PARKING
ARRIVE EARLY Please plan to arrive at least 30 minutes before the performance. Late seating typically is at the discretion of the house manager, though sometimes is restricted by artist contracts. Late seating for the majority of performances is only permitted when an appropriate break occurs, and in some instances may not be possible until intermission.
Frederick C. Tillis Performance Hall Events
For events in the Frederick C. Tillis Performance Hall, and other events in the Randolph W. Bromery Center for the Arts, free and secure parking is available on Massachusetts Avenue in university Lots 34, and 71 after 5 p.m. and all day on weekends. Accessible parking is available in the South Entrance Lot in front of the Bromery Center when the appropriate license plate or placard is displayed. Please note: the Visitors Parking Lot and all meters near the Bromery Center are pay-to-park from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. For more information on parking options near Bromery Center, please visit the UMass interactive parking map.
Bowker Auditorium Events
For Bowker Auditorium events, parking is available in the Campus Center Parking Garage at a discounted rate with a QR code provided from Bowker Audiorium. Accessible parking is available in the Campus Center Parking Garage at the base of the ramp at the right rear entrance when the appropriate license plate or placard is displayed. Free and secure parking is also available on Holdsworth Way in University Lots 65 and 45 behind Stockbridge Hall. Additional accessible parking spots are available in Lot 65 near the back right of Stockbridge Hall closest to the accessible entrance ramp. Please note: All meters near Bowker Auditorium are pay-to-park from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. For more information on parking options near Bowker Auditorium, please visit the UMass interactive parking map.
Please note that there is another building adjacent to Lot 65 called the Stockbridge School of Agriculture – this is NOT the correct building. The performance is in Stockbridge Hall, which is the building to the right of the parking area, or south of the parking lot and closer to the Campus Center parking garage.
Gallery Events
For University Museum of Contemporary Art exhibits, parking is available in the Visitors Parking Lot, around Presidents Drive, or in the Campus Center Parking Garage. For patrons with disabilities, the University Museum of Contemporary Art is wheelchair accessible from its north, pond-level entrance where handicapped parking is available. An access-parking permit must be visible to parking attendants.
For Augusta Savage Gallery, metered parking is available in front of New Africa House, where Augusta Savage Gallery is located, and across the street from Wheeler House.
For Hampden Gallery, free parking is availble in Lot 33 from 5 p.m. to 7 a.m. Monday through Friday, and on weekends (except during sports events). For more parking information, visit the Hampden Gallery website.
DIRECTIONS
From the North
(Google Maps)From I-91 S take exit 35 for US-5/10 toward Whately/Deerfield. Turn left onto MA-10 N/US-5 N/ State Rd, at the traffic light turn right onto MA-116 S/Sunderland Rd. Continue following 116 S until you reach the exit for UMass. Take the exit and turn left at the end of the off ramp onto N Hadley Rd.
Once you are on campus:
For Randolph W. Bromery Center for the Performing Arts (Tillis Hall, Bezanson Recital Hall and the University Museum of Contemporary Art), go straight. The building will be on the left roughly 1/2 mile up the road from the exit. Parking will be to your right.
For Bowker Auditorium, turn left at the traffic light after the blinking yellow light. To park in the Campus Center Parking Garage, turn right at the first traffic light. To park in Lot 65, turn right at the second traffic light. Follow this road until Lot 65 is on your left.
For Hampden Gallery, turn right at the blinking yellow light. Turn left on the second road and park anywhere around the horseshoe parking area. Hampden is located at the top of the hill.
For Augusta Savage Gallery, go straight. At the traffic light roughly 1 mile up the road, go left onto North Pleasant St. Take your first right onto Thatcher Way. Follow the road up to the Health Services building, and turn right onto Infirmary way.
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Campus Map
From the South and West
(Google Maps)From I-91 N take exit 25. Go right to merge onto MA-9 E/Bridge St/ State Route 9 E. Follow Rt 9 for about 5 miles. Turn left onto MA-116 N/Westgate Center Dr (across from the Howard Johnsons' Motel), get off of 116 N at the UMass exit about 1 mile up the road. Turn right at the end of the off ramp onto N Hadley Rd.
Once you are on campus:
For the Randolph W. Bromery Center for the Performing Arts (Tillis Hall, Bezanson Recital Hall and the University Museum of Contemporary Art), go straight. The building will be on the left roughly 1/2 mile up the road from the exit. Parking will be to your right.
