June - Good Life Getaways!

Are you looking for a weekend away from the daily grind of work? Just want to enjoy the sites while kicking back in a small town? Well Elizabeth City, NC is the place for you .. The city is on the Pasquotank River and is an attractive stop for boaters on the Albemarle Sound and the Intracoastal Waterway. There are great places to eat, wonderful museums, and attractions for the whole family. It is also a wonderful place to stay and relax while seeing the whole region during day trips.

Check out some of our June Getaway Packages you can create to your own schedule:

Power on the Pasquotank (June 2008)
Total cost: Depends on the place you stay and the choice of activities
*Ask your accommodation about the activity options

Two-night stay for two at either Culpepper Inn, Elizabeth City B&B ($180 + tax), Fairfield Inn & Suites ($200 + tax), Grice-Fearing House B&B ($220 + tax), or Pond House Inn ($244 + tax)

Dinner for two at City Wine Sellar featuring live entertainment

Carolina Cup Regatta Powerboat Race (Two-day free admission)

Brunch for two at one of our local restaurants

A Taste for the Arts (June 2008)
Total cost: Depends on the place you stay and the choice of activities
*Ask your accommodation about the activity options

Two-night stay for two at either Culpepper Inn, Elizabeth City B&B ($180 + tax), Fairfield Inn & Suites ($200 + tax), Grice-Fearing House B&B ($220 + tax), or Pond House Inn ($244 + tax)

Haunted Tours of Downtown Elizabeth City (April - June)

1 pair of tickets to the Taste of Elizabeth City ($50)

Brunch for two at one of our local restaurants

For more getaway package ideas please click here. For more info on Elizabeth City please contact the Elizabeth City Area Convention & Visitors Bureau at 252-335-5330 or check out www.DiscoverElizabethCity.com.

BOCCE BALL ANYONE?

Contact: Elizabeth City Area Convention & Visitors Bureau
(252) 335-5330 phone
www.discoverelizabethcity.com
BOCCE BALL ANYONE
New courts, tournament coming to EC waterfront
(Elizabeth City, NC, May 29, 2008) – Let’s play bocce ball.
Following an extended Rose Buddies reception on the Grouper’s Restaurant deck, Mayor Steve Atkinson will throw out the ceremonial first bocce ball at 6 p.m. Friday (May 30, 2008) onto the two new portable bocce ball courts at Mariners’ Wharf Park.

“We are looking forward to another opportunity and purpose for the use of Mariners’ Wharf Park,” Atkinson said. “Tourists, including boaters, and residents alike will enjoy playing this fun game.”

Robert Tadlock Insurance donated the two courts to the city for use at the park. The portable courts will be available to be checked out at Grouper’s in the adjoining Waterworks building.

Additionally, Tadlock Insurance is hosting a Bocce Ball tournament at Waterfront Park on July 19, 2008. Proceeds from the event will benefit Special Olympics.

“We hope our community becomes seasoned experts on bocce ball by then and by taking advantage of this opportunity to join our visitors for fun competition on the new bocce ball courts,” Tadlock said.

For more information regarding Elizabeth City, contact the Elizabeth City Area CVB at 252-335-5330 or info@discoverec.org.
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MUSEUM HONORS NEWSPAPER EDITOR W.O. SAUNDERS

MUSEUM HONORS NEWSPAPER EDITOR W.O. SAUNDERS
(Elizabeth City) The Museum of the Albemarle pays tribute to Newspaper Editor W.O. Saunders with their latest exhibit entitled: The Independent: A Century of Progress. The exhibit celebrates the 100th anniversary of editor W.O. Saunders’s newspaper, The Independent, and features photographs, typesetting “leads,” ink, and a few of Saunders’s publications.

William Oscar Saunders was born in Perquimans County to a poor farm family. Too poor to afford college, W.O. took his first reporting job at age 17 in Norfolk. For a few years, he bounced among newspapers, apparently getting fired more than once because of the hard-nosed reporting and biting commentary that later became his hallmark.

W.O. Saunders founded his newspaper, The Independent in 1908. Saunders was controversial, attacking corrupt politicians and immoral preachers. He championed the rights of blacks, women and the poor.

Saunders was responsible for the idea of the Wright Brothers National Memorial, and was instrumental in making the production of the Lost Colony a reality. He crusaded for the first bridges to the Outer Banks, the creation of Cape Hatteras National Seashore, the Fort Raleigh National Historic Site and Lake Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge, among others.

The exhibit will be open through July 13, 2008.

The Museum of the Albemarle is located at 501 S. Water Street, Elizabeth City, NC. 252-335-1453. Hours are Tuesday-Saturday 9:00am-5:00pm, Sunday, 2:00pm-5:00pm.Closed Mondays and State Holidays. 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.“Telling Our Stories”.


Contact: Thomas Spagnol
Communication Specialist
Museum of the Albemarle
501 S. Water Street
Elizabeth City, NC 27909
252-335-1453
"The doorstep to the temple of wisdom is a knowledge of our own ignorance." Ben Franklin

Christopher Palestrant Friday Night at The City Wine Sellar

Christopher Palestrant Friday Night at The City Wine Sellar
Host: Debbie Malenfant
Location: City Wine Sellar
102 Water Street, Elizabeth City, NC 27909 US
When: Friday, May 30, 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Phone: 252-335-1163

We'll have boogie, ballads, and broadway this Friday, May 30th, at The City Wine Sellar with Christopher Palestrant. Chris will entertain you with a variety of show tunes, along with some Billy Joel, Elton John, the Beatles, as well as some blues and folk music. Begin your weekend with a relaxing evening in the Sellar Wine Bar with friends and fabulous entertainment. www.palestrant.com

Music from 7:00-10:00 pm. Deli fare served until 9:00 pm. Non-smoking inside venue.

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

Swampland Video: Historic Homes

Swampland has three new videos on historic homes in our community, since May has been designed as the Fourth Annual National Preservation Month. In these videos Robert Kelly-Goss talks to the owners of the Charles Harney House, 1853, the Grice Fearing House, 1798, and the Kramer House, 1902 (click on the house names to see what he writes).

Check out Robert's Swampland Videos:

Part 1: Charles Harney House - May 5th 2008

Part 2: Grice-Fearing House - May 12th 2008

Part 3: Kramer House - May 16th 2008

Swampland Video: Rose Buddies

A little old I know but here is a video (taken of the Rose Buddies first day for this season) from Swampland, a Daily Advance blog written by Robert Kelly-Goss. In the video you will see Susan Hartley the Office Manager for the Elizabeth City Area CVB and our Mayor Steve Atkinson! So, please check it out!

Rose Buddies Video - April 11th 2008