The newly formed Brunswick Ballet Company and Brunswick Little Theatre announce auditions for THE NUTCRACKER UNDER THE SEA on Saturday, May 23, 2009 at On My Toes Dance Studio, 4672 Long Beach Rd, Southport, NC, starting at noon. The auditions will be broken down into segments to accommodate various groups. Ages 5-7 will audition from noon - 12:30 pm; ages 8-12 from 12:30-1:00; ages 13-18 from 1-1:45; Boys of all ages from 1:45-2:15; Adult men and women, dancers and actors from 2:15-2:45.
THE NUTCRACKER UNDER THE SEA will be performed December 12 and 13, 2009 at Odell Williamson Auditorium on the campus of Brunswick Community College. Rehearsals will begin in September at On My Toes Dance Studio. The ballet is an adaptation of the traditional story of THE NUTCRACKER, which gives it a local flare without changing the basics of the story or music. It takes place on a North Carolina rice plantation in the 1800’s, and Clara’s dream in Act II takes place under the sea.
Become a part of Brunswick County history by participating in it first and only ballet company’s debut performance. Dancers do not need to prepare ahead of time, but do bring your ballet slippers. Also bring a recent full length photo is available.
For more information, contact Jennifer Hofmann at 523-2310 or Haley Blasi at 864-316-2732 or brunswickballetcompany@gmail.com.
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Publicity Contact Information:
Thom Clemmons
Brunswick Little Theatre
P. O. Box 10625
Southport, NC 28465
thomatoz50@hotmail.com
910-524-4869
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Island’s First Spa and Salon Creates Buzz
Bald Head Island residents and guests celebrated the grand opening of the Island Retreat Spa and Salon on Friday, April 10 with a ribbon cutting ceremony and tour of the new facility. Island Retreat, a 2,200 square foot spa and salon, is the first to be located on the island. In addition to island residents, guests, and Bald Head Island Limited staff members, Daniel Williams, vice president of the Southport-Oak Island Area Chamber of Commerce, along with five chamber Ambassadors, were present to welcome Bald Head Island’s newest amenity.
“Property owners and visitors have been telling us for years that they wanted a spa on the island,” said Stephen Robertson, chief operating officer for Bald Head Island Limited. “We’re very pleased to be able to announce the opening of Island Retreat Spa and Salon.”
Island Retreat Spa and Salon will offer a full range of hair and makeup services, manicures, pedicures, massage and skin care treatments. The spa will also sell its signature, all-natural, eco-friendly lines of hair and skin care products.
“Bald Head Island is an ideal spot for a relaxing and rejuvenating experience,” said Rene’ Curtis, spa operator. “Island Retreat Spa and Salon will allow guests to pamper themselves in a soothing atmosphere that reflects the tranquility of the island itself.” Isla O’Donnell, spa operator, extended her appreciation to the developer, Rona Garm and island employees who made the spa a reality.
The spa, located centrally near the Maritime Market, is one of several new businesses to open on the island in the past year. In addition, The Woods Gallery and Wayfarer gift shop have also opened their doors in nearby Crews Quarters.
“We’re very excited about the commercial development happening on the island,” said Jessica Henry, retail manager for Bald Head Island Limited. “We look forward to further expanding our commercial offerings.”
For more information on Island Retreat, including hours of operation and a full list of services, visit www.islandretreatspa.com.
Bald Head Island is a second home and vacation community located just off the coast of Southport, NC. With no bridge connecting the island to the mainland, visitors take a 20-minute ferry ride across the Cape Fear. Because there are no cars allowed, the favored method of on-island transport is electric cart, bicycle, or walking. To learn more about Bald Head Island, visit www.baldheadisland.com.
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a-return-to-the-game-picture1by Linda De Grand
I played golf today. One job, one reluctant husband who hates golf, and one back injury had delayed this occasion for several decades. Now I have available to me a nearby, very small, par three course (South Harbour Golf Links), which is tucked in among a collection of townhouses. Par three is nice because it gives me a chance to resurrect my game without becoming totally disheartened. No need for long drives down a 400 yard fairway. Further, the course is quiet enough so that the course managers are quite willing to let me go out as a singleton. I don’t have to feel pressured by being teamed up with long-suffering gentlemen, who have been playing every week-end, maybe every day, of their adult lives. The proximity of the townhouses is also a plus. No sense that I have to have my pepper spray at the ready because I am by myself on a big lonely course with ominous woods lining the fairways. Oh, and dare I mention, as an Oak Island resident, I can play eighteen holes for eleven dollars! If there were more prices like that, golf might not be a declining sport.
