Thursday Matinee at the Museum of the Albemarle

Contact: Thomas Spagnol

Number: 252-335-1453

(Elizabeth City, NC) Join the Museum of the Albemarle again this Thursday, at 2:00 p.m. for a matinee. The Museum will show a Miles Clark’s silent home movie of the Elizabeth City High School Band and the Elizabeth City area. Come out and reminisce about days gone. If you can’t make Thursday’s matinee, don’t worry. The Museum will show the Miles Clark homes movies until all movies are shown into July. Free to the Public.

For more information contact 252-335-1453.

The Museum of the Albemarle is located at 501 S. Water Street, Elizabeth City, NC. (252)335-1453. www.museumofthealbemarle.com. Find us on Facebook! Hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Closed Sundays, 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 within the N.C. Department of Cultural Resources, the state agency with the mission to enrich lives and communities and the vision to harness the state’s cultural resources to build North Carolina’s social, cultural and economic future. Information is available 24/7 at www.ncculture.com.

June 2011: Thursday Matinee at the Museum of the Albemarle

Contact: Thomas Spagnol (252) 335-1453

(Elizabeth City, NC) Join the Museum of the Albemarle every Thursday, at 2:00 p.m. for a matinee. The Museum will show a Miles Clark’s silent home movie of the Elizabeth City High School Band and the Elizabeth City area. Come out and reminisce about days gone. If you can’t make Thursday’s matinee, don’t worry. The Museum will show the Miles Clark homes movies until all movies are shown. Free to the Public.

For more information contact 252-335-1453.

The Museum of the Albemarle is located at 501 S. Water Street, Elizabeth City, NC. (252)335-1453. www.museumofthealbemarle.com. Find us on Facebook! Hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Closed Sundays, 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 within the N.C. Department of Cultural Resources, the state agency with the mission to enrich lives and communities and the vision to harness the state’s cultural resources to build North Carolina’s social, cultural and economic future. Information is available 24/7 at www.ncculture.com.

November 2010 to January 1, 2011: An Elizabeth City Christmas Light Display

Good Afternoon,

We are Ken & Becky Smith and live at 811 Jones Avenue in Elizabeth City.

We feature 60,000+ lights on our property and the lights are choreographed to various musical selections.

Our goal again this year is to enhance our community and bring people together through the enjoyment of a musical Christmas lights display the likes of which most people have not experienced in this area. You can see some of our 2009 display in this video:

Last year, from Christmas Eve through New Years Day, we placed a donation collection box on the ground for folks to give if they wanted to help out a local homeless shelter. During that short period of time we received $425 in donations. On Jan 2nd 2010 we met with the CEO of Tabernacle of Faith and formally donated the funds to that great cause.

We will seek donations again this year and will again donate all funds to Tabernacle of Faith. I was reading the minutes from City Council meetings and noticed they gave $3000 to help the shelter. Our goal this holiday season is to raise at least $3000. I really do think that all charity work should be citizen based and that organizations like Tabernacle of Faith should not have to rely on the mercy of government to pursue the greater cause of helping out others who, for whatever reason, are less fortunate than ourselves.

Our lights will run from November 27th through the evening of January 1st. Display hours will be 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm Sunday thru Thursday and 5:00 pm - 11:00 pm Friday thru Saturday.

The music that accompanies the lightshow is also broadcast over a low power FM radio channel, and from speakers located on the property, so that able bodied folks can enjoy the show outside of their vehicles and so that older folks or disabled folks can hear everything without having to leave their vehicles.

This year we are adding a North Pole, fog and snow and a high security donation collection box to deter any would be thieves from making off with any of the donations. We did not have any such problem last year but an ounce of prevention is worth a lot of help to others.

Not one cent of the funds collected are used to pay any cost related to the display. My wife and I are very blessed and we love this city even though we have only lived here for 4 years now. It truly is the Harbor of Hospitality® and we intend to help bolster that image.

See ya at the lights!

Sincerely,

Kenneth W. Smith
1-757-390-8735

Harvest Festival 2010 in Elizabeth City, NC

Main Street Elizabeth City was the happening place on October 23rd. With food, vendors, games, and contests for the kids, there was something fun for everyone! Kids enjoyed pumpkin seed spitting, scarecrow stuffing, dangling donut eating, and a costume contest. Next year’s event will be bigger and better! For info on becoming a part of next year's event, call Susan Hinkle at 252-619-4022 or Cindy Williams at 252-338-2323.

Elizabeth City is home to the Chocolate House

The Chocolate House is a vintage Victorian chocolate shop located in downtown Elizabeth City. Here’s the video of the WRAL-TV interview with The Chocolate House:

July 2010 - FOX-43 Coverage of Elizabeth City, NC

See why Elizabeth City is well-known as the “Harbor of Hospitality” in these FOX-43 “Zip Trips” features!

