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Wilmington’s 20th annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade will return in 2019 one day early to honor Cape Fear First Responders as Grand Marshals. This year’s parade route goes down Front Street from Cape Fear Community College (411 N. Front St.) to Dock Street. The review stand is at Front and Market streets with Ashlea Kosikowski (WECT) as MC. Bring the whole family to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day early! Visit www.wilmingtonparade.com.
HASHTAG SEXUAL REFERENCE, PG. 16 Shirley Gnome has made her mark with kazoos, comedy and performance art at Cucalorus Festival, now she’ll return to ILM for ‘Tainted Caberet’ with friends Ula Uberson and James & The Giant Pasty, March 19-20, at Whiskey Tango Foxtrot.
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Lizzy Ross and Omar Ruiz-Lopez are prepping to release their first full-length album as Violet Bell. They’re playing those new tunes during their spring tour, which will bring them to Waterline Brewing on March 15. Courtesy photo
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LIVE LOCAL, LIVE SMALL:
Talking preservation at upcoming conference on Wrightsville Beach e: Why was Wrightsville Beach selected? Is there significance to the Blockade Runner as a location?
BY: GWENYFAR ROHLER
PNC: Our conference travels across the state. We select different locations each year and try rotate through the regions (east, west, Piedmont) as often as we can. We were in Charlotte last year, and Greensboro before that, so it was time to touch the eastern part of the state. Wilmington and Wrightsville Beach made perfect sense because we’ve had a long relationship with the area; Bellamy Mansion is owned and operated by Preservation North Carolina. It’s one of our stewardship properties, and we were actively involved in its restoration. The owner of Blockade Runner serves on Bellamy’s board of directors, so they are also part of our Preservation North Carolina network. The Blockade Runner is a mid-century modern building—many times folks don’t think of mid-century modern architecture and buildings as “historic” but, in fact, as we continue into the first and second decades of the 2000s, those properties are now entering their “historic” phases—defined as properties 50 years and older. So the Blockade Runner is historic by definition, and it has a rich history and serves as an ideal backdrop for our conference. Also, Wilmington is one of great historic cities in the state; we couldn’t miss the opportunity to explore it as well, with Bellamy Mansion as the anchor. THURSDAY KEYNOTE SPEAKER: James Perry is the president of Winston-Salem Urban League and will speak on Thursday at the upcoming Preservation North Carolina Conference at Blockade Runner. Courtesy photo.
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he name Preservation North Carolina might sound familiar to many Wilmingtonians. Without a doubt, we all know one of their flagship projects: preserving and operating the Bellamy Mansion Museum. Many remember when the corner of Fifth and Market streets was dominated by a burned-out shell of a house. Now we have a stunning mansion that teaches the history of our area and showcases the power of preservation. As Bellamy Mansion’s executive director, Gareth Evans, reminds people, restoration and renovation are possible; they just take effort and money. I agree with him; the benefits are priceless. Founded in 1939, Preservation North Carolina works statewide “to protect and promote buildings, landscapes and sites important to the diverse heritage of North Carolina.” The Preservation North Carolina 2018 annual Conference was supposed to
be held last fall at Wrightsville Beach; Hurricane Florence had other plans. Consequently, the rescheduled conference is taking place March 20-22 at the newly opened and renovated Blockade Runner Resort at Wrightsville Beach. Among the issues addressed this year will be a session surrounding race, equality and preservation. Also, there will be a presentation on the activities at Orton Plantation, which has been undergoing extensive work since the Sprunt family sold it several years ago. Clarissa Goodlett, director of communications for Preservation North Carolina, was kind enough to answer some of encore’s questions about the upcoming conference and the organization’s important work. encore (e): Why would this conference be of public interest? Why
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is historic preservation important to our state? Preservation North Carolina (PNC): History and Preservation are linked to the fabric of all of our North Carolina communities—culturally and economically. So, if you have an interest in your community, old houses, history, community history, and racial and economic diversity, or community reinvestment, your interests coincide with our work and this conference. Plus, it’s a fun time with amazing folks. We’ll discuss some serious topics, but we’ll also have beach parties and tour some exclusive historic properties in and around Wrightsville and Wilmington. We are the organization in the state that offers this type of opportunity in North Carolina at this scale, in a way that feels local and accessible to folks. We are proud of that and it drives us to continue to do it every year.
e: Clearly human neglect is a major foe to preservation work. However, natural disasters pose real threats as well. Do you have programs to address those issues?
PNC: In recent years, the threat of natural disasters have certainly been part of our historic preservation conversations and strategies. While Preservation North Carolina does not administer disaster programming, we partner with the State Historic Preservation Office (the official governmental arm for statewide historic preservation in North Carolina) to connect our members and network to the programs they offer and administer. e: Why is this conference important and meaningful to our area to host it?
PNC: Our mission-driven goal is “saving historic places that matter to the diverse people of North Carolina.” This work comprises the core of what we do, but we learned early on we can increase our impact exponentially by cultivating and supporting a network of folks who are also interested and
ference registration is a la carte—you can register for the whole conference or any specific part you’d like to attend. Our educational sessions are just $40 each and cover a complete morning or afternoon of the conference.
FRIDAY KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Nick Dawson, from Orton Plantation, will speak on Friday at Blockade Runner. Courtesy photo
passionate about saving historic places. By connecting and bringing these folks together (homeowners, builders, architects, developers, preservations, entrepreneurs, etc.), we are inspiring folks to take on the work in their own towns and communities— and providing them with tools and resources (and inspiration) to do it. Our conference was originally scheduled for October 2018, we had to reschedule it because of Hurricane Florence. In the immediate weeks following the hurricane, we were touched and inspired by the strength and resiliency of the people of North Carolina.
We were excited to showcase the charm and hospitality of the historic towns of Wilmington and Wrightsville Beach to visitors from across our state and beyond. Rescheduling the conference on the first days of spring—a time of renewal and hope— seemed like the right way to honor all the hard work of rebuilding that happened between then and now. It’s a tremendous opportunity for us to show our support for one of North Carolina’s great historic cities.
e: Is there an option for people to sign up for individual workshops or sessions, or must they register for the entire conference? PNC: Absolutely. We want to make sure the conference is as open and accessible to as many people as possible. Our con-
We’ve also provided breakout sessions where participants can choose from a variety of educational sessions. The complete conference schedule and registration is available on our website, www.presnc.org/ conference. Our registration deadline is March 15, but there are some opportunities to register and attend sessions at the door. We can’t guarantee space at the door, so we advise folks to register in advance, but at the door registration is an option.
e: You’re hosting a racial equality workshop. Does this address issues surrounding gentrification? Will there be another opportunity for the public to benefit from this material? PNC: Considering conversations are happening nationally around race, we considered our conference an ideal opportunity to explore historic preservation’s roles and connections to these conversations and issues. We’ve asked our facilitators to focus on racial equity in the context of historic preservation, in particular engaging and preserving culturally significant spaces, communities and structures. We can’t predict how the conversations in the workshop will unfold, but we are committed to provid-
ing our network with a platform and opportunity to have this discussion. We have a sponsor for the racial equity workshop that will allow for 25 people to attend for free. (We are particularly interested in having local Wilmington/Wrightsville folks take advantage of this opportunity). Folks who would like one of the 25 slots can email me, Clarissa Goodlett, at cgoodlett@ presnc.org. The deadline is March 15. Folks should respond with their name, contact info (e-mail, phone), and organization (if applicable).
e: Are there any other opportunities to interact with the material about St. Stephens church? Or Orton Plantation? PNC: We don’t have any programming beyond the conference planned for these sites, but we are certainly open to reaching out to our presenters to share materials with folks who are interested. Reach out to us at any time via our website or e-mail info@ presnc.org.
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VIEWS>>OP-ED
THE PRIVILEGE OF SILENCE:
Letting Black History Month pass by without a peep BY: MARK BASQUILL
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f we’re really going to help marginalized communities,” he said. “I almost don’t care if they steal some of our ideas. We need a lot of partners.” The man sat in a booth in front of me at the coffee shop on Market Street. I stopped to pick up a whole wheat bagel and black coffee before I headed to work. I guessed it was one of his many coffeeshop offices. He wore a sweater, had brown skin, slightly salted, close-cropped beard, sat in front of a MacBook Pro, and spoke into his iPhone. I caught snippets of his conversation. His intent seemed to be to create positive change for marginalized communities, not gain power or profit for himself. The little I overheard made me very curious to talk with him, listen to him, to connect with him. He finished his conversation and pondered, eyes staring off in deep in thought. A community organizer making things happen for marginalized communities at a coffee shop: He might be future president of United States. I waited for my coffee and struggled to find a way to break down the physical barrier of booths between us (it wasn’t a wall, it was a physical barrier). By the time my order was up, I hadn’t thought of anything to say. And that’s unusual for me. I’ll talk with just about anyone about anything.
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I got in the car and thought about the interaction—or lack thereof. With another week coming to a close, I thought about what to write in these few precious paragraphs. We are approaching St. Patrick’s Day, closing in on the Azalea Festival, and it dawned on me that Black History Month had come and gone, and I’d stayed as silent as I was at the coffee shop. It’s not like racial tension locally or nationally came and went. Just before Black History Month, near Martin Luther King Day, I thought about writing how representative Ocasio-Cortez is getting vilified for saying many of the same things Martin Luther King said 50
years ago. MLK’s Poor People’s March united two causes still relevant today: race and inequality of economic opportunity. Ms. Cortez adds an environmental conscience to good ideas good people like MLK have articulated for decades. In the middle of February, I thought about writing that building walls isn’t how we abolished slavery. Then when “Green Book” won Best Picture over “BlacKkKlansman,” I was as speechless as I was at the coffee shop.
Why didn’t I write anything about Black History Month? The answer stared me in the face in the restroom at work. I looked in the mirror and saw I’m still white. I wake up every morning and I’m still white. I have a job, and my bills will be paid next month. If I want to join the Klan or any of many new “It’s Great Being White” groups proliferating in this era, I can just show up and say I had a come-to-a-white-Jesus moment. I don’t really have to write about or even think about race or economic inequality if I don’t want to. I can write about sunsets and think about whether this is the year I finally join the American Association of Retired Persons. Spike Lee can’t really do that. For Lee and so many others, racism and economic inequality stare them in the face every day. They can’t recede into privilege. They can’t stay silent. If I’m honest, I can’t afford the privilege of silence either. As the man in the coffee shop said, “We need a lot of partners.” Ten years ago, during the Obama era, a middle-aged white guy like me felt comfortable advocating for the Affordable Care Act, marching in the MLK Day parade, celebrating Black History Month alongside partners of all races. It was easy to see and speak about the connections between race and economic issues. There was more partnering and less “othering.” That seems like a Golden Age of civility now. In this era, it’s much more challenging. Maybe it’s just me. In any case, I intend to try harder to connect, maybe say hello to the community organizer at the coffee shop for a start, and be grateful Ice Cube is playing the Azalea Festival.
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RELIGIOUS RASCALITY
Pastor Alph Lukau of Alleluia International Ministries in Johannesburg, South Africa, is facing lawsuits after a stunt in which he appeared to resurrect a dead man on February 24. Sowetan News reported that a video of the incident shows Lukau placing his hands on the man’s stomach as he lay in the coffin, when suddenly the man, identified as Elliott, begins to gasp for air and sits up. “Can you see what happened?” Lukau exclaims in the video. “This man died since Friday, he was in the mortuary. ... Devil, I told you wherever I find you I will kick you.” Pastor Rochelle Kombou said the hearse driver heard noises coming from the coffin and ran away as soon as they arrived at the church. “I was screaming,” she said. “I saw his tongue moving. ... The man of God completed the miracle by praying because prayer is the key.” The lawsuits, meanwhile, stem from the misrepresentation of the situation to three funeral parlors, whose services were sought by church officials; a coffin was bought from one and the hearse was hired from another. Prince Mafu, who is representing the funeral homes, said the matter had been reported to the Jeppe police station for further investigation. [Sowetan News, 2/26/2019]
LEAST COMPETENT CRIMINAL
Christopher Thomas Knox, 37, of Hillsboro, Oregon, thought he was just calling for help when his car became stuck in the snow in Clatsop State Forest on February 15. He didn’t count on Clatsop County sheriff’s deputies putting two and two together: In the car with Knox was a 13-year-old girl from King County, Washington. He initially introduced her to responding officers as his daughter, but they quickly determined the minor had been lured from her home. The Oregonian reported that Knox had started an online relationship with the girl’s mother, and the girl left home without her parents’ knowledge or consent. Along the way, Knox allegedly sexually abused her twice, according to the sheriff’s office. Knox was arrested for attempted second-degree rape and first-degree custodial interference. [Oregonian, 2/19/2019]
PEOPLE WITH ISSUES
Volleyball players at the University of Kansas had reported to Lawrence, Kansas, police a number of break-ins over 2017 and 2018, but it was the list of missing items that was most puzzling: swimsuit bottoms, socks, shoes -- and many pairs of underwear. After a spring break 2018 incident, police got a lead in the case: Sur-
veillance video captured a suspect vehicle that had a dealership sticker in the window. The Lawrence Journal-World reported that officers worked with the local dealership, which had loaned the car to Skyler N. Yee, 23, while his own car was being serviced. Yee, a volunteer assistant volleyball coach since 2016, was arrested and charged with 15 counts of burglary, property damage and theft after police searched his home in early February, where they found a 40-drawer plastic storage container full of women’s underwear, with each drawer labeled with a player’s name; six other containers with underwear; and bags containing pink high heels, boots, a sundress and a jumpsuit that victims had reported missing, along with jewelry, sex toys and other items. Yee resigned from his position in mid-January; KU Athletics spokesman Jim Marchiony said, “We have taken precautions to ensure that he is not permitted to be anywhere near the volleyball program.” [Lawrence Journal-World, 2/20/2019]
BRIGHT IDEAS
Smartmouth Brewing Co. in Norfolk, Virginia, launched a new “magically ridiculous” beer on March 2: Saturday Morning, a limited-edition IPA -- with marshmallows. Chris Neikirk, brewery spokesperson, told USA Today the beer is “brewed with in-house toasted marshmallows and bulk dehydrated marshmallow bits. ... It has a soft pillowy body with a slight cereal taste.” Smartmouth hopes the beer evokes “nostalgia in adults who remember when ... Saturday mornings were a time that you sat around watching cartoons and playing games,” Neikirk added, while warning that the brewery is “not marketing to children.” [USA Today, 2/26/2019]
RUDE
Detective Constable Claire Fitzpatrick is no shrinking violet, evidenced by the fact that she’s in danger of losing her job at the village police station in Bedwas, South Wales, England. The 44-year-old says her inappropriate language and habit of audibly breaking wind are just part of the “culture of banter” at the station, but she faces 25 counts of inappropriate behavior, including: farting outside her sergeant’s office, using the C-word with a suspect, and propositioning a junior officer (asking if he wanted an affair with a “fatter, ugly, older woman”). DC Fitzpatrick told Metro News that swearing is “just the nature of the place” and she had replaced the F-word with the C-word as her word of choice. However, she appeared to have regrets about her actions, calling them “stupid.” [Metro News, 2/26/2019] encore | march 13 - march 19, 2019 | www.encorepub.com 7
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NOURISH THE HEART AND MUSIC:
Violet Duo prep to drop a full-length album and head to Waterline Brewing on March 15 BY: SHANNON RAE GENTRY
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here’s an elegant marriage of strings and vocals between Lizzy Ross and Omar Ruiz-Lopez of Durham’s Violet Bell. Ross treads lightly back and forth from soft soprano and alto, like stepping from stone to stone across a stream of violin, mandolin and guitar. Delicate yet powerful, their soundscapes are founded in folk, but their music continues to become more stylistically diverse and lyrically vulnerable, according to Ross. It’s heard on their forthcoming fulllength album, “Honey In My Heart.” “The more we write and play together, the more collaborative and authentic the music becomes,” Ross explains. “We’re getting more comfortable being ourselves, rather than confined by genre expectations. . . . We’re writing about real topics that are close to our hearts, and melding seemingly disparate genres into a unique sound.” Ross moved back from Nashville in 2015 with a collection of songs in tow. She wanted to record a live album then, but two weeks before a show, a mutual friend introduced her to Ruiz-Lopez. Since meeting in 2016, the duo have played roughly 300 shows together from East to West coasts, released an EP (“Dream The Wheel”), and are preparing to drop “Honey In My Heart” in fall 2019. “He learned the songs, joined me on stage, and brought a new dimension of beauty to the music—playing violin, mandolin, and guitar,” she remembers. “We started playing shows as a duo, and fell in love (it must have been the music!). A few months later, we realized we were in a band.” The two have been Violet Bell since November 2016. Their spring tour will bring them to Waterline Brewing on March 15. Lizzy Ross told encore about Violet Bell’s upcoming album and touring. encore (e): In a short time you’ve worked on two albums, how has your music together already grown and evolved from one album to the next? Lizzy Ross (LR): Omar comes from a classical background; I come from a singer-songwriter background, and we’re both influenced by the bluegrass and old-time traditions in NC. Add our mutual love for soul, gypsy, world, Americana and psychedelic music into the mix, and it’s getting stranger every day! e: Tell us more about “Honey in My Heart.”
e: You recorded them live?
