Having celebrated its tenth anniversary as Suffolk's premier visual and performing arts venue in 2016, the Suffolk Center boasts a year-round schedule featuring musical performances, theatrical productions, ballet, art exhibits, lectures and galas. A variety of painting, drawing, dance, photography, weaving and pottery classes are also offered for students of all ages.
The first floor of the structure houses not only Jester's, a world-class gallery gift shop showcasing local and regional artists, but also a full-service restaurant, local favorite The Plaid Turnip.
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The Suffolk Center for Cultural Arts is not just a pretty backdrop for our Suffolk Mystery Authors Festival poster. In fact, the stunning structure was erected in 1922 as Suffolk High School and served students and teachers until 1990. A task force was assembled in 1998 to re-purpose the then-empty school, transforming it once and for all into an exquisite repository for the arts. After years of raising funds, strategizing adaptive-reuse tax credits and garnering municipal support, the former Suffolk High School reopened as the state-of-the-art Suffolk Center for Cultural Arts in 2006.
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