Lyric Theatre (Harrison, Arkansas)
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The Lyric Theater is a theater in Harrison
, Boone County
, Arkansas
. The theater was built in 1929 as a cinema and operated until 1977. After more than a decade of disuse, it reopened as a theater in 1999.
Today, the Lyric is operated by the Ozark Arts Council and hosts plays, and holds concerts by the Harrison Choir, the Harrison Golden Goblin Band, Harrison Chamber of Commerce, and others.
Harrison, Arkansas
Harrison is a city in Boone County, Arkansas, United States. It is the county seat. According to 2007 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city was 13,108. Boone County was organized in 1869, during reconstruction after the civil war. Harrison was platted and made the county seat. It is...
, Boone County
Boone County, Arkansas
Boone County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2010 census, the population was 36,903. The county seat is Harrison. Boone County is Arkansas's 62nd county, formed on April 9, 1869. Boone County is part of the Harrison Micropolitan Statistical Area.-History:Boone County...
, Arkansas
Arkansas
Arkansas is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Its name is an Algonquian name of the Quapaw Indians. Arkansas shares borders with six states , and its eastern border is largely defined by the Mississippi River...
. The theater was built in 1929 as a cinema and operated until 1977. After more than a decade of disuse, it reopened as a theater in 1999.
Today, the Lyric is operated by the Ozark Arts Council and hosts plays, and holds concerts by the Harrison Choir, the Harrison Golden Goblin Band, Harrison Chamber of Commerce, and others.