2014

Mar 12, 2014

Crowdsourced photos from exhibit

The opening reception of the museum exhibition, Cedars in the Pines, at North Carolina Museum of History, was an incredible event, reunion, and community gathering.  As I’m sure you can imagine, so many people took photos to document the wonderful evening. We’ve been collecting them since then and would like to share the ones that have come…

Mar 3, 2014

Dr. Khater speaks on Fox 50 about exhibit

In continuing coverage of Cedars in the Pines exhibit at North Carolina Museum of History, Dr. Akram Khater spoke with Fox 50’s Tarheel Talk about the origins of the exhibit and its central focus, the Lebanese-American community. Check it out!

Mar 3, 2014

Events in Raleigh, March-April

Along with the museum exhibit, we are proud to sponsor 3 free events for participants of all ages in March and April 2014.  These programs are intended to supplement the historical narratives and images brought forth by the exhibit and extend the conversation in other venues. Thank you to our sponsors without which these programs…

Feb 27, 2014

Press in News & Observer

Check out Akram talk about the Lebanese immigrants to North Carolina and the exhibit! “Everyone has their own stories, from the kitchen from grandma, from grandpa,” he said. “But we wanted to gather these into a common story and sort of celebrate the hard work and the many years of the contribution coming here, working…

Feb 25, 2014

Zaffee dance!

One of the highlights of the opening reception of Cedars in the Pines museum exhibit was the performance from the Triangle Lebanese Association’s Dabkeh troupe. The dancers infused the evening with so much energy and spirit and we are so grateful for their presence. Here are some photos courtesy of North Carolina Museum of History photographers.  All reposts of…

Feb 25, 2014

Thank you!

We are so thankful for the support of over 280 community members from throughout North Carolina who attended the opening reception of Cedars in the Pines at the North Carolina Museum of History. We feel lucky for your continued dedication to the project.  As Akram mentioned, this endeavor is the product of thousands of hours…

Feb 20, 2014

How to stay connected on opening night!

As you are all aware, we are gearing up for the opening of our full scale museum exhibition tomorrow evening! We are all very excited! I know that many readers tune in to this blog to receive updates. But, for the next day, we are going to be on Facebook and Twitter promoting the exhibit,…

Feb 18, 2014

Details for Friday’s Opening

We are so delighted that so many of you will be joining us this Friday evening, February 21, 2014, to celebrate the opening of the museum exhibition, Cedars in the Pines: The Lebanese in North Carolina, 130 Years of History. Preliminary Program 6:45-7:00 Arrival and Registration 7:00-7:45 Reception in the lobby of NC Museum of History…

Feb 13, 2014

History Weekend events CANCELLED

Due to the adverse weather conditions here and in NY (where Prof. Khalidi is based) we are forced to cancel the screening of the Lebanese  film, Caramel, tomorrow (Friday) evening, as well as the public lecture by Professor Rashid Khalidi on Saturday. We apologize for this inconvenience, and we will try to re-schedule this event for…

Feb 13, 2014

WLCU Honors Moise and Vera Khayrallah

This month, World Lebanese Cultural Union, profiled Moise and Vera Khayrallah, for the “Lebanese Heritage” Series. Founded in 1960, WLCU is  an international, secular, non-denominational, non-profit organization sponsored by the Government of Lebanon but working independently in cooperation with Lebanese emigrants abroad, representing the Lebanese Diaspora in the world. The article does a great job telling…