“It all began with a commitment in 1962 by the St. John’s Art Gallery (later the Cameron Art Museum) to build a permanent collection.” said Anne Brennan, executive director of Cameron Art Museum. “That’s where it started.” From that commitment the museum began growing its collection through acquisitions and gifts of art collections. The new exhibition Here & Now: A Decade of Contemporary Acquisitions, currently on View March 29 – July 21, 2013 focuses on an exploration of contemporary acquisitions to the permanent collection since the establishment of the Cameron Art Museum in 2002. Some of the most famous artists in the exhibition are Romare Bearden, Sam Francis, Donald Sultan, Mark Flood, Viola Frey, Leonard Baskin, Hiroshi Sueyoshi, Jim Dine and the newest acquisition by Shahzia Sikander. The work itself is contemporary artwork, produced since 1945. The exhibition brings to light new acquisitions, some which have never been exhibited before. Putting the exhibition together demands a critical eye for how each piece of artwork works with one another (an installation element) and how they fit with the overall design of the exhibition. Holly Tripman, registrar at the Cameron Art Museum said, “Generally, the works need to speak with or complement each other in some way. Again there are so many ways that can happen – subject matter, medium, or their place in art history. Artwork placed beside each other that you might not expect can generate so many questions.”

the Arts Council of Wilmington and New Hanover County is pleased to relaunch the popular Pedestrian Art public sculpture program. A total of six works by Wilmington sculptor Paul Hill and Cary sculptor Phil Hathcock will be installed at various locations in downtown Wilmington on April 3-4, 2013. Sites include Bijou Park, 305 Chestnut Street, 6th & Castle streets, 200 Hanover Street, and the Greater Wilmington Chamber of Commerce. They will remain on display through September, with the next installation slated for early October.

Fine, hand-sewn beadwork, archival-quality costume technique and brilliantly colored feathers; what do these features have in common with the current HBO (Home Box Office) series Treme set in post-Katrina New Orleans? Wilmington, North Carolina native Alonzo Wilson, costume designer for the series is the common thread. Well Suited The Costumes of Alonzo Wilson for HBO’s Treme is on view at the Cameron Art Museum May 18, 2013 featuring costumes from the award-winning series. The exhibition includes exquisitely crafted Mardi Gras Indian suits specially made for Treme. Additionally, Mardi Gras costumes from select characters, as well as design sketches will be on view. This exhibition originally organized by the Ogden Museum of Southern Art, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Christopher Alexander & Ashton Durham: Woodcuts will be on view at the Art Gallery at the Cultural Arts Building from May 23 – Aug. 23. An interactive public Print Fest will be held in the gallery on Thursday, May 23 from 5:30 p.m. until the last print is pulled. A closing reception will be held from 5:30 – 7 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 22. Both the print fest and reception are free and open to the public. The gallery will be open Monday through Thursday from noon until 4 p.m. during the summer. Local artists Alexander and Durham will feature recently completed woodcuts printed during the public print fest. Additionally, the wood blocks themselves will be on display. The interactive element of the printfest as well as showcasing the blocks allows viewers to participate in the process and further understand the technical elements of woodcut prints. Both Alexander and Durham are recent UNCW Studio Art graduates. In addition to the Fall Senior Exhibition at the UNCW Art Gallery in Fall 2012, their work has been featured in various exhibitions and publications. Alexander’s work has recently been exhibited at Bottega Art Bar & Gallery, Rx Restaurant, as well as in a solo exhibition in the Ann Flack Boseman Gallery as a Boseman Scholarship recipient in 2012. Durham’s work has been published in UNCW’s Flash Fiction: Search and Discover, Rufus Wainwright’s Out of the Game music video and photo book, as well as winning second place in the New Hanover Regional Medical Center Photo Contest in 2011. THE ART GALLERY at the CULTURAL ARTS BUILDING is located on the ground floor of the Cultural Arts Building, near the building’s main entrance on the corner of Randall Parkway and Reynolds Drive on the University of North Carolina Wilmington campus. To access either from South College Road or Racine Drive, take a left as you enter the campus area onto Randall Drive. There is visitor parking directly in front of the Box Office entrance to the building.

Stinky feet can make you more attractive — to a hungry mosquito, that is! Explore the science of what’s eating you at Cape Fear Museum May 25 — September 9, with Attack of the Bloodsuckers!. Attack of the Bloodsuckers! will discover the biological wonders of sanguinivores — creatures that eat blood — through encounters with interactive exhibits and vibrant graphics. Visitors will be able to sit on a giant inflatable tick, spin their way through the mosquito’s life cycle, examine their own veins and the bodies of bloodsuckers with scientific instruments, and play a bloodsucker matching game. As Museum Director Ruth Haas explains “This exhibit explores the science of sanguinivores in a fun and interactive way.” In addition, when visitors leave the Museum, they will have learned why mosquitoes, fleas, ticks, leeches and other parasites are important to our ecosystem. Cape Fear Museum of History and Science, a department of New Hanover County, is open 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, and 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. Sunday; Labor Day through Memorial Day. General admission is $7 for adults; $6 for students with valid ID and senior citizens; $6 special military rate with valid military ID; $4 for children 3-17; and free for children under 3. Museum members are admitted free. New Hanover County residents’ free day is the first Sunday of each month. The Museum is located at 814 Market Street in historic downtown Wilmington, N.C. More information: www.capefearmuseum.com.

Come learn how FSB makes its delicious microbrews. Brewmaster Kevin Kozak and Asst. Brewer Tim Boissey offer tours of the brewing facility every day between 3 pm and 5 pm. Ask the hostess upon arrival

We have been researching the ghosts of downtown Wilmington since 1978. With 30 active sites the tour varies nightly. So join us on a family safe, 90-minute journey you will not soon forget. Cost $12.00 — Adults. $10.00 — Seniors, Students or Military. Children 6 and under are free.

The movies from Hollywood. Find all your movies around Wilmington at http://film.enjoywilmington.com

The movies from Hollywood. Find all the film at http://film.enjoywilmington.com

Wrightsville, Kure, and Carolina are our three great beaches. Try each and enjoy its unique experience. Here's a guide to parking in Carolina Beach: http://www.carolinabeach.org/site_new/pages/parking.html

Dram Tree Park provides a convenient launch spot for your boat, canoe or kayak. Be careful, the currents are treacherous under the bridge.

Carolina, Wrightsville and Kure our three great beaches. Try each and enjoy its unique experience. Here's a link to a guide to Kure Beach public access: http://www.townofkurebeach.org/vAccess.html

Kure, Carolina and Wrightsville are our three great beaches. Try each and enjoy its unique experience. Here's a map to Wrightsville Beaches 44 public access points: http://www.towb.org/Portals/0/BeachAccess.pdf

As his lover announces her pregnancy, a forty-something slacker receives other life-changing news: 142 people, all of them the result of artificial insemination, have filed a class action lawsuit against him, their biological father. Directed by Ken Scott. Starring Patrick Huard, Julie LeBreton, Antoine Bertrand

Join us for a 50-minute narrated cruise around Eagles Island along Wilmington's historic riverfront and the State port! On this cruise you will learn about the history of the Cape Fear River, its early explorers, information on the current development, and natural wonders of the Cape Fear River. Highlights of this 50-minute cruise, include: •Scenic views of Eagles Island , Wilmington's historic riverfront & the state ports •Sights of alligators,sea turtles,dolphins and more •Information on the history and natural wonders of Cape Fear River Snacks and drinks are available for purchase on board.

Cape Fear Museum’s Summer Shorts are the perfect 60-minute adventure for children ages 5-12. Summer Shorts are a good option for day care centers, year-round schools, home-school groups, as well as camps that are looking for another way to have fun and learn. Groups of 10 or more children and their adult chaperones are welcome to explore our hands-on activities and adventures. The programs are $6 per child. Summer Shorts are offered Mondays – Fridays beginning June 10 and run through August 16. Call 910-798-4362 to register your group!

If you can dream it, we’ll give you the tools to build it! Design, construct, and test structures and explore nature’s architecture. Use technology and your imagination in exciting design challenges. Conclude the week with an engineering extravaganza! Registration closes June 3, 2013. $75 members; $95 non-members (includes camp t-shirt)

BEHIND THE SCENES TOUR Mondays, June 3, 10, 17, 24, at 11:15 a.m. Tuesdays, June 4, 11, 18, 25 at 11:15 a.m. and 3:15 p.m. Wednesdays, June 5, 12, 19, 26 at 11:15 a.m. Thursdays, June 6, 13, 20, 27 at 11:15 a.m. and 3:15 p.m. Fridays, June 7, 14, 21, 28 at 11:15 a.m. Saturdays, June 8, 15, 22, 29 at 11:15 a.m. Sundays, June 9, 16, 23, 30 at 11:15 a.m. and 3:15 p.m. Have you ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes at an Aquarium? Space for animal holding, husbandry, life support systems, and access to exhibits is hidden behind the aquarium walls. If you have ever cared for a home aquarium, you may have some idea of what it takes to operate a collection of salt and freshwater exhibits, with hundreds of animals. Accompany aquarium staff on a guided tour of animal quarantine, life support, food preparation, and access areas. Participants should wear closed-toe shoes. Children younger than 8 are not permitted. Children between 8 and 14 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Fee: $15 for ages 13 and older, $13 for ages 8-12. Aquarium admission included. PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED.

Enjoy Wilmington's blues jam brought to you by the Cape Fear Blues Society. First Saturday of every month and all Tuesday evenings. Bring your instrument and your beat. For more musical events visit http://music.enjoywilmington.com

Rucker Johns features jazz most Tuesday and Thursday evenings. For more music and Rucker John music go to Music.EnjoyWilmington.com

It’s lights camera action! Join one of Hollywood East’s most entertaining & self-important Directors on a name dropping, movie & TV extravaganza through one of America’s largest living film sets; Wilmington, North Carolina! See real locationsfor some of Wilmywood’s biggest movies & TV Shows. $13.00 — Adults. $11.00 — Seniors, Students or Military. Children 6 and under are free. Please advance purchase tickets at The Black Cat Shoppe, 8 Market Street, downtown Wilmington.

