Portsmouth, NH
3S Artspace located in the Northern Tier neighborhood of Portsmouth, NH, is a nonprofit contemporary art and performance space. ...
Art Galleries and Cafes
Annapolis, MD
Located in the heart of historic downtown Annapolis, MD, 49 West Coffeehouse, Winebar & Gallery is an intimate coffeehouse and listening room presenting the best in live music nightly. Highlighting the rich diversity of the local music scene, genres include jazz, Americana, folk, indie, bluegrass, bossa nova and classical. ...
Carnegie, PA
The Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall is a public library and music hall located in Carnegie, PA. Known as the “Carnegie Carnegie,” the acoustically superb venue is patterned after Carnegie Hall in New York. The 400-seat Andrew Carnegie Music Hall accommodates a wide range of activities each season including concerts, film screenings, musicals, dance recitals, wedding ceremonies, lectures and more. Concert series and repeat performers include the Listen Locally series, Stage 62, The Carnegie Performing Arts Center, The Pittsburgh Savoyards, and Kyiv Ukrainian Dance Ensemble.
The Listen Locally Downstairs series takes place in The Studio, a 100-seat former gymnasium turned intimate multifunctional performance space where artists and audience can engage in a conversation. The Studio entrance is located on the side of the building. ...
Cafes and Restaurants
Atlanta, GA
Established in 2001 in downtown Atlanta, GA, Apache XLR is an intimate restaurant and café serving contemporary Southern food and craft cocktails. The venue presents a variety of unique live performances from jazz to world music plus open mic nights, open jams, and DJs. ...
Louisville, KY
Art Sanctuary is a community-oriented arts collective supporting local visual, literary, and performing arts through events, promotion, and education. Located in the Schnitzelburg-Germantown neighborhood of Louisville, KY, the facility includes offices, art studios, a 98-capacity gallery, and 597-capacity event space. ...
Delray Beach, FL
Located in lovely Pineapple Grove in downtown Delray Beach, FL, Arts Garage is a multi-disciplinary cultural hub for musicians, performers, film presenters, visual artists, and arts educators. From Grammy Award winning musicians to emerging, local artists, Arts Garage hosts performers on the main stage, the Stuart & Shelby Theatre, that represent a broad diversity of cultures. ...
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. ...
Fort Worth, TX
Bass Performance Hall is located in the historic Sundance Square district in the heart of downtown Fort Worth. The multipurpose hall is renowned for its superb acoustics, exceptional sightlines, and ambience of a classic European-style opera house.
The Nancy Lee and Perry R. Bass Performance Hall complex consists of the McDavid Studio and Van Cliburn Recital Hall, the Green and Richardson Rooms, the Grand and Mezzanine lobbies, and the Founders Concert Theater.
Performing Arts Fort Worth, the non-profit organization that manages Bass Hall, is dedicated to bringing world-class entertainment to Tarrant County and the region, including touring Broadway shows, musicals, comedy acts and family-friendly productions. ...
Akron, OH
BLU Jazz+ is a live music venue and photography gallery in downtown Akron, OH, presenting live jazz nightly with state-of-the art stage, sound and lighting in a relaxing atmosphere. ...
Paonia, CO
A nonprofit organization located in downtown Paonia, CO, the Blue Sage Center for the Arts is dedicated to providing community members with opportunities to create and experience art in all its forms. Blue Sage features local productions, but we also brings in plenty from outside of the valley too. ...
San Antonio, TX
Open since 2014, Brick at Blue Star Arts Complex is located next to the San Antonio River in the Southtown neighborhood in San Antonio, TX. Brick is primarily an arts venue for visual, literary, theatre, dance, music, film, fashion, and experimental projects. The warehouse gallery space is also available for studio sessions, workshops, classes, rehearsals, film/photo shoots, markets and meetings. There is a beer and wine bar open seven days a week.
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New Orleans, LA
Located in the New Orleans Healing Center, Café Istanbul is a performance hall with a mission of fostering, encouraging, and promoting performance art in New Orleans, LA. Events includes live music, dance, theater, poetry, comedy, film and visual arts. ...
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. ...
Cafes and Music Venues
Davenport, IA
Common Chord | Home of the Redstone Room is a non-profit organization in downtown Davenport, IA, focused on improving the community through the power of music. The Redstone Room, located on the second floor of the facility, hosts concerts by a diverse array of local and touring musicians. The venue features a full bar, dance floor, projection screens, and state-of-the-art lighting and sound systems.
