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Check out our newest blog post on the USS NORTH CAROLINA BATTLESHIP! Did you know that this ship was awarded the most battle stars of any ship in World War II? Our behind-the-scenes tour reminded us why visitors and locals keep coming back to this incredible memorial year-round. www.wilmingtondowntown.wordpress.com |
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Downtown Sundown
| Fridays from June 3 to September 2
6:00pm - 10:00pm
Riverfront Park
The Slippery When Wet show raised $775 for UNCW's Masters of Public Admi nistration Graduate Student Association. Click here to read more. This Friday, August 5, The Dave Matthews Tribute Band will play. Half of the proceeds raised from wristband sales will benefit Kids Making It. To read more, click here.
Click here for more information about Downtown Sundown, including a complete list of performances, opening acts and charity dates.
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Tax Free Weekend
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 This Friday through Sunday, August 5-7, is tax free weekend! Eligible items include clothing, footwear, and school supplies of $100 or less per item; school instructional materials of $300 or less per item; sports and recreation equipment of $50 or less per item, computers of $3,500 or less per item; and computer supplies of $250 or less per item will be exempt. Click here for more information!
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Live Music at Firebelly's
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| Riverfront Farmers' Market |
Saturdays All Summer!
8:00am - 1:00pm
Riverfront Park
Spend your Saturday mornings with fruits, crafts, and smiling faces. Curbside market featuring local farmers, producers, artists and crafters. Developed to encourage and promote the use of locally grown farm products and to enhance the quality of life in Greater Wilmington by providing a community activity that fosters social gathering and interaction.
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Carolina Farmin' Grand Opening Party
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Carolina Farmin'
2101 Market Street
Downtown Wilmington's newest grocery, Carolina Farmin', is kicking things off right with a Grand Opening Party August 4-7! The public is invited to enjoy a wide variety of fun-filled activities. Live music, food tastings, giveaways, kid activities -- there's something for everyone to enjoy during the celebration!
Carolina Farmin's farm fresh market will showcase only the freshest and tastiest local produce, beef, seafood, poultry, baked goods and more, as well as a selection of natural and organic products and grocery staples.
For details on the Grand Opening events, visit www.CarolinaFarmin.com or "like" the Carolina Farmin' Facebook page!
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'Edge of Urge' Designers will Compete in National Competition
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Nine years ago, Edge of Urge opened its doors to the world, welcoming all of us into the creative mind of, owner, Jessie Williams.  One of the first and longest lasting boutiques in downtown Wilmington, today, Edge of Urge remains in the forefront of the minds of tourists, locals, and online fashion fans. With recent national coverage (Seventeen Magazine, InStyle, Glamour, New York Post), the handmade feather earrings by Jessie Williams have been in high demand and quickly replicated by other vendors. However, like any successful business and business owner, Williams' and team- Jess Young and Jess Yeager- are staying ahead of the trends with their new brand, Triangle. The design trio is currently competing in a national competition sponsored by Yoxi called "Trim the Waste in Fashion"- which will award a design team with up to $40,000 to continue their efforts to work more efficiently with more efficient means to create new fashion ideas, concepts, and products. Click here to read more. |
Mary Chapin Carpenter
| Thursday, August 11
7:30pm
Brooklyn Arts Center
More Information
By combining folk, country, acoustic, rock and blues, Carpenter has proven herself to be an artist for whom the conventional boundaries of the music business disappear; she has always professed a love for all kinds of music, and those influences come together in songs that speak to the most personal of life's details as well as to the most universal.
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| Featured Property of the Month | |
Front Street Centre - Office Space for Lease
130 North Front Street, Suite 201
Property Size: 3,000 SF
Price: $16.50 per SF
Contact: Nancy Bullock
(910) 343-9896
nbullock@ec.rr.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.
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Coupon of the Month
| Innovations
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Click the image to download this coupon
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301 North Water Street
(910) 343-6130
Innovations is located in the lower lobby of the Hilton Wilmington Riverside. Click the following links for additional information.
Summer Menu
Buffet Menu
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Wilmington Downtown, Inc. (WDI) is a registered 501(c)(3) organization. Our mission is to promote the economic growth and development of downtown Wilmington.
John Hinnant President & CEO Wilmington Downtown, Inc. P.O. Box 2235
Wilmington, NC 28402 Phone: 910.763.7349 Fax: 910.343.6950 Email: john@wilmingtondowntown.com |
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| A Celtic Comedy Mulligan's Wake Comedy Dinner Theatre |
Dining audience members are treated like friends and family and are encouraged to be part of the show! Thursday, August 4
6:30pm - 9:00pm
Front Street Brewery
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Live Music at
The Soapbox
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The Soapbox
Wednesday, Aug 3:
Open Mic Night
at 9:00pm
Saturday, Aug 6: Shovels and Rope at 8:00 pm Wednesday, Aug 10: Echo Movement at 8:00pm Friday, Aug 12: The Riverbreaks at 8:00pm Saturday, Aug 13: Carbon Leaf at 8:00pm |
Sustainability Luncheon
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To benefit the Cape Fear Green Building Alliance
Thursday, August 4
11:30am - 1:00pm
Wilmington Convention Center
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Joanne Geisel has won numerous awards and is held in a number of personal and corporate collections
Friday, August 5 6:00pm - 9:00pm
621N4TH Gallery
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MUD Day!
| Explore magic mud, make some delicious mud pies, try a mud mask, paint a mud painting, and just get covered in mud!
Friday, August 5 & Saturday, August 6 9:00am - 1:00pm The Children's Museum of Wilmington More Information | |
| Battleship Events | |
Saturday, August 6
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Dynamic Dinosaurs
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From the Apatosaurus to the Velociraptor, explore bones, teeth and skin casts of creatures long extinct.
Saturdays in August
1:00pm - 4:00pm
Cape Fear Museum
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Brooklyn Arts Center Wedding Show
| Connect with the area's top wedding planners and a wide variety of vendors as they present the latest styles
Sunday, August 7 12:00pm - 4:00pm Brooklyn Arts Center Details | |
"Virtual Ribbon Cutting"
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The CFGBA celebrates it's new and improved web site with a "Virtual Ribbon Cutting" by Mayor Bill Saffo
Wednesday, August 10
6:30pm - 8:00pm
The Balcony on Dock More Information | |
Moonlight and Magnolias
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Special Promotion: August 5 is the "Dinner and a Show" performance
July 28 - August 14
8:00pm Thurs-Sat
and 3pm Sun
Big Dawg Productions Theater
Details
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| Downtown Sundown T-Shirts For Sale | |
I <3 Downtown Sundown
Red, Blue and Black Colors Available!
Click here for more information and to order now!
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Want to See Your Logo Here?
| Click here to learn more about WDI's Partnership Program. Contributions are tax-deductible as allowed by the IRS. Invest in your downtown today. Join now.
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