Windsor's Irish Souper Bowl - Coming Soon!

Great night - Great food - Great Art - Great Music!

The Bertie County Arts Council is having its annual Irish Souper Bowl on March 11th at 6:00 PM. This special St. Patrick's Day event is the highlight of Windsor.

The Hunt Family Fiddlers will once again provide entertainment!

Hunt Family Fiddlers

The event features, as always, an authentic Irish Dinner of corned beef and cabbage, potato soup, homemade bread and dessert. This is a great way to get in the mood for Saint Patrick's Day. Each participant will receive a hand painted ceramic bowl created by Bertie County Arts Council members! The bowls are on display at the Bertie County Arts Center, 124 S. King Street, Windsor, NC, and as always are spectacular.

Some Of This Years Bowls, On Display In The "Art Center" Window

These Unique Hand Made and Kiln Fired Bowls Are A Special Memento

The Irish Souper Bowl begins at 6:00 PM, on March 111h, 2006. The location will be the Bertie Senior Center on School Street in Windsor. Tickets are $25 for adults and $12 for children age 8 and under. Anyone interested may contact BCAC by telephone at (252) 794-9402 , or email to bertiearts@earthlink.net.

Fight The Navy Or Flights Overhead For N.C. Farmers

By Kate Wiltrout - February 13, 2006 - The Virginian-Pilot

WASHINGTON COUNTY, N.C. — Two years ago, when a group of North Carolina farmers refused to accept Navy plans for an outlying landing field on soil their families had tilled for generations, nobody gave them much of a chance.

They were ordinary citizens from two of the state’s poorest counties taking on the military during wartime.

Fast forward to 2006.

The empowered farmers have effectively stopped the Navy in its tracks – at least for now.

This is a troubling issue. Those who wish to stop the OLF have a great deal of justice and righteousness on their side. However they also have the problem of national security for a nation at war on the other side. At least one concern is the potential for damage to the nation if we lose the ability to train our pilots.

It can be said that the Navy has botched this whole issue. The failure of the Navy to anticipate the fervent opposition to the OLF based on loss of farming lifestyle and risk to the environment is typical of military leaders. We have the best military in the world. Partly that is because they focus on their jobs. They usually do not try to do politics. And as usual, when they get involved in politics, they mess up.

At least one reason they should have known not to go to Washington County is the prior experience of Weyerhauser. Weyerhauser only got to build a plant that has been a boon to the area, after they moved the location out of Washington County, into Martin County.

The NIMBY brigade is aided in their anger by the economic issues, that Virginia Beach - Chesapeake gets all the benefits and Washington County takes all the noise. There is simply something unfair about such a one sided solution. It will be interesting to see if after the current study, the Navy can craft a more politically acceptable answer than the one they came up with last time.

Brigadoon - A Fantasy!

The Martin Community Players are well into rehearsals for their Winter Musical. Marie Robertson, President of the Martin Community Players announced they are producing the fantasy-romance-musical play, "Brigadoon" written by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe. The play was originally produced on Broadway in 1947. It was also made into a movie in 1954 starring Gene Kelly as Tommy Albright, Van Johnson as Jeff Douglas and Cyd Charisse as Fiona Campbell.

Large Stage Dance Numbers Create A Broadway Production Feel

The Brigadoon plot: Two Americans on a hunting trip in Scotland become lost. They encounter a small village, not on the map, called Brigadoon, in which people harbor a mysterious secret, and behave as if they were still living two hundred years in the past. The fantasy offers great opportunities for music and dance to liven up your evening.

Lisa Duke (Fiona McLaren)

Melissa Green (Jane Ashton)

Many of our local stars are bringing the play to life while enjoying the singing and dance of a classic American musical play. Randy Alexander is Archie Beaton, Dwayne Baker is Mr. Lundie, Earle Barnard is Andrew McLaren, Ada Brown is Meg Brockie, Ed Corey is Charlie Dalrymple, Kent Dickerson is Tommy Albright, Lisa Duke is Fiona McLaren, Gary Gardner is Angus McGuffie, Dean McCall is Jeff Douglas, Melissa Green is Jane Ashton and Emily Tadlock is Jean McLaren.

Randy Alexander (Archie Beaton)

Kent Dickerson (Tommy Albright)

Gary Gardner (Angus McGuffie)

Ada Brown (Meg Brockie)

Ed Corey (Charlie Dalrymple)

Earle Barnard (Andrew McLaren)

Emily Tadlock (Jean McLaren)

Andy Weaver is Director, Michael Stephens is Music Director, Lauren Luckert is Choreographer and Erik Matamoros is Technical Director.

The Martin Community Players production of Brigadoon will be presented Thursday March 16th, Friday March 17th and Saturday March 18th. Don't miss it.

Andy Weaver (Director)

For further Information call Andy Weaver – (252) 792-3660

Lauren Luckert (Choreographer)

Martin County Auditorium, the location for the play, is located right off of Hwy 17 S at Williamston High School.

Everyone Is Having Fun With Brigadoon

Martin Community Players has been providing live theatre for Martin County and the surrounding areas for 27 years. This play is produced to benefit their on-going efforts to enliven our community through the arts.