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Oct 29, 2023

Community Calendar - August 3, 2023 Edition

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The Carteret County Public Library Summer Reading program will take place through Aug. 5. The program has something for all ages. Visit www.carteretcountypubliclibrary.org for details.

The 2023 Taste of The Coast Celebration will take place on August 5th from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM and will feature live music, food, a silent auction, and NC Oysters. This event promises a fun summer evening celebrating North Carolina’s beautiful and bountiful coast! Additional ticket and event information can be found on our website at https://www.nccoast.org/event/2023-taste-of-the-coast-celebration/. The event will take place at the Crystal Coast Civic Center, 3505 Arendell St., Morehead City.

New Bern Historical Society is pleased to begin another year of Lunch & Learn on Sept. 20th. Our first speaker this season is author Joe Mobley who will introduce his new book, Colonial North Carolina, a look at the earliest days of the Old North State. Mobley will share his account of the first permanent European settlement of the province of Carolina; exploring the Carolina Charter which granted the region to the Lords Proprietors, who owned and governed North Carolina until it became a royal colony in 1730. Reservations open August 7. Prepaid reservations required. Cost is $24 for Historical Society members and $27 for nonmembers, which includes your meal, drinks, service, and gratuity. Meal details to be announced. For more information, call 252-638-8558 or go www.NewBernHistorical.org or www.facebook.com/NewBernHistoricalSociety.

The Morehead City chapter of the Antique Automobile Club of America will be hosting a car show on the Morehead City waterfront on Saturday, October 21, 2023, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The event is free to attend and will be located at Ottis Landing (Big Rock Landing) on Shepard Street between 8th to 9th streets. The show is open to all AACA Special Interest and Modified Classes of autos manufactured from 1900 to 2002. Judging will start at 11:00 a.m. and show winner presentations will be at 2:30 p.m. Pre-registration is $20 per vehicle and $30 on the day of the show. Registration forms and questions regarding the club or car show should be addressed to Pat Tyson at 919-413-2138 or [email protected]

Arts and Entertainment

Arts Council Workshops ; 1702 Arendell St, Morehead City; August 5 - Abstraction: The Art of Playing; August 9, 16, 23 and 30- Innovate: Find Your Creative Voice; September 2 - Loosen Up and Paint; September 15 and 16 - Innovate: Inducing Abstraction in Landscape Painting; September 29 and 30 - Having Fun with Watercolor Techniques; November 11 and 12 - Painting In a Series. www.artscouncilcarteret.org

Alive at Five 2023 Concerts -Downtown Morehead City, Inc. hosts this FREE, annual concert series along the waterfront in downtown Morehead City at Jaycee Park, 807 Shepard St, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, August 18- The Powell Brothers ; Thursday, September 14- Band of Oz; Thursday, October 12- The Embers featuring Craig Woolard. Beverages will be available for purchase and no coolers or outside beverages are allowed inside the concert area.

Swansboro SwanFest- Sunday, August 20 at 6:30 PM. The British Invaders; The Pugliese Pavilion at Olde Towne Square.

Museums, Parks, Aquarium

Cape Lookout National Seashore offers Horse Watching Walking Tours of Shackleford Banks. Join the park ranger who monitors the wild horses for a glimpse into their world. Call (252) 728-2250 for information.

The Natural Side of Fort Macon will be presented on July 27 at 10 a.m. Fort Macon State Park is at 2303 E. Fort Macon Road in Atlantic Beach. Call (252) 726-3775 for information.

Fort Macon State Park will offer a Small Arms Demonstration on July 29 and 30, at 10:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. each day. Fort Macon State Park is at 2303 E. Fort Macon Road in Atlantic Beach. Call (252) 726-3775 for information.

Fort Macon State Park will offer the program Carolina Seashells on July 28 at 10 a.m. Fort Macon State Park is at 2303 E. Fort Macon Road in Atlantic Beach. Call (252) 726-3775 for information.

