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4-6 op-ed: The Cranky Foreigner dishes

It’s the second annual event held at Front Street Brewery (FSB) continuing to raise awareness and funds for those who are faced with the trials and tribulations of breast cancer. As FSB’s general manager, Charles Scott, noted in an interview with encore, “Breast Cancer has affected almost everyone you have ever met.” Be a part of the festivities at the Brewery on the 22nd, starting at 11:30am, when mugs go on sale for $9.99, along with silent-auction items, calendars and the like. Bands will play in the evening, and all proceeds go to Coastal Care Van and Pink Ribbon Project, local organizations that help women fight a nobel fight against the disease.

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disdain for Nixon’s America; Howard Rich of green jobs, pink slips and red ink with Obama’s plan to increase employment rates and jobs for the American public.

7 news of the weird: Chuck Shepherd reports on news of the strange and odd.

artsy smartsy ............8-21 8 theater: Shea Carver interviews Tony Moore

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letters to the editor

Dear Editor, I was excited to read the review of The Road in this week’s issue. I was surprised and disappointed that Anghus did not mention that the movie is based on Cormac McCarthy’s novel of the same name, especially since so much of the review was focused on narrative quality. I am an Encore reader who would’ve loved to find out whether the movie seems true to the book; even if I don’t represent a target audience, I would still think a recognition of the source work would be important to the article. The many fans of No Country for Old Men (either the movie or the McCormac novel)

surely would’ve appreciated the information, as new information or for simply connecting familiar knowledge. The omission detracted from the quality and value of the review.

Thank you for your time, Rebecca Gricus Dear Editor, Many thanks for publicizing the Benji Hughes New Year’s show. Just wanted you to know it made the end of ‘09 and beginning of ‘10 worthwhile—and I would never have made the plans without encore’s suggestion.

Keep up the good work, and I’ll promise to keep reading.

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late-night funnies

“Now, there’s a rumor. This came out today.

There’s a rumor that NBC is so upset with me, they want to keep me off the air for three years.

That’s what they say. Yeah, my response to that is, if NBC doesn’t want people to see me,

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just leave me on NBC. It’s like I’ll be in the witness protection program.”—Conan O’Brien “Sarah Palin has signed with FOx News to be a correspondent. Well, in a statement today, FOx said if Palin does a good job, they’ll sign her to a longtime contract. If she doesn’t work out, they’ll just blame Leno. That’s what they said.”—Jay Leno “Do you folks know what is going on with NBC and the trouble they’re having with Jay Leno and Conan O’Brien? I thought this was nice. President Obama invited Jay and Conan to the White House for a beer.”—David Letterman “It’s kind of sad to see what’s happened to NBC. You know, when I was a young man, just beginning to blossom, my breasts were starting to fill out, NBC was number one. They had ‘Cosby’ and ‘Cheers’ and great shows.

Now, they’re a mess. Like going on your high-school reunion and the homecoming king went bald and works in a lawn mower repair shop.’”—Jimmy Kimmel

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“Noetic” derives from the Greek adjective “noētikos,” meaning “intellectual,” from the verb “noein” (“to think”) and ultimately from the noun “nous,” meaning “mind.” (“Nous” also gave English the word “paranoia” by joining with a prefix meaning “faulty” or “abnormal.”)

“Noetic” is related to “noesis,” a rare noun that turns up in the field of philosophy and refers to the action of perceiving or thinking. The most notable use of “noetic” might be in the name of the Institute of Noetic Sciences, a research organization based in California that is devoted to studies of consciousness and the mind.

about his weekly sitcom, ‘Sides,’ showing at Brown Coat Pub and Theater every Monday.

‘Sides’ new season begins in March.

11 art: Lauren Hodges talks to the youngest participant at No Boundaries International Art Colony, Liz Bender, whose works will show at the No Boundaries exhibit at ACME on 1/22, 6-9pm.

13 gallery guide: Find out what exhibitions are hanging in our local art galleries.

15 film: Anghus takes on George Clooney’s latest film, Up in the Air.

16 music: Adrian Varnam gets the scoop on one of Wilmington’s hometown musicians, Fred Flynn, playing Duck and Dive every week.

18-21 soundboard: See what bands and solo musicians are playing in venues all over town.

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28 humor: Carolyna Shelton dissects parental sex and the toys that come with it.

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Skill-Testing: Knowing the American way

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ll right, which famous American made the following comments?

“You know, it’s a funny thing—every one of those bastards that are out there for legalizing marijuana is Jewish. What the Christ is the matter with the Jews, Bob? I suppose it’s because they are psychiatrists.”

“Do you know what happened to the Romans? The last six Roman emperors were fags.”

“It’s all right that the popes were laying the nuns; that’s been going on for years, centuries. But when the Catholic church went to hell in, I don’t know, three or four centuries ago, it was homosexual.”

“Dope? Do you think the Russians allow dope? Hell no . . . That’s why the communists and left-wingers are pushing it. They’re trying

by: Cranky Foreigner to destroy us.”

It was, of course, everyone’s favorite equalopportunity paranoid, Richard Nixon. Gene Weingartner said it best in a 2002 Washington Post article. To Nixon, everything was a “Jew-homo-doper-Commie-shrink-lefty-Pope conspiracy.” If he were alive today, the only bit of his work he might recognize with a smile would be the million people in prison for victimless crimes. Basically, their crime was choosing the wrong lifestyle. Most of them are there because of Nixon’s cornerstone piece of work, The Controlled Substances Act of 1970.

At the time it was passed, a lot of people

weren’t too concerned. A similar approach to alcohol was considered to be so invasive to basic American liberty, as laid out in the Constitution, that they felt only a Constitutional amendment would provide legal support. Hence, the 19th Amendment. So surely Nixon’s personal paranoia manifested into law would be challenged, and it would be shot down because it would have needed a similar amendment. Somehow, that hasn’t happened.

Before the Feds took over, illegal drugs were a state-by-state matter. Things were more flexible, and the whole budget thing mattered a whole lot more at the state level. There they understood that what goes into prison-spending comes out of education. And lobbyists seem to be less able to commit wholesale bribery.

So why didn’t Nixon’s impossible-to-succeed drug laws follow the same path of the impossible-to-succeed alcohol laws?

If dear-old Aunt Gertie liked a joint before bed as much as she enjoyed a bit of sherry, would history be different?

A while ago I stopped at the Polka Dot, the best greasy spoon in Batavia, New York.

The big industry in Batavia is Attica Prison. There was lively talk how about the Rockefeller Laws—“Three strikes and you’re out!”—might be repealed and that would reduce the prison population. There was genuine outrage among the Polka-Dot patrons. I soon realized that the only growth industry in upstate New York was warehousing foolish people from downstate at great expense and misery.

But if the economic future of a town hangs on one’s willingness to totally ruin the lives of fellow Americans, then maybe we need another amendment to the Constitution—one that protects people from the Deptartment of Justice. Something that lays down the principle that just because we want to do some really stupid stuff to ourselves, the state does not have the right to tear us away from our families, lock us up with dangerous people and reduce our chances of returning to a normal life with a reasonable income.

Let’s face it, folks: Nixon’s dead, so he won’t get too upset to see his great vision fall the new reality of post-medieval America. Said reality is that the War on Drugs is America’s longest war, and the casualties are in the millions.

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Green Jobs, Red Ink, Pink Slips: Obama’s sure-to-fail plan in creating more jobs

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he “New Socialism”—as columnist Charles Krauthammer adroitly calls the global governmental power grab-andwealth redistribution schemes lurking beneath the “green economy”—has kicked into high gear in Washington, D.C. already this year.

Struggling to respond to a surprisingly bad December jobs report—and struggling to explain the clear failure of President Barack Obama’s massive bureaucratic bailout to stimulate the economy—U.S. government officials are turning to a familiar refrain: “green jobs.” Of course, this familiar songand-dance ignores the fact that a huge chunk of the failed “stimulus” went to fund these jobs in the first place.

Undeterred by this lack of stimulation—as well as the ongoing unraveling of the climate change myth—Obama’s solution to this crisis is apparently to continue doing what hasn’t worked. In fact, the red ink had yet to dry on the Department of Labor’s latest disappointing employment data before Obama was in front of a teleprompter announcing that the U.S. government was going to spend another $2.3 billion on tax credits for green jobs.

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He also challenged the U.S. Congress to approve $5 billion worth of additional “green manufacturing” tax credits.

Obama is clearly seeking to move beyond picking winners and losers in the marketplace (another proven non-starter), as these sorts of policies represent government manipulation of the marketplace at a very macroeconomic level. In the case of green jobs, government is mandating (and subsidizing) the creation of inefficient, unreliable and in some cases totally nonexistent sources of energy, all of which in turn creates a net cost to the economy that isn’t being recouped.

Exacerbating the problem would be the Obama administration’s proposed “cap and trade” energy tax hike and a series of sweeping new EPA carbon regulations.

Not surprisingly, these new EPA mandates are likely to become even more sweeping in the event Congress doesn’t give Obama the carbon-tax revenue he desperately needs to continue funding his unprecedented government expansionism.

In spite of all this, Obama maintains that cap and trade is all about creating jobs, even as it would dramatically increase energy costs on families and small businesses across the country while putting dozens, if not hundreds, of larger companies out of business.

Take the example of Spain, which Obama has repeatedly cited as a blueprint for America’s “green jobs” effort. According to a recent study from Juan Carlos University in Madrid, the only “green jobs” in the Spanish economy are vanishing ones—specifically the 2.2 jobs that the country has lost for

each green job that has been created.

“Spain’s experience (cited by President Obama as a model) reveals with high confidence, by two different methods, that the U.S. should expect a loss of at least 2.2 jobs on average, or about nine jobs lost for every four created, to which we have to add those jobs that non-subsidized investments with the same resources would have cre-

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ated,” the study’s author Dr. Gabriel Calzada concluded.

In other words, green jobs are adding to the pile of pink slips in more ways than one.

Not surprisingly, Obama is pushing these positions as another form of payback to the union bosses who supported his 2008 presidential campaign. For example, in Maryland this month, a $4.6 million stimulus grant was presented to a Service Employees International Union (SEIU) partnership to fund “new and emerging green jobs in the healthcare industry.”

That same week the Department of Labor doled out $100 million in grants to “support green job training programs to help dislocated workers and others, including veterans, women, African Americans and Latinos, find jobs in expanding green industries and related occupations.”Among the recipients of this money?

Unions like SEIU, UAW, United Steelworkers and Communications Workers of America, just to name a few. So while green jobs may be replenishing union bank accounts, they’re only drowning this country deeper in red ink while showering pink slips on workers who simply want government to get out of the way so they can get back to doing their jobs.

Only in Washington, D.C. is that called a “stimulus.”

d r i e w e h t f o s w ne Chuck Shepherd digs up the strangest of the strange in world news

LEAD STORY In December, a prominent online game player, Buzz “Erik” Lightyear, won the auction for ownership of a virtual space station in the Planet Calypso game, paying 3.3 million Project Entropia Dollars (PEDs), which at various points entered the game’s playlike economy at an out-of-pocket cost of 10 actual U.S. cents per PED. Thus, Lightyear “paid” $330,000 for nothing more than digital representations of cool-looking structures. However, Lightyear can now charge other PED-seeking players who shop and hunt for valuables on the popular space station and appears confident he will eventually earn back his investment. (On the other hand, if everyone suddenly abandoned the game, Lightyear will have spent thousands of hours online, buying, selling and bartering to earn $330,000 worth of PEDs that would then be worthless.)

Government in Action!

In January, the Berkeley (Calif.) School Board began consideration of a near-unanimous recommendation of Berkeley High School’s Governance Council to eliminate science labs from its curriculum, reasoning that the classes mostly serve white students, leaving less money for programs for underperforming minorities. Berkeley High’s white students do far better academically than the state average; black and Latino students do worse than average. Five science teachers would be dismissed.

The Wisconsin legislature is considering a bill to designate a “state bacterium” (the Lactococcus lactis, which is crucial to turning milk into the state’s famous cheese).

If approved, the bacterium would join two dozen other state symbols (according to the Wisconsin Blue Book): coat of arms, seal, motto, flag, song, flower, bird, tree, fish, state animal, wildlife animal, domestic animal, mineral, rock, symbol of peace, insect,

soil, fossil, dog, beverage, grain, dance, ballad, waltz, fruit and tartan.

New York City, under Mayor Bloomberg’s leadership, has taken aggressive positions against cigarette-smoking and restaurant dishes made with trans fats, but the city’s Department of Health is apparently more tolerant regarding heroin. A recently released, department-funded 16-page pamphlet instructs heroin users on “safer” ways to inject the drug (and suggests, if the first needle stab misses a vein, the more healthful course is to pull out and begin anew rather than try to maneuver the syringe). Of course, the booklet contains several warnings against any use of heroin, but those, obviously, are messages habitually ignored by addicts.

Great Art! In December, Portuguese dancer Rita Marcalo, seeking to raise public awareness of the tragedy of epilepsy (which has afflicted her for 20 years), performed a 24hour “show” at a West Yorkshire, England, theater in which she attempted to trigger an epileptic seizure on stage. She had stopped taking medication beforehand and continually stared into flashing strobe lights, but was unsuccessful. However, in the second part of her project (which has been funded by an Arts Council grant of the equivalent of about $20,000), she will continue the quest, but only in front of cameras, hoping to capture a seizure for a subsequent video production.

