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news & views ....................4-84 live local: Gwenyfar Rohler interviews Tom

Radewicz, the candidate for Castle Hayne mayor.

6 news of the weird: Chuck Shepherd shares

the latest odd stories.

8-15 cucalorus preview: Cucalorus 17 is just

around the corner, and encore offers a sneak

peek at this year’s special events. Bethany Turner

dives into Dance-a-lorus, a marriage of film and

dance; Shea Carver explores Parallellogram’s

Visual Soundwalls; ‘Blue Velvet’ becomes a

musical at City Stage; filmmaker Norwood

Cheek’s career will be showcased throughout the

festival; our city celebrates more in honor of the

25th anniversary of the filming of ‘Blue Velvet.’

artsy smartsy ................16-3116-19 theatre: Shea Carver covers the opening

of ‘The Diary of Anne Frank’ opens at Cape Fear

Playhouse; Tiffanie Gabrielse introduces the brand

new Jacksonville theatre company, New River

Players; Kim Henry has the scoop on the latest

murder mystery show on Pleasure Island.

20-21 art: Sarah Richter offers details on

Projekte’s upcoming exhibit, ‘Blue and Velvety’

and finds out how UNCW’s creative writing

grad students are raising money with a Hip and

Homemade Craft Fair.

22 gallery listings: Check out what’s hanging in

area art galleries.

25 film: Find out if Anghus thinks ‘The Three

Musketeers’ deserves a passing grade.

26 music: Kaki King, dubbed a “Guitar God” by

Rolling Stone, plays Soapbox Laundro-Lounge.

28-31 soundboard: See what bands and

performers are playing in venues all over town.

grub & guzzle ............... 32-3632-36 dining guide: Need a few suggestions

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extra! extra! ..................38-47 38 comedy: Alex Pompliano talks to Uncle Joey,

otherwise known as Dave Coulier.

39 crossword: Brain game by Stanley Newman.

40-47 calendar/‘toons/horoscopes/corkboard:

Find out what to do in town with our calendar;

check out Tom Tomorrow and the annual ‘toons

winner, Jay Schiller; read your horoscope; and

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Wilmington will become flooded with filmmakers and film lovers as Cucalorus 17 descends upon our city from November 10th through the 13th. encore offers read-ers an advance sneak peek at the special events of this year’s festival, including the Norwood Cheek Retrospective on Friday, November 11th, in which folks can take a look at the award-winning Super 8 shorts and music videos from the North Carolina filmmaker (cover photo). Other notable affairs include Dance-a-lorus on Thursday, November 10th, along with the Visual Soundwalls kickoff party at 10 p.m. Also taking place will be a slew of ‘Blue Velvet’ 25th anniversary celebra-tions—even a musical adaptation of the iconic reel to take place at City Stage! Check out pages 8-15 to get the full details, or visit www.cucalorus.org.

Wilmington and more! We’ll be randomly se-lecting winners from comments and contests one week prior to said dates unless otherwise noted. Don’t forget to tell your friends either.

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“Herman Cain and Newt Gingrich said that next month they’re going to take part in a Lincoln-Douglas style debate. The only similarity to the actual Lincoln-Douglas debates is that no one will watch them on television.” —Conan O’Brien

“So the guy who shot Gadhafi was wearing a Yankees cap. Did you see that? If he’d had a Boston Red Sox hat on, he probably would have missed.” —David Letterman

“New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is going to Israel. He’s going to be pretty disappointed when he finds out the Gaza Strip isn’t a steak.” —Jimmy Fallon

“The New York Times reports that Moammar Gadhafi spent his last days hovering between defiance and delusion, surviving on rice and pasta. In other words, Gadhafi spent his last days as a sophomore in college. That’s what I did.” —Conan O’Brien

“I just read that a bear broke into a candy store in Tennessee and started eating all the candy. That’s right, a live bear filled with candy. Or as Sarah Palin calls that, ‘the best piñata ever.’” —Jimmy Fallon

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It Is electIon tIme agaIn! as we do annually, encore asked the candidates to answer questions related to their support for our local economy. We

are in effect hiring people to manage our money and plan our future. Thus, if we do not ask them to think about and invest in our local economy, we cannot expect them to do it.

This week encore asked Tom Radewicz, candidate for mayor of Castle Hayne, to answer questions about his “Buy Local” consciousness and re-elec-tion campaign.

encore (e): Are you familiar with either the Buy Lo-cal ILM movement or the national one, and do you feel the the movement is important to our region?Tom Radewicz: No, I was not aware that an official organization promoting “Buy Local” existed, but customers/consumers and businesses supporting each other means local jobs, and that makes good sense to me.

e: How does your platform support small business, entrepreneurs and Buy Local?TR: I do not have a ‘Buy Local’ plank in my platform, but buying local has always been my preference. I see small business owners as valuable, respected assets and will rely on them for their forecasts and indicators that will help maintain our town’s sound economic health.

e: Do you feel that it is important for our govern-ment and educational institutions (i.e. UNCW, the community colleges and the school system) to

source goods from our local or regional area? And do you support policy to reinforce it?TR: Using local providers for source goods and services is, I believe, important to our economy. It should worry us all if the majority of our purchases were through catalogs or online.

e: Do you frequent farmers’ markets, and what are your thoughts on the place of agriculture within our local economy?TR: Very seldom do I make a special trip to a farm-ers’ market. I do buy from roadside vendors whenev-er I feel the need or desire. I usually buy from a local source for the quality and freshness of the produce.

When you start thinking about the economic ef-fects of some local agriculture commerce then farm-ers’ markets take on another meanings.The fact that Castle Hayne has the only rural agriculture zoning in the county should motivate or at least stimulate a serious thought.

e: What percentage of your consumer spending do you dedicate toward locally owned businesses (farms and foods included)? Chain stores and res-taurants? Shopping on the Internet?TR: I don’t budget my spending using classifications like the “Buy Local” or “Buy Non-local.” I look for the best deals. We cannot downplay the Internet’s value to the consumer.

e: What is your position on film incentives? TR: I have trouble with providing incentives to select industries, but I myself take advantage of every in-

centive I can get my hands on.

e: What is your position on incentives to attract new businesses to our area, and do you support any sort of tax breaks or rewards for existing small businesses that provide jobs and pay into the tax base? TR: Let’s use Carver Boat Co. and then a little later Del Labs as an example. Those companies were lured here by offering incentives and now they are gone. However, just look at the jobs they created locally. Thousands of people worked there part-time, full-time and overtime. Millions and millions and more millions of dollars were generated to pay wages, pay for services and materials. Did the incentives pay off? Was it good while it lasted? I think so.

In the future, I will support reasonable tax breaks for businesses who create jobs.

e: What are your thoughts regarding the collection and remittance of sales tax by large online retailers back to states—eventually, to municipalities like ours? Should they be forced to comply with sales tax collection? TR: I like paying no taxes when I buy through the Internet or the mailbox. I also understand that this practice sometimes creates an unfair advantage for the out-of-town businesses. Our proposed town could use the additional revenue and the process will create some jobs, somewhere. If all the economic experts say it would be beneficial and a blessing to the masses, then we may be required to begin the collections.

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ocean close to where penguins live,” explained the former Alfred David, 79, otherwise known in his native Belgium as “Monsieur Pingouin” (Mr. Penguin), so named because a 1968 auto accident left him with a waddle in his walk that he decided to embrace with gusto. (His wife aban-doned the marriage when he made the name change official; evidently, being “Mrs. Penguin” was not what she had signed up for.) Mr. Pingouin started a penguin-item museum that ultimately to-taled 3,500 items, and he created a hooded, full-body black-and-white penguin outfit that, accord-ing to a September Reuters dispatch, he wears daily in his waddles around his Brussels neighbor-hood of Schaerbeek.

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In America, the quest for perfectly straight teeth can lead to orthodontia bills of thousands of dollars, but in Japan, a dental “defect” slightly crooked canine teeth makes young women more fetching, even “adorable,” say many men. Wom-en with the “yaeba” look have canines pushed slightly forward by the molars behind them so that the canines develop a fang-like appearance. One dental salon, the Plaisir, in Tokyo, recently began offering non-permanent fixtures that replicate the look among straight-toothed women.

Latest Religious MessagesPolls report that as many as 57 percent of

Russians “notice” signs of a “cult” surround-ing Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, according to a September Spiegel Online dispatch, and a chief cult leader is “Mother Fotina,” 62, who has a following of thousands among Russian Orthodox practitioners and believes herself to be the reincarnation of Joan of Arc and Putin to be St. Paul. “God,” she said, “has appointed Putin to Russia to prepare for the coming of Jesus Christ.” Mother Fotina was a convicted embezzler in the 1990s, and critics suspect her devotion to Putin is a ruse to deflect law-enforcement attention.

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chards, Australia, was about to be fined in Au-gust for violating his Commercial Wildlife Dem-onstrator License by failing to keep at least three meters’ distance between his venomous snakes and the public when he hit upon a de-fense: He would prove that he had de-venom-ized the deadly taipan and death adder snakes by allowing them to bite his 10-year-old daugh-ter on the arm. (Though both bites drew blood, the girl was otherwise unhurt. Said Hoser, “(I)f they’d been venomous, she’d have been dead in two minutes.”)

For the 10-year remembrances of Sept. 11 this year, many cities recalled the tragedy with monuments and public events, including Washing-ton Township, N.J., about 20 miles from ground zero. A large commemorative plaque was un-veiled, but provoked immediate outrage because the only names on it were not victims’ but only the mayor’s and those of the five council members who approved the plaque. Said one retired police officer, “It made my blood boil.” (Mayor Samir Elbassiouny later apologized and ordered a steel overlay to obscure the politicians’ names.)

Fine Points of the LawA judge in Nice, France, ruled in September

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It might well be “excessive force” if a sher-iff’s deputy beats and pepper-sprays a black motorist who had been stopped only be-cause the deputy saw the motorist without a fastened seatbelt. A district court judge had concluded that the force was surely justified, but the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit said in August that excessiveness of force was for a jury to evaluate. (The dep-uty’s explanation: The motorist, waiting for the deputy to finish his report, was sitting on a curb eating a bowl of broccoli, and the deputy had to beat him down, he said, out of fear that the motorist would throw the broccoli at him and then attack him.)


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The melding of dance and film is a celebration not only of art but of people. The two forms are essentially

tools for storytelling. Dancers, directors, ac-tors, choreographers—all involved weave a tale from beginning to end, expressing emo-tion and evoking awe along the way.

On Thursday, November 10th, Dance-a-lorus will showcase nine pairs of dance and film as part of the 17th annual Cucalorus Film Festival. Seated in historic Thalian Hall, the audience will watch dancers perform along with a film—a show coordinated between a choreographer and filmmaker.

“Each piece brings something different, and you will find yourself traveling from a dark carnival to the ocean depths, then sur-facing to examine the scientific breakdown of Alzheimer’s,” Julia Pleasants, the Dance-a-lorus coordinator, explains. “The pieces range from really cerebral to downright out-of-your-seat fun. We’ve got a lot of highs and lows this year which will make for a dynamic experience.”

In addition to local teams, this year’s Dance-a-lorus features out-of-town perform-ers. Choreographer Melissa Pihos and film-maker S. Cagney Gentry are bringing danc-ers from Greensboro, NC, to complete their piece entitled “The Onset of Alzheimer’s.” The sequence will examine memory loss in an abstract visualization of the disintegration of the brain, while Gentry’s experimental film will offer shocks of imagery meant to portray the mind’s last grasps at memory.

Another indulgence for the audience’s eyes will be “And My Dolls Can Dance” from choreographer and filmmaker Linda Ann Larson and her filmmaker partner, Pat-rick Ogelvie. Dubbed “digital puppeteering,” the dancers will be controlled by the beat of drums—spun around or propelled by the ma-nipulation of onscreen personalities battling

cinematic movement:Dance and film mesh with unique presentations during Dance-a-lorus

iT’s ThaT Time of year again—when Wilmington’s darling independent film festival takes over downtown streets and

embarks on a celebration of arts along the way. Yes, its primary goal is to showcase independent feature films, documentaries, shorts and the like, while bringing together filmmakers worldwide for a forum of inspira-tion and creative dialogue. But Cucaloru also touts a plethora of artistic glory in its midst.

The 17th annual event will showcase many special activities throughout its four days. Thus, encore is dedicating two editions to feature the festival’s full spectrum of enjoy-ment. From the union of dance, music and film, Cucalorus is offering an attack on the senses, thanks to Dance-a-lorus, Visual Soundwalls and Norwood Cheek’s 10x10 program. Among its 17th debut is also a cel-ebration of the film that garnered a host of respect on our local industry: David Lynch’s “Blue Velvet.” A local group is working on

making it into a musical and will have a pre-miere read-through on Saturday during the festival. Screeners for documentaries about “Blue Velvet” will also show, and there will be an official tour of the movie’s local loca-tions led by filmmaker and “Blue Velvet” guru Benedict Fancy.

Tickets for individual events during Cu-calorus are available through etix.com. Passes are also available through cucalo-rus.org, starting at $40 for limited access and going up to $300 for full access. Event locations during the festival include City Stage (21 N. Front Street), Jengo’s Play-house (815 Princess Street), Screen Gem Studios (1223 N. 23rd Street), Thalian Hall (310 Chestnut Street) and The Soap-box (255 N. Front Street). A full schedule can be seen at cucalorus.org, and encore will print it in next week’s edition, along with coverage of the many of the festival’s official screenings.

For now, check out a sneak peek of what those Cucalorians have in store!

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PLACES, PEOPLE: Cucalorus 17 features Thalian Hall as one of its many venue locations during the 17th annual festival. Courtesy photo.


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On Thursday, November 10th, Dance-a-lorus will showcase nine pairs of dance and film as part of the 17th annual Cucalorus Film Festival. Seated in historic Thalian Hall, the audience will watch dancers perform along with a film—a show coordinated between a choreographer and filmmaker.

“Each piece brings something different, and you will find yourself traveling from a dark carnival to the ocean depths, then sur-facing to examine the scientific breakdown of Alzheimer’s,” Julia Pleasants, the Dance-a-lorus coordinator, explains. “The pieces range from really cerebral to downright out-of-your-seat fun. We’ve got a lot of highs and lows this year which will make for a dynamic experience.”

In addition to local teams, this year’s Dance-a-lorus features out-of-town perform-ers. Choreographer Melissa Pihos and film-maker S. Cagney Gentry are bringing danc-ers from Greensboro, NC, to complete their piece entitled “The Onset of Alzheimer’s.” The sequence will examine memory loss in an abstract visualization of the disintegration of the brain, while Gentry’s experimental film will offer shocks of imagery meant to portray the mind’s last grasps at memory.

Another indulgence for the audience’s eyes will be “And My Dolls Can Dance” from choreographer and filmmaker Linda Ann Larson and her filmmaker partner, Pat-rick Ogelvie. Dubbed “digital puppeteering,” the dancers will be controlled by the beat of drums—spun around or propelled by the ma-nipulation of onscreen personalities battling

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for the control of the puppets. Like Dance-a-lorus itself, which presents hip hop, jazz, modern and contemporary dance, “And My Dolls Can Dance” will give the audience a varied taste of genres.

Pleasants notes that pairing these medi-ums together forces both choreographers and filmmakers to consider what the other has to offer during their unique presenta-tions. “Dance and film are such an interest-ing combination to me,” she shares. “Film is beautiful because it can be edited and tweaked and shot from different angles—film can be nearly perfect. Dance is beautiful because it is happening right in front of you. The movement and the effort involved has a certain immediacy that you can’t achieve through film.”

Choreographer Kate Muhlstein teamed up with filmmaker Barrett DeLong to create “Some Assembly Required,” a piece that explores the media and record companies’ manufacturing of pop stars. She says the ideal relationship between the teams is that the two masters come together to form an idea and image they both agree on, learning each other’s forte along the way. “[It should be] to the extent that the final version is dis-played where each part of the installation cannot survive without the other,” she af-firms. “Choreographers have taken on the role of filmmaker; filmmakers have taken on

LIMBS LIKE JELLY: Dancers perform in ‘Trip-quatica,’ a Dance-a-lorus piece about the movement and mystique of the ocean. Courtesy photo.

the role of choreographer. Each year is a learning experience to grow in the collabora-tive process as well as growing in your own

field while learning about another art form.”Pleasants says although the film will al-

ways be the same, the dance will not; how-ever, they work together amazingly every time. “It’s important to celebrate dance and film because it’s all human creativity, which is the best thing we have to offer.”


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year!). John Gray is crafting together Visual Soundwalls as part of the Cucalorus kickoff party at the Soapbox on Thursday the 10th at 10 p.m. The creative director of the multi-media company Parallellogram (yes, with two “l’s”), Gray, along with his technical director Aaron Cavazos and Cucalorus alum Matt Hedt, will be showcasing a slew of groundbreaking music videos through a loop of visual ecstasy.

“We create the soundwall by placing all of the music videos onto an editing timeline,”

Gray explains. “We create transitions between each video, so each feels like it connects seam-lessly to the next, much like a DJ would when spinning music. Then, we take the film that is created out of these 18 videos, and project it onto multiple walls to surround the audience with the film. Everywhere you look—bam! There’s a visual soundwall!”

Gray found the technique’s success in 2009 at the now-defunct Aniwave, an anime film festi-val. He says the imagery of the idea supplant-ed his brain after watching the film “Interstel-lar 5555.” The film follows “an evil record executive that kidnaps the most popular band on an alien planet, enslaves and transforms them into the most popular band on Earth.” Without dialogue, the movie becomes trans-mitted only through Daft Punk’s electronic bleeps and nomadic rhythms heard from their album “Discovery.”

“Watching the movie and hearing the puls-ing beats almost involuntarily causes your body to dance,“ Gray says. “I thought about the awesomeness of this film projected all around, encapsulating the viewer into the world of the film.”

Aniwave went off without a hitch, which fed Gray’s insatiable appetite for music and video, and propelled him to find the project’s next av-enue of growth. Once he decided on the impact of using music videos as a playlist and transi-tioning them into individual clips that would be-come a single film, he took the idea to Cucalo-rus’ director, Dan Brawley.

“He was immediately supportive,” Gray says. “He asked, ‘What should we call this

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thing?’ There was a 30-second silence. Then, as if his question was rhetorical, and he’d known the answer all along, he blurted out, ‘Vi-sual Soundwalls.’”

With Cavazos’ masterful hand at the tech-nique of blending and maneuvering the files and frames, the outcome is a “uniformed timeline and maximizes HD quality,” according to Gray. For 2011 Gray and company received many submissions but scoured the Internet to find bands of interest as well. In the end, the show will include musicians from seven countries, to-taling 18 music videos and directors.

From the sophisticated upbeat pop of the UK’s Metronomy to New York’s electronic hyp-nosis of Holy Ghost, to the somber score of Nine Inch Nails to the femme punk of The Don-nas, genres of all sorts will be a covered. Also included will be local flavor, including Devin DiMattia’s video “Bloodless” for Wilmington’s own experimental folk-rockers Fractal Farm. Moby, Broken Social Scene, Minus the Bear, and almost a dozen others will fill out the list.

“Music videos are a special genre of enter-tainment,” Gray says, “which allow for social activity whilst viewing. My hope is that this event is treated more like a concert than film screening, but, of course, that’s up to the audi-ence, and they’re free to do as they please.”

This means dancing is a must. Sharing in the audible and visual reverie spread across the walls of the third floor of the Soapbox Laundro Lounge will go on as simply as breathing. The evening will finish off with a performance from Fractal Farm, who will play their song “Blood-less” along with a full set of other tunes.

Tickets to the Visual Soundwalls event are only $15 and can be purchased at etix.com; Pegasorus pass holders are admitted free en-core is sponsoring the Cucalorus kickoff party; doors are at 9 p.m.

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What could be better than watching “Blue Velvet”’s icon-ic scene of Roy Orbison’s “In

Dreams” sedating and riling up Frank Booth into mad mania? Watching it live, of course! Such may be the case for local theatre go-ers in Wilmington, as folks on the scene are working day and night to see its musical de-but hopefully by summer of 2012. Better yet, they’re bringing it as a work-in-progress to Cucalorus 17, all of its details are hashed out from casting to production, musical score to scenery and everything between.

The idea to animate the David Lynch clas-sic live began six years ago when Steve Fox (who’s heading a 25-year celebration in honor of “Blue Velvet”’s filming along port city streets; read page 15) was speaking to a budding filmmaker who attended Cucalorus. As fate would have it, the filmmaker had no idea he was standing on the streets of Frank Booth’s roustabout shenanigns.

“I was telling Jonathan Caouette a little of Wilmington’s film history,” Fox remembers, “and [when I] mentioned ‘Blue Velvet’ had been filmed here, Jonathan was taken aback. ‘Blue Velvet’ was his all time favorite film, and he was unaware that it had been filmed in Wilmington. So here’s this young filmmaker, his life is film, and he’s standing not three blocks from the Deep River (Carolina) Apart-ments, where Dorothy Vallens lived in ‘Blue Velvet.’ That was the moment I bagan to un-derstand that we had this wonderful gem in our film history that we needed to be better associated with.”

As Caouette (“Tarnation,” “All Tomor-row’s Parties”) continued talking, Fox learned about his immense love for the film. As a high-school student, Caouette even wrote a musi-cal of the movie and performed it.

“On what level isn’t that strange?” Fox asks rhetorically. “A high school student writes a musical version of ‘Blue Velvet,’ and

from screen to stage:‘Blue Velvet: The Musical’ will have bare-bones run during Cucalrous

gets to perform it, in a high school in Texas! It boggles the mind.”

Fast-forward a few years later, when Fox was sitting in Folk’s Cafe, talking with Paul Obernesser. A joke about “Blue Velvet: The Musical” came up in conversation. Upon hearing of Fox’s real interest in producing this caliber of work, Obernesser found the one person he knew would make it happen: local thespian, director and theatre guru Alisa Harris.

“Not two hours [after our talk,] I got a call from Paul and his roommate, Alisa,” Fox says. “I went over and talked to them that afternoon, and it was on. Phone calls were going out, plans were being made. I got Ali-sa in touch with Jonathan, and he gave his blessing.”

Harris’ professional career on the local the-atre scene spawned from a very creative and talented family. Her mother, MC Erney, was a staple on the scene and left endowments to local arts institutions after her death in 2010. Harris already had plans to create her own theatre company, TheatreNOW, when approached about “Blue Velvet: The Musi-cal.” “With my background and involvement in the local theatre scene, it made perfect sense to give it a whirl,” she says. Harris will debut the musical at her space, which is breaking ground at Dock and 10th streets hopefully in the spring.

She immediately brought on the help of

Bryan Putnam to create the musical score for the show. Wilmingtonian and creator of “The Toymaker,” Putnam moved to NY to progress his work and perform with Broadway stars, while also making appearances at the Fringe festival and beyond. “I knew his haunting compositional style would be a perfect match for this piece,” Harris says. “His experience and talent has been invaluable. Most of the production is all original compositions and un-derscoring created expressly for this piece.”

Harris also contacted local writer, thespian and massive David Lynch fan Anthony Da-vid Lawson to help hash out the script. “I’ve known and worked with Anthony for years in stage productions around town,” Harris con-tinues. “Last fall [when I] saw his first original piece, ‘The Title of the Play,’ at Brown Coat [Pub and Theatre, I] knew he was going to make a really good playwright.”

