Must-see entertainment in Eastern USA

  • Imperial Theatre

    Georgia

    With a gilded awning, and a staged graced by actors/comedians Charlie Chaplin and Milton Berle as well as ballet-dancer Anna Pavlova, the 100-year-old…

  • Creative Grape

    Alabama

    The Creative Grape is great, but it's hard to categorize just exactly what this spot is: part wine bar, part craft-beer bar, part art studio, part…

  • Grouse Room

    Cajun Country

    Combining a chic cocktail bar with a live-music performance venue is an interesting and, dare we say, very Lafayette idea. The Grouse Room largely pulls…

  • Strand Theatre

    Midcoast Maine

    Housed in a handsome, historic building, the Strand is Rockland's premier entertainment venue, and hosts variety shows, theatrical productions, live music…

  • Miller Theater

    Georgia

    This historic, 1300-seat art deco–style theater was the second-largest theater in Georgia behind Atlanta’s Fox Theatre when it originally opened in 1940…

  • Tarrytown Music Hall

    Hudson Valley

    Built in 1885, this 843-seat theater is the oldest in Westchester County. The building's beautiful facade is a fine example of Queen Anne decorative…

  • Powerhouse

    Mississippi

    This community arts center is the home of the Yoknapatawpha Arts Council (named for the fictional county where William Faulkner set much of his fiction),…

  • Egg

    The Adirondacks

    Inside an extraordinary building designed by Wallace Harrison, this performing arts and convention center appears to be a giant concrete bowl on a plinth…

  • Gasa Gasa

    New Orleans

    We're unsure what is most interesting at this performance and drinking space inside an art gallery: the art, the music or the patrons. Come for an…

  • Playhouse Children's Theatre Company

    Midcoast Maine

    It's rare to have a theater dedicated to kids, from performance to drama education, even in big cities, let alone a town of this size, but Belfast is…

  • Billy's Lounge

    Michigan

    Billy's is a swell spot to hear local blues and soul bands play while you suck down cheap drinks and Jello shots. Most of the action is on Friday and…

  • Tybee Post Theater

    Savannah

    Historic theater constructed in 1930 as a movie house for army soldiers, it went dark in the '60s and dodged the wrecking ball at the turn of the century…

  • Lincoln Theater

    Midcoast Maine

    Feature films, ballet, theater performances and live streaming opera from around the world – Damariscotta may be a small town, but the Lincoln showcases…

  • Edlavitch DC Jewish Community Center

    Washington, DC

    The center hosts literary talks, idea symposiums, concerts and films. Its well-respected Theater J addresses the urban American Jewish experience through…

  • 13th St Repertory Company

    West Village, Chelsea & Meatpacking District

    Founded in 1972, this rep theater offers regular shows throughout the year, including children’s theater and the New Works Reading Series on weekends. The…

  • Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater

    Cape Cod

    WHAT's happening! The Cape's most celebrated theater always has something going on in its state-of-the-art Julie Harris Stage. The contemporary,…

  • 1048 Jazz & Blues

    Alabama

    There's live music every night of the week here, and we'll give you a guess as to which two genres tend to get showcased. Located in Cloverdale, this is…

  • Portland Symphony Orchestra

    Portland

    The Portland Symphony Orchestra has a solid reputation in these parts; it's been around since 1923 and continues to perform popular classical and pop…

  • Entergy Giant Screen Theater

    New Orleans

    This 5½ story IMAX theater sits beside the Audubon Aquarium of the Americas. It shows frequent nature movies and kid-friendly Hollywood blockbusters…

  • Children’s Theater of Charlotte

    Charlotte

    Based in the dazzling high-tech Imaginon – a reinvented Uptown library complex that’s more relevant to local schoolkids than it is to visitors – the…

  • Howl at the Moon

    Chicago

    The Guns N’ Roses covers, happy-hour specials and flirty singles scene here could turn nearly anyone into a piano-bar convert. Billy Joel? Sorry, how…

  • Pan American Stadium

    New Orleans

    This 5000 seat stadium is the home base of the New Orleans Jesters, the local development soccer league team. It's also immensely popular with the city's…

  • Ye Olde Pioneer Theatre

    Outer Banks

    Movies take place once a night at this atmospheric old theatre, dating back to 1918. Built in English Tudor–style, it remains the oldest family-owned…

  • College Light Opera Company

    Cape Cod

    A well-regarded summer stage of college students from across the country who hope to make a career in musical theater. Expect Broadway and light-opera…

  • Cinebistro

    Tampa

    Cross a trendy South Beach nightclub with a plush art-house cinema, and you get this: a snazzy lobby cocktail bar and upscale munchies (mains from $10 to …

  • Dick's Beantown Comedy

    Boston

    In the basement of the nightclub Howl at the Moon, veteran local comedian Dick Doherty brings in national acts with Boston roots as well as up-and-coming…

  • Corn Productions

    Chicago

    Though Corn occasionally stages something serious, most of its productions are kitschy, inexpensive and feature improv or sketch comedy. There's no bar,…

  • Cape Cod Theatre Project

    Cape Cod

    The Theatre Project brings professional actors together with playwrights to perform staged readings of four new works during the month of July. Many of…

  • Amalie Arena

    Tampa

    The NHL's Tampa Bay Lightning play hockey at the newly renamed Amalie Arena (formerly it was the Tampa Bay Times Forum) from October to April. The arena…

  • Bayside Bowl

    Portland

    With some 20 lanes and a packed schedule of live music, from rock bands to house DJs, Bayside is not your average bowling alley. Finish your set with a…

  • Kate Gould Park

    Cape Cod

    If you're in town on a Friday night, don't miss the free summertime band concerts held under the stars at Kate Gould Park, behind the Wayside Inn on Main…

  • Tropicana Field

    St Petersburg

    Home to the major-league Tampa Bay Rays, who play baseball from April to September. There's a 360-degree walkway around the ballpark from which fans can…

  • FedEx Forum

    Memphis

    A downtown arena home to the Memphis Grizzlies, the city's only major professional sports team. Memphis does love its basketball squad, and this place is…

  • Louisville Slugger Field

    Louisville

    The home stadium of the Louisville Bats, the city's minor league AAA baseball team is affiliated with the Cincinnati Reds, and Louisville City FC, who…

  • Cape Cod Melody Tent

    Cape Cod

    The Melody Tent is just that – a giant tent, seating 2300 people – with nobody sitting more than 50ft from the revolving stage. From Memorial Day to Labor…

  • Cinebarre Canal Place 9

    New Orleans

    The screens at this multiplex are small, but if you're without a car in the Quarter or CBD, this is the closest available movie theater. Shows the usual…

  • Big Top Chautauqua

    Wisconsin

    The Chautauqua is a major regional summer event with big-name concerts and musical theater. It all happens under a big tent about 3 miles south of…

  • Tin Roof

    Birmingham

    Karaoke nights, DJ sets, bingo nights and a slate of performances ranging from country to rock traipse across this rustic-ish bar, which really punches…

  • Sawmill Art Center

    Pennsylvania

    This friendly little establishment puts on theater shows and runs a series of craft classes. It's a nice source of local information on the Pennsylvania…

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