Category: Entertainment

Trailblazer in Country Music at Ol’ Front Porch Festival

ORIENTAL – Rissi Palmer, a Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter and passionate advocate for diversity in country music, is set to perform at the Ol’ Front Porch Music Festival on Oct. 4. Known for her soulful blend of country, pop, and R&B, Palmer brings a unique voice and…

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Fifth Sunday Fire Revival Always Popular & Powerful

Peletah Ministries church family, with their pastor, Dr. Dawn Baldwin Gibson, warmly welcomes the community to the ‘Fifth Sunday Fire Revival’ this Sunday, August 31st at 4:27 p.m. at 1912D Trent Blvd., New Bern. Pastor Glenwood Horton, Lady Quisha Horton, and the Kingdom Life Community…

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Expert Does Deep Dive Into Over-The-Air Antennas

Editor’s Note: In Part One of this series, the website TVpassport.com was introduced as a source of information for digital programs available locally. This is important if you would like to cut the cable and save money by viewing 30-plus programs for FREE.  If you…

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Free TV or Bust! Over-The-Air Reception: A Do It Yourself Guide (Part 1)

Editor’s note: With costs going ever higher to bring TV programs into the home, Mr. Allison offers readers a fresh, and surprising, look at what is available ‘over the air’ here in eastern NC. He also recommends a website known as www.tvpassport.com The first question…

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Memorial Service for Famous Ballerina to Feature Video

Danielle P. Tiletnick passed away on April 4 of this year. Her family will host a tribute to the performer on Tuesday, Sept. 17 at 5pm. The service is open to the public at St. Peter the Fisherman Church, White Farm Road in Oriental. Tiletnick…

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Ol’ Front Porch Profile

ORIENTAL – The Blues is one of the timeless musical artforms in the American cultural lexicon. Like any style of music, it’s always able to be pushed in different directions as long as the foundation is being respected. A modern example of this is Buffalo…

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Fogo no Trio (Funny name. Superb music.)

Violin, Guitar, Brazilian Mandolin – August 3, 2024, at 7:30 PM Tickets: $25 ($20 for OT members, military, and students with ID) available at Nautical Wheelers in Oriental and New Bern or online at https://showclix.com/event/magill-fogo-no-trio North Carolina violinist/fiddler Andrew Finn Magill is a Fulbright Fellow,…

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Oriental Old Theater to Offer Mega Mother’s Day Concert!

ORIENTAL – Dee Dee King & Friends, seen here Sunday afternoon during a break in the group’s grueling three and one-half hour rehearsal, are expected to ‘sellout’ the theater’s 150 seats on Sunday, May 12. Doors open at 4:30pm. Treat your Mom to a spectacular…

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Mother’s Roots In Oriental Inspire Dee Dee King’s May 12 Musical Tribute

Edith Adams – a beautiful, talented and brave young black woman – left Oriental in the early 1960s. Bound for New York City, she was full of hope and spirit, eager to pursue her dreams. In March of 1965, things had come together. Her son’s…

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Newsmax cut-off by ‘woke’ AT&T

At midnight Tuesday, DirecTV (owned by AT&T) cut Newsmax’s signal, immediately shutting the network off from more than 13 million customers of the satellite service. This is the second time in the past year AT&T has moved to cancel a conservative channel, with DirecTV deplatforming…

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The Old Theater of Oriental is proud to present its Actors’ Workshops!

The Old Theater of Oriental is proud to present its Actors’ Workshops! Our sessions will be informal, creative and fun. The objective is to inspire participants to adapt roles and experiences into emotion and character. Each workshop will focus on developing different aspects of the…

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‘Mark Twain’ performer grants fascinating interview

Editor’s note: We thank local actor Bill Hand for this interview. Mr. Hand appears as Mark Twain on March 3, 4, 5 & 6 at Cullman Performance Hall in the North Carolina History Center, 529 S. Front Street in New Bern. For ticket information, call…

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