FOUR OAKS – Grave markers honoring 20 Confederate soldiers who died during the three-day Battle of Bentonville, which caused nearly 4,200 Union and Confederate casualties, will be dedicated at the site on June 11. The ceremony is part of the N.C. Department of Cultural Resources’ 2nd Saturdays summer series combining arts and history, and is [...]
Auction features more than 140 original works of art and exclusive art experiences RALEIGH, N.C.-The North Carolina Museum of Art Foundation hosts the inaugural Art of the Auction, a benefit featuring both silent and live auctions of original works of art in the Museum’s East Building on May 21, 2011 at 7 p.m. Proceeds from [...]
RALEIGH – North Carolina communities take pride in their heritage and culture, and during May, National Preservation Month, the state Historic Preservation Office (HPO) will help citizens learn how to preserve pieces of the past. A series of three “Lunch and Learn” talks will be presented at noon in the Archives and History/State Library Building [...]
-MAY- Third Tuesday Evening Adult Program – Mary Ellen Rogers, Sea Biscuit Wildlife May 17, 7-9 p.m. Join the NC Maritime Museum and the City of Southport at the Southport Community Building, to meet area avian residents up close. Mary Ellen Rogers will present her work at the Sea Biscuit Wildlife Shelter located on Oak [...]
Staff members, volunteers, board members and others will get a lesson on planning for the worst for museums and cultural agencies on Monday, May 16, 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. at Jackson Library on the campus of UNC-Greensboro. The workshop will include some hands-on training in dealing with wet books and paper. The North Carolina Connecting to [...]
April 26, 2011 – 10:05 am
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. April 25, 2011 – A special occasion calls for a special place to hold the event. The Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art (SECCA) with a campus of rolling green space and forested woodland provides an enchanting environment to host friends, family or fellow business associates. SECCA is located at 750 Marguerite Drive in [...]
April 25, 2011 – 12:18 pm
Many programs are taking place at the N.C. Museum of History in Raleigh during the Civil War sesquicentennial from 2011 to 2015. An upcoming program features Ben Tart, who has been creating reproduction historically accurate Civil War uniforms for museum exhibits, re-enactors and others since 1986. He is April’s Artist at Work at the museum. [...]
GREENSBORO — The National Weather Service and the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources’ Connecting to Collections Project will present SKYWARN on Monday, May 9, from 1:30-3:30 p.m. at the Natural Science Center of Greensboro (http://www.natsci.org/visitus/visit.htm). The program will help any interested parties to understand the warning process of potential severe weather and how to [...]
NEW BERN, NC – April 20, 2011 On Friday, May 6, join Voci Allegre as they present Music on Music, featuring compositions celebrating the musical art form from the late Renaissance to the contemporary. The performance, co-sponsored by Tryon Palace and the Craven Arts Gallery and Council, begins at 6:00 p.m. in Cullman Performance Hall [...]
The annual Astronomy Day event at Town Creek Indian Mound will take place on Saturday, May 7. This daylong event will allow for observation of the sun during the day and stargazing later that night. The daytime activities include viewing the surface of the Sun through the site’s 12-inch Dobsonian telescope, free handouts, and a [...]
April 21, 2011 – 10:34 am
RALEIGH — If your special papers and photographs are not in plastic, or stored somewhere safe, there are steps that may save water-damaged treasures. Gov. Bev Perdue requested a Disaster Declaration for 18 North Carolina counties touched by fierce thunderstorms this past weekend, and 10 have been declared disaster areas by the federal government. This [...]
April 21, 2011 – 10:30 am
ASHEVILLE — The Federation of North Carolina Historical Societies will hold a workshop May 4 for volunteers and staff of museums, historical societies and other cultural organizations on two topics: “Inventory Ins and Outs” and “Building Partnerships to Attract Visitors.” According to the American Association of Museums, museums (and other cultural organizations) must know what [...]
April 21, 2011 – 10:25 am
Between car keys, single socks and marbles, everyone’s lost something at one point or another. Even more common for most of us these days, whether we know it or not, is the loss of digital data. That includes pictures left on an old phone, old email you couldn’t switch to a new account, or files [...]
April 20, 2011 – 10:36 am
RALEIGH – The Easter weekend will bring schedule changes to many state historic sites, history museums and art museums. Some venues have special activities, including two Easter egg hunts on Good Friday and one on Saturday, plus train rides with the Easter Bunny himself. Details for the N.C. State Historic Sites, the N.C. Museum of [...]
April 20, 2011 – 10:09 am
RALEIGH, N.C.-This summer, the North Carolina Symphony joins forces with conductor/arranger Brent Havens, vocalist Brody Dolyniuk and a full rock band to break down the boundaries between classic rock and classical music with “The Music of Queen.” The one-night-only symphonic rock spectacle takes place at Meymandi Concert Hall, in downtown Raleigh’s Progress Energy Center for [...]