LR: We are so excited to share this new album. It’s a full-band recording, with dear friends on drums, keys, winds and bass; Omar on violin, cello, electric and acoustic guitar; and me on vocals and guitar. We focused on the process during recording—instead of getting stuck on the “product” and perfectionism, just embracing and enjoying the musicmaking. That approach nourished our hearts and the music, and we love the album that came out of it. e: How did you land on a name? LR: To us “Honey in My Heart” is an expression of joy and gratitude for the sweet things in life. The song is about recognizing your journey, all the people who have loved and helped you along the way, and overflowing with gratitude for the happy accidents and mysteries that make our lives. It’s about the vast web of connection between all forms of life, how we are part of one another; we are all related. It’s about stopping to take a moment, saying thank you, and basking in those good feelings. “Honey in my Heart,” is based on the teachings of the Tz’utujil Maya people in the Lake Atitlan area in Guatemala. I cannot do justice to complexity of the teaching and deep history of the Tz’utujil people. That said, our understanding of the saying is it’s a blessing, a celebration, and a calling to recognize the value and wisdom of all forms of life—human and non-human. By that I mean there is wisdom in the water, the plants, the land, and the creatures who inhabit it. We have a lot to learn from each other, and a spirit of gratitude greases the wheels of evolution. e: “Swimming Towards Sharks” stands out, particularly with a violin’s wailing dueling with your vocals. Tell readers more about these instrumentals. LR: “Swimming Towards Sharks” is about sexual violence and abuse that many women—really, people of all gender identities— deal with on an everyday basis. It’s born out of my own experience, and the countless stories of sexual assault from loved ones. The song came from a place of grief and rage, and the desire to transform this part of my life and our culture. At first I was afraid to share the song, because the subject has been culturally taboo. When we did record it, the music came out with lightning bolts. My vocals and Omar’s violin solo intertwine, wild and explosive. You
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FOR THE LOVE OF MUSIC: Violet Bell duo Lizzy Ross and Omar Ruiz-Lopez head to Waterline Brewing for their spring tour. Courtesy photo
can hear the power of the emotions behind the song—it’s edgy, on fire. To me that is beautiful because it’s a true expression. When we are able to witness, feel, and share those experiences, we then have the power to evolve. I feel grateful this song came to me at this moment in our culture. It’s been a healing process for me to write and share it. I’m grateful to Omar and the whole band for developing such a powerful instrumental arrangement, [which] really helps the listener feel what’s behind the song. I hope it serves those who hear it. e: Can you tell us about other songs and their origins? LR: Sometimes songs surprise me. They come from personal experience, weaving in mythology and our adventures on the road, and sometimes from totally unexpected and hilarious origins. “The Mountain Song” came out of a trip to the Adirondacks after we played a NYC show. Omar and I hiked the tallest mountain in the area, and at the top found a fire tower in disrepair—no railing, rusted-out stairs. Against our better judgment, we climbed it. At the top, we took in this magnificent view: green valleys all around, a silver lake shining, and only one road cutting through it all. On the way back down the mountain, the song wrote itself to the rhythm of our steps. It’s like the spirit of the place came through. Overall, this album speaks to the vivid intensity and beauty of life, with all its strange diversity. I hope, by sharing our authentic experiences, we bring light to our listeners and inspire folks to speak and live their truths. There’s a strong feminine vibe, but I think people of any gender can relate.
LR: People make great recordings in all kinds of ways, but for us, we just love the tone and feel of music recorded live. Having the band gel rhythmically, and getting those magical overtones, is musically delicious. It captures the energy of the song and feels authentic, rather than a Franken-track that’s auto-tuned and cobbled together. We didn’t use scratch tracks, a click track, or very much isolation. Most of the performances, including the vocals, are just the way they happened that one time we recorded the song. We did not record entirely live in single takes. We did do overdubs in the studio—for instance, Omar may have been playing the guitar on the initial live take of a song, then went back and recorded the violin solo. He’s good, but he can’t play two instruments at once! (I’m sure he’ll find an exception to that, now that I’ve said it.) There are also a few players we brought in later, including Rissi Palmer and Shana Tucker on backup vocals, Carter Minor on harmonica, and a few other wonderful artists who we feel lucky to have worked with. It takes a village. e: Will we mostly hear “Honey in My Heart” at your forthcoming live show? Are you already writing new songs—or too soon to ask? LR: We have a whole album’s worth of songs in the pipes for the next two albums! Can’t wait to get back in the studio! Writing is my favorite part of this whole vocation. We play new and old songs at every show, so you might hear songs that are 10 or two years old, or that haven’t even come out yet. We will definitely add a few songs from “Honey in My Heart” to the setlist. We look forward to road-testing these songs out as a duo and a quintet, in anticipation of our fall ‘19 release!
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A PREVIEW OF EVENTS ACROSS TOWN THIS WEEK
THURSDAY
THE SOUNDBOARD
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100 S. FRONT ST. 910-251-1832
FRIDAY
$3.00 Michelob Ultra $5.00 Lunazul Tequila All Floors open
LIVE MUSIC in the courtyard on Friday & Saturday MONDAY
$2.75 Domestic $3.50 Select Drafts $4 Fireballs!
TUESDAY
$3.50 Local Draft Brew
(Foothills Hoppyum IPA, Red Oak)
SATURDAY
$3 Miller Lite $3.50 Modelo $4 Smirnoff Lemon Drop shots $5 Raspberry Smirnoff w/mixer All Floors open
$5 Jameson
SUNDAY
WEDNESDAY
$3 Corona & Corona Light $4 Mimosa $4 Bloody Mary $5 Margarita
$3 Lagunitas $6 Knob Creek 1/2 price bottles of wine
1423 S. 3rd St. DOWNTOWN WILMINGTON (910) 763-1607 Tuesday __________________________________________
KARAOKE
w/DJ Damo, 9PM
2 KILLIANS • $400 MAGNERS
$ 50
Thursday ________________________________________
TRIVIA
TIGHT GROOVES: Afrobear will play this St. Patrick’s Day on March 17 at the Juggling Gypsy. Courtesy photo
8:00 P.M. • PRIZES! • $250 YUENGLING DRAFT $ 50 3 FIREBALL SHOTS
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13
LIVE MUSIC
—Local’s Tavern, 1107 New Pointe Blvd.
Friday & Saturday __________________________ 2 BUD & BUD LIGHTS
$ 00
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BREAKFAST BUFFET 9:00 A.M. - 2:00 P.M. • $4 MIMOSA’S
Music Bingo with Sherri! (7pm; Free) Karaoke (7pm; Free)
—Edward Teach Brewing, 604 N 4th St.
Music Bingo at the Harp! (7:30pm; Free) —The Harp, 1423 S. Third St.
Bumpin Uglies with VillaNova and Sons of Paradise (8pm; $10) —Reel Cafe, 100 S. Front St.
Wine Down & Karaoke (8pm; Free) —Ibiza Nightclub, 118 Market St.
The Dirtball of Kottonmouth Kings (10pm; $5) —The Calico Room, 107 S. Front St.
Singer-Songwriter Circle, Open Mic (9pm; Free) —Bottega Art Bar and Gallery, 723 N. 4th St.
Team Trivia (7pm; Free) $3.75 Red Oak Draft $4 Wells 65 Wings, 4-7pm $3.75 Sweetwaters $4.50 Absolute Lemonade
$3.75 Hay Bale Ale
Music Bingo at The Harp (7:30pm; Free) —The Harp, 1423 S 3rd St.
$3.50 Pint of the Day $4 Fire Ball $5 Mimosas $5 Car Bombs
$3.75 Sweet Josie $4 Margaritas
—Slice of Life, 125 Market St.; 910-251-9444
$5 Bloody Mary’s & Mimosas *Drink Specials run all day
Open Mic (6pm; Free)
—Tidal Creek Co-op, 5329 Oleander Dr.
Wet Wednesday DJ (10pm; Free)
—The Calico Room, 107 S. Front St.
Wine Down & Karaoke (8pm; Free)
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—Ibiza Nightclub, 118 Market St.
—Jamaica House, 2206 Carolina Beach Rd.
THURSDAY, MARCH 14
—Dead Crow Comedy Room, 265 N. Front St.
Thursday Morning Music Club: C. Justin Smith (1pm; Free; Organist) —First Presbyterian Church, 125 S. Third St.
Fire & Drums (3pm; Free)
—Juggling Gypsy, 1612 Castle St.; 910-763-2223
Into the Fog (6pm; Free; Bluegrass, Folk)
—Salty Turtle Beer Company, 103 Triton Ln.
Open Mic Comedy (8pm; $0-$3)
Trivia w/ Party Gras Ent. (8pm; Free)
—Fox & Hound, 920 Town Center Dr.
Electric Kif play The Whiskey (8pm; Free) —The Whiskey, 1 S. Front St.
Trivia Night (8:30pm; Free)
—The Harp, 1423 S. 3rd St.
Open Mic Night (6pm; Free)
FRIDAY, MARCH 15
Weekly Wine Down Open Mic (6pm; Free)
—Wrightsville Beach Brewery, 6201 Oleander Dr.
—Morning Glory Coffeehouse, 1415 Dawson St. —Wilmington Wine, 605 Castle St.
Luis Paschoa (6:30pm; Free; Singer-Songwriter) —Waterman’s Brewing Co., 1610 Pavilion Place
Cara Schauble (7pm; Free; Singer-Songwriter) —Sweet n Savory Cafe, 1611 Pavillion Place
Kilbeggan Irish Band (6pm; Free)
David Dixon (6pm; Free; Singer-Songwriter) —Cloud 9 Rooftop, 9 Estell Lee Pl.
Phil Bruschi (7pm; $10; Singer-Songwriter)
—Leland Cultural Arts Center, 1212 Magnolia Village Way
Slick Mahoneys (7pm; Free; Blues)
Side Effects Tour (7pm; $5; Acoustic)
Gene Gregory Performing Live! (7pm; Free)
Anthony Devito (7pm, 9:30pm; $15; Comedy)
Trivia Night (7:30pm; Free)
Jazz & Java (7pm; Free)
Revolutionary Poets Presents Remembering Sam Sharpe (7:30pm; $5; Open Mic)
Musical Scenes from the British Isles (7pm; $10$20)
—Edward Teach Brewing, 604 N. 4th St. —Grow N.C., 225 Water St., Suite J
—Hell’s Kitchen, 118 Princess St.; 910-763-4133
—The Juggling Gypsy, 1612 Castle St. —Dead Crow Comedy, 265 North Front St.;
—Morning Glory Coffeehouse, 1415 Dawson St.
—Ronald Sachs Violins, 616-B Castle St.
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Arvin Mitchell (7pm; $10; Comedy)
FEEBS (8pm; Free; Rock)
Music Bingo (8pm; Free)
Live Music on the Oceanfront Terrace (7pm; Free)
Bellydance Showcase (9pm; $10)
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20
FEEBS (7:30pm; Free, Rock)
Exploding Math Lab (9pm; Free; Rock n’ Roll)
End of the Line (6pm; Free; Bluegrass)
North Fourth Funky Fridays (8pm; Free)
Audacity Brass Band (10pm; Free)
Music Bingo with Sherri! (7pm; Free)
—The Whiskey, 1 S. Front St.
—Local’s Tavern, 1107 New Pointe Blvd.
Jazz Night with James Jarvis (8pm; Free)
SUNDAY, MARCH 17
—Edward Teach Brewing, 604 N 4th St.
—Wilson Center, 703 N. Third St.
—Holiday Inn Resort, 1706 North Lumina Ave. —Willoughby’s, 8951 Ocean Highway E. —Palate, 1007 N. 4th St.
—Bottega, 723 N. Fourth St.
—The SeaWitch Cafe, 227 Carolina Beach Ave. N. —The Juggling Gypsy, 1612 Castle St. —Satellite Bar and Lounge, 120 Greenfield St.
—The Brewer’s Kettle, 4718 Oleander Dr.
—Waterline Brewing Company, 721 Surry St.
Karaoke (7pm; Free)
Paddys Weekend kickoff w/ The Blarney Brogues (8pm; Free)
St. Patrick’s Day with Bibis Ellison (11am; Free)
Tainted Cabaret! (7pm; $13-$25)
FEEBS (2pm; Free; Rock)
The Good, The Bad, and The Blues (8pm; Free)
—Ogden Tap Room, 7324 Market St.
Jersey Boys (7:30pm; $42-$95)
Books, Beer & Jazz Piano (3pm; Free)
—Old Books on Front St., 249 N. Front St.
Music Bingo (7:30pm; Free)
Violet Bell, Maxwell and Co. (8pm; Free)
St. Patty’s Day with The Earwickers (3pm; Free) —Palate, 1007 N 4th St.
Castle Black, Bear Bones and more (8pm; $7; Jam)
Access 29 (9pm; Free)
—Banks Channel Pub and Grille, 530 Causeway Dr. Live Music (9pm; Free) —The Harp, 143 S. 3rd St.
ILM Symphony Youth Orchestra (4pm; $5.61)
Latin Night (8pm; Free)
Striking Cooper Trio (9pm; Free; Rock, Americana)
Bluegrass Jam! (6pm; Free)
—Satellite Bar and Lounge, 120 Greenfield St.
Wine Down & Karaoke (8pm; Free)
Live Jazz (6pm; Free)
Brown Kid (9pm; $5; Folk)
Reggae Sundays (7pm; Free)
Extreme Music Bingo w/Party Gras (10pm; Free)
NC Symphony: Chopin & Mozart (7:30pm; $18-$75)
Digital Ethos (10pm; $15)
Afrobear (7:30pm; Free; Soul, Alt-Rock)
Singer-Songwriter Circle, Open Mic (9pm; Free)
—The Dubliner Irish Pub, 1756 Carolina Beach Rd. —The Rusty Nail, 1310 South 5th Ave.
—Waterline Brewing Company, 721 Surry St.
—Satellite Bar and Lounge, 120 Greenfield St.
Chase Johanson & Joe Martin (10pm; Free) —Duck and Dive, 114 Dock St.
Emma’s Lounge (10pm; Free; Folk, Wave) —The Whiskey, 1 S. Front St.
SATURDAY, MARCH 16 Abby Elmore Band (1pm; Free)
—Duck and Dive, 114 Dock St.
Jenny Pearson (3pm; Free; Singer-Songwriter)
—Wrightsville Beach Brewery, 6201 Oleander Dr.
Wilmington Dance Fest Kick-Off Party (6pm; $25) —Wilmington Wine, 605 Castle St.
Samuel Hatch (6pm; Free; Acoustic) —Pilot House, 2 Ann St.;
Anthony Devito (7pm, 9:30pm; $15; Comedy) —Dead Crow Comedy, 265 N. Front St.
Into the Fog (7pm; Free, Bluegrass, Folk) —Cloud 9 Rooftop, 9 Estell Lee Pl.
Stray Local (7pm; Free; Indie, Folk)
—Winter Park Presbyterian, 4501 Wrightsville Ave.
—Ogden Tap room, 7324 Market St.
—Kenan Auditorium, 601 S College Rd.
—Burnt Mill Creek, 2101 Market St., Unit 7 —Jamaica House, 2206 Carolina Beach Rd. —Wilson Center, 703 N. 3rd St.
—The Juggling Gypsy, 1612 Castle St.
—Terra Sol Sanctuary, 507 Castle St.
Trivia Night (7:30pm; Free)
—Hell’s Kitchen, 118 Princess St.; 910-763-4133
Open Mics at Juggling Gypsy (9pm; Free) —The Juggling Gypsy, 1612 Castle St.
TUESDAY, MARCH 19
Karaoke w/ Party Gras (7pm; Free)
—Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, 111 Grace St.
—Holiday Inn Resort, 1706 N. Lumina Ave.
HGS Open Mic (7pm; Free)
St. Paddys Day with the Irish Bracken Band (7:30pm; Free)
—Goat & Compass, 710 N Fourth St.
‘90s Night! (7pm; Free)
Wilmington Symphony Pops! (7:30pm; $40-$85)
Jersey Boys (7:30pm; $42-$95)
Lemetrius (7:30pm; Free; Soul, R&B)
Drum & Dance Downtown (7:30pm; Free)
The Stone Eye and more (8pm; $7; Metal)
Lucky Joe’s Open Mic Night (7:30pm; Free)
Wes Sayer (8pm; Free; Singer-Songwriter)
Night of Trivia (8pm; Free)
Pre-Paddys Day w/ Elena Woodard (8pm; Free)
Cape Fear Blues Jam (8pm; Free)
—Reggie’s 42nd St., Tavern, 1415 S. 42nd St. —Pour Taproom, 201 N. Front St., Suite G101 —The Dubliner Irish, 1756 Carolina Beach Rd.
—Reggie’s 42nd St., Tavern, 1415 S. 42nd St.
—Gigi’s Coffeehouse, 413 S. College Rd., Unit 12
Benny Hill’s Sunday The Jared Jazz Jam, Show, Mar. 7-10pm 13 & 27, 8-11pm
Randy McQuay Mar. 15, 8-11pm
—Ibiza Nightclub, 118 Market St.
—The Juggling Gypsy, 1612 Castle St. —Fox & Hound, 920 Town Center Dr. —Pravda, 23 N. Front St.
