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11 fun, fall and Halloween-themed events for this weekend

Saturday: Carousel Center Beer & Wine Festival The 19th annual celebration of craft beer and wine presented by Lighthouse Beer & Wine has grown into two sessions at Pier 33 downtown. If you want to get a head start, Lighthouse holds the Voracious and Rare Beer Festival on Friday at Battleship North Carolina for the hard-core craft beer aficionado. Details: 11:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. Oct. 26 at Pier 33, 33 Harnett St., Wilmington. $20-$70. LighthouseBeerAndWine.com [STARNEWS FILE]
Saturday: Carousel Center Beer & Wine Festival The 19th annual celebration of craft beer and wine presented by Lighthouse Beer & Wine has grown into two sessions at Pier 33 downtown. If you want to get a head start, Lighthouse holds the Voracious and Rare Beer Festival on Friday at Battleship North Carolina for the hard-core craft beer aficionado. Details: 11:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. Oct. 26 at Pier 33, 33 Harnett St., Wilmington. $20-$70. LighthouseBeerAndWine.com [STARNEWS FILE]
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Friday: Monsters at the Mansion Catch a classic horror flick at a historic Wilmington site. The Bellamy Mansion Museum is screening George Romero's 1968 zombie movie "Night of the Living Dead" and 1959's "House on Haunted Hill" starring Vincent Price as part of an event it's calling Monster Movie Madness at the Mansion. Treats (including popcorn and hot dogs) and beverages (beer, wind and more) for sale. Details: 7 p.m. ("Night of the Living Dead") and 8:45 p.m. ("House on Haunted Hill") at the Bellamy Mansion Museum, 503 Market St., Wilmington. Free, donations accepted. 910-251-3700 or BellamyMansion.org [GATEHOUSE MEDIA]
Friday: Monsters at the Mansion Catch a classic horror flick at a historic Wilmington site. The Bellamy Mansion Museum is screening George Romero's 1968 zombie movie "Night of the Living Dead" and 1959's "House on Haunted Hill" starring Vincent Price as part of an event it's calling Monster Movie Madness at the Mansion. Treats (including popcorn and hot dogs) and beverages (beer, wind and more) for sale. Details: 7 p.m. ("Night of the Living Dead") and 8:45 p.m. ("House on Haunted Hill") at the Bellamy Mansion Museum, 503 Market St., Wilmington. Free, donations accepted. 910-251-3700 or BellamyMansion.org [GATEHOUSE MEDIA]
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Friday: Coast Poetry Jam Brandon "Bigg B" Hickman of Coast 97.3 FM hosts this spoken-word celebration, which features local poets in a slam-style environment. Proceeds benefit the N.C. Black Film Festival. Details: 8 p.m. Oct. 25 at the Cameron Art Museum, 3217 S. 17th St., Wilmington. $10. 910-395-5999 or CameronArtMuseum.com. [STARNEWS FILE]
Friday: Coast Poetry Jam Brandon "Bigg B" Hickman of Coast 97.3 FM hosts this spoken-word celebration, which features local poets in a slam-style environment. Proceeds benefit the N.C. Black Film Festival. Details: 8 p.m. Oct. 25 at the Cameron Art Museum, 3217 S. 17th St., Wilmington. $10. 910-395-5999 or CameronArtMuseum.com. [STARNEWS FILE]
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Saturday: Zombie Fest It's the 10th year for this Halloween extravaganza featuring rock 'n' roll music and brains, baby, brains. Garage rocker Travis Burdick returns to town with his act Deadly Lo-Fi, and the bill includes Wilmington surf rockers The Beau Rikkis and psychobilly act The Phantom Playboys. Last but by no means least it's the Hillbilly Hellcats out Denver, Colorado, blasting out some high-octane rockabilly. Details: 6 p.m. doors, 7 p.m. tunes at the Satellite Bar & Lounge, 120 Greenfield St., Wilmington. $18 in advance, $20 day of show.
Saturday: Zombie Fest It's the 10th year for this Halloween extravaganza featuring rock 'n' roll music and brains, baby, brains. Garage rocker Travis Burdick returns to town with his act Deadly Lo-Fi, and the bill includes Wilmington surf rockers The Beau Rikkis and psychobilly act The Phantom Playboys. Last but by no means least it's the Hillbilly Hellcats out Denver, Colorado, blasting out some high-octane rockabilly. Details: 6 p.m. doors, 7 p.m. tunes at the Satellite Bar & Lounge, 120 Greenfield St., Wilmington. $18 in advance, $20 day of show.