Kids Cooking Club: Going Global Tuesdays @ 3:30pm Please pre-register. Explore foods from all over the world without leaving Wilmington, NC. Each week, discover new flavors and learn fun facts about a new country. Kids Cooking Club is sponsored by Harris Teeter. 4th: Going Greek: Yogurt Spread and Hummus 11th: Going French: Stuffed Crepes 18th: Going Mexican: Stuffed Burritos 25th: Going Vietnamese: Summer Rolls with Peanut Dipping Sauce

June Little Sprouts Storytime 10AM Please pre register by calling (910) 254-3534. Little Sprouts is for our preschoolers...each week we'll read a new story and do an activity inspired by the book. June 4 The Very Hungry Caterpillar June 11 Fancy Nancy: Bonjour Butterfly June 18 Bea's Own Good June 25 The Grouchy Lady Bug

Enjoy Wilmington's only Mississippi style river boat

Enjoy the music at the SeaWitch. Find all your music at Music.EnjoyWilmington.com

To order Sharks individual game or season tickets, please call (910) 343-5621. After 4:00 p.m. on a game night, any ticket purchases for that game must be made at the Buck Hardee Field box office. INDIVIDUAL GAME TICKETS •RESERVED SEATS •Adult $8 •Children (12 and under) $7 Seniors / Military •GENERAL ADMISSION •Adult $6 •Children (6-12) Seniors / Military $5 •Children 5 and under FREE

Free Wine Tasting: Tues. 6-8 p.m.

Christopher Alexander & Ashton Durham: Woodcuts will be on view at the Art Gallery at the Cultural Arts Building from May 23 – Aug. 23. An interactive public Print Fest will be held in the gallery on Thursday, May 23 from 5:30 p.m. until the last print is pulled. A closing reception will be held from 5:30 – 7 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 22. Both the print fest and reception are free and open to the public. The gallery will be open Monday through Thursday from noon until 4 p.m. during the summer. Local artists Alexander and Durham will feature recently completed woodcuts printed during the public print fest. Additionally, the wood blocks themselves will be on display. The interactive element of the printfest as well as showcasing the blocks allows viewers to participate in the process and further understand the technical elements of woodcut prints. Both Alexander and Durham are recent UNCW Studio Art graduates. In addition to the Fall Senior Exhibition at the UNCW Art Gallery in Fall 2012, their work has been featured in various exhibitions and publications. Alexander’s work has recently been exhibited at Bottega Art Bar & Gallery, Rx Restaurant, as well as in a solo exhibition in the Ann Flack Boseman Gallery as a Boseman Scholarship recipient in 2012. Durham’s work has been published in UNCW’s Flash Fiction: Search and Discover, Rufus Wainwright’s Out of the Game music video and photo book, as well as winning second place in the New Hanover Regional Medical Center Photo Contest in 2011. THE ART GALLERY at the CULTURAL ARTS BUILDING is located on the ground floor of the Cultural Arts Building, near the building’s main entrance on the corner of Randall Parkway and Reynolds Drive on the University of North Carolina Wilmington campus. To access either from South College Road or Racine Drive, take a left as you enter the campus area onto Randall Drive. There is visitor parking directly in front of the Box Office entrance to the building.

Stinky feet can make you more attractive — to a hungry mosquito, that is! Explore the science of what’s eating you at Cape Fear Museum May 25 — September 9, with Attack of the Bloodsuckers!. Attack of the Bloodsuckers! will discover the biological wonders of sanguinivores — creatures that eat blood — through encounters with interactive exhibits and vibrant graphics. Visitors will be able to sit on a giant inflatable tick, spin their way through the mosquito’s life cycle, examine their own veins and the bodies of bloodsuckers with scientific instruments, and play a bloodsucker matching game. As Museum Director Ruth Haas explains “This exhibit explores the science of sanguinivores in a fun and interactive way.” In addition, when visitors leave the Museum, they will have learned why mosquitoes, fleas, ticks, leeches and other parasites are important to our ecosystem. Cape Fear Museum of History and Science, a department of New Hanover County, is open 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, and 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. Sunday; Labor Day through Memorial Day. General admission is $7 for adults; $6 for students with valid ID and senior citizens; $6 special military rate with valid military ID; $4 for children 3-17; and free for children under 3. Museum members are admitted free. New Hanover County residents’ free day is the first Sunday of each month. The Museum is located at 814 Market Street in historic downtown Wilmington, N.C. More information: www.capefearmuseum.com.

Come learn how FSB makes its delicious microbrews. Brewmaster Kevin Kozak and Asst. Brewer Tim Boissey offer tours of the brewing facility every day between 3 pm and 5 pm. Ask the hostess upon arrival

We have been researching the ghosts of downtown Wilmington since 1978. With 30 active sites the tour varies nightly. So join us on a family safe, 90-minute journey you will not soon forget. Cost $12.00 — Adults. $10.00 — Seniors, Students or Military. Children 6 and under are free.

The movies from Hollywood. Find all your movies around Wilmington at http://film.enjoywilmington.com

The movies from Hollywood. Find all the film at http://film.enjoywilmington.com

Wrightsville, Kure, and Carolina are our three great beaches. Try each and enjoy its unique experience. Here's a guide to parking in Carolina Beach: http://www.carolinabeach.org/site_new/pages/parking.html

Dram Tree Park provides a convenient launch spot for your boat, canoe or kayak. Be careful, the currents are treacherous under the bridge.

“It all began with a commitment in 1962 by the St. John’s Art Gallery (later the Cameron Art Museum) to build a permanent collection.” said Anne Brennan, executive director of Cameron Art Museum. “That’s where it started.” From that commitment the museum began growing its collection through acquisitions and gifts of art collections. The new exhibition Here & Now: A Decade of Contemporary Acquisitions, currently on View March 29 – July 21, 2013 focuses on an exploration of contemporary acquisitions to the permanent collection since the establishment of the Cameron Art Museum in 2002. Some of the most famous artists in the exhibition are Romare Bearden, Sam Francis, Donald Sultan, Mark Flood, Viola Frey, Leonard Baskin, Hiroshi Sueyoshi, Jim Dine and the newest acquisition by Shahzia Sikander. The work itself is contemporary artwork, produced since 1945. The exhibition brings to light new acquisitions, some which have never been exhibited before. Putting the exhibition together demands a critical eye for how each piece of artwork works with one another (an installation element) and how they fit with the overall design of the exhibition. Holly Tripman, registrar at the Cameron Art Museum said, “Generally, the works need to speak with or complement each other in some way. Again there are so many ways that can happen – subject matter, medium, or their place in art history. Artwork placed beside each other that you might not expect can generate so many questions.”

Carolina, Wrightsville and Kure our three great beaches. Try each and enjoy its unique experience. Here's a link to a guide to Kure Beach public access: http://www.townofkurebeach.org/vAccess.html

the Arts Council of Wilmington and New Hanover County is pleased to relaunch the popular Pedestrian Art public sculpture program. A total of six works by Wilmington sculptor Paul Hill and Cary sculptor Phil Hathcock will be installed at various locations in downtown Wilmington on April 3-4, 2013. Sites include Bijou Park, 305 Chestnut Street, 6th & Castle streets, 200 Hanover Street, and the Greater Wilmington Chamber of Commerce. They will remain on display through September, with the next installation slated for early October.

Kure, Carolina and Wrightsville are our three great beaches. Try each and enjoy its unique experience. Here's a map to Wrightsville Beaches 44 public access points: http://www.towb.org/Portals/0/BeachAccess.pdf

As his lover announces her pregnancy, a forty-something slacker receives other life-changing news: 142 people, all of them the result of artificial insemination, have filed a class action lawsuit against him, their biological father. Directed by Ken Scott. Starring Patrick Huard, Julie LeBreton, Antoine Bertrand

Join us for a 50-minute narrated cruise around Eagles Island along Wilmington's historic riverfront and the State port! On this cruise you will learn about the history of the Cape Fear River, its early explorers, information on the current development, and natural wonders of the Cape Fear River. Highlights of this 50-minute cruise, include: •Scenic views of Eagles Island , Wilmington's historic riverfront & the state ports •Sights of alligators,sea turtles,dolphins and more •Information on the history and natural wonders of Cape Fear River Snacks and drinks are available for purchase on board.

Cape Fear Museum’s Summer Shorts are the perfect 60-minute adventure for children ages 5-12. Summer Shorts are a good option for day care centers, year-round schools, home-school groups, as well as camps that are looking for another way to have fun and learn. Groups of 10 or more children and their adult chaperones are welcome to explore our hands-on activities and adventures. The programs are $6 per child. Summer Shorts are offered Mondays – Fridays beginning June 10 and run through August 16. Call 910-798-4362 to register your group!

If you can dream it, we’ll give you the tools to build it! Design, construct, and test structures and explore nature’s architecture. Use technology and your imagination in exciting design challenges. Conclude the week with an engineering extravaganza! Registration closes June 3, 2013. $75 members; $95 non-members (includes camp t-shirt)

It’s lights camera action! Join one of Hollywood East’s most entertaining & self-important Directors on a name dropping, movie & TV extravaganza through one of America’s largest living film sets; Wilmington, North Carolina! See real locationsfor some of Wilmywood’s biggest movies & TV Shows. $13.00 — Adults. $11.00 — Seniors, Students or Military. Children 6 and under are free. Please advance purchase tickets at The Black Cat Shoppe, 8 Market Street, downtown Wilmington.

