August 28, 2008 – 12:43 pm
Artist and Orange County Studio Tour director Gordon Jameson (l) talks with Bradley Broadwell, director of the Orange County Economic Development Commission, at the kickoff of the Homegrown Handmade “Potters Wheels and Organic Fields” trail Wednesday at the Carolina Inn in Chapel Hill. Artists, local officials, and travel fans gathered to celebrate [...]
August 26, 2008 – 4:34 pm
Take advantage of two upcoming programs at the N.C. Museum of History in Raleigh. These priceless programs are just that — free to the public and filled with great information. Speaking of priceless, the Sept. 10 lunchtime lecture even includes a free beverage. Workshop: Preserve Your Family Photos Most likely, your family photographs are among [...]
August 22, 2008 – 1:41 pm
For centuries, many people in North Carolina made what they needed with what they had on hand. They transformed flour-sack cloth into clothing, tobacco twine into crocheted bedspreads, local wood into household furniture, and other available materials into useful items. Sometimes they adorned their creations with decorative embellishments. The new exhibit Everyday Artistry at the [...]
August 14, 2008 – 10:04 am
WINSTON-SALEM, NC – The Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art (SECCA) is hosting two vastly different shows this fall – visionary photography and cutting edge contemporary quilts. Both exhibitions will open Sept. 13 at SECCA, located at 750 Marguerite Drive. The photography exhibit is a compilation of works by internationally known Dutch photographer Erwin Olaf. The show, [...]
August 14, 2008 – 8:40 am
Winston-Salem, NC—The Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art (SECCA) is having a sidewalk sale of the entire inventory of items from the art center’s visitor’s shop. The sale will be held at SECCA, 750 Marguerite Drive, on Saturday, Sept. 13 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Sale items include jewelry, ceramics, speciality decor items, books, stationary, [...]
August 13, 2008 – 2:00 pm
Passing an afternoon on a front porch has long been one of the pleasures of the South. That tradition continues on Friday, Sept. 5, from 2-4 p.m., with a free performance at one of the most famous porches in Asheville, the “Old Kentucky Home.” Join Buddy Davis, Carol Rifkin and Jamie Soesbee as they present [...]
August 12, 2008 – 1:58 pm
DURHAM—Come visit a typical Confederate recruiting and training camp at Bennett Place State Historic Site in Durham, when Confederate soldiers of the “Old North State” encamp around the historic Bennett Farm on Saturday, Aug. 23, and Sunday, Aug. 24. Some 50 to 75 period-costumed “soldiers” of the 26th and 6th N.C. Infantry reenactment groups will [...]
August 12, 2008 – 1:43 pm
ASHEVILLE—ESPN’s Jeremy Schaap writes that “the Games of the 11th Olympiad were the most siginificant Olympics of the modern era and Thomas Wolfe—who was himself there – captures the atmosphere.” Writing in the Wall Street Journal, Schaap selected “You Can’t Go Home Again” by Thomas Wolfe, published in 1940, as one of the “Five Best” [...]
August 12, 2008 – 10:31 am
In conjunction with the N.C. Department of Cultural Resources’ 2008 theme of “Telling Our Stories,” the Historical Publications Section of the Office of Archives and History announces the publication of “Randolph County: A Brief History,” by L. Barron Mills Jr. It spans the region’s pre-colonial American Indian period to its 21st century promotion of artful [...]
August 12, 2008 – 10:21 am
FOUR OAKS—Come listen to Civil War reenactors talk about camp life during the bloody 1860s conflict and see how soldiers lived, during Bentonville Battlefield State Historic Site’s summer living history program Saturday, Aug. 23, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.. Costumed “soldiers” from the 27th Regiment of N.C. State Troops will present demonstrations and give [...]
August 12, 2008 – 9:58 am
DURHAM—Thanks to a Connecticut man who collected 282 old-fashioned spittoons, Duke Homestead State Historic Site will soon display the nation’s largest collection of this vanishing piece of tobacco memorabilia. The N.C. Historic Sites division has reached an agreement with Jim Kinner of Jewett City, Conn., to buy his brass, glass and porcelain spittoon collection for [...]
August 11, 2008 – 4:39 pm
RALEIGH – With back-to-school shopping well underway and the classroom doors swinging open, families in North Carolina can enjoy the last bit of summer fun at the 27 North Carolina State Historic Sites. A six percent increase in visitation in the 2007-08 fiscal year (FY) compared to last fiscal year shows that visitors are maximizing [...]
Behind the scenes at the N.C. Museum of History in Raleigh, staff members diligently plan quality programs every month. A full team of museum educators bring in visiting artists, musicians and speakers and plan programs for all ages. These free programs are the best bargain in town, so come and take advantage of the staff’s [...]
The N.C. Museum of History in Raleigh offers seven six-week online workshops for educators. Teachers can earn continuing education credit, boost their knowledge of captivating North Carolina topics and get ideas for classroom activities. These self-paced workshops are available to public, private and home school educators. The courses provide up to four CEU credits (40 [...]
August 6, 2008 – 12:57 pm
RALEIGH —The walkways crisscrossing the State Capitol grounds in downtown Raleigh are soon slated to get a facelift, but first the N.C. Office of State Archaeology will search to find out more about the original 1920s-era paths. On Wednesday, Aug. 6, and Thursday, Aug. 7, Assistant State Archaeologist John Mintz and his crew will begin [...]