1). Museum of the Albemarle: Bud Wright, Elizabeth City native and local, will present “My Momma Raised Ugly Children…Not Stupid Ones: The Ruminations and Reminiscences of a Gentle Southern Man” at the Museum of the Albemarle on Sunday, October 12, at 2:00 pm in the Gaither Auditorium. Mr. Wright a part of the regional Baby-Boomers writes of his childhood, youth and current events that have taken place in Elizabeth City, North Carolina.

2). Asheville Art Museum: The Asheville Art Museum invites you to join the Art Adventurers as we explore Penland School of Crafts on Tuesday, October 7 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Spend the day in the mountains exploring the beautiful campus and many talented artists of Penland. Our guided tour of the workshops and studios where artists and residents are working in clay, glass, textiles, printmaking, iron and more will include learning about Penland’s interesting history.

3). Weatherspoon Art Museum: The Weatherspoon Art Museum at UNC-Greensboro is pleased to announce the selection of artists for the “2008 Art on Paper” biennial exhibition, which opens to the public on October 19, and remains on view through January 25, 2009. Xandra Eden, the Weatherspoon’s Curator of Exhibitions, has invited seventy-five artists of regional and international significance to present unique works made on, or of, paper for “Art on Paper 2008.”

4). Hickory Museum of Art is co-hosting a concert with Five Head Entertainment on Sunday, October 12th. Samantha Crain & the Midnight Shivers headlines, with performances by Linus Van Pelt, and The Greater Compliment. Tickets for the event can be purchased at the Museum. Costs are: $8 in advance, $10 at the door, and $6 with your student ID or HMA Membership Card. This is the place to be after Oktoberfest in downtown Hickory winds down. Look for the Museum’s tent at Oktoberfest October 10th and 11th!

5). Port Discover: Explore “Food Science” with Chef Andy Montero of Montero’s, at Port Discover’s Second Saturday Science, October 11. Children will make pizza dough and learn how yeast helps to make it expand. They will also make salad dressing and discover how to keep oil and vinegar together using emulsifiers. Each child will enjoy the pizza and salad that they make during the program.

6). Reynolda House Museum of American Art has received a $10,000 Arts and Audiences grant from the North Carolina Arts Council in support of the fall exhibition, “Seeing the City: Sloan’s New York,” and educational programs associated with the exhibition. “Seeing Our City: The Art of Defining a Place” is a series of free public forums which the museum will host on October 9, 16, and 23. Sunday in the Park Community Day Festival will be held on October 19 from 2 to 4 p.m.

7). N.C. Maritime History Council will hold their 18th annual conference in Fayetteville, October 23-25. The conference, drawing on some of the state’s best historians, will focus on Fayetteville and the Cape Fear River’s importance in North Carolina history. The N. C. Maritime History Council promotes the state’s nautical heritage including rivers, lakes and tributaries. Open to the public, natives and newcomers will find the conference informative and fun. Registration is limited and on a first come basis; deadline is October 20 and cost is $95.00.