Hello and welcome to our April Events page for Pamlico County! If you have something to include or see a needed correction, please email: [email protected]

This week we lost a community leader who dedicated her life to the children and families of this county. We feel the loss of Katelyn Girard and send love and support to her family and friends. You can read more about the amazing work she did with Strengthening Families here.

For those who wish to honor Katelyn’s memory they may make a donation to Pamlico Partnership for Children in her name.

^{SATURDAY, APRIL 1}

Community Day with hot dogs with French fries and drinks available to all that attend. All parents, aunties, uncles, grandparents and anyone who has children in the school system please come, Senior Citizens Building, 800 Main St, Alliance, 2-4 p.m.

Oriental Farmers Market, by the harbor, 8-11 a.m.

Oriental Woman’s Club’s second annual Luminary Launch from the Wildlife Ramp at the end of Midyette Street, Oriental, 7-9 p.m.

Pamlico Community Band performs their Spring Concert at The Old Theater in Oriental, 7:30 p.m.

The Village Gallery welcomes April’s Artist of the Month, Susan Schumacher. Meet the artist during the Artists’s Reception at The Village Gallery, Oriental, from 2-5 p.m.

Oriental History Museum presents their Spring Exhibit: Oriental’s Historic Homes, through May 20.

Big Jim Kohler Blues Band at The New Village Brewery, 6-8 p.m.

^{MONDAY, APRIL 3}

Pamlico County Board of Education Meeting, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. (monthly)

Board of Commissioners meeting, Courtroom on the second floor of the Pamlico County Courthouse, 7 p.m. (bi-monthly)

^{TUESDAY, APRIL 4}

Oriental’s monthly Town Board meeting at Town Hall, 8 a.m.

PCHS Softball vs. Princeton, 5 p.m.

^{WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5}

Special Olympics Basketball starts April 5 at PCHS gym. Call or text 252-229-7896 to get registered

Open Mic Night at the Silos in Oriental. The music begins at 7 p.m.

Wednesday Night Sail Race. Boats rendezvous at Oriental Marker #1SC on each Wednesday for a relatively carefree race around the government marks. There is a warning horn at 1725 (usually) and again at the start. Which ever is more upwind, Garbacon or Adam’s Creek, is the weather mark, round the other as the leeward mark and finish at Oriental 1. VHF Channel 78a for communications. The race starts at 1730 GPS time.

^{THURSDAY, APRIL 6}

Harbourside Garden Co Easter Egg Hunt, Bayboro, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Neuse Neighbors Network (NNN) is a not-for-profit, all volunteer organization dedicated to helping local seniors age in place. NNN volunteers choose the type and timing of the tasks they can help with. Register here to attend the next Volunteer Orientation Session at the Oriental Town Hall, 10 a.m.

^{FRIDAY, APRIL 7}

Red Cross Blood Drive at the Oriental’s Women Club, 1 pm

^{SATURDAY, APRIL 8}

Oriental Farmers Market, by the harbor, 8-11 a.m.

Oriental United Methodist Church will hold its Annual Easter Egg Hunt. All children are welcome. The children only need to bring a basket or container in which to put their eggs, 10 a.m.

The Craven– Pamlico County Regional Library Book / Tech Mobile is in Oriental at the Piggly Wiggly, 10 a.m. – noon and at the Town Hall parking lot, 2-4 p.m.

The Oriental Tree Board holds an Arbor Day Tree Planting Memorial at the renovated boathouse by town dock #2.The Tree Board plants a live oak tree in memory of Dick Creighton who passed away in winter, 11 a.m.

Hoff'n'Finch in the Beer Garden at The New Village Brewery, 4 - 7 p.m.

^{SUNDAY, APRIL 9 EASTER}

Community Easter Sunrise Service at LouMac Park in Oriental, on the waterfront. Bring your own chair. Fresh flowers would also be welcomed adorn the cross, 6:30 a.m.

