2010 CALENDAR OF EVENTS AND PROGRAMS
 

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      COUNCIL EVENTS and DEADLINES
Dates
Event/Deadline
August 15
Deadline for Submission to Linda Flowers Literary Award
Sept 11
Council Trustee Meeting - Council Office - Greensboro

Oct 8

7:00 PM

John Tyler Caldwell Award for the Humanities Honoring Fred Chappell - UNC Greensboro School of Music Recital Hall. Touring Theatre of North Carolina performs an adaptation of Chappell's work.
 
   FUNDED PROGRAMS
Dates and Times
Program Title
Sponsor/Location
County
Project DirectorContact

July 19

6:00 PM

Worth 1,000 Words: Essays on the Photographs of Hugh Morton - Susan Taylor Block on Wilmington and the Azalea Festival, Rob Christensen of the Raleigh News & Observer on NC Politics

North Carolina Collection, UNC Chapel Hill

New Hanover Public Library

East Regional Branch

Wilimington

New Hanover

Elizabeth Hull

(919) 962-7992

August 10

Worth 1,000 Words: Essays on the Photographs of Hugh Morton - Richard Starnes on NC tourism, Randy Johnson on Hugh Morton's Environmental Work

North Carolina Collection, UNC Chapel Hill

Watauga County Public Library, Boone

Watauga

Elizabeth Hull

(919) 962-7992

October 18

7:00 PM

The Legacy of Hayti - A Documentary Film Viewing

St. Joseph's Historic Foundation

Durham

Durham

Beverly Jones

(919) 943-7688

October 19

2:00 PM

The Legacy of Hayti - A Documentary Film Viewing

St. Joseph's Historic Foundation

Mount Vernon Baptist Church

Durham

Durham

Beverly Jones

(919) 943-7688

Nov 15 - 16
Single Threads Unbraided: A Celebration of the Work of A.R. Ammons

Wake Forest University

Z. Smith Reynolds Library

Winston Salem

Forsyth

Giz Womack

(336) 758-4314

       
 
   MUSEUM ON MAIN STREET - New Harmonies: Celebrating American Roots Music
Date
Program
Sponsor/Location
Contact

June 19

10:00 AM

New Harmonies Ribbon Cutting, Douglas Jackson speaks on Max Roach

Museum of the Albemarle

Elizabeth City

Don Pendergraft

(252) 331-4043

June 26

10:00 AM

Kindermusik with Mrs. Marsha, Ages 0-7

America's (Family-style) "Musik-al" Merge

Museum of the Albemarle

Elizabeth City

Don Pendergraft

(252) 331-4043

June 27

2:00 PM

The Long Family, Traditional Bluegrass

Museum of the Albemarle

Elizabeth City

Don Pendergraft

(252) 331-4043

July 10

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Douglas Jackson speaks on "Trumpets & Jazz," DJ TAM from Miami, Jonkunnu, Larry Thomas speaks on "Carolina Jazz Connection"

Museum of the Albemarle

Elizabeth City

Don Pendergraft

(252) 331-4043

July 11

2:00 PM

Paper Mountain, Gospel Music

Museum of the Albemarle

Elizabeth City

Don Pendergraft

(252) 331-4043

July 15 and 16

9:00 AM - Noon

Roots Music 101, Summer Camp [Registration Required]

Museum of the Albemarle

Elizabeth City

Don Pendergraft

(252) 331-4043

July 20

10:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Summer Fun Day: Dulcimers with Bert Berry, C-Shells Children's Musical Duo, Hands-on Activities

Museum of the Albemarle

Elizabeth City

Don Pendergraft

(252) 331-4043

July 22

7:00 PM

Benjamin Filene, Ph.D. speaks on "Lead Belly, the Lomaxes, and the Construction of America's Musical Heritage"

Museum of the Albemarle

Elizabeth City

Don Pendergraft

(252) 331-4043

July 25

2:00 PM

The Albemarle Sounds, Edenton Barbershop Singers

Museum of the Albemarle

Elizabeth City

Don Pendergraft

(252) 331-4043

Aug 7 - Sept 8
New Harmonies: Celebrating American Roots Music

Arts Council of Wayne County

Goldsboro

Sarah Merritt

(919) 736-3300

August 7

2:00 - 8:00 PM

New Harmonies: Opening Festival & Ribbon Cutting Ceremony. Live Music by George Higgs, The Donald Underwood Thompson Band, and A Drummer's World Drum Line.

Arts Council of Wayne County

Goldsboro

Sarah Merritt

(919) 736-3300

August 12

7:00 PM

Billy Stevens: Samson & Delilah - From Pulpits to Popstars

Arts Council of Wayne County

Goldsboro

Sarah Merritt

(919) 736-3300

August 15
Smithsonian Sunday: Stop in for refreshments and a guided tour of the exhibit.

