NCMC Events From Around the State… June 8, 2009

1). N.C. Maritime Museum Civil War Navy re-enactors from the Carolina Living History Guild will demonstrate nautical skills and talk about weapons of the period on Saturday, June 27, from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the N.C. Maritime Museum in Beaufort. The Carolina Living History Guild participates in various living history activities and showcases the history of the United States during the American Revolution, War of 1812 and the American Civil War.

2. N.C. Transportation Museum presents Rail Days on June 13-14. Re-live the golden years of railroading with a weekend full of family fun! Train rides, model trains, live music, children’s activities, the Rail Days Chili Cook-off and more. Tickets are available in advance.

3). High Point Museum presents Quaker Wedding Reenactment in the Historical Park on Saturday, June 13, 10 am to 4 pm. Discover the beauty and simplicity of a traditional Quaker wedding. Our historical interpreters will reenact a typical ceremony from the early American period and explain how it exemplifies Quaker beliefs. All ages welcome.

4). Fort Dobbs State Historic Site Take advantage of a free time travel adventure this summer at Fort Dobbs State Historic Site! Hands on History, a new three-part interactive history program, will kick off Saturday, June 20, at the Statesville site. At 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., visitors will have a chance to learn about how an 18th-century musket was loaded with ammunition and fired, plus craft a real cartridge similar to the ammunition used by the soldiers stationed at Fort Dobbs in the mid-1700s. Then they can take home their cartridge as a souvenir.

5). Cameron Art Museum is organizing the first museum exhibition featuring the work of American architectural firm Gwathmey Siegel and Associates Architects (New York). The exhibition includes architectural drawings, plans, photographs, models and selected works of art associated with each of the five architectural projects. The exhibition also features artifacts and documents from the personal collection of Charles Gwathmey, many of these never before exhibited. The exhibition opens June 23, 2009 and will remain on view through January 10, 2010.

6). Weatherspoon Art Museum The Weatherspoon Art Museum at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro is pleased to present the exhibition Our Subject is You, which opens to the public on Friday, June 19, 2009, 7 pm with an exhibition opening reception and performances at the 6th Annual Summer Solstice Party. It will be an evening of music and participatory artwork. The event is free and open to the public. The exhibition, Our Subject is You, will run at the Weatherspoon Art Museum from June 20 until September 13, 2009.

7). Bennett Place State Historic Site presents Soldiers & Surgeons on June 13-14. More than 625,000 American soldiers both North and South lost their lives in the American Civil War. Many deaths resulted in incurable diseases and injuries. Visit with medical personnel of the Confederate Army and see how they dealt with the sick and wounded throughout the four year conflict. Soldiers will be encamped around the Bennett Farm throughout the weekend. Event is 10am-4pm, Saturday and 10am-3pm, Sunday.

8). Port Discover An interactive and photographic exploration of Our Solar System is scheduled for Port Discover’s Second Saturday Science, June 13. William Younger, assistant professor of Math and Science at the College of the Albemarle, will present an engaging photographic tour of the Solar System highlighting each planet and their moons. The program will culminate with a walk from the Sun to Mars –right down Elizabeth City’s Main Street! Our Solar System will be offered at 9:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.

9). The Bascom Master ceramic artists Cynthia Bringle, Mark Hewitt and David Stuempfle will be featured in The Bascom’s first exhibition in its new Loft Gallery. The Three Potters: Bringle, Hewitt and Stuempfle will open June 13 with a public reception from 5-7 p.m. The exhibition will continue through July 11. “This exhibition showcases three distinguished North Carolina-based potters with international reputations and will testify to the enduring quality and long-standing pottery traditions of our state,” said Kaye Gorecki, The Bascom’s artistic director. “These three remarkable potters are influencing the growth and direction of contemporary American studio crafts.”

10). Fort Fisher State Historic Site will kick off a new activity on June 13, 2009, during the program Semaphores & Signal Flags. Beginning at 2pm, members of the public can use signal flags and cipher discs to send coded messages behind the visitor center. Inside, kids of all ages can take our Morse Code exhibit scavenger hunt to discover fascinating and unusual artifacts in the Civil War Museum from 10am to noon and then again from 2:30pm to 4pm.