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Nov. 26 - Dec. 2, 2015 County readies for holiday celebrations
Nov. 26 - Dec. 2, 2015
County readies for holiday celebrations
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COVER STORYIt’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas in
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RECIPESDazzle guests this holiday season with deli-
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MOVIE REVIEW“The Hunger Games” movies have unfolded in
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CALENDARFind out what’s happening this week and
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ARTCarteret Arts Forum will present “Melodies of
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A house is decorated for a past Beaufort Historical Association Christmas Candlelight Tour. Beaufort will be aglow again on Saturday, Dec. 12, as innkeepers and private homeowners open their doors for the Christmas Candlelight Tour. (Dylan Ray photo)
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Tryon Palace, in New Bern, officially will open for the holiday season on Friday-Sunday, Nov. 27-29, with the Holiday Kickoff Weekend, an event filled with holi-day tours, music, movies and a visit from Santa Claus.
A new year of holiday decora-tions will be revealed on Friday as Tryon Palace officially begins offering its daily Christmas tours.
Visitors will have an opportuni-ty to take in the sights and aromas of the Governor’s Palace, Kitchen Office, historic homes and the N.C. History Center. The grounds will be open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Saturday, and noon to 5 p.m., Sunday, through Sunday, Jan. 3.
The Commission House will be open for special holiday tours at 2 p.m. every Monday, Friday and Saturday. All daytime holiday tours are included with the pur-chase of a One Day Pass.
Santa Claus will greet children and be available for photos in the N.C. History Center during Holiday Kickoff Weekend from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday.
Mrs. Claus will join Santa Friday and Saturday for face paint-ing, as well. There is no cost asso-ciated with meeting Santa or Mrs. Claus.
Visitors of all ages will have the opportunity to thank those in the military service by writing a letter or drawing a picture to wish them a happy holiday season. All letters will be delivered to active duty members of the military before Christmas, courtesy of Blue Star Moms.
Other events at the N.C. History Center will include a free per-
Tryon Palace to welcome holidays with tours, movies, Santa Claus
formance by the Down East Dulcimers from 10 a.m. to noon Friday, Nov. 27; a screening of the 1954 Christmas classic “White Christmas” at 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 28; and the children’s animated favorite, “Polar Express,” at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 29. After the “Polar Express” screening, children will meet the Polar Express conductor and receive a special Christmas bell. Both movies will be held in Cullman Performance Hall and tickets are $6 for adults, $3 for children ages 12 and under, and free for Tryon Palace Foundation members.
The Tryon Palace Museum Store will offer a 10 percent dis-count on all purchases throughout the weekend. The offer excludes sale and consignment items.
Beginning Friday, Nov. 27, and continuing through Sunday, Dec. 19, all visitors who bring an unwrapped toy as a donation to Toys for Tots will receive a 10 per-cent discount on regular admission One Day Passes, which include holiday tours.
Tryon Palace’s free exhibit, “Child’s Play: Celebrating the History of Toys and Games,” will be open free in the Duffy Gallery at the N.C. History Center. Ranging from 18th century ivory dominoes and 20th century model trains to homemade toys and tech toys, this exhibit will feature a variety of objects both old and new. Child’s
Tryon Palace in New Bern opens for the holiday season on Friday-Sunday, Nov. 27-29, with holiday tours, movies, music and a visit from Santa Claus. (Contributed photo)
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Dazzle guests this holiday season with delicious dishes that taste like you spent hours in the kitchen. These recipes, created in partnership with lifestyle and cooking expert Sandra Lee, show how using high-quality, like-scratch ingredients, such as Bob Evans’ refrigerated side dishes, creates perfectly prepared holi-day recipes in minutes.
Find more recipes ideal for sharing and gifting this holi-day season through Farm Fresh Ideas, an online club featuring recipes and tips, at www.bobev-ans.com/recipes.
Sweet potato cookiesPrep time: 28-33 minutesCook time: 10-12 minutesMakes: 36 cookies¾ cup vegetable shortening ¾ cup brown sugar 1 large egg 1 cup Bob Evans Mashed Sweet Potatoes 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking soda1 teaspoon kosher salt 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice 1 cup unsalted butter3 cups powdered sugar ½ teaspoon maple extract Chopped honey roasted pecans, optional Mini marshmallows, optional Heat oven to 350º F. In large bowl using hand
mixer or paddle attachment, cream together shortening and brown sugar. Add egg and sweet potato, and mix until combined.
In small bowl combine flour, baking soda, salt and pumpkin pie spice. With mixer on low speed, slowly add flour mixture until well mixed. Use a small cookie scoop and drop rounds onto greased baking sheets.
Bake 10-12 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely before frosting.
In separate bowl, beat together butter, powdered sugar and maple extract until frosting is light and fluffy. Frost each cooled cookie with maple butter cream frost-ing. Sprinkle with pecans and mini marshmallows, if using. Carefully toast marshmallows with a culinary torch, avoiding melting frosting, if desired.
Bacon-wrapped, white-cheddar jalapeno poppersPrep time: 30 minutesCook time: 25-35 minutesMakes: 40 poppers2 packages Bob Evans Thick Sliced Bacon, slices cut in half1 package Bob Evans White
Sweets and snacks for celebrations
Cheddar Mashed Potatoes 1 package garlic herb cheese spread20 jalapeno peppers, halved and seeded with membranes removed ¼ cup brown sugar1 teaspoon cayenne pepper, groundHeat oven to 400º F.Bring bacon to room tem-
perature so it is pliable and easy to work with.
In mixing bowl, combine mashed potatoes and garlic herb cheese with rubber spatula. Stir until incorporated.
Spread approximately 1 tea-spoon mashed potato mixture in each jalapeno half; level off with butter knife or spatula. Be sure not to heap potato mix-ture or it will spill out of pep-pers. Wrap each jalapeno with bacon; use 3 half slices for large jalapenos or 2 halves for smaller sizes. Be sure bacon is wrapped to seal in mashed potato mixture tightly.
In small mixing bowl, com-bine brown sugar and cayenne pepper. Generously sprinkle bacon with brown sugar and pat gently to make it stick to bacon.
Line cookie sheet with parch-
ment paper and place wrapped peppers on sheet. Bake until bacon reaches desired crispi-ness, about 25-35 minutes.
Let peppers cool slightly before serving, about 5 min-utes.
Loaded mashed potato dinner rolls
Prep time: 15 minutesCook time: 25 minutesMakes: 24 rolls1 package Bob Evans Original Mashed Potatoes, divided1 cup Bob Evans Thick Sliced Hardwood Smoked Bacon2 cups cheddar cheese, shredded2 green onions, small dicedSalt and black pepper, to taste1 package dinner roll dough (24 rolls)4 tablespoons butter, unsalt-ed and meltedHeat oven to 350º F.To make filling, in mixing
bowl combine mashed potatoes, bacon, cheese, onion, salt and pepper. Stir until combined.
Flatten dough into round using palm of hand, spoon 2 tablespoons of filling in middle.
Place on baking tray.Brush surface of rolls with
melted butter and cut cross pat-tern with sharp scissor at mid-dle until you can see filling.
Bake rolls until golden brown, about 20-25 minutes. Remove from pan and cool at room temperature for 5 min-utes. While cooling, brush tops with melted butter.
Loaded mashed potato poppers
Prep time: 25 minutesCook time: 15 minutesMakes: 48 poppers1 package Bob Evans Sour Cream & Chive Mashed Potatoes 2 cups extra sharp cheddar cheese, shredded 6 slices Bob Evans Hickory Smoked Bacon 8 ounces nacho cheese fla-vored tortilla chips 2 large eggs, slightly beaten 1/3 cup all-purpose flour 6-8 cups vegetable oil, for frying 16 ounces sour cream for dipping, optional Stir together cold mashed
potatoes, cheese and bacon. Scoop 48 tablespoons of pota-to mixture onto parchment- or
wax paper-lined baking sheet. Refrigerate 15-20 minutes.
Meanwhile, place tortilla chips in bowl of food processor and pulse to fine crumbs, or place chips in large resealable bag and smash using a rolling pin. Pour crumbs into shallow bowl.
Beat eggs and pour into another shallow bowl.
Pour flour into shallow bowl; set aside.
Heat oil in fryer or Dutch oven to 350º F.
Remove mashed potato scoops from refrigerator and roll into balls. Roll each ball in flour, tapping off excess.
