Surry Arts Council

10/13/2026

LONESOME RIVER BAND
📅Saturday, November 7, 2026 at 7:30 pm
📍Historic Earle Theatre, 142 N Main Street, Mount Airy, NC
🎫Tickets: $30 / $25
🔗https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lonesome-river-band-2026-tickets-1871424102869?aff=oddtdtcreator

Get ready for an unforgettable night of bluegrass with the legendary Lonesome River Band! Led by five-time IBMA Banjo Player of the Year Sammy Shelor, this award-winning group has been shaping the bluegrass sound for more than 40 years. Experience tight harmonies, incredible musicianship, and authentic, toe-tapping music that keeps audiences coming back for more. 🎻🎶

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10/12/2026

SPOOKLEY THE SQUARE PUMPKIN: The Musical
The Surry Arts Council presents this musical based on the popular books and animated movie. Perfect for Halloween!

📅Saturday, October 24, 2026 | ⏰3:00 PM
📍Andy Griffith Playhouse
🎫Tickets: $20/$15
🔗https://www.eventbrite.com/e/spookley-the-square-pumpkin-the-musical-tickets-1996240532169

Spookley The Square Pumpkin The Musical tells the story of a square pumpkin living in a round pumpkin patch on Holiday Hill Farm. Shunned by the other pumpkins, Spookley is befriended by Edgar, Allan and Poe, three hilarious spiders who convince him that, square or not, he has a right to be the Pick of the Patch. Encouraged by kindly Jack Scarecrow, Spookley tries his best, but he isn't sure he has what it takes until a mighty storm threatens Holiday Hill Farm. Spookley realizes it is up to him and his square shape to save the day. As a result, all the pumpkins in the patch learn that the things that make you different make you special.

Book and Lyrics by Joe Troiano. Music Composed and Arranged by Jeffrey Zahn

Based on the book “The Legend of Spookley the Square Pumpkin” written by Joe Troiano, the film “Spookley the Square Pumpkin” written by Joe Troiano and Tom Hughes, and the stage production directed and conceived by Jeff Frank and First Stage.

Spookley is the “Official Spokes-Pumpkin” for PACER’s National Bullying Prevention Month in October. Presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI).

10/11/2026

Showing at the Historic Earle Theatre
🍿Verity, Rated R
📅Friday, October 16 | 4 & 7 PM
📅🍷Saturday, October 17 | 7 PM** - $30 Special movie presentation with Shelton Vineyards - see information below
📅Sunday, October 18 | 4 & 7 PM
**🍷Special Movie Presentation with Shelton Vineyards
Your $30 ticket includes:
- Admission to Verity
- An individual charcuterie selection curated by Harvest Grill at Shelton Vineyards
- One glass of Shelton Vineyards w**e of your choice
Follow 🔗for tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/shelton-vineyards-at-the-historic-earle-theatre-featuring-the-film-verity-tickets-1999031906244

10/09/2026

Showing October 16-18 at the Historic Earle Theatre
🍿Verity, Rated R
📅Friday, October 16 | 4 & 7 PM
📅🍷Saturday, October 17 | 7 PM** - $30 Special movie presentation with Shelton Vineyards - see information below
📅Sunday, October 18 | 4 & 7 PM

**🍷Special Movie Presentation with Shelton Vineyards
Your $30 ticket includes:
- Admission to Verity
- An individual charcuterie selection curated by Harvest Grill at Shelton Vineyards
- One glass of Shelton Vineyards w**e of your choice
Follow 🔗for tickets: https://www.surryarts.org/shows/movies.html

The Historic Earle Theatre & Old-Time Music Heritage Hall

10/09/2026

Congratulations to the cast of The Surry Arts Council's production of How the Grinch Stole Christmas!

