Get into the Fox
After nearly 3 years of renovation — and several years of planning — downtown Riverside’s Fox Theater is ready to make its debut as the Fox Performing Arts Center.
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Fox Performing Arts Center
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Located at the intersection of Mission Inn Avenue and Market Street, the 1,642-seat Fox Center is the crown jewel of Riverside’s 5-year, $1.6 billion “renaissance” public works plan. At just over $32 million, the complete renovation — including Broadway-caliber staging — of the 1929-era Fox is also one of the most expensive projects in the 5-year plan, which began in late 2006.
Friday evening Jan. 15 marks the official opening of the new center with the “Fox Foundation Inaugural Gala,” a $150-ticket special event intended to show off the Fox as well as begin the process of establishing a community endowment to assist in maintaining and operating the new performance center.
(For those unable to attend the gala, free tours are scheduled for the weekend of Jan. 16-17.)
Update
- InstantRiverside.com – Weekend tours of renovated Fox Performing Arts Center will be free (Jan. 14)
Related
- InstantRiverside.com – The Fox Theater renovation (Sept. 2009)
- City of Riverside – Fox Performing Arts Center | Riverside Renaissance – Fox
- Nederlander – Broadway in Riverside
Previous
- RaincrossSquare.com – Open house at the Fox (May 2007) | Fox Theater restoration moving along (June 2009) | Riverside’s Fox Theater restoration in pictures (Nov. 2009)
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From Mission Inn Avenue
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Opening Gala
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Sheryl Crow
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Exterior details
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Along Mission Inn Avenue
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Main entry
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Main entry
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Exterior details
Sources: City of Riverside, The Press-Enterprise