Fine, hand-sewn beadwork, archival-quality costume technique and brilliantly colored feathers; what do these features have in common with the current HBO (Home Box Office) series Treme set in post-Katrina New Orleans? Wilmington, North Carolina native Alonzo Wilson, costume designer for the series is the common thread. Well Suited The Costumes of Alonzo Wilson for HBO’s Treme is on view at the Cameron Art Museum May 18, 2013 featuring costumes from the award-winning series. The exhibition includes exquisitely crafted Mardi Gras Indian suits specially made for Treme. Additionally, Mardi Gras costumes from select characters, as well as design sketches will be on view. This exhibition originally organized by the Ogden Museum of Southern Art, New Orleans, Louisiana.

BEHIND THE SCENES TOUR Mondays, June 3, 10, 17, 24, at 11:15 a.m. Tuesdays, June 4, 11, 18, 25 at 11:15 a.m. and 3:15 p.m. Wednesdays, June 5, 12, 19, 26 at 11:15 a.m. Thursdays, June 6, 13, 20, 27 at 11:15 a.m. and 3:15 p.m. Fridays, June 7, 14, 21, 28 at 11:15 a.m. Saturdays, June 8, 15, 22, 29 at 11:15 a.m. Sundays, June 9, 16, 23, 30 at 11:15 a.m. and 3:15 p.m. Have you ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes at an Aquarium? Space for animal holding, husbandry, life support systems, and access to exhibits is hidden behind the aquarium walls. If you have ever cared for a home aquarium, you may have some idea of what it takes to operate a collection of salt and freshwater exhibits, with hundreds of animals. Accompany aquarium staff on a guided tour of animal quarantine, life support, food preparation, and access areas. Participants should wear closed-toe shoes. Children younger than 8 are not permitted. Children between 8 and 14 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Fee: $15 for ages 13 and older, $13 for ages 8-12. Aquarium admission included. PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED.

Discover Science Wednesday 3:30pm Please pre register This program allows children to explore and learn about the scientific process while developing critical thinking skills. 5. Create a thaumatropeÍÂn optical-illusion toy that makes two pictures look like one. 12. Make traveling a breeze with a vehicle that's part car, part sailboat! 19 Stack the cups 26. Make a windmill

EXTENDED BEHIND THE SCENES Mondays, June 3, 10, 17, 24, at 2 p.m. Wednesdays, June 5,12,19, 26 at 2 p.m. Fridays, June 7, 14, 21, 28 at 2 p.m. It’s feeding time, and you’re invited to watch. Visit the top of our largest exhibit, the Cape Fear Shoals, during an expanded tour behind the scenes. Get a birds-eye view of this 235,000 gallon tank as sharks, stingrays, moray eels, and other fish swim below! Aquarists feed the animals during the tour, offering a unique opportunity for close-up viewing. Participants should wear closed-toe shoes. Children younger than 8 are not permitted. Children between 8 and 14 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Fee: $20 for ages 13 and older, $18 for ages 8-12. Aquarium admission included. PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED

Prepare yeself for a party alike no other!™ Hoist a pint or three inside the bowels of old Wilmington’s most actively haunted pubs. Hear eerie tales that will both shiver ye timbers & make ye laugh so hard ye’ll swab the decks. From the disreputable obsession of the merry wench Gallus Meg to the barbarous haunts of a notorious madman, ye’ll be beggin’ to be keelhauled before it’s all over. Heed thy advice! Aargh! This unique 2.5-hour adventure is closed to ye cabin boys & girls so in order to touch this booty ye must be 21 or older & prove it. All guests MUST sign our Liability Waiver & Release Form before the start of the tour. Tours leave at 7:15 PM & journey to up to five haunted pubs. Limited space means tour sells out early! Ye must pre-purchase tickets in advance! Ye must purchase ye tickets in advance, either online (see links on this page) or at The Black Cat Shoppe at 8 Market Street in historic downtown Wilmington Cost $15.00 — Adults (gold doubloons welcome)

Once again, voted Encore's Best Of Winner (Comedy Troupe) for the second year in a row. Come out and watch the best interactive Improv show in Wilmington. This show is faced-paced and fun. Audience participation at it's best, so bring a group. visit http://facebook.com/nutt.house for updates on the troupe!

Mary Holloway Seasonal Interpreter. Wednesdays through Sundays, a costumed guide will provide tours of the fort and small arms weapons demonstrations. Sponsored and funded by the Friends of Fort Fisher. Free

Mini Math: Math for Kids! Get comfortable with mathematics, reinforce information you learned in school, and familarize yourself with new concepts! Come every Wednesday at 4pm to watch your child learn new math skills..and have fun with them too! June: 5: Patterned Noodle Snake 12: Create Your Own Family Money 19: Shape and Seek 26: Build A Monster

Preschool Science Wednesday 10am Please pre-register. These hands on activities are geared for little ones and will allow them to explore the world around them. 5. Fossils 12. Mini Air Rockets 19 Invisible ink 26. Parachutes Free with Museum admission or membership.

Meet at Coastal Shopping Center, 17th and Market Sts. The Streetcar Suburbs Tour focuses on Wilmington’s first two suburbs, Carolina Place and Carolina Heights, and the development of these historic neighborhoods as well as the people who lived in them and the preservation process that made them an integral part of the city’s preservation success story. Cost: $10 per person, exact change please. Tour cancelled in event of inclement weather.

This is one of our most popular excursions. We will slip away from the dock in time for you to be fully relaxed as the sun sets over the Cape Fear River. Watch the downtown waterfront transform as the last rays of sunshine sweep across the riverwalk and wake up the approaching evening. Our sound system and soft lighting only adds to the atmosphere. You will be mesmerized by the array of colors the sunsets reflect on this mighty river. Highlights of this 2-hour cruise include: •Beautiful sunset over the waterfront •Views of the famous Cape Fear River •Possible sights of marine wildlife •A relaxing evening atmosphere Relax, sit back & meet a new friend or just sit back and relax as you take in the fresh air and cool evening breeze. We offer a selection of beer, wine, mixed drinks and food for purchase on-board. The perfect way to end a day or start an evening on the town!

Enjoy Wilmington's only Mississippi style river boat

The Penny has Pub Trivia every Wednesday.

Come learn how FSB makes its delicious microbrews. Brewmaster Kevin Kozak and Asst. Brewer Tim Boissey offer tours of the brewing facility every day between 3 pm and 5 pm. Ask the hostess upon arrival

We have been researching the ghosts of downtown Wilmington since 1978. With 30 active sites the tour varies nightly. So join us on a family safe, 90-minute journey you will not soon forget. Cost $12.00 — Adults. $10.00 — Seniors, Students or Military. Children 6 and under are free.

The movies from Hollywood. Find all your movies around Wilmington at http://film.enjoywilmington.com

The movies from Hollywood. Find all the film at http://film.enjoywilmington.com

Wrightsville, Kure, and Carolina are our three great beaches. Try each and enjoy its unique experience. Here's a guide to parking in Carolina Beach: http://www.carolinabeach.org/site_new/pages/parking.html

Dram Tree Park provides a convenient launch spot for your boat, canoe or kayak. Be careful, the currents are treacherous under the bridge.

Christopher Alexander & Ashton Durham: Woodcuts will be on view at the Art Gallery at the Cultural Arts Building from May 23 – Aug. 23. An interactive public Print Fest will be held in the gallery on Thursday, May 23 from 5:30 p.m. until the last print is pulled. A closing reception will be held from 5:30 – 7 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 22. Both the print fest and reception are free and open to the public. The gallery will be open Monday through Thursday from noon until 4 p.m. during the summer. Local artists Alexander and Durham will feature recently completed woodcuts printed during the public print fest. Additionally, the wood blocks themselves will be on display. The interactive element of the printfest as well as showcasing the blocks allows viewers to participate in the process and further understand the technical elements of woodcut prints. Both Alexander and Durham are recent UNCW Studio Art graduates. In addition to the Fall Senior Exhibition at the UNCW Art Gallery in Fall 2012, their work has been featured in various exhibitions and publications. Alexander’s work has recently been exhibited at Bottega Art Bar & Gallery, Rx Restaurant, as well as in a solo exhibition in the Ann Flack Boseman Gallery as a Boseman Scholarship recipient in 2012. Durham’s work has been published in UNCW’s Flash Fiction: Search and Discover, Rufus Wainwright’s Out of the Game music video and photo book, as well as winning second place in the New Hanover Regional Medical Center Photo Contest in 2011. THE ART GALLERY at the CULTURAL ARTS BUILDING is located on the ground floor of the Cultural Arts Building, near the building’s main entrance on the corner of Randall Parkway and Reynolds Drive on the University of North Carolina Wilmington campus. To access either from South College Road or Racine Drive, take a left as you enter the campus area onto Randall Drive. There is visitor parking directly in front of the Box Office entrance to the building.

Carolina, Wrightsville and Kure our three great beaches. Try each and enjoy its unique experience. Here's a link to a guide to Kure Beach public access: http://www.townofkurebeach.org/vAccess.html

Kure, Carolina and Wrightsville are our three great beaches. Try each and enjoy its unique experience. Here's a map to Wrightsville Beaches 44 public access points: http://www.towb.org/Portals/0/BeachAccess.pdf

the Arts Council of Wilmington and New Hanover County is pleased to relaunch the popular Pedestrian Art public sculpture program. A total of six works by Wilmington sculptor Paul Hill and Cary sculptor Phil Hathcock will be installed at various locations in downtown Wilmington on April 3-4, 2013. Sites include Bijou Park, 305 Chestnut Street, 6th & Castle streets, 200 Hanover Street, and the Greater Wilmington Chamber of Commerce. They will remain on display through September, with the next installation slated for early October.

Join us for a 50-minute narrated cruise around Eagles Island along Wilmington's historic riverfront and the State port! On this cruise you will learn about the history of the Cape Fear River, its early explorers, information on the current development, and natural wonders of the Cape Fear River. Highlights of this 50-minute cruise, include: •Scenic views of Eagles Island , Wilmington's historic riverfront & the state ports •Sights of alligators,sea turtles,dolphins and more •Information on the history and natural wonders of Cape Fear River Snacks and drinks are available for purchase on board.

