Los Angeles, CA
2220 Arts + Archives is a volunteer-run community arts center dedicated to innovative performance and experimental arts in the Historic Filipinotown neighborhood of Los Angeles, CA. The venue features three rooms, three stages, a basement and lots of parking. 2220 hosts a cooperative group of arts nonprofits, artists and curators, programming a calendar full of film, literature, music, and performing arts. ...
Spring Branch, TX
Anhalt Hall is a Texas dance hall in Spring Branch, TX, owned and operated by the Germania Farmer Verein, an organization started by German settlers in Central Texas in 1875. The new hall was built in 1908. There are monthly dances and the venue is available for rental. ...
Buffalo, NY
Babeville is a state-of-the-art multipurpose venue in a renovated 19th century Gothic Revival-style church in downtown Buffalo’s Theater District. The 1,200 capacity Asbury Hall at Babeville is an open-floor hall with 45′ ceilings, a state-of-the-art sound system, and original wrap around balcony with pew seating. ...
New Orleans, LA
Founded in 1998, Ashé Cultural Arts Center is a New Orleans nonprofit and African cultural center with multiple venues. The Ashé Powerhouse is a 200 seat state-of-the-art 10,000 square foot performance and exhibit space. Ashé I is a smaller multi-functional space with a stage, sound, and light. Ashé Too is a 7,225 square foot space with a mobile stage, sound, and light. ...
Norfolk, VA
Located on Norfolk’s historic Church Street, the historic Attucks Theatre was known as the “Apollo of the South.” Originally opened in 1919, the theater was reopened in 2004 by a partnership between the City of Norfolk’s Department of Cultural Facilities and the Crispus Attucks Cultural Center, Inc. ...
Pittsburgh, PA
The August Wilson African American Cultural Center in Pittsburgh, PA, that presents performing and visual arts programs that celebrate the contributions of African Americans not only in Western Pennsylvania, but nationally and internationally. At the heart of the AWAACC is the 492-seat theater equipped with world-class theatrical lighting and audio systems. ...
Fresno, CA
Built in 1948, the historic Azteca Theater is located in the Chinatown district of Fresno, CA. The brick Art Deco facility includes a large auditorium with a two-story mezzanine and a raked floor level. ...
Bakersfield, CA
Opened in 1930, The Historic Bakersfield Fox Theater is a performing arts and community events center with the hottest acts in comedy, music, film, and more. Located in Bakersfield’s Downtown Arts District, the theater is recognized for its fine acoustics and exquisite blend of Spanish Colonial and Art Deco styles. The Fox Theater Foundation is the non-profit organization that operates the theater. ...
Barrington, IL
Barrington’s White House Cultural and Community Center is a unique, historic cultural and private event venue located in the heart of downtown Barrington, IL. This meticulously restored 1898 mansion hosts cultural and community events, and is also available for rental for weddings, corporate meetings, non-profit fundraisers and family celebrations. ...
Erie, PA
Basement Transmissions is an all ages art center and concert hall in Erie, PA. The main hall is a 450 standing capacity room with a huge stage boasting the highest of quality live sound. The lounge, a 75 standing capacity room, is a multi purpose space with a small stage, seated areas, and a snack bar. ...
Hamden, CT
Best Video Film & Cultural Center (BVFCC) is a valued community space serving Greater New Haven with its world-class film archive, performance space, and cafe. Film screenings, live music, Lounge Night, and more are happening every single week. In addition, the performance area is available for community forums, school poetry readings, and other community events. ...
Philadelphia, PA
Founded in 1873, the Cannstatter Volksfest-Verein is a German-American social club featuring the largest outdoor beer garden in Northeast Philadelphia. Indoors, the Crystal Ballroom accommodates up to 600 people. Cannstatter is open every Friday and select Saturdays (April to October) from 5–10pm. Enjoy live entertainment from some of the best local bands and musicians. ...
New York, NY
First opened in 1891, Carnegie Hall is a national historic landmark and cultural center in New York comprised of three performance venues and numerous event spaces. With superb acoustics and five curvilinear levels seating 2,790, Isaac Stern Auditorium / Ronald O. Perelman Stage is able to host everything from classical music to popular and world-music concerts, comedy shows, major film and TV screenings, benefits, and more. The 599-capacity Judy and Arthur Zankel Hall presents a perfect setting for the latest contemporary sounds from classical, pop, jazz, and world music. With 268 seats, the intimate Joan and Sanford I. Weill Recital Hall is home to hundreds of recitals, chamber music concerts, panel discussions, and debut performances. ...
