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What’s inside this week news & views ........4-7

4 city council profile: Bethany Turner

PAGES 2-42: COVER STORY Take a deep breath and inhale the fascinating potpourri that is this season’s fall fashion, creatively concocted and lovingly prepared inside local boutiques all over town (such as the Zina Eva purse, $320, pictured left, from Lula Balou). Fashionistas from the beach to downtown will soon be seen donning the looks we have captured within our pages thanks to inspired photographer Alisha Payne and our sensational models Mary Ordog, Caitlin McGarry, Jessica Ledoux and Dustin Slemp. Enduring the sweltering heat of an Indian Summer day in September, the fall-fashion wears were effortlessly displayed within the woods of Halyburton Park, magically transformed through Alisha’s lens into a chic, outdoor backdrop. Also included in our fall-fashion coverage are the individual styles of current UNCW students, photographed and interviewed on campus by encore intern Lisa Huynh (pages 41-42).

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Want to see the best in music at Myrtle Beach’s House of Blues? Or UNCW’s Kenan Auditorium? Visit, www.encorepub. com, to enter one of our many concert contests, and try for a chance to score tickets to area shows! Currently online: David Cook, Blues Traveler, Shinedown and many more!

restaurant week

So, every major city has a restaurant week, where a host of eateries come together and offer one super deal for one week only to diners. Now Wilmington has one, too, as encore is hosting the debut event October 21st-28th, sponsored by DineWilmingtonOnline, Country Vintner

and Carolina Craft Distributors. Our goal: to drive traffic to local restaurants and give diners a chance to taste the best of Wilmington at a super price. Check out www.WilmingtonRestaurantWeek.com to print out passes from over 25 restaurants to use during one week only! All of their special menus are listed on the site, too.

Eat. Drink. Indulge.

late-night funnies

“People in Alaska are looking forward to Sarah Palin’s memoir. They’re already calling it The Book to Nowhere.”—David Letterman “President Obama and Oprah Winfrey are going to Copenhagen together this week to push for Chicago to host the 2016 Olympics. The bad news is while they’re gone the

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country’s going to be run by Joe Biden and Jerry Springer.”—Conan O’Brien “Well, if you saw ‘60 Minutes,’ you probably saw this. President Obama coming under fire, because he has only spoken to the U.S. commander in Afghanistan once in the last six months. Well, whose fault is that? Hey, if the general wants to talk to President Obama, get a talk show. That’s how you do it.”—Jay Leno “The big news was the Senate yesterday—the finance committee—rejected the Democrats’ health-care plan, the one with the public option. Meanwhile, the Republicans are offering their own health-care plan. It’s called, ‘Stop Crying and Take an Advil.’”—Jimmy Fallon

our bad

Last week we mistakenly stated that Katie Lucas was the mastermind behind the Downtown Sundown Series when, in fact, the series was the brainchild of Wilmington Downtown Inc.

word of the week

so•lic•i•tous [suh-lis-i-tuhs] adjective.

Characterized by or showing interest or concern.

“She was always solicitous about the welfare of her students.”

Synonyms: concerned, caring, considerate, attentive, regardful, mindful, thoughtful, interested; anxious, worried; eager, particular.

Origin: Mid 16th century, from Latin “sollicitus.”

interviews city-council candidate Kevin O’Grady.

5 op-ed: Robert Romano offers his thoughts on the new carbon cap-and-tax bill.

7 news of the weird: Chuck Shepherd finds the oddities of crime.

artsy smartsy.........9-21

9-10 theater: MJ Pendleton reviews City

Stage’s “Always... Patsy Cline” and Red Barn’s “The Last Night of Ballyhoo.”

12 art preview: Lauren Hodges previews the upcoming Art in the Arboretum.

13 gallery guide: See what local galleries are hanging.

14 movie review: Zach McKeowen is insulted by the ignorance that is Surrogates.

15-16 music previews: Lisa Huynh chats with rockabilly group The Phantom Playboys; Jill Watson interviews bluegrassinspired showtunes musician Jack Stafford.

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

grub & guzzle.........23-28 23 dining review: Rosa dines at

Mayfaire’s new Japanese eatery Tokyo 101.

25-28 dining guide: Need a few

suggestions on where to eat? Flip through encore’s dining guide, and read about our featured restaurant of the week.

extra! extra!...........30-50 30-31 breast cancer feature: In

Balance Pilates Studios hosts a Pink Pilates Day for breast-cancer awareness.

32-42 cover story: Check out the fallfashion garbs of the Port City.

44 fact or fiction: Creative-writing winner Ashley Cunningham reveals the latest in her fiction series “Ashed.”

46 book review: Tiffanie Gabrielse reviews Joel Finsel’s Cocktails & Conversations.

47 feature story: Lauren Hodges interviews“Project Runway”’s Carol Hannah.

50 humor: Carolyna Shelton brings the laughs in abundance.

52-59 calendar/’toons/corkboard: Find out where to go and what to do about town with encore’s calendar; check out Tom Tommorow and encore’s annual ‘toons winner, R. Blanton; read the latest saucy corkboard ads.

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Full Steam Ahead: Kevin O’Grady brings an energetic love for Wilmington to his council candidacy

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by: Bethany Turner efit the city and the taxpayers. We should reduce energy costs, which are only going to go up. The more energy-efficient we are now, the more money it’s going to save us in the future.”

Thinking forward O’Grady recently met with a group of engineers to discuss the possibilities our natural resources hold in helping Wilmington become a more eco-friendly community. “This is a wild, off-in-the-distance thing, but how can we use this river?” he ponders. “I challenged some engineers to look at [utilizing] its kinetic energy.”

O’Grady glorifies the history of the community and strives to lead a life that protects the environment. None of these things would matter without the residents of Wilmington, of course. He believes the neighborhoods—housing areas like Forest Hills and Monkey Junction, and communities like the arts and schools—are the best part of the city. Having worked with the Wilmington Council of Neighborhood Association, he made them a promise: “I will be a representative of that organization so that, if I am elected, neighborhoods will have direct contact with at least one member of city council. I can be their voice,” O’Grady states with a hint of poignancy.

“I want to bring balance to city council,” he declares. “The council is largely made up of realtors and developers, and they’re influenced by that point of view. They’re too willing to listen to just one industry. What’s not represented by city council is the rest of us: the ones that live here and love it.”

However, in the sad state of our national and local economy, many people are losing faith, wondering, Just how great is Wilmington after all? O’Grady feels that Wilmington has the all the necessary qualities to bring companies here, creating jobs for the community. “The government built the Convention Center; we have to now sell this city,” he says. “The private sector needs to step up to the plate. The building is just the possibility. Not just downtown, either. Mayfaire and other shopping centers have to come together to make the city more attractive.”

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evin O’Grady: Green for the environment but not green in his endeavors.

Accessible to the point that both his resumé and his calendar are available—to the public, no less—online. A leader in many of the committees he has served on.

A world traveler through the Peace Corps.

An analyst, consultant and attorney. Married for three decades to his wife, a not-so-small side note on his list of accomplishments.

A newbie to Wilmington in comparison to his competitors, O’Grady is no stranger to what makes this city great, nor is he a stranger to improving those factors. According to the city-council candidate, they can be broken into four categories: history, nature, neighborhoods and commerce.

The history of Wilmington is important to O’Grady, even though he has only lived in the area for five years. “The city has 100- to 150-year-old homes that aren’t museums—people are living in them,” he observes. Those homes are the first homes in the country with digital television. We’re grounded in history, but we’re living in the future.”

O’Grady and his wife, Diane, are one of these families living in a house so full of history it could be turned into a museum, like the Bellamy Mansion. Their home is 109 years old, and they have renovated it with many environmentally friendly features, including rain barrels.

“I installed rain barrels two years ago, way before the city promoted it. I use the rain water to water my garden, and wash my dog. She doesn’t mind,” he jokes.

When the Cape Fear Green Building Alliance came to O’Grady, asking him what he planned to do for the community in response to the rising concern for the green movement, his answer was simple. “I said to them, ‘You can tell what I’ll do by what I’ve already done. I had a solar water heater and solar pool heater in 1984, for 20 years in Florida.’”

Rattling off other steps he has taken to shrink his carbon footprint, O’Grady shares something he has done that many Americans would never consider: “My wife and I went down to one car, and it’s a Prius.” He finalizes this speech with, “I live a green life, and the city should, too. It’s going to ben-

MAN OF ACTION: Kevin O’Grady lives what he believes and hopes to incite more action in this city if elected to city council.

City council itself is a large tool for convincing companies to bring their business to Wilmington. O’Grady believes incentives are a good way to do this—in the right light. He thinks the city should spend money in an intelligent manner. “[Titan Cement Plant] already owned the land. Why did we have to give them incentives? They were going to come here anyway. Not to mention, the image that plant is going to give the area is not the image we’re looking for,” he says with fervor, in defense of his position.

Reminding us that the history, nature and neighborhoods of Wilmington are important, O’Grady concludes the explanation of his platform. “If we protect those three things, we’ll have the fourth: We’ll be prosperous.”

Another topic O’Grady feels strongly about is annexation. Realizing that in the past, residents who were annexed into city limits may not have received all the services they were being taxed for, he hopes Wilmington does better with this annexation. “My duty is to do what’s best for the city,” he

asserts. “Annexation is best, if it’s done right. We’ve got to do a great job with Monkey Junction and get those [city] services out there. The execution in the past has been a little faulty.”

He disagrees with those residents who believe annexation is unlawful as a part of taxation without representation. “[Taxpayers] have representation and have had it every year since the annexation statute was passed 50 years ago. North Carolinians elect representatives to go to the House and the Senate in Raleigh. Those representatives collectively decide the best laws for our state. They decided that annexation of adjoining urbanized areas helped keep North-Carolina cities strong. That is how a representative democracy works.”

Hopefully, if elected, O’Grady will make sure that what’s done for Wilmington is what’s best. After all, the candidate is a man of action. Despite the fact that O’Grady has only lived here for a short period of time, the council candidate does have local experience. He has held leadership positions in many Wilmington organizations, including vice president of the Historic Wilmington Foundation, treasurer of the Alliance for a Regional Concert Hall, and chair of the Downtown Nightlife Taskforce. “When I’m on these boards, I don’t just sit there,” he assures.

O’Grady has also served as president of Residents of Old Wilmington. He was elected twice, which is the maximum amount of times any one person can be president of the organization. “They support me, and I get a lot of encouragement from them.”

So why is Kevin O’Grady any different from the other candidates running for a position with city council? “The things I say I want to do, I’ve already been doing,” he says. “This is not a stepping stone, not a career for me; I’ve already had my careers.

I’m a retired lawyer in commercial litigation.

I have a lot of education and a lot of energy.

I’m retired, not dead.”

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A Tax is A Tax: Stealing by another name by: Robert Romano ALG Senior News Editor

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enators John Kerry and Barbara Boxer can call the Waxman-Markey carbon cap-and-tax bill to be introduced in the Senate anything they want: “Pollution reduction.� “Cap-and-trade.� “Carbon limits.�

But, at the end of the day, it’s still a tax.

And it’s still stealing.

As a recent report by the Institute for Energy Research (IER) reveals, WaxmanMarkey is a regressive tax that will hit the poorest the hardest. According to the independent, expert analysis, “On a gross basis, the bill would cost $106 billion per year or $892 per household, ranging from $451 to $1,531 depending on income. On a net basis, households in the four lowest-earning quintiles would pay between $31 and $512 per year, while households in the highestearning quintile would actually profit by $604 per year—effectively redistributing roughly $14 billion per year to the highest earning households in the U.S.�

Making matters worse according to the study’s lead author, Andrew Chamberlain, “the free allowances distributed under Waxman-Markey will result in large windfall profits for the corporate allies of the legislation.�

Which, of course, includes so-called “green� industries: companies—carbon capture and sequestration companies, energy efficiency producers, and solar and wind companies, and “companies engaged in ‘clean’ energy innovation, and ‘clean’ vehicle technology companies,� according to the report. The bill would result in a windfall of $10.6 billion and $18.7 billion every single year for these companies, with a total of $135.3 billion between 2012 and 2020.

What emerges from IER’s analysis is legislation that attempts to reorder the nation’s energy industry, by redirecting profits around, and by forcing consumers to pay more for goods and services that depend upon carbon-emitting fuels like coal, oil, and gasoline. And it is designed to especially victimize lower-income consumers.

The legislation, HR 2454, would force carbon-emitting industries coal, oil, gasoline, and natural gas to purchase carbon permits.

The bill aims to reduce industrial emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases by 17 percent by 2020 and 83 percent by 2050.

Meanwhile, “green� companies, which produce inefficient energy that will predictably result in inefficient transportation, manufacturing and heavy industries, will be gaining a competitive advantage through the bill’s implementation. They will also be heavily subsidized through tax incentives and other favors, goodies, and kickbacks for their loyalty.

Really, the point is just to drive up the costs of gasoline, oil, and coal—energies the American people depend upon for electricity, transportation, heating, and just about everything else that makes America run. And it all comes at a time when the American people are desperately struggling just to make ends meet.

In the process, Congress will have handed over the nation’s energy policy to a radical faction that has but one agenda: to wreck the nation’s economic standing in the world by making energy unaffordable, eliminating real jobs, and sealing away American natural resources from an economy that will be unable to grow without them. All in the name of “saving mankind�—while destroying people.

The final House vote in favor of the legislation was a razor-thin 219 to 212.

One can only hope that in the Senate, supposedly the most deliberative body in the world, the members of Congress will come to its senses.

Worst of all, according to APS Physics, “Climate Sensitivity Revisited,� there is really no reason to reorganize the entire economy to affect “climate change� when the Monckton study raises serious doubts as to the accuracy of the UN International Panel on Climate Change’s computer models. The whole hypothesis is not even based on actual observable data. It turns out to be computer predictions that have proven to be wildly off.

All of which raises the question: Why? Why tax the poor to give to the rich, elite ruling class? Why destroy the economy when the nation is struggling to compete with China and India? Why open up this Pandora’s Box? Perhaps it’s because they are more interested in redirecting profits than with “saving the planet.â€? Perhaps, taking the charitable view, it is because they are horribly misguided and terminally naĂŻve. Or, perhaps because it is just stealing by another name.

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LEAD STORY Beneath the luxury hotels on the Las Vegas Strip is a series of flood tunnels that are home to dozens of people who work odd jobs such as hustling leftover change in casino slot machines. A correspondent for London’s The Sun gained the trust of a few and even photographed their “apartments” for a September dispatch, showing well-stocked quarters, with scrounged appliances and furniture and even one makeshift shower rigged from a water cooler. “Amy,” who has lived in the tunnels with her husband, “J.R.,” for two years, said she “love(s)” the Vegas lifestyle and appears in no hurry to leave her setup. “Kathryn” (who lives with boyfriend “Steven”) also appears content except, she says, for the fragrance, the black widow spiders, and the periodic rush of water through their home (threatening any “valuables” not stacked on crates).

Latest Religious Messages David Cerullo came to prominence after purchasing the television studios abandoned by Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker and established what is perhaps the boldest of all Christian “prosperity gospel” ministries (that pays him an annual base salary of $1.52 million). With his father, semi-retired Pentecostal preacher Morris Cerullo, they assure followers that the more they give, the more God will return to them. In a recent TV spot, Morris, speaking first in tongues and then addressing the currently credit-challenged: “When you (donate), the windows of heaven ... open for you ... 100 fold.” “Debt cancellation!” (The on-screen message: “Call now with your $900 offering and receive God’s debt cancellation!”)

In September, a judge in Stuart, Fla., was about to sentence pastor Rodney McGill for real estate fraud, but McGill was undaunted, addressing a courtroom prayer for his enemies: “Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, for every witness called against me, I pray cancer in their lives, lupus, brain tumor, pancreatic cancer.” The judge then sentenced him to 20 years in prison.

Questionable Judgments The cheap-drink Tuesday night special at the Attic bar in Newcastle, England, in early September was a money-back guarantee at the end of the night to anyone who could still legally drive (measured by the bar’s breathalyzer), with the evening’s most-alcohol-saturated customer drinking free the following week. The Newcastle City Council soon convinced the bar it was a bad idea.

The Department of Homeland Security (relying on a study later termed by the Government Accounting Office to have been rushed and flawed) decided in January that the best place for its new $700 million research facility on infectious diseases would be in Kansas, which happens to be in the heart of America’s “tornado alley.” The GAO report, leaked to The Washington Post in July, claimed the risk of accidental release of dangerous pathogens is far greater than the department assumed.

Bright Ideas Canadian medical appliance manufacturer X4 Labs, which sells a penis-elongating traction device for around $400, disclosed in August that it is making a solid gold version on contract for a Saudi businessman. The buyer claimed he required gold only because of allergies, but then also ordered it ornamented with diamonds and rubies, according to an August Agence France-Presse report. X4’s cachet as a medical-appliance supplier is expected to get the device past Saudi customs, which normally bans sex toys.

Four apparently quite bored people in their early 20s were arrested in September in Bennington, Vt., after a Chili’s restaurant burglar alarm sounded at 4:30 a.m. According to police, the four intended to remove and steal the large chili on the restaurant’s sign, using a hacksaw and power drill. However, not possessing a battery-operated drill, they had strung extension cords together running to the nearest outlet they could find, which was

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Fine Points of the Law (1) Marine Sgt. Michael Ferschke was killed in Iraq in 2008, but his wife and their son, both Japanese citizens, cannot enter the United States. The couple exchanged vows under Japanese law by long-distance proxy, as Michael was about to deploy, but immigration law does not recognize such unions, unless subsequently “consummated.” (The Ferschkes had conceived their child before they were married.) (2) Marine Lance Cpl. Josef Lopez took the Corps’ advice and received a smallpox vaccination just before deploying to Iraq, but after nine days in country, he went into a coma with a rare adverse reaction that has left him permanently, seriously disabled.

However, since he was felled by the vaccine and not “combat,” he is ineligible for special disability funds to help seriously wounded troops (for such expenses as modifying a home to accommodate a disability).

Fetishes on Parade In September, police in Bonney Lake, Wash., were seeking “Dale,” who had been reported hanging around the high school, trying to befriend male athletes. In the most recent incident, he lured a boy to the library, offering help on a term paper project, but when the boy declined and walked away, “Dale” jumped on his back and asked for a piggyback ride. (Fondness for piggyback rides is not a widely practiced obsession, though the legendary illustrator R. Crumb liked to receive them in lieu of sex, according to an ex-girlfriend in the 1994 movie Crumb.)

Least Competent Criminals Failure to Keep a Low Profile: (1) Angel DeLeon, 30, admitted to police in May that he was the one who had just robbed the National Penn Bank in Reading, Pa. Police originally started after DeLeon’s car when he raced by them with his radio blaring. (2) Ricky Dale Ford was jailed in September in Conway, Ark., accused of stealing an allterrain vehicle. While joyriding, Ford had accidentally hit a beehive, and when police found him in nearby woods, he was “barely breathing,” one officer said, having been stung more than 100 times.

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City Stage at Level 5 presents ‘Always…Patsy Cline’

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atsy Cline lives! She’s right here in Wilmington at City Stage. The opening-night audience easily believed that Traci Dinwiddie really was Patsy Cline.

Dinwiddie’s first few songs seemed tentative, as if she were portraying Patsy Cline’s early performances. As the show went on, she gained self-confidence in movement and strength of delivery. She chatted with the audience, teased the band and owned the

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that no one else could re-create the 2005 production, and he somehow persuaded Dinwiddie and Weetman to reprise their roles. Though she calls Wilmington “home,” Dinwiddie came all the way from LA to become Patsy Cline again—lucky us!

The six-piece band, directed by Chiaki Ito and conducted by pianist Joseph Hughes, was very much a part of the performance.

When Weetman couldn’t find a dance partner in the audience, she snatched Bill Ladd from behind his steel guitar and a rock ‘n’ rolled as if they had been dancing partners for years.

One of the reasons the show flows with nonstop momentum is because of the versatile set design by Scenic Asylum. The adrenaline rush is sustained because the music and action never pause for awkward scene changes. The costumes (Keith Tay-

lor) are totally fabulous, with lots of glitter and gold. Many of the sparkly outfits and accessories came from two Front Street shops: Flashbax and A Second Time Around, where owner Meredith McCahan let Taylor poke around for vintage treasures in her spooky basement.

This show is for everyone, not just country-music fans. Though there are plenty of achy-breaky-heart songs, there are also fast and funny pop songs, and the audience clapped to the beat and bopped in their seats on opening night. When no one left after a standing ovation, Dinwiddie obligingly sang another song. Usually there is a mad dash for the bar or home—but the lingering, smiling audience was the ultimate tribute to a sensational production.

WILD A MAVERICK PERFORMER: The essence and legacy of Patsy Cline is celebrated in City Stage’s five-star production “Always... Patsy Cline,” starring Traci Dinwiddie (above) as the star herself.

stage. Her hair and clothes changed, too, as she matured from cowgirl to va-vavoom diva. Her voice, though, was perfection throughout the performance.

The nuanced subtlety of transformation, as the show-stopping, sensational, self-confident singer emerged, elevated the performance far beyond a medley of songs. This is not just a Patsy impersonator singing 27 oldies but goodies. Like the real Patsy Cline, every line of every song seemed to come from her soul. Dinwiddie is an actor who empathizes so completely with her character that each gesture,

expression and cutesy quip reveals much more than the moment. We fell in love.

Barbara Weetman, as BFF Louise Seger, is equally immersed in her character, and captivated the audience by ignoring the fourth wall and drawing us into her story.

Weetman, as the saucy, sassy, good ole gal, almost stole the show with her engaging narrative and maternalistic, star-struck devotion to Patsy. She was so entirely comfortable on the stage that every line, action and reaction seemed ad-libbed. This show could be very stiff and stagey, but, because of the rapport between Dinwiddie and Weetman, it is delightfully spontaneous. They have such amazing chemistry that it is impossible to imagine anyone else in these roles.

Director Mike O’Neil wisely recognized

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2009-10 Arts in Action Performance Series Known for fusing traditional chamber music with funk, rock, hip-hop and electronic flourishes, Haitian-American violinist Daniel Bernard Roumain joins with longtime collaborator Elan Vytal (aka DJ Scientific) and Wynne Bennett (keyboards) for an eclectic, genre-defying performance.

Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR) etudes4violin&electronix Wed, Oct. 21 8 p.m., Kenan Auditorium

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A Slice of Life: Red Barn Studio Theatre presents ‘The Last Night of Ballyhoo’

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ed Barn has had a five-star record since they opened their theater two years ago. Choosing Pulitzer Prizewinning plays was one of the factors in their success. Talented actors, a beautiful stage set and attention to detail also contributed to flawless performances. “Ballyhoo” was flawless, too, but the play itself is limited. Alfred Uhry won the Pulitzer Prize for “Driving Miss Daisy,” but his second attempt at re-creating the Atlanta social scene is not very effective.

The play’s biggest flaw is in character development—or lack thereof. The characters in “Ballyhoo” are one-dimensional and stereotypical. The play is reminiscent of coterie drama, a genre which was popular in Restoration England because theater was performed for a very specific audience. This narrow demographic included the king and his courtiers.Whatever riffraffs filled the cheap seats were insignificant. The purpose was to please the king. “Ballyhoo” is, quite frankly, too esoteric.

If the audience is not old enough to remember the conflicting emotions of pre-World War II America, when Hitler’s atrocities were merely gossip, and if the audience is not Southern and Jewish—in fact, German Jewish—then the entire premise of the play is almost incomprehensible, perhaps something that only director Linda Lavin can appreciate.

The astonishing trivialities within the family dynamics are confusing and somewhat disturbing. What could have actually been an important play is simply a comedy of manners.

