Bluewater Summer Concert Series

At Bluewater Waterfront Grille at Wrightsville Beach, we’re bringing you the sounds of summer, with live music on the patio every Sunday from 4 pm to 8 pm. Enjoy a delicious dinner with breathtaking views of the intercoastal waterway, have a cocktail or two, and listen to great bands—all summer long!

2019 Summer Music Series Schedule:

May 5: The Other Guys (rock covers)

May 12: Machine Gun (rock, pop covers)

May 19: Southern Trouble (country rock)

May 26: Back of the Boat Tour (yacht rock)

June 2: Machine Gun (rock, pop covers)

June 9: Port City Shakedown (Motown, soul, rock, funk, pop)

June 16: Uncle Hairy (rock, soul)

June 23: Machine Gun (rock, pop covers)

July 7: Back of the Boat Tour (yacht rock)

July 14: Machine Gun (rock, pop covers)

July 15: Uptown Easy (soul)

July 21: The Other Guys (rock covers)

July 28: Southern Trouble (country rock)

Aug. 4: Uptown Easy (soul)

Aug. 11: Machine Gun (rock, pop covers)

Aug. 18: Overtyme (rock covers)

Aug. 25: Uptown Easy (soul)

Sept. 1: Back of the Boat Tour (yacht rock)

Sept. 8: Uncle Hairy (rock, soul)

Sept. 15: Overtyme (rock covers)

Sept. 22: The Other Guys (rock covers)

Sept. 29: Overtyme (rock covers)

Jazz at the Mansion

Join the Cape Fear Jazz Society and the Bellamy Mansion Museum are kicking off summer with Jazz at the Mansion. Wine and beer available for sale. Tickets are $18, $15 for members and $10 for students and volunteers. Proceeds benefit the Bellamy and Cape Fear Jazz Society. Bring a picnic, a lawn chair, and the kids and have a great time!

Concerts start at 6:30 pm. You can purchase tickets ahead of time on the Bellamy Mansion’s website. The concert schedule is posted below.

The Bellamy Mansion is located at 503 Market Street, Wilmington. For tickets visit bellamymansion.org

2019 Bellamy Mansion Jazz at the Mansion Concert Schedule:

May 9: Jerald Shynett All Stars

June 13: Taylor Lee Quartet with Tristan Burns

July 11: Duke Ladd Band

Aug. 8: Ariel Pocock Group

Sept. 12: The Frog Project, with Teddy Burgh

Summer Concerts & Fireworks at the Carolina Beach Boardwalk

Join us Thursdays at the Carolina Beach Boardwalk for live music and fireworks by the sea. This Summer Concert Series at Carolina Beach Boardwalk features a different musical act each week followed by a display of pyrotechnics over the shimmering Atlantic Ocean. Concerts begin May 24th, 2019.

Concerts start at 6:30 pm and the fireworks start at 9 pm. The event schedule is subject to change without notice.

Admission to the concerts is free. Carolina Beach Boardwalk is located at 100 Cape Fear Blvd, Carolina Beach, NC. For more information visit www.pleasureislandnc.org

2019 Music Schedule

May 24 (Friday): Carl Newton’s Review (R&B, soul, funk)

May 3: Funk Leroy Harper Jr.’s All-Stars (funk, jazz)

June 6: Will McBride Group (rock, pop covers)

June 13: TrainWreck (R&B, rock, funk, pop)

June 20: Feebs (rock, pop covers)

June 27: Jack Jack 180 (rock, pop covers)

July 3 (Wednesday): Polar Bear Blues Band

July 11: The Cut

July 18: Zion Rootz (reggae)

July 25: Justin Cody Fox (blues rock)

Aug. 1: LaCi (pop, funk, soul, rock)

Aug. 8: Billy Walton Band (rock)

Aug. 15: Rivermist (rock covers)

Aug. 22: The Other Guys (rock covers)

Aug. 30: L Shape Lot (country, folk, bluegrass)

Fort Fisher Summer Concerts

Join us for FREE Summer Concerts at the Fort Fisher Air Force Recreation Area on the 2nd and 4th Fridays in June, July, and August!

Concerts begin at 6:30 p.m. and go until 8:30 p.m. Bring chairs, blanket, and picnic basket. There are food trucks and alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages available for purchase on the grounds. No pets or glass allowed.

2019 Schedule

June 14: Rose Lucas & Free Movement (blues)

June 28: Handsome Al & the Lookers (blues, rock, R&B)

July 12: The British Invaders Band

July 26: Sam Frazier & the Side Effects (blues)

Aug. 9: Rivermist (rock covers)

Aug. 23: Harris Creek Review (bluegrass)

Wilmington NC Railroad Museum

Wilmington Railroad Museum

For more than 125 years, railroading was Wilmington North Carolina’s chief industry. In 1840 the Wilmington & Weldon Railroad was completed and was the longest continuous rail line in the world at 161 miles long. Near the turn of the 20th century, several railroads up and down the eastern seaboard merged to become the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad. The company headquarters was located here in Wilmington.

During it’s day the railroad contributed heavily to the area’s commercial and industrial growth and provided jobs and revenue for the local economy. In 1960 the ACL moved its headquarters from Wilmington to Jacksonville, FL. It was the largest single move of employees ever staged by a southeastern industry. The railroad moved over 1,000 employees, their families, their belongings, and the company files and office equipment more than 450 miles by rail.

Railroad Museum Artifacts Started in 1979 by three women and a table of ACL Railroad artifacts, the Wilmington Railroad Museum was dedicated to preserving the rich history of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad and the history of railroading in the southeastern United States. By 1983 the Museum found a home in the former ACL Freight Office Building at the north end of downtown Wilmington. Exhibits quickly expanded, helped by donations of a vintage locomotive, boxcar, and a caboose. For the next 25 years, the Museum added to its collections, acquiring artifacts and providing information that interpreted the growth and impact of railroads, along with the people who worked on them. In 2007, the museum moved to an authentic 1883 railroad freight warehouse, a setting that provides more space for the collections and greatly improves comfort and accessibility for visitors.

Railroad Muesum Model Room The Railroad Museum features a children’s area with train toys and play tables; a Model Railroad room with everything from Thomas the train to the realistic HO trains built as a replica of Wilmington; Museum quality displays of engineer’s clothing, artifacts, and items from train cars; and real train cars form the Atlantic Coast Railroad.

The Railroad Museum is located at 505 Nutt Street in Wilmington. Admission prices for the museum are $9.50 for adults, $8.50 for seniors and military, and $5.50 for children (ages 2 to 12). For more information about the museum please visit their website or call 910-763-2634. The days and times for the museum change seasonally, the full schedule is posted on their website.

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