Gallery Opening Weekend a Great Success!
The Friday Luncheon with Senator Kay Hagan
(photo by Tina Willis Rodriguez)
The Weekend began on Friday with a Gallery Opening Luncheon
featuring Senator Kay Hagan as speaker, Beaufort Grocery as caterer
and many special guests followed by a Ribbon Cutting for our new galleries.
The gallery design is simply incredible. All of Carteret County should be proud.
Sponsored by Progress Energy, NC’s Eastern Region and Carteret County News-Times.
Saturday was CORE SOUND COMMUNITY DAY with arts and craft vendors,
a children’s area filled with games and Halloween carnival activities sponsored by Harkers Island Elementary School, clam chowder sponsored by the Down East Business Association,
the Down East Library’s Used Book Truck,
music throughout the day (including Unknown Tongues) and special guests.
Core Sound Oyster Roast (and Pork Chop Supper) in the evening.
Sunday Afternoon – Reception began at 2, with a performance by Carteret Chorale and a lighthouse program by Dr. David Cecelski at 3 followed by announcements of the winners for the Cape Lookout Lighthouse 150th Anniversary Art and Photography Exhibition.
The weekend concluded with a Ceremonial Relighting of the Cape Lookout Lighthouse at Shell Point at 5 pm in honor of the November 1, 1859 first lighting
of the current Cape Lookout Lighthouse.
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ALMOST HOME! CONSTRUCTION UPDATE
"Coming Home Again" by Vance Garvin 2009 Poster
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In 1997, ground was broken for our new Museum and Heritage Center located at Harkers Island. Since 1996, we have raised $3.2 million for construction and artifact display. Twelve years of hard work, dreams and program development has brought us to this final construction phase that we are describing as “Almost Home.”
And some really good news! Wachovia Wells Fargo Foundation has announced a grant of $25,000 to the Core Sound Waterfowl Museum & Heritage Center for completion of its exhibition gallery spaces. Read the press release...
What began with a vision to protect, preserve and document the unique heritage and culture of Coastal North Carolina, in particular Down East Carteret County, is now nearing completion. We are beginning to celebrate this month as part of the Cape Lookout Lighthouse 150th Anniversary. Read more...
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