| Wednesday, September 5, 2007 |
|
Black River Nature Cruise
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Enjoy a 4-hour relaxing getaway adventure up to the Black
River with miles of scenic wilderness and a narrated plant and
wildlife interpretation by Audubon North Carolina. $50 per
person, $35 for children 12 and under includes refreshments.
Pre-paid tickets required. Boarding at 9:30am at the Battleship
North Carolina Memorial. Call 910.343.1611 or 800.676.0162.
Downtown Wilmington
Cape Fear River
Wilmington, NC 28401
www.cfrboats.com
|
| Friday, September 7, 2007 |
|
Airlie Concert Series
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Jazz concert with band “Riverside 8.” Tickets are $8
adults, $2 children, and free for Airlie members. For more
information contact the Gardens at 910.798.7700.
Airlie Gardens
300 Airlie Road
Wilmington, NC 28403
www.airliegardens.org
|
| Friday, September 7, 2007 |
|
Mayfaire Music on the Town
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Join us every Friday night on the concert lawn behind
Linens 'n Things from 6-9pm for the best local music
Wilmington has to offer. Bring your blanket and lawn chairs,
a picnic (or pick up dinner from one of our fantastic
restaurants), and your friends and family. Ample free
parking is available. Coolers permitted. No rain dates.
Tonight's band is The Schoolboys. Call 910.256.5131 for more
information.
Mayfaire Town Center
Military Cutoff Rd
Wilmington, NC 28405
www.mayfairetown.com
|
| Saturday, September 8, 2007 |
|
8th Annual Wilmington Dog Jog
9:00 AM
Join the City of Wilmington's Parks, Recreation and
Downtown Services Division on Saturday September 8, 2007
for the 8th Annual Wilmington Dog Jog! Events will include
a 5K run, a 1.5 mile fun walk, the Pooch Plunge at the
Legion swimming pool as well as doorprizes, vendors and
much more. For more information, visit us online at
www.wilmingtonrecreation.com or call Tammy at
910.341.4602.
Legion Sports Complex
2149 Carolina Beach Rd
Wilmington, NC 28401
www.wilmingtonrecreation.com
|
| Saturday, September 8, 2007 |
|
Black River Nature Cruise
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Enjoy a 4-hour relaxing getaway adventure up to the
Black River with miles of scenic wilderness and a
narrated plant and wildlife interpretation by Audubon
North Carolina. $50 per person, $35 for children 12 and
under includes refreshments. Pre-paid tickets required.
Boarding at 9:30am at the Battleship North Carolina
Memorial. Call 910.343.1611 or 800.676.0162.
Downtown Wilmington
Cape Fear River
Wilmington, NC 28401
www.cfrboats.com
|
| Saturday, September 8, 2007 |
|
Volleyball Tournament to Benefit Earth Day
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
The Lower Cape Fear Earth Day Alliance is
sponsoring a Volleyball Tournament to raise money for
this year’s local Earth Day Festival!!! Sign up at
Capt'n Bills starting Monday, September 3rd. Stop by
or call 910-762-0173 any time during that week.
Price/Team = $80 in advance / $100 day of event. All
proceeds support the 2008 Earth Day Festival (4/26/08
at Hugh MacRae)There will be live music & give-aways!!!
Come out for a day of fun in the sun for a great
cause. Call Shelly Miller, New Hanover Soil &
Water Conservation 910.798.6032.
Capt’n Bills Backyard Grill &
Volleyball Facility
4240 Market Street
Wilmington, NC 28401
|
| Friday, September 7, 2007 - Saturday, September
8, 2007 |
|
Secret Garden Tour
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Unique and spectacular gardens will be open to
the public. These hidden gardens complement
beautifully restored homes exuding the charm of Old
Wilmington. Located in the historic district, all
are within strolling distance of each other. Tickets
are good for both days. The cost for tickets is $18
per person. For information call 910.762.0492.
Various Gardens
Wilmington's Historic District
Wilmington, NC 28401
www.latimerhouse.org
|
| Saturday, September 8, 2007 |
|
6th Annual Downtown Wilmington Art &
Antique Walk
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
The Art & Antique Walk will showcase
various paintings, photographs, jewelry,
sculptures, and antiques from New Hanover, Pender,
and Brunswick counties. With over 20 area vendors,
this event will offer the best art and antiques
from the region in one location. The entire event
will be held on Front Street and will be closed to
vehicular traffic for the duration of the Walk.
Downtown City parking decks will be free for the
entire day. Call 910.251.0727 for more
information.