For Bowker Auditorium, turn left at the traffic light after the blinking yellow light. To park in the Campus Center Parking Garage, turn right at the first traffic light. To park in Lot 65, turn right at the second traffic light. Follow this road until Lot 65 is on your left.
For Hampden Gallery, turn right at the blinking yellow light. Turn left on the second road and park anywhere around the horseshoe parking area. Hampden is located at the top of the hill.
For Augusta Savage Gallery, go straight. At the traffic light roughly 1 mile up the road, go left onto North Pleasant St. Take your first right onto Thatcher Way. Follow the road up to the Health Services building, and turn right onto Infirmary way.
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Campus Map
From the Southeast
(Google Maps)
Go north on Routes 21, 181, or 202 to MA-9 W/Federal St. Follow Route 9 for about 8 miles. Bear right just after you pass a Sunoco station with a Cumberland Farms across the street from it. Turn right onto S East St. At the traffic light turn left onto Main St. At the next traffic light, turn right onto Triangle St. Go straight at the next traffic light (Bertucci's Resaurant will be on your right) onto North Pleasant St. Follow North Pleasant St for about 0.2 miles.
Once you are on campus:
For the Randolph W. Bromery Center for the Performing Arts (Tillis Hall, Bezanson Recital Hall and the University Museum of Contemporary Art), go straight, the building will be on the right about 0.2 miles down the road.
For Bowker Auditorium, go straight, turn right at the traffic light roughly 1 mile down the road. To park in the Campus Center Parking Garage, turn right at the first traffic light. To park in Lot 65, turn right at the second traffic light. Follow this road until Lot 65 is on your left.
For Augusta Savage Gallery, go right at the traffic light to follow North Pleasant St. Take your first right onto Thatcher Way. Follow the road up to the Health Services building, and turn right onto Infirmary way.
For Hampden Gallery, go straight. Stay in the left lane, go straight at the traffic light about 1 mile down the road. Turn left at the blinking red light, turn left on the second road. Hampden is located at the top of the hill.
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Campus Map
From the Northeast
(Google Maps)
From MA-2 W take exit 71. Go right at the end of the off ramp to merge onto US-202 S/Daniel Shays Hwy toward Amherst/Belchertown. At the blinking yellow light with a sign for Routes 9 and 116, turn right onto Amherst Rd. Roughly 5 miles down the road go straight at the traffic light onto Main St. At the next traffic light, turn right onto Triangle St. Go straight at the next traffic light (Bertucci's Resaurant will be on your right) onto North Pleasant St. Follow North Pleasant St for about 0.2 miles.
Once you are on campus:
For the Randolph W. Bromery Center for the Performing Arts (Tillis Hall, Bezanson Recital Hall and the University Museum of Contemporary Art), go straight, the building will be on the right about 0.2 miles down the road.
For Bowker Auditorium, go straight, turn right at the traffic light roughly 1 mile down the road. To park in the Campus Center Parking Garage, turn right at the first traffic light. To park in Lot 65, turn right at the second traffic light. Follow this road until Lot 65 is on your left.
For Augusta Savage Gallery, go right at the traffic light to follow North Pleasant St. Take your first right onto Thatcher Way. Follow the road up to the Health Services building, and turn right onto Infirmary way.
For Hampden Gallery, go straight. Stay in the left lane, go straight at the traffic light about 1 mile down the road. Turn left at the blinking red light, turn left on the second road. Hampden is located at the top of the hill.
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Campus Map
Addresses for GPS
Frederick C. Tillis Performance Hall and Bezanson Hall
(Bromery Center for the Performing Arts)
151 Presidents Drive,
Amherst, MA. 01003
Bowker Auditorium
Stockbridge Hall
80 Campus Center Way,
Amherst,MA. 01003
The Drake
44 N Pleasant St,
Amherst, MA 01002
Rand Theater
(Bromery Center for the Performing Arts)
151 Presidents Drive,
Amherst, MA. 01003
Old Chapel
144 Hicks Way,
Amherst, MA, 01003
Augusta Savage Gallery
(New Africa House)
180 Infirmary Way,
Amherst, MA 01003
Hampden Gallery
Hampden Dining Commons
131 Southwest Circle,
Amherst, MA 01003
University Museum of Contemporary Art
(Bromery Center for the Performing Arts)
151 Presidents Drive,
Amherst, MA. 01003