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COVER STORYEmerald Isle is ready for a sea of green – clothing,

faces and beer – as all systems are go for the 25th annual St. Patrick’s Festival.

RECIPESImpress friends and family with a dish ripe for

spring: surimi is a flavorful ingredient to add to sal-ads, sandwiches, pastas, dips and more.

MOVIE REVIEW“London Has Fallen” is so spectacularly clichéd

and over-the-top that all you can do is laugh.

CALENDARSFind out what’s happening this week and

beyond on the Crystal Coast and in surrounding areas.

PERFORMANCEDennis Cash will perform bluegrass, gospel and

old time music on Saturday, March 12, at Trent River Coffee Co. in New Bern.

ARTThis month the Cassie Howe Algeo Gallery will

feature the work of painter and illustrator Jeanne Kennedy.

MUSICWith his howling drawl, Leon Russell has a recog-

nizable voice, and he is set to perform a concert at the Carteret Community Theatre in Morehead City.

AROUND TOWNChanges are being made at the History

Museum of Carteret County in hopes to draw more people.

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BY MEGAN SOULTNEWS-TIMES

Changes are being made at the History Museum of Carteret County in hopes to draw more people to the museum that is dedicated to the county’s his-tory.

Visitors can see a new gallery starting Tuesday, March 15, that focuses on Pine Knoll Shores and its history.

In addition, the museum members have decided to start charging an entrance fee to non-members to help defray mainte-nance and exhibit costs.

The fee will be $3 per adult and $1 for children between the ages of 5 and 17. Members of the museum will be admitted for free.

As for the new exhibit, the Rodney Kemp Gallery, the main gallery of the building, is getting a makeover to feature impor-tant parts of Pine Knoll Shores from its inception to today.

The exhibit, which will remain open for viewing for about a year, will include information on Alice Hoffman, the Roosevelts, World War II and Kayaks for the Warriors, which is an annual program that benefits Hope for the Warriors that helps combat injured and fallen service men and women.

According to Steve Anderson, the executive director of the museum, before the renovation, the gallery was filled with people attempting to tell a story, but it didn’t speak to what people in this day and age expect of a museum exhibit.

With the renovation, museum visitors will be able to interact with the exhibit by using a touch screen computer that shows them photographs of modern day Pine Knoll Shores, see a mannequin that resembles Alice Hoffman and more.

As well improved gallery, museum visitors will be able to see important county histori-cal items, such as information on Purvis Chapel A.M.E. Zion Church, the longest continual use of an African-American church in Beaufort, and infor-mation on the various wars from World War I and on.

The exhibits show artifacts used during the wars, such as weapons and patches and met-als worn on different uniforms.

Mr. Anderson said the goal of the museum is to show people parts of a historical topic, just enough to interest them.

“We want to give people a taste of bits and pieces of his-tory,” Mr. Anderson said. “We want you to leave here wanting more.”

After visitors get a feel for a certain topic, Mr. Anderson said they could go to one of the other museums in the coun-ty, such as the N.C. Maritime Museum in Beaufort or the Core Sound Waterfowl Museum and Heritage Center on Harkers Island, to learn more on a spe-cific topic.

Each exhibit will feature a brochure for the museum that will teach the visitors more on the topic.

The museum strives to cover the history of the entire county, and Mr. Anderson hopes that the changes will show visitors that the museum covers more than Morehead City history.

“We want to tell people that we are not the same old History Place,” Mr. Anderson said, refer-ring to the original name of the museum. “We are the History Museum of Carteret County.”

The History Museum of Carteret County is at 1008 Arendell St. It is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. For more information, call 252-247-7533.

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Spring is finally here and it is a great time to celebrate warmer weather and sunnier days by host-ing get-togethers with friends and family. And if a host is looking to impress with a dish ripe for spring, surimi is a flavorful ingredient to add to salads, sandwiches, pastas, dips and more.

Whether hosting a weekend brunch, celebrating Easter or heading outside for a picnic, Louis Kemp Crab Delights are a delicious and economical way to add spring flavor and the nutritional benefits of seafood to any dish. The surimi seafood is a good source of pro-tein, low in calories and choles-terol and a guilt-free way to wow guests.

Made from premium wild Alaska pollock and real snow crab, surimi seafood is fully cooked and can be served hot or cold, on-the-go and straight from the package to add extra protein and delicious crab flavor to any meal or snack. An alternative to crab meat and other shellfish, Crab Delights can liven up any spring entertaining opportunities with recipes such as Surimi Quiche and Seafood and Cherry Tomato Pasta.

Find more spring-inspired sea-food recipes at louiskemp.com.

SURIMI QUICHEPrep time: 30 minutes2 deep dish pie crusts (9 inch-es)1 package (8 ounces) Louis Kemp Crab Delights, flake or chunk style½ pound frozen spinach, defrosted and drained (4 ounc-es drained)1/8 cup fresh dill, chopped2 cups Monterey Jack cheese, grated6 large eggs1½ cups half-and-half½ teaspoon black pepperPlace oven rack in bottom third

of oven and heat to 425 F.

Line pie crust with aluminum foil or parchment paper and fill with pastry weights. Bake until pastry is golden at edges, about 15 minutes. Remove from oven and remove aluminum foil and pastry weights. Return pastry to oven and bake until bottom is golden, about 5 minutes. Remove from oven and set aside.

