| February 2010 |
- February 2010
13th Annual Middle Eastern Show
- February 2010
Annual Card Party & Luncheon
- Location: First United Methodist Church
- 11:30 am - 3:00 pm
- Admission: $25.00 (reservations required)
- Arts of the Albemarle:
252-338-6455
- February 3, 2010
Monthly Wine Tasting
Guest Pourers: TBA
- A wonderful
opportunity to get together with the girls, with friends, or just enjoy
an evening out meeting new people and learning new things about wine.
Includes tastings of six wines (3 whites, 3 reds), appetizers, written
tasting notes, and a fun time!
- Location: The
City Wine Sellar
- 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
- Admission: $15.00 (Reservations Required)
- 252-335-1163
- February 4, 2010
MOA Guest Speaker: Claudia Deviney of
Preservation North Carolina
- This is in
conjunction with the Guild of Museum Friends Meeting. Open to the
public!
- Location: Museum
of the Albemarle - Gaither Auditorium
- 10:30 am
- Admission: FREE
- 252-335-1453
- February 5, 2010
FREE Live Music
Featuring: Audio Slide Show
- February 6,
2010
ECSU Winter Homecoming 2010
- February 6, 2010
Civil War Living History Day
- The MOA will
commemorate the Battle of Elizabeth City, fought on February 10, 1862
with its Civil War Living History Days.
- Demonstrations,
mustering of the troops and artillery firing will occur on The Green
and at Waterfront Park. Many exhibits of personal collections of Civil
War era artifacts will be on display in the Lobby. Members of the Tar
Heel Civilians, a North Carolina Civil War Reenactment Group will be
presenting programs that bring the Civilian aspect of the wartime era
to the public. A lecture series will be held in the Gaither Auditorium.
Speakers and their topics include: Ronnie Woolard: "The Impact of
Chaplains on Civil War Soldiers"; Jason Madre: "The Battle of Elizabeth
City History of the Mosquito Fleet" and Bruce Long: "CSS Appomattox".
- Location: Museum
of the Albemarle
- 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
- Admission: FREE
- 252-335-1453
- February 7, 2010
Sunburst USA Beauty Pageant
- Location: Southgate
Mall
- 1:00 pm
- Admission: FREE
- Mall Manager's Office: 252-338-2848
- February 7, 2010
Albemarle Historic Roundtable
- MOA Guest
Speaker: Ronnie Woolard of Mid-Atlantic Christian University
- Subject: The
Impact of Chaplains on Civil War Soldiers
- Location: Museum
of the Albemarle - Gaither Auditorium
- 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
- Admission: FREE
- 252-335-1453
- February 9, 2010
Junior Museum Explorers
- Middle to
Junior High school aged students will explore eras of history through
hands-on activities. Held every second Tuesday.
- Location: Museum
of the Albemarle
- 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
- Admission: FREE
- 252-335-1453
- February 10
& 11, 2010
African American History Month Program
- Location: ECSU
Planetarium - Jenkins Science
Complex
- 9:00 am - 7:00 pm, 4 different showings
- Admission: FREE (Reservations Required)
- 252-335-3759
- February 10, 2010
Live Music at Marina Restaurant
Featuring: Out ‘n the Cold
- Music and jokes
start at 7:00 pm
- Out
‘n the Cold is a Bluegrass/Bentgrass/Americana band.
- Location: Marina Restaurant - Top Room
Oyster Bar
- 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm
- Admission: $5.00 per person
- Tickets must be
purchased in advance.
- 252-339-7519
- February 11, 2010
Pre-Schooler Time
- Children will
participate in creative activities centered on this month’s
theme.
- Participants
must be between the ages of 3 to 5 and must be accompanied by an adult.
- Location: Museum
of the Albemarle
- 10:00 am - 11:00 am
- Admission: FREE
- 252-335-1453
- February 12 -
14, 2010
Valentine's Carriage Rides
by Carolina
Carriages
- Location: Downtown Elizabeth City
- 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
- Admission: $35 per couple for 15 minute ride
- For reservations call 252-619-5745
- February 12, 2010
FREE Live Music
Featuring: Nick Simmons, Acoustic
- February 13, 2010
VALENTINES PARTY!!
- Come join the
Valentines day fun - stories and craft - all ages welcome
- Location: Page After Page Bookstore
- 10:30 am - 11:15 pm
- Admission: $5.00
- Pre-registration Required
- 252-335-7243
- February 13, 2010
Second Saturday Science: Dinosaur Discovery
- The North
Carolina Museum of Natural Science visits Port Discover to lead an
exploration into the awe-inspiring world of dinosaurs. Learn about
their habits and lifestyles while comparing live animals to these
prehistoric wonders.
- Location: Port
Discover
- 11:00 am
- Admission: FREE
- Reservations Required
- 252-338-6117
- February 16, 2010
History Tales: Make it, Take it
- Elementary
students accompanied by an adult discover important facts about local
history and participate in a hands-on activity.
- Location: Museum
of the Albemarle
- 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
- Admission: FREE
- 252-335-1453
- February 18, 2010
Toddler Time: What’s In Me?
- A science
program just for preschoolers, ages 3 – 5. Parents or
guardians must accompany the child.
- Find out what
is going on inside your body that makes it work everyday! From muscles
to bones to organs, it all adds up to make a perfect you! Each child
will construct a life-size paper replica of themselves--complete with
drawings of vital organs.
