September 2022 Events and Resources in Pamlico County and an Early-Morning Launch

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

Want to do something for our community? Check out (or add to) our "Volunteers Needed" section at the end of the newsletter.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1

Join ArtWorks Artist Veronica Campos for the Salon Series for Art Lovers at the Perry Griffin House. The Perry Griffin Foundation Community Room is at 300 High Street in Oriental, NC. For more information, contact Carla Fisher at [email protected], 1 p.m.-2 p.m.

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

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2

Books on the Go, the CPRL Bookmobile is on the Move. This week the book mobile will be in Vandemere from 12-3 p.m. and then in Hobucken from 3-5 p.m.

Watch Pirates of the Caribbean with The Pirate Jam pirates, at The Red Rooster (behind the Silos Restaurant in Oriental). Admission is free, bring your lawn chairs, 8 p.m.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3

The Pirate Jam is on the water in front of Teach’s Point. Paddle or row, power or sail to Teach’s Point (also called Dewey Point) where Smith and Greens Creek meet to listen to live music from your own vessel, 1 p.m.-5 p.m.

The Village Gallery welcomes September’s Artists of the Month, Dodi & John Groesser. 300 High Street in Oriental. Meet the artists from 2 p.m. -5 p.m.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 4

100 year anniversary of the first school bus in N.C. --The residents of the School House Condos invite alumni and members of the community with a connection to the School House to celebrate this anniversary on the lawn of 503 Church Street in Oriental, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

The Old Theater in Oriental presents – Blackbeard’s Last Revenge, by P.F. Nocera, with 13 Signs You Should Stop Being a Pirate, by A.M. Dittman. Directed by Pat Nocera, the two works are blended into one comedy, 3 p.m.

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 5

Pamlico County Board of Education Meeting, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM (monthly)

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

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6

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

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7

PCHS Volleyball VS. West Craven, PCHS, 4:30 p.m.

True Crime Book Club, first Wednesday of every month. September's book is Lost Girls: An Unsolved American Mystery by Robert Kolker. Pamlico County Public Library (PCHS), 6 p.m.

Open Mic Night at the Silos in Oriental. The music begins at 7p.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, SEPTEMBER 8

PCMS Volleyball vs. HJ MacDonald, 4 p.m.

Oriental Midnight playing in the Garden at Barcos Restaurant in Oriental, 5pm to 8pm

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9

PCHS Football vs. Kinston at PCHS (Youth Night), 7 p.m.

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

The Old Theater in Oriental presents – Blackbeard’s Last Revenge, by P.F. Nocera, with 13 Signs You Should Stop Being a Pirate, by A.M. Dittman. Directed by Pat Nocera, the two works are blended into one comedy, 7:30 p.m.

Danger Alien plays in the beer garden at The New Village Brewery in Oriental, 6 p.m.-8 p.m.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10

Bike MS Ride New Bern, a fundraiser for multiple sclerosis. Hundreds of cyclists will ride through town on a 75 and a 100 mile route around the county. Oriental’s Julia Tingle participates every year. Here is Julia’s fundraising page.

Order of the Pamlico County Library Imperial Bibliophiles (Dungeon and Dragons), PCHS, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

The Old Theater in Oriental presents – Blackbeard’s Last Revenge, by P.F. Nocera, with 13 Signs You Should Stop Being a Pirate, by A.M. Dittman. Directed by Pat Nocera, the two works are blended into one comedy, 7:30 p.m.

Oriental Midnight plays in the beer garden at The New Village Brewery in Oriental, 6 p.m.-8 p.m.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11

Bike MS Ride New Bern, a fundraiser for multiple sclerosis. Hundreds of cyclists will ride through town on a 75 and a 100 mile route around the county. Oriental’s Julia Tingle participates every year. Here is Julia’s fundraising page.

The Old Theater in Oriental presents – Blackbeard’s Last Revenge, by P.F. Nocera, with 13 Signs You Should Stop Being a Pirate, by A.M. Dittman. Directed by Pat Nocera, the two works are blended into one comedy, 3 p.m.

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 12

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

Pamlico County Board of Education Meeting, 6:30 p.m.

