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A LUCRATIVE ASSORTMENT Founder Chris Andrews says ARTblast could bring big bucks downtown

From writing workshops at Old Books on Front Street to live rock concerts at Orton’s Underground, 2012’s ARTblast will celebrate nearly all things art in southeastern NC from Wednesday, September 5th through Sunday, September 9th.

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9 views: Mark Basquill has a few thoughts on our future generations.

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

artsy smartsy................ 12-27 12-14 theatre: Shea Carver reveals Tony Moore’s revamp of ‘Our One-Night Guest’; Shea also reviews Opera House Theater Company’s “The Most Happy Fella”; Gwenyfar gives us the scoop on City Stage’s final summer musical revue, “Songs for a New World.”

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17 art: Alex Pompliano gets the skinny on Artfuel’s latest show.

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

20-21 music: The Summer Concert Music Page offers info on intriguing outdoor shows; Jordan DuBreuil dishes all things All Time Low in anticipation of their concert at UNCW.

22-25 soundboard: See what bands and performers are playing in venues from Wilmington to Jacksonville.

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the beneficiaries of our future, our children? Wilmington’s Epicurean Evening is a food paradise fundraiser for Methodist Home for Children, a statewide nonprofit that serves many families in our area. It’s an interesting evening, as far as gala fundraisers go. Foodies really find it a delight with 35 restaurants competing for the coveted Copper Kettle Award. The event feeds around 450 guests.

Methodist Home for Children (MHC) is an organization that fills in a lot of the “cracks” in our community. Founded at the end of the 19th century by two Methodist ministers, in its current incarnation, MHC focuses on family preservation services, which try to help families stay together and reunite when possible. But don’t be misled by the name, people across the spectrum are helped

by MHC. What began as Methodist Orphanage, the organization still places foster children and arranges adoptions across the state. Despite cuts in funding to mental health and social services, MHC has been picking up pieces and providing muchneeded services to members of the community that would not otherwise receive help. Their FACT (Focused Active Continuous Treatment) program out of Jacksonville works with families of children with dual diagnosis of mental and/or developmental disorders, like autism and traumatic brain injury.

That’s a lot to have on one family’s plate. In addition MHC helps its alumni with scholarships for higher education, because without skills or a degree, a person’s options are limited.

“It a good cause,” Mayor Saffo nodded at Epicurian Evening last Thursday. “With great food in our beautiful convention center—and you know what the good news is? They just told me that next year they need to move to the bigger space!” He pointed behind him toward the larger room.

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The featured speaker for 2012 was Colleen Glackin—a living testimony to the importance of the work MHC does with families. She began working with a counselor from MHC in October 2012.

At the time, “My husband and I were both recovering addicts, and we had lost custody of our two children,” Glackin recounted. Her husband was in jail when she began working with her counselor twice a week.

“At that time I could barely even talk to people. So many people were mad at me…” Glackin trailed off before being able to recount her counselor as “the first person who believed in me and helped me find words to talk to the people who were upset.” Two years later the Glackins are reunited with each other and their children, with a third on the way.

So what motivates the restaurants to donate food to feed 450 people? Besides the exposure for the business, the answers were remarkably personal. Donna Lemery of Life’s Cake makes cupcakes for MHC and loves to bake for specialneeds children but was emphatic. “I have an adopted child—that’s the biggest reason I’m here,” she said.

Alisa Harris, of the newly opened TheatreNOW, said there were a million reasons to bring her crew.

“First and foremost, to promote a fantastic female chef who is new to the area,” she bubbled, as TheatreNOW’s Denise Gordon blushed from behind the ice sculpture. “Also, to say that dinner theatre has quality food, as well as quality entertainment,” Harris added.

Christi Ferretti, co-owner of Pine Valley Market, brought her head chef Smokey Masters to the event, something in which they have participated for the last four years. “We won the Copper Kettle the second year,” she said with a hint of longing in her voice. Masters grinned and nodded with an air

of “it’s coming back.”

Ferretti pointed out that Epicurean Evening is a great event to showcase the food; it’s not all about platters of free stuff but really about fine, quality eats. “Also the board members come in and visit the restaurants that support the event,” she pointed out. “They rotate through all year long.”

Now, that’s a nice touch.

As a small-business owner, a flash rose over me in regards to the multitude of people who come in the bookstore with their hand out for a contribution—some of them talking about their last purchase on Amazon in the same breath. So, kudos to the MHC board for supporting the people who support you—that’s part of the deal. “Of course, as a foster parent, this is a cause that’s really close to my heart,” Ferretti sighed. “Really close.”

With any competition, the judging ways heavily on people’s minds. The Epicurean Evening’s celebrity judges were sequestered to sample and grade the food before the attendees were invited to partake. Bo Dean, local celebrity blogger and development director for the Cameron Art Museum, adored the experience. “It’s what Wilmington is all about!” he mused. “You can travel the world right here— just with the incredible restaurants we have!”

Not ready to give away any hints about the winners, he was tight-lipped about the process. But by the night’s end, everyone was celebrating the Hilton Riverside for their coveted Copper Kettle win. Silver went to Pine Valley Market and bronze to TheatreNOW. Last year the evening raised $70,000 for MHC. This year they hope to have exceeded that goal.

The money should be well spent to invest in our community’s future. If we can’t invest in our children, what can we hope to achieve?

Folks who wish to donate to the Methodist Home for Children can do so at www.wilmingtonee.com.

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don’t drink the water: A look at Sutton Plant’s murky practices

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brown artery that flows into the heart of Wilmington. We depend on it for our drinking water, and for our livelihoods by the trade and tourism it brings. Our relationship with it is ancient—north of the city you can still discern the slave-dug canals that remain from the pre-Civil War rice plantations. It’s no mistake that this matriarchal river flows past the city.

Wilmington was built on the river.

It’s the largest watershed in the state of North Carolina, with an enormous basin that encompasses over 9,000 square miles and onethird of the state’s population. The river is monitored and guarded by Cape Fear River Watch (CFRW), an environmental advocacy group that, since 1993, has served to give a voice to the river, protect and improve the water quality, and educate people on potential hazards.

Kemp Burdette, a Wilmington native, exNavy and Peace Corps and Current Cape Fear Riverkeeper, is a tall, tanned man wearing a green polo shirt with close-cropped salt-andpepper hair. He’s folded into the driver’s seat of his beige Honda Civic, which rattles over this rutted, unpaved road. I’m riding shotgun,

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Some background information: Coal slurry is a baneful sludge that’s a by-product of coalfired power plants. It’s made by mixing coal ash, a fine, incombustible substance left over after coal is burned for energy, with water to weigh the ash down so it doesn’t blow away.

Coal ash, according to the CFRW website, contains a “laundry list of toxins,” including arsenic, selenium, manganese, and mercury, to name just a few.

Five hundred and fifty-five million gallons of this toxic substance are “contained” in two unlined lagoons at the L.V. Sutton power plant, located on the northwest Cape Fear just a few miles upstream of downtown. North Carolina proudly boasts 37 coal ash ponds at 14 plants, and more high-hazard ponds (meaning that a pond failure will likely result in loss of human life and damage to the ecosystem and infrastruc-

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ture) than any other state. Not a single pond in North Carolina has a composite liner, and only four have liners at all. The lack of a liner in these lagoons means that the carcinogenic heavy metals can seep into the groundwater, where they can then migrate into the river.

Fifteen test wells have been dug around the coal slurry lagoons at the Sutton plant to sample the groundwater for toxins. The wells probe outward from the ponds at both the 250-feet and 500-feet compliance boundaries and at the property line. The results they returned were worrisome. Arsenic levels were measured at an astounding 27 times the maximum-safe federally set levels for groundwater. Manganese levels peaked at 26 times the safe amount, and thallium levels clocked in at three. Not only are the toxins not contained within the pond, but they have at least spread to beyond the property line. This isn’t the first time this has happened: The Sutton plant has recorded over 100 violations in the last two years alone.

The land here is scrubby and sandy. Stunted pine trees provide shade for the “No Trespassing” signs, and little yellow flowers peep out of the grass next to the road. We can’t see the lagoons from the car, but there’s a gated access path that leads to them running up the slope of the barbed-wire-topped embankment.

“Right there,” says Kemp, stopping the Civic and pointing. “It breached just to the right of this little access road.”

Almost two years ago, on September 28th, the retaining wall for the pond failed and released around 2,000 gallons of slurry, making a plume about a hundred feet long and eight feet deep. Earlier at his office Kemp showed me some aerial photos he took of the breach.

It looked like an enormous dusky smudge, like something you’d see leaking out of a volcano, juxtaposed against the green of the grass—a cancerous scar on the landscape.

The river flows past, three-quarters of a mile on the other side of the lagoon, behind a fragile buffer of cypress trees. “These [dams, which retain the slurry in the ponds,] were built 60-plus years ago,” Kemp says. “They don’t really know in some cases how these things were built.

They’re not even sure if they used coal ash to build the dams. The head of Dam Safety, Steve McEvoy has no idea because no plans exist.”

Not only are the levees of an unknown composition, but the inspections which en-

sure the dam’s reliability are pathetically ineffective. The inspections are minimal and consist entirely of a visual once-over. There’s no engineering, no surveying. Kemp asked McEvoy if the ponds passed inspection just before they breached. They did.

Progress Energy announced in late 2009 that it plans to shut down the Sutton plant in 2014 and replace it with a plant powered by natural gas, another fossil fuel. Kemp thinks it’s a step in the right direction, but it’s still not ideal.

“Keep in mind they’re still burning natural gas,” he says. “Then there are the questions of where they’re getting the gas from, and whether or not it was produced safely.” As of this time, they have no announced plans to deal with the coal ponds.

A recent lawsuit in South Carolina brought to South Carolina Electric and Gas (SCE&G) by the Catawba Riverkeeper brings a ray of hope to this ash-darkened scene. The August 20th settlement mandated that SCE&G enter into a binding agreement to remove and dispose of properly all 2.4 million tons of coal ash in their ponds by 2020. The suit was filed under the South Carolina Pollution Control Act, and cited similar circumstances of arsenic pollution in groundwater moving into the river.

We drive to the road’s terminus—a public boat ramp on Lake Sutton, the cooling pond next to the plant. There are no boats, but we see the cars of several fishermen parked next to the dock.

“Now, these aren’t sport fishermen,” Kemp explains. “These are not people who catch the fish and throw them back in the water. They go home and feed the fish they catch to their families because they’re trying to do the right thing and provide.”

He looks around. “I don’t see any warnings about fish consumption.”

The slurry ponds lurk behind the trees to the left of the ramp with deadly proximity. No fish tissue samples to monitor toxicity have been completed yet, but it’s on Kemp’s to-do list.

Scattered about the parking lot, signs warn ramp users without any trace of irony that “Littering is Illegal.” I point them out to Kemp.

He gives a hollow laugh, but we both know it’s not funny. “So littering is illegal,” he says, “But leaching arsenic into people’s drinking water is O.K.”

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against the tide: A new generation’s compassionate change

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tide, use smooth, strong strokes, and never get mad at the waves.

Billy Rinehart’s been swimming against the tide for years as regional head of Organizing for America. He’s planning a career in education. Well-respected theatre talent Jason Hatfield begins his teaching career this year. They join Socrates in swimming against the tide of human ignorance.

Teaching is a noble profession. When “noble” and “profession” appear together, expect starvation and waiting tables to make ends meet. Expect humiliation and sometimes hemlock.

I’d never linked teaching to humiliation until I listened to Noam Chomsky’s lecture, “The Corporate Attack on Education.”

(Note: No more Noam before writing.)

Chomsky’s linkage hit home. I taught for a year. Had I been able to both pay my student loans and eat, I might still be in the classroom. Or had I not been brainwashed, “Those who can’t do, teach;” “You can do better;” “A smart guy like you?”

Shamefully, I’ve dishonored Sister Florina, Mr. McCabe and other inspiring guides by offering soap and water to some considering teaching. When a friend’s daughter earned a perfect SAT score and contemplated using her big brain to teach, I reacted with horror. “She can do better! Teaching should be her last resort!” Worse, when a fine young man I’m privileged to parent said he might teach I said, “With your talent and SAT’s? Are you sure?”

I may sometimes sound like a radical enemy of god and country, but my responses betray my indoctrination in our corporatistconsumer machine. Why would anyone as smart as you teach when you could make a zillion dollars? Maybe even invent needs and fake financial products or rape the planet as a human widget in the quarterly profit machine?

No, I’m no radical. It may shock diehard conservatives but not even union teachers want to destroy civilization. To complete any post-secondary education, you’ve got to be at least 51 percent conflict-avoidant, obsessive-compulsive and conformist.

Academic achievements aren’t the only measure of intellectual horsepower, but it’s worth noting that neither Rush, Hannity, nor Beck, icons of conservative intellectual rigor, geniuses at generating rage, ratings and dollars, could compete in the calm, conservative environment of academia. Then

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I hope Jason, Billy and their colleagues use the Texas GOP’s education platform as motivation. “We oppose the teaching of Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) (values clarification), critical thinking skills and similar programs that are simply a relabeling of Outcome-Based Education (OBE) (mastery learning), which focus on behavior modification and have the purpose of challenging the student’s fixed beliefs and undermining parental authority.”

Perish the thought of swimming against the tide to critically challenge fixed beliefs or creatively question the parentocracy.

Civilization would crumble if 10-year-old Johnny said, “Daddy, I don’t want to pray to Bootstrap Combat Jesus. I read the Gospels. Jesus didn’t speak on economics or WMDs. He fed the hungry and said, “Judge not…” and, “Love thy neighbor.’”

Or if 17-year-old Sally said, “Momma, I don’t want a tramp-stamp like yours or to make you a grandma before you hit the big 4-0. I’m taking AP calculus and physics. I want to solve real problems, like climate change and clean energy. And, Momma, I’m on the pill.”

Or if 18-year-old Bubba said, “Daddy, I’ve read Shakespeare, Vonnegut and Alice Walker. Literature and theatre aren’t about freaks and faggots. Whatever the human spirit may be, art carries it forward. And, I’m gay. It’s not my choice. It’s not a sin.”

Mr. McCabe would have graded this commentary a B: “Good points. Raw. Organization!” He’d have reminded me the purpose of higher learning is to liberate us from fixed beliefs and reliance on authority. His corrections and encouragements echo still; though, I’m not sure he would have inspired me as much if he had to wash my old Dodge Dart to pay his health insurance premiums.

We have schools of young swimmers able to transform us from a military/economic empire to the most literate, compassionate culture in history, provided teachers like Billy and Jason inspire them to swim without fear against the tide of human ignorance.

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NewsoftheWeird with Chuck Shepherd LEAD STORY Freedom Under Attack First Amendment Blues: A bar in Horry County, S.C., named the Suck Bang Blow filed a lawsuit in May challenging the county’s new ordinance prohibiting motorcyclists’ “burnouts” (enginerevving with back-tire-spinning, creating smoke and enormous noise). The bar claims that burnouts are important expressions of its customers’ “manliness and macho” and as such are protected by the First Amendment. (2) Luigi Bellavite complained to reporters in Mountain View, Colo., in July that the theft of his “Vote Satan” yard sign ought to be prosecuted as a “hate crime” under state law as he is a member of the Church of Satan. Police called it an ordinary theft.

Government in Action!

Miniature golf is remarkably simple to play, requiring neither experience nor much exertion, and even toddlers can negotiate their own brand of fun on the course. However, in March, a set of “accessible design” standards went into effect, under the Americans With Disabilities Act, governing such things as the “slope” of courses (maximum 1:4 rise on some holes), the maximum length of the blades if artificial turf is used, and the minimum area of the “tee-off” landing (48 inches by 60 inches, with a slope not steeper than 1:48).

The only unlimited-issue U.S. visa allowing fast-lane entrance for certain foreign workers is the O-1, available to those (e.g., scientists, technology engineers) who, in the opinion of the State Department, demonstrate “extraordinary ability.”

Reuters reported in June that an O-1 recently went to British journalist Piers Morgan, whose extraordinariness seems limited to replacing Larry King on his CNN interview program, and another to Shera Bechard, Playboy’s Miss November 2010, whose other accomplishment seems to be the creation of an online photo-sharing experience called “Frisky Friday.”

Canadian rap singer Manu Militari was, until earlier this year, sufficiently patriotic to have received more than $100,000 in government grants that originated with the Canadian Heritage department.

However, a June video released ahead of his new album “L’Attente” portrayed Afghan Taliban fighters targeting a convoy of Canadian soldiers, planting a roadside bomb and aiming their rifles at the Canadians’ heads. Over 150 Canadian soldiers have died fighting the Taliban and their insurgent allies.

Forgetful: USA Today, quoting a Pentagon official, reported in July that, during the last decade, the Pentagon had paid “late fees” totaling $610 million for not returning leased shipping containers by the due dates. (2) A Government Accountability Office report in July revealed that the federal government’s vast properties include about 14,000 offices and buildings that are vacant (or nearly so), but which the government still pays to maintain (at about $190 million a year).

(A large building in Washington, D.C.,’s Georgetown among the most valuable real estate in the

city has sat mostly unused for more than 10 years.)

(3) The Miami-Dade County, Fla., government confirmed in April that it had discovered, in storage, 298 brand-new vehicles that had been purchased in 2006-2007, but which had never been used.

Police Report New Mexico is an “open carry” state, with otherwise-law-abiding adults authorized to display loaded handguns in public. However, in the town of Vaughn (pop. 500, located mid-nowhere), perhaps the only ones not authorized to carry are the town’s two police officers. Chief Ernest Armijo had been convicted in 2011 of criminal nonsupport of a wife and two sons, and among the conditions of probation was the prohibition on gun possession. Deputy Brian Bernal has his own domestic issue: a conviction for family violence that bars him, under federal law, from carrying.

Most people who call an FBI field office would be in serious trouble if they left an answeringmachine message for a named agent, along with the caller’s name and telephone number, in a message consisting of at least 13 F-word epithets threatening to “break (the agent’s) (F-word) neck.” However, when Thomas Troy Bitter left the message at the San Diego field office, according to a July report in OC Weekly, the agency, after initially charging Bitter, quietly dropped the prosecution with no further repercussions. OC Weekly speculated that Bitter is a confidential informant whom the FBI was late in paying.

Specialist Perps: In May, Chicago police arrested a man they believed had just minutes earlier used a Bobcat front-end loader to crash through the window of a Family Dollar store and steal two cans of deodorant and a handful of gift cards (and nothing else) and walk away. (2) Police in Lorain, Ohio, were looking in June for a black man about 18 years old who had been seen on surveillance video breaking into the same Sunoco convenience store several times recently and taking up to $600 worth of Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups.

Great Art! Paris designer Jean-Emmanuel “Valnoir” Simoulin’s latest project combines his boyhood

fascination with jacket patches and the societal fascination with body modification. He said he will sew patches featuring his band’s next album directly onto the skin of his own back. “It’s a nostalgic project about my teenage-hood, when I had an iron faith (in) black-metal (music).”

Perspective People With Too Much Money: The dogs could not care less, but the luxury doghouse market is thriving, according to a June New York Times report. “Many of them have carpeting, heating and air-conditioning, indoor and outdoor lighting, elaborate ... entertainment systems,” wrote the Times, and some even have solar panels. But, said one owner, “Maggie’s never been in (hers). She’s a house dog.”

Although walmart.com offers upscale houses for $4,400 to $4,600, the more tony ones can go for more than $25,000. Top-shelf interior designers have created dog beds suspended from the ceiling and houses in which the music kicks on only as the dog enters (meaning that it almost never kicks on).

Recurring Themes It has been reported variously as an urban legend and a true story, but a well-documented July report in Chinese media, picked up by CNN, looks unfortunately authentic. A 13-yearold boy in Shandong Province was severely injured by a prank at an auto repair shop at which he worked. Doctors at Bayi Children’s Hospital in Beijing confirmed that the co-workers had inserted the nozzle of an air pump into his rectum and shot air into the intestines, inflating his belly, damaging his liver, kidneys and stomach, and sending him into a coma for eight days.

Doctors deflated him, but at press time, he remained in intensive care.

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once noted Tony Moore’s astounding penchant for making comedic dialogue believable onstage. It can be tough for any writer to mold, since words and action reveal so much about character, place and time, especially when done with the right range of subtlety—or lack thereof. Moore is an actor, director, theatre-company founder and playwright whose prolific hand firmly meets pen and paper often.

He has written around a play a year (16 to be exact) for 15 years, and over the last 10 has produced 23 through his own ByChance Productions. At the core, his shows have one element of similarity: their format.

“Comedy is a very broad spectrum of writing,” Moore admits, “so I mainly focus on romantic comedies and sitcoms. I absolutely love the sitcom format. You set up your jokes, you nail them, and you move on to the next one, while at the same time telling a story that can be relatable and easily understood without diminishing its original ideas.”

Having staged many of his own shows since 2002, including “Just the Way You Are,” “The Tea Set Massacre,” “Me and My Brother, My Brother and I” and last year’s “The Bennett Boy,” among others, Moore toyed with the revamping of “Just Our Luck” in 2011.

“One of my goals lately has been to take some of my older plays and update them and revise them,” he says. After seeing the script with fresh eyes, he real-

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ized having more experience as a writer gave impetus and renewed zeal to tackle and update it. That he had finetuned his comedic chops after writing the live sitcom “Sides” at the Browncoat for two years made the process even greater. “I was really able to practice [with ‘Sides’], and let me tell you what: Writing on a weekly deadline helped me to think fast and it keeps you on your toes,” he admits.

After opening yesteryear’s notebooks, “Our OneNight Guest” began to beckon his attention. “Over the years, I have learned that you don’t have all the answers the first time,” Moore explains. “There is always room to grow, and we aren’t perfect. As writers, we can always find something to edit and ways to improve our ideas and our stories.”

Though the core of its characters and plot haven’t changed, finesse and refinement has given it enough deserving time under Moore’s nose. Performed in 2003 at Thalian Hall’s Studio Theater, the story happens on the anniversary of main characters Jack and Lucille’s wedding. One pesky phone call from Jack’s ex, Greta, takes precedence over the lovebirds’ celebration. Greta, stranded from vehicle problems, cons her way into crashing at the couple’s pad for the evening. She arrives with her “boyfriend” in tow, but her real reason for the visit involves testing out her pharmaceutical company’s new love formula on Jack, whom she still pines after. Naturally, nothing happens as it’s supposed to and comedy ensues.

Moore’s talent for hilarity only comes as easy as his characters’ vulnerabilities to be set up for the jokes. They have to be as real and honest in the throes of these oft-preposterous scenarios.

Moore has written Jack Fisher (Eddie Key) as a devoted and honest husband who’s gullible to manipulation while his wife, Lucille (Kristen Floreno), beholds confidence which begins to shatter upon

the arrival of Greta (Brandy Jones). Adding vivacity and hijinks to it all is Lucille’s mother (Rhoda Jane Gary) and brother Brett (Wesley Brown), as well as Greta’s assistant/”boyfriend” Tanner (Steven Bevels), who Moore happened to play in the original.

“His Tanner and my Tanner are totally different,” Moore says, “and that’s exactly how it should be!”

In fact, Moore is veering away from telling his current round of actors how its was performed in 2003. He wants them to find their own voices and paths to keep the play new and varied.

“I want them completely different, memorable and unique,” he says. “Reading this script nine years later, I was able to give it a new perspective while keeping intact the idea and concept of what I had back then. In terms of character development, Mona and Brett each got an overhaul. In the original version they were secondary characters that didn’t really have much of a story and were there more as a foil for Greta’s intended plot. Now they each have specific motivations that really help them to be just as dynamic as the rest of the characters.”

This time around, Moore will be showing “Our One-Night Guest” at Big Dawg Productions’ Cape Fear Playhouse. Audrey McCrummen mans the helm as technical director, with the cast culling their own costumes and everyone collectively furnishing and decorating the set. “Steve Vernon and the folks at Big Dawg have really helped put the word out about our show, and I can’t thank them enough,” Moore says. “Since we are using their space, they have been promoting our show in nearly every capacity! We’ve been selling tickets already!”

Actually, Big Dawg-housed shows have a way of selling out entire runs, especially as witnessed by the recent closing of “The Dixie Swim Club,” for which they added additional shows. Theatre-goers are wise to get tickets early. “Our One-Night Guest” opens Thursday, September 6th and runs through the 9th, while continuing every Thursday through Sunday through September 16th. Shows are at 8 p.m., except for Sunday matinees at 3 p.m. Tickets are only $12, with opening-night seats going for a mere $5.

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Cameron Art Museum all summer long to showcase a trio of musical revues. The final offering, “Songs for a New World” by Jason Robert Brown, is the perfect way to wind up the installation. Beginning with “The All Night Strut,” a jazz revue featuring music of the ‘30s and ‘40s, continuing with “The World Goes ‘Round,” a celebration of Kander and Ebb’s work (principally of the ‘60s, ‘70s and ‘80s), “Songs for a New World” is the work of an emerging artist, whom is not yet a household name. His work looks to the future, and it is a beautiful cycle to wrap the summer season.

Compared to such standards as “Hello, Dolly!” Which just recently played Thalian Hall’s Main Stage, “Songs for a New World” is avant-garde. Whereas Thalian is the perfect venue for a big song and dance production, the intimate space of CAM really sets off the production value and necessity of “Songs.” The staging feels like a live installation in the art museum—something I’ve always wished to see more of locally.

I was very lucky to get to spend several years of my life practically living in art museums, due to a hefty travel schedule. I remember commenting to Jock over dinner one night that almost every museum I had been in for the last couple of years had at least one, if not several video installations.

The increased emphasis on performance art in the museums fascinated me.

“Songs for a New World” utilizes video projections (designed by David T. Loudermilk, also the show’s director) for its staging. Clips showcase a grainy Super-8 feel.

Combined with the live band and the intensely emotive songs—which are not plot driven—Wilmingtonins will feel like they’ve stumbled into a larger-scale performance piece in New York.

Come with a handkerchief to dry your eyes and mop your brow. Tracy Byrd and Katherine Vernon come close to stealing the show—though the rest of the cast, Taylor Hamlet, Brit Garner and Mike Maykish, certainly give them a run for their money.

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Besides the fact they both have incredible voices and miles of acting talent, Vernon and Byrd secured the more fun and memorable numbers. I couldn’t help but laugh throughout “Surabaya Santa” Vernon’s hymn to the dissolution of the Santa and Mrs. Claus marriage, preformed as Sally Bowles from “Cabaret,” complete with a Marlene Dietrich accent. It’s a much-needed comic relief in the midst of a sentimental evening that is really down on love and marriage.

Vernon’s “Just One Step” in act one, a plaintive suicidal plea from the 57th floor, captivates. In high heels and a tight dress, she teeters on the imaginary ledge of her apartment building. Vernon sold it so well I kept expecting her to slip and fall.

It is really hard to sing with an accent and maintain it when speaking, but when singing it is much more difficult. Vernon makes it look effortless. In “Just One Step” she recreates Long Island-speak and makes it so natural that hearing her reprise it later in the show comes almost as a surprise.

Vernon really has a powerhouse voice; she rarely gets to showcase it but the soaring crescendos that epitomize this work are written for a singer like her. It is hard to believe a real human being can hold the final note of “Just One Step” as long, intently and beautifully as Vernon does. Wow! Those who have yet had the joy of watching Tracy Byrd onstage must see this show.

Byrd’s voice soars and shines. From “King of

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Taylor Hamlet has a sweet continence that make the two sides of her coin highly believable. We meet her first In “I’m Not Afraid,” as a teenager ready to take on the world. By the show’s end, in “The Flagmaker,” she is a young military widow who grieves the loss of her husband overseas. Besides her beauty, she has a fierce loveliness, and it makes the audience root for her.

Brit Garner and Mike Maykish reoccur as parts of couples who are trying to figure Locally Owned. out themselves and what they mean to each Internationally Inspired. other. Sadly for them, Brown is really down on love and marriage with this piece. Though they have love duets of a sort, the songs are not the kind that make you turn to your date with dewy eyes and steal a kiss. Garner and Over 40 Maykish both bring a realism and frustration hand-made to questions the songs raise. Folks wantgourmet ing warm and fuzzy romance or hot passion paninis to should not expect such reward.

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sic, the 1956 Frank Loesser romantic dramedy “The Most Happy Fella” merges the best attributes of opera and Broadway’s flashy song-and-dance numbers. Great sets, a song-driven plotline and especially its ensemble numbers are covered brilliantly.

Likewise, its lead lovers, Tony and Rosabella, crescendo their way into each other’s arms like Pavarotti driving home a final note in “Madame Butterfly”: Through its highs and lows, it reaches its place in time most resoundingly.

Rosabella is a waitress in a diner in San Francisco; Tony runs a ranch in Napa Valley.

Upon his exit after serving him one evening, Rosabella receives a tie pin he leaves behind, adorned in amethyst, and a note written on the back of a menu which admits his love for her. They strike up correspondence before Rosabella is heading to Napa but only under the assumption that Tony’s a young, dashing rancher—as shown in a picture he sent her of his foreman, Joe. Upon her arrival the truth gets revealed.

Yet, with much trepidation, Rosabella still marries the elder Tony and eventually falls in love with him. Of course, drama unfolds which puts their union at risk. Through arias made for performances often only reserved for The Met, Wilmington receives a fine taste of showmanship and vocal power that almost cracked Thalian’s chandelier, Alice, last Friday evening at one exceptional show.

Opera House Theatre Company should plan more plays that highlight the astounding presence of Bob Workmon, who portrays Tony Esposito. The force of his voice isn’t only captivating from its first note in the title song, but Mr. Workmon’s teddy-bear presence grasps the audience foremost. His scenes evoke smiles, tears, heartache and celebration through the gamut of love’s emotional ride. When he’s down, his sadness emanates (“Young People”) and the audience immediately empathizes. When he’s vulnerable, again, it’s worthy of 5,000 hugs and quite a lot of warmth as heard in the sweetly captivating “Happy to Make Your Acquaintance.”

Everything about the success of this show is embodied by Workmon’s transformation into Tony: his spot-on Italian accent, elder-like body

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HOME ON THE RANGE: Jason Aycock and Bob Workmon pull out showstopping performances in “The Most Happy Fella.” Courtesy photo, Opera House Theatre Company.

movements, constant, youthful hope for love and especially the talent of his operatic baritone, which moves effortlessly into tenor territory and beyond. If nary another actor showed up to perform, it would have still been worth the price of admission just to see Workmon sing alone. However, his ensemble strengthens the show’s success.

The only songstress onstage who can match Workmon’s Tony note for note is his Rosabella, as heard from voice coach and harp teacher Amy Tucker-Morgan. Tucker-Morgan’s soprano reaches out into the depths of the ether and delivers solidly. While sometimes her high-pitch can grate the ears as much as impress during solos, when paired with Workmon, it’s a perfect fit. It’s a balance of amazement and an effortless melding of sound that cannot be matched by another pair of performances I’ve seen this year. Tucker-Morgan’s Rosabella is demure and sweet, fragile and upright, yet not without her own faults which humanize her good-to-do mien. She’s not the most powerful character, but sometimes her powerlessness drives the plot, as seen in her affair with Joe and as a caretaker to Tony.

She’s natural onstage and impressively has mastered “smizing” (smiling with her eyes) while hitting the most strenuous notes.

The only quip of watching an opera-like Broadway musical comes in the duets and ensemble numbers wherein one or both opera singers are paired with regular ol’ performers.

Both Workmon and Tucker-Morgan innately overpower because of their vocal strength, but a duel of voices isn’t needed for many cast

members to showcase their stellar chops.

Cindy Colucci carries her own as Tony’s jealous sister, Marie. Max Korn as Joe remains dreamy as ever and so easily believable as a ranch hand it’s uncanny. Heather Setzler as Rosabella’s friend Cleo and (her real-life hubby) Jason Aycock as Herman bring a high dose of comedy to the show, lighting up the stage (quite literally) each time they appear.

Their scenes separately and together often alleviate the heaviness of the plot, as heard in “Goodbye, Darlin” and “I Like Everybody.”

The funniest trio of the cast appear in the resident chefs, Pasquale (Dylan Fowler), Guiseppe (Alex Holland) and Ciccio (Newlin Parker). “Abbondanza,” “Sposalizio” and “Benvenuta” enlighten to no avail with reverie and sheer delight. Upon every entry and exit they make, the chefs’ interactions are bound by laughter. Their dances with the audience at intermission add a nice touch to the show.

In fact, the entire cast deserve kudos for their shining moments, all made up of an overall talented group of well-knowns, including Shane Fernando as Al, Tony Rivenbark as Doc and John “Perk” Perkinson as the cashier. Its ensemble even contains recognizable youth actors, such as Emilia Torello (“Annie”), Lily Zukerman (“Ruthless!

The Musical”) and Joe Basquill (“Camp Rock”). Nothing suffers in “The Most Happy Fella”—from excellent costuming, courtesy of Juli Harvey, to Scenic Asylum’s easily maneuvered set design, to the ground-breaking score by the always amazing Lorene Walsh and her orchestra. Judy Greenhut’s choreography is simple but effective and the whole show sparks with vivacity. Kudos to Suellen Yates for a fine job of direction and to Opera House for showing how opera and Broadway can in fact co-exist—even in Wilmington.

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ARTblast began in 2010, but Andrews nothing to do in Wilmington.”

Nothing to do, eh? “Haven’t you heard took a year off due to a personal health isof Projekte Gallery or Nutt Street Comedy sue. Now, even though it is a relatively young venture, ARTblast is gaining momenRoom?” I prod.

For those who seem devastatingly bored tum and garnering excitement from those with our illustrious city, this week I will sug- who missed the artful event.

Though exact numbers aren’t available in gest they mosey to ARTblast, a five-day festival celebrating arts of all kinds, which regards to ARTblast’s financial impact on will take place in downtown locales start- downtown ILM, Andrews estimates the ining Wed., Sept. 5th. Surely there will be fluence is grand. “Based on the information something for everyone, from dance to live from the hotels that I work with, many of music, as founder Chris Andrews built ART- the businesses that are polled afterwards, blast to represent almost everything Wilm- and just the sheer number of people that patronize the ArtWalk (and visit not only the ington has to offer.

“It was actually recommended to me by area’s restaurants but retail stores as well), Donn Ansell, who, unfortunately, just passed I’d have to say, conservatively, one million away,” Andrews shares. “Donn was such dollars in business over five days is easily a huge supporter of the art community, so spent,” he says.

That million-dollar ballpark figure is spread he [suggested] expanding on the ArtWalk from Thalian Hall to Bellamy Mansion, as Street Festival to include all mediums and well as to non-historic locales—such as live multiple venues.”

The ArtWalk Street Festival, now in its rock to be enjoyed at The Whiskey and im10th year, showcases paintings, photo- prov comedy at Browncoat Theatre.

Notably, a major proponent of ARTblast graphs, jewelry, sculptures and more from regional artists in booths along Front Street. is DANCEblast, which will take place at the Though it brings the arts to one place—our Hannah Block Community Arts Center on historic downtown streets—it doesn’t bring Sat., Sept. 8th, and is headed by Tracey people into all the local artistic haunts which Varga of Forward Motion Dance Company.

There will be seven performances, includexist year-round.

“I loved the idea of it as a way to highlight ing a classical ballet piece from Wilmingnot only the talent that exists within our re- ton School of Ballet. Contemporary works gion but also the multiple venues that house choreographed by Varga and Kate Neely, and promote these various mediums, from including dancers from Forward Motion galleries to theatres,” Andrews explains. and The Dance Cooperative, will be shown.

“But I think the real importance here is about There will be belly and Mediterranean dancfellowship: different groups and individuals ing from Kelly Hawes, and Company “T” working together to create one statement, dancers will offer tap.

“There is a modern jazz piece entitled without putting any one personal agenda ahead of anyone else’s. The word ‘commu- ‘Apollo XI’ [to be] performed by students of DREAMS of Wilmington and The Dance Conity’ comes to mind.”

Folks may recognize Andrews’ name from operative to music by Orchestral Manoeuhis other endeavors: He was once the presi- vres in the Dark, including excerpts from the dent of the Downtown Business Associa- original recording of Apollo XI in 1969,” Vartion, and he is the driving force behind Cool ga details. “There [will be] a dance entitled Wilmington, a concert, festival and event ‘Innocence’ set to music by Rosemary Clooproduction company. Cool Wilmington pro- ney, too. It is important for me to present a duces such projects as Rims on the River, variety of dance genres for the audience to the Wine and Beer Walk, and downtown’s enjoy and to help educate the community St. Patrick’s Day Festival. “It’s always been about dance in the Wilmington area.”

For full details about all 2012 ARTblast my goal to use events to bring people into the downtown area to visit and to take no- events, visit www.artblastwilmington.com.

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BLAST OFF: The works of Addie Wuensch, similar to her piece ‘Equality and Beauty, will be on display at Bottega Gallery during ARTblast.

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Downtown ILM along Front St.; FREE • Recycled Media Community Art Project Sat., 9/8, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Bailey Theater Park, 14 N. Front St. www.cfifn.org; FREE • Hannah Block Art Exhibit Sat., 9/8, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

H.B. Community Arts Center, 120 S. 2nd St. 341-7860; www.wilmingtoncac.org; FREE • Art Show Opening (with live music) Sat., 9/8, 7 p.m.

Artfuel, 2165 Wrightsville Ave.; 343-5233 www.artfuelinc.com; FREE DANCE • DANCEblast Sat., 9/8; doors 7:30 p.m., show 8 p.m.

H.B. Community Arts Center, 120 S. 2nd St. 341-7860; www.forwardmotiondance.com; $5 FILM • Cinematique: “The Queen of Versailles”

MUSIC • Axiom (plus wine tasting) Wed., 9/5, 7 p.m.

Bottega Wine and Art Bar 208 N. Front St.; 763-3737; FREE • Rockie Fresh Thurs., 9/6, 9 p.m.

Meet and Greet, 7 p.m.

Soapbox, 255 N. Front St.; 251-8500 $10/adv., $12/day of www.soapboxlaundrolounge.com • Tiny Boxes, Chasing Edison Fri., 9/7, 8 p.m.; $5 cover —Deja Fuze Sat., 9/8, 9 p.m.; $5 cover —Cindercat Sun., 9/9, 10 p.m.; $5 cover The Whiskey, 1 S. Front St.; 763-3088 • Sunday Jazz Gospel Brunch Sun., 9/9, 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

TheatreNOW, 19 S. 10th St.; 399-3669 $18/adult, $12/kids under 12 y.o. www.theatrewilmington.com

THEATER • TNL Sketch Comedy Episode Thurs., 9/6, 8 p.m. to 10 p.m.

—Rocky Horror Picture Show Shadow Cast Fri., 9/7, 10 p.m. to 12 a.m.

Browncoat Theatre, 111 Grace St.; 341-0001 www.browncoattheatre.com • Comedian Todd Glass Fri., 9/7 and Sat., 9/8 Showings both nights at 8 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.

Nutt St. Comedy Room, 255 N. Front St. 251-7881; www.nuttstreet.com www.bellamymansion.org; $12-15 • “The Most Happy Fella” Fri., 9/7 and Sat., 9/8; 8 p.m.

Sun., 9/9; 3 p.m.

Thalian Hall, 310 Chestnut St.; 632-2285 www.thalianhall.org; $25 • Comedy Dinner Theatre Fri., 9/7; 6:30 p.m. $32-38 —“Super Saturday Fun Time” Sat., 9/8; 11 a.m.; $11-12 —“Murder at the Bellamy Mansion” Sat., 9/8; 6:30 p.m.; $32-38 TheatreNOW, 19 S. 10th St.; 399-3669 www.theatrewilmington.com • Open Mic Comedy Night Sun., 9/9; 8 p.m.

Bottega Wine and Art Bar 208 N. Front St.; 763-3737; FREE

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drink to the ink: Artfuel Inc. celebrates its first anniversary in the Wrightsville Avenue location

T

he port city ’ s most prolific

tattoo parlor and art gallery hybrid, the friendly neighborhood Artfuel Inc., celebrates a year in its new location with the Artfuel Anniversary Art Show.

Featuring works from all of the Artfuel artists and a guest musician, the anniversary event—which will show for eight weeks—will mark the second group showing of all the resident artists at Artfuel.

However, this will be the first group exhibit in its latest location. Artfuel co-owner Sarah Peacock says the show is a way to say thanks for all the community support.

Operating in Wilmington since 2005, last year Artfuel Inc. transplanted a few blocks from its original location to its current one off Wrightsville Avenue—a venue that used to be a 1950s grocery store.

Peacock and co-owner Dave Tollefson transformed the old building into one of Wilmington’s most successful tattoo parlors and a staple among Wilmington galleries, frequently hosting fund-raiser events and exhibits of all types of art.

For this show, most of the Artfuel Inc. artists will contribute paintings, while others will display a body of sculptural work and pottery. Paintings from Luke Worley and Eddie Oakes will concentrate on more traditionally themed tattoo imagery, while Sam Guin’s art has a flair for the gothic.

Matt Hoyme, who recently has been traveling around India, will present work that lends itself to a more Eastern-influenced style. Peacock says she’s recently immersed herself in the idea of transformation, so a lot of her art will feature animals and people morphing into the unknown.

The special musical guest will be the phenomenal one-man-band Ben Prestage coming all the way from Florida. Hailing from a Mississippi musical lineage, Pre-

When she isn’t tattooing at Artfuel, Peacock spends her time primarily painting.

She says the anniversary show has been a great motivator to be especially more productive with her other passion.

“I have changed my painting style quite a bit since I showed last,” Peacock says.

“So it shall be the litmus test for my new work, which is more playful than before.”

Sponsored by Front Street Brewery, Incredible Pizza, San Juan Café and Mobile Tech, the show will provide free food and beverages for attendees. The majority of proceeds of artwork sold from this event will go to the Surfers Healing Project in Wrightsville Beach, an organization that helps children with autism.

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FREE stage learned his craft in the Florida Everglades and got his start street busking in Memphis. Tennessee is where he extended his musical repertoire to include harmonica, banjo, lap steel guitar, fiddle and foot drums.

Prestage has won many awards including the Lyon/Pitchford Award, the International Blues Challenge, and is currently up for both the Independent Music Challenge and the 2012 Blues Award on Sirius Radio. Those wishing to get a feel for his roots and rhythm may check out his music at www.BenPrestageMusic.com.

Peacock first began researching body marking while collecting her own tattoos during her time at the University of Reading in the United Kingdom, where she was able to study all types of art and illustration. Her fascination with the ancient art of tattooing led her to start collecting her own tattoos, which has proved to be a lifelong love affair.

Peacock moved to the United States in 1993 where she traveled around, befriended tattoo artists, and immersed herself into the body-marking culture. “In 1995 I picked up a tattoo machine and haven’t looked back since,” Peacock says.

and used digital Southeastern Camera new and film cameras

camera bags & accessories memory cards | film tripods digital printing supplies | traditional darkroom supplies | lighting equipment reflectors used equipment

STUDENT AND INSTRUCTOR DISCOUNTS 1351 S. Kerr Ave. • (910) 313-2999 • OPEN: 10-6 M-F 10-4 Sat. • Closed Sunday

ARTFUL LOVE AFFAIR: Blending tattoo work with art work, the artists of Artfuel Inc celebrate their one-year anniversary in Artfuel’s latest location. Photo courtesy of Sarah Peacock.

Learn from an award-winning winery!

OPEN 7 DAYS 420 Eastwood Rd., Suite 108 Daily Wine Tasting • Wine by the Glass Great Craft Beers • Wine Tasting Parties Call 910-397-7617

WINE AND BEER MAKING SUPPLIES Fresh Grapes & Juice from Italy, Chile, California and Washington.

Grains, Hops and Equipment

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Fresh juice and grapes from California and Italy ATTENTION

HOMEBREWERS! Grains & Malts 25% OFF Hops

Beer Ingredient Kits

$1.79 20% OFF

Weekly Events for Noni Bacca Winery: Tuesday Night – BFF Night

Come hang out at the winery with your best friend(s) after work. Great music, wine and beer specials.

Enjoy Red and White wine starting at $4.00 per glass and 20% off bottles!

Fruit Style Wine at $3.00 per glass or $9.00 per bottle!

Craft Beer starting at $2.50 per bottle!

(Specials are for Bar Service Only)

Thursday Night at the Winery

Every Thursday Night at Noni Bacca Winery, the lights go down and the music goes up!

Enjoy the awesome Wine and Beer Specials!

Enjoy Red and White wine starting at $4.00 per glass and 20% off bottles!

Fruit Style Wine at $3.00 per glass or $9.00 per bottle Craft Beer starting at $2.50 per bottle (Specials are for Bar Service Only)

Saturday Night – Date Night

All couples are welcome to stop and enjoy a wine tasting at Wilmington’s International Award-Winning Winery.

Got dinner plans? Stop in before or after dinner!

Great way to start or end your evening.

Bring your special someone in for a special treat!

57 International Medals

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galleryguide| ARTFUEL.INC

2165 Wrightsville Ave. • (910) 343 5233 Mon.-Sat., noon-7 p.m. www.artfuelinc.com Artfuel.inc is a multimedia studio and art gallery, now located at the intersection of Wrightsville Avenue and Dawson Street.

Celebrating one year at their new location, Artfuel Inc. will open Vol. 32 on Sept. 8th.

Artists include Luke Worley, Eddie Oakes, Sam Guin, Matt Hoyme and Sarah Peacock, with live music from Ben Prestage.

ARTEXPOSURE!

22527 Highway 17N, Hampstead, NC 910-803-0302/910-330-4077 Tues.-Sat. 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. (or by appt.) artexposure50.com Look for the big red barn and visit a unique space in the Hampstead area just 4 miles from beautiful Topsail Island. We represent over 40 local and regional fine artists in our member’s gallery and offer local arts and crafts in our gift shop. ArtExposure present-

ly has studio space rented to seven working artists. In addition, there is a frame shop and small art supply store.

ArtExposure is available for receptions, weddings, meetings and the like. Along with its large open space downstairs, there is a loft area upstairs suitable for smaller gatherings. Check out our website to see the latest in new classes as well as our regular art classes and studio time. Yoga classes meet Wednesdays at 6 p.m. and Saturday at 9 a.m. in the loft. Walk-ins are welcome to this gentle yoga class. A large open space hosts 2nd Friday Opening Receptions each month at 6 p.m.

September 14th hosts an Adult and Teen Student Show and the October 12th Opening will feature Jason Clark, a local Jacksonville artist with a unique style!

local artists and craftspeople inspired by nature. Here you’ll find original paintings on canvas and reclaimed river wood, handmade jewelry, local photography, sail bags, pottery, wood products, tiles, note cards, historic maps, books, and our exclusive Wilmington city map tees/totes/prints. Join us on Fourth Friday, August 24th, for the opening reception for our featured artist—Renato Abbate, ceramic artist and educator—who will offer masks, tiles, vases, pendants and bowls.

Renato’s work will be featured through September 26th.

FIGMENTS

$100 off Regular membership

1319 Military Cutoff Rd. Ste. II 910-509-4289 • figmentsgallery.com Mon.-Fri.: 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

“Figments is an art gallery brimming with unlimited creative vision and talent. We are a community of artists who are passionate about the journey of artful creation. We have an unintimidating art boutique where you can find locally made artwork for your home. We also have a relaxed classroom space where students of all skill levels can learn and grow creatively. Come. Be inspired.

We offer a wide range of fresh eclectic artwork from students to seasoned professionals. With styles from fantastically funky to traditionally classic your visual sense will certainly be satisfied. Join us at at our open house on the second Friday of every month for live art demonstrations, light refreshments and fun! Otherwise, visit us during our regular business hours, Monday thru Saturday from 11 a.m. -7 p.m. We look forward to meeting you.

See staff for specific details about membership and package savings

NEW ELEMENTS GALLERY

CAPE FEAR NATIVE

114 Princess St. • (910) 465-8811 Tues.-Sat. 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. www.capefearnative.com Cape Fear Native features the works of

3 Convenient Wilmington Locations WILMINGTON NORTH

WILMINGTON SOUTH

PORTER’S NECK

200 Racine Drive 910-392-3999

4310 Shipyard Blvd 910-350-8289

7979 Market Street 910-686-1766

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201 Princess St. • (919) 343-8997 Tues.-Sat.: 11 a.m.-6p.m. (or by appt.) newelementsgallery.com “Two Visions” features Wilmington artists Ann Conner and Karen Paden Crouch.

Conner’s woodblock prints suggest a marriage of the old and new, utilizing the most ancient form of printmaking in a high-tech manner. Drawing mechanical images using high-speed power chisels, she uses non-traditional techniques to work with the natural material of wood. Whereas Conner’s work is contemporary in feel, Crouch takes a more organic approach, working with bronze, copper and steel. Her sculptures are grounded in the structure and movement of living things.

Using found objects in most of her work, Crouch creates three dimensional pieces that are otherworldly, conjuring a realm of fantasy and intrigue. Two Visions will remain on display through September 22nd.

RIVER TO SEA GALLERY

225 S. Water St., Chandler’s Wharf (Free parking) • (910)-763-3380 Tues.–Sat. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sun. 1 - 4 p.m.

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

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

SUNSET RIVER MARKETPLACE

10283 Beach Dr., SW (NC 179) (910) 575-5999 Tues.- Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. sunsetrivermarketplace.com This eclectic, spacious gallery, located in the historic fishing village of Calabash, NC, 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 onsite.

WICKED GALLERY

205 Princess St. • (910) 960-7306 Tues. 12-5 p.m.

Wed.-Sat. 6:30-11:30 p.m. onewickedgallery.com Currently featuring Sam Guin: A collection of new paintings, drawings, and assembled masks from the internationally published artist offer a unique perspective of the human animal presented in his own language of pigment, fiber and bone. A sampling of Guin’s work can be found at www.samguinart.tumblr.com or www.Facebook.com/samguinartist. This show—which is Wicked Gallery’s last ever show—hangs until August 31st.