—Bottega Art Bar and Gallery, 723 N. 4th St.
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Live Music Yoga (6pm; Free)
Live Music on the Oceanfront Terrace (7pm; Free)
—Roadhouse of Wilmington, 4001 Wrightsville Ave.
—The Harp, 143 S. 3rd St.
MONDAY, MARCH 18
—Local’s Tavern, 1107 New Pointe Blvd.
—Wilson Center, 703 N.Third St.
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Laura Story (7pm; Free; Christian Pop)
—Music on Market, 1416 Market St.
Monday Mules $5 serving over 20 craFT beers • all abc perMiTs
—Wilson Center, 703 N. 3rd St.
—Reggie’s 42nd St., Tavern, 1415 S. 42nd St.
—Hoplite Pub, 720 N. Lake Park Blvd.
—Grace Baptist Church, 1401 N. College Rd.
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St. Paddy’s Day Punk Show! (8pm; Free)
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—Mac’s Speed Shop, 4126 Oleander Dr.
—Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, 111 Grace St.
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—Coach’s, 29 Van Campen Blvd. —Wilson Center, 703 N. 3rd St.
—The Calico Room, 115 N. 2nd St.
—Broomtail Craft Brewery, 6404 Amsterdam Way —Banks Channel Pub and Grille, 530 Causeway Dr. —Rusty Nail Saloon, 1310 S. 5th St.
Yotam Ben Horin & Shira (8pm; Free; Acoustic) —The Calico Room, 107 S. Front St.
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www.RuckerJohns.com VISIT WWW.RUCKERJOHNS.COM FOR FRIDAY MONDAY DAILY SPECIALS, MUSIC & EVENTS Cosmopolitan $4 Select Appetizers 1/2 Off after MONDAY 5pm in bar and patio areas Sam Adams Seasonal DAY$3 Bottles Big Domestic22oz. Draft Domestic Beers $2 Draft ALL RJ’s Coffee $4.95 $5 Pizzas SATURDAY Peach Tea Shiner $6 TUESDAY TUESDAY Deschutes 1/2 Off SelectLIVE Bottles of Wine 22oz JAzz IN THE BARBlack Butte Porter $5 Absolute Dream $5 Bottles of Wine Half Price 22oz Weeping $ 50Willow Wit NC CraftAbsolut Bottles $3 Dream $5 • Pacifico Beer2 $5 WEDNESDAY 22oz Edward Teach Sessions WEDNESDAY 1/2 Off Nachos after 5pm IPA $5 in bar andMiller patio Light areas Pints $150 Coronoa/ $ 50 SUNDAY Domestic Pints $1.50 Corona Lite Bottles 2 Flat Breads$4$6 after 5pm Corona/Corona Lt. $2.50 AllMargaritas Margaritas/Peach in bar and patio areas Margaritas on the Rocks $4.50 Bloddy Mary $4 THURSDAY THURSDAY $ $ Appletinis 4, RJ’s Domestic PainkillerPints 5 $1.50 Truly Lime Spiked and $ 50 White Russians $5 2 Red Stripe Bottles Sparkling Water $3 $ 50 2 Fat Tire Bottles 5564 Carolina Beach Road 22oz. Bells Two Hearted IPA Draft $5 FRIDAY(910)-452-1212 Visit our website Keoke Coffee $4.95 Cosmos $4,www.RuckerJohns.com 007 $350 1/2 Off All Premium for daily$3specials, music and Guinness Cans Red Wine Glasses upcoming events
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SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES: Singer-songwriter Lucinda Williams is headed to The Orange Peel in Asheville on March 20. Photo by-David McClister NEIGHBORHOOD THEATRE N. DAVIDSON ST., CHARLOTTE, NC (704) 358-9298 3/13: Tank and The Bangas, Maggie Koerner, more 3/16: Tropidelic and Roots of A Rebellion 3/20: Eric Hutchinson and Nick Howard 3/21: Coco Montoya and Tinsley 3/26: Jonathan McReynold and more THE FILLMORE 820 HAMILTON ST., CHARLOTTE, NC (704) 916-8970 3/13: Hippie Sabotage 3/15: Nothing More 3/16: Grits and Biscuits 3/17: Get Pinched St. Paddy’s Party 3/18: Haters Roast 3/22: Rumours THE FILLMORE UNDERGROUND 820 HAMILTON ST., CHARLOTTE, NC (704) 916-8970 3/13: State Champs 3/14: Marsha Ambrosius 3/15: Lil Tracy 3/16: Lords of Acid 3/20: Moneybagg Yo 3/22: Los Acosta LINCOLN THEATRE 126 E. CABARRUS ST., RALEIGH, NC (919) 821-4111 3/13: The Hip Abduction and Little Stranger 3/15: Adrian Belew and Saul Zonana 3/16: Weekend Excursion 3/17: Kelly Holland Memorial Show 3/21: Failure & Swervedriver 3/22: Todd Snider and Reed Foehl 3/23: Lil Mosey, Polo G, C Glizzy and Bandkids 3/26: VISCERAL
CAT’S CRADLE 300 E. MAIN ST., CARRBORO, NC (919) 967-9053 3/14: Upstate (back) 3/15: The Gone Ghosts, The Antique Hearts (back) 3/16: (J) Rowdy & The NightShift and more (back) 3/19: Trevor Hall, Dirtwire and Will Evans 3/21: Andrea Gibson and Ashlee Haze 3/21: Fireside Collective and Honey Magpie (back) 3/22: Novo Amor and Gia Margaret DURHAM PERFORMING ARTS CENTER 123 VIVIAN ST. DURHAM, NC (919) 688-3722 3/18: Joe Bonamassa 3/22: Jackson Browne 3/23: Celtic Woman and Ancient Land MOTORCO MUSIC HALL 723 RIGSBEE AVE, DURHAM, NC (919) 901-0875 3/15: Chris Knight and Clovis Draper 3/16: Rock Roulette: A Benefit for Rock NC 3/22: Southern Culture on the Skids 3/23: Jared & The Mill and The High Divers THE ORANGE PEEL 101 BILTMORE AVE., ASHEVILLE, NC (828) 398-1837 3/14: Tank and The Bangas, Maggie Koerner and more 3/15: Dark Side Of The Dead 3/19: Jeff Tweedy and James Elkington 3/20: Lucinda Williams and her band Buick 6 3/21: Lil Mosey and more 3/22: Jungle and Houses 3/23: Rumours 3/24: Todd Snider and Reed Foehl 3/25: Punch Brothers and Gabriel Kahane 3/28: 10 Years and To Whom It May
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22527 Highway 17N Hampstead, NC (910) 803-0302 (910) 330-4077 Tues. - Sat. 10am - 5pm (or by appt.) www.artexposure50.com
ArtExposure is celebrating its 10th anniversary on May 11th from 11am7pm. Please, mark your calendar and join us! We will host a food truck, a tent for artists, raffles and more! Mary Ann Rozear will have her opening reception, “The Shapes of Memories, from North Carolina to Maine,” from 5-7 p.m. on the same day. If you haven’t been to ArtExposure, please, take a drive to see us. You won’t regret it!
ART IN BLOOM GALLERY
210 Princess St. Tues. - Sat. 10am - 6pm (or by appt., Sun. and Mon.) (484) 885-3037 www.aibgallery.com
Art in Bloom Gallery is in a renovated 19th-Century horse stable and presents an eclectic mix of original art by established and emerging artists. View “New Year, New Art: An Exhibit from the Gallery’s Core Artists” February 15 – March 23. Art in Bloom Gallery is open until 9 pm on Fourth Friday Gallery Nights including March 22.
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In addition to our gallery at 210 Princess Street, Art in Bloom Gallery partners with local businesses to exhibit original art in other locations. Current Art Exhibits include: “The Joy of Plein Air: Pastels by Laurie Greenbaum Beitch” opened January 22 at PinPoint Restaurant,114 Market Street. The art exhibit continues through May 20, 2019. “Brayers, Brushes, and Color Pencils by David Norris” opened February 6 at Platypus & Gnome Restaurant, 9 South Front Street. Meet the artist at a champagne toast and reception, Thursday, March 14, 6-8 pm. The reception is open and free to the public. The art exhibit continues through June 3, 2019.
CHARLES JONES AFRICAN ART
311 Judges Rd., Unit 6-E cjart@bizec.rr.com (910) 794-3060 Mon. – Fri. 10am - 12:30 pm 1:30 pm - 4 pm Open other hours and weekends by appointment www.cjafricanart.com
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African art: Museum quality African Art from West and Central Africa. Traditional African art for the discerning collector. Current Exhibition: Yoruba beadwork and Northern Nigerian sculpture. Appraisal services, curatorial services and educational exhibitions also available. Over 30 years experience in Tribal Arts. Our clients include many major museums.
NEW ELEMENTS GALLERY
271 N. Front St. (919) 343-8997 Tues. - Sat.: 11am - 6pm (or by appt.) www.newelementsgallery.com
Now exhibiting “The Art fo Style,” works by Ann Parks McCray, featuring layers upon layers of vibrant colors and imagery. Located in the heart of historic downtown Wilmington, New Elements Gallery has been offering the best of regional and national fine art and craft since 1985. Learn more about the artists we represent, featured exhibitions, and gallery news on our website.
WILMA W. DANIELS GALLERY 200 Hanover St. (bottom level, parking deck) Mon.-Fri., noon-5pm http://cfcc.edu/danielsgallery
The Wilma Daniels Gallery currently features the work of their visual art faculty Showcasing “face pots” by ceramics instructor Geoff Calabrese, faculty exhibitors also include Ben Billingsley, Geoff Calabrese, Rick Conn, Jessica Gaffney, Kirsten Koromilas, Jennifer Mace, Deborah Quinn, Victoria Paige, Abby Perry, Sharon Wozniak Spencer, Sherrie Whitehead. Visit cfcc.edu/danielsgallery for more details.
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hirley Gnome is no stranger to Wilmington stages. She has performed at many Cucaloruses (Cucalori?) and even scored the fest’s Buzz Repeat slot a few years ago; folks loved her kazoo performance so much, Cucalorus added another show in the midst of their festival. Cucalorus is turning 25 in 2019 and, as an early celebration of what’s to come, they’re hosting Gnome, only this time with her latest burlesque show, “Tainted Cabaret.” Gnome, Ula Uberbusen and James & The Giant Pasty will perform two shows this weekend. Billed as “smart and campy and subversive,” Gnome promises the show illuminates classic burlesque and everything that’s great about the naked arts, by meshing striptease with comedy and performance art. Yet, “Tainted Cabaret” goes beyond expectations.
SG: I think anyone, no matter who they are, will face some form of stigmatism for taking their clothes off in public. Even in the most progressive and liberal of places, it has all sorts of negative connotations—shamefulness, sinfulness, desperation, stupidity, immorality, insecurity, etc. Nudity in performance art, in theatrical striptease—hell, even in the stripclub—can be used to reject all of the above stigmas, through self-definition and body agency. I think burlesque, with its various forms and flavours, takes all of that stigma and meets it head-on in an incredibly artful way. Feeling proud of your body, no matter the shape, size or age ... finding spiritual joy in sexual and physical expression of desire and connection ... finding the humour and creating clever and thoughtful numbers helps to relieve tension around our cultural understanding of bodies, gender and sexuality. The possibilities are incredibly vast, and I’ve been fortunate to see countless types of burlesque that help me defy all of the toxic cultures we live in today within myself.
“The great thing about a touring ensemble that does set us apart from a typical burlesque lineup is we have a series of acts we perform as a group,” Gnome says. “Normally, audiences see a lot of solos or the occasional duo. We are I just saw “Bearlesque” for the first time— pretty excited to have created a cohesive enqueer men with big hairy bodies reclaiming semble show to share with audiences.” themselves in fantastic ways. It’s wonderful! Gnome met her co-performers by doing bure: How does the show empower you as a lesque in New York City. Their chemistry was performer? As a woman? As a human? electric and instant. “I met James on the Fringe SG: Although I’ve been connected to the world Festival circuit quite a few years back,” she says. “James and Ula were looking for a third of burlesque for a decade, this is my first time performer for the tour, and they rang me up one doing any kind of burlesque myself. I’ve used nudity in my performance art, and I have also let day to have a big group chat about it.” my clam hang out a few times during a song or encore interviewed Gnome about their uptwo for comedic effect and political deconstruccoming show and what folks can expect to tion. However, this is my first show where I am see at Whiskey Tango Foxtrot on Tuesday and working with fans, wearing pasties, and generWednesday nights next week. ally working in the art of tease. Let me tell you: encore (e): How did you get into bur- I am loving it! Having Ula and James guide me lesque? What about the medium do you through the process is a gift, and the choreoglove most? raphy they have been coming up with makes it Shirley Gnome (SG): Ten years ago next easy and fun. I am so excited to try something month, I performed live for the first time as a new with these fabulous, seasoned performers. special variety act at a burlesque show. I don’t think I would have ever gotten onstage if it wasn’t for the sex-positive and body-positive attitude that surrounds burlesque. I didn’t feel comfortable, at that point, singing for anyone in a public way because my material was so focused on being a sexual person, which is, unfortunately, still considered taboo and shameful to be as a woman. There wasn’t anywhere for me to learn how to do the type of celebratory and cheeky music I was inspired to do. So, ultimately, what I love about it is what I’m grateful for: a safe space to shine and be encouraged to embrace my own sexual liberation in a positive way through my songs. e: How do you defy the stigma?
I might add: I’m doing a pretty good job. I just have to get over my irrational fear of shaking my tits entirely off. They’ll stay on, right?
e: Song, comedy, dance … what does “Tainted Cabaret” consist of? Fave bit? SG: The unifying theme is uninhibited and unhinged performance. My songs in this show focus on an honest and frank discussion of sex, relationships and femininity from my own experience, and the observations I’ve made. I don’t censor anything in what I talk about, except maybe some names for legal reasons. The pieces James and Ula are bringing are a big mix of wild, subversive, political and emotional work. Our group numbers? Well, there’s a great American/Canadian anthem mashup we
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change costumes, for one, and it gives me my moments to shine. I’ll be doing a few costume changes of my own, just like in my theatre shows. I’ll be doing some performances and parodies that will be new to everyone, including me.
e: Tell me about one of your fave songs and how you bring it to life from beginning of its writing to performing.
PATRIOTIC STRIPTEASE: (L. to r.) Shirley Gnome, Jason & the Giant Pasty, and Ula Uberbusen will bring ‘Tainted Cabaret ‘to WTF next week. Photo by FubarFoto and Matthew Schechtman
SG: My favourite song I’ve written is called “Just Friends.” I wrote it because my friends were telling me I was in denial about a platonic sexual relationship I was in. I thought it would be funny to take my defensiveness and exaggerate it to the point of absurdity. As I wrote the song, I started with my own, arguably reasonable claims that our relationship was not romantic. Those were the first two verses. Then I took it all the way to us buying a house and having children, still using the same line of reasoning to defend my choices. Denial is a really silly human experience, and I wanted to show that off—so the song rolled out of me pretty organically in this way.
It’s hard for me to explain how I write my songs. It is different every time. I sit there and make space for the words to show up, and then they do. I write them down, and I build chords around the melodies inside the words. It slowly shows up like that, piece by piece. Then I shave, e: Have any fun anecdotes you can share carve, and whittle down the mess into a form I from a live performance to show us how it hope makes sense to others. affects the audience-performer spirit/conBeing creative is really weird. I like that the nection? ancient Greeks said a muse was a separate SG: One time I was performing in London, deity that gave inspiration to artists. I know it Ontario, after having come back from Orlando is simply a part of my brain functioning in that with a bottle of moonshine that was gifted to me. sense, but it is an ethereal and abstract experiI was drinking it onstage, and I said to the auence that feels beyond you somehow. My best dience, “Wow, this stuff is gonna make me go genital jokes come from there. What can I say? blind.” As it came out of my mouth, I realised My muse is a total perv. three people in the front row, laughing their asse: Anything else we should know? es off at my comment, were all blind. I don’t know how I didn’t notice it, but there they were, sticks SG: I love Wilmington and am so excited to leaning against their chairs, chuckling away. return with this show and with these fabulous I came to a millisecond-long crossroads: Do performers! I think the Cucaloreans and WilmI run with this or do I back off? Since they were ingtonites will really dig it, and I hope to see laughing, I decided to go for it. I said, “Oh. Is some familiar faces at our shows. Yes, shows. that what happened to you folks?” They started Two nights! It’s the only city in which we are docheering and hollering, and the whole audience ing two shows! Wilmington is pretty special, so cracked up. It was a truly hilarious and con- we had to do it twice. Smiley emoji. Eggplant nected moment for everyone in that tiny, 40-seat emoji. Hashtag sexual reference. venue. Humour is amazing in that way. all made together that I’m quite excited about. I don’t want to say too much—you’ll have to see it for yourself. It’s really a “you’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll pee a little” kind of a show.
e: How will “Tainted Cabaret”differ or even resemble the Cucalorus stage shows you’ve done over the last few years? SG: I will be singing a few of the songs you might recognise from my performances at the magical Cucalorus Festival. I’ll have songs I sing to backing tracks, and others I will play with my guitar. It gives James and Ula a chance to
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ho doesn’t love a good motivational sports movie, filled with montages, set to fist-pumping rock ‘n’ roll and plucky protagonists who find the courage to succeed in spite of every roadblock setting up humiliating failure? Who doesn’t love a story that lets viewers know with hard work, dreams can come true? Sure, it’s a load of platitudeplated nonsense. We all know the cruel reality of how most of our dreams in life remain unfulfilled ... intangible bits of ether that remain constantly on our minds but just out of reach ... painful, lingering reminders of a life that could have been, if only things had turned out differently ... like the online pancake delivery service I was never able to get off the ground. “Fighting With My Family” is an interesting film in a few ways. First, it’s kind of unconventional. Yes, it falls squarely into the motivational sports-movie category, but I can’t recall a lot of movies focused on professional wrestling. Pop culture has an interesting relationship with professional wrestling. In the 21st century, it has transformed from a sweaty, scantily clad circus into a multimedia empire that has spawned a number of crossover entertainers—like Dave Bautista, John Cena and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, who happens to appear in this movie. The story centers on the Knight family, a real-life crew of British wrestling maniacs who stage their own local matches. Patriarch Ricky (Nick Frost) has shared his dream of wrestling stardom with his kids Zak (Jack Lowden) and Saraya (Florence Pugh). They are all part of the family business, which includes beating the hell out of one another for the amusement of locals. After years of hard work, Saraya and Zak get a chance to audition for the WWE, the world’s most popular wrestling organization. Unfortunately, only Saraya gets the chance to move on to the development phase of her career. While Saraya heads to sunny Florida to try and make the cut to become a professional wrestler, Zak remains behind to tend to the low-rent family wrestling operation and stew in a large vat
Monday, March 18, 4 p.m. and 7 p.m., “Shoplifters”—After one of their shoplifting sessions, Osamu and his son come across a little girl in the freezing cold. At first reluctant to shelter the girl, Osamu’s wife agrees to take care of her after learning of the hardships she faces. Although the family is poor, barely making enough money to survive through petty crime, they seem to live happily together until an unforeseen incident reveals hidden secrets, testing the bonds that unite them.
