Storytime in the Gallery
Thursdays, Nov. 7, 14, and 21
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.
Music of the Carolinas: Arnold Richardson: Native American Flute and Song
Sunday, Nov. 10
3–4 p.m.
Richardson plays traditional American Indian flutes that he carves from cedar to relay the meaning behind centuries-old melodies and rhythms. The performance is presented with PineCone and support from the Museum of History Associates, Williams Mullen, WLHC-FM/WLQC-FM, and Harry’s Guitar Shop of Raleigh.
Southern Season Cooking School
Monday, Nov. 11
6 p.m.
Note: This program takes place at Southern Season, 201 S. Estes Drive, Chapel Hill. For fee and registration information, call 877-929-7133.
Enjoy a cooking demonstration, presented by the staff of Southern Season Cooking School, and then sample the delicious Russian dishes they prepare: oroshka (cold vegetable soup), beef stroganov, and lymonnyk (lemon pie).
History à la Carte: From Duct Tape to Electronic Tape: Inside the Watergate
Wednesday, Nov. 13
Noon–1 p.m.
Bring your lunch; beverages provided.
Eugene Boyce, Assistant Chief Counsel, Senate Watergate Committee
Boyce will share stories of his role in uncovering the taping system that recorded conversations inside the White House of then president Richard Nixon.
Exhibit Opening: Formed, Fired, and Finished: Art Pottery from the James-Farmer Collection
Friday, November 15
After cheaper, mass-produced containers replaced utilitarian pottery in the early 1900s, North Carolina potters began transitioning to art pottery. This case exhibit shows off several dozen examples of that transition and its results.
Opening Reception: Formed, Fired, and Finished
Friday, November 15
6–8 p.m.
Meet the collectors Dr. Nancy Famer and Dr. Everette James and be one of the first to view the exhibit. RSVP for the reception by Friday, November 8 by calling 919-807-7847 or via email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Was I Born for This? North Carolina Slave Voices
Sunday, Nov. 17
2 p.m.
Dr. Lucinda MacKethan, Professor of English Emerita, NC State University
Walk through the lives of enslaved persons as told in their own words. MacKethan will discuss the ways in which African American writers, in the years before and soon after the Civil War, presented their experience as slaves and fought against slavery and racism in North Carolina.
18th Annual American Indian Heritage Celebration
Saturday, Nov. 23
11 a.m.–4 p.m.
FREE
Join us in celebrating National American Indian Heritage Month! Watch artists, dancers, and performers; participate in hands-on workshops and craft activities; listen to historians and scholars; and learn more about North Carolina’s American Indian population—the largest of any state east of the Mississippi River.
For more information about November programs, call 919-807-7900, access ncmuseumofhistory.org, or like us on facebook.com/NCMuseumofHistory.