The Cedar Cultural Center
The Cedar Cultural Center is a music venue in Cedar-Riverside neighborhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, near the West Bank campus of the University of Minnesota. It is a 503 non-profit organization and operated by volunteers.
History
The building which houses the Cedar Cultural Center was a movie theater called the Cedar Theater from 1948 until the 1970s. In 1989 the building was donated to the non-profit organization Minnesota STAR started by Deb Martin and Mary Ann Dotson.A guitar belonging to Minneapolis folk musician Spider John Koerner is on display in a glass case in the Cedar's lobby. Koerner had originally donated the 12-string Epiphone to the nearby Palmer's Bar upon his retirement in 2013, but when Palmer's closed in 2025, the guitar was gifted to the Cedar.