diaries from the American Civil War and the O'Brien family papers; and, an autograph album which belonged to Captain Randolph Owen of Alabama which included autographs of Confederate military leaders imprisoned by Union Forces at Johnson's Island, Ohio after the Civil War. The Terrell Historical Library is located in the original First Baptist Church of Beaumont. Theatres Built in 1927 for Jefferson Amusement Company, Jefferson Theatre was built at a cost of $1 million and constructed of the finest materials available at the time. It's A Wonderful Life 1946 premiere was held at the Jefferson Theatre, with star James Stewart and director Frank Capra in attendance. Julie Rogers Theater was originally constructed as City Hall in 1928. The capacity is approximately 1700 seats. The theatre is home to the Beaumont Civic Ballet, Beaumont Civic Opera, and Symphony of Southeast Texas. The theatre is located across the street from the Beaumont Civic Center. Entertainment and recreation Crockett Street The Crockett Street entertainment complex offers night clubs and restaurants for the nightlife of downtown Beaumont. Currently, the only open nightlife venues include The Gig (formerly known as Antone's), which hosts live music, and Dixie Dance Hall, which offers dancing. Recently closed venues include Tequila Rok, Star Bar, and Vain. You can often find reference to the venues as well as upcoming events in cat5 magazine (a local weekly nightlife magazine published every Thursday by the Beaumont Enterprise). Crockett Street has one currently open restaurant, Zydeco, open weekdays during lunchtime. There are several venues available to rent for private events: 10 Lounge, the Red Room and the Neches Room. Crockett Street once included an entirely different lay out including such clubs as; Bobby Magees and Scout bar. It was restructured after a lawsuit resulting from an incident involving the death of a local women due to negligence of alcohol consumption. With Beaumont's convenient location off I-10, a major highway connecting Houston to New Orleans, Crockett is able to host national music acts. Notable acts include the Toadies, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Stoney LaRue, Pat Green and Alien Ant Farm. Let's not forget Houston's very own The Hunger. Events The Gusher Marathon formed in 2010 by the local nonprofit Sports Society for American Health is the city's first annual marathon. The Gusher takes place in march and includes a 5K, half marathon and full marathon. The course begins at the Montagne Center of Lamar University and