NCMC Events From Around the State… March 25, 2013



1). Museum & Archives of Rockingham County In observance of Women’s History Month, the Museum & Archives of Rockingham County (MARC) presents “From WWII to Today: The Women of Rockingham County”. The event will be held Thursday, March 28, 2013, 6-8pm, at the Museum & Archives of Rockingham County (MARC). A panel discussion brings women throughout the county together to share their experiences and the changes over time for women in the workplace, the home and society. Questions from the audience will be entertained and encouraged. In addition, special exhibits will be on display remembering other local women from our area.

2). Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center The Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center and the Media Arts Project announce the 4th Annual {Re}HAPPENING, on Saturday, April 6th from 6pm to Midnight in the original dining hall of the former Black Mountain College, now Camp Rockmont. This year over 80 artists are participating in over 30 projects, performances and installations dotting the buildings and grounds. Please visit www.rehappening.com or call 828-350-8484 for tickets and info.

3). High Point Museum presents “Early American Skills Workshop” – Friday, April 5, 9 am to 4 pm at the High Point Museum. Want to bring your historical site to life? Engage visitors? Offer programs for low to no cost? Our experienced park interpreters will provide detailed instructions for hands-on activities and historical background for those interested in learning about early American culture. Participants will learn how to create programs that can be tailored to their historical mission. Egg dyeing, stenciling, quill pen writing, candle dipping, soap making to name a few of the programs that will be demonstrated and taught. Only $10 per person - Bring your own lunch.

4). Fort Fisher State Historic Site As part of Park Day 2013, individual and group volunteers are needed on Saturday, April 6, 2013, to help beautify and preserve Fort Fisher State Historic Site, the largest earthen fortification in the Confederacy, which once protected the port of Wilmington and the vital blockade running trade on the Cape Fear River. Park Day, now in its 17th year, is an annual hands-on preservation event created by the Civil War Trust to assist with the maintenance of America’s Civil War sites.

5). Joel Lane Museum House Paul Webb will deliver a talk on “Archaeological Testing at the Bloomsbury Estates Site, Raleigh NC” on Thursday, April 11, 2013, at 7 pm at the Joel Lane Museum House. Admission will be $15 for the general public and $10 for members of the Joel Lane Historical Society. Refreshments will be served. Paul Webb will present information on recent archaeological work at the Wake Courthouse community (also known as Bloomsbury or Wake Crossroads), which developed in the late 1700s around the home of Joel Lane.

6). N.C. Maritime Museum at Beaufort Horses, Hiking and History! Join Associate Curator Benjamin Wunderly on a trip to Shackleford Banks, April 3rd. Early residents of the island included whalers, fishermen and boat builders, but the only inhabitants that remain are wild horses and shorebirds. Come learn about the history of this unique barrier island now part of a pristine national seashore. Pre-registration is required.

7). Preservation Chapel Hill Wednesday, March 27 - Opening Reception: "Housed Within: a Museum Display Critique and Investigation of a Classic Maya Household at K'axob." Horace Williams House, 610 East Rosemary Street, 5:00-7:00. The exhibit investigates a series of house floors and associated burials at the Maya village of K'axob, an archaeological site in Northern Belize. This display focuses on artifacts and features from Structure 54, a residential compound in the northern part of K'axob that was excavated in 1995.Meyer invites the public to an opening reception for the exhibit on March 27th from 5:00 to 7:00 pm. This reception is free and open to the public, and refreshments will be served.

8). Wrightsville Beach Museum presents “Wrightsville Beach Museum Shrimperoo”, fundraiser for the museum on Sunday, April 7, 2013, 6-8 PM. The freshest boiled shrimp with the friendliest crowd and fun music will make this the best fundraiser you have been to since our last one! Just like the shrimp boils under the deck of the Lumina, you will visit with beach friends and eat from a bountiful feast of shrimp with all the trimmings. Boiled Shrimp Plates. Beer and wine by the glass. Live music with the South Hammocks Bluegrass Band. Tickets are available at the museum, from board members, and online at www.wbmuseum.com.

9). N.C. Aquarium at Fort Fisher invites visitors to act, learn and have fun at “Little Ripples, Big Waves”, April 5-6. The family-friendly event showcases how everyday actions can make a big difference for our planet and our community. The event features games, demonstrations, conversations with local experts, animal feedings and interactive dive shows. Community partners with a wide variety of activities will be on hand. Don’t miss a special program on polar bears presented by North Carolina Zoo educators on Friday, April 5 at 11:30 am.

10). N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences The bizarre world you met in “Planet of the Apes” was only the beginning. What lies beneath may be the end! Or it might just be the second of five Ape Planet movies. Either way, “Beneath the Planet of the Apes” (1970) is this month’s feature film shown at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences on First Friday, April 5 at 7pm. Free.