Celebrate Black History Month at the St. George Theatre
Editor’s note: We covered last year’s Day of Service presented by Asm. Fall. We also covered this year’s Day of Service at the local JCC where volunteers sorted donations to be given away.
Join us to celebrate Black History Month with enriching and exciting programming at the St. George Theatre!
- Struggle for Freedom: The Life of Dr. King: A free virtual show offered for the entire month of February to watch in the pleasure of your home or school.
- 70s Soul Jam Concert starring The Stylistics, Sonny Bivins’ Manhattans, Peaches & Herb, and William Hart’s Delfonics on February 14th, Valentine’s Day. Experience a legendary performance!
- Black History’s Groundbreaking Geniuses, offered on February 27th, 10:00am for schools, senior centers, day programs, and homeschool families. Black History is filled with amazing inventors, artists, and thinkers who changed the world. This show focuses on the brilliance of over a dozen amazing icons.
The Struggle for Freedom:
The Life of Dr. King
FREE virtual performance offered for the entire month of February across the globe!
One of Black History’s most influential civil rights leaders, the life and story of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is one of both triumph and tragedy.
Learn how Dr. King came to be a prominent leader. Follow Dr. King’s life from a young boy in Georgia, to becoming a preacher in Alabama, and an important figure on the international stage. A powerful and impactful story on the struggle for equality.
THEMES: Black History, Civil Rights Movement, Social Studies
Recommended for ages 10 and up
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Username: stgeorgetheatre@brightstar.io
Password: freedom2025
Banner Image: Movie still. Image Credit – St. George Theatre
St. George Theatre
Centered in the historic St. George District of Staten Island, just steps from the iconic Staten Island Ferry, the St. George Theatre was the most magnificent theatre on Staten Island. Solomon Brill of the Isle Theatrical Company broke ground on a beautiful 2,800 seat venue, in August of 1928 and the doors opened on December 4th, 1929. The cost of the project, which included an attached office complex, was two million dollars, $500,000 of which was for the theatre. Brill, who owned several other theatres on the Island and once owned a nickelodeon with William Fox of 20th Century Fox fame, promised to bring top-of-the-line vaudeville to the borough for an admission fee of 75 cents. He envisioned the St. George as a “dream” show house rivaling Manhattan’s cathedrals of cinema.