1). A new website has just been created for the upcoming 150th Commemoration of the Civil War in North Carolina. Visit http://www.nccivilwar150.com/ for details on events prior to the "official" beginning of the commemoration in 2011, as well as throughout the four years through 2015.

2). Speaking of the Civil War, on Nov. 23-24, visitors to Tryon Palace, New Bern, will encounter Union-occupied New Bern with a variety of events on Friday and Saturday -- admission with regular Tryon Palace tickets.

3). On November 17, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Charlotte Nature Museum visitors can meet a wild turkey and learn why Benjamin Franklin thought this animal should be our national symbol. For more information, call (704) 372-6262, ext. 605.

4). On November 10th at 2 p.m., a free lecture by zoologist Sky Alibhai and veterinarian Zoe Jewell will discuss the RhinoWatch program, now called WildTrack. The lecture is at the N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh.

5). Saturday, November 10 is also a free Community Day at SciWorks, Winston-Salem, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Visit the website for all the details -- sponsored by the Derrick L. Davis Forsyth Regional Cancer Center.

6). With multiple Busy Bees events, Pajama Palooza, two Build-a-Bank workshops and numerous other activities, November is a busy month at the Greensboro Children's Museum -- check the website for all the dates and details.

7). From 2 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, November 4, the Museum of the Albemarle, Elizabeth City, will hold the grand opening of the Museum's new Discovery Room.

8). Winston-Salem Delta Fine Arts will open a new exhibit on November 11, with an opening reception that day at 3 p.m. The exhibit, "From This Earth: Ceramics by Winnie Owens-Hart and Her Followers," will remain on display through January 19, 2008.

9). The Cameron Art Museum, Wilmington, will open three new exhibitions on November 16: BIG (LARGE works by artist across the U.S.), remaining through April 6, 2008; Measure of All Things: The Human Scale (also through April 6); and Little (miniature-scale items), through March 6.