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news & views ..................4-7 4-6 live local: Gwenyfar Rohler shares her list of New Year’s resolutions for living a local life,

LATE NIGHT FUNNIES “Mitt Romney’s wife says her husband loves caffeine-free Diet Coke. Or as it’s known in the Mormon community, the ultimate gateway drug.” —Conan O’Brien “The candidates all have their position on the Federal Reserve. Ron Paul is anti-Fed. Mitt Romney is pro-Fed. And Newt Gingrich is overfed.” —Jay Leno “Kim Jong Il, the crazy leader of North Korea who hates us, passed away over the weekend. And get this—his 28-year-old son, Kim Jong Un is taking over. It won’t be easy.

He’s got some big women’s sunglasses to fill.” —Jimmy Fallon “Mitt Romney said Newt Gingrich was too ‘zany’ to be president. Newt Gingrich responded by tossing confetti in the air, squeezing a car horn, and then spraying seltzer at Mitt Romney.” —Craig Ferguson “If there is a shutdown, 800,000 nonessential federal employees will be suspended. You know, maybe that’s our budget problem right there. We have 800,000 nonessential federal employees.” —Jay Leno “On the campaign trail, Ron Paul said he does not like his milk homogenized. After this, Rick Perry said, ‘I am also not a fan of gay milk.’” —Conan O’Brien “In Sioux City, Iowa, there was another debate between the seven Republicans running for president. All your favorites were there: Grumpy, Dopey, the other Dopey, Romney, Bashful, another Dopey, and Happy.” —Jimmy Kimmel

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7 news of the weird: Chuck Shepherd shares the latest odd stories.

artsy smartsy ............. 8-19 8 theatre: Shea Carver witnesses the men of City Stage letting it all go in ‘The Full Monty.’

10 art: Sarah Richter helps New Elements Gallery celebrate their 27th annual Holiday Show.

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

13 film: Anghus gets mysterious with ‘Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows.’

14 music: Bethany Turner meets the men of Open Wire, the band formerly known as Howl.

16-19 soundboard: See what bands and performers are playing in venues from Wilmington to Jacksonville.

grub & guzzle ..............20-23 20-23 dining guide: Need a few suggestions on where to eat? Flip through our dining guide!

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interesting phenomena: a noticeable demarcation point in the year that makes for a good time for self-reflection and changes. For some, it is an opportunity to make serious, longlasting improvements in their quality of life. For others, it is a time of well-intentioned but soon-abandoned plans.

I for one have never faired well with goals like, “I’m going to lose weight and look good in a bathing suit by March.” (There could also be an argument for realism in New Year’s resolutions, and that one approaches a Tom Robbins’ novel on the realism charts.) I prefer goals that are going to require concerted long-term efforts. For example, the year I was 23 my resolution was to read a biography of every president of the Untied States. This would obviously be an ongoing project as we elect new chief executives, and it has proven difficult to find books on some of the less remembered (Chester Arthur for example).

And, so, my hope with Live Local is that though some of the New Year’s resolutions might require a bit of effort and time to implement, the longterm benefits will be worthwhile. During my years of local-only shopping, chronicling it in encore has helped hold me accountable. Perhaps discussing my resolutions will do the same—and just maybe you might consider joining me.

1. I am going to try to build a fairly comprehensive local shopping option resource for our readers. One of the on-going and very thoughtful requests we get in feedback to the Live Local col-

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umn: “Is there a list somewhere of places that we can buy things locally?”

We have addressed this topic at various times through this column, but it only has dealt with items which I, personally, am looking to purchase. Anything involving children—clothing, school supplies, toys—is just not part of my wheelhouse. Still, if I expect people to continue on my bandwagon, I realize I have to open up my resources beyond what I need.

So, I need to create not just a campaign to make people aware, but a set of tools to use once people are aware. As soon as I have a concrete answer as to what this is going to look like, I will start asking for your input and help. It should be an awesome opportunity for the community to build a support web around each other.

2. I am paying cash and getting out of debt.

These two are tied together. When I started this column, one of the goals was to eliminate my credit-card debt while shopping locally. Due to the unforeseen circumstances of the last two years, rather than diminishing it, my credit-card debt load has soared, because, like many small business owners, I have been patching together funding solutions primarily through my credit cards when we hit rough patches.

There are a lot of reasons why this is not a sustainable solution. First and foremost, every $1 spent on interest is not spent here. The fees (monthly, machine rental and percentage of sales) do not benefit our community; they go straight to the coffers of the credit-card companies—who

don’t need the money and do not spend it here.

If I spend $1 in cash at a small business, the investment is significant: over $0.80 will stay here instead of leaving to pay fees, corporate salaries, national advertising campaigns, all of which don’t spend any money with our local outlets (“The Beat” magazine closed this year; did you notice iTunes never bought an ad with them?). The fulfillment I get from not paying credit card interest and investing in my community far exceeds the misery I feel spending money with Visa and Master Card.

3. I am investing my money in a local company (not just my own). In Woody Tasch’s book “Slow Money,” he suggests that people invest 50 percent of their money within 50 miles of where they live.

As a small business owner, I obviously have sunk everything I have and everything I can borrow into my family’s bookstore. As I get out of debt and start rebuilding my life, I am going to pass this on.

Whether as a silent partner or crowd-sourcing fundraiser (a la Kickstarter, Indie-Go-Go), I am going to make an investment in this community in another small business (and, of course, hope to see returns both monetarily and through larger economic development, in the form of job creation).

Wall Street doesn’t care about me or Wilmington; Clark Howard and Jim Cramer don‘t care about us either. I can’t, in good conscience, look to them to build any security for myself. I hope that over the years these local investments will flourish, I will get to enjoy to enjoy them in person as well as on paper.

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chased food-related gifts: fruit trees, herbs, an ice cream maker, a dehydrator—all things aimed at utilizing one of the few resources that our households have in abundance: land.

My father’s yard especially is a long-term project: I want to cultivate it into producing food, and not costing money in the form of maintenance, which does not contribute to the household’s sustenance. We already have at least four pecan tress between the households that we have not in anyway cared for or collected a real harvest from in years. But, with the price of shelled pecans exceeding $9 a pound, it only makes sense to utilize the trees and improve, not only the value of the property, but also the quality of the air we breathe.

If you are planning to plant a tree this year, please consider planting a food-producing tree that can contribute to building longterm, local food security, as well as shade, beauty and cleaner air. It is an investment that can pay off for years to come.

5. I would like to see one of the following take off here: barter network, time bank, local currency, or a local investing option. I am not sure how to implement any of these, because, to be quite frank, I am far too overextended to carry the ball. But if an organization with credibility and realistic oversight got

it together to launch one or several of these initiatives, it would be fabulous.

I think a barter network would be relatively easy to grow; also, www.timebanks.org will walk a group through forming a local time bank and the how-tos in joining the national organization.

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When Tattoos Aren’t Nearly Enough: In some primitive cultures, beauty and status are displayed via large holes in the earlobe from which to hang heavy ornaments or to insert jewels or tokens, and BBC News reported in November that an “increasing” number of counterculture Westerners are getting their lobes opened far beyond routine piercing, usually by gradually stretching but sometimes with a hole-punch tool for immediate results.

The hard core are “gauge kings (or queens),” showing a “commitment” to the lifestyle by making holes up to 10 mm (three-eighths inch) wide.

(Cosmetic surgeons told BBC News in November that they’re already preparing procedures for the inevitable wave of regretted decisions.)

NOTE: So much “weird” news just involves different people caught in the middle of the same old weirdness. For this week and next, check out recent Recurring Themes (plus important Updates of previous stories): Larry Walters made history in 1982 with perhaps the most famous balloon ride of all time in an ordinary lawn chair, lifted by 45 helium-filled weather balloons soaring to over 16,000 feet in Southern California before descending by shooting the balloons one by one. In 2008, gas station manager Kent Couch of Bend, Ore., made a similar lawn-chair flight and had scheduled another, for November 2011, to float over now-allegedly peaceful Baghdad, to raise money for Iraqi orphans. (Couch subsequently postponed his flight until March 2012 to give the charities more time to organize.)

Corruption in some Latin American prisons has allowed powerful criminals to buy extraordinary privileges behind bars. News of the Weird’s report on Venezuela’s San Antonio prison in July described the imperial reign of one drug lord-inmate, who presided over a personal armory, a local-community drug market and private parties (and with his own DirecTV account). In a surprise raid in November on a prison in Acapulco, Mexico, the usual drugs and weapons turned up, but also 100 fighting roosters for daily gambling, along with a prisoner’s two pet peacocks.

The lives of many choking victims have been saved by the Heimlich Maneuver even one received inadvertently, such as the one a Leesburg, Fla., motorist gave himself in 2001, after gagging on a hamburger, then losing control and smashing into a utility pole. As he was thrust against the steering wheel, the burger dislodged. In November 2011, as the mother of 8-year-old Laci Davis drove her to a Cincinnati hospital after a locket stuck in her throat and caused her to double over in pain, Mom hit a pothole, which jarred Laci and dislodged the locket loose into her stomach (later to come out naturally).

It seemed a rare event (first reported in 1994 but initially regarded as an “urban legend”). However, twice now recently, workers have played a particularly dangerous prank on a colleague. A month after the recent News of the Weird story about Gareth Durrant’s lawsuit in England against co-workers who had insert-

ed a compressed-air hose into his rectum, a carpenter’s assistant in Nicosia, Cyprus, was jailed for 45 days for pulling the same stunt on his colleague, rupturing his large intestine.

Sometimes professionals who overbill for their hours go too far, claiming obviously impossible schedules, such as lawyers News of the Weird reported on in 1992 and 1994 (one, a Raleigh, N.C., lawyer, submitted one client bills averaging nearly 1,200 hours a month even though a month only has 744 hours). New York City officials said in October 2011, however, that it’s quite possible that city prison psychiatrist Dr. Quazi Rahman actually did work 141 hours one week, including 96 straight (because of a shortage of staff and because he could properly nap during his shifts). They ordered him to return only a tiny amount of his $500,000 in overtime payments for the last year.

Ten years ago, the fashionable bulletproof clothing industry was in its infancy, with Miss Israel creating a stir at the 2001 Miss Universe pageant with a bulletproof evening gown. Since then, technology and design improvements (along with more rich people!) have enabled leading stylist Miguel Caballero of Colombia to add to his fashion line.

The New Yorker reported in September 2011 that Caballero had made a bulletproof dinner jacket for Sean Combs and kimono for Steven Seagal, and that Caballero clothes are available in strengths of bullet-stopping, from “9 mm” to “Uzi.” Rumors that daring youth are inserting tampons soaked in vodka into body orifices to speed alcohol delivery have been around for at least 10 years. Curiously, the only regularsourced news stories come from TV stations in Phoenix (KNXV-TV in 2009 and KPHO-TV in 2011), and the “urban legends” source Snopes.com calls the whole idea far-fetched.

Nonetheless, in November 2011, a school resource officer told KPHO’s Elizabeth Erwin that there are “documented cases” and that “guys,” too, engage by inserting the tampons into their rectums. Dr. Dan Quan of the Maricopa Medical Center cautioned against the practice, warning of the dangers of mucosal irritation.

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high-profile standoffs have made News of the Weird most recently the story of Ed Brown and his wife and supporters, resisting a federal tax bill, holed up for nine months in the New Hampshire woods near Plainfield in 2007. (The Browns were arrested by a U.S. marshal who tricked his way inside.) The longest-running standoff now is probably that of John Joe Gray, 63, and his extended family in a 47-acre, wellfortified compound in Trinidad, Texas, southeast of Dallas. They have lived ascetic settlers’ lives since Gray jumped bail in 2000 on a traffic charge. Gray has said he feels free on his land and warned authorities “better bring plenty of body bags” if they try to re-arrest him.

Updates Unlicensed “surgeon”-castrator Edward Bodkin re-surfaced recently after more than a decade under the radar. He was sentenced to four years in prison in 1999 in Huntington, Ind., for unauthorized practice of medicine (removing the testicles, with consent, of five men). Bodkin was arrested in August 2011 in Wetumpka, Ala., and charged with possession of child pornography, but authorities also recovered castration equipment, videos of castrations, photos of testicles in jars and a form contract apparently used by Bodkin to obtain the consent of men going under his knife.

In January 2009, the New Jersey Division of Youth and Family Services removed three kids from the home of Heath and Deborah Campbell in Holland Township, apparently after becoming alarmed that the Campbells might be white supremacists. Though a court later concluded that the kids had been “abused,” the Campbells told the New York Daily News in October 2011 that the state acted only based on the names the parents had given the kids Adolf Hitler Campbell, who was then 3, and his then1-year-old sisters, Honszlynn Hinler Jeannie Campbell and JoyceLynn Aryan Nation Campbell. The Campbells have consistently denied that they are neo-Nazis.

It is almost No Longer Weird that Western chefs attempt to get as exotic as they can serving plants, insects and obscure parts of animals in their dishes that are usually only experienced by cultures far removed from America. Jennifer McLagan’s recent book on how to cook animals’ “odd” parts describes various recipes for cooking hearts, heads, tongues and ears, and guesses that the next big thing in Western eating will be testicles. “(S)teaks and chops are like bulletproof to cook,” she said. “Any idiot can cook a steak, right?”

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ends with aching jaws from exuberant and often belly-busting laughter shared between friends. On December 30th, those laugh lines went deeper upon exiting City Stage’s bang of a new year show, “The Full Monty,” now showing at Thalian Hall.

Written by the prolific Terrence McNally (“Ragtime,” “Dedication or the Stuff of Dreams”) in 2000 for the stage (and based on the 1997 British movie), “The Full Monty” couldn’t be more lovable. Made up of characters everyone will recognize and fall for, their impending and inevitable strip tease awaiting curtain call remains the basis of the story, but what audience members get in return is true adoration for the underdogs. The men in this cast are people we love to root for, who work against all odds and, somehow, someway, find liberation among dire circumstances. Though mired in reallife problems—child custody battles, divorce, etc.—in the end, it’s a naughty feel-good tale.

Set in the steel-mill town of Buffalo, a local plant closes and leaves a host of male workers laid off without a hint of hope awaiting beyond the horizon. They’ve literally been stripped of their masculinity and pride as they struggle to take care of their families—many of whom’s wives have attended a night out at a local club featuring a Chippendales act. After one of the ex-husbands, Jerry, realizes the amount of money women pay to see almost-naked dudes dance, he lands on a quick fix for their woes and decides to round up an ensemble of willing men to secure a huge payout. The journey that brings Jerry, Dave, Ethan, Harold, Malcolm and Horse together combines for a rousing good-time even when tucked inside a hard-to-swallow tale with serious undertones that appropriately shadow current economic and social hardships folks face worldwide.

It’s such a rarity to see a show where not one cast member falls out of the pack, lags or brings the whole down. Like City Stage’s production five years ago, their sophomore run at the show shows every person in “The Full Monty” once again gels. Seriously—everyone. Even the minor roles shone. Morganna Bridgers as Stella gives spunk where needed. Caitlin Becka as Pam performs one of her best if not most subtle roles yet—believable and tough to swallow as a mother looking for a better life for her son. And Heather Setzler as Georgie is a doll of a supportive wife, down to the head rubs and goggle-eyes she engages with her husband.

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bank-robbing gangster; she produces many laughs of her tales from yesteryear. Yet, what’s best about the ladies is they truly pull off supportive roles in more ways than one.

They don’t outshine the play’s real showmen: the guys.

Gray Hawkes as Jerry, the mastermind behind the strip tease, plays a down-on-his-luck father and exhusband, who has battled against the term “loser” his whole life. He’s the show’s manly man, overcompensating for his lack of vulnerability and compassion by being gruff and rowdy: drinking a PBR at every turn, blowing up when things don’t go his way, threatening to kick ass when under pressure. Hawkes is a shoe-in for the tomfoolery of Jerry’s latest scheme, showcasing a definite lack of confidence in the opening number “Scrap”: “What I want? That’s easy, asshole/I want a job/I want to feel like a person instead of a slob.” Hawkes comes off weasely though magnificently gregarious and compelling. He clearly defines Jerry as loyal if flawed, and he understates his pain in all the right moments as he battles to keep his son, Nathan, in his life—even though he hasn’t paid his ex child support in months. It’s an alltoo familiar story for many men, and Jerry’s aching, no matter if masked by insecurities, comes through clearly in diminished ways, such as watching his son go to a hockey game with his soon-to-be-stepdad.

Jerry’s best friend Dave is played by Anthony Lawson, who breathes life into him with a passive and deflated outlook. Dave has become emasculated from his job loss and is now regulated to house work (“I wanna feel like a husband instead of a wife!” he sings). He struggles with his weight so the thought of taking it all off for a few dollars seems preposterous to him. Lawson plays the role with teddy-bear likability more so than a lackluster deadbeat. His transformation at the end is one of the most inspiring, literally, as his morosity dwindles away with newfound pride. The few scenes he has with his wife (“You Rule My World” and its reprise) are heart-aching and endearing, and show everything a wife-husband relationship should be: endless love even through struggles.

