Winter 2010 Newsletter

Winter 2010 Newsletter

 

Benjamin F. Long, IV
Benjamin F. Long, IV
Frescoes of St. Paul's Episcopal Church

Collee Riddle

Wilkesboro Town Hall Exhibit through April 8: "African American Masks and Symbols" Poster Study by Collee Riddle


MARCH 2010

3-April 8 "African American Masks and Symbols" poster study by Collee Riddle, Wilkesboro Town Hall; Monday - Friday 9 am-5 pm. FREE.

5-April 23 Northwest Artist's League Exhibit and George Kosinski exhibit, Wilkes Art Gallery; FREE.

5-Opening reception for Northwest Artist's League and George Kosinski, Wilkes Art Gallery; 6 pm.

5-Hometown Opry presents Steve Barker and Friends, Main Street Pawn Shop; 7am-9 am. FREE.

5-6-Community Arts Day with numerous performing and visual art workshops and performances to be held at the Wilkes Art Gallery, the Stone Performing Arts Center and the Wilkes County Public Library 11 am-3 pm. through partnership with Wilkes Art Gallery, The Record, Wilkes County Quilt Guild, Wilkes Playmakers,
Wilkes Acoustic Folk Society, CAC of Wilkes, Wilkes County Public Library, Smart Start, Gallery 315 and Wilkes Central Art Dept.  FREE.

9-The Creative Writing Club, Wilkes County Public Library; 9-11 am.

9- Phil Rhyne will share experiences in digital photography, Friends of the Library Meeting Room; 6-7:45 pm.

11-Author, Clint Johnson, Ashe County resident discuss his new book, "Pursuit: The Chase, Capture Persecution and Surprising Release of Jefferson Davis",  Wilkes County Public Library;6-7:45 pm.

12-Hometown Opry presents Creekside Grass, Main Street Pawn Shop; 7 am-9 am. FREE.

16-All County MS Choral Performance, Walker Center; 7-8 pm.

19-Hometown Opry presents Chosen with Stan and Marshall Parks, Main Street Pawn Shop; 7 am-9 am. FREE.

23- Youth Art Celebration opening, East Wilkes District, Wilkes Art Gallery; 5-7 pm. FREE.

23-2nd Annual Literary Crawl; authors will be featured at numerous locations. Author, Sheryl Monks, Wilkes County Public Library; 11 am, Author, Scott Owens, WCC Mays Pit Auditorium;
1: 15 pm; Wanda Hutchinson book signing, Wilkes County Heritage Museum; 3 pm; Wilkes Community College will have a reading of student creative writing, Talia's; 3:30 pm, Author, Scott Owens, Wilkes County Public Library; 6:30 pm. All events FREE.

26-Hometown Opry presents Key City Boys, Main Street Pawn Shop; 7 am-9 am. FREE.

27-Trash to Treasure Yard Sale, Wilkes Art Gallery; 7 am-noon.

If you have art programs/projects you like listed in the Art Nexus, contact the CAC of Wilkes at 838-1076 or info@cacwilkes.com.

The Benjamin Long Frescoes are open Monday-Friday in the Commons at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Wilkesboro, NC.

Wilkes County Barn Quilts Brochure

Wilkes Barn Quilt Brochure Outside

Wilkes Barn Quilt Inside Brochure

CAC of Wilkes Board of Directors

Chad Treadway, President
Steven Lowe, President Elect
Keith Deveaurex, Vice President
Chris Smith, Treasurer
Mia Brown, Secretary

Judy Bainbridge
Nolan Belk
Mia Brown
Dr. Fay Byrd
Hazel Chapman
Nancy Craven
Ashley Moody Gardner
Rusty McLean
Chris Nichols
Paulette Norman
Paul Robinson
Cathy H. McKenzie PT
Executive Director/Program Coordinator


 
 

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Cathy H. McKenzie, P.T. Executive Director and Program Coordinator of CAC of Wilkes
PO Box 838 Wilkesboro, NC 28697 Tel./Fax: 336-838-1076 info@cacwilkes.org
www.cacwilkes.org 
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Shown at top: Wilkes County Frescoes by artist, Benjamin F. Long, IV. These beautiful frescoes serve as the inspiration to this website's design. Learn more about these frescoes.