Cape Fear Museum’s Summer Shorts are the perfect 60-minute adventure for children ages 5-12. Summer Shorts are a good option for day care centers, year-round schools, home-school groups, as well as camps that are looking for another way to have fun and learn. Groups of 10 or more children and their adult chaperones are welcome to explore our hands-on activities and adventures. The programs are $6 per child. Summer Shorts are offered Mondays – Fridays beginning June 10 and run through August 16. Call 910-798-4362 to register your group!

If you can dream it, we’ll give you the tools to build it! Design, construct, and test structures and explore nature’s architecture. Use technology and your imagination in exciting design challenges. Conclude the week with an engineering extravaganza! Registration closes June 3, 2013. $75 members; $95 non-members (includes camp t-shirt)

It’s lights camera action! Join one of Hollywood East’s most entertaining & self-important Directors on a name dropping, movie & TV extravaganza through one of America’s largest living film sets; Wilmington, North Carolina! See real locationsfor some of Wilmywood’s biggest movies & TV Shows. $13.00 — Adults. $11.00 — Seniors, Students or Military. Children 6 and under are free. Please advance purchase tickets at The Black Cat Shoppe, 8 Market Street, downtown Wilmington.

“It all began with a commitment in 1962 by the St. John’s Art Gallery (later the Cameron Art Museum) to build a permanent collection.” said Anne Brennan, executive director of Cameron Art Museum. “That’s where it started.” From that commitment the museum began growing its collection through acquisitions and gifts of art collections. The new exhibition Here & Now: A Decade of Contemporary Acquisitions, currently on View March 29 – July 21, 2013 focuses on an exploration of contemporary acquisitions to the permanent collection since the establishment of the Cameron Art Museum in 2002. Some of the most famous artists in the exhibition are Romare Bearden, Sam Francis, Donald Sultan, Mark Flood, Viola Frey, Leonard Baskin, Hiroshi Sueyoshi, Jim Dine and the newest acquisition by Shahzia Sikander. The work itself is contemporary artwork, produced since 1945. The exhibition brings to light new acquisitions, some which have never been exhibited before. Putting the exhibition together demands a critical eye for how each piece of artwork works with one another (an installation element) and how they fit with the overall design of the exhibition. Holly Tripman, registrar at the Cameron Art Museum said, “Generally, the works need to speak with or complement each other in some way. Again there are so many ways that can happen – subject matter, medium, or their place in art history. Artwork placed beside each other that you might not expect can generate so many questions.”

Fine, hand-sewn beadwork, archival-quality costume technique and brilliantly colored feathers; what do these features have in common with the current HBO (Home Box Office) series Treme set in post-Katrina New Orleans? Wilmington, North Carolina native Alonzo Wilson, costume designer for the series is the common thread. Well Suited The Costumes of Alonzo Wilson for HBO’s Treme is on view at the Cameron Art Museum May 18, 2013 featuring costumes from the award-winning series. The exhibition includes exquisitely crafted Mardi Gras Indian suits specially made for Treme. Additionally, Mardi Gras costumes from select characters, as well as design sketches will be on view. This exhibition originally organized by the Ogden Museum of Southern Art, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Stinky feet can make you more attractive — to a hungry mosquito, that is! Explore the science of what’s eating you at Cape Fear Museum May 25 — September 9, with Attack of the Bloodsuckers!. Attack of the Bloodsuckers! will discover the biological wonders of sanguinivores — creatures that eat blood — through encounters with interactive exhibits and vibrant graphics. Visitors will be able to sit on a giant inflatable tick, spin their way through the mosquito’s life cycle, examine their own veins and the bodies of bloodsuckers with scientific instruments, and play a bloodsucker matching game. As Museum Director Ruth Haas explains “This exhibit explores the science of sanguinivores in a fun and interactive way.” In addition, when visitors leave the Museum, they will have learned why mosquitoes, fleas, ticks, leeches and other parasites are important to our ecosystem. Cape Fear Museum of History and Science, a department of New Hanover County, is open 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, and 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. Sunday; Labor Day through Memorial Day. General admission is $7 for adults; $6 for students with valid ID and senior citizens; $6 special military rate with valid military ID; $4 for children 3-17; and free for children under 3. Museum members are admitted free. New Hanover County residents’ free day is the first Sunday of each month. The Museum is located at 814 Market Street in historic downtown Wilmington, N.C. More information: www.capefearmuseum.com.

Prepare yeself for a party alike no other!™ Hoist a pint or three inside the bowels of old Wilmington’s most actively haunted pubs. Hear eerie tales that will both shiver ye timbers & make ye laugh so hard ye’ll swab the decks. From the disreputable obsession of the merry wench Gallus Meg to the barbarous haunts of a notorious madman, ye’ll be beggin’ to be keelhauled before it’s all over. Heed thy advice! Aargh! This unique 2.5-hour adventure is closed to ye cabin boys & girls so in order to touch this booty ye must be 21 or older & prove it. All guests MUST sign our Liability Waiver & Release Form before the start of the tour. Tours leave at 7:15 PM & journey to up to five haunted pubs. Limited space means tour sells out early! Ye must pre-purchase tickets in advance! Ye must purchase ye tickets in advance, either online (see links on this page) or at The Black Cat Shoppe at 8 Market Street in historic downtown Wilmington Cost $15.00 — Adults (gold doubloons welcome)

Mary Holloway Seasonal Interpreter. Wednesdays through Sundays, a costumed guide will provide tours of the fort and small arms weapons demonstrations. Sponsored and funded by the Friends of Fort Fisher. Free

Rucker Johns features jazz most Tuesday and Thursday evenings. For more music and Rucker John music go to Music.EnjoyWilmington.com

BEHIND THE SCENES TOUR Mondays, June 3, 10, 17, 24, at 11:15 a.m. Tuesdays, June 4, 11, 18, 25 at 11:15 a.m. and 3:15 p.m. Wednesdays, June 5, 12, 19, 26 at 11:15 a.m. Thursdays, June 6, 13, 20, 27 at 11:15 a.m. and 3:15 p.m. Fridays, June 7, 14, 21, 28 at 11:15 a.m. Saturdays, June 8, 15, 22, 29 at 11:15 a.m. Sundays, June 9, 16, 23, 30 at 11:15 a.m. and 3:15 p.m. Have you ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes at an Aquarium? Space for animal holding, husbandry, life support systems, and access to exhibits is hidden behind the aquarium walls. If you have ever cared for a home aquarium, you may have some idea of what it takes to operate a collection of salt and freshwater exhibits, with hundreds of animals. Accompany aquarium staff on a guided tour of animal quarantine, life support, food preparation, and access areas. Participants should wear closed-toe shoes. Children younger than 8 are not permitted. Children between 8 and 14 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Fee: $15 for ages 13 and older, $13 for ages 8-12. Aquarium admission included. PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED.

Carolina Beach rocks every week with a band and fireworks at the Boardwalk. Here's the schedule (subject to change). Band at 6:30. Fireworks at 9:00 pm May 24 FRIDAY 9:00 pm Drew Smith Band Country Rock May 30 Thursday 9:00 pm Radio Flyer Classic Rock June 6 Thursday 9:00 pm Dutch Treet Indie Rock June 13 Thursday 9:00 pm Mark Roberts Band Beach and Classic Rock June 20 Thursday 9:00 pm Daniel Parrish Band Blues & Soft Rock June 27 Thursday 9:00 pm Mako Band Beach Boogie & Blues July 3 WEDNESDAY 9:00 pm Machine Gun Hard Rock July 11 Thursday 9:00 pm Funk U Orchestra Funkadelic Fun July 18 Thursday 9:00 pm L Shape Lot Bluegrass July 25 Thursday 9:00 pm Eastbound Country Rock August 1 Thursday 9:00 pm Scearce & Ketner with Chris Bellamy Easy Listening Parrothead August 8 Thursday 9:00 pm Dogs Ave Funkadelic Americana August 15 Thursday 9:00 pm Bibis Ellison Band High Energy Classic Rock August 22 Thursday 9:00 pm The Cut IndieRock August 30 FRIDAY 9:00 pm 40 East Country

CAM Public Tours Every Thursday 7:30 pm Museum admission CAM offers public tours of our exhibitions every Thursday evening. Come join us and explore what’s new and on view.

CAM Public Tours Weekly Thursdays @ 7:30 pm Sundays @ 2:00 pm Museum admission; CAM Members: Free Come join us to explore the exhibitions with lively discussions about the works on view.

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Enjoy Wilmington's only Mississippi style river boat

Come over with Ur friends ,Bring Ur own beer or wine only ( No Liquors) and have fun ,sing ,dance or relax smoking ur hookah .

Measure for Measure Friday, Saturday, Sunday June 7, 8, 9 & 14, 15, 16 Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday June 20, 21, 22, 23 & 27, 28, 29, 30 Measure for Measure is one of Shakespeare's most powerful plays; a dark comedy offering a bracing and bawdy glimpse of what happens when we confuse lust and love, goodness and self-righteousness, and when those in power allow their basest human impulses to go unchecked. Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall (II.i.493)

Doors 8pm, Show 9pm Sign Up 7:45 (20-25 comics, 4 minute sets) No Cover, $3 under 21 Come out to watch the BEST Open Mic Stand-Up in the country! You never know what you're going to hear, or who is going to have the stand-out set of the night! Stand up comedy in it's purest form. Bring a group and have a night of laughs on Nutt St. No Cover!