One of the most entertaining roles in the play comes from Jason Aycock’s Malcolm, who happens to secure the most hilarious suicide scene ever. It truly showcases how a man would think through “helping” someone who wanted to end his life. Rather than offer an emotional plea to stop, Jerry and Dave sing through “Big-Ass Rock,” suggesting ways for Malcolm to succeed: “Let’s find a rock/I mean a big-ass rock/Or maybe something like/A cinder block is better/I’ll hoist it up/And drop it on

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your face, my buddy.” Aycock comes across special in this play, as does his surprising lover, Ethan, played by the handsome Alex Wharff. Each have a je nais se quoi like Steve Carell’s Brick from “Anchorman”: clueless, bizarre but completely charming. Aycock also has the best pipes in the play, hitting notes on key every time.

However, it must be said that though “The Full Monty” is a musical, many of the men have slant harmonies and crackling vocals, which make their roles even more appealing. These guys are playing blue-collars, so one shouldn’t expect Michael Bublé onstage. Except for maybe Harold, played by Michael Jones—the most cultured of the group and the supervisor for whom each wanted to kill when they worked at the steel mill.

Well-to-do with a high falutin’ wife, he’s hiding his job loss from her until every sparkly, shiny thing they own is repo’ed. But they’re story is a great one to watch as we learn their bond is more than trips to Cancun and cruises to Alaska. Carson Capps, who plays his trophy wife, Vicki, is a spit fire and fun to watch despite the few warbly mic problems she endured Friday evening.

When she almost flings herself off the side balcony at the end, I couldn’t contain myself.

Having come off of Broadway’s “Wicked” and “Footloose,” Capps choreographed the strip tease, which is what the entire audience awaits for with as much nervous energy as the fellas emulate in producing. It’s worth it in the end: Excitement abounds tenfold, and confidence shimmers and glimmers in their eyes. Like the men, the women are just as happy to see their men find happiness and confidence once again. Their journey, their self-doubt, their worries and frustrations are relatable, and that makes “The Full Monty” a true everyone’s tale.

Ladies, bring your fellas. They will love it! I promise.

City Stage has brought 2012 in with a bang. The effortless sets, from the grungy bathrooms (which, by the way, men: if you ever wanna know truth from the ladies, then just sneak on in) to Harold’s high-class house, Scenic Asylum has mastered set design yet again.

Chiaki Ito leads a talented group of musicians who play a gamut of sounds from jazzy and funky—“Big Black Man,” one of the most entertaining jigs thanks to Phillip Lynch as Horse—to folksy rhapsody, oddly indicative of John Denver as heard in “Breeze off the River.” The music remains essential to the storytelling.

The show’s message is perfect for a new year: Prosperity, hope and happiness may just win out in the end.

Let’s hope it does.

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sad to see the end of 2011. A year marked by tough times economically, strange weather patterns and the end of Michael Scott’s era as “The Office”’s boss, hopefully 2012 will be a much lighter year—sans the talk of the end of the world and Mayan calendar, blah, blah, blah!

When the economy is in a slump, the arts suffer. The decline in arts funding and interest is detrimental in more ways than one, but most directly toward the artists and gallery owners who have built their careers on the desire for art.

As galleries have come and gone in the port city, one has continued to stand strong—like a pillar of aesthetic hope in hard times: New Elements Gallery. Providing Wilmington with the opportunity to purchase fine art and crafts since 1985, the gallery and its owner, Merrimon Kennedy, are still going strong as they enter their 28th year. Running an art gallery is no easy business, from finding artists, organizing shows and providing art that will appeal to a wide audience. It is

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by Sarah Richte ow Sh 27th Holiday 1/7 Hangs through llery New Elements Ga reet 216 N. Front St tsgallery.com en www.newelem known in the art world that if a gallery can survive its first year, it’s considered a success. Though, most don’t even make it to their five-year anniversary.

Currently on display until January 7th is New Element’s 27th annual Holiday Show, which is their biggest show all year. Featuring the work of every artist represented by New Elements—over 40, to be exact—there is something for everyone within their four gallery walls, from new delicate ceramic pieces

by Ellen Kong and animal-themed wood block prints by Michael Van Hout.

“A lot of the pieces brought in for the holiday show were smaller,” Kennedy says, “which is good because there are more af-

WORK OF MCCRAY: “Cypress Lake, Pastel Sky” by Ann McCray can be viewed at New Elements’ Holiday Show through January 7th. Courtesy photo.

fordable pieces so that everyone has the opportunity to own an original piece of art.”

One artist whose oils on canvas are both large and small is local artist Ann McCray.

Her work is a staple at New Elements and is not to be missed. Abstract works that represent her artistic interpretation of current events, scenes in nature and the port city, there is a movement and an energy that vibrantly pulsates across and within McCray’s canvases.

One of her largest pieces, “Cypress Lake, Pastel Sky,” dominates the gallery’s left wall. Unavoidable, it contains visually arresting qualities: pastels and warmer colors ground the painting, as the movement of the trees and their natural rhythm are evident

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and seem to jump off the canvas. Although the title provides insight into its inspiration, McCray sees the abstracts as not coming full circle until they’re interpreted by the viewer.

“A creator’s inner dimension is a mystery until it manifests through painting, photography, sculpture, pottery, metalwork, glass,” she says. “The artwork is a cryptogram, even to the creator.”

Inspiration comes in a variety of forms. McCray often finds impetus to create just by walking through art museums and other galleries to see how others have interpreted the world. Local artists provide a reflection of the spirit and values of a city, which is why when people want a reflection of Wilmington, “New Elements Gallery is on their go-to list,” according to McCray. “For a gallery to grow and evolve over time with its city in this way is a tribute to the gallery, to its artists and its public and to the city itself. The port city is truly honored by this gem of an art space and by the dedication of its owner for nearly three decades.”

As we enter a new year with a renewed sense of shopping local—hopefully which propelled us through the holiday season— the power of art should not be forgotten.

“Art satisfies a deep longing for loveliness and visual art allows the viewer to achieve a sense of relaxation by re-establishing harmony,” McCray states. Even without purchasing anything, visiting galleries and attending events shows continued support for the arts.

Start the new year by visiting New Elements’ Holiday Show at 216 North Front Street; open Tuesday through Saturday 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

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2165 Wrightsville Ave. • (910) 343 5233 Monday-Saturday, 12-7 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.

Our 29th art show features the folk art of Candy Pegram, photography by Tammy Haraga and Realyn Oliver, and graffitti art by Switch. Find some early Christmas gifts!

Artexposure!

22527 Highway 17N, Hampstead, NC 910-803-0302/ 910-330-4077 Tues.-Sat. 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. or by appointment www.artexposure50.com From Wilmington, drive north on Highway 17 and you will encounter an art center unique to our area. Look for the big red barn!

A large open space hosts 2nd Friday Opening Receptions each month at 6p.m.

We represent over 40 local and regional artists in our member’s gallery and offer local arts and crafts in our gift shop ArtExposure presently has studio space rented to four working artists. In addition, there is a frame shop and art supply store.

ArtExposure is available for receptions, weddings, meetings and the like. Along with its large open space downstairs, there is a loft area upstairs suitable for smaller gatherings.

Our show in November and December, “Small Treasures”, will feature smaller works under 300.00 and will run through December 24th. Our annual “Art of the Car” is an invitational to all NC artists. Information about this show and registration can be found on the website. Click on the “Opportunities for Artists” page. The deadline to register is February 29th and the show opens on March 9th, 2012. This is a juried show and awards will be presented.

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

cAffe phoenix

35 N. Front Street • (910) 343-1395 Monday-Saturday: 11:30 a.m. – 10 p.m.

Sunday Brunch: 11:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Currently showing paintings by local bellydancer Samra (Kelly Hawes) and Mio Reynolds. Live music by Perry Smith and Transtrum. The show will close with a second reception Wednesday January 11th from 6-9. For more information, visit www.kellyhawes.com or www.caffephoenix.com. Special thanks to Roy Clifton and Joel Finsel.

crescent Moon

332 Nutt Street In the Cotton Exchange (910) 762-4207 Monday-Saturday 10 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Sunday noon – 4 p.m. www.crescentmoonnc.com

Crescent Moon – want the unique gift for him? Or her? Come see the Drinking Dog Lying Down enjoying a Bud Light, one of many Yardbird’s junkyard dogs, cats and critters here. Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah too! Wonderful hand-crafted ornaments are arriving daily from artists throughout the USA. Trees, Santas, Holly, Angels and more! Menorahs, Mezuzahs and Dreidels add to our holiday ideas. Remember Gift Wrapping is always free. 332 Nutt Street, Wilmington, NC 28401 Phone: 910-762-4207 www.crescentmoonnc. com Hours: Monday- Saturday 10am5:30pm and Sundays 12pm-4pm. Located in The Cotton Exchange where parking is free while shopping or dining. Follow us on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook by searching Crescentmoonnc!

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205 Princess St. • (910) 960-7306 Tues. 12-5 p.m. Wed.-Sat. 6:30-11:30 p.m. www.onewickedgallery.com

Janet Triplett, Michael Van Hout, Owen Wexler, Dina Wilde-Ramsing and Kee Wilde-Ramsing.

This is a great opportunity to find one-of –a kind gifts and original artwork created by artists from within our local community and region.

The 27th Annual Holiday Show will remain on display through January 7th, 2012.

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

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

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The 27th Annual Holiday Show features recent works by over 40 of our talented gallery artists. Join us from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. and discover an eclectic mix of paintings, ceramics, glass, jewelry, fiber work, wood and sculpture just in time for the holiday season! Artists featured include Bruce Bowman, Betty Brown, Ann Conner, Jeffrey N. Davies, Warren Dennis, Donald Furst, Vicki Gates, David Goldhagen, Kyle Highsmith, Fritzi Huber, Rebecca Humphrey, Catherine Lea, Susan Mauney, Ann Parks McCray, Hiroshi Sueyoshi, Sally Sutton,

River to Sea Gallery showcases the work of husband and wife Tim and Rebecca Duffy Bush. In addition, the gallery represents several local artists. The current show is sure to enthrall visitors with its eclectic collection of original paintings, photography, sculpture, glass, pottery and jewelry.

Our current exhibit “Morning Has Broken” features works by Janet Parker. Come see Janet’s bold use of color and texture to reveal local marsh creeks and structures. Experience Wilmington through the eyes of a local!

225 S. Water St., Chandler’s Wharf (FREE parking) (910)-763-3380 Tuesday–Saturday 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

Sunday 1p.m. - 4 p.m.

216 N. Front Street (919) 343-8997 Tues.-Sat.: 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m. or by appointment www.newelementsgallery.com

Wicked, as we like to call it, concentrates on the darker and more “outsider” degrees of the art world, showcasing talented people from all over the US and world that shouldn’t have to struggle to be seen! We are redefining the obscure, the curious and the odd in art. Wicked is home to the Olympia Flaherty Photography Studio, and a brand new darkroom will be opening in the gallery in February 2012. Currently featuring the work of Gabriel Lehman, opening Fri., Jan. 6th at 8 p.m. Gabriel’s paintings are whimsical and fanciful, yet sometimes dark, putting the viewer immediately in touch with their inner child. The show will hang through January.

Join us on Fri., Jan. 13th at 8 p.m. at Cameron Art Museum for an event in conjunction with Dr. Sketchy’s Anti-Art School, in the theme of a 1930s risque postcard in the style of photographer Jean Agelou. There will be two different stages set so that one side can paint and draw, and the other can photograph, so that neither interrupt the view of the other, with a total of nine male and female models. A wine and beer bar will be available through the CAM Cafe, and prizes will be given out to lucky participants. Photographers must contact Christina Cole at onewickedgallery@gmail.com in advance.

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lies just under two hours east of Houston on the gulf coast of Texas. It is home to one of the largest petrochemical and oil refineries in the world.

Four expansive industrial complexes take up the southern part of the city. Those who live in Port Arthur find it’s not uncommon to see black smoke pour out of the refineries’ smokestacks across from its public housing complexes and playgrounds.

During these unplanned discharges, or “upsets,” as authorities call them, thousands of pounds of toxins release into the air. When this happens, local residents are advised to take shelter in their homes, and tape up their windows and doors. Regardless, Port Arthur’s residents, largely poor and black, often get sick from it. Even on a good day, most of the community requires a wet towel over their noses to breathe.

The city has some of the dirtiest air in the U.S., but this is looked over by the government in favor of the smell of money.

Filmed and directed by internationally renowned photojournalist Zed Nelson, “Shelter in Place” is an unflinching documentary of a community living in the shadow of the mighty Texan petrochemical industry. Its title comes from the warning plants send out if there has been an upset, cautioning people not to venture outside.

This is Nelson’s debut documentary, but the London-based photojournalist is no stranger behind the lens. For 15 years, his photographs have been published extensively in newspapers and magazines worldwide. He’s documented everything from the New York aftermaths of 9/11 to the war in Sierra Leone; among his iconic portraits, his subjects range from Fidel Castro to Mick Jagger. Having initially gained recognition and major awards as

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a photographer working in some of the most troubled areas of the world, in the late nineties Nelson turned his focus toward the contemporary social issues of Western society.

The inspiration behind “Shelter in Place” can be traced back to 2004, after UK magazine The Observer commissioned Nelson to photograph Texas’ petrochemical plants for a cover story called “Bush’s Backyard.” This was shortly after George Bush was elected president and the story would be an investigation of Texas’ social policies Bush had pioneered as governor and the state’s environmental record.

After traveling around Texas for three weeks, Nelson’s findings would ultimately send him on a search for truth, justice and meaning that would be the foundation for his documentary. What he found was “an incredible and widespread environmental catastrophe” after realizing the plants he was sent to photograph were routinely releasing millions of toxic pollutants into the air each year, and legal finagling allowed them to do so without consequence. Nelson explains that a loophole was built into Texas’ environmental law so if a petrochemical plant reports an “upset” and logs it, they won’t get penalized or fined for it. Industries have been exploiting this loophole for years. Some refineries have up to sixty upsets annually.

“Laws and regulations had been written to allow industries to pollute on a grand encore level with very limited environmental laws,” Nelson says. “I found it shocking and depressing to find one of the most profitable industries in the world behaving with such scant regard for the environment and people.”

After growing frustrated by the limitations of magazine features and the realization that Port Arthur’s story wouldn’t translate well on the printed page, Nelson decided a brief documentary might do it justice. He felt compelled to make a perencorepub.com.com fect marriage of arresting cinematography and unrestrained storytelling. The one 12 encore | january 4-10, 2012 | www.encorepub.com

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TOWN IN HIDING: Residents of Port Arthur, Texas, are forced to seek shelter when the plants neighboring their city spew toxic gases into the air—something the government overlooks in favor of the profit made from the plants. ‘Shelter in Place’ is a documentary uncovering the mess.

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difficulty he found during the transition from shutterbug to documentarian was garnering unwanted legal attention. During filming, Nelson and his producer were harassed and questioned by private security firms, police, state troopers and even the FBI. “I’ve never attracted that much attention before,” an incredulous Nelson recalls. “One sheriff literally ordered me out of town. He said ‘I want you out of town by morning,’ and I said, ‘But I haven’t broken any law.’ He replied, ‘Well, you try me. I can arrest you under the Prevention of Terrorism Act and impound your equipment while we investigate you’.”

Remaining under the radar, Nelson was able to film and interview local residents, most of whom were in “general malaise and ill health.” Asthma, cancer, and respiratory disease were widespread amongst the low-income families who live just blocks away from the refineries. Smokestacks and factories are eerily visible from every home, school or playground throughout the southern part of Port Arthur. He also found that these neighborhoods were traditionally being ignored.

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The sto every day of their lives.” and not At its core, “Shelter in Place” is a story nective t about civil rights, environmental pollution the myst and a battle against corporate power—a character situation that’s disturbing and burningly are some relevant to one Wilmington is facing with favorite c Titan Cement and the looming possibilfull of imp ity of offshore drilling. Drawing parallels up by a b between the Wilmington and Port Arthur, over the Cape Fear River Watch is screening “Shelone had b ter in Place” at their building downtown firebombe on Surry Street. Cape Fear River Watch up the as is a non-profit organization dedicated to says. protecting and improving the water quality Wait. of the lower Cape Fear through increased one in th awareness and education.

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detective work: Chemistry carries second installment of ‘Sherlock’

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film. Hardly the most reverent of adaptations, but it was entertaining and had a certain manic charm thanks in part to sharp casting. Robert Downey Jr. makes for an unconventional Sherlock Holmes who plays the character as a tortured genius. Jude Law is the more grounded but equally different take as Doctor Watson. Thanks to the chemistry between the leads and some whip-cracking direction from Guy Ritchie (“Snatch”), we end up with a kind of mystery-action film set in the 19th century.

I found myself watching the original a few times on HBO. It was one of those movies I turned on halfway through and ended up watching ‘til the end. Sure, there are flaws. The plot is a little nonsensical, and the element of mystery and surprise seems less important than setting up scenes relying on Holmes to punch someone in the face, preferably in slow motion.

Holmes’ greatest nemesis, Professor Moriarty, has begun a dangerous game of cat and mouse that involves the takeover of munitions factories and the potential assassination of a European leader, which could be the spark that sets off a massive war. Holmes is already on Moriarty’s trail when his onagain, off-again con-artist girlfriend Irene (Rachel McAdams) becomes the latest victim of this deadly game. Holmes takes off on a cross-country trek to match with a mind that may be superior to his own.

