Performances and Events

A wickedly inspired musical re-imaging of the Frankenstein story, based on Mel Brooks’ classic film. With the help of hunchbacked sidekick Igor and lab assistant Inga, Frederick Frankenstein slips into the mad scientist shoes of his ancestors. Directed by Alyssa Pinson, Musical Direction by Ruthie Phillips.
$15 / $10 Youth (12 and younger)

Dr. Donald Williams is an ordained minister, professor emeritus of Toccoa Falls College and past president of the International Society of Christian Apologetics. He has trained local pastors for Church Planting International in places like Uganda, Kenya and India. He stays permanently camped out on the borders between theology and literature, serious scholarship and pastoral ministry, Narnia and Middle-Earth. He is the author of fifteen books, including Deeper Magic, The Theology Behind the Writings of C.S. Lewis, which he will discuss at our luncheon.
Luncheon: $35 (Carrollton Writers Guild Members get a $5 discount on tickets)

This one-man play is set in 1963. British author C.S. Lewis is hosting a group of American writers at his home in Oxford. He recalls the people and events that inspired his creativity and shaped his life, of his friendship with J.R.R. Tolkien, why he nearly abandoned the Narnia Chronicles, how he embraces Christianity and of the American woman who turned his life upside down.
$18 Adult / $10 Youth (12 and younger)

This show is high energy and both parents and children will find it hard to stay in their seats! Kids take the stage for the Spongebob Chorus and the Parents/Teachers vs.Kids Hokey-Pokey challenge. Playing covers (with a twist) combined with their hard-rockin’ funky original music has made this one of the most in-demand youth acts in the Southeast.
Performed at the Carroll County Performing Arts Center
Targeted Ages: Kindergarten – Second Grade
$5

Three 1960s flight attendants from different countries all believe they’re engaged to Bernard. In the past, Bernard has been able to juggle these relationships due to their flight schedules but the situation changes and all the women end up at his apartment on the same day.
Season ticket holders attend September 19.
$15 Adult / $10 Youth (12 and younger)

The Arts Festival of Carrollton rolls out the red carpet for more than 60 visual artists from across the United States and features two days of entertainment, youth art stops and exhibits, food trucks and roving guest artists. Start your Art Savings Account now by purchasing Art Bucks/Patron Purchase Awards throughout the year to use at the arts festival. For more information, visit, artsfestivalofcarrollton.com.

The Carrollton Wind Ensemble celebrates the music of John Williams, the greatest film composer of all time. Come hear music from Star Wars, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Superman, Midway March, Schindler’s List and more. This concert promises fun for the entire family. Directed by Terry Lowry
$10

This musical is based on the international bestseller and award-winning book. When the most beautiful fish in all the ocean, Rainbow Fish, refuses to share its vibrant, shimmering scales, the whole ocean seems to turn against the vain creature. The wise Octopus helps the young fish learn that it’s far better to be admired for being kind than for being beautiful. Directed by Rebecca Davis.
$10

The Carrollton Jazz Orchestra has become one of the hottest jazz bands in Georgia. The CJO performs classic repertoire from Duke Ellington and Count Basie to Buddy Rich and Thad Jones to music commissioned for the Carrollton Jazz Orchestra.
$15 Adult / $10 Youth (12 and younger)

The South Carolina Ballet Company presents the story of Rudolph, a young reindeer who faces challenges, makes new friends and uses his special talent just in time to help save the Christmas season. Based on the beloved 1964 Christmas animated TV special. The ballet is narrated providing the audience with a clear understanding of the story and will feature additional Christmas repertoire.
$25 Adult / $10 Youth (12 and younger)

Founded in 1961 at Columbia City Ballet, this show delights audiences nationwide with world-class productions. This performance of the classic tale is narrated, providing the audience with a clear understanding of the story and allowing them to fully appreciate the professional dancers of the South Carolina Ballet Company.
Targeted Ages: Grades 1 – 5
$5

On the Western Front of WWI on Christmas Day 1914, a German soldier steps into No Man’s Land singing Stille Nacht. Thus begins an extraordinary night of camaraderie, music and peace during war time. This remarkable true story was told in the words of men who lived it. Come join us as we relive this extraordinary moment in history.
Season ticket holders attend December 4.
$15 Adult / $10 Youth (12 and younger)

As the chorus prepares to sing in Vienna, Austria this season, they will perform the first part of Handel’s Messiah and additional holiday choral arrangements with the Carroll Symphony Orchestra. Make Christmas in Carrollton part of your holiday tradition. Directed by Terry Lowry
$15 per person, $10 per person (12 and younger)