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Add surimi seafood, spinach, dill and cheese to prebaked pie shells. In large bowl, whisk togeth-er eggs, half-and-half and pepper. Pour mixture over ingredients in pie shells. Bake until filling puffs and is no longer wobbly in center when quiche is gently shaken, 40-50 minutes. Cool in pie plate for at least 15 minutes. Divide each quiche into 6 wedges and serve.

SEAFOOD AND CHERRY TOMATO PASTAPrep time: 25 minutes1 pound cherry tomatoes, halved1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil¼ cup lemon juice1 ½ tablespoons lemon zest1 small garlic clove, mincedlarge pinch of red pepper flakes12 ounces rotini or other pasta, cooked and drained1 package (8 ounces) Louis Kemp Crab Delights, flake or chunk style½ cup fresh basil leaves, torncrumbled feta cheese (option-al)salt pepperIn large serving bowl, combine

cherry tomatoes, olive oil, lemon juice, lemon zest, garlic and red pepper flakes. Add pasta, surimi seafood, basil and feta to mixture. Season with salt and pepper, to taste. Serve.

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BY LINDSEY BAHRASSOCIATED PRESS

“London Has Fallen” never pre-tends to be anything it’s not. The sequel to Antoine Fuqua’s big, dumb and kind of fun “Olympus Has Fallen,” is bigger, dumber, jaw-droppingly shameless and also kind of a riot. It is just so spec-tacularly clichéd and over-the-top that all you can do is laugh.

The craziest thing is how they convinced everyone to reprise their roles. A dare? Fond mem-ories? Or perhaps the $161 million worldwide box office receipts didn’t hurt either. In any event, Aaron Eckhart is back as U.S. President Benjamin Asher, Angela Bassett as Lynne the secret service director, Morgan Freeman as the vice president and, of course, Gerard Butler as secret service agent Mike Banning –the guy who saved the country from an improbably big assault on the White House just three years ago.

The only one missing is director Mr. Fuqua and you feel it. He’s been replaced with Swedish director Babak Najafi in his English-language debut. Mr. Fuqua might not have been at his best with “Olympus Has Fallen” but he’s still a skilled director. “London Has Fallen” is a lot more cartoony.

This time, the president, Mike and Lynn head off to London for the funeral of the British prime minister where 40 other heads of state are expected. And, as is wont for the unluckiest admin-istration in history, there’s a large-scale, hyper-coordinated attack in the moments before the funeral as the terrorists pick off world leaders in various comical locations around the city. The French prime minister is on a luxury motor boat with champagne, the Japanese prime minister is stuck in traffic on a bridge, and the older Italian prime minister is up on the roof-top of Westminster Abbey with his young girlfriend because “you only turn 30 once.”

One of the only ones to get out alive is the U.S. president, and he and Mike begin an unbe-lievable run around the city to try to find safety. All that’s miss-ing was a montage of them trying on some civilian clothes so that they aren’t running around the desolate streets in their “hey, I’m the president

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and his protector three-piece navy suits.” That, sadly, does not happen.

Anyone who saw the first one knows that this is not an action movie that’s based in any sort of reality. It’s an action movie based on other action movies. The lines are big, the jokes are dumb, the through-the-temple shots and ensuing blood splat-ter gratuitous, the logic infuriat-ing and the gunfire relentless. At one point, when Mike and the president are in relative safety, Mike confirms to a terrorist via intercom that, yes, he is the one with the president.

Mike also might be a murder-ous sociopath. When President Ben asks what he’s made of, he says “bourbon and bad deci-sions.” He also prefers the close contact knife kill to simple gun shots and makes jokes like, “I knew you’d come out of the closet sometime” when the president emerges to save him from a terrorist.

The terrorists, by the way, are led by a powerful inter-

national arms dealer (Alon Moni Aboutboul) who is out for vengeance after a drone strike targeting him ended up killing his daughter at her wed-ding. For such an epic and com-prehensive operation, his goals are fuzzy at best. It’s a wonder how he was able to turn all those British police and royal guards into his own personal army with a vague “change the world” message.

But that’s too much thinking for a movie that is ultimately just mindless bluster. It remains so-bad-its-good fun, too, until the final third which devolves into some troubling Middle Eastern stereotypes and rah-rah American patriotic postur-ing as contrast.

This sort of movie was made for television viewing. You could tune in or out at any moment and really not miss anything. Or just have a drink beforehand and bring your rowdiest friends to the theater.

“London Has Fallen,” a Gramercy Pictures release, is

rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for “strong violence and language

throughout.” Running time: 99 minutes. One and a half stars out of four.

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BY BRAD RICHNEWS-TIMES

Emerald Isle is ready for a sea of green – clothing, faces and beer – on Saturday, March 12, as all systems are go for the 25th annual St. Patrick’s Festival at the Emerald Plantation Shopping Center.

As many as 30,000 revelers are expected between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m., according to Alesia Sanderson, the town’s parks and recreation department director, and they’ll enjoy a wide variety of music from local and regional bands, arts and crafts and food and drink from more than 75 ven-dors, plus face-painting, amuse-ment rides for kids of all ages, and much more, including the Oak Grove Petting Zoo.

