Looking to learn more about North Carolina and the southern experience? Every week, Tales from the Old North State will feature events in and around the area that highlight the history and culture of N.C.
Bluegrass Jam
What: Performance
When: Feb. 17, 5:45 p.m.
Where: The ArtsCenter, Carrboro
Bring your fiddle, banjo, mandolin or guitar to this casual bluegrass jam where musicians of all skill levels are invited to join in a chord progression and meet other musicians in the area.
Hiding Slavery in Plain Sight: George Moses Horton and the Unsung Founders
What: Lecture
When: Feb. 18, 4:30 p.m.
Where: Flyleaf Books
Part of the Spotlight on Scholars series UNC professor Tim McMillan discusses his research on George Moses Horton, the first black person published in the South and one of the most important North Carolinians in the antebellum era. McMillan will introduce the audience to Horton’s story and explain how his legacy intersects with the memory of slavery in Chapel Hill.
Tickets: Registered General Alumni Association members, $8; registered public, $18; everyone at the door, $20
Junebug
What: Film Screening
When: Feb. 18, 7 p.m.
Where: Griffith Film Theater in Duke University’s Bryan Center
Junebug follows a cultured Chicago-based art dealer as she journeys south to visit her husband’s family in rural North Carolina for the first time. The film, directed by Winston-Salem native Phil Morrison, challenges notions of family, love and the responsibilities of art in society. The film is part of a series titled The South: Navigating the Past, Carving out a Future, co-hosted by the Kenan Institute of Ethics. Parking passes and refreshments will be provided.
Carolina Jazz Festival: UNC Faculty Jazz Ensemble
What: Performance
When: Feb. 19, 4 p.m.
Where: Kenan Music Building, Rehearsal Hall
Come out to support the UNC Faculty Jazz Ensemble as they perform a varied jazz program. The event is the first of the 37th annual Carolina Jazz Festival, which promotes jazz performance, education and scholarship. In addition to performances by students and faculty from the UNC Jazz Studies program, this year’s festival also features the Wayne Shorter Quartet, the N.C. Jazz Repertory Orchestra, Rashaan Barber and Roland Barber.
The Making of a Southern Democracy-’
What: Lecture
When: Feb. 20, 7p.m.
Where: Flyleaf Books
East Carolina University professor Tom Eamon will discuss his latest book The Making of a Southern Democracy: North Carolina Politics from Kerr Scott to Pat McCrory. Eamon’s research takes audiences through the state’s politics since the 1940’s, examining the turbulence and triumphs that have helped N.C. become a major player in the current national arena.
Let Them Be Heard in Winter
What: Performance and Tour
When: Feb. 21, 22, 28 and March 1. Tours start at 6 p.m., 7 p.m. and 8 p.m.
Where: Historic Stagville Plantation, Durham
Let Them Be Heard in Winter brings to life recorded interviews with former N.C. slaves collected by the New Deal Works Progress Administration in the late 1930s. Their stories document the experiences of the last surviving people who had lived under slavery and will be performed in a slave quarters cabin on the plantation. The performance includes a walking tour.
Tickets: $10
Cedars in the Pines
What: Exhibit Opening
When: Feb. 22
Where: N.C. Museum of History, Raleigh
This exhibit commemorates the history of Lebanese immigrants in N.C. since the 1880s and the experiences these North Carolinians have had in the state. The interactive multimedia exhibit will feature stories, photographs, letters, movies, artifacts and music that bring the N.C. Lebanese experience to life. The exhibit will run through Aug. 31, 2014.
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