JANUARY

Sebastian Medical Museum presents: Medical Seminars/Workshops, Every Monday beginning January 14, 10-4PM

Sebastian Medial Museum. $5.00. Call 271-3777 for more information.

Housing Summit 2008: Welcome HOME for the Bicentennial, January 17

FantaCity International Shopping Center community center, 336-691-9521

Sebastian Medical Museum presents: Resurrecting African American History, January 20, 2-4PM

Sebastian Medial Museum. This event is FREE. Call 271-3777 for more information.

FEBRUARY

Telling Images: Greensboro's African American Community. Monday, February 18-Wednesday, April 30

Central Library Church Street. Hours of operation: 9AM-9PM Monday-Saturday and 2-6PM Sunday. FREE. Call 336-373-2471 for more information.

Abbotswood at Irving Park: Stories from the Heart with vocalists Dakota Joe and Bruce Piephoff and community leaders, February 21, 10:30 - 4PM

FREE admission.

"Bullet Holes in the Wall - Reflections on Acts of Courage in the Struggle for Liberation" Dance, Music and Theater Performance, February 22, 7PM

Harrison Auditorium on the campus of North Carolina A&T State University Campus. Call 336-256-2137 or visit www.ncat.edu.

Sebastian Medical Museum presents: The Nurses Fashion Show and Historic Drama, February 23

Location to be announced. $10.00. Call 271-3777 for more information.

"Do you know me? I'm your history" Narrative and Musical, Saturday, February 23, 6PM

Saint Paul Baptist Church. Call 681-2973 for information.

Revisiting Sustainable African American Communities of the Past in the Greater Greensboro Area, Intergenerational Panel Discussion and Exhibit Kickoff: Sunday, February 24, 4-6PM Exhibit will be displayed until Friday, March 7

Faith Community Church, 417 Arlington Street. Call Joyce Johnson from the Beloved Community Center at 230-0001 for more information.

MARCH

Beryl's Love Dance Presents: A Black History Celebration. Saturday, March 1, 4 PM

Community Recreation Center. HWY 62. $10. Call 336-854-5422 for more information.

The Greensboro 200. Friday, March 7-Friday, April 25 with an opening ceremony on Friday, March 7, 5:20-7:30 PM

CVA Gallery, Greensboro Cultural Center. Donations accepted. Call 336-333-7485 for more information.

Greensboro Bicentennial Euterpe Members Concert. Sunday, March 9, 4 PM

West Market Street United Methodist Church Sanctuary, 302 W. Market Street. FREE. E-mail tcaseabc@aol.com for more information.

The Human Race. Wednesday, March 15

The race begins and ends at Grimsley High School stadium. FREE. Call 336-373-1633 or visit www.volunteergso.org for more information.

Ole Asheboro Neighborhood Black History Exhibit, Food, Fellowship, Music and Ongoing Development Exhibit. Saturday, March 15

Guilford Hills Easter Egg Hunt, Saturday, March 15

Guilford Hills Park

227th Anniversary Reenactment of the Battle of the Guilford Courthouse. Saturday, March 15-Sunday, March 16

Price Park. FREE. Call 336-286-8565 for more information.

"It's All About Greensboro" Lecture Series. Sunday, March 16, 2:30 - 4 PM

Greensboro Historical Museum, FREE. Call 336-373-2811 or visit www.greensborohistory.org for more information. Evolution of a City: Greensboro, NC: Benjamin Briggs and Gayle Fripp.

Facing South: Contemporary Portraits by North Carolina Artists, Exhibition, Saturday, March 22 - Sunday, June 1

Green Hill's spring exhibition Facing South: Portraits by North Carolina Artists will celebrate the fine art of portraiture and present more than 20 portrait artists from across the state. Portraits in the mediums of paint, sculpture, photography, textiles, clay, collage, and more will be on display. Visitors are invited to contribute to the exhibition by adding a 2-dimensional portrait, 5' by 5', unframed, to a collective portrait wall. In conjunction with the bicentennial celebration of the City of Greensboro, the centerpiece of the exhibition will be devoted to Greensboro's residents, past, present, known, and unknown. The exhibition will be on display from Saturday, March 22, to Sunday, June 1. The opening reception will be held Friday, April 4, 5:30 to 7:30 PM. Light refreshments will be served. FREE. Green Hill Center for NC Art, Greensboro Cultural Center. Call 336-333-7460 or visit www.greenhillcenter.org.

