Boat Show @ CFCC
CFCC to Hold 9th Annual Wooden Boat Show

WILMINGTON - Boats of all shapes and sizes will be on display at the 9th annual Cape Fear Community College Wooden Boat Show on July 26. From hand-crafted kayaks to antique powerboats, this year’s boat show offers the public a close look at a wide variety of vessels.

Among the 40 boats expected to participate in this year’s show are a number of rowboats, canoes, inboards, outboards, several antique, wooden flat-bottomed boats, and sailboats.

Over a dozen classic Simmons Sea Skiff boats will also be on display. The Simmons is known throughout the world as a classic wooden boat that was first created in Wilmington in the 1940s and is still in use today.

Students in CFCC’s Boat Building program will be exhibiting their own work as well as conducting live demonstrations on boat building techniques like bending wood using steam.

Awards will be presented to the participating boats and will be judged in the following categories: Best Sail, Best Outboard, Best Inboard, Best Paddle or Rowboat, Best over 25’ Power or Sail, and Best in Show.

The show will be located on Water St. in downtown Wilmington between the Coastline Convention Center and the Hilton. The show will be open to the public from 9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Admission is free.

Please call 362-7021 for more information.

Jesse Stockton@Lilly Mays
26th Jesse Stockton - 8 PM

Hendacatope@Bottega
Sat 7/26: Hendecatope [electro-ambient] 9pm, free

JAH Creations Reggae Band@Lilly Mays
27th JAH Creations Reggae Band - 9 PM

Art Talk@Bottega w/Allan Nance
Tue 7/29: Art Talk with Allan Nance, 7pm, free

Open Paint & Create @ Bottega
Open Paint & Create: bring your sketchpad, paint, paper, canvas, clay, pencils, charcoal, or other creative goods, for an evening of communal creativity. Every Tuesday night starting at 7pm. Network, create, explore. Onlookers encouraged. Some materials provided. Occasional 8mm films played throughout the evening. Select wine/beer only $2! Drink & Draw! Draw and Drink!

Roger Davis & Ron Wilson @ Bottega
Wed 7/30: Roger Davis & Ron Wilson, 7:30pm, free w/ wine tasting

Free Wine Tasting & Live Music @ Wilmington Wine Shoppe
Our Free Weekly Wine Tasting!
The Shoppe / 6 – 8pmish / Jessica w/ Mutual
5th Thursday … Anything Goes!

Cringe @ Bottega
Contact Info: Steven Gibbs
Date: Thursday July 31st 8pm

Cringe: an evening of true stories: Join us for another night of dishonorable discourse. No fantasy, no fiction, no make believe: 100% true stories from local citizens. Bizarre, scary, hilarious, mischievous, scandalous, fun, wacky, and weird. Thursday, July 31st. 8pm. Hear secrets and hidden truths. Despair and comedy encouraged. Embarrassment and hilarity expected. Want to share something? Please call to sign up. We’re looking for true, fun, interesting stories to share in front of an open-minded general audience. An evening where private becomes public. 910.763.3737

Summer Reading Club @ New Hanover Public Library
Registration remains open at www.nhclibrary.org through July 31 for readers of all ages, and more prizes will be drawn on July 31 and August 29. Tweens and Teens (ages 12-18) and Adults (over 18) must log reading time and make reading recommendations each month in order to have a chance to win prizes that month.
Young children (up to age 11) earn bookmarks, stickers, and certificates when they report 12 hours of reading, plus they get to pull a prize out of the Treasure Chest at their Library. Children who are too young to read alone may count time spent listening to someone else read aloud!
277 adults, 180 Tweens and Teens, and 925 children registered for Summer Reading Club in June, according to Youth Services Librarian Margaret Miles. These readers logged 4,180 hours of reading and recommended 373 books at New Hanover County Public Library¡¦s website.
Summer Reading Club is easy: there are no meetings, no assignments, and no stress! The theme is ¡§Catch the Reading Bug¡¨ and anything you want to read counts, including listening to audiobooks and reading blogs and ezines.
„h register at ¡§Summer Reading Clubs¡¨ at www.nhclibrary.org
„h log your reading time online
„h recommend titles online to other readers

