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THE POWER OF EMPTY BOWLS Art, music and food come together to feed hungry people.
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One of many of the bowls made by artist Richard Heiser for the Empty Bowl event held by the Food Bank of the Albemarle.
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Contents Pilgrimage Highlights Spring in Edenton
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Historical Civil Rights Tour in Chowan
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The Power of Empty Bowls: Art for A Great Cause
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Featured Artist: Richard Heiser
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Edenton Tour Recalls Jacob's Escape from Slavery
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Spring Tourism in Currituck
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Historical Marker
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Calendar
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If you ask a dozen people what makes the Albemarle such a special place to live, work and play, you just might get a dozen different answers. There's a lot to choose from. Some might point to spectacular natural beauty. Others could cite the fishing, hunting, hiking or other outdoor activities that so many residents and visitors are drawn to. We have plenty of history for history buffs. Recreational opportunities abound. Someone could point to any one of these things – or countless others – and be right. But lately I have been thinking a good deal about the difference that nonprofits make in the life of this area. If you take a moment to reflect on the good done by nonprofits you surely can think of one or two that are particularly important to you. Nonprofits lend a helping hand to people in myriad ways and enrich all of our lives. With that in mind, in this edition we are highlighting and celebrating an event that raises funds for one of those awesome nonprofits – Food Bank of the Albemarle – while building on and contributing to
this area's growing reputation as a standard-bearer for the arts. The Empty Bowls event combines handcrafted ceramic bowls with soups by some of the area's best chefs and cooks and seasons it with fun and friendship. Anna Goodwin McCarthy presents a profile of Edenton's Richard Heiser, who is this year's featured artist for Empty Bowls. Heiser is a talented artist who values the opportunity to give something back to help people who are in need. We also have an overview of the Empty Bowls event. Corinne Saunders reminds us of all the reasons Currituck is a fun place to be in the spring. Although summer on the Currituck Outer Banks is the stuff of legend, spring offers plenty of fun both on the Outer Banks and on the mainland. Edenton, too, is a town for all seasons, and this season the Prettiest Small Town in the South hosts its annual Pilgrimage as well as tours that highlight the history of AfricanAmericans in Chowan County and the surrounding area. Nicole Bowman-Layton, the editor of the Chowan Herald, offers a peek into these Edenton tours. Thanks for letting us be part of your Albemarle spring.
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of Historic Places; Mulberry Hill, 1810, National Register of Historic Places; and Greenfield, circa 1752, National Register of Historic Places. “I am blessed with a great committee, members of the Edenton Woman’s Club,” Wagner said. “Marilyn Rutland, my co-chair, Debbie Feger, Anne Rowe, Colleen Kennedy, Debbie Cameron, Kay Caveney, Susan Noltan. Many others are helping us too. Nancy Nichols, Anne-Marie Knighton, Jennifer Harris, Bob Hopkins and Kip Shaw have been wonderful. Not only is Marilyn being a busy co-chair, she and her husband Bruce’s home is featured on the tour. And that’s a lot of additional work for Marilyn too.” “I’m so passionate about our history here in Edenton,” Wagner spoke with enthusiasm. “Keep checking in the Herald over the coming weeks because we are adding some really interesting activities too. This is going to be a celebration of our heritage that we can all share together. We are going to have fun!” Besides Pilgrimage, the weekend will include Boogie on Broad from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. on April 12. The family-friendly street dance on South Broad Street will include music from The Tams, which is celebrating over 50 years of musical entertainment. The event is sponsored by Destination Downtown Edenton Pam Wagner, in a moment of joviality between Pilgrimage meetings, and will Celebrate NC Beer Month plays "Air-piano" at the Edenton Coffee House with including the offering of North Carolina Craft beers. The event is free Chowan County Courthouse Green. The formal dinner will to attend. include a historic ballroom dancing and a visit by President On Saturday, April 13, Edenton State Historic Sites will James Monroe (an in-character interpretive performer). host a Presidential Ball, marking the 200th anniversary of Tickets are $100, but you get a $10 discount if you buy a President James Monroe’s visit to Edenton. ticket along with a Pilgrimage ticket. For information, call The fundraiser event for the Friends of State Historic Sites, Edenton, will be held from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. on the 1767 252-482-2637 or email erica.smith@ncdcr.gov .
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Edenton State Historic Sites Interpretation Coordinator, Andrew Cole speaks to tour-goers in front of Kadesh A.M.E. Zion Church on Gale Street during the "Edenton from Civil War to Civil Rights" tour.
