1969, orbiting Earth, three astronauts Michael Collins, Neil Armstrong, and Buzz Aldrin set out on a likely death mission that could only end in one of three ways: land, abort, or crash. Join us to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing with a special screening of the Smithsonian Channel's The Day […]

Learn about the contributions of one of the most decorated Greensboro soldiers and his Aggie colleagues during World War I. Participants include Ernest Hooker of the NC A&T Department of History, Netta Cox and James R. Stewart Jr. of F. D. Bluford Library, and the museum’s curator of community history, Glenn Perkins. Program co-sponsored by […]

Greensboro Public Library kicks off  One City, One Book 2019 with a visit from Osha Gray Davidson, author of Best of Enemies. This book is about the relationship between the civil rights activist Ann Atwater and her nemesis, C. P. Ellis, Exalted Cyclops of the Ku Klux Klan. The events in the book took place […]

The News and Record is working with Pediment Publishing to publish a new coffee table book titled Greensboro Memories II: The 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. Do you have original photographs of life in Greensboro from the 1940s through 1960s? If you’d like your photos to be considered for the book, come to one of the […]

The News and Record is working with Pediment Publishing to publish a new coffee table book titled Greensboro Memories II: The 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. Do you have original photographs of life in Greensboro from the 1940s through 1960s? If you’d like your photos to be considered for the book, come to one of the […]

Exclusive pre-screening of Carolina Ace, a brand-new animated documentary about the decorated World War II fighter pilot and Greensboro native George Preddy. Discussion follows with filmmaker Shawn Lovette and Preddy biographers Joe Noah and Sam Sox. Free admission. Reserve your spot by going to https://www.eventbrite.com/e/george-preddy-carolina-ace-tickets-68046674435

Andy McFee discusses his work at Greensboro's Art Shop. Social time begins at 10, with the program at 10:30. Guests welcome. For more information, call Sandra Canipe at 336.273.6491.

Bring your lunch and get the basics on the nation’s founding document -- and the role it plays in the Smithsonian traveling exhibition American Democracy: A Great Leap of Faith, opening December 7, 2019.

Typing games, contests & more fun for the whole family! Plus the Smithsonian Channel documentary Rock ‘n’ Roll Inventions  (1 pm & 3 pm) Send type-WRITE in the Connection Point out with a bang. Closes September 22