Surry County

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

Foothills Arts Council
Jane Spencer, President
129 Church St , PO Box 24
Elkin, NC 28621-0024
Tel: 336/835-2025
Fax: 336/835-2025
info@foothillsartscouncil.org
http://www.foothillsartscouncil.org

Surry Arts Council
Tanya B. Jones, Executive Director
218 Rockford St , PO Box 141
Mount Airy, NC 27030-4662
Tel: 336/786-7998
Fax: 336/786-9822
tanya@surryarts.org
http://www.surryarts.org


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

Greater Elkin-Jonesville Chamber of Commerce
Teresa Osborne, President
PO Box 496
Elkin, NC 28621-0496
Tel: 336/526-1111
ejachamber@surry.net
http://www.yadkinvalley.org

Greater Mount Airy Chamber of Commerce
James C. Grimes, Executive Vice President
200 N Main St
Mount Airy, NC 27030-3810
Tel: 336/786-6116
president1@mtairyncchamber.org
http://www.mtairyncchamber.org

I-77 North Welcome Center
Oma Boyd, Manager
Box 1066
Dobson, NC 27017-1066
Tel: 336/320-2181
Fax: 336/320-3038
travel-i77n@nccommerce.com
http://www.nccommerce.com


Arts and cultural organizations in Surry 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.


Bill Stanley and Higher Ground
Performing Group - Professional
Larry Norman
216 Freeman St
Dobson, NC 27017-8819
Tel: 336/874-7252

Boyd Brothers
Performing Group - Professional
John Boyd
319 Eads Road
Mount Airy, NC 27030-7698
Tel: 336/786-7426

Point Blank
Performing Group - Professional
Rick Pardue
Rt 2 Box 374
State Road, NC 28676
Tel: 336/366-4303

Elkin Big Band
Performing Group - Community (avocational perfor
Larry Irwin, Chairman
411 Hawthorne Road
Elkin, NC 28621-3022

Elkin Community Chorus
Performing Group - Community (avocational perfor
John Kennedy Jr, President
459 West Main Street
Elkin, NC 28621-3315
Tel: 336/835-6313

Foothills Theatre
Performing Group - Community (avocational perfor
PO Box 24
Elkin, NC 28621-0024

Golden Notes
Performing Group - Community (avocational perfor
Charles Vaughn, Director
452 Tanglewood Dr
Mount Airy, NC 27030-7783
Tel: 336/786-1137
cvaughn@mainoakemporium.com

NoneSuch Playmakers
Performing Group - Community (avocational perfor
Brack Llewellyn, Artistic Director
PO Box 522
Mount Airy, NC 27030
Tel: 336/789-9019

Surry Arts Players
Performing Group - Community (avocational perfor
Tanya Jones, Executive Director
218 Rockford St, PO Box 141
Mount Airy, NC 27030-4662
tanya@surryarts.org

Vocé
Performing Group - Community (avocational perfor
Sharon Gates, President
130 W Church St
Mount Airy, NC 27030
Tel: 336/325-7385
sergates@yahoo.com

Andy Griffith Playhouse
Performance Facility
Tanya Jones, Executive Director
218 Rockford St, PO Box 141
Mount Airy, NC 27030-4662
Tel: 336/786-7998
Fax: 336/786-9822
tanya@surryarts.org
http://www.surryarts.com

Blackmon Amphitheatre
Performance Facility
Tanya Jones, Arts Council Director
218 Rockford St, PO Box 141
Mount Airy, NC 27030-4662
tanya@surryarts.org

Horne Creek Living Historical Farm
Historical/Science/Interpretive Museum
Lisa R. Turney, Site Manager
308 Horne Creek Farm Rd
Pinnacle, NC 27043-9393
Tel: 336/325-2298
Fax: 336/325-3150
hornecreek@ncmail.net
http://www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/sections/hs/horne/horne.htm

Downtown Cinema Theatre
Cinema
Tanya Jones, Arts Council Director
142 N Main St, PO Box 141
Mount Airy, NC 27030-3808
tanya@surryarts.org

