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Columbia offers a multitude of cultural and artistic venues. With more than 25 outdoor sculptures, a host of extensive art galleries, theatre troupes and an entertaining nightlife, this city has it all.
Galleries
Visit the unique art galleries throughout the Columbia community, featuring works from local, national and international artists, as well as students and faculty from the local colleges. Bluestem Missouri Crafts is a three-room gallery featuring everything from traditional to contemporary pieces of art from more than 300 regional artists. Missouri Art Gallery is filled with large collections of
limited edition prints and original works of art by
nationally and internationally acclaimed artists. The Columbia Art League Gallery, Orchids and Art, the University of Missouri’s Museum of Anthropology and many more can be found at www.columbiagalleries.com.
Theatre
A night at the theater is possible at several venues, offering up prime productions throughout the year. Missouri Theatre Center for the Arts, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is a popular performing arts venue. Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre is a modern professional
theater putting on performances from June through October. The family-friendly troupes at Hazel Kinder’s Lighthouse Theatre and TRYPS Theatre offer a variety of entertainment.
Musical Entertainment
As a stop between St. Louis and Kansas City, two major cities in the Midwest, Columbia reaps the benefits of a multitude of concerts that stop in Columbia along their way between the two cities. Residents of Columbia experience concerts that other towns this size would never be able to accommodate. Two exciting venues for both established and up-and-coming musicians are available in Columbia: The Blue Note (www.thebluenote.com) and Mojos (www.mojoscolumbia.com). Further entertainment can be had at Columbia’s Déjà Vu Comedy Club, featuring nationally acclaimed headliners, Penguin-Dueling Piano Bar and Pepper’s Night Club.
Festivals
Columbia is also a site for a wide array of annual festivals and events. The Heritage Festival, celebrating 30 years in 2007, brings in many 19th century artisans demonstrating and selling different types of crafts. In addition to this, the festival offers entertainment on three stages, dancing, food vendors and more. The Columbia Festival of the Arts is a week-long visual, performing and literary arts celebration that takes place the last full weekend in September in Columbia’s downtown area. Other noteworthy events include Art in the Park, taking place the first full weekend in June, the Boone County Fair in mid-July and the Twilight Festivals, which take place every Thursday in June and September.
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