6 events found for March 11, 2010:

World-Maker for Diego, Manny, and Sid 10:00AM  An exhibition of landscape paintings by Xiangyuan (Jay) Jie featuring imagery of both the eastern and western United States runs through March 20th at Walls Fine Art Gallery in Wilmington, NC. Xiangyuan (Jay) Jie, a native of Hunan, China, now lives and paints full time in Atlanta, GA. He received his formal art education in China, Europe, and the United States. In 1982, Jie graduated with a BFA in theater set design from the Central Academy of Drama at Beijing. He then taught art and design at Hunan University. In 1987 and 1988, Jie studied and lectured at the Ecole Cantonal d’ Art de Lausanne, Switzerland. Upon immigrating to the United States, Jie taught at Auburn University as a visiting professor. In 1995, he received his master’s degree in industrial design from Georgia Tech. Since then, he had been working at the Disney and Fox Feature Animation studios as a background stylist and visual development artist. His screen credits include Mulan, Tarzan, Lilo & Stitch, Brother Bear, Ice Age 2 - The Meltdown. “Xiangyuan Jie (affectionately called Master Jay) painted a stunning color script that helped guide us in painting our keys. Master Jay is probably the best painter I have ever met (we don't throw around the title "Master" to just anyone). Sitting next to him was kind of like going to graduate school.” –Robert MacKensie on “Ice Age, The Meltdown” Jay’s expressive painterly approach is largely influenced by the direct and fluent style of early European, Russian, and American impressionists and realists. Jie enjoys painting people from life settings and landscape on location wherever he goes on the road trips. “There’s a hallway on the studio’s third floor where Disney artists show their own work in a gallery setting, and one day the wandering directors were exposed to the work of Xiangyuan (“Jay”) Jie. “Bob and I knew we wanted a real rugged, artful-looking film,” says Blaise. “We didn’t want it to be really detailed and highly rendered.” When they saw Jie’s bold, impressionistic landscapes, they were hooked. “You could see every brushstroke,” says Bob Walker, “and the way he handles color is incredible.” The rest of the unit was immediately trained to paint like Jie.” –Taylor Jessen, on the film “Brother Bear” Jay’s artworks have been featured in national and regional juried art exhibitions around the country. He has been published in Artist’s Magazine and International Artist’s Magazine, Southwest Art Magazine. He also received second place in 2003 and the honor award in 2002 and 2005 at the international competition sponsored by the Portrait Society of America. Jie also received third prize in Artist Magazine’s portrait competition in 1999. His landscape paintings were selected for the Top 100 in the 2002 and 2003 “Art for the Parks” competition, and received Landscape Art Award and Grand Teton Natural History Association Purchase Award and Judge's Choice Award. Xiangyuan (Jay) Jie is a member of the Portrait Society of America, Oil Painters of America and Plein Air Painters of West. Jay’s book, “Landscape Works of China” is available for sale at the gallery throughout the exhibition. Posted by: Walls Fine Art Gallery

THE WORLD IN BLACK AND WHITE 10:00AM  Black and white photography from around the world will be on display at the Wilmington Art Association's Gallery through the month of March . The exhibit is entitled "The World in Black and White" and features fine art photography by Gordon C. Webb. The local artist relocated to the Wilmington area after retiring from teaching at Ithaca College (Ithaca, NY). Continues thru March 25 at the Wilmington Art Gallery -- located at 616 Castle Street, and is open Tuesday thru Saturday between 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. (closed Sunday and Monday) Posted by: Wilmington Art Association

