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Wilmington Health Access for Teens (WHAT) will host its 20th Birthday Celebration Luncheon on Oct. 15, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Hilton Wilmington Riverside (301 N. Water St.). Join special guests as WHAT celebrates the history of this grassroots organization and looks to the future of healthcare, mental health, nutrition, and health education services for adolescents in the community. Tickets are $35. Visit www.whatswhat.org.

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The 14th annual beer and wine festival hosted by Lighthouse Beer and Wine adopts a new name and a more convenient location to raise funds for the Carousel Center.

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See local and punk-inspired Pet Names at Scrap Iron Bicycle Gallery (118-B Princess St.) as they celebrate the release of their latest album on Friday, Oct. 16.

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Testing the Brunswick Connector from Brunswick Forest to downtown Wilmington by: gwenyfar rohler

CONNECTING PEOPLE TO DOWNTOWN: Between Market and Princess, on Second Street, WAVE Transit’s Brunswick Connector takes people into downtown Wilmington. Courtesy photo

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ey, bro! Can I get the next stop?” the man in the seat behind me asked the bus driver.

It was 7:07 a.m., exactly when the Brunswick Connector pulled up at the first major intersection of the Town of Leland. Four men in work uniforms, including the gentleman with the request, disembarked, and a lady dressed in medical scrubs boarded.

The bus picked up speed and headed toward Navassa.

Earlier this year I promised encore readers a trip on WAVE Transit’s Brunswick Connector route to take a look at what commuting from Leland to downtown Wilmington via bus is like. The ongoing construction of the Andrew Jackson Highway has made driving from North Brunswick County into Wilmington a truly miserable experi-

ence during rush hour. I started wondering why more people weren’t taking the Brunswick Connector. And, so, I began my own informal straw poll by asking assorted northern transplants in Brunswick Forrest if they ever take the Brunswick Connector into town. Since public transit is such a big part of life in the Northeast—in a way that, culturally, hasn’t translated down here—I sort of hoped people who are used to grabbing a train or bus into major cultural areas would be more hip to that option.

These questions uniformly were met with confused blank stares.

Is this a marketing problem? I wondered.

If I were retired and lived across the bridge, the idea of grabbing a bus into downtown to meet friends for lunch, shop and take a tour would be wonderful: no

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parking to worry about, and if I got the bus close enough to home, it would mean all the mimosas a girl could drink. Best of all, instead of being miserable in traffic, I could read a book! How could people not be aware of this service and not use it constantly?

er than around 11 a.m., when I originally planned to go.

“That’s when it is pertinent,” Jock agreed.

Game plan: Alarm set for 6 a.m. Large pot of coffee brewed. Drive straight down Market Street to park on the corner of Last week Jock drove across the river Market and Second, so I could see the to pick up a truckload of steel for peanut- bus coming. sheller parts from the steel yard. Getting I arrived at 6:47 a.m. At 6:52 a.m., I over the bridge in the morning wasn’t the looked up to see the Brunswick Connector problem, but timing his day to miss rush shining headlights right at me. It has been hour headed back into town was key. a while since I sprinted for public transit, so “I mean, it’s not like Atlanta or anything, I made a mental check list: leave coffee in the car, grab two single dollar bills, notebut it’s still awful,” he moaned. book, book to read, turn headlights off (no I had been planning to take the bus for reminder chime in a VW Bug). this story, but after Jock’s traffic-sitting esFour people disembarked, the last capade, it seemed more realistic to take the trip during the morning commute rath- dressed in a uniform for the Hilton.

“Good morning,” the driver said, and I exchanged the greeting. In the grayish darkness of just dawn, the bus stop on Second Street between Market and Princess is surprisingly active. The shelters and benches are filled with people in various states of waking up and getting off to work. A little away from the benches, a few people have early-morning cigarettes and riders make connections from one bus to another. The bus slowly fills with a surprising number of people out this early.

In spite of all the “va et vien” and the need to acquire transfer passes, we were still two minutes ahead of schedule when we pulled into Brunswick Forrest. And, yes, there was a stop at the Brunswick Village roundabout just behind the Port City Java.

We headed into the Walmart parking lot to pick up a couple more passengers and then swung back to Andy Jackson to see a wall of stopped traffic. Merging was just not happening. Entire lanes were roped off for construction. Blue lights flashed from law enforcement pulling over speeders (how could anyone speed in this mess, I wondered). Looking into the car windows, almost everyone we passed was on a cell phone or texting. Most cars had only one person in them, with the exception of kids en route to school.

At 7:01 a.m. on the dot, we pull away from the curb and turn the corner of Princess Street. I usually see Front Street in the middle of the day when the stores and restaurants are open, or at night when the streets are packed. To see it still basically asleep with mist rising off the pavement was an oddly mystical feeling. When we No one looked happy as they multiswung onto the on-ramp for the Cape Fear tasked their way through road rage. I Memorial Bridge, it was like I was seeing feared for our driver there was no way we the river for the first time all over again. were going to do this on schedule. But the However, when we took the off-ramp to man had nerves of steel: He maneuvered Leland at 7:07 a.m., I noticed the traffic through the stalled traffic and over the headed the other direction was stacking up bridge to land us in downtown Wilmington and slowed to a crawl. It was the perfect on the nose at 8 a.m.! cue to bring out my book—but being chauf“Thank you for a lovely morning,” I feured around was so lovely. The passing waved and climbed down the stairs. It was scenery was so fascinating, I just couldn’t stop staring out the window. I don’t get out surprising—and, frankly I needed a cup of of downtown very much. It has probably coffee to process it all. been over a decade since I’ve seen NavasSo the Brunswick Connector runs 6 a.m. sa. I forget how cute parts of it are; some of to 6 p.m, Monday through Friday. Clearly, the new construction was a little surprising. it is aimed at students and working peoWe stopped at both Leland Middle ple. For one fare, though, folks can travel School and North Brunswick High School. across the bridge without the misery and At almost every stop, we took on pas- headaches of fighting traffic, and won’t sengers. The driver greeted most people have to worry over parking either. warmly and with recognition. Clearly, there And so I ask: How is this bus not packed are a lot of regulars. to capacity constantly? I think this is the no-hassle deal of the century. Frankly, if you want to improve your morning commute and not have the misery of all that traffic at the bridge, next to carpooling, this is a simple answer: Read a book, listen to some music and let someone else do the driving. The only downside is you can’t bring coffee on the bus.

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When we finished the outlying loop and came back to the on-ramp for Andrew Jackson Highway, the driver spotted a family on the median waving at him, getting ready to dodge traffic to catch the bus.

They had a baby in a stroller. He signaled that he saw them and waited for everyone to board and get the baby safely situated.

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y the time you read this the Oregon shooting will be a few weeks old.

Prayers will have been said and few steps taken to solve this problem of our socalled “civilized society.” Based on this year’s tracking, we may have another mass shooting or two on the way. I’m tired of commenting on last week’s events, so I figured I’d write about next week’s bloodbath (perhaps one that occurs in our slice of heaven).

“We grieve for the (number of dead) killed by the (angry young man/radical Islamist/domestic abuser) at (your neighborhood here). Were it not for the heroic actions of (first responder/off-duty military), the deaths would surely have been much worse. We pray for the families of the heroic victims and will do everything possible to prevent future tragedies.”

alive. Where do these people think they are: Le Catalan on the Cape Fear? This is what passes for civilized society! Heaven help us!”

The presence of weapons is even how the U.S. Army distinguishes between combat zones and the relative safety of the base.

Rebutting the accusation that President Clinton disarmed our soldiers on their bases and practically invited the Ft. Hood shooting and recent recruiter shooting, retired Colonel Steven Bucci (a military expert for The Heritage Foundation) said, “We have never had our soldiers walking around with weapons all the time, other than in combat zones.”

According to current Army regulation (190-14), unless soldiers on base are actively training, military police or under attack, they typically aren’t weaponized.

Apparently, even the Army reasonably regulates access to firearms—like the “wellregulated militia” it is.

Whenever there’s a mass shooting, peoExcept find the courage to become ple ask about mental health. “Why didn’t we see this coming?” I don’t question any specivilized. cific shooter’s mental health as much I do our The day before the Oregon shooting I was collective sanity. completing an online work-mandated course Psychiatrist Dr. Paul Appelbaum has studon “active shooter” events. “This is ridiculous!” I said to my wife. “According to the FBI, ied ways to predict violence for decades. we’ve had 160 active shooter events in the Because these events are extremely rare, last 13 years. We lead the civilized world, but they have only the broadest, least useful risk this training is still a waste of time. It’s not ‘all factors associated with them (being an angry young man has the highest correlation). He’s threat, all the time.’” concluded that hoping to improve prevention Like “Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Viis at best wishful thinking. olence Has Declined” author Steven Pinker, That’s not to say there’s nothing we can I used to be a cockeyed optimist and would defend our progress from primitive violence. do to prevent mass shootings. In a prepared But shouldn’t the burden of proof be on the media statement for mass shootings (yes, NRA, GOP and activist SCOTUS, the decid- he seriously has a statement for the next ed Heller (2008)? Shouldn’t they explain why tragedy), Dr. Applebaum says, “If you tell me we lead the civilized world in active shooter that there’s nothing we can do about guns, I’d say we’re done. We’ve conceded that we events and gun massacres? are willing to tolerate periodic slaughters of Maybe Monty Python’s John Cleese can the innocent. There’s nothing more to say.” dust off his British sergeant’s uniform and Except, as Jeb Bush eloquently noted, help them learn “how to tell the difference be“Stuff happens.” We tolerate the occasional tween civilized society and a battleground.” fiery death of families on the freeway, right?

“All right! I’m Sgt. Slaughter! Eyes left, Why not continue to place “active shooter” maggots! Note the bodies, blood, aroma events in the “stuff happens” bin, and accept of cordite, and of course guns. Magnificent them as the collateral damage of our love weaponry of various calibers, makes and of violence, firearms and definition of “freemodels. This, my fine fellows, is a glorious dom”? It’s exactly what our so-called “civibattleground!” lized” society is doing now.

“Eyes right! Note these couples eating Next time (probably around Halloween), niçoise salad, sipping Bordeaux and smilas we mourn more dead children and lament ing. Despite the French food, French wine our lack of civility, let’s say a prayer of thanks and dreadfully conspicuous absence of that our sacred Second Amendment remains life-saving weaponry, these couples remain safe and we’re still “free.”

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Protecting Our Freedoms

The bold, shameless leering of David Zaitzeff is legendary around Seattle’s parks, and more so since he filed a civil complaint against the city in September challenging its anti-voyeurism law for placing a “chilling effect” on his photography of immodestly dressed women in public. Though he has never been charged with a crime, he roams freely (and apparently joyously) around shortskirted and swimsuit-clad “gals” while himself often wearing only a thong and bearing a “Free Hugs and Kisses” sign. Zaitzeff’s websites “extol” public nudity, wrote the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, and explain, for example, that a woman who angles her “bod” to offer a view of “side boob” is fair game for his camera. Zaitzeff’s complaint — that the law criminalizes photography of a person’s “intimate areas” (clothed or not) without explicit permission — is distressing him.

job openings (almost all menial) — eventually resulting in about 2.3 million applications, 200,000 from people with advanced degrees (even though the $240/month positions required only a fifth-grade education, according to an Associated Press dispatch). About 13 million young people enter India’s job market each year.

New World Order

— At a September convention on ethical issues involving computers, a researcher at Britain’s De Montfort University decried the development of devices that might permit human-robot sex. Though no human would be “victimized,” the researcher warned that such machines (some already in service) will exacerbate existing “power imbalances” between men and women and pave the way for more human exploitation. One critic challenged, offering that such robots would be no more demeaning to women than, say, vibrators.

However, the researcher ominously warned Democracy Blues Randy Richardson, 42, vying unopposed that there may someday be robots resemfor the Riceville, Iowa, school board (having bling children, marketed for sex. (A Septemagreed to run just because he has two kids in ber USA Today dispatch from Tokyo reported school) failed to get any votes at all — as even that the company SoftBank had banned sex, he was too busy on election day (Sept. 8) to via its user agreement, with its new 4-foot-tall make it to the polls (nor were there any write- human-like robot — even though “Pepper” ins). To resolve the 0-0 result, the other board features nothing resembling genitalia.) members simply appointed Richardson to the — Thailand’s “Last Resort Rehab” at the office. Riceville, near the Minnesota border, is Wat Thamkrabok Temple about 100 miles a big-time farming community, and registered north of Bangkok resembles a traditional voters queried by The Des Moines Register drug-detox facility (work, relaxation, meditasaid they just had too much fieldwork to do tion) — except for the vomiting. At the “Vomit that day.

Temple,” Buddhist priests mix a concoction of 120 herbal ingredients that are nasty, acMedical Marvels Researchers recently came upon a small cording to the temple’s methamphetamine community (not named) in the Dominican addicts interviewed for a recent Australian TV Republic with an unusual incidence of ado- documentary. Said one, of the rehab agenda: lescent boys having spent the first decade “Vomiting is at 3 p.m. every day. Foreigners or so of their lives as girls because their pe- must vomit for the first five days. The vomiting nises and testes did not appear until puberty. is intense.”

A September BBC News dispatch referred to the boys as “Guevedoces” and credited the community for alerting researchers, who ultimately developed a drug to replace the culprit enzyme whose absence was causing the problem. (The full shot of testosterone that should have been delivered in the mother’s womb was not arriving until puberty.)

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A News of the Weird Classic (November 2009)

New Zealand’s Waikato National Contemporary Art Award in September (2009) (worth the equivalent of $11,000) went to Dane Mitchell, whose installation consisted merely of the discarded packaging materials he had gathered from all the other exhibits vying for the prize. Mitchell named his pile “Collateral.”

(Announcement of the winner was poorly received by the other contestants.)

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arts>>music

Vitality of Punk:

Pet Names celebrates its own form of sound with a new album release

by: Shannon Rae Gentry

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PUNKed: Wilmington band, Pet Names, celebrates album release at Scrap Iron Bicycle Gallery (118-B Princess St.) on Friday, Oct. 16. Courtesy photo.

ormer Black Flag front man Henry Rollins once wrote: “Where there is young people and vitality you’re going to find punk rock.”

Punk, and its alternative sub-cultures and -genres, has been a part of the underground music scene across the nation since the mid 1970s. These garage bands and other forms of “protopunk” naturally diverge from mainstream radio and even punk’s own expectations, yet continue to collect an energetic following. Wilmington-based band Pet Names represents the youth and vitality of punk that Rollins spoke of, with pop, rock and Indie influences mixed into their sound.

Made up of Tommy Hall (vocals and guitar), Kyle Ginthner (guitar), Brent Drew (bass), and drummer Zack Raynor, the self-proclaimed DIY punk band has been playing locally and regionally for two

years. In that time they have released two EPs, and a new 9-track studio album “White Noise Machine” just out on Thursday, Oct. 1—after a mere two days in the recording studio in May of this year.

Celebrating with a release show at Scrap Iron Bicycle Gallery (118-B Princess St.) on Friday, Oct. 16, Tommy Hall had a chance to chat with encore about the group’s latest project and the progression in their music. encore (e): Was it the plan to record in just two days, or did the music and process somehow come together that quickly?

Tommy Hall (TH): That wasn’t the plan at all, but once we started tracking, it all came together really quickly. Most of those were done in one or two takes.

e: What was post-production like?

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have any impact?

TH: We didn’t do much in terms of postproduction. We came back home when we finished tracking and left it with Kris at Legit Biz [in Greensboro, NC] to mix and master. He already had a good idea of what we were going for, and I had sent him some rough demos before we went in[to the studio.] He would send over mixes and we’d give our feedback, but it also came together quickly. e: Does the dynamic of the band contribute to that kind of efficiency?

TH: I’m not sure. I made us do things we didn’t really want to just for the sake of preparation, like demo all the songs before going in and play the new songs live before we were totally comfortable with them. Pre-production stuff is just really tedious and not very fun at all, so no one really wanted to sit down and track

all these songs just to go do it again. But most bands do it, and it really helped us to have a reference point to talk about how we wanted everything to sound.

In terms of playing live, we were trying to write a whole bunch so we could narrow down what we wanted to record. This meant we’d be playing songs live a day or two after writing them, which was a little nerve-racking. It really paid off though to see what translated live and what people reacted well to, kind of the way stand-up comedians try out new material. e: Do these songs take on new or special nuances live?

TH: I think we just play a little faster and make more mistakes, but our main goal with this album was to capture the feel of our live shows. I wanted people to hear it and then go see us play a basement show or something.

e: Who are the song and instrumental writers on this album? Any favorites so far?

TH: I write the lyrics and usually bring in the music, but Kyle also brings in some music, then we just build off of those initial versions, and everyone kind of works out their own parts the more we play. My favorites to play are probably “Burner Phone” and “I Can’t Make You Love Me,” just because there’s a lot of energy to put into them. I’m also really proud of “Salamander” because everyone is playing something different and cool, but it’s also the toughest to sing. e: How did lyrics and instrumentals merge in the process?

TH: I write chunks of lyrics constantly, but rarely a full song’s worth, so when we have some music coming together I start to see what lines fit with it, and either piece things together or expand on something I already wrote.

“Burner Phone” is a good example where we had the music finished, but I wasn’t sure what to do vocally. I think the first time we played it live, I sang Museum Mouth lyrics as filler. Then when I finally had a chance to sit down and work on it, I found some lines in my notepad that fit the melody, and those became the opening lines of the verses. I just fleshed out the idea from there. e: Who and what has inspired you in developing your sound?

TH: I got into Weezer, Green Day and Blink-182 when I was really young, and it just went from there into more underground bands. I mostly care about good songwriting at this point though. We don’t really listen to many of the same bands, as a group. But I think our common ground revolves around punk and Indie.

die-rock because it’s simpler. It’s probably most accurate to say pop-punk, but I really don’t like the connotation, and there’s a certain brand of pop-punk that I’d rather not be associated with. We might all have ideals about how to do things as a band, but the main purpose of the songs is just for them to be relatable. Music has always been such a major comfort for me; all I’m trying to do is create that same kind of comfort for other people.

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e: Any specific bands or records you’re really into right now?

TH: Yes! There’s so much good music happening right now. I’m really into what a lot of NC bands are doing. Off the top of my head I’m thinking of “Cozy Body” by Mineral Girls, the upcoming Ernie EP, and the upcoming Museum Mouth record. I’ve also been into Shwayze this year. e: With the release of this album, were there any lessons learned to consider for your next project?

TH: The biggest things I’ve learned from band stuff are two sides to the same coin.

On one hand, you really have to go out and make things happen for yourself; no one is going to come to you with opportunities out of nowhere. On the other hand, at least in our scene/genre, there’s an insanely supportive community that’s there to help out DIY bands. I’m constantly surprised by how nice and supportive people can be sometimes.

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Free show e: With various forms of punk out Scrap Iron Bicycle Gallery there, which do you most identify with 118-B Princess St. in terms of your songwriting? facebook.com/petnamesband TH: Oh, I could go on about this forever [laughs]. I mostly call us pop-rock or In-

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LIVE AT ZIGGY’s: Israel Nash and Big Something are heading to the Port City. See them live at Ziggy’s by the Sea (208 Market St.) Saturday, October 17, at 9 p.m. Photo by Pooneh Ghana.

Wednesday, October 14

Crystal Fussell Duo (9pm; Free; Acoustic)

Hoop Dance Jam (7pm; $3)

—Costello’s, 211 Princess St.; (910) 362-9666

James Jarvis (7pm; Free; Jazz Piano)

—Ziggy’s By The Sea, 208 Market St.; (910) 769-4096

—Ocean Front Park, 105 Atlantic Ave. —The Blind Elephant, 21 N. Front St. Unit F

The Spooky Realm (8pm; $5; Sketch Comedy)

—Theatre NOW, 19 S. 10th St.; 910 399-3NOW

Nelson and the Rock-a-Fellas (8pm; $5; Rock) —The Whiskey Bar NC, 1 S Front St.

Karaoke (9pm; Free)

—Ibiza, 118 Market St.; (910) 251-1301

SeepeopleS (9pm; $8-$10; Eclectic)

Jonathan Strickland and more (8:30pm; Free) —Juggling Gypsy Cafe, 1612 Castle St.

Karaoke with Party Gras (9:30pm; Free)

—Fox & Hound, 920 Town Center Dr.; (910) 509-0805

Pool Night (10pm; Free)

—Banks Channel Pub & Grille, 530 Causeway Dr.

Mystery Music Wednesday! (3pm; Free) —Juggling Gypsy, 1612 Castle St.;

Jazz and Cocktail Wednesdays (8pm; Free) —Burnt Mill Creek, 2101 Market St.

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—Holiday Inn Resort, 1706 N. Lumina Ave.

Vienna Boys Choir (7:30pm; $5-$60)

—UNCW Kenan Auditorium, 601 S. College Rd.;

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W I N N E R

Wrightsville Beach, NC

LIVE MUSIC 7–10PM FRI.

full dish Eclectic Mix

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mark daffer Eclectic Mix

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oct 24

Eclectic & Hip

mikeDance o’donnell & Classic

SEA PANS STEEL DRUMS EVERY THURS. 6-9PM 1706 North Lumina Ave. • (910) 256-2231

www.RuckerJohns.com VISIT WWW.RUCKERJOHNS.COM FOR FRIDAY MONDAY DAILY SPECIALS, MUSIC & EVENTS Select Appetizers halfMONDAY off $ 4 Cosmopolitan $ 2 Big Domestic Draft Beers $550 Watermelon Martini $ 95 22oz. Domestic Draft ALL DAY 4 RJ's Coffee $ 3 Sam Adams and Blue $5 Pizzas Moon Seasonal Bottles TUESDAY TUESDAY 1/2 off Select Bottles SATURDAY LIVE JAzz IN THE BAR of Wine $ $ 6 All Southern Half Price Bottles of Wine Shiners 5 Absolut Dreams 50 $ Blue$2Moon Draft 3 NC Brewed Bottles • Pacifico Absolut Dream $$5$503-22oz 2 Select Domestic Bottles WEDNESDAY WEDNESDAY SUNDAY 1/2 offMiller Nachos Light Pints $150$ Coronoa/ $ 50 5 All$2Flat 50 Breads 1 Domestic Pints Lite Bottles Corona $ 50 $4 Bloody$ Marys 2 Corona/Corona Lt. Margaritas/Peach Margaritas 4 Pints $ 50 $ 50 1 Domestic 4 Frozen Margarita $ 5 White Russians THURSDAY (pick your flavor) Visit our $website Appletinis $4, RJ’s Painkiller 5

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$ (910)-452-1212 3 Guinness Cans Island Sunsets $5 SATURDAY 100 S. FRONT ST. $ Baybreeze/Seabreeze 4 22oz. Blue Moon 910-251-1832 Draft $3 LIVE MUSIC $ 2 Select Domestic Bottles in the courtyard SUNDAY7 days a week $ Bloody Marys 4, Domestic MONDAY S.I.N. NIGHT $2 Domestics • $3 All Draft Selections Pints $150 • $4 Flavored Bombs 50% off Apps 6pm $til Hurricanes 5 close

NEW BELGIUM TUESDAY Carolina Beach Road, $3 New5564 Belgium selections (Fat Tire, Ranger IPA) (910) 452-1212 $5 Jameson • Wing Special WEDNESDAY $2.75 Miller Lite, $4 Wells, Half off All Bottles of wine Live Music @ 8pm THIRSTY THURSDAY $2.50 PBR 16oz cans $3.50 Sam Adams Seasonal & Hoppyum Pints $5 Redbull & Vodka, 50¢ Steamed Oysters and Shrimp FRIDAY $2.75 Michelob Ultra • $3.25 Stella $4.50 José Cuervo Silver • Live Music on the Patio SATURDAY $2.75 Red Stripe • $4.50 Evan Williams Cherry Reel Cafe Rooftop Concert Series SUNDAY $3 Coronas/Corona Lite • $10 Domestic Buckets (5) $4 Mimosas • $4 Bloody Mary’s

BACK IN ACTION: Don’t miss Warren Haynes’ rescheduled performance at Greenfield Lake Amphitheater on Mon., Oct. 19. Tickets are $37 in advance and $41 at the door. Photo by Tom Dorgan (910) 962-3500

Firedrums Night (8pm; Free)

—Juggling Gypsy Cafe, 1612 Castle St.

