Nash County

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

Nash County Arts Council
Shelly F. Gray, Director
100 E Washington St , PO Box 701
Nashville, NC 27856-1565
Tel: 252/459-4734
Fax: 252/459-3098
shelly@nasharts.org
http://www.nasharts.org


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

Nashville Chamber of Commerce
Jo Anne Cooper, Festival Chair
PO Box 1003
Nashville, NC 27856-1003
Tel: 252/459-4050
jcooper@nashvillegraphic.com

Rocky Mount Area Chamber of Commerce
Edward Baysden, Executive Director
PO Box 392
Rocky Mount, NC 27802-0392
Tel: 252/442-5111
ebaysden@rockymountchamber.org
http://www.rockymountchamber.org

Spring Hope Chamber of Commerce
Spring Toney, Project Director
PO Box 255
Spring Hope, NC 27882-0255
Tel: 252/314-2615
thedoggiebone@embarqmail.com
http://www.springhopechamber.com


Arts and cultural organizations in Nash 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.


The Winston Band
Performing Group - Professional
Sherry Winston
1940 Bethlehem Rd
Rocky Mount, NC 27803-1509
Tel: 252/937-4717
Fax: 252/937-4717
http://sherrywinstonjazz.com

Rocky Mount Flute Choir
Performing Group - Community (avocational perfor
Lynn G. Kroncke, President
156 Candlewood Road
Rocky Mount, NC 27804-2107
Tel: 252/443-6590

Swift Creek All County Chorus
Performing Group - Community (avocational perfor
Dan Fogarty, Co-Chair
800 Mayfield Dr
Rocky Mount, NC 27803
dpfogarty@nrms.k12.nc.us.com

Tar River Choral and Orchestral Society
Performing Group - Community (avocational perfor
Lorenzo Muti, Music Director
PO Box 8255
Rocky Mount, NC 27804-1255
Tel: 252/660-3324
Fax: 252/985-3055
trocinfo@cox.net
http://www.abouttroc.org

The Playhouse (Rocky Mount)
Performing Group - Community (avocational perfor
Jerry Sipp, Director of Theatre
PO Box 1180
Rocky Mount, NC 27802-1180
Tel: 252/972-1441

Dunn Center for the Performing Arts
Performance Facility
Sheila Martin, Director
3400 North Wesleyan Blvd, NC Wesleyan College
Rocky Mount, NC 27804-9906
Tel: 252/985-5248
Fax: 252/985-5249
dcdirector@ncwc.edu
http://www.dunncenter.com

Nash County Cultural Center
Performance Facility
Mildred Hinton, Chairman
100 E Washington St, PO Box 701
Nashville, NC 27856-1565
Tel: 252/459-4734
http://www.nasharts.org

The Theatre at the Imperial Centre
Performance Facility
Director
270 Gay St
Rocky Mount, NC 27804-5442
Tel: 252/972-1164
arts@imperialcentre.org
http://arts.imperialcentre.org/performingarts.html

The Country Doctor Museum
Historical/Science/Interpretive Museum
Jennie Schindler Graham, Site Manager
6642 Peele Rd, PO Box 34
Bailey, NC 27807-9654
Tel: 252/235-4165
Fax: 252/235-2372
schindlerj@ecu.edu
http://www.countrydoctormuseum.org

Epic Designs
Gallery
117 N Pine St
Spring Hope, NC 27882-7940
Tel: 252/478-7466
epicdesigns@earthlink.net
http://www.epicdesignsonline.com

Four Sisters Gallery (NC Wesleyan College)
Gallery
Everett Adelman, Curator
3400 N Wesleyan Blvd
Rocky Mount, NC 27804-9906
Tel: 252/985-5268
Fax: 252/985-5319
eadelman@ncwc.edu
http://www.ncwc.edu

