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Encore’s Bestival

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BESTIVAL, an all-day street festival taking place at Waterline Brewery on Saturday, May 11 and Mushpa + Mensa will be there!

Every year for over 30 years, encore’s annual readers choice awards, the official and longest-running Best Of Wilmington, has been an ongoing celebration of local culture, including recognition of businesses, eateries, bars, goods, services, people, media, arts, and entertainment. In 2019 we will be turning our annual celebration of winners into an all-day arts and craft, food truck and beer festival at Waterline Brewing, underneath the Cape Fear Bridge, along Surry Street.

And it’s all to benefit DREAMS Center for Arts Education! Here’s the low-down….

FESTIVAL ADMISSION:
Free to attend, though we welcome a suggested $5 donation. Folks who donate ahead of time via below link will be entered into a drawing to win a $50 #encoreDEALS credit!

FOOD TRUCKS
On the docket: CheeseSmith Food Truck, Bill’s Food Brew, T’Geaux Boys and Donut Bus will accept cash (and credit) for purchases.

BEER
More than a dozen local and regional breweries will offer 3-ounce tastes of their brews in the beer tasting area outside. Each taste is $2. In advance; we are offering 5-packs for $10 and 10-packs, which comes with an official Bestival t-shirt, $25

MUSIC
Travis Shallow and Bob Russell, Randy McQuay II, Striking Copper, Rebekah Todd Music, and David Dixon will play throughout the day on one of two stages near the beer garden.

COMEDY
Laughter galore will come from our hosts, Pineapple-Shaped Lamps, on the main stage outdoors, and The Cape Fear Comedy Festival comedians will take the stage inside the brewery throughout the day!

ARTS FEST
Local arts and crafts vendors will be lined up along Surry Street, selling their fun, handmade wares. So come prepared to buy awesome goods.

AWARDS:
Winners will go to awards booth to find out if they won and then mosey to the step and repeat to have their picture taken. (But anyone can step in and flash a smile or two!) All pictures will appear in encore through June in our Best Of coverage!

19th Annual Festival Latino

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19th Annual Festival Latino on Saturday, November 11th and Sunday, November 12th, 2017 . This annual fundraiser is to benefit Amigos Internacional, an outreach organization for the Latino community.

The Festival Latino is not just another Festival in Wilmington, it has a lot to offer everyone. This event gives people a chance to embrace the Latino cultures and traditions from around the world. This is a great opportunity for everybody to share their cultures with each other, while in turn becoming aware of all the services, resources, and cultural interests available in our community. Festival Latino has a wide range of nonprofits and other organizations that promote themselves and how they benefit the community. There will be exhibitors, from non-profits, arts and crafts to small businesses coming from Wilmington and other surrounding areas . Mushpa + Mensa will be there representing!!!

Annual Latino Festival at Ogden Park in Wilmington, NC, features an opportunity to enjoy South and Central- American food and culture. The event includes a variety of folkloric traditional dances, food, and crafts from Latin/Hispanic countries, among them Mexico, El Salvador, Honduras, Puerto Rico, Colombia, and Venezuela. Also: Piñatas, live music, clowns, mascots, balloons, giant inflatable rides, shows every half hour, lots of games with prizes, and a salsa dance contest. Sunday’s festival includes entertainment, food and a childrens’ soccer tournament.

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19th Annual Festival Latino

19th Annual Festival Latino on Saturday, November 11th and Sunday, November 12th, 2017 . This annual fundraiser is to benefit Amigos Internacional, an outreach organization for the Latino community.

Mark your Calendar!

The Sweetheart Market

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Guess where Mushpa + Mensa will be on Saturday, February 11 at 1 PM – 5 PM?!?!?! The Sweetheart Market. Looking to get your sweetie, BFF, or pretty dang cool co-worker a local, one-of-a-kind, handmade gift for Valentine’s Day? The Sweetheart Market at Waterline is here for you! Come shop for your sweetheart and sip on a local craft beer or wine at the Waterline Brewery in Wilmington.

The NBHS Arts & Crafts Fair

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The North Brunswick High School FBLA Club (Future Business Leaders of America) will be hosting an Arts and Crafts Fair to raise money for scholarship. The fair will be indoors, and it will be packed full of arts, crafts, food, and music. They will be asking for a $2 donation at the door, and children under 12 will be free.

Holiday season is right around the corner. Its time to find that perfect gift for someone, come out and join the fun!

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10×10 Screening and CONNECT Presenters Party

10x10 Screening, 10x10 Screening and CONNECT Presenters Party, Cannes, Cara Reynolds, clay beads, clothes, CONNECT Presenters Party, Cucalorus, Cucalorus Placemakers Fair, demonstrations, design charrette, Downtown Wilmington, eco-friendly, entertainment, food, handmade, Happiness, home-made, homemade, inventions, Ironclad Brewery, Khalil Gibran's The Prophet, Kidsalorus, Liam Neeson., local craftsmen, Maria Emilia Borja, Mensa, Mushpa, Mushpa Y Mensa, of Salma Hayek, organic, organic shirts, Placemakers Fair, regional makers, screen printing, t shirt designs, tall bike jousting showdown

What Mushpa + Mensa are going to be on the big screen? Yes we are!!! Come check out filmmakers and local startups joining together to make a video. An update on Norwood Cheek’s groundbreaking filmmaking challenge merging the Wilmington business community with the creative talents of Cucalorus artists. Check out the products of these collaborations on the festival’s closing day. It’s at Ironclad Brewery.

It’s free but you need to get your tickets here, Purchase tickets