$3.50 Sweetwaters $4.50 Absolute Lemonade 65 Wings, 4-7pm

$2.75 Yuengling Draft $2.75 Domestic Bottles 65 Wings, 4-7pm

$3.50 Sweet Josie $4 Margaritas $3.50 Pint of the Day $4 Fire Ball $5 Mimosas $5 Car Bombs $5 Bloody Mary’s & Mimosas *Drink Specials run all day

—Holiday Inn Resort, 1706 N. Lumina Ave.;

Open Jam (8pm; Free)

Oboe, Trumpet w/ Nancy King, Soprano (7:30pm; $0-$6)

—The Whiskey Bar NC, 1 S. Front St.

—UNCW Beckwith Recital Hall, 5270 Randall Dr.

TRIVIA WITH STEVE

Daniel Parish (6pm; Free; Americana)

Coddle Creek with Duk Tan (8pm; $5; Rock)

8:30 p.m. • PRIZES! • 2 yuengling drafts

—Rucker John’s, 5564 Carolina Beach Rd.

—The Whiskey Bar NC, 1 S. Front St.

Friday ____________________________________________

Steve Laret (6pm; Free; Acoustic)

Friday Night Fun House Follies (10:30pm; Free)

LIVE __________________________________________ MUSIC

—Goat & Compass, 710 N. 4th St.

—Ibiza, 118 Market St.; (910) 251-1301

Stray Local (7pm; Free; Folk)

Music in the Garden (6pm; Free; Acoustic)

—Flytrap Brewing, 319 Walnut St.

—A Tasting Room, 19 S. 2nd St.

Zoso (9pm; $15-$20; Led Zepplin Cover)

MDA Toast to Life Gala (6:30pm; $125)

Thursday ________________________________________ $2.50 Budweiser Draft $4 Wells 65 Wings, 4-7pm

Full Dish (6pm; Free; Eclectic)

$ 50

Sunday

BREAKFAST BUFFET

9:00 A.m.- 2:00 P.M.• $4 BLOODY MARY’S AND MIMOSA’S

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—Ziggy’s By The Sea, 208 Market St. (910) 769-4096

Randy McQuay (7pm; Free; Eclectic) —Flytrap Brewing, 319 Walnut St.

Friday, October 16 Rock for a Cure (6pm; $5)

—Reel Cafe, 100 S. Front St.; (910) 251-1832

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—Hilton Wilmington Riverside, 301 N. Water St.;

Mark Normand (7pm; $16-$19; Comedy)

—Dead Crow Comedy Room, 265 N. Front St.

Patriot (8pm; $10-$15; Punk)

—Ziggy’s By The Sea, 208 Market St. (910) 769-4096

Psychedelic Funk (8:30pm; $5)

Seneca Guns (9pm; Free; Rock)

Fortune Feimster (9:30pm; $15; Comedy)

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

—Juggling Gypsy Cafe, 1612 Castle St. —Dead Crow Comedy Room, 265 N. Front St.

The High Divers (9:30pm; Cover TBD; Eclectic) —Juggling Gypsy Cafe, 1612 Castle St.

Mark Normand (9:30pm; $16-$19; Comedy)

—Dead Crow Comedy Room, 265 N. Front St.

McCall Schronce (10pm; Free; Acoustic) —Goat & Compass, 710 N. 4th St.

Jason Thompson (10pm; Free; Rock)

Monday, October 19 Warren Haynes and more (5pm; $37-$41; Rock)

Jazz Jam Session (6pm; Free)

—Bailey Theater Park, 12 N. Front St.; (910) 620-2345

Saturday, October 17

Music & Comedy Open Mic (8pm; Free)

—Juggling Gypsy Cafe, 1612 Castle St.

Flytrap Brewing First Anniversary (12pm; Free) —Flytrap Brewing, 319 Walnut St.

showstoppers

—Greenfield Lake Amphitheater, 1941 Amphitheatre Dr.

—Reggie’s 42nd St. Tavern, 1415 S. 42nd St.

The What Now (10am; Cover TBA)

concerts outside of southeastern nc

—Juggling Gypsy Cafe & Hookah Bar, 1612 Castle St.

Crystal Fussell Duo (9pm; Free; Country) —Costello’s Piano Bar, 211 Princess St. (910) 362-9666

Jazz on Front St. (6pm; Free)

—The Calico Room, 107 S. Front St. (910) 762-2091

Tuesday, October 20

Mark Daffer (6pm; Free; Eclectic)

Benny Hill (6pm; Free; Jazz)

—Holiday Inn Resort, 1706 N. Lumina Ave.

—Rucker John’s, 5564 Carolina Beach Rd.

Music in the Garden (6pm; Free)

Trivia Night (8pm; Free)

—A Tasting Room, 19 S. 2nd St.

Mark Normand (7pm; $16-$19; Comedy)

—Banks Channel Pub & Grille, 530 Causeway Dr.

—Dead Crow Comedy Room, 265 N. Front St.

Wednesday, October 21

Tallis Chamber Orchestra Concert (7:30pm; Free)

Mystery Music Wednesday (3pm; Free)

—CFCC Humanities & Fine Arts Center, 703 N. 3rd St.

Justin Cody Fox Trio (8pm; Free; Acoustic) —Ironclad Brewery, 115 N. 2nd St.

The Fritz (8pm; $5)

—The Whiskey Bar NC, 1 S. Front St.

Saturday Night Dance Party (9pm; $5-$10) —Ibiza, 118 Market St.; (910) 251-1301

Big Something (9pm; $20-$25; Funk) —Ziggy’s By The Sea, 208 Market St. (910) 769-4096

—Juggling Gypsy, 1612 Castle St.; (910) 763-2223

James Jarvis (7pm; Free)

—The Blind Elephant, 21 N. Front St. Unit F;

Karaoke (9pm; Free)

—Ibiza, 118 Market St.; (910) 251-1301

Karaoke with Party Gras (9:30pm; Free) —Fox & Hound, 920 Town Center Dr.; (910) 509-0805

Pool Night (10pm; Free)

—Banks Channel Pub & Grille, 530 Causeway Dr.

Mark Normand (9:30pm; $16-$19; Comedy)

—Dead Crow Comedy Room, 265 N. Front St.

Closin Tyme (10pm; Free; Country)

Thursday, October 22

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

Experimental Music (7pm; Free)

Sunday, October 18

Susan Savia (7pm; Free; Jazz)

Books, Beer, & Jazz Piano (3pm; Free)

—Old Books on Front St., 249 N. Front St.

Jazz Big Band Orchestra (3pm; Free)

—Cameron Art Museum, 3201 S. 17th St.; (910) 395-5999 —Flytrap Brewing, 319 Walnut St.

Firedrums Night (8pm; Free)

—Juggling Gypsy Cafe, 1612 Castle St.

—JJs Patio Bar, 1800 Tommy Jacobs Dr.

Boogie in the Park (5pm; Free)

—Ocean Front Park, 105 Atlantic Avenue;

Live Bluegrass (5pm; Free)

Friday, October 23 ALO plus Yojimbo (5:30 pm; $22-$27)

—The Shack at Dockside, 300 N. Lake Park Blvd.

—Greenfield Lake Amphitheater, 1941 Amphitheatre Dr.

Sunday Bluegrass (6pm; Free)

Lunar Tide (6pm; Free; Eclectic)

—Satellite Bar & Lounge, 120 Greenfield St.; (910) 399-2796

Fortune Feimster (7pm; $15; Comedy)

—Dead Crow Comedy Room, 265 N. Front St.

Three Bands, Three Bucks (8pm; $3; Variety) —The Whiskey Bar NC, 1 S .Front St.

Screaming for Silence (8pm; $7-$10; Rock) —Ziggy’s By The Sea, 208 Market St. ( 910) 769-4096

—Holiday Inn Resort, 1706 N. Lumina Ave.

Music in the Garden (6pm; Free)

—A Tasting Room, 19 South 2nd St.

Folkstone Stringband (7pm; Free)

—Flytrap Brewing, 319 Walnut Street;

Friday Night Fun House Follies (10:30pm; Free) —Ibiza, 118 Market St.; (910) 251-1301

SOULFUL SOUNDS: See Marc Broussard out at Charlotte’s Neighborhood Theatre on Friday, October 16. Photo by Tom Dorgan.

NEIGHBORHOOD THEATRE NORTH DAVIDSON ST., CHARLOTTE, NC (704) 358-9298 10/14: Bottle Rockets, Mark Olson of The Jayhawks 10/15: Josh Garrels and Liz Vice 10/16: Marc Broussard and The Last Bandoleros 10/18: Green River ordinance, The Last Bison & more 10/22: AER and Chef’s Special CAT’S CRADLE 300 E. MAIN St., CARRBORO, NC 10/16: Blitzen Trapper and The Domestics 10/17: Archers of Loaf and Flesh Wounds 10/18: Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin with the Guilty Ones 10/21: Vintage Trouble and Greg Holden HOUSE OF BLUES MYRTLE BEACH 4640 Hwy 17 S., Myrtle Beach, SC (843) 272-3000 10/16: Theory of a Deadman 10/18: Iration

MOTORCO MUSIC HALL 723 RIGSBEE AVE., durham, NC (919) 901-0875 10/15: Dynamo and Derrick Hodge 10/16: Zoso 10/18: Becca Stevens Band 10/20: David Dondero and Jake Xerxes 10/21: Rival Consoles, Earthly and Calapse 10/22: The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band & more KOKA BOOTH AMPHITHEATRE 8003 Regency pkwy., Cary, NC (919) 462-2052 10/15: Chris Tomlin and Rend Collective

THE FILLMORE 820 HAMILTON ST., Charlotte, NC (704) 916-8970 10/14: Danzig, Superjoint, Veil of Maya, Prong & more 10/15: Symphony X, Overkill and Kairos 10/17: Griz, Big Wild and Louie Lastic 10/19: Walk the Moon and HOLYCHILD AMOS’ SOUTHEND 1423 SOUTH TRYON ST., CHARLOTTE, NC (704) 377-6874 10/14: LIKE A STORM, Seasons After and more 10/16: Maddie Marlow and Taylor Dye 10/18: Eric Roberson and Ida Divine 10/21: Chelsea Grin, Secrets, Cruel Hand and more THE ORANGE PEEL 101 bILTMORE AVE., ASHEVILLE, NC (828) 398-1837 10/14: Grace Potter and Rayland Baxter 10/15: Mac DeMarco, Alex Calder and Walter TV 10/16: Old 97’s, Banditos and From Bears 10/17: Patty Griffin and Darlingside 10/18: Josh Garrels and Liz Vice 10/19: Preservation Hall Jazz Band 10/20: Joey Bada$$, Denzel Curry and more 10/21: Langhorne Slim 10/22: Paul Thorn Band ZIGGY’S 170 W. 9th st., winston-salem, nc (336) 722-5000 10/16: Filth GREENSBORO COLISEUM 1921 WEST LEE ST., GREENSBORO, NC (336) 373-7400 10/15: Little Big Town 10/17: Alejandra Guzman 10/21: Taylor Swift

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Fresh from the Farm

arts>>art

POETRY WITHOUT WORDS: Pam Toll’s latest collage-like works hang at PinPoint Restaurant

by: JOSEPHINE BUTLER

The Riverfront Farmers’ Market is a curbside market featuring local farmers, producers, artists & crafters.

RUNS THROUGH November 21st, 2015

OPEN RAIN OR SHINE!!

• Fruits • Vegetables • Plants • Herbs • Flowers • Eggs • Cheeses

• Meats • Seafood • Honey • Baked goods • Pickles • Jams & Jelly • Art & Crafts

COME JOIN US FROM 8AM - 1PM! Riverfront Farmers’ Market is now on the corner of North Water and Princess Streets

For more information call 538-6223 or visit www.wilmingtondowntown.com

encore

W

hen Pam Toll is near water, she’s in her element. That’s one reason why the North Carolina artist and avid swimmer enjoys life in our coastal city.

“Water implies taking your feet off the bottom,” Toll says. “It gives you this sense of weightlessness and letting go.”

Buoyancy pervades Toll’s most recent show, titled “Water, Myths and Echoes,” now on display at PinPoint Restaurant through Oct. 20. Toll—cofounder of Acme Art Studios and assistant professor in the art and art history departments at UNCW—paints loosely, freely. Her subjects are suspended in rich hues of aquatic greens and blues, undoubtedly from a stream of consciousness bordering that of the surreal.

“Myths are stories, looking for an explanation without words and echoes,” says Toll, whose pieces are collage-like. Human faces and animals are swept into currents of mermaid fins and florals.

“We experience these relentless obsessions over certain ideas, memories, dreams, and visions,” Toll shares. “You might have an idea of what you’re doing. Then it becomes something else.”

That’s how Toll typically works. The artist will staple a canvas to the wall of her Acme studio and draw (usually from her head) with charcoal. “As I begin to develop the drawing, I start to see the boundaries of the painting,” says Toll, who then uses acrylic washes to create the base layer of color for the painting.

Sometimes the artist will add in mixed media elements—usually fabric from favorite clothes that have worn out or pieces from a quilt (there are lots of quilters in her family) or even remnants she has found. In her piece, “Sisters” (55 x 56 inches, oil and mixed media on canvas) one of her subject’s dresses is made from a Depression-era feed sack.

“Beginnings are physical, energetic and easy for me,” Toll says. “I have more ideas than I will ever have time.”

Toll paints in oil after stretching and priming her canvases with a transparent gesso or two coats of acrylic gloss medium. While beginning a painting is sometimes as simple as daydreaming on canvas for Toll, endings are more difficult.

“Some work takes years,” she explains.

“Other paintings fly off the brush in three

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TOLL AT PINPOINT: Pam Toll’s latest works hang at PinPoint Restaurant through Oct. 20. “Primitive Poetry” (55 x 92 inches, oil and mixed media on canvas). Courtesy photo

days. Ending is more like abandoning the process at some point.”

Perhaps it’s the unfinished quality of her work that makes Toll’s paintings so approachable and relatable. “I’m always surprised by what draws in people to my work,” she notes.

“Sometimes one person might see my work and point out things someone else might not have seen.”

“Primitive Poetry” (55 x 92 inches, oil and mixed media on canvas) shows flesh-colored faces that permeate water and sky between creatures, like sea turtles, dragonflies and doves. The painting started as something much different.

“The first painting was of dancers,” says Toll, who captured a special moment from her trip to northern Spain. She was living and working at the Sianoja Simposio Internacional de Artista in Noja.

“There was a big celebration,” she details.

“Bonfires were everywhere, and people were dancing in the streets. I remember trying to capture the moment—of the people dancing—but it felt so gravity-bound. Dancing is so much more than plodding along with your feet on the ground.” Instead of reworking the piece, Toll painted over the original painting.

“I posed another painting on top and decided to make it aquatic,” she tells. “To float or be suspended is kind of how it feels to dance.

There’s movement when you’re dancing. It’s more joyful.”

Joy is important to Toll and her work. The artist has devoted much of her time and re-

sources into providing disadvantaged children with the opportunity to also find joy and hope through art. The organization Toll is involved with, called Paint a Future, seeks to connect well-established artists with children from all over the world. The children are asked to paint a better future for themselves, and artists like Toll incorporate their pieces into larger-scale works. The paintings are then sold with proceeds directly benefitting the child artist.

Toll has donated more than 20 paintings to the program, and has collaborated with children from Brazil, Madagascar and Moldavia in Florianopólis, Brazil, and Rully, France.

The sales of her paintings have helped to realize the dreams of these young artists by rebuilding homes and even paying for one South African student’s education so she could become a teacher.

“It’s the coolest project I’ve ever been involved with,” Toll says. “I see the ways my work with Paint a Future has impacted my work. There’s something about the freedom of the way kids make art.”

It is this same freedom Toll exalts that she also so humbly possesses. With the weight of gravity lifted, her ideas flow like poetry without words.

DETAILS:

Water, Myths and Echoes: Work by Pam Toll

PinPoint Restaurant • 114 Market St. Restaurant hours: Wed. - Mon., 5:30 p.m. until Sunday, 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Hangs through Oct. 20

what’s hanging around the port city

galleryguide

Artfuel.inc

2165 Wrightsville Ave. Mon. - Sat., noon - 7pm www.artfuelinc.com • (910) 343-5233 Artfuel is pleased to host Vol. 42, featuring work by Dennis Schaffer, Kyle Page, Mimi Logothetis, and Tuki Lucero. Hangs for eight weeks.

Art in bloom

210 Princess St. Tues. - Sat. 10 am - 6 pm (or by appt., Sun. and Mon.) (484) 885-3037 www.art-in-bloom-gallery.com Art in Bloom Gallery is a new gallery located at 210 Princess Street in downtown Wilmington in a renovated horse stable (c. 1858). The gallery is now presenting fine art by Elizabeth Darrow (Oil on Canvas & Oil and Collage on Canvas), Traudi Thornton (Raku and Stoneware), and other artists. For more information email grantamyn@gmail.com, or call (484) 885-3037.

New Elements Gallery

201 Princess St. (919) 343-8997 Tues. - Sat.: 11am - 6pm (or by appt.) www.newelementsgallery.com Venerated Surfaces features new work

by Fritzi Huber and Hiroshi Sueyoshi’s at New Elements. Fritzi Huber crafts handmade paper inspired by the intersection of earth and water. Hiroshi Sueyoshi masterfully sculpts clay vessels that reflect nature. It will remain on view until October 17, 2015.

River to Sea Gallery

225 S. Water St., Chandler’s Wharf (free parking) (910) 763-3380 Tues.- Sat. 11am - 5pm; Sun. 1- 4pm River to Sea Gallery showcases the work of husband and wife Tim and Rebecca Duffy Bush. In addition, the gallery represents several local artists. The current show will enthrall visitors with its eclectic collection of original paintings,

photography, sculpture, glass, pottery WILMA W. DANIELS GALLERY and jewelry. “Morning Has Broken” fea200 Hanover Street, CFCC parking deck tures works by Janet Parker. Come see First level Janet’s bold use of color and texture to reveal local marsh creeks and structures. Tues.- Fri., 10am - 5:30pm; Sat., noon - 5:30pm (910) 362-7431 SUNSET RIVER Marketplace Wilma W. Daniels Gallery is pleased to 10283 Beach Dr., SW (NC 179) present the 37th Annual Tri-State Sculp(910) 575-5999 • Tues.- Sat. 10 am - 5 pm tors Exhibition, part of the Tri-State Sculpwww.sunsetrivermarketplace.com tors Conference scheduled for Oct. 1-4 in In the historic fishing village of Cala- Wilmington. The group comprises around bash, NC, over 10,000-plus square feet 100 members from NC, SC and Virginia. of fine arts is showcased. Clay art and Twenty eight members will display 40 pottery; oil paintings, watercolors, mixed works in the exhibition, with an additional media, pastels and acrylics; plus award- five members displaying works in the UNwinning metalworks, wood pieces, hand- CW’s outdoor exhibition. UNCW professor blown glass, fiber art, artisan-made jew- and North Carolina Tri-State representaelry and more. Sunset River Marketplace tive Andi Steele is the organizer/chair for has become a popular destination for the Tri-State Sculptors Conference. Free visitors, a gathering place for artists and and open to the public. The exhibition a center of the community, thanks to its runs from August 25th-October 3rd. Comonsite pottery studio, complete with two plimentary refreshments are provided. kilns; a custom master framing department; and art classrooms for workshops and ongoing instruction.

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arts>>theatre

THE BAREST OF THE BARE:

Shakespeare’s ‘Titus Andronicus’ brings shock value and great performances

by: GWENYFAR ROHLER

T

elling artists you love their early works can be a double-edged sword. What would the great Bard think of such a compliment? Well, we can no longer ask him. But in his lifetime, “Titus Andronicus” was a money-maker—one that began early in his career. Now, more than 425 years later, it is showing at The Browncoat Pub and Theatre.

“Titus” is an interesting piece in Shakespeare’s cannon. Possibly its closest companion would be “The Scottish Play.” Both are based on loose revenge stories that the Bard appropriated from previous sources.

In modern parlance this is called plagiarism, which is then countered with, “No, I took what you wrote, reimagined it and improved upon it.” Besides sharing a similar origin story, “Titus” and the recent production of “Macbeth” by Dram Tree Shake-

speare also both share JR Rodriguez, who played Banquo in the latter production, and the title role of Titus at Browncoat.

“Titus Andronicus” can be compared to today’s auteur, Quentin Tarantino. Yet, the Bard executes rhyme, meter and a more defensible plot. It is gory. It is tough. It is revenge boiled down to the barest of bare.

Titus Andronicus (Rodriguez) has been fighting on behalf of Rome most of his adult life. He returns to Rome victorious with prisoners of war, including Tamora (Lily Nicole) and her retinue, made up of her daughters and her lover, Aaron (Darius Bego). Titus comes home to find the populace ready to crown him emperor. Instead, he throws his support behind the eldest son of the recently deceased emperor, Saturninus (Nicholas Reed), who is currently locked in a struggle for the throne with his brother, Bassianus (Andrew Liguori). Titus makes some questionable decisions regarding the two princes and his daughter, Lavinia (Ari-

anna Tysinger). But don’t we all when we think we are doing the right thing?

When combined with the rest of the show, that ticket is a bargain.

His sons, Mutius (Paul Homick) and Lucius (Hal Cosec), try to argue for a more moderate road but Titus is unbending; that’s ultimately one of his fatal flaws. After killing one of Tamora’s daughters (Shawn Sproatt), Tamora swears vengeance upon Titus and his family. So begins an amazing trial of blood and gore: Lavinia is raped, her tongue is cut out, her hands chopped off, Titus loses a hand, Bassianus is murdered ... and that’s just in the first half. The second half is like “Hamlet” meets Jeffrey Dahmer. I personally would advise copious amounts of whiskey to lubricate all of it.

I have to give the director, Josh Bailey, credit. It is always scary to make a directorial debut. Starting with Shakespeare instead of something with a few less expectations is a pretty serious leap into the deep end of the pool. Bailey has assembled a really wonderful cast and pulled some startling and noteworthy performances from several people, including Nick Reed, Andrew Liguori and Ron Hasson. Casting Lavinia’s tormentors as women (Meredith Grace Stanton and Olivia Arokiasamy) is an interesting choice, which does question what sexual power over women means and how it is wielded in society. Of course, he cast some heavy hitters to ensure his success, and as many directors will say: Casting is the most important part of the job.

So, “Titus” is a show that can be played a myriad of ways. It’s deadly serious in its earnestness, camp and even comedy (dangerous and difficult choice but amazing if pulled off). Like all of the Bard’s work, the curiosity of the production is not that we do not know what is coming, but rather the fascinating way the director and performers give it life.

Obviously, Rodriguez is the ringer in the production: the veteran brought in not just because of his actual age for the role but because of his range of ability and experience. He attacks Titus with ferocity. The dawning realization of what has actually been wrought is just one of the most lovely moments I—as an audience member— have shared with Rodriguez on stage. The differentiation between Titus as loyal, honor-bound subject, and Titus as a “crazed” maniac, and Titus as a cold, calculated revenge artist are all distinct shades of a brilliant, tactical mind. It is his determination and charisma that push his younger castmates to keep up with him.

How he had the mental and emotional reserves to develop Titus while playing Banquo is astonishing, but not quite as surprising as Arianna Tysinger (Rodriguez’s much junior castmate) pulling off “Low Hanging Fruit” at UNCW while preparing Lavinia.

Lavinia is a tough part for so many reasons.

Among them is the necessity to be onstage with no voice and no hands for over half your stage time, but still able to communicate and be present. At one point Titus’ severed hand is returned to him, along with a severed head. Lavinia already has lost her hands and tongue. Rodriguez puts the package containing his hand between Tysinger’s teeth for her to carry. Her response is worth the ticket price for the evening.

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There are several players who pick up multiple roles throughout the show. Some of their performances are the more interesting to watch. Shawn Sproatt, for example, dies multiple times as a Goth daughter, a doctor, and again appears as a messenger. Each is distinctive, with motivation and execution.

