Lakewood Civic Auditorium — Attraction in Lakewood

I'm not sure that I would ever come back to this venue for an event. Came to the Loreena McKennitt show - was within 3 blocks of the auditorium (20 minutes before show time) and I was still late to the concert because there was no parking - no one out helping to direct or let the long line of cars know that there was no parking in the lots and it took me forever to find on street parking and then walk back to the auditorium. Once I finally got it (after having my bag searched for any food or drink) I asked a person working at the venue which side of the auditorium were my seats and she didn't know. Sheesh... I had never been to this auditorium for a concert and I won't...

Very low key. Slightly larger than average high school auditorium. Seats a slightly small but comfortable. Walls are stone which can affect the sound. Attached to Lakewood High School. Not a lot of stairs to climb but you do have to go up stairs to get to the auditorium. Concessions are through typical for a high school. Parking was small but there was plenty of room. If you plan ahead you can just park on the numerous side streets. In the middle of construction, parking in the high school lot was...

The place was small, but cozy, and the show (Kesha) was incredible. There's a back parking lot, but we parked on the street two blocks away and walked. The place itself was very clean and seemed fairly new. The ushers were very helpful in finding our seats. Concessions weren't much more than soda and candy sold by the high school's drama club, but it was good enough. My only real complaint was the traffic when leaving, as there were a lot of parents stopping to pick...