WILMINGTON ART ASSOCIATION

120. S. Second St. Mon.-Sun., 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. www.wilmington-art.org The Wilmington Art Association (W.A.A.) proudly announces the opening of their new permanent exhibit gallery space at the historic Hannah Block USO building at 120 South Second Street in downtown Wilmington.

Come down and check out the terrific art and the new space in the Hannah Block building. It has great north light! The Community Art Center is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.—and sometimes later. The art will be changed out monthly so there will be new work for view and purchase at the desk in the USO museum on an ongoing basis.

Daniel Bernard Roumain

(DBR) Laurelyn & Dossett

Join Community and UNCW Performers Onstage for the World premiere of ‘The Collide’ -an original album of the musical stories of North Carolina-

Saturday, Sept. 15 7 PM - Kenan Auditorium

2012-2013 Arts in Action Performance Series

Free residency programs!

For details visit www.uncw.edu/presents

Tickets: $22 General Public $18 Senior Citizens, Groups $5 UNCW Students Kenan Box Office 910.962.3500 or www.uncw.edu/presents

University of North Carolina Wilmington • Division of Student Affairs • Campus Life Arts & Programs An EEO/AA institution. Accommodations for disabilities may be requested by contacting 910.962.3285 three days prior to the event.

The compositions created for Connecting Crossroads in North Carolina are commissioned by NCSU Center Stage, Davidson College Friends of the Arts and Smith Artist Series, UNCW Presents, The S. Rudolph Alexander Performing Arts Series, and The Performing Arts Series at Appalachian State University. Additional support is provided by the N.C. Arts Council, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources, with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts; and by South Arts in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts and the N. C. Arts Council.

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LIVE MUSIC EVERY THURSDAY AND SATURDAY

OCEANIC SUMMER MUSIC SERIES 06 Luis Paschoa 08 Brent Stimmel 13 Luis Paschoa 15 Overtyme

on stage this week

20 Mykel Barbee 22 Brent Stimmel 27 Mykel Barbee

(910) 256-5551 • 703 S. Lumina Ave, Wrightsville Beach www.oceanicrestaurant.com

LIVE MUSIC SUNDAY EVENINGS

SUMMER MUSIC LINEUP

SEPTEMBER OCTOBER Oct. 7 - MACHINE GUN Sept. 9 - CENTRAL PARK Oct. 14 - CENTRAL PARK Sept. 16 - MARK ROBERTS Sept. 23 - OVERTYME 910-256-8500 • 4 Marina Street, Wrightsville Beach www.bluewaterdining.com

Fri., Sept. 7 MYKEL BARBEE Sat., Sept. 8 2 CENTS WORTH Fri., Sept. 14 TBA

Central Park Band—known for its vast repertoire including jazz, R&B, funk, beach, modern pop and classic rock—will keep the wild crowd dancing at Bluewater Grill from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Sunday, September 9th. Alive with the sounds of Central Park Band, Bluewater will bump with tunes from The Beatles to Lady Gaga, and nearly everything else imaginable. Their only goal is to keep the audience moving! Formed about 25 years ago, guitarist/vocalist Tom Bagley is one of the original founding members of the varied act—but Central Park Band is rounded out these days by Craig Pulley (bass, vocals), George Coghill (drums, vocals), Marty Gilbert (lead vocals), and John Fichera (keyboard, vocals).

Sat., Sept. 15 BRENT STIMMEL DUO Fri., Sept. 21 DAVE MEYER

LIVE MUSIC

Fridays & Saturdays 7-10PM Outside on the back deck weather permitting

Sat., Sept. 22 JEREMY NORRIS Fri., Sept. 28 L SHAPE LOT DUO Sat., Sept. 29 JOHN FONVIELLE DUO Fri., Oct. 5 DAVE MEYER Sat., Oct. 6 2 CENTS WORTH/MARK

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UNCW’s ACE books All Time Low for fall concert uil

by Jordan DuBre All Time Low , UNCW Kenan Auditorium .

602 S. College Rd $25 Sept. 12th • $15www.etix.com

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t takes a certain level of

badassery to do a major promotional photo shoot in nothing but tighty-whities. All Time Low’s infallible ability to take nothing too seriously gained them fame and recognition early in their career. Not to mention, the tighty-whities were wildly popular amongst their female fans (myself included) who more often than not put the photo, ripped from a magazine, in their lockers to gawk at between classes. Songs like “Coffee Shop Soundtrack,” in which lead singer Alex Gaskarth breathily proclaims, “The flavor of your lips is enough to keep me here,” have kept fans swooning for more than just their lanky physiques and side-swept hair.

Before graduating high school, the Baltimore rockers burst onto the music scene with a high-energy, sugar-sweet brand of pop-punk, which resonate with emo legends Fall Out Boy and the Starting Line.

The four-member outfit comprises Gaskarth, drummer Rian Dawnson, lead guitarist Jack Barakat and bassist Zack Merrick, all of whom started touring at the beginning of tenth grade with just a rented U-Haul trailer and a van.

Since, they’ve built a fan base faster and stronger than many, amassing millions globally. Despite being self-proclaimed “horrible musicians,” as mentioned in an Alternative Press interview in April of 2008, All Time Low has managed to put out five records and take on many headlining tours.

Their first studio album, seven-track EP, “Put Up Or Shut Up,” released in 2006, gave fans catchy, heartfelt tracks of love, lust and angst. Tales of underage drinking and skirt-chasing fill the record with relatable songs that sound like a high-school memory. All Time Low have been called many things from generic to gay, but boring isn’t a term that applies. While the band is inspired by pop-punk standards like Blink-182, they are by no means lacking

HOW LOW CAN YOU GO? The badassery that is All Time Low comes to UNCW’s campus next Wednesday, Sept. 12. Tickets on sale now. Courtesy photo

their own unique flair. With a singer like Gaskarth who takes pride in his ability to make dick jokes and the band’s knack for pranking tour-mates, All Time Low’s hijinks make up their attitude as much as making music.

After playing several shows in Europe, All Time Low will return to the U.S. and make a quick stop in Wilmington on Wednesday, September 12th to play UNCW’s Kenan Auditorium. The quartet hasn’t played Wilmington since 2008, where they landed at the now-defunct Lucky’s Pub. A lot has changed since they headlined their first tour. Up to that point, they had only released two albums.

Now, with three (including one sweet live

album) under their belt, their sound has grown into something much smoother without losing its signature saccharine. “Dirty Work,” the band’s most recent release (2011) brings a little less angst and a bit more soul to the equation. With guitar riffs that echo ‘80s pop hits more than pop-punk, “Dirty Work” embodies All Time Low’s ability to evolve without losing its catchiness. Unlike previous releases, “Dirty Work” makes frequent use of synthesizer, a touch that brings to mind powerpop band Hellogoodbye. “I Feel Like Dancin’,” a collaborative writing effort of Gaskarth and Weezer’s Rivers Cuomo, is a neatly packaged single ready for the masses to absorb. Hopefully, the live rendition of the track will hold up to the recording when they play UNCW next week.

Association for Campus Entertainment (ACE), the student organization at UNCW which booked All Time Low as the school’s annual fall show, has consistently brought highprofile acts to campus, including Gym Class Heroes and Jay Sean. ACE has confirmed that All Time Low will have an opening act, but as of press they had not yet announced who it will be. While the event is targeted toward students, it is open to the community.

Tickets are available at the Kenan Box Office located in Kenan Auditorium or at www. etix.com. Student tickets are $15 before the show or $18 on the day of; faculty and staff tickets are $18 early or $20 on the day of; and public tickets are $20 early or $25 on the day of. Students can follow @uncwace on Twitter for a chance to win free tickets.

Doors open September 12th at 6:30 p.m and the show starts at 7 p.m.

[Ed. note: All Time Low was unreachable for interview.]

sound bites shows of the week Grenoldo Frazier

Playhouse 211 4320 Southport Supply Rd. St. James, NC 9/6, 7 p.m. • $12-15

Though Grenoldo Frazier was raised in Wilmington, NC, the actor and composer ventured to the Big Apple in 1972 as a pianist for two touring shows. That trial venture led him to many more in New York City, including his role as composer and musical director of ‘Mama I Want to Sing,’ the longest-running gospel musical ever—and named one of the 10 best musicals of 1984 by Time magazine.

These days Frazier is an artist-in-residence at NC State University, and still tickling the ivory keys across the country.

Umphrey’s McGee

Greenfield Lake Amphitheater 1941 Amphitheater Drive 9/7, 7 p.m. • $20-30

With one of the most vivacious, energetic and rousing live shows an improv band can offer, Umphrey’s McGee earns nicknames such as ‘musical alchemists.’ Understandably so, as their progressive rock can morph at any moment by the strum of a string of the thump of a kick drum. Commanding complete control over their instruments—and the attention of the audience—Umphrey’s McGee delivers an innovative (and refreshingly unplanned) set at every show.

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BLACKBOARD SPECIALS

soundboard

a preview of tunes all over town this week

WEDNESDAYS

8PM-10PM &

PINT NIGHT

ALL PINTS $

2.75

LIVE MUSIC

Fri. September 7

Feather Weight

LIVE MUSIC LINEUP 9pm-12mid Fri. September 7

Quilted Sky Sat. September 8

Jam Sandwich Fri. September 14

Mud Kicker Sat. September 15

Daniel Parish

8pm-11pm LIVE MUSIC

Fri. September 14

Full Dish 8pm-11pm 206 Old Eastwood Rd. (by Home Depot)

910.798.9464

Monkey Junction 910.392.7224 UP-AND-COMER: Rockie Fresh, a hip-hop artist who is only 21 years old, signed to Rick Ross’ Maybach Music Group this summer. He’ll perform at Soapbox on Thursday, September 6th. Doors to the upstairs show open at 8 p.m., but a meet-and-greet is scheduled for 7 p.m. that evening. Photo by Justin Oh

1423 S. 3rd St. • 763-1607

New Outdoor Patio Seating!

TUE: djBe KARAOKE 8:30 p.m.

1/2 off Wine Botles & $4 Magner’s Irish Cider WED: BLUEGRASS OPEN JAM 8 p.m. $ 4 20 oz. Guinness Pints THUR: TRIVIA w/Steve 8:30 p.m. • PRIZES! $ 2.50 Yuengling Drafts FRI: LIVE IRISH MUSIC Inquire for details SAT: JAMES JARVIS Acoustic Jazz Piano 7 p.m.

SAT: djBe KARAOKE 9 p.m. $ 2 PBR Longnecks SUN: IRISH BRUNCH 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. $ 4 Bloody Mary’s and Mimosa’s SUN, SEPT. 2nd: OPEN MIC 8 p.m. - 12 a.m.

MONDAY $ 2.50 Budweiser Draft $ 4 Wells 65¢ wings, 4-7 p. m.

TUESDAY Sky Blue $3.00 $ 4.50 Absolute lemonade 65¢ wings, 4-7 p. m.

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

THURSDAY 3.00 Samuel Adams $ 4.00 Margaritas

$

FRIDAY $ 3 Pint of the Day SATURDAY $ 5 Sangria & Mimosa’s SUNDAY $ 5 Bloody Mary’s & Mimosa’s *Drink specials run all day N. Water Street & Walnut Street Downtown Wilmington 910-762-4354

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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5

798-9464

SOIREE D’ELECTRONICA WITH DJ DROBOT —Projekte, 523 South 3rd St., 352-0236

ACOUSTIC JAZZ PIANO WITH JAMES JARVIS —Calico Room, 107 S. Front St. Wilmington, 762-2091

DJ SIR NICK BLAND —Red Dogs, 5 N. Lumina Ave., Wrightsville Beach; 256-2776 DJ JAY —Sharp Shooters, 2109 N. Marine Blvd., Jacksonville; (910) 346-2677 ACOUSTIC NIGHT —Costello’s Piano Bar, 211 Princess Street; 362-9666 ROB RONNER —Reel Cafe, 100 S. Front St.; 251-1832 BAR PONG WITH SHANNON PARK —Locals Tavern, 6213 -D Market Street; 523-5621 BLUEGRASS OPEN JAM NIGHT (8PM) —The Harp; 1423 South 3rd St.,763-1607 KARAOKE WITH HELLZ BELLE —Marina Cafe, 110 S. Marine Blvd., Jacksonville; (910) 938-2002 LIVE TEAM TRIVIA —Buffalo Wild Wings, 206 Old Eastwood Rd.;

BENNY HILL —Sweet & Savory Cafe; 1611 Pavilion Plc.,256-0115 KARAOKE WITH DJ BREWTAL —Liquid Room, 23 Market St.;910-343-3341

IN THIS MOMENT —Hooligans Pub & Music Hall; 2620 Onslow Dr., Jacksonville, (910) 346-2086

SILENT OLD MOUNTAINS —Juggling Gypsy Cafe, 1612 Castle St.; 763-2223

THE WEATHER STATION, BOMBADIL (HOPSCOTCH PREVIEW) —Satellite Bar & Lounge, 120 Greenfield St.; 399-2796

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6

SILENT OLD MOUNTAINS (ROCK/FOLK) —Juggling Gypsy Cafe, 1612 Castle St.; 763-2223 THE CASSEROLE DUO —Goat and Compass, 710 N. 4th St.; 772-1400 DJBE EXTREME KARAOKE —Wild Wing Cafe, 1331 Military Cutoff; 256-3838 DJ —Charley Brownz, 21 S Front St.; 254-9499 KARAOKE —Browncoat Pub and Theatre, 111 Grace St.; 341-0001

DJ SWEAT —Sharp Shooters, 2109 N. Marine Blvd., Jacksonville; (910) 346-2677 DJ LORD WALRUS —Red Dogs, 5 N. Lumina Ave., Wrightsville Beach; 256-2776 TRIVIA WITH STEVE (8:30PM) —The Harp; 1423 South 3rd St.,763-1607 LIVE ACOUSTIC —Wild Wing Cafe, 1331 Military Cutoff; 256-3838 KARAOKE —Browncoat Pub and Theatre, 111 Grace St.; 341-0001 TEAM TRIVIA WITH DUTCH HAWK

—Orton’s Underground, 133 North Front St.; 343-8878 MIKE O’DONNELL —Reel Cafe, 100 S. Front St.; 251-1832 FRIED LOT —Sweet & Savory Cafe; 1611 Pavilion Plc.,256-0115 OPEN MIC NIGHT WITH TOMMY HUTCHINSON —Locals Tavern, 6213 -D Market Street; 523-5621 ROCKIN’ TRIVIA WITH PARTY GRAS DJ (9 P.M.) —Fox and Hound Pub & Grille, 920 Town Center Dr.; 509-0805 COLLEGE NIGHT WITH DJ BATTLE —Brikhouse, 208 Market St.; 523-5833 KARAOKE —Banks Channel Bar & Grille, 530 Causeway Drive; 256-2269 GRENOLDO FRAZIER —Playhouse 211, 4320 Southport Supply Rd. Ste 1, St. James; 200-7785 MUSIC OF THE RUSSIAN ROMANTICS (PIANO) —Kenan Auditorium UNCW Campus; 313-

2584

—Airlie Gardens; 300 Airlie Rd., 798-7700

School Road, Jacksonville; (910) 347-4731

FIRE SPINNING & DRUMS (DUSK); SNATCH THE SNAIL (11PM) —Juggling Gypsy Cafe, 1612 Castle St.; 763-2223

FULL DISH (ACOUSTIC ROCK, 7-10PM) —Holiday Inn Resort (Oceanfront Terrace), 1706 N. Lumina Ave.; 256-2231

HONEYMOON PAJAMAS (9:30PM) —Locals Tavern, 6213 -D Market Street; 523-5621

FEATHER WEIGHT —Buffalo Wild Wings, 206 Old Eastwood Rd.; 798-9464

GOSPEL CELEBRATION: REVIVED, THE JINWRIGHTS, ANITA SHEPHERD, ENRIQUE, CARMON “SUN” BAGGIT, CHAYAAR, GR8FUL AND G2S (4PM) —North Brunswick High School, 1395 Scorpion Drive Northeast, Leland; 371-2261

SEA PANS (STEEL DRUMS, 7-10PM) —Holiday Inn Resort (Oceanfront Terrace), 1706 N. Lumina Ave.; 256-2231 CADDYWHOMPUS, DOG FOR A DAY, FREE CLINIC —Soapbox Lounge, 255 N. Front St.; 2518500

ROB RONNER —Goat and Compass, 710 N. 4th St.; 772-1400 MYKEL BARBEE —Little Dipper, 138 S. Front St.; 251-0433

ROCKIE FRESH —Soapbox Upstairs, 255 N. Front St.; 251-8500

DIXIE DRIVER —NC Tarheel Opry House, 145 Blue Creek School Road, Jacksonville; (910) 347-4731

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

L SHAPE LOT —Wild Wing Cafe, 1331 Military Cutoff; 256-3838

DJ —Charley Brownz, 21 S Front St.; 254-9499 TOP 40 DJ —Ibiza, 118 Market St.; 251-1301 KARAOKE WITH DJ DAMON —Yosake Sushi Lounge, 31 S. Front St.; 763-3172 LUIS PASCHOA (7PM) —Oceanic, 703 S. Lumina Ave., Wrightsville Beach; 256-5551

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 ACOUSTIC JAZZ PIANO WITH JAMES JARVIS —Calico Room, 107 S. Front St. Wilmington, 762-2091 KARAOKE —Browncoat Pub and Theatre, 111 Grace St.; 341-0001 DJ DR. JONES —Red Dogs, 5 N. Lumina Ave., Wrightsville Beach; 256-2776 KARAOKE —Sharp Shooters, 2109 N. Marine Blvd., Jacksonville; (910) 346-2677 DJ BATTLE —Dirty Martini, 1904 Eastwood Rd, Suite 109 DJ SHANNON —Locals Tavern, 6213 -D Market Street; 523-5621 DJ TIME —Hell’s Kitchen, 118 Princess St.; 763-4133 KARAOKE WITH MIKE NORRIS —Katy’s, 1054 S. College Rd.; 395-6204 DJ MILK —Pravda; 23 N. Front St., Wilmington HOUSE/TECHNO DJ —Ibiza, 118 Market St.; 251-1301 DJ —Charley Brownz, 21 S Front St.; 254-9499 UMPHREY’S MCGEE —Greenfield Lake Amphitheater STARDUST

TINY BOXES, CHASING EDISON —The Whiskey, 1 S. Front St.; 763-3088 MY HEART BELONGS TO BUFFALO —Satellite Bar & Lounge, 120 Greenfield St.; 399-2796 QUILTED SKY —Buffalo Wild Wings, 5533 Carolina Beach Rd., Monkey Junction; 392-7224

ASYLUM —Juggling Gypsy Cafe, 1612 Castle St.; 763-2223 BRENT STIMMEL —Oceanic, 703 S. Lumina Ave., Wrightsville Beach; 256-5551 JAM SANDWICH —Buffalo Wild Wings, 5533 Carolina Beach Rd., Monkey Junction; 392-7224 DANIEL PARISH (ACOUSTIC, 7-10PM) —Holiday Inn Resort (Oceanfront Terrace), 1706 N. Lumina Ave.; 256-2231 SNACK CRACKER —Wild Wing Cafe, 1331 Military Cutoff; 256-3838

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8

DEJA FUZE —The Whiskey, 1 S. Front St.; 763-3088

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

2 CENTS WORTH —Little Dipper, 138 S. Front St.; 251-0433

ACOUSTIC JAZZ PIANO WITH JAMES JARVIS (7-9PM); DJBE EXTREME KARAOKE (9PM) —The Harp; 1423 South 3rd St.,763-1607

THE NOSERIDERS —Goat and Compass, 710 N. 4th St.; 772-1400

DJ SIR NICK BLAND —Red Dogs, 5 N. Lumina Ave., Wrightsville Beach; 256-2776 KARAOKE —Browncoat Pub and Theatre, 111 Grace St.; 341-0001 DJ —Charley Brownz, 21 S Front St.; 254-9499 GUITARIST MARK LYNCH (10:30 A.M.-1:30 P.M.) —Saltworks II, 4001 Wrightsville Ave.; 392-1241

100 S. FRONT ST. DOWNTOWN WILMINGTON 251-1832

MONDAY $2.50 Bud Light $3 Fat Tire $5 Redbull Vodka TUESDAY $2.50 Yuengling $3.00 Amstel Light $5 Jameson WEDNESDAY “South of the Border Special” $3 Dos Equis • $4 Margaritas $4 shots of Jose BEER THURSDAY $2.50 PBR 16oz cans $3.50 NC Draft $3.50 Bell’s Two Hearted $4 Rogue Dead Guy FRIDAY $2.75 Miller Lite $3.25 Stella • $4 Fireballs SATURDAY $2.75 Coors Light $3.25 Sierra Nevada $5 Baby Guinness SUNDAY $3 Coronas/Corona Lite $3.00 Red Stripe $4 Mimosas • $4 Bloody Mary’s L SHAPE LOT 3 P.M. & CLAY CROTTS 8 P.M. Friday and Saturday Live music in the courtyard Rooftop opens at 6 p.m.

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

MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL $3 Domestic Schooners $3.50 Margaritas TUESDAY-KIDS EAT FREE NIGHT $3.50 LIT’s • $2.00 Domestic Drafts WEDNESDAY $3 Domestic Schooners $3.50 Margaritas THURSDAY $3.50 LIT’s • $2.00 Domestic Drafts FRIDAY-TGIF $3.50 Cosmos $2.00 Domestic Drafts SATURDAY-COLLEGE FOOTBALL $3 Domestic Schooners MONDAY- FRIDAY 1/2 Priced Appetizers from 4-7 pm & 9 pm -close at the bar Free Appetizer of the Day with purchase of a non-refillable beverage from 5-7 at the bar.

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MONDAY $3 Sweetwater, $10 Domestic Buckets, $4 Captain, Jack, and Evan Williams, Trivia from Hell @ 7:30 TUESDAY $3 Dos XX Amber, $3.50 Mexican Bottles, $4 Cuervo, 1800, Lunazul, Jim Beam, Jack, and Bacardi $1 Tacos (4pm-close) WEDNESDAY $3 Drafts, 1/2 Price Wine, $5 Martinis, $4 Bombs THURSDAY LIVE Music $2 Bud Lt and Yuengling Draft, $4 Jim, Jack, Jager, and Jameson $5 Bombs, $3.50 Micro Bottles, 1/2 Price Wings (7pm-close) FRIDAY & SATURDAY Midnight-1:30am NO Cover & 1/2 Price Wings SUNDAY $2.50 Bud Lt and Yuengling Drafts, $4 Crown, Jager, Jack, Jameson, Lunazul, Bloody Mary’s, $5 Mimosas DUELING PIANOS Every Friday and Saturday Night @ 9:30 1/2 Price Select Apps M-TH 4pm7pm & Sun 9pm-close

DEX ROMWEBER DUO —Ocean Grill and Tiki Bar, 1211 S. Lake Blvd; 458-2000

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 REGGAE SUNDAYS WITH DJ DR. JONES —Brikhouse, 208 Market St.; 523-5833 KARAOKE KONG —Black Sheep Tavern, 21 N. Front St. (basement); 399-3056 SATELLITE BLUEGRASS BAND —Satellite Bar & Lounge, 120 Greenfield St.; 399-2796

ROLLING TRIVIA —Five Star Tavern, 106 N. 2nd St.; 762-1533

L-SHAPE LOT (3PM); CLAY CROTTS (8PM) —Reel Cafe, 100 S. Front St.; 251-1832

SONGWRITER OPEN MIC WITH JEFF ECKER (10PM-2AM) —Lazy Pirate Sports Bar and Grill, 701 N. Lake Park Blvd., Carolina Beach; 458-5414

CHRIS LUTHER (JAZZ) —Rusty Nail, 1310 S. 5th Ave.; 251-1888

FILTHY SATURDAYS WITH DJ FILTHY —Brikhouse, 208 Market St.; 523-5833

BLACKBOARD SPECIALS

TRAVIS SHALLOW —Calico Room, 107 S. Front St. Wilmington, 762-2091

HOUSE/TECHNO DJ —Ibiza, 118 Market St.; 251-1301

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

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

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

DIXIE DRIVER —NC Tarheel Opry House, 145 Blue Creek

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

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HEART & SOUL Complete schedule available at BluewaterDining.com/music or fan us on Facebook!

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Fri. & Sat. 7-10 P.M. Outside on the back deck - weather permitting Mon., 9/3 TBA 6-8:30 Fri., 9/7 MYKEL BARBEE Sat., 9/8 2 CENTS WORTH Fri., 9/ 14 TBA Sat., 9/15 BRENT STIMMEL DUO Fri., 9/21 DAVE MEYER Sat., 9/22 JEREMY NORRIS Fri., 9/28 L SHAPE LOT DUO Sat., 9/29 JOHN FONVIELLE DUO Fri., 10/5 DAVE MEYER Sat., 10/6 2 CENTS WORTH/MARK Fri., 10/12 MYKEL BARBEE Monday is Service Industry Night $3 drafts, $10 domestic buckets, $4 well drinks, and 25% off the deck menu all summer Join us on the deck for cheese fondue, chocolate fondue, and grilled items from our a la’ carte menu.

