NCMC Events From Around the State… October 22, 2012



1). HandsOn! the children’s museum in downtown Hendersonville, invites you to come to the 1st class of the 2nd series of a new program. “Learning Spanish-Creatively” will begin on Friday, October 26th, 2012 at 11am and will run every Friday through November 16th. Students will learn basic Spanish vocabulary and colors through games, dramatic play, movement and songs for a four week series. Repetition is very important for children to learn a language. It is recommended to attend all 4 classes. Cost to attend is $35 for members and $40 for non-members. Great for children ages 3-6. Limited spaces.

2). High Rock Farm High Rock Farm will host our second annual chestnut roasting festival Nov 4th from 2-6pm. This is a free event but donations will be accepted (Donations will go to the MARC museum). We will have historic house tours every hour, hay rides through the orchard, kids activities, food, music, prizes, vendors, wine tasting by Grove Winery, and much more!

3). Museum of the Albemarle Junior Docents will present “Haunted Albemarle at the Museum” on October 26, 2012 from 4:00 pm until 7:00 pm. Two short films “Tarheel Mysteries and Legends” and a favorite Halloween cartoon will be shown in the Gaither Auditorium. While you are here you may decorate a mask, make a light stick cover, and a bagel birdfeeder. Sit around the “campfire” with ‘stars’ twinkling overhead while the Junior Docents tell stories about some of Albemarle’s most famous residents including Nell Cropsey, Blackbeard the Pirate and the people of the Lost Colony. Enjoy tasty treats provided by the Guild of Museum Friends. Join the Junior Docents and the Education Staff for a fun-filled ‘Night at The Museum’.

4). SECCA  presents “Artist Talk @ SECCA: Vibha Galhotra” on Thursday, October 25, 6pm, free. Indian artist Vibha Galhotra examines her country’s dramatic urban, industrial and social changes through re-imagined craft practices – creating soft forms with woven steel bells. In this talk she will trace the development of her practice, her collaborations with women “forbidden” to work, and the simultaneous challenges and opportunities of being a young female artist in her country. Her presentation is free and open to the public. Please join us for this conversation about current environmental and social trends.

5). N.C. Maritime Museum at Beaufort will offer a guided hike on Shackleford Banks, part of the Cape Lookout National Seashore. This pristine island is abound with natural beauty, from its animals and plants to breathtaking beach views, but the cultural history of the island involving pirates, whalers and fishing communities can only be told in stories. Come explore and learn about barrier islands and the unique history of Shackleford Banks. Tuesday, October 23rd from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., pre-registration and fee required.

6). N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences Don’t like spiders and snakes? Meet some up close and turn your fears to fascination when the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences hosts Natural History Halloween on Saturday, October 27 from 9am to 4 pm. Free. Visitors can face their fears at educational stations featuring live animals including snakes, spiders and lizards from the Museum’s Living Collections. Kids 12 and under can participate in the annual costume contest with categories that include “Creepy and Crawly,” “One of a Kind,” “Fantastically Fictional,” “I Belong in a Museum” and “Creatures of the Night.” Contestants must enter by 3pm; prizes will be awarded at 4pm. There will also be several opportunities to win prizes by playing Halloween-themed games, or kids can make a spooky craft to take home.

7). The Greenville Museum of Art  is pleased to present, Otherworldly: Selected Works from the Allen G. Thomas, Junior Photography Collection. Allen G. Thomas is a Wilson native and one of the Southeast’s foremost collectors of contemporary photography. The artists included are: Ian F.G. Dunn, Taj Forer, Anthony Goicolea, Dan Gottlieb, Sarah Anne Johnson, Bill Henson, Sze Tsung Leong, Robert and Shanna Parke Harrison, Francesca Romeo, Sally Mann, Burk Uzzle, Brett Weston and Jeff Whetstone. The exhibition opens on Friday, October 26 with a reception from 6:00- 8:00 pm and will be on view until January 27, 2013.

8). Battleship NORTH CAROLINA  presents “Ghost Ship”, October 26, 27, 2012, 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm. Where fear sets sail, it is the most anticipated scare and haunted house of the season as the Battleship NORTH CAROLINA turns into a haunting shade of green and starting Friday night on October 19, the vessel turns into Ghost Ship. No movie set needed for this haunt as the Ship can terrify any soul when set out to wander alone through the decks below. Did we mention we turn off the lights? Don’t worry if you get lost, the ghosts will make sure to find you.

9). Weatherspoon Art Museum presents “Think Tank Thursdays” on Thursday, Oct 25, 6:30pm. What do giant pandas have to do with Facebook? Or road rallies and astronomy? Discover the connections between seemingly unrelated ideas in the new series that looks at contemporary culture by pairing scholars with community experts. Each program will explore two ideas in less than 60 minutes with ample time for questions and comments from the audience. Test your creative thinking skills or just come to have fun!

10). Duke Homestead State Historic Site On October 26, Duke Homestead will debut its newest event, Widows and Wakes: a Victorian House in Mourning. Join us in the evening to experience death and dying in nineteenth century America. The evening’s candlelight tour will take visitors through the historic house as they experience a first person interpretation of rituals and customs surrounding dying, mourning, and attempting to reach the dead in the great beyond. After moving through the house visitors are invited to take their time around the bonfire outside, where they will be able to hear traditional North Carolina folk ballads. Widows and Wakes takes place on Friday October 26, from 7 pm to 9:30 pm. The cost of admission is $4.00.