Stiefel Theatre for the Performing Arts

The Fox-Watson Theatre was opened on May 19, 1931, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. After many years as a busy movie house the theater closed in 1987. After being closed for two years, Dickinson Theaters (that now owned the theatre) offered the building to the City of Salina. The city then replaced the roof and moth-balled the building. The theatre officially reopened on March 8, 2003 when renovation was completed. With support from a strong board, a tenacious and visionary small staff, generous donors and loyal concert-goers from Salina and the region, the theatre began presenting national touring acts with performances by greats such as BB King, Merle Haggard, Alison Krauss, The Avett Brothers, and more.