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naries lon Monday, January 21st with the passing of local flamenco guitar legend William “Paco” Strickland. I think, sometimes, living in a community so rich in artistic treasures, we forget how lucky we are to be surrounded by genius, inspiration and enlightenment. What’s the likelihood that, for over 20 years, we would nurture a flamenco guitarist? What is the impact of one musician in a community? Well, it depends on the community and musician, obviously.

For us Paco’s arrival in 1991 didn’t include any fanfare or an announcement in the local press—but maybe it should have. After all, he had played in many bands throughout his youth, including a hair band, Spank, and even a touring band for “Hee Haw” in the ‘80s. He played in bars and clubs up and down the NC coast; Laura McLean played many of the same venues in Moorehead City during that time.

“All the musicians would hole up at a motel after gigs,” she recalls. “I knew Paco for awhile and kept telling him he should come down here. Then he did, and I gave him all my contacts.”

“I was out doing alcohol research at someplace or another, and Paco was playing guitar,” Michael Titterton, former general manager of WHQR, recalls.

“We got chatting and quickly discovered we had mutual affection for a lot of things: alcohol, women and music to name three.”

Fairly quickly, Titterton and Paco put together “Flamenco Café,” the long-running radio show, which began to air on WHQR in 1992 and took to the Penguin in 2006. The show covered the quintessential Spanish sound, flurried and lush in classical styles. Titterton chuckles and points out: “You don’t

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expect flamenco in North Carolina. You don’t expect it played by somebody from Ohio. And you don’t expect it to be that good. Yet, Paco hit the definition of ‘artist.’ He could take his extraordinary love of life, verve and people, and channel it through flamenco— and it’s not a simple musical form! He did it magnificently. The radio show was an attempt to get him to a wider audience.”

Light, percussively layered and complex, Paco maintained a sense of scholarship and respect for the music. His sense of timing and ethereal love of it showed in every long-nailed pick of his guitar, eyes often closed and smile widened, as if he were catching the Big Blue off in the distance (something else for which the man loved: surfing).

In 1993 Jemila Ericson began working for WHQR and heard her first flamenco show onair. “Paco brought a sound to our region that had not been here before,” Ericson says. Birthday buddies, she and Paco were born November 15th, 1952. “We called each other twins separated at birth,” she notes.

Ericson recalls one of the flamenco parties Paco hosted at the Big Room at WHQR, complete with the infamous “Paco’s Wicked Sangria.” A flamenco dancer came from out of town to perform. During a lull, Ericson picked up Paco’s guitar and strummed a flamenco chord.

“What?” Paco almost hit the roof. “You’ve been holding out on me!”

After shaking off the hangover, he showed up at Ericson’s house and gave her his first guitar. “No sister of mine who can play flemanco is going to be without a guitar!” he insisted.

It wasn’t just radio audiences that learned about flamenco from Paco. Any regular at the Ice House

during its heyday could have seen the boisterous, good-hearted guitarist play several times a week.

The once historical landmark on Water Street beckoned passersby with the sound of blues, jazz, rock and Paco.

“There was never a cover charge!” Joe Carney, one of Ice House’s founding partners, reminds.

Once used as an old ice storage, with incredible river views and warm sunlit breezes, Carney and Jim Bath bought the space and converted it into a bar and music venue. “We wanted a variety of music,” Carney explains. “Blues and jazz were the underpinning, [but] I love all music.”

Carney recalls Paco coming to him before he was called ‘Paco’; in fact, Carney still refers to him as “Bill.” “He said, ‘I play flamenco.’ I was like, ‘Awesome! I love that!’ Bill responded that most people looked at him and said ‘flamingo?’”

Flamenco’s broad appeal keeps people enlivened to it, even before they know what it is. Once they hear it, they fall in love with its romanticism, mystical envelopment and bewitching rhythms.

“The Fabulous Flying Flamenco Brothers were sort of born in the [Ice House] office,” Carney says with a grin. Paco arrived as a solo performer and quickly built a following. Naturally, management wanted to build on that. “Once I saw someone who was really clicking [with an audience], we tried to expand,” Carney remembers. “I’d ask the musicians, ‘Can you talk to some of the guys and try to pull together a group for a Friday or Saturday night?’”

The jam sessions at Ice House proved to be fertile ground for musicians to connect and experiment.

When Paco returned one weekend to fill in a group slot, Carney pointed out they needed a name for bill-

ing. After a few duds were thrown around, Carney said, “‘How about The Fabulous Flying Flamenco Brothers?’ Bill loved it! So we put it in the lineup and it stuck.”

Carney prefers to remember Paco on the Ice House stage in a straw hat, long blonde ponytail swaying, with his Hawaiian print shirt and that quintessential smile. “Dazzling people!” Carney explains. “Flamenco is such a style: beating on the guitar, playing it all up and down [the fret]—all over! Joyful!”

Paco opened listener’s minds to world music on a local level before it was hip. He impacted anyone who heard him play. “He inspired other musicians to walk down paths they didn’t even know were there,” Carney elaborates.

The Ice House closed and was sold to Todd Toconis in the mid-2000s; Toconis demolished the building to build condos. Likely, folks still will see random bricks laying around at local lawyer, accountant, real estate agent and dentist offices—the last reminder of the historic building. “Bill called it ‘our Camelot,” Carney says. “I go by there on my bicycle and hear the ghosts of a good time coming out even today.”

Paco’s performance schedule continued to grow out of those early days at the Ice House.

He personified “working musician” and perhaps stakes claim as one of the most prolific locally; he sold around 100,000 albums from his vast discography, which includes a greatest hits release in 2008. Besides his regular appearances at Deluxe and Mellow Mushroom, he played private gigs, including upward of 3,000 weddings, numerous fundraisers, art openings and bar mitzvahs.

Recently, I tried to numerate the times I saw Paco play; I lost count in the mid-30s, which only brought me through about five years of knowing him. Some of my favorite Christmas presents have been signed copies of his albums, which he and the love of his life, Connie Nelson, have gifted me. “El Camino del Viento,” with Medafo Lloyd Wilson and Troy Pierce, remains my favorite, though, all are distinctly captivating.

He and Connie frequently made visits to Titterton once he moved to Hawaii to manage another public radio station. Like all creative people, Paco constantly sought the next stimulating and inspiring step with his art. During one of their last trips before his multiple myeloma diagnosis, Titterton arranged for Paco to play slack-key guitar with Jeff Peterson. “It was incredible!” Connie gushed when they came home. “I am so glad he got to do that!”

Titterton had one more connection in Hawaii planned for Paco. “I wanted to get him together with Willie Nelson, who lives here,” Titterton explains. “He and Paco would have really hit it off. It’s sad he never got well enough to travel.”

It sounds cliché to say that behind every great man is a great woman, but in this case, it’s simple truth. The incredible Connie Nelson, co-author of “The Film Junkie’s Guide to North Carolina” and the communications director for the Wilmington and Beaches Convention and Visitors Bureau, shared the

joy, genius, beauty and pain with Paco for the better part of two decades. Connie’s job is multi-faceted. It would take hours to explain everything she does; I know, I used to work for her. But to hyper-simplify it: She promotes our area as a tourism destination and has worked tirelessly to bring tourism dollars into our economy since the late ‘90s. She’s an overachiever by nature, routinely working well past 8 p.m. through most of her adult life.

Since Paco became sick in 2008, Connie took on the role as primary caregiver, managing not only his doctor and hospital schedule, but his medication, diet and emotional needs.

She still worked full time, too, and managed to exude more grace and class than anyone I know. She is super human.

Together, they spent Paco’s last years living by his rules, not giving up hope. She fought alongside him through his bone marrow transplant in 2010, numerous medical test trials and made many wonderful, new memories despite his terminal diagnosis. It’s fitting, if not bittersweet, they were married Saturday, January 19th in a private ceremony performed by Jemilia Ericson.

Last August, Paco’s friends and family gathered at the Cameron Art Museum to hear the beloved guitarist play one last show.

Though he had been feeling bad physically, with Connie and Michael Titterton’s help, he rallied another performance. It was an emotional experience to know we were likely seeing Paco play one last time. It was something many of us—myself included—took for granted for many years.

With courage and pure love emanating the space, Connie narrated the event; it was their opportunity to thank and acknowledge the people who had helped them through their journey. Though I will remember many images from that day—the line of people stretching out the door to talk with Paco, his breathtaking music, other musicians who performed to honor his 20-year contributions, Paco grinning wildly over his guitar—for me the defining moment came unplanned: Connie carefully read from their prepared message when Paco approached her from behind and kissed her. The audience burst into applause. She leaned her head back toward him and broke into the biggest grin I’d seen her smile in quite a while. Connie has a dazzling smile—the kind that lights up any heart when she turns it on. The two of them together and what they have meant for this community ... that was the moment which captured the beauty of life and Paco. It will continue to live on forever, through his music, through his many friendships, through his love for Connie and for our community, one he so graciously called home.

A life celebration for William “Paco” Strickland will be announced in coming weeks. encore will cover the event. Until then, Paco’s music can be heard at www.pacostrickland. com.

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a different song stuck in my head,” Tom Briggs, artistic director for Thalian Assocaition and director of their latest premiere, “Xanadu,” says. “Right now, it’s ‘Don’t Walk Away.’”

Yes, really: “Xanadu”—the 1980’s cult-classic film, starring Olivia Newton-John and Grace Kelly.

The movie—which received horrific ratings upon its initial release before manifesting itself a hit to underground artists worldwide—follows an artist’s dream of running a disco skating rink. Thanks to a magical Greek goddess who descends from Mt. Olympus to act as a muse, it becomes reality.

“I saw [the movie] on TV years [ago] and thought, What the hell was that?” Briggs tells. “I was a big fan of Electric Light Orchestra and all of those great songs, but the story left me mystified. Now that I’m familiar with it, I realize it’s really about the artistic temperament: what it takes to be an artist and the price you pay to stay true to your vision. So, out of all that silliness comes something kind of profound and moving, a juxtaposition I really like.”

Briggs saw the Douglas Carter Beane stage adaptation on Broadway upon its 2009 release. While he loved the clever and hilarious work, he knew there would be obstacles to overcome to make it fit a smaller stage. Yet, never one to back down from a challenge (after all, Briggs has opened a lot of local premieres, including ‘White Christmas,’ ‘The Buddy Holly Story’ and ‘9 to 5’), he enlisted the help of Mary Beth Henderson as choreographer; something most important to the show since the lead role remains on roller skates 95 percent of the time.

“I was blocking the scenes and staging some of the musical numbers, and I wasn’t certain how it would be impacted by the skates,” Briggs notes “I asked [Henderson] if she had any skating experi-

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ence. She told me this hysterical story about doing ‘Starlight Express’ on a cruise ship. Can’t you just see it? Every time a wave hit the boat, the cast went sailing across the stage en masse. I thought, Yep, she’s perfect for the job.”

Rehearsal spaces proved a tough match, from smaller stage dimensions to carpeted rooms. Still, the dynamic duo and their cast saw it through. “That turned out to be a blessing in disguise,” Briggs says.

“The actors had more control when they were starting out, and carpet is more forgiving than wood if your butt should happen to hit the floor.”

Briggs took the actors to Jellybeans Skating Rink, who have lent the production company skates and rink time, to test out their skill levels on hard flooring.

“There were only a couple actors I had to ask to turn their skates in immediately,” he jokes, “just watching them made me a nervous wreck.”

Leading the helm of the cast is Shannon Playl as Clio/Kira, whose pipes match the demand of the role and whose skating can carry the show. “I let out a big sigh of relief the first time I saw her on the rink and realized she took to it like a duck to water,” Briggs says.

Her leading man, Sonny Malone, will be played by scene newcomer and Wilmington Theatre Awards winner Max Korn. Briggs describes his character endearingly with innocence determined by loving foolishness.

“He has to be played straight in order to be funny,” Briggs explains. “Max has found exactly the right tone. He’s a wonderful actor with an astounding voice, and he’s not hard on the eyes, either.”

To captivate the time and era of ‘80s absurdity, audiences can expect spunky outfits, including leg warmers, hot pants, loud polyester prints and polkadot shells. As well, Lance Howell will bring the looks

of Mount Olympus to light with lots of toga draping.

Music and dance will take over Thailan, too, as Jonathan Barber heads the musical direction of the show, its most important element yet something everyone has had fun capturing. “With most musicals the score is pretty straightforward,” Briggs says, “but we’ve had a good time sort of affectionately poking fun at this one. Jonathan has been working overtime to get that Bee Gees-style sound that the choral numbers require. It’s a style I happen to love, but the score has lots of variety.”

Fourteen songs fill out the show and accordingly cover a massive range. Folks will hear power ballads, comedic numbers and see lots of sparkly, shiny getups shaking and skating onstage.

“Troy Rudeseal has designed a very simple and effective unit set that allows the action to be continuous,” Briggs notes, essentially helping the flow of the show, wherein audiences aren’t relegated to blackout scene-changes.

“And the band will be onstage so that we have a little more room for the skating, which we desperately needed,” he admits. “I’d hate to see any of the actors become intimately acquainted with anyone sitting in the front row.”

Folks can catch the premiere of “Xanadu” on January 31st at 8 p.m. The show continues to run Thursdays through Saturdays through February 10th, with Sunday matinees at 3 p.m. Tickets are $22 to $25, available at www.thlianhall.org.

“Everyone can’t get to New York, so this kind of [premiere] programming gives them an opportunity to see and to work on shows they wouldn’t otherwise be exposed to,” Briggs explains. “As for ‘Xanadu,’ hopefully the payoff will be a delightful, memorable and unique theater-going experience.”

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laughter comes in fives:

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‘See What Sticks’ opens for two nights only at Orton’s

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situations, scenarios and backing them with a slew of comedy. No, we’re not speaking of the latest industry sitcom. We’re not speaking of the next big comedic blockbuster from the Judd Apatow team (though, we welcome it). We’re not speaking of the next duo of comic brothers taking the standup scene by storm. We’re speaking local. We’re speaking quintets (that means five). We’re speaking humor born and bred on our very theatre scene: “See What Sticks.”

The kids from Pineapple-Shaped Lamps have been busting us out of our seams for the past two or so years with many productions (“Dr. Horrible’s Sing-along Blog”) and original, live sitcoms (“TNL”). It makes sense some of the performers would branch out to continue honing their talents and keeping us entertained in the process. Last week, they brought us “4-Prov” at Browncoat, featuring Ryan P.C. Trimble, Chelsea Deaner, Willis Maxwell Jr. and Aerial Fowle in an audience-mandated, long-form improv show. This week, they’re returning to the stage at Orton’s Pool Room with a few friends, Zack Torres, Ashley Marshall and Jordan Mullaney (who’s been nominated in encore’s 2013 Best-Of as Best Thespian), to showcase even more of their free-flowing comedic sketches.

We spoke with Mullaney and Trimble about the event and what audiences can expect. encore (e): Give me some insight into the sketches: Are you writing them together or separately?

Jordan Mullaney (JM): Basically, we each went off and wrote the sketches we wanted—Wills, Chelsea, Ryan, Zack, and I—and then we all got together, read them aloud, and talked about ways to improve them.

Ryan P.C. Trimble (RPCT): We really edited them on our feet—like we would block them and as we were going, we would add or change dialog, add in bits we ad-libbed.

JM: We also came up with this cool concept where we will lock our writer, Zack, in the back room of the theatre, and we will cull suggestions from the audience, and he would have the course of the show to write a sketch based on an audience suggestion.

RPCT: That’s an hour to write a fully formed sketch.

JM: He’s done a few test runs of it—we’re calling it “improv writing”—and they’ve been so

good so far. We’re gonna put one in the show. e: Will you share your first comedic memory?

RPCT: Watching the PBS show “ZOOM.” It was kind of like an “SNL” for kids. I wanted nothing more than to be on that show.

JM: In 4th grade I used to collect jokes from the humor section of “Reader’s Digest” and then re-enact them to my friends during lunch.

RPCT: My sister and I used to write sketches all the time when we were little. I remember when I was 9 or 10, she, my cousin and I wrote a sketch show for our family called “All This”—a takeoff from the Nickelodeon show “All That.”

JM: My parents are funny people and would perform silly songs for children’s church...

RPCT: ...my mom did that, too!

JM: ...and they could never resist dragging me onstage alongside them, or encouraging my siblings and I to write plays or film movies or dress ourselves in spandex and neon-colored windbreakers.

RPCT: You just described the exact outfit you’re wearing right now.

JM: I can dress myself!

RPCT: My parents were a huge influence in my comedy, too. Both Mom and Dad had me watching British comedy from an early age: “Fawlty Towers,” “Keeping Up Appearances,” “Monty Python.” That really helped form my comedic influences. Some would say warp them. I remember writing a spec script for “Fawlty Towers” when I was younger. I still have it somewhere… e: Why this show?

JM: Well, originally, Ryan and I were like, ‘Let’s just do our own show! We’ll make our own rules, it’ll be great!’ We were gonna call it “The Jordan and Ryan Show.” Then Ryan was like, ‘I’m gonna go to France for six months; bye!’

RPCT: So we had to put that idea on hold. That’s where the idea for an improv show came to be, and that was the show that eventually became “4Prov.” We knew we would need more than two people for that, so we started collecting cast members—not unlike one would collect Pokémon. We asked Chelsea Deaner, who originally would be our tech person for the canceled “Jordan and Ryan Show.” The three of us have known each other since high school, so it was logical at some point we’d do a show together.

Chelsea is fantastic. In improv, we can always rely on her to start a scene and to really take charge. She’s an actual ball of fury.

Then we realized three was a weird number of people to have in a sketch. We approached Wills Maxwell, Jr. who I met from “Last Seahawk Standing,” and the others knew him from his host stint in “TNL” last year. When he hosted he expressed interest in performing sketch but couldn’t line up his schedule at the time. Since he has a standup background, he

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LOTS OF FUNNY: (l. to r.) Back row: Aerial Fowle, Zack Torres (writer), Wills Maxwell, Jr. Middle: Ashley Marshall (tech manager), Jordan Mullaney. Front: Chelsea Deaner, Ryan P. C. Trimble

JM: Someone typed out the name, we liked it, so it... just...

RPCT: Don’t say it.

JM: …stuck.

RPCT: Comedy.

brings a very different, more grounded energy to the stage.

Our final cast member was Aerial Fowle, who is just performing the improv sets with us. We had added her to “4Prov” when Jordan became unavailable that weekend. Aerial is the newest at this but she has that beginner’s confidence in that she is never afraid to just try. If Chelsea doesn’t start the scene, Aerial will.

I’d like to add that all this planning was done over Facebook and e-mail from Paris—where I lived. In France.

JM: We get it! You went to France.

RPCT: I got back home and we thought, well, let’s try again. And we soon realized a two-person show was way too much for us to handle in such a short time frame.

Jordan: But not a five-person show!!!

RPCT: Then the “4-Prov” cast signed on to the new sketch show!

e: How would you describe your chemistry and how does that affect the success of any stage show in your opinions?

JM: Well, we’ve known each other since middle school and were always in drama classes and school plays together.

RPCT: In fact, my first memory of improv was seeing Jordan perform in the first drama class I took in 7th grade.

JM: I remember nothing about Ryan because he was a lower classman and beneath me.

RPCT: I’m a year younger than you!

[Dramatic stare-off.]

RPCT: Most of the time in high school, we were cast in secondary roles or bit parts, but we were always the two who made the most out of the little we were given.

JM: When the audience walked out, they’d say, “Hey, that random barmaid in the background was really funny,” or “I don’t know who that shrimpy guy was supposed to be, but I liked him!”

RPCT: We both always have been unafraid to create larger-than-life characters, and we work well together onstage because neither of us are afraid to push the limits of the scene. In improv or sketch—or even just talking to each other.

We never stop talking. It’s an issue.

JM: And we found other like-minded comedians that we work well with. We are an unstoppable unit of hilarity.

RPCT: And so humble!

e: Why the name “See What Sticks”?

JM: We wanted to have a name that reflected how hastily we put the show together.

RPCT: We tossed around names like “We’ll Fix It in Post,” “It Sounded Funnier In My Head,” and “Oops, Well, This Happened.”

JM: But those were all pretty...self-deprecating.

RPCT: Yeah, we did it in a hurry, but not crappily.

It was meant to be more experimental than anything. It was really Chelsea who cemented the theme of trying out things, even if we weren’t sure they’d work.

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geological design:

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Vicky Smith will display the state’s various, abundant clays in one exhibit

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planted in North Carolina, many can recall moments of their childhood when they dug their hands into the soil and discovered clay for the first time. Almost like an endless supply of Silly Putty hiding underneath our feet, it is really a unique natural element to behold. In fact, NC is unique as its clay ranges from dark orange, pink with mica, deep blue and bright yellow.

For years, locals have utilized this natural element as a continuous source of work and of art in sculptures, pottery, jewelry, and more.

Local artist Vicky Smith recently traveled across the state collecting, studying and bottling the types of clays. She is presenting her finds—along with several pieces of art that also incorporate clay, which play on the theme of NC landscapes—at “Collected Clay.” The show will open at 621N4TH Gallery on Friday, February 1st.

With funding from the NC Regional Art Project Grant in 2012, Smith set out last March to begin collecting blue clay in New Hanover

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621N4TH Gallery 621 N. 4th St. om www.621N4TH.c County. From there she traveled westward to the mountains, searching for and collecting other sample types. Along the way she met many NC potters, all who generously shared their knowledge of the local clay. Samples of each clay will be displayed in bottles along with a multi-panel “North Carolina Landscape” piece at “Collected Clay.”

Smith, a native North Carolinian, currently divides her time between teaching studio art at UNCW and working at her studio, which is built on 20 acres of family land that includes a large clay mine in Greene County, NC. encore spoke with Smith about the new exhibition, her travels across NC and the significance of her medium.

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LAYERS BENEATH: Part Vicky Smith’s NC exhibit, ‘Collected Clay,’ which will hang at 621N4TH Gallery, opening on February 1st. Courtesy photo

encore (e): What was the inspiration behind “Collected Clay”?

Vicky Smith (VS): The body of work is the varied landscapes of NC and the clay that lies beneath the surface. Clay is abundant all over NC in a large range of colors; the colors are as varied as the landscapes of NC. In New Hanover County, we have blue clay from an ancient riverbed. The clay washes up on the shores of our local beaches after storms. We also have yellow clay in the northern part of the county. In this exhibition I have labeled samples of the different clays I collected. One of the wall pieces starts with the landscape of the mountains and stretches to the coast. I also incorporated maps of the areas in this piece. e: Can you tell me a little more about the experience of collecting and about the various clays throughout the state?