Historical Civil Rights Tour in Chowan By Nicole Bowman-Layton A new tour provided through Edenton State Historic Sites offers a glimpse of about 150 years of the region’s history — in particular, that of Chowan County’s AfricanAmerican residents. Interpretation Coordinator Andrew Cole gave the first tour of “Edenton from Civil War to Civil Rights” tour on a chilly and rainy Saturday. The tour costs $2.50 per person and is limited to seven people, as it is a tour taken by vehicle. Sometimes, in order to see where your going, you have to see where you’ve been. Cole read from two narratives from slaves who lived in northeastern North Carolina, one by Moses Grandy, a slave ferryman who was born in Camden County, and the other by Harriet Jacobs, who lived in Edenton until she escaped to the North in 1842. In Grandy’s narrative, he wrote: “I'm being hired out. Sometimes the slaves gets a good home and sometimes it’s bad. When he get’s a good one, he dreads to see January. ... When January comes, when you gets the bad one, the year seems five times as long.” Cole noted that January was when slaves were hired out, sometimes sold to new masters for the upcoming planting season. Jacobs writes about slavery from Jacobs’ perspective: “I
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was compelled to live under the same roof with him, where I saw a man 40 years my senior violating the most sacred commitments of nature. He told me I was his property, that I must submit to his will in all things.” “So, there are different perspectives here,” Cole said, “Grandy talks more about brutality and very hard labor, being half-starved. Where as the woman, she's dealing with a lot of sexual, verbal and physical abuse as well.” Slaves had various skills. While there were some unskilled farm laborers, others were sea captains, skilled carpenters, brick masons or bakers.
The Civil War
During the Civil War, northeastern North Carolina saw a lot of troop movement as the region became a hub of Union activity. Northern ships could drop off troops, who would move north toward Richmond and Petersburg, Virginia, which is about a two and a half hour drive away. Because of this, pockets of Union influence sprung up along North Carolina’s coast. “What’s going to happen is a lot of these free persons of color, and enslaved people who were living in close proximity to the Union are going to start going to these places,” Cole said.
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On June 19, 1863, the first company of the United Stated Colored Troops was created in North Carolina. They participated in the Union occupations of Elizabeth City and New Bern.
Post Civil War
With slavery being officially over, many of Edenton’s recently freed slaves become prominent carpenters and eventually prominent businessmen. Examples of their workmanship can be found on Gale Street. Gale Street was once a hub of African-American activity. The Kadesh A.M.E. Zion Church, a Gothic Revival style church, was built by Hannibal Badham Jr., a member of the famous Edenton Badham family of carpenters. The family included Miles Badham I (ca. 1811-1870s), Hannibal Badham Sr. (1845-1918), Hannibal Badham Jr. (1879-1941), and Miles Badham II (1877-1925). The Badhams built several homes on Gale Street that are still standing, but sit abandoned. Edenton Town Council announced plans to revitalize the historic neighborhood. Down Gale Street a bit, actually on North Oakum Street, is another building built by the Badhams, the John R. Page Masonic Lodge. Page was a prominent Mason and one of Edenton’s first African-American politicians of the post-Civil War era.
Civil Rights Era
In many Southern school systems, black schools usually had severely outdated books or no funding at all, Cole said. Due to this disparity, Julius Rosenwald, president of Sears, Roebuck, and Company and the African American leader, educator, and philanthropist, Booker T. Washington created the Rosenwald School. The schools were throughout the United States. Cole said one of the school was located near where the McDonald’s on Virginia Street is today. The original D.F. Walker High School, which opened in 1932, also was one of the historic Rosenwald schools. It was during this time period when Golden Asro Frinks, an Edenton resident, started to become involved in the civil rights movement. When Frinks came to Edenton after serving in World War II, he got involved in a local chapter of the NAACP and he tried to make changes in Edenton. “Unfortunately one of things he notices is that people are a little hesitant,” Cole said. He noted that many families didn’t get involved for fear of losing their jobs or being harmed. Frinks starts recruiting youths and those from the lower classes. “They were the ones who really got the things going in the civil rights movement. They didn't have anything to lose,” Cole said, quoting Willis Privott, a Edenton native and one of the first African-Americans to serve on the town council. Protests started in downtown Edenton at several businesses. These protests attracted the attention of other people outside of the state, including the Southern Christian Leadership movement, which was lead by the Rev. Martin
Luther King Jr. In the 1960s, those involved in the civil rights moment begin to see some victories, as the courthouse and library were desegregated. They made sure that the first black cashier was hired at the local super market. John A. Holmes started to accept black students in 1963.
