This place is awesome, whether you are into Ballet or concerts this place has everything.
I never would have expected such a cool little venue to be tucked away so close by, let alone that LMFAO, Taylor Swift and Willie Nelson have performed there.
The building itself is old and full of nostalgia, all around a cool place to check out.
Wow! Â This venue is in our own backyard, and I can't believe it took us this long to check it out! Â We were here last week for a Willie Nelson concert. Â Although the auditorium is old, it is absolutely beautiful! Â I walked around staring up at the ceilings til I started bumping into people (see my pics!). Â You enter into a classic looking lobby and then there are two levels of seating, but i didn't get a chance to go up to the balcony. Â The seats are those charming flip up, old time theatre red velvet. Â Only bummer is the seats are not on an incline, so you will have difficulty seeing the stage if you have a tall person seated in front of you. Â
As for the concert, i was once again pleasantly surprised with my husband's choice of entertainment. Â Mr. Nelson didn't make us wait too long, came on stage, and got right down to business--playing his music. Â No opening act, no chit chat, no video montage, just his best stuff. Â And did you know, he's almost 80?!! Â Of course, I only recognized a couple of songs since I'm not a follower, but I heard several others that I would intentionally put on my iPod. Â The musicians playing with Mr. Nelson were incredibly talented as well. Â There was a harmonica player that had me snapping my fingers and tapping my foot like Steve Martin in "The Jerk"! Â (You youngins go watch that movie, it's a comedy classic! ;-). During the show, Mr. Â Nelson had several hat and headband changes, and tossed his headbands into the crowd. Â At the end, he signed autographs and shook hands with his fans near the stage, and we like "dang, that's a cool as_ honkey!"* Â And before we left, we visited the souvenir stand, and we like, "yo, that's $50 for a t-shirt! Â Limited edition, lets do some simple addition . Â . . we call that gettin swinddled and pimped, we call that gettin tricked by a bizness!"* Â Sold! Overall, a fun evening! Â
*Macklemore, censored.