A live webcast from New River State Park at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, June 29, will examine the history and culture of the ancient New River in an area inhabited by humans for 10,000 years.
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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.
The North Carolina Symphony will give a free outdoor concert Thursday, June 9, on the Village Green in Chapel Hill’s Southern Village.
This summer youth ages 10-17 can learn to march and perform with the Tryon Palace Fife and Drum Corps through a five-day camp held June 20-24 on the Tryon Palace grounds.
Hanging Rock State Park has opened a new 1,440-square-foot picnic shelter near its swimming lake and bathhouse that's accessible to visitors with disabilities, according to the N.C. Division of Parks and Recreation.
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.
A West African drumming circle and an interpretation of abolitionist Frederick Douglass are new features to the annual "Days Gone By" program at Somerset Plantation from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 11.
Celebrate National Lands Day with the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences by participating in the 3rd annual Triangle Volksmarch on June 4.
The North Carolina Symphony, led by conductor Albert-George Schram, will perform concerts filled with some of the greatest music from the legendary team of Rodgers and Hammerstein June 1-2 in downtown Raleigh.
Letters From Home returns to the North Carolina History Center with a patriotic night of singing, tap dancing, audience interaction and skits Friday, June 10, at 8 p.m.