Washington, DC
Washington’s NFL team, the Redskins, plays September through January at FedEx Field. The team has experienced a lot of controversy recently, and not only…
Washington, DC
Washington’s NFL team, the Redskins, plays September through January at FedEx Field. The team has experienced a lot of controversy recently, and not only…
Wicker Park, Bucktown & Ukrainian Village
Verse comes in all shapes and sizes at this longstanding weekly Monday night event, now at the Hideout. A cast of delightfully eccentric poets get on the…
Chicago
Bands of all genres play in the eye-popping Music Hall, a wildly colored space decorated with far-out art. Some pretty big names take the stage. In…
Nashville
Located inside the former Marathon Motorworks factory (Nashville’s only local automobile manufacturer, which shuttered in 1914), this venue is simple but…
Fort Lauderdale
Get away from the beach for a low-key evening of jazz and blues at this cool little neighborhood bar, often packed. There's live music seven nights and…
New York City
A welcoming bar and diverse program combine for big laughs and community vibes at this comedy club. Shows take place in a tiled back room where local…
Green Line Performing Arts Center
Chicago
This stark-black, newly built venue opened in late 2018. It holds an 80-seat theater for music, dance and storytelling performances, and an outdoor…
Chicago
The famed Joffrey has flourished since it relocated from New York in 1995. Noted for its energetic work, the company frequently travels the world and…
Washington, DC
The mod, glassy Arena Stage is the second-largest performing-arts complex in Washington after the Kennedy Center. The three theaters inside (including a…
Philadelphia
The place to come to see independent and art-house movies as well as special-event screenings such as those offered by National Theatre Live and the Royal…
Philadelphia
FringeArts lives up to its name by sticking to its mission of celebrating all that's at the cutting edge (and beyond) of performing arts. Drop by on the…
Miami
Miami's well-loved hometown symphony has many fans. Its yearly series features world-renowned soloists performing at either the Adrienne Arsht Center for…
Nashville
Hailed as Nashville’s weekly lawn party, this is much more than a concert series. Set in beautiful Centennial Park with the famous Parthenon as a backdrop…
New York City
Part of the emerging cultural district surrounding BAM, the Theater for a New Audience opened in late 2013 in an ultramodern, ecofriendly building…
SoHo & Chinatown
This legendary theater was founded as the Shakespeare Workshop back in 1954 and has launched some of New York's big hits, including Hamilton in 2015…
Philadelphia
The International House Philadelphia celebrates cultural diversity, hosting more than 200 events each year including concerts, cultural celebrations and…
South End & Chinatown
There’s rarely a dull moment at the BCA, which serves as a nexus for excellent small theater productions. Over 20 companies present more than 45 separate…
Washington, DC
The R&R Hotel is a great, grotty spot to catch rockin’ live sets from the likes of Thurston Moore, St Vincent and the Dead Kennedys. Don’t let the name…
New York City
This performance and art space occupying a 6200-sq-ft former textile warehouse showcases a wide range of live music and other shows, including comedy,…
South End & Chinatown
Built in 1839, the Charles Playhouse was originally a speakeasy, later a jazz club and finally a theater. With its backstreet location and underground…
Upper West Side & Central Park
This swank but laid-back lounge – with good stage views from plush sofas – brings out old-timers and local faves, such as George Coleman and Wynton…
Atlanta
Embedded in a revamped 19th-century cotton-gin manufacturing factory that previously stood in ruin, Goat Farm Arts Center is the city's most cutting-edge…
Chicago
This long-running event birthed the 'performance poetry' genre, and it’s still going strong every Sunday night at the Green Mill. Founder Marc Smith…
Gold Coast
Filmmaker and local resident Michael Moore directed the renovation of this gorgeous, century-old movie palace. It shows first-run features and art house…
Outer Banks
This tiny live venue (or room) inside a clapboard waterside house offers a chance to hang out with real locals, and experience the island's homegrown folk…
South Beach
Built in 1951, South Beach’s premier showcase for touring Broadway shows, orchestras and other big musical productions has 2700 seats and excellent…
Lowe Mill ARTS & Entertainment
Alabama
This former factory has been converted into the largest privately owned arts facility in the United States (hence ARTS in all caps? We're not sure). There…
Murat Theatre at Old National Centre
Indianapolis
Standing out in downtown Indy like a beautiful Moorish sore thumb, this Middle Eastern and Egyptian–accented venue is the city's oldest stage house and…
New York City
The minor-league baseball team Brooklyn Cyclones, part of the New York–Penn League and interborough rivals of the Staten Island Yankees, plays at this…
Brooklyn: Williamsburg, Greenpoint & Bushwick
What do pierogi (Polish dumplings) have in common with punk rock? Why, this rockin' stage inside the no-frills and friendly Polish National Home! There…
Boston
At the New England Aquarium, this IMAX cinema plays mostly educational 3D films on a six-story screen (the largest in New England). Many shows have an…
West Village, Chelsea & Meatpacking District
One of the loveliest hangouts in the neighborhood, the basement of this restored town house is all low ceilings, exposed brick and romantic lighting. You…
Payomet Performing Arts Center
Cape Cod
The center's theme – 'national talent on a local stage' – rings true, with performances by everyone from folk icons Arlo Guthrie and Ani DiFranco to…
Connecticut
Top-notch jazzers have been taking the stage at Ken Kitching’s 75-seat venue since its 2011 inception in the renovated Old Lyme Inn. Kitchings, the spirit…
West Village, Chelsea & Meatpacking District
A little backstreet theater of distinctive charm, Cherry Lane has a long and distinguished history. Started by poet Edna St Vincent Millay in 1924, it has…
Cajun Country
There's a deep counterculture vein running within Lafayette, a sort of bohemian backlash to the area's prevailing Christian conservatism, and this radical…
Cape Cod
The Cape Playhouse is the oldest operating professional summer theater (since 1927) in the US. Bette Davis once worked here as an usher, and some of the…
New York City
In a tiny theater in Park Slope, this nonprofit outfit stages delightful marionette shows that earn rave reviews from pint-size critics. Catch puppet…
University of Miami Hurricanes
Miami
The Hurricanes were once undisputed titans of university football, but have experienced a slow decline since 2004. Regardless, attending a game surrounded…
Wicker Park, Bucktown & Ukrainian Village
One of Chicago's all-time great dives, this former Polish polka bar features live performances nightly – often scrappy up-and-coming bands, sometimes a…
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