Pleasure Island Happenings

Third Annual Island Women Yard & Bake Sale – Before heading down to the Chowder Cook Off, be sure to stop by the Island Women’s Third Annual Yard & Bake Sale. There will be home goods, clothing, tools and more. Take home a cake, pie or cookies for dessert. Also, place your order for a composting worm box. All proceeds from the sale are dedicated to making life better on Pleasure Island. The sale takes place from 7:00 – 1:00 p.m., at 206 Fayetteville Avenue in Carolina Beach.

Bingo Bash is Back at the Katie B. Hines Center – On the third Saturday of each month, head out to the K.B. Hines Senior Center for Bingo Bash. There are 17 games with a pot totaling $2500.00. Doors open at 9:30 a.m. and the games start at 11:00. All games are included in the pack. Seating is limited however so it is a first come-first serve basis. There is also free coffee and popcorn for the bingo participants. The K.B. Hines Senior Center is located at 308 Cape Fear Boulevard. For more information, please call Dee at 458-6609 or 619-2100.

Kure Beach Street Festival to be Held on April 24th – Head down to Kure Beach for their Annual Street Festival on Saturday, April 24th. The streets will be filled with Arts and Crafts vendors, food vendors the ever popular Kid’s Korner Carnival Game Center, Sun Coast Cruisers car exhibit (with parade stating at 10:45 a.m.) and, of course, live music. The entertainment line-up features the Sandy Bottom Beach Boys, the KB Parks and Recreation Jazz and Ballet Students, the Mako Band, Line Dancing and Sea Cruz Band. The entertainment starts at 11:00 a.m. and continues until the magnificent fireworks display at dusk. Commemorative T-shirts and shopping bags are for sale now at the Kure Beach Town Hall Offices. For more information please visit www.townofkurebeach.org

Carolina Beach Farmers Market to Open April 24th – The very first Carolina Beach Farmers Market will kick off their season on Saturday, April 24th at the Lake in Carolina Beach. The market will run from 8:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. each Saturday for 25 weeks.
12th Annual Shrimp Open Golf Tournament Seeks Sponsors – On Monday, April 26, 2010, Michael’s Seafood will be hosting their annual golf tournament benefiting the Cystic Fibrosis and Duke University Lung Transplant Research. This tournament is an 18 hole Captain’s Choice with a 10 a.m. shotgun start. Following the tournament a Shrimp-a-Roo will be held at Michael’s with an All-UCan- Eat Buffet, cash bar, auction and live entertainment. If you are interested in participating or volunteering your time, please stop by Michael’s or call them at (910) 458-7761

Pleasure Island Parrot Heads Present their 12th Anniversary Party – On April 30th and May 1st, the Pleasure Island Parrot Heads will have their Spring Phling 2010. On Friday night from 7:00-10:00 at the Lazy Pirate, there will be live entertainment with Latitude with raffles and a silent auction. Saturday from 1:00-4:00 is their annual boat cruise on the Winner Cruise Queen. Cost for the cruise is $25 per person. This is a BYOB cruise with snacks provided by the PIPH. At 8:00 there will again be entertainment at the Lazy Pirate with Big Fish along with a raffle and silent auction. Proceeds of the Spring Phling will benefit Cape Fear River Watch and Nourish NC. For cruise reservations or other info, please call 392-2663 or visit www.piph.com

Nourish NC to host Charity Putt-Putt and Shrimp-a-Roo – On May 1st, in memory of the late Ryan McKee, Nourish NC will host a Charity Putt-Putt and Shrimp-a-Roo at Jungle Golf at 906 N. Lake Park Boulevard in Carolina Beach. There will be live music with Daniel Parish, raffles and more. Entry fees are $100/four person team which includes your golfing, t-shirt, shrimp, beverages and music. Prizes are given to most holes in one, team low score and team high score. For more information please contact Kim Karslake at (910) 442-7831 or email putt4nourish@hotmail.com

Cardinal Lanes to Offer Summertime Specials – This Summer, kids 18 and under are invited to participate in Kids Bowl Free at Cardinal Lanes. Starting now, you can register your child online at www.KidsBowlFree.com/CardinalNC to receive free bowling passes every week via email. Family Passes are also available. American Pride Summer Leagues will be starting the week of April 26th. Spots are still available if you want to get a team together. For more information, please contact 799-3023 ext. 101