Though the second installment of the movie feels more forced than the first, the stakes are seemingly higher. The threat of looming war is nothing more than another piece to be played in an intellectual chess game.

The story is kind of a head-scratcher— and not always in a good way. The connective tissue between each element of the mystery is often as confusing to the character as it is to the audience. There are some massive, gaping plot holes. My favorite came from a scene where a room full of important political figures are blown up by a bomb. Holmes and Watson comb over the crime scene and find that someone had been shot just before the place is firebombed. “They used the bomb to cover up the assassination of one man,” Holmes says.

Wait. What? The bomb killed everyone in the room. Why would they need to

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shoot them in the head, too? I’m no criminal mastermind—at least not yet—but if I’m blowing up a room full of people and shooting them in the head, aren’t I working harder not smarter? Yet, everyone nods and agrees as if that logic somehow lines up. It’s like some kind of Doctor Evil scenario, where someone suggest strapping lasers to the heads of man-eating sharks.

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This is not the work of a criminal mastermind. These are the machinations of a guy who doesn’t know the meaning of the word “overkill.”

The real show here is Downey and Law who manage to turn two of literature’s most known characters into a Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis “Some Like it Hot”-

style romp. It looks like they’re having fun.

I wish it was in a movie that made a little more sense. The overall story is weak and the secondary characters are meaningless. I felt sorry for Noomi Rapace who sits in the background trying to look busy. In truth, the only reason these movies work is Downey and Law. They give it their all and the movie is far better off for it. Sometimes actors help save a movie.

Sometimes they are the reason a project exists in the first place.

Once again Guy Ritchie pours on a whole lot of action in some impressive over-thetop sequences that are mind-blowing in their execution. One action sequence in particular combines quick cuts, time manipulation and special effects to create something kinetic and crazy. There’s enough of these flourishes to make a second Sherlock Holmes movie a worthwhile effort. It’s very much more of the same.

Whether that’s a good or a bad thing depends on how much audiences liked the first one. For me, “Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows” is a harmless little diversion saved by a pair of actors working overtime to carry a franchise into further installments. Even if it’s just for the paycheck, they earn every penny.

reel reel this week in film Martha Marcy May Marlene, The Skin I Live In Cinematique Thalian Hall • 310 Chestnut St. $7, 7:30 p.m.

1/4: “Martha Marcy May Marlene” (pictured) is a powerful psychological thriller starring Elizabeth Olsen as Martha, a young woman rapidly unraveling amidst her attempt to reclaim a normal life after fleeing from a cult and its charismatic leader (John Hawkes). Seeking help from her estranged older sister Lucy (Sarah Paulson) and brother-inlaw (Hugh Dancy), Martha is unable and unwilling to reveal the truth about her disappearance. Rated R, 1 hr. 41 min 1/9-11: “The Skin I Live In”—Directed and written by Pedro Almodóvar. Ever since his wife was burned in a car crash, Dr. Robert Ledgard (Antonio Banderas), an eminent plastic surgeon, has been interested in creating a new skin with which he could have saved her. After twelve years, he manages to cultivate a skin that is a real shield against every assault. Rated R, 1 hr. 57 min.

Working Films’ Reel Aging: Real Change www.workingfilms.org/reelaging Working Films announces Reel Aging: Real Change, an initiative that will tie compelling documentary films and transmedia projects that explore aging to ongoing policy work and grassroots campaigns supporting older populations globally. Applications by 1/6; four-day residency begins 3/23—eight to 10 media teams will sharpen their strategies for audience and community engagement. 3/27: Teams will present their projects to regional, national and global NGOs, funders, government agencies, activists, and policy makers, with a goal to embed the film and media projects into on-the-ground efforts by the advocates in the room. Hosted in Washington, DC. Applications due from media makers for participation in Reel Aging: Real Change; no application fee. Residency includes lodging, meals, and materials. Participants responsible for own travel; limited stipends available. workingfilms.org/reelaging All AreA movie listings And pArAgrAph synopses cAn be found At encorepub.com.

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cycle of styles: The band formerly known as Howl electrifies 2012 as Open Wire

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to fulfill the term “band,” one can run into a couple of snafus. Such was the experience of the new act Open Wire, originally known as Howl when they first formed in early 2011.

The story of this Wilmington-based group begins with drummer Phillip Milligan and guitarist Dan Wuensch nearly a decade ago, as more or less something for the guys to do outside of high school. They’d jam relentlessly, and every now and then, other members would come and go. Nothing was ever concrete except for this: Milligan and Wuensch would never stop rocking, and the feeling that they should form a band would always linger.

They were bred on a love of hard-hitting rock ‘n’ roll from yesteryear and the soulful blues of decades past. Milligan has played percussion since the age of 4. He was introduced to it by his father, who was the drummer for Pyramid, a popular local band in the 1970s. Likewise, Wuensch comes from a strong drumming background as his dad taught him to play. They both were members of their high school’s marching band, but Wuensch acquired an affinity for the guitar within the last five years. With a natural ear for music, today Wuensch sounds as though he’s ripped on the guitar all his life.

Still, what’s a band without a frontman?

And someone should always slap the bass.

At least, that’s what the early members of Open Wire believed. Thus, Wuensch brought in singer Matt Thies from a random encounter—a conversation following a bummed cigarette on UNCW’s campus.

“We played a song called ‘(Ghost) Riders in the Sky’ with him,” Milligan explains. “It triggered the impulse to do something more.” hen it takes seven years

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107 S. Front St 762-2091 “An amazing vibe pulsed through us,” Thies says of their first practice together.

Next, based on multiple recommendations from friends, was the addition of bassist Justin Brantley who was once a member of the band The Colored Blinds. The current outfit, given the name Howl, finally was complete. “We have a good chemistry,” Brantley claims, “both musically and in general.”

Each member brings to the group different influences and ideas. Milligan and Wuensch’s formal musical theory training blends with the others’ homegrown roots, as Brantley and Thies learned from those around them. “I’ve been singing since I figured out how to,” the frontman, a creative writing major at UNCW, says. “I remember my dad in the rocking chair playing Johnny Cash, and I sang Southern gospel in the Baptist church, but I’m a writer by trade. I try to find a perfect balance between the lyrics and how [the song’s] performed.”

As a songwriter, Thies says he always has bits and pieces in the works. During practice, the other three turn random jams into melodies, and it becomes another source of inspiration for him. “The music is saying something; everything they’re trying to say

ALIVE AND KICKIN’: Open Wire (l. to r., Wuensch, Thies, Brantley, Milligan [front row]) begins 2012 with a bang, as they’ll play two shows this week and begin recording their first EP this month. Photo by Bethany Turner

through playing is channeled through me.”

Balance is as much a part of the band’s entire concept as is rock ‘n’ roll. They perform a combination of blues, classic rock and modern metal that leaves each of them grasping at ways to describe it. The members throw out words like “aggressive,” “experimental” and “risky.” Though Milligan urges the use of “swank” as a title for their genre, they all attest that no other band in town plays as they do. “What holds our sound together isn’t so much sound as much as style,” Brantley asserts.

Perhaps it’s the school band background that forces this type of performance onto the group, but they attempt to put on a coordinated show rather than an all-out jam session. Although a set list is usually scribed on a last-minute bar napkin, the boys put more thought into their approach than they may be willing to admit. Each song and structure varies, from a few well-known covers to originals that can hinge on shredding metal or funky blues. Some hit hard while others are reminiscent of calmer ‘70s rock. They align

these songs so that the venue—band and audience together—rides a cyclical wave of increasing power to intriguing mellowness and back up again.

“The cool thing about all the variety is that we can connect with different crowds through different styles,” Wuensch says.

They’ll play for anyone, and have, from a youth group Halloween party to a gang of bikers. It’s for the music, not the money, and they just enjoy sharing rock ‘n’ roll with whomever they can.

“We’ve done a small amount of touring in North Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia,” Milligan says. “We’re well traveled on the Pigeon River.” Jokes aside, the band is less than a year old but already prepared to record their first EP mid-January. They expect it to be released in March.

The recent change in nomenclature came after running into a few other bands calling themselves Howl (one which even had a trademark for a T-shirt design). Milligan says this is the logical reason for re-branding the act, but Wuensch explains the idea for Open Wire. “We had a song in the works under the same name,” he says. “It was pure, expressive, bluesy, gritty, impromptu rock, and it really represented us.”

Open Wire will play Calico Room on Saturday, January 7th at 10 p.m., as well as The Whiskey on Wednesday, January 11th.

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soundboard a preview of tunes all over town this week the t a lo F ’t n Do m!

Mainstrea WEDNESDAY, JANuArY 4 STEvEn CoMpTon —The River Rat, 1 S. Front St.; 763-1680 ACouSTIC JAzz pIAno wITH JAMES JARvIS —Calico Room, 107 S. Front St. Wilmington, 762-2091 KARAoKE wITH HELLz BELLE —Marina Cafe, 110 S. Marine Blvd., Jacksonville; (910) 938-2002 DJ JAy —Sharp Shooters, 2109 N. Marine Blvd., Jacksonville; (910) 346-2677 JoSH SoLoMon & CARy BEnJAMIn —Black Sheep Tavern, 21 N. Front St. (basement); 399-3056

MONDAY $10 Bud/Light Buckets $4 Jack Daniels, $4 Capt. Morgan TUESDAY $1 tacos 4-close, $3 Dos XX Amber Pints, $3.50 Mexican Bottles, $4 Jose Cuervo Margaritas, $5 Premium Tequila Shots WEDNESDAY $3 Pints, $5 Martinis, 1/2 Price wine THURSDAY $2 Domestic Pints w/HK Mug, $4 Jack Daniels, Sailor Jerrys, Jim Beam, and Jager,$5 Bombs FRIDAY & SATURDAY $4 Shooters, $5 Hell’s Cocktails $6 House Wine, $7 Martinis $10 Party Pitchers SUNDAY Service Industry Night $2.50 Domestic Draft, $4 Bloody Mary’s $4 Crown, Jack Daniels and Jager $5 Bombs, 1/2 Price apps after 9pm DUELING PIANOS EVERY FRI & SAT NIGHT 1/2 Priced Select Apps M-F 4-7pm Check out all your favorite sports teams on 10 HDTVS and HD Big Screen

Now showing: NFL Sunday Ticket

Nightly Food Specials starting at 5:00pm

$5 appetizers

EVERY WEEKDAY 5:00-7:00!

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

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

910-763-5366

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opEn MIC nIgHT —Genee’s, inside America’s Best Value Inn, 4903 Market St.; 799-1440 RoB RonnER —Reel Cafe, 100 S. Front St.; 251-1832 JEREMy noRRIS —Buffalo Wild Wings, 206 Old Eastwood Rd.; 798-9464 LIvE JAzz —Cameo 1900; 1900 Eastwood Rd.,910509-2026 LIvE ACouSTIC —Hell’s Kitchen, 118 Princess St.; 763-4133 DJ —Charley Brownz, 21 S Front St.; 254-9499 gARy ALLEn’S ACouSTIC opEn MIC —Rusty Nail, 1310 S. 5th Ave.; 251-1888 KARAoKE wITH DJ BREwTAL —Liquid Room, 23 Market St.;910-343-3341 DJBE EXTREME KARAoKE —Wild Wing Cafe, 1331 Military Cutoff; 256-3838

thurSDAY, JANuArY 5 MIKE o’DonnELL

BROWN’S IN TOWN: The Shaniqua Brown, a Charleston-based pure rock outfit, will grace the stage of Soapbox Laundro-Lounge on Saturday, January 7th, with Heyrocco and Villa Verde. Courtesy photo

—Reel Cafe, 100 S. Front St.; 251-1832 DJ LoRD wALRuS —Red Dogs, 5 N. Lumina Ave., Wrightsville Beach; 256-2776

TRIvIA wITH pARTy gRAS DJ —Fox and Hound Pub & Grille, 920 Town Center Dr.; 509-0805

TRIvIA wITH DJ —The Harp; 1423 South 3rd St.,763-1607

DJBE EXTREME KARAoKE —Locals Tavern, 6213 -D Market Street; 523-5621

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

KARAoKE —Banks Channel Bar & Grille, 530 Causeway Drive; 256-2269

ToM SHARpE —J. Michael’s Philly Deli, Monkey Junction, 609 Piner Rd.; 332-5555

Top 40 DJ —Ibiza, 118 Market St.; 251-1301

763-3172 HAvERCHunKS, THE SHoTDownS, MonKEyKnIfEfIgHT, THE nonDEnoMS, CALL To ACTIon —Soapbox Upstairs, 255 N. Front St.; 251-8500 DuELIng pIAnoS —Hell’s Kitchen, 118 Princess St.; 763-4133 LIvE JAzz —Cameo 1900; 1900 Eastwood Rd.,910509-2026

LIvE ACouSTIC —Wild Wing Cafe, 1331 Military Cutoff; 256-3838

fIREDAnCE & DRuMS @ DARK, DJ MIT pSyTRAnCE (11pM) —Juggling Gypsy Cafe, 1612 Castle St.; 763-2223

opEn MIC wITH JEREMy noRRIS —Katy’s, 1054 S. College Rd.; 395-6204

DJ CHoMp —The Loft, 121 Grace St.; 467-7417

KARAoKE wITH DJ DAMon —Yosake Sushi Lounge, 31 S. Front St.;

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

DJ BATTLE —Fibber McGee’s, 1610 Pavilion Pl; 509-1551

MC Battle Sin v. trigga ta —Soapbox Lounge, 255 N. Front St.; 2518500

friday, january 6 DJ Battle —Dirty Martini, 1904 Eastwood Rd, Suite 109 Dueling PianoS —Hell’s Kitchen, 118 Princess St.; 763-4133 DJ Dr. JoneS —Red Dogs, 5 N. Lumina Ave., Wrightsville Beach; 256-2776 live MuSiC —Projekte, 523 South 3rd St., 352-0236 KaraoKe with aShley —Katy’s, 1054 S. College Rd.; 395-6204 aCouStiC Jazz Piano with JaMeS JarviS —Calico Room, 107 S. Front St. Wilmington, 762-2091 DJBe extreMe KaraoKe —Lazy Pirate Sports Bar and Grill, 701 N. Lake Park Blvd., Carolina Beach; 458-5414 KaraoKe —Sharp Shooters, 2109 N. Marine Blvd., Jacksonville; (910) 346-2677 artiSt SyMPoSiuM —Drifters Bar & Grill, 108 Walnut St.; 7621704 houSe/teChno DJ —Ibiza, 118 Market St.; 251-1301 DJ —Cameo 1900; 1900 Eastwood Rd.,910509-2026 looSewheel BluegraSS JaM —Ted’s Fun on the River, 2 Castle St. DeaDly lo-Fi, FuturetriPS —Satellite Bar & Lounge, 120 Greenfield St.; 399-2796 a Full DiSh —Locals Tavern, 6213 -D Market Street; 523-5621 overtyMe —Holiday Inn Resort (Gabby’s Lounge), 1706 N. Lumina Ave.; 256-2231 traviS Shallow —Firebelly Lounge, 265 N. Front St.; 763-0141 the DeSign —Wild Wing Cafe, 1331 Military Cutoff; 256-3838 B-walK anD wl2F —Edge Lounge, 1219 S. 5th St., 815-6969 DJ —Charley Brownz, 21 S Front St.; 254-9499 KaraoKe —Gilligan’s; N.C. Hwy. 50, Surf City 910328-4090 DJ P FunK —Level 5/City Stage, 21 N. Front St.;

342-0872 Jazz with Benny hill —Caffe Phoenix, 9 S Front St.; 343-1395 JiM aShley —Bottega Gallery, 208 North Front St.; 763-3737

Saturday, january 7

Clay CrottS —Reel Cafe, 100 S. Front St.; 251-1832 KaraoKe Kong —Black Sheep Tavern, 21 N. Front St. (basement); 399-3056

DJBe extreMe KaraoKe —The Harp; 1423 South 3rd St.,763-1607 Dueling PianoS —Hell’s Kitchen, 118 Princess St.; 763-4133

DJ Battle —Fibber McGee’s, 1610 Pavilion Pl; 509-1551

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

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

DJ Battle —Dirty Martini, 1904 Eastwood Rd, Suite 109

Benny hill anD FrienDS —Rusty Nail, 1310 S. 5th Ave.; 251-1888

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

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

live MuSiC During BrunCh (10:30 a.M.-1:30 P.M.) —Saltworks II, 4001 Wrightsville Ave.; 392-1241

Satellite BluegraSS BanD —Satellite Bar & Lounge, 120 Greenfield St.; 399-2796

DJ ChoMP —The Loft, 121 Grace St.; 467-7417

monday, january 9

DJ —Cameo 1900; 1900 Eastwood Rd.,910509-2026 no Dollar $hoeS —Satellite Bar & Lounge, 120 Greenfield St.; 399-2796 ForreSt taBor —Holiday Inn Resort (Gabby’s Lounge), 1706 N. Lumina Ave.; 256-2231 MiKe o’Donnell —Firebelly Lounge, 265 N. Front St.; 763-0141 heyroCCo, villa verDe, the Shaniqua Brown —Soapbox Upstairs, 255 N. Front St.; 251-8500 Flannel reBellion —Wild Wing Cafe, 1331 Military Cutoff; 256-3838 DJ —Level 5/City Stage, 21 N. Front St.; 342-0872 houSe/teChno DJ —Ibiza, 118 Market St.; 251-1301 B-walK anD wl2F —Mugsy’s Pub, 202 Princess St.; 763-3664 oPen wire —Calico Room, 107 S. Front St. Wilmington, 762-2091