Admission to the festival, spon-sored by Transportation Impact, is free, as is parking along Highway 58 (Emerald Drive) and the side streets in town, although Ms. Sanderson said festivalgoers should not block driveways and should be careful not to damage yards and the amenities in them. She urged motorists to park at a 45-degree angle to maximize the use of the space along the highway.

The one big addition this year is a free, Friday night, concert under the main tent on the fes-tival grounds. Hip Pocket, a well-known “party band” that plays a variety of music that should appeal to all ages and tastes, is set to play from 6:30-8 p.m. Friday, March 11, presented by the Salt Ultra Lounge.

There will be no alcohol sales, goods sales or arts and crafts vendors that night, but all of the popular amusement rides will be up and running from 5-10 p.m., with a special $15 armband that ensures access to all of them.

“This is the 25th festival, and we wanted to do something special, especially for the local people, when it’s not as crowded as it is during the day on Saturday,” Ms. Sanderson said. “It’s a way of showing appreciation to the people who live here, and we hope that they will take time to visit some of the businesses and maybe eat dinner at some of the restaurants in the area. It’s a way of saying, ‘thanks for being sup-portive.’

“We’re very grateful that York Properties, who owns the land, is allowing us to do this. We’ve had Friday night music before, in the gym at the recreation center, but not at the festival site.”

The actual festival will start at 9 a.m. Saturday, March 12, in the main tent, on the “Gold” stage, with the Little Ms. and Mr. Leprechaun Contest.

The contest is for 20 children, boys and girls ages 2-3 and 4-5, and requires preregistration by noon on Thursday, March 10.

Once the contest is over, the main tent will transform into the beer garden and admission will be limited to those 21 and older. Music by nine bands – six on that Gold Stage and three on that all-ages “Emerald” stage, will

London Jedrey, 3, of New Bern enjoys a ride during a previous St. Patrick’s Festival in Emerald Isle. (Cheryl Burke photo)

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start at 11 a.m., culminating with a closing performance at 4:30 p.m. by Spare Change, a dynamic Greenville-based band that’s pop-ular throughout the region and always attracts a big crowd.

“We do intentionally try to pro-vide a good variety,” Ms. Sanderson said. “This year, for example, Spare Change and (Florida-based) Heritage are very popular regional bands with big followings, and people are really going to enjoy them. But we always want to have our great local bands and perform-ers, and they’re all terrific and have big followings, too.”

On Saturday, Ms. Sanderson said, there’s no single-price ticket for the rides. Tickets have to be purchased for each one. Similarly, tickets have to be purchased for each beer, one per person at a time, but there will be a good variety of domestic and imported brews, with all of the proceeds going to the Emerald Isle Business Association, which uses the money for a variety of purposes, includ-ing college scholarships for area students. The beer garden will be open from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m.

Although most of the typical rules apply – no dogs, no smoking – Ms. Sanderson reminded folks that the festival board reversed its position on banning strollers, which caused some controversy in the past.

The original ban on strollers wasn’t intended to discourage families, Ms. Sanderson said, but to provide a safer environment for all attendees in a highly congested venue. This year, organizers are simply asking those with stroll-ers to be especially courteous in

highly congested spots; the town’s motto is, after all, “nice matters.”

And strollers still will not be permitted inside the main tent.

Ms. Sanderson said that while music, beer and rides are certainly big attractions, the festival is more than just those things. The ven-dors offer everything imaginable, from children’s clothes to pet accessories and more, and none of it is “commercial.” Everything must be hand-crafted or “hand-authenticated.”

And oh, the food; no one’s like-ly to leave hungry. There will, of course, be the traditional Paddy’s Day corned beef and cabbage, but also local favorites like barbecue sandwiches, shrimp burgers and crab cakes, not to mention typical

fair fare like, funnel cakes.A new attraction will be

the Race Bus, from RaceDay Motorsports. The unique and highly popular bus gives patrons the opportunity to pick from a variety of popular racecars, from Indy to NASCAR, and many famous tracks, including Daytona International, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Talladega and Bristol. Through high-tech screens and headphones, up to eight people can race on a track at one time, getting a real taste of the thrills that drivers experience.

“I talked to people at other places the bus has been, and everyone says it’s very popular,” Ms. Sanderson said.

For more details, visit www.

RaceDayBus.com.The festival, she added, is more

than just food and vendors. It’s kind of a traditional start to spring, a little bit ahead of Easter. Lot’s of second-home owners, hankering for salty, balmy (hopefully) ocean breezes trek back to town for the first time in at least a few months, and it’s a chance to catch up with friends and neighbors.

“It’s just a great time for every-one, a lot of fun, and we’re excited about it, as always,” Ms. Sanderson

said. “We want everyone to come out and have a great time.”

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The Arts Council of Carteret County announces that the 2016 Student Art from the Heart Show will take place Friday-Sunday, March 11-20.

Artwork from the county school system, plus the private, charter and homeschool com-munity will be on display in Morehead Plaza, in the store-front between Snap Fitness and the new Tractor Supply Co.

Gallery hours are from 4-6 p.m. Monday through Friday and noon-4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

This show is an annual exhibit of students’ artwork from across the county. Each of the schools has a dedicated visual arts teach-er and this event will showcase both their skill at instruction and

students’ own talent and perse-verance.

In addition to encouraging creativity, arts instruction car-ries lessons applicable across the core curriculum.

