Leeds Center For The Arts

About Us:

Leeds Center for the Arts seeks to promote the appreciation, participation and development of the arts in our local and extended community through arts related programs and education. We work to strengthen existing organizations in the community through the arts and community related partnership and collaboration.  Leeds additionally provides a space for the community to learn and enjoy all forms of art with the firm belief that the arts contribute to the cultural enrichment and overall appreciation of our community.

History:

The Leeds Theatre is a single-screen movie theater in downtown Winchester, Kentucky. One of Winchester's first movie houses, the theater was purchased by S.D. Lee, president of the Winchester Amusement Company on May 12, 1925 and opened with The Crowded Hour starring BeBe Daniels. It was later named in a contest after its first owner S.D Lee, by rearranging the letters of his name.

The theater declined in both attendance and general upkeep, closing its doors in 1986.

Shortly after, the Winchester Council for the Arts restored the theater to its original appearance. The theater reopened in 1990 as the "Leeds Center for the Arts" with new equipment, a larger stage, and the original paint color scheme of 1925. The theater remains one of Clark County's timeless treasures today, showing live music, films, and various musical and drama performances.