; Friday and Saturday 4pm-10:30pm; and Sunday 11am-10pm. Located at 222 Old Eastwood Road (910) 794-1570. Please visit the Web site at hirojapanesesteakhouse.com.

inDoCHine restaurant anD lounge

If you’re ready to experience the wonders of the Orient without having to leave Wilmington, join us at Indochine for a truly unique experience.

Indochine brings the flavors of the Far East to the Port City, combining the best of Thai and Vietnamese cuisine in an atmosphere that will transport you and your taste buds. Relax in our elegantly decorated dining room, complete with antique Asian decor as well as contemporary artwork and music. Our diverse, friendly and efficient staff will serve you beautifully presented dishes full of enticing aromas and flavors. Be sure to try such signature items as the spicy and savory Roasted Duck with Red Curry, or the beautifully presented and delicious Shrimp and Scallops in a Nest. Be sure to save room for our world famous desert, the banana egg roll! We take pride in using only the freshest ingredients, and our extensive menu suits any

taste. After dinner, enjoy specialty drinks by the koi pond in our Asian garden, or be entertained every Friday night with a Balinese dancer. Located at 7 Wayne Drive (beside the Ivy Cottage), 251-9229. Indochinewilmington.com.

Yo sake

Located on the second floor of the historic Roudabush building in downtown Wilmington, Yo Sake features the best sushi along with a full panAsian menu served amid fabulous Tokyo vogue décor. Entrees include Sake Bombed Duck, Tea Rubbed Salmon and Grilled Beef Tenderloin. The bar boasts an extensive wine list including 16 sakes and fantastic specialty drinks like the Wilmington-famous Pomegranate Ginger Mojito. Don’t forget to try the Fresh Mango Cheesecake or the scrumptious Coconut Banana Ice Cream, and, if you ask nicely, they just might drop a scoop of the Lychee Sorbet into a glass of champagne for you.

Open everyday 5pm-2am. Dinner served 5-11pm.

Ask about our late night menu. Live entertainment nightly Tuesday -Saturday beginning at 10:30pm.

33 South Front Street, downtown Wilmington.

(910) 763-3172. Visit us at www.yosake.com.

Caribbean jaMaiCa’s CoMFort Zone

Jamaica’s Comfort Zone is Wilmington’s Authentic Caribbean Restaurant conveniently located at 417 S. College Road in University Landing. We offer exquisite Caribbean cuisine to satisfy your taste buds, whether they are for spicy Jamaican jerk chicken, mellow flavors of our curry chicken, curry goat or our ox tail skillfully flavored by our Jamaican chefs. Come in and enjoy our many menu selections, our warm décor, smoke-free atmosphere, excellent service and our smooth reggae music. Operating hours are: Sunday 3:00pm – 8:00pm; Wednesday – Saturday 11:45am – 9:00pm (Closed Monday and Tuesday). Jamaica’s Comfort Zone is family owned and operated.

Check us out at www.jamaicascomfortzone.com or call us 910-399-2867.

FrenCH CapriCe bistro

Wilmington’s finest French cuisine can be found at Caprice Bistro, a small informal neighborhood restaurant, serving hearty food in generous portions at affordable prices. Simple is the atmosphere in the bistro, as plain white plates and tables dressed in white paper make up the decor. However, the food is far from simple, as a combination of fresh ingredients and innovative preparation delight the taste buds with a plethora of unique appetizers, entrées and desserts. The service is fast, efficient and non-intrusive, and the ambience is friendly and unpretentious. After dinner, be sure to venture upstairs into their cozy and relaxing sofa bar for an after-dinner martini, or enjoy your meal there, as a light-fare and full menus are served. Art is always on display in the sofa bar, so be sure to inquire frequently about their artist show receptions. Voted “Best French Restaurant” three years in a row! 10 Market Street, downtown Wilmington, 815-0810.

italian antonios piZZa anD pasta

Antonio’s Pizza and Pasta, simply known as Antonio’s, is anything but simple. From scrump-

tious appetizers to signature pizza to some of the best traditional Italian pasta dishes in town, it’s the perfect place to enjoy a cozy dinner for two or bring the whole family in for pizza and fun. Offering beer and wine at their Monkey Junction and Porter’s Neck location and live music Friday and Saturday nights with all ABC permits at their Leland location, Antonio’s has thought of everything for you to enjoy your dining experience with them. Monkey Junction across from Super Walmart off South College Road (910) 792-0000, Porter’s Neck Shopping Center next to Kiva Grill off Market Street (910) 686-7774, Cross Creek Commons across from Magnolia Greens (910) 383-0033. www.antoniospizzaandpasta.com

eDDie roManelli’s

A marvel of architecture with an open display kitchen that adds to the stunning ambiance of the dining room. Eddie Romanelli’s offers lunch (Oleander Dr), dinner and late night menu (Oleaner Dr). The diverse menu is casual American with Italian influences, featuring favorites such as 16oz. Marinated Rib Eye Steak, Stuffed Pork Chop, Mama Romanelli’s Lasagna, Shrimp and Crabmeat Cannelloni, unique California-style pizza and more. RomanellisRestaurant.com. 5400 Oleander Drive, Wilmington.

910.799.7000 and 503 Olde Waterford Way, Leland. 910.383.1885

giorgio’s italian restaurant

Giorgio’s is a locally owned, one-of-a-kind restaurant. Offering age-old traditions and timeless recipes, perfection is accomplished by combining the perfect cuisine and atmosphere for a dining experience that is not soon forgotten. With over 50 years of cooking experience under one roof, the smells of old-fashioned home cooking float through the air creating that comforting feeling of home-away-from-home! From old world style dishes to modern day creations, the menu showcases multiple flavors that will tempt the palate of the most discriminating connoisseurs.

A Monkey Junction landmark for over 12 years! www.giorgios-restaurant.com. 5226 S College Rd.,Wilmington 910-790-9954.

sliCe oF liFe

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

organiC loVeY’s Market

Lovey’s Market is a true blessing for shoppers looking for natural and organic groceries, or just a great place to meet friends for a quick, delicious, and totally fresh snack. Whether they are in the mood for a veggie burger, a bean burrito or

a chicken Caesar wrap, shoppers will find a large selection of nutritious meals on the a la carte café menu at Lovey’s. The food bar—which has cold salads and hot selections that can be eaten in the café seating or boxed for take-out—can be enjoyed all day long, while the juice bar offers a wide variety of juices and smoothies made with organic fruits and vegetables.

Specializing in bulk sales of produce, grains, flours, beans and spices at affordable prices, Lovey‘s also carries grass-fed and free-range meats and poultry. Wheat-free, gluten-free, products are in stock regularly, as are vegan and vegetarian groceries and wholesome pet foods.

For anything shoppers want that is not in stock, Lovey‘s will be happy to find it.

Stop by Lovey’s Market Monday through Friday, 9am to 7pm; Saturday, 9am to 6pm; and on Sundays, 10am to 6pm. Café hours: Monday-Friday, 11am–6pm; Saturday & Sunday, 10am-6pm.

Located at 1319 Military Cutoff Road; 910-5090331. Online at www.loveysmarket.com.

tiDal Creek Co-op

Tidal Creek Deli offers a wide array of exceptional and unusual organic foods, all of which taste as good as they are for you. The salad bar and hot bar incorporate flavors from around the world; each item is prepared by hand using only fresh and local ingredients. The chefs are constantly experimenting to create new and exciting dishes. Choose from made to order smoothies with almond butter and hemp milk, salads with locally grown greens or, special order a wedding cake made from scratch to your specifications. Whatever your tastes, Tidal Creek Deli is a place to rejuvenate the mind and body while enjoying the company of a friendly and relaxed organic community.

seaFooD DoCk street oYster bar

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

762-2827 www.dockstreetoysterbar.net.

east at tHe bloCkaDe runner Hotel

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

910-256-2251.

HieronYMus

Proving that excellent seafood isn’t just for the eateries at Wrightsville Beach, Hieronymus Seafood is the stop for midtown Wilmington seafood lovers. In business for 27 years strong,

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Hieronymus has made a name for itself by consistently providing excellent service and the freshest of the fresh in oceanic cuisine.

Complete with a full-service bar and a fireside oyster bar, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the place to be if you are seeking top-quality attributes in atmosphere, presentation, flavor and ingenuity. Signature dishes include Oysters Hieronymus and the Scallops Fra Diavlo. Hieronymus has all ABC permits and also provides catering. Voted â&#x20AC;&#x153;Best Seafoodâ&#x20AC;? in 2007. 5035 Market Street; 392-6313.

CATCH MODERN SEAFOOD When Wilmingtonians think of fresh, flavorful seafood, they flock to Catch. Couples enjoy wine and hors dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;oeuvres at the bar, professionals meet for business meetings and locals come for their favorites. The understated dĂŠcor and friendly service create a warm and relaxing atmosphere.

In this quaint bistro, Catch serves New American seafood with Asian influences. Customers enjoy unique flavors and modern creations, matched with the best local seafood and organic produce in the Cape Fear. Some seasonal offerings include soft-shell crabs, grouper nuggets, summer flounder, N.C. shrimp and Carolina catfish. House specialties range from broiled miso-glazed wild salmon to crispy fried oyster platters. No reservations accepted. Open Mon-Fri., 11am â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2pm for lunch and now open for dinner Wed-Fri. only from 5:30pm â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 9pm (BYOB). 215 Princess Street, downtown Wilmington. Catch is chefowned and -operated. (910) 762-2841 or www. catchwilmingtonnc.com.

OCEAN GRILL Located next to the Golden Sands hotel in Carolina Beach, the Ocean Grill offers three distinct dining experiences: a spacious dining room with wonderful views of the Atlantic Ocean, a patio bar in the covered patio area, and a open-air Tiki Bar on the pier. You will find a full menu inside, and appetizers, sandwiches and a full selection of beverages on the Tiki Bar menu. Serving lunch on Saturday and Sunday, and brunch on Sundays from 10am-2pm. Lunch 7 days a week beginning May 22nd. Live music calendar: www. oceangrill.us. Tiki Bar open at 11am 7 days a week. 1211 S. Lake Park Blvd, Carolina Beach; (910) 458-2000.

OCEANIC Voted best seafood restaurant in Wilmington, Oceanic provides oceanfront dining at its best. Located in Wrightsville Beach, Oceanic is one of the most visited restaurants on the beach. Choose from a selection of seafood platters, combination plates and daily fresh fish. For land lovers, try their steaks, chicken or pasta dishes. Relax on the pier or dine inside. Oceanic is also the perfect location for memorable wedding receptions, birthday gatherings, anniversary parties and more. Large groups welcome.

Private event space available. Family-style to go menu available. OceanicRestaurant. com. 703 S. Lumina Avenue, Wrightsville Beach. 910.256.5551

REEL CAFE

For eight years, the Reel CafĂŠ has been Wilmingtonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s premier restaurant and nightlife location, because it has something for everyone. Enjoy dining in our restaurant, live music in our courtyard Oyster Bar, dancing in the second-floor danceclub or cocktails on the Rooftop Bar overlooking the Cape Fear River. We offer lunch, dinner and a late-night menu. Lunch has a variety of salads, sandwiches and steamers.

Our dinner menu has a wonderful variety of burgers, sandwiches, pastas and steaks. We also have delicious seafood entrĂŠes and salads, or try the specials prepared daily by our chef. Whether itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a delightful meal, live music or the downtown nightlife, The Reel CafĂŠ is the place to be. Located at 100 S. Front Street, the Reel is also available for banquets and private parties. Call for details: 251-1832.

SOUTHERN

7am-2pm (buffet 11-2), and Saturday from 7am-12:30pm with breakfast and menu items only. 421 Castle St. 910-762-2210.