Downtown Sundown Concert Series 2008
GrooveTown [Favorites from the ‘40’s through Today]
Opening Act: Giraffe & the Jackals

Jesse Stockton@Lilly Mays
1st Jesse Stockton - 8 PM

Mikal Beaton@Bottega
Fri 8/1: Mikal Beaton 9pm, free

Subterrene & Weather Machine@Bottega
Sat 8/2: Subterrene & Weather Machine [910 Noise], 9pm, free

Fred Flynn@Lilly Mays
2nd Fred Flynn - 8 PM

Atlantis Journal Open Mic Poetry@Bottega
Tue 8/5: Atlantis Journal Open Mic Poetry 8pm, free

Sarus Dance Festival Opening Reception@Bottega
Wed 8/6: Sarus Dance Festival Opening Reception 6pm, $5

Roger Davis & Ron Wilson @ Bottega
Wed 8/6: Roger Davis & Ron Wilson, 7:30pm, free w/ wine tasting

Tommy Rhodes @ Lilly Mays
6th Tommy Rhodes - 8 PM

Free Wine Tasting & Live Music @ Wilmington Wine Shoppe
Our Free Weekly Wine Tasting!
@ The Gallery / 6 – 8pmish / Malli w/ Empire!
1st Thursday … Live Music!

Rebecca Jean Smith@Bottega
Thu 8/7: Coffeehousetour.com presents Rebecca Jean Smith 9pm, free

Downtown Sundown Concert Series 2008
The 80-Z-Enuff [80’s Covers]
Opening Act: Jason Delamar

Between the Lines Poetry Festival @ Bottega
Bottega Gallery presents Between the Lines: a one night poetry festival and chapbook release celebration. Friday August 8th at 8pm. 08.08.08. Enjoy an evening of live poetry and prose along with the release of Between the Lines, a poetry chapbook with a collection of poems submitted specifically for this project. Between the Lines also features an informal poetry workshop as well as a used book sale and classical literature reading from local poets. Wilmington’s only poetry festival. Free. All ages. 910.763.3737 for details.

Schedule:
6:00pm informal poetry workshop with local writers: bring your poems
7:00pm Sonnet Soliloquy: a reading of classical literature
8:00pm Chapbook poets live readings
10:00pm Open Mic Poetry. All ages. All genres.

Huckleberry@Lilly Mays
8th Huckleberry - 8 PM

Jesse Stockton@Lilly Mays
9th Jesse Stockton - 8 PM

Trent Boswell@ Bottega
Sat 8/9: Trent Boswell, 9pm, free

Life Drawing at Bottega
Join us at the gallery the Second Sunday of every month for a casual evening of life drawing with live models. Professional and private atmosphere with all ages and skill levels encouraged. Artists and models always needed! Wine, beer and café menu available all night. 910.763.3737 for details.

Alex Diaz & Sean Magwire@Bottega
Tue 8/12: Alex Diaz & Sean Magwire, 9pm, free

Roger Davis & Ron Wilson @ Bottega
Wed 8/13: Roger Davis & Ron Wilson, 7:30pm, free w/ wine tasting

Wilmington Writers Forum@Bottega
Thu 8/14: Wilmington Writers Forum, 7pm, free

Weekly Wine Tasting @ Wilmington Wine Shoppe
Our Free Weekly Wine Tasting!@ The Shoppe / 6 – 8pmish / Liz w/ Country Vintner!
2nd Thursday … New Art Work!

Deanne Carroll@Bottega
Thu 8/14: Deanne Carroll, 9pm, free

Blues Jam@Lilly Mays
14th Blues Jam - 8 PM

Tommy Rhodes @ Lilly Mays
15th Tommy Rhodes - 8 PM

Trey Hamlin@Bottega
Fri 8/15: Trey Hamlin, 9pm, free

Downtown Sundown Concert Series 2008
Fair Warning [Van Halen Tribute]
Opening Act: Jason Adamo

Celebration of Women in Music
Bottega Gallery presents Swoon: a celebration of women in music. Enjoy an inspirationally energetic evening of live music featuring the talents and techniques of female musicians from around the Cape Fear region. Swoon also features a collection of short films from female filmmakers as well as an assortment of female poets and a contemporary dance performance from the wonderful women of Forward Motion along with wine and beer specials from a fabulous collection of female fermenters. A female tarot card reader will also be available for fortunes and fancy. Free. All ages. 910.763.3737 for details.