To order Sharks individual game or season tickets, please call (910) 343-5621. After 4:00 p.m. on a game night, any ticket purchases for that game must be made at the Buck Hardee Field box office. INDIVIDUAL GAME TICKETS •RESERVED SEATS •Adult $8 •Children (12 and under) $7 Seniors / Military •GENERAL ADMISSION •Adult $6 •Children (6-12) Seniors / Military $5 •Children 5 and under FREE

Wrightsville Beach and WECT team up to provide free outdoor concerts in the Wrightsville Beach park. Find more music at Music.EnjoyWilmington.com

stART with a Story Thursdays @ 3:30pm Start with a story and then add ART! ItÃÔ the perfect way to connect literacy with the arts. Join us each week to create a masterpiece that reinforces a fun book. June is Pirate monthÍËoin us for our favorite pirate stories! 6th: Shiver Me Letters: A Pirate ABCsͱirate Hats and Spyscopes 13th: Captain Flinn and the Pirate Dinosaurs: Missing Treasureͱirate Maps 20th: How I Became a Pirate͵reasure Chests 27th: Roger the Jolly PirateÍ¥esign a Jolly Roger flag

StoryCOOKS Thursdays @ 10am Please preregister. Cooking club for our preschoolers...each week we'll read a new story and create a dish inspired by the book. StoryCOOKS is sponsored by Harris Teeter. 6th: Goldilocks and the Three Bears: Ultimate Porridge 13th: Stone Soup: Stone Soup 20th: WemberlyÃÔ Ice Cream Star: Ice Cream Soup 27th: Blueberries for Sal: Blueberry Pie

Enjoy summer music at the Ocean Grill. Sat 3/16 1-4PM The Blarney Brogues Sun 6/9 6-8PM No Dollar $hoes Thurs 6/13 7-9PM The NoSeRiDeRs Thurs 6/20 7-9PM The Carvers Sun 6/23 6-8PM da Howlies Thurs 6/27 7-9PM Dex Romweber Duo Thurs 7/11 7-9PM Good Ol’ Boys Sun 7/14 6-8PM Phatlynx Thurs 7/18 6-8PM Surfalorous Film Festival The Travelers Trio Surf film at 9PM Thurs 7/25 7-9PM da Howlies Sun 7/28 7-9PM Benji Hughes Thurs 8/1 7-9PM Mason Smith Band Thurs 8/8 7-9PM The Carvers Sun 8/11 6-8PM Killer Filler Thurs 8/15 7-9PM No Dollar $hoes Sun 8/18 6-8PM Sharkquest Thurs 8/22 7-9PM L Shape Lot Sat 9/7 7-9PM Dexter Romweber and The New Romans Find more music at Music.EnjoyWilmington.com

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Live, pub-style team trivia! Come on down and play for a chance to win prizes and gift certificates. Absolutely free to play!

a struggling playwright has adapted the classic Victorian sadomasochistic novel Venus in Fur. Now he just has to find the perfect actress for the sophisticated leading character, a seductive mistress who inspires slavish devotion. The final young woman who auditions for him seems completely wrong for the role, but as she and Thomas read from the script, it becomes clear that she is more than what she appears to be. Eventually, their game of domination and submission reveals a stunning truth. The play stars Mike O’Neil, most recently seen in Harvey and Anna Stromberg, who won a Star News Theatre Award for her performance in last year’s Boston Marriage. Lee Lowrimore directs the production. Venus in Fur opens May 30th and runs through June 23rd. Performances are Thursdays through Saturdays at 8:00 and Sundays at 3:00 at the Cape Fear Playhouse, 613 Castle Street. Tickets are $23 and $25 and are available online through the Big Dawg website, www.bigdawgproductions.org. Patrons can also leave a message at 910-367-5237 to reserve tickets.

Wine Sampling Hours Thursday & Friday 3-8 pm Saturday 11-7 pm

“It all began with a commitment in 1962 by the St. John’s Art Gallery (later the Cameron Art Museum) to build a permanent collection.” said Anne Brennan, executive director of Cameron Art Museum. “That’s where it started.” From that commitment the museum began growing its collection through acquisitions and gifts of art collections. The new exhibition Here & Now: A Decade of Contemporary Acquisitions, currently on View March 29 – July 21, 2013 focuses on an exploration of contemporary acquisitions to the permanent collection since the establishment of the Cameron Art Museum in 2002. Some of the most famous artists in the exhibition are Romare Bearden, Sam Francis, Donald Sultan, Mark Flood, Viola Frey, Leonard Baskin, Hiroshi Sueyoshi, Jim Dine and the newest acquisition by Shahzia Sikander. The work itself is contemporary artwork, produced since 1945. The exhibition brings to light new acquisitions, some which have never been exhibited before. Putting the exhibition together demands a critical eye for how each piece of artwork works with one another (an installation element) and how they fit with the overall design of the exhibition. Holly Tripman, registrar at the Cameron Art Museum said, “Generally, the works need to speak with or complement each other in some way. Again there are so many ways that can happen – subject matter, medium, or their place in art history. Artwork placed beside each other that you might not expect can generate so many questions.”

Wrightsville, Kure, and Carolina are our three great beaches. Try each and enjoy its unique experience. Here's a guide to parking in Carolina Beach: http://www.carolinabeach.org/site_new/pages/parking.html

Dram Tree Park provides a convenient launch spot for your boat, canoe or kayak. Be careful, the currents are treacherous under the bridge.

Christopher Alexander & Ashton Durham: Woodcuts will be on view at the Art Gallery at the Cultural Arts Building from May 23 – Aug. 23. An interactive public Print Fest will be held in the gallery on Thursday, May 23 from 5:30 p.m. until the last print is pulled. A closing reception will be held from 5:30 – 7 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 22. Both the print fest and reception are free and open to the public. The gallery will be open Monday through Thursday from noon until 4 p.m. during the summer. Local artists Alexander and Durham will feature recently completed woodcuts printed during the public print fest. Additionally, the wood blocks themselves will be on display. The interactive element of the printfest as well as showcasing the blocks allows viewers to participate in the process and further understand the technical elements of woodcut prints. Both Alexander and Durham are recent UNCW Studio Art graduates. In addition to the Fall Senior Exhibition at the UNCW Art Gallery in Fall 2012, their work has been featured in various exhibitions and publications. Alexander’s work has recently been exhibited at Bottega Art Bar & Gallery, Rx Restaurant, as well as in a solo exhibition in the Ann Flack Boseman Gallery as a Boseman Scholarship recipient in 2012. Durham’s work has been published in UNCW’s Flash Fiction: Search and Discover, Rufus Wainwright’s Out of the Game music video and photo book, as well as winning second place in the New Hanover Regional Medical Center Photo Contest in 2011. THE ART GALLERY at the CULTURAL ARTS BUILDING is located on the ground floor of the Cultural Arts Building, near the building’s main entrance on the corner of Randall Parkway and Reynolds Drive on the University of North Carolina Wilmington campus. To access either from South College Road or Racine Drive, take a left as you enter the campus area onto Randall Drive. There is visitor parking directly in front of the Box Office entrance to the building.

Carolina, Wrightsville and Kure our three great beaches. Try each and enjoy its unique experience. Here's a link to a guide to Kure Beach public access: http://www.townofkurebeach.org/vAccess.html

Kure, Carolina and Wrightsville are our three great beaches. Try each and enjoy its unique experience. Here's a map to Wrightsville Beaches 44 public access points: http://www.towb.org/Portals/0/BeachAccess.pdf

the Arts Council of Wilmington and New Hanover County is pleased to relaunch the popular Pedestrian Art public sculpture program. A total of six works by Wilmington sculptor Paul Hill and Cary sculptor Phil Hathcock will be installed at various locations in downtown Wilmington on April 3-4, 2013. Sites include Bijou Park, 305 Chestnut Street, 6th & Castle streets, 200 Hanover Street, and the Greater Wilmington Chamber of Commerce. They will remain on display through September, with the next installation slated for early October.

Join us for a 50-minute narrated cruise around Eagles Island along Wilmington's historic riverfront and the State port! On this cruise you will learn about the history of the Cape Fear River, its early explorers, information on the current development, and natural wonders of the Cape Fear River. Highlights of this 50-minute cruise, include: •Scenic views of Eagles Island , Wilmington's historic riverfront & the state ports •Sights of alligators,sea turtles,dolphins and more •Information on the history and natural wonders of Cape Fear River Snacks and drinks are available for purchase on board.

Come learn how FSB makes its delicious microbrews. Brewmaster Kevin Kozak and Asst. Brewer Tim Boissey offer tours of the brewing facility every day between 3 pm and 5 pm. Ask the hostess upon arrival

Cape Fear Museum’s Summer Shorts are the perfect 60-minute adventure for children ages 5-12. Summer Shorts are a good option for day care centers, year-round schools, home-school groups, as well as camps that are looking for another way to have fun and learn. Groups of 10 or more children and their adult chaperones are welcome to explore our hands-on activities and adventures. The programs are $6 per child. Summer Shorts are offered Mondays – Fridays beginning June 10 and run through August 16. Call 910-798-4362 to register your group!

We have been researching the ghosts of downtown Wilmington since 1978. With 30 active sites the tour varies nightly. So join us on a family safe, 90-minute journey you will not soon forget. Cost $12.00 — Adults. $10.00 — Seniors, Students or Military. Children 6 and under are free.

