NCMC Events from Around the State… November 30, 2015
1). Levine
Museum of the New South (www.museumofthenewsouth.org)
invites you to experience ¡NUEVOlution!
Latinos and the New South, a new bilingual exhibit that explores the
dramatic demographic transformation occurring across the South, a shift many
historians consider to be the biggest story in Southern history since the Civil
Rights Movement. Developed by Levine Museum in partnership with Atlanta History
Center and Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, ¡NUEVOlution! features videos, art, interactives, artifacts, and
more that share the powerful, personal stories behind the statistics, and the
surprising ways Latinos are shaping the South and the South is shaping Latinos.
2). The
Tobacco Farm Life Museum (www.tobaccofarmlifemuseum.org)
presents A Stroll in Time: Candlelight
Tour on December 8th from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Guided tours of the grounds
will be offered by candlelight. Guides and interpretive volunteers stationed at
the Museum's historic buildings will recount past holiday traditions and
stories of life on the farm in the winter. While you wait for your tour you may
also enjoy holiday music played live by local musicians, holiday refreshments,
or Santa's Workshop where you can meet Santa and make a holiday craft.
Admission for the event is $5 with refreshments sold separately. Proceeds from
this event support the Museum's programming.
3). The North Carolina
Museum of Natural Sciences (www.naturalsciences.org)
reveals how Santa can watch every child on Earth, and every good or bad thing
they do! See all the weird and wonderful
characters of make-believe! The fantastic crystal workroom of the happy elves!
The fabulous realm of the candy-stick palaces! All are available for your
viewing pleasure, when “Santa Claus” comes to the North Carolina Museum of
Natural Sciences on First Friday, December 4, 7 p.m. This isn’t your daddy’s
Santa Claus movie, but rather a strange Mexican fantasy film from 1959 in which
Merlin the Magician helps Santa Claus save Christmas by defeating the evil
machinations of Pitch, a demon with a digestive disorder. The movie was featured
on “Mystery Science Theater 3000,” where they correctly observed that the film
was “good old fashioned nightmare fuel.” TV Guide calls it “a cult classic
among viewers who crave something a little more psychotronic than the usual
holiday fare.” Quite a way to kick off the Holiday Season!
4). New
Winston Museum (www.newwinston.org) is pleased to announce
an upcoming program in concert with their latest exhibit, Planes, Trains & Automobiles: Winston-Salem’s Wheels of Change.
Family Saturdays: Fun on Two Wheels will take place on December 5th
from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Join us on “Family Saturdays” for activities,
safety demonstrations, and discussions with local cycling experts on hand to
answer all your pedaling questions. Participating in the event will be
representatives from the Winston-Salem Police Downtown Bike Patrol,
Winston-Salem Cycling Classic, Safe Kids of Northwest Piedmont and City of
Winston-Salem Dept. of Transportation. This event is free and open to the
public.
5). Hands On! (www.handsonwnc.org), a Child's Gallery in
Hendersonville, invites you to learn about dreidels and play the game, Tuesday,
December 1st – Thursday, December 4th. The fun starts at
2:00 p.m. on December 1st and is self-directed until 3:00 p.m. on
December 4th. This activity will help children learn more about a
seasonal tradition that is during the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah which begins
on Sunday, December 6th and ends Monday, December 14th. Drop-in activities
& educational information. Free with admission/free for members.
6). Tryon
Palace (www.tryonpalace.org) invites you to the 35th
annual Candlelight Celebration on Saturdays, December 12th and 19th
from 4:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. This famed
North Carolina tradition returns to Tryon Palace in 2015 with beautiful, new
decorations and heartwarming holiday vignettes illuminated by the magical glow
of candlelight. Travel back to 1773 at the Governor’s Palace, 1814 at the
Stanly House, and to 1835 at the Dixon House.
On the Palace Grounds enjoy the magic and wonder of 18th
century circus acts including fire eating, sword swallowing, acrobatics, and
magic tricks. Then, end your enchanted evening with a display of black powder
fireworks illuminating the night sky over Tryon Palace. Candlelight is a “rain
or shine event” but fireworks may be cancelled due to severe weather. All
ticket sales are final and nontransferable, and only good for evening activities.
For information about our group and bus tour opportunities, call 252-639-3524.
7). Mount
Airy Museum of Regional History (www.northcarolinamuseum.org)
invites you to their FREE Holiday Open House on Saturday, December 4th.
Tour four floors of museum exhibits, view themed Christmas trees, shop for
holiday gifts, plus enjoy light refreshments and holiday music throughout the
day. Santa Claus will make a special
appearance in the Children’s Gallery from 2 – 4 p.m. The Museum will be open
from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. and admission is FREE.
8). Wrightsville
Beach Museum of History (www.wbmuseum.com)
invites you to their Open House on Sunday, December 6th from 2 - 4
p.m. They are decorated for the holidays and want you to come by and visit! Be
sure to see their newly rebuilt pond made possible by a donation from The
Wrightsville Beach Foundation. They have wonderful gifts for the holidays
including a number of new books for adults and children and a great selection
of prints by Ben Keys. Bring a friend! Coffee and light refreshments served.
For more information and to RSVP call: 910-256-2569.
9). Fort Fisher State Historic Site (www.nchistoricsites.org/fisher)
presents “We Kept Our Courage Up: the 151st Commemoration of the First Attack
on Fort Fisher” on Saturday, Dec. 5th. Free and open to the public,
the program will be held from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. and will include special tours,
costumed interpreters, a free lecture, and periodic firings of the site’s
32-pounder seacoast rifled and banded cannon. Cannon firings will be held at 10
a.m., 12 noon, 2 p.m., and 4 p.m. The site’s special “Above the Scenes” tours
will be offered at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Tour tickets are $10 (plus tax) for
adults and will be sold on a first come, first served basis. Children 12 and
under are free. Historian and author Dr. Chris Fonveille will present a free
lecture at 12:30 p.m. in the site’s auditorium. Local historian Richard Triebe
will also be on hand to sign and sell books related to Fort Fisher
history. For more information on the
site, please call (910) 458-5538.
10). Cameron
Art Museum (www.cameronartmuseum.org) presents José Bernal: Obra de Arte which will be on view through February 21st,
2016. This special exhibit is the first retrospective of Cuban born-American
artist José Bernal (1925-2010). Born in Santa Clara, Cuba, Bernal excelled at
both music and visual art as a child and, after receiving his Master’s Degree,
began his teaching career while continuing to produce his artwork. In 1961,
Bernal was arrested for unpatriotic behavior for refusal to work in the sugar
cane fields. After this incident, Bernal and his wife Estela secured visas for
themselves and their three children to leave Cuba for America and, by 1962,
relocated to Chicago. Although he rarely exhibited, Bernal worked prolifically,
producing hundreds of works throughout his lifetime and exploring the various
mediums of painting, collage, assemblage and ceramics. Works curated for this
exhibition are from the Bernal family, other private collections as well as ten
museums across the US including Cameron Art Museum, Art Institute of Chicago,
San Antonio Museum of Art, Tucson Museum of Art and El Museo del Barrio. This
exhibition is sponsored in part by Wells Fargo, N.A.