NCMC Events From Around the State… July 7, 2014

1). CSS Neuse Civil War Interpretive Center will showcase the art of free family fun on July 12 in the second of the three month long popular program “2nd Saturdays,” through August. The program also commemorates the sesquicentennial of the Civil War and will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.  The "Weapons of the Civil War" program will exhibit private weapon collections of Cmdr. Gerald C. Roxbury, Retired U.S. Navy and Mr. Dan Mastin. During the Civil War weapons technology changed dramatically. The program will showcase an extensive collections of Civil War small arms and weapons; ranging from large to small and common to obscure items including marlinspikes, torpedoes, grappling hooks, rifles, muskets, carbines and cutlasses of both domestic and imported manufacture. There will also be costumed interpretation and outdoor firing demonstrations throughout the day provided by the Carolina Living History Guild.  To commemorate the sesquicentennial of the Civil War, North Carolina’s State Historic Sites Division and History Museums Division will be hosting programs that focus on Freedom, Sacrifice, and Memory. For a full list of these events visit http://www.nccivilwar150.com/.

2). Western Office, NC Department of Cultural Resources announces that forty images and selected artifacts on loan from the N.C. Museum of History appear in the traveling exhibit “The Photography of Lewis Hine: Exposing Child Labor in North Carolina, 1908-1918” on display at the Western Office from June 23 to October 3, 2014.  In addition to regular hours of Monday – Friday from 10 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., the Western Office will offer several programs related to the exhibit. Hine captured the harsh realities of their mill village lives in Cabarrus, Gaston, Lincoln, Rowan and other North Carolina counties. His photographs range from girls running warping machines in Gastonia to boys covered in lint after long hours as doffers and sweepers in a Hickory mill.  The exhibit and special programs are free.  For additional information please call (828) 296-7230. The Western Office is located at 176 Riceville Rd., Asheville, N.C.

3). The Mount Airy Museum of Regional History invites you to join them at 2pm on the second Saturday of each month during the summer for Storytelling Saturdays on the Courtyard. This program is FREE to the public and our first storyteller will be Misty Hagwood. Also, don’t miss our weekend tours: Historic Mount Airy Ghost tours at 8pm every Friday and Saturday evening plus our newest tour: The Darker Side of Mayberry featuring Murder, Mystery and Mayhem!  This tour runs every Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 3pm.  All tours are $11 per person.  Call 336-786-4478 for additional information.

4). North Carolina Maritime Museum in Beaufort invites you to “Kayak through History” on July 15^th, 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.  Before bridges and railway, travel by water was the best way to get around the coast. Experience the waterways of the past. Associate Curator Benjamin Wunderly will provide basic instruction and safety lessons followed by a relaxing paddle lead you through the salt marshes and sandbars around Beaufort. The sights and sounds of nature will be worth the paddle, the stories about early colonial settlers, local boat builders and old fishing fleets will be an added bonus. Ages 12 and up, under 18 must be accompanied by an adult. Some kayak experience is recommended. Reservations: $45, $25 with own kayak. Advance registration. 252.728.7317. North Carolina Maritime Museum in Beaufort, 315 Front Street, Beaufort 28516.

5). Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art announces work by internationally recognized artist Neil Goldberg is coming soon to SECCA. Neil Goldberg: Anthology opens Friday, July 18, with an evening reception from 6 - 8 p.m. Anthology gathers together Goldberg’s conceptual artworks that contemplate the fleeting and overlooked aspects of ordinary daily experience, finding fascination, humor and poignancy in them. As part of SECCA’s solo series, Anthology explores three dimensions of Goldberg’s ethos of inviting life into art: autobiographical works which engage his parents and later memorialize the loss of his father; works that incorporate strangers and public life through observation or participation; studio works that invite other artists and intellects to critique and perform for Goldberg. Anthology includes video, photography and objects from over the last 20 years and debuts Ten-and-a-half-years-of-To-Dos, a five-channel audiovisual installation. Neil Goldberg: Anthology runs through Sunday, October 5 and is free and open to the public.

6). Thomas Wolfe Memorial State Historic Site is excited to announce the next “Writers at Wolfe” program on July 12th at 10 a.m. North Carolina author of over a dozen books of poetry and fiction, and distinguished Professor Emeritus from Washington and Lee University, Heather Ross Miller will read from her work.

7). Bellamy Mansion Museum invites you to Jazz at the Mansion with Darryl Donnell Murrill, on July 10th, 6:30pm - 7:30pm.  Join the Cape Fear Jazz Society and the Bellamy Mansion Museum in welcoming Darryl Donnell Murrill to the Mansion. Come out and listen to the sax and all of your favorite jazz tunes. Wine and beer available for sale. Tickets are $10 for members and $12 for general admission. Bring a picnic, a lawn chair, and the kids!  To find out more about Darryl Donnell Murrill, visit http://lovegodandsax.com/sax/.

8). The Spencer Doll and Toy Museum announces several new displays.  The Go Figure group, a figurative art group from the Asheville area, created an exhibit of dolls that accompany children's literature.  The figures are all handmade and use a variety of materials.  Check out Wynken, Blynken and Nod in a tiny wooden shoe boat while a spectacular dragon based on the book, Searching for the Dragon Thunder, looks like he will leap out of the display case.  The group loves to create fine dolls and to encourage others to join their creative group.  This display will be available until the end of August.  GI Joe celebrates his 50th birthday in style.  Salisbury resident, Missy Shives, has loaned her collection of early GI Joe action figures and command center.  There are tons of limited edition items and accessories to view with the figures.  This new GI Joe exhibit is on display through mid-September.  Have you seen the 14 room doll mansion that recently arrived at the museum ?  It is filled with handmade and purchased doll furniture that took the previous owner 15 years to complete. The house is 7 feet long and over 3 feet tall.  This doll house needs to be seen to be believed. The Spencer Doll and Toy Museum now welcomes visitors on Wednesdays for half price.  All entry fees will be slashed on Wednesdays until Labor Day.  Come see what you have been missing.

9). The Museum of the Albemarle in conjunction with Circle S Stables will host Gallop through Time with Circle S Stables on Tuesday and Wednesday, July 15 and 16, from 9 a.m. until Noon for children 5 to 12 years old.  Pre-registration and camp fee are required, which includes a light snack.  Participants will travel back in time to follow the evolution of prehistoric horses to the modern horse.  Discover how the horse aided over everyday lives, before planes, trains, and automobiles, and learn the proper care of this amazing animal.  For More Information Call 252-335-1453.