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Event/Site: Thursday
Evening Jams at the Andy Griffith Playhouse
Date: Thursdays 7:00pm—11:00pm.
(Thursday of Mayberry Days, 4th
week of Sept., 5:00pm—10:00pm.
Thursday before 4th of July also
5:00pm—10:00pm.)
Type: Weekly open jam sessions with old-time stringband, bluegrass, gospel, country music and
dance.
Location: Downstairs at the Andy Griffith Playhouse at 218 Rockford St. in Mount
Airy.
From Highway 52 South (Winston-Salem):
Take the Andy Griffith Parkway (Hwy 52) to
the traffic light at Highway 601/Rockford Street (just after you cross Lovells Creek). Turn right onto Rockford Street and the Andy
Griffith Playhouse will be on your left.
From Highway 52
North (Virginia):
Take the Andy Griffith Parkway
(Hwy 52) to the traffic light at Highway 601/Rockford Street (just past
the Lowe's and Food
Lion Shopping
Center). Turn left onto Rockford Street
and the Andy Griffith Playhouse will be on your left.
From I-77:
Exit 100 to Highway
89 East into Mount Airy. Turn right at the traffic
light onto Graves Street (at Moody's
Funeral Home) and at the top of the hill, turn right on Rockford Street
and the Andy Griffith Playhouse is on the right.
From I-74:
Take Exit 11 to Highway 601
into Mount Airy. Hwy 601 turns into Rockford Street and the Andy
Griffith Playhouse will be on your left. Click here for a map.
Cost: Free
Parking: Free in lots adjacent and across street. Parking adequate for bus tours.
Special Needs Access: Yes.
Signage:
Sign at location, not
en route.
Sponsor: The Surry Arts Council
Web
Site: www.visitmayberry.com
www.surryarts.org/
Contact:
Mt. Airy Chamber of Commerce,
Tourism Dept
PO Box 913
220 N. Main St.
Mount Airy, NC
27030
(336) 786-6116
(800) 948-0949
tourism@visitmayberry.com
Tanya Rees, Executive Director
Surry Arts Council
PO Box 141
Mount Airy, NC 27030
(336) 786-7998
(800) 286-6193
surryarts@advi.net
Description of Event: Each
Thursday evening, veteran musicians and younger musicians alike
congregate at the ground floor of the Andy Griffith Playhouse for a
community jam session. Regular
listeners, as well as first-time visitors, come to enjoy the music and/or
dance. Sometimes folks will also
spontaneously gather outside and jam in the courtyard or parking
area. Snacks are available from
vending machines.
History of Site/Event: The Surry County Arts Council began this
event in 1994 and has run it ever since. The Arts Council is located in the
Andy Griffith Playhouse.
Description of Site/Facility: The Andy Griffith Playhouse is an attractive,
accessible brick complex near the center of downtown.
Significance of Site/Event to the Community: The event offers local veteran musicians, as
well as younger musicians, to meet weekly and enjoy jamming and
learning from each other. It
also provides an opportunity for listeners and dancers, both locals and
visitors, to experience high-quality stringband
music every week in an easily accessible setting.
Reference Source: Tanya
Rees; Blue Ridge Music Trails
by Fred C. Fussell; Blue Ridge Music Trails Music Inventory for North Carolina
by Sally Council.
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