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Summer Nights Sippin’ On Sweet Tea at the 1897 Poe House 801 Arsenal Avenue P.O. Box 53693 Fayetteville, NC 28305 Phone: 910-486-1330 Fax: 910-486-1585 Summer 2014 Edition Megan Maxwell, Editor In This Issue Sweet Tea Shake-speare Shakes up Summer Intern Shout Out The Key to Col-lections and More Join the MCFHC Foundation Summer Camp Recap Upcoming Events News from the Museum of the Cape Fear Historical Complex CONTINUED PAGE 2 A local theater group is shaking things up at the 1897 Poe House this summer with outdoor performances of some of Shakespeare’s classics. Sweet Tea Shake-speare is a project of Fayetteville State University. These talented actors perform Shakespeare and other classic plays “in beautiful environments with family-style flare by providing simple, elemental, magical theatre experiences with a nod to the diversity and heritage of southeastern North Carolina.” That description from their website perfectly fits the Museum of the Cape Fear Historical Complex. So, when members of Sweet Tea Shakespeare asked museum staff about the possibility of per-forming here, the answer was an immediate "yes." In an outdoor theater production the natural scenery often becomes another character in the story. The backyard of the Poe House with its majestic magnolia trees, brick patio area, and summer flowers is an ideal location for performing thea-ter. The grounds are beautiful, having been cared for by different garden clubs over the years. Most recently the Dig & Dream Garden Club spruced up the yard by add-ing gorgeous knock out roses and other plants to create a welcoming atmosphere for the garden production. Sweet Tea Shakespeare conducted a test run in early May with encore perfor-mances of Much Ado About Nothing, which had previously been performed at the Page 2 Museum of the Cape Fear Historical Complex Sweet Tea Shakespeare CONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE Cape Fear Botanical Gardens. Results were so positive with museum staff and the Sweet Tea Shakespeare cast and crew that plans were made to perform two more productions at the Poe House over the summer. First up was Love’s Labour’s Lost in June, which will be followed by The Taming of the Shrew July 16-20. Performances of the show are at 7 p.m. nightly. This is preceded by half an hour of live music and preshow entertainment, so audience members are encouraged to come early. Food and drink is available for purchase from R Burger. Alcohol is not allowed. Audiences should bring their own seating and bug spray. Performances are rain or shine. In case of rain, performances will move to Holy Trinity Church, 1601 Raeford Road. Tickets: $12 general admission; $10 senior citizens/military; $7.50 students; $5 children 6-12 years; free under 5 years; $5 FSU students. Purchase tickets online: www.sweetteashakespeare.com or call (910) 670- 1724; tickets may also be purchased at the door. We hope you will come enjoy The Taming of the Shrew in the beautiful 1897 Poe House back yard! Stay tuned to our website, check your email, and follow us on Facebook for information on upcoming shows from Sweet Tea Shakespeare at the 1897 Poe House. Cast and Crew for Taming of the Shrew Christopher Sly :: Sean Hanlin Vincentio, Servant :: Brandon Bryan Gremio, Tailor :: Chris Brown Hortensio, Servant :: James Merkle Hostess, Servant, Curtis, Pedant :: Amy Cox Bianca, Servant :: Kylie Mask Biondello, Lord :: Joey Narvaez Katherine :: Robyne Parrish Baptista, Haberdasher, Page :: Marie Lowe Petrucchio :: Matthew Overturf Lucentio, Huntsman :: Tyler Pow Director :: Greg Fiebig Tranio, Huntsman :: Greg Griffin Stage Manager :: Jamie Porter Grumio :: Ruth Crews Stage Manager :: Heidi Morel Page 3 Summer 2014 Interns Gain Insight and Experience at the MCFHC BY MEGAN MAXWELL The Museum of the Cape Fear is lucky to have a great bunch of interns this summer! The museum is pleased to take part in the Youth Advocacy and Involvement Office State Government Intern-ship Program. Through this program, we are able to select a paid intern each summer to assist with major museum projects or pro-grams. This year’s intern is Lisa Withers. Lisa is a graduate student in UNC-Greensboro’s Public History program. Learn more about Lisa’s project and her experience at the Museum of the Cape Fear by reading her