If you can dream it, we’ll give you the tools to build it! Design, construct, and test structures and explore nature’s architecture. Use technology and your imagination in exciting design challenges. Conclude the week with an engineering extravaganza! Registration closes June 3, 2013. $75 members; $95 non-members (includes camp t-shirt)

Fine, hand-sewn beadwork, archival-quality costume technique and brilliantly colored feathers; what do these features have in common with the current HBO (Home Box Office) series Treme set in post-Katrina New Orleans? Wilmington, North Carolina native Alonzo Wilson, costume designer for the series is the common thread. Well Suited The Costumes of Alonzo Wilson for HBO’s Treme is on view at the Cameron Art Museum May 18, 2013 featuring costumes from the award-winning series. The exhibition includes exquisitely crafted Mardi Gras Indian suits specially made for Treme. Additionally, Mardi Gras costumes from select characters, as well as design sketches will be on view. This exhibition originally organized by the Ogden Museum of Southern Art, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Stinky feet can make you more attractive — to a hungry mosquito, that is! Explore the science of what’s eating you at Cape Fear Museum May 25 — September 9, with Attack of the Bloodsuckers!. Attack of the Bloodsuckers! will discover the biological wonders of sanguinivores — creatures that eat blood — through encounters with interactive exhibits and vibrant graphics. Visitors will be able to sit on a giant inflatable tick, spin their way through the mosquito’s life cycle, examine their own veins and the bodies of bloodsuckers with scientific instruments, and play a bloodsucker matching game. As Museum Director Ruth Haas explains “This exhibit explores the science of sanguinivores in a fun and interactive way.” In addition, when visitors leave the Museum, they will have learned why mosquitoes, fleas, ticks, leeches and other parasites are important to our ecosystem. Cape Fear Museum of History and Science, a department of New Hanover County, is open 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, and 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. Sunday; Labor Day through Memorial Day. General admission is $7 for adults; $6 for students with valid ID and senior citizens; $6 special military rate with valid military ID; $4 for children 3-17; and free for children under 3. Museum members are admitted free. New Hanover County residents’ free day is the first Sunday of each month. The Museum is located at 814 Market Street in historic downtown Wilmington, N.C. More information: www.capefearmuseum.com.

Prepare yeself for a party alike no other!™ Hoist a pint or three inside the bowels of old Wilmington’s most actively haunted pubs. Hear eerie tales that will both shiver ye timbers & make ye laugh so hard ye’ll swab the decks. From the disreputable obsession of the merry wench Gallus Meg to the barbarous haunts of a notorious madman, ye’ll be beggin’ to be keelhauled before it’s all over. Heed thy advice! Aargh! This unique 2.5-hour adventure is closed to ye cabin boys & girls so in order to touch this booty ye must be 21 or older & prove it. All guests MUST sign our Liability Waiver & Release Form before the start of the tour. Tours leave at 7:15 PM & journey to up to five haunted pubs. Limited space means tour sells out early! Ye must pre-purchase tickets in advance! Ye must purchase ye tickets in advance, either online (see links on this page) or at The Black Cat Shoppe at 8 Market Street in historic downtown Wilmington Cost $15.00 — Adults (gold doubloons welcome)

Mary Holloway Seasonal Interpreter. Wednesdays through Sundays, a costumed guide will provide tours of the fort and small arms weapons demonstrations. Sponsored and funded by the Friends of Fort Fisher. Free

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Measure for Measure Friday, Saturday, Sunday June 7, 8, 9 & 14, 15, 16 Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday June 20, 21, 22, 23 & 27, 28, 29, 30 Measure for Measure is one of Shakespeare's most powerful plays; a dark comedy offering a bracing and bawdy glimpse of what happens when we confuse lust and love, goodness and self-righteousness, and when those in power allow their basest human impulses to go unchecked. Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall (II.i.493)

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a struggling playwright has adapted the classic Victorian sadomasochistic novel Venus in Fur. Now he just has to find the perfect actress for the sophisticated leading character, a seductive mistress who inspires slavish devotion. The final young woman who auditions for him seems completely wrong for the role, but as she and Thomas read from the script, it becomes clear that she is more than what she appears to be. Eventually, their game of domination and submission reveals a stunning truth. The play stars Mike O’Neil, most recently seen in Harvey and Anna Stromberg, who won a Star News Theatre Award for her performance in last year’s Boston Marriage. Lee Lowrimore directs the production. Venus in Fur opens May 30th and runs through June 23rd. Performances are Thursdays through Saturdays at 8:00 and Sundays at 3:00 at the Cape Fear Playhouse, 613 Castle Street. Tickets are $23 and $25 and are available online through the Big Dawg website, www.bigdawgproductions.org. Patrons can also leave a message at 910-367-5237 to reserve tickets.

Wine Sampling Hours Thursday & Friday 3-8 pm Saturday 11-7 pm

Adventures in Art! Fridays at 3:30pm Please pre-register, this class is limited to 15 children and designed for children ages 5-8 years. 7th: Japanese Fish Kites 14th: Mini Magnet Masterpieces 21st: Bicycle Art 28th: Sharpie Fireworks Banners

BEHIND THE SCENES TOUR Mondays, June 3, 10, 17, 24, at 11:15 a.m. Tuesdays, June 4, 11, 18, 25 at 11:15 a.m. and 3:15 p.m. Wednesdays, June 5, 12, 19, 26 at 11:15 a.m. Thursdays, June 6, 13, 20, 27 at 11:15 a.m. and 3:15 p.m. Fridays, June 7, 14, 21, 28 at 11:15 a.m. Saturdays, June 8, 15, 22, 29 at 11:15 a.m. Sundays, June 9, 16, 23, 30 at 11:15 a.m. and 3:15 p.m. Have you ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes at an Aquarium? Space for animal holding, husbandry, life support systems, and access to exhibits is hidden behind the aquarium walls. If you have ever cared for a home aquarium, you may have some idea of what it takes to operate a collection of salt and freshwater exhibits, with hundreds of animals. Accompany aquarium staff on a guided tour of animal quarantine, life support, food preparation, and access areas. Participants should wear closed-toe shoes. Children younger than 8 are not permitted. Children between 8 and 14 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Fee: $15 for ages 13 and older, $13 for ages 8-12. Aquarium admission included. PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED.

Bibis Ellison is a North Carolina artist. She has performed both covers and original music all over the US and in Mexico.

Beach House presents DJ Dane Britt on Friday and Saturday evenings. Find more music at Music.EnjoyWilmington.com

A free concert on the Wilmington waterfront every Friday night all summer long. Here's the entire schedule: May 24 – Once: Pearl Jam Tribute May 31 – Nantucket June 7 – Funky Monks: The Ultimate Red Hot Chili Peppers Experience June 14 – 20 Ride: America’s #1 Zac Brown Tribute June 21 – The Dave Mathews Tribute Band June 28 – The Breakfast Club: America’s Favorite 80’s Tribute Band July 5 – The Revival: Allman Brothers Tribute July 12 – Same As It Ever Was: The Talking Heads Tribute July 19 – ZOSO: The Ultimate Led Zeppelin Tribute July 26 – Big Wooly Mammoth: Widespread Panic Tribute August 2 – Ill Communication w/ Wrong Way: Tribute to the Beastie Boys and Sublime August 9 - On The Border: Ultimate Eagles Tribute August 16 – The Waiting: A Tribute to Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers August 23 – Draw The Line: The Endorsed Aerosmith Tribute Show August 30 – Departure: The Journey Tribute Band

EXTENDED BEHIND THE SCENES Mondays, June 3, 10, 17, 24, at 2 p.m. Wednesdays, June 5,12,19, 26 at 2 p.m. Fridays, June 7, 14, 21, 28 at 2 p.m. It’s feeding time, and you’re invited to watch. Visit the top of our largest exhibit, the Cape Fear Shoals, during an expanded tour behind the scenes. Get a birds-eye view of this 235,000 gallon tank as sharks, stingrays, moray eels, and other fish swim below! Aquarists feed the animals during the tour, offering a unique opportunity for close-up viewing. Participants should wear closed-toe shoes. Children younger than 8 are not permitted. Children between 8 and 14 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Fee: $20 for ages 13 and older, $18 for ages 8-12. Aquarium admission included. PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED

Hedwig and the Angry Inch June 13-16, 21-23, 28-30 & July 5-7 City Stage

Set in early 19th-century France, it is the story of Jean Valjean, a burly French peasant of abnormal strength and potentially violent nature, and his quest for redemption after serving nineteen years in jail for having stolen a loaf of bread for starving relatives. Valjean decides to break his parole and start his life anew after a kindly bishop inspires him to, but he is relentlessly tracked down by a police inspector named Javert. Along the way, Valjean and a slew of characters are swept into a revolutionary period in France, where a group of young idealists make their last stand at a street barricade.

Lynne and the Wave entertain audiences of all ages with their close harmonies and creative musical stylings spanning generations with favorite songs from the 60′s to the hits of today - Lynne and the Wave cover all genres of music, dance, classic rock, top 40, blues, crossover country…..the stuff that stirs your heart and makes you want to move your body.

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There are high expectations for Michael Che. In the past year, the New York standup has worked on Best Week Ever and SNL, and been hailed as one to watch by the New York Times, Rolling Stone, the bookers of New York City, and many of his fellow comics. And he’s not resting anytime soon, bringing his show “Cartoon Violence” to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this August. Recently, over coffee at Columbus Circle in Manhattan, I got to talk to him about his rapid rise, his brief time in the world of high-end fashion, and the good advice he got from Tracy Morgan.-Splitsider.com

Hello! My name is Monica Jane. My hopes and dreams were born in a small town called Sturgis, Michigan. Growing up constantly being called shy sparked pure determination to prove to everyone that I was more than that. I picked myself up, grabbed my guitar, and set out to be bold, fearless

An interactive murder mystery dinner show written by Hank Toler Now running Friday nights all summer! Doors open at 5:30pm. Show at 6:30pm. Tickets $42, $30 for children under 12. Tickets includes show and 3-course meal. Beverages and ticket gratuity not included. The cast of popular teen drama, Sunny Came Home, attempts to film their season and show finale, but there's more than a hurricane that is brewing as the line between onscreen and off-screen relationships get blurred with tragic consequences. Figure out whodunit in this originally-penned mystery homage to Wilmington's television production success. All this and a delicious meal. What could be juicier? MENU Starter Mixed Green Salad with your choice of Dressing Bread & Butter basket Entrée (Choose one) Chicken 2-Ways: Roast Breast & House-made Thigh Sausage with Sun-dried Tomato Pesto —OR— Salmon Filet with Fresh Herb Sauce —OR— House-made Veggie Patty with your choice of Fresh Herb Sauce or Sun-dried Tomato Pesto Dessert Selection changes weekly

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Parent's Night Out! Drop your children off at CGA for free play, every Friday & Saturday night, from 6-10 p.m. For ages 3 - 10, boys and girls, open to members and non-members. Bring food for dinner/snack, or bring money for the healthy snack machine~all children who want to eat, do so at 7p.m. $7.75 per hour, with sibling discounts. For the safety and security of all children, NO ADULTS are allowed to stay in the facility during Parents Night Out. We do not allow cell phones for children; please leave them at home.

