03/19/2024
Spread the love

The Carolina Civic Center Historic Theater celebrates Valentines Day and all things romantic with an evening of organ favorites and love songs from the ‘20s to the present performed by organist/composer Mark Andersen and the region’s best singers.  The night also includes the silent film, “LOVE,” with Greta Garbo and John Gilbert accompanied by Mr. Andersen with his own original score.

Tickets $10-$25. Seniors (65+) and military $22. Subscription series discounts apply. Contact the theater for group rates. Tickets can be purchased in-person or by  telephone with credit card or cash noon-6pm Monday through Friday through our administrative offices in the theater’s second floor (enter on Fourth Street side), or by calling the Civic Center at 910-738-4339. Tickets can also be purchased at the door. Theater lobby box office opens for ticket sales one hour prior to performance.

About Mark Andersen

On February 18th the audience will hear this great organ played by the hands of Mark Andersen, noted concert and recording organist who travels the country performing on these magnificent instruments. Mark has been featured on several American Theater Organ Society national annual conventions over the years and he has recorded more than 36 albums in his career. He is now the host of Crescendo! weekly television program over Time Warner and Comcast networks throughout America and devotes much of his time to the preservation of the art of theater pipe organ. Although Mark was a native of Lumberton, most of his life has been spent in New York, Boston, Paris, and Seattle playing concerts. Mark was a head staff musical arranger for NBC in New York and also in a noted composer having won the International Composer’s Competition in Amsterdam, Holland twice in his career. His retirement back to Lumberton give us the chance to hear one of the great performers on our own theater pipe organ.

About the Theater

The Carolina Civic Center Historic Theater is a beautifully-restored 1928 treasure listed on the National Register of Historic Places that offers visitors a unique and visually stunning experience. The theater is located at 315 North Chestnut Street in the heart of downtown Lumberton.  First opened as a vaudeville and silent film house, the theater offers a wide array of programming including live touring performances, original productions, art exhibits, films, special events and rentals. For more information visit www.carolinaciviccenter.com.

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