- Location: Port
Discover
- 10:00 am
- Admission: $5.00 per family
- Reservations Required
- 252-338-6117
- February 19, 2010
FREE Live Music
Featuring: Phil Watson
- February 19
& 20, 2010
Encore Theatre Company presents
Will I Still Love You in the Morning (Farce)
- Synopsis:
A couple leaves
for their honeymoon and offers their home as a vacation spot to the
husband's two bosses. The bosses independently decide to have a tryst
and unwittingly invite the other's wife to meet them at the house. Each
couple settles into the dwelling without realizing the other is
occupying a different room when the hapless newlyweds come back early
from a disastrous honeymoon to find the house occupied. The old house
is starting to fall apart around them while they try to set everything
straight. If the husband plays his cards right, he may even get a
promotion!
- Location: The Center - Maguire Theatre
(Arts of the Albemarle)
- 8:00 pm
- Admission: $15.00
- Encore Theatre Company: 252-338-3382
- Arts of the Albemarle: 252-338-6455
- February 24, 2010
Live Music at Marina Restaurant
Featuring: Out ‘n the Cold
- Music and jokes
start at 7:00 pm
- Out
‘n the Cold is a Bluegrass/Bentgrass/Americana band.
- Location: Marina Restaurant - Top Room
Oyster Bar
- 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm
- Admission: $5.00 per person
- Tickets must be
purchased in advance.
- 252-339-7519
- February 26, 2010
FREE Live Music
Featuring: Karaoke with Kathi Hartzell
- February 26
& 27, 2010
Encore Theatre Company presents
Will I Still Love You in the Morning (Farce)
- Synopsis:
A couple leaves
for their honeymoon and offers their home as a vacation spot to the
husband's two bosses. The bosses independently decide to have a tryst
and unwittingly invite the other's wife to meet them at the house. Each
couple settles into the dwelling without realizing the other is
occupying a different room when the hapless newlyweds come back early
from a disastrous honeymoon to find the house occupied. The old house
is starting to fall apart around them while they try to set everything
straight. If the husband plays his cards right, he may even get a
promotion!
- Location: The Center - Maguire Theatre
(Arts of the Albemarle)
- 8:00 pm
- Admission: $15.00
- Encore Theatre Company: 252-338-3382
- Arts of the Albemarle: 252-338-6455
- February 27, 2010
Boy Scouts of America Pinewood Derby
- Location: Southgate
Mall
- 10:00 am - until last race
- Admission: FREE
- Mall Manager’s Office: 252-338-2848
- February 27, 2010
American Girl Party: Lanie Girl of the year 2010
- Learn about
Lanie Holland of
Cambridge Massachusetts, the New Girl of the Year - Fee includes
character book & snack. Ages 6 and up
- Location: Page After Page Bookstore
- 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
- Admission: TBA
- Pre-registration Required
- 252-335-7243
|
| March 2010 |
- March 2010
Elizabeth City Area Chamber of
Commerce Business Expo
- March 2010
Elizabeth City Police Department K-9 Unit
Jail-A-Thon
- Location: Southgate
Mall
- 11:00 am - 6:00 pm
- Admission: FREE
- Mall Manager's Office: 252-338-2848
- March 3, 2010
Monthly Wine Tasting
Guest Pourers: TBA
- A wonderful
opportunity to get together with the girls, with friends, or just enjoy
an evening out meeting new people and learning new things about wine.
Includes tastings of six wines (3 whites, 3 reds), appetizers, written
tasting notes, and a fun time!
- Location: The
City Wine Sellar
- 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
- Admission: $15.00 (Reservations Required)
- 252-335-1163
- March 4, 2010
MOA Guest Speaker: Edie Mayo a former curator
at the Smithsonian
- This is in
conjunction with the Guild of Museum Friends Meeting. Open to the
public!
- Subject:
Presidential Families
- Location: First Methodist Church (201
South Road Street)
- 10:30 am
- Admission: $15.00
- Seating is
limited to 100 people
- Museum
of the Albemarle: 252-335-1453
- Elizabeth Cith Bed and Breakfast: 252-338-2177
- March 5
& 6, 2010
Encore Theatre Company presents
Will I Still Love You in the Morning (Farce)
- Synopsis:
A couple leaves
for their honeymoon and offers their home as a vacation spot to the
husband's two bosses. The bosses independently decide to have a tryst
and unwittingly invite the other's wife to meet them at the house. Each
couple settles into the dwelling without realizing the other is
occupying a different room when the hapless newlyweds come back early
from a disastrous honeymoon to find the house occupied. The old house
is starting to fall apart around them while they try to set everything
straight. If the husband plays his cards right, he may even get a
promotion!
- Location: The Center - Maguire Theatre
(Arts of the Albemarle)
- 8:00 pm
- Admission: $15.00
- Encore Theatre Company: 252-338-3382
- Arts of the Albemarle: 252-338-6455
- March 6, 2010
Founders Day Scholarship Gala
- Presented by
the ECSU Foundation.
- Location: Elizabeth
City State University - Kermit E. White Graduate Center
- 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
- Black Tie Affair
- Admission: $100 per person
- Institutional Advancement: 252-335-3225
- March 9, 2010
Junior Museum Explorers
- Middle to
Junior High school aged students will explore eras of history through
hands-on activities. Held every second Tuesday.
- Location: Museum
of the Albemarle
- 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
- Admission: FREE
- 252-335-1453
- March 10, 2010
Live Music at Marina Restaurant
Featuring: Out ‘n the Cold
- Music and jokes
start at 7:00 pm
- Out
‘n the Cold is a Bluegrass/Bentgrass/Americana band.
- Location: Marina Restaurant - Top Room
Oyster Bar
- 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm
- Admission: $5.00 per person
- Tickets must be
purchased in advance.
- 252-339-7519
- March 11, 2010
Pre-Schooler Time
- Children will
participate in creative activities centered on this month’s
theme.
- Participants
must be between the ages of 3 to 5 and must be accompanied by an adult.
- Location: Museum
of the Albemarle
- 10:00 am - 11:00 am
- Admission: FREE
- 252-335-1453
- March 13, 2010
9th Annual Breakfast with a Friend
- Presented by
the American
Red Cross.
