wooden boat: A Year Ago Today Briefs for 05/06/2006
May 06,2006

Wooden Boat ShowThe North Carolina Maritime Museum’s 32nd annual Wooden Boat Show continues today and Sunday in Beaufort.

Today, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., visitors to the waterfront between Turner and Orange streets and the museum grounds can see a variety of wooden boats on display.

There will also be tours today of the museum’s traditional North Carolina watercraft collection, skills demonstrations, radio-controlled model boats, a ship model exhibit in the museum auditorium and a model-building workshops for kids. And, for those who want to get really hands-on, there will be a “Build A Boat in a Day” class will from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. today. The cost is $280 per team who will learn how to build a rowing skiff.

Boat races on Taylors Creek will include a Spritsail race at 11 a.m., a Beaufort Oars Rowing Club rowing race at 2 p.m. and sailboat races at 3 p.m.

The public is also invited to the Wooden Boat Show dinner from 7 to 10 tonight at the museum. Admission is $10.

Sunday’s highlights include the annual boat race around Carrot Island from 10:30 a.m. to noon.


‘Battle of the Bands’

USA Weekend Magazine and The John Lennon Educational Tour Bus, along with Max Entertainment Magazine, will present the inaugural “Battle of the Bands” competition today. Gates open at 11 a.m., and the competition begins at noon at Riverwalk Crossing Park in downtown Jacksonville.

The five finalists for this weekend’s contest are Lynchburg representing South Lenoir High, Ambivalent representing White Oak High, Broken String representing East Duplin High, Searching for Safety representing Havelock High and Teens at Risk representing Fort Lee (N.J.) High.

Wristbands will be sold for $4 at the gate.

In addition to the music, the Jacksonville Youth Council will provide a variety of rides, including the giant slide, rock wall and “Twin Spin.”  ¶ 8:44 PM