Town Creek Indian Mound: Calendar http://hscal.ncdcr.gov/towncreek/Lists/Calendar/calendar.aspx RSS feed for the Calendar list. Sun, 26 May 2013 07:24:59 GMT Windows SharePoint Services V3 RSS Generator 60 Town Creek Indian Mound: Calendar /towncreek/_layouts/images/homepage.gif http://hscal.ncdcr.gov/towncreek/Lists/Calendar/calendar.aspx A Stitch in Pine: Pine Needle Basket Workshop http://hscal.ncdcr.gov/towncreek/Lists/Calendar/DispForm.aspx?ID=47 Location: Town Creek Indian Mound, 509 Town Creek Mound Rd, Mount Gilead, NC 27306
Start Time: 2/9/2013 10:00 AM
End Time: 2/9/2013 12:00 PM
Description:
Join us for a fun workshop and learn the ancient art of making baskets from pine needles!  Participants will be provided will all the material they need to begin making their own baskets.  Appropriate for ages 13 and up. Space is limited, contact 910-439-6802 or towncreek@ncdcr.gov to register.  $15 covers all expenses
]]> DCRMASTER\rThompson Mon, 14 Jan 2013 20:07:41 GMT http://hscal.ncdcr.gov/towncreek/Lists/Calendar/DispForm.aspx?ID=47 Christmas for the Birds http://hscal.ncdcr.gov/towncreek/Lists/Calendar/DispForm.aspx?ID=56 Location: Town Creek Indian Mound, 509 Town Creek Mound Rd., Mt. Gilead, NC 27306
Start Time: 12/7/2013 10:00 AM
End Time: 12/7/2013 4:00 PM
Description: Take a beak, er...break from the Holiday rush and get into the spirit of the Season while helping feed the birds at Town Creek. Participants will create hand-made pine cone bird feeder "orniments" to hang in site trees or to take home and share with your neighborhood feathered friends. Warm winter refreshments available to those feeling peckish.
]]> Bowles, Karen Tue, 15 Jan 2013 16:15:27 GMT http://hscal.ncdcr.gov/towncreek/Lists/Calendar/DispForm.aspx?ID=56 Annual WMHS Beta Club 5k @ Town Creek http://hscal.ncdcr.gov/towncreek/Lists/Calendar/DispForm.aspx?ID=55 Location: Town Creek Indian Mound, 509 Town Creek Mound Rd., Mt. Gilead, NC 27306
Start Time: 11/16/2013 9:00 AM
End Time: 11/16/2013 10:00 AM
Description: Annual 5k race sponsored by the West Montgomery High Beta Club as a fundraiser for the Angel Tree, a project to assist families in need during the Holidays. Contact the site for more info or registration, Fee.
]]> Bowles, Karen Tue, 15 Jan 2013 16:12:38 GMT http://hscal.ncdcr.gov/towncreek/Lists/Calendar/DispForm.aspx?ID=55 View the Moon Sleepover http://hscal.ncdcr.gov/towncreek/Lists/Calendar/DispForm.aspx?ID=54 Location: Town Creek Indian Mound, 509 Town Creek Mound Rd., Mt. Gilead, NC 27306
Start Time: 10/12/2013 5:00 PM
End Time: 10/13/2013 10:00 AM
Description: Plan the spend the night at Town Creek and help us celebrate International Observe the Moon Night. The evening starts at 7pm with a short astronomy presentation and opportunities to view the Moon through site telescopes. The moving drama "Voices in the Wind" will be shown at 7:30pm. The movie is based on Cherokee legends and offers an authentic and moving portrait of American Indian life on the brink of momentous change. Afterwards, visitors return to one of the two available campsites to stare at the heavens. Town Creek offers one of the last great dark-sky sites for star gazing in Piedmont North Carolina. Registration is required and there is a camping fee of $30 for the reconstructed village or $15 for the field camp to participate. Campers need to arrive before 6:30pm. There will be a community campfire at the village site between 5:30 and 9:30pm, but no individual campfires or other open flames will be allowed.
]]> Bowles, Karen Tue, 15 Jan 2013 15:47:04 GMT http://hscal.ncdcr.gov/towncreek/Lists/Calendar/DispForm.aspx?ID=54 Dogs' Day @ Town Creek http://hscal.ncdcr.gov/towncreek/Lists/Calendar/DispForm.aspx?ID=53 Location: Town Creek Indian Mound, 509 Town Creek Mound Rd., Mt. Gilead, NC 27306
Start Time: 9/28/2013 9:00 AM
End Time: 9/28/2013 4:00 PM
Description: Bring your four-legged best friend and enjoy some family fun in the great outdoors! Join us as we celebrate our pets and learn more about the mysterious Carolina Dog. The K9 5k begins at 9am and is open to walkers, runners, and pets. Dog friendly vendors will be on site throughout the day, Free.
]]> Bowles, Karen Tue, 15 Jan 2013 15:40:42 GMT http://hscal.ncdcr.gov/towncreek/Lists/Calendar/DispForm.aspx?ID=53 2nd Saturdays; Play in the Clay Fun Day! http://hscal.ncdcr.gov/towncreek/Lists/Calendar/DispForm.aspx?ID=52 Location: Town Creek indian Mound, 509 Town Creek Mound Rd., Mt. Gilead, NC 27306
Start Time: 8/10/2013 10:00 AM
End Time: 8/10/2013 4:00 PM
Description: Play in a medium that's as old as dirt. See how the Pee Dee Culture utilized the clay around them, try your hand at making a small piece of pottery, help us daub the East Lodge walls, and witness the role "red earth" plays in building dugout canoes. Artists on hand selling their wares. Activities are free and offered throughout the day.
