NCMC Events from Around the State… December 14, 2015
1). New
Winston Museum (www.newwinston.org) presents the December
Salon Series: “Sisters in Flight” on Thursday, December 17th from
5:30 – 7:00 p.m. This panel discussion will shed light on Piedmont Airlines’
female pioneers. Prior to the 1960s, women had very little role in the air
travel industry. Beginning as “flight” attendants, and later as pilots, women
slowly carved out a space within the male-dominated field. Former Piedmont
pilots Sandy Gitter and Connie Tobias, and former Piedmont flight attendant
Nancy Robinson will share memories of the early days of women flying the
friendly skies. Our special guest moderator is historian and Dean of Wake
Forest College, Dr. Michele Gillespie! Dr. Gillespie will ask our panelists
questions that will help illuminate the place that their individual stories
hold in the bigger picture of gender, labor, and equality in our countries
history. Admission
is free and donations are gladly accepted. Please visit the web site at www.newwinston.org or call 336.724.2842
for more information.
2). Southeastern
Center for Contemporary Art (www.secca.org)
invites you to the Camel City Jazz New Year’s Eve Party @ SECCA on Thursday,
December 31st from 8:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. Dress to the nines for an evening at SECCA's
historic mansion and galleries. Enjoy a concert hall performance by
Winston-Salem's own Big Band and after-party with more live music. Hors
d'oeuvres and full bar service from our friends at Milner's and Jeffrey Adams,
dessert and cordial bar, champagne toast. Proceeds jointly benefit SECCA and
Camel City Jazz Orchestra. Tickets are $150 per person or $280 per couple. To
purchase tickets contact Connie Schroeder: (336) 397-2104 or connie.schroeder@secca.org. Call
Now - Tickets are limited!
3). Hands On! (www.handsonwnc.org), a Child's Gallery in
Hendersonville, invites you HOLLY-DAYS WORKSHOPS AT HANDS ON! On Monday, December 21st from 1:30
- 3:30 p.m. join them for Engineer Workshop – Misfit Toys. Ages 7 years &
up. Come be an elf engineer by creating new toy creations from re-purposed toys
that need to be loved! $20 non-members (includes admission for child
participating in workshop); $12 for members. Pre-registration required. Call
697-8333 to register.
4). The
North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching in Cullowhee (www.nccat.org) announces the touring exhibit,
“Understanding our Past, Shaping our Future,” is now on view at their
Center. The interactive presentation
focuses on Cherokee language and culture, using sound recordings as the basis
for representing a coherent story in words and text. Designed to include community input as a way
to develop its content, major themes include Cherokee Homeland, Heritage Sites,
Tourism, Family, and Community Celebrations.
The exhibit is sponsored by the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians with
funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. The exhibit remains open through January 21,
2016. For directions and hours, visit: www.nccat.org.
5). The North Carolina
Museum of Natural Sciences at Whiteville (www.naturalsciences.org) presents
“Science Cinema,” on Saturday, December 26th, featuring
Disneynature’s “Monkey Kingdom.” This spectacular tale is set among ancient
ruins in the jungles of South Asia. Maya, a clever and resourceful monkey,
finds her world forever changed when she welcomes her son Kip into her colorful
extended family. Maya and her family will make you laugh and warm your heart as
she realizes her dreams for her son’s future. This free 81-minute film will be shown at 10
a.m., noon and 2 p.m. This film is rated G. The last Saturday of each month the
museum will be showing engaging nature and science films perfect for the entire
family. Science Cinema programming is funded by a grant from the International
Paper Foundation. Admission is free,
but donations are greatly appreciated. For more information, please call the
museum at 910-914-4185 or email Whiteville@naturalsciences.org.
6). Charlotte
Museum of History (www.charlottemuseum.org) invites you
to two sessions of Backcountry Explorers - NC: Colony to State, offered on January
2nd from 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. and January 7th from 2:00
- 3:30 p.m. In this series of classes,
students ages 6-12 will immerse themselves in Colonial history. Grab your
explorer’s badge and join us as we discover Colonial life at the Hezekiah
Alexander Home Site and create hands-on projects. $10 per student. Please go
online to charlottemuseum.org to register.
7). The
Blowing Rock Art and History Museum (www.blowingrockmuseum.org)
invites children aged 6 years and older to a two-day puppet-making workshop
with artist Julie DelRosso on two consecutive Mondays: January 4 and 11. In
this class, children will choose a character from a chosen folk tale, and
construct their own, large-scale puppets. They will get to breathe life into
the puppets they build by animating the puppets in the Winterfest Snowflake
Parade in downtown Blowing Rock on January 30, 2016, at 3 p.m. Preregistration
is required for this two-day workshop, and ideally participants should be
available to walk in the Snowflake Parade, which is part of Blowing Rock’s many
Winterfest festivities. Cost is $10 for members, $15 for nonmembers. Register
by phone 828.295.9099 or in person at the Museum.
8). Hickory
Museum of Art (www.HickoryArt.org), together with Catawba
Valley Camera Club, presents an evening with international photojournalist
Steve McCurry on Saturday, January 9th, at Hickory Museum of Art and
SALT Block Auditorium. The evening program is being held in conjunction with
the Museum’s limited engagement exhibition, Unexpected
Beauty: Views from the Lens of Steve McCurry. The exhibition includes 69
images, including one of McCurry’s most recognizable photographs – that of a young
girl named Sharbat Gula – taken in December, 1984, in a refugee camp near
Peshawar, Pakistan. Visitors can view exhibit images in the Museum’s Coe and
Entrance galleries through May 8, 2016. An
Evening with Steve McCurry starts with a reception at 6 p.m. in the second
floor Coe Gallery of Hickory Museum of Art. The artist reception includes
drinks, heavy hors d’oeuvres and reserved seating for the Artist’s Talk in the
SALT Block Auditorium. Cost to attend the reception is $50 per person for HMA
and Catawba Valley Camera Club members, and $75 per person for nonmembers. McCurry
will present a talk with Q&A at 7:30 p.m. in the SALT Block Auditorium. A
book signing will follow the talk in the Museum’s Coe Gallery. Cost to attend
the Artist’s Talk only is $20 per person for HMA and Catawba Valley Camera Club
members, and $35 per person for nonmembers. Prices include tax. Space is
limited for both the reception and talk. To reserve space, call 828-327-8576 or
visit www.HickoryArt.org.
9). Greensboro
Historical Museum (www.GreensboroHistory.org) reminds
you that there is still time to join in the mouse hunt! It’s the kind of mouse
hunt everyone will enjoy. Little felt critters, dressed for the holidays, have
made their home in museum exhibits, and smiles are guaranteed for the seek and
find in every gallery. Our Mousetastical friends are having lots of fun, too,
from checking out a First Lady’s fancy slippers to sneaking into a movie
theatre, and will remind you to make a peppermint cane mouse to take home. The
hunt will continue through Sunday, January 3rd. The Museum is open
Tuesday – Saturday 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., and on Sundays from 2-5 p.m. It is closed
Mondays, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and New Year’s Day.
10). Mount
Airy Museum of Regional History (www.northcarolinamuseum.org)
invites you to ring in the New Year with them on Thursday, December 31st
from 9:00 p.m. – 1:00 a.m. Music will be
provided by the band, Face the Music.
Tickets are $25, tax included and all ticket proceeds will benefit the
Museum. Countdown the New Year with the
2nd annual Sheriff Andy Badge Drop from the Museum roof at midnight. Please call
336-786-4478 for more information or to purchase your tickets.
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