The 1970s to The Present
Racial tensions continued to run high in Edenton into the 1970s. In 1972, the Edenton High School, a school for African-Americans, was burned down, along with several other structures in town. Citing the racial tension, the 1973 graduation ceremony was cancelled at Holmes. According to the late Chowan Herald reporter Rebecca Bunch, who was a member of the graduating class, they have the dubious distinction of being the only class in school history whose graduation ceremony was cancelled. “That cancellation came during a time of racial unrest and was prompted by bomb threats phoned in to the school should graduation take place,” she wrote in an article. “Erring on the side of caution, school officials decided to cancel the official ceremony and mail diplomas to the graduates instead.” As Edenton began to integrate, things were going to start cooling down by the mid-1970s, Cole noted. Frinks, who lived in a house still standing on West Peterson Street, passed away in 2004. The civil rights era happened in America’s recent past. “There are many people who were involved in this, who are still alive today, still living here in town,” Cole said. “There's been a lot of changes in a very, very short amount of time.” The “Edenton from Civil War to Civil Rights” tour will be held starting at 3 p.m. June 15, Aug. 24 and Oct. 12. This program is expected to last around an hour and will cost $2.50 per person. This program currently is limited to seven individuals. People interested in this tour should R.S.V.P by calling Erica at the Historic Edenton State Historic Site’s visitor center at 252-4822637 or emailing erica.smith@ncdcr.gov. Groups larger than seven who wish to attend this program should call the site’s visitor center so proper arrangements can be made.
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The Power of Empty Bowls: Art For a Great Cause
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Shop at Museum of the Albemarle on Water Street in Elizabeth City. Tickets are $45 for the preview party and luncheon, and $20 for the luncheon only. Tickets are $5 more at the door. The preview party is April 2 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. The party includes heavy hors d'oeuvres, live music by the Bobby Plough and Adam Nixon duo, and a silent auction featuring a variety of items. In addition to the art pieces that typically are part of the silent auction, this year's auction will include packages such as a fishing trip aboard the Sea Hunter 2 for a Party of up to six people, courtesy of Captain George Munden, owner of the Sea Hunter 2, and a “health and wellness� package donated by the YMCA that includes a three-month family membership to the YMCA. This year's Empty Bowls luncheon, which will be April 3, includes a choice between two different times: 11 a.m. 12:30 p.m., and 12:30-2 p.m. The luncheon includes soups by local restaurants, bread and dessert, and comes with your choice of a handcrafted bowl. The bowls are made by local artists and art students. The idea to schedule two different times for the luncheon was intended to improve the flow and enable as many people as possible to enjoy the event. Empty Bowls is a major fundraiser for the Food Bank of the Albemarle and organizers are working to grow the event. The Food Bank is also looking for volunteers to help with the event. You can sign up to volunteer or get more information about the event online at afoodbank.org.
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s r o t c a r T , s t i u c s s Bi SATURDAY, A n e k c i h C 10 AM & S s “It’s very important to help others. itting at the potter’s wheel as his hands shape the clay, Richard Heiser forms a beautiful bowl that I just want to be kind. That is the bottom will bring joy to its future owner while benefiting the Food Bank of the Albemarle. line. We should all be doing it.” Heiser is this year’s featured artist at the Food Bank of - Richard Heiser the Albemarle’s Empty Bowls of the Albemarle luncheon event on Wednesday, April 3 at the Museum of the SATURDAY, APRIL 6, 2019 Heiser’s porcelain ceramics and stoneware are a creative Albemarle. 1 0andAdesign. M -Heiser 3 plans P Mon Artists and students at local schools will create bowls for integration of techniques the day "down on theparty farm." In addition farmthan equipment old-time you'll donatingto more 50 bowlsand to the event crafters, and donated 48 the annual event that willSpend commence with a preview bowls last year. learn about our rich history. Albemarle Antique Power Association will also be on and silent auction on April 2 from 5:30 p.m. toagricultural 7:30 p.m. and Contributing to the Empty Bowls fundraiser reflects conclude with an Empty Bowls luncheon on from the following site with tractors the past and some used to shuck corn! Other activities include live Heiser's personal perspective. day. Tickets for the luncheon on April 3 are for two separate music, butter churning, and candle dipping. For an added treat, the Teeny Tiny Farm will “It’s very important to help others,” said Heiser. “I just times, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. bring their petting zoo from 11 am t0 2 pm. Bring a blanket, and enjoy a picnic on the green! want to be kind. That is the bottom line. We should all be Heiser said it was an honor to be asked to serve as the doing it.” featured artist for the event. SATURDAY, Heiser moved to Edenton with his wife, Marilyn more “I am thrilled to do it,” said Heiser.
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than a year ago. They started Edenton Bay Clayworks in their home. The couple lives in the upstairs of their home on South Oakum Street while maintaining a studio downstairs. In a separate structure beside their home, Heiser constructed a gas-fired kiln. By changing the atmosphere of the gas-fired kiln, Heiser said he is able to create different textures and colors in his ceramics. Heiser mixes all his own glazes and pays careful attention to the details of each piece.
