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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.
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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.

 

 

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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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