Sunday, january 8 SuSan Savia —Elijah’s, 2 Ann St.; 343-1448

100 S. Front St. Downtown 251-1832

PianiSt JaMeS JarviS —Ted’s Fun on the River, 2 Castle St. DJ Jay —Sharp Shooters, 2109 N. Marine Blvd., Jacksonville; (910) 346-2677

DJ Sir niCK BlanD —Red Dogs, 5 N. Lumina Ave., Wrightsville Beach; 256-2776

BLACKBOARD SPECIALS MONDAY 1/2 PRICE APPS. 4-6pm $2 Budweiser • $225 Heineken $3 Gin & Tonic TUESDAY 1/2 PRICE APPS. 4-6pm $2 White Wolf $250 Redstripe $350 Wells 35¢ Wings at 8pm WEDNESDAY 1/2 PRICE APPS. 4-6pm, 1/2 Priced Wine Bottle $250 Blue Moons $250 Corona/Corona Light LIVE MUSIC: ROB RONNER THURSDAY $250 Domestic Bottles, $3 Import Bottles, $3 Rum and Coke LIVE MUSIC: MIKE O’DONNELL 50¢ Steamed oysters and shrimp after 6pm FRIDAY ROOFTOP OPEN! DJ Sir Charles 2nd floor $3 Landshark • $3 Kamikaze $5 Bombs SATURDAY ROOFTOP OPEN! DJ Sir Charles on 2nd floor 10pm $2 Coors Light • $3 Fruit Punch shots SUNDAY $250 Corona Clay Crotts at 8pm

Steven CoMPton —Barbary Coast; 116 S. Front St., 762-8996 KaraoKe —Sharp Shooters, 2109 N. Marine Blvd., Jacksonville; (910) 346-2677 DanCe Party with DJ P FunK anD CheDr SeleKt —The Whiskey, 1 S. Front St.; 763-3088 oPen MiC night —Drifters Bar & Grill, 108 Walnut St.; 7621704 KaraoKe with DJ @-hole —Level 5/City Stage, 21 N. Front St.; 342-0872 Pengo with Beau gunn —Mellow Mushroom, 4311 Oleander Drive; 452-3773 Brett JohnSon’S JaM —Rusty Nail, 1310 S. 5th Ave.; 251-1888 oPen MiC with JoSh SoloMon —Liquid Room, 23 Market St.;910-343-3341 DJ riChterMeiSter —Wild Wing Cafe, 1331 Military Cutoff; 256-3838

tueSday, january 10 CaPe Fear BlueS JaM —Rusty Nail, 1310 S. 5th Ave.; 251-1888 KaraoKe with DJ Party graS —Fox and Hound Pub & Grille, 920 Town Center Dr.; 509-0805 KaraoKe with MiKe norriS —Katy’s, 1054 S. College Rd.; 395-6204 inDie MuSiC night —Juggling Gypsy Cafe, 1612 Castle St.;

1.4 WEDNESDAY

karaoke night with dj be!

1.5 THURSDAY

trivia night plus

live acoustic 1.6 FRIDAY

the design 1.7 SATURDAY

flannel rebellion

Landfall Center • 1331 Military Cutoff Rd

910-256-3838 wildwingcafe.com

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

MONDAYS

Poker Night 7pm & 9:30pm

TUESDAYS LIVE

TEAM TRIVIA

8pm

WEDNESDAYS

MONDAYS

POKER NIGHT 7pm & 9pm WEDNESDAYS

LIVE TEAM TRIVIA 8PM - 10PM followed by

PINT NIGHT

Live Music on the Patio

2.75

10PM-12AM

ALL PINTS

JEREMY NORRIS

Monkey Junction 910.392.7224

206 Old Eastwood Rd.

$

(by Home Depot)

910.798.9464

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

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BLACKBOARD SPECIALS

763-2223 College Night KaraoKe —Costello’s Piano Bar, 211 Princess Street; 362-9666

Pub & Grille

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

Moxology Sun. & Mon. $5 Specialty Cocktails 1/2 Price Apps (with entree purchase excludes carpaccio and mussels)

MoNday NighT FooTbaLL $3 Domestic Schooners $3.50 Margaritas TueSday-kidS eaT Free NighT $3.50 LIT’s • $2.00 Domestic Drafts WedNeSday $3 Domestic Schooners $3.50 Margaritas ThurSday $3.50 LIT’s • $2.00 Domestic Drafts Friday-TgiF $3.50 Cosmos $2.00 Domestic Drafts SaTurday-coLLege FooTbaLL $3 Domestic Schooners MoNday- Friday 1/2 Priced Appetizers from 4-7 pm & 9 pm -close at the bar Free Appetizer of the Day with purchase of a non-refillable beverage from 5-7 at the bar.

4126 Oleander Dr. (910) 792-9700

TueSday Choice $5 Wines by the Glass 1/2 Price Apps (with entree purchase excludes carpaccio and mussels)

WedneSday Ladies Day and Night! $5 Specialty Ladies’ Cocktail 16 Choices of Wine at $5 1/2 Price Apps (with entree purchase excludes carpaccio and mussels)

ThurSday $30.00 4-Course Prix Fixe!

Selections vary weekly.

Enjoy a dining adventure!

Friday & SaTurday All Desserts are $5!

Open Until Midnight with Full Service until 11.

35 n. FronT ST. doWnToWn WilMingTon

(910) 343-1395

Wrightsville Beach Pool ° Darts ° Foos ° Pong

Wednesdays

$3 Microbrews ∙ $10 WIne Btls $3.50 Moonshines ∙ $4 CCP Shot

trivia with DutCh from 94.5 the hawK —The Coastal Roaster, 5954 Carolina Beach Rd.; 399-4701 live aCoustiC —Wild Wing Cafe, 1331 Military Cutoff; 256-3838

Wednesday, January 11

KARAOKE

aCoustiC Jazz PiaNo with James Jarvis —Calico Room, 107 S. Front St. Wilmington, 762-2091

Fridays

oPeN miC Night —Genee’s, inside America’s Best Value Inn, 4903 Market St.; 799-1440

Thursdays $2 Red Stripe ∙ $4 Margaritas $4 Jose Cuervo ∙ $4 Captain

$2 Coors Light • $2.50 Shock Top $5 Martinis • $4 Flavored Bombs

steveN ComPtoN —The River Rat, 1 S. Front St.; 763-1680

Saturdays

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

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

Sundays

$2 Yuenglings • $2 Bud Lights $5 Jager Bomb • $3 Mimosas Free Pool & Shuffleboard after 9 pm 1/2 Off Late Night Menu @ 11 pm

BanksChannelPub.Com

Josh solomoN & Cary BeNJamiN —Black Sheep Tavern, 21 N. Front St. (basement); 399-3056 roB roNNer —Reel Cafe, 100 S. Front St.; 251-1832 KaraoKe with hellz Belle —Marina Cafe, 110 S. Marine Blvd., Jacksonville; (910) 938-2002 gary alleN’s aCoustiC oPeN miC —Rusty Nail, 1310 S. 5th Ave.; 251-1888

Bar & Comedy Room

MONDAY Military Appreciation

WedNeSdAY 108 House WalnutImprov St. Nutt 9pm Downtown Wilmington (910) 762-1704 ThurSdAY

108 Walnut St. Downtown Wilmington (910) 762-1704

Open Mic Stand-up 9pm

Sat., Dec.&31SAT. Fri.

DJ

NATIONAL HEADLINERS

OPEN MIC NIGHT January 18

EVERY DAn MONDAY

cummIns

ARTIST LASTSYMPOSIUM COMIC STANDING

EVERY SEASON 6 FRIDAY

www.nuttstreet.com

driftersofwilmington.com (910) 520-5520

HOLIDAY retired Military TUESDAY HOURS

Ladies Night Out: $25 person four-course

NEW YEAR’S EVE 11 a.m. to 2 a.m.

WEDNESDAY

OPEN MIC NIGHT

EVERY MONDAY ARTIST SYMPOSIUM

EVERY FRIDAY driftersofwilmington.com

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DJwines Party Gras by the glass Bottomless cheese Entertainmentand

chocolate fondue in the *complimentary champagne bar area $20/person toast atSATURDAY midnight!* Lunch Menu: 12pm - 3pm

NEW YEAR’S SUNDAY DAY

11 a.m. to 212pm-3pm a.m.

Lunch Menu: KIDS EAT FREE with adult purchase of our Big Night Out for two ALL DAY!

MILITARY APPRECIATION SUNDAY! DOGS WELCOME ON THE PATIO 920 Town Center 885 Town Center DriveDr. MAYFAIRE TOWNMayfaire CENTER Town Center (910) 256-1187 (910) 509-0805

Join us on Tuesdays!

Karaoke

at 9 p.m.

All 36 drafts only $2.50 all day long!

Trivia on Thursdays at 9 p.m.

DJ Party Gras Entertainment

Free shots to winning team of each round!

Thursday $3 Bombs $3 SocoLimes $3 Whips N Kicks $3 PinkParty Cocktails $2 Bud Light

Friday

$5 RedBull/Vodka $2 Miller Lt.

live Jazz —Cameo 1900; 1900 Eastwood Rd.,910509-2026 DJBe eXtreme KaraoKe —Wild Wing Cafe, 1331 Military Cutoff; 256-3838 Jeremy Norris —Buffalo Wild Wings, 206 Old Eastwood Rd.; 798-9464 live aCoustiC —Hell’s Kitchen, 118 Princess St.; 763-4133 KaraoKe with DJ Brewtal —Liquid Room, 23 Market St.;910-343-3341 DJ —Charley Brownz, 21 S Front St.; 254-9499 oPeN wire —The Whiskey, 1 S. Front St.; 763-3088

Saturday

$6 Buckets(PillowTalk) $2 Kamikazes 920 Town Center Dr. Mayfaire Town Center (910) 509-0805

121 Grace St.

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.

ShowStoppers:

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

Concerts outside of Southeastern NC

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

910.251.8500 FOR MORE INFO

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4

FRIDAY, JANUARY 13

(OF AMERICAN AQUARIUM)

BUBONIC FUNK THE LAMPING SHADES

LOUNGE

BJ BARHAM

DOORS: 8:00 FREE FRIDAY JANUARY 6 HAVERCHUNKS THE SHOTDOWNS MONKEYKNIFEFIGHT DOORS: 8:00 $7 SATURDAY, JANUARY 7

DOORS: 9:00 $5 FRIDAY JANUARY 18

EILEN JEWELL DOORS: 7:00 $8 ADV/$10 DOS WEDNESDAY JANUARY 18 LOUNGE

HEYROCCO VILLA VERDA DOORS: 9:00 $5

SUNDAY JANUARY 22

FRIDAY JANUARY 6

SUNDAY JANUARY 22 (LOUNGE)

FRIDAY JANUARY 6 (LOUNGE)

TUESDAY JANUARY 24

FRIDAY JANUARY 7 (LOUNGE)

WEDNESDAY JANUARY 25

BOOMBOX/ELIOT LIPP

HAVERCHUNKS/THE SHOTDOWNS

photo

JUCIFER

HEYROCCO/VILLA VERDE

FRIDAY JANUARY 27

JANUARY 13-15

THE ANNUALS/LONNIE WALKER

HITCHA OFF HIP-HOP WEEKEND FRIDAY JANUARY 13

FRIDAY FEBRUARY 3

LAMPING SHADES/BUBONIK FUNK AMOS’ SOUTHEND 1423 South tryon StrEEt, CharlottE, nC (704) 377-6874 1/6: Slippery When Wet, Hard to Handle 1/7: Ten, Joe Hero THE ORANGE PEEL 101 BiltmorE avEnuE, aShEvillE, nC (828) 225-5851 1/7: Abbey Road Live!

LINCOLN THEATRE 126 E. CaBarruS StrEEt, ralEigh, nC (919) 821-4111 1/6: Unknown Hinson, The Shucks 1/7: Lexx Luthor, Brooks Paul, Maxx Warrior, Replica, Steel Standing

CAT’S CRADLE 300 E. main StrEEt, CarrBoro, nC (919) 967-9053 1/6: DJs Rob Banks, Rob Sekay, Psylo, Danusha, Shh!raids, Kswiss, Will Wofford

TUESDAY JANUARY 17

RBC CENTER 1400 EdwardS mill rd., ralEigh, nC (919) 861-2300 1/7: Skillet, Santus Real, Peter Furler, Kari Jube, Building 429, Group 1 Crew

FRIDAY JANUARY 20

ZVOOV/FRACTAL FARM WEDNESDAY JANUARY 18

EILEN JEWELL

WEDNESDAY JANUARY 18 (LOUNGE)

YARN

THE FAREWELL DRIFTERS

NICOLAY WITH THE HOT@NIGHTS

FIRST FRIDAYS HIP HOP

this week. Stops include the RBC Center in Raleigh and the Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte. Courtesy

DOORS: 8:00 $TBA

WEDNESDAY JANUARY 4 (LOUNGE)

BJ BARHAM (OF AMERICAN AQUARIUM)

SKILL TO THRILL: Skillet, an American Christian rock band hailing from Memphis, tours in North Carolina

YARN

ONWARD SOLDIERS HAMMER NO MORE THE FINGERS SATURDAY FEBRUARY 11

DANGERMUFFIN

SUNDAY FEBRUARY 12

PASSAFIRE/PACIFIC DUB TOMORROW’S BAD SEEDS SATURDAY FEBRUARY 18

HAIL! HORNET/ASG

MISHKA THE CONSTELLATIONS

SATURDAY JANUARY 21

SATURDAY MARCH 3

TYCHO/BEACON

TRIBAL SEEDS

TIME WARNER CABLE ARENA 333 E. tradE St., CharlottE, nC (704) 688-9000 1/8: Skillet, Santus Real, Peter Furler, Kari Jube, Building 429, Group 1 Crew DURHAM PERFORMING ARTS CENTER 123 vivian St., durham, nC (919) 680-2727 1/8: Loretta Lynn

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what’s for dinner?

26 DINING

grub&guzzle|

20-23 DINING GUIDE

Find it in the premier dining guide for the Port CIty

HALLIGAN’S Loop Road 3317 Masonboro (910) 791-1019

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 11am - 11pm; Sat & Sun 11am – 11pm.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Wrightsville Beach ■ FEATURING: Waterfront dining ■ MUSIC: Music every Sun. in Summer ■ WEBSITE: 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 & Conch Fritters to name a few.

Larger Plates include Plancha grilled Painted Hills Steaks, Blackend Red Drum Filet, Charleston Crab Cakes, Tempura OBX Scallops, Flounder Escovitch & Pan roasted Queen Trig-

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ger fish. Custom Entree request gladly accommodated for our Guest. (Vegetarian, Vegan & Allergies) Hand Crafted seasonal desserts from Alan DeLovely. Full ABC Permits. 6623 Market Street, Wilmington, NC 28405.

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Mon-Fri 11am-2pm and Mon. Sat. 5pm-9pm.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: North Wilmington ■ FEATURING: Acclaimed Wine List

BUFFALO WILD WINGS

If you’re looking for good food and an atmosphere that’s fun for 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: Mon-Sat 11am-2am and Sun 11am-2am ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: 2 locations-Midtown (910-798-9464) and Monkey Junction (910-392-7224) ■ MUSIC: Live music every Friday and Saturday in the Summer ■ WEBSITE: www.buffalowildwings.com

C.G. DAWGS

For great traditional New York style eats with Southern charm look no further than C.G. Dawgs. You will be drawn in by the aroma of fine beef franks served with witty banter and good natured delivery from the cleanest hot dog carts in Wilmington. Sabrett famous hot dogs and Italian sausages are the primary fare offered, with a myriad of condiments for all of your mid-day or late night cravings.

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: 11am– 5pm. Sat. at the farmers market. Thurs.- Sat. nights on Market St. between Front and

2nd St. from 10pm – 3:00am.Fibbers on Sun. nights Until 3am.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD Downtown ■ FEATURING: Lunch time delivery downtown

THE GEORGE ON THE RIVERWALK

Drop your anchor at The George on the RiverWalk, your destination for complete sense indulgence. Watch the historic Cape Fear River unfold before you while you enjoy the best in Southern Coastal Cuisine. The menu combines elegance, creativity and diverse selection of steak, pasta, salad and fresh seafood, including the best Shrimp n’ Grits in town. Warm in the sun on the expansive outdoor deck sipping an exotic, colorful martini, or unwind at the spacious bar inside boasting extensive wine and martini lists along with weekday appetizer specials from 4:00pm6:30pm. Don’t forget to try downtown’s best kept secret for Sunday Brunch from 11am-3pm. You are welcome to dock your boat at the only dock’n’dine restaurant downtown, grab a trolley, or enjoy our free, front door parking (ask for pass!) Why satisfy when you can indulge? Find the George on the Riverwalk at 128 South Water Street, 910-763-2052.

