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Address | 416 Cedar Ave S |
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Location |
Cedar-Riverside Minneapolis, Minnesota United States |
Coordinates | 44°58′10″N 93°14′51″W / 44.9694°N 93.2475°W |
Type | Music venue |
Capacity | 450 (seated) 625 (standing) |
Construction | |
Built | 1948 |
Opened | 1989 |
Website | |
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The Cedar Cultural Center ("the Cedar") is a music venue in Cedar-Riverside neighborhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States near the West Bank campus of the University of Minnesota. It is a 503(c) non-profit organization and operated by volunteers. [1]
The building which houses the Cedar Cultural Center was a movie theater called the Cedar Theater from 1948 until the 1970s. In 1989 the building was donated to the non-profit organization Minnesota STAR (Society for Traditional Arts and Resources) started by Deb Martin and Mary Ann Dotson. [2] [3]
The Cedar is the host to a wide variety of musical genres with an emphasis on world music and lesser known or independent artists. [4] Since 2009, the Cedar has hosted an annual Global Roots Festival showcasing international musicians. [5]