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…

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…

Sarah Deck is our new Director of Patron Services and Rentals for The Grand Opera House. Check out her perspective on what it’s like to give service to a historic institution: For better or worse, patrons are what make the job interesting. If you’ve ever worked in the service industry, than you know exactly what…

We hear lots of chatter in The Grand lobby when working events. Here, Executive Director Joe Patti explains some of the phrases that come to mind from patrons. I have lived here all my life, but never been inside – This is the most common phrase heard at theaters and arts organizations across the world.…

Nikki Vincent has been with The Grand Opera House for almost 10 years, starting as a student ticket clerk while attending Mercer University before moving steadily up to run the entire box office and front of house operations. Today is her last day and we will dearly miss her! I have considered The Grand Opera…

When you serve Broadway fans and Broadway has been shut down, how do you solve a problem like Maria a global pandemic? We don’t have all the answers, but we’ve started trying with Broadway Does Southern Rock. This was our first fire escape concert that utilized our parking lot as audience seating, with “pod” squares…