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2010 Happening
on the Common
The Edgecombe County Arts Council will hold the 39th
Happening on the Common in just one week.
This all day event on Saturday, May 15, is one of eastern North
Carolina’s longest-running outdoor arts festival and is being cosponsored by
the Town of Tarboro’s Parks and Recreation department and generously
supported financially by many businesses and organizations throughout the
community. Funding is also made possible in part through the Grassroots Arts
program of the North Carolina Arts Council, a state agency.
(Click for flyer) (Click for schedule) (Click for more details)
It's time to register your child for the
Arts Council's annual summer art and manners camps.
Manners
Camp with Haffye Cox for boys and girls ages 7-10 will take place June 28 -
July 1 from 9:00 a.m. until noon. It is limited to eight children.
(Click here for Manners Camp
registration form.)
Art
Camp for boys and girls pre-K through sixth grade will take place July 19 -
23 from 9:00 a.m. until noon.
(Click here for Art Camp
registration form.)
Dance Party Week - Art Camp for boys and girls K through
sixth grade will take place August 2 - 6 from 9:00 a.m. until noon
at Calvary Church School. This camp odyssey combines both dance and visual
art. Campers will learn choreographed dances and make interactive art
pieces for a final performance at the end of the week.
(Click
here for Dance-Art Camp registration form.)
Children and grandchildren of arts council members receive
discounts on all camp tuition fees. Family memberships are available at $45
per year. For details, please call the
arts council at 823-4159. Office hours are 10 am until 4
pm Wednesday through Saturday.
 Edgecombe County
Cultural Arts Council
Accepting Grant Applications
Application
deadline is Thursday, July 15 at 4:00 p.m. As designated county partner,
Edgecombe Arts distributes funds annually for the Grassroots Arts Program of
the North Carolina Arts Council.
(Click here for more details.)
Subgrant applications may be picked up at the Blount-Bridgers House or
downloaded in a Microsoft Word format at this link: (Grassroots
Arts Program Subgrant application Word file.)
(Click
here for NC Arts Council Website.)
 
Blount-Bridgers Gardens - A Year Round
Nature Classroom
This
is a teaching garden around the 1808 Blount-Bridgers House. The goal is
to show plant material that was found in the Tar-Pamlico River Basin during
Thomas Blount's period (1800-1840). Many plant specimens are now
endangered. Interested groups can schedule a tour of the gardens,
contact the staff at 823-4159.
 
Hobson Pittman Memorial Gallery of
Changing Exhibitions
Contemporary
shows of art and history are changed six times a year to provide Edgecombe
County citizens and visitors a rich visual presentation. The Edgecombe
ARTS Gallery Committee operates and manages the gallery space. (Click here for May-June
Exhibit Info.)
Edgecombe County History Days - the
last weekend in September
This
popular weekend event showcases and promotes the rich and diverse history of
Edgecombe County. Historical organizations along with traditional
performers and craftsmen demonstrate crafts and methods of yesterday.
Re-enactors are invited to set up displays for the weekend encampment.
This event is on the lawn of the 1808 Blount-Bridgers House and starts on
Friday evening with supper and performances; Saturday is a full day of events
including a ghost walk through the Historic District; and concludes after a
19th century church service on Sunday morning.
The Great Tarboro Art Bazaar
Over
seventy artists exhibit and sell regional art in the 1808 Blount-Bridgers
House. This annual event began in the early nineties and has been a
popular venue for affordable art that can be purchased by the beginning
collector as well as mature works for the seasoned buyer. Members-only
preview on night before opening. Profits from the sale go to the operations
of the changing artist gallery.
Edgecombe County Architecture
The
1808 Blount-Bridgers House is the official headquarters for information about
Edgecombe County Architecture. Interested individuals should contact
Carol Banks at the Edgecombe ARTS office, 823-4159.
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