The Talent Company presents Dare to Dream Jr: A Disney Musical Revue
2025-10-19 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Albemarle Neighborhood Theatre, 219 E. North Street, Albemarle, NC, 28001
Disney’s Dare to Dream JR. is a 60-minute musical revue that follows an eager group of trainees on their first day at a fictional Walt Disney Imagineering Studio. As the group sets out to help each other discover their dreams, they work together to explore the power of dreams to unite, inspire, and make anything possible. Drawing from a century of beloved Disney films, Dare to Dream JR. features songs appearing for the first time ever in a Disney stage musical, including fan-favorites from The Princess and the Frog, Coco, Encanto, and Frozen II. This musical revue is a thrilling mix of contemporary songs, timeless classics, and brand-new medleys that are sure to surprise and delight Disney lovers of all ages.

Stanly Arts Guild presents Bid For A Cure
2025-10-22 12:00 - 16:00, 2025-10-29 12:00 - 16:00, 2025-11-05 12:00 - 16:00 | Stanly Arts Guild & Gallery, 152 West Main St., Albemarle, NC, 28001
Breast cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed in women in the United States, and the 2nd leading cause of cancer death in women. In short, it will touch someone you know until there is a cure.
Each October, The Stanly Arts Guild donates items for silent auction to raise funds to support local free mammograms. The donations kickoff will start October 1st-4th, and continue to be accepted throughout October. However, the longer an item is available to bid on, the more opportunities there will be to raise funds for an amazing cause. Final bidding day (November 8th) will have light refreshments served while bidders have the opportunity to make their final offers. All proceeds will go to Stanly Health Foundation for their Free Mammogram Program.

The Mourning of Ellen: A Candlelight House Tour and the History of Victorian Mourning Rituals
2025-10-25 18:00 - 20:00 | Historic 1852 Isaiah Snuggs House, 112 N. Third Street, Albemarle, NC, 28001, United States
Join the Stanly County Historical Society for this encore event honoring the memory of Ellen Milton Snuggs. The rooms of the 1852 Isaiah Snuggs House will be decorated as they would have been following Ellen’s untimely passing. Guests will experience Victorian mourning rituals such as draping mirrors and pictures in black, view a hair wreath and locket with Ellen’s hair on loan from the Stanly County Museum and learn other Victorian mourning superstitions & rituals. Cash donations will be accepted at the door.

A Magical Evening with the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra
2025-11-01 19:30 - 21:30 | Stanly County Agri-Civic Center, 26032 Newt Rd # B, Albemarle, NC
We are excited to announce that the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra will once again grace the stage
at the Stanly County Agri-Civic Center (26032 Newt Rd, Albemarle, NC) for a full-length evening performance on
Saturday, November 1, at 7:30 pm.
Lobby doors open at 6:00 pm. Auditorium doors open at 7:00 pm.
A Magical Evening with the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra will fill the air with the MAGIC of live orchestral music,
including selections from Classical masters of Beethoven and Mozart to everyone’s Modern day favorite John Williams.
Tickets are on sale at the following locations:
Harris Teeter (Albemarle) – Cash, Check, Credit
First Bank locations (Albemarle, Locust, Mount Pleasant, Richfield, Troy) – Cash or Check
Stanly County Agri-Civic Center Box Office – Cash, Check, Credit, Venmo (Reserved seat tickets available too)
Click here to purchase your tickets Online.
(Tickets purchased online after 10/25/2025 will be available at Will Call.)
Tickets will also be available for purchase at the door!
Ticket Prices: Reserved Seats* – $25.00
Adults – $15.00
Group (10 or more) – $10.00
Student/Child– $5.00
*Reserved seat tickets are available only at the Agri-Civic Center ticket office or by sending a request through email to stanlycountyartscouncil1974@gmail.com. Click here to submit request.

The Stanly County Concert Band presents "A Tapestry of Sound and Emotions"
2025-11-06 19:00 - 20:30 | Stanly County Agri-Civic Center, 26032 Newt Rd # B, Albemarle, NC
The Fall 2025 Concert of the Stanly County Concert Band.

