Check out featured local arts organizations around town!
Visual Arts
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Community Artist Gallery & Studios
309 Middle Street, New Bern, North Carolina 28560 Based in New Bern, North Carolina, CAGS serves Craven, Pamlico, and Jones counties. Operated by member artists themselves on an exclusively volunteer basis, Community Artists Gallery & Studios supports and exhibits over 30 artists. To learn more, visit their website here. |
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Carolina Creations
317 A Pollock Street Founded in 1989 by local artist Jan Francoeur and now operated by another local artist, Suzanne Richey; Carolina Creations serves as an art gallery downtown New Bern. To learn more, visit their website here. |
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Coastal Photo Club
P.O. Box 585, New Bern, NC 28563-0585 Membership Fee: The dues are $20 for an individual, $30 for a family, $50 for a business/sponsor and $0 for a youth under the age of 18. Coastal Photo Club aims to bring together persons who are interested in acquiring and developing an appreciation of the art and techniques of photography. To learn more, fill out the form on their website here! |
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Twin Rivers Artist Association
P.O. Box 1184, New Bern, NC 28563 Membership Fee (annual): $35 Twin Rivers Artist Association is a local artist guild that meets once a month to discuss grants, learning opportunities and upcoming exhibitions. TRAA is a great resource for local artists to be updated on artists opportunities in Craven County. Meetings are on the last Thursday of every month. To join, visit here! |
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Twin Rivers Quilters Guild
1822-6 South Glenburnie Rd., PMB 233, New Bern, NC 28562 Membership Fee: $30 for new members and $15 fee after July 1st. Twin Rivers Quilters Guild (TRQG) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the art of quilting. The Guild was charted in 1983 and became a chapter of the National Quilting Association in 1990. TRQG's goal as a guild is to promote and perpetuate the art of quilting. Our work is designed to benefit and educate all persons interest in preserving, continuing and advancing this art. The guild meets our goal by offering workshops and instruction on quilting techniques , and by sponsoring various exhibits, including a biennial quilt show. To learn more, visit their website here! |
Performing Arts
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Rivertowne Players
514 Hancock Street RiverTowne Players is a nonprofit 501 C-3 organization whose purpose is to enrich and entertain the residents in Eastern North Carolina by providing quality theatre. RiverTowne Players provides an opportunity for local actors, musicians, and artists to showcase their talents. RiverTowne Players is housed in the historic Masonic Theatre. The Masonic Theatre first opened its doors in 1805, at which time it was the cultural center of New Bern. It served as the town's foremost place for dramatic entertainment, including stage plays, talent benefits, concerts and vaudeville acts. During the Civil War, it was used as a Confederate arsenal and later as a hospital for Union soldiers. Today, the Masonic Theatre has been restored to its original purpose for live entertainment. Visitors continue to enjoy the experience of taking in a RiverTowne Players production in the oldest working theatre in the United States. |
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New Bern Civic Theatre
Pollock Street, New Bern, NC 28560 Construction began on the Athens Theatre at 412 Pollock Street in 1910. The doors opened April 11, 1911. Designed by architect Herbert W. Simpson, the Athens Theatre was a gala theatre for silent movies, Vaudeville, traveling theatre troupes and locally-produced live productions. The Theatre was renamed many times over the years - The Show Shop, The Kehoe Theatre and the Tryon Theatre. During the 1970s when many downtown businesses moved to the suburbs, the theatre seemed to languish. For a time it was vacant and deserted. In February 1980, NBCT purchased and renovated the Athens Theatre. In September 1980, NBCT presented its first live production in the new home - Star Spangled Girl, a Neil Simon comedy. The Athens Theatre, "home" of New Bern Civic Theatre, is fully utilized for performances, auditions, rehearsals, and set construction. To learn more, head to their website here |
Next Chapter Poets
Meet on a rotating Sundays each month at The Next Chapter Books & Art Store.
Next Chapter Poets aspires to encourage poets to write and share their poetry. This group is for anyone with a tie to New Bern and the surrounding are who would like to share their poems, get poetry prompts, celebrate each other's successes, and occasionally get together for organized readings, workshops, critique groups, or just coffee with like-minded individuals. Sponsored by The Next Chapter Books & Art.
To learn more you can visit their website here.
Meet on a rotating Sundays each month at The Next Chapter Books & Art Store.
Next Chapter Poets aspires to encourage poets to write and share their poetry. This group is for anyone with a tie to New Bern and the surrounding are who would like to share their poems, get poetry prompts, celebrate each other's successes, and occasionally get together for organized readings, workshops, critique groups, or just coffee with like-minded individuals. Sponsored by The Next Chapter Books & Art.
To learn more you can visit their website here.
North Carolina History Theatre
The North Carolina History Theater envisions bringing history "a-LIVE" on stage in a variety of formats. Eastern North Carolina has so many stories to tell, and we want to be part of informing through entertaining.
The North Carolina History Theater, Inc., is a qualified 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to expressing and exploring the unique history of North Carolina through the performing arts, and celebrating the rich diversity of our state in all forms of artistic expression.
Visit their website here.
The North Carolina History Theater, Inc., is a qualified 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to expressing and exploring the unique history of North Carolina through the performing arts, and celebrating the rich diversity of our state in all forms of artistic expression.
Visit their website here.
Recreation, Educational, and Craftsmanship
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West New Bern Recreation Center
1225 Pine Tree Drive West New Bern Recreation Center is located at 1225 Pine Tree Drive in Seth West Parrott Park. Facilities include a 15,000 square foot recreation center that houses a game room, meeting room with kitchen facilities, air-conditioned gym, ceramic room, and offices. To learn more, visit their website here. |
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Shop Class
406 Guion Street, New Bern, NC Membership Fee: $12.50 an hour - pay as you go $10 per hour - Membership Fee: $12.50 an hour - pay as you go $10 per hour - pay in advance $60 bi-monthly membership which includes unlimited shop time during operating hours, locker access, active project storage. Shop Class New Bern operates much like a gym, but instead of paying to lift heavy weights, you pay to operate high quality tools in a comfortable environment. Shop Class also offers a variety of classes from multiple instructors in subject matter ranging from woodworking to welding to glass work. To learn more, head to their website here or call (252) 617-8980 |
