The expansion is complete and the grand opening is 4/24-25. Lots of activity going on over there this weekend (lots of activity going on this weekend in general), but the pictures of the new building look amazing and I for one am excited.

anyone else going this weekend to check it out?

http://ncartmuseum.org/interim/grand-opening.php
video http://www.newsobserver.com/2010/04/18/438856/light-form.html

Plaza Music Stage
Location: Large tent in Plaza
Saturday, April 24 | 11 am–5 pm
Sunday, April 25 | 10 am–2:45 pm

* Southern Sun Drum
* Appalachian troubadours David Holt and Josh Goforth
* NCCU Jazz Ensemble
* The Beast, with emcee Pierce Freelon
* Orquesta GarDel
* Charanga Carolina
* The Martin Luther King All Children’s Choir
* The Gospel Jubilators

Concert and Fireworks
Saturday, April 24 | 5:30–10:30 pm
Free reserved tickets required. Sold Out

Saturday evening, the focus of our Grand Opening celebration shifts to the Museum Park Theater for a concert and fireworks display set to music. Enjoy performances by: Carolina Brass, Tift Merritt, Parisian ensemble Les Primitifs du Futur, and the Monitors.


Symphony Concert
Sunday, April 25 | 3–5 pm
Free, no ticket required.
Featured Event

The Museum Park Theater plays host to 200 instrumental and choral musicians from the UNC School of the Arts, the Choral Society of Durham, and the Duke Chapel Choir for a special performance of Gustav Mahler’s towering Symphony no. 2, Resurrection. UNCSA Chancellor John Mauceri conducts.

4/19/2010 11:26:35 AM

Thanks for the reminder! I've had it on my calendar for a while. I finally got around to taking my girl over to the museum a few months ago, and they had pretty much closed everything but the main wing in preparation for the move.

4/19/2010 11:36:49 AM

I reserved some tickets

4/19/2010 11:52:31 AM

the line up for the summer movies on the lawn is awesome. Ill be excited when that starts

4/19/2010 11:55:10 AM

I'l probably hang back until the newness wears off a little.

waiting in lines sucks

4/19/2010 12:01:19 PM

wish i had tickets for the saturday night

i wanna go

4/19/2010 12:11:07 PM

im not looking forward to more people on the trails though. I often run back there with the dogs off leash

4/19/2010 12:22:24 PM

Quote :

"the line up for the summer movies on the lawn is awesome. Ill be excited when that starts"

well then let's post em up!

http://ncartmuseum.org/interim/summer-films.php

Invictus
Friday, June 4 | 9 pm

(500) Days of Summer
Friday, June 11 | 9 pm

The Damned United
Friday, June 18 | 9 pm

Monsters vs. Aliens
Saturday, June 19 | 9 pm

It’s Complicated
Friday, June 25 | 9 pm

Up in the Air
Saturday, June 26 | 9 pm

The Hurt Locker
Friday, July 9 | 9 pm

The Blind Side
Saturday, July 10 | 9 pm

Where the Wild Things Are
Friday, July 16 | 9 pm

Star Trek
Saturday, July 17 | 9 pm

Julie & Julia
Friday, July 23 | 9 pm

An Education
Friday, July 30 | 9 pm

Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Saturday, July 31 | 9 pm

Sherlock Holmes
Friday, August 6 | 9 pm

Bright Star
Friday, August 13 | 8:30 pm

Fantastic Mr. Fox (*fist pump*)
Saturday, August 14 | 8:30 pm

The Big Lebowski
Friday, August 20 | 8:30 pm

Crazy Heart
Saturday, August 21, 8:30 pm

The Breakfast Club
Friday, August 27, 8:30 pm

4/19/2010 12:33:47 PM

Quote :

"Fantastic Mr. Fox (*fist pump*) Saturday, August 14 | 8:30 pm"

4/19/2010 12:41:42 PM

Artfags!

4/19/2010 12:43:05 PM

i'll be there on friday afternoon for the members' day

4/19/2010 12:46:55 PM

Thats a good list of movies for this summer.

4/19/2010 2:23:11 PM

I still think The Damned United is a really weird choice for this series. Good movie, though.

4/19/2010 2:45:37 PM

woot, got my tickets and i'm pretty excited. i can't wait to see tift merritt.

4/19/2010 5:02:28 PM