McDowell County
For information on other arts venues and events in the McDowell County area, contact the local arts council:

McDowell Arts Council Association
Susan Pyatt, Executive Director
50 South Main St , PO Box 1387
Marion, NC 28752-3942
Tel: 828/652-8610
Fax: 828/652-7130
maca@charterinternet.com
http://www.mcdowellarts.org

For travel information in the McDowell County area, contact the visitor service organization:

McDowell Chamber of Commerce
John R. Birdsong, Executive Director
1170 W Tate St
Marion, NC 28752-5812
Tel: 828/652-4240
Fax: 828/659-9620
mountains@mcdowellchamber.com
http://www.mcdowellchamber.com

 McDowell County Tourism Development Authority
Carol Price,
25 W Main St , PO Box 1567
Old Fort, NC 28762-8932
Tel: 828/668-4282
Fax: 828/668-4518
http://www.mcdowellnc.org

Arts and cultural organizations in McDowell County

Visit the Arts Directory area of our Web site for more information about these groups or use the Search Site box in the upper right.


Addies Chapel United Methodist Church Gospel Choir
Performing Group - Community (avocational perfor
Della Watson, Choir Director
PO Box 306
Marion, NC 28752-0306
dellajwatson@verizon.net

Foothills Community Band
Performing Group - Community (avocational perfor
Jeremy Davis, Music Director and Conductor
155 Lincoln Ave
Marion, NC 28752-4135
Tel: 828/460-9076
davismusic2002@yahoo.com

Foothills Community Theatre
Performing Group - Community (avocational perfor
George S. Butler, Treasurer
PO Box 1417
Marion, NC 28752-1417
Tel: 828/442-2755
Fax: 828/659-1631
simbut@verizon.net
http://www.fctplays.org

Land of the Sky Symphonic Band
Performing Group - Community (avocational perfor
Bryan Harris, Vice President
80 Cannon Woods Dr
Marion, NC 28752-8262
Tel: 828/442-4175
Fax: 828/659-2801
bshche@charter.net
http://www.landoftheskybands.com

McDowell Community Band
Performing Group - Community (avocational perfor
Janice Wypasek, Operations Manager
536 Old Neal Rd
Marion, NC 28752-7340

Mt Zion AME Gospel Choir
Performing Group - Community (avocational perfor
Gloria Boyce, President
PO Box 1913
Marion, NC 28752
boycega@yahoo.com

Mountain Gateway Museum
Historical/Science/Interpretive Museum
Terrell Finley
102 Water St, PO Box 477
Old Fort, NC 28762-9432
Tel: 828/668-9259

Appalachian Artisan Society & Gallery
Gallery
Dru Heldman, Co-owner
48 E Main St, PO Box 2242
Old Fort, NC 28762-0017
Tel: 828/668-1070
dheldman@taasg.com
http://www.taasg.com

Trillium Gallery
Gallery
86 High Ridge Rd, PO Box 518
Little Switzerland, NC 28749-0518
Tel: 828/765-0024
http://www.trilliumgalleryonline.com

Roth Art
Artist Shop/Studio
Skip Roth, Artist
425 Finley Rd
Marion, NC 28752-3321
Tel: 828/652-1253
Skip@rothart.com
http://www.rothart.com

Mountain Glory Festival
Fair/Festival
Freddie Killough, Office Manager
629 Tate St
Marion, NC 28752-4453
Tel: 828/652-4240
Fax: 828/659-9620

Old Fort Mountain Music
Fair/Festival
Wayne Roland, Manager
Rockett Bldg, Main Street
Old Fort, NC
http://www.oldfort.org/music/

McDowell County Schools
School District
Sherron Crawford, Superintendent
PO Box 130
Marion, NC 28752-0130
Tel: 828/652-4535
Fax: 828/659-2238
http://www.mcdowell.k12.nc.us/

Nebo Elementary School PTO
School-Parent-Teach Association
Joyce Poplin, Kindergarten Teacher
Rt 4 Box 816
Nebo, NC 28761-6716
Tel: 828/652-4737

Old Fort Elementary School
School-Elementary
Principal
128 Mauney Ave
Old Fort, NC 28762-6723
http://www.of.mcdowell.k12.nc.us/

East McDowell Junior High School
School-Middle
Lenise Ramsey
State Street
Marion, NC 28752-3698

