NCMC Events From Around the State… February 13, 2012
NCMC announces its 2012 conference to be held in Asheville, NC, on March 18 and 19. Registration is in process and can be done on-line or by mail; Early Bird deadline is February 17. The conference theme is “Elevating Expectations.” Visit www.ncmuseums.org to register and for more information...
1). High Point Museum presents “Leap into History…A Night at the Museum” on Thursday, February 16, 6:30 pm to 9 pm (February 23 make-up date). The High Point Historical Society is hosting its annual Winter Gala Fundraiser and includes entertainment, music and few surprises. Come spend the evening learning about local history and meeting a few characters from our past. Cost $25 per person and reservations are required.
2). Battleship NORTH CAROLINA presents “It’s All About the Guns” on February 18th, 9am – 5:30pm. Learn about and explore the Battleship's 16-inch and 5-inch guns from the gun houses to the ammunition loading compartments; the 40mm and 20mm guns, and the weapons that they replaced (1.10 and 50 caliber guns). Presenters will discuss the various types of fire control equipment (directors/optical range finders, radar, computers) and how main and secondary battery plotting rooms and the combat information center operated. Registration and payment are due by Thursday, February 16th.
3). N.C. Maritime Museum at Southport presents “Third Tuesday Evening Adult Program: Black History Month, African-American Soldiers of the Lower Cape Fear” on February 21, 7:00-9:00 p.m. Join the NC Maritime Museum at Southport and The Friends of the Museum as we present Master Sergeant Clyde Wilson, Civil War Re-enactor and researcher, who will speak on the role of African-American soldiers in campaigns of the Lower Cape Fear. Learn about the 27th US Colored Troops, who played a key role in accepting the surrender of Fort Fisher and was the first US unit to garrison Fort Johnston after Confederate abandonment, as well as, the African-American units deployed at the garrison of Fort Johnston during Reconstruction in the 1870's.
4). Blowing Rock Art & History Museum welcomes all Tar Heel fans and sports enthusiasts to join them Thursday, February 16 as Woody Durham shares his “Stories Along the Way,” accumulated over his 40-year tenure as the play-by-play radio announcer for the University of North Carolina Tar Heels. Admission to the event is $20, which includes refreshments and Durham’s talk. Raffle tickets for a UNC goody basket will be available. Seating is limited.
5). State Capitol The State Capitol and the Richard B. Harrison Library will host a session of the 2012 “National African-American Read-In” on February 18th. The Read-In will be held at the State Capitol from noon- 2 p.m. and is free and open to the public. The event is held in recognition of Black History Month, and the public is invited to share favorite passages from the writings of contemporary and historical black authors. Capitol staff, students of all ages, and community leaders will read aloud from selected works by various African American authors.
6). SciWorks presents “Batik workshop at SciWorks” on Saturday, February 18, 2012, 11:00-1:00. Cost for workshop and materials $15. Are you creative? Do you want to learn a new way to express your artistic side? Then please join us for a hands-on batik workshop for beginners. We will explore the art work of renowned batik artist, Mary Edna Fraser. Her beautiful and colorful exhibit "Our Expanding Oceans" is currently on display at SciWorks. You will learn batik techniques through demonstrations and exhibit interactions. Then you will have the opportunity to make your own batik. All materials are provided, but please dress for mess.
7). Reynolda House Museum of American Art Art is celebrating the publication of “Artist-Naturalists in the Early American South,” an essay co-authored by Reynolda House’s Director of Public Programs Phil Archer. The scholarly article published in the American Art Review’s February 2012 issue highlights the exhibition “Wonder and Enlightenment: Artist-Naturalists in the Early American South,” featuring works by John James Audubon, Charles Fraser, and David Johnson. Curated by Archer, the exhibition is on view through Feb. 20 in the Northeast Bedroom Gallery.NCMC announces its 2012 conference to be held in Asheville, NC, on March 18 and 19. Registration is in process and can be done on-line or by mail; Early Bird deadline is February 17. The conference theme is “Elevating Expectations.” Visit www.ncmuseums.org to register and for more information...
