Tryon Palace's Jonkonnu interpretive performance group will hold free workshops for all ages interested in joining the troupe. Workshops will be held in the Waystation Auditorium on Tuesdays, from 1-3 p.m., June 21 to Aug. 9.
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Spend this Fourth of July with the State Capitol. The Capitol is hosting a free, fun-filled family event that has become a Raleigh tradition. For the sixth year, a naturalization ceremony for new citizens will take place at noon on the Capitol's south grounds.
The North Carolina Symphony will give a free outdoor concert Saturday, June 18, at 7:00 p.m. in Riverwalk Crossing Park in Jacksonville. Symphony Associate Conductor David Glover will lead the orchestra in “Concerts in Your Community: Favorite Light Classics.”
NC Children’s Theatre of Charlotte Touring Company returns to Roanoke Island Festival Park with Commedia Princess and the Pea June 15, 16, 17 at 10:30 a.m. in the Indoor Theatre.
Want to become a scientist for the day? Researchers at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences invite you to come learn about, and take part in, the importance of transcription in the study of natural science specimens.
Hessian soldier John Reed fought for the British in the Revolutionary War but deserted his mercenary role to join the German community in Cabarrus County in 1782. Reed Gold Mine will present "From Mercenary to Miner" Saturday, June 18, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., to examine his life and early years before the 1799 discovery of gold on his farm.
Visitors can experience a taste of life on the brink of the Revolutionary War at the Tryon Palace Living History Weekend from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, June 4, and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, June 5.
Tryon Palace will offer behind-the-scenes tours at the costume shop and conservation lab Tuesdays in June. All tours begin at 2 p.m. at the Waystation, located on the corner of Pollock and George streets in downtown New Bern.
The North Carolina Symphony returns to Tryon Palace in downtown New Bern for its annual free concert on the South Lawn Tuesday, June 7.
A collection of documents on revolutionary politics in North Carolina will be on display in Mattocks Hall inside the North Carolina History Center, Saturday, June 4.