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This North Carolinian of Note profile was produced by students in Dean Emeritus Richard Cole’s feature writing class in the UNC-Chapel Hill School of Journalism and Mass Communication. The profiles were distributed by the North Carolina Press Foundation. For reprint information, contact sandynie@email.unc.edu.
By Dasia Robinson
UNC-Chapel Hill
Born on July 10, 1907, in Wadesboro, Fulton “Blind Boy Fuller” Allen became one of the most influential blues musicians of his era.

Brunswick Little Theatre’s latest workshop, Let’s Play, has begun drawing an appreciative crowd of pint-sized participants.

The new Children’s Theater Workshop is described as a fun, active experience for young theater enthusiasts in the 4-to-12-year-old age bracket who are “ready to explore and excel in the theatrical arts in a low-key, relaxed environment.”

Fried fish is already a buzzword in the seafood capital.

During Lent, it takes on renewed meaning at Calabash VFW Post 7288.

The Post has once again fired up its annual Friday-night Lenten fish fries.

Dinners consisting of fried and breaded fresh haddock with all the trimmings will be served 5-7 p.m. Fridays through Good Friday, March 29.

Dinners this year are still $9 per plate. An extra cup of clam chowder is just $1.

What could be more apropos for the valentine season than artist Liz Roberts’ color-laden heart motif paintings?

The Sunset Beach artist’s work is the latest featured exhibit at Sunset River Marketplace gallery in Calabash.

The exhibit, “What the World Needs Now,” is a series of Roberts’ vivid acrylic work bringing her artistic passion to life.

It’s not just all about hearts, she explains—it’s about love—what the world needs now.

Art coupled with wine-and-chocolate pairings will celebrate the season with the launching Feb. 16 of the Sweetheart Girls’ Art Show at Silver Coast Winery.

The Valentine’s-flavored show debuts 2-5 p.m. in the winery gallery and showcases the work of five area artists—Maria del Carmen, Sandra Dee Nicholson, Anne Rhodes, Cherylyn Berrio and Gabriella Lynch.

Wine-and-chocolate pairings are at noon, 1:30 p.m., 3 p.m. and 4 p.m.

Carmen is an award-winning photographer specializing in landscapes and nature.

Internationally renowned drummer Tommy Igoe and his Birdland Big Band are bringing “Live at Birdland” to Brunswick County on Monday, Feb. 11.

Doors open at 7 p.m. for the 7:30 p.m. performance at Odell Williamson Auditorium on the campus of Brunswick Community College.

The show, directed by Igoe, is in a setting designed to recreate the “ambience and experience” of a night at New York City jazz mecca Birdland.

SUPPLY—Bright and early Sunday morning, four generations of the Chestnut family are usually busy making music.

Great-grandmother and octogenarian Connie Chestnut, the church’s oldest member, sings alto with the choir inside the sanctuary of Concord United Methodist Church on Southport-Supply Road (N.C. 211).

Her daughter, Laila Holden, is at the piano, granddaughter Laura Royal directs the choir, and great-granddaughter “choir member in training” Olivia Royal is singing, too.

Wine and chocolate—what better combination does one need to celebrate the month of valentines?

That’s the way organizers of the Wilmington Wine & Chocolate Festival feel about their most delicious fundraiser.

This year’s “sweet affair” kicks off Friday night, Feb. 1, with a grand tasting from 7-10 p.m. at the Coastline Conference & Event Center, 503 Nutt St. in Wilmington. Tickets are $50 in advance and $55 at the door.

Get ready for fun and games in Vegas, N.C.
The Shallotte Rotary Club’s eighth annual Las Vegas Night is pulling out all stops Saturday night, Jan. 26, with an array of food and Vegas-style games.
The annual fundraiser is from 6-10:30 p.m. at the Brunswick County Realtors Building at 101 Stone Chimney Road in Supply.
“It’s the most fun event of the year,” said Doug Terhune, past Shallotte Rotary president, founder and official organizer of the festive night of gambling in Brunswick County.
This year’s event follows a similar format as in years past, only bigger and better, Terhune said.