Media Contacts:
Susan Friday Lamb, 919-807-7943, susan.lamb@ncdcr.gov
Michael Scott, 919-807-7969, michael.b.scott@ncdcr.gov
AUGUST PROGRAMS AT N.C. MUSEUM OF HISTORY
Bring the family to a festival of Lebanese culture at the N.C. Museum of History in
Raleigh. The Aug. 2 event Cedars in the Pines on the Plaza will feature music, dance and
activities for all ages. The Triangle Lebanese Association’s nationally recognized Dabke group
will perform traditional Lebanese dances. The festival is co-sponsored by the Triangle Lebanese
Association and the Khayrallah Program for Lebanese-American Studies at N.C. State
University.
August’s Artist at Work will be Susan Brabeau of Wendell. Visit the 1920s drugstore exhibit
and see how this award-winning artist re-creates the past in her paintings.
The program Sam Ervin and Watergate: 40 Years Later will feature a panel discussion
about this North Carolinian who served as chair of the Senate Watergate Committee. Among the
panelists are N.C. Court of Appeals Judge Sam J. Ervin IV and Raleigh attorney Rufus
Edmisten.
There’s all this and more in August. Admission is free unless otherwise noted.
Parking is free on weekends.
PROGRAMS
*Cedars in the Pines on the Plaza
Saturday, Aug. 2, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
Celebrate Lebanese culture with a day of dancing and music in Daniels Auditorium and foods
and crafts on Bicentennial Plaza. Activities for all ages include henna hand painting, Arabic
calligraphy, a scavenger hunt with prizes, and photo booths. The Triangle Lebanese
Association’s nationally recognized Dabke group will perform traditional Lebanese dances.
Visit the exhibit Cedars in the Pines to learn about Lebanese immigrants who have made North
Carolina their home since the 1880s. The exhibit was researched and developed by the
Khayrallah Program for Lebanese-American Studies at N.C. State University.
*Time for Tots: Colonial Clothing
Tuesdays, Aug. 5 and 12, 10-10:45 a.m.
Ages 3-5 (with adult)
$1 per child
To register, call 919-807-7992.
Discover how children and adults dressed in colonial times. Then decorate your own pocket to
take home.
*History Corner: Play Ball!
Wednesday, Aug. 6, 10-11 a.m.
Ages 6-9 (with adult)
$1 per child
To register, call 919-807-7992.
What was baseball before it was baseball? Learn about rounders, townball and similar historic
games.
*History Hunters: The Boys — and Girls — of Summer
Wednesday, Aug. 6, 11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
Ages 10-13
$1 per child
To register, call 919-807-7992.
Look back at sports history, and learn how leisure activities (and athletes) have changed over the
last century.
*Storytime in the Gallery
Thursdays, Aug. 7, 14, 21 and 28; 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.
Artist at Work: Susan Brabeau
Saturday, Aug. 9, noon-3 p.m. (drop-in program)
Visit the 1920s drugstore exhibit and see how this award-winning artist from Wendell re-creates
the past in her paintings. Previously, she painted a charming scene of the drugstore for a 1,000piece puzzle that is sold in the Museum Shop. What will she paint next? Come find out during
this drop-in program.
*Make It, Take It: Gallery Hunt
Saturday, Aug. 9, noon-3 p.m. (drop-in program)
Join a scavenger hunt through the 1920s drugstore gallery, then make a period toy to take home.
Look for toys and games on several drugstore shelves. Don’t miss the candy counter filled with
jelly beans, candy corn, peppermint sticks and other treats. (Most of the candy is available in the
Museum Shop.)
Sam Ervin and Watergate: 40 Years Later
Saturday, Aug. 9, 2 p.m.
Dr. Karl Campbell, Appalachian State University
Campbell, author of Senator Sam Ervin, Last of the Founding Fathers (UNC Press, 2007), will
moderate a panel discussion and Q&A session on Sam Ervin. Hear about Ervin’s time as chair of
the Senate Watergate Committee from those who remember him best. Among the panelists are
N.C. Court of Appeals Judge Sam J. Ervin IV, who is Sen. Ervin’s grandson, and Raleigh
attorney Rufus Edmisten, who served as an aide to Sen. Ervin and was deputy legal counsel to the
senator during his chairmanship of the Senate Watergate Committee.
History à la Carte: The North Carolina Pottery Center
Wednesday, Aug. 13, noon-1 p.m.
Bring your lunch; beverages provided.
Lindsey A. Lambert, Executive Director, N.C. Pottery Center, Seagrove
Lambert will talk about the role of the center in sharing one of the state’s most enduring
traditions and then discuss North Carolina’s face jug tradition and its origins.
Saturdays in the Garden
Saturday, Aug. 16, 1:30-2:30 p.m.
Join the museum’s garden staff for an informal tour of the History of the Harvest exhibit along
Bicentennial Plaza and see what’s going on out there! Tours begin at the information desk in the
lobby.
For information about the N.C. Museum of History, a Smithsonian-affiliated museum, call
919-807-7900 or access www.ncmuseumofhistory.org or follow on Facebook, Twitter,
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* marks programs of interest to children or families
IMAGES
File dabkehboys.jpg: See traditional Lebanese dances during the free event Cedars in the
Pines on the Plaza on Saturday, Aug. 2.
File_3_edited-1: August’s Artist at Work at the N.C. Museum of History is Susan Brabeau.
File ERVIN: The program Sam Ervin and Watergate: 40 Years Later will focus on this North
Carolinian who served as chair of the Senate Watergate Committee. Photo caption: N.C. Senator
Sam Ervin Jr. (center) consults with others during a hearing of the Senate Select Committee on
Presidential Campaign Activities. PHOTO CREDIT: Courtesy of Senator Sam J. Ervin Jr. Library
and Museum
File Karl_Campbell: Dr. Karl Campbell will moderate the panel discussion during the
program Sam Ervin and Watergate: 40 Years Later.
File 1999_74_1: Learn about the state’s face jug tradition and more during the program
History à la Carte: The North Carolina Pottery Center.
About the N.C. Museum of History
The N.C. Museum of History is located at 5 E. Edenton Street in downtown Raleigh. Hours
are Monday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. The museum
collects and preserves artifacts of North Carolina history and educates the public on the history
of the state and the nation through exhibits and educational programs. Each year more than
300,000 people visit the museum to see some of the 150,000 artifacts in the museum collection.
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 N.C. Arts Council, the N.C. Symphony and the N.C. 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
people who are blind and have physical disabilities.
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.
Susan Friday Lamb
Public Information Officer
Development and Community Relations Section
North Carolina Museum of History
See Cedars in the Pines, a multimedia exhibit about the history of
the Lebanese in North Carolina. The exhibit was developed by the
Khayrallah Program for Lebanese-American Studies at N.C. State
University. Free admission. Details at ncmuseumofhistory.org.
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