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ARTS & CULTURE

Historic Liberty Theatre Look for distinctive installations around
Opened in 1924 as a segregated Uptown Columbus along the Art Walk. New
performance venue, the Liberty pieces of artwork are added to the collection
and integrated into the built environment
Theatre has hosted ground-breaking
performances from Ella Fitzgerald, each year. Recently, murals have emerged
as a new favorite way for artists to create
Marian Anderson, Ethel Waters, Lena
Horne, Columbus’ own Ma Rainey and community interaction with their work.
her protégé, Bessie Smith, the big Uptown Columbus
bands of Duke Ellington, Cab Calloway, artbeatcolumbus.org/art-walk
and Fletcher Henderson. Placed on the
National Register of Historic Places Columbus Museum
in 1984, the theater continues to host As the second-largest general museum
musical events, plays and classes. in Georgia, the Columbus Museum offers
a diverse collection of exhibits with no
821 8th Ave. admission fee. Exhibits include an American
Columbus, GA 31902
706-653-7566 | libertycolumbusga.org fine art collection, historical artifacts that
tell the story of the Chattahoochee River
Visual Arts Valley, a hands-on gallery for children, the
historic Bradley Olmsted Garden, as well as
While performing arts get a lot of traveling exhibitions from across the U.S.
attention in Columbus, visual fine 1251 Wynnton Rd.
arts are a major thread in Columbus’ Columbus, GA 31906
cultural tapestry. 706-748-2562 | columbusmuseum.com

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