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Painter Jack Saylor has mastered the art of bringing the coast indoors.

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The surfing industry has seen drastic changes over the years, from pop out surfboards and longboards to short boards and the rise of female surfers. AB Surf Shop has been around through every wave and new fad and is still going strong after 50 years. The once-small surf shop, originally built to fill a void in the market, was started by Tommy Morrow and continues to be a family business with sons Johnny and Chuck now handling the management.

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Tommy said that when surfing first came to the east coast, he and two other friends talked Charles Hill of CM Hill Hardware in Newport into ordering three pop out surfboards for them. He explained that back then, surfboard companies had dealers in Western Auto and hardware stores because that’s where a lot of sporting goods were sold at the time.

Tommy was around 14 when he and his friends got their first surfboards.

But with summer comes tourists. That summer, he and his friends met two boys from Virginia Beach who had custom surfboards. “They rode better, they were a lot prettier, they were handmade, just stuff we’d never seen before or even thought about,” he explained.

The nearest surf shops at the time were in Cocoa Beach, Fla, and Virginia Beach, Va. Tommy started saving up money and asked his dad if he would take him to Virginia Beach to buy a custom surfboard.

“I said, ‘I can sell my pop out for what I got in it, because supply and demand.’

People saw us surfing so they wanted to surf too, and it started growing. He took me up there and I bought a custom surfboard. Of course you know all my buddies wanted to ride it,” he added.

The next spring, surfboards began changing again. Tommy explained that they went from wood to fiberglass and foam and designers were experimenting with different kinds of fins and shapes .

So when the new models came out, he asked his dad to take him back to Virginia Beach to buy a new one.

“He said, ‘You just got one.’ I said, ‘I know, but there’s this new shape out and I can sell my board for more than I paid for it.’ He said, ‘You can?’ I said, ‘Yes, sir,’ because there just weren’t any. So he said, ‘Why don’t you just start selling them?’”

If ever there was a defining moment, it was there. It was then, Tommy said, that

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AB Surf Shop was truly born. Tommy’s dad told him that he’d lend him $1,000, and that Tommy should find two partners that will also put in $1,000. So Tommy found his two partners, and they started AB Surf Shop with only $3,000. The whole inventory consisted of 10 Hansen surfboards and two dozen men’s surf trunks. Eventually his oldest partner joined the US Army so Tommy and his remaining partner bought him out. Later his remaining partner lost interest, so Tommy bought him out, too.

He has seen 50 years and five different locations, all within five blocks of the current building.

“The first location, people don’t even know about because it was just so … I don’t even think we had a sign out front, to tell you the truth.

We were there for a short period.

The one people initially know about is on the other side of the stoplight on East Fort Macon Road. I was there until 1971.”

In 1971, he moved to the land across the street from where the store is now. “There was a Fast Fare, like a 7-11. I was right next to them. I was there from 1971 until 1982. Then we remodeled the store in 1989-1990. We remodeled about every 10 years, and then seven years ago we doubled the size of it. There where I’ve been all those years.”

Back when they first started surfing, the group would just pull off to the side of the road anywhere from Atlantic Beach to Emerald Isle to go surfing. There were seven surfing piers at that time, and Tommy explained that the piers create waves, and that’s why all the surfers wanted to surf at the fishing piers. In the 1960s, there were only a handful of people surfing here.

Then surfboards started changing again.

“Surfboards started going from longboards to progressively down, about a foot at a time, pretty quickly. They got them all the way down to where I didn’t have a surfboard in the store over six feet. In the 1970s, it went through a whole bunch of different designs.

Anything that people could imagine that would plane out, that would work in the water, we were trying it. It was just a crazy time for surfboard designs.”

That wasn’t a good time for beginner surfers, he continued. The shorter the board, the harder it is to ride. They didn’t really have anything to offer a kid that was just beginning. The industry wasn’t good for a beginner at that point.

There was another distinct point where the surfing industry changed, as well as AB Surf Shop’s clientele.

“There was a surf movie that came out, “Blue Crush,” that just set girls on fire. That was a whole new market for us because a

few girls surfed, but not many. At that time, longboarding came back. So here we are, we have longboards, we have shortboards and now we have mid-range boards which came in fun shapes and were the easiest to learn on. So it opened up this door for these new people coming into surfing. We could fit this customer with exactly what he or she needed, size wise, so that it would be easy to paddle, easy to ride and have fun. That’s what surfing’s about.”