article on page 4. After a very competitive selection process, three high school stu-dents were chosen to provide guided tours of the 1897 Poe House and Arsenal Park during their summer break. Two students were selected as Poe House docents: Abby Mullis has volunteered with the museum during special events in the past. She is a rising senior at Fayetteville Christian School and a member of the local Lafayette Society with a passion for history. Abby plans to pursue a history degree in college. Our second Poe House docent is Kennedy Wash-ington. Kennedy is a rising junior at Massey Hill Classical, member of Future Business Leaders of America, and has an interest in learning more about local history. Abby and Kennedy have also been assisting the education staff with projects in between sched-uled tours. You may have seen an article in the Fayetteville Observer featur-ing our own intern, Ben Herndon. Ben is a rising senior at Liberty Christian Academy, and a veteran of our Summer History Camp program. Ben’s extensive knowledge of political and military histo-ry made him the perfect candidate to provide guided tours of Arse-nal Park. Arsenal Park tours take place at 2:00 pm on Fridays this summer, and Ben is on hand in the Civil War gallery on Fridays beginning at 1:00 pm to give an overview of Arsenal history prior to each tour. All tours are free! Please stop by and say hello to these wonderful student volunteers. Clockwise from Top: Intern Kennedy Washington poses with the Poe House sign; Intern Abby Mullis on a trip to Colo-nial Williamsburg; Intern Ben Herndon giving a tour of Arsenal Park (photo cour-tesy of the Fayetteville Observer). Page 4 Museum of the Cape Fear Historical Complex The Key to Collections and More… BY LISA WITHERS Have you ever wondered where the ob-jects in a historic house come from? What factors go into the decision making process to use certain objects to help bring a house to life? This summer, I had the opportunity to work with the 1897 E.A. Poe House Collection to learn the answers to these questions and more during my 10-week internship at the Museum of the Cape Fear Historical Complex. As the collections intern, my job was to identify objects within the E.A. Poe Collection previously kept in off-site storage. With each box, I unpacked the items, compared the ob-ject to an inventory list, created a description of the object, took measurements, and photo-graphed the object to create a database for the collection. I especially enjoyed researching various items to determine the man-ufacturer, year, and location the item was made. Based on the database and corresponding research, the mu-seum staff will be able to assess ob-jects currently used in the Poe House and decide which items should be removed or added to ensure the Poe House and family are interpreted as accurately as possible. Along with working with the col-lections, my internship also included serving as a group leader during the museum’s annual summer camp. I really enjoyed learning not only how to plan and manage a youth summer camp but also learning about bag pipes, Marines in the Civil War, and how to play colonial games along with the students! Overall, I had an amazing experience during my sum-mer internship at the Museum of the Cape Fear Historical Complex. I look forward to carrying the skills, knowledge, and ideas gained from this internship along with me as I begin my career as a public histori-an. Above: Intern Lisa Withers enters artifact information into a database. The artifacts to the right were pho-tographed by Lisa and show the diversity of the Poe House Collection. MCFHC Wins Survey Challenge for 2nd Year in a Row! For a second consecutive year, the Museum of the Cape Fear has won the “Survey Challenge,” a contest sponsored by the Fayetteville Area Convention and Visitors Bureau (FACVB). The surveys are completed by people visiting the area and show what attractions they are visiting while in town. Thanks to staff and volunteers asking visitors to fill out the small survey we submitted 407 completed surveys from July 1, 2013 to June 30, 2014. The museum also won the prize for the tourist attraction that submitted the most in one month—that occurred in Oct. when we turned in 59 surveys. By winning the challenge we will be rewarded with a Mellow Mushroom pizza party, courtesy of the FACVB. For