Port Discover Presents the "Mystery of the Queen Anne's Revenge", Aug 9

For Immediate Release
Contact: LuAnne Pendergraft, 252-335-3844, lspendergraft@mail.ecsu.edu
Port Discover Presents A Glimpse at the Queen Anne’s Revenge Shipwreck Project, Saturday, August 9
Elizabeth City, NC — “Exploring the Sea’s Mysteries: A Glimpse at the Queen Anne’s Revenge Shipwreck Project”, is the topic of Port Discover’s Second Saturday Science, August 9. The program will be presented at 9:30 am and 11:00 am.

Shanna McDaniel, Assistant Conservator of the Queen Anne’s Revenge, will share an exploration of the science behind the 18th century shipwreck thought to be Blackbeard’s flagship. Learn what archaeologists and conservators have discovered since the ship was found in 1996.

Second Saturday Science is free, thanks to the program sponsor, Gateway Bank. Reservations are required. Programs are scheduled for 9:30 am and 11:00 am. Second Saturday Science programs are geared toward elementary school aged children and space is limited. Please call 252-338-6117 for registration.

Port Discover is 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 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.
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The Board Room Wakeboard & Wakeskate

This year the Board Room will be offering 1/2 day or full day trips for groups who just want to go spend the day riding instead of lessons.

1/2 day is 4 hours with our Master Craft X-1 and all the gear your crew needs. We furnish the driver and crewman. ($250)

Full day is 8 hours on the water with the same as above, twice as much fun! ($500)

For more information please call 252-337-7433 or check out their website.

Wolfpack Club’s “Red, White and You” Coaches Caravan Tour

The Wolfpack Club’s “Red, White and You” Coaches Caravan Tour will be held at the Kermit E. White Center on the campus of Elizabeth City State University on Wednesday, August 6th, 2008 at 6 PM. Tickets are $12 for adults and $5 for children 12 years of age and under. NC State Head Basketball Coach Sidney Lowe and Rifle Coach Keith Miller will be in attendance to address the crowd. All questions and RSVP’s to this event should be directed to Charlie Robinson at 252-335-5200 or crobinson@roadrunner.com.

Still Waters Vacation & new news

Just a Friendly Reminder from Still Waters Salon

We will be closed for our Summer Vacation starting Saturday August 23rd & We will reopen Tuesday September 2nd

We also have great news, as we are in the process of bringing on a new (skin, pedicure and manicure technician) plus one of our previous staff members (Courtney) is moving back to Elizabeth City, specializing in Hair, Manicures, Pedicures, & Waxing
(Yippee)
Welcome Back Courtney we love you & missed you!

We would also like to take this time to reassure you that we are not folding, going out of business, etc. as some may have miss led you

As you all know we have contemplated down sizing and selling the building, only the building, not the business!!!!

Due to the current economy situation and more stringent mortgage situations we have decided to take the building off the market for now and remain put were we are.

If & when things change we will still try to relocate within the Cityʼs limits still giving you the same quality service you are accustomed too

Thank you all for your continued support and friendship that we value so dearly

Have a great summer

Mike, Pat & Carol
Still Waters Salon

NAFEX meeting - reminder

Hello fellow gardeners,

This is just reminder that the North American Fruit Explores meeting is this weekend!
We have wonderful program planned, and we welcome you to sharing a great time with other fellow fruit enthusiasts.

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The 2008, Annual NAFEX meeting will take place in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, on July 24-26th.

Our host, Tom Campbell, is the long-time agricultural extension agent there.

Registration and Welcome: We begin on Thursday late afternoon starting at 5:00 PM at the NC Cooperative Extension, Pasquotank Center which is located at 1209 McPherson Street, Elizabeth City, NC 27909. Greet your old friends and make new ones with our usual see-who-is-here session to accommodate tall stories, registration, maps and handouts, etc.

Show and Tell: Bring your fruit and wine samples for tasting and display.

Brags and blunders: Brag about your orchard? Tell about your blunder(s) to save others from the same mistakes. Why not bring a disk with digital pictures for your presentation on the PowerPoint projector. Our host Tom Campbell will serve as MC. This evening ends at 9 PM. DONʼT FORGET YOUʼLL HAVE TO BE BACK EARLY THE NEXT MORNING!

Board Meeting: The annual NAFEX Board meeting is planned there also, starting at around 7 PM in a separate meeting room. Members are invited to attend the important board meeting.

