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RALEIGH, N.C. — This fall, the North Carolina Museum of Art (NCMA) hosts the first solo museum exhibition of the visual art of Scott Avett, founding member of the Grammy-nominated Avett Brothers...

KANNAPOLIS, N.C. — With the Doc Watson family in attendance, the names of the 2019 North Carolina Music Hall of Fame inductees were announced by Susi Hamilton, state secretary of Natural and...

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University’s annual summer arts attraction, An Appalachian Summer Festival, will celebrate its 35th anniversary season from June 29 - Aug. 3, 2019. This...

ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. — The season for outdoor entertainment is upon us, and May 17 marks the return of the popular Mill Music Ses ions presented by Braswell Family Farms with Get Funky and The...

RALEIGH, N.C. — Governor Roy Cooper has proclaimed 2019 The Year of Music to recognize North Carolina’s influence on America’s most important musical genres and to celebrate, support and...

SELMA, N.C. — Located along the I-95 Corridor at exit 97 in Selma, the long-running American Music Jubilee has been a Johnston County tradition for many years. Recently rebranded as Live @ The...

BELMONT, N.C. — Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden’s annual Holidays at the Garden, opening to the public on Nov. 23, is going to be bigger and better than ever before. Visitors will experience an...

WILMINGTON, N.C. — The 24th annual Cucalorus Festival announces its mashup of film, performance and technology for November 7-11 in downtown Wilmington. Susan Ellis (Director of Social...

BATH, N.C. — In conjunction with the Town of Bath’s Tricentennial Celebration of Blackbeard, the Greater Bath Foundation announces “Blackbeard’s Trial — A Mock Hearing to Reconsider the...

EDENTON, N.C. — On Jan. 11, 2013, architectural historian Michael Worthington announced to an enthused audience, “The felling date for the timbers used in this building was in the winter of...

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. — Chef Vivian Howard, the homegrown celebrity from Deep Run, N.C., closes out "A Chef’s" Life after five seasons with a heaping Harvest Special, premiering Monday,...

GREENVILLE, N.C. — The Carolina Panthers have signed on as a sponsor of the Avett Brothers’ Concert to Benefit Hurricane Florence Relief Efforts on Tuesday, Nov. 13, at Minges Coliseum on the...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Carowinds will mark a turning point in its evolution as a destination amusement park when it introduces Copperhead Strike, the Carolinas’ first double launch coaster, for the...

ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. — Two trailblazers in the Craft Beer industry, are investing in Eastern North Carolina. Briana Brake, Brewer and Founder of Spaceway Brewery, and Celeste Beatty, Brewer and...

RALEIGH, N.C. - Record visitor spending in 2017 was reflected with visitor spending increases in all 100 counties, N.C. Secretary of Commerce Anthony M. Copeland announced today. Visitor spending...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — This fall the Weatherspoon Art Museum at the University of North Carolina-Greensboro premieres Dread & Delight: Fairy Tales in an Anxious World, an exhibition that brings...

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina’s Welcome Centers, the state’s friendly and helpful gateways for travelers and a key economic engine for the tourism industry, celebrate their 50th anniversary...

BEAUFORT, N.C. — Moonrakers Restaurant — a cutting-edge, coastal cuisine restaurant featuring rooftop dining on the waterfront in historic downtown Beaufort, N.C. — is set to open following...

DILLSBORO, N.C. — On Saturday, August 18, 2018, Dillsboro will celebrate the Appalachian Women's Museum with Art in Monteith Park, a daylong arts and crafts festival. Among the more than 40...

LINVILLE, N.C. — Amateur and professional photographers can now register for the Grandfather Mountain Camera Clinic, a two-day seminar that offers presentations from outstanding photojournalists...

BENSON, N.C. — The small town of Benson has a population of around 3,500 but will swell to approximately 30,000 this September 20-23, 2018 for the 69th Annual Benson Mule Days Celebration. A...

RALEIGH, N.C. — On Friday, July 27, the North Carolina Museum of History will unveil its newest exhibit, A Thousand Words: Photographs by Vietnam Veterans. This collection of intriguing images,...

GREENVILLE, N.C. — Comic and pop-culture lovers will flock to Greenville for the 2nd Annual Greenville North Carolina Comic Con Saturday, August 4 from 10am-5pm at the Greenville Convention...

BANNER ELK, N.C. — Entering its fifth decade as one of the Southeast’s quirkiest gatherings, Banner Elk’s Woolly Worm Festival has added a new distinction: Official State Woolly Worm...

