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Last updated: August 23. 2006 11:48AM
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It’s all ‘Fair’ game.
FOR KIDS, fairs mean cotton candy, clowns and rides on the Ferris wheel. For parents, it means wiping sticky fingers, wiping away tears from clown scares and downing a few Tums after your child drags you for the umpteenth time on the high-speed Zipper.
The fair, which runs Oct. 26 to Nov. 4 at Wilmington International Airport off 23rd Street, offers the usual – balloons, blueberry pie and barnyard animals – and the not so usual – a contest focused on crowing. “If you can cock-a-doodle-doo, you could win,” says Skip Watkins, who oversees the festivities.
Admission is $13. Advance tickets are $11, and go on sale Oct. 1 in Brunswick, New Hanover and Pender counties. A portion of advance sales goes to a local charity. Details: www.capefearfair.com.
SECRET GARDEN TOUR
Tour Wilmington’s unique yards.
LOOKING FOR backyard gardening ideas? A splendid array of floral flair and stunning garden creations will be on display at the annual Secret Garden Tour Sept. 8-9.
Presented by the Lower Cape Fear Historical Society, the tour features more than a dozen amazing gardens, all located in the Wilmington historic district within walking distance of each other. The self-guided tour costs $18, and tickets are good for both days. The Latimer House and gardens, 126 S. Third St., will also be on display, for a discount price of $4.
For more information, call the Latimer House at 762-0492.
ELSEWHERE
Feel the groove of George Clinton.
Are you Ready for an otherworldly funkadelic groove?
The grand funkmaster himself, George Clinton, and his troupe Parliament/Funkadelic are set to play the House of Blues at Myrtle Beach on Sept. 23. Tickets range from $23 to $61.
Doors open at 8 p.m. and the show begins at 9 p.m. It’s a show for all ages with laid-back music anyone would enjoy.
The House of Blues is at 4640 U.S. 17 in North Myrtle Beach. For tickets or more information, call (843) 272-3000.
HALLOWEEN FESTIVITIES
Have a ghoulishly good time this October.
With all the Halloween tricks bound to happen come Oct. 31, here are some treats sure to balance the ghostly mischief.
ENJOY the creative scarecrows downtown or design one of your own for the third annual Cape Fear Scarecrow Festival, which runs Oct. 1-Nov. 4 in downtown Wilmington.
Put on by the Downtown Business Alliance, the contest urges anyone, from schoolchildren to adults, to design scarecrows that will be put on display at businesses. The scarecrows will be judged, with first place being $500.
Submit your design by Sept. 15 ($15 entrance fee, children’s category $5) or vote on your favorite by Oct. 14 at the places where scarecrows are located.Winner will be announced Oct. 21 at the Riverfront Farmers Market at 10 a.m. For applications, visit www.dbawilmington.com.
Maps to scarecrow locations are available at participating businesses or at the Cape Fear Convention and Visitors Bureau, 24 N. Third St. Details: 547-6660.
EVEN if you have no interest in dressing up, take a late dinner on Front Street on Halloween and you’re bound to have an evening of humor (or horror). Past costumes gracing downtown have been human salt-n-pepper shakers, Caribbean Pirates. and a bevy of Marilyn Monroes. The fun starts at dark Oct. 31.
The city’s haunted past comes out to play Oct. 26-31 with the Halloween Horse Drawn Ghost Trolley. Take a ride into the Haunted Barn for a Halloween spoof in downtown Wilmington. Listen to ghost stories tailored for children, with free treats for the kids. Cost: $11 adults, $5 children. The 30-minute ride leaves continuously, 6-9 p.m., from Market and Water streets. Details: 251-8889.
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