- Location: CPOA Headquarters (514
Cardwell St. behind Pizza Hut)
- 7:00 am - 10:30 am
- Admission: $6.00
- Bette Lou Campbell: 252-335-2185
- March 14, 2010
Albemarle Historic Roundtable
- MOA Guest
Speaker: TBA
- Subject: TBA
- Location: Museum
of the Albemarle - Gaither Auditorium
- 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
- Admission: FREE
- 252-335-1453
- March 14,
2010
MACU's Sunday Night Live
- It's a
night of
music, comedy, challenge, and fun for local teens. Open to all youth
6th grade and up.
- Location: Mid-Atlantic
Christian University - Davenport Chapel
- 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
- Admission: FREE
- 252-334-2000
- Jason Woolard: 252-334-2047
- March 16, 2010
History Tales: Make it, Take it
- Elementary
students accompanied by an adult discover important facts about local
history and participate in a hands-on activity.
- Location: Museum
of the Albemarle
- 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
- Admission: FREE
- 252-335-1453
- March 17, 2010
4th Annual St. Patricks Day Home Brew Beer
Tasting
- Location: The
City Wine Sellar
- 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
- Admission: $10.00 (Reservations Recommended)
- 252-335-1163
- March 18
& 19,
2010
MACU's Gospel Rally/Homecoming 2010
- Classes of
1950, 1960, 1970, 1980, 1990, & 2000 to be honored!
- Arron Chambers,
evening speaker
- Leon D'Orleans,
missions speaker
- Tony Krantz,
music leader
- Location: Mid-Atlantic
Christian University
- Admission: TBA
- 252-334-2000
- Email Contact: Bill Griffin
- March 24, 2010
Live Music at Marina Restaurant
Featuring: Out ‘n the Cold
- Music and jokes
start at 7:00 pm
- Out
‘n the Cold is a Bluegrass/Bentgrass/Americana band.
- Location: Marina Restaurant - Top Room
Oyster Bar
- 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm
- Admission: $5.00 per person
- Tickets must be
purchased in advance.
- 252-339-7519
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| April
2010 |
- April 2010
VikingFest Week
- April -
October 2010
Downtown
Waterfront Market
- Open every
Saturday.
- Location: Mariners Wharf
- 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
- Admission: FREE
- Denise Richards: 252-338-0169
- April 2010
2nd Annual Iron Tribe MC Elizabeth City Bike
& Auto Show
- All proceeds to
benefit
Benjamin House.
- Location: Southgate
Mall
- 9:00 am - 11:00 am, Registration
- 11:00 am - 3:00 pm, Judging
- 3:00 pm, Trophy ceremony begins
- Admission: FREE to watch
- Mall Manager’s Office: 252-338-2848
- April 2010
Community Golf Tournament to
benefit the Food Bank of the Albemarle
- Location: The Pointe Golf Club
- Starts around 9:00 am
- Registration Required by April 1st
- Tournament Particiation Fee: $110 per person,
$440 per team
- Hole Sponsor Fee: $100 per hole
- John McLaughlin: 252-335-4035 ext.111
- April 2010
March for Babies
March of Dimes
- April 2010
Junior
Woman's Club Easter Egg Hunt
- Location: Softball fields behind Boys
&
Girls Club
- 10:00 am
- Admission: FREE
- Albemarle Area United Way: 252-333-1510
- April 2010
Quilting in the Albemarle: A Galaxy of Stars
- Quilt Show 2010
presented
by the Colonial
Quilt Lovers Guild
- Location: Knobbs Creek Recreation Center
- 10:00 am - 6:00 pm, April 18th
- 10:00 am - 4:00 pm, April 19th
- Admission: $5.00
- Robin Caruso: 252-333-1807
- April 2010
Easter Bunny Arrives
- Location: Southgate
Mall
- 11:00 am
- Admission: FREE
- Mall Manager’s Office: 252-338-2848
- April 2010
Celebrate! Kids First
- Location: Waterfront Park
- 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
- Admission: FREE
- Courtney Cottrell @ Kids
First, Inc.: 252-338-5658
- April 2010
Elizabeth City Pasquotank Public
School Foundation Golf Tournament
- Location: The Pines at Elizabeth City
- 12:00 pm
- Admission: $400.00 per 4 person team
- 252-338-9115
- April 2010
Albemarle Area United Way Golf Tournament
- Location: The Pines at Elizabeth City
- 1:00 pm
- Admission: $375 per 4 man team
- 252-333-1510
- April 2010
New Life’s Eggstravaganza
- April 7, 2010
Live Music at Marina Restaurant
Featuring: Out ‘n the Cold
- Music and jokes
start at 7:00 pm
- Out
‘n the Cold is a Bluegrass/Bentgrass/Americana band.
- Location: Marina Restaurant - Top Room
Oyster Bar
- 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm
- Admission: $5.00 per person
- Tickets must be
purchased in advance.
- 252-339-7519
- April 7, 2010
Wine Tasting
Guest Pourers: TBA
- A wonderful
opportunity to get together with the girls, with friends, or just enjoy
an evening out meeting new people and learning new things about wine.
Includes tastings of six wines (3 whites, 3 reds), appetizers, written
tasting notes, and a fun time!
- Location: The
City Wine Sellar
- 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
- Admission: $15.00 (Reservations Required)
- 252-335-1163
- April 15, 2010
"Mojo 101"
- This is a
one-hour presentation discussing differences in regional blues styles.
What makes our Piedmont Carolina blues sound different from Chicago
blues? Features members of Uphill with PowerPoint, multimedia and live
performance!
