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In the Kitchen with Wendy

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Gathering Steam

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The Will to Organize

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Kids & Camp

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Orange You Happy?

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ArtSea

One local artist brings the ‘steampunk’ movement to the coast with her hand made jewelry.

Despite being the primary caretaker for the family, many women do not have a last will and testament.

Carteret County and the surrounding area offer an array of summer camp options for the youngsters.

Bright, sassy tangerine is the color of the season. Here’s a few of our favorite local finds.

Crystal’s guide to the art scene in Carteret, Craven and Onslow counties.

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Wendy Park of the Beaufort Grocery looks back on more than 20 years of doing business in Carteret County.

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Top Ten Apps for Women With more than 550,000 apps offered, its no wonder the Apple App Store was able to recently celebrate its 25 billionth app download. Consumers can choose everything from calorie counters to finance trackers and several women are turning to their electronic devices to help simplify their life. There are so many to choose from with a wide variety for all personality types. Apps not only provide entertainment, but can also offer opportunities to boost productivity for the woman on the go.

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1. Shopping: Stylish Girl, the ultimate style planner and shopping application based on the clothes in your closet and on your wish lists. Enables you to create outfits and share with friends, shop online, see the latest trends and create travel packing lists.

2. Productivity:

Bento, a personalized database that allows you to organize contacts, track projects, plan events and manage all things.

3. Money: Mint, keeps track of all your finances through real-time by viewing up-to-date information about all your accounts.

4. Family Organization:

Intuition: Mom’s Personal Assistant, designed by moms for moms. Perfect for finding coupons, meal planning, simplifying grocery shopping and organizing family activities.

5. Health: MyPlate, offered by livestrong.com, helps you reach your diet, weight loss and fitness goals by tracking calories and exercise.

6. Cooking: Dinner Spinner, from allrecipes.com, offers a fun and useful recipe app that allows you to enter in the type of dish you need by using the ingredients you already have.

7. Gossip: Gossip Junkie, provides breaking news instantly from the several top gossip sources, including People, E! Online and US Magazine.com.

On the cover

Wendy Park of Beaufort Grocery Company shares a few secrets to the restaurant’s success.

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8. Photos: Instagram allows users to enhance photos taken by choosing from

several filtered effects. You can also share, follow or view photos with friends and other creative people.

9. News: Pulse, lets you choose from several top news sources on issues that are catered to what you care about, including your favorite top blogs.

10. Relationships: RelationTips, an app that lets you define up to eight relationships (between husband, wife, teen daughter or son, young daughter or son and mom and dad) and will generate advice on how to improve each specific relationship. This creative app lists fun activities or dates and offers advice on how to better communicate your feelings.

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Control Your Online Spending Buying online is a convenient way to make any number of purchases. Nowadays, shoppers can purchase everything from books to boats online, making it easier than ever before for consumers to connect with their favorite retailers. But the convenience of online shopping also makes it easy to overspend.

When shopping online, consider the following tips that should help curtail spending.

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Understand online marketing. Perhaps it's so easy to shop online because it's so easy for marketers to target customers via the Internet. Before "liking" anything on social media sites like Facebook, recognize that doing so is inviting marketers to inundate you with advertisements. This might be perfectly alright for some people, but those who want to control their online spending might think twice the next time they profess their love for certain products.

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Beware of "limited time only" deals. These deals can be for discounted items like clothing or electronics or more exotic offers like vacation deals to island resorts. While they might offer good deals, consumers who aren't looking to buy a vacation package or a new wardrobe should ignore these offers no matter how enticing they might be.

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Include online spending when establishing a monthly budget. Online spending is often so convenient that many people fail to account for it when establishing their monthly budgets.

Come the end of the month, if you have considerably less money than your budget suggests you should, peruse bank statements to see just how much of that money went toward online spending.

It might be a lot or might be a little, but take it into consideration when laying out next month's budget.

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Recognize it's real money being spent. Buying online requires real money, but the convenience of online shopping, particularly when using sites that already have your financial information on record, makes it easy to overlook that real money is being spent. Instead of swiping a card at the store, you simply click the mouse a couple of times and you've made a purchase.

This disconnect facilitates overspending, and consumers who fear they might be spending too much should stop saving their financial information on their favorite Web sites. This makes it harder to make a purchase but reduces the risk of making an impulse buy.

Getting a Little Testy As if stomach bugs and common colds aren’t enough to worry about, there are a plethora of preventative tests for women as they mature. But with all the changes and recommendations put forth in the last few years it is difficult to know exactly what you should be tested for, and when.

The following are the guidelines set forth by the Office of Women’s Health, a department of the US Dept. of Health and Human Services:

Mammogram – Every 1-2 years beginning at age 40.

Pelvic Exam/Pap Smear – Once a woman becomes sexually active or reaches age 21

she should have an exam annually. Medical experts, however, have decreased how often a woman should have a pap smear. While initially it should be completed annually, the test may be done less frequently (every 2-3 years) as you get older at the recommendation of your health care professional.

Cholesterol – Should be checked regularly beginning at age 20.

Colon – Women should be screened for colorectal cancer beginning at age 50.

Blood Pressure – At least every two years.

Bone Density Test – The guidelines recommend that healthy women should have their bone density checked beginning at age 65.

Eye Exam – Those who do not wear glasses should have a baseline exam around age 40.

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getting it write

by Melissa Jones

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t’s true, I cannot help but look at my children as they play and admire their creativity. It isn’t anything I have taught them and I realize the simpler the toy, the better fantasy land my kid creates for it. It is an absolute wonder to me and most adults where our playful spirit has disappeared to. Did it head off to Neverland with the imaginary friends of our youth, or have we just filled that space with too much work?

I noticed that I, the workaholic in the family, am the primary purchaser of toys, and since I forgot how to play, it became a daunting task. Nothing was more frustrating than witnessing an expensive toy with a shelf life of only about five minutes.

Throughout the years, I had to learn how to choose better toys for our children, especially after my daughter was diagnosed with an expressive communication speech delay. Upon the diagnosis, I researched success stories and quickly made early intervention top priority for our toddler.

Speech therapy was the main focus, but we were also taught by doctors that toys and play can encourage and help develop language. The winning recommendation was plain wooden blocks. We were shocked the solution was so simple and it was not anything close to what was being marketed by toy manufacturers to improve cognitive abilities.

Then we remembered our childhood, the simple life – it included a lot of outside play with neighborhood children, building forts, riding my three wheeler down a hill (over and over and over) and my personal favorite, making the best mud pies and outdoor habitat in my kiddie pool for my little turtle, Sam. The type of play that encouraged stories created by our youthful imagination.

I have started to focus and rely on studies that prove too much television watching leads to reduced attention capacity and can also hinder the ability to acquire language.

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Such small changes help improve our daughter’s speech. She proved to be a hard worker and is able to communicate better, teaching her father and I that the right type of play is necessary. Although we had to be taught again, kids know how important play is. Just ask any kid who recently learned that their recess has been cut short!

As a society, we are getting smarter as we learn new ways to promote health and child development. Along with the block recommendation, we were also told to work hard to develop our daughter’s motor skills through physical play including swimming, dance, yoga for kids or gymnastics.

Recently, WebMD proved that play is important to our health by honoring “Health Heroes.” Among the list of winners was Darell Hammond, founder and CEO of KaBoom!, a nonprofit devoted to saving play for children.

“Without ample play, we will continue to see a decrease in creativity and imagination as well as vital skills including curiosity, social skills, resiliency and the ability to assess risk,” said Hammond.

He is honored for building playgrounds, getting kids outside, moving and playing with others, not video games. Kudos to Hammond!