While a musical of this style could easily run amuck in the sense of being campy and sensationalized, Harris and her team are care-fully paying it due respect for the quality and craft Lynch infused. “Noir is probably the best word to describe it,” Harris says. “As with the movie, the juxtaposition of youthful inno-cence and pure evil may lend itself to camp, a la ‘The Rocky Horror Show,’ but the movie (and our musical) takes innocence and rams it right up inside that seedy underbelly in a very real and terrifying way.”

The team’s lawyers have been in touch with Lynch’s council team, too; yet, no word has

come of the contact as of press time. They sent a rough draft of the scripts, along with some of Putnam’s music files, for feedback.

Though their hopes are high in moving forward, it isn’t without the reality of the piece’s affect on its filmmaker. “We know ‘Blue Velvet’ is a very personal and signature production to [Lynch,]” Harris says. “We feel that we’ve done no demerit to the piece and hope it satisfies fans and finds a new audience in this format.”

At Cucalorus 17, Harris, Lawson and Putnam, along with the select few casting choices they have made, will have a read-through of the material. There will not be a set and minimal costuming, if any. However, there will be a full orchestra. The cast read-through will consist of Gray Hawks as Jeffrey Beaumont, Madison Weid-berg as Sandy Williams, Zach Hanner as Frank Booth, Newlin Parker as Ben and Bradley Evans as The Man in the Yellow Jacket, among others. “We

have an offer out to Traci Dinwiddie to play Dorothy Vellens,” Harris says, “and

she is getting back to us if it works with her schedule.”

The audience will be able to watch their run-through as if seeing the show’s inaugural dress rehearsal. Afterward, there will be re-sponse cards for the audience to fill out so the team can survey the production.

“If there is time, we might also have a Q&A session immediately following,” she contin-ues. “We will then take those suggestions and go back to polish the piece for an extend-ed full production sometime in the future.”

The slated date hasn’t been revealed, but the summer of 2012 seems to be the goal of taking “Blue Velvet: The Musical” live. Har-ris imparts sound judgement in her outlook, refusing to make it another shadow cast of the movie.

“Moving one small but memorable charac-ter from the shadows into the spotlight is one way that delineates the musical from movie,” she says. “And putting some of the more sa-lacious scenes to music makes it bit more pal-atable but no less disturbing.” In the end, she promises a piece that will honor the movie, remain entertaining, and all the while find its own voice along the way.

As part of the 25th anniversary for the mak-ing of “Blue Velvet” in Wilmington, along with the many Cucalorus events taking place in its honor, the bare-bones workshop of the mu-sical will take place on Saturday, November 12th at 1 p.m. Tickets are $15 for the public and free for Pegasorus pass holders. Harris iterates this is not appropriate for children, as the show includes explicit language, nudity and sexuality.

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The firsT rule of being a filmmaker: to love film. Norwood Cheek does. A native of NC, the now-Hol-

lywood transplant has put a stamp on the in-dustry in a niche of interest: the Super 8 film. It’s the pièce de résistance for Cheek’s shorts, like “cold?” or “i dreamed and bluebird,” both of which screened at Wilmington’s Cucalorus Film Fest. The latter won Best Experimental Film at the Carolina Film and Video Festival in 1997. Cheek also has an unsurpassed love for making music videos, which has built his ca-reer’s foundation.

“I was drawn to the magical beauty of Su-per 8 film and started making short Super 8s in high school and through college,” he shares. “In 1991 I had a lot of black-and-white Super 8 film but didn’t have an idea for a short. So I asked Superchunk if they wanted to do a mu-sic video—I was hooked ever since.”

Cheek has gone on to create snippets of visual fantasy for bands like She and Him, the Eels, Squirrel Nut Zippers, The Donnas and over two dozen more since. His love for the craft spread into a celebration of the short and Super 8 film via the Flicker Film Festival. After

retro-active:Norwood Cheek talks Super 8 filmmaking and music videos

attending a Flicker event in Athens, Georgia, where he was visiting in the early ‘90s while do-ing a video for the band Five Eight, he attended the festival and found a mecca of like-minded filmmakers. He loved the concept so much because it conjoined folks who reveled in non-linear and quick-paced storylines told through retro technology. So, he brought it back to Chapel Hill and started it at the club Local 506. Today it has spread internationally, wherein festivals are held from LA to Prague, Frankfurt to Asheville, Austin to Canada. It’s only fitting that the filmmaker-turned-festival-curator has a retrospective of work shown at Wilmington’s independent showdown, Cucalorus 17. The

festival will showcase Cheek’s work over the past 20 years.

“We’ll look at how it has evolved, and dis-cuss how my attitude and approach to filmmak-ing has changed over the years,” Cheek says. “What I love about festivals like Cucalorus is that they inspire filmmakers to participate. My film ‘i dreamed and bluebird’ was made be-cause of the deadline of the Cucalorus screen-ing. Otherwise, I probably would have put it off, which I think [is] what happens with a lot of filmmakers—they have great ideas but are hesitant to finish them. Festivals like Cucalorus and Flicker help give those filmmakers that ex-tra nudge to finish their projects.”

As part of Cucalorus, Cheek is also bringing his hailed 10x10 project to the streets of Wilm-ington, which he led successfully in Australia and Canada film festivals. It brings together 10 bands and 10 filmmakers to make a music video in less than a week. Cucalorus’ director Dan Brawley enlisted the help of Billy Mellon to line up the bands, which will perform during the festival at the Soapbox: Wednesday, No-vember 9th will be Unholy Tongues and D&D Sluggers; Novembver 10th will be Fractal Farm during Visual Soundwalls (page 10); November 11th will have Onward, Soldiers, My Wonderful Machine and Summer Set; November 12th will be Big Al Hall and Rio Bravo; and it will finish on the 13th with the Noseriders and L Shape Lot at City Stage. They’ll also screen all the videos as part of the closing night party. Cucalorus ac-cepted the first 10 filmmakers to sign up as part

of the selection process.“The most exciting thing

about 10x10 is both the bands and filmmakers get something out of it,” Cheek says. “A music video can have so much more of a di-verse life than a short film, and that’s what I like about this project.”

Passing on the advice of cultivating ideas while remembering to be open to the band’s wants and needs, Cheek thinks film-makers will have a chal-lenge worth indulging. “These are all done on ba-sically no budget and in just a few days,” he says. “I

think creativity is spawned by these restric-tions, limitations and deadlines.”

He also advises to keep the reality of the process at the forefront of thought. When plans go awry, greatness can be born. “I am always trying to experiment with a new look or idea, and certainly the Eels video was that,” he says. “All animated and very time intensive—I didn’t realize how much work it was going to be. It goes to show that any idea can be written down or talked about, but the execution is an entire other ballgame.”

To capture the video’s essence in a matter of minutes always proves challenging. Nowa-days, Cheek admits to “putting more em-phasis on telling a story,” but he hasn’t given up innovation of experimenting with visuals and garnering different film techniques and “looks.” He’ll be conducting interviews with Wilmington’s music-scene supporters and main players throughout the week to make a mini-documentary that will screen in between the music videos.

“My thoughts on short films is that they should be short,” he says. “Ideally, between 2 and 5 minutes. It’s easy to write a story where you develop a character and their nu-ances over 20 or 30 pages, but the true chal-lenge is to distill that down into a 5-minute film. Kind of like a great song: If it goes on too long, you can lose the energy and it can drag and get repetitive.”

Norwood Cheek’s retrospective of work will show as a special event during Cucalorus 17 at Thalian Hall Studio Theatre on Friday, November 11th at 4:15 p.m. Tickets are $10. The 10x10 music video project will be shown on November 13th at City Stage at 10:15 p.m. with tickets priced at $10. It’s free entry for all Pegasorus pass holders.

by Shea Carver

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RETRO TO DIGITAL: Super 8 aficionado Nor-wood Cheek shoots with his digital cam during a photo op for musical outfit Sarah and Johnny. Courtesy photo.


“Blue velvet” incites memo- ries of varied proportion de-pending on who one asks.

Huffing gas. Severed ear. Hot nightclub sing-er. Bizarro world of underground perversity. Belting Bobby Vinton’s song through the rafters. Locally, it induces pride as Wilming-ton’s star child of the movie industry.

Filmed in our port city in the mid ‘80s, David Lynch’s cult classic featured famed faces like Dennis Hopper, Isabella Ros-sellini, Laura Dern and Kyle MacLachlan in a thrilling mystery about the dark, and macabre underground of smalltown USA, also known as Lumberton. It shone its light across many of our own downtown haunts, like Carolina Apartments, the inside of the Roudabush Building (now The Husk Seed Store and Bar), and throughout our back-roads and side streets, where boys stopped on their bicycles for a small glance at Ros-sellini’s intoxicating beauty—or peered at the intimidating, bold personality of Dennis Hopper as he enacted Frank Booth.

“It’s a thrill ride,” Steve Fox, who’s been working on the 25th anniversary events in Wilmington, says. “It’s as exciting to be in the presence of Frank Booth, and as com-forting to know you’re not sitting in the back seat of his Charger and possibly about to receive a love letter.”

In fact, the movie’s intoxication is as hypnotic today as it was in the ‘80s—even though it was beat out for the Academy Award for Best Director by Woody Al-len (though Allen duly noted onstage he thought “Blue Velvet” was by far the best of the year). “[Kyle MacLachlan’s] Jef-frey Beaumont is coming of age, and he’s discovering the dark side of the world, as well as his own personality,” Fox continues about the magnitude of the film’s character relatability. “It’s exciting, alluring and possi-bly dangerous. We are voyeurs in the audi-ence, just like Jeffrey is a voyeur in Dorothy Vallens’ closet.”

After receiving much recognition from the American Film Institute, and critics and filmmakers worldwide, the surrealistic

piece of film noir immedi-ately settled into its place as a legendary reel. It’s only appropriate that in its 25-year celebration, Wilmington commemorates it and our local film industry November 9th through 13th.

Fox is working to make the event all-encompassing across our local arts spec-trum. Included will be a three-year research project that has culminated in a large col-lection of movie stills, mem-orabilia, props and more on display inside The Dennis Hopper Building at 20 Prin-cess Street (between the Alton Lennon Federal Build-ing on Water Street and Level 5). The photographs were taken by Peter Braatz, a film student out of Berlin, who contacted Lynch dur-ing “Blue Velvet”’s making and ended up documenting it through the director’s in-vite. Braatz’s documentary, “No Frank in Lumberton,” aired on German television in 1988. With almost 1,000 black-and-white, behind-the-scene photos taken, 42 will be shown in a never-before-seen public exhibit, with an opening reception on Wednesday the 9th, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. for free.

Braatz’s Super 8 film, which has been digitally transferred by Norbert Keil, will screen on Friday, November 11th, at 10:30 a.m. for $10 at City Stage as part of Wilmington’s independent film festival, Cu-calorus 17 (Pegasorus pass holders enter free). Scenes from local filmmaker Bene-dict Fancy’s documentary, “It’s a Strange World—the Filming of Blue Velvet” also will show as a work-in-progress. Folks will be able to interact with the filmmaker, and find out about his process of pursuing, filming and finishing the documentary.

“The most rewarding aspect of working on ‘It’s a Strange World’ has been learn-ing about the unique experiences of the crew who worked alongside David Lynch,” Fancy says. “We’re directly learning about the fingerprints being left on ‘Blue Velvet’ by the crew members who helped create David’s masterpiece. The reward comes when we pair up the footage of that inter-

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“The most important thing to me is that Wilmington be re-associat-ed with ‘Blue Velvet’ in the minds of the public,” Fox says. He even sees the celebration becoming a more permanent artistic attraction in some form for years to come.

“You know how it is: 10 people come to visit Wilmington, eight of them say they’re going to move here, and two of them actually do,” he says. “It’s what happened to me. And if you look at the de-mographics of ‘Blue Velvet’ fans, they’re just the sort of folks I’d love to attract to Wilmington. It has a strong attraction among the ar-tistic avant garde and filmmakers. Bringing more of those folks to Wilmington could greatly enhance the creative culture of the city—and cinema tourism is a real thing. People like to visit the place where their favorite film was made.”

Along with screenings and tours, an art show at Projekte Gallery will take place (read page 20) and the work-in-progress debut of “Blue Velvet: The Musical” also gets underway on Saturday afternoon (read page 12) as part of Cucalo-rus 17. It’s a celebration of film, art and legacy, one which infuses an-other. “Blue Velvet” continuously inspires filmmakers worldwide and especially our local film industry. It’s

only apropos to tip our hats in its homage. CAROLINA SHAKEDOWN: The Carolina Apartments, a.k.a. Deep River Apartments, off 5th and Market streets, are one of the main stops on the ‘Blue Velvet’ tour, led by Ben Fancy during Cucalorus 17, which focuses on locations filmed during David Lynch’s iconic movie. Photo by Peter Branntz, filmmaker of “No Frank in Lumberton,” also showing during Cucalorus 17.

by Shea Carver

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view to the actual footage from the film; it’s giving us an amazing insight into the me-chanics of filmmaking.”

Likewise, through Fancy’s extreme re-search for “It’s a Strange World,” he’s gained a plethora of knowledge on the loca-tions of “Blue Velvet.” As it turns out, all still exist except two and are within a two-mile walking distance of downtown. Thus, Fancy will lead a “Blue Velvet” tour for Cu-calorus on Thursday, November 10th, and Sunday, November 13th, from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. It will last 90-minutes, and tickets


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Few instances worldwide collectively shake the human spirit. Easily, World War II ranks among the top. Allowing world domi-

nation by one race and poisonous vitriol running rampant through Nazi blood had countries on alert and, eventually, on the move against the wretched German conquest of so many innocent people. It’s a scene we all recollect from history courses in school, and in Holocaust museums throughout every city, state and country imaginable. It even reminds us of its very real effects and aftermath through literature, as noted in the Pulitzer Prize-winning “The Diary of a Young Girl,” written by one brave teenager, Anne Frank.

Frank’s diary has become a telling tale of histori-cal significance—perhaps one of the most insightful first-looks at the fear and obstacles Jewish tran-sients endured while hiding for their lives. Only a few weeks after receiving the diary for her birthday did her family go into hiding in Amsterdam, shacked up in close quarters and going stir-crazy for 25 months. Though published in 1947, the dramatization of the story, “The Diary of Anne Frank,” debuted in 1955 after Hollywood writers Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett worked on sharing its insight-ful bravado near and far. They even researched the Franks’ hideout and visited with Anne’s father, Otto; the show saw much success, including a Tony for Best Play. Today, it continues being one of the most educational, thought-provoking and awe-inspiring stories of global history.

Director Steve Vernon has been busy all year with theatre companies across town, bringing to life Shakespeare’s youthful tales of love in “Much Ado About Nothing,” rebel yells in “All Shook Up” and even flipping a few genders in the Southern classic

“Steel Magnolias.” He turns to Big Dawg Produc-tions for his latest venture, taking on a more ear-nest tone in a story with reverent appeal.

“Approaching a show with more serious themes certainly calls for adjusting your approach, as far as how to handle the material,” Vernon says. “This play and the book on which it is based de-serve a level of commitment and emotional invest-ment. There are Holocaust survivors that are still living—and living here. There are people who lost loved ones, and people whose lives were tragically altered or cut short. All of us involved in the show keep that in mind as we approach the material.”

With a dozen cast members sharing stage time, Vernon went through a few tribulations in finding available middle-aged males. Yet, as most kinks happen, it worked itself out in the end, and what the director is now left with is a solid foundation to tell the story. Included among its players are Erika Hendrix, Karen Ann Pray, Charlie Scott Roberston, Molly Lankford, Tom Briggs, Laurene Perry, Nate Kistler, Ashley Grantham, Richard Eisen, Amanda Young, Darryl Tucker and Darrell Rackley.

“What I find most intriguing is how many individu-als are affected by and touched by [the story],” he says, “but how few groups of people seem to be im-mune to it (countries, governments, hate groups).”

Like our modern-day heroes—soldiers, rescue workers, firemen, doctors, teachers—“The Diary of Anne Frank” brings home the normalcy of its characters as everyday citizens, friends and family members. That they were persecuted for their mere heritage seemingly could have been the case for anyone on the hit list of a deranged leader.

“These were just normal people, people who had no idea that their stories would be viewed or read about by millions of others,” Vernon explains.

“They became martyrs just like so many other people become martyrs: through circumstance. Whether it’s Anne Frank, James Byrd Jr., Matthew Shepard or one of the hundreds of people who died on 9/11, my feeling is that any of them would have chosen a long happy life with their loved ones over martyrdom. Hate breeds animals disguised as hu-man beings, but it also breeds martyrs.”

Though the subject is touchy, the show itself is filled with sacred remembrance and truth-filled words that are sure to impact. In fact, audiences shouldn’t come expecting to be anything other than affected. Though Vernon and his cast aren’t necessarily adding to its taxing emotion, they are allowing life’s often unprecendented details un-fold as they may.

“There are moments that are lighter, and even funny moments, which is exactly how life occurs,” Vernon says. “Depending on the individual, the play can incite sorrow, rage, hope, fear or any myriad of emotions, all of which are applicable to what the people in this story experienced. My favorite mo-ments are the ones where you get to see everyday, normal relationships unfolding, whether they be the beginnings of love, the stress of raising a teenager, the struggle to maintain a family amidst economic tension, things that most of us can identify with.”

The final outcome of “The Diary of Anne Frank” will be carried through exactly as its writers intend-ed: to tell a story that makes its case for betterment of life for all people—a cause we’re still working on throughout humankind even today.

“We do well to remember those who have been lost,” Vernon notes of the show, “but we would serve our fellow man better by also trying to find new ways every day to eliminate the hatred that makes that remembrance necessary.”

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One of Shakespeare’s greatest master-pieces, still hailed across modern class-rooms, stages and film studios, is “Mac-beth.” A tale swooning in the guts of tragedy and drama, all with love at its center, it will come to life as New River Players make their debut at Coastal Carolina Community Col-lege. Directed by Eric Kildow, “Macbeth”will run for three nights, beginning November 3rd. The performance will be open to the Jacksonville community at large, and folks will surely revel in Kildow’s veteran directing hands and extensive performance record.

“I started directing at Michigan State Uni-versity and at the Michigan Young Playwrights

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TORTURED SOUL: Justin Rigdon as Mac-beth, with (left to right) witches Lacie Mar-quess, Willie R. Brooks and Donna DuPont. Courtesy photo.

Festival,” Kildow explains. “When I moved to Texas, one of the things I was interested in was taking obscure plays or plays people thought were not audience-friendly and help direct them in such a way the audience could very much enjoy. Then, I bounced over to Savannah, Georgia, at Armstrong Atlantic State University. Now, I’m here at Coastal Carolina and I couldn’t be more excited. Our students are all so talented, and I’ve noticed that none of them [seem] nervous. We’re all just very excited and want everyone to enjoy the show.”

New River Players will bring the most au-thoritative and significant plays in English lit-

erature to Onslow County. Kildow’s dedica-tion will help better our artistic community, “wherein New River Players and the college’s theatre productions build a real partnership.” Kildow strives to teach growing artists and entertainers not only to find their inner pas-sion but how to partner with individuals and businesses. “This is where we live; this is where we work,” he says, “and this is where we want to make theatre.”

It is a sentiment echoed proudly by Co-lette Teachey, Coastal Carolina’s public infor-mation officer and executive director. “Part

of Coastal’s mission is to provide personal and cultural enrichment for our community of Jacksonville. . . . Coastal’s theatre produc-tions are invaluable additions to our cultural event offerings, are comparable to the finest theatre programs in the state, and always fun to attend. Past productions of Coastal’s Drama Department have included musicals, satirical dramas, children’s productions and the classics.”

Starring Coastal Carolina students Jus-tin Rigdon as Macbeth, Kelly Dickson as Lady Macbeth and Justin Detres as Mal-colm, Kildow promises one doesn’t have to be an aficionado in Shakespeare’s work to enjoy the show. “If you have never been exposed to ‘Macbeth,’ this is the perfect introduction,” he says. “It’s an active im-mortal tale about when you overreach. You can do it as Shakespeare intended, with-out stretching the patience of the modern audience.”

In watching a sneak peek of “Macbeth,” the passion and dedication projected by each actor and actress to the audience will debunk any ignorant misconception that a community college is merely a point of transit. Ready and always willing to remind everyone Coastal Carolina is different, with every innovative project or entertain-ing performance, the show will educate, entertain and best of all make arts lovers proud of our evolving city.

“‘Macbeth’ is about having a lot of fun,” Kildow says. “It’s about ambition, the face of evil and all those things we go to the theatre for but don’t want to see in our daily lives. It’s what theatre is meant to be.”

Opening night is November 3rd, and the play runs through the 5th. The curtain goes up at 8 p.m., with tickets at $5 for the general public, and $2 for students, senior citizens and military.

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Murder, Mystery, intrigue and scandal! Carolina Beach has it all on November 4th. The scene

of the crime: Microtel Inn. The time: 8 p.m. sharp. Bruce Deveraux and his cast of wacky characters are ready to hijack this weekend for some seriously murder-ous fun. However, attendees should be warned: There is no escape!

Deveraux is the director of Re-drum Mysteries, a theatre com-pany that presents interactive murder-mystery dinners, only this one is going to be a little different in more ways than one. Their new show, “The Family Plot,” is strik-ing out far beyond the traditional evening of entertainment. They are taking over the island motel for the better part of a weekend, and everyone is invited to put on their detective hats and join in the fun.

The stage will be anywhere and everywhere within Microtel and will include a whole host of sur-prises along the way. “We are one of the only companies where the entire show is improvised,” Deve-raux explains. “How can you have an interactive event that is script-ed? It’s impossible!”

This Ohio-born writer/actor/director has been working murder-mystery events for over 25 years. It all began many moons ago when Deveraux helped a friend write a new stand-up routine. He was attending the event to see how well the material would work when he was called upon to fill a gap in the lineup. “Well, I improvised for 15 min-utes and people laughed,” he remembers. “The next thing I knew I was hired!”

Deveraux proudly declares the cast of “The Family Plot” as one of the best with whom he’s ever worked. He provides them a character synopsis and loose story outline, and the rest is up to the actors. Rising en-thusiastically to the challenge are a talented array of Wilmington comedians and actors, both established and newcomers. Char-acters include Dr. Dilip Carnage, an Indian doctor played by Marc Matney, and Sniv-ely Integer, the geeky accountant played by Braxton Williams, a local thespian. Sean Webb, who actually plays a woman and is a regular at the Nutt Street Comedy Room, loves improv. “It means you get to continue your childhood!” he says.

Guests will arrive on Friday evening, be treated to delicious food and begin to meet the characters as the plot unfolds. Some un-expected events will be occurring before the

night is out, and then everyone will meet up again for breakfast, where Detective Will Mington will begin his investigations. The rest of the day includes an optional scavenger hunt around the island for those dedicated to discovering the mur-derers’ identity and some free time to en-joy Carolina Beach. The evening meal on Saturday night will be accompanied by a two-and-half-hour interactive show full of clues, hilarity, singing and, ultimately, the big vote. Lots of prizes are up for grabs for the winner and the runners-up.