- Location: Elizabeth
City State University - New Student Center
- 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
- Admission: FREE
- Division of Student Affairs: 252-335-3279
- April 15, 2010
ECSU's Lyceum Series: Uphill
- The popular
local band plays a full concert of Carolina Swampland Blues from their
recent debut album, as heard on National Public Radio.
- Location: Elizabeth
City State University - New Student Center
- 7:00 pm
- Admission: $5.00 for faculty, staff and general
public, and FREE for ECSU students with ID
- Division of Student Affairs: 252-335-3279
- April 21, 2010
Live Music at Marina Restaurant
Featuring: Out ‘n the Cold
- Music and jokes
start at 7:00 pm
- Out
‘n the Cold is a Bluegrass/Bentgrass/Americana band.
- Location: Marina Restaurant - Top Room
Oyster Bar
- 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm
- Admission: $5.00 per person
- Tickets must be
purchased in advance.
- 252-339-7519
- April 22, 2010
WaterPalooza! Earth Day!
- Get ready to
clap your hands, rock
out laugh as "The Crustaceans" featuring Rock Lobster, Rock Shrimp, and
special guest Hip-Hop Mega-star Man-A-T show you how to make a
difference in your planet by conserving water! Recommended for grades K
- 6.
- Location: College
of the Albemarle - Community Theatre/Auditorium
- 10:30 am & 12:30 pm
- Admission: $5.00
- 800-335-9050
- April 23
& 24, 2010
Encore Theatre Company presents
Harvey (Comedy)
- Synopsis:
When your best friend is a six foot white Pooka, you should think about
your sanity!
- Location: The Center - Maguire Theatre
(Arts of the Albemarle)
- 8:00 pm
- Admission: $15.00
- Encore Theatre Company: 252-338-3382
- Arts of the Albemarle: 252-338-6455
- April
24, 2010
16th
Annual Tarwheel Century Bicycle Ride
- Bicycle ride
from
Mid-Atlantic Christian University to Edenton, but shorter rides are
available to choose from
- Location: Mid-Atlantic Christian
University
- 7:30 am
- Admission: $35 per adult & $20 per youth
under 16 (includes
registration, T-shirt, SAG support & food at each stop)
- Registration Required
- Email Contact: Ed
Taylor
- April 30, 2010
Encore Theatre Company presents
Harvey (Comedy)
- Synopsis:
When your best friend is a six foot white Pooka, you should think about
your sanity!
- Location: The Center - Maguire Theatre
(Arts of the Albemarle)
- 8:00 pm
- Admission: $15.00
- Encore Theatre Company: 252-338-3382
- Arts of the Albemarle: 252-338-6455
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| May
2010 |
- May 2010
National Day of Prayer
- 6:30 am, Prayer Breakfast – USCG Base
- 12:00 pm, Pasquotank County Courthouse
- Admission: FREE
- Margaret Twiford: 252-264-2492
- May 2010
Blessing of the Fleet
- May 2010
American
Cancer Society Relay For Life
- Location: Northeastern High School
- 6:00 pm, Friday – 10:00 am, Saturday
- 6:00 pm -
Survivor Lap
begins
- Admission: Team entry fee
- Melinda Craft: 252-330-4703
- Kim Meads: 252-330-5505
- May 1, 2010
Paddle for the Border
- Annual paddle
event co-sponsored by the City of Chesapeake and Camden County Tourism.
Participants paddle from the Dismal Swamp State Park in North Carolina
to the Great Dismal Swamp Boat Ramp in Chesapeake, Virginia.
- Location: Dismal Swamp State Park
& Dismal Swamp Canal Welcome Center
- 8:00 am
- Admission: $30.00 (Registration Required)
- 252-771-8333
- May 1, 2010
Encore Theatre Company presents
Harvey (Comedy)
- Synopsis:
When your best friend is a six foot white Pooka, you should think about
your sanity!
- Location: The Center - Maguire Theatre
(Arts of the Albemarle)
- 8:00 pm
- Admission: $15.00
- Encore Theatre Company: 252-338-3382
- Arts of the Albemarle: 252-338-6455
- May 5, 2010
Monthly Wine Tasting
Guest Pourers: TBA
- A wonderful
opportunity to get together with the girls, with friends, or just enjoy
an evening out meeting new people and learning new things about wine.
Includes tastings of six wines (3 whites, 3 reds), appetizers, written
tasting notes, and a fun time!
- Location: The
City Wine Sellar
- 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
- Admission: $15.00 (Reservations Required)
- 252-335-1163
- May 7 &
8, 2010
Encore Theatre Company presents
Harvey (Comedy)
- Synopsis:
When your best friend is a six foot white Pooka, you should think about
your sanity!
- Location: The Center - Maguire Theatre
(Arts of the Albemarle)
- 8:00 pm
- Admission: $15.00
- Encore Theatre Company: 252-338-3382
- Arts of the Albemarle: 252-338-6455
- May 8, 2010
Spring Commencement
- May 8, 2010
Spring Commencement
- May 11, 2010
I Have a Dream
- This compelling
dramatization of
the life and times of one of the most influential leaders of the Civil
Rights Movement will inspire students as they experience the struggle
and dream of Martin Luther King, Jr. Recommended for grades 3 - 12.
- Location: College
of the Albemarle - Community Theatre/Auditorium
- 10:30 am & 12:30 pm
- Admission: $5.00
- 800-335-9050
- May 13, 2010
Spring Commencement
- May 15, 2010
Lucky Duck Derby
- A raffle to
benefit
Albemarle Hopeline, Inc.
