Local Author Releases Book
December 22, 2011 by gary
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Local author Tom Rieber has a new book out just in time for the holidays. If you’re looking for a great murder-mystery, suspense novel for a gift or for yourself, this is it!
The Devil’s Parody is the second book in the Nick Thomas Mystery series. The first novel in the series The Nine Irony was published in 2009 and brought to life a cast of colorful characters that take you on a ride to remember.
The Devil’s Parody asks the question How Far Would You Go For $5,000,000.00? Lured by a five million dollar prize, six consummate gamblers; three men and three women, are trapped by their own greed and find themselves playing against each other for their lives in a deadly game of chance.
The Devil’s Parody is a gripping thriller that pits Nick against recluse sociopath, Sebastian Black, in the remote woods of Vermont where he is conducting a deadly experiment into the gambler’s mind. Are there lines they wouldn’t cross?
Tom Rieber’s third novel in the Nick Thomas Series, Backfire, is a thriller, set in Sunset Beach, North Carolina is already under pen.
$14.99 Devil’s Parody – Nick Thomas Mystery by Tom Rieber
Photographer’s New Book
December 22, 2011 by gary
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The beaches and wildlife of Coastal Cape Fear, NC is featured in new book by nationally renowned local nature photographer and artist, Ken Buckner! One of many Great Holiday Gifts at Islands-Art.com – a new e-commerce website featuring books, photography and other works by artists and writers of the islands of Coastal Carolina.
Favorite Beach Photos – By Ken Buckner
Hardcover coffee table edition with 128 high quality 8″x10″ pages with 100 full color photographs.
Stroll sandy shores by the sea or the beaches of a lovely lake and see sunrises, sunsets and wildlife just as nationally renowned local nature photographer and artist, Ken Buckner viewed them through his camera.
This is Ken’s journey and you are invited to join him through these pages. Most of the photos were taken near his home in the South Brunswick Islands of North Carolina.
“I explore beauty with my camera. The photos show the journey” – Ken Buckner
The book includes the occasional “story behind the picture.” Ken wants the reader to feel some of the excitement he experienced capturing these special moments in time.
Buy The Book – $35.00
Click here to buy this book at the Islands-Art.com website!
Islands Art features Giclée Prints by nationally renowned local nature photographer and artist, Ken Buckner, the books of Miller Pope (founder of The Winds Resort and Sea Trail Golf Resort), mystery novelist Tom Rieber and renowned local Romance Novelists Jacqueline DeGroot and Peggy Grich.
Excerpt from “Favorite Beach Photos” – By Ken Buckner: “Consistently my most popular nature photo year after year, this image was made on the west end of Ocean Isle Beach, N. C. The inviting path to the sea, lined with sea oats and soft dunes reminds the viewer of a pleasant excellence they’ve had or would like to have. I didn’t know at the time that storms (especially hurricanes) can alter barrier islands drastically. They can move or eliminate all the things that are captured in this serene view and that is exactly what happened here. “Dunes Path” became the first photo to make me realize the value of recording transitory beauty. I was fortunate to find this spot and record it for all to enjoy, I loved the golden sea oats, blue shadows, pink sand and the tiny bird tracks going up the small dune in the forground, I built the design around the cactus shapes and still enjoy the sense of depth in the picture from the closest sand grains to the ocean’s distant horizon fine. The photograph portrays a moment of beauty that was and may again be seen in similar form along the ocean’s ever changing shore.”
Buy The High Quality Giclée Print
Click here to buy a high quality Giclée Print at the Islands-Art.com website!
Islands Art features Giclée Prints by nationally renowned local nature photographer and artist, Ken Buckner, the books of Miller Pope (founder of The Winds Resort and Sea Trail Golf Resort), mystery novelist Tom Rieber and renowned local Romance Novelists Jacqueline DeGroot and Peggy Grich.
