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October

Make It, Take It: Weave It Together
Saturday–Sunday Oct. 11–12
1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. (drop-in program)

See how cloth is made on a loom and make your own weaving to take home. Visit Everyday Artistry to see handwork from the museum’s collection.

Time for Tots: Fun at the Fair
Tuesday, Oct. 14
10:00 a.m.–10:45 a.m.
Ages 3–5 with adult
To register, call 919-807-7992.

Find out about the start of the North Carolina State Fair, then create a little fair fun of your own!

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November

Make It, Take It: Campaign Countdown
Sunday, Nov. 2
1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. (drop-in program)

Get ready for Election Day by making your own political button. Then see political buttons from past gubernatorial campaigns in Elected to Serve: North Carolina’s Governors.

Time for Tots: Picking Cotton
Tuesday, Nov. 4, or Tuesday, Nov. 18
10:00 a.m.–10:45 a.m.
Ages 3–5 with adult
To register, call 919-807-7992.

Look at objects in the collection associated with picking and processing cotton. Create a cotton ball collage to take home.

History Corner: Digging Up the Past
Wednesday, Nov. 5
10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
Ages 5–9 with adult
To register, call 919-807-7992.

Get your hands dirty and learn some history! Discover what archaeology can teach us about people who lived long ago. Presented with Cameron Village Regional Library.

Make It, Take It: Patriotic Pins
Saturday, Nov. 8
1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. (drop-in program)

Make a colorful flag pin to wear on Veterans Day. Then tour A Call to Arms in the museum’s Military History Gallery.

Thirteenth Annual American Indian Heritage Celebration
Saturday, Nov. 22
11:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.

Celebrate North Carolina’s American Indian heritage at this exciting festival!

Artist at Work: James Malcolm
Saturday, Nov. 22
11:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. (drop-in program)
Sunday, Nov. 23
1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. (drop-in program)

Watch Malcolm create wall hangings and medallions based on traditional Lumbee pinecone patchwork.

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December

Find out about winter activities before there was electricity or central heating. Get ready for cold weather by making your own snowflake!

Celebrate the 105th anniversary of the Wright brothers’ first flight and take a look at other North Carolina contributions to aviation. Presented with Cameron Village Regional Library.

Capitol Tree Lighting
Wednesday, Dec. 10
5:00 p.m.–7:30 p.m. (museum open)
6:00 p.m. (tree-lighting ceremony on the Capitol grounds)

Watch the annual lighting of the Capitol tree, listen to seasonal music, and come to the museum for hands-on fun!

First Night Raleigh 2009
Wednesday, Dec. 31
2:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. (children’s celebration)
7:00 p.m.–11:00 p.m. (nighttime events)
First Night button required for entry.

The Museum of History will be at the heart of the children’s celebration at this New Year’s Eve festival of the arts. For information, call Artsplosure at 919-990-1158 or visit artsplosure.org.

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