“Students in Carteret County are lucky to have such enthu-siastic arts teachers in all the schools,” said Devra Thomas, Arts Council of Carteret County board member and member of the Show planning committee. “The Arts Council is thrilled to be able to highlight all the hard work done by this next genera-tion of artists.”

School system representatives and a cadre of local professional artists, including Heather Sink of Beaufort, will judge the pieces. A special awards ceremony will

be held from 6-8 p.m. Thursday, March 17, at the exhibition space. Also during that time, the Arts Council will give the arts teachers gift cards for arts sup-plies for their classrooms, thanks to the donations from the com-munity during events such as the Artwalk in December and Art from the Heart in February.

The Arts Council of Carteret County is a nonprofit organiza-tion whose mission is to encour-age and support the develop-ment, promotion and expansion of the arts in Carteret County. The council is a designated county partner of the N.C. Arts Council, which distributes funds to provide arts and cultural sup-port and programming for all residents.

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Kids and FamilySIXTH ANNUAL CEDAR POINT EASTER EGG HUNT 1-3 p.m. Saturday, March 19, at Veterans Memorial Rain Garden at Cedar Point Town Hall. This event is for ages 2-12. There will be eggs filled with candy and toys, prizes, pop-corn, snow cones and photographs with the Easter bunny. Make sure to bring a basket and collect some eggs.

EMERALD ISLE EASTER EGG HUNT noon-3 p.m. Sunday, March 20, at the Emerald Isle Parks and Recreation. Join the Emerald Isle Bunny for sidewalk chalking, face painting, music and more. At 1 p.m., the egg hunting whistle will blow. Egg hunters should bring their own basket and arrive prior to 12:45 p.m. There is no fee to participate in the egg hunt. The three age categories are: ages 4 and under, ages 5-8 and ages 9-12. Prizes will be awarded in each age group for the person finding the Emerald Isle Bunny’s prize eggs. Joy the Clown will be present for face painting and the Emerald Isle Bunny will be on hand for photographs and to award prizes. Everyone is invited, and no registration is required. For more information, call 252-354-6350.

ArtSEMI-ABRSTRACT PAINTING CLASSES 1-4 p.m. Thursday, March 10. This six-week session is led by Linda Werthwein and is for experi-enced painters. The class will offer guidance and individual explora-tion in acrylics and oils. Participants should bring their own materials. The class is $125 and will be held at the artist’s Beaufort residence. For more information, call 252-838-1238.

KITE BUILDING 1 p.m. Saturday, March 19, at Hammocks Beach State Park. A park ranger will teach children how to build a kite from household products. Afterward, they will go outside and attempt to fly their creations. Seating is limited. Registration is required by calling 910-326-4881.

ANIMAL ART II WITH LINDA WERTHEWIN 3:30-5 p.m. Tuesdays until March 22 at Ms. Werthewin’s studio in Beaufort. During this class, children learn to draw animals com-bined with imaginative designs. This is a four-week class. Students should bring materials. The class is $40. For more information, call 252-838-1238.

ART SHOW WITH COLEMAN DANCE AND SALLY BARNES 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Saturdays through March in the Mattie King Davis Art Gallery. For more information, call 252-728-5225 or visit www.beau-forthistoricsite.org.

WEEKLY ART CLASSES 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Mondays and 1-4 p.m. Thursdays. Arts & Things offers art classes in watercolor, drawing, oil painting, pastel painting and acryl-ic painting on the Morehead City waterfront. For more information, call Arts & Things at 252-240-1979.

OPEN ART STUDIO 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Wednesdays. Sessions are offered by Carolina Artist Gallery and hosted at Mulberry Street Studio, 801 Mulberry St. in Beaufort. Studio sessions are free and open to artists of all abilities. Artists will need to bring supplies and park in back of the building. For information, visit www.kather-inewiggs-artandphotography.com or call Crystal Wasley at 252-571-9266.

Music and TheaterLEON RUSSELL CONCERT 8 p.m. Friday, March 11, at Carteret Community Theatre. Tickets for the show range from $35 to $55. To purchase tickets or for more infor-mation, visit carteretcommunity-theatre.com or call 252-497-8919.

VFW POST 9960 ST. PATRICKS DAY DANCE 5-11 p.m. Saturday, March 12, at 246 VFW Road in Swansboro. The band, Slyde will perform, and participants will be served a din-ner of barbecue chicken or pork, potato salad, coleslaw and baked beans. Admission is $15 per person. For more information, call 252-393-8053.

CARTERET COMMUNITY THEATRE PRESENTS ‘ALICE AND WONDERLAND’ Monday-Saturday, March 14-19, at Carteret Community Theatre. This presen-tation is by Missoula Children’s Theater with children in kinder-garten through eighth grade. Fore more information, call Robin Hamm at 252-247-5838 or Anne Lindsay at 252-247-5745.

Food and DrinkCARTERET COUNTY SHRINE CLUB SPAGHETTI DINNER 11 a.m. Saturday, March 12, at 1411 Highway 101 in Beaufort. The din-ner is $8 per plate, which includes spaghetti, salad, bread and dessert. This event is eat in or take out only. For more information, call 252-241-2284.

NORTH RIVER UNITED METHODIST CHURCH FELLOWSHIP AND COVERED-DISH LUNCH 11 a.m.

Sunday, March 13, at North River United Methodist Church’s Dail Building. Lunch starts at noon. Everyone is welcome to attend.