Once all potatoes are coat-ed in flour, dip each into egg, allowing excess to drip off, then into the tortilla chips, mak-ing sure to coat evenly with crumbs. Set on clean baking sheet. Discard excess flour, egg and tortilla chips.
Fry small batches of poppers until golden brown, 30-40 sec-onds. Remove from fryer and place on paper towel to drain excess oil. Serve hot with sour cream, if desired. Poppers can be reheated in 350° F oven for 6-8 minutes.
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BY JAKE COYLE
ASSOCIATED PRESS“The Hunger Games” movies
have unfolded in a relative blitz-krieg – four movies in four years – and in a fan-fueled fever that has masked some seriously silly political allegory with the thrill of survival games and the awesome star power of Jennifer Lawrence. In the final installation, “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2,” the game is over.
Having left behind the “arena” – a wooded realm where teenag-ers from across the districts of the totalitarian Panem are set against each other in a televised kill-or-be-killed death match – at the conclusion of 2013’s “Catching Fire,” “Mockingjay” moves into a greater war, where Katniss Everdeen (Ms. Lawrence), the reluctant participant plucked out of the mining region of District 12, discovers a wider network of like-minded rebels.
In part two, the march toward
the Capitol takes on an air of inevitable victory as the revolu-tion, led by President Alma Coin (Julianne Moore), contemplates power after the expected fall of the dictator Coriolanus Snow (Donald Sutherland). Wary of replacing one corruption with another, an increasingly grave Katniss discovers the truth of that old maxim: revolution is easy, democracy is difficult, and stretching the thin conceits of “The Hunger Games” into four films is even harder.
The pop pleasures of the early installments (the best of which was “Catching Fire”) are gone in the gray-and-gloomy part two of “Mockingjay.” All the color and vibrancy of the series has been drained away; a sizable chunk of action takes place in the sewer as Katniss and a band of rebels, navigating various traps, stealthily storm toward President Snow, with plans to assassinate him.
From the start, though, it’s
clear “Mockingjay Part 2” is neither intended for critics nor newcomers. It’s for the fans of Suzanne Collins’ books, to which the franchise has slavishly sworn its fidelity. “Mockingjay Part 2,” directed by Francis Lawrence (who has helmed all but the first film) and penned by Danny Strong, Peter Craig and Ms. Collins, picks up where the last film left off, with barely a glance backward.
That, perhaps, is as it should be. “The Hunger Games” is for its passionate fans and – cer-tainly in its final films – not anyone else.
At the heart of the phenom-enon is Ms. Collins’ clever ren-dering of passage into adulthood as survival through the (literal) slings and arrows of a cruel sys-tem that pits teenagers against one another in a competition that, for some, is barely more cutthroat than high school. Katniss’ ascent comes not through her mastery of the game, but her rejection of
its rules.That’s been somewhat true
of the films, too, which have put a strong female protagonist at the heart of the franchise and surrounded her with only a limp love triangle (between Liam Hemsworth’s Gale and Josh Hutcherson’s Peeta, who was brainwashed in the last film) that’s always been secondary to Katniss’ plight.
Katniss does, though, have a curious habit of blacking out at key moments of battle. And in “Mockingjay Part 2,” she’s still fighting against being used as a public-relations pawn for the rebellion, just as she was for President Snow’s regime. Unfortunately lacking much screen time are two of the most lively and gaudy characters of the films – Stanley Tucci’s mas-ter of ceremonies and Elizabeth Banks’ chaperone – who always gave things a kick.
Instead, the film is, well, dull. If Mr. Sutherland is the most
bubbly thing in your teenage sci-fi dystopia (and he is, by a mile), you may have stretched the seriousness too far.
Instead, a feeling of time passing “The Hunger Games” by pervades. What should have been one movie was stretched into two. Philip Seymour Hoffman, who died nearly two years ago but remains here as the rebel leader Plutarch, is a ghostly, abbreviated presence.
And Ms. Lawrence, still the magnetic center of the saga, can elevate the material only so much. Four years clearly wasn’t fast enough for “The Hunger Games.” Ms. Lawrence outgrew this stuff long ago.
“The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2,” a Lionsgate release, is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for “intense sequenc-es of violence and action and for some thematic material.” Running time: 137 minutes. Two stars out of four.
Review: Game over in the dreary ‘Mocking Jay Part 2’
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The Core Sound Waterfowl Museum and Heritage Center on Harkers Island is readying for the holiday season with various activities and shopping oppor-tunities.
Friday-Sunday, Nov. 27-29, museum visitors can shop local-ly at the museum gift shop.
Holiday fun continues the first weekend of December with the
annual Core Sound Waterfowl Weekend.
On Friday, Dec. 4, the week-end starts at 6:30 p.m. with the Preview Party. During the party Bill and Fossie Lathan and Jim and Phoebe Briley, also known as “The Sweet Puppy Crew,” will be honored for their con-tributions to the museum. Their rendition of sweet puppies (des-
sert hushpuppies) has been ben-eficial for the museum.
The Friday Night Preview will feature a seafood and wild game extravaganza, a Down East community dessert party with specialty coffees, Christmas music, a silent auction, gallery exhibitions and more than 40 of the region’s best artists, carvers and crafters.
Holiday season approaches at the Core Sound Waterfowl Museum
Tickets for the Friday Night Preview are $150 per couple or $75 per individual.
The weekend continues at 9 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 5 along with the Decoy Festival at Harkers Island Elementary School. Throughout the weekend a shut-tle will run between the museum and the school.
At the museum arts and craft vendors will be set up inside and outside the museum. Boatbuilding demonstrations will be set up along the shore at noon, 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. Saturday and at 2 and 4 p.m. Sunday. The gift shop will feature coastal her-itage arts, crafts, books, jewelry, house wares and collectibles. A children’s tent will feature hunt-ing games, decoy painting and arts and crafts.
Lunch by the Core Sound Café is at 11 a.m. and will fea-ture scallop fritters, shrimp and crab chowder, fried shrimp and sweet puppies. The Core Sound Heritage Auction is at 4 p.m. Saturday.
On Sunday, Dec. 6, the cel-ebration starts at 8 a.m. with
the Core Sound Community Church Fellowship singing and storytelling with the Rev. Kerry Willis and Corey Lawrence. During the ceremony, the N.C. Heritage Award recipients will be honored.
The Core Sound Waterfowl Weekend events are free and open to the public. Decoy Festival tickets are $8 daily, with children in free on Sunday.
On Thursday, Dec. 10, the museum will hold a Men’s Night. During the night there will be special holiday deals on gifts for men.
On Sunday, Dec. 13, imme-diately following the Down East Christmas parade, Santa and Mrs. Claus will be visit-ing children at the museum, and when the sun goes down, participants can take a trol-ley ride to see the Down East Lights. Trolley rides start at 5 p.m. Call the museum for res-ervations.
For more information on the events at the museum, call 252-728-1500 or visit www.core-sound.com.
The Core Sound Waterfowl Museum and Heritage Center on Harkers Island is preparing for the holidays with various activities and shopping opportunities. (Contributed photo)
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8Carteret County says ‘happy holidays’ with coming activities, events
I t’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas in Carteret County with
many Christmas-themed events just ahead.
The county takes the holidays seriously, with parades, decorations, light tours, flotillas, live Nativity scenes and more.
And just in time for this season, Beaufort has been listed in Travel and Leisure’s “America’s Best Towns for the Holidays.” Readers shared their favorite towns, with the old port town named No. 8 on the list. Aspen, Colo., came in tops, followed by Vail, Colo.; Ogunquit, Maine; Nantucket, Mass.; Naples, Fla.; Brecjebridge, Colo., and Lewisburg, W.Va.
Listed are various holiday events throughout the county. If this arti-cle missed any holiday events, email Megan Soult at [email protected] to have them included in an updated article.
