Apr 27 Saturday
The Coastal Carolina Chapter, Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) is recruiting new members during its Spring Membership Drive from April 1 to May 31, 2024.
Coast Carolina Chapter is an all-volunteer, nonprofit military, veterans organization and is seeking enthusiastic, dedicated individuals who want to “continue to serve” and give back to their community. While we support MOAA’s national goals, our chapter’s focus is serving the needs of military members, veterans and their families in Beaufort, Carteret, Craven, Green, Jones, Lenoir, Pamlico, and Pitt counties.Membership is open to those who hold or have ever held a warrant or commission in any component of the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Space Force, Coast Guard, Public Health Service, and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and their surviving spouses.
Our chapter offers college scholarships for military dependents and supports a wide range of veteran related community activities such as Toy for Tots, the North Carolina Veterans Home in Kinston, local high school JROTC and ECU’s ROTC programs, and Wreathes Across America (WWA).
To learn more about our chapter please visit www.CCMOAA.org or email CCMOAA@outlook.com attention Mike Kennedy.
Our members make a difference!We look forward to hearing from you and joining the Coastal Carolina Chapter!
Celebrate National Poetry Month at your Craven-Pamlico Regional Libraries throughout the month of April. Initially started by the Academy of American Poets in 1996, it “reminds the public that poets have an integral role to play in our culture and that poetry matters.” Join your friends at the Craven-Pamlico Regional Libraries in April and take your turn in writing an original poem that includes five random words provided by the library. For more information, visit the library’s website at MyCPRL.org/poetry or visit your local Craven-Pamlico Regional Library
Bike Box Project, a nonprofit organization that raises funds to help our Parkinson's Community, locally, state wide, and nationally is hosting a fundraiser for Parkinson's Awareness. There is an organized walk starting at Freshwater Brewery and has two distances 1 mile and 3 miles. Registration fee includes a beverage and breakfast at the completion of the walk. It is a family friendly, casual walk for a great program. Please join us and meet our team and the community we support.
Bring your old family photos to the Greene County Public Library on Saturday, April 27 at 10:00 a.m. and have them scanned with staff assistance. Participants are requested to bring a maximum of ten items/pictures to be scanned. Personal flash drives will be provided for scan storage.
All walk-ins are welcome; no appointments are necessary. For more information, contact Head of Technical Services Carolyn Schulman by phone at 252.527.7066 ext. 135 or by email at cschulman@neuselibrary.org!
The G3ektacular Comic Book & Toy Show features comic book and toy vendors, creators, and a raffle to benefit the Hero Initiative (which helps comic book creators in need)! New Location! Free Admission!
ecoBLAST at the Cowan Museum of History and Science
Saturday, April 27, 2024, 10 AM – 2 PM
As part of the 2024 North Carolina Science Festival, the Cowan Mueum will host a free, public event called ecoBLAST This will be a fun, educational, family-friendly celebration of our planet. Exhibits, food trucks, live animals, educational activities, and demonstrations are planned for the public to enjoy.
For more information, contact Robin Grotke at (910) 296-2149 or visit www.cowanmuseum.org.
The Cowan Museum is open Tue – Sat 10 AM – 4 PM.
The New Bern-Craven County Public Library offers several Conversational Language Discussion Groups: French, Spanish, German, and Sign Language Practice.Offered during the afternoons and evenings. Please see the website for the current calendar. Register online at: https;//bit.ly/languageregistration
Oriental's new exhibit explores the long history of lighthouse lore in our area and of the seven lighthouses from Corolla down to Oak Island along the North Carolina Coast. The Steamer Oriental went aground on the Outer Banks near the site of the original Bodie Island Lighthouse.
What will you learn? What lights a lighthouse...what do the various patterns and colorings of the lighthouses mean...which lighthouse and keeper's home was moved... which lighthouses are still in operation...what it's like being a keeper...were there female keepers?
We invite all to the Kinston-Lenoir County Public Library on Saturday, April 27 at 1:00 p.m. to participate in a one-time rapid fire chess tournament intended for participants of all ages and skill levels. Participants are welcome to bring their own chess boards.
Scan the QR code on the flyer to register for a spot. Contact Head of Information Services Justin Stout by phone at 252.527.7066 ext. 127 for more information.