PINK PIG CAFE

Downtown Wilmingtonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s newest dining option has arrived! Serving breakfast and lunch all day, the Pink Pig offers a full menu featuring good olâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; fashioned cookinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; along with a few of our own innovations. For breakfast, try one of our tasty country plates or a sandwich stacked high with your favorite items. For lunch, try our already-famous Redneck Reuben, and you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t go wrong with our real pit-smoked barbecue sandwiches. Câ&#x20AC;&#x2122;mon in try for yourself!

Open Tues-Sat, 8am-8pm, and Sun., 10am6pm. 124 Princess St, Downtown. 910-3996096 other sporting events. We have plenty of seating and a fun atmosphere for the whole family. In Racine Commons, 910-409-9860.

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Hallâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s is a Wilmington tradition! Originally opened in 1901 as a drug store, Hallâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s has been serving the Downtown community for over 100 years. We serve traditional Southern fare, including a classic breakfast with the accompaniments youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve grown to love. Lunch includes a Southern buffet Monday-Friday with pork, chicken, all the fixinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, and a special addition every day! Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t forget our unique menu, which includes everything from specialty sandwiches to fried seafood. Most importantly, at Hallâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s everything is fresh! Open Monday-Friday,

Carolina Ale House is the place to be for award-winning food, sports and fun. Located on College Rd. near UNCW, this lively sportsthemed restaurant is home to over 40 HD TVs and the biggest HD projector TVs in Wilmington. Covered and open outdoor seating is available. Lunch and dinner specials are offered daily, as well as the coldest $2 and $3 drafts in town. Carolina Ale House serves its full menu from 11a â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2a daily. CarolinaAleHouse.com.

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17th Annual Intercultural Festival Saturday, Feb. 20 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.

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Bring on the Sugar Coma!

This weekend’s Wilmington Chocolate Festival provides a nibble (or 10) of decadence

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or centuries chocolate has been celebrated as everything from a natural fatigue-fighter to a supposed aphrodisiac. More recently, research has found that in moderate amounts it may help lower blood pressure, as well as boost serotonin levels in the brain, making for a generally healthier, happier sweet-eater.

This weekend Wilmingtonians can celebrate chocolate for yet another reason: It’s quite simply delicious! Hence, the 8th annual Wilmington Chocolate Festival comes back to town, readying its visitors to partake in the sugar coma expected to arise.

The truffles, fudge, cupcakes and candy are just a fraction of the allure of this event.

(Ok, a big fraction, maybe like 7/8ths.) The festival also promises onstage cooking and baking demonstrations by local contributors, raffles offering fun prizes, like gift certificates and free hotel stays, and even complimentary wine tastings.

by: Sarah Boggs

Wilmington Chocolate Festival Senior Center, 2222 S. College Rd. February 5th-7th Tickets: $10-$30 Strategically scheduled just a few days before the big day—that’s right, the Hallmark holiday known as “Valentine’s Day”—the Chocolate Fest provides some convenient (and secretly awesome) benefits. For example, ladies, follow my lead: I invite my significant other to the festival under the guise that I want to “spend some quality time” with him. I watch his every move, picking up on subtle clues, like contented sighs and extended blinks that may indicate his thorough

Saturday February 20, 2010 Pleasure Island’s Carolina Beach Boardwalk Next to the Courtyard Marriott 11:00am-3:00pm

Come take a chilling plunge into the Atlantic Ocean to support Special Olympics New Hanover County Join us for an afternoon of live music, art, food, a silent auction, classic car show and much, much more!

In order to plunge you must raise a minimum of $50 ($30 for students w/proper ID) Costume Contest judging begins at 1:00 Come and join the fun – our athletes need your support!

www.plungenhc.com For more information:

Special Olympics New Hanover County 302 Willard Street Wilmington, NC 28401 910.341.5876 or TTY Relay 711

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“It’s not that chocolate is a substitute for love. In fact, love is a substitute for chocolate.

Let’s face it, chocolate is way more reliable than people.”

—Miranda Ingram

enjoyment of a particular chocolate. Then, when he least suspects it, bam! I stealthily purchase a staggering quantity of his treat of choice, undercover, of course. And, voila! The perfect V-day present has been purchased. Throw in a six-pack of the festival’s artisan beers for a man, a bottle of one of the promoted wines for a lady, or even a hat or apron at the boutique, and the holiday shopping equals sheer perfection.

Single? No prob. The Chocolate Festival presents the optimal non-threatening environment in which to meet fellow singles. In fact, the Cape Fear Singles have gathered a group of unattached individuals to attend the event.

Check out their Web site, www.meetup.com/ cape-fear-singles, for bios and carpool information, and to plan on attending with the club.

The Chocolate Festival is a great event for families with children, as well. Along with the chocolate tastings, an assortment of activities is available in “Candy Land” to keep younger children occupied while parents continue to chocolate themselves into diabetic shock. To fend off chocolate-induced hyperactivity in the very young, savory, non-chocolate-y lunch items will be available in The Lunch Box Café. Kids 6 and under even get in free!

While many chocolate varieties—namely, milk and white—contain staggering amounts of

calories and sugar, thou shan’t feel guilty about dark chocolate, which boasts unmatched amounts of antioxidants that clear the body of the toxic crap found in other foods (like last night’s pizza-and-hot-wing dinner). Pair dark chocolate and red wine—also known for its heart-healthy antioxidants—and an antioxidant throw-down will ensue. Likewise, many of the exhibitors have chocolate-dipped fruits, such as cherries, strawberries and oranges, which are just teeming with vitamins and other healthy stuff.

For those who would like to attend the event for charitable instead of gastronomic purposes, the Chocolate Festival does just as much good for the Wilmington community as it does for our collective taste buds. As the New Hanover County Senior Resource Center’s primary fundraising event, this festival of yumminess raises over $30,000 annually to support programs such as Meals on Wheels and Emergency Utility Assistance. Sponsors such as Lawler Catering and 101.3FM WWQQ have generously donated their resources to support the event. The Carolina Candy Co., Bannerman Vineyards, and Homemade Gourmet are just a few of the exhibitors that will be providing chocolate-y and alcohol-y goodies for sampling.

In addition to the Chocolate Showcase on Saturday and Sunday, an Opening Gala will be held Friday evening from 7-10pm with live entertainment by The Use To Be’s, and a live auction of vacation packages and local art and jewelry will also take place. Heavy hors d’oeuvre will be provided by Lawler Catering, as well as local wines by the glass and artisan beers. Tickets are $30 at the door or $25 in advance for the gala.

The Chocolate Show will be Saturday, Febraury 6th, 11am-6pm, and Sunday, February 7th 11am-4pm. Tickets are $10 at the door, $8 in advance. Advance tickets are available at the Senior Center and at area Harris-Teeter stores. Both events will be held at the Senior Center, 2222 S. College Rd. Additional parking is available at Hoggard High School, with a free trolley to and from the main entrances.

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where to be, what to do in Wilmington and beyond

Events DOWNTOWNERS NETWORKING EVENT First Wed. ea. month, 5-6:30pm, Front Street Brewery.

Free appetizers throughout the networking event, and free beer tastings at 6pm. Great opportunity for people who live and work in the downtown area to get to know each other! 9 N. Front Street www.FrontStreetBrewery.com Several downtown businesses & organizations showcased at each meeting. Ellie Craig: 910251-1935, or ecraig7@aol.com 56TH BARGAIN SALE The Junior League of Wilmington’s 56th annual Bargain Sale: Sat., 2/13, 7:30am-1:30pm, at National Guard Armory, 2221 Carolina Beach Rd. Cost: $3/person. Pre-sale held, Fri., 2/12, 68pm—offers shoppers a sneak peek and first dibs on all merchandise, with the exception of children’s items. Cost: $6/person and all merchandise will be twice the marked price. Indoor mega yard sale offering the general public an opportunity to purchase gently used items at below bargain price: clothing for children and adults, toys, books, home décor, furniture, electronics and appliances.

TIDAL CREEK EVENTS Organic on a Budget with Cortney Shallow, Wed., 2/3, 6-7pm, Tidal Creek Community Ctr., free. We’ll

discuss how you can buy organic foods on a budget by evaluating the foods you consume everyday and which products makeup the core of your diet. Let’s prioritize, buy in season, shop at your local co-op, look for sales and coupons, buying in bulk, and shop local farmer’s markets. • Becoming a Food Citizen with Produce Manager, Ali LinthicumThurs, 2/18, 68pm, free.A practical guide to Community Supported Agriculture (CSA’s). The class is for anyone interested

in learning more about becoming an active participant in becoming part of the local food scene and building it’s economy. 910-799-2667. www.tidalcreek.coop GARDEN SHOW Planners for the 2010 Wilmington Garden Show are offering free admission to all Friends of the Arboretum members, as well as discount coupons for the general public on the Arboretum web site. 2/13-14, the Cape Fear Community College Schwartz Center, the Garden Show presents a two-day opportunity to join “Friends,” a nonprofit organization supporting the Arboretum’s educational programs, continuing development and grounds preservation. Besides free admission to the show, said Membership Chairperson Noreen Stokes, members get other perks, too.

Friends of the Arboretum receive 10 percent off merchandise from select vendors at the show and a chance to win one of 10 gift certificates, valued at $50 each. Features more than 50 vendors selling hundreds of plants, products and services, 9am-5pm on Sat., and 11am-4pm on Sun. Free parking on-site at the Schwartz Center. $7 or $5 w/coupon.

Friends of the Arboretum and children under 12, free. www.gardeningnhc.org.

2/3: DOWNTOWNER’S NETWORKING

On the first Wednesday of every month, the Downtowner’s Networking Event takes place at Front Street Brewery. Here, folks gather to mingle and get to know each other, as well as the businesses and organizations that make up our community while enjoying a free beer tasting at 6pm. To get more information on the monthly event, call Ellie Craig at (910) 251-1935. And head to the Brewery tonight to partake in the festivities.

UNCW INTERCULTURAL WEEK Office of International Programs hosts UNCW’s 17th annual Intercultural Week and Festival,

2/15-20. All programs are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted. Schedule: Mon, 2/15: Around the World Open House: All Day, all Residential Hall lobbies • Love in Any Language: noon-1pm, Fisher Student Center, Masonboro Island Rm • Children in the Fields: 5-6:30pm, Fisher Student Center, Clock Tower Lounge • Jonathan Kozol, “Joy and Justice”: 7pm, Kenan Auditorium, $9 public • The Fight for Water, 7pm, Lumina Theatre. Tues., 2/16: Creating Social Justice through Latino-Serving Community Resource Centers, noon-1pm, Java City, Randall Library • Discussion of Afro-Brazilian Studies, 3-5pm, FSC, Wrightsville Beach Room • Bilingual Dramatized Readings: 5-7ppm, Randall Library Auditorium • UNCW Goes on a Gender Bender: 7-9pm, Computer & Information Systems Hall, 1008 • Close to Home: 7pm, Lumina Theater. Wed., 2/17: Cultural Diversity in Harmony—Shanghai and the World Expo 2010, noon-1pm, Fisher Student Center, Wrightsville Beach Rm • Fulbright Scholarship Opportunities for Faculty: 3:30-4:30pm, CTE/CFL Conference Room • Who is a Battered Immigrant & What Immigration Remedies Exist in Our Community? 6-7pm, Fisher Student Center, Bald Head Island Rm • Israel: Land of Many Cultures: 7-8pm, Fisher Student Center, Sunset Beach Rm • Delwende: Get Up and Walk! 7pm, Lumina Theater. Thurs., 2/18: African American Read-In: Activist Authors, 11am-1pm, Java City, Randall Library • Friendship Bridge in Guatemala, 2-3pm, Fisher Student Center, Sunset Beach Rm • AfroLatinos—The Untaught Story: 7-9pm, Computer & Information Systems Hall, 1008 • Music from Around the World, 3-5pm, Lumina Theater • Prisoner of the Mountains, 7pm, Randall Library Auditorium. Fri., 2/19: US Immigration: Know Your Rights , noon-2pm, Fisher Student Center, Sunset Beach Rm • Social Justice and the Study Abroad Experience, noon1pm, Fisher Student Center, Wrightsville Beach Rm • Ralph Bunche Awareness Presentation, 2-4pm, Fisher Student Center, Wrightsville Beach Rm • A Comprehensive Look at DHS Policy, Activism and Immigration on the Arizona/Mexico Border, 6:30-8pm.