Swoon Schedule:

5:00pm: Event Opening, Female Film Showcase
6:00pm: Forward Motion Dance Troupe Performance
6:30pm: Elizabeth Lewis
7:00pm: Margot in the Nightbox
7:30pm: Marysue Proveaux
8:00pm: Jennifer Melton
8:30pm: Sera Harold
9:00pm: Emily Robinson
9:30pm: Lynn Casper
10:00pm: Deanne Carroll
10:30pm: Karen Perlmutter
11:00pm: Faith Coleman

Poetry will be intermittent between music sets. Tarot Card readings throughout the evening.

Monkey Junction Band@Lilly Mays
16th Monkey Junction Band - 8 PM

Second Saturday Courtyard Concerts @ The Cotton Exchange
Featuring Julia Walker Jewell & Kelly Jewel
Guitar and Keyboard

1-3pm Saturday

Tommy Rhodes @ Lilly Mays
20th Tommy Rhodes - 8 PM

Weekly Wine Tasting @ Wilmington Wine Shoppe
Our Free Weekly Wine Tasting! @ The Gallery / 6 – 8pmish / Billy w/ Juice!
3rd Thursday … Special Off-site Tasting!

Fourth Friday Art Walk
Fourth Friday Art Walk is a free monthly event where downtown galleries and studios open their doors to the public in an after-hours celebration of art and culture. Taking place from 6 to 9pm on the fourth Friday of each month, the Art Walk is a self-guided tour featuring exhibitions of various artistic genres including oils, acrylics, watercolors, pastels, photography, metals, ceramics, mixed media and more. Showcasing art and art-related events, Fourth Fridays also include opening receptions, artist discussions, live music, wine, food and other traditional art-activities. Support the arts! Support downtown Wilmington!

Downtown Sundown Concert Series - Every Friday Thru the end of Sept
With Wilmington's festival season and warm weather lasting well into fall, there is no reason to end the party early! Therefore, DBA, in partnership with ABOARD (Association of Bar Owners And Restaurants Downtown), have decided to continue the Downtown Sundown Concert Series for six additional weeks!

Part 2's line-up will include:

August 22nd
Same As It Ever Was
Talking Heads Tribute
www.myspace.com/sameasiteverwasmusic

August 29th
Painted Man
Funk, Soul, R&B, Reggae
www.myspace.com/paintedmanmusic

September 5th
Appetite for Destruction
Guns ‘N Roses Tribute
www.notquitegnr.com

September 12th
The Big Payback
James Brown Tribute
www.myspace.com/thebigpaybackband

September 19th
Lil’ Brian & The Zydeco Travelers
Zydeco, Funk, Roots
www.myspace.com/lilbriandthezydecotravelers

September 26th
The Groove Train
70’s, Disco, Motown, Oldies
www.thegroovetrain.com

Just like the regular season, admission is FREE and food and beverages will be available for purchase. Bring your chairs, but please leave the cooler, containers, outside food/beverages, and pets at home.

Sponsors of the 2008 Downtown Sundown Concert Series: Part 2 include Coors Beer, Waterford of the Carolinas, 106.7 The Penguin, encore, and the Star News.

Downtown Sundown Concert Series: Part 2
With Wilmington's festival season and warm weather lasting well into fall, there is no reason to end the party early! Therefore, DBA, in partnership with ABOARD (Association of Bar Owners And Restaurants Downtown), have decided to continue the Downtown Sundown Concert Series for six additional weeks!

