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For more information contact Susan Friday Lamb at (919) 807-7943 or Rachel Dickens at (919) 807-7969.

During the holiday season, save a bit of cash and get in the spirit at these free programs at the N.C. Museum of History in Raleigh. Enjoy the unique mix of strings, brass, voice and drums when the Magnolia Klezmer Band performs Eastern European Jewish music on Dec. 9. Drop by the following Wednesday during your lunch break to learn how film has influenced fashion.

Music of the Carolinas: Magnolia Klezmer Band
Sunday, Dec. 9, 3 p.m.
The Triangle-based Magnolia Klezmer Band performs music from Romania, Moldavia, Russia and the Ukraine blended with American traditional jazz and swing. Klezmer music, rooted in the Jewish religious tradition, is based on Eastern and Central European Jewish wedding and folk music.

This musical subculture came to the United States when Jewish immigrants settled here in the late 20th century, and it experienced a revival in the 1970s. Today, klezmer has moved beyond ethnic ceremonies and is popular in concert halls, trendy nightclubs and on festival stages around the world. PineCone co-sponsors the Dec. 9 performance.

History à la Carte: Film and Fashion
Wednesday, Dec.12, 12:10 p.m.
Bring your lunch; beverages are provided.
Can ordinary folks borrow glamour from the silver screen? Laura Boyes, curator of film at the N.C. Museum of Art, will explore the connections between styles on the big screen and fashions in everyday life.Boyes will compare costumes seen in classic movies to clothing from the collection at the Museum of History. See an over-the-top 1920s gown popularized by the epics of Cecil B. DeMille and a 1930s dress with fluffy sleeves like one worn by Joan Crawford in “Letty Lynton.”

For more information, call (919) 807-7900 or go to www.ncmuseumofhistory.org.

The N.C. Museum of History’s hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. Through June 2008, the museum will be open on Mondays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is free. The museum is part of the Division of State History Museums, Office of Archives and History, an agency of the N.C. Department of Cultural Resources.