Scottish sculptor Kevin Harman was fined the equivalent of about $325 in November for vandalizing the Collective Gallery in Edinburgh by smashing a metal scaffolding pole through a gallery window. Harman insisted that the incident was actually “art,” in that it was part of a video for a project at the Edinburgh College of Art and that Harman had immediately paid to replace the window.

However, it was not “art” to the gallery’s management, which pressed charges. Har-

man, according to London’s The Guardian, said he was less distressed by the fine than by the gallery’s insulting his art by calling it vandalism.

Are the Terrorists Safe?

Although the U.S. military stateside can direct a drone aircraft halfway around the world to deliver bombs mostly on highly specific targets in Iraq, the Pentagon acknowledged in December that even after six years of war, its signals to the drone are still not encrypted. Thus, Iraqi insurgents can pinpoint drone locations merely by using ordinary computer programs like SkyGrabber, which is widely available from software retailers for about $25. U.S. officials admitted that the software could make it easier for insurgents to anticipate the timing and location of attacks.

Afghanistan and Pakistan continue to be dangerous for blundering insurgents.

In January, 14 suspected Taliban terrorists accidentally blew themselves up in Kunduz province while riding a bus carrying bombs to an intended target. And in Karachi, Pakistan, two days later, eight suspected terrorists accidentally blew themselves up while handling bombs in their “safe house.”

Cutting-Edge Research (1) In December, University of London math professor Simon Blackburn published a complicated, square-root-deriving formula to determine whether a driver has enough room to parallel-park within a given space.

By inputting such measurements as a car’s wheel base and the radius of its turning circle, a driver can calculate an exact, whento-turn steering instruction. (2) A December National Public Radio report noted that fake houseflies have begun appearing in urinals around the world based apparently on research showing that men are more likely to aim at the flies, thus leaving the area sur-

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rounding the urinal cleaner. Another commentator wondered how such “research” was conducted (other than by the obvious method of paper-wiping floors around urinals and then comparing the wipes).

Police Blotter (1) Clovis, N.M., Nov. 21: “The (grandmother), who said she relied on a walker for mobility, said the (son-in-law) had come into the bathroom while she was using it and had grabbed and twisted her nose until she could hear the bones and cartilage cracking. The man was arrested.” (2) Apple Valley, Minn., Oct. 13: “Officers responded to a report that a man was sitting on the curb in front of his house talking to himself. When officers arrived they found a very intoxicated man who wanted officers to drive him to Washington, D.C., so that he could discuss the country’s military involvement in the Middle East with President Obama.”

People With Issues Ewwwwww! (1) Prominent eastern Idaho prosecuting attorney Blake Hall, 56, was fired in November (and he also resigned from a major national political position) after his conviction for stalking an ex-girlfriend.

Evidence at trial revealed that Hall had been tossing used condoms onto the woman’s lawn, a total of 19 collected on 10 different days. (2) Truck driver Yuuki Oshima, 22, was arrested in Chiba, Japan, in December after allegedly urinating through the mail slot of a woman’s apartment door on more than one occasion. Oshima told police that he was frustrated, apparently too shy to approach the woman and admit that he was “crazy” about her.

Least Competent Criminals World’s Laziest Bank Robbers: (1) In December in Cardiff (Wales) Crown Court, James Snell was sentenced to 10 years in prison for a bank robbery from which he made his getaway in his own car with an easy-to-remember personalized license plate (“J4MES”). (2) Mark McAvinew, 52, was arrested in Kansas City, Mo., in December after allegedly robbing the Metcalf Bank and fleeing in an A.M. Heating & Cooling company van (a business he co-owns). (3) In November, Christopher Walker was sentenced to two years in jail for robbing a Lloyds TSB Bank in Birmingham, England. He had been caught within minutes, as he fled the bank to his home across the street.

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Playing ‘Sides’: Live sitcom boots locals’ idiot boxes to the curb

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’ll admit it: I’ve always been an avid fan of the sitcom. From my childhood days of endlessly watching “The Cosby Show,” “Different Strokes” and “The Facts of Life,” to being ensnared to the idiot box by my father’s habits (“Sanford and Son,” “All in the Family,” “The Andy Griffith Show”), comedies of all sorts have given me refuge in 30-minute increments, years upon years. The last of the most fascinating seem to have retired their overextended humor (“Seinfeld,” “Will & Grace,” “Friends,” “Frasier”). And while new shows are being filled among those famed Thursday-night hours, it doesn’t compare to the Monday-night 9pm slot, when live sitcom becomes the real winner among Wilmingtonian’s watching habits— and no one needs cable, or even a TV, to enjoy it.

Brown Coat Pub and Theatre has been hosting the 30-minute comedy “Sides” now for two seasons. The 24 episodes have been written, produced and acted out among the local talent of Wilmington’s theater community, thanks to the show’s founder and local playwright/actor, Tony Moore. Moore plotted the story around actors crammed in a two-bedroom apartment in NYC, hitting up auditions, practicing lines and riding the roller coaster that is the entertainment world. Here, their dramas, friendships, rivalries and relationships continue to evolve and captivate audiences tenfold, and Season Three will prove no different as it follows the actors into their latest roles in “Fangsgiving 5, a horror-spoof about the Thanksgiving holiday, [and a] fictional film that was shot on location in Wilmington, NC.” Moore gave encore the scoop about the dramedy, and the characters’ “ups and down in their personal and professional lives.” encore: Tell me about the genesis of “Sides”: how it came to be, who started it and why?

Tony Moore: I had just finished [and wrote] “Seven Years Later” with ByChance Productions, and . . . the overall consensus was that my writing is very much in the style of a sitcom. Richard Davis and I were discussing something that would be cool

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every episode. I catch myself and a few of the actors backstage singing along with it before we go on.

Sides Brown Coat Pub and Theater 111 Grace Street Monday nights, 9pm Season 3 Premiere: March 1st Tickets: $5 • (910) 341-0001 to have on a weekly basis at the Brown Coat, and . . . he suggested that maybe I try writing one for the theater. After thinking about it, I figured I would give it a shot.

So I decided to base it around actors (write what you know best!). . . . We have audience members who have never missed an episode, and it’s such a great compliment to the cast, and it really shows that the work everyone puts into it is really paying off. e: Who all is in the cast?

TM: . . . Hank Toler plays Simon, our theater-guy-turned-budding-star. Erin Hunter plays Lauren, our resident starlet who has no idea of the star power she engenders.

Richard Davis plays Edmund, a method actor who recently came out of the closet and is struggling with his sexuality. Shane Bates is Thorne Mason, a B-list celebrity, only known for his role in a terrible horror series titled Fangsgiving. And Pamela Grier plays bubbly Calliope, an actress who had bad luck with her own TV series but has just been given a chance to redeem herself.

Chase Harrison is Buster, the down-on-his luck, can’t-catch-a-break young actor. And Daniel Marks is Caleb, Calliope’s husband, who oftentimes ends up competing with her and causing a rift in their marriage.

We also have characters that aren’t actors, but they are either involved in the biz or closely related to it: Alisa Harris as the lusty landlady, Vera; Kathy Sue Holtorf as Gina, the “actor’s spouse,” who doesn’t understand the time commitments that actors have; Billie, played by Susan Auten, the finance-rep-turned-film-producer, who’s in love with one of her actors; Alan and Hayley, played by myself and Amanda Young, the casting assistants who are newlyweds

SISTERLY LOVE: (left to right), Ashley Cashwell, Katelyn Rondinaro, Shelby Ayn Treichler and Pamela Redford star in “Little Women.”

and just can’t seem to be happy; Bartender Liza, played by Heather Dodd, and her girlfriend Jess, played by Anna Gamel, make frequent appearances. And we have numerous casting directors that throw our actors’ lives into a frenzy: Steve Vernon as Victor, Jordan Hatcher as Trevor, and Chris Bowen as Xander. e: Has anything new been added to the weekly show since it started?

TM: When we first started, it was pretty much bare bones, raw theater. We didn’t have a technician to run our lights and sound, so we just used the actors in the show. Whichever actor wasn’t in the upcoming scene ran the light board. This season, we hired a technician (Aaron Willings) to take care of our lights and sound.

Now we have an amazing lighting scheme, fantastic soundtracks playing in between scenes, and we even have a projector that “rolls credits” for us before and after the show. And Ben Baldwin, from the local band Dragon Seeks Path, wrote us an incredible theme song that we play before

e: What about the show challenges our community, and how does it add to our overall arts scene?

TM: . . .“Sides” has proven to be a challenge on many levels. As a writer I never knew how hard it would be to have to write an all-new episode every week. Not only do you have to keep the audience entertained with each new installment, but you have to make the audience want to come back next week. You have to write characters that the audience will care about and want to follow week after week.

Now, we have nearly 20 different characters in core, recurring or guest roles.

Having to write story lines for all of those characters can be a challenge, but it has kept me on my toes, and, hopefully, it has made me a better writer for it. Thankfully, local writer Chris Bowen has penned a few episodes, which not only lightened my workload, but brought a different style of writing to our show. Bowen’s unique and hilarious scripts always delivered side-splitting scenes, vivid characters, and jaw-dropping lines!

As an actor “Sides” is challenging because you have one week to learn your lines. Our show is every Monday night. If you are in the next episode, you get your script that Tuesday. You have all week to get it down, and then Monday night at 6pm, we do a read-through, we block it, run it once and then put it on at 9pm. Rinse and repeat—week after week.

A lot of the actors in this show have a character that is used nearly every week. So they have to learn lines for a new script every week, which can be a daunting task when you have a day job, another show or play that you are in, or any other commitments. But I do have to say, that these actors give it their all each and every week, and to pull off the work that they do with each episode is not only amazing, but it is highly impressive and inspiring. Their characters are truly believable and the talent that this cast has is beyond incredible!

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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. Christmas is very close, and a family portrait would be a great gift.

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.

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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!

NEW BEGINNINGS: “Touching the Sky,” by Ann Parks McCray, is oil on canvas, measuring 48 x 48, now featured at New Elements Gallery as part of their New Beginnings exhibit.

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

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“Beautiful; lots of variety.” “Love the place.”

“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.

216 N. Front Street (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. Join us on January 22nd from 6-9 PM for New Beginnings, a collection of recent works by our gallery artists. Enjoy the variety available by over fifty artists, which includes choices in paintings, sculpture, ceramics, glass, jewelry, wood and mixed media. New Beginnings will be on display now through February 20th. New Elements Gallery offers custom framing and art consultation services by appointment.

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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 and Pam Toll. The gallery offers a large selection of works on paper in numerous media. In addition there are many different gift ideas, such as

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(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.

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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, January 22, 2010 from 6 to 9pm Resake at the Gallery of artists’ materials, frames, beautiful papers, assorted paints and other media, frame lights, anything you want to bring in to sell or buy that you haven’t used in a while. January 23rd through January 31st! at the gallery Tuesday thru Saturday from 10am to 5pm.

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onsistency.” That’s the word that best describes everything about the new film Up in the Air. Directed by Jason Reitman (Juno) and starring George Clooney (do I really need to put the name of his movies in parenthesis?), the movie is very much about the consistencies of our day-to-day life and what happens when

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something comes along to break the cycle.

The adjective also works to describe my feelings about the director and the charming lead.

Who doesn’t like George Clooney? He’s handsome, alluring and capable of excellence when the material is right. He’s been on one hell of a streak since his career melted into a creative nervous breakdown. There are few performers capable of pulling themselves from the flaming, noxious wreckage that was his career in the aftermath of Batman and Robin, a film so terrible that it has been qualified as torture by the Geneva Convention, ranking just behind “jumper cables to the genitals” and just ahead of “water-boarding” in terms of effectiveness.

Yet, Clooney has spent the last 15 years redeeming himself as a quality actor, producer and director. Up in the Air is another example of Clooney’s effortless charms. There are few leading men in the modern era who make it look so easy. In fact, if I had one gripe about Clooney, it’s his understated style. Fortunately, it fits him well in the role of Ryan Bettinger, a corporate axe man who spends most of his days zipping from city to city on the wings of American Airlines. His profession takes him to companies to do the firing of employees that executives don’t want to do. Just about everyone he meets is one sentence away from the worst day of their lives.

MAKING CONNECTIONS: Vera Farminga stars alongside George Clooney in an above-average—although not excellent—character piece.

Ryan does his job well. There is compassion behind the corporate façade. No one would call his job “easy,” but he finds purpose in his work. The difficult work he does is balanced by the carefree life he spends in the sky. His home is a first-class lounge; his friends, the random travelers he meets while waiting for his next flight. Ryan has no roots.

He’s a nomad—the king of the road. He’s a man who prefers a carry-on kind of life, but his choices are quickly called into question by the arrival of two women into his life.

Alex (Vera Farmiga) is Ryan’s female equivalent: “Think of me as you with a vagina,” she says early on in the film, quickly establishing herself as an equal instead of a conquest. They meet, compare travel programs and quickly hop into the sack.

It makes perfect sense. Fleeting relationships, seedy hotel sex, some snappy banter and, voila(!), out the door. However, Alex is something different: the yin to Ryan’s yang. The soy sauce to hissushi. The crippling stupidity to his Sarah Palin.

