Carolina Civic Center

The Carolina Civic Center is a historic theater located at 315 North Chestnut Street in downtown Lumberton, North Carolina. It first opened on June 18, 1928 as a vaudeville and silent film house known as the Carolina Theatre, owned by the Lumberton Theatre Company. After closing in 1975, it reopened on June 18, 1985 as the Carolina Civic Center following a local effort to save the structure. The theater is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and offers live touring performances, original productions, art exhibits, films, special events and rentals.

The Carolina Civic Center facility opened its doors for the first time on June 18, 1928 as a vaudeville and silent film house. Then known as the Carolina Theatre and owned by the Lumberton Theatre Company, it served the City of Lumberton and Robeson County as the area's primary cultural arts center for more than four decades. With the nationwide flight from downtown areas during the late 1960s and 1970s, the Carolina Theatre closed its doors for business in 1975. Averting plans to demolish the theater and replace it with a parking lot, a determined effort to save the historic structure by a group of local citizens resulted in the facility reopening June 18, 1985 as the Carolina Civic Center. The theater is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

A beautifully-restored historic theater and cultural arts venue in downtown Lumberton.

Product categories. Live touring performances · Original productions · Art exhibits · Films · Special events · Rentals

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