]]> Bowles, Karen Tue, 15 Jan 2013 15:38:10 GMT http://hscal.ncdcr.gov/towncreek/Lists/Calendar/DispForm.aspx?ID=52 2nd Saturdays; Happy Birthday Dr. Coe! http://hscal.ncdcr.gov/towncreek/Lists/Calendar/DispForm.aspx?ID=51 Location: Town Creek Indian Mound, 509 Town Creek Mound Rd., Mt. Gilead, NC 27306
Start Time: 7/13/2013 10:00 AM
End Time: 7/13/2013 4:00 PM
Description: Help us celebrate the birth of the "Godfather of North Carolina Archaeology" and learn more about the science he taught and practiced. Games and activities for kids, living history demonstrations throughout the day, and artists on site offering their creations for sale. Birthday cake and ice cream served at 1pm, Free.
]]> Bowles, Karen Tue, 15 Jan 2013 15:35:26 GMT http://hscal.ncdcr.gov/towncreek/Lists/Calendar/DispForm.aspx?ID=51 2nd Saturdays; Fiber, the Tie that Binds http://hscal.ncdcr.gov/towncreek/Lists/Calendar/DispForm.aspx?ID=50 Location: Town Creek Indian Mound, 509 Town Creek Mound Rd., Mt. Gilead, NC 27306
Start Time: 6/8/2013 10:00 AM
End Time: 6/8/2013 4:00 PM
Description: Fiber holds the world together. Come out to Town Creek to see prehistoric and contemporary methods of fiber manipulations, learn how the Pee Dee Culture used fiber to hold their world together, and see how modern artists have used fiber to create attractive pieces of work (for sale). Hands-on activities for the young and young-at-heart, Free.
]]> Bowles, Karen Tue, 15 Jan 2013 15:32:51 GMT http://hscal.ncdcr.gov/towncreek/Lists/Calendar/DispForm.aspx?ID=50 Boy Scouts of America Indian Lore Merit Badge Workshop http://hscal.ncdcr.gov/towncreek/Lists/Calendar/DispForm.aspx?ID=49 Location: Town Creek Indian Mound, 509 Town Creek Mound Rd., Mt. Gilead, NC 27306
Start Time: 5/4/2013 9:00 AM
End Time: 5/4/2013 4:00 PM
Description: Workshop for Boy Scouts interested in completing requirements to achieve the Indian Lore Merit Badge. All requirements are covered except specific activities to be completed at council meetings. Preregistration required. Camping available for register participants on Friday and/or Saturday nights, camping is not required, $10 for workshop students & $15 per tent camping.
]]> Bowles, Karen Tue, 15 Jan 2013 15:27:17 GMT http://hscal.ncdcr.gov/towncreek/Lists/Calendar/DispForm.aspx?ID=49 International Astronomy Day & Town Creek Under the Stars http://hscal.ncdcr.gov/towncreek/Lists/Calendar/DispForm.aspx?ID=45 Location: Town Creek Indian Mound, 509 Town Creek Mound Rd, Mount Gilead, NC 27306
Start Time: 4/20/2013 10:00 AM
End Time: 4/20/2013 10:00 PM
Description:
Gaseous giants rule during this astronomy program.  Join Town Creek during the day to safely observe our nearest star through a solar-filtered 12" Dobsonian Reflector telescope (**never look directly at the sun without proper eye protection**) to view the numerous sunspots gracing the surface, learn about solar maximum, the Aurora Borealis, and how prehistoric cultures observed the sun.  Later in the evening, view the planet Saturn as it makes its closest approach to the Earth and tank in views of other celestial sights at one of the last great dark sky sites in the piedmont.  Free
]]> DCRMASTER\rThompson Mon, 14 Jan 2013 19:40:43 GMT http://hscal.ncdcr.gov/towncreek/Lists/Calendar/DispForm.aspx?ID=45 Seeing STARRS: Comet PANSTARS Viewing Parties http://hscal.ncdcr.gov/towncreek/Lists/Calendar/DispForm.aspx?ID=48 Location: Town Creek Indian Mound, 509 Town Creek Mound Rd, Mount Gilead, NC 27306
Start Time: 3/10/2013 6:00 PM
End Time: 3/16/2013 8:00 PM
Description:
Join us for a once-in-a-lifetime chance to view comet C/2011 L4, also known as PANSTARRS for the Pan-STARRS telescope in Hawaii that located it in 2011.  Visitors will have the opportunity to view the comet before it sets just after sunset each evening.  Additionally, participants can gaze through site telescopes and take in views of ancient craters that scar the surface of a waxing new moon.  Free
]]> DCRMASTER\rThompson Mon, 14 Jan 2013 20:18:07 GMT http://hscal.ncdcr.gov/towncreek/Lists/Calendar/DispForm.aspx?ID=48 Town Creek Under the Stars http://hscal.ncdcr.gov/towncreek/Lists/Calendar/DispForm.aspx?ID=46 Location: Town Creek Indian Mound, 509 Town Creek Mound Rd, Mount Gilead, NC 27306
Start Time: 1/19/2013 6:00 PM
End Time: 1/19/2013 10:00 PM
Description:
Join us for an evening beneath the stars one of the last great dark sky sites in the North Carolina piedmont.  Picked as one of Our State Magazine's top ten places to view the night sky, Town Creek will have telescopes available to view the waxing moon, Jupiter, and other heavenly sights.  Participants should dress for the cold.  Free, registration required at 910-439-6802 or towncreek@ncdcr.gov
]]> DCRMASTER\rThompson Mon, 14 Jan 2013 19:52:54 GMT http://hscal.ncdcr.gov/towncreek/Lists/Calendar/DispForm.aspx?ID=46