NCMC Events from Around the State… February 1, 2016
1). North Carolina Museums
Council’s History Section (www.ncmuseums.org) and the Rowan Museum
(www.rowanmuseum.org) invite you and
your colleagues to a Museum/Historic Site networking event on Tuesday, February
9th, from 9-10 a.m. at Rowan Museum located at 202 N. Main St.,
Salisbury, NC. Compare notes, discuss
upcoming events, share printed material, and more. No need to R.S.V.P. and
refreshments will be available. Parking is in 2 hour increments on the street
and there is a free lot out front.
2). The North Carolina Department
of Natural and Cultural Resources (www.ncdcr.gov) invites you go
behind-the-scenes at the conservation lab at the North Carolina Museum of Art
during a live webcast on Thursday, February 4th, at 11 a.m.
Conservators on the museum’s staff will review the 21st century process of
laser cleaning 16th century artworks, and explain the process of cleaning,
varnishing and retouching paintings that may be hundreds of years old.
Registration is required online at http://www.ncdcr.gov/dncrtv.
3). Greensboro Historical Museum (www.greensborohistory.org)
invites you to enjoy music, food, and fun on Saturday, February 6th
from 1 -4 p.m. as Warnersville: Our Home,
Our Neighborhood, Our Stories enters its last weeks on exhibition. Enjoy
music by the New Zion Missionary Baptist Church at 1 p.m., followed by remarks
and a proclamation by Rep. Ralph C. Johnson, words from the museum staff, and
closing remarks by museum trustee and Warnersville Historical and
Beautification Society leader James Griffin.
Visitors can also spend time with costumed actors who’ll be portraying
people from local African American history. Among them are Revolutionary War
soldier Ned Griffin, Warnersville leader Harmon Unthank, NCA&T educator
Margaret Falkener, politician Zoe Barbee, and astronaut Ron McNair. Warnersville:
Our Home, Our Neighborhood, Our Stories will be on view through Sunday,
February 14.
4). Turchin Center for the Visual
Arts (www.tcva.org)
invites you to metalsmith Julia Barello’s stunning installation Strange Gardens which opens Friday,
February 5th and runs until August 6th, 2016. With her
breathtaking new installation, a multi-layered environment of vivid,
translucent color and swirling form, jeweler and metalsmith Julia Barello will
transforms the walls of the Turchin Center’s Mayer Gallery into a symbolic
garden, brightly blooming in the dark chill of winter. It will be the largest,
most ambitious work by Barello to date. The show will have the traditional
Turchin Center Exhibition Celebration (one of Boone’s most popular social
events), on Friday, February 5th, from 6 – 10 p.m.
5). The North Carolina Museum of
Natural Sciences (www.naturalsciences.org)
invites you to chill out with them and learn about how some animals (and
lemurs) survive winter. Animals that
hibernate conserve energy by chilling out; their body temperature plummets to
near-freezing levels, heart rate lowers to three to five breaths per minute,
and some can go up to 15 minutes without taking a breath. Join Duke
University’s Sheena Faherty to find out how these adaptations, which would be
deadly to a non-hibernator, allow these mammals to survive harsh winter
environments year after year with no ill effects. Her presentation, “Chill Out!
Hibernation as a ‘Cool’ Way to Survive the Winter,” takes place at the Museum
of Natural Sciences on Thursday, February 4th at 7 p.m. Educators from the Duke Lemur Center will
also be on hand from 6 to 7 p.m. to share photos and stories of their resident
lemurs, as well as information on their lemur conservation efforts in
Madagascar. This lecture is in
conjunction with the special exhibit, Extreme
Mammals, which explores the diversity, ancestry and evolution of species
ranging from huge to tiny, from speedy to sloth-like. Lecture ticket is $10.
Add an exhibition ticket to your order and receive $5 off admission. Friends of
the Museum members receive free admission to the exhibition. Tickets are
available online (naturalsciences.org/extreme) or at the Museum Box Office
(919-707-9950).
