NCMC Events From Around the State… July 29, 2013

1). Bellamy Mansion presents “Jazz at the Mansion” on Thursday, August 1st at 6:30 p.m.  Enjoy a summer evening outside full of jazz music brought to you by El Jaye Johnson with The Port City All-Stars. Bring your blankets or chairs and relax on the lawn to the sounds of America's classic songs played by the outstanding Wilmington artists.

Beer and wine sold. Tickets available at gate - $12 General admission, $10 Members, $5 Students (with ID). Questions? Please call 910.251.3700. Don't miss our last concert in the Jazz at the Mansion series:  August 29th - The Al Neese Project.

2). Do You Need Help With the Care and Handling of Family Papers?

The State Archives of North Carolina and the State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) will create tutorials for the general public about the care and handling of family papers. These tutorials will be available on our YouTube channel. By completing this brief questionnaire, you will help us shape the content of these tutorials. Please take a few moments to complete this questionnaire by August 12, 2013. Thanks for your participation.

3). High Point Museum invites you to National Night Out at the High Point Museum on Tuesday, August 6th from 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Enjoy fun and refreshments as we promote neighborhood spirit and police-community partnership at this free evening event. Justin Johnson will perform and other activities include historic games and an antique fire truck. All ages welcome. Drop-in. FREE.

4). North Carolina Maritime Museum in Beaufort will take you out to the banks for horses, hiking and history! Come find out what makes Shackleford Banks such a unique barrier island, from the early settlers and whaling villages to tales of Blackbeard the pirate and wild horses that roam the sandy beaches. Associate Curator Benjamin Wunderly will guide participants on a hike in this designated wilderness area managed by the National Park Service. Tuesday August 6, pre-registration is required, (252) 728-7318.

5). SECCA, The Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, invites you to Community Day on Saturday, August 10th, 12:00 p.m. – 4:00p.m.  Part of the NC Department of Cultural Resources’ 2nd Saturday programs, this day is for families to explore photography and painting through art activities and gallery discoveries. Join us for cartoons, performances and summertime treats. This event is free and open to the public.

6). N.C. Aquarium at Fort Fisher invites you to attend their Surf Fishing Workshop on Tuesdays, August 6, 13, 20, and 27th at 8:00 a.m.  This 3-hour workshop includes one hour of classroom discussion, then surf fishing on the beach nearby. All equipment and bait provided. Program is rain or shine, with extra activities added in event of bad weather (e.g., throwing a cast net). Ages 10 and up. Fee: $15 per participant. Aquarium admission is not included. PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED.

7). Battleship North Carolina invites you to their 2nd Saturday programs on August 10th and to learn how different ships named NORTH CAROLINA had an important role from the Civil War to World War II.  Battleship 101 will takes place from 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. helps visitors engage with ship volunteers stationed throughout the ship as they create dialogue on specific subjects relative to daily shipboard life including gunnery, radar, sickbay, galley and engineering areas.  A unique opportunity to talk one on one of what life was like aboard a World War II Battleship in the time of combat.  The Legacy Series: Blue and Gray NORTH CAROLINAS will take place from 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.  Carolina Living History Guild members will set up displays that highlight the history of the USS North Carolina and the CSS North Carolina during the American Civil War. Displays will include steam engineering, ironclad ship construction, navigation, small arms of the US and CS navies, and the “arts of the sailor.” Visitors will be able to view reproductions of period small arms and working models of steam engines, as well as many other items. Guild members will discuss with visitors the vast differences between the 1824 ship-of-the-line and the newly constructed Confederate ironclad gunboat, and how these differences highlighted the change in naval and military technology in the 1860s. Both programs are free with Battleship admission.

8). CSS Neuse State Historic Site and Governor Caswell Memorial will host a birthday celebration for Governor Caswell on August 10th from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.  Help celebrate the birth of North Carolina’s first state governor and Revolutionary War hero.  Come learn about his exceptional life and legacy.  Enjoy cake, ice cream, games, crafts and costumed interpreters. Free and open to the public.

9). Asheville Art Museum celebrates the artists and students of Black Mountain College in Lasting Gifts which opened on Saturday, July 27th and will have its opening reception on Friday, August 2nd from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. Free with membership or regular Museum admission. Lasting Gifts will remain on view through Sunday, January 19, 2014.

10). North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences invites you to witness the epic story that was destined to stand as a colossus of adventure! Follow the Greek hero Jason and his team of intrepid adventurers (including Hercules) as they pursue a perilous quest for the legendary Golden Fleece, when the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences shows the 1963 epic “Jason and the Argonauts” on First Friday, August 2 at 7:00 p.m. Free admission.