The schedule for the week of Aug. 30 on UNC-TV’s “North Carolina Weekend” is different this week due to PBS televising the Republican National Convention. “North Carolina Weekend” will be pre-empted on Thursday night on UNC-TV (but will run on UNC-EX) and will air as usual on Friday. For this week’s episode, be amazed at the “Accidental Mummies of Guanajuato” exhibit at the Natural Science Center of Greensboro. Enjoy the N.C. Gourd Festival in Raleigh. Take to the skies at …
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North Carolina Weekend
For the week of Aug. 23 on UNC-TV’s “North Carolina Weekend,” take in the festivities of the N.C. Apple Festival in Hendersonville. Step back in time at the Thomas Wolfe House in Asheville. Be fascinated at the All-A-Flutter Butterfly Farm in High Point. Enjoy a tour of Plymouth. And the “House Special” tempts your taste buds at Sweet & Savory Bakery and Café in Wilmington. (Please note: listings are subject to change.) “North Carolina Weekend” is exclusively underwritten by the …
North Carolina Weekend
For the week of Aug. 9 on UNC-TV’s “North Carolina Weekend,” sail away on the schooner Jeanie B in Washington. Take a stroll along the Charlotte Liberty Walk in Charlotte. Step back in time via a performance by the Lost Colony in Manteo. Lift a glass at Treehouse Vineyards in Monroe. And the “House Special” samples the fare at the Southern Kitchen in Whiteville. (Please note: listings are subject to change.) “North Carolina Weekend” is exclusively underwritten by the N.C. …
North Carolina Weekend
For the week of Aug. 2 on UNC-TV’s “North Carolina Weekend,” take in a performance of the outdoor drama “From This Day Forward” in Valdese. Visit Asheville for ways to help stay fit when on the road. Step back in time among Southern Classic Cars in Wake Forest. Enjoy a tour of the Vintage Inn Bed & Breakfast in Yadkinville. And tempt your sweet tooth at Crave Dessert Bar in Charlotte. (Please note: listings are subject to change.) “North Carolina …
North Carolina Weekend
For the week of July 19 on UNC-TV’s “North Carolina Weekend,” work up an appetite with a culinary bike tour of Beaufort. Remind yourself of simpler times at the Andy Griffith Museum in Mount Airy. Take a spin on the Burlington City Park Carousel in Burlington. Lift a glass at Shadow Springs Vineyards in Hamptonville. And enjoy a tour around Wrightsville Beach. (Please note: listings are subject to change.) “North Carolina Weekend” is exclusively underwritten by the N.C. Division of …
‘Revolution’ will film in Wilmington area
NBC’s new series “Revolution” will be produced in the Wilmington region beginning this summer. Premiering this fall, the series’ production team will employ 125 people full time, hundreds of extras part time, and spend millions of dollars in the regional economy. “We are excited to have a television series back in Wilmington that will create hundreds of jobs,” said Aaron Syrett, director of the N.C. Film Office. “The North Carolina film credit continues to create high-quality, well-paying jobs for North …
Full Frame Documentary Film Festival April 12-15th in Durham
The Full Frame Documentary Film Festival is an annual international event dedicated to the theatrical exhibition of non-fiction cinema. Each spring Full Frame welcomes filmmakers and film lovers from around the world to historic downtown Durham, North Carolina for a four-day, morning to midnight array of over 100 films as well as discussions, panels, and southern hospitality. Set within a four-block radius, the intimate festival landscape fosters community and conversation between filmmakers, film professionals and the public. Full Frame serves …
It’s Back to Saturday Morning… but is it Smurfy?
A Review of ‘Smurfs’ by Claire Ramsey A movie like ‘Smurfs’ comes only once in a Blue Moon… but only because blue moons are more common than the legend would have it. Starring Neil Patrick Harris and Hank Azaria, ‘Smurfs’ has a lot going for it, especially for 80’s kids like me who grew up with them on Saturday mornings with our She-Ra pajamas and Cheerios. And my chosen descriptors for this reconstruction of the Peyo little blue darlings, from …
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part Two
New Effects in the Final Chapter A Review by Claire Ramsey I think Peter Jackson and David Yates are secretly related. Long-lost cousins, or something. Based on my enthusiastic viewing of the final installments of the Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings film series, I have to say that here are two directors who knows how to end movie series. And I think I enjoyed the last Harry Potter film – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part Two …
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Review by Claire Ramsey May 2011 Strange and stranger, indeed, or perhaps, to quote from Lewis Carroll, curiouser and curiouser. The subtitle of the latest installation of the popular Johnny-Depp-headed saga is appropriate in more than one way. First, the strangers – which means the majority of the cast. Familiar faces include Kevin McNally as Gibbs, Geoffrey Rush as Barbossa, another cameo by Keith Richards as Jack Sparrow’s father Captain Teague, and, as goes without saying, Johnny Depp back in …
Movie Review: Beastly
Beastly A review by Claire Ramsey (c) May 2011 “Everyone knows that story,” says Lindy to Kyle, still darting her head as she looks for Hunter, the boy with whom she has fallen in love. It takes another minute and a cell phone ringing in Kyle’s pocket for her to realize that Kyle and Hunter were, or are, one and the same. Lindy is right. The story she and Kyle/Hunter share is better known as ‘Beauty and the Beast.’ In …
HiH cinema review: Fantastic Mr. Fox
by Claire Ramsey Mrs. Fox said it all: “My husband is a fantastic fox!”
HiH review: The Twilight Saga: New Moon
Passion born of Youth, Courage born of Despair. A Review of The Twilight Saga: New Moon by Claire Ramsey “Eyes, look your last, Arms take your last embrace, and lips (O you the doors of breath) seal with a righteous kiss a dateless bargain to engrossing Death!”