While one relationship blooms, another begins to disintegrate. After spending years honing his craft, his company decides to go a

different direction by taking mass-firing into Cinematique the 21st century. The first step means taking 310 Chestnut Street • 910-343-1640 all employees off the road and bringing them Wed.-Sat., 7:30pm; Sundays, 3pm back to Omaha. Face-to-face interactions are •January 20-24th, 2010, $7 going the wayside, to be replaced by video Diva, 123 min. conferencing. This entire concept seems When Diva debuted in the early ‘80s, audiabsurd to Ryan. The situation is made even ences were ready to abandon the French realism more frustrating by assigning a young knowof the previous decade and embrace cinema du it-all (and the brains behind the conferencing look.

This reprinted and retranslated version is idea) named Natalie (Anna Kendrick) to learn even more suited today. The appeal of director the ropes.

Jean-Jacques Beineix’s fast-paced thriller relies Their trips take them into the depths of the on its look: slick, sensual and expertly photoAmerican heartland, firing people and trying graphed. The story of the opera singer who nevto make the transition as smooth as poser allowed herself to be recorded, the postman sible. There’s a lot of despair beneath the who secretly recorded her, and the mix-up when surface of the film. So many people are dethe recorded tape is mixed up with one confirmfined by their jobs. When they lose them, ing criminal activity make for an energetic story it’s as if they are losing part of themselves. line. Yet, when Wilhelmenia Wiggins Fernandez For Ryan, Natalie represents the problem: sings the aria from La Wally, we are as transfixed a new generation of big ideas with zero exas the postman. Rated R perience. They’re nothing more than costcutting, marginalizing monsters who lack respect and understanding.

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A great film would have had a broader range.

Up in the Air never ebbs or crests. There’s a certain energetic melancholy that permeates each scene. It works for the character and the story, but it prevents any real investment ly Bones centers on a young girl who has been into Ryan or his situation. One scene in parmurdered and watches over her family—and her ticular comes to mind. killer—from heaven. She must weigh her desire Late in the film, Ryan makes a choice in for vengeance against her desire for her family an airport, a choice the whole film has been to heal. Oscar-nominees Mark Wahlberg and building up to: He takes off running through Saoirse Ronan, as well as Oscar-winners Rachel the airport, which reminds me of a scene in Weisz and Susan Sarandon, star. PG-13 Jerry Maguire where Tom Cruise’s title character was posed with a similar situation. We see him tearing through the airport at top speed, the Carmike 16 camera focused on the uncertain anticipation 111 Cinema Drive • 910-815-0266 that is surging through him. There is no such The Book of Eli shot here—just a quick decision and a left turn In a post-apocalyptic America, where the before cutting away to the next scene. once-picturesque countryside has become a Jason Reitman is a very effective filmmakdesolate and violent wasteland, one man (Dener, but I don’t see that kind of risk in any of his zel Washington) fights to protect that sacred work. It’s risky to show a character at their tome that could hold the key to the survival of most vulnerable. Reitman never lets Clooney the human race in this futuristic thriller. R get that far. His emotions are very contained.

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Fred Flynn makes Wilmington his musical homebase

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hile we often feature many outof-town acts who tour through the Port City every week, there is a large and talented pool of homegrown artists who make their living playing right in their own backyards. Many play most nights of the week all around the area, while some use Wilmington as only a homebase and occasionally book the local show.

Fred Flynn is one of those artists who takes both approaches, nurturing his many connections and relationships to forge a career every week here at home and using it also as a springboard for the next level. Recently, I spoke with Flynn about his music, about Wilmingon’s local scene, and his weekly Thursday night gig at the Duck & Dive, located on Dock Street, downtown. Our interview played out like this: encore: How long have you been playing around Wilmington?

Fred Flynn: I’ve been playing in the area for about six years. I moved up to Virginia Beach a few years ago to pursue a record deal that I thought was going to happen.

Unfortunately, that didn’t pan out. But the music scene here brought me back. I just love playing down here, with downtown and the beach nearby, of course. There’s just so many genuine people in the area and lots of opportunity to play. e: What is it about Wilmington’s music scene that keeps you here?

FF: There are so many people who are so talented here that haven’t even blossomed yet, and I see the potential here.

I like being in the middle of that. I love the variety—the variety here is what really appeals to me. I’m a big music fan of all genres, and there’s just so many different there styles here, from bluegrass to punk to heavy metal. You get a little bit of everything in this town, and I think that’s really what I enjoy the most about it.

I compare it largely to Chapel Hill, where I spent my college days. e: Although you play all over town, you have a standing weekly gig at the Duck & Dive. How long have you been doing that, and how did it come about?

FF: I’ve been playing every Thursday

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Fred Flynn with Wes Sayer and Jeremy Aggers Duck and Dive • 114 Dock Street January 21st; 9pm • free there for about four months now with my friend Wes Sayer, who plays lead guitar and sings with me. One of the owners has been a big fan of my music for a while, and when he asked if I wanted to do a weekly show, I took him up on it. The Duck is a great bar with a lot of good people, so it just seemed like a perfect fit. e: What’s your set like on thursdays?

FF: We do a lot of originals, of course, but we try to cater and mix it up a lot with some covers, too. We do anything from classic soul and R&B/funk, to acoustic rock, to reggae—even some jam-bandy good stuff. We really try to cater to everybody that’s there. If I see somebody who’s young and loving all the college pop stuff, we might through one or two in there. If I see someone who’s 45 who wants to hear some good ol’ classic rock, we’ll do that as well. e: What’s the response been like on thursdays?

FF: We’ve been getting a great response.

We’ve got a lot of regulars that come in every week that just absolutely love the variety that we do. We’ve got a really diverse crowd; the age range is amazing.

We get everyone from college all the way up to senior citizens who come in early for the first couple of sets. It works out really well there. e: What’s the day-to-day like for you as a professional musician in this town?

FF: Pretty much all I do is bartend and play music, which keeps me really busy and allows me to do what I love. Right now I’m working on an album with a full band. The full band is really growing rapidly right now as a unit, and hopefully by the end of the summer we’ll have the album completed and we’ll start a fall tour. You know, it can be tough at times, making a living playing music. But I’m very blessed and fortunate

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to have a good fanbase, and people that come out and support me. They’ve definitely helped me survive in this town. e: What does 2010 hold for Fred Flynn?

FF: The plan right now is to get everything I have on a CD and follow up with anyone who can help me take this to another level.

I know that I definitely have a way to make that happen. Our originals have been appealing to people and getting a great response. But I plan on being here for a while; I’ve got a great girl, I’ve got a wonderful bar to work at, a talented band and amazing people all around me. I couldn’t ask for a better place to be.

See Fred Flynn perform every Thursday with Wes Sayer at the Duck & Dive in downtown Wilmington. This week, Fred will be joined with special guest, Atlanta singer/songwriter Jeremy Aggers. The show is always free and kicks-off at 9pm.

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piano show —Rum Runners, 21 N. Front St.; 815-3846 dJ p. FunK —Fibber McGee’s, 1610 Pavilion Pl; 509-1551 livE Music —16 Taps, 127 Princess St.; 251-1616 KaraoKE w/ dJ urBan —Ibiza, 118 Market St.; 251-1301 opEn Mic night —Juggling Gypsy Cafe, 1612 Castle St.; 763-2223 dJBE EXtrEME KaraoKE —Wild Wing Cafe, 1331 Military Cutoff Rd.; 256-3838 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 upstarts and rougEs —Bottega Gallery, 208 North Front St.; 763-3737

THurSDAY, jANuArY 21 classy KaraoKE with Mandy clayton —Remedies, Market Street; 392-8001 livE Music —Red Dogs, 5 N. Lumina Ave., Wrightsville Beach; 256-2776 livE acoustic —Beach House Bar ‘n’ Grill, 7219 Market St.; 689-7219 dJ richtErMEistEr —Wild Wing Cafe, 1331 Military Cutoff Rd.; 256-3838 opEn Mic with JErEMy norris —Katy’s, 1054 S. College Rd.; 395-6204

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dj —Yosake Sushi Lounge, 31 S. Front St.; 763-3172 classy KaraoKe with mandy clayton —Katy’s, 1054 S. College Rd.; 395-6204 latino niGht with dj —Carolina Lounge, 5001A Market St.; 791-7595 Piano show —Rum Runners, 21 N. Front St.; 815-3846 l shaPe lot, villanova —Reel Cafe, 100 S. Front St.; 251-1832 KaraoKe with bob clayton —Midtown Seafood, 4106 Oleander Dr.; 792-6880 dj —Level 5/City Stage, 21 N. Front St.; 342-0872 dj —Shanty’s Beach and Blues Club, 103 North Lake Park Blvd.; 599-3366 melvin and sayer —El Zarrape Cantina, 103 Lake Park Blvd.; 458-5255 KaraoKe KonG —Slick and Reds, 2501 S. College Rd.; 798-5355

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

hiP-hoP dj —Red Dogs, 5 N. Lumina Ave., Wrightsville Beach; 256-2776 live music —Port City Pub, 121 Grace St.; 251-3791 dj biG Kahuna —The Rhino Club, 125 Market St.; 762-2206 sPider miKe —Bottega Gallery, 208 North Front St.; 763-3737 travis shallow —Wrightsville Grille, 6766 Wrightsville Ave.; 509-9839 freshness Guaranteed, the native sway —The Whiskey, 1 S. Front St.; 763-3088 jet 22 —Ronnie’s Place, 6745-B Market St.; 228-8056 drew smith —Wild Wing Cafe, 1331 Military Cutoff Rd.; 256-3838 daniel Parish —Rucker John’s, 5564 Carolina Beach Rd.; 452-1212 charlie and rose lucas —Rusty Nail, 1310 S. 5th Ave.; 251-1888

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

CATCH ALL THE ACTION WITH NFL SUNDAY TICKET ON 10 HDTVs and HD big screen Your Team - Every Game, Every Week 118 Princess St • (910)763-4133

chris bell —Juggling Gypsy Cafe, 1612 Castle St.; 763-2223 overtyme —Holiday Inn Resort, 1706 N. Lumina Ave.; 256-2231 friday niGht follies —Ibiza, 118 Market St.; 251-1301 dj mitch —Odessa, 23 N. Front St.; 251-8814 dj scooter fresh —Rox, 208 Market St.; 343-0402 donna merritt —Costello’s Piano Bar, 211 Princess Street; 362-9666 ten dollar thrill —Front Street Brewery, 9 N. Front St.; 251-1935 oyster boy —Goat and Compass, 710 N. 4th St.; 772-1400 nectar —Duck & Dive, 114 Dock Street chamPion of the sun, draGon seeKs Path, what’s Good, temPle destroyer —Lucky’s, 2505 S. College Rd.; 792-1812

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SAturDAY, jAnuArY 23 dj —Yosake Sushi Lounge, 31 S. Front St.; 763-3172 Guitarist Perry smith —Caffe Phoenix, 9 S Front St.; 343-1395 KaraoKe with bob clayton —Midtown Seafood, 4106 Oleander Dr.; 792-6880 dj —Ronnie’s Place, 6745-B Market St.; 228-8056 live music —Reel Cafe, 100 S. Front St.; 251-1832 KaraoKe with val —Katy’s, 1054 S. College Rd.; 395-6204 live music —Port City Pub, 121 Grace St.; 2513791 live music —The Sandbar, 417 S. College Rd.; 791-6080 salsa with dj lalo —Carolina Lounge, 5001A Market St.; 791-7595 classy KaraoKe with mandy clayton —Remedies, Market Street; 392-8001

WE ARE A 100% SMOKE FREE RESTAURANT AND BAR Monday MNF All Pizzas $5 in the bar after 6 22oz Domestic Draft Kona Longboard Bottles $250 White Russians$4 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 saTurday Baybreeze\Seabreeze $4 22oz Blue Moon Draft $3 ( Live Music Every Weekend) sunday 16oz Domestic Draft $150 Bloody Marys $4 Mojitos $3 • Appletinis $3 5564 Carolina Beach Rd 452-1212

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DJ —Shanty’s Beach and Blues Club, 103 North Lake Park Blvd.; 599-3366 DJ Will Clayton —Beach House Bar ‘n’ Grill, 7219 Market St.; 689-7219 DJ time —The Rhino Club, 125 Market St.; 762-2206 Piano ShoW —Rum Runners, 21 N. Front St.; 815-3846 DJ Foxxy —Ibiza, 118 Market St.; 251-1301 DJ —Level 5/City Stage, 21 N. Front St.; 342-0872 DJ StretCh; live Jam With Benny hill —Trebenzio’s, 141 N. Front St.; 815-3301 hiP-hoP DJ —Red Dogs, 5 N. Lumina Ave., Wrightsville Beach; 256-2776 ol’ north State- ruSSell Freeman —Palm Room, 11 East Salisbury St.; 503-3040 SummerSet —Bottega Gallery, 208 North Front St.; 763-3737

maChine Funk —The Whiskey, 1 S. Front St.; 763-3088 maChine Gun —Wild Wing Cafe, 1331 Military Cutoff Rd.; 256-3838 Charlie marS, SanDerS Bohlke —Soapbox Lounge, 255 N. Front St.; 251-8500 WeaPon oF ChoiCe, FiFty man FiGht —Lucky’s, 2505 S. College Rd.; 792-1812 ChroniCleS oF the lanD SquiD, SoothSayer, m. o. theory, PeriCleS —Soapbox Upstairs, 255 N. Front St.; 251-8500 the BrotherS marler —Juggling Gypsy Cafe, 1612 Castle St.; 763-2223 FortCh —Holiday Inn Resort, 1706 N. Lumina Ave.; 256-2231 DJ P. money —Rox, 208 Market St.; 343-0402 DJ eDie —Odessa, 23 N. Front St.; 251-8814 BenJy temPleton —Costello’s Piano Bar, 211 Princess Street; 362-9666

