Why Painted Pianos in Thomasville?

INCREASE foot traffic in downtown Thomasville  by 

INCORPORATING visual and audial art to create an 

INVITING atmosphere of leisure and 

INSPIRE artists and musicians of every level to stay and play. 

The Painted Pianos have been a vibrant addition to our downtown & we want to celebrate them with a Painted Piano Festival! Join us Friday, August 11th from 4-6

Let's Make Music Together Downtown Thomasville on our newly Painted Pianos. Play yourself, or enjoy our ten plus pianists perform together in a massive simultaneous performance (the World Record is 18). Vote on your favorite art work, shop downtown and enjoy local cuisine.

We would like to acknowledge especially the following people who have made this festival happen.

Piano Movers:

  • Eric Anderson

  • Eric Anderson Jr

  • Doug Barton

  • Beau Brinkley

  • Keith Carter

  • Andrew Clement

  • Eliseo

  • Greg Eppley

  • Terry Eppley

  • Tristan Eppley

  • Bob Ferguson

  • Anthony Goff

  • Tanner Hall

  • Gary Hill

  • Toby Hollifield

  • Pattie Hollinger

  • Tim Hooper

  • Tony Hooper

  • Matt Keunnen

  • Nathan Kinley

  • Nick Koontz

  • Sonny Koontz

  • Eric Kuppel

  • Matthew Kuppel

  • Corby Lassiter

  • Tracy Lax

  • Jarry Oldaker

  • Shannon & Stephanie Payne

  • Nick Schilly

  • Greg Smith

  • Jackie Thomas

  • Mitch Tyson

  • Robbie Walker

  • Joel Whickum

  • Larry Wood

Stores

  • Main St Cone & Coffee

  • Southern Magnolias

  • Dee Jay Sneaks

  • Heron House

  • Rotha’s

  • Dilagoth’s Vape

  • 30 W Main

  • The Gate 31 Salem

  • Your Song 26 E Main St

  • Trexlers

Food Trucks

  • Funnel King

  • Pelican Snowballs

  • Too Random Food Truck

PianoS:

  • Michelle Bartlett 

  • Jill Hunter Dale/Rob Hunter 

  • Suzi Wallace Fire

  • David Frid 

  • Jim Gregory

  • Jasmine Monique "The Hill”

  • Toby Hollifield 

  • Pattie Hollinger

  • Patsy Wainwright/Paige Morin 

  • Pattie Hollinger 

  • Piano Benches:

  • Carol Brown 

  • Suzi Fire

  • Michelle Hill

Piano Benches:

  • Carol Brown 

  • Suzi Fire

  • Michelle Hill

Artists:

  • Dana Holliday - Thomasville Emporium

  • Travis Gobble - Dilligaf Smokes & More

  • Rob Hibbitts- Your Song Sound Exchange

  • Jennifer Klim - Main St Cone & Coffee

  • Suzi McDonald- 32 W Main (assistant Ed Craddock)

  • Karla Pacheco- Dee Jay Sneaks

  • Karla Pacheco - Trexlers

  • Christie Priska - Heron House

  • Christie Priska - Old North State Candy & Gifts

  • Brittany Purser/Kate White- Southern Magnolias

  • Sami Stinson - The Gate

  • Sami Stinson - Out of the Box Gaming

Live Artists

  • Pam Baldwin

  • Suzi Wallace Fire

  • Dana Holliday

  • Jennifer Klim

  • Karla Pacheco

  • Christie Priska

  • Brittany Purser

  • Sami Stinson

We are so honored to have the current Miss Thomasville with us who will be doing special Children’s art and Face Painting at the Miss Thomasville Piano in front of Southern Magnolias. Children’s author Tessie Ledesma will be doing a reading of her book Polly the Possum, which is about accepting yourself as you are. 

Face Paint:

Kate White, Miss Thomasville

Children's Author:

Tessie Ledesma

Pianists

  • Meade Ainsworth 

  • Cheri Andrews

  • Allison Apple  *Piano Decuple 

  • Cameron Bowland

  • Michael Branscomb *Piano Decuple

  • Kent Clifford

  • Daelyn Denton

  • Elide Enriquez

  • Gabe Forrester 

  • Beth Guilliard *Piano Decuple

  • Loraye Hughes *Piano Decuple

  • Donna Hughes

  • Phyllis Jones *Piano Decuple

  • Ethan Kay *Piano Decuple 

  • Jennifer Klim *Piano Decuple

  • Eli Lohr

  • Silas Lohr

  • Dana Lilly *Piano Decuple *Miss Thomasville 2000

  • Layla Lusk

  • Katrina Kaufman  *Piano Decuple

  • Angela Lambeth *cello

  • Margaret McKinnon *Piano Decuple

  • Priscilla Oldaker *Piano Decuple

  • Hudson  Scott 

  • Lauren Stephens

  • Sawyer White 

  • Xionelly Velasquez

  • Lincoln Carter

  • Rickey Phillips

  • Kendra Dawkins Strickland (Miss. Thomasville 1993)

JB Trotter: drums

Misses Thomasville & NC:

  • Taylor Lloyd 2023 Miss NC

  • Kate White 2023 (vocal and art)

  • Lilly Beaver 2022

  • Dana Downing Lilly 2000 (pianist)

  • Melissa Strom Vernon 1996 

  • Lisa Gallimore Withers 1995 

  • Kenda Dawkins Strickland 1993

  • Pamela Vaughn 1992

  • Bonnie Broadwater 1969 

  • Kay Lambeth 1961 1962 

  • Sharon Finch 1963 Miss NC 1964

  • Paula Patterson 1990 (pianist and vocal)

  • Ms. Sr. Davidson, Stephanie Whitt Suggs