30 landmarks and buildings each with a special story that dates all the way back to the 1800′s. The Ma Rainey House and Blues Museum is one of the landmarks in Columbus that you cannot miss when touring the black heritage trail. Ma Rainey or as some may call her “The Mother of Blues” was an African American blues singer from Columbus and what used to be her home is now a museum for visitors to tour.
Pasaquan, Columbus State University’s visionary art environment in Buena Vista, Georgia, will host an afternoon of post-punk and garage rock on Saturday, March 22. The concert will feature Georgia bands Pylon Reenactment Society, Subsonics, W8ING4UFOs and Token Hearts.
The growth of filmmaking in Columbus in 2024 bucks the larger downward trend for movie making, with the industry reeling from economic concerns and changes in audience appetite for the big screen.
Over 6,000 aspiring actors, singers, dancers, playwrights, designers and stage technicians are expected to descend upon Columbus for the 16th annual “Thescon.”
Dog Man provided the first sign of life to the 2025 box office this weekend with an opening that now stands at $36M.That’s the second biggest opening for a January animated title of all time after DreamWorks Animation’s 2016 Kung Fu Panda 3 ($41.8M) and it’s the third consecutive No. 1 debut for DWA after Kung Fu Panda 4 and The Wild Robot.
Georgia Entertainment and its partners made an incredible impact at the 41st annual Sundance Film Festival, the largest independent film festival in the United States.
Georgia film industry professionals gathered in Park City, UT, over the weekend to discuss the state’s film future at Sundance.
It’s bound to be one of the lowest overall grossing weekends of 2025 with around $70.2M for all movies, and there’s not even a snowstorm to blame. That’s how this part of the calendar typically swings at the box office. A year ago at this time, all titles counted $54.5M per Box Office Mojo, and that was the second worst weekend of 2024.
Not counting the 2021 pandemic year when all theaters were closed, it’s the second lowest MLK 4-day weekend of the last 10 years with the marketplace now estimated to do $96.3M. The last time it was this low was 2022 with $85M, and that’s when Paramount/Spyglass’ Scream led with a $33.8M Friday-Monday opening.
Later this week, Georgia Entertainment will hold its “From Script to Screen” event series at the 41st annual Sundance Film Festival. These activations will spotlight the state’s locations, studio facilities, incentives and world class suppliers supporting production in Georgia.
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