- Location: Charles Creek Park
- Admission: Advance purchase of duck to
participate, Spectators free
- Albemarle Hopeline: 252-338-5338
- May 15, 2010
Spring Sprint 5K Fun Run
- Presented by the Elizabeth City Junior Woman's Club
- Location: Waterfront Park
- 8:00 am - Packet Pickup
- Admission: $20.00 on or before May 14, $25.00
after May 14
- 252-267-4573 or 252-340-4744
- May 15, 2010
North Carolina Potato Festival
- May 15, 2010
NC Governor’s Cup Moth Boat Regatta
- May 19, 2010
Ride of Silence
- Sponsored by
the River City Cycling Club.
- The event was
created to honor
cyclist who have been injured or killed on public roads. There will be
a police escort. Helmets are required. There is no registration or
cost. Everyone is invited!
- Location: Elizabeth City Area Chamber of
Commerce
- 6:30 pm
- Admission: FREE
- Elizabeth City Area Convention & Visitors
Bureau: 252-335-5330
|
| June 2010 |
- June - July 2010
Mariners'
Wharf Film Festival
- Relive the
drive-in movie experience--sans the car--with Elizabeth
City’s beautiful waterfront at Mariners' Wharf
Park as the backdrop. Classic American films are shown on a large
screen on nine consecutive Tuesdays. Attendees are encouraged to bring
a blanket or low beach chairs on which to sit.
- Location: Mariners' Wharf Park; Water
Street between
Fearing and Main Streets
- 8:30 pm
- Admission: FREE
- Elizabeth City Downtown, Inc.: 252-338-4104
- June 2010
2nd Annual Bluegrass Festival & Craft
Show
- Craft Show from
9:00 am - 7:00 pm, Sponsored by the Old Trap Community Center
- Location: North
River Campground
- 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm, Friday
- 11:00 am - 9:00 pm, Saturday
- Admission: $25.00 per couple, $15.00 per person
(6 and under free with parent)
- 252-336-4414
- June 2, 2010
Monthly Wine Tasting
Guest Pourers: TBA
- A wonderful
opportunity to get together with the girls, with friends, or just enjoy
an evening out meeting new people and learning new things about wine.
Includes tastings of six wines (3 whites, 3 reds), appetizers, written
tasting notes, and a fun time!
- Location: The
City Wine Sellar
- 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
- Admission: $15.00 (Reservations Required)
- 252-335-1163
- June 4 &
5, 2010
Elizabeth City 300' National Truck &
Tractor Pull
- Location: Morgan's Corner
- 7:30 pm
- Jeff Perry: 252-264-3640
- June 5 - 6, 2010
International Cup Regatta
- Hosted by the Carolina
Cup Regatta, Inc.
- Location: Elizabeth City Waterfront
- Races start at 10:00 am on Saturday
- Races start at Noon on Sunday
- Admission: FREE
- Leonard Outlaw: 252-339-0795
- Shirley Outlaw: 252-339-3473
- June 6,
2010
MACU's Sunday Night Live
- It's a
night of
music, comedy, challenge, and fun for local teens. Open to all youth
6th grade and up.
- Location: Mid-Atlantic
Christian University - Davenport Chapel
- 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
- Admission: FREE
- 252-334-2000
- Jason Woolard: 252-334-2047
- June 19, 2010
9th Annual Juneteenth Festival
- This event will
bring together the community in celebration of our diverse cultures and
heritages. The celebration will include entertainment, competitions and
fun for all age groups.
- Location: Waterfront Park
- 12:00 pm - 9:00 pm
- Admission: FREE
- River City Community Development Corporation:
252-331-2925
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| July 2010 |
- July
4, 2010
4th of
July Fireworks Display and Celebration
- Includes a
fireworks display consisting of a twenty minute show, concert bands,
children’s games and activities, food vendors
and
so much more!
- Location: Waterfront Park
- 5:00 pm - 9:30 pm
- Admission: FREE
- Elizabeth
City Area Convention & Visitors Bureau: 252-335-5330
- July 7, 2010
Monthly Wine Tasting
Guest Pourers: TBA
- A wonderful
opportunity to get together with the girls, with friends, or just enjoy
an evening out meeting new people and learning new things about wine.
Includes tastings of six wines (3 whites, 3 reds), appetizers, written
tasting notes, and a fun time!
- Location: The
City Wine Sellar
- 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
- Admission: $15.00 (Reservations Required)
- 252-335-1163
- July 29, 2010
Summer Commencement
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| August 2010 |
- August 1 - 8,
2010
Coast Guard Week 2009
- August 4, 2010
National Night Out Against Crime
- Hosted by
Elizabeth City Police
Department. National Night Out is an event held across the nation to
promote crime prevention, police-community partnerships and
neighborhood unity. It is sponsored by the National Association of Town
Watches as co-sponsored by law enforcement agencies all across the
nation. Over 34 million people and more than 10,000 communities will
join forces on August 4th, 2010 in an attempt to make their
neighborhoods crime and gang free.
- Location: Waterfront Park
- 4:00 pm - 10:00 pm
- Admission: FREE
- Lt. John Young: 252-335-4321 ext. 232
- August 4, 2010
Monthly Wine Tasting
Guest Pourers: TBA
- A wonderful
opportunity to get together with the girls, with friends, or just enjoy
an evening out meeting new people and learning new things about wine.
Includes tastings of six wines (3 whites, 3 reds), appetizers, written
tasting notes, and a fun time!
- Location: The
City Wine Sellar
- 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
- Admission: $15.00 (Reservations Required)
- 252-335-1163
- August 6 - 8,
2010
TaxFree Weekend at Southgate Mall
- With extended
mall hours!
- Location: Southgate
Mall
- 8:00 am - 10:00 pm, Friday & Saturday
11:00 am - 8:00 pm, Sunday
- Admission: FREE
- 252-338-2848
- August 14,
2010
Albemarle
Hospice Regatta and Party
- The regatta
hosts a fun-filled day of sailing on the Pasquotank River for all ages
and experience levels. This year the regatta is sponsoring youth and
adult small boat classes, as well as the keel boat class. The dinner,
awards ceremony, and party will be held on the deck of
Grouper’s restaurant in downtown Elizabeth City. All proceeds
of this event benefit Albemarle Hospice.
