Jump to content

Cannon Center for the Performing Arts

Add links
Coordinates: 35°09′03″N 90°03′04″W / 35.1508°N 90.0512°W / 35.1508; -90.0512
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Cannon Center for the Performing Arts is a 2,051-seat multi-purpose venue in Memphis, Tennessee.[1] Home to the Memphis Symphony Orchestra, it opened in 2003.[2][3] It also hosts comedians,[4] stage plays and children's theater,[5] ballet,[6] beauty pageants,[7] concerts,[8] and more.[1] It has previously hosted the Memphis mayor's swearing in ceremony,[9] the Memphis Music Hall of Fame ceremony,[10] and the Miss United States pageant.[11] The center had a complete cosmetic update, along with the associated Cook Convention Center, in 2018.[12]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b "Welcome | The Cannon Center for the Performing Arts". www.thecannoncenter.com. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  2. ^ Blank, Christopher (January 19, 2003). "Send In The Symphony – Cannon hall ready for new era of excellence". The Commercial Appeal. Retrieved January 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "The Cannon Center for The Performing Arts". MemphisTravel.com. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  4. ^ staff (January 26, 2022). "Comedian Kountry Wayne announces 2022 Straight Out the Mud Tour". Eponymous Review. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  5. ^ Choose901 (February 20, 2024). "Where to See Live Theatre in Memphis". Choose901. Retrieved March 15, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ "New Ballet's NutRemix". Choose901. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  7. ^ "The new Miss Tennessee has been crowned". The Commercial Appeal. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  8. ^ "Break Out The Ugly Sweater: 'Lindsey Stirling Christmas Program' Set To Hit 22 Cities - Pollstar News". October 4, 2021. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  9. ^ "Photos: Mayor Paul Young, Memphis City Council swearing-in ceremony". The Commercial Appeal. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  10. ^ "Memphis Music Hall of Fame set to honor latest group of Memphis music legends with class of 2023 announced". localmemphis.com. July 20, 2023. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  11. ^ "Representing New York, Mid-South native named Miss United States 2022". localmemphis.com. October 17, 2022. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  12. ^ Messner, Matthew (February 16, 2018). "Memphis Cook Convention Center is about to receive a major facelift". The Architect’s Newspaper. Retrieved March 15, 2024.

35°09′03″N 90°03′04″W / 35.1508°N 90.0512°W / 35.1508; -90.0512


Stub icon

This Tennessee building- or structure-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://wiki.riteme.site/w/index.php?title=Cannon_Center_for_the_Performing_Arts&oldid=1271244500"