February 2023 Events and Resources for Pamlico County

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

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A special thank you to James McMillan, David A. Backus, Michael Foster, Drew Keasler, John Bemis, Charles Heath, Martha Spruill, Marjorie Dufek, Tom Ricketts, Alan Chin, Eugene Elliott, Ken Garfield, Kashanti Collins, Kathryn Garcia, Dennis Balsly, Florence Middleton, John and Ellen Chappell, H Darr Beiser, Stanley Trice, Mary Ann Parham, Perry and Susan Cheatham, Stephen Capps, and Heather Cobham.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1     Black History Month

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, FEBRUARY 3

Pamlico Musical Society welcomes Jason Catron & His Little Big Band at The Old Theater in Oriental, 7:30 p.m.

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6

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, FEBRUARY 7

National Spelling Bee at the Pamlico County Middle School Media Center, 1 p.m.

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

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8

Minnesott Beach Bingo and Dinner at the Minnesott Golf & Country Club. (RSVP by Feb. 7), 6 p.m.

Mystery Book Club, Pamlico County Public Library (PCHS). "Five Decembers" by James Kestrel. Each month a novel from the winners of the Edgar Award, named after Edgar Allen Poe, will be discussed, 6 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, FEBRUARY 9

The Pamlico County Public Library CPRL Outreach Team at Pamlico Senior Center to  create a Book of Love to showcase and pay tribute to all that we love in and about our lives, 10:30 a.m.

PCHS basketball vs Northside, 4 p.m.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11

Family Fun Night at Pamlico Community College Delamar Center held by the Pamlico Christian Academy PTO. Laser tag, hatchet throwing, face painting, music and dancing, 5-8 p.m.

Par 3 Tournament and Fun Day at Minnesott Golf & Country Club, 10 a.m.

Holt's Chapel Community Center invites you to a Black History Celebration. Special guest speaker Reverend Douglas M. Pearsall, Aniyah Simone, director and choreographer of the Dazzling Dancers, performs. The event is free, donations are accepted. Refreshments will be served. There’s an open house at 2 p.m. and the program begins at 3 p.m.

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13

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

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14     Valentine's Day

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, FEBRUARY 17

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

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18

Oriental History Museum presents their Spring Exhibit: Oriental’s Historic Homes. Visit the museum for a reception with the historic home owners.

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 19

Pamlico Musical Society welcomes Empire Wild, 7:30 p.m. They also perform an ‘informance’ on the same day at St. Thomas Episcopal Church, 12 p.m.

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20     Presidents' Day

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

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21

Fat Tuesday at the Pamlico County Public Library, PCHS. Mask-making for all ages, 5 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22

Wednesday Movie Matinee at the Pamlico County Public Library (PCHS), 12:30 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, FEBRUARY 23

 PCHS Baseball vs Havelock, 5 p.m.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24

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

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25

Youth Navigating Toward Opportunity (YNTO) 1st Annual "Creating Opportunity" Fundraiser, YNTO Community Center, 13634 HWY 55 Bayboro (next to Pamlico Home Builders). Entertainment, Chicken Dinner, and a Great Time. Tickets are $25 each Seats are limited to 60 people. Tickets can be purchased until they sell out at the YNTO Community Center. 5-7 p.m.

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

*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.