One of Decatur's last family-owned theaters is closing and ending its over 100-year history, following the death of the venue's owner. The Avon Theatre posted to social media on Feb. 11 the death ...

DECATUR, Ill. (WCIA) — A Decatur staple is closing its doors after 25 years of service to the community. The Huston family, owners of the Avon Theatre, announced on Tuesday that the theatre is ...

DECATUR — Under the creative hand of the late Skip Huston, the Avon Theatre remained a theater lover’s go-to venue for movies and what some proclaimed the best popcorn in Decatur. Now ...

Time for artsy strolls in the sunshine! Decatur is popping with new eye-catching art, and the city's calendar is filling up ...

DECATUR, Ala. — This teacher we’re about to meet, her classroom is a stage, and her students are the stars. She’s a drama ...

DECATUR, ILL. (WAND) — After being open for 109 years, the Avon Theater has closed its doors. The owner Skip Huston died on Jan. 31st of this year. Combining the loss of Skip and some financial ...

The Shakespeare Corrected initiative is brings the arts to the incarcerated. The program at the Decatur Correction Center, a minimum-security facility for women, is led by Alex Miller, a professor ...

Cindy Mullins, a Decatur native, is the first woman to serve in this position since the theatre opened in 1927.

Director, producer and Decatur native Jake Rademacher produced a documentary titled “Brothers After War” about the challenges ...