It is great to see a shift and emphasis towards play. I am not sure where the days have gone that used to be filled with neighborhood tag. Have we become a society that fears the outdoors for our children?

Somewhere, we adults transform from play to work. We forget the right toys and just find ourselves purchasing the most accessible. Fantasy and creative play ends and I am not sure if some even find a satisfying replacement. The last who should suffer during such loss are children.

Learn from your kids, we are born to play so, free your children of toy marketing gimmicks, return to the basics and play-on!

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tories about people, places and the human experience, the good and the ghastly are equally represented. So, gentle readers, choose your place, choose your time and get carried away.

“A Grown up Kind of Pretty” by Joshilyn Jackson (hardback, $25.99) is not a novel of easy triumph. Fifteenyear-old Mosey Slocomb, spirited, sassy and on the cusp of womanhood, is shaken when a small grave is unearthed in the backyard. She is determined to figure out why it is there. Liza, her stroke-ravaged mother, can only offer the most cryptic of clues. But it is Jenny, Mosey’s formidable grandmother, whose maternal love braids together the strands of the women’s shared past and who will stop at nothing to defend their future.

Jackson’s plot treks on well-worn themes including family, identity and love, but they do so in the author’s inimitable style.

She is not afraid to reach into the blackest black and show you what is in there. Just as your chest begins to tighten with ache for these women, unexpectedly you find yourself bursting out loud, barks of startled laughter but it does not take away the sting.

Nor does it in any way cheapen the pain the characters are going through or diminish their troubles.

Community is the beating heart of “Mink River” by Brian Doyle (paperback, $18.95). In Neawanaka, a small coastal Oregon town, the fantastical meets the practical, you literally fly as the crow flies, from household to household to see person after person in their most intimate, vulnerable and raw moments.

First up is Daniel Cooney, a 12 year old who wears his hair in three different-colored braids, he has a terrible bike accident in the woods and is rescued by a bear. Daniel’s grandfather, Worried Man, is able to sense others’ pain even from a distance and goes on a dangerous mountain mission to track down the source of time with his dear friend, Cedar. Other key stories involve a young police officer with a penchant for Puccini and beer, a doctor who smokes one cigarette for each apostle per day, and a philosophizing crow. Once oriented in the microcosm that is Mink River, you become synchronized with the cadence of the town and its people; you then enter their lives and weep for them, hate them and then want to fight for them. One thing is certain, you will not soon forget them.

This unique exploration of American racism, “The Wingshooters” by Nina Revoyr (paperback, $15.95), follows Michelle, the daughter of a Japanese and white couple who move to all white Deerhorn, Wis. Ostracized by the town for being half-Asian, she secludes herself with her grandfather Charlie, an alpha, blue-collar male bigot, who hates the marriage of his American son and her Asian mother but loves Michelle without restraint. When the Garretts, an educated African American couple, move into Deerhorn the tension in this small, xenophobic town amplifies and injustice quickly enters the equation. This is story of a young girl’s enthrallment with the natural world and her awakening to its human failings.

Anchored between two wars, Vietnam and Iraq, “The Year We Left Home” by Jean Thompson (paperback, $15), sketches the travails of an Iowa family over three decades. Matriarch Audrey neatly sums up the episodic novel’s grand theme: “She’d

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been born into one world, hopeful and normal, and now she lived in another, full of sadness and failure.” The novel opens as oldest daughter Anita, the beauty of the family, celebrates her marriage.

Over the years, however, Anita confronts disappointment with herself and disillusionment with her pretentious husband. Her younger brother, Ryan, a high school senior, escapes his rural roots, dates a hippie poet and majors in political science before realizing that the farmers who came before him might hold more relevance than he had imagined. Cousin Chip comes back from Vietnam troubled and directionless, his wanderings from Seattle to Reno to Veracruz, Mexico, parallel to the spiritual restlessness all the other characters feel. This is a quiet book that packs a big punch.

In this historical mystery, “The Anatomy of Ghosts” by Andrew Taylor (paperback, $15.99) a woman is found dead on the grounds of Jerusalem College in 18th century Cambridge.

After an evening of conscientious debauchery, Frank Oldershaw, the son of an aristocrat, claims to see this woman’s ghost (note, gentle readers, he has consumed enough wine and laudanum to see Elvis and Jimmy Hoffa as well). He is then committed to an insane asylum. Our protagonist and unwitting detective, John Holdsworth, is down on his luck and in desperate need of employment. A book seller by trade, Holdsworth is hired by Oldershaw’s mother to take an inventory of Jerusalem College’s library and, surreptitiously investigate the circumstances of Frank’s insanity.

Oh what good fun, insight into Georgian England’s mucky, complex caste system and the academic politics of an 18th century college campus, where alliances and rivalries are of equal importance to scholarly pursuits. Add in the creepy secret society and it is Jane Austen meets Survivor!

Kelli Creelman is the owner of the Rocking Chair Bookstore, the oldest, independent book store in Beaufort, where she resides.

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In the Kitchen

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If there’s one thing visitors rave about besides our beautiful stretches of beaches – it’s inevitably the vast amount of dining options they find while visiting the Crystal Coast. For more than 20 years, the options have included the Beaufort Grocery Co. on Queen Street, offering the perfect blend of casual fine dining. Lead by partners, both in business and in life, Charles and Wendy Park, the restaurant, and its second location in Morehead City, have become must-stops for many area vacationers – a status many attribute to the Park’s active role in the community and their commitment to customer satisfaction.

“It’s funny now, but never in my wildest dreams would I have guessed that this is where I would be and this is what I would be doing,” Wendy said recently, taking advantage of the opportunity to rest her feet awhile between lunch and dinner service. “But I love it. I love every aspect of the restaurant business. I love being able to come in and create whatever I want in the kitchen. I love our staff. I love working with the 12

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community. It’s really been a perfect fit for both of us.”

And while it’s not exactly where a young Wendy saw herself, it all happened in a perfectly natural progression – not too fast, not too slow, with plenty of experience learned along the way.

With one sister and two brothers, Wendy grew up in Michigan. Much of her childhood was spent on a family farm, watching her mom, aunt and grandmother utilize many of the items grown in the family gardens. It was there, watching the food come from the garden to the sink, that she learned at a young age the difference between fresh foods and prepackaged options.

With rich Italian and Polish roots, the family’s celebrations centered around food and Wendy and her sister Beth, an integral member of the Beau Gro team, spent a good amount of time in the kitchen with their mom, grandmother and aunt, learning to make ravioli and perogies and other delicacies.

“Back in those days they never told women that they could be a doctor or a lawyer and they definitely didn’t tell them they could go to culinary school,” said Wendy. “My plans then were to open a preschool.”

Summers were spent visiting cousins in Charlotte and it was here, thanks to their urging, that Wendy came for an extended stay when she graduated. What was intended to be a summer visit turned into three years and her first foray into the food service industry. It also led her to her soon-to-be husband.

Wendy took a job with Eli’s Catering, where Charles was already employed. The company was getting ready to open its second restaurant, a process that laid the groundwork that unbeknownst at the time would help them in their later endeavors. When Charles left for the Culinary Institute of America in New York, Wendy returned to Michigan for a spell, but the couple was quickly engaged once he graduated.

They returned to Charlotte briefly and Charles took advantage of a job opening at the InterContinental in Hilton Head, but they were curious about Morehead City, Atlantic Beach and Beaufort, which their cousins regularly visited.

“As soon as we turned into town I think I said ‘we’re moving here,’” said Wendy. “It’s a lot like the town I grew up in. And the truth is we really knew we had found something special.”

When they first arrived permanently, Charles took a job at an area bed and breakfast inn while Wendy worked for Ginny Gordon’s Gifts and Gadgets, then located in Beaufort, but she kept her eye on Owen’s Grocery and always imagined that it would make a cool location for a restaurant.

