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The Daily Advance

Saturday, November 21, 2009

ONGOING

The Center Players

winter registration

The Center, Arts of the Albemarle School of the Arts will hold registration for the winter session Monday and Tuesday, Nov. 23-24 from 4-6 p.m. for students age 8-17 for singing, dancing, and acting, with a live stage performance during the spring session.

Contact: 338-6455

Holiday mail for heroes

The Red Cross and Pitney Bowes are collecting holiday cards for service members and veterans through Monday, Dec. 7. Cards may be mailed to Holiday Mail for Heroes, P.O. Box 5456, Capitol Heights, Md. 20791-5456

TODAY

Meet the author

Page After Page Bookstore, 111 S. Water St., Christopher Meekins will discuss and sign his book, “Elizabeth City and the Civil War ” from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Contact: 335-7243

Story time and

author signing

Page After Page Bookstore, 111 S. Water St., Elizabeth Kane presents her book “Br’er Deer 'n’ de Hot Peppas” from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Contact: 335-7243

Seussical

Encore Theater Company, tickets are $15 and may be purchased at The UPS Store and Clown’n Around.

Optimist Club craft fair

Optimist Building, Old Hertford Road, Edenton, fundraiser for 4th of July celebration, table $35-$45, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Rocky Hock Opry

E.A. Swain Auditorium, Edenton, $10 per person, tickets available at Byrum True Value Hardware, Chowan Arts Council, Edenton Coffee House, Clown’n’Around, Woodards Pharmacy, and Nixon’s Family Restaurant, Relay for Life fundraiser, 7:30 p.m.

Contact: 221-4875 or 240-3438

“Just in Time”

Hertford Baptist Church, This southern gospel group will perform at 7 p.m.

Contact: 426-7460

Veterans appreciation celebration

VFW POST 6060, 1433 N. Road St., live music, food, fun, free for veterans, family, and guests, noon to 5 p.m.

Contact: 338-2828

Ricky Braddy and friends

Mickey Burnim Fine Arts Center, ECSU, tickets $10, available at Crystal Enterprises, Mildred’s Florist, Montero’s, Muddy’s, Standard Tile, MMT Printers, or online, 7 p.m.

Contact: www.rickybraddymusic.com

Seafood festsival

Albemarle School gymnasium, all you can eat shrimp, oysters, clam strips, fish, scallops, barbeque, hush puppies, potatoes, and slaw, $25 for adults, $10 children third grade and under, 4-7:30 p.m.

Contact: 338-0883

Karaoke and DJ

Level’s Downtown, 400 E. Colonial Ave, Karaoke with Lisa at 8 p.m.; DJ Baby Drew at 10 p.m.

Community

clothes closet

508 S. Road St., clothing give away, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Toys for Tots

Motorcycle Ride

Famous Franks Hot Dog Corner, Elizabeth City, registration begins at 10 a.m. with a toy or $10 donation; riders roll out at noon through downtown Elizabeth City, Hertford, and Edenton ending at American Legion Post 40 where barbecue, chicken, and roast beef plates will be available for $10 .

Contact: 337-7202

Consignment

and bake sale

Cann Memorial, 311 W. Main St., cosignment sale, 9 a.m.; bake sale, lunch, and auction at 12:30 p.m.

Battle of the Bands

Currituck County Middle School Auditorium, Aboard Forever vs Crisis of Today, $5 per person, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. proceeds go to Austism Awareness

Contact: 453-0014

Turkey shoot

Wrangler Farms, Grandy, shoot targets with bows and arrows on horseback and win turkeys and pies, horse drawn hayrides and pony rides available, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Contact: 491-5090

Rivers Edge fall bazaar

Clubhouse, 100 Rivers Edge Drive, Moyock, more than 25 vendors and craftspeople, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Contact: 757-641-0475

RHEMA Academy fundraiser

American Legion Post 126, 115 W. Academy St., Hertford, semi-formal dress, 6 p.m.

Contact: 426-1679

SUNDAY

Nutcracker

COA Auditorium, recommended for grades 6-12, general admission $12, $5 for students, 5 p.m.