VS: I began this project by contacting other clay artists; almost everyone knows someone in North Carolina that uses local clay.

Ceramic artists are very generous and willing to share their knowledge and their clay.

When I started out I thought I would be digging clay; as it turned out, this was the exception, not the rule. Most potters gave me clay from their studio; one person [even] had it packaged and waiting for me. e: Overall, how long did it take to collect the samples and create your pieces?

VS: The collecting took place in March 2012. It took 10 days of traveling. I worked in my studio most of the summer and fall on the project.

e: You also made fired clay pieces and grids for this exhibition. Can you describe the process behind this?

VS: The fired clay pieces in this exhibition are vases and pods. Both are fired in the wood-firing kiln I built while in graduate school at ECU with Professor Seo Eo. The kiln sits on the same property with the clay site. I fire the kiln twice a year with friends.

It takes about 26 hours to get it to 2500° F. We spend the weekend throwing wood into the kiln, eating, drinking and chatting.

The pods are wheel-thrown and altered.

I put glass shards inside the pods before they are bisque-fired; the glass fuses to the clay during the firing.

The pods are inspired by a trip to Nepal I took last year with my husband when we went for a hike on the former hunting grounds of the Nepalese kings. The government owns this property and it has never been deforested; huge trees produce large seedpods that covered the ground— I wanted to make something similar to these pods. e: Have you always found inspiration in nature or specifically with clay?

VS: My maternal grandparents were tobacco farmers, [and] there was primary clay on the farm. The clay was unearthed in the 1940s when sand was mined by the state transportation department. As a child I spent part of the summers playing on the farm. The clay always intrigued me with its bright colors.

I took art in high school and was introduced to the [color] wheel, and I wanted to learn more about this medium. It was several years later before this happened, but I always remembered the clay on the farm and how beautiful it is in its natural state.

galleryguide| ARTFUEL.INC 2165 Wrightsville Ave. • (910) 343 5233 Mon.-Sat., noon-7 p.m. www.artfuelinc.com Artfuel.inc is a multimedia studio and art gallery, now located at the intersection of Wrightsville Avenue and Dawson Street. Celebrating one year at their new location, Artfuel Inc. host Vol. 33, featuring Todd Carignan, Scott Ehrhart, Sabrina Buchanan, and Cyndi Buell. Live music will be by L Shape Lot., with food provided by San Juan Cafe, Incredible Pizza and A Taste of Italy.

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Our next 2nd Friday Opening will be on February 8th and will feature a “Masks Benefit for the Foundation for Hospice.” Almost eighty masks will be on display and will be auctioned off in March to benefit the Hospice, which is located in Jacksonville, NC. We represent over 40 local and regional fine artists in our member’s gallery and offer local arts and crafts in our gift shop. ArtExposure presently has studio space rented to seven working artists. In addition, there is a frame shop and small art supply store. New classes and regular art classes and studio time on our website. Yoga classes meet Saturday at 9am in the loft. Walk-ins are welcome to this gentle yoga class.

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Figments Gallery offers a fresh mix of eclectic work from local and international artists of all genres. Come by for an Open House Exhibit featuring new artists on the Second Friday of every month from 6-8. It’s a great event to connect with the arts community!

Join us February 8th for our “Go Figure!” open house exhibit featuring various renditions of the human form.

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rocking freedom highway:

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The Staple Singers didn’t just march to the beat of a different drum—they were agents of religious conviction and purveyors of smooth soul. What began as a father and his children performing gospel for churches in the 1950s transformed into an R&B luminary in a matter of decades.

Famous for tracks like “I’ll Take You There” and “Respect Yourself,” the revered group is even recognized as a musical forerunner of the American civil rights movement, as the family held close ties with Dr. Martin Luther King. In fact, he was the inspiration for the group’s compelling freedom songs.

In 1995 The Staple Singers received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, and in 1999 the act was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. “Music, singing—it is my life—who I am,” Mavis Staples, lead of the group and now a solo artist, tells encore. “As long as God allows me to go out and sing for people, I am going to do it. I’m happiest then, and it’s just getting better and better.”

Since the success of her family’s group, Staples has released over a dozen of her own records, harking back to her gospel roots yet keeping an open ear for modern twists. Her latest release, 2011’s Grammy-winning “You Are Not Alone” was produced by Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy.

“I love to hang with the young people,” she muses. “I love to keep in tune with where young artists are going: Tweedy, Colin Meloy, Win from Arcade Fire, Glen Hansard, Neko. . . . It makes me feel so good that they want to hang with me. I’m lucky though. The Lord sends me geniuses, from Curtis Mayfield to Prince to Ry Cooder to Tweedy.”

Staples’ booming, powerful voice is the epitome of female soul. Her iconic pipes are the sounds of a generation, which encompass an entire movement. It’s no wonder artists of today, in such an array of genres, should seek her out as a collaborator. In the past, Staples has worked with Bob Dylan, Ray Charles, George Jones, Natalie Merchant, Delbert McClinton, Bonnie Raitt, Dr. John, The Band and Ladysmith Black Mambazo. VH1 named her among 100 greatest women of rock ‘n’ roll, and Rolling Stone tags her one of the 100 greatest singers

SOUL SISTER: Mavis Staples is recognized as a VH1 Diva, and she was named one of the top 100 greatest women of rock and roll by the TV channel. Courtesy photo

of all time. Staples’ Grammy nominations rank in blues, gospel, folk and pop. Her résumé is as colorful as it is long.

Her legacy took off with one of The Staple Singers’ first hits in the 1950s. “Our song ‘Uncloudy Day’ was a million-seller,” Staples recalls. “We’d go to places like Memphis and Durham, and the DJ would say, ‘A 15-year-old girl is singing this song.’ And people would say, ‘Can’t be—can’t be a teenage girl.’ They would actually bet that I was not a little girl. So when we played live and my bass part came in, my brother, Pervis, would step up like he was going to sing that part, and the people would go wild.

‘I told you that was no little girl!’ And while they were going crazy over that, I would ease up to the mic and start singing.”

That Staples and her father, Roebuck “Pops” Staples, are the only father and daughter each to receive the National Endowment for the Arts’ Heritage Fellowship Award ranks among a favorite achievement. “But winning the Grammy for ‘You Are Not Alone’—that was for the family and for me,” she shares.

“Because I love the record so much, and it really took me back to our beginning. When they called my name, my knees got weak and I could hardly make it up there to get it.”

Staples recorded some of her father’s own songs on “You Are Not Alone.” Though Pops passed away in 2000, he left behind a passel of wisdom Staples will always hold dear. A sentence from his library of knowledge rings out for

her in every performance: “What comes from the heart reaches the heart.”

To lay tracks of her father’s lyrical estate Presented by Progressive Music Group, brings up a world of remembrance and hope. Broadway Calls will hit Soapbox on Wed., “The phrasing, the tempos, the arrangements January 30th. Formed in December 2005, this are different, but the messages are the same three-piece brings alt-punk from Rainier, Oregon. things I’ve been saying down through the They’ve toured the world and shared stages with years,” she tells. “They’re about the world such acts as Alkaline Trio, Rancid and Bad Relitoday—poverty, jobs, welfare, all of that—and gion. Broadway Calls has made it to the top 30 on Billboard’s Heatseekers chart with the 2009 making it feel better through these songs.” album “Good Views, Bad News.”

Tweedy actually wrote the title track of the album for “You Are Not Alone” specifically with Staples in mind. He said in a video (available on Ballyhoo!

Amazon.com on the record’s page under “Re- Soapbox Laundro-Lounge lated Media”), “It’s a hard thing to sell to some 255 N. Front St. people: You are not alone ... but even in loneli- 2/5, 9 p.m. • $8-13 ness, you’re not alone.”

“It’s hard times. People are losing their jobs, losing their homes. There’s a lot of fear out there,” Staples says. “And that song just says to everyone that we are all in this together. You don’t have to do this by yourself.

And, of course, I believe that Jesus is with us, too. Some people will hear it as a gospel song; some people will hear it as a song about sticking together. And it is. It’s all of those things.”

Presented by Penguin 98.3 FM and UNCW’s Office of Cultural Arts, Staples will perform at Baltimore-based Ballyhoo! will rock Soapbox 8 p.m. at Kenan Auditorium on Tuesday, February 8th. As she has since she was a young girl, with its brand of punk-pop-reggae. The quartet she will continue her family’s message of peace cites influences such as 311, Sublime, Green Day, Incubus and UB40. Ballyhoo! was listed and equality.

by MTV as one of the top 100 bands to watch, “There’s still injustice happening,” she con- and in 2012 they performed at 311’s Caribbean cedes. “I’m so grateful people are ready to Cruise and at the Vans Warped Tour. hear [my songs]. I’m still on the case—doing what Dr. King and Pops want me to do. I’m still All weekly music is listed on the soundboard pages. on that freedom highway, and I’m going to walk on it until Dr. King’s dream is realized.” encore | january 30 - february 5, 2013 | www.encorepub.com 17

BLACKBOARD SPECIALS

soundboard

a preview of tunes all over town this week 523-5621 KARAOKE

THURSDAY LIVE MUSIC

$300 Bombs

JANUARY 31st

$3 NC Brew Bottles

The Hometown

$4 Select Shooters

Hootenanny featuring

—Katy’s, 1054 S. College Rd.; 395-6204 ACOUSTIC JAZZ PIANO WITH JAMES JARVIS

$2 PBR Pub Cans

BOOTLEG DYNASTY, NO DOLLAR SHOES, and POSSUM CREEK

—Sharp Shooters, 2109 N. Marine Blvd., Jacksonville; (910) 346-2677 KARAOKE WITH MIKE NORRIS

—Calico Room, 107 S. Front St. Wilmington, 762-2091 KARAOKE W/ DJ A.M.P.

FRIDAY

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1ST

$6 Margarita Pitchers

Reggae Night with

$350 23oz. Pilsner Drafts

D.H.I.M., BOBA FUNK, AND THE GIVE

SATURDAY

THANKS BAND

$2 Bud & Bud Lt. Bottles

Looking for local bands to

$3 Wells

play in Brooklyn

—Billy Goats, 6324 Market St., 392-3044 DJ BATTLE —Dirty Martini, 1904 Eastwood Rd, Suite 109 NOT ANOTHER POETRY READING: DAYLIGHT CIRCUS, SHAKE YELL DANCE

Call 910-538-2939 for dates

RHYTHMIC RIVER: Dirty Bourbon River Show, bringing its brand of blues-rock all the way from New Orleans, will play The Whiskey on Saturday, February 2nd. Courtesy photo

516 North 4th Street

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30

JERRY POWELL 7-10

KARAOKE WITH DJ DAMON

KARAOKE W/ DJ A.M.P.

—The Pub at Sweet and Savory, 2012 Eastwood Rd.; 679-8101

—Yosake Sushi Lounge, 31 S. Front St.; 763-3172 AL DI MARCO’S SONGWRITERS SHOWCASE

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265 North Front St. (910) 763-0141

—Billy Goats, 6324 Market St., 392-3044 OPEN MIC WITH SEAN THOMAS GERARD —Soapbox Lounge, 255 N. Front St.; 2518500 RON WILSON, RICK OLSEN, BILL BOLDUC 8PM

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WEDNESDAY

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

4 20 oz. Guinness Pints

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THURSDAY

TRIVIA w/Steve 8:30 p.m. • PRIZES! $ 2.50 Yuengling Drafts

THURSDAY 3.00 Sweet Josie $ 4.00 Margaritas

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FRIDAY

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2 PBR Longnecks

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

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THURSDAY, JANUARY 31 COLLEGE NIGHT W/ DJ PRUITT & DJ SBZ

—Soapbox Lounge, 255 N. Front St.; 2518500 KIM DICSO —Costello’s Piano Bar, 211 Princess Street; 362-9666 D.H.I.M., BOBA FUNK, THE GIVE THANKS BAND —Brooklyn Arts Center, 516 N. 4th St.; 538-2939 E.S.P. W/ YESTERDAY’S GRAVY

—Pravda; 23 N. Front St., Wilmington FRIED LOT

—Ted’s Fun on the River, 2 Castle St. BOOTLEG DYNASTY, NO DOLLAR SHOES, AND POSSUM CREEK

—The Whiskey, 1 S. Front St.; 763-3088 CRUNK WITCH, MOODIE BLACK, D&D SLUGGERS AND FREE CLINIC

—Sweet & Savory Cafe; 1611 Pavilion Plc.,256-0115 DJ KAHUNA

—Brooklyn Arts Center, 516 N. 4th St.; 538-2939 T.D. MACDONALD 9-12

—Juggling Gypsy Cafe, 1612 Castle St.; 763-2223 JOSH SOLOMON 10PM - 1AM

—Billy Goats, 6324 Market St., 392-3044 OPEN MIC 7-10PM

—The Pub at Sweet and Savory, 2012 Eastwood Rd.; 679-8101 BOOTLEG DYNASTY, NO DOLLAR SHOES, POSSUM CREEK

—Longstreet’s Irish Pub, 133 N. Front St.; 343-8881 CRUNK WITCH, MOODIE BLACK, D&D SLUGGERS AND FREE CLINIC

—Brooklyn Arts Center, 516 N. 4th St.; 538-2939 ROCKIN’ TRIVIA WITH PARTY GRAS DJ (9 P.M.)

—Karmaa, 34 N. Front St., 859-7286

—Fox and Hound Pub & Grille, 920 Town Center Dr.; 509-0805 TRIVIA WITH STEVE (8:30PM)

—Hell’s Kitchen, 118 Princess St.; 763-4133 GUITARIST MARK LYNCH (10:30AM1:30PM)

—Reggie’s, 1415 S. 42nd St. DJ SHAFT

—The Harp; 1423 South 3rd St.,763-1607 BOOTLEG DYNASTY, NO DOLLAR SHOES, POSSUM CREEK

—Saltworks II, 4001 Wrightsville Ave.; 392-1241 PIANO

—Juggling Gypsy Cafe, 1612 Castle St.; 763-2223 DJBE EXTREME KARAOKE

—Beach House Bar ‘n’ Grill, 7219 Market St.; 689-7219 FIRE DANCING & DRUM CIRCLE

—Brooklyn Arts Center, 516 N. 4th St.; 538-2939

—Circa 1922, 8 N. Front St.; 762-1922 SONGWRITER OPEN MIC WITH JEFF ECKER (10PM-2AM)

—Wild Wing Cafe, 1331 Military Cutoff; 256-3838 BENNY HILL

—Juggling Gypsy Cafe, 1612 Castle St.; 763-2223 OPEN MIC/SONGWRITERS NIGHT

—Sweet & Savory Cafe; 1611 Pavilion Plc.,256-0115

—Grinder’s Cafe, 5032 Wrightsville Avenue, Wilmington, NC 28403, (910) 859-8266

—Bottega Gallery, 208 North Front St.; 763-3737 BROADWAY CALLS, RED CITY RADIO, SILVER SNAKES, MUSEUM MOUTH —Soapbox Upstairs, 255 N. Front St.; 251-8500 ALAN GLASER PROJECT —Juggling Gypsy Cafe, 1612 Castle St.; 763-2223 JAMES HAFF —Carolina Ale House; 317-c College Rd., 791-9393 JEFF MANGUM, TALL FIRS —Brooklyn Arts Center, 516 N. 4th St.; 538-2939 ALAN GLASER PROJECT

—Grinder’s Cafe, 5032 Wrightsville Avenue, Wilmington, NC 28403, (910) 859-8266 OPEN MIC NIGHT (8PM) —Locals Tavern, 6213 -D Market Street; 523-5621 OPEN MIC —Bottega Gallery, 208 North Front St.; 763-3737 KARAOKE

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1 DJ MILK —Pravda; 23 N. Front St., Wilmington KARAOKE —Locals Tavern, 6213 -D Market Street;

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2 DJ TIME

—Lazy Pirate Sports Bar and Grill, 701 N. Lake Park Blvd., Carolina Beach; 458-5414 PIANO —Blockade Runner Beach Resort, 275 Waynick Blvd., Wrightsville Beach; 256-2251

DJKAHUNA

DJ BATTLE

—Billy Goats, 6324 Market St., 392-3044 IRISH MUSIC JAM 2PM

—Fibber McGee’s, 1610 Pavilion Pl; 509-1551 KARAOKE KONG

—The Dubliner, 1756 Carolina Beach Road KARAOKE W/ JEREMY NORRIS

—Black Sheep Tavern, 21 N. Front St. (basement); 399-3056 TRAVIS SHALLOW

—Carolina Ale House; 317-c College Rd., 791-9393 H2O, TERROR, BACKTRACK, CODE ORANGE KIDS

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

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4 —The Whiskey, 1 S. Front St.; 763-3088 DJ RICHTERMEISTER

—Goat and Compass, 710 N. 4th St.; 772-1400 DONNA MERRITT

—Wild Wing Cafe, 1331 Military Cutoff; 256-3838 RAMBLE JACKS

—Costello’s Piano Bar, 211 Princess Street; 362-9666 ENCORE’S : BEST OF BATTLE OF THE BANDS! MIKE BLAIR AND THE STONEWALLS, L SHAPE LOT, BIBIS ELLISON

—Tamashii, 4039 Masonboro Loop Rd.; 703-7253 PENGO WITH BEAU GUNN

—Katy’s, 1054 S. College Rd.; 395-6204 DJBE EXTREME KARAOKE (9PM) —The Harp; 1423 South 3rd St.,763-1607 DJ SIR NICK BLAND DARK HORSE —Locals Tavern, 6213 -D Market Street; 523-5621

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 3 REGGAE —Lazy Pirate Sports Bar and Grill, 701 N. Lake Park Blvd., Carolina Beach; 458-5414 BEHIND THE GARAGE MUSIC 10PM —Juggling Gypsy Cafe, 1612 Castle St.; 763-2223 BEN MORROW —Elijah’s, 2 Ann St.; 343-1448 KARAOKE W/ DJ —Billy Goats, 6324 Market St., 392-3044 OPEN ELECTRIC JAM (AMPS AND DRUMS PROVIDED)@4:00PM —Locals Tavern, 6213 -D Market Street; 523-5621 CHRIS LUTHER (JAZZ)

—Kenan Auditorium UNCW Campus; 313-2584 KARAOKE WITH MIKE NORRIS

—Browncoat Pub and Theatre, 111 Grace St.; 341-0001 WORLD TAVERN TRIVIA HOSTED BY MUD

—The Whiskey, 1 S. Front St.; 763-3088 KYLE LINDLEY

—Buffalo Wild Wings, 5533 Carolina Beach Rd., Monkey Junction; 392-7224 KARAOKE WITH DJ PARTY GRAS (9PM) —Fox and Hound Pub & Grille, 920 Town Center Dr.; 509-0805 DIXIELAND ALLSTARS —Rucker John’s, 5564 Carolina Beach Rd.; 452-1212

—Mellow Mushroom, 4311 Oleander Drive; 452-3773 JOSH SOLOMON & OPEN MIC

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6

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

—Billy Goats, 6324 Market St., 392-3044 DJ KEYBO

—Browncoat Pub and Theatre, 111 Grace St.; 341-0001 KARAOKE WITH DJ @-HOLE

—SideBar; 18 S. Front St., 763-1401 LIVE TEAM TRIVIA

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

KARAOKE W/ DJ A.M.P.

—Buffalo Wild Wings, 206 Old Eastwood Rd.; 798-9464 OPEN MIC (COMEDY)

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

—Fibber McGee’s, 1610 Pavilion Pl; 509-1551 RON WILSON, RICK OLSEN, BILL BOLDUC 8PM

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5

—Bottega Gallery, 208 North Front St.; 763-3737 OPEN MIC WITH SEAN THOMAS GERARD

SUPER JAM OPEN MIC W/ JONNY REINERTH —The Whiskey, 1 S. Front St.; 763-3088 OPEN MIC W/ JOHN INGRAM —Wired on Wrightsville, 3901 B Wrightsville Ave., 399-6977 DJ KEYBO —SideBar; 18 S. Front St., 763-1401 JESSE STOCKTON AND TOM SHAW —Lagerheads, 35 North Lumina Avenue Wrightsville Bch; 256-0171 INDIE MUSIC NIGHT —Juggling Gypsy Cafe, 1612 Castle St.; 763-2223 DJKAHUNA —Billy Goats, 6324 Market St., 392-3044 OPEN MIC/KARAOKE

—Rusty Nail, 1310 S. 5th Ave.; 251-1888 SATELLITE BLUEGRASS BAND

—The Harp; 1423 South 3rd St.,763-1607 COLLEGE NIGHT KARAOKE

—Satellite Bar & Lounge, 120 Greenfield St.; 399-2796 PERRY SMITH (BRUNCH 12-2)

—Costello’s Piano Bar, 211 Princess Street; 362-9666 JAMES HAFF (PIANO)

—Aubriana’s; 115 S. Front St., 763-7773

—Locals Tavern, 6213 -D Market Street;

BLACKBOARD SPECIALS 100 S. FRONT ST. DOWNTOWN WILMINGTON 251-1832

—Soapbox Upstairs, 255 N. Front St.; 251-8500 MAVIS STAPLES 8PM

—Katy’s, 1054 S. College Rd.; 395-6204 COMEDY OPEN MIC

ELECTRIC MONDAY’S W/ PRUITT

—Juggling Gypsy Cafe, 1612 Castle St.; 763-2223 JOSH SOLOMON 10-2AM

—The Coastal Roaster, 5954 Carolina Beach Rd.; 399-4701 BALLYHOO!, KAYAVIBE, JORDAN MILLER

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

—Soapbox Upstairs, 255 N. Front St.; 251-8500 THE DIRTY BOURBON RIVER SHOW W/ JUSTIN LACY AND THE SWIMMING MACHINE

—Brooklyn Arts Center, 516 N. 4th St.; 538-2939 ESP

523-5621 TRIVIA WITH DUTCH FROM 94.5 THE HAWK

—Soapbox Lounge, 255 N. Front St.; 251-8500 DJ SIR NICK BLAND —Red Dogs, 5 N. Lumina Ave., Wrightsville Beach; 256-2776 DJBE EXTREME KARAOKE —Wild Wing Cafe, 1331 Military Cutoff; 2563838 MYSTIC VIBRATIONS —Rusty Nail, 1310 S. 5th Ave.; 251-1888 KARAOKE WITH DJ BREWTAL —Liquid Room, 23 Market St.;910-343-3341 BENNY HILL —Sweet & Savory Cafe; 1611 Pavilion Plc.,2560115 ROB NANCE 8PM —Juggling Gypsy Cafe, 1612 Castle St.; 763-2223 All entertainment must be sent to music@encorepub.com by Wednesday for consideration in the weekly entertainment calendar. Venues are responsible for notifying encore of any changes, removals or additions to their weekly schedules.

