June 16, 2019 — The big band sound of the 1940s echoed through the center of Washington NC today as the 22-piece Emerald City Big Band took to the stage (well, to the gazebo actually) for the town’s Sundays in the Park concert series. The show was held in Festival Park, situated in the center…
If you are interested in either music or boats, Washington NC was a great place to be this past weekend. Event 1: BOCA Traditional Music FestivalWhen: April 27, 2019, 9 am till 10 pmWhere: Turnage Theater, 150 West Main Street, Washington, NC Over on Main Street, the Beaufort County Traditional Music Association (BCTMA) put on…
Event: Art of Tea: Tea Pot ExhibitionWhen: April 6-29, 2019Where: Turnage Theater, 150 West Main Street, Washington, NC More than 30 artists from as far away as Georgia submitted 46 pieces of two- and three-dimensional art for the inaugural Art of Tea: Tea Pot Exhibit, held early in April at the Turnage Theatre. Organized by…
When we decided to move away from Raleigh late last year, it was because we’d been away too long and it wasn’t the same place we remembered from ten years ago. Now there was more construction, congestion, and the pace of life seemed more frantic. We needed a bit more of a relaxed pace, interesting…
Event: 2019 BCTMA Youth ConcertWhen: March 7, 2019Where: Turnage Theater, 150 West Main Street, Washington, NC Most of the musicians at Beaufort County Traditional Music Association’s weekly jam session (me included) are getting up there. We’re no spring chickens. That’s one reason BCTMA chairperson Linda Boyer wants Washington’s youth to learn about traditional…