The Arts Council Of Wilmington/NHC

Cinematique Presents: Becoming Led Zeppelin
2025-04-14 19:00 - 2025-04-16 21:00 (America/New_York) | Historic Thalian Hall, 310 Chestnut St, Wilmington, 28401
Becoming Led Zeppelin runs from Monday, April 14th to Wednesday, April 16th at 7pm, with an additional screening at 4 pm on Wednesday.
Becoming Led Zeppelin traces the journeys of the four members of the Stairway To Heaven rockers through the music scene of the 1960s and their meeting in the summer of 1968, culminating in 1970.

Symphony Speakeasy – EOD x WSO
2025-04-13 15:00 - 16:30 | End of Days Distillery, 1815 Castle St, Wilmington, NC, 28403, United States
Join us as we blend music and mixology for a special cause!
The Wilmington Symphony Orchestra and End of Days Distillery are partnering once again to bring you music, cocktails, and community!
SYMPHONY SPEAKEASY
📅Sunday, April 13, 2025
📍End of Days Distillery
🕒3:00 PM
🎟️ No reservations required—just bring your love for music and craft cocktails!
❤️Benefitting the Wilmington Symphony Orchestra and its education programs!
For one day only, End of Days Distillery will donate 50% of sales from the 5th Symphony cocktail to support the Wilmington Symphony Orchestra’s education and community outreach programs. There will be a featured chef rotated in End of Days Distillery’s Concept Kitchen Co (menu TBD).
Fun fact: the 5th Symphony cocktail was originally crafted in 2020 for the End of Days Distillery and Wilmington Symphony’s first Symphony Speakeasy event celebrating Beethoven’s 250th birthday.
Enjoy live chamber music provided by Wilmington Symphony Youth Orchestras and Wilmington Symphony musicians between 3:00-4:30 PM.
Raise a glass and support the arts—see you at Symphony Speakeasy!

Wilmington Dance Festival
2025-04-12 19:30 - 20:30 | UNCW Kenan Auditorium, 515 Wagoner Dr, Wilmington, NC 28403, Wilmington, NC, 28036, United States
The Wilmington Dance Festival showcases local dancers and choreographers with a diverse range of styles, from ballet and contemporary to hip-hop and African dance. Established in 2002, the festival has become a popular event in the Wilmington arts community, attracting locally and nationally recognized collaborators alike. In addition to performances, the festival also offers workshops and masterclasses for dancers of all ages and skill levels. The Wilmington Dance Festival provides a platform for communities to experience the power and beauty of dance.

FILMS for ONE to EIGHT PROJECTORS
2025-04-08 19:30 - 21:30 | Jengo’s Playhouse, 815 Princess Street, Wilmington, 28401
Roger Beebe will have his first show in Wilmington since 2018 with a new program of 16mm multi-projector performances!
The program features several newer works (un arbre (2024, 4 x 16mm + video), Lineage (for Norman McLaren) (2019, 4 x 16mm), de rerum natura (2019, 3 x 16mm + video), Home Means Never Having to Say You’re Sorry (2021, 4 x 16mm), alongside some of his best-known projector performances (including the seven-projector show-stopping Last Light of a Dying Star (2008/2011). He will also include a sampling of recent essayistic videos, presented as live-narrated documentaries. These works take on a range of topics from the forbidden pleasures of men crying [Historia Calamitatum (The Story of My Misfortunes)] to the racial politics of font choices (The Comic Sans Video) and the real spaces of the virtual economy (Amazonia).

Cinematique Presents: I'm Still Here
2025-04-07 19:00 - 21:00 | Historic Thalian Hall, 310 Chestnut St, Wilmington, 28401
I’m Still Here runs from Monday, April 7th to Wednesday, April 9th at the Historic Main Stage at Thalian Hall at 7 pm, with an additional screening at 4 pm on Wednesday, April 9th.
Brazil, 1971: a country in the tightening grip of a military dictatorship. A mother is forced to reinvent herself when her family’s life is shattered by an act of arbitrary violence. Based on Marcelo Rubens Paiva’s best-selling memoir.