The emphasis of this annual meeting is visiting orchards with nearly two full days of tours.

Friday morning we will leave from the same Extension Center promptly at 8 AM to begin our first set of tours to four locations which includes raised bed fruit culture for physically impaired gardeners, olive, fig, grapes, an apple planting, plum, and mixed brambles wholesale packing operation, and a muscadine grape winery. By noon we will make it to the Clay Foreman Arboretum for a tour and a catered lunch at the Charles Creek Park. Transportation will be vans, or you may car pool. After lunch youʼll have time to stroll the huge new air-conditioned Museum of the Albemarle facing Elizabeth Cityʼs beautiful historic waterfront.

Spouses: For the spouses not interested in the orchard tour there will be simultaneous trip taking in some interesting antique stores and other locations. They will then meet up with the orchard tour for lunch at Charles Creek Park.

Presentations: By 2:30 PM everyone will be back at the Extension Services Auditorium to begin our scientific program, which will last until around 5:30 PM. Tentative speakers are David Vernon of Century Orchards, his subject heirloom apples. Weʼll have a presentation on kiwi fruit production. Ethan Natelson speaks on pears, another subject grafting and budding fruit.

Banquet: The annual banquet follows the scientific presentations, at Addieʼs Acres Farm at 6 PM with a social hour followed by an outdoor Pig Pickinʼ and Buffet. Directions will be given to Addieʼs Acres, only one quarter mile from the Extension Center. You may bring your own alcoholic beverages. Dinner will be served at 7:00PM. Following the outdoor banquet will be the annual business meeting. The Research Fund Committee will present their recommendation to the membership for discussion. The auction will take place after adjournment. Remember to bring something of membership interest to be auctioned off. Felix Cooper will again manage the auction. Inquiries and donations should be directed to Felix or bring your donation with you. If weather is rainy, dinner will be inside the Extension Center. Alcohol will not be permitted on county properties in the unlikely case that we must stay indoors.

Saturday we will be leaving again at 8 AM from the same Pasquotank Extension Center for a second set of tours. Enjoy a ferry ride to Knottʼs Island, which is a very interesting location and will surprise you with what can be grown on what essentially is a giant sand bar. A box lunch will be served there. We will also take in Austinʼs Peach Orchard and Basket Shop, Floyd Watkins ½ acre 60 vine commercial kiwi fruit vineyard, Martinsʼ 20 acre Orchard and Winery which is a pick your own and wine tasting operation, and Moonrise Bay Vineyard, Winery, and Tasting Room. We would leave to return to Elizabeth City by mid-afternoon, but might not be back there until 5-6 PM. You are then on your own for dinner. Vans will be used for transportation or you may follow or car pool. There will be a small per car follow fee to cover miscellaneous tour related expenses.

Please register ahead using the form, it helps those making plans, lowers their anxiety level and saves you money.

The registration fee is $60 per adult which includes Thursday and Friday, Friday and Saturday lunches and the educational program. Registration will be available on site and can be adjusted for those not attending all of the events. We look forward to seeing you there, Thursday, July 24 thru Saturday, July 26, 2008. For those flying in, Elizabeth City is about 45 miles due South of Norfolk, Virginia and the Norfolk International Airport (ORF). Raleigh/Durham Airport (RDU) is about 3.5 hours drive West Southwest of Elizabeth City.

For more lodging assistance, information about area attractions or other information about Northeastern North Carolina, please call the Elizabeth City Area Convention and Visitorsʼ Bureau at 1-866-324-8948 during business hours M-F EST.

The Extension Office and Motels are handicapped compliant. If you have further needs please call Tom Campbell at 252-338-3954.

Discover the Good Life Daily in Elizabeth City, NC

Here is our 2nd Co-Op Campaign Video! To see more of our videos please check out our YouTube Acct.

Wayne Newton’s Former Mansion is “Star” of Before-and-After Home Renovation

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Elizabeth Evans
Public Relations Director
Cahoon & Cross Marketing Consultants
Phone: (757) 420-6944
eevans@cahoonandcross.com
Wayne Newton’s Former Mansion is “Star” of Before-and-After Home Renovation
-- “The Designer House at Bayside Manor” is unique fundraiser for Arts of the Albemarle in Elizabeth City, N.C --
(Elizabeth City, N.C., July 18, 2008) – Will Wayne Newton’s former residence exude more of an antebellum air or Vegas-style vibe? Interior design followers will decide when Arts of the Albemarle opens “The Designer House at Bayside Manor” during a gala preview Aug. 1 and for daily tours Aug. 3-17 in Elizabeth City.

