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A Grand Retrospective: Joe’s Take and “The Secret” 6000 4000 Joe Patti
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A Grand Retrospective: Joe’s Take and “The Secret”

Pictured is Joe (left) with Macon Film Festival volunteers shortly after re-opening The Grand after COVID-19 closures in 2020. Joe Patti has served as the executive director of The Grand Opera House since 2018. He will be leaving The Grand on June 30th for new endeavors. This blog is his reflection on some of his…

A Grand Retrospective: Macon Art eXplosion 3333 2500 Julia Morrison
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A Grand Retrospective: Macon Art eXplosion

In anticipation of announcing our new season, we’re doing a look back at some of our favorite events over the past season. Come back to The Grand’s website and social channels on July 15th to hear why “The Grand is a place for me” for 2022-2023! The first annual Macon Art eXplosion (MAX) was, appropriately,…

Faces at The Grand: Leah Duval 599 599 Julia Morrison
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Faces at The Grand: Leah Duval

The Grand is an active part of the community in Macon and as a part of Mercer University. We often take on college students as interns and student workers, showing them the ropes at our historic home. Over the summer, we have Leah Duval coming on as a marketing guru intern. Here’s more about Leah:…

Original Interactive Play about Pleasant Hill History and Future to Premiere at The Grand This Saturday 1781 1416 Julia Morrison
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Original Interactive Play about Pleasant Hill History and Future to Premiere at The Grand This Saturday

A year-long process of participatory research and interviews will culminate in the first presentation of an original play about Macon’s historic Pleasant Hill neighborhood and the impacts of blight on Saturday, April 23 at The Grand Opera House, with 2:30 and 7:30 PM showtimes. Healing a Haunted House will take audiences on an interactive journey…

What’s an Experience Like Here? GRAND Memories, History, and Entertainment 1000 567 Julia Morrison
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What’s an Experience Like Here? GRAND Memories, History, and Entertainment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIv8NIMya6Q This semester, our Arts Marketing intern, Lidya Dereje, captured what it was like to attend one of our shows. From the beautiful details everywhere in the architecture to the seamless hospitality in our front of house to the smiles and clapping with spectacular entertainment, check out what it’s like to see a show at…

22 Things We’re Looking Forward to in 2022 1440 1689 Julia Morrison
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22 Things We’re Looking Forward to in 2022

January is a month of beginnings, and The Grand is excited to keep opening our doors wider to Central Georgia’s community in 2022. It hasn’t been easy to be a performing arts venue in the midst of a COVID-19 pandemic and we can always use your support. But we are proud to say that we’re…

Meet Chas Pridgen: Your New Patron Services and Rentals Director 4032 3024 Julia Morrison
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Meet Chas Pridgen: Your New Patron Services and Rentals Director

Chas Pridgen will now be working directly with patrons and ticketing clients as The Grand’s Director of Patron Services and Rentals. A native of Broxton, GA, he graduated from Mercer University studying journalism and theatre and as a talented vocalist, has even sung on The Grand stage before during our Cabaret Concert Series and Bite-Sized…

Picture Yourself at The Grand in 2021-2022: BRAND NEW SHOWS ANNOUNCED! 2550 1650 Julia Morrison
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Picture Yourself at The Grand in 2021-2022: BRAND NEW SHOWS ANNOUNCED!

BRAND NEW SHOWS ANNOUNCED! Picture yourself at The Grand: You belong here. Get date nights all year or grab a group with Movie Passes and Cabaret Packages for $20-30. Set up a private film screening or party in a grand atmosphere. Enjoy captivating shows of all genres with the best touring performers in the country.…

Introducing Macon Art eXplosion 4050 1484 Julia Morrison
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Introducing Macon Art eXplosion

an art and performance festival OCTOBER 23-24 Picture yourself at The Grand this fall: Envision a colorful cultural celebration with interactive activities, an opportunity to see a brand new type of performance, find classes for arts education, buy homemade decor, and experience a true explosion of creative energy from all different corners and perspectives in…

There Is More To Do At The Grand Than Just Watch A Show 1684 1123 Joe Patti
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There Is More To Do At The Grand Than Just Watch A Show

When many people picture themselves at The Grand, they imagine spending time enjoying a performance with family and friends or showing their support through donations. There are actually quite a few other ways to become involved with The Grand and learn interesting things about our historic performing arts venue. Volunteer – Most people who volunteer…

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