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The bowls he creates for the Empty Bowls event will be “subtly decorated,” he said, adding they are also microwaveand dishwasher-safe and “very utilitarian.” “They can take it home and use it for soup with crackers,” said Heiser. He makes a variety of pieces including pots, mixing bowls and casserole dishes. Heiser, who earned his bachelor’s degree in fine arts in ceramics from Western Carolina University and his master’s degree in fine arts in ceramics from East Carolina University, currently serves as an adjunct instructor of ceramics at College of the Albemarle and also is an instructor of ceramics at the Pocosin Arts School of Fine Craft in Columbia For 11 years before moving to Edenton Heiser lived in Wilmington and operated Pumpkin Creek Pottery in Castle Hayne. Heiser is a member of the Albemarle Craftsman’s Guild and participated in his first Albemarle Craftsman’s Fair In October 2018. The Raleigh native developed a passion for art at an early
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age. Both of Heiser’s parents were artists. Heiser has described his work as “whimsical.� He creates stoneware in the shape of cats – which he refers to as Cat’chall – and mugs with pirate faces. Heiser’s works are available at the Chowan Arts Council, the Arts of the Albemarle and Muddy Waters Coffehouse. For more information about Heiser’s Edenton Bay Clayworks, view his Facebook page at https://m.facebook.com/Edenton-BayClayworks-191437947562747/. For more information about the Empty Bowls event, visit the Food Bank of the Albemarle’s website at https:// afoodbank.org.
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What would you do to gain your freedom? What if you had to leave your family behind? What if your escape meant that your loved ones would suffer?"
EDENTON TOUR RECALLS JACOBs'S ESCAPE FROM SLAVERY By Nicole Bowman-Layton The Harriet Jacobs tour will be offered at 3 p.m. every Friday and Saturday in March. It will also be offered at 3 p.m. on May 11, July 13, Sept. 14 and Nov. 9. Tickets cost $2.50 per person and can be purchased at the Edenton State Historic Site Visitor’s Center, 108 N. Broad Street. To reserve a tour, email Erica.Smith@ncdcr.gov or call Erica Smith at 252-4822637. Edenton-Chowan School groups are free.
Edenton State Historic Site Interpretation Coordinator Andrew Cole asked this question during a recent Harriet Jacobs tour. This is the dilemma Harriet Jacobs faced in pre-Civil War Edenton. Jacobs escaped slavery, leaving her two children and numerous family members behind. She wrote about her escape and the years before it in her book “Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl.” The Edenton State Historic Sites hosts Harriet Jacobs tours throughout the year. The walk is about a mile and starts right in front of the Historic Sites welcome center on North Broad Street. In front of the pink Victorian building is a state historic marker for Jacobs. Here Cole introduced tour-goers to Jacobs, Dr. James Norcom and lawyer Samuel Sawyer. Among the stops is the church Jacobs’ grandmother, Molly Horniblow, attended. “These are real people,” Cole said, noting that Jacobs’ book contained pseudonyms for the Edenton residents. Jacobs wrote the book under a pseudonym, Lydia Marie Child. It was not until the 1970s that the true author and the real names of the book’s characters were discovered through the research of Jean Fagan Yellin.
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Andrew Cole speaks about Harriet Jacobs during a stop at the 1767 Chowan County Courthouse.
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At the 1767 Chowan County Courthouse, Horniblow and other freed slaves would have petitioned for their freedom. Often slaves were able to pay for their freedom by asking their owners whether they could take on other jobs, in which they kept their money. They would then go to the courthouse to have their freedom documented. It took several attempts before Horniblow’s dreams of freedom were realized in 1828. Behind the courthouse is the Chowan County Jail. The jail was built in 1825 and remained in use until 1979. In 1835, Jacobs decided to escape. While she was in hiding her brother and her children -- Louisa was about 3 years old at the time – were imprisoned for several months, possibly in an attempt to get Jacobs to turn herself in, Cole said. After she had been in the “Snakey Swamp” for some time, a few of Jacobs’s friends and family helped her hide in the attic of the house of her grandmother, who was now a freed black woman. Her house was on West King Street. According to Jacobs’s book, the space was 9 feet by 7 feet and was 3 feet tall at its tallest point.
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Imagine being in a space like this for seven years" “Imagine being in a space like this for seven years,” Cole said. He noted that Jacobs may have come down occasionally, as she notes in her book that sometimes she had trouble walking around. During her seven-year stay, there was a little hole she could see out of and watch her children, who lived with their grandmother. In 1842, Jacobs left Edenton on a boat heading to Philadelphia. In 1853, Jacobs wrote about her experiences of slavery in the book “Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl.” With the coming of the Civil War, Jacobs worked nursing soldiers and teaching freedmen. After the war, she and her daughter ran a boarding house in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Her death came in 1897, and she was buried in Cambridge. “If you get anything from Harriet’s life, I want you to remember her resilience and perseverance,” Cole said.
