Deadline is May 15 for the Crooks Corner Book Prize. The prize is awarded for the best debut novel set in the American South. The prize is intended to encourage emerging writers, whether published by established publishing houses, by small independent publishers, or self-published. Crook’s Corner is a restaurant in Chapel Hill [...]
On exhibit through April 7, Santiago Ramón y Cajal’s drawings of the brain are both aesthetically astonishing and scientifically significant. The Beautiful Brain: The Drawings of Santiago Ramón y Cajal is the first museum exhibition to present these amazing works within their historical context. Scientists throughout the world know Cajal (1852–1934) as the father of the study of the structure [...]
Raleigh VAE’s Contemporary South 2019 curated and juried exhibit is open for entries through April 6. VAE’s Contemporary South (CoSo) exhibit showcases what the South is currently thinking, discussing, and making work about. In one of our most popular annual calls VAE is looking for entries of recent art made by artists currently working in 11 states including North [...]
The Transylvania Community Arts Council will present the 47th Annual Fine Arts & Crafts Showcase on Main Street during the 4th of July Celebration. TC Arts Council juries in more than 40+ professional visual artists from the Southeast who sell their artwork on Main Street. The event takes place on Main Street in downtown Brevard, in conjunction with the [...]
Carolina Designer Craftsmen Guild (CDCG) is now accepting applications for the 50th Anniversary Carolina Artisan Craft Market, November 1 – 3, 2019, at the Raleigh Convention Center. The Market is a trusted resource for art collectors and buyers seeking American-made craft in glass, ceramics, wood, both wearable and decorative fibers, metal, leather, basketry, printmaking, photography and 2-D and 3-D [...]
The North Carolina Museum of History Foundation recently announced the recipients of its 2018 Philanthropy Awards, which recognize outstanding contributions to the preservation, study or understanding of North Carolina history. Awards went to BlueCross and BlueShield of North Carolina (Blue Cross NC) and CEO Emeritus J. Bradley Wilson, Ann Baggett Goodnight and Dr. James Howard Goodnight, and Betty Ray [...]
Harrison has been a member of the N.C. House of Representatives since 2004 and has been a passionate environmental supporter. Photo by Nelson Stover The Greensboro Public Library has announced Pricey Harrison as the recipient of the 2018 Thomas Berry Award in recognition of her support of sustainable and outstanding environmental programs re-imagining the human-earth relationship. As a member [...]
Twenty special needs residents called Bell House Home for nearly three decades until, in 2014, federal and state policy changes and associated funding cuts resulted in its closing. In the intervening years, another nonprofit agency, Creative Aging Network of N.C., was offered the opportunity to utilize the facility for its programming, while the Bell House board explored opportunities for [...]
Smith/Packett, LLC is pleased to announce the beginning of their newest senior care community, to be called Harmony at Greensboro, which will be situated on 6.5 acres on Whitehurst Road in Greensboro, N.C. This $38 million project will offer a total of 177 units for independent living, assisted living, and memory care. Residents of Harmony at Greensboro will benefit [...]
High Point Regional Health officially became part of the Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center family on Saturday, September 1, and has a new name, Wake Forest Baptist Health – High Point Medical Center. The new name reflects the reach of High Point Medical Center’s existing health care services and popularity with patients beyond the region. With 351 licensed beds [...]
