James W. Smith Elementary

STEM: Students Totally Engaged in Music at James W. Smith Elementary

James W. Smith Elementary (JWS), a Title I school, is located in the small, rural town of Cove City.  The school serves students from the surrounding area which is primarily agricultural. Cove City is equi-distance between Kinston and New Bern—about 16 miles […]
Things to do in and around New Bern NC

Easter Weekend Events and Things to Do in and around New Bern

2nd – 31st: Live Events at The City Laundry. Call 252-876-7007. 30th: Tommy Duzan Live, 7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. at BrÜtopia. Call 252-631-5142. 30th: Spaghetti Live, 8:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. at Circa 1810 at The Harvey Mansion, 221 S. Front […]
Allies for Cherry Point's Tomorrow

Allies for Cherry Point’s Tomorrow hosts 3rd Annual Brews & Bites on the River

Allies for Cherry Point’s Tomorrow (ACT) will host the 3rd Annual Brews & Bites on the River on Friday, April 27 starting at 5pm in downtown New Bern at the end of Broad Street. The event benefits Allies for Cherry Point’s Tomorrow […]
NC State Auditor, Beth Wood

Coastal Women’s Forum Celebrates 30 Years

Coastal Women’s Forum (CWF) and NC state Auditor, Beth Wood, Team Up to Celebrate Success April 5 will be a day of celebration for CWF as the organization commemorates three decades of providing New Bern area women with opportunities for networking, education […]
Eagle Scouts Volunteer

New Bern Battlefield Park Joins Civil War Trust in Park Day

Volunteers Invited to Pitch In Since 1996, the Civil War Trust has sponsored Park Day, an annual hands-on preservation event to help Civil War, Revolutionary War, and War of 1812 battlefields and historic sites take on maintenance projects large and small. This […]
April Horticultural Workshop

Free Horticultural Workshop ‘‘Edible Landscape’ – Summer Vegetables’

(Listen, Learn and Questions) Saturday, April 21st 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Prior to our workshop we will conduct our monthly tour of our demonstration gardens from 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. with Master Gardeners highlighting plants of interest, and in bloom. […]
New Bern Parks and Recreation

Free Yoga Sessions by Hope Bucher

New Bern Parks and Recreation has partnered with Hope Bucher, the owner of A Hopeful Balance, to offer a series of free yoga sessions to the citizens of New Bern and surrounding communities. Power Yoga Flow is an active style class where […]