7th Annual Wilmington Dog Jog

This year's 7th Annual Wilmington Dog Jog will feature a new twist on the annual event! Join us on Saturday September 9th for end of the summer fun to benefit the Wilmington Dog Park Committee and their efforts to create a community bark park. The main event area, parking and the 5k run and 1 mile fun walk will all take place at the Legion Stadium Sports Complex on Carolina Beach Road. Also join us for our new Pooch Plunge event at the Legion Stadium Swimming Pool including a doggie swimsuit contest, doggie paddle race and retrieving contest as well as much more! The early registration fee is $15.00 for entries delivered by August 18th and the normal registration fee is $20.00 for entries delivered after August 18th or on the day of the event. Call Tammy at 910.341.4602 for more information.

Legion Sports Complex
2149 Carolina Beach Rd
Wilmington, NC 28401
www.wilmingtondogjog.com

Live Boxing Event
6:30:00 PM

Advanced tickets may be purchased for $5 at the boxing center.(302 S. 10th Street) $10 on the day of the event. $5 for youths. Call 910.341.7872 for details.

MLK Center
401 S. 8th Street
Wilmington, NC 28401

American Cancer Society Hope Ball
6:30:00 PM

Annual Hope Ball sponsored by the American Cancer Society to be held at The Hilton Downtown from 6:30 pm - Midnight. This year's theme, "Boots and Bowties", will find gentlemen in boots and black tie and women decked in flowing "Dallas-style" gowns. All proceeds from the event, which includes a live and silent auction, go to the American Cancer Society. For more information contact Gala Co-Chair Kathryn W. Gresham, 910.815.6153, Kgresham@wilmingtonhealth.com.

Hilton Wilmington Riverside
301 N. Water Street
Wilmington, NC 28401

Annual Castles & Scoops Contest
9:45:00 AM - 1:45:00 PM

The Children’s Museum of Wilmington announces that the eighth annual Castles & Scoops sandcastle building contest. Companies, teams, and families will compete in a creative sandcastle building competition and enjoy ice cream sundaes at this popular event. All proceeds will benefit the Children’s Museum of Wilmington. Teams can register in one of four categories: Family ($35 registration fee, or $30 with the Children’s Museum membership); Children Civic Organization ($50 registration fee); Adult Civic Organization ($75 registration fee); and Business ($100 registration fee). First and second prizes will be awarded in each category, as well as a prize for “Most Hilarious” castle. If you are interested in registering a team for this event, call the Children’s Museum of Wilmington at 910.254.3534, or send an email to castlesandscoops@yahoo.com. If you are interested in sponsoring this event, contact Brooks Lamm at 910.763.6141, or Jean Keller at 910.279.1752 for more information.

On the Beach @ Holiday Inn SunSpree Resort
1706 N. Lumina Avenue
Wrightsville Beach, NC 28480
www.playwilmington.org

Secret Garden Tour, 3rd Annual
10:00:00 AM - 4:00:00 PM

18 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. A new addition this year is a bag lunch catered by Jester’s Java. Tickets are good for both days. The cost for tickets is $15 per person until September 1 and $18 per person thereafter. For information call 910.762.0492.

Various Gardens
Wilmington's Historic District
Wilmington, NC 28401
www.latimerhouse.org

5th Annual Downtown Wilmington Art & Antique Walk
10:00:00 AM - 5:00:00 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. Ivey Hayes Charity Auction added. Call 910.251.0727 for more information.

Downtown Wilmington
Front Street
Wilmington, NC 28401
www.dbawilmington.com

Sight Unseen
8:00:00 PM - 3:00:00 PM

A 1992 winner of the Obie® Award for Best New American Play, Margulies’ comedy follows Jonathan Waxman, a celebrated artist who, despite immense popularity, yearns for something more in his life. Produced by Big Dawg Productions. Tickets are $15/$12 for seniors & students. Call 800.523.2820 or 910.343.3664 for tickets.