Monday 2 Miller Lite • $3 Fat Tire

$ 50

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Wednesday “South of the Border Hump Day” $ 3 Dos Equis • $4 Margaritas $ 4 shots of Jose • $7 Nachos $ 7 Chicken Quesadilla Thirsty Thursday $ 50 2 PBR 16oz cans • $350 All Drafts $ 5 Red Bull & Vodka 50¢ Steamed Oysters & Shrimp

Friday 2 Miller Lite • $325 Stella • $4 Fireball

$ 75

Saturday 2 Coors Lite • $325 Sierra Nevada $ 5 Baby Guinness

$ 75

Sunday 3 Corona/Corona Light $ 10 Domestic Buckets (5 bottles) $ 4 Mimosas • $4 Bloody Marys Steamed Platters $18/$35 $

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THURSDAY, JANUARY 31 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL vs WILLIAM & MARY 7:00 P.M. GAME SPONSORS: ENTERPRISE AND PAWN USA

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2 SWIMMING & DIVING vs CAMPBELL (WOMEN ONLY) 11:00 A.M. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL vs HOFSTRA 7:00 P.M GAME SPONSORS: COCA COLA AND BUFFALO WILD WINGS SPECIAL APPEARANCE BY SWEET FROG’S – SCOOP AND COOKIE

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6 MEN’S BASKETBALL vs GEORGIA STATE 7:00 P.M. GAME SPONSORS: REEDS JEWELERS AND ENTERPRISE

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MONDAY $3 Sweetwater, $10 Domestic Buckets, $4 Captain, Jack, and Evan Williams, Trivia from Hell @ 7:30 TUESDAY $3 Dos XX Amber, $3.50 Mexican Bottles, $4 Cuervo, 1800, Lunazul, Jim Beam, Jack, and Bacardi $1 Tacos (4pm-close) WEDNESDAY $3 Drafts, 1/2 Price Wine, $5 Martinis, $4 Bombs THURSDAY $2 Bud Lt and Yuengling Draft, $4 Jim, Jack, Jager, and Jameson $5 Bombs, $3.50 Micro Bottles, 1/2 Price Wings (7pm-close) FRIDAY & SATURDAY LIVE MUSIC • NO Cover 1/2 Price Wings Midnight-1:30am A JAZZ STANDARD: Tony Bennett, a legendary jazz artist, will take on the Durham Performing Arts Center on Friday, February 1st. Courtesy photo

AMOS’ SOUTHEND 1423 SOUTH TRYON STREET, CHARLOTTE, NC (704) 377-6874 1/31: Ugly Radio Rebellion 2/1: Jackyl, Wayland, 21st Century Goliath 2/2: Butterfly Corpse

LINCOLN THEATRE 126 E. CABARRUS STREET, RALEIGH, NC (919) 821-4111 1/30: Beenie Man, TNT Sounds 1/31: Robert Earl Keen, Andrea Davidson 2/2: Jackyl, Wayland, Lexx Luthor

THE ARTS CENTER 300-G E. MAIN ST., CARRBORO, NC (919) 969-8574 1/30: Lloyd Cole 2/2: Solas 2/6: The Residents

THE ORANGE PEEL 101 BILTMORE AVENUE, ASHEVILLE, NC (828) 225-5851 2/1: Big Head Todd & The Monsters 2/2: Big Gigantic, Two Fresh, DJ Acolyte 2/5: In Flames, Demon Hunter, All Shall Perish, Battlecross

NEIGHBORHOOD THEATRE NORTH DAVIDSON ST., CHARLOTTE, NC (704) 358-9298 1/31: Jeff Mangum, Tall Firs 2/1: Gaelic Storm 2/5: Zappa Plays Zappa

ZIGGY’S 170 W. 9TH ST., WINSTON-SALEM, NC (336) 722-5000 1/30: Yonder Mountain String Band 1/31: The Nectar Unit 2/1: Old Southern Moonshine Revival, Chris Lane Band 2/2: Sevendust, Lacuna Coil; Alexis Machine

THE FILLMORE 1000 SEABOARD STREET, CHARLOTTE, NC (704) 549-5555 1/31: Big Head Todd & The Monsters 2/1: A Silent Film MOTORCO MUSIC HALL 723 RIGSBEE AVE., DURHAM, NC (919) 901-0875 1/30: The Last Tallboy, Phononova 1/31: Supatight, Black Heart Kings 2/6: The Arcadian Project, The Genuine, Tylor Nail

CAT’S CRADLE 300 E. MAIN STREET, CARRBORO, NC (919) 967-9053 1/30: Corey Smith, Connor Christian 2/1: The English Beat, Jumpstarts 2/2: Redeeming the Times, Mickey Mills and Steel, Jamrock DURHAM PERFORMING ARTS CENTER 123 VIVIAN ST., DURHAM, NC (919) 680-2727 2/1: Tony Bennett

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of independent films. In fact, I could make a strong argument that roughly 38 percent of festivals are programmed with movies about people suffering from some kind of mental issue and/or addiction. There was a time when sex addiction or personality altering medications were taboo subjects unexplored in media. I remember seeing “Drugstore Cowboy” in 1989 with Matt Dillon and thinking how radical the idea of a prescription pillpopping drug addict was. Twenty plus years later, it’s practically an afterthought.

“Silver Linings Playbook” is an interesting and often entertaining movie, following a funny, sometimes dark look at two wounded souls who are dealing with their own particular baggage. It’s fascinating because of the unlikable nature of the characters. This is an area in which David O’Russell (“Fighter”) seems to have excelled. His movies often feature abrasive and obtuse characters trying to wedge their circular personalities into a square-shaped society. This particular story of wayward souls focuses on Pat (Bradley Cooper), a neurotic and obsessive mess who has just been released from a mental health facility. Months earlier he suffered a breakdown after catching his wife making sweet, sweet love to another man in the shower. His response was to beat the man half to death.

After his incarceration, he returns home where his bookie father (Robert Deniro) and a hopeful mother (Jacki Weaver) try to keep Pat’s obsessive leanings in check. Pat still believes he can win back his wife in spite of a restraining order and some rather disturbing stalker-like tendencies. He wrestles with taking his medication and convinces himself he can become a better person and get his old life back. Though this contradicts all empirical evidence to the contrary, Pat keeps a positive attitude and looks for any way to get back into her good graces.

An opportunity presents itself in the form a friendly connection. Pat gets set up with another loose cannon named Tiffany (Jennifer Lawrence). Her story is a little more tragic: After losing her police-officer husband, she turns to drugs and sex to get over her grief.

She’s brash, fearless and ridiculously good looking. There’s some awkward tension between the two of them. Tiffany seems fascinated with Pat’s tourrettes-like social styling,

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ental illness fuels a lot

ROM-COM ATTENTION-GETTER: Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper star as newfound love interests in ‘Silver Linings Playbook.’ Courtesy photo

and Pat sees Tiffany as a way around the restraining order to get messages to his wife.

Only an idiot would not see the inevitable groin heat being emanated by these two extremely good looking people.

Everything about “Silver Linings Playbook” is oft-traveled territory. Nothing here is new or particularly original; it’s a romantic comedy with some dramatic leanings. The mental-health angle isn’t really novel anymore, but “Silver Linings Playbook” works because of the amount of polish involved. It’s not a typical, low-budget independent film. The pedigree of everybody involved is top notch. When stacking the deck with so much talent, it exceeds expectations.

First off, the movie is a real revelation for Bradley Cooper, who, up to this point, seemed to be a very capable guy with some charisma but never showed the kind of chops to make me consider him a serious actor. He’s a haircut with a winning smile. “Silver Linings Playbook” reveals that this guy has more going on between the ears than I previously thought. Jennifer Lawrence is exceptional, as she always seems to be in smaller films. I can’t think of an actress who seems more comfortable in smaller, more intimate films. She’s got the goods and they are on full display here.

My only complaint about “Silver Linings Playbook” is its shifting tone, which bounces back and forth between more traditional comedy and loftier drama. There are moments of pure suburban tragedy and ugly humanity, mixed in with dance contests and sight gags.

David O’Russell seems to have employed a kitchen-sink mentality while making the film. It doesn’t always work, but it does the majority

of the time.

I’m also surprised how little I cared for Robert Deniro here. The guy has spent the 2000s phoning-in performances with the frequency of a political-survey auto dialer. With so many natural and nuanced performances, watching Deniro reverting to form almost feels like a disservice to the film. All these actors put forth a lot of effort, and then we have the grizzled old war horse doing a slight variation of his “Meet the Parents shtick.” It feels like a missed opportunity.

Still, “Silver Linings Playbook” is an inspired little independent film. Cooper and Lawrence are great and in spite of the inevitability of their romance, I actually found myself actually rooting for those crazy kids. It’s an imperfect flick about imperfect people that still merits attention. And it’s received quite a few from the Academy Awards, which nominated it in many categories: Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress and Best Director.

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Through 2/1: In 1989, five black and Latino teenagers were arrested and charged for brutally attacking and raping a white female jogger in Central Park. News media swarmed the case, calling it “the crime of the century.” But the truth about what really happened didn’t become clear until after the five had spent years in prison for a crime they didn’t commit. A story of injustice finally gets the telling it deserves. Based on Sarah Burns’ best-selling book and co-directed by her husband David McMahon and father, the beloved doc filmmaker Ken Burns, this incendiary film tells the riveting tale of innocent young men scape-goated for a heinous crime, and serves as a mirror for our times.

2/3: “The Great Gatsby”—The classic F. Scott Fitzgerald tale comes alive with Mia Farrow and Robert Redford, in celebration of The Big Read Greater Wilmington.

2/4-9: Oscar Shorts 2013, Thalian Hall Studio Theatre—On five separate nights, Cinematique presents this nationally-touring film showcase highlighting the Live Action Short Films, Animated Short Films, and Documentary Short Films nominated for Academy Awards in 2013.

It’s a Girl Thing

UNCW Lumina Theater, Fisher Student Union 1/31, 7 p.m.; 2/1, 3pm • Free, open to public.

1/31: Documentary and panel discussion of “It’s a Girl Thing: Tween Queens and the Commodication of Girlhood.” Directed by Shannon Silva and produced by Donna King. Panelists: Silva, King, Meghan Sweeny and Mariana Johnson.

2/1: Lecture and Q&A w/ Sharon Lamb, author of “Packaging Girlhood and Packaging Boyhood: Saving Our Sons from Superheroes, Slackers, and Other Media Stereotypes” All area movie listings and paragraph synopses can be found at encorepub.com.

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OYSTER BAR SHUCKIN’ SHACK • 910-833-8622 109 Market St. 7380 vd. • 910-4586 N. Lake Park Bl

Now serving downtown Wilmington and Carolina Beach, Shuckin’ Shack Oyster Bar delights with a half-pound or pound of fresh peel-and-eat shrimp, plus many other seafood options. Courtesy photo

AMERICAN BLUEWATER

Enjoy spectacular panoramic views of sailing ships and the Intracoastal Waterway while dining at this popular casual American restaurant in Wrightsville Beach. Lunch and dinner are served daily.

Favorites include jumbo lump crab cakes, succulent seafood lasagna, crispy coconut shrimp and an incredible Caribbean fudge pie.

Dine inside or at their award-winning outdoor patio and bar, which is the location for their lively Waterfront Music Series every Sun. during the summer months. Large parties welcome. Private event space available. BluewaterDining.com. 4 Marina Street, Wrightsville Beach, NC. (910) 256.8500.

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Mon-Fri 11a.m. - 11 p.m.; Sat & Sun 11 a.m. – 11 p.m.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Wrightsville Beach ■ FEATURING: Waterfront dining ■ MUSIC: Music every Sunday in Summer ■ WEBSITE: www.bluewaterdining.com

CATCH

Serving the Best Seafood in South Eastern North Carolina. Wilmington’s Native Son, 2011 James Beard Award Nominee Chef Keith Rhodes explores the Cape Fear Coast for the best it has to offer. We feature Wild Caught & Sustainably raised Seafood.

Organic and locally sourced produce & herbs provide the perfect compliment to our fresh Catch. Consecutively Voted Wilmington’s Best Chef 2008, 09 & 2010. Dubbed “Modern Seafood Cuisine” we offer an array Fresh Seafood & Steaks, including our Signature NC Sweet Potato Salad. Appetizers include our Mouth watering “Fire Cracker” Shrimp, Crispy Cajun Fried NC Oysters & Blue Crab Claw Scampi, & Seafood Ceviche to name a few. Larger Plates include, Charleston Crab Cakes, Flounder Escovitch & Miso Salmon. Custom Entree request gladly accommodated for our Guest. (Vegetarian, Vegan & Allergies) Hand Crafted seasonal desserts from DeLovely Desserts. Full ABC Permits. 6623 Market Street, Wilmington, NC 28405.

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Monday-Friday 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. and Monday-Saturday 5:30 p.m.-9 p.m.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: North Wilmington ■ FEATURING: Acclaimed Wine List

BUFFALO WILD WINGS

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the whole family, Buffalo Wild Wings is the place! Award winning wings and 20 signature sauces and seasonings. Plus…salads, wraps, flatbreads, burgers, and more. Tons of Big screen TVs and all your favorite sports. We have daily drink specials, a HUGE draft selection, and Free Trivia all day every day. Come in for our Weekday Lunch Specials, only $5.99 from 11am-2pm. Visit us for Wing Tuesdays with 50 cent wings all day long, or Boneless Thursdays with 60 cent boneless wings all day long. Buffalo Wild Wings is a great place to dine in or take out.

■ SERVING LUNCH, DINNER & LATE NIGHT: MondaySaturday 11 a.m.-2 a.m.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: 2 locations-Midtown (910-798-9464) and Monkey Junction (910-392-7224) ■ MUSIC: Live music Friday and Saturday in the Summer ■ WEBSITE: www.buffalowildwings.com

HALLIGAN’S PUBLIC HOUSE

“Failte,” is the Gaelic word for “Welcome,” and at Halligan’s Public House it’s our “Motto.” Step into Halligan’s and enter a world of Irish hospitality where delicious food warms the heart and generous drink lift the spirit. Be sure to try Halligan’s house specialty, “The Reuben,” number one with critics and of course our customers. One bite and you’ll understand why. Of course, we also serve a full selection of other delicious entrees including seafood, steak and pasta, as well as a wide assortment of burgers, sandwiches(Halligan’s Cheese Steak), and salads. And if you are looking for a friendly watering hole where you can raise a glass or two with friends, new and old, Halligan’s Public House boasts a comfortable bar where fun-loving bartenders hold court daily and blarney fills the air. Stop by Halligan’s Public House today, “When you’re at Halligan’s....you’re at home.” With 12 beers on tap and 16 flat screen TVs, you can watch your favorite game and enjoy your favorite drink.

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: 7 Days a Week MondayWednesday 11:30 a.m. - 2:00 a.m.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Masonboro Loop ■ FEATURING: The Best Reuben in Town!, $5.99 lunch specials, Outdoor Patio ■ WEBSITE: www.halligansnc.com

HENRY’S

A local favorite, Henry’s is the ‘place to be’ for great food, a lively bar and awesome patio dining. Henry’s serves up American cuisine at its finest that include entrees with fresh,

local ingredients. Come early for lunch, because its going to be packed. Dinner too! Henry’s Pine Room is ideal for private functions up to 30 people. Henry’s is home to live music, wine & beer dinners and other special events. Check out their calendar of events at HenrysRestaurant.com for details. 2508 Independence Boulevard, Wilmington, NC. (910) 793.2929.

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Sun. - Mon. 11 a.m.-10 p.m.; Tues.- Fri.: 11 a.m. – 11 p.m.; Sat.: 10 a.m. – 11 p.m.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ FEATURING: Daily blackboard specials.

■ MUSIC: Live Music beginning at 5:30 p.m.

■ WEBSITE: www.henrysrestaurant.com.

HOLIDAY INN RESORT

Oceans 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. (910) 256-2231. 1706 N Lumina Ave, Wrightsville Beach.

■ BREAKFAST, LUNCH & DINNER: Sun.-Sat..

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Wrightsville Beach ■ FEATURING: Waterfront dining ■ WEBSITE: www.holidayinn.com

K’S CAFE

Visit us in our new location on the corner of Eastwood and Racine - 420 Eastwood Rd, Unit 109. “Where the people make the place” If you’re looking for a warm and friendly atmosphere with awesome home-cooked, freshly prepared meals, you can’t beat K’s Cafe. Serving Breakfast (from $3.50) and Lunch (including daily entree-and-two side specials for $6.95).

K’s Cafe is the best deal in Wilmington. They offer chargrilled burgers, including their most popular Hot Hamburger Platter smothered in gravy! They also offer great choices such as fresh chicken salad, crabcake sandwich, soups, and even a delicious Monte Cristo served on French toast bread. K’s also offers soup, sandwich and salad combos and a great variety of homemade desserts. On Sundays they offer a great brunch menu which changes every week. A variety of choices will be on the menu such as Shrimp and Grits and Eggs Benedict.

Visa and Mastercard accepted. Give K’s Cafe a try...you won’t be sorry. 420 Eastwood Rd., Unit 109, 791-6995. Find us on Facebook.

■ SERVING BREAKFAST & LUNCH: 7 DAYS A

WEEK. Monday - Friday. 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. And Sunday 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ FEATURING: Ever-changing brunch ■ WEBSITE: www.ks-cafe.net

THE LITTLE DIPPER

Wilmington’s favorite fondue restaurant! The Little Dipper specializes in unique fondue dishes with a global variety of cheeses, meats, seafood, vegetables, chocolates and fine wines. The warm and intimate dining room is a great place to enjoy a fourcourse meal, or indulge in appetizers and desserts outside on the back deck or in the bar while watching luminescent jellyfish. Reservations are appreciated for parties of any size. Located at the corner of Front and Orange in Downtown Wilmington. 138 South Front Street. (910) 251-0433.

■ SERVING DINNER: Open every day at 5 p.m.

Memorial Day - Labor Day. ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Downtown ■ FEATURING: 70’s menu every Tues.; Special prix fixe menu on Thurs.; 25% off a’ la cart menu on Fri. from 5-7 p.m. and half price bottles of wine on Sun. ■ MUSIC: Fri. & Sat. in summer ■ WEBSITE: www.littledipperfondue.com

PINE VALLEY MARKET

Pine Valley Market has reigned supreme in servicing the Wilmington community for years, securing encore’s Best-Of awards in catering, gourmet shop and butcher.

Now, Kathy Webb and Christi Ferretti are expanding their talents into serving lunch in-house, so folks can enjoy their hearty, homemade meals in the quaint and cozy ambience of the market. Using the freshest ingredients of highest quality, diners can enjoy the best Philly Cheesesteak in Wilmington, along with numerous other sandwich varieties, from their Angus burger to classic Reuben, Italian sub to a grown-up banana and peanut butter sandwich that will take all diners back to childhood. Served among a soup du jour and salads, there is something for all palates. Take advantage of their takehome frozen meals for nights that are too hectic to cook, and don’t forget to pick up a great bottle of wine to go with it. 3520 S. College Road, (910) 350-FOOD. ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER:

Mon.-Fri.10 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sat. 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Closed Sun. ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Wilmington South ■ FEATURING: Daily specials and take-home frozen meals ■ WEBSITE: www.pinevalleymarket.com

TROLLY STOP

Trolly Stop Hot Dogs is a family owned franchise with six locations. Since 1976 they specialize in storemade chili, slaw and sauces, and as of more recent – a variety of gourmet sausages and burgers (at participating locations). The types of hot dogs include Beef & Pork, All Beef, Smoked Sausage, Fat-free Turkey (at participating locations), and Soy. Sausages include Bratwurst, Mild Italian, Spicy Beef and Polish Kielbasi. Locations are: 121 N. Front Street open Monday thru Saturday 11 a.m. ‘til 4:30 p.m. CLOSED SUNDAYS; (910).251.7799. 94 S. Lumina Ave, Wrightsville Beach open Wednesday thru Friday 11 a.m. until 3 p.m., Saturday and Sunday 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. CLOSED MON. AND TUES. (910) 256-1421. 4502 Fountain Drive, (910) 452-3952. Open 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday-Sunday; South Howe St. in Southport, open Tuesday thru Fri. 11 until 3, Sat. 11 until 4 CLOSED SUNDAYS AND MONDAYS (910) 4577017. Catering cart available all year from $350. Call Steve at (910) 520-5994.

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

at Wrightsville Beach and Downtown Wilmington. Buy a hot dog, we’ll throw in an extra for your pooch. (Without bun.)

■ WEBSITE: www.trollystophotdogs.com

ASIAN 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), (910) 799-1426.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Wilmington South ■ FEATURING: Special Lunch Menu featuring $10

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ FEATURING: Lunch Specials

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

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Wilmington South ■ WEBSITE: www.ThaiSpiceWilmington.com

HIRO JAPANESE STEAKHOUSE

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

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

■ SERVING DINNER: Open Mon. thru Thursday 4 p.m.-10 p.m.; Fri. and Sat. 4 p.m.-10:30 p.m. and Sun. 11 a.m.-10 p.m.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ FEATURING: Hibachi style dining.

■ WEBSITE: hirojapanesesteakhouse.com/hibachi

INDOCHINE RESTAURANT & LOUNGE

If you’re ready to experience the wonders of the Orient without having to leave Wilmington, join us at Indochine for a truly unique experience. Indochine brings the flavors of the Far East to the Port City, combining the best of Thai and Vietnamese cuisine in an atmosphere that will transport you and your taste buds. Relax in our elegantly decorated dining room, complete with antique Asian decor as well as contemporary artwork and music. Our diverse, friendly and efficient staff will serve you beautifully presented dishes full of enticing aromas and flavors. Be sure to try such signature items as the spicy and savory Roasted Duck with Red Curry, or the beautifully presented and delicious Shrimp and Scallops in a Nest.

Be sure to save room for our world famous desert, the banana egg roll! We take pride in using only the freshest ingredients, and our extensive menu suits any taste. After dinner, enjoy specialty drinks by the koi pond in our Asian garden. Located at 7 Wayne Drive (beside the Ivy Cottage), (910) 251-9229.

