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7 Wilmington weekend entertainment highlights

Saturday: Cirque Flip Fabrique’s ’Blizzard’OK, so the Great Wilmington Snowpacalypse 2020 didn’t quite happen. On the other hand, you almost certainly won’t be disappointed by “Blizzard,” a touring show from the acrobatic circus and performance troupe Cirque Flip Fabrique. Playful, creative and highly athletic, “Blizzard” is described as “visual poetry” inspired by the wonderment of a winter whiteout. Details: 7:30 p.m. Feb. 29 at the CFCC Wilson Center, 703 N. Third St., Wilmington. $31-$84, plus taxes and fees. 910-362-7999 or WilsonCenterTickets.com. [FRANCIS FONTAINE]
Saturday: Cirque Flip Fabrique’s ’Blizzard’OK, so the Great Wilmington Snowpacalypse 2020 didn’t quite happen. On the other hand, you almost certainly won’t be disappointed by “Blizzard,” a touring show from the acrobatic circus and performance troupe Cirque Flip Fabrique. Playful, creative and highly athletic, “Blizzard” is described as “visual poetry” inspired by the wonderment of a winter whiteout. Details: 7:30 p.m. Feb. 29 at the CFCC Wilson Center, 703 N. Third St., Wilmington. $31-$84, plus taxes and fees. 910-362-7999 or WilsonCenterTickets.com. [FRANCIS FONTAINE]
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Friday: Blue Footed BoobiesThe Wilmington psyche-blues duo -- Logan Chaucer on vocals and guitar, with Sam Baker on drums -- have built a local following with hard-driving tunes and a dynamic, sweaty live show. This weekend they’ll be headlining their biggest local venue to date when they play the Brooklyn Arts Center for the FIJI Islander Experience, a fundraiser for Indo Jax Surf Camp, which teaches visually impaired children to surf. Opening acts are Charlotte alt/folk rockers Swim in the Wild and Wilmington supergroup Evening Shadows, which contains members of local bands ASG, White Tiger and the Bed of Roses, Valient Thorr and others. Details: 7 p.m. doors, 7:30 p.m. show Feb. 28 at the Brooklyn Arts Center, 516 N. Fourth St., Wilmington. $10. BrooklynArtsNC.com
Friday: Blue Footed BoobiesThe Wilmington psyche-blues duo -- Logan Chaucer on vocals and guitar, with Sam Baker on drums -- have built a local following with hard-driving tunes and a dynamic, sweaty live show. This weekend they’ll be headlining their biggest local venue to date when they play the Brooklyn Arts Center for the FIJI Islander Experience, a fundraiser for Indo Jax Surf Camp, which teaches visually impaired children to surf. Opening acts are Charlotte alt/folk rockers Swim in the Wild and Wilmington supergroup Evening Shadows, which contains members of local bands ASG, White Tiger and the Bed of Roses, Valient Thorr and others. Details: 7 p.m. doors, 7:30 p.m. show Feb. 28 at the Brooklyn Arts Center, 516 N. Fourth St., Wilmington. $10. BrooklynArtsNC.com
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All weekend: ’Lizzie: The Musical’After sustaining significant damage during Hurricane Florence in 2018, the North Front Theatre (formerly City Stage) reopens with a production of “Lizzie: The Musical.” The show, presented by Panache Theatrical Productions, sets the notorious story of Lizzie Borden, who was acquitted of murdering her father and stepmother in 1892, to a rock score, steampunk-style design and an emotional backstory of sexual abuse and hidden sexuality. Panache is bringing the show back after a successful 2019 run in Thalian Hall’s studio theater. It’s up for nine awards at the StarNews Wilmington Theater Awards in March, including Best Musical; Best Director of a Musical for Anthony Lawson; Best Actress in a Musical for Georgie Simon; and Best Supporting Actress in a Musical for Heather Setzler and Meagan Golden. Details: 7:30 p.m. Feb. 27-29 and March 5-7, 3 p.m. March 1 and 8 at North Front Theatre, 21 N. Front St., fifth floor, Wilmington. $25-$28, $22 for seniors, students and military. 910-679-6038 or PanacheTheatre.com