Dan Finch Pottery
Artist Shop/Studio
Dan Finch, Master Potter
5526 Finch Nursery Lane
Bailey, NC 27807-9492
Tel: 252/235-4664
Fax: 252/235-5326
http://www.danfinch.com

The Book Shoppe
Literary Magazine
Roger Raynor
3006 Sunset Ave
Rocky Mount, NC 27804-3647

Castalia July 4th Celebration
Fair/Festival
James Alston, Chairman
PO Box 237
Castalia, NC 27816-0237
Tel: 252/459-8037
Fax: 252/459-4033
wo1234od@earthlink.net

Down East Festival of the Arts
Fair/Festival
Special Events Coordinator
PO Box 1180
Rocky Mount, NC 27802-1180
Tel: 252/972-1159
Fax: 252/972-1232
www.events@rockymountnc.gov
http://www.rockymountnc.gov

Nashville Blooming Festival
Fair/Festival
JoAnne Cooper, Chair
PO Box 1003
Nashville, NC 27856
Tel: 252/459-7101
Fax: 252/459-3052
jcooper@nashvillegraphic.com

Very Special Arts (Edgecombe/Nash Counties)
Fair/Festival
Vickie Wells, Coordinator
930 Eastern Ave
Nashville, NC 27856-1716
Tel: 252/459-5350

Down East Performing Arts
Concert Series/Series Presenter
Doris Marshburn, Executive Director
816 Drexel Rd
Rocky Mount, NC 27803
Tel: 252/314-9064
eastcoast45@embarqmail.com

North Carolina Wesleyan College NEW Arts
Concert Series/Series Presenter
Director
3400 N Wesleyan Blvd
Rocky Mount, NC 27804-9906
Tel: 252/977-7171

North Carolina Wesleyan College Visiting Writers Series
Concert Series/Series Presenter
James Bowers, Director
3400 N Wesleyan Blvd
Rocky Mount, NC 27804-9906
Tel: 252/985-5264
Fax: 252/985-5235
jbowers@ncwc.edu
http://www.ncwc.edu

Imperial Centre for the Arts and Sciences
Arts Cultural Center
Maureen Daly, Cultural Arts Administrator
270 Gay St, PO Box 1180
Rocky Mount, NC 27804-5442
Tel: 252/972-1163
Fax: 252/972-1563
maureen.daly@rockymountnc.gov
http://www.imperialcentre.org/

Rocky Mount Arts Center
Arts Cultural Center
Catherine Coulter, Arts Program Coordinator
270 Gay St
Rocky Mount, NC 27804-5442
Tel: 252/972-1164
Fax: 252/972-1563
catherine.coulter@rockymountnc.gov
http://arts.imperialcentre.org/

Fiesta Latina
Art School
Ian Kipp, Downtown Development Manager - City of Rocky Mount
331 S Franklin St
Rocky Mount, NC 27804-5700
Tel: 252/972-1267
Fax: 252/972-1173
kipp@ci.rocky-mount.nc.us
http://www.ci.rocky-mount.nc.us/downtown

ArtPark
Arts Camp/Summer Program
Jane Wood, Producer
10717 Old Bailey Hwy
Wilson, NC 27896-6173
Tel: 252/243-6708
janew@bbnp.com

Playwright Artist +
Artist Guild/Membership Association
Jim Singleton, Co-Chair
Sara Dr
Nashville, NC 27856-1145
Tel: 252/883-7119
singeltonjr54@earthlink.net

Nash-Rocky Mount Schools
School District
George Norris, Superintendent
930 Eastern Ave
Nashville, NC 27856-1716
Tel: 252/459-5220
Fax: 252/459-8911
http://www.nrms.k12.nc.us/

Bailey Elementary School PTO
School-Parent-Teach Association
Anita Gardner, Treasurer
PO Box 39
Bailey, NC 27807-0039
Tel: 252/235-5205

Benvenue Elementary School PTO
School-Parent-Teach Association
Belinda Landis, President
2700 Nicodemus Mile Road
Rocky Mount, NC 27804-6022
Tel: 252/937-2100

