SPENCER — The N.C. Transportation Museum is expanding a well known event to include more options for families, more things to see and do and more experiences for everyone who attends. June 1, the museum’s traditional “Rail Days” event will become the “Museum in Motion” festival. The “Museum in Motion” festival will provide as many [...]
BURLINGTON - Alamance Battleground State Historic Site will commemorate the 242ndanniversary of the Battle of Alamance with special, family-friendly activities during its 18th-centuryLiving Experience and Patriots’ Dayon May 18-19. There will be commemorative ceremonies and living history demonstrations for all to enjoy. Costumed interpreters will re-enact military and domestic life all day on Saturday, and on Sunday from 1-5 [...]
The 5th annual East Carolina Pottery Festival will bring pottery exhibits, clay throwing techniques and firing demonstrations to Tryon Palace on Saturday, June 1. Held from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m., this free event has expanded in recent years and is expected to bring more than 40 potters to New Bern’s well-established community of artists [...]
RALEIGH — When is a bench more than a bench? When it has a barcode that teaches visitors about North Carolina history. The State Capitol will unveil a new QR barcode program and host a bench dedication at a public ceremony on Wednesday, May 1, at 10 a.m. Visitors will be able to scan the [...]
RALEIGH — May is National Historic Preservation Month and the State Capitol is marking the occasion by hosting a Historic Preservation Day on Saturday, May 4. The free event will offer advice to homeowners on preserving historic properties and will take place on southeast grounds of the Capitol and in the old House Chamber from [...]
April 24, 2013 – 10:45 am
“Storybook Theatre Tales from Around the World Part II” and an associated workshop will be presented by East Carolina University on Saturday, May 4, at 2 p.m. The production is an interactive theatre piece for children that features enchanting and exciting stories. A 45 minute workshop for children follows the production. Participants, with the assistance of [...]
April 11, 2013 – 12:00 pm
STATESVILLE — Hundreds of re-enactors will be dressed for war this weekend at a restaged battle in the War for Empire at Fort Dobbs State Historic Site in Statesville. Interpreters will capture the fury and chaos of warfare during the French and Indian War, when Cherokee warriors allied with France battled English settlers on North Carolina’s western [...]
NEW BERN — The East Carolina Faculty Concert Series continues at Tryon Palace with a cello and piano recital, held Sunday, April 14. Performed by Emanuel Gruber on cello and Keiko Sekino on piano, this moving concert will include pieces by Claude Debussy, and lesser-known but equally engaging artists such as the 19th-century Belgian-French composer [...]
NEW BERN — “Scientific Passport Through Time” brings a fun-filled day of experiments and activities to Tryon Palace on Saturday, April 13. Held in conjunction with the North Carolina Science Festival’s multi-day, statewide celebration, Tryon Palace and Craven Community College will provide children of all ages with an opportunity to conduct hands-on experiments that bring [...]
NEW BERN — Raise a glass, eat some cake and enjoy several exhibits for free as Tryon Palace hosts a 350th anniversary party for the Carolina Charter. Held Sunday, March 24, the Charter Celebration is free to the public and includes passes to the Regional History Museum, historic gardens and the “Workboats of Core Sound” [...]
March 20, 2013 – 10:30 am
RALEIGH – The Carolina Charter of 1663 was a gift of land from England’s King Charles II to eight friends who had helped him regain the throne. The Lords Proprietors of Carolina were given land in America stretching from ocean to ocean. The 350th anniversary of the signing of that document will be celebrated on Monday, [...]
March 19, 2013 – 12:30 pm
NEW BERN –Tryon Palace continues its 2013 African American Lecture Series on Thursday, March 21 with “Jackie Robinson: A Game Apart.” This one-man play by Mike Wiley Productions is provided to the community at no charge and will take place at Cullman Performance Hall in the North Carolina History Center. Wiley’s performance strives to deliver [...]
March 14, 2013 – 12:00 pm
NEW BERN – Tryon Palace will honor Core Sound’s rich maritime culture with “Salute to Core Sound” on Saturday, March 30. This celebration and benefit auction—complete with drinks, hors d’oeuvres, a special screening of the new “Core Sounders” documentary and the live auction of a 21-foot handmade wooden sail skiff—also marks the end of the “Workboats [...]
RALEIGH — The 10th anniversary of the recovery of North Carolina’s copy of the Bill of Rights is being celebrated on Monday, March 18, in Raleigh. A procession led by Lt. Gov. Dan Forest and N.C. Department of Cultural Resources Secretary Susan W. Kluttz will travel from the legislative building to the State Capitol at [...]
Tryon Palace begins a yearlong film festival on Tuesday, March 12 with a free showing of the animated hit “Ratatouille.” The first of four films slated for the Palace’s food-inspired Fresh from the Past Movie Night, “Ratatouille” begins in the Waystation Auditorium at 7 p.m. “Ratatouille” tells the story of a culinary genius named Remy [...]