BROWN BAG: THE SINKING OF THE CARIBSEA noon-1 p.m. Wednesday, March 16, at the N.C. Maritime Museum in Beaufort. Pack a lunch for the Brown Bag Gam during a lunch hour and join associate muse-um curator Benjamin Wunderly for an informal discussion on the sink-ing of the Caribsea, a casualty of World War II. This cargo freighter was sunk by a German U-boat off of Cape Lookout on March 11, 1942. The program is free and there is no advanced registration. Walk-ins are welcome. For more information, call 252-728-7317.

CHILI & CHOWDER FUNDRAISER 11 a.m. Friday, March 18, at North River United Methodist Church’s Dail Building. For a donation or $5, partici-pants get a 16-ounce cup of home-made chili or chowder, a slice of corn-bread and a brownie for dessert. This is the last Chili & Chowder Lunch until fall. Come by the church or call 252-504-2337, after 9 a.m. Friday, March 18, for delivery.

SWANSBORO ROTARY CLUB 37TH ANNUAL OYSTER ROAST 5-8 p.m. Saturday, March 19, at the Rotary Civic Center in Swansboro. Tickets purchased in advance are $55 for adults and $20 for children under the age of 15. In addition to oys-ters, the menu includes roasted pig, fried fish, clam chowder, hot dogs with chili, coleslaw, hush puppies, condiments and a variety of bever-ages. Participants should bring an oyster knife and a glove. Tickets can be purchased from any mem-ber of the Swansboro Rotary Club, Darden Insurance and Century 21 Waterway Realty in Swansboro and Eastern Mortgage at 7601 Emerald Drive in Emerald Isle. For more information, call 252-354-6636.

CORE SOUND SHRIMP OFF 5:30-8:30 p.m. Saturday, March 19, at the Core Sound Waterfowl Museum and Heritage Center on Harkers Island. This event will offer shrimp cooked dozens of ways, shrimp tales and shrimp art. For more information, call 252-728-1500.

EventsST. EGBERT CATHOLIC CHURCH WOMEN’S GUILD CARD AND GAMES PARTY 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, March 10, at St. Egbert Catholic Church in Morehead City. Wine and punch begin at 11:30 a.m., a hot luncheon starts at noon and cards and games last until 3 p.m. There will be door prizes and a 50/50 raffle. Tickets are available for $18 a piece. For more informa-

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CALENDAR | FROM PAGE 12 NIGHTLIFE CALENDARtion, call 252-504-7243.EMERALD ISLE ST. PATRICK’S DAY FESTIVAL 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, March 12, at the Emerald Isle Plantation Shopping Center The 25th annual Emerald Isle St. Patrick’s Day Festival will feature over 75 arts and crafts vendors, food vendors, clowns and static displays, amuse-ment rides, a climbing wall, face painters and many other family-oriented activities. Admission and parking are free for the festival. The festival will feature foods such as corned beef and cabbage, shrimp burgers, hamburgers and hot dogs, Mediterranean cuisine, barbecue, funnel cakes, fried peanuts, cot-ton candy and more. Festivalgoers will also be able to enjoy a beer garden and the Little Ms. and Mr. Leprechaun Contest. The contest starts at 9 a.m. on the main stage and is for boys and girls between the ages of 2 and 5, with each par-ticipant being judged on originality and creativity for their costume and stage presentation. Contest organiz-ers require preregistration by noon Thursday, March 10. Participants must be under the main stage’s tent by 8:30 a.m. on the day of the event. To register and for more informa-tion, call 252-354-6350.

CARTERET COMMUNITY COLLEGE’S INTERNATIONAL FILM SERIES Fridays, March 18 and April 29, in the Joslyn Hall auditorium at Carteret Community College. These films will be shown twice each night. One showing will be a 6 p.m. matinee. The other showing is at 8 p.m. with a dinner and a movie option. Tickets for all four dinners and movies are $140 per person. Tickets for the indi-vidual “Dinner & a Movie” evenings are $40 per person. Dinner reserva-tions are required in advance. A vegetarian option is available upon request. The March 18 film is “The Road North,” and the April 29 film is “Closed Curtain.” More informa-tion on the film series matinee and “Dinner & a Movie,” includ-ing links to film previews, may be found at www.carteret.edu/foun-dation under “Events.” For spon-sorship opportunities, contact Dr. David Nateman at 252-222-6262 or natemand@carteret.edu.

PLANETS & STARS 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 18, at Hammocks Beach State Park. Participants will explore the different planets and stars that twin-kle up in the skies at night. They will use a telescope to look at the dif-ferent celestial objects and constel-lations that might be up in the sky. Participants should bring their own telescope and red-lighted flashlight if they have them. The program is weather dependent. Call the park for program status at 910-326-4881.

Local heritageBEAR ISLAND ECO-HIKE 1 p.m. Wednesday, March 16, at Hammocks Beach State Park. Join a ranger over to Bear Island and learn about one of North Carolina’s hidden treasures. Participants will be able to explore

and enjoy some of nature’s won-ders that can be found during these cooler winter days and maybe col-lect some seashell souvenirs. Dress appropriately for the weather and the boat ride. Participants should bring binoculars if they have them. Seating is limited. Registration is required by calling 910-326-4881. Other dates include Monday, March 28.

