January 29, 2010 – 2:19 pm
RALEIGH – The State Capitol and the Richard B. Harrison Library will host a session of the 2010 National African American Read-In on Saturday, Feb. 27. The Read-In will be held at the State Capitol from noon to 4 p.m. and is free and open to the public. The event is held in recognition of [...]
January 29, 2010 – 2:14 pm
RALEIGH – Several facilities and agencies within the N.C. Department of Cultural Resources will be closed and programs postponed due to inclement weather. In addition to the list below, please check with the individual historic sites or other venues before planning to go to any facility or event. • Museum of the Albemarle will be [...]
January 29, 2010 – 2:06 pm
When North Carolina artisan Lee Spivey crafts sterling-silver jewelry, she often adds touches of gold and unusual gemstones. Free-flowing lines and organic forms are a constant among her one-of-a-kind designs. Just in time for Valentine’s Day, Spivey will be a special guest at the Museum Shop, located at the N.C. Museum of History, on Friday, [...]
January 29, 2010 – 2:00 pm
RALEIGH, N.C.—Alt-rock icon and North Carolina-native Ben Folds joins the North Carolina Symphony on stage at Meymandi Concert Hall for an electric crossover concert event, Thursday, March 25, at 7:30 p.m. Folds and Associate Conductor Sarah Hicks put an epic twist on selections from his latest album, Way to Normal, as well as favorite songs [...]
January 29, 2010 – 1:56 pm
RALEIGH, N.C.—World-renowned cellist Lynn Harrell joins Music Director Grant Llewellyn and the North Carolina Symphony for a breathtaking classical showcase, “Bach and Brahms.” The concerts begin at Pinecrest High School’s Lee Auditorium in Southern Pines, Thursday, Feb. 18. They continue at Meymandi Concert Hall in downtown Raleigh’s Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts, Friday [...]
January 29, 2010 – 9:43 am
RALEIGH – Bernard George was a non-believer, but now he and other men in the 37th U.S. Colored Troop (USCT) re-enactors are making believers of others. The group will have a camp at the N.C. Museum of History at the African American Cultural Celebration on Saturday, Jan. 30, 11 a.m-4 p.m. “My grandfather said his [...]
January 29, 2010 – 9:24 am
(Elizabeth City, NC) The Museum of the Albemarle will feature three lectures on Saturday, February 6th during the Museum’s Civil War Living History Day. Beginning at 10:00 a.m. Bruce Long: will present “The Destruction of the “Mosquito Fleet” The small force of lightly armed Confederate vessels that helped defend the North Carolina coast and inland [...]
January 28, 2010 – 4:57 pm
RALEIGH – The N.C. Transportation Museum in Spencer is postponing events scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 30, due to inclement weather. Author Kevin Duffus was scheduled to give a free program at the N.C. Transportation Museum on “The Lost Light: The Mystery of the Cape Hatteras Fresnel Lens” at 1 p.m. Darrell Collins, chief historian and [...]
January 27, 2010 – 3:05 pm
The N.C. Museum of History has received $500,000 in funding from State Employees’ Credit Union members for its new Education Center. This state-of-the-art facility will be named the SECU Education Center in honor of the donation by Credit Union members. The center will provide educational programs and innovative learning experiences through cutting-edge technology to thousands [...]
January 26, 2010 – 4:09 pm
RALEIGH – African Americans have made rich and varied contributions to North Carolina history. The N.C. Department of Cultural Resources provides opportunities to study and celebrate African American history all year, and offers outstanding ways to share that history in coming weeks. Get a jump start on February’s Black History Month celebrations at the Jan. [...]
By Richard Barton
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January 26, 2010 – 9:42 am
SPENCER – The N.C. Transportation Museum welcomes a special guest with a unique perspective on the museum’s newest addition, a full size replica Wright Flyer. Darrell Collins, chief historian and interpreter at Wright Brothers National Memorial, will speak to museum visitors Jan. 30 at 3 p.m. in the museum’s Bob Julian Roundhouse. Collins is widely [...]
January 21, 2010 – 2:17 pm
RALEIGH, N.C.—The North Carolina Symphony brings a commanding concert slate to Raleigh and Wilmington with “Mozart and Tchaikovsky,” Feb. 12-13. Associate Conductor Sarah Hicks leads featured soloist Brian Reagin in three works by the two giants of classical music, whose remarkable careers, though separated by a century of turmoil and change, offer an inspiring glimpse [...]
January 19, 2010 – 10:57 am
RALEIGH — The new title from the Historical Publications Section of N.C. Office of Archives and History, “Haven on the Hill: The History of North Carolina’s Dorothea Dix Hospital,” by Marjorie O’Rorke, presents the story of this important institution from the 1848 legislative authorization of the state’s first mental hospital, to the 21st century debate [...]
January 19, 2010 – 10:32 am
The N.C. Museum of History in Raleigh has one of the nation’s largest collections of Confederate flags. Conservation of these banners requires specialized textile treatment, costing approximately $7,500 per flag. The 26th Regiment N.C. Troops, Reactivated, the state’s largest Civil War re-enactment group, has helped fund this need. On Dec. 12, 2009, the group unveiled [...]
January 12, 2010 – 5:50 pm
During February, Black History Month, the N.C. Museum of History in Raleigh will present an outstanding selection of programs about North Carolina African Americans. Hear about the Civil Rights movement firsthand from several people who participated in nonviolent protests. These individuals will take part in a Q&A session after the screening of the award-winning documentary [...]