foothills performing arts and civic center

I attended my first show at Foothills over the weekend. I spent the entire performance craning my neck to see around the person sitting in front of me. I am an average female 5'4" and I was seated behind a woman of comparable height. I am so disappointed! I thought a brand new theater would have learned from the mistakes of older theaters. I so wanted it to be a great experience!Another design flaw: only 4 stalls in the ladies' room. The line was so long it took the entire intermission before I could use the restroom.The music was great. The acoustics were fine--not great but good enough. The lobby was large enough to house everyone before the show. Handicapped parking was adequate although there was too much snow on the sidewalk from the parking spot to the entrance and we had to walk in the street.I will most likely go again for a music show. Not so sure if I would go for a theatre performance; I would not want to pay all that money and not be able to see the show.

Occasionally, they have art exhibits in the upstairs gallery. There is no charge. What can I say? I like to see artists work and here is an opportunity to drop in, spend a few minutes and enjoy what is offered!

The Civic Center, the Oneonta Daily Star, and 12 specific people, churches, and celebrities, have been withholding information (letters) from the public for over a year now in an attempt to avoid controversy and offending people in Oneonta. The letters offer solutions to various political, religious, social, economic, and medical/mental health problems that most citizens of Oneonta, New York, and even the country as a whole would willingly embrace if they only knew what was (and still is) going on. The Civic Center and Daily Star's censorship and unwillingness to release the letters to a public website, newpaper article, etc., may be legal but when they are ultimately released through another outlet of the social media, it will result in the public humiliation of all who received copies of the letters but chose to destroy them or keep them hidden from the public. Ethically, the citizens of Oneonta should be able to decide for themselves what's right and wrong, and what's true or false, not the government, not a politician, not a pastor or priest, not the news media, and not me. The citizens of Oneonta (or any other city) are not, for lack of a better word, stupid. This affects our Constitutional rights (first ammendment) and most Americans will appreciate every opportunity to exercise it even if they offend some people in the process.

Actually a good program of music, just not crazy about the theater itself specifically the accoustics.

Considering that the performers were of local stock, it was astounding and very impressive. I totally enjojed its' convenience right off main street.

The bathrooms were clean. The show started on time. The workers there were pleasant. Overall very good.

I have been to various events at the FOOTHILLS over the past few years and had a great time. It is a beautiful place, with plenty of parking available (its right across the street from the parking garage). A lot of different types of entertainment are offered all through the year so basically there is something for everyone. I have fond memories of attending a Christmas play, a Christmas party, an ice cream social and a couple more events. Some events are free and for others there is a fee, it all depends.

On my first trip to the Foothills PAC, I was so impressed! I attended a concert on January 27th and it was fantastic to see so many people enjoying a conert. In our small rural area, such events can be hard to get to, usually requiring a commute to a nearby city. The musioc was great and there literally isn't a bad seat in teh house. It was inexpensive and we had a blast.