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER:

Tues.- Fri. 11 a.m.- 2 p.m.; Sat. 12 p.m. – 3 p.m. for lunch. Mon.- Sun. 5 p.m. – 10 p.m. for dinner.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ WEBSITE: www.indochinewilmington.com

TAMASHII SUSHI AND SPOONS

The area’s first sustainably-sourced Sushi and Asian Fusion restaurant features sushi and tasting spoons which offer portions of poke, tartare, and ceviche styles from around the world. Our chef uses locally sourced and line-caught offerings of only the highest quality to create a fresh flavor like no other. Come sample his traditional sushi, as well as signature fusion rolls like the Aloha Roll, made with tempura shrimp, toasted coconut, crispy bacon, charred pineapple and macadamia nut brittle. Our contemporary atmosphere also showcases dishes from our full kitchen such as Miso-Mustard Sterling Silver Pork and small plate offerings. Try a Wasabi or Thai Basil martini or a wine, craft beer, or sake from our unique full-bar list. Tuesdays you can get a half-carafe for the price of a glass! We are located at 4039 Masonboro Loop Road, suite 1A at the junction of Navajo Road in Masonboro Commons. Open from 4:30 to 10:00 Monday through Thursday, and until 11:00 on Friday and Saturday. Just drop in or call 910-703-SAKE for a reservation. Every Tuesday, all night, ladies night. $5 Appetizer Specials, $7 Drink Specials, $2 Spoons.

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Lunch is served on Thursday and Friday 11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Dinner is served Mon.-Th.: 4:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.; Fri.-Sat: 4:30 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.

combos of sushi roll and choice of soup or salad.

“Green Fish” sustainable menu plus a $5 bar menu Monday - Friday 4:30 - 6:30 p.m.

■ WEBSITE: www.sushiandspoons.com

THAI SPICE

CAJUN BOURBON ST

Inspired by the unmistakable shade of colors of the Southern American tradition, Bourbon St. gives life to the magical experience of enjoying life in Cali, Colombia (the original Bourbon St. location), the unique decoration of a typical New Orleans bar, as it seems to have been extracted from the heart of the French Quarter. The classic French style and the laid-back American culture come together to offer us a unique place where joy can be inhaled at every breath. The authentic Southern decorations in Bourbon St. were carefully selected at antique houses, garage sales and thrift shops found in the streets of the Big Easy. It enables us to offer you the true experience of being in the heart of the French Quarter: Bourbon St. It’s the best place to enjoy with friends, with the rhythm of live music, the classic taste of typical Cajun food, and the best beers available in our market. 35 N. Front St.; (910) 762-4050 ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Monday to Saturday 11 a.m. to 2 a.m.; Sunday 12 p.m. to 2 a.m.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Downtown ■ FEATURING: Authentic Creole Cajun cuisine, live music Thursday, Friday and Saturday with no cover.

Try our famous charbroiled oysters.

INDIAN TANDOORI BITES

Located on College Road, just opposite Hugh MacRae Park, Tandoori Bites offers fine Indian cuisine at affordable prices. Try one of 74 dishes on their lengthy menu, featuring a large range of side dishes and breads. They have specialties, such as lamb korma with nuts, spices and herbs in a mild creamy sauce, as well as seafood, like shrimp biryani with saffron-flavored rice, topped with the shellfish and nuts. They also have many vegetarian dishes, including mutter paneer, with garden peas and homemade paneer, or baingan bharta with baked eggplant, flamed and sautéed with onions, garlic and ginger.

Join their cozy eatery, where a far east escape awaits all diners, among a staff of friendly and helpful servers, as well as chefs who bring full-flavored tastes straight from their homeland. Located at 1620 South College Road, (910) 794-4540.

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Tuesday-Thursday 11 a.m.-2 p.m., 5 p.m.-10 p.m.; Fri 11 a.m.-2 p.m., 5-11 p.m.; Sat 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m., 5-11 p.m.; Sun 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m., 5 p.m.-9 p.m.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown.

■ FEATURING: Lunch buffet, which now serves South Indian cuisine.

■ WEBSITE: www.tandooribites.net.

IRISH THE HARP

The Harp offers the finest in traditional Irish family recipes served in a casual yet elegant traditional pub atmosphere.

We are proud to use the freshest, locally sourced ingredients whenever possible to bring you and yours the best of traditional Irish fare! We also offer a fully stocked bar featuring your favorite Irish beer and spirits. Located just beside Greenfield Lake Park in downtown Wilmington is a lovely Irish pub committed to bringing traditional Irish food and music to the Cape Fear area.

■ SERVING BREAKFAST, LUNCH & DINNER TuesThurs- day 11 a.m.-2 p.m., 5 p.m.-10 p.m.; Fri 11 a.m.-2 p.m., 5-11 p.m.; Sat 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m., 5-11 p.m.; Sun 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m., 5 p.m.-9 p.m. Breakfast at 5 a.m. daily.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD Greenfield Park ■ FEATURING Home-made desserts, ½ priced bottles of wine on Tuesday and the best pint of Guinness in town.

■ MUSIC Live music every Fri.; Live Irish music 1st Fri. of each month.

■ WEBSITE www.harpwilmington.com

ITALIAN A TASTE OF ITALY

The authentic Italian cuisine served at Taste of Italy has scored them Best Deli in the Port City for years running now. The Guarino family recipes have been passed down from generation to generation to brothers Tommy and Chris, who serve breakfast, lunch and dinner to hungry diners. They also cater all events, from holiday parties to corporate lunches, including hot meals, cold trays, handmade desserts and an array of platters, from antipasto to cold cuts. In addition, Taste of Italy sells Scalfani products, Sabrett hot dogs and Polly-O cheeses in their market, all the while serving top-notch hot and cold items from their delicatessen. Located at 1101 South College Rd., P. 910-392-7529, F. 910-392-9745 www.ncatasteofitaly. com Open M-F 8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m., Sat. 8:30 a.m.7:00 p.m., Sun. 11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

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

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

■ WEBSITE: www.ncatasteofitaly.com

EDDIE ROMANELLI’S

is a family-friendly, casual Italian American restaurant that’s been a favorite of Wilmington locals for over 16 years. Its diverse menu includes Italian favorites such as Mama Romanelli’s Lasagna, Baked Ziti, Rigatoni a la Vodka and, of course, made-from-scratch pizzas.

Its American influences include tasty burgers, the U.S.A. Salad and a 16 oz. Marinated Rib Eye Steak.

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

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Sun.- Thurs. 11 a.m.

– 10 p.m.; Fri. & Sat. 11 a.m. – 11 p.m.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Wilmington South.

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

ELIZABETH’S PIZZA

A Wilmington favorite since 1987! At Elizabeth’s you’ll find authentic Italian cuisine, as well as some of your American favorites. Offering delicious pizza, salads, sandwiches, entrees, desserts, beer, and wine.

Elizabeth’s is known for their fresh ingredients, where even the bread is baked fresh daily. A great place for lunch, dinner, a late night meal, or take out. Elizabeth’s can also cater your event and now has a party room available. Visit us 4304 ½ Market St or call 910-2511005 for take out.

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER:

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

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

■ WEBSITE: www.elizabethspizzawilmington.com.

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PIZZETTA’S PIZZERIA

Family-owned and operated by Sicilian cousins Sal and Vito, Pizzetta’s Pizzeria has become Wilmington’s favorite place for homey, authentic Italian fare served with precision and flavor like none other. Made daily from family recipes, folks will enjoy hand-tossed pizzas——gourmet to traditional——specialty heroes and pastas, homemade soups and desserts, and even daily blackboard specials. Something remains tempting for every palate, whether craving one of their many pies or a heaping of eggplant parm, strombolis and calzones, or the famed Casa Mia (penne with sautéed mushrooms, ham, peas in a famous meat sauce with cream). Just save room for their buttery, melt-in-your-mouth garlic knots! Ending the meal with their pastry chef’s carefully crafted cannolis, Tiramisu or gourmet cheesecake, alongside a cup of freshly made espresso or cappuccino, literally makes a perfect end to one unforgett able and desirable meal.

Located in Anderson Square at 4107 Oleander Dr., Unit F, Wilmington (910-799-4300) or coming soon Pizzetta’s II, 1144 Cutler’s Crossing, Leland (in Brunswick Forest next to Lowe’s).

■ SERVING LUNCH, DINNER: ILM location: Mon.Sat., 11 a.m., and Sun., noon. • Leland location: Mon.-Wed., 11 a.m.-10 p.m.; Thurs.-Sat., 11 a.m. -11 p.m.; Sun., noon - 9:30 p.m.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown Wilmington and coming soon, Brunswick Forest in Leland ■ FEATURING: Homemade pizzas, pastas, soups and desserts, all made from family recipes!

■ WEBSITE: www.pizzettas.net

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. Voted “Best Pizza” and “Best Late Night Eatery.”All ABC permits. Visit us downtown at 122 Market Street, (910) 251-9444, in Wrightsville Beach at 1437 Military Cutoff Road, Suite 101, (910) 256-2229 and our newest location in Pine Valley on the corner of 17th and College Road, (910) 799-1399.

■ SERVING LUNCH, DINNER & LATE NIGHT: 11:30 a.m.-3 a.m., 7 days a week, 365 days a year.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown, Downtown and Wilmington South.

■ FEATURING: The largest tequila selection in Wilmington ■ WEBSITE: www.grabslice.com

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JAMAICAN JAMAICA’S COMFORT ZONE

Tucked in the corner of University Landing, a block from UNCW is the hidden gem of Wilmington’s international cuisine scene - Jamaica’s Comfort Zone.

This family owned restaurant provides a relaxing blend of Caribbean delights – along with reggae music – served up with irrepressible smiles for miles. From traditional Jamaican breakfast to mouth-watering classic dishes such as curry goat, oxtail, jerk and curry chicken, to our specialty 4-course meals ($12.00).

Cook Dana Keels, from Clarendon prepares flavors to please every palate.

■ SERVING LUNCH, DINNER: Tuesday - Saturday 11:45am - 9:00pm and Sunday 1:30pm - 8:00pm Sunday. Monday - Closed ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown – University Landing 417 S. College Road, Wilmington ■ FEATURING: Weekly Specials updated daily on Facebook ■ WEBSITE: www.jamaicascomfortzone.net

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LATIN AMERICAN SAN JUAN CAFE

Offering the most authentic, gourmet Latin American cuisine in Wilmington. With dishes from countries such as Puerto Rico, Colombia, Venezuela, the Dominican Republic and Cuba you’ll be able to savor a variety of flavors from all over Latin America. Located at 3314 Wrightsville Avenue. 910.790.8661 Follow us on Facebook/Twitter

for live music updates!

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Mon Sat. 11 a.m.-2:30

p.m. and from 5-10 p.m. Closed Sunday.

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

MEXICAN LOS PRIMOS

Considered Wilmington’s first Authentic Mexican restaurant, Los Primos is quickly gaining a large following among the community. It’s entirely home cooked menu features local favorites such as tacos dorados de pollo, coctel de camarones, pozole and a selection of the best tacos a la parrilla north of Mexico. This restaurant is an absolute must for anyone who wants to taste the true favors of Mexico. Located at 3530 Carolina Beach Rd., between the two intersections of Independence Blvd. and Shipyard Blvd. (910) 859-8145 ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Mon.-Thurs.: 10:30am-8pm; Fri.-Sat.: 10:30am-9pm; Sun.: 10:30am-6pm ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Wilmington South ■ FEATURING: Chiles Rellenos, Tamales, Pollo Enchilado, Mole con Pollo, Azado de Res ■ WEBSITE: www.facebook.com/Restaurantprimos

ORGANIC LOVEY’S MARKET

Lovey’s Market is a true blessing for shoppers looking for Organic and Natural groceries and supplements, or a great place to meet friends for a quick, delicious and totally fresh meal or snack. Whether you are in the mood for a Veggie Burger, Hamburger or a Chicken Caesar Wrap, shoppers will find a large selection of nutritious meals on the a la carte Lovey’s Cafe’ menu. The Food Bar-which has cold salads and hot selections can be eaten in the newly expanded Lovey’s Cafe’ or boxed for take-out. The Juice Bar offers a wide variety of juices and smoothies made with Organic fruits and vegetables.

Specializing in bulk sales of grains, flours, beans and spices at affordable prices. Lovey’s has a great selection of Local produce and receives several weekly deliveries to ensure freshness. Lovey’s also carries Organic Grass-Fed and Free-Range meats and poultry. WheatFree and Gluten-Free products are in stock regularly, as are Vegan and Vegetarian groceries. Lovey’s also carries Wholesome Pet Foods. Stop by Lovey’s Market Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Saturday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday 10 am to 6 p.m.. Located at 1319 Military Cutoff Rd in the Landfall Shopping Center; (910) 509-0331. “You’ll Love it at Lovey’s!”

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Café open: Mon.-Fri., 11 a.m.–6 p.m.; Sat. & Sun., 11 a.m.-6 p.m.(salad bar open all the time). Market hours: Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sat., 9 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sun., 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ FEATURING: Organic Salad Bar/Hot Bar, New Bakery with fresh, organic pies and cakes. Newly expanded.

■ WEBSITE: www.loveysmarket.com.

TIDAL CREEK CO-OP KITCHEN

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

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

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

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

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

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Front Street Brewery, 9 N. Front St., 8 p.m. • $20 www.fronstreetbrewery.com • 251-1935

Celebrate with the best of the best!

The 6th Annual Homebrew Competition at Front Street Brewery offers the champion a chance to use FSB’s brewing system with Brewmaster Kevin Kozak and Assistant Brewer Christopher McGarvey. Entries accepted at the Brewery, Jan. 23 through Feb. 7. Cash or check only. Make checks payable to Front St. Brewery. Prizes awarded for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place in each category, as well as one Best In Show award. Beers will be judged on Feb. 9, with the awards ceremony following, from 7pm to 10pm in The Beam Room.

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MONDAY 1.00 Bud Light Draft • $1.00 Tacos • $5.25 Grilled Shrimp Faddi TUESDAY 1/2 Price Tequila with over 50 choices $ 2.00 Import Bottles • $5.00 Nachos • $6.00 Chicken Tender Faddi RELIEF E M O WEDNESDAY C A WEL ER A LONG $ 2.00 Sweetwater Pints - 420 & Blue • $2.00 Bud & Bud Light Bottle T F A 35¢ Wings • $4.00 Grilled Vegetable Faddi TO THURSDAY $ 2.00 Lions Head Pilsner 16oz. cans $ 3.00 Carolina Brews bottles w/ 6 choices $ 2.00 PBR 16oz. cns • $5.00 Quesadillas $ 6.00 Taco Salads • 75¢ Frog Legs FRIDAY $ 3.50 Tall Boys 23oz. all Draft beer with 12 plus choices $ 5.25 Beer Man Tacos • $6.50 Philly Cheese Steak Faddi LIVE MUSIC ON THE PATIO SATURDAY FROM 5 p.m. - 7 p.m. $ 2.50 16oz. M.L. Screw Tops $ 2.50 Natty Greene Buckshot Amber Pints $ 6.25 Original Faddi’s w/ Fries • $10.00 Fajitas SUNDAY $ 10.00 Buckets - Bud & Bud Light $ 2.00 Stegmaier Amber with $6.00 Pitchers 20 Wings for $7.00 • $6.50 Burger Faddi’s with Fries 265 North Front Street • Downtown Wilmington • 910-763-0141

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NEW MUSIC ON THE PENGUIN

BEN HARPER WITH CHARLIE MUSSLEWHITE Get Up BRETT DENNEN The Definitive Collection ELIN RUTH Bang ERIC BURDON ‘Til Your River Runs Dry FICTION FAMILY Fiction Family Reunion KRIS KRISTOFFERSON Feeling Mortal LEAGUES You Belong Here LISA LOEB No Fairy Tale LOCAL NATIVES Hummingbird MATISYAHU Spark Seeker: The Acoustic EP TEGAN AND SARA Heartthrob TRIXIE WHITLEY Fourth Corner WAKE OWL Wild Country

NEW MUSIC HITTING THE STREETS JAN. 29

AL GREEN - Let’s Stay Together JOHN LEGEND w/ THE ROOTS - Wake Up Everybody STEVIE WONDER - Higher Ground MUMFORD & SONS - Wagon Wheel TRAMPLED BY TURTLES - Truck DR. JOHN - It Don’t Mean A Thing J.J. CALE - Ride Me High WIDESPREAD PANIC - The Ballad Of John & Yoko ZAC BROWN BAND - The Wind G.LOVE w/ THE AVETT BROTHERS - Milk & Sugar GRACE POTTER & THE NOCTURNALS - Nothing But The Water SUSAN TEDESCHI - Friar’s Point AUDRA MAE & THE ALMIGHTY SOUND - The Real Thing

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Meet Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden as they discover their world and each other with hilarious and sometimes poignant results. Told thru diary excerpts, this show is staged (alá “Love Letters) with actors who are real life couples with a different couple every weekend! TheatreNOW is also offering this show as “Dinner Theatre Lite” in offering a 3-course meal that shouldn’t break any New Year’s Resolutions—until we bring out the apple temptation!

TheatreNOW, 19 S. 10th St. 6 p.m. • $20-28 www.theatrewilmington.com/home.html • (910) 399-3669

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

SEAFOOD

DOCK STREET OYSTER BAR

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

Open for lunch and dinner, 7 days a week. (910) 7622827.

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: 7 days a week.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Downtown ■ FEATURING: Fresh daily steamed oysters.

■ WEBSITE: www.dockstreetoysterbar.net

and drink specials. It’s a Good Shuckin’ Time! The original Shack is located in Carolina Beach at 6A N. Lake Park Blvd.; (910) 458-7380.

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Mon-Sat 11am2am; Sun noon-2am ■ NEIGHBORHOODS: Carolina Beach and Downtown ■ FEATURING: Daily lunch specials, join the mailing list online ■ WEBSITE: www.pleasureislandoysterbar.com

SMALL PLATES THE FORTUNATE GLASS

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

■ SERVING EVENINGS: Tues.-Thurs. 4 p.m.-12 a.m.

Fri. 4 p.m.-2 a.m.; Sat. 2 p.m.-2.a.m.; Sun. 2 p.m.-12 a.m.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Downtown ■ FEATURING: Free Wine Tasting: Tues. 6-8pm. Bubble and wine specials: Wed. & Thurs. Monthly food & wine pairing events.

■ WEBSITE www.fortunateglasswinebar.com

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

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

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

■ WEBSITE: www.blockade-runner.com

Hieronymus Seafood is the midtown stop for seafood lovers. In business for over 30 years, Hieronymus has made a name for itself by constantly providing excellent service and the freshest of the fresh in local seafood. It’s the place to be if you are seeking top quality attributes in atmosphere, presentations, flavor and ingenuity. Signature dishes include Oysteronymus and daily fresh catch specials. Hieronymus has all ABC permits and also provides catering services.

Voted “Best Seafood” in 2011. 5035 Market Street; 910-392-6313; hieronymusseafood.com

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SERVING LUNCH & DINNER NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown FEATURING: Fireside oyster bar.

WEBSITE: www.hieronymusseafood.net

OCEANIC

Voted best seafood restaurant in Wilmington, Oceanic provides oceanfront dining at its best. Located in Wrightsville Beach, Oceanic is one of the most visited restaurants on the beach. Choose from a selection of seafood platters, combination plates and daily fresh fish.

For land lovers, try their steaks, chicken or pasta dishes.

Relax on the pier or dine inside. Oceanic is also the perfect location for memorable wedding receptions, birthday gatherings, anniversary parties and more. Large groups welcome. Private event space available. Family-style to go menu available. 703 S. Lumina Avenue, Wrightsville Beach. (910) 256.5551.

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WEBSITE: www.OceanicRestaurant.com

SHUCKIN’ SHACK OYSTER BAR

Shuckin’ Shack Oyster Bar is thrilled to now serve customers in its new location at 109 Market Street in Historic Downtown Wilmington (910-833-8622). It’s the place you want to be to catch your favorite sports team on 7 TV’s carrying all major sports packages. A variety of fresh seafood is available daily including oysters, shrimp, clams, mussels, and crab legs. Shuckin’ Shack has expanded its menu now offering fish tacos, crab cake sliders, fried oyster po-boys, fresh salads, and more. Come in a check out Shack’s daily lunch, dinner,

CASEY’S BUFFET

In Wilmington, everyone knows where to go for solid country cooking. That place is Casey’s Buffet, winner of encore’s Best Country Cookin’/Soul Food and Buffet categories. “Every day we are open, somebody tells us it tastes just like their grandma’s or mama’s cooking,” co-owner Gena Casey says. Gena and her husband Larry run the show at the Oleander Drive restaurant where people are urged to enjoy all food indigenous to the South: fried chicken, barbecue, catfish, mac‘n’cheese, mashed potatoes, green beans, chicken‘n’dumplings, biscuits and homemade banana puddin’ are among a few of many other delectable items. 5559 Oleander Drive. (910) 798-2913.

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Open Wednesdays through Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. and on Sundays from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Closed Monday and Tuesdays.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ FEATURING: Pig’s feet and chitterlings.

one of the restaurant’s six large projection screens and 19 plasma televisions. Guests can also play pool, darts or video games in this casual-theme restaurant. For starters, Fox offers delicious appetizers like ultimate nachos, giant Bavarian pretzels and spinach artichoke dip. In the mood for something more? Try the hand-battered Newcastle fish ‘n’ chips or chicken tenders. From cheeseburgers and sirloins to salads and wood oven-inspired pizzas, Fox has plenty to choose from for lunch or dinner.

Finish the meal with a 6-inch Great Cookie Blitz, a chocolate chip cookie baked fresh to order and served warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and Hershey’s syrup.

920 Town Center Drive, (910) 509-0805.

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: 11am– 2am, daily ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ FEATURING: $5.99 lunch specials and free pool until 2p.m. Monday through Friday ■ MUSIC: Trivia with Party Gras Entertainment DJ every Thursday at 9pm ■ WEBSITE: www.foxandhound.com

HELL’S KITCHEN

This is downtown Wilmington’s Sports Pub! With every major sporting package on ten HDTVs and our huge HD projection screen, there is no better place to catch every game in every sport. Our extensive menu ranges from classics, like thick Angus burgers or NY-style 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, the atmosphere and friendly service will turn you into a regular. Open late 7 days a week, with free WiFi, pool, and did we mention sports? Free downtown lunchtime delivery on weekdays; we can accommodate large parties. (910) 763-4133.

■ SERVING LUNCH, DINNER & LATE NIGHT: 11 a.m.-2 a.m. daily ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Downtown ■ FEATURING: 1/2 priced select appetizers Monday

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■ WEBSITE: www.hellskitchenbar.com

Pizza & Salad 204 Princess Street Wilmington, NC 28401 910-772-8006

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Great Food. Good Times.