Fisher Student Center, Wrightsville Beach Rm www. uncw.edu/iweek or 910-962-3685. Music, dance, traditional clothing, and cultural displays representing countries from around the world will be on display from 11am-3pm. in the Burney Center on the UNCW campus.Open to all ages; free. Food for sale.

UNCW PRESENTS ARTS IN ACTION 2/18: Mandolin virtuoso Chris Thile and his new band the Punch Brothers. Grammy-nominated group combines the talents of the hottest young pickers in modern bluegrass—Gabe Witcher, Naom Pikelny, and Paul Kowert—to create a fresh, cutting-edge sound that seamlessly blends bluegrass traditions with breathtaking innovation • 3/19, Selected Shorts: A Celebration of the Short Story, the signature literary program of New York’s Symphony Space broadcast live ea. wk. through National Public Radio, is performed live on the UNCW stage. Hosted by David Rakoff, Selected Shorts presents fine actors reading classic and bold new short fiction. www. uncw.edu/presents. 962-3500 or 800-732-3643.

AFRICAN-AMERICAN READ-IN 2/13: Randall Library’s African American Read-In celebrates the National African American Read-In with a focus on African American activist authors—like Sojourner Truth, Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, Angela Davis—whose efforts and works served as a unifying force for the African American community throughout history and furthered the cause of Civil Rights in the U.S. UNCW professors and students will lead a program of presenters/readers who will share their favorite African American activist works, 11am-1pm. Java City, Randall Library, UNCW. 910962-2170; www.uncw.edu/intprogs/IWeek.htm.

SILVER COAST WINERY The Silver Coast Winery is proud to announce the opening of a new art show feat. the artistry of Joanne Geisel and Phil Meade. Both of these fine artists will

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have award-winning selections on exhibit. Joanneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s landscapes and still life paintings capture beautiful locations, changing moods and have a unique perspective. While Philâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s inspiration is derived from the weathered dune fences, wild flowers, the ocean, inland waterways and formal gardens. Collectively these two artists will captivate you with beautiful compositions through 4/15. â&#x20AC;˘ Celebrate Valentineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day with Wonderful Silver Coast, award -winning wines and handmade, gourmet chocolates by Lake Champlain Chocolates out of Burlington, Vermont.

Lake Champlain chocolates produces all-natural, preservative-free chocolates, and supports overall human health and wellness. They champion efforts to eliminate any form of exploitation connected to the production of cocoa products and share the belief that no one should be harmed in cocoa farming. Sat., 2/6: five seatings throughout the day beginning at noon w/last seating at 4pm. RSVP rqd, $15/person.

(910) 287-2800. www.silvercoastwinery.com or 910287-2800.

o the public /15: Around idential Hall 1pm, Fisher â&#x20AC;˘ Children in enter, Clock nd Justiceâ&#x20AC;?: he Fight for 16: Creating Community ity, Randall dies, 3-5pm, Dramatized uditorium â&#x20AC;˘ m, ComputerFIRST BOOK se to Home: First Book-New Hanover County is organizing a ral Diversity fund-raiser to be hosted by Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Museum of Expo 2010, Wilmington. Art work created by young people at sville Beach Community Boys & Girls Club of Wilmington will be s for Faculty: sold to benefit First Bookâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;New Hanover County. 116 Who is Orange St., Fri. evening through Sunday afternoon n Remedies 2/7. Kickoff coffee & dessert held at 6:30-8:30pm Fri. her Student to honor artists and sponsors (RSVP requested). First and of Many Book promotes and facilitates distribution of new unset Beach pm, Lumina an Read-In: ity, Randall ala, 2-3pm, Rm â&#x20AC;˘ AfroComputer & rom Around soner of the torium. Fri., noon-2pm, Rm â&#x20AC;˘ Social nce, noone Beach Rm on, 2-4pm, ach Rm â&#x20AC;˘ A ctivism and r, 6:30-8pm. h Rm www. sic, dance, epresenting e on display n the UNCW books to children in literacy programs in NH County.

Carol Barre: Cbarre1250@ec.rr.com

Charity/Fund-raisers

members Shane and Rick along with an incredible amount of local musicians have volunteered their services to assist with recent medical bills. Feb. 13th at 2pm, $5 cover and donations FEAST AGAINST FAMINE 8th Annual Fundraiser for Full Belly Project for a globally-inspired evening of cuisine, beer and wine, the live music of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tanstrum,â&#x20AC;? and silent and live auctions feat. new art by George Pocheptsov, a week in the Dominican Republic, and much more.

See our award-winning inventions, and learn more about our expanding mission to benefit farmers and entrepreneurs in developing nations. 2/20, 6-10pm, Coastline Conference & Event Center, 501 Nutt St. $50 in advance from www.fullbellyproject.org or 910-452-0975. $60 at door. Includes dinner, beer, and wine.

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CAPE FEAR VOLUNTEER CENTER Cape Fear Volunteer Centerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Big Buddy programâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 17th annual Basketball â&#x20AC;&#x153;Shoot Outâ&#x20AC;? to be held on Sat., 2/20, 3pm, Williston Middle School Gymnasium.

Members of the Wilmington PD will challenge members of the New Hanover County Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Dept. in a game of basketball as the Big and Little Buddies watch on. Tickets on sale at all local Papa Johns and at the Cape Fear Volunteer Center. Free door prizes, musical entertainment, food and basketball contests for the children. $5 from the Police or Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Depts and/or $8, day of the event. Doors at 2pm. Kids under 12 must be w/adult. Come support our local mentoring program for at-risk youth and our local civil servants.

Proceeds benefit the CFVC Big Buddy Program expenses. 910-392-8180 or CFVC@Bellsouth.net

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HOME TOUR VOLUNTEERS NEEDED Home Tour spotlights beautiful properties around Wilmington, exploring a range of styles and periods. Volunteers are needed to give our visitors the best experience possible.

Two shifts available on Sat, 12:45-3:30pm and 3:15-6pm, or Sun., 12:45pm-3pm or 2:45-5pm. Docents and House Captains needed to take a role and make this event succeed. aimee@historicwilmington.org or call (910) 762-2511.

CALLING: HOME TOUR VOLUNTEERS

Did you make the New Yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Resolution to volunteer more and give back to the community? Well, how about giving your time to the preservation of our historic town by helping volunteer for the annual Historic Wilmington Home Tour, taking place in April. Docents and house captains are needed to make the annual fund-raiser a success. To find out more information, call Aimee at (910) 762-2511.

nd his newHEART STRINGS nated group Heart disease awareness and outreach campaign, g pickers in From Our Hearts to Yours. Our goal has been to raise om Pikelny, awareness that heart disease and related illnesses of utting-edge the vascular system (such as high blood pressure and ss traditions stroke) are the number one killers of women.Statistics , Selected prove that African-American women continue he signature to be at very high risk. 2/7: Heart Strings, Music hony Space for the Soul features members of the Wilmington ublic Radio, Symphony Orchestra, the Stanley Baird Group, the Hosted by Fayetteville State University Choir, and Guest Artist fine actors and Conductor Dr. Marvin Curtis, Dean Earnestine ction. www. M. Raclin School of the Arts, Indiana University in South Bend, Indiana. Held at Historical St. Stephen 32-3643.

A.M.E. Church on Redcross St., 4pm. Net proceeds re-distributed to â&#x20AC;&#x153;at-riskâ&#x20AC;? women in the community an Read-In to provide them with gift cards to local pharmacies an Read-In and grocery stores. Caroline Nunley: (910) 762-1177 uthorsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;like ext. 209 Malcolm X, s served asMUSICIANS UNITED FOR A FRIEND community Benefit for Mike Frush, a local musician diagnosed ause of Civil with arteriovenous malformation (of the brain). AVM nd students is a group of blood vessels that are abnormally ers who will connected to one another in different organs of the tivist works, body, but brain AVMâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s are the most problematic, UNCW. 910- affecting about 0.01% of the population. Although it is present from birth it is very common to go undetected for decades, leading a person into their 20s or 30s before finally be diagnosed. Mike had surgery and nounce the spent 3 weeks in recovery. Now, Andrew Flynn and y of Joanne Roger Young of Hellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Kitchen are organizing a benefit e artists will for The Frusha Family. Eager to help, Mikeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s band

NC WRITERS NETWORK First and third Sun, 3-5pm, Pomegranate Books continues the wildly successful food drive known as â&#x20AC;&#x153;Food for Thought,â&#x20AC;? sponsored by Grandmothers for Peace.

Bring canned good or nonperishable food and choose free books (publishersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; advanced copies)! We have fiction, nonfiction, and childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s books available.

All food is delivered to local food banks.

WOMEN ON THE MOVE LUNCHEON Women on the Move Luncheon invites local businesses as sponsors for National Multiple Sclerosis Society, scheduled for 3/11 at The Eastern NC Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Event will begin with a networking reception at 11:30 am at the Holiday Inn SunSpree Resort on Wrightsville Beach.

Tickets: $75 ea. www.MSsociety.org/nct or Bethany Owenby, (919) 792-1004.

Theater/Auditions LOVE ON THE ROCKS â&#x20AC;&#x153;Love on the Rocks,â&#x20AC;? the first show of our 2010 season consists of four short plays about the difficult (and sometimes comical) search for love. Show dates are 2/4-7, 11-14 and 18-21. Plays include: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fixing Up Momâ&#x20AC;? by Kathryn Martinâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;A daughter arranges a meeting between her widowed mother and a widower, both of whom have definite ideas (and a list!) about what they are looking for in a prospective mate. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Shipsâ&#x20AC;? by Jay Hanaganâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;A man and a woman, each married to other people, meet by chance and discover that they have more in common with each other than they do with their respective spouses. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Marriage Proposalâ&#x20AC;? by Anton Chekhovâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;A middle-aged bachelor comes to his neighborâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s house to ask for his daughterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hand in marriage. Comic misunderstandings and arguments ensue. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Not Since Baltimoreâ&#x20AC;? by Bert Shermanâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;A widower explores the bewildering world of internet dating.Ken Cressman: 910-471-0242; Cape Fear Playhouse, 613 Castle St.

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Thalian Association presents the musical The Taffetas: A Musical Journey Through the Fabulous Fifties.Drected and choreographed

by David T. Loudermilk with music direction by Jonathan Barber, runs 2/4-14 at the Hannah Block 2nd Street Stage, 120 S. 2nd St., downtown Wilmington; Thurs/Fri/Sat, 8pm, and Sun, 3pm. A delightful revue taking us back to the 1950’s where the girl group of the title “four sisters from Muncie, Indiana” is making its national television debut. A tribute to the sounds of The McGuire Sisters, The Fontane Sisters and The Chordettes nd more! $20 w/senior, student and group discounts. 910-251-1778.

