December 21, 2010 – 2:36 pm
RALEIGH – Families can have great fun for little or no money by visiting N.C. State Historic Sites and museums within the N.C. Department of Cultural Resources (www.ncculture.com) during the holiday season. Step back to days of roughing it on the state’s western frontier, ride an early era train, or visit a colonial or Civil [...]
December 9, 2010 – 4:08 pm
MOUNT GILEAD – Windy cold days, and long and colder nights are tough on birds, as summer’s lush vegetation has withered away and insects have died or gone dormant. Town Creek Indian Mound State Historic Site will help feed these feathered friends with its “Christmas for the Birds” free program on Saturday, Dec. 18, 10 [...]
November 24, 2010 – 4:50 pm
Remember a time when there were no inflatable snow globes, “It’s a Wonderful Life” could be seen twice a day November 1 – New Year’s, and the lights on your tree had to be unplugged every two hours so your tree would not catch on fire? If you long for the days of old, then [...]
November 22, 2010 – 5:46 pm
RALEIGH – The spirit of the holidays will be present at State Capitol’s annual Open House on Thursday, Dec. 9, through Sunday, Dec.12. The halls will be decked with seasonal decorations, and local groups will perform traditional and contemporary holiday music in the rotunda at various times of the day. Hours for the Open House [...]
November 22, 2010 – 4:46 pm
SPENCER, N.C. - The N.C. Transportation Museum invites visitors to celebrate the holidays with two great train rides. During Santa Train, Kris Kringle himself will be your fellow passenger as your roll down the tracks. On our Cookies and Cocoa with Santa rides, visitors can enjoy a nighttime train trip to visit the Jolly Old [...]
November 22, 2010 – 3:30 pm
MOUNT GILEAD – Visitors will enjoy stargazing at one of the last dark-sky locations in the Piedmont region at Astronomy Night at Town Creek Indian Mound in Mount Gilead on Dec. 4, from 6-10 p.m. The highlight of the night will be the Orion Nebula, found in the constellation Orion. Other heavenly features including clusters [...]
November 22, 2010 – 12:27 pm
PINNACLE – The warmth of a turn-of-the-century Christmas will be shared at Horne Creek Living Historical Farm in Pinnacle on Tuesday, Nov. 30, and Thursday, Dec. 2. Christmas by Lamplight will offer the holidays as the Hauser family and their neighbors would have enjoyed them. Dramatic readings of “The Christmas Story” and the essay “Yes [...]
November 22, 2010 – 12:16 pm
SEDALIA – Step into 1940s style at Canary Cottage, the home of the very correct Dr. Charlotte Hawkins Brown, which will be decorated to the standards of the schoolmistress for the Dec. 12 Annual Christmas Open House, 1-5 p.m. The Charlotte Hawkins Brown Museum near Sedalia will display the simple elegance of bygone days at [...]
November 22, 2010 – 12:12 pm
DURHAM – Pre-school to second-grade students will enjoy the Christmas Traditions and Celebrations program at Duke Homestead State Historic Site. Crafts, songs and homemade gingerbread will highlight the events on Nov. 30-Dec. 2 and Dec. 7-9 from 9 a.m-1 p.m. Donations of $1 per child are requested. Youngsters can “Make History This Holiday” and learn [...]
November 22, 2010 – 10:44 am
RALEIGH, N.C.-Your North Carolina Symphony travels across the state starting next week to put you in a festive mood, as conductors William Henry Curry and Jeffrey Pollock lead the orchestra in Holiday Pops. A full listing of events and locations-including the Symphony’s Raleigh celebration featuring special guests The Broadway Tenors, as well as the family-focused [...]
November 17, 2010 – 5:06 pm
DURHAM – The Christmas celebration at the Stagville Plantation traditionally meant fun for all, and visitors will enjoy the “Christmas in the Big House, Christmas in the Quarters” program at Historic Stagville in Durham on Saturday, Dec. 4. Guests can make merry with drummers, storytellers and artisans at the pre-Civil War site. At this time [...]
November 17, 2010 – 5:02 pm
ASHEVILLE – A mountain home Christmas will be enjoyed by visitors to the Candlelight Christmas at Zebulon Vance Birthplace in Weaverville on Dec. 4 from 4-7 p.m. and to the Dec. 18 Christmas Stories with Sheila K. Adams program at the Thomas Wolfe Memorial in Asheville at 6 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. At this [...]
November 17, 2010 – 4:59 pm
RALEIGH – The tree-lighting tradition at the State Capitol will continue this year when Gov. Bev Perdue and First Gentleman Bob Eaves light the Christmas tree on Thursday, Dec. 9. The Junior Woman’s Club and State Capitol staff sponsor this free public celebration. The event starts at 5 p.m. with the lighting of luminaries [...]
November 15, 2010 – 2:45 pm
The Museum of the Cape Fear Historical Complex in Fayetteville will ring in the season and “Make History This Holiday” at the 10th annual Holiday Jubilee on Sunday, December 5 from 1 to 5 p.m. Holiday Jubilee is a free, family-friendly event for all to enjoy the rich seasonal sounds and music. Visitors [...]
November 10, 2010 – 3:11 pm
Pineville – Samuel and Jane Polk may well have provided holiday cheer to weary travelers along the major trading route near their home. Like those travelers, you can enjoy Christmas in Mecklenburg County with the Polks at the President James K. Polk State Historic Site in Pineville on Dec. 11, from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. The [...]