PSeuDo Blue anD the maJeStiCS —Front Street Brewery, 9 N. Front St.; 251-1935 PoSSum Creek —Goat and Compass, 710 N. 4th St.; 772-1400 FuStiCS —Duck & Dive, 114 Dock Street Jah Creation —Hell’s Kitchen, 118 Princess St.; 763-4133

sunday, january 24 DJ BiG kahuna —The Sandbar, 417 S. College Rd.; 791-6080 DJ BiG kahuna —Rum Runners, 21 N. Front St.; 815-3846 DJ —Shanty’s Beach and Blues Club, 103 North Lake Park Blvd.; 599-3366 Jam With Benny hill —Rusty Nail, 1310 S. 5th Ave.; 251-1888 DJBe extreme karaoke —The Whiskey, 1 S. Front St.; 763-3088 DJ P. money —Rox, 208 Market St.; 343-0402 SunDay niGht Fever —Ibiza, 118 Market St.; 251-1301

MONDAYS FRIDAY, Jan. 22

BIBIS AND THE SPARE CHANGE BAND $1 PINTS NO COVER

Call to hear our daily specials DBMM UP QMBO ZPVS GSFF QSJWBUF QBSUZ UPEBZ 1610 Pavilion Place 910.256-0102

(Bud Light, Miller Light, Natural, Coors Light)

THIRSTY THURSDAYS: Import Beers $300 (Red Stripe, Heineken, New Castle)

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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DJ BiG kahuna —The Rhino Club, 125 Market St.; 762-2206 Brittany Shane —Juggling Gypsy Cafe, 1612 Castle St.; 763-2223 DJ P. Funk —The Sandbar, 417 S. College Rd.; 791-6080 oPen miC niGht —Port City Pub, 121 Grace St.; 251-3791 oPen miC niGht —16 Taps, 127 Princess St.; 251-1616 ColBy Wahl anD FrienDS —The Whiskey, 1 S. Front St.; 763-3088

monday, january 25

raDio hayeS anD eChoPoint21 —Goat and Compass, 710 N. 4th St.; 772-1400 DJ time —The Rhino Club, 125 Market St.; 762-2206 live aCouStiC —Wild Wing Cafe, 1331 Military Cutoff Rd.; 256-3838 karaoke —16 Taps, 127 Princess St.; 251-1616 ClaSSy karaoke With manDy Clayton

DJ riChtermeiSter —Wild Wing Cafe, 1331 Military Cutoff Rd.; 256-3838 DJ —Shanty’s Beach and Blues Club, 103 North Lake Park Blvd.; 599-3366 karaoke —Level 5/City Stage, 21 N. Front St.; 342-0872 oPen miC With viva —El Zarrape Cantina, 103 Lake Park Blvd.; 458-5255 100 S. Front St. Downtown 251-1832

RACK ‘EM PUB 415 South College Road MONDAY MADNESS: Domestic Pints: $225 Miller Light, Yuengling: $350 Well Vodka Drinks: $350 FREE POOL AFTER MIDNIGHT TASTY TUESDAYS: CALL NIGHT All call liquors: $400 WET WEDNESDAYS: Smirnoff Flavor Liquors $400 Drinks LATE NIGHT!!!

Domestic Light Beer $225

the CauCaSianS —Juggling Gypsy Cafe, 1612 Castle St.; 763-2223 Galen on Guitar (BrunCh) —Courtyard Marriott, 100 Charlotte Ave., Carolina Beach; (800) 321-2211 Dale “Fully automatiC SounD maChine” DJS —Bottega Gallery, 208 North Front St.; 763-3737 FlutiSt nikki WiSnioSki —Caffe Phoenix, 9 S Front St.; 343-1395 BaDFiSh, SCotty Don’t —Soapbox Upstairs, 255 N. Front St.; 251-8500

Weekly SpecialS

.0/%": $2.50 Budweiser Draft $4.00 Well Liquor FROM 4 UNTIL CLOSE $.50 Wings Buffalo, BBQ, or Teriyaki 56&4%": $2.50 Miller Lite Draft, $4.00 Hurricanes FROM 4 UNTIL CLOSE $6 Buffalo Shrimp or Chicken Tenders 8&%/&4%": $2.50 Yuengling Draft, $2.50 Domestic Bottles FROM 4 UNTIL CLOSE $2 Sliders 5)634%": $3.00 Coronas, $4.00 Margaritas FROM 4 UNTIL CLOSE $5 Cajun Shrimp or Fish Tacos '3*%": $3.00 Select Pint 4"563%": $5.50 Cosmos, Dirty Martinis or Apple Martinis 46/%": $5 Bloody Marys Half Priced Appetizers After 9:00 p.m.

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

tuesday, january 26

5001 Market Street (attached to the Ramada Inn)

910-791-7595

TUESDAYS

SHAG LESSONS @7:30 with Brad & Dancing with DJ

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

5)634%": 1/2 PRICE APPS. 4-6PM Live msuic w/JEREMY NORRIS / TOMMY BROTHERS $2.50 BLue Moons • $2.50 Import Bottles $3 Rum and Coke

& $5 mARtiNi LiSt - $2 DOmEStic

'3*%": LIVE MUSIC IN THE COURTYARD $3 Landshark • $3 Kamikaze • $5 Bombs

ARGENtiNE tANGO LESSONS

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

LADiES NiGHt-1/2 PRicE wiNE FRIDAYS WITH INSTRUCTION at 7:30 and

SALSA LESSONS at 9:30 with live DJ $2 Tequilla - $3 Corona - $4 Margarita’s

SATURDAY SALSA witH DJ LALO Private Parties are available for booking 791-7595

—Ultra Classics Pool and Bar, North Hampstead 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 CaPe Fear BlueS Jam —Rusty Nail, 1310 S. 5th Ave.; 251-1888 live muSiC —Henry’s, 2806 Independence Blvd.; 793-2929 FiFth nation —Juggling Gypsy Cafe, 1612 Castle St.; 763-2223 BiBiS elliSon anD the SPare ChanGe BanD —The Whiskey, 1 S. Front St.; 763-3088 traviS ShalloW —Wrightsville Grille, 6766 Wrightsville Ave.; 509-9839 root Soul ProJeCt —Duck & Dive, 114 Dock Street karaoke With DJ Biker roB —Katy’s, 1054 S. College Rd.; 395-6204 karaoke —Yosake Sushi Lounge, 31 S. Front St.; 763-3172 DJ DouBleCliCk

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—The Sandbar, 417 S. College Rd.; 791-6080 SHag DJ —Carolina Lounge, 5001A Market St.; 791-7595 tHe travelerS —Rucker John’s, 5564 Carolina Beach Rd.; 452-1212

DJ JePH caulter

oPen Mic nigHt

—Carolina Lounge, 5001A Market St.; 791-7595 DJBe eXtreMe KaraoKe —Wild Wing Cafe, 1331 Military Cutoff Rd.; 256-3838

—Juggling Gypsy Cafe, 1612 Castle St.; 763-2223 live MuSic —The Whiskey, 1 S. Front Street; 763-3088

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KaraoKe WitH DJ BiKer roB

JereMy norriS anD toMMy BrotHerS

—Beach House Bar ‘n’ Grill, 7219 Market St.; 689-7219 Piano SHoW —Rum Runners, 21 N. Front St.; 815-3846

—Reel Cafe, 100 S. Front St.; 251-1832 oPen Mic nigHt WitH gary allen —Rusty Nail, 1310 S. 5th Ave.; 251-1888

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 1/22: Willie Nelson (right), Lukas Nelson, Promise of the Real AMOS’ SOUTHEND 1423 SoutH tryon St., cHarlotte • 704-377-6874 1/21: Cowboy Mouth, Juinor Brown 1/22: Sequoyah Prep School, Parachute Musical 1/23: Frontiers (Journey tribute), 42 (Coldplay tribute) THE ORANGE PEEL 101 BiltMore avenue,

aSHeville 828-225-5851 1/20: Rjd2, The Constantines, Happy Chichester 1/21: Who’s Bad? (Michael Jackson tribute) 1/22: The Movement, Thunderdrums ALABAMA THEATRE 4750 HWy 17 SoutH, n. Myrtle BeacH, Sc 843-272-1111 1/23: James Gregory LINCOLN THEATRE 126 e. caBarruS St., raleigH 919-821-4111 1/20: Levi Lowrey Band, Sonia

Leigh Band 1/21: Ballyhoo, Doco, 5th Generation 1/22: ZOSO (Led Zeppelin tribute), Night Prowler (Bon Scott and AC/DC tribute) 1/23: ZOSO (Led Zeppelin tribute), Untold CAT’S CRADLE 300 e. Main St., carrBoro 919-967-9053 1/22: The Last Waltz Ensemble

1/25-26: Chris Botti GREENSBORO COLISEUM COMPLEX 1921 WeSt lee Street, greenSBoro 336-373-7400 1/21: Greensboro Symphony Masterworks Concert: Time For Three 1/23: George Strait, Reba McEntire

courteSy of artiSt

KaraoKe WitH BoB clayton —Midtown Seafood, 4106 Oleander Dr.; 792-6880 claSSy KaraoKe WitH ManDy clayton —Katy’s, 1054 S. College Rd.; 395-6204 DJ —Shanty’s Beach and Blues Club, 103 North Lake Park Blvd.; 599-3366 DJ P. funK —Fibber McGee’s, 1610 Pavilion Pl; 509-1551 live MuSic —16 Taps, 127 Princess Street; 251-1616 eric anD carey B. —El Zarrape Cantina, 103 Lake Park Blvd.; 458-5255 KaraoKe WitH DJ urBan —Ibiza, 118 Market St.; 251-1301

309 W. Morgan St., DurHaM 919-560-3030 1/23: Hormonal Imbalance

CAROLINA THEATRE

Attention Piano Bargain Hunters at

Cape Fear aCademy 3900 South College Road Wilmington, NC 28412

3 Days Only!

Friday, January 22

by Appointment Only OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Sat., January 23 • 10am - 8pm Sun., January 24 • 1pm - 6pm YAMAHA National Loan Program

• All major credit cards accepted • Financing up to 60 months • Professional delivery Available • All pianos come with warranties • All pianos sold and serviced by Piano and Organ Distributors

FOR APPOINTMENT CALL 233-4223

N. CHARLESTON COLESIUM 5001 coliSeuM Dr., cHarleSton, Sc 843-529-5000 1/22: Rodney Carrington

Mighty Pints youth BasketBall

Piano Sell-off

New & Used Pianos

roger DaviS, ron WilSon —Bottega Gallery, 208 North Front St.; 763-3737

REGISTRATION:

HIDDEN BATTLESHIP explore and discover like you never have before!

Exclusive behind-the-scenes guided tour of the brig, third deck, officer bunkrooms, working radio room, #3 engine room, the fire control tower and many other areas NOT open to the general public! Choose morning or afternoon tour. Tour includes climbing and narrow ladders so be prepared! Tickets are limited, reserve your space today!

Saturday, January 23 8:30am til 12:30pm 1:30pm til 5:30pm

AGES:

Boys and Girls ages 5-7 COST:

$20 per child

$45 per person/ $35 for Active Military & Friends Members. Must be 12 years or older.

RESERVATIONS 910.251.5797 x3001 leads@battleshipnc.com

Jan. 25 - Feb. 12 Register at the MLK Center (101 S. 8th)

OTHER 2010 DATES March 13 & November 13

wilmington nc www.battleshipnc.com

Must bring payment and copy of birth certificate when registering MLK JR. COMMUNITY CENTER

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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. 910256-9677. www.brixxpizza.com.

BlUeWater A sprawling two-story restaurant located on the Intracoastal Waterway, Bluewater offers spectacular panoramic views. Watch all types of boats cruise past your table, and relax to the sound of sail masts lightly touching at the nearby marina, all while enjoying the casual American menu. Dinner mainstays include baby back ribs, char-grilled steaks, fresh fish, and delicious homemade desserts. BluewaterDining.com. 4 Marina Street, Wrightsville Beach, NC . 910.256.8500.

c.G. daWGs For great traditional New York style eats with Southern charm look no further than C.G. 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!!

tHe GeorGe on tHe riVerWalk 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 and must-see for visitors, Henry’s award-winning decor features beautifully hued stacked sandstone, a hand painted ceiling and a gorgeous 100-year-old Brunswick-style tiger oak bar. At dinner, modern American offerings include slow roasted prime rib, rotisserie chicken, signature crab cakes, and delectable seafood dishes. Lunch features include deli sandwiches made with fresh Boars Head cold-cuts, delicious salads, and fresh bread. Save room for the homemade strawberry shortcake! HenrysRestaurant. com. 2508 Independence Boulevard, Wilmington, NC. 910.793.2929.

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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

keFi 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.

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 hand-tossed, 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: Mon-Sat, 11am-10pm; Sun., 12pm-9pm. 4311 Oleander Drive, 4523773.

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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) 2510433

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.

Pine ValleY market

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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

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, 256-1421; 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.

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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.

