encore Restaurant Week Spring 2012

Date: Wed, March 21st 2012 - Wed, March 28th 2012

The most delicious week of Spring is March 21-28, 2012!

Encore Restaurant Week gives local food aficionados and visitors an opportunity to enjoy prix fixe breakfasts, lunches and/or dinners,

 as well as desserts, at participating eateries throughout the Port City (tax and gratuity not included). It is a great benefit for both diners 

and the restaurant community, giving our local economy a boost and area foodies a chance to experience what our culinary scene offers.

Please visit www.encorerestaurantweek.com to view the full list of participating locations and specific menus for restaurant week!

The Spring Flea at BAC

Date: Fri, March 23rd 2012 - Sat, March 24th 2012

Additional Time Info: 3/23 3pm-9pm, 3/24 10am-9pm

Location: Brooklyn Arts Center

By popular demand, “The 2012 Spring Flea at BAC” has grown into a two-day event that promises to be bigger 

and better, with twice the vendors, twice the array of vintage treasures - from antique furniture and chic clothing, 

to one-of-a-kind jewelry, glass, and tableware - and twice the fun. 

Long Island Eatery will be serving fantastic gourmet food alongside the BAC cash bar. Admission to the flea is $5.

The 2nd Annual REEDS Diamond Dash

Date: Sat, March 24th 2012

Additional Time Info: 10AM-1PM

 Location: Wilmington Convention Center

Teams of two will answer riddles and complete challenges right from their cell phones, as they follow clues throughout 

the downtown area for the chance to win a $15,000 Scott Kay diamond ring! The event kicks off at Convention Center at 10AM. 

Registration is FREE but spots are limited. Sign up at www.reedsdiamonddashwilmington.com today! Brought to you by REEDS Jewelers.

Natty Greene's Draft Expo at Fat Tony's

Date: Sat, March 24th 2012

Additional Time Info: All Day

Location: Fat Tony's Italian Pub

Largest Tap Takeover EVER in North Carolina. 24 drafts from Natty Greene's. ALL DAY EVENT!

Giveaways from Natty Greene's Brewery, Street Paddle Demo by the Original Street Paddle, Surfboard Raffle of Natty Greene's

6'5" fish tail board, and more!

Live Music by the NoSeRiDeRs, 7:00pm - 11:00pm. NO COVER CHARGE. Proceeds benefit the Surfrider Foundation.

Children's Putting Golf Tournament

Date: Sun, March 25th 2012

Additional Time Info: 1:00pm-5:00pm

 Location: The Children's Museum of Wilmington

The Children's Museum of Wilmington presents a Putting Golf Tournament, with starting times every 10 minutes.

 Each exhibit will be part of a fun and creative course running throughout the museum. Call or email to pre-register. 

Bailey Hall

P.S. As an added service to my clients you can click here for information on competitive home mortgage programs.

KONY 2012 from INVISIBLE CHILDREN on Vimeo.

Keeping in mind that this video discusses real estate on a national level and not a local level, it's a great video about the hosuing market in general.  Here in Wilmington, Bailey & Company is seeing one of the busiest Decembers in years!  There are still a good number of foreclosures and short sales but more and more buyers based on current interest rates. 

If you've thought about buying or selling and would like a chance to talk through your options, we'd love to hear from you!

baileyhall@seacoastrealty.com

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy

http://www.ncholidayflotilla.org/

Airlie's holiday light display, Enchanted Airlie, runs until just before Christmas. Returning this year, "LEGOS", those colorful bricks we all love to build with. Last year's display was made up of over 150,000 bricks and set a record as the largest crowd to see a single Lego display in the US! A Wilmington tradition started in 2005; Enchanted Airlie is a wonderful opportunity to bring the whole family together to share in the joy of the season. Stroll through the gardens at your own pace, enjoying the beautiful holiday flowers, festive lights, live musical entertainment, and a display of a large garden model train running for your enjoyment!