Under all this blood and gore is a military campaign, and Bailey has made sure the military culture permeates all sides of the show. Cosec, especially as Lucius, revels in the warrior culture he finds himself leading. The like-father-like-son aspirations between him and Rodriguez are not the most touchy-feely that Shakespeare ever wrote. These two men really do bring the audience to the brink of their seats with their relationship.

This is a tough show, and like Tarantino, it is better known for its shock value than for its real power. But Bailey and the cast have mined that power to bring a very good, and accessible production to town. It’s especially good as an unexpected introduction to the Bard—particularly for a young man.

DETAILS:

Titus Andronicus

October 15-18, and 22-25 Thursday-Saturdays, 8 p.m.

Sundays, 5 p.m.

Browncoat Pub and Theatre 111 Grace Street Tickets: $10-$20

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THEATRE NOW GOES TO LULA’S: Original Halloween production brings laughter, gore and great food to the forefront

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by: GWENYFAR ROHLER

stared down at the plate of brains in front of me: red and pink, with swirly curly-que bits.

There was no doubt about it: brains.

“How do you like your pasta?” the waitress asked brightly. Ah. Right. Pasta with red beet sauce—that’s what this was. But, man, the visual had me confused.

The mistake was forgivable. I just watched a zombie (Kaitlin Baden) try to suck some poor guy’s brains out of his ear through a bendy straw. It was just another night at TheatreNOW where Halloween is all month long, thanks to their latest dinner show, “A Zombie, a Vampire, and a Werewolf Walk Into a Bar...” It’s the original creation of Calie Voorhis, who penned one of the three shorts for TheatreNOW’s Halloween festival last year.

The show is rather a lovely concept: Three powerful ladies of the night—a vampire (Susan Auten), a werewolf (Linda Markas), and the aforementioned Baden as a zombie—are blowing off steam, post-bachelorette party, at everyone’s favorite bar, Lula’s. It’s the set up of a joke, and it is incredibly apropos. Bryan Jacobs (coowner of Lula’s) describes the watering hole as a little, old basement bar celebrating Halloween (his favorite holiday) all year long. Voorhis has of course written Jacobs into the story as Bernie the Bartender, played by Reid Clark, who leads the ubiquitous pub trivia night.

Like most shows at TheatreNOW, there are three segments to facilitate the serving of a meal. This one utilizes three rounds of pub trivia—all horror-film themed. In addition, during each segment, a different, powerful lady gets an opportunity to tell her story. Baden’s rendition of becoming zombified through a high-pressure dating situation in high school is actually quite adorable in a very funny way. It’s followed with a marvelous song-and-dance routine about brains. Auten and Markas as backup singers are just too wonderful not to watch. They might be the most self-conscious yet determined backup dancers ever.

In round two of both trivia and the show, we get the backstory and inner life of a struggling vampire (Auten). She just wanted to be popular; now, she’s immortal and friendless.

It’s a tough break. But the real treat is getting to hear Auten sing! I knew Baden had a great voice but I don’t think I’ve ever heard Susan Auten sing onstage. She has a lovely, haunting way with a song that will stick with audiences long after they leave. It offers a

een lights behind the sticker-covered bar.

The only thing missing was a low ceiling and some license plates. If anything, the spacious feel of TheatreNOW was a bit startling while watching Wilmignton’s most famous basement bar known for little to no elbow room come to life.

calm, reflective moment in the middle to recover from the excitement of zombification and prepare audiences for the wild antics of the werewolf.

By round two of trivia, I had given up playing. I almost have no knowledge of horror films, let alone the oeuvre of Wes Craven. It made me wish I brought along Jock, whose arcane knowledge of all things cinematic never ceases to amaze me. But that is sort of emblematic of the evening: Just like playing pub trivia is really about having fun with your team, and going out to Lula’s is about enjoying your friends, this is an evening that is better enjoyed with a group than by yourself.

But, make no mistake, it is Linda Markas whose werewolf knows no bounds that sends the audience over the edge. Her half wolf-like creature has no qualms about scatological humor, primal and sexual aspirations, and the howling expression of those needs. Her act three solo is, uh, unforgettable … and startling.

Cole Marquis’ original score for the show is a wonderful treat, too. But speaking of treats: dessert was a mouth-watering pumpkin creamcheese filling to a jelly roll cake, drizzled with butterscotch-chocolate sauce.

The production is less a standard play and more an experience: food, spirits, laughter and good fellowship. It makes for a truly wonderful, ridiculous and delightful evening out.

Make sure to come with a table of friends to share this tricky treat.

BARFLIES: Linda Markas, Kaitlin Baden and Susan Auten, along with Reid Clark, make pub trivia a night not easily forgotten at Lula’s, the setting for TheatreNOW’s latest Halloween production. Photo by Zach Hanner

stage and in the production at TheatreNOW are intimately familiar with Lula’s served to create the space onstage pretty accurately, including the outside smoking benches and the Hallow-

DETAILS:

A Zombie, a Vampire and a Werewolf Walk Into a Bar...

Through Oct. 31, Fri. - Sat. only, 6:30 p.m.

Tickets: $20 (show only) - $34 TheatreNOW • 19 S. 10th St. www.theatrewilmington.com

Perhaps one of the aspects of this show I enjoyed most was Beth Swindell’s choreography. As the director, she brought a strong musical theatre eye to it. The spontaneous nod to “Rocky Horror,” complete with Baden’s squealing and the three ladies dancing the “Time Warp” is a true high point.

So, it’s obvious how Reid Clark has his hands full, trying to hold his own onstage with these ladies. As the master of trivia with the microphone, he does manage to wrench a few zingers into the exchanges before someone tries to take a bite out of him.

Voorhis has a lovely sense of humor with a vampire who carries her fangs in her purse and a zombie who can’t keep up chasing down a guy because of her limp. For the fun in the script, Voorhis clearly loves the horror genre.

Between the trivia and script, the whole evening comprises quite an homage to fright nights.

More than that, it is a love letter to the denizens of Lula’s—the people Voorhis loves best, the old guard of Wilmington’s theatre world. It’s where local thespians are known to hang out frequently, so there are lots of inside jokes for theatre people, including utilikilts, the elevator at City Stage, and of course the ubiquitous situation of tech and their gripes. That everyone on-

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FANTASY AND FAMILY:

‘The Rocky Horror Show’ and ‘On Golden Pond’ open this week

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by: SHEA CARVER

ilmington never wanes when it comes to local theatre. In the thrust of the All Hallow’s Eve season, City Stage Company will be bringing back all of our favorite minions in the “Rocky Horror Show” at City Stage, which opens Oct. 15. A few blocks up the street, Thalian Hall executive Tony Rivenbark and a gang of theatre stalwarts will be putting on the award-winning (Tony and Oscar, mind you) “On Golden Pond,” in the black box theater at Thalian Hall. Here’s a closer look at both shows and how fantasy and realism take center stage to illuminate the human experience.

THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW Oct. 15-18, 23-25, 30- Nov. 1, 8 p.m.

City Stage@Level 5 21 N Front St. #501 Tickets: $18-$25 www.citystageco.com Artistic director Nick Gray will lead the

thing completely different than she’s ever done before,” Gray notes.

helm of “The Rocky Horror Show,” directing all the ball-busting insanity that has turned the show into a cult classic. It’s become a City Stage favorite throughout the years. In fact, it’s shown five times on the Masonic Temple Building stage. It was the first show Gray ever saw, which undeniably turned him into a theatrical fanatic.

Alissa Fetherolf will play Columbia, whom Fetherolf says is getting a bit of an update thanks to choreographer Kendra GoehringGarrett. Goehring-Garrett has modernized the translation of the show.

“She has given Columbia and the entire show a new physical style,” Fetherolf says.

“Her choreography has inspired Columbia’s transition from goody-too-shoes into fun-loving party girl.”

“I also developed a pretty random obsession with Susan Sarandon in my early years, in the fourth grade,” he says of the original Janet from the film version “The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” which is seeing its 40year anniversary in 2015. “I even told my classmates that she was my mother.”

Fetherolf has been hands-on with her character, to say the least. She notes Columbia’s tactility and willingness to invade personal space part of her allure. “We are always taught to keep our hands to ourselves,” she explains, “but as I am exploring this character, I am finding that sharing a physical connection with someone can immediately create a psychological bond.”

Gray and former company codirector Rachael Sutton took over the City Stage reins last Halloween and debuted “Carrie: The Musical.” While they focused on premiering new works to Wilmingtonians in 2014, for 2015 Gray is acting as sole artistic director, with the help of new managing director Chandler Davis. He chose “Rocky Horror” to open the second season, and according to the director, there will “be a different spin on the expected.”

“Essentially, I decided to bring the show to a Bacchian frat party,” Gray says. “So, yes, there will be togas, there will be red Solo cups, there will be ping-pong balls, there will be beer! It’s mostly an aesthetic shift, as I certainly didn’t want to mess with the flow of the story in any way.”

The story follows young budding lovers Brad and Janet, who get a flat tire in the middle of nowhere. They walk to a nearby castle to use the phone and instead fall into a world of oddities and sexual fantasy. Led by a transvestite scientist, Dr. Frank ‘N’ Furter, who’s invented his very own love slave, Rocky, the couple meet a house of wild characters, all servants and minions to their leader Frank ‘n’ Furter—until something goes awry and power shifts.

Gray has cast Raleigh resident Jesse Gephart as Frank ‘N’ Furter, who has a voice that soars. “His presence has to be seen to be believed,” Gray praises.

Sutton will take on the iconic Janet, with pinpointed comedic timing and nuanced character quirks. Caitlin Becka will reprise her role as Magenta for the third time on a Wilmington stage.

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Brad Mercier will play Riff Raff. And the youngest cast member, Mathis Turner, will play Frank ‘N’ Furter’s creation, Rocky.

“I don’t know that I’ve ever worked with anyone as young who has all the right instincts,” Gray compliments.

The music will be led by Judson Hurd, who will play piano, and his backing band: Chuck Agresta (bass), Jeremy Parker (drums) and Austin Glover (sax). While many of the songs will delight in their rock ‘n’ roll foundations, popped by massive sex appeal, others will get an uplift.

“Before we began, some songs weren’t really on my radar,” Gray says. “‘Eddie’s Teddy’ is one of those: We’ve turned the number into a ‘Cups’ performance that I think will excite our audience.”

Dottie Davis has joined the team as costume designer). She’ll dress the characters in everything from togas to ‘Varsity Blues’-inspired whipped cream bikinis. She also has fancied a dress framed out of LED lights.

“We have outsourced our lighting designer Brock Childers from Hickory to light this party up and Thomas Mauney from Raleigh, an expert fabric draper, that is giving us gorgeous Grecian realness on our set,” Gray explains.

Set builder Chris Keenan is a recent transplant from L.A. who will debut his work at City Stage. He showed up with three stripper poles.

“All I ever want as artistic director of City Stage Co. is to entertain our community, and

that has been and will be my only goal up until every opening night,” Gray exclaims.

ON GOLDEN POND Oct. 15 - 17, 22-24, and 26 7:30 p.m.

Oct. 18 and 25, 2 p.m.

Thalian Hall Ruth and Bucky Stein Theatre Tickets: $25 www.thalianhall.org Family takes center stage at the Ruth and Bucky Stein Theater in Thalian Hall on Thursday night. The 1979 play “On Golden Pond,” written by Ernest Thompson, focuses on a married couple in their twilight years. Ethel and Norman Thayer visit their vacation home on Golden Pond each summer. During this particular vacation, their daughter, Chelsea, brings her new beau and his son to meet her parents. It’s a bit of a strain for Chelsea and her father, who have a turbulent bond.

Playing Ethel will be Suellen Yates, whose onstage husband, Norman, will be brought to life by Tony Rivenbark, Thalian Hall’s executive director. Rivenbark and Yates’ chemistry goes back 30 years or more, as they’ve shared the stage locally in numerous productions.

“Tony and I started performing together in the early 1980s under the direction of Doug Swink at UNCW,” Yates says. Rivenbark was the Napolean to Yates’ Josephine (“Man of Destiny”) and his Ellyot to her Amanda (“Private Lives”).

“It doesn’t get any better than this,” Judy Greenhut, who’s directing the show, says of the lead roles. Greenhut also cast George Domby, Rachel Lewis Hilburn, Donald Bland, and Aiden Malone to fill out the show’s supporting cast. “What fun [it has been] to go to rehearsal and watch the intelligence, work ethic and experience play out!” she excites.

Double entendres, sarcastic wit, physical comedy, and heart-rending truth all come to the forefront of the play. Perhaps one of the most noteworthy praises the production (and movie, starring Katherine Hepburn, Peter Fonda, Jane Fonda, and Dabney Coleman) receives comes from the fleshed-out characters who all feel very real.

“I am surprised at how the play is very relevant in today’s world even though it was first produced in the early 1980s,” Yates says.” It deals with establishing and balancing relationships with adult children, making peace with an imperfect past, and finally the changing roles and capabilities of the couple as they age.”

TWILIGHT YEARS: Tony Rivenbark and Suellen Yates as Norman and Ruth Thayer in ‘On Golden Pond,’ which opens Thursday. Courtesy photo

ing mental state,” Rivenbark details of his character. “The results are often funny but certainly not politically correct. The play speaks to the one essential aspect that a person has shelf life. Life is fleeting and it ends. Our job is to speak the words of the playwright.”

Greenhut calls the show “director proof.”

Thompson’s poignant writing balloons with the right cast. It’s almost impossible to mess it up, according to the director.

“Everyone can find a character or relationship with which to identify, and that is what makes it so fascinating to me,” Greenhut adds. “It is timeless and all the themes are as relevant today as they were when this play was written: mortality, marriage, inter generational communication, family dynamics, hurt, resentment, all presented with humor.”

With the Ruth and Bucky Stein Theatre being so intimate, Greenhut predicts the audience will feel like part of the Thayer family scene by scene. Of course, this also means there are limitations to set design. Though the pond is referred to throughout the show’s entirety, it’s never seen. All the action takes place in the Thayer’s living room.

“Our hope is that the audience will identify with the characters and their situations and feel like they are looking in the window of the Thayer’s summer cottage on Golden Pond, and will find themselves saying, ‘That is so true,’” Yates tells.

“It’s funny and sad,” Rivenbark notes.

“It’s touching and comic, and I think it will be interesting to perform it in such an intimate space. It is truly in-your-face theatre!”

Wednesday, October 21st 6:30 p.m.

$20 per person, includes costume contest entry, a drink ticket for the bar of your choice and a treat bag for your pet. Prizes for best costume!

Starting at Von Barkee’s then traveling to the Calico Room, the Reel Cafe and ending at Bottega Art and Wine for the costume judging.

Health woes also make up a great part of the play. Norman is undergoing a form of dementia or memory loss, and is visibly nearing his end of days. “[Also,] the worse aspects of his character are more amplified by his declin-

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Out of this World:

films this week

Ridley Scott’s ‘The Martian’ is exhilarating and ridiculously entertaining

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by: Anghus

hen a movie works, it’s a thing of beauty—a masterful experience that ties together stunning images, engaging performances and perfect music. It creates a series of moments that feel effortless. When a film works, logistics matter none. We forget about the hundreds of people who gave thousands of hours of work to create two hours of incredible entertainment. We can see the well-known Hollywood actor as a real, three-dimensional character, and even though we know it’s fake, we still feel the highs and lows they experience. That is a rare feat, and one that Sir Ridley Scott has accomplished with his latest (and possibly greatest) film, “The Martian.”

Making a movie as good as “The Martian” isn’t easy. Just look at the last few movies Ridley Scott made: “Exodus: Gods and Kings” was a painful slog. “The Counselor” was mediocre. “Prometheus” was an atrocity—a movie so bad I had a hard time believing Ridley Scott actually was involved. When the cylinders are firing, as they are with “The Martian,” he’s on par with the likes of Spielberg as the master of mainstream entertainment.

cinematique

Thalian Hall, 310 Chestnut St. $8-$10, 7pm • www.thalianhall.org

Oct. 18-20 (additional showing on Oct. 20, 4 p.m.): “Time Out of Mind” features Richard Gere as he delivers a soul-bearing performance as George, a homeless and mentally ill man who has been unable to hold a job for years.

Capturing remarkable realism and heartrending compassion, George drifts through New York City, looking for food, alcohol and shelter. However, when he seeks refuge at Bellevue Hospital, a Manhattan intake center for homeless men, his friendship with a fellow client helps him try to repair his relationship with his estranged daughter. (1 hour 57 minutes, Unrated)

STAR-STUDDED: Matt Damon delivers a perfect performance alongside an amazing cast of actors.

Courtesy photo.

through a series of video blogs for posterity, and to keep the audience looped into his efforts. If this were all “The Martian” had to offer, it would have been a good movie. However, this film has a lot of moving parts which elevates it from good to freaking fantastic.

Scott also tells the story from the per“The Martian” is a movie that felt famil- spective of those trying to save Mark, i.e. iar. At the start I immediately drew com- the NASA scientists and bureaucrats, who parisons to other lost-in-space movies petition the government for the hundreds that have been popping up every fall for of millions of dollars needed to rescue one the last three years, featuring A-list ac- man. The fascinating thing about “The tors. Last year it was “Interstellar” with Martian” is that its most interesting moMatthew McConaughey. The year before ments happen on Earth. I was enthralled it was “Gravity” with Sandra Bullock and with the Aaron Sorkin-like drama unfolding at home, forced to face the grim realities George Clooney. of being a publicly funded organization Someone famous is lost in space and and dealing with the press. Jeff Daniels is has to find his way home. In this case it’s brilliant as the caring but calculating boss, Matt Damon, who coincidentally was lost perfectly buoyed by Chiwetel Ejiofor’s in space in “Interstellar.” Damon plays sciemotionally invested overseer. entific everyman Mark Watney, a NASA The actors in this movie are an amazbotanist on Mars with a team of other astronauts exploring the red planet. Things ing collection of recognizable faces; all do go awry as the team attempts to leave, and a great job. It may be Matt Damon’s face Mark ends up in a storm of debris and as- on the poster, but there’s a remarkably sumed dead. The rest of the team leaves impressive cast who elevate this to epic levels. As far as performance, this movie Mars. This is bad news for Mark. belongs to Damon, Daniels and Ejiofor, Mark has to forage to survive, and raids but the cavalcade of supporting players is the various supplies on his Martian base shocking in its depth and recognizability. camp. At first he is completely cut off, unKate Mara from “House of Cards,” Sebasable to communicate with anyone to let tian Stan from “The Winter Soldier,” Kristhem know he’s still alive. With precious ten Wiig from “SNL,” Donald Glover from few options, he begins to put together a “Community,” Jessica Chastain from “Zero plan to travel to the next landing site to Dark Thirty”—it’s a laundry list of quality be rescued. Mark chronicles his efforts

talent, all of them delivering a lot of effort into some limited screen time.

“The Martian” is gripping, thrilling, funny, exhilarating, and ridiculously entertaining. It all works. I can’t remember the last time I said that about a movie. This is topquality cinema and a must-see for anyone who believes there is still room for growth in big-budget filmmaking. Ridley Scott has delivered a modern mainstream masterpiece that deserves attention.

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DETAILS:

$2-$4, 7pm & 10pm www.uncw.edu/lumina

The Martian ★★ ★ ★ ★

Starring: Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, Kristen Wiig, Kate Mara, Chiwetel Ejiofor Directed by: Ridley Scott Rating: PG-13

Fisher Student Union, UNCW Oct. 10: “Trainwreck” followsa commitment-phobic magazine writer Amy (Amy Schumer), who never thought monogamy was possible. But she faces her fears when she meets good-guy doctor Aaron (Bill Hader).

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bluewater waterfront grill • 4 marina st • (910) 256-8500

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 awardwinning 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: www.bluewaterdining.com

Blue surf cafÉ

Sophisticated Food…Casual Style. We offer a menu that has a heavy California surf culture influence while still retaining our Carolina roots. We provide a delicate balance of flavors and freshness in a comfortable and inviting setting. We offer a unique breakfast menu until noon daily, including specialty waffles, skillet hashes and unique breakfast sandwiches. Our lunch menu is packed with a wide variety of options, from house roasted pulled pork, to our mahi sandwich and customer favorite, meatloaf sandwich.

Our dinner features a special each night along with our favorite house entrees: Braised Beef Brisket, Mojo Pork and Mahi. All of our entrees are as delicious as they are inventive.

We also have a full beer and wine list. Come try the “hidden

gem” of Wilmington today. 250 Racine Drive Ste. 1, Wilmington 910-523-5362.

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Monday to Saturday 8:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. and Sunday 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ FEATURING: Daily Specials, Gluten Free Menu, Gourmet Hot Chocolates, Outdoor Patio, New Artist event first Friday of every month and Kids Menu.

■ WEBSITE: www.bluesurfcafe.com

CAM cafÉ

CAM Café, located within the CAM delivers delightful surprises using fresh, local ingredients with a Chef Jessica Cabo twist. Awarded “Best Food” by the local Wilmington Food & Wine Festival. Under her influence the café serves a West Coast interpretation of local dishes. The café serves lunch with seasonal options Tuesday thru Saturday, Internationally inspired Tapas on Wednesday nights, elegant yet approachable dinner on Thursday and brunch every Sunday.

Look for a New England Lobster Roll in the summer and Miso Short ribs as winter evening signature dishes. 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 and art of the museum. 3201 S 17th St. (910) 777-2363.

■ SERVING LUNCH, BRUNCH & DINNER: Hours: Tues-Sat 11 am– 3 pm; Wed./Thurs 5 – 9 pm; Sunday Brunch 10 am – 3 pm ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ WEBSITE: www.camcafe.org

elijah's

Since 1984, Elijah’s has been Wilmington, NC’s outdoor dining destination. We feature expansive indoor and outdoor waterfront dining, with panoramic views of riverfront sunsets.

As a Casual American Grill and Oyster Bar, Elijah’s offers

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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 Wilmington Kids menu available

eternal sunshine cafÉ

Wilmington’s new unique restaurant, Eternal Sunshine Café, is conveniently located between downtown and Wrightsville Beach, also close to UNCW. It is a great spot to savor a gourmet breakfast, like cinna-swirl pancakes with coffee cream cheese syrup or a southwest benedict with chipotle hollandaise on a made from scratch biscuit. The lunch menu is filled with fresh delectable salads, sandwiches on house baked breads, and pitas. Come experience the innovative twist on breakfast classics and a casual lunch guaranteed to make you a regular customer. May the tranquility of Eternal Sunshine Cafe’s atmosphere shine upon your face and reinvigorate your day. Serves breakfast all day.

■ SERVING BREAKFAST & LUNCH: MondayWednesday 7-2, Thursday-Friday 6:30-2, Saturday 7-2, Sunday 8-2 ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: North Wilmington ■ WEBSITE: www.eternalsunshinecafe.com

Halligan's pub

“Failte,” is the Gaelic word for “Welcome,” and at Halligan’s Public House it’s our “Motto.” Step into Halligan’s and enter a world of Irish hospitality where delicious food warms the heart and generous drinks lift the spirit. Be sure to try Halligan’s house specialty,

“The Reuben,” number one with critics and of course our customers. One bite and you’ll understand why. Of course, we also serve a full selection of other delicious entrees including seafood, steak and pasta, as well as a wide assortment of burgers, sandwiches (Halligan’s Cheese Steak), and salads. And if you are looking for a friendly watering hole where you can raise a glass or two with friends, new and old, Halligan’s Public House boasts a comfortable bar where fun-loving bartenders hold court daily and blarney fills the air. Stop by Halligan’s Public House today, “When you’re at Halligan’s....you’re at home.” With 12 beers on tap and 16 flat screen TVs, you can watch your favorite game and enjoy your favorite drink. Enjoy two locatons: 3317 Masonboro Loop Rd., and 1900 Eastwood Rd. in Lumina Station.

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

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

HENRY’S

A local favorite, Henry’s is the ‘place to be’ for great food, a lively bar and awesome patio dining. Henry’s serves up American cuisine at its finest that include entrees with fresh, local ingredients. Come early for lunch, because it’s going to be packed. Dinner too!