The company is appropriately teaming up with the charismatic Uncle Vinny and his il-lustrious wife who will be catering the event. With his roots deeply entrenched in Italy, Uncle Vinny will no doubt add to the authen-ticity of the mafia-inspired story line of this show. Uncle Vinny’s Ristorante and Pizzeria has been fully booked since they opened on Carolina Beach earlier this year and have al-ready earned themselves a wide reputation for their truly delicious food. The all-inclusive package, accommodations, the show and all meals, is $189—quite the killer deal!

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Most group art shows possess a common theme, be it in subject matter, style, aesthetic beliefs or

geographical proximity. Projekte’s newest exhibition has a unique thread of unity: the hyper-real, cult classic and cinematic starlet of Wilmington, “Blue Velvet.“

The idea for an art show inspired by the iconic movie, came from Steve Fox, who is heading the 25th anniversary celebration in its honor this week. Bonnie England, owner and curator of Projekte, was on board from the start and began sending out a call to artists. They re-ceived art submissions from around the globe.

“We’ve had some very strong submis-sions locally and internationally,” England notes. “There are 23 artists participating, with artwork coming from China, Italy, Spain, Germany, Poland, the Czech Republic and different parts of the States.”

The exhibit will be diverse, even though ab-stract works are not included; mainly, the art will be figural or conceptual. “There are a few origi-nal acrylic and oil paintings whose subjects are the main characters in the film,” England says.

Though some of the artistic representations bon marketing agent, to include their travel-ing exhibit “PBaRt,” which consists of iconic American beer-inspired art. It’s quite apropos seeing that Pabst is a sponsor of the celebra-tion. It’s also a poetic union: Dennis Hopper’s Frank Booth endorsed this beverage of choice in his character’s existence.

Organized to coincide with the variety of “Blue Velvet” celebrations to be happen-ing in the port city over the coming week, the show will be on display during the Cu-calorus Film Festival. From a sneak peak at a Wilmington-based adaptation of the film, “Blue Velvet: the Musical” (read page 12) to screenings of Peter Braatz’s innovative look at a the making of a film in “No Frank in Lumberton” and local filmmaker Ben Fancy’s current documentary, “It’s a Strange World, (read page 24).

“It’s truly going to be a great and fascinat-ing exhibit,” Englands says, “whether you’re a fan of the cult classic film or not.” The posi-tive artistic response to commemorate the film’s 25th birthday is further proof of “Blue Velvet”’s far-reaching scope of influence. Al-though important to Wilmington and our local cinema industry, the zany, surrealist reel has impacted people around the world and con-tinues doing so even today.

An opening reception for “Blue & Velvety” will take place on November 4th, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., and the exhibit will be displayed until November 30th. The opening reception will be followed by Brazilian night, which features Ra-phael Name performing Bossa Nova, Samba, Musica Brasilia and more. Entry is free and the gallery is located at 523 South 3rd Street.

blue velvet muse:Projekte art show celebrates local film legacy

are more gruesome than others, there will be a variety of creative homages present. “One im-age from Spanish artist Gauthier de Meirsman, will be digitally projected since he thinks it suits his modern, digital style of the piece very well,” according to England. Concerning the personal aesthetic, Meirsman states:

“I dare to believe that displaying [the piece] this way would emphasize the fact that David Lynch’s work continues to influence and in-spire regardless of time, technique or tech-nology.”

Local artists whose work will be exhibited include Wilmington’s well-known paper-mak-er Fritzi Huber and Ben Billingsley, an instruc-tor at Cape Fear Community College. “Bill-ingsley has created a small book—20 pages, each 3x6—of images based on scenes in the

film. The images are drypoint prints in blue ink; he’ll be hand-coloring the images in vari-ous media,” England notes.

Other artists whose work is part of the exhibition include Colleen Ringrose, Matt Kraus, Paul Bonzulac, Carolyn Foland and Robert Cole.

“Projekte is the one and only place to see this exhibit!” England enthusiastically shares. The exhibition celebrates a Wilmington pro-duction not only at an important milestone in its cinematic legacy but as a milestone in our local film industry’s progress. Projekte will be partnering with Kaci Torres, a Pabst Blue Rib-

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BLUE VELVET: The black and white digitally project-ed image was submitted from Spanish artist Gauthier de Merisman as part of Projekte’s ‘Blue and Velvety’ exhibition. Courtesy photo.

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Supporting local buSineSSeS, farmers, restaurant owners, credit unions and artists is one of the ma-

jor battle cries of 2011. From the Occupy Wall Street campaigns to the emphasis on supporting all things local for political hope-fuls, communities across America are focus-ing on putting their dollars back into their own pockets. Following this trend, the stu-dents of UNCW’s creative writing masters program have organized a biannual event that supports all of the above.

On Monday, November 7th, the fourth Hip and Homemade Craft Fair will take place on UNCW’s campus where for sale will be a variety of lovingly crafted goods handmade by students, traveling regional vendors, and local artists. A fund-raiser for the masters program, this event supports the community and allows for an emphasis on supporting Wilmington’s ingenuity.

The need for a fund-raiser emerged from the students’ desires to attend the annual Association of Writers and Writing Pro-grams (AWP) conference held in a dif-ferent American city each year. Providing exposure to emerging writers, the confer-ence is an invaluable experience but at a hefty expense on a student budget. Some sort of fund-raising event had to occur for students to attend.

When thinking of raising money, the thrill of selling wrapping paper or candy bars doesn’t quite cut it for these creative types. Thus, after a series of mishaps—most notably the zealous attendance of bees at a donut fund-raiser—something new had to be implemented.

“The creative writing department has been fund-raising for a long time but never knew what to do,” Nick Miller, a third-year creative writing MA and co-president of the Creative Writing Graduate Student Association, notes. “We needed some-thing that didn’t require a lot of hassle.”

Run and organized completely by the department’s grad students, the idea for a craft fair emerged during Miller’s first year in the program. When asked how the idea for the fair evolved, Miller recalls that its origins are quite organic.

“Aside from school work, a lot of peo-ple in the creative writing program make crafts on the side, so this [the fair] was a way for them to sell their work alongside local vendors,” he says. The idea for the fair allows the imaginative products of the students to extend itself beyond the walls of the classroom.

“Vendors range from amateur student


bon marketing agent, to include their travel-ing exhibit “PBaRt,” which consists of iconic American beer-inspired art. It’s quite apropos seeing that Pabst is a sponsor of the celebra-tion. It’s also a poetic union: Dennis Hopper’s Frank Booth endorsed this beverage of choice in his character’s existence.

Organized to coincide with the variety of “Blue Velvet” celebrations to be happen-ing in the port city over the coming week, the show will be on display during the Cu-calorus Film Festival. From a sneak peak at a Wilmington-based adaptation of the film, “Blue Velvet: the Musical” (read page 12) to screenings of Peter Braatz’s innovative look at a the making of a film in “No Frank in Lumberton” and local filmmaker Ben Fancy’s current documentary, “It’s a Strange World, (read page 24).

“It’s truly going to be a great and fascinat-ing exhibit,” Englands says, “whether you’re a fan of the cult classic film or not.” The posi-tive artistic response to commemorate the film’s 25th birthday is further proof of “Blue Velvet”’s far-reaching scope of influence. Al-though important to Wilmington and our local cinema industry, the zany, surrealist reel has impacted people around the world and con-tinues doing so even today.

An opening reception for “Blue & Velvety” will take place on November 4th, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., and the exhibit will be displayed until November 30th. The opening reception will be followed by Brazilian night, which features Ra-phael Name performing Bossa Nova, Samba, Musica Brasilia and more. Entry is free and the gallery is located at 523 South 3rd Street.

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Supporting local buSineSSeS, farmers, restaurant owners, credit unions and artists is one of the ma-

jor battle cries of 2011. From the Occupy Wall Street campaigns to the emphasis on supporting all things local for political hope-fuls, communities across America are focus-ing on putting their dollars back into their own pockets. Following this trend, the stu-dents of UNCW’s creative writing masters program have organized a biannual event that supports all of the above.

On Monday, November 7th, the fourth Hip and Homemade Craft Fair will take place on UNCW’s campus where for sale will be a variety of lovingly crafted goods handmade by students, traveling regional vendors, and local artists. A fund-raiser for the masters program, this event supports the community and allows for an emphasis on supporting Wilmington’s ingenuity.

The need for a fund-raiser emerged from the students’ desires to attend the annual Association of Writers and Writing Pro-grams (AWP) conference held in a dif-ferent American city each year. Providing exposure to emerging writers, the confer-ence is an invaluable experience but at a hefty expense on a student budget. Some sort of fund-raising event had to occur for students to attend.

When thinking of raising money, the thrill of selling wrapping paper or candy bars doesn’t quite cut it for these creative types. Thus, after a series of mishaps—most notably the zealous attendance of bees at a donut fund-raiser—something new had to be implemented.

“The creative writing department has been fund-raising for a long time but never knew what to do,” Nick Miller, a third-year creative writing MA and co-president of the Creative Writing Graduate Student Association, notes. “We needed some-thing that didn’t require a lot of hassle.”

Run and organized completely by the department’s grad students, the idea for a craft fair emerged during Miller’s first year in the program. When asked how the idea for the fair evolved, Miller recalls that its origins are quite organic.

“Aside from school work, a lot of peo-ple in the creative writing program make crafts on the side, so this [the fair] was a way for them to sell their work alongside local vendors,” he says. The idea for the fair allows the imaginative products of the students to extend itself beyond the walls of the classroom.

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crafters to a number of traveling vendors in the tri-state area who responded to the craft fair ad on Etsy,” Miller says. “First-time participants, Edge of Urge, have purchased two tables and one will be a make-your-own earring table.” Providing creative license to make your own feather accessory, a trademark of the lovely ladies at Edge of Urge, is sure to be a highlight of the fair.

Additional vendors include Kyle Lewis with Werewear, Meghann Smith with Meghann Smith Designs, Mike Stair with Mike Stair Enterprises, Marge Ulcickas and Rhonda Beard with Baubles, Bangles and Beads, Patty George with Boresha Intl./My Skinny Beans, Gayle Tabor and Jenn Beddoe with Glynne’s Soaps, Mi-cella Statuto with Micella Statuto Custom Jewelry Designs, Kristina Monticue with Thatched Roof Designs, as well as Lori Hopkins and Dawn Allen.

The draw for vendors to purchase a space at the fair is the considerably low price for a table. “Usually people pay $50 to $100 at a craft fair, but we charge much less which allows for students to get in-volved and provides a large draw for par-ticipators,” Miller states.

The money from table sales goes to the creative writing MA’s trip to the AWP conference, but all of the proceeds from the sale of merchandise goes directly to the vendors. “The money raised at the fair is specifically to fund students by help-ing them become eligible to attend and is split amongst them equally to help with the cost,” he says. “I have been to the conference for the past two years, and I’m not going this year so as to provide the chance for another student to attend.”

The conference is held this year in Chi-cago. It provides insider insight and the opportunity to forge connections and at-tend a variety of lectures on topics vital to their studies. Not to mention, Miller hints the fair is perfectly timed for folks to buy Christmas presents.

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“And [it] is also an excellent way for people to gain new fans, reconnect with old and also allow for new, unknown craft-ers to share their work and establish vis-ibility,” he says.

The fair is guaranteed to have a variety of unique goods that will not be found in the aisles of Target or on the Web pages of online stores. This is a great opportu-nity to meet local artists, as well as pick up some one-of-a-kind creations that are sure to have everyone asking, “Where did you get that?”

The Hip and Homemade Craft Fair will be take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. In the event of rain, the fair will be held on November 21st. Shoppers can find the booths located in the courtyard between the Fisher Student Center and University Union on UNCW’s campus, 601 S. Col-lege Road.


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Artfuel.inc is located at the corner of Wrightsville Ave and 17th street. Housed in an old gas station, we offer resident artists working in studios alongside a gallery space used to exhibit other artists work. We hope to connect artists with each other and offer many styles of work to fuel the public’s interest. Vol. 28: Works by Jason Jones, Michelle Connelly, Greg Whaley and Drew Swinson.

cAffe Phoenix35 N. Front Street(910) 343-1395Monday-Saturday: 11:30 a.m. – 10 p.m.Sunday Brunch: 11:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.

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A retail gift gallery specializing in fine hand-crafted art glass and metal sculpture. Rick Satava, known worldwide for his blown glass “jellyfish” has introduced a new line of petro glyph and gold nautilus “baskets”. Layered with intricate design these small to large ves-sels are an art collectors must have. Intro-duced to glass blowing in 1969, Rick opened his own studio in 1977. Well known for his vivid colors and unique portrayal of nature, Satava’s works are included in numerous public and private collections throughout the

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new eleMents GAllery216 N. Front Street(919) 343-8997Tuesday-Saturday: 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m. or by appointmentwww.newelementsgallery.com

Modern Alchemy opens Friday, October 28th featuring the works of David Goldha-gen and Dina Wilde-Ra.m.sing and continues through November 19th. Join us and enjoy a diverse collection of glass and clay sculp-tures by these two remarkable artists. David Goldhagen is renowned for his painterly ap-proach to sculptural glass. Using traditional glass blowing methods thousands of years old, each sculpture he creates is a study in movement and fluidity, color and style. Gold-hagen’s pieces are included in the corporate collections of North Carolina State University and the North Carolina Museum of History, a.m.ong others. Dina Wilde-Ra.m.sing is a lo-cal artist who holds a degree in Anthropology, an influence still apparent in her pieces today. The clay works Wilde-Ra.m.sing has created represent an eclectic mix of her recurring theme - animals and humans interacting with each other. Wilde-Ra.m.sing has also created a series of “boxes”, which she has embel-lished with her favorite decorative aspect, drawing and painting on clay.

The opening night reception will be held in conjunction with Fourth Friday Gallery Nights on October 28th from 6:00 until 9:00p.m.. Modern Alchemy will remain on display through November 19th.

New Elements Gallery, now celebrating 26

years, is located at 216 North Front Street in historic downtown Wilmington. Hours are Tues-day through Saturday from 11 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. or by appointment.

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This eclectic, spacious gallery, located in the historic fishing village of Calabash, N.C., features fine arts and crafts by some of North and South Carolina’s most creative, successful artists. Almost every genre is represented here—oil, pastel and watercol-or, clay and glass art, fiber art, turned wood, metal works, artisan-crafted jewelry and more. Classes, workshops, pottery studio, custom fra.m.ing, Creative Exchange lecture series and Coffee With the Author series are also offered on-site.

river to seA GAlleryChandler’s Wharf (FREE parking)225 South Water StreetWilmington, NC 28401(910)-763-3380Tuesday–Saturday 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday 1p.m. - 4 p.m.

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

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I love movIes lIke paul w.s. ander-son’s “The Three Musketeers.” It’s not that I like the movie itself, but the ridicu-

lous liberties taken with the source mate-rial and the savage mania of its staging. It seems to be par for the course.

“The Three Musketeers” may be the most cinematically savaged work in the history of literature. There was the martial arts-inspired “The Musketeer” in 2001. Be-fore that, someone in Hollywood thought it would be a good idea to let Charlie Sheen and Kiefer Sutherland take a stab at it. The results of making a more “modern” version of the classic tale has usually ended in pa-per-thin action-packed adaptations.

Anderson (“Resident Evil”) apparently decided that the earlier attempts at “The Three Musketeers” weren’t reckless enough. Instead, he decided to abandon all logic, common sense and the physical laws of gravity to give us a version of the mov-ie that will be responsible for a boatload of failed book reports at middle schools around the country. Remember the time “The Three Musketeers” fought Cardinal Richelieu in a giant flying airship above Notre Dame? Me either. Yet, I had the thrill of watching this insanely staged 3D sequence, which probably has Alexandre Dumas spinning in his grave so much he could be used to cook rotisserie chicken.

The story revolves around a young D’Artagnan (Logan Lerman), who heads to Paris to become a legendary Musketeer. He meets and subsequently insults three legendary members of the Musketeers: Athos (Matthew Macfadyen), Aramis (Luke Evans) and the lascivious Porthos (Ray Stevenson). A friendship between them is forged after being confronted by members of the Royal Guard who serve the menac-ing Cardinal Richelieu (Christoph Waltz). D’Artagnan is surprised to learn these leg-endary heroes are no longer fighting the good fight. Their order has been disbanded after (and I struggle to write this without giggling) failing to recover the blueprints of Leonardo da Vinci’s airship.

The evil Richelieu—with a conniving Mi-lady de Winter (Milla Jovovich)—schemes to unleash a plan that will involve framing the Duke of Buckingham (Orlando Bloom) and Queen Anne, creating a scandal that will lead France and England to war. Of course, only the Musketeers can stop them.

What follows is what I can only describe as a mind-fucking experience. This movie is a brain scrambler. There’s no other way to say it. Visually, it’s insane. It’s like tripping acid in an English lit class.

visually insane:‘Musketeers’ is a 3D monster

this week in film

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11/6: Shot by 100 amateur camera operators, the film tells the story of the enormous street pro-tests in Seattle, Washington, in November 1999, against the World Trade Organization summit be-ing held there. Vowing to oppose, among other faults, the WTO’s power to arbitrally overrule nations’ environmental, social and labor policies in favor of unbridled corporate greed, protestors from all around came out in force to make their views known and stop the summit. Against them is a brutal police force and a hostile media as well as the stain of a minority of destructively overzeal-ous comrades.

Senna, Mozart’s SisterCinematiqueThalian Hall Studio Theatre310 Chestnut Street7:30pm, $7

11/2: “Senna”—Spanning his years as a For-mula One racing driver from 1984 to his untimely death a decade later, “Senna” explores the life and work of the triple world champion, his physical and spiritual achievements on the track, his quest for perfection, and the mythical status he has since attained. 1 hr. 44 min. Rated PG-13.

11/14-16: “Mozart’s Sister”—A speculative account of Maria Anna “Nannerl” Mozart (Ma-rie Féret), five years older than Wolfgang (David Moreau) and a musical prodigy in her own right. Originally the featured performer, she has given way to Wolfgang as the main attraction, as their strict but loving father Leopold (Marc Barbé) tours his talented offspring in front of the royal courts of pre-French revolution Europe.

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BRAIN SCRAMBLER: ‘The Three Museketeers’ abandons all sense of logic n its updated version by filmmaker Paul W.S. Anderson. Courtesy photo.

The two most heinous things in “The Three Musketeers” revolve around words: the dialogue and the accents. The dialogue is so awful, I was convinced the screenplay had to be written in a foreign language and translated into English. Or perhaps it was written by a 12-year-old. At least that would explain how certain phrases ended up in the finished product, a la “You’re like a fart in a bottle!” Toward the end of the film, a comely lass asks, “Are you always this cocky?” The reply: “Only on Tues-days—or when beautiful women are in-volved.” Yikes. Just yikes.

It’s been a Hollywood tradition that no matter where in Europe someone is, people always sound British. “The Three Musketeers” takes a fresh approach by completely abandoning the concept of ac-cents. There are French characters who sound British, American and Austrian. Still, none sound French.

Quips aside, there’s some fun to be had. It’s good to see a little more swashbuckling going on. I for one miss the good old-fash-ioned adventure films of yesteryear, slightly restored by the success of the “Pirates of the Caribbean” franchise. I don’t know if

“The Three Musketeers” is a step in the right direction, but it’s a fairly harmless af-fair. Though stupid to a degree I rarely see in a theatrical release, it’s well-intentioned. Once again the obsessive compulsion An-derson has with 3D to create monstrous

by Anghus

The Three Musketeers

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Starring Logan Lerman, Matthew Mac-

fadyen, Luke Evans and Ray Stevenson

visuals is one of his few saving graces. This film is visually insane. He throws everything up on the screen with the kind of frantic energy of a 10-year-old playing with ac-tion figures—who forgot to take his ADD medication. Then he douses everything in gasoline and lights it on fire.

No matter how much I want to enjoy “The Three Musketeers,” I just can’t fully endorse it. It’s like having donuts for din-ner. I like donuts—they’re delicious. But it’s not a meal; it’s a sweet confection that, despite how much I love, will make me fat and rot my teeth. Like a donut, viewers might like “The Three Musketeers” but they’ll probably regret it later.


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The sTage of soapbox laundro-Lounge has yet to host a true “Gui-tar God,” despite the dreams of all

guitarists who have graced the concert ven-ue to date. However, on Saturday, Novem-ber 5th, Soapbox will open its doors to inter-nationally renowned Kaki King, named one of Rolling Stone’s “New Guitar Gods” in 2006.

King was the only woman on the list—and the youngest. Her claims to fame include composing a piece for Sean Penn’s “Into the Wild” with Eddie Vedder and Michael Brook, earning the trio a nomination for Best Original Score from the Golden Globe Awards. She’s hung out with Coco himself on “Late Night with Conan O’Brien,” created the musical backdrop for the world’s most famous vampires in the “Twilight” series films, and worked with rap art-ist and producer Timbaland.

An artist with not only a good ear but also a good eye, she held a one-night exhibition at The Littlefield performance and art space in Brooklyn, New York, which showcased 15 uniquely decorated guitars created by

12 commissioned artists. The pieces were inspired by titles from King’s songs—such as the one King herself created during the exhibit. She covered her guitar in pink fin-gerprints after dousing her hands in paint and performing her song, “Playing with Pink Noise.”

King is known for the percussive beats she makes while playing guitar. Reminiscent of flamenco, she lightly hits her fingers upon the soundboard, and intricately taps the fret while simultaneously plucking at her strings,

guitar god:Kaki King brings provocative guitar work to Soapbox Laundro-Lounge

by Bethany Turner

Kaki King

Saturday, Nov. 5th • 6:30 p.m.

Soapbox Laundro-Lounge

249 N. Front St.

$12 advance • $15 day of

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creating a sound all her own.However, her musicianship in general is

something with which to be reckoned. She began her career at the age of 5 when her

father first introduced her to the guitar and a stack of Beatles song-books. Although more focused on playing the drums in high school, she returned to the guitar as a student at New York University. From there, King’s learned to play piano, harp guitar, dojo, a blend of the guitar and koto which she made herself, among other rare, worldly stringed instru-ments.

Of course within her five albums King performs solely instrumental piec-es—but her voice is notably haunting. When she does sing, it is wispy and light, an accompaniment to her power-ful and provocative guitar work.

She cites shoegaze—a type of al-ternative rock in the UK during the late ‘80s, which is characterized by ethere-al singing—as a strong vocal influence. Naturally, King turned to this style as she began incorporating original lyrics within her compositions.

The songstress’ words range from themes of melancholic unrequited love to enthusiastic dance-able pop tunes—or pieces that commemorate The Cure like “Spit it Back in My Mouth.” Like The Cure, it features effervescent rock with surprisingly saddening lyrics such as, “I’m sorry that this time I was gone / I’m not the friend that you should lean on / I lost

my mind for a while in the snow / But I’m the last one in the world to know.”

Guests at the Soapbox for King’s perfor-mance this weekend can expect to hear a guitar god, no doubt. Doors open at 6 p.m. for the 6:30 p.m. show, and tickets are $12 in advance or $15 at the door. Tick-ets are available at www.soapboxlaundro-lounge.com or at the venue.

ACCOMPLISHED ARTIST: Kaki King offers lis-teners a unique guitar performance, and that paired with her ethereal singing is what has earned her in-ternational fame. Courtesy photo.


