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An occasional list of exhibits, programs, and events at North Carolina museums. Sponsored by the North Carolina Museums Council.

Monday, June 14, 2010

NCMC Events From Around the State… June 14, 2010

1). High Point Museum (http://www.highpointmuseum.org/) presents Early American Dancing & Courting Rituals in the Historical Park on Saturday, June 19, 10 am to 4 pm and Sunday, June 20, 1 pm to 4 pm. If you enjoy the dancing scenes in the Jane Austen movies, you won’t want to miss this program. Come try out some popular country dances of the late 18th and early 19th century. No experience necessary! You’ll also learn about courting rituals of the time. All ages welcome.

2). Weatherspoon Art Museum (http://weatherspoon.uncg.edu/) presents the 7th Annual Weatherspoon Summer Solstice “Big Shot” Party on Friday, June 18, 7-9 pm. “Big Shots: Andy Warhol Polaroids” features approximately 300 Polaroids and 70 gelatin silver black-and-white prints pooled from the many donated to the Weatherspoon Art Museum, the Nasher Museum of Art, and the Ackland Art Museum in 2008 by the Andy Warhol Photographic Legacy Program, a division of the Andy Warhol Foundation in celebration of the foundation’s 20th anniversary.

3). Museum of the Albemarle Join the Museum of the Albemarle on Wednesday, June 16, from 9:00 a.m. until 12:00 noon learning about the Coast Guard H-60 helicopter. Participants will learn facts about the H-60 Sikorsky Helicopter, envision the size by measuring out a rotor blade and the length of the helicopter, talk to crew members from Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City and make a model using creative art. A snack will be provided. Limited space and registration is required, open to children completing 1st through 4th grades.

4). The Bascom North Carolina-based, internationally-acclaimed artist Patrick Dougherty will complete the construction of a site specific sapling sculpture at The Bascom in June. The art center will celebrate this new large-scale outdoor sculpture with an outdoor public reception on Saturday, June 19, 5-7 pm. The public is invited (free admission). At 6 pm on June 19th, standing by the newly created work, the artist will give a talk about his sculpture. Art critics call his work "magical art installations".

5). The Turchin Center for Visual Arts Sign up now for summer art classes! The Community Art School at the Turchin Center presents many opportunities for all ages. The mission of the Community Art School is to make the diversity, creativity, and critical thinking found in the visual arts more accessible to the regional Appalachian community. Please visit the Community Art School calendar, located at http://www.turchincenter.org/cas.php4 for more information and to register.

6). N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences Discover what puts the “fire” in fireflies when the NC Museum of Natural Sciences in downtown Raleigh opens GLOW: Living Lights, a new special exhibit on display from June 19 through September 12, 2010. Don’t miss the first ever museum exhibition to explore the phenomenon of bioluminescence ― an organism’s ability to produce its own light.

7). Fort Fisher State Historic Site On Saturday, June 19, 2010, 10am – 4pm, Fort Fisher State Historic Site will link our Civil War history with our current military neighbors in the event Support Our Troops: Making Connections, 1865 to 2010. During the American Civil War, Wilmington residents supported the Confederate garrison at Fort Fisher, much as members of the public today show their support for our modern military. This event will emphasize the ways in which the public supported Fort Fisher’s garrison in 1865 and help visitors find ways to support our men and women fighting overseas.

8). Asheville Art Museum The Asheville Art Museum invites you to take an Art Break and enjoy story time with Nancy Sokolove in the Nouns: Children’s Book Artists Look at People, Places and Things exhibition on Friday, June 25, 2010 from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. Art breaks are free with Museum Membership or admission.

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