Parade of African Nations. Saturday, March 22, 10 AM-12 PM

Beginning at the Children's Museum on Church and ending at Center City Park. FREE to watch. Donations accepted. Call 336-574-2672 for more information.

William Mangum Fine Art—Art Show and Book Signing. Saturday, March 29, 10AM-4PM

William Mangum Fine Art Gallery, 2166 Lawndale Drive. FREE. Call 336-379-9200 for more information.

"It's All About Greensboro" Lecture Series. Sunday, March 30, 2:30-4 PM

Central Library, 219 N. Church Street. FREE. Call 336-373-2811 or visit www.greensborohistory.org for more information. Remembering James Ephraim McGrit, George Moses Horton, and Randall Jarrell: Dr. Linda Beatrice Brown, Rev. Michael Usey, Bennett College Readers' Theatre.

"Once Upon a City, Greensboro's Second Coming" Book reading and talk with Howard E. Covington, author of Once Upon a City. Sunday, March 30, 2:30 PM

Greensboro Historical Museum. FREE.

Greensboro and the Underground Railroad Program. Monday, March 31-Saturday, April 5

Guilford College. Call 336-316-2852 or visit www.guilford.edu for more information.

Oak Grove Community Block Party. Saturday, March 31

Details TBA.

APRIL

Greensboro and the Underground Railroad Program. Monday, March 31-Saturday, April 5

Guilford College. Call 336-316-2852 or visit www.guilford.edu for more information.

The Greensboro 200. Friday, March 7-Friday, April 25 with an opening ceremony on Friday, March 7, 5:20-7:30 PM

CVA Gallery, Greensboro Cultural Center. Donations accepted. Call 336-333-7485 for more information.

"Telling Images: Greensboro's African American Community." Monday, February 18-Wednesday, April 30

Central Library Church Street. Hours of operation: 9AM-9PM Monday-Saturday and 2-6PM Sunday. FREE. Call 336-373-2471 for more information.

Facing South: Contemporary Portraits by North Carolina Artists, Exhibition, Saturday, March 22 - Sunday, June 1

Our State Presents: Dr. Elliot Engel lecture - O'Henry: His surprise ending and beginnings. Tuesday, April 1, 7:30 PM

Dana Auditorium, Guilford College. $10. Call 336-316-2852 or visit www.guilford.edu for more information.

"It's All About Greensboro" Lecture Series. Thursday, April 3, 7-8:30 PM

Central Library, 219 N. Church Street. FREE. Call 336-373-2811 or visit www.greensborohistory.org for more information. Quaker history and the Underground Railroad: Author Fergus Bordewich - Bound for Canaan.

SGA/Alumni GTCC 50th Anniversary Picnic and Concert. Friday, April 4, picnic 4-7 PM, concert: 7 PM

GTCC Jamestown Campus. FREE. Call 336-334-4822 ext. 2411 or e-mail mlhorney@gtcc.edu for more information.

Earth Day 2008. Saturday, April 5, 1-5 PM

Kathleen Clay Edwards Library. FREE. Call 336-373-2053 for more information.

The Rachel Caldwell Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution presents a US Army Field Band concert in honor of Greensboro's Bicentennial. Sunday, April 6, 3-4:30 PM

Smith High School Auditorium. FREE. Mail a self addressed, stamped, #10 envelope to PO Box 99 Jamestown, NC 27282 to request the free tickets. Please print and fill out a ticket request form and include it with your self addressed, stamped envelope.

"It's All About Greensboro" Lecture Series. Thursday, April 10, 7 - 8:30 PM

Central Library, 219 N. Church Street. FREE. Call 336-373-2811 or visit www.greensborohistory.org for more information. Civilities and Civil Rights: Dr. Bill Chafe.

Tours of the Masonic Temple. Saturday, April 12, 10AM-4PM and Sunday, April 13, 1PM-5PM

426 W. Market Street. FREE.

Highland Park Neighborhood Social. Monday, April 14, 7PM

Details TBA.

