| CAM CAFÃ: Come for the treat of the Café's fresh flavorful offerings as new lunch and brunch  menus debut this month, Lunch Tuesday - Saturday 11:00 am - 3:00 pm, Sunday Brunch 10:00 am - 3:00 pm, Wednesday Tapas and Thursday full dinner menu 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm. Tonight's specials include: Classic Grilled Hanger Steak, Lamb Lollipops and Outer Banks Tuna Steaks. Reservations are suggested and always appreciated.
UPCOMING SPECIAL EVENTS: Don't forget Easter Sunday is March 27 reserve your seats for Easter Brunch, three seatings with music by Al DiMarco, accordion, piano and singer. On Thursday March 24 and April 21 come enjoy a Low Country Boil Oyster Roast before oyster season wraps. For details and to make reservations call 910.777.2363.
JAZZ @ THE CAM Series: David Pankey Trio Weyerhaeuser Reception Hall Welcome to the Jazz @ The CAM series for the first time from the Charlotte area, the David Pankey Trio with David Pankey, piano, Jeff Holland, orchestra bass and vocals and Abdullah Rahman, drums and percussions. Their straight ahead approach to jazz standards has placed them in the position of the first choice for "elegant jazz" performances in the region.
Although these three musicians all now reside in North Carolina, they have performed individually in national and international venues over the years. Their synergistic approach to musical presentations will be obvious during their performance. Click below to purchase seats on CAM website and by phone. Many performances have sold out this season, don't wait to purchase at the door the night of and walk away disappointed! Also, make your Café reservations for dinner before or after the concert, see above.
ABOUT THE MUSICIANS: DAVID PANKEY, PIANO Since retiring from BellSouth Corporation over a decade ago David has pursued and realized his passion of enjoying life as a jazz pianist, giving memorable performances in many venues in and out of the United States. He was the opening act for the late singer Joe Williams and master pianist Ramsey Lewis. David, with bassist Jeff Holland, have several original compositions as well as unique arrangements of jazz standards to their credit. JEFF HOLLAND, ORCHESTRA BASS, VOCALS Jeff and David Pankey originally met in the mid 1980's. Although Jeff has performed with many national and international artists in various musical venues, his roots remain firmly in jazz. A world class musician Jeff's early education began near Paris, France. His fluency in French led to a career as a French instructor with the Charlotte/ Mecklenburg School System. In addition to being a superb bassist, Jeff includes great vocals within the group's repertoire. ABDULLAH RAHMAN, DRUMS/PERCUSSIONS Abdullah Rahman and David Pankey have crossed musical paths many times over the past 20 years. Abdullah adds a wonderful dimension to the trio, and as an independent artist he has traveled internationally with highly acclaimed musicians. During the past two years he has made two trips to perform in Russia, where in one trip he performed in thirteen cities in fourteen days. A New Jersey native, Abdullah obtained a master's degree in music from the North Carolina School of the Arts. *Second Thursday concert date
"Young Musical Stars" - UNCW Community Music Academy Wednesday March 16 7:00 pm  CAM Members and Students with valid college ID: $5.00, Non-Members: $8.00 Weyerhaeuser Reception Hall In their first outreach performance UNC Wilmington's Community Music Academy (CMA) students, ages 5 -18, present a repertoire which will vary from Suzuki to Max Bruch with instruments to include: violin, piano and cello. Inspired and led by Dr. Danijela Zezelj-Gualdi, Artistic Director of CMA and join us in supporting Wilmington's young musical talent and find out more about UNCW's CMA programs. Purchase seats by phone and at the door, and online beginning Wednesday March 9.
LUNCH & LEARN ILLUSTRATED LECTURE: Jan Davidson, Historian "Claude Howell's 1940s: Wilmington, New York, Europe" Thursday March 17 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Program Only: CAM/CFM Members and Students with valid college ID: $5.00, Non-Members: $8.00  CAM Café Box Lunch: $15.00 (drink, tax & tip included) Weyerhaeuser Reception Hall By the end of his life, Claude Howell (March 17, 1915 - February 3, 1997) was an artist, a raconteur, and a fixture in the Wilmington cultural scene. What was his life like before he had a national reputation? Join Cape Fear Museum Historian Jan Davidson as she explores Claude Howell's life and experiences in the late 1940s, a pivotal time in his artistic and professional life. See Wilmington, New York and Europe through Howell's diaries and scrapbooks. Held in conjunction with the exhibition Reflections in Black and White on view at the Cape Fear Museum. Call CAM Café for box lunch order by 3:00 pm Tuesday Mar. 15: 910.777.2363, no outside food allowed. Purchase program seats by phone and at the door, and online beginning Wednesday March 9. |
CURRENT EXHIBITIONS:
The Bones Of Sculpture by Dustin Farnsworth Hughes Wing  On view through June 5, 2016 CAM debuts its new acquisition to the permanent collection in context of seven other works by this rising artist. Inspired by 19th century architecture of the theatre, Farnsworth reflects, "I create a lush, emotionally-charged rabbit hole to fall into and explore. These sculptures act as anthropological studies of cultural, familial and social heredity of a culture in the interim of post-industry and the coming age." Farnsworth, a recent resident artist at Penland School of Craft (2012-2015) is now continuing his studio practice as a Windgate resident and Honorary Fellow at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (2015-2016).
Hughes Wing  On view through July 10, 2016 Considered to be the oldest front curtain for a theatre in the Americas, the original 1858 curtain from historic Thalian Hall Center for the Performing Arts, Wilmington, NC, travels to CAM for conservation. Painted by Hudson River inspired artist, Russell Smith (Glasgow, Scotland 1812 - Glenside, PA, 1896), the 14 x 32 foot curtain features a scene from ancient Greece: A bustling harbor at the foot of Apollo's temple where stripe-sailed galleys dock to hear oracles read on the eve of the Olympic games. Visitors can compare old and new in witnessing local artists paint a new full scale replica of Thalian's original curtain in the exhibition galleries. 
This project was supported by the NC Arts Council, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources |
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