Open for Tours

Current Office/Tour Hours

M-F 1:30-4 p.m. beginning Aug 20

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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

Special combined admission price of $8 for Orphan Train & the Brown Grand

Closed on Holidays.


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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!
Listed on National Register of Historic Places in 1973

CELEBRATING OUR ONE HUNDREDTH BIRTHDAY YEAR!

Do you want to preserve and protect the Brown Grand? If so, please click on the Donate button above. Clicking on this button will allow you to make a $25 tax deductable contribution to the Brown Grand. Payments may be made through credit card or through pay pal.

Coming soon to the Brown Grand

Exciting Events are Coming:
Murder at the Brown Grand Theatre/Casino;
Evening with Bill Self, KU Basketball Coach (see calendar for ticket information);
50s,60s, 70s Rock & Roll Review and many more!


Keep Checking back for updates!

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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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How will the Brown Grand celebrate its 101st birthday? It's a mystery! What's happening on September 13 at the Brown Grand that involves murder, Napoleon Brown & humorous behavior so wicked that it has to be illegal? Stay tuned to find out! For a quick look at what's to come, click on Murders R Us

New Feature!
Buy your tickets on line! Click the button below to order your tickets to Murder at the Brown Grand Theatre/Casino. You will receive an email which you will bring as your e-ticket to the event. Tickets for all ages - $10.

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Cook Lecture Series-An Evening with Bill Self, KU BB Coach-

Oct 9 @ 7:00;

Free Admission but advanced tickets required.Limit 4 tickets per request.

Get advanced tickets filled beginning Sept. 21 by sending self addressed stamped envelope to:(allow ample time for return mail; be sure to state the number of tickets (up to 4) that you are requesting)

Bill Self Program

CCCC Cook Series

2222 Campus Drive

Concordia KS 66901

No Phone Orders Accepted

Some business outlets to pick up tickets will be announced later

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Coming up on Sunday, December 7: A Fund Raising Trip to Abilene sponsored by the Brown Grand Board of Directors! Get your Christmas present early! All aboard the CCCC Thunderbird Bus for a group trip to Abilene! Kick off the Christmas Season by spending an afternoon with the music of Frank Sinatra. The bus trip begins with a matinee presentation by the Great Plains Theatre Festival of "Chrismas My Way-- A Sinatra Holiday Bash" featuring four singers from New York, Virginia and Kansas. After the show, we'll enjoy dinner at the Brookville Hotel, famous for its fried chicken dinners served family style. Board at noon at the Brown Grand, return by 8. Sit back and relax. $70 per person. Make reservations and purchase online (full $70) by October 1. Print your email confirmation as your ticket. Tour will not operate with less than 30 people. Those who wish to call 785 243 2553 to reserve space will be asked to pay $25 down by Oct. 1 and the remainder by Nov. 1.

Closed on Holidays.

For more details contact the Brown Grand Theatre at 785 243 2553 or click on BROWN GRAND 

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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 & 1-4; Sat 10-4 during the summer. Tours during other times and days will be available by appointment. To contact the theatre please CLICK ON to BROWN GRAND 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: August 13, 2008
Please e-mail comments & suggestions for this site,click on browngrand 
  Brown Grand Theatre
Executive Director, Susan Cantine-Maxson
310 W. 6th Street,  Box 347  Concordia, KS 66901
785-243-2553 FAX 785 243 1167
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