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST JR. Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast, Jr.” will be staged at the Minnie Evans Arts Center, 605 Halyburton Memorial Pkwy, 7pm, Fri/Sat., 2/5-6, and 2pm, 2/7, by students from Myrtle Grove Middle School. Tickets: $7/adult and $5/child and are available at the door. Dana Harrison: (910) 3502100 x125.

THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES UNCW’s Women’s Studies and Resource Center sponsors “The Vagina Monologues,” based on playwright Eve Ensler’s interviews with more than 200 women throughout the world. It celebrates women’s sexuality and strength as well as exposes the violence and indignities that women endure. Play dates: 2/11 and 13, 7pm, w/2pm matinee on 2/14.

All performances held in Lumina Theater. Tickets: $8 for students/$10 general admission. Proceeds benefit the Rape Crisis Center of Coastal Horizons Center, Inc. and the Domestic Violence Shelter and Services, Inc. www.vday.org.

THALIAN HALL RAINBOW ROOM The Rainbow Room seats appx 125 persons.

Tickets: www.thalianhall.org, (910)343-3664 or (800)523-2820. 2/12-14: Kellylee Evans (www. kellyleeevans.com). Judges including Quincy Jones, Al Jarreau, Kurt Elling and Dee Dee

2/5-7: BEAUTY AND THE BEAST JR.

Theater is alive and well in Wilmington, as judged by the numerous theater companies and productions going on about town. Among them is an active children’s theater, wherein Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast Jr” is being stages at the Minnie Evans Art Center, 605 Halyburton Memorial Parkway. The show, performed by Myrtle Grove Middle School students, goes on at 7pm on Friday and Saturday, and at 2pm on Sunday. (910) 350-2100, x 125.

Bridgewater awarded Kellylee Evans 2nd place, out of 140 finalists, in the international Thelonious Monk Jazz Vocal Competition at the Kennedy Center. Has opened for Tony Bennett, Chris Botti and Maceo Parker; headlined the All Canadian Jazz Festival, receiving the 2007 Canadian Smooth Jazz Award for Female Vocalist of the Year and was nominated for a 2007 Juno Award for Vocal Jazz Album OPERA HOUSE SEASON 25th anniversary Season. First two shows performed at the Scottish Rite Temple, 1415 South 17th St. The rest of the season will be performed on the Main Stage of Thalian Hall. Nunsense: Book, Music, and Lyrics by Dan Goggin., Wed., 2/17-21 and 2/26-28. The Little Sisters of Hoboken have been struck by tragedy—52 of the sisters have succumbed to botulism after eating vichyssoise prepared by Sister Julia, Child of God—an outrageously wacky show packed with music, dancing, jokes, and nun-puns. Performances at 8pm, except for Sun. matinees, 3pm.

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How Can We Tempt You? www.TEMPTATIONSEVERYDAYGOURMET.com

Brunswick Little Theatre (a non-profit, all volunteer organization) will donate 10 percent of its profits from A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Forum to the Brunswick County Historical Society.

A Funny Thing... shows at Odell Williamson Auditorium at 7:30pm, 2/18-20, and 3pm, 2/21. www.brunswicklittletheatre.com. Tickets: 1-800754-1050, ext 416 or go www.bccowacom,$15 for adults, $10 for students 12 and over with school ID’s, $10 for Brunswick Community College Staff, and $6 for children under 12.

THE HOUSE THAT GORDY BUILT Techmoja presents ‘The House that Gordy Built: A Tribute to Motown Greats’ at Hannah Block 2nd Street Stage and Community Arts Center, 8pm (Thurs-Sat) & 3pm (Sun). Musical revue directed

by Kevin Lee-y Green. Admission charge. 910341-7860.

OUR LADY OF 121ST STREET Directed by Reneé Vincent. Beloved community activist and nun Sister Rose has passed and her body has been stolen. Dark, humorous and insightful events unfold as the diverse collection of neighborhood characters she served comfort, confront and confound one another. Co-sponsored by the Department of Theatre and the Upperman African American Cultural Center. Tickets are required and will only be available the day of the show, 1 hr. prior to show time. $5-12 Kenan Auditorium Box Office, 910-962-3500.

ARTS POETICA AUDITIONS Musicians! Actors! Singers! Performers of all kinds needed! Get paid! Auditions for CFCC’s highly acclaimed Arts Poetica 3: 2/3, 7pm at CFCC Black Box, across from PPD. Marlowe Moore: mmoore@ cfcc.edu or Gena McKinley, gmckinley@cfcc.edu.

YOU CAN’T TAKE IT WITH YOU AUDITIONS Thalian Association will hold auditions for the Pulitzer Prizewinning comedy “You Can’t Take It With You,”

by Kaufman and Hart, Mon/Tues, 2/8-9, 7-9:30pm.

Roles for women and men in their 20s through 70s, including an African-American couple 30s-50s and a female ballet dancer 20s-30s. No prepared material required; you’ll be asked to read from the script.

Drected by Tom Briggs, runs for 8 performances 3/18-28 at Hannah Block 2nd Street Stage in the historic USO, 120 S. 2nd St., downtown Wilmington, where auditions will be held. Character breakdown: www.talian.org.

FIDDLER ON THE ROOF The Upper Room Theatre Company, the first Christian community theatre company in Wilmington, will hold open auditions for the musical “Fiddler on the Roof” on Mon, 2/8, 7pm., with call backs on 2/9, at 7pm. Candidates for vocal parts should come with a prepared musical number from the show. 8 year olds to adults; held at Lutheran Church of Reconciliation’s Ministry Center, 7500 Market St. Performances on 4/23-30 and 5/1-2.

Comedy CABINEER’S PROMOTIONS Comedy show at Wilmington Sportsmen Club, featuring comedians from Comic View, Def Comedy Jam and HBO: TP Hearn, Preacher Man and Grave Digger. 10pm; doors at 9pm. Early bird tix, $10 thru 1/31; $15 thereafter or $20 at door. www.etix.com. 111 Caste Street. 910-200-3683 or daddycabineers@aol. com. • $10 sweepstakes entry. Winner will get a night on the town (hotel for choice of 3 cities), $50 travel expense and 2 tickets to a comedy show. Drawing held 3/6, a 3 Diva’s and Nick Comedy Show. Takes place at Wilmington Sportsmen’s Club, 111 Castle St. Not needed to be present to win. 910-343-8977. www.etix.com. daddycabineers@aol.com

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yr. Beethoven cycle continues with his incomparable Symphony No. 7 in A Major, op. 92, one of the hallmarks of classical repertoire. Winners of the 33rd annual Richard R. Deas Student Concerto Competition also share the spotlight. www. wilmingtonsymphony.org. Tickets: (910) 962-3500 or 1-800-732-3643 weekdays, noon-6pm. RSVP seats: $23, $21, and just $4 for students and youth under 17.

NC JAZZ FESTIVAL See page 14.

CHATHAM COUNTY LINE Bluegrass vets from Chatham County play Bowers Performing Arts Center in Whiteville, NC, to benefit area high scool music programs. 2/6, $12.50 for adults/$5 for students, K-12, w/student ID. www. sccnc.edu or Kelly Jones, (910) 642-5168.

MUSIC ON MARKET 2/6: Tom Trenney, Casavant organist, in concert for two-part program, feat. classical followed by hilarious theater-style accompanimenet to the Buster Keaton silent movie, One Week. 7:30pm, St. Andrews Presbyterian Church Sanctuary. (910)762-9693, 212.

GLENN MILLER ORCHESTRA The Glenn Miller Orchestra plays Duplin County Events Center, Fri, 2/12, 8pm. Under the direction of Larry O’Brian (clarinet) and consists of five saxophone players, four trumpeters, four trombonists, and three rhythm musicians (piano, bass and drums). Plus, the Moonlight Serenaders are the vocal front for the band. Dance bandleaders back in the Swing era of the 1930s and 40s. Duplin County Events Center, HWY 11 (across from James Sprunt Community College), Kenansville, NC, $30/Table Seats. $10-$20.

Student and military discounts available. (910) 2750009. www.ticketmaster.com.

JESSYE NORMAN Four-time Grammy Award winner Jessye Norman performs 2/14, UNCW’s Kenan Auditorium, 8pm.

2010. Revered as one of the preeminent vocalists of our time, Jessye Norman garnered early acclaim for her portrayal of the title role in Verdi’s Aida, the first of numerous leading dramatic roles she made uniquely her own. Norman’s upcoming performance will feature the work of American masters, such as Eubie Blake, Harold Arlen, George Gershwin and Duke Ellington. Tickets go on sale, Thurs., 10/1: $75 (Reserved Section A); $55 (Reserved Section B); $15 for UNCW Students with a valid ID (limit 1 per student). www.uncw.edu/arts or 910-962-3500 or 800-732-3643.

PUNCH BROTHERS Contemporary bluegrass group the Punch Brothers, feat. celebrated mandolinist Chris Thile, performs at Kenan Auditorium on Thurs., 2/18, 8pm. Eclectic, highenergy performance will showcase the integration of bluegrass instrumentation with the spontaneity and strictures of contemporary classical music for which the group is so well known. Comprised of five fiercely talented young, acoustic musicians whose musical backgrounds include rock, folk, country, bluegrass and classical music—is named after the Mark Twain short story Punch, Brothers, Punch! Tickets: $20 for the general public; $16 for senior citizens and UNCW employees; $8 for non-UNCW students; and $6 for UNCW students. Group discounts are available.

Kenan Box Office: 910-962-3500 or 800-732-3643 or www.uncw.edu/presents.

Music/Concerts

WILMINGTON AREA REBUILDING MINISTRY Wilmington Celebration Choir, directed by Pillar Recording artist, Joey Gore, will be hosting a concert to benefit the Wilmington Area Rebuilding Ministry (WARM) on 2/20, 7pm at the Pine Valley United Methodist Church Family Life Center. WARM brings together interfaith volunteers, civic and community groups, businesses and local government agencies to make vital home repairs and help keep elderly, disabled and low-income homeowners living independently in their own homes across ive counties in the Southeastern NC regions: Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover and Pender. Wilmington Celebration Choir, a professional Christian music choir based out of Wilmington, NC, is made up of over 70 voices representing 19 different churches located in Southeastern NC. Joey Gore: 910-392-9315

WILMINGTON SYMPHPONY 2/6, 8pm, at Kenan Auditorium on the UNCW campus, w/Steven Errante, conducting; Will Piner, alto saxophone; and Allison Freeman, piano. The 5-

METROPOLITAN OPERA: LIVE IN HD Cape Fear area opera aficionados and new opera goers alike who missed the sold-out Metropolitan Opera: Live in HD performance of Carmen will have a

NUTT ST. COMEDY ROOM Tues/Wed. Improv with the “Nutt House” troupe ($5 cover and $1 Front St draft beer). Thurs: Open Mic Stand-up. Fri/Sat: nationally touring comedians. All shows 9pm, 8pm doors. 255 N. Front Str. 910-2517881

The African American Heritage Foundation of Wilmington, Inc., in conjunction with the Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion at UNCW, are bringing the Bunce Island Exhibit to Randall Library. General public is invited to tour the free exhibit through 2/27. Traveling exhibit tells the story of Bunce Island in Sierra Leone, its connection to the Atlantic slave trade, its historic relationship to the rice growing regions of mainland North America, and the formation and development of the Gullah/ Geeche culture. Consists of 20 display panels, each containing text and images, period drawings and pictures illustrating the slave trade in Sierra Leone and North America, and more. • Free program: Sun, 2/21, 3-5pm, w/featured speaker, a scholar and curator of the Bunce Island Exhibit, Professor Joseph A. Opala of James Madison University.

second chance to see the critically-acclaimed production at 1pm, Sun, 2/21, Lumina Theater at UNCW, as part of the full 200910 season of Met Opera: Live in HD performances. Other upcoming performances: Verdi’s Simon Boccanegra, 1pm, 2/6, feat. legendary tenor Placido Domingo in the title role, and an encore performance of Hamlet by Ambroise Thomas at 7pm, Tues., 3/30. www.uncw. edu/metopera or 910-962-3195.