Events at the Beaufort Historic Site

Living History – Floor Cloth Workshop ; Friday, August 18th | 10 am – 2 pm

Area canvas rugs, today known as floor cloths, had their start in 18th C. England. Initially used by the wealthy, the designs and patterns mimicked parquet flooring, tile, and marble. Join us in learning the art and fun of these floor cloths. This workshop is led by Donna Haggerty. Space is limited to 8 people, call (252) 728-5225 to reserve your spot. MATERIALS FEE: $50.

Mattie King Davis Artists Show Opening: Square Perspectives. Friday, August 25th | 4:30 – 6 pm. A group of juried artists and volunteers from the Mattie King Davis Art Gallery will open a show of their own, titled Square Perspectives, on the evening of August 25th. The show’s name reflects the art that will be shown: each artist will create various square paintings to hang in the gallery’s main two rooms. This is a FREE EVENT. This show will run through the end of September.

Sports

Beach Run Series - Registration is now open for the 2023 Beach Run Series. Join us for a fun, family event on Atlantic Beach. All ages and skill levels are welcome to participate in a One Mile, 5K or 10K run. Check in between 5:15-6:16PM and all races begin promptly at 6:30PM. Atlantic Beach Circle 207 W. Atlantic Blvd. Register for all races at once OR individual dates listed. Tuesday August 3; Tuesday August 17*; *One Mile & 5K only - followed by awards . https://ccpr.recdesk.com/Community/Program?category=1

Swansboro Parks and Recreation Department - https://swansboro.recdesk.com/.

June 2023 - July 2023.

Shevans Park Splash Pad - The Shevans park splash pad is now open for the summer. The hours are 10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. There is no fee to use the splash pad. For more information, please contact 252-726-5083 ext. 701.

Teen Weightlifting Course -Morehead City Parks and Recreation Department will be sponsoring a summer weight lifting program for teens ages 16-18. The Course will take place from July 12th - August 16th on Wednesdays from 10:30-11:30 a.m. at the Morehead City Recreation Center. The cost is $50. Participants must have a membership at the Morehead City Recreation Center. For more information, email [email protected] .

Open-Play Pickleball -We are excited to offer Open Play Pickleball on our renovated gym floors. The sessions are open Monday, Wednesday, Friday 9:00-12:00PM and Tuesday, Thursday 9:00-11:00a.m. Nets, paddles and balls are provided. All players must have a day pass or annual pass. For more information, contact 252-726-5083 ext. 701.

Youth Tennis Camps - The Parks and Recreation Department is having their annual Summer Tennis camps once again with coach Mary Marino. There will be 3 different levels of camps, Level 1 is for the beginner tennis player, Level 2 is for the intermediate player, and level 3 is the advanced level of play. For level 1 and 2 there are 3 different age groups ranging from ages 8-14 and level 3 is age groups 13-18. Sign-up at the Recreation center or online at http://moreheadcity.recdesk.com/community/program For more information, contact Deylan Buntyn at [email protected].

Basketball For All Abilities - Morehead City Parks and Recreation Department sponsor basketball for all abilities on Wednesdays from 4:00-5:00pm at the Morehead City Parks and Recreation Center for anyone with disabilities. This is open to all ages with a focus on learning basic basketball skills while doing fun drills and light conditioning. The Recreation Center program is from January-June. Basketball for all abilities will resume August 16th . For more information, contact Deylan Buntyn at 252-726-5083 ext. 703 or email [email protected] .

Junior Golf League - Morehead City Parks and Recreation Department is offering a summer junior golf league. There will be a female and male division for ages 10-18. This league focuses on technique, rules, and golf etiquette while practicing and playing matches. Practices will be held at the Morehead City Country Club. Cost for this program is $60 per child. Matches will be held at various golf courses, parent transportation required. For more information, contact Deylan Buntyn, Sports Coordinator, at 252-726-5083 ext. 703 or email [email protected] .

Youth Cheerleading Camp - Morehead City Parks and Recreation Department is proud to offer a youth Cheerleading Camp. The camp will be held August 7th – 11th at the Morehead City Parks and Recreation Building. For ages 5-7, the camp costs $50. For ages 8-14, the cost is $50. If you have any further questions please contact [email protected] or 252-726-5083 ext. 703.