Henry’s Pine Room is ideal for private functions up to 30 people. 2508 Independence Boulevard, Wilmington, NC. (910) 793.2929.

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

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown

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prizes

●flat screen tv ●gift cards ●trophies ●cash ●high fives

$2.50 vodka $2.50 mimosas $5 mugs $5 Crown royal $10 rum buckets

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■ FEATURING: Daily blackboard specials.

■ WEBSITE: www.henrysrestaurant.com

Holiday Inn Resort

Oceans Restaurant located in this oceanfront resort is a wonderful find. This is the perfect place to enjoy a fresh Seafood & Steak dinner while dinning outside overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. Chef Eric invites you to experience his daily specials in this magnificent setting. (910) 256-2231. 1706 N. Lumina Ave, Wrightsville Beach.

■ SERVING BREAKFAST, LUNCH & DINNER: Sun.-Sat. ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Wrightsville Beach ■ FEATURING: Waterfront dining ■ WEBSITE: www.holidayinn.com

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: www.hopssupplycompany.com

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; Seasonal hours are open 7 days a week, Memorial Day through 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 tasting every Fri. and half price bottles of wine on Sun. ■ MUSIC: Mondays and Memorial Day-October, 7-9pm ■ WEBSITE: www.littledipperfondue.com

Ogden Tap Room

Wilmington’s go to Southern Gastro-Pub. With a menu featuring some southeast favorites and a few from the bayou. Ogden Tap Room offers a selection the whole family will enjoy. With 40 beers on tap from around the world, The O Tap is a Craft Beer Enthusiast dream come true. Ogden Tap Room also has a great wine selection as well as a full bar featuring the areas largest Bourbon selection. You are sure to leave Ogden Tap Room a happy camper.

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Mon-Thurs 11am - Midnight, Fri & Sat 11am - 1am, Sunday Noon Midnight.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Ogden ■ FEATURING: Live Team Trivia Tues 7:30-9:30pm ■ MUSIC: Every Thursday 8 - 10pm ■ WEBSITE: www.ogdentaproom.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: www.pinevalleymarket.com

the trolly stop

Trolly Stop Hot Dogs is a five-store franchise in Southeastern North Carolina. Since 1976 they have specialized in storemade chili, slaw and various sauces. As of more recently, select locations (Fountain Dr. and Southport) have started selling genuine burgers and cheese steaks (Beef & Chicken).

Our types of hotdogs include beef & Pork (Trolly Dog), allbeef (Sabrett), pork smoked sausage, Fat Free (Turkey) & Veggie. Recognized as having the Best Hot Dog in the Best of Wilmington Awards in 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015.

Call Individual Stores for hours of operation or Look at our website trollystophotdogs.com Catering available, now a large portion of our business. Call Rick at 297-8416 for catering and franchise information.

■ FEATURING: Wilmington’s only authentic Korean

restaurant!

KYOTO ASIAN GRILLE

Kyoto Asian Grille specializes in crafting mouth-watering food and providing superb customer service. We serve a plethora of Asian cuisines, from Chinese to Japanese to Thai, and have an unwavering commitment to flavor. All of our ingredients are fresh, cooked to order, with artistic culinary flair. We also serve everything from sushi to traditional Chinese dishes, a plethora of curries to Pad Thai, hibachi and teriyaki dishes, and more. Come give us a try where you will find nothing in the freezer but the ice cream. Open for lunch and dinner, Monday through Saturday. Located at 4102 Market Street, (910) 332-3302.

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Mon - Thu: 11am - 3pm and 5pm - 9:30pm or Fri - Sat, 11am - 3pm and 5pm - 10pm ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ FEATURING: An array of Asian cuisines, from Japanese to Chinese, Thai and more.

this way through the generations so that the food you are tasting today is influenced by the knowledge of the past.

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Mon - Thur 11am to 3pm and 4:30 to 9:30pm; Fri 11am to 3pm and 4:30 to 10pm; Sat 12 to 10pm; Closed Sunday ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: South Wilmington ■ FEATURING: Authentic Thai Cuisine ■ WEBSITE: www.southernthairestaurant.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

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER ■ LOCATIONS: Downtown Wilmington (910) 251-7799

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 - COMING SOON! ■ WEBSITE: www.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: www.indochinewilmington.com

kabuki korean cafÉ and sushi

Family-owned and operated, Kabuki Korean Café and Sushi is Wilmington’s only authentic Korean restaurant, freshly renovated and boasting a brand new menu! They feature delectable Korean BBQ, and are best known for traditional items like their bibimbop and bulgogi. But they also feature a large variety of Asian cuisine, from fresh sushi to fried rice to teriyaki dishes, dumplings, edamame and more. Open daily, Kabuki welcomes diners for lunch from 11 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. and dinner 4:30 to 10 p.m., Monday through Friday. Stop by Saturdays and Sundays from noon to 10 p.m. 4102 Oleander Drive, Suite 2, at the corner of 41st Street, behind the Hess gas station. 910-350-3332.

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER:

Mon-Fri, 11am-2:30pm; Sat-Sun, noon-10pm.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown, off Oleander Drive.

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Okami Japanese hibachi Steakhouse

We have reinvented “Hibachi Cuisine”. Okami Japanese Hibachi Steakhouse in Wilmington, NC is like no other. Our highly skilled chefs will not only cook an incredible dinner, but they will entertain you on the way. Our portions are large, our drinks are less expensive, and our staff is loads of fun. At Okami Japanese Hibachi Steakhouse, we are committed to using quality ingredients and seasoning with guaranteed freshness.

Our goal is to utilize all resources, domestically and internationally, to ensure that we serve only the finest food products. We believe that good healthy food aids the 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,” to the taste bud tingling Japanese Sushi, Hand Rolls, Sashimi, Tempura dishes and Japanese Noodle entrees. This offers our guests a complete Japanese dining experience. Check out our all you can eat sushi menu and daily specials at www.okamisteakhouse.com!

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Monday - Thursday 11am 2:30pm / 4pm - 10pm; Friday 11am - 2:30pm / 4pm - 11pm; Saturday 11am - 11pm; Sunday 11am - 9:30pm ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ WEBSITE: www.okamisteakhouse.com

southern thai

Our menu is centered around authentic Thai cuisine and features traditional dishes as well as chef-inspired dishes.

We always deliver authentic Thai cuisine mixed with southern hospitality. Thailand can be culturally divided into 4 main regions: North, North Central, Central & South. The diverse topography and cultures lend their way to creating unique cuisines in each region. Meals are prepared by all generations coming together in the kitchen. Recipes are passed on

■ FEATURING: Lunch Specials

thai spice

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

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Tue.-Th.: 11:30 a.m. – 9:30 p.m.; Fri.-Sat.: 11:30 a.m. – 10:00 p.m.; Sun.: 11:30 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: South Wilmington ■ WEBSITE: www.ThaiSpiceWilmington.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 comprehensive sake list, signature cocktails, and Asian Import Bottles. 33 S. Front St., 2nd Floor (910) 763-3172.

■ SERVING DINNER: 7 nights a week @ 5PM; Sun-Wed until 10pm, Thurs until 11pm, Fri & Sat until Midnight.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Downtown ■ FEATURING: 1/2 Price Sushi/Appetizer Menu nightly from 5-7, until 8 on Mondays, and also 10-Midnight on

Fri/Sat. Tuesday LOCALS NIGHT - 20% Dinner Entrees.

Wednesday 80S NIGHT - 80s music and menu prices.

Sundays are the best deal downtown - Specialty Sushi and Entrees are Buy One, Get One $10 Off and 1/2 price Wine Bottles. Nightly Drink Specials. Gluten-Free Menu upon request. Complimentary Birthday Dessert.

■ WEBSITE: www.yosake.com - @yosakeilm on Twitter & Instagram. Like us on Facebook.

Dinner Theatre theatrenow

TheatreNOW is a performing arts complex that features weekend dinner theater, an award-winning weekly kids variety show, monthly Sunday Jazz Brunches, movie, comedy and live music events. Award-winning chef, Denise Gordon, 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 and Greater Wilmington ■ FEATURING: Dinner shows, jazz brunches, and more ■ WEBSITE: www.theatrewilmington.com

Healthy Clean Eatz CafÉ

This café is your one stop shop to start living a healthy lifestyle. Everything on the menu is under 500 calories and 10 grams of fat unless you order otherwise. The café offers dine in, carryout, or get an entire weeks worth of meals by signing up for our weekly prepackaged meal service. We also do customized food prep to fit anyone's diet needs.

Stop by Clean Eatz today to start a new you. You only have one life, Make it count!

Lifestyle tip: Resolutions usually fail due to the stress we put on ourselves to change so quickly. Make simple changes one by one. We didn’t get where we are at overnight. Baby lifestyle steps: Eliminate fried foods, drive thrus, alcohol, or sugar first. Add a new goal each week. You got this! 203 Racine drive,Wilmington NC 28403. (910) 452-3733.

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Monday- Friday: 11-7, Saturday: 11-3 ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: North Wilmington ■ WEBSITE: www.cleaneatz.net

NEMA LOUNGE AND EATERY

Open since the summer of 2015, Nema Eatery and Lounge boasts the delicacies of Chef Mark Borkowski. Serving bold flavors in a variety of menu items from grass-fed burgers to artisan pizzas to small plates, the Nema team takes diners across the world through palate-pleasing menu items, including their “fancy” fries, doused with truffles and parmesan.

Burkowski takes pride in hand-crafted food, while the Nema staff offers helpful, friendly knowledge. They offer vegan, gluten- and allergy-friendly fare, and specialize in Taco Tuesdays (gourmet tacos, $3.50 ea.), Wine Down Wednesday (half-ff bottles of wine) and Thirsty Thursday (25 percent off all beers). They offer live music every Friday and Saturday nights, and open for brunch on Saturdays and Sundays (11 a.m. - 3 p.m.). 225 S. Water St. 910-769-3709.

■ SERVING LUNCH, DINNER AND BRUNCH: Tues.-Thurs., noon-10 p.m.; Fri., noon-midnight; Sat., 11:30 a.m. - midnight; Sun., 11:30am - 10 p.m.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Downtown, Chandler’s Wharf ■ FEATURING: Worldly eats, including vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free items ■ WEBSITE: www.nemalounge.com

Indian kabob and grill

Welcome to Kabob and Grill, downtown Wilmington's only fine Indian restaurant. Located on Water Street, overlooking the Cape Fear River, Kabob and Grill innovatesexotic flavors of Indian kabobs and curries. Kabobs are baked to perfection

in our "tandoor" clay oven fresh, daily. We take pride in offering a great selection of vegetarian entrees made with healthy spices, vegetables and herbs. We also serve vegan and gluten-free items, all aromatic and full of flavor. Our professional chef ensures our lavash and extensive menu appeals to all palates, whether choosing vegetarian, chicken, lamb, goat, or seafood. Our dining area is modern and upscale, yet steeped in Indian tradition. We have a full-service bar and are open seven days a week. We do take-out, delivery and welcome private parties. Live music and dance every Saturday. Please, check our website or facebook page for more information. www.kabobandgrilldowntown.com - 5 S. Water Street, (910) 833-5262.

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Lunch Sunday through Saturday 11am-3pm. Dinner Sunday through Thursday 5-10pm, Friday & Saturday 5-10:30pm.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Downtown ■ FEATURING: Innovative Indian recipes, made fresh daily.

■ WEBSITE: www.kabobandgrilldowntown.com

tandoori bites

Located on College Road, just opposite Hugh MacRae Park, Tandoori Bites offers fine Indian cuisine at affordable prices.

Try one of 74 dishes on their lengthy menu, featuring a large range of side dishes and breads. They have specialties, such as lamb korma with nuts, spices and herbs in a mild creamy sauce, as well as seafood, like shrimp biryani with saffron-flavored rice, topped with the shellfish and nuts. They also have many vegetarian dishes, including mutter paneer, with garden peas and homemade paneer, or baingan bharta with baked eggplant, flamed and sautéed with onions, garlic and ginger.

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

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Mon. - Fri. 11-2:30 pm (Lunch Buffet) & 5-10 pm (Dinner), Sat. - Sun. 11:30 -3:00 pm (Lunch) & 5-10 pm (Dinner) ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ FEATURING: Lunch buffet ■ WEBSITE: www.tandooribites.net

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 and breads,

free open wifi, new enlarged patio area, and big screen TVs at the bar featuring major soccer matches worldwide.

■ WEBSITE: www.harpwilmington.com

Italian eddie romanelli's

Eddie Romanelli’s is a family-friendly, casual Italian American restaurant that’s been a favorite of Wilmington locals for over 16 years. Its menu includes Italian favorites such as Mama Romanelli’s Lasagna, Baked Ziti, Rigatoni a la Vodka and, of course, made-from-scratch pizzas. Its American influences include tasty burgers, the U.S.A. Salad and a 16 oz. Marinated Rib Eye Steak. Romanelli’s offers patio dining and flat screen TVs in its bar area. Dine in or take out, Romanelli’s is always a crowd favorite. Large parties welcome. 503 Olde Waterford Way, Leland. (910) 383.1885.

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Sun.- Thurs. 11 a.m. – 10

p.m.; Fri. & Sat. 11 a.m. – 11 p.m.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Wilmington South/Leland ■ FEATURING: Weekly Specials ■ WEBSITE: www.RomanellisRestaurant.com

Fat Tony’s Italian Pub

Fat Tony’s has the right combination of Italian and American influences to mold it into a unique family-friendly restaurant with a “gastropub” feel. Boasting such menu items as Veal Saltimbocca, Eggplant Parmigiana, USDA Prime Sirloin, and award-winning NY style hand-tossed pizzas, Fat Tony’s is sure to be a crowd-pleaser. Their appetizers range from Blue Crab Dip to Grilled Pizzas to Lollipop Lamb Chops.

Proudly supporting the craft beer movement, they have an ever-changing selection of microbrews included in their 27-tap lineup – 12 of which are from NC. They have a wide selection of bottled beers, a revamped wine list, and an arsenal of expertly mixed cocktails that are sure to wet any whistle. Fat Tony’s offers lunch specials until 3pm Monday through Friday and a 10% discount to students and faculty at CFCC. They have two pet-friendly patios – one looking out onto Front Street and one with a beautiful view of the Cape Fear River. With friendly, excellent service and a fun, inviting atmosphere, expect to have your expectations exceeded at Fat Tony’s. Find The Flavor…..Craft Beer, Craft Pizza!

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Monday-Thursday 11 am10 pm; Friday-Saturday 11 am-Midnight; Sunday Noon10 pm ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Downtown ■ WEBSITE: www.fatpub.com ■ FEATURING: Daily lunch specials until 3pm and late night menu from 11pm until closing.

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) 251-9444, 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 a week, 365 days a year.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown, Downtown and Wilmington South.

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

smiles for miles. From traditional Jamaican breakfast to mouth-watering classic dishes such as curry goat, oxtail, jerk and curry chicken, to our specialty 4-course meals ($12.00) and $6.99 Student meal. Catering options are available.

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Tuesday - Saturday 11:45am - 9:00pm and Sunday 1:30pm - 8:00pm. Monday - Closed.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown – University Landing 417 S. College Road #24 ■ FEATURING: Weekly Specials updated daily on Facebook ■ WEBSITE: www.jamaicascomfortzone.net

Latin American CEVICHE'S

Come enjoy the tropical flavors of Panama and Central America...from our fresh fish to our handmade empanadas, traditional arroz con pollo to fresh inspired salads, We hope you will be transported to simpler time with warm, friendly service, and festive vibe. Large selection of beer and wine, including red and white sangria, tropical mimosas, drink specials daily. Just before the bridge at Wrightsville Beach. 7210 Wrightsville Ave. (910) 256-3131.

■ SERVING LUNCH, DINNER & BRUNCH: Mon-Sat 11am9pm, Sunday Brunch 9am-3pm ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Wrightsville Beach ■ WEBSITE: www.wbceviche.com

san juan CafÉ

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

910.790.8661 Follow us on Facebook/Twitter for live music updates!

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Mon - Sat. 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. and from 5-10 p.m. Closed Sunday.

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

a taste of italy

Looking for authentic Italian cuisine in the Port City? Look no further than A Taste of Italy Deli. Brothers, Tommy and Chris Guarino, and partner Craig Berner, have been serving up breakfast, lunch, and dinner to local and visiting diners for twenty years. The recipes have been passed down from generation to generation, and after one bite you feel like you’re in your mamas' kitchen. Along with the hot and cold lunch menu, they also carry a large variety of deli sides and madefrom-scratch desserts. Or, if you’re looking to get creative in your own kitchen, A Taste of Italy carries a wide selection of imported groceries, from pasta to olive oils, and everything in between. And last but certainly not least, allow them to help you make any occasion become a delicious Italian experience with their catering or call ahead ordering.

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Monday-Friday 8:00am8:00pm, Saturday 8:30am-7:00pm, Sunday 11:00am6:00pm ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ WEBSITE: www.ncatasteofitaly.com ■ FEATURING: Sclafani goods, Polly-O cheese, Ferrara Torrone and much, much more!

Jamaican JAMAICA’S COMFORT ZONE

Specials: TUES NIGHT: 1/2

price wine by the glass

WED NIGHT: $3 Draft

night

SUNDAY BRUNCH: 10am - 3pm SUNDAY DINNER: 5pm - 9pm OPEN TUES - THURS 5PM - 10PM

Tucked in the corner of University Landing, a block from UNCW is the hidden gem of Wilmington’s international cuisine scene - Jamaica’s Comfort Zone. This family owned restaurant provides a relaxing blend of Caribbean delights – along with reggae music – served up with irrepressible

FRI AND SAT 5PM - 10:30PM www . rxwilmington . com

421 c astle s t • (910) 399-3080

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Mexican la costa mexican restaurant

With three locations to serve Wilmingtonians, La Costa is open daily from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m with lunch specials. Their full dinner menu (from 3 p.m. on) offers the best in Mexican cuisine across the city. From top-sellers, like fajitas, quesadillas and burritos, to chef's specialty items, like molcajete or borrego, a taste of familiar and exotic can be enjoyed. All of La Costa's pico de gallo, guacamole, salsas, chile-chipotle, enchilada and burrito sauces are made in house daily. Add to it a 16-ounce margarita, which is only $4.25 on Mondays and Tuesdays at all locations, and every meal is complete.

Serving the Port City since1996, folks can dine indoors at the Oleander and both Market Street locations, or dine alfresco at both Market Street locations. 3617 Market St.; 8024 Unit 1 Market St.; 5622 Oleander Dr. ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Sun-Thurs until 11 a.m. - 10 p.m.; Fri. and Sat. until 11 a.m. - 10:30 p.m.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown and Ogden ■ WEBSITE: www.lacostamexicanrestauranwilmington.com

San Felipe Mexican Restaurant

At San Felipe, we pride ourselves in offering the best Mexican cuisine combined with a Mexican inspired dining experience that will instill a sense of “familia” with our patrons.

Ditch the regular fare and try one of our Mexican inspired favorites such as our sizzling Certified Angus Beef Fajitas or our Carolina Chimichanga. Visit any of our 10 North Carolina locations to see for yourself and while your at it, try one of our delicious Margaritas! See you soon Amigos!

Independence Mall, 3522 Oleander Dr - Wilmington, NC (910) 791-9277 and 1114 New Pointe Blvd - Leland, NC (910) 371-1188.

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Wilmington, Leland & Southport ■ WEBSITE: www.sanfelipenc.com

Organic lovey's natural foods & cafÉ

Lovey’s Natural Foods & Café is a true blessing for shoppers looking for organic and natural groceries and supplements, or a great place to meet friends for a quick, delicious and totally fresh meal or snack. Whether you are in the mood for a veggie burger, hamburger or a chicken Caesar wrap, shoppers will find a large selection of nutritious meals on the a la carte Lovey’s Cafe’ menu. The Food Bar—which has cold, organic salads and hot selections—can be eaten in the newly expanded Lovey’s Cafe’ or boxed for take-out.

The Juice Bar offers a wide variety of delicious juices and smoothies made with organic fruits and vegetables. Specializing in bulk sales of grains, flours, beans and spices at affordable prices. Lovey’s has a great selection of local produce and receives several weekly deliveries to ensure freshness. Lovey’s also carries organic grass-fed and freerange meats and poultry. wheat-free and gluten-free products are in stock regularly, as are vegan and vegetarian groceries. Lovey’s also carries Wholesome Pet Foods. Stop

by Lovey’s Market Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Saturday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday 10 am to 6 p.m..

Located at 1319 Military Cutoff Rd in the Landfall Shopping Center; (910) 509-0331. “You’ll Love it at Lovey’s!”

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

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: North Wilmington in the Landfall Shopping Center ■ FEATURING: Organic Salad Bar/Hot Bar, New Bakery with fresh, organic pies and cakes. Newly expanded.

■ WEBSITE: www.loveysmarket.com

group. All of the ingredients are free of any artificial colors, flavors or preservatives so food is fresh and flavorful from farm, ranch, or dock to your fork! Dine in the cafe or carry out. On any given day the selection offers an array of organic, local, vegan/vegetarian, and healthy options. Voted Best Salads by encore readers.

■ SERVING BREAKFAST, LUNCH & DINNER: 7 days a week. Monday - Sunday. 8am - 9pm ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ FEATURING: Seasonal, healthy, organic, vegan/vegetarian ■ WEBSITE: www.wholefoodsmarket.com

Seafood 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.-Saturday 5:30 p.m.-9 p.m.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: North Wilmington ■ FEATURING: Acclaimed Wine List ■ WEBSITE: www.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: www.dockstreetoysterbar.net

oceanic

Voted best seafood restaurant in Wilmington, Oceanic provides oceanfront dining at its best. Located in

whole foods market

Whole Foods Market offers one of the most expansive freshly prepared foods options in the city! With 4 bars featuring hot dishes & salads, a sandwich station, sushi station, and pizza station, you are apt to satisfy everyone in your

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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: Dining on the newly renovated Crystal Pier ■ WEBSITE: www.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 produce. 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. 910343-0200 2 Ann Street, Wilmington, NC 28401 ■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Sun-Thurs 11am-9pm, FriSat 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

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. (910-458-7380) 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; Fri-Sat: 11amMidnight ■ NEIGHBORHOODS: Carolina Beach and Downtown ■ FEATURING: Daily lunch specials. Like us on

Facebook!

■ WEBSITE: www.TheShuckinShack.com

smoothies and more Tropical smoothie cafÉ

Tropical Smoothie Café’s menu boasts bold, flavorful food and smoothies with a healthy appeal, all made to order from the freshest ingredients. Our toasted wraps, sandwiches, flatbreads and gourmet salads are made fresh with highest quality of meats and cheeses, topped with fresh produce and flavorful sauces, available for breakfast, lunch and dinner. The fun atmosphere and unparalleled hospitality brings customers back to Tropical Smoothie Café again and again. At Tropical Smoothie, we are guided by one simple belief: When you eat better, you feel better and when you feel better, all is better. It's part of our mission to inspire a healthier lifestyle by serving amazing food and smoothies with a bit of tropical fun. 2804 S. College Road, Long Leaf Mall. (910) 769-3939.

■ SERVING BREAKFAST, LUNCH & DINNER: 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Mon-Fri; 9 a.m. - 9 p.m. Sat-Sun ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown, at Shipyard Blvd. and College Rd.

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 Wednesdays through Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. and on Sundays from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Closed Monday and Tuesdays.

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

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; FriSat, 5-10:30pm; Sun., 10am-3pm and 5-9pm ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Downtown ■ WEBSITE: www.rxwilmington.com

pembroke's

A seasonally inspired and locally sourced Southern cuisine dining experience, Pembroke’s was created by the owners of downtown’s Rx Restaurant. Pembroke’s focuses on the same values and excellent service as its sister restaurant, purveying local companies for the best in seafood, proteins and produce.

They work with local fisherman and farmers to ensure your meal will be freshly grown and hand chosen. A new dinner menu is churned out daily to ensure the chefs are working with the freshest ingredients. Plus, the bartenders are creating new drink menus daily as to never bore your taste buds. 1125 A Military Cutoff Rd. 910-239-9153.