Andrew Cole holds a tape measure measuring 3 feet while standing in a corner of a 9 feet by 7 feet area he and a tour-goer measured off on West King Street. The space is the rough size of the attic Harriet Jacobs hid in for seven years.
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Flowers, Fishing, History & Horses: Spring Tourism in Currituck By Corinne Saunders
One of three such centers statewide that are operated by the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, is located in Corolla and offers free education about coastal wildlife. Photo courtesy of the Outer Banks Wildlife Education Center.
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COROLLA—Currituck County’s biggest draw in warm weather is undoubtedly the section of beaches that lie within its borders: The Currituck Outer Banks. Corolla is the main town in said area, and visitors from many states begin to arrive with the onset of spring. “The biggest thing is our beaches start to warm up but aren’t crowded, so (spring) is a great time to visit,” said Josh Bass, president of the Currituck Chamber of Commerce. The summer season kicks off in earnest with the annual Memorial Day Beach Blast in Historic Corolla Park on Sunday, May 26, which is free to attend. Attendees are encouraged to bring beach chairs to comfortably listen to live music. Food and beer vendors are onsite, and no outside alcohol or coolers are permitted in the park. But even before families gather to celebrate the start of summer, spring activities are offered all over Currituck. Whether one’s interest is flowers, fishing, history or horses, opportunities abound in the county. On Saturday, April 13, the 2019 Currituck Home, Flower and Garden Show takes place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The free public event is inside the N.C. Cooperative Extension building, located at 120 Community Way in Barco. The Extension Master Gardener volunteers of Currituck County host the show, which involves vendors, educational stations, kids’ activities and gardening demonstrations. Attendees can peruse and potentially buy everything from produce, house plants and flowers to landscaping tools, garden accessories like bird feeders, and yard art at the event. Another indoor event also on April 13 is the Currituck Chamber of Commerce Spring Social Dinner & Dance at Sanctuary Vineyards, located at 7005 Caratoke Highway in Jarvisburg. This “large event” takes place from 7-11 p.m. and costs $75 per person, according to Bass. Currituck’s acclaim as a top-notch hunting and fishing destination can be traced back even before county lines were drawn. “Cultural and natural heritage tie in a lot here,” said Sharon Meade, public relations contact and curator for The Outer Banks Center for Wildlife Education. Maintained by the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, the center is one of three in the state that offer free hands-on activities, adventures and information to the public. Outdoor activities have always brought people to Currituck, and the celebration of that continues to presentday. April 17 is in fact “Outdoors Day” at the center from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event is in its eighth year and typically draws more than 1,000 attendees, Meade said. Twenty to 25 stations at Historic Corolla Park allow people to try their hand at activities ranging from fishing to kayaking to pellet shooting to archery. Everything is free and open to the public. At each of the stations, participants receive a free raffle ticket for outdoor education-related prizes, Meade said. “It’s no pressure; you just go and have a good day outdoors,” she said. The Outer Banks Center for Wildlife Education is located at 1160 Village Lane in Corolla. Through March, the center Albemarle Magazine Spring 2019
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is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. From April through October, the museum is additionally open Saturdays, for the same hours. Free outdoor activities like fishing, crabbing, kayaking, fish painting and sound water sampling are regularly ongoing. “We are stewards of the coast,” Meade said. “We make use of our own backyard. The sound’s on one side (and) the ocean’s on the other.” School groups from Currituck and Dare counties, as well as from The Currituck Home, Flower and Garden Show is one of the rites of Spring in Currituck. Vendors across the state, visit the and shoppers alike look forward to the annual event. Photo courtesy of The Daily Advance. center. One Boy Scout troop came from Maine, she for ages 8 and up. Children ages 7 and under climb free with noted. adult supervision. “This education center represents the coast,” she said, Visible from the lighthouse is Whalehead, a restored while another center in Raleigh represents the Piedmont 1920s mansion that is on the National Register of Historic and a third in the Pisgah National Forest represents the Places. Located at 1100 Club Road in Corolla, Whalehead is mountains. open year-round from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tours are available at a cost. Whalehead also hosts special events throughout “We are stewards of the coast. the year, such as the 18th annual Under the Oaks Art Festival on Tuesday and Wednesday, June 18-19, from 10 We make use of our own a.m. to 6 p.m. backyard. The sound’s on one Outdoor enthusiasts can also take advantage of the side & the ocean’s on the other.” first Audubon sanctuary in the state, the Donal C. O’Brien Sanctuary and Audubon Center at Pine Island, located at - Sharon Meade 300 Audubon Drive in Corolla. The 2,600-acre center protects marshland, sand areas and maritime forests and is open to the public. It features a “We’re the best deal in Corolla,” Meade said. “Everything 2.5-mile nature trail and public programs. Kayak tours are here is no charge.” available from April through September at a cost. Nearby, the Currituck Beach Lighthouse is open to the Those interested in the history of the famous local wild public for climbing from March 17 through December 1. horses can visit the Wild Horse Museum at 520B Old Stoney Built in 1875, the lighthouse’s 220 steps lead to a Road in Corolla. The museum is run by the Corolla Wild panoramic view of the area, including both the Atlantic Horse Fund, a group that manages the wild horse herd. The Ocean and Currituck Sound. Climbing costs $10 per person
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museum offers children’s activities and information about the wild Spanish Mustangs that have roamed area beaches for centuries. The nonprofit offers tours at a cost to view the horses in person. The museum and its gift shop are open year-round from 10 a.m.-4p.m. An event supporting the horses is the eighth annual Mustang Spring Jam. The music festival takes place Saturday and Sunday, May 18 and 19 at Mike Dianna’s Grill Room, located at 777 Sunset Boulevard in Corolla. Tickets are available at www.etix.com. From April 23-28, motorcycle enthusiasts from all over the East Coast will converge at Dennis Anderson’s Digger’s Dungeon—located at 5650 Caratoke Highway in Poplar Branch—for the American Motorcycle Field Racing Association’s 2019 Spring East Coast Field Races.