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

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BEACH BILLY BROTHERS (4-8PM) —Locals Tavern, 6213 -D Market Street; 523-5621 SUSAN SAVIA (3-5PM) —Wilmington Wine, 605 Castle St.; 202-4749 DJ BATTLE —Fibber McGee’s, 1610 Pavilion Pl; 509-1551 PERRY SMITH (BRUNCH 12-2) —Aubriana’s; 115 S. Front St., 763-7773

Tuesday

KARAOKE WITH HELLZ BELLE —Marina Cafe, 110 S. Marine Blvd., Jacksonville; (910) 938-2002

Wednesdays

KARAOKE —Browncoat Pub and Theatre, 111 Grace St.; 341-0001

$3 Imports ∙ $4 Guinness $1.50 High Life ∙ $3 Bouron

Ping Pong Tourney

Thursdays KARAOKE

$2 Red Stripe ∙ $4 Margaritas $4 Dude Bombs ∙ $4 Captain

Fridays

$2 Coors Light • $2.50 Bud Lt Platinum $5 Martinis • $4 Flavored Bombs

CENTRAL PARK —Bluewater Grill, 4 Marina St.; 256-8500

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 KARAOKE —Sharp Shooters, 2109 N. Marine Blvd., Jacksonville; (910) 346-2677

9.5 WEDNESDAY

karaoke night with dj be!

9.6 THURSDAY

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KARAOKE —Browncoat Pub and Theatre, 111 Grace St.; 341-0001

STEVEN COMPTON —Barbary Coast; 116 S. Front St., 762-8996

KARAOKE WITH DJ PARTY GRAS —Fox and Hound Pub & Grille, 920 Town Center Dr.; 509-0805

KARAOKE WITH DJ BREWTAL —Liquid Room, 23 Market St.;910-343-3341

LIVE ACOUSTIC —Wild Wing Cafe, 1331 Military Cutoff; 256-3838

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OPEN WIRE —The Whiskey, 1 S. Front St.; 763-3088

METAMORPHOSIS OPEN MIC HOSTED BY SUN (9PM) —Projekte, 523 South 3rd St., 352-0236

Every Tuesday

9.8 SATURDAY

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DJBE EXTREME KARAOKE —Wild Wing Cafe, 1331 Military Cutoff; 256-3838

Sundays

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

SAM ADAMS OCTOBERFEST 36 Drafts

TRIVIA WITH DUTCH FROM 94.5 THE HAWK —The Coastal Roaster, 5954 Carolina Beach Rd.; 399-4701

ville; (910) 938-2002

Saturdays

SEA PANS STEEL DRUMS

9.7 FRIDAY

“IT TAKES TUESDAYS TO TANGO” LESSONS 7-9 P.M. —Orton’s Underground, 133 North Front St.; 343-8878

ACOUSTIC JAZZ PIANO WITH JAMES JARVIS —Calico Room, 107 S. Front St. Wilmington, 762-2091

KARAOKE —Browncoat Pub and Theatre, 111 Grace St.; 341-0001 DJ RICHTERMEISTER —Wild Wing Cafe, 1331 Military Cutoff; 256-3838

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HANG TEN: Local surf-punk band The Noseriders will crank up the volume at Goat and Compass on Saturday, August 8th. Courtesy photo

FRED FLYNN ACOUSTIC MIX 1706 North Lumina Ave. (910) 256-2231 877-330-5050 •• 910-256-2231 877-330-5050 910-256-2231

KARAOKE WITH MIKE NORRIS —Katy’s, 1054 S. College Rd.; 395-6204

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12

KYLE LINDLEY —Goat and Compass, 710 N. 4th St.; 772-1400 DJ —Charley Brownz, 21 S Front St.; 254-9499

JARVIS —Calico Room, 107 S. Front St. Wilmington, 762-2091 KARAOKE —Browncoat Pub and Theatre, 111 Grace St.; 341-0001

PENGO WITH BEAU GUNN —Mellow Mushroom, 4311 Oleander Drive; 452-3773

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

JOSH SOLOMON AND FRIENDS —Liquid Room, 23 Market St.;910-343-3341

SOIREE D’ELECTRONICA WITH DJ DROBOT —Projekte, 523 South 3rd St., 352-0236

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

DJ SIR NICK BLAND —Red Dogs, 5 N. Lumina Ave., Wrightsville Beach; 256-2776

MARY JO WHITE (FLUTE), ALISA GILLIAM

KARAOKE WITH DJ @-HOLE —Level 5/City Stage, 21 N. Front St.; 342-0872 OPEN MIC AND COMICS JAM —Juggling Gypsy Cafe, 1612 Castle St.; 763-2223

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 WORLD TAVERN TRIVIA HOSTED BY MUD —Buffalo Wild Wings, 5533 Carolina Beach Rd., Monkey Junction; 392-7224 TEAM TRIVIA —Reel Cafe, 100 S. Front St.; 251-1832 DRUM CIRCLE HOSTED BY PERRY SMITH (7-8PM) —Projekte, 523 South 3rd St., 352-0236 DJBE KARAOKE AND OPEN MIC: MUSICIANS AND COMICS WITH ONSITE PIANO —The Harp; 1423 South 3rd St.,763-1607

LIVE TEAM TRIVIA —Buffalo Wild Wings, 206 Old Eastwood Rd.; 798-9464 ROB RONNER —Reel Cafe, 100 S. Front St.; 251-1832 BAR PONG WITH SHANNON PARK —Locals Tavern, 6213 -D Market Street; 523-5621

(PIANO); 7:30PM —Beckwith Recital Hall, Cultural Arts Building, Randall Dr., UNCW Campus; 962-3415

All entertainment must be sent to music@encorepub. com by Wednesday for consideration in the weekly

BLUEGRASS OPEN JAM NIGHT (8PM) —The Harp; 1423 South 3rd St.,763-1607

entertainment calendar.

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

for notifying encore of

KARAOKE WITH HELLZ BELLE —Marina Cafe, 110 S. Marine Blvd., Jackson-

Venues are responsible any changes, removals or additions to their weekly schedules.

ShowStoppers: Concerts outside of Southeastern NC

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A SOUND NOT UNRAVELING: The Fray, joined by Kelly Clarkson and Carolina Liar, will play Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre in Charlotte on Wednesday, September 12th. Courtesy photo

VERIZON WIRELESS AMPHITHEATRE 707 PAVILION BLVD., CHARLOTTE, NC (704) 549-5555 9/12: Kelly Clarkson, The Fray

KOKA BOOTH AMPHITHEATRE 8003 REGENCY PKWY., CARY, NC (919) 462-2052 9/5: Tommy Edwards and Carolina Lightning, Matt Hooper

ALABAMA THEATRE 4750 HWY. 17 S., N. MYRTLE BEACH, SC (843) 272-1111 9/8: Oak Ridge Boys

CAT’S CRADLE 300 E. MAIN STREET, CARRBORO, NC (919) 967-9053 9/5: Rockie Fresh, Phil Adé 9/7: Perpetual Groove 9/8: Who’s Bad (Michael Jackson tribute) 9/9: Yeasayer, Daedelus 9/10: Street Dogs, Downtown Struts, Roll the Tanks, Koffin Kats 9/11: Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti, Bodyguard, Moon Diagrams 9/12: Supersuckers, Michael Rank and Stag, Pussy Mountain

LINCOLN THEATRE 126 E. CABARRUS STREET, RALEIGH, NC (919) 821-4111 9/6-8: Hopscotch Music Festival 9/12: Datsik, Delta Heavy, Bare Noise, AFK THE ORANGE PEEL 101 BILTMORE AVENUE, ASHEVILLE, NC (828) 225-5851 9/6: Two Fresh 9/7: Kings of Prussia, By Morning 9/8: Stephaniesid, Laura Reed 9/12: Big K.R.I.T. OVENS AUDITORIUM 2700 E. INDEPENDENCE BLVD., CHARLOTTE, NC (704) 372-3600 9/5: KEM MOTORCO MUSIC HALL 723 RIGSBEE AVE., DURHAM, NC (919) 901-0875 9/7: Big Hell, Daughter Element, AK-87, Drugs from Europe 9/9: Water Liars, Wood Ear, Wowolfol 9/11: Fishbone AMOS’ SOUTHEND 1423 SOUTH TRYON STREET, CHARLOTTE, NC (704) 377-6874 9/9: Ed Sheeran, Passenger

THE FILLMORE 1000 SEABOARD STREET, CHARLOTTE, NC (704) 549-5555 9/5: Foo Fighters 9/8: On the Border (Eagles tribute) RALEIGH AMPHITHEATER 500 S. MCDOWELL ST., RALEIGH, NC (919) 831-6400 9/9: NC Symphony: Pops in the City WALNUT CREEK MUSIC PAVILION 3801 ROCK QUARRY RD., RALEIGH, NC (919) 831-6400 9/11: Shinedown, Godsmack, Staind, Papa Roach, Adelitas Way, P.O.D., Deuce, Fozzy, more NEIGHBORHOOD THEATRE 511 E. 36TH STREET, CHARLOTTE, NC (704) 358-9298 9/6: Acoustic Syndicate, Breaking Laces, Dangermuffin

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‘bourne,’ again: The legacy continues with less zeal

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Weisz, Renner, Rachel Starring Jeremy Edward Nor ton

I

like the bourne movies. they’re

nice, convenient espionage thrillers that are entertaining though utterly disposable. Plot is not exactly their strong suit. The three movies basically remain carbon copies of one another—each with a ridiculously simple premise: A trained assassin loses his memory. He’s the perfect killing machine, forced to try and outrun the shadowy government agency that relentlessly pursues him. A billion dollars later that’s about all I remember of them, which seems ironic in a movie series about a man with a memory lapse.

I remember the name of the shadowy government agency, Treadstone, but only because I thought it sounded like a brand of radial tires. I remember Matt Damon did a great job bringing a quiet intensity to Jason Bourne. In truth, he never really had a lot to do other than look angry and kick some ass. He epitomized the model of the Bourne series: Take a lot of top talent and have them run through a maze for two hours. Throw in some quality chase sequences and shaky-cam pugilism, and whammo! A billion-dollar trilogy.

Jeremy Renner (“The Avengers,” “Hurt Locker”) has been tasked with taking the reins for the spy series. He’s a lot more animated than Damon and actually is far more believable as a cold-blooded killer. There are moments where he fires a weapon and shoots someone in cold blood with an expressionless, calculated look on his face.

I also remember that every villain in the series is played by a really good actor. There is a lot of quality talent in extremely underwritten parts—the kind of acting that has to be performed in front of a row of computer monitors spewing out quasi-militaristic speak, only uttered by someone in a suit ordering nameless operatives to kill on their behalf. Chris Cooper, Joan Allen, Brian Cox, and David Strathairn pepper the cast. The latest installment gives us the always-interesting Edward Norton in the role of “Scary Government Operative,” who is tasked with shutting down the entire Treadstone program based on the events of the “Bourne Ultimatum.” Right off the bat, I started having problems holding this premise together.

The general concept is that Jason Bourne shows up in Manhattan (as detailed in

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PSEUDO-ENTERTAINMENT: Rachel Weisz and Jeremy Renner take over ‘The Bourne Legacy.’

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“Bourne Ultimatum”), and the shadowy government agents start to worry that their topsecret program of brainwashed super soldiers will become public knowledge. So, their plan is to eliminate the entire program, and murder anyone with knowledge of its existence plus every manipulated, brainwashed killing machine in their employ. So the plan is to tie up all your loose ends is to murder everyone.

How on earth could that backfire? Oh wait, I know: trying to take down a bunch of highly trained commandos genetically engineered to efficiently kill! What about the agents who are assigned to murder the murderers? Will they also be killed? It’s kind of stupid, really.

I understand the basic idea of killing scientists and razing the entire project, but what possible benefit could someone derive from trying to eliminate the best agents onboard for no other reason than “fear of bad press”?

Every problem the idiot agency in this film has is derived from trying to kill Aaron Cross (Renner). If they’d just let the guy wander off instead of trying to blow him up, he probably would have vanished.

I realize that same absence of logic exists in the earlier Bourne films. At the end of the first one, Jason Bourne is happy being a schlep on the sunny Mediterranean with his French girlfriend. That is until more agents show up to try and murder him, which sends him on a twofilm journey of revenge that ultimately brings down the entire organization. Sure, govern-

ment agencies are not always known for their out-of-the-box thinking. However, the whole enterprise begins to feel rather pointless.

And pointless is the compass which “The Bourne Legacy” uses to chart its destination. It’s a lot of pseudo-political intrigue mixed with pseudo-science for a movie that ends up being pseudo-entertaining. Renner is an excellent leading man, and his supporting cast, including the enchanting Rachel Weisz, chew a whole lot of scenery.

But this movie feels less like a new entry to the Bourne plot and more like every other movie in the franchise, down to the actionpacked climax pitting one government super agent against another. I can forgive redundancies as long as they’re presented in a way that feels new or engaging, but the “Bourne Legacy” feels like neither. It’s not a reboot or a remaining, but a retread.

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The Queen of Versailles, Farewell, My Queen Cinematique • Thalian Hall, 310 Chestnut St. 7:30 p.m. $8 • Monday through Wednesday 9/5: “The Queen of Versailles” is a character-driven documentary about a billionaire family and their financial challenges in the wake of the economic crisis.

With epic proportions of Shakespearean tragedy, the film follows two unique characters, whose rags-toriches success stories reveal the innate virtues and flaws of the American Dream.

9/10-12: “Farewell, My Queen” (pictured) marks the return of acclaimed director Benoît Jacquot and brilliantly captures the passions, debauchery, occasional glimpses of nobility and ultimately the chaos that engulfed the court of Marie Antoinette in the final days before the full-scale outbreak of the Revolution.

Based on the best-selling novel by Chantal Thomas, the film stars Léa Seydoux as one of Marie’s ladiesin-waiting, seemingly an innocent but quietly working her way into her mistress’s special favors, until history tosses her fate onto a decidedly different path.

With the action moving effortlessly from the gilded drawing rooms of the nobles to the back quarters of those who serve them, this is a period film at once accurate and sumptuous in its visual details and modern in its emotions. (Rated R, 1 hr. 40 min.)

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Kava is a tropical shrub with large heart-shaped leaves that originates from the Western Pacific.

Its thick roots are mashed or ground and made into a cold beverage. Above all other things, kava is drunk for primarily one reason; to relax.

Not only does kava seem to relax the mind, it also relaxes the muscles. It has similar effects to alcohol but without disrupting mental clarity.

Kava has been enjoyed for thousands of years by the Polynesian culture and is also used in traditional ceremonies. Best of all kava can be consumed by people of all ages.

So come on in and get a shell!

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Luv2Act Where every child gets their moment to shine!

www.luv2act.com Ages 7 and up: 12-week classes in improv, creative writing and musical theater. Co-create a show to be performed at Hannah Block!

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Thursdays from Sept. 13 Hannah Block Community Arts Center 4:30-6:00 p.m.

Fridays From Sept. 14 North East Library, Homeschool Group 10 a.m.-12 p.m.

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Wednesdays from Sept. 12 Carolina Beach Recreation Center 4:00-5:00 p.m.

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AMERICAN BLUEWATER

Enjoy spectacular panoramic views of sailing ships and the Intracoastal Waterway while dining at this popular casual American restaurant in Wrightsville Beach. Lunch and dinner are served daily. Favorites include jumbo lump crab cakes, succulent seafood lasagna, crispy coconut shrimp and an incredible Caribbean fudge pie. Dine inside or at their award-winning outdoor patio and bar, which is the location for their lively Waterfront Music Series every Sun. during the summer months. Large parties welcome. Private event space available. BluewaterDining.com. 4 Marina Street, Wrightsville Beach, NC. (910) 256.8500.

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

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

CATCH

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

We feature Wild Caught & Sustainably raised Seafood. Organic and locally sourced produce & herbs provide the perfect compliment to our fresh Catch. Consecutively Voted Wilmington’s Best Chef 2008, 09 & 2010. Dubbed “Modern Seafood Cuisine” we offer an array Fresh Seafood & Steaks, including our Signature NC Sweet Potato Salad.

Appetizers include our Mouth watering “Fire Cracker” Shrimp, Crispy Cajun Fried NC Oysters & Blue Crab Claw Scampi, & Seafood Ceviche to name a few. Larger Plates include, Charleston Crab Cakes, Flounder Escovitch & Miso Salmon. Custom Entree request gladly accommodated for our Guest. (Vegetarian, Vegan & Allergies) Hand Crafted seasonal desserts from DeLovely Desserts. Full ABC Permits. 6623 Market Street, Wilmington, NC 28405.

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

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: North Wilmington ■ FEATURING: Acclaimed Wine List

BUFFALO WILD WINGS

If you’re looking for good food and an atmosphere that’s fun for the whole family, Buffalo Wild Wings is the place! Award winning wings and 20 signature sauces and seasonings. Plus…salads, wraps, flatbreads, burgers, and more. Tons of Big screen TVs and all your favorite sports.

We have daily drink specials, a HUGE draft selection, and Free Trivia all day every day. Come in for our Weekday Lunch Specials, only $5.99 from 11am-2pm. Visit us for Wing Tuesdays with 50 cent wings all day long, or Boneless Thursdays with 60 cent boneless wings all day long.

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Buffalo Wild Wings is a great place to dine in or take out.

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

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Masonboro Loop ■ FEATURING: The Best Reuben in Town!,

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

■ WEBSITE: www.halligansnc.com

THE GEORGE ON THE RIVERWALK

Drop your anchor at The George on the RiverWalk, your destination for dock ‘n’ dine. 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 4:00 p.m.-6:30 p.m. Don’t forget to try downtown’s most expansive menu for Saturday and Sunday Brunch from 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

You are welcome to dock your boat at the only dock’n’dine restaurant downtown, grab a trolley, or enjoy our free, front door parking (ask for pass!) Why satisfy when you can indulge? Find the George on the Riverwalk at 128 South Water Street, 910-763-2052.

■ SERVING: Lunch: Tues. - Fri. 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.; Dinner: Tues. Thurs. 5 p.m. - 9 p.m., Fri. and Sat. 5 p.m. - 10 p.m., Sun. 5 p.m. - 9 p.m.; Brunch: Sat. and Sun. 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.

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

■ WEBSITE: www.thegeorgerestaurant.com

HALLIGAN’S PUBLIC HOUSE

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

With 12 beers on tap and 16 flat screen TVs, you can watch your favorite game and enjoy your favorite drink.

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER:

7 Days a Week Monday-Wednesday 11:30 a.m. - 2:00 a.m.

$5.99 lunch specials, Outdoor Patio

JAX 5TH AVE. DELI AND ALE HOUSE

“A gourmet sports saloon” best describes Jax. Family-owned and operated, Jax has been a local favorite for over 25 years in Orlando, Florida.

They offer the best ingredients and have teamed with Great Harvest Bread to take “deli” to a whole new level. Jax serves over 20 NY-style stacked sandwiches and fresh pita pizzas, huge salads, wraps, along with over 200 bottled beers, 24 drafts, wine and a full bar of spirits. They feature wall-to-wall TVs for any sports event. Bringing local flair to their establishment, all tables and their bar are custom-built from old growth wood excavated from the Cape Fear River. A “flank” off the NC Battleship greets customers as they enter the ‘50s silver diner at 5046 New Centre Drive. But, let’s make one thing clear: This isn’t a diner! 910859-7374.

■ SERVING: Lunch/Dinner/Late-night Mon.-Sun., 11a.m. to 2 a.m..

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown Wilmington, near university ■ FEATURING: Great Harvest Bread, huge deli sandwiches, flatbread pizzas, salads, full bar, daily specials and free pickles!

AMERICAN BLUEWATER

Enjoy spectacular panoramic views of sailing ships and the Intracoasta Waterway while dining at this popular casual American restaurant in Wrightsville Beach. Lunch and dinner are served daily. Favorites include jumbo lump crab cakes, succulent seafood lasagna, crispy coconut shrimp and an incredible Caribbean fudge pie. Dine inside or at their award-winning outdoor patio and bar, which is the location for their lively Waterfront Music Series every Sun. during the summer months. Large parties welcome. Private event space available. BluewaterDining.com. 4 Marina Street, Wrightsville Beach, NC. (910) 256.8500.

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

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

CATCH

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

We feature Wild Caught & Sustainably raised Seafood. Organic and locally sourced produce & herbs provide the perfect compliment to our fresh Catch. Consecutively Voted Wilmington’s Best Chef 2008,

09 & 2010. Dubbed “Modern Seafood Cuisine” we offer an array Fresh Seafood & Steaks, including our Signature NC Sweet Potato Salad. Appetizers include our Mouth watering “Fire Cracker” Shrimp, Crispy Cajun Fried NC Oysters & Blue Crab Claw Scampi, & Seafood Ceviche to name a few. Larger Plates include, Charleston Crab Cakes, Flounder Escovitch & Miso Salmon. Custom Entree request gladly accommodated for our Guest. (Vegetarian, Vegan & Allergies) Hand Crafted seasonal desserts from DeLovely Desserts.

Full ABC Permits. 6623 Market Street, Wilmington, NC 28405.

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

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: North Wilmington ■ FEATURING: Acclaimed Wine List

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

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

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ FEATURING: Daily blackboard specials.

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

■ WEBSITE: www.henrysrestaurant.com.

BUFFALO WILD WINGS

HOLIDAY INN RESORT

If you’re looking for good food and an atmosphere that’s fun for the whole family, Buffalo Wild Wings is the place! Award winning wings and 20 signature sauces and seasonings.

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

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

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: 2 locations-Midtown (910-7989464) and Monkey Junction (910-392-7224) ■ MUSIC: Live music Friday and Saturday in the Sum-

mer

■ WEBSITE: www.buffalowildwings.com

THE GEORGE ON THE RIVERWALK

Drop your anchor at The George on the RiverWalk, your destination for dock ‘n’ dine. 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 4:00 p.m.-6:30 p.m.

Don’t forget to try downtown’s most expansive menu for Saturday and Sunday Brunch from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. You r-are welcome to dock your boat at the only dock’n’dine .restaurant downtown, grab a trolley, or enjoy our free, tfront door parking (ask for pass!) Why satisfy when you ecan indulge? Find the George on the Riverwalk at 128 gSouth Water Street, 910-763-2052. y■ SERVING: Lunch: Tues. - Fri. 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.; Dinner: rTues. - Thurs. 5 p.m. - 9 p.m., Fri. and Sat. 5 p.m. - 10 hp.m., Sun. 5 p.m. - 9 p.m.; Brunch: Sat. and Sun. 10 -a.m. - 3 p.m. w■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Downtown -■ FEATURING: Saturday and Sunday Brunch / Wilmington’s only dock’n’dine restaurant. .■ WEBSITE: www.thegeorgerestaurant.com

HALLIGAN’S PUBLIC HOUSE

“Failte,” is the Gaelic word for “Welcome,” and at Halligan’s Public House it’s our “Motto.” Step into Halligan’s and enter a world of Irish hospitality where delicious food warms the heart and generous drink lift the spirit. Be sure to try Halligan’s house specialty, “The Reuben,” number alone with critics and of course our customers. One bite nand you’ll understand why. Of course, we also serve a efull selection of other delicious entrees including seafood, tsteak and pasta, as well as a wide assortment of burgers, rsandwiches(Halligan’s Cheese Steak), and salads. And if yyou are looking for a friendly watering hole where you can eraise a glass or two with friends, new and old, Halligan’s 4Public House boasts a comfortable bar where fun-loving bartenders hold court daily and blarney fills the air. Stop

by Halligan’s Public House today, “When you’re at Halligan’s....you’re at home.” With 12 beers on tap and 16 flat screen TVs, you can watch your favorite game and enjoy your favorite drink.

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

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Masonboro Loop ■ FEATURING: The Best Reuben in Town!, -$5.99 lunch specials, Outdoor Patio h■ WEBSITE: www.halligansnc.com r. dHENRY’S oA local favorite, Henry’s is the ‘place to be’ for great food, ,a lively bar and awesome patio dining. Henry’s serves up

Oceans Restaurant located in this oceanfront resort is a wonderful find. This is the perfect place to enjoy a fresh Seafood & Steak dinner while dinning outside overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. Chef Eric invites you to experience his daily specials in this magnificent setting. (910) 2562231. 1706 N Lumina Ave, Wrightsville Beach.

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

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

K’S CAFE

Visit us in our new location on the corner of Eastwood and Racine - 420 Eastwood Rd, Unit 109. “Where the people make the place” If you’re looking for a warm and friendly atmosphere with awesome home-cooked, freshly prepared meals, you can’t beat K’s Cafe. Serving Breakfast (from $3.50) and Lunch (including daily entree-and-two side specials for $6.95). K’s Cafe is the best deal in Wilmington. They offer chargrilled burgers, including their most popular Hot Hamburger Platter smothered in gravy! They also offer great choices such as fresh chicken salad, crabcake sandwich, soups, and even a delicious Monte Cristo served on French toast bread. K’s also offers soup, sandwich and salad combos and a great variety of homemade desserts. On Sundays they offer a great brunch menu which changes every week.

