Agora Theatre and Ballroom
Overview
The Agora Theatre and Ballroom (commonly known as the Cleveland Agora, or more simply, The Agora) is a concert club
located in Cleveland, Ohio
. The Agora name was previously used by two other Cleveland venues in succession, the latter of which was destroyed by fire in 1984. The current Agora venue, known as such since 1986, first opened in 1913 as the Metropolitan Theatre.
The first Agora in Cleveland, informally referred to as Agora Alpha, opened on February 26, 1966 on the corner of Cornell and Random Roads in Little Italy near the campus of Case Western Reserve University
.
In 1967, the Agora moved to a second building near the campus of Cleveland State University
.
Music venue
A music venue is any location used for a concert or musical performance. Music venues range in size and location, from an outdoor bandshell or bandstand or a concert hall to an indoor sports stadium. Typically, different types of venues host different genres of music...
located in Cleveland, Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
. The Agora name was previously used by two other Cleveland venues in succession, the latter of which was destroyed by fire in 1984. The current Agora venue, known as such since 1986, first opened in 1913 as the Metropolitan Theatre.
The first Agora in Cleveland, informally referred to as Agora Alpha, opened on February 26, 1966 on the corner of Cornell and Random Roads in Little Italy near the campus of Case Western Reserve University
Case Western Reserve University
Case Western Reserve University is a private research university located in Cleveland, Ohio, USA...
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In 1967, the Agora moved to a second building near the campus of Cleveland State University
Cleveland State University
Cleveland State University is a public university located in downtown Cleveland, Ohio. It was established in 1964 when the state of Ohio assumed control of Fenn College, and it absorbed the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law in 1969...
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