Arts Enter Cape Charles

Map/Directions P.O.Box 226
Cape Charles VA 23310
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Phone: 757-331-2787
Fax: 757-331-1999
Contact Person: Clelia Sheppard, Executive Director
Arts Enter was incorporated in 1997 as a nonprofit organization and is governed by a board of directors. The Town of Cape Charles offered the use of a classroom in the old Cape Charles High School. This is where arts and music education started. A temporary dance studio was created on Mason Avenue, courtesy of Chesapeake Properties. Our first two productions, Magia and Benjamin's Grotto, were performed at the Palace Theatre through a rental agreement with the owners, the Savage Family. In 1998, this organization was offered the option to buy the beautiful historic Art Deco Palace Theatre. On July 7, 1998, Arts Enter became the new owners, a venture that opened the possibility to centralize the Visual and Performing Arts under one roof. Arts Enter has now become a hive of culture, entertainment, and instruction. Our most recent addition is that of the Stage Door Gallery, which has further expanded the horizons of this artistic panorama. Tourists are provided another opportunity to admire the charm of an old Art Deco treasure and enjoy quality artistic entertainment. Our mission is to encourage and promote education, interest, and appreciation for the Fine and Performing Arts through quality instruction and training and to create positive artistic experiences by providing a safe and professional environment for an underserved and geographically isolated community.
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