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Music and arts flourish in Pitt County. Our local contributors tell you more about our culture.
Lifelong Learning Can Make for a One-of-a-kind Holiday Gift
- By Barbara Bullington
- Published 12/10/2011
- Arts & Leisure
- Unrated
Those looking for a holiday gift idea for a parent, grandparent or friend 50 years of age or older this holiday season can consider giving the gift of lifelong learning and enrichment.
Internationally-Bestselling American Novelist and Screenwriter Nicholas Sparks Talks About His Family and What Motivates Him to Write
- By Virginia Dutton
- Published 11/21/2011
- Arts & Leisure
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Virginia Dutton speaks with author Nicholas Sparks about how his writing career started (with the help of his mother) and what motivates him as a writer and a family man. This place is for the birds!
- By Rosie Erskine Lamrhari
- Published 06/17/2011
- Arts & Leisure , Around the House
- Unrated
You don’t have to travel to the Outback to enjoy the raucous laughter of the kookaburra – or to Chile for a glimpse of long-legged, pink flamingos. These exotic birds are in your own “backyard.” A pair of Australian kookaburra, renowned for their boisterous, unmistakable call, and a small flock of colorful flamingos from Chile are only a few of the lucky residents at Sylvan Heights Waterfowl Park in Scotland Neck, a small community about 1 hour north of Greenville.