Singing Americans - Tribute to Veterans Concert
2025-11-09 16:00 - 17:00 | Bethany Methodist Church, 2411 US 52 north, Albemarle, 28001
Come sing and clap along as the Singing Americans of Stanly County salute our Veterans in this patriotic choral concert. Songs will include well-known patriotic melodies and songs which pay tribute to those who have served our country in the armed forces and those who sacrificed their lives so we can live in a free country. Free concert. Hosted by Bethany Methodist Church, 2411 US 52 north, Albemarle, NC 28001. Concert starts at 4:00 PM.

The Art of Jubal & Kenly Strube
2025-11-11 - 2026-01-31 | Stanly County Agri-Civic Center, 26032 Newt Rd # B, Albemarle, NC
Stanly Arts Guild is honored to present an exhibition of selected artwork by Jubal and Kenly Strube of Strube’s Creative Studio. Now available for viewing at the Stanly County Agri-Civic Center. We hope you are able to spend some time to enjoy their work.
Jubal Strube:
Born in Mt. Pleasant, North Carolina, Jubal Strube discovered a passion for the arts during middle school: a spark that grew into a lifelong dedication to creativity and expression. This early love for artistic exploration guided Jubal toward formal training in the visual arts, beginning with an Associate in Fine Arts in Visual Arts from Rowan-Cabarrus Community College in Concord, NC 2016.
Continuing to develop both skill and vision, Jubal Strube earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Art from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2019. To further merge a love of art with a passion for education, Jubal Strube completed a Teaching Certificate at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in 2024.
Since 2023, Jubal Strube has served as a Visual Arts Teacher at West Stanly High School, inspiring young artists to explore their creativity and build confidence through artistic practice. Jubal’s work and teaching emphasize the importance of personal expression, technical growth, and the transformative power of the arts in everyday life.
Kenly Strube:
Kenly Strube grew up in the rural town of Olivia, NC. Her passion for creativity and the arts started when she was young and matured as she went through high school. She obtained her BFA in Studio Art at UNC Chapel Hill in 2019. Kenly demonstrates an illustrative style: emphasizing her passion for nature, video games, and fantasy through her art and style. Her career path has evolved over time, ranging from theatre props creator, to currently the visual arts teacher at South Stanly High School.
Recently, Kenly and her husband, Jubal Strube, have started a small business together, Strube’s Creative Studio, by completing customers creative needs. Services range from custom pet portraits, film restoration, murals, and much more!

The Stanly Arts Guild presents From Our Hands... Holiday Craft Show
2025-11-12 12:00 - 16:00, 2025-11-19 12:00 - 16:00, 2025-11-26 12:00 - 16:00, 2025-12-03 12:00 - 16:00, 2025-12-10 12:00 - 16:00, 2025-12-17 12:00 - 16:00, 2025-12-24 12:00 - 16:00, 2025-12-31 12:00 - 16:00 | Stanly Arts Guild & Gallery, 152 West Main St., Albemarle, NC, 28001
The Holiday Craft Show will feature locally made items for purchase. We are excited to bring more opportunities to Shop Local, Shop Small, and Give Handmade. Come by The Stanly Arts Guild for more information, or join our Stanly Arts Guild private group where Prospectuses can also be found.

Stanly Arts Guild presents the Handmade Market
2025-11-15 09:00 - 15:00 | Stanly Arts Guild & Gallery, 152 West Main St., Albemarle, NC, 28001
The Handmade Market will be a single day outdoor marketplace featuring Handmade Items. We are excited to bring more opportunities to Shop Local, Shop Small, and Give Handmade. Come by The Stanly Arts Guild for more information, or join our Stanly Arts Guild private group where Prospectuses can also be found.

West Stanly Players presents "Cutthroat Christmas" Dinner Theatre performance
2025-11-20 19:00 - 21:00, 2025-11-21 19:00 - 21:00, 2025-11-22 19:00 - 21:00 | West Stanly High School, 306 E. Red Cross Rd, Oakboro, NC, 28129
The West Stanly Players will be presenting the interactive murder mystery dinner theatre “Cutthroat Christmas” Dinner theatre performances, featuring a 3 course meal. Performances will be held on November 21 & 22 at WSP Theatre at West Stanly High School and December 5 & 6 in the Magnolia Room at Atrium Stanly.
Tickets are $25 each and include dinner and the show. There will be a special preview show on November 20 at WSHS with no dinner for $10 for the general public. The doors open for all performances at 6:15 pm and the show starts at 7:00 pm each night.
Tickets must be purchased in advance and seating is limited. To reserve your table and purchase tickets, email wes.tucker@stanlycountyschools.org or call April Tucker, 704-791-3200.

