November 16, 2009 – 9:30 am
Mix together a Fraser fir with holiday lights. Add music, memories and children’s faces all aglow, and you’ve got the recipe for December programs at the N.C. Museum of History in Raleigh. Capture magical moments during the Capitol Tree-Lighting ceremony, and enjoy performances by the Triangle Youth Jazz Ensemble and the band Mappamundi.
Drop by for [...]
November 13, 2009 – 4:02 pm
The N.C. Museum of History is accepting entries for the 2010 Fourth Annual Student Essay Contest for undergraduate and graduate students. A prize of $200 will be awarded for the best research paper about North Carolina history. Judging will be based on historical accuracy, quality of written communication, and contribution to the field of local [...]
November 12, 2009 – 4:57 pm
NEW BERN, NC -Tryon Palace is pleased to present this lecture as part of the 2009 African-American lecture series. The guest speaker, Dr. Robert S. Smith, will begin by discussing the role law has played in shaping race relationships and racism in the United States, as early as the era of slavery and moving into [...]
November 12, 2009 – 9:43 am
As an “American Idol” semifinalist in 2004, Charly Lowry of Pembroke sang her heart out before millions of viewers. She appeared as one of the 32 semifinalists during season three of the wildly popular program.
Today, Lowry, a Lumbee tribe member, sings lead vocals and plays acoustic guitar with the band Dark Water Rising. The group [...]
November 6, 2009 – 5:24 pm
Project includes new building and landscape design, major growth in collection
The North Carolina Museum of Art (NCMA)—one of the most important and distinguished museums in the South—is in the final stage of a three-year expansion and will reopen to the public in April 2010, following a seven-month closure. The completed expansion will dramatically transform the [...]
November 6, 2009 – 3:11 pm
RALEIGH, N.C. – The North Carolina Symphony today announced the release of its internationally distributed recording featuring pianist Yevgeny Sudbin, the second of two compact discs with renowned Scandinavian classical music label BIS Records.
Recorded in Meymandi Concert Hall at the Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Raleigh, the CD features works by [...]
November 5, 2009 – 12:26 pm
Editor’s note: Stories on Blackbeard’s November ties are welcome now. This event is for the media only. It will review work on artifact investigation from the presumed Queen Anne’s Revenge shipwreck, Blackbeard’s flagship.
GREENVILLE – November was a big month for the pirate Blackbeard. He captured the vessel La Concorde in November [...]
November 5, 2009 – 11:54 am
The music and folklore of Russia comes to the N.C. Museum of History in Raleigh on Sunday, Nov. 8, from 3 to 4 p.m. As part of the 2009-2010 Music of the Carolinas series, Moscow Nights, an internationally renowned trio of Russian musicians, will perform pieces from Russian folklore, representing the diversity of Russian culture [...]
November 4, 2009 – 5:01 pm
RALEIGH – Historian David Cecelski will discuss the search for Abraham Galloway in the State Archives, Bland Simpson will explore North Carolina’s sound country and inner islands, and books about unruly women will take top prizes at the North Carolina Book Awards. The presentations will be part of the Nov. 13-14 joint meeting of [...]