Milton Arts and Theatre
Residents of Milton have convenient access to a wide variety of cultural attractions in the Atlanta Metropolitan Area but they don’t have to travel very far to find them. Only 9 miles from Milton, the Roswell Cultural Arts Center presents musical shows, dance performances, and many other kinds of cultural entertainment all year round. The Roswell Cultural Arts Center is home to the Atlanta Wind Symphony and the Georgia Ensemble Theatre, and it is located at 950 Forrest Street in Roswell, (770) 594-6232.
Many different kinds of art education classes are available locally
People who love and appreciate visual arts can take classes at the Roswell Visual Arts Center, 10495 Woodstock Road, Bldg. D, Roswell, (770) 594-6122. The facility is situated on 37 acres of beautiful parkland and it includes classrooms for teaching and studying art, both traditional and digital darkrooms for developing photographs, and a ceramics studio with kilns. Pottery classes are so well attended that Roswell Arts Center West has been dedicated solely to the ceramic arts. Surrounded by a 147 acre park, this facility includes two kiln rooms housing electric kilns, an outdoor firing area for raku, pit firing and gas firing, three glaze rooms, a wheel throwing studio, a hand building studio and a sculpture studio. Roswell Arts Center West is located at 1355 Woodstock Road, Roswell, (770) 641-3990. Throughout Historic Roswell, art lovers can find numerous art galleries, browse through artist’s studios, and even discuss art with the artists themselves.
A community theater is only 5 miles away from Milton
About 5 miles from Milton, the Chattahoochee Community Players Community Theatre presents a year round series of theatrical performances featuring the talents of multi-generational local actors. The purpose of the Chattahoochee Community Players Community Theatre is to provide a family-friendly environment where everybody can enjoy high quality theatrical entertainment. Internships for young students who wish to study the art of acting are available. The Chattahoochee Community Players Community Theatre is located at 5230 Taylor Road, Alpharetta, (770) 664-9182.
A larger theater venue is also only 5 miles from Milton. The Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park in Alpharetta is home to the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, and with seating capacity for 12,000 people it is able to host a wide variety of popular artists from all genres of the entertainment industry. For a listing of current shows, call (404) 733-5397.