Morehead CityFriday, Nov. 27• Carteret County Arts and Crafts Coalition Holiday Show and Sale: From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., the Carteret County Arts and Crafts Coalition will hold its annual holi-day show and sale with members selling their works in the Morehead Plaza Shopping Center. The show will remain open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday through Sunday, Dec. 13.Friday, Dec. 4.• Christmas Artwalk: Art lovers can kick off their holiday celebration from 4 to 8 p.m. with the annual Morehead City Christmas Artwalk consisting of 14 locations that will include downtown Morehead City galleries as well as participating downtown businesses and restaurants. A trolley, the Mullet Line from The Boathouse at Front Street Village, will ferry art aficionados to participating locations around downtown Morehead City.• Tree Lighting Ceremony: Christmas music and visits with Santa and Mrs. Claus begin at 5 p.m. followed by the tree lighting at 6 p.m. at Katherine Davis Park.Saturday, Dec. 5• Breakfast with Santa: There will be three seating times at 8:30 a.m., 9:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. at Floyd’s 1921 Restaurant. Tickets are $12 for adults and $8 for children. Reservations are required and can be made by calling 252-727-1921.• Chowder and Cheer Crawl: The crawl will take place with over
20 different restaurants participating from 1 to 5 p.m. Chowder lovers can vote for their favorite chowder, soup, chili or gumbo. Tickets are $20 per person and will be available in advance by calling the DMCRA at 252-808-0440. There are a lim-ited number of tickets available. • Christmas Carols with Santa, Mrs. Claus and DJ Raymond Rigsbee: Join Santa and Mrs. Claus at Jaycee Park for Christmas carols by DJ Raymond Rigsbee. • Christmas Flotilla: The color-ful Christmas Flotilla will cruise down the Morehead waterfront to Beaufort in a holiday tradition at 5:30 p.m.• Dance Arts Studio Academy of Performing Arts presents “The Nutcracker:” The show starts at 7 p.m. at Carteret Community Theatre and is choreographed by the studio director Julie McBarron. It will fea-ture music from Peter Tchaikovsky. The show will run again at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 6. Tickets are $5 at the door. For more information, call 252-726-1720 or visit www.danceartsstudio.net.
Saturday, Dec. 12.• Christmas Parade: The Morehead City Christmas Parade marches down Arendell Street at 11 a.m. with floats, community groups, bands, entertainment and, of course, Santa and his sleigh. For more infor-mation or an entry form, go to www.downtownmoreheadcity.com.• SECU Crystal Coast Hospice House annual Gingerbread House Competition and Display: The competition and display is held at the Crystal Coast Civic Center. There are five divisions in the com-petition, which are: Adult, Masters, Young Adult, Children and Kit. The competition continues until Sunday, Dec. 13.
Friday, Dec. 18• Ice Skating Rink: The ice skat-ing rink returns to the Morehead City waterfront through Sunday, Jan. 3, at Katherine Davis Park. Admission is $5 per person, and group tickets can be purchased by calling 252-726-5083. For the rink schedule, go to www.moreheadcity.nc.gov.
BeaufortFriday, Nov. 27• Santa Arrives: Santa comes to Beaufort at 1 p.m. at John Newton Park on the Beaufort waterfront. Santa and Mrs. Claus will be arriving in Beaufort by boat. The Beaufort Oars will row the guests of honor across Taylor’s Creek before tying up at the Beaufort Docks just outside the Dockhouse Restaurant.
Visitors can visit and take photos with Santa and Mrs. Claus until Saturday, Dec. 19.
Friday, Dec. 4• John Costlow Christmas Train Show: The show is open from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5, and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 6, at the train depot in Beaufort. Admission to the show is free. • Waterfront Wreath Decorating Contest: At 3 p.m., at the Beaufort boardwalk, local nonprofit and community groups are invited to decorate a Christmas wreath for display along the boardwalk on the Beaufort waterfront. Prizes will be awarded for the first-place wreath and people’s choice. Groups must sign up no later than Sunday, Nov. 29. Wreaths will be available for pick up on Wednesday, Dec. 2, and decorated wreaths must be delivered by 3 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4, for hanging. The Boathouse at Front Street Village will sponsor the event.• Light Up the Waterfront: Bring the family downtown for compli-mentary cider and hot chocolate and watch as the Beaufort boardwalk comes aglow. Join together with the community as they light the town Christmas tree and the entries for the Waterfront Wreath Decorating Contest are judged. People’s choice voting begins at 5 p.m., and the lighting and award ceremony will begin at 6 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 5• Beaufort Lions Club annual Breakfast with Santa: From 8:30 to 10:30 a.m., participants will be able to have breakfast with Santa at Ribeyes Steakhouse and Oyster Bar on Front Street. The breakfast, which consists of pancakes, bacon, juice milk and coffee, is $6 per per-son. • Christmas Parade: The town parade starts at 11 a.m. on Front Street from Gordon to Turner streets. Community groups show off their holiday spirit at this fun-filled annual gathering with Santa and Mrs. Claus wrapping up the festivities.
Saturday, Dec. 12• Beaufort Holiday Artwalk and Candlelight Tour: Starting at 1 p.m., participants can stroll through historic downtown Beaufort. The artwalk begins at the Beaufort Historic Site, where maps will be available. Starting at 5 p.m., visitors can tour historic homes and ride a double-decker bus during the candlelight tour. Candlelight tour tickets are $14. For more information, visit www.
beauforthistoricsite.org.
Thursday, Dec. 31• Be Here for the New Year: In partnership with the Crystal Coast Countdown, Beaufort will celebrate New Year’s Eve downtown with plank walking pirates at 6 p.m., s’mores from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. and music from the Outer Banks Philharmonic from 7 to 9 p.m. The events take place at John Newton Park.
Friday, Jan. 1• Resolution One-mile and 5K Run: Get 2016 resolutions in gear during a one-mile or 5K run at 9 a.m. The race travels down Front Street, starting at the cor-ner of Turner and Front streets. Registration is $15 online or $20 the day of the race. Signup online at runsignup.comRace/NC/Beaufort/
BftResolutionRun.
Atlantic BeachSaturday, Dec. 5• Christmas Parade: The Atlantic Beach Christmas Parade starts at 6 p.m. at the Dunes Club. The route continues down Fort Macon Road and around the circle. Participants show their Christmas spirit by dec-orating and lighting up the night with boats, floats, cars and trucks. Santa will meet children after the parade at the Atlantic Beach Fire Department.
Wednesday, Dec. 30• Smoke on the Water Annual Bonfire: From 6-8 p.m., partici-pants will be able to listen to live music around a bonfire at the circle.
Friday, Jan. 1, 2016• Annual Penguin Plunge: The
Penguin Plunge, which raises funds for area charities, is at 1 p.m. at the circle.
Pine Knoll ShoresThursday, Nov. 26• Turkey Trot: At 9 a.m. at McNeil Park. For more information, call Pine Knoll Shores’ town hall at 252-247-4353.
Saturday, Dec. 5• Christmas Flotilla: The town Christmas Flotilla starts at 5 p.m. During the flotilla, participants will be able to watch a parade of boats lit up for the holiday.
Friday, Dec. 11• Santa by the Sea: Santa by the Sea at the N.C. Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores is magic, memo-rable holiday evening for children. The highlight is personal time with
Santa. Each child under the age of 12 receives a professional FotoFX photo of the encounter. Children will also make crafts, see a magic show and get in the holiday spirit. Tickets are sold from 5:30-8:30 p.m. for $15 per person plus tax. For more information, visit www.ncaquariums.com.
Saturday, Dec. 19• Christmas Parade: The town Christmas parade is set for 11 a.m. at Garner Park. The parade will fea-ture Christmas decorated bikes and parade participants.
Cedar PointFriday, Dec. 4
Live Nativity: About 110 mem-bers of Emmanuel Baptist Church in this community will present a live Nativity drama from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Friday, as well as Saturday, Dec.
5; Friday, Dec. 11; and Saturday, Dec. 12.
Cape CarteretSaturday, Dec. 12• Crystal Coast Choral Society Christmas Joy And Hanukah Lights: The Crystal Coast Choral Society will present a holiday concert at 7 p.m. at Cape Carteret Presbyterian Church. The program will be repeated at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 13, at Swansboro United Methodist Church, Highway 24 in Swansboro. Music of the season will be presented by the Crystal Coast Choral Society, as well as a specially auditioned chamber choir. The special guest will be David Williams, Cantoral soloist of Temple of Israel of Wilmington. Admission is free, but donations are requested. For more information, visit www.cry
The double-decker bus will participate in the annual Beaufort Christmas parade. This year, the parade is at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 5. (Contributed photo)
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Carteret County says ‘happy holidays’ with coming activities, eventsbeauforthistoricsite.org.
Thursday, Dec. 31• Be Here for the New Year: In partnership with the Crystal Coast Countdown, Beaufort will celebrate New Year’s Eve downtown with plank walking pirates at 6 p.m., s’mores from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. and music from the Outer Banks Philharmonic from 7 to 9 p.m. The events take place at John Newton Park.