Welcome back local favorite ‘Shine! Tickets are $8 for adults, $2 for children, and free for Airlie members. For more information call 910-798-7700. All general admission parking is offsite. Free parking and shuttles are provided from the old Cinema 6 property at 5335 Oleander Drive, located next to Great Harvest Bread and Tidal Creek Co-op, and directly across from Jungle Rapids Family Fun Park. Dogwood, Rose, Magnolia, and Azalea members receive a parking pass for on-site parking as part of their membership. Members should arrive early (between 5-6 pm) for on-site parking.

Join us for great local entertainment! Enjoy the beautiful Cape Fear River tour while we showcase local musicians. This cruise is a great way to wind down your day or kick start your evening. Join us for this special Sunset cruise with a live acoustic performance. There is nothing more relaxing than grooving to live music while enjoying the beautiful sunset over the glistening waters. You don't want to miss this spectacular experience! Highlights of this 2-hour cruise, include: •Amazing music performed by our local musicians •Scenic views of the mighty Cape Fear River •Amazing Sunsets over the Cape Fear River •Delicious Drinks from our Bar (all ABC permits) •Views of the Historic Downtown Riverwalk and Harbor This Acoustic Spotlight is offered on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays on our Sunset Cruise.

Enjoy Wilmington's only Mississippi style river boat

Enjoy Wilmington's Costellos with its live music. Find more music at Music.EnjoyWilmington.com

Toddler Time Fridays @ 10:00am Projects and activities for our youngest visitors (kids 4 and under) and their special grownups to work on together. 7th:FatherÃÔ Day 14th: Tots Splash into Summer backyard pool party 21st: Dough Collages 28th: Sticky Suncatchers

Mayfaires Music on the Town Concert Series will fill the air with the sounds of local bands every Friday evening from 6pm until dark beginning Friday, May 3rd. The 13 week free Friday night concert series will take place on the Mayfaire Event Field located directly behind Ulta and World Market. Friday, May 3 Uncle Hairy (70s-90s Classics, Pop Rock) Friday, May 10 The Other Guys and a Gal (Americana, Acoustic Rock) Friday, May 17 The School Boys (Classic Rock) Friday, May 24 Eastbound (Todays new country) Friday, June 31 Cosmic Groove Lizards (Original Rock) Friday, June 7 360 Degrees (Soul, R&B, Variety) Friday, June 14 The Steedie Eddies (Classic Rock) Friday, June 21 Selah Dub (Reggae) Friday, June 28 Seneca Guns (Eclectic Rock) Friday, July 5 40 East (Modern Country, Pop) Friday, July 12 Millenia Funk Band (Funk, Dance, Rock) Friday, July 19 Velcro (80s Rock) Friday, July 26 Painted Man (Funk, R&B, Rock)

Formed in 2009, Velvet Jane is a female-fronted rock band based out of Wilmington, North Carolina. Velvet Jane consists of powerhouse lead singer, Heather Tracy, originating founder and bass player Jo Dheilly, drummer Bob Collins and guitar player Bill Baker.

See what the Wine Divas are tasting this Friday. Find more wine tastings at Fun.EnjoyWilmington.com

We host a complimentary wine tasting every friday evening from 4 PM to 7 PM where we sample between 6 and 8 wines usually split equally between reds and whites. Each of these Friday tastings carries a theme so there is some connection between the wines that are being sampled. They might be the same varietial or all of the wines might be from the same country, etc. Whatever the theme is the tastings are designed to be low-key fun events with an educational focus to them.

According to Wikipedia: The summer solstice occurs exactly when the axial tilt of a planet's semi-axis in a given hemisphere is most inclined towards the star that it orbits. Earth's maximum axial tilt to our star, the Sun, during a solstice is 23° 26'. This happens twice each year, at which times the Sun reaches its highest position in the sky as seen from the North or South Pole respectively.

Wrightsville, Kure, and Carolina are our three great beaches. Try each and enjoy its unique experience. Here's a guide to parking in Carolina Beach: http://www.carolinabeach.org/site_new/pages/parking.html

Join us for a 50-minute narrated cruise around Eagles Island along Wilmington's historic riverfront and the State port! On this cruise you will learn about the history of the Cape Fear River, its early explorers, information on the current development, and natural wonders of the Cape Fear River. Highlights of this 50-minute cruise, include: •Scenic views of Eagles Island , Wilmington's historic riverfront & the state ports •Sights of alligators,sea turtles,dolphins and more •Information on the history and natural wonders of Cape Fear River Snacks and drinks are available for purchase on board.

the Arts Council of Wilmington and New Hanover County is pleased to relaunch the popular Pedestrian Art public sculpture program. A total of six works by Wilmington sculptor Paul Hill and Cary sculptor Phil Hathcock will be installed at various locations in downtown Wilmington on April 3-4, 2013. Sites include Bijou Park, 305 Chestnut Street, 6th & Castle streets, 200 Hanover Street, and the Greater Wilmington Chamber of Commerce. They will remain on display through September, with the next installation slated for early October.

We have been researching the ghosts of downtown Wilmington since 1978. With 30 active sites the tour varies nightly. So join us on a family safe, 90-minute journey you will not soon forget. Cost $12.00 — Adults. $10.00 — Seniors, Students or Military. Children 6 and under are free.

“It all began with a commitment in 1962 by the St. John’s Art Gallery (later the Cameron Art Museum) to build a permanent collection.” said Anne Brennan, executive director of Cameron Art Museum. “That’s where it started.” From that commitment the museum began growing its collection through acquisitions and gifts of art collections. The new exhibition Here & Now: A Decade of Contemporary Acquisitions, currently on View March 29 – July 21, 2013 focuses on an exploration of contemporary acquisitions to the permanent collection since the establishment of the Cameron Art Museum in 2002. Some of the most famous artists in the exhibition are Romare Bearden, Sam Francis, Donald Sultan, Mark Flood, Viola Frey, Leonard Baskin, Hiroshi Sueyoshi, Jim Dine and the newest acquisition by Shahzia Sikander. The work itself is contemporary artwork, produced since 1945. The exhibition brings to light new acquisitions, some which have never been exhibited before. Putting the exhibition together demands a critical eye for how each piece of artwork works with one another (an installation element) and how they fit with the overall design of the exhibition. Holly Tripman, registrar at the Cameron Art Museum said, “Generally, the works need to speak with or complement each other in some way. Again there are so many ways that can happen – subject matter, medium, or their place in art history. Artwork placed beside each other that you might not expect can generate so many questions.”

Fine, hand-sewn beadwork, archival-quality costume technique and brilliantly colored feathers; what do these features have in common with the current HBO (Home Box Office) series Treme set in post-Katrina New Orleans? Wilmington, North Carolina native Alonzo Wilson, costume designer for the series is the common thread. Well Suited The Costumes of Alonzo Wilson for HBO’s Treme is on view at the Cameron Art Museum May 18, 2013 featuring costumes from the award-winning series. The exhibition includes exquisitely crafted Mardi Gras Indian suits specially made for Treme. Additionally, Mardi Gras costumes from select characters, as well as design sketches will be on view. This exhibition originally organized by the Ogden Museum of Southern Art, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Stinky feet can make you more attractive — to a hungry mosquito, that is! Explore the science of what’s eating you at Cape Fear Museum May 25 — September 9, with Attack of the Bloodsuckers!. Attack of the Bloodsuckers! will discover the biological wonders of sanguinivores — creatures that eat blood — through encounters with interactive exhibits and vibrant graphics. Visitors will be able to sit on a giant inflatable tick, spin their way through the mosquito’s life cycle, examine their own veins and the bodies of bloodsuckers with scientific instruments, and play a bloodsucker matching game. As Museum Director Ruth Haas explains “This exhibit explores the science of sanguinivores in a fun and interactive way.” In addition, when visitors leave the Museum, they will have learned why mosquitoes, fleas, ticks, leeches and other parasites are important to our ecosystem. Cape Fear Museum of History and Science, a department of New Hanover County, is open 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, and 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. Sunday; Labor Day through Memorial Day. General admission is $7 for adults; $6 for students with valid ID and senior citizens; $6 special military rate with valid military ID; $4 for children 3-17; and free for children under 3. Museum members are admitted free. New Hanover County residents’ free day is the first Sunday of each month. The Museum is located at 814 Market Street in historic downtown Wilmington, N.C. More information: www.capefearmuseum.com.

Prepare yeself for a party alike no other!™ Hoist a pint or three inside the bowels of old Wilmington’s most actively haunted pubs. Hear eerie tales that will both shiver ye timbers & make ye laugh so hard ye’ll swab the decks. From the disreputable obsession of the merry wench Gallus Meg to the barbarous haunts of a notorious madman, ye’ll be beggin’ to be keelhauled before it’s all over. Heed thy advice! Aargh! This unique 2.5-hour adventure is closed to ye cabin boys & girls so in order to touch this booty ye must be 21 or older & prove it. All guests MUST sign our Liability Waiver & Release Form before the start of the tour. Tours leave at 7:15 PM & journey to up to five haunted pubs. Limited space means tour sells out early! Ye must pre-purchase tickets in advance! Ye must purchase ye tickets in advance, either online (see links on this page) or at The Black Cat Shoppe at 8 Market Street in historic downtown Wilmington Cost $15.00 — Adults (gold doubloons welcome)

Mary Holloway Seasonal Interpreter. Wednesdays through Sundays, a costumed guide will provide tours of the fort and small arms weapons demonstrations. Sponsored and funded by the Friends of Fort Fisher. Free

Come learn how FSB makes its delicious microbrews. Brewmaster Kevin Kozak and Asst. Brewer Tim Boissey offer tours of the brewing facility every day between 3 pm and 5 pm. Ask the hostess upon arrival

The movies from Hollywood. Find all your movies around Wilmington at http://film.enjoywilmington.com

Measure for Measure Friday, Saturday, Sunday June 7, 8, 9 & 14, 15, 16 Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday June 20, 21, 22, 23 & 27, 28, 29, 30 Measure for Measure is one of Shakespeare's most powerful plays; a dark comedy offering a bracing and bawdy glimpse of what happens when we confuse lust and love, goodness and self-righteousness, and when those in power allow their basest human impulses to go unchecked. Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall (II.i.493)

Dram Tree Park provides a convenient launch spot for your boat, canoe or kayak. Be careful, the currents are treacherous under the bridge.

