NCMC Events from Around the State… December 28, 2015
1). 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.
2). Hands On! (www.handsonwnc.org), a Child's Gallery in
Hendersonville, invites you to World Braille Days @ Hands On! from Tuesday,
January 5th – Friday, January 8th. Learn to write your name in Braille,
experience Braille books and see how 6 dots changed the world. All ages.
Sponsored by Drs. Alison & Richard Reid, Pediatric Dentistry &
Orthodontics. Free with $5 admission/free for members.
3). The
Battleship NORTH CAROLINA (www.battleshipnc.com) invites you to their program, Hidden
Battleship, on January 9th from 12:00 – 4:30 p.m. For the explorer
at heart, bring a friend and join them for a unique, behind-the-scenes tour of
un-restored areas of the Battleship. The four-hour tour consists of small
groups with guides. Guests explore the bow (officers' country, boatswain
locker, and descend to the bottom of the ship), third deck (Radio II, brig, after
gyro, storage rooms, ammunition handling, Engineer's office), Engine room #1,
superstructure (Captain’s cabin, armored conning tower, maintenance shops),
reefer, aft diesel, and climb inside the fire control tower to the top of the
ship. The Azalea Coast Radio Club will be in Radio II to explain their work on
the ship's radio transmitters. The
program is for adults only (ages 16 and up) and limited to 40 participants. It
is not appropriate for those who have difficulty climbing narrow ladders or
over knee-high hatches. Wear warm, comfortable, washable clothing, sturdy,
rubber-soled shoes and bring a camera! Registration and payment are due
Thursday before the event. $50 per person. $45 for Friends members or active
military.
4). High Point Museum (www.highpointmuseum.org) invites you
to You Can Go Back to the Plantation: Plantation Records for Genealogical
Research on Sunday, January 10th from 3 - 4:30 p.m. at High Point
Public Library, Morgan Room. Lamar
DeLoatch of the Piedmont-Triad Chapter, Afro-American Genealogical and
Historical Society will join in to discuss private plantation records and other
public materials that illuminate the lives of enslaved people on the farms on
which they lived and worked. Descendants should not despair in finding these
records, even though much effort may be required. No preregistration required.
For more information, contact the Heritage Research Center at 883-3637 or ncroom@highpointnc.gov.
5). Charlotte
Museum of History (www.charlottemuseum.org) invites you
to Twelfth Night on January 9th from 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. Twelfth Night
was the end of the Christmas season for the Backcountry settlers and celebrated
with great revelry. Join with the Backcountry folk as they sing carols around
the bonfires, toast the fruit trees, and play colonial games. Learn about the
history of Twelfth Night and take a candlelight tour of the house. Enjoy cider
and Twelfth Night cake in the log kitchen. $8 for members; $10 for public; $5
for ages 6-12; Free for under 6. Please go online to charlottemuseum.org to
register.
6). Southeastern
Center for Contemporary Art (www.secca.org)
announces that tickets are now on sale for Crossroads @ SECCA #014: Phil
Cook. The performance will take place on
Friday, January 22, 2016. The Dead Tongues and Daniel Bachman will open the
triple bill. Tickets can be purchased through Eventbrite and www.secca.org.
7). Cameron
Art Museum (www.cameronartmuseum.org) invites
you to the Museum School featured Workshop, New Year, New Moment: A
Mindfulness-Based Mandala Drawing Workshop on Sunday, January 3rd,
from 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. at Pancoe Art Ed. Center.
Mandala is the Sanskrit word for “circle” and mandala circle images have
been used in many ancient traditions as a representation of self, wholeness,
healing or the universe. Participants in this class learn how to draw their own
mandalas using art materials supplied by the instructor. Those who participate
also learn a creative way to lessen tension and increase self-awareness in
one’s life. $50/$40 CAM member if registered before December 29th,
$65/$55 CAM member after the 29th.
8). The
N.C. Transportation Museum (www.nctrans.org) welcomed
a 159 year old locomotive for historical research and restoration on Tuesday, December
22nd. The Civil War era 1856 Texas locomotive, famed as part of the
Great Locomotive Chase of the Civil War and one of the city of Atlanta’s most
treasured objects, is expected to remain in Spencer for the majority of
2016. The public will be able to witness
much of the restoration as it takes place in the museum’s Bob Julian
Roundhouse. The building’s open repair bays will allow visitors to see the
engine, while special tours and other programming are planned for an up close
view. At the conclusion of the
restoration, the Texas will return to
Atlanta to appear in its new home, now under construction, at the Atlanta
History Center.
9). The
Asheville Art Museum (www.ashevilleart.org) is offering visitors
the opportunity to view a number of unique and diverse works from its Permanent
Collection in an exhibition on view in its Appleby Foundation Gallery through
February 14th, 2016. Collectors’
Circle: Celebrating Recent Gifts features gifts of art made in 2014 and
2015 by the Museum’s Collectors’ Circle.
The Museum’s Collectors’ Circle is a membership group that encourages
the exchange of ideas and interests, art learning, connoisseurship and
collecting. As a vibrant and critical source of support, they are dedicated to
growing the Museum’s Permanent Collection through annual gifts of artwork,
selected and presented in partnership with the Curatorial staff. The Museum’s
fundamental collection focus is American art of the 20th and 21st centuries.
Underlying this, and within the overriding context of American art, is a
concentration on work with significance to the Southeast. For more information
about this and other exhibitions on view at the Asheville Art Museum, please
visit www.ashevilleart.org.
10). Greensboro
Science Center (www.greensboroscience.org) invites
families to come have some barnyard fun at the Pajama Jam on Friday, January 22nd.
From 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. the Center will be transformed into an after-hours
“farmtastic” barnyard party designed especially for families with children ages
12 and younger. Children - and accompanying adults - are encouraged to wear
pajamas and jam with the Greensboro Science Center and Chick-fil-A by enjoying
awesome activities such as: games, face painting, balloon animals, animal
encounters, crafts, dancing to the rockin’ tunes of Big Bang Boom, “Tot Rock”
show playing in the OmniSphere Theater, Photo Ops with the Chick-fil-A cows,
and tasty treats and drinks provided by Chick-fil-A (included in ticket price).
Admission to Pajama Jam is $10 (plus tax) for Greensboro Science Center Members
and $12 (plus tax) for Non-Members. Children 2 and under are free. Tickets are
on sale now and can be purchased on site or over the phone at 336-288-3769.
Capacity is limited but walk-ups are welcome, based on ticket availability. For
more information, visit: http://greensboroscience.org/events/special/pajamajam/.
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