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Night Life

• Blue Note
  17 Ninth Street • Columbia, MO 65201
  Located Downtown
  573-874-1944
  One of mid-Missouri's finest live entertainment venues located in a restored vaudeville theater. Well known musicians are always playing here. Dance parties and theme nights are featured during the week.

• Biggest Bar and Grill
  2508 Paris Road • Columbia, MO 65201
  573-474-8884
  Popular country bar offering live entertainment by nationally recognized country bands five nights a week. Features include the largest dance floor and sound system in mid-Missouri plus a variety of games including pool tables, video games, shuffleboard, and air hockey.

Concerts & Performances

• Hearnes Center
  600 Stadium Boulevard • Columbia, MO 65201
  573-882-2056
  Award-winning musical entertainment and family shows are hosted at this center throughout the year. Past events include Disney On Ice, the Harlem Globetrotters, and famous singers such as Whitney Houston.

• Missouri Symphony Society
  203 9th Street • Columbia, MO 65201
  573-875-0600
  Located in the historic Missouri Theatre, this symphony features classical musicians from all over the US and hosts a summer festival every June and July.

• University of Missouri School of Music
  140 Fine Arts Building • Columbia, MO 65211
  573-882-9472
  A full range of performances by MU music faculty, undergraduate and graduate music majors and a variety of performing ensembles.

Plays & Productions

• Columbia Entertainment Co. Community Theatre
  1800 Nelwood Drive • Columbia, MO 65202
  573-474-3699
  Theatre offerings includes comedies, musicals, and children's productions. Season runs from Sept-July.

• Maplewood Barn Community Theatre
  2900 East Nifong Boulevard • Columbia, MO 65205
  573-449-7517
  Offers the best live shows in town during their season spanning from June through Labor Day.

• University Concert Series
  409 Jesse Hall • Columbia, MO 65205
  Columbia, Missouri
  573-882-3781
  Missouri's largest and most diverse performing art series.

• Missouri Theatre
  203 South Ninth Street • Columbia, MO 65201
  573-875-0600
  Visit this historic vaudeville and movie house, now a performing arts center.

• Cabaret
  UMC Campus • Columbia, MO 65201
  Jesse Hall
  800-292-9136
  Winner of the 1998 Tony for Best Musical Revival, "Cabaret" is provocative and wildly entertaining.

Festivals & Fairs

• Art In The Park
  Stephens College Campus, Broadway and Dorsey
  573-443-2131
  The oldest art fair in mid-Missouri, this event lasts for two days each June and features over eighty five visual artists, hand-on arts activities, live musical entertainment, and gourmet food by area chefs.

• Twilight Festival
  11 South 10th Street • Columbia, MO 65201
  573-442-6816
  Free music, fun stuff. Every Thursday in June and September.

Tours

• Downtown Historic Walk
  Downtown Columbia • Columbia, MO 65201
  Columbia, MO
  573-442-6816
  Discover downtown Columbia's historic buildings on this self-guided tour. Call for maps.