Carpenter Center For the Performing Arts

EastCoastCruisers 

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13 years ago

2nd Annual CVJ Concert – The Central Virginia Jazz Orchestra has been performing around Richmond, VA for seven years and just keeps getting better. Last year's concert (on 3/27/2011) in Rhythm Hall at Center Stage featured the music of Frank Foster, who attended and was honored by Richmond's City Council with "Frank Foster Day" and the Richmond Jazz Society which printed the programs. It would be hard to top that concert, but this year's event was just as good. This venue is comfortable and has amazing acoustics plus the sou... read more

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21 years ago

From Broadway to opera, inspiration for theater lovers. – Background Reflecting life in the golden age of movies as the Richmond Loew's. Among the country's most elaborate theaters of the time, it was designed in the tradition of Radio City Music Hall as a "magnificent amphitheater under a glorious moonlight sky." The building fell on hard times before its renovation in 1983. What to Expect Now seating over 2,000, it plays host to Broadway touring companies, the Virginia Opera, the Richmond Symphony, the Richmond Ballet and ... read more