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(SANFORD)—Relive Christmas festivities in the Sandhills back in colonial days at House in the Horseshoe State Historic Site near Sanford Saturday, Dec. 8. From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., the site will present a holiday open house featuring traditional 18th century music; cooking, weapons, woodworking and crafts demonstrations; a book signing; musket and cannon firings [...]
(ROANOKE ISLAND) – “A Christmas to Remember” returns to the Film Theatre at Roanoke Island Festival Park for both matinee and evening shows again this holiday season. The show will be filled with holiday favorites from yesterday and today that will entertain and delight all ages. Show dates and times are Dec. 12, 15, 16, [...]
(HALIFAX)—Watch authentically costumed Revolutionary War soldiers recruit volunteers to help fight for America’s freedom and savor the festive aroma of colonial holiday dishes at the 2007 Historic Halifax Christmas celebration, planned Saturday, Dec. 8, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Other activities will include tours of the state historic site’s 18th century Tap Room Tavern [...]
(RALEIGH) – Craft artists create works that are both utilitarian and beautiful, and the works of some of North Carolina’s best artisans are featured in new Discover Craft NC Knowledge Cards ™ recently released by the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources.
(RALEIGH)—A team of education and arts leaders from North Carolina has been selected by the National Endowment for the Arts for an arts education institute that could lead to statewide reform on how arts education is provided to students in K–12 public schools, the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction and the Department of Cultural [...]
RALEIGH — Nine distinguished North Carolinians are the latest recipients of the prestigious North Carolina Award, the highest civilian honor the state can bestow. The categories are fine arts, literature, public service, and science. The winners were recognized during ceremonies at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Cary on Nov. 27.
(DURHAM)—Relive how North Carolinians celebrated Christmas during the Civil War at Bennett Place State Historic Site in Durham, Saturday, Dec. 15 and Sunday, Dec. 16 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Decorated as it would have been in North Carolina’s piedmont during a mid-19th century holiday season, the former Bennett Farm will present period [...]