WE ARE KEEPING THE ARTBEAT ALIVE BECAUSE WE L❤VE THE ARTS!
2025 was a great year for the Franklin-Simpson Community Arts Council as we revived "Love Letters" as a Dinner Theatre at the Roxy in February. We sponsored the High School Production of the "Little Mermaid" in March. The Community Chorus held their second Concert in May which we were please to help sponsor, and we held another Dinner Theatre, a funny and touching performance of the play, "Grace & Glorie" at the end of May. Our first ever Youth Theatre Camp "Little Cats Big Stage" was held in June, along with the film promoting the Sandford Duncan Inn which we were very pleased to provide monetary help, cast members, and costumes. The Summer Musical in July was the very popular "Mamma Mia". We once again helped sponsor, Summer Vibes in August, sponsored our Boofest Costume Contest on October, as well as having another popular Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre, "Murder in the Magnolias" on Halloween Weekend. However, I think everybody was most excited about our annual Christmas Concert in December and the Youth Theatre, which was very popular "Elf the Musical, Jr.".
Even though we have had a couple of setbacks with having to cancel our February dinner theatre due to scheduling conflicts and casting issues, as well as having trouble securing the rights to our preferred summer musical selection, 2026 is starting out to be a great year as well! We added an additional Youth Theatre production in March with "Charlotte's Web" and secured the rights to the very popular "Mary Poppins" for our Summer Musical in July. Once again, we will partner with the F-S High School Choral Department to offer a Theater Camp in June, will co-sponsor the "Summer Vibes" Festival in August, and sponsor the Halloween Costume contest in October. We are also planning a Dinner Theatre for October as well. Our Youth Theatre production will be "Alice in Wonderland, the Musical" to be performed in November, and December will bring our annual Christmas Concert with maybe a couple of surprises thrown in.
As you can see, we continue to provide some wonderful events for our local community and the surrounding area. We hope you have been able to attend some of them and will agree we provide enjoyable, quality entertainment. If you have not had the pleasure, I invite you to do just that. Please continue to check this website on the Future Events Tabs with more detailed information as it becomes available.