FAMILY VALUES: Florence Push’s Saraya makes it to the final audition round of WWE, leaving behind her brother in ‘Fighting With My Family.’ Courtesy WWE Studios
of misery and self-loathing. Saraya has her own problems to deal with; she’s a pasty, raven-haired outsider in a business brimming with busty blondes looking to break bones. The drill sergeantesque trainer Hutch (Vince Vaughn) sees potential in Saraya, even though she is prone to bouts of doubt and excuse-making. Writer/director Stephen Merchant does a good job setting a nice tone that falls somewhere between serious and semi-silly. His style feels remarkably rooted in traditional British comedy. Much of the movie feels like a tonal clone of films by Richard Curtis, who is responsible for immensely popular British comedies like “Notting Hill” and “Love, Actually.” It’s apt to describe it as “cute.” Merchant fills the film with likable personalities who are puddle deep but possess a reservoir of charm. In terms of the plot, there’s absolutely nothing here that will surprise you. One of my minor complaints is the film doesn’t go dark enough with Zak, the guy who realizes his dreams are never going to come to fruition. In a soft comedy like this, we never see the horrible depths folks will go after having their dreams die. He just mopes around and looks perpetually pissed at the hand life has dealt him. A more dramatic endeavor might have made his downward spiral something more cinematic, but that’s not what Merchant has undertaken; he tells a simple story with simple goals.
A chuckle here and a heartfelt moment there helps move the story along nicely into a semi-satisfying conclusion. I liked “Fighting With My Family,” thanks to its likable cast of characters and a charming story about chasing dreams, even when it means leaving others behind to make it a reality. It’s rare something this predictable manages to be entertaining, but it’s a unique take on a very old trope—a movie that can be enjoyed by younger viewers and endured by older ones.
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Fighting With My Family Rated PG-13 Directed by Stephen Merchant Starring by Dwayne Johnson, Florence Push, Vince Vaughn
Monday, March 25-27, 7 p.m. (additional screening on the 27 at 4 p.m.) “Everybody Knows”—Laura (Penelope Cruz), a Spanish woman living in Buenos Aires, travels to her small home town outside Madrid, Spain for her sister’s wedding, bringing her two children along for the occasion. Amid the joyful reunion and festivities, the eldest daughter is abducted. In the tense days that follow, various family and community tensions surface and deeply hidden secrets are revealed. This psychological thriller also features a great performance by Javier Bardem.
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AMERICAN BLUEWATER WATERFRONT GRILL Enjoy spectacular panoramic views of sailing ships and the Intracoastal Waterway while dining at this popular casual American restaurant in Wrightsville Beach. Lunch and dinner are served daily. Favorites include jumbo lump crab cakes, succulent seafood lasagna, crispy coconut shrimp and an incredible Caribbean fudge pie. Dine inside or at their award-winning outdoor patio and bar, which is the location for their lively Waterfront Music Series every Sunday April October. Large parties welcome. Private event space available. BluewaterDining.com. 4 Marina Street, Wrightsville Beach, NC. (910) 256-8500. ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Mon-Fri 11a.m. - 11 p.m.; Sat & Sun 11 a.m. – 11 p.m. ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Wrightsville Beach ■ FEATURING: Waterfront dining ■ MUSIC: Music every Sunday in Summer ■ WEBSITE: bluewaterdining.com
CAM CAFÉ CAM Café, located within the CAM delivers delightful surprises using fresh, local ingredients. The café serves lunch with seasonal options Tuesday through Saturday, inspired “small plates” on Thursday nights, an elegant yet approachable dinner on Thursday and brunch every Sunday. Look for a combination of fresh, regular menu items along with daily specials. As part of dining in an inspiring setting, the galleries are open during CAM Café hours which makes it the perfect destination to enjoy art of the plate along with the art of the museum. 3201 S 17th St. (910) 777-2363. ■ SERVING LUNCH, BRUNCH & DINNER: Hours: Tuesday - Sunday 10am - 2 pm; Thursday evening, 5pm-9pm ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ WEBSITE: camcafe.org ELIJAH’S Since 1984, Elijah’s has been Wilmington, NC’s outdoor dining destination. We feature expan-
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Photo by Holland Dotts sive indoor and outdoor waterfront dining, with panoramic views of riverfront sunsets. As a Casual American Grill and Oyster Bar, Elijah’s offers everything from fresh local seafood and shellfish to pastas, sandwiches, and Certified Angus Beef selections. We offer half-priced oysters from 4-6 every Wednesday & live music with our Sunday Brunch from 11-3. Whether you are just looking for a great meal & incredible scenery, or a large event space for hundreds of people, Elijah’s is the place to be. ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Sun-Thurs 11:30-10:00; Friday and Saturday 11:30-11:00 ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Downtown ILM; kids menu 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 it’s going to be packed. Dinner too! Henry’s Pine Room is ideal for private functions up to 30 people. 2508 In-
dependence Boulevard, Wilmington, NC. (910) 793.2929. SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Sun. - Mon. 11 a.m.-10 p.m.; Tues.- Fri.: 11 a.m. – 11 p.m.; Sat.: 10 a.m. – 11 p.m. ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ FEATURING: Daily blackboard specials. ■ WEBSITE: henrysrestaurant.com HOPS SUPPLY CO. The combination of chef-inspired food and our craft bar makes Hops Supply Co. a comfortable and inviting gastropub that attracts guests of all types – especially a local crowd who can feel right at home whether ordering a classic favorite or trying a new culinary delight! At HopsCo, we are dedicated to the craft of excellent cuisine and delivering hops in its most perfect form, exemplified by our selection of craft beers. As hops are the heart of flavor for beer, our local seasonal ingredients are the soul of our culinary inspired American fare. 5400 Oleander Dr. (910) 833-8867.
■ OPEN: Mon-Thurs 10:57 am - 10 pm; Fri-Sat 10:57 am - 11 pm {Serving Brunch 10:57am – 3pm & bar open until midnight}; Brunch ALL DAY Sunday 9:57am – 10pm ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ WEBSITE: hopssupplycompany.com NICHE Niche Kitchen and Bar features an eclectic menu, a large wine list, and a warm and inviting atmosphere. Close to Carolina Beach, Niche has a great selection of dishes from land to sea. All dishes are cooked to order, and Sundays features a great brunch menu! Niche’s heated covered patio is perfect for anytime of the year and great for large parties. And their bar has a great assortment of wines, even offered half off by the glass on TuesdaysThursdays. Open Tues. - Sun. 11 a.m. - 10 p.m. Reservations are encouraged and can be made by calling 910-399-4701. ■ OPEN LUNCH AND DINNER: Tues.-Sun., 11 a.m. - 10 p.m. ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: South Wilmington ■ WEBSITE: nichewilmington.com PINE VALLEY MARKET Pine Valley Market has reigned supreme in servicing the Wilmington community for years, securing encore’s Best-Of awards in catering, gourmet shop and butcher. Now, Kathy Webb and Christi Ferretti are expanding their talents into serving lunch in-house, so folks can enjoy their hearty, homemade meals in the quaint and cozy ambience of the market. Using the freshest ingredients of highest quality, diners can enjoy the best Philly Cheesesteak in Wilmington, along with numerous other sandwich varieties, from their Angus burger to classic Reuben, Italian sub to a grown-up banana and peanut butter sandwich that will take all diners back to childhood. Served among a soup du jour and salads, there is something for all palates. Take advantage of their 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.10 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sat. 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Closed Sun. ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: South Wilmington ■ FEATURING: Daily specials and take-home frozen meals ■ WEBSITE: pinevalleymarket.com THE TROLLY STOP Trolly Stop Grill and Catering is a four store franchise in North Carolina. Trolly Stop Hotdogs opened in Wrightsville Beach in 1976. That store name has never changed. Since the Wrightsville Beach store, the newer stores sell hotdogs, hamburgers, beef and chicken cheese steaks, fries, hand dipped ice cream, milk shakes, floats and more. Our types of dogs are: Southern (Trolly Dog, beef and pork), Northern (all beef), Smoke Sausage (pork), Fat Free (turkey), Veggie (soy). Voted Best Hot Dog in Wilmington for decades.
Check our website trollystophotdogs.com for hours of operations, specific store offerings and telephone numbers, or contact Rick Coombs, 910-297-8416, rtrollystop@aol.com We offer catering serving 25-1000 people. Franchises available ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER ■ LOCATIONS: Wilmington, Fountain Dr. (910) 452-3952 Wrightsville Beach (910) 256-3921 Southport (910) 457-7017 Boone, NC (828) 265-2658 Chapel Hill, NC (919) 240-4206 ■ WEBSITE: trollystophotdogs.com
ASIAN INDOCHINE RESTAURANT & LOUNGE If you’re ready to experience the wonders of the Orient without having to leave Wilmington, join us at Indochine for a truly unique experience. Indochine brings the flavors of the Far East to the Port City, combining the best of Thai and Vietnamese cuisine in an atmosphere that will transport you and your taste buds. Relax in our elegantly decorated dining room, complete with antique Asian decor as well as contemporary artwork and music. Our diverse, friendly and efficient staff will serve you beautifully presented dishes full of enticing aromas and flavors. Be sure to try such signature items as the spicy and savory Roasted Duck with Red Curry, or the beautifully presented and delicious Shrimp and Scallops in a Nest. Be sure to save room for our world famous desert, the banana egg roll! We take pride in using only the freshest ingredients, and our extensive menu suits any taste. After dinner, enjoy specialty drinks by the koi pond in our Asian garden. Located at 7 Wayne Drive (beside the Ivy Cottage), (910) 251-9229. ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Tues.- Fri. 11 a.m.- 2 p.m.; Sat. 12 p.m. – 3 p.m. for lunch. Mon.- Sun. 5 p.m. – 10 p.m. for dinner. ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ WEBSITE: indochinewilmington.com NIKKI’S FRESH GOURMET For more than a decade, Nikki’s downtown has served diners the best in sushi. With freshly crafted ingredients making up their rolls, sushi and sashimi, a taste of innovation comes with every order. Daily they offer specialty rolls specific to the Front Street location, such as the My Yoshi, K-Town and Crunchy Eel rolls. But for less adventurous diners looking for options beyond sushi, Nikki’s serves an array of sandwiches, wraps and gyros, too. They also make it a point to host all dietary needs, omnivores, carnivores and herbivores alike. They have burgers and cheesesteaks, as well as falafal pitas and veggie wraps, as well as an extensive Japanese fare menu, such as bento boxes and tempura platters. Daily dessert and drink special are also on order. Check out their website and Facebook for more information. 16 S. Front St. (910) 771-9151.
