Find out more about the world of freaky (and not-so-freaky) frogs when the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences hosts its 22nd annual Reptile & Amphibian Day, Saturday, March 12.
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Reed Gold Mine will offer "Women at Reed Gold Mine" tours every Saturday in March to highlight how women lived inside and outside the homestead.
Special tours and other programs highlight influence of women on history in March.
Tryon Palace will offer four behind-the-scenes tours in March at the costume shop and through the gardens.
The powerful voice of acclaimed gospel singer Mary D. Williams will ring out at the State Capitol in honor of Black History Month Saturday, Feb. 27 at 4 p.m. Williams will bring the audience on a journey with the "Song and Narrative of the Black South" program and trace the progression from the sung slave narrative to 20th century gospel and Civil Rights protest music.
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.
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."