Cameron Art Museum Shop Holiday Open House
11:00:00 AM - 5:00:00 PM

Start your holiday shopping at the Cameron Museum shop for unique "artful" gifts for everyone on your list. Call 910.395.5999 for more information.

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

The Southern Fried Chicks
8:00:00 PM

Comics Leanne Morgan, Karen Mills and Comedian-of-the-Year Etta May leave no feminine unmentionable unmentioned in this outrageously hysterical show that’s become one of the hottest comedy tours on the road today. Tickets $25/18. Call 800.523.2820 or 910.343.3664.

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

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 Jim Felds Sextet. For more information, call 910.798.4350.

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

CCHD's 15th Annual Open House and Bike Show

Celebrate 15 years of motorcycle enthusiasm with Carolina Coast. The event is free with food, door prizes, and entertainment for the entire family. Call 910/791-9997 for more information.

Carolina Coast Harley Davidson
6620 Market Street
Wilmington, NC 28405
www.cchd.com

Cape Fear Fair & Expo

The fair serves New Hanover, Pender, and Brunswick counties. The focus is the agricultural heritage and industry in our three counties. It supports educational and industrial concerns as well. For more information call 910/313-1234.

Wilmington International Airport
Airport Blvd.
Wilmington, NC 28405
www.capefearfair.com

3rd Annual Scarecrow Festival

More than 60 creatively designed scarecrows take up residence at area businesses throughout Historic Downtown through November 1. Maps to scarecrow locations available at participating businesses. Call 910/470-3190 for more information.

Various Downtown Businesses
www.dbawilmington.com

Brits and Battleship Car Show

Join the British Motor Club of the Cape Fear for their annual car show at the USS Battleship North Carolina. All proceeds benefit the Battleship preservation fund. Come as a spectator or enter your car. For more information call 910/362-0517.

Battleship Park
Battleship Drive, Eagles Island
Wilmington, NC 28401
www.bmccf.org

Wilmington Symphony Orchestra-Mary Jo White
8:00:00 PM

WSO's Beethoven Cycle continues with the Symphony No.2 and Mary Jo White plays Danish composer Carl Nielson's Concerto for Flute, a work with real attitude. Call 800.732.3643 or 910.962.3500.

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

Greenfield Adventure Sprint

Do you have what it takes to be an Adventure Racer? If you think challenging your body and mind while working with a partner to complete a canoe course, 12 miles of bicycling, 4 miles of running, and mystery events in between sounds like a fun day in the park, then maybe you do! Registration is now being accepted for the Greenfield Adventure Sprint on November 4, 2006. Two-person teams will be challenged with over three hours and over 20 miles of racing. Cost is $50 per team before October 23 and $75 per team after October 23. To register, visit www.wilmingtonnc.gov/Portals/0/parksrec/2006_advsprint.pdf. Print off a registration form and send it in with your registration fee today to reserve your canoe early! Call 910.341.0836 for more information.

Greenfield Park
1510 S. 3rd Street
Wilmington, NC 28401
www.wilmingtonnc.gov/Portals/0/parksrec/2006_advsprint.pdf

Wrightsville Beach Sea Kayak Race, 3rd Annual

The 3rd Annual Wrightsville Beach Sea Kayak Race will take place on Sat. November 4th. We have two distances - a 3-mile fun race and a 6-mile main event. Both races take place on the sound side and will begin and end at 275 Waynick Blvd. Across the street from the Blockade Runner Hotel. All proceeds benefit the NC Coastal Land Trust and the event will be followed by a raffle that is open to the public. Call Salt Marsh Kayak Co at 910/509-2989.

Blockade Runner Area
275 Waynick Blvd
Wrightsville Beach, NC 28428
www.saltmarshkayak.com

Hot Club of San Francisco
8:00:00 PM

Gypsy jazz by the turbo-charged quintet paying homage to the music of Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli, complete with 1920s silent surrealist films. Tickets $25/18. Call 800.523.2820 or 910.343.3664.

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

St. Stan's Polish Festival
11:00:00 AM - 5:00:00 PM

There will be traditional Polish cuisine, entertainment, children's games, raffles, live & silent auctions, craft sale, dancing, music and great fun! Free! Call 910/675-2336 for more information.

St. Stanislaus Catholic Church
4849 Castle Hayne Road
Castle Hayne, NC 28429
www.ststans-nc.org

Festival Latino: A Cultural Celebration
11:00:00 AM - 8:00:00 PM

A true cross-cultural celebration with lots of Latin dancing(dance lessons included), the Latin food court, the kids fiesta and the great Mexican Hat Race. For more information call 910.341.0007.