Appearance, Presentation and Book Signing for Gene Roberts, co-author of "Race Beat: The Press, The Civil Rights Struggle, and the Awakening of a Nation." Wednesday, April 16, 6 PM

Cone Ballroom, Elliott University Center, UNC Greensboro. $45 per person (includes dinner) and $35 per member of Friends of the UNCG Libraries. Call 336-256-0112 for more information.

History Tour of Latham Park area. Thursday, April 17, 2PM (rain date: Friday, April 18)

Meet at Sunset and Nottingham. Call 336-375-0600 for more information.

"It's All About Greensboro" Lecture Series. Thursday, April 17, 7 - 8:30 PM

Central Library, 219 N Church St., FREE. Call 336-373-2811 or visit www.greensborohistory.org for more information. Passage to Greensboro: Profiles of our Immigrant Communities: Dr. Raleigh Bailey

Organ and Choral Concert-Music for a Great Space celebrates Greensboro's Bicentennial. Friday, April 18

Christ United Methodist Church, 410 N. Holden Road. $18 per adult, $15 per senior, and $5 per student. Tickets: Carolina Theatre Box Office. Call 336-333-2605 or visit www.musicforagreatspace.org for more information.

"Lasting Impressions" Play. Friday, April 18, Saturday, April 19, Thursday, April 24, Friday, April 25, and Saturday, April 26 at 8 PM - Saturday, April 19, Sunday, April 20, Saturday, April 26, and Sunday, April 27 at 3 PM

Greensboro Historical Museum. $5. Call 336-373-2043 for reservations.

"Coming Home" Choral Concert by Bel Canto Company. Saturday, April 19 and Monday, April 21

Christ United Methodist Church, 410 N. Holden Road. $18 per adult, $15 per senior, and $5 per student. Call 336-333-2605 or visit www.belcantocompany.com for more information.

"A Journey Through the Century" with Heath Community. Saturday, April 19 (rain date: Saturday, April 26 at Gethsemane Baptist Church)

10 AM activities at Gethsemane Baptist Church. 3701 Heath Avenue. E-mail foxtrailneighborhood@yahoo.com for more information.

Bluford Park Neighborhood Gathering and Social. Saturday, April 19, 10AM-12PM

Asheboro Square Neighborhood Celebration. Saturday, April 19, 5-7 PM

Asheboro Square Park

Grand Opening of the David and Rachel Caldwell Interpretive Center. Saturday, April 19, 10 AM

David and Rachel Caldwell Historic Park. FREE. Call 336-373-3681 for more information.

UNCG Historical Walking Tour of UNCG campus. Saturday, April 19 and Saturday, April 26, 2 PM

Meet at Bryan Building Parking lot. Call 336-334-4045 for more information.

An Evening of Tall Tales from Greensboro, Wednesday, April 23, 5:30PM-7:30PM.

Award winning storyteller Logie Meachum and musician Bruce Piephoff have collected a series of fanciful stories to commemorate Greensboro’s Bicentennial. In addition to Meachum and Piephoff’s performance, the winners of the Youth Bicentennial Poetry Contest will be on hand to read their poems. They will be joined by the Black Achievers Youth Group from the YMCA who will also be reading their poems. This event is produced in collaboration with Poetry Greensboro and will be held at the Green Hill Center, 200 North Davie Street.

Green Hill Cemetery Tour. Thursday, April 24, 2 PM (rain date: Friday, April 25)

Meet at gate on Wharton Street. Call 336-375-0600 for more information.

Dedication of Dick-Dillard Law School State Historic Marker, Thursday, April 24, 3:30PM

West side of 100 block North Elm Street, 100 feet north of Market Street. FREE. Call 278-6963 for more information.

"It's All About Greensboro" Lecture Series. Thursday, April 24, 7 - 8:30 PM

Central Library, 219 N Church St., FREE. Call 336-373-2811 or visit www.greensborohistory.org for more information. How the Iron Horse Transformed Greensboro: Jim Wrinn, Editor of Trains magazine.

Tarheel Tales: A Series of Dramatized NC Folktales. Friday, April 25 at 7 PM and Saturday, April 26 and Sunday, April 27 at 4:30 PM

Weaver Academy, 300 S. Spring Street. $7. Call 336-373-2728 for more information.

Reclaiming Democracy: A Conference as Conversation. Saturday, April 26, 1PM-6PM

Community members, students, and invited speakers will engage in vibrant and productive dialogue in concurrent sessions to address community issues. UNCG New Science Building Room 101. FREE.

