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Dungeons and Dragons equipment including dice skull sword hat

Geek culture February 16, 2024

Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves coming to Marietta’s Strand Theatre

The City of Marietta seems to be doubling down on its commitment to being a geek-culture-friendly community. First, the theme of this year’s Marietta the Gathering festival is “celebrating Geek…

Marietta October 16, 2023

1940s Radio Hour comes to Marietta’s Strand Theatre in November

The Earl and Rachel Smith Strand Theatre on Marietta Square will present The 1940s Radio Hour for eight performances this November 10—19, 2023. The news release for the event on…

Marietta September 29, 2023

Menopause the Musical returns to the Strand Theatre in Marietta October 3

Menopause The Musical is returning to the Earl and Rachel Smith Strand Theatre in Marietta for eight performances from October 3-8, 2023. The book and lyrics of this popular musical…

The front of the Strand Theatre, with a large old-fashioned marquee

Cobb Cuisine, Culture and Community June 14, 2023

Karen Knotts “Tied Up In Knotts” at The Strand Theatre

[This is the latest installment of “Cobb Cuisine, Culture and Community” by Brian Benefield] I have sentimental memories of whistling along with the opening theme of The Andy Griffith Show,…

Strand Theatre on Marietta Square in article about Six Strings Cure

Music October 8, 2022

Lynyrd Skynyrd tribute at Marietta’s Strand Theatre

The Strand Theatre on Marietta Square will host the tribute show SkynFolks: An Authentic Lynyrd Skynyrd Experience on October 8 at 8 p,m, The Strand Theatre is located at 117…

Music September 27, 2022

Atlanta-born singer-songwriter and guitarist Michelle Malone to perform at Marietta’s Strand Theatre

Atlanta-born singer-songwriter and guitarist Michelle Malone will perform at Marietta’s Strand Theatre on Saturday, October 1 at 8pm. According to a profile on her website, “Over the course of Malone’s…

Harold Lloyd and Midred Davis looking at each other lovingly through round-framed black rimmed glasses

Film September 20, 2022

Marietta’s Strand Theatre has big event planned for Silent Movie Day, featuring live organ accompaniment

September 29 is Silent Movie Day, and Marietta‘s Strand Theatre is celebrating by showing an assortment of silent movies, accompanied in the way they were originally shown in the early…

Music August 29, 2022

Smoke on the Mountain returns to Marietta’s Strand Theatre

The musical comedy Smoke on the Mountain will come to Marietta’s Strand Theatre September 9 to 18, 2022. According to promotional materials for the performances: Rollicking, exhilarating, and charmingly funny,…

Music August 10, 2022

Jukebox Giants: Motown & More coming to the Strand Theatre

Jukebox Giants: Motown & More! is coming to Marietta‘s Strand Theatre August 12-21. For more details, refer to the announcement from the CIty of Marietta website, reprinted below: The Earl…

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Elections November 2, 2024

With Tucker Carlson, Elon Musk and Donald Trump, Republicans’ ‘strict father’ has become the creepy uncle

by Karrin Vasby Anderson, Colorado State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] When Tucker Carlson, the reactionary pundit fired in 2023 from Fox News, preceded…

International November 2, 2024

Foreign countries are helping autocracies repress exiled dissidents in return for economic gain

by Rebecca Cordell, University of Pittsburgh and Kashmiri Medhi, University of Texas at Dallas, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Governments, even democratic ones, are willing…

Elections November 2, 2024

Rust Belt voters aren’t all white, but election coverage of the region often ignores the concerns of people of color there

by Christabel Devadoss, Middle Tennessee State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Every four years, national media turn their attention to the Rust Belt, a…

Elections November 2, 2024

U.S. Justice Department stresses protection of voters’ rights

by Ariana Figueroa, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] October 30, 2024 WASHINGTON — With less than a week before the polls close…

Health Care November 2, 2024

‘A Pressure Campaign’: Beverly Hills Settles After Allegedly Blocking Abortion Clinic

This article by Christine Mai-Duc first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Christine Mai-Duc Updated October 31, 2024 Originally Published October 31, 2024 The city of Beverly Hills…

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Strand Theatre

Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves coming to Marietta’s Strand Theatre

1940s Radio Hour comes to Marietta’s Strand Theatre in November

Menopause the Musical returns to the Strand Theatre in Marietta October 3

Karen Knotts “Tied Up In Knotts” at The Strand Theatre

Lynyrd Skynyrd tribute at Marietta’s Strand Theatre

Atlanta-born singer-songwriter and guitarist Michelle Malone to perform at Marietta’s Strand Theatre

Marietta’s Strand Theatre has big event planned for Silent Movie Day, featuring live organ accompaniment

Smoke on the Mountain returns to Marietta’s Strand Theatre

Jukebox Giants: Motown & More coming to the Strand Theatre