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

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

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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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), 2519229. 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 pan-Asian 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 lightfare 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 scrumptious 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 latenight 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; 910-509-0331. 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, 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, it’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 “Best Seafood” 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 d’oeuvres at the bar, professionals meet for business meetings and locals come for their favorites. The understated décor 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 – 2pm for lunch and now open for dinner Wed-Fri. only from 5:30pm – 9pm (BYOB). 215 Princess Street, downtown Wilmington. Catch is chef-owned 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 10am2pm. 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) 4582000.

ocEanic Breathtaking panoramic views. Oceanic’s third floor private banquet room provides a spectacular lookout over the Atlantic Ocean, Wrightsville Beach and Masonboro Island.

With its own restroom & bar facilities, it is perfect for wedding receptions, birthdays and corporate functions. Oceanic is a classic seafood house specializing in local seafood.

Choose from a selection of seafood platters, combination plates and daily fresh fish. For land lovers, try steaks, chicken or pasta. OceanicRestaurant.com. 703 S. Lumina Avenue, Wrightsville Beach. 910.256.5551

rEEL cafE For eight years, the Reel Café has been Wilmington’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 entrées and salads, or try the specials prepared daily by our chef. Whether it’s a delightful meal, live music or the downtown nightlife, The Reel Café 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 HaLL’S Tropicana rESTaUranT Hall’s is a Wilmington tradition! Originally opened in 1901 as a drug store, Hall’s has been serving the Downtown community for over 100 years. We serve traditional Southern fare, including a classic breakfast with the accompaniments you’ve grown to love.

Lunch includes a Southern buffet MondayFriday with pork, chicken, all the fixin’s, and a special addition every day! Don’t forget our unique menu, which includes everything from specialty sandwiches to fried seafood. Most importantly, at Hall’s everything is fresh! Open Monday-Friday, 7am-2pm (buffet 11-2), and Saturday from 7am-12:30pm with breakfast and menu items only. 421 Castle St. 910-7622210.

pinK pig cafE Downtown Wilmington’s newest dining option has arrived! Serving breakfast and lunch all day, the Pink Pig offers a full menu featuring good ol’ fashioned cookin’ 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 can’t go wrong with our real pit-smoked barbecue sandwiches. C’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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The Pink Fight: Mugs for Jugs makes its second debut at the Front Street Brewery

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t’s become the only six-letter curse word by: Shea Carver in the English language that truly insults its takers beyond sticks and stones: Mugs for Jugs “cancer.” Spit it at someone, and the outBreast Cancer Awareness fund-raiser come most likely instigates a rush of fear and despair in its onset. Among the many Front Street Brewery • 9 N. Front St. devastating areas to which the disease af- January 22nd fects, in women it most likely will spread Proceeds from purchase of mugs, throughout their breasts. As breastcancer. calendars and silent-auction items, as well org states, in 2009 an estimated 192,370 as donations, benefit breast-cancer new cases of invasive breast cancer were expected to be diagnosed in women in the awareness.

U.S., along with 62,280 new cases of noninvasive breast cancer. While most consider or had their lives affected by it. In fact, the breast cancer a woman’s disease, men are survival rate for breast cancer is quite good not immune. In fact, about 1,990 new cases when it’s caught in its early stages. As of of invasive breast cancer will be diagnosed 2008 there were about 2.5 million women in men this year, according to the American in the U.S. who had survived, according to Cancer Society (AMC). breastcancer.org. So the fight can be victoriWith the onslaught of disturbing numbers ous thanks to the advances made in modern rising, it’s only normal for local organiza- technology allowing for early detection. To tions and businesses to attach themselves keep the public informed, education must to the worthy cause in hopes of making a continue. difference and helping pare future numbers “So many people use the month of Ocdown, or at least celebrating the numbers tober to push breast-cancer-awareness of the survival rate of its patients. Thus, events,” Scott note-d. “We didn’t want Front Street Brewery proves to be among people to forget about it. . . . We actu- FIGHT LIKE A GIRL: Raleigh-based, all-girl band the ranks, bringing to Wilmington a chari- ally met with some of the ladies from the Back Seat Confidential will be performing at the sectable cause to not only help out, but to Coastal Care Van and Pink Ribbon Project, ond annual Mugs for Jugs benefit, taking place this recognize the many lives breast cancer who told us everything they did for ladies Friday night at Front Street Brewery. has affected and raise awareness toward a and all of the work they were accomplishhopeful cure. ing. I liked that they not only were helping leigh known as Back Seat Confidential. The “The idea for Mugs for Jugs came about prevention, but were helping out the ladies ladies are quite raucous, too, in that they last year, [as] myself and the brewer [of are an AC/DC cover Front Street Brewery] have had band, who will play upour lives impacted by breast The fund-raiser they have planned will not stairs from 7-9pm. Also cancer,” Charles Scott, general playing will be Pseudo manager of the Brewery, told enBlue and the Majestics, only help the fight against breast cancer, but it core. “My grandmother actually taking the stage downdied from breast cancer, so this will praise all people who have beat it or had stairs from 10pm-1am. hits home for me.”

As well, there will be a Being directly tied to the busipicture booth upstairs ness of making beer seemed to their lives affected by it. for folks to try on a slew go hand-in-hand when deciding of pink wigs and have how to marry their product with charity. Mugs for Jugs became a natural who were affected by the disease. The their photos made. fit. “We are both laid-back guys who want bags that they gave to the ladies to make “We are selling our calendars, with proto support a good cause and didn’t want their lives more bearable, I thought, was a ceeds going to the cause,” Scott said. to keep it as a black-tie affair,” Scott said. wonderful idea. Everyone with the project “Also, our mug and shirt sales will go to“We wanted to help fight the cause and was so kind and understanding. With them ward the cause. We are expanding the also being local, we felt it was a wonderful event to go all day instead of just at night, keep it in a good atmosphere.”

The fund-raiser they have planned will not cause and a perfect fit.” [as it was last year,] and we are adding a As part of the fund-raiser, the Brewery silent auction.” only help the fight against breast cancer, but it will praise all people who have beat it will be bringing in an all-girl band from RaNaturally, folks who can’t make the fun

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the Brewery has in store on January 22nd can still play their part by making donations, or buying calendars and mugs at the Brewery. “Breast cancer has affected almost everyone you have ever met,” Scott noted. “Go pink, and help the Brewery knock out cancer one mug at a time.

We have made many friendships with local breast-cancer survivors, and hope to continue the cause as much as we can.

We have got many contributions from local businesses and clubs, such as Angies Angels, to help us keep people informed.

The event helped us raise a lot of money last year, and with all three floors of the Brewery working that night we want to raise as much as we can again.”

Mugs for Jugs will raise funds for The Pink Ribbon Project and New Hanover Regional Medical Center’s Coastal Care Van. Proceeds will provide care packages to women recently diagnosed with breast cancer and to help provide mammograms for local women that, otherwise, could not afford them. Mugs are selling for $9.99.

For more questions, call Front Street Brewery at (910) 251-1935. Join in against the fight!

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Choir Girl Chronicles: Unholy thoughts and unruly toys

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hy is it that thinking about our parents as horny little ferrets is the most disturbing thought we can conjure up? I mean, they do/did it all the time like yard dogs. (Well, readers’ parents did. I was immaculately conceived and born in a Waterford crystal test tube.)

We are sexual beings, after all. We are only a few DNA strands removed from revealing the red rocket and sniffing pungent anal glands, so why is it so difficult to admit to our offspring that not only do we have sex, but that it’s a normal, natural process required to produce babies, and to make the silicon and battery industries vital foundations of the economy?

This odd quirk in humanity had me thinking again today ‌ in church. Granted, this unholy diversion makes me quite the heathern, but it really wasn’t my fault. It was K’s fault. She sings in the choir with me, and I vote her most likely to be wearing thigh-high vinyl boots and crotchless spun sugar panties under that choir robe.

K loves the nekked tango, and, in fact, said

by: Carolyna Shelton she got a tattoo on her ankle so her husband could see it when his shoulders were being used as an ottoman. I’ve noticed her husband usually wears a glazed, tired, but mostly an “I’m the man!� expression.

Anyway, K told me that her youngest daughter came into the kitchen recently, carrying a bottle of personal lubricant she’d found on the nightstand and wanting to know what it was for. K is not only exceptionally horny, but either she is too lazy to scamper in her Cat Woman onesie to the bathroom and back during sweaty moments, or she thinks the decorative label on the bottle makes a nice accent piece on her nightstand.

I had another friend tell me once that her mother-in-law came out of her bedroom, rubbing her hands together luxuriously, saying, “That hand lotion you keep by your bed is amazing. Where did you find it?� I think my friend’s Bartholin’s glands ceased

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When confronted with her daughter’s question, K paused and said in an indecisive, small voice, “It’s‌ cleaner‌â€? “For what?â€? came the inevitable followup question. “For‌ my private area.â€? “EW!â€? said daughter and threw down the bottle in disgust. “Why would you keep it there?â€?

K paused and pressed gamely onward. “Because sometimes I don’t think about cleaning it until I’m in bed.� This story may backfire on K; I can just imagine her daughter discussing the horrifying revelation on Facebook: “OMG! My mom’s privates are so stanky that she has to keep cleaner on the nightstand!�

Of course, I was highly piqued by K’s story and wrote a few helpful notes on my church bulletin. Thank heavens I’m not Baptist anymore, or I’m certain I would have burst into flames right there in the choir loft. K went on to say that episode wasn’t as traumatic as when her daughter found one of her toys (The Bullet, to be specific) and wanted to know what it was for. I have begun to envision K’s bedroom as sort of a sexual museum featuring numerous, highly curious and likely worn-out artifacts.

K didn’t want to make a big deal of things, so she said it was a massager.

So, her daughter roamed the house with the Bullet applied to her face, neck and shoulders, saying, “Ohhhh, this feels so goooooood!� K’s husband beat a hasty retreat, shaking his head in horror.

K shrugged with disdain. “It wasn’t anything I used. I got it free for hosting one of those parties.�

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I kept it to myself that the Bullet remains among the best $12 I’ve ever spent. Am I settling for less? Is more really better?

Does size matter that much in the world of ‌ massage? Is this something new I need to develop insecure psychological issues over? I sure have some questions about K’s size requirements, and I looked at her husband with a newfound respect and curiosity.

While I was contemplating writing this article, I straightened up abruptly as one of those long-buried, unfortunate memories came back to me. Back in the 1970s, before the days of silicon and um, private area “cleaner,� my parents acquired a massager, to my brother’s and my fascinated entertainment. It was a tremendous silver contraption with metal spring handgrips. Once it was turned on, it had more horsepower than most weed whackers, and it would occasionally, if inexpertly handled, skitter off menacingly with a violent growling buzz. The thought hit me right there in the choir loft that perhaps it wasn’t exactly a back massager after all.

At that moment, Baptist or not, I did burst into flames, or at least my face did. I tried to remember when my mother developed that chronic limp and such an improved disposition.

Wonder if that thing is still around? I think Lowe’s uses something similar to shake paint cans. I should tell K about that option. I’m sure that would do way more for her than just piss her off. And she wouldn’t need that decorative container of personal lubricant either. I’m thinking it took 5W-30.

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where to be, what to do in Wilmington and beyond

Events UNCW’S MLK CELEBRATION In celebration of legacy of Dr. King, UNCW presents its keynote speaker, world renowned neurosurgeon, Dr. Benjamin Carson, Thurs., 1/21, 7pm, UNCW’s Kenan Auditorium. All tickets for UNCW’s MLK Celebration featuring Dr. Benjamin Carson in Kenan Auditorium on Thursday, Jan. 21 have been distributed. Tickets are now available for the simulcast of the event which will take place in UNCW’s Lumina Theatre.

Tickets available at Kenan Aud. box office, MonFri, noon-6pm.

PRE-FESTIVAL AZALEA PARTY Pre-Fest Party tickets on sale: 1/22/2010, 7pm, Hilton Wilmington Riverside. www.ncazaleafestival. org/Tickets/tabid/91/Default.aspx or at the festival office, Oleander Oaks, 5725 Oleander Dr., Suite B7. Tickets are $25/each; a Hotel Package (2 party tickets and hotel room, night of party) is $125.

WORLD WAR II WILMINGTON World War II Wilmington Home Front Heritage Coalition. World War II tanks - their types, sizes, armament, lethality, and effectiveness - will be discussed at the monthly meeting of Southeastern North Carolina’s WWII Remembered Group on 1/22 at the New Hanover County Senior Center, 2222 S.

College Rd. 10am, w/refreshments and fellowship at 9:30am. Group consists of WWII veterans and home front workers and their families, and history enthusiasts. Open to public.

BATTLESHIP Behind the Scenes at the Battleship NC. Hidden Battleship, 1/31, 8:30am-12:30pm and 1:305:30pm. www.battleshipnc.com/mailer/eLetters/

1/21: MLK CELEBRATION

ereleases/100107_hiddenShip.html. Join us for a unique, behind-the-scenes tour of un-restored areas of the Battleship. 4-hour tour consists of small groups with guides. Guests explore the bow (officers’ country and boatswain locker), third deck (Radio II, brig, after gyro, storage rooms, ammunition handling, Engineer’’s office, torpedo area), engine room #3, the reefers, and up inside the fire control tower to the top of the ship. The Azalea Coast Radio Club will be in Radio II to explain their work on the ship’’s radio transmitters. Tour limited to ages 12 and above with no exceptions and includes climbing over many knee-high hatches and going up and down narrow ladders, so be prepared. Time slots: 8:30am12:30pm or 1:30-5:30pm. Group size limited so everyone has a great experience! Price: $45 regular, $35 friends member or active duty military. 910-251-5797, ext. 3001. Reg: 1/15. No walk-up tickets available.

