A Guide to Unmissable Events

Don’t miss Footloose like you’ve never seen it before, live on The Strand stage! Bursting with electrifying choreography and unforgettable hits like “Footloose,” “Let’s Hear It for the Boy,” “Holding Out for a Hero,” and “Almost Paradise,” this stage production brings the spirit of the 1980s to life.

August: Osage County by American playwright Tracy Letts premiered at Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theatre in June 2007 and debuted on Broadway in December of the same year. When Beverly, the Weston family patriarch, goes missing, a web of estranged family members travel home to gather around his vitriolic spouse, Violet. The play is semi-autobiographical, and Letts explores themes of addiction, suicide, and generational trauma from his own childhood in Oklahoma. In 2008, August: Osage County won the Tony Award for Best Play, the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play, the Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Broadway Play, the New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award for Best Play, and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. In 2013, the play was adapted into an award-winning film.

Content Warning: This guide describes and discusses the play’s treatment of death by suicide, alcohol addiction, narcotic addiction, racism, incest, sexual assault of a minor, and child abuse.

KC and the Sunshine Band are still as widely popular today as they were when they first danced into the music scene 50 years ago. Harry Wayne Casey—KC for short—developed a unique fusion of R&B and funk, with a hint of a Latin percussion groove, giving us an impressive string of hits like “Get Down Tonight,” “That’s The Way (I Like It)” and “Shake Your Booty. ”With sales of over 100 million records, nine Grammy nominations, three Grammy Awards and an American Music Award, KC and the Sunshine Band was one of the most progressive bands of the 70s and is credited with changing the sound of modern pop music. Today, KC and the Sunshine Band play over 100 live shows annually, circling the country and playing dates regularly throughout Europe, Australia and South America

Nobody puts baby in a corner! Join the Rome International Film Festival for a special screening of the iconic Dirty Dancing at the historic DeSoto Theatre! Dress to impress because costumes are highly encouraged, sip on signature wine slushies (The Watermelon Smash & The Hazy Swayze) and get ready for a night full of music, romance, and unforgettable fun. Special thanks to 411 Broad for helping make the night even sweeter! Grab your friends and bring your best dance moves to downtown Rome!

Conservatory Show. The Golden Age Musical Classic performed by some of Metro Atlanta’s best teen performers.

Let It Go, Let It Go! Let’s Build a Snowman! You know the songs! So does your daughter.  Enjoy the cool Disney Classic in the middle of the the Hot Summer.

Based on the novel of the same name by Victor Hugo, Les Misérables is as groundbreaking today as it was when it first premiered in London in 1985. Set in nineteenth-century France, it tells the story of Jean Valjean, who is released after 19 years of unjust imprisonment only to face mistrust and mistreatment. Breaking his parole in hopes of beginning a new life, Valjean embarks on a lifelong struggle for redemption while being relentlessly pursued by the determined Inspector Javert, who refuses to believe he can change.

Rome Shakespeare Festival returns downtown after a 2 year hiatus.