DREAMS Center for Arts Education Pop-Up Art Show
2025-04-06 14:00 - 17:00, 2025-04-05 14:00 - 17:00 | 970 Inspiration Drive, Wilmington, NC 28405, 970 Inspiration Drive, Wilmington, NC, 28405, United States
In this collaborative Pop-Up Art Show with DREAMS Center for Arts Education, Art in Bloom Gallery is delighted to share the creations of Wilmington’s rising stars! Join us in Mayfaire Town Center for this weekend exhibit, celebrating the artwork of DREAMS Center’s youth artists in our new gallery space.
Visit us at 970 Inspiration Drive on Saturday April 5, from 2-5pm & Sunday, April 6, 2-5pm for Reception Events! Meet DREAMS’ rising artists, enjoy their original work, live music by guitarist Miles Moore, and refreshments. Or visit between 10-6pm on Saturday and 12-5pm on Sunday to see this special Pop-Up exhibit on display.
Gallery events are always free and open to the public. On view along with these exhibits, Art in Bloom Gallery showcases a plethora of fine art by over 30 local artists.
Thank you to the North Carolina Museum of Art for sponsoring this opportunity through its Artist Innovation Mentorship program (AIM). We can’t wait to see where these talented young artists go from here!
About DREAMS Center for Arts Education:
Established in 1997, DREAMS of Wilmington is a youth development organization that is dedicated to creating a culture of confidence for youth and teens, through equitable access to arts education, supported by the values of respect, family, and community.
Today, DREAMS provides free-of-charge arts programming to more than 600 young people and their families each year. It offers more than 40 classes per week at 6 different sites in the Wilmington, NC area, including its newly renovated, 12,000 square foot inner-city center on Wilmington’s North Side. This space features its 4,000 square foot performance venue and multipurpose space, “The Garage at DREAMS.”
You’ll find DREAMS programming at public housing sites, city recreation centers, and in after-school and out-of-school programs across New Hanover County. DREAMS employs more than 20 teaching artists who share its passion of creating a world where every child has the right to self-expression and the opportunity to grow into the person that they are and wish to become. Additionally, DREAMS has the following initiatives: Public Art, Visiting Artists, Teen Council, Family Engagement, Dance Theatre of DREAMS (DTD), The Garage at DREAMS, and The Gallery at DREAMS.
About NCMA AIM:
The Artist Innovation Mentorship program is the signature outreach program of the NCMA, pairing teaching artists with middle school–aged youth in after-school programs throughout North Carolina. During its first year, NCMA AIM provided eight artist residencies that served a total of seven counties. By partnering with community leaders and local artists within those counties, the program served over 100 students and impacted over 5,000 community members. The NCMA continues to work in rural communities through partnerships with the North Carolina Arts Council, Hometown Strong, and local county partners to increase outreach efforts as it enters the second year of a multiyear commitment to the AIM program.
Pilot funding was provided by the Anonymous Trust and the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, with additional generous support from First Citizens Bank, William R. Kenan, Jr. Charitable Trust, SECU Foundation, and Oak Foundation.

The Raleigh Ringers in Concert!
2025-04-05 19:30 - 21:00 | St. Andrews-Covenant Presbyterian Church, 1416 Market Street, Wilmington, NC, 28401, United States
Music on Market is proud to bring The Raleigh Ringers to its 2024-25 Season Concert Series ~ Experience the mesmerizing magic of this Emmy-nominated, internationally-acclaimed concert handbell choir based in Raleigh, North Carolina. The group has been dazzling audiences with unique interpretations of sacred, secular and popular music, including rock ‘n’ roll tunes that the group has become noted for – you won’t want to miss your chance to be part of this musical celebration!
Due to limited seating, free tickets will be required for entrance to this concert. Tickets available Feb. 1, 2025 at www.musiconmarket.org.
For more information, please visit www.musiconmarket.org

