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what’s happening This month on the azalea coast september
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www.wrightsvillebeachmagazine.com WBM
Left to right: WBM FILE PHOTO. Courtesy of Play for Emily.
Epicurean
Evening, 6 pm
Sample exquisite
cuisine from top
local chefs. Silent
auction supports the
Methodist Home for
Children.
910-471-6088, www.
wilmingtonee.com
beachbites
The King’s Breakfast — Volunteers
at Pine Valley Church of God serve a fresh
hot breakfast beginning at 7 am the first
Saturday of every month. Wilmington
Breakfast Ministry on Facebook
March of Dimes 5K Run for Healthier
Babies, 8 am. A 5k and one-mile fun run that
begins and ends at TrySports in the Mayfaire
Town Center. www.wlmrun4babies.com
ARTblast
Festival
Five-day music,
theater, dance and
art festival staged at
various downtown
venues, Sept. 7-11.
www.artblast
wilmington.com
5K Run for
Preservation,
6:30 pm. Run through
the streets of downtown
Wilmington to
support local preservation
programs.
www.historic
wilminton.org
Summer Jazz
Series — Liz Pina &
Kevin Kolb
Listen to music and
relax on the Bellamy
Mansion lawn.
Tickets: $8/members
$12/nonmembers
www.bellamy
mansion.org
YMCA Pier-2-Pier
Open Water Swim
Race
6 am to 1 pm
Registration at old
WB fire station;
Bus transportation to
Johnnie Mercer’s Pier.
www.setup
events.com
Fisherman’s Post
NC Flatfish
Championship,
7 am-4 pm, Sept. 16-
17, held at the Inlet
Watch Yacht Club,
benefits the CFCC
Marine Tech Club
www.fishermans
post.com
33rd Annual
YMCA Triathlon,
7 am
Information and
packet pickup, call
910-799-6444
Wrightsville Beach
321 Causeway Drive
www.setup
events.com
Wild King Classic Fishing
Tournament — Hosted at Wild Wing Café
and Seapath Marina, more than $24,000 in
cash and prizes awarded. Sept. 23-24
www.fishermanspost.com/tournaments
Secret Garden Tour in Old
Wilmington, 10 am. Spectacular gardens
will be open to the public. Located in the
historic district. www.latimerhouse.org
Poplar Grove
Autumn 5K Fun/
Run, 7 am
Run or walk through
the serene Abbey
Nature Preserve
Pre-registration and
fee required.
www.poplar
grove.com
37th Annual North Carolina
State Foosball Championships
Participants from around the country
gather to compete in the championship
Sept. 30-Oct. 2, proceeds support the
Brigade Boys & Girls Club
BreakTime Billiards Sports Bar & Grill
127 S. College Road
www.bonziniusa.com
LABOR DAY
The last
Wrightsville
Beach Farmers’
Market of the season.
Old Causeway
Drive, 8 am to 1 pm
www.wbparksand
recfoundation.com
Patriot
Day
Friday Family Movie Night at Wrightsville Beach
Wrightsville Beach Parks and Recreation will host a free family movie night
in the park. Activities begin at dusk and concessions will be available.
www.townofwrightsvillebeach.com
Sept. 2 Gnomeo & Juliet, G
Sept. 9 Shrek Forever After, PG
Sept. 16 Despicable Me, PG
Sept. 23 Megamind, PG
Sept. 30 Oceans, G
Oct. 7 How to Train Your Dragon, PG
Family
Fun
Taste of the
Town, 5-8:30 pm
at Thalian Hall.
Sample food from
12 of downtown
Wilmington’s best restaurants.
Benefits the
ongoing restoration
of Thalian Hall, $35.
www.thalianhall.com
Shell Show at the
Cape Fear Museum.
Sept. 24-25, 1-5 pm.
Exhibits display some
of the world’s most
beautiful and rare
shells and crafts. Free
with museum admission.
www.cape
fearmuseum.com
Black River
Nature Cruise
Four-hour Black River
adventure, Sept. 14
and 28, narrated by
Audubon North
Carolina.
Departs from
Battleship NC dock
www.cfrboats.com
Poplar Grove
Farmers’ Market
Every Wednesday
through Dec. 14
at Poplar Grove
Plantation
10200 US Hwy 17 N.
www.poplar
grove.com
Play for Emily
Memorial Golf
Tournament
at the Country Club
of Landfall
Benefits Ronald
McDonald House.
www.playfor
emily.com
World Premiere
documentary event
The Care
Project. Sept. 23,
6:30 pm at Brooklyn
Arts Center at
St. Andrews.
www.thecare
project.me