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3 Party Pics

5 Art Avenue

7 Rock Report

9 #1 In The Region

11 Party Pics

12 Party Pics

13 The Taste

15 Bonefish Grill

17 What To Do In G-VEGAS

19 How Are You Travelling

21 Party Pics

22 Venues DirectoryROCKREPORT

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MAY2013

ART AVENUE 5

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The Art Avenue in downtown Greenville offers art-ists a place to work, sell, and showcase their art. The Avenue is managed by devoted volunteers who share the common goal of bringing more culture to Greenville. I spoke with Claire Edwards, a member of The Art Avenue board, about the events and am-bitions they have. “We want to offer arts an enter-tainment. Something cultural that people want to be a part of.” With these hopes in mind, The Avenue offers more events than just art showcases. “We’ve had many different activities here. We’ve had com-

edy shows, poetry readings, photo booths, instal-lation pieces, and we plan on doing even more.”

The Art Avenue is open every first Friday for Art-Walk. They have spaces available for artists to showcase their work and studio space for them to work in. “The idea is that we have event rental space in the front and studio space in the back. We also offer professional documentation of artist’s

work for their portfolios.” The Art Av-enue gives graduating students a transi-tion between ECU and the real world.

Ran strictly by volunteers, Art Avenue set up a membership program for do-nations. By becoming a member, your donations will support Art Avenue in progressing their goals and increasing the art scene in Greenville. They will be holding a membership social on May 5th, 2013 at 5pm for interested and current members. “We’re trying to get people to know what we’re doing. To spread the word. We really need this art incubator. We want to enhance downtown with culture and arts and something for everyone.”

The Art Avenue is revitalizing downtown Greenville one event at a time.Upcoming events are on:

May 3 (First Friday ArtWalk)- “Field-work”- Lorraine Turi - MFA PhotographyMay 5- Cinco de Mayo Membership Social, free event for all, learn about Art Avenue and their mis-sionMay 11- “Momentary Myth”- Sim Asher & Lisette Fee - Photography & Metal DesignJune 7 (First Friday ArtWalk)- Closing Reception of Momentary MythJune 8- Advanced Placement Art Students Exhibit, J.H. Rose High

September 6 (First Friday ArtWalk)- Closet Con-signment & Jewelry Design Black and Gold Fashion ExhibitOctober 4 (First Friday ArtWalk)- Friends of the School of Art & Design Pre-Artist Studio Tour GalaNovember- Senior ShowsDecember- Senior Shows

ART AVENUETHE LIFEGVM

Photos: Aileen Devlin

By: Kara McGinley

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Summertime is right around the corner and that means LOTS of fun here at 99.5 The X! First up, our Official Kickoff To Summer going down at the Bogue Inlet Pier in Emerald Isle. We started this tradition last year with a full day of partying it up at the beach with Blando and Mick. We’re still working out all the details for this year’s party, but mark your calendar for Friday, May 24th and we can guarantee a few things: tons of X gear, great rock, and some sexy ladies to party with! Keep listening for more details.Also coming with summer is a tradition we look forward to every year here at The X… SURF AND TURF! It all started years ago when we teamed up with Action Surf Shop in Morehead City to create the first ever X custom surfboard and over the years has grown to include all kinds of awesome sum-mer gear. This year Kopasetic Custom Skateboards have added a badass X custom skate deck to the mix! More details on Surf & Turf will be coming in June so stay tuned.

On top of all that, there are TONS AND TONS of great shows coming to the area this summer in-cluding big ticket shows like Summerland with Ever-clear, Filter, Live, and Sponge, old school favorites like Iron Maiden with Megadeth and Matchbox Twenty with Goo Goo Dolls, and new chart top-pers like The Black Keys or The Dirty Heads. Swing by 995thex.com and hit the Concert Calendar for links and details on all the great shows.