Hugh MacRae Park
College & Oleander Rds
Wilmington, NC 28409

4th Annual Southern Coastal Bluegrass Festival

Presented by the Thalian Association Community Theatre along with the Children's Theatre. They are bringing the flavor of the mountains to the beach. The day will be full of toe-tapping and six-string instruments. Tickets and can be purchased at the festival or the Thalian office at the Community Arts Center. Call 910.251.1788 for more information.

Fort Fisher Military Recreation Area
118 Riverfront Rd
Kure Beach, NC 28449
www.coastalbluegrassfestival.org

Golden Boy
8:00:00 PM

Opera House Theatre Company. Info TBA. Studio Theatre. General Admission. Call 800/523-2820 or 910/343-3664.

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

Mercury Redbone Cape Fear Celebrity Classic

An Inshore Red Drum & Speckled Trout Tournament to help, "Catch the Cure for Cystic Fibrosis." 2 Days of Professionally Guided Fishing for Red Drum and Speckled Trout! Friendly Competition: Advanced, Novices, Spouses, Fathers & Sons, A Catch and Release, Conservation-Minded Tournament. Call 910.231.0641 for details.

Seapath Yacht Club
328 Causeway Dr
Wrightsville Beach, NC 28480
www.capefearredtrout.com

Carlos Fuentes

“Globalization: A New Deal for a New Age” Prominent author and Mexican statesman Carlos Fuentes is one of Latin America’s most distinguished novelists and a one-man international cultural and political force. Few Latin American writers have such an intimate knowledge of Americans or see the American/Latin American cultural dynamic with the great depth of vision that Fuentes possesses. Known for such praised novels as “The Old Gringo” and “Terra Nostra,” Fuentes has garnered acclaim from both Mexican and American critics. A recipient of the National Prize in Literature, Mexico’s greatest literary achievement, Fuentes is one of the most recognized political figures of the Spanish-speaking world. Co-sponsored by Office of Campus Diversity and Centro Hispano. Call 910.962.3500 or 800.732.3643.

UNCW, Kenan Auditorium
601 S. College Rd
Wilmington, NC 28403
www.uncw.edu/presents

David Grisman Quintet with Old School Freight Train

Known lovingly as “Dawg,” master mandolinist David Grisman has for decades blended stylistic influences from swing to gypsy music to jamgrass. The Quintet, now celebrating their 30th anniversary, will be joined by Old School Freight Train (OSFT), a breakthrough five-piece acoustic band whose creative new sound rounds out a hot double-bill for those who love the original “unplugged” music. Call 800.732.3643 or 910.962.3500.

UNCW, Kenan Auditorium
601 S. College Rd.
Wilmington, NC 28403
www.uncw.edu/presents

The Tokyo String Quartet

Wilmington Concert Association. The Tokyo String Quartet has captivated audiences and critics alike since it was founded more than 30 years ago. Regarded as one of the supreme chamber ensembles of the world. Call 800.732.3643 or 910.962.3500 for tickets.

UNCW, Kenan Auditorium
601 S. College Rd
Wilmington, NC 28403
www.wilmingtonconcert.com

Veterans Day Service
11:00:00 AM

Long hosted by New Hanover County Veterans Council, this program features patriotic music, a short address, and a recurring presentation of "A Veteran Is," a homily long featured in Veterans Day programs. For more information call 910-763-3702.

Wilmington National Cemetery
2011 Market Street
Wilmington, NC 28401

Cucalorus Film Festival, 12th Annual

Beginning with a magical event in the fall of 1994, Cucalorus has established itself as one of the few truly independent film festivals in the world, serving the needs of filmmakers before the interests of corporate sponsors or the studios. Over the years, the festival has been run by and for filmmakers, with a core staff of accomplished artists and a volunteer force numbering in the hundreds. For information call 910/343-5995 or email at mail@cucalorus.org.

Thalian Hall and other venues
310 Chestnut Street
Wilmington, NC 28401
www.cucalorus.org

Free Day at The Fort Fisher Aquarium

Veterans’ Day is one of four days reserved each year for the public to visit the Aquariums without an admission charge. The other “free days” are Christmas Eve, Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Valentine’s Day. Call 910.458.8257 for more information.

