
04/14/2022
The Community Art’s Center will be closed tomorrow for Good Friday. See everyone Saturday!
Welcome to Hannah Block Historic USO/Community Arts Center page. We are home of the 2nd Street Stage. Please check back in as we add all of our upcoming events, classes, and volunteer opportunities!
The Community Arts Center is located at 120 South Second Street in historic downtown Wilmington, NC. The facility includes five studios that are available to nonprofit organizations for rehearsals of plays, musicals, and recitals. Individuals may also apply to teach community outreach arts classes in the available studio space. Inquire today! The building is also home to the acclaimed Orange Stree
The Community Arts Center is located at 120 South Second Street in historic downtown Wilmington, NC. The facility includes five studios that are available to nonprofit organizations for rehearsals of plays, musicals, and recitals. Individuals may also apply to teach community outreach arts classes in the available studio space. Inquire today! The building is also home to the acclaimed Orange Stree
Operating as usual
The Community Art’s Center will be closed tomorrow for Good Friday. See everyone Saturday!
Have you ever wished your child could learn another language but didn’t know how to begin? It will be easy thanks to a new FREE workshop at the Hannah Block Historic USO/Community Arts Center. Let’s Play Loteria con YoCasa! will be offered once a month on Saturday for children ages 5 – 13 from 10:00 am – 11:30 am. Parents can register online using the website below or call 910-341-7860. Spanish speaking parents may also register at 910-777-4325.
Join us Wednesday, April 13th at 12 pm for a free Lunchtime Lesson! Bring a bag lunch and enjoy a presentation of Wilmington's World War II history with award-winning author and historian Wilbur D. Jones Jr. Fun fact - Wilmington was designated America's First World War II Heritage City in September 2020!
For more information call Kim Adams at 910-254-0907.
See you at the Historic USO Building!
We are so sad we missed our favorite Leilani’s birthday yesterday!
Happy Birthday, Leilani! We are so glad you are part of our CAC family. Thank you for all you do to keep us all on track!
We love hosting the North Carolina Azalea Festival Youth Art Gallery here at the CAC! 🎨
Congratulations to to all the young talented artists on their beautiful work! 🎉
Will we see you this summer? ☀️🕶
Don’t miss out on the awesome things happening at camp this year! We still have a few spots left, and plenty of room on the waitlists!
#creativeartscamp2022
🎉Appreciation post 🎉
One of our awesome staff members, Logan, came in and helped us spiff up the art gallery for the Azalea Festival Youth Art Gallery coming soon!
We would be lost without you! Thank you for all you do!
Happy Meet & Greet Monday! 🎉
We are so excited to have Ms. Emy joining us again this summer! This time as our fun loving intern!
Happy #throwbackthursday! 🎉
Today we are throwing it all the way back summer 2018, to our BOSS Camp production of Cinderella! Where are our dreams came true 🎃🐭🪄
If being in a full production is a dream you hope comes true, there is still space in Rainbow Fish the Musical 🐠 and Seussical Jr. 🐱 🎩
Did you hear? Creative Arts Camp now has their own Instagram!
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Go over to @creativeartscamp.ilm and give them a follow to see all the cool stuff they’re doing this summer!
Happy Tuesday! Did you know you can learn how to build a set at camp?!
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Well you can! Come join us for this special pre-camp workshop with instructor Benedict Fancy, where you will learn all the basics of building a set!
#creativeartscamp2022
It’s time for our first 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭 & 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲! 🎉
We are so excited to introduce you to our Camp Director & Assistant Camp Director!
Stacie & Logan are ready for all the fun, coffee, & memories that #creativeartscamp2022 will bring!
☀️See you this summer
We are getting HYPE for camp this year… so we had to preface it with a #flashbackfriday to one of our previous camp memories!! Get ready for the summer of a lifetime 🎉🎭☀️🤩
Our Camp Director and Summer Camp Intern are ready to see you!
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Come visit us from 10a-3p out at Mayfair next to H&M.
Tonight at the Community Arts Center!
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Pierre Bensusan will be performing with Forward Motion Dance Company.
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Show time is 7:30pm and you can buy tickets at the door!
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For more info visit PierreBensusan.com
Bonus Week Added!
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Due to popular demand we have added an extra week of Orange Street Pottery Camp!
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This camp is for our Rising Stars - ages 7-10. Find more info on our website link in our bio!
354 registrations and it’s only been open for 12 days!
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If you haven’t signed yept, there are still spaces left!
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We can’t wait to see all of you this summer!