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Acoustic JAzz PiAno with JAmes JArvis—Calico Room, 107 S. Front St. Wilmington, 762-2091

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rob ronner—Reel Cafe, 100 S. Front St.; 251-1832

steven comPton—The River Rat, 1 S. Front St.; 763-1680

KArAoKe with hellz belle—Marina Cafe, 110 S. Marine Blvd., Jackson-ville; (910) 938-2002

the get Down JAm with miKe FrushA AnD FrienDs—Port City Theater, 127 Princess St.; 772-2424

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

gAry Allen’s Acoustic oPen mic—Rusty Nail, 1310 S. 5th Ave.; 251-1888

KArAoKe with DJ brewtAl—Liquid Room, 23 Market St.;910-343-3341

live JAzz—Cameo 1900; 1900 Eastwood Rd.,910-509-2026

DJbe eXtreme KArAoKe—Wild Wing Cafe, 1331 Military Cutoff; 256-3838

oPen mic night with seAn gerArD—Soapbox Lounge, 255 N. Front St.; 251-8500

Jeremy norris—Buffalo Wild Wings, 206 Old Eastwood Rd.; 798-9464

live Acoustic—Hell’s Kitchen, 118 Princess St.; 763-4133

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DJ—Charley Brownz, 21 S Front St.; 254-9499

PolKADot cADAvers, vAmPires every-where—Hooligans Pub & Music Hall; 2620 Onslow Dr., Jacksonville, (910) 346-2086

thursDAY, NOVEMBEr 3

DJ lorD wAlrus—Red Dogs, 5 N. Lumina Ave., Wrightsville Beach; 256-2776

triviA with DJ—The Harp; 1423 South 3rd St.,763-1607

KArAoKe—Banks Channel Bar & Grille, 530 Causeway Drive; 256-2269

KArAoKe with scott

—Toolbox, 2325 Burnette Blvd.; 343-6988

triviA with PArty grAs DJ—Fox and Hound Pub & Grille, 920 Town Center Dr.; 509-0805

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

tom shArPe—J. Michael’s Philly Deli, Monkey Junction, 609 Piner Rd.; 332-5555

DJbe eXtreme KArAoKe—Lazy Pirate Sports Bar and Grill, 701 N. Lake Park Blvd., Carolina Beach; 458-5414

seA PAns—Holiday Inn Resort (oceanfront terrace), 1706 N. Lumina Ave.; 256-2231

oPen mic with Jeremy norris—Katy’s, 1054 S. College Rd.; 395-6204

miKe o’Donnell—Reel Cafe, 100 S. Front St.; 251-1832

DJ bAttle—Fibber McGee’s, 1610 Pavilion Pl; 509-1551

livewire DXPrt, telly, DeAl, PonDeA—Stratusphere Entertainment, 4075 Gum Branch Rd., Ste. 6, Jacksonville; (910) 938-1900

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

immortAl technique, Killer miKe, DiAbolic, AKir, DJ gi Joe, minDsone, big whisKey, chAz thomAs, DJ lorD wAlrus—Soapbox Upstairs, 255 N. Front St.; 251-8500

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—Yosake Sushi Lounge, 31 S. Front St.; 763-3172

firedance & drums @ dark, dJ miT PsyTrance (11Pm)—Juggling Gypsy Cafe, 1612 Castle St.; 763-2223

dJ—Charley Brownz, 21 S Front St.; 254-9499

Live Jazz—Cameo 1900; 1900 Eastwood Rd.,910-509-2026

dueLing Pianos—Hell’s Kitchen, 118 Princess St.; 763-4133

ToP 40 dJ—Ibiza, 118 Market St.; 251-1301

Jazz aT The cam: Lee venTers & vermiL-Lion sands—Cameron Art Museum; 3201 South 17th St., 395-5999

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dJ BaTTLe—Dirty Martini, 1904 Eastwood Rd, Suite 109

karaoke wiTh ashLey—Katy’s, 1054 S. College Rd.; 395-6204

dJ dr. Jones—Red Dogs, 5 N. Lumina Ave., Wrightsville Beach; 256-2776

house/Techno dJ—Ibiza, 118 Market St.; 251-1301

dJ wiLLie sTyLez—Toolbox, 2325 Burnette Blvd.; 343-6988

Live music—Projekte, 523 South 3rd St., 352-0236

dJBe exTreme karaoke—Lazy Pirate Sports Bar and Grill, 701 N. Lake Park Blvd., Carolina Beach; 458-5414

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

arTisT symPosium—Drifters Bar & Grill, 108 Walnut St.; 762-1704

acousTic Jazz Piano wiTh James Jarvis—Calico Room, 107 S. Front St. Wilmington, 762-2091

dJ—Cameo 1900; 1900 Eastwood Rd.,910-509-2026


LoosewheeL BLuegrass Jam—Ted’s Fun on the River, 2 Castle St.

hufTon BroThers, The Big chiefs, cary BenJamin

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

ocean grove, roBerT schwarTzmann of rooney—Soapbox Upstairs, 255 N. Front St.; 251-8500

hiTcha off’s firsT friday: Ladies n Lyr-ics ParT 2—Soapbox Lounge, 255 N. Front St.; 251-8500

The mood—Holiday Inn Resort (oceanfront terrace), 1706 N. Lumina Ave.; 256-2231

40 easT—Beach Bumz, 107 Boardwalk, Carolina Beach

(hed) P.e., sLaine—Hooligans Pub & Music Hall; 2620 Onslow Dr., Jacksonville, (910) 346-2086

dJ P funk—Level 5/City Stage, 21 N. Front St.; 342-0872

karaoke—Gilligan’s; N.C. Hwy. 50, Surf City 910-328-4090

Jazz wiTh Benny hiLL—Caffe Phoenix, 9 S Front St.; 343-1395

chris haTfieLd—Firebelly Lounge, 265 N. Front St.; 763-0141

souThBound 85—NC Tarheel Opry House, 145 Blue Creek School Road, Jacksonville; (910) 347-4731

medusa sTone—Goat and Compass, 710 N. 4th St.; 772-1400

Saturday, NOVEMBEr 5

dJ sir nick BLand—Red Dogs, 5 N. Lumina Ave., Wrightsville Beach; 256-2776

karaoke—Gilligan’s; N.C. Hwy. 50, Surf City 910-328-4090

dJ—Cameo 1900; 1900 Eastwood Rd.,910-509-2026

dJ—charLey Brownz, 21 s fronT sT.; 254-9499dJBe exTreme karaoke—The Harp; 1423 South 3rd St.,763-1607

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

dJ BaTTLe—Dirty Martini, 1904 Eastwood Rd, Suite 109

dJ—Level 5/City Stage, 21 N. Front St.; 342-0872


house/Techno dJ—Ibiza, 118 Market St.; 251-1301

40 easT—Beach Bumz, 107 Boardwalk, Carolina Beach

TyLer hiLTon, BLake BreiThauPT, noah—Soapbox Upstairs, 255 N. Front St.; 251-8500

american americans, mose giganTicus, edicius, zeuz—Soapbox Lounge, 255 N. Front St.; 251-8500

mike o’donneLL—Holiday Inn Resort (oceanfront terrace), 1706 N. Lumina Ave.; 256-2231

a few good Liars—The Whiskey, 1 S. Front St.; 763-3088

B-waLk and wL2f—Sand Bar, 417 S. College Rd.; 392-6800

Johnnie acousTic—Firebelly Lounge, 265 N. Front St.; 763-0141

souThBound 85—NC Tarheel Opry House, 145 Blue Creek School Road, Jacksonville; (910) 347-4731

redemPTion—Sears Landing; 806 Roland Ave., Surf City NC, (910) 328-1312

Liz uhLman—Goat and Compass, 710 N. 4th St.; 772-1400

SuNday, NOVEMBEr 6

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

oPen mic nighT wiTh Jeremy norris and Jason Jackson—Port City Theater, 127 Princess St.; 772-2424

James Jarvis—Ted’s Fun on the River, 2 Castle St.

karaoke wiTh heLLz BeLLe—Marina Cafe, 110 S. Marine Blvd., Jackson-ville; (910) 938-2002

Benny hiLL and friends—Rusty Nail, 1310 S. 5th Ave.; 251-1888

oPen mic cd recording—The Harp; 1423 South 3rd St.,763-1607

dJ BaTTLe—Fibber McGee’s, 1610 Pavilion Pl; 509-1551

Perry smiTh (Brunch 12-2)—Aubriana’s; 115 S. Front St., 763-7773

nc symPhony—Kenan Auditorium UNCW Campus; 313-2584

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Steven Compton—Barbary Coast; 116 S. Front St., 762-8996

DanCe party with DJ p Funk anD CheDr Selekt—The Whiskey, 1 S. Front St.; 763-3088

karaoke with DJ @-hole—Level 5/City Stage, 21 N. Front St.; 342-0872

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

open miC with JoSh Solomon—Liquid Room, 23 Market St.;910-343-3341

the heavy petS, the ShaCk BanD—Soapbox Upstairs, 255 N. Front St.; 251-8500

DJ riChtermeiSter—Wild Wing Cafe, 1331 Military Cutoff; 256-3838

pengo with Beau gunn—Mellow Mushroom, 4311 Oleander Drive; 452-3773

Brett JohnSon’S Jam—Rusty Nail, 1310 S. 5th Ave.; 251-1888

multimeDia open miC night—Juggling Gypsy Cafe, 1612 Castle St.; 763-2223

tuesday, November 8

karaoke with mike norriS—Katy’s, 1054 S. College Rd.; 395-6204

Cape Fear BlueS Jam—Rusty Nail, 1310 S. 5th Ave.; 251-1888

the DeaD phiSh paniC—Port City Theater, 127 Princess St.; 772-2424

inDie muSiC night—Juggling Gypsy Cafe, 1612 Castle St.; 763-2223

karaoke with DJ party graS—Fox and Hound Pub & Grille, 920 Town Center Dr.; 509-0805

trivia with DutCh From 94.5 the hawk—The Coastal Roaster, 5954 Carolina Beach Rd.; 399-4701

DixielanD allStarS—Rucker John’s, 5564 Carolina Beach Rd.; 452-1212

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

live aCouStiC—Wild Wing Cafe, 1331 Military Cutoff; 256-3838

College night karaoke—Costello’s Piano Bar, 211 Princess Street; 362-9666

piano reCeption—Holiday Inn Resort (oceanfront terrace), 1706 N. Lumina Ave.; 256-2231

WedNesday, November 9

aCouStiC Jazz piano with JameS JarviS—Calico Room, 107 S. Front St. Wilmington, 762-2091

open miC night—Genee’s, inside America’s Best Value Inn, 4903 Market St.; 799-1440

roB ronner—Reel Cafe, 100 S. Front St.; 251-1832

Steven Compton—The River Rat, 1 S. Front St.; 763-1680

karaoke with hellz Belle—Marina Cafe, 110 S. Marine Blvd., Jackson-ville; (910) 938-2002

the get Down Jam with mike FruSha anD FrienDS—Port City Theater, 127 Princess St.; 772-2424

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

gary allen’S aCouStiC open miC—Rusty Nail, 1310 S. 5th Ave.; 251-1888

karaoke with DJ Brewtal—Liquid Room, 23 Market St.;910-343-3341

live Jazz—Cameo 1900; 1900 Eastwood Rd.,910-509-2026

DJBe extreme karaoke—Wild Wing Cafe, 1331 Military Cutoff; 256-3838

roger etheriDge & roy harper—The Whiskey, 1 S. Front St.; 763-3088

Jeremy norriS—Buffalo Wild Wings, 206 Old Eastwood Rd.; 798-9464

live aCouStiC—Hell’s Kitchen, 118 Princess St.; 763-4133

DJ Sir niCk BlanD—Red Dogs, 5 N. Lumina Ave., Wrightsville Beach; 256-2776

DJ—Charley Brownz, 21 S Front St.; 254-9499

10x10 norwooD Cheek, unholy tongueS, D+D SluggerS—Soapbox Upstairs, 255 N. Front St.; 251-8500

All entertainment must be sent to [email protected] by

Wednesday for consideration in the weekly entertainment calen-dar. Venues are responsible for notifying encore of any changes,

removals or additions to their weekly schedules.


ShowStoppers: Concerts outside of Southeastern NC

LINCOLN THEATRE126 E. Cabarrus strEEt, ralEigh, nC(919) 821-411111/3: BoomBox, Pale Rider11/4: Perpetual Groove, Sol Driven Train11/5: Carbon Leaf11/6: Matthew and the Atlas, The David Mayfield Parade, Lauren Shera11/8: Queensryche

AMOS’ SOUTHEND1423 south tryon strEEt, CharlottE, nC (704) 377-6874 11/4: Zach Myers of Shinedown, Fusebox Poet11/5: Yellowcard11/9: Hank III

THE ORANGE PEEL101 biltmorE avEnuE, ashEvillE, nC(828) 225-585111/2: Reverend Horton Heat, Supersuckers, Dan Sartain11/4: Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue, Kids These Days11/5: Todd Snider11/6: The Skrillex Cell, 12th Planet, Two Fresh, Nadastrom11/7: Hank III11/8: Robert Earl Keen, The Deep Dark Woods11/9: Medeski, Martin & Wood

HOUSE OF BLUES4640 hwy. 17 south, n. myrtlE bEaCh, sC(843) 272-300011/2: Between the Buried and Me11/4: Anthrax, Testament, Death Angel11/5: Queensryche

CAT’S CRADLE300 E. main strEEt, Carrboro, nC (919) 967-905311/2: Scratch Acid11/3: Rasputina, The Wilderness of Manitoba11/4: Fitz and the Tantrums, Walk the Moon11/5: Immortal Technique, Killer Mike, Diabolic, Akir, DJ GI Joe11/6: Trombone Short and Orleans Avenue, Kids These Days11/8: Hayes Carll, Caitlin Rose

THE FILLMORE1000 sEaboard strEEt, CharlottE, nC(704) 549-555511/2: Ray Davies11/5: Anthrax, Testament, Death Angel11/9: Marsha Ambrosius

GREENSBORO COLISEUM1921 w. lEE st., grEEnsboro, nC (336) 373-740011/6: John Mellencamp11/8: Pixies

TIME WARNER CABLE ARENA333 E. tradE st., CharlottE, nC(704) 688-900011/8: Foo Fighters, Social Distortion, The Joy Formi-dable

OVENS AUDITORIUM2700 E. indEpEndEnCE blvd., CharlottE, nC(704) 372-360011/4: The Charlotte Symphony and the music of Pink Floyd

SOCIETY’S TWISTED: Social Distortion will play the Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, NC, along with Foo Fighters and The Joy Formidable on Tuesday, November 8th. Courtesy photo.

piano rECEption—Holiday Inn Resort (oceanfront terrace), 1706 N. Lumina Ave.; 256-2231

WEDNESDAy, NOVEMBER 9

aCoustiC Jazz piano with JamEs Jarvis—Calico Room, 107 S. Front St. Wilmington, 762-2091

opEn miC night—Genee’s, inside America’s Best Value Inn, 4903 Market St.; 799-1440

rob ronnEr—Reel Cafe, 100 S. Front St.; 251-1832

stEvEn Compton—The River Rat, 1 S. Front St.; 763-1680

KaraoKE with hEllz bEllE—Marina Cafe, 110 S. Marine Blvd., Jackson-ville; (910) 938-2002

thE gEt down Jam with miKE Frusha and FriEnds—Port City Theater, 127 Princess St.; 772-2424

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

gary allEn’s aCoustiC opEn miC—Rusty Nail, 1310 S. 5th Ave.; 251-1888

KaraoKE with dJ brEwtal—Liquid Room, 23 Market St.;910-343-3341

livE Jazz—Cameo 1900; 1900 Eastwood Rd.,910-509-2026

dJbE EXtrEmE KaraoKE—Wild Wing Cafe, 1331 Military Cutoff; 256-3838

rogEr EthEridgE & roy harpEr—The Whiskey, 1 S. Front St.; 763-3088

JErEmy norris—Buffalo Wild Wings, 206 Old Eastwood Rd.; 798-9464

livE aCoustiC—Hell’s Kitchen, 118 Princess St.; 763-4133

dJ sir niCK bland—Red Dogs, 5 N. Lumina Ave., Wrightsville Beach; 256-2776


10X10 norwood ChEEK, unholy tonguEs, d+d sluggErs—Soapbox Upstairs, 255 N. Front St.; 251-8500

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AMERICANBLUEWATEREnjoy spectacular panoramic views of sailing ships and the Intra-coastal Waterway while dining at this popular casual American res-taurant in Wrightsville Beach. Lunch and dinner are served daily. Favorites include jumbo lump crab cakes, succulent seafood lasa-gna, 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, Wrights-ville Beach, NC. (910) 256.8500.■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Mon-Fri 11am - 11pm; Sat & Sun 11am – 11pm.■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Wrightsville Beach■ FEATURING: Waterfront dining■ MUSIC: Music every Sun. in Summer■ WEBSITE: bluewaterdining.com

CATCHServing the Best Seafood in South Eastern North Carolina. Wilm-ington’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 & Conch Fritters to name a few. Larger Plates include Plancha grilled Painted Hills Steaks, Blackend Red Drum Filet, Charleston Crab Cakes, Tempura OBX Scallops, Flounder Escovitch & Pan roasted Queen Trigger fish. Custom Entree request gladly accommodated for our Guest. (Veg-etarian, Vegan & Allergies) Hand Crafted seasonal desserts from Alan DeLovely. Full ABC Permits. 6623 Market Street, Wilming-

ton, NC 28405.■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Mon-Fri11am-2pm and Mon. Sat. 5pm-9pm.■ NEIGHBORHOOD: North Wilmington■ FEATURING: Acclaimed Wine List

BUFFALO WILD WINGSIf 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 Week-day 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: Mon-Sat 11am-2am and Sun 11am-2am■ NEIGHBORHOOD: 2 locations-Midtown (910-798-9464) and Monkey Junction (910-392-7224)■ MUSIC: Live music every Friday and Saturday in the Summer■ WEBSITE: www.buffalowildwings.com

C.G. DAWGSFor great traditional New York style eats with Southern charm look no further than C.G. Dawgs. You will be drawn in by the aroma of fine beef franks served with witty banter and good natured delivery from the cleanest hot dog carts in Wilmington. Sabrett famous hot dogs and Italian sausages are the primary fare offered, with a myriad of condiments for all of your mid-day or late night cravings.■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: 11am– 5pm. Sat. at the farmers market. Thurs.- Sat. nights on Market St. between Front and 2nd St. from 10pm – 3:00am.Fibbers on Sun. nights Until 3am.■ NEIGHBORHOOD Downtown■ FEATURING: Lunch time delivery downtown

THE GEORGE ON THE RIVERWALKDrop your anchor at The George on the RiverWalk, your desti-

nation for complete sense indulgence. Watch the historic Cape Fear River unfold before you while you enjoy the best in South-ern Coastal Cuisine. The menu combines elegance, creativity and diverse selection of steak, pasta, salad and fresh seafood, including the best Shrimp n’ Grits in town. Warm in the sun on the expansive outdoor deck sipping an exotic, colorful martini, or unwind at the spacious bar inside boasting extensive wine and martini lists along with weekday appetizer specials from 4:00pm-6:30pm. Don’t forget to try downtown’s best kept se-cret for Sunday Brunch from 11am-3pm. You are welcome to dock your boat at the only dock’n’dine restaurant downtown, grab a trolley, or enjoy our free, front door parking (ask for pass!) Why satisfy when you can indulge? Find the George on the Riverwalk at 128 South Water Street, 910-763-2052.■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Tues. – Sat. 11am – 9 pm. Enjoy Sunday Lunch and Brunch 11am – 3pm.■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Downtown■ FEATURING: Sunday Brunch / Wilmington’s only dock’n’dine restaurant.■ WEBSITE: www.thegeorgerestaurant.com

HALLIGAN’S“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.

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CASEY’S BUFFET

5559 Oleander Dr., Wilmington,

(910) 798-2913

Miss your mama’s cooking? Wilmington’s favorite spot for home cookin’ serves up pig’s feet and fried chicken among other Southern favorites.

AmEriCAnBRIXX WOOD FIRED PIZZAA shortdrive from the beach, Brixx Wood Fired Pizza in Mayfaire Town Center is a fun, friendly neighborhood restaurant. Serving the best brick-oven pizzas around, Brixx also offers a fine selection of signature focaccia sandwiches, pastas, fresh salads and desserts. Stop in for a quick lunch, or kick back on the patio with one of 24 beers on tap or 14 wines by the glass. 6801 Main Street, Wilmington, NC 28405. (910) 256-9677.■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Mon.-Sat.

11am–1am; Sun. 11am – 11pm.■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown■ FEATURING: 2-for-1 pizzas and apps

after 10pm

■ WEBSITE: www.brixxpizza.com

BLUEWATEREnjoy 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 Ca-ribbean fudge pie. Dine inside or at their award-win-ning 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 Ma-rina Street, Wrightsville Beach, NC. (910) 256.8500.■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER:

Mon-Fri 10am-11pm; Sat & Sun 10am - 11pm.■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Wrightsville Beach■ FEATURING: Waterfront dining■ MUSIC: Music every Sun. in Summer■ WEBSITE: bluewaterdining.com.

CATCHServing the Best Seafood in South Eastern North Carolina. Wilmington’s Native Son, 2011 James Beard Award Nominee Chef Keith Rhodes ex-plores 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 Sea-food 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 & Conch Fritters to name a few. Larger Plates include Plancha grilled Painted Hills Steaks, Blackend Red Drum Filet, Charleston Crab Cakes, Tempura OBX Scallops, Flounder Escovitch & Pan roasted Queen Trigger fish. Custom Entree request gladly accom-modated for our Guest. (Vegetarian, Vegan & Al-lergies) Hand Crafted seasonal desserts from Alan DeLovely. Full ABC Permits. 6623 Market Street, Wilmington, NC 28405.■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Mon-Fri 11am-2pm and Mon. Sat. 5pm-9pm.■ NEIGHBORHOOD: North Wilmington■ FEATURING: Acclaimed Wine List

CHRIS’ COSMIC KITCHENServing breakfast all day as well as lunch and hand-made cheesecake, Chef and Owner Chris Lub-ben loves to make many of his menu items from scratch. Whether you’re in the mood for a fluffy 3-egg Omelet, Shrimp & Grits, Prime Rib Sandwich or Andes Mint Cheesecake, Chris’ Cosmic Kitchen is your “Out of this World” Breakfast/Lunch Des-

tination. Evening restaurant rental is available, as well as a Personal Chef service. Chris’ Cosmic Kitchen is located at 420 Eastwood Rd, Unit 109, on the corner of Racine Dr. and Eastwood Rd. (910) 792-6720. Fol-low us on Twitter @CosmicKitchen. ■ SERVING BREAKFAST & LUNCH: 8am-4pm

Tues-Sat.; Sun. Brunch 9am-2pm. Closed Mon.■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown■ FEATURING: Take out, call (910) 792-6720■ WEBSITE: www.CosmicKitchenOnline.com.

C.G. DAWGSFor great traditional New York style eats with South-ern charm look no further than C.G. Dawgs. You will be drawn in by the aroma of fine beef franks served with witty banter and good natured delivery from the cleanest hot dog carts in Wilmington. Sabrett famous hot dogs and Italian sausages are the primary fare of-fered, with a myriad of condiments for all of your mid-day or late night cravings.■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: 11am - 5pm.

