Center For the Arts

I have seen many shows at the center, always an outstanding experience. Grateful to have such an incredible venue bringing high quality artists to our community. Worldfest 2015 was a highlight of my year. Thank you to all the hard working staff, and all who support the center.

Feel so lucky to have the Center for the Arts in our community. Diverse acts that would not normally get booked in a small town like Grass Valley. Here are some of the «bigger» shows I’ve seen recently: Lucinda Williams, Jeff Bridges, Paula Poundstone, Winton Marsallis, Lyle Lovette, Chris Isaaks, Michael Franti, The Waifs, Blues Traveler, Dana Carvey, Melissa Ethridge… I could go on and on. So lucky to see amazing talent in up such an up close and personal setting.

This is a superb center with a large stage and slightly tiered seating, and there is space between seats and stage to get up and dance. The sounds carries well. It’s clean, simple and easy.

Love the diverse shows that come thru town, best venue is the vets hall but I have seen great smaller shows in the black box theater in back of center, very cozy and intimate.

A while back I found an app called Bandsintown that helps me keep track of my favorite musicians and their concert dates. I was stoked when I saw an email come thru that said that Marc Broussard was playing in Grass Valley, one of my favorite places for a day trip. I jumped right on and bought tickets for my hubby for an early Valentines day outing.
The show was this past Sunday Feb 8 at 7:30 pm, so we left home in Roseville at 1pm so we could make it up and spend the afternoon wine tasting and shopping around before the show. Doors opened at 6:30, so after an awesome afternoon we headed up to The Center. We were greeted at the Will Call by a very warm and friendly lady. We got our tickets no problem and went into the venue. After checking out the nice little lobby we went into the auditorium and was surprised at the intimacy of the venue. We grabbed seats in the front row and anxiously awaited the start of the show.
The show was awesome. Sound was great and seats were comfortable. Hubby bought us each a cup of coffee at the concession stand and it tasted great and was reasonably priced. We didn’t buy and alcoholic beverages so I can’t comment on the bar, but I did see people with beer, red and white wine.
Bottom line: Not a bad seat in the house! Visit soon!

First time here and fell in love. The fact they only take cash does not sway me from my 5 star rating. What I mean by that, cash inside for food and beverage. You can easily buy tickets online with credit card. I see a 1 star rating in the reviews and I went to the reviewers page… he has written 34 reviews and 22 of them are 1 star reviews. Unilocal should remove him and his reviews. This place is not deserving of even 1 one star review.
My wife and myself went to see Marc Broussard play the other night. Like I said, we had never been here before. Park in the normal parking lot behind the businesses on Main Street. Literally a 1 minute walk to the venue. This place relies on bringing in QUALITY artists and from looking at the ones we have missed… I SIGNED UP!
Incredible array of talent going on stage at this place. Venue holds 300 max. Comfortable movie theater style seating. I could not believe the intimacy of it and how close and personal you are with the artists. I have been going to shows for 35 years and have conservatively been to 1000 shows minimum. I worked Bill Graham, built stages, roomed with opening acts as well as headliners, etc.
This venue and company kicks buttocks. Going to see Lukas Nelson and The Promise Of The Real tomorrow night for 22 bucks. WTH??? Yup…22 bucks.
Add this venue to your Facebook or get on email list. Better yet… join them and save $ 10 bucks per ticket.
Wynton Marsallis is playing in March with his big band. Did you hear that? Wynton Marsallis. This company also runs the larger venue for capacity of a shows like Wynton. Tix only $ 68 bucks each.
In a nutshell… if you hear of someone playing the Center For The Arts in Grass Valley… you better go.
Marc Broussard finished the other night without his trio, no microphone and no instruments. Straight American Idol style 10 feet from me. Bad ass

They are really stepping up with their performance line-​up!
Well done!

We love this venue! The variety and quality of the musical acts booked is top notch. Every seat in the small (300) theater feels close to the stage. Sound is excellent. The staff and volunteers are helpful and friendly. My wife and I have been to 50+ shows here, over the past few years. Free parking is close by, and downtown Grass Valley has many excellent restaurant choices within two blocks. The trick to obtaining those high demand tickets is to become a member of The Center (only $ 50 per year, with a $ 20 ticket credit!). Honestly, this place rocks!

Love this place! It’s amazing the kind of acts they draw into to one of the most special places ever; Grass Valley. A small town with a big heart that artists and muscians love to come to… and it’s the Center for the Arts where they end up.

I can’t report (yet) that the Center’s seats are comfortable, but I can surely attest to the fact that the quality of the acts being booked is unmatched in the area.

It’s a total small-​town, community arts center but it brings in BIG names in music and authors as well as other shows. I get that most of these performers have roots here or family ties but I still can’t get over our good luck at seeing them up close and personal and on the cheap! Forget that it’s a small show, no seat in the house is more than 50 feet from the stage and the performers they book here are willing to break loose from the stodgy inhibited shows they give elsewhere. At the Center for the Arts you are likely to hear songs and acts you wouldn’t ever see anywhere else. It’s a bit like having a really awesome musician friend playing at your neighborhood block party. They feel comfortable with the crowd to do things they wouldn’t otherwise do in their performances. Score one for us as an audience!

The center has two performing venues, and both are miserably uncomfortable. Furthermore, many safety regulations are ignored.
Of the productions and shows I’ve seen, all have been amateurish, and it seems as though the performers are showing off for family and friends, rather than seriously presenting material.

Great place to come see a show; especially since they get a lot of popular acts (well, popular for someone like me that likes old bluegrass, jam bands, etc.)
The entry area is usually not very crowded and a comfortable place to take a quick break. Beware: depending upon the act, they are more, or less strict about smoking, etc.
Hopefully it’s an act that pulls some weight, so the mgt. here doesn’t go full-​on strict.
Part of the problem is that there are lots of «regulars» here for everything that happens; well, that’s not a problem but most of the regulars (familiar faces each time) seem to be complaining and\or getting a little too rowdy for the small space …
One of those places that has, or more less levity depending upon the act and how irie (versus drunk) the local regulars are going to be … Attracts obnoxious people from other towns, but most are locals.