NCMC Events From Around the State… November 7, 2011

1). Waterworks Visual Arts Center presents “Big Chili Cookoff” on Saturday, November 12, 6:30 – 11 pm. A fundraiser to support education and outreach programs at Waterworks Visual Arts Center. A festive evening of fun, food and friendship. Invite your family, friends, and co-workers. Taste the best chili in Salisbury from our fifteen volunteer cooks’ “famous” recipes and vote for your favorites to win! Chili tasting will be 6:30 – 8 pm. The Big Chili Award will be presented to the winner at 8:30 pm. The fun continues until 11 pm! Dance to your favorite songs, ride the mechanical bull, or try your hand at calf-roping. Casual attire.

2). North Carolina Collection On Wednesday, November 16, Bill McDiarmid, dean of the UNC School of Education, will moderate a panel discussion about the current state and future of textbooks in North Carolina. Panel discussion is being held in conjunction with the opening of “Curriculum and Controversy: Two Centuries of Textbooks in North Carolina.” Reception and exhibition viewing at 5 p.m. in the North Carolina Collection Gallery, program at 5:30. Free and open to the public.

3). Greensboro Historical Museum Each year, the Greensboro Historical Museum observes Veterans Day and remembers those who served. On Saturday, November 12 from 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm the museum will show the American motion picture classic "This is the Army" starring George Murphy, Joan Leslie, Rosemary DeCamp and Ronald Reagan. Veterans and their families are invited to view the film, share stories about their time in uniform, and view the “Service and Sacrifice Gallery” in the “Voices of a City” exhibit.

4). The Bascom is hosting an event to bring attention to all the non-profits on the plateau and to give our visitors an opportunity to donate to multiple organizations. All non-profits are invited to participate in the first annual “Giving Trees” exhibition! The Bascom will provide the space and participating non-profits are asked to provide a beautifully decorated tree, informational materials on your organization and a donation box which will be on display at The Bascom from November 12-January 3. All “Giving Trees” donations will benefit the participating non-profit organizations. On Saturday, November 12 from 5-7 pm, everyone is invited to the “Giving Trees and Nog Off” opening reception.

5). Joel Lane Museum House Dr. Alan Feduccia will lecture on “Mark Catesby and his Natural History of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands, 1731-1743” on Sunday, November 13 at 2:00 pm. Admission will be $15 for the general public and $10 for members of the Joel Lane Historical Society. Refreshments will be served. Seating is limited, and advanced payment is required.

6). Cameron Art Museum presents “ONE4$1: A Friendly Call with Margie Worthington” on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 1:00pm – 1:30pm and Thursday, Nov. 19, 6:00pm – 6:30pm. Program admission is $1.00. Art educator and artist, Margie Worthington offers a closer look at a work by William Merritt Chase, “A Friendly Call”, 1895. ONE4$1 is an ongoing illustrated mini-lecture series featuring community speakers from a broad spectrum of backgrounds who have a strong interest in art.

7). Historic Bath State Historic Site presents “Revolutionary War Encampment” on Saturday, November 12th from 10am – 4pm on Bonner Point at Historic Bath State Historic Site. Living history interpreters will represent soldiers of the British Army, colonial militia and sailors from the Revolutionary War. Events include weapons and drill demonstrations, clothing and equipment demonstrations and living history programs and events throughout the day!

8). Cape Fear Museum presents “Cape Fear Indians” in the Learning Center on Saturdays, November 5, 12, 19, 26 from 1-4 PM, for ages: 5-12. Fee: Museum members: free; Non-members: Free with Museum admission. Who were the first inhabitants of the Lower Cape Fear region? Examine local Native American potsherds and make your own clay pot to take home. Learn about Cape Fear Indians’ early hunting and fishing. Make shell jewelry and play a Native American game.

9). Port Discover Explore the world of aviation with Elton Stone, Director of Aviation Maintenance Technology at The College of the Albemarle, who will present “The Plain Truth about Planes,” during Port Discover’s Second Saturday Science program, on Saturday, November 12 at 11:00 am. Learn all about the variety of flight components that you need to become an aviation scientist or pilot. This program is made possible thanks to Getting Off the Ground, funded by Piedmont Natural Gas.

10). Battleship NORTH CAROLINA For the explorer at heart, a new date for the behind the scenes tour of the Battleship has been added for Saturday, November 12, 2011. Bring a friend and join us for a unique, behind-the-scenes tour of un-restored areas of the Battleship. The four-hour tour consists of small groups with guides. Choose between a morning (8:30 - 12:30) or afternoon (1:30 - 5:30) tour. Registration and payment are due by Thursday, November 10th.

11). Turchin Center for the Visual Arts Engage in the Arts through our lecture series! This month, we are featuring artist Val Lyle as she discusses her new exhibition “Sanctuary”. The current exhibition and installation continues the artist's exploration about what it means to be a human being in Appalachia.

12). High Point Museum will host a “Civil War Symposium” on Tuesday, November 8 from 6:30 pm to 8 pm at the High Point Museum. Two High Point University students, Elizabeth Ellis and A.J. Jones, will share their research on what was happening during the Civil War in the Greater High Point area. Ellis focuses on Randolph County (where she is from), and particularly the rise of opposition to the Confederacy within the county during the war. Jones uses the example of Greensboro as a case study on the attitudes of North Carolinians toward secession and how those attitudes shifted from 1860 through the war years.