Food and history lovers can feast with a purpose at the premiere "Trucks for Duke Homestead" food truck gathering Aug. 21 at Duke Homestead State Historic Site.
The North Carolina Museum of Art (NCMA) announces a plan to renovate its East Building gallery and education spaces. It will include improvements and additions to the NCMA’s education studios, the creation of a new media and photography gallery space, and the reinstallation and expansion of the Museum’s African collection.
Bright Star Touring Company will present Aesop’s Fables Children’s Show July 27 ,28, 29 at 10:30 a.m. in the Indoor Theatre at Roanoke Island Festival Park. Tickets are $5/ ages 2 and younger-free.
Beginning September 10, 2016, the North Carolina Museum of Art (NCMA) presents Reunited: Francescuccio Ghissi’s St. John Altarpiece, the first time in more than 100 years that the altarpiece’s eight known panels—and one recreated missing panel—can be seen and appreciated as one magnificent work of art. The free exhibition will be on view through March 5, 2017.
Join brewers from the Triangle area and beyond at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences in downtown Raleigh for a one-of-a-kind evening of beer and science. At this third annual sampling session, held Friday, August 19, 7–10 p.m., more than a dozen North Carolina breweries will offer unique creations fitting the Museum’s natural science focus.
The sleepy village of Bath sprang to life whenever the notorious Blackbeard sailed into port. Historic Bath will recreate a pirate encampment July 16, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., to highlight the routines of pirates in a free program. The focus will be on the victorious visit of Royal Navy Lt. Robert Maynard to Bath fresh off the defeat and death of Blackbeard.