When girls got into surfing, 50 percent of the store’s surfboard sales were going to women. That got dads interested in it, and the whole family started surfing.

up in the store, and knew that they would come back. Johnny said when he was growing up, he would ride to work with his dad, then take his surfboard, head to the beach and surf all day. When his dad was done with work, he would pick Johnny up and they would go home.

“It’s always been here, we know nothing else really. Both of us went off to school and stuff like that. Retail business, I guess, is like the restaurant business – your family is a part of it and you’re always doing something with it. We always knew that we’d come back. We did different things, but I knew I was always going to come back here, be a part of the family business,” Johnny continued.

The boys started working in the store early – around the age of 12.

“I would come in and watch for shoplifters, sweep the parking lot, pick gum out of the parking lot, cigarette butts, wash the windows,” Chuck explained. “We used to have a ton of windows, so we used to wash the windows. That was my job when I was 12. Every Friday I’d come over and do that. We don’t really know any different.”

The store has changed over the years from a surf shop to a combined surf shop and boutique, Johnny explained.

“We have changed to not slow down in slow times. The hardcore surf industry has ups and downs. It’s in a down right now, it’s not a good time for the surf industry at all, but our business is growing because we’re so diversified. We diversified our store really to accommodate our customer’s needs and what they want to see in a retail store at the beach,” added Chuck.

Johnny and Chuck both have children, but they’re too young to really be involved in the store just yet. But Johnny said he’d love to have them take over eventually to keep the business in the family.

“I think Johnny and I are extremely grateful for what our dad has started for us, and gave us the opportunity to take the ball and run with it. The greatest gift a parent can ever give a child, I would say. We’re thankful every day that we have this opportunity for this legacy to continue.” WF

We’re thankful every day that we have this opportunity for this legacy to continue.

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“In the 1960s, I sold surfboards to guys that never put them in the water. They put them on their car because surfing, at that time, was really cool. There were a bunch of surf movies that, you know, weren’t surf movies, they were lifestyle movies. They weren’t really how surfers were. It was Hollywood’s version. People just wanted to be associated with it. We were kind of rebels.

What was cool was when I worked at the store, I’d wear corduroy Levi’s, that was the thing surfers wore, and T-shirts. I wouldn’t be caught dead at Morehead City High School without a pair of khakis and a starched shirt on. It was that much different. It was a whole different lifestyle that had come from California and people really wanted to be a part of it. That started the clothing thing,” Tommy said.

Looking back on the history of the store, Tommy said he wouldn’t change a thing, that it’s like a dream come true. The last expansion in 2007 and when his sons took over were important times for the company, he added. Tommy said it is his life’s dream to have his family continue with the store.

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Get ready for cannons, wenches, sword fighting and grog as Beaufort prepares the town for its annual influx of pirates – the Beaufort Pirate Invasion. Townsfolk will battle the pirates for control of Beaufort on Friday and Saturday, Aug. 8-9.

This annual event highlights the rich history of pirates that have pillaged and plundered along the east coast. More specifically, it is a reenactment of an actual historical event that occurred in August of 1747 between the Town of Beaufort and a ship of Spanish privateers. Enjoy the sea invasion at Grayden and Eury parks on the Beaufort waterfront with Capt. Sinbad and the Meka II and Capt. Ben Bunn and the Skipjack Ada Mae as they terrorize the citizens and try to take the town. Join the townsfolk, farmers and the militia in a parade as they march from the pirate encampment to the waterfront battle to win the town back from nefarious pirates.

Step back in time with the sights and sounds of the 17th century as Beaufort comes alive with more than 100 pirate reenactors gathering at the pirate encampment at the Beaufort Historic Site.

Watch historical demonstrations such as sword fighting, cannon firing and see black powder weapons displays, a mock trial, a pirate hanging and so much more.

The two-day event includes activities for everyone to enjoy throughout town, from the Peg-Leg Pirate Pooch Costume Contest and pet pictures with a pirate at Beaufort Pet Provisions to sea shanties and pirate songs performed at four stage locations, Eury Park, Dockhouse Park, the pirate encampment and Duncan Point.

Aspiring young pirates can take part in the Scallywag School presented by Blackbeard’s crew, have lunch with the pirates or participate in the children’s pirate activities at the NC Maritime Museum.

Some of the signature events this year include the Buccaneer Dinner and Revue, Yo Ho Ho and a Bottle O’Run and Parlay on the Waterfront.

