Weekend events highlight music talks and theater in region
A packed slate lists a Temple B Nai Sholem concert at 2 p.m. with explanations of Jewish American composers. Hurricanes Irene recovery seminars unfold in Oriental and Pamlico County. Trent Woods author Nicholas Sparks signs at New Bern Mall at 8 a.m. Tuesday. New Bern Civic Theatre auditions for The Odd Couple. Tryon Palace hosts Tales for Tots and Fall Family Day, plus WHIT Presents The Monkey's Paw and Nod to the 90s concert. The Havelock Chili Festival runs Friday and Saturday. Andrew McKnight performs Friday at Trent River Coffee. Rising Stars presents Aladdin Jr. at the Masonic Theatre. The Old Theater continues Oriental Film Festival with West Side Story screenings.
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New Bern Civic Theatre
Abigail Leffler
Derek Jordan
Pollock Street Theater
North Carolina History Center
Palace
Tryon Palace Theater
WHIT
Cullman Hall
History Center
W.W. Jacob
The
Old Theater Presents
Roger Bullis
Nautical Wheelers
Village Hardware
North Carolina and Virginia feud over tobacco and pride
The piece recalls historic tensions between Virginia and North Carolina from colonial times. It notes Virginia’s aggressive policies to monopolize tobacco, North Carolina’s border disputes, and the broader regional rivalry shaped by commerce and elites. Contact Bill at newbornhistory yahoo.com.
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Bill
Newbornhistory
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Obituary for Mable Lee Thompson of New Bern
Mable Lee Thompson, 69, died October 6 at Carolina East Medical Center. She attended West Street Christian Church and worked in health care. Funeral services are set for October 11 at West Street Christian Church, conducted by Rev. R. E. Midgette Sr. Burial will follow at New Bern Memorial Cemetery. Survived by sons William Ernest McCarter Jr, Sean Collock, Adrian Collock of New Bern, daughter Cheryl Denise Thompson of Fayetteville, ten grandchildren, eight great grandchildren, six sisters and one brother. Visitation at Oscar's Mortuary today 9 am to 6 pm and at the church an hour before the service. Online condolences at oscarsmortuary.com.
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Mable Lee Thompson
Carolina East Medical Center
West Street Christian Church
R. E. Midgette Sr
New Bern Memorial Cemetery
Willian Ernest McCarter Jr
Sean Collock
Adrian Collock
Cheryl Denise Thompson
Fayetteville
Hunters Road
Oscar’s Mortuary
Oscarsmortuary.com
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