A variety of choices will be on the menu such as Shrimp and Grits and Eggs Benedict. Visa and Mastercard accepted.

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

■ SERVING BREAKFAST & LUNCH: 7 DAYS A WEEK. Monday - Friday. 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. And Sunday 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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

THE LITTLE DIPPER

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

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

PINE VALLEY MARKET

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

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER:

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER:

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

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

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ FEATURING: “Green Fish” sustainable menu ■ WEBSITE: www.indochinewilmington.com

TROLLY STOP

TAMASHII SUSHI AND SPOONS

Trolly Stop Hot Dogs is a family owned franchise with six locations. Since 1976 they specialize in storemade chili, slaw and sauces, and as of more recent – a variety of gourmet sausages and burgers (at participating locations). The types of hot dogs include Beef & Pork, All Beef, Smoked Sausage, Fat-free Turkey (at participating locations), and Soy. Sausages include Bratwurst, Mild Italian, Spicy Beef and Polish Kielbasi. Locations are: 121 N. Front Street open Monday thru Saturday 11 a.m. ‘til 4:30 p.m. CLOSED SUNDAYS; (910).251.7799. 94 S. Lumina Ave, Wrightsville Beach open Wednesday thru Friday 11 a.m. until 3 p.m., Saturday and Sunday 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. CLOSED MON. AND TUES. (910) 2561421. 4502 Fountain Drive, (910) 452-3952. Open 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday-Sunday; South Howe St. in Southport, open Tuesday thru Fri. 11 until 3, Sat. 11 until 4 CLOSED SUNDAYS AND MONDAYS (910) 457-7017.

Catering cart available all year from $350. Call Steve at (910) 520-5994.

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

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

■ WEBSITE: www.trollystophotdogs.com

THAI SPICE

ASIAN SZECHUAN 132

Craving expertly prepared Chinese food in an elegant atmosphere? Szechuan 132 Chinese Restaurant is your destination! Szechuan 132 has earned the reputation as one of the finest contemporary Chinese restaurants in the Port City. Tastefully decorated with an elegant atmosphere, with an exceptional ingenious menu has deemed Szechuan 132 the best Chinese restaurant for years, hands down. 419 South College Road (in University Landing), (910) 799-1426.

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

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

– 9:30 p.m.; Fri.-Sat.: 11:30 a.m. – 10:00 p.m.; Sun.: 11:30 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.

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

FRENCH

HIRO JAPANESE STEAKHOUSE

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

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

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ FEATURING: Hibachi style dining.

■ WEBSITE: hirojapanesesteakhouse.com/hibachi

INDOCHINE RESTAURANT & LOUNGE

The area’s first sustainably-sourced Sushi and Asian Fusion restaurant features sushi and tasting spoons which offer portions of poke, tartare, and ceviche styles from around the world. Our chef uses locally sourced and line-caught offerings of only the highest quality to create a fresh flavor like no other. Come sample his traditional sushi, as well as signature fusion rolls like the Aloha Roll, made with tempura shrimp, toasted coconut, crispy bacon, charred pineapple and macadamia nut brittle. Our contemporary atmosphere also showcases dishes from our full kitchen such as Miso-Mustard Sterling Silver Pork and small plate offerings.

Try a Wasabi or Thai Basil martini or a wine, craft beer, or sake from our unique full-bar list. Tuesdays you can get a half-carafe for the price of a glass! We are located at 4039 Masonboro Loop Road, suite 1A at the junction of Navajo Road in Masonboro Commons. Open from 4:30 to 10:00 Monday through Thursday, and until 11:00 on Friday and Saturday. Just drop in or call 910-703-SAKE for a reservation.

■ SERVING DINNER: Mon.-Th.: 4:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.; Fri.-Sat: 4:30 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.

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

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

Be sure to try such signature items as the spicy and savory Roasted Duck with Red Curry, or the beautifully presented and delicious Shrimp and Scallops in a Nest.

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

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”seven years in a row! 10 Market Street, downtown Wilmington, (910) 815-0810.

■ SERVING DINNER: Sun.- Thurs.

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

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

■ WEBSITE: www.capricebistro.com

INDIAN TANDOORI BITES

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

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ers, as well as chefs who bring full-flavored tastes straight from their homeland. Located at 1620 South College Road, (910) 794-4540.

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

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown.

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

IRISH THE HARP

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

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER Monday-Friday 11 a.m.

– 10 p.m., Sat 11 a.m. – 11 p.m., Sun 10 a.m. – 10 p.m.

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

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

■ WEBSITE www.harpwilmington.com

ITALIAN A TASTE OF ITALY

The authentic Italian cuisine served at Taste of Italy has scored them Best Deli in the Port City for years running now. The Guarino family recipes have been passed down from generation to generation to brothers Tommy and Chris, who serve breakfast, lunch and dinner to hungry diners.

They also cater all events, from holiday parties to corporate lunches, including hot meals, cold trays, handmade desserts and an array of platters, from antipasto to cold cuts. In ad-

dition, Taste of Italy sells Scalfani products, Sabrett hot dogs and Polly-O cheeses in their market, all the while serving topnotch hot and cold items from their delicatessen. Located at 1101 South College Rd., P. 910-392-7529, F. 910-392-9745 www.ncatasteofitaly.com Open M-F 8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m., Sat. 8:30 a.m.-7:00 p.m., Sun. 11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

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

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

■ WEBSITE: www.ncatasteofitaly.com

EDDIE ROMANELLI’S

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

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

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Wilmington South.

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

ELIZABETH’S PIZZA

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

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER:

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

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

■ WEBSITE: www.sanjuancafenc.com

■ WEBSITE: www.elizabethspizzawilmington.com.

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PIZZETTA’S PIZZERIA

Family-owned and operated by Sicilian cousins Sal and Vito, Pizzetta’s Pizzeria has become Wilmington’s favorite place for homey, authentic Italian fare served with precision and flavor like none other. Made daily from family recipes, folks will enjoy hand-tossed pizzas——gourmet to traditional——specialty heroes and pastas, homemade soups and desserts, and even daily blackboard specials. Something remains tempting for every palate, whether craving one of their many pies or a heaping of eggplant parm, strombolis and calzones, or the famed Casa Mia (penne with sautéed mushrooms, ham, peas in a famous meat sauce with cream). Just save room for their buttery, melt-in-your-mouth garlic knots! Ending the meal with their pastry chef’s carefully crafted cannolis, Tiramisu or gourmet cheesecake, alongside a cup of freshly made espresso or cappuccino, literally makes a perfect end to one unforgett able and desirable meal. Located in Anderson Square at 4107 Oleander Dr., Unit F, Wilmington (910799-4300) or coming soon Pizzetta’s II, 1144 Cutler’s Crossing, Leland (in Brunswick Forest next to Lowe’s).

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

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

■ WEBSITE: www.pizzettas.net

SLICE OF LIFE

“Slice” has become a home away from home for tourists and locals alike. Our menu includes salads, tacos, burritos, quesadillas, nachos, homemade soups, subs and, of course, pizza. We only serve the freshest and highest-quality ingredients in all of our food, and our dough is made daily with purified water. Voted “Best Pizza” and “Best Late Night Eatery.”All ABC permits. Visit us downtown at 122 Market Street, (910) 251-9444, in Wrightsville Beach at 1437 Military Cutoff Road, Suite 101, (910) 256-2229 and our newest location in Pine Valley on the corner of 17th and College Road, (910) 799-1399.

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

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown, Downtown and Wilmington South.

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

LATIN AMERICAN SAN JUAN CAFE

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

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

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

■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown ■ FEATURING: Nightly specials

ORGANIC Lovey’s Market is a true blessing for shoppers looking for Organic and Natural groceries and supplements, or a great place to meet friends for a quick, delicious and totally fresh meal or snack. Whether you are in the mood for a Veggie Burger, Hamburger or a Chicken Caesar Wrap, shoppers will find a large selection of nutritious meals on the a la carte Lovey’s Cafe’ menu.

The Food Bar-which has cold salads and hot selections can be eaten in the newly expanded Lovey’s Cafe’ or boxed for take-out. The Juice Bar offers a wide variety of juices and smoothies made with Organic fruits and vegetables. Specializing in bulk sales of grains, flours, beans and spices at affordable prices. Lovey’s has a great selection of Local produce and receives several weekly deliveries to ensure freshness. Lovey’s also carries Organic Grass-Fed and Free-Range meats and poultry. Wheat-Free and Gluten-Free products are in stock regularly, as are Vegan and Vegetarian groceries. Lovey’s also carries Wholesome Pet Foods. Stop

by Lovey’s Market Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Saturday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday 10 am to 6 p.m.. Located at 1319 Military Cutoff Rd in the Landfall Shopping Center; (910) 509-0331. “You’ll Love it at Lovey’s!”

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

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

■ WEBSITE: www.loveysmarket.com.

TIDAL CREEK CO-OP KITCHEN

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

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

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

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

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

■ BAKERY & CAFE: Mon. - Sun, 8 a.m. - 7:30 p.m.

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

SEAFOOD DOCK STREET OYSTER BAR

Voted Best Oysters for over 10 years by encore readers, you know what you can find at Dock Street Oyster Bar. But we have a lot more than oysters! Featuring a full menu of seafood, pasta, and chicken dishes from $4.95$25.95, there’s something for everyone at Dock Street.

Bringing A taste of traditional New York Italian to the Port City.

1101 S. College Rd. • 910-392-7529

www.ncatasteofitaly.com

SERVING BREAKFAST, LUNCH AND DINNER Dine In • Take Out • Catering

You’ll have a great time eating in our “Bohemian-Chic” atmosphere, where you’ll feel just as comfort able in flip flops as you would in a business suit. Located at 12 Dock St in downtown Wilmington. Open for lunch and dinner, 7 days a week. (910) 762-2827.

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: 7 days a week.

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

■ WEBSITE: www.dockstreetoysterbar.net

EAST

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

275 Waynick Blvd. Wrightsville Beach. (910) 256-2251.

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

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

■ WEBSITE: www.blockade-runner.com

HIERONYMUS

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

Voted “Best Seafood” in 2011. 5035 Market Street; 910392-6313; hieronymusseafood.com ■ ■ ■ ■

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

WEBSITE: www.hieronymusseafood.net

OCEANIC

Voted best seafood restaurant in Wilmington, Oceanic provides oceanfront dining at its best. Located in Wrightsville Beach, Oceanic is one of the most visited restaurants on the

beach. Choose from a selection of seafood platters, combination plates and daily fresh fish. For land lovers, try their steaks, chicken or pasta dishes. Relax on the pier or dine inside. Oceanic is also the perfect location for memorable wedding receptions, birthday gatherings, anniversary parties and more. Large groups welcome. Private event space available. Family-style to go menu available. 703 S. Lumina Avenue, Wrightsville Beach. (910) 256.5551.

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

WEBSITE: www.OceanicRestaurant.com

SMALL PLATES THE FORTUNATE GLASS

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

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

■ SERVING EVENINGS: Tues.-Thurs. 4 p.m.-12 a.m. Fri. 4 p.m.-2 a.m.; Sat. 2 p.m.-2.a.m.; Sun. 2 p.m.-12 a.m.

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

■ WEBSITE www.fortunateglasswinebar.com

SOUTHERN CASEY’S BUFFET

In Wilmington, everyone knows where to go for solid country cooking. That place is Casey’s Buffet, winner

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

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

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

SPORTS BAR CAROLINA ALE HOUSE

Voted best new restaurant AND best sports bar of 2010 in Wilmington, Carolina Ale House is the place to be for award-winning food, sports and fun. Located on College Rd. near UNCW, this lively sports-themed restaurant.

Covered and open outdoor seating is available. Lunch and dinner specials are offered daily, as well as the coldest $2 and $3 drafts in town. 317 South College Road, Wilmington, NC. (910) 791.9393.

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

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

tor TVs in Wilmington.

■ WEBSITE: www.CarolinaAleHouse.com

FOX & HOUND PUB & GRILLE

Serving up the best bar food for any local sports fan, Fox & Hound has appetites covered. Located next to Mayfaire Cinema 16, it’s no question that Fox is a great place to go on date night, or to watch the big game on one of the restaurant’s six large projection screens and 19 plasma televisions. Guests can also play pool, darts or video games in this casual-theme restaurant. For starters, Fox offers delicious appetiz-

ers like ultimate nachos, giant Bavarian pretzels and spinach artichoke dip. In the mood for something more? Try the hand-battered Newcastle fish ‘n’ chips or chicken tenders, or the grilled Mahi-Mahi served atop a bed of spicy rice. From cheeseburgers and sirloins to salads and wood oven-inspired pizzas, Fox has plenty to choose from for lunch or dinner. Finish the meal with a 6-inch Great Cookie Blitz, a chocolate chip cookie baked fresh to order and served warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and Hershey’s syrup. 920 Town Center Drive, (910) 509-0805.

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

HELL’S KITCHEN

This is downtown Wilmington’s Sports Pub! With every major sporting package on ten HDTVs and our huge HD projection screen, there is no better place to catch every game in every sport. Our extensive menu ranges from classics, like thick Angus burgers or NY-style Reuben, to lighter fare, such as homemade soups, fresh salads and vegetarian options. Whether meeting for a business lunch, lingering over dinner and drinks, or watching the game, the atmosphere and friendly service will turn you into a regular. Open late 7 days a week, with free WiFi, darts, and did we mention sports? Free lunchtime delivery on weekdays; we can accommodate large parties. (910) 763-4133.

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

nights and 1/2 priced select appetizers Monday - Thursday 4-7 p.m.

■ WEBSITE: www.hellskitchenbar.com

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eople have been having sex forever.

It’s as natural as food and water, according to writer Jesse Chapa Jones. That a genre is dedicated to it should come as no surprise to readers; in fact, erotica has been around for ages.

With the resurgence of its steamy pages heating up women’s fantasies across the country as of late, courtesy of the New York Times Bestseller “Fifty Shades of Grey,” Jones’ self-published fiction, “Thinking Nasty Thoughts,” offers readers another trip into fervid Utopia.

It all started for Jones with a poem. Though holding a master’s degree in liberal arts, she aspired her authorship not by gaining a degree in writing, but after reading E.E. Cummings’ “She Being Brand” and “May I Feel Said He.” “I found them in English 101 and wrote my first erotic story right about then,” she remembers. “Both poems are so insanely evocative and sexual!”

Something within simply let loose in the writer.

So, when she approached a coffee shop after having a less-than-stellar day last year, Jones channeled that inspiration once again and opened her laptop. The release flew over her. “I just wrote the first chapter out of nowhere,” she says. “What a shock and delight that was. I learned by doing.

[Writing] was just in me. I’m thankful.”

The characters in “Thinking Nasty Thoughts” remain everyday people: Cherry’s a good Christian girl who yearns to fully explore her naughty side; Jeremy’s a husband, father and lost soul in the midst of a broken life; Becca’s a tatted-up, uninhibited spirit, whose life isn’t bound by rules. Relatable and surprising, they manage to captivate readers at the onset of the book, which rolls and frolics in a fast pace immediately within its first words. By

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page three, readers already get a glimpse into the kink and forthrightness of Jeremy.

“Cherry and Jeremy, the main characters, grabbed me from the beginning,” Jones explains. “I love Jeremy’s unbridled anger and libido, and I love Cherry’s somewhat desperate yearning. They’re both people everyone knows; people going through shit. People will recognize some of their own nasty thoughts in what Cherry and Jeremy have to say about sex and life.”

Aside from reveling in this fictitious world of pleasure—of the self and tandem kind—Jones enjoys the freedom allowed from this style of writing.

Whether educating her characters on the ways of fellatio or guiding them into a sex shop for the first time, she cradles them and her readers in a safe zone—no judgement, no shame.

“Sex is absolutely natural, but there’s this awful taboo,” Jones explains. “When I write erotica, it’s freeing. There is so much freedom in expressing that part of me in a ballsy, honest, juicy way.”

With stories published in two erotica anthologies, Best Women’s Erotica 2012 and Cowboy Lust, Jones’ adventures go far and wide. “One character is a female chef on vacation in Mexico,” she explains, “and the other is a cowboy out for revenge. I had a lot of fun bringing both to life.”

Jones knew at an early age she wanted to have great escapes and boundless experiences; little did she know they would involve imaginary scenes of thrust and lust. Perhaps it was all an indication at an early age, when she can remember picking up a pail of red paint and a brush for her inaugural writing venture. “I first learned to write ‘hot’ (no kidding!) and ‘cat,’ and covered our fence in those words,” she tells. Today,

Jones takes on a more x-rated vocabulary, which will have readers reaching for more than just a thesaurus or dictionary. They’ll literally feel the breadth and depth of the lexicon, but how they choose to execute after is all their own choice.

“There is a great tradition of erotic writing,” Jones says. “‘Fifty Shades’ shows how hungry people are to be able to explore sexuality through reading. It tapped into a raging current, which is marvelous.

There’s also the personal element with a book—you can read it alone or with someone you love.”

Though Jones sent “Thinking Nasty Thoughts” to numerous agents, little response led her toward self-publishing the work. Regardless of another’s stamp of approval, she wanted it to see a deserving readership.

“I thought, ‘Why wait for someone else to decide my work is worthy?’” she notes. “I decided it was time to get it out there and find my audience.

Self-publishing is a labor of love, for sure. I put a lot into the publication process, because the book is so good, and I wanted to do it proud.”

Lovingly calling it “smart smut,” folks can pick up a copy locally at Old Books on Front Street. Better yet, Jones will be there on September 12th to read from its pages at 7 p.m.

In such a chaotic world where many of us allow ourselves little release—audacious liberation in its truest form—Jones promises its relinquishment here. She even boasts its necessity.

“Modern lives are so over-scheduled, so fast, so stressed out,” she explains. “I don’t believe people, as a whole, take the time to really release. Or to prioritize pleasure for pleasure’s sake. We were built for sex and the more we can do it, think about it and read about it, the healthier we can be.”

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SEPTEMBER 9

ADVERTORIAL FEATURE

all heads up:

We need clean air and ample water for a healthy, thriving community Toes belong in the sand. Not your heads.

Summer is over and the election season is upon us. Now, more than ever, citizens need to get in front of candidates to voice their concerns. After all, it’s our right as the governed to petition our leaders over concerns we have for our families, businesses and wallets. Statewide and local races really matter and here are a few issues to bring up when talking with candidates.

• Your families’ health is everything: EPA data from 2010 shows New Hanover County to be the most toxic county in North Carolina for air, water and soil contamination. Will our elected officials attract and support businesses who will continue to add toxins to our overburdened community? Will our leaders support regulations that protect public health or will they follow the national trend of rolling back regulations for the sake of job creation?

• That four letter word, J- O- B-S: The top job creators in the Wilmington area are healthcare, retail, and education.

Our tourism and film industry are visible

creators in this area and ones that could be compromised if heavy industries, like Titan Cement, are allowed to come here. What kind of industries will our leaders attract to this area? What is their economic plan for our community?

• Out of sight, but not out of mind: Castle Hayne and the surrounding rural areas are some of the last undeveloped land in our county. Due to Titan’s proposed location, over 8,500 school children will be put at risk from the air borne toxins that our coastal winds will carry far from the plant. If our county continues to grow, those

numbers will go up because there simply is not much land left in the area. How will our candidates work to grow this community in a way that ensures a healthy and sustainable future for generations to come?

• Water is our most precious resource: Local leaders and officials are already facing decreased water supplies for several parts of New Hanover County. How will Titan’s proposed withdrawal rates of 8-16 million gallons per day affect the groundwater and aquifer resources our region depends on for water?

On Thursday, Sept. 13 at 6:30PM, come out to Hieronymous Seafood at 5035 Market Street to join the NC Coastal Federation staff and political watchdog Rob Lamme for a fun and informative recap of the spring legislative session in Raleigh and what it means for our coastal community.

This event is free and open to the public.

Space is limited to the first 50 people, so come early! There will be a dutch treat social with NC Coastal Federation staff from 5:30-6:30PM. For more info on this event, visit www.NCCoast.org or email Mike Giles at mikeg@nccoast.org.

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events POOCH PLUNGE AT LEGION The swimming pool at the Legion Sports Complex is going to the dogs! Only dogs will be allowed to swim at the pool. Sorry no humans in the pool! $5/dog/day, 9/5-7, 4-8pm; 9/8, 10am2pm. 2131 Carolina Beach Rd; 910-341-0054.

HOBBY GREENHOUSE 9/7: Hobby Greenhouse Fall Plant Sale in Forest Hills. All plants grown by members; portion of profits go to scholarships for local communitycollege horticulture students. Free. Fri. and Sat. 9am-6pm. 2318Metts Ave. www.hobbygreenhouseclub.org. Jennifer Keeling: hobbygreenhouse@aol.com ST. JUDE 20TH CELEBRATION St. Jude Metropolitan Community Church (MCC) of Wilmington, NC will hold its 20th Anniversary Celebration, 9/7-9. Events planned for the celebration include a Friday evening dinner with several guest speakers, including the founder and moderatoremeritus of MCC, the Reverend Elder Troy Perry, a Saturday afternoon picnic in Hugh MacRae Park, followed in the evening by a gospel concert at St. Jude MCC. The weekend will close with a Sunday worship service beginning at 10am on the grounds of St. Jude MCC. As an MCC member church, St. Jude MCC takes seriously the holiness of every individual, in church and in the community. (910) 7625833. www.stjudesmcc.org RECOVERY MONTH CELEBRATION 9/7, 6-9pm: 3rd annual Recovery Month Celebra-

9/7-9: ST. JUDE CELEBRATION The 20th anniversary for our local St. Jude Metropolitan Church gets underway this week with events scheduled to include several guest speakers. On Friday evening, folks can attend the dinner and hear Reverend John McLaughlin and local politicians, followed by entertainment with Peepshow Cabaret and Techmoja Dance Co. and raffles (event is sold out). On Saturday folks can attend a family picnic at Hugh MacRae Park and an evening gospel concert at MCC. The weekend will close with worship on Sunday at 10 a.m. at 19 N. 26th Street.

Head over www.stjudesmcc.org for more info. tion, 773 South Kerr Ave. Participants can play games like bingo, cornhole, pictionary and trivia and win prizes like movie passes, massages, yoga classes, dinner for two, t-shirts and more!Food, music and random drawings for prizes. Free and serves to congratulate those in recovery for their commitment as well as raise awareness about addiction. Family and friends are welcome! Harvest of Wilmington: (910)793-0566.

GIRL’S NITE OUT 9/7, 4:30-8pm: Girl’s Nite Out at The Forum, presented by Focus on the Coast. Feat. hors d’ouevre, wine, cocktails, raffles, live music and more! Register now and first 100 receive gift bag! Members, $25/ nonmembers, $30. Benefits Pink Ribbon, which pro-

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vides accessibility to mammograms for uninsured women, and comfort bag to local women diagnosed with breast cancer. www.focusonthecoast. com INTERCULTURAL FESTIVAL 9th annual Brunswick County Intercultural Festival, 9/8, 10am-4pm, free, Odell Williamson Auditorium on the campus of Brunswick Community College, located just off Highway 17. Celebrating cultural diversity in all its aspects, while honoring the cultural history of Brunswick County itself. Packed with numerous performing artists, children’s activities, cultural displays and ethnic food sampling.Come join the excitement of the International Pavilion. In addition to displaying Brunswick County’s heritage, this year the International Pavilion has new, exciting countries, displaying information from the African Continent, South America, Asia, and Europe. Learn about the Argentine Tango, the Czech Republic and its One Hundred Towers City, Mexico and Central America with its Aztec and Mayan heritage, Russian crafts and stories, the Philippine culture, books and costumes from Thailand, the Caribbean and more.

New this year will be an immersion to Tibet culture.

Over 20 countries and cultures will be represented. interculturalfestival@hotmail.com.

Lisa Schultz: (910) 755-8083. www.bcifestival.org

CITY AMATEUR GOLF TOURNEY Men’s City Amateur Golf Tournament, Wilmington Municipal Golf Course. 9/8-9. Municipal Golf Course, 311 Wallace, $80 per player includes: greens fees each day, lunch each day (players only), prizes/awards and a tee gift. Carts are not included.

Participants must have a verifiable USGA index of 11.0 or less to play in this tournament. 910-7910558. www.wilmingtonmuni.com.

MONTHLY BOOK SALE Leland’s Friends of the Leland Library are holding their monthly book sale on Sat., 9/8, 10am-2pm, at the Magnolia House, 485 Village Rd, adjacent to the Leland Library. Featured authors this month are Tom Clancy, Barbara Taylor Bradford and Sue Grafton.

Books by the featured authors are priced at 2 for 1.