DR. EMERY STEPHENS, BARITONE 3pm. Dr. Emery Stephens, baritone, offers a musical overview of memory, African American culture and identity. This program is held in conjunction with CAM’s exhibition “Recollection: The Past is Present” on view 2/19 – 6/20, 2010. Admission charge.

CAM Wilmington. 910-395-5999; www. cameronartmuseum.com

ART STUDIO FOR RENT Arty Studio for Rent, Wabi Sabi Warehouse. Make art in the heart of Wilmington’s Soda Pop District!. $150 rent includes all utilities, wireless internet, and other lively creative types nearby. Dan Brawley: dan@ cucalorus.org

Dance

JOHN GOLDEN ARTWORK The Golden Gallery, 311 North Front Street , in The Cotton Exchange, hosts John Golden’s artwork, featuring his Rovinato Series. 10 images from Rovinato Series have been picked up to be published

by McGaw Graphics. They will be included in their 2010 hard-cover catalog and will debut at the upcoming West Coast Art & Frame show in Las Vegas at the end of this month. John: 200-3067; www. facebook.com/photo.php?pid=1663903&id=7468 21154&op=1&view=all&subj=272737182512&aid=1&oid=272737182512

VALENTINE BIG BAND DANCE Saint Thomas Preservation Hall, 208 Dock Street Wilmington is having a Valentine Big Band Dance featuring The Wilmington Big Band and Babs McDance on 2/11 from 610pm. $25/person. Ticket proceeds go to the installation of an elevator in the building. The Valentine Big Band Dance will feature dance lessons, food, beer and wine tasting and art auctions. Casual attire is appropriate. www.

ValentineBenefit.com.

BABS MCDANCE Club DanceNew class forming for routine to be performed at Spring Showcase! Sat., 1pm • New Latin Fusion Class: Will encourage dancers to think outside of the standard practices and implement a variety of styles in their social and competitive dance environments. Mon., 8-9.30pm • Salsa: Lively and fast-paced dance that incorporates many different styles of latin dance.ÄFocus is the On 1 Cross Body Lead style. Tues., 8-9.30pm • Mambo: Dancers dance with focus on musicality, footwork, spins and turns.ÄOn 2 New York Style Mambo is the focus.Wed., 8-9.30pm • Argentine Tango: Learning to dance tango socially is based on improvisational movement and respecting both your partner and the other dancers on the floor. The essence of Argentine tango is about life and, especially, about the relationship between a man and a woman. Thurs., 8-9.30pm • Basic Group Classes every evening MonFri, 7pm. Progressive Group Classes every evening Mon-Fri, 6pm(Night Club spot, Latin Street Dance, Rhythm & Latin Ballroom, Smooth Ballroom, Country Western) • Babs McDanceValentine Dance, Sat., 2/13. Heavy Hors D°Øoeuves And light beverages available! • Showcase 2/28: Be part of an adventure in learning and performing • Hoop Fitness & Dance Workshop: Learn to get fit…..the fun way! Beginner Hoop Fitness & Dance Workshop., Sun, 2/7, 2-2pm.

Progressive Hoop Fitness & Dance Workshop, Sun. 2/21, noon-2pm. Babs McDance Social Dance Studio 6782 Market st. (910) 395-5090Ä SINGLE’S CLUB Wilmington Singes Club: 2/5: DJ Robert Clemmons, Am. Legion (Members $8; Guests $10); 2/12: Modern Knights Band (Members $10; Guests $12); 2/19: DJ Buddy Langley, Am. Legion (Members $8; Guests $10); 2/26: DJ Baby Boomer, Am. Legion, (Members $8; Guessts $10). Music 8-11pm. No shorts, miniskirts or denim jeans, please. Kathleen Abbott: 232-3315 or www.wilmingtonsingles.blogspot.com YOUNG AT HEART SOCIAL 16th annual UNCW Young At Heart Social at Burney Center, 5:30-8:30pm, 2/10, free. Together, seniors and students will enjoy dancing, socializing and free raffle drawings. Feat. big band, swing and other old favorites from the Dusty Long Band, and recent dance hits. More than 40 senior residences and community care centers are expected to attend.

Student leaders of the UNCW Center for Leadership Education and Service (CLES) organize this annual event. Refreshments served; facility is wheelchair accessible, and participants are encouraged to dress in semi-formal attire. Parking for the Young at Heart Social is available in lot M near the UNCW Fisher Field house. RSVP (requested, not required): 910-962-3877

FIREHOUSE STUDIO BELLY DANCING Private and Semi-private bellydance classes, $50/ hour and a half instruction and $30 a piece for two people for the same duration. divyawaters@yahoo. com or 910-620-3566.

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 76’ERS SQUARE DANCE CLUB Modern Western Style Square Dance. Club meets Thurs. nights at 7pm at the Senior Center for a new workshop on square dancing. Info: 270-1639 ARGENTINE TANGO 7:30pm every Friday. $5 cover at the door, includes beginners lesson. Ramada Inn, New Carolina Lounge, 5001 Market St. Details: 790-8597.

WILMINGTON SALSA CLUB Salsa Lessons, 8:30pm, Wed., Garibaldi Night Club, 4418 Market St., Wilmington, NC • 8pm, Fridays, Sywanyk’s Night Club 222 Henderson Ave., Jacksonville, NC. Dawn: (910) 471-6809 DANCE LESSONS AT CAROLINA LOUNGE Tues, 7:30pm, shag lessons with Brad and DJ Lee Pearson. • Fri., 7:30pm, Tango workshop with Paula.

9:30pm, salsa lessons with DJ Lalo. Cover charge $5, lesson free. • Sat., Latin ryhthm. Doors open 9pm.

5001-a Market St, (910) 790-8598

Art ENVISAGE STUDIOS Envisage Gallery and Studios is now open. We are seeking artists and art to fill this unique art/ theatre space. We have Artist studio, display, and consignment space available. Whether you need a little space or a lot of space we can fill your needs.

Located in the historic Friendly’s Department Store building at 615 Castle St. and open to the Cape Fear Playhouse. Susan or Scott Oakley at 910-352-1070 or envisagegallery@ec.rr.com.

BIANNUAL FACULTY ART EXHIBITION Through 2/19. The Art Gallery: in the Cultural Arts Building at UNCW. Carlton Wilkinson, Gallery Director, Dept. of Art & Art History UNCW, 601 South College Ave. 910-962-7958 or e-mail: wilkinsonc@ uncw.edu. Next exhibition: Photographing America: 2008-2009, 2/26-4/2.

NO BOUNDARIES IN’TL ART EXHIBIT

ART WITH LOUIS DEWITT Watercolor: $50/4-wks, Weds., 2/3-24, 10am12:30pm. Learn basic watercolor skills: mixing and blending colors, light and shadow, wet and dry brush techniques and basic drawing skills. • Drawing: $50/4-wks. Weds, 2/3-24, 2-4:30pm. Learn drawing basics: line, shading, composition and drawing what you see. Maximum 5 students. • Drawing: $50/4wks. Sat., 2/6-26, 10am-4:30pm. Learn drawing basics: line, shading, composition and drawing what you see. • Acrylic Painting: $50/4-wks. Sat., 2/6-27, 2-4:30pm. Explore acrylic painting: color mixing, brushwork, gradations, light and shadow.

Material lists for all classes; max 5 students, all classes. loislight@bellsouth.net or www.free-onlineart-classes.com BRUCE ISLAND EXHIBIT

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Through 2/19: “No Boundaries International Art Exhibit: inspired creations from Bald Head Island Art Colony, November 2009” will hang at Acme Art Studios, an eclectic artist’s co-op located at 711 North Fifth Ave., downtown Wilmington. Participating artists include: Elizabeth Bender, Shawn Best, Michelle Connolly, Maria Earnshaw, Bonnie England, Ev Boyd Hines, Fritzi Huber, Randall Leach, Wayne McDowell, Dick Roberts, Loulie Scharf, Vicky Smith, Abby Spangel Perry, Dixon Stetler, Pam Toll, Gayle Tustin, Wayne McDowell, Michael Van Hout; and international artists, Leon Patchett from Scotland, and German artist, Stefan Nuetzel.

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PARALLELOGRAM’S SCIENCE/FICTION Parallelogram Art Gallery presents Science/Fiction, an exhibit that ushers viewers into the new decade with a look at the brilliantly imagined future of humanity, through 2/19. Feat. nuclear cooling towers, interspecies relationships, robotic imagery alongside intricacies of human anatomy, with artwork by Kitty Lund, Eddie Whelan, Jonathan Lewis, Whitney Lewis, Erin Hayward, Julian Bozeman, Delia Dykes, and Tae Lee. Focuses on all things science and fiction, related as a glimpse into a new decade of art. Closing reception: 2/19. Food, drink, live musical performances from the future! 523 S. 3rd St., WedSat, 1-5pm. paralellogram@gmail.com or www. paralellogram.com.

BOTTEGA ART BAR EXHIBITS: Jazz Rode: A Solo Exhibition, Through 3/7, w/ opening reception on Fri, 1/15, 6-8pm.

Designing surf art is just one of this local artists amazing talents—also includes; Intaglio, Lithography, Mixed Media and Painting and will all be displayed in this eclectic exhibit at Bottega Gallery.Start 9pm unless noted; free. 208 N. Front St.; 910-763-3737. www. bottegagallery.com

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KEYS NEEDED Wabi Sabi Warehouse is currently seeking submissions for a juriedexhibition based on ‘keys.’ Symbolic or literal, this theme is wide open for interpretation. We welcome all media, including performance,creative writing, and ice sculpture—providing artwork fits throughthe door and doesn’t attract vermin. The only common denominatoramong selected works is the key. Submissions inspired by the Key Fenceinstallation in downtown Wilmington will be given special consideration. Jurors: Richard Scieford, President, North Carolina Museums Council Bob Unchester, Exhibition Manager, Cameron Art Museum Pam Toll, UNCW., 4/18. Exhibition dates: 5/7-6/12. Selected artists notified by 4/25. Email questions, comments, and up to 3 jpegs: dixonstetler@gmail.com STUDIO SPACE AVAILABLE Thrive Studios, a new cutting-edge hybrid studio and gallery, has nine artist studio spaces available for rent .

Each is 8’x 8’, $200/mo. w/ 1-year lease. Join our artist collective and let your career thrive! Gaeten Lowrie: 919-696-4345 or Scott Ehrhart: 407-257-5299.

Museums BATTLESHIP NC How Did they Maneuver that Ship? Power Plant Program, 2/6,12:30-5pm. Learn in detail about the ship’s eight Babcock & Wilcox boilers, four sets of General Electric turbines and reduction gears, steam and diesel powered service turbo generators, along with electrical distribution and water distillation.

You’’ve never seen the ship like this before! Feat. classroom presentations and behind-the-scenes tour of engineering spaces. $50 fee; Friends of the Battleship members and active military are $40.

Fee does not include admission to the ship for the regular tour.For adults only and not appropriate for or for adults who may have difficulty climbing flights of stairs. 910-251-5797 or www.battleshipnc.com.