Arts Council of Wayne County

Goldsboro

Sarah Merritt

(919) 736-3300

August 21

5:00 - 7:00 PM

Burgers & The Blues with Mike "Lightnin'" Wells

Arts Council of Wayne County

Goldsboro

Sarah Merritt

(919) 736-3300

August 26

7:00 PM

Mike "Lightnin'" Wells plays the blues and talks about his life and music

Arts Council of Wayne County

Goldsboro

Sarah Merritt

(919) 736-3300

August 29
Smithsonian Sunday: Stop in for refreshments and a guided tour of the exhibit.

Arts Council of Wayne County

Goldsboro

Sarah Merritt

(919) 736-3300

Sept 25 - Nov 6
New Harmonies: Celebrating American Roots Music

Weitzenblatt Gallery, Moore Auditorium, Mars Hill College

Mars Hill

Karen Paar

(828) 689-1262

Nov 13 - Dec 29
New Harmonies: Celebrating American Roots Music

Don Gibson Theatre

Shelby

Emily Epley

(704) 477-6845

 
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Date
Program Title/Book
Location
Contact
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    TEACHERS INSTITUTE - 2010    (for public school educators; by application only)
Dates
Program Title
Location
Scholars
June 20-26
Appalachian Voices: An Interdisciplinary and Experiential Exploration of Appalachian Culture
Ashe County
Drs. Patricia Beaver and Sandra Ballard, Center for Appalachian Studies, Appalachian State University; Dr. John Inscoe, University of Georgia
Oct 15-16
Searching for the Real Thing in American Music: An Interdisciplinary Exploration of American Roots Music
Mars Hill College
Dr. Benjamin Filene, UNC Greensboro
 
   ROAD SCHOLARS
Start Date
Time
Scholar / Title Sponsor / Location
County
Project Director
July
July 10
3:30 PM
Larry Reni Thomas: Carolina Jazz Connections

Museum of the Albemarle

-Elizabeth City-

Pasquotank

Lori Meads

(252) 335-1453

July 11
2:30 PM
Tom Magnuson: Moving into the Carolina Backcountry - Colonial Era Transportation in the Carolinas and Virginia, 1585-1785

Eastern Cabarrus Historical Museum

-Mount Pleasant-

Cabarrus

Vicki Isenhour

(704)786-5236

July 15
2:00 PM
Cindy Ramsey: A North Carolina Icon Brought to Life - Sea Stories of Sailors aboard the WWII Battleship North Carolina

Granville County Historical Society Museum

-Oxford-

Granville

Maxine Chauvaux

(919) 693-9706

July 22
7:00 PM
Benjamin Filene: Lead Belly, the Lomaxes, and the Construction of America's Musical Heritage

Museum of the Albemarle

-Elizabeth City-

Pasquotank

Lori Meads

(252) 335-1453

July 27
7:30 PM
Robert Billinger: Nazi POWs in the Tar Heel State, 1942-1946

Haw River Historical Association

Museum

-Haw River-

Alamance

Gail Knauff

(336) 684-1002

July 29
7:00 PM
William McNeill: Fannin' the Heat Away - A Celebration of the Art and Social History of the Handheld Church Fan

Cameron Art Museum

-Wilmington-

New Hanover

Daphne Holmes

(919) 395-5999

August
Aug 1
3:00 PM
Lucinda MacKethan: Slave Voices in North Carolina

Gaston County Museum of Art and History

-Gastonia-

Gaston

Jeff Pruett

(704) 922-7681 ext. 105

Aug 5
2:00 PM
Marcia Tabram Philips: Life as a Moravian in Old Salem - Keeping the Traditions of the Brethren

Granville County Historical Society Museum

-Oxford-

Granville

Maxine Chavaux

(919) 693-9706

Aug 6
6:00 PM
Cindy Ramsey: A North Carolina Icon Brought to Life - Sea Stories of Sailors aboard the WWII Battleship North Carolina

Marine Corps Community Services, Training and Education Building

-Cherry Point-

Craven

Tom Donaldson

(252) 466-3552

Aug 12
7:00 PM
Billy Stevens: Samson & Delilah - From Pulpits to Popstars

Arts Council of Wayne County

-Goldsboro-

Wayne

Sarah Merritt

(919) 736-3300

Aug 14
9:00 AM
Randell Jones: In the footsteps of Daniel Boone

Yadkin Valley Historical Association Conference

-Mocksville-

Davie

Debra Dotson

(336) 492-2070

Aug 14
1:00 PM
Tom Magnuson: North Carolina's Oldest Roads - Geography, Physics, and Geopolitics of Movement in Pre-Modern Times in the Old North State

North Carolina Transportation Museum

-Spencer-

Rowan

Brian Moffitt

(704) 636-2889 ext. 257

Aug 19
4:00 PM
Booker T. Anthony: Biblical Images in Literature

Pennybyrn at Maryfield Retirement Community

-High Point-

Guilford

Jessica Collins

(336) 821-4000

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