Don't miss out on events hosted by the Copernicus Center a civic and cultural center. With modern sound equipment and several several venues on-site, it's no wonder that Copernicus Center has hosted everything from musical performances to annual fairs to small local events. Concerts are often held in the center's historic Mitchell P Kobelinski Theater, formally known as the Gateway Theater.
In 1979 the Copernicus Center, established to serve the metropolitan Chicago area as a major civic, cultural, educational, recreational and entertainment resource, purchasing the old Gateway Theater. The Gateway Theater was the first movie theater in Chicago built exclusively for the “talkies,” and is a historic landmark. Meeting rooms, banquet and party spaces with kitchens and bars suit a...
The Copernicus Center is supported by the Copernicus Foundation - a nonprofit organization chartered as a 501(c)3 in July 1971.
The Center serves the metropolitan Chicago area as a major civic,cultural, educational, recreational and entertainment resource.
EARLY FOUNDATION HISTORY: Chicago turned to the Foundation with a request that a statue of Nicolaus Copernicus, world-renowned Polish...
Concerts, events, world music, find them all at one of our venues in the Copernicus Center: Theater, Annex, Kings Hall, event Lobby