Warnersville Community Coalition Reunion. Saturday, April 26

10-11:30 AM: Greesnboro and Warnersville Historical Tour. 12:30-3:30 PM: Reunion Community Picnic at the Warnersville Center. 6:30-11 PM: Gala Reunion Banquet and Social at the Galleria Special Events Center - minimal cost - 1325 Eugene Street. Call 336-574-2286 for more information.

Warnersville Community Parade. Saturday, April 26, 12-2 PM

Lindley Park Spring Fling. Saturday, April 26, 4 PM

POPS Paints Greensboro. Saturday, April 26, 9AM-1PM

Tanger Family Bicentennial Garden. Call 336-286-1054 for more information.

ArtBeat. Sunday, April 27-Sunday, May 4, various times

A weeklong celebration of the performing and visual arts in Greensboro. This first annual event promises to be the ACC Tournament of the arts and is organized by the Eastern Music Festival, the Greensboro Symphony, and the Triad Stage. Events range from Beethoven to Bruce Springsteen and you can sing the blues of phone home to E.T. See. Hear. Experience. Ticket prices vary depending on event. Call 336-402-0386 or visit www.artbeatgreensboro.org for more information.

Poetry Reading with Nikki Giovanni. Sunday, April 27

Carolina Theatre. FREE. Call 336-373-3636 or visit www.poetrygso.org for more information.

Children's Jubilee. Sunday, April 27, 3 PM

Providence Baptist Church. FREE. Call 336-370-4687 for more information.

Starmount Forest Neighborhood Party, April 27, 4 - 7PM

Starmount Drive Park. Call 292-0469 or 854-9096 for more information.

T. Gilbert Pearson Bird Walk and History Talk. Sunday, April 27, 4-6 PM

Meet at Green Hill Cemetery. FREE. Call 336-272-7102 ext. 269 for more information.

Down Through the Years - A Musical Celebration of Warnersville, Mass Choir Concert. Sunday, April 27, 6 PM

Shiloh Baptist Church, 1210 S. Eugene St.

Oak Grove Community Historical Facts and Banners. Monday, April 28.

"A Salute to Democracy!" Monday, April 28, 11:30 AM-1 PM

Koury Center. $35 per person. Call 336-378-8773 for more information.

The Spiritual Renaissance Singers of Greensboro present a Concert in Celebration of Greensboro's Bicentennial Year. Monday, April 28, 7:30-9 PM

Carolina Theatre. FREE. Call 336-273-3237 for more information.

MAY

"Beethoven, Brahms and a Birthday Celebration" Concert by Greensboro Symphony Orchestra. Thursday, May 1 and Saturday, May 3

War Memorial Auditorium, Greensboro Coliseum Complex. Tickets depend on seating: $21-$36 per adult, $18-$24 per senior, and $5 per student. Call 336-335-5456 ext. 223 or visit www.greensborosymphony.org for more information. This event is part of ArtBeat.

Green Hill Cemetery Tour. Thursday, May 1, 2 PM (rain date: Friday, May 2)

Meet at gate on Wharton Street. Call 336-375-0600 for more information.

Kirkwood Neighborhood Reunion. Friday, May 2, 5:30-8:30 PM

Kirkwood Park. FREE. Call 336-253-2558 for more information.

Triad Highland Games. Friday, May 2, beginning at 7PM and Saturday, May 3, 9AM-5PM

Bryan Park.

UHC North Carolina Marathon Wellness Run. Saturday, May 3, beginning at 7 AM

Presented by Foster Friends of NC. Call 336-834-9919 or visit www.FFNC.org for more information.

Greensboro Tarheel Chorus Annual Concert. Saturday, May 3, 2PM & 8PM

Huggins Performance Center off W. Market Street. 2PM tickets: $14, 8PM tickets: $18.

Sebastian Medical Museum presents: The Nurses Uniform Fashion Show and L. Richardson Historical Drama. Sunday, May 4, 2-5 PM

James B. Dudley High School. $20. Call 336-271-3777 for more information.