Youth Flag Football - Morehead City Parks and Recreation Department is excited to offer our second season of youth flag football for kids ages 6-11 years old. This league will focus on football skills and essential team sports concepts. All practices and games will be held at the Morehead City Recreation Center Multipurpose Field. Registration opens June 8th. The program will take place September through October. For more information, contact Sports Coordinator, Deylan Buntyn at [email protected] or call 252-726-5083 ext. 703.

The Morehead City Parks and Recreation Department offers a fitness class called Barre Fitness. This program is offered Tuesdays at 5:30 PM as well as Thursdays at 9:00AM. Class-goers need to bring water, a yoga mat or towel is optional. This class is a hybrid of Yoga, Pilates, and Ballet Flexibility and will consist of stretching/strengthening of all major muscle groups, creating lean and long muscles without bulk, and strengthening abdominal and back muscles improving balance and back pain. Barre is a healthy challenge for all ages. Class is free for all members. For more information contact Victoria Ward at [email protected] or call 252-726-5083 ext. 706.

Total Body Workout - Total Body Workout Classes are offered at the Morehead City Parks and Recreation Department on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings from 9:00 - 10:00 AM at a cost of $8.00/class. All classes are held at the Morehead City Recreation Center (1600 Fisher Street). For more info on this program, please contact our office at 252-726-5083 ext. 701.

Cycle Fit - Cycle Fit is offered at the Morehead City Parks and Recreation Department on Fridays beginning in September from 8:00-8:45AM. The fee is free for members or $10 Drop-in. Preregistration is required via https://moreheadcity.recdesk.com/Community/Program. All classes are held at the Morehead City Recreation Center (1600 Fisher Street).For more information, please contact 252-726-5083 ext. 701 or email [email protected].

Strength and Stretch - Strength and Stretch, is a class that will focus on balance, stability, stretching and building strength. This class is perfect for seniors, beginners, or anyone who would like to become more balanced. Chairs are set up for balance assistance and modified workout option. This class will begin in September and be held on Tuesdays from 10:00-10:45 AM at Morehead City Recreation Center, 1600 Fisher Street, Morehead City). Preregistration is required via https://moreheadcity.recdesk.com/Community/Program . Program is $5 for a drop-in class or free for annual pass holders. For more information, please contact 252-726-5083 ext. 701 or email [email protected].

Cardio/Strength Combo - This will include either a fast walk outside if the weather permits or inside cycle and low impact aerobics for the first 30 minutes and then 15 minutes of weight training. The class be held Monday mornings at Morehead City Parks and Recreation from 8am-8:45. The class is free for members and $5 for nonmembers.

Lunchtime Stretch - Relieve tension and stress during the day with this stretching class. This class will include stretching while standing and laying on the floor. Join instructor, Stephanie Stoll from 11:00-11:45 Wednesdays at Morehead City Parks and Recreation, 1600 Fisher Street. Lunchtime Stretch is great way to refresh in the middle of the day. The class is free for members and $5 for nonmembers.

Government and Civic Meetings

Carteret County Commissioners meet at 6 p.m. on the third Monday of the month in the Commissioners' Boardroom, Administration Building, Second Floor, Courthouse Square in Beaufort. Public comment is allowed at all regular meetings. Board meetings are broadcast on Spectrum Cable Channel 10 in Carteret County on the Thursday (8 p.m.) and Sunday (noon) following the Monday board meeting. https://www.carteretcountync.gov/193/County-Commissioners

Cape Carteret Board of Commissioners typically meets on the second Monday of every month at 6:00 pm.

Cedar Point Commissioners- third or fourth Thursday at 6:30

The Bogue Town Council meets on the third Monday of the month at 6:00pm at the Bogue Town Hall, located at 121 Chimney Branch Road..

Emerald Isle Board of Commissioners meets monthly on the second Tuesday of the month at 6 p.m.

Indian Beach - The Board of Commissioners meet the 2nd Wednesday of each month at 5:00 p.m. in the Town Hall Meeting Room.

