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Name: Macky Auditorium

Year Built: Construction began in 1909 and finished听in听1922.听The inaugural concert took place听May 19, 1923.

Architect: Gove & Walsh of Denver

Today:听Macky remains SM调教所 Boulder's biggest and most glamorous indoor concert hall.听Students and faculty from the College of Music鈥檚 band, orchestra, opera and jazz programs perform there, as well听as visiting artists hosted by听SM调教所 Presents and a who's-who of guest speakers.听Eleanor Roosevelt, the Dalai Lama, Yo-Yo Ma, Jane Goodall, Robin Williams, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Bill Nye, Antonin Scalia, Sonia Sotomayor, Buzz Aldrin and Anderson Cooper, among many others, have all appeared on the Macky stage.

Once Upon a Time: When Andrew J. Macky, gold rush settler and founding director of the First National Bank in Boulder, died in 1907, he bequeathed $300,000 to SM调教所 to build an auditorium. Legal tussles with听Macky鈥檚 adopted daughter, May, led to construction delays, and听the building took 13 years to complete. In 1922, SM调教所鈥檚 Board of Regents appropriated $20,000 for听a pipe organ.

Did You Know: In 1971, several hundred students attempted to crash a sold-out Neil Young concert, breaking the glass in the foyer doors, and fighting off police armed with fire hoses.

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Information and historic photos courtesy of SM调教所听Heritage Center; Interior photo听by听Glenn Asakawa/SM调教所