Friday, January 9, 2009

Upcoming Event Reminder

"Fear Factor" is coming to Friday Night Live at the Pleasure Island Drama Club. You’ve seen the show on television now you can get a taste of it first hand! Tonight starting at 6:00 p.m., kids from 4th grade through 8th grade are invited to attend Fear Factor Night at the Club House. Come out and test your mental and physical abilities if you dare. Admission is $10.00. The Club House is located at 1016 N. Lake Park Blvd., #19, in Carolina Beach. For more information see www.pleasureislanddramaclub.com

For those who haven’t heard, the Carolina Shag Club is now Shanty’s Beach and Blues Club. New owner, David Wade, would like to introduce the club to you with a soft opening on Saturday, January 10th starting at 3:30 p.m. Annual membership dues are $15/person or $20/couple. Please contact David Wade at shantysbeachclub@yahoo.com for more information and to obtain your membership card in advance.

In case you haven’t travelled over the bridge lately, Staples in Monkey Junction is now open. Come out and join our (soon to be) newest member for their Grand Opening Celebration on Saturday, January 10th at 9:00 a.m. Make sure to get there early as Staples will be offering special deals to its customers. The new Staples is located at 5613 Carolina Beach Road next to Home Depot. www.staples.com

The Ashley High School PTO in conjunction with Ocean Grill & Tiki Bar have teamed up for school spirit night. On the 2nd Monday of each month, the Ocean Grill has agreed to donate 20% of your bill to the PTO. Even better, for the entire month of January, the Ocean Grill’s dinner menu is 50% off. Just mention to the hostess or your server that you are there to support Ashley High School. The first night for the Ashley High School Spirit Night will be Monday, January 12th so make sure to head out to Ocean Grill & Tiki Bar for great food, at 50% off, with 20% of your bill going to this wonderful High School and Organization. For a complete menu from the Ocean Grill, visit them on the web at www.oceangrill.us

This past year’s Annual Membership Dinner certainly was an event to remember. Our own Jimmy Lippard of Pleasure Island Photography was there and captured hundreds of wonderful photos of our group. Jimmy would like you to know that these pictures are available for purchase on his website. Click on the link below for direct access.
http://pleasureislandphotography.smugmug.com/Pleasure%20Island%20Chamber%20of%20Commerce

Fort Fisher State Historic Site is holding their annual "Fort Fisher Then and Now" event on Saturday, January 17th from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. This will mark the 144th Anniversary of the 2nd Battle. Highlights of the event will feature a 3-D Civil War Photography Show, artillery & Infantry demos, Wet Plate photography demos, a hands-on children’s activity area and period music. Tickets for the 3-D show are $5 for adults and $3 for kids age 12 and under. For more information, visit their website at
http://www.nchistoricsites.org/fisher/fisher.htm

The North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher is celebrating the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday by waiving admission fees. The 2009 holiday falls on Monday, January 19th. This is one of two holidays that the aquarium reserves for the public to visit without an admission charge. For more information on the Aquarium, please go to their website at http://www.ncaquariums.com

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