PKS Board of Commissioners - second Wednesday of the month at 6 p.m. at town hall.

The Atlantic Beach Town Council meets in the Town Council Meeting Room at 125 West Fort Macon Road, on the fourth Monday of the month at 6:00 p.m.

Morehead City Town Council meets the second Tuesday of the month at Tuesday, August 10, 2021 at 5:30 p.m., Morehead City Municipal Building, 202 South 8th Street.

Town of Beaufort Board of Commissioners meets the second Monday of the month at 6 p.m. These meetings are live streamed on the Town's Facebook page.

Newport -Regular Town Council meetings are on the second Thursday of the month at 6:00 pm ​

Community Resources

Hope Mission Soup Kitchen is open 7 days a week serving meals to anyone who is hungry and delivering meals for homebound seniors. You can help. Call or text me. Pastor Gene McLendon at 252-515-4361.

Hope Recovery Homes operates alcohol and drug free transitional residences which foster and promote individual growth and the restoration of meaningful, productive, and spiritual lives. For more information, me or text me. Pastor Gene McLendon at 252-515-4361.

Hope Mission Thrift Store -1205 Arendell Street, Morehead City, NC; Hope Mission’s Thrift Store provides vouchers for those in need, allowing them to get the things they need at little or no cost. For a list of items our thrift store will accept, please visit the Hope Mission Thrift Store webpage. The store also provides an income that helps to fund the Homeless Shelters, Soup Kitchen and other services provided by Hope Mission. Visit us at www.HopeMissionThriftStore.org

Coastal Pregnancy Care Center (CPCC) is a Christian non-profit offering help and hope to women and men considering their choices in an unplanned pregnancy. The center provides confidential services including free pregnancy testing, free STD testing, abortion education, post abortion care, information on STDs, education on life responsibility skills & community resources. Call to schedule a confidential appointment - (252) 247-2273; [email protected] ; 4050 Arendell St, Morehead City, NC 28557; Hours: 9:00 – 4:30 Monday – Wednesday; 9:00-5:30 Thursday; 12:30 – 4:30 Friday.

The Salvation Army; 2800 Bridges St, Morehead City, NC - Food Pantry, Clothing/Household Vouchers, Rent & Utilities, Emergency Assistance, Emergency Disaster Services, Christmas Assistance. In addition to our social ministries, The Salvation Army is a Christian Evangelical Church and we hold weekly worship services. For worship times or more information, please contact us today. Phone: 252-726-7147; Email: [email protected]

Carteret County Health Department will provide a no-cost additional dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to people who self-attest to having a moderately or severely weakened immune system and who have previ­ously received two doses of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine. Documentation of a qualifying condition is not a requirement, but partici­pants must bring documen­tation of their first and sec­ond vaccinations in order to receive the additional shot. Call (252) 728-8550, option 2, to make an appointment.

OCEAN — Carteret County residents and businesses have an opportunity to help the N.C. Coastal Federation rebuild coastal habitat by donating oyster shells. The NCCF is asking for donations of oyster shells to the federation’s recycling program. Once collected, the federation works with partners to return the shells to the water, where they provide new habitat for fish and shellfish. In Carteret County, the federation is accepting shells at the NCCF headquarters at 3609 Highway 24 in the Ocean community. A complete list of coastwide recycling sites is available at the website nccoast.org/project/oyster-shell-recycling-program/.

Below is a list of some Carteret County charities that can always use a helping hand, whether that hand is writing a check or showing up to pitch in.

· American Music Festival, 252-728-6152.

· American Red Cross, Greenville, 252-637-3405.

· Atlantic House, Morehead City, 252-648-8505.

· Beaufort Historical Association, 252-728-5225.

· Bogue Banks Public Library, Pine Knoll Shores, 252-247-4660.

· Boys and Girls Clubs of Coastal Carolina Inc., Morehead City, 252-222-3007.

· Boy Scouts of America, Croatan Trails District, 252-659-2530.

· Broad Street Clinic, Morehead City, 252-726-4562.