It’s Christmas season once again. A time for gift giving, celebrations, company parties…..and murder! This year the West Stanly Players are combining a Christmas play with their popular interactive murder mystery dinner theatre for another fun evening of food, fun and murder, where the audience is not only guests, but suspects as well.
“We try to rotate each year between Christmas plays and dinner theatre, so this year we just decided to combine the two styles into one,” says long-time WSP director Wes Tucker. “The show is guaranteed to provide the audience with a hilarious and exciting evening of entertainment from start to finish.”
The Players are no stranger to interactive dinner theatres, performing their first over 20 years ago. Over that time, they have become one of the most requested productions. The format allows audience members to not only enjoy the show and a great meal, but actually participate in the performance. Some become suspects, interrogate actors, participate in onstage activities and ultimately follow the clues and figure out “whodunit” at the end of the night.
When the audience enters they are welcomed as employees to the annual Kringle Company Christmas party. The evening’s entertainment features two Christmas murder mysteries. First, guests are treated to the appetizer round, The Knife Before Christmas. This short, but hilarious mystery allows the audience to practice their detective skills and features many first-time performers. As the entree is being served they are introduced to Nicholas, the CEO of Kringle the gift-giving app. He is a jolly man in a red sweater that vaguely resembles another man in red, as well as the other characters in the main course, Cutthroat Christmas. A twisted tale of lies, deceit, backstabbing and murder at a company Christmas party.
A new feature this year is that for the first time the Players will be transforming their theatre at WSHS to a banquet hall for the first weekend of performances and then moving to the Magnolia Room at Atrium Stanly for the second weekend.
“I have often thought about doing a dinner show in the theatre, so this year we decided to do something different and perform at home,” says Tucker. “I am also very excited about bringing our show to the Albemarle at Atrium Stanly for the first time as well.”
In addition to the show, the evening also features an outstanding catered three course meal all served by the WSP. Guests are invited to wear their best ugly Christmas sweater for a contest during the evening and bring canned goods to donate as part of the WSP and National Honor Society food drive.

The Stanly County Concert Association presents "Paul & Sophia Chandley"
2025-11-22 19:00 - 21:00 | Stanly County Agri-Civic Center, 26032 Newt Rd # B, Albemarle, NC
The Chandleys have performed professionally as a piano duo for over 20 years. Known as “Four Hands, Two Pianos, One Heart,” they arrange all their own music and present a minimum of 24 concerts annually. Their diverse programs appeal to a wide range of audiences, featuring everything from classical masterpieces to lively ragtime. “Our music is virtuosic, beautiful, and very approachable,” says Chandley. “When you hear us on two grand pianos, it’s a spectacular evening—and we love every minute of it.” Their themed concerts include “Americana,” “Classical Favorites,” “Scary Halloween,” and “Christmas with the Chandleys.”

Click here for Paul & Sophia Chandley’s website

This is the second of four concerts of the 2025-2026 Season of the Stanly County Concert Association. The season also includes:

Saturday, February 14, 2026 @ 7:00 pm: The Rowan Big Band
Sunday, April 12, 2026 @ 4:00 pm: The Salisbury Symphony Brass

Single tickets may be purchased for each individual concert for $25 for adult and $10 for student or become a member and receive tickets for the full season! Available memberships are:

Adult: $80
Student: $25
Family (1 adult and children under age 18): $90
Family (2 adults and children under age 18):$170
Contact the Stanly County Concert Association for prorated membership fees.