- Location: Mariners Wharf &
Waterfront Park/Groupers
- 8:00 am - 10:30 pm
- Admission: For Regatta -- FREE to watch, $50 Race
registration ($40 before July 25) / For Party -- $25 Dinner and Party
- Party tickets may be purchased from
Grouper’s Restaurant or the Elizabeth City Chamber of Commerce
- 252-337-8989
- August 27
& 28, 2010
9th Annual River City Bull Bash
- The River City
Bull
Bash brings together the Professional Bull Riders' top 70 contestants
to battle it out against the best bucking bulls in professional bull
riding for a purse over $32,000.
- Location: Melyer Farms Arena - Woodville
- 6:00 pm, Gates Open
- 8:00 pm, Performance Begins
- Admission: $15.00 adults, $10.00 children
- Carey McNeill: 252-339-2246
- Jennifer McNeill: 252-340-4656
- August 28 - 31,
2010
Harbor Arts Festival
- Location: The Center
- 10:00 am - 7:30 pm, Saturday
- 10:00 am - 5:00 pm, Sunday
- Admission: FREE
- Arts of the Albemarle: 252-338-6455
- August 28, 2010
Taste of the Albemarle
- Location: Downtown Elizabeth City on
Main Street between Poindexter and Elliott Streets
- 6:00 pm - 11:00 pm
- Patrons must be 21 years old to attend
- Admission: $20.00 per person, $15.00 for Active
Military (includes
food, drinks, & entertainment)
- Arts of the Albemarle: 252-338-6455
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| September 2010 |
- September 2010
ECSU Foundation Golf Challenge
- Location: The Pines at Elizabeth City
- 9:00 am
- Admission: $800 per 4 Person TEAM
- Fee includes
green and cart fees, golf shirt, breakfast and lunch.
- Office of Institutional Advancement: 252-335-3225
- September 2010
Waterway 5k Run/Walk Event
- All of the
proceeds from the Waterway5k go to the Albemarle Hospital Foundation
and are earmarked for women (and men) in the seven county service area
(Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Gates, Pasquotank, and Perquimans)
who cannot afford a mammogram.
- Location: Newbegun Land near Elizabeth
City
Coast Guard Base
- 9:00 am
- Admission: $20 before Sept. 18th; $25 after
Sept. 18th
- Registration Required
- Phil Donahue: 252-384-4600
- September 2010
Earth 383 Comics & Games 8th
Anniversary Party
- Annual cookout,
live music, HUGE
store sale, and many many giveaways. There will also be a cash Yu-Gi-Oh
Tournament, a MONSTERPOCALYPSE tournament, a ROCK BAND tournamnet, and
a CALL OF DUTY tournament.
- Location: Earth
383 Comics & Games
- 10:00 am - lasts all day
- Admission: FREE to visit
- 252-331-7686
- September 2010
22nd Annual Moth Boat Nationals Regatta
- Location: Elizabeth City waterfront
- 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
- Admission: FREE
- Greg Duncan: 252-335-5530
- September 2010
Moth Boat Regatta Dinner
- The dinner is
being sponsored by the Guild of Museum Friends.
- Serving a
dinner of Fried Chicken, Bar B Q with sides Iced Tea and desert.
- Location: Museum of the Albemarle's Porch
- 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
- Admission: $10.00
- 252-335-1453
- September 2010
2nd Annual Chamber Golf Tournament
- September 2010
Daughters
of the American
Revolution Constitution Week
- Location: Museum of the Albemarle
- 3:00 pm
- Shirley Spaeth: 252-335-7389
- September -
October 2010
Music on the Green
- Running every
Saturday.
- Highlights a
variety of music styles including blues, bluegrass, jazz, Christian
rock, Classic rock, Top 40, etc. to appeal to lovers of all musical
genres.
- Location: Mariners Wharf
- 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
- Admission: FREE
- Deborah Malenfant: 252-267-6920
- September 2010
Great Strides Walk for Cystic Fibrosis
- Location: Charles Creek Park
- 9:00 am
- Email Contact: Lisa Winslow
- September 1, 2010
Monthly Wine Tasting
Guest Pourers: TBA
- A wonderful
opportunity to get together with the girls, with friends, or just enjoy
an evening out meeting new people and learning new things about wine.
Includes tastings of six wines (3 whites, 3 reds), appetizers, written
tasting notes, and a fun time!
- Location: The
City Wine Sellar
- 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
- Admission: $15.00 (Reservations Required)
- 252-335-1163
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| October 2010 |
- October 2010
Albemarle Health Women's Day
- Location: Southgate Mall
- 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
- Admission: FREE
- Albemarle
Hospital: 252-384-4665
- Mall Manager's Office: 252-338-2848
- October 2010
Home Energy Fair
- The purpose of
this energy fair is to educate the community regarding the positive
impact of energy conservation.
- Location: Knobbs Creek Recreation Center
- 9:00 am - 4:00 pm, Friday
- 9:00 am - 2:00 pm, Saturday
- Admission: FREE
- City of Elizabeth City’s Energy
Division office: 252-338-5115
- October 2010
DBPA Annual Fall Festival
- Come Downtown
to Play & Spend the Day
- Location: RBC parking lot on Water Street
- 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
- Admission: FREE
- Susan Hinkle: 252-619-4022
- Cindy Williams: 252-340-5397
- October 2010
26th Annual Walk for Hunger
- Fundraiser for
Food Bank of the Albemarle, to benefit the hungry in our communities.
