NCMC Events From Around the State… October 10, 2011

1). Tryon Palace presents "A Kid's Life for Me" -Fall Family Day at Tryon Palace on Saturday, October 15 from 9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. – regular admission. Time travel to the 18th and 19th centuries and experience the adventure of being a kid when North Carolina history was just beginning. All ages will enjoy interactive crafts and activities that make history come alive. Visit the past using the technology of the future at the new North Carolina History Center. And walk through our historic buildings and beautiful gardens throughout the day where you'll be joined by historic characters as you experience what it was like for a kid to live, work, and play in the North Carolina of centuries ago.

2). High Point Museum The High Point Historical Society invites the community to join them for “Myths and Legends of the Piedmont” around a campfire with gooey s’mores. Cynthia Moore Brown, a well-known folk teller around the Piedmont area, will be the reader for the night. These stories will tell the spooky tales of the Piedmont. The event will be at the High Point Museum, Saturday, October 15 from 6:30 pm to 8 pm.

3). Page-Walker Arts & History Center presents Watercolor Society of North Carolina's 66th Juried Exhibition 2011 which opened Oct 9 continues to Nov 26, 2011. See the best of the best in North Carolina watercolors with the debut of the WSNC's annual juried show. Award winning artist, Paul Jackson, AWS, NWS, will be the juror. Also on display Jody Jameson’s A Beaded Path, fine-art beaded jewelry.

4). Cameron Art Museum presents “Music: Duo Sureño”, classical voice and guitar on Thurs. Oct. 13, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm. CAM Members and students: $5.00, Non-members: $10.00. Duo Sureño presents the hidden masterpieces of the song repertoire with the unique combination of voice and guitar. Featured works by Britten, Rodrigo, Argento, Villa-Lobos and Handel create an intimate performance experience reminiscent of the 19th century musical gatherings in the salons of Vienna and Paris.

5). Asheville Art Museum invites visitors to join our monthly reading group, “Discussion Bound”, on Tuesday, October 11 from 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. The Museum’s Discussion Bound series is held on the second Tuesday of every month, and features stories that relate to works of art in our galleries and Permanent Collection. The October discussion will feature “Color: A Natural History of the Palette”, by Victoria Finlay. This program is free with Membership or Museum Admission.

6). Tobacco Farm Life Museum is announcing the start of a new event series called “Stepping Into the Past” Saturday Event Series. Every Saturday the Museum will feature a series of crafters or demonstrators that will be available to the public with the normal Museum admissions. These demonstrations will be interactive with the public and many will have items for sale. Activities include: homemade sweets & bee keeping, blue grass music and quilters & woodworkers. Other scheduled events include blacksmiths, auctioneers, artists of all kinds, and many more.

7). Reynolda House Museum of American Art presents “Modern Thursdays” on Thursdays, October 13–November 3, 4:30–8 p.m. One evening isn’t enough for “Modern Masters”, so we’re hosting four! Hang out with friends and find kindred spirits at these special Museum nights, offered for the first time at Reynolda House. The evenings will center on how the art forms of the post-war scene, such as avant-garde music, film, Beat poetry, architecture, and politically-engaged art criticism connect to contemporary artists and intellectuals.

8). HandsOn! Hands On! – A Child’s Gallery, the children’s museum located in downtown Hendersonville invites you to make an art bag with artist, Donna Ramsey. This awesome art project is designed for children ages 8 and above and will take place Friday, October 14th from 2-4 pm. Cost to participate is $10 non-members (includes admission fee) and $5 museum members. Limited spaces so please call to sign-up.

9). Cape Fear Museum presents “Changes, Compromises, Conflict, Secession, and War” on Thursday, October 13, 6:30 – 8:30 PM. Dr. Daniel Crofts, author and professor at The College of New Jersey, and Dr. Marc Kruman, author and Director of the Center for the Study of Citizenship, Wayne State University, Detroit discuss North Carolina’s antebellum political landscape, and the secession crisis of 1861. Discover the divisions among North Carolinians. Explore the range of ways people reacted to the series of unfolding events that ultimately led to the outbreak of the Civil War. Fees apply.

10). The Bascom is hosting “Tools in Motion: Works from the Hechinger Collection”, a traveling exhibition organized by International Arts & Artists, Washington, DC, featuring 20th century art that celebrates repetition and motion in common, everyday tools and hardware. Tools in Motion will be on view in the Main Gallery at The Bascom through December 23. The exhibition features 50 witty and light-hearted works based on familiar forms ‑ hammers, saws and wrenches – transformed into art of great imaginative power using materials including wood, glass, metal, paper and stone.