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Homeschool Friday:

NC Maritime Museum at Southport 204 E. Moore St., Southport, NC

Participants will have the opportunity to explore history through hands-on activities, stations, and take-homes. The program is appropriate for ages 4–18. Cost is $5 per child. Friends of the Maritime Museum at Southport receive a 10-percent discount. Participants are free to move at their own...

Learning the Ropes: A Beginners Guide to Splicing

NC Maritime Museum at Southport 204 E. Moore St., Southport, NC

Curious about the nautical art of splicing and don’t know where to start? What’s the difference between a slice and a knot? Join the North Carolina Maritime Museum at Southport for a beginners’ primer with instructor Tom Lacey. Lacey grew up on the shores of...

Sensory Saturday: Fishy Friends

NC Maritime Museum at Southport 204 E. Moore St., Southport, NC

Stop by the museum for Sensory Saturday! From 10 a.m. to noon on the first Saturday of every month, the exhibit hall lights will be dimmed and audio volume will be muted. For the May program, you and/or your loved one will have the opportunity...

Free
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HISTORY IN MINIATURE: Using Models to Visualize the Past

NC Maritime Museum at Southport 204 E. Moore St., Southport, NC

The museum uses scale models created by master builders and hobbyists as a method to bring the size of massive ships to a more accessible level. Each model is a piece of art and a three-dimensional representation of history. Model makers spend many hours researching...

Free

THIRD TUESDAY: ‘Competing Visions of the Post-War World: Military Reconstruction & Southern Resistance in North Carolina’

Southport Community Building 223 E. Bay Street, Southport, NC

Dr. Angie Zombek is the featured presenter for the N.C. Maritime Museum at Southport’s monthly lecture series. Zombek’s lecture, ‘‘Competing Visions of the Post-War World: Military Reconstruction & Southern Resistance in North Carolina,” will be presented at the Southport Community Building, 223 E. Bay St....

Free

DEEP DIVE INTO HISTORY: Textiles and Dyeing

NC Maritime Museum at Southport 204 E. Moore St., Southport, NC

History is most definitely not a black and white subject. From costly indigo from the tropics to humble madder roots from the Mediterranean, explore the dyestuffs that help fuel global economies and bring color to our lives. The free Deep Dive into History drop-in program,...

Free

Sensory Saturday: Jiggly Jellies

NC Maritime Museum at Southport 204 E. Moore St., Southport, NC

Stop by the museum for Sensory Saturday! From 10 a.m. to noon on the first Saturday of every month, the exhibit hall lights will be dimmed and audio volume will be muted. You or your loved one will have the opportunity to create a little...

Free

Little Mariners: Little Explorers

NC Maritime Museum at Southport 204 E. Moore St., Southport, NC

Join us on the Southport waterfront as we explore at low tide! Be sure to bring shoes that you wouldn’t mind getting a little muddy. Children must be accompanied by an adult for the duration of the program. Cost is $5 plus tax. Little Mariners...

$5.00

THIRD TUESDAY: ‘Marines of the Carolinas’

Southport Community Building 223 E. Bay Street, Southport, NC

Paul Peeples is the featured presenter for the N.C. Maritime Museum at Southport’s monthly lecture series. Peeples’ lecture, ‘‘Marines of the Carolinas,” will be presented at the Southport Community Building, 223 E. Bay St. The program is part of the museum’s Third Tuesday series, free...

Free

First Mate 3-day Camp: It’s Revolutionary!

NC Maritime Museum at Southport 204 E. Moore St., Southport, NC

Travel back to the Lower Cape Fear 250 years ago! This three day program will take you through the Stamp Act Crisis, to the burning of Fort Johnston, all the way through the British evacuation. Pick your side and choose your destiny. Campers will learn...

$40.00

Riverfront Concert featuring The Back Porch Rockers

NC Maritime Museum at Southport 204 E. Moore St., Southport, NC

Join us on the Garrison Lawn at Fort Johnston in Downtown Southport for a free riverfront concert featuring The Back Porch Rockers There will be a raffle for trunks of grog/wine and other treasures of the Cape Fear. Every dollar raised will support new exhibits...

Little Mariners: Squishy Fishies

NC Maritime Museum at Southport 204 E. Moore St., Southport, NC

Get a little artsy and make your own special fish print on fabric using a technique from far across the seas. Children must be accompanied by an adult for the duration of the program. Cost is $5 plus tax. Little Mariners is for ages 4...

$5.00