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In Old CaliforniaAugust 23 — 3:00 PMIn Old California (1942) Western Series Saga about a druggist (John Wayne) who heads West during the gold rush. Lacey: Binnie Barnes. Britt: Albert Dekker. Ellen: Helen Parrish. Kegs: Edgar Kennedy. Helga: Patsy Kelly. Joe: Dick Purcell. Directed by William McGann. Rated TV-PG Running Time 88 minutes
42nd StreetAugust 27 — 7:00 PM42nd Street (1933) Speakeasy Cinema Pay What You Can Speakeasy Cinema Series – Doors open at 6 pm, movie at 7pm Jazz Music, Specialty Craft Cocktails (and Mocktails) for purchase along with our full selection of beverages at the concession stand. Complimentary light bites will we available. This musical comedy follows the last-minute challenges that ensue for a Broadway director on the opening night of his production after his leading lady twists her ankle the evening before the premiere. Rated TV-G Running Time 89 minutes Specialty Cocktail: Manhattan
Join us at the Jackson Theatre on Friday, August 28th or Saturday, August 29th at 7pm as John Faughnan and Andrew Bell present Trip to Appalachia. Trip to Appalachia follows one man’s descent into alcoholism/drug abuse and the harrowing impact it has on his family, dreams, and aspirations. There’s an old adage that says, ”first a man takes the bottle, then the bottle takes the man.” This play chronicles the high and lows that stem from addiction and the irrevocable damage that it leaves in its wake.
Join us at the Jackson Theatre on Friday, August 28th or Saturday, August 29th at 7pm as John Faughnan and Andrew Bell present Trip to Appalachia. Trip to Appalachia follows one man’s descent into alcoholism/drug abuse and the harrowing impact it has on his family, dreams, and aspirations. There’s an old adage that says, ”first a man takes the bottle, then the bottle takes the man.” This play chronicles the high and lows that stem from addiction and the irrevocable damage that it leaves in its wake.
Wednesday, September 2nd 7pm Better off Dead (1985) Wacky Wednesday After his girlfriend ditches him for a boorish ski jock, Lane decides that suicide is the only answer. However, his increasingly inept attempts bring him only more agony and embarrassment. Filled with the wildest teen nightmares. Rated PG Running Time 97 minutes
Thursday, September 3rd 7pm The Departed (2006) Martin Scorsese won a long-awaited Best Director Oscar for this crime epic, about an undercover cop who infiltrates a Boston mob crew that has a mole in the state police department. Rated R Running Time 154 minutes
Friday, September 4th 7pm Michael (2026) The story of the famous musician Michael Jackson, known as the King of Pop. Rated PG-13 Running Time 127 minutes
HYSTERIA WHEN WET is a tribute experience band – paying homage to two legendary icons of rock n’ roll – DEF LEPPARD and BON JOVI, bands that have withstood the test of time for over FOUR DECADES, their music hitting us just as hard as they did the very first time! Hysteria When Wet brings HUGE smash hits from both bands like “LIVING ON A PRAYER”, “YOU GIVE LOVE A BAD NAME”, “POUR SOME SUGAR ON ME”, and “PHOTOGRAPH”. Taking the audience on a musical journey back in time. Hysteria When Wet recreates BON JOVI and DEF LEPPARD’s radio and chart topping hits that are loved by fans world wide! Bringing you a night of rock n’ roll you will...
HYSTERIA WHEN WET is a tribute experience band – paying homage to two legendary icons of rock n’ roll – DEF LEPPARD and BON JOVI, bands that have withstood the test of time for over FOUR DECADES, their music hitting us just as hard as they did the very first time! Hysteria When Wet brings HUGE smash hits from both bands like “LIVING ON A PRAYER”, “YOU GIVE LOVE A BAD NAME”, “POUR SOME SUGAR ON ME”, and “PHOTOGRAPH”. Taking the audience on a musical journey back in time. Hysteria When Wet recreates BON JOVI and DEF LEPPARD’s radio and chart topping hits that are loved by fans world wide! Bringing you a night of rock n’ roll you will...
