Vance Birthplace Explores the Music and Fashion of the Civil War June 29
WEAVERVILLE – The Civil War is so much more than the battles. It affected all aspects of life, especially the music and fashion of the time, in many different ways. Please join historians Michael...
View ArticleLecture Examines How African-Americans Commemorate History and Memory
RALEIGH — The modest stone monument in Hertford near the First Baptist Church erected to honor those men from Perquimans County who fought during the Civil War reads in part: ”In Memory of the Colored...
View ArticlePreschool Pals Program Focuses on the Beach
FAYETTEVILLE – The Museum of the Cape Fear’s next Preschool Pals program is set for July 9 with a beach theme. Can’t make it to the beach just yet, or perhaps you have been and miss it. Children ages 3...
View ArticleExpert Advice About Caring for Your Treasures
RALEIGH — Do you want free advice about caring for a treasured heirloom, such as a quilt, a china bowl or a clock? If so, just bring your item to the Conservation Assistance Day at the N.C. Museum of...
View ArticleMuseum of the Albemarle Exhibits Artifacts from the Battle of Gettysburg
ELIZABETH CITY – With the nation commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg next week, the Museum of the Albemarle has something for those unable to attend the ceremonies in...
View ArticleJubilee Music Festival at Historic Stagville on July 13
DURHAM — Blues, bluegrass and traditional African drumming will lift spirits at the Jubilee Music Festival at Historic Stagville on July 13, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. It’s the second of the summer’s 2nd...
View ArticleState Capitol Hosts Architectural Photography Workshop for 2nd Saturdays on...
RALEIGH — Learn how to snap the perfect picture when photographing an architectural gem like the State Capitol. On Saturday, July 13, the State Capitol will offer a free workshop as part of the...
View Article2nd Saturdays: Sports in the Albemarle
The Museum of the Albemarle in conjunction with the Albemarle Voices for Diverse Culture (AVDC) will host a free program, 2nd Saturdays: Sports in the Albemarle on July 13, from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m....
View Article2nd Saturdays with Children’s Author Suzanne Tate at Roanoke Island
MANTEO — Local author, Suzanne Tate, will be reading from her latest book ”Davy Sand Dollar” on Saturday, July 13, from 1:00- 2:00 p.m. in the Museum Store at Roanoke Island Festival Park. This...
View ArticleHistory for Lunch: Scotland the Brave
The Museum of the Albemarle will host a History for Lunch on Wednesday, August 7 at 12:15 p.m. Martha Williams, museum volunteer and former archeologist, will present a program about the...
View ArticleUNC Pembroke Presents Children’s Show Charlotte’s Web at Roanoke Island...
MANTEO — UNC Pembroke will present the classic and memorable story “Charlotte’s Webb” based on the story by E.B. White and dramatized by Joseph Robinette and produced by special arrangement with The...
View ArticleUNC Pembroke Presents “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)”...
The University of North Carolina at Pembroke’s University Theatre, in partnership with the Roanoke Island Festival Park Performance Series, will present “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare...
View ArticleBlackbeard’s Treasures Leave Cultural Resources’ Western Office on July 13
ASHEVILLE — Visitors to the Western Regional Office of the N.C. Department of Cultural Resources will have a chance on July 13 for a last look at artifacts that once were looked on by pirates! The 2nd...
View ArticleHistoric Edenton Showcases History and Crafts for 2nd Saturdays on July 13
EDENTON — Families and kids of all ages can try their hand at some of the traditional fun and skills from the region’s past at Historic Edenton, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Visitors can try rope making,...
View ArticleCSS Neuse Museum to Open July 18
KINSTON, N.C. — After years of exposure to hurricanes, heat, and pests, the CSS Neusehas a new home and is ready to greet visitors. A new highway marker will be dedicated for the Civil War-era ironclad...
View ArticleBus Trip to Celebrate 50th Anniversary of the ‘March on Washington’
Early Registration for Aug. 24 Trip Now Available through Tryon Palace NEW BERN — Tryon Palace will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the historic “March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom” with a trip...
View ArticleDuke Homestead Hosts Summer Children’s Festival For 2nd Saturdays on August 10
DURHAM – Family Fun is everywhere at Duke Homestead’s annual Summer Children’s Festival. Join in a day of free music, games, arts and crafts and historic activities perfect for families and kids of...
View Article“Path to Emancipation” at the Museum of the Albemarle
ELIZABETH CITY — On Sunday, July 28 at 2 p.m., Hilary Green, will speak on the Path to Emancipation highlighted in the traveling exhibit “Freedom for All” at the Museum of the Albemarle. Hilary N....
