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August 5 @ 5:30 pm - 9:00 pm
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Join the North Carolina Coastal Federation for a fun summer evening celebrating North Carolina’s beautiful coast at the 2017 Pelican Awards and 35th Anniversary Soundside Soiree!
Gather with friends of the federation to honor our 2017 award winners and their inspiring stories of coastal stewardship, while reminiscing about the contributions of previous winners and major coastal events over the past 35 years. The awards ceremony will close with an address from Gov. Roy Cooper.
After the awards, raise your glass for the champagne Toast to the Coast, followed by a seafood reception featuring beer from Mother Earth Brewing and food from the following restaurants:
— Chef & The Farmer
— Catch
— Coastal Provisions Oyster Bar & Wine Bar Café
— Black Sheep
— Parrott’s on 11th
— Southern Salt Seafood Company
— Floyd’s 1921 Restaurant
— La Perla
— The Cedars Inn
— Icehouse Waterfront Restaurant
— Red Fish Grill
— Blue Ocean Market
— Beaufort Grocery Company
There will be live music and a silent auction featuring the best of the coast, including gifts, getaways and more.
This casual celebration will take place on the banks of Bogue Sound at the Crystal Coast Civic Center.
Tickets are $50 for federation members and $60 for nonmembers.
Learn more about our work over the past 35 years here.
Many thanks to our sponsors for this event!
A.B.Goodrich Contracting – Al & Monty Goodrich Advanced Office Solutions Al Williams Properties Philip and Amy Blumenthal Fred Cubbage Dick Daugherty First Citizens Bank – New Bern and Cape Carteret J.M. Davis Industries, Inc. Jones Brothers Marine River Dunes – Ed & Hannah Mitchell Select Bank & Trust Swansboro Dance Studio The Insurance Center Weichert Realtors