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The culture of Auburn-Opelika is vibrant, with the establishment of various avenues for entertainment. The Opelika Center for the Performing Arts and the City of Auburn’s Jan Dempsey Community Arts Center each host an assortment of events throughout the year, including theatrical productions, concerts, lectures and more. Auburn University’s Telfair Peet Theatre presents five regular season productions each year, and the campus’s 40,000-square-foot Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art exhibits fine collections enjoyed by both artists and art enthusiasts.

Abutting the university’s campus is the city’s focal point: Downtown Auburn. The lively district is filled with great shops, restaurants and an exciting nightlife scene. Sister-city Opelika also hosts a vibrant central business district. The newly revitalized Historic Downtown Opelika has earned a spot on the National Register of Historic Places and features charming specialty boutiques and galleries, antique shops, and dining establishments. Downtown Opelika is also home to a wealth of community events, as well as the Museum of East Alabama—a facility that currently houses more than 5,000 historic artifacts depicting life in 19th- and 20th- century Opelika and Alabama.

Event Center Downtown

Opelika recently celebrated the opening of the much-anticipated Event Center Downtown in late 2009. Nestled within Historic Downtown Opelika, within the former Coca-Cola bottling and distribution center, the 33,000-square-foot Event Center Downtown serves as a modern special events venue capable of handling a variety of affairs. While state-of-the-art additions were made to the structure, it has retained much of its original character. Much of the original wood and light fixtures were preserved in the renovation process, as were all the limestone accents and the notable Coca-Cola signage.

Today, the center houses the county’s single-largest conference space. The main room at the Event Center Downtown encompasses 7,200 square feet, which features advanced audiovisual technology and multi-purpose space able to accommodate any event. Projection screens in the conference area and modern appliances in the dual catering kitchens are further features of the renovated space. The flexibility of space provided at the Event Center Downtown sets this facility apart from any other in Lee County, establishing it as a valuable resource for local event planners, national retailers, nonprofit organizations and many others.


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