Friday, Jan. 1• Resolution One-mile and 5K Run: Get 2016 resolutions in gear during a one-mile or 5K run at 9 a.m. The race travels down Front Street, starting at the cor-ner of Turner and Front streets. Registration is $15 online or $20 the day of the race. Signup online at runsignup.comRace/NC/Beaufort/
BftResolutionRun.
Atlantic BeachSaturday, Dec. 5• Christmas Parade: The Atlantic Beach Christmas Parade starts at 6 p.m. at the Dunes Club. The route continues down Fort Macon Road and around the circle. Participants show their Christmas spirit by dec-orating and lighting up the night with boats, floats, cars and trucks. Santa will meet children after the parade at the Atlantic Beach Fire Department.
Wednesday, Dec. 30• Smoke on the Water Annual Bonfire: From 6-8 p.m., partici-pants will be able to listen to live music around a bonfire at the circle.
Friday, Jan. 1, 2016• Annual Penguin Plunge: The
Penguin Plunge, which raises funds for area charities, is at 1 p.m. at the circle.
Pine Knoll ShoresThursday, Nov. 26• Turkey Trot: At 9 a.m. at McNeil Park. For more information, call Pine Knoll Shores’ town hall at 252-247-4353.
Saturday, Dec. 5• Christmas Flotilla: The town Christmas Flotilla starts at 5 p.m. During the flotilla, participants will be able to watch a parade of boats lit up for the holiday.
Friday, Dec. 11• Santa by the Sea: Santa by the Sea at the N.C. Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores is magic, memo-rable holiday evening for children. The highlight is personal time with
Santa. Each child under the age of 12 receives a professional FotoFX photo of the encounter. Children will also make crafts, see a magic show and get in the holiday spirit. Tickets are sold from 5:30-8:30 p.m. for $15 per person plus tax. For more information, visit www.ncaquariums.com.
Saturday, Dec. 19• Christmas Parade: The town Christmas parade is set for 11 a.m. at Garner Park. The parade will fea-ture Christmas decorated bikes and parade participants.
Cedar PointFriday, Dec. 4
Live Nativity: About 110 mem-bers of Emmanuel Baptist Church in this community will present a live Nativity drama from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Friday, as well as Saturday, Dec.
5; Friday, Dec. 11; and Saturday, Dec. 12.
Cape CarteretSaturday, Dec. 12• Crystal Coast Choral Society Christmas Joy And Hanukah Lights: The Crystal Coast Choral Society will present a holiday concert at 7 p.m. at Cape Carteret Presbyterian Church. The program will be repeated at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 13, at Swansboro United Methodist Church, Highway 24 in Swansboro. Music of the season will be presented by the Crystal Coast Choral Society, as well as a specially auditioned chamber choir. The special guest will be David Williams, Cantoral soloist of Temple of Israel of Wilmington. Admission is free, but donations are requested. For more information, visit www.cry
stalcoastchoralsociety.org or call 910-324-6864.
Emerald IsleSaturday, Nov. 28• Fourth annual Holiday Arts and Crafts Fair: From 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., an arts and crafts fair will be held at the Emerald Isle Parks and Recreation gymnasium. The fair will feature handmade items from local artisans and crafters. For more information, call Lainey Gottuso at 252-354-6350.• Christmas Parade: The town Christmas parade starts at 3 p.m. along Highway 58. Following the parade, the lighting of the Christmas tree will take place at Merchant’s Park.
Friday, Dec. 11• Emerald Isle Parks and Recreation “Santa and a Movie”: Starting at 6 p.m., chil-dren of all ages can join Santa for a Christmas story after enjoy-ing milk and cookies and watch-ing a short Christmas movie classic. Children are encour-aged to wear their most comfy Christmas pajamas. Admission fee is one unwrapped gift per child. Participants must register by 5 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 10. For more information, contact Sarah McNally at 252-354-6350 or [email protected].
SwansboroFriday, Nov. 27• Flotilla: The Swansboro Flotilla is from 6 to 8 p.m. along the White Oak River.
Down EastFriday, Dec. 4• Davis Shore House Decorating Contest: During this house deco-rating contest, there are five differ-ent categories, which are children’s favorite, traditional, reason for the season (religious), most original, and judge’s favorites.
Sunday, Dec. 13• Down East Christmas Parade: The parade starts at 3 p.m. at the Fire Station on Harkers Island. For more information, contact Chad Mann at 252-732-6552 or Bryan Myers at 252-503-5851.
NewportSunday, Dec. 6• Christmas Parade: The parade starts at 3 p.m. There will be awards for the top three best homemade floats. Entry forms can be picked up at Newport town hall or by con-tacting Joyce Ferrell at 252-223-5900.
Don’t forget to look ahead to the New Year’s holiday, as well.Wednesday, Dec. 30.• Crystal Coast Countdown Events: From Wednesday, Dec. 30 through Friday, Jan. 1, 2016, the Crystal Coast Countdown orches-trates events all over Carteret County. Among the events are N.C. Port at Morehead City tours, children’s activities, a golf tourna-ment, the pirate plunge, the Penguin Plunge and the Crab Pot Drop on New Year’s Eve on the Morehead City waterfront. For more informa-tion, go to www.crystalcoastcount-down.com.
The double-decker bus will participate in the annual Beaufort Christmas parade. This year, the parade is at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 5. (Contributed photo)
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NEWS-TIMESAbout 110 members of
Emmanuel Baptist Church in Cedar Point will present a live Nativity drama.
Performances for the eighth annual event will be 6 to 8:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Dec. 4-5, and Dec. 11-12.
Tim Winters, director of the interactive Nativity, which features guided tours through a replica of Bethlehem, antici-pates large crowds again this year.
“We were over 3,000 last year, so we keep drawing more and more people each year,” he said.
The free performances
feature actors in period cos-tumes re-enacting the biblical Christmas story of the birth of Jesus.
Guides, also dressed in peri-od outfits, lead crowds through the village of Bethlehem, with an opportunity to interact with the people. Live animals are also featured throughout the village.
Stations include several shops, such as a carpenter’s shop, fruit seller, blacksmith and sword maker, a rug dealer, an inn, a tax collector, shep-herds in a field, Herod’s Palace and a manger scene.
Refreshments are served following the tours.
Mr. Winters said two new stations would be added this
year: a lepers’ village and a well.
“People will step back in time and take the steps that Mary and Joseph took, includ-ing being counted in a census and paying taxes,” he said.
Many of those in the perfor-mance are former cast mem-bers of “Worthy is the Lamb,” the passion play that was per-formed for many years at the Crystal Coast Amphitheatre in Peletier.
Mr. Winters said he hopes people attending the perfor-mance have a clearer per-spective of the meaning of Christmas when they leave.
“We just want people to slow down and enjoy the real reason for Christmas,” he said.
Eighth season of live Nativity performance set
Emmanuel Baptist Church members Alicia and Jason Baldridge of Hubert and their son Elias portray Mary, Joseph and baby Jesus as other church members portray shepherds and wisemen during a live Nativity drama last December. (Cheryl Burke photo)
Members of Emmanuel Baptist Church in Cedar Point portray King Herod and his family last December during a live Nativity drama. They are, from left, Shellee Lyons, Pam Lyons, Wayne Waters and Hailey Barnes. This year’s performances are Friday to Saturday, Dec. 4-5 and Dec. 11-12. (Cheryl Burke photo)
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NEWS-TIMESThe Gateway Western Carteret
Community Alliance will be the gateway to Christmas when the annual Crystal Coast Festival of Lights kicks off the night of Friday, Dec. 4, with the Walk to Remember at Emmanuel Baptist Church in Cedar Point.
Don Redfearn, public works director in Cedar Point, is head-ing up the festival committee for the alliance this year, and said the third year for the festival will be bigger and better, thanks to the addition of more events in Cape Carteret and the addition of Bogue on top of those in Cedar Point.
“If you think about it, we now have a corridor of about five or six miles, from Bogue through Swansboro, with Christ-mas lights along the streets and on homes and businesses,” he said. “It’s going to be tremen-dous, much better than last year, and I think people will really enjoy it.”
Although Swansboro is not technically a part of the festival, Mr. Redfearn added, the proxim-ity of the town to Cedar Point – just across the White Oak River bridges – means the festival and the Friendly City By the Sea can cross-promote each other.
