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Art Walk!
Downtown Wilmington, North Carolina is the place to be in September 5th-9th to experience arts and cultural events that complement the destination’s history, culture, and natural beauty. During the five-day festival, a host of musical, theatrical, and dance performances, as well as art, literary, and film events will be staged at various Downtown venues. The 10th Annual ARTBlast Festival includes the Art Walk Street Art Fair, a Film Contest, Live Concerts, Movie Nights, Open Mic Comedy nights, and Sketch Comedy shows.
This year’s Downtown Wilmington Art Walk & Street Fair takes place during ARTblast on Saturday, Sept 8th from 10am until 5pm. The ArtWalk features local and regional artists who display their treasures along six blocks of Front Street. Here you’ll find one-of-a-kind paintings, photographs, handmade jewelry, and sculptures. This day-long event draws over 10,000 people.
Don’t miss one of the best cultural events Wilmington has to offer! For more information visit https://www.artblastwilmington.com/
6th Annual Port City Rumble
The 6th Annual Port City Rumble is being held October 13th. The Port City Rumble features a free car show on the top level of the Riverfront parking deck in downtown Wilmington, NC. This event is put on each year by the Maulers Car Club.
Some of the best-looking hot-rods and chopper bikes from all over the state will be there. There will also be a live music at The Soapbox beginning at 9pm ($10 admission fee). The famous Creeper race begins at 2pm. Don’t miss this great event.
For more information you can visit their Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/pages/PORT-CITY-RUMBLE/311441034456
Great Wilmington Gifts!
With the holidays approaching Islands-Art.com offers some unique gifts from the artists, authors & photographers of Wilmington, NC and the surrounding islands area! SAVE! Many are at significant savings from regular retail prices! Up to 50% off!
Below is just a sampling of the offerings at https://Islands-Art.com an eCommerce website featuring high quality local artwork, books and photography.
Journey to Cape Fear by Michael L. Price
Mike Price’s meticulously-researched saga is a fascinatiing look at the earliest settlers of the Cape Fear region of North Carolina and adjacent South Carolina, and the religious persecution which drove most of them from Europe. Family bloodlines are traced from European origins to the present. It is a treasure for those tracing their family histories and it demonstrates how the saying that “Everyone in this area is a cousin to everyone else,” is largely true! Included is the story of how families who landed first in the Northeast migrated to the Cape Fear. Family episodes are related along with much about the Revolutionary and Civil War eras.
Soft Cover Edition $28.95
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Cape Lookout Lighthouse Print by Ken Buckner
Giclée Print by nationally renowned local nature photographer and artist, Ken Buckner.
“I explore beauty with my camera. The photos show the journey” – Ken Buckner
All photos have titles in the white margins and Ken’s signature is printed in the image digitally. A light gray mat is also printed around the white area.
All photos are signed and titled digitally and reproduced as high quality Giclées. A grey mat is printed around the image . All prints fit standard frames.
Available in a variety of sizes priced from $8.00 – $75.00
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Infamous Pirates and Their Incredible Lives
Read all about the incredible lives of some of history’s most infamous pirates. In his latest pirate book Miller Pope recounts the exploits of these outlaws of the seven seas.
Enjoy profiles of pirates through history.
From the pirates at the dawn of civilization through the pirates of the middle ages and the most famous pirates of piracy’s golden age right through to the present day. .. this book tracks the infamous rogues of the seas.
Each pirate ’s story features a unique illustration of the pirate. Other Pirates, Other Times: the past and future of piracy. A Roster of Infamy: a list of pirates and their vessels
Infamous Pirates and Their Incredible Lives
Miller Pope – Soft Cover $12.95
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Favorite Beach Photos – By Ken Buckner
Hardcover coffee table edition with 128 high quality 8?x10? pages with 100 full color photographs – personally signed by the author.
Stroll sandy shores and see sunrises, sunsets and wildlife just as nationally renowned local nature photographer and artist, Ken Buckner viewed them through his camera.
This is Ken’s journey and you are invited to join him through these pages. Most of the photos were taken near his home in the South Brunswick Islands of NC.
Hard Cover/Coffee Table Edition $35.00
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Fleeing The Tide – Miller Pope
Giclée Print – art of a series of Coastal Art by nationally recognized local author and artist, Miller Pope.