Englewood Elementary School PTO
School-Parent-Teach Association
Gaye Brinn, President
101 S Englewood Dr
Rocky Mount, NC 27804-3579

M. B. Hubbard PTO
School-Parent-Teach Association
Jewel Williams
837 Greyson Road
Rocky Mount, NC 27804-9638

Bailey Elementary School
School-Elementary
Georgia Dixon, Principal
6288 Pine St
Bailey, NC 27807-9612
Tel: 252/235-5205

Benvenue Elementary School
School-Elementary
Vickie Wells, Principal
2700 Nicodemus Mile Rd
Rocky Mount, NC 27804-6022
Tel: 252/937-2211

Cedar Grove Elementary School
School-Elementary
James McBride, Principal
8967 Cedar Grove School Loop Rd
Nashville, NC 27856-8033
Tel: 252/459-2783

Coopers Elementary School
School-Elementary
Sylvia Matthews, Principal
6833 South NC HWY 58
Elm City, NC 27822-8026
Tel: 252/443-1517
siewers@mindspring.com

Englewood Elementary School
School-Elementary
Marguerite J. Burton, Drama Teacher
101 S Englewood Dr
Rocky Mount, NC 27804-3579

Middlesex Elementary School
School-Elementary
Principal
13081 W Hanes Ave
Middlesex, NC 27557-9267
Tel: 252/235-3563

Nashville Elementary School
School-Elementary
Leorita Hankerson, Principal
209 Virginia Avenue
Nashville, NC 27856-1499
Tel: 252/459-2717

Red Oak Elementary School
School-Elementary
Laney Edwards, Assistant Principal
PO Box 70
Red Oak, NC 27868-0070

Spaulding Elementary School
School-Elementary
Marvin Johnson, Principal
PO Box 99
Spring Hope, NC 27882-0099
Tel: 252/478-5414

Spring Hope Elementary School
School-Elementary
Donna Carr, Principal
PO Box 10
Spring Hope, NC 27882-0010
Tel: 252/478-3470

Swift Creek Elementary School
School-Elementary
Carl Mills, Principal
Rt 2 Box 144
Whitakers, NC 27891-9729
Tel: 252/443-3703

Benvenue Middle School
School-Middle
Brenda E. Brown, Principal
170 Red Oak Battleboro Rd
Battleboro, NC 27809-9140
Tel: 252/442-2157

Edwards Junior High School
School-Middle
Morrie H. Minges
720 Edwards Street
Rocky Mount, NC 27803-2413

Nash Central Junior High School
School-Middle
LeRoy Hartsfield, Principal
1638 S First St
Nashville, NC 27856-9342
Tel: 252/459-2236

Southern Nash Middle School
School-Middle
Rick McMahon, Principal
5301 South NC 581 Hwy
Spring Hope, NC 27882

Williford School
School-Middle
Sakas Sakas
801 Williford Street
Rocky Mount, NC 27803-3800

Northern Nash High School
School-Secondary
Chip Hodges, Principal
4230 Green Hills Rd
Rocky Mount, NC 27804-7922
Tel: 252/937-5600
Fax: 252/443-5448
http://www.nrms.k12.nc.us/schools/NNHS/

Rocky Mount High School
School-Secondary
Anna M. Gardner, Drama Teacher
308 South Tillery Street
Rocky Mount, NC 27804-5870

Southern Nash Senior High School
School-Secondary
Tommy Finch, Principal
6446 Southern Nash High Rd
Bailey, NC 27807-8853

Nash Community College
School-Vocational/Technical College
William S. Carver II, President
522 N Old Carriage Rd, PO Box 7488
Rocky Mount, NC 27804-9708
Tel: 252/443-4011
http://www.nashcc.edu

