May 2023 Events, Resources and Volunteer Opportunities in Pamlico County

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

MONDAY, MAY 1

A Special Meeting for the County Commissioners has been called at the Pamlico County Courthouse Annex, 9 a.m.

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)

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

TUESDAY, MAY 2

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

PCHS Baseball and Softball vs East Carteret, 6 p.m.

Empowerment Self-Defense for Women—for women 16 and up at the Pamlico County Community College, $20 registration required, call Denise at 252-249-1851 × 3113 or email: [email protected] 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Give blood Tuesday, at the Pamlico Community College in the Ned Delamar Center Board Room. Make an appointment by going to to www.redcrossblood.org to schedule. Enter sponsor code pamlicocc, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.

International Bingo & Trivia Event at Pamlico Senior Center Join CPRL Outreach Team at Pamlico Senior Center to play International Bingo with a trivia twist as we gear up for Summer Reading program. Be the first to race around the world to claim the prize. This event is FREE and open to everyone, 10-11 a.m.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 3

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, MAY 4

Christine Stoughton Root teaches a free class on birding apps at the Pamlico County Community College Delamar Building, 9 a.m. -11 a.m.

UFO Talk at Spirit Shack, 310 Hodges St, Oriental, with Sev Tok, Author, Speaker, UFOlogist, MUFON Assistant State Director. Learn about & share UFO and ET Contact stories in North Carolina. Did you know North Carolina is a UFO Hotspot? To learn more about Sev’s UFO work, [email protected], 7-9 p.m.

FRIDAY, MAY 5

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 Hope Regala is a BBQ dinner, with a $10k Golden Raffle Ticket Drawing, and a Live & Silent Auction – all to benefit the mission of Hope Clinic in Pamlico County (a community clinic in Pamlico County bringing medical care to the uninsured and underinsured, and comprehensive outpatient medication-assisted opioid addiction treatment through their New Beginnings program.) There are special weekend packages for boats harbored at River Dunes.
• Friday night BBQ with bluegrass (hosted by Reelsboro Methodist Church)

Packhouse plays at The New Village Brewery in Oriental, 5:30-7:30 p.m.

SATURDAY, MAY 6

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

Oriental’s Town Wide Yard Sale, 7 a.m.

Bayboro Resource Development Center’s Resource Bazaar, find out more information about educational placement services, the Guardian Ad Litum program, housing / utility assistance, food, clothes, & transportation, job placement & counseling, court advocacy, and more. The Bayboro Development Center is at at 13632-A Highway 55 in Alliance. 9:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Nautical Wheelers’ May Wine Tasting Weekend in Oriental, 2 & 3 p.m.

Shred Event in the back parking lot of the Pamlico County Courthouse in Bayboro. It’s free. Bring up to 75 pounds of personal papers to be shredded. Sponsored by the Local Government Federal Credit Union, 9 a.m. – noon

The Village Gallery welcomes Kevin Fetzer as the May’s guest Artist of the Month. Meet him at the Artist’s Reception in Oriental from 2 -5 p.m.

The Hope Regala is a BBQ dinner, with a $10k Golden Raffle Ticket Drawing, and a Live & Silent Auction – all to benefit the mission of Hope Clinic in Pamlico County (Hope Clinic brings medical care to the uninsured and under-insured and provides comprehensive outpatient medication-assisted opioid addiction treatment through their New Beginnings program.) There are special weekend packages for boats harbored at River Dunes.
• The Saturday Night Regala features catered dinner under the big tent at River Dunes, a live and silent auction, and live entertainment.

Brant Island Strings plays in the beer garden at The New Village Brewery, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.

Karaoke at Squidders in Vandemere, around 7- 10 p.m.

SUNDAY, MAY 7

Wendy Osserman & Aniyah Simone performs with the Dazzling Dancers on for ‘Why Act Your Age?’ at the Old Theater on Broad Street. Click here for tickets, 3 p.m.