Mary Poppins presented by Thalian Association
2025-04-04 19:30 - 2025-04-13 17:00 | Historic Thalian Hall, 310 Chestnut St, Wilmington, 28401
Dates: Friday April 4, 2025 – Sunday April 13, 2025
Friday – Saturday Time: 7:30 pm
Sunday Time: 2:00 pm
Additional Performances Saturday April 5, 2025 2:00 pm
Location
Main Stage Thalian Hall
310 Chestnut St.
When You Visit
Mary Poppins
Original Music and Lyrics by Richard M. Sherman Robert B. Sherman
Book by Julian Fellowes
New Songs and Additional Music and Lyrics by Anthony Drewe George Stiles
Co-Created by Cameron Mackintosh
A Musical based on the stories of P.L. Travers and the Walt Disney Film
Book by Heather Hach
Music and Lyrics by Laurence O’Keefe Nell Benjamin
Based on the novel by Amanda Brown and the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer motion picture
One of the most popular Disney movies of all time is capturing hearts in a whole new way: as a practically perfect musical! Based on the books by P.L. Travers and the classic Walt Disney film, Disney and Cameron Mackintosh’s Mary Poppins received nominations for nine Olivier and seven Tony Awards, including Best Musical. The jack-of-all trades, Bert, introduces us to England in 1910 and the troubled Banks family. Young Jane and Michael have sent many a nanny packing before Mary Poppins arrives on their doorstep. Using a combination of magic and common sense, she must teach the family members how to value each other again.

Blithe Spirit - UNCW Dept of Theatre
2025-04-03 19:30 - 2025-04-13 16:00 | UNCW Mainstage Theatre, 5270 Randall Drive, Wilmington, 28403
BLITHE SPIRIT
By Noel Coward
Directed by Ed Wagenseller
“I will ever be grateful for the almost psychic gift that enabled me to write Blithe Spirit in five days during one of the darkest years of the war.” – Noel Coward.
Written in 1941, Blithe Spirit remained the longest-running comedy in British Theatre for three decades. Blithe Spirit is a tug-of-love comedy with a difference: one of the lovers is a ghost.
Novelist Charles, hoping to gather material for his next book, asks Madame Arcati (one of the great characters in all of theatre) to conduct a séance in his house. It works too well: his first wife returns from the other side, with predictably disastrous results for his second marriage.
April 3-6 and 10-13, 2025
Thursdays, Fridays, & Saturdays at 7:30 pm
Sundays at 2:00 pm

Liebeslieder
2025-03-29 19:00 - 21:30 | UNCW Kenan Auditorium, 515 Wagoner Dr, Wilmington, NC 28403, Wilmington, NC, 28036, United States
Concert

"The Playmaker" screening at Jengo's Playhouse
2025-03-28 19:30 - 21:30 | Jengo’s Playhouse, 815 Princess Street, Wilmington, 28401
The story of Paul Green will capture you. This native son of North Carolina went to Broadway and back with a dream -That someday he could write a new ending for the Old South. Can a play create justice? Can an actor perform change?
Through in-depth interviews with Green’s family, leading Paul Green scholars, and theater experts, this documentary explores the life and work of North Carolina playwright and activist Paul Green. At the heart of this documentary are Green’s controversial folk plays written between the 1920s and 1940s, addressing pressing issues of integration, capital punishment, and chain gang reform. Set to an original and haunting Appalachian/ Southern Gothic score, The Playmaker features never-before-published autobiographical tapes, 1930’s home movies, 1970’s interview footage, and custom animated illustrations to tell a story of North Carolina’s most prolific playwright.
Join us for Social Hour at the Jengo’s Backyard Bar at 6:30pm and stay after the screening for a Q&A with the filmmaker and local community members! This screening is brought to you by South Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts, UNCW’s Kenan Auditorium Presents, Cucalorus Film Foundation, WHQR, and Working Films.

"Teaching/Creating" Fourth Friday Gallery Opening Reception
2025-03-28 18:00 - 21:00 | McErny Gallery at WHQR, 254 North Front Street, Suite 300, Wilmington, 28401, United States
The opening reception for our latest Fourth Friday Art Gallery “Teaching Creating” is happening THIS FRIDAY March 28th from 6pm to 9pm!
Teaching/ Creating features the joyful lifelong learning taking place at Cameron Art Museum’s Museum School. This exhibition of paintings, drawings, prints, and textiles by the school’s teaching artists and the students who join them in the studio reflects an ongoing love of art, experimentation, and fine craftsmanship.
Meet the artists, enjoy some refreshments and view a wide variety of local art from right here in the Port City!

