Herb & Garden Fair @ Poplar Grove Plantation

What a great way to start the garden season! Join us to take a class, go on a bird hike or walk the new trail. Admission classes. All the herbs, perennials, garden art, annuals, hanging baskets, herbal products, vegetable plants, nature crafts (and more) that you’ll need to get started having fun in your garden and landscape. No admission fee. Call 910.686.9518 for more information or to register for classes.

Poplar Grove Plantation
10200 Hwy 17 N
Wilmington, NC 28411
www.poplargrove.com

FLOORED!

A continuing exploration of the enduring traditions and contemporary innovations of the textile industry. FLOORED! engages both the shared conventions and diverse aesthetics of artists and artisans using textiles . . . from the refinement of Persian carpets to contemporary work using spooled, stitched and sewn techniques. The exhibition will be accompanied by workshops, demonstrations and lectures. Call 910.395.5999 for more information.

Cameron Art Museum
3201 S. 17th Street
Wilmington, NC 28412
www.cameronartmuseum.com

Printed in Beauty

An exhibition of prints demonstrating transcultural influences, historic conventions and modern innovations in printmaking, including work by 19th century artists Mary Cassatt, Utagawa Hiroshige (also called Ando), 20 prints by Henri Matisse from the seminal 1947 portfolio, “Jazz”, and prints by Pop artists including Brits Gerald Laing, Peter Phillips and American pop masters James Rosenquist, Ed Ruscha, and others. Contemporary works by local printmakers Ann Conner and Don Furst will also be featured. Call 910.395.5999 for more information.

Cameron Art Museum
3201 S. 17th Street
Wilmington, NC 28412
www.cameronartmuseum.com

Coastal Living Show
10:00:00 AM - 5:00:00 PM

Over 100 booths with diverse items for home, garden and general interest. Our exhibitors are local and throughout North & South Carolina. Admission is $5 adults, children 12 and under free. All proceeds go to benefit charities supported by the Wilmington Women's Club. Call 910.458.1502 or 910.686.5904 for more information.

Cape Fear C.C. Schwartz Center
411 N. Front Street
Wilmington, NC 28401
www.wilmingtonwomansclub.com/coastalliving.html

Master Gardener Plant Sale

Many plants will be available including over 30 varieties of Azaleas, perennials, annuals, vines, hanging baskets, flowering trees, shrubs and herbs. Please call 910.452.6393 for more information.

NHC Arboretum
6206 Oleander Dr.
Wilmington, NC 28403
www.gardeningnhc.org

Jazz at Cape Fear Museum
6:00:00 PM - 8:00:00 PM

Enjoy jazz performances through the winter months, inside Cape Fear Museum. Sit back, unwind from a long week, and experience your Museum in a whole new light! Guests are invited to bring folding chairs, blankets, snacks, and the beverage of your choice. Tonight's band is The Dusty Long Trio. For more information, call 910.798.4350.

Cape Fear Museum
814 Market Street
Wilmington, NC 28401
www.capefearmuseum.com

Alligator Egg Hunt

The North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher invites 5- to 7-year-olds to participate in a special Easter-weekend alligator program and “Alligator Egg Hunt.” The program includes candy, prizes and fun ways to learn about alligators. Participants will make their own alligator egg baskets, handle alligator skulls and teeth and get a close-up look at a live ‘gator hatchling. The event culminates in the aquarium’s memorial garden with a search for hidden “alligator eggs.” Please note that group size is limited for this special program, so advance registration is required. Program fee is $6 per child, in addition to regular aquarium admission charge. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Call 910.458.7468.

NC Aquarium at Fort Fisher
900 Loggerhead Rd
Kure Beach, NC 28449
www.ncaquariums.com

Oakdale Lecture & Tour

Architectural historian Janet K. Seapker will give an illustrated lecture on the evolution of the rural cemetery and the establishment of Oakdale Cemetery, and reveal the secrets of funerary art. The walking tour will allow participants to explore Oakdale’s treasures first-hand. Package price $20 for non-members and $15 for members. Lecture is Wednesday, April 4, 5:30-7 PM; New Hanover County Public Library, Tour is Saturday, April 7, 10 AM-Noon, Oakdale Cemetery. Call 910.762.5682.