Lewisburg, WV
Carnegie Hall Lewisburg is a regional cultural center presenting world-class arts programming in historic Lewisburg, WV. The Hamilton Auditorium is home to many performances including musical acts, dance groups, presentations, and conferences. It is accommodating yet intimate and has incredible acoustics. ...
Lumberton, NC
Located in historic downtown Lumberton, NC, the Carolina Civic Center facility opened for the first time in 1928. The theater offers a wide array of programming including live touring performances, original productions, art exhibits, films, special events and rentals. The Carolina Civic Center Historic Theater features state-of-the-art projection and sound equipment, a massive 15 by 25 foot screen, Bose speaker system, and a Sanyo 12,000 lumens digital projector. ...
Memphis, TN
The Center for Southern Folklore is a nonprofit cultural center in Memphis, TN, behind the Belz Museum. Its 250-capacity Heritage Hall is a multi-purpose space with a stage, sound and lights. The intimate Folklore Store is part general store, part art gallery, and part music hall. Enjoy live performances most Friday and Saturday nights. ...
Chicago, IL
The Chicago Cultural Center, opened in 1897, is a landmark building operated by Chicago’s Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE). The center is home to two magnificent stained-glass domes, as well as free music, dance and theater events, films, lectures, art exhibitions and family events. Event spaces include the 300-seat Claudia Cassidy Theater, the 700-capacity Preston Bradley Hall, the 550-capacity GAR Hall & Rotunda, and 800-capacity Sidney R. Yates Gallery. ...
Chicago, IL
The Copernicus Center serves the Northwest side of Chicago as a concert venue and cultural, community, and event center. Every September, The Copernicus Foundation presents the Taste of Polonia Festival, the largest Polish festival in the country. Facilities include The Mitchell P. Kobelinski Theater which seats 1,852, The Annex (282), The Lobby (350) and King’s Hall (254). ...
Seattle, WA
Celebrating a Black Central District, Cypher Café is run by the Washington not-for-profit corporation Black Power Unlimited which manages the first floor of Washington Hall. Spaces developed by The Hidmo Cypher include the Lodge Room, Library, Café, Kitchen and Classroom. ...
Glen Echo, MD
Glen Echo Park is a vibrant arts and cultural center in Montgomery County, MD, managed by the Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture. The historic Spanish Ballroom has room for up to 870 while the open-air Bumper Car Pavilion has a capacity of 350. ...
Grayslake, IL
Located in the heart of downtown Grayslake, IL, The Grayslake Heritage Center & Museum campus includes a facility housing multiple galleries, archives, a community room, dedicated classroom space, a museum store and collections storage. It incorporates the original Village Hall, a former one-room school house moved to the site and expanded in 1895.Grayslake Heritage Center is the primary venue for The Lake County Folk Club. ...
Chicago, IL
Harold Washington Cultural Center is located in the historic Bronzeville neighborhood of Chicago’s South Side. HWCC is a state-of-the-art performing arts and education facility. The center is a nonprofit owned by Tobacco Road, Inc. ...
Joshua Tree, CA
The Hi-Desert Cultural Center is a many-faceted, multi-venue facility for performing and visual arts in Joshua Tree, CA. The art complex contains a 400+ seat main theater and a 200+ seat Blak Box Theater located in the Palmer Performance Hall. ...
Old Saybrook, CT
Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center (The Kate) is a non-profit performing arts organization in Old Saybrook, CT. Located in a theater/town hall originally opened in 1911, the historic building includes a 285-seat theater that hosts a variety of cultural and performing arts including music, theater, opera, dance, comedy, film and children’s programming. The Kate theater is home to state-of-the-art lighting, audio and projection systems with a full backline. ...
Philadelphia, PA
The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts is a large performing arts venue along the Avenue of the Arts in Center City Philadelphia, PA. Dance, Broadway theater, award-winning plays, standup comedy, classical music, and other performances all come alive at the Kimmel Cultural Campus which includes multiple venues, from a historic concert hall to a black box theater.Verizon Hall is an enormous 2,500 seat concert hall featuring spectacular acoustics and outstanding architecture.Academy of Music is a historic 2,600-seat proscenium theater. This iconic opera house and concert hall provides a stage to amaze any audience.The Merriam Theater is another historical 1,840-seat proscenium theater.The Perelman Theater’s movable stage and retractable seats make it a 650-seat recital hall or 600-seat proscenium theater.The SEI Innovation Studio is a flexible capacity, black box theater. ...
