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SUMMARY:Floating Lantern Ceremony
DESCRIPTION:The Floating Lantern Ceremony has been rescheduled\nNew Date: February 1\, 2026\, 3 – 7 PM \nFree Outdoor Event | Discounted Admission to the Galleries All Day \nJoin us for CAM’s annual Floating Lantern Ceremony on Sunday\, February 1\, for a beautiful evening of remembrance\, reflection\, and gratitude. Participants can create and design a floating lantern to be placed in our Reflection Pond\, all while enjoying live music\, food\, and drinks. \nThe ceremony will take place around CAM’s serene Reflection Pond\, with live music and a warm\, welcoming atmosphere. Lantern decorating supplies will be available at our Pancoe Education Center\, and CAM Café will offer hot chocolate\, beverages\, and light food service throughout the evening. \nCreate your own floating lantern to honor a loved one\, celebrate a special moment\, or simply find peace in the act of reflection. We all have our reasons to create a Floating Lantern… what’s yours? \nPlease note that gallery admission applies to all indoor exhibitions\, but the Floating Lantern Ceremony is free for all. Come share this meaningful experience with us! \nMuseum Admission:\n10 AM- 7 PM: Galleries open; Discounted Admission: $5 for adults and children 12 & above\nAges  12 & under are free \nLantern Sleeves:\nBefore February 1\, 2026:\nAvailable to purchase at CAM Visitor Services during regular hours.\n$20 (CAM Members: $15) \nDay of event: $20. \nEnjoy 20% off CAM memberships on 2/1/26. \nThank you for helping us keep our pond clean! Please do not attach plastics or other non-paper materials to your lantern sleeve. We strive to keep this event environmentally safe. \nHow to Make and Float a Lantern:\n1. Purchase a lantern sleeve.\n2. Take home and make it special with your own materials – crayons\, markers\, pencils – or bring your sleeve to CAM on February 1 and use CAM’s supplies. Remember someone special or express your gratitude or create a wish. It’s a great activity to share with friends and family.\n3. Bring your personalized sleeve to CAM on February 1 and assemble on CAM-supplied floating base.\n4. Walk your decorated lantern to CAM Reflection Pond for lighting and floating.\n5. Savor the moment. \nSCHEDULE\n • Sunday\, February 1\, 2026: \n10 AM-7 PM: Galleries open; Discounted Admission:  $5 for adults and children 12 & above.\nAges 12 & under are free \nRegular Brunch Menu 10 AM-2 PM & Full-Service Bar available inside at CAM Café \n3-7 PM: Light Bites Menu and Refreshments from CAM Café available outdoors. \n3-7 PM: Trolley available. Overflow parking is located at the Barclay Center at Independence Blvd.\, across from Museum Drive. \n3-6:45 PM: Lantern decorating in Pancoe \n3-5 PM: Live music at Pancoe porch by Royce Williams\, Keyboards \n4-6 PM: Live music (near pond) by Josh Youse\, Guitar\, and Perry Smith\, Drums \n5 PM: Lantern Floating Begins. 5 gongs for official launch start time (Sunset 5:21 PM) \n5-6:45 PM: Lighting and floating of lanterns at CAM Reflection Pond \n6-7 PM: Live music (near pond) by Dara Kahkonen\, Flute \n7 PM: Lantern Floating Ends. 7 gongs\, official end time for Floating Lanterns \nFor any Accessibility requests\, please contact Georgia Mastroieni at 910-726-9492 or georgia@cameronartmuseum.org \nService animals only.\nThank you to Fox Wilmington for sponsoring the 2026 Floating Lanterns Ceremony.