All weekend: ’Lizzie: The Musical’After sustaining significant damage during Hurricane Florence in 2018, the North Front Theatre (formerly City Stage) reopens with a production of “Lizzie: The Musical.” The show, presented by Panache Theatrical Productions, sets the notorious story of Lizzie Borden, who was acquitted of murdering her father and stepmother in 1892, to a rock score, steampunk-style design and an emotional backstory of sexual abuse and hidden sexuality. Panache is bringing the show back after a successful 2019 run in Thalian Hall’s studio theater. It’s up for nine awards at the StarNews Wilmington Theater Awards in March, including Best Musical; Best Director of a Musical for Anthony Lawson; Best Actress in a Musical for Georgie Simon; and Best Supporting Actress in a Musical for Heather Setzler and Meagan Golden. Details: 7:30 p.m. Feb. 27-29 and March 5-7, 3 p.m. March 1 and 8 at North Front Theatre, 21 N. Front St., fifth floor, Wilmington. $25-$28, $22 for seniors, students and military. 910-679-6038 or PanacheTheatre.com
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All weekend: ’The Sound of Music’Opera House Theatre Co. presents the stage version of the classic musical by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II featuring such favorites as “My Favorite Things,” “Sixteen Going on Seventeen,” “Do-Re-Mi” and a half-dozen others. It’s based on the true story of the widower Georg von Trapp, an Austrian army officer who fled the country with his family -- and his wife, Maria, formerly his children’s nanny -- rather than fight for Germany’s Nazi party during World War II. Elizabeth Stovall, who’s a former Miss North Carolina, a graduate of the University of North Carolina Wilmington and a trained opera singer, is playing the iconic role of Maria, while Wilmington theater vet Zach Hanner takes on the part of Captain von Trapp. Details: 7:30 p.m. Feb. 27-29 and March 5-7, 3 p.m. Feb. 29-March 1 and March 7-8 at Thalian Hall, 310 Chestnut St., Wilmingto. $25-$33, plus taxes and fees. 910-632-2285 or ThalianHall.org [PHOTO BY ERIK MAASCH]
All weekend: ’The Sound of Music’Opera House Theatre Co. presents the stage version of the classic musical by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II featuring such favorites as “My Favorite Things,” “Sixteen Going on Seventeen,” “Do-Re-Mi” and a half-dozen others. It’s based on the true story of the widower Georg von Trapp, an Austrian army officer who fled the country with his family -- and his wife, Maria, formerly his children’s nanny -- rather than fight for Germany’s Nazi party during World War II. Elizabeth Stovall, who’s a former Miss North Carolina, a graduate of the University of North Carolina Wilmington and a trained opera singer, is playing the iconic role of Maria, while Wilmington theater vet Zach Hanner takes on the part of Captain von Trapp. Details: 7:30 p.m. Feb. 27-29 and March 5-7, 3 p.m. Feb. 29-March 1 and March 7-8 at Thalian Hall, 310 Chestnut St., Wilmingto. $25-$33, plus taxes and fees. 910-632-2285 or ThalianHall.org [PHOTO BY ERIK MAASCH]
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Friday: Courtney Lynn & QuinnThis Charlotte folk band has roots in Wilmington: Singer Quinn Russell was born and raised in the Port City. With Quinn’s wife, the singer and guitarist Courtney Lynn Russell, the band -- which also includes bassist Luke Barnette and drummer Steven Cornacchia -- is a vocal powerhouse. Rootsy songs feature lots of harmonies, naturally, and the band’s new album, “Remiss,” chronicles a series of different relationships. Details: 8:30 p.m. doors, 9:30 p.m. show Feb. 28 at Bourgie Nights, 127 Princess St., Wilmington. $7 in advance, $10 day of show. Facebook.com/bourgienights