Excerpt from “Favorite Beach Photos” – By Ken Buckner: “Holden Beach, North Carolina is home to some of the largest Ghost Crabs that I’ve ever seen. Late one afternoon this creature and I seemed to be the only visitors on an east end beach and we spent about two hours together. I noticed that the crab was not only unafraid of me, he (or she) turned to face me as I moved around it in fascination, It occurred to me that I could control the light of the setting sun on the crab without touching it by simply changing my position. Thinking that an eye level approach might be interesting, I got down on my stomach in the sand and used a short telephoto lens to take a really good took. The crab seemed as interested in me as I was in it, perhaps seeing its own reflection in the lens. An encounter like this with what seems an alien visitor with its pod eyes above its head is one of the reasons I enjoy nature so much. The golden light of sunset became everything a photographer could hope for. The photograph provides a look at a creature that is normally shy and reminds me of the communication we had and the sunset we shared that special afternoon at the beach.”
Buy The High Quality Giclée Print
Click here to buy a high quality Giclée Print at the Islands-Art.com website!
Islands Art features Giclée Prints by nationally renowned local nature photographer and artist, Ken Buckner, the books of Miller Pope (founder of The Winds Resort and Sea Trail Golf Resort), mystery novelist Tom Rieber and renowned local Romance Novelists Jacqueline DeGroot and Peggy Grich.
Insider’s Guide to Wilmington
December 22, 2011 by gary
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Save $6.00 off! If you want to know what the locals know, the Insider’s Guide is for you.
Written by longtime locals and true insiders who offer personal and practical perspectives that readers trust.
The Insider’s Guide to NC’s Southern Coast & Wilmington takes you to the clean, quiet, family oriented beaches of North Carolina’s Southern Coast and introduces you to the intriguing city of Wilmington, including the historic downtown riverfront.
Regular Cover Price: $15.95
On Sale:
$9.95 Buy it at http://Islands-Art.com
Miller Pope’s Vintage/Retro Art
December 6, 2011 by gary
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Local Artist and author Miller Pope is offering high quality Giclée prints of his original artwork available for sale on Islands-Art.com!
While priced as low as $8.00, all prints are titled digitally and reproduced as high quality Giclées.
A light gray mat is also printed around the white area. All prints fit standard frame sizes found everywhere. Pricing is by frame size.
To view all of Miller’s prints and/or purchase these prints click here!
The first series Miller has released were nature and beach scenes.
Other series now released include prints of his illustrations from his four pirate books and a selection of his retro/vintage ar
t from the 19950s and 1960s.
Miller was recently the subject of a feature article in the January issue of Our State Magazine.
Miller Pope was born in South Carolina but spent most of his career during the “golden age of illustration” in the New York advertising and publishing arenas, after getting his start on the Marine Corps’ legendary Leatherneck magazine.
Miller studied figure drawing at the Corcoran School of Art in Washington, D.C., at the Art Students League in New York City.
His works have appeared on novel covers and in major magazines. He was elected to the Society of Illustrators in 1957.
With his wife, Helen, he moved south in the 1970s and worked to develop The Winds Resort Beach Club and Sea Trail Plantation on the Southeastern North Carolina coast.
To view all of Miller Pope’s prints and/or purchase these prints click here!
Book On Area History
December 5, 2011 by gary
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Tales of the Silver Coast – A Secret History of the Wilmington and Brunswick County Area – From the earliest days of European exploration to the golf courses and beach resorts in this fascinating and fast-growing region, Brunswick County has attracted settlers, invaders, and visitors of all descriptions.
In these pages you’ll read about Steve Bonnet, the “Gentleman Pirate,” who hid his ships in Brunswick’s moss-draped creeks but unfortunately underestimated the ebbing tide; Coast Guard mounted on horse-back patrolling Ocean Isle’s beaches hunting for spies landed by German submarines; “Mrs. Calabash,” who’s said to have lent her name to the famous sign-off for Jimmy Durante’s classic radio shows; and Topsy the Elephant, who swam for the Brunswick riverbank after breaking loose from circus handlers in the 1920s.
Follow the struggles and victories that shaped Brunswick County, from the first contact of Europeans with native Americans, to successive administrations of the Lords Proprietors, the royal governors, the British crown, and the leaders of a new nation—many at whom hailed from this small but influential corner of North Carolina. Discover Brunswick’s rich Civil War history, scenic roadways and waterways and current-day towns and townships.
