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SUMMARY:"Spark! Places of Innovation" Smithsonian Traveling Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:Alamance County Public Libraries is hosting the Smithsonian Institution’s traveling exhibit\, Spark! Places of Innovation\, October 9 through November 19\, 2025 at May Memorial Library during library hours. \nSpark! Places of Innovation A traveling exhibition that explores the unique combination of places\, people\, and circumstances that sparks innovation and invention in rural communities. Inspired by an exhibition by the Smithsonian’s Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation\, the exhibition features stories gathered from diverse communities across the nation. Photographs\, engaging interactives\, objects\, videos\, and digital stories bring a multilayered experience to reveal the leaders\, challenges\, successes\, and future of innovation in each town. Technical\, social\, cultural\, or artistic– every sort of innovation story is as unique as each community and will be represented in Spark! Places of Innovation. #SparkPlaces \nSpark! Places of Innovation is part of Museum on Main Street\, a collaboration between the Smithsonian Institution and the North Carolina Humanities Council. Support for Museum on Main Street has been provided by the United States Congress
URL:https://nchumanities.org/event/spark-places-of-innovation-smithsonian-traveling-exhibition/
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SUMMARY:Fall African American Walking Tours
DESCRIPTION:Autumn is perfect for walking! Explore Raleigh’s historic\, influential Black neighborhood\, the Third Ward\, near Shaw University—a hub of culture\, business\, and education.  \nRegistration is required. $10 per adult and $5 per child (ages 5-17)  \n  \nNOTE: Saturday tour times are 10 am\, 1 pm\, and 3 pm. Sunday time 2 pm \n  \nSeptember: Saturday 20th\, 27th and Sunday 21st\, 28th \nOctober: Saturday 4th\, 11th\, 18th\, 25th\, and Sunday 5th\, 12th\, 19th\, 26th \nNovember: Saturday 1st\, 8th\, 22nd and Sunday 2nd\, 9th\, 16th\, 23rd\, \nDecember: Saturday 6th\, 13th\, 20th\, and Sunday 7th\, 14th\, 21st
URL:https://nchumanities.org/event/fall-african-american-walking-tours/2025-11-16/
LOCATION:Pope House Museum\, 511 S Wilmington St\, Raleigh\, NC\, NC\, 27601\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="The City of Raleigh Museum":MAILTO:cormuseum@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:Asheville Poetry Book Event for Ronald Rand's "The Marsh in May and 30 Poems with 29 Paintings by Ronald Rand"
DESCRIPTION:Is it possible to see the miracles of life happening right before our eyes? \nFollowing Ronald Rand’s award-winning performance in his celebrated solo play\, “LET ITY BE ART!” as Harold Clurman\, the “Elder Statesman of the American Theatre” at 12:45 p.m. visit: https://cslasheville.org/event/let-it-be-art/ \n2 p.m. Free Book Event: The Marsh in May – 2:00 PM – Center for Spiritual Living Asheville \nFollowing the performance\, Ronald Rand will host a book signing and read from his newest book: The Marsh in May and 30 Poems with 29 Paintings by Ronald Rand\, 80 pages\, $19.95\, the first book of a new imprint Lucky Shoe Press published by Sunbury Press. Visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/poetry-book-event-for-ronald-rands-the-marsh-in-may-and-30-poems-tickets-1864126876669?aff=oddtdtcreator \n“The MARSH in MAY & 30 Poems with 29 Paintings by Ronald Rand” brings the reader into an unforgettable journey of soaring poetry on nature and the joys and mysteries of life. Within the pages\, you’ll discover myriads of worlds within words – a harmonious dance between each poem and painting with some written as shape poems; others as odes to Thomas Wolfe\, Edwin Booth\, Jean-Claude van Itallie\, and to the poet’s mother; and transforming experiences around the world to fantastical places including Kathmandu\, Mostar\, Olympia\, and Fez. \nTravel back in time to when art appeared in caves thousands of years ago\, float along the Tennessee River\, experience when Helen Keller first recognized water\, and sit in a field with a chimney alone. \n“…Ronald Rand’s verse expresses wonderment and appreciation of the natural world\, as seen in his paintings\, honoring the powerful evidence of creation all around him…. reminding us that if we open our eyes\, breathe the air and bask in the sun’s rays\, we experience the joys of life from which we are often distracted…beckoning us to live in the moment and experience these joys with him.” from an introduction by author\, publisher\, Lawrence Knorr. \nFor everyone who loves poetry\, nature\, and the gift of life\, you’ll be transformed by the miracles revealed in “The Marsh in May & 30 Poems with 29 Paintings by Ronald Rand”.
URL:https://nchumanities.org/event/asheville-poetry-book-event-for-ronald-rands-the-marsh-in-may-and-30-poems-with-29-paintings-by-ronald-rand/
LOCATION:Center for Spiritual Living Asheville\, 2 Science of Mind Way\, 2 Science of Mind Way\, Asheville\, NC\, 28806\, United States
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