Elizabeth City Tourism


Postcards: Elizabeth City, NC


Montero's Restaurant: Crabcakes and much more

June 2010 - WAVY-TV's Bottom Line talks about MOA's New Harmonies Exhibit

On June 27th 2010 Don Pendergraft, Exhibit Design Chief of the Museum of the Albemarle, and Chris Palestrant, Composer and Professor at Elizabeth City State University, went onto WAVY-TV's Bottom Line with Cheryl Tan. They spoke about the Museum of the Albemarle's New Harmonies exhibit/programs in Elizabeth City, North Carolina and finding out 'What is American Roots Music?'.


For more information on the Museum of the Albemarle and/or their events then call 252-335-1453 or check out their website.

2010 North Carolina Potato Festival on WVEC

On May 11th 2009 Tim Williams, Chairman of North Carolina Potato Festival, and Andy Montero, Owner of Montero's Restaurant, went onto WVEC-TV for a noon news interview with Janet Roach. They spoke about the 2010 North Carolina Potato Festival happening May 15, 2010 in Elizabeth City, North Carolina.

May 15, 2010
North Carolina Potato Festival
Location: Downtown Elizabeth City
10:00 am - 10:00 pm
Admission: FREE
ECDI: 252-338-4104
www.ncpotatofestival.com

To find out more about Elizabeth City please go to www.DiscoverElizabethCity.com

WVEC-TV's Dialogue -- 2010 North Carolina Potato Festival

On May 5th 2010 Cindy Williams, North Carolina Potato Festival, and Charlotte Underwood, Director of Elizabeth City Area Convention & Visitors Bureau, went onto WVEC-TV for a interview on 'Dialogue.' with Benita Adams. They spoke about the North Carolina Potato Festival happening on May 15th 2010 in Elizabeth City, North Carolina.

Find out more on the North Carolina Potato Festival at www.NCPotatoFestival.com

Find out more about Elizabeth City please go to www.DiscoverElizabethCity.com

This weekends events and MORE @ Page After Page Bookstore

Store Events:
Author's Signings
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Saturday December 5th 11:00 am - 3:00 pm Author: Mark Anderson - Ma Ma I'm Home

Mark Anderson local author will read from and sign his Third Book a Young Adult Novel - "Ma Ma I'm Home" A Paranormal book with a great plot. Come meet the author! Please call the store to reserve your copies - 252-335-PAGE (7243)
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Children's Events
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Friday November 27th is our annual Page After Page Bookstore's ILLUMINATION EVENT stop by the store for our annual reading of "Twas the Night Before Christmas" by Mrs Claus herself !! 6:30 pm (please call/email to let us know how many children are coming so we have enough snacks!)


Letters to Santa
- we will be sending letters to Santa again this year - cut off date is December 18th for the SANTA'S LIST drop-off - so we can be sure our little darlings will receive them in time!! note: please be sure to include the name and address for quick mailing. -

TRAIN PARTY !!
Saturday December 5th 10:30 am - 11:15 am, Our Conductor will take the children on the Page After Page Train adventure using their imagination through books don't miss this popular event! Pre-registration required - Fee: 5.00

Storytime at Page After Page !!!
Stop by every Saturday in December at 11:00 am for a Christmas Story for the kiddies!

AMERICAN GIRL PARTY
Saturday December 12th 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm, Gather by the tree and learn how the American Girl characters celebrate Christmas. Fee includes character book & snack. Pre-registration required seating limited

Check the in-store event board for upcoming children's events such as pirate and train parties & story-times!!
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Foodless Network presents: Ladies Night with Paula Diner and Rachael Razor
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Wednesday December 9th - 6:00 pm & 7:00 pm
These two lovely ladies from the foodless network will demonstrate their cooking abilities for you - sure to make you howl with delight !
refreshments will be served

Thursday December 10th 5:30 pm & 7:00 pm - Local Author Brew and Chew
Men's Night - let us help you fill your ladies wish lists and make one of your own come meet and share a beer with your local writers - you could be the next character in a book!
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Open Poetry Nite
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Wednesday December 11th - 6:00 pm & 7:00 pm
Holiday Poetry - lets celebrate being together by reading some Holiday/celebration poems - also 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
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Store Groups:
Interested in reading the Classics? Classics reading group forming - We have a few participants - if you are interested call the store to sign up

Writers Group - Wednesday December 9th at 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm - The writers group is really getting excited and focused - if you need a jump start to your writing - come on by!

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.

Our State - Tar Heel Towns: Elizabeth City segment

This video is UNC-TV's Our State Episode 502 segment Tar Heel Towns: Elizabeth City premiered on November 5th at 8:00 pm.



