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Blount-Bridgers House
2010 Spring Garden Symposium
Thursday, May 6, 2010
Historic Tarboro, North Carolina
The Blount-Bridgers House is hosting the 2010 Spring
Garden Symposium on Thursday, May 6 at the Calvary Episcopal Church, listed
on the National Register of Historic Places. (Click here for more details.)
 Edgecombe County Cultural Arts Council
Accepting Grant
Applications
As designated county partner, Edgecombe Arts distributes
funds annually for the Grassroots Arts Program of the North Carolina Arts Council.
Subgrant applications may be picked up at the Blount-Bridgers House or
downloaded in a Microsoft Word format at this link: (Click
here for Grassroots Arts Program Subgrant application Word file.)
(Click
here for Grassroots Arts Program details.)
Camps
Summer Art Camps, a Manners Camp, and Christmas Holiday
Art Camps are offered by Edgecombe Arts for Edgecombe County children and supported
by funds raised through the Arts Education Ball held every three
years. Check the calendar for the next camps.
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.
 
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.
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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