Oysters • Shrimp • Clams • Mussels Crab Legs • Wings • Fish ‘n’ Chips

SPORTS BAR CAROLINA ALE HOUSE

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

317 South College Road. (910) 791.9393.

■ SERVING LUNCH, DINNER & LATE NIGHT: 11am-2am daily.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ FEATURING: 40 HD TVs and the biggest HD

projector TVs in Wilmington.

■ WEBSITE: www.CarolinaAleHouse.com

FOX & HOUND PUB & GRILLE

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

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sits on a well-traveled spot on Market Street now, having left its Monkey Junction location months ago. Though it fills a space that’s been questionably successful for other entrepreneurs; Frank’s has the potential to make a nice run in the space, even if traffic patterns aren’t friendly.

Specializing in burgers, hot dogs, and cheesesteaks, with soups du jour, salads, wings and nightly entrées to round out the menu, Frank’s is a haven of comfort food. I don’t always try to judge a restaurant by what its advertising claims it does best, but I’m a sucker for a good burger. Thus, I tried both the regular burger and the Frank’s burger during subsequent visits.

They differ in size, not preparation, with the

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Jazz @ the CAM. A memorable meal at Café Johnnie.

Pop the cork and toast to the romance of life. Enjoy the night!

Tickets available online: cameronartmuseum.com Dining reservations call: 910.777.2363 3201 South 17th Street | Wilmington, NC | 910.395.5999

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BURGER MATTER: At Frank’s folks can indulge in one of ILM’s better burgers. Photo by Trent Williams

I loved them both.

Each came on a perfectly steamed bun, as the hand-pressed burgers were beefy and flavorful, letting salt and pepper release the simple flavor of the meat. Thinly sliced onions and crisp dill pickles added much-needed contrast to the texture. I very much appreciated the choice of cheeses, and alternated between cheddar and Swiss. Each added a different sharp dimension to their respective burgers.

I highly recommend skipping the catsup and ordering a side of Frank’s homemade barbecue sauce to top off any burger. Admittedly made from a catsup base, the sauce is thick and smoky, with peppery overtones that proved far more interesting than anything marked Hunt’s or Heinz.

I found my palate a little less fond of the Frank’s super dog, an all-beef variety served with a plethora of toppings. As a matter of personal taste, I didn’t like that the dog overpowered the bun (perhaps because it had been steamed a bit too long), The ratio of meat to bread seemed badly skewed toward the carnivorous and the moist bun fell apart in my hands.

The finely diced onions served atop Frank’s Super Dog were nice and delightfully pungent, but instead of coming with the aforementioned cheddar or Swiss, the hot dog came with a regrettable cheese sauce, likely from a cheddar base, the bland sauce seemed to be one of those pump-action jobs most commonly used for movie-theater nachos. There’s a mile of difference between cheese and cheese-food product.

One important rule I have for any burger joint: French fries count. One can’t serve a good

burger without serving a good potato beside it.

While the actual French fries at Frank’s tasted a little pedestrian, the ribbon cut fries were not to be ignored. Frank’s slices an entire potato ‘til it is chip-thin and fries it. The potato took on the flavorful oil (I never did get an answer on which kind, but I’m putting my money down on peanut) and each bite burst with the rich fatty flavor adopted by the potato. With pieces running the gamut, from crispy to chewy, it provided something for everyone’s preference.

Frank’s is famous for another reason: frozen custard. Available in varying flavors and multiple sizes, the custard hasn’t been advertised yet on their website; however, I decided to give one of their sundaes a try, and opted for the Peanut Butter Log. A vanilla custard, served with both hot fudge and peanut butter sauces, the log tasted decadent. Rich and creamy in every bite, the homemade style of the custard was diminished a bit by the mass-produced sauces.

Still, each of the three remained delicious in its own way, and I wouldn’t risk changing such an excellent dessert by experimenting with an inhouse peanut butter sauce.

I must confess I found the interior a bit Spartan. The spacious dining room and long wooden bar were pleasant enough, but the walls lacked decoration, thus losing personality. It struck me as strange because the service and food are clearly personal. One interesting use of the wall space comes in the multiple chalk boards painted into the walls. But, with so many of them, I found the staff could easily miss one here and there; they didn’t all boast the same list of specials for the day.

Regardless, the staff remained conscientious and very friendly. During a visit to pick up to-go burgers, I was approached by literally everyone working the floor to make sure I’d been helped. Their attention created a homey atmosphere with the sort of beloved neighborhood bar-and-grill feeling we all enjoy. They just need to hang a few pictures on the wall.

I plan on returning to try a few of Frank’s dinner entrées. They boast American classics like fried pork chops and BBQ, liver and onions, and country fried steak. They also offer salads for the lighter eaters. The bar offers a Thursday night trivia game, which I hope to enjoy at some point, and Friday night comes courtesy of karaoke, which I hope to avoid. Nothing personal, but there’s no meal so good it can make me indulge in a night of karaoke.

Frank’s Classic American Grill is a good oldfashioned family fare. They feature one of the better burgers in town and they’re well worth a look, even if you only stop in for dessert.

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it’s synonymous with, sports, chicken wings, and I’d even go as far and say America. Front Street Brewery (FSB) embraces it all and will hold their 6th annual Homebrew Competition downtown during their judging party on February 9th.

Participants who wish to take home the gold will have until February 7th to enter their prized recipes.

“The best-in-show beer will be brewed once here at FSB,” Kevin Kozak, headmaster brewer at Front Street Brewery. says. “Our system is set up to make 20 kegs per batch so we end up with 20 kegs of the winning beer.”

The competition will award a first-, secondand third-place prize, as well as “Overall Best in Show” award. Requirements for the competition include a six-pack of the entrants best brew in 12-ounce unmarked brown bottles (also acceptable are equivalents like growlers, flip-tops, etc.). Each bottle must have the registration form rubber-banded around the final submission (specifically not taped, most likely due to condensation issues). Interested parties can pick up an entry form from FSB. Kozak doesn’t actually participate in the judging, seeing as he gets to see all the entries and doesn’t want any bias in the matter. Instead, FSB gets experienced beer drinkers, like beer store owners and professional brewers, from across North Carolina to judge. The competition gives all home brewers of Wilmington the chance to show off their proud recipes.

Home-brewing has always been an American pastime but has picked up popularity over the past couple years. “I think people are getting into home brewing because it’s cool to say you made it yourself,” Kozak says. “It’s not overly difficult if you don’t want it to be, but then again I’ve seen some expensive homebrew setups in my day.”

And he’s right. Home-brewing kits can cost from as little as $50 all the way up to $1,000

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“The creativity of creating a beer from scratch is a wonderful feeling,” Kozak notes. “My advice to anyone home-brewing is: ‘Water and patience.’ Take care of your water, and it will take care of you.”

This is due to the fact that beer is almost 9/10ths water and consists of valuable nutrients, which help the yeast carry out fermentation properly. “Without them, the yeast would have a rough time fermenting and creating alcohol,” Kozak notes.

Clean water comes of the utmost important in order to let the yeast work its magic. “Have patience to let that beer round out during the conditioning phase,” he continues. “I know it’s hard, but give it another week or so and the beer will be that much better.”

Take it from an expert: Kozak has been brewing beer for 10 years now and he isn’t looking back, despite having graduated with a degree in political science. “I somehow fell into a job cleaning kegs at a brewpub in DC,” he explains. “I immediately fell in love and started working my way up the ladder, learning as much as I could while on the job.”

The process can be rather grueling. Not all beers come out tasteful the first go round.

“My first beer brewed commercially was a Scottish Export Style Ale,” Kozak says. “It was, um, less than stellar.”

DOWN HOME TASTE: Front Street Brewery will host its annual Homebrewers contest; deadline Feb. 7th. Photo by Trent Williams

He honed his skills at Front Street Brewery, working with hops worldwide. FSB purchases all of them from a countrywide wholesaler called Hopunion, though Kozak has had NC hop farmers contact him about using regional crops.

“Yields haven’t been that great yet,” he confirms.“Lately, I’ve enjoyed drinking our Single Hop Project beers. We use one hop variety throughout the entire boil and usually dry hop the beer with that hop variety. It’s a way to focus completely on certain hops and showcase how they differ. I have been learning a lot about some hop varieties that we haven’t used before.”

Growing hops is a delicate and long process, with at least three years worth of seasons required for a yield worth brewing. “I’m hoping

we’ll get there eventually and I can start buying some local NC hops down the road,” Kozak adds.

Folks who wish to enter the Home-brewers contest should Google “BJCP” to see Front Street Brewery’s style guidelines and to determine which one of the six categories to enter. “We only have six categories for award purposes,” Kozak says. “It would be tough to have medals for all the BJCP categories, [which help] properly judge the beer based on standard guidelines. Also if you set out to make an IPA and you think it’s more of a hoppy Amber then enter it in the American Amber BJCP category. The judges don’t know what you set out to make so give them the best chance of judging your beer in an appropriate manner.”

Front Street Brewery will be accepting entries through February 7th. Go to the FSB bar to turn them in, and return on the 9th from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. for the judging party, held in the upstairs Beam Room. It’s free and open to the public.

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South ‘n France will be one of the vendors at the annual Wilmington Wine and Chocolate Festival, showcasing their popular bon bons, as seen above. Photo by South ‘n France have had the delicious luxury of main-

taining quite a few European friendships, which has resulted in visits to their homes where I’ve been spoiled in the decadence of rich chocolate and wine. Don’t be jealous; Wilmington, too, will be spoiled this weekend—and perhaps even compete with those fancy European chocolatiers—as February 1st through 3rd welcomes the 10th year of the Wilmington Wine and Chocolate Festival (WWCF).

What started as a nonprofit event to support the Senior Resource Center of New Hanover County has grown into one of Wilmington’s most delicious culinary happenings. Proceeds benefit Volunteer Older Citizens Action League (V.O.C.A.L.), according to festival coordinator Marianna Stacy. “In 2003 Gale Ginsberg, a social worker at the senior center, came up with the idea to hold ‘Chocolate Fantasy Adventure’ for about 200 people. The first year they had about 1,200 to 1,500 people come.

Each year gets more popular and continues to be a fun event.”

In 2007 the festival added an opening-night party and decided to pair wine with the festivities. “We maybe had three local wineries that came with a catering company,” Stacy says.

Five years later, it has manifested into featuring over 40 wineries from the southeastern regions.

Likewise, they’ve outgrown the Senior Center and now hold the festival at the Coastline Conference and Event Center. Last year, they changed the name to its official moniker: Wilmington Wine and Chocolate Festival.

“All exhibitors graciously donate all the tastings to the public,” Stacy says. “They are our biggest supporters; we could not have this without them.”

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Chocolatiers will include South ’n France, Dove Chocolate Discoveries, Goodness Gracie INC., among others, while wine vendors will feature a slew of varietals from American and French grapes, as well as southern muscadines. Slated to attend are Bannerman Vineyards and Winery, Country Squire Winery, Duplin Winery and more from the Western part of the state.

There are two ways to enjoy the WWCF. Folks can buy tickets to the Grand Tasting (festive attire is encouraged) on Friday, February 1st, from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. for $50 in advance or $55 at the door. The ticket comes with a commemorative wine glass, and folks will enjoy hor d’oeuvre stations. “I refer to them like a bistro setting along a street where one would stop and have a bite,” Stacy notes. “We have skirted tables with umbrellas for guests to relax, benches in park-like settings and bistro height tables for guests to gather around with friends to enjoy the hors d’oeuvres, chocolates and wines.”

Staged to resemble a European street scene, the Grand Tasting includes wine and chocolate “Sips and Nibbles,” served from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Live music will play from Sharp Nine Jazz Ensemble featuring Nina Repeta (Wilmington’s “Dawson’s Creek” actress), Roger Davis and Madafo Lloyd Wilson. Gifts will be sold from artisans, including but not limited to jewelry, soap and handcrafted ironwork.

The Riverview Terrace Room turns into a fine art space over the weekend, alongside a café offering sandwiches and salads. Overlooking the scenic Cape Fear River, folks will enjoy the artwork of James Nelson of Raleigh. Stacy speaks highly of the dentist turned legally-blind artist whose work,

currently available at Racine Center for the Arts, will be available for purchase.

“James was one of our artisan exhibitors last year,” Stacy adds. “We were thrilled with the beauty of his work and delighted that he showcased wine and North Carolina wineries in his work. It seemed like a natural fit that he should be our featured artist. It was only after we’d already fallen in love with his beautiful oil paintings that we learned of the extent of his visual disability and were amazed at how someone could create such captivating images of this magnitude with limited vision.”

Visitors can also enjoy the “Marketplace,” featuring wine and chocolate samples, and all artisan markets, which will be open on February 2nd, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., for $20 in advance or $25 at the door; Sunday’s event on February 3rd lasts from noon to 4 p.m., and tickets are $15 in advance or $17 at the door. A variety of musicians will play every two hours. Also, there will be live sweet-treat demonstrations in the Riverview Terrace Room, led by pastry chefs from the flagship Harris Teeter store in Hanover Center. On Saturday, folks will enjoy a 1 p.m. or 4 p.m. demo a raspberry opera torte (pairs well with a sparkling or Pinot Grigio); at 2 p.m., the chocolate mousse bombe (pairs with a Petit Syrah or Zinfandel); at 3 p.m. the caramel pear rart (Prosecco or a dry Moscato). Sunday’s demos include the 1 p.m. raspberry opera torte and the 2 p.m. chocolate mousse bombe.

Tickets can be purchased at www.etix.com or at service desks at all area Harris Teeter stores in New Hanover, Brunswick and Pender counties.

For more information, visit http://wilmingtonwineandchocolatefestival.org.

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Chapter 3: Tom Owens, the Vegetarian

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ing over it, the world started to spin. It’s only happened to me a few times in life.

The first was when I saw a number tattooed on someone’s arm for the first time. I remember it like it was yesterday.

I was 13, sitting in Shul for Rosh Hashanah. I reached out to take a Sidur from the sleeve on the back of the pew, and, at the same time, the old lady next to me did the same thing. There, on her withered, tanned, wrinkled arm, unmistakably was a blue number tattooed from a camp. My eyes locked on it; the world began to spin.

I heard about the concentration camps my whole life, but, there, next to me, was a survivor.

The tattoo proved she had her arm locked into a vice to forcibly apply the ink on her skin. It was all I could think about it. It was all I could see. I knew I was staring; I couldn’t stop.

I felt the same way when I saw the picture of Tom Owens, former Peace Corps member, now working for a disaster relief non-profit. I became

obsessed. Here, I saw a person with whom I willingly chose to spend an evening with, all to lead to his death. It terrified me. It thrilled me as I questioned: Was it power I felt? Or fear? Or both?

I ate with his picture propped in front of me, slurping spaghetti noodles, occasionally splattering him with sauce. By this time next year he would be dead—or very close to it.

I remembered the first time a boyfriend had died after spending New Year’s with me—a time when I tried wholeheartedly to deny the obvious.

He wasn’t really a nice or kind person, nor did he contribute anything to the betterment of the world.

But the idea of someone I had shared a bed with for almost a year, whom I had slept next to (even if in a crack between the bed and wall, because he insisted on taking up most of the space) ... was now gone. Dead. Never to come back. It felt weird, incredibly strange. Not a big loss, really— still, bizarre. That’s how I felt about Tom: strange.

I knew I would meet him, befriend him and spend December 31st with him in less that two months.

You, dear Jude, my helpful editor, have provided the entry to most of the ... well, shall we break down and call them victims? Few people refuse a reporter from a respected magazine an interview when she calls; Tom proved no different. His nonprofit had a fund-raiser approaching. I called and asked if we could meet at a café.

I researched Tom on the Internet; in the age of “Big Brother,” we have few secrets. It never ceases to amaze me how many willingly put their lives on display. He not only joined all the usual professional and social media sites but had actively pursued the world of online dating. On one site, he posted a very debonair picture: scruffy beard, locks of curly, blonde hair. He appeared to be in Thailand, looking past the camera with the jungle behind him. His tagline: “The defining experience of my life was living in a village in Asia, seeing the way real people live. I’m looking for someone ready to live real life with me.”

Imagine my surprise to be greeted by a cleanshaven, scrawny young man who wore dark sunglasses, even inside. He oozed charm, but there

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was nothing underneath it. For example, he had a set of exercise pedals under his desk, which was littered with South Beach Diet snack bars. I sat stunned. He worked for a disaster relief non-profit—which involves helping people in desperate need of food. He lived in a subsistent-level village; yet, he obsessed over weight loss. He talked in all the expected platitudes about the upcoming fund-raiser, and I kept wondering who would pay $50,000 to have this guy killed. He was a nothing.

Eventually, I wrangled a media pass for the event and mentioned how I’d love to have a drink and follow up later. When I looked at him, I couldn’t hear a word he said. All I could think of was when and how it was going to happen. Would it be violent? A slashing to the face? Perhaps selfinflicted? It wouldn’t surprise me if he had a drug problem. He didn’t seem too healthy or stable, but who was I to judge? I took a job as a contract killer.

He exuded shaky desperation that addicts, severe addicts, have. When pulling back the charm, it visibly was there. The charm supported a means to an end.

Who hired this guy? For sales—maybe—but an executive director? It seemed like a joke. Though college educated, even with a graduate degree, he didn’t come off as exceptionally well-read.

I went home and played scenes from “Treasure Island” over and over in my mind during dinner. I barely slept between the day I met him and New Year’s Eve, despite the sleeping pills. The nightmares and the guilt set in horrifically. I envisioned Tom dying a thousand deaths in six weeks.

As the day approached, I bought two tickets for the big bash at City Stage, which included buffet, champagne and the show, “Hair.” Tom readily agreed to join, especially when I offered to be his designated driver to make sure he arrived home safely (oh, the irony!). Standing on the rooftop bar, looking out over downtown, I kept thinking I could just throw him over the edge and be done with it. I had no idea how I was going to survive the rest of the year till he actually did die—then what would I do?

“That’s a pretty meat-heavy buffet,” he grum-

bled, interrupting my thoughts as he saddled up to me at the bar, his plate piled high with bean dip, desserts and cheese.

“Huh?” I responded brilliantly.

“I said that’s a meat-heavy buffet.”

“You’re vegetarian?” I asked. He nodded and stuffed a spanakopita in his mouth. “How did you survive the Peace Corps as a vegetarian?”

“Well, not there, but animals are different there.”

Is there possibly something to this guy? I wondered. A concern about factory farming?

Midnight rolled around; Tom became hammered. I offered to pay for all his drinks; I honestly felt obligated. We toasted with everyone. I started trying to maneuver him toward the door, and eventually carried him to the car where he vomited on the ride home.

Tom called a couple times afterward, asking to meet for coffee. The idea of spending any time with him made my throat dry and stomach feel like bungee-jumping of the Eiffel Tower. Though gaggles of cute girls always surrounded him at the office, I didn’t really get the vibe he had a lot of friends outside of work. Not that there was much to be friendly with, but still.

However, one night I bumped into him rather unexpectedly at Ibiza—the closet thing to a good, gay dance club in town since Mickey Ratz closed.

Nearly everyday since New Year’s, I scanned the newspaper headlines, police blotter and obituaries, looking for a mention of his death. But there he was: walking out with his hand in the back pocket of this sexy Bruiser’s jeans. He didn’t even notice me.

Well, I thought. That answers that.

Tom died that night.

The next day, the paper reported he had an allergic reaction to latex. When the paramedics arrived, he was DOA. I ran into the Bruiser a couple months later at Ibiza and, in a quiet moment, bought him a beer and asked about Tom. He had visibly lost weight over the last few months.

“Goddamn!” he swore into his mug. “I still don’t know. I mean have you ever seen anyone die in front of you?”

“Yes,” I said.

His face dropped. “Oh, honey! I’m sorry.” He reached out to grab my hand. “He brought his own box of condoms; said he was allergic to latex and it had to be sheep’s skin. I was kind of freaked out about the idea of, you know, sheep’s skin.”

I nodded. His blue eyes clouded.

“There must have been some sort of mix up,” the Bruiser continued. “I don’t know how it could have happened. Heat of the moment? But then he started shaking and turning blue, gasping for breath. I thought it was, well, you know...”

He emphasized with his eyebrows. After a pause, he shrugged and shook his head.

And I shook mine: A vegetarian using sheep’s skin condoms?

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2013 ENCORE BEST OF PARTY Encore Magazine and the Carousel Center for It’s here! Line up the troops. Prepare for battle—especialAbused Children (CCAC) announce their partly considering the 2013 Best Of Awards Party will consist nership in coordinating Encore’s Best of 2013 of its first Battle of the Bands, with three nominees Awards Party at the Brooklyn Arts Center, taking dollar votes to win the title. All monies go to the downtown Wilmington, 2/2; doors at 6p.m. and Carousel Center for Abused Children, with tickets for $10 show at 7p.m. 2013 event will crown winners from the top three nominees in over 120 catat encoredeals.com or $12 at the door. All winners of enegories, spanning Arts & Entertainment, Food core’s 29-year Best Of Contest will be announced in over & Beverage, Goods & Services, and Environ100 categories, as funny people from Comically Impaired mental & Humanitarian. Winners will not be and Changing Channels host the event. Free food, raffles, announced until the night of the event, and prizes and tons of fun! Don’t miss the party of the year the show will maintain its improv and off-theat the Brooklyn Arts Center; 6 p.m. doors. cuff hilarity hosted by comedian troupes FANNIN’ THE HEAT AWAY The Comically Impaired and folks Historical Society of the Lower Cape Fear presents from Changing Channels. New is the Nostalgia: Fannin’ the Heat Away—a ceelebration of BINGO NIGHT inaugural Best Of Battle, feat. Mike Blair the art and advertising of the handheld church fan., The CFCC Alumni Association and the CFCC Camand the Stonewalls, L-Shaped Lot and Bibis Ellison 2/15, 7pm., St. James Episcopal Church Great Hall. pus Fund will host Homecoming Bingo Friday, 2/1, who will be vying for the 2013 Best Performer/Band Corner of Market and South Third. Multimedia pro5-7pm in the CFCC Workforce Training Center title live. Audience will vote by donating dollars to gram celebrating the handheld church/advertising Lobby (next to the Schwartz Center). The event is Carousel Center. Each vote costs a dollar. Raffles fan, William McNeill resurrects the vanished world of open to the public and will be fun for the whole family. will continue to help raise funds for CCAC. Dozens the 1950s, a time before the cooling breezes of air Enjoy prizes, cash jackpots, and free pizza and drinks of nominated business have donated gift certificates, conditioning. Using his collection of over 400 vintage with your purchase of bingo cards. All proceeds from merchandise, food, service vouchers and more. church fans as source material, McNeill has created the event will benefit CFCC scholarships. Bring your Tickets are $10 at encoredeals.com; $12 at the door. a delightful program of old-fashioned show-and-tell, friends and family to Homecoming Bingo and stay to Sales benefit CCAC. Admission includes a sampling complemented with musical performances, sing-asupport the Sea Devils as they take on Clinton Juof food from some of the area’s best restaurants, as longs, and entertaining stories. $7/person. 762-0492 nior College at 7pm! Free admission to the game for voted by encore readers, and a cash bar. www.enalumni and a guest with membership card; no charge UNCW HOMECOMING WEEKEND corepub.com. www.carouselcenter.org. for faculty and staff with CFCC ID. 2/16, 9:30am: UNCW Alumni Homecoming WeekILM WINE AND CHOCOLATE FESTIVAL end, February 15-17th. UNC Wilmington alumni MARDI GRAS AT COTTON EXCHANGE See cover story, p. 34. and families are invited to come back to campus for Mardi Gras is coming to The Cotton Exchange in Homecoming Weekend to enjoy alumni reunions, the Downtown Wilmington, Sat., 2/9, and Sun., 2/10.