View ArticleThe Murder of Thad Cox: A Tale Retold
ELIZABETH CITY — Elizabeth City native Chris Meekins, State Archives of North Carolina, will present “The Murder of Thad Cox: A Tale Re-told” at the Museum of the Albemarle on Saturday, August 10 at 1...
View ArticleThe Civil War on Hatteras: The Chicamacomico Affair and the Capture of the...
ELIZABETH CITY — The Museum of the Albemarle will host Lee Oxford on Friday, August 2 from 1 p.m. until 3 p.m. Mr. Oxford will be signing his recently published book “The Civil War on Hatteras: The...
View ArticleGunfire and Cannon Blasts to Mark House in Horseshoe Re-enactment August 3 and 4
SANFORD – A reenactment of the “fiery” July 29, 1781, Revolutionary War confrontation between Patriots and Loyalists happens on Saturday Aug. 3 and Sunday, Aug. 4, at the House in the Horseshoe State...
View ArticleCivil War Documents Celebrated by State Capitol and State Library August 10
RALEIGH — How do historians learn about the past? One of the best ways is by examining old documents, or primary sources, often found in libraries and archives. On Saturday, Aug. 10, staff from the...
View ArticleLearn to Dance the Big Apple at the Outer Banks History Center on August 10
MANTEO — Come learn a few steps of the “Big Apple,” the dance craze that swept the nation in 1937. As an adjunct to the Outer Banks History Center’s exhibit Dare County in the 1930s: Decade of...
View ArticleFor Us the Living: The Civil War Art of Mort Künstler
RALEIGH – Nationally acclaimed artist Mort Künstler has been painting captivating scenes of American history for more than 50 years. Known to many as “America’s artist,” he has focused on the Civil War...
View ArticleMeet Renowned Civil War Artist Mort Künstler
RALEIGH – Here’s your chance to meet nationally acclaimed artist Mort Künstler. He will sign prints of his new painting “Capitol Farewell,” featuring the North Carolina State Capitol as it appeared on...
View ArticleSummer Fun Day: Gone with the Wind
Games and crafts of the 19th century will be the highlight of the final Summer Fun Day: Gone with the Wind at the Museum of the Albemarle on Tuesday, August 6, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Enjoy dancing the...
View ArticleSomerset Place Celebrates Music and Culture on August 10
CRESWELL — A bounty of good times will explode at Somerset Place with the Music and Culture Celebration on Aug. 10. The site’s final 2nd Saturdays program of the summer will feature music, arts,...
View ArticleSECCA to Host Free Community Day Aug. 10
WINSTON-SALEM – The Southeastern Center for Contemporary Arts (SECCA) is holding a Community Day celebration on Saturday, Aug. 10, combining art-making projects, cartoons and snacks with an...
View ArticlePalmer Farm Day at Charlotte Hawkins Brown Museum Offers Fun August 10
SEDALIA, N.C. – The Charlotte Hawkins Brown Museum will be abuzz with activity at Palmer Farm Day, Aug. 10, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The free program will offer musical performances, exhibitors, vendors,...
View ArticleFort Dobbs Examines the Life of the Cherokee August 10
STATESVILLE — The Cherokee were formidable warriors during the French and Indian War. August 10 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., the Cherokee Warrior program will examine the equipment, weapons and daily life...
View ArticleMusic and Crafts Celebrated at Historic Edenton
EDENTON — The Albemarle Sounds barbershop quartet will perform and artisans will showcase locally produced jewelry, artwork and more at Historic Edenton’s Music and Crafts Celebration Aug. 10, 10 a.m....
View ArticleVance Birthplace Examines Region’s Union Sympathies During the Civil War...
WEAVERVILLE — Divided allegiances during the Civil War literally led to battles between families and communities in western North Carolina. The Governor Zebulon Vance Birthplace will examine the...
View Article“Turn the Radio On:” Carolina Bluegrass
Exhibit Opens Aug. 30 RALEIGH — To add to the excitement of Raleigh’s first International Bluegrass Music Association annual World of Bluegrass convention in September, the N.C. Museum of History in...
View ArticleDivine Coincidence: When the Wandering Planets Meet
ELIZABETH CITY — The Museum of the Albemarle will host a History for Lunch on September 4 at 12:15 p.m. Woodrow W. Grizzle III, Planetarium Educator in the Department of Chemistry, Geology &...
