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NC A&T State University Choir Presents Christmas Concert at Roanoke Island

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 [...]

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October Programs at the N.C. Museum of History

September 10, 2012 – 12:58 pm

National attention is focused on North Carolina, a battleground state in the presidential election. Well-known Tar Heel political analysts will share their opinions on the election during the Oct. 4 program North Carolina: Battleground State at the North Carolina Museum of History in Raleigh. October also kicks off Southern Style, a three-part lecture series on [...]

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Holiday Open House at the Executive Mansion and the Western Residence

December 1, 2009 – 4:18 pm

RALEIGH – Governor Bev Perdue invites the public to visit the Executive Mansion – the People’s House – for a Holiday Open House Dec. 10-13. Visitors will have the opportunity to view the mansion’s beautiful decorations and enjoy holiday entertainment provided by musical and choral groups from across the state. The Western Residence board of [...]

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Museum of the Cape Fear’s Holiday Jubilee

December 1, 2009 – 9:35 am

Ring in the holiday season at the Museum of the Cape Fear Historical Complex on Sunday, Dec. 6, from 1 to 5 p.m. This year’s theme is “A Children’s Christmas,” and the young and young at heart will have plenty to see, hear and do at the museum, 1897 Poe House and Arsenal Park. Admission [...]

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1800s Backcountry Christmas Program Dec. 13 at Polk Historic Site

December 10, 2008 – 11:01 am

PINEVILLE – Recall how frontier families marked Christmas in North Carolina’s backcountry during the early 1800s in a free public program slated Saturday, Dec. 13, from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. at the President James K. Polk State Historic Site in Pineville. This colorful event will feature historic buildings decorated in festive 19th century style and period-costumed [...]

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A “Capitol” Fourth

July 2, 2008 – 10:57 am

RALEIGH – Pack a picnic lunch, bring the lawn chairs and blankets, and come enjoy the Independence Day holiday weekend at the State Capitol’s annual patriotic celebration.  A downtown Raleigh tradition, the Friday, July 4 event will take place from 11 a.m.-3 p.m., and offers musical performances, historic and military displays, a crafts demonstration and [...]

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