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

Monday, October 15, 2012

NCMC Events From Around the State… October 15, 2012


Muse.News, NCMC’s quarterly newsletter is now available on-line. Take a minute to give the Fall Edition a read!

1). N.C. War of 1812 Bicentennial Committee presents “Lower Cape Fear in the War of 1812 Symposium & Living History” from 9-4, Sat. Oct. 20th at Fort Johnston in Southport, NC. State and Local scholars will present information about North Carolina’s lower Cape Fear region in the War of 1812 – pre-registration for the symposium is recommended. Call 910-457-0003. Uniformed living history interpreters will also be on the grounds of the fort showing what life was like for soldiers and civilians at the fort in 1812. Living history demonstrations are free and open to the public!

2). Asheville Art Museum is pleased to present Robert Morris: Mind/Body/Earth, an exhibition featuring a wide range of works by the contemporary artist, including selections of his prints, drawings, sculpture and video works. This exhibition opens on Friday, October 19 with a reception from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. (free with Museum membership or regular admission). The exhibition remains on view in the Museum’s North Wing through Sunday, January 27, 2013. A guided tour and discussion of the exhibition will be offered to Museum visitors on Friday, November 30, from 12:00 – 1:00 p.m., also free with Museum membership or regular admission.

3). N.C. Museum of History presents “Tar Heel Political Commercials: Hide the Children” on Sunday, October 21 from 2–3 p.m. Candidates communicate to voters through TV ads, and the results are often not pretty. Rob Christensen, political consultant for the News and Observer, will take a look at a few of the more famous ads that have aired in the state since 1984.

4). Maria V. Howard Arts Center  Work with the Art Center’s newest Howard Artist in Resident Jerome De Perlinghi. Jerome is a well-established photographer that has photographed conductors, businessmen, and movie stars. His work appears in national and international magazines and publications. Join Jerome on a Rocky Mount photo shoot to learn the magic that happens when the camera is lifted to your eye. All materials and cameras provided. To see Jerome’s work go to www.jeromedeperlinghi.com. The workshop will be held at the Education Building for the Arts Center on October 20th from 10am to 4pm. Fee: $15 city residents and $22.50 for nonresidents.

5). N.C. Maritime Museum at Beaufort The Cape Lookout lighthouse on South Core Banks has warned many mariners about the dangerous shoals and sandbars nearby, but did you know that it was also the target of a Confederate attempt to be extinguished during the Civil War or that there was an earlier lighthouse that stood before the existing one? Come learn about the history of this Carteret County landmark at a free lecture given by Associate Museum Curator Benjamin Wunderly. Wednesday October 17 at noon.

6). Natural Science Center of Greensboro  Celebrate all things pumpkin at the Natural Science Center's 3rd annual Pumpkin Palooza Party! Thanks to a generous donation of pumpkins and fresh tasty treats from The Fresh Market, the Natural Science Center of Greensboro (NSC) is offering this fun-filled, family event on Saturday, October 20th from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Kids can decorate small pumpkins, play pumpkin-themed games and watch animals in the zoo enjoy their pumpkin-filled surprise treats.

7). Cape Fear Museum  Scraps of fabric, torn paper, tattered flags, a uniform patch: these objects can tell us about people’s Civil War experiences. “Fragments of War”, Cape Fear Museum’s newest exhibit, which opened October 5, uses the Museum’s important Civil War collection to shine a light on some of the ways people in the region experienced the nation’s most significant conflict. Visitors will be able to see rarely displayed artifacts, including a commission signed by President Abraham Lincoln, local man Colonel Gaston Meares’ hat, a flask presented to an officer of the U.S. Colored Troops who served at Fort Fisher, pieces of fabric that came through the Union blockade of the port of Wilmington, and a secession cockade made by a local woman who supported North Carolina’s secession from the United States.

8). HandsOn! Hands On!-A Child’s Gallery, the children’s museum in downtown Hendersonville, invites you to come be part of “Critter Craft” on Thursday, October 18th. Visitors can make a cat craft with various size circles. This activity focuses on learning about our feline friends and shapes while practicing fine motor skills like using scissors & glue. This is a drop-in, self–directed activity in our Party Room. Cost to attend is included in $5 admission and is free for museum members. Critter Craft is sponsored by the Etowah Valley Veterinary Hospital.

9). Bentonville Battlefield State Historic Site The rustle of leaves and the crackle of the open hearth will greet visitors to Bentonville Battlefield for the site’s civilian living history program and fall festival on Oct. 20. The free program will include demonstrations by costumed interpreters and a festival atmosphere that will offer wagon rides provided by End of the Drive Mule Farm, period carnival games, corn shucking contest, town ball (a form of 19th Century baseball) and more! Historic interpreters will demonstrate the daily life of women and children that were left home when their husbands, brothers and fathers went off to war. All activities are free; the program runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Activities are subject to change without notice.

10). NC Museum of Natural Sciences  Discover how the latest advances in high-tech imaging and 3D computer modeling, combined with old-school anatomy, are allowing scientists to “flesh out” dinosaurs in unprecedented ways when Lawrence Witmer discusses the “Visible Dinosaur Project” at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences’ main auditorium on Tuesday, October 16 at 7pm. Free.

11). Museum of the Albemarle  Award-winning songwriter Susan Gibson, one of the most dynamic and respected performers in Texas, will take the stage along with local, Folk Americana Singer/Songwriter, Bobby Plough at the Museum of the Albemarle on Saturday, October 20th, 2012. The ticketed show begins at 7:00 PM with tickets available in advance at $13 for FOMOA Members, $15 for Non-members. Tickets at the door (if available) will be $25. Seating is limited to 200 so the Museum encourages folks to purchase their tickets early to be guaranteed entrance.

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