The Spencer-Penn Centre
DeHart Dance Theatre students performing at the Centre's 7th Birthday Bash.
The Spencer-Penn School served the small rural community of Spencer for seventy-seven years, not only as an educational institution, but also as the center of civic and social life. Today, in its new incarnation as the Spencer-Penn Centre, the renovated school stands as a testament to the remarkable volunteer spirit of the citizens of Spencer while serving once again as a vital community resource. Recognized by the National Register of Historic Places, it houses a library and a computer lab, hosts classes ranging from art to yoga, and provides space for banquets, conferences, receptions and concerts. Click here for information on renting Centre facilities for your next event.
The John Shackelford Courtyard in bloom.
Mission
The mission of the Spencer-Penn School Preservation Organization is to provide an educational and special events center for Spencer and surrounding communities by preserving the structure, facilities, artifacts and history of the Spencer-Penn School. We envision a facility that provides programs to inform people about a variety of subjects, allows them to experience a variety of performing arts, and provides entertainment and healthy activities for their families. This facility also provides a place where they can celebrate special events in their lives.
Members of the community enjoy a get-together in the Spencer Room.
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Centre News
Centre Hires New Kitchen Manager. The Spencer-Penn Centre is pleased to announce that Tamara Shavers Johnson has been appointed as the new manager of the Community Kitchen. Tamara has fifteen years experience in the hospitality field specializing in sales/marketing and event planning for the Hilton, Choice and Intercontinental brands in Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina. Welcome, Tamara!
Food Network Contacts the Spencer-Penn Community Kitchen. The Food Network has contacted the Spencer-Penn Kitchen Incubator seeking food entrepreneurs in the process of opening their first food business to be featured in a television series. To be considered, a business must be a brick-and-mortar retail space such as a restaurant, bakery, gastropub, ice cream shop, etc., with walk-in customers and onsite food preparation. The series will document such businesses leading up to opening and through their early weeks of operation. Famed restaurateur and Food Network host Bobby Flay will be on hand to advise the owners about both food and running a food business. We are looking for folks planning to open between now and summer 2012. Please contact the Centre to submit your business for consideration.
Girl Scouts receive cooking badges at Spencer-Penn.
On Monday, November 12, the Community Kitchen was filled with local Daisies, Brownies and Juniors, who learned hands-on cooking skills and were awarded their cooking badges.
Seeking Food Vendors. The Community Kitchen is seeking food vendors for our first "Taste of the Foothills" event on Saturday, May 5, 2012. Vendors will serve samples of their food products and have an opportunity to sell to and network with potential customers. Please contact the Centre for more information or to become a vendor.
Carrie Denny is the new Executive Director of the Spencer-Penn Centre.
New Executive Director named. The Spencer-Penn Centre is pleased to announce that Carrie Denny, the current Marketing Manager of the Spencer-Penn Community Kitchen, has been selected as the new Executive Director of the Spencer-Penn Centre. Congratulations, Carrie!
The Centre is on YouTube! Check out this photographic montage, then watch Jeff Little tickling the ivories on Music Night.
The Spencer-Penn Community Kitchen now has its own website! You can find it here.
“Spencer-Penn kitchen is ready for entrepreneurs.” Tuggle Farms inaugurates local food production at the Community Kitchen. Fri Feb 11, 2011.
Newsletter
To learn more about what's happening at the Centre, read our monthly Newsletter and the quarterly Chalkboard.
Support
Please take a moment to read our Annual Giving Letter and learn how you can support the Centre.