■ SERVING BRUNCH & DINNER: Open for dinner Tues-Sun, 5pm-close, with live music Fri-Sat nights. Sunday brunch, 10am-3pm.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: North Wilmington ■ WEBSITE: www.pembrokescuisine.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 awardwinning 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 South College Road. (910) 791.9393.

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

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ FEATURING: 40 HD TVs and the biggest HD projector TVs in Wilmington.

■ WEBSITE: www.CarolinaAleHouse.com

hell's kitchen

This is downtown Wilmington’s Sports Pub! With every major sporting package on ten HDTVs and our huge HD projection screen, there is no better place to catch every game in every sport. Our extensive menu ranges from classics, like thick Angus burgers or NY-style Reuben, to lighter fare, such as homemade soups,

can accommodate large parties. (910) 763-4133.

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

- Thursday 4-7 p.m.

■ WEBSITE: www.hellskitchenbar.com

dig and dive

A new way to play with your food.” It isn’t just a catch phrase—it is what we do at Dig & Dive. Locally sourced, high-quality food is what we bring to the table. From our specialty “pork wings,” tossed in our famed bourbon-barrell Kentuckyaki sauce, to our fresh ground chuck burgers, to our dogs and sausages, and even salads and kids menu, there’s something for everyone to enjoy. We pair it with an expansive craft beer selection—including a large selection of NC brewed beers—and we give you the most unique and fun atmosphere in Wilmington, thanks to our soft-sand volleyball courts, outdoor and indoor dining. Hands down, we’re the best place in town to ... Eat. Drink. Play. 3525 Lancelot Lane. 910-202-9350.

■ SERVING LUNCH & Dinner: Sun.-Thurs., 11am-midnight; Fri.-Sat., 11am-2am.

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown, off Market Street and Darlington ■ FEATURING: Burgers, dogs, build-your-own French fries, sandwiches, craft beer, volleyball courts.

■ WEBSITE: www.DigandDive.com

fresh salads and vegetarian options. Whether meeting for a business lunch, lingering over dinner and drinks, or watching the game, the atmosphere and friendly service will turn you into a regular. Open late 7 days a week, with free WiFi, pool, and did we mention sports?

Free downtown lunchtime delivery on weekdays; we

styles and colors while the cook prepares your handmade vittles! How about a lentil patty melt with fresh , handcut potato chips or a crisp salad for lunch? If you’re looking for a high-fiber plate, we’ve got you covered: the brown-rice tortilla—which is gluten free, vegan and chockful of crunchy vegetables and creamy smoky eggplant spread and avocado— will surely suit you! With a side of creole-spiced organic red beans or our superb vegan purple coleslaw, it will be over the top! Vegan heaven exists: We serve sushi rolls and desserts especially to suit your preferences. Seafood lovers are mad about the shrimp burger, soft crab slider and the frequently featured Caribbean-spiced shrimp tostada, which combines the aforementioned purple slaw, spicy Jerk sauce, and cool avocado, and organic refried lentils on a crispy corn tortilla.

Please stop in for lunch six days (not Tuesday/closed) from 11 am to 2 pm, and dinner Thursday through Saturday, 5 pm to 9 pm 1015 S. Kerr Ave. 910-833-7196.

■ SERVING LUNCH AND DINNER 11 a.m. - 2 p.m., daily; Thurs-Sat., 5 p.m. - 9 p.m. Closed Tuesdays ■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown, near UNCW ■ FEATURING: Vegetarian,Vegan, Seafood, Gluten-Free ■ WEBSITE: www.sealevelcitygourmet.com

vegetarian/Vegan sealevel restaurant

At Sealevel City Gourmet Restaurant and Bar, all shortsleeved T-shirts are back-to-school priced! Shop the latest

MAIN ATTRACTIONS & SPECIAL EVENTS

Dušan Týnek Dance Theatre FRIDAY

october 23 AT 7:30PM Co-presented by Thalian Hall and the UNCW Office of the Arts Striking Modern Dance from Internationally renowned Choreographer Dušan Týnek

Tickets available through the Thalian Hall Box Office by calling 910.632.2285 or online at ThalianHall.org Media Partners “Your alternative weekly voice”

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TRUCKIN’ FOR POUTINE:

2 Bros serves hits and misses from their mobile meals-on-wheels

by: Rosa Bianca

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hat’s better than fries? How about fries smothered in gravy, showered in cheese curds and sprinkled with “hell, yes”?

menu are barking up the wrong truck.

There aren’t gooey pork-belly grilled cheeses or white truffled Brussels here.

2 Bros serves casual comfort-food favorites, like saucy wings, chargrilled burgers and—as their name implies—coastal cuisine classics, like shrimp and grits.

If we’re on the same page (pun intended), we’ll I’ve found the place: 2 Bros Coastal Cuisine. The mega-mealson-wheels mobile rolls all over town. At the helm of the 31-foot beached-out food factory: culinary veterans Peter Day and Mike Bowers. As these experts know, they can take the food out of the bar, but they can’t take the bar out of the food truck. (Or something like that.) What I’m trying to say is: The one-stop grub shop often parks in the lots of local brew pourers near and far (Flytrap on NOFO, Broomtail in Ogden, Burnt Mill Creek near Forest Hills).

Instinct may guide the gut toward familiar flavors (I’m looking at you, Caesar wrap), but ask the 2 Bros behind the window for their 2 cents to be steered in the right direction. 2 Bros cooks up thin slices of roasted pork, griddled until crisp on the flat top. Garlicky pickles, salty ham and sharp, sticky Swiss are piled on top.

A zesty horseradish mustard fused everything together. It didn’t offer the same zing as yellow mustard—the sandwich’s traditional condiment of choice—but this Dijon-esque smear still packed a punch.

Before we dig in, let me say this: Diners who want a whimsical, modernized

In the mood for making a mess, I moved along to the Buffalo wings. What can I say? I have a knack for dressing.

This picky habit compels me to occasionally rate restaurants by dunking my finger into the nearest dip. One taste of the ranch, and I knew we weren’t in homemade anymore, Toto. With so many eateries whisking up vinaigrettes and spreads from scratch, a little more thought into this creamy sauce would have bumped up the app a notch. On the plus side, the wings were a bit more jumbo than average—more meat to go around. For those who like it hot, the buttery sauce—although well-seasoned with a mild sting—tasted somewhat tame.

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The burger was truly well-done, and I don’t mean that as a compliment (apologies, 2 Bros). My journey toward the truck began enthusiastically, thanks to the futuristic feature of texting my togo order in advance. However, when I popped the lid on the dish, I was face to face with my biggest burger fear: a righteously overdone patty. As diners, if we don’t specify how we want our meats cooked, it’s simply because we forgot. I trust the cooks to man my food, but for something temperature-sensitive, a little help here, please.

have too much of a good thing. (If that’s the case, why do I feel so terrible after drinking eight beers?) All I’m sayin’ is, it doesn’t say “garlic” on the menu, so patrons expecting plain mayo will be in for a surprise, smack dab in the palate.

Next up: My go-to sandwich selection of all time, the turkey BLT. I was thrilled to find wavy, thick cut, expertly crisped Applewood smoked bacon—just as every club should have. The sandwich was piled high with crunchy, shredded lettuce and packed between two buttery, toasted slices of sourdough. One knock: with food television seeping so far into pop culture these days, even non-culinarians know that aioli means mayonnaise-like spread. But those who don’t own pro knives or know who Jacques Pepin is may not understand aioli implies “garlic.”

The pungent ingredient stands front and center in 2 Bros’ aioli. They say you can’t

radically sweet, while others on a coast far, far away are briny as can be. The sandwich’s other classic components— tangy remoulade, shredded lettuce, tomato, and soft, baguette-style French bread—all came out winners in my book.

Seeing as we’re in the South, shrimp and grits felt a mandatory order. 2 Bros dubs theirs a “must-have.” Though slightly heavy on the smoke and salt (likely a result of not balancing the seasoning already in the bacon), the buttery, Cajun-scented sauce was a treat. Copious amounts of shrimp covered the creamy, In looking back through my itemized crumbly grit cake, and oniony scallions receipt, I found my coastal burger was offered a sharp bite and bright finish. branded “medium-well to well-done.” It I also ordered their oysters, which definitely was chargrilled, as promised. 2 Bros batters, fries and stuffs into a Though I didn’t indicate temperature N’awlins-inspired Po’ Boy. While the preference in my text, I find it hard to be- sandwich radiated perfection from the lieve that most folk’s first choice is far buns to the breading, something seemed beyond medium. As a medium-rare meat a bit fishy in the first bite. The overly seaeater, I was a bit disappointed in the lack food-y flavor possibly could be blamed of pre-burger questioning. on the oyster’s regional roots. Some are

One word: poutine. Tugging on the heart strings of Wilmington’s northern transplants, 2 Bros serves this hearty dish straight up, with a side of tradition.

After a long evening of bar-side banter, this pile of fries, drenched in dark gravy and melty cheese curds, will help drinkers go gentle into a good night.

DETAILS:

2 Bros Coastal Cuisine Food Truck

speCiAls: tuesdAy: seleCt nC drAfts wednesdAy: All nC spirits $5 thursdAy: feAtured wines 50% off sundAy: feAtured CoCktAils live MusiC At the bAr fridAy & sAturdAy froM 8pM-11pM sundAy brunCh 10AM - 3pM with live MusiC froM 11AM - 2pM everything is MAde in house!

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seafood • steak • sushi • chinese buffet

bar & grill with over 100 items Ask about our special room for private parties!

2541 CAROLINA BEACH ROAD • 763-8808

Hibachi Grill Included Wth The buffet!

Open Daily Lunch and Dinner • Mon - Thurs. 11am-10pm • Fri.-Sat. 11am-11pm • Sun. 11am-10pm

300 OFF

$

Any 3 Adult Lunch or 2 Dinner Buffets

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asian buffet DINE-IN ONLY One Coupon Per Purchase.

Not valid with any other.

Excludes Crab Legs Offer Expires 10/31/15

200 OFF

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Any 2 Adult Lunch or Dinner Buffets

asian buffet DINE-IN ONLY One Coupon Per Purchase.

Not valid with any other.

Excludes Crab Legs Offer Expires 10/31/15

Various locations (910) 279-4946 or (910) 297-0131 https://www.facebook com/2broscc?fref=ts

Be kind & recycle or compost your encore!

Lovey’s Natural Foods and Café

Your Independently Owned Health Food Grocery Store

723 N. 4th Street (910) 399-7022

Across from Goat & Compass

Saturday & Sunday - Open @ 12pm

Football • FREE Pool • Foosball • Darts & Cornhole • Drink Specials

Monday - Open @ 4pm

Walking Dead Premier on the BIG SCREEN • Football • FREE Pool

Tuesday - Open @ 4pm

Movie Madness! The Best & Worst of the Cult Classics - 10/13: After Democratic Debate, Easy Rider • 10/20: Reefer Madness • 10/27 Forbidden Planet

Wednesday - Open @ 4pm

Wind Down Wednesday Trivia Night: 7-9pm • Drink Specials • FREE Pool Enjoy our Outdoor Tiki Beach • Food Truck COMING SOON

Thursday - Open @ 4pm

Open Mic Night • $2 Domestics • $3 Imports • $3 Shooters • FREE Pool

Freaky Friday - Open @ 4pm

Zombie Specials • Beer Specials • FREE Pool • Cornhole

WE ARE DOG FRIENDLY ON TIKI BEACH!

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OCTOber specials 20% OFF Acure Skin Care 20% OFF Europharma Supplements 20% OFF Carlson Supplements 25% OFF Source Naturals & Planetary Formulas

The Most Delicious Organic Salad Bar & Hot Bar in Town!

(910) 509-0331 1319 Militar y Cutoff Rd. Suite H

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FOR THE SIP OF IT:

14th annual beer and wine festival gets name change and location update

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by: SHEA CARVER

rewski. Suds. Cold one. Pint. No matter how one refers to the deliciousness of an IPA or a sour or a saison or an ale or a stout, beer has made a huge mark on the NC economy over the past few years alone. According to the NC Craft Brewer’s Guild, North Carolina boasts the largest number of craft breweries in the American South.

More than 120 breweries and brewpubs pepper our state, from mountains to coast. Within a 30-mile radius of Wilmington, alone, seven (soon to be eight) have opened shop within the last two years.

This weekend, as Lighthouse Beer and Wine hosts their 14th annual Carousel Center Beer and Wine Festival, six of our local breweries will be represented. Front Street, Ironclad, Wilmington Homebrew, Waterline, Good Hops, and Check Six Brewing all will be on hand. Drinkers will be able to sample over 120 breweries (Oscar Blues, Lagunitas, Coney Island, Founders, Lost Coast,

Stone, Ballast Point, Great Divide) and 40 wineries (Josh Cellars, Trinchero Terra De Oro, Napa Cellars) nationwide. No tap will be left unturned.

The event has been going strong as a fundraiser for the Carousel Center for Abused Children—a nonprofit that works with abused and neglected children and families on childabuse prevention across southeastern NC. The festival has raised more than $150,000 for the nonprofit since its inception in 2001.

“We feel this particular non-profit is a very important cornerstone to our community’s youth and future,” says Jason Adams, owner of Wrighstville Beach’s bottle shop, which used to bear the name of the event: Lighthouse Beer and Wine Festival. For 2015 they’ve switched the name to Carousel Center Beer and Wine Festival to put more focus on awareness for the nonprofit.

“We’ve always felt confident that our efforts and donations go toward something very powerful and special in Wilmington,” Adams continues. The nonprofit will have a tent set up on the grounds to sell pretzel necklaces to

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BEER FOR A CAUSE: Carousel Center Beer and Wine Festival takes place at North Waterfront Park on Oct. 24. Beer Week starts Oct. 17 and leads up to the fest. Courtesy photo.

help raise additional funds.

Aside from welcoming more local pours on tap, the beer festival has moved locations as well. More than 5,000 people are expected to turn out to downtown’s North Waterfront Park, overlooking the Cape Fear River.

“It will be even more convenient in terms of not only parking, but the ability to walk to and from the festival, leaving the past parking problems completely out of the equation,” Adams foretells.

Asheville’s Holy Ghost Tent Revival is set to take over the stage to play their ‘60s and ‘70s soul and classic rock. Plus, food trucks will be lined up to help soak up the suds.

But for folks who wish to really go underground in the craft brew movement, on Friday, Oct. 23, Lighthouse welcomes back the Voracious and Rare Beer Festival on the deck of the Battleship NC. Folks will be tasting one-of-a-kind beers not yet available to the general public.

“With the addition of amazing food from Culinary Creations, and killer music from The Honeycutters, this event feels like a private party thrown just for beer geeks,” Adams promises. “Voracious was created to offer the person wanting a more intimate experience in sampling rare beers.”

Some of the beers folks can expect to sip on include Wicked Weed’s Oblivion Red Sour and their Fille De Ferme. Front Street will showcase a cucumber saison, and Wilmington Homebrew has a Pappy-barrel blended stout. “It’s aged in three different types of Pappy barrel,” Adams says. All monies raised from the rare beer fest will benefit Carousel Center, too.

Leading up to the two major events, Adams started Beer Week across Wilmington a few years back. This year it starts Oct. 17 and includes events at various locations across town, like Detox to Retox—a yoga session held in Lighthouse’s beer garden with folks from Longwave Yoga. Beer Week takes place across all seven days leading up to the main festival on the 24th.

Adams and a small crew of helpers—including Lighthouse employees Dmitri Brown, Anna Worobey, Tom Clifford, R.J. Hogan, and Aaron Dowling, along with Carousel Center executive director Amy Feath—all work to make it go off without a hitch.

“It takes hundreds of additional volunteers to make [the festival] the great event that it is,” Adams says. “It’s been nice to see the parallels between the craft beer development in NC and the growth and development of our festival and its history. It’s also been a really neat opportunity to be able to bear witness to the huge shift in the way people in NC and Wilmington think about and enjoy beer.”

Tickets to all events are available at www. lighthousebeerandwine.com through Oct. 24.

DETAILS:

Carousel Center Beer and Wine Festival

Oct. 24, 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. • $40-$50 North Waterfront Park • 10 Harnett St. Beer Week, Oct. 17 - 24: www.facebook.com/WilmingtonNCBeerWeek Voracious Rare Beer Festival Oct. 23, 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.

Battleship NC • $75 www.lighthousebeerandwine.com

2101-7 MARKET ST BEHIND PORT CITY JAVA

RANDY MCQUAY SATURDAY, OCT. 17TH 1 YEAR ANNIVERSARY!

FOOD TRUCK & LIVE MUSIC!

Saturday, october 17

The Wilmington Oktoberfest at Ogden Tap Room Tent event, rain or shine.

Gates open at 12pm.

Harbour Towne Fest band plays 2-6pm, Overtyme plays 7-10pm. $5 Admission goes to support our charities, Pretty in Pink and Animal Avengers of North Carolina.

COME JOIN US FOR LIVE MUSIC FROM RANDY MCQUAY! 2 BROS FOOD TRUCK STARTS AT 7PM & SHOW STARTS AT 9PM.

BRUNCH FOOD TRUCK SUNDAYS FOOD TRUCKS FROM 12 - 4PMish SANDWICHES AFTERWARDS LIVE MUSIC BY DYLAN DRAKE!

FRIDAY, OCT. 16TH - MUSIC @ 9PM ME & MR. B WITH GUEST PERFORMANCE

TEACHER TUESDAY 1/2 OFF ALL BOTTLES OF WINE

YOU’RE WELCOME TO TAKE HOME WHAT YOU DON’T DRINK!

JAZZ & COCKTAIL WEDNESDAY

7324 Market Street www.wilmingtonoktoberfest.com 910-821-8185 • OPEN DAILY at 11am for Lunch & Dinner

KEITH BUTLER TRIO STARTS AT 8:30PM FREE RIDES! Crystal Blue Taxi will be offering free rides to and from Burnt Mill Creek every Wednesday night (please tip generously)! Pickup guests must have a receipt from the bar in order to receive deal. Please call 910-431-7848 & ask for Jim. encore | october 14 – 20, 2015 | www.encorepub.com 35

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New Haunts of the Past: Poplar Grove Plantation debuts ghost tours and a masquerade ball

by: Shannon Rae Gentry

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SEEING BEYOND WHAT’S THERE: The children’s room in the Manor House at Poplar Grove Plantation is one of the most active in paranormal occurrences. Photo by Tom Dorgan.

ruth may be stranger than fiction, but sometimes it’s just plain scarier. Historic haunts offer more than a quick fright or spook around the corner, as they reveal stories of real people who in many ways still reside there. For the 2015 Halloween season, Poplar Grove Plantation is celebrating its own spirits and haunts—err, haints—of the past.

For more than three decades the plantation has been open to the public for private events, fundraisers and daytime tours. This year they’ve strayed from their normal kidfriendly Halloween festival to attract an older demographic. They’re hosting their first Paranormal Ghost Tour series on Friday nights throughout October. It will lead up to the inaugural Haint Blue All Hallows Masquerade on Saturday, Oct. 24.

“We have been wanting to show off the restoration of the house, particularly of the back porch with the haint blue,” Poplar Grove Executive Director Caroline Lewis excites. “Most

Southern porches have that blue in the ceiling of their porch and it’s an old Gullah Geechee tradition to mimic water, because they believed evil spirits couldn’t cross water.”

Lewis has a long history with the plantation. She first set foot on the grounds when she was 10 years old. At 12, she started working as an usher of sorts.

“My job was to follow behind the tours to make sure everyone was exiting out of each room,” she tells. “I remember once coming downstairs to the main floor, and in my periphery [there] was like woman in a dress just fluttering across . . . I remember telling myself at the time it was silly.”

Over the years many people have had senses and feelings upon entering certain rooms in the Manor House. Some have seen unexplainable people and things. “There have been adults and children who will not go into rooms,” Lewis says, “and this is during daytime tours.”

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Lewis has recovered handwritten notes from guides and volunteers, detailing some of their experiences. One stands out, then addressed to Nancy Simon in 1988, who ended up being the director of Poplar Grove: “I have never been more scared in my whole life than Sunday night . . . I looked up and saw at the top of the staircase a woman wearing a long, grey dress and white lace, and gray hair.

Beside her stood a black woman wearing a brown dress and white apron . . .”

For the past two-and-a-half years, the Poplar Grove Manor House has been undergoing renovations. Activity has increased and more history uncovered—not only of the wealthy white families who lived there but the slaves they kept there as well.

“We feel like we’re doing a better job of recording and documenting their history and presence here,” Lewis says. “We are still piecing together family history of the slaves who were here from 1850 to 1870—cross-

referencing [and] trying to see how many of the descendants of the slaves were still on the property as tenant farmers.”

Before organizing the tours, Lewis and long-time docent and rental facility manager Chrissy Fennell wanted to better understand what had been going on throughout the property. Thus they invited paranormal investigators from Port City Paranormal and the Cape Fear Paranormal Society to spend several evenings in various parts of the Manor House and other active areas. “I have no experience in paranormal investigation other than just being with [the investigators],” Fennell says. “I know what they’ve gone and seen, and I know what I’ve experienced.”

In her six years of working at the plantation, Fennell often has detected tension and unrest, particularly during restoration projects. “Someone was working on scaffolding upstairs, and I looked up to ask him if he was ready to go to lunch,” she shares. “I saw this black shadow, about 3-feet tall, run into the

children’s room.”

“Something tapped my purse,” she later tells.

Most of the spirits are suspected to be family members from the four generations of Foys. They’re descendents from Joseph Mumford Foy, who, with slave labor, built the home of wood and resources from the property. Fennell explains this as she guides the ghost tours. She briefs its history. Each person on the tour gets a “scroll of the dead,” which outlines most of the people known to have passed away in the house. With a K2 meter in hand to detect electromagnetic fields (EMFs), Fennell leads the group into the main parlor. Small lanterns, which are passed out at the start, clank about as everyone finds a spot on the floor. Soon after, she sets the K2 meter in the center of everyone—as far away from any potential electrical interferences as possible. Soon, it flickers with telling oranges and red.

The tour goes into the children’s room next. A dollhouse and several dolls, resting in chairs and baskets, surround two small beds. Caroline Lewis’ Victorian girl—a painting of a girl from the French Revolution that wards spirits, according to Lewis—watches over from above the fireplace. The children’s room tends to be the most active. “The [paranormal] investigators put a flashlight in the dollhouse and it was clicking on and off by itself,” Fennell recounts.

“Oh, do we have someone here?” she asks. “It’s OK; we all want to meet you.”

“Not me,” a young woman whispers.

A couple of children, aged 10 or older, are in the crowd, but cautiously curious adults make up most of the tour. Others anxiously await a knock or thud to follow the next flicker of light on the meter. The clock chimes to break the silence, and the group moves along to the office room. It is here where David Hiram Foy, oldest son of Joseph, mostly stays.

“David was going to school in Chapel Hill and came down here to run the plantation,” Fennell tells of the heir. “He ran it for about six months and decided he really didn’t want to oversee the plantation, so he joined the Confederate Army . . . he contracted typhoid and came back here, where he died in the back parlor three days later.”

As the tour nears its end, a group heads into the tenant house where new and intriguing stories of residents have been emerging. Originally built post-Civil War with the remains of slave quarters, the house was for Israel Jackson (who cared for the property for several years), as well as other tenant farmers. Nemrod Nixon and his brother, Cleveland, were among the tenants. Yet, Cleveland took interest in Nemrod’s young wife, which resulted in a story of rage and murder in the 1930s.

“Cleveland came at [Nemrod] with an ax and a knife, and Nemrod shot and killed him here,” Fennell tells. The group carefully fills the tight quarters—a far cry from the high ceilings and vastness of the Manor House.

Fennell and Lewis hope the new tours will draw more interest in supporting the plantation and the upcoming masquerade. “We want it to be inter generational and start bringing people in their 30s and 40s out to the property, and really make it relevant for the 21st century,” Lewis says. “We feel like what we’re doing today is why it’s going to be here 100 years from now.”

