Monthly Archives: April 2009

The Humber House and Preservation Salvation

GREENVILLE – The Humber House in Greenville isn’t what it used to be. It’s better. Once home to the visionary legislator Robert Lee Humber Jr. and his prominent family, the 1895 structure had fallen into disrepair. It has been restored to its former glory, complete with modern updates and now serves as the [...]

Find Out How Washington Duke Grew Tobacco in the 19th Century

DURHAM—Discover how 19th-century farmers like Washington Duke grew tobacco in piedmont North Carolina by attending Duke Homestead’s annual “Planting Day” program on Saturday, May 2, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the state historic site in Durham.
Free and open to the public, this hands-on living history program will feature colorfully costumed interpreters transplanting tobacco [...]

Bernie Harberts Tells Tale of Traveling Across N.C. by Mule at the N.C. Transportation Museum

“Hoofing It By Mule Across North Carolina” Details Harberts’ Very Slow Trip Across the State
SPENCER – With classic rail equipment, antique automobiles, airplanes and flight simulators, the N.C. Transportation Museum is well known for highlighting the machines North Carolinians have used to travel across the state and nation. Saturday, April 25, however, a form [...]

SECCA extends Minus 8 exhibition through May 1

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – The Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art (SECCA) is extending the exhibition of Anna von Gwinner’s video artwork Minus 8 through May 1. The extension will give visitors of the monthly First Friday Gallery Hop in downtown Winston-Salem a chance to view the video.
The video is being played nightly from 7 p.m. [...]

The Museum of the Cape Fear Historical Complex Opens Exhibit

The Museum of the Cape Fear Historical Complex Announces the opening of a new special exhibit, A Thousand Words: Photographs by Vietnam Veterans on May 2 with special remarks at 2:00 pm by Mayor Tony Chavonne.
On exhibit through November 15, “A Thousand Words is a very personal look at what the soldiers experienced and how [...]

Telling Our Stories Exhibit Brings the State to the Library

RALEIGH – Visitors to the Henderson County Public Library will get a fresh look at North Carolina through the “Telling Our Stories Photography Exhibit” which opens Monday, May 4. The exhibit contains 50 images from the mountains to the coast that show different time periods. Organized by the N.C. Department of Cultural Resources, the [...]

N.C. Maritime Museum 2009 Wooden Boat Show

BEAUFORT – The 35th Annual Wooden Boat Show will take place on Saturday, May 2, in downtown Beaufort. Activities are scheduled throughout the week leading up to show day. Enjoy activities and exhibits on display at the museum, the museum’s Watercraft Center and at the museum’s expansion site at Gallants Channel, where free [...]

Telling Our Stories Exhibit Opens at Edgecombe Library

RALEIGH – A fresh look at people and places in North Carolina is found in the “Telling Our Stories” Photography Exhibit May 4-28 at Edgecombe County Memorial Library in Tarboro. The best among North Carolina’s professional and amateur photographers are showcased in a traveling exhibit organized by the N.C. Department of Cultural Resources. In addition [...]

Performance sweeps the city as Lee Walton’s “Small Plots” launch in May

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — A couple breaks up; a visiting business man gets lost; a young man struggles with a heavy box; speed walkers stretch; old friends reunite. These are the moments of real life — or are they?
The blurring of theatre and real life is at the heart of a series of performances organized by [...]

Historic Duel Re-Enactment on Capitol Grounds Friday, April 24

The North Carolina Museum of History will present a re-enactment of a historic duel on the State Capitol grounds during the Tar Heel Junior Historian annual conference.  Black powder charges (blanks) will be shot between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Friday, April 24.  The Museum of History will have a weapons expert and a black [...]