Mid-April Newsletter

Newsletter

Mid-April 2011

In This Issue

Riverfront Farmers' Market

Rims on the River: Car Show Moved to Sunday

Downtown Marketplace Opens this Sunday

Featured Property of the Month

Coupon of the Month: 10% off ELLE Jewelry at Finkelstein's

Riverfront Farmers' Market Opens this Weekend!

Great local products including fresh fruits and berries, vegetables, plants, herbs, flowers, eggs, cheeses, meats, seafood, honey, baked goods, legumes, pickled items, jams and jellies, wine, art, crafts and more. The Riverfront Farmers' Market is held on Saturdays from April 16 to December 17, from 8:00am to 1:00pm in Riverfront Park.

Carolina Farmin Wants
Your Feedback!

Carolina Farmin is an all new grocery store opening up next to the Port City Java at 2101 Market Street! The grocery store will feature fresh products grown in North Carolina. Carolina Farmin wants your feedback regarding what types of groceries you are most interested in purchasing. Click here to participate in a short survey!

Rims on the River

April 15-17, 2011

Car show moved to Sunday, April 17 due to weather forecast. Registration will still begin at 9:00am, with the overall show beginning to the public at 11:00am on Sunday.

Rims on the River is an annual event that takes place in Downtown Wilmington. Cars and motorcycles dating 1980 and older line the streets of the historic downtown area, with the Cape Fear River and the diverse collection of retail stores as their backdrop. This event has grown into a premier show, drawing a wide array of cars from the entire southeast region of the state, as well as a few neighboring states, totaling approximately 600 vehicles on display last year!

The event will be both on North and South Front Street all the way from Orange Street, heading North to Red Cross Street, near Cape Fear Community College. Admission charge for vehicles is $10.00. Click here for more information about this event.

The Rims on the River Free Concert is being held down at Riverfront Park, beginning at 5:30pm. The headline act this year is Tuesday's Gone, a Lynyrd Skynyrd tribute band. Please check the event website for updates.

Live Music at Firebelly Lounge

Firebelly Lounge

10:00pm - 1:00am

No Cover

Friday, April 15:

Tyler and the Sea Devils

Saturday, April 16:

Josh Popka

Friday, April 22:

"Good Vibes Friday" with Wilmington Unplugged

Saturday, April 23:

A Few Good Liars

Friday, April 29:

T.O.M.D (grateful dead tribute band)

Saturday, April 30:

Funky Cabbage

Downtown Marketplace

The Historic Downtown Wilmington Marketplace will open to the public on Sunday, April 17, at the southwest corner of Market and Second streets downtown. Eduardo Somech, a music teacher and steel drum player, will provide entertainment on opening day.

The marketplace will be an opportunity for local crafters and other vendors to showcase and sell their work. It will run every Sunday from 2:00pm to 6:00pm through the end of May, and 4:00pm to 8:00pm June through August.

To determine if you qualify as a vendor or if you want to participate in the Historic Downtown Wilmington Marketplace, call Kim Adams, City of Wilmington Downtown Services at (910) 254-0907.

Featured Property of the Month

314 Walnut Street

Suite 200

Property Size: 2646 SF

Lease Price: $2600 per month

Contact: Dave Spetrino

(910) 443-0746

spetrino@plantationbuildingcorp.com

Click here for more information about this property.

To view other available properties, click here.

WDI allows REALTORS and landlords to post their listings on our website as a FREE service. Please click here to do so.

Live Music at the Soapbox

The Soapbox

Friday, April 15:

American Aquarium at 8pm

Sunday, April 17:

The Whigs at 8pm

Friday, April 22:

Leigh Jones at 8pm

Friday, April 29:

Abbey Road at 8pm

Fourth Friday Gallery Night

Date: Friday, April 22
Time: 6:00pm - 9:00pm

Fourth Friday Gallery Nights are a free monthly event where several downtown galleries, studios and art spaces open their doors to the public in an after-hours celebration of art and culture. Taking place on the fourth Friday of each month, the Art Walk is a self-guided tour featuring exhibitions of various artistic genres including oils, acrylics, watercolors, pastels, photography, wood, metals, ceramics, mixed media and more. Showcasing art and art-related events, Fourth Fridays also include opening receptions, demonstrations, artist discussions, live music, wine, food and other traditional and non-traditional art-activities. Click here for a list of participating art spaces.

Visiting Tall Ship: Lynx

Date: April 7-17, 2011
Location: Riverfront Park

Click here to read more about this ship.

10:00 am-6:00 pm - Public Ship Tours $5 donation (12 and under free)

For reservations please call 866-446-5969 (PST) or visit www.privateerlynx.org for online ticketing.

Wilmington Railroad Museum World Record Run

Railroad modelers from the Wilmington Railroad Museum will attempt to break the record for the world's longest model train at Wilmington's new Convention Center. A train consisting of 34 locomotives and more than 1700 cars will travel on about 1000 feet of track in the Wilmington Convention Center's main exhibit hall. Expected to measure about 920 feet long, this train will surpass the record set by Miniatur Wunderland in Hamburg, Germany in 2008.

Event Details:

Saturday, April 23 at 1:00pm

Wilmington Convention Center

For more information on the event or sponsorships, call the Museum at (910) 763-2634.

10th Annual Arts Sensation

Sunday, April 17 at 8:00pm
Thalian Hall