Regular priced books are $.50 for paperbacks and $1 for hard cover with all book sale proceeds benefitting the Leland Library. Special Collections Room w/books on CD, DVD’s and music CDs, and also a large number of newly arrived cookbooks. Ellie Edwards at 910-383-3098 or Arlene White at 910617-2538.

E-RECYCLING EVENT 9/10-14: Your Computer Friends and PODS Moving and Storage have partnered for another Electronics Recycling Rally! Accepting printers, phones, cell phones, batteries, desktop and laptop computers, cables, fax machines and copiers . TVs and CRT monitors (the big, bulky kind) require a recycling charge of $10 ea. No appliances! Drop-off hours: 8:30am-6pm Your Computer Friends, 3816 Oleander Dr. (910) 799-8585 NC COASTAL FEDERATION The North Carolina Coastal Federation presents The Truth Behind Sea Level Rise with Rob Lamme, 9/13, 5:30-6:30pm. Social and dinner w/interactive program, 6:30-8pm, Hieronymus Seafood and Oyster Bar, 5035 Market St. Providing a look at the Truth Behind Sea Level Rise and the strange reaction to science by our legislators in this year’s General Assembly. Be prepared to laugh, be amazed and then

possibly cry when Rob Lamme presents a video of the honorables debating the most controversial bill of the 2012 legislative session. • 9/22, 10am2pm: National Estuaries Day—Oyster Bagging and Salt Marsh Planting at Morris Landing, 870 Morris Landing Rd., Holly Ridge. Celebrate with oyster and salt marsh restoration activities along the shores of Stump Sound. Volunteers will work with Federation staff at the Morris Landing Clean Water Preserve to bag oyster shells for a reef construction project, do a site clean-up, and install salt marsh plant seedlings along the shoreline. Pre-registration is requested. http://www.nccoast.org SECRET GARDEN TOUR 9/14-15: 9th annual Secret Garden Tour feat. 13 lovely gardens and homes located in the Carolina Heights Historic District. These ‘hidden gardens’ complement beautiful homes that exemplify Old Wilmington charm. On Fri/Sat, 10am-4pm, visitors can tour elegantly manicured gardens, including some that have never before been open to the public. Comfy walking shoes (flats only) are recommended during this tour of Wilmington’s private gardens.

Tours begin at the Latimer House Museum (126 S. Third Street) and are held rain or shine. Tickets: $15 each. Proceeds benefit the Lower Cape Fear Historical Society and the Latimer House. Available in Wilmington at the Latimer House, The Transplanted Garden, Barnes & Noble, Lou’s Flower Patch, The Plant Place, A Proper Garden, and House of Wine and Cheese. 910-762-0492 or www.hslcf.org.

FAMILY FUN FEST AND BBQ 9/15, 4-7:30pm: Family Fun Fest and BBQ, Church of the Servant, Episcopal4925 Oriole Dr. 910-3950616. Free carnival games, and a pork BBQ and fried chicken dinner, catered by Middle of the Island; dinner will also include vegetarian options. $10 adults and $6 children. Buck-a-Ball Dunking Booth; two-person teams in a Corn Hole Toss Competition ($20 per team), “High-End” Cake Walk with whole cakes as prizes ($20 entry fee) and a Cup Cake Walk ($.50) where cupcakes will be the prize. Rita’s Italian Ice onsite w/ ice and frozen custards; portion of their sales donated back to the event. Portion of all proceeds will provide free event tickets for a group of College Park Elementary School students and their parents. Education of children, especially at College Park Elementary School, is a primary outreach focus of Church of the Servant, Episcopal. 910-470-1876 or cosfunfest@gmail.com.

FALL FEST TAILGATE PARTY Fall Fest Tailgate Party, 9/15, 10am-2pm. Miller Motte College will have an open house event with a tailgate themed party that will include free hot dogs and hamburgers, BBQ, cupcakes, footballthemed games, corn-hole, a caricature artist to do free drawings and campus tours to learn more about MMC’s programs. Open to the public and kids are welcome! Shannon Carlson (Employer

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

Relations Director): Shannon.Carlson@millermotte.edu. 5000 Market St. NHRMC CANCER SURVIVOR’S CELEBRATION New Hanover Regional Medical Center wants to celebrate the joys and accomplishments of cancer survivors and caretakers at its first Cancer Survivors’ Celebration on Sun., 9/16, 1-4pm, at the NHRMC Zimmer Cancer Center. Survivors, their caregivers, family and friends are invited to enjoy live music and entertainment, visit with physicians, nurses and other providers offering care at the NHRMC Zimmer Cancer Center, and share their personal messages of hope, courage and triumph with other survivors. Registration for the event is required and can be made online at www.nhrmc. org/celebrate or 910-815-5188. Participants will be given the opportunity to share their message or story of hope, courage or triumph to help others with cancer see the joy and promise of tomorrow. Submissions may be featured as part of the NHRMC Cancer Survivors’ Celebration.

charity/fund-raisers MILLER MOTTE $5 MASSAGES $5 Massages to benefit “American Heart Association,” 9/6, 11am-2pm (Room #17. Miller Motte College will have $5 table massages for 10-15 minutes in length to raise monies for the “American Heart Association”. This is open to the public. All visitors can check in on the right side of the building where it says “Massage Clinic.” Just tell the receptionist you are here for the $5 massage. Shannon Carlson (Employer Relations Director): Shannon.Carlson@ miller-motte.edu. 5000 Market St. HOLY GROUNDS PANTRY FUNDRAISER 9/7, 6:30pm: Italian Extravagaanza and live music for $5 donation or $15/family. Celebrate Holy Grounds’ August Food Drive. Proceeds feed over 250 families a month at 2841 Carolina Beach Rd., beside Calvary Chapel of Wilmington church. Pool table, foosball, bouncy thingy for children, and lots of fun for family!

Italian meal served, too!

FOOD BANK TELETHON 9/7, 6pm: Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina will stream a live show on its website (www. foodbankcenc.org/Telethon) for 24 straight hours.

The 24-Hour Telethon aims to raise awareness, funds, and food as part of Hunger Action Month, a national movement sponsored by Feeding America to encourage everyone in America to take action to fight hunger in their communities during the month of September. The 24-Hour Telethon is hosted by Google+ and FreezerBurns. Hosted by Gregory Ng of the popular online frozen food review show, FreezerBurns. Into 9/8, the telethon will include fun activities at the Raleigh warehouse located at 3808 Tarheel Drive starting with a Social Media Mixer, followed by a “Midnight Madness” volunteer activity, a Four-AM Food Drive, an early morning BreakfastBuzz segment and interviews through the duration. www.foodbankcenc.org/Telethon EASTER SEALS VOLLEYBALL BENEFIT 9/8, noon: Recreational Beach Volleyball Tournament to benefit Easter Seals UCP of NC at Courts & Sports in Wilmington. Coed Teams - 6CC, 4CC, 4B and Cornhole. Prize packages for top teams in each division. www.century21sweyer.com/ easterseals/2012volleyball.asp GIRLS’ NITE OUT Foxus on the Coast presents Wilmington’s original Girls’ Nite Out at the Forum, Tues., 9/11, 4:308:30pm. Hors d’oeuvres, wine, cocktails, raffles, live music and more! Tickets: $25-$30 with gift bags to first 100 who sign up online: www.focusonthecoast. com. Proceeds go to The Pink Ribbon, which provides mammograms to uninsured womena nd bags

to locals who are diagnosed with breast cancer.

CARE PROJECT AWARDS Celebrating art, food, music and expression in all mediums, the 2nd Annual CARE Project Award for Resilience and The CARE Project Humanitarian Award will be given during gala event, Sat., 9/15, 6-11pm, at Cameron Art Museum. www.thecareproject.me!The CARE Project is a nonprofit 501c3 public charity.

5K RUN FOR HISTORIC ILM FOUNDATION Thurs, 9/13, 6:30—starting at the Best Western Coastline Inn (previously known as the Coastline Convention Center) and running through downtown and the Riverwalk. Awards go to the top 3 finishers in each age group, overall male and female finishers, Masters and the top 2 teams (minimum 5 runners).The first 400 entries will receive our newly re-designed t-shirt. Followed by the best post-race party, w/proceeds benefitting HWF to continue in our mission to ‘protect and preserve the irreplaceable historic resources of Wilmington and the Lower Cape Fear Region’. Runner/Walker $25: ($30 day of race). Team (minimum 5): $20/person. Register : http://its-go-time.com/. (910) 762-2511 or trivett@ historicwilmington.org.

VARIETY SHOW 9/14, 8pm: Greater Cape Fear Variety Show presented by CALM Productions showcasing local performing artists-all proceeds will benefit the American Heart Association Cape Fear Chapter and 2012 Heartwalk. Tickets ($10.00) can be purchased in advance at Market Street Pharmacy, 1612 Market St; 910-228-8101.

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WALK A MILE IN HER SHOES Join us Saturday, 9/15, for our 5th Annual Walk A Mile In HerShoes Men’s March Against Gender Violence. At 8am men, women, andchildren will put on their high heel shoes and take to the streets ofDowntown Wilmington to protest sexual and gender violence in ourcommunity and show their support for victims. This event benefits theRape Crisis Center of Coastal Horizons Center, Inc. Rape PreventionEducation Program in the Cape Fear Area. Educators, students, law enforcement officers, elected and appointed officials, members of the faith-based community, fathers, sons, brothers, and uncles are encouraged to participate. Men are asked to wear high heels, or put a pair of their wife’s or daughter’s shoes around their neck. Check-in 8am, Elijah’s Riverside Deck. Registration is $20 for an individual and $15 a person for a group of 5 or more. All proceeds benefit the Rape Crisis Center of Coastal Horizons Center’s Prevention Program. www.supportrcc.org or (910) 392-6936.

PORT CITY BASEBALL AND PINK RIBBON Port City Baseball, the grassroots group working to bring awareness to the benefits minor league baseball could bring to Wilmington, is selling t-shirts to promote their message and support the Pink Ribbon Project. PRP works to promote awareness of breast cancer, aide women through the trials of a cancer diagnosis and support them during subsequent treatment. Port City Baseball is excited to support their efforts and will donate all proceeds from the sale of their pro-stadium t-shirts to this project. Pre-sale on t-shirts: http://shirt.portcitybaseball.com/.

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theatre/auditions SNEAD’S FERRY COMMUNITY THEATRE Neil Simon’s “Last of the Hot Red Lovers” opens 9/7, Snead’s Ferry Community Theatre. The cast includes John Pratt (SFCT’s Everybody Loves Opal, On Golden Pond) as Barney Cashman, Tania Gonzalez (SFCT’s Everybody Loves Opal) as Bobbi Michele and Jeanette Fisher, and Jennifer Hester (SFCT’s First Baptist of Ivy Gap, Everybody Loves Opal) as Bobbi Michele and Tania Gonzalez (SFCT’s Ev-

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(premiere) by local writer John Grudzien. The production will be on stage the first two weekends of November, 2012 at the Big Dawg (Cape Fear Playhouse) and will include an ensemble cast. Great singing voice not necessary but, should be able to carry a tune and have good comedic timing. Male and female actors: 20-25 years old and 30-40 years old.

comedy NUTT ST. COMEDY ROOM Nutt St. Comedy Room features weekly standup shows. Tickets: $8-$10. Schedule: 9/7-8 Todd Glass; 14-15 Jarrod Harris; 21-22 Jesse Joyce; 28-29 Clean Getaway Comedy Tour. • 10/5-6 Nutt St Comedy Competition • 12-13 Nutt St Comedy Competition • 19-20: Adam Cayton-Holland • 26-27 Erin Foley. 255 N. Front St. 910-5205520. .nuttstreet.com

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erybody Loves Opal) as Jeanette Fisher and Elaine Navazio. Barney Cashman (Pratt) is a middle-aged restaurant manager who has a very nice married existence. But he’s tired of existing; he wants to live — before it’s too late. Maybe one afternoon of passion could be so exhilarating, so vivid, that the memory alone would sate his desire for more. Three women, three afternoons, three shots at living in Technicolor!

Play is intended for an adult audience and may contan adult language and situations. 9/7-8-9 and 14-1516; Fri-Sat, 7pm and Sun, 3pm. RSVP: Parties of 10 or more; 910-327-2798. 126 Park Ln. www.sneadferrycommunitytheatre.com CITY STAGE See page 14.

THEATRE NOW “Dawson Hill’s Miracle Workers” (comedy), Fridays at 6pm. Theatre guests will witness behind-thescenes antics as Dawson Hill’s actors have gone missing, leaving the stage crew to put on the show at the last minute. • “Super Saturday Fun Time, Saturdays, 11am.: Interactive kids adventure show with lunch! Join DOCK the dog and his two-legged friends as they uncover mysteries and discover artifacts based on local history. • Murder at the Bellamy Mansion, Sat., 6pm: Guests are invited to this year’s Wilmington Historical Attractions and Tours (WHAT) awards banquet at the stately Bellamy Mansion and find that history can be dangerous. Audience chooses a detective to help unwrap the mystery. • Space available for meeting and special event rentals during nonperformance times. Home to the non-profit organization, Theatre Network of Wilmington, Inc., whose mission includes theatre arts education to school aged children. Tickets: www.theatrewilmington.com.

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ZOMBIO AND JULIET Performance Club at Wrightsville Beach—be in a show, no auditions. “Zombio and Juliet” is a tuition based theater-program led by LJ Woodard. Performance Club meets on Thursdays, 9/6-10/25, 4-5pm (ages 5 – 8yrs) and 5-6pm (ages 9 – 13yrs). Max. of 15 students per class. Wrightsville Beach Parks and Recreation Office, 256-7925 or www.townofwrightsvillebeach.com.

OLLI 9/6, 7pm: The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute presents “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the NightTime” via satellite from London’s National Theatre on the UNCW campus at Lumina Theater.The new play is based on the international best-selling novel

by Mark Haddon, adapted for the stage by Simon Stephens and directed by Marianne Elliot. Haddon’s novel was the Whitbread Book of the Year in 2003 and has sold more than 2 million copies around the world. The play follows15-year-old Christopher as he finds Mrs. Shears’ dead dog, Wellington, at seven minutes after midnight. It has been speared with a garden fork and Christopher is under suspicion. He records each fact in his book to solve the mystery.

But his detective work, forbidden by his father, takes him on a frightening journey that upturns his world.

Tickets: $18-$20. UNCW faculty and staff and $5 for UNCW students. 910-962-3195 THE MOST HAPPY FELLA See page 13.

DIPLOMACY IS DEAD Dark Days Theatre, a Wilmington based theater group working on staging original works from Carolina based writers, presents “Diplomacy is Dead,” a new comedy by Anghus Houvouras, 9/21-23, 8pm.

City Stage Theater, 21 N Front St. (910) 264-2602.

A cold war-era absurdist comedy, the play details the exploits of three government operatives tasked with negotiating an end to the cold war. The plan goes horribly wrong ,leaving our heroes desperate to stave off nuclear armageddon and prevent the end civilization as we know it. Tickets: (910) 264-2602. darkdaystheater@gmail.com THALIAN ASSOCIATION 9/27-10/7: Wilmington premiere of the musical 9 to 5, based on the popular motion picture concerning female empowerment in the workplace, w/original score by Dolly Parton including Oscar-nominated title song. Directed by Mike Thompson with music direction by Amanda Hunter and choreography by Mary Beth Henderson, runs Thurs-Sat., 8pm; Sun., 3pm. $25 with senior, student and group discounts. For tickets 910/632.2285; etix.com; thalian.org.

AUDITION NOTICE Auditions will be held on Thursday, 9/13, 7-9pm, Hannah Block Community Arts Center in downtown Wilmington for a brand new, original musical comedy

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DURHAM PERFORMING ARTS CENTER 9/5: Creed, in support of performing in its entirety “My Own Prison” (15-year anniversary) and “Humoan Clay.” • Jethro Tull will perform 9/29, in support of newly-recorded sequel to Jethro Tull’s seminal 1972 album Thick as a Brick, followed by a solo tour that will feature Anderson performing both the original album and its new sequel back-to-back live in their entirety. • 9/19: Soul singer Al Green • 9/21: Anderson Cooper, CNN anchor and Emmy winner will bring his “Anderson Cooper’s 360° World View” to DPAC, Durham Performing Arts Center this fall. 9/27: Fiona Apple extends sold-out spring tour with a stop in Durham! • 10/8-11/18: The Jersey Boys, story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons.

• The Australian Pink Floyd Show comes to DPAC, Durham Performing ArtsCenter on 10/14. The 2012 world tour “Exposed in the Light” is better than ever with music from “Wish You Were Here,” “Animals.” “Dark Side of the Moon,” “The Wall” and more. • 10/19: Indigo Girls at DPAC; tickets onsale, 8/3. • 11/20: Mannheim Steamroller Christmas by Chip Davis has been America’s favorite holiday celebration for over 25 years; come see why when the tour makes a stop at DPAC. DPACnc.com, 919-680-2787 UNCW PIANO CONCERT Renowned resident pianists Norman Bemelmans and Elizabeth Loparits are featured in a program of solo and two-piano compositions by Alexander Scriabin and Sergei Rachmaninoff, 9/6, 8pm, in UNCW’s Kenan Auditorium. “Music of the Russian Romantics” is the inaugural event in the UNCW 20122013 Masters Series Piano Masterworks series.

Acclaimed soloists who perform nationally and internationally, Bemelmans and Loparits also specialize in the two-piano repertoire, having recently performed solo and two-piano works by Franz Liszt on a recent Hungarian tour. $15-$18, free for UNCW students w/ID. Box office: 910-962-3500.

GOSPEL CELEBRATION/SCHOLARSHIP Gospel Celebration and Scholarship fundraiser in Leland North Carolina! The concert will be held at North Brunswick High School on Sat., 9/8, with doors opening at 3pm; concert at 4pm in the gym of the high school. There will be groups from surrounding states as VA, SC, NC, and to name a few groups Revived, The Jinwrights, Anita Shepherd, Enrique, Carmon “Sun” Baggit, Chayaar, GR8FUL and G2S. Juanita Mallard: (910) 550-8709. Heavens Journey Entertainment: (804) 240-5409.

MARY JO WHITE/ALISA GILLIAM 9/12, 7:30pm. An evening of flute and piano with Mary Jo White and Alisa Gilliam, featuring selec-

tions by Lowell Liebermann, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart,and Walter Piston. Beckwith Recital Hall, Cultural Arts building, Randall Dr, $5 GA. Free to students with valid UNCW ID. Cultural Arts building box office opens at 6:30pm. seymoura@uncw.edu or 910-962-3415.

TALLIS CHAMBER ORCHESTRA The Tallis Chamber Orchestra will open the 20122013 concert season with a performance Sun., 9/16, 2pm at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 16 North 16th St. The TCO will perform music by Antonio Caldara, Felix Mendelssohn, Gustav Holst and Leos Janacek.

This fall will mark the 8th season for the TCO. The concert is free, donations accepted. 910-620-7207

UNCW ALUMNI BENEFIT CONCERT 9/21, 7:30pm: As part of UNCW’s Family and Alumni Weekend, alumni from Dept of Music perform an evening of jazz and classical music. Dessert reception in the Cultural Arts building lobby follows the concert. All proceeds benefit Department of Music scholarships. Beckwith Recital Hall, Cultural Arts building, Randall Dr. $10 GA; free to students with valid UNCW ID. Tickets may be purchased in advance and at the door: the Cultural Arts building box office opens at 6:30pm. seymoura@uncw.edu or 910-962-3415.

WILMINGTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA WSO presents“Passport to the World” Season, feat. Mozart’s Austria, Brahms’ Germany on opening night, 9/22, 8pm, Kenan Auditorium on the UNCW campus. Directed by Steven Errante, with pianist Elizabeth Loparits. Tickets available: 962-3500 or 1-800-732-3643. Reserved seats are $25, $23, and just $6 for students and youth under 17. Season tickets are also on sale. Online ticketing, program notes for the concert, and audio blogs are available. wilmingtonsymphony.org.

ARTISANS OF ST. JAMES Mark your calendars for 9/28, 7 -9pm, and take a musical journey through NC. The Artisans of St. James will present an evening of art and entertainment at the St. James Community Center. “Nothing Could Be Finer” will feat. music by the Southport Shuffle with special guest Susan Savia, an art show, and a North Carolina-inspired art competition. Tickets: $12 and include one glass of wine or soda, as well as a vote for your favorite entry in the competition. Proceeds provide funds for art scholarships and grants in Brunswick County. Tickets may be purchased in advance at the Artisans Gallery at the St. James Marina or by calling 253-9089

CHAMBER MUSIC ILM Chamber Music Wilmington’s 18th season offers four classical subscription concerts and two classical house concerts. Subscribe and save to receive: program notes in advance, first priority to thesalon concerts and special notifications to “Meet the Artist” opportunities and pre-concert conversations, www.chambermusicwilmington.org. Single tickets, $25. Student & Military discounts available. Kenan Box Office: 910-962-3500. 9/30: Celebrating Back: CMW presents an extraordinary opening concert with the Brandenburg Concerto No. 5, the D minor piano concerto, the Trio Aria from Cantata No. 100 and selections from famous Partitas and Suites. Soloists include, Adela Peña, violin (Eroica Trio); Nicolas Duchamp, flute (Paris National Opera Comique); CMW artist in residence, Barbara McKenzie, piano and soprano Nancy King. Cellist Elizabeth Anderson, violist Jonathan Bagg, violinist Jacqui Carrasco, and bassist Paul Sharpe will also be performing. 7:30pm, Beckwith Recital Hall. etix.com

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nated to receive the Governor’s Medallion Award for volunteer service. Local committee evaluates nominations. CF Volunteer Center, 3534 S. College Rd., Suite F. www.capefearvolunteercenter.org. Noms myst be typed with 5 hard copies. Winners honored during National Volunteer Week, April 2012 locally and in Raleigh.

complicate things. The fun ensues when a mystery guest from Jack’s past shows up with a dim-witted assistant and an “experimental concoction” from work that throws a kink in everyone’s plans. Cape Fear Playhouse. $10 GA. 910-471-5690.

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ZOMBIO AND JULIET Performance Club at Wrightsville Beach—be in a show, no auditions. “Zombio and Juliet” is a tuition based theater-program led by LJ Woodard. Performance Club meets on Thursdays, 9/6-10/25, 4-5pm (ages 5 – 8yrs) and 5-6pm (ages 9 – 13yrs). Max. of 15 students per class. Wrightsville Beach Parks and Recreation Office, 256-7925 or www.townofwrightsvillebeach.com.

Where the ONLY way is the RIGHT way! theatre/auditions THE MOST HAPPY FELLA 8/29-9/2 and 9/7-9: Opera House Theatre Company presents “The Most Happy Fella,” based on Sidney Howard’s “They Knew What They Wanted,” and book, music and lyrics by Frank Loesser. Tony, a middle-aged vineyard owner, has everything a fella needs to call himself happy —except the love of a good woman. All that changes when he meets Rosabella, a young waitress in San Francisco. Misunderstandings, mistakes, and a May-December love story fraught with deception yet full of romance unfold until the show’s happy conclusion. (910) 632-2285, www. thalianhall.org. Season tickets and gift certificates are ordered through our office, (910) 762-4234. All shows at Thalian Hall. Wed-Sat, 8pm; Sun, 3pm.

NAILS THE RIGHT WAY HAS OLLI 9/6, 7pm: The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute presFOUND “THE RIGHT ents “The CuriousGIRL”!!

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Time” via satellite from London’s National Theatre on the UNCW campus at Lumina Theater.The new play is based on the international best-selling novel

by Mark Haddon, adapted for the stage by Simon Stephens and directed by Marianne Elliot. Haddon’s novel was the Whitbread Book of the Year in 2003 and has sold more than 2 million copies around the world. The play follows15-year-old Christopher as he finds Mrs. Shears’ dead dog, Wellington, at seven minutes after midnight. It has been speared with a garden fork and Christopher is under suspicion. He records each fact in his book to solve the mystery.

But his detective work, forbidden by his father, takes him on a frightening journey that upturns his world.

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SNEAD’S FERRY COMMUNITY THEATRE Neil Simon’s “Last of the Hot Red Lovers” opens 9/7, Snead’s Ferry Community Theatre. The cast includes John Pratt (SFCT’s Everybody Loves Opal, On Golden Pond) as Barney Cashman, Tania Gonzalez (SFCT’s Everybody Loves Opal) as Bobbi Michele and Jeanette Fisher, and Jennifer Hester (SFCT’s First Baptist of Ivy Gap, Everybody Loves Opal) as Bobbi Michele and Tania Gonzalez (SFCT’s Everybody Loves Opal) as Jeanette Fisher and Elaine Navazio. Barney Cashman (Pratt) is a middle-aged restaurant manager who has a very nice married existence. But he’s tired of existing; he wants to live — before it’s too late. Maybe one afternoon of passion could be so exhilarating, so vivid, that the memory alone would sate his desire for more. Three women, three afternoons, three shots at living in Technicolor!

