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UPH to Open Early 2020

Year-Round Performing Arts Venue Coming to Saratoga

We can’t believe opening night is almost here.

Universal Preservation Hall has come a long way — from a crumbling, historic church to a spectacular year-round performing arts venue right in the heart of downtown Saratoga.

Crews install restored stained glass windows to their homes in the great hall at UPH in Saratoga Tuesday, June 4, 2019.

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Work is done on the facade of the building during construction at UPH Monday, Novermber 11, 2019. Photo credit: Kate Penn - Proctors

Construction workers frame up the atrium in preparation for the glass window installation at UPH in Saratoga Tuesday, November 26, 2019. Photo credit: Kate Penn - Proctors

A construction worker is lit by worklight as sun streams through stained glass in the balcony of the great hall during construction at UPH Monday, Novermber 11, 2019. Photo credit: Kate Penn - Proctors

Construction workers attach wainscotting under the balcony during construction at UPH Monday, Novermber 11, 2019. A construction worker said it would take 300 miles of wainscotting to complete the project. Photo credit: Kate Penn - Proctors

Construction workers frame up the atrium in preparation for the glass window installation at UPH in Saratoga Tuesday, November 26, 2019. Photo credit: Kate Penn - Proctors

A construction worker refinishes original wood in a stairwell at Universal Preservation Hall in Saratoga Tuesday, April 9, 2019.

A construction workers mixes lime to use in brick restoration work on the exterior of Universal Preservation Hall in Saratoga Tuesday, April 9, 2019.

Construction crews work on the exterior where the glass atrium will be built at Universal Preservation Hall in Saratoga Tuesday, April 9, 2019.

Crews install restored stained glass windows to their homes in the great hall at UPH in Saratoga Tuesday, June 4, 2019.

A construction worker touches up pain on the ceiling in the great hall at UPH in Saratoga Tuesday, June 4, 2019.

Crews install restored stained glass windows to their homes in the great hall at UPH in Saratoga Tuesday, June 4, 2019.

Construction workers use a jackhammer and shovel to break up and clear stone on the basement at Universal Preservation Hall in Saratoga Tuesday, April 9, 2019.

We like to call UPH our beautiful old gal.

So much of her beauty like her original stained glass windows and beautiful pews have been restored. We’re updating her with new heating and cooling and making her accessible to all with a brand new entrance and elevator. And we’re outfitting her with state-of-the-art sound and lighting systems to give our patrons an experience they won’t forget.

We can’t wait to share Universal Preservation Hall with all of you.

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See you soon at UPH!