Duke Lemur Center invites you behind the scenes every Thursday at 10 a.m. through August 27th, 2020. Lemur Science will feature a live talk with a Q&A from a Duke Lemur Center expert. Learn what a Duke Lemur Center researcher does in the field. Or how to extract a preserve a 30 million year old primate fossil. Or about the unique island of Madagascar, or how lemur evolved such unique … [Read more...] about Virtual visit with Duke Lemur Center every Thursday morning
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Free music workshops (donations welcome) through PineCone: ukulele, songwriting, more…
PineCone, the Piedmont Council of Traditional Music, Inc. is dedicated to preserving, presenting, and promoting all forms of traditional music, dance and other folk performing arts. Normally they are the force behind a lot of live music events throughout the Triangle, but right now, you'll find their influence on the internet. They are presenting a number of online workshops and other … [Read more...] about Free music workshops (donations welcome) through PineCone: ukulele, songwriting, more…
Skywatching at home with Morehead Planetarium and Science Center
Morehead Planetarium and Science Center is temporarily closed, but they continue to offer opportunities to explore the skies, through their online events. Here's what's coming up: Morehead at Home: Skywatching Tuesdays at 10 a.m. Free Explore the sky from home using tips and tools from Morehead astronomy educators, Nick Eakes and Amy Sayle. Happening every Tuesday at 10:00 … [Read more...] about Skywatching at home with Morehead Planetarium and Science Center
Looking for peace, nature and shade? Try these hidden gems on the UNC campus
The display gardens at North Carolina Botanical Garden, at 100 Old Mason Farm Rd, Chapel Hill, are temporarily closed to visitors, but Coker Arboretum and Battle Park are open, and, as always, are free to visit. They are both peaceful and natural places to visit, and perfect for a stroll, providing plenty of shade from the hot sun. Enjoy these two hidden gems! In the future, when there … [Read more...] about Looking for peace, nature and shade? Try these hidden gems on the UNC campus
Find free online cooking classes on 10 websites
Many of us are cooking more than we used to, as we spend more time at home. It's the perfect time to up your cooking game! Whether your specialty is French cuisine or you do well to make a PB&J, you can bone up on the basics or snag some serious gourmet tips with these ten free cooking sites. This list first appeared on Birmingham on the Cheap. Please tell your friends in Birmingham, … [Read more...] about Find free online cooking classes on 10 websites
Free weekly webinar with JC Raulston Arboretum
JC Raulston Arboretum at NC State University, at 4415 Beryl Road, Raleigh, aims to introduce, display, and promote plants that diversify the American landscape, as well as educate visitors and provide a living laboratory for research. Please note that: The Arboretum is temporarily closed Juniper Level Botanical Garden and Plant Delights Nursery's Summer Open Garden and Nursery Days take … [Read more...] about Free weekly webinar with JC Raulston Arboretum
Summer Open Nursery and Garden Days at Plant Delights Nursery and Juniper Level Botanic Garden
Juniper Level Botanic Garden and Plant Delights Nursery, at 9241 Sauls Rd, Raleigh, features 28-acres of of more than 30,000 kinds of plants, including native perennials, exotic plants, rare delights, and an array of unusual trees and shrubs that you won't see anywhere else in the world. Plant Delights Nursery is not your typical nursery. Many of the plants were collected by founder Tony Avent … [Read more...] about Summer Open Nursery and Garden Days at Plant Delights Nursery and Juniper Level Botanic Garden
Thinking of homeschooling this year? Here’s what you need to know
Most parents were “homeschooling” their children, not by choice, for the last few months of the 2019/2020 school year. And now, the 2020/2021 school year looms ahead, with more uncertainty than we’ve ever faced before. North Carolina public schools will be opening with "moderate social distancing," although school districts can opt for remote-only learning if they feel that they need to. But … [Read more...] about Thinking of homeschooling this year? Here’s what you need to know
Series of interviews — What to Do: Responding to Racism
Raleigh native Marshall Sandman, host of the Instagram Live interview series, “Spilling the Quarantea" (@spillingthequarantea), has launched What to Do: Responding to Racism. "What to Do: Responding to Racism," starting today, June 5th, through Thursday, June 11th, features a week of informative interviews on Spilling the Quarantea with Black people, indigenous people, and people of … [Read more...] about Series of interviews — What to Do: Responding to Racism
Free Online English and Local Culture Classes at Forest Hills Baptist Church (Raleigh)
Every Wednesday, from September to May, Forest Hills Baptist Church, 201 Dixie Trail, Raleigh, holds free English as a Second Language classes. NOTE: These classes are currently being held online, via Zoom. The classes are currently scheduled weekly through May 20th, 2020, from 6 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. Look for updates on the Facebook event. The classes have open enrollment and registration … [Read more...] about Free Online English and Local Culture Classes at Forest Hills Baptist Church (Raleigh)
