The Pendleton County Committee for the Arts is an organization of dedicated volunteers who work together to provide opportunities for county residents to experience a wide variety of artistic, theatrical, musical and cultural events and activities. The Smith Creek Playhouse is the principal venue for their theatrical productions. Belying its old country church exterior, the theater inside is a comfortable, well-appointed, air-conditioned space seating 100 patrons. Reservations are a must!

The Pendleton County Committee for the Arts also sponsors workshops in crafts and fine arts, presents musical performances, and works with the county's schools to enhance and enrich the curriculum. Anyone interested in participating in the activities of the PCCA or in financially supporting its programs can get more information by calling (304) 358-2521.

	"Dearly Beloved"
	Cast: Front Row L to R: Susie Echols, Beth Altemus, Traci Mallow, Kathy Nelson, Charlotte Hoover. Back Row L to R: Kathy Minor, Jason Smith, Jodie Gardner, Rich Gardner and Kevin Propst. Dwayne Propst is absent from photo.
	The Smith Creek Playhouse will be presenting the hilarious comedy, "Dearly Beloved" by Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope and Jamie Wooten. This comedy revolves around the Futrelle sisters, Frankie, Honey Raye, and Twink and the wedding they are throwing. Frankie has almost made herself sick with elaborate preparations for her daughter Tina Jo's antebellum-inspired wedding, and the rumor mill in their small town of Fayro, Texas is working overtime. No surprise there, the Futrelle Sisters have never been strangers to gossip. After all, they did survive the scandalous breakup of their almost-famous gospel singing trio, the Sermonettes. But Twink's desperate attempts to get her boyfriend of fifteen-and-one-half-years down the aisle, Frankie's ongoing conversations with their dead mother, and Honey Raye's tendency to race to the altar at every opportunity have kept tongues wagging for years. In spite of her own marital problems, Frankie has held steadfastly to the hope that she can pull off one "final Futrelle occasion" with elegance and style with the help of the cantankerous wedding coordinator, Miss Geneva, who runs the local floral shop/bus depot. But on the day of the nuptials, Frankie's hope begins to dim when she discovers Twink's alternative solution to an expensive catered wedding dinner is a potluck supper sponsored by Clovis Sanford's House of Meat. When the prodigal Honey Raye arrives at the church, consumed by hot flashes and a steely determination to right old family wrongs, Frankie's hope is shaken. It is lost completely when word reaches the church that Tina Jo and her fiancé have fled Fayro and eloped. The sisters ultimately pull together to find ways to keep the unsuspecting guests in the pews while a highway patrolman races off to track down the runaway bride and groom.