Crank the rock as you crank up the A/C thissummer,-Blando

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ROCK REPORTBy: Blando

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THE GAME

G-VEGAS # 1 IN THE REGIONBy: Stefan Haus

After a close 2-1 victory against Eagles and another hard-earned 2-0 success against Portugal, G-Vegas once again climbed the ladder of success and cur-rently leads PGSA league, the local chapter of the U.S. soccer association. Both games were close calls. Even though G-Vegas dominated Eagles and Portugal for the most part, both teams were not with-out chances and got close to tying the game several times. G-Vegas athlete Chantal Beijersbergen said: “even though the games were close, G-Vegas was the better team on both occasions and deserved to win the games.” The team’s leadership pointed out that it is “exactly these kinds of games, the ones that are close and tough, that you need to win in order to be successful. It is simple math: you score more goals, you win the game.” You can support our very own soccer team by coming out to the games on Sundays. Check out the schedule at http://www.pgsasoccer.com/adult.asp and look at Google maps for the exact location of the PGSA Soccer Complex (Hwy 43 South; about 10 minutes from The Bellamy).

Meanwhile, our pursuit of a good cause continues and is approaching its final phase. With great support from G-Vegas Magazine and several local sponsors, G-Vegas Soccer’s fund-raiser for “Love For Larue” is becoming a full success. “Love For Larue” is a campaign to raise funds and aware-ness for a local three year old girl whose life took a hard hit last Christmas when she was diagnosed with lymphocytic leukemia. Despite the tragic diag-nosis, there is reason to be hopeful. According to Larue’s dad Jason, Larue is “responding to treat-ment very well with few side effects. Beginning in May and continuing in June, she will begin a more intense [medical] phase, which will require more frequent trips to the hospital.”

Here is how you can help:Besides coming out to support G-Vegas Soccer on Sundays, you can show up to our Sponsored Bike Ride on May 4th. We will meet at Babits Bikes at 1322 E 10th Street, tour the Greenway, raise aware-ness, and most importantly: raise funds. You will

have the opportunity to donate, buy t-shirts, hang out with the G-Vegas crew and the soccer team, and enjoy the day while helping Larue’s cause. This event will close our fundraiser for now as we plan on handing over a check to Larue’s parents within the next few weeks. Charity starts at the local level - neighbors helping neighbors so to speak. Don’t be a stranger. Be a neighbor.

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A special thank you goes out to the sponsors of Love for Larue:

Sup Dogs - The SculleryWendy’s Flowers

Peasant’s Pub - AJ Mc Murphy’sWentworth Construction

Lindy’s ParkingSpruill & Associates Land Surveyors

World Soccer ManiacChristy’s Euro Pub

Cubbies Downtown (New Opening)Babit’s Bikes

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SUMMERTREATSLET’S GET GRILLING!

Hey guys! It’s about that time! Summer is right around the corner and it’s time to break out the grill!! I know it’s usually a guy thing but I have become pretty fond of the grill myself! No matter what kind you got, whether it’s a little basic charcoal style (like mine:) ) Or you got the big heavy duty gas grill, these recipes will work for um’ all! Have fun and check me out next month for some Summer Sweet treats! Love, Tay

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BARBECUE JACK CHICKEN Ingredients• 4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves (6 ounces each)• 4 slices pepper Jack cheese• 1 cup barbecue sauce Directions• Carefully cut pockets in each chicken breast halve. Fill with cheese; secure with metal or soaked wooden skewers. • Grill chicken, covered, over medium heat or broil 4 in. from the heat for 6-8 minutes on each side or a thermometer reads 170°, basting frequently with barbecue sauce. • Yield: 4 servings.

THE TASTE

By: Taylor White

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THE TASTEGVM

Founded in 2000 in St. Petersburg, Fla., the Bonefish Grill experience is the perfect recipe marrying simplicity, quality and consistency in food, service, ambiance and value. As the “Fresh Fish Experts,” Bonefish Grill specializes in market-fresh fish and other wood-grilled spe-cialties. Knowledgeable and attentive Bonefish Grill Anglers (our service staff) provide the best in what we like to call “chef’s coat service.”

