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Albemarle Chorale concerts to showcase women's music
EDENTON — Women composers and their music will take center stage during the Albemarle Chorale’s upcoming spring concerts. According to a Chorale press release, music selected for “A Woman’s Voice: Music by Women” will range from spirituals and jazz to hymns and folk tunes. Some of the music on the program was written in the last decade, while other selections were written more than a century ago. What all of the music has in common is that it was composed by women. ...
What's Up: Museum to host 'Flying Kites with Delia'
TODAY Food pantry closed Food Bank of the Albemarle’s Neighborhood Hub Food Pantry will be closed today and Saturday for the Easter holiday. It will reopen Tuesday at 9 a.m. Legion fish fry American Legion Post 126 in Hertford will...
What's Up: Roach Centennial Concert at AoA today
TODAY Roach concert Elizabeth City State University will host a Max Roach Centennial Festival Concert at Arts of the Albemarle’s Maguire Theater at 7:30 p.m. The concert will include performances by the ECSU Jazz Ensemble, Tracy Griffin, Dennis Figgs, Ellard Forrester, Chris Bittner and Studio 137. Reserve free tickets at artsaoa.org. SATURDAY ...
'And that's the way they started': 40 students take part in 'Addams Family'
Two hours before their first live performance of the comedy, “The Addams Family,” Perquimans County High School students were roaming the stage and aisles of the school auditorium assembling props, applying makeup and assisting one another with costumes. Grace Jones, the high school’s theater teacher, said participation in “The Addams Family,” which students performed at the school on March 27-28, was very good. “There are 40 students involved and that...
It took a village to put on Harry Potter Extravaganza
The fifth annual Harry Potter Extravaganza, which came to a close a couple weeks ago, was a huge success. With nearly 1,400 attendees and the involvement of 26 businesses and organizations over two days, it stands as the largest Harry Potter Extravaganza since the event was started in 2018. This success was only possible because of the efforts of an entire community of people who volunteered their own time and skills. ...
Lottery funds to pay for $37K in audio upgrades at PCHS
Perquimans County Schools plans to use nearly $37,000 in N.C. Education Lottery funds to pay for audio improvements to the auditorium and gym at Perquimans County High School. Superintendent Tanya Turner and Assistant Superintendent James Bunch appeared before the Perquimans Board of Commissioners on March 4 requesting the board’s approval to use the $36,848.16 from the county’s Public School Building Repair and Renovation Fund to pay for the improvements. According...
Edenton art installation honors Jacobs
EDENTON — Those ghostly images residents have seen in the upstairs windows of Edenton’s historic 1767 Courthouse aren’t imaginary. The shadows and faint colors visible to passersby, especially at night, are part of an art installation called “Memorable Proof,” which celebrates the life and accomplishments of Harriet Jacobs, an enslaved Edenton woman who risked everything to escape to freedom. Jacobs escaped her enslaver, Dr. James Norcom, in 1835, hiding for...
Beyond the frame: The Peanut Factory founders take on conservation project at Spruill Farm
EDENTON — Julia Townsend and Lincoln Adams have spent 11 years renovating one of Edenton’s historic peanut processing mills, turning it into a haven for the arts and artists called The Peanut Factory. That effort has been paying off for Edenton’s residents as their community art center and artist residency program has showcased some of the state’s premier artists, harnessing that talent to provide workshops, classes, and poetry readings for the community. ...
Edenton art installation honors Jacobs
EDENTON — Those ghostly images residents have seen in the upstairs windows of Edenton’s historic 1767 Courthouse aren’t imaginary. The shadows and faint colors visible to passersby, especially at night, are part of an art installation called “Memorable Proof,” which celebrates the life and accomplishments of Harriet Jacobs, an enslaved Edenton woman who risked everything to escape to freedom. Jacobs escaped her enslaver, Dr. James Norcom, in 1835, hiding for...
Orr column: Mini meatloaves offer a nostalgic nod to the past
A stroll down the streets of Edenton often harkens a feeling of the past as if time has never lapsed. Perhaps a nod to the set of “Pleansantville,” or the notion that June Cleaver might pass by on the sidewalk. And I love that about our quaint town. Life slows down. Memories of a kinder, gentler time surround us. Nostalgic meals are often the best, too. Some dinners we revisit...
Vazquez's artwork helping spark interest in Edenton's downtown
EDENTON — When the town of Edenton came calling, Bryan Vazquez’s first reaction was that he had to be in trouble. “I was in class at John A. Holmes High School when I got called to the office,” he said. “I was, like, ‘Oh, crap! I’m about to get in trouble for something, ‘cause that’s my first reaction.’” But he wasn’t in trouble, far from it. ...
Vazquez's artwork helping spark interest in Edenton's downtown
EDENTON — When the town of Edenton came calling, Bryan Vazquez’s first reaction was that he had to be in trouble. “I was in class at John A. Holmes High School when I got called to the office,” he said. “I was, like, ‘Oh, crap! I’m about to get in trouble for something, ‘cause that’s my first reaction.’” But he wasn’t in trouble, far from it. ...
Orr column: Mini meatloaves offer a nostalgic nod to the past
A stroll down the streets of Edenton often harkens a feeling of the past as if time has never lapsed. Perhaps a nod to the set of “Pleansantville,” or the notion that June Cleaver might pass by on the sidewalk. And I love that about our quaint town. Life slows down. Memories of a kinder, gentler time surround us. Nostalgic meals are often the best, too. Some dinners we revisit...
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