COMMUNITY CALENDAR
EDITOR’S NOTE: Send your Community Calendar items to Executive Editor David Kennard at [email protected].
New Year’s Day Resolution Run, 8 a.m. Jan. 1: How will you begin 2025? The Robeson Road Runners offer a free 5K run or a 1 mile family-friendly walk/run. Meet at the Dick Taylor Plaza in Historic Downtown Lumberton to “warm up” for the new year. Call 919-889-2514 for more information.
Music, Rhymes, and Storytime, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Jan. 2 and monthly on the first Thursday at the Robeson County Public Library, 101 N. Chestnut St., Lumberton.
Craft Advocacy Group, 6-8 p.m. Jan. 2: Do you have a craft you can’t seem to find time to finish? Do you have a new craft project you’ve been meaning to start but can never find the time? This group is for you! Join other busy, crafty people once a month for craft advocacy, a scheduled time for you to work on the project you never have time for, start the one you can’t seem to get started, or help someone else finish theirs. The group meets once a month, on the first Thursday of every month, at 455 Caton Road, Lumberton. For more information, call 910-671-3276 or email [email protected].
Goat Club Meeting: 7-9 p.m., Jan. 2, 116 W Prospect Ave, Raeford. This meeting is for producers to learn about new topics related to goats, management practices, and marketing opportunities and gain support from other goat producers. For more information, contact Taylor Chavis at 910-671-3276.
DaBomb Barrel Racing, 9 a.m. Jan. 3: DaBomb Barrel Racing is returning to Southeastern NC Agricultural Center. Exciting exhibitions and prizes forthcoming. Correct times of events is to be announced. Find more information at https://www.facebook.com/dabombbarrelracing .
Material Integration II – Red Springs ArtSpace, 2-4 p.m. Jan. 5: Red Springs Artspace, 200 S. Main St., Red Springs, is hosting “Material Integration II,” a solo art exhibition by Ray Im, a Korean-born American lens-based artist and ceramicist. He blends traditional techniques of ceramics and photography to create a unique presentation in space. While examining the relationship between the two mediums, he offers a fresh perspective on the interplay between tradition and modernity in object and installation settings. He utilizes the German Deadpan style in his photography, giving his images a cool, detached, and emotionless quality, an approach that carries over into his interdisciplinary installation sculptures and pottery works. Red Springs ArtSpace is open to the public from noon to 3 p.m. each Wednesday and 2-4 p.m. each Sunday and by appointment. Call 910-240-2887.
Lumberton Horse and Tack Auction, 7 p.m., Jan. 6: The Horse and Tack Auction is scheduled the first Monday night of each month. Mark you calendar for the reoccurring events. All events are held at the Southeastern NC Agricultural Events Center in Robeson County. Used Tack: 3 p.m., New Tack: 5 p.m., Horses: 7 p.m A veterinarian will be on the premises for Coggins.
New Inclusive Playground Opening, noon to 2 p.m. Jan. 8: Kiwanis of Robeson-Lumberton’s Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting of a new Inclusive Playground. The new playground is a part of the Dr. Raymond B. Pennington Athletic Center, 400 Meadow Road, Lumberton. (formerly known as Northeast Park)
ONGOING
Open Mic Night at 219 Elm7–9:30 p.m.m. each Thursday, at Legal Grounds Coffee Shop, 219 Elm presents Open Mic Night. Add your name to the “15 Minutes on Stage” roster in conjunction with special guests featured for your entertainment. Special guests rotate, but the log for getting your “15 Minutes on Stage” remains open. (some restrictions apply). Enjoy an evening out with the fun at 219 Elm on Thursday nights.
Game Night at 219 Elm: Join the fun at – 9 p.m. each Tuesday Night at 219 Elm St., Lumberton, for Game Night at 219 Elm. Refreshments are available in the Legal Grounds Coffee shop. Bring your games, or select from the collection available in-house. Bring the family and enjoy an outing.
Farmers Market: Ope3–6 p.m.m. On Wednesdays, the Robeson County Farmers Market showcases vegetables grown in Robeson County only. Local craft vendors are welcome as an addition to the MarMarketisit with the local farmers and get to know them. The market is open every Wednesday from 7 a.m. to noon on each Saturday or until the vendors sell out — through November.
Music Jam Session: Bring instruments and songs to The Barn at Risen Farms from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. on the first Friday of each month to jam the night away. There might be a dance or two.
Music, Rhymes and Storytime: 10:30-11:30 a.m. on the first Thursday of each month at the Robeson County Public Library, 101 N. Chestnut St., Lumberton.
Flock Swap—Robeson Co. Farmers Market: The Farmers Market will host a Flock Swap from a.m. to 5 p.m. every third Saturday of the month. The Swap will be held in the adjacent lot next to the MarMarkett on 3rd and Water Streets. For more information, don’t hesitate to contact Marie at [email protected].
Lumberton Horse and Tack Auction: The Horse and Tack Auction is held on the first Monday night of each month. Mark your calendars for this recurring event. All events are held at the Southeastern NC Agricultural Events Center in Robeson County.
