New Bern NC Calendar of Events and Festivals - 2012
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New Bern Events & Festivals - February 2012:
- 1st - March 30th: "Soup for Souls" Can Drive drop off soup cans at the UPS Store, 1822 S. Glenburnie Drive Mon - Fri: 8:30am - 6:00pm and Sat: 8:30am - 3:00pm or drop off at Snap Fitness, 3960 Dr M L King Jr Blvd. Event co-sponsored by the Tryon Civitan Club. For more information: 252-637-7500
- 1st - 29st: "Every Child Deserves a Happy Childhood" Shoe Drive drop off BLUE shoes benefiting neglected or abused children for the Guardian Ad Litem Program at the New Bern Sun Journal, 3200 Wellons Ave., Mon - Fri: 8:00am - 5:00pm.
- 1st - 28th: "Freedom, Sacrifice, Memory" Civil War Sesquicentennial, 7:00pm at the New Bern-Craven County Library. For details, call 252-638-7800
- 3rd - 4th: Murder in the Manor, 7:00pm at the BridgePointe Hotel and Marina presented by Athens Mystery Dinners. For details call 252-229-4977
- 3rd - 4th: RiverTowne Players' Announces Auditions for Blithe Spirit, Fri: 7:00pm and Sat: 2:00pm at the Masonic Theatre, 514 Hancock St. For details call 252-634-7877
- 4th: Craven County Clean Sweep, 9:00am at Lawson Creek Park. For details call 252-633-1477
- 4th: Black History Program at King Solomon Masonic Lodge #1 will have the 146 Years Founders Day at 4:00pm. This is the First Black Masonic Lodge in North Carolina located at 610 Metcalf St., New Bern. For details, call 252-671-0089
- 4th: 2nd Annual Polar Plunge, 2:30pm behind the Bridgepointe Hotel and Marina benefiting Wounded Warriors and hosted by the New Bern High School Junior Civitans.
- 4th: Babe Ruth Softball Registration at the New Bern Mall. For details call 252-633-2800
- 4th: Reading Fun Day at the New Bern Mall. For details call 252-633-2800
- 4th: Free Day: In Search of Independence, selected areas of Tryon Palace North Carolina History Center and Historic Area, sponsored by the Harold H. Bate Foundation. For details call 252-639-3500
- 4th: Tryon Palace Theater: Steel & Satin, 1:00pm, Cullman Performance Hall, North Carolina History Center. For details call 252-639-3500
- 4th: African American Trolley Car History Tour, 4:00pm - 5:00pm. For details call 252-637-7316
- 4th: Orleans in Concert, 8:00pm at Grover C. Fields Performing Arts Center presented by New Bern Historical Society. For more information call 252-638-8558
- 6th: Edgar Cruz, Seating: 6:45pm at Grover C. Fields Performing Arts Center presented by Craven Concerts Inc. For more information call 252-637-1119
- 7th: Lunch and Learn - Bernard George, noon at the New Bern-Craven County Library. For details, call 252-638-7800
- 8th: Tryon's Tales for Tots" Happy Birthday George!, 10:00am, Education Classroom, North Carolina History Center. For details call 252-639-3500
- 8th - 11th: Music, Movies, and Books on Tape Sale, Wed & Thurs: 9:00am - 8:00pm; Fri: 9:00am - 5:00pm, Sat: 9amm - noon at the New Bern-Craven County Library. For details, call 252-638-7800
- 8th: Lunch and Learn: Marjorie Hudson, George Moses Horton: Uncovering and Celebrating Lost Black History, 11:30am at the Chelsea Restaurant presented by the New Bern Historical Society. For more information call 252-638-8558
- 9th: Empty Bowls Fundraiser to Fight Hunger at Temple Baptist Church, 1500 Kingdom Way, sponsored by the Craven Arts Council and Religious Community Services. For details call, 252-638-2577
- 10th: Craven Literacy Council's Inaugural Father-Daughter Sweetheart Ball, 6:00pm - 8:30pm at Christ Church Ministry Center, 311 Middle St. For details call 252-637-4580
- 10th: Molly Andrews in concert, 8:00pm, at Trent River Coffee Company. For more information call 252-633-6444
- 10th - 11th: New Bern Valentine Couples Twilight Trolley Car Tour from 5:30pm - 6:30pm. For details call 252-637-7316
- 10th - 11th: Murder in the Manor, 7:00pm at the BridgePointe Hotel and Marina presented by Athens Mystery Dinners. For details call 252-229-4977
- 10th - 12th: New Bern Antique Show and Sale, Friday and Saturday: 10:00am - 5:00pm and Sunday: 11:00am - 4:00pm at the New Bern Riverfront Convention Center. Proceeds benefit the New Bern Preservation Foundation. For details call 252-633-6448
