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Friday, 6/20/2008, 7:55AM
Whortonsville Yacht and Tractor Club Summer Solstice Regatta
Location: Oriental
The calendar may tell you that Summer starts on June 20, but it doesn’t really get going til the horn blows for the Whortonsville Yacht and Tractor Club Summer Solstice Regatta Saturday June 21st. It happens on the Neuse near the entrance to Broad Creek — with the skippers’ pre-race meeting and post-regatta feast at Nick and Jeannette Santoro’s Ensign Harbor Marina in metro Whortonsville. Another T-shirt to add to the collection. What will this year’s design be? Watch here for details…

Ongoing Events:

Saturday, 6/21/2008, 10:00AM
Art by the Harbor
Location: River Dunes
10:00 - 4:00 Art by the Harbor - Sidewalk Art Show featuring local artists, potters, furnituremakers and more.
11:30 - Buffet Lunch at the Harbor Club - Proceeds benefit the Arts Programs in Pamlico Co. Schools

Saturday, 6/21/2008, 11:00AM
Everything You've Ever Wanted to Know about Interior Design
Location: River Dunes
11:00 Join Anne Ballance of The Ballance Group, Beaufort, SC for a seminar on interior design, color selections and use of antiques in creating a beautiful and liveable interior plan. Anne did the interiors of River Dunes Harbor Club, Guest Cottages and Information Center.

After the Seminar, Anne will take participants on a tour of the 10th Anniversary Coastal Living Idea House and point out unique design features.

By reservation only. Call 800-975-9565 for more information.

Friday, 6/27/2008, 9:00AM
Oriental Cup Regatta
Location: Oriental
The Oriental Cup Regatta is an event that has been run annually since its founding in 1989. While the purpose of the event is to fund the scholarship program, it can also be fun for sailors and non-sailors alike. There is the Regatta, welcome picnic, buffet dinner, dancing with great live music and an awards brunch. For information call Joe Wakefield at 252-249-0901 or emial joew@dockline.net.

Friday, 7/4/2008, 7:55AM
Croaker Festival
Location: Oriental
Croaker Festival
Friday, July 04, 2008
to Sunday, July 06, 2008

2008 will be the 28th year of providing a venue for our local non-profits to raise awareness of their cause and raise money for it.

This year we are proud to announce our 28th theme, CROAKER DOODLE DANDY!

We would like to invite you to participate in a contest for the t-shirt design. Anyone, any age can participate. There must be no more than five colors. You can add the Oriental Dragon if you wish, but remember, this is the Croaker Festival.

Please send your entries with your contact information to:
Croaker Festival
Design Contest
P.O. Box 1067
Oriental, NC 28571

All entries must arrive on or before April 21st.

The winning entry will be featured on our t-shirt, our website and the front page of our program. If the design is done as a school art project, we will make a small cash donation to that art class.

We are looking forward to a great 28th festival and hope that you can you can join us for the Food, Fun and Fireworks and be a Croaker Doodle Dandy!!

Candy Bohmert, Chief Croaker

Saturday, 7/5/2008, 7:55AM
Oriental Rotary Tarpon Tournament
Location: Oriental
Funds generated by the Tarpon Tournament are used by the Oriental Rotary Club for its Scholarship Program. Over the years the tournament has provided over $124,000 for scholarships.

Saturday, 7/12/2008, 7:55AM
Sailing Trip to Ocracoke
Location: Harbor Club
Join fellow Harbor Club members in a sailing trip across Pamlico Sound to beautiful Ocracoke. Trip includes boat, slip rental and overnight accommodations onshore. Boat captain can be arranged.

Cost: $754 (plus tax) per couple or $504 (plus tax) if two couples share a boat

Call JC Cappelmann, Harbor Manager, for reservations 800-348-7618.

Wednesday, 8/6/2008, 7:55AM
Sailing Trip to Ocracoke
Location: Harbor Club
Join fellow Harbor Club members in a sailing trip across Pamlico Sound to beautiful Ocracoke. Trip includes boat, slip rental and overnight accommodations onshore. Boat captain can be arranged.

Cost: $754 (plus tax) per couple or $504 (plus tax) if two couples share a boat

Call JC Cappelmann, Harbor Manager, for reservations 800-348-7618.