1). High Point Museum presents “Leap into History…A Night at the Museum” on Thursday, February 16, 6:30 pm to 9 pm (February 23 make-up date). The High Point Historical Society is hosting its annual Winter Gala Fundraiser and includes entertainment, music and few surprises. Come spend the evening learning about local history and meeting a few characters from our past. Cost $25 per person and reservations are required.
2). Battleship NORTH CAROLINA presents “It’s All About the Guns” on February 18th, 9am – 5:30pm. Learn about and explore the Battleship's 16-inch and 5-inch guns from the gun houses to the ammunition loading compartments; the 40mm and 20mm guns, and the weapons that they replaced (1.10 and 50 caliber guns). Presenters will discuss the various types of fire control equipment (directors/optical range finders, radar, computers) and how main and secondary battery plotting rooms and the combat information center operated. Registration and payment are due by Thursday, February 16th.
3). N.C. Maritime Museum at Southport presents “Third Tuesday Evening Adult Program: Black History Month, African-American Soldiers of the Lower Cape Fear” on February 21, 7:00-9:00 p.m. Join the NC Maritime Museum at Southport and The Friends of the Museum as we present Master Sergeant Clyde Wilson, Civil War Re-enactor and researcher, who will speak on the role of African-American soldiers in campaigns of the Lower Cape Fear. Learn about the 27th US Colored Troops, who played a key role in accepting the surrender of Fort Fisher and was the first US unit to garrison Fort Johnston after Confederate abandonment, as well as, the African-American units deployed at the garrison of Fort Johnston during Reconstruction in the 1870's.
4). Blowing Rock Art & History Museum welcomes all Tar Heel fans and sports enthusiasts to join them Thursday, February 16 as Woody Durham shares his “Stories Along the Way,” accumulated over his 40-year tenure as the play-by-play radio announcer for the University of North Carolina Tar Heels. Admission to the event is $20, which includes refreshments and Durham’s talk. Raffle tickets for a UNC goody basket will be available. Seating is limited.
5). State Capitol The State Capitol and the Richard B. Harrison Library will host a session of the 2012 “National African-American Read-In” on February 18th. The Read-In will be held at the State Capitol from noon- 2 p.m. and is free and open to the public. The event is held in recognition of Black History Month, and the public is invited to share favorite passages from the writings of contemporary and historical black authors. Capitol staff, students of all ages, and community leaders will read aloud from selected works by various African American authors.
6). SciWorks presents “Batik workshop at SciWorks” on Saturday, February 18, 2012, 11:00-1:00. Cost for workshop and materials $15. Are you creative? Do you want to learn a new way to express your artistic side? Then please join us for a hands-on batik workshop for beginners. We will explore the art work of renowned batik artist, Mary Edna Fraser. Her beautiful and colorful exhibit "Our Expanding Oceans" is currently on display at SciWorks. You will learn batik techniques through demonstrations and exhibit interactions. Then you will have the opportunity to make your own batik. All materials are provided, but please dress for mess.
8). Museum of Anthropology is proud to present the American premiere of “Gazing at the Contemporary World: Japanese Photography from the 1970s to the Present,” which will be on exhibit through March 31, 2012. This traveling exhibition, which has toured the world since its inception in 2007, is co-sponsored by the Museum of Anthropology, Wake Forest University, the Japan Foundation, and the Consulate General of Japan in Atlanta.
9). Port Discover in partnership with Elizabeth City State University, offers “Weekend Science Lab Experience” on Saturday, February 18 at 9:00 am at Elizabeth City State University. The program will offer 9 to 12-year-olds the opportunity to work with a scientist in the labs at ECSU and conduct a hands-on scientific experiment. Dr. Margaret Young, associate professor of biology at Elizabeth City State University, will lead children, 9 to 12-year-olds, through “Cloning of a Potato.”
10). Kings Mountain Historical Museum and Girl Scouts Carolina Peaks to Piedmont are proud to present, "Something for the Girls": GSUSA - 100 Years. The exhibit, which celebrates the founding of the Girl Scouts in America 100 years ago, will feature artifacts from the central and western North Carolina regions. The exhibit will be on display February 7 - April 28, 2012, Tuesday - Saturday, 10AM - 4PM at the Kings Mountain Historical Museum. Various special events hosted by local long-time adult Girl Scout volunteers will take place on Saturdays throughout the exhibition.
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