Center for the Arts

Fraggles, magic, taiko drums, and acrobats stacked on chairs, all on one stage in Jackson Hole. 👀

The Discovery! Series is back for year three with five family-friendly shows. Tickets start at just $15 for adults and $8 for students.

🎟️ On sale Friday, October 2 at the link in bio
📍 Center for the Arts, Jackson, WY

Which show are you seeing first? 👇

Calling all Fraggle fans, big and small. 🎶 Jim Henson’s Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock LIVE! brings the Fraggles, the Doozers, and a giant Gorg to The Center for a sing-along, dance-in-the-aisles adventure.

🗓️ Thursday, November 12 | 6:00 PM 🎟️ On sale Friday, Oct 2

She’s got a phone, a pencil, and something to say. 📞 All Things Equal: The Life and Trials of Ruth Bader Ginsburg is 90 intimate, often funny minutes inside the chambers of a true American original.

🗓️ Wednesday, January 6 | 6:00 PM 🎟️ On sale Friday, Oct 2

Upside down, stacked sky-high, and balanced on chairs. 🤯 The Peking Acrobats bring their famous pagoda of chairs, contortion, and trick-cycling to our stage, all set to live traditional Chinese music.

🗓️ Sunday, January 31 | 6:00 PM 🎟️ On sale Friday, Oct 2

This one hits different. Literally. 🥁 San Jose Taiko has been bringing the thunder of Japanese drumming to audiences since 1973. Every piece is written by the group, and every drum is handcrafted by its members.

🗓️ Tuesday, March 16 | 6:00 PM 🎟️ On sale Friday, Oct 2

Keep your eyes on the card. ♠️ The Magic of Michael Grandinetti brings levitation, teleportation, and mind reading to Jackson, and everyone in the theater gets pulled into the magic.

🗓️ Thursday, April 15 | 6:00 PM 🎟️ On sale Friday, Oct 2

🟢 This week at The Center 🟢

1. Brainstorm Speaker Series: Dr. Deirdre Barrett. Deirdre Barrett, Ph.D. is a psychologist on the faculty of Harvard where she teaches courses on dreams to undergraduates, psychiatry residents & psychology interns, and lectures on hypnosis. This event is SOLD OUT, with an in-person standby waitlist available. Mon, Sep 28th | 7:00 PM

2. The 29th Annual Manhattan Short Film Festival: Manhattan Short is a celebration of short films and was established in 1998 on the streets of New York City. Today, it has transformed into a worldwide phenomenon. Wed, Sep 30th, 2026 | 7:00 PM

3. On the Air and In the Air: ft. Christian Cooper and Jennifer Ackerman, presented by KHOL. An unforgettable evening of storytelling, science and conservation featuring two of the world’s most celebrated voices on birds and the natural world. Thu, Oct 1st, 2026 | 7:00 PM

4. Farm to Fork Festival 2026: Slow Food in the Tetons’ annual Farm to Fork Festival is a community celebration of local and regional food, hands-on learning, and the people who make our food system thrive. Fri, Oct 2nd, 2026 - Sat, Oct 3rd, 2026

5. Artist Reception for Nolan Tredway and Tuck Fauntleroy: An opening for Nolan Tredway’s “Adjacent Possible,” an interdisciplinary exploration of speculative futures, and Tuck Fauntleroy’s “Drift,” which offers a new position on the view of landscapes. Friday, October 2nd | 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

6. Artist Workshop with Nolan Tredway: Make Your Own Cryptid: Cryptids are creatures that exist somewhere between folklore, rumor, memory, and imagination. In this workshop, you will invent a personal cryptid inspired by an emotional experience. Saturday, October 3rd | 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

7. Big Thief, with Special Guest Iris DeMent: Over the last decade, Big Thief has proven themselves to be one of the most exciting live bands of their generation. This event is SOLD OUT, waitlist option is available online. Sun, Oct 4th, 2026 | 7:00 PM

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🟢 Quiz time: which one is The Center’s green?

You’ve seen it on our logo, our signage, all over this feed. But do you know it when put up against other greens? Drop your best guess in the comments.

Double the announcements this week at The Center!⁠

Lucius and John Craigie & The Bones of J.R. Jones are coming to our stage. Mark your calendars for two nights you need to experience.

🎟️ Tickets for both events go on sale this Friday, September 25th at 10 AM MST.

See you at 🟢 The Center!

Jess Wolfe and Holly Laessig have spent nearly two decades perfecting Lucius’s signature vocal blend, lending their voices to artists like Brandi Carlile, Roger Waters, and The War on Drugs along the way.

