PERCH Weekly Preview Friday, November 30th to Thursday, December 6th, 2012

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The PERCH promotes the success of off-campus, non-traditional, graduate, and military-affiliated students by providing resources, educational opportunities, and programs, which connect these populations to the university and Wilmington communities.
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Friday, November 30th

Island of Lights Parade 7:30 PM Between Harper & Hamlet Avenues, Carolina Beach, NC Free The Island of Lights Festival Christmas Parade proceeds from Atlanta Avenue down Lake Park Boulevard to the Federal Point Plaza in Carolina Beach. Floats, bands, and Santa Clause will be there to add to the festive holiday atmosphere. View the full schedule of events at the website listed below. (910) 458-5507 www.islandoflights.org

Amateur Drag Show 7:00 PM9:00 PM Burney Center Free PRIDE presents UNCWs first ever Amateur Drag Show. Come see our Seahawks compete in the World AIDS Day drag show. Hosted by Nevaeh Star with judges Austin Banghur, Eva Valentino, and Lonnah St. James. Competitors will be performing musical numbers dressed as the opposite gender. Best free entertainment on campus of the semester! Gregory Weygandt, gdw6257@uncw.edu

FILM: Premium Rush 7:00 & 10:00 PM Lumina Theater, Fisher Student Center $2 with Student ID; $4 for Non-Students Dodging speeding cars, crazed cabbies and eight million cranky pedestrians is all in a days work for Wilee, the best of New Yorks agile and aggressive bicycle messengers. It takes a special breed to ride the fixiesuper lightweight, single-gear bikes with no brakes and riders who are equal part skilled cyclists and nutcases who rick becoming a smear on the pavement every time they head into traffic. But a guy whos used to putting his life on the line is about to get more than even he is used to when his last envelope of the daya routine premium rush runturns into a life or death chase through the streets of Manhattan. Starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Michael Shannon, and Dania Ramirez. Rated PG-13. ACE Films, (910) 962-3842 Sharkys Box Office, (910) 962-4045

Saturday, December 1st

Battleship Alive 8:00 AM5:00 PM Battleship North Carolina 1 Battleship Road, Wilmington, NC Free with Admission$12 Adults; $10 Military & Seniors; $6 Children Ages 6-11; Free Children 5 & Under Battleship Alive allows visitors to watch and interact with World War II living history interpreters as they bring the Ship to life by re-enacting daily duties and drills. The Living History Crew gives insight into the daily life and routine of the crew aboard the USS North Carolina by explaining the duties specific to the sailors jobs and demonstrates some of the activities that occurred aboard the ship. The WAVES/Home Front unit portrays the lives of women in the Navy and of the men and women on the home front during the war. Shelly Robinson, (910) 251-5797 Red and Black Semi-Formal for HIV/AIDS 7:00 PM Warwick Center Free The UNCW Minority Association of Pre-Health Students and the Upperman African American Center invite students, faculty, and community guests to the inaugural Red and Black Semi-formal for HIV/AIDS. The evening features guest speakers, entertainment and refreshments. Semi-formal attire is required. Non-UNCW students please RSVP to the email address below by Friday, Nov. 30th. sb3081@uncw.edu

FILM: Elf 8:00 PM Lumina Theater, Fisher Student Center Free Come out and celebrate the end of the semester with ACE Films! There will be candy canes, hot chocolate, and cider for those who arrive early. Buddy is a human man who was raised by elves at the North Pole. After realizing that he doesnt quite fit in, he travels to New York City in search of his real father, which takes him on an adventure he will never forget. Starring Will Ferrell, James Caan, and Bob Newhart. Rated PG. Tickets available in Sharkys Box Office and Game Room one hour before the show. ACE Films, (910) 962-3842 Sharkys Box Office, (910) 962-4045

Sunday, December 2nd

10th Annual Wilmington Holiday Parade 6:10 PM North Front & Walnut Streets, Downtown Wilmington Free The 10th Annual Wilmington Holiday Parade begins at North Front and Walnut and travels south on Front to Orange and back north on Water Street. The reviewing stand is at Riverfront Park on North Water Street. Tammy Skinner, (910) 341-7855

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Ice Hockey: UNCW vs. NC State 11:00 AM Wilmington Ice House 7201 Ogden Business Lane, Wilmington, NC $8 Come support your UNCW Club Ice Hockey team as they take on the Wolfpack from NC State. Tickets available at the ticket window just before the game uncwhockeygm@gmail.com

Candyland Christmas Event 2012 1:00 PM4:30 PM Childrens Museum of Wilmington 116 Orange Street, Downtown Wilmington $20 Per Child; Free for Parents & Grandparents Celebrate the magic of the season with your entire family & Santa! Children will come make candy cottages, enjoy goodies, make homemade ornaments, story time, share their wish list with Santa, mix reindeer food, enjoy special holiday performances, and more! And, if you donate 5 canned goods to ConsiderIt (bring to the event), you will receive a free brass Wilmington Collectors Ornament! Tickets can be purchased online or by calling the number listed below. (910) 254-3534 www.playwilmington.org

