NEWS: Wake County's Historic Oak View Park to Host Exhibit Exploring the Lives of Farm Families

2/4/2009

Historic Oak View County Park, 4028 Carya Drive, Raleigh, will host the traveling exhibition, Farm Life: A Century of Change for Farm Families and their Neighbors, Saturday, February 7, through Sunday, April 26, 2009. The park exhibit is open Monday-Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Sunday, 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Admission is free.

The public and members of the media are invited to an opening reception with light hors d’oeuvres and live music on Friday, February 6, 2009, from 6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.

Farm Life: A Century of Change for Farm Families and their Neighbors, focuses on farming’s social and cultural context. Visitors to the exhibition’s four sections (farmhouse, fields, barn, and local gathering spots) will learn the story of farm families and rural communities facing change, and explore how political, economic and cultural roots influence families today, both on and off the farm. Throughout the exhibit, universal themes of family and community are addressed, touching on issues that resonate with farming and non-farming viewers alike.

The exhibit is made possible through a special initiative of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Historic Oak View County Park is open Monday-Saturday, 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. and Sunday, 1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. For information, call 250-1013 or visit Oak View’s website at www.wakegov.com/parks/oakview.

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