Student Showing
Art Exhibit: All Student Show
Friday, Feb. 26 to Friday, April 1, Free
UNCW Boseman Gallery
The Gallery features students’ artwork including paintings, drawings, sculptures, photography, ceramics and experimental media. More than 75 pieces are included. Hours are 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Saturday, and 1 p.m. to 11 p.m. on Sunday. For more details, visit www.uncw.edu/boseman/exhibitions.html
Barbecue by the Beach
Backyard Barbecue Cook-Off
Saturday, March 5, 10 a.m., Free
Carolina Beach Lake Park
The fundraiser for Step Up for Soldiers will have more than two dozen cooks competing. Tickets are $1 per taste cup to sample the barbecue after the judging takes place. The backyard event will also have crafts, raffles and live music starting with Kenny Reeves & Trainwreck at 11 a.m. followed by Gary Lowder and the Smokin’ Hots at 2 p.m. For more information, visit
www.stepupforsoliders.org
Catch the Blues
Jazz and the Poetry of Langston Hughes
Sunday, March 6, 3 p.m., Free
Cape Fear Museum
The Cape Fear Jazz Society will present a jazz listening event with poetry by Langston Hughes. Presenter John Anderson has pulled audio from “The Weary Blues” featuring Hughes’ reading his own poetry. Jazz groups led by Leonard Feather and Charles Mingus will play accompaniment. Images of Hughes and the Harlem Renaissance he influenced will be presented. For more details, go to www.capefearmuseum.com
Dance the Night Away
Latin Dancing Afternoon Social
Sunday, March 6, 3 p.m., Free
The Calico Room, 107 S. Front St.
Before participants dance the night away, they can benefit from an introductory lesson at 3 p.m. Learn how to salsa, bachata, merengeue, cha cha and kizomba. All ages and all levels of dancing are welcome, as well as pets looking to play. For details, visit www.wilmingtonlatindance.com
