Archive for November, 2007
Clayton’s Live Christmas Village and Tree Lighting
Everything is in place for Clayton’s “New” Live Christmas Village and Tree Lighting on Thursday, November 29 from 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm in downtown Clayton. Festivities begin with the fun Doggie Costume Contest at 6:00 pm with local schools and dance performances to follow. Santa Claus will be announcing each of the scheduled performances [...]
Artists-in-the-School Programs for the Month of December
Below is the list of Artists-in-the-Schools events happening in the Johnston County Schools for the month of December. Anyone interested in observing any performances should call the school to request permission and confirm the date and time of the performance. The Artists-in-the-Schools Program is supported by the Johnston County Arts Council, Johnston County Schools and [...]
Sparks are flying at JCC!
Sparks will fly on the campus of Johnston Community College Friday, November 30 when student and professional artists from JCC and East Carolina University take part in the college’s first-ever iron pour.
Mike Hill, a JCC graduate who is pursuing his bachelor’s degree in fine art from ECU, organized the event which he says depicts the most [...]
The Local Music Scene in Johnston County
When I created the Johnston County Arts Council MySpace page last February, I was immediately inundated with requests to be the “friends” of numerous local bands. I didn’t even know these bands and musicians were here in Johnston County, much less that they were performing regularly at local venues. Since then, I’ve tried to keep [...]
What’s Happening in the Arts…
For those of you that may have just happened upon the Johnston County Arts Council, we put out a weekly e-newsletter of all the things arts (Music, theater, dance, writing, visual arts, storytelling, folk arts, etc). Some weeks, the e-newsletter may be rather short with only a few events happening locally; other weeks its full [...]
100 under 100
It’s November and we all know what that means - Time to start Christmas Shopping! (Unless you are like me and shopping doesn’t start until the panic mode of December 23rd hits…). Well, for those that start early (or even those that start late), I have the perfect gift for everyone on your list this year-original [...]
Blogs, Social-Networking Sites Link Youth to Philanthropy
Here at the Johnston County Arts Council, we have limited funds to use for marketing and promotion. So I’ve been working hard to try to utilize Online Marketing to its fullest potential, setting up a Johnston County Arts Council MySpace page, creating a JCAC Change.org profile, entering events into online calendars, and now this blog. [...]
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