It’s not too late to join other area singers and soloists as they continue to prepare for Lenoir Community College’s 16th annual performance of Handel’s Messiah under the direction of Carolyn Crossland, program chairwoman of music at LCC.
The concert, sponsored by LCC and the Community Council for the Arts, is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Dec. 9 in the LCC Waller Auditorium. Admission is $7 at the door. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
Accompanying the choir will be a 15-piece chamber orchestra from the North Carolina Symphony, as well as several soloists.
Rehearsals will be held 2-2:30 p.m. Nov. 17 and 24 and Dec 8 in the LCC Waller Auditorium. All music and rehearsal CD’s will be provided at no cost to every singer. No audition is required.
For more information contact Carolyn Crossland at 252-527-6223, ext. 919 or ccrossland@lenoircc.edu.
Nominations due for Young Professional of the Year
Do you know a young person, age 21-39, who is involved in the community and works to make Kinston and Lenoir County a better place to live? There are many people that together make a difference in our community and deserve recognition.
Applications for the 2013 Young Professional of the Year are being taken until 5 p.m. Dec. 3. The award is sponsored by the Allen Pearson Emergency Services Foundation.
The winner will be announced at the Young Professionals Annual Gala on Dec. 14 at the Kinston Country Club.
Nominations must be made through the application process. Nominees do not have to be a member of Young Professionals or the Chamber of Commerce. Previous winners are Chris Raines 2012; Mayor BJ Murphy, 2011; Tonya Adams, 2010; and Becky Hines, 2009.
Applications can be found at kinstonchamber.com or call the Chamber of Commerce at 252-527-1131 to request one.
Sears to raise holiday proceeds for Southwood VFD
The Sears Hometown Store at Vernon Park Mall will be helping raise money
for local heroes at the Southwood Volunteer Fire Department.
The store will be giving away $2,000 of gift certificates to shoppers starting 7 p.m. tonight and again Black Friday morning at 6 a.m. while supplies last.
The fire department will have a fire truck at the Sears store for children to tour on Black Friday morning, and the store will be giving a portion of its sales from both days to the fire department.
New Bern Convention Center awarded Readers’ Choice
The New Bern Riverfront Convention Center was honored with Convention South Magazine's 2013 Readers' Choice Award.
Since its grand opening in 2001, the New Bern Riverfront Convention Center has received this prestigious award five times.
New Bern Riverfront Convention Center is among 150 convention and visitor bureaus, meeting facilities and hotels located across the South to receive this year’s Readers’ Choice Award.
Throughout the year, meeting professionals nominated the meeting sites they believe provide exemplary service for group events. The nominated sites are then compiled onto an online ballot where meeting professionals and fans are asked to vote for the best of the best.
More than 6,500 voters participated this year in the selection process — the highest vote count ever recorded.