Friday: Courtney Lynn & QuinnThis Charlotte folk band has roots in Wilmington: Singer Quinn Russell was born and raised in the Port City. With Quinn’s wife, the singer and guitarist Courtney Lynn Russell, the band -- which also includes bassist Luke Barnette and drummer Steven Cornacchia -- is a vocal powerhouse. Rootsy songs feature lots of harmonies, naturally, and the band’s new album, “Remiss,” chronicles a series of different relationships. Details: 8:30 p.m. doors, 9:30 p.m. show Feb. 28 at Bourgie Nights, 127 Princess St., Wilmington. $7 in advance, $10 day of show. Facebook.com/bourgienights
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Sunday: Brierwood EnsembleThe Wilmington-based chamber music group -- violinist Linda Estep, violist Clark Spencer, bassoonist Helena Kopchick Spencer and harpist Christina Brier -- will play music both old and new during this Sunday afternoon concert. In addition to Mozart’s Duo in G for violin and viola (composed in 1783) and Alec Wilder’s “Phyllis McGinley Song Cycle” (1979), Brierwood will play the regional premiere of Jenni Brandon’s “Ahead of All Parting.” Details: 3 p.m. March 1 at Ronald Sachs Violins, 616-B Castle St., Wilmington. $20, $10 for students and low-income patrons. 910-833-5751 or BrierwoodEnsemble.com
Sunday: Brierwood EnsembleThe Wilmington-based chamber music group -- violinist Linda Estep, violist Clark Spencer, bassoonist Helena Kopchick Spencer and harpist Christina Brier -- will play music both old and new during this Sunday afternoon concert. In addition to Mozart’s Duo in G for violin and viola (composed in 1783) and Alec Wilder’s “Phyllis McGinley Song Cycle” (1979), Brierwood will play the regional premiere of Jenni Brandon’s “Ahead of All Parting.” Details: 3 p.m. March 1 at Ronald Sachs Violins, 616-B Castle St., Wilmington. $20, $10 for students and low-income patrons. 910-833-5751 or BrierwoodEnsemble.com
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Sunday: Engelbert HumperdinckThe epitome of smoothly crooned, delicious pop cheese, the British singer Humperdinck, 83, has been a star since 1967, when his cover of the well-trod song “Release Me” hit No. 4 on the Billboard charts. Forgoing a tuxedo for an open collar and thick mustache, he got a Grammy nomination for his Totally ’70s hit “After the Lovin’ ” and later picked up in Vegas where Elvis left off (but with perhaps more of a wink at his own over-the-top stage persona). Humperdinck has always toured, and he picked up another Grammy nomination in 2002 for “Always Hear The Harmony: The Gospel Sessions,” which made good use of a voice that hits right in the sweet spot of where country, gospel and pop connect. At the Wilson Center on Sunday, he’ll be singing all of his favorite hits and trying out a few contemporary tunes as well. Details: 7:30 p.m. March 1 at the CFCC Wilson Center, 703 N. Third St., Wilmington. $46-$133, plus taxes and fees. 910-362-7999 or WilsonCenterTickets.com.
Sunday: Engelbert HumperdinckThe epitome of smoothly crooned, delicious pop cheese, the British singer Humperdinck, 83, has been a star since 1967, when his cover of the well-trod song “Release Me” hit No. 4 on the Billboard charts. Forgoing a tuxedo for an open collar and thick mustache, he got a Grammy nomination for his Totally ’70s hit “After the Lovin’ ” and later picked up in Vegas where Elvis left off (but with perhaps more of a wink at his own over-the-top stage persona). Humperdinck has always toured, and he picked up another Grammy nomination in 2002 for “Always Hear The Harmony: The Gospel Sessions,” which made good use of a voice that hits right in the sweet spot of where country, gospel and pop connect. At the Wilson Center on Sunday, he’ll be singing all of his favorite hits and trying out a few contemporary tunes as well. Details: 7:30 p.m. March 1 at the CFCC Wilson Center, 703 N. Third St., Wilmington. $46-$133, plus taxes and fees. 910-362-7999 or WilsonCenterTickets.com.
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