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SEPTEMBER September 15 FALL 2020 Calendar

Bright Ideas grants

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The deadline for educators to apply for a $1,000 Bright Ideas grant from September 18 Albemarle Electric Membership Corp. is Sept. 15. Teachers at qualifying Chamber Golf Classic schools in Chowan, Perquimans, Pasquotank, Camden and Currituck The Currituck Chamber of Commerce will host its Playing It Safe Currituck counties can apply for grants individually or as a team. Interested teachChamber Golf Classic at The Carolina Club at 127 Carolina Club Drive in ers can find the application, along with grant-writing tips and program Grandy Friday, Sept. 18, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fee is $400 for a four-person information, on the Bright Ideas website at ncbrightideas.com. team and the cost includes range balls, a golf cart, scoring and dinner. Visit:

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Museum of the Albemarle will host a History for Lunch at Home program VFW weekly meal Wednesday, Sept. 16, at noon. Caroline Stephenson, independent producVeterans of Foreign Wars Post 6060 will host a spaghetti and meat balls meal er of narrative and documentary films, public service announcements, at 1433 N. Road St., Elizabeth City, Wednesday, Sept. 23, from 11 a.m. to 4 and documentary plays, will give a presentation on the documentary, p.m. Cost is $10 with free local delivery available. Contact: 338-2828. “Children Go Where I Send You.” The video tells the story of the historic Mill Neck School in Hertford County severely damaged during Hurricane September 26 Irene in 2011. Hertford County School students assisted in every phase VFW fundraiser of the documentary project. Register in advance through the Museum’s Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6060 will host a fish fry fundraiser at 1433 N. Facebook page or website. Road St., Elizabeth City, Saturday, Sept. 26, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Cost is

VFW weekly meal

Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6060 will host a 12-inch submarine sandSeptember 30 wich meal (choice of turkey and cheese, ham and cheese or Italian) at ‘Coastal Summer’ 1433 N. Road St., Elizabeth City, Wednesday, Sept. 16, from 11 a.m. to 4 Arts of the Albemarle has announced a new art competition it’s calling p.m. Cost is $10 with free local delivery available. Contact: 338-2828. “Coastal Summer.” Artists are asked to create a work of art in any medium September 17 artsaoa.com. Two winners will each receive a $250 prize. Entrants must be Virtual Toast the Perquimans at least 18. Entries due by Sept. 30 and winners will be announced on Oct. 2. Toast the Perquimans is going virtual. TTPV is an on-line craft beer tasting Contact: allison@artsaoa.com. event. You buy your “ticket” online for $36. You then pick up the six different craft beers at Hertford Bay Tap House on either Sept. 30 or Oct. 1 any VFW weekly meal time between 3 p.m. to 7 p.m., or if you live within 20 miles of Hertford Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6060 will host a pork chops with dressing for an extra $10 we will deliver your beers. Your receipt will give you the meal at 1433 N. Road St., Elizabeth City, Wednesday, Sept. 30, from 11 a.m. code to join the Zoom group online on Oct. 3 from 6 to 8 p.m. when you to 4 p.m. Cost is $10 with free local delivery available. Contact: 338-2828. all taste each beer. The Zoom meeting will be hosted by Jim Smith, of Barhttp://www.currituckchamber.org or email juanita@currituckchamber.org. $10. Patrons can dine-in or take-out. Contact: 252-338-2828. celebrating the coast, photograph it and then submit a jpg. of it to info@ ley & Vine, and bringing a “festive” element to the meeting will be Adam Nixon who will entertain us with music and songs. Then you vote for your People’s choice. The deadline to join is Sept. 17. This event provides funds OCTOBER for Historic Hertford. For more information go to historichertfordinc.org website. October 3

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Harriet Jacobs Tour

Historic Edenton State Historic Site will highlight Harriet Jacobs’ life and accomplishments during a walking tour starting at 3 p.m. Oct. 3. The tour lasts about an hour. Please call for reservations since space may be limited. Tours are $2.50 per person. Historic Edenton State Historic Site, 108 N. Broad St., Edenton, can be reached by phone at 252-482-2637.

October 9 Shrimp by the Bay Express

The Edenton-Chowan Chamber of Commerce will host its Shrimp by the Bay Express from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Oct. 9. Plates will be available for take-out. For information and to purchase tickets, call 252-482-3400.

October 16-17 Historic Edenton Ghost Walk

Guides will lead you through Historic Edenton, as tales are told every 15 minutes between 6 and 8:30 p.m.. Tickets cost $10 per person and sales will be available through Historic Edenton State Historic Site. For information, contact Friends of Historic Edenton, 108 N. Broad St., Edenton, by phone at 252-482-2637.

NOVEMBER

November 5 Glow Golf Tournament

“A Shot in the Dark”, a glow golf tournament to benefit the Carolina Moon Theater, will take place on Nov. 5t. Tournament will be 9-holes. $50 fee, You don’t need a foursome as the Golf Pro will be assigning the teams. There will be two groups playing 9 holes each so two Foursomes will win. You don’t have to be a member of Sound Links Golf Club to play. Watch for more information on carolinamoontheater.org website.

ONGOING

Art exhibit

Earthworks: A Pottery and Clay Exhibit will be shown at the Chowan Arts Council, 112 W. Water Street, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday. The exhibit, which features 23 artists, closes on Sept. 28.

Food bank volunteers

Food Bank of the Albemarle is seeking volunteers Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and evenings by appointment. Masks are required. Contact www.afoodbank.org/volunteer or email Brian Gray at brgray@afoodbank. org.

Free vessel checks

Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 16-02 is providing free safety inspections for all manner of vessels, call or text Flotilla Commander Jeffery Russell at 252-340-3272.‘Coastal Summer’ Arts of the Albemarle has announced a new art competition it’s calling “Coastal Summer.” Artists are asked to create a work of art in any medium celebrating the coast, photograph it and then submit a jpg. of it to info@ artsaoa.com. Two winners will each receive a $250 prize. Entrants must be at least 18. Entries due by Sept. 30 and winners will be announced on Oct. 2. Contact: allison@artsaoa.com.

VFW weekly meal

Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6060 will host a pork chops with dressing meal at 1433 N. Road St., Elizabeth City, Wednesday, Sept. 30, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Cost is $10 with free local delivery available. Contact: 338-2828.

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