Community Calendar

This is a Saturday morning acoustic traditional string music jam. A group of area musicians gather to play traditional music. This is a friendly welcoming group that enjoys playing together. New musicians and music fans are welcome. Please visit www.bctma.org for more information.

What would you do if you were ill or injured in the 18th century?
Join Charles Brett, Apothecary-Surgeon, to explore period medical treatments and the role of medical practitioners in colonial North Carolina.

What You’ll Learn
As an apothecary’s apprentice, you’ll review surgery and bandaging principles to treat injuries and explore medicinal plants. As part of this workshop, you’ll have the opportunity to compound a medicinal recipe for treating ailments using period tools and techniques.

Ticketing Information
Tickets are $35 (plus tax) and include materials. Seating is limited.
Tickets must be purchased in advance. Tickets are non-refundable.

Carolina Artist Gallery seeks original art by local artists inall media on the theme Birds of a Feather.  Show runs from August 8-September 19. TheGallery is part of Arts Council of Carteret County located at 1702 ArendellSt., Morehead City.  Submissions must bemade during Gallery hours Tuesdays through Saturdays 11-5. Submission deadlineis July 28, 2026. Opening reception and awards will be Saturday, August 8 from4-6. Details at artscouncilcarteret.org,

Greenville’s The Voice–Preliminary 3

There's still one more chance to compete for a slot in the finale of the 2026 Greenville's The Voice competition! The 3rd Preliminary will be held Saturday, August 8 at 7:00 pm. Judges will advance four to the Finals being held August 29. An audience favorite will also advance! Each contestant will perform two songs (of his or her choice).

Sign up now! Contact Kim Turnage at kturnage46@yahoo.com to register by July 31.

Greenville’s The Voice–Preliminary 3
Saturday, August 8
7:00 pm at Magnolia Arts Center

MAC’s The Voice was a huge success last year, and this year is proving to be the same. As with the previous two preliminaries, judges will advance four entrants to the Finals. An audience favorite will also advance. Each contestant will perform two songs (of his or her choice). We had sold-out crowds for the first two preliminaries, so get your tickets now! Come vote for your favorite!

All tickets $10. https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?ticketing=mac

Mister Showtime: The One Man Rat Pack Concert will be performing the American Songbook of years gone by. The show will include hits from Sinatra to Torme and more. Backed by his 9 piece live band you will be swept away to old Las Vegas and the time of the great crooners. This concert will benefit Kayak For the Warriors. Mister Showtime's real name is Scott Wichmann and he is a Navy Reservist, but also has been seen on stages across the east coast and in movies and television such as Lincoln, starrting Daniel Day Lewis and in Fox News Channels' Legends and Lies.

The Pitt County Arts Council at Emerge, in collaboration with the Pitt County Civic Arts Committee, invites visual artists to submit their credentials for the development and implementation of an outdoor mural on the R.A. Fountain General Store in Fountain, NC. The designated mural area, located on the side exterior of the building, is approximately 40 feet tall by 110 feet wide, however the resulting artwork design may work within the available wall surface and is not required to fill the entire area. It is desired that the resulting artwork infuses creativity and artistry into a prominent location while celebrating Fountain’s ties to music through the life, work, and cultural impact of local musician and luthier Freeman Vines. Ultimately, the mural should honor his legacy and contributions to the region’s musical identity.

Tryon Civitan Club presents the "No Child Wet Behind Diaper Drive"

Tryon Palace is excited to once again host the artwork of popular photographer and beekeeper Deana B Marion to the North Carolina History Center.  We will be showcasing a new exhibit of her photography of pollinators – bees, butterflies, and insects on a variety of flowering blooms.  Her photography technique is macro photography with amazing detail!

The exhibit will also include video clips of activity at her beehives.

This exhibit is FREE and available to the public during our posted business hours at the North Carolina History Center.

Artist's Exhibit Description
The collection of macro images of bees and blooms in their native environment celebrates the art of nature, the beauty and wonder God created in the bees and blooms. The colorful images showcase the features of the small natural world as photographed in blooming trees and flower gardens. 

The plight of pollinators, their value to our food supply, and the causes for their declining population are receiving national attention, with pollination by honeybees responsible for one-third of our food and nearly $20 billion in value to agricultural crops each year in the United States. Deana B understands the issues are extremely important and has witnessed the alarming population decline firsthand. 

Deana B’s macro photography commenced in the 2002 with weekend classes taught by Barbara Brundege through the University of California Extension, Santa Cruz, along with numerous workshops where she was encouraged to “get closer, get closer.” She gained tremendous insight from a mentorship with Barbara focusing on enhancing the images to capture the intricate features of flowers with bees. Since 2010, she has specialized in photographing bees on blooms in exquisite detail at a distance of several inches. 

This unique body of images focus upon the beauty of bees in nature, all different but sharing a common theme, with attention to microscopic level features, use of color, and position of  blooms.

The Old Theater in Oriental is showing the movie E.T.