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Former Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba reopened Thalia Mara Hall on his last day in office. But current Jackson Mayor John Hohrn ...
Jackson Mayor John Horhn says while the previous administration said Thalia Mara Hall is ready to reopen, that is not yet the case.
Thalia Mara Hall's doors remain shut nearly three weeks after the City of Jackson announced the facility's closure. Potential mold growth has caused concern over the theater's upcoming shows.
Thalia Mara Hall has officially been closed for a year — and while former Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba declared it reopened on his last day in office, current Mayor John Horhn said that’s not ...
Leaders of performing arts groups in Jackson plan to use venues other than Thalia Mara Hall in downtown Jackson for their ...
Thalia Mara Hall in Jackson, seen in this file photo from Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2024, passed a follow-up inspection with the State Fire Marshal on June 3.
Thalia Mara Hall has been closed to the public since August, when mold was found in areas around the venue in Jackson. Project manager Emad Al-Turk said remediation work should begin Wednesday in ...
Lumumba emphasized that Thalia Mara was built in the 1960s and keeping it updated is an "ongoing process." He continued to defend the response to the situation at Thalia Mara, along with other ...
"There is growth in Thalia Mara Hall is what I was told by the remediation specialist this morning, there's not mold," Williams said. "They cannot certify it as mold.
The state fire marshal's inspection of Thalia Mara Hall, which was conducted on Sept. 9, cited violations including, blocked entrances, combustibles stored around a flammable storage locker ...
As such, we must make several difficult decisions." Since Thalia Mara Hall is the only venue in the state capable of hosting the shows, six out of seven of Broadway in Jackson shows will be canceled.
The state fire marshal's inspection of Thalia Mara Hall, which was conducted on Sept. 9, cited violations including, blocked entrances, combustibles stored around a flammable storage locker ...