Part 2's line-up will include:

August 22nd
Same As It Ever Was
Talking Heads Tribute
www.myspace.com/sameasiteverwasmusic

August 29th
Painted Man
Funk, Soul, R&B, Reggae
www.myspace.com/paintedmanmusic

September 5th
Appetite for Destruction
Guns ‘N Roses Tribute
www.notquitegnr.com

September 12th
The Big Payback
James Brown Tribute
www.myspace.com/thebigpaybackband

September 19th
Lil’ Brian & The Zydeco Travelers
Zydeco, Funk, Roots
www.myspace.com/lilbriandthezydecotravelers

September 26th
The Groove Train
70’s, Disco, Motown, Oldies
www.thegroovetrain.com

Just like the regular season, admission is FREE and food and beverages will be available for purchase. Bring your chairs, but please leave the cooler, containers, outside food/beverages, and pets at home.

Sponsors of the 2008 Downtown Sundown Concert Series: Part 2 include Coors Beer, Waterford of the Carolinas, 106.7 The Penguin, encore, and the Star News.

Jesse Stockton@Lilly Mays
22nd Jesse Stockton - 8 PM

Fred Flynn@Lilly Mays
23rd Fred Flynn - 8 PM

Free Weekly Wine Tasting @ Wilmington Wine Shoppe
Our Free Weekly Wine Tasting! @ The Shoppe / 6 – 8pmish / Billy w/ Juice!

4th Thursday … @ The Shoppe!

Loyd Ward@Lilly Mays
29th Loyd Ward - 8 PM

Summer Reading Club @ New Hanover Public Library
Registration remains open at www.nhclibrary.org through July 31 for readers of all ages, and more prizes will be drawn on July 31 and August 29. Tweens and Teens (ages 12-18) and Adults (over 18) must log reading time and make reading recommendations each month in order to have a chance to win prizes that month.
Young children (up to age 11) earn bookmarks, stickers, and certificates when they report 12 hours of reading, plus they get to pull a prize out of the Treasure Chest at their Library. Children who are too young to read alone may count time spent listening to someone else read aloud!
277 adults, 180 Tweens and Teens, and 925 children registered for Summer Reading Club in June, according to Youth Services Librarian Margaret Miles. These readers logged 4,180 hours of reading and recommended 373 books at New Hanover County Public Library¡¦s website.
Summer Reading Club is easy: there are no meetings, no assignments, and no stress! The theme is ¡§Catch the Reading Bug¡¨ and anything you want to read counts, including listening to audiobooks and reading blogs and ezines.
„h register at ¡§Summer Reading Clubs¡¨ at www.nhclibrary.org
„h log your reading time online
„h recommend titles online to other readers

Live Music@Lilly Mays
30th Jesse Stockton, Tommy Rhodes, Fred Flynn - 8 PM

7th Annual Art & Antique Walk
The Downtown Business Alliance (DBA) will hold the 7th Annual Art and Antique Walk on Saturday, September 6th (with a rain date of Sunday, September 7th) along Front Street in Downtown Wilmington.

Vendors interested in participating can download the application form to the right.

Check back for more information!

Art and Antique Walk
The Downtown Business Alliance (DBA) will hold the 7th Annual Art and Antique Walk on Saturday, September 6th (with a rain date of Sunday, September 7th) along Front Street in Downtown Wilmington.

Vendors interested in participating can download the application form to the right.

Check back for more information!

Life Drawing at Bottega
Join us at the gallery the Second Sunday of every month for a casual evening of life drawing with live models. Professional and private atmosphere with all ages and skill levels encouraged. Artists and models always needed! Wine, beer and café menu available all night. 910.763.3737 for details.

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Light the Night Walk
Come out to the Cotton Exchange for The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society's annual evening fundraising Walk to celebrate and commemorate lives touched by cancer. Join teams of families, friends and co-workers in cities across North America as they carry illuminated balloons to honor survivors, show support and remember those whose lives were lost. In addition to a Walk, the evening includes music, food and family activities.

If your business would like to participate, the following options are available:
Form a Team
Become a Sponsor
Sell Paper Balloons
In-Kind Donation
In-Store Signage

To find out more about these options and to register, visit www.LightTheNight.org/nce and get started!!