Westerwood Neighborhood History & Architecture Walking Tour. Wednesday, May 7, 7 PM

Walk begins at Double Oaks Bed & Breakfast, 204 N. Mendenhall St. Parking: First Baptist Church, 1000 W. Friendly Ave. Call 336-202-1108 for more information.

Woodbriar Estates Association Bicentennial Celebration. Saturday, May 10, 1-6 PM

Heritage Greens Senior Living and surrounding area on Meadowood Street Outdoor Block Party. Saturday, May 10, 5PM

"Periphery" - The world premiere of an original play by NC playwright, Ed Simpson, that focuses on the historic events surrounding the Woolworth's Sit-In, presented by the Community Theatre of Greensboro. Wednesday, May 14-Saturday, May 17, 8 PM and Sunday, May 18, 2 PM

Greensboro Historical Museum. $20 for adults, $18 for seniors, and FREE admission for all students and children. Call 336-333-SHOW(7469) of visit www.ctsgo.org for more information.

Viewing Glass, a film by Meredith Gillespie, Lee Narby, and Michael Frierson. Premiere: Wednesday, May 14, 6PM.

A viewing glass is a filter through which a cinematographer views a scene to identify contrast range. Capturing the cinematic rhythm of Greensboro's past and present, the filmakers' project uses archival shots from the Waters film and footage from the present day. Gillespie and Narby are students in the Broadcasting Cinema program at UNCG where Frierson is an associate professor.

Viewing Glass will be shown in the Green Hill Center Gallery. The showing is free and open to the public. The film will be screened regularly for the remainder of the exhibition.

Downtown Greensboro Walking Tour, Wednesday, May 14, 7PM

Meet at the Green Bean, 341 South Elm Street.

Visit with the Express Clydesdales. Friday, May 16, 10 AM-2 PM

Abbotswood at Irving Park (3504 Flint St.). Call 336-420-9736 for more information.

"NC Storyfest: Ghost Stories with David Holt and Friends." Friday, May 16, 5-8:30 PM

Festival Park (Davie Street) Downtown Greensboro. $5 per person or $20 per family. Call 336-373-3617 or visit www.ncstoryfest.org for more information.

Guided Tour of Old Presbyterian Cemetery. Saturday, May 17, Sunday, May 18, Saturday, May 24, and Sunday, May 25, 1-5 PM

Located behind the Greensboro Historical Museum. Donations accepted. Call 336-375-0600 for more information.

Open House of the Sternberger Artist Center. Saturday, May 17

Sternberger Artists Center. FREE. Call 336-288-3889 for more information.

Oak Grove Community Scrapbook. Saturday, May 17

Mount Zion and East White Oak Neighborhoods present: "Tell Your Story." Saturday, May 17, 12 PM

East White Oak Community Center.

"NC Storyfest: Featuring Greensboro Stories." Saturday, May 17, 1-6:30 PM

Festival Park (Davie Street) and Downtown Greensboro Cultural District. FREE. Call 336-373-3617 or visit www.ncstoryfest.org for more information.

Aycock Neighborhood Events and Archaeological Dig. Saturday, May 17

Sternberger Park, corner of Fifth Ave. and Dewey St. Visit www.historicaycock.org for more information.

Beverly McIver at the Green Hill Center for NC Art. Sunday, May 18, 3PM-5PM.

Artist Beverly McIver will discuss her work and childhood in Greensboro. The talk will be followed by a reception, and light refreshments will be served.

Guiding Light Ministries presents Greensboro's Bicentennial Wax Museum, Sunday, May 18, 3 - 6PM

913 Bluford Street. $5. Call 294-5014 for more information.

Wedgewood Neighborhood Bicentennial Family Celebration. Sunday, May 18th, 5-8PM

Hobbs Place Cul-de-sac. Families with last name A-J: bring salad or appetizer. Families with last name L-R: bring side dish. Families with last name S-Z: bring dessert. RSVP by May 15th to Laura Green at 854-4662 or rmllelspgr@aol.com.

Aycock Walking Tour. Wednesday, May 21, 7 PM

Begins at Aycock Middle School.

Photographic Expressions: People and Places--Exhibition of photographs by Dr. Edward Ford and Otis L. Hairston, Jr., Friday, May 23-Saturday, August 2

H.C. Taylor Art Gallery, NC A&T State University - James B. Dudley Building. FREE. Call 336-334-3209 for more information.

