The overnight the chill of winter went elsewhere as warm winds arrived in Edenton heating up the streets on Saturday.  

"This is a lot better than last weekend when we were freezing on the corner," said Edenton Hot Dog Company co-founder Kim Davis.

Kim and Hot Dog connoisseur husband Mitch have turned the corner of S. Broad and King St. into 'Hot Dog Corner' serving a healthy line of hot dog enthusiasts throughout the day on Saturday. The traffic from corner to corner was apparent as hot dogs and baked goods from Bayside Bakery literally went hand in hand.  

Further up S. Broad St. the Farmers Market was packed with many taking advantage of the Girl Scout Cookie sales at the market until Thin Mint Season ends in Mid-April.

There's much to be said about the Cupola House and Hayes Farm volunteer gardeners, however, on Saturday town employees took to the beds around town filling them with colorful pansies and other spring flowers brightening the town.  

Although were we teased over the weekend, the warmer weather is here for a few days and then, the chill may return.  If you are looking for a heart warming experience, stop into the Chowan Arts Council before March 15. Until then, the Drawn to Art children's art exhibit is on display and is a must see for anyone interested in youthful art. The display is terrific and offers an insight into tomorrows future Patrick Dablow.

Enjoy spring. Get downtown, go for a walk and watch the flowers bloom, daily, in the Cupola House Garden...

You have to have loved seeing those shopping bags in the hands of shoppers throughout the day on Saturday.

Springtime in Edenton is always filled with the anticipation of upcoming events and activities.

One of Edenton’s most treasured bi-annual spring events is Easels in the Garden, sponsored by the Cupola Association,  April 17 and 18. Ticket holders are welcomed into a dozen homes and public gardens where local and regional Plein-Air artists create paintings while guests meander around the gardens and converse with the artists. Two new home gardens have been added to this year’s line-up. Guests will also enjoy ‘Art in Bloom’ where paintings from the Chowan Art Council, CAC, will be interpreted into floral arrangements by local florists.  A private cocktail reception will be held Friday, April 17,  for ticket holders at the CAC. Following the reception, guests are encouraged to addend the spring Boogie on Broad. The Tams are the featured entertainment, with four number one singles, over a million records sold, and one of the most-played regional hits of all time, they are legends of soul, R&B, and beach music.  

On March 20 and 21, the Elizabeth Vann Moore Foundation along with the Edenton Historical Commission, with generous support from the Richard Hampton Jenrette Foundation, are sponsoring the Edenton Preservation Seminar, Innovating Preservation in Small-Town America.  

Over 125 guests are anticipated  to attend from Edenton and across the country to listen as twelve lecturers discuss Edenton’s rich colonial history.  The event will have specific focus on the town’s current preservation projects including North Carolina’s earliest building, The Cupola House, dated by dendrochronology to 1718, with original woodwork recently returned from the Brooklyn Museum; and the inspiring 1897 Kadesh AME Zion Church.  In addition to these properties tours will be conducted of St. Paul’s Church and Hayes Farm. Tickets for the event are sold out.  

On Saturday, March 21, guests can enjoy American Idol Crystal Bowersox at the Peanut Factory. Bowersox is American singer-songwriter, independent mom and author.  Placing second on American Idol in 2010, Crystal has been touring nationally and lives in Nashville, TN. For more information contact: https://thepeanutfactory.org.