Jingle Bells are Rocking at the Museum of the Albemarle

Jingle Bells are Rocking at the Museum of the Albemarle

The Museum of the Albemarle will host “Jingle Bells are Rocking at Museum of the Albemarle” on Friday, December 14, 2007 from 3:00 pm until 5:00 pm for kindergarten through fourth grade children. The event is $15.00 per child or $12.00 per child for FOMOA member if registered by December 1, 2007. After December 1, 2007, the event is $20.00 per child or $17.00 per child for FOMOA member. The event is limited to twenty-five children.

Participants will spend an afternoon learning the history of gingerbread at Christmas while decorating their own gingerbread house. Pre-registration and payment is required. A completed registration form and a check for payment are necessary to have guaranteed registration for event. For more information concerning the event call 252-335-1453.


The Museum of the Albemarle is located at 501 South Water Street, Elizabeth City, NC. Serving Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Gates, Hertford, Hyde, Northampton, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties, the museum is the northeast regional history museum of the North Carolina Division of State History Museums. Department of Cultural Resources, State of North Carolina. History Happens Here!

MUSEUM FEATURES TOYS ON PARADE

MUSEUM FEATURES TOYS ON PARADE
The Museum of the Albemarle’s newest exhibit features Toys on Parade. Rekindle your favorite Christmas memories through the Museum’s collection of toys displayed in selected time periods. Toys from the Baby Boomer generations (50’s and 60’s) are featured, complete with an aluminum tree. Toys from earlier times are displayed throughout the lobby, with some from the Victorian era and even dating back to the 1890’s. A display on the second floor corridor features smaller, delicate toys such as bisque head dolls and the toys from our parents’ and grandparents’ childhoods. It’s a fun march in toy time going on right now at the Museum of the Albemarle! Call 252-335-1453 or visit http://www.museumofthealbemarle.com/ for more information.

The Museum of the Albemarle is located at 501 South Water Street, Elizabeth City, NC. Serving Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Gates, Hertford, Hyde, Northampton, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties, the museum is the northeast regional history museum of the North Carolina Division of State History Museums. Department of Cultural Resources, State of North Carolina. History Happens Here!

Happy Halloween

HAPPY HALLOWEEN EVERYONE!!!

The Elizabeth City Area Convention & Visitors Bureau's staff wishes you a spooky night full of fun!! Stay safe though!

Here is the listing of Elizabeth City's Halloween Events:

- Halloween at Southgate Mall, Trick or Treating starts at 5:30 pm.

- As they have since Halloween 2005, members of the Historic District Neighborhood Watch group will be monitoring young ghosts and goblins on Main Street between Dyer and Pritchard streets from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm.

- The Elizabeth City Police Department will host a Halloween event for youngsters in the lobby of the police station at 302 East Colonial Avenue from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm. The event, which will include door prizes, is for children 12 and younger.

- The Fraternal Order of Police and the Elizabeth City Jaycees Haunted House will be open at the S&R Supermarket on Hughes Boulevard from 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm. Admission is $6.00.

- Halloween Hayrides at Harvest Moon Farm, from 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm (hayrides end 6:30 pm). $5.00 per person but adult chaperones are free. There will be games & coloring! Come in costume! Headless horseman will be seen at 6:45 pm!!!

- New Community Church will hold a “Trunk or Treat” at 100 Kathryn Court from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm.

- New Life Assembly of God will hold its festival from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm.

News from Port Discover

“Fabulous Fall” set for Second Saturday Science at Port Discover, November 10
Elizabeth City, NC— Port Discover’s Second Saturday Science is set for November 10 and will focus on Fabulous Fall and the changes the natural environment goes through in the autumn months. What visible changes are trees and plants going through? How are animals adapting? Why is this happening? Environmental educators Bucket and Lynn Taylor will lead the program. Programs are scheduled for 9:30 am and 11:00 am.

Second Saturday Science programs are geared toward elementary school aged children. The program is free, thanks to the program sponsor, Gateway Bank. Reservations are required. Please call 252-338-6117 for registration.

Located at 613 East Main Street, Elizabeth City, North Carolina. Port Discover’s hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm. Programs can be arranged at other times for special groups. For more information call 252-338-6117 or visit http://www.portdiscover.org/.

Port Discover is a community-based, non-profit organization, established to enhance the public’s understanding and enjoyment of science through engaging programs, activities, and exhibits. Elizabeth City State University along with the Elizabeth City Area Chamber of Commerce initiated the project that has attracted broad community support, including Elizabeth City Morning Rotary, College of the Albemarle, Albemarle Hospital, Museum of the Albemarle, Elizabeth City Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, and Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools. Port Discover is also a member of the NC Grassroots Science Museum Collaborative.