Tales of the Silver Coast, recounts the tales of privateers and plantation owners, politicians and Prohibition rum-runners and the many colorful people and diverse places of southeastern North Carolina.
Hard Cover $14.95
The Nine Irony By Tom Rieber
December 5, 2011 by gary
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The Nine Irony, the latest in the Nick Thomas Mysteries series by Local Author Tom Rieber is now available online.
Nick Thomas is a little bit of all of us; believable, lovable, tough when need be and sensitive. He is a man who got a second chance at life after hitting bottom and turned his life around.
And life was good, that is until one fateful day the walls of his life came crashing down and he finds himself framed and wanted for the murder of his estranged ex-wife.
Nick has no choice but to go underground and try and find the real killer before the police find him. The Nine Irony is also a romantic story about a beautiful and trusting love between Nick and his soul-mate Chris who helps him through this fast paced ordeal.
Pick up your autographed copy and join Tom’s loyal fans. You won’t be disappointed!
Miller Pope’s Book of Pirates
December 5, 2011 by Kim
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From Captain Kidd to Blackbeard to the pirates of the orient . . . From bloody battles to walking the plank- from blunderbusses to cutlasses, With nearly 150 original illustrations, this volume is sure to please and inform pirate fans of all ages.
Buy this book at:
• Race for Riches: a history of the origins of piracy
• Greed and Gold: a pirate’s life aboard ship and in battle
• Tools of the Trade: weapons, vessels, and pirate culture
• Rogues and Raiders: profiles of pirates through history
• Other Pirates, Other Times: the past and future of piracy
• A Roster of Infamy: a list of pirates and their vessels
“The illustrations are incredible, from the actual pirates to their ships, battles, maps, tools of the trade and treasures. For every generations’ fascination with pirates and the exotic and exciting life they supposedly led, this book will satisfy that hunger for the actual and imagined part of pirate lore.
Miller Pope is as exceptional a writer as he is an illustrator, writing with the visual in mind, always crafting his words from an illustrators’ perspective and then backing that image up with the very picture the words so masterfully created.”
- Island Living Magazine
Local Artist Featured On TV
August 9, 2011 by Kim
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Riverfront Farmer’s Market
April 2, 2011 by Kim
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The Riverfront Farmers’ Market is a curbside market featuring local farmers, producers, artists and crafters. Opening Saturday, April 16th and going til December 17th the Farmer’s Market is a must-attend event!
The market is open every Saturday from 8am to 1pm.
Products include fresh fruits and berries, vegetables, plants, herbs, flowers, eggs, cheeses, meats, seafood, honey, baked goods, legumes, pickled items, jams and jellies, wine, art, crafts and more.
This curbside market features local farmers, producers, artists, musicians and crafters. The market sometimes features live musical entertainment.
Call 910-538-6223 for more information.
Riverfront Park
00 Block N. Water Street
Wilmington, NC 28401
20% Off Lodging Coupons
October 14, 2010 by gary
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Download free discount coupons good for 20% off the already low off season room rates at The Winds Resort Beach Club on nearby Ocean Isle Beach, NC!
Click here to download these valuable coupons that you can print right off of your computer.
The Winds is a small, intimate island resort ideal for vacations, romantic getaways, weddings, honeymoons, reunions, golf packages and excursions or small meetings, The Winds Resort Beach Club, on Ocean Isle Beach, NC, is more than just a beach resort hotel.
The Winds’ complex is a lush tropical paradise offering a variety of Ocean Isle beach rentals and vacation homes all with access to a host of free amenities including three pools (one indoor), bikes to explore the island and much more.
Oceanfront hotel rooms and 1, 2 and 3 bedroom suites (with kitchens) overlook palms, banana trees, hibiscus flowers and our breathtaking island beach. The Winds also offers 4, 5 and 6 bedroom Resort Cottages.
Free Hot Southern Breakfast Buffet each morning:
No one offers a free breakfast spread like The Winds Resort Beach Club! All guests can enjoy this buffet free with their stay.
With everything from eggs, breakfast meats, grits, potatoes, waffles, bagels and english muffins to fruit and hot and cold cereals.
This is just a partial list. We promise that you will not be walking away hungry.