Play is intended for an adult audience and may contan adult language and situations. 9/7-8-9 and 14-1516; Fri-Sat, 7pm and Sun, 3pm. RSVP: Parties of 10 or more; 910-327-2798. 126 Park Ln. www.sneadferrycommunitytheatre.com

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THEATRE NOW “Dawson Hill’s Miracle Workers” (comedy), Fridays at 6pm. Theatre guests will witness behind-thescenes antics as Dawson Hill’s actors have gone missing, leaving the stage crew to put on the show at the last minute. • “Super Saturday Fun Time, Saturdays, 11am.: Interactive kids adventure show with lunch! Join DOCK the dog and his two-legged friends as they uncover mysteries and discover artifacts based on local history. • Murder at the Bellamy Mansion, Sat., 6pm: Guests are invited to this year’s Wilmington Historical Attractions and Tours (WHAT) awards banquet at the stately Bellamy Mansion and find that history can be dangerous. Audience chooses a detective to help unwrap the mystery. • Space available for meeting and special event rentals during nonperformance times. Home to the non-profit organization, Theatre Network of Wilmington, Inc., whose mission includes theatre arts education to school aged children. Tickets: www.theatrewilmington.com.

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OUR ONE-NIGHT GUEST Show dates: 9/6-9, 13-16 “Our One Night Guest” is a romantic comedy about Jack and Lucille Fisher, a couple who has their ups and downs and they’re trying to settle their life down. Right next door is Lucille’s sex-crazed mother Mona and Lucille’s younger deadbeat brother, Brett who both often show up and

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DIPLOMACY IS DEAD Dark Days Theatre, a Wilmington based theater group working on staging original works from Carolina based writers, presents “Diplomacy is Dead,” a new comedy by Anghus Houvouras, 9/21-23, 8pm.

City Stage Theater, 21 N Front St. (910) 264-2602.

A cold war-era absurdist comedy, the play details the exploits of three government operatives tasked with negotiating an end to the cold war. The plan goes horribly wrong ,leaving our heroes desperate to stave off nuclear armageddon and prevent the end civilization as we know it. Tickets: (910) 264-2602. darkdaystheater@gmail.com

comedy NUTT ST. COMEDY ROOM Nutt St. Comedy Room features weekly standup shows. Tickets: $8-$10. Schedule: 8/31-9/1 Sean Patton (Comedy Central); 9/7-8 Todd Glass. 255 N. Front St. 910--520-5520 www.nuttstreet.com

music/concerts Maria Chicchetti WILM. UNPLUGGED/BEAU GUNN PRESENTS Wilmington Unplugged & Beau Gunn Presents are proud to announceThe Deadstring Brothers on 8/30 at Soapbox Laundro Lounge. Tickets: $10 adv/$12 day of (under 21, +$3). • Nikki Bluhm & the Gramblers on 9/27 at City Stage/Level 5. $12 adv/$15 day of. www.etix.com

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DURHAM PERFORMING ARTS CENTER 9/5: Creed, in support of performing in its entirety “My Own Prison” (15-year anniversary) and “Humoan Clay.” • Jethro Tull will perform 9/29, in support of newly-recorded sequel to Jethro Tull’s seminal 1972 album Thick as a Brick, followed by a solo tour that will feature Anderson performing both the original album and its new sequel back-to-back live in their entirety. • 9/19: Soul singer Al Green • 9/21: Anderson Cooper, CNN anchor and Emmy winner will bring his “Anderson Cooper’s 360° World View” to DPAC, Durham Performing Arts Center this fall.

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Masonboro Island Birding Cruise Sept. 11th, and October 10th 10-12 pm • $35 Hutaff Island Exploration Sept. 14th, and October 27th • 10-3 pm • $75 Masonboro Island Shelling Eco-Tour September 17,October 11th • 11-1pm • $35 Photography Sunset Cruise Sept. 19th and Oct. 19th-4-6pm • $35 For more information, please consultBAR the website BLOODY MARY www.capefearnaturalist.com with over 20 different Reserve and a cruise toppings hot with sauces Captain Joe Abbate today!

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HIP-HOP DANCE CLASS Open to all kids grades K—5th; No dance experience required! Classes are held on Wednesdays, September 12—October 24, 2012 from 4:15 —5:00 p.m. (grades K—2nd) and 5:00—6:00 p.m. (grades 3rd—5th). 256-7925. www.townofwrightsvillebeach.com. Pre-registration required.

immediately followed by a reception for the artist from 5:30-7pm. Both the lecture and opening reception are free and open to the public. Recent Work, co-sponsored by the Upperman African American CulturalCenter, is the first solo exhibition by recent Hunter College Master of Fine Arts graduate, Kajahl Benes. Benes’ oil paintings merge icons from parallel histories along with his own constructed mythology prodding the viewer to re-examine mainstream historical paradigms. Re-appropriating African tribal costumes, ancient Roman military attire, and science fiction iconography, Benes references traditional Western portraiture, contemporary tech-

AZALEA COAST USA DANCE 9/15, social ballroom dance and a basic group dance lesson hosted by the Azalea Coast USA Dance chapter at the New Hanover County Senior Resources Center, 2222 S. College Rd. Group lesson from 6:45-7:30pm, no partner is necessary for the lesson. Open Local artists who wish to be a part of the garden-friendly dancing to our own custom mix of ballroom art exhibit come October, a.k.a. Art in the Arboretum, can smooth and latin music from 7:30-10pm. enter the juried show now! 18 or older artists can enter Admission $8 members, $10 non-members, 2D and 3D work in glass, textiles, metal, stone, wood, $5 military with ID, $3 students with ID. 910799-1694 or AzaleaCoastDance@aol.com. painting and photography. As part of the event, taking www.azaleacoastusadance.org place on the 6th and 7th at 6206 Oleander Drive, there

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BALLROOM DANCE Ballroom Dance Classes will begin in September in the multi-purpose roomat the New Hanover County Resource Center. 2222 S College Road. BeginnerBallroom: Wed 12:30 9/19-10/10; Ballroom II: Wed 1:30 9/19 -10/10; Beginner Ballroom: Wed 2:30 10/26-10/19. Advance registration is required. Due to voting, class locations may change. For New Beginners registering before Sept 10, a free Beginner Ballroom class will be held 9/12 at 12:30. Registration for all classes. 910 799-2001

SURFER TANGO Salsa on 2 NYC style, Thurs, 8pm, $5/person at Orton’s Pool Hall. Lesson at 7pm; all welcome and no partner needed. Surfertango@gmail.com www. surfertango.com CONTRA DANCE Tuesday night dances, 5th Ave United Methodist Church on South 5th Ave at Nun, 7:30-9:30pm.

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

TANGO WILMINGTON Tango classes and social dancing, Fridays, Carolina Lounge of Ramada Inn. 5001 Market Street (between College and Kerr). 8-9:45pm. $5 lounge entrance includes beginners’ lesson, 7:30. • Upcoming Tango Wilmington Event: Eduardo Tami Trio of Buenos Aires, 9/19-22. Who would like to help organize a September 22 milonga? Who can host the milonga? Respond: http://sites.google.com/ site/tangowilmington2/home

art ART BLAST See page 16.

CALL TO ARTISTS A call to artists to for the foundation for Hospice’s annual Mask Event 2012-13. Artists are needed to paint and decorat the ceramic masks which will be auctioned off to raise funds for people suffering from a terminal illness. Unpainted masks provided.

More info: 910-455-3925 or info@thefoundationforhospice.org.; KAJAHI BENES 9/6, 4:30pm: “Kajahl Benes: Recent Work “will be on view at the Art Gallery at theCultural Arts Building, 9/6-10/5, accompanied by an artist lecture on Thursday,September 6 from 4:30-5:30pm

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will be plein-art demonstrations, as well as children’s art activitiy area. Proceeds benefit the services of the Arboretum. Call Gary at 910-798-7670 for info.

nology, and questions both the legitimacy of past records and the direction of future cultures.

TWO VISIONS Two Vision at New Elements Gallery feat. Wilmington artists Ann Conner’s woodblock prints and Karen Paden Crouch’s bronze, copper and steel sculptures on display through September 22nd. 201 Princess St.www.newelementsgallery.com CALLING ALL ARTISTS Come exhibit/sale your art at the Recovery Month Celebration on Sunday, 9/23, 1-4 pm at Empie Park, Wilmington, NC. $15 donation suggested. Liz Pina: 910-202-0840 or EPina@CoastalHorizons.org.

RE-IMAGINING ACES, or Arts Council Exhibition Space, is our 414 square foot gallery at 221 N. Front St. Inaugural exhibition: Re-Imagining! feat. works by Museum School instructors fromthe Cameron Art Museum will run through 9/24. Rhonda Bellamy: 910-4319934. 221 N. Front St. www.artswilmington.org ARTFUL LIVING GROUP Artful Living Group located at 112 Cape Fear Blvd., 910-458-7822. info@artufllivinggroup.com. Aug: Mike Bryand’s Photography, “Racing to the Beach,” his journey from race cars to beach bars. • Sept: Melanie Heinrick’s photography on metal. Opening, 9/6, 6:30-8:30pm.

HANOVER ART GALLERY Cape Fear Community College invites the public to attend the faculty art show at the Hanover Art Gallery, feat. over 60 originalpieces of art by members of the art faculty at CFCC. Work includesdrawings, paintings, photography, sculpture and more. 200 Hanover St. in the first level of the Hanover Parking Deck at CFCC’s downtown Wilmington Campus.

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ONSLOW ART SOCEITY Onslow Art Society’S Fall Juried Art Show: 9/30 and 10/1. Will receive entries for its fall juried show, “Images 12,” exhibited in the Bradford Baysden Gallery at the Council for the Arts, 826 New Bridge St., Jacksonville, NC. Reception on Sun., 10/7, and will be open to the public during regular gallery hours through 10/26. A juried show consists of only the pieces the judge chooses from all the entries; awardsgiven. Must 18 years or older and not a

high school student, and eligible to enter the show.

Work must be original, rendered within the past two years, and not shown in a previous OAS competition. All two dimensional work must be dry, framed, wired, and ready for hanging. Sawtooth hangers are not acceptable. The piece of art may not exceed 48 inches on any sideincluding frame. Sculpture may not exceed 50 pounds and any piece considered too fragile or requires special handling will be declined.

Oil, acrylic, watercolor, pastel, color pencil, pen/ink, pencil, charcoal, gouache, mixed media, photography, printmaking, printed digital art, and 3-D including pottery. No reproductions, including giclee. Fee will be $30 for non-members and $25 for members of the OAS. The fee is for three pieces of work. 910455-1441 or gburke@ec.rr.com.

ART IN THE ARBORETUM The Friends of the Arboretum and the Wilmington Art Association are seeking artists to exhibit their work at Art in the Arboretum 2012, an annual outdoor showcase for a wide range of garden friendly media categories. Slated for 10/6, 10am-4pm, and 10/7, noon-4pm, at the Arboretum, 6206 Oleander Drive, Wilmington, this year’s event will launch two new divisions: nature inspired jewelry and metal smiths. Other two- and three-dimensional categories include glass, textiles, metal, stepping stones, wood, painting and photography. Open to both emerging and professional artists age 18 and older, with all work accepted through a juried process. Plein Air artist demonstrations. New this year are a special art show and sale sponsored by the Ability Garden and a children’s art activity area managed by the Children’s Museum. Proceeds from the annual event help support the Arboretum’s wide range of educational and public service programs.

Reg. open: Gary Levesque, 910-798-7670 or www. wilmingtonart.org/index.php.

ART FOR THE MASSES AFTM 2012, 10th anniversary, will take place 10-5, Sat., 11/17, Burney and Warwick centers on the UNCW campus. All-original fine art priced at $250 or less, with UNCW student art also available for purchase. AFTM is free and open to the public, with a requested $3 door donation to help fund public arts projects at the university. Artists exhibiting at AFTM will retain 100 percent of the proceeds; register starting in July. Info/reg. materials: www.uncw.edu/ artforthemasses. Artists’ fees will be used to fund the event the following year.

WILMINGTON ART ASSOCIATION The Wilmington Art Association (W.A.A.) proudly announces the opening of their new permanent exhibit gallery space at the historic USO building at 120 South Second Street in downtown Wilmington, showcasing WAA artists. The public is invited to come down and check out the new space and join in the celebration. The art will be changed out monthly so there will be new work for view and purchase at the desk in the USO museum on an ongoing basis

PROJEKTE 2nd Annual ARTblast Juried Art Exhibit. On display will be a multitude of talents and mediums from 22 artists. The show will be on display from 9/5-9/29 with an Opening Reception and Ribbon Ceremony along with a wine tasting on 9/7 6-9pm; live music following by the one and only Kersten Capra. • Weekly: Mon., open mic; Tues, Projektion Theater Film Series, feat. subversive and foreign films and documentaries, 8-10pm; Thurs., Just A Taste, free weekly wne tasting and live music; 1st & 3rd Fri., Kersten Capra 9:30pm; 2nd & 4th Fri., Brazilian Bossa Nova with Rafael Name & guests, 9pm-12pm. • 8/24: Fourth Friday Gallery Walk, 7-10pm • 8/25: “The Crafty Cabaret Trunk Show II” feat. Goddesswear by Monika Winters Sanchez, Sankofa Design-Jewelry by Starr Porter and local handmade Wilmington designers, 7-10pm • 8/31: “Blue Moon Goddess Gala.”

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Sunday Sept. 9th & 30th • 10am-2pm The slow moving tanin colored waters flow for over 60 miles through three counties (Sampson, Pender and Bladen) before emptying into the Cape Fear River about 14 miles above Wilmington. The river is one of the cleanest, high-quality waterways in North Carolina and is extremely rich & diverse in habitats & wildlife. Join us while we delve into this waterway that remains isolated & a quiet oasis. Cameras & binoculars are a must!

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museums CAPE FEAR MUSEUM EXHIBITS: Cape Fear Treasures: Campaigning through 1/13/2012: Feart. Rutherford B. Hayes’ 1876 presidential campaign button, 1884 Cleveland campaign ribbon, 1976 Jimmy Carter political button, editorial cartoon on toilet paper commenting on North Carolina’s U.S. Senator Jesse Helms’ tenure and more. Shopping Around Wilmington: In an era before mega-malls, online ordering and big-box stores, shopping in Wilmington centered around downtown.

Museum will explore ways in which increasing suburbanization changed people’s retail experiences. • Toys and Gamess and Games (through 9/9): View historical images of people at play and toys and games from our collection, and play with a variety of interactives. Adults and children alike enjoy viewing toys from the past, and you can enjoy playing together as a family. EVENTS: Volunteer Open House held first Wed. of mo. Opportunities are available in museum store, working with the historic collection, and as an education docent. • New Hanover County Resident’s Day: Residents admitted free first Sun. ea. mo. • Learning Center: Ocean Adventures, 9/8, 15, 22, 29, 1-4pm. Free w/ admission Explore ocean science, and examine local shells and learn about North Carolina’s state shell. Use various magnification tools to examine sea life up close.• 3-2-1-Blast off! Cape Fear Skies offers a realistic planetarium experience the third Sunday of each month. 9/16: Fall Constellations, 1:30, 2:30 & 3:30. Free w/admission. Investigate fall constellations and discover how to locate these “seasonal pictures.” • Museum Carts: Explore artifacts, conduct experiments, and play fun games at facilitated carts stationed throughout the Museum. 9/2, 1-3pm. Free w/admission. • NC Shell Show, 9/22-23, 9am-5pm (Sat) and 1-5pm (Sun). Free w/admission. Displays include some of the world’s most beautiful, unusual and rare shells; as well as exhibits of crafts using shells. www.ncshellclub.com ; John Timmerman, 910-798-4368. Hours: 9am-5pm through 9/10; Tues-Sat; 1-5pm, Sun. $7 for adults; $6 for students with valid ID and senior citizens; $6 special military rate with valid military ID; $4 for children 3-17; and free for children under 3.

Museum members admitted free. 814 Market St. 910-798-4367. www.capefearmuseum.com.

CAMERON ART MUSEUM EXHIBITS: Through 9/21, free: Pancoe Art Education Center (ongoing) exhibitions in the Seagrove and contemporary pottery in the exhibition cases; Museum School Exhibition, feat. Alan Cradick Civil War Black and White Photography; sculptures across CAM grounds • Opening gala 9/22, $3-$8 or free for CAM members: “The Transformative Power of Friendship: 3 Collectors, 3 Friends, 3 Gifts—From Gatehouse to Winehouse: Inside the Artist’s Workplace: Minnie Evans, Elisabeth Chant and Claude Howell” • Exhibition tours every Wed. at 12:30pm Sun. at 2:30pm.

Tours led by staff and docents. Museum adm. • Jazz at CAM: 9/6, FROG Project kicks off a new season in the Weyerhaeuser Reception Hall, feat. original compositions and fresh, innovative arrangements of familiar tunes. $5-$40 (indv. and season tickets available) • Through 9/9, weekends, 8pm, with Sun. matinees, 3pm. $22-$25, (910) 264-2602 or www. citystagenc.com. City Stage’s summer season of musical revue performances at CAM, feat. “Songs for a New World” by Jason Robert Brown. Stories and characters of today, transporting audiences from the deck of a 1492 Spanish sailing ship to a ledge 57 stories above Fifth Avenue to meet a startling array of characters. Directed and Choreographed by David Loudermilk. Music directed by Chiaki Ito. • Kids @ CAM, 9/15, noon-3pm. $3-$5, adults free. • Lecture and Conversation: Robert V. Taylor, author, A New Way to Be Human 7 Spiritual Pathways to Becoming Fully Alive, 9/25, 7pm, $5-$10. Born and raised

in South Africa, Robert saw firsthand the difference that could be made when oppressed people are given the freedom to discover their voices, trust their imaginations, and find the courage to be who they are. Robert continues to explore integrating personal spirituality and values-driven strategies with the question of how we each leave a footprint of compassion in the world—both at home and in the corporate marketplace. • CLASSES: Art classes; one 2-day weekend workshop and six 8-wk classes, beginning 9/8.

A one-day watercolor workshop. This session also includes art classes for home schoolers and an after school program. • Life Drawing every Tues., 6-9pm.

Group meets in Reception Hall. Participants provide own dry drawing materials and watercolors. $70/6wks. • Museum School classes, www.cameronartmuseum.com/adult.php or call 910-395-5999 (ext.

1008 or 1024). • Tai Chi and Yoga! Beginners are always welcome. Corner of South 17th St. and Independence Blvd. Tues-Sun,11am-5pm; Thurs: 11am9pm. Museum members free, $8 non-members, $5 students with valid ID, $3 children age 2 -12. www. cameronartmuseum.com or 910-395-5999.

NC AQUARIUM Exotic Aquatics Gallery has added white-spotted jellyfish (hyllorhiza punctata) to its collection.The Exotic Aquatics Gallery traditionally features non-native marine species. Guests can learn more about the life cycle of a jellyfish while viewing these beautiful animals. Educates the public on the importance of well-balanced ecosystems. • Events: Aquarist Apprentice, Behind the Scenes Tour, Breakfast with the Fishes, Mommy and Me, Canoeing the Salt Marsh, Surf Fishing Workshop. Pre-reg. classes. 910-4588257; www.ncaquariums.com/fort-fisher. 900 Loggerhead Rd, Kure Beach.

CHILDREN’S MUSEUM Mon, Little Sprouts Storytime, 10am, and Go Green Engineer Team, 3:30pm. • Tues., Leading to Reading Literacy Class , 9am, and Kids Cooking Club, 3:30pm • Wed., Preschool Science, 10am; Discover Science, 3:30pm; and Mini Math, 4pm. • Thurs. StoryCOOKS, 10am; and StART with a Story, 3:30pm • Fri., Toddler Time, 10am; and Adventures in Art, 3:30pm • Sat, Discovery Fitness, 4pm; Sun., Acting Club 2pm. • Drop off gently used books at our Museum to be used for a good cause. Ooksbay Books uses book collection locations to help promote literacy, find a good use for used books, and benefit nonprofits. www.playwilmington.org BELLAMY MANSION One of NC’s most spectacular examples of antebellum architecture, built on the eve of the Civil War by free and enslaved black artisans, for John Dillard Bellamy (1817-1896) physician, planter and business leader; and his wife, Eliza McIlhenny Harriss (18211907) and their nine children. After the fall of Fort Fisher in 1865, Federal troops commandeered the house as their headquarters during the occupation of Wilmington. Now a museum, itfocuses on history and the design arts and offers tours, changing exhibitions and an informative look at historic preservation in action. • Jazz at the Mansion: 9/14: New Hanover High School Jazz Band. Tickets: $5-$12; wine and beer sold onsite. 910-251-3700. www.bellamymansion.org. 503 Market St WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH MUSEUM The Wrightsville Beach Museum of History, housed in the turn of the century Myers Cottage, exists to preserve and to share the history of Wrightsville Beach. Visitors to the cottage will find a scale model of Wrightsville Beach circa 1910, exhibits featuring the early days of the beach including Lumina Pavilion, our hurricane history and information about the interaction between the people and our natural environment which have shaped the 100 year history of Wrightsville Beach. 256-2569. 303 West Salisbury St. wbmuseum.com.

WILMINGTON RAILROAD MUSEUM Explore railroad history and heritage, especially of the Atlantic Coast Line, headquartered in Wilmington for 125 years. Interests and activities for all ages, including historical exhibits, full-size steam engine and rolling stock, lively Children’s Hall, and spectacular model layouts. Housed in an authentic 1883 freight warehouse, facilities are fully accessible and on one level. RSVP: discounted group tours, caboose birthday parties, and after-hours meetings or mixers. Story Time on 1st/3rd Mon.10:30am, only $4/family and includes access to entire Museum. Admission for 2012 only $8.50 adult, $7.50 senior/military, $4.50 child age 2-12, and free under age 2. North end of downtown at 505 Nutt St.910-763-2634. www.wrrm.org.

sports/recreation WILMINGTON WATER TOURS 2 hour Eco/History Cruise Tues-Sat, 10am. Eagle’s Island Cruises 50 minute narrated cruises on the hour at 12, 1, 2, 3 & 4 pm daily Mon- Sat. • See the beauty of the Cape Fear River, Sunset Cruise on Tues & Wed w/light narration. Departs 6pm for 2 hours. • Acoustic Spotlight on our Sunset Cruise is on ThursSat., 6-8pm, w/different local musician. • Starlight Cruise on Thurs-Sat, 8:30pm for an hour. See the unique lights of Wilmington after dark from the river.

Wilmington Water Tours, 212 S. Water St. RSVP: 910-338-3134. www.Wilmingtonwatertours.com WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH SCENIC TOURS 9/6: Conducting daily and weekly birding tours in New Hanover, Brunswick, and Pender Counties in search of migrating and resident avian species. Come join the renowned birder, as he guides you on an open water exploration of the Intracoastal Waterway, inlet passages, and sandy barrier islands of Wrightsville Beach, Masonboro Island, and Hutaff Island. Catamaran-style boat; topics will include a strong emphasis on shorebird identification and ecology, as well as coastal salt marsh function. The bird species of Interest include: Caspian Tern, Red-breasted Merganser, Bufflehead, Lesser Yellowlegs, Common Loon, and Black-bellied Plover. Masonboro Island Birding Cruise: 9/11, 10/10, 10-12pm; $35; Hutaff Island Exploration, 9/14 and 10/27, 10am-3pm, $75; Masonboro Island Shelling Eco-Tour, 9/17 and 10/11, 111pm, $35; Photography Sunset Cruise. 9/19, 10/19, 4-6pm, $35. capefearnaturalist.com EXTREME CROSS TRAINING Need to take your fitness experience to the next level? Extreme Cross Training, 8-wk program, 9-10am, Mon/Wed/Fri, 9/10-11/2. Pre-registration is required. (910) 256-7925 or www.townofwrightsvillebeach.com.

ADULT TENNIS CLINICS Adult Tennis Clinics: Pre-reg. rqd. Mon: 9/10-11/12, $11/clinic. Cardio tennis, 9:30-10:30am. Adv. dbls

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film BROOKLYN CASTLE 9/7, 6:30pm: Documentary that won the Audience Award at SXSW, and watch local young chess champions in action. The film tells the uplifting story of the chess team at public school 318 in Brooklyn.

With rankings higher than Albert Einstein and mostly from low-income homes, this dedicated team has won over 26 national chess titles. Join us before the screening as youth from area schools showcase their skills on the chess board and learn more about after-school programs supporting these kids and other students in our local schools. Join us before the screening as “champions” from local middle and elementary schools showcase their skills on the chess board and learn more about afterschool programs supporting these kids and other students in our local schools. Chess event starts at 6:30; film program starts at 7:15. 12 N. Front St. Free MINI DOCUTIME FILM FESTIVAL 9/15: Third annual [Mini] DocuTime Film Festival will bring two acclaimed documentary shorts, Night Mail, Werner Herzog Eats his Shoe, and one feature, Brooklyn Bridge, by pioneer 20th century filmmakers Basil Wright, Harry Watt, Mel Blank, and Ken Burns, to the big screen in Wilmington.

UNCW’s King Hall Auditorium, 4pm, Sat., 9/15.