■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Mon.-Thurs., 11am-10pm; Fri.-Sat., 11am-11pm; Sun., 12pm-10pm. Last call on food 15 minutes before closing. ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Downtown ■ WEBSITE: nikkissushibar.com OKAMI JAPANESE HIBACHI STEAK HOUSE We have reinvented “Hibachi cuisine.” Okami Japanese Hibachi Steakhouse is like no other. Our highly skilled chefs cook an incredible dinner while entertaining you on the way. Our portions are large, our drinks are less expensive, and our staff is loads of fun. We are committed to using quality ingredients and seasoning with guaranteed freshness. Our goal is to utilize all resources, domestically and internationally, to ensure we serve only the finest food products. We believe good, healthy food aids vital functions for well-being, both physically and mentally. Our menu consists of a wide range of steak, seafood, and chicken for the specially designed “Teppan Grill.” We also serve tastebud-tingling Japanese sushi, hand rolls, sashimi, tempura dishes, and noodle entrees. This offers our guests a complete Japanese dining experience. Our all-you-can-eat sushie menu and daily specials can be found at okamisteakhouse.com! 614 S College Rd. ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Mon.-Thurs., 11am-2:30pm / 4-10pm; Fri., 11am-2:30pm / 4pm-11pm; Sat., 11am-11pm; Sun., 11am-
9:30pm ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ WEBSITE: okamisteakhouse.com SZECHUAN 132 Craving expertly prepared Chinese food in an elegant atmosphere? Szechuan 132 Chinese Restaurant is your destination! Szechuan 132 has earned the reputation as one of the finest contemporary Chinese restaurants in the Port City. Tastefully decorated with an elegant atmosphere, with an exceptional ingenious menu has deemed Szechuan 132 the best Chinese restaurant for years, hands down. 419 South College Road (in University Landing), (910) 799-1426. ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ FEATURING: Lunch specials ■ WEBSITE: szechuan132.com YOSAKE DOWNTOWN SUSHI LOUNGE Lively atmosphere in a modern setting, Yosake is the delicious Downtown spot for date night, socializing with friends, or any large dinner party. Home to the never-disappointing Shanghai Firecracker Shrimp! In addition to sushi, we offer a full Pan Asian menu including curries, noodle dishes, and the ever-popular Crispy Salmon or mouth-watering Kobe Burger. Inspired features change weekly showcasing our commitment to local farms. Full bar including a
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ROUND BAGELS AND DONUT Round Bagels and Donuts features 17 varieties of New York-style bagels, baked fresh daily on site in a steam bagel oven. Round offers a wide variety of breakfast and lunch bagel sandwiches, grilled and fresh to order. Round also offers fresh-made donuts daily! Stop by Monday - Friday, 6:30 a.m. - 3 p.m., and on Sunday, 7:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. ■ SERVING BREAKFAST & LUNCH ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown YOSHI ■ FEATURING: Homemade bagels, cream Yoshi Sushi Bar and Japanese Cuisine offers cheeses, donuts, sandwiches, coffee and more something the greater Wilmington area has never ■ WEBSITE: roundbagelsanddonuts.com seen before. We are seeking to bring true New York Style Sushi to Wilmington, with classic sushi and sashimi, as well as traditional rolls and some unique Yoshi Creations. We offer a variety of items, including Poke Bowls and Hibachi - and we THEATRENOW also are introducing true Japanese Ramen Bowls! TheatreNOW is a performing arts complex that Come try it today! 260 Racine Dr, Wilmington features weekend dinner theater, an award-winning weekly kids variety show, monthly Sunday 28403 (910)799-6799 ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Sun. 12pm- Jazz Brunches, movie, comedy and live music events. Award-winning chef, Denise Gordon,
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and a fabulous service staff pair scrumptious multi-course themed meals and cocktails with our dinner shows in a theatre-themed venue. Dinner theater at its best! Reservations highly suggested. 19 S. 10th Street (910) 399.3NOW (3669). Hours vary. ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Downtown Wilmington ■ FEATURING: Dinner shows, jazz brunches, ■ WEBSITE: theatrewilmington.com
FONDUE THE LITTLE DIPPER Wilmington’s favorite fondue restaurant! The Little Dipper specializes in unique fondue dishes with a global variety of cheeses, meats, seafood, vegetables, chocolates and fine wines. The warm and intimate dining room is a great place to enjoy a four-course meal, or indulge in appetizers and desserts outside on the back deck or in the bar while watching luminescent jellyfish. Reservations are appreciated for parties of any size. Located at the corner of Front and Orange in Downtown Wilmington. 138 South Front Street. (910) 251-0433. ■ SERVING DINNER: 5pm Tue-Sun; open 7 days/week seasonally, May-October ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Downtown ■ FEATURING: Tasting menu every Tues. with small plates from $1-$4; Ladies Night every Wed; $27 4-course prix fixe menu on Thurs.; “Date night menu,” $65/couple with beer and wine
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IRISH THE HARP Experience the finest traditional Irish family recipes and popular favorites served in a casual yet elegant traditional pub atmosphere. The Harp, 1423 S. 3rd St., proudly uses the freshest ingredients, locally sourced whenever possible, to bring you and yours the most delicious Irish fare! We have a fully stocked bar featuring favorite Irish beers and whiskies. We are open every day for both American and Irish breakfast, served to noon weekdays and 2 p.m. weekends. Regular menu to 10 p.m. weekdays and 11 p.m. weekends. Join us for trivia at 8:30 on Thursdays and live music on Fridays – call ahead for schedule (910) 763-1607. Located just beside Greenfield Lake and Park at the south end of downtown Wilmington, The Harp is a lovely Irish pub committed to bringing traditional Irish flavor, tradition and hospitality to the Cape Fear area. ■ SERVING BREAKFAST, LUNCH & DINNER ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Greenfield Lake/Downtown South ■ FEATURING: Homemade soups, desserts
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and breads, free open wifi, new enlarged patio area, and big screen TVs at the bar featuring major soccer matches worldwide. ■ WEBSITE: harpwilmington.com SLAINTE IRISH PUB Slainte Irish Pub in Monkey Junction has traditional pub fare with an Irish flair. We have a large selection of Irish whiskey, and over 23 different beers on draft, and 40 different craft beers in bottles. They have a large well lit outdoor patio with a full bar also. Come have some fun! They currently do not take reservations, but promise to take care of you when you get here! 5607 Carolina Beach Rd. #100, (910) 399-3980 ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: 11:30 a.m. to midnight, seven days a week ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: South Wilmington, Monkey Junction ■ FEATURING: Irish grub, whiskeys, beer, wine, fun. ■ WEBSITE: facebook.com/slaintemj
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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 125 Market Street, (910) 2519444, in Wrightsville Beach at 1437 Military Cutoff Road, Suite 101, (910) 256-2229 and in Pine Valley on the corner of 17th and College Road, (910) 799-1399. ■ SERVING LUNCH, DINNER & LATE NIGHT: 11:30 a.m.-3 a.m., 7 days/week, 365 days/year. ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown, Downtown and Wilmington South. ■ FEATURING: Largest tequila selection in town! ■ WEBSITE: grabslice.com
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J. MICHAEL’S PHILLY DELI The Philly Deli celebrated their 38th anniversary in August 2017. Thier first store was located in Hanover Center—the oldest shopping center in Wilmington. Since, two more Philly Delis have been added: one at Porters Neck and one at Monkey Junction. The Philly Deli started out by importing all of their steak meat and hoagie rolls straight from Amoroso Baking Company, located on 55th Street in downtown Philadelphia! It’s a practice they maintain to this day. We also have a great collection of salads to choose from, including the classic chef’s salad, chicken salad, and tuna salad, all made fresh every day in our three Wilmington, NC restaurants. 8232 Market St., 3501 Oleander Dr., 609 Piner Rd. ■ OPEN: 11:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. Monday - Thursday, 11:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. Friday Saturday. THE ITALIAN BISTRO ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Porters Neck, North and The Italian Bistro is a family-owned, full-service South Wilmington, Italian restaurant and pizzeria located in Porters ■ WEBSITE: https://phillydeli.com Neck. They offer a wide variety of N.Y. style thincrust pizza and homemade Italian dishes seven days a week! The Italian Bistro strives to bring customers CAPE FEAR SEAFOOD COMPANY a variety of homemade items made with the freshest, local ingredients. Every pizza and Founded in 2008 by Evans and Nikki Trawick, entrée is made to order and served with a smile Cape Fear Seafood Company has become a local hotspot for the freshest, tastiest seafood in the from our amazing staff. area. With it’s growing popularity, the restaurant Their warm, inviting, atmosphere is perfect for has expanded from its flagship eatery in Monkey “date night” or “family night.” Let them show Junction to locations in Porters Neck and Wayou why “fresh, homemade and local” is part of terford in Leland. “We are a dedicated group of everything they do. 8211 Market St. (910) 686individuals working together as a team to serve 7774 spectacular food, wine and spirits in a relaxed and ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Sun.-Thurs., 11 casual setting,” restaurateur Evans Trawick says. a.m.-9 p.m. and Fri.-Sat., 11 a.m.-9:30 p.m., Sun. “At CFSC every dish is prepared with attention brunch, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. to detail, quality ingredients and excellent flavors. ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Porters Neck Our staff strives to accommodate guests with a sense of urgency and an abundance of southern ■ WEBSITE: italianbistronc.com hospitality.” Cape Fear Seafood Company has ANTONIO’S Serving fresh, homemade Italian fare in midtown and south Wilmington, Antonio’s Pizza and Pasta is a family-owned restaurant which serves New York style pizza and pasta. From daily specials during lunch and dinner to a friendly waitstaff ensuring a top-notch experience, whether dining in, taking out or getting delivery, to generous portions, the Antonio’s experience is an unforgettable one. Serving subs, salads, pizza by the slice or pie, pasta, and more, dine-in, take-out and delivery! 3501 Oleander Dr., #2, and 5120 S. College Rd. ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Sun.-Thurs., 11 a.m.-9 p.m. and Fri.-Sat., 11 a.m.-10 p.m. (Sun., open at 11:30 a.m.) ■ NEIGHBORHOOD DELIVERY OFFERED: Monkey Junction and near Independence Mall ■ WEBSITE: antoniospizzaandpasta.com
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been recognized by encore magazine for best seafood in 2015, as well as by Wilmington Magazine in 2015 and 2016, and Star News from 2013 through 2016. Monkey Junction: 5226 S. College Road Suite 5, 910-799-7077. Porter’s Neck: 140 Hays Lane #140, 910-681-1140. Waterford: 143 Poole Rd., Leland, NC 28451 ■ SERVING LUNCH AND DINNER: 11:30am4pm daily; Mon.-Thurs.., 4pm-9pm; Fri.-Sat., 4pm-10pm; Sun., 4pm-8:30pm. ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown, north Wilmington and Leland ■ WESBITE: capefearseafoodcompany.com
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CATCH Serving the Best Seafood in South Eastern North Carolina. Wilmington’s Native Son, 2011 James Beard Award Nominee, 2013 Best of Wilmington “Best Chef” winner, Chef Keith Rhodes explores the Cape Fear Coast for the best it has to offer. We feature Wild Caught & Sustainably raised Seafood. Organic and locally sourced produce & herbs provide the perfect compliment to our fresh Catch. Consecutively Voted Wilmington’s Best Chef 2008, 09 & 2010. Dubbed “Modern Seafood Cuisine” we offer an array Fresh Seafood & Steaks, including our Signature NC Sweet Potato Salad. Appetizers include our Mouth watering “Fire Cracker” Shrimp, Crispy Cajun Fried NC Oysters & Blue Crab Claw Scampi, & Seafood Ceviche to name a few. Larger Plates include, Charleston Crab Cakes, Flounder Escovitch & Miso Salmon. Custom Entree request gladly accommodated for our Guest. (Vegetarian, Vegan & Allergies) Hand-crafted seasonal desserts. Full ABC Permits. 6623 Market Street, Wilmington, NC 28405, 910-799-3847. ■ SERVING DINNER: Mon.-Sat. 5:30 p.m.-9 p.m. ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: North Wilmington ■ FEATURING: Acclaimed Wine List ■ WEBSITE: catchwilmington.com 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: dockstreetoysterbar.net MICHAEL’S SEAFOOD’S RESTAURANT Established in 1998, Michael’s Seafood Restaurant is locally owned and operated by Shelly McGowan and managed by her team of culinary professionals. Michael’s aspires to bring you the highest quality and freshest fin fish, shell fish, mollusks, beef, pork, poultry and produce. Our menu consists of mainly locally grown and made from scratch items. We count on our local fishermen and farmers to supply us with seasonal, North Carolina favorites on a daily basis. Adorned walls include awards such as 3 time gold medalist at the International Seafood Chowder Cook-Off, Entrepreneur of the Year, Restaurant of the Year and Encores readers’ choice in Best Seafood to name a few. 1206 N. Lake Park Blvd. (910) 4587761 ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: 7 days 11 am
– 9 pm ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Carolina Beach ■ FEATURING: Award-winning chowder, local seafood and more! ■ WEBSITE: MikesCfood.com 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 events, such as wedding ceremonies & receptions, birthday gatherings, anniversary parties and more. Large groups welcome. Private event space available. 703 S. Lumina Avenue, Wrightsville Beach. (910) 256.5551. ■ SERVING LUNCH, DINNER & SUNDAY BRUNCH: Mon – Sat 11am – 11pm, Sunday 10am – 10pm ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Wrightsville Beach ■ FEATURING: Dine on renovated Crystal Pier. ■ WEBSITE: OceanicRestaurant.com THE PILOT HOUSE The Pilot House Restaurant is Wilmington’s premier seafood and steak house with a touch of the South. We specialize in local seafood and pro-
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duce. Featuring the only Downtown bar that faces the river and opening our doors in 1978, The Pilot House is the oldest restaurant in the Downtown area. We offer stunning riverfront views in a newly-renovated relaxed, casual setting inside or on one of our two outdoor decks. Join us for $5.00 select appetizers 7 days a week and live music every Friday and Saturday nigh on our umbrella deck. Large parties welcome. Private event space available. 910-343-0200 2 Ann Street, Wilmington, NC 28401 ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Sun-Thurs 11am-9pm, Fri-Sat 11am-10pm and Sunday Brunch 11am-3pm. Kids menu ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Riverfront Downtown Wilmington ■ FEATURING: Fresh local seafood specialties, Riverfront Dining, free on-site parking ■ MUSIC: Outside Every Friday and Saturday ■ WEBSITE: pilothouserest.com SHUCKIN’ SHACK Shuckin’ Shack Oyster Bar has two locations in the Port City area. The original Shack is located in Carolina Beach at 6A N. Lake Park Blvd. (910458-7380) and our second location is at 109 Market Street in Historic Downtown Wilmington (910-833-8622). The Shack is the place you want to be to catch your favorite sports team on 7 TV’s carrying all major sports packages. A variety of fresh seafood is available daily including oysters, shrimp, clams, mussels, and crab legs. Shuckin’ Shack has expanded its menu now offering fish
tacos, crab cake sliders, fried oyster po-boys, fresh salads, and more. Come in and check out the Shack’s daily lunch, dinner, and drink specials. It’s a Good Shuckin’ Time! ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Carolina Beach Hours: Mon-Sat: 11am-2am; Sun: Noon-2am, Historic Wilmington: Sun-Thurs: 11am-10pm; FriSat: 11am-Midnight. ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Carolina Beach/Downtown ■ FEATURING: Daily lunch specials. Like us on Facebook! ■ WEBSITE: TheShuckinShack.com
SOUTHERN CASEY’S BUFFET In Wilmington, everyone knows where to go for solid country cooking. That place is Casey’s Buffet, winner of encore’s Best Country Cookin’/ Soul Food and Buffet 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 Wednes-
days through Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. and on Sundays from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Closed Monday and Tuesdays. ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ FEATURING: Pig’s feet and chitterlings. ■ WEBSITE: caseysbuffet.com RX RESTAURANT & BAR Located in downtown Wilmington, Rx Restaurant and Bar is here to feed your soul, serving up Southern cuisine made with ingredients from local farmers and fishermen. The Rx chef is committed to bringing fresh food to your table, so the menu changes daily based on what he finds locally. Rx drinks are as unique as the food—and just what the doctor ordered. Join us for a dining experience you will never forget! 421 Castle St.; 910 399-3080. ■ SERVING BRUNCH & DINNER: Tues-Thurs, 5-10pm; Fri-Sat, 5-10:30pm; Sun., 10am-3pm and 5-9pm ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Downtown ■ WEBSITE: rxwilmington.com
SPORTS BAR CAROLINA ALE HOUSE Voted best new restaurant AND best sports bar of 2010 in Wilmington, Carolina Ale House is the place to be for award-winning food, sports and fun. Located on College Rd. near UNC W, this lively 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 S. College Rd. (910) 791.9393. ■ SERVING LUNCH, DINNER & LATE NIGHT: 11am-2am daily. ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ FEATURING: 40 HD TVs and the biggest HD projector TVs in Wilmington. ■ WEBSITE: CarolinaAleHouse.com
TAPAS/WINE BAR THE FORTUNATE GLASS WINE BAR An intimate venue showcasing globally sourced wines, plus creative small plates and craft beers. The serene ambiance is created by the beautiful wall mural, elegant glass tile bar, castle rocked walls and intimate booths. There are wines from all regions, with 60 wines by the glass and 350 wines available by the bottle. Food consists of numerous small plates, fine cheeses, cured meats and decadent desserts that will compliment any wine selection. ■ SERVING DINNER & LATE NIGHT: Tues. Thur., 4 p.m. - midnight; Fri., 4 p.m. - 2 a.m.; Sat., 2 p.m. - 2 a.m.; Sun., 2 p.m. - midnight. ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Downtown, 29 S Front St. ■ FEATURING: Weekly free wine tasting Tues., 6 - 8 p.m. Small plates, and wine and beer specials. ■ WEBSITE: fortunateglass.com
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FR EE! Downtown Business Alliance, Cool Wilmington and Wilmington Parade Committee Presents
Saturday, March 16, 2019
PARADE & FESTIVITIES
Downtown Wilmington Parade 11:00am 12:30pm Featuring 2019 Grand Marshals The Cape Fear Region First Responders Parade kicks off at 11:00am, starting at N.Front and Hanover St., heading South on Front St. ending at Dock St.
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2019 Non-profit supported group Nourish NC - Please visit their website and learn how this group supports our local community. Donations will be accepted at Review Stand. In lieu of the Festival, we ask that everyone patronize our local downtown business as many of them still are working to recover from the storm of last year. For more info go to www.WilmingtonParade.com
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EXTRA>>FEATURE
CARPE LIBRUM:
As National Poetry Month approaches, Gwenyfar praises Press 53 and Seth Michelson examine works around the world.
BY: GWENYFAR ROHLER
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ilmington’s literary community keeps gaining accolades (two National Book Awards nominees in 2015) and attention in the press. With multiple established publishers in the state (Algonquin, Blair) and new smaller presses gaining traction (Eno, Bull City), it is timely to shine a light on discussions around literature, publishing and the importance of communicating a truthful story in our present world. Welcome to Carpe Librum, encore’s biweekly book column, wherein I will dissect a current title or an old book—because literature does not exist in a vacuum but emerges to participate in a larger, cultural conversation. I will feature many NC writers; however, the hope is to place the discussion in a larger context and therefore
By Seth Michelson Press 53 (April 1, 2017), 68 pages Press 53, based out of Winston-Salem, is one of North Carolina’s gems. The small, indie publisher puts out incredible fiction and poetry. Founded in the early 2000s by Kevin Morgan Watson, for almost two decades they championed literature by bringing John Ehle’s work back into print, publishing many of our North Carolina poet laureates, and continuing to discover new voices through their contests and Prime Number Magazine (for example, Wilmington novelist Taylor Brown had his first collection of short stories published by Press 53). I have a stack of Press 53 books awaiting review. Many have been out for two years by now. The problem is: I know I cannot
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crack a Press 53 cover and hope to walk away a functional person for the rest of the day. Watson and his staff put out books that are devastating in their power. So the stack I’m collecting is like a beacon of powerful art calling to me. Like a ship in the storm, skirting the coast, I tend to look longingly at the stack and decide to opt for something easier—something less likely to rip open my heart on a sunny afternoon, something to escape into rather than to confront the world we live in face-first. “Swimming Through Fire” by Seth Michelson is one such book. It has been sitting in a stack, staring at me for the better part of a year. I have picked it up and thumbed through it a dozen times; each time I return it to the stack. Some poetry can be encountered on the page, and it reads like it was intended to be read quietly—or maybe with two people. But some poetry can be read as if hearing the author’s voice punctuating the words aloud in an auditorium, filled with people who respond viscerally and verbally as he reads. Michelson’s poetry embodies the second description. I have never met him. I have never (knowingly) heard him speak. Regardless, when I read his work, I hear him aloud in my head, and I see the people he is writing to and about, and I hear them respond. He accomplishes in a few sparse lines, what many film directors fail to evoke in 90 minutes of feature filmmaking. One could argue his subject matter is so primal and powerful, it is almost a cheat. I think we have all encountered really mediocre or even boring-to-the-point-of-narcolepsy poetry. Frequently it is written by people we know; though, when it gets published in a reputable press, we have to scratch our heads and wonder what sort of editorial meeting went on to allow that to happen. As well, those same poems are the ones that use big issues in life (death, love, sex, loss, race, religion, historic events, etc.) as a shortcut to attempt to create emotive re-
sponse—or at the very least context. “Swimming Through Fire” is strung together by a series of short poems that look at death and loss from different angles. Taken separately, each is like an arrow through the heart. When viewing them as installments of one larger poem, they are like a devastating chronicle of modern life. In between installments are longer stand-alone poems that address modern dilemmas of living and losing. Topics range from mass shootings, to parenting toddlers, and in between the events, we see on the news and try so desperately to gloss over because “it’s not here.” As people love to remind me almost daily, the publishing world is changing right now. Yes, but to create something that will outlive us and have a lasting impact on the way people see and interpret their worlds is a yearn writers have had since the beginning of written communication. They will continue to have it as long as we communicate with text. Press 53 is one of the best arguments for why small, independent presses are such vital and important parts of our cultural lives. They continue to provide opportunities to writers at all stages of their careers: beginning, midlist and in the case of John Ehle, posthumous. I would lie if I said “Swimming Through Fire” is a book I will return to frequently. I can’t. It takes too much from me emotionally, but that is perhaps the greatest compliment I could pay a poet. Poetry at its best breaks down barriers of human communication and speaks to the soul in ways that resonate beyond all expectations. National Poetry Month is approaching in April. This year readers should explore the offerings of Press 53 and also Bull City Press, another North Carolina-based independent publisher who has curated a phenomenal group of writers.
