History That Doesn't Suck
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Date
January 9, 2026 -
Event Starts
7:30 PM -
Venue
Fletcher Opera Theater -
Doors Open
6:30 PM -
On Sale
On Sale Now
Enhance your pre-show experience when visiting the Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Raleigh by visiting The Lounge.
- Private pre-show lounge space, featuring lush décor
- Exclusive entrance, which opens 90 minutes prior to each performance and at intermission*
- Dedicated bar featuring top-shelf spirits, as well as one complimentary beverage per guest
- Access to complimentary light bites
Please note: To access The Lounge, guests must also have a ticket to a performance.
Event Details
This ain’t no history lecture–this is History That Doesn’t Suck with Professor Greg Jackson. It’s a night of live storytelling and music that will forever change the way you think about the past!
Skip the classroom and step into a night of American history-telling, live music and multimedia! History That Doesn’t Suck with Professor Greg Jackson is the first 100 years of US history told in a thrilling 100 minutes. The promise is in the title!
History That Doesn’t Suck with Professor Greg Jacskon - Dr. Jackson knows you think history is soooo boorrrinnng. Armed with a PhD and a sense of humor that made his podcast of the same name rocket in popularity, this multimedia story-telling event will have you wishing this was the way history was taught in school.