Craven Arts Council and Gallery

Bear Faces Exhibition

Children’s Artwork on Display at Bank of the Arts to benefit Outreach Programs January 2 – 12, 2019 Craven Arts Council & gallery is proud to present “Bear Face Tesselations” in the Main Gallery at Bank of the Arts January 2nd to […]
Blackbeard's Restaurant and Pub

New Bern Restaurants Open on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day

Here’s a list of Restaurants that will be open in the greater New Bern area on Christmas Eve (CE) and Christmas Day (CD). Please note the abbreviations next to their names as to what days they will be open. Also, some restaurants […]
EAA Chapter 1171 Memorial Scholarship

Ingrid Watts Awarded EAA Chapter 1171 Memorial Scholarship

Scholarship in Memory of Hunter Spencer, Joe Corby, and Frank Albertini The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Chapter 1171 presented the Memorial Scholarship for $2,200 to Ingrid Watts in honor of the late Hunter Spencer, Joe Corby, and Frank Albertini on December 21, […]
Aerial photo New Bern

Do you enjoy writing or vlogging?

If so, we would love to hear from you! New Bern Now was created to share information and current events about the people, places, interesting stories, and/or things to do in the Greater New Bern area. We’re going on 10 years and […]
USS Cairo Gunboat

Raising the Cairo with Ed Bearss – Jan 13

Lost Ironclad Re-discovered It’s a treasure hunt story worthy of Indiana Jones, led by historian Ed Bearss. On Dec. 12, 1862, naval history was made when the Union ironclad USS Cairo (pronounced “KAY-row”), involved in the campaign against Vicksburg, was sunk in […]
Bate Foundation Grant Winners

Bate Foundation Individual School Grant Winners

Harold H. Bate was a philanthropist, investor, and retired lumber executive. Through his generosity, Partners In Education was honored to be selected as a grant recipient for $30,000 to be used for The Bate Foundation Individual School Grant Program for the this […]
Ship Modeling Club

Ship Modeling Club

The initial meeting for the Ship Modeling Club being formed in New Bern is Saturday, January 12th, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. The club is being hosted by Shop Class, LLC located at 406 Guion St., in New Bern, NC. The purpose is to […]