WSYO CHAMBER ENSEMBLE CONCERT
2025-03-23 15:00 - 16:30 | St. John’s Church, 1219 Forest Hills Dr, Wilmington, NC, 28403, United States
Join us for a fun afternoon of chamber music featuring students from the Wilmington Symphony Youth Orchestras! This special program showcases five chamber ensembles, each performing a selection of pieces that highlight the artistry and collaboration of small ensemble playing.
From classical masterpieces to hidden gems, this concert offers a diverse and engaging repertoire, celebrating the dedication and musicianship of our WSYO students. Don’t miss this opportunity to experience the beauty and brilliance of chamber music up close!
Time: 3:00 PM
Location: St. John’s Church (1219 Forest Hills Dr, Wilmington, NC 28403)
Tickets: Admission is free and open to the public
Learn more about the WSYO Chamber Ensemble Program here: www.wilmingtonsymphony.org/wsyo-chamber-ensemble-program

John Waters Devil’s Advocate
2025-03-22 19:30 - 20:30 | UNCW Kenan Auditorium, 515 Wagoner Dr, Wilmington, NC 28403, Wilmington, NC, 28036, United States
The Pope of Trash, The Duke of Dirt, and now the Devil’s Advocate. John Waters delivers an all-new, fast-moving, part-confessional, part-inquisitional comic spoken word show. Known for his “transgressive” films and his “subversive” books, Waters salutes the new gender-guerilla generation of today for doing the impossible – actually making him nervous.
With a decades-long career, John Waters has carved a distinctive niche in American cinema and literature as a filmmaker and author. Known for his provocative and satirical approach, Waters has written and directed sixteen films, including cult classics like Pink Flamingos and Hairspray. His work unapologetically tackles themes of race, sex, gender, consumerism, and religion, infused with his unique blend of wit and cynicism. An acclaimed author of ten books, including Shock Value and Liarmouth: A Feel Bad Romance. Waters has also ventured into photography, sculpture, and performance art, continually re-editing and queering popular culture with his signature directorial flair.
Warning: This is not your mother’s one-man show.

Scala!!! & Female Trouble: A Night of Chaos, Bad Taste, Big Hair & Cult Cinema
2025-03-21 18:00 - 22:30 | Jengo’s Playhouse, 815 Princess Street, Wilmington, 28401
Join us for a double header with “Scala!!!” and John Waters’s cult classic, “Female Trouble.”
Scala!!!
During Britain’s post-punk Thatcher years, London’s legendary Scala cinema offered community refuge with a programme ranging from established classics and offbeat cult hits to sexploitation, horror, Kung Fu and LGBTQIA+ titles. Nudging the boundaries of convention, the cavernous picture palace acted as a source of inspiration for movie lovers and creatives. Featuring a cornucopia of interviews, archive and film clips, this is an engrossing tribute to an indelible legacy. Directed by Jane Giles and Ali Catterall.
Female Trouble
Dawn Davenport progresses from a teenage nightmare hell-bent on getting cha-cha heels for Christmas to a fame monster whose egomaniacal impulses land her in the electric chair. Directed by John Waters.
The $25 VIP package includes tickets to both screenings, a cocktail and snack. Tickets are $15 for individual screenings.

Auditions for Legally Blonde presented by the Thalian Association
2025-03-17 19:00 - 2025-03-18 21:00 | Hannah Block Historic USO/Community Arts Center, 120 South 2nd Street, Wilmington, NC, 28401, United States
Auditions for Legally Blonde will be held at the Hannah Block Historic USO/Community Arts Center on March 17 and 18. In-person and video auditions are available. Please call 910-251-1788 to set up an audition time with a Thalian Association staff member.