Sat. at the farmers market. Thurs.- Sat. nights on Market St. between Front and 2nd St. from 10pm

- 3:00am. Fibbers on Sun. nights until 3am.■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Downtown■ FEATURING: Lunch time delivery downtown

THE GEORGE ON THE RIVERWALKDrop your anchor at The George on the RiverWalk, your destination for complete sense indulgence. Watch the historic Cape Fear River unfold before you while you enjoy the best in Southern Coastal Cuisine. The menu combines elegance, creativity and diverse selection of steak, pasta, salad and fresh seafood, in-cluding 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


5 South Water StreetDowntown Wilmington

910-399-4501

33 S. Front St. 2nd Floor(910) 763-3172

www.yosake.com

138 South Front Street910.251.0433

www.littledipperfondue.com

Every TuesdayDog, Dine & Wine

Bring your dogs, eat or just meet and greet $5 glass pours on

featured wines, weekly drink specials and dog treats.

Leashes required and HAPPY DOGS welcomed!!

Sunday 1/2 price wines

great spot to come out and enjoy the outdoors!! Cheese, chocolate

and wine - mighty fine!!

On Our Open Air Deck:1/2 PRICE MENU

EVERY DAY5-7pm

Select Sushi and Appetizers choose from more than 20 options

ThursdayKaraoke starting at 9:00pm

$5 Sapporo 22oz cans$2 Sake Shots

$2 TUEsDAY$2 Tacos, Tecate, Tequila shots,

and Modelo Especial Draft

Live Latin Music returns to Mixto

Fridays 6:30-9:30pm

9-23 and 9-30 with The Tiki Torch Trio

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CASEY’S BUFFET

5559 Oleander Dr., Wilmington,

(910) 798-2913

Miss your mama’s cooking? Wilmington’s favorite spot for home cookin’ serves up pig’s feet and fried chicken among other Southern favorites.

AmEriCAnBRIXX WOOD FIRED PIZZAA shortdrive from the beach, Brixx Wood Fired Pizza in Mayfaire Town Center is a fun, friendly neighborhood restaurant. Serving the best brick-oven pizzas around, Brixx also offers a fine selection of signature focaccia sandwiches, pastas, fresh salads and desserts. Stop in for a quick lunch, or kick back on the patio with one of 24 beers on tap or 14 wines by the glass. 6801 Main Street, Wilmington, NC 28405. (910) 256-9677.■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Mon.-Sat.

11am–1am; Sun. 11am – 11pm.■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown■ FEATURING: 2-for-1 pizzas and apps

after 10pm

■ WEBSITE: www.brixxpizza.com

BLUEWATEREnjoy 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 Ca-ribbean fudge pie. Dine inside or at their award-win-ning 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 Ma-rina Street, Wrightsville Beach, NC. (910) 256.8500.■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER:

Mon-Fri 10am-11pm; Sat & Sun 10am - 11pm.■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Wrightsville Beach■ FEATURING: Waterfront dining■ MUSIC: Music every Sun. in Summer■ WEBSITE: bluewaterdining.com.

CATCHServing the Best Seafood in South Eastern North Carolina. Wilmington’s Native Son, 2011 James Beard Award Nominee Chef Keith Rhodes ex-plores 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 Sea-food 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 & Conch Fritters to name a few. Larger Plates include Plancha grilled Painted Hills Steaks, Blackend Red Drum Filet, Charleston Crab Cakes, Tempura OBX Scallops, Flounder Escovitch & Pan roasted Queen Trigger fish. Custom Entree request gladly accom-modated for our Guest. (Vegetarian, Vegan & Al-lergies) Hand Crafted seasonal desserts from Alan DeLovely. Full ABC Permits. 6623 Market Street, Wilmington, NC 28405.■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Mon-Fri 11am-2pm and Mon. Sat. 5pm-9pm.■ NEIGHBORHOOD: North Wilmington■ FEATURING: Acclaimed Wine List

CHRIS’ COSMIC KITCHENServing breakfast all day as well as lunch and hand-made cheesecake, Chef and Owner Chris Lub-ben loves to make many of his menu items from scratch. Whether you’re in the mood for a fluffy 3-egg Omelet, Shrimp & Grits, Prime Rib Sandwich or Andes Mint Cheesecake, Chris’ Cosmic Kitchen is your “Out of this World” Breakfast/Lunch Des-

tination. Evening restaurant rental is available, as well as a Personal Chef service. Chris’ Cosmic Kitchen is located at 420 Eastwood Rd, Unit 109, on the corner of Racine Dr. and Eastwood Rd. (910) 792-6720. Fol-low us on Twitter @CosmicKitchen. ■ SERVING BREAKFAST & LUNCH: 8am-4pm

Tues-Sat.; Sun. Brunch 9am-2pm. Closed Mon.■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown■ FEATURING: Take out, call (910) 792-6720■ WEBSITE: www.CosmicKitchenOnline.com.

C.G. DAWGSFor great traditional New York style eats with South-ern charm look no further than C.G. Dawgs. You will be drawn in by the aroma of fine beef franks served with witty banter and good natured delivery from the cleanest hot dog carts in Wilmington. Sabrett famous hot dogs and Italian sausages are the primary fare of-fered, with a myriad of condiments for all of your mid-day or late night cravings.■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: 11am - 5pm.

Sat. at the farmers market. Thurs.- Sat. nights on Market St. between Front and 2nd St. from 10pm

- 3:00am. Fibbers on Sun. nights until 3am.■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Downtown■ FEATURING: Lunch time delivery downtown

THE GEORGE ON THE RIVERWALKDrop your anchor at The George on the RiverWalk, your destination for complete sense indulgence. Watch the historic Cape Fear River unfold before you while you enjoy the best in Southern Coastal Cuisine. The menu combines elegance, creativity and diverse selection of steak, pasta, salad and fresh seafood, in-cluding 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

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At the corner of 2nd and Grace, Downtown Wilmington • Open Monday - Friday 9am - 4pm

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: 7 Days a Week Mon-Wed 11:30 am - 2:00 am Thurs-Sun 11:30 am - 2:00 am■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Masonboro Loop■ fEatURING: THE Best Rueben in Town!, $5.99 lunch specials, Outdoor Patio■ WEBSItE: www.halligansnc.com

HENRY’SA local favorite, Henry’s is the ‘place to be’ for great food, a lively bar and awesome patio dining. Henry’s serves up American cuisine at its finest that include en-trees 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 peo-ple. 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 Inde-pendence Boulevard, Wilmington, NC. (910) 793.2929.■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Sun. –Mon.11am-10pm; Tues.- Fri.: 11am – 11pm; Sat.: 10am – 11pm.■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown■ fEatURING: Daily blackboard specials.■ MUSIC: Live Music beginning at 5:30pm■ WEBSItE: www.henrysrestaurant.com.

HolidaY iNN RESoRtOceans 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 overlook-ing the Atlantic Ocean. Chef Eric invites you to experi-ence his daily specials in this magnificent setting. (910) 256-2231. 1706 N Lumina Ave, Wrightsville Beach.■ SERVING BREakfaSt, LUNCH & DINNER: Sun.-Sat..■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Wrightsville Beach■ fEatURING: Waterfront dining■ WEBSItE: www.holidayinn.com

K’S CafEVisit 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. Serv-ing 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 burg-ers, including their most popular Hot Hamburger Plat-ter 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 or on our website, www.ks-cafe.net.■ SERVING BREakfaSt & LUNCH: 7 DAYS A WEEK■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown■ fEatURING: Ever-changing brunch

tHE littlE diPPERWilmington’s favorite fondue restaurant! The Little Dip-per specializes in unique fondue dishes with a global variety of cheeses, meats, seafood, vegetables, choco-lates 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. Reserva-tions are appreciated for parties of any size. Located at the corner of Front and Orange in Downtown Wilming-ton. 138 South Front Street. (910) 251-0433.■ SERVING DINNER: Tues.- Sun. 5pm■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Downtown

■ fEatURING: 70s menu every Friday■ MUSIC: Fri. & Sat. in summer■ WEBSItE: www.littledipperfondue.com

PiNE VallEY MaRKEtPine Valley Market has reigned supreme in servicing the Wilmington community for years, securing encore’s Best-Of awards in catering, gourmet shop and butcher. Now, Kathy Webb and Christi Ferretti are expanding their talents into serving lunch in-house, so folks can enjoy their hearty, homemade meals in the quaint and cozy ambience of the market. Using the freshest ingre-dients 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 child-hood. Served among a soup du jour and salads, there is something for all palates. Take advantage of their take-home frozen meals for nights that are too hectic to cook, and don’t forget to pick up a great bottle of wine to go with it. 3520 S. College Road, (910) 350-FOOD.■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Mon.-Fri.10am-7pm; Sat. 9am-6pm. Closed Sun.■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Wilmington South■ fEatURING: Daily specials and take-home frozen meals■ WEBSItE: www.pinevalleymarket.com

tEMPtatioNS EVERYdaY GoURMEtTemptations Everyday Gourmet draws diners in by droves thanks to their creative menu selections, an ex-traordinary inventory of fine wines (over 300 varieties all without restaurant markups) and trained staff that go beyond culinary excellence. Recognized as Best Lunch Spot by WWAY in 2011, as well as having its chef, Michael Comer, touted among the top three best chefs in Wilmington, according to StarNews’ Taste of Wilmington 2010, Temptations offers two locations to serve Wilmingtonians. Located in Hanover Center for 25 years, signature items include their Homemade Chicken Salad and Turkey, Brie and Apple Sandwich, as well as their Porter’s Neck location’s Pimiento Cheeseburger. The Porter’s Neck location also serves an expanded dinner menu, which changes weekly. Their daily features, including specialty soups, salads, quiche and paninis, keeps patrons busy choosing healthy, fast foods whether dining onsite or back at the office. in fact, ask Temptations about their Office Party Menu for your next gathering. Their gourmet retail shop provides unique gourmet gift items featuring many locally made specialty foods, chocolates and goodies.■ SERVING LUNCH: Hanover Center, 3501 Oleander Dr., Ste 13. Mon.-Sat., 11am – 6pm (Closed Sundays)■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Porter’s Neck Center, 8207 Market St., Ste F. Mon. Wed., 10am-8:30pm; Thurs.-Sat., 10am-9pm. Dinner features begin at 5pm. (Closed Sundays)

■ NEIGHBORHOODS: Midtown & North Wilmington■ WEBSItE: www.temptationseverydaygourmet.com■ fEatURING: An expanded dinner menu, at the Porter’s Neck location, which changes weekly.

tRollY StoPTrolly Stop Hot Dogs is a family owned franchise with six locations. Since 1976 they specialize in homemade chili, slaw and sauces, and as of more recent – a variety of gourmet sausages and burgers (at participating loca-tions). The types of hot dogs include Beef & Pork, All Beef, Smoked Sausage, 98% Turkey, and Soy. Sausag-es include Bratwurst, Mild Italian, Spicy Beef and Pol-ish Kielbasi. Locations are: 126 N. Front Street Open seven days from 11am-4pm, late night hours are Thurs., Fri., and Sat. night from 10pm-3am; (910) 343-2999, 94 S. Lumina Ave, Wrightsville Beach 11-5pm 7days a week, 6pm-9pm Sun-Wed, and 6pm-3am Th-Sat. (910) 256-1421; 4502 Fountain Dr., 452-3952. 11am-7pm Mon-Sun; South Howe St. in Southport, (910) 457-7017 (CLOSED FOR THE SEASON UNTIL EASTER WEEKEND); 103A Cape Fear Blvd in Carolina Beach, (910) 458-5778; 1250 Western Blvd., Unit L-4 Jackson-ville, (910) 228-0952, opened Mon-Sun 11am-9pm. Ca-tering cart available all year from $300. (910) 297-8416.■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Throughout the Port City■ fEatURING: Dog friendly locations at Wrightsville Beach and DowntownWilmington. Buy a hot dog, we’ll throw in an extra for your pooch. (Without bun.)■ WEBSItE: www.trollystophotdogs.com

aSIaNBiG tHai aNd BiG tHai tWoNow with two convenient locations to serve you, Big Thai features authentic Thai cuisine in a fun, relaxing at-mosphere. Their delectable menu includes items such as Pineapple Fried Rice with Cashews, Roasted Duck in Red Curry, and several options for vegetarians and vegans. And don’t forget to try their famous Coconut Cake, made fresh in-house. You won’t regret it. Big Thai One (1001 N. 4th St. in the Brooklyn Arts District; 763-3035): Lunch M-F, 11-2. Dinner M-Th 5-9, F-Sa 5-10, Closed Sun.. Big Thai Two (1319 Military Cutoff Rd. inside Landfall Center; 256-6588)■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Open for Lunch M-F 11-2:30; Dinner M-Th 5-9; F-Sa 5-10; Sun. 5-9.■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Downtown and North Wilmington■ fEatURING: Vegetarian/vegan options.

SZECHUaN 132Craving 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 Univer-sity Landing), (910) 799-1426.■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown■ FEATURING: Lunch Specials

HIRO JAPANESE STEAKHOUSEWhat 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 din-ning experience. Also serving sushi, Hiro surprises its guests with a new special roll every week and nightly drink specials to complement it. From 4-7pm enjoy half-priced nigiri and half-priced regular makimono. Nigiri ma-kimono combos are only $7.50, while early-bird specials last from 4-6pm, where diners can choose two: shrimp, chicken or steak. Located at 222 Old Eastwood Road (910) 794-1570.■ SERVING DINNER: Open Mon. thru Thurs. 4pm-10pm; Fri. and Sat. 4pm-10:30pm and Sun. 11am-10pm.■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown■ FEATURING: Hibachi style dining.■ WEBSITE: hirojapanesesteakhouse.com/hibachi

INDOCHINE RESTAURANT & LOUNGEIf you’re ready to experience the wonders of the Ori-ent without having to leave Wilmington, join us at Indo-chine 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 mu-sic. Our diverse, friendly and efficient staff will serve you beautifully presented dishes full of enticing aromas and flavors. Be sure to try such signature items as the spicy and savory Roasted Duck with Red Curry, or the beautifully presented and delicious Shrimp and Scallops in a Nest. Be sure to save room for our world famous desert, the banana egg roll! We take pride in using only the freshest ingredients, and our extensive menu suits any taste. After dinner, enjoy specialty drinks by the koi pond in our Asian garden. Located at 7 Wayne Drive (beside the Ivy Cottage), (910) 251-9229.■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Tues.- Fri. 11am- 2pm; Sat. 12pm – 3pm forlunch. Mon.- Sun. 5pm – 10pm for dinner.■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown■ FEATURING: Balinese dancer every Fri. night.■ WEBSITE: www.indochinewilmington.com

FRENCHCAPRICE BISTROWilmington’s finest French cuisine can be found at Ca-price 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 prepa-ration 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 up-stairs 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 Restau-rant” three years in a row! 10 Market Street, downtown Wilmington, (910) 815-0810.

■ SERVING DINNER: Sun.- Thurs. 5:00 – 10pm.; Fri. and Sat., 5pm – Midnight.■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Downtown■ FEATURING: Upstairs sofa bar servingcocktails and lighter fare.■ WEBSITE: www.capricebistro.com

OUR CRÊPES & MOREThe Crêperie of Wilmington! Our Crêpes & More a fam-ily owned and operated French Crêperie, is serving au-thentic, homemade French cuisine to dine in or to go. Everything on their menu is under $10, and is a healthy alternative, while eating a savory meal or sweet treat. Open at 7 am Tuesday through Friday, Our Crêpes & More offers a delicious variety of breakfast combos, quickly served or to go. On the Savory side, the Uzès, Quebec, Forestiere Royale or Tahiti are among the most popular. Their homemade Ratatouille, South France type Sub like the Pain Bagnat are worth the detour too! On the sweet side, The Versailles, St- Tropez or Crazy Nutella (with homemade Nutella ice cream) will make you come back for more! They also serve Fresh Sal-ads or Soups depending on the seasons, amazing all natural Homemade Sorbet & Ice Cream, Croissants & Chocolate Croissants. Open all day with free WiFi and live French radio, Our Crepes & More is a pleasant yet casual place to unwind. Our Crepes & More can accom-modate large parties! ■ OPEN: TUESDAY – FRIDAY 7AM – 3 PMSATURDAY & SUNDAYS 8AM – 3PM! (Monday Closed.)■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown■ FEATURING: Vegetarian and gluten-free options. Free Wi-Fi..■ WEBSITE: www.ourcrepesandmore.com

INDIANTANDOORI BITESLocated on College Road, just opposite Hugh Mac-Rae 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, includ-ing 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 help-ful servers, as well as chefs who bring full-flavored tastes straight from their homeland. Located at 1620 South College Road, (910) 794-4540.■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Mon-Thu 11am-2pm, 5pm-10pm; Fri 11am-2pm, 5pm-11pm; Sat 11:30am-2pm, 5pm-11pm; Sun 11:30am-2pm, 5pm-9pm.■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown.■ FEATURING: Lunch buffet, which now serves South Indian cuisine ($7.95 daily)■ WEBSITE: www.tandooribites.net.

ITALIANEDDIE ROMANELLI’Sis 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 16oz. 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 favor-ite. Large parties welcome. 503 Olde Waterford Way,

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Leland. (910) 383.1885.■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Sun.- Thurs. 11am – 10pm.; Fri. & Sat. 11am – 11pm■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Wilmington South.■ FEATURING: Weekly Specials■ WEBSITE: RomanellisRestaurant.com.

ELIZABETH’S PIZZAA 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. Eliza-beth’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 avail-able. 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).■ WEBSITE: www.epwilmington.com

GIORGIO’S ITALIAN RESTAURANTGiorgio’s is a locally owned, one-of-a-kind restaurant. Offering age-old traditions and timeless recipes, per-fection is accomplished by combining the perfect cuisine and atmosphere for a dining experience that is not soon forgotten. With over 50 years of cooking experience under one roof, the smells of old-fash-ioned home cooking float through the air creating that comforting feeling of home-away-from-home! From old world style dishes to modern day creations, the menu showcases multiple flavors that will tempt the palate of the most discriminating connoisseurs. A Monkey Junction landmark for over 12 years! 5226 S College Rd.,Wilmington (910) 790-9954.■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Mon.- Thurs. 11am. – 9:30am; Fri. 11am-10:30pm; Sat. 12pm-10:30pm Sun. 11:30am – 9:30pm■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Wilmington South■ FEATURING: Daily specials, kids menu and online coupons.■ WEBSITE: www.giorgios-restaurant.com.

SLICE OF LIFE“Slice” has become a home away from home for tour-ists 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: 11:30am-3am, 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 AMERICANSAN JUAN CAFEOffering 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 Face-book/Twitter for live music updates!

■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER: Mon Sat. 11am-2:30pm and from 5-10pm. Closed Sunday.■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown■ FEATURING: Nightly specials■ WEBSITE: www.sanjuancafenc.com

ORGANICLOVEY’S MARKETLovey’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 9am to 7pm; Saturday 9am to 6pm and Sunday 10am to 6pm. Locat-ed 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., 11am–6pm; Sat. & Sun., 11am-6pm(salad bar open all the time). Market hours: Mon.-Fri., 9am-7pm; Sat., 9am-6pm; Sun., 10am-6pm■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown■ FEATURING: Organic Salad Bar/Hot Bar, New Bakery with fresh, organic pies and cakes. Newly expanded.■ WEBSITE: www.loveysmarket.com.

SEAFOODDOCK STREET OYSTER BARVoted Best Oysters for over 10 years by encore read-ers, you know what you can find at Dock Street Oyster Bar. But we have a lot more than oysters! Featuring a full menu of seafood, pasta, and chicken dishes from $4.95-$25.95, there’s something for everyone at Dock Street. You’ll have a great time eating in our “Bohemi-an-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

EASTThe Blockade Runner offers an array of seasonal sea-food 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

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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 attib-utes in atmosphere, presentations, flavor and ingenuity. Sugnature 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; 910-392-6313; hierony-musseafood.com■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown■ FEATURING: Fireside oyster bar.■ WEBSITE: www.hieronymusseafood.net

OCEANICVoted best seafood restaurant in Wilmington, Oce-anic 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 Av-enue, Wrightsville Beach. (910) 256.5551.■ SERVING LUNCH & DINNER■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Wrightsville Beach■ FEATURING: Dining on the Crystal Pier.■ WEBSITE: OceanicRestaurant.com

SOUTHERNCASEY’S BUFFETIn 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 Lar-ry 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 11am to 9pm and on Sundays from 11am to 8pm.Closed Mon. and Tuesdays.■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Midtown■ FEATURING:For adventurous palates, pig’s feet and chitterlings.

SMALL PLATESTHE FORTUNATE GLASSThe Fortunate Glass Wine Bar focuses on wines from all regions, with 50 wines by the glass and approximate-ly 300 wines available by the bottle—from some of the best boutique and cult wines to everyday values that work with any budget. We use a state-of-the-art wine preservation system—the N2Vin system—to keep our wine fresh and at the perfect temperature. The wine bar also features some of the most outstanding craft beers and sparkling wines. In addition to an abundant drink menu, The Fortunate Glass Wine Bar presents a small menu of fine cheeses, Italian cured meats, small plates and decadent desserts to accompany and compliment any wine selection. The serene ambiance of The For-tunate 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.■ SERVING EVENINGS: Tues.-Thurs. 4pm-12am

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. 6-8 p.m.Sparkling Wine Specials & Half Price Select Bottles : Wed. & Thurs. Monthly Food & Wine Pairing Events■ WEBSITE: fortunateglasswinebar.com

SPORTS BARCAROLINA ALE HOUSEVoted 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 res-taurant. 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: CarolinaAleHouse.com

FOX & HOUND PUB & GRILLEServing 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 appe-tizers 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 choc-olate 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: foxandhound.com

HELL’S KITCHENThis 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 reu-bens, 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: 11am – late. Sun. at noon.■ NEIGHBORHOOD: Downtown■ FEATURING: Dueling pianos every Thurs., Fri., and Sat. nights. and 1/2 priced select appetizers m-th 4-7pm■ WEBSITE: www.hellskitchenbar.com


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RORY SCOVELFriday November 4th Saturday November 5th

Presents:

8pm Show | Doors 7pm | Admission: $10/$12

Conan • Opened for: Louis C.K. • Daniel Tosh and Nick Swardson • Comedy Central

Jimmy Fallon • Sasquatch Music Festival Bumbershoot Comedy

November 9, 2011 | 7:30 AMWilmington Convention Center

Guest Speakers: Tim Bourne, Executive Producer; Dan Brawley, Director; Greg

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Dave coulier was only 21 when he received advice that would become a mantra for his entire career. While preparing for a

spot on “The Tonight Show,” then-host Jay Leno said, “Coulier, if you work clean, you can work anywhere.” The advice became invaluable, as it was Coulier’s G-rated sensibilities that earned him a role on the quintes-sential family-friendly sitcom “Full House.” It also cre-ated and cast a shadow upon his career.

It’s not uncommon for television stars to lead dra-matic, movie-worthy lives—but it goes both ways. For every success story (Michael J. Fox), there’s a cautionary tale (Danny Bonaduce). Comfortably in the middle lies Coulier. After his swift rise into the public eye, there were no controversies to mar the image—no nasty divorces, sundry addictions or em-barrassing mug shots. In fact, Coulier came to nega-tive press was when he was outted as the inspiration for Alanis Morissette’s acid-tongued confessions in her 1995 hit “You Oughta Know.”