JONES ISLAND ECO-TOUR 10 a.m. Monday, March 21, at Hammocks Beach State Park. Join a park ranger on a boat ride over to Jones Island. Participants will explore the island and discuss the different wildlife and ecosystems, as well as its cultural history. Participants should dress for the weather. Seating is limited. Registration is required by calling 910-326-4881.

EducationU.S. COAST GUARD AUXILIARY, SWANSBORO FLOTILLA 20-10 BOATING SKILLS AND SEAMANSHIP CLASS 7-9 p.m. meets every Monday and Thursday through Thursday, March 10. This class covers equip-ping a boat, trailing, lines and knots, weather, radios, local knowledge and more. To register for a class, contact Steve Mathusek at smathusek@ec.rr.com or call 610-331-6764.

BOATING EDUCATION SEMINAR: LOCAL KNOWLEDGE OF AREA WATERS Saturday, March 12, at Carteret Community College. Certified Instructors of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary will offer this half day seminar, which will as-sist recreational boaters in learning to navigate local waters more safely. A study of area charts, buoys, day markers and other aids to navigation will be presented as well as a review of basic rules of the road. The fee is $20. A discount for families is also available and preregistration is now being accepted. For more infor-mation or to register, contact Ben Crabtree at 252-808-3091 or e-mail benandlibbie1@embarqmail.com.

INTRODUCTION TO WOODEN BOAT-BUILDING COURSE 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, March 19-20, at the N.C. Maritime Museum in Beaufort. In this two-day, hands-on course, students will explore the art of boat building from start to fin-ish. They begin with the design and lofting of boats and move on to the setup, steam bending and different methods of creating the backbone of small boats. In addition, they will learn how to make planking sys-tems, both carvel and lap strake, and all the appropriate fastening systems. By the end of the course, students will have the knowledge and skill to choose a design and style of boat to build on their own and the confidence to take on the job. The course fee is $135. The minimum age is 16 years old. All courses are limited in size. Advance registration is required. For more information, call 252-728-7317. Additional dates, all Saturday and Sunday, include April 16-17, May 21-22, June 25-26, July 23-24, Aug. 27-28, Sept. 10-11,

Nov. 19-20 and Dec. 10-11.GET HOOKED FISHING SCHOOL 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, March 19, at the N.C. Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores. Experts in a variety of fishing techniques present work-shops throughout the day. Five sessions of instruction plus prize drawings, giveaways and a catered lunch are included. All sessions are at the aquarium. Space is lim-ited and advance registration is required. For more information, call 252-247-4003 or visit www.ncaquariums.com/pine-knol l -shores.

Fitness28-DAY TOTAL BODY TRANSFORMATION CHALLENGE 10:30-11:30 a.m. Mondays and Wednesdays, through March 30, at Emerald Isle Parks and Recreation Community Center. The program includes a complete success manual, four weeks of dietician approved meal plans, a 37-page recipe book, weekly grocery lists, eight metabolic strength training sessions, accountability check and daily inspirational emails. The pro-gram is facilitated by certified small group trainer Candace Cole. The cost is $99 for the first month and no facility membership is required. Space is limited to 10 participants. For more information, contact Ms. Cole at cancole65@gmail.com or 910-554-4144; or Shelia Lowe, facilities coordinator at Emerald Isle Parks and Recreation at slowe@emeraldisle-nc.org. or 252-354-6350.

ADULT CO-ED VOLLEYBALL Tuesdays through May 3, at Newport Middle School. The fees are $25 for the season or $5 per night. Participants must be 18 or older to participate. For more information, call Carteret County Parks and Recreation Department at 252-808-3301.

CORE SOUND RUN 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, March 19, at the Core Sound Waterfowl Museum and Heritage Center on Harkers Island. This run or walk involves a 5K, a 10K or a one-mile walk or stroll. For more information, call 252-728-1500.

JUNIOR SAILING PROGRAM ONLINE REGISTRATION 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the N.C. Maritime Museum in Beaufort. The Junior Sailing Program uses sailing to teach boating safety, seamanship, navi-gation and sailing techniques. The program promotes self-reliance, awareness of safety, adaptability to the forces of nature, developing self-confidence, sportsmanship and respect for others, boats and the sea. The Junior Sailing Program at the N.C. Maritime Museum offers two week sailing sessions start-ing in early June for youth ages 8 and older. Using the fun of sailing, the program teaches seamanship, from basic to more advanced, and competitive racing culminating in Regatta Week. Online registration is available 24 hours a day until the sessions are full. For more infor-

Atlantic BeachAMOS MOSQUITO’S: Karaoke 5-9 p.m. Thursdays.

Beaufort RIBEYES: Morris Willis 6 p.m. Tuesdays.

CRU WINE BAR: Wine Tasting with William of Mutual 6-8 p.m. Friday, March 11; Dick Knight 7-10 p.m. Friday, March 11; and Megan McMartin 8-11

p.m. Saturday, March 12.

Cedar PointHARRIKA’S BREW HAUS: Tastings 6-9 p.m. each Thursday; Music and $3 Drafts 7-10 p.m. Fridays, includes open microphone, karaoke and duets or solo acts with $3 draft beer; Biergarten 7-10 p.m. Saturdays featuring live entertainment. Drink specials are also available.