Mableton, GA
The Mable House Barnes Amphitheatre is metro-Atlanta’s only mid-size, outdoor concert venue with covered, reserved seats. Located in the same complex as the historic Mable House Cultural Arts Center, it features a state-of-the-art facility that can accommodate approximately 2,500 people. Seating includes a table area closest to the stage, row A through Q are terrace level, and general admission area is on the lawn. ...
Winterville, GA
The Marigold Auditorium for Arts and Culture (MAAC) is a historic performance venue located at the Winterville Cultural Center, a former high school, in Winterville, GA. Built in 1953, the intimate venue has great acoustics plus state-of-the-art lighting, audio, and projection capabilities. MAAC regularly serves as a performance space for several theatrical productions, musical groups, presentations, and Winterville Marigold Festival events, as well as lectures, weddings and community gatherings. Additional features include ample parking and an oversized lot ideal for outdoor events. ...
Annapolis, MD
Maryland Hall in Annapolis, MD, presents live and digital programming from several performance spaces including the 725-seat Main Theatre, the 180-capacity black box Bowen Theatre, and outdoor performance spaces including the Nature Sacred Labyrinth and the Galleries. Experience world class entertainment in an intimate venue. ...
Princeton, NJ
McCarter Theatre Center is an independent, non-profit performing arts center with three distinctive performance spaces: Matthews Theatre is a 1100-seat theater opened in 1930, Berlind Theatre is a contemporary 360-seat performance space, and Richardson Auditorium is Princeton University’s premier performance venue. ...
Athens, GA
The Morton Theatre is a historic theater located in Downtown Athens, GA, founded in 1910 as an African-American built, owned, and operated Vaudeville theater. The 480-capacity, acoustically superb auditorium boasts state-of-the-art lighting and audio systems framed in the simple elegance of its bluesy décor. ...
Durham, NC
NorthStar Church of the Arts in Durham, NC, is a church founded upon the principles of worship through the performing and visual arts. The a building is a former Gothic Revival church constructed in 1930. ...
Mountain View, AR
American folk musicians of regional and national renown perform at the Blacksmith Stage in the Craft Village throughout the day and during select weekends at Ozark Highlands Theater, the park’s 1,000-seat indoor music venue. The Folk Center offers instructional music events in addition to concerts, including bluegrass and string band themed weekends. Ozark Folk Center State Park in Mountain View, AR, is dedicated to perpetuating the music, crafts, and culture of the Ozark Mountains. ...
Winslow, AR
Ozark Folkways is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the preservation, development, instruction, and celebration of the arts, crafts, and music of the Arkansas Ozarks by hosting workshops, concerts, film screenings, art shows, crafts displays, and more. ...
Loveland, CO
Opened as a movie theater in 1920, Rialto Theater Center is a premier performing arts venue in downtown Loveland, CO, comprised of the Rialto Theater, a vintage performance space, the Devereaux/ Hach Room and the Phyllis Walbye Conference Room. The facility serves as a center for cultural arts by offering high quality, diverse, affordable performing arts, films and educational activities. The Rialto Theater Center welcomes nationally touring musicians, comedians, and performers as well as local performing arts groups. ...
Denver, CO
Savoy Denver occupies the second floor of a Victorian-era building built in1889 in the Curtis Park Historic District of Five Points. The Savoy features a large social hall and smaller studio; both available for live performances, workshops, classes, meetings, weddings, gallery openings, and more. ...
Scranton, PA
Opened in 1930, the Scranton Cultural Center at the Masonic Temple offers all variety of entertainment options. Housed in the Masonic Temple and Scottish Rite Cathedral in downtown Scranton, PA, the venue is a beautiful place to catch a Broadway show, orchestra concert, rock or pop concert, plays and more.The historic facility houses two theaters and a ballroom. The Weinberg Theater is a 1929 era theater with a seated capacity of 1856, a proscenium stage, balcony, and mezzanine. Shopland Hall is an intimate, 700-capacity proscenium theater with a wraparound balcony. And the Grand Ballroom is a large, 2300-capacity formal ballroom with stenciled walls and ceilings, large chandeliers, and large windows.The Scranton Cultural Center at the Masonic Temple (SCCMT) operates the facility as a regional regional center for the arts, education and community activity. ...
