Fox Performing Arts Center Grand Opening Eagerly Awaited

Riverside’s beloved Fox Theater in downtown is having its open house to the public on Saturday and Sunday, January 16 to 17th before its inaugural show with Sheryl Crowe later in the month. Here is an old photo of the Fox from the early 20th Century. Upon its grand reopening, the theater will take on the new and more fitting role as the Fox Performing Arts Center, and will play host to well known artists such as Ms. Crowe, Natalie Cole, Benise, and Bill Cosby.

The Center will be a much needed local attraction fitting in well with the City of Riverside's Renaissance program, which once approved several years ago, made way for the revitalizing and modernizing of many loved but well worn locations throughout the city. The new Fox Performing Arts Center offers a more intimate audience environment with its seating capacity of roughly 1500.