Old Town School of Folk Music

4545 North Lincoln Avenue

In 2012, for the first time in the Old Town School's history, the School has a new facility built from the ground up for music and dance. Right across the street from our Lincoln Avenue location, the expanded facility provides 27,120 square feet of acoustically-engineered, state-of-the-art classrooms.

Our expanded facility's features are designed to address our efforts to further our mission, expand awareness and access, and improve the quality of arts education for both teachers and students. Some of the building's features we're most excited about are:

3 large dance studios equipped with sprung floors
17 acoustically-engineered classrooms
150-seat music and dance hall that is flexible as a classroom, community area or performance space
Large lobby/community gathering area
LEED Certified, environmentally friendly building features

This facility expands student capacity by 60% and provides public access to new concerts and dance parties every week. Old Town School will pump an estimated total of $11 million into the local economy every year and support 800 permanent jobs.

The opening of our expanded facilities represents an amazing achievement. But the race isn't over yet! We are still raising funds for our Capital Campaign, and we still need your help! Please click on the donate button below to help us reach our goal!