I love it on the course, especially because I feel that I am reconnecting with my father, who had taught me how to play when I was twelve. He waited to teach me until I was tall enough to hold an adult club. Buying children’s sized clubs would have been a waste of money, of which there wasn’t a lot. After all, I’d grow.
When my dad and I went out together, once I’d grown, I used a hand-me-down set made up of clubs from both my father and mother’s clubs. Our favorite time to play was Sunday afternoons, about 4:00 p.m., after the afternoon sports shows were finished on TV, the heat of the day was over, and the sun was slanting to give everything a golden glow. In that era, before electric carts, we only played nine holes because of the time of day; but it was always fun, just the right amount of time, just the two of us.
My father really loved golf. As his knees failed, he went from walking and carrying his clubs, to using the now available electric cart, then to just hitting practice balls in the junior high practice football field. Finally, he couldn’t play at all. When, in 2003, I had to dispose of his 1990 Ford Thunderbird, I had to take his golf clubs out of the trunk. Even when he couldn’t use them, he kept the clubs close at hand, maybe awaiting a miracle cure for old age.
One day, when he was a reluctant resident of a nursing home, I took him for a ride around his favorite haunts in his hometown, Freeport, Illinois. The golf course was one of the stops we made. We sat in the parking lot of the municipal golf course for a while where we had a view of the practice tee. We watched one persistent soul tee off with ball after ball. After a while my father said, “He is never going to fix that swing,” and we drove on.
My last conversation with my father about golf took place on one of those rare Illinois spring evenings, where the temperature and the light are just right, everything wrapped in a light green gauze and the faintest of breezes promising summer days to come. My father, in his wheelchair and sweater on the nursing home’s terrace, sniffed the air and said, “I’d sure like to be playing golf tonight.”
Today, as I played, I could hear him saying, “Not such a wide stance, Linda.” “Loosen up your grip on the club.” There was something about a straight right arm. Or was it left? And also something about how far to go with the back swing. Maybe tomorrow I’ll remember.
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The Universe Comes to Sunset Beach!
Ingram Planetarium is temporarily closed for installation of the world’s third SciDome HD digital projection system. The Planetarium will re-open on Memorial Day weekend with laser music shows and all new Sky Theater dome shows. On May 23 and 24, the new Spitz digital system will project over three million pixels on the Sky Theater dome and illuminate amazing images in high-definition for the following Grand Opening programs. At 1p.m., young children and the young at heart will enjoy Zula Patrol: Under the Weather. Learn about weather on earth and across the solar system. At 2 p.m., Oasis in Space voyages through the solar system and deep into the universe in search of water. At 3 p.m., in Seven Wonders, turn back time and witness the seven ancient wonders of the world as they have not been seen for thousands of years, and then journey through space and see seven cosmic wonders as never seen. At the 4 p.m, live show, Fly into the Sky with the Planetarium staff as the new SciDome HD simulates a sky tour that leaves earth and visits the night sky wonders that we see as we look at our night sky.
At 5 p.m. follow your ears as the AVI SkyLase projector and 5.1 surround sound system take over for laser music shows. Animated laser lights dance on the Sky Theater dome choreographed to music soundtracks and the music is LOUD! At 5 p.m., enjoy the music of the Beatles with Magical Mystery Tour, I Wanna Hold Your Hand, Twist & Shout, A Hard Day’s Night, Nowhere Man, Help!, Yesterday, Octopus’ Garden, Revolution, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, and A Day in the Life.
Laser Metallica begins at 6 p.m. Although it’s not appropriate for young children, visitors said this laser music show was better than the front row of a Metallica concert. Featured songs are For Whom the Bell Tolls, Fuel, One, Nothing Else Matters, Master of Puppets, Unforgiven II, Sad by True, and Enter Sandman.
