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Tag: Downtown Smithfield

Weekend with Frank and Ava

By Donna Bailey-Taylor on Sep. 06, 2017

On October 21st the Ava Gardner Museum in Downtown Smithfield will show two vintage movies on their 60th anniversary. Released in 1957, Frank Sinatra’s “Pal Joey”, a musical-comedy starring Rita…

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The highly decorated interior of Gotham Deli in Downtown Smithfield, NC.

Take a Bite of Big Apple in Small-town South

By Ashby Brame on Jun. 23, 2017

The door to Gotham’s deli is a magical portal. Upon stepping through it you are immediately transported from a sunny, warm sidewalk in Downtown Smithfield, NC to a cool, vibrant New York City deli…

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Ava Gardner lived in London and loved her corgi, Morgan, find out more at the Ava Gardner Museum in Smithfield, NC.

Ava’s London Comes to Smithfield in New Exhibit

By Ashby Brame on Dec. 22, 2016

The Ava Gardner Museum in Downtown Smithfield, NC unveiled a new exhibit on the 10th of December last week. The museum has displays that change annually so that visitors to the museum can see new…

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Ava Gardner in her London apartment, 1980s.

Ava Gardner Museum to Unveil New Exhibit

By Ashby Brame on Nov. 04, 2016

The Ava Gardner Museum in Downtown Smithfield, NC will unveil a new exhibit on the 10th of December. The museum has displays that change annually so that visitors to the museum can see new items from…

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