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An occasional list of exhibits, programs, and events at North Carolina museums. Sponsored by the North Carolina Museums Council.

Wednesday, January 02, 2008

Conference and Other News

If you haven't already done so, be sure to check out the program offerings, schedule and registration information for the upcoming NCMC Annual Meeting & Conference, to be held March 4-7 in Fayetteville: www.ncmuseums.org/ncmc/conference/2008/index.html.

Events from around the state:

1). Reynolda House Museum of American Art, Winston-Salem will host a Reading by Kate Blackwell at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, January 22 ($8/$5 members and students), and a "Wordplay" Gallery Talk by Allison Slaby at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, January 29. The "Wordplay" exhibit remains on view through May 4. Reynolda will also open "Ancestry & Innovation: African American Art from the American Folk Art Museum" with an opening reception on Friday, February 1 from 7-9 p.m. ($5/members and students free). Several events will be held in conjunction with the exhibit -- visit the website for details.

2). The Asheville Art Museum will open "Nace Brock: Painter, Poet and Photographer" from 5-8 p.m. on Friday, January 18th - free for members or with admission. Also on the 18th: Art Break: "Expectant Gaze: Art from the Eye and Mind," by Nancy Sokolove, noon to 1 p.m.; and an American Drawings lecture by Tom Butler, 6-7:30 p.m. On Saturday the 19th, the "Western Carolina Regional Scholastic Art Awards" exhibit opens, from 10-5, free. On the 20th, the "Home Is Where One Starts: Paintings and Drawings by Stone Roberts" exhibit will close (1-5 p.m.).

3). The N.C. Aquarium at Fort Fisher will offer its Aquarist Apprentice program at 2 p.m. on Saturday, January 5 and Saturday, January 19. Fee is $20 per participant; for ages 10 and up, ages 14 and under must be accompanied by adult. Pre-registration is required - 910-458-7468.

4). The N.C. Maritime Museum, Beaufort is offering a wildlife driving tour and bird watching from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, January 30. Fee: $10. Reservations required -- call 252-728-7317. The exhibit "Art Works in Beaufort" continues on view through January 13.

5). The next lecture in the Bruce Porter Lecture Series at the Museum of Coastal Carolina, Ocean Isle Beach is "Tracking Dolphins" by Keith Rittmaster -- 7 p.m. on February 12.

6). Programming for January at the Greensboro Children's Museum includes the new Active Story Time (Jan. 4 and 17 at 10:30 a.m.), the new Kids on the Ball (January 11, 12, 18, 25 and 31), and Wee Little Kids on the Ball (January 14, 15, 18 and 24). See the website for all program details.

7). The next special programming at Historic Oak View County Park, Raleigh, is literary artist Ella Joyce Stewart, presenting "Tale Mastery: Original Farm Stories and Other Tales" from 10-11 a.m. and a workshop, "Forgotten Rural Black Women: What happens when the men and farms are gone?" from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, January 12.

8). The Museum of Anthropology, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem will present "Ties that Bind: Wedding Customs from around the World" on exhibit from January 25 through May 3. Free admission; open Tuesday-Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

9). At the Ackland Art Museum, Chapel Hill: "Theme and Variation: Print Sequences from Ornament to Abstraction" through February 24; "Picturing the World: Carolina's Celebrated Photojournalists," opening January 11 (opening reception 6-8 p.m. on the 11th; remaining through April 6); and "Perspectives on Public Justice," opening January 18 (through May 4). A panel discussion, "The Role of the Photojournalist in Society: Responsibilities and Outcomes" will be from 4-6:30 p.m. on Sunday, January 13.

10). Special events at the N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh include First Friday from 5-9 p.m. on January 4, and Astronomy Days from 9-5 on Saturday, January 26 and noon-5 p.m. on Sunday, January 27. "Nature Fun for the Very Young: Reptiles" will be from 10-10:45 a.m. on Monday, January 7 ($6 per child/parent pair; register at 919-733-7450 ext. 555).

11). Bennett Place State Historic Site, Durham will host "Civil War Cinema: Horse Soldiers" on Saturday, January 19 at 5:30 p.m.

12). The N.C. Museum of History, Raleigh is currently exhibiting "'Showboat': The USS North Carolina" through November 16, and will open "Bearing Witness: Civil Rights Photographs of Alexander Rivera" on January 25, remaining through March 1, 2009. The Capital City Five will perform at the Museum at 3 p.m. on Sunday, January 13; and the Seventh Annual African American Cultural Celebration will be held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, January 26.

13). The Museum of the Albemarle, Elizabeth City, will hold a free program, "Valentine Faire: A Colonial Celebration," from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, February 2.

14). The Fine Art Museum at Western Carolina University will open its biennial exhibition by faculty from the School of the Art and Design on January 23rd, remaining through March 15.

15). The Cape Fear Museum, Wilmington is offering Winter Jazz: "Sea Pans" on Friday, January 4 from 6-8 p.m. ($5/free for members); Learning Center: "Playing with Math" on Saturday, January 5, 12 and 19, from 10-4 (free with Museum admission); and a New Hanover County Residents' Free Day on Sunday, January 6, 1-5 p.m.

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