Imperial Centre for the Arts and Sciences

05/28/2026

TICKETS NOW AVAILABLE!!!!!
LINK IN COMMENTS!!!!!

05/21/2026

OPENING NIGHT!!!!!
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Freud’s Last Session!!!

05/20/2026

Ivan Price as Sigmund Freud
T.W. Rex Sauls as C.S. Lewis
Starts Thursday!!! At Booker T. Washington Theatre
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05/19/2026

Save the Date! Kids' Day 2026 will be Monday, July 13th, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. This FREE event is presented by Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Chi Omega Chapter in Partnership with Imperial Centre for the Arts and Sciences! Join us for a fun and interactive day to celebrate art in various ways! Also, don't forget to enter in this year's Student Art Contest! The winners will be announced during the Kids' Day Event! For more information, email Emily Joyce Turner, Arts Program Coordinator at [email protected].

05/19/2026

Come check out our new exhibit at the Maria V Howard Arts Center! Art That Tells A Story is now on display May 19 - September 6, 2026 featuring works from our permanent collection. This exhibit consists of works that pull the patron into a story either through pairings of various works from the collection or individual works of art. The public is invited to share their thoughts on the works of art.

This exhibit is curated in conjunction with the Children’s Museum's current summer exhibit: Storyland: A Trip Through Childhood Favorites. Their exhibit asks visitors to step into interactive favorite storybook scenes, while the arts center asks the visitors to bring their own story and experiences into the interpretation of works of art.

05/19/2026

Now showing at the Children's Museum & Science Center:
"Storyland: A Trip Through Childhood Favorites™"

Beloved children's books come alive in "Storyland: A Trip Through Childhood Favorites™." Step into the pages of seven beloved and award-winning children’s books as you journey through life-sized scenes designed to develop early literacy skills and open a life-long love of learning. Each story is transformed into a 3D play space where children interact with the story and its characters. Build a snowperson in “The Snowy Day,” explore an oversized alphabet playground in “Chicka Chicka Boom Boom,” harvest vegetables in “The Tales of Peter Rabbit” and more. Play games, solve puzzles, and use your imagination, as you travel through the following books – “The Tale of Peter Rabbit” by Beatrix Potter; “The Snowy Day” by Ezra Jack Keats; “Where’s Spot?” by Eric Hill; “If You Give a Mouse a Cookie” by Laura Numeroff; “Chicka Chicka Boom Boom” by Bill Martin, Jr. and John Archambault; “Abuela” by Arthur Dorros; and “Tuesday” by David Wiesner.

On display May 19 - September 6, 2026.

05/18/2026

Wonderful things are happening!!! First, this week our show "Freud's Last Session" begins Thursday at 7 PM, get your tickets NOW!!! Link in comments!!

Also, we have the privilege of congratulating the cast and crew of "Godspell"!!!! Tickets available soon!! Thank you to all who came out and auditioned!! Stay tuned for our new season announcement in the future!!

05/08/2026

We have some exciting opportunities for young artists and adults! Check out these great opportunities! Kids' Day Student Art Contest and our first People's Choice Art Exhibition Call for Entries for Tri-County Artists (Nash, Edgecombe, and Wilson)! To register and download the People's Choice Art Exhibit Call for Entries, go to our website at https://imperialcentre.org/arts/artist-opportunities/ or email Emily Joyce Turner, Arts Program Coordinator at [email protected].

05/07/2026

05/05/2026

While the play "Freud's Last Session" is strictly fictional, the impact that these two individuals had on our understanding of the world is widespread. Although we have grown from them in some ways, many of the core ideas they promulgated are relevant today. Please get your tickets now!!
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/questionofgod/why/index.html

05/01/2026

Don't miss out on your chance to see exhibits at the Imperial Centre for the Arts and Sciences this weekend as two featured exhibits close this weekend! Come visit the Maria V Howard Arts Center and view Painted Voices of Our Community: Expressive Art Tunnel Exhibit and the Children's Museum's exhibit, Wallace & Gromit: Get Cracking! Last day to view exhibits is Sunday, May 3, 2026! Gallery hours this weekend are Saturday, 10 am-5 pm and Sunday, 1 pm-5 pm.