Feast on a plate of Clawson’s barbeque with all the sides, and then sit back and enjoy a dazzling and entertaining display of swashbuckling showmanship and debauchery at the Buccaneer Dinner and Revue on Friday night from 5:30-8:30.

The talent show begins at 7pm and it all takes place on Middle Lane behind the historic site encampment. Tickets are $17 for adults, $8 for kids 12 and under and includes dinner, tea and the show. |

10am-1pm – The Rusty Cutlass Beaufort Historic Site 11am – Costume Contest (12 & under) Beaufort Historic Site 11:30am-1pm – A Pirate’s Lunch NC Maritime Museum

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12:30pm – Prepare for Battle!

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Noon – Pirates Attack by Land!

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1pm – Battle Procession Beaufort Historic Site

12:15pm – The Surrender Grayden Paul Park

1:30pm – Invasion by Sea! Grayden Paul Park

1pm – Costume Contest (12 & under) Beaufort Historic Site

2pm – Sword Fighting Show Grayden Paul Park

1-3pm – View the Meka II

2pm – Weapons Demonstration NC Maritime Museum

1-2:30pm – Thunder & Spice and the Motley Tones The Dockhouse Park 1-3pm – The Rusty Cutlass Beaufort Historic Site 2pm – Sword Fighting Show Grayden Paul Park 2:30pm – Sword Dancing The Dockhouse Park 3pm – Capt. Jim’s Pirate Magic Show Beaufort Historic Site 4-5pm – The Rusty Cutlass Beaufort Historic Site

2pm – Sword Dancing The Dockhouse Park 2:30pm – Capt.

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4pm – Pirates on Trial!

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5:30-8:30pm – Dinner & Buccaneer Revue Beaufort Historic Site

6-10pm – Parley on the Waterfront The Dockhouse Park

Yo, Ho, Ho and a Bottle O’Run is a pre-grog 1-mile or 5K walk or jog on Saturday. Pirates cheer you on as you run, walk or swagger down the scenic Beaufort waterfront. Prizes are awarded for the race winners as well as for the best pirate costumes for individuals and crews. Strollers and four-legged friends are welcome. The race starts and ends at the corner of Turner and Front streets and begins at 8am. Registration fee is $20 per participant or $60 for a crew of four. Register online or on race day at 7am.

The invasion comes to close with Saturday night’s event, Parlay on the Waterfront.

Celebrate the end of the invasion and a return to peace and prosperity to Beaufort with an evening of live music, grog and good cheer from 6-10pm at The Dockhouse.

Admission for this event is free.

For more information or to purchase tickets for any of the signature events, visit beaufortpirateinvasion.com. WF

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Jack Saylor Bringing the Coast Indoors

Katie Coleman

With classical music flowing steadily from speakers, Jack Saylor puts the tip of a skinny brush in one of his paint colors he has in smudges on a mirror, and then continues fleshing out the fine details of a hyper-realistic painting of a scene we are so familiar with – a towel blowing in the wind on a porch of a house on the water, seashells lining the front steps and a boat idly drifting with the tide. The painting teases the edge of a home that could have been any local residence. Instantly the viewer creates an inner dialogue for the piece based on a particular frame of reference, which is what Saylor intended from the beginning. We all see a bit of ourselves and our history in his works. They are, after all, largely influenced by summers on the Crystal Coast.

Though Saylor now calls Morehead City home, he has traveled the world and learned from many cultures. Originally from Winston-Salem, he moved to Wilson at 15. He enrolled at what was then Atlantic Christian College, but today the school goes by Barton College. He graduated in 1983 and enrolled in a continuing painting program in the south of France.

“I was going to travel to Europe and continue my studies. The summer before I went to France, I was asked by a local home furnishings company there in Wilson if I wanted to do some temporary design work.

The first couple of projects I did with them were very successful, and they offered me a job. They said, ‘We will send you to Europe and you can still paint.’ So when I was 24, they sent me off to Spain and Italy.

I lived in Florence for a year and painted, and studied and designed home furnishings. I traveled all over both countries with our agents and worked with all the artisans. So at 24, my eyes were opened so big, to not just the greatest art in the world, but cultures,” he explained.

Over his 10-year design career, Saylor traveled to Mexico, Peru, the Philippines, and took sabbaticals to the Caribbean and a small Spanish fishing town called Estepona. He said his first stop was in Barcelona, where he experienced the sea in a different color. Being on the Mediterranean, living that different lifestyle and meeting other artists made him more determined to become a full-time artist. “I was going to live by the sea and I was going to paint the sea. So life just continued.”