🎟️ Tickets for both events go on sale this Friday, September 25th at 10 AM MST.

John Craigie & The Bones of J.R. Jones bring their own brand of road-tested, funny, deeply human folk songwriting, the kind that’s earned him the nickname “”modern-day troubadour”” and a devoted following built one show at a time.

🎟️ Tickets for both events go on sale this Friday, September 25th at 10 AM MST.

🟢 This week at The Center 🟢

1. The Last Peoples Market, presented by Slow Food in the Tetons. Our weekly summer farmers market and community gathering with local farms, ranches, food vendors, food trucks, beverages, artisans, live music, and non-profit outreach.
Wednesday, September 23rd | 4:00 PM

2. Artful Hour: Join Center for the Arts, Center Resident Organizations, and People’s Market host Slow Food in the Tetons this summer for the Artful Hour! This free series features informative, engaging, and immersive artistic experiences. Bring the Heat: Hot Sauce with Chef Bryan Piirornen of Nora’s. Wednesday, September 23rd | 5:00 PM

2. Silicon Couloir’s Pitch Day. Wyoming entrepreneurs showcase their innovative and creative businesses to a panel of esteemed judges and a live audience. The event is a celebration of the highly successful entrepreneurial ecosystem fostered by Silicon Couloir. Thursday, September 24th | 5:00 PM

3. Wild Festival Day One, presented by Jackson Wild. Nuisance Bear immerses viewers in the experience of a polar bear forced to navigate tourists, wildlife officers, and hunters as climate change delays the freeze and pushes bears closer to human settlements. Saturday, September 26th | 7:00 PM

4. Wild Festival Day Two, presented by Jackson Wild. Heart of a Lion follows cougar biologist Mark Elbroch into the parallel worlds of two mountain lion mothers: F61, who revealed their hidden social lives, and Yoko, struggling to raise her young on the edge of human encroachment. Sunday, September 27th | 7:00 PM

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Old Bill’s Giving Season wraps up tomorrow, September 18th!

Thanks to Community Foundation of JH, gifts to The Center are matched, stretching your generosity even further. Whether it’s $5 or $500, your support helps to keep the arts thriving right here in our community: live performances, film screenings, workshops, and affordable space for local nonprofits to gather.

If you’ve been meaning to donate, now’s the time. Visit oldbills.org and search for Center for the Arts to make your gift before the deadline hits.

Thank you for supporting the arts in Jackson!

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🟢 This week at The Center 🟢
1. The Hootenanny, presented by The Center. Once a year, the Hootenanny leaves its usual Monday night home in Moose for an in-town show. Talented pickers, founding performers, and long-time stalwarts take the stage for covers and originals, all acoustic. Monday, September 14th | 7:00 PM
2. Summer Peoples Market, presented by Slow Food in the Tetons. Our weekly summer farmers market and community gathering with local farms, ranches, food vendors, food trucks, beverages, artisans, live music, and non-profit outreach.
Wednesday, September 16th | 4:00 PM
3. Artful Hour, presented by Slow Food in the Tetons. It’s foodie time. This week we’re learning Aioli 101 with Glorietta Exec Chef Remle Colestock.
Wednesday, September 16th | 5:00 PM
4. Annual Series of Shorts, presented by Riot Act Inc. Cast your vote and help decide the winners of Riot Act’s Annual New Play Festival. Judges selected three original short plays from this year’s contest, now it’s your turn to choose the winner.
Wednesday, September 16th - Saturday, September 19th | 7:00 PM
5. Appalachian Spring, presented by The Center, Dancers’ Workshop, JH Chamber Music, and Contemporary Dance Wyoming. An evening of chamber music featuring Aaron Copland’s Appalachian Spring, plus works by Viet Cuong, Shelley Washington, and Arthur Foote spanning the American chamber tradition. One of the most anticipated evenings of the fall season.
Thursday, September 17th | 6:00 PM
6. Rise of the Western Lights: Mark Maggiori, presented by Jackson Hole Art Auction and Far West. A rare solo exhibition from celebrated Western painter Mark Maggiori, his first in three years. 31 new works, unveiled at The Center and sold at auction during the Jackson Hole Fall Arts Festival and JHAA’s 20th Annual Live Auction.
Friday, September 18th | 10:00 AM Talk, 6:00 PM Auction
7. 20th Annual Jackson Hole Art Auction. One of the premier art auctions in the country returns to The Center Theater, featuring wildlife, sporting, figurative, landscape, and Western art from renowned past masters and contemporary artists.
Saturday, September 19th | 6:00 PM
See you at The Center 🟢