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March 2025
2025 Center Stage Concert Series Season Pass
Shelby, NC 28150 United States + Google Map
The 2025 Center Stage Concert Series tickets are now on sale! All shows begin at 6pm. Don't miss these incredible performances: March 6: Bill Evans & Kristin Scott Benson April 10: Henhouse Prowlers May 8: Faux Paws June 12: Justin Golden July 10: Charly Lowry August 7: Bryon, Fitz and Steve McMurry: Behind the Music of Acoustic Syndicate Grab your tickets now - members, don't forget to use your discount code for a discount on season passes! Limited season passes available, click…
Find out more »Center Stage Concert Series: Bill Evans & Kristin Scott Benson
Shelby, NC 28150 United States + Google Map
Thursday, March 6 6:00 PM $35 Click here to purchase tickets to Bill Evans & Kristin Scott Benson. Cash bar will be available. About Bill Evans: Bill Evans is an internationally recognized five-string banjo life force. As a performer, teacher, writer and composer, he brings a deep knowledge, intense virtuosity and contagious passion to all things banjo, with thousands of music fans and banjo students from all over the world in a music career that…
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The Earl Experience Banjo Camp
Dates: March 7-8, 2025 Registration Fee: Early Bird Special $500 (Price Increases January 1) Instructors: Bill Evans, Tony Trischka, Kristin Scott Benson Skill Level: Intermediate to Advanced, all ages The Earl Experience Banjo Camp is a one-of-a-kind camp with world renowned, expert level instructors and a chance to experience the legacy of Earl Scruggs. Held at the Earl Scruggs Center, campers will receive Scruggs-style instruction in the Center’s Great Hall, participate in discussions about the life and career of…
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Coffee with the Curator
Shelby, NC 28152 United States + Google Map
THURSDAY, MARCH 13 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM FREE Starting an all-new season of Coffee with the Curator, join Earl Scruggs Center Assistant Director Zach Dressel and Dean of the Dover Library at Gardner Webb University Dr. Natalie Bishop as they unveil plans for an all-new local history project. On December 22, 2022, a group of volunteers overseen by Earl Scruggs Center staff in collaboration with Cleveland County administration rehomed hundreds of photographs, documents, and historical objects located…
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Center Stage Concert Series: Henhouse Prowlers
Shelby, NC 28150 United States + Google Map
Thursday, April 10 6:00 PM $35 Click here to purchase tickets to the Henhouse Prowlers. Cash bar will be available. About the Henhouse Prowlers: On stage, the group's enthralling performances give audiences a sense of how much they love what they do; while on record, the band manages to explore their collective life experiences through songwriting and intricate instrumentation. While bluegrass is the undeniable foundation of the Prowlers music, the band manages to bend and…
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Center Stage Concert Series: The Faux Paws
Shelby, NC 28150 United States + Google Map
Thursday, May 8 6:00 PM $35 Click here to purchase tickets to The Faux Paws. Cash bar will be available. About The Faux Paws: The Faux Paws have a problem. They’re a triangle band in a land of circles. Musically impossible to describe, they don’t even fit into todays often hyphenated-genre world. No fan, industry expert, nor member of the band can seem to sum up this band’s sound in any kind of marketable way.…
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Center Stage Concert Series: Justin Golden
Shelby, NC 28150 United States + Google Map
Thursday, June 12 6:00 PM $35 Click here to purchase tickets to Justin Golden. Cash bar will be available. About Justin Golden: Blues isn’t just twelve bars and a hard luck story. On his debut record, Hard Times and a Woman, guitarist and songwriter Justin Golden showcases the full breadth of the genre and its downstream influences, everything from country blues to Americana, soul, indie roots and beyond. Golden was raised on the Virginia coast…
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Pickin’ on the Square
Join us for Pickin’ on the Square! Mark your calendars for the second Saturday of June & July, starting at 11 am, and head to the court square of the Earl Scruggs Center for an unforgettable day of music, fun, and community! 🪕 Concert: 11 am - 12 pm🪕 Jam Session to follow. Whether you're a seasoned picker or just love bluegrass, this event is for YOU! Bring a picnic, gather your loved ones, and enjoy beautiful tunes together in the…
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Center Stage Concert Series: Charly Lowry
Shelby, NC 28150 United States + Google Map
Thursday, July 10 6:00 PM $35 Click here to purchase tickets to Charly Lowry. Cash bar will be available. About Charly Lowry: Charly Lowry, a musical powerhouse from Pembroke, NC, is proud to be an Indigenous woman belonging to the Lumbee/Tuscarora Tribes. She is passionate about raising awareness around issues that plague underdeveloped and under-served communities. Since her teenage years, Charly has established a career as a professional singer-songwriter with unique passion and voice. In…
Find out more »Pickin’ on the Square
Join us for Pickin’ on the Square! Mark your calendars for the second Saturday of June & July, starting at 11 am, and head to the court square of the Earl Scruggs Center for an unforgettable day of music, fun, and community! 🪕 Concert: 11 am - 12 pm🪕 Jam Session to follow. Whether you're a seasoned picker or just love bluegrass, this event is for YOU! Bring a picnic, gather your loved ones, and enjoy beautiful tunes together in the…
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