CAST LIST

The Grinch……………………….Jamie Weeks
Old Max………………………..Farron Barneycastle
Cindy Lou Who……………….Jaden Elliott
Young Max…………………….Abbie Schuyler
Mama Who………………….Tiffany Karfit
Betty Lou Who………………Tilly Holladay
Boo Who………………………….Simon Stovall
Annie Who………………………Ivy Freeman
Danny Who……………………Hudson Miller
Grandpa Who………………..Aaron Wells
Grandma Who……………..Corrine Cook
Papa Who……………………Thomas Holladay
Auntie Who………………..Jessica Cockerham

Adult Whos………..Sue Smith, Amanda Wendorf, Lyric Cook, Sam Terrell

Who Children…….Finley Wright, Samuel Holladay, Anderson Holladay, Benjamin Cockerham, Ethan Wendorf, Khloe Barry, Luna Thompson, Alli Snow, Charlotte Wilkins, Rowan Kane, Madelyn Strickland, Freya-Jane Claxton, Vera Frye, Kenzie White, Tate White

Dance Ensemble/Who Citizens
Noah Cockerham, Andrew Goins, Landen Dove, Halen Turner, Jesselin Rippey, Aliyah Moore, Teagan Hasty, Taylor Haynes, Noelle Snow, Kaitlyn Holladay, McKenna Holladay, Alyson Bowers

10/09/2026

Free concerts at the Blackmon Amphitheatre during Autumn Leaves Festival™!
🍁Wade Hayes with Runaway Train | Friday, October 9 | 7 PM
🍁Craig Southern & Phoenixx | Saturday, October 10 | 7:30 PM

10/09/2026

LONESOME RIVER BAND
📅Saturday, November 7, 2026 at 7:30 pm
📍Historic Earle Theatre, 142 N Main Street, Mount Airy, NC
🎫Tickets: $30 / $25
🔗https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lonesome-river-band-2026-tickets-1871424102869?aff=oddtdtcreator

Get ready for an unforgettable night of bluegrass with the legendary Lonesome River Band! Led by five-time IBMA Banjo Player of the Year Sammy Shelor, this award-winning group has been shaping the bluegrass sound for more than 40 years. Experience tight harmonies, incredible musicianship, and authentic, toe-tapping music that keeps audiences coming back for more. 🎻🎶

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10/08/2026

Youth Art Class! 🎃

🎃"Pumpkin Patch"
🎃Friday, October 9, 2026
🎃Ages 5-15
🎃3:30-5:00 PM
🎃$25
🎃Instructor: Kayla Ellis

Register in person at the SAC office, or online:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/youth-visual-arts-class-friday-october-9-2026-tickets-2000276639274?aff=oddtdtcreator

10/08/2026

MAYBERRY UKEFEST
2026 MAYBERRY UKEFEST Class Schedule October 23-25, 2026

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2026
10:00 am Registration
10:30 am-12:00 pm Introductions, Meet & Greet Circle Jam: Kent Knorr & George Smith
12:00 pm-2:00 pm Lunch on your own
2:00-3:30 pm Strum-Believable! Kent Knorr
2:00-3:30 pm Pink Floyd for Ukulele, George Smith
3:45-5:00 pm How to Navigate Songbooks w/ Standard Notation, Kent Knorr
3:45-5:00 pm Rehearsal for Merry-Go-Round, George Smith
5:00-7:00 pm Dinner on your own
7:00-7:30 pm Open Mic Tips, Tricks & Fun! Kent & George
7:30-8:30 pm Open Mic

SATURDAY OCTOBER 24, 2026
9:30-10:30 am Rehearsal for WPAQ Merry-Go-Round, George Smith, Historic Earle Theatre
10:00-11:30 am Fun Hawaiian Ukulele Songs Kent Knorr
10:30-10:45 am Break for Merry-Go-Round participants
10:45-11:00 am Sound Check for Merry-Go-Round, George Smith, Historic Earle Theatre
11:00-12:00 pm WPAQ Merry-Go-Round Live Performance, George Smith, Historic Earle Theatre
11:45-1:00 pm Beginner Q & A and Strum-Along, Kent Knorr
1:00-3:00 pm Lunch on your own
3:00-4:30 pm The Eagles for Ukulele -Desperado w/Fingerstyle Intro., Kent Knorr
3:00-4:30 pm Songwriting, George Smith
5:00-7:00 pm Dinner on your own
7:00-8:30 pm Jam/Strum-Along: Kent Knorr, George Smith

SUNDAY OCTOBER 25, 2026
10:00-11:30 am Goodtime Gospel Strum-Along, Kent Knorr
10:00-11:30 am Halloween Jam, George Smith

On Sunday afternoon at 3:00 pm, MAUI Mount Airy Ukulele Invasion will be live in concert
at Round Peak Vineyards, 765 Round Peak Church Road, Directed by George Smith.
All Ages and Free Admission!

10/08/2026