URL:https://www.artswilmington.org/event/floating-lantern-ceremony/
LOCATION:Cameron Art Museum\, 3201 S 17th St\, Wilmington\, 28412
CATEGORIES:Events,Music,Visual Arts
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SUMMARY:Floating Lantern Ceremony
DESCRIPTION:The Floating Lantern Ceremony has been rescheduled\nNew Date: February 1\, 2026\, 3 – 7 PM \nFree Outdoor Event | Discounted Admission to the Galleries All Day \nJoin us for CAM’s annual Floating Lantern Ceremony on Sunday\, February 1\, for a beautiful evening of remembrance\, reflection\, and gratitude. Participants can create and design a floating lantern to be placed in our Reflection Pond\, all while enjoying live music\, food\, and drinks. \nThe ceremony will take place around CAM’s serene Reflection Pond\, with live music and a warm\, welcoming atmosphere. Lantern decorating supplies will be available at our Pancoe Education Center\, and CAM Café will offer hot chocolate\, beverages\, and light food service throughout the evening. \nCreate your own floating lantern to honor a loved one\, celebrate a special moment\, or simply find peace in the act of reflection. We all have our reasons to create a Floating Lantern… what’s yours? \nPlease note that gallery admission applies to all indoor exhibitions\, but the Floating Lantern Ceremony is free for all. Come share this meaningful experience with us! \nMuseum Admission:\n10 AM- 7 PM: Galleries open; Discounted Admission: $5 for adults and children 12 & above\nAges  12 & under are free \nLantern Sleeves:\nBefore February 1\, 2026:\nAvailable to purchase at CAM Visitor Services during regular hours.\n$20 (CAM Members: $15) \nDay of event: $20. \nEnjoy 20% off CAM memberships on 2/1/26. \nThank you for helping us keep our pond clean! Please do not attach plastics or other non-paper materials to your lantern sleeve. We strive to keep this event environmentally safe. \nHow to Make and Float a Lantern:\n1. Purchase a lantern sleeve.\n2. Take home and make it special with your own materials – crayons\, markers\, pencils – or bring your sleeve to CAM on February 1 and use CAM’s supplies. Remember someone special or express your gratitude or create a wish. It’s a great activity to share with friends and family.\n3. Bring your personalized sleeve to CAM on February 1 and assemble on CAM-supplied floating base.\n4. Walk your decorated lantern to CAM Reflection Pond for lighting and floating.\n5. Savor the moment. \nSCHEDULE \n10 AM-7 PM: Galleries open; Discounted Admission:  $5 for adults and children 12 & above.\nAges 12 & under are free \nRegular Brunch Menu 10 AM-2 PM & Full-Service Bar available inside at CAM Café \n3-7 PM: Light Bites Menu and Refreshments from CAM Café available outdoors.  \n3-7 PM: Trolley available. Overflow parking is located at the Barclay Center at Independence Blvd.\, across from Museum Drive. \n3-6:45 PM: Lantern decorating in Pancoe \n3-5 PM: Live music at Pancoe porch by Royce Williams\, Keyboards \n4-6 PM: Live music (near pond) by Josh Youse\, Guitar\, and Perry Smith\, Drums \n5 PM: Lantern Floating Begins. 5 gongs for official launch start time (Sunset 5:21 PM) \n5-6:45 PM: Lighting and floating of lanterns at CAM Reflection Pond \n6-7 PM: Live music (near pond) by Dara Kahkonen\, Flute \n7 PM: Lantern Floating Ends. 7 gongs\, official end time for Floating Lanterns \nFor any Accessibility requests\, please contact Georgia Mastroieni at 910-726-9492 or georgia@cameronartmuseum.org \nService animals only.\nThank you to Fox Wilmington for sponsoring the 2026 Floating Lanterns Ceremony.
URL:https://www.artswilmington.org/event/floating-lantern-ceremony-2/
LOCATION:Cameron Art Museum\, 3201 S 17th St\, Wilmington\, 28412
CATEGORIES:Events,Music,Visual Arts
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SUMMARY:Rising Stars Opening Weekend
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the creativity of Southeastern North Carolina’s young artists during the opening weekend of the Rising Stars student art exhibition at Cameron Art Museum. \nRising Stars\, organized in collaboration with schools across the eight-county radius we serve\, showcases the exceptional talent of high school students in Southeast North Carolina. Join us in celebrating the creativity and innovation in our schools! \nParticipating students and their families can enjoy free museum admission throughout the run of the exhibition. \nOPENING RECEPTION\nA reception for student artists and their families will be held on February 7 from 11 AM-2 PM. During the opening reception\, exhibiting students and their families are invited to explore the galleries and view the varied responses to the natural world by contemporary North Carolina artists.  Enjoy hands-on art activities inspired by historical landscape painters and complete a mini masterpiece to take home.