Visit the Gardens for Enchanted Airlie starting Friday, November 25th, and running on 11/26, 12/1, 12/2, 12/3, 12/8, 12/9, 12/10, 12/15, 12/16, 12/17, 12/19, 12/20 & December 21st.

There are two viewing per evening, 5-7pm and 7-9pm. Tickets must be

pre-purchased. No tickets are available at the gate.

 
Individual tickets ($5 parking pass required with this option) $5 Adults-$4 Children 4-12. Each car MUST pre-purchase a parking pass if you're using the individual ticket option.

Only 1 parking pass needed per automobile and all occupants must have tickets.

 
Carload ticket $22- We offer an economical Green option....As many people as you can safely fit into your automobile. With a carload ticket, you do not have to purchase individual tickets or parking passes, it's all in one ticket!

(No buses or large, multi-passenger vans)

The ship will participate in the City of Wilmington's annual dowtown Christmas tree lighting as they illuminate the ship from the bow, up to the masts, and down the stern!

For more information: http://www.battleshipnc.com/

"The Wrightsville Beach Loop"

Thursday, November 24, 2011

Registration begins at 7:30am at the Town Park and Gazebo rain or shine.

Find some friends, make some friends then enjoy all the activities and refreshments we have for you back at the Park.

The Turkey Trot and Gobbler Fun Run/Walk
Our 2.4 Mile Turkey Trot around the Loop and our 1 Mile Gobbler Family Fun Run/Walk is designed to accommodate every person in your family, workplace and neighborhood. Gather all your family and friends and start Thanksgiving Day out right. Grandparents, toddlers, infants in strollers – those who want to create a little room for that Thanksgiving dinner – all are welcome to be a part of the Fun Run/Walk. The only “time” that matters is that we want you to have a good time at the Trot. All proceeds benefit Cape Fear Habitat for Humanity.

Race packet Pick up
Pick up on the 22nd at Try Sports in Mayfaire Town Center, 925 Town Center Dr., Wilmington, NC 28405.
Pick up on the 23rd at Cape Fear Habitat for Humanity, 20 N 4th Street, Suite 200, Wilmington, NC 28405.

Or pickup onsite 11/24/11 from 7:30 - 8:15am

We have so much to be thankful for this year!  Take time to be with your familes and enjoy a day reflecting on the blessings in your lives.  Thank you for your continued support through referrals and your trust in us as your real estate professionals. 

Bailey Hall, Chris Royal, Heather Smith, and Mara Tew

The third installment of Marvel Studios' Iron Man franchise is setting up shop in North Carolina. EUE/Screen Gems and North Carolina Governor Beverly Perdue announced in a press conference Thursday that the studios' Wilmington outpost will host the bulk of the film's production.

Marvel filmed both Iron Man and Iron Man 2 both at its own Manhattan Beach studios in California, where it reportedly considered producing the threequel, along with locations in Michigan and New Mexico.

"We aggressively pursued this piece of business,” said EUE/Screen Gems co-owner and COO Chris Cooney. “This film is a game changer—not only for our studios, but for the entire state of North Carolina. It feels great to bring this project to Wilmington, a place where we’ve invested emotionally and financially since 1996. Today, our vision becomes reality.”

Cooney cited North Carolina's 25-percent film incentive and the studio's 150,000-square-foot facility as factors in Marvel's decision.

Iron Man 3 marks the largest production to come to Wilmington, which has previously hosted films such as I Know What You Did Last Summer and 28 Days and the television series Dawson's Creek.

Starring Robert Downey Jr., the original Iron Man took in $585 million worldwide 2008. Its 2010 sequel had an international take of $624 million. Iron Man 3 is set to move into its Wilmington offices in early 2012, with a scheduled release date of May 3, 2013.

Ghost Ship

 October 21 & 22

&

October 28 & 29

 
The Ghosts don't care how loud you scream! Come and experience Ghost Ship, NC's only haunted battleship! The hatches will crack open with all new unique designs and scares. It doesn't matter where you are on the ship, the ghosts will find you! 7pm-10pm. Tickets are $10 and go on sale at 6:30 pm. You must be in the ticket line by 9:30 pm to ensure your ticket.