Fourth Friday Art Walk
Fourth Friday Art Walk is a free monthly event where downtown galleries and studios open their doors to the public in an after-hours celebration of art and culture. Taking place from 6 to 9pm on the fourth Friday of each month, the Art Walk is a self-guided tour featuring exhibitions of various artistic genres including oils, acrylics, watercolors, pastels, photography, metals, ceramics, mixed media and more. Showcasing art and art-related events, Fourth Fridays also include opening receptions, artist discussions, live music, wine, food and other traditional art-activities. Support the arts! Support downtown Wilmington!

Life Drawing at Bottega
Join us at the gallery the Second Sunday of every month for a casual evening of life drawing with live models. Professional and private atmosphere with all ages and skill levels encouraged. Artists and models always needed! Wine, beer and café menu available all night. 910.763.3737 for details.

Fourth Friday Art Walk
Fourth Friday Art Walk is a free monthly event where downtown galleries and studios open their doors to the public in an after-hours celebration of art and culture. Taking place from 6 to 9pm on the fourth Friday of each month, the Art Walk is a self-guided tour featuring exhibitions of various artistic genres including oils, acrylics, watercolors, pastels, photography, metals, ceramics, mixed media and more. Showcasing art and art-related events, Fourth Fridays also include opening receptions, artist discussions, live music, wine, food and other traditional art-activities. Support the arts! Support downtown Wilmington!

Life Drawing at Bottega
Join us at the gallery the Second Sunday of every month for a casual evening of life drawing with live models. Professional and private atmosphere with all ages and skill levels encouraged. Artists and models always needed! Wine, beer and café menu available all night. 910.763.3737 for details.

Fourth Friday Art Walk
Fourth Friday Art Walk is a free monthly event where downtown galleries and studios open their doors to the public in an after-hours celebration of art and culture. Taking place from 6 to 9pm on the fourth Friday of each month, the Art Walk is a self-guided tour featuring exhibitions of various artistic genres including oils, acrylics, watercolors, pastels, photography, metals, ceramics, mixed media and more. Showcasing art and art-related events, Fourth Fridays also include opening receptions, artist discussions, live music, wine, food and other traditional art-activities. Support the arts! Support downtown Wilmington!

Season of Celebration
Join us in Downtown Wilmington as we celebrate the holidays! It all kicks off with the Downtown Holiday Tree Lighting the Friday after Thanksgiving on the 28th.. check back for updates!

Life Drawing at Bottega
Join us at the gallery the Second Sunday of every month for a casual evening of life drawing with live models. Professional and private atmosphere with all ages and skill levels encouraged. Artists and models always needed! Wine, beer and café menu available all night. 910.763.3737 for details.

Fourth Friday Artwalk
Fourth Friday Art Walk is a free monthly event where downtown galleries and studios open their doors to the public in an after-hours celebration of art and culture. Taking place from 6 to 9pm on the fourth Friday of each month, the Art Walk is a self-guided tour featuring exhibitions of various artistic genres including oils, acrylics, watercolors, pastels, photography, metals, ceramics, mixed media and more. Showcasing art and art-related events, Fourth Fridays also include opening receptions, artist discussions, live music, wine, food and other traditional art-activities. Support the arts! Support downtown Wilmington!

Fourth Friday Art Walk
Fourth Friday Art Walk is a free monthly event where downtown galleries and studios open their doors to the public in an after-hours celebration of art and culture. Taking place from 6 to 9pm on the fourth Friday of each month, the Art Walk is a self-guided tour featuring exhibitions of various artistic genres including oils, acrylics, watercolors, pastels, photography, metals, ceramics, mixed media and more. Showcasing art and art-related events, Fourth Fridays also include opening receptions, artist discussions, live music, wine, food and other traditional art-activities. Support the arts! Support downtown Wilmington!

Guinness St. Patrick's Day Festival
The First Annual Guiness St. Patrick's Day Festival was HUGE success and we are already excited for next year! Check back for updates!

Slainte!

Rims on the River
Thanks to everyone that made the 2008 Rims on the River the biggest yet - with almost 400 cars! Be sure to check out this year's pics by Rich Anderson.

For information on Rims on the River 2009, please call Chris Andrews at 910.251.0727.