17th: Behind the Scenes Tour of the Tryon Palace Kitchen Gardens, 11:00am – 2:00pm at Tryon Palace. For details call 252-639-3500. 17th: Twin Rivers YMCA 2nd Annual Youth Triathlon at 5:30pm. For details call 252-638-8799. 17th: Taste of Fairfield Harbour, 5:30pm, Red Sail Park on Helm Dr. For details call 252-633-5500. 17th: Annual Reverse Drawing [...]
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First Annual Exhibition at the Historic City Laundry May 10 and 11, 2013 901B Pollock Street This weekend, Laura Johnson and I visited the Historic City Laundry to learn about the Cogs and Wheels project spearheaded by Blake Wiggs, Teacher at Craven Early College and Jane Horner, Lead Artist. I’ve heard that Kathy Adolph was [...]
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Listen to New Bern Now’s Laura Johnson’s interview with Janet Francoeur, owner of Carolina Creations Fine Art and Contemporary Craft Gallery about their upcoming exhibit: Intuition – Twins aired on Radio Free ENC’s WNOS 105.9FM and 1450AM: Carolina Creations launches a new show every other month. The opening is during ArtWalk which is the second [...]
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On Sunday February 17th Martina and Robert Muir are hosting a Wine & Cheese Reception with the Barbershop Quartet at the Antiquery Boutiquery Place between 1:00 – 2:30pm in New Bern. The Shoppe is developing more into an art gallery as that is what both the tourists and natives seem to be looking for – [...]
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The warm weather motivated me to take my dog, Boo, for a walk at Union Point Park. During our travels, we popped in to see Michaelé Rose Watson at her Artist Studio. Michaelé is a close friend, an amazing Artist, a Teacher, and the Co-Star for the upcoming Film, “The Hunt” – Women vs. Wild. [...]
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The above video is a snapshot of what happened in 2012. Although some may believe we are still in an economic slump, my optimistic view is only reinforced by the businesses and non-profits that opened or expanded in 2012 in New Bern, NC: October – December 2012: Ratio Theatre Company’s Front Room Cabaret Café Club, [...]
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Thea Kincaid of Thea’s Ideas and I had a great time meeting Caroline McClintic and visiting her fun new business, Wine and Design in New Bern. Friends joined us for a festive holiday painting party as you can see in the video. Caroline and local Artists, Evelyn Lawrence, Justina Bruns, and Justin Burnel really have [...]
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Wine and Design New Bern invites you to a Special Holiday Lunch! Join us at Wine and Design to paint this holiday reindeer! Lunch will be provided by Thea’s Ideas and New Bern Now. Date: December 5, 2012 Time: 11am-1pm Location: 2117 S. Glenburnie Road $25 per person Canvas, paint and paintbrushes provided Information provided by Wine and [...]
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Bring your lunch and join Craven Arts Council & Gallery and Tom Grubb, the force behind the exhilarating sculpture “Morning Star” in New Bern’s Sculpture Park, for a Lunch ‘n’ Learn on “Visualizing the Human Spirit”. The event is scheduled for Thursday, January 10, Noon at the Bank of the Arts, 317 Middle Street, New [...]
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Dayton Vesper, an active solo performer in the region for many years, presents a program of piano music on Thursday, November 15, 6-7 p.m. at the Bank of the Arts, 317 Middle Street in New Bern. There is no fee for the concert, but a $5 donation to Craven Arts Council & Gallery is appreciated [...]
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