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Watch the fanged but friendly giant turtle in “Destroy All Planets,” on the big screen at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences on First Friday, March 4.
The North Carolina Symphony, led by guest conductor Andrew Grams, will perform Camille Saint-Saëns’ “Organ” Symphony on Friday, Feb. 26, and Saturday, Feb. 27.
Discover the amazing women who lived, worked, and studied at Palmer Memorial Institute through "Women's Work," a women's history focus tour presented by the Charlotte Hawkins Brown Museum during Women's History Month.
The Outer Banks Community Quilt Show will open on Friday, March 4, with an opening reception from 6-8 p.m.in the Art Gallery at Roanoke Island Festival Park.
The North Carolina Zoo’s Corinne Kendall presents “Africa’s Greatest Killer? Understanding Human-Hippopotamus Conflict,” at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, Thursday, March 3, 7 p.m.
After 10 years of bringing citizens closer to the heavens, Town Creek Indian Mound is inviting all to commemorate its first-ever astronomy program hosted 10 years ago. Join in this milestone "Town Creek Under the Stars" program Saturday, Feb. 27, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Winter favorite constellations Aries, Taurus, Gemini and Orion will be on display at one of the last great dark sky sites in the Piedmont.
"It all started with an idea to share an interest in astronomy with the public," says Site Manager Rich Thompson, "that has now become one of our most popular events."
"It all started with an idea to share an interest in astronomy with the public," says Site Manager Rich Thompson, "that has now become one of our most popular events."
The first African American and also the first North Carolinian to serve as quartermaster general is being honored with the "Albemarle Profile: Maj. Gen. Hawthorne L. Proctor, Jr., U.S. Army (Retired)" exhibit at the Museum of the Albemarle now through September.
“Antarctica 3D: On the Edge,” a new film showcasing this land of sea and ice, plus a presentation by Antarctica researcher Steve Emslie, at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences in downtown Raleigh, Thursday, Feb. 25.
Learn about Cemllias and Southern gardening with Timothy A. Minch Saturday, February 20.
Learn about 18th and 19th century slave narratives and their impact on the abolitionist movement during the February Lunch and Learn at the North Carolina History Center, held at noon Friday, Feb. 19.