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He was born in Surry County, North Carolina, United States. [1] Although he made his living from road construction (operating a motor grader for the North Carolina Highway Department until his retirement in 1966), [1] Jarrell was an influential musician, eventually attracting attention from Washington D.C. when he received the National Endowment for the Arts' National Heritage Fellowship in 1982.
In 2005, the Surry Arts Council, using a grant from the North Carolina Arts Council, began working to preserve Epperson's extensive collection of recordings, including lacquered discs and reel-to-reel tapes. The recordings had been stored in boxes, but they were moved to a climate-controlled environment.
The highest point in Surry County is Fisher Peak in the Blue Ridge; it rises to 3,570 feet (1,088 m) above sea level. However, the best-known peak in Surry County is not the highest. That honor goes to Pilot Mountain, an isolated monadnock and a North Carolina landmark. Pilot Mountain sharply rises some 2,421 feet (738 m) above the surrounding ...
Dec. 5—FAYETTEVILLE — The Arts Council of Fayetteville|Cumberland County has awarded $21,575 in funding in 2023 to individual artists for new works and professional development in 2024 as part ...
A council has said it is exploring options to deliver arts and cultural events in a Surrey town whilst a theatre building remains inaccessible. The Harlequin theatre, in Redhill, has been closed ...
Tickets are $20 and can be purchased at the Arts Council located at 111 S. Washington St., Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. or by calling 704-484-2787.
This list of museums in North Carolina is a list of museums, defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing.
An arts council is a government or private non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the arts; mainly by funding local artists, awarding prizes, and organizing arts events. They often operate at arms-length from the government to prevent political interference in their decisions.