SPENCER, NC – Close to 100 Model Ts and their owners from across the region will soon make their way to the North Carolina Transportation Museum to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Ford Model T. The Museum is located at 411 S. Salisbury Ave. in Spencer. The August 2nd event will feature a host [...]
RALEIGH – The experiences of a Confederate prisoner of war and a state legislator during the last days of Reconstruction are chronicled in the newly published book, “Worthy of Record: The Civil War and Reconstruction Diaries of Columbus Lafayette Turner,” edited by Kenrick N. Simpson. It was published by the Historical Publications Section of the N.C. [...]
RALEIGH – How many architects did it take to design the State Capitol? How did workers maneuver 2-ton stone blocks into downtown Raleigh? Why does the Senate Chamber look like a Greek temple? Find out the answers to these questions and more at an “Artisans & Architecture” free family event at the State Capitol on [...]
BEAUFORT – The North Carolina Maritime Museum will receive a Landing Craft, Vehicle and Personnel (LVCP) or “Higgins Boat” for restoration on Wednesday, July 30 around 9 a.m. at the museum’s expansion site at Gallants Channel, next to Town Creek Marina. Restoration work will take 6-8 months, and can be viewed at the museum’s Watercraft [...]
ASHEVILLE—Passing an afternoon rocking on the front porch has long been one of the pleasures of the South. On Friday, Aug. 1, from 2-4 p.m. the tradition continues with a free performance on one of Asheville’s and the literary world’s most famous porches, the “Old Kentucky Home” of Thomas Wolfe. Noted singers/songwriters Roger Howell and [...]
STATESVILLE—The federal Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) has announced that Ft. Dobbs State Historic Site in Statesville won a $150,000 grant for a multi-year project designed to expand and enhance the site’s historical and interpretive potential. This grant amount is the maximum the IMLS customarily awards through its Museums for America (MFA) program. [...]
Discover the rewards of sharing North Carolina’s rich history with others. As a volunteer docent at the N.C. Museum of History in Raleigh, you can meet people from around the world, work with other enthusiastic docents and learn more about our state. If you are interested in becoming a museum volunteer, contact Debra Nichols, volunteer [...]
The new guidebook, “Homegrown Handmade: Art Roads and Farm Trails,” is getting rave reviews and flying off the shelves. The book, produced the N.C. Department of Cultural Resources and N.C. Cooperative Extension, features 16 self-directed driving trails in 76 mostly rural North Carolina counties that have loads of opportunities for “staycations.” Each multi-county section has [...]
Maryanne Friend, Director of Development and Marketing Communications for the NC Department of Cultural Resources recently spoke with Bill Flynn of 99.5 WMAG about the new guidebook Homegrown Handmade: Art Roads and Farm Trails. Click here to listen to the interview.
The free summer series Blue Ridge Traditions at the Mountain Gateway Museum and Heritage Center in Old Fort wraps up with outstanding performances on Saturday, July 26, at 7 p.m. at the site’s outdoor amphitheater. Clarence Green and Wayne Martin will give their fiddle, guitar, harmonica and banjo a workout with bluegrass and old-time country [...]
Dr. Lavonia Allison signs a Contract of Gift to the State Archives as Cultural Resources Deputy Secretary Jeff Crow (C) and N.C. Central University Chancellor Charlie Nelms look on. (Photo courtesy of N.C. Central University) In a ceremony on the historic campus of N.C. Central University Tuesday, Department of Cultural Resources Deputy Secretary Jeff [...]
WINSTON-SALEM, NC - Bringing outstanding perspective into the international arena of the art of today, Steven Matijcio is joining the staff of the Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art (SECCA) as curator Aug. 1. SECCA director Mark Leach says, “Steven’s insight into international art practices will bring SECCA to the forefront of cutting-edge contemporary ideas and art-making [...]
For free activities to fill summer days, check out six August programs at the N.C. Museum of History in Raleigh. The Summer Performance Series continues with an unusual presentation by Beverly Botsford, who will play an assortment of gourds. During a noon program, sports historian Jim Sumner will highlight North Carolinians who have made history [...]
At the N.C. Museum of History, acclaimed performer and teacher Sridevi Jagannath will present an introduction to Bharata Natyam, one of India’s oldest classical dance forms. She will share her lifelong passion during Shiksha (a series of lecture-demonstrations on Indian Classical Dance founded by Jayanthi Balachandran) on Sunday, July 27, at 3 p.m. Admission is [...]