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Oakdale After Dark
On Saturday, July 18, once the sun has made its grand and colorful exit, local historians Chris Fonville, Ed Gibson and Oakdale superintendent Eric Kozen will lead an after-hours walking tour of North Carolina’s oldest rural cemetery. B.Y.O.F. (flashlight) for this rare and exquisite opportunity to discover the hallowed grounds and prominent citizens of Oakdale after dark (8–10 p.m.). But don’t let the trippy shadows of the gnarled oaks play tricks on you. Admission: $15. Tour cancelled in the event of inclement weather. Oakdale Cemetery, 520 North Fifteenth Street, Wilmington. Info: (910) 762-5682 or www.oakdalecemetery.org.
Shub’s Farm
The world premier of North Carolina Poet Laureate Shelby Stephenson’s new play, Maytle’s World, happens on Wednesday, July 8, at CAM. Brought to life by Wilmington’s Big Dawg Productions, the play is set at the Stephenson farm at McGee’s Crossroads where young “Shub” grew up. It’s perfectly Shelby: a poetic memoir about North Carolina’s agricultural heritage and the role of country music in family life. Play also runs Sunday, July 12, at 3 p.m., and Wednesday, July 15, 7 p.m. Tickets: $5 (students); $8 (CAM members); $12 (non-members). Weyerhaeuser Reception Hall, Cameron Art Museum, 3201 South Seventeenth Street, Wilmington. Info: (910) 395-5999 or www.cameronartmuseum.org.
Meet the Maker
This month, don’t miss Recent Works by Wilmington painter Dallas Thomas, an exhibit influenced by tribal ceremonies and rituals, hip hop culture and the Bay Area Figurative Movement of the ’50s and ’60s. Thomas experiments in wet and dry media using purposeful mark-making and an economy of line to create a sense of form suspended in space, a kind of portraiture that transforms and deconstructs the human figure into elements of a still life, often featuring costumes made from plants and animals. In addition to painting, Thomas works as a designer for Freaker USA. Meet him at the Fourth Friday opening reception on July 24, 6–9 p.m., which is free and open to the public. Regular gallery hours are Tuesdays through Fridays, 10 a.m. – 5:30 p.m., and Saturdays from 12–5:30 p.m. Exhibit on display Tuesday, July 7, through Saturday, August 15. Wilma W. Daniels Gallery, Cape Fear Community College, 200 Hanover Street, Wilmington. Info: (910) 362-7000 or cfcc.edu/blogs/wilmagallery. 12
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Dime Novels
Half-dollar novels, actually. And for one balmy morning in July, thousands of gently used pocket-sized paperbacks will be available, 50 cents a pop, at a Beach Reads book sale to benefit the New Hanover County Public Library. Go on, indulge your midsummer thirst for adventure, romance, mystery and science fiction. You know you want to. Sale held Saturday, July 18, from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Donations of used books, CDs, and DVDs are accepted at all library locations throughout the year. Info: (910) 798-6322 or www.nhclibrary.org.
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