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Smoke on the Water kicks off day two of event
WASHINGTON, N.C. (WNCT) — In Washington the Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival and Chili Cookoff is back for it’s 26th year. The event started Friday with cook teams setting up and preparing for the main event on Saturday. The festival was packed with local vendors, food, live music and a BBQ competition. The Joynei’s, […]
Eastern N.C. fans react to Liam Payne’s death
GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — Local One Direction fans are still in shock from hearing the news of Liam Payne’s death Wednesday. Payne was one of the five members of the boy band. Payne was found dead in Buenos Aires, Argentina after falling from the third-floor balcony of a hotel. Kassidy and Brinley Shepler, students at […]
Change in city restaurant rules raises concerns about bar regulation
Greenville’s planning board this week gave an initial nod to new rules that change how restaurants can operate, but not without concern over how they would impact efforts to regulate drinking establishments in the city. The planning and zoning commission on Tuesday voted 3-2 to recommend the Greenville City Council amend the definition for a conventional restaurant. Members Brad Carter, John Collins and Billy Parker voted to recommend the changes; Demond Hairston joined Carlos White in voting against the regulations. ...
First Christian Church holds Blessing of the Animals service
First Christian Church of Grifton invited the community to bring their pets to give thanks and celebrate the furry friends that God has blessed them with when they held their first Blessing of the Animals service at 6:30 p.m. on Oct. 3 at the Grifton Overlook Park. Around 25-30 people attended the Blessing of the Animals service, including volunteers and representatives from Pitt County Animal Services (PCAS), Mutt Strutters and community members, who all came out to the Overlook Park with their pets, blankets and...
Talent contest, Farmville concert planned
The PCC Music Department is preparing to close out October on a high note with a pair of special events planned for the community, including the very first “Pitt County Has Talent Competition.” Music and Drama Coordinator Michael Stephenson is organizing the competition along with a PCC Symphony Orchestra concert that will take place in Farmville. He says both events are free and open to the public and added that donations to support future music department activities would be accepted during the programs. ...
Greenville Choral Society presents 'Homeward Bound'
At a time when many in North Carolina and surrounding areas have lost their physical homes due to the devastation of hurricanes, the Greenville Choral Society explores that place where the heart is, tangible or not, interpreted through music. What does “home” mean? How do we find our home? Can we be at home in places or with people who are far away from our birthplace? Guests are invited to take a musical journey toward “home” with the Choral Society’s 96-voice Concert Choir as they...
Greenville Museum of Art to bring back Halloweeni Artini
GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — The Greenville Museum of Art is hosting a spooky celebration for residents this October. The Halloweeni Artini is returning to Greenville for the first time since 2019 on Friday, October 18. This year’s theme is “Hollywood Horror” and there will be a costume fashion show with styles provided by Halloween Express. […]
Interpretive improvisation: Screening of 'Hunchback of Notre Dame' is anything but silent
At 7 p.m. on Friday, a film that premiered over a century ago will be screened in a way that it never has been before, or ever will again. David Baskeyfield, organist and choirmaster at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church and artistic director at East Carolina Musical Arts Education Foundation, will provide improvised accompaniment on the C.B. Fisk Opus 126 pipe organ during the silent film, “The Hunchback of Notre Dame.” ...
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