After the Civic center was just rennovated it actually has less seating avaliable, however the seats have been improved to accomodate more room per person and easier mean to find your seating.
The civic center puts on MANY shows, concerts, broadways. My favorite are the broadways which you can get for VERY inexpensive prices. If you're looking for evening entertainment then definitely stop by the civic center to see the newest shows!
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