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Holiday Roundup

December 5, 2008 – 5:28 pm

 
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Today’s show is all about the holidays.  We’ll hear about stocking stuffers, holiday shows, and things to do with the family that don’t cost a whole lot. First up is Bill Owens from Historical Publications, who talks about holiday offerings for history fans.  Next, Andrea Lawson, performing arts director of the N.C. Arts Council talks about upcoming [...]

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“Oldest Living Confederate Widow” at Tryon Palace

September 17, 2008 – 10:49 am

Come see the benefit performance “Oldest Living Confederate Widow: Her Confession” with Jane Holding Friday, Sept. 26, at 7 p.m. in the Tryon Palace Visitor Center Auditorium.  Meet Jane Holding and Allan Gurganus, author of the New York Times best selling novel, “Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All” at a reception and book signing following [...]

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State Historic Sites and Museums Plan for Storm

September 5, 2008 – 8:29 am

RALEIGH (Sept. 5, 2008)—Eighteen State Historic Sites will be closed Saturday, Sept 6, including the State Capitol. All nine State Historic Sites east of Interstate 95 will be closed: Governor Aycock, Historic Bath, Bentonville Battlefield, Brunswick Town, CSS Neuse, Fort Fisher, Historic Edenton, Historic Halifax, Somerset Place and Roanoke Island Festival Park.
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“Y’all Are Not From Around Here, Are You?”

February 18, 2008 – 4:25 pm

NEW BERN– J. Thomas Savage, director of museum affairs for Winterthur Museum and Country Estate will deliver the opening lecture, “Y’all Are Not From Around Here, Are you? Expatriate Charleston Objects,” at Tryon Palace’s 40th annual decorative arts symposium, which will be held on March 28-30 in New Bern.  In his presentation, Savage will discuss some [...]

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Black History Month

January 30, 2008 – 12:46 pm

The N.C. Department of Cultural Resources has scheduled a number of events and programs throughout the month of February to celebrate Black History Month.  Highlights include:
Town Creek Indian Mound: 4-5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 2.  The state historic site will show the film ““Black Indians: An American Story.” Narrated by James Earl Jones, this movie brings [...]

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