The Old Theater presents a free Actor’s Workshop, Sept 12 – Dec 12, Monday evenings. In this free workshop, participants will work on monologues, character preparation, scene and script study. Participants are asked to enroll before Sept. 12. Email Pat Nocera at [email protected]. Bring a notebook and a pen, 6:30 p.m.– 8 p.m.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13

Pamlico Community Band's first fall rehearsal. Brass players, woodwind players and percussionists are invited to join. Meet at St. Peter the Fisherman Church at 1149 White Farm Rd in Oriental. For more information call Chris Mele at 252-626-6928, 7p.m.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14

Open Mic Night at the Silos in Oriental. The music begins at 7p.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, SEPTEMBER 15

PCMS Volleyball vs West Craven, 4 p.m.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16

Oriental’s History Museum presents a new exhibit: Lighthouses on our Coast, September 16 through January 2023

Hoff 'n' Finch plays in the beer garden at The New Village Brewery in Oriental, 6 p.m.-9 p.m.

PCHS FB (H) North Duplin (Black out), 7 p.m.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17

The 31st Greens Creek Challenge Regatta in Oriental (also called the Rubber Chicken). Classes include all boats 20 ft and under. 8 a.m. to 5p.m.

TerryLynn Melody plays in the beer garden at The New Village Brewery in Oriental, 6 p.m.-8 p.m.

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19

The Old Theater presents a free Actor’s Workshop, Sept 12 – Dec 12, Monday evenings. In this free workshop, participants will work on monologues, character preparation, scene and script study. Participants are asked to enroll before Sept. 12. Email Pat Nocera at [email protected]. Bring a notebook and a pen, 6:30 p.m.– 8 p.m.

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

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20

PCMS Volleyball vs. Grover C Fields, 4 p.m.

PCHS Volleyball vs. East Carteret at PCHS, 4:30 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21

PCMS Football vs. Tucker Creek (Pamlico County Middle School), 6 p.m.

Open Mic Night at the Silos in Oriental. The music begins at 7p.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, SEPTEMBER 22

PCHS Volleyball vs. Jones at PCHS, 4:30 p.m.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23

PCHS Football (BYE week), 7 p.m.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24

West Craven Marching Band Competition with Pamlico County High School, Vanceboro

Harborfest for HeartWorks 2022 will be held at HeartWorks this year. Support the children of Pamlico County while enjoying a Gala evening of drinks, dinner by The Chelsea and dancing to The Entertainers. Bid on items in the Live Auction and Silent Auction. To donate, call 252-745-9703 or drop by HeartWorks at 709 Main St., Bayboro. The one-night event and auction will take place in the newly renovated and expanded Safe Harbor Youth Center in Bayboro starting at 5:30 p.m.

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 26

The Old Theater presents a free Actor’s Workshop, Sept 12 – Dec 12, Monday evenings. In this free workshop, participants will work on monologues, character preparation, scene and script study. Participants are asked to enroll before Sept. 12. Email Pat Nocera at [email protected]. Bring a notebook and a pen, 6:30 p.m.– 8 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28

PCHS Cross Country (Home), 4:30 p.m.

Open Mic Night at the Silos in Oriental. The music begins at 7p.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, SEPTEMBER 29

PCHS Volleyball vs. Southside at PCHS, 4:30 p.m.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30

PCHS Football vs. Southside (Homecoming) at PCHS, 7 p.m.

Book to Big Screen Series, movie for the family. Free popcorn at the Pamlico County Public Library, PCHS, 6:15 p.m.

The 8th Annual Ol’ Front Porch Music Festival, September 30 – October 1. Walk around town and hear dozens of musicians playing on porches in Oriental.

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.

*The Old Theater in Oriental is looking for volunteers: "We have open positions on the Board of Directors that need to be filled.Treasurer/Events Coordinator/Membership/Volunteers/Grant Writing/Webmaster. Qualifications Desired: Team and management experience, good communication and organization skills, proficient with email. The Old Theater has other jobs with less responsibility, such as acting in a play, working behind the scenes with sets and props, writing a script, helping publicity deliver posters, finding sponsors for shows, and operating sound and lights. Let us know what your skills are and how you would like to volunteer." Contact [email protected], 206-406-1621