^{MONDAY, APRIL 10}

NAACP monthly meeting, Senior Service Building in Alliance, 6 p.m.

^{WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12}

Mystery Book Club, Pamlico County Public Library (PCHS). April's book is The Stranger Diaries, by Elly Griffiths. Each month a novel from the winners of the Edgar Award, named after Edgar Allen Poe, will be discussed, 5 p.m.

Oriental’s Town Board meets at the Town Hall for the first budget meeting. This is the first of several budget meetings. 9 a.m.

Open Mic Night at the Silos in Oriental. The music begins at 7 p.m.

Wednesday Night Sail Race. Boats rendezvous at Oriental Marker #1SC on each Wednesday for a relatively carefree race around the government marks. There is a warning horn at 1725 (usually) and again at the start. Which ever is more upwind, Garbacon or Adam’s Creek, is the weather mark, round the other as the leeward mark and finish at Oriental 1. VHF Channel 78a for communications. The race starts at 1730 GPS time.

^{FRIDAY, APRIL 14}

Live Music by Mac at The New Village Brewery, 5-7 p.m.

The 2023 Oriental Boat Show. This 3-day Friday-Saturday-Sunday show is organized by the Oriental Rotary Club and is the place to see boats and gear for boats.The Oriental Boat Show has about 100 exhibitors of nautical goods and services. Dealers and brokers bring in boats on land and to the slips at Oriental Harbor Marina. Admission, $5. noon - 6 p.m.

^{SATURDAY, APRIL 15}

Oriental Farmers Market, by the harbor, 8-11 a.m.

Pamlico County Clean Sweep, registration at the Pamlico County Courthouse, 9-10 a.m., event from 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day is Saturday, April 15, 9a – 1p at Pamlico County Courthouse located at 202 Main St, Bayboro. Organized by the Coastal Environmental Partnership

Car, Truck & Bike Show, Pamlico County College, Fundraiser for Gatlin Creek Community Center, Arapaho, NC, 9 a.m.- 3 p.m.

The 2023 Oriental Boat Show. This 3-day Friday-Saturday-Sunday show is organized by the Oriental Rotary Club and is the place to see boats and gear for boats.The Oriental Boat Show has about 100 exhibitors of nautical goods and services. Dealers and brokers bring in boats on land and to the slips at Oriental Harbor Marina. Admission, $5. noon - 6 p.m.

MadSol at The New Village Brewery, 5-7 p.m.

^{SUNDAY, APRIL 16}

Love-Forshee Duo sponsored by the Pamlico Musical Society at the River Dunes Harbor Club, 4 pm

The 2023 Oriental Boat Show. This 3-day Friday-Saturday-Sunday show is organized by the Oriental Rotary Club and is the place to see boats and gear for boats.The Oriental Boat Show has about 100 exhibitors of nautical goods and services. Dealers and brokers bring in boats on land and to the slips at Oriental Harbor Marina. Admission, $5. noon - 3 p.m.

^{MONDAY, APRIL 17}

Board of Commissioners meeting, Courtroom on the second floor of the Pamlico County Courthouse, 7 p.m. (bi-monthly)

^{TUESDAY, APRIL 18}

PCMS Baseball/Softball vs. Tucker Creek, 4 p.m.

^{WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19}

Anime/Manga Appreciation for Kids (ages 8-12) at the Pamlico County Public Library at PCHS, 5 p.m.

Open Mic Night at the Silos in Oriental. The music begins at 7 p.m.

Wednesday Night Sail Race. Boats rendezvous at Oriental Marker #1SC on each Wednesday for a relatively carefree race around the government marks. There is a warning horn at 1725 (usually) and again at the start. Which ever is more upwind, Garbacon or Adam’s Creek, is the weather mark, round the other as the leeward mark and finish at Oriental 1. VHF Channel 78a for communications. The race starts at 1730 GPS time.

