The Cedar Cultural Center

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The Cedar Cultural Center
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The Cedar
The Cedar Cultural Center
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Address416 Cedar Ave S
Location Cedar-Riverside
Minneapolis, Minnesota
United States
Coordinates 44°58′10″N93°14′51″W / 44.9694°N 93.2475°W / 44.9694; -93.2475
Type Music venue
Capacity450 (seated)
625 (standing)
Construction
Built1948;78 years ago (1948)
Opened1989;37 years ago (1989)
Website
www.thecedar.org

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]

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History

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]

A guitar belonging to Minneapolis folk musician Spider John Koerner is on display in a glass case in the Cedar's lobby. Koerner had originally donated the 12-string Epiphone to the nearby Palmer's Bar upon his retirement in 2013, but when Palmer's closed in 2025, the guitar was gifted to the Cedar. [4]

Events

The Cedar is the host to a wide variety of musical genres with an emphasis on world music and lesser known or independent artists. [5] Since 2009, the Cedar has hosted an annual Global Roots Festival showcasing international musicians. [6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "FAQ". The Cedar Cultural Center. Retrieved 2019-02-03.
  2. ↑ "The Cedar Cultural Center | First Avenue". first-avenue.com. Retrieved 2019-02-03.
  3. ↑ "UN IMAN CULTURAL MUSICAL: EL CEDAR CULTURAL CENTER - El Minnesota de Hoy...Noticias Locales, Hispanos en Minnesota, Clima, Eventos, Información y Entrevistas por MLatino Media". El Minnesota de Hoy...Noticias Locales, Hispanos en Minnesota, Clima, Eventos, Información y Entrevistas por MLatino Media (in Mexican Spanish). 2016-05-15. Retrieved 2019-02-03.
  4. ↑ Nelson, Dustin (2025-11-26). "Guitar of influential musician Spider John Koerner goes on display at Cedar Cultural Center". Bring Me the News. Retrieved 2025-12-31.
  5. ↑ Tundel, Nikki (12 August 2013). "Cedar Cultural Center celebrates 25 years of hosting global music". www.mprnews.org. Retrieved 2019-02-03.
  6. ↑ "Travel the world for free with Cedar Cultral[sic] Center's Global Roots Festival". Star Tribune. Retrieved 2019-02-03.
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