- Location: Charles Creek Park
- 12:30 pm, Registration Begins
- 2:00 pm, Walk Starts
- Cee Cee: 252-335-4035 x 100
- John: 252-335-4035 x 111
- October 2010
Preservation Celebration
- Hosted by Preservation
North Carolina
- Location: Old Brick House on Brick House
Lane in Elizabeth City
- 5:30 pm
- Admission: $35 per person
- Linda: 252-331-2704
- October 2010
FOP & Elizabeth City Jaycees Fright
Nights Haunted House
- Location: Old Elizabeth City Middle
School - East Elizabeth Street, Elizabeth City, NC
- 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm
- Admission: $8.00
- Jeannie Young: 252-335-7577
- October 1, 2010
Bocce Ball Tournament Kick-Off Event
- Benefiting the
Special Olympics
- Come practice
with your team and spy on your competitors. Enjoy the Jazz Band and
your favorite beverages.
- Location: Mariners Wharf Park
- 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm
- Admission: FREE
- Robert Tadlock: 252-338-7775
- October 1 - 3,
2010
Elizabeth City Historic Ghost Walk
- Location: Downtown Elizabeth City
- 5:30 pm - 9:30 pm
- Admission: $12.00
- Elizabeth City Historic Neighborhood Association:
1-888-936-7387
- October 2, 2010
2nd Annual Bocce Ball Tournament
- Benefiting the
Special Olympics
- Location: Waterfront Park
- 8:00 am
- Admission: 4 man team/$100.00 team, FREE for
spectators
- Deadline to register is September 18, 2009
- Robert Tadlock: 252-338-7775
- October 6,
2010
Monthly Wine Tasting
Guest Pourers: TBA
- A wonderful
opportunity to get together with the girls, with friends, or just enjoy
an evening out meeting new people and learning new things about wine.
Includes tastings of six wines (3 whites, 3 reds), appetizers, written
tasting notes, and a fun time!
- Location: The
City Wine Sellar
- 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
- Admission: $15.00 (Reservations Required)
- 252-335-1163
- October 22 - 24,
2010
Albemarle
Craftsman's Fair
- Location: Knobbs Creek Recreation Center
- 10:00 am - 7:00 pm, Friday and Saturday
- 10:00 am - 5:00 pm, Sunday
- Admission: $4.00 adults, $3.00 seniors and
full-time students
- Faytie Johnson: 252-335-4680
- October 29
& 30, 2010
ECSU Homecoming 2010
- Location: Elizabeth
City State University
- Various Events
- 1st Saturday of Homecoming Week - Annual ECSU
Homecoming Parade,
10:00 am; Homecoming Game (ECSU vs. TBA) at Roebuck Stadium, 1:30 pm
- ECSU Athletics: 252-335-3388
- University Relations: 252-335-3686
- Alumni Relations: 252-335-3498
- October 30, 2009
Legendary Candy Bomber returns to Elizabeth
City
- A one day event
filled with aircraft displays, activities, and a reenactment of the
Berlin Candy Drop.
- Location: Elizabeth City Regional Airport
- 9:00 am - 4:30 pm
- Admission: FREE
- Scott Hinton: 252-335-5364
- Wayne Harris: 252-338-0169
- October 30 - 31,
2010
Halloween Planetarium Show
- Location: ECSU
Planetarium - Jenkins Science
Complex
- 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm, Friday
- 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm, Saturday
- Admission: FREE (Reservations Required)
- 252-335-3759
- October 31, 2010
"Haunted Albemarle"
- Come see past
local residents of Elizabeth City {aka Junior Docents as costumed
interpreters} tell their stories. Hear from a pirate, a Civil War
soldier, Nell Cropsy, a North Carolina governor and other notorious
Albemarle residents.
- Appropriate for
all ages
- Location: Museum
of the Albemarle
- 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
- Admission: FREE
- 252-335-1453
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| November 2010 |
- November 2010
Thanksgiving Planetarium Show
- Location: ECSU
Planetarium - Jenkins Science
Complex
- 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
- Admission: FREE (Reservations Required)
- 252-335-3759
- November 3, 2010
Monthly Wine Tasting
Guest Pourers: TBA
- A wonderful
opportunity to get together with the girls, with friends, or just enjoy
an evening out meeting new people and learning new things about wine.
Includes tastings of six wines (3 whites, 3 reds), appetizers, written
tasting notes, and a fun time!
- Location: The
City Wine Sellar
- 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
- Admission: $15.00 (Reservations Required)
- 252-335-1163
- November 6
& 7, 2010
Holly Days Craft and Gift Show
- Sponsored by
Camden Woman's Club. Concessions offered by Ebenezer Baptist Church.
Door Prizes each half hour.
- Over eighty
exhibitors offering a wide variety of gifts and crafts to start your
holiday shopping.
- Location: Camden County High School
- 10:00 am - 5:00 pm, Saturday
- 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm, Sunday
- Admission: $3.00 - Adults, $2.00 - Senior
Citizens, $1.00 - Kids, Kids
ages 5 and under are FREE.
- Cathie Williams: 252-336-4669
- Camden County High School: 252-338-0114
- November
7, 2010
National Bookstore Day
- A celebration
of bookselling and
the culture of book stores. Page after Page will have raffles, free
coffee, customer appreciation events, special sales/discounts. Come out
and celebrate your local Bookstore!!!
- Location: Page After Page Bookstore
- 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
- Admission: FREE
- 252-335-7243
- November 12 -
14, 2010
34th Annual Mistletoe Show
- Sponsored by
the Elizabeth City Junior Woman's Club
- Location: Knobbs Creek Recreation Center
- 10:00 am - 6:00 pm, Friday & Saturday
- 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm, Sunday
- Admission: $4.00 for adults, $2.00 for students
and seniors, and $6.00 for a 3 day pass
- Misty Wooten: 252-340-4744
- November 14 -
19, 2010
ECSU's International Week
- Location: Elizabeth
City State University
- Various Events - Several symposia, seminars,
discussions,
speakers, and films throughout the week centered on international
events and culture will lead up to the international covered dish
dinner.
