Enfield Performing Arts Center

Next Up at EPAC -

Studio Series presents Art & Sculpture curated by Charles Philip Brooks (east carolina native artist).
Date: Sept 21, 2019

This exhibit will feature works by Charles P Brooks, Myra Wirtz and 2-3 additional artists.
Place: Opening gala will be at the art studio of Myra Wirtz at 310 W Franklin Street Enfield.

EPAC Music Series will continue after a summer break in October. Stay tuned for details of time, place and lineup!Ne

Thank you to all volunteers and festive attendees for a successful debut of The Jail as an event venue. We had a blast and hope you did too!! We sweated to the groove for sure!!

A special THANK YOU to all our volunteers and associates. It definitely takes a village to make events happen.

The Band "EYOPE" for an incredible performance
Kaci Creole Cajun Food Truck
Seafood Frenzy Enfield (Molly Yates)
The Lemon Squeeze Bar (delicious lemonade)
Katie Barna
Delores "Mama Jenny aka 5050" Ward
Karen Cousins
Brenda Green
Rob Scala
Julia Andrus
Paul Barna
Susanna Martin
Myra Wirtz
Andrew Wirtz

And a very special thank you to our winner of the 50/50 who would have earned a total of $159! He graciously donated the winnings to EPAC. A donors plaque will be hung in your honor..

Mr ORPHA GENE WATSON of Whitakers NC

Every contribution large and small will help get us closer to restoring this majestic building and enabling a full series of (indoor) events such as: Music, Theater, Dance, Comedy, Film.

Please let us know if you have thoughts, ideas, suggestions for future events. we want to stress that this center is 100% about the community and we want to produce events that the public wants to see and hear. If you want to get involved to volunteer to help make this a great venue please contact us. You can reach us at DIRECTOR@EPACNC.oRG.

PLEASE consider a financial donation if you feel that this is the type of entertainment and venue you want to take advantage of more cultural programming. We need your help.

http://www.epacnc.org/sponsor-us.html

https://www.facebook.com/kacicreole/

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EPAC is launching our massive capital fundraising drive to begin the journey to providing quality entertainment and an arts community center for our citizens. Please join us in this effort. We need your support small and large. On several of our web pages you will see some of the work that needs to be done to re establish this building to new building codes. Our first round of funding will seek to raise $200,000. (NOTE: our Total restoration budget is approx $1 million. However this is a full scale restore of all 4 floors. We only aim to open the first floor theater space which holds approx 400 guests as a phase one schedule). The $200k amount will insure that we can get the building secure, roofing replaced and reopen the first floor public theater successfully by Spring 2020.

and what better additional incentive than under the nex 2018 tax plan Rural Opportunity Zone program
http://public.nccommerce.com/oz/#section-overview

Not only is EPAC a Federally registered 501c3 nonprofit institution but Enfield has been established as an Opportunity Zone under this new federal provision.

Please go to the Sponsor page and pay by credit card or make checks payable to LODGE ARTS CENTER INC.
Mail to: 137 SE Railroad Street, Enfield NC 27823

As a business (or an individual) please discuss with us any large donations you wish to make to endow the full amount or a significant portion. We can discuss naming rights for the center and theater spaces with you.
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU

Welcome to the Enfield Masonic Temple – transitioning into the Enfield Performing Arts Center (EPAC). Construction is under way to turn this magnificent Art Deco building, erected in 1926, into a state-of-the-art live music, theater, dance and film venue. The home of revolutionary fervor (the 1759 Enfield Riots) and once the world's largest raw peanut market, the sleepy rural town of Enfield is undergoing a dynamic resurgence. New people – from New Jersey, Louisiana, Long Island, Indiana, New Hampshire and Arizona – have discovered the incredible history, beauty and architecture of this small town and the newcomers (along with long-time citizens) are determined to open minds and hearts to the power of the arts in Eastern North Carolina communities.

EPAC is currently tapping into local talent and is making a commitment to inspire young children to reawaken the hidden talents that exist in this town. Historically Enfield was a hotbed of talent, innovation and even rebelliousness: Besides the infamous Enfield Riots of 1759, Enfield is the smallest town in the world to confer the eighteenth degree Mason; Governor John Branch (also Governor of Florida when it was a territory) was from Enfield and is now buried in Elmwood Cemetery; Joseph Branch, M. Victor Barnhill, R. Hunt Parker were Chief Justices of the N.C. Supreme Court; the famous "Buzzard Town versus Enfield" baseball game was held in Enfield; James Edward O'Hara, the first African-American attorney admitted to the North Carolina Bar and the second African American to serve in the United States Congress, was born and bred in Enfield; the reform movement of the North Carolina Methodist Protestant Church was formulated at Whitaker’s Chapel; even the Marquis de Lafayette stopped by the home of Joseph Branch on February 28, 1875, to make a speech from the "Cellars" balcony, one of the many homes in Enfield on the National Register of Historic Places; Enfield is also the birthplace of Louis Austin, an African-American journalist, leader and social activist who attended the Joseph K. Brick School on the other side of Fishing Creek and who later purchased The Carolina Times in 1927 (Austin transformed the newspaper into an institution that aided African-Americans in their fight for equality in the 1950s and 1960s).

We welcome you to discover this vibrant, emerging town. And please follow EPAC on social media – or, even better, stop by and volunteer your time and know-how. We are currently developing eclectic programming and we want your input. Stay tuned for more information about our upcoming film festival in October.

While you are here check out what else is happening in and around Enfield NC...some of our local businesses...

SPECIAL NOTE: The Lodge Arts center Inc (EPAC) is now a Federal 501c3 (Nonprofit) entity. We are officially registered with the IRS as of October 2017.