High Point NC Arts & Culture
High
Point Community Theatre - Founded in 1976, High Point
Community Theatre (HPCT) presents American musicals, dramas and comedies
performed by local actors. HPCT also has an education program, featuring
classes, workshops and camps for adults, youth and children.
220 East Commerce Avenue High Point, NC
High
Point Museum and Historical Park - The High Point Museum-
Where Past & Present Meet! Visit us & meet early entrepreneurs
as well as other distinctive High Point citizens. Picture jazz musician
John Coltrane's hands gliding across the keys of his piano. Drive our
big yellow bus & explore how changes in modes of transportation
influenced the development of High Point. Explore how the twin industries
of hosiery and furniture have flourished while contributing to High
Point's changing identity. On weekends, step back in time in the Historical
Park & let costumed guides tour you through the 1786 John Haley
House, 1801 log Hoggatt House & 1820 Blacksmith shop. Hours are
Tuesday- Saturday 10 am-4:30pm, & Sunday 1pm-4:30pm. Museum commemorating
the history of High Point, coupled with interpretative exhibit of log
Blacksmith Shop and 1786 Haley House. High Point Museum 1859 East Lexington
Ave High Point, NC 27262
(336) 885-1859
High
Point Public Library - A full-service public library contains
nearly 400,000 books, music recordings, videotapes, audiobooks, periodicals,
newspapers, and a comprehensive collection of books related to history
and genealogy.
Rosetta
C. Baldwin Museum - The museum was ceated in November 2000
to honor the legacy of Miss Rosetta C. Baldwin, her family and many
African-Americans. The site depicts a typical home of a southern African
American family during the mid-twentieth century. 1408 R.C. Baldwin
Ave.High Point, NC
Tel: (336) 289-5755
Sechrest
Gallery - Located on the campus of High Point University in
the Hayworth Fine Arts Center, the Sechrest Gallery houses permanent
collections of 18th and 19th century British Art coupled with rotating
exhibitions. 833 Montlieu Ave. High Point (336) 841-9000
Theatre
Art Galleries - Housed in the High Point Theatre since
1975, the Theatre Art Galleries (TAG) hosts exhibitions of contemporary
visual art. TAG has been the sole independent nonprofit provider of
the visual arts in High Point and includes one of the finest stage and
gallery spaces in the Southeast.
220 E. Commerce Ave. (in the High Point Theatre building) Tel: (336)
887-2137
Museum
of Old Domestic Life - Quaker museum established around 1926
in 1858 Springfield Meeting House, containing a broad selection of artifacts
from typical colonial Quaker homesteads.
555 East Springfield Road High Point NC 27261
North
Carolina Shakespeare Festival - Headquartered
in the High Point Theatre, this professional troupe presents classic
and contemporary plays during their September through December season.
Piedmont
Environmental Center - Features 375 acres (1.5 kmē)
of hiking trails adjacent to High Point City Lake, nature preserve,
nature store, small animal exhibits, the North Carolina Mapscape, and
access to an eight mile (13 km) Greenway Trail.