Upcoming Events
March 2019
HP Arts Council Presents: Third Thursday Feat. Banna
Time to break out your kilts and dancing shoes! The High Point Arts Council is excited to welcome Banna to their St. Patrick’s Day themed Third Thursday concert on March 21 from 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. Tickets are just $5 and all proceeds go directly to the performing artists. Tickets may be purchased in advance online at HighPointArts.org/events or at the Centennial Station ticket office Tuesday- Friday from 1:00 – 5:00 p.m. Performing their “Kilt-kickin’ Celtic” music, Banna is a…
April 2019
2019 JAM in High Point
April is National Jazz Appreciation Month (JAM)! What can you do to celebrate JAM? Participate, appreciate, and educate. As a fan, invite a friend to a 2019 JAM event in High Point. Everyone can bring the uninitiated into the music, history, and joy of jazz. This year, the High Point Arts Council is excited to be partnering with local venues and organizations to celebrate High Point’s rich jazz history and the role jazz continues to have in maintaining the lively…
PPS Poetry Reading at Sunrise Books
The High Point Arts Council’s Pullman Poet Society (PPS) will be back at Sunrise Books for a free poetry reading on Saturday, April 6 at 11:00 a.m. This event is open to readers and writers of all ages and experience levels. All attendees are encouraged to share their work or just sit back and enjoy the readings and conversations. This event is part of an on-going monthly reading series presented by the PPS. On the first Saturday of each month,…
HP Arts Council Presents: Third Thursday Feat. Melvin Holland Quartet
Join the High Point Arts Council on April 18 as they celebrate Jazz Appreciation Month (JAM) with a special performance by the Melvin Holland Quartet for their April Third Thursday concert! This seated show will take place from 7:00-8:30 p.m. at the Centennial Station Arts Center in downtown High Point. Tickets are $5 per person and all proceeds go back to the performing artists. Melvin Holland is an all around talented musician from Greensboro that has studied jazz through UNCG…
HP Arts Council Presents: PPS Jazz Poetry Slam
Join the High Point Arts Council’s Pullman Poet Society (PPS) on April 26 for their first ever jazz poetry slam! Combining original poems with live jazz music by Brandon Vaughan, this free event will serve as one of many events dedicated to the nationally recognized Jazz Appreciation Month (JAM). This event will take place from 7:00-8:30 p.m. at the Centennial Station Arts Center in downtown High Point. Bringing together writers that come from a wide variety of backgrounds, the PPS…
May 2019
HP Arts Council Presents: Speakeasy at the Station
The High Point Arts Council is hosting its annual fund-raising event at the Centennial Station Arts Center on Saturday, May 18, from 7:00 to 11:00 p.m. The Arts Center is in a historic freight train station that was built in the 1930s. This vintage facility led to the theme of a Speakeasy at the Station! Entertainment for the evening will include a “murder mystery” dinner set in the Prohibition era. Guests will mingle with the actors during the cocktail hour…
HP Arts Council Presents: An Evening with Jaki Shelton Green
The High Point Arts Council is honored to welcome North Carolina’s newest Poet Laureate, Jaki Shelton Green, to the Centennial Station Arts Center on May 23 at 7:00 p.m. for a special reading and poetry discussion. Admission for this event is completely free and open to all ages. Seating will be available on a first-come-first-serve basis. A native of North Carolina, Jaki Shelton Green is a poet, teacher, arts advocate, and recently appointed Poet Laureate of the state. Ms. Green…
June 2019
HP Arts Council Presents: Beach Ball Feat. Envision
The Beach Ball is coming back to the Centennial Station Arts Center! Join the High Point Arts Council on Saturday, June 1 from 7:00-10:00 p.m. for an evening full of dancing and live music by Envision! Tickets for this event will be $10 per person and can be purchased in advance online through the link below. Performing their top-notch renditions of beach music hits, Envision is a crowd favorite that always delivers a high-energy performance consisting of professional choreography, smooth harmonies,…
