WINSTON-SALEM - Textile art that evolves before your eyes is almost magic. Fabric can change color and pattern in an interactive exhibit at the Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art (SECCA) by nationally known textile artist Maggie Orth May 23 - Aug. 23.
Celebrate Memorial Day in all-American style during Three Centuries of American Military History on Monday, May 26, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in downtown Raleigh. See patriotic displays and enjoy activities on the grounds of the State Capitol. Then visit the N.C. Museum of History to see seven military exhibits. Admission is free.
The museum’s [...]
BEAUFORT – “Harry Potter-Order of the Phoenix,” will be the debut feature film May 23 for “Cinema by the Sea,” an outdoor film series for the family located at the North Carolina Maritime Museum’s expansion site at Gallants Channel, next to Town Creek Marina. The series, offered every other Friday night this summer, is sponsored [...]
Watch a dramatic re-creation of a ship rescue, see decoy carvers at work, meet an Albemarle Sound fisherman, hear fish tales and sea songs, and experience much more. An upcoming Family Day, entitled “North Carolina’s Coast: Working the Waters,” at the N.C. Museum of History on Saturday, June 7, promises to be an event filled [...]
April 30, 2008 – 10:33 am
WILMINGTON–Living history interpreters will participate in demonstrations Friday, May 2, through Sunday, May 4, that show the life of the Battleship North Carolina crew during World War II. Visitors will be able to view living history demonstrations and activities Friday, May 2, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday, May 3 from 1-5 p.m.; and [...]
April 25, 2008 – 11:16 am
Little did Martin Tucker know that a class photography project would evolve into a powerful exhibit of national significance. In November 2003, while working as photography coordinator at Sawtooth School for Visual Art in Winston-Salem, he posted flyers around North Carolina’s Piedmont Triad area stating, “Seeking Vietnam Veterans.” He hoped a few veterans would loan [...]
BEAUFORT – The 34th Annual Wooden Boat Show will take place on Saturday, May 3 in downtown Beaufort. Activities are scheduled throughout the week leading up to show day. Enjoy activities and exhibits on display at the museum, the museum’s Watercraft Center and at the museum’s expansion site at Gallants Channel, with free parking available. [...]
DURHAM—Relive the April 26, 1865 Confederate surrender at Bennett Place in Durham – the largest of the Civil War – on Saturday, April 26 and Sunday, April 27, at Bennett Place State Historic Site. The program, which will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day, will include a colorful reenactment of [...]
Zebulon Vance as a young man
WEAVERVILLE—Western North Carolina’s unique dance, music and arts traditions will be highlighted at Vance Birthplace State Historic Site in Weaverville this spring and early summer. Held on successive Saturdays at 1 p.m., this series of living history events will include an old-time “frolic” on Saturday, May 17, at 5 p.m. [...]
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, [...]