Oakdale Cemetery
520 N. 15th Street
Wilmington, NC 28401
www.oakdalecemetery.org

Easter Bunny Drawn Trolley/Carriage
10:00:00 AM - 4:00:00 PM

Experience the picturesque beauty of Spring in historic downtown Wilmington. Free surprises for children. For more information please call 910.251.8889.

Downtown Wilmington
Market Street
Wilmington, NC 28401
www.horsedrawntours.com

NC Azalea Festival Concert - Sara Evans
8:00:00 PM

The country tunes of Sara Evans will fill UNCW’s Trask Colisum on Wednesday, April 11, 2007 at 8:00 p.m. Evans has earned an Album of the Year nomination from the Country Music Association for her Born To Fly CD, and a similar nod from the Academy of Country Music for her Restless project. $45 (plus $5 processing fee per order if mailed, not per ticket) Call 910.794.4650 or go to the website for tickets.

UNCW Trask Coliseum
601 S. College Rd.
Wilmington, NC 28403
www.ncazaleafestival.org

Hammerheads Soccer Game
7:00:00 PM

The Wilmington Hammerheads take on UNCW at 7:00pm tonight. Tickets are $12 adults/$8 youth. Call 910.796.0076 ext 23 for tickets.

Legion Sports Complex
2221 Carolina Beach Rd
Wilmington, NC 28401
www.wilmingtonhammerheads.com

NC Azalea Festival Concert - Michael McDonald
8:00:00 PM

McDonald’s matchless and prolific consistency through more than 25 years of recording and performing was celebrated in August 2005 by Warner Brothers, who released Michael McDonald: The Ultimate Collection, highlighting the wide breadth of his career from his days with The Doobie Brothers to his solo hits, to his version of the Motown favorite “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough.” Tickets are $45 plus $5 processing fee per order if mailed, not per ticket. Call 910.794.4650 or visit the web site for tickets.

UNCW Trask Coliseum
601 S. College Rd.
Wilmington, NC 28403
www.ncazaleafestival.org

Hammerheads Soccer Game

The Wilmington Hammerheads take on Charleston Battery. Tickets are $12 adults/$8 youth. Call 910.796.0076 ext 23 for tickets.

Legion Sports Complex
2221 Carolina Beach Rd
Wilmington, NC 28401
www.wilmingtonhammerheads.com

Stefon Harris

The series finale is Stefon Harris presenting African Tarantella…Dances with Duke. The vibraphonist and marimbist is known in the jazz world as a "Happy Cat." His playing and personality reflect his great spirit, fresh ideas and joy of playing. Blazing new trails in jazz, Stefon and his bandmates flavor their sets with the bold blend of jazz, hip-hop and R&B. Call 800.732.3643 or 910.962.3500 for tickets.

UNCW, Kenan Auditorium
601 S. College Rd.
Wilmington, NC 28401
www.uncw.edu/presents

Azalea Garden Tour “Gardens to Live In”, 54th Annual

This year 11 private gardens combine the beauty of nature with creative outdoor living spaces. Today’s most popular gardening trend, outdoor rooms, will be the theme. As in past years, the Azalea Belles welcome visitors at each garden. Sponsored by Cape Fear Garden Club, Inc. Call 910.619.9444 for more information.

Various Gardens
www.azaleagardentour.org

Darryl Lauster: Recreating

An installation of objects by Houston artist and art history instructor Darryl Lauster. The haunting resin and porcelain objects reflect the artist’s extensive research of 18th and 19th century American decorative arts, as well as his study of 20th century Modernists such as Alexander Calder, Constantin Brancusi and David Smith. Lauster’s commemorative plates, furniture and vessels are ghostly hybrids of inherited cultural values, contemporary aesthetic influence and ethical concerns. The artist observes: “I continue, in a way, dissecting a collective history, communicating in contemporary forms the traditions begun centuries before me.” Call 910.395.5999 for more information.