Downtown Wilmington
Front Street
Wilmington, NC 28401
www.artandantiquewalk.com
|
| Friday, September 7, 2007 - Sunday,
September 9, 2007 |
|
Grand Hotel
8:00 PM
Opera House Theatre Company. Come, spend a
night or two in the world’s most opulent,
extravagant hotel. Perhaps you will find your
fortune there, perhaps you will find true love,
perhaps all of your dreams will come
true…perhaps. . . Call 800.523.2820 or
910.343.3664 for tickets.
Thalian Hall
310 Chestnut Street
Wilmington, NC 28401
www.thalianhall.com
|
| Saturday, September 8, 2007 - Sunday,
September 9, 2007 |
|
The Riverfront Harvest Festival
3:00 PM
Enjoy musical guests, The Avett Brothers,
Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit and The Old
Ceremony, Langhorne Slim and the Barnraisers.
Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 day of the
show and available at The Soapbox, CD Alley,
Gravity Records, Yellow Dog Discs, Expressions
and on www.thesoapboxlive.com. Gates open at
3pm.
Downtown Wilmington
Water Street Parking Deck
Wilmington, NC 28401
|
| Sunday, September 9, 2007 |
|
Horse-Drawn Wagon Tour of Oakdale
Cemetery
3:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Join your friends for a 30-minute,
narrated tour of Oakdale, North Carolina’s
oldest rural cemetery. The Friends of
Oakdale Cemetery will conduct horse-drawn
wagon tours in the cemetery. See the graves
of Wilmington’s famous and interesting
deceased personalities. Narrated tours are
offered every 30 minutes beginning at 3PM.
The last tour will depart at 5:30PM. The fee
is $10 for adults and $8 for children 12 and
younger. Members of Friends of Oakdale
receive $2off the regular price. Advanced
payment is encouraged; please phone the
office at 910.762.5682 for enrollment
details.
Oakdale Cemetery
520 N 15th Street
Wilmington, NC 28401
www.oakdalecemetery.org
|
| Thursday, September 13, 2007 |
|
HWF 5K Run & Mile Walk
6:30 PM
Annual 5K run and mile walk for the
Historic Wilmington Foundation. The walk
begins at the Best Western Coastline Inn
and Convention Center, at Nutt and Red
Cross Streets, and winds through historic
downtown Wilmington. Post race awards,
prizes, food, beer and t-shirts.
Pre-registered racers $20, ($25 on race
day). Call 910.762.2511 to register or at
www.active.com.
Downtown Wilmington
Corner of Red Cross & Water Street
Wilmington, NC 28401
www.historicwilmington.org
|
| Friday, September 14, 2007 |
|
Mayfaire Music on the Town
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Join us every Friday night on the
concert lawn behind Linens 'n Things
from 6-9pm for the best local music
Wilmington has to offer. Bring your
blanket and lawn chairs, a picnic (or
pick up dinner from one of our fantastic
restaurants), and your friends and
family. Ample free parking is available.
Coolers permitted. No rain dates.
Tonight's band is Waterline. Call
910.256.5131 for more information.
Mayfaire Town Center
Military Cutoff Rd
Wilmington, NC 28405
www.mayfairetown.com
|
| Saturday, September 15, 2007 |
|
Bewitched: A Tribute to Rodgers
& Hart
8:00 PM
The fabulous Banu Gibson, who
appeared in the 2005 tribute to Cole
Porter, now brings her incomparable
vocal talent and sass to Kenan
Auditorium to pay homage to one of
America's greatest writing teams.
Gibson, who recently appeared on
Garrison Keillor's A Prairie Home
Companion and at Symphony Hall for the
Boston Pops millennium celebration,
will be joined by her acclaimed jazz
trio and UNCW Department of Music
chair Frank Bongiorno (saxophone).
Tickets are $25 for the general
public, $22 for senior citizens and
$12 for students. Call 910.962.3500 or
800.732.3643 for information.
UNCW, Kenan
Auditorium
601 S. College Rd
Wilmington, NC 28403
www.uncw.edu/arts
|
| Saturday, September 15, 2007 |
|
2007 American Cancer Society
Hope Ball
“Boots & Bowties II”
Cattle Baron’s Theme. Join us for
the Black Tie Cattle Baron’s
Themed Gala- “Boots & Bowties
II” at the Country Club of
Landfall. Eat, drink and make merry
as we raise funds to cure cancer in
our lifetime. Jon Evans is the Gala
Event Host and Frances Weller is the
Honorary Chair. This fabulous event
will honor our 2007 Hope Award
Recipients, Ed Furniss and Bob Boyd;
celebrate local heroes- our
“silent angels”, who daily care
for cancer survivors and their
families; and raise funds for the
American Cancer Society of
Wilmington. For ticket information
or sponsorship packages, please
contact Dawn Patterson at
910.616.1844 or Val Anderson at
910.512.2127.
