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Saturday, 02/27/2010 1:00 PM

Tickets are $15 each, or 2 for $25, and can be purchased online at Etix.com or at the following downtown businesses; Bottega Art & Wine Bar or Wilmington Wine Shop. The walk begins at the two above mentioned venues, where you present your ticket, or purchase your ticket the day of the show. You will receive your “official” Wilmington Wine & Beer Walk ID and a map of the participating establishments. As you walk through the various locations you will receive 2 wonderful samples (per venue) of a specially selected wine or beer. All participants must be at least 21 years of age, and have a valid ID readily available for establishments to verify. Someof the venues are: Bottega Art & Wine Bar;Wilmington Wine Shop; TreBenzio’s; The Firebelly Lounge; Fat Tony’s Italian Pub; Orton’s; Hell’s Kitchen; Aubriana’s; Front Street Brewery; with many more locations to still be announced! For more information contact Chris Andrews at 216.374.8884 or email citybuddha@hotmail.com.
Downtown Wilmington

Wilmington, NC 28401
www.coolwilmington.com
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Join us in February and March for the preliminary rounds of the Fire on the Rock Chef Challenge, where you decide which chef team will go on to the next round of competition. Taste and critique the best cuisine in the High Country as chefs pull out all the stops to win with creativity, originality and flair. Top secret Mystery Ingredient to be announced at each round. more………..

Last Midnight Blast Weekend
Friday, February 19 — Saturday, February 20
(2009-10 Highlights)
Late night skiing is back for the High Country.  For the upcoming 2009-10 ski season, Appalachian Ski Mtn. will offer nine Midnight Blast Weekends on Friday and Saturday nights from December 26 through the weekend after Presidents Day (February 20). continue reading…

2/13/2010 – Bryson City
Ph#: 828 488 7013 or 800 872 4681 ext 7013
WWW.GSMR.COM

BE MY VALENTINE, CHARLIE BROWN Great Smoky Mountains Railroad Bryson City, NC – The Great Smoky Mountains Railroad is pleased to announce our annual Peanuts™ Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown excursion. continue reading…

That’s A Moray! Valentine’s Day Event
Celebrate each other this Valentine’s Day at the North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher. “That’s A Moray!” is an exclusive evening for just 26 couples, featuring a four-course dinner, a souvenir photo and dancing while surrounded by the magic of the ocean. Call 910.458.8257 for more information or reservations.
NC Aquarium @ Fort Fisher
900 Loggerhead Rd
Kure Beach, NC 28449
www.ncaquariums.com
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Duplin Winery     
As the oldest and largest winery in the south, Duplin Winery has been producing award winning wines for over three generations.  Free daily tours and tastings, gift shop, gourmet foods, and perfect pairings and fun at the Bistro Restaurant.  Dinner Theater and on site family events provide outstanding and fun entertainment throughout the year.  Reservations recommended for Bistro dining; tickets required for most events.  Wine programs, receptions, weddings, and private parties welcome.
505 N. Sycamore St
Rose Hill, NC 28458
910.289.3888 
(Toll free) 800-774-9634                                                                                   info@duplinwinery.com                                                                                                                    www.duplinwinery.com

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Event: 145th Anniversary of the Fall of Fort Anderson
Town: Winnabow
Date(s): 2/20/2010 – 2/21/2010
Time: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Price Range:
URL: http://www.nchistoricsites.org/brunswic/brunswic.htm
Email: brunswick@ncdcr.gov
Phone: 910-371-6613
Address: 8884 St Phiips Rd SE, Winnabow
Constructed during the Civil War as part of the river defense of Wilmington, the historic site of Fort Anderson offers a unique look at a fascinating period of American History.

