A Christian dinner theater will soon being opening in downtown Wilson in the old Heilig-Meyers building at 113 Barnes Street. It is a two story building being renovated. It is a two story building and the upper floor will be five loft apartments, and the ground floor will be the dinner theater using 16,851 square feet of space.
The owners are Allan and Safiyah Bell of Nashville, North Carolina. "We love gospel music and we thought it would be great to have a place for Christian concerts, where Christians can gather," Bell said.
The first floor will have a resturant and entertainment is planned every Saturday night. There will be ticket admissions which will cover the cost of dinner and performance. The performances will range from choirs, to solo acts to quartets and other singing groups. The performers will get a 10 percent proceed from the night.
"We want to form partnerships with our performers", Bell said. The Restaurant, Christian Connections, will be open throughout the week for breakfast, lunch and dinner and evening events will take place on different nights.
"We'll have gospel karaoke, family Bible trivia, open-mic poetry, live Jazz music and Wii fitness games for the retired," Bell said
The breakfast will be cafe style and will serve bagels, donuts, biscuits and drinks. Lunch and dinner will be a full menu for all meals. There will be no alcohol served at this business. Other spaces in the building will be used for business conferences. Hours of operation will be from 6:30 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday and Friday from 6:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. and Saturday from noon to 11p.m.
"I'm excited," Safiya Bell said, "This is something that's been in the works for four years. We have a lot of work ahead of us. We're just ready to get it open. It's going to be a place of fun for Christians and non Christians as well."
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