The Paranormal Ghost Tours will be held each Friday night throughout October, with Fennell is particularly sensitive to the of- tour groups of 15 going on the hour at 7 fice. It’s one of her least favorite places to be. p.m., 8 p.m. and 9 p.m.

She reports how people have felt physically The Haint Blue All Hallows Masquerade ill just standing in the room. on Saturday, Oct. 24 will feature an open Before the tour moves upstairs, a guest bar with candy apple martinis, an oyster bar asks if anyone had been purposefully hurt and cigar bar, a DJ on the back porch, dancor killed inside the house. “I have heard of a ing and, the Phantom Playboys playing unfamily member being pushed down the steps,” derneath the windmill from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Fennell recalls. “They were injured but they For more information, or to purchase tickets, visit www.poplargrove.org. didn’t die . . . it was one of the children.”

Fennell encourages people to take photos with a flash to catch an orb or anything out of the ordinary. Even recorders can be brought.

Though not everyone sees or senses anything amiss, she explains how mostly women and young people report strange occurrences. “Some people say children’s minds are more open to spirits,” Fennell continues— “that they see more things, understand them and don’t dismiss them so quickly.”

Upstairs in the winter bedroom on the southwest side of the home, more sunlight streams in, and it stays warmer than other rooms. The summer room on the opposite side stays cooler. Standing in the left corner of the summer room, Ashley High School teacher Tiffany Clark suddenly rushes from her spot in a group out into the hallway.

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to-do calendar events COASTLINE CANDIDATE FORUMS

As part of WHQR’s election season tradition, WHQR News 91.3FM will host the 2015 CoastLine Candidate Forums. This year, forums will take place during our weekly public affairs show, CoastLine, which airs live on Wednesday and is re-broadcast the following Saturday.

Public is encouraged to participate by coming to WHQR’s MC Erny Gallery beginning at 11:30 AM on the day of the forum. Doors will close at 11:58 for a hard start time of noon. Listeners can also email questions in advance or during the live event to coastline@whqr.org. Viewers can

watch a live stream online at www.whqr.org. After it concludes, the audio will be available on our website and on our iTunes podcast (https:// itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/whqrs-coastline/ id988456198?mt=2). 10/14, Carolina Beach Town Council; 10/21, Carolina Beach Mayor; 10/28, Leland Mayor & Town Council. WHQR Gallery, 254 N. Front St.

AUTUMN WITH TOPSAIL

10/17, 7:30pm; 10/18, 8am: Fall is a wonderful time at Topsail Beach. The festival is located at the Historic Assembly Building and features a juried Artists’ Court with many regional artists displaying and selling their artwork. Enjoy live musical entertainment, a variety of food vendors, games and rides for children and more.

Missile Assembly Building, Anderson Blvd and Flake Ave.

SECRET GARDEN TOUR

With a nod to Wilmington’s original, homestead backyard gardens, the growing subsistencebased community gardening movement will be showcased during the Lower Cape Fear Historical Society’s Secret Garden Tour, Oct. 17-18.10 splendid private garden sites can be viewed in any sequence, rain or shine. Japanese maple tree sapling raffle, $5 per chance Ash’s Japanese Maple Nursery and Japanese Maple Tree seedling sale, $5 per pot will take place at The Latimer House. Tour hours: Saturday, Oct. 17, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Sunday, Oct. 18, Noon - 4 p.m. Tickets $20, Lower Cape Fear Historic So-

ciety members $15. Tickets may be purchased in person at The Latimer House, A Proper Garden, The Ivy Cottage, The Plant Place, Stone Garden, The Transplanted Garden, Lou’s Flower World, Barnes & Noble; and in Leland at Sweet Nectar Florist and The Shoe Center at Brunswick Forest, by calling (910) 762-0492 or www. lcfhs.org. 126 S 3rd Street FIRE IN THE PINES FEST

10/17, 11am: The highlight of the festival is a demonstration controlled burn to give festival goers the opportunity to see how burns are conducted and learn more about their importance to the ecosystem. Fire equipment (including a helicopter) will be on display and Smokey Bear is scheduled to be a special guest. Games, food trucks, live music, live animals (including a raptor show), crafts, face paintings and a scavenger hunt are also on the day’s agenda. Halyburton Park, 4099 S. 17th St.

COLONIAL LIFE DURING THE STAMP ACT

10/17, 12:30pm: A presentation on colonial life and the Stamp Act protests in the local area in 1765 with hands on activities featured like writing with a quill pen, a spinning demonstration, photo ops with people in colonial dress and even a mini-protest march. This event is sponsored by the Stamp Defiance Chapter of the NSDAR in commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the Stamp Act of 1765 and the protests that took place here locally. Main Library, 201 Chestnut St.

NATIVE PLANT AWARENESS FESTIVAL

10/17, all day: Join us for a fun festive day celebrating our wonderful NC Native Plants. We will be having guest speakers, native plant vendors, kid’s activities, food trucks, music and prizes and giveaways. Great activities for all ages and family-friendly. So come on out for a great fall day at the NHC Arboretum. New Hanover County Arboretum, 6206 Oleander Dr.

WILMINGTON SEAFOOD FESTIVAL

10/17, 11am: First ever Seafood Festival in Wilmington. Be a part of this exciting event with lots of local seafood restaurants, boat vendors, live music, top chef demonstrations. Cape Fear River Watch will be pouring Sweetwater brews.

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ROCKTOBERFEST

10/24, 11am: Rocktoberfest Car Show and Poker Run, hosted by the Ogden Tap Room on October 24th, is open and free to spectators from 11 am until with an after party until closing. The poker run kicks off from Carolina Coast Harley Davidson at 9am, has four stops along the way and ends at the Rocktoberfest by 12pm. Car

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Show registration begins at 10am at The Ogden Tap Room. Spectators are invited to come out and see the awesome cars, trucks and bikes, vote on their favorite, enjoy local vendors, listen to live music and enjoy a microbrew at the Ogden Tap Room. There will also be a kid’s jump zone, raffles and t-shirts for sale. All funds raised will go to SOAR 4 Veterans (Special Operations Advocacy and Recovery) and Raising Raiders. These organizations support Special Operation Military Families including severely injured veterans and military children with special needs in NC and other military locations.

Car show, Poker run and vendor participants can register online at http://soar4veterans. eventbrite.com or contact us at our email address soar4veterans@gmail.com. Money benefits Special Operations Advocacy and Recovery. Tap Room, 7324 Market St. PORT BRUNSWICK DAY

college faculty invites the community to come to “college” for a day. Attend four classes, choosing among those offered in the humanities, the arts, social sciences and the sciences. Linger after class to chat with a professor, enjoy a tasty, mid-day lunch break and enjoy a fall day on the beautifully landscaped grounds of UNCW! $35 for OLLI members, $45 for non-members.

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10/24, 4pm: Silver Lake Baptists Church, 4715 Carolina Beach Rd. Food, fun, games, sponsored by church youth department.

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See pg. 18 10/24: Join us at Brunswick Town/Fort Anderson State Historic Site on October 24, 2015 for HALLOWEEN AT POPLAR GROVE See pgs 36-37.

Port Brunswick Day. Living historians, dressed in 18th century attire, will demonstrate what life was once like in this early port town on the lower Cape Fear. This free public event will be held from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. Visitors will have the opportunity to try their hand at the militia drill, visit with the colonial Composer Dorothy Papadakos will return to the Port dentist, take a turn in the stocks and pilCity just in time for a hauntingly chilling performance lory, dip their own beeswax candle, and on St. Paul’s main pipe organ, set to the 1920 film much, much more. Brunswick Town/Fort “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.” Costumes and fancy dress Anderson State Historic Site, 8884 St. Philips Rd. SE are encouraged, and folks can score tickets for $15 in

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UNCW COLLEGE DAY

10/24, 8am: Experience and celebrate the liberal arts when UNCW’s College of Arts and Sciences presents its 14th annual College Day program. The college’s faculty encourages a love of learning and provides students with the tools to become lifelong learners. It is in this spirit that the

ond floor. Performers will include The Dance Element, Samantha Hunt, Joseph Sheppard, and of course Mr. Scooter and the NHCPL Rap Club. Library’s third floor will be set up as a Library Labyrinth and haunted by the worst terrors teenage volunteers can devise. Only the bravest should venture through it. Not recommended for young children or highly sensitive persons of any age. Free. 201 Chestnut St. Scooter Hayes at shayes@nhcgov.com or 910-798-6393.

10/14, 8pm: Pineapple-Shaped Lamps is taking comedy into another dimension! Join them, and special guest host Anthony Lawson, for a night of bizarre, otherworldly original sketch comedy. It’s not “The Twilight Zone.” It’s “The Spooky Realm.” As always, tickets are just $5 and a full bar and bar menu will be available!

So join us Wed., 10/14, for a ghoulishly good time! Theatre NOW, 19 S. 10th St.

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By popular demand, international celebrity organist and composer Dorothy Papadakos returns to St. Paul’s Episcopal on Fri., 10/16, for the 5th Annual Halloween Silent Film event.

Doors at 6:30 p.m. and the feature at 7:30 p.m.

Ms. Papadakos will accompany the classic 1920 film Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde starring John Barrymore, showcasing her bold improvisational skills on St. Paul’s main pipe organ. Costumes or fancy dress are encouraged. Tickets are $15 in advance or $20 at the door. To order your tickets today, call 910-762-4578 or visit www. spechurch.com/www.dorothypapadakos.com. 16 North 16th Street GHOSTS OF OLD WILMINGTON

CLASSIC CAR TRUNK OR TREAT

10/24, 1pm: The VFW Post 2573 Ladies Auxiliary presents a Classic Car Trunk or Treat.

What could be better than a trunk or treat with Classic Car. This is a family fun event. We will have the classic cars giving out treats. This is also a Car show and the people attending will be the ones voting for their favorite cars. There will be trophies for !st, 2nd, and 3rd place. We will also have pony rides, pumpkin painting, games and raffles. Costumes are encouraged.

Stop in and have a great time with the family! $3 donation per person is encouraged. 2722 Carolina Beach Rd.

BATTY BATTLESHIP’S HALLOWEEN BASH

10/27, 5:30-8pm: $5/person. Children 2 and under are free. Bring your little ghouls and goblins to Battleship for trick-or-treating! Fun games, activities, henna tattoos, & storytelling is all part of the Halloween fun. Batty Battleship is perfect for the little ones and families! Children are encouraged to wear their Halloween costumes. Bring your camera! Battleship North Carolina, 1 Battleship Road

10/19, all day: Author John Hirchak will join us for a “seasonal program” based on his book, Ghosts of Old Wilmington. Federal Point History Center, 1121 N. Lake Park Blvd.

HAUNTED HOUSE

10/24, 6pm: New Hanover County Public Library announces its fourth annual Haunted Library and Spooky Storytelling Festival for Kids.

Free family welcomes all in costumes! Mystery Doors, Mummy Wrapping, and a Trick or Treat Story Walk are some of the attractions. Everyone is invited to pose at the Photo Booth and pick up a free comic book, courtesy of Memory Lane Comics. Scary storytelling for school-age kids and older folks will be on the Library’s sec-

ZOMBIEFEST

10/31, 7pm: Get your crazy costumes ready for Zombiefest 2015! This year’s party will be held at Ironclad Brewery on 2nd Street downtown Wilmington. Rocking the stage this year: The Madd Hatters, The Phantom Playboys, and from Richmond, VA, the Cashmere Jungle

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Everyone is invited to the 10th Annual Trick or Treat in the Park at Hampstead Kiwanis Park on Saturday, October 31, hosted by the Kiwanis Club of Hampstead. The fun will begin at 5:00PM and goes until 8pm. There will be several activities for the Kids including a Costume Contest (registration from 5pm until 6:30pm next to stage. Contest begins at 6:30pm), Hay Ride, Inflatable Bouncers, Elvis and much more! Of Course there will be lots of candy handed out!

Last year we had a record number of people attend. Come and join in all the fun! Additional information and forms for Vendor Registration available: www.kiwanisclubofhampstead.org/ Page/17060. Hampstead Kiwanis Park, 586 Sloop Point Loop Rd.

SPOOKY SOUND PADDLEFEST

Family oriented paddle board event on Halloween morning, Sat., 10/31, 8:30 a.m. until 12 noon at Wrightsville SUP, 96 W Salisbury Street, Wrightsville Beach. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Wilmington Symphony Orchestra and its youth education programs including the Wilmington Symphony Youth Orchestra, Junior Strings, the Richard R. Deas Student Concerto Competition, and the Free Family Concert. Noncompetitive event includes standup paddle boards, canoes, kayaks, and any other nonmotorized craft. Course is appx 1 mile, starting and ending at Wrightsville SUP, with a mid-point turnaround at Palm Tree Island. Rain or shine. $15/person, and prizes will be awarded for best costumes and strangest craft. Drawings for several raffle prizes. Free clinics and demonstrations at 9am to learn more about stand up paddle boarding. Limited number of rentals are available to rent for the day. Public parking next to Johnny Mercer Pier. www.wilmingtonsympho-

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Wilmington Health Access for Teens Board of Directors and Staff will host its 20th Birthday Celebration Luncheon on 10/15, 11:30am-1pm, at the Hilton Wilmington Riverside, 301 N Water St., downtown Wilmington. Join special guests and friends of WHAT as we walk through the history of this grassroots organizationâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;from the very beginning in 1995, and now, looking forward to the future of healthcare, mental health, nutrition, and health education services for adolescents and young adults in our community. For more information on attending or sponsoring, contact WHAT at (910) 202-4605 or visit www. whatswhat.org.

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10/16, 6:30pm: High-caliber, black tie event benefiting the Muscular Dystrophy Associationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s research initiatives. Jeff James. honoree and CEO of Wilmington Health, request the pleasure of your company at the inaugural gala for a night of cocktails, dinner, dancing and silent/ live auction. Hilton Wilmington Riverside, 301 N Water St.

STEP UP FOR SOLDIERS COMBAT MUD RUN

10/17, 8am: Run, jump, and crawl through obstacles and mud. This is a great course for both the seasoned mud runner and the newbie. Nestled in the heart of the National Guard Armory at the Wilmington International Airport, this course is not only used for the Combat Mud Run, but has been used by the military for training. The volunteers include active duty military, veterans, and ROTC. Pre-register at www. stepupforsoldiers.org. National Guard Armory,

10/17, 9am: Thousands from across the Cape Fear area will walk for themselves as heart disease or stroke survivors or in memory of a family member or friend at the Cape Fear American Heart Walk. Teams of walkers from across the area will step out to raise donations for lifesaving heart disease and stroke research and education. Walkers will enjoy three wellness communities with heart disease and stroke educational information and activities for the whole family.

Donation required to raise money for the American Heart Association. Mayfaire Shopping Center, 6835 Conservation Way

YACHT VENTURE

10/17, 6pm: The Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Museum of Wilmington will host the 5th Annual YachtVenture at MarineMax located in Wrightsville Beach.

YachtVenture is the museumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest and most exciting fundraising event of the year! For one evening, one can enjoy some of the finest yachts in the area- all exceeding 45 ft in length, bet on a luxurious silent auction item, wine and dine, enter the raffle to win an exclusive vacation, and dance to live music performed by L Shape Lot. Perfect coastal showcase of everything that makes the Wilmington area so special.

Not to mention, all proceeds go to the Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Museum of Wilmington and their ongoing efforts to re-imagine all exhibits by 2016. Having a good time while supporting a great cause, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what the museum likes to call, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Playing with Purpose.â&#x20AC;? Â $100 in advance $125 at the door; $100 raffle tickets. MarineMax, 130 Short Street

JEDREY FAMILY FOUNDATION FUNDRAISER

Nonprofit raised over $25,000 last year to aid local Wilmington families suffering with Cancer and enduring financial burdens. The events this year will be held on Oct .16-18. Kick off Celebra-

tion at Buffalo Wild Wings at Monkey junction 7pm, 50/50 Raffle and Live Music. Sat., 10/17: Washer tournament and Pig Picking Raffle to be held at the Wilmington Moose Lodge from 2-9pm. Live music food and raffle. $10/person.

Sun., 10/17: Shotgun Golf Tournament at Wilmington Municipal. Teams of 4: Tommy Jedrey, 910-443-2920. Paul Jedrey at 910-619-8745 or visit www.jedreyfamilyfoundation.org.

2015 CAPE FEAR HEART WALK

10/17, 9am: Thousands from across the Cape Fear area will walk for themselves as heart disease or stroke survivors or in memory of a family member or friend at the Cape Fear American Heart Walk. Â Teams of walkers from across the area will step out to raise donations for lifesaving heart disease and stroke research and education. Walkers will enjoy three wellness communities with heart disease and stroke educational information and activities for the whole family.

Donation required to raise money for the American Heart Association. Mayfaire Shopping Center, 6835 Conservation Way

DREAMS PRESENTS

10/17, 6pm: Honoring some exciting changes that DREAMS of Wilmington has in the works, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re invited to join DREAMS for a night out with itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s up and coming stars. Sit back while our talented DREAMS students take the stage and wow you with an impressive performance.

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ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK

10/24, 7pm: Come Rock around the Clock at the Community Arts Center. Guys, pomp up your pompadours and Dolls,put on your poodle skirts for a ‘50s inspired dance party to benefit women’s health care here in Wilmington. Let’s not turn back the clock on women’s health care.

Visit RockAround.ppsat.org for more information and to purchase tickets. Individual tickets and sponsorship options available. Hannah Block Community Arts Center, 120 S. Second St.

PAWS4PEOPLE CASINO NIGHT

10/30, 6pm: Casino Night at the Coastline Convention Center in downtown Wilmington, NC features a Halloween-Eve masquerade party with casino games, cocktails, light dinner and masquerade mystery (masks provided). Prizes awarded to the High Rollers at the end of the night. Proceeds benefit paws4people foundation, a national non-profit based in the Port City that provides certified Assistance Dogs to children and veterans with disabilities at no cost to the client. Coastline Convention Ctr, 501 Nutt St.

theatre/auditions WEST SIDE STORY

Through 10/18: Book by Arthur Laurents. Music

by Leonard Bernstein. Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. Based on Conception of Jerome Robbins.

Based on Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet.

Friday and Saturday at 7 pm, Sunday at 3pm: Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is transported to modern-day New York City, as two young idealistic lovers find themselves caught between warring street gangs, the “American” Jets and the Puerto Rican Sharks. Their struggle to survive in a world of hate, violence and prejudice is one of the most innovative, heart-wrenching and relevant musical dramas of our time. Hannah Block Community Arts Center, 120 S. Second Street

PAGE TO STAGE

10/14, 6:30pm: “Bad habits and dark secrets” is the focus of CAM’s monthly page to stage.

The organization comprises writers, actors and producers who are dedicated to producing and sharing original, locally-written works with the community. In association with Cameron Art Museum, a series of staged readings with a different theme each month features a mix of comedy and drama performed by Page to Stage members. The public is welcome to attend to enjoy and give feedback to Page to Stage’s more than forty local members. For more information about the group visit: https://www.facebook.com/pagetostageunlimited?_rdr=p. Cameron Art Museum, 3201 South 17th St.

THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW

See pgs 20-21.

ON GOLDEN POND

See pgs 20-21.

TITUS ANDRONICUS

See pg. 18.

WOMANLESS BEAUTY PAGEANT

10/24, 8pm: Talent, evening gown, poise, and beauty - but all the contestants are men! Join us for this outrageously funny event to benefit Opera House Theatre Company. Tickets are on sale at the Center Box Office – (910) 632-2285

or online at thalianhall.org The box office is located in the lobby of Thalian Hall, 310 Chestnut Street, Wilmington, NC. The box office is open for in person and telephone sales Monday – Saturday 2pm-6pm. The box office is open for in person sales two hours before each performance. All tickets are $25. Additional $2 charge per ticket, and all tickets are subject to North Carolina sales tax. Main Stage, Thalian Hall, 310 Chestnut St. YOUTH PLAY FESTIVAL

Big Dawg Productions presents its Youth Play Festival. A weekend of original one-act plays written by preteens and teens. The plays to be presented are as follows: “Are You Listening?” written by Emily Saffo, directed by J.R. Rodriguez. “Merman” written by Stephen Lambros, directed by Brittney McKoy. “What Was(n’t) There” written by Brenda Segda, directed by Kim Henry. “The Bohemians” written by Elizabeth DeVido, directed

by Katherine Vernon. Show Dates: October 15-18, 8pm, Thursday-Saturday; 3pm, Sunday.

Cape Fear Playhouse, 613 Castle Street, Wilmington. $5 min. donation.

RURAL ACADEMY THEATER

10/28, 7pm: Rural Academy Theater (http:// ruralacademytheater.com/) clip clops back to CAM with a full array of exciting new material to inspire, charm, divert and incite. The 2015 Rural Academy Theater tour is a celebration of season and place. The performance opens with a modern skewing of the Persephone myth, while following the conversation of a small band of dinner guests joined for an annual meal. The show explores our ties to agrarian rhythms as well as our modern disassociation from them. The stories recounted by the dinner guests spring to life through shadow puppetry, song and physical theater, acknowledging the extent to which our lives and fate are still beating to a seasonal, collective pulse. The feature presentation will be followed by a screening of Buster Keaton’s 1922 silent film “Cops” accompanied live by The Rural Academy Orchestra. Purchase seats on CAM’s website, by phone or at the door. CAM Members: $10; non-members, $15; children 12 and under: $5. 3201 South 17th Street

Public - $25-$60 / Student - $5. Kenan Auditorium (UNC Wilmington), 601 S. College Road

10/15-17: YOUTH PLAY FESTIVAL This weekend at Cape Fear Playhouse (613 Castle St.) Big Dawg Productions will host a Youth Play Festival. There will be original one-acts written by preteens and teens, showcased and directed by a slew of theatre veterans. With a $5 minimum donation, folks will be able to see works written by Emily Saffo, Stephen Lambros, Brenda Segda, and Elizabeth DeVido.

Shows are at 8 p.m. on Oct. 15 - 17 at 8 p.m. and at 3 p.m. on the 18.

WHITE DEVIL, BLACK JESUS

Where else have you seen hip hop and comedy combined? Who’s having fun with Hip Hop anymore? One answer would be Camboi Smif, the artist behind hits like “I Love You Niykee Heaton” off the comedy album “White Devi”l that can be found on iTunes. Camboi will be performing a full set of songs that will make you laugh, cry and most likely vomit. Performing spoof songs from my upcoming comedy rap mixtape, working titled “PsycoPath,” and remixing Trap Queen, The Cha Cha Slide, and Or Nah, or nah.

TheatreNOW, 19 S. 10th Street

music/concerts VIENNA BOYS CHOIR

10/15, 7:30pm: With a performance history dating back to the Holy Roman Empire, the Vienna Boys Choir is beloved around the world for its arrangements of Lehar, Lanner and Strauss in addition to the choir’s original works. General

ROCK FOR A CURE

10/16, 6pm: UNCW’s ninth annual Rock for a Cure breast cancer benefit concert will be held Friday, October 16 at the Reel Cafe starting at 6 p.m. The event will feature live music from UNCW senior Lake Gibson as well as UNCW faculty rock band, The Schoolboys. In addition to great music, there will be a silent auction, raffle, prizes, and more! All proceeds benefit the New Hanover Regional Medical Center’s Pink Ribbon Project which provides free mammography screenings to local women as well as special comfort bags to those already battling breast cancer. Since it its inception in 2007, Rock for a Cure has raised more than $33,000 for The Pink Ribbon Project! Join us this year and rock out to support women in Wilmington! Reel Cafe, 100 S. Front St.