Cameron Art Museum
3201 S. 17th Street
Wilmington, NC 28412
www.cameronartmuseum.com

North Carolina Azalea Festival, 60th

An American Bus Association Top 100 Event for 2007. A springtime tradition celebrating Wilmington's exceptional artwork, gardens, history and culture. Activities include headline concert entertainment; a three day riverfront street fair with arts, craft and food vendors, continuous live entertainment; a spectacular parade including floats, marching bands, clowns, animals, and celebrities; garden and home tours; the Clyde Beatty-Cole Bros. Circus, and much more. For more information call 910.794.4650.

Downtown Wilmington
Various Locations
Wilmington, NC 28401
www.ncazaleafestival.org

Juried Spring Art Show & Sale
10:00:00 AM - 5:30:00 PM

Wilmington Art Associations 25th Annual Spring Art Show held in association with the North Carolina Azalea Festival. Free admission. Call 910.392.0711 or email aphillips22@ec.rr.com

St. James Episcopal Church
25 S. Third Street
Wilmington, NC 28401

North Carolina Symphony - Brian Reagin, violin
8:00:00 PM

Featuring Grant Llewellyn, Music Director and Brian Reagin, violin. Mozart: Symphony No. 38, “Prague”, Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto, and Elgar: Enigma Variations. Call 910.962.3500 or 800.732.3643 for tickets.

UNCW, Kenan Auditorium
601 S. College Rd
Wilmington, NC 28403
www.ncsymphony.org

Kure Beach 10K “Run for the Chowder”

Race starts in Kure Beach and ends up at the Pleasure Island Chowder Cook-off in Carolina Beach. Start time TBA. Call 910.458.8216 or 910.458.7435.

Kure Beach

Kure Beach Kid’s Day with “Beach Fest”
12:30:00 PM - 4:30:00 PM

Enjoy a Sand Castle and Kite Flying Contest and other beach activities for kids and their families. On the beach near the Kure Beach Fishing Pier. 12:30-4:30 pm. Call 910.458.8216 or 910.458.7435.

Kure Beach Fishing Pier
K Avenue
Kure Beach, NC 28449

Rims on the River Vintage Car and Hot Rod Show
11:00:00 AM - 5:00:00 PM

Rims On The River is an annual event that takes place the second to last Saturday of April. The show takes place in historic Downtown Wilmington. Cars dating 1970 and older, line the streets of the downtown area, with the Cape Fear River and the diverse collection of retail stores and restaurants, as their backdrop. For more information contact Chris Andrews 910.251.0727 or citybuddha@hotmail.com

Downtown Wilmington
Market & Front Streets
Wilmington, NC 28401
www.dbawilmington.com/rims_on_river.htm

Pleasure Island Chowder Cook-Off, 11th Annual
11:30:00 AM - 5:00:00 PM

Chowder cook-off with regional restaurants competing for the coveted Judge's Choice and People's Choice awards. Also includes a small sampling of arts and crafts vendors. $5 for adults, 12 and under free. Contact Pleasure Island Chamber of Commerce at 910.458.8434 or gail@pleasureislandnc.org.

Carolina Beach Lake Park
Hwy 421 & Atlanta Ave.
Carolina Beach, NC 28428
www.pleasureislandnc.org

Lesley Gore
4:00:00 PM - 8:00:00 PM

It’s always been her party – but now she’ll do a lot more than “cry if she wants to,” as the biggest solo artist of the 60s’ Girl Group era returns to the limelight with a new, rich and penetrating album. Two shows at 4pm & 8pm. Tickets $28/20. Call 800.523.2820 or 910.343.3664.

Thalian Hall
310 Chestnut Street
Wilmington, NC 28401
www.thalianhall.com

Mike Wiley’s One Noble Journey

A Mark Twain-like adventure, based on a true story, of a young slave who mails himself to freedom in a small wooden crate. Tickets $8. Call 800.523.2820 or 910.343.3664.

Thalian Hall
310 Chestnut Street
Wilmington, NC 28401
www.thalianhall.com

Bird Islands of the Lower Cape Fear River Cruise

Enjoy this cruise to and around Battery Island to see the nesting birds. This cruise should provide an enjoyable format of education from area experts along with viewing of the nesting grounds of coastal waterbirds like the White Ibis. Battery Island is a National Audubon Society Sanctuary so no people are allowed on the Island. For more information call 910.256.6675.