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

8th Annual Battleship Half Marathon
8:00:00 AM

This challenging USATF-certified race starts and finishes at the Battleship, encompassing three bridges and Greenfield Lake. This race is presented by Ed Fore with the support of over 100 volunteers. Funds benefit the Battleship and the Wilmington Family YMCA. For sign up contact the YMCA at 910.251.9622, ext. 224. Or www.battleshiphalfmarathon.active.com, edfore@bellsouth.net

Battleship North Carolina
Eagles Island, Battleship Drive
Wilmington, NC 28401
www.battleshiphalfmarathon.active.com

Celebrate the Arts & Fall Wine Festival, 5th annual

A Free Family Event. Hands on activities for kids. Music, Dance all free. The wine tasting tent is by admission only, participants can choose from over 200 different wines to sample. Over 50 vendors will be selling their arts in a wonderful setting among the long leaf pines. Hours are 10-5 on Saturday and 11-5 on Sunday. Call 910.762.0485 or email shamroyshaw@yahoo.com.

Hugh MacRae Park
College & Oleander Rds
Wilmington, NC 28403
www.celebratetheartsnc.org

Tierra Tango, featuring Katie Viqueira
8:00:00 PM

Argentina’s acclaimed Independent Music Award winner, as sizzling and passionate as the champion tango dancers swirling onstage around her fiery quintet. Tickets $25/18. Call 800.523.2820 or 910.343.3664.

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

Earlybird Fishing Special
3:00:00 AM - 6:00:00 PM

Gulf stream fishing at its best. Bait and tackle will be furnished, you must bring your own food and beverages. Depart at 3am and return around 6pm. Reservations required with 50% deposit in advance. $120 per person plus $15 fuel surcharge. Stern position add $10. Call 910.458.FISH for reservations.

Winner Fishing Boat
100 Carl Winner Ave
Carolina Beach, NC 28428
www.winnerboats.com

Garry Krinksy’s "Toying with Science"

Almost a circus of toys & machines, music & fun. (Can YOU balance five ladders on YOUR chin at one time?!) Tickets $8. Call 800.523.2820 or 910.343.3664.

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

Island of Lights - Light Up The Lake
7:00:00 PM

This ceremony begins the month long Island of Lights Festival. Entertainment will be provided by a local Boy Scout group and the Carolina Beach School Chorus. We invite you to walk around the lake to view the lighted displays. Refreshments will be provided. Bring your wish list because Santa will be there to see the displays too. Free. Call 910/458-0211 for more information.

Carolina Beach Lake
Hwy. 421 & Atlanta Avenue
Carolina Beach, NC 28428
www.islandoflights.org

Lighting of the Downtown Christmas Tree

The Downtown Business Alliance kicks off the 2006 Downtown Wilmington Holiday Season with the 6th Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony along the Riverwalk at the foot of Market Street in Historic Downtown Wilmington. Young and old alike are invited to enjoy the entertainment provided. Call 910/251-2588 for more information.

Downtown Wilmington
The Riverwalk @ Foot of Market St.
Wilmington, NC 28401
www.dbawilmington.com/events.htm

NC Holiday Flotilla, 23rd Annual
10:00:00 AM

A spectacular lighted boat parade. A tradition at Wrightsville Beach for locals, boat lovers, and tourists. 30-50 boats ranging from yachts to personal watercrafts decorated for the holiday display. Day In The Park(10am to 4:30pm) and a lighted boat parade at 6pm on Banks Channel with fireworks afterwards. For more information call 910.256.2120 or visit our web site.

Wrightsville Beach
322 Causeway Drive
Wrightsville Beach, NC 28480
www.ncholidayflotilla.org

Winner Party Boat Holiday Flotilla Cruise
3:00:00 PM - 10:30:00 PM

The Winner Party Boats will make its annual trip to observe the Wrightsville Beach Holiday Flotilla. Leave the driving to us. You will get a great view of the boat parade from atop our second and third story decks. Dinner will be served while in route to Wrightsville Beach. Cocktails will be available for purchase. Holiday sounds will be heard as you enjoy the flotilla but be ready to dance on the return trip to Carolina Beach. Join us for a night of festivities. Tickets are $40 for adults & $30 for children including dinner. A gratuity of $1.50 on adult fares and $1.00 on child fares will be added. Call 910.458.5356 for reservations.

Winner Party Boat
Carl Winner Avenue
Carolina Beach, NC 28428
www.winnerboats.com

Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker

This Broadway level spectacle features dazzling costumes, 50 All-Star Russian cast, hand-painted sets, larger-than-life puppets, and breathtaking scenic design by Valentin Fedorov. Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker is beloved by audiences and praised by critics for its unique setting of Act Two in the “Land of Peace and Harmony”. Call 800.962.3500 or 800.732.3643.

UNCW, Kenan Auditorium
601 S. College Rd
Wilmington, NC 28403
www.nutcracker.com

Festival of Trees, 24th Annual
10:00:00 AM - 7:00:00 PM

Celebrate the diversity of worldwide seasonal traditions with beautifully decorated trees, silent auctions, entertainment, holiday shopping and more. Festival scenery and decorations draw inspiration from the variety and uniqueness of international holiday cultural customs. Sponsorships are available by calling 910/772-5478. More details on the 2006 Festival of Trees as they become available.