BERNSTEIN • COPLAND • TORKE
2025-03-15 19:30 - 21:00 | Wilson Center Cape Fear Community College, 703 N 3rd St, Wilmington, 28401
Steven Errante, conductor
Tessa Lark, violin
March 15, 2025
7:30 PM | Wilson Center @ CFCC
Copland: Appalachian Spring
Bernstein: Selections from Fancy Free
Torke: Sky

Soup To Nuts Live! Featuring Big Al Hall
2025-03-13 19:30 - 21:30 | McErny Gallery at WHQR, 254 North Front Street, Suite 300, Wilmington, 28401, United States
Soup Live! returns next Thursday, March 13th @ 7:30 pm in the MC Erny Gallery and features Big Al Hall!
Alex Hall, or Big Al, was raised in the bread basket of traditional old time and string band music. He fell in love with the raw beauty in the ancient music. Alex quickly saw and felt a likeness between the energy of the rock music and the rowdy old time string bands. He began to focus on songwriting then moved to Wilmington, NC. It was here he began to combine modern sounds with old and record his original material as well as new takes on traditional songs.
Reserve your seats by emailing soup@whqr.org or call 910-343-1640 Ext 203 during regular business hours. ($10 suggested donation)

A Little Lunch Music Presents: Thomas Austria and and Guitare Le
2025-03-13 12:00 - 14:00 | McErny Gallery at WHQR, 254 North Front Street, Suite 300, Wilmington, 28401, United States
“A Little Lunch Music” returns Thursday, March 13 at noon in the MC Erny Gallery, featuring performances by UNCW Students Thomas Austria and Guitare Le.
About the Artists:
Thomas Austria has performed with distinction at departmental recitals and masterclasses with guest artists, has contributed his talents to musical productions, and most recently was the winner of last year’s Richard Deas Concerto Competition. This had given him the privilege of performing in the Wilson Center alongside the Wilmington Symphony Orchestra. In addition to his efforts on piano, Thomas contributes as a bassoonist with the community-based Wilmington Symphonic Winds and occasionally with the Wilmington Symphony.
Coming from Vietnam, Guitare Le is an international Honors senior double majoring in Music Performance and Communication Studies. In her time at UNCW, Guitare has performed in recitals and seminars as both piano soloist and accompanist, several UNCW Department of Music’s Honors Recitals, and was awarded twice the College of Arts and Sciences Dean’s Award for achieving the top score as a piano soloist in the Honors Audition

10th Anniversary & Grand Re-Opening Party!
2025-03-09 14:00 - 17:00 | 970 Inspiration Drive, Wilmington, NC 28405, 970 Inspiration Drive, Wilmington, NC, 28405, United States
We will celebrate our 10th Anniversary at our new location in Mayfaire Town Center with an exhibit featuring brand new art by Art in Bloom Gallery’s Artists!
Our Grand Re-Opening will exhibit our artists’ newest works within our new home, which is the previous location of the well-known, Gallery of Fine Art located at 970 Inspiration Drive. This space is just around the corner from our current location.
During this event our customers and newcomers will be able to view new art, enjoy live music by local musician, Robert Beauchene, taste a special beer crafted for us by the brewers at FlyTrap Brewing, enjoy tasty snacks, visit art-making stations, sign up for future art classes, along with other fun activities! The 10th Anniversary Party & Grand Re-Opening is scheduled for Sunday, March 9th from 2-5pm.
Gallery events are always free and open to the public. On view along with these exhibits, Art in Bloom Gallery showcases a plethora of fine art by over 30 local artists.
Until January 29th, the gallery will continue to be open regular hours, Monday–Saturday 10am–7pm and Sunday 12-6pm, at our current location in Mayfaire Town Center at 6866 Main Street in Wilmington, NC. During February, we will be open by appointment and our website for all of your art needs. Please call us at 910-679-4257 or visit our website to book an appointment.
If you to shop from home the Art in Bloom Gallery Website (www.aibgallery.com) is always open! Purchase art online and pick up at the prefer door or take advantage of our free local delivery. We can ship anywhere within the U.S. Art in Bloom also offers free gift wrapping with gift cards available.

