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SUMMARY:A Year of Fiber Art by Quilters by the Sea
DESCRIPTION:Bellamy Mansion Museum is hosting an art exhibition\, “A Year of Fiber Art\,” featuring 40 quilts made by members of the Quilters by the Sea Guild. The exhibit includes pieces created for three quilting challenges\, which showcase a mix of patriotic\, whimsical\, and abstract designs. An artists’ reception will be held on May 22nd from 6-8 PM. Visitors can view the exhibit free of charge any time the museum is open (Mon-Sun\, 10 am-4 pm). Please stop by the Carriage House Visitor Center to gain admission.
URL:https://www.artswilmington.org/event/a-year-of-fiber-art-by-quilters-by-the-sea/
LOCATION:The Bellamy Mansion Museum\, 503 Market Street\, Wilmington\, NC\, 28401\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events,Visual Arts
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ORGANIZER;CN="Bellamy Mansion Museum of History &amp%3B Design Arts":MAILTO:berrios@bellamymansion.org
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260612
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260727
DTSTAMP:20260525T185252Z
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SUMMARY:“Perspectives” Featuring Joanne Geisel
DESCRIPTION:Gallery artist & instructor Joanne Geisel is exploring brand new dimensions to her designs! Joanne uses oil paints to capture our Carolina coastlines\, working from her photos or life to authentically render each scene. Now\, alongside her impressionist landscapes\, view expressive scenes from Joanne’s imagination\, using abstract colors and sweeping curves to visualize natural motions. Says Joanne: \nThe joy of creating is to go deep within and find new ideas and emotions. What was once the reality of a beautiful landscape\, for example\, could become something else. It is a change of perspective that can defy logic. My goal is always to create an oil painting that I consider beautiful and shows my deep connection to nature\, whether it is a landscape or an abstracted version of one. \nJoin us in the gallery on Sunday\, June 14th\, 2-5pm for our Artist Reception celebrating “Perspectives.” Enjoy special refreshments\, meet our artists\, and enjoy live music by guitarist Miles Moore! This exhibit will run through July 26th\, alongside a new selection of works by our 30+ Gallery Artists.
URL:https://www.artswilmington.org/event/perspectives-featuring-joanne-geisel/
LOCATION:970 Inspiration Drive\, Wilmington\, NC 28405\, 970 Inspiration Drive\, Wilmington\, NC\, 28405\, United States
CATEGORIES:Visual Arts
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ORGANIZER;CN="Amy Grant":MAILTO:artinbloomgallery@gmail.com
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260622
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260910
DTSTAMP:20260609T193616Z
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SUMMARY:UNCW’s CAB Art Gallery Presents:  “Sarah Peoples: Through the Oyster Speculum”
DESCRIPTION:“Through the Oyster Speculum” is an exhibition of artworks by Philadelphia based\nartist\, Sarah Peoples\, opening in the University of North Carolina Wilmington’s Cultural\nArts Building (CAB) Art Gallery on Monday\, June 22\, 2026.\nThe exhibition will run through Wednesday\, September 9\, 2026. A public reception will\nbe held on Thursday\, August 27\, 2026 from 5:30 p.m. – 7 p.m.\nSummer gallery hours are Monday\, Tuesday\, Wednesday\, and Thursday\, 10 a.m. to 4\np.m. and closed on Friday\, beginning May 22 – August 10\, 2026.\nRegular gallery hours are Monday\, Tuesday\, Wednesday\, and Friday\, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.\nwith extended hours on Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.\nThe CAB Art Gallery is located on UNCW’s campus on the ground floor of the Cultural\nArts Building\, near the building’s main entrance. Visitors can access the gallery from\nSouth College Road or Racine Drive\, and parking is available in front of the box office\nentrance to the building.\nFor more information visit https://uncw.edu/seahawk-life/arts/venues/cultural-artsbuilding/\nand https://linktr.ee/cabartgallery\nSarah Peoples: Through the Oyster Speculum\n“Such a predetermination to eat this big universe as her oyster or her egg\, and to be\nabsolute empress of all height and glory in it that her heart could conceive\, I have not\nbefore seen in any human soul\,” Thomas Carlyle on American Transcendentalist\nMargaret Fuller’s hunger for experience.