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Mustang Sally Special For Kayakers5:30pm / Aug. 23Ten kayak enthusiasts who want to tune in to the MUSTANG SALLY concert Thursday from the cool waters of the Neuse River are invited to call Bert Statum at RIVERSIDE BICYCLES & OUTDOOR SPORTS (252-520-9400) to reserve, free of charge, their favorite water sports craft. Statum plans to launch the kayak flotilla around 5:30 pm Thursday (Aug. 23rd) from the Neuseway Nature Center in time for the concert's opening song at 6:00 pm. The nature center lies directly across the river from Neuseway Park, site of the concert featuring the popular all-women ensemble.
“Kinston’s On the Way…To Safe & Secure Shopping”5:30pm / Sept. 25, 2007It's getting close to the holiday shopping season... and Kinston's Public Safety Department and Pride of Kinston are hoping it's the best yet. To help our retailers and others who cater to the public, we are hosting a seminar "Kinston's on the Way...to Safe and Secure Shopping" in the Pride/Kinston Enterprise Center building, Room 313, 327 N. Queen at 5:30 pm, Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2007. Representatives of public safety will share some practical advice on how to keep your people and your property safe and sound. Some ideas on how to work with your neighbors are bound to come up. And we will want to hear from you regarding specific safety concerns for your business. Call to let us know how many from your business plan to attend: 252-522-4676. Community Clean Up Day10:00am - 12:30pm / Oct. 6, 2007Downtown Clean Up Day is being expanded to become Community Clean Up Day, Oct. 6, 2007 sponsored by Pride of Kinston's Design Committee, and Kinston's Appearance Commisison.
Pride of Kinston will continue to be the anchor for the downtown effort. Volunteers are being asked to sign up. On a community-wide basis, neighborhood churches are being asked to be headquarters for clean up activities in their surrounding streets and blocks. October 6 is the date for a state-wide Clean Sweep program, with an emphasis on cleaning up North Carolina's waterways. Kinston's program will include not only the Neuse but streets and neighborhoods as well. Participants will be invited to come to Pride's offices at 12:30pm for a complimentary barbecue luncheon and to listen to some street music. Call 522-4676 to volunteer. The objective of Community Clean Up Day is to call attention to the need to keep our town clean and neat while we pick up some trash. Downtown Design Workshop5:30pm / Oct. 16, 2007To continue the theme of improving the beauty of Kinston’s downtown, Pride is hosting a Downtown Design Workshop at 5:30 pm, Oct. 16, 2007 in the upstairs Gallery of the Chef & the Farmer, 120 W. Gordon Street. North Carolina advocates for excellence in downtown design will lead the workshops: Lauren Malinoff and Amanda Bosch. Both are staff members for the State’s Main Street Program coordinated by the North Carolina Department of Commerce. Ms. Malinoff’s presentation will focus on good design for buildings, streets, and other physical structures. Ms. Bosch will lead the workshop on good landscaping on streets, roadways, parks, etc. Both will make the point that excellence in economic development is tied to excellence in design. Pride is inviting downtown business and property owners, civic and political leaders and entrepreneurs to attend the workshop. Mark your calendar: 5:30pm, Oct. 16, 2007 at the Chef & the Farmer. Sand in the Streets Concerts
Other Dates to Note:Nov. 27, 2007 - Downtown Holly-Day Celebration. 5:00pm to 7:30pm. This promises to be a most exciting street party ever put together to launch the holiday season....a collaboration between City of Kinston, Lenoir County, Kinston-Lenoir County Chamber of Commerce, Pride of Kinston, the Community Council for the Arts, the Neuse Regional Library, Queen Street Methodist Church, Gordon Street Christian Church and other congregations. Keep an eye out for more information. Dec. 8, 2007 - The Annual downtown Christmas Parade. 10:00am Mar. 29, 2008 - The Third Annual Kinston 8000: Run for the River. 8:00am
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The first known sighting of music fans paddling the Neuse to listen to a concert came July 26, 2007 when Lenoir County commissioners Earl Harper (right) and Paul Taylor with Rexcine Moore paddled to the Sand in the Streets concert featuring the Band of Oz. "We wanted to call attention to our river," Harper said, "and maybe we'll have a bunch more at the next concert." Taylor agreed. "The Neuse is one of our greatest assets," he said.