winning the most surveys in one month challenge, we get free frozen yogurt from Sweet Frog. Congratulations on a job well done to our volunteers and staff. Page 5 Summer 2014 Two for the Price of One! By supporting this program you become a member of the Museum of the Cape Fear Historical Complex Foundation AND the North Carolina Civil War History Center! Join us today! www.nccivilwarcenter.org Page 6 Museum of the Cape Fear Historical Complex 2014 Summer History Camp Highlights Page 7 Summer 2014 The Museum of the Cape Fear Historical Complex is part of the NC Department of Cultural Resources/Division of State History Museums. The Museum of the Cape Fear Historical Complex consists of a NC southeast regional history museum, the 1897 Poe House, and Arsenal Park. Two floors of exhibits present the rich history of southeastern North Carolina, from the Paleo-Indian period to the first decades of the 1900s in the Museum of the Cape Fear. The fully restored and furnished 1897 Poe House, home of E.A. Poe, a Fayetteville brick maker, offers a glimpse of early twentieth-century life and the changes that defined this era. Finally, Arsenal Park marks the site commissioned in 1838 by the federal government to manufacture and store arms. The arsenal was used by the Confederacy during the Civil War, and it was destroyed by Union troops under the command of General William T. Sherman in March of 1865. Admission to the Museum Complex is free. Museum Hours Tuesday-Saturday 10-5 Sunday 1-5 1897 Poe House Tours Tues-Fri 11:00, 1:00, 3:00 Saturday 10-5 on the hour Sunday 1-5 on the hour 801 Arsenal Avenue P.O. Box 53693 Fayetteville, NC 28305 Phone: 910-486-1330 Fax: 910-486-1585 Visit us on the web at: museumofthecapefear.ncdcr.gov Museum Staff David Reid Administrator Leisa Greathouse Curator of Education Megan Maxwell 1897 Poe House Education Coordinator Karen Wallace Administrative Assistant Jim Frederickson Carpenter Weekend Staff Louise White Ruth Aldridge Caitlyn Fisher And more than 50 volunteers September 6, 2014 Festival of Yesteryear: A Celebration of Early America 10:00-5:00 pm Focusing on the Coloni-al and Revolutionary War periods, this program features re-enactors demonstrating various as-pects of daily life including blacksmithing, woodworking, music, toys and games, and mili-tia drills. Living history groups include Camp Flintlock, the North Carolina Highland Regi-ment, and Captain Dry’s Militia Company. Be sure to visit Apprentice Alley, where children can participate and learn a variety of trades through hands on crafts and activities. This event is held annually the Saturday after Labor Day and in partnership with Fayetteville’s Lafa-yette Birthday Celebration honoring Revolu-tionary War hero marquis de Lafayette. For more on Lafayette’s Birthday Celebration visit www.lafayettesociety.org FREE October 17-18, 24-25 Hallowe’en Revels: Night Tours of the 1897 Poe House 6:00-9:00 pm Actors with the Gilbert Theater portray mem-bers of the Poe household and family friends as they prepare for a night of Hallowe’en revels. These evening tours give visitors a chance to encounter Halloween customs and traditions from the past. Tours will run every 20 minutes and are limited to 20 people per tour. Intermis-sion from 7:40-8:00 pm each night. Tickets must be purchased at the door, no advance sales. **Halloween décor will be up all month long and can be viewed daily during reg-ularly scheduled Poe House tours. October 25, 2014 Poe House Trick-or-Treat 11:00-4:00 pm The annual Poe House Trick or Treat features a costume contest ($1 entry fee), scavenger hunt, and traditional Halloween carnival games for the kids. Listen to a ghost story then look for Poe’s ravens in the 1897 Poe House. Don’t forget to visit the museum, the exhibits just may come to life! FREE November 25-Jan 4, 2015 Christmas at the 1897 Poe House The Poe House Christmas décor can be viewed daily during regularly scheduled tours. December 14, 2014 Holiday Jubilee 1:00-5:00 pm Held annually in December, Holiday Jubilee encompasses the traditions of holidays past including music and cooking on the 1902 stove. Enjoy a Victorian caroling concert on the Poe House front porch and view the elaborate Christmas décor during this open house event. Summer 2014 Page 8
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Title | Longleaf : the newsletter of the Museum of the Cape Fear Historical Complex |
