Monroe County Fine Arts Center

The stage is set; all we are missing is YOU! Join us at 2 pm as 11 acts take the stage to compete in MP’s Got Talent! #mcsfinearts

Eleven acts enter, only one will leave as the champion of "MP's Got Talent"! Join us this Saturday to cheer on your favorite MP contestant! All proceeds benefit the Tri-M Honor Society. #mcsfinearts

It’s dance recital season! We’re looking forward to hosting our friends from The Madison Studio this weekend! #artseducation #communitypartners

Mary Persons High School Chorus classes are preparing for this evening's concert at 7:00 pm! Will we see you there? #mcsfinearts #liveaudience

Join us on May 18th for a Farm to Family Food Drive! We hope to see you there!

Next Monday, clear your schedule and make plans to join us for Mary Persons’ LIVE choir concert in the MCFAC! Admission is free, but seating is limited. #mcsfinearts

We were thrilled to start back up live music this evening with The Mary Persons High School Band! #mcsfinearts (Pictured: The MP Flute ensemble playing as patrons entered the MCFAC.)

This week Fine Arts Center staff teamed up with The Forsyth Convention & Visitors Bureau, The Monroe County Historical Society, and the Hubbard Alumni Association to discuss the Forsyth & Monroe County African American Heritage Guide & Tour. We love to see our community partners come together to celebrate and preserve Monroe County's rich history! Tune in to this week's Monroe County Schools Radio to learn more! #communitypartners #sweetlifeforsyth #exploregeorgia #monroecounty https://anchor.fm//Forsyth--Monroe-County-Africa/a-a4mit75

Congratulations to Mary Persons High School Theatre on a stellar performance at yesterday's AAA State One-Act Play Competition! A huge CHAMP shoutout goes to Abi Wilks and Kaitlyn Shields for receiving the honor of State All-Star Cast! Catch "Letters to Sala" this coming Friday and Saturday at 6 pm at The Monroe County Fine Arts Center. Tickets are available at monroefinearts.org. #mcsfinearts #chaMPs

Break a leg to the cast and crew of Letters to Sala, as they compete this weekend at State One Act Competition. You have two opportunities to enjoy this award-winning production at the Fine Arts Center! Reserve your tickets in advance at monroefinearts.org #mcsfinearts

Congratulations to the cast and crew of "Letters to Sala" for winning the Region 2AAA One-Act Competition! MPHS will go on to compete in State One-Act Competition on Febuary 20th! #mcsfinarts #chaMP

The Monroe County Fine Arts Center hopes you are having a blessed and safe Christmas season. Please enjoy this holiday song presented by the Mary Persons High School Chorus and the Mary Persons High School Band at the VERY FIRST public event held in the beautiful new Fine Arts Center on Dec. 12, 2016. (Chorus led by Charles Hernandez, accompanied by Terry Clopton; Band conducted by Eric Thompson.) Merry Christmas and our wishes for a new year that can once again bring music and drama back to the stage.

This week we share with you Act 2 of Gordon State College's production of A Christmas Carol. Happy Holidays to you and yours! #mcsfinearts #partnersineducation #highlandersforward https://anchor.fm//Gordon-State-College-Presents-A-Christm

The Monroe County Fine Arts Center congratulates Mary Persons High School Theatre as Region 2AAA Champions in One-Act Play. The production "Letters to Sala" also earned Best Costumes and Best Ensemble Cast. Individual honors go to Samuel Kelsey and Megan Bennett as Region All-Stars. Abi Wilks earned Best Supporting Actress Honors and Sydney Stapleton was named the Region's Best Actress. We are most proud of all of these students -- cast and crew -- and of director Holly Spires. #learngrowsucceed #mcsfinearts #talentedstudents #headedtostate

Tune in at 7:00 PM to catch the public premiere of MPHS's GMEA Virtual Concert featuring The Intermediate/ Advanced Women's Chorus. Click the following link to view our digital program: shorturl.at/dyDEP #mcsfinearts #GMEA2021

Missing holiday productions this year? We are proud to team up with our friends at Gordon State College to present a radio production that you and the family can enjoy from the safety of your home! Check out Act 1 of "A Christmas Carol" on the newly launched podcast "Monroe County Schools Radio". Act 2 will premiere this Sunday at 7am on Majic 100 Radio and later be released to podcast the following day. This production features GSC faculty, staff, students, community members, and Mary Persons Alumni. Happy Holidays from our family to yours! #partnersineducation #mcsradio #mcsfinearts #GSCHighlandersForward https://anchor.fm//Gordon-College-Presents-A-Christmas-Car

