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Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948) 

Wacky Wednesday

Classic howls with Bud and Lou, and scary stuff involvingFrankenstein, Dracula, the Wolf Man and a femme fatale. Chilling score. One ofthe best in the Abbott and Costello series.

Not Rated

Running Time 83 minutes

Tales of Our 250^th: A Jonesborough History Variety Show

Pay What you Can

Join the Jackson Theatre and the McKinney Center for a series of programs celebrating local history and America’s 250^th birthday. Tales of Our 250^th includes skits, historians, re-enactors, musicians, and much more in a tapestry of Jonesborough stories and community history. These events will run June-October and start at 7:00 pm. They are Pay What You Can but go ahead and reserve your seats at Jonesborough.com/tickets.

Each evening will include a scene or scenes from the original play The First and Last Town in Tennessee, written by Anne G’Fellers-Mason, which premiered earlier this year at the McKinney Center and was featured in The New York Times. Join Jonesborough historian Paul Fink, portrayed by Tim Herron, as he walks you through the big and small moments that make Jonesborough an important part of the American story.

Programming dates and times are listed below. Acts are subject to change. Each performance starts at 7pm will last about 90 minutes.

June 25^th – Embracing the Past: Historic Preservation in Jonesborough with a presentation by Dr. William Kennedy and a performance by local band The Ozone Rangers

July 23^rd – Forging a New Nation: Revolutionary War History featuring re-enactors from Sycamore Shoals and a performance by the Watauga Valley Fife and Drum Corps

August 20^th – The Road to Freedom: African American History in Jonesborough including a special presentation of the original and award-winning play Nancy, presented by the Heritage Alliance

September 24^th – The Lost State of Franklin with a presentation by Dr. William Hardy from MTSU and the stories behind the Battle of the State of Franklin with Tipton Haynes State Historic Site

October 22^nd – A House Divided: Civil War History in Jonesborough with a presentation by Dr. Tom Lee form ETSU and a performance by the 52^nd Regimental String Band

This programming is supported in part by the Tennessee Commission for the United States Semiquincentennial.

Nosferatu(1922) with Radiohead Silent Synced 6pm event start 7 pm movie

 SpeakeasyCinema  

Silents Synced pairs classic silent movies with epic rockmusic soundtracks. This presentation of Nosferatu (1922) featuresRadiohead’s Kid A and Amnesiac albums.

An unauthorized adaptation of Bram Stoker’sDracula, Nosferatu (1922) is the quintessential silent vampire film,crafted by legendary German director F. W. Murnau. Rather than depictingDracula as a shape-shifting monster or debonair gentleman, Murnau’s Graf Orlok(as portrayed by Max Schreck) is a nightmarish, spidery creature of bulboushead and taloned claws — perhaps the most genuinely disturbing incarnation of vampirismyet envisioned.

About the filmmaker:

F. W. Murnau was an influential German expressionistdirector, producer and screenwriter who crafted a total of 21 films, only 12 ofwhich survived in their entirety. A master of light and shadow, Murnauexperimented with new filming techniques, negative exposure, stop-motion, andlow angle camera positions. His adaptation of Bram Stoker’sDracula, Nosferatu (1922), is considered a masterpiece of GermanExpressionist cinema.

Not Rated

Running Time 94 minutes

Join us at the Jackson Theatre as we present John McEuen in concert on Saturday, October 24th at 7pm.

John McEuen, as a Southern California Orange County high school student, thought his teenage dream job in Disneyland’s Magic Shop (at 16 years old) was “as good as it gets”. He and lifelong high-school friend both got that 1963 job (magic shop co-worker, Steve Martin) the same day. At 18, music came along. After seeing Missouri bluegrass group The Dillards, John headed towards his new dream: make magic with music, and get on the radio. Leaving Garden Grove for Hollywood, dream became a reality more than he imagined it could be!

Continually performing since 1964, he joined Les Thompson in 1966 as they put together the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, a relationship that would last over 55 years – over 11,000 concerts, 300 television shows, 10,000 interviews. For this ‘family reunion’ show he is also bringing GREAT picker Byron McDowell from North Carolina, with his magical voice and hot instruments – mandolin, guitar, and fiddle.

In 1971, John initiated the landmark Will the Circle be Unbroken* album by asking musical mentors Earl Scruggs and Doc Watson to record with NGDB; then, his brother Bill (manager, record producer) invited Merle Travis. It grew, with Earl’s help, to inviting Mother Maybelle Carter, Jimmy Martin, Roy Acuff, ‘Bashful’ Brother Oswald, Vassar Clements, and Norman Blake to a Nashville studio, hooking them up with Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, for 5 magic hot August days of recording. (John is featured in episode 6 of Ken Burns - Country Music). The now multi-platinum “Circle” is honored both by Library of Congress and the Grammy Hall of Fame.                  * “One of the most important records to come out of Nashville...” Chet Flippo, Rolling Stone

In 2010, Folk Alliance Organization presented McEuen the Best in the West Award solo performer; his rich history preserving original and traditional folk music earned the 2013 Charlie Poole Lifetime Achievement Award.

