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Theater, Visual Arts and NASCAR Contribute to Mooresville's Cultural Style
From roaring engines at the North Carolina Auto Racing Hall of Fame to laughter at a community theater performance, the soundtrack of life in Mooresville is played out in a variety of tempos and styles.
Visual Arts
The Mooresville Artist Guild invites everyone to visit its gallery at The Depot, which offers a rotating mix of exhibits, and to come out and enjoy its Friday evening Art Crawls which highlight works of varioius artists at galleries throughout downtown.... Read More »
Cruise-In Classic Car Show Attracts Auto Enthusiasts
Mooresville steps back in time the first Saturday of each month‚ when the Cruise-In Classic Car Show attracts hundreds of classic automobiles downtown for an evening of family fun.
Spectators‚ sometimes as many as 3‚000‚ might see a rare 1933 Buick sedan along with the restored Cadillacs‚ Chevrolets and other well-kept classics from the last century. Also on display are well-maintained street rods and sporty muscle cars. The show is open to cars 30 years old and older.
The Cruise-In features a... Read More »
Mooresville Lives Up to Name of Race City USA
Mooresville is not your average slow‚ Southern town.
Its official nickname is Race City USA‚ with more than 500‚000 stock car fans rumbling into town each year. Many of the dozens of NASCAR motorsports-related shops in Mooresville offer tours‚ and more than 200‚000 people a year visit the North Carolina Auto Racing Hall of Fame just off Interstate 77.
Race City USA became the city’s moniker in 1993‚ and city officials estimate that one-fourth of Mooresville’s employment is tied to motorsports. Read More »
Young Thespians Find Outlet in Mooresville Children's Theatre
Thanks to Mooresville Children’s Theatre, the area’s young thespians have a chance to shine in the spotlight each summer in stage productions, learning discipline, gaining experience – and having a lot of fun.
For more than a decade, the organization has presented a musical at the Charles Mack Citizen Center, located at 215 N. Main Street. The shows usually involve about 50 children, and auditions are held before the end of the school year.
From the first production, The Wizard of Oz, to Once... Read More »
NASCAR Legends Honored in Mooresville Walk of Fame
Is that Richard Petty and Darrell Waltrip – in cement?
The latest racing-related attraction in Mooresville, the North Carolina Auto Racing Walk of Fame, was installed here in 2009. It features etched brick pavers inside a long sidewalk on Main Street in downtown Mooresville, in front of the Charles Mack Citizen Center.
“John Dodson with the NASCAR Technical Institute, Don Miller with the North Carolina Auto Racing Hall of Fame and I started talking about this idea six years ago, and now the... Read More »
