NCMC Events From Around the State… March 15, 2010

1). Tryon Palace Historic Sites & Gardens On Thursday, March 18 at 7 p.m. in the visitor center auditorium, a free lecture and panel discussion with Dr. Jeffrey Crow, Terrell Armistead Crow and Mary Barden will discuss several topics relating to many roles of African Americans during the Civil War and Reconstruction. Dr. Crow’s talk will center on “A Spelling Book in One Hand and a Musket in the other: African Americans in Civil War North Carolina.” Terrell Crow’s topic is, “Mary Bayard Clarke’s “Betsey Bittersweet’ Articles 1867-1868: A Conservative Response to Reconstruction.” Mary Barden will talk about “Mary Bayard Clarke: The New Bern Years.”

2). Weatherspoon Art Museum presents Odd Bodies: Selections from the Permanent Collection through April 18, 2010. The human body is a source of endless artistic inspiration. "Odd Bodies" includes work from the Weatherspoon’s permanent collection by Janine Antoni, Rona Pondick, Hiram Williams, LoCurto/Outcault, Mika Rottenberg, and other artists who delve into imaginative and, sometimes, bizarre examinations of the relationship between body and mind.

3). Museum of the Albemarle The Museum of the Albemarle will hold History Tales: Make It, Take It, Watch it Grow, on Tuesday, March 16 from 3:30 pm until 4:30 pm. Elementary age students accompanied by an adult will learn how people farmed when there were no tractors, compare farm equipment past and present, read a book, and participate in a hands-on activity. The program is free to the public.

4). Kings Mountain Historical Museum The Kings Mountain Historical Museum would like you to come by and view our current exhibit Early Inhabitants of the Western Piedmont which will run through May 1, 2010. This exhibit features private and other Museum collections of early pottery, basketry and weapons from the Native Southeastern Indians and early pioneers that lived in the Western Piedmont many years ago.

5). Asheville Art Museum The Asheville Art Museum is pleased to announce its Summer 2010 Internships. The deadline for applications is April 19, 2010. The Internship Program at the Asheville Art Museum offers participants "hands-on" training in the museum profession and a comprehensive overview of museum operations. Interns participate in the day-to-day activities of Museum departments, in addition to working on specific projects. When making your arrangements, please keep in mind that internships are unpaid. We are happy to work with universities that offer credit for internships.

6). Port Discover Port Discover will open the doors to its expanded science center on Saturday, March 20, the first day of spring. Port Discover will open at 10:00 a.m. at the new location at 611 E. Main Street, Elizabeth City. A day full of programs is planned for Port Discover’s opening day in its expanded space.

7). Mount Airy Museum of Regional History presents Lunch and Learn Series for: New Harmonies: Celebrating American Roots Music. Lunch and Learn Sessions will be held every Wednesday, March 17 - April 21 at 12:00 noon at the Museum. These sessions will feature a regional musician and/or singer who will speak about the role roots music has played in his/her life as well as the importance of roots music in our community. These programs will be FREE to the public and are held at the Museum Annex.

8). SciWorks Join SciWorks as we celebrate NanoDay 2010! Faculty and students from Forsyth Technical Community College and the Center for Nanotechnology and Molecular Materials at Wake Forest University will be at SciWorks for our 3rd annual NanoDay event. Learn about degree programs and careers in this emerging field from FTCC and WFU. This event features hands-on activities and is fun for the whole family and free to the public with paid museum admission.

9). The Light Factory presents The Romance of the Road: Photographs in Search of the Promised Land on exhibit through April 11, 2010. The Romance of the Road explores what any freeway offers someone who is tired, weary, or fallen off the track - a chance to dream about a better place, or better life that may be at the other end. Free and open to the public.

10). The Arts Center Celebrate Youth Art Month at the Arts Center’s Annual Kids Day Celebration, March 20, 2010, from 1:00pm to 4:00pm! Join us for an afternoon of fun filled family activities including puppet shows by the Fire Department, safety information from the Police Department, a drum circle from Music Explorium, Keep America Beautiful activities, drum making, clay activities and plenty more.