^{THURSDAY, APRIL 20}

Open jam session at Pamlico Community College. It’s open to all. Bring your instrument – or voice – or maybe only a chair to just come to listen to the harmonies. It all happens in PCC’s Delamar Center Auditorium. PCC is on Hwy 306 between Grantsboro and Arapahoe, 6 p.m.

PCHS Track vs Lejeune & East Carteret,

^{FRIDAY, APRIL 21}

PCHS Baseball and Softball vs Northside, 6 p.m.

Family Movie Night at the Pamlico County Public Library, PCHS, 6 p.m.

McWilliams, Hoff & Bailey at The New Village Brewery, 5-7 p.m.

^{SATURDAY, APRIL 22}

Oriental Farmers Market, by the harbor, 8-11 a.m.

Nautical Wheelers’ April Wine Tasting Weekend in Oriental, 2 p.m. and 3 p.m.

Children’s Theater Workshop’s “Prom Do-Over” at the New Village Brewery with DJ, 6-9 p.m.

^{MONDAY, APRIL 24}

School Bus driver training, Pamlico County Schools, 9 a.m. -2:30 p.m.

^{TUESDAY, APRIL 25}

PCMS Baseball/Softball vs. Havelock Middle, 4 p.m.

PCHS Baseball and Softball vs Southside, 6 p.m.

School Bus driver training, Pamlico County Schools, 9 a.m. -2:30 p.m.

^{WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26}

Movie Matinee at the Pamlico County Public Library (PCHS), 2 p.m.

Track and Field - PCMS (Pamlico County High School, 601 Main St, Bayboro, NC 28515, USA), 4 – 6 p.m.

School Bus driver training, Pamlico County Schools, 9 a.m. -2:30 p.m.

Open Mic Night at the Silos in Oriental. The music begins at 7 p.m.

Wednesday Night Sail Race. Boats rendezvous at Oriental Marker #1SC on each Wednesday for a relatively carefree race around the government marks. There is a warning horn at 1725 (usually) and again at the start. Which ever is more upwind, Garbacon or Adam’s Creek, is the weather mark, round the other as the leeward mark and finish at Oriental 1. VHF Channel 78a for communications. The race starts at 1730 GPS time.

^{THURSDAY, APRIL 27}

PCMS Baseball/Softball vs. Bath, 4 p.m.

^{FRIDAY, APRIL 28}

Pamlico Animal Control and the health Department will be doing a rabies clinic and a microchip clinic at the Oriental Veteranary Hospital. All rabies vaccines are $10.00 and the microchips are $10.00 with proof of a rabies vaccine, 9am to 12 noon

Pamlico's Gamer Time, Pamlico County Public Library, PCHS, 3 - 6 p.m

The CycleNC 2023 Coastal Ride is three days of camping and cycling in and around Oriental. Hundreds of cyclists visit Oriental to go on rides ranging from 15 to 100 miles, and spend time in the town. They’ll be riding throughout the county each day, and after their rides, return to Oriental.

Hoff'n'Finch in the Beer Garden at The New Village Brewery, 5 - 8 p.m.

^{SATURDAY, APRIL 29}

PCHS Baseball vs Ocracoke, 10 a.m.

PCHS Prom, Pamlico County Community College, Delamar Center, 6 p.m.

Oriental Farmers Market, by the harbor, 8-11 a.m.

Gospel, Blues and BBQ sponsored by the Pamlico County Arts Council at the Red Rooster Bar, behind the Silos, free 9 a.m.-9 p.m.

The CycleNC 2023 Coastal Ride is three days of camping and cycling in and around Oriental. Hundreds of cyclists visit Oriental to go on rides ranging from 15 to 100 miles, and spend time in the town. They’ll be riding throughout the county each day, and after their rides, return to Oriental.

^{SUNDAY, APRIL 30}

Pamlico's Gamer Time Junior, Pamlico County Public Library, PCHS, 12 p.m

The CycleNC 2023 Coastal Ride is three days of camping and cycling in and around Oriental. Hundreds of cyclists visit Oriental to go on rides ranging from 15 to 100 miles, and spend time in the town. They’ll be riding throughout the county each day, and after their rides, return to Oriental.