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Saturday & Sunday: 'Fiddler on the Roof' Broadway tour of the musical theater classic is a family “Tradition.” You’ve got three chances to catch the show with such unforgettable songs as “Sunrise, Sunset,” “If I Were A Rich Man” and “Matchmaker, Matchmaker.” Details: 3 p.m. Oct. 26-27 and 7:30 p.m. Oct. 26 at the CFCC Wilson Center, 703 N. Third St., Wilmington. $46-$96, plus taxes and fees. 910-362-7999 or CapeFearStage.com. [GATEHOUSE MEDIA]
Saturday & Sunday: 'Fiddler on the Roof' Broadway tour of the musical theater classic is a family “Tradition.” You’ve got three chances to catch the show with such unforgettable songs as “Sunrise, Sunset,” “If I Were A Rich Man” and “Matchmaker, Matchmaker.” Details: 3 p.m. Oct. 26-27 and 7:30 p.m. Oct. 26 at the CFCC Wilson Center, 703 N. Third St., Wilmington. $46-$96, plus taxes and fees. 910-362-7999 or CapeFearStage.com. [GATEHOUSE MEDIA]
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Saturday: The art of Dr. Seuss View paintings, drawings and sculptures by the late Theodor Geisel, who, as Dr. Seuss, is perhaps the best-known children's book author of all time. Some of the characters, like the Cat in the Hat, will be familiar, while others, like the Carbonic Walrus or the Goo-Goo-Eyed Tasmanian Wolghast, you'll be meeting for the first time. Details: The show opens Oct. 26 and runs through Nov. 10 at the Gallery of Fine Art, 970 Inspiration Drive in Mayfaire Town Center, Wilmington. 910-452-2073 or MayfaireTown.com. [CONTRIBUTED PHOTO]
Saturday: The art of Dr. Seuss View paintings, drawings and sculptures by the late Theodor Geisel, who, as Dr. Seuss, is perhaps the best-known children's book author of all time. Some of the characters, like the Cat in the Hat, will be familiar, while others, like the Carbonic Walrus or the Goo-Goo-Eyed Tasmanian Wolghast, you'll be meeting for the first time. Details: The show opens Oct. 26 and runs through Nov. 10 at the Gallery of Fine Art, 970 Inspiration Drive in Mayfaire Town Center, Wilmington. 910-452-2073 or MayfaireTown.com. [CONTRIBUTED PHOTO]
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Friday & Saturday: Ted Alexandro New York comic Ted Alexandro has some thoughts about accountability. A recent set had Alexandro, who's playing downtown Wilmington's Dead Crow Comedy Room this weekend, talking about all of the comics taken down by sexual assault scandals, then noting, tongue firmly in cheek, that "the U.S. military has an epidemic of sexual assault and rape. People report it, it gets ignored. Why should the stand-up comedy community be held to a higher standard than the U.S. military?" Alexandro also quipped during a set at NYC's Comedy Cellar last year that, "If you had told me in the 1990s that, between Bill Cosby and Donald Trump, one would go on go on to become president and one would be going to jail for rape, I would've gotten that one wrong." Alexandro has performed on numerous late-night talk shows and has had two half-hour specials on Comedy Central. Details: 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Oct. 25-26 at the Dead Crow Comedy Room, 265 N. Front St., Wilmington. $15. 910-399-1492 or DeadCrowComedy.com
Friday & Saturday: Ted Alexandro New York comic Ted Alexandro has some thoughts about accountability. A recent set had Alexandro, who's playing downtown Wilmington's Dead Crow Comedy Room this weekend, talking about all of the comics taken down by sexual assault scandals, then noting, tongue firmly in cheek, that "the U.S. military has an epidemic of sexual assault and rape. People report it, it gets ignored. Why should the stand-up comedy community be held to a higher standard than the U.S. military?" Alexandro also quipped during a set at NYC's Comedy Cellar last year that, "If you had told me in the 1990s that, between Bill Cosby and Donald Trump, one would go on go on to become president and one would be going to jail for rape, I would've gotten that one wrong." Alexandro has performed on numerous late-night talk shows and has had two half-hour specials on Comedy Central. Details: 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Oct. 25-26 at the Dead Crow Comedy Room, 265 N. Front St., Wilmington. $15. 910-399-1492 or DeadCrowComedy.com
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Saturday: Reggie's Halloween tribute show Every year for Halloween at rock club Reggie's 42nd Street Tavern, Wilmington bands get dressed up and put on a show. It's always an eagerly anticipated, rockin' good time, and this year should be no exception. Loose Jets will wear the suits and play the tunes of English punk act The Jam; The Girls will get glammed up to portray Johnny Thunders and the Heartbreakers; Bandolero (above) will don the thick, groovy beards (and thicker, bluesy grooves) of ZZ Top; and Children of the Reptile will headline with the soaring rock tunes of Freddie Mercury and Queen. Details: 8 p.m. Oct. 26 at Reggie's 42nd Street Tavern, 1415 S. 42nd St., Wilmington. Facebook.com/reggiesNC
