I hope everyone is having a great week! I know the weather outside is very tempting, but at least try and get some work done this week! And don't worry, there will be plenty more sunshine to come this Memorial Day weekend! Check out the weather below:
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Here's what's happening in and around Wilmington this weekend:
Thursday, May 24th
. Public contact: 343-1395.
Friday, May 25th
Fabulous Fantail Family Film Classic
8:30:00 PM
Friday evenings in May, enjoy wonderful “Tales of the Sea” films on the deck of the Ship, just like her crew did in WWII. Tonight's film is Mister Roberts, 1955, WWII classic with Henry Fonda, Jack Lemmon, James Cagney. For information call 910.251.5797 Ext. 2049. Tickets are $1.00 and are only available at the door. Fresh popcorn & sodas available for $1.00, too.
#1 Battleship Road
Wilmington, NC 28401
www.battleshipnc.com
Fourth Friday Gallery Nights
6:00:00 PM - 9:00:00 PM
The gallery nights offer an opportunity for guests to enjoy evening hours at many of the downtown art venues once a month from April through November. Participating galleries and artist studios are open evening hours from 6 to 9 pm, and each is easily identified with a cluster of brightly colored beach balls outside. Featuring fifteen locations, Fourth Friday Gallery Nights includes Bottega Gallery and Art Bar; Corporate Canvas; Creations by Justine; Crescent Moon; ERA 20th Century Furniture and Art Gallery; Independent Art Company; Knucklebonz Gallery of Art and Music; New Elements Gallery; Peacocks Fine Arts; Port City Pottery and Fine Crafts; Small Space Gallery; The Golden Gallery; The WHQR Gallery; The Wilmington Gallery At New Castle and Three Hounds Gallery. Come and enjoy a cultured evening supporting your local arts community as we feature new exhibitions and special promotions. Call 910.343.8997 for more information.
Various Art Galleries
Downtown Wilmington
Wilmington, NC 28401
www.fourthfridayswilmington.com
WE Fest
WE Fest is a multi-day, totally DIY, volunteer-run extravaganza that always takes place during the week of Memorial Day Weekend. The first WE Fest was held in 1996 and since then, indie bands of all shapes, sizes, colors, and sounds have played this Fest, made friends, and gone home to network, share gigs, keep in touch, and make WE Fest part of their lives. Call Kenyata Sullivan at 910.256.3791 or email kenyata@ec.rr.com.
The Soapbox Laundrolounge
255 N Front Street
Wilmington, NC 28401
www.wefestival.com
The Signature Event
12:00:00 PM - 4:00:00 PM
North Carolina Signature, the newest publication from the publishers of Our State magazine, will be hosting the Signature event as a part of the official launch of the magazine. The event will take place in the Mayfaire Event Lawn, behind Linens n’ Things. Tommy B. and the Stingers will provide entertainment throughout the event. Event exhibitors include Turchin Properties, Coldwell Banker / Sea Coast Realty, Belk, Barnes and Noble, complimentary makeup applications and demonstrations by Ulta, food sampling from nearly all of the Mayfaire Town Center restaurants and more! Door prizes will be given away throughout the event, plus everyone will receive a complimentary copy of the brand new edition of North Carolina Signature magazine! Call 800.948.1409.
Mayfaire Town Center
Military Cutoff Rd
Wilmington, NC 28405
www.ncsignature.com
11th Annual New Play Festival
8:00:00 AM
An exciting festival of never-before-produced works by both youth and adult playwrights. Previous plays have gone on to productions across the United States. Award-winning playwright Virginia Davis will guide the playwrights through workshops leading up to an exhilarating premiere. Tickets are $15/$12. Call 800.523.2820 or 910.343.3664.
Thalian Hall Studio Theatre
310 Chestnut Street
Wilmington, NC 28401
www.thalianhall.com
Orange Street Arts Festival 2007
10:00:00 AM - 5:00:00 PM
The artists will exhibit everything from watercolor to pottery to jewelry for sale. The festival will have continuous entertainment and food and drink available to the public. The event is free but donations are encouraged and accepted. The show will be open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, with continuous entertainment throughout the day. For more information call 910.251.1788. Due to the current renovation of the Hannah Block Historic USO, this year’s ArtsFest is being presented on Princess Street between 4th and 5th Streets.
