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LEGACY LEFT: ‘Men on Boats’ is a humorous recount of history
‘Men on Boats’ is fast-paced splash, one-part history lesson and part madcap comedy.

Chase Harrison
20 hours ago6 min read


FROM SOCIALS TO STAGE: Waylon Wyatt brings TikTok fame to Greenfield Lake Amphitheater
Waylon Wyatt is currently on his headline "Everywhere Under the Sun" tour, and by his own account, Wilmington ranked among the biggest shows of the run so far.

Tom Dorgan
5 days ago2 min read


SOUTHERN ROCK TRADITION: The Toy Factory Project has two-night run at GLA May 18-19
The Toy Factory attracts new audiences made up of life-long Toy Caldwell fans and youthful 20-somethings singing “Can’t You See” to the top of their lungs—creating a community of southern rock icons, genre stewards, and lovers of the music from all different ages and backgrounds.
Samantha Hill
6 days ago4 min read


TIDES OF CHANGE: Shifting Sands
The next Tides of Change installment from John Wolfe and original artwork by Jeffrey Vossler.
John Wolfe
May 117 min read


PHILOXENIA! The 34th Annual Greek Festival returns May 15-17
Danny Crapanzana digs into this year’s Greek Festival and learns a new word...
Daniel Crapanzano
May 114 min read


BEYOND LOCAL: Gwenyfar Rohler returns to encore with new pitches in 2026
From Gwenyfar: There are questions in life that surprise you—the stock answer on the tip of your tongue no longer applies—and you have to formulate a new answer.

Gwenyfar Rohler
May 118 min read


THE A THROUGH Z GUIDE: Of things to eat in Wilmington, NC
This is my genesis. Before I ever wrote a single sentence about food for any Pulitzer Prize-winning publication, it all started here—a sliver of land sandwiched between the Cape Fear River and the Atlantic Ocean: Wilmington, North Carolina. Before any Shrimp Egg Foo Young in New York City’s Chinatown or Haitian spaghetti in Chattanooga, Tennessee or feijoada Myrtle beach, South Carolina or jollof rice in Charlotte, North Carolina. The origins of my appetite started in Wilmi
Andre James
May 119 min read


STAGING AN EXPEDITION: Big Dawg explores humor and history with ‘Men on Boats'
Get ready to grab an oar and hop aboard Big Dawg’s "Men on Boats” at Thalian Hall.

Chase Harrison
May 116 min read


DAUGHTERS OF THUNDERSTORMS: Rising Appalachia rolls into Greenfield Lake May 10
This touring season brings Rising Appalachia to Greenfield Lake on Sunday as they prepare to release a forthcoming album in October 2026.

Shannon Rae Gentry
May 711 min read


PICTURE THIS: Greensky Bluegrass and PorchFest
Photographers Tom Dorgan and Eric Vithalani are working hard to capture musical moments through out ILM...

encore
May 41 min read
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