Diana's Bookstore
Literary Magazine
Manager
127 W Main St
Elkin, NC 28621-3432
Tel: 336/835-3142
Fax: 336/835-1625
dianasbookstore@rivercto.net
http://www.downtownelkin.com/dianas/dianashomepage.htm

Autumn Leaves Festival
Fair/Festival
Jim Andrews
Box 913
Mount Airy, NC 27030-0913
Tel: 336/786-6166

Blue Ridge and Beyond Festival
Fair/Festival
Tanya Jones, Director
218 Rockford St, PO Box 141
Mount Airy, NC 27030-4662
Tel: 336/786-7998
Fax: 336/786-9822
tanya@surryarts.org

Voice of the Blue Ridge
Fair/Festival
Tanya Jones, Arts Council Director
142 N Main St, PO Box 141
Mount Airy, NC 27030-3808
Tel: 336/786-7998
tanya@surryarts.org
http://www.surryarts.org

WPAQ Saturday Morning Merry-Go-Round
Concert Series/Series Presenter
Tanya Jones, Arts Council Director
142 N Main St, Downtown Cinema Theatre
Mount Airy, NC 27030-3808
Tel: 336/786-7998
tanya@surryarts.org
http://www.visitmayberry.com/detailsnorthcarolina.asp?BusinessID=233&BusinessCategoryID=86

Yadkin Valley Craft Guild
Artist Guild/Membership Association
Doris C Petersham, President YVCG
122 W Main St, PO Box 556
Elkin, NC 28621-3433
Tel: 336/835-2717
Fax: 336/761-2112
yvcg@rivercto.net
http://yadkinvalleycraftguild.org

Elkin City Schools
School District
Superintendent
202 W Spring St
Elkin, NC 28621-3449
Tel: 336/835-3135
Fax: 336/835-3756

Mount Airy City Schools
School District
Tim Farley, Superintendent
PO Drawer 710
Mount Airy, NC 27030-0710
Tel: 336/786-8355
Fax: 336/786-7553
mflickinger@mtairy.k12.nc.us
http://www.mtairy.k12.nc.us

Surry County Schools
School District
Marsha Bledsoe, Superintendent
PO Box 364
Dobson, NC 27017-0364
Tel: 336/386-8211
Fax: 336/386-4279

Cedar Ridge Elementary School
School-Elementary
Luann Lovelace
734 Flippen Rd
Lowgap, NC 27024-7320
Tel: 336/352-4320
Fax: 336/352-4347

Mount Airy Middle School
School-Middle
249 Hamburg St
Mount Airy, NC 27030-4827

East Surry High School
School-Secondary
Jimmy L. Marion, Drama Teacher
East Surry High School
Pilot Mountain, NC 27041

Elkin High School
School-Secondary
Carolyn S. Baker, Drama Teacher
334 Elk Spur Street
Elkin, NC 28621-3399

Mount Airy High School
School-Secondary
Gena Ray, Choral/Drama Teacher
1011 N South St
Mount Airy, NC 27030-2896
Tel: 336/789-5147
gray@mtairy.k12.nc.us

North Surry High School
School-Secondary
Texie E. Jessup, Drama Teacher
2102 West Pine Street
Mount Airy, NC 27030-8793

Surry Central High School
School-Secondary
Linda S. Brown, Drama Teacher
PO Box 8
Dobson, NC 27017-0008

Surry Community College
School-Vocational/Technical College
Frank Sells, President
630 S Main St
Dobson, NC 27017-8432
Tel: 336/386-8121

Elkin City Schools Community Schools Program
School-Other
Kathy Mounce, Coordinator
202 W Spring St
Elkin, NC 28621-3449
Tel: 336/835-3135

Charles H. Stone Memorial Library
Library
Director
319 W Main St, PO Box 10
Pilot Mountain, NC 27041-9313
Tel: 336/368-2370
Fax: 336/368-9587
annanichols@yahoo.com
http://www.nwrl.org

