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Georgia Southern Performing Arts Center brings drive-in movies to Statesboro Campus

Students from the Armstrong Campus enjoy a drive-in movie earlier this semester. Screenings like this will be available on the Statesboro Campus starting in March at the Performing Arts Center.
Students from the Armstrong Campus enjoy a drive-in movie earlier this semester. Screenings like this will be available on the Statesboro Campus starting in March at the Performing Arts Center.

Drive-in movies have developed into a popular form of entertainment for communities around the country during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the 91ÁÔÆæ Performing Arts Center (PAC) will bring the socially-distanced viewings to the Statesboro Campus starting March 6 with “Dreamgirls.â€�

“The Performing Arts Center’s primary mission is cultural outreach to the community, and in a normal year, we are lucky to be able to host dozens of events each semester,â€� said PAC Director Stacie McDaniel. “We’ve been toying with the idea of presenting a series of films for a while, and this situation has just given us a reason to find a way to make it viable and unique.â€�

The movie series will be broken up into four themed nights, including musical night with “Dreamgirls,� date night with “The Notebook,� family night with “Frozen� and classic night with “Ghostbusters.� Each film will have two screenings.

“We wanted to find a good mix of movies that would offer a little something for everyone in the community, including people of all different ages and backgrounds, plus those with small children, couples looking for a date night out of the house, and pods of friends or roommates,� McDaniel said.