Our Anglers pride themselves on guiding our guests’ journey through our innovative, season-al menu and specials, which feature only the highest-quality, freshest ingredients, including traditional and unique varieties of fish and sea-food as well as numerous non-seafood items. We combine this with a big-city bar that offers bar fresh cocktails and an affordable, interest-ing wine list.

The 3000-square-foot restaurant features a spa-cious dining room with an open kitchen and a large bar area, which includes 3 large commu-nity tables. Overall, the restaurant has a seat-ing capacity for approximately 210 patrons, including 55 in the bar area.

Recently named “Top Overall Restaurant”, “Best Seafood,” “Top Service,” “Top Rated Food,” “Top Healthy Options” and “Top Rated Facilities” category winner of ZAGAT’s 2011 National Chain Restaurants Survey and “Best Seafood Restaurant in the Nation” by a lead-ing consumer product guide, Bonefish Grill has

locations in several states and prides itself on the local feel of each restaurant.

For more information on Bonefish Grill, visit www.bonefishgrill.com, facebook.com/Bone-fishGrill or follow us on Twitter via@bonefishgrill.

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It’s late Sunday afternoon and I awake bliss-fully hung over in Greenville. I say “blissfully hung over” because even though I’m feel-ing the wear and tear on my body from the weekend festivities, I feel great about all the fun I just had! To quickly sum it up; it was 3 days of good fun, good music, good people, and late night parties that only ended be-cause the sun came up. Because of this over indulgence, this is bound to be a short and to the point article; for the couch and some Willie Nelson albums are calling my name.

On Thursday May 2, a jam band known as The Mantras will be coming to Peasant’s Pub. This is a tight and well established jam band from Greensboro with a sound that energetically blends funk, rock and jazz in a way that will make you dance till last call. They just released their fourth album and completed an East Coast tour with Um-

phrey’s McGee. They also host their own fes-tival each year. Check out www.themantras.com for more info.

Friday May 3, I’m doing an early evening show at Tiebreakers. I’m playing from 6-9 with no cover charge so come get some din-ner, have a drink and hear some tunes be-fore I disappear to the beach for the summer. Conveniently, Capital G is playing across the street at LIVE starting around 10 so that will make for a fun after party destination.

Thursday May 9, Downtown Funk will be playing at Peasant’s Pub. They just played Pi-rate Fest though sadly I missed it.

Friday May 17, David Dixon Trio will be playing at LIVE. Dave has been consistently playing around here for years so you are probably already familiar with his music. He

also host blues night every Tuesday at A.J. McMurphy’s so you can even swing out there and jam with him.

Friday May 31, Mac and Juice are play-ing up at the LIVE bar as well. These guys also have long roots in Greenville and they are a regular on the festival scene. Your Greenville experience is not complete until you’ve seen these guys at least once and LIVE has the biggest stage in town. If you haven’t made it on that side of town yet, LIVE is the bar located on the corner of Charles and Firetower…they too have a good open mic night on Thursday’s.

Also Kayla Grady plays every Sunday at 7pm at A.J. McMurphy’s and with this last bit of information, I bid you adieu until next month.

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WHAT TO DO IN G-VEGASBy: Barefoot Wade

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Open a ‘barcode scanner’ app on your Smartphone. Point your phones camera at the code and scan.

