Shane Fernando

On a Valentine's day some years ago, Shane Fernando had finally found the perfect gift. But he wasn't looking to woo a new infatuation; he already had a partner. A volunteer at a retirement home, he was searching for a way to bring one lonely smoker in out of the cold and spread some true love on Valentine's Day.

There's more to the old practice of wishing someone "Break a leg" before a live performance than you might think.

Leaving work one evening in Washington D.C., Shane Fernando thought the most he had to look forward to was a warm meal and a comfortable chair.

For Shane Fernando, the magic of Christmas does not stop at egg nog, logs crackling in the fireplace, and gifts under the tree.

Taken with the beauty of autumn, commentator Shane Fernando does not go the usual route of pumpkin picking or hay rides.

Following a long-standing New Hanover High School tradition, commentator Shane Fernando and six of his friends  headed out...

"I rode up the escalator from the metro underworld..."

By Shane Fernando

Wilmington NC –

Shane Fernando is curator of the Boseman Gallery at UNCW. He lives in historic downtown Wilmington.

"The rain poured down with no relief in sight..."

By Shane Fernando

Wilmington NC –

Shane Fernando is curator of the Boseman Gallery at UNCW. He lives in historic downtown Wilmington.

"It was 1998 and I had just won a bargain at a local auction..."

By Shane Fernando

Wilmington NC –

Shane Fernando is curator of the Boseman Gallery at UNCW. He lives in historic downtown Wilmington.

"First recorded human settlers who discovered the region over ten thousand years ago were so mystified at its uniqueness that they surmised that it wasn't a natural phenomenon and certainly couldn't be human-made."

By Shane Fernando

Wilmington, NC –

Shane Fernando is curator of the Boseman Gallery at UNCW. He lives with his partner in historic downtown Wilmington.