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Saylor’s passion for the sea is evident in his paintings, and that passion stemmed from a childhood of family vacations to the beach, and his last name. As a kid, his family would come down to Atlantic Beach for vacations.

As a result, he would go home and draw all the things he experience, like the shrimp boats, the clouds and the ocean. As he got older, he began to bring his sketchpad with him and started drawing at the beach.

“I always had an affinity for drawing. The wires in the brain just got connected really early. Art and sea.

My last name is Saylor, and growing up as a kid, I was always Captain Jack or Jack the Sailor-man, and it just felt like the sea was a birthright, you know? It was in my blood. The connection was made.”

While his connection with the sea was fostered at a young age, his desire for art and painting also had some early influences. While living in Winston-Salem, Saylor’s family would order takeout from a restaurant

owned by a Greek family every Saturday.

The inside was decorated with tufted leather booths, wine bottles coated in dripping wax (which Saylor admitted he found romantic), dark lighting and huge oil paintings of the sea over the cliffs of the Mediterranean. He remembered being so fascinated with the big paintings.

Another Saturday event, the Wide World of Sports, also stuck in Saylor’s mind. One of the sponsors of the program was Dutch Masters Cigars.

“They would have this ad, this commercial, where they had these guys dressed up in 17th century Dutch garb and they would all stand together and form like a Rembrandt pose. Then the camera would take a picture of them, and then open the cigar box and you’d see the illustration of these Dutch Masters smoking pipes or something. For some strange reason, as a very young kid, I remembered that. I don’t remember Old Spice ads or anything like that, but I remember the Dutch Masters and I remember these big oil paintings in that restaurant. So I guess these connections were all happening as I was young. Why I remember those things, I cannot tell you. It was some mystery.”

After leaving Europe, Saylor met his future wife, Ann, also from Winston-Salem. They married after a year of dating, and were soon tasked with deciding where to start their life together.

Around the same time, Bob Timberlake, a well-known North Carolina artist, had started a furniture program and was looking for a designer. He contacted Saylor and asked him

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to come work in Lexington. Saylor worked for Timberlake and continue to paint – so for four years, Saylor said, he had the best of both worlds.

“It was kind of like going to work for Walt Disney because he’s so hugely successful and he’s an immensely creative person. It was really like going to work at Disneyland; it was magical. After four years of that, I had built my skills and my following on the artistic side to a point where Ann and I said, ‘Let’s do it. If we’re ever going to make a move to the coast, let’s make the leap now.’ We bought a little house in Otway, right on the marsh.

We lived there for seven years. We eventually moved into Beaufort and lived there for another nine or 10 years, and ultimately ended up in the Promise Land. I’ve been very fortunate to intersect with certain people at certain times in my life and try not to mess it up. Fate has been working in my favor and I try not to get in the way sometimes. It’s been a good experience so far. Ups and downs in this business, but we’ve been fortunate. We love it here. Carteret County and this part of the coast, there’s just nothing like it for us. It resonates with us, and for me with the childhood memories, it’s just so familiar,” Saylor added.

Since leaving his position with Bob Timberlake, Saylor has been a full-time artist painting scenes and still-life that inspire us all to walk down the beach. During his time with Timberlake, Saylor became more acquainted with Pennsylvania artist Andrew Wyeth. Wyeth was a truly regional artist, painting only the area where he was born in Pennsylvania and

where his family vacationed in Maine, Saylor explained. Being a regional artist resonated with Saylor.

“I kind of have those same connections.

It got me looking deeply into my own childhood experiences and recollections of this place, knowing I wanted to paint the sea, knowing nothing really about Europe other than my recent experience there, which is totally superficial. But this is a place that ran deep in me. I remember as a kid, not only the shrimp boats, but the color of the rust on the shrimp boats. That all goes back to a childhood memory. I’ve painted European stuff, and they’re pretty paintings. But there’s nothing really deeper beyond the surface. These are things I experienced as a kid, and those are the things you never really get away from.

I think the Andrew Wyeth thing is what tipped the balance for me, combined with Ann. Ever since then, it’s been trying to go deeper and trying to get better as an artist and in my interpretation of the experience.”

Over the years and experiences, Saylor’s perspective in his paintings has changed.

He said he paints what he feels, rather than what he sees, giving him a different perspective on things. He doesn’t like to pack all the content within the frame or border, but rather to suggest what lies beyond the edge of the canvas. He’ll only give you bits and pieces so you have to engage your own imagination. While his early works were massive and grand, he now finds that same grand sea in smaller things. He said his vision is just as big, but the view became smaller.

