Enjoy a little history with your lunch at noon on the second Wednesday of each month at the North Carolina Museum of History.
History à la Carte offers a series of 50-minute informal lectures about a variety of historical topics – the Civil War, North Carolina pottery, the lost colonists, famous North Carolinians, etc. You bring your lunch; the Museum provides a small assortment of beverages.
Mayberry Modernism: North Carolina’s Modernist Legacy
Wednesday, January 13, noon–1 p.m.
George Smart, Founder and Executive Director, North Carolina Modernist Houses, will speak on “livable works of art,” built since the 1950s.
Flying Forward with Piedmont Airlines
Wednesday, February 10, noon–1 p.m.
Bill Wilkerson, retired pilot and member of the North Carolina Transportation Museum, set his sights on flight when he was nine years old. At 16, he began flying lessons and, by 21, had his pilot’s license, the industry’s third African American pilot. Employed by Piedmont Airlines, Captain Wilkerson also helped launch Wheeler Airlines, the first black-owned airline.