Built in 1936, the former Georgia Theater is now the Emma
Kelly Theatre, part of the Averitt Center for the Arts. Kelly was musician born
in Statesboro, who reputedly could play 6,000 songs from memory on the piano.
She was featured in both the book, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
by John Berendt, and the 1997 film based on the book.
The Art Deco Georgia Theater remained open until the 1980s. In 2004, the Averitt Center for the Arts has operated the theater.
A previous cinema, the State, was nearby at 10 East Main
Street but has been since demolished.
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| The former Georgia Theater (May 2021) |
Location: 33 East Main Street, Statesboro, Georgia.
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