Admission to ZombieFest is $15 cash at the door. The party starts at 7 p.m. on Halloween night at Ironclad Brewery (115 N. 2nd St.). Guests 21 and under must be accompanied by a parent. Continue reading ZOMBIES TAKE OVER IRONCLAD: Annual Halloween fest debuts venue change, more food and unique musical lineup
Want to have thrills and chills of a real haunted house? Head over to Poplar Grove this Halloween for their Paranormal Ghost Tour series and their debut masquerade ball. Continue reading NEW HAUNTS OF THE PAST: Poplar Grove Plantation debuts ghost tours and a masquerade ball
Step into Wilmington’s scariest haunted house, downtown. Continue reading FEAR FIX: New haunted house in downtown dares Wilmingtonians to enter
Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder take over the Kenan Auditorium stage on Friday, Sept. 11. Continue reading A LIFETIME OF ‘GRASS: Ricky Skaggs leads UNCW Presents into the 2015-2016 season
See The Midatlantic and others perform at the Hourglass Studios Artist Showcase Concert at Ironclad Brewery on Saturday, September 12. Continue reading PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE: Hourglass Studios celebrates its recording artists in a concert showcase
Run Boy Run maximizes silent reflection and foot-stomping—even clogging—on their new album, “Something to Someone.” Continue reading FAR FROM THE MOUNTAINS: Run Boy Run brings familial bluegrass to Bourgie Nights
Hard Working Americans will take over the amphitheater on Wednesday, August 19 at Greenfield Lake. Read Shannon Gentry’s interview with band mate Dave Schools. Continue reading SURVIVING THE ROAD: Hard Working Americans bring their story to Greenfield Lake Amphitheater
Now known as “Lorikeet Landing,” the space at the NC Aquarium at Fort Fisher houses 58 beautiful and colorful creatures of the parrot family. “Lorikeets are part of a 4-year, rotating, temporary exhibit,” says Robin Nalepa, public relations coordinator. “Butterflies will return in 2016 and will be followed by lorikeets in 2017.” Continue reading PLAYFUL POLLINATORS: Lorikeet Landing adds color to NC Aquarium’s educational programs
Check out Neal Casal with the Chris Robinson Brotherhood at Greenfield Lake Amphitheater this Friday, July 24. Doors open at 6 p.m. and show starts at 7 p.m. He’ll return with Hard Working Americans on August 19, 6 p.m. For more details, or to purchase tickets online, visit http://www.greenfieldlakeamphitheater.com. Continue reading INSPIRED BY BROTHERHOOD: Neal Casal talks Chris Robinson, side projects and Deadheads
How the time flies. It’s not been one, but two decades since the inception of the Cape Fear Blues Festival. Port City blues fans have a lot to look forward to this Friday, July 24, through Sunday, July 26, as new acts and old favorites head into town. Continue reading CRUISING ALONG: The Cape Fear Blues Festival enters its 20th year
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