1). The High Point Museum presents a Blacksmithing Demonstration in the Historical Park on Saturday, May 24, 10 am to 4 pm and Sunday, May 25, 1 pm to 4 pm. Come watch our costumed blacksmith in action as he crafts various iron pieces. All ages welcome. FREE.
2). Asheville Art Museum: Visitors to the Asheville Art Museum will explore expressive styles and figurative imagery in the works of Sigmund Abeles and Jerome Witkin beginning Friday, May 23, 2008 when the exhibition “Uncommon Expressions: The Drawings of Sigmund Abeles and Jerome Witkin” opens to the public. Abeles’s work includes domestic scenes ranging from personal to staged images, while Witkin’s work includes images of everyday life and more expansive images relating to the Holocaust. The works of both artists will be celebrated in a special reception at the Museum on Friday, May 29, 2008 from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. with Mr. Abeles in attendance. This event is free to Museum Members and to guests with Museum admission.
3). Cameron Art Museum presents the Winard Harper Sextet on Sunday, May 18 at 7:30 pm. Internationally renowned drummer and balafon virtuoso, Winard Harper, combines world-influence and the spirit of jazz legends on jazz standards and hard bob favorites.
4). The Ackland Art Museum at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill presents a special exhibition of works of art that call attention to the unique styles developed through the centuries to represent and interpret garden imagery. “In and Around the Garden: Perspectives East and West” (May 24 - August 31, 2008), the Ackland's major summer exhibition explores a sequence of garden-centered themes.
5). Reynolda House Museum of American Art: The Ken Rhodes Trio will perform its special blend of jazz standards and original compositions at Reynolda House Museum of American Art on Friday, May 23 at 8 p.m. Pianist Ken Rhodes will be joined by bassist Matt Kendrick and percussionist John Wilson in concert in the auditorium of the Mary and Charlie Babcock Wing. Admission to the concert is $12, $8 for museum members and students. Tickets will be available at the door, or in advance by calling 336-758-5150.
6). Cameron Art Museum: John Coffey presents “Worshipful Art: The Judaic Art Collection of the North Carolina Museum of Art,” a lecture on the Judaic Collection of the North Carolina Museum of Art. The lecture will take place on Sunday, May 18 at 3:00 pm. Admission is by donation.
7). Western Carolina University: The exhibit “Bartram’s Journey: The 1775 Journey of William Bartram to Western North Carolina” is on display through the end of August on the ground floor of Hunter Library on the campus of Western Carolina University. The exhibit is free and open to the public.
8). Cameron Art Museum presents “Robert Delford Brown: Meat, Maps and Militant Metaphysics,” March 28-August 3, 2008. This is the artist’s first museum exhibition following an active career of 50 years. A catalogue accompanies the exhibition, designed and authored by artist-writer Mark Bloch, (NYC) who served as the exhibition's guest curator. Brown has remained in the vanguard of art since his arrival in New York in 1959, participating in Performance Art, Fluxus, Pop Art, Happenings and Correspondence art movements while formulating his own, unique creative vision.
9). NC Aquarium at Fort Fisher presents “Aquarist Apprentice” on Saturday, May 24, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. Find out what it is like to be responsible for the aquarium critters. Join staff on a behind-the-scenes tour, learn about our animals and their diets, and assist our staff in the preparation of food and feeding of some of our animals. This limited opportunity is only open to 10 participants. For ages 10 and up. Ages 14 and under must be accompanied by an adult. Fee: $20.00 per participant. Aquarium admission included. Pre-registration required.
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