NCMC Events From Around the State… October 5, 2009

1). High Point Museum presents Lurid Stories at the Wednesday, Oct. 14 Museum Guild Meeting. Jackie Hedstrom from the High Point Library Heritage Center will reveal tales of murder, mayhem, and mystery in the area.

2). Cameron Art Museum presents Gallery Talk: Architects in the Galleries on Sat. Oct. 10, 11:30 am – 12:30 pm. In this new series members of the American Institute of Architects, Wilmington Chapter offer monthly informal gallery talks in the exhibit “Gwathmey Siegel: Inspiration and Transformation” and on CAM’s building giving visitors an opportunity to see through an architect’s eyes. This month John Wojciechowski leads the gallery talk.

3). Fort Fisher State Historic Site Step back in time and experience life on the Confederate home front at Fort Fisher on Saturday, Oct. 10, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Join costumed staff and volunteer interpreters as they demonstrate Civil War civilian activities in the fort’s live oak grove overlooking the Cape Fear River. Learn how Fort Fisher’s artillery protected the vital foreign trade routes running through Wilmington with the firing of a 32-pound rifled and banded cannon at Shepherd’s Battery at 10:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.

4). Asheville Art Museum The Asheville Art Museum invites you to explore the Museum and surrounding neighborhoods with paper and pencils as we celebrate The Big Draw from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 10, 2009.”The Big Draw” is an international event organized by The Campaign for Drawing and by Drawing America. The Asheville Art Museum is a registered participant with The Campaign for Drawing.

5). N.C. Office of Archives & History Few books are as important to North Carolina history as John Lawson’s “A New Voyage to Carolina,” published in London in 1709. To celebrate the 300th anniversary of the book, the N.C. Office of Archives and History will host a symposium Friday, Oct. 9, and Saturday, Oct. 10, at locations in and around the North Carolina Museum of History in downtown Raleigh. For a complete agenda, go to www.ncculture.com.

6). Hickory Museum of Art will present three exhibitions honoring the 100th anniversary of the NAACP. The NAACP will hold its 100th Anniversary Celebration as part of its Annual Conference, which will be in Hickory, North Carolina from October 7 through 11, 2009. Ebony: Faces of African Americans in Catawba County provides a look at African Americans residing and working in Catawba County through photographs created by graduating students from Catawba Valley Community College. This exhibit opened on August 22 and runs through December 27, 2009.

7). Port Discover Examine live sea creatures and coastal vegetation with Liz Brinker, coastal ecologist at Elizabeth City State University and board member of the North Carolina Coastal Federation, at Coastal Vegetation, Port Discover’s Second Saturday Science, Saturday, October 10 at 9:30 and 11:00 a.m.

8). Orange County Historical Museum On October 9th, the traveling exhibit Here Comes the Bride from Rogers Museum in Arkansas comes to the Orange County Historical Museum. The exhibit explores weddings in early America and includes hands-on activities and a slide show with an audio tape. Sponsored by PHE and Leland Little Auction and Estate Sales. The exhibit is open until November 12th, 2009.

9). Bennett Place State Historic Site Travel back in time on a free wagon ride to the Confederate army’s recruitment station at Bennett Place State Historic Site on Saturday, Oct. 10, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Sunday, Oct. 11, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. At the soldiers’ encampment, kids can “sign up” to become new recruits and then try some eating some hardtack before receiving formal “enlistment papers” and bounty money to take home.

10). Kings Mountain Historical Museum The Kings Mountain Historical Museum is pleased to be involved with the Kings Mountain Gateway Festival on October 10, 2009 from 10:00 – 5:00. Revolutionary War Re-enactors will be encamped on the Museum Commons behind the Exhibit Hall. There will be candle making and rifle firing throughout the afternoon.