Sparky&Rhonda: Sparky and Rhonda Rucker PHOTO CREDIT: Pam Zappardino
June’s largest event at the N.C. Museum of History in Raleigh will be presented with Our State in celebration of the magazine’s 80th anniversary. On Saturday, June 8, meet Our State editor Elizabeth Hudson, hear bluegrass music by Kickin’ Grass, sample scrumptious food, and experience much more. The event ties in with the museum’s 2nd Saturdays program featuring Tar Heel potter Hal Pugh, who will make traditional earthenware pottery.
Other June programs include songs and stories by Sparky and Rhonda Rucker, as well as a tour of the outdoor exhibit History of the Harvest to learn about North Carolina crops.
Admission is free for all June programs. Parking is free on weekends.
PROGRAMS
*Storytime in the Gallery
Ages 3 and up (with adult)
Every Thursday in June: June 6, 13, 20, 27
10-10:30 a.m.
Meet a staff member at the information desk and follow the guide to one of the museum galleries. Look around and listen to a history-related story.
2nd Saturdays Programs on June 8
Artist at Work: Hal Pugh
Saturday, June 8
Noon-3 p.m. (drop-in program)
Hal Pugh, Owner/Operator at New Salem Pottery, Author, Consultant on Early Ceramic Techniques
Watch North Carolina potter Hal Pugh as he makes traditional earthenware pottery with the look and feel of pottery from the 17th, 18th and early 19th centuries.
Our State Day
Saturday, June 8
9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Celebrate the magazine’s 80th anniversary! Enjoy bluegrass music, see displays about Our State and meet editor Elizabeth Hudson. Wendy Perry, whose cakes are featured in Our State, will share samples of her creations. Grab a smoothie and try a s’more. At 2 p.m. guest speaker Dr. Elliot Engel will take you back to North Carolina in 1933, the year Our State was founded. Stoke County’s award-winning teacher Eric Marshall, who was recently featured on CBS “Sunday Morning,” will have a display about the Civil War. Get a free issue of Our State, share your Our Statememories, and more. Make a day of it!
*Make It, Take It: Decorate It!
Saturday, June 8
Noon-3 p.m. (drop-in program)
Watch North Carolina potters at work and decorate your own ornament in the tradition of 18th-century artisans.
Music of the Carolinas: Sparky and Rhonda Rucker
Sunday, June 9
3-4 p.m.
Hear songs and stories relating to slavery, the Underground Railroad, the Civil War, the westward migration, the birth of the blues, and the Civil Rights movement — all to mark the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation. Presented with PineCone, with support from the N.C. Museum of History Associates, Williams Mullen, and WLHC-FM/WLQC-FM.
Saturdays in the Garden
Saturday, June 15
1:30-2:30 p.m.
Join one of the museum’s garden staff for an informal tour of our History of the Harvest exhibit in Bicentennial Plaza and see what’s going on in the garden! Meet your tour guide at the information desk in the lobby.
For more information about June programs, call 919-807-7900 or access ncmuseumofhistory.org or Facebook.
* marks programs of interest to children or families
File Decorating: Watch North Carolina potter Hal Pugh as he makes traditional earthenware pottery.
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 State Archives, Historical Resources, 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.
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