The 1771 War of Regulation was a turbulent time and evidence of the struggle survives at Alamance Battleground State Historic site. Descendants of participants of that battle - Regulators, Tryon's militia and the Allen family - will exchange stories and share genealogy research Aug. 8, 9 a.m.
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Acclaimed singer and songwriter John Ondrasik, best known by his stage name Five for Fighting, joins the North Carolina Symphony onstage for the first time ever on Saturday, April 2, 2016, at 8 p.m., in Meymandi Concert Hall in downtown Raleigh. Tickets for the one-concert only performance go on sale Monday, Aug. 3, at 10 a.m. at www.ncsymphony.org.
Dream of being a daring pirate or a beautiful princess? Young dreamers are invited to the N.C. Maritime Museum during Beaufort’s annual Pirate Invasion on Friday, August 7 and Saturday, August 8.
East Carolina University assistant professor of history Dr. Kennetta Hammond Perry will explore the role played by African Americans in the early Civil Rights movement during World War I with a free lecture held at the North Carolina History Center Saturday, Aug. 8, from 2-3 p.m.
Come play in a medium that's as old as dirt during "Play in the Clay Fun Day" Saturday, Aug. 8, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. See how the Pee Dee Culture utilized the clay around them, try your hand at making a small piece of pottery, and help us daub the East Lodge walls.
The sights and sounds of the Civil War will come to life during Tryon Palace’s Civil War Living History Weekend held at the New Bern Academy Museum Aug. 15-16.
There was a time when thousands of acres of Durham County were covered with tobacco. On a hot July day laborers would follow mules pulling wooden sleds where armfuls of the harvested sticky green leaves were tossed.
In the 1970s, when most movies were made in Hollywood, Earl Owensby decided to build a studio — and create his own independent movies — in North Carolina. Earl Owensby Studios, in Shelby, opened in 1973 and proved that feature films could be produced east of California. In addition to directing and producing, Owensby played leading roles in several of his movies, such as “Death Driver” and “Living Legend: The King of Rock and Roll.”
Bright Star Touring Theatre brings this endearing story of the ugliest duckling in the nest to Roanoke Island Festival Park July 29, 30 and 31 at 10:30 a.m. in the Indoor Theatre at Roanoke Island Festival Park.
The North Carolina Maritime Museum plans to celebrate the anniversary of the United States Coast Guard with a number of events planned for July 31 and August 1. Visitors will be able to see a fully restored Monomoy surfboat, view an extensive collection of Coast Guard model boats, and tour a modern day 47-foot Motor Lifeboat used by the United States Coast Guard today.