View ArticleN.C. Museum of Art Welcomes Giotto Altarpiece Home
Featured in several national and international exhibitions, Giotto masterwork returns to Museum RALEIGH — The North Carolina Museum of Art (NCMA) announces that Giotto di Bondone’s The “Peruzzi...
View ArticlePre-Schooler Time: “Buzzin’ to Make Honey”
The Museum of the Albemarle will hold “Preschooler Time: Buzzin’ to Make Honey” on Thursday, September 12, 2013 at 10:00 am. Participants must be between the ages of 3- to 5-years-old and must be...
View ArticleFestival of Yesteryear to Feature Revolutionary War and War of 1812
FAYETTEVILLE – The Museum of the Cape Fear’s annual Festival of Yesteryear will feature the histories of both the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812, to recognize its bicentennial. Mark your...
View ArticleMusic at the Museum
ELIZABETH CITY – As part of the Music at the Museum series, the Albemarle Chorale will present an encore performance of special selections from its spring concert, “An American Portrait,” in Gaither...
View ArticleTar Heel Harvest Fair and Farmer’s Marker at Bennett Place Welcomes Fall...
DURHAM — Welcome in the new fall season at the Tar Heel Harvest Fair and Farmer’s Market at Bennett Place State Historic Site Sept. 28-29. Join families and communities in continuing the American...
View ArticleHistoric Stagville Harvest Festival Highlights Foodways, Storytelling and...
Culinary Historian and Chef Michael Twitty is Featured During September 7 Festival DURHAM — Some of the most loved traditions of the South will be celebrated at the Historic Stagville Harvest Festival...
View ArticleStanly-Spaight Duel Takes Aim at Labor Day Weekend
Tryon Palace Brings Famous Story to Life on Saturday, Aug. 31 NEW BERN — Gunfire and drumrolls will echo across Tryon Palace’s South Lawn during a live reenactment of the Stanly-Spaight Duel, held...
View ArticlePath to Emancipation Highlighted at the Museum of the Cape Fear
FAYETTEVILLE — During the 150th anniversary year of the 1863 signing of the Emancipation Proclamation, a traveling exhibit of illustrated informational panels outline the struggle for freedom by the...
View ArticlePresident Polk Historic Site Celebrates Remarkable First Lady Sarah Polk Sept. 7
PINEVILLE — Andrew Jackson urged James K. Polk to marry Sarah Childress, calling her “wealthy, pretty, ambitious and intelligent.” The two were wed, and Sarah Childress Polk became first lady and the...
View ArticleOctober Programs at the N.C. Museum of History
RALEIGH — October programs will cover a range of topics at the N.C. Museum of History in Raleigh. For example, the governor’s gardener, Gerald Adams, will highlight the history of the Executive Mansion...
View ArticleFall Tours of the N.C. Executive Mansion House and Garden Announced
RALEIGH — North Carolina’s Executive Mansion – the “people’s house” — will open its historic doors and beautiful gardens to the public for free tours this fall. School children, adults, civic groups...
View ArticleHistory for Lunch: Bobby Vaughan’s Sports Legacy
ELIZABETH CITY — The Museum of the Albemarle will host a History for Lunch on Wednesday, October 2 at 12:15 p.m. Coach Bobby Vaughan, former coach at Elizabeth City State University, will chat about...
View ArticleArtillery Camp of Instruction at Bennett Place State Historic Site Sept. 14
DURHAM — FIRE!! Listen to the roar of the cannon at the Bennett Farm Saturday, Sept. 14, as soldiers and horses roll into action to demonstrate the artillery of the American Civil War. This is a unique...
View ArticleNorth Carolina Museum of Art Presents Sights and Sounds on Sundays
RALEIGH – The North Carolina Museum of Art (NCMA) announces the 2013–14 schedule for Sights and Sounds on Sundays, the Museum’s acclaimed chamber music concert series produced in partnership with the...
View ArticleBentonville Battlefield’s North Carolina: 1865, A Civil War Symposium Sept. 14
FOUR OAKS — The pivotal Carolinas Campaign, a steppingstone to the defeat of the Confederacy, will be thoroughly examined at the North Carolina: 1865, A Civil War Symposium organized by Bentonville...
View ArticleMuseum of the Cape Fear Puts Arts Council Grant to Good Use
FAYETTEVILLE — The Museum of the Cape Fear today announced a project, which will see them through the fall season with special event programming thanks to a grant from the Arts Council of...
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