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Flat track, EnduroCross and dirt drag races will take place, according to the event’s Facebook page, and RV and tent camping are available onsite for a fee. There will also be vendors and food trucks. FOR MORE INFORMATION: • Currituck Home, Flower and Garden Show -- contact Chris Blaha at 252-232-2262 or ctblaha@ncsu.edu • Corolla Wild Horses – visit www.corollawildhorses.com • Outer Banks Center for Wildlife Education – www.ncwildlife.org • General Currituck Information – https://co.currituck.nc.us • Currituck Beach Lighthouse – www.currituckbeachlight.com • Whalehead – www.whaleheadwedding.com • Motorcycle Field Racing – Visit the AMFRA Facebook page • Donal C. O’Brien Sanctuary and Audubon Center at Pine Island – www.pineisland.audubon.org.
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A marker honoring the founder of Elizabeth City State University and Paasquotank County's first black member of the county board of commissioners is located on South Road Street at Cale Street in Elizabeth City. Hugh Cale, a Perquimans County native who moved to Elizabeth City in 1867 and became a successful mechant, is celebrated as the founder of Elizabeth City State University. Cale had a strong affinity for political leadership and was a firm believer in the importance of education. He served as
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Saturday, March 23 ‘Artifacts of Outlander’ Museum of the Albemarle will mark the final weekend of the “Artifacts of Outlander” exhibit with a talk on Scottish history and a screening of the movie “Brave” Saturday, March 23. The talk will begin at 11 a.m. and there will be two showings of the movie, one at 9 a.m., the second at 2 p.m.
Saturday, April 6, 2019 Annual Taverns and Trolley Beer Tour It's North Carolina Beer Month in April and Historic Edenton State Historic Site is offering the Taverns and Trolley Tour at 3:30 p.m. April 6.
Sunday, March 24 Planetarium shows Khan Planetarium at Elizabeth City State University will host shows in honor of National Women’s History Month Sunday, March 24 from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. All shows are free but reservations needed. Contact: 335-3759 or email: sakhan2@ecsu.edu. Show schedule at ecsu. edu/planetarium
This year, the tour will leave from the Historic Sites Visitor Center, 108 N. Broad Street. This brief, narrated trolley tour includes learning about the historical taverns and local highlights of Edenton before making a 15 minute stop a NC Craft Beer Tasting at Waterman's Bar. Back aboard the trolley for additional 15 minutes of touring, before making a second Craft Beer sampling stop at Edenton Bay Trading Co. . The trolley will return to the Historic Sites Visitor Center around 4:45 p.m.
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Then, a historic interpreter will conduct a 15 minute demonstration of Colonial Beer Brewing at the James Iredell House Kitchen. Tickets are $20 per person and can be reserved at Historic Edenton State Historic Site, 108 N. Broad Street. Final payment will be due before the tour leaves, cash or check only.
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the Friends of Historic Edenton State Historic Site. Thursday, April 11 COA to perform ‘Hello Dolly’ College of The Albemarle’s Performing Arts Center will host performances of the musical, “Hello Dolly,” Thursday, April 11 at 10 a.m.; Friday, April 12 at 10 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Saturday, April 13 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.; Sunday, April 14 at 2 p.m.; and Saturday, April 20 at 2 p.m. Advance tickets are $19.50 for adults, $18.50 for military personnel and seniors; $9.50 for students. All tickets are $2 more at the door. Purchase tickets online at etix.com or call 331-4054.