It all gets started with the pop-ular Walk to Remember, which gives visitors the chance to travel back in time to the little town of Bethlehem to the manger where Jesus was born. Additional dates for this experience are Satur-days, Dec. 5, and 12, and Friday, Dec. 11.
The live Nativity includes actors in robes, animals and live-stock, a working marketplace, a blacksmith and more.
Mr. Redfearn and others involved say it’s a unique experi-ence for the area and an opportu-nity to experience the real mean-ing of Christmas with the whole family.
A new addition is the Dog Christmas Costume Contest and Parade from noon to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 5, in the Lowes Foods parking lot in Cape Carteret.
“Who doesn’t like to dress the dog up for Christmas?” Mr. Redfearn asked. So break out the antlers and sleigh bells, if Fido doesn’t protest too much, and bring him or her out to trot with
Towns will be aglow for annual Crystal Coast Festival of Lights
a bevy of four-legged pals. It’s sponsored by Brigadoon Ani-mal Hospital and Jaded Paws Rescue.
Another addition this year, the same day from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m., is “Candy Cane Lane” at the White Oak Church of God at 5054 Highway 24 in Bogue. Children’s festivities include the legend of the candy cane, crafts and the always-essential photo with Santa.
Last year’s big hit, also on Dec. 5, is back, too. The Lights of Love Luminaries will be in the Magens Bay subdivision in Cedar Point from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m. with countless luminar-ies dotting the landscape. It’s put together by Coley Howard and the Croatan High School Hospice Helpers. Donations will benefit the Crystal Coast Hos-pice House in Newport.
Festival activities will con-tinue the next weekend, when children will have another opportunity on Saturday, Dec. 12, to get that photo with Santa, and of course, to talk to him, up close and personal, about those special gifts they’d like to receive this year. Like last year, he’ll be at the historic Octagon House on Masonic Lane, down
by the water.That same day, the festival
will reprise the fun-filled Scav-enger Hunt and Local Business Tours, throughout Cedar Point, Cape Carteret and Bogue. Thirty businesses participated last year, and even more have signed on this year, according to Mr. Red-fearn. During the event, stores will stay open later, offering promotional giveaways, special services, discounts and more.
Finally, that same day, folks will get to see a plethora of pic-ture-perfect Christmas trees at Trees on the Green at the Cape Carteret Aquatic Center on Tay-lor Notion Road. Participants will be able to walk or drive through a winter wonderland of decorated Christmas trees.
Various individuals and busi-nesses will set up decorated Christmas trees in the field next to the gymnasium. Santa and his elves will be there, too.
Mr. Redfearn said he’s been aided by a terrific committee this year, including commissioner-elect Roy Herrick of Swansboro and Elizabeth Sweeney, the town clerk and planner in Bogue.
“Everything is pretty much set,” he said. “We just want everyone to come out and
have fun.”The Gateway Western
Carteret Community Alliance, a volunteer organization that pro-motes community activities and business in the area. It hosts fundraisers throughout the year
for the festival and for other community projects, such as the planned Cape Carteret Trail.
For more information about the festival, go to: www.thegw-cca.com/2015-crystal-coast-fes-tival-of-lights/.
Sea Monkey by Bits and Pieces in Cedar Point is decked out in Christmas lights last December during the Crystal Coast Festival of Lights. This year’s festival kicks of Friday, Dec. 4. (Cheryl Burke photo)
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Arts and EducationSANTA ARRIVES IN BEAUFORT 1 p.m. Friday, Nov. 27, at John Newton Park on the Beaufort waterfront. Santa and Mrs. Claus will be arriving in Beaufort by boat. The Beaufort Oars will row the guests of honor across Taylor’s Creek before tying up at the Beaufort Docks just outside the Dockhouse Restaurant.
FESTIVE HOLIDAY KICKOFF WEEKEND 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Nov. 27 and 28, and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 29. Christmas decorations are up in the N.C. History Center, Governor’s Palace and in three historic houses in New Bern. Special performances, craft activities and holiday tours officially launch visitors into the Christmas season. For more information, call 252-639-3500.
CARTERET COUNTY ARTS AND CRAFTS COALITION HOLIDAY SHOW AND SALE OPENING 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 27, in the Morehead Plaza Shopping Center in Morehead City. Local juried arts and crafts ranging from watercolors, oils and photography, woodworking, glasswork and painted pottery to jewelry. Come in and enjoy refreshments opening day. The show is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Saturday and 1-5 p.m. Sundays until Sunday, Dec. 13. For more information, call 252-723-1290, email [email protected] or visit ccartsandcrafts.com.
EMERALD ISLE CHRISTMAS PARADE 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 28, along Highway 58 in Emerald Isle. Following the parade, the lighting of the Christmas tree will take place at Merchant’s Park.
FOURTH ANNUAL HOLIDAY ARTS AND CRAFTS FAIR 8 a.m.- 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 28, at the Emerald Isle Parks and Recreation gymnasium. The fair will feature all handmade or hand-authenticated items from local artisans and crafters. For more information or to become a vendor, contact Lainey Gottuso at 252-354-6350 or [email protected]. There is no application deadline but space is limited and expected to fill up quickly.
SUCCULENT SEAFOOD 2-4 p.m. Monday, Nov. 30, at the Icehouse in Swansboro. Local chefs demonstrate how to prepare fresh, local seafood with a flourish. Sessions include a taste test. The program is for ages 12 and older, and is $15. Other locations are: Mondays, Dec. 7, Island Grille in Atlantic Beach; Jan. 4, Saltwater
Grill in Swansboro; Jan. 11, Icehouse in Swansboro; Jan. 25, Crab’s Claw in Atlantic Beach; and Feb 8, Island Grille in Atlantic Beach. For more information, visit ncaquariums.com or call 252-247-4003.
HEALTH CARE INSURANCE ENROLLMENT EVENT 4:30-9 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 2, in room 101 of the McGee Building at Carteret Community College. For more information, call 252-622-8576.
LIBRARY BOOK SALE 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4, and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5, at Carteret County Public Library. During this sale, sponsored by the Friends of Carteret County Library, fill a shopping bag with all the books for $5. There are thousands of hardback and paperback books, many almost new – fiction and nonfiction – including cookbooks, children’s, religion, large print, coffee table books and favorite authors, plus an assortment of videos and audio books. All Library “Friends” can come to the opening from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 3. Proceeds from the sales are used to support the library.
BLAND SIMPSON READING AND BOOK SIGNING; LITTLE RIVERS AND WATERWAY TALES 3 to 4 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4. Bland Simpson tells new tales of the Carolina’s “water-loving land,” revealing how its creeks, streams and rivers shape the region’s geography as well as its culture. The book includes photographs by Ann Cary Simpson, Mr. Simpson’s wife and collaborator on this work. Mr. Simpson is Kenan Distinguished Professor of English and Creative Writing at UNC-Chapel Hill and pianist for the Red Clay Ramblers. Free Admission. No advance registration. Walk-ins welcome. For more information, call 252-728-7317.
WATERFRONT WREATH DECORATING CONTEST 3 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4, at the Beaufort Boardwalk. Local nonprofit and community groups are invited to decorate a Christmas wreath for display along the boardwalk on the Beaufort Waterfront. Prizes will be awarded for the first-place wreath and people’s choice. Groups must sign up no later than Sunday, Nov. 29. Wreaths will be available for pick up on Wednesday, Dec. 2, and decorated wreaths must be delivered by 3 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4 for hanging. The Boathouse at Front Street Village will sponsor the event.
LIGHT UP THE WATERFRONT 5 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4, on the Beaufort Boardwalk. Bring the family downtown for complimentary cider and hot chocolate and watch as the Beaufort boardwalk comes aglow. Join together with the community as they light the town Christmas tree and the entries for the Waterfront Wreath Decorating
Contest are judged. People’s choice voting begins at 5 p.m., and the lighting and award ceremony will begin at 6 p.m.
BOGUE SOUND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL’S WINTER WONDERLAND 5-8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4, at Bogue Sound Elementary School. The fun-filled family night will have holiday games, food, bounce houses, a snowball fight, “sleigh” ride, silent auction, holiday crafts, Santa and more.
CORE SOUND WATERFOWL WEEKEND Friday-Sunday, Dec. 4-6, at Core Sound Waterfowl Museum and Heritage Center, Harkers Island. Experience an array of educational exhibits and competitions along with arts and crafts. For more information, visit coresound.com.