For more information: 910.251.5797.

Battleship NC
#1 Battleship Road
Wilmington, NC 28401

www.battleshipnc.com

Sun, Oct 16

Time (ET)

Stadium/Tickets

Network

DIRECTV

SIRIUS

CAR @ ATL

1:00 PM

Georgia Dome
Tickets

FOX 

710  

135 (CAR)  
93 (ATL)  

IND @ CIN

1:00 PM

Paul Brown Stadium
Tickets

CBS 

705  

113 (IND)  
106 (CIN)  

JAC @ PIT

1:00 PM

Heinz Field
Tickets

CBS 

706  

148 (JAC)  
94 (PIT)  

BUF @ NYG

1:00 PM

MetLife Stadium
Tickets

CBS 

704  

112 (BUF)  
91 (NYG)  

SF @ DET

1:00 PM

Ford Field
Tickets

FOX 

708  

128 (SF)  
85 (DET)  

STL @ GB

1:00 PM

Lambeau Field
Tickets

FOX 

709  

138 (STL)  
92 (GB)  

PHI @ WAS

1:00 PM

FedExField
Tickets

FOX 

707  

132 (PHI)  
86 (WAS)  

CLE @ OAK

4:05 PM

O.co Coliseum
Tickets

CBS 

712  

92 (CLE)  
139 (OAK)  

HOU @ BAL

4:05 PM

M&T Bank Stadium
Tickets

CBS 

711  

93 (HOU)  
134 (BAL)  

NO @ TB

4:15 PM

Raymond James Stadium
Tickets

FOX 

714  

94 (NO)  
136 (TB)  

DAL @ NE

4:15 PM

Gillette Stadium
Tickets

FOX 

713  

137 (DAL)  
86 (NE)  

MIN @ CHI

8:20 PM

Soldier Field
Tickets

NBC 

92 (MIN)  
93 (CHI)  

Poplar Grove Halloween Festival, 30th Annual

October 14-16 

&

October 21-23 

A howling good time for Halloween fans, fun for the fearless and fearful alike. For thrills and chills try the haunted hayride or haunted barn. Afraid of the dark? There's plenty to do! Rides, games, food, daylight hayride, non-scary Kiddie Funhouse, pony rides, cake walk, fortune tellers and more. All ages enter the costume contest.

A Cape Fear tradition! Free admission, activities priced separately.

Call 910.686.9518 for more information.

Poplar Grove Plantation
10200 US Hwy 17 North
Wilmington, NC 28411

www.poplargrove.com

Mon, Oct 10

Time (ET)

Stadium/Tickets

Network

CHI @ DET

8:30 PM

Ford Field

ESPN 

Sun, Oct 09

Time (ET)

Stadium/Tickets

Network

DIRECTV

NO @ CAR

1:00 PM

Bank of America Stadium
Tickets

FOX 

708  

KC @ IND

1:00 PM

Lucas Oil Stadium
Tickets

CBS 

706  

PHI @ BUF

1:00 PM

Ralph Wilson Stadium
Tickets

FOX 

709  

SEA @ NYG

1:00 PM

MetLife Stadium
Tickets

FOX 

711  

CIN @ JAC

1:00 PM

EverBank Field
Tickets

CBS 

707  

TEN @ PIT

1:00 PM

Heinz Field
Tickets

CBS 

704  

OAK @ HOU

1:00 PM

Reliant Stadium
Tickets

CBS 

705  

ARI @ MIN

1:00 PM

Mall of America Field
Tickets

FOX 

710  

TB @ SF

4:05 PM

Candlestick Park
Tickets

FOX 

712  

NYJ @ NE

4:15 PM

Gillette Stadium
Tickets

CBS 

714  

SD @ DEN

4:15 PM

Sports Authority Field at Mile High
Tickets

CBS 

713  

GB @ ATL

8:20 PM

Georgia Dome
Tickets

NBC