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Full Text | Summer Nights Sippin’ On Sweet Tea at the 1897 Poe House 801 Arsenal Avenue P.O. Box 53693 Fayetteville, NC 28305 Phone: 910-486-1330 Fax: 910-486-1585 Summer 2014 Edition Megan Maxwell, Editor In This Issue Sweet Tea Shake-speare Shakes up Summer Intern Shout Out The Key to Col-lections and More Join the MCFHC Foundation Summer Camp Recap Upcoming Events News from the Museum of the Cape Fear Historical Complex CONTINUED PAGE 2 A local theater group is shaking things up at the 1897 Poe House this summer with outdoor performances of some of Shakespeare’s classics. Sweet Tea Shake-speare is a project of Fayetteville State University. These talented actors perform Shakespeare and other classic plays “in beautiful environments with family-style flare by providing simple, elemental, magical theatre experiences with a nod to the diversity and heritage of southeastern North Carolina.” That description from their website perfectly fits the Museum of the Cape Fear Historical Complex. So, when members of Sweet Tea Shakespeare asked museum staff about the possibility of per-forming here, the answer was an immediate "yes." In an outdoor theater production the natural scenery often becomes another character in the story. The backyard of the Poe House with its majestic magnolia trees, brick patio area, and summer flowers is an ideal location for performing thea-ter. The grounds are beautiful, having been cared for by different garden clubs over the years. Most recently the Dig & Dream Garden Club spruced up the yard by add-ing gorgeous knock out roses and other plants to create a welcoming atmosphere for the garden production. Sweet Tea Shakespeare conducted a test run in early May with encore perfor-mances of Much Ado About Nothing, which had previously been performed at the Page 2 Museum of the Cape Fear Historical Complex Sweet Tea Shakespeare CONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE Cape Fear Botanical Gardens. Results were so positive with museum staff and the Sweet Tea Shakespeare cast and crew that plans were made to perform two more productions at the Poe House over the summer. First up was Love’s Labour’s Lost in June, which will be followed by The Taming of the Shrew July 16-20. Performances of the show are at 7 p.m. nightly. This is preceded by half an hour of live music and preshow entertainment, so audience members are encouraged to come early. Food and drink is available for purchase from R Burger. Alcohol is not allowed. Audiences should bring their own seating and bug spray. Performances are rain or shine. In case of rain, performances will move to Holy Trinity Church, 1601 Raeford Road. Tickets: $12 general admission; $10 senior citizens/military; $7.50 students; $5 children 6-12 years; free under 5 years; $5 FSU students. Purchase tickets online: www.sweetteashakespeare.com or call (910) 670- 1724; tickets may also be purchased at the door. We hope you will come enjoy The Taming of the Shrew in the beautiful 1897 Poe House back yard! Stay tuned to our website, check your email, and follow us on Facebook for information on upcoming shows from Sweet Tea Shakespeare at the 1897 Poe House. Cast and Crew for Taming of the Shrew Christopher Sly :: Sean Hanlin Vincentio, Servant :: Brandon Bryan Gremio, Tailor :: Chris Brown Hortensio, Servant :: James Merkle Hostess, Servant, Curtis, Pedant :: Amy Cox Bianca, Servant :: Kylie Mask Biondello, Lord :: Joey Narvaez Katherine :: Robyne Parrish Baptista, Haberdasher, Page :: Marie Lowe Petrucchio :: Matthew Overturf Lucentio, Huntsman :: Tyler Pow Director :: Greg Fiebig Tranio, Huntsman :: Greg Griffin Stage Manager :: Jamie Porter Grumio :: Ruth Crews Stage Manager :: Heidi Morel Page 3 Summer 2014 Interns Gain Insight and Experience at the MCFHC BY MEGAN MAXWELL The Museum of the Cape Fear is lucky to have a great bunch of interns this summer! The museum is pleased to take part in the Youth Advocacy and Involvement Office State Government Intern-ship Program. Through this program, we are able to select a paid intern each summer to assist with major museum projects or pro-grams. This year’s intern is Lisa Withers. Lisa is a graduate student in UNC-Greensboro’s Public History program. Learn more about Lisa’s project and