The presentation is delightful as always. The best actors in Wilmington obviously tried to infuse depth into their characters with limited success. Lee Lowrimore (Adolph Freitag) and Cullen Moss (Joe Farkas) were particularly impressive, but perhaps only because Uhry developed their characters more completely.

Barbara Wilder (Boo Levy) is a wonderful actor, but her role in the play is entirely too much of a stereotype. The two cousins, Sunny (Isabel Heblich) and Lala (Rachael Moser), effectively dominate the play with their cli-

by: MJ Pendleton

The Last Night of Ballyhoo

★★★★★ Red Barn Studio Theatre, 1122 S. 3rd Street Through November 29 Wednesdays through Saturdays, 8pm Sunday matineés, 3pm Tickets: (910) 762-0955 chéd dumb/smart sibling rivalry. Heblich is beautiful and a gifted actor, but she has a problem with her voice in this play, alternating between a Southern accent and a “Jewish” one. Moser is adorable and funny, but the character is just too much fluff.

The stage set (Steve Bakunas) is fabulous, and the props (Shane Fernando) are meticulously accurate to time and place. It is just somewhat disappointing that the play itself is so limited.

I teach English at Brunswick Community College, and a student asked me recently what credentials I had to be a theater critic.

Of course, a question like that immediately makes me defensive, but then I remembered that I am, in fact, qualified to criticize both the playwriting and the theatrical productions.

I have a Ph.D. in English with an emphasis on theater history, and my dissertation was about a relatively obscure Restoration playwright. In graduate school I wrote and produced one-act plays for a company called Eavesdrop Theater, and we were invited to perform off off Broadway in New York. I also have acted in many plays, so I’m fully cognizant that walking and talking at the same time is not easily accomplished.

I have never given Red Barn a bad review, and it disturbs me to do so now, but the play is elitist and superficial. There are funny and entertaining moments, and the presentation was flawless, but the play itself was not a good choice.

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Creative Cultivation: Art in the Arboretum celebrates fall in the art community by: Lauren Hodges

Art in the Arboretum with plant sale to benefit the Ability Garden 6206 Oleander Drive October 10th-11th; 10am-4pm $5/general public, free/arboretum members 910-798-7660, www.nhcgov.com sion of horticulture therapy, encouraging gardening for groups and individuals who have a variety of physical and sensory abilities. The garden is utilized by nursing homes, group homes, rehabilitation facilities, adult daycares and special-education groups. “The site provides the opportunity for all citizens to engage in gardening activities within a ‘can-do’ environment,” the program’s website states.

“Gardening is promoted as essential to our concept of quality of life for individuals of all ages and abilities.”

This “can-do” attitude has been extended to the Arboretum’s long list of educational and recreational programs, including envi-

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here are more than a few ways in which art and nature can come together. Flowers, trees and landscapes have been posing for artists since the dawn of mankind.

Intricate sculptures and mosiacs adorn lush gardens the world over. Finally, art and gardening can be used as healing processes for disabled people, providing them both an escape from the stress of their conditions and a challenge to improve a little bit each day.

This month the creative elements will meet again in the New Hanover County Arboretum to continue support and healing in the area.

“Art in the Arboretum is a major fundraiser supporting the New Hanover County Arboretum’s educational programs, classes and community-outreach activities,” Marita Bon, the marketing chairwoman for the Arboretum, says. “It takes place in the gardens amidst seven acres of trees, flowers and shrubs in all their fall color. We will be filled with art and music for two days during the event. Most importantly the weekend will feature both local artists and plants from our Ability Garden.”

The Ability Garden is the Arboretum’s divi-

ART IN THE ARBORETUM will host artists of all mediums for its annual fund-raiser.

ronmental awareness and urban horticulture.

When Art in the Arboretum begins its recruitment of local talent in the summer each year, artists are also included in the Arboretum’s garden of opportunity.

“The Wilmington Art Association—a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing opportunities for artists to exchange ideas, exhibit their work and contribute to the education of the visual arts—has coordinated this effort,” Bon reveals. “They put out a call for artists among the 200 members, as well as to the entire regional art community.”

Response for the event was lively and diverse. The roster of over 100 artists includes metalsmith and jewelry designer Sara Westermark, and the paintings of Robyn Chapman, Rena McQueen, Steve Logan, Dolores Gallant and Ruth Brune. “We will have watercolor, oil and acrylic paintings, as well

as mixed media pieces,” Bon says. “Sculpture, artisan crafts, basket weavers, wood art, pottery and metalwork also will be represented.” Yet the offerings are not limited to visual artists. In addition to the art, some of Wilmington’s best musicians will perform live over the two-day stretch.

“The Arboretum [has a] wide variety of plants grown in the coastal area, as well as many new varieties,” Bon says proudly. “In its role as the Cooperative Extension’s horticulture laboratory, the Arboretum is home to a highly knowledgeable staff and many volunteers, all working to share their knowledge with New Hanover County residents of every age. The Arboretum is a gift to us all. And what better way to spend a beautiful autumn day than enjoying fabulous art and music in a gorgeous outdoor setting?”

Art in the Arboretum will also feature onsite demonstrations by leading local artists, and a plant sale to benefit the Ability Garden program will run both days.

Artfuel.inc

1701 Wrightsville Ave #910 343 5233 Mon-Sat, 12-9pm; Sunday, 1-6pm www.artfuelinc.com www.myspace.com/artfuel_inc Artfuel.inc is located at the corner of Wrightsville Ave and 17th st. Housed in an old gas station, we offer resident artists working in studios alongside a gallery space used to exhibit other artists work. We hope to connect artists with each other and offer many styles of work to fuel the public’s interest. Currently, Artfuel, Inc. showcases Volume 21, featuring Eli Thompson, Todd Carignan, Jake Shelton, Kelly Neville and El Ralphy.

Crescent Moon

332 Nutt St, The Cotton Exchange (910) 762-4207 Mon.-Sat., 10am-5:30pm; Sun., 12-4pm www.crescentmoonnc.com Come see why we were awarded a Top Retailer for 2009 by NICHE magazine. We support the North American craft community. We specialize in hand-crafted glass and metal art with over 70 artists on display at any one time. It’s a sight to behold in a 465 square foot space. Brilliance, sparkle and whimsy. Find a fan pull or splurge on a wall platter, buy a gift or treat yourself. We gift wrap for free and offer free gift delivery in Wilmington. Create your own art registry and start collecting what you want today. We are here to help.

Crescent Moon is located in the Cotton Exchange where parking is free, while shopping or dining. Follow us on Twitter as CrescentMoonNC or become a fan on our Facebook page!

FastFrame Gallery

1319 Military Cutoff Rd. Landfall Center (910) 256-1105 Mon.-Fri.., 10am-6pm • Sat., 10am-4pm www.fastframeofwilmington.com FastFrame Local Artists Gallery is one of the few exclusively local artists galleries in Wilmington.

Located at Landfall Center within minutes of Wrightsville Beach and Mayfaire, FastFrame Gallery features over 20 local artists. The artwork at FastFrame Gallery includes a wide variety of media such as oils, watercolors, ceramics, and jewelery.

Fall Happenings at FastFrame Gallery: Rich vibrant colors reminiscent of autumn leaves as seen in the art of Harry Davis, Ivey Hayes, Deborah Cavenaugh, John Turpin, Emy Lou Baier, Charlotte Davis, Carol Hovey and Joan McLoughlin. Pottery by Carla Edstrom and Caroline Aweeky. Photography

by Conrad Pope and John Sakel. Whimsical paper sculptures by M. Matteson Smith. Earthy toned jewelry by Sara Westermark. Come by and take a look at our new offerings!

In addition, Montage Fine Art Publishing has established an online presence as a high-quality printing company, and provides our artists with unique licensing and publishing opportunities to a variety of U.S. & international commercial clients. All photographic, proofing, printing and shipping services are provided

by Mark & Ian Akin of Wilmington NC. Montage also provides design & consulting services to discerning businesses and individuals, no matter the size, scope or style of the project.

Hampstead Art Gallery

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14712 Hwy. 17 N. • (910) 270-5180 Mon.-Sat. 11am-5pm, or by appt.

Hampstead, NC “Beautiful; lots of variety.” “Love the place.”

“Beautiful art work.” “Very nice.” “Art rocks your socks, and you know that.” These are just what a few customers had to say about Hampstead Art Gallery. Come and tell us what you think.

Affordable prices on prints and originals. Local artists with various styles and taste are just excited about having the opportunity to share their work with all art lovers. Our artists offer different sizes from what we have on display and low rates on commissioned work. Christmas is very close, and a family portrait would be a great gift.

Owner Charles Turner invites all artists and art lovers to just hang out in our new Artist Lounge any time. Look for our upcoming Expos and Open House. Hampstead Art Gallery is located in Hampstead on the corner of Factory Road next to CVS Pharmacy.

Montage Art & Design

310 N. Front Street, Suite 3 • (910) 763-8011 T-F, 12-6pm; Sat, 12-4pm www.montageartanddesign.com www.montagefineartpublishing.com Exquisite originals and prints from over 50 talented artists. You can also find unique art wear, pottery and metalwork created by artisans from around the region. Montage is highlighted during each and every Fourth Friday Gallery Night in 2009! Friday, September 25th from 6 to 9pm MONTAGE is hosting a fundraiser for WHET (Wilmington Harbor Enhancement). Raffle tickets for the donated artwork are on sale NOW. This free, grand fundraising event includes live music by “Something Simple” and a pirate costume contest.

Wanna be on the gallery listings page?

Call Shea Carver by Thursday, noon, at (910) 791-0688, ext 1004, to inquire about being included.

216 N. Front St. • (919) 343-8997 Tues-Sat: 11am-5:30pm or by appointment www.newelementsgallery.com Kinetic Energies featuring the works of local artists Ann Conner and Ann Parks McCray is currently on display at New Elements Gallery and will remain through October 17th. Currently head of the art department at UNC-Wilmington, Ann Conner is nationally recognized for her woodblock and linocut prints. Using high-tech power carvers or laser engraving blocks, the artist gives a modern twist to this technique known as relief, the earliest form of printmaking. Her imagery is achieved by repeating patterns floated on a neutral field of color . Ann Parks McCray enjoys painting in oils and finds inspiration for this new body of work in the “peaceful energy of Carolina pines.” Her vibrant abstract landscapes and cityscapes are explosions of color and texture. The eye is drawn into her compositions by the dynamic play of line and mass.

pattersonbehn art gallery

511 1/2 Castle Street (910) 251-8886 • Tues.-Sat. 11am-5pm (Winter hours: closed Monday) www.pattersonbehn.com pattersonbehn picture framing & design has added an art gallery to their space, featuring several local artists. Currently on display are works by Bob Bryden, Michelle Connolly, Karen Paden Crouch, Virginia Wright-Frierson and Pam Toll. The gallery offers a large selection of works on paper in numerous media. In addition there are many different gift ideas, such as hand-gilded table-top frames and one-of-a-kind keepsake boxes. The gallery offers something for everybody.

Sunset River Marketplace

10283 Beach Dr., SW (NC 179).

(910) 575-5999 • Mon.-Sat. 10am-5pm (Winter hours: closed Monday) www.sunsetrivermarketplace.com myspace.comsunsetrivermarketplace This eclectic, spacious gallery, located in the historic fishing village of Calabash, N.C., features fine arts and crafts by some of North and South Carolina’s most creative, successful artists. Almost every genre is represented here—oil, pastel and watercolor, clay and glass art, fiber art, turned wood, metal works, artisan-crafted jewelry and more. Classes, workshops, pottery studio, custom framing, Creative Exchange lecture series and Coffee With the Author series are also offered on-site.

Wilmington Art Association Gallery

616B Castle St. • (910) 343-4370 www.wilmington-art.org Lawrence Dixon is the featured artist for October. Lawrence was born and educated in Wilmington. He has been married to Mary for 47 years and has two daughters. He says this about his work: I love the blue skies of the Carolinas. The land and its seasons inspire me to paint,and plant a garden. Art was imprisoned in me for about 30 years, because I stopped painting. Now that I have returned to painting, there are so many things I want to put on canvas. I hope that I live long enough to paint some of them.

Our Special Event will be Wilmington Area Woodturners Assn. They have a large group of highly skilled artisans producing beautiful work in many kinds of wood. Don’t miss the reception for both shows and 4th Friday Celebration and Open House on Sept. 25th starting at 6pm at the gallery!

Miriam Pinkerton, a nationally known collage artist and watercolorist, will teach a collage workshop October 2nd. In this class, learn to dye your own papers, make coffee papers, use newspapers to make intriguing designer papers, how to preserve papers, several transfer methods, and basic design.

Tuition is $50 per student. Call the gallery for info and to register.

Look for the 2010 Calendar: “Expose Yourself to the Arts!” of the Wilmington Art Association coming out in September!

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Layers of Pathetic:

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Surrogates brings nothing new to the table

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et me say something about the future: Essentially, we’re going to create sophisticated human-esque robots. That’s sort of the core idea. They’ll probably be Japanese, but that’s just conjecture. From there we could head in a couple different

Subversive Film Series

Carmike 16 111 Cinema Drive (910-815-0212; call for times) Capitalism: A Love Story Capitalism: A Love Story will explore the root causes of the global economic meltdown, and take a comical look at the corporate and political shenanigans that culminated in what Michael Moore describes as “the biggest robbery in the history of this country”—the massive transfer of U.S. taxpayer money to private financial institutions.

But as the political winds shifted in the months before the election—and gusted after it—Moore subtly began reorienting his movie.

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Surrogates Starring Bruce Willis and and Radha Mitchell

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Juggling Gypsy • 1612 Castle Street 910-763-2223 8pm, free •October 10th, 2009 Zombie Film Day In celebration of World Zombie Day and in support of the local Zombie Walk for the Cape Fear Food Bank, the Juggling Gypsy will be presenting a full day of zombie films, including the Resident Evil series and Night of the Living Dead.

by: Zach McKeowen

Mayfaire 16 900 Town Center Drive (910-256-0556; call for times) The Invention of Lying This film takes place in an alternate reality where lying—even the concept of a lie—does not exist. Everyone, from politicians to advertisers to the man and woman on the street, speaks the truth and nothing but the truth, with no thought of the consequences. But when a down-on-his-luck loser named Mark suddenly develops the ability to lie, he finds that dishonesty has its rewards. In a world where every word is assumed to be the absolute truth, Mark easily lies his way to fame and fortune.

But lies have a way of spreading, and Mark begins to realize that things are getting a little out of control when some of his tallest tales are being taken as, well, gospel. With the entire world now hanging on his every word, there is only one thing Mark has not been able to lie his way into: the heart of the woman he loves. Starring Ricky Gervais, Jennifer Garner, Rob Lowe and Jonah Hill. PG-13 All AreA movie listings And pArAgrAph synopses cAn be found At encorepub.com.

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directions, but no matter what we do, there is going to be an inevitable disaster involved wherein once we’ve relinquished control of our day-to-day lives, the robots will become evil, or evil people will take control of the robots, or the robots will become sentient and decide they want to have jobs and car insurance.

Whoa, wait. I think I’ve hit on something here. Robots rebelling against their masters and/or behaving badly? What a new concept; I don’t think I’ve heard that before. Someone get Bruce Willis on the phone and tell him we’ve got a movie that he won’t have to prepare for physically or mentally, but he will still be paid ludicrous amounts of cash to act in it!

And that’s how Surrogates was born.

OK, I’ll summarize the plot, but be prepared to start spontaneously bleeding from the eyes at any moment. Consider that a warning.

In the future a scientist is going to create human robots that emulate human beings in every way and are remotely controlled by human beings from the comfort of their homes, apartments, hovels, whatever. As a result of this, people are able to live more fulfilling, exciting lives without actually putting themselves on the line. Naturally, humans being the primal beasts they are, this freedom leads to all sorts of hedonism and assorted weirdness.

But, wait—there’s more. The movie opens with the murder of a pair of surrogates outside of some robot rave by a homeless-looking guy with a flashlight. Scratch that—a laser

PATRONIZING AND INSULTING: Producers seem to have doubted viewers’ intelligences while making the film Surrogates.

gun. A laser gun that looks a lot like a plastic flashlight that came out of a box of Lucky Charms. So, Bruce Willis, being a robot detective in a society wherein nothing bad can ever happen, decides to investigate the circumstances of this attack. But, not only did the robots get fried, their human controllers were magically killed through the Internet along with them. The intrigue begins here.

Hilariously, Bruce Willis’ surrogate is modeled after a younger, creepy version of Bruce Willis himself, who is actually a pudgy old man controlling his robot from the comfort of his bedroom. I think it’s safe to say he’s lost that scrappy Die-Hard edge over the years.

Anyway, over the course of the film, Bruce Willis eventually loses his blow-up doll robot self and has to finish his investigation in person. From there the usual collage of explosions, stupid overly used computer graphics and other clichés are poked and prodded out of their cages, and made to do humiliating tricks in front of an audience that ends up feeling sorry for them more than anything else. It’s sad to once again see the same technology that made Jurassic Park ponderously spin in circles in the vain hope that someone out there will en-

joy the novelty hidden behind the obscuring layers of pathetic.

If someone had asked me a couple weeks ago if it would be possible to take the plot of the recently released Gamer and make it less complex, while simultaneously removing the over-the-top action that made that movie tolerable, I’d have slapped them across the face for asking me such a dumb question (unless it was a girl—I’m not a misogynist). But, wow, lo and behold Surrogates has achieved this feat.

It would be easy for me to say this is an escapist film and that, yes, it’s stupid and contrived and cliché. But, honestly, the escapist joke has gotten a little old, and I’m thinking it’s time to stop making up excuses for bad movies. There’s no conceivable way that Bruce Willis (or anyone else, for that matter) read the plot of Surrogates and thought, “Yeah, this is a good movie.” Most likely he was too distracted by counting the number of zeroes on his paycheck to actually consider the fact that he might be making a stupid film.

As if it weren’t bad enough that Surrogates is a stupid movie solely based on the merit of its plot, but the film insists upon working under the assumption that the audience of the film is a group of the stupidest people on Earth.

Like there’s some sort of bizarre MENSA that meets to nod their heads and agree with the things that television pundits say while huffing spray paint from a paper bag.

Here’s an exercise in common sense: If we were to come across a dog in the street, and it was growling at us menacingly, what should we do? Obviously we would understand that the dog isn’t friendly and would likely avoid it. Now, if the people who dreamt up Surrogates had their way, the dog would have to not only attack but savagely maul us for us to understand that it is, in fact, a hostile animal.

Movies like Surrogates are essentially the intellectual equivalent to having someone play “Here comes the choo-choo!” with an adult. It’s patronizing at best and downright insulting at worst.

I’m the first person to admit that I like bad movies. I’m not some jumped-up, self-important hipster who only appreciates foreign cinema or movies with deep underlying themes.

I enjoy explosions, I enjoy ninjas, I enjoy robots, I enjoy escapism. But a hungry man knows when he’s being fed a bad meal. If readers have already paid the bill, then choking it down isn’t the absolute worst thing I can think of—but for God’s sake if they still have the chance to duck out, then get out while there’s still time.

Just trust me on this one.

Rockabilly Blues: The Phantom Playboys set to rock Hell’s Kitchen

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by: Lisa Huynh

The Phantom Playboys Hell’s Kitchen • 118 Princess Street October 10th, 10pm

encore: What made you guys want to create The Phantom Playboys?

The Phantom Playboys: We felt like Wilmington needed a rockabilly band, and we wanted to do something that was fun for us. Everyone is doing all these indie and cookie-monster bands, [otherwise known as hardcore rock] and we wanted it to bring back the fun to the stage, and have it be about presentation and dance—it appeals to all ages. e: What do you think makes you stand out?

TPP: We are the sexiest band in town. You can look around, and it’s true. e: What artists inspire your songs and the making of your music?

TPP: Gene Vincent influences us. Robert Gordon, Johnny Burnette, Screaming Jay Hawkins, 507 and Elvis Presley. We are actually working on some orginal songs from them to perform, too. e: How did you come together as a band?

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s a child of the ‘90s, I missed out on the energetic and soulful boogie of the 1950s. Hell, before I met the band The Phantom Playboys, I had no clue what the term “rockabilly” even meant—and, boy, was I missing out.

Rockabilly is a genre of music that combines the best of country, blues and rock ‘n’ roll.

Essentially, it is a whirlwind of “oomph” ready to get loose.

Back in its golden times of Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins and Johnny Cash, rockabilly was nationally recognized and celebrated on everyone’s lips and ears. “Folsom Prison Blues” by Cash was a tune that became the essence of rockabilly. However, since its prime rockabilly has faded a bit in the newest generation’s age of punk, rap and pop.

The Phantom Playboys is a new, local band representing rockabilly in the Port City. It comprises Eric Lawson, lead vocals; Bob “Crazy Fingers” Phillips, electric guitarist; Jones Smith, upright bass player; Joe “Handsome” Hammett, acoustic guitarist;“Jungle Jim” Kaylis, drummer. In a warehouse off of Carolina Beach Road, where the birth of the band first commenced, I interviewed the charismatic group— after first listening to them rock out to “Stampede,” an upbeat instrumental tune that had my toes tapping the entire time. Since I came into this ignorant of rockabilly, I came out not only more knowledgeable but realizing that I had never seen a band quite as unique as The Phantom Playboys.

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TPP: We came together accidentally. All five of us are uniquely different in style and personalities, and that is what makes the band good.

We started back in March, but we really hit the strike, like, three months ago, and we have written 25 songs since then.

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e: What are your songs mainly about?

TPP:: Fast women and fast cars. Or slow women. e: What about rockabilly did you want to emphasize while performing?

TPP: We wanted it to be about the time period of rockabilly, about the retro style that was going on. Our whole thing is to put on a show or production—like a little theatre.

We got a lot of clothes from vintage clothing shops to give off that feeling of Johnny Burnette meets “The Cramps.”

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e: Where would you guys like to be as a band a year from now?

TPP: We just want to be a popular local band.

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As a relatively new band, The Phantom Playboys bring valuable experience to the stage: Hammet was in the band Casserole, while Smith was a member of Woodwork Road Show. Phillips plays in another local band, Rural Swine, and Kaylis once played for a popular rockabilly band, Chrome Daddy Disco.

Hell’s Kitchen will be The Phantom Playboys’ premiere gig. Come support the most vintage of Wilmington bands, and enjoy the long forgotten oldies of rockabilly blues. It is more than a concert—it is a performance.

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Traveling Troubadour: Jack Stafford makes a stop in the Port City by: Jill Watson

The Jack Stafford Foundation October 9th, 8pm Juggling Gypsy Café www.jackstafford.co.uk ford followed suit into the music world.

“We had the blues in our house from any early age,” he says, speaking of the genre’s influence behind the prominent harmonica usage in his songs, such as “The Love Drug.”

His brother has also used this influence to make an impression in the music business as of late. “He’s in Austin now and just won [an award] for his harp prowess,” Stafford extols.

After moving to Amsterdam, Stafford was ready to settle down and open shop—which is exactly what he did. He became the proud owner of the Jack Stafford Collection, a suit shop for the modern man, and met songstress Jasmine Wynants at the launch of his

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don’t have a home anymore,” Jack Stafford, sole creator, singer and member of The Jack Stafford Foundation, says. “All I do is tour. December until March [I’m] back in Europe, then one big lap of the States and Canada until the end of June.”

Travelling is his way of life, and, unlike so many rock stars, Stafford doesn’t ride around in a tricked-out bus complete with everything from a hot tub to a grocery store inside. He even created his own route through the U.S., booking all the venues for this leg of his tour himself, part of which heads to Wilmington this week. After receiving much recognition for his music at home in the Netherlands, Stafford is hoping to find the same kind of recognition, a little inspiration and maybe even a niche for his music here in the United States.