Brookfield, WI
Located within Mitchell Park in Brookfield, WI, the Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts is one of the finest multi-disciplinary cultural arts centers in the United States. Established in 2002, the beautiful arts facility has six indoor spaces and two outdoor spaces suitable for a variety of events including live performances, festivals, arts education classes, meetings, fundraisers, and private events.The Harris Theater features a 650-seat auditorium, state-of-the-art sound and design, and a calendar full of premier artists across an expertly curated range of genres. The main stage at the Sharon Lynne Wilson Center provides intimate seating, from boxes to balcony, suitable for dance and music performances, plays, lectures, formal meetings, seminars and more. The Harris Theater is home to the Matinee Series; an afternoon concert experiences celebrating stars of the stage, Grammy Award winners, Hollywood icons, and more.The 150-capacity Dawes Studio Theater is home to the Studio Series welcoming emerging artists to the Wilson Center in special performances of jazz, indie, pop and folk. The intimate theater offers a variety of seating arrangements from traditional stage performance to black box theater. Dawes Studio is acoustically engineered and features hardwood floors and a raised stage.Just outside the Dawes Studio Theater is the Wilson Center’s Gerlach/Haack Outdoor Theater: home to popular Starry Nights concert series. Starry Nights is a free, family-friendly concert series that takes place on Fridays in the summer. Food trucks and a full bar are available at the outdoor venue as well as both lawn seating and a limited number of picnic tables available to rent. ...
Telluride, CO
The Telluride Transfer Warehouse is a center for the arts in Telluride, CO. The roofless, open-air, park-like setting is a spectacular place for events and community activities in the heart of Telluride’s downtown. ...
Fayetteville, AR
Terra Studios is an art gallery, park, and education center nestled 13 miles outside of Fayetteville, AR. Support for Terra Studios is provided, in part, by the Arkansas Arts Council, an agency of the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism, and the National Endowment for the Arts. Dogs are allowed outside on the grounds, not in the gallery, as long as they are leashed and picked up after. ...
Las Vegas, NV
The Beverly Theater is an independent film house and performance venue in downtown Las Vegas, NV. Imagined by The Rogers Foundation, The Beverly Theater is a two-story venue featuring three distinct areas: the main theater, the Segue jazz terrace, and the courtyard. Additionally, the venue has an on-site box office, a retail/concession space, and a fully-loaded green room. The main theater features a state-of the-art Constellation acoustic system by Meyer Sound and raked seating for 146 on a platform that retracts to allow for up to 407 standing. ...
Middletown, CT
The Buttonwood Tree Performing Arts Center is a community-based nonprofit arts organization that serves central Connecticut with music, art, comedy, poetry, and theater events. An intimate performance space, art gallery, and used bookstore with snack bar. Open mic on Mondays, Thursdays, and second Sundays. Additional activities include yoga, Reiki, personal development workshops, and drum circles. ...
Minneapolis, MN
The Cedar Cultural Center is a Minneapolis nonprofit all-ages music venue that presents the best in local, national, and international music. ...
Natick, MA
Located in Natick’s historic Central Firehouse facility, The Center for Arts in Natick (TCAN) is an intimate listening room featuring a 270-seat performance space with a raised stage, professional audio system, and theatrical lighting. A concession stand is located in the lobby, serving an assortment of snacks and soft drinks at most performances. TCAN offers beer and wine service at all feature performances to patrons with acceptable ID. ...
Seattle, WA
A former church opened in 1922, Town Hall Seattle is a landmark historic building and performance hall in the heart of Seattle, WA. Town Hall Association is the nonprofit organization that maintains the venue and fosters an engaged community through civic, arts, and educational programs. The Great Hall, Town Hall’s signature performance space, is a premier venue for acoustic and amplified music with iconic curved oak pews and a custom acoustic reflector. ...
Tallahassee, FL
The Plant is a all-inclusive, shared DIY creative space in Tallahassee, FL, that includes an art gallery, an event venue and a community garden. Everyone is welcomed and empowered to organize, research, and encourage the free expression of others. The Plant Tallahassee is a not for profit venue and is operated by volunteers. ...
New York, NY
Opened in 2019, The Shed is an arts and cultural center in Hudson Yards on Manhattan’s West Side. The Shed’s highly adaptable Bloomberg Building is an eight-level structure that includes two large gallery spaces, a versatile theater, and multiple event spaces. The Shed brings together established and emerging artists to create new work in fields ranging from pop to classical music, painting to digital media, theater to literature, and sculpture to dance.The Shed’s largest space, The McCourt, is formed when a telescoping outer shell is deployed over the adjoining plaza, doubling the building’s footprint. An iconic space for large-scale performances, installations, and events, The McCourt can accommodate a seated audience of 1,250 or up to 2,000 standing.The Kenneth C. Griffin Theater, on Level 6, seats up to 500 people and can be transformed into two smaller spaces to create more intimate event settings.The Shed’s column-free, museum-quality galleries on levels 2 and 4 provide large, open spaces for events.The Tisch Skylights and Lab, on Level 8, are striking spaces for events, rehearsals, and artist development that seat approximately 450 people, with standing room for 750. ...
