1). Asheville Art Museum: The Asheville Art Museum invites you to take an Art Break on Friday, May 22, 2009 from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. Art Breaks are free with Museum Membership or admission. Join us for an exciting and informative Art Break with special guests Ted and Ann Oliver, owners of Oliver’s Southern Folk Art, as they speak about Beverly Buchanan’s work and the art of collecting Folk Art.

2). Tryon Palace presents “African American Lecture,” Guest Speaker: Kenneth R. Janken, Ph. D.: “The Origins of the Civil Rights Movement in World War II” on Thursday, May 21 at 7:00 p.m. Free, Visitor Center Auditorium. When most Americans think of the Civil Rights Movement, we have in mind a span of time beginning with the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education, which outlawed segregated education and culminated in the late 1960s or early 1970s. Americans absorbed images of hopeful, disciplined, and dedicated young people shaping their destinies. The modern civil rights movement is rooted in the era of World War II and the black freedom struggle for victory over fascism abroad, and racism and white supremacy at home.

3). Weatherspoon Art Museum: The Weatherspoon Art Museum at UNC-Greensboro is pleased to present the exhibition “Eileen Neff: Between Us,” which opens to the public on Sunday, May 24, 2009. “Eileen Neff: Between Us” presents a selection of the artist's work from the last decade. Trained as a painter, Neff initially used the camera to produce pictures that she incorporated into early photo-objects and installations.

4). The Brock Historical Museum of Greensboro College is pleased to announce the creation of a new online project entitled "J.C. Price School: If these walls could talk, an oral history project." The J.C. Price School site examines the historical and educational significance of one of Greensboro's early African American schools through the use of archival materials and oral history interviews.

5). N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences: Rachel Carson’s love for the natural world and her fight to defend it are the focus of a new film, “A Sense of Wonder,” which shows at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences on Sunday, May 24 at 3:30 p.m. as part of a 150-city nationwide tour. The 55-minute film was shot in HD by Oscar-winning cinematographer Haskell Wexler. Free.

6). Town Creek Indian Mound State Historic Site: Join the Exploring Joara Foundation and archaeologists Dr. David Moore (Warren Wilson College) and Dr. Tony Boudreaux (East Carolina University) on a tour of the Town Creek Indian Mound reconstructed village and museum to learn about the mound building Indians of the central Piedmont of North Carolina on Saturday, May 30th. Cost for the round-trip tour is $60.00 per person or $45.00 for members of Exploring Joara Foundation. Seats are limited.

7). Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum: Drew Pullen, an authority on the Civil War on North Carolina’s Outer Banks, will give a free public presentation, “Flags Over Hatteras,” at the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum on Wednesday, May 20, at 7 p.m. Pullen will discuss the vital role Hatteras played during the Civil War, using drawings and journals of the period. He will also talk about activities planned for the 2011 Civil War Sesquicentennial on Hatteras Island.

8). Port Discover: Port Discover offers “Born or Hatched?” at the next Toddler Time, Thursday, May 21, at 10:00 a.m. Spring is the perfect time to study how animals come into the world. Are mammals, birds, reptiles, and fish born or hatched? Toddlers will play interactive games to reinforce their discoveries. Toddler Time is a science program just for preschoolers, ages 3 – 5. Cost for the program is $5 per family and reservations are required. Parents or guardians must accompany the child.