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

Pender Arts Council
John F. Rau
President

PO Box 661
Burgaw, NC 28425-0661
Tel: 910/259-1717
Fax: 910/259-1636
jmw9874@gmail.com

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

Burgaw Area Chamber of Commerce
Pete Cowan
President

PO Box 1096
Burgaw, NC 28425-1096
Tel: 910/259-9817
info@burgawchamber.com
http://www.njc-usa.com/burgawchamberwebsite

Pender County Tourism
Monique Baker
Director
108 S Cowan St
PO Box 177
Burgaw, NC 28425-5059
Tel: 910/259-1536
bakerm@pender-county.com
http://www.visitpender.com/

Arts and cultural organizations in Pender 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.


Cape Fear Contra Dancers
Performing Group - Community (avocational perfor
Pheobe Hood
President
1813 Elease Ln
Hampstead, NC 28443
Tel: 910/270-2443
phoebeh@charter.net
http://www.wilmingtoncontradance.info/

Pender High School Auditorium
Performance Facility

5380 NC Hwy 53 W
Burgaw, NC 28425-4154

Pender County Museum
Historical/Science/Interpretive Museum
June Swinson
President of Board
200 W Bridger St
PO Box 1380
Burgaw, NC 28425-1380

Penderlea Homestead Museum
Historical/Science/Interpretive Museum
Ann Southerland Cottle
Chair
284 Garden Rd
Willard, NC 28478-6780
Tel: 910/285-3490
info@penderleahomesteadmuseum.org
http://www.penderleahomesteadmuseum.org

Topsail Island Missiles and More Museum
Historical/Science/Interpretive Museum

Director
720 Channel Blvd
Topsail Beach, NC 28445-7909
Tel: 910/329-4446
http://www.topsailmissilesmuseum.org/index.htm

American Opinion Bookstore
Literary Magazine

101 Aviator's Lane
Burgaw, NC 28425-3261

Spring Fest (Burgaw)
Fair/Festival
Ross Harrell
Chair

PO Box 1003
Burgaw, NC 28425-1003

Pender County Schools
School District
Marc J. Sosne
Superintendent
925 Penderlea Hwy
Burgaw, NC 28425-4546
Tel: 910/259-2187
Fax: 910/259-6624
http://www.schoollink.net/pender/

Burgaw Elementary School
School-Elementary
Thurman Lewis
Principal
400 N Wright St
Burgaw, NC 28425-5410
Tel: 910/259-0145
Fax: 910/686-4309
thurman_lewis@pender.k12.nc.us
http://www.pender.k12.nc.us

North Topsail Elementary School
School-Elementary
Linda Thomas

258 Olde Point Rd
Hampstead, NC 28443-2388

Penderlea Elementary School
School-Elementary
John Freeman
Principal
Rt 1 Box 335X
Willard, NC 28478
Tel: 910/285-2761

Rocky Point Elementary School
School-Elementary
William Jordan
Principal
Rt 2 Box 505
Rocky Point, NC 28457-9802
Tel: 910/675-2309

South Topsail Elementary School
School-Elementary
Susan V. Newport

256 Grovediere Ln
Hampstead, NC 28443-2206

Topsail Primary School
School-Elementary
Mary G. Jordan
Principal

PO Box 98
Hampstead, NC 28443-0098
Tel: 910/270-2756

Atkinson Middle School
School-Middle
F. D. Rivenbark
Principal
10750 NC Highway 53 West
Burgaw, NC 28425-2538
Tel: 910/283-5661

Burgaw Middle School
School-Middle
Vann Blake
Principal

PO Box 757
Burgaw, NC 28425-0757
Tel: 910/259-2344

Topsail Middle School
School-Middle
Preston Wells
Principal
17447 US Hwy 17
Hampstead, NC 28443-7116
Tel: 910/395-4189
Fax: 910/270-3190

Pender High School
School-Secondary
Robbie Cauley
Principal
5380 NC Hwy 53 W
Burgaw, NC 28425-4154
Tel: 910/259-9162
Fax: 910/259-0157
william_cauley@pender.k12.nc.us
http://www.schoollink.net/pender/index2.cfm?acro=phs&loc=

Topsail Junior-Senior High School
School-Secondary
Caroline M. Boydd
Drama Teacher
273 US Hwy 17 N
Hampstead, NC 28443-3245

Pender County Schools Community Schools Program
School-Other
Joyce Keith
Coordinator

PO Box 1239
Burgaw, NC 28425-1239
Tel: 910/259-2187

Hampstead Branch Library
Library

Director
75 Library Dr
Hampstead, NC 28443-3597
Tel: 910/270-4603
Fax: 910/270-5015
deesm@pender-county.com
http://www.youseemore.com/PenderPL/directory.asp

Pender County Public Library
Library
Mike Taylor
Director
103 Cowan St
PO Box 879
Burgaw, NC 28425-5060
Tel: 910/259-1234
Fax: 910/259-0656
taylorm@pender-county.com
http://www.youseemore.com/penderpl/

Pender County Historical Society
Historical Society/Commission
June Swinson
President

PO Box 1380
Burgaw, NC 28425-1380

The Academy Foundation
Foundation
John Bonitz
Director
146 Great Oak Dr
Hampstead, NC 28443-2142
Tel: 910/270-9413

Downtown Burgaw Association
Community Service Organization
Vernon Harrell
President

PO Box 624
Burgaw, NC 28425-0624
Tel: 910/259-2112
Fax: 910/259-9664
hasapa@bellsouth.net

Maple Hill Civic Club
Community Service Organization
Mary Jordan

121 Wooten Rd
Maple Hill, NC 28454-7919

North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service (Pender County)
Community Service Organization
Jennifer Riggins
4-H Extension Agent
801 S Walker St
Burgaw, NC 28425-5001
http://pender.ces.ncsu.edu/

Pender County East Community Center
Community Service Organization
Floyd Shepard

25240 Hwy 17 N
Hampstead, NC 28443-3022

Pender County Parks and Recreation Department
Parks and Recreation Department
Thurman Hardison
Director

PO Box 5
Burgaw, NC 28425-0005
Tel: 910/259-5461
http://www.pendercountync.gov/Government/Departments/PlanningCommunityDevelopment/ParksRecreation.aspx

Pender County
Local Government
Rick Benton
County Manager
805 S Walker St
PO Box 5
Burgaw, NC 28425-5001
Tel: 910/259-1200
Fax: 910/259-1402
http://www.pender-county.com/

Topsail Voice
Media-Daily Newspaper


PO Box 880
Hampstead, NC 28443-0880
Tel: 910/270-2944
tvoiceeditorial@charter.net
http://www.nccoastonline.com

The Pender Chronicle
Media-Weekly Newspaper
H. L. Oswald
Publisher

PO Box 726
Burgaw, NC 28425-0726
Tel: 910/259-2504

The Pender Post
Media-Weekly Newspaper
Andy Pettigrew
Managing Editor

PO Box 955
Burgaw, NC 28425-0955
Tel: 910/259-9111
Fax: 910/259-9112
http://www.thependerpost.com