1). Reynolda House Museum of American Art hosts a talk by Charlie Lovett, author of “Onward and Upward: A History of Summit School” on Tuesday, May 27 at 5:30 p.m. Summit School is currently celebrating its 75th anniversary, and Lovett will discuss the school’s evolution as it moved from the West End to its current site on Reynolda Road, which was once part of the Reynolda Estate. The talk is part of “Book Talk: Ninety Years of Education at Reynolda.”

2). Asheville Art Museum: Friends of the Museum and downtown residents will open the doors of their homes on Thursday, May 29 for the 2008 Asheville Art Museum Urban Loft + Art Tour. This popular guided walking tour allows visitors into Asheville urban homes to see how each incorporates art and city living. Tours will begin at 5:00 p.m. with groups of 20-25 visitors starting the downtown route in 15 minute increments. At the conclusion of the walking tour participants will enjoy a special reception at the newly renovated S&W Building, Asheville’s art deco landmark by architect Douglas Ellington.

3). The Orange County Historical Museum and the Orange County chapter of the American Red Cross will celebrate Memorial Day with a tribute to the Red Cross and its support of the military on Friday, May 30, 2008. From 6-8 p.m. Georgia Kyser, widow of bandleader Kay Kyser of Chapel Hill, will autograph posters from World War II that feature her likeness. Proceeds from the sale of these posters benefit the American Red Cross. After leaving the Museum, be sure to visit the Emergency Response Vehicle parked at the Town Annex. There will also be cake! Music by Billy Sugarfix. Free.

4). The King’s Mountain Historical Museum is pleased to announce the opening of our newest exhibit, “A Stitch in Time: Quilts and Needlework Pre 1960.” The exhibit features decorative as well as utilitarian quilts dating from the 1840s. Needlework examples include embroidery, crewel, crochet and needlepoint. It runs through August 23, 2008.

5). Reynolda House Museum of American Art: A new exhibition, “Early American Portraits,” is on view through August 31, 2008 in the West Bedroom Gallery of the historic house. Works in the exhibition date from the 18th and early-19th centuries, and include portraits by John Singleton Copley and Charles Willson Peale.

6). SciWorks: SciWorks’ PhysicsWorks Gallery, closed for the past several weeks, will reopen on May 31st with all new exhibits! With funds received through SciWorks “SciVision” capital campaign, PhysicsWorks has been transformed into a laboratory of sorts, with several stations of hands-on exhibits – each explaining a concept of physics, which is the scientific study of the interaction of matter and energy.

7). The North Carolina Humanities Council invites museums to consider hosting “New Harmonies: American Roots Music,” a Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibit. The call for proposals can be found on the web site or via dstover@nchumanities.org.