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Art & Wine June 21, Columbia (252) 796-2787 pocosinarts.org
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adventures
Samantha Casey & The Bluegrass Jam June 21, Fort Macon (252) 393-7313 Flea Mall Tractor & Truck Pull June 21–22, Newport (252) 223-4019 newportfleamall.com
Celebrating North Carolina heritage & history
Swansboro Civil War 150 June 22, Swansboro (910) 467-5875 S&D Gun & Knife Show June 22–23, Greenville (252) 321-7671 ncgunshow.com N.C. Jazz & Blues Collaborative June 23, Greenville (252) 329-4567 grpd.info Straight No Chaser Male a cappella group June 29, Manteo (800) 745-3000 sncmusic.com
Museum of the Cape Fear
The N.C. Department of Cultural Resources is again offering great family summer escapes with its signature 2nd Saturdays program on June 8, July 13 and Aug. 10. Seven history museums, two art museums and 27 historic sites in the state will offer a chance to enjoy combinations of music, history, arts, and culture on those dates. Most of the activities are free. Alamance Battleground in Burlington will have music On June 8th, families can and living history demonstrations on its 2nd Saturdays. learn about uncovering mysteries from the past as Historic Halifax shares its recent archaeological finds from the 1700s. Kids also will get to “dig in” at the site’s Montford Archaeology Museum and uncover finds. Or they can learn about interpreting beach discoveries, shell collecting or making jewelry at the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum in Hatteras or make a fish print at the N.C. Maritime You can buy pretty crafts at the Museum of the Cape Museum in Beaufort. Fear’s Arts Fest in Fayetteville on 2nd Saturdays. Further inland, the Museum of the Cape Fear in Fayetteville will present 2nd Saturdays Arts Fest, offering unique crafts and the chance to weave, dip candles and paint watercolors. (The samples of corn fritters cooked in Poe Kitchen are not to be missed!) Or visit Town Creek Indian Mound in Mt. Gilead to see prehistoric and contemporary methods of fiber manipulation and browse crafts for sale. The Juneteenth observation at Durham’s Historic Stagville will celebrate emancipation with crafts, games, food, music and compelling slave narratives. In the west, try the panning for gold competition at Reed Gold Mine in Cabarrus County, or celebrate 19th-century music at President Polk State Historic Site in Pineville. Or for a more serene undertaking, Mountain Gateway Museum in Old Fort will examine the zen of fly fishing.
Alamance Battleground
Fun 2nd Saturdays events set June through August
The Monitors In Concert June 30, Greenville (252) 329-4200 grpd.info Ongoing Wednesday Wine Festival June 5, 12, 19 & 26, Corolla (252) 453-9040 whaleheadclub.com Umbrella Market Open air vendors market Wednesdays June 5, 12, 19 & 26, Greenville (252) 561-8400 www.uptowngreenville.com Art Walk First Fridays, Elizabeth City (252) 335-5330 ecncart.com Art Walk First Fridays, Greenville (252) 329-4200 uptowngreenville.com Outdoor Drama: The Lost Colony Through Aug. 22, Manteo (252) 473-6000 outerbanks.org Family Movie Nights Presented by Children at Play June 7–28, Nags Head (877) 629-4386 outerbanks.org
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For more information, call (919) 807-7389 or visit ncculture.com
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