In a gut wrenching game tonight, New Bern High Schools Varsity Boys get defeate by the Patriots. The game came down to Penalty Kicks or PK’s in the soccer world. Shots went right and left then over but in the end Pine Crest High School won out 2 To 1. Good season Bears. New Bern is proud of you.

Big Event to occur this Friday morning at the new high school site for The Epiphany.  On Friday morning the school will start its day with chapel, like it does every Friday. After chapel, the entire school with walk to the new site located on Trent Blvd for the beam signing event.

All Parents are welcomed to come to this great event.

The Epiphany School Used Book/Clothing Sale, Tonight July 26th-

The ECO Board has decided to have another sale for families who could not attend the last one . The sale will be held from 6:00-7:30 p.m. in the Media Center on Tuesday, July 26th.

Following the sale, parents will have the opportunity to pick up any unsold items from 7:30-8:00 p.m.

You’re probably thinking ‘that’s it; time to rest.” But, no, there’s more in store. (I know—get out!) The 4^th of July events were plentiful, and I hope you joined in on the fun.

For some quieter (and free) events, the New Bern-Craven County Library invites you to attend its “Artist of the Month” reception Thursday, July 7, at 7pm, and on Saturday, July 9^th, 2:15 p.m., to attend their movie matinee entitled “Eat, Pray, Love.” For more details on library events, call 252-638-7807.

Another free event takes place in historic downtown New Bern this Friday from 5-8pm–the New Bern ArtWalk. Refreshments are available; for further details, call 252-638-2577 or visit www.cravenarts.org.

The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon by Don Zolidas premiering Friday, July 8^th at 8pm. Call New Bern Civic Theatre for more dates, times and ticket information, 252-633-0567.

Whatever you do get out there and enjoy the weekend!

Another work week and you made it! We’re so grateful for last night’s rain and we’re now looking forward to an excellent weekend.

And, as it just so happens, there’s a new festival in town—Bridgeton RiverFest. With all of the events taking place, this could well turn into an annual event! The RiverFest begins today at the Bridgeton Harbor Marina, Friday, June 24^th from Noon to 7pm and Saturday, June 26^th from 10am until 7pm (sailboat racing rain date of Sunday, June 26^th). San Juan 21 races are scheduled for Friday and Saturday. Also, there are over 40 regional artists for a juried arts and crafts show, food, games and plenty of live music.

The Coast Guard Auxiliary and the United States Power and Sail Squadron will be on hand with information geared to boating safety.

The Twin Cities Paddle Club will have kayaks and kayaking information and there is so much more. Get out during this beautiful weekend and visit RiverFest.

Visit my blog Mondays, Wednesday and Friday, and I’ll give you the scoop for New Bern and the surrounding areas at www.ncpropertiesonline.com.

You can see Friday’s horizon creeping up now! Hang in there, folks. The good news is New Bern always has something on the entertainment horizon and generally with community spirit in mind.

Here’s a heads up for next Wednesday, June 29^th.  Captain Ratty’s Seafood & Steakhouse, 202 Middle Street in New Bern, is holding a fundraising wine tasting. That’s right—next Wednesday, June 29^th from 5 to 8 pm. This fundraiser is for our local treasure, Tryon Palace. Tickets are $35 and seating is limited so call ahead at 252-633-2088.

Several Wine Distributors will be located throughout the upstairs dining rooms offering a selection of their exceptional wines. Appetizers will be served in each room and all proceeds from the wine tasting will go to help fund the Tryon Palace. You can buy tickets to win a raffle drawing of fine wines and other local treasures, $5 for one ticket and $10 for three tickets.

For more information on New Bern, please visit www.ncpropertiesonline.com

School is out for summer!

Graduations have been held throughout our area and the heat is on! The weekend was beautiful–the days may have been hot, but the evening shade with a nice breeze was a real treat. But, if you wanted to get out of the heat, Bear Town Cinema 6 has opened (formerly Southgate Cinema 6) on Trent Road for business, and they are in the midst of renovations—can’t wait to see the finished product. New Bern has a very strong theatre and artistic community.

New Bern Civic Theatre at the Historic Athens Theatre featured Motown and More this past weekend. Excellent entertainment, but, if you missed this production, many more are planned for 2011. The Youth Theatre Workshop begins today and runs through June 24^th.

Another big happening for Eastern North Carolina starts today in Morehead City–the 53rd Annual Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament with a purse of $1,400,000. A non-profit fishing tournament donating OVER 2 million dollars to charity to date!This Tournament is a non-profit charity event that has donated over $2 Million Dollars to date. Four boats from New Bern and one from Havelock entered the field of 135 boats; competition ends SaA non-profit fishing tournament donating OVER 2 million dollars to charity to date!turday, June 18th. Competitors fish four of the six days starting at 9:00 a.m. today and ending Saturday afternoon with an awards ceremony scheduled for 7 pm Saturday evening at the Crystal Coast Civic Center. Spectators are welcome every evening at the weigh-in on the Morehead City docks.

You can’t help but love this area with so many distinct events happening each weekend from outdoor activities such as biking, kayaking and boating to artistic events as the New Bern Downtown Art Walk and our theatre performances. Follow me and I’ll try to keep you posted!

This is going to be exciting! New Bern, NC and greater Craven County is set to celebrate it’s 300 year anniversary with a year long party filled with great festivals, jubilees, and parades.

At Keller Williams Real Estate we are proud of the many accomplishments New Bern and Craven County has achieved in the past 300 hundred years and we personally invite you to come out and experience this amazing celebration with us!

So when your ready, head on over to the Official New Bern 300 site and begin planning your day, month, or year long celebration.

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By now everyone knows that New Bern is celebrating it’s 300th anniversary, with that said here are some of the things you can do while you are here.

http://www.newbern300.com/calendar.php

At 2 pm today our private school, The Epiphany celebrated a christian tradition called The Feast of Epiphany. We had candles, prayer and the 3 wise men followed by a fantastic feast of roast beef, fruit, cheese/crackers and cake.

A cool tradition is for each advisory group(1 teacher and about 12 students)  to share a cake and with in that cake there is a gold coin. Who ever finds the coin gets to keep it.

For more information on this event go to here

For school information go to here