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Johnston County, NC Has Many Arts and Cultural Attractions
There are many sites - and sights - to see in Johnston County, especially if you like arts and culture.
Johnston County Arts Council
The Council promotes the importance of art and culture through dance, music, theater, storytelling, literary arts, visual arts, folk arts and its Artists-in-the-Schools program. JCAC was founded in 1972 and today secures grants to provide financial assistance and services to local artists and nonprofit arts and service organizations.
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Johnston County Boasts Two Active Community Theaters
The bright lights of Broadway are only a hop‚ skip and a jump away for Smithfield, NC and Johnston County residents‚ thanks to two local community theaters committed to keeping theater alive.
Established as an offshoot of the Benson Foundation for the Arts in 1999‚ Benson Little Theatre is housed in the W.J. Barefoot Auditorium of the Benson Municipal Building. BLT produces two shows each year and draws audiences from about a 35-mile radius.
“It truly is a community theater that exists for the... Read More »
Johnston County Museums Tell of Civil War, Tobacco, Textiles
Although it’s a very forward-looking place, Johnston County also treasures its past, displaying and honoring traditions and history so rich that visitors come from around the world to experience them.
Battle of Bentonville Site Recalls Civil War EraLeading the charge, literally, is the Battle of Bentonville. From March 19-21, 1865, the Confederate Army mounted what would be its last full-scale, tactical offensive in the largest battle fought in North Carolina. While the Confederates... Read More »