· Camp Albemarle camping and retreat ministry opportunities, Newport, 252-726-4848.

· Carteret Community Foundation, 252-240-0011.

· Carteret County Council for Women, www.cccwomen.org.

· Cape Lookout National Seashore, Harkers Island, 252-728-2250.

· Carteret Literacy Council, 252-808-2020.

· Carteret Community College, Morehead City, 252-222-6000.

· Carteret County Domestic Violence Program, 252-726-2336.

· Carteret County Partnership for Children, Morehead City, 252-727-0440.

· Carteret County Public Library, Beaufort, 252-728-2050.

· Carteret County Public School Foundation, 252-728-4583.

· Carteret County Humane Society, 252-247-7744.

· Carteret County Veterans Office, 252-728-8440.

· Carteret Long Term Recovery Alliance, carteretltra.org.

· Carteret Warriors for Recovery, Morehead City, cw4r.org or email [email protected].

· Carteret Health Care Foundation, Morehead City, 252-808-6336.

· COACH Hope, Morehead City, 252-732-4522.

· Coastal Carolina Center for Women’s Ministries, Newport, 252-764-0722.

· Coastal Community Action Inc., Newport, 252-223-1630.

· Coastal Pregnancy Care Center, Morehead City, 252-247-2273.

· Core Sound Waterfowl Museum and Heritage Center, Harkers Island, 252-728-1500.

· Core Sound Carvers Decoy Guild, 252-838-8818.

· Crystal Coast Habitat for Humanity, Newport, 252-223-2111.

· Crystal Coast Hospice House, Morehead City, 252-808-2244.

· Downtown Morehead City Revitalization Association, 252-808-0440.

· Down East Library, Otway, 252-728-1333.

· Family Promise, 252-222-0019.

· Friends of Fort Macon, 252-354-5132.

· Foundation for Shackleford Horses, 252-728-6308.

· Fort Macon State Park, Atlantic Beach, 252-726-3775.

· Hand 2 Hand, Smyrna, 703-732-4793.

· The History Museum of Carteret County, Morehead City, 252-247-7533.

· Hope for the Warriors, 877-246-7349.

· Hope Mission, Morehead City, 252-240-2359.

· Hospice of Carteret County, Morehead City, 252-808-6085.

· Island Cat Allies, 252-354-7780.

· Jeremiah 33:3 Ministries of North Carolina Down East community thrift store, 252-418-0103.

· La Leche League of Carteret County, 252-622-4950.

· Leon Mann Jr. Enrichment Center, Morehead City, 252-247-2626.

· Loaves and Fishes of Beaufort ministry and outreach, 252-241-3691.

· Martha’s Mission, Morehead City, 252-726-1717.

· Matthew 25 Food Pantry and Thrift Store, Newport, 252-223-4231.

· Meals on Wheels, 252-241-4292.

· N.C. Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores, 252-247-4003.

· N.C. Coastal Federation, Ocean, 252-393-8185.

· N.C. Maritime Museum, Beaufort, 252-728-7317.

· N.C. Seafood Festival, Morehead City, 252-726-6273.

· Newport Public Library 252-223-5108.

· Outer Banks Wildlife Shelter, Newport, 252- 240-1200.

· Pet Adoption and Welfare Society of Carteret County, 252-726-7925.

· Project Christmas Cheer, 252-247-7275.

· Protectors of Homeless Pets of Carteret County, Emerald Isle, 252-723-0319.

· Queen Street Heritage Foundation, P.O. Box 2213, Beaufort, N.C. 28516.

· The Salvation Army, Morehead City, 252-726-7147.

· Station Club, Morehead City, 252-240-1022.

· Second Blessings Community Outreach and Thrift Store, 252-726-7921.

· St. James Thrift Shop, Newport, 252-223-3186.

· Take A Kid Fishing Foundation, Inc., Morehead City, 252-808-8303, www.takf.org.

· Webb Library, Morehead City, 252-726-3012.

· Western Carteret Public Library, Cape Carteret, 252-393-6500.

· Wounded Warriors Project, Fayetteville office, 910-487-0116.

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