Community Calendar

Show runs until Jun 9, 2025
Gwen is a self-taught artist residing in Southport, NC. Gwen has exhibited her art at galleries across Brunswick and New Hanover counties.

Come in to the HBHUSO/Community Arts Center at 120 S 2nd St. in downtown Wilmington, NC, during business hours to view the show. The building is open 9am - 9pm Mondays-Thursdays, 9am - 5pm Fridays, and 9am - 1pm Saturdays.

Historic Downtown Wilmington Marketplace is a city sponsored artisan outdoor market, in our 9th year. Every Sunday from April through October, local artists set up and display their creations on Front Street between Market and Dock streets, from 10-3pm. You can find jewelry, glass, fiber, clay, paintings and wall hangings.

Facebook: Historic Downtown Wilmington Marketplace
Instagram:@downtownilmartists
Contact: June Drachunus info@hdwmarket.com

The Burgwin-Wright House is pleased to welcome two local artists, Barbara Bear Jamison and Cathy Poulos for their show “Coastal Medley.”

The opening reception, in conjunction with Fourth Friday Gallery Nights, is on Friday, May 23 from 6-9PM.

Their artwork will be on display and for sale in our art gallery through June 21. Admission is free. The gallery is open Monday-Saturday 10am-4pm.

From the artists

Barbara Bear Jamison
Barbara is a 4th generation Wilmingtonian and her award-winning works reflect her love of the coastal region where she’s lived and traveled. The scenes include people, boats and nature saturated with the beautiful light and color of the areas she paints. You can find her work at City Art Gallery, Greenville, NC; Verrazano Gallery, Wilmington, NC; at her studio in ArtWorks, 200 Willard St, Wilmington, NC and on her website at www.barbarabearjamison.com.

Cathy Poulos
My art is inspired by the world around me, painting nature and wildlife, as well as people living their daily lives or celebrating special events. Many of my paintings have a coastal theme – on the water or beach, where I spend much of my time. I enjoy moving between oil, acrylic and watercolor to experience a variety of textures and colors in my paintings. You can see my art in local galleries and art shows or on my website. I do a steady stream of commissions as well.

Life is too short to not appreciate the beauty around us and art is my language to express my vision of what intrigues me! It gives me great pleasure to bring joy to others through my art.

You can visit www.cathypoulosart.com or follow Cathy on Facebook & Instagram: @cathypoulosart to see more of her stunning artworks!

Discover the power of original art at "Faces, Figures, and Interiors" Exhibition and Sale. Each piece offers a unique story, crafted by the artist’s hand, bringing authenticity, emotion, and depth to your space. Buying original art supports living artists, enriches your environment, and connects you to a one-of-a-kind creative journey. Own something truly special.

This fast-paced and engaging professional development workshop will help you utilize improv techniques to hone the "soft skills", creative ideation and bold fearlessness that build success!
Over four weeks, you'll unlock skills to: strengthen your resiliency - become a better communicator, -boost your public speaking and presentations - learn to authentically connect with clients and co-workers.
Each 2-hr session will focus on a different skill to sharpen in a humorous and impactful way! You'll laugh while you learn and, if you're not careful, you'll make a few lifelong friends and professional connections!

Join instructor Ben Billingsley on June 1st at 2pm in an exploration of the contributions to Western art history made by women. The artists we will discuss have been too often excluded, ignored, or relegated to the status of secondary members of important movements "led" by male artists. Rather than being a "revisionist" history, the course will address various factors that kept many women out of the art world system and out of traditional art historical surveys - while emphasizing the importance of the goals and accomplishments of visionary women artists

Cost: CAM MEMBER $15, Not-Yet-Members $20
Registration: https://cameronartmuseum.org/classes_workshops/women-in-art-history-lecture-frankenthaler-aerie/

City Ballet Artistic Director Andrea Hill has created a captivating vision of the classic story, a tale of virtue put to the test, all accompanied by Tchaikovsky’s glorious symphonic score. Children and adults alike will delight in this beloved full-length fairytale classic.

Presenting the 17h Annual Port City Music Festival from June 1 - 8, 2025. Continuing the festival’s commitment to the highest quality performance and mission of making great music accessible to all, this season includes several events - chamber music performances and community masterclasses - all free admission and open to the public.

Led by Music Director and cellist Dr. Stephen Framil, the 2025 season features returning festival artists - violinist Gared Crawford (Opera Philadelphia), violist Sarah Sutton (international soloist), mezzo-soprano Kyle Engler (Washington Opera), oboist and Dean Stephanie Caluder (University of North Carolina Wilmington), and pianist Daniel Lau (Washington Adventist University). The concerts include works by Beethoven, Brahms, Dvořák, Mendelssohn, Schubert, Sibelius, Stanford, among others.

The 17th Annual Port City Music Festival is made possible by the Landfall Foundation, Arts Council of Wilmington, North Carolina Arts Council, Camerata Philadelphia INC, SSP International LLC, and the generous support of individual donors.

2025 Event Schedule

*Sunday
June 1
Kenan Chapel Landfall
5:00 PM
Concert
Monday
June 2
Windermere Presbyterian
7:30 PM
Concert
Wednesday
June 4
B’nai Israel
7:30 PM
Concert
*Thursday
June 5
Cameron Art Museum
7:00 PM
Concert
Friday
June 6
Church of the Good Shepherd
7:30 PM
Concert
Saturday
June 7
Beckwith Hall UNCW
5:00 PM
Concert
Sunday
June 8
First Presbyterian
5:00 PM
Concert

*Limited seating capacity (free ticket may be required). See festival website for details.

For more information please go to www.portcitymusicfestival.org, or contact Dr. Stephen Framil at admin@portcitymusicfestival.org

Wilmington Unplugged Presents: Sad Song Happy Hour

SSHH is a night for songwriters to get together in a welcoming and intimate environment where they can share their songs and try out new material for an attentive audience and like-minded musicians. There is also an open mic drawing where folks can sign up for a chance to play a song or two in between featured performances.

Where: The corner stage in the bar side of Bourgie Nights (127 Princess St.)

When: Sunday, June 1st

Doors at 6pm (sign-ups for open mic drawing).

Music at 7pm.

This is a no cover event but tipping is encouraged!

Caroline Lemley - https://www.instagram.com/carolinelemleymusic/

Rachel Gore - https://www.instagram.com/rachelgoremusic/

Madisinn - https://www.instagram.com/madisinnnnnnnlol/

Cape Fear Shakespeare, Ltd.
2025- Season 33
FREE SHAKESPEARE
Come early, picnic gates open at 6:30pm and all performances begin at 8:00pm
To Greenfield Lake Amphitheater take Carolina Beach Rd to Tennessee Ave

Cape Fear Shakespeare Ltd. presents Wilmington’s annual free-to-the-public, Shakespeare performances in association with the City of Wilmington, weekends and weeknights beginning May 31st, and continuing throughout the month of June. This year’s festival celebrates 33 seasons of free outdoor Shakespearean theatre at Greenfield Lake Amphitheater in Wilmington, North Carolina.
The perfect setting for a great family evening underneath the stars.

Shakespeare on the Green kicks off CFS’s regular festival show with “Macbeth,” a Shakespearean tragedy, about ambition fueled by prophecies with no moral constraints goes unchecked. Opening Saturday, May 31st, 8pm and continuing weekends through June.

The Shakespeare Youth Company celebrates its 20th season with “Taming of the Shrew,” adapted with great care to preserve Shakespeare’s work, while interpreting the play through the eyes of our youth; educationally and artistically. Opening June 4th, 8pm and continuing weeknights through June.