3+ mon, 1+ day ago   (618+ words) The holiday known as Juneteenth dates to June 19, 1865, when Black people in Galveston, Texas, learned that they were free, an awareness than came more than two years after President Abraham Lincoln ended slavery by signing the Emancipation Proclamation into law....

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1171+ words) Ali Siddiq plays CFCC Wilson Center in Wilmington May 2. Ani DiFranco plays Greenfield Lake Amphitheater in Wilmington May 3. Former Van Halen frontman David Lee Roth plays CFCC Wilson Center in Wilmington May 12. Earth, Wind & Fire plays Live Oak Bank Pavilion…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (881+ words) Well, we've made it to the final weekend of April, if you can believe that. From here on out, it's going to start to feel a lot more like summer, and the number of outdoor events is going to gradually…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (366+ words) It's Easter weekend, and if you're looking for Wilmington options that aren't egg hunts or church services, we've got you covered. For starters, there are no less than two new plays about historical figures — one about a pair of world-famous…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (583+ words) It's officially springtime — or it will be as of 10:46 a.m. Friday, March 20, which is the time of this year's vernal equinox. Fittingly, there's a lot of stuff going on in the Wilmington area this weekend. The schedule is heavy on…...