ART AND CRAFT SALE 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, Dec. 5, at Kings Mills Apartments, off New Bern Avenue in Newport. The sale will feature art, paintings and Christmas crafts. Admission is free, and all funds raised will go toward the King’s Mill Apartment Christmas dinner. This is a senior housing community. For more information, call 252-241-4104 or 252-777-4999.
BEAUFORT LIONS CLUB ANNUAL BREAKFAST WITH SANTA 8:30-10:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 5, at Ribeye Steakhouse and Oyster Bar on Front Street in Beaufort. The breakfast, which consists of pancakes, bacon, juice, milk, and coffee if $6 per person.
BEAUFORT CHRISTMAS PARADE 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 5, on Front Street from Gordon to Turner streets. Community groups show off their holiday spirit at this fun-filled annual gathering with Santa and Mrs. Claus wrapping up the festivities.
CRYSTAL COAST CHRISTMAS FLOTILLA 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5, featuring lighted boats, yachts, oars, kayaks and commercial vessels decorated for the season. Boats can be seen along Morehead City’s downtown waterfront at 5:30 p.m., and at 6:15 p.m. at Beaufort. Cash prizes are awarded. To register, call 252-728-7317 or visit www.ncmaritimemuseums.com.
CARTERET COUNTY DEMOCRATIC WOMEN CHRISTMAS PARTY 5:30-10:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5. For more information, call 252-726-8332.
‘NUTCRACKER’ 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5, and 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 6, at Carteret Community Theatre in Morehead City. The ballet will be presented by students of Dance Arts Studio Academy of Performing Arts. Choreographed by studio director
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28TH ANNUAL CORE SOUND DECOY FESTIVAL S a t u r d a y-Sunday, Dec. 5-6, Harkers Island School. More than 90 vendors will display and sell decoys, artwork and waterfowl artifacts. Events include a decoy competition, children’s decoy painting, retriever demonstrations, decoy auction, decoy head carving contest and the world famous loon calling competition. For information, call the Core Sound Decoy Carvers Guild at 252-838-8818 or visit www.decoyguild.com.
FRIENDS OF N.C. MARITIME HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 6, at the N.C. Maritime Museum, www.ncmaritimemuseums.com.
MERRY TIME FOR TOTS: SHARK TALES 10 to 11 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 9. Children and their caregivers are invited to learn about sharks starting from their teeth and ending with their tails. This program will give students the chance to handle a few different sharks’ teeth and create their own shark fin hats to wear home. As with all of the Merry Time for Tots programs this program not only focuses on teaching kids about sharks but will also touch on the importance of brushing teeth and getting along with others. For ages 2-5. Admission is free. Space is limited, pre-registration is required. For more information, call 252-728-7317.
DRIVER SAFETY COURSE 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 10, at the Leon Mann Jr. Enrichment Center, Morehead City. The cost is $15 for AARP members or $20 for nonmembers. To register, contact Donald Helsaback at 252-247-2930.
SANTA BY THE SEA Friday, Dec. 11, at the N.C. Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores. Santa by the Sea is a magic, memorable holiday evening for children. The highlight is personal time with Santa. Each child, ages 12 and under, receives a professional FotoFX photo of the encounter. Make crafts, see a magic show and get in the holiday spirit. Tickets are sold from 5:30-8:30 p.m., at $15 per person plus tax. For more information, call 252-247-4003 or visit www.ncquuariums.com.
EMERALD ISLE PARKS AND RECREATION’S 2ND ANNUAL “SANTA AND A MOVIE” 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 11, at Emerald Isle Parks and Recreation. Children of all ages join Santa for a Christmas story after enjoying milk and cookies and watching a short Christmas movie classic. Kids are encouraged to wear their most comfy Christmas pajamas. Bring a blanket for your family to sit on during the movie. Admission fee is one unwrapped gift per child. Participants must pre-register by 5 p.m. Thursday, December
10 to attend. Reservations will be accepted beginning Nov. 2. Only 75 (children) spaces available. Contact Sarah McNally at 252-354-6350 or [email protected].
CONTEMPORARY BOAT-BUILDING CARPENTRY COURSE 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, Dec. 12-13. The course is designed for ages 16 and older and will teach different methods used for building round-bottom boats. Course costs $135 per person, and advance registration is required by calling 252-728-7317.
BEAUFORT HOLIDAY ARTWALK 1-5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 12, throughout historic downtown Beaufort. Artwalk begins at the Beaufort Historic Site where maps will be available. For information, call 252-728-5225.
CRAVING ART STUDIO ACTIVITIES DURING HOLIDAY ART WALK 2-5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 12, at Craving Art Studio in Beaufort. Craving Art Studio will host Donna Robertson small paintings, Dolphin Moon Kayak Photos, Ida Louise jewelry, “As I Sea It,” glass, and shells and paintings of Heather Sink. For more information, contact Craving Art Studio at www.cravingartstudio.com or 252-728-0243.
35TH ANNUAL TRYON PALACE CANDLELIGHT CHRISTMAS 4:30 to 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 12 and 19. This famed North Carolina tradition returns to Tryon Palace in New Bern with beautiful, new decorations and heartwarming holiday vignettes illuminated by the magical glow of candlelight. Join costumed characters in the Governor’s Palace, Stanly House, Dixon House and the Commission House as each home is brought to life with families celebrating Christmases past. In addition, enjoy circus acts, fire eating, acrobatics and black powder fireworks around the Governor’s Palace. For more information, call 252-639-3500.
H I S T O R I C B E A U F O R T CANDLELIGHT HOMES TOUR 5-8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 12, allows visitors to tour historic homes and ride along on a double-decker bus with carolers from local churches. Requires admission fee. For information, visit www.beauforthistoricsite.org.
CRYSTAL COAST CHORAL SOCIETY CHRISTMAS JOY AND HANNUKAH LIGHTS 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 12, at Cape Carteret Presbyterian Church, 100 Yaupon Drive in Cape Carteret. The program will be repeated at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 13, at Swansboro United Methodist Church, Highway 24 in Swansboro. Music of the season will be presented by the Crystal Coast Choral Society, as well as a specially auditioned chamber choir. The special guest will be David Williams, Cantoral soloist of Temple of Israel of Wilmington. Admission is free, but donations are requested. For more information, visit www.crystalcoastchoralsociety.org or call 910-324-6864.
BROWN BAG GAM: BOATBUILDING IN NORTH CAROLINA, PAST AND PRESENT noon to 1 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 16. Pack a lunch for the Brown Bag Gam during your lunch hour and join associate curator Benjamin Wunderly for a discussion about boatbuilding past and present. From early Native American dugout canoes to modern fiberglass sport boats, North Carolina’s history is one of the richest when it comes to the art of boat building. Free admission. No advance registration. Walk-ins welcome. For more information, call 252-728-7317.
LUNCH AND LEARN - BEHIND-THE-SCENES OF CANDLELIGHT noon to 1 p.m. Friday, Dec. 18, in the Debnam-Hunt Board Room, N.C. History Center. Tickets are $6 per person and free for foundation members. Learn how the team of volunteers and staff make the magic of Candlelight a reality every year. Take a peek behind-the-scenes and learn about the decorating, costuming, and research involved in Candlelight 2015. For more information, call 252-639-3500.
AMERICAN RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE 2-7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 18, at Emerald Isle Parks and Recreation Community Center. For more information, call 252-354-6350.
OLDE BEAUFORT FARMER’S MARKET OLE FASHION HOLIDAY FARMER’S MARKET 5 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 19, at Olde Farmer’s Market at courthouse in Beaufort. There will be various vendors from farmers, bakers, artists and crafters, food and more. Santa will arrive at 6 p.m. For more information, call 252-564-8822 or visit www.beaufortfarmersmarket.com.
HOLIDAY CAMPS 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 28-Wednesday, Dec. 30, at N.C. Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores. The aquarium’s holiday camps keep kids active and learning with outdoor activities, animal encounters, discovery labs and behind-the-scenes action. Monday, Dec. 28 is for children in first and second grades; Tuesday, Dec. 29 is for third and fourth grades and Wednesday, Dec. 30 is for fifth and sixth grades. Space is limited, and advance registration is required; The camp costs $45 per camper per day. For more information, call 252-247-4003 or visit www.ncquuariums.com.
CRYSTAL COAST COUNTDOWN TO THE NEW YEAR noon to 5 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 31. Visit the museum to design your very own New Year’s hat and glasses and bring the New Year in with style. For more information, call 252-728-7317.
