NCMC Events From Around the State… July 13, 2015

1). Earl Scruggs Center (www.earlscruggscenter.org) announces Our State Magazine Home Grown: Tomato Sandwiches and other Stories on Wednesday, July 22nd, 11:45 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. $5 Program. Free to members.  Join Our State Magazine representative Amy Pasquini as she shares stories about tomato sandwiches and other southern foods. Build your perfect tomato sandwich from 11:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. then enjoy hearing and sharing stories from 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.!  $5.00 fee includes your lunch of local tomatoes and other sandwich fixins’, chips, tea and a cookie.  Call the Earl Scruggs Center at 704-487-6233 or register online at EarlScruggsCenter.org to reserve your seat. Exhibit admission is additional. Exhibit Admission is free to Cleveland County residents with valid ID on Wednesdays.

2). Museum of the Albemarle (www.museumofthealbemarle.com) hosts the Annual Fundraising Dance sponsored by Friends of the Museum of the Albemarle on Saturday, July 18^th.  From 7:00 – 10:00 p.m. the Friends of the Museum of the Albemarle, Gateway Bank, City Beverage Company, and Pepsi present an evening filled with fun, great music, and dancing featuring the ever-popular local band “Full Deck.”  The fundraising dance will take place on the Museum’s J. Wilson Jones, Jr. Festival Portico and Stage and will begin at 7:00 p.m.  Dress comfortable/casual and come on out! Call (252) 335-1453 for ticket information.

3). The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences at Whiteville (www.naturalsciences.org) invites you to join them for family friendly science programs every third Saturday. This month, the “Meet Me at the Museum” program features Linda Saah, a classroom program specialist with the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences in Raleigh. Saah will present “Animal Tracks and Signs” on July 18^th  at 1:30 p.m., where she will introduce participants to an array of live animals and discuss how to correctly interpret the subtle signs our backyard wildlife species leave behind.    Admission is free. Please contact the museum at 910-914-4185 or Whiteville@naturalsciences.org for more information.

4). North Carolina Museum of History (www.ncmuseumofhistory.org) makes a call for presenters for its 15TH Annual African American Cultural Celebration. The annual celebration will be one of its largest events in 2016. The museum announces that it is now accepting applications for this popular festival to be held Saturday, Jan. 31, 2016, from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The event’s theme will be Civil Rights — March On! Artists, filmmakers, authors, scholars, musicians and performers can submit applications through Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2015, to be considered. Selection criteria and applications can be downloaded from the museum’s website at http://ncmuseumofhistory.org/NewsEvents/Festivals.aspx.

5). The Asheville Art Museum (www.ashevilleart.org) is excited to celebrate regional studio craft by hosting a Pop-Up Craft Jewelry Marketplace on July 16, 17 + 18 from 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. each day. Held in conjunction with Flourish: Selected Jewelry From the Daphne Farago Collection, this three-day pop-up marketplace is curated by Asheville's own Constance Ensner and features the work of some of our region's most talented jewelry artists. Admission to the Marketplace is free with admission or Museum membership.

6). The Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum (www.ncmaritimemuseums.com)  invites you to their next Salty Dawgs Lecture Series, The Reasons Why: The Motivations of Civil War Soldiers, on Tuesday, July 21^st at 2:00 p.m.  Because the Civil War was fought mostly by volunteers, a vital question is what motivated millions of young men (and a few women) to endure four years of horrific combat? This presentation by Dr. Jonathan Sarris will examine the reasons why soldiers fought by examining their own words, exploring the true meaning of the war for those who bore its heaviest burden. For more information, call 252-986-2995, email maryellen.riddle@ncdcr.gov or visit www.ncmaritimemuseums.com.  Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum, 59200 Museum Drive, Hatteras, NC 27943.

7). Hands On! (www.handsonwnc.org), a Child's Gallery in Hendersonville, invites you to invites you to join the educators at Hands On for a summer of S.T.E.A.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) classes to engage young minds. On Wednesday, July 22^nd from 10:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. young minds (ages 7-11) are invited to May the Forces & Motion be with you! Storm the Castle! Can you design a castle to withstand the onslaught of the catapults?  $34 non-members/$26 members. Pre-registration required. Call 697-8333 to register.

8). Spencer Doll and Toy Museum (www.spencerdollandtoymuseum.com ) invites you to Night at the Museum on Saturday, August 1^st.  Showtimes are at 4:30, 5:15, and 6:00 p.m. The Night will come alive in Salisbury and Spencer with “live” characters from the Night at the Museum movie as well as historical characters in two museums: Rowan Museum and Spencer Doll and Toy Museum. The evening will include a trolley ride, scavenger hunt in two museums, buffet dinner, and fun for adults and children. The tickets are sold at the Visitors Center at 204 East Innes Str., Adults/Senior $25, Child $10, Family of Four $75.

9). Wrightsville Beach Museum () announces The Big Dig: A History of the Intracoastal Waterway in New Hanover County presented by Elaine B. Henson on Thursday, July 16^th at 7:00 p.m.  Talk will be given downstairs at the North Carolina Coastal Federation Stanback Education Center, 305 West Salisbury Street, Wrightsville Beach, NC., just across the parking lot from the museum.  We work and play along the ICW every day, but do we know how this feat was accomplished? Come to Elaine Henson’s illustrated lecture and see what interesting, fun facts and great photos she has found to tell this story.

10). High Point Museum (www.highpointmuseum.org) invites you to join them for a Walking Tour of Washington Street on Saturday, July 18^th at 8 a.m. Local Historian Glenn Chavis will lead the tour which begins at Changing Tides Cultural Center at 613 Washington St.  Washington Street was a thriving business and entertainment district for High Point’s black community during the period of segregation. The tour, lasting approximately 90 minutes, is free of charge but is limited to 20 people so you must call to reserve your spot. Call the Museum at 885-1859 to register.