Public Hearing date: May 16, 2012 Public Hearing time: 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM Public Hearing Location: Historic Sites Conference Room Dobbs Building (second floor) 430 N Salisbury Street Raleigh, NC 27603 Notice of Text for Public Hearing and Comment Period for the amendment to Historic Sites rule 07 NCAC 04N .0202 Admission [...]
Clinton — The Sampson County Arts Council and the City of Clinton will dedicate its first public art project, “Milling Around” on Thursday, May 17 at 300 East Main Street at 11:30 a.m. The work, funded with support from the N.C. Arts Council, was created by artist Heidi Lippman of Smithsburg, Maryland. This is the [...]
Wilson — The Kresge Foundation has awarded a grant of $500,000 to the Vollis Simpson Whirligig Park Project located in historic Wilson. The new world-class park, located in downtown Wilson, will include 29 large-scale original Whirligigs created by internationally renowned local artist Vollis Simpson. The Kresge Foundation is a private, national foundation headquartered in the [...]
RALEIGH - The North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources has unveiled a new online look to better share the story of the state’s arts, libraries, culture, and heritage. The Department’s longtime Web address, www.ncculture.com, will now feature events, cultural tourism, and features about the state’s rich culture. The site www.ncdcr.gov will focus on news and information about [...]
EDENTON – The Roanoke River Lighthouse will be moved from Colonial Park in Historic Edenton to its new foundation over the water in Edenton Bay on Tuesday, May 1. The move of about 30-feet is scheduled for 1 p.m. The lighthouse became property of the N.C. Department of Cultural Resources and part of Historic Edenton [...]
WILSON, N.C. – April 17, 2012 – An extraordinary series is developing in North Carolina, a Southern regional artist’s vision is coming to life, and a portrait of the state of North Carolina is being made. J. Chris Wilson, professor of art and artist-in-residence at Barton College, has embarked on a journey across North Carolina [...]
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RALEIGH – Robert Lee Vann will be commemorated with a N.C. Highway Historical Marker on Friday, April 20, at 11 a.m., at the intersection of Academy and First Streets in Ahoskie. Born on a farm nearby in 1879, Vann served as editor of what became the nation’s largest weekly newspaper for African Americans for 30 years. [...]
RALEIGH – On Saturday, April 21, at 2 p.m., a N.C. Highway Historical marker will be dedicated to North Carolina native Ellen Black Winston, who was appointed the first U.S. Commissioner of Public Welfare in the new Department of Health, Education and Welfare (HEW) by President John F. Kennedy in January 1963. The dedication will begin [...]
Two events that made history more than 44 years apart will be added to the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame’s “Great Moments” series during a reception at the North Carolina Museum of History on Wednesday, May 9. The reception is open to the public and cost $40. To order tickets e-mail dfish@ncsportshalloffame.org or call [...]
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – The Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art (SECCA) is announcing its operating schedule for the Easter holiday. SECCA is a part of the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources and an affiliate of the North Carolina Museum of Art. SECCA, located at 750 Marguerite Drive off Reynolda Road near Wake Forest University, will [...]
On Monday, April 2, the State Library of North Carolina hosted a celebration to mark the first-ever release of pivotal 1940 census data with period music, a 1940 current event quiz, a toy and clothing display from the N.C. Museum of History, films and a presentation by Kelly Karres of the U.S. Census Bureau. The [...]
March 28, 2012 — Jessica Cariisa from Raleigh Charter School won the North Carolina Poetry Out Loud competition Saturday. The high school student will be on her way to Washington, D.C. for the national finals starting May 14. “Jessica’s self-confidence and interpretation of the poems made her stand-out in this year’s competition,” said Banu Valladares, [...]
Dr. James Bailey, Site Manger Donny Taylor, and Dr. Maher Noureddine study stains on the floor FOUR OAKS – Come July the staff of Bentonville Battlefield State Historic Site will know if those are just stains on the floor, or the blood of a fallen Civil War soldier. A forensic team recently visited to examine [...]
RALEIGH, N.C. — On Monday, April 2, the State Library of North Carolina will highlight the first-ever release of pivotal 1940 census data with period music, a 1940 current event quiz, a toy and clothing display from the N.C. Museum of History, films and a presentation by Kelly Karres of the U.S. Census Bureau. The free [...]
The board of directors of the North Carolina Arts Council has created the Mary B. Regan Community Artist Fellowship to honor Mary’s nearly four decades of leadership at the state arts council. Mary Regan retired as the executive director of the N.C. Arts Council on March 1, 2012. During her tenure, she oversaw the creation [...]