August 28, 2008 – 12:43 pm
Artist and Orange County Studio Tour director Gordon Jameson (l) talks with Bradley Broadwell, director of the Orange County Economic Development Commission, at the kickoff of the Homegrown Handmade “Potters Wheels and Organic Fields” trail Wednesday at the Carolina Inn in Chapel Hill.
Artists, local officials, and travel fans gathered to celebrate the Piedmont section of [...]
The new guidebook, “Homegrown Handmade: Art Roads and Farm Trails,” is getting rave reviews and flying off the shelves. The book, produced the N.C. Department of Cultural Resources and N.C. Cooperative Extension, features 16 self-directed driving trails in 76 mostly rural North Carolina counties that have loads of opportunities for “staycations.” Each multi-county section has [...]
Maryanne Friend, Director of Development and Marketing Communications for the NC Department of Cultural Resources recently spoke with Bill Flynn of 99.5 WMAG about the new guidebook Homegrown Handmade: Art Roads and Farm Trails. Click here to listen to the interview.
On a hot, sunny day, folks came from all over to celebrate the launch of Homegrown Handmade: Art Roads and Farm Trails at the Benjamin W. Best Country Inn and Carriage House in Snow Hill.
Are you having trouble finding a different type of gift for that special dad for Father’s Day? Look no further than the colorful shelves of the Museum Shop at the N.C. Museum of History in downtown Raleigh.
A new addition to the gift selection this year is the travel book Homegrown Handmade: Art Roads and Farm [...]
Today’s show features a celebration marking the end of slavery in the United States; takes a look at a new guidebook that explores North Carolina’s rural riches; and explores “tank of gas or less” ways to experience North Carolina historic sites.
First up, many African-Americans have adopted celebration of “Juneteenth” on June 19 to mark the [...]
New Guidebook Promotes
“Agri-Cultural Tourism”
Eclectic sites abound in Homegrown Handmade: Art Roads and Farm Trails, a new travel guide to authentic arts and agricultural experiences, unique places and people in North Carolina. The 400-page book of 16 self-directed driving trails with ideas for affordable travel includes almost 1,300 sites in 76 North Carolina counties.
The trails are [...]
Times noted are starting points of particular segments
Governor Mike Easley has proclaimed May 18-24 as Museum Week in North Carolina. To mark Museum Week we visited the North Carolina Museum of History in downtown Raleigh and spoke with a few young patrons to get their thoughts on the Museum. (:30)
Next up, Fay Mitchell talks with Tom Belton, Curator [...]