North Carolina Wesleyan College
College/University
John White, President
3400 N Wesleyan Blvd
Rocky Mount, NC 27804-9906
http://www.ncwc.edu

North Carolina Wesleyan College Art Department
College/University
Everett Adelman, Instructor of Art
3400 N Wesleyan Blvd
Rocky Mount, NC 27804-9906
Tel: 252/985-5268
eadelman@ncwc.edu

North Carolina Wesleyan College Career Planning/Cooperative Education
College/University
LaRue L. Elliott, Director
3400 N Wesleyan Blvd
Rocky Mount, NC 27804-9906
Tel: 252/977-7171

North Carolina Wesleyan College English Department
College/University
Leverett T. Smith Jr, Professor
3400 N Wesleyan Blvd
Rocky Mount, NC 27804-9906
Tel: 252/985-5193

North Carolina Wesleyan College Theater Department
College/University
Chair
3400 N Wesleyan Blvd
Rocky Mount, NC 27804-9906
Tel: 252/977-7171

Braswell Memorial Library
Library
Director
727 N Grace St
Rocky Mount, NC 27804-4842
Tel: 252/442-1951x227
Fax: 252/442-7366
sfarlow@braswell-library.org
http://www.braswell-library.org

Harold D. Cooley Library
Library
Melissa Mills, Director
114 W Church St, PO Box 219
Nashville, NC 27856-0219
Tel: 252/459-2106
Fax: 252/459-8819
mmills@cooleylibrary.org
http://www.townofnashville.com/library.html

Middlesex Public Library
Library
Margaret Holland, Director
12480 W Hanes Ave, PO Box 612
Middlesex, NC 27557-0612
Tel: 252/235-6001
http://www.townofmiddlesexnc.com/

Nash Community College Library
Library
Lynette Finch, Director
522 N Old Carriage Rd, PO Box 7488
Rocky Mount, NC 27804
Tel: 252/451-8244
Fax: 252/451-8401
lfinch@nashcc.edu
http://www.nashcc.edu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=168&Itemid=183

Pearsall Library (North Carolina Wesleyan College)
Library
Director
3400 N Wesleyan Blvd
Rocky Mount, NC 27804-9906
Tel: 252/985-5350
Fax: 252/985-5235
kwinslow@ncwc.edu
http://www.ncwc.edu

Spring Hope Community Library
Library
Shirley Bass, Director
101 Ash St, PO Box 730
Spring Hope, NC 27882-0730
Tel: 252/478-3377
http://springhope-library.org/

Whitakers Library
Library
Allie Hughes, Director
106 W Pippen St, PO Box 52
Whitakers, NC 27891-0052
Tel: 252/437-0932

Nash County Historical Association
Historical Society/Commission
T. E. Ricks
100 Salem Court
Rocky Mount, NC 27804-3504

Spring Hope Historical Association
Historical Society/Commission
Ms. Annie Pearl Brantley
PO Box 88
Spring Hope, NC 27882-0088

Brewer Foundation
Foundation
J. B. Brewer Jr, President
3819 Woodlawn Rd
Rocky Mount, NC 27804-3353
Tel: 252/443-1333

Abbott Laboratories
Corporation/Business
Manager
PO Box 2226
Rocky Mount, NC 27802-2226
Tel: 252/977-5333

Boddie Noell Enterprises
Corporation/Business
Ben Mayo Boddie Sr, President
PO Box 1908
Rocky Mount, NC 27802-1908
Tel: 252/937-2000
http://www.bneinc.com/

Bullock Furniture Company
Corporation/Business
John B. Kinchloe
PO Box 671
Rocky Mount, NC 27802-0671
Tel: 252/937-4593

Mohasco Upholstered Furniture Corporation
Corporation/Business
Manager
PO Box 6157
Rocky Mount, NC 27802-6157
Tel: 252/977-6395

Planters National Bank
Corporation/Business
James B. Powers
PO Box 1220
Rocky Mount, NC 27802-1220
Tel: 252/977-8200

