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.

Come Again is a social respite program where people in early to middle stages of dementia spend time with trusted, trained volunteers in a safe, judgment-free space. We aim to bring joy, friendship, and purpose to everyone while giving care partners a chance to rest. Activities include fellowship, music, art, movement, and service projects, plus a hot lunch. Starting May 1, Come Again meets every Thursday from 10 am to 2 pm at Trinity United Methodist Church, 2311 Elizabeth Ave. There is a small fee to attend. Come Again honors our loved ones living with dementia by lifting up their remaining strengths in a supportive, creative and purposeful way. For more information about joining Come Again or volunteering, contact director Lindsay Roberts at lindsayroberts@newbernrespite.org, 919.428.0618 or www.newbernrespite.org.

Area musicians come together to play traditional music in an acoustic string jam. This is a fun, friendly easy-going group. New musicians and traditional music fans are welcome. Please visit www.bctma.org for more information

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.

A Taste of France, Right Here on the Crystal Coast!

Get ready for an unforgettable culinary adventure while supporting the next generation of talented chefs and hospitality professionals at Carteret Community College!

Join us for an extraordinary dining experience featuring the creativity and passion of students from the College’s Culinary Arts, Baking & Pastry Arts, and Hospitality Management programs. Every bite helps support an incredible educational opportunity that takes these aspiring culinary professionals all the way to France.

Each year, two to four exceptional students are selected for the once in a lifetime opportunity to spend five weeks in France training alongside master Escoffier Chefs. They return home with new skills, techniques, inspiration, and stories to share, and there is no better way to experience their newfound talents than at the highly anticipated Escoffier Chefs’ Dinners.

Come hungry, raise a glass, and prepare to be impressed as these rising culinary stars put their skills to the test. Your ticket does more than provide an exceptional evening of food. It helps make their journey to France possible and invests in the future of the culinary and hospitality industry.

Great food. Incredible talent. A taste of France. And a delicious way to make a difference.

The Water Quality for Fisheries Symposium is an annual event hosted by Coastal Carolina Riverwatch that provides a collaborative forum for sharing recent research, infrastructure best management practices, policy development, restoration and resilience projects, and advocacy that protects the quality of water and quality of life in coastal North Carolina.

The 2026 Water Quality for Fisheries Symposium has been rescheduled to January 28 and 29, 2027, at Sturgeon City Environmental Education Center in Jacksonville, North Carolina. This date change was made in response to feedback from fishermen and members of the coastal fisheries community who shared that October can be difficult because of active fishing seasons, demanding work schedules, weather windows, family responsibilities, and other fall meetings and events.

Moving the symposium to late January is intended to make it easier for more fishermen to attend, participate in discussions, and share their lived experience about the water quality issues affecting fisheries, seafood, and working waterfronts. Their voices are essential to this event, and the symposium is strongest when fishermen, researchers, agency partners, local governments, students, advocates, and community members are able to come together to work toward practical solutions.

Bringing the symposium to Onslow County reflects the strong leadership and engagement shown during the 2025 event, including participation from multiple Onslow County Commissioners who attended sessions, listened to fishermen and researchers, and took part in discussions about water quality and fisheries impacts.

Come Again is a social respite program where people in early to middle stages of dementia spend time with trusted, trained volunteers in a safe, judgment-free space. We aim to bring joy, friendship, and purpose to everyone while giving care partners a chance to rest. Activities include fellowship, music, art, movement, and service projects, plus a hot lunch. Starting May 1, Come Again meets every Thursday from 10 am to 2 pm at Trinity United Methodist Church, 2311 Elizabeth Ave. There is a small fee to attend. Come Again honors our loved ones living with dementia by lifting up their remaining strengths in a supportive, creative and purposeful way. For more information about joining Come Again or volunteering, contact director Lindsay Roberts at lindsayroberts@newbernrespite.org, 919.428.0618 or www.newbernrespite.org.

Area musicians come together to play traditional music in an acoustic string jam. This is a fun, friendly easy-going group. New musicians and traditional music fans are welcome. Please visit www.bctma.org for more information

The Water Quality for Fisheries Symposium is an annual event hosted by Coastal Carolina Riverwatch that provides a collaborative forum for sharing recent research, infrastructure best management practices, policy development, restoration and resilience projects, and advocacy that protects the quality of water and quality of life in coastal North Carolina.

The 2026 Water Quality for Fisheries Symposium has been rescheduled to January 28 and 29, 2027, at Sturgeon City Environmental Education Center in Jacksonville, North Carolina. This date change was made in response to feedback from fishermen and members of the coastal fisheries community who shared that October can be difficult because of active fishing seasons, demanding work schedules, weather windows, family responsibilities, and other fall meetings and events.

Moving the symposium to late January is intended to make it easier for more fishermen to attend, participate in discussions, and share their lived experience about the water quality issues affecting fisheries, seafood, and working waterfronts. Their voices are essential to this event, and the symposium is strongest when fishermen, researchers, agency partners, local governments, students, advocates, and community members are able to come together to work toward practical solutions.

Bringing the symposium to Onslow County reflects the strong leadership and engagement shown during the 2025 event, including participation from multiple Onslow County Commissioners who attended sessions, listened to fishermen and researchers, and took part in discussions about water quality and fisheries impacts.

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.