High Point Museum Closed April 19 - 20

Lunch and Jazz Finale

Tuesday, April 9 - 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
This month will include a live performance of a jazz ensemble of faculty and students from University of North Carolina School of the Arts at 11 a.m. followed by the Abyssinian Mass from the Jazz at Lincoln Center at 11:45 a.m.
The worlds of Gospel Music and Jazz have always shared a close bond. On Wynston Marsalis’ Abyssinian Mass, the worlds come together as a full gospel choir, led by master artist Damien Sneed, and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis roar through one of the most joyful, ecstatic, and life-affirming pieces of music ever written.
This series has been a collaboration with Jazz at Lincoln Center, the High Point Public Library and the High Point Museum. This month is in conjunction with the JAM (Jazz Appreciation Month) in High Point and the High Point Arts Council.

Triad History Day

Saturday, April 6 10 a.m - 3 p.m.
Greensboro Historical Museum

Triad History Day is a free one-day public festival focused on Triad history, both the stories and the people who preserve them. The event will feature a “history hall” with displays from history organizations, a series of lightning round talks focused on local history, as well as booths focused on oral history, preservation advice, and digitization of community materials.

Visitors can learn more about local archives, museums, libraries, and other historical organizations in the “history hall.” Participating institutions include representation from all over the Triad. Visit the website for more information and a list of participants. A series of short talks about local Triad history will take place throughout the day.

Visitors with photographs or other records that help document Triad history can bring materials to the scanning station at Triad History Day. There, archivists will scan the materials for inclusion in UNC Greensboro’s community history portal. Visitors will also receive a copy of the scan.

An oral history booth will allow participants the opportunity to record a 15-minute interview about an interesting story related to the Triad region. Interviews may involve two friends having a conversation, a family member interviewing a family member, or an individual being interviewed by a UNCG graduate students serving as an oral history facilitator.

Natural Egg Dyeing
Saturday, April 6
10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Get ready for the Easter Bunny and dye eggs with common foods from nature! We’ll provide the eggs you can dip in dyes made from onion skins, blueberries, and more. FREE. All ages welcome. Drop-in.

Saturdays, April 13 and 27
10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Blacksmith Demonstration
Come watch our costumed blacksmith in action as he crafts various iron pieces. All ages welcome. FREE. Drop-in

Saturday, April 13,
8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
Washington Street Walking Tour
Changing Tides Cultural Center, 613 Washington St.
Local Historian Glenn Chavis will offer a guided walking tour of historic Washington Street. Washington Street was a thriving business and entertainment district for High Point’s black community during the period of segregation. The tour, lasting approximately 90 minutes. Call the Museum at 336-885-1859 for more information.

Better Together: Linda Allred Cooper Discusses the Allred Family Organization (AFO)

Saturday, April 13, 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.
High Point Public Library – Morgan Room

We live in an era when genealogy is often a solitary pursuit conducted at home, online in the wee-hours. But what if we were better at pooling our resources and knowledge with others? Linda Allred Cooper has a story to tell about the advances the Allred Family Organization was able to make through their collaborative research, newsletter, website, and family gatherings. Old school but effective. Attend and learn, whether you are an Allred descendant or not. For more information, contact Heritage Research Center at 336-883-3637 or email.

High Point Farmers Market Plans Busy Season

The High Point Farmers Market, located at the High Point Public Library, 901 N. Main Street, will open for the season Saturday, April 27. The Market will be open every Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. until Saturday, October 26 (rain or shine). Each week will feature a variety of local fresh produce, seasonal plants and herbs, handmade crafts, a cooking corner (with demonstrations at 9 a.m. and 11 a.m.), a kids zone with fun activities, health screenings, music and food trucks. Also each week a local community partner will be highlighted.

The Opening Day Hoopla will be filled with something for everyone including music, food trucks, health screenings and of course fresh, local produce and crafts. The day’s schedule includes: Soap Bubble Circus (9 to 11 a.m.), petting zoo (9 a.m. to noon), face painter (10 a.m. to noon), professional photo booth (10 a.m. to noon), Big Bang Boom, children’s music that rocks, (10:30 to 11:30 a.m.), Brandon Vaughan, jazz musician, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and sculpture unveiling at 12:30 p.m. JDRF is the community partner for opening day.

The first Saturday of every month, the High Point Farmer’s Market will highlight a different fruit/vegetable with a contest, cooking demonstrations and other activities.The second Saturday of the month will be devoted to your garden. A hands-on workshop will be held at 9:30 a.m. each month covering a different topic such as trellising, cooking, mulching and designing. Discover Your Library the third Saturday of every month by exploring a different Library division. And then the fourth (and occasional fifth) Saturday of each month one of the local farmers will be highlighted. Learn about each farmer with stories and pictures.