Rocky Mount's Performance Venues Entertain Audiences Year-Round
Keihin Auditorium
B.B. King has performed there. So have folk guitarist Doc Watson and country music star Taylor Swift.
Keihin Auditorium at Edgecombe Community College in Tarboro is one of several quality facilities devoted to the arts in the twin counties.
“It’s a great place for concerts of all kinds,” says Eric Greene, Keihin Auditorium director.
The 1,029-seat auditorium, housed within the college’s Arts, Civic and Technology Center, has already earned a solid reputation for its superior sound and lighting systems – factors that are important for attracting top musical talent.
Other performance venues in the area are the Nash Arts Center, housed in the former First Baptist Church that was built in 1914, and the Rocky Mount Community Theater, located in the Imperial Centre for the Arts & Sciences.
In addition, perhaps the most well-known performance venue in the city is The Dunn Center for the Performing Arts. There is seating for 1,181 in its main auditorium on the campus of North Carolina Wesleyan College, and a small recital hall can accommodate 133.
“We bill ourselves as the place to be for entertainment in this part of North Carolina,” says Sheila Martin, executive director of The Dunn Center. “Besides performing arts, we have an art gallery and several rental opportunities for wedding receptions, corporate training seminars and reunions. We also have a full-service caterer on campus for such events.”
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