Happy New Year to you all!! Hopefully one of your resolutions for 2025 is to make the most of the wonderful activities that our groups have to offer. Or maybe, it’s to start a new group around an activity that brings you joy. We have our 1st general membership meeting this Thursday. Details below!
GUEST SPEAKER
Our guest speaker for next Thursday is Eddie Foster from the Volt Center, part of Craven Community College.
Next General Meeting
6:30 p.m.,Thursday, Jan 9, 2025
311 Middle Street, New Bern
PARKING
I know that parking can be a challenge, but we are very fortunate to have the Harrison Center for our meeting space. We have looked at alternative sites with better parking but it has been extremely challenging finding space in our budget that can accommodate a group of our size. Attached above is a map of the available parking areas in downtown New Bern. To ensure that those of us with “older” bones can find parking as close to the Harrison Center as possible, we are asking those of you who are able and don’t mind a short walk before the meeting, to use one of the farther out lots.
If you have not checked out our website to check out the calendar of activities, please do so, as there is always something happening. Close your eyes and pick a date and you will probably land on a pickleball or tennis activity. Click on the "Calendar" heading on the website, and you can choose to look at Activites/Events that are occuring by the Day, Week or Month. You can also choose to Subscribe to the Calendar and have it sent to your email! There are also shared Alumni/Newcomers events that can be viewed if you click on the Alumni Group above and then click on the link to their Newsletter.
January ACTIVITIES round up, brought to you by your Activities Director, Andy Britton
Day Trips (Joint Newcomers/AGN): Local Activity--tour of New Bern Firemen’s Museum (420 Broad Street, New Bern), tentatively scheduled for Saturday, 18 January at 10:00AM; Away Activity--visit to Ellis Planetarium, Health & Science Museum (401 W Caswell St, Kinston, NC 28504), Friday, 24 January at 9:30AM. We will enjoy a Planetarium show followed by time to explore the grounds of the Health & Science Museum. Optional lunch afterwards at Kings Restaurant (405 East New Bern Rd. Kinston, NC 28504). RSVP interest to both or either event to andybritton@verizon.net.
Hiking Group (Joint Newcomers/AGN): Our next hike will be at Island Creek Forest Walk Trail (Island Creek Rd, Pollocksville, NC 28573); Saturday, 18 January at 10:00AM. Afterwards, we will meet for lunch at Beartown Bistro & Pizza Company located at 1200 US-70, New Bern. Please RSVP via email to nbnewcomershiking@gmail.com by Thursday, January 16 at noon if you plan to attend lunch with us, so we can let the restaurant know the number of people to expect.
Table Games (Joint Newcomers/AGN): Games every Friday in January, 7PM. Contact Stuart Tucker (econedit@aol.com) for location details.
Tastings (Joint Newcomers/AGN): Wine Dinner -- Tuesday, 21 January, 6PM-8PM. Harbour Pointe Restaurant (1105 Barkentine Drive, Fairfield Harbour). Cost is $55.00 per person (all inclusive), limit of 30 participants for this event and a minimum of 12 required for this event to take place; Deadline is Tuesday, 14 January 2025 (no refund after that date). Make check payable to: AGN Wine club. Contact Joan Baumann (jbugmann@gmx.com) for mailing instructions.
Wine Social (Newcomers only): The first Wine Social of 2025 will be on Thursday, 23 January from 6pm to 8pm. The invitation will be sent out in a few weeks; please RSVP at that time.
.Here are some great pictures from the New Bern Holiday Parade as well as our annual Christmas Party:
