Upcoming Events
June 2018
HP Arts Council Presents: 2018 Arts Awards Banquet
Join the High Point Arts Council for a celebration of the arts on June 20 at the annual Arts Awards Banquet! Each year, the Arts Council sponsors Arts Awards for Individual Support of the Arts, Corporate Support of the Arts, and Teacher of the Arts to recognize those that have demonstrated excellence and commitment in supporting the arts in the High Point area. The Arts Awards were designed by the late George Kosinski. In addition to the Arts Awards, the Arts Council…
Arts Splash 2018: Betsayda Machado
Join the High Point Arts Council on Sunday, June 24th at High Point University for the second concert of this year’s Arts Splash concert series! This year, the High Point Arts Council is honored to welcome Betsayda Machado to the High Point area for this special performance. Betsayda Machado is a from the small village of El Calvo in the Barlovento region of Venezuela. Betsayda Machado brings attention to the Venezuelan Afro Soul genre known as Tambor. The group is…
Poetry Reading with the Pullman Poet Society
Join the Pullman Poet Society (PPS) for a free poetry reading at Spring Garden Bakery and Coffeehouse in High Point on Saturday, June 30 between 10 AM- 12 PM. Hear local poets read new works as well as poems published in the first volume of the PPS Anthology. Writers who are not a part of the PPS are also welcome to share their poems at this event and future PPS readings at Spring Garden Coffeehouse. Original blackout poetry and copies of…
July 2018
Arts Splash 2018: Chatham Rabbits
Join the High Point Arts Council on Sunday, July 8th at Oak Hollow Festival Park in High Point for the third concert of this year’s Arts Splash concert series! This year, the High Point Arts Council is excited to welcome Chatham Rabbits to the High Point area for this special performance. Chatham Rabbits is a folk duo from Bynum, NC that consists of husband and wife duo Sarah Osborne McCombie (formerly of South Carolina Broadcasters) and Austin McCombie (formerly of DASH).…
Arts Splash 2018: Lakota John & Kin
Join the High Point Arts Council on Sunday, July 15th at High Point City Lake Park for the fourth concert of the 2018 Arts Splash concert series! This year, the High Point Arts Council is excited to welcome Lakota John & Kin to the High Point area for this special performance. Lakota John & Kin are a family band based out of Pembroke, NC. Having Native American roots, Lakota John & Kin mix in their heritage with Delta and Piedmont-style blues music…
Arts Splash 2018: Dori Freeman
Join the High Point Arts Council on Sunday, July 22nd at the High Point Museum & Historical Park for the fifth concert of the 2018 Arts Splash concert series! This year, the High Point Arts Council is excited to welcome Dori Freeman to the High Point area for this special performance. Dori is talented singer-songwriter from Galax, VA that blends Americana with her fresh take on the traditional folk music that makes up much of the region she comes from. This…
Arts Splash 2018: Boulevards
Join the High Point Arts Council on Sunday, July 29th at Washington Terrace Park for the sixth concert of the 2018 Arts Splash concert series! This year, the High Point Arts Council is excited to welcome Boulevards to the High Point area for this special performance. Boulevards is a native of Raleigh, NC who has become known in North Carolina and beyond as the embodiment of Funk music. Drawing inspiration from artists like Prince, Rick James, and Earth, Wind &…
August 2018
Arts Splash 2018: Titus Gant Quartet
Join the High Point Arts Council on Sunday, August 5th at the High Point Library Plaza for the seventh concert of the 2018 Arts Splash concert series! This year, the High Point Arts Council is excited to have the Titus Gant Quartet for this special performance. The Titus Gant Quartet is a local favorite based out of the Triad, that never ceases to amaze crowds with their wonderful live jazz music. Titus Gant attended the acclaimed North Carolina Central University Jazz Program where…
Arts Splash 2018: West End Mambo
Join the High Point Arts Council on Sunday, August 12th at the Mendenhall Transportation Terminal in downtown High Point for the last show of the 2018 Arts Splash concert series! This year, the High Point Arts Council is excited to welcome West End Mambo to High Point for the finale of the 2018 series. Bringing together talented artists from North, South, and Central America, West End Mambo performs an upbeat mix of salsa music that is always a perfect recipe for getting audience members…
HP Arts Council Presents: Six-Week Salsa Class
Get those dancing shoes ready! The High Point Arts Council is thrilled to announce that a six-week Salsa Dance class will be starting at the Centennial Station Arts Center on Monday, August 20 from 5:45 – 6:45 p.m. Each class will take place at the same time on the following Monday evenings leading up to a Salsa Social at Centennial Station on Saturday, September 29. Led by Lionel Villalta of Salsa Triad, this six-week salsa class will introduce interested dancers…