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Tues. – Sat. 11am – 9 pm.

Enjoy Sunday Lunch and Brunch 11am – 3pm.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Downtown ■ FEATURING: Sunday Brunch / Wilmington’s only dock’n’dine restaurant.

■ WEBSITE: www.thegeorgerestaurant.com

HALLIGAN’S

“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 Mon-Wed 11:30 am - 2:00 am Thurs-Sun 11:30 am - 2:00 am ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Masonboro Loop ■ FEATURING: THE Best Rueben 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.11am10pm; Tues.- Fri.: 11am – 11pm; Sat.: 10am – 11pm.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ FEATURING: Daily blackboard specials.

■ MUSIC: Live Music beginning at 5:30pm ■ 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.

■ SERVING 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), and dinner. K’s Cafe is the best deal in Wilmington.

They offer chargrilled burgers, including their most popular Hot Hamburger Platter smothered in gravy!

They also offer great choices such as fresh chicken salad, crabcake sandwich, soups, and even a delicious Monte Cristo served on French toast bread. K’s also offers soup, sandwich and salad combos and a great variety of homemade desserts. On Sundays they offer a great brunch menu which changes every week. A variety of choices will be on the menu such as Shrimp and Grits and Eggs Benedict. Visa and Mastercard accepted. Give K’s Cafe a try...you won’t be sorry. 420 Eastwood Rd., Unit 109, 791-6995. Find us on Facebook or on our website, www.ks-cafe.net.

■ SERVING BREAKFAST & LUNCH: 7 DAYS A WEEK. Open for dinner Wed. thru Sat. evenings ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ FEATURING: Ever-changing brunch

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

PiNE VallEY MaRKEt

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

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

tEMPtatioNS EVERYdaY GoURMEt

Temptations Everyday Gourmet draws diners in by droves thanks to their creative menu selections, an extraordinary inventory of fine wines (over 300 varieties all without restaurant markups) and trained staff that go beyond culinary excellence. Recognized as Best Lunch Spot by WWAY in 2011, as well as having its chef, Michael Comer, touted among the top three best chefs in Wilmington, according to StarNews’ Taste of Wilmington 2010, Temptations offers two locations to serve Wilmingtonians.

Located in Hanover Center for 25 years, signature items include their Homemade Chicken Salad and Turkey, Brie and Apple Sandwich, as well as their Porter’s Neck location’s Pimiento Cheeseburger.

The Porter’s Neck location also serves an expanded dinner menu, which changes weekly. Their daily features, including specialty soups, salads, quiche and paninis, keeps patrons busy choosing healthy, fast foods whether dining onsite or back at the office. in fact, ask Temptations about their Office Party Menu for your next gathering. Their gourmet retail shop provides unique gourmet gift items featuring many locally made specialty foods, chocolates and goodies.

■ SERVING LUNCH: Hanover Center, 3501 Oleander Dr., Ste 13. Mon.-Sat., 11am – 6pm (Closed Sundays) ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Porter’s Neck Center, 8207 Market St., Ste F. Mon. Wed., 10am8:30pm; Thurs.-Sat., 10am-9pm. Dinner features begin at 5pm. (Closed Sundays)

■ NEIGHBORHOODS: Midtown & North Wilmington ■ WEBSITE:

www.temptationseverydaygourmet.com ■ FEATURING: An expanded dinner menu, at the Porter’s Neck location, which changes weekly.

tRollY StoP

Trolly Stop Hot Dogs is a family owned franchise with six locations. Since 1976 they specialize in homemade 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, 98% Turkey, and Soy. Sausages include Bratwurst, Mild Italian, Spicy Beef and Polish Kielbasi. Locations are: 126 N. Front Street Open seven days from 11am4pm, late night hours are Thurs., Fri., and Sat. night from 10pm-3am; (910) 343-2999, 94 S. Lumina Ave, Wrightsville Beach 11-5pm 7days a week, 6pm-9pm Sun-Wed, and 6pm-3am Th-Sat. (910) 256-1421; 4502 Fountain Dr., 452-3952. 11am7pm Mon-Sun; South Howe St. in Southport, (910) 457-7017 (CLOSED FOR THE SEASON UNTIL EASTER WEEKEND); 103A Cape Fear Blvd in Carolina Beach, (910) 458-5778; 1250 Western Blvd., Unit L-4 Jacksonville, (910) 228-0952, opened Mon-Sun 11am-9pm. Catering cart available all year from $300. (910) 297-8416.

■ 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

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SZECHUaN 132

Craving expertly prepared Chinese food in an elegant atmosphere? Szechuan 132 Chinese Restaurant is your destination! Szechuan 132 has earned the reputation as one of the finest contemporary Chinese restaurants in the Port City. Tastefully decorated with an elegant atmosphere, with an exceptional ingenious menu has deemed Szechuan 132 the best Chinese restaurant for years, hands down.

419 South College Road (in University Landing), (910) 799-1426.

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

HiRo JaPaNESE StEaKHoUSE

What better way to celebrate a special occasion or liven up a dinner out than to dine in a place where every meal is an exciting presentation. Knowing that a meal should be more than just great food, Hiro adds a taste of theatre and a amazing atmosphere to everyone’s dinning experience. Also serving sushi, Hiro surprises its guests with a new special roll every week and nightly drink specials to complement it. From 4-7pm enjoy half-priced nigiri and half-priced regular makimono. Nigiri makimono combos are only $7.50, while early-bird specials last from 4-6pm, where diners can choose two: shrimp, chicken or steak. Located at 222 Old Eastwood Road (910) 794-1570.

■ SERVING DINNER: Open Mon. thru Thurs.

4pm-10pm; Fri. and Sat. 4pm-10:30pm and Sun. 11am-10pm.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ FEATURING: Hibachi style dining.

■ WEBSITE: hirojapanesesteakhouse.com/hibachi

iNdoCHiNE REStaURaNt & loUNGE

Now with two convenient locations to serve you, Big Thai features authentic Thai cuisine in a fun, relaxing atmosphere. Their delectable menu includes items such as Pineapple Fried Rice with Cashews, Roasted Duck in Red Curry, and several options for vegetarians and vegans. And don’t forget to try their famous Coconut Cake, made fresh in-house.

You won’t regret it. Big Thai One (1001 N. 4th St. in the Brooklyn Arts District; 763-3035): Lunch M-F, 11-2. Dinner M-Th 5-9, F-Sa 5-10, Closed Sun.. Big Thai Two (1319 Military Cutoff Rd. inside Landfall Center; 256-6588) ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Open for Lunch M-F 11-2:30; Dinner M-Th 5-9; F-Sa 5-10; Sun. 5-9.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Downtown and North Wilmington ■ FEATURING: Vegetarian/vegan options.

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

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Asian garden. Located at 7 Wayne Drive (beside the Ivy Cottage), (910) 251-9229.

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER:

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

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

■ WEBSITE: www.indochinewilmington.com

FRENCH CAPRICE BISTRO

Wilmington’s finest French cuisine can be found at Caprice Bistro, a small informal neighborhood restaurant, serving hearty food in generous portions at affordable prices. Simple is the atmosphere in the bistro, as plain white plates and tables dressed in white paper make up the decor. However, the food is far from simple, as a combination of fresh ingredients and innovative preparation delight the taste buds with a plethora of unique appetizers, entrées and desserts.

The service is fast, efficient and non-intrusive, and the ambience is friendly and unpretentious. After dinner, be sure to venture upstairs into their cozy and relaxing sofa bar for an after-dinner martini, or enjoy your meal there, as a light-fare and full menus are served.

Art is always on display in the sofa bar, so be sure to inquire frequently about their artist show receptions.

Voted “Best French Restaurant” three years in a row!

10 Market Street, downtown Wilmington, (910) 8150810.

■ SERVING DINNER: Sun.- Thurs.

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

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

■ WEBSITE: www.capricebistro.com

OUR CRÊPES & MORE

The Crêperie of Wilmington! Our Crêpes & More a family owned and operated French Crêperie, is serving authentic, homemade French cuisine to dine in or to go. Everything on their menu is under $10, and is a healthy alternative, while eating a savory meal or sweet treat. Open at 7 am Tuesday through Friday, Our Crêpes & More offers a delicious variety of breakfast combos, quickly served or to go. On the Savory side, the Uzès, Quebec, Forestiere Royale or Tahiti are among the most popular. Their homemade Ratatouille, South France type Sub like the Pain Bagnat are worth the detour too! On the sweet side, The Versailles, St- Tropez or Crazy Nutella (with homemade Nutella ice cream) will make you come back for more! They also serve Fresh Salads or Soups depending on the seasons, amazing all natural Homemade Sorbet & Ice Cream, Croissants & Chocolate Croissants. Open all day with free WiFi and live French radio, Our Crepes & More is a pleasant yet casual place to unwind. Our Crepes & More can accommodate large parties!

■ OPEN: TUESDAY – FRIDAY 7AM – 3 PM SATURDAY & SUNDAYS 8AM – 3PM! (Monday Closed.)

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ FEATURING: Vegetarian and gluten-free options.

Free Wi-Fi..

■ WEBSITE: www.ourcrepesandmore.com

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: Mon-Thu 11am2pm, 5pm-10pm; Fri 11am-2pm, 5pm-11pm; Sat 11:30am-2pm, 5pm-11pm; Sun 11:30am-2pm, 5pm-9pm.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown.

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

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. In December, folks can enjoy specialties such as salted cod fish, dried sausage, Located at 1101 South College Rd., P. 910-392-7529, F. 910-392-9745.

■ 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-fromscratch pizzas. Its American influences include tasty burgers, the U.S.A. Salad and a 16oz. Marinated Rib Eye Steak. Romanelli’s offers patio dining and flat screen TVs in its bar area. Dine in or take out, Romanelli’s is always a crowd favorite. Large parties welcome. 503 Olde Waterford Way, Leland.

(910) 383.1885.

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

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

ELIZABETH’S PIZZA

A Wilmington favorite since 1987! At Elizabeth’s you’ll find authentic Italian cuisine, as well as some of your American favorites. Offering delicious pizza, salads, sandwiches, entrees, desserts, beer, and wine. Elizabeth’s is known for their fresh ingredients, where even the bread is baked fresh daily. A great place for lunch, dinner, a late night meal, or take out. Elizabeth’s can also cater your event and now has a party room available. Visit us 4304 ½ Market St or call 910-251-1005 for take out.

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■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER:

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

■ WEBSITE: www.epwilmington.com

GIORGIO’S ITALIAN RESTAURANT

Giorgio’s is a locally owned, one-of-a-kind restaurant. Offering age-old traditions and timeless recipes, perfection is accomplished by combining the perfect cuisine and atmosphere for a dining experience that is not soon forgotten. With over 50 years of cooking experience under one roof, the smells of old-fashioned home cooking float through the air creating that comforting feeling of home-away-from-home! From old world style dishes to modern day creations, the menu showcases multiple flavors that will tempt the palate of the most discriminating connoisseurs. A Monkey Junction landmark for over 12 years! 5226 S College Rd.,Wilmington (910) 790-9954.

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER:

Mon.- Thurs. 11am. – 9:30am; Fri. 11am-10:30pm; Sat. 12pm-10:30pm Sun. 11:30am – 9:30pm ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Wilmington South ■ FEATURING: Daily specials, kids menu and online coupons.

■ WEBSITE: www.giorgios-restaurant.com.

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:

11:30am-3am, 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

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. 11am2:30pm and from 5-10pm. Closed Sunday.

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

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. Wheat-Free 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 9am to 7pm; Saturday 9am to 6pm and Sunday 10am to 6pm. 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., 11am–6pm; Sat. & Sun., 11am-6pm(salad bar open all the time). Market hours: Mon.-Fri., 9am7pm; Sat., 9am-6pm; Sun., 10am-6pm ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ FEATURING: Organic Salad Bar/Hot Bar, New Bakery with fresh, organic pies and cakes. Newly expanded.

■ WEBSITE: www.loveysmarket.com.

SEAFOOD DOCK STREET OYSTER BAR

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

Located at 12 Dock St in downtown Wilmington.

Open for lunch and dinner, 7 days a week. (910) 762-2827.

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: 7 days a week.

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

■ WEBSITE: www.dockstreetoysterbar.net

EAST

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 ecofriendly and offers light fare nightly. 275 Waynick Blvd.

Wrightsville Beach. (910) 256-2251.

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

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

brunch.

■ WEBSITE: www.blockade-runner.com

HIERONYMUS

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

permits and also provides catering services. Voted “Best Seafood” in 2011. 5035 Market Street; 910392-6313; hieronymusseafood.com ■ 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.

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

■ WEBSITE: OceanicRestaurant.com

SMALL PLATES The Fortunate Glass

The Fortunate Glass Wine Bar is the perfect place to explore the beauty of wine while tasting a variety of tapas in an intimate environment. The wine menu focuses on wines from all regions, with 50 wines by the glass and approximately 350 wines available by the bottle, including some of the best boutique and cult wines, to everyday values that work with any budget.

There are over 30 beers available featuring some of the best craft selections. The serene ambiance of The Fortunate Glass, created by the beautiful wall murals, the elegant copper and glass tile bar, castle-rocked walls and intimate booths enhances the experience of any selection you choose. The Fortunate Glass Wine Bar also presents a small menu of creative tapas, global cheeses, cured meats and decadent desserts to accompany and compliment any wine selection.

■ SERVING EVENINGS: Tues.-Thurs. 4pm-12am Fri. 4pm-2am; Sat. 2pm-2am; Sun. 2pm-12am ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Downtown ■ FEATURING: Free Wine Tasting: Tues. 6-8pm.

Sparkling wine specials and half-price select bottles: Wed. & Thurs. Monthly food & wine pairing events.

■ WEBSITE www.fortunateglasswinebar.com

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

and chitterlings.

SPORTS BAR CAROLINA ALE HOUSE

Voted best new restaurant AND best sports bar of 2010 in Wilmington, Carolina Ale House is the place to be for award-winning food, sports and fun. Located on College Rd. near UNCW, this lively sports-themed restaurant. Covered and open outdoor seating is available. Lunch and dinner specials are offered daily, as well as the coldest $2 and $3 drafts in town. 317 South College Road, Wilmington, NC. (910) 791.9393.

SOUTHERN

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

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

CASEY’S BUFFET

■ WEBSITE: CarolinaAleHouse.com

projector TVs in Wilmington.

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 11am to 9pm and on Sundays from 11am to 8pm.Closed Mon. and Tuesdays.

FOX & HOUND PUB & GRILLE

Serving up the best bar food for any local sports fan, Fox & Hound has appetites covered. Located next to Mayfaire Cinema 16, it’s no question that Fox is a great place to go on date night, or to watch the big game on one of the restaurant’s six large projection screens and 19 plasma televisions.

Guests can also play pool, darts or video games in this casual-theme restaurant. For starters, Fox offers delicious appetizers like ultimate nachos, giant Bavarian pretzels and spinach artichoke dip.

In the mood for something more? Try the handbattered Newcastle fish ‘n’ chips or chicken tenders, or the grilled Mahi-Mahi served atop a bed of spicy rice. From cheeseburgers and sirloins to

salads and wood oven-inspired pizzas, Fox has plenty to choose from for lunch or dinner. Finish the meal with a 6-inch Great Cookie Blitz, a chocolate chip cookie baked fresh to order and served warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and Hershey’s syrup. 920 Town Center Drive, (910) 509-0805.

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

HELL’S KITCHEN

This is downtown Wilmington’s Sports Pub! With every major sporting package on ten HDTVs and our huge HD projection screen, there is no better place to catch every game in every sport. Our extensive menu ranges from classics, like thick Angus burgers or NY-style reubens, to lighter fare, such as homemade soups, fresh salads and vegetarian options. Whether meeting for a business lunch, lingering over dinner and drinks, or watching the game, the atmosphere and friendly service will turn you into a regular. Open late 7 days a week, with free WiFi, darts, and did we mention sports?

Free lunchtime delivery on weekdays; we can accommodate large parties. (910) 763-4133.

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

Sat. nights. and 1/2 priced select appetizers M-TH 4-7pm ■ WEBSITE: www.hellskitchenbar.com

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donna has been at the epicenter of media focus, has sold more than 200 million records worldwide, launched her own record label, been featured in an Oscar-winning film, authored bestselling books for both adults and children, become a fashion icon and prompted transnational debates over a range of feminist issues, varying from sexual fetish to adoption ethics. So, then, why has there never been an anthology which describes and chronicles Madonna’s powerful effect on woman around the world? This is precisely the question proposed by editor Laura Barcella, creator of the new anthology due out in March, “Madonna and Me.” In “Madonna and Me,” 39 essays from woman around the globe write about the pop icon’s influence on their lives. Absolutely no subject goes uncharted. I was lucky enough receive a sneak peek into “Madonna and Me” to learn first-hand about the impact she has had on so many lives around the globe. Ranging on topics from sex, and money, to fashion and identity, to the seriousness of how one copes growing up in an unconventional family dynamic (like within Christine Bachman’s piece, “Marrying Madonna”), the confessions and writers featured are just as barefaced, enterprising and courageous as Madge herself.

