Events in February 2022
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Collegetown Film Series “Legally Blonde” (Director: Robert Luketic, 2001)
Collegetown Film Series “Legally Blonde” (Director: Robert Luketic, 2001)
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February 3, 2022Elle Woods, a fashionable sorority queen, is dumped by her boyfriend. She decides to follow him to law school. While she is there, she figures out that there is more to her than just looks.
Discussion led by Tom Ellington (Wesleyan College)
Cost: Free for Students / $5 Snackpass Non-students
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Black History Month Film Series “Respect” 2021
Black History Month Film Series “Respect” 2021
February 4, 2022Following the rise of Aretha Franklin's career from a child singing in her father's church's choir to her international superstardom, RESPECT is the remarkable true story of the music icon's journey to find her voice.
Cost: Free
The Douglass Theatre355 Martin Luther King, Jr., Blvd.Macon, GA 31201 -
Senior Cinema “Slyvie’s Love”
Senior Cinema “Slyvie’s Love”
All day
February 9, 2022Cost: Free for Seniors
Description:When a young woman meets an aspiring saxophonist in her father's record shop in 1950s Harlem, their love ignites a sweeping romance that transcends changing times, geography, and professional success. PG-13 1h 54m
The Douglass Theatre355 Martin Luther King, Jr., Blvd.Macon, GA 31201Senior Cinema “Sylvie’s Love”Senior Cinema “Sylvie’s Love”
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February 9, 2022When a young woman meets an aspiring saxophonist in her father's record shop in 1950s Harlem, their love ignites a sweeping romance that transcends changing times, geography, and professional success.
The Douglass Theatre355 Martin Luther King, Jr., Blvd.Macon, GA 31201 -
Collegetown Film Series “Blue Ruin” (Director: Jeremy Saulnier, 2013)
Collegetown Film Series “Blue Ruin” (Director: Jeremy Saulnier, 2013)
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February 10, 2022A mysterious outsider's quiet life is turned upside down when he returns to his childhood home to carry out an act of vengeance. Proving himself an amateur assassin, he winds up in a brutal fight to protect his estranged family.
Discussion led by Patrick Brennan (Middle Georgia State University)
Free for Students / $5 Snackpass Non-students
The Douglass Theatre355 Martin Luther King, Jr., Blvd.Macon, GA 31201 -
Black History Month Film Series “King Richard”
Black History Month Film Series “King Richard”
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February 11, 2022Richard Williams is determined to write his two daughters, Venus and Serena, into the history books. Training on tennis courts in Compton, Richard shapes the girls' adamant commitment and intense intuition. Together, the Williams family defies the odds.
The Douglass Theatre355 Martin Luther King, Jr., Blvd.Macon, GA 31201 -
Macon Film Guild at the Douglass Theatre “C’mon C”mon”
Macon Film Guild at the Douglass Theatre “C’mon C”mon”
All day
February 13, 2022(USA, drama, 109 min., rated R for language) Johnny (Joaquin Phoenix) and his young nephew (Woody Norman) forge an unexpected relationship when they are thrown together in this delicate story about the connections between adults and children. “Effortlessly charming… follows both the sweet moments of connection and understanding between the two as well as their missteps.” – Rogerebert.com
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7:30PM
The Douglass Theatre355 Martin Luther King, Jr., Blvd.Macon, GA 31201 -
His-Story in the Macon –The Charles Douglass Story
His-Story in the Macon –The Charles Douglass Story
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February 18, 2022This production takes place in the early 1900s. The story of Charles Henry Douglass, the first African American millionaire in middle Georgia. This show will show you the tough things he had to go through being a successful black man in those days. Sure to catch your attention from the moment it starts. And the end of the show will have some of the best, well known artist that graced his historical stage....Cost: $20 Adv. /$25 Door
Presenter: Creative Elite Productions & Douglass Theatre
The Douglass Theatre355 Martin Luther King, Jr., Blvd.Macon, GA 31201 -
His-Story in the Macon –The Charles Douglass Story
His-Story in the Macon –The Charles Douglass Story
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February 19, 2022This production takes place in the early 1900s. The story of Charles Henry Douglass, the first African American millionaire in middle Georgia. This show will show you the tough things he had to go through being a successful black man in those days. Sure to catch your attention from the moment it starts. And the end of the show will have some of the best, well known artist that graced his historical stage....Cost: $20 Adv. /$25 Door
The Douglass Theatre355 Martin Luther King, Jr., Blvd.Macon, GA 31201His-Story in the Macon –The Charles Douglass StoryHis-Story in the Macon –The Charles Douglass Story
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February 19, 2022This production takes place in the early 1900s. The story of Charles Henry Douglass, the first African American millionaire in middle Georgia. This show will show you the tough things he had to go through being a successful black man in those days. Sure to catch your attention from the moment it starts. And the end of the show will have some of the best, well known artist that graced his historical stage....Cost: $20 Adv. /$25 Door
The Douglass Theatre355 Martin Luther King, Jr., Blvd.Macon, GA 31201 -
Douglass Theatre Centennial Celebration
Douglass Theatre Centennial Celebration
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February 20, 2022Watch on Georgia Public Broadcasting at 9AM
Watch on Douglass Theatre Facebook at 7PM
The Douglass Theatre355 Martin Luther King, Jr., Blvd.Macon, GA 31201His-Story in the Macon –The Charles Douglass StoryHis-Story in the Macon –The Charles Douglass Story
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February 20, 2022This production takes place in the early 1900s. The story of Charles Henry Douglass, the first African American millionaire in middle Georgia. This show will show you the tough things he had to go through being a successful black man in those days. Sure to catch your attention from the moment it starts. And the end of the show will have some of the best, well known artist that graced his historical stage....Cost: $20 Adv. /$25 Door
The Douglass Theatre355 Martin Luther King, Jr., Blvd.Macon, GA 31201 -
Black History Month Film Series “Judas and the Black Messiah” (2021)
Black History Month Film Series “Judas and the Black Messiah” (2021)
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February 25, 2022Offered a plea deal by the FBI, William O'Neal infiltrates the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party to gather intelligence on Chairman Fred Hampton.
Cost : Free
The Douglass Theatre355 Martin Luther King, Jr., Blvd.Macon, GA 31201 -
Kali Dance Studio
Kali Dance Studio
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February 26, 2022Kali Dance Studio for the Arts will be celebrating African American men and women who made a difference and blazed the trail in U.S History. We look forward to celebrating the likes of Alvin Ailey, Debbie Allen, Harriet Tubman, and Aretha Franklin just to name a few. We look forward to sharing this experience with you.
Cost: $20 Adv/ $25 Door
The Douglass Theatre355 Martin Luther King, Jr., Blvd.Macon, GA 31201 -
Sing Brother! Sing Sister! (Virtual)
Sing Brother! Sing Sister! (Virtual)
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February 27, 2022A celebration of Negro Spirituals. This celebration is a look back at a part of the African American musical heritage through rich, soulful, and sometimes forgotten traditional music.
Join us on Facebook.
The Douglass Theatre355 Martin Luther King, Jr., Blvd.Macon, GA 31201