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For the eleventh year, the Barta Boys & Girls Club Billfish Tournament returns to downtown Beaufort July 17-19. The brainchild of outdoorsman Tred Barta and his wife Anni, the tournament puts kids on the water and a rod in their hands with the goal of releasing the most billfish in the two-day tournament.

The tournament is part of the NC Governors Cup Billfish Series and is the only 100 percent release billfish tournament in the state. All of the proceeds from the tournament benefit the Boys & Girls Clubs of Coastal Carolina. The event perfectly harmonizes

with the club’s mission to offer encouragement to all children by allowing them to realize their full potential. Awards are given in a variety of categories. Fishing runs from 8am-2pm on Friday and Saturday. Registration is $800 for inshore and offshore, and $350 for inshore only. For all registration documents and rules, visit www.bartabillfish.com.

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JULY

*9-12: Hatteras Grand Slam BillfishTournament.

Raising awareness of the offshore billfish fishing in Hatters during the summer, this tournament continues to grow with each passing year. Details: 252-996-0618, www.hatterasgrandslam.com.

11-13: East Coast Got ‘Em On King Mackerel Classic. With a $20,000 first place award and prizes for under 23 and lady anglers, this Carolina Beach tournament is sure to draw a crowd.

Details: www.gotemonliveclassic.com. *17-19: Barta Boys and Girls Club Billfish Tournament. NC Governor’s Cup Series Tournament set on the Beaufort waterfront with prizes for marlin releases and weigh-ins for tuna, dolphin and wahoo. Kid-friendly event offers low entry fees, trophies instead of prize money and junior angler prizes. Details: 252-808-2286 or www.bartabillfish.com.

*11-15: Pirates Cove Billfish Tournament. NC Governor’s Cup Series Tournament in Manteo with prizes for marlin releases and weigh-ins for tuna, dolphin and wahoo. Details: 252-473-1015 or www.pcbgt.com.

15-16: Sneads Ferry Rotary King Mackerel Tournament. Registration is held at New River Marina in Sneads Ferry, along with a variety of associated events. Details: www. sneadsferryrotary.com.

22-23: Topsail Inshore Challenge. This Topsail based tournament features two divisions – red drum and flounder. Registration at East Coast Sports and weigh-ins at Sears Landing. Details: 910-409-8379.

25-26: Oriental Rotary Club Inshore Slam/ Tarpon Tournament. More than 20 years old, this tournament helps raise funds for regional college scholarships. Details: www.orientalrotary.org.

25-26: CCCF Spanish Mackerel/Dolphin Fishing Tournament. Carteret Community College Foundation tourney helps raise funds for college programs and scholarships. Weigh-in is slated at The Boathouse in Beaufort, a sponsor of the event. Details: Wes Daniels, 252-222-6222.

AUGUST

8-9: Onslow Bay Open King Mackerel Tournament. Organized by The Reel Outdoors, this annual tournament is sanctioned by the Southern Kingfish Association. Details: www. obokmt.us.

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2-4: US Open King Mackerel Tournament.

Based in Southport, this tournament has been going strong for some 34 years. Details: usopenkmt.com.

4-6: Bogue Inlet Pier King Tournament. Grab a rod and spend a day with the family in Emerald Isle. A day of king fishing on the pier runs about $20 and allows the anglers four rods in the water.

Details: 252-354-2919.

9-11: Davis Island Fishing Club’s Fall Surf Fishing Tournament. With a $10,000 purse, this nonprofit event has long been a favorite for saltwater anglers. Fishing time runs from noon on Thursday through noon on Saturday. Details: www.diffclub.com.

*24-26: Ducks Unlimited Band the Billfish Tag and Release Tournament. NC Governor’s Cup Series Tournament with prizes for marlin releases and weigh-ins for tuna, dolphin and wahoo.

Weigh-ins at Big Rock Landing on the Morehead City waterfront. Details: 252-814-4896.

25-26: Raleigh Saltwater Sportfishing Club King Mackerel Tournament. Celebrating its 30th tournament this year, this popular event brings the crowds to downtown Morehead City. Details: raleighkmt.org.

20-27: Flounder Surf Fishing Tournament.

Free registration. All flounder must be caught on foot (surf, pier, inlet or sound) from Fort Macon to Emerald Isle. Sponsored by the Emerald Isle Parks and Recreation Dept. and The Reel Outdoors. Details: 252-354-6350.