Friday, 9/19/2008, 7:55AM
California Suite
Location: Oriental
Location of Event: New Bern Civic Theatre 414 Pollock Street, New Bern, NC 28560
Date & Times: September 19, 20, 26. 27, October 2, 3, 4, 2008 at 8pm; September 21 & 28, 2008 at 2pm
Ticket Prices: $16 in advance; $18 at the door
Contact Name: New Bern Civic Theatre
Contact Number: (252) 634-9057
Website Address: http://www.newberncivictheatre.org
Organization Name: New Bern Civic Theatre
Organization Address: 414 Pollock Street, New Bern, NC 28560
Brief Description: This comedy is divided into four scenarios: Visitors from New York, Visitors from Philadelphia, Visitors from London and Visitors from Chicago. In Visitors from Chicago, two couples are winding up a vacation they should not have shared. Forced to do things the other couple wanted to do, they end up miserable and hating each other. Visitors from London concerns a British star on her way to the Academy Award ceremonies. She returns without an Oscar and with a husband whose homosexuality will be no comfort tonight. Visitors from Philadelphia involve a wife who arrives at the hotel suite before her husband can get rid of the drunken hooker in his bed. In Visitors from New York, a magazine writer is visited by her ex-husband before going home. The question is who should their daughter spend the next six months with? California Suite is one of Neil Simon’s most humane and compassionate works. By Neil Simon. Comedy

Friday, 10/10/2008, 9:00AM
Tryon Palace Fall Plant Sale
Location: New Bern
Location of Event: Tryon Palace Historic Sites & Gardens 610 Pollock Street, New Bern, NC 28560
Date & Times: October 10-11, 2008 from 9am-5pm
Ticket Prices: Free
Contact Number: (252) 514-4900 or (800) 767-1560
Website Address: http://www.tryonpalace.org
Organization Name: Tryon Palace Historic Sites & Gardens
Brief Description: This popular plant sale offers visitors the opportunity to purchase unique, rare and historic plants for display in their home gardens. Master gardeners will be on hand to answer planting questions. Come early for the best selection!

Saturday, 10/11/2008, 7:55AM
MUMFEST
Location: New Bern
Location of Event: Historic Downtown New Bern
Date & Times: October 11-12, 2008
Ticket Prices: Free
Contact Number: (252) 638-5781
Website Address: http://www.mumfest.com
Organization Name: Swiss Bear Downtown Development Corporation
Brief Description: Join us on the streets and waterfront of Historic Downtown New Bern with live entertainment, hot local bands, amusement rides, kids’ activities and more! Roving street performers add to the fun as guests sample arts, crafts and festival foods. MUMfest visitors get their feet wet at the MUMfest Boat Show featuring boats up to 60’, boat rides, nautical displays and parasailing.

Sunday, 10/12/2008, 7:30PM
North Carolina Symphony Performance
Location: New Bern
Location of Event: New Bern Riverfront Convention Center 203 South Front Street, New Bern, NC 28560
Date & Times: October 12, 2008 at 7:30pm
Ticket Prices: To Be Determined
Contact Name: North Carolina Symphony
Contact Number: (877) 627-6724
Website Address: http://www.ncsymphony.org
Organization Name: North Carolina Symphony
Brief Description: Enjoy a classical music performance by the North Carolina Symphony at the New Bern Riverfront Convention Center.

Tuesday, 10/14/2008, 12:00AM
MUMfest 3rd Annual 5K Run & 1 Mile Fun Walk
Location: New Bern
Come participate in this annual run/walk in collaboration with MUMfest. It begins and ends in downtown New Bern. Entry fee is $12 if received or postmarked by or before October 3. An entry fee of $15 is required thereafter up to and including race day. You can register at http://www.runnc.com. Please contact Carlie Metts at (252) 639-2907 or Taurance Williams at (252) 639-2920 with the New Bern Recreation and Parks Department for more information.

Saturday, 10/18/2008, 7:55AM
2008 Fall Home Show
Location: New Bern
Location of Event: New Bern Riverfront Convention Center 203 South Front Street, New Bern, NC
Date & Times: October 18 & 19, 2008 - Sat. 10am-5pm & Sun. Noon-4pm
Ticket Prices: Free and Open to the Public
Contact Name: Terri Cone
Contact Number: (910) 219-8403
Website Address: http://www.encshows.com
Brief Description: The Home and Garden Show is an event designed for homeowners in all stages of remodeling, landscaping and decorating their homes. Each event includes hundreds of exhibits with merchandise, sample interior and exterior vignettes and product demonstrations. With a combination of new products and expert advice from the pros, the Home and Garden Show inspires homeowners with countless ideas on enhancing their home’s comfort and functionality, as well as its aesthetic appeal and overall value. Show hours are from 10 am to 5pm on Saturday and Noon to 4pm on Sunday. Free and open to the public. For vendor information please contact Marketing at the Sun Journal (252) 638-8101.


Friday, 10/24/2008, 9:00AM
Atlantic Coast Championship - Etchells International Class at River Dunes
Location: River Dunes
River Dunes hosts the Atlantic Coast Championship for the Etchells International Class. There will be 20-25 boats in competition in this sanctioned event. This will be the first regatta hosted in Grace Harbor by the River Dunes Harbor Club and Marina. Call J.C. at the River Dunes Harbor Club for further information. 252 -249-4908.

