Community Calendar

GMoA will host Halloweeni Artini, a 21+ cocktail party. Guests are encouraged to wear "Classic Monsters" costumes. The event will feature an open bar with specialty cocktails, wine, beer, hard seltzer, and non-alcoholic drinks. Highlights include a costume contest with cash prizes, Halloween-themed trivia, raffle prizes, and festive decor. A food truck, Lime & The Corn, will be on-site. There will also be a special performance by Ellis D & Hysteria Cole.
Tickets are $20 for GMoA members and $30 for non-members.

The Halloweeni Jamboreeni, GMoA's largest annual event, returns with free admission. This carnival-style event will include seasonal games and activities both inside and outside the museum. Attendees can also enjoy festive crafts, dance performances, a Trunk-or-Treat, and more. Food trucks, including Sparky’s Snowballs, The Rock, Chula's Truck, and Black Beard, will be on-site. Guests are encouraged to register in advance and can make a pay-what-you-can donation to support GMoA's mission.

For more information and to register, visit: https://www.gmoa.org/halloweeni-jamboreeni

The artists at Broad Strokes Gallery, located at 730 Broad Street, Oriental, NC, are thrilled to invite you to join them in celebrating their inaugural anniversary with a fundraising Gala and Art Auction on November 1, 2025.

The event, titled "Broad Strokes Gallery After Dark," kicks off at 6 p.m. Prepare to be dazzled by the creations of our gifted artists, savor a delightful array of dishes at a lavish buffet crafted by these very talents, and engage in silent auction bidding for a curated selection of their artworks. The first 72 guests who visit our wine bar will be treated to a complimentary gift made by some of our artists.

So, come ready to indulge in this elegant affair. The evening is set to be a sparkling celebration filled with music, delicious food and beverages, and the opportunity to meet our artists who hail from right here in Oriental and Pamlico County, to New Bern and from as far away as Raleigh and Hickory. For further details regarding ticket prices and event registration, please visit https://broadstrokesgallery.weebly.com.

Broad Strokes Gallery is a program of Pamlico Arts Council and is supported by the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.

The First Friday ArtWalk is celebrated on the first Friday of each month. It is a time to enjoy Downtown’s eclectic mix of restaurants, galleries, shops, and live music venues along your stroll! Enjoy amazing artwork, live music, delicious food, and local beer.

The FREE Emerald Express Trolley will run from 5:00pm – 9:00pm during all Downtown Greenville First Friday ArtWalks! Hop aboard our scenic trolley tour circulating through Downtown Greenville from Dickinson Avenue to ECU’s Main Campus, making a full ArtWalk route loop approximately every 20 minutes (construction may affect this timing).

Park your car and ride the trolley to meet up with friends and explore your city. You can hop on and off at any stop!

First ArtWalk of 2025-2026 Season: Friday, September 5, 2025

Mark Your Calendars for the 2025 - 2026 First Friday ArtWalk Dates:
September 5 | October 3 | November 7 | December 5 | January 2 | February 6 | March 6 | April 3 | May 1 | June 5

Emerge Gallery & Art Center is proud to announce its November Exhibitions: Smothered, Covered and Topped - The Maximalist Art of Jennifer Clifton and
A Ruckus of A Retrospective In Clay: Chuck Chamberlain.

Jennifer Clifton is an artist working in Raleigh whose art presents oppositions—the natural against the synthetic, the individual against the modern hum, independence against the energy of regularity, action against thought, self-generated female power against an inescapable yet still attractive backdrop, past against present.

Chuck Chamberlain is an artist living in Greenville, who is an Emeritus Professor of Ceramics at ECU's School of Art and Design. This exhibition is a retrospective of Chuck's work spanning 40 years.

The opening reception is November 7 from 5-8pm and the work will be for sale and on display until November 29, 2025.

Join us for Toast to the Future – our Annual Fall Gala celebrating 60 years of impact, community, and the arts in Kinston.

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.

The Ocracoke Preservation Society is hosting first Historic Home Tour since Hurricane Dorian! To be held Friday November 28, 2025, the tour will feature four historic homes and culminate with a sneak peek and storytelling at the Island Inn. That will be followed by holiday lighting of the public Commons, Parade of Boats, and a concert by Ocrafolk Opry at Ocracoke Alive’s Deepwater Theatre. We expect this to sell out!
For more information and to purchase a ticket for the Home Tour, go to
https://www.ocracokepreservationsociety.org/ops-events/hometour

The First Friday ArtWalk is celebrated on the first Friday of each month. It is a time to enjoy Downtown’s eclectic mix of restaurants, galleries, shops, and live music venues along your stroll! Enjoy amazing artwork, live music, delicious food, and local beer.

The FREE Emerald Express Trolley will run from 5:00pm – 9:00pm during all Downtown Greenville First Friday ArtWalks! Hop aboard our scenic trolley tour circulating through Downtown Greenville from Dickinson Avenue to ECU’s Main Campus, making a full ArtWalk route loop approximately every 20 minutes (construction may affect this timing).

Park your car and ride the trolley to meet up with friends and explore your city. You can hop on and off at any stop!

First ArtWalk of 2025-2026 Season: Friday, September 5, 2025

Mark Your Calendars for the 2025 - 2026 First Friday ArtWalk Dates:
September 5 | October 3 | November 7 | December 5 | January 2 | February 6 | March 6 | April 3 | May 1 | June 5

The First Friday ArtWalk is celebrated on the first Friday of each month. It is a time to enjoy Downtown’s eclectic mix of restaurants, galleries, shops, and live music venues along your stroll! Enjoy amazing artwork, live music, delicious food, and local beer.

The FREE Emerald Express Trolley will run from 5:00pm – 9:00pm during all Downtown Greenville First Friday ArtWalks! Hop aboard our scenic trolley tour circulating through Downtown Greenville from Dickinson Avenue to ECU’s Main Campus, making a full ArtWalk route loop approximately every 20 minutes (construction may affect this timing).

Park your car and ride the trolley to meet up with friends and explore your city. You can hop on and off at any stop!

First ArtWalk of 2025-2026 Season: Friday, September 5, 2025

Mark Your Calendars for the 2025 - 2026 First Friday ArtWalk Dates:
September 5 | October 3 | November 7 | December 5 | January 2 | February 6 | March 6 | April 3 | May 1 | June 5