Blandwood, in Greensboro will host Ghost Stories with local storyteller Cynthia Moore Brown at 7 p.m. on October 21 and October 28 -- $1 per attendee; children must be accompanied by an adult.

The exhibit What We Wore in North Carolina will continue through February 19, 2007, then reprise from March 13 to October 7, 2007, at the North Carolina Museum of History, Raleigh. Also on exhibit is The Columbus Code from the Mel Fisher Maritime Heritage Society, Key West, through January 7, 2007. Several upcoming programs include Artist at Work: Abad Banuelos (October 27-29, 1-3 p.m. each day); Pirates Ahoy! (October 28, 10-11:30; fee); and a Gallery Tour of What We Wore on October 29 at 1:30.

The Asheville Art Museum will open Having a Wonderful Time: Postcards of Asheville and Western North Carolina 1890-1960 on Friday, November 3, with an opening reception on Sunday, Nov. 5 at 2 p.m. The exhibit will remain through March 4, 2007. Then, Love, Live and Work: The Roycroft Legacy will open on November 10, with an opening reception to be held from 5-7 p.m. on that Friday. The show will remain through February 25, 2007.

Chemistry Day at the N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences, in conjunction with the American Chemical Society, is scheduled for this Saturday, October 21, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event is free. For more information, see the website or call (919) 733-7450, extension 503.

The Weatherspoon Art Museum, Greensboro, will host Henry Ossawa Tanner: Painter of the Spirit from November 19 through February 25, 2007, along with an opening lecture and reception starting at 2 p.m. on the 19th and other related events during the run of the exhibit. Check out the website for the details.

The Gaston County Museum, Dallas, has two upcoming events: a family program on the Civil War (Sat., October 28 from 1-4 p.m.) and its regular Coffee with the Curator program (November 1, 10:30-11:30 a.m.).

The Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art (SECCA) will open five new exhibitions on Friday, October 27 from 7-9 p.m. with a reception ($10 non-members, free for members). An ArtTalk with Allan Wexler will precede the reception at 6 p.m. Exhibits are: Craft: Tradition and Use, Oct. 28-Jan. 7, 2007; Allan Wexler: Drawing Architecture (same dates); Gwen Bigham: Coil (same dates); Barbara Natoli Witt: Personal Vision (same dates); and the 2007 National Art Honor Society Statewide Traveling Exhibition (through November 12th). SECCA will also host three performances of The Scarlett O'Hara Complex by Wilkesboro playwright Karen Reynolds on November 10, 11 and 12 (admission fee).

The Greensboro Historical Museum has announced that it has been granted Affiliate status with the Smithsonian Institution. See their website for more details.