Country Club of
Landfall
800 Sun Runner Place
Wilmington, NC 28480
|
| Friday, September 14, 2007 -
Sunday, September 16, 2007 |
|
Grand Hotel
8:00 PM
Opera House Theatre Company.
Come, spend a night or two in the
world’s most opulent,
extravagant hotel. Perhaps you
will find your fortune there,
perhaps you will find true love,
perhaps all of your dreams will
come true…perhaps. . . Call
800.523.2820 or 910.343.3664 for
tickets.
Thalian Hall
310 Chestnut Street
Wilmington, NC 28401
www.thalianhall.com
|
| Sunday, September 16, 2007 |
|
Horse-Drawn Wagon Tour of
Oakdale Cemetery
3:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Join your friends for a
30-minute, narrated tour of
Oakdale, North Carolina’s
oldest rural cemetery. The
Friends of Oakdale Cemetery will
conduct horse-drawn wagon tours
in the cemetery. See the graves
of Wilmington’s famous and
interesting deceased
personalities. Narrated tours
are offered every 30 minutes
beginning at 3PM. The last tour
will depart at 5:30PM. The fee
is $10 for adults and $8 for
children 12 and younger. Members
of Friends of Oakdale receive
$2off the regular price.
Advanced payment is encouraged;
please phone the office at
910.762.5682 for enrollment
details.
Oakdale
Cemetery
520 N 15th Street
Wilmington, NC 28401
www.oakdalecemetery.org
|
| Friday, September 21,
2007 |
|
ChocQuibTown
8:00 PM
Heating up traditional
Latin music with a volcanic
deluge of ska, rock and
hip-hop, the unstoppable
ChocQuibTown is one of
Colombia’s most exciting and
newest creative bands. This
concert is FREE to subscribers
and UNCW students, faculty and
staff. Get your tickets early!
Co-sponsored by Office of
Campus Diversity, Foreign
Languages and Literatures,
Upperman Center and Centro
Hispano. $12 Public. Call
Kenan Box Office 910.962.3500
or 800.732.3643.
UNCW, Kenan
Auditorium
601 S. College Rd.
Wilmington, NC 28403
www.uncw.edu/presents
|
| Friday, September 21,
2007 |
|
Airlie Concert Series
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Dance concert. L Shape
Lot. Tickets are $8 adults,
$2 children, and free for
Airlie members. For more
information contact the
Gardens at 910.798.7700.
Airlie
Gardens
300 Airlie Road
Wilmington, NC 28403
www.airliegardens.org
|
| Friday, September 21,
2007 |
|
Mayfaire Music on
the Town
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Join us every Friday
night on the concert lawn
behind Linens 'n Things
from 6-9pm for the best
local music Wilmington has
to offer. Bring your
blanket and lawn chairs, a
picnic (or pick up dinner
from one of our fantastic
restaurants), and your
friends and family. Ample
free parking is available.
Coolers permitted. No rain
dates. Tonight's band is
Labeling Delores. Call
910.256.5131 for more
information.
Mayfaire
Town Center
Military Cutoff Rd
Wilmington, NC 28405
www.mayfairetown.com
|
| Saturday, September
22, 2007 |
|
African American
History Day at the
Bellamy Mansion
10:00 AM - 1:30 PM
Mansion tours on the
hour. African-American
History Tours on site on
the ½ hour, beginning
with mini-lectures on
slavery topics with Greg
Zugrave. Kitchen
interpretation of
African-American slave
life and foods of the
region with Sulnora
Spencer. Regular museum
admission charged. Call
910.251.3700.
Bellamy
Mansion Museum
503 Market Street
Wilmington, NC 28401
www.bellamymansion.org
|
| Saturday,
September 22, 2007 |
|
9th Annual
Castles & Scoops
Contest
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Sand castles and
ice cream come
together in this fun
day at the beach.
Families and friends
participate in this
friendly competition
to raise money for the
Children's Museum.
Admission is $8. Call
910.254.3534 ext. 107.
On
the Beach @ Holiday
Inn SunSpree Resort
1706 N. Lumina Avenue
Wrightsville Beach, NC
28480
www.playwilmington.org
|
| Sunday,
September 23, 2007 |
|
Philidor
Percussion Ensemble
7:30 PM
The riveting
Philidor Percussion
Ensemble joins
flutist Debra
Reuter-Pivetta to
create a
spellbinding evening
with music by
Debussy, Ravel and
Takemitsu. Chamber
Music Wilmington.