Dating to 1856, Bayside Manor was built by Christopher Wilson Hollowell, whose family owned it until 1988. From 1988 to 1996, Las Vegas entertainer Wayne Newton owned the home, but never lived there. The mansion has long been a famous landmark in Elizabeth City.

When the home’s current owners, the Aylsworth family, decided to sell, they approached a local interior design firm about staging the home. Wright Designer owner Holly Wright and fellow designer Camilla Hull had always wanted to create a design home. They believed a fundraising event for Elizabeth City’s Arts of the Albemarle seemed just the ticket.

“Obviously, we’re thrilled,” said Lisa Winslow, executive director of Arts of the Albemarle, a not-for-profit organization which supports the arts in Pasquotank County with a dedicated gallery space and by hosting annual art shows, children’s programs in schools and special events. “This is a wonderful opportunity to showcase the region’s many talented interior designers, while supporting the arts in Elizabeth City.”

Wright contracted with 15 North Carolina and Virginia interior designers, artisans and landscape architects to transform the 5,000 square-foot Greek revival mansion into a design showcase.

When the renovation is completed, Bayside Manor will feature 18 refurbished and decorated design areas, including a grand foyer, gentlemen’s library and a fantasy playroom, among other rooms. A Northeastern High School student, with help from her teacher, is redesigning one area of the home as a senior project.

The gala preview, Aug. 1, will feature live music by the jazz ensemble Connected, food by Montero’s restaurant and spirits by The City Wine Sellar. Tickets for the gala are $100 each and can be purchased by calling at (252) 330-1333 or Arts of the Albemarle at (252) 338-6455. Gala guests will have the opportunity to meet the designers and discuss their work.

From Aug. 3 – 17, “The Designer House at Bayside Manor” tours will be held Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sundays from 12 to 4 p.m. Tickets are $15 at the door and can be purchased in advance for $12 by calling Arts of the Albemarle at (252) 330-1333. A two-week pass is also available for $24 and allows ticket holders access to such special on-site events as a fashion show, butterfly gardening workshop and a harp concert. The boutique at Bayside will feature a “garden theme” displaying original paintings, prints, photography and handcrafts for purchase by Arts of the Albemarle artists and craftsman. For additional information go to www.BaysideManorTour.com.

Newton, known for such hit songs as “Daddy Don’t You Walk So Fast,” and “Danke Schoen” is the honorary chairman of the committee, but will not be present at the preview gala. His Web site notes he will be performing that evening at the MGM Grand.

Bayside Designer House Getaway Packages
The Elizabeth City Area Convention & Visitors Bureau is offering a special Bayside Designer House Getaway package Aug. 3-17. Rates start at $180 (plus tax) for a two-night stay based on double occupancy. The package includes accommodations and two tickets to the Designer House tour. When booking, guests may add on a horse-drawn carriage tour of the Elizabeth City waterfront and dining reservations. For details, 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.

Proceeds from “The Designer House at Bayside Manor” ticket sales will benefit Arts of the Albemarle. The not-for-profit arts organization will soon relocate to an expanded, three-story building across the street from its current Elizabeth City location. With five times the space, the new facility will feature a 10,000 square-foot gallery, meeting and banquet space, a catering kitchen, classrooms and a small theater.

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.
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Page After Page Bookstore Monthly Update

News from the Page After Page Bookstore -

Our For the Love of Books Literary event was a great success - a wonderful time was had by all the authors and guests - thank you for your support and participation - We have signed stock left on all the authors books - drop by and see our display - We also have the cute For the Love of Books tote bags on sale as well.

A special thanks to Rosie Hale who was wonderful at face painting for the kids as well as some of the adults during the festival.

THANKS ROSIE!!!

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We have a display of recommended beach reads for your summer pleasure - wish we were there - seems many reading Nights in Rodanthe before the movie comes out in September !!! Great romantic read by one of our favorites Nicolas Sparks.