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“I chose Madonna as the focus of this anthology because that made the most sense to me,” Barcella says. “Madonna was my idol growing up.” Though Barcella admittedly says Madonna means less to her now as an adult, she still confesses that without the “Like a Virgin” performer, her life perspectives may have been different.

“As a feminist woman, I can look back and see that she planted the seeds for a lot of the beliefs I eventually adopted as a young woman,” Barcella continues.

“I also knew, from talking to friends, that Madonna’s influence on other women of my generation was huge. I wanted to devote a book to that influence, and let women from varying ages and backgrounds have a chance to explore what she meant to them.”

Ferociously honest, at many moments funny and downright witty, as though one was flinging verbal switchblades into the air, each contributor genuinely delves into their hearts, minds, souls, memories and personal passionate moments to commemorate the ways Madonna encouraged and drove them to be more audacious, edgy and heroic.

“The idea for the book literally came to me in the middle of the night,” Barcella continues. “It was one of those spark-of-inspiration things you hear about but never think will actually happen. Suddenly, I sat up in bed, thinking, Why isn’t there an anthology of essays by women about Madonna?”

The next day, Barcella did research to see if anything remotely close was available to readers in the literary market. When she found nothing, she says it became an inevitable path to follow.

Organized into different sections or different “Tracks,” based on the different themes found in the essays (family, sex, growing up, etc.), throughout the development process, Barcella aimed to organize the

essays in a way that would make the most sense to readers of all demographics. Because it shows fairness and tolerance toward different viewpoints, not all the essays are pro-Madonna. In fact, some of the writers dislike her method of operation and criticize her harshly—such as Colleen Kane’s essay, “Madonna is Boring and Lazy.”

“Madonna and Me”will debut in March for anyone remotely interested in how womanhood today was shaped. Yet, it’s not simply for fans, according to the editor. “Most of the essays are about the individual writers, as much as they’re about Madonna, the pop star,” Barcella informs. “That’s part of why I think this book is so special; you learn a ton about these fascinating women writers, some of whom you’ve probably read before and some of whom you may have never heard of.”

Barcella posted a call all over the electronic frontier, e-mailed loads of friends and acquaintances and reached out directly to writers to cull submissions. The response was nothing short of outstanding. Among those featured in the anthology is previous Wilmingtonian and renowned writer Shawna Kenney.

“Someone much older or younger than me or not of my generation may not see Madonna’s or any ‘80s-era musician’s relevance,” Kenney says.

“Someone averse to pop music may feel the same way. My essay is a snapshot of me as an awkward teenager, interpreting and experimenting with all of the confusing messages that were swirling around me (religiously, musically, regionally and culturally).

There are essays in the book that point out Madonna’s shortcomings, some calling her a cultural vampire—I don’t disagree with some of the critique. I don’t think it’s only about giving her credit.”

After more than a year of preparation, the book sold to Soft Skull Press, a credible independent publisher. Folks can pre-order a copy from www.IndieBound.com, or visit www.madonnaandmebook. com for more information.

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//EXTRA

my career suicide note Chapter 1: To whom it may concern

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ou won’t realize it’s over

until well after the fact. There will be a period of adjustment where you cycle through various stages of denial and disbelief. This is perfectly natural. At some point, you’ll wake up and realize that all the hard work, the sacrifice, the toll on your mind and body was a wasted effort. Accepting the reality of your situation will not make it any easier. Logic and reason are cold comforts.

This story, like most, started out with good intentions. I grew up wanting nothing more than to create, to find some way to take the countless stories in my mind and make them into something fantastic. Writing was something I had always done, as far back as I could remember. While other kids were out playing, I was inside feverishly scribbling into a composition book. There wasn’t a textbook that I hadn’t ruined with doodles in every corner. All I ever wanted was to tell stories.

The first mistake is trying to turn something you love into profit. You’ve heard the platitudes: Find something you love and do it for the rest of your life. That part is true.

by Anghus re’s annual Winner of enco contest Fact or Fiction Seeking out what you love is the only way out. But money has a way of corrupting what you love, and what was once what you turned to in order to maintain sanity eventually becomes the very thing driving you insane.

I can try and steer you in the right direction and give you some advice. Avoid shortcuts.

Everything worthwhile takes time and effort.

If your heart’s not in it, then it probably isn’t worth your time. At some point you’ll have to decide between what is right and what is convenient. Convenience is never the right choice. You will start with the best of intentions but, ultimately, find yourself forced to compromise. This is inevitable and cannot be avoided. Those I know who have found happiness in this business are the ones who have had to compromise the least.

Not everyone is in it for the right reasons.

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You will find that difficult to deal with at first.

There are those who could care less if the finished product is a masterpiece or a piece of shit. A large percentage of those you work with didn’t go into show business to make something good. They did it for the glamour, the celebrity, and the lifestyle (or the illusion of all three). There are more people out there who dream of being famous than creating something of value. Avoid judgments and labels. It will only isolate you. Try not to be

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petty—and if you are going to be petty, keep it to yourself. Other’s successes will become your failures. Try to handle it with dignity and tact. Envy will be your constant enemy.

As I look back now, sifting through the ashes, my mistakes all seem so clear. Standing at the other side of the bridges I burned is a lonely place. There are people I wish I had been better to and others I wish I would have taken the time to know. In truth, the best part of this journey were the people I was lucky enough to meet: the ones who brought me such laughter and the ones that drove me to tears. I look back now fondly on those I met along the way, even the ones that I claim to hate. Never forget that you started all of this because you wanted to make something beautiful. Keep that thought in your head as you struggle to make sense of it all.

Now, at the end of this journey, I find myself a little sentimental. I wish I had taken the time to appreciate these moments more. I wish I had told the people that mattered the most how truly priceless they were. So, allow me one last indulgence as I perform this post-mortem. The stories are mostly true.

The names have been changed to protect ... well, everybody. I’d like to think of this as a love letter to an earlier time in my life, but the cynic in me knows otherwise. This is one last chance to tell a story. This is the last thing I will ever write.

This is my career suicide note.

P.S. Stay away from the drugs. Seriously.

You’ll thank me later.

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events COURTYARDS AND COBBLESTONES 1/14, 11am: An event designed to showcase historic wedding venues and wedding professionals in a downtown Wilmington guided-tour setting. We aim to provide an inspirational and transitional atmosphere for Brides to tour and plan their wedding day. Venues include The Atrium, City Club at de Rosset, The Balcony on Dock and 128 South. Ceremony and jewelry giveaways from REEDS. $10; 2 hours, with times starting at 11am, every 30 minutes on the hour and half hour, until 1pm. Meet at the Atrium, 15 S. 2nd St. www.courtyardsandcobblestones.com info@courtyardsandcobblestones.com TREEFEST TreeFest, an annual distribution of tree seedlings, will be held on Fri., 1/20-21, 10am-5pm (or until trees run out) in the JC Penney end court inside Independence Mall. Local residents are invited to pick up 5 tree seedlings to take home and

1/14: COURTYARDS & COBBLESTONES Planning a wedding in 2012? How about seeing some of Wilmington’s most beautiful venues in a two-hour tour across historic downtown? The event takes place on Saturday the 14th at 11 a.m. Brides will tour The Atrium, City Club at de Rosset, The Balcony on Dock and 128 South. There will be ceremony and jewelry giveaways, too! The tour leaves every 30 minutes on the hour and half hour until 1 p.m. Meet at The Atrium at 15 S. 2nd Street; tickets are $10. www.courtyardandcobblestones.com plant on their property. A suggested donation of $3 per household will help ensure that TreeFest will return next year. TreeFest is funded by the donations received from participants during the event. Tree species include: Atlantic white cedar, Bald cypress, Black gum, Black walnut, Crabapple, Crape myrtle, Flowering dogwood,

Eastern red cedar, Eastern redbud, Live oak, and more! Available first come, first serve.

Jennifer O’Keefe at 798-7564 or jeokeefe@ nhcgov.com THALIAN HALL MAIN ATTRACTIONS Thalian Hall Main Attractions Series. Schedule: • 1/21, 8pm: New York Voices: Thalian Hall welcomes the Grammy-winning vocal jazz quartet synonymous with exquisite airtight musical perfection. New York Voices is heralded among the stellar vocal groups on the globe, infusing jazz, Brazilian, R&B, big band, classical and pop arrangements; frequent performances with the Boston Pops, a precedent-setting adaptation of the Paul Simon songbook, concerts and recordings with the likes of the Count Basie Orchestra, and more. www.newyorkvoices.com • 1/22, 3pm: Pied Piper Theatre: “Aladdin,” co-produced with the Junior League of Wilmington. Well-loved tale of a very special genie, with a very special lamp. Loosely based on one of the “Tales of the Arabian Nights,” with book, music and lyrics by Steve Cooper, young students from throughout

New Hanover County are treated to multiple performances throughout the week. • 1/27, 8pm: Dad’s Garage Improv Theatre, a Thalian Hall co-presentation with UNCW Presents. Think SNL—with your input. An instant extravaganza complete with music and choreography. The show goes at a hysterical pace and induces nonstop belly laughs. www.dadsgarage.com. Thalian Hall, 310 Chestnut St. Events subject to change.

All tickets subject to $1 historic restoration fee added at time of purchase.

THE LIGHTS OF THE GREAT ARMADA Fort Fisher Presents “The Lights of the Great Armada: the 147th Anniversary of the Battle of For Fisher” on 1/21, 10am-4pm, 1/-22, 11am4pm. Event will highlight the largest amphibious assault of the Civil War with a Navy and Marine living history program that will include small arms and artillery demonstrations throughout the weekend, a period torpedo exhibit, as well as special presentations focusing on the Union and Confederate sailors and marines who fought at Fort Fisher in January, 1865. Guest speakers incl. Dr. Robert M. Browning, Jr., Chief Historian for the United States Coast Guard and author of several books; Dr. Mark Wilde-Ramsing, Deputy Archaeologist, NC Office of State Archaeology, and Steve Bockmiller of the US Marine Corps Historical Company and Ship’s Company. Free both days (although donations are appreciated).

1610 Fort Fisher Blvd S, Kure Beach. www. nchistoricsites.org/fisher/.

fund-raisers/charity PENDER COUNTY HUMANE FUND-RAISERS 1/15, 5pm: Hypnotist Gary Conrad will perform a 90-min. show full of hilarity and entertainment as he hypnotizes audience members. Brown Coat Pub and Theatre, 111 Grace St. Tickets: $20 at www.guerillatheatre.com. • Spaghetti Dinner in Hampster: 2/10, 5:30-8pm. Hampstead Community Building, 14435 US 17. $8/ticket or $15/ two. Catered by Pender County Humane Society volunteers, serving spaghetti, garlic bread, salad and drinks, along with assorted desserts for additional costs. Ronnie: (910) 270-3044. normat1@bellsout.net, w/PCHS Events in subject.

ROCK THE PROM SHOWCASE 1/21, 10am-6pm: Kenny Barnes Studios presents Rock the Prom Showcase and Expo at the Coastline Conference and Event Center. Vendors of prom-related products and services will be on hand to showcase prom products and services available to view and purchase, including dresses, tuxes, limo providers, beauty salons, restaurants, jewelers, florists, d-jays and caterers for after parties and more. The school with the most representation will win $500 towards their own Senior Prom. Designer fashion shows held; young ladies will be able to try on and purchase one-of-kind designer prom dress from Isabella Grape with special Rock the Prom discounts and prom dress registry!Give away of three prom dresses and three tuxedo rentals!

Pre-register for drawing for drawing and save on admission ($5 to pre-register online and $7 at the door). All proceeds support Women of Hope.

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1/8, 5pm: Music at First, 1st Presbyterian Church, 125 S. 3rd St. “A Skinner Celebration” gala organ concert, celebrating the restoration of First Presbyterian Church’s historic 1928 E. M. Skinner Pipe organ. Performed by a direct succession of staff musicians of First Presbyterian dating back to 1958: Directors of Music Fred Mauk, Charles Woodward, Douglas Leightenheimer and Assistant Director of Music John Tabler. Feat. music showcasing the orchestral tonal palette of First Presbyterian’s E. M. Skinner organ including works of Camilleri, Bach, Lefebure-Wely, Sowerby, Vierne, Weaver and Widor. A reception will follow the concert. Free and donations are appreciated. www.firstonthird. org or 910-762-6688.

www.rockthepromnc.com or Suesan Sullivan at 910-620-3906 /suesansullivan@gmail.com.

ACUPUNCTURE HAPPY HOUR Wed., 5-6:30pm, Center for Spiritual Living, 5725 Oleander Dr., F1-1, in Oleander Oaks.

100 percent of proceeds benefit the Wounded Warriors Battalion at Camp Lejeune. (910) 3920870.

theatre/auditions CITY STAGE See page 8.

NUNSENSE 2 AUDITIONS Brunswick Little Theatre will hold open auditions for two roles in Nunsense 2: The Second Coming, 1/5 and 8, 6:30-8:30pm, Building F on the campus of BCC. Three members of the original cast will remain; two more characters will be cast. Sister Leo is a novice who looks to be in her late teens or early 20s and dreams of being a ballerina but settles for roller skating in this production. Reverend Mother is the head of the convent. She is or Irish decent with a slight Irish accent. All characters evenly matched in solos and group numbers, and dance and sing. Wear comfortable clothing for choreography/movement audition. Prepare a song for singing. You may sing a cappela, use instrumental CD, or bring sheet music. www.brunswicklittletheatre. com or thomatoz50@hotmail.com/910-3686261.

OPERA HOUSE THEATRE COMPANY “The Producers,” 2/15-19 and 24-26, 8pm or Sun. at 3pm. Book by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan; music and lyrics by Mel Brooks. Max Bialystock, a down-on-his-luck theatrical producer, and Leo Bloom, his stage-struck accountant, hatch the ultimate scam: raise more moneythan you need for a surefire Broadway flop and pocket the difference.They find the perfect musical, guaranteed to offend everyone and closein one night. Intended for mature audiences. Tickets: (910) 632-2285 or www.thalianhall.com UNCW THEATRE DEPT 2/23-26, 3/1-4: The Visit by Friedrich Dürrenmatt. Directed by Ed Wagenseller. Mainstage Theatre • 4/19-22, 26-29: Margo Veil by Len Jenkin. Directed by Paul Castagno. Mainstage Theatre. Indv. tickets for all 2011-12 performances are $12 general public, $10 UNCW employee/alumni or senior citizens, and $5 students.

910-962-3500. theatre@uncw.edu.

LEGACY THEATER COMPANY AUDITIONS Legacy Theater Company will hold auditions for My Big Fat Italian Wedding, an original comedy/ improv dinner theater where every member of

WILMINGTON CHORAL SOCIETY 1/10, 7:30pm: The Wilmington Choral Society will be holding open rehearsals for their spring concert, “Elijah” by Felix Mendelssohn. • 1/17, 7:30pm: The Wilmington Choral Society will be holding open rehearsals for their spring concert, “Elijah” by Felix Mendelssohn. • 1/24, 7:30pm: The Wilmington Choral Society will be holding open rehearsals for their spring concert, “Elijah”

by Felix Mendelssohn. Everyone is welcome.

Rehearsals are held at 7:30 pm at Cape Fear Christian Church, 811 N College Rd. www.wilmingtonchoralsociety.com the audience is part of the wedding! Join us for a big Italian Wedding as Legacy Theater brings the audience to its knees with laughter. Auditions held on 1/23-24, at the Movie Theater at the Legacy Apartment Complex 1025 Kensington Drive, Jacksonville, NC. www.legacytheatercompany.com or 910-545-2296.

comedy NUTT ST. COMEDY ROOM Tickets; $8/$10. Schedule: 1/6-7 Kyle Grooms (HBO, Chapelle Show) • 1/18: Dan Cummins (comedy central) • 1/20-21: Dave Waite (comedy central) • 1/27-28: Trevor Noah (Tonight Show) • 2/10-11: Ryan Singer (comedy central) • 2/17-18: Kenny Zimlinghaus (Cosmo Radio) • 3/2-3: Neal Brennan (co-creator Chapelle Show) • Every Wed. Nutt House Improv Troupe, doors 8pm, showtime 9pm, no cover charge. • Every Thurs. Open Mic Stand Up, doors 8pm, showtime 9pm, no cover. • In January, 2012, the Nutt St Comedy Room announces the opening of The Studio at Nutt St. We provide a community workshop program for actors, comedians, improv, and public speaking. Workshop provides actors and comedians the ability to develop their skill levels and participate in multiple workshops. Beginners workshops available. All

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ages are welcome. Timmy Sherrill: 910-5205520. 255 N. Front St, basement of Soapbox. www.nuttstreet.com. 910-520-5520 WILMINGTON SPORTSMEN’S CLUB 2/4: “R&B and Comedy Show,” featuring comedians DS Sanders nationally known on BET’s Comic View and Def Comedy Jam. Wilmington Sportsmen’s Club, 9-11pm, w/ doors open 8:30pm. Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door and $10 early birds limited through 1/20. Tickets: Johnson’s Groceries, 10th and Dawson. Wilmington Sportsmen’s Club, 1111 Castle St. 910-200-3683

music/concerts RED JUNE 1/7, 7pm: Cape Fear Concerts presents Red June, Playhouse 211, 4320 Southport-Supply Rd., Suite 1 $15 each, available www.playhouse211.com or by calling 842-5160. Red June is a dynamic, acoustic trio from Asheville, NC, performing beautifully distilled Americana music—a touch of bluegrass, old-time, roots rock, and traditional country music with powerful harmonies, innovative songwriting and expert musicianship. www.redjunemusic.com MUSIC AT FIRST

CHAMBER MUSIC ILM All tickets at Kenan Box Office, 910-962-3500. www.chambermusicwilmington.org.

