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Lecture Series

Lecture Details

All lectures take place in Orringer Auditorium on the New Bern Campus of Craven Community College, with the exception of the March 22nd event at the North Carolina History Center at Tryon Palace ( see additional details below). The events at Orringer Auditorium are  free and open to the public, donations encouraged to support the program. Each Lecture will begin at 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 6 - Blackbeard, Pirate Enemy #1
Professor Elliot Engel

Although pirates have fascinated the world for centuries, no pirate has ever achieved the notoriety of Blackbeard. Dr. Engel’s program sifts facts from fictions in order to reveal a man far more complex and fascinating than the rather cardboard villain of his current, inaccurate reputation. Dr. Engel lives in Raleigh, where he has taught at the University of North Carolina, North Carolina State University and Duke University. His lecture series on Charles Dickens ran on PBS television stations around the country and he has lectured throughout the United States and across continents. For his scholarship and teaching, he has received North Carolina’s Adult Education Award.

Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012 – Underwater Archeology: Bringing up History from the Queen Anne’s Revenge
Nautical Archeologist David Moore

In 1718, the notorious pirate Blackbeard lost his flagship, the Queen Anne’s Revenge, when it ran aground in Beaufort Inlet. In 1996, the shipwreck was located and after many dives on the wreck, numerous artifacts have been brought from the sea to the surface. David Moore is the North Carolina Maritime Museum researcher and a nautical archaeologist. He will provide us with an update on what archeologists have learned from the numerous recovered artifacts and the overall status of the QAR project.

Thursday, Feb., 16, 2012
Covering Capitol Hill
NPR Congressional Correspondent Andrea Seabrook

In each report submitted for broadcast on NPR, Andrea Seabrook explains the daily complexities of legislation and the longer trends in American politics. She delivers critical, insightful reporting – from the last Republican Majority, through the speakership of Nancy Pelosi and the Democrats’ control of the House, to the GOP landslide of 2010. Join us as we welcome Andrea Seabrook as she shares her insights into the complexities of political reporting from Capitol Hill.

*** BONUS EVENT ***
Thursday, March 22, 2012, 7:30 p.m.
Forbidden, Banned and Silenced: A History of Censorship in Classical Music
Maestro William Henry Curry

For 250 years, the limits of artistic freedom have embroiled countless composers and performers. This lecture will investigate the controversies and compromises of a life in the arts.
Craven Community College welcomes William Henry Curry, resident conductor of the North Carolina Symphony, for this very special lecture event presented in partnership with Public Radio East, Tryon Palace and the North Carolina Symphony-New Bern Series.

*This event will take place at Tryon Palace’s N.C. History Center and is a ticketed event.

Tickets are $15 and can be purchased by calling (252) 638-7351.A pre-event reception for Curry will begin at 6:15 p.m. in the History Center's Mattocks Hall, with the lecture in the center's Cullman Performance Hall starting at 7:30 p.m. All ticket holders are invited to come for the pre-event reception. Seating is limited, so get your tickets soon.