NGDB was inducted in to Colorado Music Hall of Fame 2015. In addition to John’s numerous solo accolades, Multi-instrumentalist McEuen (banjo, guitar, mandolin, fiddle, dobro, piano, dulcimer), recognized as a founding member and outstanding performer, departed the end of the 50^th year anniversary tour Oct. 22, 2017. He covers it all in his highly praised book The Life I’ve Picked on Chicago Review Press, published April, 2018.

McEuen has made over 46 albums (7 solo) that have earned CMA and ACM awards, an Emmy film score nomination, IBMA record of the year, five platinum and six gold records, multiple Grammy Awards and nominations, and performed on another 25 albums as guest artist. John’s production of Steve Martin – The Crow for his first all music record won the 2010 Best Bluegrass Album Grammy.

The Music of the Wild West CD- produced by McEuen - was honored with the Western Heritage Award.

Other accolades include: Grammy nomination for String Wizards II; the Uncle Dave Macon Award (for excellence in preservation and performance of historic music); 2009 he was inducted in to the Traditional Country Music Hall of Honor. John has produced award-winning projects for several other artists.

Made in Brooklyn. - (Stereophile Magazine's Record of the Month; winner: Independent Music Award’s Best Americana album in 2018), produced by John and David Chesky, earned rave reviews.

 John was inducted in 2017 to the American Banjo Museum Hall of Fame

John’s first book, The Life I’ve Picked on Chicago Review Press has over 100 5-star rave reviews on Amazon.

The popular Sirius/XM John McEuen’s Acoustic Traveller, ran for 20 years on The Village channel.

John’s second book, Will the Circle be Unbroken – the making of a landmark album (Backbeat Books) his brother’s photographs (148), with stories behind each, all details and stories of the making of that album.

 Multi-instrumental musician, performer, Radio Host, author, television show producer, concert promoter, and magician, John McEuen continues to explore the music world. “I am grateful people continue to support what I do, as it excites me to continue making things for them. I feel like some of my best projects are ahead. Out this summer on Compass Records: The NEWSMAN ! So many stories. so many songs, so many notes, so little time!”

For tickets, visit thejacksontheatre.com. 

BeettlejuiceBeettlejuice (2024) 

Wacky Wednesday

Beetlejuice is back! After an unexpected family tragedy,three generations of the Deetz family return home to Winter River. Stillhaunted by Beetlejuice, Lydia's life is turned upside down when her rebelliousteenage daughter, Astrid, discovers the mysterious model of the town in theattic and the portal to the Afterlife is accidentally opened. With troublebrewing in both realms, it's only a matter of time until someone saysBeetlejuice's name three times and the mischievous demon returns to unleash hisvery own brand of mayhem. Directed by Tim Burton.

Rated PG-13

Running Time 104 minutes

The Mummy(1932)

Cinema Classic Series  

Boris Karloff stars in the original 1932 version of theimmortal terror tale. Director Karl Freund creates a haunting, dreamlike moodas an Egyptian prince (Karloff) accidentally brought back to life seeks thereincarnation of his beloved princess. Zita Johann, David Manners. 

Rated TV-14

Running Time 72 minutes

The Evil Dead (1981)

Jonesborough Haunts and Happenings5:00 - 8:00 pm

Five vacationing college teens make an unplanned stopover inan abandoned mountain cabin surrounded by dense woods, where they discover anancient-looking occult tome. Later, an ominous presence from the depths of theforest emerges, and things quickly become life-threatening for the coeds.

Rated NC-17

Running Time 85 minutes

Halloweentown(1998) 

Pay What You Can 

A benevolent witch must save her peaceful hometown from aninvading dark force.

 Rated TV-G

Running Time 90 minutes

Halloween II (1981) 

 The indestructible Michael Myers is back for more murderoustricks and treats in this horror sequel. Despite being shot in John Carpenter'soriginal, Myers resumes his slashing spree---and Laurie Strode (Jamie LeeCurtis) remains his intended victim, with Dr. Sam Loomis (Donald Pleasance)again in hot pursuit.

 Rated R

Running Time 92 minutes

Join us at the Jackson Theatre on Sunday, November 15th at 7pm for Jerron Paxton and Dennis Lichtman.

Jerron Paxton and Dennis Lichtman are world-renowned multi-instrumentalists and vocalists whose mutual love of the history, stories, and significance behind the music they play is apparent as they romp through an energetic and engaging set of acoustic blues, ragtime, Tin Pan Alley pop songs, 1920s jazz, twin fiddle hoe-downs, and original songs and compositions. The duo were artists-in-residence at Symphony Space in New York City for the 2024-2025 season and recently released their first full-length duo recording, Jerron Paxton & Dennis Lichtman. As a soloist, Paxton is a Smithsonian Folkways recording artist, mainstay of the international blues festival circuit, and former artistic director of the Port Townsend Acoustic Blues Festival. Lichtman is a master of the clarinet, mandolin, and fiddle whole performance and recording credits include David Byrne, Pokey LaFarge, HBO's Succession and The Plot Against American, Jim Kweskin, and his own solo projects.

Tickets can be purchased at thejacksontheatre.com or by calling 423.788.4909.