Atwood Concert Hall, Alaska Center for the Performing Arts

History

The Evangeline Atwood Concert Hall is the largest theatre in the city-owned Alaska Center for the Performing Arts at 621 W. Sixth Avenue in downtown Anchorage. Designed by Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer, the center opened in 1988 as part of Project 80s; Discovery and Sydney Laurence theatres opened September 10, 1988, and the Atwood and the building’s grand opening were celebrated December 15, 1988, with Jay Leno, Diane Schuur, and the Count Basie Orchestra. The hall seats 2,056 and is named for Anchorage historian and author Evangeline Atwood. Sources: Alaska Center for the Performing Arts (alaskapac.org); Wikipedia; Alaska Business Magazine, Feb. 3, 2025.