Sunday, September 6th 3pm A Wrinkle in Time (2018) Family Series + Pay What You Can After her astrophysicist father goes missing, grieving 13-year-old Meg meets three astonishing supernatural beings who transport her through the universe to rescue her dad in this sumptuous, enchanting fantasy-film adaption of a beloved children's book. Rated PG Running Time 109 minutes
Wednesday, September 9th 7pm Ed Wood (1994) Wacky Wednesday Homage to 1950s schlock director Edward D. Wood Jr., focusing on his friendship with Bela Lugosi. Wood was a surreal character: self-deluded, eternally optimistic—and a heterosexual who enjoyed wearing women's clothing. He's become a cult icon thanks to the unintended humor of his schlock classics "Glen or Glenda?" (1952) and "Plan 9 from Outer Space" (1959). Rated R Running Time 127 minutes
September’s film for the Food & Farm Series at Jackson Theatre hosted by ARCD & Jonesborough Locally Grown. A 2019 documentary by Elizabeth Carroll, profiling the British-born cookbook author and renowned expert on Mexican cuisine. The film offers a candid portrait of her life at age 97, living healthy and well on her eco-farm in Michoacán, Mexico, still fiercely committed to authentic, traditional Mexican cooking, environmentalism. The film includes insights from well-known chefs like José Andrés, Rick Bayless, and Alice Waters. / $8 adult / $ 5 Senior or Student. All proceeds benefit the ARCD & JLG!
Diana Kennedy: Nothing Fancy (2020) Appalachian RC&D Event Featuring extensive interviews with Diana Kennedy and famed chefs José Andrés, Rick Bayless, Gabriela Camara and Alice Waters, Diana Kennedy: Nothing Fancy provides an intimate look at the leading expert on Mexican cuisine. The author of nine acclaimed cookbooks and a two-time James Beard Award winner, Diana is called the “Julia Child of Mexico”, but the feisty cook prefers “The Mick Jagger of Mexican Cuisine”. Not Rated Running Time 75 minutes
Jackson’s Prime presents Tenth Avenue North with special guest Stars Go Dim November 12 — 7:00 PM Join us as Tenth Avenue North takes the stage at The Jackson Theatre with special guest Stars Go Dim for an unforgettable evening of worship, hope, and incredible live music. Thursday, November 12, 20267:00 PMJackson Theatre | Historic Downtown Jonesborough Tickets: thejacksontheatre.com We can’t wait to welcome Tenth Avenue North, Stars Go Dim, and music fans from across the region to Historic Downtown Jonesborough.
September 13 — 3:00 PMYoung Washington (2026) America 250: 1776 – 2026 + Pay What you Can Before he led a nation, George Washington was a young soldier thrown into a global conflict. With alliances crumbling and war closing in, he must choose who to trust and confront the leader he’s becoming. Rated PG-13 Running Time 125 minutes
High FidelitySeptember 16 — 7:00 PMHigh Fidelity (2000) Wacky Wednesday The thirty something owner of a used-record store takes stock of his sorry excuse for a love life after his latest girlfriend leaves him. Rated R Running Time 103 minutes
September 17 — 7:00 PMDr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1932) Speakeasy Cinema Pay What You Can Speakeasy Cinema Series – Doors open at 6 pm, movie at 7pm Jazz Music, Specialty Craft Cocktails (and Mocktails) for purchase along with our full selection of beverages at the concession stand. Complimentary light bites will we available. “I’ll show you what horror means” – growls the hideous Mr. Hyde Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde story is one of the most enduring and classic ones in both literature and film history. When it was first published in the year 1886, Robert Louis Stevenson’s novel The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde aroused a storm of controversy. Quaint Victorian sensibilities were outraged by...
The Nightmare Before Christmas Sing-A-Long (1993) Jonesborough Pumpkin Fest Holiday tale about the leader of Halloweentown, who schemes to kidnap Santa Claus and take over Christmastown. Voices…Jack: Chris Sarandon and Danny Elfman. Sally: Catherine O’Hara. Mayor: Glenn Shadix. Oogie Boogie: Ken Page. Lock: Paul Reubens. Scientist: William Hickey. Santa: Ed Ivory. Directed by Henry Selick. Conceived and produced by Tim Burton. Rated PG Running Time 76 minutes
September 20 — 3:00 PMGoosebumps (2015) Family Series + Pay What You Can A teen, his best friend, a horror writer and the writer’s daughter are forced to work together when the author’s monstrous creations come to life and wreak havoc on their small town. Rated PG Running Time 103 minutes
Join the Jackson Theatre and the McKinney Center for a series of programs celebrating local history and America’s 250th birthday. Tales of Our 250th includes skits, historians, re-enactors, musicians, and much more in a tapestry of Jonesborough stories and community history. These events will run June-October and start at 7:00 pm. Each evening will include a scene or scenes from the original play The First and Last Town in Tennessee, written by Anne G’Fellers-Mason, which premiered earlier this year at the McKinney Center and was featured in The New York Times. Join Jonesborough historian Paul Fink, portrayed by Tim Herron, as he walks you through the big and small moments that make Jonesborough an important part of the American story....
