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February 2012

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Carolina Chamber Music Festival "String Spectacular" - The Carolina Chamber Music Festival at Tryon Palace

Saturday, February 25, 2012; Performance 7:30pm, Pre-Concert Discussion 7:00pm, Doors 6:00pm

Cullman Performance Hall, North Carolina History Center, 529 S. Front Street, New Bern, NC

For the Love of Gardening: The Power of Plants to Change Your Point of View - Garden Lecture, Speaker: Bryce Lance, "In the Garden" Host & Horticulture Department at North Carolina State University

Saturday - February 25 : 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Cullman Performance Hall, North Carolina History Center

March 2012

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Spring Garden Hours

March 1 - May 31

The Piedmont Blues Show featuring Lightnin' Wells and Jon Shain

Friday, March 2, 2012; Performance 8 p.m., Doors & Seating 7 p.m.

Cullman Performance Hall, North Carolina History Center, 529 S. Front Street, New Bern, NC

Scouting Out Tryon Palace: Girls on the Homefront

Saturday, March 3, 9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Tryon Palace

Thunder in the East: The Civil War in Eastern North Carolina - A Sesquicentennial Symposium presented by the New Bern Historical Society in partnership with Tryon Palace

Friday, March 9, 7:00 p.m. - 8;30 p.m. and Saturday, March 10, 2012, 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

For a complete list of speakers, topics, locations and times, please visit http://newbernhistorical.org/sesqui-centennial-symposium/.

Tryon Palace Civil War Weekend: Commemoration of the Battle of New Bern - Crafts from the Past

Saturday, March 10, 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. and Sunday, March 11, 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

North Carolina History Center

Tryon Palace Civil War Weekend: Commemoration of the Battle of New Bern - Union Soldiers' Encampment and Living History

Saturday, March 10, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. and Sunday, March 11, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

New Bern Academy Museum Green

Tryon Palace Civil War Weekend: Commemoration of the Battle of New Bern

Saturday, March 10, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. and Sunday, March 11, 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Tryon Palace

Tryon Palace Civil War Weekend: Commemoration of the Battle of New Bern - Special Opening of the New Bern Academy Museum

Saturday, March 10, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. and Sunday, March 11, 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

New Bern Academy Museum

Tryon Palace Civil War Weekend: Commemoration of the Battle of New Bern - New Bern Occupied

Saturday, March 10, 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. and Sunday, March 11, 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Dixon and Stanly Houses

Tryon's Tales for Tots: A Kid's Life

Wednesday, March 14, 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

North Carolina History Center, Education Classroom

African-American Lecture: "Let My People Go" - Guest Speaker: Joyce Grear aka "Harriet Tubman"

Thursday, March 15, 7:00 p.m.

North Carolina History Center, Cullman Performance Hall

Forbidden, Banned & Silenced: A History of Censorship in Classical Music - featuring speaker William Henry Curry, North Carolina Symphony resident conductor

Thursday, March 22, 2012
Reception:6:15 p.m., Mattocks Hall; Doors 6:00 p.m.
Lecture:7:30 p.m., Cullman Performance Hall

North Carolina History Center at Tryon Palace

Real Gardeners' True Confessions - Speaker: Pat Stone, Editor of GreenPrints and Gardening Performer

Saturday, March 24, 3:00 p.m.

Cullman Performance Hall, North Carolina History Center at Tryon Palace

Behind the Scenes of the Tryon Palace Gardens

Wednesday, March 28 : 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Tour begins at the Way Station and ends in the Green Garden

"2nd Anniversary of The Family History Society of Eastern North Carolina"

Saturday, March 31 - 1:00 p.m.

North Carolina History Center, Cullman Performance Hall

April 2012

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Behind the Scenes of the Tryon Palace Gardens

Wednesday, April 4: 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Tour begins at the Way Station and ends in the Green Garden

Tryon Palace Theater: A Strange Reflection

Saturday, April 7, 1:00 p.m.

North Carolina History Center, Cullman Performance Hall

Tryon's Tales for Tots: Travel Near and Far

Wednesday, April 11, 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

North Carolina History Center, Education Classroom

Garden Lover's Weekend - Craven County Celebrates 300 Years of Gardens

Friday, April 13 and Saturday, April 14: Gardens open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Friday and Saturday.

Tryon Palace

Behind the Scenes of the Tryon Palace Gardens

Wednesday, April 18: 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Tour begins at the Way Station and ends in the Green Garden

Tryon Palace Theater: A Strange Reflection

Saturday, April 21, 1:00 p.m.