Saturday: Reggie's Halloween tribute show Every year for Halloween at rock club Reggie's 42nd Street Tavern, Wilmington bands get dressed up and put on a show. It's always an eagerly anticipated, rockin' good time, and this year should be no exception. Loose Jets will wear the suits and play the tunes of English punk act The Jam; The Girls will get glammed up to portray Johnny Thunders and the Heartbreakers; Bandolero (above) will don the thick, groovy beards (and thicker, bluesy grooves) of ZZ Top; and Children of the Reptile will headline with the soaring rock tunes of Freddie Mercury and Queen. Details: 8 p.m. Oct. 26 at Reggie's 42nd Street Tavern, 1415 S. 42nd St., Wilmington. Facebook.com/reggiesNC
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Friday & Saturday: 'Vampires, the Return' A reprise of last year's sold-out "Vampires" ballet from U.S. International Ballet and the Wilmington Ballet Company. Choreographers Walter Angelini and Ines Albertini will be joined by more than three dozen dancers from around the world in a sexy, dramatic original production enhanced by film and special effects. With two new scenes not seen in last year's performance. Details: 7 p.m. Oct. 25-26 at Thalian Hall, 310 Chestnut St., Wilmington. $25-$50, plus taxes and fees. 910-632-2285 or ThalianHall.org
Friday & Saturday: 'Vampires, the Return' A reprise of last year's sold-out "Vampires" ballet from U.S. International Ballet and the Wilmington Ballet Company. Choreographers Walter Angelini and Ines Albertini will be joined by more than three dozen dancers from around the world in a sexy, dramatic original production enhanced by film and special effects. With two new scenes not seen in last year's performance. Details: 7 p.m. Oct. 25-26 at Thalian Hall, 310 Chestnut St., Wilmington. $25-$50, plus taxes and fees. 910-632-2285 or ThalianHall.org
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Friday: 'All Things Paper' The artists of the Diverse Works group invite you to "experience the metamorphosis of pulp" in this exhibit that features paper in a number of different media, from origami and sculpture to collage, mobiles and more. Guest artist (and Wilmington's premiere paper maker) Fritzi Huber will be joined by seven artists from the Diverse Works crew: MJ Cunningham, Christine Farley, Liz Hosier, Katheryn Houghtaling, Anne Sinclair, Peggy Vineyard and Katherine Wolf Webb. "All Things Paper" is one of many openings for Fourth Friday Gallery Nights, and light refreshments will be served. Plus, I'm told that everyone who comes to see the show "will leave with a special artistic take away treasure." Details: Opening reception for Fourth Friday Gallery Nights is 6-9 p.m. Oct. 25 at Acme Art, 711 N. Fifth Ave., Wilmington. Show remains on display through Nov. 16. For a full list of Fourth Friday openings, go to ArtsCouncilOfWilmington.org
Friday: 'All Things Paper' The artists of the Diverse Works group invite you to "experience the metamorphosis of pulp" in this exhibit that features paper in a number of different media, from origami and sculpture to collage, mobiles and more. Guest artist (and Wilmington's premiere paper maker) Fritzi Huber will be joined by seven artists from the Diverse Works crew: MJ Cunningham, Christine Farley, Liz Hosier, Katheryn Houghtaling, Anne Sinclair, Peggy Vineyard and Katherine Wolf Webb. "All Things Paper" is one of many openings for Fourth Friday Gallery Nights, and light refreshments will be served. Plus, I'm told that everyone who comes to see the show "will leave with a special artistic take away treasure." Details: Opening reception for Fourth Friday Gallery Nights is 6-9 p.m. Oct. 25 at Acme Art, 711 N. Fifth Ave., Wilmington. Show remains on display through Nov. 16. For a full list of Fourth Friday openings, go to ArtsCouncilOfWilmington.org
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Sunday: Art-Toberfest Two dozen artists, poets, vendors and more will line the streets of Wilmington's historic Carolina Place and Ardmore Historic Street Car District neighborhoods for this community festival. Featured will be such established artists as Dumay Gorham, Elizabeth Darrow and Mitzy Jonkheer, as well as a range of up-and-comers. Details: 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Oct. 27. Art-toberfest.net [STARNEWS FILE]
Sunday: Art-Toberfest Two dozen artists, poets, vendors and more will line the streets of Wilmington's historic Carolina Place and Ardmore Historic Street Car District neighborhoods for this community festival. Featured will be such established artists as Dumay Gorham, Elizabeth Darrow and Mitzy Jonkheer, as well as a range of up-and-comers. Details: 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Oct. 27. Art-toberfest.net [STARNEWS FILE]
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