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The SALT Block Foundation is excited that you are interested in purchasing tickets to The 2025 Derby Party! After 3 long years, the BEST party in Hickory is BACK!
The Derby Party will be held on Saturday, May 3rd, 2025, from 5-9 on the grounds of The SALT Block (don’t worry if it rains we’ll move the party inside!). 2025 is a special year as we are also celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the SALT Block’s centerpiece building, The Arts and Science Center, which opened in 1925 as Claremont Central High School. We’ll be leading the pack with “best dressed” contests (you can choose to dress like 1925 or 2025!), awesome prizes, fun games, fabulous southern food, signature Mint Juleps and other beverages, race watching (of course), and to top it off, after the race you can dance to 100 years of music by “The Extraordinaires!” This will truly be a Derby Day Party like no other, so find that perfect Derby Hat or Bow Tie, put on a styling dress or seersucker suit, and join the fun at the SALT Block with ’25 Style!
DERBY TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW!
STANDARD TICKET: $75 (April 4th- May 2nd)
DAY OF/DOOR: $85 (May 3rd)
*Each ticket includes two drink vouchers
*RAIN OR SHINE
Welcome
The SALT Block Foundation (SBF) is responsible for overseeing the operation of the SALT Block and provides the lion's share of the occupancy costs for the residents of the SALT Block: Arts Culture Catawba (formerly the United Arts Council), Catawba Science Center, Hickory Choral Society, Hickory Museum of Art and Western Piedmont Symphony.
The beauty of this arrangement is that the Foundation funds the vast majority of generic building issues - things like utilities, building & grounds maintenance, capital replacement, building management, and security - leaving the resident organizations free to do what they do best: providing the wonderful programs, exhibits, and activities that enhance our area's quality of life. Learn more about the SALT Block Foundation and how it supports the residents of the SALT Block : View Video
Affordable event, party and meeting spaces are also available on the SALT Block. More information here.
HICKORY MUSEUM OF ART
Junior Summer Art Camp
SALT BLOCK FOUNDATION
Community Day on the SALT Block
HICKORY MUSEUM OF ART
HICKORY MUSEUM OF ART
Create Summer Art Camp
UNITED ARTS COUNCIL OF CATAWBA COUNTY
Annual Fundraiser, the Jingle Bell BASH.
WESTERN PIEDMONT SYMPHONY
Outdoor Concert
PATRICK BEAVER MEMORIAL LIBRARY
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WESTERN PIEDMONT SYMPHONY
Holiday Pops Concert
CATAWBA SCIENCE CENTER
Aquaponics Greenhouse Exhibition
SALT BLOCK FOUNDATION
Annual Fundraiser, Derby Party
HICKORY MUSEUM OF ART
Juan Logan Exhibition Artist Talk
UNITED ARTS COUNCIL OF CATAWBA COUNTY
Artist Wall Event
HICKORY MUSEUM OF ART
Artist Talk with Students
WESTERN PIEDMONT SYMPHONY
Outdoor Concert
HICKORY GREENWAY HARVEST
Raised Bed Garden
SALT BLOCK FOUNDATION
Sculpture Garden
SALT Stories: Celebrating 100 years of the Arts & Science Center
The SALT Block Foundation proudly presents SALT Stories, a journal that encapsulates a century of creativity, innovation, and human connection through captivating narratives highlighting the transformation from its inception as Claremont High School to its present-day glory.
Click here to view the videos.
Use the links below to purchase tickets for upcoming events and to learn more:
