The Civic Center Music Hall is managed and operated in conjunction with the Rose State Performing Arts Theatre.

President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal programs in the 1930s contributed 55 percent of the cost of building through the Public Works Administration.

[citation needed] In August 1935, the Roosevelt Administration announced that all PWA projects had to break ground by December 1935 or risk losing federal support.

The band that was called to fill in was referred by the then assistant technical director Richard Charnay (who would put in a 40+ year career at the music hall).

A complete interior renovation of the historic Civic Center Music Hall includes accommodations for major theatrical, dance and musical groups; a multi-story atrium; balconies, box seats and suites; excellent acoustics; and a hydraulic orchestra pit.

[6] Patrons can help the Civic Center Music Hall by purchasing personalized seat back plates at the Thelma Gaylord Performing Arts Theatre or by becoming a suite or box holder at the Civic Center Music Hall.

The Civic Center Music Hall is also home to STARS, a volunteer group of more than 300 people who contribute thousands of hours each year.