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An occasional list of exhibits, programs, and events at North Carolina museums. Sponsored by the North Carolina Museums Council.

Monday, February 27, 2012

NCMC Events From Around the State… February 27, 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. The conference theme is “Elevating Expectations.” Visit www.ncmuseums.org to register and for more information…

1). N.C. Aquarium at Fort Fisher Make a connection with lizards, gators, snakes and more at Scales and Tails. The wild weekend at the N.C. Aquarium at Fort Fisher, March 3 and 4, allows visitors to come face-to-face with reptiles and amphibians of all kinds in a safe and exciting learning environment. During the two-day event, regional exhibitors and Aquarium staff will show-off scaly and exotic creatures from their collections while debunking myths and sharing facts about these amazing animals.

2). N.C. Museum of History presents “First Friday Performance: Sojourner Truth and Her Children” on Friday, March 2nd, 7-9 p.m. $5 per person; ages 12 and under free. This new readers’ theater work by local performance group Voices in Concert dramatizes the family life of 19th-century abolitionist and women’s rights activist Sojourner Truth.

3). Marbles Kids Museum presents “Playdate with an Artist – Michelle Davis Petelinz” thru March 5th, Tuesday-Wednesday 9:30am-2:30pm; Saturday 9:30am-3:30pm; Sunday 1-5pm. Bringing out the artist in the child and the child in the artist. Get out of the cold and warm up your creative side with local mixed-media artist Michelle Davis Petelinz. Join Michelle as she creates unique pieces of art with you! Visit our website for workshops, activities and more. Funded in part by the City of Raleigh based on recommendation of the Raleigh Arts Commission.

4). N.C. Maritime Museum at Southport is privileged to present Dr.Ufuk Kocabas, Director of Istanbul University’s Dept. of Marine Archeology and the Yenikapi Shipwrecks Project, from 2-4 pm Sunday, March 4th. A Free Wine and Hors d'oeuvre Reception will follow. Dr. Kocabas will describe the 2004 discovery and subsequent excavation of the ancient portus Theodosiacsus the principle port of Byzantine Constantinople. The discovery was made during construction of the world’s deepest tunnel for a rail and metro network designed to run under the Bosphorus River, and link Europe and Asia. The vast archeological site covers the equivalent of ten city blocks in Turkey’s largest city, Istanbul.

5). Museum of the Albemarle Join the Museum of the Albemarle as they celebrate Dr. Seuss’ Birthday on Friday, March 2, from 10:00 am with “Seussical Time”. Participants must be between the ages of 3 to 5 years and must be accompanied by an adult. Pre-Schoolers will learn a few interesting facts about Dr. Seuss, read a book and participate in a hands-on activity. This program is free and open to the public.

6). N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences Neandertals are our closest extinct relatives. They diverged from a common ancestor with humans about 300,000 years ago. Mysteriously, they disappeared from the fossil record about 30,000 years ago. Join Dr. Richard Edward Green for a discussion of “Human Evolution as Revealed by a Neandertal,” at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences on Thursday, March 1 at 7pm. Come early (6pm) for a reception and to talk to anthropology and paleontology students from area universities about their research projects. Free.

7). HandsOn! The Rotary Club of Hendersonville invites you to come into Hands On!, the children’s museum in downtown Hendersonville, Friday March 2 to celebrate the birthday of Dr. Seuss by making a bookmark to hold your place in your favorite Dr. Seuss book! Craft is free with $5 admission and is free for museum members. Hands On! will also host the Children’s Choir of Hendersonville on Saturday, March 10 in a Dr. Seuss themed concert at 11:00 a.m. The concert is free with $5 admission and free for museum members.

8). SECCA presents “Opening and Talk @ SECCA: Woman on the Run by artist Tracey Snelling” on Thursday, March 1st, 7 p.m. Followed by light refreshments. Across corner stores and cinematic histories, Tracey Snelling’s cross-disciplinary installations mine the psychological tensions and hidden narratives of small town America. Marrying life-size rooms, videos, neon, and an array of “clues,” Woman on the Run provides a film-noir-like setting for an enigmatic crime story where both the narrative and the protagonist remain fugitive. Exhibition on view: March 1 – May 27, 2012.

9). Hickory Museum of Art will host a gallery talk on Sunday, March 4 at 3 PM. The Museum welcomes special guest Robin Salmon, Vice President for Collections and Curator of Sculpture at Brookgreen Gardens as she shares her expertise on Anna Hyatt Huntington’s life and sculpture. The event is free and open to the public. Archer and Anna Hyatt Huntington founded Brookgreen Gardens in 1931 on Pawleys Island, SC to preserve the native flora and fauna and display the most significant collection of American sculpture in an outdoor setting. HMA is proud to own four sculptures by the world-renowned sculptor, which will be on exhibit during the gallery talk.

10). N.C. Transportation Museum presents "Night at the N.C. Transportation Museum"! Costumed interpreters will tell stories of the past during this one-night only event and brings the museum to life after hours! Friday, March 2nd. During this fourth annual event, those who lived and worked around the machines of the past will tell their stories, as costumed interpreters take center stage at different points throughout the museum. Tours take place at 5:30, 6:30 and 7:30 p.m. Tours are $10/person.

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