Advance tickets: $10 GA, etix.com/Sharky’s Box Office on the first floor of the Fisher Student Center. Free entry for students with ID. Doors open at 3pm. Parking at the Fisher Student Center Lot off Hamilton Dr. (map follows).

THEATRE NOW MOVIE NIGHTS Movie Night, Sundays at 6:30pm (check website for weekly listings): Big screen movies, w/ kitchen open for some tasty treats, feat. fresh food options.

Home to the non-profit organization, Theatre Network of Wilmington, Inc., whose mission includes theatre arts education to school aged children. Theatre NOW: 10th and Dock streets. Tickets: www. theatrewilmington.com.

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USTA TENNIS JAMBOREE USTA Tennis Jamboree, 9/7, 4-5:30pm, $18: Ages: 10 /under, a fun and engaging camp taught by local area tennis pros. It is the first level of team NC and is open to everyone. There will be athletic skill evaluations, tennis drills, and games. Athletes of all ability levels are welcome to participate in the Jamboree. www.team-nc.com/register, www.usta.com and enter tournament ID#700070812. Rosanne Boswell: rpbboz@gmail.com

CELEBRATE TENNIS Presented by the GWTA, 9/8, 3:30-10 pm, Althea Gibson Tennis Complex. Join free tennis-related activities and performances for all ages of tennis fanatics, fans, & future enthusiasts! 3:30-5 pm: Kids Tennis Activities; 4:30-6 pm: Adult Tennis Activities and Clinics; 6 -7 pm: Pro-Am with Craig & Sheila of Sunny 104.5, Mayor Saffo, Mike Ashcraft & raffle winners; 7-7:15pm: Awards & Recognition of captains & state champions; 7:15-7:45pm: The Bijou Tennis Show; 8-10 pm, Watch the US Open Women’s Final on a 28 foot screen live from New York. Empie Park, 3405 Park Ave. 341-4631. www.empiepark.com

CAPE FEAR COTILLION Sessions include lessons in ballroom and popular dance along with invaluable etiquette and social skills needed for all occasions. Skills learned will last a lifetime. Session ends with a party where students will have the opportunity to showcase the skills they have learned! Tues., 9/11. Pre-Cotillion (Ages 3-7) 4:-4:45pm. Cotillion (Ages 8 -12) 5-6pm. Pre-reg rqd. 256-7925.

KIDS’ COOKING CLASS Fun hands-on youth cooking class held in the Fran Russ Recreation Center, Wrightsville beach, 4:30-

6pm, on Mondays with the following upcoming sessions: 9/17-10/29 (no class on Oct. 22), and 11/512/17 (no class on Nov. 12). Participants will have fun learning a new recipe each week! Pre-registration is required. 256-7925. townofwrightsvillebeach.com.

lectures/readings OLD BOOKS ON FRONT STREET Writing classes this fall: 9/9, 2-4pm: Val Neiman Writing Character Building Workshop (for Writing not Parenting). Val is a highly respected writer and instructor. $10 fee w/max number of participants, 25.

Advance online registration! • Art by Zee opening for 4th Friday Gallery Walk on 9/28 • Banned Books Essay Contest! 1st place winner will be published in Encore. Submissions must be received by 5pm, 9/19.

Open to anyone, anywhere. Tell us about your favorite Banned Book & defend it’s accessibility. OldBooksonFrontSt@gmail.com or use the “Contact Us” form. Banned Books Week, 9/30-10/6, incl. 100 Thousand Poets for Change, 9/29! All day chalk poems on sidewalks, on the doors, parts of the floor. Your poem or one that inspires you. 11:30am: we will have a readings by local poets; email to read: OldBooksonFrontSt@gmail.com. 10/1: Banned Books ReadIn—read aloud for five minutes from your favorite.

Banned Books will be available. • 10/3, 7pm: Did you know? The English language Bible was the 1st book banned in English. KJV Scholar Phil Stine will discuss the difficult history of this important event and the eventual publication of the KJV. Also, 10/1, 7:30pm: Ray Remembered Presented in collaboration with City Stage & Cameron Art Museum—an evening honoring Ray Bradbury’s contributions to literature, life and freedom from censorship. Performances from Fahrenheit 451: Featuring Gil Johnson,

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John Stafford & Jemilia Ericson, pictures and reminisces from Ray’s life and works , and a Q&A. CAM, Weyerhaeuser Reception Hall • Phil Stein signing for “KJV” on 11/11, 3pm. • Old Books on Front St., 249 N. Front St.. (910) 76-BOOKS (26657) www.

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and Turtle Feeding, 9/19, 4-4:30pm, $1. Enjoy a brief presentation about the live animals on display in the Events Center and then watch them feed. At least one snake and a turtle will be fed. • Fossils of the Deep (ages 5-14), $5; 9/20,1:30-3:30pm: Get a closer look at remnants of the past as you discover the remains of different animals that had been hidden beneath the sea for millions of years; until now. Each student will receive some fossil dirt to sift through in search of fossils. All findings are yours to keep. • Bird HikesNorth Carolina has an incredible diversity of habitats which provide food and shelter for more than 440 bird species throughout the year, making it a premiere destination for birders and nature-lovers.

Each month we will explore a different site along the NC Birding Trail. • Sunset Beach-Bird Island Bird Hike, Thu, 9/20, 8am -3pm, $10/participant.

WOODY DURHAM 9/13, 6-8pm: Woody Durham, the voice of Carolina basketball for 40 years, will talking and signing his new book, “Woody Durham - A Tarheel Voice.” at Two Sisters Bookery, 318 Nutt St. (910) 762-4444 CAPE FEAR LIGHTHOUSE 9/17, 7:30pm: From 1903-1958 the Cape Fear Lighthouse stood guard over Frying Pan Shoals from the SE corner of Bald Head Island. Sometime after it was destroyed it’s first order Fresnel Lense ended up in front of an antiques shop in Wilmington. Members of the Old Baldy Foundation will travel from Bald Head Island to tell us the story of

HANDYMAN/WOMAN SKILLS TRAINING 9/11, 6pm: CFCC is offering a Handyman/Handywoman Skills Training class. Students in this course will learn how to upgrade and repair existing structures. Information will include topics such as replacing floors, windows, doors, and doorknobs, and exterior maintenance. This course will also introduce students to the benefits of a weathBanned Books Week will take place September 30th erized home. Students will learn about simple through October 6th at Old Books on Front Street. As building improvements that will conserve energy, part of the 2012 event, Old Books and encore will be save money, and increase comfort! This course is excellent for the beginner, as well as the inholding their second annual Banned Books Essay Condividual with some experience with household test. The winner will receive an Old Books gift certifimaintenance. Begins 9/11; will meet each Tues., cate and publication of essay in encore during Banned 6-9pm through 12/11. Cost: $123. 362-7319.

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Books Week. Entrants must divulge their favorite banned book and defend its accessibility! Questions?

910-76-BOOKS or oldbooksonfronst@gmail.com. how they are bringing the lense back to the Island, and how we can help. Free and open to public. Federal Point History Center, 1121-A North Lake Park Blvd. www.federalpointhistory.org

CAROLINA JAZZ CONNECTION The Carolina Jazz Connection with Larry Reni Thomas at UNCW, 9/20, 6pm, feat. a lecture which highlights over 75 jazz personalities who are native North Carolinians. UNCW’s The Upperman AfricanAmerican Cultural Center, as a part of The Upperman Africana/Studies Lecture And Film Series. Thomas, a writer/radio announcer based in Chapel Hill, a native Wilmingtonian, has worked at seven radio stations, and spent almost a decade (1984-93) hosting late night jazz on Wilmington’s public radio station, WHQR-FM. Presently he is writing a book on The Barn, a Wilmington, North Carolina dance hall, where jazz greats Lionel Hampton, Louis Armstrong, Count Basie, Duke Ellington and other popular big bands performed during the 1940s and the 1950s. (910) 962-3832 or upperman@uncw.edu.

classes/workshops SERVSAFE CFCC will offer a Serv Safe Food class through 9/6, Mon/Tues/Thurs, 5-9pm. This 16 hour course is a basic food sanitation course for the food service industry and will be taught be Diane Withrow, CFCC Hotel Restaurant Mgt. Program Coordinator. It is an important certification for students in the food service industry. Cost is $68 + book. www.cfcc.edu/ ce or 362-7319.

HALYBURTON NATURE CLASSES Halyburton Park, 4099 S. 17th St. 341-0075. Log Life (ages 2-5), $3; 9/10-11, 10-11am. Come investigate animals that live on and underneath logs at Halyburton Park. We will explore the forest and go for a hike to find critters that live on a log. • Snake

WILD BIRD AND GARDEN 9/22, 9:15-10:30am: Biodiversity of the Cape Fear River at Temptations Everyday Gourmet.

River Keeper Kemp Burdette will talk about threats facing our river and the efforts being made for fish restoration. Learn about the the biodiversity of the Cape Fear River. • Join Wilmington locally owned businesses Wild Bird & Garden and Mahanaim Adventures on a birding kayak winter tour to Florida’s bird watching paradise, 2/5-8, 2013. Visit some of Florida’s diverse habitats, its location on migration routes, and its wild lands. Tour destinations on the Great Florida Birding Trail as well as Florida State Parks. Wild Bird & Garden: 910 343 6001 or www.wildbirdgardeninc.com

WOODTURNING 10/11-11/15, 6-10pm, Thursdays: Master woodturning instructors from Wilmington Area Woodturners Associationhave volunteered to teach a Cape Fear Community College (CFCC) course on woodturning.

There will be six four hour blocks of instruction and will include shop safety, lathe operation, correct tool usage, tool sharpening, several turning projects, and the appropriate finish for each project. Enroll through Jennifer Hering jhering@cfcc.edu, 910-362-7901; or Bill Kawczynski 910-362-7909, CFCC.

ART CLASSES Pro. instruction with Lois DeWitt, MFA. Over 30 years of art teaching experience. Small classes, individual tutoring available. loislight@bellsouth.net.

Four weeks, $80. Watercolor: Mon, 11am-1pm • Assemblage, Mon, 1-3pm. Wood, metal, paper, prints, photos…bring whatever material fascinates you and learn assemblage. • Collage: Tues, 11am1pm. • Basic Drawing With Pencil and Pen, Tues, 3-5pm. • Acrylic Painting , Wed., 11am-1pm • Assemblage, Sat, 11am-1pm.

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MYSTIC ELEMENTS Mystic Elements, located in the former Visions and Dreams at 4403 Park Ave, is celebrating their grand opening on 9/5, 5:30-7:30pm. Feat. unique crystals and stones, candles and incense, books, cards,

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jewelry and other one-of-a-kind items not found elsewhere in Wilmington. Live music, refreshments, great deals on merchandise, and conversation with healing arts professionals. Psychic readings, energy work, and self-enrichment workshops offered w/topics include Intuitive Development, Shakra Balancing, and Manifesting Abundance. MysticElements.com.

WAWA The Wilmington Area Woodturners Association (WAWA) September meeting will be held at the Leland VFW Post 9408 at 1211 Village Rd., 10am-4pm, Sat., 9/8. Feat. a demonstration and instruction by Dale Larson, the current president of the American Association of Woodturners (AAW). An internationally known professional woodturner, from Gresham, Oregon, Dale has been turning bowls from hardwoods such as Pacific Madrone and Big Leaf Maple for over 30 years.

CAPE FEAR PARROT CLUB Cape Fear Parrot Club meets monthly. Schedule: 9/15, Identifying when your bird is sick, short video social time.Ces Erdman: 910-386-6507 or cesnc1978@hotmail.com WEIGHT WATCHERS Weight Watchers will be hosting a Lose For Good event on Sat., 9/15, 7:30am-1pm, at University Center, 412 S. College Rd., Ste 50. Join us for this very special one-day-only offer with prizes, refreshments, success stories and more. The Open House will host a Lose For Good drive to benefit the Good Shepherd Center. So remember to bring a nonperishable item to donate. If you have ever wanted to find out more about Weight Watchers there has never been a better time to come in. www.weightwatchers.com/loseforgood LUNG CANCER SUPPPORT GROUP Future dates: 9/18, 6pm at the Myrtle Grove Library Conference Room • 10/30, 6pm at the Northeast Library Oak Room. April Morey: aprilmorey@gmail.com HUMANISTS AND FREETHINKERS 9/9, 10am: Kure Beach Fort Fisher State Recreation Area, 1000 Loggerhead Rd. Makeup rain date:Let’s try again to enjoy a fun day at the beach, meeting at the visitors center/beach access area at Fort Fisher Rec at 10am, since it will be after Labor Day and tourist season should be slowing down. Feel free to join us on the sand later if you choose. Bring the towels, chairs, umbrellas, games, and maybe a picnic brunch or lunch! Cornhole or a sand castle building contest!

IRSVP: http//www.humanism.meetup.com/182 • Nonbeliever Nation:The Rise of Secular Americans w/David Niose, 9/22, 6-8pm, at Bridge Center, 12740 S. College Rd.Today, nonbelievers are a rapidly growing group at a time when traditional Christian churches are dwindling in numbers - and they are flexing their muscles like never before. David Niose explores what this new force means for the unchallenged dominance of the Religious Right. Hitting on all the hot-button issues that divide the country: gay

ARIES (21 Mar. – 20 April) Life tests you all the time. Sometimes its prods and queries are hard and weird; they come at you with non-stop intensity. On other occasions the riddles and lessons are pretty fun and friendly, and provide you with lots of slack to figure them out. In all cases life’s tests offer you the chance to grow smarter, both in your head and heart. They challenge you to stretch your capacities and invite you to reduce your suffering.

Right now, oddly enough, you have some choice in what kinds of tests you’d prefer. Just keep in mind that the more interesting they are, the bigger the rewards are likely to be.

TAURUS (21 April – 20 May) According to the religion of ancient Egypt, Tefnut is the goddess of moisture. In the natural world, she rules rain, dew, mist, humidity and condensation. For humans, she is the source of tears, spit, sweat, phlegm and the wetness produced by sex. In accordance with the astrological omens, I nominate her to be your tutelary spirit in the coming week. I suspect you will thrive by cultivating a fluidic sensibility. You will learn exactly what you need to learn by paying special attention to everything that exudes and spills and flows.

GEMINI (21 May – 20 June) I’m guessing that you don’t know the name of the person who sent the first email. It was Ray Tomlinson, and he did it in 1971. You’re probably also unaware that he originated the use of the “@” symbol as a key part of email addresses. Now I’d like to address your own inner Ray Tomlinson, Gemini: the part of you that has done valuable work hardly anyone knows about; the part of you that has created good stuff without getting much credit or appreciation. I celebrate that unsung hero, and I hope you will make a special effort to do the same in the coming week.

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CANCER (21 June – 21 July) Busy editor Katie Hintz-Zambrano was asked in an interview what she does when she’s not working at her demanding job. She said she likes to get together with her “article club,” which is like a book club, except it’s for people who don’t have time to read anything longer than articles. I would approve of you seeking out short-cut pleasures like that in the next few weeks, Cancerian. It’s one of those phases in your astrological cycle when you have a poetic license to skip a few steps, avoid some of the boring details, and take leaps of faith that allow you to bypass complicated hassles.

LEO (22 July – 22 Aug.) Imagine you’re living in 1880. You’re done with work for the day, and are at home enjoying some alone-time leisure activities.

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What might those be? By the light of your oil lamp, you could read a book, sing songs, compose a letter with pen and paper or write in your diary. Now transfer your imaginative attention to your actual living space in 2012. It might have a smart phone, tablet, laptop, TV, DVD player and game console. You’ve got access to thousands of videos, movies, songs, social media, websites and networked games.

Aren’t you glad you live today instead of 1880? On the other hand, having so many choices can result in you wasting a lot of time with stimuli that don’t fully engage you. Make this the week you see what it’s like to use your leisure time for only the highestquality, most interesting and worthwhile stuff.

VIRGO (23 Aug. – 22 Sept.) I’ll bet that “a-ha” experience will arrive at a faster rate than you’ve seen in a long time. Breakthroughs and brainstorms will be your specialty. Surprises and serendipitous adventures should be your delight. The only factor that might possibly obstruct the flow would be if you clung too tightly to your expectations or believed too fiercely in your old theories about how the world works. I’ve got an idea about how to ensure the best possible outcome. Several times every day, say something like the following: “I love to get my curiosity spiked, my hair mussed, my awe struck, my goose-bumps roused, my dogmas exploded and my mind blown.”

SAGITTARIUS (22 Nov. – 21 Dec.) In the 1960 Olympics at Rome, Ethiopian runner Abebe Bikila was barefoot as he won a gold medal in the marathon race. Four years later, at the summer games in Tokyo, he won a gold medal again, this time while wearing shoes. I’m guessing this theme might apply to you and your life in the coming weeks. You have the potential to score another victory in a situation where you have triumphed in the past. And I think it’s even more likely to happen if you vary some fundamental detail, as Bikila did.

CAPRICORN (22 Dec. – 20 Jan.) Wikipedia has extensive lists of the biggest unsolved problems in medicine, computer science, philosophy and nine other fields. Each article treats those riddles with utmost respect and interest, regarding them not as subjects to be avoided but rather embraced. I love this perspective, and urge you to apply it to your own life. This would be an excellent time, astrologically speaking, to draw up a master list of your biggest unsolved problems. Have fun. Activate your wild mind.

Make it into a game. I bet that doing so will attract a flood of useful information that’ll help you get closer to solving those problems. (Here’s Wikipedia’s big list: tinyurl.com/ListofProblems).

LIBRA (23 Sept. – 23 Oct.) “Disappointments should be cremated, not embalmed,” said the aphorist Henry S. Haskins. That’s good advice for you right now, Libra. It’s an auspicious moment for you to set fire to your defeats, letdowns and discouragements—and let them burn into tiny piles of ashes. I mean all of them, stretching back for years, not simply the recent ones. There’s no need to treat them like precious treasures you have an obligation to lug with you into the future. The time is right for you to deepen your mastery of the art of liberation.

AQUARIUS (21 Jan. – 19 Feb.) There’s a certain lesson in love that you have been studying and studying and studying—and yet have never quite mastered. Several different teachers have tried with only partial success to provide you with insights that would allow you to graduate to the next level of romantic understanding. That’s the bad news, Aquarius. The good news is that all this could change in the coming months. I foresee a breakthrough in your relationship with intimacy. I predict benevolent jolts and healing shocks that will allow you to learn at least some of the open-hearted truths that have eluded you all this time.

SCORPIO (23 Oct. – 21 Nov.) Columnist Sydney J. Harris told the following story: “I walked with a friend to the newsstand the other night, and he bought a paper, thanking the owner politely. The owner, however, did not even acknowledge it. ‘A sullen fellow, isn’t he?’ I commented as we walked away. ‘Oh, he’s that way every night,’ shrugged my friend. ‘Then why do you continue being so polite to him?’ I asked. And my friend replied, ‘Why should I let him determine how I’m going to act?’” I hope you’ll adopt that approach in the coming week, Scorpio. Be your best self even if no one appreciates it or responds. Astrologically speaking, this is prime time to anchor yourself in your highest integrity.

PISCES (19 Feb. – 20 Mar.) A mother wrote to the “Car Talk” guys to ask whether it’s possible to cook food on a car engine. She wanted to be able to bring her teenage son piping hot burritos when she picked him up from school. The experts replied that, yes, this is a fine idea. They said there’s even a book about how to do it, “Manifold Destiny: The One! The Only! Guide to Cooking on Your Car Engine!” I suggest you engage in this kind of creative thinking during the coming week, Pisces. Consider innovations that might seem a bit eccentric. Imagine how you might use familiar things in unexpected ways. Expand your sense of how to coordinate two seemingly unrelated activities.

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culinary FEAST DOWN EAST BUYING CLUB Enjoy the quality, value and convenience of the Feast Down East Buying Club. It costs nothing to join. The benefits are immeasurable. It is a great way to eat healthier, while knowing you support your local farm families and community. Log on at www.FeastDownEast.org and start buying fresh local food, sourced from Southeastern NC farms.

Choose a pick-up spot, and check out at the online cashier and you are done! Orders must be placed by 11am Monday for Thursday delivery. Consumer pickup is Thursday 3:30-6pm at: the Cameron Art Museum, THE POD (located next to Dunkin Donuts on UNCW campus) or the Burgaw Historic Train Depot.

WEEKLY FARMERS’ MARKETS Riverfront Farmer’s Market Saturdays, Downtown Wilmington (Through Dec.; www.wilmingtonfarmers.com); Carolina Beach Farmer’s Market Saturdays, Carolina Beach Lake (Through 9/15; 910-431-8122); Wrightsville Beach Farmer’s Market Mondays, Causeway Dr. (Through 9/3; 910256-7925; Poplar Grove Plantation Farmer’s Market Wednesdays, 10200 US 17 N., Wilmington (Through 11/22; www.poplargrove.com). Feat. over three dozen food, arts and crafts vendors.

Music feat. every week with Cindy Rhodes on hammered dulcimer.Cooking classes: 9/12, 26, 10/31 and 11/7. • Leland Town Farmers’ Mar-

ket, w/addition of handmade local crafts to the lineup of fresh vegetables and locally-produced farm products. Held in conjunction with the Leland Friends of the Library Book Sale. Second Sat of month. Magnolia House Lawn, 102 Town Hall Dr. www.townofleland.com/parksandrec.html • Southport Waterfront Farmers’ Market strives to promote fresh locally grown produce and handmade items to the visitors and citizens of Southport and surrounding communities.Sponsor of the 10% Farm to Fork initiative! Wed., 8am-1pm through 9/26. Corner of Bay & Davis St. www. localharvest.org.

OLIVE OIL/BALSAMIC TASTING CLASS Explore why Taste the Olive’s extra-virgin oils and balsamic vinegars are truly “extra” special. Learn how to make the most out of your olive oil. Discussing the history, making of, correct tasting method and more! Free but you must sign up as only limited seating is available. 910-256-OILS (6457) to reserve a seat. Classes 9/13 and 10/10 at 3pm. 1125-D Military Cutoff Rd, Forum.

WILD GAME AND SEAFOOD BANQUET The first Annual Cape Fear Wildlife Foundation’s Wild Game and Seafood Banquetwill excite the palate of outdoor enthusiast’s by the pairing of wines from around the world with seafood dishes as well as wild game dishes prepared by regional celebrity chefs. Mission of the Cape Fear Wildlife Foundation is to cultivate stewardship of the great outdoors through education awareness, programs and excursions of hunting and fishing that will connect men, women and children to the importance of conservation so as to become investors in our natural resources to create a quality place to be enjoyed by future generations. 9/15 at the Coastline Conference and Event Center (501 Nutt Street); $50/ind or $75/couple. Corporate tables

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Tasting and voting will continue until 2pm and the winners will be announced at 3pm. First, second, and third place will be awarded cash prizes and trophies, as will the team with the Best Theme decorations. Combination ticket/ballots will be on sale from 10am until 2pm (or until the chowder runs out) for $5 per person with children under 6 free. Limited to the first 12 teams applying. For more information about the SWBS and the Cookoff Rules and Applications go to: www.southportwoodenboatshow.com or phone Robert and Jeanne Potter at 910-457-5223.

NONI BACCA WINERY Noni Bacca Winery: Tuesday Night – BFF Night!

Great music, wine and beer specials. Red and whites, $4/glass; 20% off bottles! Fruit-style wine, $3/glass or $9/bottle! Craft beer, $2.50/ bottle! • Thursday Night at the winery, lights go down and the music goes up! Enjoy the awesome Wine and Beer Specials! Red and whites, $4/ glass; 20% off bottles! Fruit-style wine, $3/glass or $9/bottle! Craft beer, $2.50/bottle! • Saturday

Night Date Night—All couples come and enjoy a wine tasting at Wilmington’s international award-winning winery. Stop in before or after dinner! • Wine makers, now is your chance to order fresh juice and grapes from California and Italy! Thru the month of Sept, we are setting up pre-orders to take advantage of bringing the finest grapes from California and Italy to you, here in Wilmington, NC. Don’t miss out on this event that comes only once a year. One on one wine making instruction available for free. 420 Eastwood Rd. (910) 397-7617 CHEF’S TABLE Award-Winning Executive Chef Mark Lawson meet you at the tablefor a fabulous formal affair—a meal as entertaining as it is delicious.

Join us at the Chef’s Tasting Table featuring a special presentation by the chef and decadent fare prepared just for your party. Reservations required; limit 10 people: (910) 256-2251. $85/ person. East Oceanfront Dining (located inside Blockade Runner Beach Resort). 275 Waynick Boulevard. Wrightsville Beach, NC TASTING HISTORY TOURS Tasting History Tours of Pleasure Island; guided walking tours. $25 at www.tastinghistorytours. com. Afternoon of delicious food and education.

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SUNDAY GOSPEL JAZZ BRUNCH Sunday Jazz Gospel Brunch, Sun, 10am-2pm: Local jazz and gospel musicians, Marc Siegel and Friends entertain while families and friends enjoy a traditional Southern brunch buffet. TheatreNOW, 10th and Dock Streets. Tickets: www. theatrewilmington.com.

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