Duke Homestead celebrates North Carolina's food history and culture July 11at "Pork, Pickles and Peanuts: Tastes of North Carolina." This free, family fun event focuses on everything that makes the state taste great with the highly competitive and extremely tasty annual Barbecue Cook-Off followed by the sweet treat that is the Pie Competition July 11, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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The Museum of the Cape Fear Historical Complex is pleased to offer for a second consecutive summer, guided tours of Arsenal Park on Fridays at 2:00 pm, through August 14. The tour will be available free of charge. The site of the Fayetteville Arsenal was commissioned in 1838 by the federal government to manufacture and store arms. Seized by the Confederacy during the Civil War, the arsenal complex eventually encompassed more than 100 acres at the top of Haymount Hill. The facility was destroyed by Union troops under the command of William T. Sherman in March of 1865, 150 years ago.
N.C. Department Secretary Susan Kluttz will host a discussion of the new bond proposal Monday, June 22 at 3 p.m. at a celebration of Brunswick Town, a major pre-Revolutionary port on North Carolina's Cape Fear River that was razed by British troops in 1776 and never rebuilt. If the Connect NC bonds are approved by voters this November, Brunswick Town may receive $3.5 million. Accelerated erosion along the Cape Fear River is threatening to destroy historic resources including colonial ruins, a Civil War fort and several 18th and 19th century wharves at Brunswick Town/Fort Anderson State Historic Site. This funding will supplement existing funding in the design and installation of an innovative new shore protection system for the site's entire riverfront.
In addition to the "Queen of Steam" locomotive, train rides on motor cars, and lessons on train safety, the Rail Days Festival at the N.C. Transportation Museum June 20 will feature exhibits and designs for trains of the future. Representatives from UNC-Charlotte will discuss technology that will consume less fuel and make for safer, more affordable transportation.
Tryon Palace’s Jonkonnu interpretive performance group will hold free workshops for those interested in joining the troupe in the Waystation Auditorium on Tuesdays, from 1-3 p.m., June 23 to Aug. 11.
Pack a picnic, bring your lawn chairs and blankets, and enjoy the Independence Day holiday weekend at this annual patriotic celebration Saturday, July 4. The Historic State Capitol will sponsor this free, fun-filled family event that has become a downtown Raleigh tradition. For the fifth year, an outdoor naturalization ceremony for approximately 30 new citizens will take place at noon on the Capitol steps.
Tryon Palace research historian Siobhan Fitzpatrick will explore the early history of Tryon Palace and New Bern during a Lunch and Learn lecture held at the North Carolina History Center in downtown New Bern on Friday, June 19. The lecture, entitled “The History of Tryon Palace,” will begin at noon.
Go back in time and visit another era during this annual, free event to explore and experience history, fun, food, arts and crafts during the "Days Gone By" program June 20, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Somerset Place State Historic Site. This history, fun-filled and educational day will feature life on a plantation through hands-on historic activities with costumed interpreters.
The North Carolina Symphony is pleased to announce that four talented young musicians have won top prizes in the 2015 Kathleen Price and Joseph M. Bryan Youth Concerto Competition, the state’s premier competition for young instrumentalists. The finals of this rigorous, two-round audition were held in Raleigh in May. Symphony Music Director Grant Llewellyn and Symphony Associate Conductor David Glover served as judges.
North Carolina Symphony to Perform “Music of the Eagles” at Rex Healthcare Summerfest Series June 27
The North Carolina Symphony, led by conductor Brent Havens, will perform some of the greatest hits from the band The Eagles as part of its 2015 Rex Healthcare Summerfest Series at Cary’s Booth Amphitheatre on Saturday, June 27, at 7:30 p.m. Joining Havens will be vocalists John Hines and Terry Brock, and Glenn DeLaune, vocals and 12-string guitar.