Coulier made the transition from comedy clubs to television, and lent his versatile voice on “Scooby-Doo,” the “The Jetsons” and Jim Henson’s “Muppet Babies.” Afterward came the role that changed his life—his break on ABC’s “Full House” as the goofy albeit loveable Joey Gladstone. Recently, he has been providing voices for Adult Swim’s irreverent series “China, IL” and “Ro-bot Chicken.” As well, he is writing a screenplay for an untitled Christmas movie, and next year he will be tour-ing with his own troupe The Clean Guys of Comedy.

When he calls me from LA, he is on the set of “Can’t Get Arrested,” a new Web series. He plays a thinly veiled version of himself, as well his own washed-up manager, Irv Steenstein. He also stars alongside his former co-star Jodie Sweetin (Stephanie Tanner). The pilots is appropiately titled “Full Blouse,” and the plot indicates it less family-friendly than the series it puns. “Sweetin and I are sitting at dinner and the paparazzi takes a picture of us,” Coulier describes. “And they purposely Photoshop a nip slip onto her, and it hits the press ... she’s outraged, but I think it’s

a real opportunity.”encore spoke with Coulier about the new series,

stand-up and life after “Full House.”encore: How did “Can’t Get Arrested” come about?Dave Coulier: It’s an idea I had for Jodie and I. Most of the “Full House” cast still keep in touch. As luck would have it, a producer, Jordan Rozansky, contacted me and said he’d like to work together, so we sat down and just clicked. We decided that we kind of wanted to do a show that wasn’t mean-spirited. We wanted a flavor of [the HBO series] “Curb Your Enthusiasm” and combine elements of TMZ in there as well; we thought of a really interesting way to do it. We shook that all up, poured it out, and “Can’t Get Arrested” came out. e: I’ve noticed a lot of contemporary TV series have documentary-style camerawork (“The Office,” “Mod-ern Family”), but none seem to incorporate the voy-eurism of TMZ and other paparazzi outlets. DC: When you’re in this crazy business, you never know when TMZ is going to suddenly show up at a restaurant and start snapping pictures. I thought: Let’s take the ab-surdity of that and the [instantaneous nature of] social media and comically explore that world. That was the catalyst. We filmed with Dennis Haskins [Mr. Belding from “Saved By The Bell”] and Kato Kaelin [infamous O.J. Simpson trial witness] yesterday, and Candace Cameron [D.J. Tanner, “Full House”] is shooting with us tomorrow. It’s come together as a perfect storm of comedy—that hasn’t happened in my career a lot. e: I read you were reaching out to self-proclaimed “Full House” fan Jimmy Fallon for a reunion. DC: Yeah, I actually tweeted Jimmy this morning. He’s been trying to reunite the “Saved By The Bell” cast ... he’d done some bits about “Full House” and had me, John Stamos and Bob Saget on the show before, so I know he’s a fan. e: Recently, I saw an episode of “30 Rock,” in which a Canadian actor referred to you as “Sir Dave Cou-lier.” You were born in Michigan, yet Canada claims you as one of its own.

DC: [Laughs] Yeah, I saw that. Well, my mom’s side of the family is all from Canada, so I have those roots. I played hockey growing up in Detroit, and my last name sounds French, so I think a lot of people confuse the fact that I was born in Detroit . . . I think most of it’s because I wore a Red Wings jersey on “Full House.”e: After doing stand-up for nearly four decades, how have you seen comedy evolve?DC: Well, the subject matter is constantly evolving, but there’s only a number of ways you can tell a joke. Only the players have changed. It hasn’t gotten any easier. [Laughs] I came up with a wonderful group of comedians like Garry Shandling, Dennis Miller, Jim Carrey, Jerry Seinfeld, Paul Reiser—the list goes on and on. Being onstage with them every night, you had to be great. You couldn’t follow Seinfeld with a mediocre set. e: On the other hand, television seems to have drasti-cally changed since “Full House.”DC: I think television’s gotten a little cynical. I hear all the time, “Why aren’t there more shows like “Full House” on television, where I can sit down with my kids and watch.” I don’t know how to answer. I think suddenly there became this attitude that loving your family wasn’t a hip thing, and kids have to be [portrayed as] brats while the parents have to be dismissive and aloof; “Full House” was anything but. People often revere that as a simpler time and it really was.e: You’ve managed to keep your wholesome reputa-tion, which I imagine is hard—especially when former co-stars Bob Saget and John Stamos, with the help of guest spots on “Entourage,” are shedding their clean-cut images. Has it been difficult?DC: It’s a choice I made early on. I don’t necessarily think you need to have an F-bomb to make people laugh. ... My style is: Let’s just get the laugh and not insult or alienate someone in the process. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not a prude [but] there’s a time and a place. You get to entertain a very wide demographic, as opposed to just young white males who want to come and hear “Uncle Joey” swear.

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ECOTONEEcotone, the award-winning literary magazine of UNCW’s acclaimed creative writing program, will host a reading on Thurs., 11/3, 7:30pm, WHQR’s MC Erney Gallery. Celebrate the re-lease of the Fall 2011 “Happiness” issue. The evening will feature selections from past Eco-tone issues, as well as the new issue. Read-ers will include UNCW authors Karen Bender, Clyde Edgerton, David Gessner, and Robert Siegel; Cape Fear Literary Council executive director Linda Lytvinenko; and WHQR’s own George Scheibner. Guests will also enjoy wine, hors d’oeuvres, and live music. Copies of current and past Ecotones, as well astwo-issue subscriptions, will be avail-able for purchase. Tickets: $15 and [email protected].

SENIOR EXPO11/3, 10am: Mark your calendars to attend the Coastal Area’s New Senior Expo, featuring over 40 Exhibitors offering Information on Activites, Products and Services for the happiness, health and well-being of seniors.... Seminars on Advance Directives, Living Wills and POA’s; Medicare; VA Benefits; and A Virtural Tour Through Dementia. FREE Screenings of Blood Pressure, Cholesterol, Hearing plus More! Held at the First Baptist Ac-tivities Center, 1939 Independence Boulevard in Wilmington. 910-512-9948.

UNCW PRESENTSUNCW Presents Arts in Action Series. Subscrip-

11/3: ECOTONEUNCW’s literary magazine will host a reading on

Thursday the 3rd at 7:30 p.m. at WHQR’s M.C. Erney Gallery. The release of the “Happiness” edition

offers numerous writings from acclaimed authors from UNCW, including Clyge Edgerton, Karen Bender and Robert Siegel. Guests from Cape Fear Literacy

Council and WHQR’s very own George Scheibner will also be on hand, with wine hors d’oeuvre and live

music to be enjoyed. Tickets: $15.

tions are on sale now through Kenan Box Office at 962-3500 and online, www.etix.com. Shows at Kenan Auditorium unless otherwise noted. www.uncw.edu/presents. Schedule: 11/3, 8pm: Gram-my Award winning Dobet Gnahoré. A remarkable singer from the Côte d’Ivoire, Gnahorè, performs with a group of instrumentalists offering new sounds, ancient traditions and remarkable music. From Mandingue melodies to Congolese rumba, Ivory Coast ziglibiti to Cameroon bikoutsi, Gna-horé’s pan-African palette blends colorful com-positions, jazz-inflected vocals and unparalleled charisma. $22 GA, $18 faculty and staff and $6 students. Kenan Box Office 910.962.3500 or buy tickets: etix.com.

JUGGLING GYPSYJuggling Gypsy, 1612 Castle St. www.juggling-gypsy.com. Schedule: • 11/3: Firedancers and

Drum Circle, w/DJ. • 11/4-6: #Occupy Wall Street Showcase • 11/7: Monday Multime-dia Open Mic • 11/10: Firedancers and Drum Circle, w/DJ. • 11/11: Belly dance Showcase, w/Vatra Gitana • 11/14: Monday Multimedia Open Mic • 11/17: Firedancers and Drum Circle, w/DJ. • 11/21: Bring Your Own Vinyl Night, every Third Monday.

THALIAN MAIN ATTRACTIONS SERIESThalian Hall Main Attractions Series. Sched-ule: Shakespeare on Trial, 11/4, 8pm. A Mr. Bill Shakespeare takes the stand for a grilling by MacBeth, Iago, Hamlet and Juliet—who are up-close, personal, ticked-off and tired of be-ing misunderstood. Think Harvey Corman and

Tim Conway in a theatrical courtroom of dramatic mischief in a two-man comedy. www.offtheleash.ca/shakespeare-on-trial • The Raleigh Ring-ers, 11/19, 8pm. Popular 17-member handbell ensemble with a repertoire that’s 50% classics & rock, 50% holiday favorites—and 100% awe-some. Performing on one of the most extensive collections of bells and bell-like instruments in the world. www.rr.com www.ThalianHall.org Box Of-fice 910-632-2285; 800-523-2820. Thalian Hall, 310 Chestnut St. Events subject to change. All tickets subject to $1 historic restoration fee add-ed at time of purchase.

ST STAN’S POLISH FESTIVAL11/5: St. Stan’s Polish Festival. Traditional Pol-ish food, dancing, entertainment, crafts, silent auction, children’s entertainment and more! Free parking. St. Stanislaus Church, 4849 Castle Hayne Rd., Castle Hayne. 910-675-2336. www.ststans-nc.org

CRAFT FAIR11/5, 10am: 12th Annual Craft Fair @ St. Mark Catholic Church (1011 Eastwood Rd.) sponsored by the LAOH. 40+ Vendors & artisans. Unique crafts, homemade gifts, handcrafted jewelry, doll clothing, artwork, Irish jewelry/gifts/accesso-ries, holiday items and much more!! All proceeds benefit local charities: Miracle Field and St. Mary Health Center. Cathy Lynch: [email protected]

CAPE FEAR SORBA11/6: Cape Fear SORBA, a chapter of the Inter-national Mountain Bicycling Association, will be holding the Brunswick Brawl Short Track Moun-tain Bike Race. Held on a 2.4 mile course at the Brunswick Nature Park off of N.C. HWY 133, is the first Mountain Bike Race to ever be held on the newly constructed trails, built entirely by club volunteers. The Brunswick Brawl will have catego-ries for all levels of racers. The expert racers will be competing for a share of the money raised, while the rest of the funds will go CFSORBA to aid in additional trail construction at the park. The club expects to begin construction on the next 2+ miles of trail in the coming months. Austin Fen-wick: 828-243-7867 or [email protected].

HIP AND HANDMADE CRAFT FAIRSee page 21.

LUMINA STATION WEEK OF WOW11/9-12: Lumina Station hosts ticketed events, store specials and discounts, exclusive restaurant menus, designer trunk shows, fitness boot camp,

and more!Experience all that Lumina Station can offer and help give back to local charity founda-tions! A portion of proceeds will support The Car-ousel Center for Abused Children and The Juve-nile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF). Other activities during include a passport that must be stamped at each participating merchant to be en-tered into a raffle as well as the Wheel of WOW and WOW grab bags! Spin the wheel or pull out the top prize at time of purchase • Tickets events include: 11/9, 10am: Healthy Living Workshop: Free, interactive and hosted by Lumina Fitness. Learn how to stretch, eat healthy, and exercise during their bootcamp fitness session and enter to win Lumina Fitness memberships, training ses-sions, and other exciting gifts! • 11/9: Kickoff Party, 5-8pm, with refreshing drinks, silent auc-tion for The Carousel Center and JDRF. • 11/1-, 11:30am-2pm: Live Colorfully at Paysage Home Decor & Interior Styling Luncheon. Special guest speakers will be Ginny Collette of Lee Industries, Jeff Hughes of Natural Curiosities, and Holly Young May of Paysage Interiors. Enjoy friends, food, and fashion all under one (beautifully de-signed) roof! • 11/11, 7-9pm: She Wore Blue Velvet Fashion Show w/Style Girl Jess James—glamorous styles for winter season, raffle and un-veiling of the WOW makeover candidates! lumi-nastation.com/wow

FESTIVAL LATINO11/12, 11am: Festival Latino takes place at Ogden Park for the first time since outgrowing Hugh MacRae Park! Featuring music, food and dance! Vendors needed to market services to over 20,000 people. Largest Latino event in Cape Fear. Amigos Internacional: (910) 264-4915 or [email protected].

HOLY GROUNDS COFFEE HOUSEHoly Grounds Coffee House, a nonprofit organiza-tion, designates the months of October and No-vember to be a Fundraising Time for our Food Pan-try. Help distribute food to over 100 families every Saturday morning from 9-11am • November: A Food Drive at Holy Grounds. Anyone that wants to donate non-perishable food to give away to the folks in our community in need, can bring them by HG from 7am-2pm, Mon-Fri. Every 5 items do-nated to HG will get the giver a free cup of regular coffee or 50 percent off of a specialty coffee. Also welcomed: coats, sweaters, and blankets to give away during cold winter months.

BATTLESHIP NC11/12: Behind the scenes tour of the Battleship to see un-restored areas. 4-hr tour consists of small groups with guides. Guests explore the bow (of-ficers’ country and boatswain locker), third deck (Radio II, brig, after gyro, storage rooms, ammu-nition handling, Engineer’s office, torpedo area), Engine room #1, the refrigerator compartments, and climb inside the fire control tower to the top of the ship. The Azalea Coast Radio Club will be in Radio II to explain their work on the ship’s radio transmitters. Limited to ages 12 and older; 40 par-ticipants/time slot: 8:30-12:30 or afternoon 1:30-5:30 pm. RSVP/payment by 11/10. $45/$35 for Friends of the Battleship or active military. 910-251-5797. www.battleshipnc.com

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11/12, 9am:-3pm Oleander United Methodist Church is hosting its’ 2nd Annual Holiday Fest Arts and Crafts Show. We are located next to Papa Johns’ on Oleander Drive. One-stop Christ-mas shopping w/a variety of one-of-a-kind, unique gifts for everyone on your list. A delicious break-fast and lunch will be available at a nominal price. Cheryl Johnson: [email protected]

FAVORED AND FABULOUSCicely Pringle with Beautifully Mended we are an event planning company, and we are hosting Fa-vored and Fabulous, a nonprofit self esteem em-powerment workshop for teen girls ages 13-19.On Sat., 11/12, 1-5:30pm, at Valour Ministries of Grace 3504 N. Kerr Ave. Admission is free. Seats are limited: 910-262-2436 or www.signmeup.com/79002 to RSVP. Free food,contests,and giveaways. 910-262-2436 or [email protected].

NATIONAL GAMING DAY11/12, 1pm: National Gaming Day is free fun for all ages at Main Library, 1-4pm. Compete in a na-tional Frogger video game tournament, play Xbox 360 Kinect, PS3 Move, Wii bowling, all kinds of board games and puzzles, and bean bag toss. Lo-cal sponsors are GameStop, Cape Fear Games, and the Friends of NHC Library. Prizes will be awarded throughout the day, including a refur-bished Wii and a refurbished D Si!

THANK GOODNESS FOR CAREGIVERS11/12, 10am: “Thank Goodness for Caregiv-ers” Join us to celebrate you thecaregiver. Event is sponsored by Elderhaus PACE, Area Agency on Aging and the Senior Resource Center. Edu-cational workshops to support caregivers and Thanksgiving lunch will be held at Elderhaus PACE, 2222 S. 17th Str. Free. Holly Henderson: (910) 395-4554 or [email protected]

FREE CLINICFree low-vision clinic for individuals with visual impairments, 11/19, 10am-3pm, at the disAbil-ity Resource Center, 140-C Cinema Dri. Free; however RSVP: [email protected] or (910) 538-6677.

UNCW 2011-12 ARTS SEASONThe UNCW Office of Cultural Arts announces its 2011/12 season, which includes a schedule of internationally-acclaimed artists, encompassing a wide range of styles and genres, with perfor-mances by luminaries in classical and jazz music, dance and drama. Tickets at the Kenan Audito-rium Box Office, Mon-Fri, noon-5PM, 910-962-3500 or 800-732-3643. At Kenan Auditorium unless otherwise specified. Schedule: 11/5: Invisible Man: World Premiere Stage Adaptation

charity/fund-raisersNC GIVE 2 THE TROOPS HOLIDAY DRIVE

The NC branch of Give2theTroops announces the 2011 Holidays for the Troops Care Package Col-lection Drive. Holiday decorations, foods, cards, holiday CDs and DVDs, and gifts for deployed military are being collected and sent in care boxes to troops serving in combat areas. Items will be collected until 11/30 and can be shipped or de-livered to us here in Greenville NC. Our branch expects to ship about 800 packages, with each package containing enough items for 12-20 mem-bers to share. Your financial contributions are also needed to help with postage costs which will be about $18,000. Barbara Whitehead: 252-321-8227. www.Give2thetroops.org

RUMMAGE SALERummage sale at B’nai Israel Congregation, 2601 Chestnut St. (off 26th and Market), Fri/Sun, 11/4, 9am-2pm, and 11/6, 9am-1pm.

OCCUPY WALL ST FUND-RAISER

11/4-6: Eight Circuits Production will be hosting #OccupyWallStreet Fund-raiser Festival, at The Juggling Gypsy Entertainment Parlor on 1612 Castle Street. This weekend long event will begin every day at 4pm, and will include live and local music, info sessions, workshops, a zine table, outdoor fire performances, film screenings and live streaming of the protest. Music by The Clams (on the Half Shell), St. Anthony, Tickle Button, Dead Pharaoh, Caucasians, Taqasim Tribe, Ste-ven Gibbs, Tijuana Guano, DJ Chaos Elph, and many more, including members from local group, Libraries. Admission is $1+, or donations of non-perishable food, new or gently used blankets, medical supplies, etc. All proceeds will be used to purchase and send food and provisions to the protestors in New York.

CHORDS FOR A CAUSEGloriana will be joined with the elegant tones of the Wilmington Symphony Orchestra, 11/5, in Wilmington’s Kenan Auditorium. The special con-cert will benefit Chords for a Cause, a non-profit organization that harnesses the power of music to support medical programs in the community. To support the Betty H. Cameron Women’s and Children’s Hospital’s commitment to bring more smiles to the children and families who come to the hospital for care. Gloriana has a gold certified hit single, “Wild at Heart” and won the fan vote for “Best Breakthrough Artist” in the Amercian Music Awards. www.glorianacontest.com. Tickets available through the Kenan box office in August. www.chordsforacause.com.

LAOH CRAFT FAIR11/5, 10am-4pm: 12th annual LAOH Craft Fair, at St. Mark CatholicChurch. 40 plus vendors and artisans showcasing their unique wares. Crafts, homemade gifts, handcrafted jewelry, doll cloth-

ing, artwork, Irish gifts/jewelry, holiday items and much more! Proceeds benefit Miracle Field & Play-ground and St. Mary Health Center.

CHRISTMAS BAZAAR AND COAT DRIVE11/5, 10am-3pm: Christmas Bazaar and Commu-nity Coat Drive at First United Methodist Church, Myrtle Beach (901 N. Kings Hwy). Vendors, arts and crafts, local artists, bake sale and more! Free, but please bring a new or clean, gently used coat (for children and/or adults) in our community, and receive a ticket (1 ticket/donated item; max 3 tickets) for 10%off one item from participating vendors. UMW items and bake sale items not in-cluded. Coat Drive will benefit many in need in the Myrtle Beach area First United Methodist Church Youth Ministry Missions United Methodist Wom-en (UMW) Missions (local and global).

JR LEAGUE BARGAIN SALEJr League’s 57th annual Bargain Sale, with pre-sale on 11/4, 6:30-8:30pm, $6. Event on 11/5, 7:30am-1:30pm. Old Haverty’s building at Ha-nover Center. 3501 Oleander Dr. New and gently

used items from local retailers and residents for sale—a mega sale, featuring everything from chil-dren’s and adult’s toys to books, home decor and electronics! Cash only!

WILLIE STARGELL CELEB GOLF TOURNEY9th annual Willie Stargell Celebrity Golf Tourna-ment: 11/11,12, and 13 at The Country Club of Landfall. Close to 30 celebrities will attend this year’s three day event. Those celebrities in-clude former Oakland A’s pitcher, Dave Stewart, former Pittsburgh Pirate pitcher, John “Candy Man” Candeleria, and President of the Pittsburgh Pirates, Frank Coonelly, just to name a few. Mi-chelle Hackman at [email protected].

GREEN BABY DIAPER SERVICE11/12, 11am: Baby Netta, named after her mom-my and grandmother, is just over 2 years old. She suffers from a severe form of epilepsy that has been diagnosed as Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome. There is no cure, but can be regulated with medi-cation. Green Baby and Infinity Photography are hosting a cornhole tournament and fundraiser for Netta at Mayfaire’s Event Field. There will be deli-cious food, children’s activities and great music. www.greenbabybiz.com/benettafit

WE GOT THE BEATOn Sat., 11/5, 6:30pm, Thalian Hall for DREAMS Presents: We Got the Beat!, a gala evening of art and entertainment. During our pre-show recep-tion, enjoy the sounds of local musicians Raphael Namé and Koostic Thang as you savor delicious hors d’oeuvre and fine wine. Then settle in for a fabulous night, featuring DREAMS student per-formances on Thalian’s main stage, unique work by young visual artists, amazing silent and live auctions, incredible raffle items, and much, much more. Tickets are $60 and are available at the

Thalian Hall box office (310 Chestnut Street), by calling 910-632-2285, or

at thalianhall.com. Allproceeds benefit DREAMS of Wilmington, which is dedicat-

ed to building creative, committed citizens, one child at a time, by providing youth in need with high-quality, free-of-charge programming in the literary, visual and performing arts.

BREATHE DEEP ILM 5K 11/12, 9am: Breathe Deep Wilmington, a 5k walk/fun run to support lung cancerresearch, will be held at Greenfield Lake Park in Wilm-ington. Open to the publi, both spectators and participants are encouraged to attend. Event check-in and event day registration begins 9am. 5k walk and fun run starts 10am; friendly to strollers and pets. Free giveaways, silent

auction, food, drink, entertainment, children’s activities, and prizes for the top fundraising teams and individuals. PPD, UBS Financial Services, Quality Agents, and Russ Chiropractic are spon-soring the event. All proceeds support LUNGev-ity Foundation, the nation’slargest private funder of lung cancer research. Register: lungevity.org/wilmington

CHOWDA FEST11/12, noon: 9th Annual ChowdaFest! Hot clam chowder on a cool fall afternoon sounds like the Ninth Annual ChowdaFest! Serving up four kinds of chowder on Saturday, November 12, Chow-daFest takes place on the Riverview Patio at Fat Tony’s Italian Pub, 131 N. Front Street in down-town Wilmington. Enjoy New England, Manhat-tan, and Down East varieties, plus our very own Roasted Poblano Chicken Corn Chowder. $5 ad-mission charge includes one cup of your choice, and others may be purchased. No festival is com-plete without music, and this year Bag-of-Toys will perform at noon, and NoSeRiDeRs will perform at 3pm. A portion of proceeds goes to Cape Fear Literacy Council. See you there!

