Community Calendar

The LiveLung Wilmington Chapter brings together people impacted by lung cancer—patients, survivors, care partners, and loved ones—for education, connection, and support.

We meet in person on the 1st Thursday of each month at 12:30 pm at:

Hampton Inn – Medical Park
2320 S. 17th Street
Wilmington, NC 28401

Each meeting features expert speakers sharing the latest information about lung cancer, along with time to connect with others who understand the journey.

This Month’s Topic: "Beyond Scans: A New Way to Monitor Lung Cancer]"
Guest Speaker: Crystal Hoberg, MSN, APRN, FNP-C

A free lunch is provided, so please register and place your lunch order at least 24 hours in advance.
Register here:

https://forms.zohopublic.com/lynnlive1/form/WilmingtonMeetingRegistration/formperma/LCTmHs3w8bQwSEtdJenknE4JPXa_ZinT1cUWmVLhAdw

Everyone impacted by lung cancer is welcome.
Education. Community. Empowerment.

$5 Suggested Donation
Registration Required

Founded in 2009 by cellist and conductor Stephen Framil and Wilmington artist Christine Farley, the 18th Annual Port City Music Festival 2026 is a summer concert series committed to the highest quality of performance and making the experience of great music accessible to all.

Community Master Class 4:30-6:30 PM
Festival Concert 7 PM

In partnership with the Wilmington Symphony Youth Orchestra programs.

Banks Hunter, Violinist
Lijah Pope, Pianist
Sincere Cuttino, Cellist
Sully Edgerton, Violinist
Julia Gualdi, Violinist
Hope Mueksch, Pianist

Registration Required; $5 Suggested donation
Your donations support this and other programming for the community.

Wilmington’s beloved free-to-the-public performances return with something truly special, The Shakespeare Dream Festival —where visitors and locals alike gather for free, family-friendly performances of the Bard’s most beloved works under the stars at Greenfield Lake Amphitheater.
Cape Fear Shakespeare – 34th Season Shakespeare Dream Festival Celebration!
• A Midsummer Night’s Dream – CF Shakespeare on the Green • 12th Night, or What Evah – The Shakespeare Youth Company • The Shakespeare Dream Garden

Art in Bloom Gallery is eager to introduce you to the ceramic sculptures and paintings of guest artists Hannah Fridholm & Lisa J. Mullikin – two recent arrivals to our region with fresh perspectives to share! Ceramicist Hannah Fridholm explores the fragility of memory and the fleeting moments that shape our lives, using clay as a medium to embody transformation and impermanence. Through hand-built sculptures and textured forms, she captures the delicate nature of human experiences. Painter & architect Lisa J. Mullikin focuses on the relationships we have with regional landscapes, and the cultural connections we have to place. Since moving to Wilmington, Lisa’s oils have reflected the area’s unique relationships between the placid land, dynamic sky and the formidable ocean.
In the landscape of human experience, a "desire path" is the unplanned route carved by choices, losses, and transformations. Through incorporating mixed media into their creations, Lisa & Hannah explore the intersections between nature, history, and imagination - the transitory moments when we move from one space to the next. This is not unlike our lives in transition, when we are heading down a certain path but suddenly feel compelled to walk through the untrodden meadow searching and hoping for something wild and unexpected. Altogether, “Desire Path” honors memories and the trail we carve into the earth when we stray from the path.
Join us in the gallery on Sunday, April 26th, 2-5pm for our Artist Reception! Enjoy special refreshments, meet our artists, and enjoy live music by jazz guitarist Roger Davis! This exhibit will run through June 7th, alongside a new selection of featured works by our 30+ Gallery Artists.

The Burgwin-Wright House is excited to celebrate our 100th art show in our gallery by welcoming back local artist, Janet Sessoms, for her show "Colorful Reflections.”

The Opening reception, in conjunction with Fourth Friday Gallery Nights, is on Friday, March 27 from 6-9PM.

Sessoms artworks will be on display and for sale in our art gallery through June 20th. Admission is free. The gallery is open Monday-Saturday 10am-4pm.

About the Artist
Janet B. Sessoms, who works primarily in oils, describes her style as painterly realism. Her paintings reflect her fascination with the effects of light on the environment and inanimate objects, as well as her fondness for the landscapes of the southeast. Sessoms wanted to be an artist since the age of eight. An art educator for 22 years, Sessoms retired fourteen years ago and has been realizing her dream ever since. A self-described, life-long learner, she enjoys taking workshops by nationally renowned artists. Sessoms maintains a studio at ArtworksTM and is an active member of the Wilmington Art Association, the Art League of Leland, and Oil Painters of America. To view the artist’s portfolio visit www.janetbsessoms.com.

