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Food and family fun were the focus earlier this month when Sec. Susan Kluttz joined Horne Creek Living Historical Farm in Pinnacle to celebrate the arrival of fall, turn-of-the-century style. Despite the slightly overcast weather, the right sounds and smells combined with a slight chill in the air to get everyone excited for the festivities.
Photo: BB&T Wilson Market President Wes Berry; Jenny Moore, project manager of the Vollis Simpson Whirligig Park Project (VSWGPP); Secretary Susan Kluttz; Wilson Mayor Bruce Rose; Henry Walston, chairman of the VSWGPP Steering Committee; Betty Ray McCain, former Cultural Resources secretary and member of the VSWGPP steering committee
Sec. Kluttz with Chief Deputy Sec. Karin Cochran, Deputy Sec. Kevin Cherry and N.C. Museum of History Director Ken Howard
 
Secretary Kluttz welcomes IBMA attendees to Raleigh
 
Secretary Kluttz welcomed guests, with SECCA Foundation Chair Wesley Davis and SECCA Executive Director Mark Leach, to the preview of Graphic Design: Now in Production -- the first exhibit in over a decade to look comprehensively at the communications design sector. Sometimes it is not until we stop for a moment that we notice that design is all around us. It permeates our daily lives, influences our behavior and is defining the human experience as a strikingly visual one.
Sec. Kluttz with Dr. Sam Powell (in a Continental Soldier’s uniform) and local school kids
 
When you think of a hospital, an innovative art program probably isn’t the first thing that comes to mind. Late last week, Sec. Susan Kluttz saw first-hand how the two can actually work very well together. The Secretary visited the North Carolina Children’s Hospital in Chapel Hill with Gov. Pat McCrory and First Lady Ann McCrory as part of Childhood Cancer Awareness Day. Childhood cancer awareness is a cause that is close to the heart of the First Lady.
Sec. Kluttz and State Librarian Cal Shepard touch a rabbit
 
Gov. McCrory and Sec. Kluttz with Buncombe County Commissioners David King and Joe Belcher and state Rep. Michele Presnell
 
On a trip last week to Winston-Salem, Sec. Susan Kluttz joined N.C. Arts Council Director Wayne Martin to see first-hand how the arts are being used revitalize the local economy. She was in town to see how a small investment through the N.C. Arts Council's SmART Initiative pilot project is serving as a catalyst for an ambitious expansion of the Winston-Salem Theatre District and the unveiling of an arts-driven economic plan for the city's downtown.