1/ 15, 7:30pm, Beckwith Recital Hall, UNCW. Carolina Piano Trio w/guest violist Jonathan Briggs.

Musical “Paprikash” feat. Hungarian folk tunes, delights and dances from Dohna`ny’s vibrant Serenade fro String Trio, and Barto`k’s intriguing dance variations for strings.

STONE SOUP CONCERTS PRESENTS Fingerstyle guitar champion Richard Smith and cellist Julie Adams, PRESS 102, Veranda Ballroom, 102 S. Second Street, 1/18, 7pm $15, GA. Full bar and dinner menu available. Purchase your tickets at www.WilmingtonTickets. com. www.stonesoupconcerts.com CAROLINA VOCAL ARTS ENSEMBLE Carolina Vocal Arts Ensemble final concert for the 2011-2012 season will be “Something Wonderful.” A tribute to the music of” Rogers and Hammerstein” on 3/24. There are opening for singers in all parts. Schedule appt. w/Director Stephen Field: 910-960-7464. Auditions will be 1/3-13, 10am-3pm. www.carolinavocalarts.org

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TANGO WILMINGTON Tango classes and social dancing, Fridays, Carolina Lounge of Ramada Inn. 5001 Market Street (between College and Kerr). 7:30-9:30pm. $5 lounge entrance includes beginners’ lesson, 7:30. • 1/14, 4-5:30: Cecil & Iryna; 9pm-1am, Verna’s Ballroom Dancesport • 1/28: Jae, 4-5.30pm, and 9pm-1am, TBA Verna’s Ballroom Dancesport : 4523 Franklin Ave, Cost: $10/person per class. Ellen Bethune: 910352-1219 or eb18781@hotmail.com 76’ERS SQUARE DANCE CLUB Modern Western Style Square Dance. Club meets Thurs. nights at 7pm at the Senior Center for a new workshop on square dancing. Info: 270-1639 CAROLINA SHAG CLUB DJs play favorite beach music and shag tunes every Sat, 8pm to close. $4/members; $6/ guests. Carolina Shag Club, 103 N. Lake Park Blvd. Carolina Beach, NC 620-4025 SURFER TANGO Waterford Tango at the Clubhouse, Fri. at 7:30 • Magnolia Greens Tango, Thurs, 7:30pm, Aerobics Room • Cape Fear Country Club Tango, Sun., 5pm. All classes are $10 per couple per class fun, professional, positive instruction. www.surfertango.com CONTRA DANCE Tuesday night dances, 5th Ave United Methodist Church on South 5th Ave at Nun, 7:30-9:30pm.

Social dance for all levels; singles and couples, families, college and high school students and folks of all dancing abilities are invited to come. $4. (910) 538-9711.

art/exhibits FOURTH FRIDAY GALLERY NIGHT As we begin organizing the 2012 series of Fourth Friday Gallery Nights, we are searching for any and all galleries, studios and art spaces in the downtown Wilmington area that would like to be involved in this monthly event. Simply agree to open your doors to the public on the fourth Friday of every month, 6-9pm. If you have something else you’d need to take of on a certain month, simply close the door and post a sign.

Participation includes a nominal, one time fee, of which has been consistently low each year.

Business is added to all posters and 10,000 maps/brochures distributed throughout the year.

Print and radio advertisements included. Fourth Fridays are free self-guided tours, taking place monthly, where local galleries and studios open their doors to the public in an after-hours celebration of art and culture. www.art-soup.org or www.wilmingtonfourthfridays.com

ARTIST’S RECEPTION 1/19, 6pm: Gabriel Lovejoy unveils his newest series of “visual poems”. The theme for this body of work is carried throughout using symbolic and nostalgic images woven together with an illustrative style. Industrial, domestic, and natural elements are all present, interacting with each other to create a visual dialogue. An artist’s reception will take place on January 19th, 2012 and the show will run through 2/29. www. gabriellovejoy.com JANUARY 2012 ARTIST EXHIBIT The Thalian Association, managers of the HBHUSO/CAC, are proud to announce the January 2012 Artists Exhibition featuringthe work of eight emerging and known artists from our area.

Opening reception: 1/27, 6-9pm, to coincide with Fourth Friday Gallery Walk. Free and the public is invited. Exhibit runs through 3/23. Mediums in painting, basket-weaving, mixed-media, photography and more represented.

RAWL COLOR CAPE FEAR CAMERA CLUB Art Soup and Tidal Creek Coop present RawlThe Cape Fear Camera Club will hold a photogColor: an art exhibition featuring Emily Rawl, through February 2012, atTidal Creek Coop Community Center. Emily Rawl focuses on color and motion, with work that seems to dance across the canvas with delight. Her unconventional use of surrealism and form, capture a unique perspective that pushes the viewer into the work. Also an accomplished saxophone Arrow Fine Arts Supplies is hosting a Golden certified player, Rawl’s talent is showcased throughout working artist to teach a workshop about how to work her work, both audibly and visually. 5329 Oleander Drive, Suite 204; 910-799-2667. www. with Golden Acrylic Mediums. Phil Garrett will be at art-soup.org

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the store at 616 Castle Street to explain many uses of mediums and his love for acrylic painting. There is limited seating, so it’s required to reserve a spot ahead of time. Call 910-399-4248. raphy exhibit at the Northeast Branch of New Hanover Regional Library from January 7-February 18, 2012. Approximately 70 photographs, representing a variety of topics, will be on display during regular library hours.

BIENNIAL FACULTY EXHIBITION 1/12, 5:30pm: Biennial Faculty Exhibition will be on view at the UNCW Art Gallery at the Cultural Arts Building, 1/12-2/17. Features current work

by UNCW studio art faculty: Ann Conner, Donald Furst, Ned Irvine, Courtney Johnson, Eric Lawing, Casey Scharling, Vicky Smith, Andi Steele, Pam Toll, and Aaron Wilcox. The exhibition will be accompanied by a full color catalog. An opening reception will be held Thursday, 1/12, 5:307pm. Reception is free and open to the public.

ARROW FINE ART SUPPLIES 1/14, 2pm: Golden Acrylic Mediums, free lecture. Arrow Fine Art Supplies hosts golden certified working artist, Phil Garrett, who will explain many uses of mediums to increase love for acrylic paint. Seating limited.

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BOTTEGA EVENTS Photography exhibit with Jason Hudson, Keith Ketchum and Ross Rogers. • Mon: Closed through winter • Tues (4pm-midnight): Starving artist night • Wed (4pm-mid.): Weekly wine tastings, 7pm • (Sat 1pm-2am; Sun., 1pm-mid.) bottegaartbar@gmail.com. • 208 N. Front St. 910763-3737, www.bottegagallery.com.

PROJEKTE Now showing: “Heavy Metal,” a group exhibit showcasing works in metal. Participating artists include Doug Campbell, Michelle Connolly, Carolyn Foland, Brandon Guthrie, Melissa Manley, Veronica Plankers and Ashley Roderick. Each artist uniquely shapes and forges metal into either jewelry, wall art, mixed media painting, floor

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museums HIDDEN BATTLESHIP Hidden Battleship: 1/14, 8:30-12:30 and 1:305pm. Four-hour tour consists of small groups with guides. Guests explore the bow (officers’ country and boatswain locker), third deck (Radio II, brig, after gyro, storage rooms, ammunition handling, Engineer’s office, torpedo area), Engine room #1, the refrigerator compartments, and climb inside the fire control tower to the top of the ship. The Azalea Coast Radio Club will be in Radio II to explain their work on the ship’s radio transmitters. Limited to ages 12 and older and limited to 40 participants per time slot. Wear warm, comfortable, washable clothing, sturdy, rubber-soled shoes and bring a camera. $45/$35 for Friends of the Battleship or active military.

RSVP: 910-251-5797. www.battleshipnc.com WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH MUSEUM The Wrightsville Beach Museum of History, housed in the turn of the century Myers Cottage, exists to preserve and to share the history of Wrightsville Beach. Visitors to the cottage will find a scale model of Wrightsville Beach circa 1910, exhibits featuring the early days of the beach including Lumina Pavilion, our hurricane history and information about the interaction between the people and our natural environment which have shaped the 100 year history of Wrightsville Beach. • The Board of Directors of Wrightsville Beach Museum of History invites you to the museum’s Annual Meeting where we will recap 2011 and preview 2012. Meet other members, the staff and board and our volunteers. Light refreshments; open to the public 1/24, 5pm. 256-2569. 303 West Salisbury St. wbmuseum.com. (910)256-2569

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Hangs through 1/15/2012. Projekte will be accepting canned food goods during Decemeber to donate to Food Bank of ILM • Now open: Coffeehaus and Antiques, w/assortment of homemade sweets and specialty brewed java. Opens 1pm Tue-Sat. • EVENTS: Mon/Tues/Sat/Sun: Yoga, PWYC, 6.30-7.30pm. Wed: Figure Drawing, $10/class, 6-8pm. First Wed of each Month: DivaMade Collective, a meet n greet for creative women, 7.30-9.30pm. Every other Thur: UNCW Film Nite, sometimes political, always controversial, 7.30-11pm. Second Sat of each month: The Creative Exchange, local artists sale and swap, 2-5pm. • Every 3rd Friday: Live Bossanova w/ Raphael Name, 7p-11p. • Every Fri/Sat: Live Music, 8-12am. Free unless noted otherwise.

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CAMERON ART MUSEUM EXHIBITS: Murrinis Within a Crystal Matrix: The Poetic Glassworks of Richard Ritter,” “Mark Peiser: Reflections on the Palomar Mirror “and “Penland School of Crafts: Evolution and Imagination.” Both Richard Ritter and Mark Peiser are honored as 2011 North Carolina Living Treasures. Thematically tied, both Ritter and Peiser attended Penland School of Crafts. The school is an international leader in the evolution of craft education located in western NC. This exhibition explores Penland then and now, featuring examples of some of the finest work from the school.

Hangs through 4/1/2012 • William McNeill: My Life as a Handheld Church Fan A Rhapsody on Sweat, Sweet Tea and Salvation, Brown Wing.

Through 1/15/2012. Feat. hundreds of church fans with images religious and secular, collected over 40 years by musician and performative assemblage artist William McNeill. McNeill emphasizes their cultural importance, “This collection is really about a vanishing Americana and a way of life that we won’t ever have again.” • Through 1/15/2012: Crowns: Portraits of Black Women in Church Hats, Brown Wing. 25 black and white photographs by Michael Cunningham featured in his book, Crowns: Portraits of Black Women in Church Hats (2000: Doubleday) are highlighted in this exhibition. • Hattitude: A Convergence of Fashion and Faith, Brown Wing; through 1/15/2012. Hats from public and private collections, hats of our own and our mothers’, hats by leading and unknown designers comprise this bountiful exhibition, including generous loans from Dr. Yvonne Watson, Rep. Alma Adams, Guilford County and the Gregg Museum of Art and Design, NC State University. • Jazz at the CAM Series, in partnership with the Cape Fear Jazz Society, through 4/2012, 6:30-8pm. CAM/ CFJS Members: $3/non-members: $55, students: $20. Indv seats: $7 for members, $10, nonmembers and $5 students w/ID. 1/5: El Jaye Johnson & the Port City All Stars • 2/9: Stardust pre-Valentine’s Day show. • Lecture w/ Charlie Brouwer, artist, Rise Up Wilmington.

1/12, 6:30-8pm. CAM, free, Non-members: $5.

Charlie Brouwer is an artist from Floyd County, Virginia. Ladders have often occurred in his sculptures and installations. Rise Up Wilmington will be the latest in a series of temporary public art projects he has been creating with communities. • Rise Up Young Patrons, 1/13, 5:307:30pm. YP members, free. Non-members, $10 (includes program and childcare). Young Patrons at the CAM are the membership group for burgeoning and seasoned art lovers and artists in their 20s, 30s and 40s. Their second event is an intimate conversation with artist Charlie Brouwer on his upcoming CAM installation Rise Up

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

The Exotic Aquatics Gallery traditionally features non-native marine species. Guests can learn more about the life cycle of a jellyfish while viewing these beautiful animals. Educates the public on the importance of well-balanced ecosystems. • Events: Aquarist Apprentice, Behind the Scenes Tour, Breakfast with the Fishes, Mommy and Me, Canoeing the Salt Marsh, Surf Fishing Workshop. Pre-reg. classes. 910-458-8257; ncaquariums.com/fort-fisher. 900 Loggerhead Rd, Kure Beach.

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Wilmington at 6:15pm. Complimentary wine/ beer and snacks. • 1/15, 3pm, CAM Members, free. Spoken word artist SUN, performs in the Brown Wing to mark the last day of the exhibitions Hattitude: A Convergence of Fashion and Faith and Crowns: Portraits of Black Women in Church Hats and William McNeill: My Life as a Handheld Church Fan~A Rhapsody on Sweat, Sweet Tea and Salvation. • Music w/Ryoanji Duo, feat. Rob Nathanson and Frank Bongiorno, 1/19, 7-8pm. CAM members, $5; non, $10. Frequently invited to perform at saxophone, guitar, and composer conferences, the duo has toured throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe, with performances in Berlin, Valencia and Tarragona (Spain), Lubjiana (Slovenia), Montreal, San Francisco and Chicago. • CLASSES, ETC: Life Drawing every Tues., 6-9pm. Group meets in Reception Hall. Participants provide own dry drawing materials and watercolors. $70/6-wks. • Clay Studio Classes, hand-andwheel pottery techniques w/Hiroshi Sueyoshi: Mon/Tues., 1/9-2/29, 9am-noon. Tues/Thurs, 1/10-3/1, 5:30pm-8:30pm. $250-$300. • Kids @ CAM, 1/21, noon-3pm. Members: $3/child, non-members: $5/child, adults free. Come enjoy an afternoon of creativity and imagination! Make art you can take home, explore our exhibitions.

Fun for the whole family! Parental supervision required; no pre-registration necessary.• Call for Yoga and Tai Chi class schedules. Zumba classes, Mon/Wed/Fri, members, $8; non, $10.

Packages: $32/4; $52/8; $65/10. Energetic movement class, Latin-inspired dancing w/Wendy Joyner. New Yearz Zumba Blast,1/7, 3-5pm: Sign-in begins at 2 pm. Corner of South 17th St. and Independence Blvd. Tues-Sun,11am-5pm; Thurs: 11am-9pm. Museum members free, $8 non-members, $5 students with valid ID, $3 children age 2 -12. www.cameronartmuseum.com or 910-395-5999.

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tography of ecologist B.W. Wells and discover his passion for the flora and fauna of the Lower Cape Fear region. • Cape Fear Treasures: Remembering through 1/15: Glimpse a selection of souvenirs and mementos from Cape Fear Museum’s permanent collection. Discover some of the objects people have treasured to remind them of the past. • Grass Roots: African Origins of an American Art opens 1/28: Highlights the beauty of coiled basketry and shows how a basket can be viewed simultaneously as a work of art, object of use and container of memory.

Features more than 50 baskets and related objects and images of Africans in America from the 17th century to the present.• 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. • New Hanover County Resident’s Day: Residents admitted free first Sun. ea. mo. Hours: 9am-5pm through Labor Day, Tues-Sat; 1-5pm, Sun. $7 for adults; $6 for students with valid ID and senior citizens; $6 special military rate with valid military ID; $4 for children 3-17; and free for children under 3. Museum members admitted free. 814 Market St. 910-798-4367. www. capefearmuseum.com.

WILMINGTON RAILROAD MUSEUM Explore railroad history and heritage, especially of the Atlantic Coast Line, headquartered in Wilmington for more than 130 years. Interests and activities for all ages including historical exhibits, full-size steam engine and rolling stock, lively children’s area, and spectacular scale models. Housed in an original 1882 freight warehouse, facilities are fully accessible and on one level. Groups receive special guided tours. Facilities can also be booked for meetings or mixers, accommodating groups of up to 150. • Story Times designed for younger visitors first and third Mon, 10:30am. $4 per family is charged to cover program costs and includes access to the rest of the Museum. • 9/28, 7pm: The Wilmington Railroad Museum hosts a visit from author Theodore Kornweibel, Jr. He has written “Railroads in the African American Experience,” a remarkable review of the significant contributions of African Americans to the building, maintenance, operation, and profitability of the American railway system. A free community presentation and reception will be held at First Baptist Missionary Church, 520 N. Fifth Avenue, at 7 pm. • Museum admission only $6 for adults, $5 for seniors/ military, $3 for children 2-12, and free under age 2. Located at the north end of downtown at 505 Nutt St. 910-763-2634 or www.wrrm.org.