It had been a key shop, a bicycle shop and a bus stop among other things before settling in to life as a restaurant. As soon as the site went up for sale, Wendy was ready to see their

dreams come true.

The couple travelled the state purchasing tables, linens and equipment. Working on a budget, the couple took their time and made sure everything they purchased for their new restaurant would stand the test of time.

“And you know, 21 years later, that old mixer still serves us just fine,” Wendy said with a laugh.

With staff in place, they trained for three weeks, she added, and had a soft opening – 87 people showed up.

“We were really, really nervous, we just didn’t know what to expect,” she said.

“We had gotten our rye and pumpernickel dough from a local bakery and I remember some of the customers complained about the bread being too hard. We were going around and explaining to customers that’s how it’s supposed to be while making a note to order some white bread. But we were just starting out and we wanted everyone to like us. We wanted this to work.”

It’s safe to say at this point that it worked – but Wendy would quickly argue that things are never perfect.

“There’s always room for improvement and I think you’re in trouble when you think you’re at a point where there isn’t.

Nobody is perfect. But every day we strive to have excellent service,” she said. “We’re lucky to have a staff that truly cares about their customers and about the restaurant and I think with that approach our service shines every day – but it’s never perfect.”

Charles and Wendy came through the ranks of Eli’s Catering along with David Casteel and Craig Mitchell, partners in Mitchell’s Catering and Events, one of Raleigh’s most prominent catering outfits.

“And we all credit Karen Smoots with where we are today.

She laid the groundwork for us all,” said Wendy. “Some of the best knowledge we gained along the way came from Karen. She had a big impact on us and set a great example on how to treat people, on customer service and on the ingredients we use. You never scrimp on ingredients. That was Karen. That was what she gave to us.”

The original order of things kept Charles in the kitchen and Wendy tending to the front of the house, but as the business grew, Wendy’s responsibility grew as well, moving her into the catering side of things and later, into the kitchen, where she creates all of the restaurant’s house made desserts.

“We’re still evolving, trying out different things and sticking with the ones that work,” she said. “And I think that’s important, too. You can’t get stuck in a rut, you have to be willing to move with the times.”

In the past two years that has meant a new name and vision for Morehead City’s former Shepard’s Point, now Beaufort

Grocery Too, and a line of prepackaged food options now available at the Emerald Isle Wine Market, aptly named Beau Gro To Go. It also meant the release of “Closed on Tuesdays,” Chef Charles Park’s first cookbook.

Despite the decline in the economy, the Park’s have also continued to be a huge supporter of area nonprofit agencies.

“I believe in giving back to the community – it’s an important part of doing business,” she said. “This is the community that supported us – that accepted us when we first opened our doors. It’s important that we remember that and give back.”

This spring, giving back places Wendy in the chairman’s seat for the upcoming Beaufort Wine and Food Weekend, April 25-29. In addition to organizational duties, the Beaufort Grocery will host one of the festival’s wine dinners on April 26. For information on the Wine and Food Weekend, call 252728-5225 or visit www.beaufortwineandfood.com. www.nccoast.com

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Rethinking the School Lunch Menu

by Shannon Guthrie

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ypical school meals have historically looked at pizza and fries with ketchup as fulfillments for the vegetable. However, this image is undergoing some major changes. In December 2010, First Lady Michelle Obama had a sweeping reform act of the National School Lunch Program signed in order to address and combat childhood obesity. The Healthy, Hunger-Free Act of 2010 is the biggest change for the program in the last 15 years.

The National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs are federally funded to assist schools and other agencies in providing nutritious meals to children at reasonable prices.

Currently, 32 million children participate in the lunch program and 11 million participate in the breakfast program.

Some of the proposed changes of the program include increasing fresh fruit and vegetables, especially dark green and orange varieties, whole grains (breads, rice & pastas) and reducing the sodium and fat content – to include leaner meats and abolishing frying of foods. Only nonfat or 1 percent milk will be offered as well as low-fat cheeses. The act also pledges to help school systems find ways to access more fresh fruits and vegetables and to banish snack foods and beverages that do not meet healthy dietary guidelines.

In addition, each age group will have a maximum amount of calories to be served as well as age appropriate serving sizes.

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Did you know that children who consume a school breakfast meal perform better in school and are better behaved? Why not encourage your child to participate?

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Did you know that the school lunch program was started as a way to preserve national security? President Truman learned that many young men failed to be drafted into the military during World War II due to illness stemming from childhood malnutrition.

Typical School Meal BEFORE: Hot Dog on Bun w/ ketchup Canned Pears (1/4 cup) Raw Celery & Carrots w/ Ranch Dressing Low-Fat (1%) Chocolate Milk

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To learn more about the program and the proposed rule changes: www.fns.usda.gov www.schoolnutrition.org Shannon Guthrie is a registered dietitian/licensednutritionist.

She can be reached at stguthrie0417@yahoo.com.

Typical School Meal AFTER: Whole Wheat Spaghetti w/ Meat Sauce Whole Wheat Roll Green Beans (1/2 cup) Raw Broccoli & Cauliflower (1 cup) w/ Low Fat Ranch Dressing Kiwi Halves (1/2 cup) Low Fat 1% Milk

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Everything Old is New Again with the Imaginative World of Steampunk We see it all around us without even realizing the impetus for the design – from the big brass key dangling off the side of a leather purse to its messenger bag styling. The term steampunk has come to mark a movement of sorts, a trend in design that seems to be gaining, well … steam, as it gravitates out of Europe and Great Britain and into American homes.

Defining the movement isn’t necessarily easy. Loosely, steampunk is based upon the novels of 19th century authors like HG Wells and Jules Verne, which merged the steam age with a futuristic view of where the industrial revolution could take us. Visualize enormous flying machines made of hot air balloons and submarines with huge gears, protruding pipes and unnecessary parts. The steam-based, imaginary age is combined with Victorian era clothing and accessories, from eye pieces and pocket watches to bustles and waistcoats, presenting a visual dichotomy between the quaint historic lifestyle of age old England and the technology that rules society today.

While no one is recommending that everyone go out and purchase a pair of goggles and a corset, the jewelry the movement is turning out is certainly worthy of some attention. With a focus on reuse of broken or unneeded objects, everything from brooches to cufflinks are being individually handcrafted.

Who would have thought that a pendant could be seen in an old watch back and jewels or that earrings could come from artfully embellished suitcase keys.

It comes as no surprise to Ann Culley of Beaufort, who fell in love with the trend during a shopping trip to Greenville. In a downtown shop, she found a lamp made from a

discarded colander, a hubcap and an old gas pump handle.

“The reclaiming what is lost – reusing those things that are destined never to be used again – was a lot of the appeal for me. It encourages new ways of looking at old objects and there are really endless implications,” said Culley, a former educator and counseling. “When I got home from Greenville I started researching a little bit and literally found a whole world out there that I had never known existed. And it’s exciting to me that all of the pieces are made up of things that won’t go in the dump.”

She was hooked, she said, and determined that she had something to bring to the genre, even if only for herself. It was friend Karanne Potter, owner of Damselfly consignment in Beaufort, who encouraged Culley to bring a few things in to the store.

“That was really all it took,” she said. “The staff there was fabulous and helped create a display for it. And customers instantly started asking about it. Many of the people who buy a piece have no idea what it is or what steampunk means, but it has such eye appeal that you can’t help but stop and look. ” Culley’s sunroom turned studio became the heart of her fledgling jewelry making business, Steampunkery. Light shines in from the wall of windows as she creates her intricate pieces of jewelry on a stool behind the table. Before her, the table is covered with an array of metal pieces – keys, watch gears, small coins, computer parts – sorted in a large partitioned wooden box, ready for her to put them into place. She picks them up one by one and remembers where they came from or how she found them.