\nIn a multimedia exhibition of sculptural installation\, light\, and sound\, Sarah Peoples:\nThrough the Oyster Speculum reveals the stories\, legends\, myths\, and expressions\ndeployed as shorthand to make sense of American identity and culture. At the\nexhibition’s center\, a large diorama recreates the grand American wilderness as a\ntheatrical tableau. This immersive environment invites close inspection\, revealing\ninstability and distortion beneath familiar narratives. Using humor and wit\, Peoples\ndemonstrates how the very ideas meant to define a place can simultaneously obscure\nother truths\, creating parallel realities or mirror worlds that coexist rather than resolving\ninto singular meaning.\nThe world\, and specifically American ideals\, are Sarah Peoples’ oyster\, and she cracks\nthem open through a multivalent speculum. Derived from the Latin specere\, “to look\,” a\nspeculum refers to three distinct items: a mirror\, the iridescent beauty mark on a bird’s\nwing\, and a medical tool for inspection. In these capacities\, a speculum reflects\, signals\,\nand reveals. The installation of artworks encapsulates all meanings of the word. By\nforegrounding these disparate functions\, the exhibition spotlights the unstable ground\non which perception rests. To look through the oyster speculum is to see through the\nlenses of culture\, history\, and desire.
URL:https://www.artswilmington.org/event/uncws-cab-art-gallery-presents-sarah-peoples-through-the-oyster-speculum/
LOCATION:CAB ART Gallery\, 5270 Randall Dr\, Wilmington\, NC\, 28403\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events,Visual Arts
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ORGANIZER;CN="CAB Art Gallery":MAILTO:cabartgallery@uncw.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260704T130000
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SUMMARY:4th of July Open House
DESCRIPTION:1pm – 1940’s Sing-A-Long with Kathy Enlow\n2pm – Swing Dancing with Cape Fear Swing Dance Society\nScreening of our Documentary Film\nAll Day – Home Away From Home – The USO at 2nd and Orange\nFree Coffee & Doughnuts\n5 cent soda\nVisit the lobby museum filled with WWII exhibits
URL:https://www.artswilmington.org/event/4th-of-july-open-house/
LOCATION:Hannah Block Historic USO/Community Arts Center\, 120 South 2nd Street\, Wilmington\, NC\, 28401\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Thalian Association":MAILTO:communityartscenter@thalian.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260708T183000
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SUMMARY:Jazz at the Mansion: Crescent Moon
DESCRIPTION:Since 2010\, the Bellamy Mansion Museum and Cape Fear Jazz Society have partnered to highlight locally\, regionally\, and nationally acclaimed jazz performers. On the second Wednesday of each month May through September\, join us for a concert on the lawn of the Bellamy at 6:30 pm. Performers range from solo songstresses to big bands with a little bit of something for every jazz lover.\nProceeds from ticket sales support the musicians\, the Cape Fear Jazz Society\, and the Bellamy Mansion Museum.\nWednesday\, May 13\, 2026: Darryl Murrill\nWednesday\, June 10\, 2026: El Jaye Johnson Quartet\nWednesday\, July 8\, 2026: Crescent Moon\nWednesday\, August 12\, 2026: FROG Project\nWednesday\, September 9\, 2026: Burning Bridges\n*Wednesday\, October 8\, 2025: Rain date if needed\n​*For rain-out rescheduling. October show is at 5:30 pm w/ gates opening at 5 pm.\n​\nShows are outdoors therefore weather permitting. In case of inclement weather\, the show will be cancelled or rescheduled by 3 pm the day of. That information can be found here or on our social media channels. There are no pre-sales of tickets for this reason. Tickets can be purchased at the gate the day-of beginning at 6 pm.\nFor information\, please contact Jen Fenninger at jfenninger@bellamymansion.org or by calling (910)-251-3700 x3
URL:https://www.artswilmington.org/event/jazz-at-the-mansion-crescent-moon/
LOCATION:The Bellamy Mansion Museum\, 503 Market Street\, Wilmington\, NC\, 28401\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events,Music