6). The Tobacco Farm Life Museum (www.tobaccofarmlifemuseum.org)
will hold the 11th annual “Breakfast with the Commissioner” event, with
Commissioner of Agriculture Steve Troxler, on Friday, February 5th at 7:30 A.M at
the Southern Farm Show. During the
event Dr. Richard Linton, Dean of NCSU College of Agriculture & Life
Sciences, will be presented with the “Excellence in Agriculture” award. Tickets
are on sale for $25 and include breakfast, the opportunity to hear firsthand
the latest agriculture news, participate in acknowledging the “Excellence in
Agriculture” and “Innovative Young Farmer of the Year” award winners and visit
with North Carolina’s Agriculture leaders. Proceeds from this event benefit the
Tobacco Farm Life Museum, Inc. Tickets
can be purchased by calling 919-284-3431 or by visiting eventbright.com.
7). Museum of the Cape Fear
Historical Complex (www.museumofthecapefear.ncdcr.gov)
will host Dancing Stories with April C. Turner, a highly energetic performance
of dance, stories and songs from the West African culture, on Saturday, February
6th, at 2:00 p.m. From Turner’s performance the audience will learn
how West African dances and stories affirm community-building concepts of
working together, integrity, and perseverance. Together, Turner and the
audience will explore the language of African dance symbols. At the end of the
presentation, audience members are invited to participate in playing musical
instruments together as a community. The program is a well-rounded cultural
experience focusing on the strength of art to inspire, unite and educate. The event
is free and open to the public. More information about April Turner can be
found at her website: www.lifeasartproductions.com.
For more information about the Museum please
call 910-486-1330, follow them on Facebook, or visit their website at www.museumofthecapefear.ncdcr.gov.
8). The North Carolina Aquarium
at Fort Fisher (www.ncaquariums.com/fort-fisher)
announces a Kids-Only Valentines Sleepover at the Aquarium! What’s not to love about a night with sharks
and hearts? The North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher transforms into a
kids-only zone Valentine’s Weekend. The Aquarium hosts “Hugs and Fishes
Valentine’s Lock-In,” for children ages 5 to 12, with two evenings to choose
from Friday, Feb. 12 and Saturday, Feb. 13. Guests arrive at 6 p.m. to play
games, make crafts and enjoy animal programs. When it’s time to settle down for
the evening, the little ones will drift off in front of the Cape Fear Shoals
with sharks, rays, schooling fish and a sea turtle lulling them to sleep.
Trained Aquarium staff will supervise all activities. Dinner, snacks and breakfast will be
provided. Children must be comfortable being away from parents all night.
Preregistration for sleepover is required. The cost is $55 per child. For more
information or to register for this program, please call (910) 772-0500 or
visit ncaquariums.com/fort-fisher.
9). Kings Mountain Historical
Museum (www.kingsmountainmuseum.org) announces
their upcoming exhibit, School Spirit,
opening Saturday, February 6th and running through May 21,
2016. School Spirit will celebrate the history of education in Kings
Mountain and the surrounding region. This
special exhibit will examine the evolution of local schooling from the days of
the one room schoolhouse to today’s modern classrooms. A collection of artifacts, archives, and
photographs will illustrate the stories of the classwork, sports, band, clubs,
and other school activities that shaped the citizens of this area.
10). North Carolina Maritime
Museum in Beaufort (www.ncmaritimemuseums.com) invites
you to their upcoming workshop, “Build Your Own Skin-on-Frame Boat”, taking
place from February 6th - 9th, from 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Participants will build their own
Skin-on-Frame ultralight boat in the Inuit style. These versatile and time tested
boats can be fashioned in a myriad of styles including the North Alaska
Retrieval Kayak, Greenland Style Sea Kayak, Pram Dinghy and Canadian
Canoe. After the frames have been pegged
and lashed together from fir and steam bent white oak frames, the skin of
12-ounce Ballistic Nylon is sewn over the frame and coated with either varnish
or paint to produce a light, tough and beautiful boat. This 4-day course runs for four straight
days. Students also have the option to
take the course on two consecutive weekends February 6 & 7 and February 13
& 14. Course fee is $1,500. Minimum age: 16 yrs. old. All courses are limited in size. Advance registration required. Please call 252-728-7317 for more information
or to register. Class will be held at the
Harvey W. Smith Watercraft Center at the North Carolina Maritime Museum located
on 315 Front Street in Beaufort, NC.
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