TEALgate pregame party, the Alumni Homecoming Celebration and other spirited events. Reconnect with friends and faculty, enjoy food and drinks and showyour Seahawk Spirit. Come out to network or just catch up with old friends. Register online at www.uncw.edu/alumnitix before February 10th. www.uncw.edu/alumniupdate

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DOWNTOWN LIFESTYLE TOUR Sat., 2/16, 10am-4pm. Tour 10 of Wilmington’s coolest lofts, condos and “above the shop” living spaces! Enjoy some great discounts in select downtown restaurants and entertainment venues as well.

A special charter sponsored by the Wilmington Trolley Company will be available for event attendees.

WILMINGTON GARDEN SHOW 2/16-17: 20th annual Wilmington Garden Show will feature dozens of vendors selling hundreds of plants, products, services and gift items for plant and flower enthusiasts at every level of expertise.Special gardening activities for children. More than 40 new and returning vendors will offer gardening and landscaping displays, plants, decorative items, helpful tips and more. Full schedule of guest speakers for demonstrations and lectures on a variety of topics. Raffle for a stainless steel gas grill.Schwartz Center (601 N. Front St.) on Cape Fear Community College’s downtown campus.Saturday, 9:am-5pm; Sun, noon-4pm.

General admission is $7; children under 12 are free.

910-798-7670. To print out a discount coupon and for more information: www.nhcgov.com/Arboretum/ Pages/WilmingtonGardenShow.aspx.

DOWNTOWN ECONOMIC SERIES Downtown Economic Series, Wed., 2/27, 11:30am1pm, Wilmington Convention Center. Presentation on the State of Downtown by WDI President

& CEO. Featuring keynote speaker Joe Minicozzi, AICP. Seats $50, Table of 10 for $450. Corporate sponsorships available.

BRIDE SPEED DATING 2/28, 6pm: Pairing you up with 25 of Wilmington’s most eligible vendors! Why waste days and weeks getting lost in the meat market of the wedding world when you can get one-on-one time with the best Wilmington has to offer? From dresses, to cakes, to flowers, to linens, and more! Get 2 min. each with our exclusive wedding professionals to talk about your big day, or anything you want! Speed Rounds offered at 6pm and 7pm. Guests of bride & groom just $5/ maximum of 4 people per group. Tickets: http:// bridalspeeddating-efbevent.eventbrite.com ART FOR ALL 3 The Brooklyn Arts Center is excited to announce Art for All 3, Wilmington’s cutting-edge art show, at the BAC (516 North 4th St, corner of Campbell and North 4th streets) on Friday, Mar. 8, 3-9 p.m., and Sat, Mar. 9, 11am-7pm. Come celebrate Wilmington’s community of local, original artists at Brooklyn Arts Center when 50-plus of the region’s finest present their work in the magnificent BAC. Expect fabulous pottery, paintings, illustrations, sculpture, photography, watercolors, glass, metal, and woodwork, and more, priced perfectly at $25-$250. That’s right, every piece of original fine art for $250 or less! Wilmington’s fabulous food trucks will provide nourishment, the BACcash bar will serve liquid refreshments, and a coffee shop in the courtyard will caffeinate the crowd. Admission is $5 at the door.

Admission is good for both days and includes a raffle ticket. Kids 12 and under are free. ATM onsite. www. brooklynartsnc.com CAPE FEAR MATERNITY AND BABY EXPO Expectant parents, grandparents, and friends are encouraged to experience the 15th annual Cape Fear Maternity and Baby expo, taking place at the Coastline Conference & Event Center at 503 Nutt Street in downtown Wilmington on Saturday, March 9th from 10am to 4pm. Displays and information from the area’s top providers of products and services ranging from clothing, toys, furniture and educational opportunities to medical safety information; demonstration center showing important how-to’s including how to child-proof your home, and how to make home-made baby food; and food corner where you can buy lunch from a local pizzeria and Coastal Cupcakes. Also feat. ‘Nursery of your Dreams’ Give-A-Way”, courtesy of Peanut Butter and Jelly. You must be present to win. $5. Beth Looney: 910-616-9151 or e-mail bethlooney@yahoo.com.

CAPE FEAR WILDLIFE AND EXPO 5th Annual Cape Fear Wildlife Expo, Wilmington (March 15-17). Friday & Saturday 9am-7pm; Sunday 10am-5pm. The 2013 Cape Fear Wildlife Expo is a family event that features wildlife art and decoy displays; book signings; hunting and fishing products; boats and accessories; truck and ATV displays; fly-

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

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Center to honor women and help them battle against heart disease. Tickets: 910-815-5002 or www. nhrmcfoundation.org.

STEVE VERNON FUND-RAISER Big Dawg Productions and Comically Impaired are sponsoring a benefit to help Steve Vernon with his hospital and post-surgical care bills. Comically Impaired will perform at the Hannah Block Historic USO Building (Community Arts Center) on February 1,2013. Doors open at 7:30 and the show starts at 8pm.Donations will be accepted at the door with a $5.00 minimum. Beverages and snacks will be available for purchase as well. ALL proceeds will go Steve. https://fundrazr.com/campaigns/aPiJ7.

SWINGING THE WALLS Fri., Feb. 1, 10:30am, 2610 Evans Rd., Bolivia, NC. The partnership of Brunswick Housing Opportunities (BHO) and 22nd Century Builders invite you to the construction on a truly energy efficient, innovative home in Brunswick County. “Swinging the Walls” on this Workforce Affordable Home to provide an innovative, precast concrete wall construction method of building to affordable housing. Healthy, energy efficient, attractive, affordable, low maintenance, hurricane wind and fire resistant home w/walls and roof having lifetime warranty.

fishing and decoy-carving demonstrations; conservation exhibits; outdoor sports guides and outfitters.

The expo’s mission is to encourage youth to enjoy the great outdoors through hunting, fishing and other outdoor sports and to heighten public awareness of our natural resources and to encourage conservation of these natural resources. Interactive activities such as Sensory Safari, Aquatic Trailer, Mallard Madness Laser Shoot, and Kids Gone Wild academic workshops. Celebrity guest Randy Edwards from the History Channel’s “Swamp People” will be on-hand each day for autographs. Admission charge. Location: Wilmington Convention Center and Coast Line Event & Conference Center, Downtown Wilmington.

910-795-0292. www.capefearwildlifeexpo.com.

CAROLINA BEACH STREET ART FESTIVAL Carolina Beach Street Art Festival takes place May 18th, 2013, 10am-6pm on Cape Fear Blvd. Feat. visual arts vendors, culinarts arts and food vendors and scheduled performance arts shows. Currently accenting artist vendors ($100 booth fee) and food vendors ($180). Early registration prices decrease to $80 for artists and $160 for vendors. Members of Wilmington Art Association receive discounts: $70 fee before 5/1 or $90 after. Spaces limited. Chris Higgins: 610-909-7643. chris@fishbonedesigns.com

charity/fund-raiser HELP CENTER OF FEDERAL POINT The needs of the Federal Point Help Center in January 2013 include: Peanut butter; dry pasta, pasta sauce, and macaroni & cheese. Any other canned or packaged food items and toiletries are gratefully accepted. Anne Hope & Tim Marvin: 458 4057 VOLUNTEERS NEEDED Communities In Schools of Cape Fear (CISCF) is currently recruiting volunteers for PaSS(Partnership for School Success). PaSS is a 10-week tutoring and mentoring initiative directed at students projected as not likely to pass their End of Grade tests and promote to the next grade. PaSS is offered at the 3rd grade and 6th grade level to every public elementary and middle school in New Hanover and Pender Counties. All volunteers will receive curriculum and training. Volunteers will meet with two students separately, once a week from mid-February to early May, tutoring each student for 30 minutes in reading comprehension. In total, this is only 10 hours of time.

These 10 hours can make a dramatic impact on a child’s life. Program will start the last week of February. Volunteer training dates to be announced closer to program start date. 910-343-1901. Tracy Tisdale: racy@ciscapefear.org.

CARD WITH A PURPOSE Enjoy hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar to celebrate LINC, Inc.’s recent expansion and to support residents in the new, 40-bed Marvin E. Roberts Transitional Living Facility. Thursday, 1/31, 6-8pm.6 The Purpose: LINC, Inc. participants need your assistance with their clothing and toiletry needs upon entry into our program. Bring a bank or gift card from retailers such as Walmart, Target or Bed Bath & Beyond to help purchase these items. Cash donations are also appreciated. Dirty Martini, Lumina Station, 2130 Bay Colony Dr. RAPE CRISIS OF COASTAL HORIZONS The Rape Crisis Center of Coastal Horizons Center, Inc. will be hosting its Hospital Advocate Volunteer Training series in February. Training will be held at Coastal Horizons Center, Inc. located at 615 Shipyard Blvd., and is open to residents of both New Hanover and Brunswick counties. Pre registration is rqd.; 30-hr. training will be held on Sat/Wed. evenings.Topics include: agency intro, rape preventention ed., crisis intervention hotlines and theory and disability resources. Volunteering allows you to offer a helping hand to someone in a crisis situation and help raise funds to maintain center operations in New Hanover and Brunswick counties, and provide victim advocacy and support in a hospital setting and are requested to schedule a minimum of 24 hours on-call time each month. Volunteers are required to successfully complete a criminal background check, a drug screen, a motor vehicle record check, a NC Health Care Registry Check, and adhere to the policies and procedures of Coastal Horizons Center, Inc. Deborah O’Neill at doneill@coastalhorizons.org or 910-392-6936 RED DRESS LUNCEON The New Hanover Regional Medical Center Foundation will host the Red Dress Luncheon and Accessories Show on Fri., 2/1, 11:30am, to support NHRMC Heart Center and its efforts to lessen the impact of heart disease in our community. Proceeds will fund free women’s cardiac health education and screenings and help establish the Marlene Sigler Cardiac Rehabilitation Endowment. Wilmington Convention

FLOWERS, FANS AND VALENTINES The Language of Romance: Flowers, Fans and Valentines. Did you know that the Victorians assigned meaning to each flower? Join us at the Latimer House on 2/9, 1pm as florist Larry Epps explains the language of flowers and how they were used to convey messages to loved ones. The ladies also had a language of fans and how you held your fan could convey all sorts of messages. Archivist Colleen Griffiths will demonstrate and show you how to use your very own fan to communicate across a crowded room! We will also have antique valentines

on display that show us the romance of a different age. Followed by afternoon tea.Reservations are required. Tickets, $25. Latimer House: 762-0492. Historical Society of the Lower Cape Fear, 126 South 3rd St. 910-762-0492 RIVALRY CASH BAR The Rivalry Car Bash will take place Wed., 2/13, 11am, and ending an hour before the first match up of Carolina and Duke at 8pm at the Buffalo Wild Wings location on Old Eastwood Road. Half of it will be decorated in Tarheel fashion and the other side Duke. Fans will be able to donate a minimum of $1 per swing with a sledgehammer and take a swing at the side of their choice. The event will help raise money for the Brigade Boys & Girls Club to support after-school and summer programs for local youth. The Brigade Boys & Girls Club will be helping to paint and decorate the truck on February 6th at their facilities.All proceeds raised will be donated to the Brigade Boys & Girls Club of Wilmington.adam@ bwwnc.com.

FULL BELLY FEAST 11th annual Full Belly Feast., Sat., 2/16, 6-10pm.

Enjoy a night of international cuisine inspired by the countries in which we work, the world beats of Axiom, African drum and dance performance by Cheick Sissoko and his students from DREAMS, and a wide array of both live and silent auction items from all over the world. See our award-winning inventions, and learn more about our expanding mission to benefit rural communities around the world.

Coastline Conference & Event Center, 501 Nutt St., $50 adv, www.thefullbellyproject.orgor 910-4520975; $60 at door . The Full Belly Project empowers rural communities by designing and distributing income-generating agricultural devices to improve life. Daniel Ling,: 910-452-0975.

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Thurs. 2/21, 11am-3pm. The Assistance League invites you to its 5th annual Play At The Beach fundraiser to enjoy a fantastic view of the ocean and a fun-filled day playing bridge, canasta, pinochle or any other card game at the Shell island Resort, 2700 N. Lumina Ave., Wrightsville Beach. Playing-cards will be provided. Groups wishing to play something other than cards can bring the game of their choice.

Admission price of $25 per person includes lunch.

Beautiful, unique baskets will be raffled. Reservations: mail checks payable to Assistance League of Greater Wilmington, ALGW, 1319-CC, PMB 155, Wilmington, NC 28405 or call Nancy Tillett, 6863902 or Betsy Suman, 512-3512. Proceeds support philanthropic programs in the community POLAR PLUNGE The 2013 Special Olympics Polar Plunge will take place 2/23, Carolina Beach Boardwalk, next to the Courtyard Marriot. Schedule of events: 9am, 5k registration packet pickup; 10am, Run ‘n’ Plunge 5k; 11-3, Music w/bands and DJ; 11:20, 5k awards at main tent; 11-2, silent auction; 1:30, costume contest; 3pm, Plunge lineup. www.plungeNHC.com.

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theatre/auditions BROWNCOAT PUB AND THEATRE See What Sticks by Ryan PC Trimble & Jordan Mullaney (2/1-2): A free flowing evening of original comedic sketches, long form improv and even a little stand up comedy from two of the most promising young performers to separate themselves form the herd. • Paranormal Illusionist Aiden Sincalir, 2/8 & 9. When Aiden Sinclair turned dozens away at the doors of his sold out weekend for Le Cirque de la Mort last October, he promised to return. This February, in between stops on his east coast tour with

Ghost Hunters Jason Hawes and Grant Wilson, he makes good on that promise. Sinclair is a performer unlike any other due to his unique use of local history, paranormal activity and mystical secrets to weave his illusions. 910-233-9914. guerillatheatre@gmail.com THE MIRACLE WORKER Thalian Association will hold auditions for “The Miracle Worker.” Auditions for the roles of Annie Sullivan and Helen Keller will be held Sat., 2/2, 10am.

Those auditioning for these roles, go to www.thalian. org and download the audition scene and watch the attendant video clip to familiarize yourself with the material. Girls auditioning for the role of Helen must be believable as a nine-year-old. Auditions for all other roles will be held on Monday and Tuesday, 2/4-5 at 7pm. No prepared material required, you will be asked to read from the script. All auditions will be held at the Community Arts Center, 120 S. 2nd St. Directed by Laurene Perry, runs 3/21-24 at Thalian Hall. www.thalianhall.org.

THALIAN ASSOCIATION 1/31-2/10, Thurs-Sat., 8pm; Sun, 3pm.

Premiere musical Xanadu, four-time Tony nominee, inspired by the cult-classic movie starring Olivia Newton-John and Gene Kelly, follows a magical Greek muse who descends from Mt. Olympus to Venice Beach in 1980 on a quest to inspire a struggling artist to create the ultimate roller disco is accompanied by such hits of the period as “Magic.” Directed

by Tom Briggs with music direction by Jonathan Barber and choreography by Mary Beth Henderson. $25 910-251-1788 or by visiting thalian.org.

THE DIARY OF ADAM AND EVE Adaptation by Anthony Lawson. TheatreNOW dinner show with terrific menu that won’t break any new year resolutions until we get to the “Temp-

tation Course.” Meet Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden as they discover their world and ea. other with hilarity and poignant rules. Real couples play Adam and Eve ea. weekend. Starring Heather Setzler Jason Aycock, Alex Wharff, Katherine Vernon, Susan Auten and more! Through 2/2, Fri and Sat, 6pm; $20$28. TheatreNOW, 10th and Dock streets. www.theatrewilmington.com. 399-3669 THE DOCTOR IN SPITE OF HIMSELF Coastal Carolina Community College’s New River Players will hold auditions for a spring production of Moliere’s The Doctor in Spite of Himself, Mon/Tues, 2/4-5, 5pm, in the Bodenhamer Auditorium in the Fine Arts Building on the Coastal campus. This production will include 12 roles,7 males and 5females.

Auditions are open to the public as well as Coastal faculty, staff, and students. Actors can bring prepared monologues or they may read from the script.

Thurs-Sat, 4/11-13, with a Sunday matinee on 4/14.

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The Thalian Association will hold auditions for their March production of “The Miracle Worker” on Saturday at 10 a.m. at the Community Arts Center, 120 S. 2nd Street, directed by Laurene Perry. The run date of the show will be March 21st through the 24th at Thalian Hall. Roles are open for Annie Sullivan and Helen Keller. To learn about the audition process of these roles, go to thalian.org to download an audition scene. All other roles will be auditioned on the 4th and 5th at 7 p.m.; no prepared material required.

Drama Instructor and Artistic Director for New River Players. Eric Kildow: 910-938-6301 or kildowe@ coastalcarolina.edu.

ROMEO AND JULIET TACT will debut Shakespeare’s “Romeo & Juliet” 2/8-9, 15-16 , 7pm; 2/10, 17, 3pm. The show is directed by John Fennel & associate directed by Mike Thompson.TACT Birthday party on 2/9 as part of Thalian Association’s 225 Anniversary, feat. red carpet photograph and a spectacular cake designed for Thalian Association by The Three Divas. Hannah Block 2nd St. Stage, Hannah Block USO. Tickets: $12.75; 910-341-7860 or thalian.org.

VALENTINE’S MUSICAL REVUE Valentines Musical Revue: A Fine Line (between Love & Hate), 2/10, 11:30am-1:30pm, TheatreNOW (10th & Dock sts). A musical revue, exploring the love cycle, with your pop, jazz, and musical theatre favorites. Bring your sweetie, a friend, or your ex!

Feat. Nicole Thompson, vocalist. Tickets $20/$15 children under 12. Includes show and meal. Beverages and gratuity not included. Course 1) fruit cup; 2)chicken and grits or scrambled eggs with crab and spinach, topped with Hollandaise and served with applewood smoked bacon & seasoned home fries or French toast casserole, served with syrup & applewood smoked bacon or Italian Strata, a casserole of bread, vegetables, cheese & egg, baked and topped with fresh salsa & served with bacon and home fries; 3) strawberry shortcake.

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A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM 2/14-17, 21-24: Hand-held cameras, video screens, lust and love, closeups, movie romance... UNCW theatre brings Shakespeare’s classic world of romantic comedy to life, reimagined for the observational technologies of the twenty-first century. A magic forest where the king and queen of the fairies need maritaltherapy, a love potion leads to interspecies romance and a band ofactors puts on the funniest love tragedy you’ve ever seen. In the end,a foolish sprite

sets foolish humans aright. Kenan Box Office: (910) 962-3500 OR http://www.uncw.edu/arts/boxoffice. html. GA $12; UNCW Employees $10; UNCW Students $5.

OPERA HOUSE THEATER CO. She Loves Me: Book by Joe Masteroff; music by Jerry Bock; lyrics by Sheldon Harnick; and based on a play by Mikos Laszio. 2/20-24, 3/1-3. Focusing on the many entanglements of love, George and Amalia, both perfume shop clerks, spend their days bickering and their nights falling in love as secret pen pals.

Warm, romantic comedy with a touch of old world elegance and nostalgia, and based on the same play as The Shop Around the Corner and You’ve Got Mail Tickets: $25, (910) 632-2285 or thalianhall.com OVER THE RIVER & THROUGH THE WOODS Snead’s Ferry Community Center feat. ‘Over the River and Through the Woods,’ 2/22-24 and 3/1-3, 8pm with Sun. matinees, 3pm. $5-$10, sold at door day of. 126 Park Lane. Warm family comedy-drama

by Joe DiPietro, directed by Irene King.

music/concerts UNCW DEPARTMENT OF JAZZ UNCW Department of Music faculty showcases Jason Foureman and Michael D’Angelo, along with Bob Russell (guitar), Jerald Shynett (trombone), Mike Waddell (tenor saxophone, clarinet), Andy Whittington (piano) on Thursday, Jan. 31, 7:30pm. $15 general public/free to students with valid UNCW IDs. Tickets: 910-962-3500 or at Cultural Arts box office. www.uncw.edu/music FOX AND HOUND 2/6, pm: Fox Icon Singing Contest. 12-week contest with a panel of judges to find the best singer in Wilmington. Enter 2/6-4/17. Finalists will perform on Wed., 4/24 Grand prize is $1,000 for final winner. • 2/7, 6-9: All Star Club Social w/live music from Jeremy Norris, complimentary appetizers, prize raffles, plus liquor, wine and beer samplings. Meet with alcohol representatives to learn more about each sample. Fox and Hound, 920 Town Center Dr., 509-0805 NC JAZZ FESTIVAL The 33rd Annual North Carolina Jazz Festival, 2/7-9.

This year’s N.C. Jazz Festival kicks off on Thursday night with a concert featuring “Jazz Strings” performances, including a duet with Bucky Pizzarelli and Jonathan Russell, followed by a tribute to “Charlie Parker with Strings.” The festival features 16 renowned musicians, including Bucky Pizzarelli (guitar), Adrian Cunningham (sax), Ed Polcer (trumpet/ coronet), Kevin Dorn (drums), Nicki Parrott (bass, vocals), Banu Gibson (vocals), Rossano Sportiello (piano), Chuck Redd (drums/vibraphone) and Bria Skonberg (trumpet/vocals), and others. Cabaretstyle seating and all-star musicians distinguish this as one of the largest traditional jazz festivals in the Southeast. Other highlights include workshops, master classes and an all-star jazz brunch. Events take place at the Hilton Wilmington Riverside (301 N. Water Street, Wilmington). Special hotel rates are available to festival attendees. Admission charge. For tickets and details: 910-793-1111; www.ncjazzfestival.com.

