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Things to Do THE WILSON CENTER film events. Find live performances in
music, opera, theatre and dance online at
WilmingtonAndBeaches.com.
Brooklyn Arts Center
A majestic, iconic church and 2-story brick
school house that is more than 130 years
to host national concert tours, romantic
Orange Street Landing
weddings, fundraising galas and much
on Cape Fear old has been revived and repurposed
A historical marker at Orange Street more. 516 N. 4th St., 28401.
: 910-859-4615
Wilmington African-American slaves who escaped : brooklynartsnc.com
Landing commemorates 22 brave
in 1862 on three docked boats, floated
Cape Fear Playhouse
down the Cape Fear River, and met Union
Forces near Fort Caswell. The enslaved
Big Dawg Productions Theatre Company
men immediately joined the U.S. Navy to This 50-seat black box theatre is home to
fight for equality. The site is part of the and is in the Castle Street Art and Antique
National Underground Railroad Network to District. 613 Castle St., 28401.
Freedom, a National Park Service program. : 910-367-5237
On the Riverwalk at the foot of Orange St., : bigdawgproductions.org
downtown Wilmington, 28401.
: nps.gov/ugrr Hannah Block Historic USO
: wilmingtonnc.gov Houses a WWII lobby exhibit; 2nd Street
Stage offers theatrical productions;
U.S. Colored Troops Community Arts Center offers a variety
Highway Marker of classes and summer arts camp; also
This marker at the Wilmington National houses the Community Gallery.
Cemetery honors the U.S. Colored Troops 120 S. Second St., 28401.
who participated in the 1865 Civil War : 910-341-7860
battle to capture Fort Fisher. Wilmington : wilmingtoncommunityarts.org
National Cemetery is the largest USCT
burial ground in North Carolina. Hugh Morton Amphitheater
2011 Market St., 28401. at Greenfield Lake
: onhgs.org/wilmnat.htm Catch a show in this outdoor amphitheater
on the edge of a lake in scenic Greenfield
APPLAUD Lake Park & Gardens. 1941 Amphitheater
5 Creativity flows as endlessly Dr., 28401.
as the Cape Fear River in : 910-343-3614
Wilmington. Experience Wilmington’s : wilmingtonrecreation.com
history, culture and natural beauty
in magnificent artistic displays and Pier 33 Entertainment Venue
performances, from gallery and museum Wilmington’s riverfront outdoor concert
exhibits to musical, theatrical, opera and venue at Port City Marina.
dance performances, and art, literary and : facebook.com/Pier-33-Entertainment
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