We at the Monroe County Fine Arts Center want to thank the community for their support and investment in our student visual and performing arts programs. We terribly miss our students filling the stage with music, art, and theatrical performances. Please know that having to cancel so many of our student events and postpone our professional artist visits has left us feeling sad. We have made the difficult decision to postpone Mary Persons' production of "For The First Time....... In Forever...." to January 15th and 16th, 2021. Current tickets will be honored for this date change. Tickets purchased for December 4th will be moved to January 15th, and tickets purchased for December 5th will be moved to January 16th. Once again, we appreciate your interest, your patience, and your understanding as we have worked our way through these most unusual times. We look forward to the day that the Fine Arts Center doors are open wide, our stage is overflowing with talent, and our audience seats are filled with you and your friends and family. Please continue to follow us on Social Media (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram), and watch for our emails. #mcsfinearts

Our students are eager to take the stage once again! Join us this Friday and Saturday at 6 pm for MP's production of "For The First Time.... In Forever....", a Socially-Distanced and Highly-Sanitized Broadway Musical Review. All tickets are reserved and available at MonroeFineArts.org. Tickets are only $7 in advance, but jump up to $12 at the door! #mcsfinearts

6 ft zones are taped off backstage; sanitizer is at every entrance, masked performers are standing by, the only thing that we're missing is you! Join us this Friday and Saturday at 6 pm as Mary Persons performs "For The First Time.... In Forever....", a Socially-Distanced and Highly-Sanitized Broadway Musical Review. All seats are reserved and available at MonroeFineArts.org. Tickets are only $7 in advance, but jump up to $12 at the door! #mcsfinearts #birdseyeview

Come out and support the MP Band as they give their final performance of the season at Dan Pitts Stadium! #mcsfinearts

We are thankful for our talented students and our faithful patrons. Wishing each of you a Happy and Blessed Thanksgiving from the Monroe County Fine Arts Center. (photo by Connie Tane)

Happy Birthday to our friend Tony Butala of The Lettermen (pictures from the March 2019 concert in the Monroe County Fine Arts Center).

Read about our wonderful Fine Arts Coordinator Patrick Hamilton and our fabulous Fine Arts Center in this ShoutOut Atlanta article. Thank you Patrick for repping the FAC so well!!!

This week is National Arts in Education week! Today we celebrate the creativity and individuality of our students across Monroe County Schools. Have the arts played an important role in your life? Drop a below, and let us know! #becauseofartsed #artseducation

The Monroe County Fine Arts Center is missing its wonderful patrons and all the talented student and visiting performers. While we "socially distance" ourselves, let's revisit some of the fun we've had over the past three years. We consider our Fine Arts Center to be our community's Pot of Gold. Of course, this majestic facility is just a building without people on the inside. Tonight marks 5 months since we started posting photo and video memories. Since March 31, we've pos...ted 152 times (missing only two nights by our count). We've featured 23 different professional performances, 32 different student events, and a host of other events and community happenings. We appreciate all of you who have checked in and helped us celebrate our first three-and-a-half years of arts happenings. We'll continue posting -- maybe not every night -- as we count the days until we can again open the doors, bring up the lights, and welcome our students, visiting performers, and patrons back inside. #welovethearts See more

Our MPHS Fine Arts instructors are thinking outside the box as they prepare for the 2020-21 school year.

The @Monroe County Fine Arts Center is missing its wonderful patrons and all the talented student and visiting performers. While we "socially distance" ourselves, let's revisit some of the fun we've had over the past three years. Tonight, from the July, 2018, American Music Celebration concert -- a little audio memory. Otis Redding III performs "My Girl." Classic written by Smokey Robinson and Ronald White (of the Miracles), and recorded by The Temptations.

The Monroe County Fine Arts Center wishes our friend, Newton Collier a happy and blessed birthday today!!!

Please see communication below from the Monroe County Fine Arts Center administration:

Last week our staff participated in a retreat organized by The Fox Theatre Institute, where venue managers from across the state met to discuss the impact of COVID-19 on the live entertainment industry. During this unprecedented time, we are very thankful for our partnership with The Fox Theatre Institute and our fellow Georgia Presenters.

It’s a beautiful morning at the Monroe County Fine Arts Center. We’re excited to be showing off our brand new signage!!!!