Crystal Coast Country Club
...where friends connect
By Danny Torbush
What a year. It’s now fall, the trees are already beginning to turn, and the turf
growing season is coming to an end. With that being said, it’s perfect weather to
enjoy your favorite drink on the back porch of the Crystal Coast Country Club*
(CCCC) overlooking the Intracoastal Waterway.
September began the cool down and brought the weddings and golf
tournaments with it, with the club hosting three weddings and six golf ’
tournaments. CCCC was the host site for Croatan baseball’s golf tournament, as
well as Limited Danceworks. Both events were very successful in raising money
for their great causes.
CCCC also hosted our own men’s Member/Guest golf tournament, which
showcases our club for members’ guests traveling in from all over the country to
compete. This year’s event was successful and featured a par 3 shootout to kick
off the tournament, followed by two days of competitive golf over the weekend.
Participants were treated to an all-inclusive weekend, including receiving
Oakley sunglasses, Srixon golf balls and over $3,000 in prizes. Saturday night
featured the Jan Michael Fields Band that rocked the night out with ’80s-themed
music and saw the members and guests hit the dance floor with their spouses for
an unforgettable evening.
The year 2022 brought a new golf
tournament to CCCC in the form
of Senior and Super Senior club
championships. Since the club’s
renovation in 2019, CCCC has not
hosted this event, and we are excited
for its annual return. Thank you to
all the participants who enjoyed this
event.
The club’s tennis members enjoyed
a mixed-doubles championship in
September as well. Congratulations
to Will and Kathleen Boykin for
bringing home the championship.
Second place went to the team of
Steve and Sue Dunlap.
October brings with it our
ladies club championship and
several charity golf events. With
the beautiful fall weather, we are
excited to see our members enjoy the
outdoor spaces of the club. Come out
and see what Eastern North Carolina
living is all about.
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American
Music
Festival
By Charlie Boss
Live chamber music: Balourdet String Quartet
To kick off the 2022-23 American Music Festival (AMF) season, the first
of four concerts will be held on October 15 at 7 p.m. at the First Presbyterian
Church, 1604 Arendell Street in Morehead City. Join us for an evening of live
chamber music with the Balourdet String Quartet playing compositions by Wolf,
Debussy and Brahms.
The Balourdet String Quartet is the resident quartet at the New England
Conservatory’s Professional String Quartet Program and received the gold
medal in the 2020 Eischoff National Chamber Music Competition, second prize
in the 2019 Carl Nielsen International Chamber Music Competition and, most
recently, top prize at the Borciani Competition in Italy.
Future AMF concerts this season:
• On November 5, The Merz Trio will be joined by AMF Artistic Director
Oskar Espina-Ruiz for Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time and will also
present compositions by Korngold, Britten and Shostakovich.
• The Cassatt String Quartet will appear on January 7 with a program
including Mozart’s last string quartet and a celebration of three women
composers: Elorence Price, Dorothy Rudd Moore and Fanny Mendelssohn.
• The final concert for the season, on March 11, will feature the Reveron
Trio, active promoters of Latin American music, presenting compositions
by Piazzolla and Villa-Logos. They will be joined by Qskar Espina-Ruiz in
presenting the fascinating quartet by Gabriela Lena Frank.
Season tickets are $120, and individual tickets may be purchased online
at Eventbrite or at the door for $32 each ($16 for students, teachers and
military; no charge for students under 19). Eor more information, visit
americanmusicfestival.org.
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