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Wilmington NC Downtown Concert Series 2013

Wilmington NC Downtown Concert Series 2013

Wilmington, NC May 8, 2013 - Downtown Concert series lineup in Wilmington for this summer  every Friday night. Opening band begins at 6:00 pm. Headliner starts at 8:00 pm. The 2013 ...

John Kasay Retires A Panther After Record-Setting Career

John Kasay Retires A Panther After Record-Setting Career

Charlotte, NC May 7, 2013 - Eighteen years after signing his first contract with the Carolina Panthers, John Kasay has once again signed with the team.   This time it is a one ...

RailHawks to Host Second Round of 100th Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup

RailHawks to Host Second Round of 100th Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup

May 21st match at WakeMed Soccer Park to kick off at 7:00pm   CARY, NC May 7, 2013 – The 100th edition of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup is coming to WakeMed Soccer Park on Tues ...

Imagine Dragons Charlotte Concert moved to Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre

Imagine Dragons Charlotte Concert moved to Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre

Imagine Dragons Charlotte – May 7 Moved To Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Due to inclement weather during rehearsals scheduled to take place this past weekend prior to the May 7 sho ...

The Killers coming to Red Hat Amphitheater in Raleigh

The Killers coming to Red Hat Amphitheater in Raleigh

THE KILLERS Red Hat Amphitheater Raleigh August 12 The Killers will play Red Hat Amphitheater Raleigh on August 12. Tickets go on sale Friday, May 17 at 10am at Ticketmaster.com, t ...

3 Doors Down and Daughtry announce Raleigh Concert

3 Doors Down and Daughtry announce Raleigh Concert

3 Doors Down Daughtry with Special Guest Halestorm Red Hat Amphitheater – Raleigh – July 3 3 Doors Down & Daughtry with special guest Halestorm will play Red Hat Amphitheater i ...

Zac Brown Band celebrates Southern Ground Music & Food Festival’s 3rd Year in Charleston

Zac Brown Band celebrates Southern Ground Music & Food Festival’s 3rd Year in Charleston

Zac Brown Band celebrates Southern Ground Music & Food Festival's 3rd Year in Charleston with Willie Nelson, Band of Horses, The Head and the Heart + More, Saturday & Sunda ...

High Tide Shorts Ship

WILMINGTON, NC - Due to high tides expected this weekend,  the Battleship NORTH CAROLINA has announced a time change for this weekends Ghost Ship. Hours for Ghost Ship on Friday, October 8, will be 7:00 pm until 8:00 pm.  On Saturday, October 9, hours will be from 7:00 pm until 9:00 pm. Tickets will still go on sale at 6:30 each night.  For the remainder of the weekends (15 & 16, 22 & 23, 29 & 3 ...

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Ghost Ship Opens Friday Night

WILMINGTON, NC - One of the most anticipated scares of the season comes, as the Battleship NORTH CAROLINA presents Ghost Ship.  Eight truly haunting evenings, will kick off this Friday Night (October 8) as the hatches crack open with all new unique designs for fear. All who enter this truly frightful attraction will experience a new dimension of terror. Ghost Ship will intensely attack every possible fear a ...

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It’s Camp Time at the Aquarium!

  Kure Beach, NC- Need something to do with the kids while on their fall break? Sign them up for the NC Aquarium at Fort Fisher’s Reptiles and Amphibians AquaCamp! AquaCamp is a day long, fun-filled camp where children can interactively learn about aquatic animals and the environment.  During the Reptiles and Amphibians AquaCamp campers will learn about the similarities and differences between these two typ ...

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Give2theTroops Announces 2010 Holidays for the Troops Care Package Collection Drive

(Greenville, NC October 2, 2010): The North Carolina Branch of Give2theTroops announces the 2010 Holidays for the Troops Care Package Collection Drive.  Holiday decorations, foods, cards, holiday CDs and DVDs, and gifts for deployed military are being collected and sent in care boxes to troops serving in combat areas.  Items will be collected until November 25, 2010 and can be shipped or delivered to us her ...

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AUDITIONS!!

Sneads Ferry Community Theatre will hold open auditions for our November Main Stage Production of "Greetings!" by Tom Dudzick.  Auditions will be held Thursday, September 30th and Friday, October 1st at 7:00 pm, at the Sneads Ferry Community Center, located at 126 Park Lane, Sneads Ferry, NC. There are five characters needed: Two Women; 1 in her 20's, 1 in her 50’s-60’s, Three Men; 2 in his 20’s-30’s, 1 in ...

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Attention Arts and Crafts People!

  Possumwood Acres will be at the Mullet Festival in Swansboro on October 9th and 10th.  We need your donated items, (nature related preferred), to sell at our booth to benefit our birds and animals. If you have something you would like to donate, please contact Karen at 910-389-8527 or email possumgirl@coastalnet.com. ...

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Labor Day Fun at the Aquarium!

  THE AQUARIUM ROCKS! WANT TO SWIM WITH THE FISHES? SHOW US YOUR BEST FISH FACE! Kure Beach, NC – Labor Day always signifies the “official” end to summer. But the North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher’s indoor and outdoor programs continues. We have something for everyone – whether it’s behind the scenes or in the salt marsh. Pre-registration for programs is required and can be made by calling 910-458-7468 ...

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Visitors Beam Over Baby Box Turtles

  Kure Beach, NC- Baby animals of any kind are sure to put a smile on your face and box turtles are no exception. The NC Aquarium at Fort Fisher has created a new exhibit starring five tiny turtles.   Baby turtles were a popular request from visitors, so Aquarium staff created a permanent exhibit within the existing box turtle exhibit to house the turtles, ranging in age from one to two years old.  The baby ...

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Ask The Aquarium – Sea Urchins

Q. I found a round, purple, prickly ball about the size of a plum in some rocks at the beach. It looked like a pin cushion. Any idea what it is? A. The best bet is a purple sea urchin (Arbacia punctulata). Surprisingly, sea urchins are related to sea stars and sand dollars. Two types of urchins are common in our waters; the purple urchin with long spines, and the white urchin (Lytechinus variegates) with sh ...

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