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ORGANIZER;CN="Bellamy Mansion Museum of History &amp%3B Design Arts":MAILTO:berrios@bellamymansion.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260709T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260712T223000
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SUMMARY:Carrie: The Musical
DESCRIPTION:The Red Box at Thalian Hall\nJuly 9-12 · 2026\nTHU-SAT 7:30 PM · SUN 2:00 PM \nCarrie White is a teenage outcast who longs to fit in. At school\, she’s bullied by the popular crowd and invisible to everyone else. At home\, she’s dominated by a loving but cruelly controlling mother. What none of them know is that Carrie has just discovered she has a special power — and if pushed too far\, she’s not afraid to use it. \nCarrie is a PTPT Apprentice Theatre production\, performed at Historic Thalian Hall. PTPT is a professional theatrical training center rooted in the Wilmington community. This production was made possible through the vision of our Apprentice Creative Team and the guidance of their mentors. From directing and choreography to stage management and design\, each element is led by an Apprentice developing their leadership in the arts to pursue future professional opportunities. To learn more about PTPT Apprentice Theatre\, visit ptptstudio.com/apprentice-theatre.
URL:https://www.artswilmington.org/event/carrie-the-musical/
LOCATION:The Red Box at Thalian Hall\, 310 chestnut street\, wilimington\, NC\, 28401\, United States
CATEGORIES:Theater
ORGANIZER;CN="Emillia Torello":MAILTO:emilia@ptptstudio.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260710T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260710T213000
DTSTAMP:20260507T192148Z
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SUMMARY:Cinematique presents "Psycho"
DESCRIPTION:The Cinematique summer lineup begins July 10 with two screenings of Psycho\, the genre-defining thriller that transformed horror filmmaking. Screenings will be followed by a discussion led by Juan Carlos Kase\, Associate Professor and Chair of Film Studies at the University of North Carolina Wilmington. Stay after the matinee or show up early for the evening screening to enjoy the Cinematique Social Hour from 6pm-7:15pm in the Jengo’s Bar (we’ll provide the snacks!) \nWhen larcenous real estate clerk Marion Crane goes on the lam with a wad of cash and hopes of starting a new life\, she ends up at the notorious Bates Motel\, where manager Norman Bates cares for his housebound mother.
URL:https://www.artswilmington.org/event/cinematique-presents-psycho/
LOCATION:Jengo’s Playhouse\, 815 Princess Street\, Wilmington\, 28401
CATEGORIES:Film
ORGANIZER;CN="Cucalorus Film Foundation":MAILTO:comm@cucalorus.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260717T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260717T213000
DTSTAMP:20260528T191735Z
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SUMMARY:"The Travel Companion" screening at Jengo's Playhouse
DESCRIPTION:Simon\, a struggling documentary filmmaker\, enjoys free flights courtesy of his best friend and roommate\, Bruce\, who works for an airline. However\, when Beatrice\, a more successful filmmaker\, enters the picture and starts dating Bruce\, Simon risks flying too close to the sun.
URL:https://www.artswilmington.org/event/the-travel-companion-screening-at-jengos-playhouse/
LOCATION:Jengo’s Playhouse\, 815 Princess Street\, Wilmington\, 28401
CATEGORIES:Film
ORGANIZER;CN="Cucalorus Film Foundation":MAILTO:comm@cucalorus.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260718T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260718T103000
DTSTAMP:20260305T182258Z
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SUMMARY:Past Meets Pavement Walking Tours: Wilmington and the American Civil War
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a 90-minute walking tour in historic downtown Wilmington. The tour begins and ends at the Bellamy Mansion Museum. This tour will focus on the people and places of antebellum Wilmington while exploring the port city’s role in the American Civil War.  \nThe tour is appropriate for all ages\, but please note this may not be suitable for anyone with limited mobility. The tour is rain or shine\, within reason\, and attendees will be notified via email if the tour is cancelled due to serious weather.  \nThere are NO WALK-UPS allowed\, and registration is required. If you have questions\, please email info@bellamymansion.org before registering.