AREA SPORTS CALENDARThursday, March 10

High School Boys Golf Croatan in ECC match at North Shore CC ..................................... 1 p.m.High School Boys Tennis White Oak at West Carteret (Island Beach & RC) ................. 3:30 p.m. East Carteret at West Craven ..................................................... 3:30 p.m. North Brunswick at Croatan (Fort Benjamin Park) ............... 3:30 p.m.High School Track and Field Croatan, Northside-Jacksonville at East Duplin ..................... 3:30 p.m.High School Softball Jayvee: Havelock at East Carteret ................................................... 4 p.m. Varsity: Havelock at East Carteret ................................................... 6 p.m.

Friday, March 11High School Baseball Jayvee: West Carteret at East Carteret .......................................... 5 p.m. Varsity: East Carteret at West Carteret .......................................... 7 p.m. Jayvee: Croatan at Havelock ............................................................. 4 p.m. Varsity: Croatan at Havelock ............................................................. 7 p.m.High School Softball Jayvee: East Carteret at West Carteret .......................................... 4 p.m. Varsity: East Carteret at West Carteret .......................................... 6 p.m.High School Lacrosse Epiphany at Croatan ............................................................................ 7 p.m.High School Girls Soccer East Carteret vs. First Flight at The Brittany in Wilson ........ 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, March 12High School Baseball Varsity: East Carteret at D.H. Conley (doubleheader) ....................NoonHigh School Girls Soccer Croatan vs. Southern Nash at The Brittany in Wilson .......... 9:30 a.m. West Carteret vs. Union Pines at The Brittany in Wilson ..11:40 a.m. East Carteret vs. Rocky Mt. Academy at The Brittany in Wilson 4 p.m.

Monday, March 14High School Boys Golf West Carteret in Coastal match at Riverbend GC ....................... 1 p.m. Croatan in ECC match at North Shore CC ..................................... 1 p.m.High School Boys Tennis West Carteret at Jacksonville ..................................................... 3:30 p.m. East Carteret at Havelock .................................................................. 4 p.m.High School Track and Field East Carteret at Washington ............................................................. 4 p.m.High School Softball Varsity: Croatan at Southwest Onslow ........................................... 6 p.m.High School Girls Soccer Varsity: Croatan at Southwest Onslow ........................................... 6 p.m. Varsity: East Carteret at South Lenoir ............................................ 6 p.m.

Tuesday, March 15High School Boys Golf Croatan in ECC match at Duplin CC ................................................ 1 p.m.High School Boys Tennis Croatan at East Duplin ................................................................. 3:30 p.m.

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This month the Cassie Howe Algeo Gallery will feature the work of painter and illustrator Jeanne Kennedy.

This exhibit will be at the new gallery location in the hallway connecting the new and old lob-bies of Carteret Health Care. As always, these shows are free and open to the public at all times. Most of the works are for sale. Purchase can be arranged through the hospital human resources department.

Ms. Kennedy began her career

as a fashion illustrator in the Dallas-Ft. Worth, Texas, area after graduating from the University of Kansas in the 1960s.

She supplied art to area bou-tiques, national design houses and national department stores including Neiman Marcus and Dillard’s. She also taught fashion art and related subjects at Texas Woman’s University in Denton, Texas.

She has won many awards for her advertising art, and since relocating to North Carolina, she

has garnered many awards for her fine arts. She works in many media but these illustrations that are exhibited are airbrushed ink and the portraits are primarily watercolor.

These illustrations are not pho-tographs. They are hand- drawn, airbrushed works of art. Every design and every stitch on the garment was hand drawn.

For more information about the Arts for the Hospital Committee, contact Sally Anger at 252-241-1810.

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Dennis Cash will perform bluegrass, gospel and old time music on Saturday, March 12, at Trent River Coffee Co. in New Bern.

Performing on voice, guitar, autoharp and other instruments, Mr. Cash will share the stage with local performer, Simon Spalding.

Mr. Cash grew up in Lynchburg, Va., and has made a lifelong study of the music of the Carter Family, early country and rag-time, and N.C. old time music. He has toured nationally, solo and with his bluegrass gospel group “Carolina Sonshine.”

He was inducted into America’s Old Time Country Music Hall of Fame in 2014. Mr. Cash usually accompanies his voice with autoharp and guitar, but has turned his hand to other instruments on occasion.

Tickets are $10, available at the door. The doors open at 6 p.m., and the show starts at 7 p.m. CDs of Mr. Cash’s music and Carolina Sonshine will be available for pur-

DENNIS CASHchase at the concert.

For reservations or more information, call 252-514-2030. For more information on Mr. Cash, check out his website at www.denniscash-music.com.

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With his howling drawl and honky-tonk, gospel-tinged piano, Leon Russell possesses one of the most immediate-ly recognizable voices on the planet. And even now at age 74, he can still bring it home.

Mr. Russell will perform a concert at 8 p.m. Friday, March 11, at the Carteret Community Theatre in Morehead City. The audience will be treated to a performance by Jefferson Gizzard at 7:30 p.m.

Born Claude Russell Bridges on April 2, 1942, at some point, the Lawton, Okla., native became “Leon Russell.” And rock and roll has never been the same.

Mr. Russell seemed destined for a career in music from the outset: Among the students at his hometown Will Rodgers High School were singer Anita Bryant; future Bread founder David Gates; and Elvin Bishop, who later joined the Paul Butterfield Blues Band before striking out on his own.

