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🌱 What’s new and unmissable at this year’s downtown MumFest?
New Bern, North Carolina Patch AM: a 4 min readHello New Bern! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- What’s new and unmissable at this year’s downtown MumFest?
- Can New Bern end Jacksonville’s winning streak in Friday’s rivalry clash?
Also on today's calendar: Ghosts of New Bern and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Saturday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., with a high of 84 and low of 70 degrees.
- Sunday: A shower and t-storm; humid, temps: high: 79, low: 68.
- Monday: Humid with showers around, with a high of 73 and low of 56 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• MumFest returns to historic downtown Oct. 10-11 (newbernsj.com) — MumFest is coming back to downtown New Bern on Oct. 10–11, bringing more than 250 vendors, live music, stunt shows, and a new KidsZone to the historic district. Organizers say proceeds are reinvested into New Bern’s downtown revitalization, so your weekend of food, shopping, and entertainment also directly supports local businesses and long-term improvements. 
• New Bern-Jacksonville highlights Friday football schedule (wcti12.com) — New Bern High’s football team heads into a key rivalry game at Jacksonville on Friday night after a record-setting eight-touchdown performance by running back Karvin Magwood. The matchup could shape conference title hopes, while the rest of the piece rounds up college, NFL, and NHL action affecting fans across Eastern North Carolina.
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Upcoming Events in
New Bern
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★ Featured events ★
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Disenchanted →
New Bern Civic Theatre, 414 Pollock St, New Bern
7:30 pm
Saturday October 3
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Other local events
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Joe Baes Plays →
Firefly Cafe, 901B Pollock St, New Bern
6:30 pm -
Joe Baes Plays at Firefly Cafe →
Firefly Cafe, 901B Pollock St, New Bern
6:30 pm -
Joe Baes at Firefly Cafe →
Firefly Cafe, 901B Pollock St, New Bern
6:30 pm -
Barry Charlton at Baxters 1892 →
Baxters 1892, 323 Pollock Dt, New Bern
7:00 pm -
Scary Sugar Cookie Decorating Class! →
Mayte Sweets, 901 Broad Street, New Bern
6:00 pm -
MumFest →
New Bern NC -
LIVE PRO-WRESTLING →
Kafer Park, 603 George Street, New Bern
7:00 pm -
Off Duty Comedy Showcase - The Brown Pelican →
The Brown Pelican, 1017B Broad Street, New Bern
8:00 pm -
New Bethlehem FWB Church →
2622 Scott Town Rd., New Bern
10:30 am -
Ghosts of New Bern →
Ghosts of New Bern, 246 Middle St Ste B, New Bern
7:30 pm -
The Property Power Play. →
The New Bern Chamber of Commerce, 316 South Front Street, New Bern
3:00 pm
Saturday October 3
Thursday October 8
Saturday October 10
Sunday October 11
Tuesday October 13
Wednesday October 14
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Who's 3yrs old today???
EDEN is!!! Look how cute she was when we first got her at 12 weeks old...awww...OH Eden🩷 Happy Birthday! (Nextdoor Highway 55) - GRANTHAM PLACE NEIGHBORHOOD YARDSALE!
OFF HOKE ST. IN JAMES CITY!!! SATURDAY MAY 6TH 7:30 AM - 12:00 Come early for the best finds! Treasures await! (Nextdoor Old Cherry Point Road)
- PruittHealth posted a job opening for Laundry Aide HCC in New Bern. Apply here.
- Driveline posted a job opening for Master Merchandiser in New Bern. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near New Bern here.
🗞 Nearby News
Havelock
- Aircraft Mechanic III - MAG-14 (verticalmag.com)
Newport
- Ferrum College to Hold Special Commencement Ceremony for Jamarion Montford on October 8, Prior to Deployment (ferrum.edu)
Swansboro
- Swansboro seeks resident input as Municipal Park revitalization planning begins (wcti12.com)
- This North Carolina Restaurant Is Serving One Of The Best Low Country Boils In The South (takingthekids.com)
- SeaD Consulting tests 44 shrimp dishes at Crystal Coast eateries with genetic testing (wcti12.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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