HOLIDAY LUNCHEONBargain Box 4th Annual Holiday Luncheon, Kathy Vezzetti: 910-362-0603 or [email protected]. “An American Original: Eleanor Roosevelt,” Sat., 11/19, 10:30am-1pm. Bargain Box of ILM invites the community to attend its 4th annual Holi-day Luncheon and “An American Original: Eleanor Roosevelt” performed by Marjorie Megivern. Ms. Megivern portrays one of the most influential First Ladies of the 20th century who won hearts with her concern for society’s marginalized and needy. Marjorie Megivern, playwright, director and actor with more than 30 years’ experience in Wilming-ton, researches, writes and performs the lives of important historic women. Held at Lee Parish Hall, St. James Parish, 25 South Third Street in Wilm-ington. Advance tickets: $35. bargainboxilm.org.

SENIOR CENTER SHOPPING BAZAAR11/19, 10am-4pm: VOCAL will have their annual Senior Center Holiday Shopping Bazaar at the Senior Center. VOCAL is a non profit organiza-tion helping to assist our local seniors at the NHC Senior Center. This fundraiser helps to purchase supplies and other items to assist with various activities at the center. We’re looking for craft vendors and shoppers to assist in this one-stop shopping event. Debbie Randall: 617-9845.

theatre/auditionsNEW RIVER PLAYERS

See page 18.

THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANKSee page 16.

UNCW THEATRE DEPT11/10-13, 17-20; 8pm, w/2pm Sun. matinees: The Seagull, in the Mainstage Theatre of UNC Wilmington’s Cultural Arts Building. Anton Chek-hov’s masterpieces and one of the first “modern” dramas, The Seagull helped to inaugurate realist theatre by closely and warmly depicting the lives of more than a dozen characters, all of them art-ists, lovers and dreamers. A multi-media show, us-ing shadow puppetry, projections and film to cre-ate an atmosphere of magic and play. Vincent’s driving vision for the production is “child’s play,” with the characters embracing their lives with child-like enthusiasm and abandon while trying to make their world a place of charm and enchant-ment. Indv. tickets for all 2011-12 performances are $12 general public, $10 UNCW employee/alumni or senior citizens, and $5 students. 910-962-3500. [email protected].

YANKEE TAVERNThrough 11/6, Thurs-Sat., 8pm; with 3pm mati-nees on Sun. The Red Barn Studio Theatre in association with Imaginary Theater Company announces Yankee Tavern, by Steven Dietz. In 2006, a man who knows more than he should, changes the lives of the denizens of a crumbling bar in lower Manhattan near the site of the Twin Towers. Directed by Dorothy Rankin and featuring Mike O’Neil, Rylan Morsbach, Isabel Heblich, and Lee Lowrimore, this thriller considers the impact of conspiracy theories on individual lives as well as society at large. Tickets are $25 regular admis-sion, $23 for students and seniors. 762-0955, 1122 S. 3rd St. www.redbarnstudiotheatre.com.

FABULOUS FABLE FACTORYStagestruck Players, the youth division of Bruns-wick Little Theatre, will present the musical, ‘Fabu-lous Fable Factory,’ 11/11-13, 18-20 at 7pm or 3pm Sunday matinees. During the story of how Aesop’s fables came to be, the entire troupe par-ticipates in creating and enacting some of the best of the fables.Playhouse 211 at 4320 Southport-

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11/5: WE GOT THE BEAT!DREAMS’ will host a gala of a good time, with art and entertainment at its forefront on the 5th. Musicians

Raphael Namé and Koostic Thing take the stage, with hors d’ouevre and wine being served, before perfor-

mances by DREAMS students get underway. Silent and live auctions take place, as well as a raffle! Tickets are only $60, available at thalianhall.com. All profits ben-efit building a creative community through providing

at-risk youth a creative outlet through the arts.

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Supply Rd, SE (Highway 211), St. James across from BEMC.Tickets: 910-200-7785 or www.play-house211.com. www.brunswicklittletheatre.com.

THE KITCHEN WITCHESThe Sneads Ferry Community Theatre pres-ents “The Kitchen Witches” by Caroline Smith. (Produced by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc.). Directed by John Pratt, 11/4, 5 & 6, Fri/Sat, 7pm; Sun., 3pm. Sneads Ferry Com-munity Center, 126 Park Ln. Adults $12, students (any age with student ID) $6. RSVP for parties of 10 or more: 910-327-2798 All other tickets sold at the door, day of show! www.sneadsferrycom-munitytheatre.com

BROWNCOAT PUB AND THEATRECannibal! The Musical has been extended due to rave reviews; 11/4-5, 8pm. Show times are 8pm. Tickets are $15 general admission and $8 students. • CFIFN presents Sunday Cinema ex-clusively at the Browncoat: Sunday at 7:30pm. Browncoat partners with the Cape Fear Indepen-dent Film Network to bring you the finest in in-dependent cinema from around the world. Each week, we will screen a new independent film along with an accompanying short. Admission: $3 and proceeds will benefit local filmmakers and the Cape Fear Independent Film Festival. • Browncoat Jeopardy Trivia: Sunday at 9:30pm. Test your knowledge in Wilmington’s best team trivia experience. No cover charge. Great prizes every week. • Browncoat Karaoke: Fri/Sat/Sun at 10pm for downtown Wilmington’s best karaoke experience. Be a star on our stage with genuine theatre lighting, state of the art equipment and a song list of more than 150,000 songs! No cover! • Every Wed, 10pm, Open Mic Comedy Night at the Browncoat Pub and Theatre 111 Grace St. Any-one welcome to come out and tell all your best jokes because at this comedy club. You can tell however many jokes you like and stop whenever you like. Hosted by local actor and comedian Ka-meron King. 910-612-1018. 111 Grace St. 910-341-0001 or browncoattheatre.com.

comedyDAVE COULIER AND JIMMIE JJ WALKER

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NUTT ST. COMEDY ROOM Tickets; $8/$10. Schedule: • 11/4-5 Rory Scovel (comedy central) • 11/11-12 Nutt St Live Sketch Comedy • 11/18-19 Debra Cole • 12/2-3: Marc Price from Family Ties (Skippy) will be returning to the Nutt St Comedy Room . Tickets are now on sale @ www.nuttstreet.com or www.wilming-tontickets.com. • Every Wed. Nutt House Improv Troupe, doors 8pm, showtime 9pm, no cover charge. • Every Thurs. Open Mic Stand Up, doors 8pm, showtime 9pm, no cover. 910-520-5520 for slots. $100/6-wk. commitment. Taught by Timmy Sherrill, club owner/working comedian. 255 N. Front St, basement of Soapbox. www.nuttstreet.com. 910-520-5520

music/concertsTHE LITTLEST BIRDS

Cape Fear Concerts presents The Littlest Birds, a touring cello and banjo duo establishing them-selves on a national scale as folk and old time music artists, 11/4, 7pm. Playhouse 211, 4320 Southport-Supply Rd., $15. 910-842-5160 www.playhouse211.com. Cash or check only at the door.

CHAMBER MUSIC ILM

All tickets at Kenan Box Office, 910-962-3500. www.chambermusicwilmington.org. • 11/6, 5pm. First Baptist Church at the corner of 5th and Mar-ket streets. Chamber Music Wilmington’s benefit concert presents Dorothy Papadakos at the or-gan to accompany select unforgettable “Charlie Chaplin” movies.

NC SYMPHONY11/6, 3pm: Bizet’s Spanish-set opera Carmen was a musical turning point. Naturally, the admir-ers of its wildly popular melodies aimed to follow suit. Sarah Hicks takes you straight into the inter-section of neighboring cultures with this fresh look at how Spanish flavors inspired French music, and vice versa. Sarah Hicks, Associate Conductor Sein An, violin Bizet: Suite from CarmenSarasate: Carmen Fantasy Chabrier: España Massenet: Bal-let Music from Le Cid Falla: Suite from The Three-Cornered Hat Kenan Auditorium, UNCW. Tickets $33-$48. www.ncsymphony.org or 919-733-2750

STONE SOUP CONCERTS PRESENTS11/10, 7:30pm: Songwriter showcase feat. El Jaye Johnson, The Reel Café, 2nd floor ballroom, free. Other musicians to be announced. • 11/16, 7:30pm: Greg Trooper at PRESS 102, Veranda Ballroom, 102 S. 2nd St, $15 GA. Singer/song-writer who has released 11 albums since 1986. Memphis soul, Greenwich Village folk and Nash-ville twang. www.gregtrooper.com. Purchase your tickets at www.WilmingtonTickets.com.

CAPE FEAR CHORALEThe Cape Fear Chorale and Orchestra, under the direction of Jerry S. Cribbs, will present its Fall concert on Sun., 11/20, 4pm, at Grace United Methodist Church, 401 Grace St. To include: Beethoven’s Mass in C and Mendelssohn’s Hear My Prayer. All-volunteer Chorale is now in its thir-teeenth year and presents two concerts annually, which are free and open to the public. Concert expenses are funded through tax-deductible con-tributions. www.capefearchorale.org.

danceBIG BAND BASH AT BATTLESHIP

11/6, 3-7pm: Babs McDance presents Babs’s Big Band Bash at the NC Battleship Memorial Fan-

tail. Feat. The Wilmington Big Band and will not only celebrate Veteran’s and Armistice Days but also be a grand 93rd birthday celebration for Har-old Garrish, Pearl Harbor Veteran and avid local ballroom dancer and golfer. Free dance lessons and dance performances, complimentary hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar; semi-formal with 1940’s attire optional. Inclement weather date: 11/13. $20. WilmingtonTickets.Com. 910-395-5090

CONTRA DANCETues. night dances, 5th Ave United Methodist Church on South 5th Ave at Nun, 7:30-9:30pm.Social for all levels; singles and couples, families, college and high school students and all dancing abilities invited. $4. (910) 538-9711.

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

SURFER TANGOWaterford Tango at the Clubhouse, Fri. at 7:30 • Magnolia Greens Tango, Thurs, 7:30pm, Aerobics Room • Cape Fear Country Club Tango, Sun., 5pm. All classes are $10 per couple per class fun, professional, positive instruction. www.surf-ertango.com

76’ERS SQUARE DANCE CLUB Modern Western Style Square Dance. Club meets Thurs. nights at 7pm at the Senior Cen-ter for a new workshop on square dancing. Info: 270-1639

CAROLINA SHAG CLUB DJs play favorite beach music and shag tunes ev-ery Sat, 8pm to close. $4/members; $6/guests. Carolina Shag Club, 103 N. Lake Park Blvd. Caro-lina Beach, NC 620-4025

art/exhibitsFREEDOM, SACRIFICE, MEMORY

Heroic tales and valiant feats are depicted in im-ages that reflect North Carolina’s dedication to the war in the “Freedom, Sacrifice, Memory: Civil War Sesquicentennial Photography Exhibit” (www.nccivilwar150.com). Onslow County Pub-

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11/4: DIANE HAUSEMulti-media artist Diane Hause will showcase her work at 621N4TH Gallery on the 4th, from 6 p.m.

to 9 p.m. “Here to There and Back Again” is a retrospective of her art work, from paintings to woodcuts, collages to assemblages created over the past 32 years. The reception is free, located

at 621 N. Fourth Street, and will hang throughout Decemeber as well.

lic Library will host the exhibit from Nov. 1-29, sharing images and stories that capture the his-tory and people of the Civil War (1861-1865). Be-tween April 2011 and May 2013, 50 libraries will showcase “Freedom, Sacrifice, Memory” offering visuals that present gallant women, African Ameri-can triumph and the perseverance of Confederate soldiers. A notebook will accompany the exhibit with further information and seeking viewer com-ments. (910) 455-7350. Closes 11/11 and 23-25 for holidays.

CALL FOR ARTISTSCoastal Community College’s 34th annual Public Art Exhibition in Jacksonville, NC. Open 11/3-12/9 in the Fine Arts Building (FAB) on campus, with opening reception on 11/3, 5-7pm. Awards ($300-$350) announced at 6pm. To enter, artists must be from Onslow County, 18 years or older and hasn’t participated in any CCCC art exhibi-tion. All mediums in 2D (dry, framed, wired) or 3D free-standing with stands/pedestals provided. At FAB, 106. May submit up to 3 works, free. Work must be picked up 12/12-14, 8am-4pm.

BIG, BOLD, BEAUTIFUL11/10, 6pm: You’re Invited...Big, Bold, Beautiful. Featuring the new and original figurative paintings of E. Francisca Dekker, Closing Reception Thurs-day Nov. 10 from 6-9 p.m., hosted by Caffe Phoe-nix, 35 North Front Street, in Historic Downtown Wilmington. E. Francisca Dekker: [email protected]

DAYDREAMS11/10, 6-7:30pm Sandra Burgman’s “Day-dreams,” an Ann Flack Boseman Scholarship Show. Boseman Gallery (Fisher University Union, 2nd Floor). Student in Studio Art and Digital Art, the recipient of the 2011-12 Ann Flack Boseman Scholarship is endowed through the generosity of donors Mark Griffis and Dave Robertson in honor of Ann Boseman. Burgman is a Graphic De-signer, Marketing and Social Media professional in the Wilmington. While practicing her profession and raising a family, Sandra decided to follow her dream of becoming a professional artist. Influ-enced primarily by contemporary artists like Joan Miro, Pablo Picasso, Angel Hurtado, Jesus Soto, Frank Gehry and Milton Glaser, Sandra combines different media in multiple layers to create unusual shapes, and textures. A selection of her paintings was also published in the spring edition of Atlantis Magazine. Sandra has also received the UNCW Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Choice Award in 2010 and 2011 for her paintings. 910-962-7972 or www.uncw.edu/presents. Exhibition hangs through 12/18.

JEFF GRENHAMThrough 11/11 Jeff Greenham shows new works at the UNCW Art Gallery at the Cultural Arts Building, Randall Pkwy and Reynolds Dr. Open to the public during gallery hours. Courtney John-

son: [email protected]

HOLIDAY SHOW AND SALEIn celebration of its fifth year, the Coastal Carolina Clay Guild will open its holiday show and sale with a reception Fri, 11/11, 5-8pm. Sale continues Sat/Sun, 11/12-13, 10am-4pm at the Hannah Block Com-munity Arts Center, 20 South Second St. Many of its members, including well-known potters Hiroshi Sueyoshi, Dina Wilde-Ramsing, and Don Johns will be selling their work. It is the perfect place to purchase affordable gifts for the holidays. Proceeds benefit Empty Bowls. Free. www.coastalcarolinaclayguild.org

HERE TO THERE & BACK AGAIN11/4, 6-9pm Here to There and

Back Again: A Retrospect by Artist Diane Hause, a selection of paintings, drawings, woodcuts, collages and as-semblages created over 32 years. 621N4TH Gal-lery. 621 North 4th Street

WILMINGTON ART AND CRAFT SHOWWilmington Art & Craft Show, Sat., 11/26, 10am-5pm, 11/27, 11am-5pm, at Wilmington Con-vention Center. A juried art and fine craft show, feat. artists and craftsmen locally and around the country, exhibiting side by side. Paintings, pottery, glass, metal, jewelry, mixed media, fiber art, pho-tography, wood working and much more! Featured local Wilmington artists will include painter Fleet-wood Covington, jewelry designer Sara Wester-mark, photographers Mike Bryand and Curtis Krueger, glass artists Bernard Iovine and Cindy Richardson, digital artist Cheryl Snyder and pot-ter Cindy Weaver. www.WilmingtonArtShow.com

CALLING ARTISTS!Calling all artists to celebrate our incredibly di-verse art population in Last Minute Art Show, 12/3. Open to all local and regional artists to sell art in one place, 8am-8pm on Sat., 12/3. Loca-tion: TBD. All work must be $300 and below; part of the proceeds will go to our listed NGO’s—you choose which one you want to donate to! Fee; $75 for space/Table Rental: $25 (cash on day of show). Goodwill sponsorship and advertising opportunities for your business or organization. Sponsor a local artist in need by covering their booth fee and watch as the goodwill spreads. http://www.thelastminuteartshow.com

JOHN GUNN COLLECTIONRandall Library will debut an exhibit focused on sports history and memorabilia from, during and after World War II. The John Gunn Collection will be on display in Special Collections through 12/15. Acquired from former Wilmington resi-dents John and Joan Gunn, the collection is pri-marily focused on college and professional foot-ball and basketball, but also includes publications related to professional baseball and military sports programs. It includes books, magazines, periodi-cals, game-day programs, rule books and sta-tistics, clippings, newspapers, correspondence, photographs and other associated sports memo-rabilia. Mon.-Thurs.y, 9am-5pm; Fri., 9am-noon.

BOTTEGA EVENTS Mon: Closed through winter • Tues (4pm-mid-night): Starving artist night • Wed (4pm-mid.): Weekly wine tastings, 7pm • Thurs., 10/27: Po-etry Slam Showcase. • Fri., 10/28(1pm-2am): 3rd annual Halloween Horror Shorts, 9pm • (Sat 1pm-2am; Sun., 1pm-mid.) Call to artists: Currently taking submissions for our 3rd annual Halloween Horror Shorts. Please email submissions to [email protected]. Films must be less than 15 minutes, on DVD and of evil, horrific, disgust-ing or disturbing content. Submissions taken until midnight on Oct. 23rd. • bottegaartbar@gmail.

com. • 208 N. Front St. 910-763-3737, www.bot-tegagallery.com.

PROJEKTE“Blue & Velvety” a group exhibition that includes 23 international and regional artists coming to-gether to commemorate the 25th Anniversary of David Lynch’s cult classic, Blue Velvet. This exciting exhibit is also in collaboration with Wilm-ington’s Cucalorous Film Festival, which will pre-screen “It’s a Strange World...the filming of Blue Velvet “ (incomplete). Open: 11/4, 6-9pm w/wine/beer, light hors d’ouevre. Hangs through 11/30. • Now open: Coffeehaus and Antiques, w/assortment of homemade sweets and specialty brewed java. Opens 1pm Tue-Sat. • EVENTS: Mon/Tues/Sat/Sun: Yoga, PWYC, 6.30-7.30pm. Wed: Figure Drawing, $10/class, 6-8pm. First Wed of each Month: DivaMade Collective, a meet n greet for creative women, 7.30-9.30pm. Every other Thur: UNCW Film Nite, sometimes political, always controversial, 7.30-11pm. Second Sat of each month: The Creative Exchange, local artists sale and swap, 2-5pm. • Every 3rd Friday: Live Bossanova w/Raphael Name, 7p-11p. • Every Fri/Sat: Live Music, 8-12am. Free unless noted otherwise. 910-763-1197, [email protected], www.theprojekte.com. 523 S 3rd St.

museumsBURGWIN WRIGHT HOUSE

18th century Burgwin-Wright House Museum in the heart of Wilmington’s Historic District, is the oldest museum house in NC, restored with 18th and 19th century decor and gardens. Colonial life is experienced through historical interpretations in kitchen-building and courtyard. 3rd and Market St. Tues-Sat, 10am-4pm. Last tour, 3pm. Admission rqd. (910) 762-0570. www.burgwinwrighthouse.com.

CAPE FEAR MUSEUMEXHIBITS: Through 2/2012: B.W. Wells: Pioneer Ecologist: Explore the breathtaking nature pho-tography of ecologist B.W. Wells and discover his passion for the flora and fauna of the Lower Cape Fear region. • Cape Fear Treasures: Re-memberingthrough 1/15/2012: Glimpse a selec-tion of souvenirs and mementos from Cape Fear Museum’s permanent collection. Discover some of the objects people have treasured to remind them of the past. • Down Home: Jewish Life in North CarolinaDiscover how Jews, through a process of struggle and negotiation, became in-tegrated into Southern society and helped build a New South. • EVENTS: Volunteer Open House held first Wed. of mo. Opportunities are available in museum store, working with the historic collec-tion, and as an education docent. • New Hanover County Resident’s Day: Residents admitted free first Sun. ea. mo. • Community Conversations: Listen to different viewpoints from panelists then engage in discussion about Civil War history. Mix and mingle before and after the 7pm. presenta-tion. Tickets 910-798-4362. • Hours: 9am-5pm through Labor Day, Tues-Sat; 1-5pm, Sun. $7 for adults; $6 for students with valid ID and senior citi-zens; $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.

NC AQUARIUMNEW EXHIBIT! Exotic Aquatics Gallery has added white-spotted jellyfish (Phyllorhiza 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 ecosys-

tems. • Events: Aquarist Apprentice: 9/3, 10, 17, 10pm. Join staff on a behind-the-scenes tour and learn about Aquarium animals, what they eat, how they live, and how to care for them. $23-$25 • Be-hind the Scenes Tour, Breakfast with the Fishes, Mommy and Me, Canoeing the Salt Marsh and more. Pre-reg. classes. www.ncaquariums.com. 900 Loggerhead Rd, Kure Beach. (910) 458-8257

WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH MUSEUMThe Wrightsville Beach Museum of History, housed in the turn of the century Myers Cot-tage, 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 environ-ment which have shaped the 100 year history of Wrightsville Beach. • 10/2, 2-6pm: An Afternoon with Henry Jay MacMillan, seldom-seen works of the Wilmingtonian, from private collections. Pieces from private, local collections and from the family of the artist will be shared during this afternoon event. Light refreshments on the porch. For more information call Wrightsville Beach Mu-seum at 256-2569. 303 West Salisbury St. wb-museum.com. (910)256-2569

WILMINGTON RAILROAD MUSEUMExplore railroad history and heritage, especially of the Atlantic Coast Line, headquartered in Wilm-ington for more than 130 years. Interests and activities for all ages including historical exhibits, full-size steam engine and rolling stock, lively children’s area, and spectacular scale models. Housed in an original 1882 freight warehouse, facilities are fully accessible and on one level. Groups receive special guided tours. Facilities can also be booked for meetings or mixers, ac-commodating groups of up to 150. • Story Times designed for younger visitors first and third Mon, 10:30am. $4 per family is charged to cover pro-gram costs and includes access to the rest of the Museum. Museum admission only $6 for adults, $5 for seniors/military, $3 for children 2-12, and free under age 2. Located at the north end of downtown at 505 Nutt St. 910-763-2634 or www.wrrm.org.

LATIMER HOUSE Victorian Italiante style home built in 1852, the restored home features period furnishings, art-work and family portraits. Tours offered Mon-Fri, 10am-4pm, and Sat, 12-5pm. Walking tours are Wed and Sat. at 10am. 126 S. Third St. Adults $8, children $4. 762-0492. www.latimerhouse.org

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

BELLAMY MANSIONOne of NC’s most spectacular examples of ante-bellum architecture, built on the eve of the Civil War by free and enslaved black artisans, for John Dillard Bellamy (1817-1896) physician, planter and business leader; and his wife, Eliza McIlhenny Harriss (1821-1907) and their nine children. Af-ter the fall of Fort Fisher in 1865, Federal troops commandeered the house as their headquarters during the occupation of Wilmington. Now a mu-seum, itfocuses on history and the design arts and offers tours, changing exhibitions and an informa-

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ARIES (21 March – 20 April) Losing money isn’t your gripe; it is the being-scammed part that really makes you mad. This is a time of personal growth, bringing a new understand-ing of the world to you.

TAURUS (21 April – 20 May) Enjoying time with friends and family (and anyone else who shows up!) is just what you do, and you do it well. Your smile is contagious and those around you are happier because of it.

GEMINI (21 May – 20 June) Financial woes haunt your thoughts, but this is an excellent time to take stock of where you stand so you can make plans for the coming times. Personal conflicts in your home life come to a head.