McDowell High School
School-Secondary
Bill Chapman, Principal
600 McDowell High Dr
Marion, NC 28752-9131
Tel: 828/652-7920
Fax: 828/652-1101
http://www.mhs.mcdowell.k12.nc.us/

McDowell Technical Community College
School-Vocational/Technical College
Bryan Wilson, President
54 College Dr
Marion, NC 28752-8728
Tel: 828/652-6021

McDowell County Schools Community Schools Program
School-Other
Coordinator
320 S Main Street
Marion, NC 28752-4527
Tel: 828/724-4031

McDowell County Law Library
Library
Director
21 S Main St
Marion, NC 28752-3991
Tel: 828/659-3241
Fax: 828/652-2098
bblair@mcdowellpubliclibrary.org
http://www.main.nc.us/libraries/mcdowell

McDowell County Public Library
Library
Director
90 W Court St
Marion, NC 28752-3908
Tel: 828/652-3858
Fax: 828/652-2098
jkrause@mcdowellpubliclibrary.org
http://www.main.nc.us/libraries/mcdowell

McDowell Technical Community College Library
Library
Sharon Smith, Director
54 College Dr
Marion, NC 28752-8728
Tel: 828/652-6021
Fax: 828/652-1014
sharons@mcdowelltech.edu
http://www.mcdowelltech.edu

Old Fort Branch Library
Library
Director
65 E Mitchell St
Old Fort, NC 28762
Tel: 828/668-7111
Fax: 828/668-4013
http://www.main.nc.us/libraries/mcdowell

McDowell County Historical Society
Historical Society/Commission
Chris Rodgers, President
12005 Hwy 221 N
Marion, NC 28752-7679
Tel: 828/756-1176

Old Fort Heritage Foundation
Historical Society/Commission
PO Box 520
Old Fort, NC 28762-0520

Baxter Healthcare Corporation
Corporation/Business
Manager
PO Box 1390
Marion, NC 28752-1390
Tel: 828/756-4151

Downtown Business Association
Community Service Organization
Freddie Killough, Executive Director
PO Box 700
Marion, NC 28752-0700
Tel: 828/652-3551

Marion Downtown Development Association
Community Service Organization
Lee Lynch
PO Drawer 700
Marion, NC 28752-0700

North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service (McDowell County)
Community Service Organization
J. R. Mabe, County Manager
County Administrative Building Rm 122
Marion, NC 28752
http://mcdowell.ces.ncsu.edu/

The Altapass Foundation
Community Service Organization
Bill Carson, Executive Director
PO Box 245
Little Switzerland, NC 28749-0245
Tel: 828/765-9314
Fax: 828/766-9455
carsonw@bellsouth.net
http://www.altapassorchard.com

McDowell County Senior Center
Senior Citizens' Center
Weyland Prebor
100 Spaulding Rd
Marion, NC 28752-5115
Tel: 828/652-8953
wprebor@mcdowellseniorcenter.org

Lake James State Park
Park/Historic Site
Manager
2785 NC Hwy 126, PO Box 340
Nebo, NC 28761-7680
Tel: 828/652-5047
lake.james@ncmail.net
http://www.ncparks.gov/Visit/parks/laja/main.php

Shelton Herb Farm
Agri-Cultural Site
Margaret Shelton
340 Goodman Rd
Winnabow, NC 28479
Tel: 828/253-5964
herbnflora@atmc.net

City of Marion
Local Government
J. Robert Boyette, City Manager
PO Drawer 700
Marion, NC 28752
Tel: 828/652-3551
Fax: 828/652-1983
bboyette@marionnc.org
http://www.marionnc.org

McDowell County
Local Government
Charles Abernathy, County Manager
600 E Court St
Marion, NC 28752-5606
Tel: 828/652-7121x321
http://www.mcdowellgov.com/

The McDowell News
Media-Daily Newspaper
Scott Hollifield, Editor
PO Box 610
Marion, NC 28752-0610
Tel: 828/652-3313
Fax: 828/652-4769
news@mcdowellnews.com
http://www.mcdowellnews.com

THe Old Fort Bulletin
Media-Weekly Newspaper
Janet C. McGinnis, Executive Editor
PO Box 638
Old Fort, NC 28762-0638
Tel: 828/668-4783

WBRM Radio
Media-Radio
Gail Sewell, General Manager
147 N Garden St
Marion, NC 28752-3709
Tel: 828/652-9500