Dobson Community Library
Library
Director
113 S Crutchfield, PO Box 1264
Dobson, NC 27017-0237
Tel: 336/386-8208
Fax: 336/386-4086
lhamlin@nwrl.org
http://www.nwrl.org/

Elkin Public Library
Library
Director
111 N Front St
Elkin, NC 28621-3398
Tel: 336/835-5586
Fax: 336/835-5008
msmith@nwrl.org
http://www.nwrl.org

Lowgap Public Library
Library
Director
9070 W Pine St, PO Box 10
Lowgap, NC 27024-9166
Tel: 336/3552-3000
Fax: 336/3552-3000
lhice@nwrl.org
http://www.nwrl.org

Mount Airy Public Library
Library
Director
145 Rockford St
Mount Airy, NC 27030
Tel: 336/789-5108
Fax: 336/786-5838
pgwyn@nwrl.org
http://www.nwrl.org/mta.asp

Northwestern Regional Library
Library
Director
111 N Front St
Elkin, NC 28621-3398
Tel: 336/835-4894
Fax: 336/526-2270
jhedrick@nwrl.org
http://www.nwrl.org

Surry Community College Learning Resources Center
Library
David Wright, Director
630 S Main St
Dobson, NC 27017-8432
Tel: 336/386-3259
Fax: 336/386-3692
wrightd@surry.edu
http://www.surry.edu

Mount Airy Historic Preservation Commission
Historical Society/Commission
David Hennis, Director of Planning
PO Box 70
Mount Airy, NC 27030-0070

Surry County Historical Society
Historical Society/Commission
Cama Merritt, President
828 E Country Club Rd
Mount Airy, NC 27030-2415
Tel: 336/786-8359
surryarts@trificient.net

Chatham Foundation
Foundation
David H. Cline, Secretary
PO Box 620
Elkin, NC 28621-0620
Tel: 336/723-7802

Gertrude Smith Foundation
Foundation
Susan E. Caldwell, Director
615 North Main St
Mount Airy, NC 27030-3723
Tel: 336/786-6856
Fax: 336/786-9822

North Carolina Foam Industries Foundation
Foundation
Robert H. Perkins
PO Box 1528
Mount Airy, NC 27030-1528
Tel: 336/789-9161

Chatham Manufacturing Company
Corporation/Business
Calder W. Womble, Chairman
PO Box 620
Elkin, NC 28621-0620
Tel: 336/835-2211

Mutual Savings and Loan (B B & T)
Corporation/Business
PO Box 648
Elkin, NC 28621-0648

Renfro Corporation
Corporation/Business
R. E. Merritt, Chairman
PO Box 908
Mount Airy, NC 27030-0908
Tel: 336/789-5531

Spencer's
Corporation/Business
Ed Crossingham, President
PO Box 988
Mount Airy, NC 27030-0988
Tel: 336/789-9111

Downtown Mount Airy
Community Service Organization
Burke Robertson, President
PO Box 141
Mount Airy, NC 27030-0141
Tel: 336/786-1900
surryarts@trificient.net

Friends of the Library (Surry County)
Community Service Organization
Anne Gulley, President
332 West Main Street
Elkin, NC 28621-3314

Friends of the Mount Airy Public Library
Community Service Organization
Linda Wright, President
145 Rockford St
Mount Airy, NC 27030
Tel: 336/789-5108
lindawright47@gmail.com

Interworld
Community Service Organization
Roy Thomasson, Chairman
112 Terrace Avenue
Elkin, NC 28621-3332
Tel: 336/835-7711

Joint Committee for Construction of Elkin Town Square
Community Service Organization
Teresa Howell, Main Street Manager
PO Box 857
Elkin, NC 28621-0857
Tel: 336/835-4800
Fax: 336/835-2999
thowell@elkinnc.org

Metis Nation of the United States
Community Service Organization
Lone Eagle Watkins, Principal Chief
PO Box 193
State Road, NC 28676-0193