RESOLUTION RUN ONE-MILE AND 5K 9 a.m. Friday, Jan. 1, 2016, on Turner and Front streets in Beaufort. The race travels down Front Street, starting at the corner of Turner and Front streets. Registration is $15 online or $20 day of the race. Sign up online at http://runsignup.com/Race/NC/Beaufort/BftResolutionRun.
GENTLE/ DE-STRESS YOGA CLASSES 5:15-6:15 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 5, and 12:10-1 p.m. Thursday,
Jan. 7, at the Carteret Community College Camp Glenn building. The six- week series is $30 and no prior yoga is needed. For more information visit www.YogaWellnessNC.com or contact the instructor, Theresa Morton at 252-646-3923.
FREE ADMISSION ON MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DAY Monday, Jan. 18, at N.C. Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores. Free admission for all, sponsored by Transportation Impact. For more information, call 252-247-4003 or visit www.ncquuariums.com.
PAINTING THE PORTRAIT Friday-Saturday, Jan. 22-23, at Craving Art Studio in Beaufort. Irene Bailey will teach the class. Registration is now open. For more information, contact Craving Art Studio at www.cravingartstudio.com or 252-728-0243.
SINGING BOWLS CONCERT Saturday, Feb. 27, at Craving Art Studio in Beaufort. The class will be taught by Bright Walker and registration is now open. For more information, contact Craving Art Studio at www.cravingartstudio.com or 252-728-0243.
ART OF SMOOTHIES CLASS/DEMO 5:30-6:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 2, at the Carteret Community College Bryant building conference room on the first floor. During this class, participants will have fun learning ways to feel better and improve their health and discover the benefits of smoothies versus juicing. For more information visit www.YogaWellnessNC.com or contact the instructor, Theresa Morton at 252-646-3923.
PAINTING STILL LIFE AND THE FIGURE Thursday, March 31-Saturday, April 2, at Craving Art Studio in Beaufort. Angela Nesbit will teach the class and registration is now open. For more information, contact Craving Art Studio at www.cravingartstudio.com or 252-728-0243.
DYNAMIC PAINTING Monday, July 18-Friday, July 22, at Craving Art Studio in Beaufort. Trisha Adams will teach the class and registration is now open. For more information, contact Craving Art Studio at www.cravingartstudio.com or 252-728-0243.
Ongoing EventsVOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR U.S. COAST GUARD AUXILIARY FLOTILLA 20-02 While volunteering, participants will learn how to perform free boat safety checks as a vessel examiner, become an instructor or teaching aide for local boating safety classes, become a boat crew for on water missions, become a Radio Watchstander that works directly with active duty Coast Guard personnel manning the communication radios at a Coast Guard station, become a chef in the food services program. Chefs will board Coast Guard ships to prepare meals for the crews, verify buoys and aids to navigation on local waterways, educate the public the public and business about protecting the marine environment. To become a uniformed volunteer Coast Guard Auxiliary member in Flotilla 20-02 in Morehead City, call 252-393-2869 or
email [email protected]. NEWPORT CHRISTMAS PARADE Committee is actively seeking participants, including bands, entertainment, floats and community groups. The parade is at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 6. There will be awards for the top three homemade floats Entry forms can be picked up at Newport Town Hall or contact Joyce Ferrell at 252-223-5900 or [email protected].
ANNUAL GINGERBREAD COMPETITION CALL FOR ENTRIES Monday, Dec. 7. The SECU Crystal Coast Hospice House Annual Gingerbread Competition returns for its third year as a family favorite holiday tradition. Participants are invited to build and decorate a gingerbread house for the contest. There will be prizes for the top entries, and every gingerbread entry will become a part of the winter wonderland. For more information, call 252-808-2244 or visit www.nccchh.org.
VISITS WITH SANTA 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays, Nov. 28-Dec. 19, at John Newton Park in Beaufort. Santa and Mrs. Claus will be at their part-time residence on the Beaufort waterfront for visits and photos with good little boys and girls.
FALL CLASS OPENING 10 a.m. to noon Mondays starting on Nov. 2 through Nov. 23. There is a five-student limit for this beginner oil painting class. The class is $80. Fore more information, contact Irene Bailey at 252-723-3258.
ACTING FOR TEENS AND ADULTS 6:45-7:45 p.m. Tuesdays starting Nov. 10 at Dance Arts Studio Academy of Performing Arts, 123 Bonner Ave. in Morehead City. Actor and instructor Nicholas Howe offers this six-week introductory course designed for beginning to intermediate actors. Students will learn the basics of acting and performing while working together on scenes. The fee is $60 for the course. Register online at www.danceartsstudio.net or call 252-726-1720 for more information.
CHILD’S PLAY: AN EXHIBIT ON TOYS THROUGH THE AGES continues until Sunday, Jan. 10, 2016, at the Duffy Exhibition Gallery in the N.C. History Center in New Bern. The event is free. Just in time for the holiday season, come see an exhibit on the evolution of toys. Ranging from 18th century ivory dominos to 20th century model trains, from homemade toys to tech toys, this exhibit will feature a variety of objects both old and new. Visitors will learn how industrial advances have changed toys not only in appearance but in availability as well. For more information, call 252-639-3500.
TODDLER TIME 9:30-10:20 a.m. and 10:30-11:20 a.m. Wednesdays, at the N.C. Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores. Bring little ones for a special time together enjoying stories, crafts, songs, puppets and animal encounters. Free admission and registration is not required. Different themes and animal topics will be offered each week. For more information, call 252-247-4003 or visit www.ncquuariums.com.
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KMART: Pauline Smith 2:30-3:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 19. Ms. Smith will be singing Christmas songs by the jewelry counter.
Atlantic BeachAMOS MOSQUITO’S: Karaoke 5-9 p.m. Thursdays.
Beaufort CRU WINE BAR: Kate McNally 8 to 11 p.m. Friday, Nov. 27; Dick Knight 8 to 11 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 28; and Always Right 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 11. RIBEYES: Morris Willis 6 p.m. Tuesdays.
Cedar PointHARRIKA’S BREW HAUS: Tastings 6-9 p.m. each Thursday; Music and $3 Drafts 7-10 p.m. Fridays, includes open microphone, live karaoke and duets or solo acts
with $3 draft beer; Biergarten 7-10 p.m. Saturdays featuring live entertainment for visitors to enjoy while sipping beer. Drink specials are also avail-able; Megan Jean and KFB 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 28; Hank Barbee 7 to 10 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4; Matt Phillips 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5; Chupacabras 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 12; Jeff Burnett 7 to 10 p.m. Friday, Dec. 18; and Joe Baes 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 19.
Emerald IsleTHE IRISH PIRATE: 4EverAll 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 12.
Submit nightlife enter-tainment events to [email protected] by 5 p.m. each Tuesday to be includ-ed in upcoming weekly publica-tions of This Week magazine. Events are posted based on availability and participation of submissions.
Dick KnightDick Knight will perform from 8 to 11 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 28, at Cru Wine Bar in Beaufort. (Contributed photo)
Carteret Arts Forum’s 17th season presents James Michael, performing an eve-ning of Broadway classics dur-ing the concert, “Melodies of Memories and Miracles.”
Mr. Michael will perform at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 10, at the Coral Bay Club in Atlantic Beach.
Mr. Michael has been described to have the richness of Robert Goulet, the range of John Raitt and the color of Howard Keel.
Mr. Michael has been a mem-ber of Actors Equity Association since 1983 and began his professional singing career in college at Southwestern University Theatre at Six Flags Over Texas. He went on to star in “Meet Me in St. Louis,” “Promises Promises,” “Fiddler on the Roof” and “Annie Get Your Gun.”
Tickets are $35, and can be purchased online at www.carteretartsforum.com or at the door. Youth and college stu-dents with a valid college ID may purchase tickets for $5.
Subscriptions for are also available online with two ways to use a credit card for pay-ment, either The Square online
Broadway classics set for concert
store or PayPal. For more information
about the program, contact [email protected] or [email protected].
The mission of Carteret Arts Forum is to bring enriching cultural experi-ences to Carteret County and surrounding areas. For more information about the con-cert, visit www.carteretarts-forum.com.
JAMES MICHAEL
The American Music Festival of Carteret County will contin-ue its 26th season with “Beyond Baroque, Music for the Season of Light.”
The performance is at 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 12, at the Carteret County Public Library in Beaufort. This con-cert is timed to provide an integrated Christmas experi-ence in coordination with the Beaufort Historical Association Candlelight Homes Tour.