MONDAY, MAY 8

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

WEDNESDAY, MAY 10

Oriental’s Town Board at Town Hall for the first budget meeting, 8:30 a.m.

Mystery Book Club, Pamlico County Public Library (PCHS). May’s book is Down the River unto the Sea by Walter Mosley. Each month a novel from the winners of the Edgar Award, named after Edgar Allen Poe, will be discussed, 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.

FRIDAY, MAY 12

Ken Belangia in the beer garden at The New Village Brewery, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.

SATURDAY, MAY 13 Mother’s Day

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

Mother’s Day Tea Party at the Pamlico County Public Library (PCHS), 11 a.m.

Mad Fiddler in the beer garden at The New Village Brewery, 5:30 - 8:30 p.m.

Karaoke at Squidders in Vandemere, around 7- 10 p.m.

SUNDAY, MAY 14

Wendy Osserman & Aniyah Simone performs with the Dazzling Dancers on for ‘Why Act Your Age?’ at the Old Theater on Broad Street. Click here for tickets, 3 p.m.

MONDAY, MAY 15

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

Book a one-on-one consulting session with local business professionals, find out if you need insurance, if you’re filing your taxes correctly, where to pull your permits, if you should be an LLC, or how to keep up with digital marketing, 3-7 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 17

Wednesday Movie Matinee at the Pamlico County Public Library (PCHS), 12:30 p.m.

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, MAY 18

PCHS Band Spring Concert (AH Hatsell Auditorium) 7 p.m.

Pressing Pause: Contemplative Practices for 21st Century Living –Reverend Dr. Anne Sims leads this three part series. You do not have to have a religious affiliation to join. Sponsored by PrimeTime. To register for these events, contact Debora Steenson at 252-675-0909 or email [email protected], 2-4 p.m.

North Carolina Symphony Presents Music Discovery for Kids, The Music Discovery program, funded by PNC Grow Up Great, is geared for preschool and elementary-age children and their families. The 30-minute program features a NC Symphony musician reading a book about music, talking about their instrument and how other instruments make their sounds, 5 p.m.

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.

SATURDAY, MAY 20

Nautical Wheelers’ May Wine Tasting Weekend in Oriental, 2 & 3 p.m.

Family Fun Day, sponsored by the Pamlico Partnership for Children, food, games, dunking booth, face painting , toddler zone, live animals, superheroes, games music, bounce house, big trucks (rain date, may 21 noon-3 p.m.), 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

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

H.O.P.E. Feast & Boogie, fundraiser for H.O.P.E animal rescue at the Pamlico County Heritage Museum in Grantsboro. Live music, delicious food, dancing. Celebrate National Armed Forces Day while raising proceeds for HOPE, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.

The Big Jim Kohler Band in the beer garden at The New Village Brewery, 6-8 p.m.

Squidders Jam at Squidders bait shop in Vandemere starring Signature Blend, the Jim Kohler Band, Borderline Band and other artists. Also, lunch and dinner, noon-until

Signature Blend plays at Squidders in Vandemere, Noon

WEDNESDAY, MAY 24

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, MAY 26

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

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

Hoff’n’Finch in the beer garden at The New Village Brewery, 5 - 8 p.m.

SATURDAY, MAY 27

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

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

Silospalooza 2023 at the Silos Restaurant in Oriental. Outdoor music event features bands at the Red Rooster stage and bar behind the Silos Restaurant. There are two stages – the Big Rooster Stage in front of the grass dance floor and the Bantam Stage under the roadhouse bar roof. Music starts at noon and runs til near midnight. 

Brant Island Strings plays in the beer garden at The New Village Brewery, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.

Karaoke at Squidders in Vandemere, around 7- 10 p.m.

SUNDAY, MAY 28

Songs From the Road Band in the beer garden at The New Village Brewery, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.

MONDAY, MAY 29 Memorial Day

WEDNESDAY, MAY 31

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.

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. 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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