Using the Raleigh City Museum's "Nature Unleashed! Disasters in Raleigh" exhibit as a backdrop, Mr. Orrock will provide a talk about the great storms that have wreaked havoc on North Carolina. The program will also consider why North Carolina has been hit so much in the past, why some years are more active than others, and what the future holds for hurricanes and North Carolina. If you remember the afternoon Hurricane Hazel blew through Wake County in 1954, or the horrifying night in 1996 when Hurricane Fran roared over Raleigh, you will not want to miss this lecture. The program will also be of interest to children 10 and above who have a special interest in nature at its most powerful.

The "Pieces of the Past" Saturday Program Series continues on November 19 when the museum will host "Memories of Fayetteville Street," an open forum discussion held in conjunction with the opening of the new exhibit "The Changing Face of Fayetteville Street." The discussion will begin at 2:00 p.m. that day inside the museum's gallery at 220 Fayetteville Street Mall in downtown Raleigh.

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