Miller’s painting is digitally reproduced as a high quality Giclée print, using only the finest and most permanent materials, with a light gray mat printed around the white area. The print is designed to fit standard frame sizes found everywhere. All art is unconditionally guaranteed.
Available in a variety of sizes priced from $8.00 – $35.00
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Before We Were Quaint by Larry Maisel
This book punctures the myth about the nature of the small North Carolina coastal village of Southport. Today it is known as “the town with all the antique stores,” but it’s past is very different. From the mid 1800s to the 1950s Southport was a hard working, sometimes kind of rough, even industrial, town, not merely a fishing village. Only later could it be called “quaint.” The author unfolds that past for us. The reader will learn not only of patriots in the Revolution and Civil War blockade-runners, but the story of the little known role her people played in saving lives using converted shrimp boats to seek out German U-boats offshore during World War II. From after the Civil War until well after World War II, the robust people of Southport transformed the community. They brought about a nearly explosive growth of commercial seafood processing in the shrimp and menhaden industries, which for many years were the economic backbone of Southport. Before We Were Quaint tells the story of the lives of people who lived with the threat of disease, survived hurricanes and children who grew up swimming, fishing, and getting into mischief along the town’s waterfront.
Soft Cover Edition $28.95
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Shipwreck Diving NC: Calabash to Southport – $14.95
A new fascinating book by local authors Fred R David and Vern J. Bender.
Published in 2010, this book is 63 page book covers all the biggest shipwrecks of North Carolina from Calabash to Southport.
The book is 63 pages of detailed stories and images – a great read for anyone fascinated with nautical history.
Everyone fascinated with the sea will enjoy reading this documentary on local shipwreck diving.
Soft Cover Edition $14.95
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Tales of the Silver Coast – A Secret History Of Brunswick County
From the earliest days of European exploration to the golf courses and beach resorts in this fascinating and fast-growing region, Brunswick County has attracted settlers, invaders, and visitors of all descriptions.
Follow the struggles and victories that shaped Brunswick County, from the first contact of Europeans with native Americans, to successive administrations of the Lords Proprietors, the royal governors, the British crown, and the leaders of a new nation—many at whom hailed from this small but influential corner of North Carolina. Discover Brunswick’s rich Civil War history, scenic roadways and waterways and current-day towns and townships. Tales of the Silver Coast, recounts the tales of privateers and plantation owners, politicians and Prohibition rum-runners and the many colorful people and diverse places of southeastern North Carolina.
Click here to learn more or buy: Soft Cover/Coffee Table Edition $14.95
Click here to learn more or buy: Hard Cover/Coffee Table Edition $24.95
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Islands-Art.com is an eCommerce website featuring books, photography and other works by artists and writers of the islands of Coastal Carolina.
The coastal islands of the area have long been a magnet to artists and writers who discover the beauty and romance of the area and decide to put down roots.
Islands Art features Giclée Prints by nationally renowned local nature photographer and artist, Ken Buckner, the books of Miller Pope (founder of The Winds Resort and Sea Trail Golf Resort), mystery novelist Tom Rieber and renowned local Romance Novelist Jacqueline DeGroot.
Visitors to the site can learn about these artists and writers and purchase their works along with T-shirts and other apparel featuring their works of art.
Local Author Releases Book
Local author Tom Rieber has a new book out just in time for the holidays. If you’re looking for a great murder-mystery, suspense novel for a gift or for yourself, this is it!
The Devil’s Parody is the second book in the Nick Thomas Mystery series. The first novel in the series The Nine Irony was published in 2009 and brought to life a cast of colorful characters that take you on a ride to remember.
The Devil’s Parody asks the question How Far Would You Go For $5,000,000.00? Lured by a five million dollar prize, six consummate gamblers; three men and three women, are trapped by their own greed and find themselves playing against each other for their lives in a deadly game of chance.
The Devil’s Parody is a gripping thriller that pits Nick against recluse sociopath, Sebastian Black, in the remote woods of Vermont where he is conducting a deadly experiment into the gambler’s mind. Are there lines they wouldn’t cross?
Tom Rieber’s third novel in the Nick Thomas Series, Backfire, is a thriller, set in Sunset Beach, North Carolina is already under pen.