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This is one of the largest traditional jazz festivals in the Southeast. We will open Thursday night with a special event concert, Styles of Jazz, which includes Dixieland, Contemporary, Ladies of Jazz and New Orleans Style. Friday and Saturday nights we will return to our 7 sets of traditional jazz with a different leader for each set. Our 14 all-star musicians are all world renowned and include guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli, Butch Miles on drums, Hod O’Brian-piano, Duke Heitger on trumpet. For additional festival information and reservations call Sandy Evans at 910.793.1111 or e-mail ncjazzfest@yahoo.com (mail to 233 Racine Dr. #95, Wilmington, NC 28403).
Hilton Wilmington Riverside
301 N. Water Street
Wilmington, NC 28401
www.ncjazzfestival.com

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Quaintance-Weaver Restaurants and Hotels announce that Proximity Hotel and Print Works Bistro have been awarded LEED Platinum by the U.S. Green Building Council. LEED is the USGBC’s rating system for designing and constructing the world’s greenest, most energy efficient, and high performing buildings. Opened in late 2007, Proximity Hotel and Print Works Bistro are the first in the hospitality industry to obtain the USGBC’s top level of certification. more………

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RALEIGH — Five area malls will offer a convenient way to purchase advance tickets for the 2009 N.C. State Fair, helping fairgoers save money and avoid lines at the gates.

Admission tickets and ride sheets will be on sale from Oct. 1 to 15 at the following locations: Burlington Square Mall, Burlington; University Mall, Chapel Hill; Northgate Mall, Durham; Triangle Town Center, Raleigh; and Wilson Mall, Wilson.

Tickets will be available during each mall’s regular business hours, except Thursday, Oct. 15, when all ticket sales will end at 6 p.m. Each mall location will accept cash, Visa and MasterCard. In addition to the mall locations, tickets will be available at three walk-up locations in Raleigh: N.C. Museum of History, 5 E. Edenton St.; N.C. State Fairgrounds, Gate 9 off Trinity Road; and State Farmers Market, 1201 Agriculture St.

The N.C. Museum of History will sell advance tickets Oct. 1-15 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The N.C. State Fairgrounds will sell tickets from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tickets will also be sold at the State Farmers Market from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Each walk-up location will accept cash, Visa and MasterCard.

Purchasing advance tickets at these locations by Oct. 15 will save fairgoers $2 per adult ticket over gate prices and $8 per sheet of ride coupons. Advance admission tickets cost $5 for adults and $1 for children ages 6-12. Adult admission tickets for groups of 40 or more cost $4.75. Ride sheets cost $10 in advance.

For more information or to purchase advance tickets online, go to www.ncstatefair.org. The N.C. State Fair runs Oct. 15-25 at the State Fairgrounds.

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Bus Tour will be in Raleigh, NC on Thursday May 21st 11 am to 1 pm at 18 Seaboard at Seaboard Station. You can register to win NMB vacations.

The North Myrtle Beach Chamber of Commerce Convention & Visitors Bureau (SC) is hitting the road again with the “Twice the Fun, Half the Distance, Experience North Myrtle Beach Bus Tour.”   The tour is part of the 2009 North Myrtle Beach Destination Blitz marketing campaign to promote our city to thousands of potential visitors in our drive markets.  Chamber representatives will travel on a tour bus May 19-21, 2009 to several cities in North and South Carolina. 

Tuesday, May 19th
Charlotte, NC @ corner of Trade & Tryon from 11 am – 2 pm
Spartanburg, SC @ The Magnolia Street Train Depot from 3:30 – 5 pm

Wednesday, May 20th
Greenville, SC @ The Peace Center from 11 am – 1 pm
Columbia, SC @ The State House from 2:30 pm – 4 pm

Thursday. May 21st
Raleigh, NC @ Seaboard Railroad/Logan’s Trading Post from 11 am – 2 pm
Return Home to NMB @ Anderson Brothers Bank After Hours at 6:30 pm

http://www.experiencenorthmyrtlebeach.com/

Blazing Bluegrass Bonfire-Golden Valley 
Date: April 18, 2009
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Come hear the best of the bluegrass best! Music lovers won’t want to miss this evening. Local legends will gather on the stage for a hand-clapping, toe-tapping evening to rival any opry while several bonfires will be there to keep the audience warm and the music park kitchen will be serving up a dinner fundraiser for fire and rescue

Will High Point, North Carolina ever be the same? If you‟re ready to shake off the chill of winter with an evening of delightful, tantalizing, high-energy entertainment, you won‟t want to miss the Bellydance Superstars on Tuesday, March 10, at the High Point Theatre.