Friday, April 12 Boogie on Broad with THE TAMS Boogie on Broad is an annual family-friendly street dance held from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Friday, April 12, on South Broad Street. It includes dancing to THE TAMS as they celebrate over 50 years of musical entertainment. This free event is sponsored by Destination Downtown Edenton and will Celebrate NC Beer Month with including the offering of NC Craft Beers. Info: www. mainstreetedenton.com Friday & Saturday, April 12-13 Historic Edenton Pilgrimage Tour of Homes and Countryside Private homes and plantations along with five public buildings which are
each more than 100 years old open to tour, which will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days. Many special features include carriage rides, and history reenactments. Tickets are $30 in advance/$35 days of the tour and $25 for groups of 10 or more. They can be purchased at the Historic Edenton State Historic Site Visitor Center, 252-482-2637. Info: edenton@ncdcr.gov or edentonpilgrimage.org Saturday, April 13 Presidential Ball 200th Anniversary of President James Monroe April 4-5, 1819, the president of the United States James Monroe, his Secretary of War John C. Calhoun, the first lady, and other government officials traveled to Edenton on a tour of the
South. Monroe was met with a 21-gun salute and attended a public dinner at the 1767 Chowan County Courthouse. April 2019 marks the 200year anniversary of this occasion. The event will be held from 7-11 p.m. at the 1767 Chowan County Courthouse Green. Tickets are $100, but a $10 discount is offered on a ball ticket if it is purchased with a Pilgrimage ticket. For information, call 252-4822637 or email Edenton State Historic Site Assistant Site Manager Erica Smith at erica. smith@ncdcr.gov. Saturday, April 20 Breakfast with the Easter Bunny Historic Edenton State Historic Site is hosting its
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annual Breakfast with the Easter Bunny program from 8-11 a.m. April 20. The morning starts with a pancake breakfast from 8-9 a.m. with the Easter Bunny hosted by the Unanimity No. 7 Masonic Lodge, 215 E. Water Street. After breakfast, hop on over to the Historic 1767 Chowan County Courthouse Green to take photos with the Easter Bunny, get your face painted, and participate in an Easter egg hunt with candy and special prizes. To reserve breakfast, reserve your tickets by calling the Historic Edenton Visitor's Center at 252-482-2637. Cash or check the day of only. Proceeds benefit Historic Edenton State Historic Site's educational and recreational programs. The prices are $2 for the
pancake breakfast, $2 for face painting and $2 for the egg hunt – $5 for all. For more information or to make your reservation, call Erica at 252-482-2637 or email Erica.Smith@ ncdcr.gov. Visit Historic Edenton State Historic Site at 108 N. Broad Street, Edenton.
Friday & Saturday, April 26-27 Rocky Hock Opry Spring Concert Spring Singing at its Best will take place at John A. Holmes Auditorium. The shows will be at 7 p.m. Friday and 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday. Tickets are $10. Info: 252-333-8567.
Saturday, April 27 Spring Garden Show Perquimans County Recreation Center is hosting the Albemarle Master Gardener Spring Garden Show on Saturday, April 27 at 310 Granby St. Hertford. Event includes plants, food, a raffle, gardening, crafts, guest speakers and more.Vendor booths and advertising spaces available. Contact: 482-6585
Sunday, April 28 Albemarle Chorale Spring Concert The Albemarle Chorale presents the Spring Concert with Lynwood Winslow, director; and Michael Morgan, accompanist, at 4 p.m. at Edenton United Methodist Church. Admission is free, but donations are greatly appreciated. Enjoy this outstanding performance with the theme “From Stage and Screen.�
Friday-Sunday, April 26-28 Cycle NC Coastal Ride Cycle NC's Coastal Ride will held in April with campsites in Edenton’s downtown waterfront park areas to rest stops in our community, as well as many of the neighboring coastal communities. Riders, volunteers and great weather is needed. Info: www. cyclenorthcarolina.org
May Saturday, May 4, 2019 9th Annual EdentonChowan Kiwanis 5K Race/Walk Historic Edenton will host this year's event. Register at RunTheEast.com prior to the event. The day of the event, registration takes place at
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the Historic Edenton State Historic Site, 108 N. Broad Street. The race is the primary funder for multiple yearly $1,000 scholarships for John A. Holmes seniors, as well as literacy and character enhancement programs at Chowan Elementary and middle schools. Detailed information and on-line registration at runtheeast. com. Discount registration for Educators and First Responders Race day registration begins at 7:30 a.m. at the Edenton State Historic site on North Broad Street. The race will start at 9 a.m. Info: www. RunTheEast.com Saturday, May 4, 2019 May Play Day The Rocky Hock Ruritan Club will host this annual event starting at 10 a.m. at the Rocky Hock Community Building, Evans Bass Road, Chowan County. The event features games, entertainment, food and family fun. Barbecue chicken plates will be available from 3-6 p.m. and will cost $9. The
