otiti paki: August Programs at the N.C. Museum of History

?History of the Harvest? demonstration planters.

Escape from the heat with cool August programs at the N.C. Museum of History in Raleigh. You won?t have to sweat the prices either ? all August programs are free.

Watch the 1976 Academy Award-winning film All the President?s Men, starring Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman. In this political thriller, Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein uncover details of the Watergate scandal that led to President Nixon?s resignation. While at the museum, be sure to check out the exhibit Watergate: Political Scandal & the Presidency.

The month?s Artist at Work is Catherine Bolen, a knitting enthusiast who will demonstrate her craft. Every Thursday in August, young children can enjoy the program Storytime in the Gallery. There?s all this and more in August. Parking is free on weekends.

PROGRAMS

*Storytime in the Gallery
Thursdays, Aug. 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29
10-10:30 a.m.
Ages 3 and up (with adult)
Meet a staff member at the information desk and follow your guide to one of the museum galleries. There, you can look around and listen to a history-related story.

2nd Saturdays Program: Artist at Work: Catherine Bolen
Saturday, Aug. 10
Noon-3 p.m. (drop-in program)
Watch Bolen turn yarn into useful objects, from baby caps to purses to afghans. This talented knitter loves to experiment with different yarns, colors and textures to make beautiful items. Watch out . . . you might get hooked on knitting!

*2nd Saturdays Program: Make It, Take It: In Stitches
Saturday, Aug. 10
Noon-3 p.m. (drop-in program)
Watch a knitter at work and try your hand at finger knitting. Make your own bracelet (sans knitting needles) to take home.

Saturdays in the Garden
Saturday, Aug. 17
1:30-2:30 p.m.
Join the museum?s garden staff for an informal tour of the History of the Harvest, a block-long exhibit flourishing in planting beds along Bicentennial Plaza. See what?s going on in the garden this month, and check out this year?s new additions. Tours begin at the information desk in the lobby.

The chronological exhibit connects North Carolina?s agricultural past with today?s cutting-edge research and development by universities and companies such as Syngenta.

At the Movies: All the President?s Men
Sunday, Aug. 18
2 p.m.
In this political thriller, Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein connect a break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters in the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C., to President Richard Nixon?s White House.

Andrew Taylor, Professor of Political Science at N.C. State University, will lead a discussion and Q&A session after the movie. Be sure to see the exhibit Watergate: Political Scandal & the Presidency.

* marks programs of interest to children or families

Lead-glazed earthenware. Image by Gavin Ashworth, courtesy of Old Salem Museums & Gardens.

NEW Closing Date for Exhibit!
The exhibit Art in Clay: Masterworks of North Carolina Earthenware will close on Sunday, Aug. 18, at 5 p.m. (Original closing date was Sept.1.) Don?t miss this selection of nearly 200 examples of earthenware pottery from the 18th and 19th centuries ? all made by Piedmont potters.

Admission is $5 per person; $5 for school groups (per person); and free for museum members and children ages 4 and under. Art in Clay was organized by Old Salem Museums & Gardens, with support from the Chipstone Foundation, the Caxambas Foundation, the Marion Stedman Covington Foundation, and Mr. and Mrs. W. Trent Ragland Jr.

Image:?Dish, probably made during Gottfried Aust?s tenure as master of the pottery at Salem, North Carolina, 1775-1785.?

For more information about the Museum of History, call 919-807-7900 or access www.ncmuseumofhistory.org or Facebook.

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About the N.C. Museum of History
The museum is located at 5 E. Edenton Street, across from the State Capitol. Parking is available in the lot across Wilmington Street. Hours are Monday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. The Museum of History, within the Division of State History Museums, is part of the N.C. Department of Cultural Resources.

About the N.C. Department of Cultural Resources
The N.C. Department of Cultural Resources (NCDCR) is the state agency with a vision to be the leader in using the state?s cultural resources to build the social, cultural and economic future of North Carolina. Led by Secretary Susan W. Kluttz, NCDCR?s mission to enrich lives and communities creates opportunities to experience excellence in the arts, history and libraries in North Carolina that will spark creativity, stimulate learning, preserve the state?s history and promote the creative economy. NCDCR was the first state organization in the nation to include all agencies for arts and culture under one umbrella.

Through arts efforts led by the North Carolina Arts Council, the North Carolina Symphony and the North Carolina Museum of Art, NCDCR offers the opportunity for enriching arts education for young and old alike and economic stimulus engines for our state?s communities. NCDCR?s Divisions of Archives and Records, State Historic Sites, and State History Museums preserve, document and interpret North Carolina?s rich cultural heritage. NCDCR?s State Library of North Carolina is the principal library of state government and builds the capacity of all libraries in our state, developing and supporting access to traditional and online collections such as genealogy and resources for the blind and physically handicapped.

NCDCR annually serves more than 19 million people through its 27 historic sites, seven history museums, two art museums, the nation?s first state-supported symphony orchestra, the State Library, the N.C. Arts Council and the State Archives of North Carolina. NCDCR champions our state?s creative industry that accounts for more than 300,000 jobs and generates nearly $18.5 billion in revenues. For more information, please call 919-807-7300 or visit www.ncdcr.gov.

Source: http://triangleartsandentertainment.org/event/august-programs-at-the-n-c-museum-of-history/

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