NCMC Events From Around the State… October 14, 2013

1). Historic Wilmington Foundation’s (www.historicwilmington.org) ‘Vintage’ event returns on Friday, October 25th at 6:30 p.m.  The ‘Vintage’ Event will be held again at the elegantly restored Brooklyn Arts Center.  Our live and silent auctions will feature vacation packages and amazing experience packages, vintage finds and wine.  Guests will enjoy signature items from the area’s finest restaurants and caterers and live music.  This year we will again have the option of smartphone bidding for the silent auction.  Tickets are $100 per person, $175 per couple or special $50 pricing for those under 35. Tables of 8 are available for $640.  To purchase tickets or for additional information call 762-2511 or e-mail trivett@historicwilmington.org.  All proceeds go towards our mission at HWF to protect and preserve the irreplaceable resources in Wilmington and the Lower Cape Fear region.

2). Port O’ Plymouth Museum (www.livinghistoryweekend.com) invites you to their Civil War Foodways: Munch & Learn on Thursday, October 24^th at 6:00 p.m.  Take your stomach back in time!  Learn about the role that food played in the Civil War while tickling your taste buds. Enjoy a sampling of homemade dishes representing typical northern, southern, slave and soldier cuisine from the 1860s.  Event Location:  Cooperative Extension Office -  128 E. Water St., Plymouth, NC.  Tickets: $10 per person.  Must reserve in advance (by Oct. 22).  Call or email Kim McCray at the Port O’ Plymouth Museum at (252) 793-1377 / headquarters@livinghistoryweekend.com.  Sponsors:  Washington County Historical Society & Washington County Cooperative Extension.

3). Bellamy Mansion (www.bellamymansion.org) invites you to “A Touch of Cape Fear History – with Harry Warren” on Thursday, Oct. 24th, 6:30 p.m. Long-time Bellamy favorite, Harry Warren of the NC Museum of Forestry, is presenting "A Touch of Cape Fear History" at the mansion. Mark your calendars and join us to learn more of this region's history from a most enjoyable and entertaining speaker. This is a free event but seating is limited so reserve your spot early by emailing info@bellamymansion.org. Harry Warren went to UNCW and worked as a CETA worker for Underwater Archaeology. He then got his MA in history from East Carolina and was the assistant director at Cape Fear Museum.

4). Battleship North Carolina (www.battleshipnc.com) launched the first digital initiative to share its extensive collections online. Ever wonder what unique treasures are behind the steel walls of the Battleship NORTH CAROLINA?  The Interpretation and Collections Department and the Friends of the Battleship are giving everyone the opportunity to find out and it is at no cost to the public.The ship has been cataloging the collections into a database for more than 15 years, therefore the database represents years of work by staff, volunteers and college interns. Through dedication, perseverance and funding by the Friends of the Battleship, the free online catalog gives the internet community an insider’s look to rare artifacts.  You can access the catalog from a link at http://www.battleshipnc.com/friends.

5).  N.C. Maritime Museum in Beaufort (http://www.ncmaritimemuseums.com/beaufort.html) and the Museum Small Craft Association invites you to attend their annual meeting to be held October 21^st through the 23^rd in Beaufort. The Museum Small Craft Association is a national organization of museum professionals and others including amateurs who share an interest in small boat conservation and restoration, the preservation of traditional skills, scholarly research and historic boat documentation. Individual membership is free, institutional membership is $50/year. For more information on this year’s meeting visit the Maritime Museums website and click on the ‘What’s Happening’ tab to the left, then click ‘MSCA’. Hope to see you there!

6). Gov. Charles B. Aycock Birthplace (http://www.nchistoricsites.org/aycock/aycock.htm) to hold Reading, Writing, and Remembering Program to commemorate the 120th anniversary of Oak Plain school, on Saturday, October 26 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. at the Governor Charles B. Aycock Birthplace State Historic Site. Spend the day with a school marm, practice writing with a quill pen dipped in ink, take a ride in a wagon, meet “Gov. Aycock” and enjoy cake and ice cream while listening to the Bluegrass sounds of Sapony Creek. Learn about early education from guest speaker Dr. James L. Leloudis, Professor, Associate Dean of Honors, and Director of the James M. Johnson Center for Undergraduate Excellence at UNC Chapel Hill.

7). Waterworks Visual Arts Center (www.waterworks.org) invites you to register for a unique 2-day workshop with an award-winning fiber artist.  Acclaimed textile and book artist, Peg Gignoux, will visit from Raleigh for this special 2-day workshop.  Students will create one-of-a-kind sculptural handmade books from start to finish using the Coptic stitch binding method.  On Friday, students will create a variety of handmade papers to use in their book.  On Saturday, students will construct the cover, create the sections of their book using the handmade papers, and learn the Coptic stitching process.  This is a unique opportunity to learn these techniques to make more books at home to use personally or give as gifts!  Workshop is on Friday, October 25, 6-8pm and Saturday, October 26, 10am-4pm (bring a bag lunch!). Participants must attend both days. Tuition is $200.

8). North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences (www.naturalsciences.org) gets creepy for Natural History Halloween! 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 26 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 a Halloween-themed game and kids can make a spooky craft to take home. Natural History Halloween is an annual fundraiser for the Museum’s teenage volunteer group, the Junior Curators. Sales of pizza, beverages and Halloween-themed home-baked goodies help raise money to support field experiences led by Museum researchers and staff. Come out and support this highly motivated group of teens! For more information, visit naturalsciences.org or call 919-707-9882.

9). Cameron Art Museum (www.cameronartmuseum.com) presents Rural Academy Theater on Friday, October 25, 7:00 to 8:30 p.m.  This is theater like no other, at a much slower pace, 2.5 mph slow. As part of their circuit tour this fall, the Rural Academy Theater (http://ruralacademytheater.com/) will be hoofing its way through North Carolina with a batch of exciting new shows!  A team of four performers and four musicians will stage an original work combining live acting, puppetry, audience manipulated kinetic sculpture and a bicycle powered silent cinema accompanied by live klezmer and traditional Appalachian music. The fun family-oriented evening will begin with a large scale toy theater adaptation of an ancient French folktale presented outdoors on our horse drawn stage. Next, commedia dell’arte meets early film noir in a wordless whodunit romp, followed by a surprise silent film with live accompaniment by the Rural Academy Orkestar. All this brought to you courtesy of the Slow Theater Movement at 2.5 mph. See you there!  Cost: Children 12 and under: $5.00, Public: $10.00.  This event will be held on Museum grounds weather permitting, indoors if not. Purchase seats on CAM’s website www.cameronartmuseum.com, by phone or in person.

10). Hands On! (www.handsonwnc.org) the children’s museum in downtown Hendersonville, is hosting an educational craft in honor of Dios de los Muertos- Day of the Dead! The holiday focuses on gathering of family and friends to pray for and remember friends and family members who have died. This day is especially important in Mexico, where it is a national holiday. We will be offering a self-directed craft activity all day Friday, November 1^st for all ages. Craft is included with $5 admission/ free for members. Sponsored by Drs. Reid & Reid, Pediatric Dentistry & Orthodontics.