While many parts and pieces can be purchased at estate sales and on websites, Culley said some of her favorite odds and ends have been found on trips or simply sweeping the beach with a metal detector.

“We went to Paris for New Years and the next day I went up on the Eiffel Tower and picked up all the metal caps from the tops of champagne bottles,” she said. “It really gives you a new perspective when looking at what someone else has discarded along the way. I pick up things just about everywhere I go now.”

And it’s inevitable that at least a few of the items will make their way into a piece of jewelry. Culley’s work can be found at Damselfly, 1406 Live Oak St., Beaufort.

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by Melissa Jones Women are typically the primary caretakers for the family and ensuring that the ones you love have enough money to live on if you’re not around should also be incorporated into such care.

Whether you are single, married or have children who are minors or adults, a legal document detailing your wishes is a special gift that can help family members through a very difficult time. Many people seem intimidated by the complexity of estate planning and simply ignore it. But, unless you develop a will, your property will be divided according to state laws and may not be divided among surviving family members as you wish.

Without a will, your property will be distributed according to your state’s laws of intestacy. Certain properties, such as proceeds of insurance policies with designated beneficiaries, IRAs and property owned jointly with survivorship rights, are not affected, however, for other properties, the probate court will appoint someone as the administrator of your estate. The administrator could end up being someone who you do not wish to go through your affairs. The administrator may also be required to post bond to ensure that your estate will not be charged with the costs of any errors. Such fees and involvement can end up being more expensive than administering an estate under a will and the fees pull from your estate before being distributed instead of going to family or friends.

Nearly 60 percent of American’s do not have a will, according to FindLaw.com’s 2008 survey, giving them little control or input on issues concerning their assets and any minor children after they die.

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Morehead City Parks & Rec

Morehead City Parks & Recreation will hold summer camp for children from 7:30am to 5:30pm, June 18-Aug 10 at the recreation center on Fisher Street. Registration includes all field trips, arts and crafts, supervised activities and a summer camp T-shirt.

The cost is $300 per child and $250 for additional children for town residents and $450 per child and $400 each addition for out of town residents.

Lunch is not provided, however, beverages are available on side for a fee.

Pre- and post-summer camps, running from June 11-15 and Aug. 11-24, for additional fees. To learn more, call 252-726-5083.

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Youngsters look forward to a chance to sleep a little later and play with friends during months of no tardy bells, no bus rides, no cafeteria food – and plenty of fun.

For parents, however, the scramble to find adequate summer care is like navigating a maze of backpacks, age requirements and dollar signs. From day camp at local recreation centers to full-on sleep away camp hours away from home – the one thing we do have in Eastern North Carolina is plenty of options in a variety of price ranges. For those that are a little out of budget, keep in mind that many camps have a limited amount of scholarships and financial assistance available. It never hurts to ask.

We’ve pooled our resources and compiled a nice sampling of the offerings in the region. Now, what are you going to do with the kids this summer?

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Sister camps, Camp Seagull for boys and Camp Seafarer for the girls, have been luring youngsters to Arapahoe for more than 50 years. Seagull was opened in 1948 by Wyatt Taylor with a nod from the Raleigh YMCA Board of Directors. The female equivalent was opened by his wife in 1961.

Located on the Neuse River, the programs feature an array of water sports and skills training. Camps offer a 3:1 camper to staff ratio with a mission of fostering self-confidence, independence, consideration of others, respect for the environment and a spirit of cooperation.

The sleep away program offers a wide array of water-related activities, from sailing and powerboat certifications to swimming and kayaking. Offerings include a one-week starter camp for ages 6-9 ($960), two-week Mariner’s Camp for ages 7-11 ($2,214) and full four-week sessions ($3,808). Special camp sessions include father/son and mother/daughter weekends, summer day camp, sailing camps, leadership camps and more.

To learn more about the camps, visit www.seagull-seafarer.org.

Morehead City Marlins

Spend some time with up and coming baseball professionals during the Morehead City Marlins summer camp program. All camp programs run from 9am to noon with two one-day programs planned and two four-day programs. Registration is open to ages 6-16.

One-day camps focus on pitching and hitting, taking into consideration the position the child is accustomed to playing, while the four-day program examines all aspects of the game.

Fees for the day program are $50. The four-day programs are $100 and include a T-shirt, a ticket to a Marlins game and lunch on Thursday. Campers are responsible for bringing their own glove. Bats are optional.

Camps fill up quickly and early registration is suggested. To learn more, or to register, call 252-269-9767 or visit www.mhcmarlins.com.

Camp Albemarle

Nestled on the edge of Bogue Sound in Newport, Camp Albemarle offers a Christian-based camping option for rising second graders through high school aged students of all denominations.

One-week programs focus on sports, creative arts, relationship building and faith. A new challenge course uses games and group initiatives to explore leadership, trust and problem solving techniques.

Three-day Mini Camps are offered for rising first through fifth graders who have never camped before along with a summer full of one-week and two-week sessions.

Rates range from $215 for Mini Camp sessions to $865 for a full two weeks. Special camp sessions include Sea Kayak Camp, Backpacking Camp and Service Team, which focuses on volunteer service with an environmental twist.

Camp sessions begin in June and run through August. To learn more, call 252-726-4848 or visit www.campalbemarle.org.

Sound to Sea/Camp Trinity

Deep within the maritime forest of Salter Path, the Trinity Center, a spiritual retreat of the Episcopal Diocese of East Carolina, offers a yearround calendar full of activities. But few are as anticipated as its popular Sound to Sea day camp program.

hiking, archery, kayaking, swimming and a variety of traditional camping activities fill the schedule from morning to night. Specialized programs include a week-long pirate camp, marine science camp, advanced sailing and the popular family camps.

Running June through August, the schedule varies from year to year. A partial week for younger elementary aged students costs $315 while a full week begins at $635, with specialized programs coming in slightly higher. To learn more, call 252-249-1106 or visit www.donleecenter. org.

4-H Camp

Half- and full-week programs for rising first through sixth graders emphasize the environment and the diverse habitats found along Bogue Sound. Children at all levels explore the various creatures that creep, swim and crawl along the barrier island and its surrounding waterways from 9am-4pm each day under the tutelage of teachers qualified in a variety of related subject matter, from biology to botany.

Three days of the half-day program run about $100, while a full week of full days for rising first through sixth graders is $175.

While local children come and go each day from day camp, Camp Trinity provides a sleep away camp utilizing the site’s dormitories. Nine sessions run through the summer of 2012 for rising third through 12th graders. A full seven-day program begins at $405.

To learn more, call 252-247-5600 or visit www.trinityctr.com.

On an annual basis, more than 5,000 youngsters make the trek to the Betsy-Jeff Penn 4-H Educational Center in Reidsville through year-round school programs and its popular co-ed summer camps. Youth ages 5 to 14 are invited to get back to nature through horseback riding, canoeing, swimming, archery, hiking, arts and crafts Sessions are filled on a first-come, first-served basis through county offices of the NC Cooperative Extension.

To learn more about 4-H camp opportunities available to Carteret County residents, call 252-222-6352.

NC Maritime Museum

From sailing to science, the NC Maritime Museum becomes a virtual hub of youth-centered activities, from the free sessions of Preschool Story Time & Crafts to the always popular Jr. Sailing Program.

Summer Science School began in 1958 by the spouses of the faculty at UNC Institute of Marine Science and Duke University Marine Lab. The museum took over the program in 1980 and now, with more than 50 years of educating youngsters under its belt, it continues to introduce bright young minds to the maritime environment in which they live.