Christmas with the CWE is a Carrollton holiday tradition. Listeners from 1 to 92 will be transported to a winter wonderland with sentimental favorites such as Sleigh Ride and Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas. Conductor Terry Lowry will take your requests at the piano.
$10

Mountainfilm on Tour travels year-round with a selection of current and best-loved films from the annual festival in Telluride, Colorado. Beginning in 1979, Mountainfilm is one of America’s longest-running film festivals with the mission to use the power of film, art and ideas to inspire audiences to create a better world. The festival includes five or six short films featured within an hour. Free concessions are provided.
$5 (includes water & popcorn)

After a rancher’s family is massacred by a gang of outlaws, the rancher, William Holden, assembles a mean team of convicts as his posse to pursue the killers. Susan Hayward plays Elizabeth Reilly, who nurses the rancher back to health and falls in love with him.
$5 (includes water and popcorn)

America’s Got Talent finalists Sons of Serendip feature emotionally stirring interpretations of pop music with a unique blend of vocals, harp, piano and cello. They’ve collaborated with Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops, the Plymouth Philharmonic Orchestra, the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and Cynthia Erivo and performed for the Creative Arts Emmy Awards. The group has toured worldwide and appeared on Oprah Winfrey’s 2020 Vision Tour.
$25 Adults / $10 Youth (12 and younger)

Comedian and juggler Mark Nizer’s wild exploits have landed him on MTV, HBO’s Just for Laughs, Arsenio Hall and Bob Hope and Other Young Comedians. He has opened for Jerry Seinfeld, Bob Hope, George Burns, John Byner, Gladys Knight, The Temptations, Johnny Mathis, Ray Charles and Barry Manilow. Nizer’s one-man show is a combination of original comedy, world class juggling, movement, music and technology.
Performed at the Carroll County Performing Arts Center
$12 Adult / $10 Youth (12 and younger)

Comedian and juggler Mark Nizer has taken his one-man show to a variety of venues around the world. Don’t miss the combination of original comedy, world class juggling, movement, music and technology that promises a spellbinding performance.
Performed at the Carroll County Performing Arts Center
Targeted Ages: Grades 3 – 6
$5

The Carroll Symphony Orchestra continues its tradition of excellence with a concert of masterworks including Dvorak’s New World Symphony, Terry Lowry’s new Symphony no. 3 and the winning compositions from the 2025 CSO Young Composer Competition. Join CSO Conductor Terry Lowry and the Carroll Symphony Orchestra for this incredible evening of music that is the perfect Valentine’s date.
Performed at the Carroll County Performing Arts Center
$20 Adult / $10 Youth (12 and younger)

During the final rehearsal for the Carroll Symphony Orchestra’s Masterworks concert, area students are invited to come hear west Georgia’s finest musicians. This fun outing will offer audience participation and an introduction to the sounds of a symphony orchestra. This year’s performance will include the winning compositions of the CSO Young Composer Competition.
Performed at the Carroll County Performing Arts Center
Targeted Ages: Grades 4 – 12
$5

This four-piece acoustic band brings fresh energy to the Great American Songbook, delighting audiences with their riveting shows and performance videos. The band features a striking combination of piano, mandolin, dobro, accordion and cello and stunning vocal harmonies.
$18 Adults / $10 Youth (12 and younger)

In this musical comedy, Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princess of darkness, has grown up and fallen in love with a sweet, smart young man from a “normal” family. Wednesday confides in her father and begs him not to tell her mother, Morticia. Everything will change for the whole family on the night they host a dinner for Wednesday’s “normal” boyfriend and his parents.
Season ticket holders attend March 13.
$20 Adults / $10 Youth (12 and younger

The Carrollton Jazz Orchestra will present a concert of exciting jazz tunes featuring some of the finest jazz musicians in the Southeast. Whether you are a long-time jazz aficionado or are new to jazz and big band music, you will fall in love with the music of the CJO.
$15 Adult / $10 Youth (12 and younger)

In celebration of Carroll County’s 200th Anniversary, our community choir will pay tribute to the many Carroll County composers that have written music for choirs all over the world. We are especially excited to premiere new works by Ed Hogan, Chris Lewis and Mark Zickefoose. Directed by Terry Lowry.
Season ticket holders attend April 10.
$10

Relive the 1970s with one of the most authentic tribute acts ever to hit the music scene. Veteran musician Joe Hite’s eight-piece ensemble brings timeless Barry Manilow classics like Mandy, Can’t Smile Without You and the foot stomping rhythm of Copacabana to life.
$25 Adult / $10 Youth (12 and younger)

Conductor Terry Lowry and the Carrollton Wind Ensemble will conclude our season of bicentennial celebrations with a program highlighting Carroll County composers such as Elijah Green, Kataj Copley and Tyson Washington. Don’t miss this tribute to our composers.
$10