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SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: A forecast of rain will not spoil the fun of tonight’s Christmas tree lighting in historic downtown Griffin. With no rain anticipated from 6 to 8 p.m., officials announced this afternoon that a sing-along with the Spalding High School Chorus will begin at 5:45 p.m. The evening’s guest of honor, Santa […]
STAFF REPORT ::: The city of Griffin and Spalding County are joining together to bring back a traditional Christmas experience with an illuminated Hometown Christmas Parade at 7 p.m. tonight in downtown Griffin. The Hometown Christmas Parade will feature more than 100 participating community groups, local businesses, golf carts, marching bands, walking groups and of […]
STAFF REPORT ::: Tickets are still available for Main Street Players presentation of a unique spin of the holiday classic in “Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol.” Jacob Marley is dead. We’ve always known that, and we’re not at all upset by it. He does his one little scene, sets Scrooge’s redemption into motion and then disappears…but […]
STAFF REPORT ::: If you are looking for fabulous family-friendly holiday fun, look no further than Camelot Theatre Company’s presentation of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Jr: The Musical. The most famous reindeer of all – from the longest running and highest rated holiday television special – comes to the Griffin-Spalding Enrichment Center with three weekend […]
NORMA RICHARDSON, special contributor to The GRIP ::: The Main Street Players 20th anniversary season continues with Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, a gleefully entertaining comedy inspired by the work of the great Russian playwright Anton Chekhov. The play begins in Buck County, Pa., where we meet two adult siblings named Vanya and […]
STAFF REPORT ::: Downtown Griffin will host more than 25 local artists Saturday for the 2nd Saturday Art on Tap event. The Griffin Main Street Program and Griffin Downtown Council partner with the city of Griffin to host 2nd Saturday events for the community. These events are to encourage citizens to support small businesses downtown […]
STAFF REPORT ::: The Maxwell Quartet, a Glasgow-based string quartet, is bringing the sounds and stories of bonnie Scotland to Griffin Auditorium, located at 234 E. Taylor St., at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 17. Presented by the Griffin Area Concert Association, the concert will feature Scottish folk music. The Maxwell Quartet consists of four friends […]
STAFF REPORT ::: Get ready for an evening of joyful laughter and heartwarming moments as Main Street Players serves up the first production of 2020. The Wild Women of Winedale spotlights the lives of the three Wild sisters – Fanny, Willa and their sister-in-law Johnnie Faye – as they face a series of new challenges […]
STAFF REPORT ::: If you are looking for some great Saturday entertainment, you need look no farther than downtown Griffin’s 2nd Saturday Chili Crawl. Tonight from 5 to 8 p.m., the Downtown Council and Griffin Main Street Program are hosting this free event to help you shake off those winter blues. “Crawl” around downtown Griffin […]
NORMA RICHARDSON ::: Special contributor to The GRIP You need go no farther than downtown Griffin to ring in the holiday season with a joyful, side-splitting production of “Every Christmas Story Ever Told (And Then Some!)” presented by Main Street Players. The play centers on three actors who have grown weary of performing Charles Dickens’ […]
SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: While out and about this holiday weekend, kick off the Christmas season with a magical performance of Griffin Ballet Theatre’s “The Nutcracker.” The Saturday matinee at 2 p.m. will include a special visit from Santa, and two additional performances will be presented at 7:30 p.m. Saturday night and 2 p.m. Sunday […]
NOR NORMA RICHARDSON ::: Main Street Players is proud to present “The Diviners,” its fourth production of the 2017/2018 season. This moving, critically-acclaimed drama is sure to captivate you and touch your heart. The story takes place in the small town of Zion, Indiana, and centers on a mentally challenged boy named Buddy Layman, played […]
NORMA RICHARDSON ::: What do you get when you combine a bit of Victorian melodrama, a bit of “Wuthering Heights,” a bit of Alfred Hitchcock’s “Rebecca,” a bit of penny dreadful horror and a whole lot of laughs? You get “The Mystery of Irma Vep,” the third production of Main Street Players’ 2017-2018 season. The […]
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