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

Bird Hike at Airlie Gardens
8:00:00 AM - 9:30:00 PM

Airlie Gardens’ Environmental Education Program will host a Bird Hike at Airlie Gardens. Hikes are free to members of Airlie or with the price of admission to the garden. Participants should bring their binoculars (there is a limited number of extras) and dress according to the weather. To register, contact the Environmental Education Program or call with questions about the event at 910.367.9081, or by e-mail, nmitchell@nhcgov.com.

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

Historic Wilmington Foundation 5K Run

The race begins at the corner of Water and Red Cross Streets. $20 lets you race, get a T-shirt, water bottle and one week pass to O2 Fitness plus BBQ, beer and a band at the after-party. Registration for our 5K Run is now on our website’s home page www.historicwilmington.org. A link takes you to Active.com and there you can do all that is required to get involved. Call 910.762.2511.

Downtown Wilmington
Water & Red Cross Street
Wilmington, NC 28401
www.historicwilmington.org

Singer Songwriter Celebration
6:00:00 PM - 8:00:00 PM

Enjoy the sounds music under the Airlie Oak. Singer Songwriter Celebration featuring Catesby Jones, with opening performer being Tracy Jane Comer. Call 910.798.7700 for details.

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

Five American Artists

This major exhibition of artworks by five artists demonstrates the diverse aesthetic contributions to American art made by African American artists since the mid-twentieth century. Exhibition features works on paper, paintings, sculpture and in mixed-media by artists Romare Bearden, Big Al Carter, Minnie Evans, Ivey Hayes and Faith Ringgold. Call 910.395.5999 for more information.

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

Hayride Tours of Oakdale Cemetery
3:00:00 PM

Join your friends for a 30-minute, late afternoon trot and narrated tour of North Carolina’s oldest rural cemetery. Narrated tours are offered at 3PM, 3:45PM, 4:30PM, 5:15PM, and 6PM. See the graves of Wilmington’s famous and interesting deceased personalities. The fee is $12 for adults and $10 for children 12 and younger. Advanced payment is required; please phone the office at 910.762.5682 for enrolment details.

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

I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change
8:00:00 PM - 3:00:00 PM

Opera House Theatre Company. Info TBA. Mainstage. Reserved Seating. Call 800/523-2820 or 910/343-3664.

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

ART
8:00:00 PM - 3:00:00 PM

ART, the Tony Award winning play, centers around three middle aged friends whose relationship is challenged by one purchase of a $200,000.00 white painting. What really binds friends together? Provocative, funny, sophisticated and moving. Ably directed by Linda Lavin with John Stafford, Mike O'Neil and Steve Bakunas. Tickets are $18/16. Call 910.343.3664 or 800.523.2820.

Thalian Hall
310 Chestnut Street
Wilmington, NC 2841
www.thalianhall.com

Zana Briski, filmmaker
5:15:00 PM

Academy Award-winning filmmaker Zana Briski will present a screening and discussion of her film, "Born Into Brothels." An Oscar winner for Best Documentary, "Born Into Brothels" chronicles the transformation of children born to prostitutes in the red-light district of Calcutta, as Briski teaches them the art and power of photographing their world. Co-sponsored by Women's Resource Center and Film Studies. Film Screening at 5:15 pm and Lecture to follow at 7 pm. Call 910.962.3500 or 800.732.3643 for tickets.

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

North Carolina Symphony - Classical Favorites
8:00:00 PM

Wagner: Overture to Rienzi, Humperdinck: Music from Hansel und Gretel, Grieg: Three Symphonic Dances and Tchaikovsky: Marche slave. Call 910.962.3500 or 800.732.3643 for tickets.

