Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts Center Stories & News

Black Party by Gallagher Bluedorn

Free Gallagher Bluedorn Block Party series returns this summer

Black Party by Gallagher BluedornSummer is in the air, which means that Gallagher Bluedorn’s Block Party series is back!

What began last summer as a way to offer free entertainment to the Cedar Valley during the pandemic has now grown into an opportunity for neighborhoods to gather, build community and experience great music together.

Renee Fleming

World-renowned opera star Renée Fleming comes to Gallagher Bluedorn this June

Renee FlemingRenée Fleming, one of the most highly acclaimed singers of our time, will perform a recital at the Gallagher Bluedorn Performing Arts Center on June 3. 

Friends of the Gallagher Bluedorn

Friends of the Gallagher Bluedorn announces $1.5 million gift to renovation and expansion

Friends of the Gallagher Bluedorn

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – The Gallagher Bluedorn at University of Northern Iowa has received a $1 million gift from the Friends of the Gallagher Bluedorn to put toward the theater’s $14.9 million expansion project. 

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat poster

Community collaboration is a dream of many talents in “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat”

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat poster

What happens when you bring together the musical artistry of the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Symphony, the theatrical creativity of Cedar Falls Community Theatre and Waterloo Community Playhouse, and the ingenuity and inspiration of the Gallagher Bluedorn? A community collaboration that is guaranteed to delight and amaze audiences from across the Cedar Valley and beyond.

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UNI School of Music to host New Music Festival

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – The University of Northern Iowa School of Music will hold its second annual New Music Festival March 10 to 12. The free public festival will feature guest composer and performer Molly Joyce, and accordionist Branko Džinović as well as UNI faculty and student performers. 

The festival will offer three concerts: