🌱 Raven’s Cabaret drag brunch and bingo and 7 more events

Hello River Bend! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• LIVE COMEDY AT THE BERN! at The Bern Bar and Grill
• Raven’s Cabaret drag brunch and bingo at The Brown Pelican
• Class - How to Make Herbal Salves at Ghent's Event Center

... and check out 2 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Very warm, with a high of 88 and low of 61 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Saturday: Very warm, temps: high: 92, low: 69.
• Sunday: Not as warm, with a high of 80 and low of 44 degrees.

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📸 Around River Bend

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🗓 Upcoming Events in River Bend

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday April 18

• LIVE COMEDY AT THE BERN!
  The Bern Bar and Grill, 1904E S Glenburnie Rd, New Bern
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Sunday April 19

• Raven’s Cabaret drag brunch and bingo
  The Brown Pelican , 1017B Broad St , New Bern
  1:00 pm
• Class - How to Make Herbal Salves
  Ghent's Event Center , 1918 Dr. M.L.K. Jr Blvd , New Bern
  1:00 pm

Friday May 1

• Heritage Homes Tour
  New Bern Historical Society , 511 Broad St , New Bern
  10:00 am

Saturday May 9

• READY OR NOT! LIVE PRO WRESTLING NEW BERN NC
  WEST NEW BERN RECREATION CENTER , 1225 Pinetree Dr , New Bern
  4:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday April 17

• PCA Varsity Softball @ NBCA
  New Bern Christian Academy , 2911 Old Cherry Point Rd , New Bern
  3:00 pm

Tuesday April 21

• Nonprofit Council Meeting
  New Bern Area Chamber of Commerce , 316 S Front St , New Bern
  8:00 am

Wednesday May 13

• Katie Dobson-Cundiff Dobson-Cundiff demonstrates in New Bern – Duck Creek Marina – 699 Galloway Rd.
  Duck Creek Marine Service , 699 Galloway Rd , New Bern
  10:00 am

Saturday June 13

• New Bern Pride Prom and Vendor Fair
  Riverfront Convention Center of Craven County , 203 S Front St , New Bern
  4:30 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

New Bern

• City of New Bern elected officials want 5 years in office (newbernnow.com)
• Global Citizenship Music Festival returns to New Bern with multicultural acts April 24 (wcti12.com)
• New Bern Drug Dealer Sentenced to Long Prison Term (newbernlive.org)

Havelock

• MCAS Cherry Point confirms new traffic, parking plan for 2026 Air Show crowds (wcti12.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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