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SIGNS OF THE TIMES:
Loop walkers and runners can learn about Wrighstville Beach history this weekend BY: ETHAN MARSH
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aves greet the shoreline as seashells reveal themselves as the tide draws back. Sunshine peeks through the early morning clouds, while seagulls fly overhead chirping. During the calm of the beach, it’s difficult to imagine waves reaching heights of 10 feet or more. Historically, there have been instances where Mother Nature brought her wrath to many homes at Wrightsville Beach. After Hurricane Hazel made landfall in mid-October 1954, the storm caused considerable damage to 530 homes while fully destroying 89. One of the largest in history, the natural disaster marked a 12-foot storm surge to the area. Such severe storms are one of many exhibits on display at the Wrightsville Beach Museum of History. “We have a hurricane post in the side yard of the museum,” says Madeline Flagler, executive director of the museum. Many folks have flocked to it, especially since last fall’s Hurricane Florence, which is now measured on it, too. The outside exhibit was done by Dylan Rosbrugh, as part of his Eagle Scout project. It covers SaffirSimpson wind scale and storm-surge measurements. “Come by and stand next to it to see how massive the storm surge is,” Flagler suggests. Inside the museum are details about Hurricane Hazel’s storm tracker in the Atlantic. As well, Hazel makes an appearance in the museum’s pop-up exhibit, “Loop Through History.” It’s featured on sign number two, out of 25, which are situated around Wrightsville Beach’s most popular fitness area, The Loop. The exhibit started in 2016 around the 2.45-mile stretch to help passersby learn more about the island. “Weekends are high traffic, when we expect the most people to see it,” Flagler asserts. “We estimate a minimum of 1,500 people see the signs each year.” The exhibit is showcased eight weekends annually, and 2019 will be no exception. Participants should set aside an hour to walk around the Loop to see all the signs. Donna Starling, a museum board member for Wrightsville Beach, developed the
exhibit with one idea in mind: to bring history out to the people. Also, it was a way to think outside the box. “Everyone is free to learn and take their time and walk it,” Starling exclaims. “Sometimes, it’s intimidating, coming off the beach with sandy feet. You feel like, Oh, I don’t want to go into the museum. But, [on the Loop], whether you’re in tennis shoes and shorts, or in a bathing suit and flip-flops, you can enjoy the history of Wrightsville Beach.” In addition to illustrating different moments on the island, Loop Through History is a fundraiser for the museum. Families and individuals can sponsor a sign for a year. “Most people choose a sign that has a special meaning for them,” Flagler offers, “[for example], their father worked at the Saline Plant or Nickel Plant; they live near where the sign is placed; their mother worked at Newell’s; their children went to Wrightsville Beach School; [or] they roller skated at Lumina.” Wrightsville Beach Elementary School (sign five), opened in 1953, and has a special place in Starling’s heart. Her family’s history goes back on the island. “My father went there, I went there, and my children went to [what was then known as] Wrightsville Beach School,” Starling reveals, “so three generations.” Starling and her family have seen changes on the island, too, such as Johnnie Mercer’s Fishing Pier (sign eight) going from wood to concrete. When Starling’s father was young, he would skip school and fish off the pier; the principal always knew where to find him. “That [story was] pretty funny,” Starling remembers. Starling favors sign 11, Lumina Pavilion—once known as “The Playground of the South.” Having opened in 1905, the pavilion was the hot spot of southeastern NC. It hosted famous jazz acts like Cab Calloway, and in its latter years famous rock acts like Jerry Lee Lewis. In the ‘60s, it hosted the Miss North Carolina pageant, but also Ronald Reagan, who attended what was the well-known Lumina Weekend. Aside from Lumina’s famous dance floor, it also had a bowling alley, restaurant, and would screen movies on the side of the building. Locals were able to access it via the trolley (sign 18), a system created by Hugh MacRae. Lumina Pavilion was demolished in 1973 to make room for more condo-
GO FISH! Johnnie Mercer’s Fishing Pier circa 1960s has gone from a wooden pier to a concrete one, to help sustain gale force winds during hurricanes. Image courtesy Wrighstville Beach Museum
miniums. Lack of clear vision for how to use the massive building on the beach led to its demolition. “If you ever stop [at the sign] on the loop,” Starling says, “you’ll hear people talking about their grandmother [and] their grandfather getting engaged in front of Lumina on the beach.” Other razed structures appear on signs, like the babies hospital (sign 25) and The Oceanic Hotel (sign 9)—each of which, along with the pavilion and trolley, have other exhibits inside Wrightsville Beach Museum of History. The “Great Fire of 1934” burned to the ground the Oceanic Hotel and 125 homes surrounding it. In 2008 the babies hospital was bulldozed, due to the building not having an historic registry. The museum did not have leverage, access or funds to preserve the buildings at the time. “Some were public [and] some were private,” Flagler mentions. “A lot of them involved much more funding than we could have provided.” In 2018 the odds fell in the museum’s favor when they acquired the 1924 EwingBordeaux Cottage. The Bordeaux family bought it in 1971 and were only the second owners of the cottage after Mrs. Cora Ewing. The cottage survived the great fire, and within seven years, nine hurricanes in the 1950s. Since it was solidified an historic structure from the Wrightsville Beach Landmark Commission, the museum was able to acquire the landmark and add it to the historic square, designated by the Town of Wrightsville Beach. The square accommo-
dates historic structures that normally would have been torn down. The museum itself, on Salisbury Street, was the first donation, acquired from the 1909 Myers Cottage. The historic square took off, with three more cottages or houses added since: The 1940 Bender-Howell Cottage hosts the Wrightsville Beach Visitor’s Center, along with the 1946 Historic Palmgren-O’Quinn house providing education on local coastal wildlife and habitats through hands-on activities and tours of natural environments. The museum took advantage of adding the 1924 EwingBordeaux Cottage to expand its programs and exhibits. The cottage will showcase the best of its beach community, via coastal professions and even water sports on the island as a part of the Waterman Hall of Fame. For more information on the Wrightsville Beach Museum and its many exhibits, or to sponsor one of its signs in Loop Through History, visit wbmuseumofhistory.com.
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Loop Through History Wrightsville Beach Loop
Sat. - Sun., March 16-17 The Loop Wrighstville Beach, Free WB Museum of History 303 W Salisbury St. (910) 256-2569 • Free admission Tues.-Fri., 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Sat., noon - 5 p.m. Sun., 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. wbmuseumofhistory.com
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HAPPENINGS & EVENTS ACROSS WILMINGTON
TO-DO CALENDAR
events
ST. PAT’S DAY BAR CRAWL Mar. 15, 6pm: Put on your green outfit and come out and start celebrating St. Patricks Day early. Come to the Husk between 6-8pm get your wristband, grab some free stuff and venture out on the St Practice Day Bar Crawl. There will be a photo contest: Best 5 will get prizes with one lucky individual winning a $100 gift card. Participantd: Barbary Coast, Duck and Dive,The Husk Downtown Wilmington, Pour House-Wilmington, Anne Bonny’s Bar & Grill, Varnish Ale and Spirits, The Rooftop bar at N. Front
Theatre, Growler’s Tavern, Tavern Law 1832. $5 admission fee.
KEGS AND EGGS Mar. 16-17 9am: You can’t drink all day if you don’t start in the morning! Join us at Hell’s Kitchen for our annual Keg’s and Eggs on Saturday and Sunday mornings. We will have awesome Irish food, drink specials and everyone’s favorite Irish dancing girls! Tailgate party starts at noon with more great food, drink specials, corn-hole, music and more!! Proceeds to help benefit Step Up for Soldiers. Hell’s Kitchen, 118 Princess St. 20TH ILM ST PATRICK’S DAY PARADE Mar. 16, 11am: 20th Annual St. Patrick’s Day
Open to the PUBLIC at The New Hanover Parade honoring Cape Fear First Responders County Arboretum March 15, 1-5pm; March as Grand Marshals. Parade goes down Front 16, 10am-2pm. New Hanover County ArboStreet from CFCC to Dock Street. The reretum, 6206 Oleander Dr. view stand is at Front and Market with Ashlea Kosikowski (WECT) as MC. Bring the whole family to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day (one day early!) www.wilmingtonparade.com for more information. Front and Market sts. STEVE HAYDU LO-TIDE RUN Mar. 16, 8am: 15th annual Steve Haydu St. SPECIALTY FLOWER AND Patrick’s Day 5k/10k Lo Tide Run has options HORTICULTURE SHOW for timed and untimed races so we have Seaside Springtime: National Garden Club something for everyone and anyone! This Standard Flower Show By the Sea a National year we have brand new super soft t-shirts Garden Club Horticulture Specialty Flower and we hope this is our biggest year yet. All Show. Presented by: New Hanover Garden proceeds from the race help our mission to Club & Harbor Island Garden Club. Free & provide monetary assistance to New Hanover county residents fighting cancer and struggling with financial obligations. Cape Fear Boulevard.
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WILMINGTON DANCE FESTIVAL PARTY Mar. 16, 6pm: Kickoff part for The Dance Cooperative’s Wilmington Dance Festival. Tickets are $25 and include light bites and one drink. All money raised will go toward supporting scholarships for youth programming. In other words, come and enjoy in the effort to raise money for underserved kids’ dance classes! Let’s get everyone dancing in our community! Wilmington Wine, 605 Castle St.
music OPEN-MIC AT TIDAL CREEK Comedians, singers, songwriters, poets, yodelers! Come out the co-op on Wednesday night & show us what you got! Free coffee & tea for all performers! Mic is yours from 6 pm until about 8:45! Hosted by the always entertaining Bob Sarnataro, this open mic is a laid back, no pressure opportunity for performers of all kinds to stretch those creative muscles. All ages welcome. Tidal Creek Co-op, 5329 Oleander Dr. JAZZ AT CAM 1st Thurs. through Apr, 6:30-8pm. Eightconcert series has individual seat sales are available for purchase: 910-395-5999. Enjoy dinner and drinks at the CAM Café (910-7772363) before or after the concert. Café reservations are always suggested and appreciated. Apr. 4, Brian Miller. Admission: CAM/ CFJS Members: $12, Non-members: $20. Students with valid college ID: $10. Cameron Art Museum, 3201 S 17th St. PHIL BRUSHI Mar. 15, 7-9pm: The LCAC presents: Phil Brushi’s Brylcreem Boys. Phil Bruschi’s “edutainment” shows are always a great hit! This performance will highlight the Brylcreem Boys, featuring the music of Paul Anka, Frankie Avalon, Bobby Rydell, and more! www.philbruschisings.com. $10. Leland Cul-
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Giving money to panhandlers often supports drug and alcohol addiction. Wilmington has a variety of social service agencies that can help people in need. Please give smart to ensure your donation has the most positive impact possible. Donate at
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tural Arts Center, 1212 Magnolia Village Way SCENES FROM THE BRITISH ISLES Mar. 15, 7pm: Brierwood Ensemble performs a chamber music program featuring musical images of the British Isles, including Arnold Bax’s haunting Phantasy Sonata, Ralph Vaughan Williams’s Six Studies in English Folk Song, film composer John Williams’s depiction of the Eó Rossa tree of Celtic folklore, and a set of lively Scots-Irish fiddle tunes. Ronald Sachs Violins, 616-B Castle Street. MUSIC ON MARKET March 16—The Irish Bracken Band, featuring Marian Tomas Griffin on guitar and vocals and Chris Murphy on violin. They’re influenced by artists such as The Pogues, Van Morrison, Horslips, The Waterboys and Alison Krauss. The band plays jigs, reels, romantic and drinking songs. musiconmarket.org. St. Andrews-Covenant Presbyterian Church, 1416 Market St. WILMINGTON SYMPHONY POPS Mar. 16, Jeans ‘n Classics has toured nationwide with over 100 orchestras performing original rock and pop orchestrations. Join us for “Blood Sweat Tears, Earth Wind Fire, and a little Chicago.” Come groove with us as Jeans ‘n Classics and the Wilmington Symphony perform classics like “September,” “Spinning Wheel,” “If You Leave Me Now,” “God Bless the Child,” and “25 or 6 to 4.” Wilson Center, 703 North Third St. capefearstage.com ILM SYMPHONY YOUTH ORCHESTRA Mar. 17, 4pm: Bring the kids and introduce
them to the joy and excitement of an orchestra concert featuring the Wilmington Symphony Orchestra conducted by Steven Errante, and the Wilmington Symphony Junior Strings conducted by Lisa Gattuso. Kenan Auditorium, 601 S College Rd. NC SYMPHONY Mar. 17, 7:30pm: Pablo Rus Broseta, conductor, AND Ingrid Fliter, piano—Chopin’s ability to shine a spotlight on the magic of the piano is nearly unparalleled. Pianist and Chopin devotee Ingrid Fliter revels in the virtuosic fireworks and stunning lyricism of the Piano Concerto No. 2, and stately works by Mozart and Stravinsky—including Mozart’s splendid “Haffner” Symphony—bookend this dynamic showpiece. Tickets are available online at ncsymphony.org, by phone at 877-627-6724, or at the Wilson Center. www. capefearstage.com. 703 N 3rd St.
theatre/auditions STONES IN HIS POCKETS Through Mar. 30, Fri./Sat. only: TheatreNOW dinner presents “Stones in His Pockets”—a comic tragedy followings Charlie Conlon and Jake Quinn, who, like many in their small Irish town, are employed as film extras. Things get dodgy when a local teenager commits suicide after he is humiliated by a movie star. Two actors take on 15 characters. Dinner and a show with three-course meal, $48. Show-only option available, $20. theatrewilmington.com. Doors, 6pm; show, 7pm. TheatreNOW, 19 S. 10th St.
SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER Mar. 14-17, 21-25, 28-31, 7:30pm; Sundays, 3pm: Tennessee Williams’ one-act Southern Gothic tale of greed, scandal, manipulation, and cannibalism that haunts the Garden District of New Orleans is directed by Don Baker and stars Kitty Fitzgibbon. $28. Thalian Hall Ruth and Bucky Stein Theatre, 310 Chestnut St. www.thalianhall.org RUMORS: AN ELEGANT FARCE Mar. 15-24, 7:30pm and 3pm: Thalian Association presents the Neil Simon comedy, following several affluent couples in a posh suburban residence. They’re celebrating
THERE’S A RUMOR... Thalian Association will open Neil Simon’s ‘Rumors’ at Scottish Rite Temple on 17th street this weekend. Shows run at 7:30 p.m., except on Sundays at 3 p.m. Tickets, $20-$25, are available at thalian.org. Photo courtesy of Chandler Davis
their hosts tenth anniversary; however, they discover there are no servants, the hostess is missing, and the host—the deputy mayor of NYC—has been shot. And so hijinks ensue when they try to conceal the evening’s events from the local police.Tickets: $20$25. Scottish Rite Temple, 1415 S. 17th St.
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thalian.org TAINTED CABARET Mar. 19, 7pm: Provocative burlesque cabaret featuring stars of the renowned underground theatre scenes of New York, Toronto, and Vancouver. Delight in this sinfully funny show, where the sexy, campy and theatrical combine to create one deliciously naked evening of entertainment. This smart and subversive show celebrates sensuality, sexuality, and redefines the concept of modern femininity. Sit back and relax, and let the award-winning cast of Tainted Cabaret welcome you into their uncensored world of satirical song and irreverent neoburlesque. $13 for General Admission and $25 for VIP. Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, 111 Grace St. JERSEY BOYS Jersey Boys is the inspiring rags-to-riches tale of The Four Seasons. When Frankie Valli, Bob Gaudio, Tommy DeVito, and Nick Massi met, they were just four New Jersey teens singing under street lamps, scraping for gigs and money in their working-class neighborhood. They had a sound that nobody had ever heard, and the radio couldn’t get enough of it! As the quartet rises to international stardom, they celebrate the highs and endure the lows that come handin-hand with fame. Each member narrates events, illustrating how a ragtag group of guys became music history. Jersey Boys is a smash hit that showcases. Featuring “Sherry,” “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You,” and “December, 1963 (Oh What a Night).” Tickets: capefearstage.