17-18: Swansboro Rotary King Mackerel Tournament. With a $30,000 guaranteed first place award, this popular tournament takes advantage of the region’s great fall fishing.

Details: www.kingbluewater.com.

SEPTEMBER

1-Dec. 31: Chasin’ Tails Outdoors Speckled Trout Challenge. For the fifth year, Atlantic Beach-based Chasin’ Tails will have anglers vying for bragging rights this fall. Entry fee is $50.

First place winner takes $3,000 and some fishing gear. Details: 252-240-3474.

12-13: Bojangles King of the Cape Open King Mackerel Tournament. Tournament features payouts for lady angler, juniors, seniors and single engine along with grand prize. Based at Town Creek Marina, Beaufort. Details: David Lucas, 252-290-0925 or mideastappraisal@ earthlink.net.

18-20: Atlantic Beach King Mackerel Tournament. Presented by Blue Water Promotions, this annual tournament is headquartered in the Atlantic Station Shopping Center. Details: www. bluewaterpromo.com.

18-Nov. 29: Gordie McAdams Speckled Trout Surf Fishing Tournament. Free registration.

All trout must be caught on foot (surf, pier, inlet or sound) from Fort Macon to Emerald Isle. Sponsored by the Emerald Isle Parks and Recreation Dept. Details: 252-354-6350.

24-26: NC Troopers Association OffshoreInshore Saltwater Challenge. In its third outing this Morehead City-based tournament gives anglers two days of fishing. Events are based at Jaycee Park on the town’s waterfront. Details: www.1042kmt.com.

26: Pamlico County Shrine Club Speckled Trout Tournament: With a $1,000 first prize payout, this tournament allows fishing in Pamlico, Beaufort, Craven and Carteret counties. Details: 252-249-2084. *Indicates a NC Governor’s Cup Billfish Tournament

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JULY

1, 8, 15, 22, 29: Coastal Cruises – Trawling Adventure. 9-11am. Learn about a variety of fishing practices with the NC Coastal Federation. Cost is $20 per person. Details: 252-393-8185 or rachelb@nccoast.org.

Coastal Cruises – Dolphin Watch. 1-3pm. What is a porpoise? Learn more about them while cruising with the NC Coastal Federation on White Oak River and Bogue Sound.

Cost is $20 per person. Details: 252-393-8185 or rachelb@ nccoast.org.

2, 9, 16, 23, 30: Seaside Cinema. 8:30pm. Join friends and family members at the Atlantic Beach boardwalk for movies under the stars. This month’s schedule includes “National Treasure,” “Frozen,” “Wizard of Oz,” “Muppets Most Wanted,” and “Surf’s Up.” Free.

3, 10, 17, 24, 31: EmeraldFest. 6:30-8pm. Enjoy live music and a peaceful ocean breeze at the Western Ocean Regional Beach Access, Emerald Isle. This month 4EverAll, Justin Castellano, Conch Stew, Redneck Juliets and Dependable Taxi perform. Lawn chairs and blankets are suggested.

Free. Details: 252-354-6350.

Coastal Cruises – Shelling. 9-11am. Board a cruise with the NC Coastal Federation and head out to Bear Island to hunt for tideland treasures while learning more about invertebrates and their shells. Cost is $20 per person. Details: 252-393-8185 or rachelb@nccoast.org.

Coastal Cruises – White Oak River Expedition. 13pm. Travel up the White Oak River to learn about its history and wildlife with the NC Coastal Federation. Cost is $20 per person. Details: 252-393-8185 or rachelb@nccoast.org.

Natural Side of Fort Macon. 10am. Meet at the visitor’s center at Fort Macon State Park for a leisurely hike.

Details: 252-726-3775.

Sound Seafood: Catching Crabs and Clams. 2-4pm.

Learn the art of harvesting crabs and clams and the importance of conserving habitats with the NC Aquarium. Age 5 and up, $20. Details: 252-247-4003 or www.ncaquariums.com.

4, 5, 12, 19, 26: Concert in the Park. 7-8:30pm. Join the Morehead City Parks and Recreation Dept. for a free summer concert at Jaycee Park on the Morehead City waterfront.

This month watch for The Main Event Band (4th), Seaside Band (5th), Robert McDuffy (12th), Thrillbillies (19th) and Panyelo (26th). Details: 252-726-5083.

Fri. 4: Emerald Isle Fireworks. 9pm. Details: 252-354-6350.

