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Fox Performing Art Center

Fox's Riverside Theater opened in1929 as a cinema/vaudeville theater house. It was built with a Spanish Colonial Revival style and attracted well-known performers including Bing Crosby and Judy Garland. Additionally, it became popular as a location for motion picture previews, the theater was the site of the first public screening of "Gone with the Wind." In 2007, the City began a major historical restoration of the Fox with the goal of making it the centerpiece of a downtown arts and culture scene.

On Thursday, May 3, 2007, after more than 1,300 visitors took one final tour through the auditorium of the Fox Theater, one of the City's most revered landmarks, the doors closed for the restoration.

This historic structure is being reinvented as a state-of-the-art performing arts theater for Riverside and the Inland Empire. The design calls for adaptations and additions on all three levels of the Fox Theater to include an expanded stage, new stage floor, seats, lighting, a restored decorative ceiling and a refurbished lobby. Once completed, the Fox will boast a 1,600-seat state-of-the-art performing arts theater that captures the original grandeur of the 1929 building, with updated amenities for patron enjoyment and comfort.

The Fox Performing Arts Center will re-open in January 2010.

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  • Contact Info

    Fox Performing Art Center

    3801 Mission Inn Avenue
    Riverside, CA 92501

    Phone: 951-788-3944   |   Official Website

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  • Parking Info

    Parking for the Fox Performing Arts Center, located on the northwest corner of Mission Inn Avenue and Market Street, is available in both City of Riverside lots and garages in addition to privately owned garages.

    Convenient paid covered parking is available directly across the street from the Fox Performing Arts Center in the Metro Center Garage. Enter on Mission Inn Avenue.

    City lots in close proximity are located on Mission Inn Avenue, just north of the theater (Lot 41). Additional parking is also available at City Lot 33 which is adjacent to the Marriott Hotel on Market Street, just north of the theater.

    Parking at private garages in close proximity is available across the street from the Theater on the southwest corner of Mission Inn Avenue and Market Street and at the Mission Square garage, which is located south of the Theater on Market Street at the corner of Ninth Street.

    Parking in City lots is free after 5 pm weekdays, all day on weekends and holidays. Parking in City garages is TBA.

    Parking in private garages open in the downtown area for Theater events is generally in the range of $2/hour to $8 maximum.

    The Fox Performing Arts Center opens its doors one hour prior to showtime. Orchestra, Mezzanine and Balcony seating normally begins Thirty minutes prior to show. Be sure to allow enough time for parking, Theater entry and seating prior to showtime.

  • Accessibility Services

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  • • Current Events

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  • • Upcoming Events

      03/10/12

      Music Among Friends Fox Performing Art Center Music Among Friends Presented by Riverside County Philharmonic at Fox Performing Art Center March 10, 2012 Guest artist: Gary Hoffman, cello Kilstofte “News Flash” Dvorak “Cello Concerto Brahms “Symphony #3” Two of the most important Romantic composers, Brahms and Dvorak, were friends, and their friendship influenced both men. Brahms’ monumental yet pastoral 3rd Symphony, like many of his other compositions, is actually very intimate and personal in nature. Dvorak’s Cello Concerto is one of the most famous and beloved...

      05/19/12

      Heroes of the People Fox Performing Art Center Heroes of the People Presented by Riverside County Philharmonic at Fox Performing Art Center May 19, 2012 Guest Artist: Roman Rabinovich,piano Beethoven “Fidelio Overture” Prokofiev “Piano Concerto #5” Sibelius “Symphony #2" All three composers on the program were heroes to their people. Beethoven’s revolutionary spirit and his bold compositions, such as the Overture to Fidelio, made him a hero to the Viennese people, to the ideals of Romanticism and to the...

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  • Current Events

    There are no current events at this time.

  • Upcoming Events

    03/10/12

    Music Among Friends Fox Performing Art Center Music Among Friends Presented by Riverside County Philharmonic at Fox Performing Art Center March 10, 2012 Guest artist: Gary Hoffman, cello Kilstofte “News Flash” Dvorak “Cello Concerto Brahms “Symphony #3” Two of the most important Romantic composers, Brahms and Dvorak, were friends, and their friendship influenced both men. Brahms’ monumental yet pastoral 3rd Symphony, like many of his other compositions, is actually very intimate and personal in nature. Dvorak’s Cello Concerto is one of the most famous and beloved...

    05/19/12

    Heroes of the People Fox Performing Art Center Heroes of the People Presented by Riverside County Philharmonic at Fox Performing Art Center May 19, 2012 Guest Artist: Roman Rabinovich,piano Beethoven “Fidelio Overture” Prokofiev “Piano Concerto #5” Sibelius “Symphony #2" All three composers on the program were heroes to their people. Beethoven’s revolutionary spirit and his bold compositions, such as the Overture to Fidelio, made him a hero to the Viennese people, to the ideals of Romanticism and to the...

• Past
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  • Past Events

    01/07/12	All Aboard the Orient Express- Featuring Stars of the Philharmonic Fox Performing Art Center
    10/15/11	Exploring Musical Summits Concert Fox Performing Art Center
    05/20/11- 05/22/11	Burn The Floor Fox Performing Art Center
    05/13/11	An Evening of Orchestral Bob James Fox Performing Art Center
    05/07/11	A Cinco de Mayo Celebration with Mariachi Reyna de Los Angeles Fox Performing Art Center
    04/10/11	Arlo Guthrie - Journey On Fox Performing Art Center
    03/18/11- 03/20/11	Legally Blonde The Musical Fox Performing Art Center
    02/12/11	Burt Bacharach with the Corona Symphony Pops Orchestra Fox Performing Art Center
    01/28/11- 01/30/11	Monty Python's Spamalot Fox Performing Art Center
    01/22/11	From Indoor Elegance to Outdoor Flamboyance Fox Performing Art Center
    10/29/10- 10/31/10	The Color Purple Fox Performing Art Center
    10/21/10	Bret Michaels In Concert Fox Performing Art Center
    10/15/10	B-52s Live in Concert Fox Performing Art Center
    10/14/10- 09/14/10	Sarah Chang - A recital by the incomparable violin virtuoso. Fox Performing Art Center
    10/14/10	Sarah Chang - A recital by the incomparable violin virtuoso. Fox Performing Art Center
    10/01/10	UB40 Live! Fox Performing Art Center
    09/24/10- 09/26/10	Rain a Tribute To The Beatles Fox Performing Art Center
    05/01/10	Kenny Rogers at the Fox Fox Performing Art Center
    04/10/10	Warren Hill and Corona Symphony Pops w/ Opening Act Jessy J Fox Performing Art Center
    02/03/10- 02/07/10	Annie Fox Performing Art Center