05/18/2012
Sound Barrier Playing at the May 18th Piedmont HealthCare Friday After Five
Join us in Downtown Statesville Friday, May 18, 2012 for the Piedmont HealthCare Friday After Five Summer Concert Series featuring featuring the Classic Rock and Pop sounds of Sound Barrier. This FREE concert runs from 5:30 – 8:30 pm on West Broad between Kelly and Mulberry Streets in front of Mitchell Community College. Beer, wine, soft drinks and food are available for purchase. There is no cost to attend and the public is welcome. Bring your chairs and enjoy a night of music. No pets or coolers are allowed.
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05/10/2012
Twilight Cemetery Tours set for May 12-13
There’s no need to fear the voices you might hear coming from the Fourth Creek Burying Ground in downtown Statesville on May 12-13. That’s the weekend of the Twilight Cemetery Tours and the voices are characters from the past sharing bits and pieces of their own stories and the cemetery’s history. Visitors will walk back in time as history comes alive through the tales of costumed actors and actresses portraying people who are buried in the historic cemetery or who were a part of its history. A guide will lead groups through the cemetery to meet these characters and look at the tombstones. The Twilight Cemetery Tour is sponsored by the Iredell Arts Council, City of Statesville, Theater! Statesville, Downtown Statesville Development Corp. and First Presbyterian Church. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased by calling 704-873-6100. Reservations are required for tours starting at 3 p.m., 3:45 p.m., 5 p.m., 5:45 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.
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05/06/2012
Grand Opening of the Statesville Historical Collection Set for Sunday, May 6
On May 6, 2012 from 2 PM until 6 PM, the public is invited to attend an open house for our new exhibit at 212 South Center Street in Downtown Statesville. Some may remember the building as the home of Raylass Department Store, 1937-1970. More recently it housed the Army Navy Store. Visitors are welcome to view over 1,000 photographs from the collection archives. Exhibits will be rotated on a regular basis. The first rotating exhibit is entitled, Hometown Heroes: The History of the Statesville Police Department. All current and former members of the SPD are especially encouraged to attend.
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