North Carolina History Center, Cullman Performance Hall

Behind the Scenes of the Tryon Palace Gardens

Wednesday, April 25: 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Tour begins at the Way Station and ends in the Green Garden

The Four Seasons Chamber Music Festival at Tryon Palace - String Sextet from the Four Seasons Chamber Music Festival

Saturday, April 28, 2012 - Performance 8:00pm, Doors open at 7:00pm

Cullman Performance Hall, North Carolina History Center

May 2012

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Home School Day: Civil War Days

Friday, May 4, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Tryon Palace

Behind the Scenes of the Tryon Palace Gardens

Wednesdays - May 9: 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Tour begins at the Way Station and ends in the Green Garden

Tryon's Tales for Tots: Meet John Lawson

Wednesday, May 9, 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

North Carolina History Center, Education Classroom

African-American Lecture: "Come and Sit-A-Spell with Ida B. Wells Barnett & Aunt Rachel" - Guest Speakers: Cheryl 'Sparkle' Mosley and Ella Joyce Stewart

Thursday, May 17, 7:00 p.m.

North Carolina History Center, Cullman Performance Hall

Behind the Scenes of the Tryon Palace Gardens

Wednesdays - May 23: 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Tour begins at the Way Station and ends in the Green Garden

In Honor and Remembrance

Monday, May 28, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Tryon Palace

June 2012

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Summer Garden Hours

June 1 - September 3

Tryon Palace Theater: Authentic Southern Charm

Saturday, June 2, 1:00 p.m.

North Carolina History Center, Cullman Performance Hall

Tryon's Tales for Tots: Staying Cool

Wednesday, June 13, 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

North Carolina History Center, Education Classroom

Tryon Palace Theater: Authentic Southern Charm

Saturday, June 16, 1:00 p.m.

North Carolina History Center, Cullman Performance Hall

History Summer Day Camp: Colonial Days

Monday, June 18 - Friday, June 22, 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Tryon Palace

July 2012

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Tryon's Tales for Tots: To Be a Patriot

Wednesday, July 11, 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

North Carolina History Center, Education Classroom

African-American Lecture: "Differing Views, NC Women on the Homefront 1860 - 1865" - Guest Speaker: LeRae Umfleet

Thursday, July 19, 7:00 p.m.

North Carolina History Center, Cullman Performance Hall

History Summer Day Camp: Civil War Days

Monday, July 23 - Friday, July 27, 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Tryon Palace

August 2012

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History Summer Day Camp: North Carolina Days

Monday, August 6 - Friday, August 10, 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Tryon Palace

Tryon's Tales for Tots: Weaving the Past

Wednesday, August 8, 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

North Carolina History Center, Education Classroom

September 2012

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Stanly-Spaight Duel

Monday, September 3, 4:00 p.m.

Tryon Palace South Lawn

Autumn Garden Hours

September 4 - October 31

Tryon's Tales for Tots: Piecing it Together

Wednesday, September 12, 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

North Carolina History Center, Education Classroom

African-American Lecture: "I'm sick and tired of being sick and tired!" - Guest Speakers: Elisha Minter aka "Fannie Lou Hamer"

Thursday, September 20, 7:00 p.m.

North Carolina History Center, Cullman Performance Hall

October 2012

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Tryon Palace Theater: WHIT Presents

Saturday, October 6, 1:00 p.m.

North Carolina History Center, Cullman Performance Hall

Tryon's Tales for Tots: Let's Set Sail!

Wednesday, October 10, 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

North Carolina History Center, Education Classroom

MUM'S the Word!

Friday, October 12 and Saturday, October 13; Gardens open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday

Tryon Palace

Fall Family Day

Saturday, October 20, 9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Tryon Palace

Tryon Palace Teacher's Day

Saturday, October 20, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Tryon Palace

Tryon Palace Theater: WHIT Presents

Saturday, October 20, 1:00 p.m.

North Carolina History Center, Cullman Performance Hall

November 2012

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Defending New Bern: 300 Years of Stewardship

Sunday, November 11, 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Tryon Palace

Tryon's Tales for Tots: What's for Dinner?

Wednesday, November 14, 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

North Carolina History Center, Education Classroom

African-American Lecture: "Soaring to Greatness" - Guest Speakers: Brenda D. Stewart and Arthurettta H. Martin

Thursday, November 15, 7:00 p.m.

North Carolina History Center, Cullman Performance Hall

Happy Thanksgiving!

Thursday, November 22

The Holiday Season at Tryon Palace

Friday, November 23 - Monday, December 31

Tryon Palace

Festive Holiday Kick-Off Weekend

Friday, November 23 - Sunday, November 25, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Friday - Saturday and 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Sunday

Tryon Palace

December 2012

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Christmas Candlelight

Saturday, December 8, 5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Tryon Palace

Tryon's Tales for Tots: Twas the Night Before Christmas

Wednesday, December 12, 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

North Carolina History Center, Education Classroom

Christmas Candlelight

Saturday, December 15, 5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Tryon Palace

Merry Christmas!

Monday, December 24 - Wednesday, December 26

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