Chip Payson named new Board Chair and President for Habitat for Humanity of Craven County
Habitat for Humanity of Craven County (HFHCC) has announced Chip Payson as its new Board Chair and President. Payson will step into the role being vacated by Pastor Charles Dudley, whose term ended on June 30. Payson, an Iowa native and longtime resident of Massachusetts, moved to the area with his wife, Susan, in 2023. An attorney with experience working for both federal and state government, Payson is a member of the New Bern law firm Sumrell Sugg, which has a long history of supporting Habitat
FRCE partners with Reservists, Marines for joint readiness training
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. – Imagine a military aircraft sustaining heavy structural damage in a remote, forward-deployed combat location. If the repairs are outside the scope of standard squadron-level maintenance and shipping the aircraft to a depot is not an option, how does the fleet rapidly repair and return that critical asset to the fight? This high-stakes question drove Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) to host the command’s second annual forward-deployed combat repair training
State Leaders Representative Steve Tyson and Senator Bob Brinson Visit Twin Rivers YMCA
New Bern, NC (June 23, 2026) – The Twin Rivers YMCA welcomed Representative Steve Tyson and Senator Bob Brinson on Monday, June 22, for a visit focused on the YMCA's community impact and future opportunities to serve families and individuals across Eastern North Carolina. During the visit, Eastern Carolina YMCA Chief Executive Officer Kelly Millington and Associate Executive Director Beth Hardee provided a tour of the facility and shared how the YMCA continues to expand programs that support youth
Main Gallery: The Distance Between Memories to Nostalgia
July 2026 Craven Arts Council & Gallery is proud to host a joint exhibition titled The Distance Between Memories to Nostalgia by Steven and Kyung Cavallo for the month of the July. This exhibition will feature watercolor and acrylic paintings created over the span of 15 years, highlighting the couple’s travels across America to South Korea. An open reception will be held at Artwalk on July 10th from 5 – 8 pm at Bank of the Arts, inviting the public to meet the artists, view the full exhibit, and
Director’s Gallery: The Land, the Sea, the Sky by Fran Kohlmeier
July 2026 Craven Arts Council & Gallery is proud to present a solo exhibition titled The Land, the Sea, the Sky by Fran Kohlmeier for the month of July. Displayed in their Director’s Gallery, this exhibition will feature paintings landscapes highlighting Kohlmeier’s practice with waterfront horizons and pastel color palettes. An open reception will be held at Artwalk on Friday, July 10th 5 – 8pm at Bank of the Arts, inviting the public to meet and greet the artist, view the full exhibit, and more. As a
Woven Together
JULY 2026 This July, New Bern's Bears are being transformed into a city-wide public art installation as part of the America's 250th Anniversary celebration. Handmade scarves and cowls created by volunteers from New Bern and beyond will adorn bears throughout the city, creating a colorful expression of creativity, community, and civic pride. The project is organized by the New Bern Yarn Project in partnership with the Craven Arts Council & Gallery. A yarn bomb is a form of street art that uses knitted,
Craven Arts Council & Gallery accepting grant applications
Craven Arts Council & Gallery is now accepting applications for North Carolina Arts Council Grassroots Arts Program grants through 5:00 pm August 31, 2026. Since 1977, The North Carolina Arts Council Grassroots Arts Program has provided North Carolina citizens access to quality arts experiences. Using a per capita based formula, the program provides funding for the arts in all 100 counties of the state through partnerships with local arts councils. Craven Arts Council & Gallery serves as the North
A Practical Guide to Generative Design: How Adobe Firefly Supports Small Creative Businesses
What Is Adobe Firefly? What is Adobe Firefly? Adobe Firefly is a family of creative generative artificial intelligence models designed for content creation and editing. It works by converting text prompts into high-quality visual and audio assets, providing professional outputs with specific specifications like standard image resolutions and video formats. All features that are out of beta are fully cleared for commercial use because the models were trained on licensed Adobe Stock and public domain
Feeling Ghostly? Need Some Spirit? Audition August 1 for Historical Society’s Fall Ghostwalk
NEW BERN, NC The New Bern Historical Society is looking for a few good ghosts. Whether you are a spirited novice or have lots of ghostly experience, the Historical Society wants you to portray the historic characters in this year’s Ghostwalk. Ghostwalk brings to life noted personalities from New Bern’s past who tell their stories. There’s no need to worry though, all the apparitions in these stories are from the pages of history, not from science fiction. Each year a new and different batch of
Craven Arts seeks applications for the NC Arts Council Artist Support Grants
Craven Arts Council & Gallery seeks applications for Artist Support Grants for Fiscal Year 2026-2027. The deadline to apply is September 11th , 2026. These grants support artists in all disciplines with funding for projects that will have a significant impact on the advancement of their professional artistic careers. The Artist Support Grant program is managed through a partnership with Craven Arts Council to serve artists in Craven, Carteret, Jones, Lenoir, Onslow, and Pamlico counties. Funding is
Relentless Resilience Workshop Series - Rebuild Strength from the Inside Out
Relentless Resilience Workshop Series - Rebuild Strength from the Inside Out Life can knock you down—but it doesn’t get the final word. Hesed Place invites the community to Relentless Resilience, a trauma-informed, six-part workshop series led by award-winning speaker Tah’Ron Cannon of Committed to Progressing Forward LLC. This series helps participants build real-life resilience—learning how to adapt, recover, and move forward through adversity, trauma, and uncertainty.A Flexible, Six-Part Resilience
