NCMC Events From Around the State… September 13, 2010

1). Joel Lane Museum House The Joel Lane Museum House, “The Birthplace of North Carolina’s Capital City,” will present Lizzie Lane’s Colonial Tea on Sunday, September 19, 2010 from 3 to 5 pm with a rain date of Sunday, September 26. Elizabeth was Colonel Joel Lane’s seventh child. He was a founding father of Raleigh and an officer in the Militia during the American Revolutionary War. As they sip on tea or lemonade and eat either cakes, guests will learn the history of tea and how colonial people took their tea.

2). Museum of Anthropology presents EXHIBIT: Días de los Muertos (Days of the Dead), Sept. 14 – Dec. 17, Tuesday – Saturday, 10:00am – 4:30pm. MOA’s annual exhibit will feature a traditional Mexican ofrenda: a home altar with sugar skulls, colorful tissue paper cutouts, food and beverage offerings, marigolds, and photos of deceased relatives to honor the dead. The exhibit includes a section focusing on traditional Mexican crafts associated with the celebration. A children’s ofrenda and a photo essay illustrating different aspects of the celebration will also be on display. This exhibit features text in English and Spanish. Admission is free.

3). Museum of the Albemarle The 223rd anniversary of the U.S. Constitution will be commemorated Sunday, September 19, at 3:00 p.m. in the Gaither Auditorium of the Museum of the Albemarle. This event is part of We the People Constitution Week celebration sponsored by the Betsy Dowdy Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR).

4). Reynolda House Museum of American Art This fall, Reynolda House Museum of American Art will exhibit a series of prints based on Thomas Cole’s cycle of four paintings titled The Voyage of Life. This small, focused exhibition will be on view in the Northeast Bedroom Gallery from Sept. 11 through Dec. 31, 2010. This series of prints will be on view as Reynolda House launches its major exhibition, “Virtue, Vice, Wisdom & Folly: The Moralizing Tradition in American Art” in the main gallery of the Babcock Wing.

5). Battleship NORTH CAROLINA As part of the 100th Anniversary of Boy Scouts of America we want you to come and enjoy Battleship Alive, on Saturday, September 25, 2010, at the Battleship NORTH CAROLINA where ship volunteers stationed throughout the ship engage visitors in specific subjects and areas including: gunnery, radar, sickbay, galley, engineering, and daily shipboard life.

6). Ava Gardner Museum Each year the Ava Gardner Museum celebrates Ava's life and career by hosting the Ava Gardner Festival. This annual event includes heritage tours, screenings of classic Ava Gardner films, and special exhibits. This year’s festival will kickoff during the Ava Gardner Festival Gala on Friday evening, October 8th and will continue Saturday, October 9th from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm. The 2010 Ava Gardner Festival marks the 10th anniversary of the Ava Gardner Museum.

7). N.C. State Capitol For North Carolina, the Civil War officially began in the State Capitol. On May 20, 1861, delegates from across the state adopted the Ordinance of Secession in the House of Commons, officially withdrawing the state from the Union. A new exhibit, Crisis at the Capitol: North Carolina on the Eve of War, explores what the State Capitol was like on the eve of the conflict and introduces visitors to many of the individuals working and living here in a time before secession and before the war. The exhibit opens Sept. 17 and will remain on display through May 13, 2011.

8). Port Discover (http://www.portdiscover.org/) Preschoolers are invited to a Fossil Frenzy at Port Discover’s Toddler Time, Thursday, September 16 at 10:00 am. Young scientists will learn all about fossils…from dinosaurs to shark teeth. The young explorers will discover how fossils are made and what clues they leave for us. Each child will make their own fossil print.

9). N.C. Museum of History presents Discover the Real George Washington: New Views From Mount Vernon from Sept. 10, 2010-Jan. 21, 2011. This traveling exhibition from Mount Vernon Estate & Gardens offers a new and refreshing perspective on our nation’s first president, his achievements, and his family and times. Nearly 100 original objects associated with Washington — including the only surviving complete set of his famous dentures — are featured. The N.C. Museum of History is the only venue in the Southeast on the exhibition’s national tour.

10). Kings Mountain Historical Museum The Kings Mountain Historical Museum is proud to announce the opening of the annual Honor Our Veterans Exhibit on September 9 – November 13, 2010. This year we are featuring World War II with uniforms, weapons, equipment, photos and memorabilia. The exhibit also includes other US Military campaigns and World War I.