Arts & Entertainment

Get into the Arts in Johnston County

FREE MOVIE TONIGHT at JCC
The Johnston County Arts Council will highlight its Big Read program in celebration of “To Kill A Mockingbird”with a FREE film screening on Friday, February 20th at 7pm. The 1962 classic film version featuring Gregory Peck will be shown in the Paul A. Johnston Auditorium on the Johnston Community College [...]


JCVB runs the ABA Pre-fam for 8 operators

he American Bus Association is meeting in Charlotte, NC for the week of January 7-13, where 3,500 people from all over the country will have appointments with Destination Marketing Organizations, hotels, attractions and other suppliers to organize and plan group tour itineraries and networking.
The Charlotte organizing committee has been working on this event for over [...]


Smithfield Art Venue Opens After Ava Film Festival

As a result of the successful Ava Gardner Film Festival, local artists began a grassroots effort to bring an art gallery and venue for showing independent films year-round to Smithfield. The River City Arts (RCA) opened this November in Downtown Smithfield at 109 S. Third Street.
RCA will be a multi-purpose space offering an art [...]