Additional second floor spaces include The Gallery and The Community Hall, an open room with a sound system, projector, stage, and limited bar.
Outside, at the base of the Redstone Building, The Skybridge Courtyard has a sound system, stage, and outdoor bar. The Skybridge Courtyard is home to the seasonal LIVE AT 5 Friday concert series. ...
Memphis, TN
Crosstown Arts is a non-profit, contemporary arts center offering a variety of music/visual/performing arts spaces and programs in Memphis. Located inside Crosstown Concourse, the organization operates a 400-seat black box theater, an intimate listening room for live music, a 5,000-square-foot exhibition space, a multidisciplinary residency program, a shared art-making facility with public access to digital/analog production resources, and a craft cocktail bar. ...
Bozeman, MT
The Emerson Center for the Arts & Culture is a non-profit community arts and culture center that serves as a primary resource for the arts, arts education, and cultural activities within the Bozeman community. Public rental space including a theater, ballroom, and galleries are available for community use. ...
Chicago, IL
Epiphany Center for the Arts is Chicago’s most extraordinary multidisciplinary venue, and unique destination for art, entertainment, and events. The center hosts jazz, blues, and other local musicians for its weekly concert series. Epiphany has eight dedicated art galleries, and a collection of event spaces, and three distinct venues for live music and performances: Epiphany Hall with its amazing acoustics and state-of-the-art sound and lighting system, The Sanctuary, a former church, and The Catacombs. ...
Denver, CO
Opened in 1907, The Fillmore Auditorium Denver is a concert venue located in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, CO. Modeled after The Fillmore in San Francisco, the venue is comprised of three unique spaces; the intimate Mammoth Lounge, Picture Gallery, and spacious Main Hall.
This Main Hall is a versatile space that includes a mezzanine, state-of-the-art sound and lighting system, large bars and grand chandeliers. ...
New York, NY
Built circa 1862, Flushing Town Hall is a historic New York City landmark with an intimate mystical charm. The state-of-the-art theater space features over 200 lights, digital sound equipment, a Steinway Grand Piano, a projector and video equipment. The venue offers performances including jazz, world music, dance and puppetry plus exhibitions and education programs. ...
Richmond, VA
Gallery5 is an arts center, museum, gallery, venue, and community space in the historic Jackson Ward neighborhood in Richmond, VA. ...
Athens, GA
Built in 1889, the Georgia Theatre in downtown Athens is a historic concert hall outfitted with state-of-the-art lighting and sound, multiple levels, three bars, and a rooftop deck. The rooftop offers a full bar and restaurant as well as an additional performance area. The Georgia Theatre is operated by Zero Mile Presents. ...
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. ...
Clarksdale, MS
Open since 2005, Hambone Art & Music is an inviting space located in historic downtown Clarksdale, MS, owned and operated by artist and musician, Stan Street. Building his vision from a vacant building, he has crafted a venue that is both unique and welcoming to art lovers, artists, musicians, and storytellers from around the globe. Open weekly as a gallery and bar, Tuesday through Saturday from 11am until 5pm, Hambone is also the location of special evening events including the popular Tuesday night concert series featuring touring and local artists representing a variety of genres. ...
Greenfield, MA
Located in the heart of downtown Greenfield, MA, Hawks & Reed Performing Arts Center is a cutting edge performance center with multiple venues. The Ballroom is a grand performance space with a dance floor, stage, and professionally crafted soundscapes. On the fourth floor, The Perch functions as a rustic banquet and dance hall, an event venue, or a fully equipped black box theater. The Wheelhouse is a cozy underground bar with a unique speakeasy atmosphere. And The Pushkin, a former bank built in 1911, is an event hall. ...
Wabash, IN
The Honeywell Center is northeast Indiana’s premier show and concert venue featuring rock, comedy, Broadway, and more. The Honeywell Center is home to the Ford Theater, Eugenia’s Restaurant, Clark Gallery, and banquet facilities. ...
Des Moines, IA
Nestled on the eastern edge of the historic Sherman Hill district in Des Moines, IA, Hoyt Sherman Place boasts one of the area’s most magnificent entertainment, banquet and meeting facilities. Built in 1923 and restored in 2003, it is a classic Victorian theater with modern amenities. The Hoyt Sherman Place Theater hosts a variety of events including concerts, comedians, lectures, dance recitals, corporate meetings, graduation ceremonies and more. ...