$14.99 Devil’s Parody – Nick Thomas Mystery by Tom Rieber
Photographer’s New Book
The beaches and wildlife of Coastal Cape Fear, NC is featured in new book by nationally renowned local nature photographer and artist, Ken Buckner! One of many Great Holiday Gifts at Islands-Art.com – a new e-commerce website featuring books, photography and other works by artists and writers of the islands of Coastal Carolina.
Favorite Beach Photos – By Ken Buckner
Hardcover coffee table edition with 128 high quality 8″x10″ pages with 100 full color photographs.
Stroll sandy shores by the sea or the beaches of a lovely lake and see sunrises, sunsets and wildlife just as nationally renowned local nature photographer and artist, Ken Buckner viewed them through his camera.
This is Ken’s journey and you are invited to join him through these pages. Most of the photos were taken near his home in the South Brunswick Islands of North Carolina.
“I explore beauty with my camera. The photos show the journey” – Ken Buckner
The book includes the occasional “story behind the picture.” Ken wants the reader to feel some of the excitement he experienced capturing these special moments in time.
Buy The Book – $35.00
Click here to buy this book at the Islands-Art.com website!
Islands Art features Giclée Prints by nationally renowned local nature photographer and artist, Ken Buckner, the books of Miller Pope (founder of The Winds Resort and Sea Trail Golf Resort), mystery novelist Tom Rieber and renowned local Romance Novelists Jacqueline DeGroot and Peggy Grich.
Excerpt from “Favorite Beach Photos” – By Ken Buckner: “Consistently my most popular nature photo year after year, this image was made on the west end of Ocean Isle Beach, N. C. The inviting path to the sea, lined with sea oats and soft dunes reminds the viewer of a pleasant excellence they’ve had or would like to have. I didn’t know at the time that storms (especially hurricanes) can alter barrier islands drastically. They can move or eliminate all the things that are captured in this serene view and that is exactly what happened here. “Dunes Path” became the first photo to make me realize the value of recording transitory beauty. I was fortunate to find this spot and record it for all to enjoy, I loved the golden sea oats, blue shadows, pink sand and the tiny bird tracks going up the small dune in the forground, I built the design around the cactus shapes and still enjoy the sense of depth in the picture from the closest sand grains to the ocean’s distant horizon fine. The photograph portrays a moment of beauty that was and may again be seen in similar form along the ocean’s ever changing shore.”
Buy The High Quality Giclée Print
Click here to buy a high quality Giclée Print at the Islands-Art.com website!
Islands Art features Giclée Prints by nationally renowned local nature photographer and artist, Ken Buckner, the books of Miller Pope (founder of The Winds Resort and Sea Trail Golf Resort), mystery novelist Tom Rieber and renowned local Romance Novelists Jacqueline DeGroot and Peggy Grich.
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Excerpt from “Favorite Beach Photos” – By Ken Buckner: “Holden Beach, North Carolina is home to some of the largest Ghost Crabs that I’ve ever seen. Late one afternoon this creature and I seemed to be the only visitors on an east end beach and we spent about two hours together. I noticed that the crab was not only unafraid of me, he (or she) turned to face me as I moved around it in fascination, It occurred to me that I could control the light of the setting sun on the crab without touching it by simply changing my position. Thinking that an eye level approach might be interesting, I got down on my stomach in the sand and used a short telephoto lens to take a really good took. The crab seemed as interested in me as I was in it, perhaps seeing its own reflection in the lens. An encounter like this with what seems an alien visitor with its pod eyes above its head is one of the reasons I enjoy nature so much. The golden light of sunset became everything a photographer could hope for. The photograph provides a look at a creature that is normally shy and reminds me of the communication we had and the sunset we shared that special afternoon at the beach.”
Buy The High Quality Giclée Print
Click here to buy a high quality Giclée Print at the Islands-Art.com website!
Islands Art features Giclée Prints by nationally renowned local nature photographer and artist, Ken Buckner, the books of Miller Pope (founder of The Winds Resort and Sea Trail Golf Resort), mystery novelist Tom Rieber and renowned local Romance Novelists Jacqueline DeGroot and Peggy Grich.
