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In November 2007, the theatre was purchased by a nonprofit coalition of local arts activists (operating as "Belcourt Theatre Inc.") for $1.4 million. [5] In September 2015, the Belcourt Campaign was announced to renovate the theatre. [6] On December 24 of that same year, the theatre was closed for renovation, and it reopened on July 22, 2016. [7]
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Its Bijou Theatre in Nashville was one of the premiere venues for African American audiences in the Southern United States. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Milton Starr, who was part of the prominent Jewish family that owned and ran the theater, was the first president of the Theater Owners Booking Association (TOBA), headquartered in Chattanooga . [ 3 ]
The Grand Ole Opry is a regular live country-music radio broadcast originating from Nashville, Tennessee, on WSM, held between two and five nights per week, depending on the time of year. It was founded on November 28, 1925, by George D. Hay as the WSM Barn Dance , taking its current name in 1927.
Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean October 26, 2023 at 4:54 PM A Nashville native is set to host beloved NBC comedy sketch show "Saturday Night Live" on Oct. 28.
He was the president of the Nashville Young Men's Hebrew Association in 1920–1921, and a member of the Cumberland Masonic lodge. [4] In 1925, with his son Morris, Lightman opened Hillsboro Theater (later the Belcourt Theatre) in Hillsboro Village. [3] [4] His son founded Malco Theatres. [3]
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The theater officially opened on September 29, 1911, as a performing arts venue charging $10 US per person for admission. It was in 1942 that the theater was acquired by Malco Theaters Inc. and transformed into a movie theater which was located only two blocks from the Temple Theater (above).