- Kesha Williams: 252-335-3686
- Dr. Jose Gil: 252-335-3944
- Dr. Dru Scerbo: E-mail
- November
20, 2010
Santa Arrives
- Location: Southgate
Mall
- 10:00 am – 9:00 pm
- Admission: FREE
- Mall Manager's Office: 252-338-2848
- November
26 - December 31, 2010
AOA's Christmas Gift-a-rama
- Arts of the
Albemarle will be hosting its annual Christmas Open House on Friday,
November 27th from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm. Come enjoy hors
d’oeurves, wine and punch while you peruse our one-of-a-kind
gifts.
- Original pieces
of art, exquisite hand crafts, beautiful jewelry – there is
something for everyone on your list!
- Location: The Center
- 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
- Admission: FREE
- Arts of the Albemarle: 252-338-6455
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| December 2010 |
- December 2010
"Designers' Workshop - Deck Those Halls"
- Design and make
your own
holiday decoration.
- Location: Museum
of the Albemarle
- 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
- Admission: $35.00 / FOMOA members, $40.00 /
non-members
- Registration Required
- 252-335-1453
- December 2010
"Jingle Bell Workshop"
- Spend an
afternoon learning
the history of gingerbread at Christmas, decorate a gingerbread house.
- Location: Museum
of the Albemarle
- 10:00 am - 11:00 am, kids from 3 to 5 years of age
- 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm, kids from Kindergarten to 3rd
Grade
- Registration Required
- Admission: Call to find out
- 252-335-1453
- December 2010
Christmas Planetarium Show
- Location: ECSU
Planetarium - Jenkins Science
Complex
- 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm
- Admission: FREE (Reservations Required)
- 252-335-3759
- December 1, 2010
Monthly Wine Tasting
Guest Pourers: TBA
- A wonderful
opportunity to get together with the girls, with friends, or just enjoy
an evening out meeting new people and learning new things about wine.
Includes tastings of six wines (3 whites, 3 reds), appetizers, written
tasting notes, and a fun time!
- Location: The
City Wine Sellar
- 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
- Admission: $15.00 (Reservations Required)
- 252-335-1163
- December 4, 2010
Downtown
Waterfront Market's "Last Minute Market Bazaar"
- Come on
downtown and kick off the holiday season!
- Location: Mariners Wharf
- 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
- Admission: FREE
- Denise Richards: 252-338-0169
- December 4, 2010
"Albemarle Christmas — Home for the
Holidays"
- Annual Museum
of the
Albemarle Open House.
- Location: Museum
of the Albemarle
- 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
- Admission: FREE
- 252-335-1453
- December 4, 2010
Jaycees Christmas Parade
- The theme is
"Twas the Night Before Christmas" and will start at Westover Street,
besides Bojangle’s, with the line up going downtown Catalina
and run along Corsair Circle. All floats must enter from Hull Dr.,
between the Moose Lodge and Performance Chevrolet.
- Location: Downtown Elizabeth City
- 5:30 pm
- Admission: $30.00/participants
- Alison Herns, Parade Chairman: 252-267-7466
- Elizabeth City Downtown, Inc.: 252-338-4104
- December 4, 2010
Downtown Illumination
- Will take place
as the Mayor of Elizabeth City and the Pasquotank County Commissioner
(Parade Dignitaries) approach the intersection of South Road Street and
East Main Street. The countdown will be beginning the season with the
bright and festive lights on East Main Street.
- Location: Downtown Elizabeth City
- Takes place immediately following the Land
Christmas Parade
- Admission: FREE
- Elizabeth City Downtown, Inc.: 252-338-4104
- December 4, 2010
Lighted Boat Christmas Parade
- The theme will
be the same as the Land Parade - "Twas the Night Before Christmas", and
will take place immediately following the Land Parade.
- Location: Elizabeth City Waterfront
- Takes place immediately following the Land
Christmas Parade
- Admission: FREE
- Elizabeth City Downtown, Inc.: 252-338-4104
- December 5, 2010
The Albemarle Chorale Annual Christmas Concert
- Presented by The Albemarle Chorale. The concert
is free, but donations are greatly appreciated!
- Location: First United Methodist Church
- 4:00 pm
- Admission: FREE
- Leah Jonson: 252-426-5891
- December 11, 2010
Fall Commencement
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| January 2011 |
- January 10 - 30,
2010
Young Collectors Exhibit
- The exhibit
will include artwork
from member artists of all ages, and will feature the works of Maxine
Sweeney, an artist well known for her original art and portraits.
- Location: The Center - Jaquelin Jenkins
Gallery
- Open During Business Hours
- Admission: FREE
- Arts of the Albemarle: 252-338-6455
- January 26, 2010
FREE Live Music
Featuring: 70s Covers with Paradox
- January 29, 2010
FREE Live Music
Featuring: Classic and Modern Pop and Rock with The Joe Gosman Band
- January 30, 2010
TRAIN PARTY!!
- Our Conductor
will take the children on the Page After Page Train adventure using
their imagination through books don't miss this popular event!
- Location: Page After Page Bookstore
- 10:30 am - 11:15 pm
- Admission: $5.00
- Pre-registration Required
- 252-335-7243
- January 31, 2010
Lyceum Series: Chuck Davis African-American
Dance Ensemble
- January 31, 2010
Albemarle Area Wedding Show
- Location: Knobbs Creek Recreation Center
- 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
- Admission: $5.00, FREE for Brides
- Louisa's Bridal: 252-338-8965
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