Community Calendar

Sheila Turnage, NY Times Bestselling author and Newbery Honor Winner, will present a two-day memoir writing workshop. Sheila will guide participants through the writing process. There will be plenty of time for writing and also sharing your work. Bring your memories and your creativity.

Seats are limited! Call the library to save your spot: 252-753-3355.

Saturday, November 1st and Saturday, November 15th at 10am-12pm.

Questions? Contact Angie at abates@farmvillenc.gov

Local boaters will share their knowledge of problem areas, navigation aids, using your MFD and Laptop for navigation and also VHF and DSC.

On Friday, November 7 2025 from 9:00-1:00 at the National Guard Armory on 301 Glenburnie St. New Bern, NC, Veterans Employment Base Camp and Organic Garden will team up with Craven NC Works Employment office to host a veteran’s outreach with a special event called a veteran’s stand-down.

Did you know Queen Anne’s Revenge did not always sail under that name? Come find out more about the history of La Concorde, a slave-trading vessel which later became the infamous pirate Blackbeard’s flagship. Register for Saturday at the QAR Lab on November 8, 2025, for a FREE guided tour from the archaeologists and conservators responsible for conserving, documenting, and investigating this one ship with two names! You will also have the chance to view Native American dugout canoes recovered from Lake Waccamaw and the South River, as well as the newly discovered shipwreck from Brunswick Town!

Tours will start every 30 minutes from 10am-1:30pm and will last approximately 1.5 hours. Space is limited, and reservations are required. Please arrive 10 minutes prior to your tour time. Tours are free and open to all ages, but registration is required. Fill out the form below to reserve a space.

“A Vision for the Planet” – A Multimedia Experience by Jim Scott

Mixing powerful songs and striking projected images, “A Vision for the Planet” takes us from grieving to celebration and from protest to motivation to sustain life on our planetary home. Jim’s lyrical melodies and outspoken poetry celebrate what’s beautiful, amazing, and fragile about our Earth.

Jim has performed at more than 700 UU churches over four decades of travels and his songs are in our hymnbooks (Gather the Spirit). Formerly a member of the Paul Winter Consort, Jim was co-composer of their celebrated Missa Gaia/Earth Mass. He has gone on to tour the world and record nine CDs of original music. He was awarded an NEA grant to create and present this multimedia concert. One of the originators of the Unitarian Universalist “Green Sanctuary” program, Jim also compiled the Earth and Spirit Songbook.

Vegetarian appetizers and wine by donation will be served.

Potluck.

Topic Discussions: 1-Personal moment towards humanism. 2- Effective community outreach promoting humanism (human valuing).

For more information go to https://www.meetup.com/humanist-freethinkers-of-new-bern

Sheila Turnage, NY Times Bestselling author and Newbery Honor Winner, will present a two-day memoir writing workshop. Sheila will guide participants through the writing process. There will be plenty of time for writing and also sharing your work. Bring your memories and your creativity.

Seats are limited! Call the library to save your spot: 252-753-3355.

Saturday, November 1st and Saturday, November 15th at 10am-12pm.

Questions? Contact Angie at abates@farmvillenc.gov

Make plans to join us for the November Sip Savor and Create Workshop where you'll get to paint a silk scarf. You'll have instruction to learn the combination of inks and techniques to create unique compositions.
You will leave with a colorful abstract scarf to show off during this holiday season or even gift to someone special in your life.

Christmas Open House will be held at Historic Hope in Windsor, NC from 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 7th. The 1803 Hope Mansion and 1763 King-Bazemore House will be decorated with period decorations. Join us for live holiday music, refreshments, horse drawn carriage and wagon rides, and a Holiday Craft Fair. There is no charge but donations are appreciated. We will also be open for tours of the mansion at 10:00 am, 12 noon, and 2 pm on December 8th, 10th, and 12th at $10/person. Historic Hope is located on 132 Hope House Road off NC 308 just west of Windsor, NC - 252-794-3140, www.historichope.org.

Potluck.

Topic Discussions: 1-Personal moment towards humanism. 2- Effective community outreach promoting humanism (human valuing).

For more information go to https://www.meetup.com/humanist-freethinkers-of-new-bern