URL:https://www.artswilmington.org/event/rising-stars-opening-weekend/
LOCATION:Cameron Art Museum\, 3201 S 17th St\, Wilmington\, 28412
CATEGORIES:Arts Education,Visual Arts
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SUMMARY:Fisk Jubilee Singers
DESCRIPTION:Experience the rich harmonies and powerful legacy of the Fisk Jubilee Singers\, the world-renowned ensemble preserving over 150 years of history through the soul-stirring tradition of Negro Spirituals. \nFisk University opened in Nashville in 1866 as the first American university to offer a liberal arts education to “young men and women irrespective of color.” Five years later the school was in dire financial straits. George L. White\, Fisk treasurer and music professor then\, created a nine-member choral ensemble of students and took it on tour to earn money for the University. The group left campus on October 6\, 1871. Jubilee Day is celebrated annually on October 6 to commemorate this historic day. \nThe first concerts were in small towns. Surprise\, curiosity\, and some hostility were the early audience responses to these young black singers who did not perform in the traditional “minstrel fashion.” One early concert in Cincinnati brought in $50\, which was promptly donated to victims of the notorious 1871 fire in Chicago. When they reached Columbus\, the next city on tour\, the students were physically and emotionally drained. Mr. White\, in a gesture of hope and encouragement\, named them “The Jubilee Singers\,” a Biblical reference to the year of Jubilee in the Book of Leviticus\, Chapter 25. Continued perseverance and beautiful voices began to change attitudes among the predominantly white audiences. Eventually skepticism was replaced by standing ovations and critical praise in reviews. Gradually they earned enough money to cover expenses and send back to Fisk. \nIn 1872 they sang at the World Peace Festival in Boston and at the end of the year President Ulysses S. Grant invited them to perform at the White House. In 1873 the group grew to eleven members and toured Europe for the first time. Funds raised that year were used to construct the school’s first permanent building\, Jubilee Hall. Today Jubilee Hall\, designated a National Historic Landmark by the US Department of Interior in 1975\, is one of the oldest structures on campus. The beautiful Victorian Gothic building houses a floor-to-ceiling portrait of the original Jubilee Singers\, commissioned by Queen Victoria during the 1873 tour as a gift from England to Fisk.
URL:https://www.artswilmington.org/event/fisk-jubilee-singers/
LOCATION:UNCW Kenan Auditorium\, 515 Wagoner Dr\, Wilmington\, NC 28403\, Wilmington\, NC\, 28036\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music
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SUMMARY:Fisk Jubilee Singers
DESCRIPTION:Experience the rich harmonies and powerful legacy of the Fisk Jubilee Singers\, the world-renowned ensemble preserving over 150 years of history through the soul-stirring tradition of Negro Spirituals. \nFisk University opened in Nashville in 1866 as the first American university to offer a liberal arts education to “young men and women irrespective of color.” Five years later the school was in dire financial straits. George L. White\, Fisk treasurer and music professor then\, created a nine-member choral ensemble of students and took it on tour to earn money for the University. The group left campus on October 6\, 1871. Jubilee Day is celebrated annually on October 6 to commemorate this historic day. \nThe first concerts were in small towns. Surprise\, curiosity\, and some hostility were the early audience responses to these young black singers who did not perform in the traditional “minstrel fashion.” One early concert in Cincinnati brought in $50\, which was promptly donated to victims of the notorious 1871 fire in Chicago. When they reached Columbus\, the next city on tour\, the students were physically and emotionally drained. Mr. White\, in a gesture of hope and encouragement\, named them “The Jubilee Singers\,” a Biblical reference to the year of Jubilee in the Book of Leviticus\, Chapter 25. Continued perseverance and beautiful voices began to change attitudes among the predominantly white audiences. Eventually skepticism was replaced by standing ovations and critical praise in reviews. Gradually they earned enough money to cover expenses and send back to Fisk. \nIn 1872 they sang at the World Peace Festival in Boston and at the end of the year President Ulysses S. Grant invited them to perform at the White House. In 1873 the group grew to eleven members and toured Europe for the first time. Funds raised that year were used to construct the school’s first permanent building\, Jubilee Hall. Today Jubilee Hall\, designated a National Historic Landmark by the US Department of Interior in 1975\, is one of the oldest structures on campus. The beautiful Victorian Gothic building houses a floor-to-ceiling portrait of the original Jubilee Singers\, commissioned by Queen Victoria during the 1873 tour as a gift from England to Fisk.
URL:https://www.artswilmington.org/event/fisk-jubilee-singers-2/
LOCATION:UNCW Kenan Auditorium\, 515 Wagoner Dr\, Wilmington\, NC 28403\, Wilmington\, NC\, 28036\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music
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