Fourth of July Parade. 11am. Details: 252-728-3917.

Beaufort Fireworks. 9pm.

Atlantic Beach Fireworks. 9pm.

Morehead City Fireworks. 9pm.

Cannon Day. The cannons at Fort Macon State Park will be fired at 10:30 and 11:30am and 1:30, 2:30 and 3:30pm.

Details: 252-726-3775.

Underwater Bike Race. Organized by Discovery Diving in Beaufort, this whimsical event celebrates the nation’s birthday with a wink of its eye. Details: 252-728-2265.

Sat. 5: Great 4th Race. 9am. Traditionally rigged sailing craft celebrate the historic voyages that carried the news of the signing of the Declaration of Independence to the Outer Banks at the NC Maritime Museum’s Watercraft Center. Details: 252-728-7317.

6, 13, 20, 27: SwanFest. 6:30-8pm. Enjoy live music at Olde Town Square in downtown Swansboro. Bring chairs, blankets, even dinner if you’d like. This month’s performers are Chris Cavanaugh (6th), Trophy Husbands (13th), Virginia Daredevils (20th) and Justin Castellano (27th).

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11, 25: Concert at the Fort. 7pm. Friends of Fort Macon annually bring visitors to the site with its popular concert program. This month, Wild Honey (11th) and The Morehead City Brass Consortium (25th) perform. Details: 252-726-3775.

Sat. 12: Build a Boat in a Day. 9am-3pm. Adult and child teams use the stitch-and-glue technique to assemble a prepared kit for a small flat-bottomed plywood boat suitable for rowing or paddling. Cost is $300. Details: 252-728-7317 or www.ncmaritimemuseums.com.

BHA Summer Party. 7-11pm. Celebrate Beaufort summers with a party at the Beaufort Historic Site. Enjoy food, open bar, music and a live and silent auction to benefit the Beaufort Historical Association. Details: 252-728-5225.

19-20: Civil War Reenactment. 10am-4pm. Fort Macon State Park. Details: www.ncparks.gov/Visit/parks/foma.

Sat. 19: Crab Cake Cook-off. 6-8pm. Taste delicious crab cakes made by guest chefs and vote for your favorite at this NC Maritime Museum event held at the watercraft center. Details: www.maritimefriends.org.

Historic Beaufort Road Race. 7:30am. One of the area’s largest road races helps raise funds for college scholarship for high school seniors around the county. Details: www. beaufortroadrace.com.

26-27: Contemporary Boat Building Carpentry. 9am5pm. Learn skills essential for building round-bottomed boats through this NC Maritime Museum program. Details: 252-728-7317 or www.ncmaritimemuseums.com.

Buddy Pelletier Longboard Memorial Contest. This annual competition attracts amateur and professional surfers from the East Coast to Atlantic Beach, including former and current East Coast, ESA and world champions. Details: www. buddypelletier.com.

Sat. 26: Kayak/Yoga Trip to Jones Island. 1-4:30pm.

Paddle from Cedar Point to Jones Island to learn about the ongoing conservation efforts and participate in a gentle yoga session on the shore. Details: 910-325-3600 or email info@ secondwindecotours.com.

27-Aug. 2: Shark Week. NC Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores. Details: 252-247-4003 or www.ncaquariums.com.

AUGUST

1, 8: Concert at the Fort. 7pm. Friends of Fort Macon annually bring visitors to the site with its popular concert program. Performances this month include 4EverAll (1st) and Scearce & Ketner (8th). Details: 252-726-3775.

1, 29: Alive at Five. 5-8pm. Join the Downtown Morehead City Revitalization Association for a free concert at Jaycee Park on the Morehead City waterfront. This month Band of Oz (1st) and Jupiter Jones (29th) perform. Details: www.downtownmoreheadcity.com or 252-808-0440.

2, 9, 16, 23, 30: Concert in the Park. 7-8:30pm. Join the Morehead City Parks and Recreation Dept. for a free summer concert at Jaycee Park on the Morehead City waterfront.

This month’s performances include Liquid Pickle (2nd), Dependable Taxi (9th), 4EverAll (16th), Lipbone Redding (23rd) and Carolina Beach Club (30th). Details: 252-726-5083.

3, 10, 17, 24, 31: SwanFest. 6:30-8pm. Enjoy live music at Olde Town Square in downtown Swansboro. This month’s performers include Andy and Kathryn Karg (3rd), Aqoostix (10th), Big Drink (17th), Beaucoup Blue (24th) and Acoustic Hwy (31st).