- 10th - 12th: Driving Miss Daisy, Fri - Sat: 8:00pm, Sun: 2:00pm at the New Bern Civic Theatre. For details call 252-633-0567
- 11th: Babe Ruth Softball Registration at the New Bern Mall. For details call 252-633-2800
- 11th: Chocolate and Jewelry Day, 8:00am - 2:00pm at the New Bern Farmers Market. For details call 252-633-0043
- 11th: Molly Andrews in concert, 8:00pm, at Clawson's Restaurant in Beaufort. For more information call 252-633-6444
- 12th: 4th African American Read In, 3:00pm at the New Bern-Craven County Library. Sponsored by the Theta Omega Chapter of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority. For details call 252-638-7802
- 13th: Let's Talk About It - Session 2: Choosing Sides, 7:00pm at the New Bern-Craven County Library. For details, call 252-638-7800
- 16th: African-American Lecture: "Sojourner and Her Children" (A Stage Play), 7:00pm, Guest Speaker: Rudy Wallace, Cullman Performance Hall, North Carolina History Center. For details call 252-639-3500
- 16th - 19th: 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Thurs - Sat: 8:00pm, Sun: 3:00pm at the Masonic Theatre, 416 Hancock St. For details call 252-634-7877
- 17th: Blood Drive at the New Bern Mall. For details call 252-633-2800
- 17th - 18th: Driving Miss Daisy, 8:00pm at the New Bern Civic Theatre. For details call 252-633-0567
- 18th: 8th Annual Book Lovers' Affair, 8:00am - 2:00pm at the New Bern Farmers Market. For details call 252-633-0043
- 18th: Tryon Palace Theater: Steel & Satin, 1:00pm, Cullman Performance Hall, North Carolina History Center. For details call 252-639-3500
- 18th: "Glory" - The Movie, 2:00pm at the New Bern-Craven County Library. For details, call 252-638-7800
- 18th: African American Trolley Car History Tour, 4:00pm - 5:00pm. For details call 252-637-7316
- 18th: 15th Annual "All that Glitters" Dinner/Dance/Silent Auction, benefiting the Senior Pharmacy Program, 6:30pm - 10:30pm, St. Paul Family Life Center. For details call 252-638-2188
- 19th: "Ten Letters" Author Eli Saslow, 2:00pm at the New Bern-Craven County Library. For details, call 252-638-7807
- 19th: Dvorák and America, 7:30pm, presented by the North Carolina Symphony at the New Bern Riverfront Convention Center. For details call 919-733-2750
- 19th: 23rd Annual Sunday Jazz Showcase, 1:00pm - 7:00pm at the Hilton New Bern Riverfront Hotel. For more information call 252-638-2577
- 21st: Classical Lunch, 12:00pm, at the Bank of the Arts presented by the Carolina Chamber Musical Festival. For more information call 252-626-5419
- 23rd: Mozart After Work, 5:30pm, at the Bank of the Arts presented by the Carolina Chamber Musical Festival. For more information call 252-626-5419
- 23rd - 26th: 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Thurs - Sat: 8:00pm, Sun: 3:00pm at the Masonic Theatre, 514 Hancock St. For details call 252-634-7877
- 25th: African American Trolley Car History Tour, 4:00pm - 5:00pm. For details call 252-637-7316
- 25th: String Spectacular at Tryon Palace, 7:30pm, Cullman Performance Hall, North Carolina History Center presented by the Carolina Chamber Musical Festival. For more information call 252-626-5419
- 26th: Dr. Joseph Glatthaar will speak about his book Forged in Battle, 3:00pm at the New Bern-Craven County Library . For details, call 252-638-7800
- 26th: Festive Family Concert, 3:00pm, at the Session House, First Presbyterian Church presented by the Carolina Chamber Musical Festival. For more information call 252-626-5419
- 26th: Onslow Bridal Gala, 12:00pm - 4:00pm at the Marston Pavilion, Seth Williams Blvd., Jacksonville, NC. For more information call 252-671-6939
New Bern Events & Festivals - March 2012:
- TBA: Craven County Schools Art Exhibit at the Bank of the Arts. For more information call 252-638-2577
- TBA: "Slave Voices of North Carolina" presented by Dr. Lucinda MacKethan at the New Bern-Craven County Library. For details, call 252-638-7800
- 1st - 30th: "Every Child Deserves a Happy Childhood" Shoe Drive drop off BLUE shoes benefiting neglected or abused children for the Guardian Ad Litem Program at the New Bern Sun Journal, 3200 Wellons Ave., Mon - Fri: 8:00am - 5:00pm.
