Friends of City of Raleigh Museum

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What’s better on a rainy day than some coffee and treats? Come on out to see the @cormuseumfriends at the City of Raleigh Museum’s annual #RaleighRoasts fundraiser this morning until 1 p.m. We’re also accepting donations of coffee, creamers, etc. for the @womenscenterthetriangle!

#NCHumanities has awarded $53,867 in Grants to support 16 public humanities projects! Read: nchumanities.org/awarding-50000… Congrats @Arts_DC_org @CarolinaDurham @CREED_NC @cultivatornc @EarlScruggsCent @NCLitReview @ECSU @CORMuseumFriend @HighPointU @LevineMuseum @The_Schiele @WCU &more

Oh what a night! For a second year, the @raleighgov COR Museum hosted the Distinguished Mexican Award given by the Consulate General of Mexico in Raleigh. This year’s winner was @dukeuniversity Professor Xavier Basurto Guillermo for his ecological work in NC & Mexico. Salud!

Happy Veteran's Day! We are grateful for everyone who has served as well as those who are currently serving! #VeteransDay2023

#CampbellLaw was honored today to host best-selling author and activist Anthony Ray Hinton, who was wrongfully convicted of two murders in 1985 and spent 30 years on death row in Alabama before being released eight years ago thanks to the work of @eji_org. #leadingwithpurpose

In honor of Hip Hop's golden birthday 🎂, here are some of our favorite captured moments from @Dreamvillefest! We'll be celebrating #HipHop50 TODAY at @CORMuseumFriend 50th Anniversary of Hip Hop events—see you there🎶 📸: @tacobellrunner, @branndannart

We are celebrating the 50th anniversary of Hip Hop on August 12! Check out these fun events happening throughout the day and evening in the downtown area: cityofraleighmuseum.org | @CORMuseumFriend @raleighparks #Raleigh

Just out here enjoying the 50th Anniversary of Hip Hop celebration at @CORMuseumFriend! Still plenty of fun activities into this evening. cityofraleighmuseum.org/50th-anniversa…

Happy Birthday Hip Hop! 🎂 🎶 Show some love for this iconic genre & jump into the 50th Anniversary of Hip Hop on Saturday, Aug. 12 hosted by @CORMuseumFriend. The worldwide event honors 50 years since hip hop emerged out of New York in August 1973 thanks to legend DJ Kool Herc.

Free ice cream at Raleigh City Plaza, 443 Fayetteville St., until 3 p.m. today! Stop by for a free scoop of Hershey's Ice Cream's legendary Moose Tracks ice cream. For every scoop eaten, Moose Tracks will donate $1 to The Salvation Army of Wake County! wral.com/story/free-ice…

Did you know that during the Civil War, #NorthCarolina's Native American community were conscripted to help construct earthworks for the Confederacy? This untold story is the subject of this week's FREE "Timely Connections" series on Thursday, May 18, at 6. Doors open at 5:30.

Hurry up, it's almost time for tonight's FREE #TimelyConnections presentation that you don't want to miss about #NC's #CivilWar Weaponry! facebook.com/events/1483245…

A big thanks to @meredithcollege’s Professor Dan Fountain for speaking about the “White Supremacy Campaign of 1898 and Disenfranchisement in #NC” this evening as part of the @cityofraleighmuseum’s #TimelyConnections lecture series sponsored by @duke_energy and @nchumanities!

@mcpherserin We’re selling tickets on-site so please join us!

Please get your tickets today for this Saturday's premiere #coffee event in Raleigh and support the @CORMuseumFriends! Members pay only $5 so sign up today! eventbrite.com/e/raleigh-roas…

Our very own Neil Phipps, a @raleighgov #cormuseum educator, provided tonight’s #timelyconnections lecture sponsored by @duke_energy, @nchumanities and the @cormuseumfriends! Neil explored one of #raleighnc’s most contested murder trials in his lecture!

Join @friendsofCOR for the City of Raleigh Museum’s annual #RaleighRoasts fundraiser from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, March 18, in Moore Square. Tickets can be purchased at eventbrite.com/e/raleigh-roas…

And we’re baaaaack! It’s #FirstFriday in downtown #raleighnc so stop by the @cormuseumfriends to see what visual artist @rachel_johanningsmeier is creating and have a beverage on us! It’s a great time to become a member so you can get discounts and exclusive invites to our events