Greensboro Economic
Development Alliance
342 North Elm Street
Greensboro, NC 27401
Office: (336) 387-8302
Toll-free: (888) 693-6939
Fax: (336) 510-0295
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Cultural Activities
With a rich history and burgeoning arts
scene, there is simply never a lack of things to do in Greensboro.
Any day of the week, you're guaranteed to find something of interest
that's exciting, entertaining, inspirational, or educational. Here's
just a sampling of what Greensboro has to offer. Contact Greensboro
Economic Development Alliance for additional information.
Cultural Mainstays
- Eastern
Music Festival
founded
in 1962, is an internationally-acclaimed classical music festival.
With it's growing reputation and extensive schedule featuring some
of the world's greatest artists, Greensboro 's Eastern Music Festival
has become one of North Carolina 's top summer attractions
.
- Greensboro
Ballet operates
a non-profit School of Ballet in addition to annual performances
of The Nutcracker.
- Greensboro
Opera Company has
been producing classic operas, like The Barber of Seville, Madame
Butterfly, Carmen, and Faust for more than
20 years.
- North Carolina Shakespeare Festival has
been producing the world's great classics, particularly the works
of William Shakespeare, since 1977. It operates as a full professional
Equity theatre and is recognized as an important North Carolina cultural,
artistic and educational resource.
- Greensboro
Symphony Orchestra recently
hired an internationally acclaimed conductor who plans to continue
the Symphony's commitment to community outreach and youth involvement
programs.
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Theater
- Carolina
Theater plays
host to a range of stage productions as well as film screenings,
musical performances, and ballets.
- Triad Stage is
a nationally recognized regional theater, bringing offbeat, thought-provoking
performances to the community.
- War Memorial Auditorium at
the Greensboro
Coliseum is home to the Best of Broadway Series that brings
touring shows like Mama Mia, Rent, Cats, Phantom
of the Opera and Shakespearean Festival right to your back door.
- The Broach
Theatre is
the longest running professional theatre in downtown Greensboro.
This theatre is a winner of the Berilla Kerr Award for Outstanding
Contribution to Contemporary American Theatre. One of the most
popular mega-hits performed at the Broach Theatre is Always
Patsy Cline, which is based on the true story of Patsy Cline's
friendship with Houston housewife Louise Seger.
- The Barn Dinner
Theater is
the oldest dinner theater in the country.
Museums
- Natural Science
Center of Greensboro is
a hands-on museum, zoo, and planetarium that's a delight for young
and old.
- Greensboro
Historical Museum is
a collection of artifacts that traces the rich history of the Piedmont
region of North Carolina.
- University
Galleries
is Greensboro's richest source of African and African American art and artifacts. It is located
on the campus of North Carolina A&T State University.
- Greensboro Children's
Museum is
the only children's museum in North Carolina to make Child Magazine's 2002
Top 50 Children's Museums List.
- The International
Civil Rights Center & Museum is
located in downtown Greensboro on the very site of the
original Woolworth's Sit-In.
Historical sites
- Guilford Courthouse
National Military Park is
comprised of 150 acres of the original American Revolutionary War
battlefield at Guilford Courthouse.