Originally from Suffolk, England, Stafford moved to Amsterdam in his 20s but not before learning to play the guitar. His brother had begun playing the blues harp—known to most of us as the harmonica—and Staf-

plowing the way: Jack Stafford is cutting a furrow across the U.S. in a self-made tour.

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first album. They began playing together and later recorded an album, Long Live Love, collaborating their melodious interpretations of love. “We did an album of love songs together and had great harmonies together. I went very happy and mellow for a while,” Stafford says, reflecting on that time in his career.

However, the happy and mellow is no more—the couple split, and, as Stafford puts it, “She took the house, and I took the road.” Without a sultry woman in his life to write about, Stafford’s new music has returned to its roots: the lives of his friends. “[People] always say write what you know,” he offers. “I write about myself and my

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friends—to their pleasure or annoyance. Truth is the only way to get people to relate to the subjects in your songs.

All humor comes from truth.

It can be painful. It definitely gets old. You move on. But then you don’t have to play those songs anymore.” He takes that attitude about life to heart, and taking his own advice he no longer plays the love songs that he once sang with Wynants.

However creative his lyrics may be, Stafford admits he is not much of a musician, which is how he believes his music transforms itself from song to song. After writing a song he works with different producers to create a finished product.

“I lay out the basic track,” he explains, “and a few months later they e-mail me the song.” This keeps each song sounding different and gives them unique features that other songs he’s written may not have—such as the use of the harmonica or the banjo. But one aspect all the songs have in common are the strong acoustic riffs that Stafford originally sets for the song. “I don’t fit in any box, unfortunately,” he says. “It’s a bit of a shame. It would make life easier, getting booked into festivals, for example, if I was a roots or country artist. The runways are ready-made. Plowing your own furrow is a thankless task.”

But it seems as though Stafford may have completed his furrow—or at least a portion of it—and is finding appreciation for it here in the U.S. After taking the time to book all the venues for this section of his tour alone, Stafford asserts, “Forget about music. If you want to tour like this, it’s thousands of hours hunched over a hot screen.”

But with a culmination of sounds like Stafford’s, people have to be ready to stand up and cheer. He has come to the self-benefacting conclusion that people in the U.S. are used to the sounds of depressed singers and songwriters. “[But] songs about stoners, blow jobs and wind farms get their attention,” he claims.

Maybe it is time for a new path to be written, and perhaps others will follow in Stafford’s footsteps—but for now he travels on.

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a preview of tunes all over town this week

KARAOKe wiTh dj BiKeR ROB —Beach House Bar ‘n’ Grill, 7219 Market dj —Shanty’s Beach and Blues Club, 103 North Lake Park Blvd.; 599-3366 PiAnO ShOw —Rum Runners, 21 N. Front St.; 815-3846 eRic And cARey B. —El Zarrape Cantina, 103 Lake Park Blvd.; 458-5255 dj P. FunK —Fibber McGee’s, 1610 Pavilion Pl; 509-1551 OPen Mic nighT —Juggling Gypsy, 1612 Castle St.; 763-2223 clASSy KARAOKe wiTh MAndy clAyTOn —Remedies, Market Street; 392-8001 dj Big KAhunA —Club Vida, 105 Wetsig Road; 791-9955

‘80S lAdieS nighT —Boogies, 6745 Market St.; 367-3409 KARAOKe w/ dj uRBAn —Ibiza, 118 Market St.; 251-1301 live jAM FeATuRing MeMBeRS OF The wOOlwine cOMPleX, cOOn PhAT gRAvy, And willie And Me —16 Taps, 127 Princess St.; 251-1616 KARAOKe wiTh BOB clAyTOn —Midtown Seafood, 4106 Oleander Dr.; 792-6880 RicTuS gRiM, huMAn id —Soapbox Lounge, 255 N. Front St.; 251-8500 The yeARS gOne By, RAcing KiTeS —Soapbox Upstairs, 255 N. Front St.; 251-8500 BOne TRiviA —Kefi, 2012 Eastwood Road; 256-3558 jeReMy nORRiS And TOMMy BROTheRS —Reel Cafe, 100 S. Front St.; 251-1832 dj jePh cAulTeR —Carolina Lounge, 5001A Market St.

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myth vs. leGenD, B-mor —Lucky’s, 2505 S. College Rd.; 792-1812 Burnt tamale —Rusty Nail, 1310 S. 5th Ave.; 251-1888 FireDanCe/Drums, PsytranCe —Juggling Gypsy, 1612 Castle St.; 763-2223 selah DuBB —Red Dogs, 5 N. Lumina Ave., Wrightsville Beach; 256-2776 DJ sCooter Fresh —The Rhino Club, 125 Market St.; 762-2206 Family KaraoKe —Alfie’s, 2528 Castle Hayne Rd.; 251-5707 DJ lalo —Club Vida, 105 Wetsig Road; 791-9955 oPen miC with Jeremy norris —Katy’s, 1054 S. College Rd.; 395-6204 hiP-hoP niGht —Ibiza, 118 Market St.; 251-1301 miKe o’Donnell —Reel Cafe, 100 S. Front St.; 251-1832

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DJ sCooter Fresh —Rox, 208 Market St.; 343-0402 DJ stretCh —Trebenzio’s, 141 N. Front St.; 815-3301 latino niGht with DJ —Carolina Lounge, 5001A Market St. KaraoKe with BoB Clayton —Midtown Seafood, 4106 Oleander Dr.; 792-6880 DJ —Level 5/City Stage, 21 N. Front St.; 342-0872 roB ronner —Henry’s, 2806 Independence Blvd.; 793-2929 DJ (hiP-hoP/DanCe) —Red Dogs, 5 N. Lumina Ave., Wrightsville Beach; 256-2776 live musiC —Banks Channel Bar & Grille, 530 Causeway Drive; 256-2269 DJ —Shanty’s Beach and Blues Club, 103 North Lake Park Blvd.; 599-3366 live musiC, DJ —The Sandbar, 417 S. College Rd.; 791-6080 DJ —Yosake Sushi Lounge, 31 S. Front St.; 763-3172

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Froosh trio —Firebelly Lounge, 265 N. Front St.; 763-0141 without until Ft. elmer GiBson & JeFF siPe trio —Rusty Nail, 1310 S. 5th Ave.; 251-1888 DJ will Clayton —Beach House Bar ‘n’ Grill, 7219 Market St.; 689-7219 Chris Bellamy —Wrightsville Grille, 6766 Wrightsville Ave.; 509-9839 Piano show —Rum Runners, 21 N. Front St.; 815-3846 KaraoKe KonG —Slick and Reds, 2501 S. College Rd.; 798-5355 DJ Kahuna —The Rhino Club, 125 Market St.; 762-2206 DJ riCo —Club Vida, 105 Wetsig Road; 791-9955 FriDay niGht Follies —Ibiza, 118 Market St.; 251-1301 JaCK staFForD FounDation —Juggling Gypsy, 1612 Castle St.; 763-2223 roBBie Berry —Mexican Viejo Bar and Grill, 2013 Olde Regent Way, Leland; 371-1731

Jah Creation —Holiday Inn Resort, 1706 N. Lumina Ave.; 256-2231

SATurDAY, OCT. 10 KaraoKe with BoB Clayton —Midtown Seafood, 4106 Oleander Dr.; 792-6880 DJBe eXtreme KaraoKe —Café Basil, 6309 Market Street; 791-9335 DJ —Red Dogs, 5 N. Lumina Ave., Wrightsville Beach; 256-2776 DJ time —The Rhino Club, 125 Market St.; 762-2206 DJ will Clayton —Beach House Bar ‘n’ Grill, 7219 Market St.; 689-7219 DJ lalo —Club Vida, 105 Wetsig Road; 791-9955 Piano show —Rum Runners, 21 N. Front St.; 815-3846 live Jazz with Benny hill, DJ stretCh —Trebenzio’s, 141 N. Front St.; 815-3301 DJ —Shanty’s Beach and Blues Club, 103 North Lake Park Blvd.; 599-3366 DJ milton white BeaCh/shaG —Boogies, 6745 Market St.; 367-3409

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live music —Banks Channel Bar & Grille, 530 Causeway Drive; 256-2269 DJ P money —Rox, 208 Market St.; 343-0402 DJ —Yosake Sushi Lounge, 31 S. Front St.; 763-3172 live music —Port City Pub, 121 Grace St.; 251-3791 DJ —Level 5/City Stage, 21 N. Front St.; 342-0872 live music —Harbor Masters, 315 Canal Dr., Carolina Beach; 458-28200 live music —The Sandbar, 417 S. College Rd.; 791-6080 DJ Foxxy —Ibiza, 118 Market St.; 251-1301 General Johnson & chairmen oF the BoarD, the executives —Soapbox Upstairs, 255 N. Front St.; 251-8500 Dirk Quinn BanD, kinetic, yesterDay’s Gravy —Soapbox Lounge, 255 N. Front St.; 251-8500 hot sauce —Wild Wing Cafe, 1331 Military Cutoff; 256-3838

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DJ BiG kahuna —The Rhino Club, 125 Market St.; 762-2206 oPen mic With viva —El Zarrape Cantina, 103 Lake Park Blvd.; 458-5255 DJ P Funk —The Sandbar, 417 S. College Rd.; 791-6080 Jeremy norris —Reel Cafe, 100 S. Front St.; 251-1832

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Asian Indulgence: Tokyo 101 is a Japanese-food delight

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used to tell people that if I had to only eat one kind of cuisine for the rest of my life, it would be something Asian. Not something Italian (my grandmother would be so disappointed in me) and not something Southern (no, not even if it meant giving up pulled-pork barbecue forever). But something where the foundation of the flavors is that light yet pungent combination of ginger, chili, pepper, lemon grass and soy.

I love Chinese food. I like Korean even better than Chinese because of its sweet and earthy taste. I like Vietnamese even better than Korean because of its subtle nature and delicate touch. I like Thai even better than Vietnamese because of its flamboyance. And I love Japanese best of all because in it, all the things that make Asian food so appealing reach their peak.

I love the balance of flavors, the range of dishes from subtle to outrageous, the careful, ritualized nature of its presentation that masks just how indulgent and extravagant a meal can be. I am, I suppose, endlessly fascinated by Japanese cuisine. If I were to ever become stranded in Tokyo, I wouldn’t understand a word of what was being said, I’d hate the bright, showy lights and signs and in-your-face media culture of which Iron Chef is an example in cultural restraint—but I wouldn’t have any problems finding something to eat.

Tokyo 101, so newly opened in the Mayfaire shopping center that its Web site still isn’t live, is a good example of everything I love about Japanese cuisine. There are a few “entrées”: traditional Japanese dishes that have a bit of fusion flair. (I can say this because they do. “Fusion Yakisoba,” a.k.a. stir-fried noodles, is printed right there on the menu.) They serve a mean katsu, which Southerners will recognize as deep-fried pork chops, and a good Unaju, which they probably won’t recognize as barbecued eel. In fact, most of the menu is reproduced from their two other locations, “U.S. Sushi” in Greensboro and High Point—which makes them a small regional “chain” of sushi restaurants, I suppose.

But the heart of Tokyo 101 isn’t the sushi so much as the hibachi grill, and meals are served bento-box style, which is the Japanese answer to the combo platter. However, the bento box places each food carefully in its own little compartment on the plate—rather like those old TV dinner trays but much more artistically done and holding a lot more food. Bento boxes, in fact, are perfect for those picky eaters (my brother was one of these) who don’t like it when their carrots end up touching their potatoes.

by: Rosa Bianca

Tokyo 101

880 Town Center Drive Mayfaire 910-399-3101

HHHHH There is also an extensive sushi list, which is the usual indulgent and wacky in-house creations.

The “Carolina Roll,” for example, has tuna, avocado and cream cheese topped with crab meat and “special sauce”—a term that to this day I cannot see without hearing the old McDonald’s jingle from the ‘70s: “Twoallbeefpattiesspecialsaucelettucecheesepicklesonionsonasesameseedbun.”

But I digress. What exactly about the above combination makes it a “Carolina” roll I’m not sure, nor am I clear on why a California roll topped with tuna, scallion and a special creamy sauce would suddenly become a “Tarheel” roll.

But I don’t question it. What’s important is that they taste good.

But on the pleasantly cool evening in September that Fay and I had decided to visit, neither of us was in the mood for sushi, preferring instead to order a hot meal. This began, of course, with a small bottle of the house sake served warm, followed by a small house salad (a simple bowl of torn lettuce and shredded carrot in a ginger dressing) and a bowl of fragrant Japanese onion soup. Fay chose a bento-box dinner with teriyaki salmon, while I ordered a Hibachi grilled filet mignon.

The standard combination is served with shrimp and vegetable tempura, fried or steamed rice, several California rolls and a small helping of gyoza—the Japanese version of Chinese fried dumplings. Because Fay is not a fan of soy sauce but a huge fan of all things spicy and hot, we also asked for extra wasabi, a dish of mustard sauce and a dish of chili sauce.

It was, in other words, quite a lot of food.

It was also, I thought, very accessible food: light on the eel, octopus and roe, but heavy on the beef, fish and seafood. Diners can substitute the ginger dressing and sauces for something more familiar, like ranch, if they like. (But I found the ginger dressings to be very good, if a little sweet).

And while the sake was fine, anyone not in the mood to go native can always ask for sweet tea, which Fay tells me is excellent and very fresh.

I think if I’d had the choice, I would have asked

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HIBACHI HAVEN: Toyko 101 has newly opened in Mayfaire Town Center and appeals to fans of Asian cusine.

for a cucumber salad instead of the regular house salad, and I know when I go back I won’t get the house brand of sake but one of the named labels on the menu (an entire page of which is devoted to types of sake). But these are minor details, more a question of personal taste than anything else. Everything in our bento boxes was actually delicious—even the tempura, something I tend to be a little picky about. The tempura coating is on the heavy side and the vegetables sliced thickly,

but they were perfectly cooked and right at that crunchy yet juicy texture that I like so much (and have yet to really successfully reproduce at home).

The centerpiece of the meal (which was actually, in my box, in the lower left corner) was the filet mignon, which had been marinated and then grilled to my requested mediumrare, and served over a bed of stir- fried broccoli and zucchini. And while Fay made liberal use of her various dipping sauces (the chili sauce was her favorite, even on the teriyaki salmon), I found that my meal required almost no extra seasoning at all. I poured a small dish of soy sauce for the sushi, but that was it.

We had a long, leisurely meal, lingering over the many bite-sized elements in our boxes while comparing notes and trading tastes.

As usual, it was more food than we could eat, but the price tag was pretty reasonable given how much we ordered. When all was said and done, even with our various extra special requests for this or that sauce, this or that substitution, our bill came to only $50, including alcohol. If I found myself wandering around Mayfaire for the day shopping, Tokyo 101 is the place I’d stop to refuel.

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u itodeateand drink in the port city d i n i n g gwhere american Black Horn Bar & kitcHen

Enjoy an extensive selection of gourmet soups, salads, sandwiches and specialty Americana in this rustic chic setting. From the dry-rubbed and slow-roasted Better Buffalo Wings to the hardwood smoked Duck Quesadilla, Black Horn offers unique twists on traditional foods.

Always family friendly with smoke-free dining, a large arcade gaming area, 23 Hi-Def TV’s and Nintendo Wii. Live music every weekend. 7 days a week, 11am–2am.

15 Carolina Beach Avenue North, “the boardwalk,” Carolina Beach. www.blackhornbarandkitchen.com.

(910) 458-5255.

Brixx Wood Fired Pizza A short drive from the beach, Brixx Wood Fired Pizza in Mayfaire Town Center is a fun, friendly neighborhood restaurant. Serving the best brick-oven pizzas around, Brixx also offers a fine selection of signature focaccia sandwiches, pastas, fresh salads and desserts. Stop in for a quick lunch, or kick back on the patio with one of 24 beers on tap or 14 wines by the glass. Brixx is also a late-night destination, serving 2-for-1 pizzas and appetizers after 10 p.m.

Open until 1 a.m. Monday through Saturday and 11 p.m. on Sunday.6801 Main Street, Wilmington, NC 28405. 910-256-9677. www.brixxpizza.com

BlUeWater

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

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

You will be drawn in by the aroma of fine beef franks served with witty banter and good natured delivery from the cleanest hot dog carts in Wilmington. Sabrett famous hot dogs and Italian sausages are the primary fare offered, with a myriad of condiments for all of your mid-day or late night cravings. You may find them daily at their new location on the boardwalk of Market and Water St. from 11am to 5pm. Saturdays at the farmers market. ThursdaySaturday nights they are on Market St. between Front and 2nd St. from 10pm to 3:00am. Then they finish the week off at Fibbers on Sunday nights until 3am. To busy to leave the office? Ask about their lunch time delivery service for downtown!!

tHe GeorGe on tHe riVerWalk Drop your anchor at The George on the RiverWalk, your destination for complete sense indulgence.

Watch the historic Cape Fear River unfold before you while you enjoy the best in Southern Coastal Cuisine. The menu combines elegance, creativity and diverse selection of steak, pasta, salad and fresh seafood, including the best Shrimp n’ Grits in town. Warm in the sun on the expansive outdoor deck sipping an exotic, colorful martini, or unwind at the spacious bar inside boasting extensive wine and martini lists along with weekday appetizer specials from 4:00pm-6:30pm. Don’t forget to try down-

town’s best kept secret for Sunday Brunch from 11am-3pm. You are welcome to dock your boat at the only dock’n’dine restaurant downtown, grab a trolley, or enjoy our free, front door parking (ask for pass!) Lunch and Dinner Tues-Sunday. Why satisfy when you can indulge? Find the George on the RiverWalk at 128 South Water Street. 910-763-2052 or online at www.thegeorgeontheriverwalk.com

Hells kitcHen

This former Dawson’s Creek stage set has been turned into a lively pub in the heart of Downtown Wilmington. Their extensive menu ranges from classics like a thick Angus burger or NY style reuben to lighter fare such as homemade soups, fresh salads, and vegetarian options. Whether meeting for a business lunch, lingering over dinner and drinks, or watching the game on the big screen, the atmosphere and friendly service will turn you into a regular. Open late 7 days a week, with a pool table, darts, weekly trivia, and live music on the weekends. Offers limited lunchtime delivery during the week and can accommodate large parties. M-Sat 11am until late, opens Sundays at noon. 118 Princess St, (910) 763-4133

HenrY’s

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

variety of cheeses, meats, seafood, vegetables, chocolates and fine wines. The warm and intimate dining room is a great place to enjoy a four-course meal, or indulge in appetizers and desserts outside on the back deck or in the bar while watching luminescent jellyfish. Open Tuesday-Sunday, serving dinner at 5pm. Reservations are appreciated for parties of any size. Located at the corner of Front and Orange in Downtown Wilmington.

138 South Front Street • (910) 251-0433

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. Mon.-Fri. 10am-7pm; Sat. 9am-6pm; closed Sunday.

3520 S. College Road, (910) 350-FOOD.

MelloW MUsHrooM Now a smoke-free restaurant, mellow out and relax in the comfortable atmosphere that Mellow Mushroom offers. From the giant psychadelic ‘shroom located in the bar area to the Cadillac hanging on the wall, this restaurant is far from ordinary. The open kitchen brings live entertainment as pizza dough flies in the air. Their hand-tossed, spring-water dough brings new meaning to pizzas and calzones—healthy!! With 20 drafts and an array of microbrews, domestic and import bottles, Mellow Mushroom has an extensive beer list and full bar. Also, check out their lunch specials and variety of sandwiches. Their menu also caters to everyone and offers many vegetarian dishes. Live jazz on Wednesdays. Hours: Mon-Sat, 11am-10pm; Sun., 12pm-9pm. 4311 Oleander Drive, 452-3773.

stickY FinGers riB HoUse Sticky Fingers is known for the best authentic Memphis-style ribs, wings and barbecue in town. It’s no secret that slow, low-temperature smoking produces mouth-watering, tender ribs, chicken and pork.

Sticky Fingers smokes everything right here in the restaurant and has received national praise for award-winning ribs. The restaurant was recently featured in Bon Appetit, Southern Living and Food and Wine, and had fantastic television exposure on CNBC’s “The Today Show,” and the Food Network. Locals voted Sticky Fingers

HolidaY inn resort

The Verandah Café Restaurant located in this oceanfront resort is a wonderful find. This is the perfect place to enjoy a fresh Seafood & Steak dinner while dinning outside overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. Chef Eric invites you to experience his daily specials in this magnificent setting. Open daily for Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner. 256-2231 Wrightsville Beach

keFi

Kefi, founded in 1981 by a group of friends, has a longstanding tradition as a favorite local watering hole. This Wrightsville-Beach eatery is open at 6am for breakfast, offering everything from omelets and pancakes, to shrimp and grits. Take a break from the beach and visit Kefi’s, where their menu features a variety of salads and sandwiches. There is even a “working man’s lunch,” served Monday through Friday, all for under $6. At night Kefi comes alive by serving dinner with a Southern flare. From the fried pickles appetizer to their the shrimp or oyster Po’boy to their nightly dinner specials, there is something that will make your taste buds sing. Then stick around for live music on Friday, Saturday and Sunday; nightly drink specials are offered.

Go online at www.kefilive.com for more info and full music schedule. Open 6am-2am, seven days a week, with full ABC permits. Lunch deliveries available in the Wrightsville Beach area. Located at 2012 Eastwood Road, 910-256-3558.

tHe little diPPer

Wilmington’s favorite fondue restaurant! The Little Dipper specializes in unique fondue dishes with a global

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by Wells Fargo Financial National Bank is a dual-line credit card - Equal Housing Lender. Special terms apply to qualifying transactions charged with approved credit to the Home Projects line of credit. For newly opened accounts, the regular APR for transactions is 23.90% and the default APR is 27.90%. All APRs given are as of July 1, 2009. All APRs may vary. If the cardholder uses the card for cash advances, the cash advance fee is 4% of the amount of the cash advance, but not less than $10.00. 3.9% APR - The special-terms APR will continue to apply until all qualifying transactions are paid in full, unless the card holder is in default. Regular minimum monthly payments of 1.75% of the amount purchased. The regular APR applies if the cardholder uses the card for other transactions. 15 Months Same as Cash - No payments are required during the special-terms period. The no-interest option means there is no interest if the purchase is paid in full within the special-terms period; otherwise interest accrues from date of purchase at the regular APR.

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“Best Ribs” in Wilmington. Sticky Fingers Catering has become an obvious choice for company picnics, office meetings or social gatherings for parties of 15 to 5,000 people. They offer both full service and simple drop-off options to meet anyone’s catering needs. 5044 Market Street, (910) 452-7427.

TROLLY STOP

Trolly Stop Hot Dogs is family owned and operated with six locations throughout North Carolina. A family tradition for over 30 years specializing in homemade chili, slaw, burritos, tea and sauces. Smithfield all meat, Sabrett all beef, Oscar Mayer fat-free and Litelife veggie hot dogs. Try their unique “burger slab dog,” which is a burger in a unique shape. 94 S. Lumina Ave., Wrightsville Beach, 256-3421; Cape Fear Blvd. in Carolina Beach, 458-7557; 111A South Howe St., Southport, 457-7017; 121 N. Front St., downtown Wilmington, 343-2999; 784 King St., Boone, NC, 828-265-2658; 4502 Fountain Dr., 910-452-3952. Call individual stores for hours of operation.

