[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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