Bars and Restaurants
Lakewood, OH
Established in 2023, Lakewood Social House in Lakewood, OH, serves contemporary American food and specialty cocktails in a vibrant atmosphere with live entertainment, karaoke, DJs, and comedy. ...
South Bend, IN
Located in South Bend, IN, LangLab is a continually growing multi-use co-workspace facility and venue able to host a variety of events including concerts, forums, poetry readings, film screenings, art exhibitions, debates, book signings, theater works, workshops, and community gatherings. ...
Lexington, KY
Originally opened in 1887, the historic Lexington Opera House is located in the heart of downtown Lexington, KY. One of the premier performing arts centers in the region, Lexington Opera House is home to professional national BROADWAY tour, ballet, opera, concerts, comedy and more. ...
Bars and Event Venues
New York, NY
Located in Gowanus, Brooklyn, Littlefield is a hip and eco-friendly performance and art space and one of New York’s premier independent live venues since 2009. The venue is fully equipped with a state-of-the-art surround sound system, a customizable LED stage wall, full backline, and full bar. Events include comedy, live music, dance parties, podcasts, art, film and theater. ...
Spencer, WI
Located in Spencer, WI, the LuCille Tack Center for the Arts is a local arts center and a cultural treasure for rural, central Wisconsin. The center includes a A 500-seat theater attached to the Spencer High School. Every season brings an eclectic mix of high-quality cultural events, family entertainment, and educational programs. From national and international performing artists, to amazing local talent, there is something for everyone to enjoy at the LuCille Tack Center for the Arts. ...
Ludington, MI
Housed in a former church, the Ludington Area Center for the Arts is a volunteer-run community center containing an art gallery and performance hall. The venue hosts a variety of free visual art exhibitions and performing arts events throughout the year. The LACA art gallery highlights original works of art by local, regional, and Michigan artists.
The 350-seat LACA Performance Hall is the former church sanctuary featuring a proscenium stage equipped with state-of-the-art sound, a large video wall, theatrical lighting, and more. The performance space is ideal for acoustic music, theater, music, film and dance productions.
The Main Gallery at the Ludington Area Center for the Arts can accommodate up to 125 standing. ...
Bellingham, WA
Make.Shift Art Space is a nonprofit art space located in the heart of Bellingham’s arts district. There are multiple studios, a gallery, a DIY all-ages live music performance space and a low-power community radio station KZAX 94.9. Providing all-ages shows since 2011, the basement venue regularly features local, regional and national acts in a substance-free environment. ...
Music Venues and Theaters
Midland, MI
Built in 1970, Midland Center for the Arts is the cultural destination in the Great Lakes Bay Region located in Discovery Square next to Dow Gardens in Midland, MI. The Midland Center offers an abundance of well-equipped, one-of-a-kind spaces in beautiful settings including its 1,500-seat auditorium, 400-seat Little Theater, a 97-seat Lecture-Recital Hall, two museums, art studios, rehearsal rooms and more. Event spaces includes the Red Carpet Lobby and Brick Lobby, and the 100-capacity Pendulum Lounge, a unique experience celebrating Midland’s history. ...
Cafes and Restaurants
Tucson, AZ
Monterey Court is a historic former 1930’s motor court in Tucson, AZ, transformed into an artisan marketplace, restaurant, and bar. The venue features live music six nights a week and during Sunday Brunch. Open since 2011, Monterey Court serves gourmet food and craft cocktails plus beer and wine in its 300-seat, shaded courtyard. All music genres are featured at the courtyard stage including international, national, and local musicians. Surrounding the courtyard are a variety of merchants and galleries. ...
Event Venues and Museums
St. Louis, MO
Located in downtown St. Louis, MO, The National Blues Museum explores the Blues and celebrates the genre as the foundation of all modern American music. The facility educates guests in an entertaining environment that includes high-impact technology-driven experiences, a state-of-the-art theater, artifact-driven exhibits, and robust public programming. Spaces include The Lumiére Place Legends Room and The Scott and Diane McCuaig and Family Gallery. ...
New Orleans, LA
The Neutral Ground Coffee House in New Orleans is an old-world style coffee house and community space; part gallery, part stage, all-inclusive, and for all-ages. Stop by, drink some coffee, and listen to some live music seven nights a week. The Neutral Ground stage has been host to thousands of musicians. From first gigs to homecomings, hobby musicians to professionals, it’s become an institution for New Orleans musicians and those traveling through. ...
Cafes and Event Venues
Cedar Rapids, IA
Located on the Paramount Theatre campus in downtown Cedar Rapids, IA, Opus Concert Cafe is an upscale, acoustically sound facility presenting chamber music, jazz, intimate cabaret concerts and more. ...
Omaha, NE
Built as a vaudeville house in 1927, the historic Orpheum Theater Omaha hosts the finest in local and national performing arts including Broadway and opera. Slosburg Hall at Orpheum Theater is a 2,600-seat proscenium theater featuring magnificent French Renaissance design. The ornate venue has multiple balconies, a large stage, and dressing rooms. ...
Manistee, MI
The Ramsdell Regional Center for the Arts (RRCA) is a nonprofit organization that manages and operates the Ramsdell Theatre under lease from the City of Manistee, MI. ...
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. ...
South Orange, NJ
SOPAC is a nonprofit performing arts center presenting first-class music concerts, comedy, kids and family shows, dance, theatre and more in the village of South Orange, NJ. South Orange Performing Arts Center’s modern facilities include The Jennifer & Tony Leitner Performance Hall, a state-of-the-art 439 seat performance hall with superb acoustics, sight lines and seating. Above the theater is a 2,170 square-foot urban-style Loft, which is used for performances, rehearsals, classes and special events. The Herb + Milly Iris Gallery at SOPAC showcases a wide range of contemporary art. ...
Music Venues and Theaters
Iowa City, IA
The Englert Theatre in downtown Iowa City, IA, is a renovated vaudeville-era playhouse now serving as a community arts center and 725-seat performance venue. It is owned and operated by Englert Civic Theatre, a non-profit art organization. From intimate performances to school concerts to live theater, the Englert’s historic stage accommodates a variety of performances with its professional lighting, sound, and front of house staff. ...
Houston, TX
Built as an Art Deco movie house in the 1920’s, The Heights Theater is a historic live music venue in The Heights neighborhood of Houston, TX. The theater has a full bar, state of the art audio and visual, and can accommodate 125 to 500 guests, depending on the room layout. ...
Bentonville, AR
Opened in 2020, The Momentary brings together contemporary visual, performing, and culinary arts into a welcoming, communal space in Northwest Arkansas. Operating as a satellite of Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, The Momentary presents music year round, and across the entire campus; galleries, stages, and outdoor venues both large and small. The Momentary offers multiple spaces for events including the state-of-the-art performance spaces RØDE House and Fermentation Hall, the Tower Bar, and the outdoor 4000-capacity Momentary Green space.
The RØDE House can fit upwards of 600 people standing and features an adjustable floor system that allows the room to be altered from one stage configuration to another, giving artists and performers the freedom to manipulate the space to suit their needs. The venue also features a dedicated bar called the RØDE Bar, projection screens for presentations, and can either be fully closed or partially open-air for special performances and events. ...
Pittsburgh, PA
The Space Upstairs is a unique warehouse loft, gallery, and lounge space located above Construction Junction, a building supply store in Pittsburgh’s East End. Open since 2006, The Space Upstairs presents new ideas in postmodern-jazz and performance happenings in a collaborative, art-lounge atmosphere. ...
Troy, NY
Built in 1875, Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, is a historic performance space in Troy, Rensselaer County, NY. The theater features a state-of-the-art sound system, Steinway Model D Piano, and seating for up to 1175 people. Troy Music Hall, renowned for its acoustics and an Odell concert organ, is operated by a not-for-profit organization that hosts community events throughout the season. The Hall is also available for rehearsals, auditions, live performances, press conferences, corporate and community events, fundraisers, and meetings. ...
Music Venues and Theaters
Topeka, KS
Located in the Garvey Fine Arts Center at Washburn University in Topeka, KS, the Elliot Hill White Concert Hall is considered to be one of the finest concert halls in the country. Dedicated in 1968, White Concert Hall is home to all university music department concerts, the Topeka Symphony Orchestra, Community Concert Series, Festival Singers, Sunflower Music Festival and more. With 1,200 seats and carefully engineered acoustics, White Concert Hall continues to be a regional treasure.
Garvey Fine Arts Center also includes the Andrew J. and Georgia Neese Gray Theatre, the Mulvane Art Museum, and the university music and theater departments. ...
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