Things to Do in Kinston

There is always something to look forward to in Downtown Kinston. Bookmark this page and check back often so you'll know what is happening next.

2008 Calendar of Upcoming Events...

July

1: Kinston Indians play Potomac (7:00pm)

2: Kinston Indians play Wilmington (7:00pm)

3: Kinston Indians play Wilmington (7:00pm)

4: Kinston Indians play Wilmington (7:00pm)
Fox 8/14 4th of July Fireworks

10: Sand in the Streets: Liquid Pleasure

This band of guys who have been like brothers, love being in touch with people like them, who love a variety of good music, and appreciate hearing it performed live, by a great dance and show band. In the early years the band was paired with greats like, Chuck Berry, Eddie Floyd and Ben E. King and later, Whitney Houston, The Four Tops, TheTempations and Aretha Franklin

Also... recognition of Carl Long's baseball career

12: Kinston Indians play Winston Salem (7:00pm)
Salute to the Negro League

13: Kinston Indians play Winston Salem (2:00pm)

14: Kinston Indians play Winston Salem (7:00pm)

15: Kinston Indians play Winston Salem (11:00am)
Daycare Day 11am Game

17: Kinston Indians play Frederick (7:00pm)

18: Kinston Indians play Frederick (7:00pm)

19: Kinston Indians play Frederick (7:00pm)
Sizemore Jersey/T-Shirt Bojangles'/WCTI-12

24: Sand in the Streets: The Grass Cats

After performing primarily in North Carolina for the past 10 years and releasing six very successful CD’s, The Grass Cats bring their lively foot-stomping fiddle and banjo music, bluegrass classics, tight vocal harmonies and “a capella” style gospel quartets to Sand in the Streets.

Songwriter and mandolin player Russell Johnson started The Grass Cats with original members Tim Woodall (banjo) and Chris Hill (fiddle) in 1997. Russell’s soaring tenor compliments guitarist Steven Martin’s richly textured country-tinged lead vocal. Lloyd Herring, the Cats bass player or Tim add the third part harmony that is such a big part of the Cats vocal arsenal.

28: Kinston Indians play Myrtle Beach (7:00pm)

29: Kinston Indians play Myrtle Beach (7:00pm)

30: Kinston Indians play Myrtle Beach (7:00pm)

31: Sand in the Streets: The Embers

After seventeen albums and numerous single releases, The Embers are one of the most popular bands as well as one of the most active groups in the country. The new generation of the group consistently sustains an average of three hundred dates per year reaching every corner of the world. Their performances have captivated audiences of all ages and walks of life, which include presidents, princes, celebrities, students, and bankers.

August

7: Kinston Indians play Salem (7:00pm)
Coors Light/WSFL Pint Glass

8: Kinston Indians play Salem (7:00pm)
FIREWORKS!

9: Kinston Indians play Salem (7:00pm)
Rally Towels - King Tiger Tae Kwon Do/ WITN-7

10: Kinston Indians play Salem (2:00pm)

11: Kinston Indians play Lynchburg (7:00pm)

12: Kinston Indians play Lynchburg (7:00pm)

13: Kinston Indians play Lynchburg (7:00pm)

14: Sand in the Streets: Band of Oz
      (series finalé)

The Band of Oz is one of the most successful groups in the Southeast, and continues to get the very best reviews. The band now features a full horn section to total a dynamic eight-member group - beach music at its finest. (The Band of Oz started in Grifton, NC.)

18: Kinston Indians play Potomac (7:00pm)

19: Kinston Indians play Potomac (7:00pm)

20: Kinston Indians play Potomac (7:00pm)

21: Kinston Indians play Wilmington (7:00pm)
Wallet Giveaway - Sallie Mae Financial/WCTI-12

22: Kinston Indians play Wilmington (7:00pm)
FIREWORKS!

23: Kinston Indians play Wilmington (7:00pm)
Fan Appreciation Night!

September

16: Lenoir County Historical Association Dinner Meeting
(6:30pm, King's Restaurant) Luther Hodges, Jr.: "An Evening with Luther Hodges"

The Lenoir County Historical Association’s dinner meetings begin at 6:30 pm and they will be held at King’s Restaurant this year. Cost is $8 per person.

The September meeting will be entitled: “An Evening with Luther Hodges,” led by his son Luther Hodges Jr. Hodges was Governor of North Carolina most of the 1950’s, known for his efforts to bring new industry to North Carolina, setting up statewide system of “technical institutes” which today are community colleges and universities, and also remembered for his efforts to prevent the closure of North Carolina’s public schools in the aftermath of the US Supreme Court’s school desegregation ruling. Hodges was Secretary of Commerce in President John Kennedy’s administration.

October

November

11: Lenoir County Historical Association Dinner Meeting
(6:30pm, King's Restaurant) Dr. Chris Fonveille, UNC-Wilmington: "Richard Caswell and the Battle of Moores Creek Bridge"

December

January 2009

13: Lenoir County Historical Association Dinner Meeting
(6:30pm, King's Restaurant) Suzy Barile (Richard Caswell Descendant), Cary, NC: "The Southern Belle and the Yankee General: A Chapel Hill Romance" (connected to Lenoir County because the Southern Belle had Lenoir County roots)

February 2009

March 2009

17: Lenoir County Historical Association Dinner Meeting
(6:30pm, King's Restaurant) Clair Hadley (Richard Caswell Descendant and historian), Alexandria, VA: "Richard Caswell's Family and Descendants"

Ongoing Exhibits and Events

Community Council
for the Arts

May 1, 2008 – June 14, 2008

In the Hampton Gallery:
Lorna Wang & Antonio Martinez Encaustic painting and Digital Collage

Permanent Collection Gallery
Mary Page Whitley
Plein Air paintings from Italy, Key West and Kinston

Minges & Rayner Galleries
Tom Barnes
Process Paintings

Open hours from 10 am to 6:00 pm Tuesdays thru Fridays and from 10:00 am to 2:00pm on Saturdays.The Arts Center is not open on Sundays or Mondays.

Take Pride on Television...

Tune in to TACC 9 Thursdays at 7:30 as we highlight the businesses, people and places in downtown Kinston on "Take Pride".

Annual Events Hosted by
Pride of Kinston

The 4th Annual
Kinston 8000
Run for the River
March 28, 2009

Click here for 2008
race results...

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