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The bureau staff and a host of local contributors write for our visitors and residents of JoCo, weekly blogs to promote what's happening in tourism around the county.

 

Tag - Historic Downtown Smithfield

Smithfield River Rat Regatta, Cardboard Boat Race, Returns July 13th

Wednesday, June 26, 2019 10:00 AM by Ashby Brame

The second annual Smithfield River Rat Regatta on the Neuse will be held on Saturday, July 13 beginning at 4:00 p.m. The event will feature a race between 2-person teams in cardboard boats from…
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Categories: Events & Festivals, Recreation
Tags: neuse river, Downtown Smithfield, Historic Downtown Smithfield, Smithfield, Smithfield NC, events, recreation, race

Simple Twist Succeeds with a Heap of Hard Work and a Dash of Fate

Friday, August 3, 2018 3:00 PM by Ashby Brame

It’s been some time since we caught-up with Nate and Colleen Roby on the JCVB blog in an official capacity. It’s actually been 3 years, almost to the day. I would like to say I planned it that way,…
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Categories: Foodie, Johnston County Food & Products
Tags: simple twist, foodie, Downtown Smithfield, Historic Downtown Smithfield, local products, restaurants

Weekend with Frank and Ava

Wednesday, September 6, 2017 4:00 PM by Donna Bailey-Taylor

On October 21st the Ava Gardner Museum in Downtown Smithfield will show two vintage movies on their 60th anniversary. Released in 1957, Frank Sinatra’s “Pal Joey”, a musical-comedy starring Rita…
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Categories: Arts in Johnston County, Events & Festivals
Tags: ava gardner, Ava Gardner Museum, frank sinatra, the little hut, my pal joey, music, events, Downtown Smithfield, Historic Downtown Smithfield

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