The Museum of the Albemarle will collaborate with Elizabeth City Downtown, Inc.’s Mariners' Wharf Film Festival 2024 on Tuesday, July 30, starting at 6 p.m., at Mariners’ Wharf at 200 South Water Street, Elizabeth City to highlight the museum’s newest exhibit Where the Waves Break: Surfing in Northeastern North Carolina.
Bring a chair or blanket and have dinner in one of the downtown restaurants or pubs or bring a picnic to the park to enjoy the evening of music and a movie. Starting at 6 p.m., enjoy live music provided by Luck 757 of Portsmouth, Virginia. Take a trip back to the days of hot rods, drive-ins, sock hops, poodle skirts and pompadours with Lucky 757. You’ll be dancing and singing along to all the hits you know and love by Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, Buddy Holly, Roy Orbison, Bobby Darin, Sam Cooke, Dion, The Drifters, Smokey Robinson, The Surfaris and so many more! At 8:30 p.m. guests can enjoy the 60th anniversary of the classic surfing movie The Endless Summer. This Bruce Brown documentary highlights the adventures of two young American surfers, Robert August and Mike Hynson, who follow this everlasting summer around the world. Their unique expedition takes them to Senegal, Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Tahiti, Hawaii, and California. Share their experiences as they search the world for that perfect wave which may be forming over the next horizon. MPAA rating: NR: run time: 95 minutes (1 hour, 35 minutes).
Weather in the form of wind and/or rain may affect the live music and movie screening at Mariners’ Wharf. MOA, ECDI and RCE Theaters may make last minute move to the portico of Museum of the Albemarle at 501 South Water Street, Elizabeth City, NC.
The event is made possible through Museum of the Albemarle, Friends of the Museum of the Albemarle, Inc., Elizabeth City Downtown, Inc., RCE Theaters, and GSN Global Surf Network.
About the Museum of the Albemarle
The Museum of the Albemarle is located at 501 S. Water Street, Elizabeth City, NC. (252) 335-1453. www.museumofthealbemarle.com. Find us on Facebook! Hours are Monday through Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Closed Sundays and State Holidays. Serving Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Gates, Hertford, Hyde, Northampton, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington Counties, the museum is the northeast regional history museum of the North Carolina Division of State History Museums within the N.C.
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About the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources
The N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources (DNCR) manages, promotes, and enhances the things that people love about North Carolina – its diverse arts and culture, rich history, and spectacular natural areas. Through its programs, the department enhances education, stimulates economic development, improves public health, expands accessibility, and strengthens community resiliency.
The department manages over 100 locations across the state, including 27 historic sites, seven history museums, two art museums, five science museums, four aquariums, 35 state parks, four recreation areas, dozens of state trails and natural areas, the North Carolina Zoo, the North Carolina Symphony, the State Library, the State Archives, the N.C. Arts Council, the African American Heritage Commission, the American Indian Heritage Commission, the State Historic Preservation Office, the Office of State Archaeology, the Highway Historical Markers program, the N.C. Land and Water Fund, and the Natural Heritage Program. For more information, please visit www.dncr.nc.gov.