Writer/Narrator: Bland Simpson
Editor: Morgan Potts

Our State is a production of UNC-TV and Our State Magazine. For further information on this segment or other parts of this program visit http://unctv.org/ourstate.
Copyright 2009 UNC-TV

WUNC-TV's Our State to Feature Elizabeth City Nov. 5

Our office was informed that Elizabeth City will be on Episode 502 of WUNC-TV's Our State on November 5th! The segment is called "Tar Heel Towns: Elizabeth City", and is hosted by Bland Simpson, which talks about the historic aspects of our area.

For more info on this episode please click here ...

Families First August 2009

Click here to watch Charlotte Underwood, Director of Elizabeth City Area Convention & Visitors Bureau, and Maureen Donnelly, Board Member of Elizabeth City-Pasquotank County Tourism Development Authority, on FOX 43 being interviewed on 'Families First' with Eric Harryman about how to vacation in Elizabeth City while being on a budget. Or view the video below:


Looking for a refreshing, fun-in-the-summer getaway? Take it easy in Elizabeth City and choose from 15 fantastic travel activities...

Local Chef Andy Montero Nominee for Regis and Kelly's Ultimate Hometown Grill Off

Hello Everyone,

Our office (the Elizabeth City Area Convention & Visitors Bureau) has just been informed by Chef Andy Montero (Owner and Chef of Montero's Restaurant in Elizabeth City) that today (July 10th) he found out he's one of five nominees of LIVE! with Regis & Kelly's Ultimate Hometown Grill Off in the Healthy Grill category!!!!! We are so happy for him! So, to help him out we need you, please check out the Regis & Kelly website and vote for him! You can vote from Friday 7/10 10:00 am ET - Sunday 7/12 10:00 am ET!!

Please show your support by voting for Andy! Thanks ahead of time!

Here is Andy's video that he submitted:


Take care, Jess

Jessica Faulkingham
Sales & Website Coordinator
Elizabeth City Area Convention & Visitors Bureau
400 South Water St., Elizabeth City, NC 27909
Phone: (252) 335-5330
www.DiscoverElizabethCity.com

*Edit* -- Check out the Daily Advance article about Andy's nomination. Also, check out Andy and Karin's note.

WVEC-TV's Dialogue -- Elizabeth City & the Market Impossible Throw Down

On June 17th 2009 Denise Richards, Market Coordinator of Elizabeth City Downtown Waterfront Market (DWM), and Charlotte Underwood, Director of Elizabeth City Area Convention & Visitors Bureau, went onto WVEC-TV for a interview on 'Dialogue.' with Joe Flanagan. Denise spoke about DWM's Market Impossible Throw Down happening on June 27th 2009, and Charlotte talks about making a day trip to visit Elizabeth City, North Carolina.



Find out more on the Downtown Waterfront Market at www.DowntownWaterfrontMarket.com

Find out more about Elizabeth City please go to www.DiscoverElizabethCity.com

One Potato, Two Potato .. 2009 NC Potato Festival on WVEC

On May 11th 2009 Peggy Langley, Executive Director of Elizabeth City Downtown, Inc., and Lynn Merritt, went onto WVEC-TV for a noon news interview with Janet Roach. They spoke about the 2009 North Carolina Potato Festival happening May 16, 2009 in Elizabeth City, North Carolina.



May 16, 2009
5th Annual NC Potato Festival
Location: Downtown Elizabeth City
10:00 am - 11:00 pm
Admission: FREE
Peggy Langley: 252-338-4104

There is also a teaser from Lasalle Blanks from WVEC-TV about the Potato Festival.

To find out more about Elizabeth City please go to www.DiscoverElizabethCity.com

8th Annual Juneteenth Festival

2008-2009 Co-Op Campaign Video

Northeastern NC's 8th Annual Juneteenth Festival

June 20, 2009

Located in Waterfront Park - Elizabeth City, NC
Free And Open To The Public

River City Community Development Corporation: 252-331-2925

Photography by: Jessica Faulkingham

Video Footage by: River City Community Development Corporation

Video Created by: From Me to You Video & Photography

Southgate Mall

2008-2009 Co-Op Campaign Video

Southgate Mall
1409 West Ehringhaus Street
Elizabeth City, NC
252-338-2848

Photography by: Jessica Faulkingham

Video Footage by: Jessica Faulkingham

Video Created by: From Me to You Video & Photography

The Chocolate House 2008/2009

2008-2009 Co-Op Campaign Video

The Chocolate House
217 North Water Street
Elizabeth City, NC
252-334-9986



Photography by: Jessica Faulkingham

Video Footage by: Jessica Faulkingham

Video Created by: From Me to You Video & Photography

Happy Holidays!

The Elizabeth City Area Convention & Visitors Bureau wishes you a wonderful Holiday Season! And a very happy New Year!!