The Transylvania Community Arts Council invites everyone to come out to Brevard and Transylvania County to enjoy Arts & Culture Celebration 2016 from June 24th through July 4th.
Tammy Hopkins, Executive Director of the TC Arts Council said, “This is a celebration of all ARTS in Brevard and Transylvania County. With more than 100 ART events in two weeks, we hope members of the community and visitors alike will get out and try something new. Not only can you enjoy the ARTS as a spectator, but you can participate in the ARTS with street dances, music jams, art classes, open mic nites, and guided walks.” Sponsors for the 2016 Arts & Culture Celebration include: Jerome & Summey Insurance, City of Brevard, Audrey Love Charitable Foundation, NC Arts Council and the TC Arts Council.
The Arts & Culture Celebration kicks-off on Friday, June 24 with the Brevard Music Center’s opening concert An American in Paris and the Brevard 4th Friday Gallery Walk. Other events during the celebration include: an open-mic nite for writers, music jams, an old-time street dance, art exhibits, Hunger Games Film Location Tours, drawing classes, summer art camps, live radio shows on the courthouse lawn, Songcatcher’s Music Series at the Cradle of Forestry, art programs and concerts at the Transylvania County Library, concerts at the Brevard Music Center, the Transylvania Art Guild’s Summer Showcase at the TC Arts Council, concerts at 185 King Street, The Phoenix, Wine Down and Oskar Blues.
Arts & Culture Celebration ends with a bang at the 4th of July Celebration to be held on Monday, July 4 in downtown Brevard on Main Street from 9 am – 5 pm with the TC Arts Council’s 44th annual Fine Arts & Crafts Showcase as part of the downtown festivities. The downtown festival is put on by the Heart of Brevard and includes vendors, music, a classic car show, a 5K run, and don’t miss the fireworks extravaganza at 9:30 pm at Brevard College. There will also be a Duck Race for Kreative Kids at 6 pm at Kings Creek at Brevard College put on by the TC Arts Council to raise funds for Kreative Kids’ art scholarships. Also on July 4 at the Brevard Music Center, enjoy the Pendergrast Family Pops Concert at 2 pm.
To get a complete listing of events stop by the TC Arts Council, the Brevard/Transylvania Chamber of Commerce, or Number 7 Arts Gallery on Main Street in Brevard. Events are also posted online at www.tcarts.org and www.artsofbrevard.org.