RESOURCES

Alcoholics Anonymous meets throughout the week at several locations in the area: At Oriental Free Will Baptist Church at 600 Ragan Road in Oriental, Tuesdays at 8p, and again Friday nights at 8p. (2nd brick building on the left).

At Alliance United Methodist Church at 687 Main Street in Bayboro, Thursday at 7:30p (a great meeting for new members).

At St. Thomas Episcopal Church, 402 Freemason Street in Oriental, Sunday at 7p.

“If you want to drink, that’s your business… If you want to stop drinking, that’s ours.” Alcoholics Anonymous New Bern Hotline:(252) 633-3716

Al-Anon – for those worried about someone with a drinking problem – meets Tuesday at 7 p.m. at 403 Mildred Street in Oriental. It is open to all.

Adult Children of Alcoholics (ACOA) – At Oriental Free Will Baptist Church at 600 Ragan Road in Oriental (2nd brick building on left). Open Meeting Tuesdays from 6:30-6:70p. Women’s Group Saturday 6:30p.

Narcotics Anonymous – A group atmosphere which provides help from peers, and offers an on-going support network for addicts who wish to pursue and maintain a drug-free lifestyle. Never Alone – meets Wednesday at 7p at Alliance United Methodist Church, 687 Main Street in Bayboro.

For a list of other meetings in Pamlico County, including Narcotics Anonymous, click here.

The Pamlico Survivors of Suicide Support Group (SOS) is a free support group for people who have experienced the loss of a loved one to suicide. Whether it happened recently or decades ago, all are welcome to attend these sessions which are led by experienced counselors.

Contact Branson Dunn at 304-839-4131 [email protected] or Katherine Hudson at 252-745-4510 for information about the date, time and location of the next group meeting.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

*The Neuse Neighbors Network (NNN) needs you. NNN is a not-for-profit, all volunteer organization dedicated to helping local seniors age in place. NNN volunteers choose the type and timing of the tasks they can help with. There are no fixed commitments and you can meet new people. Register here to attend the next Volunteer Orientation Session Thursday April 6, 10a.m. at the Oriental Town Hall. Training session is April 20. For more information on volunteering or becoming a member, call 252-665-8807 or email [email protected].

*Vennie Himbry is looking for land or a building to be donated to her non-profit called the Bayboro Development Center to help people who have been incarcerated in the county get back on their feet. Contact Vennie at [email protected]

*Child Advocates Needed: The NC Guardian ad Litem Program for Judicial District 3B (Carteret, Craven and Pamlico Counties) is recruiting volunteer Guardian ad Litem Child Advocates. We provide training and support for this important role as the "voice of the child" in court. When a petition has been filed alleging that a child has been abused or neglected, the Guardian ad Litem Child Advocate is appointed by the Judge to do an independent investigation of the child's circumstances, get to know the child and their wishes, and provide information in court about what is truly in that child's best interest. To learn more about how you can make a difference in the life of a child, go to www.volunteerforgal.org or call us at 252-639-3232.

*Pamlico County Senior Services needs more volunteers to help build handicap access ramps at the homes of some of Pamlico’s older residents. Senior Services provides the materials while volunteers led by Tim Balfour construct one ramp every month. Contact Tim at 745-3247 to offer a hand for the next project.

*Pamlico County Fishes And Loaves is collecting canned goods and has a drop-off point inside First Citizens Bank in Oriental. Fishes and Loaves is a cooperative effort of a number of churches and organizations in Pamlico County working to provide food to the hungry.

*Horses of Pamlico is looking for volunteers to visit the horses or help with farm repairs. They would like to have regular volunteers who can commit to at least one day a week. No experience with horses necessary. Must sign a waver. Text Sharon Vandiford for more information, 252-474-7838

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