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==Arts and culture== [[File:Bright Leaf Hoedown (2019).jpg|thumb|Bright Leaf Hoedown, 2019|alt=The Bright Leaf Hoedown is an annual festival, taking place in Yanceyville]] Yanceyville annually hosts the "Bright Leaf Hoedown," which takes place in the town square. It is a one-day outdoor festival held in late September featuring local food vendors, live entertainment, crafts, and non-profit organizations. The event usually draws more than 5,000 guests.<ref>{{cite web| title=Preserving the past, embracing the future; Looking back at 2008| url=https://www.newsoforange.com/caswell_messenger/news/article_d0246238-5f32-5f7a-a31f-55a86ceb5aef.html| publisher=NewsofOrange.com| access-date=June 30, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title=2021 Hoedown set for Saturday, September 25| url=https://www.caswellmessenger.com/news/article_02779126-d359-11eb-aadc-8355f3a8745f.html| publisher=CaswellMessenger.com| access-date=June 30, 2021}}</ref> The Caswell County Historical Association holds its annual Heritage Festival each May in Yanceyville. The festival celebrates town and county history through living history reenactments, tours, games, vendors, and live music.<ref>{{cite web| title=Caswell celebrates heritage with festival| url=https://godanriver.com/entertainment_lifestyles/caswell-celebrates-heritage-with-festival/article_8e35172c-e8e4-50e0-b6a3-bc3a919a8d7f.html| publisher=GoDanRiver.com| access-date=June 27, 2021}}</ref> Yanceyville features [[Caswell County Courthouse|an antebellum courthouse]] designed by William Percival in addition to other antebellum buildings and houses. The [[Yanceyville Historic District]], [[Bartlett Yancey House]], [[Graves House]], [[William Henry and Sarah Holderness House]], [[John Johnston House (Yanceyville, North Carolina)|John Johnston House]], [[Melrose/Williamson House]], and [[Poteat House]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref><ref name = nrhpinv>{{Cite web | author =M. Ruth Little| title =William Henry and Sarah Holderness House| work = National Register of Historic Places β Nomination and Inventory | date = July 2014| url = https://files.nc.gov/ncdcr/nr/CS0258.pdf | publisher = North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office | access-date = July 1, 2015}}</ref> The town's cultural attractions also include:<ref>{{Cite web |title=VISITORS {{!}} Caswell County {{!}} NC |url=https://www.caswellcountync.gov/visitors |access-date=July 21, 2022 |website=Caswell County NC |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title= Fulton-Walton Fellowship Center open house set for July 10|url=https://www.caswellmessenger.com/news/article_1561dae4-fe1e-11ec-8ff5-0f1f609d1972.html |access-date=August 5, 2022 |website=caswellmessenger.com |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Yville">{{Cite web |title=Living in Yanceyville, NC |url=https://yanceyvillenc.gov/living-in-yanceyville/ |access-date=July 21, 2022 |website=yanceyvillenc.gov |language=en}}</ref> {{div col}} *Caswell County Civic Center *Caswell County Veterans Memorial *Caswell Council for the Arts *Caswell Farmers' Market *Caswell Horticulture Club *Fulton-Walton Fellowship Center *Gunn Memorial Public Library *Old Caswell County Jail *Old Poteat School (Poteat One-Room School) *Richmond-Miles History Museum *Town of Yanceyville Public Safety Memorial *Yanceyville's municipal [[water tower]] *Yanceyville Museum of Art *Yanceyville Pavilion {{div col end}} The Caswell County Civic Center has a full-size professionally equipped stage, a 912-seat auditorium, meeting and banquet facilities for up to 500, a lobby art gallery, and accessories for concerts, theatre, and social functions.<ref name=":1">{{cite web| title=Caswell Civic Center| url=https://www.caswellcountync.gov/residents| publisher=County of Caswell, North Carolina| access-date=February 16, 2022}}</ref> Events are also held at the Yanceyville Pavilion and the Fulton-Walton Fellowship Center. Gunn Memorial Public Library offers summer reading programs to children of all ages.<ref>{{cite web| title=Caswell County Library| url=https://www.caswellcountync.gov/library| publisher=County of Caswell, North Carolina| access-date=June 7, 2022}}</ref>
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