Columbia’s independent cinema brings science to the movies with expert-led film events The Nickelodeon Theater has been selected as one of 41 independent cinemas, museums, and community film organizations across the country to receive a 2025–26 Science on Screen® grant, an initiative of the Coolidge Corner Theatre Foundation and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Now […]
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Announcement, Education, Events
The Nickelodeon Theater Awarded National Science on Screen® Grant
October 8, 2025
Announcement, Education, Events
Perilous Parents and Problem Children: The Nickelodeon’s October Series Unveils Freakishness of Family Life
October 8, 2025
By Elliott Catoe-Griffis, Kaitlyn Rivers, and Madison Wyatt How frightening can being a parent truly be? In October 2025, The Nickelodeon will explore this question with Spooky Spawn: Reproductive Body Horror and Perverse Parenthood, a three-film series that presents reproduction and parenthood in their most grotesque and haunting forms. Each film exhibits a uniquely terrifying […]
Announcement, Leadership
The Nick Welcomes Chelsey Malloy as New Membership & Development Manager
August 14, 2025
The Nickelodeon Theater is proud to announce the addition of Chelsey Malloy as its new Membership & Development Manager. Malloy will lead efforts to grow The Nick’s membership program, cultivate donor relationships, and strengthen community support for the theater’s mission to champion independent film and enrich the cultural life of the Midlands. Originally from Bluffton, […]
Leadership, Announcement
Introducing Tiffany Adams: The Nick’s New Board President
November 27, 2024
We’re thrilled to announce that Tiffany Adams has been elected as the new President of The Nickelodeon Theater’s Board of Directors. A dedicated advocate, accomplished leader, and passionate member of The Nick’s community, Tiffany is poised to guide us into an exciting new chapter. A Proven Leader in Advocacy and Community Engagement Tiffany brings a […]
Announcement
The Nickelodeon Launches Year-End Giving Campaign to Support Local Cinema and Community Programming
November 11, 2024
The Nickelodeon Theater, Columbia’s only nonprofit theater and a beloved fixture in the local arts community, is excited to announce the launch of its annual Year-End Giving Campaign. Running from November 3 through December 31, 2024, this campaign invites the community to join in supporting the theater’s mission to provide diverse film programming, engaging community […]
Announcement
The Nickelodeon Theater Receives Major Gift in memory of Dr. Suzan Boyd
August 21, 2024
Columbia, SC – The Nickelodeon Theater is honored to announce a major donation from Ed Sellers in memory of his late wife, Dr. Suzan Boyd. The $75,000 contribution comes at a crucial time as The Nick continues to navigate the challenges faced by movie theaters nationwide in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Boyd […]
Announcement
Investing to enhance your experience
June 18, 2024
At The Nick, the experience of our patrons has always been our top motivation. Since our very beginning in the 80s, our stewards have worked hard to do right by the membership. After all, it’s people like you that make our day-to-day film screenings and special events possible. We’ve heard, and dealt with first-hand, the […]
Announcement, Programming
A Summer of Big Screen Magic: Announces 2024 Kids Summer Movies Series
April 29, 2024
Columbia, SC – The Nick announces its newest offering for 2024: the Kids Summer Movies series! From June to July, families are invited to visit Columbia’s beloved nonprofit movie theater for a nostalgic journey through the decades, with a lineup featuring beloved films from the 80s, 90s, and 2000s. Starting June 11th, every Tuesday, Wednesday, […]
Announcement
The Palmetto Society: Honoring our members with a new legacy.
November 21, 2023
We know you hear it all the time. “The Nick is a cornerstone of the arts in downtown Columbia.” It’s true – over the past year we’ve worked hard to make the theater a place where arts supporters, filmmakers, community leaders and activists, artists, performers and more can gather. But unlike most establishments on Main […]
Programming, Announcement, Events
The Nick and SC Pride to present Paris is Burning
October 9, 2023
The Nick and South Carolina Pride Movement (SC Pride) will present Paris Is Burning as part of The Nick’s Pride Night celebration on October 18, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. Both organizations are excited to collaborate to bring this film to Columbia for Famously Hot SC Pride. About the film – Where does voguing come […]