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

Mrs. Deloris Jordan is Library Centennial Speaker
7:00:00 PM

Mrs. Jordan is the mother of Michael Jordan and President and founder of De’Laro, Inc. An advocate for family values, she is the co-author of seven books including Family First and Salt in His Shoes: Michael Jordan in Pursuit of a Dream. She carries out her commitment to children and parents through the James Jordan Boys and Girls Club and Family Life Center in Chicago, and the Jordan Institute for Family at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Tickets are $10 and available at Thalian Hall Box Office. Call 800.523.2320 or 910.343.3664.

Thalian Hall
310 Chestnut Street
Wilmington, NC 28401

Mood Indigo: A Tribute to Duke Ellington
8:00:00 PM

Featuring The Cape Fear Jazz Orchestra directed by Dr. Frank Bongiorno, Vocals by Susan Reeves, Prince Taylor, UNCW Concert Choir, and Narration by Dr. Philip Furia. The benefit is presented by Cape Fear Jazz Society, WHQR Public Radio, & UNCW Dept of Creative Writing, Music, Computer Science and their Office of Cultural Arts. Tickets $20, $18 for seniors, $10 for students. Call 910.962.3500 or 800.732.3643.

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

Gospel in the Gardens

Each year, Airlie Gardens pays tribute to the life and art of Mrs. Minnie Evans by hosting a gospel festival in her memory. Visitors will hear the music of gospel choirs, quartets and bands from around the Wilmington area, including Mrs. Evans' own home church choir, St. Matthew's AME "Inspirational Choir." This event will be held in conjunction with a weekend celebration of African American history. Call 910.798.7700.

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

ART
8:00:00 PM

ART, the Tony Award winning play, centers around three middle aged friends whose relationship is challenged by one purchase of a $200,000.00 white painting. What really binds friends together? Provocative, funny, sophisticated and moving. Ably directed by Linda Lavin with John Stafford, Mike O'Neil and Steve Bakunas. Tickets are $18/16. Call 910.343.3664 or 800.523.2820.

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

1st Annual Downtown Wilmington Brewgrass Festival
3:00:00 PM

Headlining the event will be Concord, NC's The Avett Brothers. The Avetts take the stage with several other regional bluegrass and alt-country acts on Wilmington's Riverfront Parking Deck. With a wide variety of microbrew beers and local arts and crafts vendors, this will be an event not to miss! The gates will open at 3:00pm, and the show will begin at 3:30. Tickets are available September 1st at the Soapbox, CD Alley, Gravity Records, Yellow Dog Discs, Expressions, Althea's Attic and online at Etix.com. Tickets are $15 in Advance & $20 the day of the show Call 910.251.0727 for more information.

Riverfront Parking Deck
Water Street
Wilmington, NC 28401
www.dbawilmington.com/events.htm

1st Annual Cape Fear Inshore Classic

Inshore Fishing Tournament. Awards for the winning Red Drum, Speckled Trout and Flounder. The tournament's entry fee of $100 allows you to have as many anglers on your boat as you'd like (within safety limitations). Call 910.232.2940 or email patrick@capefearinshoreclassic.com or jody@capefearinshoreclassic.com for more information.

Motts Channel Seafood
120 Short Street
Wrightsville Beach, NC 28480
www.capefearinshoreclassic.com/

Hayride Tours of Oakdale Cemetery

Join your friends for a 30-minute, late afternoon trot and narrated tour of North Carolina’s oldest rural cemetery. Narrated tours are offered at 3PM, 3:45PM, 4:30PM, 5:15PM, and 6PM. See the graves of Wilmington’s famous and interesting deceased personalities. The fee is $12 for adults and $10 for children 12 and younger. Advanced payment is required; please phone the office at 910.762.5682 for enrolment details.

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

Galleria Cases:From Mechanical to Microchip

An exhibition tracing the influence of changing technology and taste on object design, including typewriters, telephones, televisions, fans, computers and calculators loaned by institutions and private collectors. Call 910.395.5999 for details.

