Join us for a beautiful journey celebrating our state's treasures through an artist's eyes with "North Carolina Beautiful by Artist William Mangum." The one-hour presentation begins at 2 p.m. inside the Wilson Center for Nature Discovery and is included with your daily admission ticket (free with Bridge Club Annual Pass). This is part of our […]
Award-winning author, photographer and filmmaker Ian Shive presents "From America's National Parks to the National Wildlife Refuge System." A speaker in our Grandfather Presents series, Ian has authored several award-winning books including "The National Parks: An American Legacy" (2020), which is where the evening journey will begin — with iconic locations of "America's Best Idea" […]
Samantha Brown is a two-time Emmy Award-winning television personality and travel expert. A speaker in our Grandfather Presents series, Samantha started her TV career at the Travel Channel where for over 15 years she created many iconic travel series, including "Great Hotels," "Passport to Europe," "Great Weekends" and "Samantha Brown's Asia." Over the last 20 […]
SOLD OUT! To be added to the waiting list for this event, please email judi@grandfather.com with your name, email address, phone number, what tickets you'd like and the quantity. A speaker in our Grandfather Presents series, David Allen Sibley is the author and illustrator of the series of successful guides to nature that bear his […]
A speaker in our Grandfather Presents series, Dr. Baker Perry is a National Geographic Explorer and a Professor at Appalachian State University in Boone. His research interests include alpine precipitation formation, snow and ice, and precipitation-glacier-climate interactions. Perry has led or co-led 23 research expeditions and – along with local collaborators – has installed and […]
As part of our Grandfather Presents series, meet Meteorologist Brad Panovich and learn "How the Mountains of North Carolina Affect Our Weather in Every Season of the Year." Brad is a well-known and respected meteorologist who has been working for WCNC-TV in Charlotte since 2003. He is the chief meteorologist and hosted the weekly segment […]
Conor Knighton—"CBS Sunday Morning" correspondent and author of the New York Times bestseller Leave Only Footprints: My Acadia-to-Zion Journey Through Every National Park—returns to our Grandfather Presents series for a special Friday evening that goes beyond the borders of our national parks. Drawing on his experiences everywhere from World Heritage Sites to State Forests, he […]