A massive new permanent exhibit at the N.C. Museum of History tells "The Story of North Carolina" - highlighting not just tales of the powerful and famous among us but also dozens of ordinary North Carolinians.
Next Sunday's Arts & Living will feature a detailed guide to help you get the most out of your visit to this $9.3 million, 20,000-square-foot exhibit - the museum's largest.
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“Bring Me Home – Live 2011” captures the singer giving someone a backstage tattoo to relieve stage stress. 
The suits have knocked off the superheroes at the box office. 
Eric Braeden, who plays Victor Newman on ‘The Young and the Restless,’ brought his famed moustache to Bath recently. 
The subject of picking parties arose naturally from some recent events: the coming of summer, the news that the biggest event in bluegrass music will unfold in Raleigh next year, and, sadly, the death of Earl Scruggs. 
Recent news that a map in the British Museum offers a tantalizing clue to the location of “The Lost Colony” was a boon for historians, but it may be less welcome for producers of the drama about the 1587 English settlement on Roanoke Island. 
The music of renowned Tar Heel musician Doc Watson will be celebrated at a concert and symposium June 30 at the N.C. Museum of Art in Raleigh. 
When a strong scholar turns his attention to the home front, it can be both enlightening and daunting. We might come to understand, more insightfully, where we are and how we got here. Chances are good, though, we’ll also discover that the challenges lying beyond the horizon are more imposing than we believed. 
John Irving’s 13th novel, “In One Person,” has plenty to offer fans and critics alike. 
There’s just a little time left to explore the natural world before summer heat strikes. While new green beckons, find inspiration too from new picture books that offer opportunities to see nature in new ways. What to do? Find out with out free entertainment newsletters, delivered straight to your inbox!
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