valentine's day cards sale

Valentine’s Day Card Sale Helps Fund Arts Education

Craven Arts Council and the Twin Rivers Artists Association are proud to present the 2023 Craven County Valentine’s Day Card Sale in the Director’s Gallery for the month of January and February 2023. Created by students in all grades in Craven County […]
Learn the history of New Bern, NC

Learn New Bern’s History — Port City, Tryon Palace, Civil War to Downtown Renaissance

Craven Community College’s Lifetime Learning Center is pleased to announce a new series of history lectures. Together with our partners, Craven-Pamlico Regional Library, James City Historical Society, New Bern Historical Society, Swiss Bear, Inc., and Tryon Palace, we will present five history lectures. Our goal […]
Whales off North Carolina (photo by Keith Rittmaster)

Junior Sailing, Boat Building, Pirates, and Whales Among Events at the NC Maritime Museum

Merry-time for Tots Jan. 11, 10 a.m. Preschoolers (ages 2-5) and their caregivers participate in a maritime themed hands-on experience, craft, and activity during this program, which is offered every second Wednesday. Topics rotate between pirates, sharks, whales, and fish with a […]
Duke Energy vehicle assessing power outage in New Bern on Dec. 24, 2022

Duke Energy Alert — Help Avoid Rotating Power Outage

Duke Energy sent a text alert on Dec 25. at 9:44 p.m. stating, “The extremely low temperatures & high energy demand continue to place an unusual strain on the energy grid. Please consider powering down all nonessential electric devices and delaying unnecessary […]
Joan Smith pictured with Abbey Clark and Von Lewis during her 107 Birthday Party in New Bern NC

New Bern Resident Joan Smith Celebrates 107 Birthday

Longtime New Bern resident Joan Smith celebrated her 107 Birthday on December 20. She was born in 1915. Penny Sullivan described Centenarian Joan Smith’s Birthday party as “a gala affair held at Brookdale Senior Living on Glenburnie Road. The party started with […]
Music by Cat Stevens performed by John Van Dyke at the Bank of the Arts in New Bern, NC

At the Gallery: Cat Stevens Performed by John Van Dyke

Craven Arts Council & Gallery is proud to present “At the Gallery: Cat Stevens” performed by John Van Dyke at the Bank of the Arts on Jan. 21, 2023. Yusuf Islam, born Steven Demetre Georgiou, commonly known by his stage name, Cat Stevens, is […]
Hearne's Fine Jewelry donates to New Bern Civic Theatre

Hearne’s Fine Jewelry Makes Naming Donation

New Bern Civic Theatre (NBCT) is pleased to announce and formally thank Hearne’s Fine Jewelry for their philanthropic generosity as the lead naming gift donor for the Athens Theatre balcony level seating renovation. NBCT, a non-profit community-based theatre in downtown New Bern, […]