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Event Series Stories that Connect Us: A Community Conversation on Telling the Full Story

Stories that Connect Us: A Community Conversation on Telling the Full Story

Passmore Center 103 Meadowlands Dr, Hillsborough, NC, United States

Discover the stories that shape our community in a special four-part conversation series! Hosted by the Alliance for Historic Hillsborough and the Telling the Full Story committee, each session dives into the history of local sites from our interactive map, with engaging video presentations and oral histories that bring these places to life. Join us […]

Free

Event Series Latin America Through Film (8-Week Class)

Latin America Through Film (8-Week Class)

VisArt Video 3104 Eastway Dr., Charlotte, NC, United States

Cine Casual is thrilled to announce our first-ever community class! Join us for an 8-week exploration of Latin American history through the lens of cinema. Together, we’ll dive into iconic films that illuminate the region’s rich cultural, political, and social heritage. 📅 Dates: Tuesdays from February 25 - April 15 (6:30 - 8 pm)* 📍 Location: VisArt Video (3104 Eastway Dr, […]

Pickin’ Apart Bartók: How to Hear Folk Sounds in Classical Music

Jones House Cultural Center 604 West King Street, Boone, United States

What qualifies as folk music in North Carolina and around the world? What elements of rural sound inspired the classical composer Béla Bartók, and in which rural communities did they originate? In this workshop, led by Mark Freed and Trevor McKenzie, participants will hear examples of and learn to recognize the folk sounds in classical music. […]

Free

The 2025 Charlotte Ideas Festival

Dubois Center at UNC Charlotte Center City 320 E Ninth St, Charlote, NC, United States

The Charlotte Ideas Festival is a multi- day festival within the Charlotte SHOUT! festival that celebrates Food-Art-Music- Ideas. The Charlotte Ideas Festival features a range of thinkers, innovators and audience members, all sharing wisdom and exploring topics—from the hard and necessary work of citizenship to finding joy to the latest developments in artificial intelligence.

Event Series Stories that Connect Us: A Community Conversation on Telling the Full Story

Stories that Connect Us: A Community Conversation on Telling the Full Story

Passmore Center 103 Meadowlands Dr, Hillsborough, NC, United States

Discover the stories that shape our community in a special four-part conversation series! Hosted by the Alliance for Historic Hillsborough and the Telling the Full Story committee, each session dives into the history of local sites from our interactive map, with engaging video presentations and oral histories that bring these places to life. Join us […]

Free

Firefest

starworks 100 Russell Dr, Star, NC, United States

Firefest is a two-day celebration of incredible glass, ceramic, and metal art at Starworks! April 4 & 5, 2025 the public is invited to attend fiery demonstrations, hands on workshops, and artist talks with internationally recognized artists. Starworks will also host live music, food trucks, and a special exhibition during the event. Full schedule and […]

$10
Event Series Latin America Through Film (8-Week Class)

Latin America Through Film (8-Week Class)

VisArt Video 3104 Eastway Dr., Charlotte, NC, United States

Cine Casual is thrilled to announce our first-ever community class! Join us for an 8-week exploration of Latin American history through the lens of cinema. Together, we’ll dive into iconic films that illuminate the region’s rich cultural, political, and social heritage. 📅 Dates: Tuesdays from February 25 - April 15 (6:30 - 8 pm)* 📍 Location: VisArt Video (3104 Eastway Dr, […]

Event Series Preserving Our Voices Info Sessions and Mock Interviews

Preserving Our Voices Info Sessions and Mock Interviews

In a Preserving Our Voices session, students gather to listen to a historian share firsthand knowledge about significant historical events, deepening their understanding of the past. As they engage, they also develop interviewing skills—learning how to ask thoughtful questions, follow up effectively, and capture compelling narratives. A videographer documents the session, recording both the historian’s […]

Event Series Stories that Connect Us: A Community Conversation on Telling the Full Story

Stories that Connect Us: A Community Conversation on Telling the Full Story

Passmore Center 103 Meadowlands Dr, Hillsborough, NC, United States

Discover the stories that shape our community in a special four-part conversation series! Hosted by the Alliance for Historic Hillsborough and the Telling the Full Story committee, each session dives into the history of local sites from our interactive map, with engaging video presentations and oral histories that bring these places to life. Join us […]

Free

Reckoning with Racial Covenants in Durham Community Listening Session

People's Solidarity Hub 1809 Chapel Hill Rd, Durham, United States

Help Hacking into History develop a community-driven exhibit about restrictive racial covenants in Durham, supported by a North Carolina Humanities grant. As this is a collaborative project, your ideas matter. Join us for food and conversation. See visual displays about racial covenants in Durham, their lasting impact, the progress of our work, and the data […]

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From Air to Arrangement: The Evolution of Keyboard Music in Austen’s Era | Laura Klein

In Austen’s novels, we encounter music in a variety of forms and scenes with the pianoforte at their center. While Austen doesn’t mention keyboard pieces by their titles, she alludes to one style in particular that 18th-century music in its popular and utilitarian manifestation: the “air.” An air can designate a variety of styles and […]

Zebulon Historic Homes Tour

Preservation Zebulon is delighted to present our Zebulon Historic Homes Tour on Saturday April 12 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Your tour ticket is a key to peek inside six homes - many of which have never been open to the public. These Tour homes showcase Zebulon’s rich past from the charming quaint dwellings […]

Free – $30

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