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    Nashville songstress Kate Campbell...

    Nashville singer/songwriter Kate Campbell is headlining the next Listen Up Brunswick County Concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 12, in the fellowship hall of Holden Beach Chapel, 107 Rothschild St. at Holden Beach.

    Doors open at 7 p.m.

    Campbell’s musicianship began at age 7 when the Mississippi native started playing piano, then switched to guitar as a teenager.

    For her subsequent 13 albums, debuting in 1995 with “Songs from the Levee,” she is noted for writing, recording and performing on acoustic guitar.

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    18th Century Christmas at Brunswick...

    Explore how American colonists celebrated the holidays when Brunswick Town celebrates its annual 18th Century Christmas from 1 to 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 14.

    Costumed interpreters will offer guided tours of St. Philips Anglican Church and historic Brunswick Town on the hour.

    During the program, visitors can enjoy colonial refreshments in the Brunswick Town Visitor Center, participate in traditional games, or try their hand at making Moravian paper stars and other 18th-century crafts.

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    What is this mystery plant?

     By John Nelson

    They say Black Friday is starting to turn a bit gray because shoppers have so many more options for spending money because so many stores were open on Thanksgiving Day. Yep, the holiday season is upon us, and that means spending lots of money on stuff — including Christmas trees.

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    Ninth annual train show chugs into...

    For the ninth holiday season in a row, Grissettown Longwood Fire and Rescue will become station central for dozens of model trains.

    The department’s ninth annual Christmas Train Show gets under way 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Dec. 5, and continues through the weekend, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6, and Sunday, Dec. 7.

    Each year since the first train show launched during the 2006 holiday season, the trains have just gotten bigger, better, and greater in number, fire chief Tal Grissett said.

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    Sea Notes present 'Season of...

    The Sea Notes Choral Society will present its annual Christmas concert, “Season of Love,” in three performances at Hatch Auditorium at the North Carolina Baptist Assembly in Caswell Beach.

    The singers will be directed by Diane Kulp and accompanied by Jane Boberg at the concerts scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 4, and Friday, Dec. 5, and 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 7.

    The 150-member chorus is celebrating 40 years of singing this year.

  • Fifth annual Shallotte...

    Sample ethnic foods while enjoying a variety of entertainment.

    The fifth annual Shallotte MultiCultural Holiday Festival will take place following the Shallotte Christmas Parade, from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6, at Eastgate Plaza, 150 Holden Beach Road in Shallotte.

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    Tree lightings and more spark...

    Local towns are brightening the holiday season with an array of tree lightings and other festive activities starting Thursday and continuing through Monday.

    The first one is the annual Holden Beach Christmas Tree Lighting, scheduled for 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 4, at the town pavilion under the bridge.

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    What is this mystery plant?

     By John Nelson

    It got REALLY cold (by my standards) here in central South Carolina last week and a lot of leaves fell. It’s the time of the year when you realize, once again, how open your backyard is without all that foliage. And of course, they are perfect for the compost pile.

    Our little Mystery Plant has pretty much lost all of its leaves by now, and of course there aren’t any flowers to see. (Now.) But there are these very odd structures.

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    What is this mystery plant?

    By John Nelson 

    Arrggh! Dealing with common names of plants makes me sound like a pirate.

  • GLFD station central for ninth...

    Grissettown Longwood Fire Department in conjunction with the Intracoastal Model Railroad Club will present the ninth annual Christmas Train Show Dec. 5 through Dec. 7 at the GLFD station at 758 Longwood Road.

    Hours are 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Dec. 5, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6, and Sunday, Dec. 7.

    Train displays will fill the station and run the gamut, from the smallest “Z” scale toted in a suitcase to larger N, HO, O and G-scale models.

    There will also be train vendors, food including baked goods, Santa Claus and a train raffle.

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    Super Saturday cinches season in...

    Ocean Isle Beach residents and visitors know to mark their calendars two days after Thanksgiving.

    The South Brunswick Islands coastal town will officially kick off the holiday season with annual Super Saturday festivities starting at 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 29, with a parade, followed by an evening tree lighting and caroling, visits with Santa and a waterway flotilla.

    The celebration to launch the yuletide is sponsored by the Ocean Isle Beach Property Owners Association.

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    Flood the Streets with Art takes...

    Free, local art is painting the town of Shallotte the day after Thanksgiving, for the sheer joy of giving instead of just buying.

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    BLT presents Fezziwig's Ball...

    As part of this year’s Dickens festivities in Southport, Brunswick Little Theatre is presenting Fezziwig’s Ball Murder Mystery, which also offers a Dickens twist.

    The party is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 28, and 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 29, at BLT’s new theater at 8068 River Road SE, Southport.

    The event begins with a grand Victorian Ball, hosted by Mr. Fezziwig straight from “A Christmas Carol,” where guests can learn to dance the Roger de Coverly and sing a few carols.

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    Annie Moses Band, Viennese Xmas Dec...

    Odell Williamson Auditorium at Brunswick Community College will be the site of two upcoming holiday concerts.

    Christmas with the Annie Moses Band will be presented at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 4, followed by A Viennese Christmas by the Hollywood Concert Orchestra at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 9. Doors open at 7 p.m.

    Christmas with the Annie Moses Band on Dec. 4

    The Annie Moses Band is an acclaimed classical crossover ensemble that performs stunning arrangements of holiday

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    Dickens Revue has a 'twist...

    The Charles Dickens Christmas Revue is unfolding with a twist the Saturday after Thanksgiving.

    Dickens fans and pun-meisters might even refer to the change for the Nov. 29 revue in Southport as an “Oliver Twist.”

    This year’s event is an abbreviated, altered version of the historic seaport town’s Dickens Festival of the previous two Christmases past, event spokeswoman Meg Dellinger said.

  • First Shallotte Holiday Market set...

    A variety of vendors are scheduled for the first Holiday Market from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, Nov. 22, at Shallotte Farmers Market at Riverside Park at N.C. 130 and Main Street.

    Nearly 40 vendors will offer winter vegetables, baked goods, sauces, jam, jewelry, pottery, handmade goods, goat’s milk soap, army and navy supplies and products including Tastefully Simple, It Works, Crave Super, Origami Owl, Avon, Scentsy and Premiere Jewelry.

    Crafters of handmade items include a man who repurposes pallets into frames and other items and crocheted creations.

  • Brunswick Concert Band Autumn...

    In lieu of its traditional holiday concert, this year the Brunswick Concert Band is presenting “An Autumn Concert” in two free performances — at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 21, at Hatch Auditorium in Caswell Beach and at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 23, in Odell Williamson Auditorium at Brunswick Community College.

    The concerts are under the direction of conductor George Boberg, whose wife, Jane Boberg, will be featured piano soloist.

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    'Bethlehem Live' launches...

    IF YOU GO

    What: Bethlehem Live outdoor drama

    Where: Beach Assembly of God, 6730 U.S. 17

    When: Nov. 28, 29, 30; Dec. 5, 6, 7

    How much: Free; advance reservations required

    Call: (910) 579-9701; beachassemblyofgod.org

    OCEAN ISLE BEACH — John Chase was in his element.

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    What is this mystery plant?

     By John Nelson

    Things change. It’s a part of nature … and in the fall, it’s not just leaves going from green to yellow, red or gold.

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    Sunset Beach residents question...

    SUNSET BEACH — It isn’t the first time for Jan Harris and Sue Weddle to question development on the Sunset Beach island.

    The two, who have long challenged environmental issues on the barrier island where both live and retired decades ago, are challenging the legality of private development along Riverside Drive.