Where Most People Vacation: Upcoming Events for January 25-28

Hey everyone!

I hope you all are doing well, and not letting this chilly weather get you down! Although the temperatures are frigid, there's still plenty going on in the Wilmington area so, get yourself out there and have some FUN!
Here's what's going on this weekend:

Thursday, January 25th-

2007 Season Call for Directors

at Wilmington, 20 N. Fourth Street. Big Dawg Productions is looking for talented directors who would like to direct one of their new shows and be a part of their 2007 season.The Classic Comedy -The Philadelphia Story, February 15-18, 22-25 and March 1-4.
The New Play Festival -showcasing new Wilmington playwrights, May 17-20 and 24-27.
A Musical, The Last 5 Years June 28-July 1, 5-8 and 12-15.
A Mystery, Veronica's Room August 16-19, 23-26, 30 and Sept 2.
The Classic Drama, The Scarlet Letter October 4-7, 11-14 and 18-21. Public contact: www.BigDawgProductions.org.

Wilmington Wine Shoppe

6:00 PM to 8:00 PM

at Downtown Wilmington, 110-A South Front St. Wine tasting every Thursday night. Free. Public contact: 772-2077.

Children’s Museum

10:00 AM

at Children’s Museum, 2501 N. Kings Highway. Touch, explore and play while learning about the world through interactive exhibits and programs. Details: www.cmsckids.org. $5; free for ages 2 and under. Public contact: (843) 946-9469.

Friday, January 26th-

37TH ANNUAL GREATER WILMINGTON ANTIQUE SHOW AND SALE

10:00 AM to 6:00 PM

at Coastline Convention Center, corner of Water and Nutt streets. Also 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Jan. 27 and noon-5 p.m. Jan. 28. Featuring over 35 dealers from three states with antiques including furniture, jewelry, linens, silver, glasswares. Metals and crystal restoration specialists will be on site. Benefits area charities supported by the N.C. Junior Sorosis. $5 ticket cover all days. Public contact: Courtney Wilson, 262-6161.

PLAY: '15-Minute Hamlet' by Tom Stoppard

7:00 PM

at Mainstage Theatre, UNCW, 601 S. College Road. Free. Public contact: 962-3861.

Murder Mystery dinner theater

7:00 PM

at Indigo Room at House of Blues, Barefoot Landing, 4640 U.S. 17 S., 12 miles south of N.C./S.C. border. $39.50. Public contact: (843) 272-3000.

Film - 'Running with Scissors,' ACE Blockbuster Series

10:00 PM

at Lumina Theater, Fisher Student Center, UNCW, 601 S. College Road. Based on the personal memoir by Angusten Burroughs, whose bio-polar mother sends him to live with her wildly unorthodox psychiatrist and his eccentric extended family. $4 public; $2 UNCW students with ID. Public contact: 962-7971.

Saturday, January 27th-

The Art of Claude Howell

6:30 PM to 9:30 PM

at Art Gallery, UNCW. A retrospective of more than 20 works spanning six decades by the renowned Wilmington artist. The exhibit includes rarely seen pieces from two private collections as well as works from UNCW and the Cameron Art Museum. Howell, a North Carolina native and former chair of UNCW’s Department of Art and Art History, is recognized nationally for his broad-stroke, flat color paintings of coastal life in the Southeast. Free. Public contact: 1-800-732-3642.

10th Annual Model Railroad Show and Sale

10:00 AM to 5:00 PM

at American Legion Post 10, 702 Pine Grove Drive. By Cape Fear Model Railroad Club. Free clinics by Tom Staley from Tom's Train Station of Cary. $5 adults; $3 children; free for children 5 and younger. Public contact: Ben Jackson, 270-2696; Phil Bernard, 371-9595.

37TH ANNUAL GREATER WILMINGTON ANTIQUE SHOW AND SALE

10:00 AM to 6:00 PM

at Coastline Convention Center, corner of Water and Nutt streets. Also noon-5 p.m. Jan. 28. Featuring over 35 dealers from three states with antiques including furniture, jewelry, linens, silver, glasswares. Metals and crystal restoration specialists will be on site. Benefits area charities supported by the N.C. Junior Sorosis. $5 ticket cover both days. Public contact: Courtney Wilson, 262-6161.

CONCERT: Winard Harper Sextet

7:30 PM

at in the Recital Hall, UNCW, 601 S. College Road. Drummer Winard Harper leads the ensemble with special guest Shaun Mahoney, a 2005 UNCW music alumnus. Tickets $5 general admission; free to UNCW students with I.D. and available at the Cultural Arts Building Box Office one hour prior to curtain. Post-concert desert reception to follow in the main lobby. Public contact: www.uncw.edu/arts.

COMEDY SHOW

10:00 PM

at Kenan Auditorium, UNCW, 601 S. College Road. With Comedian Daniel Tosh. Doors open at 9 p.m. $10 general public. Public contact: 962-3842.

Sunday, January 28th-

37TH ANNUAL GREATER WILMINGTON ANTIQUE SHOW AND SALE

12:00 PM to 5:00 PM

at Coastline Convention Center, corner of Water and Nutt streets. Featuring over 35 dealers from three states with antiques including furniture, jewelry, linens, silver, glasswares. Metals and crystal restoration specialists will be on site. Benefits area charities supported by the N.C. Junior Sorosis. $5. Public contact: Courtney Wilson, 262-6161.

10th Annual Model Railroad Show and Sale

10:00 AM to 4:00 PM

RECITAL

4:00 PM

at St. Mary Church, Fifth Avenue and Ann Street. Valerie Nicolosi, mezzo-soparno, ‘The Rosary in Song’ at St. Mary Church, Songs range from early renaissance to 20th Century performed in English, French, Grerman, Italian and Lantin. Printed translations will be provided in the program. $15. Public contact: Barbara Karp, 790-1091; Paula Faraday, 792-0362.

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And now another edition of WENDY'S HELPFUL HINT OF THE WEEK!

How to get a grip on your chocolate consumption...

What are most people never willing to give up during those New Years resolutions? You guessed it: chocolate. For many people, especially those watching their weight, chocolate calls louder than any other flavor. Below are some alternative chocolate choices along with their calories to help satisfy your chocolate craving.

Chocolate	Calories
1 cup low-fat hot cocoa	157
2 tablespoons M & M's	125
5 Hershey's Kisses	121
1 cup Cocoa Puffs	120
¼ cup chocolate morsels	100
½ cup fat-free chocolate sorbet	100
3 chocolate wafer cookies	78
2 chocolate graham cracker sheets	60
1 marshmallow dipped in chocolate syrup	50