Name: Rooted in Community: Preserving Local Histories and Creating Partnerships
Start: 2025-12-03T08:30:00-05:00
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November 2025
November 18 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

The Human Brain and Its Future with Heather Berlin

Mint Museum Uptown 500 S. Tryon St., Charlotte, NC, United States

Participate in the important questions of our time. The Forum is a conversation and speaker series that brings people together to explore challenges and opportunities that affect human flourishing through the lens of the humanities and civic imagination. You’re invited to the November 18, 2025 gathering of The Forum featuring Heather Berlin Heather Berlin unlocks the secrets […]

$40
November 19 - November 23

Cucalorus Film Festival

The Cucalorus Film Foundation is a multi-disciplinary media arts organization supporting emerging and innovative artists through festivals, grants, residencies, and a community cinema with screenings and youth education programs throughout the year. Cucalorus brings people together to celebrate, discover, and create. The annual Cucalorus Film Festival provides a non-competitive environment to support independent filmmakers, performance […]
November 19 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Cultivating Learning: Celebrating America at 250

Smithsonian Office of Educational Technology, Cultivating Learning: Celebrating America at 250. The series celebrates well-known people, events, and accomplishments of our nation and also provides opportunities to discuss lesser-told histories. Explore strategies for using digital museum resources to support student learning at this milestone moment in American history.
November 20 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Lunchbox Lecture – NC MOH’s American Indian Heritage Celebration

City of Raleigh Museum 220 Fayetteville Street, Raleigh, NC, United States

Join us for a free lecture at the City of Raleigh museum with Kaya Littleturtle, who will speak about the upcoming American Indian Heritage Celebration! Coming from a long line of cultural leaders that guided him on his walk as a traditionalist, Kaya Littleturtle is currently employed at the North Carolina Museum of History as […]
November 20 @ 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm 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
November 21 - November 22

North Carolina Museum of Art 2110 Blue Ridge Road, Raleigh, NC

The AIHC—with support from its community partners, the North Carolina Commission of Indian Affairs and the North Carolina American Indian Commission—has been the culminating event in honor of American Indian Heritage Month in North Carolina for more 30 years. The AIHC consists of a virtual education day on Friday and an in-person festival on Saturday. […]
November 22 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Fall African American Walking Tours

Fall African American Walking Tours

Pope House Museum 511 S Wilmington St, Raleigh, NC, NC, United States

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. Registration is required. $10 per adult and $5 per child (ages 5-17) NOTE: Saturday tour times are 10 am, 1 pm, and 3 pm. Sunday time 2 pm September: Saturday […]

$5 – $17
November 23 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Fall African American Walking Tours

Fall African American Walking Tours

Pope House Museum 511 S Wilmington St, Raleigh, NC, NC, United States

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. Registration is required. $10 per adult and $5 per child (ages 5-17) NOTE: Saturday tour times are 10 am, 1 pm, and 3 pm. Sunday time 2 pm September: Saturday […]

$5 – $17
November 27 @ 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm 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
November 29 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Fall African American Walking Tours

Fall African American Walking Tours

Pope House Museum 511 S Wilmington St, Raleigh, NC, NC, United States

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. Registration is required. $10 per adult and $5 per child (ages 5-17) NOTE: Saturday tour times are 10 am, 1 pm, and 3 pm. Sunday time 2 pm September: Saturday […]

$5 – $17
November 30 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Fall African American Walking Tours

Fall African American Walking Tours

Pope House Museum 511 S Wilmington St, Raleigh, NC, NC, United States

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. Registration is required. $10 per adult and $5 per child (ages 5-17) NOTE: Saturday tour times are 10 am, 1 pm, and 3 pm. Sunday time 2 pm September: Saturday […]

$5 – $17
December 2025
December 3 @ 8:30 am - 3:00 pm

Rooted in Community: Preserving Local Histories and Creating Partnerships

Join a one-day convening in Pembroke, North Carolina, bringing the Smithsonian to you. By working with local leaders to identify the specific needs of their region, the Smithsonian’s Rural Initiative builds trusted collaborations between the Institution and local partners. This work is informed by the results of a year-long Rural Needs Sensing research project reflecting […]

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November 2025

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