[Cultural Arts Group] Fwd: March on April

AM Thomas am at virtueofthesmall.com
Tue Mar 16 08:18:13 EST 2004


Hey Morgan,

I re-subscribed you to the cultural arts group list, so you should be able 
to post unimpeded in the future.

This is a great article; it seems like pieces of it could be placed all 
over your web site.  If you have a picture for the Garden Club exhibit (or 
want me to find one), I think we could get the exhibit page put togethe 
fairly easily.

Have a great morning,
Ann Marie


On Tue, 16 Mar 2004 04:01:43 EST, <Chmuseum at aol.com> wrote:

> Text for the Cultural Arts article to be published in the Chapel Hill 
> News Sunday, March 21st
>
>
> The Blooming March into Spring…by Morgan Kenney
> Chapel Hill --It seems as though spring may be beginning to exercise its 
> annual task of bringing the majority of us out of the doldrums caused by 
> the relative grayness winter demands that we endure.
> We know that without light there would be no color and without the warmth 
> and enriching rays of our generous star, known “ locally” as the sun, 
> there would be none of the botanical wonders that begin to appear at the 
> outset of spring. We may also know that in this special place to live, 
> Chapel Hill and its surrounds, there exists a group of folks that every 
> two years dedicate a high percentage of their free time encouraging and 
> assisting fellow citizens in presenting their cared for gardens to us 
> through a tour.
> This group of folks call themselves The Chapel Hill Garden Club (CHGC). 
> The CHGC was established in 1931. Over the past 73 years the club has 
> been an active and generous advocate of improving the quality of life in 
> Chapel Hill through the beautification of its environs.
> This year the Garden Club Tour will be held on Saturday, April 17 from 
> 10am to 4pm. The tour will feature the gardens of the East Franklin 
> Street area. The Chapel Hill Museum (CHM) will open an exhibit of the 7 
> decades of the CHGC on April 8.
> The exhibit will include information on each of the decades including 
> newspaper and magazine articles, photography, scrapbooks, programs and 
> activities that will show the positive contribution of the Club and its 
> members. The exhibit, History in Bloom: The Chapel Hill Garden Club 
> (1931-2004) will be available to The Chapel Hill Museum’s visitors from 
> Friday, April 9th through Sunday, June 6th.
> In the spring of 2004 The Chapel Hill Museum’s School for Traditional 
> Arts, Crafts and Culture (ChimneyStack) has included a number of classes 
> and workshops in support of the Chapel Hill Garden Club’s efforts. For 
> information on these workshops please email Phoenix Miller AKA, School 
> Marm at Chimneystack at earthlink.net or go to the Museum’s website at 
> www.chapelhillmuseum.org to see a full web-based catalog for the spring 
> session.
> The spring also brings over 1000 4th grade students to the Museum to 
> learn a little more about the
> rich history of the Town and State where they live. While at the Museum 
> the children will have the chance to be introduced to the life and works 
> of Paul Green including being part of a costumed reenactment of The Lost 
> Colony, Paul Green’s first of 17 symphonic dramas still being performed 
> every summer at Manteo.
> The exhibits currently on display at the Chapel Hill Museum include 
> Dreams in Color featuring the compelling works of Ms. Minnie Evans (1892- 
> 1987) a visionary artist who lived and worked in Wilmington at the coast. 
> For a number of years in the middle part of her life, Ms. Evans was the 
> gatekeeper at Airlie Gardens near Wrightsville Beach. Her work can be 
> seen through Sunday, March 28th. Also on exhibit is the Farmer/James 
> Collection of North Carolina Art Pottery covering the period from the 
> late 1800’s through 1950. The pottery included in the exhibit is now in 
> the owned by and in the permanent collection of the Chapel Hill Museum 
> through the generosity of Dr’s Nancy Farmer and Everette James. The 
> exhibit will be available to the public through the first week in June.
> Additionally, Carolina in my Mind: The James Taylor Story with images 
> from James’ early childhood, school reports, his drawings, Grammies and 
> awards. There are photos of his time here with his brothers and sister, 
> all accomplished musicians in their own right. Taylor’s father came to 
> Chapel Hill to become the Dean of the UNC-CH medical school.
> And, of course, anyone who drives or walks by the Museum at dusk or later 
> will see the pride of the Chapel Hill Fire Department, the 1914 Model T 
> fire truck one of the first eight made. It was the first motorized 
> vehicle owned by the Town of Chapel Hill. The Museum’s fall education 
> program for 2nd graders uses the fire truck as the centerpiece of a fire 
> safety program that includes a visit from the Chapel Hill Firefighters.
>
> Future exhibits will include the telling of the story of Battle Park 
> through photography and documentation, an exhibit in the fall of 2004 on 
> Luther Hodges, Sr., advisor to presidents, and a two-term governor of NC 
> who was instrumental in the creation of the Research Triangle Park.
> The Chapel Hill Museum Shop many items and books that serve as an 
> embellishment to these exhibits. The Shop also features works from local 
> potters, weavers, jewelers, writers and artists such as special prints of 
> Cornelia Phillip Spencer’s celebration of the floral beauty of Chapel 
> Hill.
>
> The Chapel Hill Museum’s ‘hours are 10am-4pm Wednesday through Saturday 
> and from 1-4pm on Sunday.



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