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restored home features period furnishings, artwork and family portraits. Tours offered Mon-Fri, 10am-4pm, and Sat, 12-5pm. Walking tours are Wed and Sat. at 10am. 126 S. Third St. Adults $8, children $4. 762-0492. 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 11am6pm. 20 Orange Street at Front Street on historic downtown riverwalk. (910) 762-1669 or www.capefearserpentarium.com.

BELLAMY MANSION One of NC’s most spectacular examples of antebellum architecture, built on the eve of the Civil War by free and enslaved black artisans, for John Dillard Bellamy (1817-1896) physician, planter and business leader; and his wife, Eliza McIlhenny Harriss (1821-1907) and their nine children. After the fall of Fort Fisher in 1865, Federal troops commandeered the house as their headquarters during the occupation of Wilmington. Now a museum, itfocuses on history and the design arts and offers tours, changing exhibitions and an informative look at historic preservation in action. www.bellamymansion.org. 503 Market St BURGWIN WRIGHT HOUSE 18th century Burgwin-Wright House Museum in the heart of Wilmington’s Historic District, is the oldest museum house in NC, restored with 18th and 19th century decor and gardens. Colonial life is experienced through historical interpretations in kitchen-building and courtyard. 3rd and Market St. Tues-Sat, 10am-4pm. Last tour, 3pm.

Admission rqd. (910) 762-0570. www.burgwinwrighthouse.com.

sports/recreation EMPIE TENNIS LADDER Empie Tennis Ladder: Jan-Mar. Singles: (Open, 2.5-3.0, 3.5- 4.0); Doubles: Open, 5.0-6.0, 6.5-7.5); Mixed Doubles: (Open). $20 (Includes singles, doubles, and mixed doubles ladders) by 12/31. Ends Thurs., 3/31. Playoff for the top 8 players in each division will be Sat., 4/9, at the Althea Gibson Tennis Complex with food and refreshments. Qualifications: Players must be 18 or older to play, unless you play in the open division and/or have been approved by the AGTC tennis staff. Match Rules: All matches must be the best two out of three sets unless both parties agree beforehand to a 3rd set tie-breaker. To Register: www.empiepark.com. info@empiepark. com. 910-341-4639. www.empiepark.com CAPE FEAR RIVER WATCH STRIPE FEST 1/13, 6pm: Cape Fear River Watch Stripe Fest.

A two-day river restoration and education event along the beautiful Cape Fear River! Friday night we will host our exciting Banquet and Auctionwe’ve sold out two years in a row, so get your tickets now! (Call 762-5606 for tickets). Be there Saturday morning to watch the electrifying start of our Tag and Release Striper Tournament or take a river tour to see the excitement firsthand! There are still a few spots left for anglers who would like to be a part of the fishing action! All day Saturday we will have fun, free and informative activities for children and adults, including talks by fishery experts and hands-on educational activities!

WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH PARK AND REC Tennis lessons for youth & adults, cotillion for

youth, Bridge lessons and workshops, line dancing, yoga, pilates, boot camp, tone & stretch, and low impact aerobic classes. 910-256-7925 or www.townofwrightsvillebeach.com.

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trail and other interactive activities. Wilmington Convention Center and Coastline Convention Center, free if pre-reg. Bus parking also free.

Otherwise, $7 seniors/military, $10 adults, kids 10 and under, free w/adult. Reservations accepted on a first-come basis. Send e-mail to: ncqdma@yahoo.com or call Judy Gardner at 919 5552-449. www.capefearwildlifeexpo.com.

CINEMATIQUE Plays weekly at Thalian Hall main stage, 310 Chestnut St. 7:30pm, $7 (unless otherwise noted) • 1/4: Martha Marcy May Marlene: A powerOLD BOOKS ON FRONT ST. ful psychological thriller starring Elizabeth Olsen You know that novel you keep thinking about and as Martha, a young woman rapidly unraveling amidst her attempt to reclaim a normal life after fleeing from a cult and its charismatic leader (John Hawkes). Seeking help from her estranged older sister Lucy (Sarah Paulson) and brother-in-law (Hugh Dancy), Martha is unable and unwilling to reveal the truth Taught by Greg Spahr, be sure to sign up for the about her disappearance. Rated R, 1 hr. 41 six-week fencing class, which will be held in 2012 on min. • 1/9-11: The Skin I Live In: Directed and written by Pedro Amodovar. Ever Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. for since his wife was burned in a car crash, only $50. Classes meet at the Tileston Gym at St. Mary’s Dr. Robert Ledgard (Antonio Banderas,) on the corner of 5th and Ann streets. All equipment will an eminent plastic surgeon, has been interbe supplied by the Cape Fear Fencing Association. Stuested in creating a new skin with which he could have saved her. After twelve years, dents learn about the history of the sport, techniques, he manages to cultivate a skin that is a real conditioning, refereeing and more. shield against every assault. Rated R, 1 hr. www.capefearfencing.com.

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lectures/readings 1/10: CAPE FEAR FENCING

REEL AGING: REAL CHANGE Working Films announces Reel Aging: Real Change, an initiative that will tie compelling documentary films and transmedia projects that explore aging to ongoing policy work and grassroots campaigns supporting older populations globally. Applications by 1/6; four-day residency begins 3/23—eight to ten media teams will sharpen their strategies for audience and community engagement. 3/27: Teams will present their projects to regional, national and global NGOs, funders, government agencies, activists, and policy makers, with a goal to embed the film and media projects into on-the-ground efforts by the advocates in the room. Hosted in Washington, DC. Applications due from media makers for participation in Reel Aging: Real Change; no application fee. Residency includes lodging, meals, and materials. Participants responsible for own travel; limited stipends available. workingfilms. org/reelaging CAPE FEAR RIVER WATCH FILM “Shelter In Place,” January 10th. Each year the Texan petro-chemical industry is permitted to release millions of tons of toxic pollutants into the air, plus thousands of tons more in “accidental” or “unscheduled” releases. This film is an intimate portrait of one fence-line community, sharing their neighborhood with some of the largest refineries in the world, and how this impacts their health and daily lives. 617 Surry St. (910) 7625606.

FILMMAKER’S SOCIAL Filmmaker Social every 2nd Friday of the month, 7pm! Connect with other filmmakers, as well as discuss topics such as fundraising, production and trends in the industry. 16 Taps, 127 Princess St., downtown. Sponsored by CFIFN.

kids stuff KIDS GONE WILD 3/16: “Kids Gone Wild” offers interactive workshops following standard course of study in science, math, and creative writing to middle and high school students—scavenger hunt, wildlife

planning to write? We are going to be a hot spot for the National Novel Writing Month, including twice weekly support groups on Mon/ Thurs, 6:30pm. • In the New Year we will be launching a “Local Authors Book Club” the idea is that the book club would read a book by a local author every month and invite that author to come speak, sign autographs, etc. Our first honoree will be Clyde Edgerton and his book “The Night Train.” Reoccurring dates and times should be confirmed by the end of the week and will appear on our website along with a list of the first year’s titles. Clyde’s books should arrive this week. • 2/3-5: New Poetry Festival : Couplet a festival of verse in two days! Open call for submissions for the anthology to follow shortly! 249 N. Front St. (910) 76-BOOKS (26657). www.OldBooksOnFrontSt.com PARENTING BOOK CLUB A new book club is forming with a focus on enhancing family life through an exploration of the science behind child development. Meetings held the first Thurs. ea. month, 6-7pm. Old Books on Front St. Objective is to engage the community in meaningful discussion about ways to foster healthy family living and to inspire personal growth and connection. Jessica: 336-4202887 or jesscooper1@yahoo.com

materials to create mixed media collages exploring textures, color dynamics, power of content, evocative images and more. • Acrylic Painting, Wed., 11am-1pm. Learn acrylic painting basics: brushstrokes, mixing colors, painting light and shadow and how to choose and paint subject matter. For beginners or experienced painters that want to refresh their skills. • Oil Pastel, Wed, 3-5pm. Learn basic oil pastel skills including overlay, light and shadow, color dynamics and making subject matter vibrant as content. For beginners or those experienced in other media that want to learn about oil pastels. • Basic Drawing, Sat., 11-1pm: Learn line, shading, composition, how to draw what you see, and more. Fun exercises and individual guidance. For beginners or those that want to refresh their drawing skills.

CAPE FEAR FENCING Tues, 1/10, 6:30pm: Taught by Head Coach Greg Spahr, the six-week class will be held Tues/Thurs, 6:30-7:30pm, $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, 7:30pm. • Cape Fear Fencing Association after-school beginners’ class will start the week of 1/9 for 2nd through 8th graders. Meets in the basement of Tileston gym at St. Mary’s school downtown, 3-5pm, Mon-Thurs. Open to all levels of fencing and beginners’ classes are offered for new fencers. www.capefearfencing. com. 910 799-8642.

WINE CLASSES All classes Thurs, 6:30pm at Taste the Olive; must be at least 21 years of age w/ID. Space limited; RSVP rqd. Schedule: 1/12: Wine 101— Tasting seminar and inrto into world of wine.

Learn to swirl, sniff and sip like a pro; understand your palate. $25/person • 1/26: Wine 102—Go beyond the basics and train your senses by learning to identify the components of wine’s nose and flavor profile, based on prior sensory memories as well as an understanding of the variety of taste components that are frequently identified in wine. Some knowlegde of wine preferable. $25/ person Reservations are accepted on a firstcome/first-serve basis, and are non-refundable.

910-256-OILS(6457)for policies/details.

HEALTH AND WELLNESS EXPO MMC’s Career Services will be hosting a “Health & Wellness Expo” on Tues, 1/24, noon-3pm.

Vendors from the medical and wellness fields in attendance. The New Hanover County Health

future scopes

with Fay Meadows ARIES (21 March – 20 April)

Strange new ideas tempt you to make changes on impulse; check the facts before you leap, but follow your heart.

TAURUS (21 April – 20 May)

Say what you mean and keep it to the point, even though your emotions are a little intense. Unexpected phone calls or visits from old friends may bring about emotional conflict.

GEMINI (21 May – 20 June)

Listening to others before you make decisions about how to improve their lives may keep you from unwanted confrontation. With your family, affection comes easy this week.

CANCER (21 June – 21 July)

If you make a promise, you should be prepared to keep it, even though you may be faced with more work and activities than you envisioned.

LEO (22 July – 22 August)

What starts as a heart-to-heart may come off as arrogance; communicating with the opposite sex is fun and full of interesting tidbits. Your sense of humor is at its best.

VIRGO (23 August – 22 September) Physical activity is what you are craving and will be

helpful in using that excess energy. Changes come about as a result of a partnership; don’t let your partner decide how you will act, but work toward compromise.

LIBRA (9/24 – 10/23)

Unusual meetings will bring you new friendships, as long as you keep an open mind. Blowing up over petty issues may happen whether you want it to or not, but it will go away quickly.

SCORPIO (23 Oct. – 21 November)

Trivial matters come up between you and a friend; don’t force the issue, and it will resolve itself.

Treating family members like you want to be treated will ensure less controversy.

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SAGITTARIUS (22 Nov. – 21 Dec.)

Make time for your family and give in to the urge to tell them how much you appreciate them. A strong sex drive is a bonus this week.

CAPRICORN (22 Dec. – 20 Jan.)

Sudden changes in your attitude can be attributed to new ideas. It isn’t only that you want to experience new things; it is that you are seeing old things in a new way.

classes/workshops ART CLASSES Professional instruction with Lois DeWitt, MFA. Over 30 years of art teaching experience. Small classes, individual tutoring available. loislight@ bellsouth.net. Four weeks, $80. Watercolor: Mon, 11am-1pm; or Sat., 3-5pm: Learn color washes, expressive brushstrokes, creating light and shadow and more. For beginners or experienced painters that want to refresh their skills. • Collage: Mon, 3-5pm: Create beautiful collages from found papers in a series of fun collage lessons including textures, color gradation, paper dynamics, photo portrait and more. • Mixed Media, Tues., 3-5pm: Learn how to use found

AQUARIUS (21 Jan. – 19 February)

Attractive and magnetic, you express yourself well and others are happy around you. Extravagance should be avoided. Worrying about your home life will not make it better.

PISCES (20 February – 20 March)

Intrigue at work may bring about a difference of opinions. Moneymaking ventures will help with your financial panic, but avoid seeking status symbols!

ELAND (31 Across), from the Dutch word for “elk,” was the name given to the antelope by the

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Dept: free confidential HIV and Syphilis testing. MMC medical students: free blood pressure checks, BMI checks and other various tests. Massage students: free chair massages.

Open to the public. • Vendor entry fee: bring 3 canned food items for donation to the ACES organization (Aids Care and Educational Services).

Please contact Shannon Carlson (Employer Relations Director: Shannon.Carlson@miller-motte. edu or (910)442-3414. Park on the left side of the building where it says “Administration” and

Hall at St. James Episcopal Church on the corner of 3rd and Market where we will be joined by Ramona Bartos, Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer. Ms.Bartos will discuss state historic preservation initiatives and we will nominate and choose the new board. Light refreshments will be served.

NOMS FOR WOMEN OF ACHIEVEMENT Nominations are now being accepted for the YWCA Cape Fear Women of Achievement Awards to honor women and youth who demonstrate outstanding leadership qualities, as well as excellence, accomplishments and commitment in their careers, schools and communities.. Women in Brunswick, CoKnow an awesome woman who has made strides in the lumbus, New Hanover and Pender councommunity for betterment? YWCA Cape Fear Women ties may be nominated in nine categories: arts, business, communications, educaof Achievement Awards now accepts nominations for tion, environmental, health and wellness, women who demonstrate outstanding leadership qualipublic service, volunteer and the Rachel ties, accomplishments and commitment in their careers, Freeman Unsung Hero Award. Seniors in high school are nominated in the Youth schools and communities. Women can be from BrunsLeader Category (these awards include a wick, New Hanover, Columbus and Pender counties. $1,000 scholarship). Deadline: 3/1, 5pm.

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walk in the side entrance. 5000 Market St. BRIDGE LESSONS The Wrightsville Beach Parks & Recreation Department is offering Beginner II Bridge lessons and Bridge Workshops with Marie Killoran.

Bridge II Lessons: Thurs., 3/1, 8, 15, 4/5 & 12.

Beginner II Bridge is from 9:30-11:30am. Bridge Workshops are open to anyone with basic bridge knowledge and play experience. Different topics covered each week, 1/26, 2/16, 3/, 10 & 17, 2012, 9:30-11:30am. All sessions will consist of discussion and practice hands. 910-256-7925.

Pre-reg.: (910) 256-7925.

TRAFFIC SKILLS 101 Wrightsville Beach Parks and Rec offers two-day course to give cyclists the confidence they need to ride safely and legally in traffic or on the trail.

The course covers bicycle safety checks, fixing a flat, on-bike skills & crash avoidance techniques.

Recommended for adults and children above the age 14. Fri. 3/23, 6-9pm, Indoor Training. Satu.

3/24, 9-noon, Practical Training Outdoors (Rain date for Saturday is Sunday, 3/25, 1-4pm). Prereg rqd. 256-6925 or www.townofwrightsvillebeach.com

clubs/notices HUMANISTS AND FREETHINKERS Humanists and Freethinkers of Cape Fear Meeting, 1/8, 6-8:30pm, The Bridge Center, 127-40 S. College Rd. Celebrating the genius of Christopher Hitchens—his life work, energy and wit, even his opponents admired and enjoyed. We invite you to come and raise a glass and a voice to his legacy, as we show a short compilation of his filmed appearances and debates. Afterward, everyone can read their favorite passages from his works. Dinks, pot luck buffet, and conversation. RSVP: www.meetup.com/humanism-182 HISTORIC ILM FOUNDATION 1/26, 6pm: Please join us for our annual meeting, Thursday, January 26 at 6pm, in the Great

GAMBLER’S ANONYMOUS MEETING Gambler’s Anonymous Meeting of Wilmington. Meets every Tuesday, 6:30-8pm. Ogden Baptist Church: 7121 Market St. 12-step meeting for people that have or think they may have a compulsive gambling problem. Contact: Casey 910-599-1407

CAPE FEAR CAMERA CLUB Club meets third Thurs. each month, Sept thru June, 7pm at Cape Fear Community College. www.capefearcameraclub.org PFLAG PFLAG Meeting is first Mon/mo. at UNCW, in the Masonboro Island Room #2010, 7pm.

LYMPHEDEMA SUPPORT GROUP Dosher Memorial Hospital has announced the formation of a new Lymphedema Support Group.

culinary STEP UP FOR SOLDIERS Step Up For Soldiers Backyard BBQ Cook-Off, 1/28, w/25 competitiors and popular local bands, Dog’s Ave., Machine Gun and DJ Lil Mike, all to benefit Step Up For Soldiers. is arguable the top cover band in Wilmington, if not the entire state of NC. Held at the lake in Carolina Beach.

Admission is free. Tickets can be purchased to sample the BBQs after the double-blind judging is completed. Raffles, arts and craft vendors and additional food and drink for purchase. Gates at 11am and prizes awarded at 2pm. Step Up For Soldiers is an all-volunteer non-profit organization dedicated to enhancing the lives of our disabled veterans and their families. Rose McConville: rosemc110@gmail.com or 910-547-0087.

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. 910545-8055

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