PEDALING MUSIC Local band Rotage will debut their fundraiser campaign Pedaling Music for Save the Children with the Acoustical Jam for Save the Children at the SoapBox! They will be joined at the jam by Susan Savia and Andrew Beeson. All performers are donating sets, 100% of the door goes to Save the Children $5 minimum. Great cause, great fun! www.pedalingmusic.com LIVE AT BIRDLAND Jazz lovers unite on Valentine’s Day! The Arts in Action Performance Series at UNCW presents Live at

Birdland at Kenan Auditorium in Wilmington, NC. Founded in New York City in 1949, Birdland was a famous nightclub that featured Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonius Monk, and a host of other jazz greats. Live at Birdland recreates that atmosphere, showcasing the Birdland Big Band directed by Tommy Igoe. Featuring classic jazz pieces as well as newarrangements by such luminaries as Sting, Herbie Hancock, and Lennon/McCartney, the show brings the fun of big band music to modern America. $5 for all students, $22 for general public. www. uncw.edu/presents.

OLLI: THE MET The Met: Live in HD feat. by The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at UNCW; all shows Sat., 12;55pm. Schedule: 2/16: Rigoletto, w/director Michael Mayer, Piotr Beczala, Zeljko Luci and Diana Damrau. • 3/2, Parsifal (noon) Jonas Kaufmann, Katarina Dalayman, Peter Mattei, Evgeny Nikitin, René Pape and Daniele Gatti conducts. • 3/15: Francesca da Rimini, w/soprano Eva-Maria Westbroek and tenor Marcello Giordani are the doomed lovers. Marco Armiliato conducts. • 4/27 (noon) Giulio Cesare, w/countertenor David Daniels and Natalie Dessay; baroque specialist Harry Bicket conducts. Season: $235 or indv. $30/ea; $20 for OLLI members. www. uncw.edu/metopera or 910-962-3195 THE DIXIE MELODY BOYS Popular Southern Gospel quartet, The Dixie Melody Boys will be featured at the Clinton Agri Civic Center in Clinton, NC. The Dixie Melody Boys play Sat., 2/16, 6pm. Since their original formation decades ago, the Kinston, NC, based quartet known as The Dixie Melody Boys has enjoyed tremendous success, including a Grammy nomination and numerous Fan Award nominations from The Singing News Magazine, Southern Gospel Music’s leading fan and trade publication. Led by 50-year veteran and recent Southern Gospel Music Hall of Fame inductee, Ed O’Neal, they have enjoyed over 20 Top 40 hits,

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including eight Top 10 releases and a Number One single.910-590-6773. dixiemelodyboys.com.

NC SYMPHONY All Wilmington concerts at 8pm in Kenan Auditorium, UNCW. Schedule: 2/17: Schumann’s Piano Concerto, w/Grant Llewellyn, music director, and Clara Yang, piano. Mozart: Overture to The Magic Flute, Purcell: Music from Abdelazar, Britten: Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell, Schumann: Piano Concerto and Prokofiev: Symphony No. 1. www.ncsymphony.org MUSIC AT FIRST Piano concerts from Domonique Launey will be performed as part of the Music at First program from First Presbyterian. 2/17, 5pm, w/ Chris Johns on cello playing Schumann, Beethoven and others. • 4/7. 5pm: Landfall Kenan Chapel, feat. Cape Fear Chamber Players. Brahms . • 4/28, 5pm: Solo recital performing Debussy, Back, Rachmaninoff and Chopin. Concerts at First Presbyterian are free, but donations welcome. Concert at Kenan Chapel requires seats 3 weeks in adv (only 150 available).

CHAMBER MUSIC ILM Chamber Music Wilmington’s 18th season offers four classical subscription concerts and two classical house concerts. Subscribe and save to receive: program notes in advance, first priority to the salon concerts and special notifications to “Meet the Artist” opportunities and pre-concert conversations, www.chambermusicwilmington.org. Single tickets, $25. Student & Military discounts available. Kenan Box Office: 910-962-3500. • 2/24: Music Among Friends, a romantic afternoon at the Graystone Inn, with wine, hor d’oeuvres and Brahms. www.etix.com SQUONK OPERA 2/27, 7pm: Performing at Kenan Auditorium on the campus of the UNCW, Squonk Opera’s Mayhem and Majesty is the latest in a series of musical theater productions that transcends the genre to hallucinatory heights. There’s no plot or characters, but lots of ingenious art rock from the five-piece band, plus opulent mechanical props and surreal visuals. Mayhem and Majesty is accessible modern opera at its most alluring. $22 GA, $5 students. uncw.edu says

The sound of the swinging big band! Nothing pop! pop! pop! like the Wilmington Symphony Orchestra presentation of Rich Ridenour on piano and Laura McFayden on vocals. They’ll be performing some swinging music by the greats, including Duke Ellington, Eddie Duchin, Spike Jones and so much more. Tickets are $40 reserved or $20 for students.

The show takes place at UNCW’s Kenan Auditorium on February 9th at 8 p.m. Call 910-962-3500 to reserve seats now! Or go to wilmingtonsymphony.org.

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en of Hope at the Blockade Runner Beach Resort on Wrightsville Beach 2/14.The East Coast Shag Classic is a three-day, lively beachfront getaway celebrating East Coast beach culture through the music that inspired the shag, the official dance of the state of Nc, featuring the Big Kahuna and the Band of Oz. Beach music fans are invited to join us for this ticketed event held in honor of cancer survivors and their families as we raise monies for Women of Hope. Coastal cocktail affair with a lavish dessert reception. In addition, guests can visit a silent auction with items donated by local individuals and businesses. Lodging packages are available for this evening’s event. 2/15-16: “Shagging at the Beach Weekend Getaway” weekend package of beach music and dancing includes: Jim Quick & Coastline Band, Joey Warren “Little Mr. Beach”, the Craig Woolard Band and John Moore of the Friday Night Sock Hop, with evening ballroom concerts. Shag and line dance lessons, wine tastings with Duplin Winery, silent auction and The Shoe Center will be on hand displaying and selling shag shoes. Limited tickets are available for evening Band/DJ events. 2/16: East Coast Shag Classic Shag Competition will be held in the Blockade-Runner ballroom beginning at noon. Open to juniors, club/social and non-pro divisions. Cash prizes will be awarded to first and second place couples. 2/17: Close with the Gospel Train hosted

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MOMMY AND ME DANCE CLASSES The Wilmington School of Ballet is offering Mommy & Me Dance classes! Take a fun class with your little one and introduce them to the magic of dance while enjoying the company of other moms and babies in one of our large colorful studios. Class is set to music and will focus on developing a movement vocabulary, coordination, balance, rhythm, stretching, and basic kinetic skills. Yoga-style acrobatics are incorporated to help with flexibility and increased range of motion for both children and adults! (910)794-9590 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 CAROLINA SHAG CLUB DJs play favorite beach music and shag tunes every Sat, 8pm to close. $4/members; $6/guests.

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Stop by our new permanent exhibit gallery space soon at the historic Hannah Block USO building at 120 South 2nd St., downtown Wilmington. Art work changes monthly so drop by and see what’s new, the gallery has great north light! Receptions will be held on 4th Friday, 6-9pm. Call for artists to enter the 31st Annual Spring Show during the Azalea Festival. See the details and prospectus on the WAA website.

LEARN TO PAINT IN OILS Learn to Paint in Oils with Jodie Wrenn Rippy: 6 week class, 2/12-3/19, Tues. • Beginner painters -Tues., 2/12, 9:30-noon. • Intermediate painters, 1:30-4pm. $150 for 6 week session; size limited. Jodie, 6196782 or jodiewrippy@gmail.com WAA JURIED SHOW AND SALE 31st Annual Juried Spring Art Show and Sale from the Wilmington Art Association. Now accepting submissions through 2/25. All professional and amateur artists over 18 years are eligible to submit original 2-dimensional artwork or original photography for judging. Entry fee $30 for members; $40 for nonmembers. Deadline: February 25, 2013. www.wilmingtonart.org LIGHT LURE UNDERWATER PHOTOS Courtney Johnson: Light Lure Underwater Pinhole Photographs of NC Piers, UNCW Art Gallery at the Cultural Arts Building, through 2/22/13. Gallery will be open Mon/-Fri., noon-4pm. Light Lure features underwater photographs by Johnson taken with lowtech pinhole cameras constructed out of cookie tins, fishing line and waterproof putty. Pulled down by fishing weights, the pinhole cameras were lowered into the Atlantic Ocean off all 19 fishing piers along the NC coast. Images capture the light, mystery and exploration imbedded in the historic North Carolina coastal

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CHASING LIGHT AND SHADOW Chasing Light and Shadow will be on display at New Elements Gallery through February 22nd. A collection of varied works by the gallery’s artists, the exhibition will include paintings, original prints and sculpture with a study of the interplay of light and shadow.

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CAPE FEAR MUSEUM EXHIBITS: Fragments of War , feat. scraps of fabric, torn paper, tattered flags, a uniform patch, which tell us about people’s Civil War experiences. Closes 5/5 • Shopping Around Wilmington: In an era before mega-malls, online ordering and big-box stores, shopping in Wilmington centered around downtown.

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EVENTS: Volunteer Open House held first Wed. of mo. Opportunities are available in museum store, working with the historic collection, and as an education docent. • Building Wilmington, 2/2, 9, 16, 23, 1-4pm. Conduct fun and creative building experiments to explore Lower Cape Fear architecture.

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U. S. Colored Troop and Confederates. Opening ceremony on Sat., 2/9, 10-5, and 2/10, 10-2. Feat. hstoric-themed sutlers, period music, family fun and more. Free and open to the public. www.battleofforksroad.org • Kids at CAM, 2/9, 11am-2pm. Monthly event features Civil War programming on Saturday.

• CLASSES: Life Drawing every Tues., 6-9pm, and Wed., 9:30am-12:30pm. Group meets in Reception Hall. Participants provide own dry drawing materials and watercolors. $70/7-wks. • Museum School classes, 910-395-5999 (ext. 1008 or 1024). • Tai Chi, Wed/Thurs, and Yoga, Thurs-Sat. Beginners are always welcome; see schedule online. Corner of South 17th St. and Independence Blvd. Tues-Sun,11am-

CAMERON ART MUSEUM EXHIBITS: Through 3/10: An icon of the 1920s, named “the first American Flapper” by her husband, Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald (July 24, 1900 – March 10, 1948) longed to be known as something other than just the wife of writer F. Scott Fitzgerald. This exhibition explores the artwork of Zelda Fitzgerald with 32 framed artworks created from 1927 through the late 1940s, on loan from the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts and Ms. Eleanor The Children’s Museum of Wilmington will be featuring Lanahan, granddaughter of F. Scott and Zelda a fund-raiser on the 8th of February: Pizza Put! Kids 21 Fitzgerald, along with reproductions of historiand older will be able to mini-golf through the museum cal photographs from the F. Scott Fitzgerald Papers of Princeton University Library. • Through and finish 18 holes. Along they way they’ll sample 18 4/14: From Gatehouse to Winehouse: Inside pizzas and 18 beers, all for only $18! The event takes the Artist’s Workplace: Minnie Evans, Elisaplace at 116 Orange Street from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. beth Chant and Claude Howell,” Pancoe Art with monies benefitting the museum and its continuEducation Center’s Seagrove and Contemporary Pottery in the Exhibition Cases • Through ous educational opportunities for youth. Find out more 3/10: The Transformative Power of Friendship, information online at www.playwilmington.org. feat. generous gifts of art from private collectors, including color etchings by Impressionist Mary Cassatt given by Thérèse Thorne McLane and Japanese woodblock prints by Edo period art5pm; Thurs: 11am-9pm. Museum members free, $8 ists Hiroshige and Kunisada II given by Dr. Isabel non-members, $5 students with valid ID, $3 children Bittinger. • Jazz at the CAM Series w/Cape Fear age 2 -12. cameronartmuseum.com. 910-395-5999.

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Lloyd Wilson. 4/4: Doug Irving Quartet. • CelebratSchedule: Behind the Scenes Aquarist Apprentice, ing Rowan LeCompte, stained glass artist, 2/17, 1/26, 2pm. Learn what aquarium animals eat, how 3pm, with gathering and art display and screening of they live, and how to care for them, and assist aquar‘Let There Be Light’ at 3:30pm. $5-$10. LeCompte’s ists with food preparation and help feed the animals. work includes over 30 years of creating stained glass • Ext. Behind Scenes: 1/30, 2pm. Visit the top of our windows at the Washington National Cathedral, and largest exhibit, the Cape Fear Shoals, during an exhe has windows installed in CAM’s Weyerhaeuser panded tour behind the scenes. Get a birds-eye view Reception Hall, Church of the Servant, First Baptist of this 235,000 gallon tank as sharks, stingrays, moChurch and New Hanover Regional Medical Center. ray eels, and other fish swim below! Aquarists feed Peter Swanson’s documentary shows LeCompte’s the animals during the tour, offering a unique opporlifetime of work in stained glass, featuring his final tunity for close-up viewing. • 910-458-8257; www. window for the National Cathedral created with his ncaquariums.com/fort-fisher. 900 Loggerhead Rd, longtime fabricator and collaborator Dieter Goldkuhle Kure Beach.

(1938- 2011). Rowan LeCompte and his wife Peggy BELLAMY MANSION will be present for the event and filmmaker Peter One of NC’s most spectacular examples of antebelSwanson will introduce Let There Be Light. DVDs of lum architecture, built on the eve of the Civil War the film will be available for purchase. • 8th Annual by free and enslaved black artisans, for John Dillard Civil War Living History Weekend, 2/9-10, 10am.

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Tickets are $35 each and include wine, heavy hors d’oeuvres and desserts. All funds raised go to Bellamy Mansion Museum. Tickets may be purchased: (910) 547-9592 or info@bellamymansion.org. RSVP by 1/21.www.bellamymansion.org. 503 Market St CHILDREN’S MUSEUM Mon, Little Sprouts Storytime, 10am, and Go Green Engineer Team, 3:30pm. • Tues., Kids Cooking Club, 3:30pm • Wed., Preschool Science, 10am; Discover Science, 3:30pm; and Mini Math, 4pm. • Thurs. StoryCOOKS, 10am; and StART with a Story, 3:30pm • Fri., Toddler Time, 10am; and Adventures in Art, 3:30pm • Sat, Discovery Fitness, 4pm; Sun., Young Writer’s Club 2pm • Drop off gently used books at our Museum to be used for a good cause. Ooksbay Books uses book collection locations to help promote literacy, find a good use for used books, and benefit nonprofits.• 1st annual Pizza Putt fundraising night, 2/8, 7:30-9:30pm, kids ages 21 and older. Mini golf throughout museum.

18 holes, 18 pizzas and 18 beers to sample. $18 • Chinese New Year, 2/10, 1-3pm.

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LATIMER HOUSE Victorian Italiante style home built in 1852, the restored home features period furnishings, artwork and family portraits. Tours offered Mon-Fri, 10am-4pm, and Sat, 12-5pm. Walking tours are Wed and Sat. at 10am. 126 S. Third St. Adults $8, children $4. 7620492. www.latimerhouse.org

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

BURGWIN WRIGHT HOUSE 18th century Burgwin-Wright House Museum in the heart of Wilmington’s Historic District, is the oldest museum house in NC, restored with 18th and 19th century decor and gardens. Colonial life is experienced through historical interpretations in kitchenbuilding and courtyard. 3rd and Market St. Tues-Sat, 10am-4pm. Last tour, 3pm. Admission rqd. (910) 762-0570. www.burgwinwrighthouse.com.

sports/recreation

WILMINGTON WATER TOURS Wed-Sat: 1-2pm, 50min-narrated cruise. Eagles Island Cruise. • Wed., Fri., Sat., 4pm 2-hr. eco/History & Sunset Cruise—best of both worlds! • Thurs: The River Club at the Dock. Bar opens, 6pm; music at 7pm. • Sun.: Captains Lazy Day Cruise—always different (call for more info)! • 2/3: Join us for a

“TAILBOATING” cruise! A 2 hour cruise with yummy apps,perfect for getting ready for the big game! Wilmington Water Tours, 212 S. Water St. 910-338-3134. wilmingtonwatertours.com HALYBURTON PARK Snake and Turtle Feeding, Wed 1/30. Ages: 3/up .

Cost: $1/participant. Enjoy a brief presentation about the live animals on display in the Event Center and then watch them feed. At least one snake and a turtle will be fed during the demonstration. Pre-register: 341-0075.

CFFA The Cape Fear Fencing Association will offer its next beginners’ fencing class on 2/4. The class will start Monday the 4th at 6:30pm and will run for six weeks. Taught by Head Coach Greg Spahr, the sixweek class will be held Monday and Wednesday evenings from 6:30-7:30 p.m. and costs $50. Class will meet in the lower level of Tileston Gym at St. Mary’s on the 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. Graduates will have the option of continuing to fence with the CFFA which offers fencing Tues/Wed/ Thurs evenings at 7:30pm.

EXTREME CROSS TRAINING Classes meet 9-10am, Mon/Wed/Fri. It’s a perfect time of year to take your routine outside, which is where Extreme Cross Training happens! (In the case of inclement weather, classes are moved into the Fran Russ Recreation Center). Wrightsville Beach Parks and Recreation Office, 256-7925 or www.townofwrightsvillebeach.com.

GENTLE YOGA The Wrightsville Beach Parks & Recreation Depart-

ment is offering Gentle Yoga with Nancy Hayes.

Gentle Yoga focuses on gentle movements and relaxation and is suitable for all levels of fitness.

Weekly 1-hour classes will begin Tuesday, January 8th at 10:30 a.m. in the Fran Russ Recreation Center. This class is offered on the token system. Tokens can be purchased at the Wrightsville Beach Parks & Recreation office. For more information on the class or purchasing tokens, please contact Wrightsville Beach Parks & Recreation at (910) 256-7925. www. townofwrightsvillebeach.com.

film CFEFF The Cape Fear Environmental Film Forum will host a day and a half worth of events that are free and open to the public. The schedule consists of four film blocks, each followed by panel and audience discussions .2 /22, 7:30-10pm, and Sat., 2/23, 11am10pm. Through a mix of films and panel/audience dialogue, addressing environmental issues and solutions, the forum’s intent is to inspire and motivate participants to make a difference for the environment in their communities. Specific topics include sustainable food systems, atmospheric light pollution, community advocacy, alternative forms of energy and revolutionary bio-friendly solutions. UNCW’s Film Studies Department and Friends of the Cape Fear Environmental Film Forum. UNCW Campus and Southeastern Alliance for Community Change center; free open to public.

THEATRE NOW MOVIE NIGHTS Movie Night, Sundays at 6:30pm (check website for weekly listings): Big screen movies, w/ kitchen open for some tasty treats, feat. fresh food options. Home to the non-profit organization, Theatre Network of

Wilmington, Inc., whose mission includes theatre arts education to school aged children. Theatre NOW: 10th and Dock streets. Tickets: www.theatrewilmington.com.

kids’ stuff

PERFORMANCE CLUB WB Parks & Rec presents winter/spring sessions of Performance Club for kids ages 5-14, featuring performances of “Peter Pan” and “Grease” at the Fran Russ Recreation Center. No auditions necessary, but space is limited to 15 students per age group/per session, so don’t wait to register. Session I – “Peter Pan” Thurs., through 3/14. K-3rd grade 4-5pm (max 15 students) ; 4th-5th 5-6pm (max 15 students).

Session II: “Grease,” Thurs., 4/4/-5/30. K-3rd grade 4-5pm (max 15 students); 4th – 5th , 5-6pm (max 15 students) . Pre-reg rqd. Register : Mon-Fri, 8am5pm. (910) 256-7925.

WINTER PARK BASEBALL SIGNUPS It’s time for Spring baseball and softball registration at Winter Park Optimist. Our website is ready for online registration: www.winterparkoptimist.org. Practice begin in early March. Games start early April. Season ends I nearly June.Cost is $85 for tee ball through 12 year olds. Wee ball kids pay $50.

THEATRE NOW Children’s Theater Super Saturday Fun Time. Kid’s live adventure and variety show. Saturdays. Doors open at 11am. $8/$1 off with Kid’s Club Membership. Drop off service available.Tickets: www.theatrewilmington.com or 910-399-3NOW

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The Navy Seabee Veterans of America have established a new Seabee Island in Southeastern North Carolina. “Island X5 Cape Fear” If you are an active Navy Seabee or have ever served with a Seabee Battalion and would like to join this new Island, our meetings are held on the third (3rd) Saturday of each month at 10am at the VFW Hall on Village Rd. in Leland (about 2 miles west of US Hwy 17, on the left, just past the post office). (except July, August and December there are no meetings) For more information you can contact: William Sraver Jr. at bsraver@atmc.net, or Dennis Ruocco at gulfport67@gmail.com If you know of a friend or a family member that was in the Seabees...Clip this & give it to them please.

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ers and more; 2/23, Create, customize and decorate your own Fortune Teller! 10am-2pm. 831 S Kerr Ave 28403. Free and supplies will be provided. 910-7990101.teachersaidnc@gmail.com PLEASURE ISLAND YOUTH BASKETBALL Pleasure Island Youth Baseball league. Individual registrations are running through March 3 for kids ages 4-12; teeball, machine pitch, kid pitch leagues.

Games will be played at fields in Carolina Beach and Kure Beach. Reg. forms can be dropped off at CB Rec Ctr during normal biz hours. Signups also available weekends, 10am-noon (field is at corner of Dow and Sumter Ave.). Brett M. Keeler: 910-470-2024 KIDS COOKING CLASS Kids’ Cooking Class at Wrightsville Beach Park and Rec. Session 2: 4/8-5/20. Participants will learn new recipe ea. week. Pre-reg. rqd: 910-256-7925 or www.townofwrightsbillebeach.com.

lectures/readings SONIA NIETO ‘Finding Joy in Teaching Students of Diverse Backgrounds’ lecture by Sonia Nieto, Jan. 30, 5-6:30pm, Lumina Theater. UNCW Watson College of Education presents a lecture by Sonia Nieto, a Professor Emerita of Language, Literacy and Culture in the School of Education at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

KAREN BENDER AND MALENA MORLING Acclaimed fiction writer Karen Bender and poet Malena Mörling of the UNCW Dept of Creative Writing at will read from their new books at 7pm on Thursday, Jan. 31 in Kenan Hall room 1111. Bender is the author of A Town of Empty Rooms, published this month by Counterpoint Press. Mörling is the author

of two books of poetry—Ocean Avenue, published

by New Issues Press in 1999, and Astoria, published

by University of Pittsburgh Press in 2006. • Other events: MFA/BFA Student Reading: Not Another Poetry Reading, sponsored by the CRWGSA and the MFA Reading Series, Feb 1, 8pm, The Soapbox Laundro-Lounge, downtown Wilmington • Reading by visiting writer Cristina García, sponsored by the Department of Creative Writing, Feb. 7, 7pm, Kenan Hall room 1111. Free and open to the public. Receptions sponsored by the department and book signings sponsored by Pomegranate Books follow readings.

