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 Crow accepted a gift on [...]
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 on [...]
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 [...]
Bradley George of WFDD-FM in Winston-Salem recently interviewed Mark Leach, Director of the Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art (SECCA). SECCA is an operating entity of the North Carolina Museum of Art, part of the N.C. Department of Cultural Resources. Click here to hear the interview.
Word is spreading about the free summer series Blue Ridge Traditions at the Mountain Gateway Museum and Heritage Center in Old Fort. On Saturday, July 19, at 7 p.m., hear the old-time music of Paul Brown and the Toast String Stretchers and the bluegrass gospel music of The Griggs. Come early at 4 p.m. to [...]
Battle’s 145th Anniversary
July marks the 145th anniversary of the largest and bloodiest battle of the Civil War: the Battle of Gettysburg. Called the “high tide” of the Confederacy, the clash in Pennsylvania raged from July 1 to 3, 1863.
The 26th North Carolina Troops suffered the most casualties of any regiment, both Confederate and Union, during [...]
Today’s show features a conversation between North Carolina Museum of Art curatorial intern Melissa Cormier and artist Ledelle Moe, whose work is featured in the museum’s exhibit “Far From Home.” The exhibit, which runs through July 13, includes art that addresses the global displacement of people and populations as they relocate for economic, political or other [...]
RALEIGH – Pack a picnic lunch, bring the lawn chairs and blankets, and come enjoy the Independence Day holiday weekend at the State Capitol’s annual patriotic celebration. A downtown Raleigh tradition, the Friday, July 4 event will take place from 11 a.m.-3 p.m., and offers musical performances, historic and military displays, a crafts demonstration and [...]