VIRTUAL SUPPORT: Wilson Center Ghostlight Series livestreams March 23, 7 p.m.

In an effort to keep Wilmington’s vibrant art scene strong in this time of uncertainty for local performers, CFCC’s Wilson Center, WHQR 91.3FM and The Arts Council of Wilmington and New Hanover County are launching the Wilson Center Ghostlight Series. In a release on March 17, Arts Council executive director Rhonda Bellamy noted the Cape Fear’s nonprofit arts sector has an economic impact of … Continue reading VIRTUAL SUPPORT: Wilson Center Ghostlight Series livestreams March 23, 7 p.m.

Shannon Rae GentryMarch 18, 2020Leave a comment

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT, Music

LOOKING BACK: Two musicians talk more than 30 years of music in ILM

As encore celebrates 35 years of covering Wilmington’s entertainment, arts and community news, it only makes sense to celebrate long-standing musicians who have been around just as long (or longer). There’s easily a century’s worth of songs between bands like Polar Bear, The Wolfe Gang, (formerly Michael Wolfe and the Wolfe Gang), singer-songwriter Laura McLean, and gospel-jazz pianist Stephen Bradley. “I began playing the piano … Continue reading LOOKING BACK: Two musicians talk more than 30 years of music in ILM

Shannon Rae GentryJuly 9, 2019Leave a comment

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT, FEATURE SIDEBAR, Features, Interviews and Such, Music