Monday, December 3rd

Little Explorers Nature Program: Animal Armor Monday, Dec. 3rdTuesday, Dec. 4th 10:00 AM11:00 AM Halyburton Park 4099 South 17th Street, Wilmington, NC 28412 $3 Little Explorers Nature Program offers kids ages 2 to 5 a chance to discover nature through stories, songs, hands-on activities, hikes and crafts. This week's theme is Animal Armor. Pre-registration is required. (910) 341-0075 or info@halyburtonpark.com New Horizons Holiday Concert 7:30 PM Independence Mall 3500 Oleander Drive, Wilmington, NC Free The OLLI New Horizons Band Holiday Annual Holiday Concert at Independence Mall (JC Penney and Time Warner entrance) features festive songs to kickstart the season of joy. The band provides an ensemble experience for adult brass, woodwind, and percussion players interested in making music, and is directed by UNCW's Dr. John LaCognata. Songs include Jingle Bells Forever, Christmas Festival Medley, Bell Carol Fantasy, Nutcracker Suite, and Sleigh Ride. (910) 962-3195 or olli@uncw.edu Niki Hildebrand: New Glass On Display Through December 1:00 PM5:00 PM 621N4TH Gallery 621 North 4th Street, Downtown Wilmington Hildebrand graduated from the London Institute, Chelsea College of Art and Design and then from the Rhode Island School of Design. Hildebrand has exhibited and sold works in England, Ireland, Sweden, New Zealand, and the U.S. Engaged by the human condition, the artwork captures and highlights sensory parts of existence creating a play between solid visuals and defining the indefinable between communication and feelings. (910) 763-2012 www.621n4th.com

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Tuesday, December 4th

Pre-School Breakfast with Santa 9:00 AM10:00 AM Independence Mall Food Court 3500 Oleander Drive, Wilmington, NC $5 Per Child Breakfast with Santa provided by Chik-Fil-A followed by a ride on the Polar Express Train. Tickets must be purchased in advance by Friday, Nov. 30th. Tickets can be paid by cash or check made out to Independence Mall. Meaghan Hardgrove, (910) 392-1776 ext. 1004 www.shopindependencemall.com/events

Cape Fear Blues Jam 8:00 PM Rusty Nail 1310 South 5th Street, Downtown Wilmington Free The evening is notoriously well-run and allows all musicians who attend an opportunity to play: sets are limited to three songs or 20 minutes, whichever comes first. The music police insist on the blues, whether it's West Coast Jump, Delta Stomp, Detroit Soul, Piedmont Finger-Pickin' or South-Side Jukin'. The Cape Fear Blues Society provides all of the professional equipment so just bring your instrument and play the Blues. Sandy, (910) 251-1888

For the Love of Chocolate 6:30 PM Grub 2133 Wrightsville Avenue, Wilmington, NC $28 For the Love of Chocolate is a workshop on making raw, healthy, delicious chocolate for the holidays and beyond. Raw chocolate contains more than 300 nutritional compounds, aids with weight loss, increases vitality and has countless medical properties. This workshop will enable you to make your own raw chocolate for the holidays and beyond. You will learn the science, history, and benefits of Cacao, how to make raw fudge and raw truffles, how to make raw chocolate mousse, how to make a creamy coconut liquid truffle drink, and how to make creative flavors for the season. (910) 264-0464 or hello@thisisgrub.com www.thisisgrub.com

Wednesday, December 5th

Mens Basketball: UNCW vs. Coker College 8:00 PM Trask Coliseum Free with Student ID; $10 for Non-Students In a non-conference matchup, your UNCW Seahawks will take on the Coker College Cobras. Trask Ticket Office, (910) 962-3233 or 1-800-808-UNCW www.uncwsports.com

Nutt House Improv Troupe Wednesdays 9:00 PM, Doors Open at 8:00 PM Nutt St. Comedy Room 255 North Front Street, Downtown Wilmington $2 Come check out the weekly improv show and get your interactive laughs on. Box Office, (910) 251-7881 www.nuttstreet.com

Department of Music Honors Recital 7:30 PM8:30 PM Beckwith Recital Hall, Cultural Arts Building Free Join the Department of Music in celebration with performances by outstanding vocal and instrumental students in the music department. Open to the public. Ann Seymour, seymoura@uncw.edu or (910) 962-3415

Thursday, December 6th

Ugly Sweater Karaoke 10:00 PM Wagoner Hall Free Wear your ugliest holiday sweater and sing your heart out at the UNCWeekends Ugly Sweater Karaoke Party! Ugliest sweater wins a prize! Erica Brinsfield, ecb8199@uncw.edu www.facebook.com/groups/UNCWeekends

Desert Noises in Concert with Dearest We and Coastal Collective 10:30 PM, Doors Open at 9:30 PM SoapBox Laundro Lounge 255 North Front Street, Downtown Wilmington $6; $3 Surcharge for Under 21 Desert Noises is a group of four adventurers from Utah Valley, Utah. Ask about their recent musical influences, and youll extract a litany on the riches of Tom Petty, Fleetwood Mac, and Tame Impala. If it seems an unlikely trio of choices, it simply means that you havent yet become acquainted with their propulsive, jangle-rich breed of rock n roll. While one can pick out definite strains of blues and Americana, their often-ferocious delivery and penchant for shredding guitars elicits a powerful transcendence into psychedelic rock. (910) 251-8500 www.thesoapboxlive.com Fort Fisher Holiday Open House 10:00 AM5:00 PM Fort Fisher State Historic Site 1610 Fort Fisher Boulevard, Kure Beach, NC Free Enjoy seasonal refreshments, decorations, and live music by area choral and instrumental groups throughout the day. Special one-day discounts in the Museum Shop. For more details, call the number listed below. (910) 458-5538

__________ Save the Date for our Upcoming PERCH Events:

Non-Traditional Student Dinner Wednesday, January 9th 11:00am1:00pm Masonboro Island Room 2011, FSC Family Movie Matinee Saturday, February 17th 2:00pm5:00pm Lumina Theater Off-Campus Housing Fair Wednesday, February 27th 11:00am2:00pm Warwick Center

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