THE UNDERGROUND

Appropriately located “underground” on the corner of Market and Front streets in downtown Wilmington, this lively restaurant and bar serves a variety of choices that includes everything from a Southwestern Chicken Caesar Wrap or a Buffalo Chicken Quesadilla to a Reuben with Potato Salad. In addition to a full bar with an interesting martini and shooters menu, Underground also offers a selection of draft and bottled beers. The atmosphere is friendly and casual yet elegant, and it’s a great place to bring the family or join friends for a cocktail at night. Open Monday, 11am-5pm; Tuesday-Friday, 11am-2am; and Saturday, noon-2am, with a full menu served till midnight. Live music every Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, and karaoke every Wednesday!

Check our Web site for a current events list www. myspace.com/undergroundwilmington! 103 Market Street, Corner of Front and Market, downtown Wilmington, 763-9686.

asian DOUbLE HaPPiNESS Double Happiness offers the Port City fine Asian dining at reasonable prices. We prepare flavorful dishes inspired by the cultural richness of Malaysia, Thailand and authentic China. We’re now serving traditional dim sum, and good health special vegetarian dishes, such as Soy Peking Ribs, homemade tofu and homemade Malaysian sponge cake.

We are dedicated to branding the exotic flavors of fresh ingredients and a romantic spice in all of our cooking techniques. Our friendly staff is always willing to help customers, and we serve beer and wine for lunch and dinner. Banquet and tatami rooms are available for large parties. Open Monday through Saturday, 11am-10pm; and Sunday 3pm-10pm.

4403 Wrightsville Avenue; 910-313-1088. www. doublehappinessrestaurant.com.

SZECHUaN 132

Craving expertly prepared Chinese food in an elegant atmosphere? Szechuan 132 Chinese Restaurant is your destination! Szechuan 132 has earned the reputation as one of the finest contemporary Chinese restaurants in the Port City. Tastefully decorated with an elegant atmosphere, with an exceptional ingenious menu has deemed Szechuan 132 the best Chinese restaurant for years, hands down. 419 South College Road (in University Landing), 799-1426.

HiRO jaPaNESE STEakHOUSE What better way to celebrate a special occasion or liven up a dinner out than to dine in a place where every meal is an exciting presentation. Knowing

that a meal should be more than just great food, Hiro adds a taste of theatre and a amazing atmosphere to everyone’s dinning experience. Also serving sushi, Hiro surprises its guests with a new special roll every week and nightly drink specials to complement it. From 4-7pm enjoy half-priced nigiri and half-priced regular makimono. Nigiri makimono combos are only $7.50, while early-bird specials last from 4-6pm, where diners can choose two: shrimp, chicken or steak. Open Monday thru Thursday 4pm-10pm; Friday and Saturday 4pm10:30pm; and Sunday 11am-10pm. Located at 222 Old Eastwood Road (910) 794-1570. Please visit the Web site at hirojapanesesteakhouse.com.

iNDOCHiNE RESTaURaNT aND LOUNGE If you’re ready to experience the wonders of the Orient without having to leave Wilmington, join us at Indochine for a truly unique experience. Indochine brings the flavors of the Far East to the Port City, combining the best of Thai and Vietnamese cuisine in an atmosphere that will transport you and your taste buds. Relax in our elegantly decorated dining room, complete with antique Asian decor as well as contemporary artwork and music. Our diverse, friendly and efficient staff will serve you beautifully presented dishes full of enticing aromas and flavors.

Be sure to try such signature items as the spicy and savory Roasted Duck with Red Curry, or the beautifully presented and delicious Shrimp and Scallops in a Nest. Be sure to save room for our world famous desert, the banana egg roll! We take pride in using only the freshest ingredients, and our extensive menu suits any taste. After dinner, enjoy specialty drinks by the koi pond in our Asian garden, or be entertained every Friday night with a Balinese dancer. Located at 7 Wayne Drive (beside the Ivy Cottage), 251-9229.

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YO SakE Located on the second floor of the historic Roudabush building in downtown Wilmington, Yo Sake features the best sushi along with a full pan-Asian menu served amid fabulous Tokyo vogue décor. Entrees include Sake Bombed Duck, Tea Rubbed Salmon and Grilled Beef Tenderloin. The bar boasts an extensive wine list including 16 sakes and fantastic specialty drinks like the Wilmington-famous Pomegranate Ginger Mojito.

Don’t forget to try the Fresh Mango Cheesecake or the scrumptious Coconut Banana Ice Cream, and, if you ask nicely, they just might drop a scoop of the Lychee Sorbet into a glass of champagne for you.

Open everyday 5pm-2am. Dinner served 5-11pm.

Ask about our late night menu. Live entertainment nightly Tuesday -Saturday beginning at 10:30pm. 33 South Front Street, downtown Wilmington. (910) 763-3172. Visit us at www.yosake.com.

caribbean jaMaiCa’S

COMFORT

ZONE

Jamaica’s Comfort Zone is Wilmington’s Authentic Caribbean Restaurant conveniently located at 417 S. College Road in University Landing. We offer exquisite Caribbean cuisine to satisfy your taste buds, whether they are for spicy Jamaican jerk chicken, mellow flavors of our curry chicken, curry goat or our ox tail skillfully flavored by our Jamaican chefs.

Come in and enjoy our many menu selections, our warm décor, smoke-free atmosphere, excellent service and our smooth reggae music. Operating hours are: Sunday 3:00pm – 8:00pm; Wednesday – Saturday 11:45am – 9:00pm (Closed Monday and Tuesday). Jamaica’s Comfort Zone is family owned and operated. Check us out at www.jamaicascomfortzone.com or call us 910-399-2867.

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french CAPRICE BISTRO

Wilmington’s finest French cuisine can be found at Caprice Bistro, a small informal neighborhood restaurant, serving hearty food in generous portions at affordable prices. Simple is the atmosphere in the bistro, as plain white plates and tables dressed in white paper make up the decor. However, the food is far from simple, as a combination of fresh ingredients and innovative preparation delight the taste buds with a plethora of unique appetizers, entrées and desserts. The service is fast, efficient and non-intrusive, and the ambience is friendly and unpretentious. After dinner, be sure to venture upstairs into their cozy and relaxing sofa bar for an after-dinner martini, or enjoy your meal there, as a light-fare and full menus are served. Art is always on display in the sofa bar, so be sure to inquire frequently about their artist show receptions. Voted “Best French Restaurant” three years in a row! 10 Market Street, downtown Wilmington, 815-0810.

italian ANTONIOS PIZZA AND PASTA

Antonio’s Pizza and Pasta, simply known as Antonio’s, is anything but simple. From scrumptious appetizers to signature pizza to some of the best traditional Italian pasta dishes in town, it’s the perfect place to enjoy a cozy dinner for two or bring the whole family in for pizza and fun. Offering beer and wine at their Monkey Junction and Porter’s Neck location and live music Friday and Saturday nights with all ABC permits at their Leland location, Antonio’s has thought of everything for you to enjoy your dining experience with them. Monkey Junction across from Super Wal-Mart off South College Road (910) 792-0000, Porter’s Neck Shopping Center next to Kiva Grill off Market Street (910) 686-7774, Cross Creek Commons across from Magnolia Greens (910) 383-0033. www.antoniospizzaandpasta.com

CAFE BASIL ITALIAN GRILL

Cafe’ Basil Italian grill the only authentic New York style Italian cuisine in south east North Carolina. Owners Nick and Vincent DiNapoli are the real deal, two brothers from New York who brought all their family cooking secrets with them. The menu is filled with all your favorite traditional Italian entrees like home made Lasagna, Chicken Parmesan, Veal and Chicken Marsala to raviolis, stuffed shells and the best bowl of pasta you ever had. Plus they have grilled entrees including steaks and chops. The atmosphere is warm and inviting with dark woods and red brick through out, right down to the newly opened full service bar. There are nightly drink specials and live music every weekend in the piano bar. They’re also able to cater your next party or business function in the private banquette room. With nightly blackboard specials, drink specials, scrumptious deserts and an early bird special every day from 4 to 6.

Cafe Basil will soon become your second home. One mile north of the College road over pass 10 minutes from downtown and Porters Neck. Open Mon-Sat, 4 pm-closing. Closed Sunday. For information and reservations call 910-791-9335.

EDDIE ROmANELLI’S

A marvel of architecture with an open display kitchen that adds to the stunning ambiance of the dining room. Eddie Romanelli’s offers lunch (Oleander Dr), dinner and late night menu (Oleaner Dr). The diverse menu is casual American with Italian influences, featuring favorites such as 16oz. Marinated Rib Eye Steak, Stuffed Pork Chop, Mama Romanelli’s Lasagna, Shrimp and Crabmeat Cannelloni, unique California-style pizza and more. RomanellisRestaurant.com.

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5400 Oleander Drive, Wilmington. 910.799.7000 and 503 Olde Waterford Way, Leland. 910.383.1885

SLICE OF LIFE

“Slice” has become a home away from home for tourists and locals alike. Our menu includes salads, tacos, burritos, quesadillas, nachos, homemade soups, subs and, of course, pizza. We only serve the freshest and highest-quality ingredients in all of our food, and our dough is made daily with purified water.

We have the largest tequila selection in Wilmington.

Voted “Best Pizza” and “Best Late Night Eatery.”

Stop by for lunch dinner, or a late-night treat, open from 11:30am until 3am, seven days a week, 365 days a year, all ABC permits. 122 Market Street between Second and Front, downtown Wilmington. 251-9444. Visit our 2nd location at 1437 Military Cutoff rd., next to PT’s!

256-2229 www.grabslice.com.

Mediterranean NAGILA: THE KOSHER mOROCCAN CAFE

Nagila, The Moroccan Café, is a quaint, neighborhood dining place, located on Wrightsville Avenue, near Canady’s Sporting Goods. Internationally recognized Chef Shai Shalit brings the finest dining experience and superb eclectic tastes rarely experienced even in those larger metropolitan cities. Stop by for lunch and try his homemade pita bread, prepared fresh daily, stuffed with any filling of your choice. With lunch specials starting at just $5.95 and dinner specials starting at $9.95, Nagila is affordable and authentic, serving the most fantastic tahini and hummus, as well as chicken Moroccan soup that will warm your stomach.

For the less adventurous guests, Shai can prepare an unbelievable steak or a pita hamburger—one not easily forgotten. Finish your dinner with a delicious piece of Baklava and a wonderful Turkish coffee or tea. Come on in and try out Wilmington’s newest, relaxing surroundings—that of a Moroccan oasis.

Reservations: 233-1251 or 798-9940. Open Sunday-Thursday; Lunch 11am-4pm; Dinner 4pm-until.

Open for lunch on Friday at 11am - call for closing time. Closed Friday evening to Saturday evening for shabbos. Open Saturday night - call for times.

organic LOVEY’S mARKET

Lovey’s Market is a true blessing for shoppers looking for natural and organic groceries, or just a great place to meet friends for a quick, delicious, and totally fresh snack. Whether they are in the mood for a veggie burger, a bean burrito or a chicken Caesar wrap, shoppers will find a large selection of nutritious meals on the a la carte café menu at Lovey’s. The food bar—which has cold salads and hot selections that can be eaten in the café seating or boxed for take-out—can be enjoyed all day long, while the juice bar offers a wide variety of juices and smoothies made with organic fruits and vegetables.

Specializing in bulk sales of produce, grains, flours, beans and spices at affordable prices, Lovey‘s also carries grass-fed and free-range meats and poultry.

Wheat-free, gluten-free, products are in stock regularly, as are vegan and vegetarian groceries and wholesome pet foods. For anything shoppers want that is not in stock, Lovey‘s will be happy to find it.

Stop by Lovey’s Market Monday through Friday, 9am to 7pm; Saturday, 9am to 6pm; and on Sundays, 10am to 6pm. Café hours: Monday-Friday, 11am–6pm; Saturday & Sunday, 10am-6pm. Located at 1319 Military Cutoff Road; 910-509-0331. Online at www. loveysmarket.com.

TIDAL CREEK CO-OP

Tidal Creek Deli offers a wide array of exceptional and unusual organic foods, all of which taste as

good as they are for you. The salad bar and hot bar incorporate flavors from around the world; each item is prepared by hand using only fresh and local ingredients. The chefs are constantly experimenting to create new and exciting dishes. Choose from made to order smoothies with almond butter and hemp milk, salads with locally grown greens or, special order a wedding cake made from scratch to your specifications. Whatever your tastes, Tidal Creek Deli is a place to rejuvenate the mind and body while enjoying the company of a friendly and relaxed organic community.

seafood DOCK STREET OYSTER BAR

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

Located at 12 Dock St in downtown Wilmington. Open for lunch and dinner, 7 days a week. 762-2827 www. dockstreetoysterbar.net.

EAST AT THE BLOCKADE RUNNER HOTEL

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

HIERONYmUS

Proving that excellent seafood isn’t just for the eateries at Wrightsville Beach, Hieronymus Seafood is the stop for midtown Wilmington seafood lovers.

In business for 27 years strong, Hieronymus has made a name for itself by consistently providing excellent service and the freshest of the fresh in oceanic cuisine. Complete with a full-service bar and a fireside oyster bar, it’s the place to be if you are seeking top-quality attributes in atmosphere, presentation, flavor and ingenuity. Signature dishes include Oysters Hieronymus and the Scallops Fra Diavlo. Hieronymus has all ABC permits and also provides catering. Voted “Best Seafood” in 2007.

5035 Market Street; 392-6313.

CATCH mODERN SEAFOOD

When Wilmingtonians think of fresh, flavorful seafood, they flock to Catch. Couples enjoy wine and hors d’oeuvres at the bar, professionals meet for business meetings and locals come for their favorites. The understated décor and friendly service create a warm and relaxing atmosphere.

In this quaint bistro, Catch serves New American seafood with Asian influences. Customers enjoy unique flavors and modern creations, matched with the best local seafood and organic produce in the Cape Fear. Some seasonal offerings include soft-shell crabs, grouper nuggets, summer flounder, N.C. shrimp and Carolina catfish. House specialties range from broiled miso-glazed wild salmon to crispy fried oyster platters. No reservations accepted. Open Mon-Fri., 11am – 2pm for lunch and now open for dinner Wed-Fri. only from 5:30pm – 9pm (BYOB). 215 Princess Street, downtown Wilmington. Catch is chef-owned and -operated. (910) 762-2841 or www.catchwilmingtonnc.com.

OCEAN GRILL

Located next to the Golden Sands hotel in Carolina Beach, the Ocean Grill offers three distinct dining experiences: a spacious dining room with wonderful views of the Atlantic Ocean, a patio bar in the covered patio area, and a open-air Tiki Bar on the pier. You will find a full menu inside, and appetizers, sandwiches and a full selection of beverages on the Tiki Bar menu. Serving lunch on Saturday and Sunday, and brunch on Sundays from 10am-2pm. Lunch 7 days a week beginning May 22nd. Live music calendar: www.oceangrill.us. Tiki Bar open at 11am 7 days a week. 1211 S. Lake Park Blvd, Carolina Beach; (910) 458-2000.

OCEANIC

Breathtaking panoramic views. Oceanic’s third floor private banquet room provides a spectacular lookout over the Atlantic Ocean, Wrightsville Beach and Masonboro Island. With its own restroom & bar facilities, it is perfect for wedding receptions, birthdays and corporate functions. Oceanic is a classic seafood house specializing in local seafood. Choose from a selection of seafood platters, combination plates and daily fresh fish. For land lovers, try steaks, chicken or pasta. OceanicRestaurant.com. 703 S. Lumina Avenue, Wrightsville Beach. 910.256.5551

REEL CAFE

For eight years, the Reel Café has been Wilmington’s premier restaurant and nightlife location, because it has something for everyone. Enjoy dining in our restaurant, live music in our courtyard Oyster Bar, dancing in the second-floor danceclub or cocktails on the Rooftop Bar overlooking the Cape Fear River. We offer lunch, dinner and a late-night menu. Lunch has a variety of salads, sandwiches and steamers. Our dinner menu has a wonderful variety of burgers, sandwiches, pastas and steaks.

We also have delicious seafood entrées and salads, or try the specials prepared daily by our chef. Whether it’s a delightful meal, live music or the downtown nightlife, The Reel Café is the place to be. Located at 100 S. Front Street, the Reel is also available for banquets and private parties. Call for details: 251-1832.

southern HALL’S TROPICANA RESTAURANT Hall’s is a Wilmington tradition! Originally opened in 1901 as a drug store, Hall’s has been serving the Downtown community for over 100 years. We serve traditional Southern fare, including a classic breakfast with the accompaniments you’ve grown to love. Lunch includes a Southern buffet Monday-Friday with pork, chicken, all the fixin’s, and a special addition every day! Don’t forget our unique menu, which includes everything from specialty sandwiches to fried seafood. Most importantly, at Hall’s everything is fresh! Open Monday-Friday, 7am-2pm (buffet 11-2), and Saturday from 7am12:30pm with breakfast and menu items only. 421 Castle St. 910-762-2210.

PINK PIG CAFE

Downtown Wilmington’s newest dining option has arrived! Serving breakfast and lunch all day, the Pink Pig offers a full menu featuring good ol’ fashioned cookin’ along with a few of our own innovations.

For breakfast, try one of our tasty country plates or a sandwich stacked high with your favorite items.

For lunch, try our already-famous Redneck Reuben, and you can’t go wrong with our real pit-smoked barbecue sandwiches. C’mon in try for yourself!

Open Tues-Sat, 8am-8pm, and Sun., 10am-6pm.

124 Princess St, Downtown. 910-399-6096 other sporting events. We have plenty of seating and a fun atmosphere for the whole family. In Racine Commons, 910-409-9860.

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Think Pink!

In Balance Pilates Studio champions breat-cancer awareness

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ink is the new orange—at least when it comes to October, that is. Where we used to see a fixation on the most eyecatching costumes or grocery carts filled with tangy treats and decorative pumpkins, the presence of the pink ribbon is sweeping through communities all over the country during the month of October, and the Port City is no exception.

Breast cancer has become a scarily common disease—so common, in fact, that an average of about one out of every seven women will get breast cancer over a 90year life span (www.breastcancer.org). And as if such a statistic isn’t alarming enough, many of us can begrudgingly think of at least one person we know who has battled this terrible affliction. But we don’t have to feel hopeless in our efforts to help others win the war because that is exactly why October has been designated Breast Cancer Awareness Month—to help make a difference.

Stepping up to join the fight this month is In Balance Pilates Studio, all set to host its first annual Pink Pilates Day, a breast-cancer awareness event to raise money for breastcancer research. Carrie Pages of In Balance Pilates Studio was inspired to sponsor this fund-raiser by Shape magazine’s Pink for Pilates initiative, during which the magazine held a mat class to collect donations for breast cancer research.

Pages decided to model their efforts and hopefully raise even more money by holding a raffle as well. The cause has become personal for her through her connection to a close

by: Tess Malijenovsky and Emily Rea

Pink Pilates Day

Breast Cancer Research Foundation benefit In Balance Pilates Studio 3828 Oleander Dr. • (910) 762-1449 October 10th, 9am; $10 www.pilatesinbalance.com friend and client, Sofie Hosford, who was diagnosed with breast cancer two years ago.

The cancer has now metastased to her spine, pelvis, sternum and shoulder blades.

“I met [Sofie] six years ago, and the change I’ve seen in her in the past two years has affected me so much,” Carrie shares. “This event is just a way for me to support a woman I’ve come to love, adore and admire. I have wanted to do something because it’s just so hard to know what to say sometimes, and I felt this was a great way show my support.”

It is the first fund-raiser Pages has hosted and planned, and she plans to run Pink Pilates Day as an annual event from now on.

“I feel that I have a responsibility to Sofie to not let this happen to her in vain,” she asserts. “Throughout her ‘cancer journey,’ Sofie has been to pilates at least twice per week, and in the past two years [she] has probably missed only 10 lessons. Despite her intense pain now, she still shows up with a great attitude and an amazing sense of humor.”

Sofie’s story has become widely recognized through her blog, www.sofiehosford. blogspot.com, in which she has detailed her difficult battle. She has so inspired Pages that in addition to Pink Pilates Day, In Balance Pilates Studio is starting a Pink Pilates program, a physical therapy and pilates-based program for women recovering from breast-cancer surgery and related treatment. “[The program] is designed to help these women regain their physical strength, mobility, endurance and confidence,” Pages explains. “Women who are starting an exercise program after a break from exercise and difficult treatments will find that, with Pink

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The Pink Pilates program will consist of an initial one-on-one evaluation with physical therapist and certified pilates instructor Dr. Amy McIver to assess the participant’s current physical condition and future needs.

Dr. McIver will then customize a pilatesbased fitness program that includes a combination of follow-up physical-therapy sessions and group pilates classes with other “Pink Ladies.”

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LoCAL BREAST-CAnCER AwAREnESS EVEnTS BowLInG FoR A CuRE TouRnAmEnT Saturday, october 10th; 2-6pm 7026 market Street Bring your co-workers, classmates, church group or best friends together to bowl for a cure at Cardinal Lanes Beach Bowl. Compete for the bragging rights of bowling champions (and the trophies are nice, too) while raising money to “strike” out breast cancer. Teams must consist of four bowlers, and the cost for registration is $100. Raffles and other items will be for sale. For more information, call Claudia Eastmond at (910) 319-7129. mAKInG STRIdES AGAInST BREAST CAnCER wALK Saturday, october 17th Registration: 10am walk: 11am 401 Grace Street The American Cancer Society’s Making Strides walks are noncompetitive and have no registration fee, bringing together people of all skill levels and ages to fight against breast cancer. There’s also no fund-raising minimum, which means Making Strides is one of the most accessible fund-raisers for the American Cancer Society. Walk in honor of breast cancer survivors and women everywhere by signing up online, as an individual or as a team, at www.strideswilmingtonnc.com. The walk begins at Grace Methodist Church and continues throughout downtown Wilmington.

FIGHT LIKE A GIRL: In Balance Pilates Studio is helping battle breast cancer by raising awareness and funds with their upcoming Pink Pilates Day.

ergy levels, re-strengthen core muscles, improve posture, enhance physical and mental well-being, ease muscular tension, possibly reduce [the] risk of lymphedema, and boost the spirit by uniting women in Wilmington diagnosed with breast cancer,” Pages summarizes.

In Balance Studios and Evolution Salon and Spa are doing their part work to raise awareness and money for breast-cancer research, and have created a wonderful way to get the community involved as well.

The event welcomes everyone of all levels of pilates experience to bring a $10 donation to In Balance’s 9am pilates mat class on Saturday, October 10th, for which and the studio will match an additional $10 per participant to this cause. All money will be donated to The National Breast Cancer Foundation, and certificates to In Balance, Evolution, The Little Dipper, Sterling House, Beanie and Cecil, and Simply Play will be raffled off at the end of the reception.

After the class there will be a reception during which Drea of Evolution Salon and Spa will offer pink hair extensions for $10 each—a unique and fun way to support those diagnosed with breast cancer, started

by So.Cap.USA Hair Extensions.

In Balance Pilates Studio is located at 3828 Oleander Drive. Private and semi-private sessions are available (by appointment) every day. Mat classes use a participant’s own body weight to create resistance without the use of equipment, and all session are 55 minutes.

RoCK FoR THE CuRE BREAST CAnCER BEnEFIT ConCERT Friday, october 23rd; 7-10pm Admission: $5 donation 100 S. Front Street The third annual Rock for the Cure will be held at The Reel Café, hosted by the UNCW Communication Studies Society. Jam out to the classic rock sounds of The Schoolboys, a band comprising UNCW educators, in honor of the New Hanover Regional Medical Center Foundation’s Pink Ribbon Fund. The Pink Ribbon Fund has helped many women undergo breast-cancer treatment and supported them in many other ways. Items will also be available for bidding at the event during an auction. mARATHon oF CLASSES Saturday, october 31st; 8am-3pm 200 Racine drive Gold’s Gym will be holding a breast-cancer awareness fund-raiser marathon—in the form of workout classes! Donations will be accepted during the event at the Racine Drive gym. Plus, who doesn’t like a good workout while they’re at it? The money raised will go to Passionately Pink for the Cure, a program of The Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation.