Mulligan"s Wake Interactive Dinner Theatre! 6:30PM  New Home – New Menu – STILL “FUN” They put the “fun” in funeral! Mulligan's Wake Dinner Theatre! "I have not danced that much in years" "The food was amazing" "Reminds me of my own dysfunctional family!" " We felt right at home & Loved the Irish Music." Are You Ready For Another Pint of Mulligan’s?! Mulligan's Wake Interactive Dinner Theatre - Back By Demand ! Unlike a traditional night at the movies or theatre where you watch a story unfold before you, Mulligan's Wake incorporates the audience into the action while they dine on superb Irish fare. The actors move among the audience, have conversations with them – and sometimes make them part of the show. Dress up for the funeral and be prepared upon arrival to meet a crazy Irish-Catholic family who have all gathered for a final, over-the-top farewell celebration. Audience members can interact with the cast, join in or sit back and relax. There will be a upscale Irish dinner and a wake to honor the memory of dear ole' Rory. This Irish celebration is full of drinking, toasting, dancing and singing – a hilarious form of entertainment full of twists and turns that will leave you and your friends in stitches When: Mulligan's Wake runs every Thursday in March with added shows March 12th, March 13th, and a SPECIAL Wednesday March 17th St. Paddy's Show with LIVE Music! We Put the Fun in Funeral. Doors open at 6:30pm for dinner. Where: Front Street Brewery Third Floor Beam Room! Downtown Wilmington 9 North Front Street What: Interactive Theatre and traditional Irish dinner . Menu: Starter: Irish Cream of Mussel Soup Sautéed mussels in a white wine & cream broth Entrée Choices: Pan-Seared Filet Medallions USDA Choice Filet Medallions pan-seared in a Jameson Demi-Glaze Drunken Salmon Grilled Salmon with a Sweet Irish Whiskey Reduction Lentil Sheppard’s Pie A vegetarian version of that famous traditional pie. Boxty Pan Fried Buttermilk Potato Cakes Sautéed assorted seasonal vegetables Irish Soda Bread and Bailey’s Irish Cream Mousse Shooter Cost: $45 (Includes show, dinner, tax and gratuity) All major credit cards accepted. Contact: Porch Theatre Company P: 910-232-6611 porchtheatre.com Reservations Required & Limited Seating. ************************************ Coming in April and May Every Thursday at The beam Room! A Night of Love and Mystery Clue! Join all of your favorite characters from the world’s most famous whodunit board game as their criminal capers come to life onstage. This fast-paced farce will leave audiences ‘dying’ with laughter! Murder, madness, mystery, and mayhem. Seven suspects, six weapons… how many bodies? Mulligans Big Fat Irish Wedding You have been invited to be a guest at a wacky and wild Irish Wedding. There is the Gallant Groom Seamus Mulligan, the Mystery Bride and the family favorite Father with Flair Flanagan. Before you witness the wedding the Mulligan's come to your table to greet and gossip. Watch out for the Mother of the bride, we hear she is not thrilled about the nuptials. You can dance, sing and eat Cake! Everyone is anticipating a happy ending, but... -- Suzanne Smith Porch Theatre Company 232-6611 porchtheatre.com -- Posted by: Porch Theatre Company

Poetry at Bottega 7:00PM  7-9 Poetry workshop 9-11 “Jean Jones Presents” Call 910.763.3737 for details. Bottega Art Bar & Gallery 208 North Front Street Downtown Wilmington Posted by: bottega art & wine

The Maid. Cinematique. Archives Theatre. $7. General Admission. 7:30PM  Tickets for this event may be purchased online by clicking here The gulf between the upstairs and downstairs lives of servants and their employers has never been more intriguingly and psychologically explored than in The Maid. Forty-one year old Raquel has worked for the Valdez family for 23 years. They depend on her for succor and support as she maintains the household but she is slowly showing signs of strain and the concerned family hires another maid to assist her. The delicate household balance is changed and Raquel responds unexpectedly. Thanks to the subtle performance of Catalina Saavedra, Raquel is revealed to us slowly as we come to understand her complexity and depth. Director Sebastián Silva’s comic diversions provide viewer relief while sustaining the film’s tension. Starring Catalina Saavedra, Claudia Celedón, Mariana Loyola and Alejandro Garcia-Huidobro. 95 minutes. Not rated by the MPAA. In Spanish with English subtitles. Visit the official website for this film Ticket Purchase Options for this Event: Tickets for this event may be purchased online by clicking here or you may purchase tickets in person or by telephone with a Visa or MasterCard at the Thalian Hall Center Box Office, located in the lobby of Thalian Hall at 310 Chestnut St. in historic downtown Wilmington, NC. Local telephone: 343-3664 Toll-free long distance: 1-800-523-2820 Box Office Hours Wednesday through Saturday: 2:00 to 6:00 PM, or until curtain. Sunday through Tuesday: Two hours prior to curtain. Posted by: Thalian Hall Center for the Performing Arts

First Look: Namaste, Indiana at the Browncoat Pub & Theatre 8:00PM  This is the Brown Coat's experimental theater, an opportunity see new plays as they are being developed, and audiences can offer instant feedback. The first performance in the series is Namaste, Indiana -- an uplifting comedy written by local playwright John Grudzien. When a mysterious young man moves to a rural Indiana town in the 1950's and opens a Yoga studio, he is met with curiousity and resentment. Some of the conservative citizens even try to shut him down, but he ends up changing the town and the people in it. SUNDAY PERFORMANCE BEGINS AT 5pm. Students admitted for $5. Posted by: Brown Coat Pub & Theatre