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art MEET LOCAL ARTISTS Meet working artists, and see works in progress. Everything from sculptures to fine jewelry in this unique location. Free parking, fun for everyone. Over 45 artist’s works to enjoy. Free, and we participate in the 4th Friday Art Walks, 6-9pm, 4th Fri. ea. mo. theArtWorks, 200 Willard St. FOURTH FRIDAY GALLERY NIGHT Fourth Friday Gallery Nights, Wilmington’s premier after-hours celebration of art and culture, 6-9pm, fourth Fri. ea. month. Art openings, artist demonstrations, entertainment and refreshments. Administered by the Arts Council of Wilmington & New Hanover County, numerous venues participate. Full list: artscouncilofwilmington.org HAVE A HEART, SKYWATCH On display at WHQR’s MC Erny Gallery is art by Loulie Scharf through March 8. Colorful and vivid birds are illustrated via mixed media. A portion of the proceeds from any sale of art benefits WHQR, and a portion of the artist’s proceeds will be donated to SkyWatch Bird Rescue. Mon-Fri, 10am to 4pm. 254 N. Front St., #300 OIL & WATER On display through Mar. 17. Works by Laura Smith and Patricia Barrow are now on display at the Bellamy Mansion. 503 Market St. bellamymansion.org
ART OF STYLE W/ANN PARKS MCCRAY Wilmington painter Ann Parks McCray creates vivid, impasto oil paintings that are sometimes abstract and ethereal and other times she creates naturescapes or seascapes with sailboats materializing on the horizon. No matter the subject matter, there is an Ann Parks McCray that speaks to everyone. In this show we pair her work with different furniture vignettes, from modern to contemporary to mid century and beyond. New Elements Gallery, 271 N. Front St. KELLY SHEPPARD MURRAY LOCAL: art + ideas presents Kelly Sheppard Murray’s Curiosities Series (2016-2019), the biggest showing to date of the over 400 sculptures from this body of work. Murray’s Curiosities Series is the cumulative output of the artist’s plan to produce one sculpture a day for a year (December 2016-2017) and then beyond that time frame. This is the Raleigh-based artist’s first major solo exhibition. Closing reception: Friday, Mar. 22, 6-9 pm. Gallery Hours: Mon. - Fri., 12-5. Wilma W. Daniels Gallery at CFCC, 200 Hanover St. REFLECTIONS ON COLORISM Closes April 5. Exhibit investigates the history and trajectory of colorism—bias based on skin tone across races—through documentary and speculative works of art. The exhibit juxtaposes traditional, mainstream attitudes about complexion and other racialized features with imaginings of new narratives and alternative visions. It is curated by Dr. Sarah L. Webb, creator of Colorism Healing, and professor of creative writing at the
University of Illinois Springfield. Because colorism is a form of degradation steeped in visual perception, engagement with visual art has been a necessary and fruitful evolution in the overall mission. Dr. Webb will discuss historical and contemporary imagery that has constituted colorism’s warped mirror and articulate how the exhibited artworks serve as speculative mirrors that offer alternative avenues of self-perception. CAB Art Gallery, 5270 Randall Pkwy. uncw.edu/ cabartgallery THE JOY OF PLEIN AIR “The Joy of Plein Air: Laurie Greenbaum Beitc” will be presented by Art in Bloom Gallery at Pinpoint Restaurant in partnership with Checker Cab Productions. For Wilmington based artist, Laurie Greenbaum Beitch, painting is about the process of capturing the atmosphere and colors of serene and magical places. In her work, Laurie tries to evoke a mood, to create a feeling of light and of atmosphere by experimenting with different materials and techniques. Each of her gorgeous, velvety pastels are painted en plein air (the act of painting outdoors) so that she stay true to the location’s beauty, tranquility, and fragility. The art exhibit continues through May 20, 2019. 114 Market Street TINY WORLDS Mar. 13, 6pm: Opening reception of Chelsea Lea’s “Tiny Worlds” at the ever popular Waterline Brewery. This body of work explores imaginary places made inside cigar boxes. Larger than life sculptures surround these miniature dioramas. www.ChelseaLe-
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aMetals.com. 721 Surry St. ART LEAGUE OF LELAND: PHOOGRAPHY Mar. 14, 4pm: The Art League of Leland (ALL) invites artists and art enthusiasts to its March 14 meeting featuring presentations by professional photographers John Mehalik, Alan Morris, and Paul Schreiber. Each will share his photographic journey, personal tips for shooting great photographs, and suggestions for artists who take photographs for reference in their future creations. The meeting will take place from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM at the Leland Cultural Arts Center, 1212 Magnolia Village Way To learn more, go to www.ArtLeagueofLeland.org, or you may contact ALL at artleageofleland@ gmail.com. BRAYERS, BRUSHES AND COLOR PENCILS Mar. 14, 6pm: New exhibit of printmaking and drawings, “Brayers, Brushes, and Color Pencils” by artist David Norris, presented by Art in Bloom in partnership with Checker Cab productions at Platypus and Gnome. David (BFA from ECUs’ School of Art) has begun a series of monoprints that combine printing techniques with color pencils and lithograph crayons. They build on and compliment a long-standing series of regional cityscapes and landscapes done in watercolor and color pencil. He also works in other media ranging from black and white pen drawings to silverpoint, scrimshaw, linoleum block prints, and collage. Reception for the artist on Thurs., free and open to the public with complimentary champagne and appetizers. 910-769-9300 for dinner reservations.
Platypus & Gnome, 9 S. Front St. TRUNK SHOW Meet Jewelry Artisan, Jameka Wrisbon Purdie, from Alter Ego Designs during a special trunk show on Sunday, March 17, 2-5pm. Jameka puts a lot of time, effort, and care into crafting necklaces, earrings, bracelets, hair accessories and more. All of her creations are assembled using quality components sourced from all around the world. Most of her designs are one-of-a-kind, but even duplicates are each unique with the character only handmade items possess. She finds jewelry making to be a creative outlet that allows her to step away from normal daily activities and become something more than herself. Jameka believes the individuality and boldness of her designs can do the same for those who wear them. Art in Bloom Gallery, 210 Princess St.
dance CAPE FEAR CONTRA DANCERS Come on out for two hours of energetic, contemporary American country dancing with live music. Dress cool & comfortable, softsoled shoes. All ages. 2nd/4th Tues, 7:30pm. United Methodist, 409 S. 5th Ave. BABS MCDANCE CLASSES Group classes for all levels are designed for beginner, intermediate, and advanced dancers! We will begin the class with the basics and instruct you through a few exciting dance moves! Mondays, 7pm: Waltz All Levels • Mondays, 8pm: Argentine Tango
• Tuesdays, 7pm, East Coast Swing, 7pm. • Tuesdays, 8pm, West Coast Swing. • Wednesdays, 7pm, Latin Variety Dances; 8pm: Country Western, all levels • Thursdays, 8pm: Shag Group Class: Levels 2 & 3. $10 per person, $15 per couple, $5 for military/students with ID. • Mar. 15, 7pm: Friday Night Social: Come party with us! We start off with a complementary lesson at 7:30 pm followed by open dancing! Food, fun, and dancing! We play music for all styles of dancing and we welcome all levels of dancers! No partner necessary! $5. Babs McDance Social Dance Club & Ballroom, 6782 Market St. ROSIE HERRERA DANCE THEATRE Mar. 13, 7:30pm: Wilson Center is thrilled to present “Make Believe,” the newest work of choreographer and dancer Rosie Herrera. Rosie Herrera, a brilliant choreographer and creator, has put together a stellar group of performers. Known for its diverse ensemble, company performers come from a range of artistic genres including theater, performance art, opera, and contemporary ballet. “Make Believe” uses religious iconography to explore themes of love and romance. It deconstructs what it means to believe in magic and how that bleeds into our constructions of spirituality, as well as our understanding of romance. Tickets: capefearstage.com. 703 N. 3rd St.
comedy OPEN MIC Wildest open mic in town ... anything goes. (except cover songs). Stand-up comedy,
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slam poetry, video, live music, odd talents— performances of all kinds. Hosted by 6-beer Steve. Sign up, 8pm, and runs all night. Juggling Gypsy 1612 Castle St. ILM, (910) 763-2223 daily after 3pm for details. www. jugglinggypsy.com. GRUFF GOAT COMEDY First Wed. ea. month, Gruff Goat Comedy features Three Guest Comics Under a Bridge. No Trolls. Waterline Brewing Company, 721 Surry Lane. PRIMETIME COMEDY See some of NC’s best stand-up comedians in a world class venue! This month’s talented performers: Brett Williams, Cordero Wilson, Grant Sheffield, Louis Bishop, and Tyler Wood. Hosted by: Wills Maxwell. N Front Theatre (formerly City Stage), 21 N Front St. LUCKY JOE COMEDY SHOW First Sat. ea. month is free show at Lucky Joe Craft Coffee on College Road presented by Regretful Villains. The show features a new style of stand-up called Speed Joking. Come enjoy a night of laughs and find your Comedic Soulmate! 1414 S College Rd. LIVE RIFFING AND VINTAGE TV Every Wed. join Dead Crow Comedy for improv night. Join local comedians for a TV party at Dead Crow! An interactive improvised comedy show. 265 N. Front St. DAREDEVIL IMPROV COMEDY TROUPE DareDevil Improv Classes teach you the fundamentals of the funny! Learn to be more spontaneous, trust your instincts, and create one-of-a-kind comedy with an ensemble! (And even if you’re not a “performer,” our
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to instantly capture the environment around you. In less than 200 years, cameras have progressed from complicated contraptions only used by professionals, to simple boxes with a roll of film anyone could operate, to handheld computers that create digital images shared with the world. 86 cameras and 145 photographic accessories showcases changes in technology and styles, from late 1800s-early 2000s. capefearmuseum.com. $8/adults, $7/seniors, college & military, $5/ youth. CF Museum, 814 Market St.
DEAD CROW COMEDY ROOM Mar. 15-16, 7pm/9:30pm: Originally from New Jersey, Anthony DeVito is a NYC based comedian. He’s appeared on CBS The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Comedy Central Stand Up Presents: Anthony DeVito, Comedy Central’s Adam Devine’s House Party, was one of the “New Faces” at the 2012 Montreal Just for Laughs Festival, has been WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH MUSEUM on “This American Life,” AXS TV’s Gotham WB Museum of History, housed in the turn Comedy Live, and was the 2015 winner of of the century Myers Cottage, exists to preCaroline’s March Madness. Also, his deserve and to share the history of Wrightsville but album “Dream Occupation” is available Beach. Visitors to the cottage will find a scale from Comedy Central Records. In addition to model of Wrightsville Beach circa 1910, exstand-up, he’s a writer on Netflix’s The Break hibits featuring the early days of the beach with Michelle Wolf, wrote for the 2018 White including Lumina Pavilion, our hurricane hisHouse Correspondents Dinner, and was a tory and information about the interaction writer/regular panelist on MSG’s People Talkbetween the people and our natural environing Sports and Other Stuff. He’s also has apment which have shaped the 100 yr. history peared on TV Land’s The Jim Gaffigan Show, of WB. (910) 256-2569. 303 W. Salisbury St. \ and is a favorite on Sirius XM’s Bennington. wbmuseum.com. deadcrowcomedy.com. 265 N. Front St. WILMINGTON RR MUSEUM AN EVENING WITH ARVIN MITCHELL Explore railroad history and heritage, espeMar. 15, 7pm: Live Production Tech Club cially of the Atlantic Coast Line, headquarpresents An Evening with Comedian Arvin tered in Wilmington for 125 years. Interests Mitchell at the Wilson Center in downtown and activities for all ages, including historical Wilmington, NC. Featured on Kevin Hart’s exhibits, full-size steam engine and rolling One Mic Stand, Arvin has been nominated for stock, lively Children’s Hall, and spectacular NBC’s top comics on Stand Up for Diversity. model layouts. House in an authentic 1883 (910) 362-7999 or tickets@capefearstage. freight warehouse, facilities are fully accom. Wilson Center, 703 North Third St. cessible and on one level. By reservation, discounted group tours, caboose birthday parties, and after-hours meetings or mixers. Story Time on 1st/3rd Mon. at 10:30am, only $5 per family and access to entire Museum. CAMERON ART MUSEUM Admission only $9 adult, $8 senior/military, On exhibit: “A Time When Art Is Everywhere: $5 child, ages 2-12, and free under age 2. teamLab,” an art collective and interdisci505 Nutt St. 910-763-2634. www.wrrm.org. plinary group of programmers, engineers,
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CG animators, mathematicians artists and LATIMER HOUSE architects, creates digital artworks that Victorian Italiante style home built in 1852, bridge art, science, technology, design and the restored home features period furnishthe natural world. Designs are immersive inings, artwork and family portraits. Tours ofterpretations deeply rooted in Japanese art, fered Mon-Fri, 10am-4pm, and Sat, 12-5pm. aesthetic and history. Through Sept. 8, 2019. Walking tours are Wed and Sat. at 10am. CAM Café open and serving delicious menu $4-$12. Latimer House of Lower Cape Fear with full bar, 5pm-9pm. Tues.-Sun., 11amHistorical Society is not handicapped acces2pm; Thurs. nights, 5pm-9pm 910-395-5999. sible 126 S. Third St. cameronartmuseum.org. 3201 S. 17th St. BURGWIN-WRIGHT HOUSE CAPE FEAR MUSEUM 18th century Burgwin-Wright House Museum Hundreds of toys and games are on view in the heart of Wilmington’s Historic District, in PlayTime!—classics, like Lincoln Logs, is the oldest museum house in NC, restored toy soldiers, an Erector set and a Mr. Potato with 18th and 19th century decor and garHead, and even old faves like wooden tops, dens. Colonial life is experienced through blocks and dolls. Remember those toys that, historical interpretations in kitchen-building for whatever reason, we just had to have? and courtyard. 3rd/Market St. Tues-Sat, Some of those fad favorites like the Rubik’s 10am-4pm. Last tour, 3pm. 910-762-0570. cube and 1960s Liddle Kiddle dolls are on www.burgwinwrighthouse.com. exhibit along with toy figures from fast food BELLAMY MANSION kids’ meals. Explore toy history in custom laOne of NC’s most spectacular examples of bel books. Play, create, and imagine in Cape antebellum architecture, built on the eve of Fear Museum’s newest exhibit, PlayTime! Enthe Civil War by free and enslaved black argage with museum educators in these short, tisans, for John Dillard Bellamy (1817-1896) drop-in programs. Activities change weekly physician, planter and business leader; and may include puzzles, games, blocks, and his wife, Eliza McIlhenny Harriss (1821and more. Adult participation is required. Fun 1907) and their nine children. After the fall for all ages! Free for members or with genof Fort Fisher in 1865, Federal troops comeral admission • Camera Collections! With mandeered the house as their headquarters today’s smart phones and digital cameras, during the occupation of Wilmington. Now a photography is everywhere. Until the invenmuseum, it focuses on history and the design tion of the camera in 1839, there was no way arts and offers tours, changing exhibitions
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and an informative look at historic preservation in action. 910-251-3700. www.bellamymansion.org. 503 Market St. BATTLESHIP 101 Mar. 16, 10am: Try on helmets, type on vintage typewriters, talk on original phones, use semaphore flags, create your own stencil, try Morse code, write V-Mail and more! Volunteers stationed throughout the ship engage visitors about shipboard life and technologies. Great for all ages! Battleship North Carolina, 1 Battleship Rd.
kids stuff SNAKE AND TURTLE FEEDING A brief presentation about the live animals on display in the events center and then watch them feed. At least one snake and turtle will be fed during the demonstration. Ages: 3 and up. First Wed. of every month. Cost: $1. Halyburton Park, 4099 S. 17th St. LITTLE EXPLORERS Ages 2-5: Bring your kids to the park and discover nature through stories, songs, handson activities, hikes and crafts. Your children will delight in the many nature themes we explore each month. Space is limited and pre-registration is required for these popular programs. $3/participant. Springing Into Spring, Green in Nature, 3/14-15, $3/person, 10-11am • What Does a Tree Need? 3/2829, 10-11am • Amazing Animal Acrobats, 4/11-12, 10-11am • Homey Habitats, 4/2526, 10-11am. Halyburton Park, 4099. S. 17th St. LITTLE EXPLORERS OUT AND ABOUT Thursdays, 11am, free: Meet new friends in your community for fun hands-on activities! Enjoy interactive circle time, conduct exciting experiments and play games related to a weekly theme. Perfect for children ages 3 to 6 and their adult helpers. Little Explorers Out and About: Mar 7: Color Science (at MLK Center, 401 South 8th St.) • Mar 14: Little Einsteins (at Hemenway Center, 507 McRae St.) • Mar 21: Water Worlds (at MLK Center) • Mar 28: Weather Wonders (at Hemenway Center. MLK Center, 401 South 8th St. CF MUSEUM LITTLE EXPLORERS Fridays and Saturdays, 10am, free. Meet your friends in the Museum for fun hands-on activities! Enjoy interactive circle time, conduct exciting experiments and play games related to a weekly theme. Perfect for children ages 3 to 6 and their adult helpers. Mar 1 & 2: Old Stuff; Mar 8 & 9: Color Science; Mar 15 & 16: Little Einsteins; Mar 22 & 23: Water Worlds; Mar 29 & 30: Weather Wonders. Cape Fear Museum, 814 Market St. NATURE IN A NUTSHELL Topics correlatw with the weekly Little Explorers program theme. Our nature themes will be brought to life through stories, songs, games, hikes, and other hands-on activities. Please dress for the weather(including closed-toe shoes) to be ready for outdoor fun! This is an extension of our current Little Explorers classes for those who would still like to sign up for these popular programs. Space is limited and pre-registration is required. $3/participant.. Wintery Wonders: 3/16, 3/30, 4/13, 10-10:30am, ages 2-5, $3/ person. Day-use area right of Picnic Shelter #
2. Halyburton Park, 4099. S. 17th St. CREATURE FEATURE Mar. 13, 10am-noon: Silly Snakes, ages: 5 & under. $5 per child/adults: Free. Come get an up-close view of the animal St. Patrick drove out of Ireland, according to legend. Children will have the opportunity to see, touch, and learn about silly, slithery snakes. Fit for Fun Center, 302 S. 10th St. LEPRECHAUN SAYS... Mar. 14, 10am: Ages: 5 & under.Join us for a lively game of Simon Says, St. Patrick’s style! We might even do a little Irish jig. $5 per child (included with general admission). No preregistration required. Times: 10 am - 10:30 am / 2-2:30 pm. Fit For Fun, 302 S. 10th St. POT O’ GOLD SCAVENGER HUNT Mar. 16, 9am-9:30am/1-1:30pm: Ages: 5 & under. $5 per child (included with general admission). No pre-registration required. Can you find all the colors of the rainbow? Search the center, and with a little luck o’ the Irish you could find a pot of gold! Dress up in your best green garb!. Fit For Fun, 302 S. 10th St. DISCOVERY LAB Saturday, March 16, 2pm: Ignite your curiosity! Discover history, science and cultures of the Lower Cape Fear through hands-on exploration and fun science labs. Ideal for ages 5 and up and adult participation is required. Free for members or with general admission. Cape Fear Museum, 814 Market St.
