Living in New Bern & Beyond

Support the MERCI Clinic by joining them for “one of their most enjoyable annual fundraisers” on Saturday morning, December 13 th from 6:30am - 10:00am.   100% of the proceeds benefit the MERCI Clinic. For details call 252-633-1599 

The City of New Bern announces Load Management Rewards Program offers customers an opportunity to save money by participating in load management, along with a reduced deposit for those who qualify. Customers who want to participate in Load Management Rewards may call the Utility Business Office at 252-639-2750 or visit 606 Ft. Totten Dr., New Bern. http://www. NewBern-NC.org 

Listen to Laura Johnson's interview with Don Elmore, Director of La Cage Aux Folles to learn more about this entertaining play.

Craven Concerts, Inc. is a local non-profit that promotes the Arts throughout Craven County and New Bern, NC. Listen to Laura Johnson's interview with Paul Hill, the Treasurer for Craven Concerts. Get your tickets today!

Join the Twin Rivers Quilts Guild and celebrate their 30th Anniversary during their "Bee by the River" Quilters Show. October 31st - November 1st at the New Bern Riverfront Convention Center. For details visit their website  and Facebook page .

We ask you to join us on October 30th, 11:30am – 1:30pm, to recognize military women during our Annual Salute to Women of the Military: Past and Present luncheon. For more information, please visit our  Facebook Page: SaluteMilitaryWomen  or call Bee Mayo at 637-2055

The Tryon Civitan Club, in conjunction with The UPS Store, is sponsoring their Seventh Annual Peanut Butter Drive to benefit Religious Community Services.  The Peanut Butter Drive will last the entire month of October. For more information, visit their website: http://www.tryoncivitan.org.

New Bern Now's Ledger is a 20 page publication about the Greater New Bern area. We consider it a "Community Magazine" as a lot of the information was sent to us from locals to be published on NewBernNow.com  and in the quarterly Ledger. We hope you enjoy our new format.  Special thanks to our supporters, advertisers, and the community at large for helping us spread the word about local events and...

Help children around the world by participating in Operation Christmas Child! Join this special organization as their event kicks off in New Bern on September 12. For more information please call Stephanie Seymore at 252-349-8261 or Michelle Copeland at 252-675-2728 or visit SamaritansPurse.org/OCC .

Enjoy a day in the outdoors! Sign up for Cool Springs Reptile and/or Outdoor Photography Workshops. For details call 252-514-3433. Information is also being aired on New Bern NewsTalk Radio Station 97.1FM and 1450AM.

We hope you enjoy our Podcast episodes as they're full of community information and events. Please let us know if you have any questions or suggestions by sending us an  email or visiting NewBernNow.com

Mark you calendars as Todd Hoke will be performing on Sept 19th, 7:30pm at the Trent River Coffee Company in New Bern! Tickets are $15 general admission, $12 for members and active duty military, $8 for students. They can be purchased through: www.downeastfolkarts.org or at the door if available.

Donate to “No Child Wet Behind” service project presented by the Tryon Civitan Club in conjunction with the UPS Store of New Bern. They’ll be collecting disposable diapers for infants, toddlers, and adults. All donated diapers will be split between the Coastal Women’s Shelter and Religious Community Services. Each of these organizations go thru between 25 and 30 cases per month. For more informati...

Attention all quilters! Enter your masterpiece in the Twin Rivers Quilters Guild “Bee by the River 2014” Quilt Show on Friday, October 31st from 10am - 7pm and Saturday, November 1st from 9am - 5pm at the New Bern Riverfront Convention Center. Non-members are also welcome. Help them celebrate their 30th Anniversary! For details visit their website: TwinRiversQuiltersGuild.com .

We hope you enjoy our 3rd Show! We talk about : - The New Bern Minute - Connecting People with our Community: People Making a Difference - Fishing Report - Day Trippin’ in Eastern North Carolina - Upcoming Events thru mid July - Odds and Ends Subscribe to New Bern Now and Beyond by pressing the orange Syndication RSS feed located under the calendar: http://newbernnow.libsyn.com/    

It’s that time of year to enjoy a day on the river! So we asked our friend, Captain Gary Dubiel of SpecFever Fishing Guide Service, to tell us about the best places to catch fish in Eastern NC in the summer. For more information, visit http://www.specfever.com

Attention New Bern and Eastern NC Artisans! The Community Artist Will (CAW) non-profit organization is excited to announce their PR for Artists Program. Their goal is to promote local artists and merchants who support the arts in Eastern NC. For more information visit http://www.communityartistwill.org

Listen to Laura Johnson's interview with Meg Wethington and learn more about the Nexus Poets who gather the first Tuesday of every month at the Trent River Coffee Company from 7 - 9pm.  

During this episode Laura Johnson and Wendy Card of  New Bern Now talk about the latest talk of the town; connecting people with our community; where to celebrate the 4 th of July; Day trippin’ in Eastern NC’; Upcoming events; and Summertime tips and tricks.

Every Thursday evening in July and August, join us to celebrate the Dog Days of Summer. The Isaac Taylor Garden is hosting a hot Concert Series.  They’ll be featuring both local and regional bands, sponsored by MJ's Raw Bar, New Bern Now and the Greater Good Gallery.  

We’re excited to announce that we’re expanding our reach to Internet Radio. We will be sharing the latest information about our cozy and happening town of New Bern and Beyond. Beyond meaning our travels throughout Eastern North Carolina. Visit  New Bern Now's website for detailed event information and more! Sincerely, Wendy Card, Owner, New Bern Now

Community Artist Will non-profit is proud to present the CO-Ops! The Gallery on Craven and The Antiquery Boutiquery are the newest additions to the CAW family of artists and we are so proud to have them joining us! Come on out to ARTfri’s!   This is a free event every Friday night in June and art lovers are encouraged to come downtown and visit the co-ops in New Bern, NC!  

Laura Johnson's interview with Samrae Bruggema, Project Manager for Community Artist Will at the Greater Good Gallery in New Bern, NC. Learn more about CAW by visiting New Bern Now's website .

The Tryon Civitan Club in conjunction with the UPS Store is having its 7th annual sugar drive to benefit the Religious Community Services (RCS). For the past several years, they’ve done this drive in June, but since RCS has such a high demand over the summer months, they’ve decided to move it up a month to May. Kids are out of school during the Summer and drink cool aid or iced tea and families us...