Call 800.732.3643 or
910.962.3500 for
tickets.
UNCW
Cultural Arts
Building Recital
Hall
601 S. College Rd.
Wilmington, NC 28403
www.chambermusicwilmington.org
|
| Friday,
September 21, 2007
- Sunday,
September 23, 2007 |
|
2007 North
Carolina Shell
Show
Members of the
North Carolina
Shell Club and
shell enthusiasts
will present
exhibits for
viewing and
judging in more
than 20 categories
– from North
Carolina
collections to
land snail
displays to shell
photography.
Nationally
recognized awards,
including the
Conchologists of
America Trophy,
will be presented
Friday. Three Cape
Fear Museum
galleries will
display Shell Show
exhibits. The
public is
encouraged to
attend the show.
Call 910.798.4350
for more
information.
Cape
Fear Museum
814 Market Street
Wilmington, NC
28401
www.capefearmuseum.com
|
| Thursday,
September 20,
2007 - Sunday,
September 23,
2007 |
|
Hank
Williams: Lost
Highway
Reservations
required. Please
call
910.342.0272.
City
Stage
21 N. Front
Street
Wilmington, NC
28401
www.citystageatlevel5.com
|
| Friday,
September 28,
2007 |
|
Mayfaire
Music on the
Town
6:00 PM - 9:00
PM
Join us
every Friday
night on the
concert lawn
behind Linens
'n Things from
6-9pm for the
best local
music
Wilmington has
to offer.
Bring your
blanket and
lawn chairs, a
picnic (or
pick up dinner
from one of
our fantastic
restaurants),
and your
friends and
family. Ample
free parking
is available.
Coolers
permitted. No
rain dates.
Tonight's band
is Two Step.
Call
910.256.5131
for more
information.
Mayfaire
Town Center
Military
Cutoff Rd
Wilmington, NC
28405
www.mayfairetown.com
|
| Saturday,
September
29, 2007 |
|
2nd
Annual
Brewgrass
Festival
A blend
of great
regional
micro brewed
beers and
bluegrass
acts. Both
traditional
and
alternative
bluegrass
acts
represented
at this
annual
event. Call
910.251.0727
for more
information.
Downtown
Wilmington
|
| Saturday,
September
29, 2007 |
|
Wilmington
Symphony
Orchestra
8:00 PM
Grand
Opening
Concert.
Norman
Bemelmans,
piano. The
Wilmington
Symphony
Orchestra’s
Beethoven
symphony
cycle
continues
with the
mighty
Eroica
Symphony,
plus
Norman
Bemelmans
plays
Franz
Liszt’s
devilishly
dazzling
Totentanz.
Pre-concert
commentary
by
conductor
Steven
Errante
begins at
7:00 PM.
Call
910.962.3500
or
800.732.3643
for
tickets.
UNCW,
Kenan
Auditorium
601 S.
College Rd
Wilmington,
NC 28403
www.wilmingtonsymphony.org
|
| Saturday,
September
29, 2007 |
|
29th
Anuual
YMCA
Triathlon
7:00 AM
- 11:00
AM
1300
people,
largest
triathlon
from
Maryland
to
Florida.
Swim
Banks
Channel,
12 mile
bike,
and run
the loop
at
Wrightsville
Beach.
Oldest
triathlon
on the
East
Coast.
Call
910.251.9622
ext 224.
Wrightsville
Beach
www.setupevents.com
|
| Saturday,
September
29,
2007 |
|
Battleship
Alive
8:00
AM -
5:00
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
Battleship
Drive
Wilmington,
NC
28401
www.battleshipnc.com
|
| Friday,
September
28,
2007
-
Sunday,
September
30,
2007 |
|
Hank
Williams:
Lost
Highway
www.citystageatlevel5.com
City
Stage
21
N.
Front
Street
Wilmington,
NC
28401
www.citystageatlevel5.com
|
| Friday,
September
28,
2007
-
Sunday,
September
30,
2007 |
|
Hank
Williams:
Lost
Highway
Reservations
required.
Please
call
910.342.0272.
City
Stage
21
N.
Front
Street
Wilmington,
NC
28401
www.citystageatlevel5.com
|
| Saturday,
September
29,
2007
-
Sunday,
September
30,
2007 |
|
Model
Railroad
Show
&
Sale
10:00
AM
-
4:00
PM
The
show
will
feature
model
railroad
dealers
as
well
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