Leaves from Southport Marina
606 W. West Street
Southport, NC 28461
www.capefeargardenclub.org

"Hollywood at The Beach"
2:00:00 PM - 4:00:00 PM

Red Carpet treatment at the Kure Beach Community Center. Kids 5 to 11 are invited to come dressed as their favorite celebrity. Games and free Limo rides--2-4 pm. Advance registration is required. Call 910.458.8216 or 910.458.7435.

Kure Beach Community Center

Horse Drawn Wagon Rides of Oakdale Cemetery
3:00:00 PM - 5:30:00 PM

Narrated tours every 30 minutes beginning at 3:00 PM, last tour at 5:30 PM; $10 for adults and $8 for children 12 and younger. embers of Friends of Oakdale will receive $2 discount off the regular price. Call 910.762.5682.

Oakdale Cemetery
520 N. 15th Street
Wilmington, NC 28401
www.oakdalecemetery.org

Pleasure Island Talent Show and Concert
6:30:00 PM

60th Anniversary Pleasure Island Talent Show and Concert featuring the best local amateur talent followed by Laura McFayden Quartet at the NC Aquarium at Fort Fisher. 6:30 pm. Call 910.458.8216 or 910.458.7435 for details.

NC Aquarium at Fort Fisher
900 Loggerhead Rd
Kure Beach, NC 28449

Swingin On a Rainbow, Auction & Fashin Show, 15th Annual

Swingin on a Rainbow takes you on an exciting fashion tour of colors, by day or night. All fashions are provided by Vintage Values, and all proceeds benefit the Domestic Violence Shelter. Many fabulous auction items, including savory meals at some of Wilmington's great restaurants, dinner parties, cosmetics, fashions, jewelry, and dining with celebrities will be on hand for your bidding pleasure. Enjoy a luncheon and fashion show from 11am-1pm and then a repeat dinner auction and fashion show from 7pm - 9pm. Call 910.343.9969 ext. 17.

Coast Line Convention Center
501 Nutt Street
Wilmington, NC 28401
www.domesticviolence-wilm.org

Hammerheads Soccer Game
7:30:00 PM

The Wilmington Hammerheads take on the Western Mass Pioneers at 7:30pm tonight. Tickets are $12 adults/$8 youth. Call 910.796.0076 ext 23 for tickets.

Legion Sports Complex
2221 Carolina Beach Rd
Wilmington, NC 28401
www.wilmingtonhammerheads.com

Kure Beach Fishing Tournament

Kure Beach 60th Anniversary Fishing Tournament at the Kure Beach Fishing Pier. Starting time TBA. Call 910.458.8216 or 910.458.7435 for more details.

Kure Beach Fishing Pier
K Avenue
Kure Beach, NC 28449

Kure Beach 60th Anniversary Celebration

The month long celebration includes a parade, street festival, musical concerts, a square dance, an Easter Sunrise service, kid's day, a talent show, 10K run, plaque dedication ceremony, a fishing tournament and fireworks display. Memorabilia includes t-shirts and hats. Call Paula Withrow for more information at 910.458.7435 or 910.458.8216.

Throughout Kure Beach

30th Annual Antique Automobile Show
9:00:00 AM - 4:00:00 PM

The Cape Fear Chapter Antique Automoblie Club of America will be presenting the show. Vehicles 25 years or older are allowed. Trophies will be awarded to 1st and 2nd place. As many as 100 cars and trucks are expected. Call Jeff at 910.343.1330 for more information or visit us online!

Westfield Independence
3500 Oleander Drive
Wilmington, NC 28403
local.aaca.org/northcarolina/capefear/index.htm

Battleship Alive
8:00:00 AM - 5:00:00 PM

Watch and interact with World War II living history interpreters as they bring the Ship to life by enacting daily duties and drills. An excellent field trip opportunity for families and groups! Included in regular admission. For information call 910.251.5797 Ext. 2046.