her experience at the Museum of the Cape Fear by reading her article on page 4. After a very competitive selection process, three high school stu-dents were chosen to provide guided tours of the 1897 Poe House and Arsenal Park during their summer break. Two students were selected as Poe House docents: Abby Mullis has volunteered with the museum during special events in the past. She is a rising senior at Fayetteville Christian School and a member of the local Lafayette Society with a passion for history. Abby plans to pursue a history degree in college. Our second Poe House docent is Kennedy Wash-ington. Kennedy is a rising junior at Massey Hill Classical, member of Future Business Leaders of America, and has an interest in learning more about local history. Abby and Kennedy have also been assisting the education staff with projects in between sched-uled tours. You may have seen an article in the Fayetteville Observer featur-ing our own intern, Ben Herndon. Ben is a rising senior at Liberty Christian Academy, and a veteran of our Summer History Camp program. Ben’s extensive knowledge of political and military histo-ry made him the perfect candidate to provide guided tours of Arse-nal Park. Arsenal Park tours take place at 2:00 pm on Fridays this summer, and Ben is on hand in the Civil War gallery on Fridays beginning at 1:00 pm to give an overview of Arsenal history prior to each tour. All tours are free! Please stop by and say hello to these wonderful student volunteers. Clockwise from Top: Intern Kennedy Washington poses with the Poe House sign; Intern Abby Mullis on a trip to Colo-nial Williamsburg; Intern Ben Herndon giving a tour of Arsenal Park (photo cour-tesy of the Fayetteville Observer). Page 4 Museum of the Cape Fear Historical Complex The Key to Collections and More… BY LISA WITHERS Have you ever wondered where the ob-jects in a historic house come from? What factors go into the decision making process to use certain objects to help bring a house to life? This summer, I had the opportunity to work with the 1897 E.A. Poe House Collection to learn the answers to these questions and more during my 10-week internship at the Museum of the Cape Fear Historical Complex. As the collections intern, my job was to identify objects within the E.A. Poe Collection previously kept in off-site storage. With each box, I unpacked the items, compared the ob-ject to an inventory list, created a description of the object, took measurements, and photo-graphed the object to create a database for the collection. I especially enjoyed researching various items to determine the man-ufacturer, year, and location the item was made. Based on the database and corresponding research, the mu-seum staff will be able to assess ob-jects currently used in the Poe House and decide which items should be removed or added to ensure the Poe House and family are interpreted as accurately as possible. Along with working with the col-lections, my internship also included serving as a group leader during the museum’s annual summer camp. I really enjoyed learning not only how to plan and manage a youth summer camp but also learning about bag pipes, Marines in the Civil War, and how to play colonial games along with the students! Overall, I had an amazing experience during my sum-mer internship at the Museum of the Cape Fear Historical Complex. I look forward to carrying the skills, knowledge, and ideas gained from this internship along with me as I begin my career as a public histori-an. Above: Intern Lisa Withers enters artifact information into a database. The artifacts to the right were pho-tographed by Lisa and show the diversity of the Poe House Collection. MCFHC Wins Survey Challenge for 2nd Year in a Row! For a second consecutive year, the Museum of the Cape Fear has won the “Survey Challenge,” a contest sponsored by the Fayetteville Area Convention and Visitors Bureau (FACVB). The surveys are completed by people visiting the area and show what attractions they are visiting while in town. Thanks to staff and volunteers asking visitors to fill out the small survey we submitted 407 completed surveys from July 1, 2013 to June 30, 2014. The museum also won the prize for the tourist attraction that submitted the most in one month—that occurred in Oct. when we turned in 59 surveys. By winning the challenge we will be rewarded