HARMONIE DEL SUR

10/16, 7:30pm: Hailed for their “wonderful musical rapport,” “impeccable intonation,” and “exquisite performances,” Harmonie del Sur performs around the world and has been recipient of more than a dozen new compositions written for oboe and trumpet. The duo has performed at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center and Merkin Hall, and has appeared as performer/ presenters at recitals around the world. Department of Music faculty member Nancy King, soprano, is an active performer throughout the world and regionally, including her frequent appearances with the Wilmington Symphony Orchestra and as co-founder, artistic director and performer with Opera Wilmington. Beckwith Recital Hall (UNCW Cultural Arts Building), 5270 Randall Dr. $6 general public (includes tax)/free to students with valid UNCW ID, ad-

comedy DEAD CROW COMEDY ROOM

Ongoing schedule: Mon, Comedy Bingo and $1 tacos; Tues, free Crow’s Nest Improv (longform), 8pm; Wed, Nutt House Improv Show, 9pm, $3; Thurs, free open-mic night, 9pm; FriSat, national touring comedians/comediennes, 8pm/10pm $10-$15; Sun, closed. • 11:45pm: Late Fear with Willis Maxwell, Wilmington’s Late Night Talk Show, taped every 1st and 3rd Saturday night at midnight in the Dead Crow Comedy Room, Late Fear is a hilarious and fun showcase for Wilmington’s creative talent and small business. 265 N. Front St.

COMEDY AT CALICO

Wed., 9pm: Comedy Showcase at The Calico Room, 107 S. Front St., in downtown Wilmington. Come see some of the funniest guys in the region and potentially win cash prizes. An open mic show with a different headliner every week!

Hosted by Reid Clark.

WORKING TITLE: LIFE (A SKETCH SHOW)

10/22: Join Fake Brother’s Patrick Basquill, Caylan McKay and the rest of the fake family as they take you on a comical journey through life. There will be the aforementioned sketches, improvisation, live music (by the 34 Peso’s band), and a raffle! Doors at 7:30p, Show at 8:00p $5 or mention Encore Magazine and get in for $2.50. Theatre NOW, 19 S. 10th Street

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ROCK FOR A CURE

10/16, 6pm: UNCW’s ninth annual Rock for a Cure breast cancer benefit concert will be held Friday, October 16 at the Reel Cafe starting at 6 p.m. The event will feature live music from UNCW senior Lake Gibson as well as UNCW faculty rock band, The Schoolboys. In addition to great music, there will be a silent auction, raffle, prizes, and more! All proceeds benefit the New Hanover Regional Medical Center’s Pink Ribbon Project which provides free mammography screenings to local women as well as special comfort bags to those already battling breast cancer. Since it its inception in 2007, Rock for a Cure has raised more than $33,000 for The Pink Ribbon Project! Join us this year and rock out to support women in Wilmington!

Reel Cafe, 100 S. Front St.

TALLIS CHAMBER ORCHESTRA

10/17, 7:30pm: The Tallis Chamber Orchestra continues their 10th season of concerts in Wilmington with a performance at the new Cape Fear Community College Humanites and Fine Arts Center. Free concert. Cape Fear Community College Humanites and Fine Arts Center, 703 N. 3rd Street

JAZZ JAM SESSION

10/19, 6pm: Enjoy a free jazz performance each Monday evening from September 7th to October 26th. The event will feature percussionist Keith Butler, Sean Meade and Friends. A jazz jam session will follow each performance. Professional and novice musicians looking to play are welcome to sit in. Attendees can bring lawn chairs and grab goodies at nearby shops and

restaurants while enjoying cool tunes. Bailey Theater Park , 12 N. Front St. INTERFERENCE ENGINE

10/22, 7pm: Led by Luis Ardono, visit https://wakinglifenc.bandcamp.com to listen to his new album, Inference Engine is a loose collective of musicians who perform experimental music. Come hear the music inspired by CAM’s exhibition Response is the Medium. Cameron Art Museum, 3201 South 17th Street

WILMINGTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

10/24, 7:30pm: Guest artist Fabian Lopez plays Prokofiev’s energetic Violin Concerto No. 2, the best-known and loved of Prokofiev’s violin works. Tchaikovsky conducted the premiere of his Symphony No. 6 (“Pathetique”) nine days before his untimely death. He termed the work “the best thing I have composed. 910962-3500. www.wilmingtonsymphony.org/ tickets.html. UNCW Kenan Auditorium, 601 S. College Rd.

10/18: WORKS IN PROGRESS Monthly, The Dance Cooperative and Cameron Art Museum pair up to showcase the latest works-in-progress that the cooperative is creating. They invite the public to review and critique the works of local choreographers and dancers, as a way to sharpen the creative process and edit the many stages of dance.

It takes place on Oct. 18 for free at 2 p.m. at the museum (3201 S. 17 St.).

10/25, 7:30pm: Conducted by Steven Errante, UNCW String Ensemble is comprised of students in the Department of Music and from across campus. $6 general public (includes tax) / free to students with valid UNCW ID, advance tickets are not sold. Beckwith Recital Hall (UNCW Cultural Arts Building), 5270 Randall Dr. 10/25, 5:30pm: Composed by Giacomo Carissimi around 1650, Jephte is based on the story of Jephtha in the Old Testament Book of Judges, with a Biblical text related by a soloists and a

for the dramatic episode. The dozen freely invented verses contain the description of battle, the song of victory, the revelation scene between Jephte and his daughter, the daughter’s lament, and the choral apotheosis which closes the work. Conducted by Joe Hickman.St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 16 N. 16th St. SUNDAY WITH SONDHEIM

10/25, 3pm: 65th Anniversary Concert, ‘Sunday with Sondheim,’ at the CCFCC Humanities and Fine arts Center. Tickets, although free, are required for admission. A reception will follow the main event at the facilities! Mr. Sondheim himself, has graciously autographed a complete Sondheim Songbook, and two CDs of cast recordings of ‘Into the Woods’ and ‘Passion’.

Proceed from raffle sales before the concert and during intermission will benefit Mother Hubbard’s Cupboard. 703 North 3rd Street

UNCW JAZZ COMBO

10/26, 7:30pm: UNCW Combos are comprised of jazz students and perform modern jazz forms in small improvisational settings. Directed by Jerald Shynett and Michael D’Angelo. Free to students with valid UNCW ID. Cultural Arts Box Office opens one hour prior to performance.

Beckwith Recital Hall (UNCW Cultural Arts Building), 5270 Randall Drive

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dance HOOP DANCE JAM

UNCW STRING ENSEMBLE

UNCW CONCERT AND CHAMBER CHOIR

chorus linked by a narrator. The libretto is based on a passage from Judges 11:19-38, with the whole 11th chapter providing the background

10/29, 7pm: Rejecting the dissonant, severe, and experimental music of the modernists of the 20th century that began with Arnold Schoenberg, three composers began writing music with relentless rock-like rhythms along with beautiful, haunting harmony and melody. Minimalism was born and Philip Glass, Terry Riley and Steve Reich began a movement that has impacted classical music since the late 1960s. The concert features the music of the three composers with guest performances by Justin Hoke, guitar, Danijela ?e?elj-Gualdi, violin, Mike D’Angelo, percussion, Robert Nathanson, guitar and the North Carolina Guitar Quartet. The evening’s finale will be Steve Reich’s “Electric Counterpoint” scored for 15 electric guitars!!. Cameron Art Museum presents the Pro Musica concert series celebrating the works of living composers and other new music of the 20th and 21st centuries, co-sponsored by the University of North Carolina Wilmington Department of Music.

Purchase seats on CAM’s website www.cameronartmuseum.org, by phone and at the door.

CAM Members: $5, non-members: $10, UNCW students: free with valid university ID. Cameron Art Museum, 3201 South 17th St, Weyerhaeuser Reception Hall

10/14, 7pm: Drop in, dance to some great tunes, share tips and tricks, or start your own hoop journey with some new friends. All are welcome on Wednesday evenings from 7-9 pm at the Ocean Front Park; no experience needed.

Bring your own hoop and drop in for $3 or purchase a handmade beginner hoop for only $35.

Come get your hoop on! Ocean Front Park, 105 Atlantic Ave.

WORKS-IN-PROGRESS

10/18, 2pm: The Dance Cooperative, in association with Cameron Art Museum, provides a place for informal showings to working choreographers and dancers to present works in progress to be reviewed and critiqued in a nurturing environment. The public is invited to witness the creative process through its many stages and provide assistance to help the creator grow and manipulate the works to realize their concepts to the fullest potential. If you are interested in presenting work, e-mail the Dance Cooperative at dancecooperative@gmail.com no later than the Monday preceding the showcase. Cameron Art Museum, 3201 South 17th Street

DUSAN TYNEK DANCE THEATRE

10/23, 7:30pm: Garnering critical acclaim, this ensemble of dancers has built a reputation for their high level of innovation, sophistication and exceptional level of artistry. www.thalianhall.org.

Thalian Hall, 310 Chestnut Street

IRISH STEP DANCE

Traditional Irish Step Dancing Beginners to Championship level ages 5-adult! Mondays nights. The studio is located at 1211 South 44th St. www.walshkelleyschool.com.

BABS MCDANCE STUDIO

Wilmington’s premier social dance studio featuring group and private lessons in shag, swing, hip-hop, Latin, foxtrot, cha-cha, belly dancing, ballroom, Zumba, and more - weekly with various pricing. For more info on prices and weekly social events, visit www.babsmcdance.com or call 395-5090.

76’ERS SQUARE DANCE CLUB

Modern Western Style Square Dance. Club meets Thurs. nights at 7pm at the Senior Center for a new workshop on square dancing. Info: 270-1639

CONTRA DANCE

Tuesday night dances, 5th Ave United Methodist Church on South 5th Ave at Nun, 7:30-9:30pm.

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

TANGO WILMINGTON

Tango classes and social dancing, Fridays, Carolina Lounge of Ramada Inn. 5001 Market Street (between College and Kerr). 8-9:45pm. $5 lounge entrance includes beginners’ lesson, 7:30.

art/exhibits EXPER-METAL

Anne Cunningham’s show “Experi-Metal” is composed of her works on copper, steel and aluminum. They are the finished product of what can happen when chemistry and metals collide.

Her career has been a evolution of experimental processes that have led her to the current abstracts on polished metal surfaces. Spectrum Gallery, 1125 J Military Cutoff Rd.

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BROUGHT TO LIGHT

Janette Hopper reveals the undraped nude figure in drawings, paintings, and prints using charcoal, oil paint, sumi ink, and pastel colors.

Through the use of light, color and gesture, human emotions, interaction, place and beauty are uncovered. Working directly from the model, the people, the world they live in and the world they move through is caught at a moment by sketching and painting them without time for filters but in full light bringing the private into public in a respectful and sensitive revealing. These works captures the weariness, joy, peace, and other concerns that all of us feel in our personal lives. Color is used to enforce these emotions while shapes speak to the handsomeness of the human form. Costello’s Piano Bar, 211 Princess Street

PAINT OUT! ILM

The Arts Council of Wilmington & NHC invites artists to Paint Out Wilmington!, an annual plein air (open air) event in Wilmington, NC, October 11-17, 2015. Both painter and subject must be outdoors, and photographs are not used. The event is open to any artist who uses oil, watercolor, acrylic, pastels, pencil, or pen/ink. Feature adult and youth divisions. Adult Division: 10/1116, w/1 exhibition and sale will take place in and around Bijou Park in downtown Wilmington on Sat., 10/17. Paint Out Wilmington! will be held within the prescribed boundaries of Water St. to 17th St. from the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge to the Isabel Holmes Bridge. The entry fee for the Adult Division is $30. There is no entry fee for the Youth Division. Juried; prizes awarded. www.artswilmington.org.

WATER, MYTHS AND ECHOES

10/20, all day: Checker Cab Productions and PinPoint Restaurant are thrilled to present

“Water, Myths and Echos” and exhibit if Pam Toll’s amazing work. With over 30 originals featured, her dreamlike, multifaceted expressionism is sure to intrigue everyone. Come enjoy great food and art. PinPoint Restaurant, 114 Market St. UNDER THE CANOPY

WHQR Public Radio is excited to announce the MC Erny Gallery at WHQR presents “Under the Canopy- Two Women’s Journey,” work by Diana Jamison & Celia McGuire. Reception on Friday, October 23rd and the show will remain on display until 11/13. A portion of the proceeds from any sale of art benefits WHQR. Diana Jamison works with watercolors and pastels, but her primary interest now is painting with oils and creating mixed-media paper collages. Celia McGuire went from a travel executive to artist, traveling the world on business, to capturing the same world in her landscape paintings,. Regular gallery hours are Monday – Friday from 10AM – 4PM. The MC Erny Gallery at WHQR is on the third floor of The Warwick Building at 254 N. Front Street in downtown Wilmington.

WABI-SABI ‘THE MERMAIDS’

10/24, 6pm: Come enjoy food, drinks, and live music with some beautiful mermaids. Meet the artists as you peruse their one of a kind art.

There is something for everyone here; paintings, mixed media art, handmade jewelry, and unique essential oil blends. This show is not one to miss so we are inviting you to join us the Sat. night after the fourth Friday gallery hop! Wabi Sabi Warehouse, 19 N 9th St.

FOURTH FRIDAY GALLERY NIGHT

“Fourth Friday Gallery Night” is now coordinated by The Arts Council of Wilmington and New Hanover County, feat. 16 local art galleries and studios that will open their doors to the public in

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an after-hours celebration of art and culture, from 6-9pm, every fourth Friday of the month through 2014. Rhonda Bellamy at 910-343-0998, 221 N. Front St. Suite 101. artscouncilofwilmington.org

museums CAPE FEAR MUSEUM

Exhibits: Reflections in Black and White Exhibit: Free for members or with general admission Reflections in Black and White will highlight Cape Fear Museum’s large collection of photographs.

The exhibit will feature a selection of informal black and white photographs taken by black and white Wilmingtonians after World War II, before the Civil Rights movement helped end legalized segregation. Visitors will have a chance to compare black and white experiences and think about what people’s lives were like in the region during the latter part of the Jim Crow era. • World War II: A Local Artist’s Perspective: In time for the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landing and the Normandy campaign, Cape Fear Museum will be exhibiting one of the region’s most powerful collections of World War II artifacts. • Cape Fear Stories presents artifacts, images, models, and 3D settings to explore people’s lives in the Lower Cape Fear from Native American times through the end of the 20th century. • Michael Jordan Discovery Gallery, Williston Auditorium, giant ground sloth, Maritime Pavilion and more! 910-7984370. Hours: Tues-Sat, 9am-5pm; Sun., 1-5pm. $5-$8. Free for museum members and children under 3. New Hanover County residents’ free day is the first Sun. ea. month. 814 Market St. capefearmuseum

PORT BRUNSWICK DAY

10/24: Join us at Brunswick Town/Fort Anderson

State Historic Site for Port Brunswick Day. Living historians, dressed in 18th century attire, will demonstrate what life was once like in this early port town on the lower Cape Fear. This free public event will be held from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m.

Visitors will have the opportunity to try their hand at the militia drill, visit with the colonial dentist, take a turn in the stocks and pillory, dip their own beeswax candle, and much, much more!

Brunswick Town/Fort Anderson State Historic Site, 8884 St. Philips Rd. SE. CHILDREN’S MUSEUM

Mon, Little Sprouts Storytime, 10am, and Go Green Engineer Team, 3:30pm. • Tues., Kids Cooking Club, 3:30pm • Wed., Preschool Science, 10am; Discover Science, 3:30pm; and Mini Math, 4pm. • Thurs. StoryCOOKS, 10am; and StART with a Story, 3:30pm • Fri., Toddler Time, 10am; and Adventures in Art, 3:30pm • Drop off gently used books at our museum to be used for a good cause. Ooksbay Books uses book collection locations to help promote literacy, find a good use for used books, and benefit nonprofits.• www.playwilmington.org 116 Orange St. 910-254-3534

WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH MUSEUM

The Wrightsville Beach Museum of History, housed in the turn of the century Myers Cottage, exists to preserve and to share the history of Wrightsville Beach. Visitors to the cottage will find a scale model of Wrightsville Beach circa 1910, exhibits featuring the early days of the beach including Lumina Pavilion, our hurricane history and information about the interaction between the people and our natural environment which have shaped the 100 year history of Wrightsville Beach. (910) 256-2569. 303 West Salisbury St. wbmuseum.com.

WILMINGTON RAILROAD MUSEUM

Explore railroad history and heritage, especially of the Atlantic Coast Line, headquartered in Wilmington for 125 years. Interests and activities for all ages, including historical exhibits, full-size steam engine and rolling stock, lively Children’s Hall, and spectacular model layouts. House in an authentic 1883 freight warehouse, facilities are fully accessible and on one level. By reservation, discounted group tours, caboose birthday parties, and after-hours meetings or mixers.

Story Time on 1st/3rd Mondays at 10:30am, only $4 per family and access to entire Museum. Admission only $8.50 adult, $7.50 senior/ military, $4.50 child age 2-12, and free under age 2. North end of downtown, 505 Nutt St. 910763-2634, www.wrrm.org.

LATIMER HOUSE

Victorian Italiante style home built in 1852, the restored home features period furnishings, artwork and family portraits. Tours offered MonFri, 10am-4pm, and Sat, 12-5pm. Walking tours are Wed and Sat. at 10am. $4-$12. The Latimer House of the Lower Cape Fear Historical Society is not handicapped accessible 126 S. Third St. 762-0492. www.latimerhouse.org

CAPE FEAR SERPENTARIUM

World’s most fascinating and dangerous reptiles in beautiful natural habitats, feat. a 12-foot saltwater crocodile, “Bubble Boy.” and “Sheena”, a 23ft long Reticulated Python that can swallow a human being whole! Giant Anaconda weighs 300 lbs, w/15 ft long King Cobras hood up and amaze you. See the Black Mamba, Spitting Cobras, Inland Taipans, Gaboon Vipers, Puff Adders, and more! Over 100 species, some so rare they are not exhibited anywhere else. One of the most famous reptile collections on earth.

Open everyday in summer, 11am-5pm (Sat. till 6 pm); winter schedule, Wed-Sun. 20 Orange St, across from the Historic Downtown Riverwalk,

intersecting Front and Water Street. (910) 7621669 or www.capefearserpentarium.com.

BELLAMY MANSION

One of NC’s most spectacular examples of antebellum architecture, built on the eve of the Civil War by free and enslaved black artisans, for John Dillard Bellamy (1817-1896) physician, planter and business leader; and his wife, Eliza McIlhenny Harriss (1821-1907) and their nine children. After the fall of Fort Fisher in 1865, Federal troops commandeered the house as their headquarters during the occupation of Wilmington. Now a museum, itf ocuses on history and the design arts and offers tours, changing exhibitions and an informative look at historic preservation in action.910-251-3700. www.bellamymansion.org. 503 Market St.

CAMERON ART MUSEUM

Exhibits: José Bernal: Obra de Arte, through 2/26: First retrospective of Cuban born-American artist José Bernal (1925-2010). Born in Santa Clara, Cuba, Bernal excelled at both music and visual art as a child and, after receiving his Master’s Degree, began his teaching career while continuing to produce his artwork. In 1961, Bernal was arrested for unpatriotic behavior for refusal to work in the sugar cane fields. After this incident, Bernal and his wife Estela secured visas for themselves and their three children to leave Cuba for America and, by 1962, relocated to Chicago. Although he rarely exhibited, Bernal worked prolifically, producing hundreds of works throughout his lifetime and exploring the various mediums of painting, collage, assemblage and ceramics. • Response is the Medium through 1/10/16: In 1977 interactive art pioneer Myron W. Kruger stated, “The beauty of the visual and aural response is secondary. Response is the medium! As an art form, this is unique. Instead of an artist creating a piece of artwork, the art-

ist is creating a sequence of possibilities.” The exhibition Response is the Medium explores the innovative ways artists are utilizing technology, perception and audience interaction in creating their work. Media artists Brian Knep, Daniel Rozin and Purring Tiger (Aaron Sherwood and Kiori Kawai); metalsmith Gabriel Craig and composer Michael Remson. CAM Café hrs: Tues-Sat, 11am-3pm; Sun, 10am-3pm; Thurs. dinner. 910395-5999. www.cameronartmuseum.org BURGWIN WRIGHT HOUSE

18th century Burgwin-Wright House Museum in the heart of Wilmington’s Historic District, is the oldest museum house in NC, restored with 18th and 19th century decor and gardens. Colonial life is experienced through historical interpretations in kitchen-building and courtyard. 3rd and Market St. Tues-Sat, 10am-4pm. Last tour, 3pm.

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

sports/recreation OUTDOOR SHOW N GO

10/17, 8:30am: Fun filled day with your dog.

Whether your dog needs socialization, some last minute tuning for upcoming event, or you just want to spend a memorable day with your best friend, you are welcome. Traditional & Rally Obedience & Agility Show N Go. Registration is from 8:30 until 10:00 with Run Thru’s beginning at 10:30. Please plan on joining us for a fun filled day at Einstein’s K-9 Training. In case of rain, event will be held Sunday Oct. 18. Einstein K-9 Trainig, n4915 Carolina Beach Rd. Free to attend but contributions will be accepted.

CAPE FEAR FENCING

Cape Fear Fencing Association 8 week after-

school fencing class starts the week of November 2nd at 3:30 pm in the basement of the Tileston gym. Class will meet for 1 hour, Students should attend twice per week, once Monday/ Tuesday and once Wednesday/Thursday. All fencing equipment provided, students should wear loose fitting clothing and sneakers. Appropriate for 2nd - 8th grade. Cost is $50 plus a $10 membership to USA Fencing good until July 31, 2016. Taught by Internationally accredited instructor. Tileston Gym at St. Mary, 5th and Ann. Homeschool classes begin 11/4, 1pm.

kids’ stuff HISTORY ALIVE

10/17, 12:30pm: Children will learn how the citizens of Colonial Wilmington forced the Royal Stamp Master to go to the courthouse to publicly resign his office because of the hated British Stamp tax at this free, interactive library program. Families are invited and no advance registration is needed. The Stamp Defiance Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution and New Hanover County Public Library are celebrating the 250th anniversary of the November 1765 blow for colonial freedom with this mini festival. 1pm: “Life in Wilmington in 1765”; 2pm: two short plays titled “The Stamp Act” and “Protests in Wilmington and Brunswick Town”; 3pm: Parade around the block for liberty. Children can make Liberty headbands, write with a quill pen, and enjoy spinning demonstrations throughout the event, and will receive a booklet titled “Wiggy’s Cape Fear Adventure” while supplies last. Children’s Services and Community Engagement Librarian Susan DeMarco at sdemarco@nhcgov.com or 910-798-6353. To learn more about the Stamp Defiance Chapter of the

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Daughters of the American Revolution, visit their website at http://www.ncdar.org/StampDefiance_files/index.html. NHC Main Library, 201 Chestnut St. LOVING AMBASSADORS OF CARE

10/28, 3pm: Meet registered therapy dog Samson and his owner Lana Desloges at this free library program. You will learn about the training process for therapy dogs, and about Samson’s work comforting and cheering persons who are confined to care facilities, ill, or dying. Reservations are not needed. Ms. Desloges is a retired music teacher who has raised and trained boxers for 35 years. Samson is a seven year-old who in addition to puppy through advanced class, agility, and Hollywood tricks training has earned his Good Citizen certification and been registered with Therapy Inc. He and Ms. Desloges have worked as a therapy dog team for three years, volunteering as visitors at retirement homes, assisted living and nursing facilities, hospitals, and hospice care facilities. Consumer Health Librarian Mary Ellen Nolan at mnolan@ nhcgov.com or 910-798-6307. NHC Northeast Library, 1241 Military Cutoff Rd.

THEATRE NOW

Children’s Theater Super Saturday Fun Time.

Kid’s live adventure and variety show. Saturdays. Doors open att 3pm. $8/$1 off with Kid’s Club Membership. Drop off service available.

Tickets: www.theatrewilmington.com or 910399-3NOW

BARNES AND NOBLE

Every Friday night we have a family story time with activities. • Toddler Story Time, 10am, every Tuesday for toddler story time and coloring.

• 7pm: Join us every third Thursday of each month as we talk about Magic Tree House stories and adventures and enjoy crafts and activities. • Join us every third Thursday of each

month as we talk about Magic Tree House stories and adventures and enjoy crafts and activities. • American Girl Night, every second Thursday of each month to talk about American Girl stories and enjoy crafts and activities. • Barnes & Noble , 750 Inspiration Drive

lectures/readings COAST AREA MGMT ACT

10/14, 7pm: Ever wondered what C.A.M.A. stands for, and/or do you have questions about the who, what, when and why of permitting along the coast? Since 1972, the Coastal Area Management Act has guided the development along North Carolina’s world famous coastline.