The movies from Hollywood. Find all the film at http://film.enjoywilmington.com

a struggling playwright has adapted the classic Victorian sadomasochistic novel Venus in Fur. Now he just has to find the perfect actress for the sophisticated leading character, a seductive mistress who inspires slavish devotion. The final young woman who auditions for him seems completely wrong for the role, but as she and Thomas read from the script, it becomes clear that she is more than what she appears to be. Eventually, their game of domination and submission reveals a stunning truth. The play stars Mike O’Neil, most recently seen in Harvey and Anna Stromberg, who won a Star News Theatre Award for her performance in last year’s Boston Marriage. Lee Lowrimore directs the production. Venus in Fur opens May 30th and runs through June 23rd. Performances are Thursdays through Saturdays at 8:00 and Sundays at 3:00 at the Cape Fear Playhouse, 613 Castle Street. Tickets are $23 and $25 and are available online through the Big Dawg website, www.bigdawgproductions.org. Patrons can also leave a message at 910-367-5237 to reserve tickets.

Beach House presents DJ Dane Britt on Friday and Saturday evenings. Find more music at Music.EnjoyWilmington.com

Hedwig and the Angry Inch June 13-16, 21-23, 28-30 & July 5-7 City Stage

Set in early 19th-century France, it is the story of Jean Valjean, a burly French peasant of abnormal strength and potentially violent nature, and his quest for redemption after serving nineteen years in jail for having stolen a loaf of bread for starving relatives. Valjean decides to break his parole and start his life anew after a kindly bishop inspires him to, but he is relentlessly tracked down by a police inspector named Javert. Along the way, Valjean and a slew of characters are swept into a revolutionary period in France, where a group of young idealists make their last stand at a street barricade.

Carolina, Wrightsville and Kure our three great beaches. Try each and enjoy its unique experience. Here's a link to a guide to Kure Beach public access: http://www.townofkurebeach.org/vAccess.html

There are high expectations for Michael Che. In the past year, the New York standup has worked on Best Week Ever and SNL, and been hailed as one to watch by the New York Times, Rolling Stone, the bookers of New York City, and many of his fellow comics. And he’s not resting anytime soon, bringing his show “Cartoon Violence” to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this August. Recently, over coffee at Columbus Circle in Manhattan, I got to talk to him about his rapid rise, his brief time in the world of high-end fashion, and the good advice he got from Tracy Morgan.-Splitsider.com

Parent's Night Out! Drop your children off at CGA for free play, every Friday & Saturday night, from 6-10 p.m. For ages 3 - 10, boys and girls, open to members and non-members. Bring food for dinner/snack, or bring money for the healthy snack machine~all children who want to eat, do so at 7p.m. $7.75 per hour, with sibling discounts. For the safety and security of all children, NO ADULTS are allowed to stay in the facility during Parents Night Out. We do not allow cell phones for children; please leave them at home.

Christopher Alexander & Ashton Durham: Woodcuts will be on view at the Art Gallery at the Cultural Arts Building from May 23 – Aug. 23. An interactive public Print Fest will be held in the gallery on Thursday, May 23 from 5:30 p.m. until the last print is pulled. A closing reception will be held from 5:30 – 7 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 22. Both the print fest and reception are free and open to the public. The gallery will be open Monday through Thursday from noon until 4 p.m. during the summer. Local artists Alexander and Durham will feature recently completed woodcuts printed during the public print fest. Additionally, the wood blocks themselves will be on display. The interactive element of the printfest as well as showcasing the blocks allows viewers to participate in the process and further understand the technical elements of woodcut prints. Both Alexander and Durham are recent UNCW Studio Art graduates. In addition to the Fall Senior Exhibition at the UNCW Art Gallery in Fall 2012, their work has been featured in various exhibitions and publications. Alexander’s work has recently been exhibited at Bottega Art Bar & Gallery, Rx Restaurant, as well as in a solo exhibition in the Ann Flack Boseman Gallery as a Boseman Scholarship recipient in 2012. Durham’s work has been published in UNCW’s Flash Fiction: Search and Discover, Rufus Wainwright’s Out of the Game music video and photo book, as well as winning second place in the New Hanover Regional Medical Center Photo Contest in 2011. THE ART GALLERY at the CULTURAL ARTS BUILDING is located on the ground floor of the Cultural Arts Building, near the building’s main entrance on the corner of Randall Parkway and Reynolds Drive on the University of North Carolina Wilmington campus. To access either from South College Road or Racine Drive, take a left as you enter the campus area onto Randall Drive. There is visitor parking directly in front of the Box Office entrance to the building.

Kure, Carolina and Wrightsville are our three great beaches. Try each and enjoy its unique experience. Here's a map to Wrightsville Beaches 44 public access points: http://www.towb.org/Portals/0/BeachAccess.pdf

AQUARIST APPRENTICE Saturdays, June 8, 15, 22, 29 at 2 p.m. Check out a dirty job you’re sure to love. 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. Assist aquarists with food preparation and help feed the animals. Participants also observe aquarists during daily care and maintenance tasks. This limited opportunity is only open to 10 participants. Participants should wear closed-toe shoes and be prepared to smell fishy. For ages 10 and older. Ages 14 and younger must be accompanied by an adult. Fee: $25 for ages 13 and older, $23 for ages 10-12. Aquarium admission included. PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED.

BEHIND THE SCENES TOUR Mondays, June 3, 10, 17, 24, at 11:15 a.m. Tuesdays, June 4, 11, 18, 25 at 11:15 a.m. and 3:15 p.m. Wednesdays, June 5, 12, 19, 26 at 11:15 a.m. Thursdays, June 6, 13, 20, 27 at 11:15 a.m. and 3:15 p.m. Fridays, June 7, 14, 21, 28 at 11:15 a.m. Saturdays, June 8, 15, 22, 29 at 11:15 a.m. Sundays, June 9, 16, 23, 30 at 11:15 a.m. and 3:15 p.m. Have you ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes at an Aquarium? Space for animal holding, husbandry, life support systems, and access to exhibits is hidden behind the aquarium walls. If you have ever cared for a home aquarium, you may have some idea of what it takes to operate a collection of salt and freshwater exhibits, with hundreds of animals. Accompany aquarium staff on a guided tour of animal quarantine, life support, food preparation, and access areas. Participants should wear closed-toe shoes. Children younger than 8 are not permitted. Children between 8 and 14 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Fee: $15 for ages 13 and older, $13 for ages 8-12. Aquarium admission included. PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED.

Wilmington's Arabian Nights Hookah Cafe has Bellydancing on Saturday nights. Find more dance at www.dance.enjoywilmington.com

Enjoy Wilmington's Costellos with its live music. Find more music at Music.EnjoyWilmington.com

Enjoy Wilmington's only Mississippi style river boat

Located on the shores of the lake, the market is open Saturdays, 8:00am – 1:00pm. In addition, a selection of artists and crafters have their handmade items available each week on a rotating basis. On the three holiday weekends join us for a combination of farmer’s market and art show with over 90 vendors participating, bringing you a huge selection of unique artisan made items. And we are pet friendly! Spend some time at our “island style” market and help to support local farmers and the local economy while ensuring you’re purchasing the safest and freshest foods available.

Saturdays, March 30th - December 21st* 8:00 am to 1:00 pm *Market will not be held on April 13th & October 6th (due to Azaleafest & Riverfest) Located along the Cape Fear River in Historic Downtown Wilmington in Riverfront Park (00 block of N. Water Street)

Meet at Forest Hills Elementary School, 602 Colonial Drive. Forest Hills Elementary School 602 Colonial Drive; Streetcar Suburb meets at Coastal Shopping Center, 17th and Market Street (map) Both tours are held every Sat. at 10 am (will be cancelled in event of inclement weather) May 18 - October 12 Cost: $10 per person, exact change pl

Ready to see and be part of a show you will never forget? Well, you have come to the right place. 40 EAST is a party waiting to happen. We cover artist such as Carrie Underwood, Lady Gaga, Kelly Clarkson,Jason Aldean, and Del McCoy to name a few along with some orginal tunes.

Its GAME TIME! Every Saturday at 4pm explore and discover a new game! Team building skills, cooperation, and fun! Free with admission or membership. June 1, 8, 15, 22, 29

The Hammerheads are a locally owned professional soccer franchise founded in 1996. Competing in the United Soccer Leagues, the Hammerheads have grown to be an internationally recognized organization. The team currently plays in the American Division of the USL Pro League, in the second tier of pro soccer in the United States. The team is coached by David Irving and plays in the same division as regional rivals Charleston (S.C.), Charlotte, Orlando and Richmond (Va.). All home games are played at Legion Stadium. The Hammerheads Organization strives to bring quality, affordable family entertainment to Wilmington and the surrounding areas. In past seasons, the Hammerheads have hosted several Major League Soccer Teams, including DC United, the New York Red Bulls, and the English Premier League’s Sunderland AFC. The Hammerheads have had success on a national level in the past, winning its league championship in 2003 and defeating MLS franchises in the 2003 and 2009 US Open Cup.