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August 2023
August Pickin’ on the Square
Join us Saturday, August 12th from 5:00pm - 7:00pm for our 9th Annual Pickin' on the Square Series! Pickers, come jam informally around the square! All playing levels welcome. Secure instrument check is available. Not a picker? Come and bring your family and friends and sit back and enjoy as we celebrate the tradition of bluegrass music. The Earl Scruggs Center Gift Shop will be open during the event for guests to purchase refreshments…
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Coffee with the Curator
All aboard! If you are a railroad enthusiast or even just curious about the impact that railroads have had on Cleveland County, you won’t want to miss Coffee with the Curator on August 16 at 10:30 am. Earl Scruggs Center Assistant Director Zach Dressel will be joined by Tommy Forney and Ladley Burn, two local railroad experts and co-authors of the book The Lawndale Railway and Industrial Company, in a discussion about how trains changed the entire Cleveland County economy…
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Coffee with the Curator
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM FREE Curious about the cultural impact of Native Americans on Cleveland County? For September’s Coffee with the Curator join Earl Scruggs Center Assistant Director Zach Dressel and Dr. Stephen Criswell, Director of Native American Studies at USC-Lancaster, for an examination of the tradition of Catawba Indian Pottery. This Coffee with the Curator is programmed in conjunction with the Language of Clay exhibit currently on display at the Earl Scruggs Center. …
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Coffee with the Curator
Shelby, NC 28150 United States + Google Map
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM $10 Get in the mood for spooky season with the ESC’s Zach Dressel and special guests Joe Depriest and Dr. June Hobbs with a curated tour of Sunset Cemetery in Uptown Shelby. One of Cleveland County's oldest burial places, Sunset Cemetery has been operating continuously since the early 1840s. Preeminent scholars of Shelby's historic hallowed ground and authors of Tales and Tombstones of Sunset Cemetery, Depriest and Dr. Hobbs look…
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Coffee with the Curator
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM FREE In a belated commemoration of Veteran’s Day, embark on a journey through nearly 200 years of Cleveland County military history. This month's Coffee with the Curator will feature a pop-up exhibit showing dozens of military artifacts from the Cleveland County Historical Collection. Highlights include a vest owned by a Revolutionary War veteran, a drum carried through the Civil War, a Spanish-American War uniform, German radio equipment from World War I, a Bomber…
Find out more »December 2023
Mountain Melodies: A Holiday Dulcimer Concert with Joe Collins
Thursday, December 7 6:00PM - 7:30PM General Admission: $20 Come start the Christmas season at the Earl Scruggs Center with a Christmas concert featuring Joe Collins (mountain dulcimer) and Mike McGee (guitar). For the past 35 years, Joe and Mike have been playing Christmas music together in and around Shelby. They have built a repertoire that will leave you fully entertained. Their songs range from the ridiculously funny to the sublimely beautiful. Of course, you’ll have the opportunity to…
Find out more »February 2024
Coffee with the Curator
WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 21 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM FREE For Coffee with the Curator, join Earl Scruggs Center Assistant Director for the formal opening of the newest special exhibit at the Center Born of the Broad River: The Life and Career of Earl Scruggs in His Own Words 1924-1945. In this special tour, Zach will be giving a behind the scenes look at the process for the creation of the exhibit from concept to installation. We hope you can…
Find out more »SOLD OUT – The Earl Scruggs Center and WNCW presents “Carolina Gospel: An Exploration of the Sacred Sounds of the Piedmont.”
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24 2:00 PM FREE The Earl Scruggs Center and WNCW presents “Carolina Gospel: An Exploration of the Sacred Sounds of the Piedmont .” This one-of-a-kind program featuring a live quartet and panel discussion, is being produced in conjunction with the newest PBS documentary Gospel featuring Henry Louis Gates Jr. Join panelists Tom Hanchett, Omar Porter, Rev. Billy Houze, and Kevin Washington with moderator Joe Kendrick as they uncover the rich cultural impact of this dynamic genre of…
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Coffee with the Curator
Shelby, NC 28150 United States + Google Map
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM FREE What do the Henry Ford Museum, the New York State Museum, and Shelby City Parks and Recreation all have in common? How about the ownership of one of the longest carnival mainstays in American history, a carousel built by the Herschell Spillman Company. On Wednesday March 20th, join the Earl Scruggs Center for a unique look at the story one of Shelby’s most prized landmarks offered by Tommy Forney, who has played…
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Coffee with the Curator
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM FREE Curious to learn about one of the oldest homes in Uptown Shelby and the family who lived in it? Join Earl Scruggs Center Assistant Director Zach Dressel and Chandler Durham on an exploration of a historic home that is undergoing restoration, the Andrews-Royster House. Chandler will speak to the history of the home and the plans for its future, while Zach will show objects from the Cleveland County Historical Collection that…
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