Elizabeth City, NC

The Arts of the Albemarle Center is home to the 230-seat Maguire Theatre and the Encore Theatre Company.

Artwork is displayed in The Jenkins Gallery at the Arts of the Albemarle Center in Elizabeth City, NC. The Center is a showcase for local artists to show and sell their work, a place for residents to take art, music and dance classes as well as the home for the Encore Theatre Company. JCI photo by Todd Bennett

Drew Sablon performs for the crowd at Logan Raye's Key West Grille in Elizabeth City, NC. The town boasts nouveau cuisine, Japanese, Key West-style food and more.

The Arts of the Albemarle Center is home to the 230-seat Maguire Theatre and the Encore Theatre Company.

The Museum of the Albemarle in Elizabeth City, NC.

Sidney’s Café & Bistro on Main Street in Elizabeth City is a gathering place for locals and visitors alike.

The US Coast Guard's Aircraft Repair and Supply Center in Elizabeth City, NC.

Koren Garrish RT (R)(M) prepares a mamography machine at Albemarle Hospital in Elizabeth City, NC. The hospital is a state-of-the-art facility that services northeastern North Carolina reidents.

US Coast Guard small vessels train on the Pasquotank River. The United States Coast Guard Base at Elizabeth City, NC has been open since 1940 and is the largest Coast Guard insatllation in the United States.

Ashton Shepherd meets with Werner Winz, commander of the aviation logistics center, before her concert in Waterfront Park, Thursday, August 4, 2011 in Elizabeth City, North Carolina.

Retirees John Miner, left, and Tom McCormack enjoy a round of golf at The Pines in Elizabeth City, NC.

The Mickey L. Burnim Fine Arts Center at Elizabeth City State University in Elizabeth City, NC.

A 1904 Shad boat donminates the main entrance to the Museum of the Albemarle. The Museum of the Albemarle, located in Elizabeth City is dedicated to the history of North East North Carolina.

A Coast Guard crew patrols the waters of the Pasquotank River in Elizabeth City, NC.

Latte with latte art at Muddy Waters Coffee House in downtown Elizabeth City, NC offers a place to hang out and enjoy an upscale cup of coffee, espresso, latte or other beverage and meet up with friends.

The Arts of the Albemarle Center is home to the 230-seat Maguire Theatre and the Encore Theatre Company.

Heath Canada and a Coast Guard crew patrols the waters of the Pasquotank River in Elizabeth City, NC.

Boats Parked at Pelican Marina in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. Pelican Marina located just across the drawbridge from downtown and offers boating supplies.

Shoppers pick up fresh vegetables at the Downtown Waterfront Market at Mariner’s Wharf Park in Elizabeth City, NC. The city started the market with just 14 tents and has already more than doubled that number to 30 tents in just its second year.

The Charles O. Robinson house in Elizabeth City, NC, is a Neo-Classical Revival style house built by William B. Blades as a wedding gift for his daughter Ivy and boasts of being the most ambitious home in the downtown historic district.

(From left - right) Kristin Bunn, Jennifer Palestrant, Holly Staples, Kelly Thorsby, Doris Creps and Barbara Judd.

The Arts of the Albemarle Center is housed in the restored Lowry-Chesson Building in downtown Elizabeth City, NC. Being a historic restoration, the building retains as much of the original building as possible, including some of the old fixtures.