CHANGING OUR WORLD TOGETHER ONE FASCINATING STORY AT A TIME.
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19 GIFT GUIDE
59 GALLERY WALK
DEPARTMENTS
15 UP FRONT
66 TIDE CHART
FEATURES
ON THE COVER
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Tony Rivenbark, executive director of Thalian Hall
for more than 42 years, poses on the main stage
in 2010 following a major renovation project.
— PHOTOGRAPHY BY BROWNIE HARRIS
16 Honoring Living History By Pat Bradford
George Clark, a Wrightsville treasure at the age of 94 and one of the
town’s original lifeguards, is honored by the current Ocean Rescue
squad.
21 The King Through the Eyes of his Caddie By Robert Rehder
It was 1957, Azalea Festival week, a young golfer, Arnold Palmer, shot
an aggregate six under 282 to win the tournament. Local caddie John
Gemmell, Jr tells the story.
26 Curtain Call By Dorothy Rankin and Lee Lowrimore
Condensed and edited by Pat Bradford
It’s difficult to overestimate Thalian Hall’s importance as the heart
and soul of Wilmington, so in honor of the passing of longtime artistic
director Tony Rivenbark we take another look at its historical impact.
46 Restored to Glory By Amanda Lisk
The Langdon house, built in 1808, was among Wilmington’s most threatened
historic places until a Pennsylvania-based couple saved it.
56 Texture Relief By Amanda Lisk
Degrees in art and engineering are the ideal background for Susan Nuttall’s
encaustics and other three-dimensional works.
62 Some Like it Hot By Eliza Schuett
A look at North Carolina’s plethora of peppers, from mild to spicy,
along with recipes to harness the fabulous flavors.
Curtain Call
Thalian Hall’s
Tony Rivenbark
Restored to Glory
Saving a historic house
Some Like it Hot
A plethora of peppers
Honoring George Clark
Wrightsville’s living treasure