The Rocky Mount Area Chamber of Commerce, along with Host Sponsor the Eastern North Carolina Center for Business & Entrepreneurship, will be holding a Small Business & Entrepreneurship Conference. The event is currently being […]
Oak Ridge Farms, based in Zebulon, North Carolina, has announced the winter dates for The Market, an on-farm market open through winter and into early Spring for local shopping. The Market offerings go beyond the […]
Tickets are on sale for the 2nd Annual Wake Forest Film Festival on Friday and Saturday, March 13-14, 2020, in Wake Forest, North Carolina. Entitled “A Light in the Forest,” this cinematic tour de […]
It’s time for the annual Birds, Brews & BBQ at Sylvan Heights Bird Park in Halifax County, North Carolina. Tickets are on sale for the March 14, 2020 afternoon of bird-watching followed by food, drink, […]
Compiled by Kay Whatley, Editor This week’s list may include events from North Carolina counties of Edgecombe, Franklin, Nash, Johnston, Wake, Wayne, Wilson, and beyond — occasionally including unique coastal or mountain events. While most […]
The Northern Community Food Security Team (NCFST), the Society of St. Andrew and a network of Wake County partners committed to a sustainable food future are recruiting volunteers for the 2020 Wake Forest Potato […]
Three upcoming meetings will be held February 20 and 27, 2020, 6-7:30pm and March 2, 2020, 10-11:30am at the Imperial Centre for the Arts and Sciences to gather public input for future master planning […]
On three Mondays in March, the Public Library of Johnston County and Smithfield (PLJCS) will host presenters for a Financial Wellness series. No registration is required for these free sessions. This is the first time […]
Compiled by Kay Whatley, Editor This week’s list may include events from North Carolina counties of Edgecombe, Franklin, Nash, Johnston, Wake, Wayne, Wilson, and beyond — occasionally including unique coastal or mountain events. While most […]
New Hanover County’s Airlie Gardens is looking for artists, or teams of artists, to decorate, paint, and adorn one of ten oversized fiberglass squirrels for the gardens’ newest art exhibit, Squirrels! The artist-designed, four-foot-tall fiberglass squirrels will be […]
The North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service Nash County Center will again offer its Ten Plant Tour free educational events in 2020. Ten plants are presented on each date by experts and Master Gardeners. On the […]
Make plans now to join your friends and neighbors in downtown Wake Forest on Saturday, February 22, 2020, 11am-3pm, for the 8th-annual Wake Forest Mardi Gras Street Festival. Admission to this family-friendly celebration is […]
The Knightdale Police Department supports many causes that impact the local community. For more than a dozen years, the KPD has supported the Special Olympics of North Carolina, with this year being one of […]
By Kay Whatley, Editor According to a new report by Grand View Research, Inc., the “sauces, dressings, and condiments” market is expected to reach $181 billion (US Dollars) worldwide by 2025. A growing demand for […]
By Cindy Brookshire Could Selma, North Carolina be the focus of an upcoming HGTV show? Producers of Home Town Takeover, a proposed 2021 series with Ben and Erin Napier, are inviting towns across the United […]
UPDATE March 13, 2020: This paper-shredding event has been canceled to limit crowds and slow spread of coronavirus. List of Wake Forest, NC events that are now canceled — www.wakeforestnc.gov/covid-19-coronavirus/alerts-closures. _____________ Original article below is […]
Compiled by Kay Whatley, Editor This week’s list may include events from North Carolina counties of Edgecombe, Franklin, Nash, Johnston, Wake, Wayne, Wilson, and beyond — occasionally including unique coastal or mountain events. While most […]
The city of Rocky Mount’s International Festival of Cultures, hosted by the Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission, showcases the variety of diverse communities that call Rocky Mount, North Carolina home. Held in the Brown […]
The inaugural Give Food A Face Gala fundraiser is coming up on Friday, March 27, 2020, 7-11pm, and will be held at the CSS Neuse Center, 100 N Queen Street, Kinston, North Carolina. Tickets […]
By Kay Whatley, Editor Recent grant awards to Wilson County Public Library (WCPL) have funded creation of a new Makerspace on the second floor of the Main Library, and new resources for youth programs. Grants […]
During two upcoming Mamma Mia performances, The Playhouse of Wilson has set themes to encourage ticket-holders to dress for the 1970s or as their favorite celebrity. Theme nights will be: March 7, 2020 @ 7:30pm […]
The Town of Wake Forest is recruiting Adopt-A-Stream volunteers to help keep the town’s streams healthy. The initiative offers residents the opportunity to become involved in an environmental effort that helps protect our natural […]
Compiled by Kay Whatley, Editor This week’s list may include events from North Carolina counties of Edgecombe, Franklin, Nash, Johnston, Wake, Wayne, Wilson, and beyond — occasionally including unique coastal or mountain events. While […]
Juniper Level Botanic Garden, a $7.5 million gift to North Carolina State University, will open eight weekends during 2020 for public viewing, plant purchases, and talks with experts. “Two open garden weekends are scheduled […]
Sign up now for Imperial Centre’s Spring arts classes and workshops. Programs are available for all ages, with teaching artists offering beginner and advanced workshops. The majority of these programs are held in the Arts […]
On Friday, February 7, 2020, 6pm, visitors are invited to watch a documentary, “The Other Boys of Summer,” focusing on Negro League Baseball. The showing is a part of the First Friday activities held […]
Terra Vita Stewards’ We Plant it Forward program, in partnership with Gethsemane Seventh Day Adventist Youth Society, will hold a tree giveaway and environmental education activity at Gethsemane Seventh Day Adventist Church, 2525 Sanderford […]
Check out Preservation Day on Saturday, February 8, 2020, 1-4pm, at Zebulon Town Hall. This event is free and open to the public. All are invited to bring along their own memorabilia of pre-1980s […]
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