San Antonio, TX
Situated along the banks of the San Antonio River, The Tobin Center for the Performing Arts presents Broadway tours, comedians, theater, dance, and world-class concerts in all genres in the most acoustically sound concert hall available.The facility is comprised of three venues: The H-E-B Performance Hall – a flexible 1,745 reserved seat or 2,100 general admission capacity performance space, The Carlos Alvarez Studio Theater – a 259-seat black box studio theater with numerous flexible seating arrangements, and The Will Naylor Smith River Walk Plaza – an exterior venue along San Antonio’s famous River Walk. ...
Phoenix, AZ
Open in Downtown Phoenix since 2017, The Van Buren is a 1,900-capacity concert venue located in a former automotive showroom built circa 1939. The venue is comprised of four spaces, each with their own bar: the outdoor Patio, the Lobby, the Showroom, and the Mezzanine. The Showroom is the main concert hall where you can experience a wide array of nationally touring artists, as well as community events. ...
Aurora, IL
The Venue Aurora is an intimate live music venue and community cultural center hosting concerts, workshops, dance, and events in the heart of downtown Aurora, IL. The listening room seats 200 with no obstructed views, and the outdoor stage area can fit several hundred festival fans. The Venue books nationally-recognized talent in all genres of music from blues and big band, to rock and world music, and everything in between. Opening acts frequently feature regional and local musicians and songwriters. The Venue is operated by the nonprofit Fox Valley Music Foundation. Enter from Water Street Mall. ...
Fairfield, CT
The Warehouse at FTC is a flexible venue that pairs a classic industrial feel with state-of-the-art sound, lighting and staging. The Fairfield Theatre Company is a nonprofit center for the arts and culture located in the heart of downtown Fairfield, CT. ...
Tybee Island, GA
The Tybee Post Theater is a 206-seat historic theater that offers professional quality projection, sound and lighting for performances of all kinds; plays, musicals, concerts, comedy, dance, and variety shows. Friends of the Tybee Theater, Inc., is a nonprofit dedicated to operating the Tybee Post Theater as a performing arts and cultural center that is an integral part of the Tybee island community, enhances the cultural experience, encourages and attracts visitors, and improves the overall quality of life. ...
Garden City, ID
Visual Arts Collective (VaC) is a mixed-use contemporary fine art gallery and performance venue in Garden City, ID. Visual Arts Collective partners with local arts organizations to bring theater, cinema, music and performance art to the community. ...
Wake Forest, NC
Located in the heart of downtown Wake Forest, the Wake Forest Renaissance Centre for the Arts is northern Wake County’s multi-purpose event and meeting space providing the perfect venue for a variety of events and activities including exhibits, concerts, plays, recitals, conferences and private celebrations. The Renaissance Centre’s Grand Hall offers 4,700 square feet of event space featuring an LCD projector, automated projection screen and monitors, computer ports for presentations and both broadband and wireless internet. ...
Seattle, WA
Washington Hall is a historic, nonprofit, community building that is available for events, performances, meetings, classes and rehearsals. Built in 1908, the venue has been a cultural home to many communities and art forms, and for a long time embodied the soul of Seattle’s Central District neighborhood.Washington Hall offers two beautifully restored event spaces: on the second floor is a 735-capacity ballroom with a stage, theater lighting system, and balcony, and the Lodge Room on the first floor is a smaller, 300-capacity gathering space. ...
Jackson, MI
Weatherwax Hall is a multi-use cultural center in Jackson, MI, and the Jackson Symphony Orchestra’s performing arts center and practice hall. Weatherwax Hall at the JSO is also home to the Music on Tap concert series as well as recitals and other community events. The space has a 300 person capacity or 150 person capacity with tables and chairs. ...
Bellingham, WA
The Wild Buffalo House of Music has been a premier music venue and nightclub, and a staple of downtown Bellingham since 2007. Independently owned and catering to every genre of music including local, national and international talent, this brick-walled dance club offers live blues, rock, reggae shows and more. ...
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