Stanly County Concert Band presents "Winter/Christmas Concert"
2025-12-04 19:00 - 20:30 | Central United Methodist Church, 172 N. 2nd Street, Albemarle, NC, 28001, United States
The Stanly County Community Band will present a concert of band standards and holiday classics

West Stanly Players presents "Cutthroat Christmas" Dinner Theatre performance
2025-12-05 19:00 - 21:00, 2025-12-06 19:00 - 21:00 | Atrium Health Stanly – Magnolia Room (Use Special Event Entrance – Corner of 2nd St. & Hawthorn Ave.), 301 Yadkin St., Albemarle, 28001, United States

The Stanly County Chorale presents Vivaldi's "Gloria" & Holiday Favorites
2025-12-06 19:00 - 20:00 | First United Methodist Church, Norwood, 208 PeeDee Ave, Norwood, 28128
The Stanly County Chorale will present Antonio Vivaldi’s “Gloria” and other holiday favorites with orchestra.

The Stanly County Chorale presents Vivaldi's "Gloria" & Holiday Favorites
2025-12-07 15:00 - 16:00 | First Baptist Church, Albemarle, 202 N. Second St, Albemarle, 28001

Stanly Arts Guild Member's Show
2026-01-13 - 2026-02-07 | Stanly Arts Guild & Gallery, 152 West Main St., Albemarle, NC, 28001
This is a chance for our members to show off their amazing artistic talents. To enter this show you must be a member of the Stanly Arts Guild. (Yes, memberships are accepted during art take-in for the show!) Awarded prizes are 1st, 2nd & 3rd place, with honorable mention ribbons being handed out at the judge’s discretion. Our next Member’s Show will be January 14th thru February 7th, 2026. Art take-in will be January 9th & January 10th, 2026. All entries must not have previously won a ribbon in a Stanly Arts Guild show. Show information can be found on our website and membership applications can be found under the “join” tab. Or, you can always stop by for a visit as The Guild Store and pick up a copy.

The Art of Laura Krug
2026-02-01 - 2026-03-31 | Stanly County Agri-Civic Center, 26032 Newt Rd # B, Albemarle, NC
Laura Krug has been a resident of Stanly County for 22 years. Her home looks upon Morrow Mountain and has provided artistic inspiration at sunrise and sunset for her appreciation of nature. She worked for years as a registered nurse and has three children and 5 grandchildren.
She does community service as a volunteer in several organizations including Extension Master Gardeners, Stanly County Beekeepers, Three Rivers Quilt Guild, First Lutheran Church Women’s group and the Community Inn She’s also been a member of the Friends of Morrow Mountain State Park and the Hospice of Stanly County Volunteers. She enjoyed taking her Therapy Dogs Valley and then Enzo to visit patients at local nursing homes, the Cancer Center and Atrium Medical Center. Unfortunately her current dog Oscar isn’t suited to therapy work.
Laura has been painting for about 10 years, beginning with lessons with Beverly Dixon and now studies with the award winning local artist Janet Fisher. She has received an honorable mention for an abstract painting named Fairy Lake and most recently the Stanly Arts Guild Member’s Choice Award for her painting titled Poppies.
Her favorite classic artist is Vincent Van Gogh, finding his approach to depicting nature and use of vibrant colors inspirational. Laura’s chosen medium is acrylic paint and has dabbled with watercolor. Laura enjoys trying new techniques and painting subjects.

The Stanly County Concert Association presents "Rowan Big Band"
2026-02-14 19:00 - 21:00 | Stanly County Agri-Civic Center, 26032 Newt Rd # B, Albemarle, NC
The Rowan Big Band All Stars is an 18-piece community big band based in Landis, North Carolina, performing in the classic style of legends like Glenn Miller, Count Basie, and Duke Ellington. Founded in 2006, the band specializes in swing and Great American Songbook favorites. A nonprofit organization, the band is dedicated to preserving the big band tradition while giving back—members volunteer their time, and net proceeds from performances support local charities. Founder Ron Turbyfill envisioned the group as both a musical tribute and a force for good, entertaining audiences at fundraisers for organizations like the USO, American Cancer Society, and more.
Click here for the Rowan Big Band website
This is the third of four concerts of the 2025-2026 Season of the Stanly County Concert Association. The season also includes:

Sunday, April 12, 2026 @ 4:00 pm: The Salisbury Symphony Brass

Single tickets may be purchased for each individual concert for $25 for adult and $10 for student or become a member and receive tickets for the full season! Available memberships are:

Adult: $80
Student: $25
Family (1 adult and children under age 18): $90
Family (2 adults and children under age 18):$170
Contact the Stanly County Concert Association for prorated membership fees.
