Celebrate Atramentous History in North Carolina

February is accustomed nationally as Atramentous History Month, and while we accept abounding celebrations beyond our accompaniment this month, we aswell bless atramentous history throughout the year.

The Museum of the Cape Fear in Fayetteville is presenting "Red, White, Blue & Black: The Service of Atramentous Americans during the Civil War," on Feb. 23. This affairs will focus on atramentous Americans and their contributions to the aggressive during the Civil War. Led by Dr. Charles Anderson of Central Texas College, this accident is aswell chargeless of charge.

Sunday, Feb. 19, the Raleigh’s North Carolina Museum of Art will action a affairs that analyzes and discusses the African art world: "Looking at African Art in the 21st Century." The apostle will be Dr. Rebecca Martin Nagy, administrator of the Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art at the University of Florida and above babysitter of African Art at NCMA. Another chargeless event, this affairs will activate at 2:30 p.m.

Throughout the year, visitors can bless Atramentous History and North Carolina’s role in the Civil Rights movement by visiting the International Civil Rights Center and Museum in Greensboro. A accolade to the four individuals who began the demonstration movement in 1960 in Greensboro, you can analyze fourteen signature exhibits and a alternating art display year round. Additionally, abounding actual sites throughout the accompaniment action tours: Somerset Place in Creswell and Historic Stagville abreast Durham were both already plantations now accessible to visitors. We would adulation for you to allotment your adventures with us in the comments area below.

Sample Our Wines This Winter

There is no bigger way to relax this division than over a bottle of wine aggregate with friends. Here in North Carolina, our wine-producing roots run deep, and we accept added than 100 wineries beyond the accompaniment for you to enjoy.
In accession to absurd wine, abounding wineries are alms appropriate contest and festivals this time of year. Analysis out Jazzy Fridays at Cypress Bend Vineyards, accident alert anniversary month, or if you’re a sports fan, try Weathervane Winery’s anniversary Super Bowl Party in Lexington. Acquaintance six wineries in one abode at the Yadkin Winter Reds Event 2012 accident through February or allow yourself at the Wilmington Wine & Chocolate Festival. For a added complete advertisement of accessible wine events, appointment our calendar.
With these contest and approved tastings at the wineries, there is affluence to do this winter to break balmy and acquaintance something new. Double analysis the wineries’ winter hours afore branch out, and if you accept a admired wine or adventure to tell, amuse allotment it with us in the comments area below.

Get Outside this Winter

Our mountains are home to slopes and ski resorts to advice accumulate you alive this division cure the access of berth fever. Take your aces from acceptable decline and cantankerous country skiing, snowboarding area parks, ice skating, snow tubing, snowshoeing or ziplining over snow-covered peaks. We accept it all here.
Beech Mountain Resort’s affirmation to acclaim is that at 5,506 feet, it is the accomplished ski and snowboard destination in the Eastern United States. We aren’t new to the snow sports world: Cataloochee Ski Area is our oldest ski and snowboard resort accepting opened in 1962, and Appalachian Ski Mountain is adulatory its 50th year this season. If snow tubing is your admired activity, Hawksnest is home to the better snow tubing esplanade on the East Coast.
You can analysis out our esplanade and resort advertisement and our updates for the 2011-12 season. Many resorts accept upgraded their snow accoutrements to accumulate the slopes ready-covered in snow, added runs for skiing and snowboarding and broadcast their terrain. This is the division to accomplish this trip.