The Robert H. Jackson Center is pleased to welcome back the remarkable talent of Living Voices (part of TheatreWorks USA) on Wednesday, March 15 and Thursday, March 16, 2023 to perform "The New American" in our Cappa Theatre.This live, interactive performance will offer the audience a view into the journey in steerage from Ireland to […]
The Robert H. Jackson Center is pleased to welcome back the remarkable talent of Living Voices (part of TheatreWorks USA) on Wednesday, March 15-16, 2023 to perform “The Right to Dream” in our Cappa Theatre.Discover the struggle and sacrifice for Black civil rights, through the efforts of a young African American activist coming of age […]
The Robert H. Jackson Center is pleased to welcome back the remarkable talent of Living Voices (part of TheatreWorks USA) on Wednesday, March 15-16, 2023 to perform "The Right to Dream" in our Cappa Theatre. Discover the struggle and sacrifice for Black civil rights, through the efforts of a young African American activist coming of […]
The Robert H. Jackson Center is pleased to welcome back the remarkable talent of Living Voices (part of TheatreWorks USA) on Wednesday, February 1 and Thursday, February 2, 2023 to perform “Hear My Voice” in our Cappa Theatre.This live, interactive performance will offer the audience a view into the 72-year struggle that finally won half […]
The Robert H. Jackson Center is pleased to welcome back the remarkable talent of Living Voices (part of TheatreWorks USA) on Wednesday, February 1 and Thursday, February 2, 2023 to perform "Hear My Voice" in our Cappa Theatre.This live, interactive performance will offer the audience a view into the 72-year struggle that finally won half […]
Each year Doors Open Jamestown offers an opportunity for local residents to be a tourist right here in our hometown. Doors Open Jamestown is a FREE admission day at local museums and attractions. It's designed to let local residents see our community as visitors often see us.
Join us for our Founders' Day Open House On Tuesday, December 13, the Robert H. Jackson Center will celebrate its anniversary with our annual Founders' Day Open House from 5 pm to 7 pm.This year's Founders' Day celebration will honor our current and former Board members, who helped make the Robert H. Jackson Center who […]
Register here Join us on Wednesday, October 12, when Professor Brad Snyder will present, "50 Years after Flood v. Kuhn." After the 1969 season, the St. Louis Cardinals traded Curt Flood, their star center fielder, to the Philadelphia Phillies. When a player was traded, he had two options - to report to his new team […]
FROM VS TO &: A LIVING LEGACY After meeting through a mutual friend Keith Plessy and Phoebe Ferguson began a partnership that eventually blossomed into the Plessy & Ferguson foundation. Together, they visit schools, festivals, and academic or historical institutions, spreading their message that their mutual history can be a tool to create unity and […]
This year's recipient is Hans Corell, who served as Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs and Legal Counsel of the United Nations from March 1994 to March 2004. He helped establish the International Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia and was the Secretary-General's representative at the 1998 U.N. Conference that adopted the Rome Statute of the International Criminal […]
The Robert H. Jackson Center is pleased to welcome the remarkable talent of Living Voices (part of TheatreWorks USA) on Wednesday and Thursday, June 15&16, 2022 to perform “The New American” in our Cappa Theatre. This live, interactive performance will ask the audience to question what it means to start a new life in a new […]
The Robert H. Jackson Center is pleased to welcome the remarkable talent of Living Voices (part of TheatreWorks USA) on Wednesday and Thursday, June 15&16, 2022 to perform “Through the Eyes of a Friend” in our Cappa Theatre. This live, interactive performance will offer the audience a view into the world of Anne Frank from the […]