Rocky Mount UnderGarment Company
Corporation/Business
David Greenburg, Chairman
PO Box 7305
Rocky Mount, NC 27804-0305
Tel: 252/446-6161

Via Cappucino Coffeehouse
Restaurant
Manager
3002 Sunset Ave
Rocky Mount, NC 27804-3647
Tel: 252/937-0004
viacappuccino@earthlink.net
http://www.vccoffee.com

Aray of Hope
Community Service Organization
Debbie Williams, Program Director
841 Sunset Ave
Rocky Mount, NC 27804-5520
Tel: 252/442-6603
djw3283@yahoo.com
http://arayhouse.com/

Boys and Girls Club of Nash/Edgecombe Counties
Community Service Organization
Frankie Bordeaux, Executive Director
PO Box 1622
Rocky Mount, NC 27802-1622
Tel: 252/977-9924
Fax: 252/985-0277
http://www.bgcne.org

Charles Drew Alumni Association
Community Service Organization
Helen S. Dalton, Secretary
4029 Brassfield Dr
Rocky Mount, NC 27803-1529
Tel: 252/548-6716

Downtown Merchants Association (Rocky Mount)
Community Service Organization
Ian Kipp, Downtown Development Manager
331 S Franklin St
Rocky Mount, NC 27804-5700
Tel: 252/972-1267
ian.kipp@rockymountnc.gov
http://www.downtownrockymount.com

Friends of the Arts Center
Community Service Organization
Director
270 Gay Street
Rocky Mount, NC 27804-5442
Tel: 252/972-1163
Fax: 252/972-1563
http://www.ci.rocky-mount.nc.us/artscenter/

Golden LEAF
Community Service Organization
Patricia Cabe, Program Officer
301 N Winstead Ave
Rocky Mount, NC 27804-2228
Tel: 252/442-7474
Fax: 252/442-7404
pcabe@goldenleaf.org
http://www.goldenleaf.org

Homes for Bluebirds
Community Service Organization
Dan Finch
Finch Pottery, 5526 Finch Nursery Ln
Bailey, NC 27807-9492
Tel: 252/235-4664
Fax: 252/235-2411
http://www.danfinch.com/birds.htm

Kingdom Arts Ministries
Community Service Organization
Victoria Taylor-Richardson, Artistic Director
PO Box 4852
Rocky Mount, NC 27803-4852
Tel: 252/977-2550
kingdomdance@aol.com

Movement Artistry Project
Community Service Organization
Crystal U. Davis, Owner/Director
125 Old Barn Lane
Rocky Mount, NC 27804
Tel: 252/314-3711
crystal@movementartistry.com
http://www.movementartistryproject.com

North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service (Nash County)
Community Service Organization
Charlie Tyson, Director
1006 Eastern Ave Rm 102, Nash Co Ag Ctr
Nashville, NC 27856-1750
Tel: 252/459-9810
Fax: 252/459-9850
charlie_tyson@ncsu.edu
http://nash.ces.ncsu.edu

VISIONS
Community Service Organization
Doris A. Howington, Administrator
101 Wildwood Ave
Rocky Mount, NC 27803-1725
Tel: 252/442-8363

Zeta Phi Beta
Community Service Organization
Ann Adams
PO Box 454
Rocky Mount, NC 27802-0454

Nash County 4-H
Social Service Organization
Darlene Williams, Teaching Artist
NC Cooperative Extension Service, Room 102 Ag Center Drive
Nashville, NC 27856
Tel: 252/459-9810
Fax: 252/459-9850
darlenewilliams1@cox.net
http://www.ccs.ncsu.edu/nash

Wright's Center
Health Care Organization
Doris A. Howington, Administrator
501 Raleigh Road
Rocky Mount, NC 27803-2729
Tel: 252/442-8363

