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.

2010 Calendar of Upcoming Events...

September 2010

Homegrown Music Festival concerts. Each concert will begin at 6:00 pm and conclude at 8:00 pm in Pearson Park.

9: Homegrown Music Festival - 5:30-7:30pm

Some Assembly Required

The first concert will feature the ensemble Some Assembly Required which has performed for a variety of events throughout the region since 2001. The musicians are Rick Vernon, Jane Vernon, Randy Johnson, Ron Fletcher, Fred Antonowich, John Galog, Bill Hunneke and Steve Burkett.

Some Assembly Required's agenda includes jazz standards, to swing, to Dixieland and the Blues— from "What a Wonderful World" to "I Got My Mojo Workin'."

A Business After Hours, beginning at 5:30 pm and hosted with the Kinston-Lenoir County Chamber of Commerce, will be a feature of the first concert.

16: Homegrown Music Festival - 5:30-7:30pm

The Ray & Bobby Band

The Ray & Bobby Band spotlights two long-time friends – Ray Scott and Bobby Merritt – who have been playing music together since the 1970's. They once travelled the region with a group known as the Panama Red Bluegrass Band. Ray sings and plays the guitar and the banjo, and Bobby sings and plays the guitar. Ray & Bobby offers traditional and contemporary sounds of bluegrass, country rock, beach music, Jimmy Buffett and the Grateful Dead.

23: Homegrown Music Festival - 5:30-7:30pm

KinGator

When Kinston-born Wes Hazelgrove took his electric guitar with him when he went off to North Carolina State University in 2007 to get a college degree, forming a band was nowhere on his list of things to do. But like so many, Wes found his college days to be transformational. Hooking up with four new friends—Kyle Spangler, Jeff Szezneyic-Pumarada, David Lamb and William Davis—Wes and pals formed KinGator in October 2009. When he hits the books, Wes is aiming for a degree in English and Creative Writing.

No two KinGator shows are alike, instead offering heavy improvisation: classic rock and roll, funk beat and bass with jazz idioms, blues riffs, and psychedelic space.

30: Homegrown Music Festival - 5:30-7:30pm

STITCH

The band STITCH gets its name from a errant kick ball which knocked out Tyler Rose's two front teeth in April, requiring 23 stitches. The group had not settled on a name for its new group when the accident occurred, and somebody in jest said "why don't we call outselves 'Stitch.'" The name stuck. Tyler, Josh Tolar, Jacob Peoples, and Robby Burkett form the quartet offering a wide variety of sounds to please an audience.

October 2010

November 2010

December 2010

Ongoing Exhibits and Events

Community Council
for the Arts

Open hours from 10:00 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

Run for the River 2011

The 6th Annual
Kinston 8000
Run for the River
March 26, 2011

Click here for 2010 results...

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