Open for Tours

Current Office Hours

Office hours-9 a.m.-12:00 & 2-4 p.m. for winter months

Beginning 5-31, open Sat from 10-4

Guided Tours During Office Hours or by arrangement

(30-45 min)

$5 per person

Groups of 7 or more- $3 per person for guided tour

Self guided "just looking around" -$1 admission


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The Brown Grand Theatre in Concordia, Kansas

The Brown Grand Theatre

Looking down on the stage of the Brown Grand Theatre in Concordia, Kansas
Take another look ... we're positively grand!
310 West Sixth Street,(Mail to Box 347) Concordia, KS 66901

CELEBRATING OUR ONE HUNDREDTH BIRTHDAY YEAR!

Coming soon to the Brown Grand

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Saturday, May 10 @ 7:00

CCCC Great Society Reunion Spring Vocal Concert

$5 adults $3 students

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Saturday, May 17 @ 7:00

Teens for Christ featuring rapper "Cash Hollistah" and evangelist,George Fizer

Donations appreciated

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Monday, May 19 @ 6:00

Kansas University Whirlwind Tour Supper-private

Listen each second Tuesday of the month to KNCK (1390 AM) between 7:30-7:45 for A Brown Grand Moment. During this five minute spot, we will highlight the history of the Brown Grand in addition to keeping the area up to date with what's going on at the Brown Grand. 

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Check out the calendar link to the left to see a complete listing of our upcoming events!

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For more details contact the Brown Grand Theatre at 785 243 2553 or email browngrand@nckcn.com 

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The side box seats will be used on a "reserved basis" for adults only. If you would like to request a box seat for a performance, please call or email the theatre ahead of time so that your name may be placed on the reservation list. There are a limited number of seats available. There are four individual chairs per box.

Our handicapped seating is limited so if you need wheelchair space please call ahead for special seating.

The Brown Grand Theatre Office will be open M-F 9-12 & 2-4. Tours during other times and days will be available by appointment. To contact the theatre please send an email to browngrand@nckcn.com or call and leave a message at (785)243-2553.

FAX 785 243 1167

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 Looking up at two of the balconies in the Brown Grand Theatre in Concordia, Kansas Restored to its original 1907 splendor, the 650 seat Brown Grand Theatre now serves as a tourist attraction and performing arts / community center for Concordia and North Central Kansas.
 
The theatre has two balconies, eight box seats, and features a grand drape, which is a reproduction of a Horace Vernet painting titled, "Napoleon at Austerlitz.
 
What do Napoleon Bonaparte and the Brown Grand Theatre have in common?  This landmark was built by Col. Napoleon Bonaparte Brown in 1906-1907 at a cost of $40,000.  Earl Brown, Col. Brown's son, was actually in charge of the construction of the French Renaissance theatre.
 
The original curtain was a gift from Earl Brown to his father on opening night Sept. 17, 1907.
 
Cloud County where the Brown Grand Theatre is located in Concordia, Kansas The historic Brown Grand is located at the west end of downtown Concordia in Cloud County.
 
Mission Statement
"The Brown Grand Theatre is a community-based historical Theatre dedicated to
enhancing cultural life in North Central Kansas."
      This program is presented in part by the Kansas Arts Commission, a state agency, and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.

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 This web site was created by Kansas on the Net
jlh: May 7, 2008
Please e-mail comments & suggestions for this site to browngrand@nckcn.com 
  Brown Grand Theatre
Theatre Manager, Susan Cantine-Maxson
310 W. 6th Street,  Box 347  Concordia, KS 66901
785-243-2553 FAX 785 243 1167
E-mail: browngrand@nckcn.com
 
The Brown Grand Theatre in Concordia, Kansas