"It's a magical facility for the arts." - Broadway magician Harry Blackstone Jr.
Built by the citizens of Eugene, the Hult Center has quite an impressive history. Since its grand opening in 1982, the Hult Center has been charming audiences and popular performers alike with its stunning architectural and acoustical features.
From the towering glass lobby, the massive 2,500 seat Silva Concert Hall with its basket weave ceiling, the intimate 500-seat Soreng Theater with its intriguing asymmetrical design, to the divine Jacobs Gallery downstairs, the Hult Center is truly a great arts facility.
The mission of the Hult Center for the Performing Arts is to enrich the cultural life of our region by:
1. Providing a broad selection of performances and events by local and non-local artists and companies.
2. Ensuring the community has reasonable access to Hult Center events.
3. Providing opportunities for collaborative efforts that encourage arts educational activities for children and adults.
4. Actively seeking new patrons and developing future audiences.
5. Using its facilities in support of the visual arts in the community.
6. Making facilities available for expanded cultural opportunities, compatible community events and conference activities.
7. Managing the Center in accordance with the highest industry standards and in a fiscally sound manner.
8. Including Cuthbert Amphitheater as an off-site venue.
Library, Recreation & Cultural Services Annual Reports (2004-2009)
Hult Center Ticket Office
24 Hour Events Line: 541.682.5746
Hult Center Ticket Office: 541.682.5000
TTY (text telephone) Relay Service: 1.800.735.2900
Regular Hours
Tuesday - Friday, 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Saturday, 11:00 am - 3:00 pm
*Ticket orders are subject to service fees.
Ticket Kiosk
The Hult Center ticket kiosk is located in the Lobby by the Ticket Office. The kiosk is available for will-call ticket pick-up using the credit card used for the purchase of the tickets.
Administration
Hult Center Administration: 541.682.5087
Regular Hours
Tuesday - Friday, 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Jacobs Gallery 541.684.5635
Regular Hours
Tuesday - Friday, 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Saturday, 11:00 am - 3:00 pm
The Jacobs Gallery is also open during all Hult Center performances.
The Studio
Meeting, rehearsal, and workshop venue
3,000 sq. ft. (50' x 60')
Seats 225 theater style or round tables
Seats 70 classroom style
Venue Locations
Hult Center for the Performing Arts
One Eugene Center
Eugene OR 97401
located next to the Eugene Hilton Hotel & Conference Center
Mapquest directions--location: 7th Avenue & Willamette Street
For a mapquest map and more information, see Directions & Parking--Hult Center
Cuthbert Amphitheater
Alton Baker Park
Eugene OR 97401
Mapquest directions--location: Martin Luther King Blvd. & Leo Harris Parkway
For more information, see Directions & Parking--Cuthbert Amphitheater
The 2,500-seat Silva Concert Hall
The 500-seat Soreng Theater
The 225-seat The Studio
The 5,000-capacity Cuthbert Amphitheater
Concessions
The Hult Center concession stands are located on the main floor of the lobby, opposite the grand stairway, and on the concourse level near the Soreng Theater entrance. The concession stands are open during Hult Center performances both before the curtain rises and during intermission. The Hult Center offers a variety of foods and beverages for our patrons; soda drinks, delicious cookies, champagne, chocolate truffles and a selection of fine wines, beers and mixed drinks. The Hult Center is proud to serve mostly Oregon products, supporting local vendors. There is something to delight everyone!
Pre-order--No waiting in line! -- This convenient program allows patrons to pre-order and pre-pay before the curtain rises for the evening's performance, and conveniently pick up the order at the Hult Center Gift Kiosk at the beginning of intermission. Included in the pre-order program are the seasonal specials, beer and wine.
Hult Center Information Desk
SHO (Support HultCenter Operations), Hult Center's volunteers operate an information desk, which carries gift items in the main lobby.
Hours:
One hour before and during performances.
Hult Center Tours
Tours are at noon on the first and third Thursday of each month immediatlely following SHOcase Concerts at 11:15 am. Reservations are not required and tours are free. Special Hult Center Tours may be arranged by calling 541.682.5733.
ATM
An ATM is located in the Lobby.
Building Accommodations
At the request of many audience members with environmental allergies, we ask you to be sparing in your use of scents.
Services for Patrons with Special Needs
Public Entrances to the Hult Center are located:
--at 6th & Willamette Street*
--at 7th & Willamette Street
--at the Jacobs Gallery in the east courtyard next to the Hilton Hotel
--from the third level of the Hult Center parking garage, west side of the building*
*Wheelchair Ramp Accessible entrances to the Hult Center lobby and Jacobs Gallery are located on the northeast side of the building at 6th Avenue near the Hilton Hotel, and from the third level of the Hult Center parking garage.
An elevator is located at the northwest corner of the building and serves all levels.
Restrooms can be found in three convenient locations:
--along the west wall on the main floor of the lobby near the Ticket Office
--on the concourse leading to the parking garage
--just outside of the Jacobs Gallery through the west doors
Drinking Fountains are located:
--along the west wall of the main floor of the lobby near the Ticket Office
--between the restrooms on the concourse level, coming from the parking garage
--inside Silva Concert Hall in the rear of the orchestra, mezzanine and balcony levels
--inside the Jacobs Gallery on the east wall
Public Telephones are located:
--on the main level of the lobby near the coat check and elevator
--outside of the Jacobs Gallery through the west doors near the restrooms
--on the concourse opposite of the restrooms
Wild Card Wednesday specials are offered on the first Wednesday of each month, September through May.