beachbites
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october
what’s happening this month on the azalea coast
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Airlie Gardens Low Country Oyster
Roast — 6pm, steamed oysters and all-youcan
eat BBQ and live music under the oak.
www.airliegardens.org
Moving on Up: An Evening of Art,
Entertainment and DREAMS — Presented
by The DREAMS Center for Arts Education 6pm,
Thalian Hall. www.dreamswilmington.org
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Take the Lake
Music Festival
Greenfield Lake
Amphitheater
from 1-10pm featuring
local bands,
local/organic food
and drinks.
www.wrightsvillebeachmagazine.com WBM
TEA PARTY at THE
MANSION
Oct. 25, Come and
learn about tea
etiquette and have
delightful food and
a cup of tea with
friends.
2 pm. www.bellamy
mansion.org
WWII New
Hanover County
Aviators
Memorial
dedication begins
Oct. 25 at 10 am,
Hannah Block Historic
USO. Contact Wilbur
Jones 910-793-6393
or joneswb@aol.com
Bellamy Mansion Family Fun Day
10 am - 2 pm, games, activities and tours.
www.bellamymansion.org
Back Door Kitchen Tour — tour
features kitchens of 9 homes in Historic
Downtown Wilmington.
www.rowilmington.com
Bark in the Park
Watch fido soar at
the 17th annual
canine disc
championship at
Wrightsville Beach
Park. The first disc
launches at 11 am.
www.towb.org
indoor rummage
sale — St. James
Episcopal Parish on
Dock St. Benefits
Assistance League of
Greater Wilmington,
8am to 2pm. $5 early
admission, free after
9am.
Secretary of
Navy celebrates
the 235th birthday
of the US Navy
aboard the USS
North Carolina battleship
... Welcome!
The Big Greek
Wedding Goes
to New York
Fashionista — Thalian
Hall, 7pm. Benefits The
Phoenix Employment
Ministry which assists
local homeless.
www.phoenixwork.org
Museum
Porch Sale
8 am to Noon at the WB
Museum. All proceeds of
the yard sale items benefit
the Wrightsville Beach
Museum of History.
www.wbmuseum.
com
A Day with
Minnie Evans
View works by
Minnie Evans from
private collections
at the Wrightsville
Beach Museum, 2-6
pm. www.wb
museum.com
Southeast
SUP
Championship
25 mile relay begins on
Wrightsville and ends on
Bald Head. Oct. 23. www.
southeastsupchamp
ionship.com
Wilmington
Restaurant
Week — Oct. 20-27,
25 local restaurants
offer specialty
menus that won’t
break the bank.
www.wilmington
restaurantweek.com
Cape Fear Red
Trout Celebrity
Classic
Catch-and-release
tournament, Oct.
28-30, raises funds to
benefit cystic fibrosis
research. www.capefearredtrout.
com
Riverfest 2010
Friday, Oct. 1-Sunday, Oct. 3. A family fun festival that winds its way along the Cape Fear River in
downtown Wilmington. Live entertainment is featured on two outdoor stages. Riverfest celebrates
the area’s rich heritage with music, arts and crafts, exhibits, dance performances, contests, children’s
activities, food, river events, friendly competitions, fireworks and more. The 6th Annual Invasion of
the Pirates Flotilla on the Cape Fear River happens at dusk! www.wilmingtonriverfest.com
Pleasure Island
Seafood, Blues &
Jazz Festival
Two solid days of
great music, Oct. 9-
10, at the Fort Fisher
Recreation Area.
www.pleasure
islandnc.org