"Red Tails" screening at Jengo's Playhouse
2025-03-07 19:30 - 21:30 | Jengo’s Playhouse, 815 Princess Street, Wilmington, 28401
During World War II, the Civil Aeronautics Authority selects 13 black cadets to become part of an experimental program at the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama. The program aims at training colored personnel to become fighter pilots for the Army. However, discrimination, lack of institutional support and the racist belief that these men lacked the intelligence and aptitude for the job dog their every step. Despite this, the Tuskegee Airmen, as they become known, more than prove their worth.
This screening is sponsored by the NC Black Leadership Caucus.

Thalian Association Presents Disney's Alice in Wonderland Jr - Rookie Show!
2025-03-07 - 2025-03-16 | Hannah Block Historic USO/Community Arts Center, 120 South 2nd Street, Wilmington, NC, 28401, United States
Showtimes
Dates: Friday March 7, 2025 – Sunday March 16, 2025
Friday – Saturday Time: 7:30 pm
Sunday Time: 3:00 pm
Location
2nd Street Stage Hannah Block
Historic USO/Community Arts Center
When You Visit
Disney’s Alice in Wonderland Jr.
Music and Lyrics by Danny Elfman, Sammy Fain, Bob Hilliard, Oliver Wallace, Cy Coben, Michael Abbott, Sarah Weeks, Mack David, Al Hoffman,
Jerry Livingston
Featuring an all rookie cast with free tickets to the public performances
Tickets Free-Of-Charge on a First Come First Served Basis
Available February 17, 2025 at thalian.org or 910-251-1788
Fall down the rabbit hole with Alice as she navigates the curious world of Wonderland on a journey of self-discovery. When young Alice finds herself in a strange world where everything seems upside down, she must find her way home…and find herself along the way. As she travels through Wonderland, she encounters all of the iconic characters that audiences have come to love: including the ever-tardy White Rabbit, the grinning Cheshire Cat, a cool Caterpillar, the wacky Mad Hatter, and the hot-tempered Queen of Hearts.

Cinematique Presents: The Brutalist
2025-03-03 19:00 - 2025-03-05 21:00 | Historic Thalian Hall, 310 Chestnut St, Wilmington, 28401
The Brutalist runs from Monday, March 3rd to Wednesday, March 5th at the Historic Main Stage at Thalian Hall at 7 pm, with an additional screening at 2 pm on Wednesday, March 5th.
When a visionary architect and his wife flee post-war Europe in 1947 to rebuild their legacy and witness the birth of modern United States, their lives are changed forever by a mysterious, wealthy client.

RATS! screening at Jengo's Playhouse
2025-02-28 19:30 - 21:30 | Jengo’s Playhouse, 815 Princess Street, Wilmington, 28401
Summer just got a lot shorter for 19 year old Raphael Tinski. It’s 2007 and the peak of emo-culture is in full swing. Raphael just got arrested by a psychotic cop. Raphael just fell in love with a girl at community service. Raphael might get blown up by nukes.
RATS! is coming back to Wilmington. After the premiere at Cucalorus Film Festival in 2023, this film has been on the 2024 festival circuit. We’re happy to be one of the cinemas, screening it on their theatrical release date!

Delfeayo Marsalis and the Uptown Jazz Orchestra
2025-02-28 19:30 - 20:30 | UNCW Kenan Auditorium, 515 Wagoner Dr, Wilmington, NC 28403, Wilmington, NC, 28036, United States
Grab your beads and a slice of king cake as we celebrate Mardis Gras with NEA Jazz Master and Grammy Award-winning trombonist, Delfeayo Marsalis and the Uptown Jazz Orchestra! Join us for a night of New Orleans jazz—this show will surely get hands clapping and toes tapping!
Delfeayo Marsalis, an acclaimed trombonist, composer, and producer, has dedicated his prolific career to music, theatre, and education. A member of the renowned Marsalis family, he has toured internationally with jazz legends like Ray Charles and Art Blakey while also leading his own groups. Starting his production career at seventeen, he has produced over 120 recordings, earning one Grammy and several nominations. Marsalis holds dual Bachelor’s degrees in Music Performance and Production from Berklee College of Music, a Master’s in Jazz Performance from the University of Louisville, and a Doctorate from the New England College.
The Uptown Jazz Orchestra (UJO), founded in 2007 by NEA Jazz Master and Grammy-winning trombonist Delfeayo Marsalis, promotes the rich cultural legacy of American jazz through entertaining and educational performances. Combining the dance-first sensibility of the Dirty Dozen Brass Band with influences from Count Basie, Duke Ellington, and John Coltrane, UJO keeps important jazz traditions alive, such as riff-playing and New Orleans polyphony. The orchestra has released three critically acclaimed CDs and tours internationally.

