Upcoming Events
Smithfield Selma Senior High Marching Spartans!
Contributed by local resident Jennifer Hinton:
The Story of SSS Band follows below this quick announcement:
Friends and Family Night
Friday, August 15, 2008
Location: Smithfield-Selma Football Stadium
700 Booker Dairy Road
Smithfield, NC 27577
Time: Performance is at 7:45 PM
Admission: FREE – Open to the General Public
Bring the family out to the Charles Tucker Stadium to watch the SSS Marching Spartan Regiment debut their [...]
101 Things to Do in Johnston County
I’m guilty of it. I’ll bet you’re guilty of it. Living in a place ripe with treasures and never seeing those things – although you’ll spend money to travel to other places to see their treasures. I lived in Johnston County all my life, but didn’t visit the Ava Gardner Museum until I was 25 [...]
Last performance in the Music for the Lunch Bunch series
The last performance scheduled for the Music for the Lunch Bunch series is Thursday, August 14 at 12:15pm at First Presbyterian Church in Smithfield Patrick Templeton will perform on saxophone and flute and the Daniel family will present several vocal selections.
If you attended any of the peformances this year, let me know what you thought!
Born [...]
This Thursday’s CVA Reception
Eric McRay of Raleigh will exhibit his artwork at The Clayton Center for the month of August, part of the monthly exhibits sponsored by Clayton Visual Arts.
A public reception for the artist will be held Thursday, Aug. 14, 6-7:30 p.m., in the lobby.
McRay, who paints with acrylics, has been featured on TV and radio and [...]
Next Week’s Music for the Lunch Bunch: Jonathan Levin
I’m putting this up now because I will be on vacation so don’t get confused! There is a Lunch Bunch at First Presbyterian Church in Smithfield this Thursday, July 31st at 12:15pm. The next performance after that will be next TUESDAY, August 5th at FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH in CLAYTON. It will still be at 12:15pm. Jonathan Levin [...]
July 31st-Music for the Lunch Bunch Ella Holding and Dennis de Jong
The next performance scheduled for the Music for the Lunch Bunch series is Thursday, July 31st at 12:15pm at First Presbyterian Church in Smithfield. Ella Ann Holding will perform on Piano and Dennis de Jong will perform on trumpet
Ella Ann Holding is a native of Smithfield, NC. She earned a Bachelor of Music, Cum Laude, [...]
This Thursday: Dara Edwards and Greg Honeycutt
The next performance scheduled for the Music for the Lunch Bunch series is Thursday, July 24th at 12:15pm at First Presbyterian Church in Smithfield. Dara Edwards will perform on piano and Greg Honeycutt will present several vocal pieces.
Dara Moore Edwards received a Bachelor of Music degree in Piano Performance from UNC-Greensboro in 1980. She has [...]
“Craig Woolard Band” to Perform at Clayton Town Square Concert on July 24
From the Downtown Clayton Blog:
The Craig Woolard Band returns to Clayton to perform at the Clayton Town Square Concert Series on Thursday, July 24 from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. With the classic style of Ray Charles, the dynamics of Marvin Gaye and Rod Stewart, the soul of James Brown, the vocal prowess of Steve [...]
Big Read Volunteers
The Big Read is an initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts, designed to restore reading to the center of American culture. The Big Read brings together partners across the country to encourage reading for pleasure and enlightenment.
Here in Johnston County, The Big Read is a partnership between the Johnston County Arts Council and [...]
Johnston County Arts Council and Public Library of Johnston County and Smithfield Selected to Receive Big Read Grant from National Endowment for the Arts
Caption: Representatives of the Johnston County Arts Council and the Public Library of Johnston County and Smithfield attended The Big Read National Orientation on June 8-9, 2008 in Minneapolis, MN. From left to right, Ruby Smith, Public Library of Johnston County and Smithfield, National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Dana Gioia, and Jessica Meadows, Executive [...]
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