NC AAHGS Black History Genealogy Virtual Conference is a free online event on Saturday, February 5th, 2022, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Register here. NC AAHGS is a part of the 44 year old National Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society, Inc. (AAHGS) Join us for the 19th NC Regional AAHGS Genealogy Conference designed to encourage individuals interested in their family story; and … [Read more...] about NC AAHGS Black History Genealogy Virtual Conference (free online event)
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African American Genealogy Symposium – free virtual event (registration required)
Friends of the City of Raleigh Museum is presenting a virtual African American Genealogy Symposium on Saturday, February 12th, and Sunday, February 13th, 2022. It's free to attend, but pre-registration is required. On Saturday, the sessions will feature researchers and scholars presenting little known archival resources that help connect families through enslavement periods. Register here … [Read more...] about African American Genealogy Symposium – free virtual event (registration required)
Postponed: Series from Friends of Orange County Public Library: “Oh, you need to talk to…”
The Friends of Orange County Public Library is hosting a monthly series, Oh, You Need to Talk To... Gardening, fabric arts, history, genealogy–if you want to know how these things and more are done in Hillsborough and who does them, join your neighbors on Zoom on the third Sunday of every month. Ask your expert neighbors questions before and during the meeting. Show them your gardening issue or … [Read more...] about Postponed: Series from Friends of Orange County Public Library: “Oh, you need to talk to…”
Free teen creative writing workshop through Durham County Library
Teens, tweens and emerging adults are invited to a free creative writing workshop on zoom on Monday, November 1st, 2021, from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Like writing? Have a story inside you? Join local writer, Erim Akpan, for fun writing prompts, the secret to beating writer's block, and tips on the publishing process. Erim's writing has been published over 30 times in local as well as national … [Read more...] about Free teen creative writing workshop through Durham County Library
Spooky Stories from the State Archives of North Carolina Oct. 26
The State Archives of North Carolina is hosting a virtual program, Spooky Stories from the State Archives of North Carolina, on Tuesday, October 26th, 2021, from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Help us conjure the Halloween spirit! Join in to listen to stories of ghosts, werewolves, mayhem, and mystery from the State Archives' collections of documents and images. State Archives staff will share tales … [Read more...] about Spooky Stories from the State Archives of North Carolina Oct. 26
Metropolitan Opera has been streaming free operas every night for more than a year. They’re still doing it
The Metropolitan Opera has closed, but it's offering nightly streams of encore presentations from its Live in HD series. The streams began on Monday, March 16th, 2020. Each will begin at 7:30 p.m. on the date listed below, and will remain available on metopera.org until 6:30 p.m. the next day. If you happen to use a Met Opera on Demand app, it will be available there too. To watch the … [Read more...] about Metropolitan Opera has been streaming free operas every night for more than a year. They’re still doing it
Free virtual screening and discussion with PBS North Carolina: Prideland
Celebrating Pride Month, PBS North Carolina invites you to a special screening of Prideland. The screening takes place on Tuesday, June 1st, 2021, at 7 p.m. This is a free event. Register here for the event and you'll be sent the information about how to view the event. The screening will be followed by a conversation moderated by PBS North Carolina's CEO Lindsay Bierman, featuring … [Read more...] about Free virtual screening and discussion with PBS North Carolina: Prideland
Virtual Sights and Sounds Concert Series presented by Chamber Music Raleigh and the NC Museum of Art
Virtual Sights and Sounds Concert Series is co-presented by Chamber Music Raleigh and the North Carolina Museum of Art. This virtual concert series is free to watch and includes 8 curated webcasts concerts and livestreams through May 2021, with the hope of resuming live concerts in June. Sign up at one of the links, below, to be emailed livestream links 48 hours before concerts begin. You … [Read more...] about Virtual Sights and Sounds Concert Series presented by Chamber Music Raleigh and the NC Museum of Art
Free virtual concert by Choral Society of Durham: I Should Be Glad
Choral Society of Durham is presenting a free virtual concert, I Should Be Glad, on Sunday, May 2nd, 2021, from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. This will be a joint concert with the Duke Choral, featuring the world premiere of Michael Bussewitz Quarm's "Where We Find Ourselves," inspired by the photographs of Hugh Mangum. You can watch on Choral Society of Durham's YouTube channel. It will also be … [Read more...] about Free virtual concert by Choral Society of Durham: I Should Be Glad
Time Sawyer’s “Sam on Sunday” music variety livestream back for season 2
Time Sawyer is bringing back its popular Sam on Sunday livestreams for season 2, starting February 28th, 2021. The North Carolina-based folk rock band, like all other bands, saw its tour dates vanish in March of last year, and quickly adjusted by presenting a weekly solo livestream from lead singer Sam Tayloe's home. The show grew to include the "Can to Can" segment with musical guests … [Read more...] about Time Sawyer’s “Sam on Sunday” music variety livestream back for season 2