with a Mellow Mushroom pizza party, courtesy of the FACVB. For winning the most surveys in one month challenge, we get free frozen yogurt from Sweet Frog. Congratulations on a job well done to our volunteers and staff. Page 5 Summer 2014 Two for the Price of One! By supporting this program you become a member of the Museum of the Cape Fear Historical Complex Foundation AND the North Carolina Civil War History Center! Join us today! www.nccivilwarcenter.org Page 6 Museum of the Cape Fear Historical Complex 2014 Summer History Camp Highlights Page 7 Summer 2014 The Museum of the Cape Fear Historical Complex is part of the NC Department of Cultural Resources/Division of State History Museums. The Museum of the Cape Fear Historical Complex consists of a NC southeast regional history museum, the 1897 Poe House, and Arsenal Park. Two floors of exhibits present the rich history of southeastern North Carolina, from the Paleo-Indian period to the first decades of the 1900s in the Museum of the Cape Fear. The fully restored and furnished 1897 Poe House, home of E.A. Poe, a Fayetteville brick maker, offers a glimpse of early twentieth-century life and the changes that defined this era. Finally, Arsenal Park marks the site commissioned in 1838 by the federal government to manufacture and store arms. The arsenal was used by the Confederacy during the Civil War, and it was destroyed by Union troops under the command of General William T. Sherman in March of 1865. Admission to the Museum Complex is free. Museum Hours Tuesday-Saturday 10-5 Sunday 1-5 1897 Poe House Tours Tues-Fri 11:00, 1:00, 3:00 Saturday 10-5 on the hour Sunday 1-5 on the hour 801 Arsenal Avenue P.O. Box 53693 Fayetteville, NC 28305 Phone: 910-486-1330 Fax: 910-486-1585 Visit us on the web at: museumofthecapefear.ncdcr.gov Museum Staff David Reid Administrator Leisa Greathouse Curator of Education Megan Maxwell 1897 Poe House Education Coordinator Karen Wallace Administrative Assistant Jim Frederickson Carpenter Weekend Staff Louise White Ruth Aldridge Caitlyn Fisher And more than 50 volunteers September 6, 2014 Festival of Yesteryear: A Celebration of Early America 10:00-5:00 pm Focusing on the Coloni-al and Revolutionary War periods, this program features re-enactors demonstrating various as-pects of daily life including blacksmithing, woodworking, music, toys and games, and mili-tia drills. Living history groups include Camp Flintlock, the North Carolina Highland Regi-ment, and Captain Dry’s Militia Company. Be sure to visit Apprentice Alley, where children can participate and learn a variety of trades through hands on crafts and activities. This event is held annually the Saturday after Labor Day and in partnership with Fayetteville’s Lafa-yette Birthday Celebration honoring Revolu-tionary War hero marquis de Lafayette. For more on Lafayette’s Birthday Celebration visit www.lafayettesociety.org FREE October 17-18, 24-25 Hallowe’en Revels: Night Tours of the 1897 Poe House 6:00-9:00 pm Actors with the Gilbert Theater portray mem-bers of the Poe household and family friends as they prepare for a night of Hallowe’en revels. These evening tours give visitors a chance to encounter Halloween customs and traditions from the past. Tours will run every 20 minutes and are limited to 20 people per tour. Intermis-sion from 7:40-8:00 pm each night. Tickets must be purchased at the door, no advance sales. **Halloween décor will be up all month long and can be viewed daily during reg-ularly scheduled Poe House tours. October 25, 2014 Poe House Trick-or-Treat 11:00-4:00 pm The annual Poe House Trick or Treat features a costume contest ($1 entry fee), scavenger hunt, and traditional Halloween carnival games for the kids. Listen to a ghost story then look for Poe’s ravens in the 1897 Poe House. Don’t forget to visit the museum, the exhibits just may come to life! FREE November 25-Jan 4, 2015 Christmas at the 1897 Poe House The Poe House Christmas décor can be viewed daily during regularly scheduled tours. December 14, 2014 Holiday Jubilee 1:00-5:00 pm Held annually in December, Holiday Jubilee encompasses the traditions of holidays past including music and cooking on the 1902 stove. Enjoy a Victorian caroling concert on the Poe House front porch and view the elaborate Christmas décor during this open house event. Summer 2014 Page 8 |
OCLC number | 42970310 |