Programs are available for a variety of grade levels, from preschool to rising 10th graders and range from single morning programs to a full week of day camp for the older children. Programs that stretch over two mornings (9amnoon) run about $50-$65, while a full-week of Coastal Adventures (8:30am1pm) costs $220. Specific programs are earmarked for each age range, however, a full schedule can be found at www.ncmaritimemuseums.com.

In addition, the site’s most popular offering, the Jr. Sailing Program, sets NC Aquarium sail once again in 2012, with options for beginners and veteran sailors. The at Pine Knoll Shores minimum age is 8 years old and children must be able to exhibit their ability Dive into summer with half-day, week-long programs at the NC Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores, combining fun and learning with hands-on (and feet to swim. Four two-week sessions run from June 11 through Aug. 3, with both morning and afternoon slots available. The cost is $235 per student, wetting) experiences.

The Aquatic Adventures, for rising second and third graders, runs July 2- with a discount for members of the Friends of the Maritime Museum. The 6, 23-27 and Aug. 13-18. Coastal Explorers for rising fourth and fifth graders summer concludes with Regatta Week, Aug. 6-12, which prepares students is available from June 25-29, July 16-20 and Aug. 6-10. And Sea Scholars, to participate in the Hoop Pole Regatta on the Intracoastal Waterway.

To learn more about all of the NC Maritime Museum programs, call 252geared toward rising sixth and seventh graders, runs June 18-22, July 9-13 728-7317 or visit www.ncmaritimemuseums.com. and July 30-Aug. 3.

Space is limited, with each session limited to 12 participants, and they typically fill up quickly as summer approaches. The cost is $250 per session, Emerald Isle Parks & Recreation Emerald Isle offers a day camp program for children ages 6-12 from with a 10 percent discount for members. To learn more, or to register, call 7:30am-5:30pm, Monday through Friday. Dates for the 2012 camp have 252-247-4003. not been announced, however, the one-week sessions generally run for eight consecutive weeks and registration begins at 8am on Monday, May 7. The Camp Don Lee Located in Arapahoe, Camp Don Lee is a retreat center managed by the fee for each of the themed weeks is $75. A $25 deposit per session is due at NC Conference of the United Methodist Church offering a wide variety of registration.

Crafts, field trips and a variety of educational and fun activities are planned camp programs, from traditional half-week programs to specialized camps on for each session. Staff hope to use the platform to promote physical fitness, a variety of topics – there are even options for the grown-ups.

Rising second graders through high school students will find something to teach leadership skills and teamwork, provide avenues for creative endeavors keep them entertained at Camp Don Lee. Overnight sailing trips, field trips, and teach communication skills. Call Laura Lee Davis at 252-354-6350. . www.nccoast.com

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Sun. 1: EI Easter Egg Hunt. Noon. Emerald Isle, ages 4 to 13 are welcome, 252-354-6350.

Fri. 6: Alive at Five. 5-8pm, Downtown Morehead City waterfront. This month Killin’ Time performs, www.downtownmoreheadcity. com.

7, 14, 21, 28: Kayak the Roosevelt Natural Area.

9-11am (weather permitting). NC Aquarium, age 12 and up, $25, 252-247-4003 or www. ncaquariums.com.

Sat. 7: Ultimate Family Fun Quest. 10am-2pm, Carteret County Partnership for Children event features games, fun, inflatables, educational exhibits, magicians, clowns and more at the Crystal Coast Convention Center, 252-727-0440.

BHA Easter Egg Hunt. 11am, ages 7 and under, Beaufort Historic Site, 252-728-5225.

Carolina Home & Garden Easter Egg Hunt.

11am, free, 252-393-9004.

Mon. 10: Youth Tennis Clinic. Students ages 7-13 are invited to a free tennis clinic at the Emerald Isle Parks and Recreation Center, 252354-6350.

11, 18, 25: Brown Bag Gam. Noon, NC Maritime Museum, 252-728-7317 or www. ncmaritimemuseums.com.

Thur. 12: Fitness with the Fishes – Move, Groove and Family Fun. 6-8pm, NC Aquarium, age 4 and up. Admission is $10, age 13 and up; $6 ages 4-12.

Fri. 13: Friday Free Flicks. 7pm, Emerald Isle Rec Center, $1, 252-354-6350.

Bachelor Auction. The Beaufort Grocery Company’s catering facility, 115 Queen St., hosts the area’s most eligible bachelors during this annual Beaufort Music Festival fundraiser, beaufortmusicfestival.org.

Sat. 14: Tumbledown House in Concert. 8pm, Clawson’s Restaurant, Beaufort.

Tickets are $15 for adults; $12 for members; and

$8, students, 252-633-6444 or downeastfolkarts. org.

FunFest. This fundraiser for the NC Seafood Festival at the Crystal Coast Civic Center includes dance music, food and a silent auction. Tickets are $45 per person. Details: 252-726-NCSF. Earth Day Partnership for the Planet. 10am2pm. This collaborative event by area museums and environmental education agencies brings a day of activity to Fort Macon State Park. Details: 252-728-7317, www.ncmaritimemuseums.com.

Sat. 21: Publick Day. 9am-4pm, Beaufort Historic Site, 252-728-5225.

Western Carteret Library Homes Tour. The 14th annual tour sponsored by the Friends of the Western Carteret Library. Tickets are $15 in advance or $18 on the day of the event, carteret.cpclib.org.

21-22: Battle of Fort Macon. 10am-4pm, the bombardment and surrender of the fort will play out daily at 11am and 4pm, 252-726-3775.

Sat. 21: Racing Kids’ Esteem 5K. Join Emerald Isle Parks and Rec. for this celebration of young people. To learn more, call 252-354-6350.

25-29: Beaufort Wine & Food Festival.

Wonderful wine and tempting meals are the focal point of this weekend full of wine and food pairings, workshops, dinners and more, 252728-5225 or www.beaufortwineandfood.com.

Sat. 28: From Forest Fairies to Sea Serpents.

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4-5: Reelin’ For Research. Charity fishing tournament in Morehead City for UNC Children’s Hospital Research Division, reelinforresearch. org or info@reelinforresearch.org.

4-6: MCAS Cherry Point Air Show, www. cherrypointairshow.com.

Fri. 4: Alive at Five. 5-8pm. Downtown Morehead City. This month the Central Park Band performs, 252808-0440.

Sat. 5: 38th Wooden Boat Show. 10am-5pm, NC Maritime Museum, 252-728-7317 or www. ncmaritimemuseums.com.

9, 16, 23: Brown Bag Gam. Noon, NC Maritime Museum, 252-728-7317 or www. ncmaritimemuseums.com.

Thur. 10: Kayak Local Waters. 10am-3pm, NC Maritime Museum. Cost is $40, $20 with your own kayak, 252-728-7317 or www. ncmaritimemuseums.com.

CSWM Reverse Drawing. 6pm, Crystal Coast Civic Center. Event supports the Core Sound Waterfowl Museum & Heritage Center. Tickets are $75, which includes dinner for two and one raffle ticket, 252-728-1500.

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11-12: Beaufort Music Festival. The streets of historic Beaufort come to life with live music during this annual festival, with three stages, including a children’s area. The Gourds headline this year’s event, www.beaufortmusicfestival. com.

22nd Mile of Hope. Atlantis Lodge, Atlantic Beach, the three-day fun fest features a sand castle building competition on Saturday afternoon. For info, call Ed Moore, 919-7826471 or www.mileofhope.org.

Fri. 11: Friday Free Flicks. 7pm. Emerald Isle Parks and Recreation, $1, 252-354-6350.