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

I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change
8:00:00 PM - 3:00:00 PM

Opera House Theatre Company. Info TBA. Mainstage. Reserved Seating. 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

Taste the Town, 2nd Annual
5:30:00 PM - 8:30:00 PM

The night begins at Thalian Hall. Learn about the magnificent history and future stages of downtown’s jewel - exclusive back-stage tours of the theatre will begin early at 5:10 PM. The taste expedition begins at 5:30 PM when “Explorers” can pick up their Taste the Town passes (tickets) and expedition maps in order to find their way to the participating restaurants and receive their taste sample. Restaurants include The Little Dipper, Elijah’s, Bijou, Chelsea’s Downtown, Front Street Brewery, Tre Benzios, Bottega Art & Wine, Fat Tony’s, and Julie’s. Tickets are $30 in advance and $40 the day of the event. Call 910.343.3664.

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

Black & White Ball, Annual
7:00:00 PM

The Ball will be an elegant black tie inspired by Truman Capote’s original Black & White Ball at New York’s Plaza Hotel in 1966. The event will encompass the Hilton’s entire first floor and ballroom, which will be dramatically transformed with lighting and black and white décor. A cocktail hour (full, open bar with special martini bar) will be followed by a seated dinner (with wine service) and dancing to the Andrew Theilen Band. From 7:00 until 10:00 pm, attendees may place bids in a silent auction for a wide array of fine art and sculpture donated by local artists. $125 per person Call 910.763.7349.

Hilton Wilmington Riverside
301 N. Water Street
Wilmington, NC 28401

Wilmington Symphony Orchestra-Keats Dieffenbach
8:00:00 PM

Wilmington-born and Juilliard-trained Keats Dieffenbach returns to perform the expansive Violin Concerto of Jean Sibelius. Also, the WSO embarks on an ambitious plan to perform all of Beethoven’s symphonies over the next five years, beginning with Symphony No. 1. Call 800.732.3643 or 910.962.3500 for tickets.

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

Fold it, Flip it, Figure it Out

Fold it, Flip it, Figure it Out offers engaging activities with patterns, shapes, and sizes that entice visitors to play with math. Call 910.798.4350 for more information.

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

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

Watch in delight as World War II living history interpreters bring the Ship to life. Ship visitors may watch the men going about their daily duties and drills. Included in regular admission. For information call 910.251.5797 Ext. 2046.

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

Model Railroad Show & Sale

The show will feature model railroad dealers as well as N Scale and HO Scale modular layouts. There will also be free modeling clinics, white elephant sale, door prizes and a raffles. Tickets are $5 adults children 12 and under free. Call The Wilmington Railroad Museum at 910/763-2634. Sat 10am-5pm; Sun 10am-4pm.

American Legion Post 10
702 Pinegrove Rd.
Wilmington, NC 28409
www.wrrm.org

WB Surf Kayak Rally, 1st Annual

Join us beach front on the North End of Wrightsville Beach for this Eastern Surf Kayaking Association (ESKA) sanctioned surf kayak contest. Watch some of the best Surf Kayakers in the country go head to head in the waves or sign up and test your abilities against them. Competition catagories range from sit-on-top to high performance sit-inside. Entrants will be classified according to age and skill level. For more information call Gordon Rock at 910.228.7625 or Lydia McCormick at 910.509.2989.

North End of Wrightsville Beach
Lumina Ave
Wrightsville Beach, NC 28480
www.saltmarshkayak.com

Rick Beck: Form

Rick Beck’s cast glass sculpture stirs the age-old debate surrounding the boundaries between craft and fine art. He exaggerates and enlarges everyday objects to monumental proportions and captures these sculptural abstractions in glass. His depiction of common everyday items, such as tools and kitchen utensils, also references the ideas explored by artists working in the artistic movements of Dadaism and Pop Art. His sculpture challenges seriousness versus playfulness, art versus object, functional versus non-functional, ancient versus modern. This exhibition was organized by the North Carolina State University Gallery of Art and Design. Call 910.395.5999 for more information.

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

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

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

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

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