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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT, Music

LOOK TO LEME: Leme Nolan will perform at Long Leaf Park this Saturday

  “Music is powerful and can reach billions, no matter the genre,” singer Lemetrius “Leme” Nolan told encore back in January 2020. Nolan’s own style varies and includes jazz, gospel, country, funk, soul and R&B. She hones her grasp of each, as heard during her gospel number “Standing in Your Glory” or country track “The Smell of Freedom.” “I don’t just fit into one genre … Continue reading LOOK TO LEME: Leme Nolan will perform at Long Leaf Park this Saturday

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT, Music

UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN: Tours lost but music is still found, Billy Strings

  This week was supposed to bring us three nights of Billy Strings at Greenfield Lake Amphitheater. Well … you know the rest. For folks who originally purchased those tickets online, they were automatically refunded upon cancellation. Refunds for tickets purchased at either Redix locations became available on July 12. While there’s no word yet on when Strings and other 2020 acts will be rebooked … Continue reading UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN: Tours lost but music is still found, Billy Strings

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT, Film

IN SHORT, PART 2: ‘Whirligigs at Night’ screens Wednesday with Tarheel Shorties

  Folk artist Vollis Simpson’s kinetic sculptures called “whirligigs” in Wilson, North Carolina, are the subject of William “Bill” Howard’s documentary short “Whirligigs at Night.” Part of Cucalorus’s virtual Tarheel Shorties Film Festival this week, August 25-27, “Whirligigs at Night” will screen in Wednesday’s Playing with Portraits block starting at 8 p.m. According to the filmmaker, Wilson Whirligigs are now calling cards of sorts for … Continue reading IN SHORT, PART 2: ‘Whirligigs at Night’ screens Wednesday with Tarheel Shorties

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT, Film

IN SHORT, PART 1: Wilmington filmmaker’s short will screen at Tarheel Shorties Film Festival

  Filmed at an old-timey barbershop in Elizabethtown, North Carolina, “Long Drive to Yadkin” is familiar to me in many ways. I’m originally from Mount Airy, NC and this barbershop and town are both very reminiscent of the timeless Main Street and Floyd’s Barbershop I know. “I am well aware of Floyd’s Barbershop up there [in Mount Airy] and even thought of that as a … Continue reading IN SHORT, PART 1: Wilmington filmmaker’s short will screen at Tarheel Shorties Film Festival

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT, Music

SHARING SONGS: Jesse Stockton releases new album ‘Papoose’

  While it’s not rare for me to sit and listen to an album from start to finish, it’s not often I get lost in the stories, sonnets and sonics of a record. Last week Jesse Stockton dropped his latest release, “Papoose,” an indie-folk-rock collection from the last 17 years. From its opening track “All Twisted Up,” which shakes (perhaps playfully kicks) you awake with … Continue reading SHARING SONGS: Jesse Stockton releases new album ‘Papoose’

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EXTRA & FEATURES, Feature

RIDE THE WAHINE WAVE: The Wahine Classic returns August 15-16, moves to Carolina Beach

  While the COVID wave has crashed and thrashed a lot of summer events, North Carolina’s Wahine Classic will resurface this weekend, August 15-16, with female surfers of all ages competing as amateurs, professionals and teenie-wahines. Event organizer Jo Pickett had to change the location of the competition this year because of pandemic. Normally hosted at Wrightsville Beach, town management couldn’t give the go-ahead for … Continue reading RIDE THE WAHINE WAVE: The Wahine Classic returns August 15-16, moves to Carolina Beach

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ROLLERCOASTER RIFFS: Zodiac Panthers release a new single ‘666 Feet Away From My Love’

  Before COVID-19 made haircuts a nonessential activity, Angela “Angie” Yeagher and her husband Johnny were often found together at her salon Angie’s Records & Hair attached to Reggie’s 42nd Street Tavern. She could be found cutting hair or dying it fantastical colors—including my own aqua locks last summer—while Johnny would play the role of in-house DJ, spinning from the record store’s collection, and offering … Continue reading ROLLERCOASTER RIFFS: Zodiac Panthers release a new single ‘666 Feet Away From My Love’

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT, Film

STOKING THE FIRE: Local filmmaker raising money for ‘Wilmington on Fire: Chapter II’

  encore has followed local filmmaker Christopher Everett’s work since he debuted his documentary “Wilmington on Fire” at the Port City’s Cucalorus in November 2015. In his first installment, Everett’s film tackles the story of the 1898 Wilmington Massacre, which has educated thousands in Wilmington and across the country about this hidden piece of history—and sparked new conversations around racial justice and equity. Enter “Wilmington … Continue reading STOKING THE FIRE: Local filmmaker raising money for ‘Wilmington on Fire: Chapter II’

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT, Music

KEEPING THE LIGHTS ON: Reggie’s 42nd Street livestreams fundraiser Friday

  In March no one really could have guessed how COVID-19 ultimately would continue to impact our daily lives throughout spring, summer and now at the very least through the end of 2020, but most likely beyond. Local businesses who continue to struggle to keep the lights on or unable to open fully, or in any capacity, are trying to get creative in producing income. … Continue reading KEEPING THE LIGHTS ON: Reggie’s 42nd Street livestreams fundraiser Friday

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FROM THE ASHES: Stray Local release new single, “Faint Glow,” music video on July 15

  Stray Local’s folksy and indie elements have always threaded seamlessly with the now married Jamie and Hannah Rowen singing-songwriting duo. In these last few years, the couple has continued to float around stages as a trio and even full-band iterations with more electric indie-rock sounds. Stray Local’s upcoming song and music video release, “Faint Glow,” is dropping Wednesday, July 15, and continues on that … Continue reading FROM THE ASHES: Stray Local release new single, “Faint Glow,” music video on July 15

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