18-19: Quilt Show. Crystal Coast Civic Center, 252-247-3883.

19-20: Crystal Coast Boat Show. Sponsored by the Downtown Morehead City Revitalization Association, free, 252-808-0440 or downtownmoreheadcity.com.

Sat. 19: Joel Mabus Performs. 8pm. The Down East Folk Arts Society welcomes the musician to Clawson’s Restaurant, Beaufort. Tickets are $15 for adults; $12 for members; and $8, students, 252-633-6444 or downeastfolkarts.org.

8K Road Race & 5K Fun Run. The Emerald Isle Parks and Rec. Dept. will hold its annual run at 8am at the Eastern Ocean Regional Access. Cost to participate is $15 before May 11; $20 after, 252-354-6350.

Wed. 30: Learn to Kayak. 10am-2pm, NC Maritime Museum program. Cost is $40; $20 with your own kayak, 252-728-7317.

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pringtime is almost here. If you’re like many people, the arrival of spring means it’s time to spruce up your home. But why stop there? This year, consider applying some of those same spring-cleaning techniques to your investment portfolio.

Here are some ideas you may want to put to work: • Get rid of clutter. You probably don’t have to look too far around your home to find things that are broken or simply no longer useful to you. If you poke around your portfolio, you might make similar discoveries: an investment that has chronically underperformed, duplicates another investment or met your needs in the past but is less relevant to your current situation and goals. Once you identify these types of investments, you may decide to sell them and use the proceeds to take advantage of opportunities that may prove more valuable to you.

• Consolidate. Over the years, you may have accumulated multiple versions of common household items — brooms, mops, hammers — which pop up mysteriously in various parts of your home. You might find it more efficient, and even less expensive, if you consolidated all these things in one centralized location. As an investor, you also might find that consolidation can offer you some benefits. Do you have one Individual Retirement Account (IRA) with one financial services provider and a second IRA with another? Do you have a couple of old 401(k) accounts with former employers? And have you scattered investments here, there and everywhere? By consolidating all these accounts in one place, you can cut down on paperwork, reduce fees and, most importantly, unite your investment dollars so that it’s easier for you to see what you have and then follow a single, coherent investment strategy.

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• Prepare for turbulent weather. As you know, springtime can bring heavy rains, hail, strong winds and other threats to your home. As part of your overall spring cleaning, you may want to check the condition of your roof, clear branches away from your house, clean your gutters and downspouts, and take other steps to protect your property from the ravages of Mother Nature. And just as you need to safeguard your home, you’ll want to protect the lifestyles of those who live in that home — namely, your family. You can help accomplish this by reviewing your life and disability insurance to make sure it’s still sufficient for your needs.

• Get professional help. You may find that you can’t do all your spring cleaning by yourself. For example, if your carpets and rugs are heavily soiled, you may need to call in a professional cleaner. Or if your tree branches have grown out of control, you might need to bring in a tree trimmer. Similarly, when you decide to “tidy up” your portfolio, you’ll need some assistance from a financial professional — someone who can study your current mix of investments and recommend changes, as needed, to help ensure your holdings are suitable for your risk tolerance, time horizon and short- and long-term goals.

Spring cleaning can reinvigorate your home and your overall outlook. And by tidying up your investment portfolio, you can help gain some of that same optimism — for your future.

Pat Rauhauser has been a financial advisor with Edward Jones Investments for 25 years. She serves on the board of the Carteret Community Foundation, is an active member of the American Business Women’s Association and has been recognized as one of Carteret County’s Distinguished Women. A native of Minnesota, she has lived in Morehead City for the past 12 years.

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surviving family members, according to NCbar.org, property will be distributed to relatives as such: • 100 percent of all real and personal property to spouse if no parents, children or descendants survive. • 50 percent of remaining property to parent(s) surviving and 50 percent of remaining property to surviving spouse. Remaining property includes the value of personal property in excess of $50,000 and all real property in the deceased spouse’s probate estate. • 50 percent of remaining property (the value of personal property in excess of $30,000 and all real property in the deceased spouse’s probate estate) to surviving spouse and 50 percent of remaining property to one child or his/her descendant (s) surviving. If two or more children survive, one third of remaining property (first $30,000 of personal property) goes to the surviving spouse and two thirds of the remaining property to children or descendant(s) of children. • If there is no surviving spouse, the following people will inherit your property. Listed in order of inheritance: 1. Children or their descendants surviving 2. Parent(s) surviving, no children or descendants 3. Brother(s) or sister(s) surviving, no children or descendants or parent(s) 4. If there are no children or their descendants, no parents, no brothers or sisters or their descendants, the estate is divided 50/50 among paternal and maternal grandparents.

Parents of minor children need to consider who will raise the children if both parents die before they are adults. It is also important to establish who will manage the property your minor children will inherit from your estate. If such terms are not legally written, the court may appoint a guardian to take care of the minor children, as well as, appoint a guardian of the estate to manage the property.

With a will, parents have the opportunity to recommend to the court the person or persons they want to raise their children.

Another important legal document many people avoid is a living will. Several people think their family members know their medical wishes and assume such documentation is not necessary.

In order to ensure your family members do not feel guilty in the event they have to make such a difficult decision, it is easier to have such documentation stated. The following are specific documents available through the NC Dept. of the Secretary of State Advance Health Care Directive Registry at secretary.state.nc.us/ahcdr: • An Advance Health Care Directive is a legal document in which you have opportunity to give written instruction about your health care if, in the future, you cannot speak for yourself. • A health care power of attorney, you can name a person to make your health care decisions if you are unable to. • A living will states that you desire not to have your life prolonged by extraordinary measures if you have a terminal or incurable illness or if you are in a vegetative state. • An advance instruction for mental health treatment states your preferences regarding your mental health treatment and details your consent or refusal or mental health treatment.

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by Patrick Keough I first met Cathy Crowell in 1985 while attending a Photographic Educators Conference in Penland. I was finishing up graduate school at ECU working on my Master of Fine Arts Degree in Communication Arts when my photo Professor Henry Stindt invited me to come to the conference with him. I have a job teaching at Carteret Community College because of that trip to Penland. The memory of my first encounter with Cathy is still etched in my mind.

I was sitting at breakfast in a beautiful old rustic building when I heard Cathy at the next table from me talking about starting a photography program in a place called Morehead City. The young animated woman spoke rapidly and passionately about her vision and it was only a matter of minutes before I got up from my table, coffee in hand and sat beside her to introduce myself. I explained to her about my photography work and background and she told me to apply for the half-time position that would be available in her photography department in the coming months.

I filled up my car with my photography portfolios and dragging my 3-year-old son Adam with me; we drove to the beach, met with Cathy for an interview, and the rest is history. I’ve worked by Cathy Crowell’s side ever since, teaching what I love, at the best photography program on the East Coast.

The students absolutely love Cathy and she is always passionate about her teaching and pursuing her own work as well. I don’t know how she does it year in and year out, introducing the new students to the wonders and magic of traditional film photography and the wet darkroom.

Over the past 25 years, I’ve seen the program grow and graduate a good many students who go off and have exciting careers in some discipline of the photographic field. Our program has evolved in order to keep abreast of current digital technology, and thanks to Cathy’s leadership as curriculum coordinator, the program teaches the latest digital imaging technologies, in addition to all aspects of traditional film and darkroom methods and techniques.

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Here is what some of her student’s, graduates and colleagues have to say about Cathy Crowell, photo educator extraordinaire.

“Mrs. Crowell is one of the most dedicated and knowledgeable instructors that I have ever had. She consistently goes out of her way to help her students both in and out of the classroom. It has been a real pleasure having her as one of my photography teachers.”

