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Of Cinematique, ‘Outer Banks’ and other things connected to Wilmington

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Of Cinematique, ‘Outer Banks’ and other things connected to Wilmington

Most weeks, when there’s a movie at Thalian Hall in downtown Wilmington, I’ll go.

Last night, for example, I went and saw “The Outrun,” a moving, beautifully made and decently attended film starring Saoirse Ronan as a young woman trying to bounce back from an alcoholic spiral by retreating to the wilds of Scotland’s Orkney Islands.

I knew nothing about “The Outrun” going in, but checking out films in the Cinematique series, which has been running at Thalian Hall since 1996, is almost always a good move. Next up in the series is “Lee” starring Kate Winslet Nov. 11-13, and “Saturday Night” Dec. 16-18.

Now let’s see what’s going down in Wilmington this weekend.

Weekend weather outlook

Well, it’ll be mostly warm this weekend, I’ll say that. Humid and overcast on Friday and Sunday, with a slight chance of rain both days and highs in the mid to upper 70s. We’ll get a brief respite on Saturday, when it’ll be mostly sunny, a high near 70, and lows dipping down into the 50s.

Go | See | Do

As we barrel headlong to Thanksgiving, the Wilmington weekend is packed with high-quality entertainment.

Festival Latino holds sway at Ogden Park, while both Big Dawg Productions and Sihr Theatre open incisive new plays downtown. Both the Wilmington Symphony and Chamber Music Wilmington are in action, and other concerts range from jazz and jam to country and tribute acts.

Link to full list of 18 events below.

Happenings: 18 things to do in Wilmington during a weekend packed with high-quality entertainment

The Dish with Port City Foodies

Food writer Allison Ballard has a list of 15 recent Wilmington-area restaurant openings and closings.

Plus, a new Irish/English pub is set to open, and we’ve got more on the recent food truck boom.

Getting to know Jacob’s Run

There are many legends to connected to Jacob’s Run, the watery underground tunnel that “runs” (heh heh) beneath downtown Wilmington. The truth, however, might be slightly less glamorous than the legends.

Jacob’s Run: From smuggling to sewers, the legend of this downtown Wilmington tunnel lives on

News you can use

Hit Netflix show “Outer Banks,” which shot parts of its fourth season in the Wilmington area — part two of season four drops Nov. 7 — made a major announcement this week. Will it be back to shoot in the Port City?

Plus, Wilmington’s Cameron Art Museum is breaking attendance records, and “American Coup,” a documentary about Wilmington’s 1898 coup and massacre, premieres on PBS’s American Experience series.

Cameron Art Museum: After a major funding loss, how a Wilmington museum recovered to break records

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