THInK PInK EdIBLE ARRAnGEmEnTS Entire month of october 6766 wrightsville Avenue Think pink and help raise funds for the National Breast Cancer Foundation (NBCF) by treating a loved one to one or all of these limited-edition Edible Arrangements. The “Breast Cancer Awareness Bouquet” exhibits an array of fresh strawberries, dipped in pink chocolate and arranged in a pink ribbon keepsake ceramic container. The “Awareness Celebration” arrangement features pink chocolate-dipped strawberries, pineapple daisies and stars, cantaloupe, honeydew melon, and grapes in a keepsake container. The “Think Pink” Dipped Strawberries, available in six- and 12-count boxes, are a delectable collection of Edible Arrangements‘ signature hand-dipped strawberries—of course, donning the celebratory pink hue. Edible Arrangements locations across America will donate 10 percent of sales of the limited edition arrangements to NBCF. The Wilmington store is located in The Galleria off Wrightsville Avenue; orders may also be placed at www. ediblearrangements.com.

October is breast cancer awareness month encore will be dedicating the center-spread editorial to related events in honor of the cause.

A portion of our ad proceeds will be donated to the Susan G. Lomen Foundation.

Get involved Call Kris@

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Style Is In the Air: Fall fashion 2009

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s the cooling winds of autumn months arrive at our door steps at last, they bring with them an air of creativity and reinvention, allowing for a fresh vision in all realms of life—fashion, especially. Gone are the days of shedding layers simply to beat the heat; we can now exercise our senses of style uninhibited and unapologetically.

by: encore staff

Location: Halyburton Park 4099 S. 17th Street www.halyburtonpark. com; (910) 341-0075.

To present a forward view of the trends to come this fall, encore staff and crew headed out to Halyburton Park one warm September day and photographed our local boutique’s most fashionable garbs against a woodsy backdrop in the great outdoors.

Upcoming events at Halyburton: • Fall Colors In Nature: Learn all about fall colors in the park, then do a fun fall craft! 10/12, 10-11am. $3/ participant, ages 2-5. Pre-register.

Model: Dustin Slemp

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• Project Wet: A fun, hands-on, action-packed, informational workshop geared toward teachers, scout leaders and other youth leaders interested in teaching about water. Learn how to facilitate and promote awareness, appreciation, knowledge and stewardship of North Carolina’s water resources, with particular emphasis on local ponds and watersheds.

10/19, 9am-5pm. Pre-register.

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Photographer: Alisha Payne Age: 25 Her take on the Fall Fashion shoot:

“The concept behind the Fall Fashion shoot was to bring the indoors to the woods.

During editing my goal was to focus on the clothing. I did this by digitally emulating a Holga camera, producing a low-fi, grainy effect that muted the background.

To preserve the clothing, I brought them back to their original color, thus pushing them forward. Overall, I hoped to capture a rustic, vintage lifestyle air.”

Model: Caitlin McGarry

Model: Mary Ordog Her take on the Fall Fashion shoot:

“Modeling in a beautiful enchanting park, where senior citizens frequent during the day, is never to be forgotten. The three of us [females] agree that we are now whole new women with an optimistic outlook on life. Modeling beautiful, cutting-edge fall/winter fashion in the summer breeze flushed out all our bad toxins. To sum it all up, the photo shoot for encore was truly magical.”

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• Discovery Hike: Join park naturalist as we hike into a Long Leaf Pine Savannah. Explore nature up close as we discuss the many properties of this type of ecosystem. 10/17, 1:302:30pm. $1/participant. For adults and children.

• Wildlife Workshop: Join Mike Campbell with the NC Wildlife Resources Commission to explore wildlife near the Fort Fisher and Federal Point area. View a slide presentation before visiting Ft. Fisher, where we will seine for fish and other aquatic marine life, as well as discuss mammals and birds found along the river’s edge. 10/20, 9am-1pm. Register by 10/13. Ages 18 and up. Free.

• Scary Ceepy Critters class for kids. Discover the world of bats, spiders and other feared critters, then take a hike and build a spooky craft.

10/31, 1:30-3pm for kids ages 6-10. $3/child. Pre-register.

Model: Jessica Ledoux

OLIVER • 1055 Military Cutoff Road, Suite 103 • (910) 256-2233 Rebecca Taylor blouse ($245), Current/Elliot denim ($228), Line leather jacket ($569), Candela boots ($429), Smith by Zoe Chicco necklace ($127) Na-be dress ($379), Smith by Zoe Chicco earrings ($35), Lola Brazil ring ($240) 7 Diamonds shirt ($95), Genetic denim ($198), Creative Recreation shoes ($169) encore | october 7-13, 2009 | www.encorepub.com 33

HALLELU 84 Waynick Blvd.

Wrightsville Beach (910) 509-0570 Blowfish boots ($88) Theme jacket ($54) FreePeople dress ($68) K+K “triple ball” necklace ($24) Dolce Vita wedges ($98) K+K earrings ($21) K+K necklace ($24) K+K bracelet ($18)

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LULA BALOU 250 Racine Dr Wilmington, NC 28403 (910) 799-9991 Kersh plaid tunic with belt ($58) Kasil denim ($175) Naughty Monkey boots ($170) Scarf ($35) Fumblin Foe dress ($88) BCBGeneration tuxedo jacket ($128) Lucy Love hat ($30) Irregular Choice. Flick Flack booties ($130) encore | october 7-13, 2009 | www.encorepub.com 35

REDIX 120 Causeway Dr. (910) 256-2201 Vinyard Vines navy cardy ($125) Vinyard Vines white-ruffle shirt ($89.50) Vinyard Vines slicker skirt: ($98) Molly B safari dress ($235) Nic & Zoe sweater jacket ($174)

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EDGE OF URGE • 18 Market Street • (910) 762-1662 Blank denim black distressed skinny jeans ($72), Seneca Rising royal blue top ($62), Gentle Fawn heather grey short coat ($84), Irregular Choice multi-colored boots ($176) Jessie Williams mesh feather earrings in neon green ($86), MinkPink red plaid skirt ($64), Alternative Apparel white burnout V-neck shirt ($28), Cheap Monday black Audrey coat ($170), Jessie Williams leather feather earrings ($48), Irregular Choice black heels ($146). Kill City black jeans with glossy paint splatter ($98), WESC bright-striped sweater ($78), WESC windbreaker jacket ($100), Zuriick high tops ($68) encore | october 7-13, 2009 | www.encorepub.com 37

ISLAND PASSAGE 4 Market Street • (910) 762-0484 Free People zebra-print dress ($68), Theme jacket ($54), Dolce Vita shoes ($98), Free People knee-highs ($25), Pixie blue dress ($34), Blowfish boots ($88), K&K necklace ($24) 38 encore | october 7-13, 2009 | www.encorepub.com

RETURN PASSAGE 302 N. Front Street • (910) 343-1627 Qupid black mid-calf boots ($32), Double Zero long-sleeved dress ($40) Sunglasses ($9)

SONNY B. 1319 Military Cutoff Rd. Suite GG (910) 509-1901 Cooper by Courtney Warren “The Charlie” dress ($136) BCBG Max & Cleo stretch Avant Guard dress in dusty jade ($138) Shoes for Lovely People “Pippa” pumps ($125). Comes with free pair of stockings ($8.95) BB Dakota “Retro” Clutch ($15) Shoes for Lovely People “Fanny” ($125) encore | october 7-13, 2009 | www.encorepub.com 39

BIRKENSTOCK 344 South College Road University Center, near Old Navy (910) 790-3878

Dansko Professional limited-edition Sophia

Dansko Pavan in espresso suede

Dansko Professional in brown tooled leather

Give your feet a haven of comfort and support PLATO’S CLOSET 4720 New Centre Dr. # A • Wilmington • (910) 792-1572 Brown jacket City Streets ($8), Brown and orange dress Forever 21 ($10), Brown purse Chateau ($8), Brown boots Uggs ($20) Plaid long sleeve button up Hollister ($14), Jeans Abercrombie & Fitch ($25), Converse Shoes ($11)

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with down-to-earth footwear that harmonize with your personal style.

A Touch of Style: UNCW shows its sense of fashion

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lashback to middle school, and scrunchies, headbands and cargo pants were prime accessories. High school became the litigator of the shortest skirts imaginable—which would get the most disapproving looks from administrators—and Hollister rose to become the Allah of all clothing stores. Nowadays we are left wondering what happened to the gauchos’ five minutes of fame, and why jellies have made a comeback from their heyday in the ‘90s. Fashion styles may come and go; however, having a sense of style is maintained throughout the decades.

As a current student at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, my fashion flair has adapted to the beach-bum lifestyle of the East Coast. However, I have made sure to keep the chic, bold and colorful design from my city roots. On a sunny Friday afternoon, I spent four hours roaming UNCW’s campus and dorms, searching for

Everyone owns his or her own style—it is individual, and others recognize and distinguish us by that style. This doesn’t always have to require much effort either. Most of the clothes these students are wearing are, in fact, from very affordable stores. College students are, after all, among the most broke demographic in the country—yet, arguably, the most fashionable.

Photos and editorial by: Lisa Huynh the best representatives of a unique style.

What I found were students who are diverse in more ways than one.

Julian Griffee, a young man whom I spotted immediately due to his razor-end haircut, is an employee at PacSun and therefore dons mostly California wear. He offsets what would be an overall unoriginal outfit, however, by taking accessories to his best advantage: the studded belt, thick wristbands, and the long, chain charm necklace. Even the bright yellow headphones—though not necessarily the typical scarf—are an element that completes his classic, punk-rock style. A person should be able to have an idea of what Julian’s personality is by his look. This is the golden rule to follow since a person’s style is one of the very first ways to define him.

Vaughn Eason, a freshman I found lurking in the dorms of Galloway Hall, stood for the flashy, hip-hop urbanity of the Bronx—a rare commodity in the flat platform of diversity at UNCW. In the same dorm was Kristin Mikula, who had Rihanna’s girly-punk look down to a T. Dylan Kosinski, whom I caught before a night out downtown, showed a young man’s sharp look for a classier event that opposed the casual wardrobe of the others. The most important aspect he reiterated was the double standard of an outfit. A person generally wants to avoid dressing up too much to the point of excessive because it gives off the sense that he is trying too hard. At the same time, he doesn’t want to be compared to the hobo on Front Street and Princess. Dylan, for example, played up his top half with the dress shirt and tie, but downgraded it just a notch by a pair of casual jeans and a vest.

Kristin is wearing: Vest: Forever 21 Black skinny jeans: Forever 21 Sandals: Journey Tank top: TJ Max Haircut: Inverted bob

Kristin Mikula Freshman Major: Business Marketing Hometown: Cincinnati, OH

e: How wold you say your style portrays your personality?

KM: Just fun I think—kind of spunky. e: Who inspires your sense of fashion?

KM: Kim Kardashian and Audrina Patridge from “The Hills.”

Julian is wearing: Long-sleeve henley: PacSun Dylan skinny jeans: PacSun Sneakers: Urban Outfitters Necklace: Forever 21 Vurt belt: PacSun Haircut: Rock and Roll Salon off Kerr Ave.

Julian Griffee Isaac Bear Early College Major: undecided Hometown: Wilmington, NC

e: What inspired your sense of style?

JG: It started happening when I went to see shows at the Soapbox or House of Blues. The people and their styles caught my attention. e: How would you describe your look/style?

JG: It has an urban setting; I don’t wear emblems and don’t go for stuff not well known. I put stuff together to create my own sense of style.

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Vaughn is wearing: DC fitted hat and matching jacket: PacSun Jeans: Ed Hardy Grahpic T: Rue 21 Shoes: Air Forces e: How would you describe your style?

VE: I would say laid back, comfortable, with a hiphop feel to it. e: Who has inspired your fashion sense?

VE: A lot of hip-hop artists, like Lupe Fiasco, skateboarders, blended with my own kind of thing.

Vaughn Eason Freshman Major: International Business Hometown: Goldsboro, NC

Dylan is wearing: Vest: Rue 21 Dress shirt and tie: Express Men Jeans: American Eagle Dylan Kosinski Sophomore Major: Physical Therapy Hometown: Salisbury, NC

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e: How would you describe your style?

DK: Fresh. e: What does your fashion say about you?

DK: That I know how to have a good time. e: How long does it take you to get ready for a night out?

DK: 15-20 minutes; five minutes on my hair.

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Ashed Part 19: Voices from the inside

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magination is key in leading a happy life. You can see things and people and places any way you want to if you can imagine it as so.

This way there is no chance of going through anything negative. Every side is the sunny side if you look through the right lens.

Some people don’t photograph well. It is an awful burden to bear. Without your face in pictures, you can’t really tell what you look like as growing up breaks you down. I always considered it a sort of blessing in disguise. If no one could ever make out my face, they wouldn’t know to judge me on the way life captured me that second. We are not actually allowed to bring outside pictures inside this fine establishment; I think they are afraid we will remember who we are.

I am admitting this to you because it’s too late for them to do anything about it now. Before the accident I tucked away a souvenir from my past life. Pressing it so close to my skin that my bones could graph the images, I closed my eyes and woke up here with my dashboard photo patching the holes in my ribcage. I’m assuming that somehow none of the members of the welcome wagon noticed. Either they didn’t pay close enough attention, or they were too busy prodding my brain for an explanation of what happened.

There, like a sloppy tattoo on my left lung, was Laura. I took the picture when we were 11 or 12. We were playing swimsuit model, and Miss Thing didn’t miss a beat, a click, a flash of the camera’s eye. I remember thanking God she was such an attention whore because I knew she wouldn’t dare ask me to step into the spotlight. Laura kept me on the sunny side.

I would circumnavigate her movements, directing the photo shoot. Show me… Love!

Show me… Hate! Give me… Sad, happy in love, resentful, hope! And for every single one, she did the same wide eyes and pursed lips.

Floating around in her bathing suit, she kept her

by: Ashley Cunningham winner of encore’s annual Creative Writing Contest

mouth shut tight and her eyes panic-peeled like something terribly exciting was happening.

This is the last sight of Laura I carry around with me. She specializes in famous farewells.

The thing is we grew older than the model photos and began using each other as a camera showing us what we really looked like. I don’t have any copies of those pictures.

Upstairs in a house in a valley with a mother and a father and a cat and a dinner table, the hours melted on while we used the basement for our pretend lives. Looking through this particular lens I’ve got now, maybe I shouldn’t have spent so much time with Laura. My parents didn’t like her much; when Dad left for the high seas, he didn’t even say goodbye to her. They thought she would only cause trouble but didn’t want to push away my only friend for fear of adding to the damage already being done.

All this being said, from my front seat on the tile floor, I look up at my father with the lens firmly in tact, and the face of another looks back at me.

“Sorry; were you expecting someone else?” creepy four-eyes Doc Hall asks me.

“I thought we were done,” I say. I wipe the embarrassing film from my vision and stand up.

“I forgot to tell you that I spoke with your mother today. She wants you out of here, Laura.”

“Who?” I ask. I know I am probably not any special number on his business contact list, but I would figure by now he could at least recognize me outside of his big-boy oak office.

“Your mother, Laura. She spoke to me on the phone today,” he tells me. I still want to know why the fuck he calls me Laura.

Questions go unanswered when you never ask them.

“I told her it would be a complete impossibility to discharge you from our care, and she told me that she and your father would be coming shortly.”

“That’s a complete impossibility,” I tell him.

“They don’t speak anymore; he has been out at sea for years.”

“I don’t think that’s the case, Laura. He has been phoning in for several months now since the accident. Do you not remember him being at the hospital?”

“I barely remember yesterday. And stop fucking calling me Laura,” I tell him. Two birds with one stone.

So I walk into my cell, I breathe, I talk to myself. I start to write and then realize quickly that whatever I am writing is absolute bullshit, and I can’t tell the difference between any of the words on the page. They all look the same and tell a story, I suppose, but they are disgustingly empty.

I want to tell the truth, I really do. I want to tell Doc Hall and the rest of the uniforms that I don’t need their attempts at making me feel decent enough to function in a society filled with people who are predictably more fucked up than me. I want to talk to my father and tell him that deep down in my heart of hearts, I understand what he did, but I can’t just stop being who I am. Who I am is a very polite lie for what I was, and she is as hard to erase as the ink on my chest.

That’s right. When I first woke up here, the blotchy remnants of some fluid spill or gross hospital procedure was still all over my skin.

I want to tell Doc I do remember something from that night, but I decide not to. The film was etched into my skin like a branding. I remember them picking off the last of the colors.

I was vomiting angry phrases to uniforms who didn’t care. I remember daddy yelling, too.

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come from a big Italian family. Notorious to our culture are monstrous portions of pasta, crème-filled desserts and laughter, never business, around the dinner table. My husband often feels like he is in the kitchen with The Costa Nostra when my Uncle Joe begins to discuss his day in the Italian language. On a recent albeit brief trip home, I noticed our August club choice, Cocktails & Conversations, sitting on the counter. It was then that it hit me: When wine, spirits and tales of love, caring and eccentric lifestyles are being told, my family would want to participate. Author Joel Finsel and our book club have officially been accepted as one of them.

“Last month I thought, ‘I’m family to someone in Wilmington. I can join encore’s book club,’” my Aunt Chicky said as she began her review in that classic Bostonian accent sprinkled with Italian flair. “I read the whole work over his recipe for ‘Oh My, Mai Tais.’ He really knows how to make a drink and pair it well with a story. I wanted to grab my fur coat, throw on Nana’s pearls and run off to a place like the Astral Plane. I felt as though I would fit in. I can only imagine what type of dinner conversations he would make. Something wild? Either way, he’s welcome at our table any time!”

Recognized as Philadelphia’s “Rising Star” Mixologist, winner of the Philadelphia Cocktail Classic and featured in Cosmopolitan, Finsel shared his collection of 36 short stories with encore club members for our final days of summer. Based on his five years tending bar, Finsel took us to a place where hierarchy never ruled, employees were self-

accountable and one’s thirst was always quenched. Most importantly he proved that the tales experienced in the bar where he worked, the Astral Plane, can transcend all individual stages of life.

From a porcelain-featured woman who eventually cracked sitting on her bar stool, to an addict obsessed with starting rumors about herself, to an Associated Press journalist who would constantly challenge Finsel to make the most obscure drinks in the heyday of martini lunches, Cocktails & Conversations revealed to club members that there’s so much more to drinking than

originally assumed. Like his recipes the manner in which he expresses his work can be considered timeless.

“I enjoyed it a lot,” Christy Totten said within her e-mail review. “The characters were never boring and always original.

The best aspect I found within Finsel’s work was though he stated [that] some details were exaggerated, down deep these people were real! These incidents happened in real time. And Finsel captured their moments forever.”

However, the book club has collectively found that these moments were missing one important ingredient. As reviewers responded eagerly, each posed the same question: Where is Finsel? Among all the craziness and extravagant characters, Finsel left out what everyone agrees is the heart of the Astral Plane—the author himself.

“There are tidbits of himself there.

But, I think I speak for many in the club when I say that we would have liked to know more about Joel,” seasoned club member Jessica Staruck wrote in. “There he was, night after night behind the bar. He watched, heard and experienced all these insane evening episodes. How did he feel? Each story, each life, was a lot to handle all at once, and so I read Cocktails and Conversations over different stints of time.

That said, I wondered, where did he go to unwind at the end of his night? How did he handle it all? I enjoyed his life at the Astral Plane so much that I wanted more of the man behind the bar.”

I agree that it would have been a blast to live vicariously through Finsel if he had included himself as our main character.

Then again, we must consider that the point behind the novel is not to distract from the oddball world the Astral Plane invited in. Perhaps we’re not supposed to know about the man behind the bar?

Perhaps instead we’re suppose to enjoy the banter, serious reflection and debates as though we were sitting on one of the barstools. Perhaps we’re supposed to only enjoy and not question the beautifully interlaced and fully stocked canvas Finsel used to imbue the drink with meaningful story.

If Finsel focused on himself, the attitude of the mythical bartender no one knows yet somehow connects with would have been lost. And without Finsel maintaining the mystique, we wouldn’t have been able to happily raise our glasses and bid farewell to summer.

Fresh Off the Runway: Project Runway’s Carol Hannah talks with encore about her Wilmington trunk show

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s the sixth season of “Project Runway” airs each Thursday night, the challenges continue to whittle down the cast to a few contestants. Viewers around the world have gotten a chance to meet a young designer from South Carolina named Carol Hannah, who, from the looks of her designs (and her marketing smarts), will be gracing the fashion world long after the season finale. Dresses by Hannah are already in high demand, with orders coming from fashionistas all over the globe.

Yet, here in Wilmington, we are lucky enough to have her designs on hangers, ready for the wearing, at Ziabird boutique on Eastwood Road. Hannah took a quick break from her work in New York to talk to encore.

by: Lauren Hodges

encore: Do you think growing up in a small town gave you an advantage or disadvantage as a designer?

Carol Hannah: I feel like there are pros and cons to being from a small city. Not having the resources available did indeed make it much harder to pull things together, but I am able to offer a different point of view than other designers, and I value that immensely. The world doesn’t really “need” another designer, so you have to have something special to offer.

e: Can you sum up your experience on “Project Runway” in a sentence or two?

What did you learn there?

e: How do you feel about being called “pretty and bubbly but full of surprises” by Tim Gunn?

CH: I was so flattered by this! Especially since it came in the context of Tim naming six “standouts” from this season. I think it also sums me up in a way.

People tend to be surprised by me. e: As a marketing major, how do you hope to project yourself as a designer/artist to the fashion world?

CH: It’s crucial to me that my company transcends fashion. I got into fashion because I had self-esteem issues as a kid, and making clothes made me feel better about myself. Rather than contributing to the catty, judgmental side of fashion, I want to help offset the effects the industry has on women and young girls. My mission is to make beautiful garments that enhance an already beautiful woman . . . to give women the power to be comfortable in their own skin and spread the word that “perfection” does not equal beauty.

Carol Hannah trunk show hosted by Ziabird boutique 1900 Eastwood Road, suite 9, in Lumina Station October 10th, 12-4pm

istry of fashion. I think that’s really important because so many of the dressing options out there are cookie-cutter fashion . . . all the same stuff on every corner or in every mall. I find it annoying when people here, in New York City, say there isn’t fashion outside of big cities. I’m pretty sure people who say that have never been to the South! We have our own style, and that’s what makes it unique.

CH: “Project Runway” was a life-changing experience. I had such a blast and made incredible friends. I learned how important it is to stay true to who you are as a designer and as a person. And I now have no excuses to be lazy about things since I know what I’m capable of! e: What can we expect from the trunk show here in Wilmington?

CH: I am so excited to visit Wilmington and meet some of the local fashionistas! I’m bringing fun new pieces for fall: rich colors, lustrous fabrics and soft draping. Some are jersey pieces that you can dress up or down and still be as comfortable as if you were in your favorite T-shirt. Others are staples with a twist that are quickly becoming the go-to pieces in my closet. The collections I have in stores right now have more pieces that you can wear day-to-day . . . my background is all cocktail, party dresses and bridal, and I got tired of having to wait for an event to wear my own designs!

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e: You’ve been featured in a few articles here in Wilmington, as Charleston fashion week is covered. What do you think about the Wilmington fashion scene?

