🌱 Orange Street Artsfest and 11 more events

Hello Kings Grant! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Orange Street Artsfest at Hannah Block Historic USO/Community Arts Center
• A250th: Port City Highland Games at Port City Highland Games

Today's riddle: what do you call a rabbit with fleas? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 76 and low of 61 degrees.
• Thursday: Partly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 79, low: 48.
• Friday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 79 and low of 58 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Kings Grant

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Saturday May 23

• Orange Street Artsfest →
  Hannah Block Historic USO/Community Arts Center, 120 S 2nd St, Wilmington
  9:00 am

Saturday May 30

• A250th: Port City Highland Games →
  Port City Highland Games, 3600 Randall Pkwy, Wilmington
  9:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday May 13

• Pesticide Safety School →
  New Hanover County, NC Calendar, 6206 Oleander Dr, Wilmington
  7:30 am
• Bird Walk →
  New Hanover County, NC Calendar, 300 Airlie Road, Wilmington
  8:00 am
• Small Business Coalition - 1 Million Cups
  Wilmington Chamber of Commerce UNCW CIE: 803 College Rd G, Wilmington, NC 28403
  9:00 am
• Backyard Sustainability Series - Registration Coming Soon →
  New Hanover County, NC Calendar, 6206 Oleander Dr, Wilmington
  5:30 pm

Thursday May 14

• Extension Program →
  New Hanover County, NC Calendar, 6206 Oleander Dr, Wilmington
  9:00 am
• Board of Commissioners Agenda Review Meeting →
  New Hanover County, NC Calendar, 230 Government Center Dr Conference Rooms 137-139, Wilmington
  11:00 am
• NHC Commission on African American History Heritage and Culture Meeting →
  New Hanover County, NC Calendar, 230 Government Center Drive, Wilmington
  4:00 pm
• The Wilmington Girls Club: Girl Dinner at Marina Grill →
  Marina Grill, 18 Harnett St, Wilmington
  5:00 pm
• 2026 - After-Hours BizMix sponsored by Covey
  Wilmington Chamber of Commerce Covey 1610 Tiburon Drive Wilmington, NC 28403
  5:30 pm

Friday May 15

• Future Islands →
  Greenfield Lake Amphitheater, 1941 Amphitheatre Dr, Wilmington
  6:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Wilmington

• As Memorial Day nears, this Wilmington cemetery is hallowed ground (starnewsonline.com)
• 'NC Folk Festival Goes East' comes to Wilmington this weekend (wect.com)
• Battleship North Carolina program to examine Wilmington's Civil War shipwreck history (wwaytv3.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Bugs Bunny ! (Thank you bruce A. for sending it in!)
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