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Kick Start Summer With Family Fun
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contact Fay Mitchell Henderson at (919) 807-7389.
( RALEIGH—June1) – A toe-tapping, hand-clapping, get up and shout good time will be shared with audiences when the Charlotte Mother House of Prayer trombone shout band performs at the N.C. Museum of History on Sunday, June 11, at 3 p.m. The free program is part of the 2006 N.C. in Tune celebration organized by the N.C. Department of Cultural Resources (DCR).
“N.C. in Tune recognizes North Carolina’s thriving music scene, which includes bluegrass, blues, gospel, jazz, classical music, and more. June performances at most venues will offer free family entertainment,” says Maryanne Friend, DCR director of marketing and communications.
Family Day in the North Carolina Heartland also at the Museum of History will start at noon on Saturday, June 3, and offer singing, dancing, storytelling, and crafts of the Piedmont. Displays from N.C. State Historic Sites and other organizations will be exhibited. Artist Kim Ellington also will create Catawba River Valley style pottery in the museum at that time.
The Little River cloggers and bluegrass music will highlight the Herb, Garden and Craft Festival at Duke Homestead State Historic Site in Durham at 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 3. The Cagle Family of Hillsborough will perform on the mandolin, fiddle, guitar, and bass. The free program will include crafts, refreshments, costumed interpreters and demonstrations of 19 th century chores and games.
N.C. in Tune also will be observed as part of the Farmer’s Day program at Aycock Birthplace State Historic Site in Fremont on Saturday, June 17. The Waterbound Dulcimers will perform traditional folk music and also invite audience members to come learn to play the mountain dulcimer. Visitors that day also can observe Mammoth Russian Sunflowers almost nine feet tall with heads about 12 inches in diameter, along with other colorful blooms in the heirloom garden. The Farmer’s Day program also will feature costumed interpreters demonstrating other traditional farm activities of the late 1800s, including spinning, lye-soap making and blacksmithing.
The crackle of small arms fire will be the music at Bentonville Battlefield State Historic Site in Four Oaks on Saturday, June 3 at 10 a.m. at a Seasonal Living History program. Costumed interpreters will demonstrate drills, weapons firing and discuss the uniforms and equipment of a common North Carolina Civil War era soldier.
Music, dance, drama and history come together at Roanoke Island Festival Park. On Wednesdays, June 7, 14, and 21, at 3 p.m., the musical farce Bloody Mary and the Virgin Queen examines the stormy relationship of Queen Elizabeth I and her half-sister. Costumed interpreters will engage visitors daily it the history museum, on the Elizabeth II replica vessel and in the history garden. Performance series for children and adults in the afternoon and at night will run from June 27 to Aug. 5.
It’s a Salute to Old Glory on Wednesday, June 14, at 10 a.m., at the Museum of the Albemarle in Elizabeth City. The Flag Day program geared toward children and families will explore the meaning of the colors of the American flag and share interesting flag facts.
A Battleship Hootenanny on the Battleship North Carolina is another way to experience N.C. inTune on Tuesday, June 20, at 8 p.m. Local musicians John Golden and Eric Bruton head up a cast of local performers. Tickets are $10 at the door and will benefit Friends of the Battleship.
Familiar tunes will fill a Toe Tappin’ Saturday Afternoon in June on Saturday, June 24, at Horne Creek State Historic Site in Pinnacle. Bring a lawn chair and listen to old-time bands play well-known tunes.
Summerfest at Old Fort on weekends from Saturday, June 24 through Sunday, Aug. 6, will allow visitors to hear and play music, see dance performances, enjoy storytelling and watch traditional artists at work. A banjo workshop, mountain ballads, hammered dulcimer workshop are among the N.C. in Tune highlights, while hands-on cart demonstrations of pottery, baskets, wood carvings, toys, and other crafts will entice and delight the entire family.
Drums and chants will provide music for the Town Creek Indian Mound Heritage Festival on Saturday and Sunday, June 24 and 24. American Indian dancers, musicians and vendors will fill the senses with the sights, sounds and smells from native American culture in North Carolina. 910-439-6802.
There’s no way to be bored this summer if visitors take advantage of the variety of entertainment available and usually free and accessible to most residents of our state. For additional information call 919-807-7389.
The N.C. Department of Cultural Resources is a state agency dedicated to the promotion and protection of North Carolina’s arts, history and culture. For more information about the Department of Cultural Resources visit www.ncculture.com.
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