PROGRAMS
*Make It, Take It: Pirate Lore
Saturday, Aug. 1
1-3 p.m. (drop-in program)
Dangerous pirates once prowled the waters along the coast of North Carolina. Make a portrait of Blackbeard, the most feared pirate of them all.
*Time for Tots: Beat the Heat
Tuesday, Aug. 4 or Aug. 11
10-10:45 a.m.
Ages 3-5 with adult
To register, call 919-807-7992.
Learn how people in the past kept cool in hot weather, listen to a story, and make a summer craft.
*History Corner: Boats on the Coast
Thursday, Aug. 6
10-11 a.m.
Ages 5-9 with adult
To register, call 919-807-7992.
Learn about the boats that people on our coast built and used to go to work, school, church, and just about everywhere else. Make a model workboat to take home. This program is presented with Cameron Village Regional Library.
First Friday at the Movies: “The Black Pirate”
Friday, Aug. 7
7-9 p.m.
Watch Douglas Fairbanks Sr. at his swashbuckling best. Fairbanks plays a young nobleman who joins the pirate band responsible for his father’s death. This 1926 silent classic is filled with action, romance and special effects. Free popcorn and beverages!
History à la Carte: A Century of 4-H: Head, Heart, Hands and Health
Wednesday, Aug. 12
12:10-1 p.m.
Bring your lunch; beverages provided.
Bradley Dixon, North Carolina 4-H Development Fund
The North Carolina 4-H program is celebrating its 100th birthday this year. Hear about 4-H’s proud history and outstanding alumni, and find out how 4-H has grown to become the state’s largest youth development organization.
*A Closer Look: Mountain Life
Saturday, Aug. 15
1-3 p.m. (drop-in program)
Stop by the Gallery Cart outside the exhibit On Earth’s Furrowed Brow to explore the world and work of mountain farm families in western North Carolina with a museum docent.
*Make It, Take It: Model Boats
Saturday, Aug. 29
1-3 p.m.
Fold yourself a model boat. Then look at examples of North Carolina boats in the exhibit Workboats of Core Sound.
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