CH: I like that people in Wilmington, like stylist Jess James and Lynn Manock at Ziabird, are excited about promoting emerging designers and getting back to the art-

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Dispelling the Myth: True fashion is in the assets

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ying in bed, steeped in sweat and mildly delusional with a fever from the H1N1 piggy flu, I have had the perfect angle from which to contemplate how breasts are the ultimate fashion accessory—and such a revelation seemed appropriate to celebrate fashion week. It’s not that my breasts are feeling particularly fashionable this week, but the wife-beater that has been sprayed on with sweat for days now, and which I’ve been too weak to remove, has provided a good view of them; I’ve been unable to concentrate on much else.

My breasts have had less support than even South Carolina Governor/political dog tick Mark Sanford this week. They report that my armpits are their soul mates and that they have a “level of sophistication … so fitting with [their] beauty.” It appears they are going to leave office and go to their lovers once and for all if I don’t get out of this bed and put on a bra.

From my helpless vantage point, I started thinking about breasts and all they symbolize. Can you even fathom the message we

by: Carolyna Shelton send to young girls? “You want to get A’s in school, but heaven forbid you have an A for your boobies’ grade.” “Your market value, much like a KFC bucket, will be judged, in part, by the size of your breasts.” “Those assets that were installed much like teats on a cow? They are your female kryptonite, the very power of your womanhood.” And I, as a feminist who chafes ideologically at this neolithic notion, have bought into it—hook, line and creamers.

I remember how important underwear was to us in sixth grade. Those of us who were more of the “A”-student type, would stare longingly at the conspicuous straps of our more boobalicious classmates. Some of the more desperate “carpenter’s dream” girls would stuff their “Her First Bras” with tissue, but after one girl’s stuffing sneaked out during a lively game of kick-ball, I was never brave enough to try it. I can still hear

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the jeers, “Kleenex, Kleenex; I gotta blow my nose!” The girl could have gone on to become the first flat-chested Supreme Court Justice, and she still would have been known for posterity as “The Honorable Justice Snot Rag.” I even remember making a deal with God; I told Him I wouldn’t mind starting my period if He would just grant me boobs. I’m not pointing fingers, but I kept my end of the deal.

Though I had no physiological need for a bra, I begged for one until my mother relented. I was so proud of the garment that had all the support of a Snoopy Band-Aid—which was about twice as much as I actually needed. I even wore my bra to bed, despite my father’s snide salvo, “Choke a chicken, and it’ll die.” He was right. My chickens have remained sickly pullets for life.

Throughout the years I would try to enhance my breasts with eye-manipulating designs, which were woefully obvious in their lame attempts at producing boobage. I’m sure no one noticed that my swimsuits had outrageously wide stripes at the bust which dwindled down to mere wisps at my waist.

Underwires were the cheat of choice, too, and the early models would dig into the tender, fatless flesh and leave scars. We of the faux flapjacks didn’t mind though; they created an illusion of cleavage, so we suffered in the name of all that was womanly. Then came the Wonder Bra, and, suddenly, the playing field was leveled! Wonder indeed!

We had scoops! So we couldn’t draw a deep breath and courted dizzy bouts of the vapors like our corseted foremothers; we had proper cleavage and curves! That is, until we got a date, and we could either deflate in shame or make out fully clothed, like virtuous little curvy nuns.

Nowadays, breast-enhancement surgery has become the tata equalizer for many women. ABC news reported in July of 2007 that boob jobs are becoming a relatively common

high-school graduation gift. I’m so sure my parents would have gone for that one. I can hear it now: “But, Mom, all my friends are getting C cups!” And my mom would answer, “If all your friends jumped off the roof, would you jump too?”

I would have surely thought, “I wouldn’t want to jump if I had bigger boobs”—but it would have been fruitless to argue.

Many of us still doggedly refuse the silicon option and try things like the water bra (the Titanic of undergarments) or the three-click system that is supposed to pump up your jams exponentially with each click. There are other options, too.

At ezinearticles.com, I read a column by Jenny Bolton who swears you can grow a bountiful crop by eating estrogen-rich foods like flax, tofu and soybeans. Bolton says, “Having small and underdeveloped breasts is a huge problem which affects millions of women throughout the world, but it’s one which you can cure by eating certain types of foods.” This was the first time I’d read that being small-breasted was a malady and could be cured. However, I must report that I eat F-cups’ worth of these foods every week, and I still have very modest melons.

Creams, pills, pumps and even massage techniques aside (readers know they will look this one up), the only real non-surgical tricks to growing boobs are gaining 20 pounds or nursing a baby. For the record, nursing boobs are fabulous, curvy and voluptuous; post-nursing boobs flap like usedcar lot flags.

Over the years, I’ve made peace with my modest melons. Sometimes I wear a sports bra and flatten myself into half a sex-change; sometimes, I wear a Victoria’s Secret push-up bra just to change the landscape. I like for anyone who may study my boobs to have a surreal day every time his eyes leave my face. I recently caught a male reading my T-shirt for much longer than it would normally take to read the words, “See girl run.” Bet I can guess the lay of the land that day.

I’m mature enough now to realize that the boobs don’t make the woman. It’s hard to believe anyone could be so shallow as to think the essence of being female is all bound up with fatty mammary tissue. It’s an anachronistic idea that is long overdue to be euthanized because everyone knows the true essence of womanhood is in the legs and ass. Hard to believe I’ve been sitting on my womanhood all this time, but there you have it: True fashion is in the assets, and the emphasis is clearly placed on the “ass.”

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where to be, what to do in Wilmington and beyond

Events SOLAR GREEN TOUR Cape Fear Green Building Alliance’s Solar Green Tour, 2009, 10/10, 10am-4pm.

Six stops including residential and municipal projects that focus on green building techniques. Local builders, vendors, designers, and property owners will be at each tour stop to guide attendees and discuss the sites’ environmental design features. Wilmingtonians will see a synergy of stewardship, sustainability, and innovation.

Option of self-guided tour or a guided tour with transportation provided by trolley. Interactive games for kids and informational packets for all. $15 Earlybird (CFGBA Members); $20 Earlybird (non-members). $25 day of tour. Elaine Logothetis Jack: 910-762-1505. Tickets: www.cfgba.org.

TIDAL CREEK EVENTS Sat., 10/10 11am-3pm. Ornamental Edible Landscaping with Weston Farms and New Earth Design. Learn how to reclaim unused lawn areas for your own paradise garden. All attendees will receive a mini-plant orchard to get started. $20/ owners, $25/others. • Tues., 10/20, 6-7:30pm.

Fibromyalgia with Dr. Dave Russ. • Sat., 10/24, 9am-12pm. Kids’ Day. Live music, games and healthy treats. Kids can come in costume! Register for all classes at customer service: 799-2667.

Limited seating. www.tidalcreek.coop POPLAR GROVE PLANTATION Poplar Grove’s Farmers Market open every Wed,

8am-1pm, through 12/16, rain or shine. Offering beautifully designed jewelry, clothing, fresh cut flowers and more. • Thrills and Chills Halloween Festival: 10/16-18 and 23-25. Fri: 6pm-midnight, Sat: 2pm-midnight and Sun.: 2-10pm. Cadaver Café adds a gruesome touch to the plantation’s

10/10: SOLAR GREEN TOUR

The Cape Fear Green Building Alliance’s Solar Green Tour takes place this weekend, Saturday, October 10th, from 10am-4pm. The focus of the six stops along the tour will be on green building techniques, including local builders, vendors, designers and property owners to guide participants and discuss each site’s environmental features. Self-guided tours are also optional. Tickets are available online at www.cfgba.org.

horrific haunts. Hayride rambles into a demented forest where the living dead rumored to walk the woods. Inflatables, carnival games, pony rides, and fortune tellers are part of the action. 10/24, 6pm, register for Costume Contest (7pm). At 2pm,

10/24, bring your gussied up pooch to the Doggie Costume Contest. Winning pups will receive a gift certificate from Pups Play ‘n Stay. Food, drinks and fun at the fund-raiser for the non-profit Poplar Grove Foundation, Hoggard High School Latin Club, Topsail High School Music Department, NHC Pop Warner Cheerleaders, the Sloop Point Fire Department and the Hampstead Fire Department. Free; activities are individually priced. l (910) 686-9518 ext. 26, or www. poplargrove.com • CLASSES: Glass Bead Making, Sat. workshops: 10/31, 11/14; Night classes, 10/19 & 20, 11/16 & 17, 12/7 & 8; Tatting, 10/1, 8 (4-wk. class, Thurs.); Rug Hooking, 10/5, 12, 19 (3-wk. class, ea.

Mon.); Pilates, on-going, ea. Mon.; Fresh Christmas Swag or Centerpiece, 12/15; Introduction to Ponies and Riding for Children, ages 6-8, 10/13, 20 (6-wk class, ea. Tues. Times and registration: www. poplargrove.com or 910-686-9518, ext. 26.

10200 Rt. 17 N, Wilmington at Scotts Hill. www.poplargrove.com 910-686-9518 CHOWDERFEST Waterford of the Carolinas of Leland is hosting its 1st annual ChowderFest on Sat., 10/24, 11am-4pm and needs applicants who want to compete! The event will be a chowder cook-off, hoisting live music, kids area, food court and beer garden. Winner of the festival receives $500, a trophy, and of course the recognition of the best chowder in town! www.waterfordlifestyle. com

JUGGLING GYPSY CAFE Upcoming events: 10/18, Ryan David Miller: Poetry Fusion. 10/25, “Rocky Horror Picture Show,” 8pm. 10/26, BC’s Fireside Ghost Stories. 10/30, ; Bellydance Gothica Showcase featuring Vatra Gitana, 9pm; $5. 10/31, Halloween Night Fire Show & Variety, 8:30pm; $5. 11/17, Merchants of Vision Tatto & Graffiti Fashion Art Show, 6-10pm. (910)763-2223 or www. jugglinggypsy.com.

FESTIVAL LATINO The 11th annual festival will take place Sat., 11/7, 11am-8pm, at Hugh MacRae Park. The day-long celebration will give residents the opportunity to share in the diverse Latino cultures of the Cape Fear region. Will offer food from Latino countries, entertainment, kid’s activities, and arts and crafts.

Contact Lucy Vasquez: 910-2644915.

CFCC HARVEST HEALTH FAIR CFCC’s 2009 Harvest Health, Wellness and Safety Fair.Visit over 60 vendors with information about how to stay healthy and safe in your day to day life.

Topics addressed include heart health, nutrition, blood pressure screenings, diabetes screenings, self-defense, smoking cessation and much more. There will be be free food, drinks, games, door prizes, manicures and martial arts demos. The fair will be held on 10/21 from 10am-2pm at the CFCC Schwartz Center. Admission free to public. (910)362-7332.

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BATTLESHIP EVENTS Batty Battleship’s Halloween Bash: Carnival Festivities, 10/27, 5:30-8:30pm. 1st annual Batty Battleship’s Halloween Bash now

accepts sponsorships. Companies or individuals will have an 8 foot table with two chairs they can decorate in different Halloween themes; must provide candy for about 1500 plus people. Games can also be offered at individual tables if extra spookiness is desired. Cost for sponsorship is only $50 for 3 hours of fun. Kids and families will be in costume. Bash will have numerous activities for the families including face-painting, beanbag toss, going fishing, crafts, pictures, ghost stories and even a mini haunted house! Inflatable Bouncer on the Fantail! Sponsors contact Heather Loftin: 910-251-5797, ext. 3004 • Ghost Ship: Tour guides will take you through the ship as you learn who the ghosts can be and why they are still haunting the Battleship. Ghosts and Zombies (actors) are needed for “Ghost Ship” to volunteer.

You must be available for 2-3 rehearsal nights, 1 media night, and show dates (8 evenings in all).

No previous acting experience is required, but it is preferred. Must be 18 or over. Media night for Ghost Ship will be Oct. 13th. Ghost Ship show dates are: 10/16th-17th, 23rd-24th, and 30th. Just remember, the ghosts don’t care how loud you scream! $10 per person. Daily Hours: 8am-8pm.

Highways 17/74/76/421 on Cape Fear River.910251-5797, visitwww.battleshipnc.com NC COASTAL LAND TRUST Annual Meeting of the NC Coastal Land Trust will be held under tent at Airlie Gardens on Fri., 10/9. Self-guided walking tours of the gardens, 5-6:30pm, followed by brief reception, dinner, and a awards ceremony. Tickets: $50 a person, children under 18 are free. Event includes a one year membership for new members. www. coastalandtrust.org.

ST. JUDE’S METROPOLITAN COMM. CHURCH 7th annual Masquerade Ball. Mardi Gras theme: crowning of the Mardi Gras King & Quessn, $100 prize for best Mardi Gras costume, 50/50 raffle, raffle for prizes, food, beer/wine, DJ dancing. 10/30, 8pm-12am. Hannah Block/USO Community Center, 120 S. 2nd St. $25, available at the door or at St. Jude’s.

BARK IN THE PARK Wrightsville Beach’s 16th Annual Bark in the Park 10/10 in Wrightsville Beach Park, 321 Causeway Dr., 11am. Local championship for the 2009 Hyperflite Skyhoundz Canine Disc Champions held where canines can be seen jumping for joy.

Free. Competitors receive a free official Hyperflite K-10 Competition Standard flying disc, and the top three teams will receive awards. Also the Pawsitive Partners Prison Program will hold meetand-greet of adoptables, 10am. Application: www. montyshome.org. Wrightsville Beach Parks and Rec. Department: 910-256-7925.

5TH ANNUAL AVA GARDNER FESTIVAL 10/9-10/10: Each year the Ava Gardner Museum celebrates Ava’s life and career by hosting the Ava Gardner Festival. The theme this year celebrates the special relationship Ava shared with Ernest Hemingway, including heritage tours, screenings of classic Ava Gardner films, and special exhibits.

For accommodations, 3 hotels are offering special Ava Gardner Festival discounts:The Best Western Smithfield Inn, 919-989-4047; Sleep Inn & Suites of Smithfield, 919-209-2360); 919-934-5830.

Contact: Jessica Hammett, 919-934-5830, www. avagardner.org; or call musuem: 919-934-5830.

325 E. Market St. 2009 BEER FEST 2009 Beer Festival, 10/17, 1-5pm, Hught Macrae Park. 50+ Breweries present. $30 advance/$40 day of. $40 limited VIP (12pm entry). Courtesy shuttle rides available. Tickets available online at lighthousebeerandwine.com. Sponsored by Lighthouse Beer & Wine.

GOSSIP, GRAVES AND GRAPES WALKING TOUR

OctOber 9-11 Alan Campbell & Lauren Kennedy With her Broadway debut opposite Glenn Close in Sunset Boulevard, Raleigh native Lauren Kennedy has since drawn raves as Daisy Hilton in Stephen Sondheim’s Side Show, as Cinderella with New York City Opera, as The Lady of the Lake in Monty Python’s Spamalot, as the final Fantine in Broadway’s history-making Les Miserables, and as the lead, Nellie Forbush in Sir Trevor Nunn’s massive London mounting of the classic South Pacific. Alan Campbell is the 1995 Tony Award nomination for Best Actor in a Musical for his performance in Sunset Boulevard. He starred in Susan Stroman’s Tony Award winning musical, Contact, with TV appearances including 5 seasons on Jake and the Fatman, Three’s a Crowd, Another World, All My Children, Law and Order, Homicide: Life on the Streets, Facts of Life, Throb and Matlock. Alan is also an originating member of the Broadway Tenors. Together, they’re a power twosome who’ll take us Beyond Broadway with voices and charisma reaching from the corner of Chestnut and Third to the moon!

Friday October 9th at 8:30pm

Saturday October 10th at 7:30pm and 9:30pm

Sunday October 11th at 2:30pm

While the main stage theatre is getting a few nips & tucks, your table’s waiting in the Rainbow Room upstairs! www.thalianhall.org

Since 1858 • One of America’s Most Historic Theatres

910-343-3664

Gossip, Graves and Grapes walking tour is offered on Sun., 10/18 when a few of Wilmington’s surviving writers will tell the stories of their colorful ancestors as visitors sip wine. Tours begin at 3pm and continue in 15 minute intervals until 6pm. Comfortable shoes are recommended.

Please arrive 15 minutes early. Refreshments will be offered in mid-tour. Tickets will be sold for specific times and must be reserved at the Oakdale Cemetery Office: 910-762-5682. $25 per person/$20 for members of Friends of Oakdale.

UNCW PRESENTS ARTS IN ACTION 10/21: Composer and violinist Daniel Bernard Roumain (known as DBR) displays his dazzling talent and innovation for one amazing evening w/solo and duet works from his recent recording, etudes4violin&electronix, featuring keyboardist Wynne Bennett and Elan Vital, aka DJ Scientific, on turntables and laptop. www.uncw.edu/presents.

Season tickets are priced at $42 for non-UNCW students; $29 for UNCW students; $80 for UNCW employees and alumni and senior citizens; and $99 for all others. Choose-Your-Own-Series option offers 10 percent savings for ticket purchases to at least three different events at Kenan Auditorium.962.-3500 or 800-732-3643, 10am-6pm, Mon-Fri. 12TH ANNUAL POLISH FESTIVAL St. Stanislaus Church in Castle Hayne, 4849 Castle Hayne Road (Hwy 133), will be celebrating its 12th annual Polish Festival Sat., 11/7, 11-5pm, on the church grounds. Admission is free, and there is plenty of parking. Genuine Polish foods including kielbasa, stuffed cabbage, pierogi, potato pancakes, Polish beer, and home-baked desserts, plus a variety of crafts and souvenirs. The Polka Plus Band of Raleigh will entertain throughout the festival. There will also be games, face painting, pony rides and a raffle. Grand prize: $1,500 cash with second and third prizes of $1,000 and $500 respectively. www.ststanspolishfestival.org EMPLOYEE VENDOR FAIR New Hanover County schools invite local businesses and orgs to participate in 1st annual NHCS Employee Vendor Fair. Opportunity to market services/products to NHCS employees.

10/29; 3pm-6pm; Brogden Hall, New Hanover High School, 1307 Market St. Crystal Buie; 2544317.

RIVERFRONT FARMERS MARKET

The Riverfront Farmers Market will be held every Saturday through 12/19, 8am-1pm downtown on Water St. Rain or shine. Awww.wilmingtonfarmers. com. 341-0079

Charity/Fund-raisers CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS Wrightsboro United Methodist Church is offering a Children With Special Needs service for children ages 5-10 every Sunday at 10:50am.

An onsite occupational therapist provides several appropriate activities based on each child’s need and learning level while the parents/ caregivers attend the adult worship service. Free.

Wrightsboro UMC is a Safe Sanctuaries church and adheres to all proper Safe Sanctuaries guidelines. Wrightsboro UMC: 3300 N. Kerr Ave. Abby: 910-762-2583.

COASTAL CLEAN UP DAY Volunteers needed for Coastal Cleanup Day at Morris Landing in Holly Ridge.

Join the NC Coastal Federation, Keep Onslow Beautiful and the New River Foundation to clean-up the Preserve and adjacent waterway and creeks in Stump Sound on Sat., 10/10 from 10am12pm. Canoes, trash bags, gloves and light refreshments provided. Pre-reg. by 10/8: (910)790-3275 or tedw@nccoast. org. No fee, all ages welcome.

LIFE IS BUT A DREAM DREAMS presents “Life is But a Dream: An Evening of Art, Entertainment and Inspiration.”

10/9, UNCW’s Burney Center Ballroom. Drinks, dinner, dessert, live auction and art sale with entertainment by DREAMS’ talented young performers, with grown-up guest appearances by soprano Marva Mapson Robinson, pianist Donna Merritt and DREAMS founding artist, Gloria Crist. $50/person, 50 percent of Art Sale’s proceeds go directly to support programming at DREAMS, a high-quality free-of-charge arts programming for Wilmington’s neediest youth. (910)772-1501 or dreamscenter@ec.rr.com. Sponsorships also available.

AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY

10/10: YAHWEH CENTER BENEFIT

The Yahweh Center Children’s Village presents its annual Blue Ribbon Banquet and Concert to raise funds for its psychiatric residential, day treatment and child-placing services for at-risk and abused children in North Carolina.

Taking the stage at Pine Valley United Methodist Church will be Brannon Howse and Marty Goetz. The evening begins at 6pm, and more information can be found at www.yahwehcenter.org.

STOCKINGS FOR SOLDIERS Christmas is coming and our troops need to be remembered as they are away from their homes, family and friends.

To help purchase or make Christmas stockings. Decorate creatively. Purchase items for the stockings: small packages of trests, entertainment, necesseties. Bag in zip lock bags any items that may be messy if it gets opened.

Add a card if you wish and include $5 to help pay for postagePlace items in stocking, add a card from you. We need for all Christmas donations to be delivered by NOVEMBER 20th in order to get to the troops. You can read letters of thanks your donations will generate on our website.

Deliver or mail to: NC Branch Give2theTroops, Inc., 3109 Landmark St, Greenville NC 27834. www.Give2theTroops.org

Bowling for a Cure Tournament, 10/10, Cardnial Lanes Beach Bowl, 7026 Market Street. Ogden, 26pm, $100/4-person team. Trophies to top 3. To set up a team contact Claudia, 319-7129. Proceeds to benfit The American Cancer SocietyMaking Strides Against Breast Cancer • Making Strides Against Breast Cancer WalkSat, 10/17, 10am, Grace United Methodist Church, 4th and Grace.

5K walk around downtown Wilmington. proceeds to benifit the American Cancer Society. To sign up online:www.strideswilmingtonnc.com or call The American Cancer Society at 910-254-4870 Claudia: grammyeastmond@ec.rr.com NC SOROSIS ATTIC SALE NC Sorosis Women’s Club sponsoring an attic sale, 10/10, 8am-4pm; 20 S. Cardinal Dr., Wilmington. Proceeds benefit scholarship fund for CFCC and UNCW students. Box lunch, incl. soft drink, sold from 11am2pm for $6. Items for sale: household, kitchen and bath, linens, clothing, accessories, jewelry and Christmas items.

(910)523-0503.

SECOND ANNUAL WAG SHAG Paws-Ability, the Brunswick County nonprofit organization that raises money to aid existing animal shelters and animal rescue groups within Brunwick County has scheduled the 2nd annual Wag Shag for animal lovers on 10/11. Wag Shag is the largest gathering of pets and their owners in Brunswick County. An Italianthemed buffet luncheon offered.

Festivities take place inside the 9,200 square foot air-conditioned tent on grounds of Sea Trail’s Convention Ctr, 12:30-3pm. Pet owners invited to bring socialized and well-behaved canines along.

Several contests planned for attendees who bring along their canine friends. Pet photographer will be on hand. A few canine escorts will also be available for those desiring a “doggy date” for the afternoon. Cash bar will be available, and door prizes will be awarded. $35 each (children

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under 12 pay $20; dogs attend for free), will go on sale in mid-August. Paws-Ability.org or John Pannullo at 579-5533.

WILMINGTON OKTOBERFEST 8th annual Wilmington Oktoberfest; 10/16-17.

Racine Commons Shopping Center. Benefits Child Advocacy & Parenting Place (CAPP) Center. Expanded kids’ zone and Weiner Dog Race highlight this year’s improvements. Harbour Towne Fest Band, brats with sauerkraut, imported beers. Variety of souvenirs avail. “First keg of Oktoberfest” delivered on 10/16 at 4pm. All present for the ceremony will enjoy free cover charge to the opening night. www.WilmingtonOktoberfest. com.

