Public Notice: Christmas Closing and Trash Schedule: In observance of Christmas, the Town offices will be closed from Tuesday, December 24th, through Friday, December 27. They will reopen on Monday, December 30.  TRASH SCHEDULE: Wednesday trash will be picked up on Thursday, Dec. 26. Thursday trash will be picked up on Friday, December 27 and Friday trash will be picked up on Saturday, December 28.  

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Call for Artists to Participate in 250th Anniversary Homecoming Celebration

LOOKING FOR LOCAL ARTISTS TO HELP WITH ELIZABETHTOWN’S 250TH ANNIVERSARY
Logo Contest Announced

The Elizabethtown 250th Committee is hoping to highlight the artists in the area as part of the last celebration for the year on September 23 through a logo contest, murals, and displays throughout downtown. The committee is also looking for artists to help create murals at the Farmers Market.

The Committee invites all local artists to submit their interpretation of Elizabethtown past, present and future as a potential logo or image to be printed on t-shirts and other merchandise, commemorating the 250th Anniversary of Elizabethtown’s founding. Artists should submit their creations using the form found at elizabethtownnc.org/visitors/250th_celebration/. Submissions for the contest are due on Wednesday, August 16. They can be submitted in person at the Elizabethtown Town Hall, mailed or electronically to [email protected] .

The committee is also working on permanent murals at the Cape Fear Farmers Market and a display of local art in the downtown area over the September 23 weekend. Artist who are interested in participating in these events should plan to attend a meeting on Wednesday, August 9 at 5pm at the Cape Fear Farmers Market in Elizabethtown. For more information on the meeting, call Terri Dennison at 910-862-4368.

Download Logo & Design Contest Application and Rules