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Great Arts & Culture

History and art museums, art galleries, ballets, performing arts, and theaters...we have incredible entertainment for the whole family.

Crawford County

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Built in 1885, it operated as an opera house. It is now on the National Register of Historic Places and offers live theatre performances, movies and special events.

275 Chestnut Street
Meadville 16335
Phone: (814) 337-8000 Website + Add to my trip
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Allegheny College offers high quality liberal arts education on an attractive landscape, filled with a mix of historic buildings and contemporary technology. Check out their art galleries, glass sculptures, theatre productions and special events.

520 North Main Street
Meadville 16335
Phone: (814) 332-3100 Website + Add to my trip
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283 Jefferson Street
Meadville 16335
Phone: (814) 724-2163 + Add to my trip
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Inside this landmark showplace, imagination abounds, with delights around every corner. There is an extensive selection of our own porcelain pottery by Bill Campbell – along with art glass, fine wood, metal, jewelry, and clay works of other artists. Enjoy a complimentary cup of coffee or tea and relax to music, as you browse our three floors of exceptional creations for home, garden, and personal adornment.

25579 Plank Road
Cambridge Springs 16403
Phone: (814) 734-8800 Website + Add to my trip

485 Chestnut Street
Meadville 16335
Phone: (814) 336-2521 + Add to my trip
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The Franklin Fine Arts Council sponsors a wide variety of festivals and events. It is our mission to enhance the quality of life and economic development through arts and cultural activities in the Franklin area.

Franklin City Hall

430 13th St.
Franklin 16323
Phone: 814-437-1619 Website + Add to my trip
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Original oils on canvas and prints. Commissions accepted. Call for gallery hours. marilynervin@alltel.net

27693 Lyona Road
Guys Mills 16237
Phone: (814) 967-4754 Website + Add to my trip

For 40 years, this small town non-profit organization has held various theatre productions in their 150-seat auditorium. It is run by community members for the enjoyment of the entire community.

400 North Main Street
Meadville 16335
Phone: (814) 333-1773 Website + Add to my trip
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Our mission is to enrich the quality of life by providing art education opportunities by supporting visual, performing and craft arts. We offer all forms of art and music classes.

910 Market Street, 2nd Floor
Meadville 16335
Phone: (814) 336-5051 Website + Add to my trip
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Meadville Fine Art Prints specializes in reproducing giclee prints for local artists and photographers. We feature a different artist/photographer each month in our gallery space. We also offer full color wide format printing for signs, banners, trade show graphics, and laser, short run, full color printing services.

231 Chestnut Street
Meadville 16335
Phone: (814) 337-8600 Website + Add to my trip
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Photography, Cards, Postcards, Poetry, Books, Graphics and Web Design.

20936 North Norrisville Rd.
Conneautville 16406
Phone: 814-587-3622 Website + Add to my trip
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In 1885, Cambridge Springs became the center for people from miles around for the healing effects of its mineral springs. The Inn was 1 of 40 hotels and rooming houses at that time, and only the Inn remains in active operation. It is enrolled in the National Register of Historic Places.

We invite you to come and enjoy our lovely Inn. We offer dinner theatres, horseshoes, canoeing, croquet, badminton, outdoor swimming pool, shuffleboard, tennis courts, volleyball, arts & crafts shows, a lounge, and more! Take time to visit the beautiful gardens surrounding the Inn. Enjoy the quiet and gracious Victorian atmosphere of years past!

One Fountain Avenue
Cambridge Springs 16403
Phone: (814) 398-4645 Website + Add to my trip
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11155 Highline Drive
Meadville 16335
Phone: (814) 333-2727 Website + Add to my trip

Erie County

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1 Ames Avenue
Chautauqua 14722
Phone: (800) 836-ARTS Website + Add to my trip

1001 State Street
Erie 16501
Phone: (814) 451-1153 + Add to my trip

P.O. Box 98
Edinboro 16412
Phone: (814) 873-2483 Website + Add to my trip
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411 State Street
Erie 16501
Phone: (814) 459-5477 Website + Add to my trip

P.O. Box 143
Erie 16512
Phone: (814) 864-5681 Website + Add to my trip
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1006 State Street
Erie 16501
Phone: (814) 455-1375 Website + Add to my trip
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13 West 10th Street
Erie 16501
Phone: (814) 454-2852 Website + Add to my trip
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701 Holland Street
Erie 16501
Phone: (814) 871-4356 Website + Add to my trip
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501 East 38th Street
Erie 16546
Phone: (814) 824-3000 Website + Add to my trip
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145 West 11th Street
Erie 16501
Phone: (814) 456-5656 Website + Add to my trip

652 West 17th Street
Erie 16501
Phone: (814) 456-9584 + Add to my trip
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4940 Peach Street
Erie 16509
Phone: (866) 848-2022 Website + Add to my trip
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811 State Street
Erie 16501
Phone: (814) 452-4851 Website + Add to my trip

Mercer County

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100 Campus Drive
Grove City 16127
Phone: (724) 458-2000 Website + Add to my trip
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147 Shenango Avenue
Sharon 16146
Phone: (724) 983-2906 Website + Add to my trip
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75 College Avenue
Greenville 16125
Phone: (724) 589-2000 Website + Add to my trip

Venango County

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Originally built as a vaudeville house in 1913, destroyed by fire in 1944, then rebuilt as a movie theatre, which closed in 1971. In 1993, after nearly $2 million in renovations, the theatre opened as a new state of the art performing arts center. The main theatre seats 497 and the Little Theatre seats 100.

1223 Liberty Street
Franklin 16323
Phone: (800) 537-7769 Website + Add to my trip

1801 West First
Oil City 16301
Phone: (814) 676-6591 Website + Add to my trip

P.O. Box 1145
Oil City 16301
Phone: (814) 677-7469 + Add to my trip
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1261 Liberty Street
Franklin 16323
Phone: (814) 432-8350 Website + Add to my trip

430 13th Street
Franklin 16323
Phone: (814) 432-7138 Website + Add to my trip

21 Seneca Street
Oil City 16301
Phone: (814) 678-3017 Website + Add to my trip