Calling all bird enthusiasts
The “Birds in Harmony” show, sale and exposition inaugurated last spring will return March 15 through April 7 at Historic Harmony Hall, 109 E. King St.
Sponsored by The Free Press and the Lenoir County Historical Association, the show will display creative birdhouses, birdfeeders, birdbaths or other bird related objects, for sale or just for visual enjoyment. Plaques will be awarded to the top three entries and presented during the annual Southern Brunch from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 7 at Harmony Hall.
Artists entering items should notify Harmony Hall by March 11, and deliver items to Harmony Hall between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. March 11 and March 14. Provide business cards, if possible. Sales transactions will be between the artist and the purchaser. All items must remain on display until after the judging and award presentation. Exhibit items should be picked up between April 8 and April 12.
The bird exhibition is free, and tickets for the brunch — $20 adult, $10 child, 10 and younger — are available at Harmony Hall or through any Lenoir County Historical Association member.
For more information or to register entries, call Ann Brinson at Harmony Hall, 252-522-0421.
Knowledge bowl to wrap up Black History emphasis
Friends of the Kinston-Lenoir County Public Library will conclude the Black History Month celebration with a Black History Knowledge Bowl for area middle schools. The free event will begin at 10 a.m. today in the Schechter Auditorium, 510 N. Queen St. The public is invited.
The contest is to help middle school students understand how much African-Americans have prospered since their arrival in America. It also is designed to instill a strong sense of self-worth, self-pride and self-determination for all students by learning from the past to make better decisions for the future.
Questions represent seven categories — arts and entertainment, biography, facts and trivia, history, science and discovery, sports and local history. The schools have done preliminary eliminations to get a team of four, who will represent their school at the library’s competition.
Founded by the son of former slaves, Negro History Week was started by Dr. Carter G. Woodson. He chose the second week of February for the celebration because of the birthdays of two men who greatly influenced African-Americans — Frederick Douglas and Abraham Lincoln. Douglas was an escaped slaved who became an abolitionist, orator and civil rights leader of his time. President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation to keep the union together, which abolished slavery in America.
For more information, contact Antuan Hawkins at the library at 252-527-7066, ext. 133 or neuselibrary.org.