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recreational WALK WITH A DOC Join us the 3rd Saturday of every month at 9am for a fun and healthy walk—held at the Midtown YMCA. Each walk beings with a brief physician-led discussion of a current health topic, then he/she spends time walking, answering questions and talking with walkers. Choose your own pace and distance. Free and open to anyone. YMCA Midtown, George Anderson Dr. WB SCENIC TOURS Thurs., 10:30am: WB Scenic Tours birding boat cruise of Masonboro Island and Bradley Creek. Guided eco-cruises are educational boat tours designed to increase conservation awareness about local wildlife and sensitive coastline habitats in New Hanover County. Topics explained during the boat ride will include: salt marsh function, wetland plants, and strong emphasis on shorebird/
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water bird ecology and identification. Birding tours are best when scheduled at low tide. • Sunset Tour of WB, Thurs., 5pm: Sunset with Wrightsville Beach Scenic Tours departs from the Blockade Runner Dock. Routes vary with season, weather, and whim on the Basic Sunset Cruise but may include Masonboro Island, Bradley Creek, Money Island or some other combination. Water, marsh, Shamrock, sunset – it’s a simple combination but very satisfying. Also, from experience, this is the best time to sight dolphins in the bay. RSVP: 910-200-4002 or wbst3000@gmail.com. WB Scenic Tours, 275 Waynick Blvd. HIKES AND BIRDING First Friday bird hikes, ages 5/up; free. 3/1, 4/5, 9-10:30am: Bird-watch around Halyburton Park the first Friday of each month. We’ll search for migrants, residents, and point out year-round species too. These walks are for beginner birders and all are welcome. • Greenfield Lake Hike, 2/28, 8am-noon, 16 and up, $10. • Abby Nature Preserve, 3/21, 8am-noon, 16 and up, $10. • Holly Shelter Gamelands, 4/11, 8am-3pm, 16 and up, $10. Halyburton Park, 4099. S. 17th St.
lectures/literary PRESERVATION NC CONFERENCE Mar. 20, 9am: Theme “Preservation + Innovation.” This year’s conference will take place March 20-22 at the Blockade Runner Resort and will explore the ways entrepreneurs, architects, builders, chefs, restaurateurs, brewers, and preservationists are establishing their new ideas in old buildings. Come network, learn, and be inspired by the creative ways innovation is shaping North Carolina’s historic landscape. There is an exciting slate of educational breakout sessions, keynote speakers, tours and a party with the beach as our backdrop! Blockade Runner, 275 Waynick Blvd.
classes/seminars ADULT CRAFTERNOONS New monthly meet-up for adults who enjoy crafting. Drop in on the first Monday afternoon of every month at the Northeast Library. A different usable craft project will be featured each month. Free program, with all supplies provided by a Friends of
ARIES (Mar. 21–April 20)
The coming weeks might be a good time to acquire a flamethrower. It would come in handy if you felt the urge to go to a beach and incinerate mementoes from an ex-ally. It would also be useful if you wanted to burn stuff that reminds you of who you used to be and don’t want to be any more; or if you got in the mood to set ablaze symbols of questionable ideas you used to believe in but can’t afford to believe in any more. If you don’t want to spend $1,600-plus on a flamethrower, just close your eyes for 10 minutes and visualize yourself performing acts of creative destruction like those I mentioned.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20)
Taurus aphorist Olivia Dresher writes she would like to be “a force of nature,” but “not causing any suffering.” The way I interpret her longing is she wants to be wild, elemental, uninhibited, primal, raw, pure—all the while without inflicting any hurt or damage on herself or anyone else. In accordance, with your astrological omens, Taurus, that’s a state I encourage you to embody in the coming weeks. If you’re feeling extra smart—which I suspect you will—you could go even further. You may be able to heal yourself and others with your wild, elemental, uninhibited, primal, raw, pure energy.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20)
In some major cities, the buttons you push at a crosswalk don’t actually work to make the traffic light turn green faster. The same is true about the “Close Door” buttons in many elevators. Pushing them doesn’t have any effect on the door. Harvard psychologist Ellen Langer says these buttons are like placebos that give you “the illusion of control.” I bring this phenomenon to your attention, Gemini, in hope of inspiring you to scout around for comparable things in your life. Is there any situation where you imagine you have power or influence, but probably don’t? If so, now is an excellent time to find out—and remedy that problem.
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CANCER (June 21-July 22)
Philip Boit was born and raised in Kenya, where it never snows except on the very top of Mount Kenya. Yet, he represented his country in the cross-country skiing events at the Winter Olympics in 2002 and 2006. How did he do it? He trained up north in snowy Finland. Meanwhile, Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong competed for Ghana in the slalom in the 2010 Winter Olympics. Since there was no snow in his homeland, he practiced his skills in the French Alps. These two are your role models for the coming months, Cancerian. According to my analysis of the astrological omens, you’ll have the potential to achieve success in tasks and activities that may not seem like a natural fit.
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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)
In the process of casting for his movie “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo,” director David Fincher considered selecting A-list actress Scarlet Johansson to play the heroine. Ultimately, he decided she was too sexy and radiant. He wanted a pale, thin, tougher-looking actress, whom he found in Rooney Mara. I suspect, in a somewhat similar way, you may be perceived as being too much “something” for a role you would actually perform quite well. In my astrological opinion, you’re not at all too much. In fact, you’re just right. Is there anything you can do—with full integrity—to adjust how people see you and understand you without diluting your brightness and strength?
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
In 1993 an English gardener named Eric Lawes used his metal detector to look for a hammer that his farmer friend had lost in a field. Instead of the hammer, he found the unexpected: a buried box containing 15,234 old Roman silver and gold worth more than four million dollars today. I bring this to your attention, Virgo, because I suspect that you, too, will soon discover something different from what you’re searching for. Like the treasure Lawes located, it might even be more valuable than what you thought you wanted.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
“The role of the artist is exactly the same as the role of the lover,” wrote author James Baldwin. “If I love you, I have to make you conscious of the things you don’t see.” To fully endorse the statement, I’d need to add two adverbs. My version would be, “The role of the artist is exactly the same as the role of the lover. If I love you, I have to kindly and compassionately make you conscious of the things you don’t see.” In accordance with current astrological omens, I recommend you Libras enthusiastically adopt that mission during the coming weeks. With tenderness and care, help those you care about to become aware of what they’ve been missing—and ask for the same from them toward you.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
For thousands of generations, our early ancestors were able to get some of the food they needed through a practice known as “persistence hunting.” They usually couldn’t run as fast as the animals they chased. They had a distinct advantage: They could keep moving relentlessly until their prey grew exhausted. In part that’s because they had far less hair than animals, and thus could cool off better. I propose we adopt this theme as a metaphor for your life in the coming weeks and months. You won’t need to be extra fast or super ferocious or impossibly clever to get what you want. All you have to do is be persistent and dogged and disciplined.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
Wompsi’kuk Skeesucks Brooke is a Native American woman of the Mohegan tribe. According to her description of Mohegan naming traditions, and reported by author Elisabeth Pearson Waugaman, “Children receive names that are descriptive. They may be given new names at adolescence, and again as they go through life according to what their life experiences and accomplishments are.” She concludes that names “change as the individual changes.” If you have been thinking about transforming the way you express and present yourself, you might want to consider such a shift. 2019 will be a favorable time to at least add a new nickname or title. And I suspect you’ll have maximum inspiration to do so in the coming weeks.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
For many of us, smell is our most neglected sense. We see, hear, taste, and feel with vividness and eagerness, but allow our olfactory powers to go underused. In accordance with astrological omens, I hope you will compensate for that dearth in coming weeks. There is subtle information you can obtain—and in my opinion, need quite strongly—that will come your way only with the help of your nose. Trust the guidance provided by scent.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
Essayist Nassim Nicholas Taleb says humans come in three types: fragile, robust or antifragile. Those who are fragile work hard to shield themselves from life’s messiness. The downside? They are deprived of experiences that might spur them to grow smarter. As for robust people, Taleb believes they are firm in the face of messiness. They remain who they are even when they’re disrupted. The potential problem? They may be too strong to surrender to necessary transformations. If you’re the third type, antifragile, you engage with the messiness and use it as motivation to become more creative and resilient. The downside? None. In accordance with the astrological omens, Aquarius, I urge you to adopt the antifragile approach in the coming weeks.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)
In 2014 NASA managed to place its MAVEN spacecraft into orbit around Mars. The cost of the mission was $671 million. Soon thereafter, the Indian government put its own vehicle, the Mangalyaan, into orbit around the Red Planet. It spent $74 million. As you plan your own big project, Pisces, I recommend you emulate the Mangalyaan rather than the MAVEN. I suspect you can do great things—maybe even your personal equivalent of sending a spacecraft to Mars—on a relatively modest budget.
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CRAFTEEN MINI GARDENS Crafty teens are invited for snacks and miniature garden making at Northeast Library. Hands-on workshop is free but space is limited. To make sure there are enough seats and supplies, register on calendar, NHCLibrary.org. 910-798-6371. NHC NE Library, 1241 Military Cutoff Rd. RADICAL RELAXATION Mar. 16, 4pm: Instructor Bhakti Prem for DIY IPHONE FIX a Yoga Nidra event. Radical Relaxation is Sundays through May, 1pm: A short workan easy-to-practice yogic deep relaxation shop, with all the parts, tools, and know-how technique for stress reduction, body-mind provided to fix a broken screen to a working renewal, enhanced well-being, inner peace, one! Our two hour Repair Cafe is a workshop self-awareness, and spiritual growth. Rest that shows the basics of iPhone repair in a comfortably in savasana [on your back] while controlled environment, so you don’t have to remaining aware and quiet, and be guided worry about messing something up, or never through visualizations and gentle breathputting it back together again. We’ll go over work—similar to a prolonged relaxation at the the 5 tools required for any iPhone repair, end of yoga class but by focusing on listenprepare instructions for your specific model ing, the mind recedes into the background iPhone, then show you how to properly open and a peaceful subtle awareness emerges. it, replace the necessary components, check Cost: $25. Bring a yoga mat, blanket, small for water damage or other potential probpillow (for head), and eye pillow. Longwave lems. Finally, we’ll show you how to reasYoga, 203 Racine #200 semble, and properly test for functionality! Seating is limited. Lead Tech Service, 225 S Water St, Ste D. www.eadtechservice.com
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AYCE OYSTER ROASTS AYCE Oyster Roast for $27.95 every Friday and Saturday from 4-10 pm. Add AYCE boiled and fried shrimp for an additional $9.95. Local oysters. Capt’n Bills Backyard MASONBORO SHELLING TOUR and Grille, 4240 Market Street. Explore Masonboro Island and discover the wonder of the Carolina coast. This tour opFREE WINE TASTING tion is ideal for families, birders, and nature Sample some of the most delicious wines enthusiasts. Masonboro Island is an 8.4at SnS for free, with an optional $25 food mile marine sanctuary island, renowned for pairing. Food pairings are designed specifiits plant and wildlife diversity. Topics will cally to go with each wine to bring out the include shell biology, native plant species, fullest flavor of both. If you ever wanted to shorebirds, and barrier island ecology. Adult learn more about how to bring out the flavor $45 Child $25 RSVP: 910-200-4002. Wrightsof wine -n- food now you can experience a ville Beach Scenic Tours, 275 Waynick Blvd. wonderful trip to flavor town. Benny Hill Jazz always starts at 7pm. Sweet n Savory Cafe, 1611 Pavilion Place
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TEMPLE OF ISRAEL SANDWICH SALE The Temple of Israel’s annual New York Style WILMINGTON PRIDE YOUTH GROUP Grades 7-12: Wilmington Pride Youth Group Corned Beef and Pastrami Sandwich Sale is a safe space for youth who identify as LGcomes with coleslaw, mustard, a Guss’ (NY) BTQIA+ and their straight allies. An adult kosher pickle, and a bottle of water available supervised, safe space for kids to talk about for eat in or pick up. Pick up order on March orientation, gender, racial equality, politi14 from 10am-3pm. Corned beef and Pastracal consequences, religion, self care. Also mi available by the pound as well as Green’s a great opportunity to meet and socialize Bakery (NY) babka loaves and rugela by the with peers from the greater Wilmington area. bag. Delivery on March 14 (between 11am Meets Thurs., 7pm. Needed: youth facilitaand 1pm) available for orders of 1 or CANtors, especially those who are trained to work DYA2665@aol.com. temple-of-israel.org. with kids, and speakers to talk about important topics. wpyg2016@gmail.com.
tours
CAM WEEKLY EXHIBITION TOURS Cameron Art Museum allows participants to explore current exhibitions with Anne Brennan, CAM’s executive director, in a new series of public tours. Free for CAM members. Wed., 1:30pm. 3201 S. 17th St.
ANXIETY / OCD SUPPORT GROUP Group meets 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month. Pine Valley United Methodist Church, 3788 Shipyard Blvd. Building B. Christopher Savard, Ph.D., with Cape Fear Psychological Services, gives a presentation the 1st Thursday of each month. 3rd Thursday meeting is member led. Everyone 18+ welcome. 910763-8134
LITERARY HISTORY WALKING TOUR Explore the rich culture of our talented Southern town with a 90 minute walking tour of the MS SUPPORT GROUP Those with MS, families and friends welliterary history of downtown Wilmington, NC. come. Meets 2nd Thursday each month, 7 Visit “The Two Libraries.” Walk the streets of p.m., 1st floor conference room, New Hayour favorite novels, and stand where Oscar nover Rehabilitation Hospital, 2131 S. 17th Wilde did when he lectured here. Saturdays, St., Wilmington (behind Betty Cameron 1:30pm, Old Books on Front. 249 N. Front St. Women’s Hospital). Sponsored by Greater www.brownpapertickets.com/event/1282390 Carolinas Chapter, National MS Society. DeINSIDER’S TOUR tails: Anne, 910-232-2033 or Burt, 910-383Explore the history of community at Cape 1368. New Hanover Regional Medical CenFear Museum. Take the Insider’s Tour offered ter, 2131 S. 17th St. the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 10am. Tours are free with admission and include LUPUS SUPPORT GROUP Meets third Saturday each month. Free; a “behind the scenes” sneak peek. Pre-reg. drop-ins are welcome. Group provides paris required: 910-798-4362 or cfmprograms@ ticipants an opportunity to receive introducnhcgov.com. Free w/GA or membership. CF tory info about lupus, encourage the expresMuseum, 814 Market St. sion of concerns, provide an opportunity to GHOST WALK share experiences, encourage and support 6:30 & 8:30pm. Costumed guides lead visipositive coping strategies, and emphasize tors through alleyways with tales of haunted the importance of medical treatment. Guest Wilmington. Nightly tours, 6:30pm/8:30pm. speakers, DVD presentations and open Admission. Water & Market sts. RSVP rqd: group discussion. info@lupusnc.org (877) 910-794-1866. hauntedwilmington.com 849-8271, x1. lupusnc.org. NE Library, 1241 Military Cutoff Rd. BELLAMY MANSION Guided tours start on the hour; self-guided PFLAG tours start at any time. Mon. is only self-guidFirst Mon/mo. at UNCW, in the Masonboro ed tours. Follow curved oyster-shell paths Island Room #2010, 7pm. through our lush Victorian garden shaded by 150-yr.-old magnolia trees. See the elegant main entrance surrounded by soaring col-
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