- 2nd: Annual Chicken Barbeque Fundraiser at Beech Grove United Methodist Church, 1037 Washington Post Rd., New Bern. For details, call 252-638-2248
- 2nd: Piedmont Blues Show, 8:00pm, featuring Lightnin' Wells and Jon Shain at the Cullman Performance Hall, North Carolina History Center. For details, call 252-638-2248
- 3rd: Knights of Columbus ABC Sale, 7:30am - 1:00pm, at 1125 Pinetree Dr. For details, call 252-633-5632
- 3rd: Scouting Out Tryon Palace: Girls on the Homefront, 9:00am - 3:30pm, Tryon Palace and the North Carolina History Center. Girl Scout leaders must register online at www.nccoastalpines.org by February 17. For details call 252-639-3500
- 3rd - 4th: Seventeenth Annual Train Show, Sat: 10:00am - 5:00pm and Sun: 10:00am - 4:00pm at the Sudan Temple, 403 East Front Street, New Bern. Sponsored by the Carolina Coastal Railroaders. For details call 252-638-8872
- 5th: Let's Talk About It - Session 3: Making Sense of Shiloh, 7:00pm at the New Bern-Craven County
Library. For details, call 252-638-7800
- 9th: Artwalk Downtown New Bern. For more information call 252-638-2577
- 9th: Artwalk at the New Bern Farmers Market, 5:00pm - 8:00pm. For details call 252-633-0043
- 9th - 11th: Disney's The Jungle Book for Kids, Fri - Sat: 7:00pm, Sun: 2:00pm at the New Bern Civic Theatre. For details call 252-633-0567
- 11th: Sunburst Pageant at the New Bern Mall. For details call 252-633-2800
- 11th: Memorial Service at the Battlefield Park presented by New Bern Historical Society. For more information call 252-638-8558
- 13th: Taste of Coastal Carolina, 6:00pm, benefiting the Neuse RIVERKEEPER Foundation at the New Bern Riverfront Convention Center. For details call 252-637-7972
- 14th: Tryon's Tales for Tots: A Kid's Life, 10:00am, Education Classroom, North Carolina History Center. For details call 252-639-3500
- 14th: Anniversary of Battle of New Bern presented by New Bern Historical Society. For more information call 252-638-8558
- 15th: Blood Drive at the New Bern Mall. For details call 252-633-2800
- 15th: African-American Lecture: "Let My People Go", 7:00pm, Guest Speaker: Joyce Grear aka "Harriet Tubman", Cullman Performance Hall, North Carolina History Center. For details call 252-639-3500
- 16th: Still on the Hill in concert, 8:00pm, at Trent River Coffee Company. For more information call 252-633-6444
- 16th - 18th: Disney's The Jungle Book for Kids, Fri - Sat: 7:00pm, Sun: 2:00pm at the New Bern Civic Theatre. For details call 252-633-0567
- 17th: St. Patrick's Day Celebration, 8:00am - 2:00pm at the New Bern Farmers Market. For details call 252-633-0043
- 17th: Civil War Adventure Day, 10:30am - 2:00pm, presented by New Bern Historical Society. For more information call 252-638-8558
- 17th: St. Patrick's Day Celebration Pub Crawl Downtown New Bern. For details call 252-637-5469
- 17th: Still on the Hill in concert, 8:00pm, at Clawson's Restaurant in Beaufort. For more information call 252-633-6444
- 17th - 18th: New Bern Spring Home and Garden Show at the New Bern Riverfront Convention Center. For details call 252-635-5661
- 23rd - 24th: Disney's The Jungle Book for Kids, 7:00pm at the New Bern Civic Theatre. For details call 252-633-0567
