A reminder that the Landfall Realty fall Real Estate Forum is today (Wednesday, October 21) at 5:30 pm at Country Club of Landfall. All Landfall property owners are invited. As those who attended our fall update know, we go behind the numbers by discussing trends, and by offering observations we hope are of use to buyers, sellers, and those just interested in how the real estate market impacts all Landfall properties and their valuations and marketability. Hope to see you late this afternoon.
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8th Annual Wilmington Octoberfest Is This Weekend, October 16 and 17
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photo from www.wilmingtonocktoberfest.com
Just down the road a piece from Landfall, NC at Racine Commons you’ll find a bit of Bavaria in Wilmington, NC this Friday and Saturday, October 16th and 17th. The first keg of Octoberfest 2009 arrives amongst all the fanfare of parades and processionals and after the horse drawn wagon delivers the German brew, Mayor Bill Saffo will tap that first keg and the fest will officially be underway. Those attending the opening ceremonies will enjoy Friday night’s festivities for free!
The 8th Annual Octoberfest is bigger and better with additional events and an expanded KidsZone including the Home Depot tent, always a big hit for kids who want to make a wooden project. They’ll bring all the tools and supplies — and even some of those fancy orange aprons to use. They’ll also be free pumpkin painting, Fire Department Obstacle Course, Firetruck visit, tricks by the wizard, and much, much more.
Lest parents need prompting to attend, there will be plenty of great food, beer, and music to keep the adult folks entertained! All of this for a minimal charge for adults, and kids under 10 are free.
The Wilmington Ocktoberfest benefits the Child Advocacy and Parenting Place (CAPP) Center, which works to prevent child abuse and neglect by focusing on parenting skills. This is not only a great fun way to spend part of your weekend, but a very worthwhile one. Please visit the Octoberfest website at www.wilmingtonocktoberfest.com for more details and make sure you bring your Oom Pah with you!
From Art, to Music & Food, to Ghosts – It’s Another Non-Stop Weekend in Wilmington, NC
Posted byThose of us who live in the Landfall, NC area consider ourselves fortunate to be living where the activities are as diverse as our population. This upcoming weekend is a perfect example!
Art in the Arboretum
Art in The Arboretum – Saturday and Sunday 10/10-11 beginning at 10AM
The event will feature local artists’ works displayed and for purchase including canvas, pottery, wood, all sorts of sculptures and baskets. The Ability Garden will have a plant sale with small, reasonably priced fall plants, live music by local area musicians, and fun for the entire family. Admission is $5, children 14 and under free. Call 910.798.7660 for more information.
Seafood, Blues & Jazz Festival
Pleasure Island 16th Annual Seafood, Blues & Jazz Festival – Saturday and Sunday 10/10-11, 11AM Headlining the Festival this year is quintessential Texas blues rocker Delbert McClinton. Bring your lawn chairs and revel in two days of non-stop jazz and blues on two stages, as well as scrumptious seafood from some of the area’s best restaurants. There are tons of additional things to occupy you and for the kids, there is a special Kidz Zone. Please, no coolers and no pets. Call 910.458.8434 or log onto http://www.pleasureislandnc.org for more information.
Ghost Hike at Fort Fisher State Recreation Area – Saturday, 10/10 8PM
The Fort Fisher Area trails are normally closed during night hours but will be open this night for those who join the Ranger on the ghost hike. You may bring flashlights if you like. Guests should arrive at 8pm at the visitor center. Space is limited so call 910.458.5798 for reservations.
There’s always so much more to do than we can possibly tell you about here, so to see more of what’s happening in the Wilmington, NC area this upcoming week visit http://www.cape-fear.nc.us/events/ and see how much you can fit into your schedule!
Landfall Realty Tour Features Array of Homes
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Landfall Realty was thrilled to participate in the Country Club of Landfall’s Member/Guest Golf Tournament by hosting the Seaside Tradition Home Tour for the partcipants’ wives. Five beautiful Landfall homes listed by Landfall Realty ranging in price from $525,000 to $2,400,000 were on display Thursday morning. Landfall Realty Brokers were on hand to answer any specific property questions, and refreshments were served to the ladies who attended. 