Hailed as “the next Riverdance” by the Sunday Times, UK and London‟s Daily Telegraph, the Bellydance Superstars have been creating a worldwide sensation ever since they first hit the stage in 2003. By the middle of 2007, they had brought their enticing and inspiring reinterpretation of the bellydance art form to an audience exceeding one million people in 18 countries. Add in their more than 60 television appearances, and the world‟s only, full time professional bellydance troupe has introduced their scintillating and sensual art to more than 100 million people. And this broad audience has responded with enthusiasm. The troupe‟s DVDs and CDs are bestsellers; their workshops typically sell out quickly; and CNN has noted that bellydance is the fastest growing dance and fitness trend in the world. 

Now, Triad audiences have a one-night-only opportunity to catch this world-sweeping wave, as the Bellydance Superstars bring their enchanting show to the High Point Theatre. “This is not a “folk show‟ or married to a narrow view of what bellydance is,” says the troupe‟s founder, famed American impresario Miles Copeland. “Our view is that there is plenty of room within the art form to be adventurous, yet still remain primarily a bellydance show and proud of it.” 

Building on the base of the traditional Middle Eastern art, the Bellydance Superstars add Polynesian, “tribal” and modern influences to create a multifaceted interpretation that transfixes audiences everywhere. New York‟s Village Voice newspaper praised the “gorgeous, spiffily dressed, skilled dancers” for delivering a performance that is “sheer genius.” Fox5 News, Las Vegas, applauded them as “Sexy, artistic and beautiful.” And the Cleveland Plain Dealer said simply, “A hit show is born.” 

Tuesday, March 10, at the High Point Theatre in High Point, NC. Phone: 336-883-3627

April 4, 2009

Where: North Carolina Pottery Center, 233 East Avenue, Seagrove, North Carolina

When:  The wood firing starts early in the morning around 5:00 a.m. and lasts  until around 10:00 p.m.

The Owen/Owens closing reception is from 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. 

A group of local Seagrove potters will gather at the North Carolina Pottery Center to jointly fire the double-chambered wood kiln. Come visit with us, watch, and ask questions about the firing process.  The all day community wood firing will coincide with the final day of the Owen/Owens Pottery exhibition.  In the afternoon there will be mountain music and a catalog signing by Owen/Owens family members.  As always, the Potters of Seagrove will have their shops open for visitors.  All Events are Free and Open to the Public

Details:  www.celebrationofseagrovepotters.com

April 18th – 19th

Where: North Carolina Pottery Center, 233 East Avenue, and local Seagrove Pottery Shops, in Seagrove, North Carolina

When:  Seagrove Potter’s Kiln Openings start at 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.North Carolina Potter Center Auction on Saturday April 18th – Silent Auction 2:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. 

Social Hour     4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.  

Live Auction begins at 5:00 p.m.

Pick up a Discover Seagrove map at the North Carolina Pottery Center and visit the Seagrove Potters kiln openings.  Our shops are nestled throughout the countryside, around the town of Seagrove.   We will have special kiln openings and events planned for the pottery lover.   In the afternoon starting at 2:30 p.m. the NCPC will have its Annual Silent and Live Auction.  All events are free and Open to the Public.

Back Country Outfitters and Guides is proud to offer Segway “test glides” and tours. The Segway Ht is a self balancing – 2 wheeled electric transportation vehicle that is currently being offered for tours in San Francisco, Chicago, New York, New Orleans, D.C. , and Paris – it is the future of short transportation and it is now here on the Outer Banks!

These vehicles are electric – no emissions (its green and clean) and completely noiseless. They are self balancing due to multiple gyros – the learning curve is 2 to 3 minutes – just step on and lean forward to go forward – stand up straight to slow or stop – and lean back to go back -it turns on its own footprint with just a wrist turn. This is all so natural it becomes a part of your thought process in just a few minutes. In short – they are USER FRIENDLY and great fun for the entire family! Try a free “test glide” in our Adventure Center and experience the future today!