- 23rd - 25th: RiverTowne Players' "For the People", Fri - Sat: 8pm, Sun: 3:00pm at the Masonic Theatre, 514 Hancock St. For details call 252-634-7877
- 24th: MCAS Cherry Point Half Marathon, 6:00am - 7:00am checkin; race starts at 7:30am, Sunset Park. For details call 252-466-2208
- 24th: Greens and Gospel Day, 8:00am - 2:00pm at the New Bern Farmers Market. For details call 252-633-0043
- 24th: Carmen Fantasy, 7:30pm, presented by the North Carolina Symphony at the New Bern Riverfront Convention Center. For details call 919-733-2750
- 26th: Let's Talk About It - Session 4: The Shape of War, 7:00pm at the New Bern-Craven County Library. For details, call 252-638-7800
- 30th - 31st: RiverTowne Players' "For the People", 8pm at the Masonic Theatre, 514 Hancock St. For details call 252-634-7877
- 31st: Car Show at the New Bern Mall. For details call 252-633-2800
New Bern Events & Festivals - April 2012:
- 1st: RiverTowne Players' "For the People", 3:00pm at the Masonic Theatre, 514 Hancock St. For details call 252-634-7877
- 6th: Murder in 3D, 7:00pm at the BridgePointe Hotel and Marina presented by Athens Mystery Dinners. For details call 252-229-4977
- 13th: Tumbledown House in concert, 8:00pm, at Trent River Coffee Company. For more information call 252-633-6444
- 13th: Murder in 3D, 7:00pm at the BridgePointe Hotel and Marina presented by Athens Mystery Dinners. For details call 252-229-4977
- 13th - 14th: Spring Historic Homes and Garden Show, tour homes and gardens in the Downtown Historic District and Historic Ghent from 10:00am - 4:30pm. Proceeds benefit the New Bern Historical Society and New Bern Preservation Foundation. For details call 252-633-6448
- 13th - 14th: Heritage Plant Sale at Tryon Palace, 9:00am - 5:00pm. For details call Tryon Palace Historic Sites and Gardens at 252-639-3500
- 14th: Tumbledown House in concert, 8:00pm, at Clawson's Restaurant in Beaufort. For more information call 252-633-6444
- 14th: Festival of Fun from 10:00pm - 2:00pm at Union Point Park, Downtown New Bern. For more information call 252-639-2902
- 15th: Let's Talk About It - Session 5: War and Freedom, 7:00pm at the New Bern-Craven County Library. For details, call 252-638-7800
- 19th: Carolina Brass, Seating: 6:45pm at Grover C. Fields Performing Arts Center presented by Craven Concerts Inc. For more information call 252-637-1119
New Bern Events & Festivals - May 2012:
- 4th: Murder in 3D, 7:00pm at the BridgePointe Hotel and Marina presented by Athens Mystery Dinners. For details call 252-229-4977
- 4th - 6th: Cherry Point Air Show, onboard Marine Air Corps Station, Cherry Point. For details call 1-866-WINGS-NC
- 4th - 6th: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Fri - Sat: 8:00pm, Sun: 2:00pm at the New Bern Civic Theatre. For details call 252-633-0567
- 5th: Cyclists Goin' Coastal, 8:00am, starting at Union Point Park. Benefit for the NC Coastal Land Trust. For more information call 252-634-1927
- 11th: Artwalk Downtown New Bern. For more information call 252-638-2577
- 11th: Murder in 3D, 7:00pm at the BridgePointe Hotel and Marina presented by Athens Mystery Dinners. For details call 252-229-4977