The concert will feature music by Bach, Vivaldi, Telemann and others – just the sort of music that might have been performed in pre-Revolutionary Beaufort at Christmas time.
Highlights include Vivaldi’s
“Winter,” Telemann’s Trio Sonata on “Greensleves” and J. S. Bach’s “Air,” from his “Suite No.3 in D Major.” This Christmas concert will feature Beverly Biggs on harpsichord.
Ms. Biggs is the artistic direc-tor of “Baroque and Beyond,” which is based in Chapel Hill. She appears regularly with the N.C. Baroque Orchestra. Her primary concert instrument is a replica of the 1769 Pascal Taskin harpsichord found in the Yale University collection. She will be joined by Andrew Bonner, baroque violin, and Christopher Nunnally, baroque cello.
The American Music Festival brings world-class music and
musicians to Carteret County at Down East prices.
Tickets are $30, and are available at the door, by mail, or online. Discounted $15 tick-ets are available for students, full time teachers and active duty military with ID.
Both season tickets and indi-vidual concert tickets may be reserved by calling 252-728-6152. Mail orders should be addressed to AMF, P.O. Box 1099, Beaufort, N.C. 28516. Online tickets are available at www.americanmusicfestival.eventbrite.com.
For more information, visit the American Music Festival website at www.americanmu-sicfestival.org.
American Music Festival to present Christmas concert
Beverly Biggs will perform classical music on her
harpsichord during the American Music Festival’s
Christmas concert, “Beyond Baroque, Music for the Season
of Light.” The concert is at 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 12, at the
Carteret County Public Library in Beaufort. Tickets are $30.
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Christmas spirit will shine during Beaufort Historical Association’s eighth annual Christmas Candlelight Tour.
From 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 12, the tour will showcase Beaufort’s holiday hospitality and provide a rare glimpse into private historic homes, several inns, bed and breakfasts, as well as churches, all elegantly deco-rated for the season.
These private homes repre-sent a wide variety of Beaufort’s unique architectural styles from different periods of the town’s history. The fragrant greenery, dazzling ornaments, colorful candles, glittering tinsel and elaborate trees are sure to bring forth everyone’s holiday spirit.
Guests will have the oppor-tunity to stroll through can-dlelit streets or join the carolers aboard the Beaufort Historical Association’s 1967 English double-decker bus for a free ride to their destinations.
Maps of the tour and informa-tion on the homes will be avail-able at the Beaufort Historical Association Visitor’s Center at 130 Turner St.
In addition, the Beaufort Historic Site and buildings will be open for free tours to the public that day from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Those who want to see and
Christmas Candlelight Tour makes for a festive day in Beaufort
Several historical homes in Beaufort will be decorated for Christmas as part of the eighth annual Christmas Candlelight Tour, Saturday, Dec. 12. Tickets for the candlelight tour are $14. (Contributed photo)
learn more about the history of the town can take a narrated tour on the double-decker bus at 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Tickets for the bus tour are $10 for adults and $5 for children.
An ongoing raffle and silent auction will also be taking place at the Visitors Center, where guests can place bids on a wide variety of items.
Following the tour, the American Music Festival con-cert featuring classical music during “Baroque and Beyond” will begin at 8 p.m. at the Carteret County Public Library in Beaufort.
Christmas Candlelight Tour tickets are $14, while tickets to the “Baroque and Beyond” con-cert are $30 at the door, but if bought in combination with the Candlelight Tour tickets, event-goers receive a discounted bun-dle price of $36.
In addition to the Christmas Candlelight Tour, the Beaufort ArtWalk celebrates the season for its fifth year with a fes-tive day in Historic Downtown
Beaufort, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. The ArtWalk, held in conjunction with the Christmas Candlelight Tour, will begin at the Mattie King Davis Art Gallery on the Beaufort Historic Site. ArtWalk maps will be available at par-ticipating locations.
Artists Carol Roop and Craig Gurganus will be featured as part of the Beaufort ArtWalk in the Mattie King Davis Art Gallery.
Ms. Roop, a local artist, cre-ates stained glass creations from her home in Beaufort. From suncatchers to candle holders, her designs are colorful and unique. A whimsical comple-ment to Ms. Roop’s work is Mr. Gurganus and his full-fledged menagerie of fish, insects and event airstream trailers all made from surfboards.
For more information or to purchase tickets, call 252-728-5225, 800-575-7483, visit the Beaufort Historical Association Visitors Center at 130 Turner St., or visit www.beauforthis-toricsite.org.
The Texas Tenors, the newest band to hit the country crossover scene, is coming to New Bern to perform a concert for the New Bern Historical Society’s fund-raising concert.
The concert is Thursday, Feb. 18, 2016, at the New Bern Riverfront Convention Center, but tickets for the performance are on sale as early as Nov. 23.
In order to encourage ticket buying for the holiday season, the Historical Society is offering a special ticket sleeve ornament featuring The Texas Tenors to the first 100 buyers.
Tickets are $35 plus tax for general seating, $55 plus tax for preferred, and $125 for sponsor or VIP seating front and center, which includes a special wine and cheese reception with an opportunity to meet the group before the show.
This charismatic and talented trio performs music from the worlds of country, folk, opera and Broadway, and will enter-tain audiences with breathtaking vocals, humor and a bit of cow-boy charm.
The Texas Tenors first achieved fame on NBC’s “America’s Got Talent” and are still ranked the No. 1 vocal group in the history of the show.
Since their debut five years ago, Marcus Collins, J.C. Fisher and John Hagen have collaborated with some of the most renowned symphonies in the world, and in 2014 Billboard Magazine ranked them among the Top 10 Classical Album Artists of that year.
They have produced two albums and have been tour-ing and performing worldwide at sold out concerts, including extended stints in Branson, Mo.,
Texas Tenors to come to New Bern The Texas Tenors, the newest band to hit the country crossover scene, will perform for the New Bern Historical Society’s fundraiser concert. The concert is in February, but tickets go on sale Monday. (Contributed photo)
and a 24-city tour that took in the United Kingdom and China.
The tenors have also been fea-tured on various network tele-vision shows and star in their own Emmy Award winning PBS special.
Executive Director Lynne Harakal is really looking forward to this concert.
“This will be a terrific concert for New Bern with something for everybody,” Ms. Harakal said. “The Texas Tenors have a large
and loyal following. We hope everyone will get their tickets early so they won’t miss out.”
For more information or to buy tickets, go to www.NewBernHistorical.org/tickets or call 252-638-8558.
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Tryon Palace’s holiday kickoff event also occurs during the last available weekend to purchase dis-counted tickets to the 35th annual Candlelight Christmas Celebration, held on the Saturday evenings of Dec. 12 and 19. After Monday, Nov. 30, tickets will increase to $20 for adults and $10 for youth.
For more information call 252-639-3500 or visit www.tryonpal-ace.org.
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The Crystal Coast Choral Society, under the direction of Finley Woolston, will present its Christmas concerts, “Christmas Joy – Hanukah Lights.”
The concert starts at 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 12, in the sanctuary of the Cape Carteret Presbyterian Church in Cape Carteret, and will be repeated at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 13, in the sanctuary of the Swansboro United Methodist Church in Swansboro.
Joining the 60-member mixed voice chorus will be special guest, David Williams, Cantorial solo-ist of the Temple of Israel in Wilmington. A specially auditioned
The Crystal Coast Choral Society will present their Christmas concert, “Christmas Joy – Hanukah Lights” at 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 12, and again at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 13. The Saturday concert is at Cape Carteret Presbyterian Church, while the Sunday concert is at Swansboro United Methodist Church. (Contributed photo)
Choral society to perform holiday concertschamber choir will also perform.
The program will be a mix-ture of familiar and new holiday music specially selected by Mr. Woolston, and will include a sing-along.
Members of the chorus are drawn from Carteret, Craven and
Onslow counties, and range in age from teens to grandparents. Teresa Boykin, of Havelock, is the chorus accompanist.
These concerts are free and open to the public, but donations will be requested and cheerfully received.
For more information, call Mr. Woolston at 910-324-6864
or visit crystalcoastchoralsoci-ety.org.
Tickets are available atwww.carteretcommunitytheatre.com
for more information call 252-497-89191311 Arendell St. Morehead City, NC
Price Per Ticket: $20-$30 Show will be at 7:30 pm.
he Embers Christmas ShowDecember 3rd
