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When students escape the classroom for a joyous summer, make sure reading is on the list of fun things to do. The Summer Reading 2016 program at local libraries encourage everyone to get busy! The children's theme, On Your Mark, Get Set, Read; teen theme, Get in the Game: Read; and adult theme, Exercise Your Mind - Read, all celebrate the link between a fit body and a fit mind.

The lilting tones of the dulcimer, the buzz of bees and the chugging of antique farm tractors will be the symphony for Farm Day, Saturday, June 11, at Gov. Charles B.Aycock State Historic Site. The free program will celebrate 19th century farm heritage from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Whether you are looking to explore the outdoors, learn more about North Carolina history or get an up close view of wildlife this Memorial Day weekend, the N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources (NCDNCR) offers a variety of attractions for every family to enjoy.

Asheville-born Thomas Wolfe wrote the most impressive collection of books to be penned by a North Carolinian. He observed life in his hometown, and in the boarding house run by his mother, Julia, for much of his subject matter, particularly in his first published book, "Look Homeward, Angel." Other works to follow included "Of Time and the River," and "You Can't Go Home Again."

Historian Hari Jones will present a lecture on the 1921 bombing of the African American community in Tulsa, Okla, May 19.

This fall the North Carolina Museum of Art (NCMA) opens Rolling Sculpture: Art Deco Cars from the 1930s and ’40s, featuring 14 cars and three motorcycles embodying the design characteristics of the art deco movement.

Tryon Palace invites visitors to savor the flavors of spring with a unique candlelight dining experience inside the Kitchen Office from 6-9 p.m. Friday, May 20.

The highway historical marker to St. Mary's School will be replaced and re-dedicated Thursday, May 12.

 Author Warren Bingham will be at the North Carolina History Center Saturday, May 14, from 2-4 p.m., for a lecture and book signing in support of his new book, "George Washington's 1791 Southern Tour." 

State of the art technology has yielded an image with unprecedented detail of the recently located wreck of the Civil War blockade runner Agnes E. Fry.