Cinematique Presents: 2025 Oscar Nominated Short Films
2025-02-24 19:00 - 2025-02-26 21:00 | Historic Thalian Hall, 310 Chestnut St, Wilmington, 28401
The “2025 Oscar Nominated Short Films” will be screening from Monday, February 24th to Wednesday, February 26th at the Historic Main Stage at Thalian Hall at 7 pm, with an additional screening at 4 pm on Wednesday, February 26th.
2025 Oscar Nominated Short Films
Historic Main Stage at Thalian Hall
Monday February 24th, 2025
4pm Documentary
7pm Documentary
Tuesday, February 25th, 2025
4pm Live Action
7pm Live Action
Wednesday, February 26th, 2025
4pm Animation
7pm Animation
**Full program and runtimes will be announced following the Academy Award nominations on Friday, January 17. Matinee times subject to change!**

The Whitetop Mountain Band in Concert!
2025-02-22 19:30 - 20:30 | St. Andrews-Covenant Presbyterian Church, 1416 Market Street, Wilmington, NC, 28401, United States
Music on Market is proud to bring The Whitetop Mountain Band to its 2024-25 Season Concert Series ~ Get ready to tap your toes and stomp your feet to the infectious rhythms of this mountain music family band! They will take you on a musical journey through the hills and hollers of the highest mountains of Virginia. Experience the warmth and authenticity of their music, passed down through generations, as they capture the true spirit of family and tradition.
All concerts are free, open to the public and family friendly!
February 22, 2025 7:30 pm ~ Brown Hall
For more information, please visit www.musiconmarket.org

National Geographic Live presents Diving the Great Barrier Reef
2025-02-21 19:30 - 20:30 | UNCW Kenan Auditorium, 515 Wagoner Dr, Wilmington, NC 28403, Wilmington, NC, 28036, United States
Once a year, Australia’s most famous reef turns into a snow globe as millions of coral polyps reproduce to send the next generation afloat. This incredible display disguises a harsh truth: the Great Barrier Reef is under attack. More than half of the coral here has died, with climate change bleaching many parts of this vast landscape. But don’t give up hope! There is still plenty to see and plenty to save. With marine biologist Dr. Erika Woolsey, meet some of the most bizarre, colorful species that live in these underwater jungles.
Dr. Erika Woolsey is a marine biologist, divemaster, and virtual reality filmmaker. Her research and career have taken her to reefs all over the world. Woolsey carried out her Ph.D. research in Australia, where she studied the Great Barrier Reef. She is the chief scientist and CEO of The Hydrous, a non-profit organization on a mission to inspire ocean empathy and marine stewardship. She uses 360-degree photography to create immersive virtual reality videos to help people understand the ocean and reefs from anywhere in the world. She is currently a Visiting Scholar at Stanford’s Virtual Human Interaction Lab.
Dive down to the Great Barrier Reef with marine biologist Dr. Erika Woolsey.