event will also feature a kids fishing clinic, BB Gun shooting clinic and contest and Optimist Club train rides. Spring Garden Show The Ninth Annual Albemarle Master Gardeners’ Spring Garden Show, “A World of Gardening” will be held Saturday, May 4 at the Perquimans County Recreational Center, 310 Granby Street, Hertford, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. This annual fundraising event is held to support the Master Gardeners’ scholarship fund and will feature plant sales, gardening items, plus locally made crafts from a variety of vendors. Admission is free. For more information visit their website at perquimans.ces.ncsu.edu/ springgardenshow. Sunday, May 5 Albemarle Chorale Spring Concert The Albemarle Chorale will present its Spring concert "From Stage and Screen," under the direction of Lynwood Winslow, on Sunday, May 5, at 4 p.m., at Perquimans High School on Edenton
Friday & Saturday, May 17-18 Paddle, Pedal, Plod Triathlon 6th Annual Paddle, Pedal, Plod is a race through Historic Edenton and rural Chowan County. It can be run individually or as a 2-3 person relay team. It is organized by the Chowan/Edenton Optimist Club to raise money for the Devine Intervention Cancer Fund. The fund is named after Dr. Lei Devine, a founder of the Chowan/Edenton Optimist Club, who was lost to cancer a few years ago. The fund helps those in Chowan County who cannot afford their cancer treatments. Registration will be held from 5-7 p.m.
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their driver's. Go back to simpler times as you see and hear the antique tractors and equipment in action. The day will be filled with old-fashioned, family friendly fun. Friday, June 14 Concert Arts of The Albemarle presents Velvet Caravan Friday, June 14 at 7:30 p.m. Cost: $25 general admission, $20 members and $18 students. Meet the band at Hoppin’ Johnz after the show. Tickets at Arts of The Albemarle or contact: 338-6455. Saturday, June 15, 2019 African American Walking Tour The guided tour will focus on African American Life in Edenton starting in the days before emancipation and ending during the
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quest for civil rights. The tour will be held at 3 p.m. also will focus on prominent black leaders, businessmen and educators from both Edenton and the surrounding Albemarle region. This program is expected to last around an hour and will cost $2.50 per person. This program is limited to seven individuals. Groups larger than seven who wish to attend this program should call the site's visitor center at 252-482-2637 so proper arrangements can be made.
Paddle for the Border registration Pre-registration for the 2019 Paddle for the Border is underway. This event will be held Saturday, May 4. The deadline to register is April 5 or until full. The fee is $40 per person. Late registration is April 6 until full and you will only be able to register online and there will be a $10 late fee. You can register online at www.cityofchesapeake. net/paddle and by mailin, walk-in or drop-off. A registration form and signed waiver must be submitted Contact: 7718333.
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Paddle for the Border Registration The 2019 Paddle for the Border will be held May 4th. Make sure to register before the May 4th deadline!
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Back Porch Sharing with others is something we learned in kindergarten and it's also something we do well to remember as we move through life. So before we go I want to revisit briefly the topic of Empty Bowls of the Albemarle. The event has a lot going for it, from beautiful ceramic bowls to delectable soups to mingling with friends and making new ones to music by the talented, energetic duo of Bobby Plough and Adam Nixon. But at the heart of the event is sharing with neighbors in need. Admittedly, a fun event like this sometimes might not even feel like giving. You're getting a lot in return, after all. The proceeds, though, are in fact used to provide food to neighbors throughout the Albemarle who face hunger and food insecurity. And Food Bank of the Albemarle is a faithful steward of what it receives, providing roughly four meals for every dollar that comes in. That's an awesome return on the investment â&#x20AC;&#x201C; an investment in our neighbors. I am confident that the event will be a success. Previous Empty Bowls events have been successful and this year's version should be no different.
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It's worth noting, though, that the Food Bank will need contributions throughout the year to keep providing food for people who need it. One of the things I have come to appreciate about the Albemarle is the generosity of people who live here. If you are thinking right now of those one or two people you know who aren't generous, just realize they're the exceptions that prove the rule. There's one (or two, or a couple dozen) everywhere. But I have been amazed since moving to this area a little more than a decade ago by how readily people here open their hands to serve and care for others, open their wallets to give generously to help people in need, and open their hearts to provide comfort to people who are filled with sorrow and sadness. The work is never done, of course. People will still need food â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and Food Bank of the Albemarle will still be there to help make it happen. They will do their part, as they always do, and it will be possible because people throughout this area have done their part in giving to support this important work.
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