At 7 p.m., Pink Floyd: The Wall (also not appropriate for young children) includes soundtrack songs In the Flesh, The Thin Ice, Another Brick in the Wall (Parts I, II, and III), Mother, Goodbye Blue Sky, Empty Spaces, Young Lust, Hey You, Comfortably Numb, Stop, and The Trial.
The Planetarium is located at 7625 High Market Street in Sunset Beach. The Planetarium has the world’s third Spitz SciDome HD digital and SciLase projection system with 5.1 surround sound that projects great star shows and laser music shows on the Sky Theater dome. Check website for sky events, telescope viewing, and other activities about astronomy, science, and space exploration. The Sky Theater simulates a perfectly dark, starry night and it is unsafe to move around during the shows. Late arrivals are not admitted to the theater. Laser music shows are LOUD! Admission per show is $8 Adult, $6 Senior Adult age 60 & up, $6 Students K-12 & College ID, and $4 for children ages 3-5. Groups should call for reservations and instructions. Programs and schedules are subject to change. Call 910.575.0033 or visit www.ingramplanetarium.org for more information.
Elizabeth Campbell
Associate Director
Museum of Coastal Carolina
21 East Second Street
Ocean Isle Beach, NC 28468
Phone 910.579.1016
Fax 910.575.4770
elizabeth@museumofcc.org
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April 24 - 25, 2009
Gilbert & Sullivan’s acclaimed musical comedy. Sometimes ludicrous, often times ridiculous but always hilarious farce, is a family friendly tale of sentimental Pirates, beautiful young maidens, naive young lovers, blundering policemen and an eccentric Major General, all morrally bound to honor and duty. Shows begin at 8pm Friday & Saturday. Matinee on Saturday begins at 3pm.
Amuzu Theatre Downtown Southport
Contact: Briton Campbell
910/540-2801 or 910/363-4274
Admission/Fees: $17 per person in advance or $20 at the door.
Tickets on sale at Stage II Office, 807 N. Howe Street or Ricky Evans Gallery.
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April 21, 2009 - 7:00 PM
Presenter: Captain Dave Scheu, USN, Retired. Topic: The USS North Carolina Memorial & History of Wooden Ships from 1800s to present, including the USS NC Submarine.
Southport Community Building 223 E. Bay Street,Southport
910/457-0003
Admission/Fees: Free - Registration Requested
Sponsored by Cecil Rhodes
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April 18, 2009 - 8:30 AM
10K route over the Oak Island Bridge through tree lined streets on Oak Island past the beachfront and Oak Island Lighthouse ending at the NC Baptist Assembly in Fort Caswell. 5K route begins near Caswell Beach Town Hall and travels the beachfront past the Oak Island Lighthouse ending at the NC Baptist Assembly, Fort Caswell.
Please check the run website for additional details. www.lighthouse10k.com
Contact: Southport - Oak Island Area Chamber of Commerce
4841 Long Beach Road, SE Southport, NC 28461
(910) 457-6964 or 800-457-6964
Admission Fees: $20 per person, $10 military on entries postmarked by March 21st. $25 per person, $15 military after March 21st. T-shirt or tank included with the first 500 entries.
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April 12, 2009 - 6:15 AM
No parking before 5:45am.
NC Baptist Assembly 100 Caswell Beach Road Fort Caswell, NC
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April 11, 2009 - 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Games and activities for children of all ages & special programs inside the museum. Hot dogs, snacks for sale. www.museumofcc.org
Museum of Coastal Carolina 21 East Second Street Ocean Isle Beach, NC
910/579-1016
Admission/Fees: Some activities have a small charge
Annually the Saturday of Easter Weekend
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April 10 - 11, 2009 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
100 home-made crafters, local food specialties including those famous Kiwanis hotdogs, live entertainment both days, children’s rides and games and azalea and seasonal plant sales. Saturday will feature the annual “Chili Cook-off Contest.
Franklin Square Park Southport
Contact: Peggy McDonald
910/279-4616
Sponsored by Downtown Southport Inc. and the Southport-Oak Island Kiwanis Club, serving the youth and children of Brunswick County one child at a time.
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Southport, NC
