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Culture Around Every Corner: September 8-9
Workers in the dome of the State Capitol. From the mountains to the coast, there are plenty of opportunities to experience North Carolina culture this weekend. Whether your interest lies in...
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Duke Homestead and the State Fair Team Up to Showcase Tobacco Heritage
Nearly 20 teams of three competed in a traditional tobacco tying contest Friday at the N.C. State Fair. The annual contest, hosted by Duke Homestead, demonstrating a common chore on farms across North...
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Culture Around Every Corner: The Halloween Edition
Explore Asheville’s haunted history with tours of Riverside Cemetery led by staff of the Thomas Wolfe Memorial. With Halloween just a week away, the N.C. Department of Cultural Resources offers a...
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Sec. Kluttz Gets a Taste of Pork, Pickles, Peanuts and the Civil War in...
Sec. Kluttz with fellow barbecue and pie contest judges Debbi Matthews, Elizabeth Hudson, Dale Coats and David Cash Judging a barbecue contest, visiting with junior interpreters and hearing about the...
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Culture Around Every Corner: July 11-13
A pirate invasion in Bath, a glimpse into plantation life in Creswell and a Civil War encampment in Weaverville are just a few of the opportunities for fun and discovery you’ll find this weekend with...
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Culture Around Every Corner: August 7-10
Join the N.C. Maritime Museum in Beaufort Saturday for pirate-themed family activities, weapons demonstrations and more as part of the town-wide Pirate Invasion. A pirate invasion in Beaufort, a chance...
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10 Ways to Get Your Culture on This Halloween
Halloween is just around the corner, and North Carolina’s state historic sites and museums are celebrating in a whole bunch of neat ways. To help you get the most of your limited time, we’ve collected...
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17 Weekend Events Across North Carolina You Won’t Want to Miss
North Carolina’s historic sites, museums and other cultural institutions will be spreading good cheer across the state this weekend. Civil War-style celebrations of Christmas in Durham and Four Oaks,...
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18 Weekend Events Across North Carolina You Won’t Want to Miss
The annual lighting of the state holiday tree in Raleigh, ornament making in Asheville and a demonstration of military life on North Carolina’s western frontier in Statesville are just a few of the...
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Explore History and Heritage at the State Fair
A look inside the tobacco barn at the State Fair. Late last week, teams of three squared off in what has become an annual State Fair tradition—Duke Homestead’s Tobacco Looping Contest. The contest...
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