Event Series Museum Mornings

Museum Mornings

John P Top Greene Community Center 401 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Raleigh, NC, United States

Start your Fridays with coffee, culture, and community! Throughout February, the John P. "Top" Greene Community Center invites you to enjoy a complimentary cup of Dunkin’ coffee while engaging in enriching cultural discussions and exploring the fascinating onsite exhibit, "Centuries in the Making". Celebrate Black History Month as we highlight the inspiring legacy of East […]

Free

Legacies of Lynching: An Inaugural Gathering

Legacies of Lynching: An Inaugural Gathering Saturday, March 1, 2025, 8 am to 5 pm Friday Conference Center, Chapel Hill, North Carolina This day-long convening, hosted by University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill (UNC-CH) Center for the Study of the American South (CSAS) and Southern Futures (SF) in conjunction with the North Carolina Community Remembrance Coalitions […]

Free

Bartók: From Opposing Ethnic Cleansing to Inventing Ethnomusicology

Turchin Center for the Visual Arts (Room 1102) 423 West King Street, Boone, United States

The classical composer Béla Bartók is perhaps most famous in the music world for having incorporated elements of folk music into his work, a practice that earned him the title of “father of ethnomusicology.” However, attitudes of ethnic elitism in Occupied Europe made it difficult for his projects to flourish there. Bartók became an outspoken critic of antisemitic […]

Free

State and Local History Resources at the American Folklife Center

Join staff members of the American Folklife Center (AFC) at the Library of Congress for a free virtual tour of its resources, activities, and research opportunities as well as guidance on how to access, explore and utilize its vast archival collection, much of it now available online. The American Folklife Center offers an abundance of […]

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

Jane Austen’s Musical Life | Gillian Dooley

In her surviving letters, Jane Austen mentions music occasionally among news of friends, neighbors and family. We know that she played the piano and sang, apparently practicing regularly when she could. The memories of relations who were still young when she died – especially her niece Caroline – give us an idea of the place […]

Family Fun Day

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

Join us for “Buildings Day”! Collage your dream home, create a city, and follow a map through our exhibit to learn about cool Raleigh buildings! Join us for a day filled with excitement and make lasting memories! Ages 1-10 welcome!  Saturday , March 8, 11-2 p.m., City of Raleigh Museum.

Free

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

Stories that Connect Us: Behind the Project a Panel Discussion on Telling the Full Story

Durham County Library 300 N. Roxboro Rd., Durham, NC, United States

Save the date for an inspiring evening on March 18, 2025, at 6:00 PM at the Durham County Main Library! Join The Alliance for Historic Hillsborough and members of the Telling the Full Story committee for an engaging panel discussion about their journey in capturing Hillsborough’s vital history. Panelists will share stories of successes and […]

Free

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