Big city entertainment in a quiet mountain town! The Peacock Performing Arts Center provides quality entertainment to residents of Western North Carolina and North Georgia. Built in the 1980s as the result of Lilith Lidseen’s dream of creating a performing arts center for the people of this area, the theater boasts 250 comfortable seats, superior sound and lighting, and a steady flow of stellar performances. The Peacock Performing Arts Center is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.