Watched The Wickets do their comedy stylings. A fun time as usual in the historic Zodiacread more

From the owner: The Historic Zodiac Playhouse (aka The Z) is an intimate and funky little performance venue in…read moreHistoric Downtown Florence. We are a nonprofit organization dedicated to keeping the space available for all types of performance -- live theatre, live music, improv, and many other artistic visions. Contact us to talk about getting YOUR vision onstage!

Very awesome historical site here. They do a lot of different events and fund raisers to save the…read moresite. Currently they are doing showings of the Dracula play. The upstairs, known as Antionette Hall is literally a time capsule. It used to be an old opera house and was chained close for nearly 75 years. This site is also haunted. You can read more about their ghosts online. We did a paranormal investigation here and I can tell you, it is most definitely haunted. Very cool!

Recorded our bands most recent music video in this place...so cool. It's from the 1800's and wow…read morehas a ton of character. If you want to see the video search Calling Glory, I Am With You on YouTube.

What a fantastic organization of talent with community outreach! I will support these folks…read moreanywhere//anytime. I enjoyed their production, and they captured my heart working with that many kids to accomplish such a well done production. I can't wait to see their spring production!

A shining star in north Alabama. Philanthropists Allan and Debra Jenkins had a vision to transform…read morea boarded up building in a neglected part of town into a performing arts center to rejuvenate the area. They used their own time, energy and finances to renovate the building and opened to the public in 2007. After several years, Mrs. Jenkins, through a series of occurrences, realized that local children and adults with special needs can rarely, if ever, take performance art classes. My daughter, for example, tried a local performance art studio but didn't fit in because she wasn't intellectually on par with the others. The Jenkins' ended up starting a day program for adults with special needs and an after school program for children with special needs. My daughter enjoys it so much that her acting classes are the highlight of her week. The program is 5 stars -- the participants all love it and there's simply nothing else like it around. Special needs kids and adults have such pure hearts and are accepting of one another as they are. If only the rest of the world can be that way! The productions are top-notch and the facility itself superb, complete with a 300-seat theater and state-of-the-art technology, such as closed captioning above the stage. Shows are open to the public, too; it's not just for participants' family and friends. In addition to the special needs productions, they have special concerts and events throughout the year... even Billy Bob Thornton, who is a supporter of Merrimack.