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Summer in North Carolina is filled with festivals, Shakespeare, modern dance and classical music. Summer in the “State of the Arts” brings a whole range of cultural events to attract the native or out-of-state vacationer. One of the biggest events is the Brevard Music Festival, which features seven weeks of chamber music, ballet, symphonies, pop concerts, and musicals.
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The Coastal Carolina All Species Day will consist of many fun activities for both children and adults. People are invited to come representing the species of their choice.
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31054
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Among hundreds of festivals held across North Carolina, most celebrate products grown on the farm or caught off the coast. This article provides a list and descriptions of festivals co-sponsored by North Carolina’s Touchstone Energy cooperatives, occurring throughout the year. The list begins with the North Carolina Turkey Festival, starting on September 8.
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The Hopscotch Design Festival brings together designers such as urban planners, computer engineers, or start-up entrepreneurs. This year’s keynote speaker is Dan Heath, a senior fellow at Duke's Center for the Advancement of Social Entrepreneurship. He’ll be speaking about designing moments and how to reverse-engineer memorable experiences of our lives.
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The world’s largest black bears and highest black bear densities are found on the Albemarle-Pamlico Peninsula of eastern North Carolina. The historic waterfront community of Plymouth is building its brand on the black bear. One popular event is the Fourth Annual North Carolina Black Bear Festival on June 2-3, 2018.
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North Carolina's Eastern Living Magazine
(NoCar F 252.3 N82), Vol. 10 Issue 3, June/July 2018,
p64-67, il, por
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31143
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From May 16-26, Fayetteville hosts North Carolina’s largest festival this year to commemorate the centennial of the Wright Brothers flight at Kitty Hawk in 1903. The festival features a weekend arts festival, a military air show, a general aviation show, an aviation exposition, and hot air balloons. There will also be celebrity speakers, including Cheri White, a world record hot air balloon pilot from North Carolina.
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When citizens want to show off their community or raise funds for a project, they hold a town festival. Over 1,000 festivals are held each year, including Hollerin' (Spivey's Corner), Yam and Ham (Smithfield), and Collard (Ayden).
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Fiddlers and fiddling have been an integral part of the American South for three centuries. North Carolina is home to many fiddling festivals each year. Litchfield features three of them - Shakori Hills, Mount Airy, and Union Grove, the granddaddy of them all.
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For those who love to kayak or canoe, this year’s annual Enfield Fishing Creek Paddle is the place to be. This is the sixth year the paddle has been hosted and, new this year, will include a section of river previously not included. Registration is required and includes lunch, a free gift, and live entertainment.
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North Carolina's Eastern Living Magazine
(NoCar F 252.3 N82), Vol. Issue , February-March 2016,
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31571
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The Flora MacDonald Highland Games celebrates Scotland traditions in the Shannon County community of Red Springs, October 7-8. The Games include competitions in Highland music, dance, and athletics, as well as Revolutionary War re-enactments, arts and crafts. The event was named for Flora MacDonald, a loyal Scotswoman who rallied Scotsmen in the Carolinas against the Patriots during the Revolutionary War.
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Western North Carolina is known for its biological diversity and plentiful wild mushrooms. The Asheville Mushroom Club invites the public to celebrate FungiFest on September 2, 2017, in Swannanoa, North Carolina. A full day of guided hikes, classes with experts, fresh displays from local foraging excursions and identification assistance will be offered by skilled club members.
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The Laurel of Asheville
(NoCar F 264 .A8 L28), Vol. 13 Issue 8, August 2017,
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The first ever CHAT Festival was held on UNC-Chapel Hill’s campus. The title stands for Collaborations: Humanities, Arts, and Technology. The gather features four full days of performances, hands-on workshops, interactive software exhibits, and panel discussions with nationally recognized designers, entrepreneurs, artists, and scholars. This group uses, develops, and markets the technology on display at the festival.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 27 Issue 7, February 2010,
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24032
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Raleigh's public square proved a difficult venue for organizations trying to host private ticketed events. The design was such that a fire and safety hazard would be caused if patrons needed to leave the area quickly. Hopscotch was one such festival that was almost cancelled until the city came up with a design solution that utilized surrounding buildings and alleyways as natural barriers for events.
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North Carolina's yearly storytelling festivals attract large crowds who come to enjoy performances by some of the state's most talented voices. Blackburn describes some of them, including the Asheville Tellebration (Asheville); Toe River Festival (Spruce Pine); Catawba Valley Storytelling Festival (Newton); North Carolina Storytelling Guild Festival (Charlotte); North Carolina Storyfest (Greensboro); Wake County Storytelling Festival (Raleigh); Henderson Storytelling Festival (Henderson); Swansboro Festival (Swansboro); Manteo Ghost Story Festival (Manteo); and the Ocrafolk Festival (Ocracoke).
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Our State
(NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 74 Issue 6, Nov 2006,
p126-128, 130, 132, 134, il, por
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An important part of childhood, to the author, was rides on a carousel. For Perry, its appeal could be defined in the thrill of the spin and the sound of the calliope. As illustration for its timeless appeal was a description and photo of a three row menagerie carousel in Burlington. As for its timely appeal, that was acknowledged in its being one of just two dozen remaining in American built by Gustav A. Dentzel.
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