When potter Joel Queen begins an open-pit firing, he continues a tradition derived from eight generations of his Cherokee ancestors. The pottery firing process is slow and tedious, but it forges deep connections and award-winning results for Queen, a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, one of North Carolina’s eight state-recognized tribes.
On Friday, [...]
STATESVILLE - Join thousands of other visitors at Ft. Dobbs State Historic Site Saturday, April 19, and Sunday, April 20, to hear cannons roar and muskets thunder as soldiers, Indians and civilians recall the 1754-1763 French and Indian War. The fourth annual “War for Empire” program will recall the epic struggle between England and France [...]
The ninth annual Fantail Film Festival in Wilmington runs four Friday nights in May, and will feature movies on the big screen outside on the Battleship North Carolina’s deck (fantail), just the way her crew watched movies in the 1940s! This year’s classic film selection celebrates the “Many Moods of Love.” Dates are May 9, [...]
HALIFAX—Celebrate 232 years of American independence from Great Britain Saturday, April 12, at the annual Halifax Day festivities held in Halifax. From 10 a.m.-5 p.m., visitors may join in a colorful remembrance at Historic Halifax State Historic Site of the April 12, 1776, vote by North Carolina’s Provincial Congress to separate from the British Crown. [...]
March 27, 2008 – 11:38 am
PINEVILLE—Though time may have obscured James K. Polk’s accomplishments as president, historian Walter Borneman gives him a new lease on life in his book “Polk: The Man who Transformed the Presidency and America,” which the writer will discuss Thursday, April 10 at President James K. Polk State Historic Site, the former Polk family farm in [...]
February 20, 2008 – 11:40 am
SPENCER – Lipstick and curls didn’t diminish the hardships faced by Women’s Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) during World War II. Imagine flying the planes towing targets for other pilots to practice shooting down. A group of these women based at Camp Davis, near Wilmington, N.C., did that, and were among the country’s first female military [...]
February 19, 2008 – 2:46 pm
MANTEO — Take a look back in time through images of coastal Carolina from the past and present at the Outer Banks History Center (OBHC) in Manteo. With a broad perspective and a light-hearted touch, this retrospective, entitled “The Outer Banks Now and Then: Where We Are, Where We’ve Been,” promises to inspire laughter, nostalgia, and [...]
February 18, 2008 – 4:25 pm
NEW BERN– J. Thomas Savage, director of museum affairs for Winterthur Museum and Country Estate will deliver the opening lecture, “Y’all Are Not From Around Here, Are you? Expatriate Charleston Objects,” at Tryon Palace’s 40th annual decorative arts symposium, which will be held on March 28-30 in New Bern. In his presentation, Savage will discuss some [...]
February 14, 2008 – 3:34 pm
MT. GILEAD— Saturn will be the “star” attraction of Town Creek Indian Mound’s monthly astronomy program, scheduled Saturday, Feb. 23 at 7 p.m. The second largest planet, and famed for its vapor rings, Saturn is also a big favorite of many amateur astronomers. Bring blankets, chairs and telescopes to the state historic site near Mt. [...]
February 8, 2008 – 4:24 pm
RALEIGH –A unique exhibit featuring the Tar Heel State’s first African American legislators is opening Saturday, Feb. 9 at the State Capitol and will remain on display through June 1. “With All Our Rights: North Carolina’s First African American Legislators” explores the North Carolina’s political climate following the emancipation of North Carolina’s enslaved population (1862) [...]