YAHWEH CHILDREN’S VILLAGE The Yahweh Center Children’s Village presents their annual Blue Ribbon Banquet & Concert: “Evening with Brannon Howse and Marty Goetz” hosted by Pine Valley United Methodist Church, 10/10, 6pm. Brannon Howse is an author, singer and nationally acclaimed founder and host of Christian Worldview Radio and the Worldview Weekend Conferences. Marty Goetz has been called a modern-day psalmist and his songs are scriptures beautifully set to music. This is a fund-raiser for our Christ-centered ministry which provides psychiatric residential treatment, day treatment and child-placing services for atrisk and abused children in North Carolina for ages 5-12 years. Become a Diamond, Platinum, Gold, Silver or Bronze Sponsor. Karen Clow at 910-675-3533 x233 or kclow@yahwehcenter.org. yahwehcenter.org.

SALTY PAWS FESTIVAL Salty Paws Festival will be held Sat., 10/17 noon-5pm, Carolina Beach Lake, Pleasure Island.

Fund-raising event for the local animal rescues.

Kid’s activities, pet contests, food, music, raffles, educational vendors, and arts & crafts vendors.

Admission is free. Donations are appreciated.

Linda:910-617-5945.

FAITH HARBOR ANNUAL YARD SALE Faith Harbor United Methodist Church is currently seeking donations for its 9th annual yard sale.

All “gently used” donations are welcomed.Call Mike or Sally Scott at 910.328.4224 to arrange for pickup of items locally or out of town. Area businesses are also encouraged to participate by donating gifts to the silent auction. Money raised from this program has been used forbuilding construction, youth programs, scholarships and mission work at homeand abroad.This year’s yard sale will be held on the Church grounds, 10/17, 7am, MasterCard and Visa accepted.14201 Hwy 50/210.

GOOD SHEPHERD RAFFLE Good Shepherd Center, 811 Martin St., has announced fall fund-raiser as a community wide raffle with the theme being Every Ticket Shelters a Homeless Family. Raffle held through 11/30 with the prize drawings on 12/7. Tickets: $10. goodshepherdwilmington.org, or 910-763-4424 x106.

PINK PASSIONISTA PARTY Passionately Pink for the Cure fund-raiser event for the Susan G. Komen Foundation. Wear Pink, raise funds and help fight breast cancer. Pink Clay Goddess Auction, raffle prizes and wine tasting.

10/16, 6-9pm; $10. Creations by Justine in the Shops at Chandler’s Wharf Common Area, 225 S. Water St., 910-686-3905. www.creationsbyjustine. com and www.passionatelypink.org.

CAROLINA CANINES FOR SERVICE The Power of 10 fundraising campaign now in session: 10 supporters donating 10 dollars each to Carolina Canines.They, in turn, ask ten of their friends to do the same, who in turn ask ten more friends, creating a powerful wave of support and fundraising dollars. The goal of the 100-day initiative is to raise $60,000—the cost to train and place three service dogs. Carolina Canines’ is a nonprofit w/a mission to empower people with disabilities to achieve greater independence and an enhanced quality of life through the services of specially trained dogs. (866) 910-3647 or www. carolinacanines.org.

Theater/Auditions

LEVEL 5 AT CITY STAGE PSA Always… Patsy Cline: 10/7-11; 8pm. Written by Ted Swindley and Directed by Mike O’Neil. $20/ adults, Students and seniors $2 off. • Elvis… The King and Me: 10/14-18, 10/21-25; 8pm. Written and directed by Jay Stewart. • Hank Williams: Lost Highway: 10/28-31, 11/1-7; 8 pm. Written by Randal Myler and Mark Harelik. Directed by Don Baker. 910-342-0272 or www.citystageatlevel5. com. LEVEL 5 AT CITY STAGE PSA Always… Patsy Cline: 9/30, 10/1-4, 10/7-11; 8pm. Written by Ted Swindley and Directed by Mike O’Neil. $20/adults, Students and seniors $2 off. $50 package deal for Always… Patsy Cline, Elvis… The King and Me and Hank Williams: Lost Highway • Elvis… The King and Me: 10/14-18, 10/21-25; 8 pm. Written and directed byJay Stewart. • Hank Williams: Lost Highway: 10/28-31, 11/1-7; 8 pm. Written by Randal Myler and Mark Harelik. Directed by Don Baker. For reservations: 910-342-0272 or www.citystageatlevel5.com.

LIVE AT THE LAKE CONCERT SERIES Fall concert series at Greenfield Lake Park in Downtown Wilmington. The mission of the series is to bring diverse entertainment to the area and raise money for Downtown-focused nonprofit orgs.

Upcoming concerts include: Grace Potter & The Nocturnals, 10/23. Alejandro Escovedo, 11/14. Tix: greatergoodwilmington.com, Front St. Brewery, Moxie Floral Design, Tidal Creek Co-op, Yellow Dog Discs, Gravity Records. 3-Pass tix/$50.

UNCW ARTS IN ACTION

10/9-11: BEYOND BROADWAY

THALIAN HALL 10/9-11. Alan Campbell and Lauren Kennedy: Beyond Broadway. Two critically-acclaimed stars adept at Broadway show-stoppers to good-time rock ‘n’ roll. Kennedy made her debut opposite Glenn Close in “Sunset Boulevard,” with subsequent star turns in “Side Show,” “Les Miserables,” Monty Python’s “Spamalot” and Trevor Howard’s “South Pacific” at London’s Royal National Theatre.

Campbell is the Tony-nominated golden-voiced actor from “Contact” and “Sunset Boulevard,” and TV’s “Jake and the Fat Man,” “Three’s a Crowd,” “All My Children” and “Matlock.” www. laurenkennedy.com; www.alancampbell.net.

THE LAST NIGHT OF BALLYHOO The Red Barn Studio Theatre, 1122 S. 3rd Ave., presents The Last Night of Ballyhoo by Alfred Uhry, directed by Linda Lavin with sets

by Steve Bakunas and Shane Fernando. The Last Night of Ballyhoo features Barbara Wilder, Eleanor Zeddies, Cullen Moss, Rachael Moser, Lee Lowrimore, Isabel Heblich and Henry Philip Blanton. Performances through 11/29. Tickets: $23-25. 762-0955.

THEATRE SEEKING DIRECTOR Brunswick Little Theatre, an all-volunteer community theatre, seeking directors for its 20102011 season. Sherrill Jolly: jollys@atmc.net

Music JESSYE NORMAN Tickets on sale now for four-time Grammy Award winner Jessye Norman, performing 2/14, UNCW’s Kenan Auditorium, 8pm. 2010. Revered as one of the preeminent vocalists of our time, Jessye Norman garnered early acclaim for her portrayal of the title role in Verdi’s Aida, the first of numerous leading dramatic roles she made uniquely her own. Norman’s upcoming performance will feature the work of American masters, such as Eubie Blake, Harold Arlen, George Gershwin and Duke Ellington. $75 (Reserved Section A); $55 (Reserved Section B); $15 for UNCW Students with a valid ID (limit 1 per student). www.uncw. edu/arts or 910-962-3500 or 800-732-3643.

IMPROV: COMMUNITY DANCE CIRCLE Sun. 10/11 & 25, 3-4:30pm: Hosted by Karola Luttringhaus of Alban Elved Dance Co., the community dance circle offers opportunity to move freely and interact non-verbally with others allowing our minds to bring us closer to our true inner self. No dance experience is needed for these informal movement sessions. No shoes, unless soft-soled dance shoes (no sneakers, etc). Cost: $5, cash and checks only (payable to Alban Elved Dance Company). www.dynamicbody.net/workshops.html, or Daphne Holmes,910-395-5999 ext.1007, daphne@ cameronartmuseum.com.

The Rainbow Room at Thalian Hall presents “Alan Campbell and Lauren Kennedy: Beyond Broadway.”

This “couple next door” has extensive TV, film and theater experience, and they are adept at Broadway show-stoppers to good-time rock ‘n’ roll. They ooze charisma and talent, whether they’re in Broadway’s biggest musical or onstage locally.

GUERILLA THEATRE Stage adaptation of George Romero’s horror classic “Night of the Living Dead.” Fright Night Double Feature with original 1968 independent film after the play. 10/14-18, 2125 & 28-31; 8pm Wed-Sat, 5pm on Sundays. $15/general admission, $10/students. www. browncoattheatre.com; 910-341-0001.

NOMMO: A THEATRICAL PIECE The UNCW Dept. of Music presents “Nommo: A Theatrical Piece.” Composed and directed

by Joe Chambers, UNCW professor, Nommo incorporates the percussive sounds of legendary jazz group M’Boom with dance by members of the Dance Cooperative and UNCW’s dance program, and readings by two poets. M’Boom will reunite for the performance. $15/public & UNCW employees; free/students with valid UNCW ID. Kenan Auditorium, 10/30, 7:30pm. (910)9623500

AFRICAN DANCE CLASS African dance classes w/Shea-Ra Nichi. SheaRa Nichi teaches the movements and traditional music found in Haiti, Brazil, Cuba, and Congo Africa, with live drumming. Classes every other Sat. All ages and all levels welcome. 10/10, 24, 11/7 and 21, 7-8:30pm, $20/ class, Cumberland Dance Academy, 5470 Trade St., Hope Mills, cumberlanddanceacademy.com.

FIREHOUSE STUDIO BELLY DANCING Beginning and mixed-level bellydance classes every Mon. 6:30pm-8pm . $12.

Firehouse studio, 1702 Wrightsville Ave. DANCE-A-LORUS The Dance Cooperative and Cucalorus present “Dance-a-lorus,” an evening of innovative dance. The concert will be held on 11/11 at 7:30pm, at City Stage. This exciting and experimental collaboration of choreographers, dancers and filmmakers is the opening performance for the 2009 Cucalorus. Tix $15/person and can be ordered at www.cucalorus. org or by calling (910)343-5995.

10/21: Composer and violinist Daniel Bernard Roumain (known as DBR) displays his dazzling talent and innovation for one amazing evening w/solo and duet works from his recent recording feat. keyboardist Wynne Bennett and Elan Vital, aka DJ Scientific, on turntables and laptop. www. uncw.edu/presents. Season tickets are priced at $42 for non-UNCW students; $29 for UNCW students; $80 for UNCW employees and alumni and senior citizens; $99 for all others. Choose-YourOwn-Series option offers 10-percent savings for ticket purchases to at least three different events at Kenan Auditorium.Individual tickets go on sale 8/19 with special savings for students and senior citizens. 962.-3500 or 800-732-3643, 10am-6pm, Mon-Fri.

WILMINGTON SALSA CLUB Meets 8:30-10pm, Wed. Feat. Salsa, Bachata, Merengue w/ Dawn Cattaneo. Beginner through advanced, $10/person. Singles/couples welcome, ages 18 and up. 105 Wetsid Rd. (910) 4716809.

NY METROPOLITAN OPERA LIVE UNCW’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute is presenting The Met: Live in HD at Lumina Theatre at UNCW with a total of nine live performanes beginning 10/10. Ticket can be purchased per performance or for the entire season. Detailed schedule: www.uncw.edu/metopera. For tickets: 910-962-3195.

CAROLINA SHAG CLUB DJs play favorite beach music and shag tunes every Sat, 8pm to close. $4/members; $6/guests.

Carolina Shag Club, 103 N. Lake Park Blvd.

Carolina Beach, NC 620-4025

US AIR FORCE CONCERT The US Air Force Concert Band and Singing Sergeants is a free concert, though you must have a ticket, being held on 10/12, 7pm, at Minnie Evans Arts Center, 555 Halyburton Memorial Pkwy.

Free tickets at Belk, Culligan Water Conditioning, Eddie’s Antiques and Collectible, Federal Point Historic Preservation Society and House of Wine & Cheese in Waterford. Call 910-791-0005.

WILMINGTON SYMPHONY SEASON Wilmington Symphony Orchestra’s Masterpiece Season: Sat. evenings, 8pm: 10/24: Triumphant, Adventurous, Spellbinding—Haim Avitsur, trombone and shofar—plays Rimsky-Korsakov’s brilliantly colorful Russian Easter Overture, Prokofiev’s famous Lieutenant Kije -Symphonic Suite.Tickets: Kenan Auditorium Ticket Office at (910) 962-3500 or 1-800-732-3643. Season tickets are $90, $80,and $20 for youth and students. Single concert tickets are $23, $21 and $4 for youth and students. www.wilmingtonsymphony.org.

Dance WILMINGTON SINGLES CLUB All dances held at the American Legion, Post 10; 702 Pine Grove Dr. • 10/9: DJ Baby Boomer ($8/10) • 10/16: No Dance • 10/23: The Colours Band ($10/12) • 10/30: DJ Buddy Langley ($8/10) . Western Night! Denim jeans & boots allowed!

Music 8-11pm. wilmingtonsingles.blogspot.com.

Ken Batchelor: 910-392-0718.

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COUPLES TANGO & WINE Couples tango with complimentary glass of wine for both at Cameo in Lumina Station on Eastwood Rd. This is an intro. class with fun, professional, positive instruction. Continuing every Wed. night, 7-9pm.

76’ERS SQUARE DANCE CLUB Modern Western Style Square Dance. Club meets Thurs. nights at 7pm at the Senior Center for a new workshop on square dancing. Info: 270-1639 ARGENTINE TANGO 7:30pm, Fridays. $5 cover at the door, includes beginners lesson. Ramada Inn, New Carolina Lounge, 5001 Market St. Details: 790-8597

Art PAINTINGS BY SOFIA KIFLE Paintings By Sofia Kifle, on display at Art Gallery at the Cultural Arts Building, UNCW, will hang through 11/6, w/artist talk and reception on 11/5, 4-6pm. Kifle’s paintings incorporate the fusion of experiences, observation, influences and contemplation spanning my entire life. Growing up in my native Ethiopia, my childhood imagination was always moved by the ragged lines, the warm colors, the expressive eyes, and the stories told by ancient religious paintings in the churches.

910-962-3440 SPECTRUM ART GALLERY Jewelry designer Patricia Daunis will be at Spectrum on 10/9 and 10, 10am-6pm w/ reception on 10/9, 6-8pm. Jewelry and custom designs available. Wine and food provided. Patricia is an award winning designer with classic and contemporary pieces to fit every budget! Event is free. 1125-H Military Cutoff Rd.; (910)256-2323 or www.spectrumartandjewelry.com.Spectrum Art Gallery will host “Paint Around” on 11/9, 10:30am-

12:30pm, feat. Wilmington painters Jane Faudree, Kristin Gibson, Nancy Noel May and Phil Meade.

Event is free; 1125-H Military Cutoff Rd.; (910)2562323 or www.spectrumartandjewelry.com.

PLEASURE ISLAND PHOTO CONTEST Pleasure Island Chamber of Commerce is holding a photo contest. Winning photo will appear on cover of 2010 Pleasure Island Visitor’s Guide.

Submissions must be of the area which includes Carolina Beach, Kure Beach. and Fort Fisher.

CDs can be dropped off at Chamber offices or mailed to Aimee Zimmerman, 1121 N. Lake Park Blvd., Carolina Beach 28428. Must include name, address, phone, email, description, and location, must be of 4x6 size and a minimum of 300 dpi. Deadline is Fri. 10/9 by 5pm. Contact Aimee ZImmerman: aimee@pleasureislandnc.org or 910-458-8434.

RE-VISION: A CHANGE OF ART Works of art from UNCW’s Creative Writing Department. Opens 10/23, 6-9pm, through 11/13.

Including MFA student readings, refreshments and art by the artist-writers. Parallelogram, corner of 3rd and Castle streets. Hours: 1-6 pm, Wed.-Sat. Voluntary donations benefit DREAMS of Wilmington.

SUNSET RIVER STUDIO Watercolor Society Workshop, 10/12-15. 64th annual Juried Watercolor Society of N.C. Exhibition (WSNC), Steve Rogers is conducting a workshop through the Watercolor Society of N.C. at Sunset River Studio in Calabash, N.C. on 10/12-15. 4-day workshop for students at various levels of ability. Artist Susan Dade is chairing the workshop, offered by the Watercolor Society of North Carolina. Limited enrollment available: $450 for WSNC members; $485 for nonmembers, with $35 applied to new membership. 271 Calabash Rd. Sunset River Marketplace art galley, hosting the Juried WSNC 10/11-12/30. Opening reception, open to the public, 2-4pm, 10283 Beach Drive SW. 910-253-8344 or www.ncwatercolor.net. sunsetriverstudio.com.

WATERCOLOR WORKSHOP Taught by Mary Ellen Golden at the Federal Point Yacht Club at Carolina Beach, 10/17-18, 9am4pm. Fee is $150; includes coffee and doughnuts and lunch both days. Mary Ellen Golden: 910-4584613 or 910-200-1786.

PHOTOGRAPHING AMERICA CONTEST Photography contest held by UNCW’s Dept. of Art and Art History. Photos must express the state of contemporary American life, which includes all 50 states, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Cash award will be made for Best of Show, Juror’s Award and Honorable Mention. Deadline for entries: postmarked 11/13. Entry fee: $35. www.uncw. edu/art/academics-gallery.html ADULT DRAWING CLASSES Tues. 10/13-11/24, 6pm-9pm: The Life Drawing Group meets weekly in the Reception Hall.

Easels and tables are provided. Only dry drawing materials and watercolors (no oils or solvents) can be used in this space. The group draws from a live model. Reg: georgia@cameronartmuseum. com, or 910-395-5999 ext. 1019.

BODY PARTS ART Paralellogram presents Body Parts Art featuring works by Sullivan Dunn, Michal Wisniowski, Tien Chang, Jan Allen, Erika Moya, Scott Melville Gray and Katie Seiz. Paralellogram Art Gallery, 523 S. 3rd St., Wilmington. Exhibit runs through 10/16.

Gallery hours: Wed.-Sat., 1-6pm.

VISIONS OF YESTERDAY The Golden Gallery presents “Visions of Yesterday” featuring memories of barns, houses and “filling stations” from Southeastern North Carolina.

Original watercolors by Mary Ellen Golden and photography by John W. Golden. Contact Mary Ellen: 762-4651 ormegolden@ec.rr.com.

PHOTO EXHIBIT, FORT FISHER AQUARIUM The NC Aquarium at Fort Fisher invites you to view “A Look at Life Through a Lens” photography by Matt Lettrich on display September- November in the new Spadefish gallery art exhibit.The exhibit showcases photographs of coastal landscapes with unique lighting and perspectives. Admission: $8 adults; $7 seniors; $6 ages 6-17. Free for: children under 6, registered groups of N.C. school

children, and NC Aquarium Society members.

9am-5pm daily; South of Kure Beach on U.S. 421. Contact: David Barney, 910-458-8257 ext.

245, Amy Kilgore or Emily Jones, 910-458-8257 ext. 211; www.ncaquariums.com.

NOTHING TO HIDE PHOTO EXHIBIT “Mental Illness in the Family” is a touring phototext display created by the award-winning Family Diversity Projects of Amherst, Mass. that provides people coping with mental illness and their families an opportunity to come out of the shadows and into the public eye. The compelling stories of children, sublings, parents and extended family members demonstrates courage in the face of adversity and stigma.

The exhibit will be displayed through 10/31 on the first floor of Westside Hall at UNCW. BOTTEGA ART GALLERY Artwork in on exhibit through 11/7.

• Every Wed. 7-10pm Bottega Bar & Gallery hosts wine tastings from around the globe. Sandy Perotto, 910-763-3737, www.bottegagallery. com. 208 N Front St. CAPE SIDE MARKET Cape Side Market arts and crafts fair. Last Saturday of every month, 10am-4pm; Hanover Center. www. capesidemarkets.com

only $6 for adults, $5 for seniors/military, $3 for children 2-12, and Free under age 2. Located at the north end of downtown at 505 Nutt St. 910763-2634 or wrrm.org.

CAMERON ART MUSEUM EXHIBITS: Kaleidoscope: Changing Views of the Permanent Collection. Feat. art from the Cameron Art Museum’s collection: paintings, prints, drawings, sculptures, photographs, furniture, decorative arts, from the museum’s permanent collection. Configuration will change

10/10, 17: DYNAMIC DINOSAURS

Have a certain affection for those mysterious, prehistoric giants who once roamed the Earth? Come check out the Learning Center at the Cape Fear Museum! On October 10th and 17th explore bones, teeth and skin casts of creatures long extinct within the Dynamic Dinosaurs exhibit. Investigate “living fossils” and make a skeletal “dino” model to take home. Open 10am-4pm.

PORT CITY POTTERY & FINE CRAFTS Port City Pottery & Fine Crafts, Cotton Exchange, downtown, w/ handmade, one-ofa-kind, 3-D art, crafts and more by jury-selected coastal North Carolina artisans. Open: Mon.-Sat., 10-5:30pm; Sun., 11-4pm. 307 N. Front St./7637111, portcitypottery.com

Museums NC AQUARIUM EXHIBITS: Albino Alligator at Fort Fisher—a new, rare jewel, approximately four years old, is five feet long and weighs about 23 pounds. • Watery Day Camp for Kids: AquaCamp is a series of day-long, fun-filled camps where children can interactively learn about aquatic animals and the environment.

Ea. camp has a diverse theme that focuses on certain types of animals: Incredible Invertebrates AquaCamp: Thurs, 10/15, 8:30am-3pm. Limited transportation from the Monkey Junction area to and from AquaCamp. Snack provided; campers bring a bag lunch. $40/participant. Pre-reg rqd. www.ncaqauriums.com/fortfisher. EVENTS: Behind the Scenes Tour, $15/ adult, $13/ youth (8yo & up); Salt Marsh and Crabbing, ages 7+, $16.; Mommy and Me, adults and kids aged 1-3; Aquarist Apprentice, ages 10+, $17; Behind the Scenes Tour, $15/adult, $13/youth (8yo & up); Canoeing the Salt Marsh, ages 8+, $25; Dinner with the Fishes, $20 ages 6+, $5 ages 2-5. Pre-reg all events: ncaff.registrar@ncmail.net or 910-4587468. Event prices do not include admission, NCA members get a discount. Near the mouth of the CF River, on U.S. 421, less than a mile from the Ft. Fisher ferry terminal. Hours: 9am-5pm daily.

Admission: $8 adults; $7 seniors; $6 ages 6-17.

Free for children under 6; registered groups of N.C. school children, and NC Aquarium Society members. www.ncaquariums.com.

LATIMER HOUSE Victorian Italiante style home built in 1852, the restored home features period furnishings, artwork and family portraits. Tours offered Mon-Fri, 10am4pm, and Sat, 12-5pm. Walking tours are Wed and Sat. at 10am. 126 S. Third St. Adults $8, children $4. 762-0492. www.latimerhouse.org WILMINGTON RAILROAD MUSEUM Explore railroad history and heritage, especially of the Atlantic Coast Line, headquartered in Wilmington for more than 130 years. Interests and activities for all ages including historical exhibits, full-size steam engine and rolling stock, lively children’s area, and spectacular scale models.

Housed in an original 1882 freight warehouse, facilities are fully accessible and on one level.

Groups receive special guided tours. Facilities can also be booked for meetings or mixers, accommodating groups of up to 150. Admission

through the year as individual works are rotated. • Winning IDEAs: Selected Product Designs 2008, through 10/25—Collection of International Design Excellence Award (IDEA) winners. Selections made by an int’l jury of professional designers and academics. CLASSES: Yoga: Every Thurs.; 12pm; $5/members; $8/non-members. Exercises to enhance relaxation, breath control and meditation with Sara Jo Nelson. Wear comfortable clothing, bring a yoga mat. Beginners welcome. • Tai Chi, Wed. 12pm. $5/members, $8/non-members.

A slow, meditative form of exercise designed for relaxation, balance and health taught by Martha Gregory. Wear comfortable clothing.

