Each year, the Arts of the Pamlico hosts an annual gala event. This important fundraiser raises funds for operations that support events happening all year long at the Turnage Theatre and across the county, so plan to join in the fun for a great cause in your community!

This year’s gala, Mardi Gras!, will be held Jan. 18, 2020, at the Washington Yacht & Country Club. Joe Sizemore’s party band will play live on stage at the Washington Yacht & Country Club as fabulous food, complimentary champagne, dance music and more are offered to ticketholders to support the arts and arts programming.

The event begins at 6:30 p.m. A limited number of tickets will be sold. Get your tickets now at artsofthepamlico.org and click on the Events Calendar date.

Many thanks to sponsors The Rich Company and LexCour Homes for supporting this event. If you are interested in being a sponsor of an AOP event, sponsorships are available by emailing Lexie Buck at l.buckaop@gmail.com.

To become a member or renew your membership, purchase tickets, sponsor an event and/or learn more about any of AOP’s many upcoming shows, visit www.artsofthepamlico.org or call 252-946-2504. AOP is located in its historic Turnage Theatre at 150 W. Main St. in Washington.

Art Beat shares information about programs and efforts of your regional arts council, Arts of the Pamlico, and arts events at the historic Turnage Theatre and across the county. AOP presents and supports the provision of arts programming for the community and region.

Art Beat is written by by Debra Torrence, executive director of Arts of the Pamlico.