Find out what’s happening with the Arts and Culture scene in and around New Bern, North Carolina!
In the spring of 2022, the Tryon Palace Foundation was awarded a planning grant from the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation Inclusive Public Art Initiative. Tryon Palace is working with community organizations to plan a permanent, public art project. This new public art project will […]
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The New Bern Historical Society will hold their next ABC (Attic, Basement, Closet) Yard sale on Nov. 5 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., offering a curated array of carefully selected antiques, furniture, collectibles, and art. These special pieces will be displayed
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New Bern’s favorite vintage Rock & Roll Band will return to the Saltwater Grill in River Bend, Saturday October 8! THE BEARS play your favorite songs the way you remember them, in a high-energy show bursting with harmony, humor, nostalgia, and hot
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Welcome Boomermania to RiverTowne Players! Join Boomermania, New Bern’s nostalgia band, for an evening of fun and music. Dress in your favorite retro garb and come on out to RiverTowne Players at the Masonic Theatre located at 514 Hancock Street on Oct.
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The improv comedy group Walk-In Bathtub returns to the New Bern Civic Theatre (NBCT) stage this Saturday, Oct. 8, to host a MumFest After Party. As MumFest’s downtown street performances start to wind down, NBCT will open its doors for an After
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New Bern Now (NBN) is excited to announce that we will be printing a local newspaper to serve New Bern, NC and surrounding areas. NBN was founded in 2009 and our mission remains the same — to inform our community. We connect
Letter from the Editor: New Bern Now to Print a Local Newspaper Read More »
The Anonymous Trust trustees have generously awarded the Tryon Palace Foundation with a generous charitable grant of $170,000 for their Palace Scholars program and for a new educational outreach program. Additionally, the Anonymous Trust has approved two challenge grants that have the potential
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The African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund (AACHAF), a program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, announced its award of $50,000 to the New Bern Preservation Foundation for the Preservation of King Solomon’s Lodge, North Carolina’s oldest African American Masonic Lodge.
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Falling temperatures telltale that autumn has arrived. October brings many fabulous events to Tryon Palace, from a week of spinning and weaving demonstrations to the traditional trick or treat shenanigans of All Hallows’ Eve. This month welcomes our annual Fall Heritage Plant
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Around Town Hurricane Ian’s is off of the coast of Florida at the time of this posting, 3:30 p.m. on Sept. 29. If you plan on attending an event that’s listed, check with the host in case it was cancelled or rescheduled.
Things to Do Around the Greater New Bern Area: Sept. 29 – Oct. 2, 2022 Read More »