URL:https://www.artswilmington.org/event/past-meets-pavement-walking-tours-wilmington-and-the-american-civil-war-2/
LOCATION:The Bellamy Mansion Museum\, 503 Market Street\, Wilmington\, NC\, 28401\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Bellamy Mansion Museum of History &amp%3B Design Arts":MAILTO:berrios@bellamymansion.org
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260724
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260727
DTSTAMP:20260605T190146Z
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SUMMARY:Open Studio Event with Dick Roberts
DESCRIPTION:Art in Bloom Gallery is pleased to host an Open Studio Event with Dick Roberts this summer at ACME Art Studios.  Join us during the final weekend in July for a very special show and sale of the work from Dick’s studio.\nOpen Studio Hours are:\nFriday-Sunday\, July 24-26 \n    Friday\, 6-9pm – Fourth Friday Gallery Night\n    Saturday\, 10am-6pm – Brooklyn Arts Social District Saturdays\n    Sunday\, 10am-5pm \nACME Art Studios is located 711 N. 5th Avenue in downtown Wilmington\, NC. \nDick Roberts\, originally from Durham\, NC\, has made Wilmington his home since 1982. His studio has been in AMCE Art Studios since 1991\, an artist collective located in downtown Wilmington\, of which he is a co-founder.  He is also a co-founder of the No Boundaries International Art Colony\, established in 1997\, which happens yearly in Bald Head Island. \n“The paintings are about the act of painting. Although individually the paintings possess different intensities\, opposing levels of complexity and abstraction\, and perhaps a vague adherence to a narrative\, the core of the process of painting remains consistent. The paintings are a reflection of the process of painting them. Every process is unique. \nThe magic of painting can never be totally explained. I find joy in discovering the emerging world of a new painting. Although harmony of the mind and the heart is important\, the metabolic process of converting color\, form and line into the forces that drive the painting is absolutely necessary.”
URL:https://www.artswilmington.org/event/open-studio-event-with-dick-roberts/
LOCATION:ACME Art Studios\, 711 N 5th Ave\, Wilmington\, NC\, 28401\, United States
CATEGORIES:Visual Arts
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ORGANIZER;CN="Amy Grant":MAILTO:artinbloomgallery@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260730T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260730T210000
DTSTAMP:20260514T185253Z
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SUMMARY:"Sorry to Bother You" screening at Jengo's Playhouse
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate Art House Theater Day at Jengo’s Playhouse with a special screening of Sorry to Bother You on Thursday\, July 30 at 4pm and 7:30pm. \nArt House Theater Day is an annual celebration uniting independent cinemas and movie lovers around the world in support of the vibrant art house film community. This year’s Art House Theater Day Ambassador is Boots Riley\, making this wildly original and sharply satirical debut feature the perfect centerpiece for the occasion. \nStarring LaKeith Stanfield\, Tessa Thompson\, Danny Glover\, Steven Yeun\, and more\, the genre-bending sci-fi comedy follows a young Black telemarketer who discovers the key to professional success by using his “white voice.” But as he rockets up the corporate ladder\, he’s pulled into a bizarre conspiracy that forces him to decide between personal ambition and solidarity with his activist friends fighting to unionize.
URL:https://www.artswilmington.org/event/sorry-to-bother-you-screening-at-jengos-playhouse/
LOCATION:Jengo’s Playhouse\, 815 Princess Street\, Wilmington\, 28401
CATEGORIES:Film
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ORGANIZER;CN="Cucalorus Film Foundation":MAILTO:comm@cucalorus.org
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