Battleship North Carolina
#1 Battleship Road
Wilmington, NC 28401
www.battleshipnc.com

Horse Drawn Wagon Rides of Oakdale Cemetery
3:00:00 PM - 5:30:00 PM

Narrated tours every 30 minutes beginning at 3:00 PM, last tour at 5:30 PM; $10 for adults and $8 for children 12 and younger. embers of Friends of Oakdale will receive $2 discount off the regular price. Call 910.762.5682.

Oakdale Cemetery
520 N. 15th Street
Wilmington, NC 28401
www.oakdalecemetery.org

AMADEUS, the Ballet
8:00:00 PM

Atlantic Ballet Theatre of Canada. A young world-class company from New Brunswick, Canada in its debut American tour premiering the new story ballet tracing the life of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, commissioned to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the composer’s birth. Two nights. Tickets $34/26. Call 800.523.2820 or 910.343.3664.

Thalian Hall
310 Chestnut Street
Wilmington, NC 28401
www.thalianhall.com

Through the Looking Glass

Take a wildly entertaining trip through Alice’s looking glass to the happening beat of a hip-hopping score. This hilarious adaptation of the Lewis Carroll classic retells the coming-of-age story with inventive twists and music audiences of all ages will find irresistible. You’ll recognize some of your favorite characters from Wonderland and meet dozens of new ones along the way. The lively action, wacky dialogue and eclectic mix of toe-tapping tunes will have you grinning like a Cheshire cat! Call 910.251.1788.

Community Arts Center
120 S. 2nd Street
Wilmington, NC 28401
www.thalian.org

21st Annual Parade of Homes
12:00:00 PM - 5:00:00 PM

More than 60 new homes will be open to the public and FREE of charge over these two big weekends in New Hanover, Pender and Brunswick Counties. Hours are 12-5 each day. Just pick up a Plan Book at any of the homes on the tour, or at the Wilmington-Cape Fear Home Builders offices the week of the tour. Sponsored by Wilmington-Cape Fear Home Builders Association. For more information call 910.799.2611 or visit www.wilmingtonhomebuilders.com

Various Locations
New Hanover, Pender, Brunswick
Wilmington, NC 28403
www.wilmingtonhomebuilders.com

A New Perspective on the Civil War

Civil War Photographs from the David L. Hack Collection and Civil War Redux: Pinhole Photographs by Willie Anne Wright. Original photographs by Alexander Gardner, Mathew Brady, and others are complimented by contemporary Civil War-themed pinhole photographs by Willie Anne Wright. Cape Fear Museum of History and Science is one of three Museums selected by Chrysler Museum of Art to host the traveling show. Call 910.798.4350 for more information.

Cape Fear Museum
814 Market Street
Wilmington, NC 28401
www.capefearmuseum.com

William Ivey Long

Between Taste and Travesty: Costume Designs by William Ivey Long. Broadway costume designer William Ivey Long will return to his home state of North Carolina this spring for a special exhibition at the Cameron Art Museum, Wilmington, N.C., showcasing his distinguished career. This exhibition, Long’s first in a museum, celebrates the glitz and glamour of musical-theater, and the creative genius of Long’s celebrated designs. The exhibition features costumes, sketches, and accessories from the artist’s personal archives. Long, a four-time recipient of the Tony Award, has outfitted fifty Broadway shows and was inducted into the Theater Hall of Fame this summer. Most recently, his work was seen in the movie version of The Producers, a production which required 7,000 costumes. He has been nominated for ten Tony Awards, and his work – from sleek and chic in Guys and Dolls to outrageous in Stephen Sondheim’s Frogs – has received acclaim on Broadway and beyond. Call 910.395.5999 for more information.

Cameron Art Museum
3201 S. 17th Street
Wilmington, NC 28412
www.cameronartmuseum.com

Poplar Grove’s Farmers’ Market

Beginning the first Wednesday in April and continuing through the fall, Poplar Grove’s Farm Market offers absolutely fresh fruits, vegetables, plants, herbs, flowers, eggs, cheeses, meats, seafood and honey - all North Carolina grown and raised. The country market also features homemade baked goods, fudge, pickled items, jams and jellies plus arts, crafts, and more. Call 910.686.9518.

Poplar Grove Plantation
10200 US Hwy 17 North
Wilmington, NC 28411
www.poplargrove.com