beachbites
18th Annual
Wilmington
Garden Show
More than 50 booths
selling a wide variety
of products and
services for gardening
and landscaping,
March 5-6. www.gar
deningnhc.org
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what’s happening this month on the azalea coast
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Call for
Artists
March 11 is the last day
for you to enter your work
in this year’s W.A.A. Juried
Spring Art & Sale. Open to
amateur and professional
artists. www.wilm
ington-art.org
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www.wrightsvillebeachmagazine.com WBM
4th Annual
Scales & Tails
If you are a fan of
unique and scaly
animals, then this
Aquarium event is
just for you,
March 5-6. www.
ncaquariums.com
11th Annual St.
Patrick’s Day
Parade
Historic Downtown
Wilmington, 11am.
Groups and organizations
are invited to
show their community
pride, imagination
and Irish spirit.
The 2nd Annual
Quintiles
Wrightsville
Beach
Marathon presented
by Landfall
Realty. 6:30 a.m.
www.wrightsville
beachmarathon.com
Cape Fear
Wildlife Expo
March 18-20,
hunting and fishing
exhibitors, wildlife
art, decoys, boat,
truck and ATV displays,
Hunter Safety
Certification Class
and more!
St. Patrick’s Day
Around the
World in 80 Days
March 17-20, The
Thalian Association
presents an
adaptation of the
Jules Verne novel.
www.thalian.org
The Wilmington
Woman’s Club 32nd
annual Coastal
Living Showcase
features more than
100 vendors, March
19-20.
www.wilmington
womansclub.com
North Carolina Black Film FestivaL. A four-day (March
24-27) jury and invitational festival of independent motion pictures
by African-American filmmakers. www.blackartsalliance.org
Cantabile, The London Quartet — Entertaining, whitetie
and-tails a cappella group that sings madrigals to McCartney
March 24, 8 p.m. www.thalianhall.org
Life Line Pregnancy Center’s Annual Fundraising
Banquet. 6:30pm at UNCW’s Burney Center. Special Guest
Speaker is Dr. Tony Levatino. www.lifelinewilmington.org
Herb & Garden
Fair @ Poplar Grove
Plantation, March
26-27. Historic
Poplar Grove
Plantation heralds
the start of spring.
www.poplar
grove.com
Antique
Automobile
Show
The Cape Fear
Chapter Antique
Automobile Club of
America presents
the coolest cars anywhere.
www.ncregion
aaca.com/capefear/
Dub-Le Down
with the
Seahawks
a night of Vegas-style
fun, 6:30-10pm at
Trask Coliseum. Play
benefits student-athlete
scholarships. $60
per person or $100
per couple. 962-7737
or www.uncwsports.
com
Frankenstein
— from the National
Theatre in London,
2 p.m. UNCW has
partnered with the
National Theatre
in London to show
high-definition
broadcasts.
www.uncw.edu/olli
Bellamy Mansion’s
Art of the Table
Kickoff Event, 6-10pm.
Elegant dinners at
selected homes and
inns, followed by a
preview cocktail party
at the Bellamy. $75
per person. www.bel
lamymansion.org
Bellamy Mansion’s
Art of the Table
March 11-13. Artists,
designers, florists and
event planners create
unique themed tablescapes
throughout
the mansion. $15.
www.bellamy
mansion.org
Welcome Home
Angel charity
luncheon at the
Holiday Inn Resort
on WB at 11:45am.
Benefits children with
chronic & debilitating
illnesses or injuries.
www.welcome
homeangel.com
Daylight
Savings Time
Begins
It’s time, once again,
to spring ahead.
So you lose an hour
of sleep ... isn’t it
worth it?
International
Women’s Day
a global day celebrating
the economic,
political and social
achievements of
women past, present
and future.