HILDEBRAN, N.C. — A change in ownership has brought the dawn of a new era for the Henry River Mill Village, an early-1900s village in eastern Burke County best known as the filming site for...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The City of Charlotte turns 250 this year, and a yearlong, city-wide celebration called CLT250 encourages all Charlotteans and friends of the city to come together through...

DOBSON, N.C. — When Charlie and Ed Shelton started Shelton Vineyards in 1999, the Yadkin Valley was in its infancy and the brothers had to look elsewhere for talent. They realized that must...

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — TerraVita 2018, the food event's ninth year, will kick off Wednesday, October 17, with the East Meets West dinner (the first year at The Carolina Inn) and end on October 20...

ASHEBORO, N.C. — The North Carolina Zoo is enlisting the public’s help to name the new female baby rhino born at the Zoo Monday, July 2. The new calf was born to mom Linda and dad Stormy. She...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — The Greensboro Science Center (GSC) is celebrating the 30th anniversary of Discovery Channel's Shark Week from Monday, July 23-Saturday, July 28 with crafts, education...

ASHEBORO, N.C. — For the second time in less than two weeks the North Carolina Zoo is excited to announce the birth of a southern white rhino. She was born during the overnight hours of Friday,...

RALEIGH, N.C. — The North Carolina Museum of Art was awarded two national and local awards for the 164-acre Ann and Jim Goodnight Museum Park and the work of Museum Park Director Dan Gottlieb,...

ASHEBORO, N.C. — The North Carolina Zoo is excited to announce the birth of a southern white rhino, the first born at the Zoo in 41 years. The female calf was born Monday, July 2, to mother...

SMITHFIELD, N.C. — Some iconic movie artifacts are lost to the public forever, as many were not preserved by the studios. Others are in private collections not accessible to exhibitions. Over...

LINVILLE, N.C. — Scotland returns to Grandfather Mountain July 12-15 for the 63rd annual Grandfather Mountain Highland Games. Boasting bagpipes, Scottish athletics, Highland melodies, Celtic...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Charlotte is on trend for fall with Instagrammable new foodie options, festival moments worthy of sharing with #charlottesgotalot and a celebration of the Queen City's history...

HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. — North Carolina’s newest winery, Point Lookout Vineyards, offers sweeping views of the Blue Ridge Mountains from an elevation of nearly 3,000 feet high on Point Lookout...

RALEIGH, N.C. — The N.C. Museum of Art announces upcoming exhibitions of photography, painting, and sculpture for fall 2018 through fall 2019. Opening October 6, 2018, Candida Höfer in Mexico...

RALEIGH, N.C. — Morgan Street Food Hall, the highly anticipated multi-vendor food hall in downtown Raleigh’s Warehouse District, announces it will open its doors to the public July 23, 2018....

ROCKVILLE, Md. — The rapidly expanding Cambria Hotels brand made its official entrance into Asheville, N.C., with the grand opening of the Cambria Hotel Downtown Asheville. A celebration...

MORGANTON, N.C. — When Seth and Emily Murray opened a taproom last June in Morganton’s central business district, they had plans to someday grow it into a brewery. They didn’t realize...

DURHAM, N.C. — The American Dance Festival (ADF) kicks off its 85th anniversary season on Thursday, June 14 at 7:00pm at Reynolds Industries Theater with the return of Dayton Contemporary Dance...

HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. — What started as a welcome home celebration for soldiers returning from World War I has become a treasured Hendersonville tradition on Main Street each summer. This July...

SOUTH MILLS, N.C. — Civil War Trails has teamed up with Camden County Tourism Development Authority, Visit North Carolina and the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources on...

OCRACOKE, N.C. — There’s no lack of excitement on Ocracoke Island this Independence Day. The festivities kick off Tuesday, July 3, with the famous Ocracoke Square Dance and a fireworks show...

EDENTON, N.C. — Opportunities abound as Edenton's 20th annual Music & Water Festival gets things rolling for the May 19-20 event, which provides visitors and residents a chance to get on the...

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — To meet the growing number of inquiries about Orange County, the Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitors Bureau — a division of Orange County government — has published a...

ROSMAN, N.C. — The Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute (PARI) has officially changed its name to The Learning Center at PARI. Founded in 1998 by Don and Jo Cline, PARI is a public...

RALEIGH, N.C. — The International Bluegrass Music Association, the Nashville-based nonprofit professional organization for the global bluegrass community, and its Raleigh partners — the...

RALEIGH, N.C. — The North Carolina Museum of Art (NCMA) announces the 2018 summer schedule of outdoor concerts and movies. The 21st annual performing arts summer season includes concerts from...