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Theater &
Directions
The
Belk Theater is the largest venue in the elegant
North Carolina Blumenthal Performing Arts Center. It features
state-of-the-art equipment, production, and support capabilities that
can host any production from World-Class Symphonies to rock and pop. The
Belk Theater is designed in a contemporary European horseshoe
arrangement that provides an intimate atmosphere and world-class
acoustics. The most distant of its 2,100 seats is less than 135 feet
from the stage. The theater's audience chamber features a rotunda with
2,400 "points of light," part of a dazzling fiber-optic network with
multi-color capabilities.
The Belk
Theater is made up of four levels:
Orchestra
This is the stage-level of the theater. It is divided into left, center,
and right sections, with aisle separating each section.
Grand Tier
The first three rows (A-C) of this level are commonly called the Grand
Tier Circle. These rows traverse the entire width of the Grand Tier,
from left to right, with no center aisle. The remaining eight rows (D-K)
are divided into left, center, and right sections. The Grand Tier also
features two sets of box seats on either side of the house.
Mezzanine
This level offers five rows (A-F). Each row traverses the entire
width of the Mezzanine, from left to right, with no center aisle.
The Mezzanine also features three sets of box seats on either side of
the house.
Balcony
This is the highest level of the theater, with 11 rows (A-K). Each
row traverses the entire width of the Balcony, from left to right, with
no center aisle. The Balcony also features three sets of box seats on
either side of the house.
Parking & Directions
Parking at the Preferred
PAC Rate of $5 is now available at the following locations:
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Bank of America Corporate Center Garage
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Hearst Tower Parking Garage
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International Trade Center Garage
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201 North Tryon Building (IJL) Garage
Click here for parking
map
VALET PARKING
Valet Parking is now available in front of the Performing Arts
Center. Patrons who purchase food or drinks at Taverna 100 or Sonoma 100 can
be validated for free valet parking. Otherwise, the fee is $4 for the first
hour and $1 for each additional hour, with a $20 maximum.
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Vehicle Drop Off
Valet Parking will be located on Tryon Street (center of the block) in
front of the Bank of America Corporate Center.
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Vehicle Pick Up
Patrons must take their claim check to the same location on Tryon
Street, but cars will be returned to Trade Street - at the Plaza area
near Tryon, just a short distance from the drop off location. Patrons
will be allowed to wait in the Bank of America corporate lobby until
their car is pulled up and Preferred Parking Solutions (the valet
company) will escort them to their vehicle on Trade when it is brought
up.
Parking at the
North Carolina Blumenthal Performing Arts Center is conveniently located in
the Bank of America Parking Garage, a safe, well-lit facility with direct
skywalk access to the Performing Arts Center Box Office, and
Belk
Theater.
The garage is
located in Uptown Charlotte on College Street, between Trade Street and East
Fifth Street.
Entrances to the
garage are located on College Street and East Fifth Street.
Directions to
the parking garage from
East Charlotte and Independence
Boulevard
North Charlotte and I-77 North
SouthPark
West Charlotte and I-77 South
From East Charlotte and Independence Boulevard
To Enter - Turn right on Elizabeth Avenue off Independence Blvd. Elizabeth
Avenue becomes Trade Street. Turn right on to College Street, then make an
immediate right into the Bank of America Parking Garage.
To Exit - Use the Fifth Street exit. Turn right onto Fifth Street, which
runs into Independence Blvd.
From North Charlotte and I-77 North
To Enter - Take the Trade Street exit off I-77. Go east on Trade Street
to College Street. Turn left on College Street, then immediately get in the
right lane for the entrance into the Bank of America Parking Garage.
To Exit - Use the Trade Street exit and turn right onto Trade Street. Follow
Trade Street to the I-77 junction.
From
SouthPark
To Enter - Go west on Third Street. Third Street becomes Fourth Street
(trust us).
Take Fourth Street
to College Street and turn right onto College. After going through the
intersection with Trade Street, turn right into the Bank of America Parking
Garage.
To Exit - Use the Fifth Street exit and turn right on Fifth Street. Go about
six blocks and turn right onto McDowell Street, then turn left onto Third
Street.
From West Charlotte and I-77 South
To Enter - Take the College Street exit off Interstate 277. Go north on
College Street.
After going
through the intersection with Trade Street, turn right into the Bank of
America Parking Garage.
To Exit - Use the Trade Street exit. Turn right on Trade Street to Church
Street, then left on Church Street to the Interstate 277 junction (just past
Stonewall Street on the right). |