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School is out, you’ve graduated or you may just have a summer ahead of you until school starts again. That means you have at least 90 days to do what you want. Where will you go? Will you stay in the Green City or will you venture out into the world? That is what a lot of people think about but I’ve learned that the best thing to do is just...well... do it. You say that you have bills and other obligations but those things will always be there and the time that you could have lived a little longer will not. I’m not sure if you are aware of the newest best thing to the traveling industry but I tell you it’s something that you do not want to miss out on. It’s called World Ventures and it truly is what it says it is...world ventures. World ventures operate on a word of mouth presentation that shows you how to live a little

by traveling and if you are inter-ested, how to make money while travel-ing. Now when I first was introduced to the company I thought to myself what do have to sell? The answer nothing. You can simply join and get up to hundreds of dollars of dis-counts to anywhere in the world. Where else can you find a 4nigh 3 day cruise for $69...every month? That is just the start. The com-pany has set itself up so much that they have a policy that says if you were to tell at least four people about the company and they join that your monthly fees will be waived off per-manently. So whats the catch? There is none. You simply just join or you don’t join. I think the best thing I have seen is that two friends

of mine have gone literally from the bottom to the top with their finances. They both are now driving around in BMW’s that they did not have to pay for and one has bought his dream house and all in the name of traveling. So again I ask you. How are you traveling? Are you traveling for a season or do you want to travel for a lifetime. Do you live to travel or do you live to work? Call me optimistic but I believe this to be one of the best investments that anyone can invest in. Shout out to team S.W.A.G.G in Greenville!!

Check this out http://briangoings.worldven-tures.biz/#

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HOW ARE YOUTRAVELLING By: Brian Goings

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■ Tavern on 4th110 E 4th StGreenville, NC 27858

■ Halfway House420 Cotanche St.Greenville, NC 27858

■ Scullery431 South Evans Street,Greenville, NC 27858 (252) 321-1550

■ Tipsy Tea Pot409 S Evans St, Greenville, NC(252) 413-0087www.tipsy-teapot.com

■ Winslow’s Tavern120 West 5th Street, Greenville, NC(252) 364-892www.winslowsdeli.com

■ Starlight Cafe104 West 5th Street, Greenville, NC(252) 707-9033www.starlightcafe.org

■ 5th Street Distillery120 East 5th Street, Greenville, NC(252) 757-3034

■ Chico’s521 Cotanche Street,Greenville, NC 27858(252) 757-1666 www.chicosrestaurant.com

■ Club 519519 Cotanche Street, Greenville, NC(252) 752-4313

■ Hard Times209 East 5th Street,Greenville, NC 27858(252) 752-0430

■ MacBilliards517 Cotanche St.Greenville, NC 27858(252) 752-6728

■ Pantana Bob’s513 Cotanche Street,Greenville, NC 27858(252) 757-3778

■ Stilllife511 Cotanche St.Greenville, NC 27858(252) 329-9991

■ Rum Republic218 East 5th Street,Greenville, NC 27858(252) 758-9000

■ Sup Dogs213 East 5th Street,Greenville, NC 27858(252) 752-7682www.supdogs.com

■ Christy’s Euro Pub301 S Jarvis StGreenville, NC 27858(252) 758-2774 ■ Tie Breakers1920 B Smythewyck Dr.,Greenville, NC 27858(252) 439-0555

■ Live2120 East Fire Tower Road, Greenville, NC 27858(252) 756-8474 ■ A.J. McMurphy’s1914 Turnbury Drive,Greenville, NC 27858(252) 355-7956www.ajmcmurphys.com

■ Hooters316 Greenville Blvd SW,Greenville, NC 27858(252) 353-5995www.hooters.com

■ City Hotel and Bistro 203 Greenville Blvd SW,Greenville, NC 27834(252) 355-8300www.cityhotelandbistro.com

■ Varsity Club123 E. 5th Street.Greenville, NC 27858(252) 355-0344

VENUESList of entertainment venues,Restaurants, and nightclubs InGreenville NC.

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Go East Carolina,

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252-227-4313 www.EastCarolinaTravel.com

■ Michaelangelo’s Pizza200 East 5th StreetGreenville. NC(252) 227-4425

■ Peasant’s Pub114 E 5th St, Greenville. NC(252) 364-2367

■ Levels111 E 5th St Greenville, NC.(252) 752-6688

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