Polo player, girl at school and blue flower paintings

January ArtWalk Celebrates “Dreamscapes”

Community Artist Gallery will celebrate “Dreamscapes” for January. Our featured Artists are Leslie Anthony and Karen Schaaf, painters. Music will be provided by “Doctor Paul” Hawaii to Carolina and refreshments will be served. The upstairs Studio Annex will feature Veronica Campos-Hallstrom as […]
Man and woman in field

Lifetime Learning Center continues with International Film Series “All is True”

Craven Community College’s Lifetime Learning Center (LLC) will present “All is True” this Friday, Jan. 7 as part of Explorations: The International Film Series. This annual film series is offered by the Craven CC Foundation. “All is True” is a film that […]
Ukulele Hoalohas

Ukulele Hoalohas Concert at Riverside UMC

The UHOOs present a free concert at Riverside United Methodist Church on Saturday afternoon, January 23. The Saturday afternoon concert will be in the Fellowship Hall of Riverside United Methodist Church, in New Bern.  Here is how the group describes itself: “UHOOs […]
New Bern Grand Marina and Waterfront

Weekend Happenings In and Around New Bern: December 30, 2021 – January 2, 2022

Around Town Join the Twin Rivers Paddle Club for New Years Paddle. Meet at Jack’s Island in Lawson Creek Park at 1 p.m. *** Music and Nightlife Thursday: – Jasmine Tasty Thai at BrÜtopia, 1201 Hwy 70 E. New Year’s Eve: – […]
CarolinaEast Medical Center

CarolinaEast Medical Center Reinstates Visitor Restrictions

Patients Allowed One Visitor at a Time Effective Monday, January 3, 2022, CarolinaEast Medical Center is limiting visitation to one visitor at a time per patient during visiting hours. In March 2020, CarolinaEast restricted all patient visitation upon the recommendations of state […]
City of New Bern

City Collecting Gift Cards for Tornado Victims

The City of New Bern has begun collecting gift cards to help tornado victims in Kentucky. Gift cards will be collected until Friday, January 14th at 5 p.m., after which they will be organized and shipped to Kentucky for distribution. During the […]
Wendy Card learning how to use new equipment

Letter from the Editor: Hit the Reset Button

Thirteen years ago today, I was developing NewBernNow.com. Our country was in the midst of the great recession and local businesses and nonprofits were closing or on the brink of shuttering their doors. The idea came to me after visiting with a […]