Bibb City Story
Assistant Professor Amanda Rees describes the work of landscape architect Earle Draper to CSU history, geography and theatre students in preparation of “Bibb City: Collected Lives from a Mill Town.” The location is next to one of the community’s largest green spaces, Hemlock Drive Park.
Published: June 5, 2009
The Bibb City story comes to life in a collaborative effort by Columbus State University and the Chattahoochee Shakespeare Company project.
After two weeks of study they will host a stage dramatization of oral histories of the city in “Bibb City: Collected Lives from a Mill Town.”
Below is a list of show times and locations:
Friday June 5
7 p.m. show
River Mill Event Center
3715 1st Avenue
Saturday June 6
7 p.m. show
The historic Comer Auditorium
107 41st Street
Weekend shows scheduled
June 12 -13 and June 19 – 20
CSU Theatre on the Park Studio
The RiverPark campus
Along with the first two shows CSU students have created a 30 minute Bibb City walking tour. Below is a list of times:
Friday June 5
2 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Starts from the River Mill
Saturday June 6
6 p.m. tour
Starts from the Comer Auditorium
There is no admission but donations will be taken up to support the Chattahoochee Shakespeare Company. For more information, call 706-507-8403.
Bibb City once prospered as a mill town but declined in 1998. Two years later the city charter was dissolved and the city became part of Columbus.
To see where Bibb City use to be check out this link.
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