UNCW’s CAB Art Gallery Opening Reception and Artist Talk: “Rachel Gloria Adams: Bloom for Yesterday”
2025-02-20 17:00 - 19:00 | CAB ART Gallery, 5270 Randall Dr, Wilmington, NC, 28403, United States
“Bloom for Yesterday” is an exhibition of works by visiting artist, Rachel Gloria Adams, opening in the University of North Carolina Wilmington’s Cultural Arts Building (CAB) Art Gallery on Thursday, February 20, 2025. The exhibition will run through Wednesday, March 26, 2025.
A public opening reception will be held on Thursday, February 20, 2025 from 5:30 p.m. – 7 p.m.
with an artist talk before the reception at 5 p.m. in UNCW’s Cultural Arts Building, Room 2033.
The artist talk will also be held in person, as well as hosted on Zoom. Please see the Zoom link listed below, and all the call options listed in the press release linked here: https://linktr.ee/cabartgallery
Artist Talk – Rachel Gloria Adams: 2/20 at 5 p.m. EST
https://uncw.zoom.us/j/86725670417?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 867 2567 0417
Passcode: RGA
Gallery hours are Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with extended hours on Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
The CAB Art Gallery is located in the UNCW Cultural Arts Building, 5270 Randall Drive, Wilmington, NC 28403 – UNCW’s campus on the ground floor of the Cultural Arts Building, near the building’s main entrance. Visitors can access the gallery from South College Road or Racine Drive, and parking is available in front of the box office entrance to the building.
For more information visit https://linktr.ee/cabartgallery
Rachel Gloria Adams: Bloom for Yesterday
“Bloom for Yesterday” is a collection of 10 quilts that highlight moments of tenderness within the Adams family. A combination of paint and quilting are patched together to capture these seemingly small moments that reflect the happiness, pride and depth of motherhood. These moments are depicted in an illustrative style that distills the essence of its subjects. Subtle clues of the subject’s identity are exposed whether it be the strong emphasis on hair to allude to the blackness of the subjects or patterning within their clothing. In many ways each piece serves as self-portraiture as they are moments that have evoked an emotional response from the artist.
Adams comes from a lineage of quilters and creatives. The practice of quilting allows Adams to work from home within the chaos of raising two daughters. Her girls, Zoe and Norah, are able to experience these moments and witness the process of translating life into art through their mother’s lens. Adams has created heirlooms that memorialize these specific points in time for the Adams and provide a tangible means of holding onto these moments.
The quilts themselves breakdown art institution norms by bringing together painting and craft. These objects give the viewer the sensation of warmth, comfort and home.
“Bloom For Yesterday” in essence is a love letter to Adams younger self. As products of divorce and troubled youths, both Rachel and Ryan are dedicated to providing a life for their girls that is full of adventure, creativity and love. In many ways they are able to experience things for the first time alongside their girls and in return their own inner child is able to blossom in ways they didn’t know they were capable of. On a broader scale the work serves as a reminder of Black joy. As a Black family living in Maine it is not often Black families are represented enjoying the Maine landscape. These moments provide a narrative of joy despite the hardships people of color endure.
Funding for this exhibition at UNCW’s CAB Art Gallery is supported by UNCW’S Seahawks Advancing Interdisciplinary Learning (SAIL) and UNCW’s Department of Art and Art History’s Visiting Artist and Scholars Program.
www.rachelgloria.com
BIOGRAPHY
Rachel Gloria Adams is a multidisciplinary artist living in Portland, ME. Adams has developed a vibrant, graphic pattern-based visual language filled with references to the natural world that possess an heirloom quality. Her work takes form by way of quilting, painting, design and large-scale murals.
Adams moved to Maine in 2005 to pursue her BFA from the Maine College of Art and Design. She has gone on to exhibit artwork at Center for Maine Contemporary Art Dowling Walsh Gallery and Portland Museum of Art. She has attended residencies at Speedwell, Stephen Pace House and is an Indigo Arts Alliance David C Driscoll Fellow. Her artwork has been acquired by the Farnsworth Art Museum and several personal collections. In addition to her studio practice, Adams has been commissioned to create murals for several institutions including the Children’s Museum of Portland, University of Maine and the Farnsworth Art Museum.
This spring Adams alongside her husband and creative partner will install a mural at the Worcester Art Museum in Massachusetts.
ARTIST STATEMENT
I am interested in distilling personal memories and experiences into abstractions. I am constantly bouncing back and forth between sewing shapes and painting them. I find that I sew what I can’t paint and paint what I can’t sew. These shapes, icons, and portraits are patched and pieced together as a way of documenting family connections.
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When: Feb 20, 2025 05:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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