Newbegun United Methodist Church Spring Fundraiser

Newbegun United Methodist Church
Spring Fundraiser

Barbecue Dinner
Catered by Captin Bob's

Friday, May 2nd, 2008
11:00 am to 7:00 pm
In the Jacoli's/Microtel Parking Lot, 846 Halstead Blvd., Elizabeth City

$6.50 per plate.
Beverages and baked goods will also be available for sale. Advance tickets are available.
(Delivery available for 10 or more dinners at one location.)

For more information please call Bill Trueblood at 252-330-2662.

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Elizabeth City Men's Softball Tournament

Van's Place II is joining forces with Albemarle Hopeline to put on a Men's Softball Tournament on Saturday June 14, 2008 at the Elizabeth City Fields. Hopeline is a private, non-profit organization that provides comprehensive and preventive services to victims of family violence, sexual assault and teen dating violence in the counties of Pasquotank, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Perquimans and Gates. This will be thier Annual Fundraising Event.

*First 12 teams taken*
*Softball Nation Bat Rules*
*44 Core, 525 Compression Balls*
3 game guarantee(based on twelve teams)*
*$200.

00 per team(deadline f/payment June 6th)*
*1st, 2nd, 3rd place trophies*

A rain date will announced in the event of bad weather.

Contact:
Bridget Jernigan 252-562-2047 Atlantic Crane Softball Team
David Warren 757-576-2068 Tidewater Softball Team

Arts & Community Engagements: OPERA ON THE PASQUOTANK

The spirit of the arts truly came alive on the beautiful evening of Saturday April 19, 2008, at the Museum of the Albemarle in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. OPERA ON THE PASQUOTANK featuring Rose Leahr Bowen (Soprano) was presented in the Gaither Auditorium of the museum to a sold out audience. This art event epitomized the nature of the arts as an effective community-building mechanism. The full auditorium was packed with a diverse, excited audience of community residents poised with enthusiasm to embrace a meaningful cause; a fundraising event benefiting the museum sponsored by The Guild of Museum Friends.

Visit MOA on line: www.museumofthealbemarle.com

By Tunde Afolayan
THINK, BELIEVE, PATICPATE
The Arts build Community...
www.tundevisualart.com

Dismal Swamp Canal Welcome Center Book Signing

Please join us for a Booksigning
at the
Dismal Swamp Canal Welcome Center
2356 US 17 North
South Mills, NC
Sunday, May 18, 2008
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Ben Casey's passion for the preservation of the environment is especially seen in his new book, Dismal?. A native of nearby Pamlico County, he inspires us with his words and photographs to treasure and preserve nature, including the Great Dismal Swamp and its canal.

If you've never heard of the Great Dismal Swamp, you are in for a visual and verbal treat. If you have had the opportunity to travel this waterway, this book will allow you to relive and savor a wonderful experience.

Especially noteworthy is the historical background information, "Talking with George," (George Ramsey) which Carolyn Casey has written.

Light Refreshments will be served. The book is available at the Dismal Swamp Gift Shop for $24.95.

For more information please contact:
Dismal Swamp Canal Welcome Center
252-771-8333
dscwelcome@camdencountync.gov

Dr. Tom Vinick Friday Night at The City Wine Sellar

Dr. Tom Vinick Friday Night at The City Wine Sellar
Host: Debbie Malenfant
Location: City Wine Sellar
102 Water Street, Elizabeth City, NC 27909 US
When: Friday, April 25, 7:00 pm
Phone: 252-335-1163

Join us Friday night at The Sellar Wine Bar (located inside The City Wine Sellar) for the sounds of the super-entertainer, Dr. Tom Vinick. Dr. Tom hails from the Moyock area and plays "cool baby" 70s cover tunes. Come out for a night of entertainment that will have you singing and shimmying.

Entertainment is from 7-10 pm. Regular deli menu items served from 6-9 pm. The Sellar Wine Bar is Elizabeth City's only non-smoking bar. Enjoy our outside patio seating.

RSVP nice, but not necessary.

Check out other upcoming events at www.citywine.blogspot.com. Call 252-335-1163 for more informaton.

Museum of the Albemarle to Open New "Our Story" Exhibit, May 10 in Elizabeth City

Contact: Elizabeth Evans, Public Relations Consultant
Cahoon & Cross Marketing Consultants
Phone: (757) 625-7068 direct line
E-mail: evanspr@cox.net
Museum of the Albemarle to Open New "Our Story" Exhibit, May 10 in Elizabeth City
-- More than 750 artifacts tell the story of Northeastern North Carolina’s Albemarle region --
(Elizabeth City, N.C., April 21, 2008) – Visitors to Elizabeth City will soon have the chance to see a cannon fired by the pirate Blackbeard and step inside a Colonial-era farmhouse, when the Museum of the Albemarle opens a new regional exhibit, "Our Story," in its Madrin Gallery, Saturday, May 10. A ribbon-cutting ceremony is scheduled that day at 9:15 am.

The 6,200 square-foot exhibit will showcase more than 750 artifacts that depict the story of the Albemarle region’s watermen, farmers, lifesavers and soldiers. The history and culture of these people will unfold as visitors experience the maritime, canal, railroad, automobile and tourism eras in the Albemarle.

Featured among the artifacts are such finds as the cannon recovered the ship purported to be Blackbeard’s Queen Anne’s Revenge; a Charles Wilson Peale miniature portrait brooch of Joseph Hewes, a North Carolina signer of the "Declaration of Independence"; a miniature replica of the James Adams Floating Theatre, the inspiration for author Edna Ferber’s popular novel, "Show Boat"; and a horse-drawn "steam pumper" fire engine that was used in Elizabeth City through the 1920s.

Visitors will also enjoy learning how early farming families lived by exploring the Jackson House, a 1755 farmhouse that spanned both the Colonial and Federal time periods. The farmhouse and nearby 1840 smokehouse are original structures from the area.

"Our Story" was made possible through the Museum of the Albemarle’s capital campaign that raised more than $1.5 million in private funds.

The Museum of the Albemarle (www.museumofthealbemarle.com) is located at 501 South Water Street in Elizabeth City, N.C. The northeastern regional branch of the North Carolina Museum of History, the museum interprets the history of 13 counties in northeastern North Carolina, considered by many to be the birthplace of English America. Admission is free. The museum is open Tuesday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sundays from 2 to 5 p.m. For information, call (252) 335-1453.

About Elizabeth City
Elizabeth City is located in northeastern North Carolina on the Pasquotank River, halfway between Norfolk, Va., and the Outer Banks. Elizabeth City has six National Register Historic Districts and is home to the Museum of the Albemarle, Arts of the Albemarle, Elizabeth City State University Planetarium and Port Discover Hands-on Science Center. Nature-based travelers are drawn to the area’s proximity to the Dismal Swamp and the abundance of outdoor recreational offerings. For travel information and suggested itineraries, call the Elizabeth City Area Convention & Visitors Bureau at 1-866-ECity-4U (1-866-324-8948) or (252) 335-5330 or go to www.DiscoverElizabethCity.com

Media Preview: Thursday, May 8 at 10 a.m.
The press is invited to attend a preview tour of "Our Story," Thursday, May 8 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at the Museum of the Albemarle.
If you can attend, please contact:

Elizabeth Evans, Cahoon & Cross
(757) 625-7068 direct line; evanspr@cox.net

Thomas Spagnol, Museum of the Albemarle
(757) 335-1453, Thomas.spagnol@ncmail.net