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Wilkes Heritage Museum
is in the 1902 restored
Wilkes County Courthouse.

Arts, Culture & History

Wilkes County: A Regional Hub

The Walker Center is a 1,130-seat
W ilkes County is bordered by performing arts auditorium and 38,731 square throughout the year. Admission to the Gallery
eight western North Carolina
is always free.
feet of multi-purpose meeting space on the
913 C St., North Wilkesboro, NC 28659
counties, each with a cultural
landscape that makes our quality of life in campus of Wilkes Community College. It (336) 667-2841 | wilkesartgallery.org
this region one to admire. Within our arts and is used for management training, business
culture communities we find greater regional meetings, civic meetings, and cultural activities Wilkes Playmakers are committed
opportunities for collaborations to produce including concerts and other shows. to providing entertainment, promoting
music in all genres, performing arts, museum 1328 S. Collegiate Dr., Wilkesboro, NC 28697 cultural awareness, and nurturing inclusion
exhibits, walking tours, and more. (336) 838-6260 | walkercenteronline.org through captivating stage performances
and educational programs. Entrusted with
GALLERIES & Wilkes Art Gallery, inside a 1920s-era caring for one of the area’s oldest buildings,
PERFORMANCE VENUES post office building, features 3,500 square Wilkes Playmakers offers its home, Benton
Bleu Moon Productions supports Wilkes feet of rotating exhibition space, an education Hall Community Arts Center, as a venue for
County tourism through stage productions, center with a complete ceramics studio, two professional functions, social gatherings,
and children’s, dessert, and dinner theater multi-purpose classrooms, and a gift shop with and community events.
performances. The troupe’s most notable works from more than 60 regional artisans. 300 D St., North Wilkesboro, NC 28659
annual performance, “Tom Dooley: A Wilkes Classes, programs, and workshops are offered (336) 838-7529 | wilkesplaymakers.com
County Legend,” attracts an audience of
residents and visitors from around the region.
216 9th St., North Wilkesboro, NC 28659
(336) 426-2538
Blue Ridge Music Trails of North Carolina
In the mountains and foothills of North Carolina, traditional music is part of the
The Stone Center for the Performing fabric of community life. Ballads are sung as they were hundreds of years ago.
Arts is 8,000 square feet of performance, Fiddlers, banjo players, and other musicians play from porches to stages and
banquet, dance, and meeting space for Wilkes keep the music alive. The definitive guidebook for seeking these musical
County public school students. The Center experiences is updated by an initiative led by the Blue Ridge National
also houses the Wilkes County Hall of Fame. Heritage Area Partnership and the North Carolina Arts Council, a
The adjacent Wilkes County Schools Central division of the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources.
Office holds a large art gallery displaying the Arts councils, tourism agencies, music venues, event organizers,
work of K-12 students. musicians, and dancers also participate in the effort. Learn more:
613 Cherry St., North Wilkesboro, NC 28659 blueridgemusicnc.com
(336) 667-1121 | wilkescountyschools.org

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