CIVIL WAR LVING HISTORY WEEKEND To commemorate the 145th anniversary of the Battle of Forks Road, come see Confederate, Union and U.S. Colored Troops re-enactors provide a glimpse into the camp life of soldiers in the late 1800s, tours of the battle grounds between the museum and Halyburton Park led by Dr. Chris Fonvielle, Civil War foodways program by the Bellamy Mansion, and hands-on family activities. Bring the family to the museum’s historic site and walk the original battlefield of the final fight for Wilmington on February 20, 1865. The site is where Major General Robert F. Hoke made his last stand against Union soldiers comprised primarily of U.S. Colored Troops. This significant skirmish followed the

fall of Fort Fisher, and led to the fall of Wilmington and the final surrender by the Confederate armies. History comes to life on this informative and fun day for all!

Free, 10am-4pm, donations welcome. 910-395-5999 Cameron Art Museum.www.cameronartmuseum. com.

WHERE THE LINES CROSS “Where the Lines Cross” exhibition on display through 2/4. Boseman Gallery transformed into a large-scale sculpture! Installation art describes an artistic genre of site-specific, three-dimensional work designed to transform the perception of a space. The basis of this installation is to break down barriers between fields of design and use aspects from each field to create a collaborative, site-based work—compilation feat. work of student artists made of diverse materials, from newspaper to plastic bags to wood to wax, etc. Artists include: Diana Brenson, Tricia Chacon, Kristen Cheshire, Meredith Connelly, Danielle Dewar, Stella Duplass, Sean Klein, Elizabeth McAdams, Randy Seller, Maggie Sumney, Alexandra Widman, and Anne Marie Wilson. Gallery Hours: Mon.- Sat., 10am-8pm, Closed Sunday. 910-962-7972 or www. uncw.edu/presents CAPE FEAR SERPENTARIUM 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 11am5pm, Sat. from 11am-6pm. 20 Orange Street at Front Street on historic downtown riverwalk. (910) 762-1669 or www.capefearserpentarium.com.

BELLAMY MANSION Bellamy is one of NC’s premier architectural and historic treasures, built as city residence of prominent planter, Dr. John D. Bellamy. Antebellum architecture: a mix of Greek Revival and Italianate styles. Open for tours Tues.-Sat., 10am-5pm; Sun., 1-5pm; closed Mons. Guided tours on the hour; self-guided audio-tours also available. Current Exhibit: “Walking in the Footsteps of: Gen. William T. Sherman.”

Adults, $10; children 5-12, $4; group tours, $8 (20+ requires reservations). 251-3700 ext. 104; www.

BellamyMansion.org. • A 25-panel exhibit, “AfricanAmerican Architects & Builders in N.C.,” explores the lives of free and enslaved African-American artisans and builders who worked in the trades pre-Civil War. And, on the northeast corner of the Bellamy lot stands the original brick slave quarters, which is currently undergoing a major restoration. Admission charge.

Bellamy Mansion, Wilmington. 910-251-3700; www. bellamymansion.org LATIMER HOUSE Victorian Italiante style home built in 1852, the restored home features period furnishings, artwork and family portraits. Tours offered Mon-Fri, 10am-4pm, and Sat, 12-5pm. Walking tours are Wed and Sat. at 10am.

126 S. Third St. Adults $8, children $4. 762-0492. www.latimerhouse.org 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. Admission only $6 for adults, $5 for seniors/military, $3 for children 2-12, and free under age 2. Located at the north end of downtown at 505 Nutt St. 910-763-2634 or www. wrrm.org.

CAPE FEAR MUSEUM EXHIBITS: Going to the Movies: Experience the history of a century of movie-going in the Lower Cape Fear region. Explore where people went to the movies. Discover how the theater experience has changed over the years. Watch some of the first films local residents may have seen.Free w/admission. • Conservation Matters. Explore the art and science of artifact conservation. Discover what it is, who does it, and why it matters to museums. A selection of beautifully conserved furniture and other wooden objects from the Museum’s permanent collection will be on display. • Cape Fear Treasures: Drink.

Glimpse a selection of drinking vessels, as you explore treasures from Cape Fear Museum’s collection. From 18th-century bottles, to fancy teapots, to modern-day

souvenir mugs, discover objects that help tell the stories of liquid consumption through time. Going to the Movies • EVENTS: Volunteer Open House is held the first Wednesday of every month. • Exhibits trace African-American history in the Cape Fear region from the 1700s to 20th century. Explore the development and desegregation of New Hanover County schools through images, artifacts, personal recollections.

These stories provide insight into our community’s history. Admission charge. Cape Fear Museum of History & Science, 814 Market St., Wilmington.

910-798-4350; www.CapeFearMuseum.comHours: 9am-5pm Tues-Sat. and 1-5pm, Sun. Admission is $6 for adults; $5 for students with valid ID and senior citizens; $5 special military rate with valid military ID; $3 for children 3-17; and free for children under 3.

Museum members are always free. New Hanover County residents’ free day is the first Sunday of each month. 814 Market St. CAMERON ART MUSEUM EXHIBITS: Toying with Art is an exhibition of toys designed and fabricated by more than 50 artists.

Remains open through 3/28. Brings together several different kinds of toys: games, robots, plush toys, puppets and action figures all come together in this exciting exhibition. • Kaleidoscope: Changing Views of the Permanent Collection. Feat. art from the Cameron Art Museum’s collection: paintings, prints, drawings, sculptures, photographs, furniture, decorative arts, from the museum’s permanent collection. Configuration will change through the year as individual works are rotated. • 2/19-6/20: Recollection: The Past is the Present: Visual and thematic references of the past while being rooted firmly in the present connects the art work of Amalia Amaki, Lillian Blades and Beverly Buchanan to the historical-tinged quilts by African American women in the exhibition. Admission charge. • EVENTS: Movement Lab w/Karola Luttringhaus, Sun., 2/28, 3/28 and 5/9, 3-4:30pm. Suggested Cost: $15 cash and checks only, checks payable to Alban Elved Dance Company. Focuses on physical freedom and

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Line: 763-0973 or blackartsalliance.org. • Music w/Dr. Emery Stephens, Baritone, Sat. 2/27. 3pm.

Free w/museum admission. Dr. Emery Stephens, baritone, offers a brief musical overview of memory, African-American culture and identity. Stephens has performed with the Ann Arbor Symphony, Handel and Haydn Society Chorus of Boston, North Carolina Symphony and Wilmington Symphony Orchestra among many others. • Educator’s Night, 2/26, 5:30-8pm. Open to all educators—Learn more about our programs, educational initiatives and ways the Cameron can work with you and your school’s interests and requirements for classes, as well as enrich yourself and your family. Galleries open, clay studio visits, material packets and light refreshments.

RSVP by 2/19: georgia@cameronartmuseum.com. • “Kid”Cademy, Weds., 3:30-4:30pm, 2/17-3/24, ages 6-10. Limited enrollment, 8 students per session.

Members (household level): $60, Non-members: $90.

Students explore the galleries and make exhibitioninspired artwork. • Kids @ CAM, 2/20, noon-3pm.

Free, donations appreciated. Come enjoy an afternoon of creativity and imagination with hands-on art activities from the Civil War era as part of the 5th Annual Civil War Living History event! Make art you can take home, fun for the whole family! No pre-reg necessary. • Yoga: Every Tues. at 6pm and Thurs. at 12pm; $5/members; $8/non-members. Exercises to enhance relaxation, breath control and meditation with Sara Jo Nelson. Wear comfortable clothing, bring a yoga mat. Beginners welcome. • Tai Chi, Wed. 12pm. $5/members, $8/non-members. A slow, meditative form of exercise designed for relaxation, balance and health taught by Martha Gregory. Wear comfortable clothing. Beginners welcome • S.17th St. and Independence Blvd. Regular museum hours: Tues/Wed/Thurs/Fri.: 11am-2pm, Sat./Sun.: 11am5pm. Members free;$8 non-members; $5 Students with valid student ID card; $3 Children age 2 -12 www.cameronartmuseum.com or (910)395-5999.

NC AQUARIUM EVENTS: Aquarist Apprentice: 2/6, 13, 20, 27, 2pm. Find out what it is like to be responsible for the aquarium critters.

Join staff on a behind-the-scenes tour, learn about our animals and their diets, and assist our staff in the preparation of food and feeding of some of our animals.

For ages 10 and up. Ages 14 and under must be accompanied by an adult . Aquarium admission included. • Behind the Scenes Tour: 2/4, 18 at 11:30; 2/6, 20 at 11am; 2/7, 14, 21, 28 at 2pm; and 2/10, 24 at 3:30pm. Have you ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes at an Aquarium?

Space for animal holding, husbandry, life support systems, and access to exhibits is hidden behind the aquarium walls. Children between 8 and 14 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.$15/participant.

Aquarium admission included. • Children’s Discovery Time: 2/4, 10am, Amphibians; 2/18, 10am, Shark. Creatures come alive in this story-telling and critter-creating program.

For pre-school children. $5/child. Parents pay admission only. • Sea Squirts Breakfast and Playtime with the Fishes: 2/19, 8am.Toddlers and parents invited to come explore the Aquarium from 8-9am before we open our doors to the general public. Kids ages 1-3 will get to meet some of our animal friends up-close, hear a fishy story, and have playtime in our Freshwater Wonders Room. Also enjoy a breakfast surrounded by our aquatic friends. $15 (includes the admission for the day). $5/children ages 2-3.

Members pay $7/participant. • Scout Days: 2/20, 9am-4pm, Boy Scouts-Reptiles and Amphibians Program. Each date will focus on programs in which the scouts can complete some of their patch or badge requirements. Scouts can attend with a parent or with their troop, but must have adult supervision. Space is limited. $1/Boy Scout, $8/adult.

• Breakfast w/the Fishes, 2/13, 8am. Coffee, juice, pastries and bagels are provided for guests, and after breakfast participants are invited to feed some of our aquarium critters.$15 (includes the admission for the day). $5/children ages 2-5. NC Aquarium Society Members: $7/participant. • Daddy and Me, 2/6, 27, 9am. Dads and their children interact and learn together about aquarium animals. Afterward, enjoy free playtime in our Freshwater Wonders Room.

Adults/kids: 1-3, $13/one adult and one child ($1 ea. add. child) Admission included. • Mommy and Me, 2/9, 20, 23, 9am. Moms and children interact and learn together about aquarium animals. Afterward,

The NC Aquarium is constantly offering educational programs to children, and among one of their most popular is the Aquarist Apprentice, taking place this Friday at 2pm.

Kids will be able to join staff in a behind-the-scenes look at the animals and their diets, as well as partake in food preparation and feeding. The event is geared toward ages 10 and up. Check out www.ncaquariums.com for all the details. creativity; includes partner work, such as contact improvisation, story-based movement creation, movement analysis, spatial relationships, basic release work, and more. Appropriate for all body types and experience levels; attend all labs, several or just one lab. Bring layers of clothing for various activity levels. Schedule: www.dynamic-body.net/ workshops.html. • Jeff Phillips, cabaret, “Finishing the Hat,” Thurs, 2/4, 7-8pm. Program admission: CAM Members: $5, Non-members: $8. Amusical journey of standards and musical theater favorites sure to delight audiences of all ages. Refreshments available by donation • 5h Annual Civil War Living History for Schools, 2/19: Free, pre-res rqd. For student visits only and features reenactors bringing history to life for your 4th and 8th grade classes in an informative and fun experience. Open to the public: Sat., 2/20, 10am-4pm, free, donations appreciated!

Commemorates the 145th anniversary of the Battle of Forks Road. Confederate, Union and U.S. Colored Troops reenactors provide a glimpse into the camp life of soldiers in the late 1800s, tours of the battle grounds between the museum and Halyburton Park led by Dr. Chris Fonvielle, Civil War foodways program by the Bellamy Mansion and hands-on family activities.