North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service (Surry County)
Community Service Organization
Brenda Rose, Home Economics Extension Agent
PO Box 324
Dobson, NC 27017-0324
Tel: 336/386-8265
http://surry.ces.ncsu.edu/

North Surry Future Farmers of America
Community Service Organization
Aaron Ray Tompkins, Advisor
2440 W Pine St
Mount Airy, NC 27030-8510
Tel: 336/789-5055
tompkinsa@surry.k12.nc.us
http://http://www.surry.k12.nc.us/nsh/

Timberlake Community Organization
Community Service Organization
Martha Joyce, President
202 Eleanor Avenue
Mount Airy, NC 27030-9309
Tel: 336/789-9863

Surry County Senior Center
Senior Citizens' Center
Annalisa Davis, Coordinator
215 Jones School Rd
Mount Airy, NC 27030-2496
Tel: 336/786-6155
Fax: 336/786-1951
adscsc@yahoo.com

Shelton Vineyards
Agri-Cultural Site
Katie Calloway, Director of Special Events and Promotion
286 Cabernet Lane
Dobson, NC 27017-6322
Tel: 336/366-4724
Fax: 336/366-4758
sales@sheltonvineyards.com

City of Mount Airy
Local Government
W. Maynard Beamer, Mayor
PO Box 70
Mount Airy, NC 27030-0070
http://www.mountairy.org

Surry County
Local Government
Manager
118 Hamby Rd Ste 329
Dobson, NC 27017-8471
Tel: 336/401-8201
Fax: 336/401-8216
thompsond@co.surry.nc.us
http://www.co.surry.nc.us/

Town of Elkin
Local Government
Tom Gwyn, Mayor
PO Box 857
Elkin, NC 28621-0857
Tel: 336/835-2255
http://www.elkinnc.org/elkin/

Town of Pilot Mountain
Local Government
Mayor
124 W Main St
Pilot Mountain, NC 27041-9304
http://www.townofpilotmountain.com

On the Vine- Carolina Wine Country News
Media-Periodical
Jeanette Driscoll, Editor
PO Box 1009
Elkin, NC 28621-1009
Tel: 336/835-1513
Fax: 336/945-3642
onthevine@yadkinvalley.com
http://www.onthevine.net

Mount Airy News
Media-Weekly Newspaper
Tom Joyce, Managing Editor
PO Box 808
Mount Airy, NC 27030-0808
Tel: 336/786-4141

Surry Scene
Media-Weekly Newspaper
Michael Howlett, News Editor
PO Box 808
Mount Airy, NC 27030-0808
Tel: 336/786-4141
Fax: 336/789-2816
http://www.mtairynews.com

The Pilot (Pilot Mountain)
Media-Weekly Newspaper
Editor
PO Box 223
Pilot Mountain, NC 27041-0223
Tel: 336/368-2222
Fax: 336/368-2222

The Tribune
Media-Weekly Newspaper
Jim Arno, Editor
PO Box 1009
Elkin, NC 28621-1009
Tel: 336/835-1513

WIFM Radio
Media-Radio
Dustin Atkinson, News Director
PO Box 1038
Elkin, NC 28621-1038
Tel: 336/835-2511
Fax: 336/835-5248

WJOS Radio
Media-Radio
Dustin Atkinson, News Director
PO Box 1038
Elkin, NC 28621-1038
Tel: 336/835-2511
Fax: 336/835-5248

WPAQ Radio
Media-Radio
Kelly Epperson, Station Manager
PO Box 907
Mount Airy, NC 27030-0907
Tel: 336/786-6111
Fax: 336/789-7792

WSYD Radio
Media-Radio
Kelly Epperson, President and General Manager
PO Box 1678
Mount Airy, NC 27030-1678
Tel: 336/786-2147
Fax: 336/789-9858

WUZD Radio
Media-Radio
Bill Carte
PO Box 797
Dobson, NC 27017-0797

WYZD Radio
Media-Radio
John W. Comer, Station Manager
PO Box 797
Dobson, NC 27017-0797
Tel: 336/386-8134