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To celebrate Earth Day, Tryon Palace will have special activities and guests throughout the grounds and at the North Carolina History Center Saturday, April 23, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The first ever battle re-enactment at Alamance Battleground State Historic Site will take place May 14-15 for the 245th anniversary event.
The CSS Neuse Civil War Interpretive Center will host a program that examines medicine during the Civil War May 7.
Early documents are preserved by the State Archives will be exhibited on the first floor of the Legislative Building April 25 and 26.
The monthly Tryon Palace African American Heritage Tour will explore more than 20 historic locations around downtown New Bern at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 17.
Explore the intersection of science and technology at the Triangle SciTech Expo on April 23.
The Classical Mystery Tour band, including cast members from the Broadway smash Beatlemania, will play two concerts with the North Carolina Symphony.
Interested in creating a unique hand-made gift for that special someone or an heirloom work of art to pass down to your children and grandchildren? Then sign up for one of the two quilting workshops at Aycock Birthplace. Both classes will be held for six consecutive weeks.
On Sunday, May 1st from 1:00-5:00 pm join us as we “bring in the May” with our May Day Fete on the grounds of the 1897 Poe House. Guests can observe and participate in the maypole dance, create a floral crown or basket, and learn May Day songs and customs. We will also crown our own Queen of the May! Cookies and lemonade will be served. Admission is FREE!
The centuries-old animosities between England and France played out in the New World in the French and Indian War.