Hilton Wilmington Riverside
301 N. Water Street
Wilmington, NC 28401
hospiceandlifecarecenter.org/festival_trees.asp

Riverfront Farmers' Market
8:00:00 AM - 12:00:00 PM

The City of Wilmington, in cooperation with the New Hanover County Cooperative Extension, announces the opening of the Riverfront Farmers' Market. The market will be held Saturdays on Water Street beginning April 15th and operating through December 20. Regional produce, plants, herbs, cut flowers, seafood and more will be featured weekly, with special events and promotions to be held throughout the year. The third Saturday of every month is arts and crafts day at the market, where local artisans and crafters will sell their wares. Musical entertainment will be also be highlighted monthly. Call 910.254.0907.

Downtown Wilmington
Water Street
Wilmington, NC 28401
www.wilmingtonfarmers.com

Farmers' Market @ Halyburton Park
8:00:00 AM - 12:00:00 PM

The City of Wilmington, in cooperation with the New Hanover County Cooperative Extension, announces the opening of the Farmers' Market at Halyburton Park. Regional produce, plants, herbs, cut flowers, seafood and more will be featured weekly, with special events and promotions to be held throughout the year. Call 910.254.0907 for information.

Halyburton Park
4099 S. 17th Street
Wilmington, NC 28412
www.wilmingtonfarmers.com

Enchanted Airlie

Beginning in late November, Enchanted Airlie offered visitors an opportunity to celebrate the Season underneath the stars. The ancient southern landscape of Airlie Gardens was alive with magical illuminations throughout the holiday season. Enchanted Airlie featured over 13 acres of the Gardens, tastefully decorated for the enjoyment of all ages. Each evening featured live entertainment, refreshments, and holiday gifts for purchase from several vendors under our large decorated tent. Santa also stopped by to visit and brighten the holidays for many. Call 910.798.7700 for details.

Airlie Gardens
300 Airlie Road
Wilmington, NC 28403
www.airliegardens.org

Pirates, Princesses, and Produce: Lower Cape Fear Festivals

Azalea Festival Associated Event. Celebrate a century of festivals in the Lower Cape Fear—Feast of Pirates, Piney Woods, Azalea Festival and others. Why did some festivals fade away, while others flourish to this day? Discover the origins and themes of 20th-century festivals in costumes, photographs, and festival-related objects. Call 910.798.4350 for more information.

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

Lower Cape Fear Arrivals

How did you arrive? Explore the ways that people have come to the region—by water, footpath, rail, highway, or air. Discover how the history of the Lower Cape Fear is shaped by the land and by the people who arrived and settled here. Call 910.798.4350

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

Living Small: Crafting Miniatures

Explore the multi-faceted world of miniatures, the creators, consumers, and collectors of mini-objects, crafted within a scaled-down universe that is both vast and tiny. Experience a wide variety of miniature objects that define the importance of miniatures in all our lives. Call 910.798.4350.

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

Walking Tour of the Lake

One mile magical walk around Carolina Beach Lake. Local community groups will have lighted displays, luminaries and caroling. This begins on November 24 and will continue through Christmas. Free, dusk until...Call 910-458-0211 for more information.

Carolina Beach Lake
Hwy. 421 and Atlanta Ave.
Carolina Beach, NC 28428
www.islandoflights.org

Weave!

WEAVE! explores both the process and product of weaving. Traditional materials and techniques employed in Persian rugs and weaving are examined alongside new mediums and forms by contemporary installation artists. Innovative weaving with unconventional artists’ materials such as computer cables, telephone and video surveillance lines provides a metaphor of life in the age of information technology. Large-scale photographic panels by Phil Moody interpret the rise, fall and transformation of the once powerful textile industry in North and South Carolina. Featured installation artists include Dan Brawley and Dixon Stetler of Wilmington, NC; Jan-Ru Wan, Greenville, NC and performance/installation artist, Pate Conaway of Chicago, Illinois. Call 910.392.5999 for more information.

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

Colonel Lamb's Pets

Display of two pieces of British-manufactured horse artillery used by Confederat soldiers at Ft. Fisher to patrol the beaches and protect shipwrecked Confederate blockade runners during the Civil War. Captured by Union naval forces in 1863, these two unique and long-range weapons are on temporary loan from the U.S. Navy Yard museum in Washington, D.C. Call 910/458-5538 for details.

Fort Fisher State Historic Site
1610 Fort Fisher Blvd. S
Kure Beach, NC 28449
www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/sections/hs/fisher/fisher.htm

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