Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month during a lively festival, join programs related to the exhibit Real to Reel: The Making of Gone with the Wind (opening Aug. 31), and experience more at the N.C. Museum of History in Raleigh. September programs bring something for all ages.
The Sept. 29 fun-filled family event ¡Celebración! will feature music and dance performances by Latino groups, craft and cooking demonstrations, and children’s activities. Best of all, it’s free.
Speaking of free, see the film Gone with the Wind on Sept. 8. Come back on Sept. 23 for an insightful lecture about the “Old South” and American popular culture.
Take advantage of September’s offerings at the N.C. Museum of History. Programs are free unless otherwise noted. Parking is free on weekends.
PROGRAMS
*Time for Tots: All about Corn
Tuesday, Sept. 4 or Sept. 11, 10-10:45 a.m.
Ages 3-5 with adult
$1 per person
To register, call 919-807-7992.
You can butter it, roast it, grind it, pop it — even weave it! Find out more about America’s top field crop and make a corn-shuck doll to take home.
*History Corner: And They’re Off!
Wednesday, Sept. 5, 10-11 a.m.
Ages 6-9 with adult
$1 per person
To register, call 919-807-7992.
Saddle up for a lesson on North Carolina’s fastest sport — before NASCAR, that is. Learn about famous horses, jockeys and racetracks. The program is presented with Cameron Village Regional Library.
*History Hunters: From the Garden
Wednesday, Sept. 5, 10-11 a.m.
Ages 10-13
$1 per person
To register, call 919-807-7992.
Learn about plants that North Carolinians have grown to eat or to use in making cloth, and make something from the museum garden’s bounty.
*Saturdays in the Garden
Saturday, Sept. 8
10:30-11:30 a.m.
Join a museum garden staff member for an informal tour of the History of the Harvest exhibit lining Bicentennial Plaza. Tour participants will meet at the information desk in the lobby. Support is provided by Syngenta.
At the Movies: Gone with the Wind
Saturday, Sept. 8
1-5:30 p.m.
Enjoy the 1939 film based on Margaret Mitchell’s novel. A preshow talk will examine producer David O. Selznick’s attempt to respond to conflicting views of the Civil War, the South, and slavery.
History à la Carte: Chapel Hill Revealed
Wednesday, Sept. 12
12:10-1 p.m.
Bring your lunch; beverages provided.
Author Daphne Athas will tell stories that illuminate the evolution of a town and a university, traverse 20th-century milestones, and explain how artists and thinkers intermingled with local characters to shape Chapel Hill.
*Make It, Take It: Buttoned Up!
Saturday, Sept. 15
1-3 p.m. (drop-in program)
Look at political buttons from North Carolina’s past and make one of your own.
Curator’s Choice Tour: Real to Reel: The Making of Gone with the Wind
Saturday, Sept. 22, 1-1:45 p.m.; Sunday, Sept. 23, 1-1:45 p.m.
James Tumblin, owner of the Gone with the Wind memorabilia featured in the exhibit, will lead this special tour. Hear the stories behind his extensive collection. Tumblin is the former head of the Universal Studios makeup and hair department.
The South and American Popular Culture
Sunday, Sept. 23, 2 p.m.
Author Karen Cox will describe how ad agencies, filmmakers, fiction writers, the travel industry and others created a romanticized vision of the “Old South.” Cox, Professor of History at UNC- Charlotte, will sign copies of her book Dreaming of Dixie: How the South Was Created in American Popular Culture after the program. Copies are available for purchase in the Museum Shop.
*¡Celebración!
Saturday, Sept. 29, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month at this festive event for all ages.
–Watch craftspeople at work and make a craft of your own.
–Enjoy performances by Latino music groups.
–Watch dancers and learn a few steps.
–Watch a cooking demo and taste samples.
–Explore Latino heritage through film.
–See the museum’s first bilingual exhibit, Al Norte al Norte: Latino Life in North Carolina.
This program is made possible through the generous support of the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation.
For more information about September programs, call 919-807-7900, visit our website or connect with us on Facebook.
* marks programs of interest to children or families