Greensboro Scottish Country Dance Society 1808 Ball in Celebration of the Greensboro Bicentennial and the birthday of Dolly Madison, Saturday, May 24 7:30 PM

Social Hall of Temple Emanuel. Admission for dancer (experienced in Scottish Country dance) is $15, while spectators pay $5. Visit www.gsoscds.org for more information.

Guilford Hills Picnic Celebration. Monday, May 26, 12 PM

Guilford Hills Park

James Barnhill at the Green Hill Center for NC Art. Wednesday, May 28, 12:30PM-1:30PM.

Sculptor James Barnhill will lead a lunchtime discussion of his work commemorating the Greensboro Four and his work on the General Greene memorial commissioned by the Greensboro Bicentennial Committee. Bring a lunch and enjoy the talk.

College Hill Walking Tour. Wednesday, May 28, 7 PM

Begins at Tate Street Coffee.

POPS Paints Greensboro. Saturday, May 31 9 AM-1 PM

Tanger Family Bicentennial Gardens. FREE. Call 336-286-1054 for more information.

Glenwood Multi-Cultural Festival. Saturday, May 31, 11 AM-5 PM

Grove Street and Glenwood Avenue

18th Century English Country Dance Performance. Saturday, May 31, 11:30 AM and 3:30 PM

Guilford Courthouse National Military Park Visitor's Center. FREE. Call 336-288-1776 for more information.

Beryl's Love Dance Presents: "Dancing Under the Stars." Saturday, May 31, 7 PM

Dana Auditorium Guilford College. $5 in advance and $8 at the door. Call 336-854-5422 for more information.

JUNE

Photographic Expressions: People and Places--Exhibition of photographs by Dr. Edward Ford and Otis L. Hairston, Jr., Friday, May 23-Saturday, August 2

H.C. Taylor Art Gallery, NC A&T State University-James B. Dudley Building. FREE. Call 336-334-3209 for more information.

Caldwell Historic Park Archeological Survey. June - August

David Caldwell Historic Park. FREE. Volunteer opportunities. Call 336-286-8565 or visit www.greensboro-nc.gov for more information.

Natural Science Center's "Web Weavers and Whale Tales: A Festival of Science and Stories." June 7, 10AM-4PM

$2 OFF Admission. Call 336-288-3769 or visit www.natsci.org for more information.

Harris/Mintz School of Dance Arts, Inc. presents: "Hats off to Greensboro."
Saturday, June 14, 7 PM and Sunday, June 15, 3 PM

Carolina Theatre. $10. Call 336-379-7189 or visit www.harrismintzdance.com for more information.

Fun Fourth Freedom Run & Walk (10K & 2M). Saturday, June 28, 8 AM

Marriott Downtown, 304 N. Greene St. Registration FREE for participants. Call 336-274-4595 or visit www.aroundthepiedmont.com/gofestivals for more information.

Heritage Day at Blandwood Mansion. Sunday, June 29, 1-6 PM

447 W. Washington, Greensboro. FREE. Bluegrass, Americana and Folk Music on the Back Porch. Free tours of Blandwood Mansion, Revolutionary War Re-enactors on the front lawn. Call 336-274-4594 or visit www.aroundthepiedmonttriad.com/gsofestivals for more information.

Natural Science Center's "Web Weavers and Whale Tales: A Festival of Science and Stories," June 7 10AM - 4PM

$2 OFF Admission. Call 336-288-3769 or visit www.natsci.org.

JULY

Fun Third Block Party, Youth Plaza. Thursday, July 3 8 PM-12:30 AM

Corner of Summit, Lindsay & Church Streets, Greensboro. $10. Call 336-274-4595 or visit www.aroundthepiedmonttriad.com/gsofestivals for more information.

Fun Fourth Parade and Street Festival. Friday, July 4, 9:30 AM-6 PM

Downtown Greensboro Cultural District. FREE. Call 336-274-4595 or visit www.aroundthepiedmonttriad.com/gsofestivals for more information.

News & Record POPS Concert and Fireworks Spectacular at Jamieson Stadium. Friday, July 4, 7:30-10 PM

Grimsley High School, 801 Westover Terrace, Greensboro. FREE. Call 336-274-4595 or visit www.aroundthepiedmonttriad.com/gsofestivals for more information.