Mr. Russell got it going early on, forming the Starlighters at age 14 with fellow Okies J.J. Cale and Chuck Blackwell, with whom he would maintain a connection throughout the years. Mr. Russell moved to Los Angeles in 1958 and studied guitar with James Burton, who

just happened to play with Elvis Presley.

Settling in as a session musi-cian, arranger and producer, Mr. Russell joined a studio aggre-gate known as the “Wrecking Crew,” which provided backup for many artists of the early 1960s, including Bobby “Boris” Pickett, as well as Gary Lewis and the Playboys, Brian Hyland, Glen Campbell, the Byrds and even the easy-listening Midnight String Quartet.

In 1965, Mr. Russell struck out on his own, releasing “Everybody’s Talking ‘Bout the Young” on Dot Records. It didn’t chart. In 1968, he teamed up with studio buddy Marc Benno as the Asylum Choir and cut “Look Inside the Asylum Choir” for Smash Records, which became a sought-after collector’s item following Mr. Russell’s breakthrough success with Shelter Records, a label he formed with Denny Cordell in 1969.

Through his studio work, Mr. Russell worked with Delaney & Bonnie and Friends, whose members at one time included guitarist Eric Clapton, bass-ist Carl Radle, drummer Jim Gordon, and hornmen Bobby Keys on saxophone and Jim Price on trumpet.

This ace rhythm section essentially became the Los Angeles connection for British

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heavyweights George Harrison, Eric Clapton and Joe Cocker. And during this peak creative burst, Mr. Russell also found the time to do some work with Bob Dylan and the Rolling Stones. It doesn’t get much more heady than that.

Instrumental in putting together Joe Cocker’s “Mad Dogs and Englishmen” tour, Mr. Russell was also prominently featured in George Harrison’s “Concert for Bangladesh,” which pretty much set the standard for all future benefit concerts to come. He took a country and western side trip as “Hank Wilson” (a Hank Williams send-up) and produced three albums for Texas bluesman Freddie King on Shelter.

The Don Nix classic “Going Down” on Mr. King’s “Getting Ready” remains one of the most crunching blues riffs of all time, with Booker T & the MGs bass-ist Donald “Duck” Dunn, drum-mer Blackwell and Mr. Russell’s piano pounding away like run-away steam hammers over Mr. King’s stinging lead guitar.

Always a prolific songwrit-er, Mr. Russell has contributed numerous entries to the Great American Songbook over the years. His 1973 album “Carney”

Leon Russell will perform a concert at 8 p.m. Friday, March 11, at the Carteret Community Theatre in Morehead City. Tickets for the show range from $35 to $55, depending on seating. (File photo)

featured the hits “Tight Rope” and “This Masquerade” (cov-ered memorably by George Benson), peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Charts, and is con-sidered by some as his best record.

Considering his lifetime of work spanning more than half a century and working with art-ists as diverse as Frank Sinatra to Willie Nelson to Elton John, Mr. Russell is a certifiable living legend and well deserving of his enshrinement in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Songwriters Hall of Fame (2011).

The title of his most recent album, “Life Journey” (Universal Records, 2014), may sound like a coda to a stellar career, but remember that “The Union,” his 2010 collaboration with Elton John, reached No. 3. Chances are the Master of Space and Time still has a few aces up his sleeve.

Tickets for the show range from $35 to $55, depending on seating.

To purchase tickets or for more information, visit cart-eretcommunitytheatre.com or call 252-497-8919.

Missoula Children’s Theatre, the world’s largest touring children’s theatre, is hosted by Carteret Community Theatre each year. It serves as a vehicle to bring a large number of area children into the theatre for a fun and exciting week of intense theatre experience. Children audition on Monday afternoon, rehearse all week and present their work to the community in two performances on Saturday. This year’s production is Alice in Wonderland.

AUDITIONS ARE MARCH 14 AT 3:45 PM

FOR AGES K 8TH GRADETwo shows on March 19,

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Tryon Palace, in New Bern, will offer behind-the-scenes tours in March at the costume shop and through the gardens. All tours will begin at 2 p.m. from the Waystation, on the corner of Pollock and George streets.

Just in time for the tulips to begin appearing, behind-the-scenes tours of Tryon Palace’s gar-dens will be held Tuesdays, March 15 and March 29. Tryon Palace gardeners will lead a tour to view what is blooming in the winter gardens, which includes camel-lia, prunus mume, kerria, vibur-num, witch hazel, jonquils, hel-lebore and pansies, and, later in the month, iris, anemone, wood hyacinth, red buckeye, mountain pinks and columbine.

Tryon Palace’s behind-the-scenes tour of the of the costume shop is on Tuesday, March 22. The tour will be led by historic cloth-ing interpreter Leslie Lambrecht and held inside the historic Jones House, which serves as the home of the Tryon Palace costume shop.

The costumer will discuss research techniques used to ensure the costumes are pro-duced using historically accurate techniques and fabrics. Visitors may also see the costume team at work creating, tailoring and mend-ing costumes to be featured in events at Tryon Palace throughout the year.

Admission to all behind-the-scenes tours is included with a One Day Pass when space avail-able, or purchased separately at a cost of $6 for adults and $3 for youth. Space is limited.

For more information, call 252-639-3500 or visit www.tryonpal-ace.org.

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