For more information on Landfall homes currently available or to set up a tour of your own, please visit our website at www.landfallrealty.com.
Come On Down to Wilmington, NC Riverfest 2009
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As most Landfall, NC property owners already know, this event is held annually to benefit the Cape Fear River environment and this year it kicks off with the Meka II Pirate ship (sponsored by WHET) exchanging fire with the Southport Cannon Group at 5PM on Friday, October 2nd. Riverfest continues October 3 and 4 with activities, shows, competitions, a street fair and much, much more happening throughout the weekend. Beginning at 10AM on Saturday you can take your little ones to the Kid Zone (a freebie at The Cotton Exchange), then over to the Adventure Zone (ride Fees), cruise through the Classic Car display (free), or visit the Exhibits and Displays (free). You will have ample opportunity to peruse Arts & Crafts from around the country while keeping hunger at bay with the many food vendors. Anxious for more? You can wander along all evening stopping at the Rail Jam (free), enjoying the Street Dance (free), and watching the fireworks.
Riverfest Art 2009 by Magon Dew
If you’ve got the energy on Sunday you can head on back downtown and catch all the events, shows, vendors, and competitions you didn’t have time for on Saturday! And don’t forget to pick up your Riverfest T-Shirt featuring this year’s art work winner by Magon Dew. Please call 910.452.6862 or log onto their website at www.wilmingtonriverfest.com for all the details, times and events of this fabulous Wilmington, NC event. You’ll find us on Water Street (where the food is)!
Fall Landfall Real Estate Update Forum
Posted byAs requested by a number of attendees at Landfall Realty’s spring real estate forum, I will host a fall followup at the Nicklaus Clubhouse at Country Club of Landfall at 5:30 pm on Wednesday, October 21st. I will update Landfall transactions for the year, and comment upon regional and national real estate trends and their impact on Wilmington and Landfall. Again, questions will be welcome, and there were many good ones last session. I look forward to seeing you at the forum. This time, the bar will be open at the Club following the gathering, so if the news is not to your liking, a drink can be purchased.
Kenneth M. Kirkman
For Wilmington, NC Theater Enthusiasts – PHANTOM is Here This Week
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Landfall NC property owners and the entire Wilmington NC community have a chance to enjoy a fascinating theater experience this week only. Thalian Association, due to the on going renovations at the historic building that houses their theater, is presenting PHANTOM:The American Musical Sensation on September 24th through the 27th at The Kenan Memorial Auditorium. Shows are at 8:00PM with a 3:00 PM matinee on Sunday. Based on the Gaston Leroux novel Phantom is a completely different musical than Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Phantom of the Opera,” with its own music and a storyline that has the Phantom as the hunted rather than the hunter. This production first appeared in Houston in 1996 with lyrics and music by Maury Yeston, and book by Arthur Kopit.
Kenan Memorial Auditorium
Our local production is directed and choreographed by Debra Gillingham with music direction by Jonathan Barber. Kenan Memorial Auditorum is a state of the art, 1,016 seat facility and the perfect venue for this production. Tickets are $25 for VIP seating and $20 for general admission. There are also discounts available for student and senior groups. Call 962.3500 or log onto www.uncw.edu/kenan for more information and tickets. This a theater experience that Wilmington, NC will be talking about for a long time and one that you definitely do not want to miss!!
It’s a Musical Weekend for All Ages Coming up in the Landfall, NC Area
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Gates will open at 10AM on both Saturday and Sunday, September 19th and 20th for the 7th Annual Southern Coastal Bluegrass Festival at the Fort Fisher Military Recreation Area at Kure Beach, NC. This hugely poplular festival is sponsored by The Thalian Association and features great bluegrass and bluegrass gospel along with good food, arts & crafts, storytelling, clogging and square dancing. Bring your own blankets and chairs but, please, leave the pets and coolers at home. For more information log onto www.coastalbluegrassfestival.org.