John M. Rambo 2012 student “Cathy is one of the most motivating and influential teachers I have ever had. She taught me a new way of looking at things and it changed my life forever.”

Joseph Whichard, program graduate “We have worked together at Carteret for almost 25 years. Over the years, Cathy has been my “go-to-person” for support and professional advice. She combines common sense with professional know-how, and manages to leave you with a sense of calm and confidence. I have the highest respect and admiration for her not only as a colleague, but also as a friend and fellow artist.”

Lela McClanahan CCC - Interior Design Coordinator “Cathy is one of the most compassionate instructors I’ve had. She literally has become an idol for me in the short couple of years I have spent as a student under her instruction. She’s the type of person who wears her heart on her sleeve and is not afraid to be outspoken about her ideals and work.”

Carol Davis, program graduate

(See Crowell, page 29)

April

Art & Artists Art Escapes & Frames Custom framing, local art 2900 Arendell St., Morehead City 252-241-5111 Artescapesandframes.com Bear Hands Art Factory & Framing (Formerly Arts & Materials) 219 Middle St., New Bern 252-514-2787 Artsandmaterials.com Blu Sail Gallery Gallery, classes & pottery studio 903 Arendell St., Morehead City 252-723-9516 Blu-sail.com Carolina Creations 317-A Pollock St., New Bern 252-633-4369 www.carolinacreations.com Coastal Crafts Plus 16 Atlantic Station, Atlantic Beach 252-247-7210 Jamie Dickenson Price Local artist and gallery 712 Arendell St., Morehead City 252-247-5263 JDP Artwork on Facebook.com My Favorite Things Décor, gifts, jewelry & accessories 225 Middle St., New Bern 252-514-0086 New Bern Artworks & Company Fine art gallery 323 Pollock St., New Bern 252-634-9002 Newbernartworks.com Tidewater Gallery 107 N. Front St., Swansboro 910-325-0660 Tidewatergallery.com

1, 8, 15, 22, 29: Painting Class. 1-4pm. All levels are welcome to this painting class at Arts & Things, Morehead City. Class is led by owner Lou Wilson. Details: www.artsthings.com.

2-5: Young at Art Spring Camp. Ages 9-12 can experience four days filled with cultivating art projects designed to stimulate artistic growth at the New Bern Recreation Center. Registration is $25 through March 30 at both West and Stanley White Recreation Centers. Details: 252-639-2912 or godettee@newbern-nc.org.

2, 9, 16, 23, 30: Watercolor & Acrylic Class. 9:30am12:30pm. Join Linda Kramer at Arts & Things, Morehead City, for this all-level painting class. Details: www.artsthings.com.

4, 11, 18, 25: Multimedia Class. 9:30am-12:30pm. All forms of drawing and painting will be discussed with David Parker at Arts & Things, Morehead City. Details: www.artsthings.com.

Drawing to Painting. 2-5pm. Area artist Lena Ennis leads this class at Arts & Things, Morehead City. Details: www.arts-things.com.

9-13: Art Camp. The Onslow County Parks and Recreation Department will hold an art camp for ages 6-12 from 8amnoon each day. The theme is “Art All Around Us,” featuring hands-on creativity through art journaling, paper mache, collage, culinary fun and much more. Class size is limited.

Details: 910-347-5332 or www.onslowcountync.gov/parks.

Thur. 12: John Chappell as Mark Twain. 7pm. Mark Twain’s stinging commentaries on the human race, politics, slavery, lying, religion and life are fresh and funny in educational performance. In looks, drawling voice, appearance and gesture, Chappell’s impersonation is a hilarious re-creation of Mark Twain himself. Tickets are $40.

Details: 252-354-5537 or 252-247-9414.

13-14: Easels in the Garden. 1-5pm.Tour private gardens, watch plein air painters and bid on their work, enjoy Colonial-era music about learn about flower arranging and landscape design in historic Edenton. Silent auction from 5-7pm. Admission is $25 and will cover both days.

Details: cupolahouse.org or 252-339-1321.

13-14: Tumbledown House in Concert. 8pm. The Down East Folk Arts Society welcomes the musicians to Eastern North Carolina. Friday’s concert will be held at the Trent River Coffee Company, New Bern, and on Saturday the band will perform at Clawson’s Restaurant, Beaufort. Tickets are $15 for general admission; $12 for members; and $8, students. Details: 252-633-6444 or downeastfolkarts.org.

Sat. 14: Bear City Opry. 7pm. Enjoy the Bear City Opry Country & Gospel Music Show at the Masonic Theatre in downtown New Bern for a night of good country and gospel music played the way it used to be played at the Grand Ole Opry. Doors open at 6pm. Tickets are $12 in advance, $15 at the door. Children under 12 are $2. Details: 252-6707082 or bearcityopry.com.

Thur. 19: Craven Concerts. 7:30pm. For its fifth and final concert, Craven Concerts will feature Carolina Brass. From elegant classics to the hard driving sound of big band, enjoy this winning combination of virtuosity, humor and fresh approach to all music types at Grover C. Fields Performing Arts Center. Details: 252-637-1119.

Fri. 20: Hollywood ArtWalk. 5-8pm. Several downtown New Bern art galleries host this ArtWalk, Hollywood style, featuring special sidewalk and inside events. Details: Craven Arts Council, 317 Middle St., 252-638-2577 or cravenarts.org.

ArtSea 20-21 and 27-29: Broadway at the Morehead – “Kismet.”

Produced by Phil Routszong, “Kismet” is a tale spun by Scheherazade that follows the remarkable and repeated changes of fortune that engulf a poor poet. Performances are 7:30pm, Friday’s and Saturday’s and 2pm, Sunday’s at The Morehead Center, 14th and Arendell Streets. Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for children. Details: www.themoreheadcenter.com.

Sat. 21: Crystal Coast Choral Society: Joyful Band of Singers.

7:30pm. The Pamlico Musical Society presents its last concert of the winter/spring series at the Old Theater, 609 Broad St., Oriental.

Admission is $20 and available by calling 252-249-3670.

27-29, May 4-6: “Always … Patsy Cline.” This smash hit comes to the stage at the Morehead Center for Performing Arts, illustrating the story of Patsy Cline’s rise to fame through her correspondence with fan Louise Seger. More than 25 of the late singer’s songs are woven into the tale. Tickets are $10 for children and $15 for adults in advance; $20 at the door. Shows start at 7:30pm on Friday and 2 and 7:30pm on Saturday and Sunday. Details: 252-241-1152 or www. themoreheadcenter.com.

Fri. 27: Blues Festival. 7pm. The Havelock Tourist & Event Center will host the 3rd Annual Havelock Heritage Music Blues Festival.

Concert tickets are $25 per person and reverse raffle tickets are $150 and includes two concert tickets. Details: 252-447-1101.

Sat. 28: The Four Seasons Chamber Music Festival. 8pm.

Performers Soovin Kim, violin; Axel Strauss, violin; Ara Gregorian, viola; Hsin-Yun Huang, viola; Ani Aznavoorian, cello; and Michael Kannen, cello take to the stage at the Cullman Performance Hall, Tryon Palace. Tickets are $25 for adults, $22 for Council of Friends members and $10, students. Details: www.ecuarts.com.

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2, 9, 16, 23, 30: Multimedia Class. 9:30am-12:30pm. All forms of drawing and painting will be discussed with David Parker at Arts & Things, Morehead City. Details: www.arts-things.com.

Drawing to Painting. 2-5pm. Area artist Lena Ennis leads this class at Arts & Things, Morehead City. Details: www.arts-things.com.

3, 10, 17, 24, 31: Painting Class. 1-4pm. All levels are welcome to this painting class at Arts & Things, Morehead City. Class is led by owner Lou Wilson. Details: www.arts-things.com.