Church of God of Prophecy Youth Ministry
Religious Organization
Jennifer Hayes
900 Wilkins St
Rocky Mount, NC 27803-3820
Tel: 252/442-6509

Community Christian Fellowship Center
Religious Organization
Collins Kornegay, Pastor
PO Box 2795
Rocky Mount, NC 27802-2795
Tel: 252/437-1824

First United Methodist Church (Rocky Mount)
Religious Organization
Ellyn Dubberly, Children's Minister
100 S Church St
Rocky Mount, NC 27803-5716
Tel: 252/567-5482
Fax: 252/977-1748
edubberly@firstmethodistrm.org
http://www.firstmethodistrm.org

Positive Action for Christ
Religious Organization
Pro-Press, PO Box 1948
Rocky Mount, NC 27802-1948
Tel: 252/977-9977

St. Peter's Church (Princeville)
Religious Organization
Elder Stevie L. Lawrence Sr, Pastor
2214 Hurt Dr, c o Jones
Rocky Mount, NC 27804-8156
Tel: 252/823-0239

United Methodist Church
Religious Organization
Darlene Williams, Coordinator
100 S Church St
Rocky Mount, NC 27803-5716
darlenewilliams1@suddenlink.net
http://www.firstmethodistrm.org

Nashville Parks and Recreation Department
Parks and Recreation Department
Timothy O. Abell, Director
PO Box 987
Nashville, NC 27856-0987
Tel: 252/459-4511
http://www.townofnashville.com/recreation.html

Rocky Mount Parks and Recreation Department
Parks and Recreation Department
Pete Armstrong, Recreation Director
PO Drawer 1180
Rocky Mount, NC 27802-1180
Tel: 252/972-1159
http://www.ci.rocky-mount.nc.us

South Rocky Mount Community Center
Recreation/Athletic Center
Geraldine Williams, Community Center Supervisor
PO Drawer 1180
Rocky Mount, NC 27802-1180
Tel: 252/972-1169

City of Rocky Mount
Local Government
Jack Steelman, Main Street Program Manager
PO Box 1180
Rocky Mount, NC 27802-1180
Tel: 252/972-1101
http://www.rockymountnc.gov/

Nash County
Local Government
Robert Murphy, County Manager
120 W Washington St
Nashville, NC 27856-1376
Tel: 252/459-9800
http://www.co.nash.nc.us

Town of Castalia
Local Government
Chairman-July 4th Celebration
PO Box 237
Castalia, NC 27816-0237
Tel: 252/459-3668
Fax: 252/459-4033
wo1234od@earthlink.net
http://www.townofcastalia.com

Spring Hope Enterprise
Media-Weekly Newspaper
Ken Ripley, Editor
PO Box 399
Spring Hope, NC 27882-0399
Tel: 252/478-3651
Fax: 252/478-3075
shenterprise@earthlink.net

The Nashville Graphic
Media-Weekly Newspaper
Mike Brantley, Managing Editior
203 W Washington St
Nashville, NC 27856-1263
Tel: 252/459-7101
Fax: 252/459-3052
nashgraphic@earthlink.net

WKTC Radio
Media-Radio
John Michael, Program Director
2600 Business Park Dr
Rocky Mount, NC 27804-8459
Tel: 252/823-2191
Fax: 252/823-2043

WRMT Radio
Media-Radio
Amy Dixon, Station Manager
PO Box 4005
Rocky Mount, NC 27803-0005
Tel: 252/442-8092
Fax: 252/977-6664
wsay@rockymountnc.com

WSAY Radio
Media-Radio
Amy Davis, Station Manager
PO Box 4005
Rocky Mount, NC 27803-0005
Tel: 252/442-8092
Fax: 252/977-6664
wsay@rockymountnc.com

WFPX TV
Media-Television
Robert J. Pelletier, General Manager
PO Box 280
MacClesfield, NC 27852-0280
Tel: 252/843-3884
Fax: 252/843-2873