Princess Street
Between 4th & 5th
Wilmington, NC 28401
www.thalian.org
Veteran's Healing Field of Honor
Imagine a sea of patriotic red, white and blue this Memorial Day. 1,500 American flags standing eight feet tall in perfect rows and columns across a field of green. Each flag is a visible reminder that freedom is not free. This emotionally moving display is free to the public from May 26 – 28. On 5/26 at 10:00 a.m. Official Dedication of Soldier's Healing Field, on 5/28 at 5:45 Memorial Service Onboard Battleship NORTH CAROLINA. For more information on these events please visit the web site.
Battleship Park
Eagles Island, Battleship Drive
Wilmington, NC 28401
www.healingfield.org/wilmington
Carolina Beach Film & Fireworks Series
The town of Carolina Beach, N.C. will be hosting a “Film and Fireworks Series” this summer. The events will take place on Sundays beginning May 27 and Thursdays beginning June 14, weather permitting. Family-friendly movies will be held at Carolina Beach Lake Park every Sunday and a fireworks display will be on the beach near the boardwalk each Thursday. Both events will be free and concessions will be available. For additional information and a complete movie schedule call the Pleasure Island Chamber of Commerce 910.458.8434 or email visitor@pleasureislandnc.org.
Carolina Beach Lake Park
Hwy 421 & Atlanta Ave.
Carolina Beach, NC 28428
www.pleasureislandnc.org
A Memorial Day Tribute:
Memorial Day began as a memorial for Civil War veterans. It has become both, a National Decoration Day of family graves, and the holiday that opens the summer season. It is celebrated with backyard barbecues, outdoor picnics, and parades.
Waterloo, New York was recognized by President Lyndon Johnson and both houses of Congress, as the birthplace of Memorial Day because the town decorated the graves of Civil War veterans as early as May 5, 1866. The claim is contested by Boalsburg, Pennsylvania, which claims to have begun the practice of decorating soldier's graves two years earlier than Waterloo. Another source claims that two years after the Civil War, it was southern women in Columbus, Mississippi who decorated the braves of both Confederate and Union men. Nevertheless, sources agree that it was General John A. Logan of the Grand Army of the Republic who designated May 30, 1868,
" as a day for strewing with flowers or otherwise decorating the graves of comrades who died in defense of their country, and whose bodies now lie in almost every city, village, or hamlet churchyard in the land...It is the purpose of the commander-in-chief to inaugurate this observance with the hope that it will be kept from year to year while a survivor of the war remains to honor the memory of the departed."
No survivor of that war remains, but the memories of it grow longer. As do our memories of the parades with floats; civic organizations and drum majorettes twirling their batons; lines and lines of young veterans from The Gulf War and shorter lines of older men who saw service in the Second World War. As long as there are wars, there will be veterans and casualties. We will still decorate the graves of those men whose bodies came home and remember those who don't.
The custom of placing flowers upon graves is an old one, and exists in many countries. The Greeks had rites called zoai, which were performed over each new grave. If the flowers took root and blossomed on the graves, it meant the souls were sending back the message that they had found happiness. The Roman festival, called Parentalia, or Day of the Fathers, lasted for eight days in February--violets and roses were the special flowers. Whatever the flower, wherever the grave, this placing of flowers upon graves has always seemed the natural thing to do.
Today, most states officially recognize the May Memorial Day as a legal holiday, but it is not celebrated on May 30th in every state. Over time the holiday has expanded to encompass our other national wars. Although Veteran's Day is celebrated as well, Memorial Day has become the most important day of recognition of our armed forces.
**info. courtesy of www.patriotism.org**
Wendy's Helpful Hint of the Week!!
With summer quickly approaching, many of you will be hosting your annual summer cookouts and parties so, here are 10 Tips to hosting a great party!!
1) Always Have Plenty of Ice!
2) You Can't Overestimate How Many Beverages You'll Need
3) Lighten Up Your Menu
4) Keep Your Party Goods Casual and Colorful
5) Remind Your Guests that the Party is Dress Casual
6) Provide Shelter from the Sun
7) Take Your Party on the Road
8) Remember Food Safety
9) Serve Ice Cream Sundaes and Cookies for Dessert
10) Provide Personal Conveniences Your Guests May Have Forgotten
Happy Partying!
*info provided by www.about.com*
I hope everyone has a GREAT weekend, and don't forget to check out my website for all of your Real Estate needs! www.WendyInWilmington.com
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