HART welcomes Arnette, Dykes
The board of directors of the Haywood Arts Regional Theatre (HART) in Waynesville held its annual meeting recently in the newly opened Daniel and Belle Fangmeyer Theatre.
The board discussed the upcoming theater season and several major fundraising events for the upcoming year. Glenn Arnette and Bucky Dykes were also welcomed to the board.
Arnette moved to Waynesville almost three years ago from Florida and was originally from Florence, South Carolina, but spent most of his time living in Myrtle Beach. His background is extensive in entertainment from producing, directing, acting and vocals.
He was director of the Myrtle Beach Convention Center and the Buffalo Convention Center, was president of the International Country Music Buyers Association in Nashville, former television personality with the “Glenn Arnette Show” on Fox, produced Central Florida’s Fashion Magazine and Social magazines, former owner of Four Seasons Gift and Accessories Shops, and was the owner of the Highlands Inn in Highlands for a number of years.
Arnette organized many Theatre Series, Community Concert Series for Columbia, was a motivational speaker and produced the “World’s Largest Disco” with 17,000 dancing on the World’s Largest Dance Floor. He was also the social editor of the Vail Daily in Vail Colorado and was the Minister of Music of the Vail Bible church. While he’s retired, he is involved with the Western North Carolina Mountains Magazine. As well, he serves on the board of Folkmoot USA.
Dykes moved to Waynesville in 2011 from Atlanta where he was an Assurance and Advisory Partner with Deloitte and Touche for 35 years until retiring in 2009. He continued to work six months each year as a special associate director for a division of the Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) in Washington, D.C., as an accounting and auditing expert.
He and his wife Judy are very active in the community, giving of funds and time to a variety of organizations including Haywood Pathways Center, Lions Club, Habitat for Humanity, Mountain Projects and HART.
Dykes graduated with a degree in economics and a Masters of Business Administration from Emory University. He is also a member of the Waynesville Town Planning Board and Waynesville United Methodist Church.
