Must-see entertainment in Eastern USA

  • New Orleans Ballet Association

    New Orleans

    The New Orleans Ballet Association usually runs a few productions annually. The season is short and fleshed out with presentations by visiting dance…

  • The Lyric

    Mississippi

    Formerly a livery stable for the family of writer William Faulkner, this 19th-century building is now a rather intimate theater with concrete floors,…

  • GableStage

    Miami

    Founded as the Florida Shakespeare Theatre in 1979 and now housed on the property of the Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables, this company still performs an…

  • Kleinhans Music Hall

    Buffalo

    This fine concert hall, home to the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, has wonderful acoustics. The building is a National Historic Landmark and was partly…

  • Big Picture Café-Theater

    Vermont

    This popular community hangout screens movies five nights a week – doubling as a cafe where skiers warm up with coffee, breakfast and delicious homemade…

  • Peterborough Folk Music Society

    New Hampshire

    This active group attracts nationally known folk musicians to perform in Bass Hall at the downtown Monadnock Center for History & Culture. Shows have…

  • Hattiloo Theatre

    Memphis

    The only freestanding Black repertory theatre in the region, this playhouse in the Overton Square theater district presents a year-round lineup of plays,…

  • Cinépolis Chelsea

    West Village, Chelsea & Meatpacking District

    This beloved neighborhood movie theater screens first-run films, plus classics and weekend midnight showings of The Rocky Horror Picture Show. There's…

  • Cosford Cinema

    Miami

    On the University of Miami campus, this renovated art house was launched in memory of the Miami Herald film critic Bill Cosford. The cinema hosts…

  • Strawdog Theatre Company

    Chicago

    The ensemble stages new works, reimagined classics and avant-garde musicals that get creative in their subject matter. Strawdog has received national…

  • Facets

    Chicago

    Facets’ main business is as the country’s largest distributor of foreign and cult films, so it follows that its ‘cinematheque’ movie house shows…

  • About Face Theatre

    Chicago

    This itinerant ensemble stages plays dealing with gay and lesbian themes, with a focus on new works. Comedies, dramas and musicals all get their due. The…

  • SunTrust Park

    Atlanta

    Major League Baseball's Atlanta Braves moved into this new, 41,149-capacity stadium 10 miles northwest of downtown Atlanta in Cobb County beginning with…

  • La Poussiere

    Cajun Country

    Cajun club La Poussiere doesn’t serve food, just drinks and dance. The usual performance schedule lasts from Thursday to Sunday; evening shows start…

  • Pyramid Scheme

    Michigan

    Pyramid Scheme (capacity 425) puts cool-cat indie rock and hip-hop bands on stage in its intimate back room. The front room holds clanging, beeping…

  • Punch Line Philly

    Philadelphia

    This 300-seat comedy club, restaurant and bar is part of a small national chain of similar comedy venues. The lineup includes established acts as well as…

  • TD Garden

    Boston

    TD Garden is home to the NHL Boston Bruins, who play hockey here from September to June, and the NBA Boston Celtics, who play basketball from October to…

  • Actors Playhouse

    Miami

    Housed within the 1948 deco Miracle Theater in Coral Gables, this three-theater venue stages musicals and comedies, children’s theater on its kids stage…

  • Jerry Herman Ring Theatre

    Miami

    This University of Miami troupe stages musicals, dramas and comedies, with recent productions including Falsettos and Baby. Alumni actors include…

  • House of Vans

    Chicago

    Skateboard apparel maker Vans holds special events such as concerts and films in its West Loop warehouse. There's an indoor skate park for lessons and…

  • Long Wharf Theatre

    New Haven

    This nonprofit regional theater mounts modern and contemporary productions, including everything from comedy troupes to the likes of Tom Stoppard and…

  • Lafayette's Music Room

    Memphis

    This reborn historic Overton Square music venue once hosted Kiss and Billy Joel in its '70s heyday. The lights were out for 38 years, but it's now one of…

  • Bowery

    South Carolina

    From March through October, live country and rock shows ($3 entry) happen nightly at this long-standing honky-tonk institution. The place is decidedly…

  • Cat's Eye Pub

    Baltimore

    If you prefer your music venues more scruffy than hip, then step inside this old-timer – open since 1975 – across from Rec Pier. From blues to rock, there…

  • The Nick

    Birmingham

    A long, low shack filled with pool tables, band stickers, sweat and loud music, the Nick is a gloriously grimy spot for rock, punk and alt-country sets…

  • Franklin Field

    Philadelphia

    This handsome, U-shaped stadium, built in 1922, is the venue for the Penn Relay track-and-field events in April, as well as the varsity football and…

  • Acorn Theater

    Gold Coast

    Intimate venue where you might see anything from an ABBA tribute band to a blues guitarist, Mark Twain monologist or well-known singer-songwriter such as…

  • Plum Bar

    Birmingham

    The Plum Bar hosts a good lineup of R&B, funk and jazz acts, plus the occasional poetry reading. All of the above kick off in a neon-ish space that can…

  • Pittsburgh Cultural Trust

    Pittsburgh

    An umbrella group for all the arts in downtown's Cultural District, from Pittsburgh Opera to global-minded Pittsburgh Dance Council to creative theater…

  • Kitchen

    West Village, Chelsea & Meatpacking District

    A loft-like experimental space in west Chelsea that also produces edgy theater, readings and music performances; Kitchen is where you’ll find new,…

  • Pickle Barrel

    Vermont

    With four bars, three stages and two dance floors, this popular three-story club showcases great rock-and-roll bands and other national-caliber acts. Best…

  • Lupin Theatre

    New Orleans

    New Orleans has a strong theatrical bent; numerous local theater companies and a few large venues for touring productions frequently stage shows. Student…

  • Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center

    Upper West Side & Central Park

    A film center for small and experimental films is tucked under a bright-green roof lawn toward the northern edge of the principal Lincoln Center compound.

  • Pavilion at Northerly Island

    Chicago

    Northerly Island's grassy environs and skyline backdrop make a splendid place to see a touring band like Jimmy Buffett or Phish. The outdoor venue can…

  • HiFi

    Indianapolis

    This hip Fountain Square underground indie music joint holds around 400 people and is a great space to catch a show, including touring indie rock bands,…

  • Icehouse

    Minneapolis

    A gorgeous, great-sounding venue for jazz, folk and progressive hip-hop acts. Oh, and swank cocktails, too. Check the website for upcoming events, and…

  • Jane Pickens Theater

    Newport

    This beautifully restored one-screen cinema used to be an Episcopalian church, built around 1834. Simple, pretty and old, the theater contains an organ…

  • Aetna Theater

    Connecticut

    Within the Wadsworth Atheneum, this handsome art-deco theater shows independent and art films, as well as hosting music, dance, and drama performances,…

  • Port Tobacco Players

    Maryland

    A local theater company that puts on Broadway and off-Broadway standards, plus a few lesser-known pieces. Catch a show – not for the production values,…

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