December 12, 2012 – 9:42 am
Children and adults can experience “A Polar Express Adventure” at the Museum of the Albemarle. The Albemarle Railroad Club’s O scale train display of the Polar Express will provide an adventure for all. The Polar Express will stop at Billy’s house and make its way over the mountains to get to the North Pole. A [...]
November 28, 2012 – 1:30 pm
MANTEO – The N.C. A&T State University Choir will present a Christmas Concert under the baton of Maestro Travis W. Alexander, Director of University Choirs and Piano Professor, on Saturday, December 8, at 7 p.m. in the Indoor Theatre at Roanoke Island Festival Park. Tickets are $10 adults and 6-12 years old- $5. 50 and under [...]
November 20, 2012 – 9:45 am
MOUNT GILEAD – Our friends and families are not the only ones who deserve a gift this holiday season. On Saturday, Dec. 1, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., the N.C. Department of Cultural Resources’ Town Creek Indian Mound will host “Christmas for the Birds.” Here visitors can help feed the bird population by creating [...]
November 19, 2012 – 4:19 pm
FOUR OAKS – Leave the hustle and bustle of modern holidays behind and travel back to a simpler place and time at Bentonville Battlefield State Historic Site’s “Civil War Christmas” event. On Saturday, Dec. 1, drop by and help decorate an 1860s style Christmas tree, spend time with Confederate soldiers around the campfire, sip cider with [...]
November 19, 2012 – 12:52 pm
HALIFAX — Colonial Christmas traditions along with a lively Christmas Parade will combine to create a festive atmosphere for all on Saturday, Dec. 8, from 10 a.m. to 4p.m. Costumed re-enactors of the 5th North Carolina Regiment of the Continental Line will depict the life of Revolutionary War-era through military drills, campfire cooking and more at [...]
November 8, 2012 – 4:00 pm
ELIZABETH CITY — Get into the Christmas spirit early at the Museum of the Albemarle by participating in a creative workshop for all ages. The One Stop Christmas Workshop will be held Saturday, November 17, 2012 from 10:00 am until Noon. Participants, ages one and up will design a colorful silk scarf and a wool [...]
December 6, 2011 – 3:45 pm
Unique and artfully crafted gifts await you this holiday season at museums, state historic sites, and other divisions of the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources. There is always a lot to see and do around the state, and tickets to a North Carolina Symphony holiday concert, a Battleship that is open 365 days a [...]
December 1, 2011 – 4:06 pm
Eastern North Carolina will be the place to be this holiday season. From a glittering palace to play parties to four part Victorian carols, Cultural Resources promotes family fun. Event Listings Through Dec. 31. Tryon Palace, New Bern. Music, Mirth, and Merriment. From tree trimming on Nov. 25 to a holiday fife and drum concert, [...]
December 1, 2011 – 3:20 pm
The center of the state has cooking, caroling, and crafts this holiday season. Families can find museums, historic sites, and lots of great gifts for young and old alike at Cultural Resources’ attractions. Event Listings Weekends through Dec. 17-18. N.C. Transportation Museum, Spencer. Santa Train. Train ride and photo with Santa, craft to take home. [...]
December 1, 2011 – 3:10 pm
KURE BEACH – Tap into the Christmas spirit and share holiday cheer as Fort Fisher State Historic Site in Kure Beach sponsors its Holiday Open House on Tuesday, Dec. 6, from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. Enjoy seasonal refreshments, decorations, and entertainment throughout the day, including the elementary school chorus from Leland Christian Academy at [...]
December 1, 2011 – 2:53 pm
The North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources offers concerts, special exhibits, and history that comes alive all year long, but especially at holiday time. Festive family fun for all budgets is available all across western North Carolina this season. Event Listings Dec. 3. Vance Birthplace, Weaverville. Christmas Candlelight Tours. Experience an early 1800s Vance family [...]
December 1, 2011 – 11:15 am
Lunch and Lecture: The Christmas Story in Art Friday, December 2 | 11 am East Building | Museum Auditorium $20 Members $25 Nonmembers This holiday season join David Steel, curator of European art, on an artful journey to the first Christmas. From the angels’ annunciation to the shepherds to the newborn’s humble birthplace, see the [...]
December 1, 2011 – 11:11 am
Friday, December 16, 2011 Doors open at 5pm, Show starts at 7pm Join the Preservation Hall Jazz Band as they celebrate the winter holidays New Orleans-style at SECCA on their “Creole Holiday” tour. Deriving their name from the venerable music venue located in the heart of New Orleans’ French Quarter, Preservation Hall Jazz Band has [...]
November 30, 2011 – 4:29 pm
Joyous, Old-Fashioned Holiday Celebration Features Soprano Brandi Q. Hancock Baritone Jason McKinney Capital City Girls Choir David Crabtree Reading “The Night Before Christmas” RALEIGH, N.C.—The North Carolina Symphony will offer Triangle audiences a joyous musical celebration of the holidays just in time for Christmas. Maestro William Henry Curry leads the orchestra in “’Twas the Night [...]
November 30, 2011 – 3:17 pm
One of the biggest events of the holiday season! NEW BERN, NC — December 1, 2011 One of the biggest events of the holiday season is Christmas Candlelight at Tryon Palace. It is the rare chance to travel back in time to witness what Christmas was like in the 18th century. Hailed by Time magazine [...]