• Spoken word with Coast Poetry Jam, Thurs. 2/25, 8pm. Cost: $5, $3 for students. Featuring the hottest poets in the Port City and beyond. Produced by “Yo Girl” Sandra and hosted by Bigg B. Coast Studio

njoy free playtime in our Freshwater Wonders Room.

Adults/kids: ages 1-3, $13/adult and one child ($1 ea. add. child) Admission included. • Aquacamp: Animal Valentines, 2/13, 9am-3:30pm. Discover all the amazing adaptations animals have for finding mates and keeping dates. Games and activities demonstrate just how hard it is to survive, even with plenty of fish in the sea. Children, 7-10; live animal presentations and more are all part of this exciting program.Snacks provided. Bing a bag lunch. $40/ participant. AquaCamp Transportation: Limited from the Monkey Junction area to and from Aquacamps.

Only 13 children per day.Fee and pre-reg rqd. • That’s a Moray Valentine Dinner, 2/14, 6:30pm. Exclusive evening for just 26 couples, feat. a four-course dinner, a souvenir photo and dancing while surrounded by the magic of the ocean. Private tables for two placed in front of captivating exhibits such as Cape Fear Shoals, Sharktooth Ledge, Hawaiian Fishes, and Moon Jellies. RSVP table/exhibit on a first-come, first-serve basis. (910) 458-8257, ext: 218 or 202 or terry.bryant@ncaquariums.com or emily.bullock@ ncaquariums.com • Pre-reg all events! • U.S. 421, less than a mile from the Ft. Fisher ferry terminal. Hours: 9am-5pm daily. Admission: $8 adults; $7 seniors; $6 ages 6-17. Free for children under 6; registered groups of N.C. school children, and NC Aquarium Society members. www.ncaquariums.com. Closed Christmas and New Year’s days.

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. 303 West Salisbury Street. wbmuseum.com.

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 streets. Tues-Sat, 10am-4pm. Last tour, 3pm. Admission rqd. (910) 762-0570. www.burgwinwrighthouse.com.

Sports Recreation VALENTINE’S DAY CRUISES Enjoy the sights of Wrightsville Beach from the water, aboard the M/V Shamrock, and explore the scenery of Masonboro Island and the Wrightsville Beach Harbor. Cruises offered Fri-Sun, on the hour; RSVP. $25/passenger • Free Valentine’s Day Cruise w/Captain Joe and wife Alexis. Offered to couples married 40 years or more. 910-200-4002 to RSVP for either.

BIRD TOURS 100-acre lake within a larger city park is one of the great birding destinations of the Southeast and a featured portion of the NC Birding Trail. See Wigeon, Gadwall, Cormorants and Egrets roost in and around the Bald Cypress, and more! Traditionalists walk their way the 5 miles around the lake, guidebook in hand. Or do a guided 1-hour tour on the lake itself comfortably seated in River Watch’s electric canoe.

Led by trained and experienced birders, River Watch offers birding tours of aboard an electric boat that can fit 6 passengers comfortably. Tours on Wed/ Thurs/Sundays through March, weather permitting, or by special app. The one-hour tours leave the dock at 10am, 11am, noon and 1pm with a special “roosting hour” tour leaving apprx 3:30pm. Group prices available; RSVP recommended. $15/person.

910-762-5606 or 910-200-4002.

HALYBURTON NATURE PROGRAMS Free, pre-reg rqd. 4099 S. 17th Street 910-341-0075 or www.halyburtonpark.com. Ages 16 and up! Tracks and Sign, 2/3, 9am-1pm. Animal tracks and sign can provide insight into the secretive lives of wildlife. w/Mike Campbell of the N.C. Wildlife Resource Commission We’ll start in the classroom and then test your skills in the field at Greenfield Lake, Carolina Beach State Park and Ft. Fisher. Fee but pre-reg. is rqd. (910)341-0075.

CAPE FEAR HISTORY BOWL First Cape Fear History Bowl. For adult contestants.

2/11, 7pm at the Historic New Hanover County Court House. $200/team. 10/2 reg. deadline. The winner will recieve a name engraved Cape Fear History Bowl trophy. Bill Holt: 910-791-1602 or Candace McGreevy at The Latimer House, 3 & Orange Streets: 910.762.0492 or cmcgreevy@latimerhouse.org.

FRIENDS OF OAKDALE CEMETARY Bird Watching Tour: Sat., 2/13, 8am. Go birding throughout Oakdale Cemetery with noted ornithologist, Dr James Parnell. A retired professor of biology at UNCW, Dr. Parnell is the author of numerous books and articles on birds, among which is Birds of the Carolinas, which he co-authored. $8/nonmembers; free for members. Pay at the gate upon arrival. Cash or check only. Presented by the Friends of Oakdale Cemetery.

BIRDING TRAIL HIKES NC has diversity of bird habitats and over 440 bird species throughout the year, making it a great place hike bird trails. Each hike is apx. 2 miles; transportation from Halyburton Park included. • Cabin Lake County Park, 2/18, 8am-noon, $10/person $10/person. www. halyburtonpark.com POLAR PLUNGE Polar Plunge for Special Olympics takes place Sat., 2/20, at Pleasure Island’s Carolina Beach Boardwalk, next to Marriott, 11am-3pm. Plunge into the Atlantic Ocean to support Special Olympics New Hanover County. Also: live music, art, food, a silent auction, classic car show and much, much more. In order to plunge you must raise a minimum of $50 ($30 for students w/proper ID). Costume Contest judging begins at 1pm www.plungenhc.com. polarplunge@ plungenhc.com or 910-341-5876 WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH PARKS & REC Adult Flag Football League Register Now. Registration ends February 5th or when the league becomes full. Games are played on Sun., beginning 2/14 • Beginner shag lessons on Sun., Fran Russ Recreation Ctr, no partner needed. Next class starts 2/7 • Beginner II Bridge Lessons, Thurs, 10amnoon, 3/11-4/8 Intermediate II Bridge Lessons, Thurs, 12:30pm–2:30pm. 3/11-4/8 • Currently registering for group tennis lessons, adult, youth, and tots. Classes meet Mon/Wed, at tennis courts at Wrightsville Beach Park. Adult, Youth ages 9-12, and Tots ages 6-8. • Yoga: Tuesd/Wed, 6:30pm.

Classes meet in the Fran Russ Recreation Center.

• Pilates. Mon/Wed/Frid, 10:15-11:15am. Beginner Pilates on Tues/Thurs, 7:30-8:15am. • Low Impact Aerobics. Mon/Wed/Fri, 8-9am and 9-10am. All ages welcome, catered toward ages 60+. • Tone & Stretch.

Tues/Thurs, 8:30-9:15am. All ages welcome, catered towards Ages 60+. • Boot Camp fitness class meets Tues/Thurs, 6-7am. • Cape Fear Cotillion—lessons in ballroom and popular dance along with etiquette and social skills! Thurs. afternoons, 4/8-5/6, 3-7 and 8-12 years old. • Performance Club—structured theater games, kids can exercise their imagination and have fun by performing. Tues. afternoons, 2/2-3/23.

Grades K-2nd and 3rd-5th. Meets in the Fran Russ Recreation Center. 910-256-7925; pre-registration rqd. Wrightsville Beach Park.

Film CINEMATIQUE Cinematique of Wilmington, a series of classic, foreign and notable films co-sponsored by WHQR and Thalian Hall Center for the Performing Arts, Inc., proudly announces its upcoming slate of films.

Admission: $7. All films are screened in Historic Thalian Hall. • 2/3-7: The Private Lives of Pippa Lee—Married to an intellectual three decades older than herself, 50year old Pippa Lee provides comfort to her husband and exquisitely prepared meals to his friends while her sense of identity begins to deconstruct.Starring Robin Wright, Alan Arkin, Keanu Reeves, & Julianne Moore.

Rated R, 90 minutes. • 2/10-14: Headless Woman is a spellbinding film filled with nuance, mystery and class criticism. It centers around Veronica, who while driving hits something as she reaches for her cell phone. Afterward she seems dazed and unable to remember, but is her amnesia real or contrived?Produced by Pedro Almodovar and others, written and directed by Lucrecia Martel and starring Maria Onetto, Claudia Cantero, Ines Efron and Cesar Bordon. In Spanish with English subtitles. Not rated;

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87 min 2/24-28: Oscar Shorts—On 2/2 the Oscar nominees for short live action and animated films will be announced. They will be available to theaters for a very short window of time and Cinematique will have them! Details to follow.

TALK ABOUT FILM SERIES Crossing Over staring Harrison Ford and Ashley Judd: Feb.12, 7:15PM, Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Wilmington, 4313 Lake Ave. deals with immigrants struggle to achieve legal status in LA, the enormous obstacles and clash of cultures. After film discussion will be led by UNCW Assistant Professor of Language and Linguistics, Dr. Amanda Boomershine and UNCW Assistant Director of Admissions, Marcino Moreno.

Contact: 910.392.6454 or www.uufwilmington.org DELWENDE FILM AND DISCUSSION This mother-daughter tale focuses on the injustice of some traditional African practices and women’s struggle for equality. Sponsored by International Programs, Women’s Studies Resource Center, Upperman African American Cultural Center and the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures.

Lumina Theatre, 7om, FOUR LITTLE GIRLS Screening of 4 Little Girls, director Spike Lee’s first feature-length documentary of the notorious racial terrorist bombing of an African American church during the Civil Rights Movement, 7pm, at Lumina Theatre, UNCW. Free. Sponsored by NAACP. 910962-4279 CUCALORUS’ EVENING AT THE OSCARS Cucalorus, amed one of the Top Ten Film Festivals in the United States by the Brooks Institute, will host an “Evening at the Oscars,” 3/7, at Screen Gems Studios in Wilmington, which will feature a live broadcast of the Academy Awards alongside food, drink, and a chance to socialize with Wilmington’s red carpet personalities.

Entertaining interludes from some of Wilmington’s most celebrated talents punctuate an evening of creative celebration: Jonathan Guggenheim, Bibis Ellison, Cullen Moss, Matt Malloy, Sandy Vaughan and other surprises. www.cucalorus.org or 910-3435995 to RSVP. NC BLACK FILM FESTIVAL 9th annual NC Film Festival (formerly Cine Noir Film Festival) is a 4-day juried and invitational competition AND screening of independent films by AfricanAmerican filmmakers with guest artists, panel discussions, workshops, and more. Genres include features, shorts, animation, and documentary films.

Sponsored by the Black Arts Alliance. Admission charge. Cameron Art Museum, Wilmington.

910-612-7832; www.blackartsalliance.org; www. cameronartmuseum.com

Kids Stuff HALYBURTON PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS Nature programs for preschoolers, ages 2-5: Winter in the Forest, Mon/Tues, 2/8-9, 10-11am • Nocturnal Animals, Mon/Tues, 2/22-23, 10-11am. $3/child; pre-reg rqd. 4099 S. 17th St. (910) 341-0075.

FIT FOR FUN CENTER Teddy Bear Picnic, Fri., 2/12, 10am-noon, doors at 9am. $5 child/adults free! Bring your favorite teddy bear to this fun event. We will dance, play games, and more! 302 S. 10th St. 910-341-4630.

MIGHTY PINTS YOUTH BASKETBALL Boys and girls, ages 5-7, will be able to sign up for Might Pints Basketball through 2/12 at the Martin Luther King Jr. Center, where games are played.

Costs is $20/child; must show birth certificate when registering. 401 S. 8th St. (910) 341-7866.

KIDS’ BLACK HISTORY MONTH Craft activities and story time at the Children’s Museum of Wilmington will teach about African American history, 2-4pm. Admission charge.