UNCW will celebrate Martin Luther King’s life and contributions on the 21st with keynote speaker Dr. Benjamin Carson, a world-renowned neurosurgeon, at Kenan Auditiorium. Tickets are available for the simulcast of the event to take place in Lumina Theatre; however tickets to Kenan have already been distributed. Available at Kenan Auditorium Box Office, Monday through Friday, noon-6pm.

SILVER COAST WINERY Celebrate Valentine’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: 5 eatings throughout the day beginning at noon w/last seating at 4pm. RSVP rqd, $15/person.

• 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 have award-winning selections on exhibit.

Joanne’s landscapes and still life paintings capture beautiful locations, changing moods and have a unique perspective. Inspiration derived from the weathered dune fences, wild flowers, the ocean, inland waterways and formal gardens. 1/23-4/15. silvercoastwinery.com or 910-287-2800.

FESTIVAL OF FLOWERS Lower Cape Fear Hospice Foundation presents Festival of Flowers, 9:30-11:30am, 1/27, at Hilton Wilmington Riverside, 301 N. Water St. Fiore Fine Flowers Lead Designer Lonnie Taylor will demonstrate how to create beautiful household arrangements and discuss latest design trends in flower arranging and help participants create a floral arrangement to take home. Mimosas, coffee, fresh fruit and croissants will be served. Don’t forget to bring your clippers. Individual tickets: $30.

Hostess reserved tables of eight: $300. Proceeds benefit Lower Cape Fear Hospice & LifeCareCenter. hospiceandlifecarecenter.org or 796-8099 ext. 6.

UNCW HOMECOMING 2010 UNCW warmly invites you to return to your alma mater for Homecoming. Enjoy a weekend full of events to welcome you back to campus as you reconnect with friends and faculty and show your Seahawk spirit! There will be 15+ events from Fri/Sat., 1/29-30. Most events are free (or a marginal cost), but registration is required. 2010 Alumni Association Awards program: 7pm, 1/29, Warwick Center Ballroom. Open to the community; $25/person and includes dinner and open bar with wine and beer. Tickets can be purchased until 1/27: www.uncw.edu/homecomingtix, or by calling 1-800.596-2880 • Free alumni receptions ; various times and locations 1/30 (see web site) • TEALgate pregame party: 4pm, 1/30, outside Trask Coliseum: Celebration before the men’s basketball game against Towson University. Tickets including all you can eat and drink (including beer and wine) and a basketball game ticket are $22 per adult, $14 ages 3-12 and free for three and under. TEALgate admission-only tickets, including all you can eat food and beverages are $12 per adult, $5 age 312 and free for 3 and under. TEALgate packages are available at www.uncw.edu/homecomingtix, or by calling 1-800.596-2880.Limited number of TEALgate tickets available at the door • 2010 Homecoming Celebration, after the men’s basketball game 1/30, Burney Center: Free event open to all alumni and their families, but attendees are required to register online for complimentary tickets. Food, refreshments and live entertainment will be included. www.uncw.edu/homecoming 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. 910-799-2667. www. tidalcreek.coop

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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: 910-251-1935, or

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Charity/Fund-raisers

AMERICAN RED CROSS American Red Cross is contributing an initial $1 million dollars from its International Response Fund to assist communities impacted by the earthquake in Haiti, and is prepared to take further action as local responders assess the situation. It’s made re the belief available all of the relief supplies from its warehouse oa farming. in Panama ,which would provide for basic needs beginning at for approximately 5,000 families, including tarps, $15/person. mosquito nets and cooking sets. You can help o announce the victims of the earthquakes in Haiti and other e artistry of countless crises around the world each year by f these fine making a financial gift to the American Red Cross s on exhibit. International Response Fund, which will provide ngs capture immediate relief and long-term support through and have a supplies, technical assistance and other support to d from the help those in need. Donations to the International the ocean, Response Fund can be sent to the American Red 1/23-4/15. Cross, P.O. Box 37243, Washington, D.C. 20013 or made by phone at 1-800-REDCROSS or 1-800-2577575 (Spanish) or www.redcross.org. Mail or deliver monetary contributions to the Cape Fear Chapter n presents of the American Red Cross, located at 1102 South 7, at Hilton 16th Street, Wilmington, NC 28401. At this time, r St. Fiore the American National Red Cross is not accepting Taylor will volunteers to travel to Haiti. The Red Cross is only household deploying volunteers specially trained to manage sign trends international emergency operations. If you would nts create a like to volunteer for your local Red Cross chapter sas, coffee, and/or receive training in local and domestic disaster rved. Don’t preparedness and response: www.arccapefear.org ickets: $30. or 910-762-2683.

0. Proceeds CareCenter.OYSTER ROAST Wilmington-Cape Fear Home Builders Association’s 099 ext. 6.

Annual Oyster Roast and general membership meeting will be held 1/21, at the Professional o your alma Builders Supply, 111 Military Cutoff Rd. Social kend full of will begin at 5:30pm, followed by dinner from 6pus as you 7:30pm. This indoor heated event is a great way to and show network with the more than 350 people who came 15+ events last year. $25/person and $30 at door. Lindsay re free (or a Fletcher, (910) 799-2611. ired. 2010 7pm, 1/29,MUGS FOR JUGS community; See cover story, p. 26. open barRIVERBOAT LANDING FOOD DRIVE purchased Through January, the Riverboat Landing Restaurant ngtix, or by (www.riverboatlanding.com) is hosting a winter eceptions ; food drive benefiting the Salvation Army and web site) • NC Food Bank. Guests who bring in a donation utside Trask of a canned food item (limit 1 per couple) to s basketball the Riverboat Landing will receive a substantial ts including discount on their lunch/dinner check. During er and wine) Lunch, 1 can = $2 off any entree. During Dinner, 1 r adult, $14 can = 50% off an entree (between 5-6 pm), 25% off r. TEALgate an entree (between 6-7 pm), or 10% off an entree ou can eat (after 7pm). 2 North Market St , $5 age 3e packagesDONATE FISHING EQUIPMENT ecomingtix, Old rods and reels and other fishing gear will be number of donated to Big Buddy, Community Boys and Girls oor • 2010 Club, the Brigade Boys and Girls Club, and St. Mary’s s basketball Social Ministry. Drop the gear off at the Aquarium open to all Visitors Service Desk between 9am-5pm any day. are required Even an old tackle box is welcome. Please ensure kets. Food, that the rod and reel is in somewhat workable order be included. and has no missing parts. South of Kure Beach, near the mouth of the Cape Fear River, on U.S. 421. ncaquariums.com/fort-fisher.

allow, Wed.,FIRST BOOK ., free. We’ll First Book-New Hanover County organizes fundon a budget raiser, hosted by Children’s Museum of Wilmington. veryday and Art work created by young people at Community ur diet. Let’s Boys & Girls Club of Wilmington sold to benefit ocal co-op, First Book 116 Orange St., 2/6-7. Kickoff Coffee & n bulk, and Dessert held at 6:30-8:30pm Friday to honor artists 2667. www. and sponsors (RSVP requested). First Book-New Hanover County works to promote and facilitate the distribution of new books to children in literacy programs in New Hanover County. Carol Barre: ront Street Cbarre1250@ec.rr.com networking pm. GreatHEART STRINGS work in the Heart disease awareness and outreach campaign, other! 9 N. “From Our Hearts to Yours.” Raise awareness that Several heart disease and related illnesses of the vascular showcased system (such as high blood pressure and stroke) 1-1935, or are the number one killers of women. Statistics

prove that African-American women continue to be at very high risk. 2/7: Heart Strings, Music for the Soul features members of the Wilmington Symphony Orchestra, the Stanley Baird Group, the Fayetteville State University Choir, and Guest Artist and Conductor Dr. Marvin Curtis, Dean Earnestine M. Raclin School of the Arts, Indian University in South Bend, Indiana. Held at Historical St. Stephen A.M.E. Church on Redcross St., 4pm.

Net proceeds re-distributed to “at-risk” women in the community to provide them with gift cards to local pharmacies and grocery stores. Caroline Nunley: (910) 762-1177 ext. 209 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.

Theater/Auditions DESSERT THEATRE There’s a new taste sensation coming to Wilmington in January: a treat for the taste buds and the funny bone. It’s ‘Dessert Theater,’ at New Hanover County Senior Resource Center on four Friday afternoons. Think dinner theater, only smaller: a combination of coffee, sweet treats and live theater, feat. two bite-sized comedies by awardwinning playwright Kathryn Martin, 2pm. $8/person.

Seating limited; RSVP (required): 910-398-7871.

On 1/22, “CyberLies” and “Driving My Daddy” will be performed 1/29.“Date Night” and “Murder at Teatime” will be performed— all done by Wilmington actors. 2222 S. College Rd., 910-398-7871 or www. kathrynmartin.net.

LOVE ON THE ROCKS “Love on the Rocks,” the first show of our 2010 season., consists of four short plays about the difficult (and sometimes comical) search for love.

Show dates: 2/4-7, 11-14 and 18-21. Plays include: “Fixing Up Mom” by Kathryn Martin—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. “Ships” by Jay Hanagan—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. “The Marriage Proposal”

by Anton Chekhov—A middle-aged bachelor comes to his neighbor’s house to ask for his daughter’s hand in marriage. Comic misunderstandings and arguments ensue.

“Not Since Baltimore” by Bert Sherman—A widower explores the bewildering world of internet dating.Ken Cressman: 910-4710242; Cape Fear Playhouse, 613 Castle St. THE TAFFETAS 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 Hannah Block 2nd Street Stage, 120 S. 2nd St., downtown; 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. 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) 350-2100 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 2/13 at 7pm , w/2pm matinee on 2/14. All performances held in Lumina Theater.

Ticket s: $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 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 A FUNNY THING...

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. Forum presented at Odell Williamson Auditorium at 7:30pm, 2/18-20, and 3pm, 2/21.www.brunswicklittletheatre. com. Tickets: 1-800-754-1050, 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.

ARTS POETICA AUDITIONS Musicians! Actors! Singers! Performers of all kinds needed! Get paid! Auditions for CFCC’s highly acclaimed Arts Poetica 3: 2/1, 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.thalian.org.

1/24: MUSIC AT FIRST

Held at First Presbyterian Church at 125 S. Third Street, is the Music at First program, featuring the Cape Fear Chamber Players on Sunday the 24th at 5pm. The concert features violin, cello, viola and piano, in a performance of Robert Scheumann’s Piano Trio in G Minor, Op. 110 No. 3. See listing for all musicians taking part.

The show is free; although, donations are welcomed. www.firstonthird.org or (910) 762-6688.

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, 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 Cabineer’s Promotions $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 • 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. Location: 111 Caste Street. 910-200-3683 or daddycabineers@aol. com.

NUTT ST. COMEDY ROOM Tuesdays and Wed. Improv with the “Nutt House” troupe ($5 cover and $1 Front St draft beer), Thursdays Open Mic Stand-up, Fridays and Saturdays Nationally Touring Comedians. All shows 9pm, 8pm doors. 255 N. Front Str. 910-251-7881

Music/Concerts WILMINGTON SYMPHPONY 2/6, 8pm, at Kenan Auditorium on the UNCW campus, w/Steven Errante, conducting; Will Piner, alto saxophone; and Allison Freeman, piano. 5-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. Reserved seats: $23, $21, and just $4 for students and youth under 17.

SARAH HICKS CLASSICAL SERIES NC Symphony Associate Conductor Sarah Hicks makes her Classical Series debut with “Old World Elegance,” a challenging and engaging mix of works by three romantic masters: Liszt, Mahler, and Dvoák. Evenings feature solos by acclaimed baritone Randall Scarlata. Held at Meymandi Concert Hall, downtown Raleigh’s Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts, Fri/Sat, 1/22-23, and at Memorial Hall on the campus of the UNC-Chapel Hill, Sun., 1/23, 8pm. Tckets: www.ncsymphony.org or call 919-733-2750, Mon-Fri, 10an–5pm.

MUSIC AT FIRST Music at First presents the annual concert of the Cape Fear Chamber Players on Sun., 1/24, 5pm.

Concert will feature Beverly Andrews, violin; Kathy Meyer, cello; and Domonique Launey, piano, in a performance of Robert Schumann’s Piano Trio in G minor, Op. 110 No. 3. Elizabeth Andrews, violin; and Robert Hoggard, viola, will join the ensemble for a performance of Johannes Brahms’ Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34. Free and donations are appreciated. www.firstonthird.org or 762-6688.

NC JAZZ FESTIVAL NC Jazz Festival, 2/4-6, will celebrate 30 years with concerts by more than a dozen traditional jazz artists who perform in a cabaret-style setting at the Hilton Wilmington Riverside’s newly renovated ballroom.Thursday night kickoff: “Styles of Jazz” concert vocalist Stephanie Nakasian & the Hod O’Brien Trio; New Orleans style jazz by the Duke Heitger Sextet; and local favorites Grenaldo Frazier (piano, vocals) and Kevin Kolb Quartet. Fri/Sat nights: 14 world-renowned musicians, including guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli (www.benedettoguitars.com/players_bucky.php), Butch Miles on drums (www.butchmiles.com), pianist Hod O’Brien (www.hodobrien.com), and Duke Heitger on trumpet (www.dukeheitger.com).