Rob Mairs, field representative for the N.C. Division of Coastal Management, will talk about the CAMA program, and answer your questions about permit requirements for waterfront projects. The event is free for federation members and a suggested $10 donation for nonmembers. You can register for this event online below or in-person at the Coastal Education Center. Donations can be made in-person at the Coastal Education Center on the night of the event or in advance. All proceeds will benefit the federation’s education programming.

309 W. Salisbury St.

CHASE CHANGE: WINDOWS TO THE WORLD

10/15, 7pm: This photography exhibit will connect to the 2015-2016 Synergy Common Reading Book Chasing Chaos with photos submitted by students that have done domestic service or international study. In either case, these students show different perspectives, worldviews, experience, language, and overall cultural knowledge. UNCW Boseman Art Gallery, 601 S College Rd.

DAVID GESSNER

10/18, 2pm: Award-winning nature writer David Gessner examines the legacies of two remarkable 20th century writer-environmentalists in his recent book, “All the Wild that Remains: Edward Abbey, Wallace Stegner, and the American West.” Hear the author at this free library program; no reservations are needed. Copies will be available at the program for purchase and autographing. Dorothy Hodder at 910-7986323 or dhodder@nhcgov.com. David Gessner’s website is http://www.davidgessner.com.

NHC Northeast Library, 1241 Military Cutoff Rd.

films. Free for UNCW students/faculty/staff (Up to 2 per person), $10 general public.. UNCW, Burney Center601 S. College Road

classes/workshops ER TEAM TRAINING

Primary objective of the program is to train New Hanover County citizens to assist their families and neighbors in disasters. Schedule: 10/1: Disaster Medical Operations Part 2; 10/8: Light Search and Rescue Operations; 10/15: CERT Organization/Disaster Psychology; 10/22: CERT and Terrorism; 10/24: Course Review and Disaster Simulation Drill. NHC Management: 910-798-6900. NHC Emergency Management Center, 220 Government Drive

ALL THE WILD THAT REMAINS

10/18, 2pm: Award-winning nature writer David Gessner examines the legacies of two remarkable 20th century writer-environmentalists in his recent book, “All the Wild that Remains: Edward Abbey, Wallace Stegner, and the American West.” Hear the author at this free library program. No reservations are needed.

David Gessner is a Professor of Creative Writing at UNCW and the author of nine. Dorothy Hodder at 910-798-6323 or dhodder@nhcgov. com. www.davidgessner.com. NHC Northeast Library, 1241 Military Cutoff Rd.

FLICK OR FICTION BOOK CLUB

10/19, 6:30pm: This month’s book: “Firestarter.”

Book available at Old Books on Front St 15% discount for club members. Old Books on Front St., 249 N. Front St.

WOVEN RITUALS ART AND YOGA

Wed, through Oct 14: Explore your authentic self through movement, mindfulness & making.

This integrative class series will include gentle yoga, guided meditation, reflective journaling, drawing, ceramic beading & papermaking.

Perfect for beginners & experts alike. Cameron Art Museum, 3201 S. 17th St.

LEARNING DIFFERENCES

VIKRAM GHANDI

10/27, 7pm: long with being a producer and an on-air correspondent for HBO’s Vice, Mr. Gandhi is an award-winning director and has worked as a video journalist covering terrorism, natural disasters, and social unrest throughout Asia and as a cinematographer and producer on documentaries, television, and narrative

What does a diagnosis of dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia, a non-verbal learning disability and/or an attention deficit disorder mean?

What do these learning differences look like in the general education classroom? How do these students learn and how does the classroom look to them? Each of these questions will be addressed with the hope of gaining insight and empathy into the world of these students. A workshop designed for educators.

October 15th, 2015, 6:00-7:30 pm, UNCW Watson School of Education, Room 162. $30 registration fee but free to UNCW students.

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Please register at www.HillSchoolofWilmington.org. 601 S. College Rd. STAINED GLASS W/NIKI HILDEBRAND

10/15, 6:30pm: Stained Glass Classes by professional glass artist, Niki Hildebrand. Artistin-Residence at Coastal Designer Glass, Niki makes beautiful glass panels, blown glass bowls and cast glass for residential, businesses and churches; from small unique glass pieces to large scale public projects. As an artist, Ms. Hildebrand has had her glass art exhibited in many galleries, as well as having commissioned works held in private collections. Class will be held Thursdays at Coastal Designer Glass from 7-10pm beginning October 15 through November 5, 2015. For beginning to intermediate learners and will begin with lessons in design and technique, and will culminate in the completion of a stained glass panel by each student. $350. Beginners will need to purchase a tool kit ($75), which includes enough lead and glass to make one small panel and all the tools you will need to continue to create stained glass long after the class. Additional lead or copper foil and glass may be purchased separately. Intermediate students who bring their own tools do not need to purchase a tool kit. Glass grinder available for use at our shop. Coastal Designer Glass, 5424 Oleander Drive, Suite 3

ALL LEVELS YOGA

10/15, 8:30am: Carla Ann Drummond Yoga is offering a weekly all levels yoga class on Thursday mornings at 8:30 am at the Kure Beach Community Center. Beginners are welcome and encouraged to attend, as modifications will be provided for building a safe and satisfying practice. The cost is $8 per class - no preregistration is required. (Non-residents are welcome and there is no daily guest fee.) Students should bring a yoga mat, beach towel, and water bottle. Questions can be directed to Carla at cshifferdrummond@yahoo.com. Slower paced Samdhaana Yoga class helps build a solid foundation for a long term personal yoga practice. Perfect for all levels! The body will find greater flexibility and improved balance, and an overall energetic peace. Come feel the difference! Kure Beach Community Center, 118 N. 3rd Ave

BARRIER ISLAND REPTILES AND MAMMALS

10/15, 6pm: Barrier islands are home to a variety of mammals and reptiles. Join Mike Campbell, Coastal Plain Education Specialist, from the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission to learn more about what species can be found on barrier islands like the Masonboro Island Reserve. UNCW Center for Marine Science Auditorium, 5600 Marvin K Moss Lane

for therapy dogs, and about Samson’s work comforting and cheering persons who are confined to care facilities, ill, or dying. Reservations are not needed. Consumer Health Librarian Mary Ellen Nolan at mnolan@nhcgov.com or 910-798-6307. NHC Northeast Library, 1241 Military Cutoff Rd. RESPONSE BOARD GOVERNANCE

This course is the 1st module in a 3 module series designed for new board members, seasoned board members, staff that need to understand the board’s role, and anyone considering joining a board of directors. Boards are a decision-making body and responsible for governing a nonprofit organization. Providing overall leadership and policy direction, the board ensures sound stewardship of nonprofit assets and resources, are held to the highest legal and ethical standards, and ensure their loyalties are to the nonprofit through prudent good faith decisions to advance the nonprofit organization’s mission. UNCW, Fisher Center, 601 S. College Rd.

CFFA BEGINNING FENCING

Cape Fear Fencing Association 6 week beginning fencing class starts August 18th at 6:30 pm in the basement of the Tileston gym, 5th and Ann streets.. Class will meet for approximately 1 hour on Tuesdays and Thursdays, All fencing equipment provided, students should wear loose fitting clothing and sneakers. Appropriate for ages 8 - 80. Cost is $50 plus a $10 membership to USA Fencing good until July 31, 2016. Taught by Internationally accredited instructor.

clubs/notices NANOWRIMO

November is National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo for short. It’s like a month-long Ironman Triathlon for aspiring writers. If a novel is simmering in the back of your head, this free introductory program will help you get ready to crank out your first draft! The NaNoWriMo challenge is to write 50,000 words during November, in the virtual company of thousands of other would-be novelists around the world.

On 10/31 at Northeast Library a panel of local writers who have already done the NaNoWriMo crunch will talk about their experiences and share their best tips for staying sane while getting the words on the page. Librarian Carla Sarratt is planning NaNoWriMo events at NHC Library for the first time this year, and looks forward to sharing information about Self-e, an online tool the Library offers where writers can self-publish e-books at no charge. Carla Sarratt at 910-798-6341 or csarratt@nhcgov. com. Explore Self-e at http://nhcpl.libguides. com/writes, and learn more about NaNoWriMo at http://nanowrimo.org. Northeast Regional Li-

ARIES (Mar. 21–April 20)

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

Here’s actor Bill Murray’s advice about relationships: “If you have someone that you think is ‘The One,’ don’t just say, ‘OK, let’s pick a date. Let’s get married.’ Take that person and travel around the world. Buy a plane ticket for the two of you to go to places that are hard to go to and hard to get out of. And, if, when you come back, you’re still in love with that person, get married at the airport.” In the coming weeks, Aries, I suggest you make comparable moves to test and deepen your own closest alliances. See what it’s like to get more seriously and deliriously intimate.

Many astronomers believe our universe began with the Big Bang. An inconceivably condensed speck of matter exploded, eventually expanding into thousands of billions of stars. It must have been a noisy event, right?

Actually, no. Astronomers estimate that the roar of the primal eruption was just 120 decibels—less than the volume of a live rock concert. I suspect you are also on the verge of your own personal Big Bang, Libra. It, too, relatively will be quiet for the amount of energy it unleashes.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20)

For now, you are excused from further work on the impossible tasks that have been grinding you down. You may take a break from the unsolvable riddles and cease your exhaustive efforts. And if you would also like to distance yourself from the farcical jokes the universe has been playing, go right ahead. To help enforce this transition, I hereby authorize you to enjoy a time of feasting and frolicking, which will serve as an antidote to your baffling trials. I hereby declare you have been as successful at weathering trials as you could possibly be, even if concrete proof of that is not yet entirely visible.

Some firefighters use a wetter kind of water than the rest of us. It contains a small amount of biodegradable foam that makes it ten times more effective in dousing blazes.

With this as your cue, I suggest you work on making your emotions “wetter” than usual. By that I mean the following: When your feelings arise, give them your reverent attention. Marvel at how mysterious they are. Be grateful for how much life force they endow you with.

Whether they are relatively “negative” or “positive,” regard them as interesting revelations that provide useful information and potential opportunities for growth.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) “Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell” is a BBC TV min-series set in the early 19th century. It’s the fictional story of a lone wizard, Mr. Norrell, who seeks to revive the art of occult magic so as to accomplish practical works, like helping the English navy in its war against the French navy. Norrell is pleased to find an apprentice, Jonathan Strange, and draws up a course of study for him. Norrell tells Strange that the practice of magic is daunting, “but the study is a continual delight.” If you’re interested in taking on a similar challenge, Gemini, it’s available.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) We humans have put buttons on clothing for seven millennia. But for a long time, these small knobs and disks were purely ornamental—meant to add beauty but not serve any other function. That changed in the 13th century, when our ancestors finally got around to inventing buttonholes. Buttons could then serve an additional purpose and provide a convenient way to fasten garments. I foresee the possibility of a comparable evolution in your personal life, Cancerian. You have an opening to dream up further uses for elements that have previously been one-dimensional. Brainstorm about how you might expand the value of familiar things.

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AUDITIONING WORKSHOP

After being rained out during the stormy days of early October, Outrageous Pelican Productions, Inc., has rescheduled “How to Blow’em Away at Cold Readings” for Monday, October 19, from 6-9pm, at the Community Arts Center, 120 S. 2nd Street, Wilmington. The workshop will offer tips on successful auditioning and provide opportunities to put them into action.

OPPI founders Nicole Farmer and Susan M. Steadman will conduct the session. A second OPPI workshop, on Monday, November 2, “How to Nail the Prepared Monologue” will focus on prepared auditions. The cost is $30 for each event, or $55 paid in advance for both sessions. Payment may be made by check to OPPI or in cash. OutrageousPelican@gmail. com or call 919 -360-5792.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) You would be wise to rediscover and revive your primal innocence. If you can figure out how to shed a few shreds of your sophistication and a few slivers of your excess dignity, you literally will boost your intelligence.

That’s why I’m inviting you to explore the kingdom of childhood, where you can encounter stimuli that will freshen and sweeten your adulthood. Your upcoming schedule could include jumping in mud puddles, attending parties with imaginary friends, having uncivilized fun with wild toys, and drinking boisterously from fountains of youth.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) While still a young man, Virgo author Leo Tolstoy wrote: “I have not met one man who is morally as good as I am.” He lived by a strict creed. “Eat moderately” was one of his rules of life, along with, “Walk for an hour every day.” Others were equally stern: “Go to bed no later than 10 o’clock,” “Only do one thing at a time,” and “Disallow flights of imagination unless necessary.”

He did provide himself with wiggle room, however. One guideline allowed him to sleep two hours during the day. Another specified that he could visit a brothel twice a month. I’d love for you to be inspired by Tolstoy’s approach, Virgo. Now is a favorable time to revisit your own rules of life. As you refine and recommit yourself to these fundamental disciplines, be sure to give yourself enough slack.

THERAPY DOGS

Meet registered therapy dog Samson and his owner Lana Desloges at this free library program. You will learn about the training process

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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) One afternoon in September, I was hiking along a familiar path in the woods. As I passed my favorite grandmother oak, I spied a thick, 6-foot-long snake loitering on the trail in front of me. In hundreds of previous visits, I had never before seen a creature bigger than a mouse.

The serpent’s tail was hidden in the brush, but its head looked more like a harmless gopher snake’s than a dangerous rattler’s. I took the opportunity to sing it three songs. It stayed for the duration, then slipped away after I finished. What a great omen! The next day I made a tough but liberating decision to leave behind a good part of my life, as to focus more fully on a great part.

With or without a snake sighting, Sagittarius, I foresee a comparable breakthrough for you sometime soon.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Canadian author Margaret Atwood has finished a new manuscript. It’s called “Scribbler Moon,” but it won’t be published as a book until the year 2114. Until then, it will be kept secret, along with the texts of many other writers who are creating work for a “Future Library.” The project’s director is conceptual artist Katie Paterson, who sees it as a response to George Orwell’s question, “How could you communicate with the future?” With this as your inspiration, Capricorn, try this exercise: Compose five messages you would you like to deliver to the person you will be in 2025.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Every hour of your life, millions of new cells are born to replace old cells that are dying. That’s why many parts of your body are composed of an entirely different collection of cells than they were years ago. If you are 35, for example, you have replaced your skeleton three times. Congratulations! Your creativity is spectacular, as is your ability to transform yourself. Normally these instinctual talents aren’t nearly as available to you in your efforts to recreate and transform your psyche, but they are now. In the coming months, you will have extraordinary power to revamp and rejuvenate everything about yourself, not just your physical organism.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) The coming weeks will not be a favorable time to seek out allies you don’t even like that much or adventures that provide thrills you have felt a thousand times before. The near future will be an excellent time to go on a quest for your personal version of the Holy Grail, a magic carpet, the key to the kingdom, or an answer to the Sphinx’s riddle. In other words, Pisces, channel your yearning toward experiences that steep your heart with a sense of wonder. Don’t bother with anything that degrades, disappoints, or desensitizes you.

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brary, NHC, 1241 Military Cutoff Rd CHARTER SCHOOL INFO MEETING

10/15, 6:30pm: Coastal Preparatory Academy is a K-8 public charter school projected to open August 2016 for grades K-5 then add a grade each year. We hope to be located in the Northeastern New Hanover County. Coastal Prep is a public charter school and is absolutely free for residents of North Carolina. It will implement an instructional model that focuses on collaborative, cooperative, and multi-level instruction.

Project-Based Learning will be highly emphasized, as students should have a high interest level in the learning process. The learning process is connected to real world experiences in an effort for students to be cognizant of its relevance. Students learn in whole groups, peer groups, and interventions are regularly provided by the classroom instructor. Anchor Baptist Church, 300 Futch Creek Road

CHARTER SCHOOL INFO MEETING

10/15, 6:30pm: Coastal Preparatory Academy is a K-8 public charter school projected to open August 2016 for grades K-5 then add a grade each year. We hope to be located in the Northeastern New Hanover County. Coastal Prep is a public charter school and is absolutely free for residents of North Carolina. It will implement an instructional model that focuses on collaborative, cooperative, and multi-level instruction. Project-Based Learning will be highly emphasized, as students should have a high interest level in the learning process. The learning process is connected to real world experiences in an effort for students to be cognizant of its relevance. Students learn in whole groups, peer groups, and interventions are regularly provided by the classroom instructor.

Meeting will allow interested parents, teachers,

and community members to learn more about this school, meet the board and ask questions. www.coastalprep.org. Anchor Baptist Church, 300 Futch Creek Road HUMANISTS AND FREETHINKERS

10/18, 6pm: Humanists and Freethinkers of Cape Fear will meet on October 18 at 6 PM at the YWCA Bridge Center, 127-40 S. College Rd, Wilmington..Our featured speakers, Page Rutledge and Jennifer Roden will present: “Aging. You Get Old. What’s to Know,” a general approach to advanced care planning. Free and open to the public. RSVP; www.meetup.com/ humanism-182. YWCA Bridge Center, 41 Government Center Dr.

OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK SERIES

10/18-25: Faith Harbor is hosting “Belief” a OWN Network production Sharing a spiritual journey taking its audience to the far reaches of the globe, exploring unique traditions of faith, culture and spirituality that connects people.

Thus helping them find redemption and meaning. Dates 19-23 is at 12:30-1:30 pm at Faith Harbor UMC Church in Surf City, NC. Dates 1018 + 1025 is at 6:30 pm. Please come and join us in this beautiful seven part series. Faith Harbor United Methodist Church, 14201 NC Hwy. 50/210.

WATER, MYTHS AND ECHOES

10/22, 8:30am: This course is the 1st module in a 3 module series designed for new board members, seasoned board members, staff that need to understand the board’s role, and anyone considering joining a board of directors. Boards are a decision-making body and responsible for governing a nonprofit organization. Providing overall leadership and policy direction, the board ensures sound stewardship of nonprofit assets and resources, are held to

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FREE PARKING • CASH BAR • ATM ON SITE Visit our website and join our mailing list for event announcements.

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the highest legal and ethical standards, and ensure their loyalties are to the nonprofit through prudent good faith decisions to advance the nonprofit organization’s mission. UNCW, Fisher Center, 601 S. College Rd.

culinary FARMERS’ MARKETS

Fruits, vegetables, plants, herbs, flowers, eggs, cheese, meats, seafood, honey and more! Poplar Grove, Apr-Nov, Wed, 8am-1pm.

910-686-9518. www.poplargrove.com • Riverfront Farmers’ Market open on Water St., downtown, every Sat., through Dec., 8am-1pm.

Food, arts & craft vendors and live music. www. wilmingtondowntown.com/farmers-market • Carolina Beach Farmer’s Market every Sat., May-Sept, 8am-1pm, around the lake in Carolina Beach. Free parking; vendors align the lake, from artists and crafters and musicians. www.carolinabeachfarmersmarket.com. • Oak Island Farmers’ Market, Mon., April-Nov., 7am1pm. Middletown Park, Oak Island • Southport Waterfront Market, Wednesdays, May-Sept., 8am-1pm. Garrison Lawn in Southport, NC. • St. James Plantation Farmers’ Market, Thurs., May-Oct., 4-7pm, at the Park at Woodlands Park Soccer Field.

FERMENTAL

Weekly wine and beer tasting, Fridays. • 10/15, 6pm: As the season changes, wines transition from light and clean to a bit bolder and dark with some palates meeting in-between. Our senses realign to the new environment, creating a fresh appreciation for the subtleties of our surroundings. Join the folks at Fermental for a sensory tour of fall wine selections. Featuring winery representatives showcasing a variety of their fall favorites including Gewurtztraminer, Grenache, Zinfandel, Syrah, Malbec, Viura and more. Tasting/Food Truck, 6pm; live music begins at 7pm. 7250 Market St. www.fermental.net.

FOOD DAY WILMINGTON

10/23: Join us for this nationwide celebration and movement toward more healthy, affordable and sustainable food. Activities and workshops taking place on UNCW campus from 9am-2pm. Cooking demonstrations, kale eating contests, workshops, food drive, and more. Free and open to the public. free Parking in Lot M. Also, various community partners and restaurants will celebrate the day with activities and specials. www.feastdowneast. org. UNCW Campus, 601 S. College Rd

support group PSORIASIS SUPPORT GROUP

Meets the 2nd Sat. of month at Port City Java in Harris Teeter on College and Wilshire, 5pm. Christopher: (910) 232-6744 or cvp@ yahoo.com. Free; meet others with psoriasis and get educated on resources and program assistance.

MS SUPPORT GROUP

Meets the 2nd Thurs. ea. month at 7pm in the New Hanover Rehabilitation Hospital, 1st floor conference room, behind the Betty Cameron Women’s Hospital on 17th Street. Open to all with Multiple Sclerosis, family and friends.

Handicapped accessible parking and meeting room. Affiliated with the Greater Carolinas Chapter of the National MS Society. Burt Masters, (910) 383-1368.

PFLAG

PFLAG Meeting is first Mon/mo. at UNCW, in the Masonboro Island Room #2010, 7pm.

tours LITERARY HISTORY WALKING TOUR

Saturdays, 1:30pm: Have you ever wanted to meet authors living and dead, tour locations from books, poems, and plays? Explore the rich culture of this talented Southern town with a 90 minute walking tour of the literary history of downtown Wilmington, NC. Visit “The Two Libraries”, walk the streets of your favorite novels, and stand where Oscar Wilde did when he lectured here. $8: www.brownpapertickets. com/event/1282390. Old Books on Front Street, 249 N. Front St.

GHOST WALK

6:30pm & 8:30pm. Costumed guides lead visitors through alleyways with tales of haunted Wilmington. Nightly tours at 6:30pm and 8:30pm. Admission charge. Meets at Water & Market streets. Reservations required: 910794-1866; www.hauntedwilmington.com

TOURS OF WWII SITES

Wilmington author and military historian Wilbur D. Jones, Jr., now leads customized, personalized guided tours of World War II sites in Southeastern North Carolina. 793-6393. History@ wilburjones.com

HORSE DRAWN CARRIAGE TOURS

Narrated horse drawn carriage and trolley tours of historic Wilmington feature a costumed driver who narrates a unique adventure along the riverfront and past stately mansions.Market and Water streets. $12 for adults, $5 per child.

(910) 251-8889 or www.horsedrawntours.com

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• 1517 Dawson St., Wilmington • 5901 Oleander Dr., Wilmington • 20 Naber Dr., Shallotte • 5701 East Oak Island Drive, Long Beach • 106 Southport-Supply Rd. SE, Supply

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AUDIO ENGINEERING CLASSES Music Recording, Mixing, Pro Tools, Studio Production Classes offered in Jan., Apr. and Sept.

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A Night ON the tOwN For Executives and Refined Gents Brunette Model/Social Companion 5’5”, 36DDD, Very Assertive

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$10/lb. Crab Legs every Thursday at The Shack at Dockside Carolina beach

910-707-1421

Acoustic Jazz Piano on Front St. with James Jarvis

Wednesday @ The Blind Elephant Saturday @ The Calico Room Sunday @ Old Books on Front St.

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In-Out Calls • Casual Events Two Girl Show • Bachelor Parties 24/7 Dancers • Serious Inquiries Only Now Hiring

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1/2 Price Sushi & Appetizers 5-7PM Every Day This Week AND 10PM-Midnight Fridays & Saturdays!

WINNER OF BEST SUSHI & BEST JAPANESE FOOD! MONDAY: Small Plates Night - $25 6-Course Flight ($35 inc.

2 oz. wine pairing) - $5 single plates / $6 Specialty Mojitos TUESDAY: Locals Night - 20% off Entrees all night! / $5 Specialty Cocktails WEDNESDAY: 80's Night - 80's Prices on Select Menu Items / $2 PBR / $5 Glass Pour Wine THURSDAY: Build Your Perfect Curry starting at $12 / $1 Sake Shots / $5 Sapporos FRIDAY: $2 Off Any Sake Bottle / $3 Select Asian Imports SATURDAY: Sake Bomb Saturday - $5 Bombs SUNDAY: 1/2 Off Bottles of Wine / Buy One, Get One (up to $10) Entrees, Curries, and Specialty Rolls

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