History Plays Big Role in Elizabeth City's February Event Line-up

Contact:
Elizabeth Evans, Cahoon & Cross
Phone: (757) 420-6944 ext. 317
eevans@cahoonandcross.com
History Plays Big Role in Elizabeth City's February Event Line-up
(Elizabeth City, NC, Jan. 13, 2009) – Just a few weeks following America's Presidential Inauguration, Edith P. Mayor, curator emeritus in political history of the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History, will discuss "Presidential Families" at a Feb. 5 lecture in Elizabeth City.

The talk, plus offerings that include everything from a theatrical presentation about the life of famed freedom-seeker Harriet Tubman to a "Civil War Living History Day," reveal that history is a recurring subject in Elizabeth City’s lineup of February events. [read more]

Elizabeth City B&Bs Deliver Sweet Deals for Valentine's Weekend Travelers

Contact:
Elizabeth Evans, Cahoon & Cross
Phone: (757) 420-6944 ext. 317
eevans@cahoonandcross.com
Elizabeth City B&Bs Deliver Sweet Deals for Valentine's Weekend Travelers
(Elizabeth City, NC, Jan. 13, 2009) – Elizabeth City has two great incentives for booking a romantic winter getaway this year: 1) Valentine's Day falls on a Saturday! Is there any better weekend for a couples-only retreat? And 2) innkeepers are offering sweet deals on Valentine's accommodations at a trio of the city's lovely historic homes. [read more]

Port Discover Seeks Volunteers

Contact: LuAnne Pendergraft, 252-335-3844, lspendergraft@mail.ecsu.edu
Port Discover Seeks Volunteers
Elizabeth City, NC — Port Discover: Northeastern North Carolina’s Center for Hands-On Science is recruiting volunteers to assist at Port Discover. Volunteer hours are available in the afternoon, both weekdays and weekends. Volunteer opportunities include assisting with children’s programs at Port Discover, greeting the visitors, and helping at occasional special events and outreach programs.

For more information about volunteering, contact Port Discover at 252-338-6117, or download the volunteer form at www.portdiscover.org, under the "Get Involved" link.

Port Discover is located at 613 East Main Street, Elizabeth City. Port Discover’s hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm. Programs can be arranged at other times for special groups. For more information call 252-338-6117 or www.portdiscover.org.

Port Discover is a community-based, non-profit organization, established to enhance the public’s understanding and enjoyment of science through engaging programs, activities, and exhibits. Elizabeth City State University along with the Elizabeth City Area Chamber of Commerce initiated the project that has attracted broad community support, including Elizabeth City Morning Rotary, College of the Albemarle, Albemarle Hospital, Museum of the Albemarle, Elizabeth City Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, and Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools.
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Blackbeard's Crew Plunders Museum of the Albemarle

Contact: Lori Meads, Educator
252-335-1453
"Blackbeard’s Crew Plunders Museum of the Albemarle"
The Museum of the Albemarle in conjunction with the Albemarle Potato Festival will be the site Pirate activities beginning on Friday, May 15, through Saturday, May 16, 2009.

Blackbeard’s Crew will create an encampment and entertain with living history exhibits by accurately portraying the lifestyle, manner of dress and speech, common knowledge and skills, weapons, tools and crew organization of both pirates and ordinary seamen both afloat and ashore during the Golden Age of Piracy.

On Friday, May 15, 2009 from 5:00 pm until 8:00 pm mingle with Blackbeard’s Crew on the Museum of the Albemarle’s porch. A $10.00 donation per person will allow visitors an opportunity to belly up to the table with members of Blackbeard’s Crew while feasting on BBQ, fried chicken, cole slaw, buttered potatoes, hush-puppies, tea and dessert. Tickets are on sale now and may be purchased at the Museum of the Albemarle.

Blackbeard’s Crew will return on Saturday, May 16, 2009 from 9:00 am until 4:00 pm with an encampment set up on the Museum of the Albemarle’s Green offering interaction with the Pirates and Crew through demonstrations such as the weapons and tools a pirate or crew member would have possessed, live cannon firing and a number of other activities.

The weekend of activities is perfect for all ages.

For more information please contact Museum of the Albemarle’s Education Department at 252-335-1453 or email moa@ncmail.net.

"History Tales: Make It, Take It"

Contact: Thomas Spagnol (252) 335-1453
"History Tales: Make It, Take It"
Museum of the Albemarle will hold "History Tales: Make It, Take It" on Tuesday, January 20, 2009, from 3:30 pm until 4:30 pm. Elementary students accompanied by an adult will discover how duck decoys relate to the Albemarle region, read a story and participate in a creative activity.

The Museum of the Albemarle is located at 501 South Water Street, Elizabeth City, NC. (252) 335-1453. Hours are Tuesday - Saturday 9:00 am - 5:00 pm, Sunday 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm. Closed Mondays and State Holidays. Serving Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Gates, Hertford, Hyde, Northampton, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties, the museum is the northeast regional history museum of the North Carolina Division of State History Museums. Department of Cultural Resources, State of North Carolina. "Telling Our Stories".