Friday, 10/24/2008, 7:55AM
Ghost Walk in Haunted New Bern
Location: New Bern
Location of Event: Historic Downtown New Bern
Date & Times: October 24-25, 2008
Ticket Prices: $15 in advance; $20 days of tour
Contact Number: (252) 638-8558
Website Address: http://www.newbernhistorical.org
Organization Name: New Bern Historical Society
Organization Address:
Brief Description: Come celebrate New Bern’s ghostly heritage just days before Halloween at the New Bern at Night Ghost Walk. Historic homes, Cedar Grove Cemetery, historic churches and public buildings will be haunted by ghosts from New Bern’s past.

Friday, 11/7/2008, 7:55AM
Big River
Location: New Bern
Location of Event: New Bern Civic Theatre 414 Pollock Street, New Bern, NC 28560
Date & Times: November 7, 8, 13, 14, 15, 21, 22, 2008 at 8pm; November 9, 16 & 23, 2008 at 2pm
Ticket Prices: $18 in advance; $20 at the door
Contact Name: New Bern Civic Theatre
Contact Number: (252) 634-9057
Website Address: http://www.newberncivictheatre.org
Organization Name: New Bern Civic Theatre
Organization Address: 414 Pollock Street, New Bern, NC 28560
Brief Description: Twain’s timeless classic sweeps us down the mighty Mississippi as the irrepressible Huck Finn helps his friend Jim, a slave, escape to freedom at the mouth of the Ohio River. Their adventures along the way are hilarious, suspenseful and heartwarming, bringing to life your favorite characters from the novel — the Widow Douglas and her stern sister, Miss Watson; the uproarious King and Duke, who may or may not be as harmless as they seem. You’ll also be reacquainted with Huck’s partner in crime, Tom Sawyer, and their rowdy gang of pals; Huck’s drunken father, the sinister Pap Finn; the lovely Mary Jane Wilkes and her trusting family. Propelled by an award winning score from Roger Miller, the king of country music, this jaunty journey provides a brilliantly theatrical celebration of pure Americana. Music and Lyrics by Roger Miller. Musical Book by William Hauptman, Adapted from the novel by Mark Twain.

Monday, 12/1/2008, 7:55AM
Centuries of Celebration at Tryon Palace
Location: New Bern
Location of Event: Tryon Palace Historic Sites & Gardens 610 Pollock Street, New Bern, NC 28560
Date & Times: December 1-31, 2008
Ticket Prices: $15
Contact Number: (252) 514-4900 or (800) 767-1560
Website Address: http://www.tryonpalace.org
Organization Name: Tryon Palace Historic Sites & Gardens
Brief Description: Daily tours and festivities are accented by holiday decorations in the Palace and historic homes. Evening candlelight tours are presented on December 13 and 20.

Saturday, 12/6/2008, 7:00PM
NC Symphony Holiday POPS
Location: New Bern
Location of Event: New Bern Riverfront Convention Center 203 South Front Street, New Bern, NC 28560
Date & Times: December 6, 2008 at 7:00pm
Ticket Prices: Adults - $35; Students - $12
Contact Name: North Carolina Symphony
Contact Number: (877) 627-6724
Website Address: http://www.ncsymphony.org
Organization Name: North Carolina Symphony
Brief Description: Enjoy this event geared toward families, so bring the kids! The concert will begin at 7pm with the Orchestra performing favorite Christmas selections with fun times including sing alongs. Come and get in the spirit of the holiday season with your North Carolina Symphony!

Saturday, 12/6/2008, 7:55AM
Coastal Christmas Flotilla
Location: New Bern
Location of Event: Union Point Park
Date & Times: December 6, 2008
Ticket Prices: Free
Contact Number: (252) 639-2902
Organization Name: New Bern Parks & Recreation
Brief Description: New Bern Parks and Recreation is proud to host the annual Coastal Christmas Flotilla! Join us for a magical evening of bright lights, beautiful boats and music.

Friday, 12/12/2008, 7:55AM
Spirit of Christmas
Location: Oriental
Spirit of Christmas
Friday, December 12, 2008 at 5:30 PM

Saturday, 12/13/2008, 7:55AM
Tryon Palace Candelight Tour
Location: New Bern
Location of Event: Tryon Palace Historic Sites & Gardens 610 Pollock Street, New Bern, NC 28560
Date & Times: December 13 & 20, 2008
Ticket Prices: $15
Contact Number: (252) 514-4900 or (800) 767-1560
Website Address: http://www.tryonpalace.org
Organization Name: Tryon Palace Historic Sites & Gardens
Brief Description: Step back in time for an unforgettable evening in colonial New Bern in 1770. Governor and Mrs. Tryon are hosting a ‘Grand Entertainment & Ball’ to celebrate the completion of the Palace and the birthday of King George III. The palace is illuminated and filled with elegant dancers and fascinating characters. New Bern’s colonial townspeople have also turned out to enjoy the festivities. The grand finale of the evening is a spectacular fireworks show on the South Lawn. Come celebrate the holidays with us…colonial style!

Posted: Jun 20th, 2008