Activities

Whether it's the wonderful music on the garden plaza or the beautiful melodies of the North Carolina Symphony's own concertmaster filling the indoor gallery, the Friends of the Page-Walker partner with the Town of Cary to bring you terrific performances. As volunteer stewards for the building and its grounds, you might not realize just how much more we do.

From the cotton to the rosemary, the Friends of the Page-Walker make the Anne B. Kratzer Educational Gardens at the arts & history center a reality. And it's thanks to our efforts that Ecclesiastes, the gorgeous sculpture in the front yard, has become a permanent part of the Page-Walker grounds. 

Another group of volunteers partners with the Town of Cary to care for the White Plains Cemetery, resting place of Nathaniel Jones. These volunteers of all ages keep the cemetery neat and tidy throughout the year.

Speaking of cemeteries, we also developed walking tours for Hillcrest Cemetery and First Christian Church Cemetery. You can grab one of our brochures at the entrance and learn about the history of these Cary Historic Landmarks.

Thanks to the work of the Friends of the Page-Walker, preservation is a part of the Town of Cary's agenda, and the Ivey-Ellington House (pictured right), along with many other historic structures in and around Cary, have been saved for future generations.

We also offer historic preservation programs that are free and open to the public, serve as guides for Cary's downtown history tours and share educational materials such as our blog, videos and publications.

Because we want to bring history education to every Cary child, we fund field trips that bring children enrolled in our budget-challenged school system to the Page-Walker Arts & History Center, where professionals and volunteers introduce them to the top-floor and top-notch Cary Heritage Museum.

Close by that museum, we house a collection of oral histories so appreciated by southern historians that they're included in a University of  North Carolina Library. Our oral histories were recorded by volunteers who understand just how important it is to save and share the stories of how Cary came to be the town we all love and respect today.

Throughout the amazing Page-Walker Arts & History Center, you'll find furnishings and books dating back to the town's founding Page family. The Friends  are always on the lookout for educational enhancements like these.

We invite you to visit this special building. Visit the galleries that have featured a Picasso as part of one of the gorgeous art exhibits you find there every day of the year.