Picketwire Theater

Utilizing local stone quarried from nearby locations the WPA built this theater as a school gymnasium during the height of the Great Depression. Later modifications expanded the stage area and adapted the building for performance center use. The theater, now known as the Picketwire Center for the Performing and Visual Arts, has been serving the community of La Junta and the surrounding area for more than 60 years. Special concerts and theater productions are performed here throughout the year, and the Picketwire Players, a local community theatrical group, call the theater home. Occasionally the theater also hosts art exhibitions.