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Overview
The 1,600-seat Payne & Mencias Palladium is a world-class concert hall with state-of-the-art acoustics and striking Italian Renaissance architecture. The largest of three venues at the Allied Solutions Center for the Performing Arts, it is the primary home of the Center Presents performance series, featuring top national and international artists in classical, jazz, pop, rock, country, comedy and other genres.
The Payne & Mencias Palladium also is home to the Carmel Symphony Orchestra and hosts performances by student and community arts groups. Its performance hall, lobbies and meeting rooms are available for rent for weddings, corporate meetings and other public and private gatherings.
On the Payne & Mencias Palladium’s Gallery Level is the Great American Songbook Foundation and its Songbook Archives and Exhibit Gallery, which features rotating installations of artifacts and images commemorating our nation’s rich legacy of timeless popular music.
Jul 28
Carmel
Tour participants will enter the Payne & Mencias Palladium concert hall and learn about the architecture and other features that provide…
Weekly on Tuesday, starting from Jul 14, 2026, until Jun 22, 2027
Aug 8
Carmel
The great ones endure, and Gladys Knight has long been one of the greatest. Very few singers over the last 6…
Aug 28
Carmel
These highly engaging six-week music and movement classes for toddlers and their adult caregivers provide an age-appropriate music curriculum and related…
Weekly on Friday, starting from Aug 28, 2026, until Oct 2, 2026
Sep 14
Carmel
Monday evenings – Sept. 14, 21, 28, Oct. 5, 2026 6-9PMGraduation Performance – Friday, Oct. 9, 2026, 7:30-9:30PM$200 (includes all …
Weekly on Monday, starting from Sep 14, 2026, until Oct 5, 2026
Sep 19
Carmel
One night. One stage. Unlimited impact.Table sales are currently closed for the Center Celebration 2026 presented by Ice Miller. Sales will…
Sep 24
Carmel
Michael Blaustein is one of the fastest rising stand-up comedians working today. His viral stand-up comedy clips have amassed over 90…
Sep 26
Carmel
As the frontman for Foreigner, Lou Gramm became one of top rock voices of the late 1970s and 1980s, delivering a…
Sep 27
Carmel
For over a decade, Rumours ATL has been one of the most authentic live recreations of Fleetwood Mac’s golden era. With…
Sep 29
Carmel
Americana and Jazz CollideSam Butler and Garrett Fasig, leaders of the Indianapolis-based Visions Jazz Ensemble, discuss the origins and techniques behind…
Oct 1
Carmel
Demola is a singer-songwriter, record producer, award-winning, self-taught multi-genre violinist and electrifying live performer known for redefining the sound and cultural…
Oct 3
Carmel
Two great bands team up for an evening of timeless music. Pure Prairie League exemplified the country-rock wave of the 1970s…
Oct 4
Carmel
This concert traverses the landscape of our great nation, featuring the Indiana premiere of James M. David’s new work, Symphony No…