And making its debut on Saturday, September 19th at 11AM is the 1st Annual Carolina Original Music (COM) Festival. Held at Hugh MacRae Park, this is an outdoor music festival for local Wilmington bands, including my own personal favorite Daniel Parish, along with Redwood, Ten Toes Up, Silver Judas, Parmalee and Jonas Sees in Color. To add to the fun, local pizzerias enter their pizza for a chance to be crowned Best Pizza in Wilmington. Tickets are $15 in advance or $25 at the gate and are available at Gravity Records, CD Alley, ibxtickets.com or by calling 888.512.SHOW. Beer, wine and coolers are allowed, however, no liquor and no glass.
Once again, there’s plenty to keep you busy and keep your feet tappin’ in Wilmington, NC this weekend.
Artists, Babies, Veterans, and Blacksmiths in Wilmington, NC this Saturday
Posted by8th Annual Downtown Wilmington ArtWalk showcases various New Hanover, Pender, and Brunswick artists of all categories. Participants are invited to make their costumes in advance. The Grand Procession of Peculiar Pets starts at 1 PM. Downtown city parking decks will be free all day. Call 216.374.8884 or email artandantiquewalk@hotmail.com for more information.
Cape Fear Maternity and Baby Expo starts at 9 AM and brings the most comprehensive display of community resources under one roof for expecting parents or families with young children. A $5 admission gets you into this one stop solution for all parenting needs. Call 910.617.8666 for more information.
“Salute to World War II Veterans” Jamboree assembles veterans and home front workers to exhibit memorabilia, uniforms, and photographs. In 2005 nearly 1,000 visitors and over 80 veterans participated and this one should be an even bigger success. Donations will be accepted and there will be refreshments. Sponsored by the World War II Wilmington Home Front Heritage Coalition and the Community Arts Center. Call 910.796.3292 or email JonesWD@aol.com for more information.
“Hammer In” at Poplar Grove, where members of the Artists Blacksmiths Association of North America (ABANA) demonstrate styles and techniques used in forging iron, including folding and veining. An old fashioned forge and a modern gas forge will be in use. Information on ABANA will be available. The public is welcome to come and see the Iron Artists at this free event. Call 910.686.9518 for more information.
If all these happenings in our Landfall, NC region aren’t enough for you, you can still catch some great shows in downtown Wilmington, NC this weekend as well!
Wilmington NC Celebrates Labor Day All Week Long!
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WILD Festival kicks of f September 1st and runs through Labor Day. The aptly named “Women in Labor Daze” celebrates all mothers, grandmothers, and mothers-to-be with events that include a Mayfaire concert featuring Michelle and the Midnight Blues, a comedic improvisation workshop with local pro Brooklin Green and much, much more all week long. Please see the website www.wildwilmington.org or call 91.815.4775/910.398.4607 for more details.
September 2nd through the 6th you can catch the Thalian Hall production of Grey Gardens at City Stage. Based on the lives of Edith Bouvier Beale and her adult daughter “Little Edie,” it is the tale of the eccentric aunt and cousin of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. The musical tells the hilarious though heartbreaking story of the once spirited women. Call 910.343.3664 or 800.523.2820 for more information.
September 3rd through the 6th the Cape Fear Playhouse presents Stop Kiss . This poignant drama is about the ways, both sudden and slow, that lives can change forever. It examines issues of tolerance and intolerance, and challenges attitudes about who and how we love. Adult themes and language may not be suitable for everyone. Call 910.341.7228 for more information.
Choose your music venue on September 5th! 6:00 PM at Greenfield Lake Amphitheater it’s Outformation, Bloodkin, & DJ Logic in concert. Tickets are $15 in advance. Visit the Penguin webite at www.1067thepenguin.com for more information or etix.com for tickets. Jazz Under the Stars is being held on the beach stage in front of the Carolina Beach Boardwalk from 9-11 PM with the El Jay Johnson band. This performance is free.
Thank goodness Monday is the Labor Day Holiday, you’ll need to relax and recuperate from the very busy weekend you’ll have if you’re anywhere near the Landfall, NC area and join us for these events!