Other all-star jazz musicians include: Mark Shane (piano; www.shanepianojazz.com); Frank Tate (bass; www.atlantajazzparty.com/Tate.html); Tom Fischer (reeds; www.tomfischermusic.com); and John Allred (trombone; www.myspace.com/johnallredmusic).

Back by popular demand are festival favorites Anat Cohen (reeds; www.anatcohen.com); Ed Polcer (trumpet/cornet; www.edpolcer.com); Joe Ascione (drums; www.joeascione.com);; John Cocuzzi (vibes and piano;http://www.johncocuzzimusic. com/music.html); Herman Burney (bass; www. hermanburney.com); and Stephanie Nakasian (vocalist; www.stephanienakasian.com). Saturday morning: musical birthday cruise along the Cape Fear River with New Orleans style jazz and North

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Carolina barbecue. Thurs. tickets: $30 per person; $15 student rate. Fri/Sat: $50 general admission; $25 military rate; $15 student rate, each night.

Patron tickets: $175 each, include admission to Fri/Sat concerts and the Patron’s Musical Brunch with all-star musicians (Sat). Patrons may include Thurs. night’s special event concert for a total ticket price: $200. 910-793-1111 or visitwww. ncjazzfestival.com. Tickets available at Audio Lab (5732 Oleander Dr., Wilmington; 910-392-1200).

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) 275-0009. www. ticketmaster.com.

Dance TECHNIQUES IN MOTION Still accepting enrollment in classes offered in Adult Stretch & Sculpt (morning and evening class options), Hippity Hop Preschool Hip-Hop Classes, Jazz ages 5-6, Hip-Hop ages 5-7, and many more.

Also: evening beginner preschool tap & ballet classes. $10 reg fee. Techniques In Motion School of Dance, 5202 Carolina Beach Rd. (910) 799-3223; www.techniquesinmotion.com.

SINGLE’S CLUB Wilmington Singles Club meets at American Legion, Post 10, 8-11pm. Members $8 and guests, $10.

1/22: DJ Baby Boomer. No shorts, miniskirts or denim jeans. Kathleen Abbott, 232-3315 or www. wilmingtonsingles.blogspot.com BALLROOM DANCING Silver Coast Winery feat. award-winning Ballroom Dancers Jim Sterner and Donna Rosen, from Myrtle Beach, to give a series of four classes: 4 consecutive Sun. afternoons, through 1/31, 2-4pm. First hour will be instruction and the second hour will be dance with individual help from Jim and Donna. $45/person for all classes, prepaid. (910) 287-2800 www.silvercoastwinery.com. 6680 Barbeque Rd., Ocean Isle Beach 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).

Music 8-11pm. No shorts, miniskirts or denim jeans, please. Kathleen Abbott: 232-3315 or www. wilmingtonsingles.blogspot.com FIREHOUSE STUDIO BELLY DANCING Beginning and mixed-level bellydance classes every Mon. 6:30pm-8pm . $12. Firehouse studio, 1702 Wrightsville Ave. 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, Fri.. $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 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. EVENTS: Start 9pm unless noted; free. • 1/20: Weekly Wine Tasting 7pm (upstarts and Rogues perform) • 1/21: Openmic night (music, poetry, comedy, etc..) 1st & 3rd Thurs. 8pm-midnight • 1/22: 4th Friday is Back!

Spider Mike performs 6pm • 1/23: Summerset • 1/24: Dale “Fully Automatic Sound Machine” DJ’s • 1/25: Open Paint & Create (bring your art in progress and have some drinks!) • 1/26: Starving Artist night $2 wine & beer • 1/27: Weekly Wine Tasting 7pm (Roger Davis & Ron Wilson music) • 1/28: Eric Metts • 1/29: Kim Dicso • 1/30: Live Music • 1/31: Miss Tess performs. 208 North Front St.; 910-763-3737. www.bottegagallery.com NO BOUNDARIES IN’TL ART EXHIBIT See page 11.

WAWA STUDIO CRAWL Wrightsville Ave Working Artists Studios (WAWAS http://wawaswilmington.com) holds Fourth Friday Art Crawl, featuring Jan Wutkowski; jewelry artist, Mitzy Jonkheer; metalsmith, Melissa Manely;painters Deborah Cavenaugh, Hanna Mathis, E. Francisca Dekker, Gail Powell. and more! Takes place 1/22, 6-9pm. 5028 Wrightsville Avenue. 910-297-5383. Maps: www. wawaswilmington.com. Free.

ARTISTS FOR CHARITY Octogenarian Paula C Faraday (Washington Gallery of Art ) and Roslyn Hancock, formerly of South Africa, announce a show of their work through 1/23 at the Caffé Phoenix, 9 South Front Str. Exhibition is the first presentation to the public. Mrs. Faraday foresees an annual exhibition with two purposes: to raise funds for a specific charity and to promote the artistic creations of local artists. Sales from the show of January 2010 will go to: St Mary Catholic School for Mrs. Faraday and to Breast Cancer for Mrs. Hancock.

WHERE THE LINES CROSS “Where the Lines Cross” exhibition on display through 2/4, with artist reception on Wed., 1/20, 6-7:30pm. 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 Sunday910-9627972 or www.uncw.edu/presents 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: 910-352-1070 or envisagegallery@ec.rr.com.

A CONCRETE OF IMAGES: BACK FROM IRAQ UNCW’s Randall Library will showcase photography of Iraq War veteran Sgt. Eric Edmundson during the month of January. “A Concrete of Images: Back From Iraq” collects photographs of civilian and military life in Iraq captured during the wounded veteran’s tour of duty. Edmundson’s photography has been on display at the National Veterans Art Museum in Chicago, at the Pentagon, the Russell Senate Building and at VA hospitals and colleges across the nation.

ART STUDIO FOR RENT Arty Studio for Rent, Wabi Sabi Warehouse. Make

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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 ART WITH LOUIS DEWITT Draw/Paint from a Photo: $50/4-wks. Mons: 2/122, 2-4:30pm. Bring a photo and learn how to translate it into a drawing or an acrylic painting.

Visual skills, light, space, color and composition will be covered. • Collage Magic: $50/4 wks. Weds: 2/2-23, 10am-12:30pm. earn collage skills and

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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.

LATIMER HOUSE Victorian Italiante style home built in 1852, the restored home features period furnishings, artwork and family portraits. Tours offered Mon-Fri, 10am4pm, and Sat, 12-5pm. Walking tours are Wed and Sat. at 10am. 126 S. Third St. Adults $8, children $4. 762-0492. latimerhouse.org

The Wrightsville Avenue Working Artists Studios (WAWAS) will be taking place the fourth Friday of January, 1/22, featuring a nine local talents, including jewelry artist Mitzy Jonkheer, metalsmith Melissa Manely, painter Deborah Cavanaugh and many more! The crawl takes place from 6-9pm, and maps of all locations can be viewed at www. wawaswilmington.com. The event is free and open to the public. techniques using found papers and materials. • Oil Pastels: $50/4-wks. Tues., 2/2-23, 2-4:30pm.

Explore the vibrant colors of oil pastels: learn basic skills of shading, color overlay, blending, light and shadow. • Watercolor—$50/4-wks, Weds., 2/324, 10am-12:30pm. 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: $50/4-wks. 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. Lois Dewitt: loislight@ bellsouth.net or www.free-online-art-classes.com BIANNUAL FACULTY ART EXHIBITION Bi-Annual 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 University of North Carolina Wilmington, 601 South College Ave. 910-962-7958 or e-mail: wilkinsonc@uncw.edu. Next exhibition: Photographing America: 2008-2009, 2/26-4/2.

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 TOPSAIL MISSLES AND MORE MUSEUM Newly renovated and expanded, in Topsail Beach.

April-Mid October: Mon., Tues, Thurs., Fri., & Sat. 2-4 pm Other times by appt. 800-626-2780 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

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 north end of downtown: 505 Nutt St. (910) 7632634 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. 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: Learning Center: Playing With Math, 1/30. Measure, estimate, identify, reason, plot, and predict your way through interactive mathematics activities. Come play with math to discover how it figures into your everyday life. Design your own math button to take home!

Open Saturdays 10am-4pm. Free w/admission.

Ages 5 to 12. Parental participation is required. • New Hanover County Residents’ Day: Admitted free the first Sunday of every month. • Volunteer Open House is held the first Wednesday of every month. • Mystery at the Museum: 1/23: Local wildlife are the suspects in an ecosystem photo shoot gone awry.

Inspect the “crime scene,” collect trace evidence, examine forensic clues, and use scientific equipment and methods to “track” down the animal culprit.

Put on your detective hat and join other families to solve this museum mystery. 10am-4pm. Last ticket sold at 2:30. Free for members; $5 per nonmember.

Children 5 to 12. Parental participation is required.

• Family Workshop: Shipwrecks: 1/24, 2:30pm.

Explore the “Graveyard of the Atlantic.” Learn the basics of underwater archaeology. Create your own quadrant to navigate the high seas. Experimentation, discovery and exploration for the whole family.

Hands-on workshops are $4/person plus Museum admission and are appropriate for children ages 5 to 12. Parental participation is required. Museum open Mon. through Labor Day 2009. Hours: 9am5pm 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.• EVENTS: Movement Lab w/Karola Luttringhaus, Sun., 1/31, 3-4:30pm. Suggested Cost: $15 cash and checks only, checks payable to Alban Elved Dance Company. Workshops focus on physical freedom and creativity, geared toward anyone who wishes to learn more about how to generate movement from within, trusting yourself, identifying and following stimuli that inspires movement; 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. Jeff Phillips’s cabaret, “Finishing The Hat,” is a musical journey of standards and musical theater favorites sure to delight audiences of all ages. Working with musical director Lorene Walsh, Phillips has put together an evening of pure entertainment which includes My Funny Valentine, I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face, and more! Refreshments available by donation • Life Draw Sessions, Tues., through 2/23, 6-9pm, $70. The Life Drawing Group draws from a live model. Easels and tables are provided. Only dry drawing materials and watercolors (no oils or solvents) can be used in this space. • Hand and Wheel Pottery Techniques, Mon/Wed., 1/25-3/17, 9am-noon, $250. Evenings: Tues/Thurs., 1/26-3/18, 6-9pm, $250. Hiroshi Sueyoshi teaches handbuilding, wheel throwing, glazing and finishing techniques. Class size is limited. Open to all skill levels, ages 16+. • 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 • South 17th St. and Independence Blvd. Regular museum hours: Tues/Wed/Thurs/Fri.: 11am-2pm, Sat/Sun: 11am5m. 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: 1/23, 30, 2pm; 2/6, 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. Ages 10 and up. Ages 14 and under must be accompanied by an adult. $2/ participant. Aquarium admission included. • Behind the Scenes Tour: 1/21, 11:30am; 1/23, 11am; 1/24, 2pm; 1/31, 2pm; 2/4, 18 at 11:30; 2/6, 20 at 11am.

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: 1/21, 10am, Crabs; 2/4, 10am, Amphibians.

Creatures come alive in this story-telling and crittercreating program. For pre-school children. $5/child.

Parents pay admission only. • Sea Squirts Breakfast and Playtime with the Fishes: 1/22, 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: 1/23, 9am-4pm, Boy Scouts-Reptiles and Amphibians Program. Each date will focus on programs in which the scouts can complete some

to compete in the NCFL tournament. Free to the public, and spectators are encouraged to stop by for a chance to learn more about the sport It is a great opportunities to get an upclose look at a traditional Olympic sport. www. capefearfencing.com or 910 799-8642.

IN BALANCE Group Class Schedule: Mon, 8am: Advanced Reformer Class with Carrie; 9am: Tower Class with Carrie; 12pm: Tower Class with Natalie; 6:30pm, Mat Class with Nicole; 6:30pm, Tower Class with Paula • Wed, 8am: Tower Class with Carrie; 12pm, Mat Class with Kristen • Thurs, 7pm, Tower/Reformer Class with Kristen • Fri: Advanced Chair/Reformer Class with Carrie; 1pm, Tower Class with Natalie • Sat.—9am, Mat Class with Kristen • Gentle Pilates with Heather Till—Focuses on form, breathing and stretching.

The series lasts 4 weeks and is appropriate for beginners and experienced students looking to work at a slower, more controlled pace. $100.

Mon, 4:30; Thurs, 12:30. 3828 Oleander Drive. info@pilatesinbalance.com FENCING CLASSES Six Week Beginners’ Fencing Class: Mon/Wed. Starts 2/1. 6:30pm, and will run for six weeks.

Taught by Head Coach Greg Spahr, classes are from 6:30-7:30pm; costs $40. Meets in the lower level of Tileston Gym at St. Mary’s, corner of 5th and Ann streets in downtown Wilmington. All equipment is supplied by the CFFA. Beginning fencing classes include the basic elements of fencing, the history of the sport, foundational techniques, conditioning, refereeing, and tournament strategy. www. capefearfencing.com or contact Head Coach Greg Spahr at: 910 799-8642. 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. • Daddy and Me, 2/6, 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, 1/26, 30, 9am. Moms and children interact and learn together about aquarium animals. Afterward, njoy free playtime in our Freshwater Wonders Room.

Adults/kids: ages 1-3, $13/adult and one child ($1 ea. add. child) Admission included. • Pre-reg all events! • U.S. 421, less than mile from 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 members. ncaquariums.com.

