June Programs at the N.C. Museum of History

If you’re looking for free activities this June, look no further than the N.C. Museum of History in Raleigh. A June 7 Family Day celebrating North Carolina’s coastal heritage will be filled with live entertainment, craft demonstrations, hands-on activities, food tastings and informative presentations. This Saturday event will feature 26 presenters, ranging from crab pot makers to singers and storytellers. The Family Day complements the new exhibit ArtDuckO: Waterfowl Culture in North Carolina.

On June 11, hear the creator and curator of A Thousand Words: Photographs of Vietnam Veterans describe how this traveling exhibit for — and by — Vietnam veterans began as a class photography project at Sawtooth School for Visual Art in Winston-Salem. Today, this powerful exhibit of national significance is on national tour. Martin Tucker will share stories about the exhibit’s compelling images.

These and other June programs are presented as part of “Telling Our Stories,” a yearlong celebration showcasing North Carolina’s arts, heritage and cultural life. “Telling Our Stories” is an initiative by the N.C. Department of Cultural Resources.
 
Programs

History Corner: Busy Bees
Wednesday, June 4
10-11 a.m.
Ages 5-9 with adult
To register, call 919-807-7992.

Bee’s knees, bee in your bonnet, busy as a bee. Get the buzz on “bee talk” and learn about the history of beekeeping. An activity and short story accompany the lesson. The program is presented with Cameron Village Regional Library.

Artist at Work: Nick Sapone
Friday and Sunday, June 6 and 8
1-3 p.m. (drop-in program)
Saturday, June 7
10 a.m.-3 p.m. (drop-in program)

Watch as Nick Sapone, a decoy carver from Dare County, makes decoys from wood, canvas, and wire. His birds have been featured in Southern Living and other magazines, and he received a first-place prize at the 1990 Ward World Championship Wildfowl Carving Competition.

Nick Sapone

Family Day: North Carolina's Coast: Working the Waters
Saturday, June 7
10 a.m.-3 p.m.

Ahoy! Come to this exciting day of live entertainment, activities, crafts and foods celebrating the culture and heritage of the coast. Watch a dramatic re-creation of a ship rescue, see decoy carvers at work, meet an Albemarle Sound fisherman, hear fish tales and sea songs, and experience much more.

Music of the Carolinas: Jayanthi Balachandran’s Dance Ensemble
Sunday, June 8
3 p.m.

A disciple of famed dancer Chitra Visweswaran, Jayanthi Balachandran is herself a renowned choreographer, director and dancer. She and her students will perform Bharata Natyam, an Indian classical dance. PineCone co-sponsors the performance.

Jayanthi Balachandran’s Dance Ensemble

Hear the stories of camaraderie, combat and culture behind the images featured in the traveling exhibit A Thousand Words: Photographs by Vietnam Veterans.

Make It, Take It: Pirate Lore
Saturday, June 21
1-3 p.m. (drop-in program)

During the golden age of piracy, numerous rogues pursued their lawless and murderous trade along the coast of North Carolina. Look at artifacts associated with Blackbeard and make a portrait of the most notorious pirate to sail the seven seas.

For more information about these events, call 919-807-7900 or check out the museum’s Web site at ncmuseumofhistory.org.

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