NCMC Events From Around the State… November 1, 2010

1). Reynolda House Museum of American Art Art scholar Charles Peterson will lead a Gallery Talk on Tuesday, Nov. 9 at 5:30 p.m. with an emphasis on the 17th-century Dutch prints featured in the complementary exhibition, “Moralizing in the Age of Rembrandt.” Peterson will demonstrate how these prints, on loan from the Ackland Art Museum, represent connections between morality and emerging market economies in 17th-century Holland and 19th-century America.

2). Turchin Center for the Visual Arts Fall Exhibition Celebration on Friday, November 5, 2010 as part of Downtown Boone's First Friday Art Crawl. From 7 - 9pm, the Turchin Center will be open for all visitors to come and celebrate the current exhibitions on display, meet some of the artists, listen to live music and enjoy a refreshing beverage from the cash bar. A special "Members Only" preview will be held prior to the reception from 6-7 p.m. The Turchin Center is pleased to welcome special guests, artists Dan Smith, Greg Bailey, Michael Warrick, Martha Neaves and Rosa Barrás to the reception to participate in the celebration of their works on display.

3). Natural Science Center The Natural Science Center (NSC) is excited to announce that a traveling Exhibition, Bodies Revealed, will open on Saturday, November 6, 2010. “Bodies Revealed” exposes the secrets of the human body in unprecedented detail normally reserved for medical professionals. Visitors of all ages can look deep inside the over 180 carefully preserved specimens, learn about human anatomy and see the effects that disease and unhealthy lifestyles have on the body. The Exhibition, presented by Premier Exhibitions, will be on display at the Museum through March 6, 2011.

4). Joel Lane Museum House The Joel Lane Museum House is delighted to present a lecture on Hiding in Plain Sight: The Water Mills of Wake County by R. Doug Swords at 7 pm on Thursday, November 11 in the Visitors Center. Admission will be $15 for the public and $10 for members of the Joel Lane Historical Society. Refreshments will be served. Seating is limited, and advanced purchase is required.

5). Museum of the Albemarle Catch the Christmas spirit at the Museum of the Albemarle! Enjoy a day at the museum constructing your own holiday decorations during the Deck Those Halls ~ Christmas Designers’ Workshop on Saturday, November 13, 2010 from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 pm. This year we will be constructing swags for indoor or outdoor decorating use. Each participant will be able to select their own style of swag that will complement their home. All supplies will be provided in the workshop fee. The workshop fee also includes a delicious catered lunch. Pre-registration and payment is requested by Friday, November 5, 2010.

6). Asheville Art Museum On Saturday, November 6, 2010 the Asheville Art Museum screens Donnie Darko: Director’s Cut at 2:00 p.m. This film screening is at the Asheville Art Museum and is free with Museum Membership or admission. “Donnie Darko” is a cult classic about a sleepwalking Midwestern whose teenage angst is a little sci-fi.

7). Mint Museum Speed, precision, and danger are key elements of the exhibition VantagePoint IX – Janet Biggs: Going to Extremes, on view 5 November 2010 – 29 May 2011 at the Mint Museum Uptown. From a kayaker navigating threatening Arctic waters to a NASCAR pit crew racing against the clock, Biggs’ video subjects tend to lead her to extremes. Biggs will give a lecture discussing the inspiration behind her work on Thursday, November 4th at 7:00 p.m. at the Mint Museum Uptown. The lecture is free and open to the public.

8). N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences It’s Terrifying! Fantastic! Startling! It’s King Dinosaur, this month’s First Friday feature at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, showing Friday, November 5 at 7pm. What happens when four romantically inclined scientists are sent to explore a new planet (Nova) that has moved into Earth’s solar system? Well, let’s just say there’s never been a thrill like this!

9). Cape Fear Museum of History and Science On Wednesday, Nov. 10, Cape Fear Museum of History and Science will host Wilmington Goes to the Movies, a fun and unique program on what early movie going was like in this area. UNC film historian Robert Allen will explore turn-of-the century theater experiences in the one-hour program. Using newspaper accounts, photographs, memoirs, and recollections, Allen will recreate the experience of going to an early "nickelodeon" theater, including the performance of an "illustrated song" sung at the Joyland Theater in November 1910.

10). Tryon Palace presents Defending New Bern: 300 Years of Stewardship from Thursday, November 11 - Sunday, November 14, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Thursday - Saturday and 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Sunday. Free admission for all active duty and military veterans with the presentation of their military ID. A special salute to the military men and women who have defended eastern North Carolina for over three centuries! Learn their stories while touring our historic homes and attending special programs and children’s activities in the North Carolina History Center.