community center
noun
: a building or group of buildings for a community's educational and recreational activities
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March through May, visitors can join a monthly square dance at the Haw Creek Commons, a community center in Asheville, the first Saturday of each month, September through May.
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Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 2026
Everyone in the community center put down their faux salads to stare at us.
—Literary Hub, 3 June 2026
So are the people already building this next chapter—in courtrooms and community centers, in statehouses, and on neighborhood streets.
—Ana Zamora, Time, 3 June 2026
The institution recently announced a new mobile program that will transport hands-on technical theatrical training into the community at schools, juvenile detention facilities, community centers and other youth- and military-serving organizations across San Diego County.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2026
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Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 2026
Everyone in the community center put down their faux salads to stare at us.
—Literary Hub, 3 June 2026
So are the people already building this next chapter—in courtrooms and community centers, in statehouses, and on neighborhood streets.
—Ana Zamora, Time, 3 June 2026
The institution recently announced a new mobile program that will transport hands-on technical theatrical training into the community at schools, juvenile detention facilities, community centers and other youth- and military-serving organizations across San Diego County.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2026
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“Community center.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/community%20center. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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