Arts & Culture Itinerary

Performing & Visual Arts

 

Lawrenceville loves the ARTS with professional live performance and visual displays woven throughout the downtown dining and shopping district. 

 

Checking the schedule of Southeast's greatest venue of intimate grandeur, The Aurora Theatre.  In their 17th Season, the Aurora Theatre raises the curtain to first-class productions of musicals, plays, special events such as swing nights and comedy.  Gwinnett County, Georgia's only professional theatre company, Aurora Theatre in downtown Lawrenceville (directly behind the Visitors Center and conveniently attached to the parking deck) is a must-experience destination.  www.AuroraTheatre.com

 

Stay a second night for more theatrical entertainment by the Aurora Theatre for the now-famous Lawrenceville Ghost Tours.  Spend your day relaxing, dining, and shopping or return to Lawrenceville from that daytrip itinerary to take a guided tour of historically haunting tales in the downtown Lawrenceville area.  www.ScaryStroll.com

 

In the center of the town square, you'll find the walls of the 1885 historic courthouse filled with an always-impressive, rotating ART GALLERY of featured artists. 

 

Lawrenceville's LONA Gallery sits facing the beautiful historic courthouse and encompasses a diverse range of human creations, and modes of expression, including drawings, pottery, sculpture, paintings and more.  LONA has created by artisans to be enjoyed by the collector or given as expressions of love and appreciation.

 

Jewelry design and the artist-owned shop, Sparkle!, is your stop for unique, artisan jewelry and accessories.  Sparkle! specialize in items you won't find anywhere else. Many of the artist lines are local and most cannot be found in any other local boutiques.  They also have designers who can work with you to create just the right piece for your wedding, bridal party, prom or other special occasion.

 

For contemporary African Arts "Africarts" gallery has a excellent selection of sculptures, paintings, pottery, baskets, etc. as well as a calendar of events.