Creative Arts Camp registration opened this morning and we already have 130 registrations!
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Check out the awesome BOSS Camp shows we have planned for this summer and find the full summer schedule on our website.
#bestsummeryet #creativeartscamp2022 #rainbowfishthemusical #seussicaljr #HighSchoolMusical2
🌼Spring has sprung at the CAC! 🌸
Classes, Rehearsals, and so much more - come join in on the fun!
It’s a winter wonderland downtown but we are still open! As of now, auditions for Children of Eden are still on!
We will be closing at 5pm this evening. See everyone tomorrow at 9am!
Hannah Block Historic USO- Community Arts Center updated their business hours.
Update- Tonight’s performance of Around the World in 80 Days has been cancelled due to icy road conditions.
As of now, Sundays matinee show will continue as scheduled.
Stay safe and warm!
Due to the upcoming inclement weather, we will be closed to studio and classroom rentals on Friday, January 21st at 3pm - Saturday, January 22nd at 5pm.
Around the World in 80 Days Friday, January 21st performance has been cancelled.
Thalian Association Community Theatre announces that Stacie Smith will become the new Director of the Hannah Block Historic USO/Community Arts Center, effective January 21. Longtime Community Arts Center Director Samantha Chappell has accepted a position as the Regional Program Director for Girl Scouts North Carolina Coastal Pines. Thalian Association, the Official Community Theatre of North Carolina, has managed the Hannah Block Historic USO/Community Arts Center for the City of Wilmington since 1994.
Smith has extensive experience in youth education as a teacher and after school program coordinator at First Baptist Preschool, Saint Andrews Covenant Preschool, and New Horizons Elementary School. She has been Assistant Director of Creative Arts Camp at the Community Arts Center since 2017 and affiliated with Thalian Youth Theatre as a director and stage manager for more than a decade. Her career includes event management with Design Perfection, specializing in wedding coordination and design.
“Stacie comes to the association with vast experience in youth education, camp programming, and event management as well as personal history and love for the historic building,” stated Thalian Association Executive Director Susan Habas. “Stacie has been involved in youth arts programming at the Community Arts Center for many years, first as a participant, later a teacher and Creative Arts Camp Assistant Director, and now Director of the building. We are delighted to welcome Stacie and excited for the future of the building!”
“The Community Arts Center has been an important part of my life for the last fifteen years,” said Smith. “While the people have changed over the years, that same wonderful feeling you get when you walk into the building is always there. I look forward to continuing building traditions and welcoming new faces to this unique facility!"
The Community Arts Center is sending the warmest wishes to you and yours during this holiday season. The HBHUSO/CAC will close December 23 at 5pm and will reopen on January 3, 2022.
Marcia will be teaching Saturday classes at the Community Arts Center starting in January 2022! More information about the classes will be on our website soon.
Marcia's Dance Journey brings active expression
It’s the first day of Wartime Wilmington Week. Today until 4pm come down and visit the WWII Living History & Book Signing in the Lobby!
Wartime Wilmington Week of Special Events kicks off tomorrow! Make sure to check out our website for to see all the special events happening this upcoming week to celebrate the building turning 80!
Website >> https://wilmingtoncommunityarts.org/classes-events/80th-anniversary-celebration-week/
Contest>> https://wilmingtoncommunityarts.org/classes-events/80th-anniversary-celebration-week/rosie-the-riveter-ticket-contest/
TICKET CONTEST ALERT!
Enter for your chance to win two tickets to the upcoming Rosie the Riveter One Woman Show!
Enter to win >> https://wilmingtoncommunityarts.org/classes-events/80th-anniversary-celebration-week/rosie-the-riveter-ticket-contest/
Stop by after Thanksgiving to grab an Angel Card from our Angel Tree! All gifts go to Wilmington families in need.
Also, check out the White House ornament collection donated by one of our fabulous supporters!
Don't miss Elizabeth Michaels as the woman who inspired us all! Tickets are on sale now at https://www.etix.com/ticket/p/8395087/rosie-the-riveteramerican-women-in-wwii-wilmington-hannah-block-historic-usocommunity-arts-centerthalian-assoc.
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It’s the start of 2020 Azalea Festival week! 🌺🌺 We can’t wait to share the 2020 Youth Art Contest later in the week!
Check it out! Tomorrow we become the first stop on the world renowned Pierre Bensusan’s 100 city tour! Show times at 3pm and 7:30pm, featuring dances by Forward Motion Dance. Grab your tickets online or by calling 910-251-1788
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