5, 12: Coastal Cruises – Trawling Adventure. 9-11am.

Learn about a variety of fishing practices with the NC Coastal Federation. Cost is $20 per person, all ages welcome. Details: 252-393-8185 or rachelb@nccoast.org.

Coastal Cruises – Dolphin Watch. 1-3pm. What is a porpoise? Learn more about them while cruising with the NC Coastal Federation on White Oak River and Bogue Sound.

Cost is $20 per person, all ages welcome. Details: 252-3938185 or rachelb@nccoast.org.

6, 13, 20: Seaside Cinema. 8:30pm. Join friends and family members at the Atlantic Beach Town boardwalk for movies under the stars. This month’s schedule includes “Yogi Bear,” “Willie Wonka” and “Up.” Free.

7, 14, 21: EmeraldFest. 6:30-8pm. Enjoy live music and a peaceful ocean breeze at the Western Ocean Regional Beach Access, Emerald Isle. This month Wild Honey, Scearce & Ketner and Big Drink perform. Lawn chairs and blankets are suggested. Free. Details: 252-354-6350.

8-9: Beaufort Pirate Invasion. Details: 252-728-3988.

Sat. 16: Build a Boat in a Day. 9am-3pm. Adult and child teams use the stitch-and-glue technique to assemble a prepared kit for a small flat-bottomed plywood boat suitable for rowing or paddling. Cost is $300. Details: 252-728-7317 or www.ncmaritimemuseum.com.

22-23: Traditional Boat Building Carpentry. 9am5:30pm. Learn traditional boat building techniques in this hands-on workshop offered by the NC Maritime Museum.

Cost is $135. Details: 252-728-7317 or www.ncmaritimemuseums.com.

SEPTEMBER

4, 11, 18, 25: Natural Side of Fort Macon. 10am. Meet at the visitor’s center at Fort Macon State Park for a leisurely hike. Details: 252-726-3775.

6-7: Bike MS: Historic New Bern Ride. Bike MS is a 2-day cycling event that raises funds to support people living with multiple sclerosis in North and South Carolina and throughout the United States. Registration is $35. Details: www.msbike.org.

7, 14: SwanFest. 6:30-8pm. Enjoy live music at Olde Town Square in downtown Swansboro. This month’s performers are Unknown Tongues (7th) and Scearce & Ketner (14th).

13-14: Contemporary Boatbuilding Carpentry. 9am5pm. Learn skills essential for building round-bottomed boats through this NC Maritime Museum program. Cost is $135. Details: 252-728-7317 or www.ncmaritimemuseums. com.

20-21: Civil War Reenactment. 10am-4pm. Fort Macon State Park. Details: www.ncparks.gov/Visit/parks/foma.

Sat. 20: Build a Boat in a Day. 9am-3pm. Adult and child teams use the stitch-and-glue technique to assemble a prepared kit for a small flat-bottomed plywood boat suitable for rowing or paddling. Cost is $300. Details: 252-728-7317 or www.ncmaritimemuseum.com Oktoberfest on Middle Lane. Limited tickets are available for this street party with craft beer, German food and wine and live music. Proceeds benefit the new CGH Cancer Center.

Must be 21. Details: 252-728-7108. WF

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“I don’t know if it’s a personal statement that I started feeling smaller in myself or I found more comfort in my work and didn’t need to paint everything. I could just give you a little nudge and let you go with it. A bit of Andrew Wyeth is still showing up. He just gave you the essence and let you fill in the blanks with your own experiences. We all experience a place differently. I’ll give you little bit of sun, a little bit of wind and give you some sea shells to tell you where you are, and the rest is up to you. It’s a place I love, and I’m not painting to end up in museums. If I was painting to be in a museum, I couldn’t paint what I love, I’d have to paint what I thought the critics would love, and to heck with that,” he continued.

Saylor admits that he has a great life, and that work and life are seamless for him, sometimes unfortunately. He has to always live his life like he’s in a painting.

“I think another critical component to being able to capture perspectives like this is you have to live in a painting all the time. You have to have that part of your brain engaged always, because if you’re not, and you’re preoccupied, you’re going to miss 99 percent of it. But if I’m always a painter, if I’ve always got my shutter open, taking it in, I’ve picked up a lot of stuff that way.”

Saylor said he has a great art dealer in Charles Jones at Carteret Contemporary Art, and this fall, he’ll being showing some pieces at Morris & Whiteside Galleries in Hilton Head, SC. WF

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