Ancient Sands

"With the much-needed restoration of the historic Thalian Hall auditorium, the seating, flooring and joists of the main hall have been completely removed, exposing the ancient hill of sand on which the building perches."

By Shane Fernando

Wilmington, NC – Sand, sand, sand. We deal with it every day living in our coastal region and have numerous associations from its existence in our lives.

Commentator Shane Fernando serves on the Board of Trustees for the Thalian Hall Center for the Performing Arts, is Curator of the Boseman Gallery at UNCW, and is an avid sand castle builder.