Fox Theatre’s “Fox in a Box” Exhibit Comes to DeKalb County Public Library

The July 15 open­ing night cel­e­bra­tion will fea­ture a per­for­mance by the Acad­e­my of the Arts dance studio

DECATUR, Ga. – (July 14, 2026) – DeKalb Coun­ty Pub­lic Library announced today that the Fox Theatre’s tour­ing ​“Fox in a Box” his­to­ry exhib­it will open on July 15 at Hair­ston Cross­ing Library. The open­ing night cel­e­bra­tion starts at 5 p.m. The exhib­it is on view until August 18.

At the open­ing event, atten­dees will walk down a red car­pet and see the Acad­e­my of the Arts dance studio’s per­for­mance of ​“On Broad­way: A His­to­ry of African Amer­i­can Dance in America.”

“So many DeKalb res­i­dents have fond mem­o­ries of going to con­certs, shows and movies at the Fox The­atre, and now they have a chance to expe­ri­ence its sto­ried his­to­ry first­hand,” said Ali­son Weissinger, direc­tor, DeKalb Coun­ty Pub­lic Library. ​“We can’t wait to meet the Fox The­atre fans com­ing to see the exhib­it and tak­ing part in the exhibit’s asso­ci­at­ed programs.” 

Over the course of the exhibit’s run, the library will offer a vari­ety of free, themed pro­grams fea­tur­ing crafts, films and scav­enger hunts. The library will also con­duct immer­sive, enter­tain­ing edu­ca­tion­al tours for patrons using a his­to­ry les­son pro­vid­ed by Fox Gives, the phil­an­thropic arm of Atlanta’s Fox Theatre. 

For more infor­ma­tion, please vis­it dekalbli​brary​.org/​e​vents. 

About the Exhibit

Fox in a Box is an immer­sive exhib­it cur­rent­ly tour­ing Geor­gia pub­lic libraries to share the Fox Theatre’s rich his­to­ry and how it inter­sects with Amer­i­can his­to­ry, the Civ­il Rights Move­ment, eco­nom­ics, and shared com­mu­ni­ty experiences.

Fox Gives, the Geor­gia Pub­lic Library Ser­vice, and the Insti­tute of Muse­um and Library Ser­vices make this exhib­it pos­si­ble. Sup­port is also pro­vid­ed by the Stone Moun­tain Chap­ter of Delta Sig­ma Theta Soror­i­ty, Inc. and DeKalb Library Foundation. 

About the Geor­gia Pub­lic Library Service

The Geor­gia Pub­lic Library Ser­vice (GPLS) empow­ers libraries to improve the lives of all Geor­gians by encour­ag­ing read­ing, lit­er­a­cy and edu­ca­tion through the con­tin­u­ing sup­port and improve­ment of our pub­lic libraries. GPLS is a unit of the Board of Regents of the Uni­ver­si­ty Sys­tem of Geor­gia. www​.geor​gial​i​braries​.org

About the Fox Theatre

The Fox The­atre is one of Atlanta’s pre­mier venues for live enter­tain­ment, wel­com­ing more than 150 per­for­mances a year in its 4,665-seat the­atre. From con­certs to bal­lets, com­e­dy, and movies, the his­toric venue attracts more than 500,000 vis­i­tors annu­al­ly. The the­atre hosts over 100 annu­al pri­vate events like wed­ding recep­tions, trade shows, cor­po­rate meet­ings, and asso­ci­a­tion func­tions in two fab­u­lous ball­rooms. The Fox’s pre­mi­um Mar­quee Club, pre­sent­ed by Lexus, is a 10,000 sq. ft., three-sto­ry lux­u­ry bar acces­si­ble to all Club Lev­el tick­et hold­ers or annu­al mem­bers of the Fox The­atre. As a 501(c)(3) non­prof­it arts orga­ni­za­tion, the Fox The­atre is a fierce­ly pro­tect­ed land­mark and nation­al­ly acclaimed the­atre today. The Fox The­atre proud­ly acknowl­edges its part­ners’ gen­er­ous sup­port: Casami­gos, Coca-Cola, Geor­gia Nat­ur­al Gas, Geor­gian Ter­race Hotel & Liv­ingston Restau­rant, Humana, Lexus, North­side Hos­pi­tal, and Regions Bank. Tick­ets for all events are avail­able at www​.foxthe​atre​.org, or toll-free at 855.285.8499. 

About Fox Gives

Fox Gives is the expand­ed out­reach arm of Atlanta’s icon­ic Fox The­atre, com­mit­ted to fos­ter­ing com­mu­ni­ty part­ner­ships and enrich­ing lives through the arts. Evolved from the Fox The­atre Insti­tute, Fox Gives con­tin­ues the lega­cy of pro­vid­ing his­toric preser­va­tion exper­tise, con­sul­ta­tion, and edu­ca­tion to per­form­ing arts venues in Geor­gia and beyond. With a focus on envi­ron­men­tal and eco­nom­ic impact, Fox Gives offers mul­ti­year preser­va­tion grants, arts edu­ca­tion pro­grams, and voca­tion­al men­tor­ship, lever­ag­ing resources to stim­u­late local economies and keep the artis­tic pulse of com­mu­ni­ties vibrant. Under the Fox Gives umbrel­la, the the­atre intro­duces trans­for­ma­tive ini­tia­tives like the All-Access Pass high school pro­gram to open new doors in voca­tion­al arts edu­ca­tion for young minds. For more infor­ma­tion, vis­it foxthe​atre​.org/​f​o​x​gives.

About The Insti­tute of Muse­um and Library Services

The Insti­tute of Muse­um and Library Ser­vices is the pri­ma­ry source of fed­er­al sup­port for the nation’s libraries and muse­ums. We advance, sup­port, and empow­er Amer­i­ca’s muse­ums, libraries, and relat­ed orga­ni­za­tions through grant­mak­ing, research, and pol­i­cy devel­op­ment. IMLS envi­sions a nation where indi­vid­u­als and com­mu­ni­ties have access to muse­ums and libraries to learn from and be inspired by the trust­ed infor­ma­tion, ideas and sto­ries they con­tain about our diverse nat­ur­al and cul­tur­al her­itage. To learn more, vis­it www​.imls​.gov.

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