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 Blount-Bridgers House & Gallery Schedule

 

   The Blount-Bridgers House and the Hobson Pittman Memorial Gallery are open for regular hours Wednesday - Saturday, 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. and Sunday afternoons, 2 'til  4. Call 252-823-4159 for information or go online at www.edgecombearts.org.

 

-       August 6 – September 25, 2010 – Tarboro Artists Guild “Painting the Town” – an exhibit featuring members of the Tarboro Artist Guild,  focuses on Tarboro’s 250th Birthday.  Gallery reception sponsored by Edgecombe Arts and the 250th Birthday Committee Thursday, August 19, 5:30 – 7:30, at which time the painting chosen for the commemorative celebration poster will be unveiled and prints available for sale. Tarboro Paints the Town article.

 

-       September 10 – October 24 – Collector Bob Newton from Farmville shares his exhibit of the East Carolina Railway, the arts council’s annual historic exhibit, a feature of History Day,  Sat., Sept 25. Reception Sunday, September 12 from 2 – 4

 

-       September 25 is Tarboro’s History Day!  Starting at 10 am on the grounds of Blount Bridgers House, a full day of fun focusing on the history of Tarboro as the 250th birthday celebration continues. The festivities move to the Town Common at 3 pm as the birthday party , “semiquencentennial jamboree” gets underway. History Day article.

 

-       November 4 – 28, 2010 - Great Tarboro Art Bazaar – Members-Only Gala preview party Thursday, November 4, 5:30 – 8:30.  Open to public November 5- 28. Gallery hours are 10 am – 4 pm Wednesday through Saturday, Sundays 2 – 4 pm.

 

-       December 10, 2010 – February 28, 2011 Annual Hobson Pittman Exhibit featuring Pittman works that were recently conserved.

 

Visit www.tarboro-nc.com for community-wide listing of events scheduled throughout the year.

 

-       Performing Arts Series at Edgecombe Community College, click here.

 

  

For more information on cultural events, call 823-4159

Website: www.edgecombearts.org