CANCER (21 June – 21 July) Resolving problems comes easy now; following through may pose a larger undertaking than you ex-pect. Hearing from a long lost friend cheers you up; expect surprises!

LEO (22 July – 22 August) Your patience has a limit and this is the week to find it! Small obstacles irritate you, and frustration grows as you continue fighting a power greater than yourself. Let the universe take over for a while

VIRGO (23 August – 22 September) One more seems to be your mantra. There doesn’t seem to be enough time to do and see everything you want, or talk to the people who intrigue you.

LIBRA (9/24 – 10/23) Keep an open mind about the opinions of those around you, as the two may have difficulty finding common ground. Maybe this is a good time to sit back and listen more while talking less.

SCORPIO (23 Oct. – 21 November) No way you will just sit back and take things as they come right now. Instead, you are in fighting stance and ready to take on the world! Look out universe!

SAGITTARIUS (22 Nov. – 21 Dec.) Having friends is suddenly more important than ever before, as you find yourself facing decisions you just want to ignore. Trust the advice from close friends, but trust your heart more.

CAPRICORN (22 Dec. – 20 Jan.)

Sleep comes easy as you handle situations with honesty. Keeping things on this level will avoid confrontation. More importantly, you get the good vibrations of knowing you did your best.

AQUARIUS (21 Jan. – 19 February) Too many cooks can certainly over-spice things, which you find out when it seems the whole family has an opinion of how you should be living. Keep your emotional cool and you will find it easier to deal with things one at a time.

PISCES (20 February – 20 March Too much free time leaves your hands idle Your brain makes up for it by coming up with ideas to spend your time, which seem much better when they are just ideas!

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tive look at historic preservation in action. • www.bellamymansion.org. 503 Market St

CAMERON ART MUSEUMEXHIBITS: Through 10/20: Henry Jay MacMil-lan: The Art of Public ServiceFilm Room, Brown Wing. From painter to interior designer to artist illustrator (assigned to the 62nd Engineer Topo-graphic Company of the XIX Corps) documenting war-torn Europe during 1944-45, Wilmington na-tive Henry Jay MacMillan used his artistic talents in service both to his community and country. • William McNeill: My Life as a Handheld Church Fan A Rhapsody on Sweat, Sweet Tea and Sal-vation, Brown Wing. Through 1/15/2012. Feat. hundreds of church fans with images religious and secular, collected over 40 years by musician and performative assemblage artist William McNeill. • Through 1/15/2012: Crowns: Portraits of Black Women in Church Hats, Brown Wing. 25 black and white photographs by Michael Cunningham featured in his book, Crowns: Portraits of Black Women in Church Hats (2000: Doubleday) are highlighted in this exhibition. • Hattitude: A Con-vergence of Fashion and Faith, Brown Wing; through 1/15/2012. Hats from public and private collections, hats of our own and our mothers’, hats by leading and unknown designers comprise this bountiful exhibition, including generous loans from Dr. Yvonne Watson, Rep. Alma Adams, Guil-ford County and the Gregg Museum of Art and Design, NC State University. • Jazz at the CAM Series, in partnership with the Cape Fear Jazz Society, through 4/2012, 6:30-8pm. CAM/CFJS Members: $3/non-members: $55, students: $20. Indv seats: $7 for members, $10, nonmembers and $5 students w/ID. 11/3: Lee Venters and Vermillion Sands • CLASSES, ETC: Drawing and Painting from the Museum’s Permanent Col-lection w/Martha Burdette and Donna Moore Tu-ition: $180 Members/ $210 Non-members. Tues-days: 11/15, 22, 29; 12/6, 13, 20, 10am-noon. Location: Studio 1 (located just inside museum entrance. • Life Drawing every Tues., 6-9pm. Group meets in Reception Hall. Participants pro-vide own dry drawing materials and watercolors. $70/6-wks. • Museum School: Fall classes going on now! More info online for adult education pro-grams. • Tai Chi, Wed., noon; $5, members; $10, non. • Yoga, Thurs., noon; $5, members; $10, non. • Zumba classes, Mon/Wed/Fri, members, $8; non, $10. Packages: $32/4; $52/8; $65/10. Energetic movement class, Latin-inspired dancing w/Wendy Joyner. • Corner of South 17th St. and Independence Blvd. Tues-Sun. • 11/19: 2nd An-nual Clyde Jones Kids at CAM, 10am-3pm; $3/child (members), $5/child (non-members), adults free. Help create critters for our ever-growing col-laborative creche, and make your very own crit-ters to take home. No pre-registration necessary. Parental supervision required.11am-5pm; Thurs: 11am-9pm. Museum members free, $8 non-mem-bers, $5 students with valid ID, $3 children age 2-12. cameronartmuseum.com. 910-395-5999.

sports/recreationWINTER BIRDS IN SOUTHEASTERN NC

11/12, 9:15am: Winter Birds in Southeastern NC, 9:15am-10:30am. Temptations Everyday Gourmet (in Hanover Center). Dr. James Parnell speaks on variety of birds. Some are permanent residents, while others spend the summers further north and return to the Cape Fear Region to enjoy the mild winters. We will explore the diversity of win-ter birds in North Carolina with special emphasis on those species that are not found here at other seasons.

NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY WALK

11/16, 8am-9:30am: Nature Photography Walk with Chuck Carmack, [email protected]. Join Wild Bird & Garden at Airlie Gardens for a Nature Photography Walk! Local nature photographer, Chuck Carmack will host the event. Gain helpful tips and techniques to hone your photography skills. Thiswill be a great op-portunity for anyone interested in taking nature photographs. Please pre-register at Wild Bird & Garden as there are only 25 spaces available. $5/fee into Airlie Gardens.

WRIGHSTVILLE BEACH SCENIC TOURSJoin Capt. Joe, orinthologist and bird watching afi-cionado, on a cruise around Masonboro Island and Bradley Creek in search of local shore and water birds. This low-tide tour is perfect for birders of all ages. Other dates: 11/2, 11/3, 11/4, 11/5, 11/7. $35/person. Group discounts/private charters available. Contact Joe today at 910-200-4002 to make reservations. • Enjoy the breathtaking sun-set from the M/V Shamrock on this 1.5hr narrated tour around the waterways of Wrightsville Beach. Tours available every day 6-7:30pm. $25/person, private charters and discounted group rates avail-able. Contact Capt. Joe, (910) 200-4002. www.capefearnaturalist.com.

WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH REC CLASSES Shag lessons, tennis lessons for youth & adults, cotillion for youth, kids’ night out, Bark in the Park, Movies in the Park, yoga, pilates, boot camp, tone & stretch, and low impact aerobic classes. 910-256-7925 or www.townofwrightsvillebeach.com.

filmCUCALORUS

See pages 8-14. • Cucalorus Film Festival stages its 17th annual cinematic celebration 11/10-13th in the historic port city. Showing films of local, re-gional, national and international caliber at Thalian Hall, City Stage Theater, Screen Gems Studios, the Soapbox and Jengo’s Playhouse. Passes: www.cucalorus.org. Indv. tickets: etix.com, in per-son at Jengo’s Playhouse or from the Thalian Hall box office. • Adopt-a-filmmaker: Cucalorus needs some generous folks to house award-winning film-makers attending this years festival. It’s very easy, all you need is an extra room!Most filmmakers will be attending screenings and events all day and night and the festival provides lots of free food and offers transportation to the airport and around town. We just need a warm bed and cheery dispo-sition. [email protected].

SUBVERSIVE FILM SERIESSee page 25. • 11/13: Lovecraft: Fear of the Unknown—a chronicle of the life, work and mind that created these weird tales as told by many of today’s luminaries of dark fantasy including John Carpenter (The Thing), Guillermo Del Toro (Pan’s Labyrinth), Neil Gaiman (Coraline), Stuart Gor-don (Re-Animator), Caitlin Kiernan (“Daughter of Hounds”) and Peter Straub (“Ghost Story”).” • 11/20: Terence McKenna: Shamans Among The Machines—In April 1999, Terence McKenna discussed how the onset of dominant Technol-ogy is swaying us from our Conscious path and abilities... as Shamans among Machines. Juggling Gypsy on Castle Street, Sundays, 8 p.m., free.

CINEMATIQUESee page 25. • Plays weekly at Thalian Hall main stage, 310 Chestnut St. 7:30pm, $7 (unless oth-erwise noted) • 11/21-23: Sholem Aleichem. A riveting portrait of the great writer whose stories became the basis of the Broadway musical Fid-dler on the Roof. Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness tells the tale of the rebellious genius who created an entirely new literature. Plumbing

the depths of a Jewish world locked in crisis and on the cusp of profound change, he captured that world with brilliant humor. Far from the folksy au-thor many mistake him to be, he was, on the con-trary, a sophisticated artist, the equal of Chekhov or Gogol, his biting humor a precursor to Woody Allen and Philip Roth.1 hr. 33 min. Not rated. In English & Yiddish with English subtitles.

FILMMAKER’S SOCIALFilmmaker Social every 2nd Friday of the month, 7pm! Connect with other filmmakers, as well as discuss topics such as fundraising, production and trends in the industry. 16 Taps, 127 Princess St., downtown Wilmington. Sponsored by CFIFN.

kids stuffPERFORMANCE CLUB FOR KIDS

Auditions for “The Grinch Who Stole Christ-mas.” Seeking talented kids and teens (ages 5 and up) for: The Grinch, Max, Cindy and all the Who’s! Thurs., 11/3, The Performance Club Stu-dio Theater, 6624 Gordon Rd, Studio B. Open times between 4-6pm. You will be asked to read and if you are a singer, have a song prepared! 15 parts available; not all are required to sing. Show runs one weekend only: 12/9-11. • Per-formance PlayhouseCreative movement, music, fun and performance “play” for babies and tod-dlers (Three groups: 3-18 mos;18-2yrs; 3-4yrs)! Six week session starts November 2nd every Wednesday with Musical Director Denice Hop-per at the Performance Club Studio Theater, 6624 Gordon Rd – Studio B! Register online. • Acting Classes for All Levels in November and be part of our Holiday Showcase 12/15! We are producing two different holiday plays—very child/teen gets a part! After-school classes are Mon-Wed for students in grades K-12. Home School classes on Friday morning! Learn all aspects of performance—acting, improv, move-ment, musical theater and Glee! Plus a “Young Professionals for Screen” class—for those who want to pursue work in film and TV! www.Perfor-manceClubKids.com or 910-338-3378.

MARINE QUESTMarineQuest’s Saturday-morning scientific fun at the UNCW Center for Marine Science. Ex-plore sea creatures, marine habitats and ocean phenomena through lab experiments, field ac-tivities, games and more. • 11/12: A Whale of Thanks (Register by 11/10) Discover how man has benefitted from whales and why we should protect these amazing animals! Learn about whale migration, feeding behavior and take a deep breath as you walk inside the belly of a life sized Right Whale!

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Calendar entries are accepted Thursdays by noon for following week’s paper. We only guarantee listings two weeks out from event date, de-

pending on space. E-mail [email protected] press releases.

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. The session ends with a party where students will have the opportunity to show-case the skills they have learned! The next ses-sion begins on Tuesday, November 15, 2011. Pre-Cotillion (Ages 3-7) 4-4:45pm. Cotillion (Ages 8 – 12) 5-6pm. Pre-regi rq. • Kids Night Out! Located in the Fran Russ Recreation Center in Wrightsville Beach Park. 10/28, 11/4 and 8, 12/2 and 16. Fees: $25, Wrightsville Beach Residents ($22 ea. add. child); $30, non-res. ($27 ea. add. child). 256-7925 or www.townofwrightsville-beach.com.

HAPPY LITTLE SINGERSAffordable Creative Early Childhood Music and Movement Program—learning through fun, play and music for kids 9mo.-7yrs. Drop ins welcome. Downtown: Tuesday, 9:15am at Community Arts Center; Tuesday, 11:30am, 2pm, 4:30pm at Caro-lina Beach Park and Rec Center; Wednesday 10:30am and Saturday, 9:30am at Porter’s Neck Yoga and Spa. www.happylittlesingers.com 910-777-8889

readings/lecturesLOUISA’S BOOK CLUB

A series of stimulating discussions about the life and lesser-known writings of Louisa May Alcott! Faculty members UNCW will lead these ses-sions at Northeast Library, at 6 pm on four Wed. evenings: 11/16: Behind a Mask:The Unknown Thrillers of Louisa May Alcott, w/Mark Boren, associate professor of English. This book club is a lock-in event. Space is limited to 15 partici-pants. Pre-reg., arrive a few minutes early: http://library.uncw.edu/alcott/forms/rsvp-event or by calling 910-798-6323. • Also 11/3, 7pm: Social Reform during Louisa May Alcott’s era will take place in the Randall Library Auditorium, UNCW. Open to public, free. No RSVP. Panelists will be: Candice Bred-benner, Associate Professor of History, UNCW, speaking on Woman’s Rights and Suffrage; Glen Harris, Associate Pro-fessor of History, UNCW, speaking on Abolitionism; Patricia Turrisi, Associate Professor of Philosophy and Religion and Director of the Graduate Liberal Studies Program, speaking on Transcendentalism

DR. MARK PETERSON11/4, 2-3:30pm Dr. Mark F. Peterson, professor of Management and Interna-tional Business at Florida Atlantic Univer-sity, questions how culture and international relations affect the way organizations should be managed. He has published over 90 articles and chapters, a similar number of conference papers, and several books. Specific topics in his writings include the role different parties play in decision making in organizations throughout the world, the effects that culture has on the role stresses that managers experience, the way immigrant entre-preneur communities operate, and the way that in-tercultural relationships in multicultural teams and across hierarchical levels should function. UNCW, CIS Building, room 1008. Free.

OLD BOOKS ON FRONT ST.You know that novel you keep thinking about and

planning to write? We are going to be a hot spot for the National Novel Writing Month, including twice weekly support groups on Mon/ Thurs, 6:30pm. • 11/6, 2pm: Book launch for Marriane Brandis’ latest book, a biography of her little brother the world famous inventor and humani-tarian, Jock Brandis • 11/10, 6pm: A party cel-ebrating Portals the Literary and Art Magazine of CFCC! Martha Burdette will be teaching 2 basic book making workshops; $28, includes materials. Schedule: 11/10, 10am-1pm,and 11/13, 2-5pm. 249 N. Front St. (910) 76-BOOKS (26657). Old-BooksOnFrontSt.com

POMEGRANATE WRITING GROUP READINGThe Pomegranate Writing Group has met bi-monthly at Pomegranate Books, 4418 Park Ave. Comprised of an eclectic assembly of authors writing in diverse genres. This year they have compiled their first collaborative book, Amaryllis, A Holiday Anthology—a collection of short sto-ries and poems that tackle both the bitter and the sweet. Contributors include: Betty Brown, Brad Field, John M. Grudzien, Susan Hance, Pat Wal-ters Lowery, Jeanne Mullins, Kay Pugh, David A. Stallman, and Donna Treolo. Reading on Thurs., 12/1, 6-8pm. Light snacks will be provided. Park-ing is available. Signed copies will be on hand. 452-1107.

WOMEN IN BUSINESS SPEAKER SERIESThe speaker series brings together business-women of diverse occupations to help them grow personally and professionally through leadership, education and networking. Press 102. 2nd St. $40/incl. lunch. Schedule: (910) 350-1211.

CFCC’S PORTALS LITERARY AND ARTS 11/29: CFCC’s Portals Literary and Arts Maga-zine is calling all current CFCC students, faculty, and staff to submit poetry, creative non-fiction, short fiction, and 2-D visual art to be considered

for the 2012 issue. Cash prizes include a $350 Louise McColl Award for Literary Excellence, a $100 Cover Art Prize, and a $100 Faculty/Staff Literary Award, as well as $100, $50, and $25 awards for first through third-place winners in all three writing categories. All entries must be submitted online at http://www.cfcc.edu/portals. Only previously unpublished work that adheres to the Portals formatting guidelines will be con-sidered for publication or [email protected].

GOING GREEN ENVIRO BOOK CLUBCape Fear’s Going Green is sponsoring a new book club to encourage discussion of environ-mental topics, meeting the first Tues. ea. month at

Old Books on Front Street. Future meeting dates: 12/1. Upcoming titles posted: www.goinggreen-publications.com/calendar.html

PARENTING BOOK CLUBA new book club is forming with a focus on en-hancing family life through an exploration of the science behind child development. Meetings held the first Thurs. ea. month, 6-7pm. Old Books on Front St. Objective is to engage the community in meaningful discussion about ways to foster healthy family living and to inspire personal growth and connection. Jessica: 336-420-2887 or [email protected]

classes/workshopsWINE CLASSES

All classes Thurs, 6:30pm at Taste the Olive; must be at least 21 years of age w/ID. Space lim-ited; RSVP rqd. Schedule: • 11/17: Sweet and Sticky —Think you don’t like sweet wines? This class will make you think again. We will explore the process of making dessert wines around the world, from Ports, to single varietal late harvest wines, to ice wine. $35/person. • 12/1: G-S-M- Grenache, Syrah, and Mourvedre are three noble grape varietals that are widely planted throughout the world, yet underappreciated by most budding wine drinkers. We will explore them individually and blended from various countries, with an eye toward identifying the components of each vari-ety in the blends. $35/person • 12/15: Bubbles, Oh How We Love Bubbles!—We will explore the different methods used to add the sparkle to the wine that we love tickling our tongue and how it is classified.$25/person. Reservations are accepted on a first-come/first-serve basis, and are non-re-fundable. 910-256-OILS(6457)for policies/details.

CFCC PLANNING A PERFECT WEDDINGFind out how to avoid common wedding planning problems and learn how to make the event ex-tra special at a new class offered at Cape Fear Community College. CFCC’s Continuing Educa-tion Department will offer the class, “How to Plan the Perfect Wedding” starting next month. Cov-ers many details that people tend to overlook in the planning stage. Students will learn the tech-niques and strategies of professional wedding planners, including creating a precise wedding day timetable, how to choose and work with ven-dors, how to select an appropriate venue, and learn how to put together a personalized wedding book. 5 wks, Wed., 6-9pm, 11/2. $65.. (910) 362-7319 or email [email protected].

MILLER MOTTE COLLEGE PROGRAMSMiller Motte College Workshops/Classes: 11/3: “Jobs in Accounting and info on Review for the CPA exam” by Becker

from 12:30-1:30pm (this workshop will only go on if there are at least 10 people in attendance. RSVP with Shannon Carlson to be admitted at: [email protected]. Park on the left side of the building where it says “Adminis-tration.” 5000 Market St., room #A-115. www.miller-motte.edu. 910-442-3400.

UPPER ROOM THEATRE Adult women are invited to attend this once-a-week fitnessopportunity, no matter your experi-ence or ability. Choreographer/dance instructor Mary Beth Henderson teaches tap and prepares for participation in performances with Upper Room Theatre at community events. Classes meet from 7:30-8:30 p.m. Thursdays. Schedule—Month 3: 11/17, 12/1-15. (continues after first of year). $15 reg. and $45/mo. Upper Room The-atre: [email protected]

TAI CHI

Tai Chi, Mon., 6:30pm, Scottish Rite Temple, 1415 S. 17th St. Taught by Karen Vaughn, LAC, 3rd gen. Tien Shan Pai disciple. $15/class. (910) 392-0870

clubs/noticesSOROSIS AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE

Virginia Wright-Frierson, local writer, illustrator, and artist, will be honored by the presentation of the North Carolina Sorosis Award for Excel-lence in Creative Writing presented in her honor to Catherine “Catey” Lee Gonzalez. This scholar-ship is given annually by North Carolina Sorosis to a female UNCW student majoring in Creative Writing. The scholarship presentation will be held on Sunday, 11/6, 3pm, at the Sorosis Clubhouse located at 20 South Cardinal Drive in Wilmington. The public is invited to attend. Following the pre-sentation, refreshments will be served and a book signing will take place by Virginia.

CAPE FEAR FENCING ASSOCIATIONThe Cape Fear Fencing Association’s beginners’ fencing class on 7th, 6:30 p.m. and will run for six weeks. Taught by Head Coach Greg Spahr, 6-week class will be held Mon/Wedn evenings, 6:30-7:30; $50. The class will meet in the lower level of Tileston Gym at St. Mary’s on the corner of 5th and Ann streets in downtown Wilmington. All equipment is supplied by the CFFA. Begin-ning fencing classes include the basic elements of fencing, the history of the sport, foundational techniques, conditioning, refereeing, and tourna-ment strategy. Graduates can continue to fence with the CFFA which offers fencing Tues/Wed/Thurs, 7:30pm. www.capefearfencing.com or 910 799-8642.

BLUE MOON GIVEAWAY11/12, 10am-5pm; 11/13, noon -5pm: 10th annu-al Holiday Open House at Blue Moon Gift Shops. See why we’ve been voted the ‘Best Gift Shop’ in Wilmington year after year. The first 50 customers on Saturday & Sunday, will receive a free gift card! We will have tastings from our gourmet shops and you can enter to win raffle prizes both days. Come kick off the holiday season with us! 203 Racine Dr. 910-799-5793. www.bluemoongiftshops.com

SEX! WOMEN! MORALITY LAW!Sean Faircloth, a humanist on sexual morality, speaks Sun., 11/13, 5:30-7:30pm, YWCA Bridge Center, Market Place Mall, jst along the covered walkway from Ten Pin Alley. Faircloth is the direc-tor of strategy and policy for the Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science and formerly executive director of the Secular Coalition for America and author of “Attack of the Theocrats! How the Religious Right Harms Us All - and What We Can Do About It.” Book signing after. RSVP: www.meetup.com/humanism-182 or www.cape-fear humanists.com. Light pot luck to follow

WRITERS AND WELLNESS GROUPLife Writers and Wellness Group, (formerly “Grace in the Word”) meets 3rd Tues., 7-8:30pm. Schedule: 11/15, 12/20. 5041 New Centre Dr, Ste 122. 910-262-4454. [email protected]. www.meetup.com/Life-Writers-Wellness-Group/910-262-4454 or [email protected].

CANINE 5K AND ONE-MILE TURTLE CRAWL12/3, 8am: Canine 5k & One-Mile Turtle Crawl. [email protected]. Runners are wel-come to compete with or without their four-legged companions. Mayfaire Town Center TrySports Event Field. Register at: www.its-go-time.com/canine-5k. Portion of proceeds to benefit the Car-olina Canines for Veterans and the Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation Center.

11/3: CPA WORKSHOPMiller Motte College is always working to keep its

students and community ahead of the learning curve. Its next workshop, “Jobs in Accounting and Info of Review for the CPA Exam,” takes place the 3rd from 12:30 to 11:30 p.m. at the 5000 Market Street school. Contact

Shannon Carlson for information at [email protected]. Attendees should park on the left side

of the building in the “Administration” area.


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Visit us

Italian RestaurantPIzza & SubSc d

4304 1/2 Market St. • 910-251-1005

Lunch • Dinner • Late night take Out • catering

Serving delicious food in Wilmington since 1987

Marine Life Specialties• tropical Fish & Coral Sales• anything & everything for Saltwater aquariums-fish, corals, water, food, chemicals• also maintenance of tanks available• Licensed and Insured4314 Market St. in the Plaza on Market • 910-251-8900 • www.marinelifespecialties.com

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Menu available online atwww.epwilmington.com

on the Corner of Market and Kerr

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