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For 40 years the play has been the thing for New Bern Civic Theatre's ever-changing cast of local characters. Now, four decades after the troupe staged its first production, the company will present an anniversary retrospective in late August. "Forty...
Making strokes against a deadly disease - and simultaneously carrying on a deep family tradition - New Bern artist Toni Taglieri will again offer for auction a painting she completes in real-time during the 12 hours of WCTI-Channel 12's annual Cystic...
Unlike on June 14, 1747, the town of Beaufort is now prepared for - is even welcoming - an invasion along its shores. A multitude of visitors is expected to complement a horde of invited pirates and their crews this weekend as the 2008 Beaufort...
With five musical acts and a popular disc jockey, Market Jam 2008 will again attempt to strike a community chord to aid burned and crippled children. In what has become the signature fund-raiser for New Bern's Sudan Shrine Patrol, Market Jam's annual...
Traversing international boundaries of need and distance, a Grammy-nominated children's choir will perform free for two nights in New Bern. "When I saw African Children's Choir in Raleigh I fell in love with them," said Becky Clement. "I wanted them...
Testing the theatrical waters with a new comedy is risky for even the most dramatic of playhouses: With an unfamiliar story and no buoyancy from past reviews the proposition is often sink or tread the boards for producers and actors alike. Yet even with...
Before there was "American Idol," there was "Making the Band" - a reality show aimed at lengthy castings for new and specific ensemble musical acts. Although it debuted on network television in 2000, the show quickly jumped to cable music giant...
Backstreet Boys? ‘N Sync? No. It's Menudo. ... The new Menudo. The original boy band with a twist - all members are Hispanic - from the 1970s is back after a recent MTV reality show called "Making Menudo" scoured the country looking for...
Caution is the watchword when Robert Liparulo's dreams come true: FBI agents become the prey of a modern-day Viking ("Comes A Horseman"), the Ebola virus is genetically engineered to infect individuals with specific strands of DNA ("Germ"), four friends...
On the boats and on the planes, they're coming to New Bern - three entertainers whose chiseled vocals and gyrating hips will offer a breathy invitation to support local charities through the work of New Bern Civitan Club. Dinner is included. For Elvis...
Culling through works from more than 130 artists, juror and Raleigh-based artist Eric McRay selected 10 winners for the Bank of the Arts Regional Juried Art Show. The front-runners were announced during an opening reception for the New Bern show on July...
"When you're a Jet," sings Riff in the opening scenes of West Side Story, "... You're a family man." Fitting then that RiverTowne Repertory Players' production of the seminal musical is all in the family: There's Chris Hollatchek, who plays the part...
A sweeping look at more than two centuries of architectural history is the subject of a new monthly walking tour in downtown New Bern. A literal stroll around the block, the city's Architectural Walking Tour offers visitors an opportunity to see 18 period...
For retired Marine Rick Hooper, being an artist was something that had eluded him for most of his life. "I always had an interest, but I was convinced I didn't have any talent," Hooper said as he stood in his gallery, Coastal Art Works, in Havelock. Hooper...
Place the entire city of New Bern aboard Camp Lejeune's W.P.T, Hill Field and you've seized upon the right proportions for one of the region's largest July 4th celebrations. About 30,000 visitors are expected for the late afternoon and evening of free...