Store Events:
Children's Events
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Saturday July 19th, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm - Judy Moody Day!! A celebration of the hilarious, award-winning Judy Moody Series by Megan McDonald. Join in our Judy Moody Treasure Hunt and activities.
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Saturday July 26th, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm - Pirate Event!!! Come be a pirate at our swashbuckling event. You’ll have tons of fun reading like a pirate and doing pirate activities.
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Thursday July 31st, 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm - Princess Party!! Come learn all about being a Princess!! We will read stories, have refreshments and make your very own tiara!! Don’t forget to dress as your favorite princess!
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Saturday August 9th, 11:00 am - 12:30 pm - Train Event!! All aboard the Page After Page Train - join our conductor as you journey on a train through books. Activities include reading, crafts, tons of fun and a snack.

Pre-registration is required. Each children event is $5.00.
Call the store for more information—252-335-PAGE(7243).

Author's Signings
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Thursday August 14th, 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm - Author Signing - The Great Hurricanes of North Carolina by John Hairr's. Mr Hairr will be on hand to discuss and sign his latest book - the history of Hurricanes in NC from 1775 to present day. (just in time for our season!!)
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Friday August 15th, 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm - Author Signing - Buying Time for Heritage: How to Save an Engangered Historic Property by Myrick Howard - Mr Howard will be on hand to discuss and sign his latest book about saving the endangered properties and encouragement of downtown revitalization projects.
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Saturday August 16th, 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm - Bayside Manor - Page After Page will be hosting an Author Signing with Mr Myrick Howard at the Bayside Manor Designer open house. For details on events at the manor - please click the link: http://www.baysidemanortour.com/events2.html

Please call the store to reserve your copies - 252-335-PAGE(7243)
Open Poetry Nite:
Resuming on Thursday September 18th - 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm - Come share your poems - If you would like to be featured, call the store. Its a great night out to share your poems or enjoy listening to others.

Store Groups:
Knitting Group - Tuesday First and Third Tuesday of each month - 11:00 am - 12:00 pm. Come join the fun and learn/continue your knitting projects!!
Writers Group - Tuesday August 12th at 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Reading Group - Thursday September 25th at 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm. Our book choice is - Bless Me Ultima, by Rudolfo Anaya - this is a sponsored read with our local library - let us know if we can help you get the book.

Check out this link - it takes about 15-20 minutes to view - but it is quite interesting - www.storyofstuff.com/index.html

Recommended Reads:
They have added a new display to the store - Staff Reads - check out their ever changing display of what our staff is reading now!!! Ask their staff and we can always suggest a good book or two!!

The Host by Stephanie Meyer - gotta read it -

The Pillars of the Earth - Ken Folliet -

Twilight series - unbelievable!!

Belong to Me

History of Love

What Happened

Goodnight Bush

For more information on Page After Page Bookstore and their events please call 252-335-PAGE (7243) or check out their website or check out their myspace page.

Page After Page STOREWIDE CLEARANCE SALE

IS IT CHRISTMAS IN JULY??? IT IS IN YOUR BOOKSTORE!!! COME AND ENJOY OUR STOREWIDE CLEARANCE SALES!!! SALES LAST UNTIL JULY 31st. 25-40% off all clearance items. Children's special - buy one get one 50% off - **Selected Titles - such as, Berenstein Bears, Junie B Jones, Captn Underpants, Hardy Boys, Nancy Drew & more!! Take advantage of these great summer sales!!

For more information please call Page After Page Bookstore at 252-335-7243.

US Army Corps of Engineers - DSC Public Notice

Dismal Swamp Canal Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway Restricted Lock Operating Hours
July 16, 2008 - Beginning July 23, 2008 and until further notice, the locks at Deep Creek, Virginia and South Mills, North Carolina, will be operated only at 9:00 am and 3:00 pm, 7 days a week. The drawbridges adjacent to these locations will be operated in coordination with the locks.

The operating hours are being reduced from 4 per day to 2 per day due to limited rainfall, pumping operations to control the Dismal Swamp fire, and subsequent low water levels in Lake Drummond and the Dismal Swamp. This action is being taken in coordination with the Fish and Wildlife Service to conserve the available water supply in the Great Dismal Swamp Wildlife Refuge. The restriction is expected to be temporary until sufficient rain falls in the Lake Drummond watershed to recharge the swamp.

For vessel that are unable to comply with the reduced schedule, the Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal, through the Great Bridge Lock in Chesapeake, Virginia, will be open 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. Operators will monitor Channel 13.