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Sea Notes Christmas Concert
Get into the holiday frame of mind this season with the Sea Notes Christmas concert. Approximately 100 members of Sea Notes Choral Society will present their ever-popular and long-awaited 2022 Christmas Concert at Odell Williamson Auditorium on the campus of
Bonfire Bash
Grab your flip flops and a flannel for a casual, celebratory evening by the shore! Join your local Chamber as we illuminate the area businesses that make our community so special. Dance the night away as a DJ spins your
Brunswick Little Theatre’s December Show
Brunswick Little Theatre is proud to present the last show of the 2022 season, “The Last Night of Ballyhoo” by Alfred Uhry, the playwright who also wrote the iconic Driving Miss Daisy. The show will run Thursday, Friday and Saturday,
Meet The Authors At FOLSOI Annual Meeting
Many published authors make their home in coastal Carolina, and this year’s Annual Meeting for the Friends of the Library Southport-Oak Island offers the chance to meet four of them. “The author panel includes an eight-time Pulitzer prize nominee, national
Spine Poems
Did you ever look at a pile of books and think, “Wow! Those titles, when read all together, sound like a poem!” Honestly, neither did I. But Southport resident Annette Dauphin-Simon sees the makings of a poem in just about
2022 US Open King Mackerel Tournament
The 44th Annual U.S. Open King Mackerel Tournament is right around the corner. This year’s tournament will be Thursday, Sept. 29 through Saturday, Oct. 1 at Brunswick County’s Dutchman Creek Park, 4750 Fish Factory Road. The U.S. Open is one
Oak Island Rec Center to Sponsor Saturday Night Drop-Offs for Kids Ages 6-12
Life for parents with young children can be hectic, juggling work, school, sports, and the seemingly endless responsibilities of home and family. Sometimes you just need a few hours without the kids in tow, whether it’s for a much-needed date
Live and Local on Oak Island
We’ve always referred to September and October as “Locals’ Summer.” The temperatures drop a little, but it’s still nice and warm, we still have visitors, but our community is a quite bit calmer. It’s a great time for locals to
Oak Island’s Professional Pirate
The old trope about running away and joining the circus changes a bit here by the sea. Our coastal version, I think, is to drop it all and become a pirate. Anthony Benson and wife Nikki Benson did just that
Bump in the Night: Looking for Ghosts By Flashlight on the USS North Carolina
Have you ever wondered if the rumors of ghosts on the Battleship North Carolina are true? Ask the staff and volunteers at the Battleship, and you’ll hear stories about shadowy figures that disappear as quickly as they appear – or,
