1). High Point Museum: The High Point Museum is hosting its ninth in a series of monthly public forums examining various aspects of the North Carolina furniture business, on Tuesday, October 28 at High Point University from 6:30 p.m to 8 p.m. The topic is “High Point Market Then and Now.”

2). Cameron Art Museum: The museum is pleased to reanimate the St. John’s masquerade ball as HAUNT 2008 on October 31 from 9:00 p.m. to midnight at the museum. This Halloween bash for the big kids will feature devilish drinks from our cash bar, monstrous munchies, and killer karaoke. We will also be holding a creepy costume contest featuring prizes for Most Creative, Scariest, Funniest and Best Group.

3). Wake County Historical Society is hosting Randell Jones, noted author/storyteller. He will present "Famous and Infamous Women of NC" on Sunday, Nov. 2, 2008 at 2:30 p.m. at Olivia Raney Library. Mr. Jones is an author and storyteller. He is past president of the Overmountain Victory Trail Association, founded in the mid-1970's to promote national recognition for the Overmountain Men of 1780.

4). Asheville Art Museum, celebrating its 60th anniversary, invites you to explore how Faith Ringgold’s quilts rewrite conventional histories with Nancy Sokolove in the Asheville Art Museum’s WNC Resource Center on October 30th at 6:00 p.m. Sokolove will also discuss how Ringgold’s works specifically address gender and racial disparities.

5). N.C. Aquarium at Fort Fisher: Celebrate Halloween one day early with the N.C. Aquarium at Fort Fisher’s Trick or Treat Under the Sea. The aquarium welcomes trick-or-treaters of all ages on Thursday, Oct. 30 from 5 to 8:30 p.m. The aquarium will feature a variety of activities for children of all ages, including games with prizes, face painting, story-telling, a haunted cave featuring Scotty the Pirate Magician for younger kids and a spooky trail older children.

6). N.C. Civil War Tourism Council has established a grant program to assist North Carolina communities and organizations in the promotion of Civil War initiatives in the state for the 2009 calendar year. Grant application and guidelines can be found on the Council’s website. Application deadline is November 25, 2008 with awards going out by early January 2009.

7). N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences is hosting an eight-part lecture series to complement The Dead Sea Scrolls exhibition, which is now in its final three months. Join University of North Carolina Professor Jodi Magness to find out more about "The Archaeology of Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls." This lecture, the sixth in the series, will be held Thursday, October 30 at 7 p.m. in the Museum's WRAL Digital Theater. [Tickets may be purchased online at naturalsciences.org -- the Museum strongly recommends purchasing tickets in advance.]

8). Cape Fear Museum presents “Cape Fear Volunteers” - a new exhibit that opens Nov. 6. This exhibit highlights the century of service the Cape Fear Chapter of the American Red Cross has offered our region. Meet the organization’s founding women and other volunteers who have given hours of their time to the local community. Explore how the Red Cross supports the military, helps out in times of disaster and emergency, teaches about safety and first aid, and cares for the sick. Reflect upon the importance of voluntary service in our community’s history.

9). Orange County Historical Museum: Get into the “spirit” of this Halloween and visit the Orange County Historical Museum on October 31 from 6-9 p.m. Take a trip to through the "haunted" basement and receive a spooky treat. Great fun for kids of all ages!