| Physical Address: | Main Street Tamworth, NH |
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| Mailing Address: | PO Box 1 Tamworth, NH 03886 |
| Phone: | 603-323-8104 |
| Fax: | 603-323-8104 |
| Email: | artscouncil@roadrunner.com |
| Website: | www.artstamworth.org |
General Information:You may never have heard of ACT or the Arts Council of Tamworth. But you know that Odetta, Jean Redpath, the Shaw Brothers, Patty Larkin, Greg Brown and plenty of other "name" performers have appeared in Tamworth over the last thirty-plus years. You've heard classical music, from medieval viols to contemporary piano, on winter evenings. You've enjoyed African drums, Scottish bagpipes and Peruvian flutes. You've seen original art on display, or noticed a group of kids flying hand-made kites in the Brett School parking lot.All those events are courtesy of ACT, the Arts Council of Tamworth. ACT has been producing events and performances in Tamworth and environs since 1967. The incorporated nonprofit organization grew out of the town's bicentennial celebration in 1966. That spectacular observance involved a wide range of musical and visual arts offerings, including a show of children's art from "Tamworths" in the U.S., Great Britain and Australia. The planning and execution of the celebration brought together a group of local residents who realized there was a need for a permanent organization to support art and music in and around Tamworth.
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