Explore the waters on a custom pontoon boat around Masonboro Island and Wrightsville Beach. Captained by a naturalist ,this one hour trip provides a combination of natural history and local flora and fauna ecology

Join us for a public tour of Boundless, a sculpture by NC artist Stephen Hayes commemorating the United States Colored Troops and their fight for freedom.

Get Your Tickets Here for our FIRST production!
Have you ever wanted to act, sing, and dance onstage but never had the time? Now is your chance! The Hannah Block Historic USO/Community Arts Center (HBHUSO/CAC) is thrilled to launch Let’s Take The Stage — a new, free theatre program for adults aged fifty-five and over that celebrates creativity, connection, and the joy of performing. This exciting new initiative offers opportunities for older adults to engage in the performing arts community and take center stage, regardless of prior experience.
Launching with Guys & Dolls SR
The program’s inaugural production will be the classic musical comedy Guys & Dolls SR, directed by theatre veteran Laurene Perry. The show is part of Music Theatre International’s Broadway Senior Collection, which adapts beloved musicals to meet the needs and abilities of performers fifty-five and older — featuring accessible scripts and a lively 60-minute runtime.

Show Dates and Times: June 5 – 7, 2026, Fri. – Sat. 7:30 pm, Sun. 3:00 pm
Location: 2nd Street Stage, HBHUSO/Community Arts Center, 120 S. 2nd Street
Tickets: Available at www.wilmingtoncommunityarts.org or 910-341-7860
Price: $15 plus preservation fee & tax
Considered by many to be the perfect musical comedy, Guys and Dolls ran for 1,200 performances when it opened on Broadway in 1950. It received nearly unanimous positive reviews from critics and won a bevy of awards, including Tony Awards, Drama Desks and Oliviers. Frequently revived, the show has been done with numerous all-star casts, including productions/concerts featuring Ewan McGregor, Jane Krakowski, Brian Stokes Mitchell and Jessica Biel. Performers 55+ can now join this illustrious group in Guys and Doll SR!
Set in Damon Runyon’s mythical New York City, Guys and Dolls SR. is an oddball romantic comedy. Gambler, Nathan Detroit, tries to find the cash to set up the biggest craps game in town while the authorities breathe down his neck; meanwhile, his girlfriend and nightclub performer, Adelaide, laments that they’ve been engaged for fourteen years. Nathan turns to fellow gambler, Sky Masterson, for the dough, and Sky ends up chasing the straight-laced missionary, Sarah Brown, as a result. Guys and Dolls SR. takes us from the heart of Times Square to the cafes of Havana, Cuba, and even into the sewers of New York City, but eventually everyone ends up right where they belong – all in 60 minutes!

Wilmington’s beloved free-to-the-public performances return with something truly special, The Shakespeare Dream Festival —where visitors and locals alike gather for free, family-friendly performances of the Bard’s most beloved works under the stars at Greenfield Lake Amphitheater.
Cape Fear Shakespeare – 34th Season Shakespeare Dream Festival Celebration!
• A Midsummer Night’s Dream – CF Shakespeare on the Green • 12th Night, or What Evah – The Shakespeare Youth Company • The Shakespeare Dream Garden

Art in Bloom Gallery is eager to introduce you to the ceramic sculptures and paintings of guest artists Hannah Fridholm & Lisa J. Mullikin – two recent arrivals to our region with fresh perspectives to share! Ceramicist Hannah Fridholm explores the fragility of memory and the fleeting moments that shape our lives, using clay as a medium to embody transformation and impermanence. Through hand-built sculptures and textured forms, she captures the delicate nature of human experiences. Painter & architect Lisa J. Mullikin focuses on the relationships we have with regional landscapes, and the cultural connections we have to place. Since moving to Wilmington, Lisa’s oils have reflected the area’s unique relationships between the placid land, dynamic sky and the formidable ocean.
In the landscape of human experience, a "desire path" is the unplanned route carved by choices, losses, and transformations. Through incorporating mixed media into their creations, Lisa & Hannah explore the intersections between nature, history, and imagination - the transitory moments when we move from one space to the next. This is not unlike our lives in transition, when we are heading down a certain path but suddenly feel compelled to walk through the untrodden meadow searching and hoping for something wild and unexpected. Altogether, “Desire Path” honors memories and the trail we carve into the earth when we stray from the path.
Join us in the gallery on Sunday, April 26th, 2-5pm for our Artist Reception! Enjoy special refreshments, meet our artists, and enjoy live music by jazz guitarist Roger Davis! This exhibit will run through June 7th, alongside a new selection of featured works by our 30+ Gallery Artists.