Thank you to our Musical Heritage Sponsors:

Duke Energy
Wilkes Hardware
Wilkes Income Tax Service
Culler's Tire & Auto
goWilkes.com
MerleFest
Wilkes Cleaning & Contracting
Vannoy & Lankford Plumbing Company, Inc.
Tar Heel Oil BP
Brushy Mountain Smokehouse and Creamery
Tyson
Wilkes Regional Medical Center
The Wilkes Playmakers
Blevins Buildilng Supply
Ride CG.com

Grassroots Arts Press Release Feb. 2008

Barn Quilt Project in Wilkes County Announced Feb. 2008

Executive Directors Go Wild!

Local Arts Council Executive Directors Retreat at Little Switzerland, N.C.

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

Town Hall Wilkesboro Exhibit in April/May 2008: Art Work by North Art I, II and III Students who participated in the Wilkes Barn Quilt Project

MAY 2008

6 through May 15 Student participants from North High School in Ellen Royall’s class will exhibit their designs of the Barn Quilt, Wilkesboro Town Hall; 8:30 am-5 pm. FREE to the public.

6-June 13 Northwest Artist League competition exhibit, Wilkes Art Gallery; FREE.

8 Foreign Films are back, “Run, Lola Run,“ rated R, Wilkes County Public Library; 5:30 pm.

9 Friends of the Library Mother’s Day Book Sale, Wilkes County Public Library; 9 am-3 pm.

9 Hometown Opry presents Alleghany Moon, Minton’s Pawn Shop; 7 am-9 am. FREE.

13 Creative Writer’s group, Wilkes County Public Library; 9-11 am.

15 Author Visit, Frances Casstevens, Wilkes County Public Library; 6 pm.

15-17, 19 Steel Magnolias, Wilkes Playmakers, 7:30 pm; Benton Hall. Call 838-PLAY for details.

15, 16 Blue Ridge Senior Games “Silver Arts”, Wilkes Senior Citizen Center, 9 am-4 pm. FREE.

16 Hometown Opry presents Laura Kaufman, Minton’s Pawn Shop; 7 am-9 am. FREE.

17 The Walker Center presents, Felix Cavaliere’s Rascals. Call 838-6260 for details and ticket sales.

18 Steel Magnolias, Wilkes Playmakers, 2 pm; Benton Hall. Call 838-PLAY for details.

19 Teen Game Night, Wilkes County Public Library; 6 pm. FREE.

20 Book Club, “Pilgram at Tinker Creek” by Annie Dillard, Wilkes County Public Library; 4 pm.

23-25 Chickenfest sponsored by The Record, corner of 4th and E street, North Wilkesboro; FREE.

23 Hometown Opry presents Uncle Nave and Cranberry Creek, Minton’s Pawn Shop; 7 am-9 am. FREE.

****Monday thru Saturday 9 am-5 pm and Sunday 1 p.m.-5 pm visit St. Paul’s Episcopal Church to view the Wilkes County Frescoes by artist, Benjamin F. Long, IV; Cowles Street, Wilkesboro.

Any art organization or non profit having an upcoming art program/project should contact the CAC of Wilkes office at 838-1076 to have their information listed on-line at www.cacwilkes.org.

Wilkes County Quilters Display at Town Hall Wilkesboro

CAC of Wilkes Board of Directors
Garland Hill, President
Angela Clonch-Minton-Secretary
Joe Brank-Treasurer
Ann Watkins
Rick Brockner
Paul Robinson
Sigsbee Miller
Ashley Moody
Jessica Gambill
Robin Whittington
Chad Treadway
Nancy Canter
Gerald Lankford
Craig Greene Ex-Officio
Cathy H. McKenzie PT Executive Director/Program Coordinator

© Cultural Arts Council of Wilkes
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  Web Design by Lee Ryan

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.