Beginners welcome. • Gallery Talk: Architects in the Galleries. John Wojciechowski, Architect.

10/10, 11:30am–12:30 pm, Hughes Wing. Free with museum admission. Series continues with members of the American Institute of Architects, Wilmington Chapter leading monthly informal gallery talks giving visitors an opportunity to see through an architect’s eyes. John Wojciechowski has designed unique custom residential and small commercial buildings. After eight years in Wilmington he recently launched his own architecture firm. • Movement Improv: Community Circle Dance Expression with Karola Luttringhaus.

10/11, 25; 3-5pm. $5, cash and checks only.

Three informal community circle dance, no dance experience needed. No shoes, unless soft-soled dance shoes. www.dynamic-body.net/workshops. html. • South 17th St. and Independence Blvd.

Regular museum hours: Tues/Wed/Thurs/Fri.: 11am-2pm, Saturday and Sunday: 11am-5m.

Members free;$8 non-members; $5 Students with valid student ID card; $3 Children age 2-12. cameronartmuseum.com or (910)395-5999.

BELLAMY MANSION One of NC’s premier architectural and historic treasures, built as city residence of prominent planter, Dr. John D. Bellamy. Antebellum architecture: a mix of Greek Revival and Italianate styles. Open for tours Tues.-Sat., 10am-5pm; Sun., 1-5pm; closed Mons. Guided tours on the hour; self-guided audio-tours also available. Current Exhibit: “African-American Architects and Builders in North Carolina.” Adults, $10; children 5-12, $4; group tours, $8 (20+ requires reservations).

251-3700 ext. 104; www.BellamyMansion.org.

CAPE FEAR SERPENTARIUM Cool down in front of “Anaconda Splash” exhibit in the indoor tropical jungle. See, photograph and even touch rare animals assembled from all over the planet in beautiful simulations of their natural environments. Meet colorful jungle birds, crocodiles, king cobras, black mambas and many more. Open from 11am-5pm, Sat. from 11am-6pm. 20 Orange Street at Front Street on historic downtown riverwalk. (910) 762-1669 or

www.capefearserpentarium.com.

CAPE FEAR MUSEUM EXHIBITS: Cape Fear Volunteers: This exhibit highlights the century of service the Cape Fear Chapter of the American Red Cross has offered our region. Exhibit free w/admission. • Learning Center: Dynamic Dinosaurs, Sat., 10/10, 17 Explore bones, teeth and skin casts of creatures long extinct. Investigate “living fossils” and make a skeletal “dino” model to take home. Learning Center open Sat., 10am-4pm; activities free w/admission. Appropriate for children ages 5 to 12. Parental participation is required. • Cape Fear Skies: Fall Constellations Sun., 10/18, 1:30, 2:30 & 3:30 pmVenture into Cape Fear Museum’s portable planetarium and explore the night sky in the daytime. Museum open Mon. through Labor Day 2009. Summer hours are Mon-Sat, 9am5pm; Sun, 1-5pm • Hours: 9am-5pm, Tues-Sat, . and 1-5pm, Sun. Admission is $6 for adults; $5 for students with valid ID and senior citizens; $5 special military rate with valid military ID; $3 for children 3-17; and free for children under 3.

Museum members are always free. New Hanover County residents’ free day is the first Sunday of each month. 814 Market St.

Sports/Recreation IN BALANCE PILATES New Classes at the New In Balance on Oleander behind Schlotzski’s Deli. Mon: 6:30pm mat class. Wed.: noon mat class. Sat.: 9am mat class. www.pilatesinbalance.com 762-1449.

3828 Oleander Drive. • 10/10: Pink Pilates Day, a breast cancer awareness event to raise money for research, in association with Shape’s national breast cancer awareness initiative, Pilates for Pink. $10 donation to the 9am Pilates mat class.

All money donated to Breast Cancer Research Foundation and In Balance Pilates Studio will donate an additional $10/participant to this cause.

Reception after w/Drea, of Evolution Salon and Spa, who will offer pink hair extensions for $10 each. All money donated to The National Breast Cancer Foundation. Raffle items, including gift certificates to In Balance as well as other local businesses. Carrie Pages: 910-228-9112 or info@ pilatesinbalance.com.

WATERFORD VILLAGE SHOPPES Waterford Fresh Market: Thurs, 8-1pm, feat. Shelton Herb Farms, Restless Wind Nursery, Green Acres, My Porch Dawg, Tarheel Beef Co., Lisa’s Farm Fresh Produce, Castle Hayne Farms, Orchid Scapes, Earnest Swart and more! Waterford Village Shoppes . Vendors can rent spaces for anywhere b/n $10 and $200 depending on weekly/monthly/annual contracts.

Electricity is not available for vendors. Imports or flea market/yard sale type items are not allowed.

Homegrown and homemade items only may be sold at the Market. Arts and crafts vendor applications will be reviewed by the Market Committee for approval. Lisa Britt: 910-392-9325 or brittl@theharrelsoncompany.com • Acepting applications for Belville Fall Festival at Waterford Village Shoppes, schedule for 11/7. Lisa Britt: 910-392-9325 CRUISES Sunset Island Cruise: 1.5 hour narrated tour of Harbor Island and Wrightsville Beach. Sunset Cruises depart at 6pm daily, from the BlockadeRunner Hotel dock at Wrightsville Beach. $25/passenger. • Birding Cruise w/Cape Fear Naturalist on an open water exploration of the Intracoastal Waterway, inlet passages, and sandy barrier islands of Wrightsville Beach and Masonboro Island. Come relax on the catamaran style boat while observing the diverse flora and fauna that coastal North Carolina has to offer.

Topics include: strong emphasis on shorebird identification and ecology, as well as coastal salt marsh function. Cost: $35/passenger. • Money Island Pirate Adventure Cruise: Thurs., 6-7:30pm.

(Private Parties available) Come relive the tales of the legendary pirates of North Carolina, Capt.

Kidd, Black Beard, and Steade Bonnett. Come adventure the waters like the pirates to Money Island, the island that blinks in the sunlight and tries to hide its secrets. Join a costumed pirate storyteller on a narrated voyage of Money Island

on the Intracoastal Waterway in Wrightsville Beach.

Stories by Captain Timothy Dillinger, author of “The Pick Pocket Pirate” Adults: $30 Kids: $20. RSVP: 910-200-4002.

ADVENTURE PATHWAYS Shelling Trip, Masonboro Island. Fri., 10/16; 8:45am-11am. Discuss shell biology, shorebirds and barrier island ecology. $40/person. • Hiking Club, Raven Rock State Park. Mon., 10/19; 8am4pm. A 150 ft. crystaline rock outcropping in Cape Fear River that marks the border of the piedmont and coastal plain. Trail is 2.6 mi. $10/person. Prereg. is rqd and space is limited. (910)341-0836 or www.adventurepathways.com BLACK RIVER CRUISES Cape Fear Riverboats provides relaxing and educational 4 hr. cruises along the Cape Fear River and Black River w/narration by Audubon NC educators. Passengers will encounter a variety of unique plants and animals. Cruises begin on 10/14, 10/28 at 9:30am at the Battleship North Carolina dock and will return at 2pm. Tix $55/person. Prepaid reservations required. Cape Fear Riverboats: 1-800-676-0162, (910)343-1611, or www.cfrboats. com.

OUT WILMINGTON BOWLING LEAGUE OutWilmington Bowling league begins this fall on Sundays at 5pm. The League goes for 12 weeks through 12/13. Breaks for Columbus Day and Thanksgiving Day weekend. Bowling league meets at Ten Pin Alley to set up teams and go over the basic rules. Arrive on time. Michael Kerr: (910)409-4751 or mkerr62@gmail.com WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH PARKS & REC Adult Flag Football League: Games are played on Sundays • Tennis Lessons. Currently registering for group tennis lessons, adult, youth, and tot. Classes meet Mon/Wed at Tennis Courts at Wrightsville Beach Park. Adult, Youth ages 9-12, and Tots ages 6-8. • Yoga. Tues/Wed, beginning at 6:30pm. Meet in the Fran Russ Rec. Center • Pilates: Mon/Wed/Fri, 10:15-11:15am. Beginner Pilates on Tues/Thurs, 7:30-8:15am • Low Impact Aerobics. Mon/Wed/Fri, 8-9am and 9-10am.

All ages welcome, catered towards Ages 60+.

• Tone & Stretch. Tues/Thurs, 8:30-9:15am. All ages welcome, catered towards Ages 60+. • Boot Camp fitness class meets Tues/Thurs, 6-7am. • Cape Fear Jr. Cotillion. Lessons in ballroom and popular dance along with etiquette and social skills! Thurs. afternoons, through 10/22. Grades 3-5th and 6-7th. Pre-reg. required. • Performance Club: Outlet for reativity. Structured theater games, kids exercise imagination and perform.

Tues. afternoons, 9/8– 10/27. Grades K-2nd and 3rd-5th. 10/15-11/12. Pre-reg. • Beginner Bridge Lessons. Thurs, 10am–12pm 10/15–11/12.

•Intermediate Bridge Lessons. Thurs, 12:302:30pm. 10/15-11/12. Meets in the Fran Russ Rec Center. Pre-reg.: 910-256-7925.

Film THE HORSE BOY Documentary about a husband and wife who go to the ends of the earth to find a way into their autistic son’s life. A favorite at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival and the companion to Rupert Isaacson’s best-selling book of the same name. Brought to Wilmington by Space4Grace, a local autism-awareness nonprofit. 11/1-2 at 6 and 8pm. The Studio at Thalian Hall, 310 Chestnut St. Tickets: $12/advance, $15/door. Proceeds help fund Putting the Pieces Together conference on 3/27 for autism awareness and education.

HorseBoyMovie.com, PTPT4Autism.org, Amanda: 910-297-1815.

CUCALORUS FILM FESTIVAL Hailed as one of MovieMaker magazine’s “Top 25 Coolest Film Festivals”. Call for entries:Seeking independent filmmakers and video artists. 35mm, various video formats. All genres. DVD entries: entry form, an uncommon animal fact and/or portrait, fee: $50, entry form: www.cucalorus.org or www.withoutabox.com. (910)-343-5995 or dan@ cucalorus.org. Sneak peek: Billy Was a Deaf Kid, Crying With Laughter, Easier with Practice, Entre Nos, Mississippi Damned and more to come! A final list of films, which will include up to an additional 50-60 films, to screen at Cucalorus 15, will be

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AUDITIONS FOR SWEEP UNCW Student Film “Sweep” is about an exadvertising hot shot who looks to rekindle his passion for life with the help of a metal detector.

Casting needs men ages 25-40 and women 2035 to play lead roles. Send headshot and resume to Paul Rasp: 601 S. College Rd. CB#30609, sweep495@gmail.com or 919-244-5394.

CASTING FOR KEEP SMILING “Keep Smiling” is a UNCW film about the president of a local optimist club and recent widower who wants his life to be normal again.

Looking for men ages 9-11, 24-41 and 58-70, and women 28-35, for lead and supporting roles. Send head shot to Cameron Lockey: 3804 Peachtree Ave. or e-mail keepsmilingfilm@ gmail.com.

HALLOWEEN FOR SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM Halloween for the Miss Castle Hayne Scholarship

10/8: KIDS ONSTAGE Bring the kids to Babs McDance Studio for a fun and exciting introduction to theater! Instructor Lynetter O’Callaghan will be present to help mold tomorrow’s Hollywood stars and Broadway sweethearts. This kidsonly class is held 4-5:30pm on Thursday the 8th at 6782 Market Street. Break a leg!

Kids Stuff Program, lot 5601 Castle Hayne Rd. Bring the family to the haunting; free trick-or-treat for children, face painting, balloon animals, costume contest, music. Haunted Hayride for $5/rider, discount for costumed riders. No pets.

Concessions for sale. Seeking local businesses to participate in free candy give-away; contact Pollyanna Likens (910)264-1812.

KIDS ONSTAGE Kids on Stage, Theatre classes for kids, held at Babs McDance Studio, 6782 Market St. with instructor Lynette O’Callaghan. 10/8, 4-5:30pm.

910-540-6245.

FUN FALL FESTIVAL Fall is the time for families to enjoy what the season has to offer! The Fit For Fun Center will host the Fun Fall Festival on 10/16 from 9am to 12pm. Fun festival activities will be available inside and out. Tix $5/child 6 mos. to 5 years old. 302 S. 10th Street; contact (910)341-4630 or www. fitforfuncenter.com for more information.

AZALEA FESTIVAL ART CONTEST The 63rd NC Azalea Festival is excited to announce an art contest open to area children, grades K5. The winner’s artwork will appear on a variety of specialty items for 2010. Azalea Festival: 4/7-11/2010. Artwork must: be completed on 8.5 x 11 paper or larger, hard copy originals only. No watercolor or colored pencils. Entry deadline:10/16! Winner notified before November 1, 2009. Winner Receives: Recognized artist on a variety of 2010 souvenirs for the NC Azalea Festival • Ride w/a celebrity guest in the NCAF parade Attend the 2010 Governor’s Press Conference in Raleigh to present Official Souvenir Artwork.

2 tickets to the Circus and a gift basket of NC Azalea Festival souvenirs featuring the winning artwork $50 Gift Card from Learning Express.

2nd Place Winner receives Artwork featured on Street Fair program cover and 2 tickets to the Circus. Finished artwork may be brought to the NC Azalea Festival office or Learning Express at Military Cutoff or Hanover Center. Students may also present their finished artwork to their art instructor or any other individual designated by their school. 910-794-4650.

KIDS YOGA Kids Yoga w/Goo: 6-wk after-school program, Thurs., 4:15-5:45pm. Through 10/29, ages 611. Wilmington Yoga Center, 5329 Oleander Dr., above Tidal Creek Co-op. Feat. theme built around postures and reinforced w/science and art activities. Parents: basic yoga class held in the room next door, 4:30-5:30. Pre-reg. rqd for kids yoga. $95, 6-weeks. Adult Basic yoga drop-in, $14. Stephanie “Goo” McKenzie: smckenzie@ wilmingtonyogacenter.com, 910-350-0234 or www.wilmingtonyogacenter.com.

To submit a calendar event, e-mail calendar@encorepub.com

by Thursday at least two weeks out from its date!

visit www.uncw.edu/presents.

NC AQUARIUM OFFERS SCOUT DAYS At Kure Beach, Boy and Girl Scouts are invited to visit the NC Aquarium at Fort Fisher during our Scout Days, which offers diverse programs that focus on an aspect of the marine environment.

The programs are tailored to help scouts complete their patch or badge requirements. Costs are $15/Girl Scout, $12/Boy Scout, $8/adult •10/10, 9 am-4 pm:The Water Wonders program for Girl Scouts teaches troops the essentials about water education. •10/24, 9 am-1pm: Boy Scouts learn the basics of oceanography including the importance of studying marine environments with the Oceanography program. • 10/24, 1 pm-5 pm: Boy Scouts are introduced to the role of an environmentalist in the Naturalist program by observing, identifying, and classifying local flora and fauna. •458-7468 or www.ncaquariums. com/fort-fisher/programs/scout-programs.

Lectures/Readings ARCHITECTS IN THE GALLERIES In this new series members of the American Institute of Architects will offer monthly informal gallery talks in the exhibit GWATHMEY SIEGEL: Inspiration and Transformation and on CAM’s building giving visitors an opportunity to see through an architect’s eyes. This month John Wojciechowski leads the gallery talk on 10/10, 11:30-12:30pm in the Hughes Wing. Free with museum admission. Contact: Daphne Holmes,910-395-5999 ext.1007, daphne@cameronartmuseum.com or www. cameronartmuseum.com.

Classes/ Workshops EMPIE PARK TENNIS CLINICS Empie Park, 3300 Park Ave., behind SteinMart. Pre-registration is required for all clinics. $75/participant; $50/city discount card holder. • Kids’ Clinics: Pee Wee, ages 4-8, Sat., through 11/7, 9-9:45am. Junior, ages 9-16, Saturdays, through 11/7, 10-10:45am. • Adult Clinics: Beginner, Thursdays, through 10/29, 7-8pm.

Intermediate: Thursdays, through10/29, 89pm. (910)343-3682. wilmingtonrecreation. com FORT FISHER SURF FISHING The NC Aquarium at Fort Fisher continues their popular surf fishing workshops in October on 10/10, 17, 24 and 31, 9am. These threehour workshops include one hour of classroom discussion, then fishing on the beach nearby.

The workshops are fun for both children and adults, ages ten and up. $12/person advanced registration is required. To register call (910)4587468 or visit www.ncaquariums.com.

SIX WEEK BEGINNERS’ FENCING CLASS Through 11/10, 6:30pm: The Cape Fear Fencing Association (CFFA) will offer its next beginners’ fencing class in October. Taught by Head Coach Greg Spahr, the six-week class will be held Tues. and Thurs. evenings from 6:30-7:30 pm and costs $40. At the lower level of Tileston Gym at St. Mary’s on the corner of 5th and Ann streets in downtown Wilmington. Head Coach Greg Spahr: 799-8642 or www.capefearfencing.com.

ONE STROKE PAINTING Fast, fun painting technique taught by Charlie McGee at Poplar Grove Plantation. Class will feature working with acrylic paints, polymer clay and high definition paints. For all levels ages 16+.

10/8; 6-8pm. $60/session. Supply list provided for each project. Reg.: (910)686-9518 ext. 26; poplargrove.com.

ACTORS ECONOMY BUSTER TRAINING Actors Economy Buster Training from Big Dawg Productions at the Cape Fear Playhouse.10/10; 12pm-2pm: How to Enter Film Industry as Actor.

Info on how to train as actor w/o wasting money, training types and choices of instructors, where and when to get headshots and resumes, how to network, where to find agents and casting directors, websites to list with, avoiding scams, what contracts should/not include, standard payments, unions, preparing for business in other states. All classes at The Cape Fear Play House; 615 Castle St. (910)352-7678.

OLD BOOKS Scrabble and Mah Jongg will resume in September: Monday nights @ 6:30. All ages and skill levels are welcome! • Knit Wits, an ongoing crafting group open to all skill levels every Tues., 6pm - 8:30pm • Whodunnit? Wedunnit! New Mystery Thriller Book Club Forming. Meetings once a month. 22 N. Front St. • (910) 763 4754 • www.OldBooksOnFrontSt.com

TRANSITION LIFE COACHING Life coach and empowerment expert Christine Leneskie is returning to Wilmington to lead women from the Wilmington area interested in moving their life forward in body, mind and spirit through a new group experience. Participants do not have to be survivors of domestic violence.

Ms. Leneskie will be coming in once a month for two hours to help those women interested in setting goals to move their lives forward at no charge. Child care provided first come first served basis. Volunteers: 392-8180 or 1800volunteer. org. Dates: 10/13, 11/10, 6-8pm. Global River Church All-Purpose Building, 4702 S. College Rd.

POLITICAL WRITER MATT BAI UNCW Presents hosts political writer Matt Bai on Mon., 10/26, 7pm in Kenan Auditorium as part of the UNCW Leadership Lecture Series. Bai will present his lecture, “The Generational Change in American Politics and Society: Obama and Beyond.” Weaving timely insight with historical perspective, Matt Bai examines the social change rippling through American life, seamlessly integrating politics, culture and the media. The talk is co-sponsored by UNCW Student Media and will be followed by a question and answer session and book signing. Tickets: $9/public. For tickets call Kenan Box Office: 910.962.3500, or

PILATES MAT CERTIFICATION A two-weekend, 50-hour classical Pilates mat certification program at Golds Gym, Racine Drive, teaches the traditional Pilates method up to an intermediate level. Program geared toward teaching large groups. • Weekend 2: Pre-req.: completion of Weekend 1, 10 hours of personal practice, 10 hours of practice teaching. 10/23, 6-9pm. 10/24, 10am-6pm. 10/25, 8am-12pm.

After completion of weekends, a passing grade on the written exam and fulfillment of all required hours, the student is certified. Full payment by 9/1, $450; or 2 payments of $225 (credit card must be submitted and charged on Fri. of each

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weekend). Required texts: The Pilates Method of Physical and Mental Conditioning by Phillip Friedman and Gail Eisen; A Pilates’ Primer: The Millenium Edition by Joseph Pilates.

PORTERS NECK YOGA & SPA Fall nto taking better care of yourself at Porters Neck Yoga & Spa: Visit www.portersneckyogaspa. com or 686-6440 for weekly specials and coupons.

New yoga class with Robbyn: Sundays at 4 pm.

Begginners tango class: Thursday nights, 7:30 pm, $6.

ACTORS ECONOMY BUSTER TRAINING Actors Economy Buster Training from Big Dawg Productions at the Cape Fear Playhouse.10/10; 12pm-2pm: How to Enter Film Industry as Actor.

Info on how to train as actor w/o wasting money, training types and choices of instructors, where and when to get headshots and resumes, how to network, where to find agents and casting directors, websites to list with, avoiding scams, what contracts should/not include, standard payments, unions, preparing for business in other states. All classes at The Cape Fear Play House; 615 Castle St. (910)352-7678.

TRANSITION LIFE COACHING Life coach and empowerment expert Christine Leneskie is returning to Wilmington to lead women from the Wilmington area interested in moving their life forward in body, mind and spirit through a new group experience. Participants do not have to be survivors of domestic violence. Ms. Leneskie will be coming in once a month for two hours to help those women interested in setting goals to move their lives forward at no charge. Child care provided first come first served basis. Volunteers needed: 910-392-8180 or 1800volunteer.org. Dates: 10/13, 11/10, 6-8pm. Global River Church all Purpose Building on 4702 South College Rd.

Clubs/Notices NC COASTAL LAND TRUST MEETING Annual Meeting of the NC Coastal Land Trust will be held under tent at Airlie Gardens on Fri., 10/9. Self-guided walking tours of the gardens, 5-6:30pm, followed by brief reception, dinner, and a awards ceremony. Tickets: $50 a person, children under 18 are free. Event includes a one year membership for new members. www. coastalandtrust.org.

YWCA YWCA Bridge club, Mon: 12:30-3:30pm. Open to all players new to duplicate and those with less than 50 points. Marie Killoran: 452-3057 or Shirley Dail: 799-4287 • Aquatics, adult and kids exercise programs available • Scrabble Club meets Thurs.at 6:30pm, YWCA Bridge Center in Marketplace Mall. Bruce Shuman: 256-9659 or Gary Cleaveland: 458-0752. www. scrabble-assoc.com • Chess Club meets Thurs. at 6:30pm. David Brown: 675-1252 or 3438002; at the Bridge Center, 41 Market Place Mall. www.wilmingtonchess.com • MommiePreneurs, a network/support group of women entrepreneurs, meet the 1st Wed. of month at YWCA. 2815 S. College Rd; 910-799-6820. www. ywca.org CAPE FEAR KNITTERS Wilmington chapter of the Knitting Guild of America holds monthly meetings the 3rd Saturday of each month from 10am-noon, at UNCW, Bear Hall, Rm 208. Open to all interested in the skill of knitting. We will teach those interested in learning and help current knitters increase their knowledge and skill.

Judy Chmielenski: 910-383-0374. tkga.com.

CAPE FEAR CAMERA CLUB The club meets the third Wed. of each month, Sept. thru June @ 7:30pm UNCW campus in the Cultural Arts Building. www.capefearcameraclub. com or www.creativewilmington.com. Jerry Guba 392-2559.

WILMINGTON NEWCOMERS CLUB Open to new residents in Brunswick, New Hanover & Pender Counties. Meets 2nd Thursday of month at 9:30am at the Ramada Inn and Conference Center, 5001 Market St., between Kerr Ave. and New Centre Dr. Nancy Brennan (910) 270-6062; nabrennan@charter.net

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