Editing Wilmington, North Carolina (section)

===Performing arts===
The city supports a very active calendar with its showcase theater, [[City Hall/Thalian Hall|Thalian Hall]], hosting about 250 events annually. The complex has been in continuous operation since it opened in 1858 and houses three performance venues, the Main Stage, the Grand Ballroom, and the Studio Theater.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thalianhall.com |title=Home |publisher=Thalian Hall |date=May 16, 2013 |access-date=May 21, 2013}}</ref>

The Hannah Block Historic USO/Community Arts Center,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wilmingtoncommunityarts.org |title=Welcome to the Hannah S. Block Community Arts Center |publisher=Wilmingtoncommunityarts.org |date=April 5, 2013 |access-date=May 21, 2013}}</ref> 120 South Second Street in the [[Wilmington Historic District]], is a multiuse facility owned by the City of Wilmington and managed by the Thalian Association,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thalian.org |title=Thalian Association – The Official Community Theater of North Carolina |publisher=Thalian.org |access-date=May 21, 2013}}</ref> the Official Community Theater of North Carolina.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.statesymbolsusa.org/North_Carolina/community-theater.html |title=North Carolina State Community Theater – Thalian Association |publisher=Statesymbolsusa.org |access-date=May 21, 2013}}</ref>  Here, five studios are available to nonprofit organizations for theatrical performances, rehearsals, musicals, recitals and art classes. For more than half a century, the Hannah Block Historic USO Building has facilitated the coming together of generations, providing children with programs that challenge them creatively, and enhance the quality of life for residents throughout the region.

The Hannah Block Second Street Stage is home to the Thalian Association Children's Theater.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thalian.org/index.php/Children-s-Theater/what-is-thalian-association-childrens-theater.html |title=What is TACT? &#124; Children's Theater |publisher=Thalian.org |access-date=May 21, 2013 |archive-date=June 16, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130616024241/http://www.thalian.org/index.php/Children-s-Theater/what-is-thalian-association-childrens-theater.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>  It is one of the main attractions at the Hannah Block Community Arts Center. The theater seats 200 and is used as a performance venue by community theater groups and other entertainment productions.

The University of North Carolina at Wilmington College of Arts and Science departments of Theatre, Music and Art share a state-of-the-art, $34 million Cultural Arts Building, which opened in December 2006. The production area consists of a music recital hall, art gallery, and two theaters. Sponsored events include 4 theater productions a year.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://appserv02.uncw.edu/caic/events-cultural.asp |title= UNCW - Office of Cultural Arts|website=appserv02.uncw.edu |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930164058/http://appserv02.uncw.edu/caic/events-cultural.asp |archive-date=September 30, 2011}}</ref>

The Brooklyn Arts Center at St. Andrews is a 125-year-old building on the corner of North 4th Street and Campbell Street in downtown Wilmington. The Brooklyn Arts Center at Saint Andrews (BAC) is on the National Register of Historic Places. The BAC is used for weddings, concerts, fundraisers, art shows, vintage flea markets, and other community-driven events.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.brooklynartsnc.com/index.php|title=Concerts, Weddings, Events in Wilmington, NC :: The Brooklyn Arts Center at St. Andrews, Wilmington, NC|access-date=April 28, 2017}}</ref>

Wilmington is home to the Wilmington Conservatory of Fine Arts, a studio for foundlings. The Wilmington Conservatory of Fine Arts is the only studio in the region to offer [[Progressing Ballet Technique]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Progressing Ballet Technique |url=https://pbt.dance/en/about |access-date=October 19, 2020 |website=pbt.dance}}</ref> instruction from two certified instructors. The Conservatory is also host to Turning Pointe Dance Company, a faith-based dance company, which performs artistic pieces such as "Pinocchio" for the Wilmington Community.<ref>{{cite web|date=November 18, 2019|title=Turning Pointe Dance Company's "Pinocchio"|url=https://www.life905.com/turning-pointe-dance-companys-pinocchio/|access-date=October 19, 2020|website=Life 90.5|language=en-US|archive-date=November 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124175118/https://www.life905.com/turning-pointe-dance-companys-pinocchio/|url-status=dead}}</ref>