Fri. 4: Alive at Five. 5-8pm. Join the Downtown Morehead City Revitalization Association for a free concert near the Morehead City waterfront. This month the Central Park Band performs.

Sat. 5: Bear City Opry. 7pm. Enjoy the Bear City Opry Country & Gospel Music Show at the Masonic Theatre in downtown New Bern for a night of good country and gospel music played the way it used to be played at the Grand Ole Opry. Doors open at 6pm. Tickets are $12 in advance, $15 at the door. Children under 12 are $2. Details: 252-670-7082 or bearcityopry.com 7, 14, 21, 28: Watercolor & Acrylic Class. Join Linda Kramer at Arts & Things, Morehead City, for this all-level painting class. Details: www.arts-things.com.

11-12: Beaufort Music Festival. The streets of historic Beaufort come to life with live music during this annual festival, with three stages, including a children’s area. The Gourds headline this year’s event. Details: www.beaufortmusicfestival.com.

18-19: Quilt Show. The Crystal Coast Quilters Guild shows off their stuff once a year during its annual show at the Crystal Coast Civic Center. Vendors with supplies are on hand and a drawing is held annually. Details: 252-247-3883.

Joel Mabus Performs. 8pm. The Down East Folk Arts Society is sponsoring two shows by Joel Mabus. Friday’s performance is at the Trent River Coffee Company, New Bern, and Saturday’s is at Clawson’s Restaurant in Beaufort. Tickets are $8-$15. Details: 252633-6444 or downeastfolkarts.org. www.nccoast.com

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ArtSea Liner Notes The Woven Narrative of Art

New Bern ArtWorks will feature the collaborative works of Jonathan Grauel and Fabric Lenny beginning April 6, including original drawings, acrylic panels and prints created on the iPad. A reception will be held from 5-8pm on Friday, April 20, at New Bern ArtWorks. In addition, Grauel and Lenny will conduct an interactive workshop from 10am-noon on Saturday, April 21, covering their collaborative journey to unearth a hidden aesthetic. The duo will provide a sneak peak at this creative process and demonstrate techniques, discuss creative apps, share tips and field questions about making art on the iPad. The Woven Narratives exhibition showcases work the artists have made together over the past 14 months.

Most of the work presented was created and shared using only the iPad as a drawing and painting tool. Most recent pieces have developed in three dimensions as small soft sculptures. The latest work was developed from a series of paintings on cardboard, which have been shared by posts.

The narratives that were created throughout this process are playful, intriguing and entertaining. Many are hidden by the imaginative process, whilst others peek through to be revealed in colorful and often humorous ways. The result is an ongoing dialogue of signs, symbols, image-making and color, a series of narratives that are woven together to engage the viewer in a ‘mesh’ of images and marks that share collective stories and experiences.

For additional details, visit newbernartworks.com or call 252-634-9002.

A Grown Up Look at Alice

The Carteret Community Theatre will present the Manhattan Project’s version of “Alice in Wonderland� April 13-15 and 20-22. Performed in the intimate setting of the Beaufort Arts Center, guests will feel like they have fallen down the rabbit hole right alongside Alice in Andre

Gregory’s adaptation of the classic stories “Alice in Wonderland� and “Through the Looking Glass.�

Far from the Disney version, this fast-paced, madcap show is pure creative imagination. It reflects a beauty only otherwise achieved in the dreams of a sleeping child. It goes far beyond the boundaries and rules set for theatre, captures the magic of the mind’s eye and puts it on stage. It’s hard to imagine anyone not knowing the story of Alice and her amazing adventures, but few people will remember them quite like this! The usually unusual characters make their appearances, but this time we get a view of Alice’s adventures from a more ... adult point of view. Full of truth, fun and terror:  Singing mushrooms? What’s behind all those doors? What exactly has that caterpillar been smoking?  “We’re all a little mad down here...come join us!  Bring your imagination, fasten on your hair, grab your croquet mallet, put the best butter in your watch and let our seven-person ensemble take you on a wild and wacky romp through Wonderland,� said director, Lindsay Thornton.

Tickets are $8-$12 and can be purchased by calling 252-7268971 or visiting www.carteretcommunitytheatre.org. Remaining tickets will be available at the door. This is a PG-13 show and not suitable for young children. Â

Exploring Collage and Abstraction

Explore and experiment with collage at the Leni Newell Studio and Gallery in Emerald Isle.

Newell has taught this popular, highly successful workshop at the NC Museum of Art and at Artspace in Raleigh for many years. The Emerald Isle sessions run May 1-3 and June 5-7.

Participants will learn to create richly layered surfaces that will become strong abstract compositions. Students will be encouraged to think outside the box, see beyond the obvious and turn the concrete into the abstract. You will work with unusual Japanese rice papers, magazine papers and a variety of media in new and different ways. Constructive critiquing will be ongoing, while elements of good design and composition will be stressed.

The cost to attend is $150. To learn more about the class, or to register, call 252-3545513.

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“I remember the time I helped Cathy with her mother’s video documentary called, ‘Her Color Was Red’ using old photos and images of her mother’s final years. She had Alzheimer’s and dementia, which meant she had to stay in a rest home for seniors. Cathy visited her mother daily and shot many poignant photos. This had to be difficult to do because no one wants to see her mother in this condition. I could see in the photos a strong mother daughter bond. Cathy was always upbeat during the editing of the video we created about her. I felt the love and respect that Cathy had for her mother. It was very revealing because it showed she has great character content. Some people just don’t respect the older generation as they should. It’s something that seems to be missing in this modern age we live in. Very few people give thanks to the previous generation for all they’ve done. Most take it all for granted, but Cathy took the time and made the effort to remember her mother who had passed away. She showed me the way and I hope to do something similar for my own mother. Everyone should try and do a tribute for someone they love especially those that nurtured us. We all need to leave a legacy to the future generations as Cathy did for her mother. “ Richard Everington, photo/art graduate

(Patrick Keough photo)

Here is what Cathy Crowell says about her personal photography work: The photograph in its various forms is the ultimate piece of evidence. We document the milestones of existence; births, weddings, vacations, moments frozen for our prosperity, weighty documents that attest to our existence and its importance. The passage of time seems to enhance their value. The photograph becomes the memory as time passes. Although the content of my work relies heavily on my subjective experiences, many of the visual interpretations strike a chord of recognition and empathy in the viewer.

My photographs represent personal and social documentation. Who I am – where I am – everything affects the work and the images evolve into a sense of time, place, and personality. Accurate observations depicting a wide range of visual experiences, I have developed a sense of the way light and color interacts in a photograph to give it a special quality. I am also interested in juxtaposing images and ideas to create another feeling from my photographs that did not originally exist. Together these nuances translate into a personal vision that acts in creating a continuing body of work whose whole is greater than the sum of its parts.

The progression of the work is one of inclusion and subtle references best gleaned in a thoughtful overview of the entire body of work. It becomes a Southern gothic anthology with a twist of humor, evidenced in the titles. Two of the ongoing series I am working on now are; “Looking for Ponce de Leon,” which is a series of black and white infrared film shot in exotic locations, but the content deals with the illusion of always looking for somewhere better than where we are and “Hope, Heroes and Hidden Dangers” that continues to deal with familial relationships and is in color.

It’s been an honor and privilege teaching along-side Cathy Crowell for more than 25 years. Cathy still has the passion for art, photography and teaching and has that special gift that allows her to instill that love of photography in her students. Cathy Crowell has made a difference in hundreds of student’s lives. She has been a role model to me as an artist, photographer and educator.

Teacher, writer and photographer, Patrick Keough resides in Morehead City.

He has worked with the state community college system since 1979. www.nccoast.com

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