Great Falls Convention & Visitors Bureau : Montana

The plush Mansfield Theater, located at the front of the Civic Center, showcases its historic elegance through intricate architecture and acoustics that are unrivaled in the state. The intimate 1,782-seat venue is adaptable for concerts, ballet, grand opera, road shows, country and rock music spectaculars, musicals, stage productions, travelogues, conventions and lectures. The Civic Center features over 43,000 square feet of meeting space , inclusive of 15,000 square feet of tradeshow floor space all located in the heart of Historic downtown Great Falls.

The Great Falls Civic Center building was built in the 1930s, under the Works Progress Administration (WPA). The WPA was renamed in 1939 to the Work Projects Administration. The program was created by Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s presidential order and funded by Congress with passage of the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act on April 8, 1935.

This was the largest New Deal agency, employing millions of people and affecting almost every locality in the United States, especially rural and western mountain populations. The WPA provided jobs and income to the unemployed during the Great Depression in the United States. The program built many public buildings, projects and roads; and operated large arts, drama, media and literacy projects. It fed children and redistributed food, clothing and housing. Almost every community in America has a park, bridge or school constructed by the agency. The City of Great Falls has the Great Falls Civic Center as a result of the WPA.

November 2010

1 November 2010
Chris Brubeck's Triple Play
Great Falls Community Concert Association presents Chris Brubeck's Triple Play. Three musicians playing folk, blues, jazz, funk and classical music.
Monday, November 1, 2010, at 7:30 p.m.
All Seats Reserved
$30 per person
Mansfield Theater
http://ticketing.greatfallsmt.net

3-7 November 2010
Christmas Collection
Great Falls 406-727-8255 ext 308
The Annual Christmas Collection is held from Wednesday evening through Sunday afternoon on the second floor of Paris Gibson Square, which is transformed into a holiday wonderland and a premiere holiday arts and crafts shopping extravaganza

6 November 2010
Benny Goodman at the Symphony
Enjoy Benny Goodman featuring the Symphony Orchestra with Dave Bennett, clarinet. For information on becoming a season ticket holder, please call the Symphony office at 406-453-4102.
Saturday, November 6, 2010, at 7:30 p.m.
All Seats Reserved
$20 or $25 per adult
$12 per student (any age with ID)
Mansfield Theater
http://ticketing.greatfallsmt.net

9 November 2010
L&C Interpretive Center's TrailMixer
Mansfield Convention Center

16 November 2010
Grease is the Word
Part of the Broadway in Great Falls series, Grease is back. Starring Laverne & Shirley’s Eddie Mekka, who played Carmine Ragusa as DJ Vince Fontaine and featuring unforgettable songs such as Summer Nights and Greased Lightnin.
Tuesday, November 16, 2010, at 7:30 p.m.
All Seats Reserved
$49 or $39.50 per person
Mansfield Theater
http://ticketing.greatfallsmt.net

21 November 2010
Youth Orchestra Fall Concert
The Great Falls Youth Orchestra presents its fall concert. As part of a special year-long residency, renowned composer and jazz pianist John Harmon will perform with the orchestra.
Sunday, November 21, 2010, 2:00 p.m.
General Admission
$10 per person
Mansfield Theater
http://ticketing.greatfallsmt.net

November 2010

9 November 2010 L&C Interpretive Center's TrailMixer Mansfield Convention Center

9 November 2010
L&C Interpretive Center's TrailMixer
Mansfield Convention Center