The Met: Live in HD series has made the Met the world’s leading provider of alternative cinema content and the only arts institution with an ongoing global series of this scale. When the series launched in 2006, the Met was the first arts company to experiment with alternative cinema content. Since then, the program has expanded, with more than 33 million tickets sold to date and robust attendance in five global cinema markets: the United States, Germany, Canada, France, and the United Kingdom. In North America, weekend box office ratings also remain strong, often placing Live in HD presentations—with only one showing—among the weekend’s top-grossing films. The 2026–27 season marks the 20th anniversary of the Live in HD program. The...
September 30 — 7:00 PMScary Movie (2026) Wacky “Horror” Wednesday Two friends find themselves caught up in mayhem involving killers, monsters and supernatural creatures once again. Rated R Running Time 96 minutes
October's film for the Food & Farm Series at Jackson Theatre hosted by ARCD & Jonesborough Locally Grown. Babe. The story of a gentle farm pig who wants more than anything to belong, and his talking-animal (and human) relatives on a quirky sheep farm. / $8 adult / $ 5 Senior or Student. All proceeds benefit the ARCD & JLG!
Join us at the Jackson Theatre on Sunday, October 11th at 4pm for Eugene Wolf’s “Book of Mamaw”. The Book of Mamaw is a deeply personal, music-filled journey through the heart of Appalachia. When two-year-old Eugene wins a talent contest singing My Shoes Keep Walking Back to You, his beloved grandmother, Mamaw, knows he is destined for something special. Raised in Greeneville, Tennessee after his father abandons the family, Eugene grows up in a world of Church of Christ hymns, Grand Ole Opry dreams, Kays Ice Cream shifts, and Avon sales calls where Mamaw proudly has him perform for her customers. From Connie Francis and Loretta Lynn to The Beatles and Barbra Streisand, Eugene discovers that music can fill the...
GRAMMY Award-winning musician Alison Brown will perform at The Jackson Theatre on Friday, October 16, at 7pm. Known as one of roots music’s most innovative banjo players, Brown has expanded the possibilities of the instrument by blending bluegrass with jazz, folk, pop, classical and Latin influences. Billboard praised her playing as having “a unique sonic signature and an inescapable beauty,” while USA Today called her a “true ground-breaker” who is opening new possibilities for the banjo.Brown began her musical career as a teenager in Southern California’s bluegrass scene before earning a degree from Harvard University and an MBA from UCLA. After working as an investment banker, she left the financial world to pursue music full time and has since built...
Join the Jackson Theatre and the McKinney Center for a series of programs celebrating local history and America’s 250th birthday. Tales of Our 250th includes skits, historians, re-enactors, musicians, and much more in a tapestry of Jonesborough stories and community history. These events will run June-October and start at 7:00 pm. Each evening will include a scene or scenes from the original play The First and Last Town in Tennessee, written by Anne G’Fellers-Mason, which premiered earlier this year at the McKinney Center and was featured in The New York Times. Join Jonesborough historian Paul Fink, portrayed by Tim Herron, as he walks you through the big and small moments that make Jonesborough an important part of the American story....
Join us at the Jackson Theatre on Sunday, November 15th at 7pm for Jerron Paxton and Dennis Lichtman. Jerron Paxton and Dennis Lichtman are world-renowned multi-instrumentalists and vocalists whose mutual love of the history, stories, and significance behind the music they play is apparent as they romp through an energetic and engaging set of acoustic blues, ragtime, Tin Pan Alley pop songs, 1920s jazz, twin fiddle hoe-downs, and original songs and compositions. The duo were artists-in-residence at Symphony Space in New York City for the 2024-2025 season and recently released their first full-length duo recording, Jerron Paxton & Dennis Lichtman. As a soloist, Paxton is a Smithsonian Folkways recording artist, mainstay of the international blues festival circuit, and former artistic...
Join us at the Jackson Theatre on Friday, December 4th at 7pm for Larry, Steve & Rudy: The Gatlin Brothers. Larry, Steve & Rudy, the Gatlin Brothers are Grammy award-winners who have dazzled audiences for the past seven decades. They have accrued a lifetime of noteworthy achievements in their storybook career, including a Grammy for Best Country Song (“Broken Lady”), three ACM awards for Single of the Year (“All the Gold In California”), Album of the Year (Straight Ahead) and Male Vocalist of the Year, along with five nominations for CMA Vocal Group of the Year, Single, Album. The Brothers have accumulated 7 # 1 Singles, 32 Top 40 Records, 24 Studio Albums and 5 BMI “Million-Air” Awards. As a...