Well-known columnist Harry Thetford talks about the meanings behind this annual observance. Social time begins at 10, with the program commencing at 10:30. Guests welcome. For more information, call Sandra Canipe at 336.273.6491.

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Mark your calendar for this annual festive gathering. This year's luncheon takes place at the O.Henry Hotel! Featuring the Gate City Consort playing early music. Reservations required. For more information, call Sandra Canipe at 336.273.6491.

City holiday

The Negro Motorist Green Book was an annual travel guide aimed at African American travelers published between 1936 and 1964. Over its 28 years of publication, this national guide included 327 listings for North Carolina, including 14 in Greensboro. Learn about the effort to document these locations and the history of African American motor travel. […]

January 2019 marks the 100th anniversary of the start of the Paris Peace Talks following WWI. Join area historians to discuss global and local expectations for peace in 1919. Learn where treaty discussions failed, where they succeeded and how they continue to influence the ways we think about war and peace today. Panelists include Ben Coates […]

Join Tom Wester, renowned collector of Tiffany glass, for a gallery talk through the exhibition “Louis Comfort Tiffany: Painting with Glass.” He will discuss the art and innovation of Louis Comfort Tiffany, the Art Nouveau style, and the enduring appeal of Tiffany stained glass.

Featured speaker the Rev. Dr. T. Anthony Spearman, president of the North Carolina NAACP, will discuss the role of education in the civil rights struggles in Greensboro and across NC. The Greensboro History Museum will also celebrate a new Traveling Trunk devoted to Guilford County Teachers on the Front Line of School Desegregation with songs and testimony […]

Cheryl Stewart of Greensboro's Public Art Endowment discusses the role of public art in our city. Stewart, who has consulted for numerous groups including Piedmont Triad International Airport and the Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro, will address issues of placement, naming and sourcing of public art. Join us at 10 for coffee and refreshments. Program begins […]

Dr. Omar Ali (moderator) Afrique Kilimanjaro, The Carolina Peacemaker Tiera Moore, UNC Greensboro Greensboro's rich and ongoing history is inextricably connected with the histories of the nation and the world. This discussion series organized by UNCG's Lloyd International Honors College explores these connections through three thematic topics: African American history, women's history and immigrants to […]