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 cent. Burgwin-Wright House Museum in heart of Wilmington’s Historic District, is 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 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 w/special “roosting hour” tour leaving apprx 3:30pm. Group prices available; RSVP recommended. $15/person.

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

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;

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Though the winter doldrums may have many locked away from the brisk, cool air, it can provide great opportunity to see the beautiful museums and historic homes in Wilmington. Day trip over to the Burgwin Wright Museum, and 18th-century house and Wilmington’s oldest museum, open Tuesday through Saturday, 10am-4pm. The restored home showcases the life of 18th and 19th century living with historical interpretations. www.burgwinwrighthouse.com transportation from Halyburton Park included.

1/21: Howell Woods Environmental Ctr, 8am-5pm, $10 • Cabin Lake County Park, 2/18, 8am-noon, $10/person • 3/18, Brunswick Town, 8am-noon, $10 • 4/15: Holly Shelter Gameland Greentree Impoundment, 8am-noon, $10/person. www. halyburtonpark.com CFFA TOURNAMENT Cape Fear Fencing Association (CFFA) will host the North Carolina Fencing League’s (NCFL) 1/23 tournament at the lower level of St. Mary’s Tileston Gym, corner of 5th and Ann streets Hosts youth fencers from around the state as they as they arrive

HALYBURTON NATURE PROGRAMS Free, pre-reg rqd. 4099 S. 17th Street 910-3410075 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 Fee but pre-reg. is rqd.

(910)341-0075.

CAPE FEAR HISTORY BOWL Enter the first Cape Fear History Bowl. For adult contestants. 2/11, 7pm at Historic New Hanover County Court House. $200/team. 10/2 reg. deadline.

The winner will recieve a name engraved Cape Fear History Bowl trophy. Teams should include 4 members plus one alternate. Contact Bill Holt: 910.791.1602 or Candace McGreevy at The Latimer House, 3 & Orange Streets: 910.762.0492 or cmcgreevy@latimerhouse.org.

WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH PARKS & REC 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. 910-2567925; pre-registration required. 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. • 1/20-24, 2010 (Wed-Sun) Diva – When Diva debuted in the early 80’s, audiences were ready to abandon the French realism of the previous decade and embrace cinema du look.

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more suited today. The appeal of director JeanJacques Beineix’s fast-paced thriller relies on its look – slick, sensual and expertly photographed.

The story of the opera singer who never allowed herself to be recorded, the postman who secretly recorded her, and the mix-up when the recorded tape is mixed up with one confirming criminal activity make for an energetic story line. Starring Frederic Andrei, Wilhelmenia Wiggins Fernandez and Dominique Pinon. 123 Minutes. Rated R. In French with English subtitles. 910-343-3664. www. thalianhall.org or www.etix.com SUBVERSIVE FILM SERIES All movies are free at Juggling Gypsy on Castle Street, Sundays, 8pm. 1/24: Canibal the Musical: The sole survivor of an ill-fated mining expedition tells how his taste for gold was replaced by that of human flesh. • 1/31: Plan 9 from Outerspace: Aliens resurrect dead humans as zombies and vampires to stop human kind from creating the Solaranite. the worst movie ever made. 763-2223 DOCUTIME WHQR 91.3fm Public Radio, The International Documentary Association and UNCW Dept. of Film Studies present 8th annual DocuTime (formerly DocuFest), 1/30 at UNCW’s King Hall Auditorium, 10am-5:15pm. GA: $6; students/ seniors, $5; all-day pass, $20. Advance tickets at Sharky’s Box Office, UNCW’s Fisher Student Center or etix.com. Lineup: 10-11:30am, Paper Clips: Whitwell Middle School in rural Tennessee is the setting for this documentary about an extraordinary experiment in Holocaust education.

Struggling to grasp the concept of six-million Holocaust victims, the students decide to collect six-million paper clips to better understand the extent of this crime against humanity. • 11:45am1:15pm, Mugabe and the White African: In 2008 Mike Campbell—one of the few remaining white farmers in Zimbabwe to have held fast in the face of the violent “Land Reform” program—took the unprecedented step of challenging President Robert Mugabe before the SADC (South African Development Community) International Court to defend his farm, which is also home to 500 black workers and their families, and to charge Mugabe and his government with racial discrimination and with violations of Human Rights. • 1:45-3:15pm, Salt: Story of award-winning and internationally renowned photographer, Murray Fredericks, on his annual solo pilgrimage to the heart of Lake Eyre in the remote north corner of South Australia. • The First Kid to Learn English from Mexico: 9-yearold Pedro’s reluctant journey through elementary school in pursuit of the American Dream, which he describes as a “nightmare.” Misbehaving and failing at school, Pedro becomes isolated from other children and tries to befriend unsuspecting animals he encounters along his way. • Runaway: Happy passengers are having a great time on a crowded train, oblivious to the unknown fate that awaits them around the bend. The ensuing crisis leads to a class struggle that is as amusing as it is merciless. Naturally there are victims, but in the end everyone is equal. • The Solitary Life of Cranes: Part city symphony part visual poem, The Solitary Life of Cranes explores the invisible life of a city, its patterns and hidden secrets, seen through the eyes of crane drivers working high above its streets. • Afghan Star: When the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in 1996, among their many edicts was banning popular music, considering it a corrupting and sacrilegious influence.

Though the Taliban were swept from power in 2001, Islamic militants still regard music as sinful and have targeted Afghan musicians in assassination plots.

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adult programs, take advantage of the big Grand Opening discounts, and sign up for the raffle prizes being given away.www.wilmingtonfamilyymca. org.

HALYBURTON PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS Nature programs for preschoolers, ages 2-5: ABCs of Nature, Mon., 1/25, 10-11am; Tues, 1/26, 1011am. • Winter in the Forest, Mon/Tues, 2/8-9, 10-11am. • Nocturnal Animals, Mon/Tues, 2/2223, 10-11am. • Radical Reptiles, Mon., 3/1 and 3/2, 10-11am • Camouflage in Nature, Mon/Tues, 3/15-16, 10-11am • Signs of Spring, Mon/Tues, 3/29-30, 10-11am. Cost for all: $3/child; pre-ref 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.

Lectures/Readings DR. MARY ANN CAWS Dr. Mary Ann Caws, professor of lit, English and French at City University fo NY, will speak on “Some Varieties of Religious Representation, from the Pieta of Avignon to Dali and Warhol.”, 1/29, 7pm. Free and open to public. St. James Episcopal Parish, 25 S. 3rd St., in the Great Hall. Market St., between 3rd and 4th streets. Gail Jackins: gail@ stjamesp.org RICHARD KAGLIC Cape Fear Chapters of The NC World Trade Association and the American Red Cross will host keynote speaker Richard Kaglic at a lunch forum meeting on 1/20, noon-2pm, the Country Club of Landfall’s Nicholas Banquet Room. Kaglic will weigh in on the current economic climate and how these trends will play out nationally and regionally in 2010. He will also talk about the long-term growth prospects for the US economy, international trade, and the continued resources needed over the coming months to bolster the recovery. In conjunction with a fund-raising effort for the Cape Fear Chapter of the American Red Cross.

Open to the public. Seated lunch w/beverages provided; $18 for NCWTA members and their guests and $25 for non-members, which includes attendance of the event and full meal. Voluntary donation in support of the humanitarian work of the Cape Fear Chapter of the American Red Cross is greatly appreciated. www.capefearworldtrade. org/events/?event_id=6 POMEGRANATE BOOKS Telling Experience: Uniquely True Tall Tales, Richard M. Trask Reading and Booksigning: 1/23, 3pm.

Collection of uniquely true tall tales, from the one about the neighborhood terrorist on the Bald Head Island ferry to the Piranhas at the Pond of Arbor Creek, in Southport, leading up to the spookiest

1/24: OPEN TO SUCCESS

Pomegranate Books will host award-winning poet Christine Moughamian who will present a hands-on, interactive workshop helping writers learn how to construct compelling opening lines to draw in editors, readers and agents for more. Discussions and exercises will also be a part of the workshop, helping folks start and refine their works.

The fee is $15 and includes handouts. Sign up by calling: (910) 452-1107.

Y KIDS ZONE Transforming the current Teen Center, the new “Y Kids Zone” will provide a safe and fun environment for youth ages 6-12 with over 25 pieces of age-appropriate fitness equipment, in addition to Wii systems, Dance Dance Revolution, game bikes and an obstacle course. Free and open to the public, 1/18, 8:30-11:30am and 4:307:30pm. Come check out the new equipment, learn more about the YMCA and its various youth and

story you ever heard: The Ghost Crab of Trinity Center, at Salter Path near Emerald Isle. North Carolina is the setting, in one way or another, for about one-third of the stories in the book. • Life & Times of the Fort Fisher Hermit, through the lens of Fred Pickler, 1/29, 7pm. Robert E. Harrill, known as the Fort Fisher Hermit, lived for 17 years under

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the stars, subsisting off the land, and visited by thousands. Hear stories of the Fort Fisher Hermit, whose enigmatic life and tragic death captivated locals and tourists for decades. • Canned Food Drive: 1st and 3rd Sun. Bring in a canned good or non-perishable food item and get a free book (publisher’s advanced copy)! Sponsored by Grandmothers for Peace, and all food goes to local food banks. We have fiction, non-fiction, and children’s books available. Just bring in a canned good, every first and third Sunday of each month, preferably between 3 & 5pm. • Mother Earth Circle: “Gather the Women, Save the World!” 1/12, 6pm, and 1/26, 6pm. Women-centered communityinvolvement and book-discussion group inspired

by Jean Shinoda Bolen’s Urgent Message from Mother. Hosted by Deb Bowen. Please bring canned goods for Grandmothers for Peace! 4418 Park Ave.; 910-452-1107. www.pombooks.net LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS New Hanover County Board of Education member Dorothy S. DeShields will be speaking about the budget, redistricting, strategic planning and other topics of concern in our schools at the League of Women Voters of the Lower Cape Fear luncheon meeting, Tues., 1/26, 11:30am, McAlister’s Deli on S. College Rd. Open to the public, and there is no need to call if you plan to attend.

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 are $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

Classes/Workshops OPEN TO SUCCESS 1/24, 2-4pm, Pomegranate Books, 4418 Park Ave. Learn how to lock in readers, and compel agents and editors to ask you for more. Award-winning poet/photographer Christine Moughamian presents hands-on interactive workshop to examine the elements that create compelling opening lines and participate in discussions and exercises to write fresh beginnings or refine works in progress to “Open to Success.’ $15-fee includes handouts; (910) 452-1107.

FREE YOGA 220 hr Yoga Teacher Training beginning 1/29; all donations collected during the Yoga-thon will benefit Kunga Yoga programs for underserved populations. Past recipients include St. Jude’s Childrens Hospital, American Cancer Society, local Red Cross Center, the Boys and Girls Club of Wilmington, local HIV organizations and globally for orphans from Jamaica, Rwanda and India.

910-350-0234 or www.wilmingtonyogacenter. com CREATE YOUR LIFE FOR 2010 Explore areas of your life that are the foundation of happiness. Create a road map for getting your life on track and making it the life you really enjoy living.

Groups forming; individual sessions available.

Alice Canup, M.S.W., Life Enhancement Coach, 910-686-5090, alice.dreamlife@gmail.com.

ASTROLOGY CLASSES Beginner’s class. Knowledge is power; fun, entertaining and enlightening. (910) 473-1155.

A PLACE TO BEAD Beading classes and parties for all ages! Basic stringing and basic earring making offered weekly.

Precious Metal Clay and multiple wire wrapping classes offered monthly. Special projects and advanced classes offered on weekends. Every Sunday join local artist’s for Bead Therapy.

Please call 910-799-2928 or check out www. aplacetobead.com for times and prices.

PRIVATE GUITAR LESSONS Private Guitar Lessons. $30/half hour or $45/hour.

Will come to you. 232-4750.

ENGLISH FOR SPANISH SPEAKERS Every Tuesday and Thursday at 9am. The ESOL group is sponsored by the Cape Fear Literacy Council and teaches English to Spanish speakers.

Arwen Parris: 910-509-1464.

Clubs/Notices 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. 910-962-4034 or www.uncw.edu/pathways.

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.

SAPONA GREEN BUILDING CENTER Sapona Green Building Center: Thurs., 1/21, 5-6pm . “Learn How Improve the Building Performance of Your Home: Energy Saving Tips”—presented by: Mark Jabaley, Owner of Above and Beyond Energy and Robbie Sutton, Engineer with Sapona Green Building Center. 716 S. 17th, 910-762-1505 www.saponagreen.com SUPPORT GROUPS Parkinson’s Disease & Lewy Body Dementia Support Group meets Tuesday, 1/26, 1:30pm, in the New Hanover Senior Center, 2222 s. College Rd. Speaker: Dr. Keith Hull, Raleigh Neurology Group. 392-6912 or 793-1934 HISTORIC WILMINGTON FOUNDATION Historic Wilmington Foundation 44th annual meeting, 1/28, 5:30-6:30pm, at the Upper Room 1871 in Historic Tileston School. Join us to celebrate the Foundation’s achievements and elect our new Board. Meeting will be followed at 6:45pm by a special guest speaker and reception: Erick Montgomery, Executive Director of Historic Augusta & Author of Thomas Woodrow Wilson: Family Ties & Southern Perspectives. Free. RSVP rqd. (910) 762-2511 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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