- 11th: Joel Mabus in concert, 8:00pm, at Trent River Coffee Company. For more information call 252-633-6444
- 11th - 13th: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Fri - Sat: 8:00pm, Sun: 2:00pm at the New Bern Civic Theatre. For details call 252-633-0567
- 30th: Chamber of Commerce's Reverse Drawing, Social: 6:15pm - 7:00pm, Buffet Dinner: 7:00pm - 8:00pm, Reverse Drawing begins: 7:30pm at the New Bern Riverfront Convention Center. For details call 252-637-3111
- 12th: Joel Mabus in concert, 8:00pm, at Clawson's Restaurant in Beaufort. For more information call 252-633-6444
- 18th - 20th: Blithe Spirit, Fri - Sat: 8:00pm, Sun: 3:00pm at the Masonic Theatre, 416 Hancock St. For details call 252-634-7877
- 18th - 19th: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, 8:00pm at the New Bern Civic Theatre. For details call 252-633-0567
- 25th - 27th: Blithe Spirit, Fri - Sat: 8:00pm, Sun: 3:00pm at the Masonic Theatre, 416 Hancock St. For details call 252-634-7877
New Bern Events & Festivals - June 2012:
New Bern Events & Festivals - July 2012:
- 13th - 15th: Little Women, Fri - Sat: 8:00pm, Sun: 2:00pm at the New Bern Civic Theatre. For details call 252-633-0567
- 19th - 22th: Cabaret, Thurs - Sat: 8:00pm, Sun: 3:00pm at the Masonic Theatre, 416 Hancock St. For details call 252-634-7877
- 26th - 29th: Cabaret, Thurs - Sat: 8:00pm, Sun: 3:00pm at the Masonic Theatre, 416 Hancock St. For details call 252-634-7877
New Bern Events & Festivals - August 2012:
- 10th - 11th: Rent, 8:00pm at the New Bern Civic Theatre. For details call 252-633-0567
- 17th - 18th: Rent, 8:00pm at the New Bern Civic Theatre. For details call 252-633-0567
New Bern Events & Festivals - September 2012:
- 14th - 16th: The Rainmaker, Fri - Sat: 8:00pm, Sun: 2:00pm at the New Bern Civic Theatre. For details call 252-633-0567
- 21st - 23rd: The Rainmaker, Fri - Sat: 8:00pm, Sun: 2:00pm at the New Bern Civic Theatre. For details call 252-633-0567
- 28th: New Bern Breakfast Rotary Oktoberfest, 5:30–9:30pm, at the New Bern Farmers Market. For more information call 252-633-5925
New Bern Events & Festivals - October 2012:
- 13th - 14th: MUMFEST 2012, Downtown New Bern, NC. For details call 252-638-5781
New Bern Events & Festivals - November 2012:
- 2nd - 4th: Dreamgirls, Fri - Sat: 8:00pm, Sun: 2:00pm at the New Bern Civic Theatre. For details call 252-633-0567
- 9th - 11th: Dreamgirls, Fri - Sat: 8:00pm, Sun: 2:00pm at the New Bern Civic Theatre. For details call 252-633-0567
- 16th - 17th: Dreamgirls, 8:00pm at the New Bern Civic Theatre. For details call 252-633-0567
- 30th: The Nutcracker Ballet at 8:00pm, presented by Down East Dance at the New Bern Civic Theatre. For details call 252-633-0567
New Bern Events & Festivals - December 2012:
- 1st - 2nd: The Nutcracker Ballet, Sat: 8:00pm, Sun: 2:00pm, presented by Down East Dance at the New Bern Civic Theatre. For details call 252-633-0567
- 7th - 9th: The Nutcracker Ballet, Fri - Sat: 8:00pm, Sun: 2:00pm, presented by Down East Dance at the New Bern Civic Theatre. For details call 252-633-0567
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