SHARON LAMB Lecture and Q&A with Sharon Lamb, author of “Packaging Girlhood and Packaging Boyhood: Saving Our Sons from Superheroes, Slackers, and Other Media Stereotypes,” 3pm, 2/1, Lumina Theater. About the speaker: Lamb, a professor of counseling psychology, serves as chair of the Department of Counseling and School Psychology at the University of Massachusetts Boston.

LAUNCHING LEADERS LECTURE SERIES 2/6, 9:30-10:30am: Isaac Bear Early College High School will host special speaker, Fran Scarlett, during the third “Launching Leaders” speaker series. Scarlett’s the regional director of the Small Business and Technology Development Center at the UNCW and is responsible for providing direction and coordination of the business and economic development activities of the Wilmington Center, which serves seven counties in partnership with its host institution, UNCW’s Cameron School of Business. Lecture takes place at UNCW Computer Information Systems Building Room 1008. Colleen Pate at (910) 350-1387.

BARNES AND NOBLE Readings and signings: Thurs, 2/7, 7pm: Mike Ashcraft and Rachel Olsen, My One Word. Pastor Mike

Ashcraft of Port City Community Church teamed up with UNCW instructor, Rachel Olsen, to write about choosing just one word that represents what you most hope God will do in you, and focus on it for an entire year. This single act will force clarity and concentratation of efforts. (www.myoneword. org) • 2/17, 2pm: Melodie Homer, From Where I Stand: Flight #93 Pilot’s Widow Sets the Record Straight in the events of September 11, 2001.

Written by Homer’s wife, Melodie, From Where I Stand chronicles the events of that singular day and the “new normal” that ensued: media calling for a quote every time a story broke related to September 11; raising children and celebrating their milestones while living with post-traumatic stress disorder; and standing up to LeRoy’s employer, United Airlines. (www.melodiehomer.com) • 2/23, 2pm: Shelby Smoak, “Bleeder.” Set in the 1990s along the coast of NC, Bleeder is a coming-of-age memoir for modern times, chronicling a young, heterosexual, HIV-positive hemophiliac’s quest for love in a world constantly hijacked by life-threatening illnesses. Tells the story of Shelby Smoak’s ongoing hope to find love against the greatest of odds. (www.shelbysmoak.com) BLACK HISTORY MONTH In celebration of Black History Month, UNCW Departments of History andSociology, Upperman African-American Cultural Center, Women’s Studies and Resource Center, and the Campus Office of Diversity and Inclusion are sponsoring a public lecture by Dr. Erika Edwards (UNCC Department of History). The lecture is entitled “Women, Sex and Manumission,” and will discuss attempts of slave women in Argentina to use their sexuality to try to gain manumission. Thurs, 2/7, 7pm, UNCW Randall Auditorium. Free and open to thepublic.

classes/workshops NEGOTIATION CLASS This course is designed to give individuals an upperhand when involved in business negotiations. The course will include practical applications of negotiation concepts in a variety of situations. CFCC. 2/5, 6pm. Cost is $68 or $3 for seniors 65 and older at the time of registration. Class will meet on Tuesday and Thursday from 6p-9p for 24 hours starting February 5th and ending the 28th. 362-7196 or 3627617.

NC CONCEALED CARRY CLASSES Affordable Arms is now offering NC Concealed Carry Classes. In an effort to offer a great opportunity for citizens to keep their right to bear arms and better protect themselves, the $100 cost of this course also includes a free 1 year membership to the National Rifle Association (a $35 value). NRA membership details can be found at www.affordablearms. net. Classes fill up quickly, so email us soon to get registered.. Rollin Stone Affordable ArmsPhone: (910) 233-0952 JOB SEARCH TOOLKIT 2/5, 6pm: Craft an individualized job search strategy that demonstrates your qualifications, highlights your strengths, and minimizes distractions.

Learn how to access the 70%+ of job opportunities in the hiddenmarket. Last in a free 3-part Job Search Boot Camp series presented by Elisabeth Sanders-Park at Northeast Library, 1241 Military Cutoff Rd.Ms. Sanders-Park is President of WorkNet Solutions, www.worknetsolutions.com, and author of The 6 Reasons You’ll Get theJob. These workshops are free courtesy of the speaker and the Friends ofthe Library. Space limited; pre-reg rqd: www.nhclibrary.org.

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WILD BIRD AND GARDEN Join Wilmington locally owned businesses Wild Bird & Garden and Mahanaim Adventures on a birding kayak winter tour to Florida’s bird watching paradise, 2/5-8, 2013. Visit some of Florida’s diverse habitats, its location on migration routes, and its wild lands.

Tour destinations on the Great Florida Birding Trail as well as Florida State Parks. Wild Bird & Garden, 3501 Oleander Drive: 910 343 6001 or www.wildbirdgardeninc.com

BIRDHOUSE BUILDING 2/16, 1-2:30pm: Halyburton Park, ages 6-10, 11-17, adults welcome. $15. Spring nestling season! Create a wren or a bluebird house; assemble, paint and decorate and learn about nesting NC birds. Bird houses will be entered into a contest through Wild Bird and Garden after workshop. Popular and judges votes determine winner, with prizes awarded in March. halyburtonpark.com/910-341-0075.

ONENESS EXPERIENCE COURSE Oneness Experience Course and Oneness Blessing Giver Initiation, 2/22-24, with Richard & Maureen Levy. Helps quiet the chatter of the Mind, resulting in clarity of perception and spontaneous awareness of Peace, Love and Joy; helps dissolve negative life scripts, patterns, conditionings and repressed emotions; helps release traumas stored at the cellular and energetic levels of mind and body, facilitating healing, harmony and unconditional love in relationships and allows one to physically experience the Divine. Friday, 7-9pm. Open to all, Sat., 9am-4pm, and Sunday, 2-5pm. (910) 763-5155.

BRIDGE LESSONS Wrightsville Beach Parks & Recreation Department is offering beginner Bridge lessons with Marie Killoran. Bridge lessons are open to anyone at any age.

Players will be introduced to the basics of bidding and playing bridge. 5 lessons per session held on Thursdays from 10am-noon, at the Wrightsville Beach Recreation Center. Beginner I will begin Thurs., 1/10.

Beginner II will begin Thurs., 2/28. 910-256-7925/ pre-reg rqd. Monday – Friday, 8-5pm.

ART CLASSES Four weekly sessions, $80 ea. Pre-reg: loislight@ bellsouth.net or 910-547-8115. Mondays, 11-1pm: Watercolor. 3-5pm: Acrylic Painting • Tuesdays, 11-1pm, Collage. • Wednesdays, 11am-1pm: Basic Drawing: Studying the Human Form • Wednesdays, 3-5pm. Oil Painting. • Saturdays, 11am-1pm. Drawing With Colored Pencils • Saturdays, 2-4pm. Printmaking. www.free-online-art-classes.com

clubs/notices

HISTORIC WILMINGTON FOUNDATION Historic Wilmington Foundation will feature two new

walking tours in spring 2013. The Forest Hills Tour will showcase the architectural, social and cultural history of the community. Streetcar Suburbs Tour will focus on Wilmington’s first two suburbs, Carolina Place and Carolina Heights and the development of these historic neighborhoods, the people who lived here, and the preservation process that has made them an integral part of the city’s history. The tour guide will have the opportunity to include historical facts about Wilmington’s history, as well as connect the city to broader movements in the nation’s history. Both tours will include a strong architectural focus too.

Tour guides wanted; training begins in Jan 2013.

Megan Nadeau: 910-762-2511.

THOMAS WOLFE FICTION PRIZE The North Carolina Writers’ Network is still accepting submissions for the 2013 Thomas Wolfe Fiction Prize. This annual award is administered by poet Anthony S. Abbott, the Charles A. Dana Professor Emeritus of English at Davidson College in Davidson, NC. The Thomas Wolfe Fiction Prize honors internationally celebrated North Carolina novelist Thomas Wolfe. The winner receives $1,000 and possible publication in The Thomas Wolfe Review. The competition is open to all writers regardless of geographical location or prior publication. The postmark deadline is January 30, 2013. Ruth Moose will be the Final Judge.

CHRISTMAS TREE REMOVAL NOTICE Carolina Beach residents can place trees at the street with all decorations removed. Trees will be collected during the month of January.

TRANSGENDER SUPPORT GROUP Transgender Support Group, 1st Thurs./mo., 7-8pm.

For more information please contact Therapist Nova Swanstrom: 910-343-6890. You must talk with Nova first before coming to a support group meeting!

CAPE FEAR GREEN PARTY Our February meeting is all about the Green Party.

We will be learning about our history, about other chapters, about Jill Stein and Cheryl Honkala, about getting on the ballot here in NC, and about the Green Party’s perspective and actions regarding the war on women. Any questions please call Roxanne, 910515-9697.

DORIS BETTS FICTION PRIZE The NC Writers’ Network’s annual Doris Betts Fiction Prize, administered by the NC Literary Review, awards $250 and publication in the NCLR to the author of the winning short story. Up to ten finalists will also be considered for publication. The contest is open to writers with North Carolina connections (who live or have lived in NC), members of the North Carolina Writers’ Network, or subscribers to the NCLR. Process/guidelines: www.nclr.ecu.edu/submissions/submit-online.html. Deadline: 2/15.

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ILM SPORTS CLUB LUNCHEON Fri., 2/1, the Greater Wilmington Sports Club presents Lunch with Sports Blogger and “Internet Legend” Bob Lee. Hilton Wilmington Riverside, w/ luncheon at noon, and program from 12:30-1:30pm.

The Sports Club is Wilmington’s group for those who love sports. An outreach program of the G r e a t e r Wilmington Sports Hall of Fame, the Sports Club supports scholarships for student athletes. $15/seat for members and $20/seat for non-members. To reserve your seats and purchase your lunch online: www.gwshof.com. Sports Club Coordinator: suesansullivan@gwshof.com, 910-620-3906. meet

2/16, 5pm: Open to the public, this event provides information and on-ice instruction on the Winter Olympic sport of curling. The event will be held at Wilmington Ice House. Learn the basics including delivering the stone, sweeping, game strategy and scoring. Meet members of the Coastal Carolina Curling Club and learn more about the club. Cost is$20 per person.

2/1: ILM SPORTS LUNCHEON

Have a love for all-things sports? Want to another fanatic who dedicates his life to covering all-things sports related? Get your ticket now for the Sports Club Luncheon featuring blogger and “Internet Legend” Bob Lee. Lee has been hosting irreverent and provocative commentaries on sports, America and life since the late ‘90s at www. bobleesays.com. He will speak at the luncheon on the 1st at the hIlton Wilmington Riverside; tickets are $15 and available at gwshof.com SEXUAL ABUSE TRAUMA SUPPORT GROUP Support group to help survivors of sexual abuse define trauma, make sense of post-trauma reactions (regaining safety, control, trust and personal value), and heal for the long term. Mondays, through February 18th, 5:30-6:30pm. No cost for attendance!

Rape Crisis Center of Coastal Horizons Center, 615 Shipyard Blvd. Register: Lauren Slusher, LCSW-A, RSVP: 910-392-7460. Space limited!

culinary FEAST DOWN EAST BUYING CLUB Enjoy the quality, value and convenience of the Feast Down East Buying Club. It costs nothing to join.

The benefits are immeasurable. It is a great way to eat healthier, while knowing you support your local farm families and community. Log on at www.FeastDownEast.org and start buying fresh local food, sourced from Southeastern NC farms. Choose a pick-up spot, and check out at the online cashier and you are done! Orders must be placed by 11am Monday for Thursday delivery. Consumer pickup is Thursday 3:30-6pm at: the Cameron Art Museum, THE POD (located next to Dunkin Donuts on UNCW campus) or the Burgaw Historic Train Depot.

TASTING HISTORY TOURS Tasting History Tours of Pleasure Island; guided walking tours. $25, www.tastinghistorytours.com.

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FOOD SAFETY CLASS Food Safety Class for Restaurant Manager offered right techniques for handling, preparing, serving and storing foods safely during the ServSafe Food Safety for Restaurant Managers class offered on 2/4 and 2/11 at the SouthportOak Island Area Chamber of Commerce at 4433 Long Beach Rd. Sessions will start at 12:30pm and end at 4:30pm. Students who successfully complete the class and the exam receive a certificate from the National Restaurant Association Education Foundation often seen prominently displayed in restaurants. Fee of $115 is required to cover the cost of the text book, exam and classroom instruction. Books must be picked up in person at the Cooperative Extension office prior to the beginning of the class. 910-253-2610 to register 6TH HOMEBREWERS’ COMPETITION Enter to win Front Street Brewery’s 6th Annual Homebrew Competition and you could brew your winning beer on our brewing system with Brewmaster Kevin Kozak and Assistant Brewer Christopher McGarvey. $20 per entry—cash/check (payable to Front St. Brewery). Entries accepted through 2/7 at 9 N. Front St. Prizes awarded for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place in each category, as well as one Best In Show award. Beers judged on Sat., 2/9, with the awards ceremony following, 7-10pm, at the Front St. Brewery. Restricted to entrants only due to the number of entries received. Best In Show beer will be brewed and distributed locally by the Front St. Brewery. Requirements: One 6-pack of 12-oz plain brown unmarked bottles or the equivalent, i.e., growlers, flip-tops, etc. Each entry must include a completed Entry form, and each bottle must have the completed bottle forms cut out and attached with rubber bands NOT TAPE. Entry Forms can be picked up at the FSB bar; 910-251-1935.

SILVER COAST WINE/CHOCOLATE PAIRING Chocolate and wine pairing, Silver Coast Winery & The Tasting Room. Feat. chocolates from The Newfoundland Chocolate Company to pair with their award winning wines. 2012 Co-op’s Eat Atlantic Food Product of the Year, which uses the finest of

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Also offered on 2/17, at Tasting Room in Southport (105 S. Howe St., Southport, NC) at 1pm, 2:30pm, 4pm. $15/person; limited seating. RSVP: 910-2872800 or the Tasting Room at 910-777-5151.www. silvercoastwinery.com ILM WINE AND BEER WALK The Wilmington Wine & Beer Walk will take place on Sat., 2/23, 1-6pm, in historic downtown Wilmington.

Tickets will be available online to the general public at Etix.com beginning January 25th, or at Front Street Brewery and The Fortunate Glass (cash only at these locations). self-guided tour of several of Wilmington’s best local restaurants, bars, lounges, and wateringholes and sample wine or beer at each location. Sells out annually; get tickets now.

PLEASURE ISLAND COOKOFF The 17th Annual Pleasure Islnd Chowder Cook-Off is right around the corner...4/13. If you are an area restaurant and you would like to showcase your ‘Chowder’ to approximately 3,000, please contact Gail or Greg at the Chamber Offices. Chowder is any soup with a liquid base (water, cream, etc) and seafood - let’s get creative this year and think outside the box. Deadline: 3/11. 1121 N. Lake Park Blvd.

910-458-8434 CULINARY ADVENTURES TOUR Eat your way through Wilmington’s food history and delights! Culinary Adventures Tour with food writer/ chef Liz Biro; under a mile, wear comfortable shoes.

Top Chef Farmers Market Tour and Cooking Class, Heart of Downtown, Drinks Downtown, Downtown Brunch Stroll, Foodie Shopping Tour, Custom and Special Group Tours and more! $25 and up! www. lizbiro.com. 910-545-8055 THE DECONSTRCTION SERIES Mon, 2/4, 6-8pm, 2nd in 3-part series. 5 wines paired with small plates. Deconstructing varietals predominant in three regions of France. • March 11th event is Deconstructing Rhone. $58/person per event. All conducted by a second-level sommelier and will have retail wine available for purchase. RSVP rqd: The Fortunate Glass, 29 S. Front St., 399-4292

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

ARIES (21 Mar. – 20 April) “Wageni ni baraka” is a Swahili proverb that means “guests are a blessing.” That’s not always true, of course.

Sometimes guests can be a boring inconvenience or a messy burden. For you, in the coming weeks, Aries, I’m guessing the proverb will be 98 percent correct. The souls who come calling are likely to bestow unusually fine benefits. They may provide useful clues or missing links you’ve been searching for. They might inspire you to see things about yourself you really need to know, and they might even give you shiny new playthings. Open your mind and heart to the unexpected blessings.

TAURUS (21 April – 20 May) “I feel my fate in what I cannot fear,” Theodore Roethke wrote in his poem “The Waking.” I invite you to try out that perspective, Taurus. In other words, learn more about your destiny by doing what makes you feel brave. Head in the direction of adventures that clear your mind of its clutter and mobilize your gutsy brilliance. Put your trust in dreams that inspire you to sweep aside distracting worries.

GEMINI (21 May – 20 June) It’s the 1st annual Blemish Appreciation Week—for Geminis only. One of the best ways to observe this holiday is to not just tolerate the flaws and foibles of other people, but to also understand them and forgive them. Another excellent way to celebrate is to do the same for your own flaws and foibles: Applaud them for the interesting trouble they’ve caused and the rousing lessons they’ve taught. I may be joking a little about this, but I’m mostly serious. Be creative and uninhibited as you have fun with the human imperfections that normally drive you crazy.

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CANCER (21 June – 21 July) When I turn my psychic vision in your direction, I see scenes of heavy rain and rising water, maybe even a flood.

I’m pretty sure this has a metaphorical rather than literal significance. It probably means you will be inundated with more feelings than you’ve experienced in a while. Not bad or out-of-control feelings; just deep and enigmatic and brimming with nuance.

How to respond? First, announce to the universe that you will be glad and grateful to accept this deluge. Second, go with the flow, not against it.

Third, promise yourself not to come to premature conclusions about the meaning of these feelings; let them evolve.

LEO (22 July – 22 Aug.) “I want to know more about you” may be the most potent sentence you can utter in the coming week. If spoken with sincere curiosity, it will awaken dormant synergies.

It will disarm people who might otherwise become adversaries. It will make you smarter and work as

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a magic spell that gives you access to useful information you wouldn’t be able to crack open with any other method. To begin the process of imbuing your subconscious mind with its incantatory power, say, “I want to know more about you” aloud 10 times right now.

VIRGO (23 Aug. – 22 Sept.) My hotel was nice, but the neighborhood where it was located seemed sketchy. As I returned to my room after a jaunt to the convenience store, I received inquiries from two colorfully dressed hookers whose sales pitches were enticingly lyrical. I also passed a lively man who proposed that I purchase some of his topgrade meth, crack or heroin. I thanked them all for their thoughtful invitations but said I wasn’t in the mood. Then I slipped back into my hotel room to dine on my strawberry smoothie and blueberry muffin as I watched HBO. My experience could have something in common with your immediate future, Virgo. I suspect you may be tempted with offers that seem exotic and adventurous but are not really that good for you. Stick to the healthy basics, please.

LIBRA (23 Sept. – 23 Oct.) A West Coast DJ named Shakti Bliss wrote a remarkable status update on her Facebook page. Here’s an edited excerpt: “In the past 24 hours, I did yoga in a bathtub, hauled furniture by myself in the rain, got expert dating advice from an 11-year-old, learned the lindy hop, saw a rainbow over the ocean, had thrift-store clothes stolen out of my car by a homeless man, made a magic protection amulet out of a piece of cardboard, was fed quinoa soup by the buffest 50-year-old South African woman I’ve ever met, bowed to a room full of applause, and watched two of my favorite men slow dance together to Josephine Baker singing in French.” I suspect that you Libras will be having days like that in the coming week: packed with poetic adventures. Are you ready to handle more than the usual amount of stimulation and excitement?

SCORPIO (23 Oct. – 21 Nov.) Thomas Jefferson, third President of the United States, called himself a Christian. But he also acknowledged that there weren’t any other Christians like him. He said he belonged to a sect consisting of one person: himself. While he admired the teachings of Jesus Christ, he had no use for the supernatural aspects of the stories told in the New Testament. So he created his own version of the Bible, using only those parts with which he agreed. Now would be an excellent time for you to be inspired by Jefferson’s approach, Scorpio. Is there a set of ideas that appeals to you in some ways but not in others? Tailor

it to your own special needs. Make it your own.

Become a sect of one.

SAGITTARIUS (22 Nov. – 21 Dec.) “Everyone is a damn fool for at least 5 minutes every day,” writer Elbert Hubbard said. “Wisdom consists in not exceeding the limit.” Judging from my personal experience, I’d say that 5 minutes is a low-ball figure. My own daily rate is rarely less than half an hour, but the good news as far as you’re concerned, Sagittarius, is that in coming weeks you might have many days when you’re not a damn fool for even 5 seconds. In fact, you may break your alltime records for levels of wild, pure wisdom. Make constructive use of your enhanced intelligence!

CAPRICORN (22 Dec. – 20 Jan.) “Most humans have an absolute and infinite capacity for taking things for granted,” Aldous Huxley said. If that’s true, Capricorn, it’s important that you not act like a normal human in the next few weeks. Taking things for granted would be a laziness you can’t afford to indulge. In fact, I think you should renew your passion for and commitment to all your familiar pleasures and fundamental supports. Are you fully aware of the everyday miracles which allow you to thrive? Express your appreciation for the sources that nourish you so reliably.

AQUARIUS (21 Jan. – 19 Feb.) Poet Jacob Nibengenesabe was a member of the Swampy Cree, a First Nation tribe in Canada. He wrote shamanic poems from the point of view of a magical trickster who could change himself into various creatures. In one poem the shape-shifter talked about how important it is to be definite about what he wanted: “There was a storm once,” he wrote.

“That’s when I wished myself/to be a turtle/but I meant on land!/The one that carries a hard tent / on his back/I didn’t want to be floating!” By the end of the poem, the shape-shifter concluded, “I’ve got to wish things exactly!/That’s the way it is/from now on.” I hope that will be the way it is from now on for you, too, Aquarius. Visualize your desires in intricate, exact detail. For example, if you want to be a bird for a while, specify what kind.

PISCES (19 Feb. – 20 Mar.) As you sleep, you have at least a thousand dreams every year.

But if you’re typical, you may recall only a few of them. Doesn’t that bother you? To be so ignorant of the stories your subconscious mind works so hard to craft? To be out of touch with what the Iroquois call “the secret wishes of your soul”? Now is an excellent time to develop a stronger relationship with your dreams, Pisces. It’s high time to explore the deeper strata of your life’s big mysteries

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