Seating is at capacity for our afternoon of community and conversation to celebrate Coastal Connections, a youth-produced podcast exploring third spaces in Carteret County. Members of the production team and local residents featured in the episode will share their reflections on the experience and how shared spaces, from barber shops to museums to cafés, support community building, belonging, and well-being.

The podcast itself will be available to stream two days before the event on August 20. This gathering focuses not on the production of the episode but on the stories it uncovered and how we might invest in third spaces as antidotes to isolation and engines of community health.

The event is free with very limited seating. If you’d like to come meet the storytellers, hear from local leaders and business owners, and share your own perspective on the places that connect us, please email Autumn Ware at autumn@averysmallpress.com.

Learn more about Coastal Connections and stream at EPIC Carteret.

Refreshments will be available from White Rabbit Cafe.