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Freeman Vines Hanging Tree Guitars Opening Reception Community Event Thursday, June 10, 2021 - 5:00pm to 8:00pm SECCA is proud to present Hanging Tree Guitars , the powerful exhibition of sculptures by NC–based artist, guitar maker and one-time blues musician Freeman Vines. The exhibition will be on view in SECCA s Main Gallery from June 10 through September 12, 2021, with an opening reception on Thursday, June 10. Artist Freeman Vines will attend the reception, which will include remarks by Vines as well as D. Reid Wilson, Secretary of the NC Dept. of Natural & Cultural Resources, at 6pm. The reception will feature musical performances by The Glorifying Vines Sisters and Lightnin Wells, and Forsyth Seafood Truck will be on-site serving dinner. Guests are encouraged to bring lawnchairs or blankets to enjoy the live music on the SECCA front lawn. ....
NC Gov. Cooper: Governor Cooper Reappoints Jaki Shelton Green as North Carolina's Poet Laureate nc.gov - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from nc.gov Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: On Wednesday, February 10, Governor Roy Cooper signed Senate Bill 36, 2020 COVID Relief Bill Modifications, into law. On Thursday, February 11, the updated revenue forecast was released. This is the first forecast since May 2020, still early in the pandemic. According to the new report, expected revenue collections are “well above” the May 2020 forecast. Issue Insights COVID-19 On Wednesday, February 10, Governor Cooper and Secretary Cohen announced another revision to the vaccine priority groups and the timing. They expect the State to move to a subset of Group 3 in the COVID-19 vaccination priority beginning Wednesday, February 24. This subset would include childcare workers and teachers and other personnel in K-12 schools. The State then plans to move to the remainder of Group 3 beginning on Wednesday, March 10. However, the Governor and Secretary Cohen clarified that there may be further shifts ....
RALEIGH â North Carolina state parks experienced a record number of visitors in 2020. State parks and recreation areas welcomed 19.8 million visitors last year â 400,000 more than any other year on record and 1.2 million more visitors than in 2019. The previous record for visitation was set in 2017 when the parks welcomed 19.4 million visitors. âAs we came together to face the pandemic, our state parks became a comfort in a time of isolation,â Gov. Roy Cooper said. âThe records set in park visitation show that our outdoor spaces hold even greater value than we could have imagined before the challenges of the last year.â Park staff attribute the increased visitation not only to public recognition that outdoor recreation promotes better health during the pandemic, but also to recently completed Connect N.C. Bond projects at parks across the state. These projects include improved and expanded campground facilities, new trails and visitor cent ....
Who is Gov. Cooper appointing to empty Cabinet posts, legislative seats? Will Doran, The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.) Jan. 13 RALEIGH With four Cabinet seats and two Wake County seats in the state legislature all up for grabs at the start of the new year, Gov. Roy Cooper has been busy appointing new people to those high-profile state government roles. Democratic President-elect Joe Biden is responsible for one of the vacancies, after he tapped North Carolina environmental chief Michael Regan to lead the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency after Biden takes office. That leaves Cooper to pick a new N.C. Department of Environmental Quality secretary, to replace Regan, as Cooper begins his second term in office. The job will deal with everything from industrial and farming pollution, to continuing Cooper s goal of reducing North Carolina s greenhouse gas emissions. ....