Community Calendar

Join us at Emerge Gallery & Art Center for the monthly African American Music Series featuring guest artist, Shacara Rogers. Shacara Rogers is a vocalist, songwriter, and vocal coach from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She graduated with her Bachelor of Music and Master of Music Degrees from Howard University. She had been a lead soloist of Afro Blue, Howard's premier vocal jazz ensemble, and has performed at many different arenas with artists like Patti LaBelle, Dianne Reeves, Esperanza Spalding, and many others.

In 2018 she released her debut album, 16 Moments, and became an internationally acclaimed artist with her first 4 week tour of Russia in 2019. Her most current releases of 2021 include a single called His Will, and a full length album entitled In Jesus’ Name I Sing. She also won the 2021 Wammie Award for Best Gospel/Inspirational Song in the DMV area with her single, His Will. Over the last nine years, this wife and mother has won many awards, released three full length albums, two singles, a music video, become an international performing artist, served seven years teaching on the collegiate level, and become an entrepreneur. She trains vocalists and public speakers under her newest business Keys to the Vox. Her future plans include continuing to release more positive life-giving music, singing all over the world, continuing in her teaching career, and further scaling her businesses.

A fun old-time variety show with great music, stories, and special guests in the style of radio variety shows of yesteryear, hosted and presented by New Bern’s favorite string band, The Bonafides.

Join us for a night of poignant poetry and stunning music with the GCS Concert Choir’s “Voices and Poetry” concert! Featuring poetry by Maya Angelou, Langston Hughes, and Alfred Lord Tennyson, set to music by Rollo Dilworth, Michael John Trotta, Randall Stroope, and more, you won’t want to miss this captivating performance!

Tickets for our concert in Greenville are now available!

The concert will be held at The Memorial Baptist Church at 1510 Greenville Blvd, SE, Greenville, NC on Saturday, October 18 at 7:00pm. Contact us at gcsgeneralmanager@gmail.com for any questions.

Join us for a night of poignant poetry and stunning music with the GCS Concert Choir’s “Voices and Poetry” concert! Featuring poetry by Maya Angelou, Langston Hughes, and Alfred Lord Tennyson, set to music by Rollo Dilworth, Michael John Trotta, Randall Stroope, and more, you won’t want to miss this captivating performance!

Tickets for our Washington, NC concert are now available!

The concert will be held at The Turnage Theatre at 150 W Main Street, Washington, NC on Sunday, October 19 at 4:00pm

Daniel Sansone, Music Director and Organist at First Presbyterian New Bern, will present an organ recital featuring works by Bach, Franck, Mendelssohn, and Rorem. The concert is free and open to the public.

Hubby Jenkins is an American multi-instrumentalist who studies and performs old-time American music. He is a former member of the Carolina Chocolate Drops and the Rhiannon Giddens band, and has been nominated for Grammy and Americana awards.

Hubby Jenkins endeavors to share his love and knowledge of old-time American music. Born and raised in Brooklyn he delved into his southern roots, following the thread of African American history that wove itself through America’s traditional music forms. Hubby has performed at festivals and venues around the world, earning himself both Grammy and Americana award nominations. Today he spreads his knowledge and love of old-time American music through his dynamic solo performances and engaging workshops.

The orchestra is conducted by Chris Ellis. Special guest performers Beaufort Community Orchestra Suzuki students under the direction of Lois Omonde and Dawn Poser.

The award-winning ECSU University Choir returns to celebrate the holidays with timeless harmonies and a spirit of unity and joy.

Doors open for seating at 7pm.

Community Connections: Performance and Lecture Series bridges Elizabeth City State University and community. Our mission is to produce cultural experiences which can be enjoyed by students, faculty, and staff, as well as the community at large. Our past guests include: Nikki Giovanni, Terrence J, Kierra Sheard, 9th Wonder, the Virginia Symphony, Leila Fadel, Tshombe Shelby, Marc Hill, the cast of A Different World, and the US Navy Band. Join us for our next event!

Boomerang LIVE JukeBox is a popular New Bern based nostalgic trio that performs concerts featuring iconic music of the 60s, 70s, and 80s. NBCT is pleased to welcome Epy, Mike and Tom to The Athens stage for their holiday special, A Very BOOMY Christmas, a light-hearted, comedic production about Christmases of yesteryear. It is a multi-media event with live music performances and accompanying large-screen video presentations of traditional sing-alongs as well as humorous holiday tunes. This professional trio knows how to show an audience a great time. A Very BOOMY Christmas is appropriate for all ages - so bring the kids and make it a family affair!

This all-new holiday spectacular features the mind-bending magic of Bryan Sanders paired with singing duo Lewis n Clark for an unforgettable experience live on The Athens stage filled with laughter, wonder, and festive cheer. A family-friendly Encore Series event!

December 20th - Two Performances: 3:00PM & 7:30PM