Palace Theatre showing Star Trek Beyond this weekend

STAR TREK BEYOND, the highly anticipated next installment in the globally popular Star Trek franchise, will play at the historic Marion Palace Theatre located in downtown Marion on August 5, 6, and 7, 2016. Violet LeVoit with Rovi provides the following synopsis: In BEYOND, Captain Kirk (Chris Pine) struggles with a personal crisis as he […]

Marion Palace Theatre seeks volunteers for technical positions

Wednesday, August 17, 2016 at 6 p.m. in the Palace Theatre Rotary Room, Palace Theatre Technical Director Mark Meginness along with Palace Volunteer Advisory Committee Members, will meet with potential Palace volunteers interested in technical positions. The Palace hopes to build a volunteer corps with people ranging from juniors in high school to retirees that […]

Palace Theatre showing ‘Finding Dory’ this weekend

Marion Palace Theatre will show the Pixar animated adventure comedy, ‘Finding Dory’ July 29 through July 31, 2016. In this sequel to Pixar’s 2003 smash hit ‘Finding Nemo,’ lovable, forgetful blue tang Dory (voiced by Ellen DeGeneres) decides to go off in search of her long-lost parents. This heart-warming tale reunites Dory with old pals […]

Palace Theatre to show “The BFG” this weekend

The Marion Palace Theatre will show the newly released adventure film, Disney’s The BFG directed by Steven Spielberg on July 22 through July 24. The talents of three of the world’s greatest storytellers – Roald Dahl, Walt Disney and Steven Spielberg – finally unite to bring Dahl’s beloved classic tale to life. The BFG tells […]

Deadlines near for “Set The Stage” theater camps

2016 “Set the Stage” Theatre Camps at the historic Marion Palace Theatre located in downtown Marion offer youth ages 6 through 15 the opportunity to become involved in the arts. Students may choose between camp dates July 25-July 29 and August 1-August 5. The registration deadline for the first camp is Monday, July 18. The […]

Membership challenge issued to support the Marion Palace Theatre

The Palace Cultural Arts Association (PCAA), better known to the community as the Marion Palace Theatre, has announced a fundraising challenge has been issued for the 2016-17 PCAA membership drive. The Ray and Charlotte Baldauf Charitable Trust, through Trustee Ron Cramer, will match all new PCAA memberships or increases by current PCAA members to a […]

Palace Theatre to show live-action film, ‘The Jungle Book’

The Marion Palace Theatre is set to present ‘The Jungle Book,’ the live-action movie based on the beloved Disney classic. Tom Chiampoli with Rovi provides the following synopsis of the film. “In this reimagining of the classic collection of stories by Rudyard Kipling, director Jon Favreau uses visually stunning CGI to create the community of […]

Local cast announced for Gershwin Classic, “Crazy for You,” at Palace Theatre

The Marion Palace Theatre is “crazy” with excitement over the start of the 2016-17 season. Kicking off the line-up of entertainment is a local production of “Crazy for You.” Selecting a musical title is an arduous and challenging process, which begins many months before the show is cast. Theatre management and PCAA Board members meet […]

Registration is open for “Set The Stage” summer camps at the Marion Palace Theatre

Registration is now open for “Set the Stage” Theatre Camps at the historic Marion Palace Theatre located in downtown Marion, Ohio. These week-long summer day camps offer youth ages 6 through 15 the opportunity to become involved in the arts. Registration deadline is one week before camp begins. Spaces fill quickly, so those interested are […]

1 FOR THE ROAD offer music and trivia at May Pavilion

The local band, 1 FOR THE ROAD, will perform at the Palace Theatre May Pavilion on Friday, May 20, 2016 at 7:30 p.m. 1 FOR THE ROAD comprised of band members Danielle Knight (vocals), Daniel Bradshaw (piano/vocals), Jacob Schlichting (bass), and Zach Cochran (drums) will take the audience on a musical journey of number one […]