Children’s Museum of Wilmington. 910-254-3534; www.playwilmington.org

Seniors SENIOR DAY TRIPS Flea Market at Myrtle Beach and Tanger Outlets, Myrtle Beach, SC, 2/26, 8am-4pm, $15. Shop till you drop at the Flea Market in Myrtle Beach while has over 200 different specialty venders. Lunch is

own your own. Then head to the Tanger Outlets and over 100 different name-brand stores. Limited 14 participants. Deadline: 2/25. 341-7253. All trips meet and depart from 302 Willard Street located near Greenfield Lake.

Lectures/Readings GREENSBORO 4 On February 1, 1969 four black youths—Franklin McCain, Joseph McNeil, Ezell Blair Jr. and David Richmond, freshmen on academic scholarships at NC A&T State University—launched a movement that would change American History. Lecture and discussion with McNeil and McCain at Kenan Auditorium, 7pm.

ACTIVIST AUTHORS EXHIBIT Exhibit of posters, celebrating activist authors and created by the students in Professor Diana Ashe’s spring course, ENG 318: Writing & Activism, will be on display on the Second Floor Art Wall, Randall Library. UNCW. 910-962-2170. www. uncw.edu/intprogs/IWeek.htm.

NICHOLAS SPARKS READING UNCW’s Association for Campus Entertainment Voice (ACE Voice) welcomes NY Times #1 Bestselling Author Nicholas Sparks—The Notebook, Dear John, A Walk to Remember, Nights in Rodanthe—will be his first public appearance in Wilmington in over five years,., Thurs, 2/11, UNCW’s Burney Center.

Doors at 6pm and the speaker begins at 7pm. Q&A session and book signing. to follow (vendor on site for purchasing books). Tickets on sale www.etix.com and at UNCW’s Sharky’s Box Office in the Fisher Student Center. Tickets will also be available on-site the day of. Students $7; UNCW Faculty/Staff $10/$12 day of; and General Public $12/$15 day of. 201-981-3702 or e-mail Katie at kif5767@uncw.edu.

UNCW PRESENTS LECTURES SERIES Speakers include an award winning novelist and poet, an acclaimed political journalist, a National Book Award winner and social justice activist, and a green business advocate and CEO.Lectures are Mon., 7pm, UNCW’s Kenan Auditorium,followed by Q&A and book signing. 2/15: Jonathan Kozol—oy and Justice: An Invitation to Serve the Children of the Poor. Amid the passion of the civil rights campaigns of 1964 and 1965, author Jonathan Kozol moved from Harvard Square into a poor black neighborhood of Boston and became a fourth grade teacher in the Boston public schools. He has devoted the subsequent four decades to issues of education and social justice in America. www.uncw.edu/presents. Tickets: $9 for the public and free to UNCW students and employees.

962-3500 or 800-732-3643.

POMEGRANATE BOOKS Join NC author Jenifer Bubenik, Thurs., 2/18, 7pm, and ride along as she recounts the tales of her solo backpacking journey from Belize to Ecuador in her new release, Thoughts From the Chicken Bus. Armed with little more than hiking boots and pepper spray, the twenty-nine year old set out solo to Central America; with the goal to push her job and relationship out of her mind. 4418 Park Ave. (910) 452-1107 NC WRITERS NETWORK Down East Day Out: Sat., 2/20, 2-4pm, Pomegranate Books, 4418 Park Ave. Writer information, a guest lecture, and open mike will be the agenda. Reserve your reading time by Tues., 2/16; first-come basis.

Facility is limited to 35 participants. Helen Aitken: ourwritersgroup@gmail.com.

Classes/Workshops CREATE YOUR LIFE FOR 2010 Explore the areas of your life that are the foundation of happiness. Create a roadmap for getting your life on track and making it the life you really enjoy living.Groups forming; individual sessions also availableAlice Canup, M.S.W., Life Enhancement Coach, 910-686-5090, alice.dreamlife@gmail.com.

CREATIVE WRITING CLASS Exploring Creative Writing is a 4-week class designed to equip writers with the tools and community they need to grow as artists. Meets for two hours and reads, will do collaborative and individual writing exercises

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and discuss topics relevant to writers today. Writers of all experience levels and genres are welcome.

4-week workshop: 2/13-3/6, Sats., 9:30-11:30am. $60; class sizes are limited to 12 to ensure the highest level of individual attention. RSVP by 2/6. Jason: bjasonfrye@gmail.com. Lauren: lafrye@gmail.com.

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BBQ beef, pork or chicken and slaw, hush puppies, green beans, potatoes, and tea for only $6. BBQ by the pound will be sold for $7 and BBQ sandwiches are available for $3 ea. Scott Nicholas: 910-452-7290. www.pdrestoration.com .

CAPE FEAR HISTORICAL GAMING SOCIETY The Cape Fear Historical Gaming Society is committed to making the study of history more enjoyable by the recreation of military and political conflicts in form miniature, card and board games. CFHGS meets ea. month offering a free event to all who are interested. We endeavor to recreate a historical event or to explore a hypothetical scenario based on “what might have been…” 2/13, “A Day at the Colosseum”— Relive the glory and horror of gladiatorial combat of ancient Rome. Each player one or two 1” tall Gladiator miniatures pitted against a similar opponent. No equipment, materials, money or experience rqd. to participate. Walkups welcome.Gamesmaster: Michael Newbanks; Rules: a New system by the Gamesmaster; Scale: 25mm If you would like to run a game, or if you would like us to bring a game or particular scenario to the table, please let me know! Held at Cape Fear Games, 2/13, 3608 Oleander Dr., (910) 798-6006. www.capefeargames.comhttp://games. groups.yahoo.com/group/capefearminis

The romantic Southern writer who has captured the hearts of women all across the land will be making a stop in Wilmington on the 11th for a reading at UNCW’s Burney Center. Be sure to score tickets early, as he’s sure to sell out ($7-$15). He’ll speak to the audience and answer questions, as well as sign books thereafter. There will be books for sale on the premises. For more information, e-mail kif5767@uncw.edu. explorecretivewriting.wordpress.com.

PET FIRST AID The pet first aid class is being offered on Sat., 2/20, 9am, Cape Fear Chapter. The class is 3.5 hours long and includes a comprehensive cat or dog first aid book for everyone registered, as well as a free DVD with step-by-step demonstrations on how to manage a variety of urgent care situations. Register: www. arccapefear.org or (910) 762-2683 ext.327.

ART OF REMEMBRANCE Lower Cape Fear Hospice & LifeCareCenter Bereavement Services presents The Art of Remembrance, a workshop to help people on their grief journey, 9 to 11:30am, Sat., 2/27, Phillips LifeCare & Counseling Center, 1414 Physicians Dr. Helps participants understand the value of reminiscing and will offer ways to express memories and portray feelings through creating a shadow box or writing exercises. Facilitators are Lorraine Perry, expressive art therapist; Diane Miller, LCSW, bereavement counselor; and Sue Strickler, MEd, bereavement services director. Reg: $25 to cover the cost of materials. Sue Strickler: (910) 796-7925 or visit hospiceandlifecarecenter.org.

KURE BEACH PARKS & REC Currently registering for group tennis, watercolor and ballet lessons, for Adult, youth, and tots in Mar. • Tennis Adult Classes: Sun, 7-8pm, 8-9pm, Tues1011am, 6-7pm. • Tennis Junior classes: Sun 6-7pm, Tues 3:45-4:30pm (ages 5-7yrs), Tues 4:30-5:30pm (beginner ages8-12), Mon & Wed 4:30-5:30pm (adv beg ages 9-13). • Watercolor classes Sun 9:3011:30am (Beginner), 12:30- 2:30pm (Advanced) • Ballet classes: Adult Friday 4-5pm Classical, 5-6pm Jazz, Juniors Wed 4-5pm Classical, 5-6pm Jazz. • Prereg. rqd for all classes taken at KB Town Hall. KB Rec Hotline: 910-200-6025 or www. townofkurebeach.org

Clubs/Notices WEDDING GIVEAWAY Saint Thomas Preservation Hall (208 Dock Street) is giving a free wedding 2/14 to a marine injured in Afghanistan. All costs have been donated by local merchants and citizens. On 2/11, Saint Thomas Preservation Hall is having a Valentine Big Band Dance. Ticket Donations are $25 and money will benefit the cost of the wedding, plus to fund the installation of a handicap access elevator at the hall. More info and tickets are available at www.

ValentineBenefit.com or 910-763-4054.

WRIGHTSBORO FIRE DEPT. CELEBRATION Paul Davis Restoration and Remodeling of the Carolina Coast will participate as a sponsor of the Wrightsboro Volunteer Fire Department’s annual BBQ cook-out to benefit the volunteer organization’s 60th anniversary on 2/13. Starting at 11am, firefighters will raise much needed funds while preparing BBQ dinners and the trimmings at 3515 N. Kerr Ave. Open to the public and family-friendly, w/tours of the fire

ROMANTIC CARRIAGE RIDE Treat your sweetheart to a moonlight carriage ride for 2 through historic downtown. Surprise him or her with a red rose, a box of chocolates, and a French evening coach. Private RSVP: 910 251-8889.

MILITARY FAMILY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM Wilmington, North Carolina now has two Military Family Assistance Centers at 2412 Infantry Road and 3114 Randall Pkwy, as part of the North Carolina National Guard. Family Assistance Centers assist servicemembers and their families with benefits and services they are eligible for such as counseling, tax preparation, financial planning and free or low cost child and youth programs. Supports service members of the Guard, Reserve Active Duty and their families with benefits and services they are eligible to receive. “www.nc.ngb.army.mil or (910) 343-1775.

AZALEA FEST CAKE CHALLENGE The NC Azalea Festival proudly announces the addition of the Azalea Cake Challenge to the annual festival. Local bakers will be challenged to construct elaborate “centerpiece cakes” featuring themes which represent the best of the Azalea Festival.

Contestants representing local bakeries, restaurants and catering services will compete in the professional division, while novice bakers can also compete in the amateur division. Cakes in both categories will be critiqued by a professional judging team consisting of local baking experts and Azalea Festival celebrities.

Event ticket-holders will also be invited to judge in various “people’s choice” categories, and will have the opportunity to sample cakes in the professional category.Takes place: Sun. 4/11, noon-4pm, Cape Fear Community College’s Schwartz Center. More info: www.ncazaleafestival.org TRIP TO ITALY WITH JAMES LEUTZE James Leutze, noted war historian and chancellor emeritus at the University of North Carolina Wilmington, will lead a unique 11-day trip to Sicily and Rome, Italy, 5/16-27. Sponsored by UNCW’s Division for Public Service and Continuing Studies, the trip begins with the ancient sites of Sicily, including Palermo, the Greek Theatre and the extinguished craters of Mount Etna. Leutze will offer his expertise on the historic sites of World War II and the Italian campaign led by General Patton in 1943. Trip ends w/2days in Rome, including guided tours of the classic monuments. Cost: $3,599/person includes roundtrip airfare, all accommodations and most meals. 910962-4034 or www.uncw.edu/pathways.

WILMINGTON NEWCOMERS CLUB The Wilmington Newcomers Club meets monthly at 9:30 on the 2nd Thurs. of the month at the Coastline Conference and Event Center, 501 Nutt St. Sandy Maners: 632-8315 GAMBLER’S ANONYMOUS Wilmington Gambler’s Anonymous Meeting, 6:30pm, Cape Fear Presbyterian Church. 2606 Newkirk Ave. Casey F.: (910) 599-140

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Southeastern Wildlife Exposition

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v 120 Fine Artists v DockDogs Competitions v Special Guest Jack Hanna v Outdoor Outfitters & Guides v Casting Rodeo v Retriever Demos v Sporting Arms & Decoys v “Wild in the Kitchen” Chef Demos v Saturday Brunch

Day tickets: $10-20; VIP Packages available

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