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Newspaper
Sun Journal
Location
New Bern, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1994
Page
7
Local event in New Bern ushers in Shrimp and Crab Skipper meet with awards dinner. Participants from coastal fleets gather for food, prizes, and community remarks at Embers venue.
Sunday Editor Tom Dillon notes mixed forecast and math force a new start method for Saturdays race from Ori ental to New Bern. Five mass starts will run for each class between 9 00 and 9 40 a m with 15 to 20 boats across the river at once. As of midweek 48 boats were registered with a goal of 90, improving on last year’s Hurricane Emily disrupted event.
Bayboro hosts the 3rd Annual Blue Crab Festival starting Friday with the Little Miss Blue Crab Pageant at Hatsell Auditorium. Proceeds aid the Triangle Volunteer Fire Department and other charities. Parade Saturday begins at Pamlico County High School and proceeds to the Bayboro courthouse. The event features booths, rides, games, food, and entertainment for all ages.
Bayboro hosts a Blue Crab Festival at Hatsel Auditorium with a pageant Friday at 7 pm and a parade Saturday at 9 am. The Aurora Fossil Museum displays shark tooth souvenirs, and a $5 all you can eat steamed crab dinner plus side dishes begins. Bear will entertain children. antiques, car show, and multimedia events accompany the weekend.
Carmella Jarvi, art teacher at Arapahoe Elementary and Pamlico Junior High, will display watercolors at Circle 10 Art Gallery in Village Square on NC 55 Oriental. The September show runs to Sept 25 with a 8 p.m. Friday reception and regular gallery members also exhibiting. Jarvi, UNC Charlotte graduate 1992, notes interest in water’s interaction with the human figure. Gallery hours: Thu–Sat 11 a.m.–5 p.m. Sun 1–5 p.m. Call 249-0298 for information.
At Carter Finley Stadium in Raleigh tickets remain for the Rolling Stones concert, with about 4,684 of 47,500 tickets unsold as of Tuesday. The show features a vast stage, extensive lighting, and a Boeing 727, with top prices around 50 dollars. organizers note strong demand but expect it not to sell out before Wednesday.
National Public Radio host Bob Edwards will visit New Bern and Greenville on September 26 and 27 for WTEB public radio station’s 10th anniversary during the fall membership drive. Events include a Sept. 26 dinner at the Sheraton Grand New Bern and a Sept. 27 lunch at Greenville Country Club. Tickets are at WTEB, 638-3434.
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