Editing El Dorado, Arkansas (section)

===Venues===
[[File:El Dorado, AR, Conference Center IMG 2633.JPG|thumb|El Dorado Conference Center]]

The Murphy Arts District (MAD) opened in 2017 in downtown El Dorado.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 3, 2017 |title=High marks greet new Arkansas entertainment district; 21,000 people attend 4-day festival |url=https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2017/oct/03/high-marks-greet-el-dorado-venue-201710-1/ |access-date=May 18, 2022 |website=Arkansas Online |language=en}}</ref> The district includes a music hall, outdoor amphitheater, farmer's market, musical performers, restaurant with performance stage, the largest playscape in the state, and a water park.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.architectmagazine.com/project-gallery/murphy-arts-district |access-date=May 18, 2022 |website=www.architectmagazine.com |title=Murphy Arts District |date=June 27, 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Murphy Arts District Calendar {{!}} Murphy Arts District |url=https://eldomad.com/ |access-date=May 18, 2022 |website=eldomad.com}}</ref>

The South Arkansas Arts Center (SAAC) is a {{convert|22500|sqft|m2|adj=on}} facility with three visual art galleries, a ballet studio, a theatre, educational classroom space, and an open art studio.<ref>{{Cite web |title=South Arkansas Arts Center and Theatre - El Dorado, AR - Events, Entertainment |url=http://www.discoverourtown.com/AR/El-Dorado/Events/south-arkansas-arts-center-and-theatre/136821.html |access-date=August 19, 2012 |publisher=Discoverourtown.com |archive-date=July 18, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718231824/http://www.discoverourtown.com/AR/El-Dorado/Events/south-arkansas-arts-center-and-theatre/136821.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>  SAAC hosts stage events and art exhibitions.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 29, 2010 |title=South Arkansas Arts Center {{pipe}} El Dorado, AR |url=http://www.saac-arts.org/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100729131940/http://www.saac-arts.org/ |archive-date=July 29, 2010 |access-date=August 19, 2012 |publisher=Saac-arts.org}}</ref>

The El Dorado Municipal Auditorium is a multi-purpose auditorium with a large lobby, grand hall seating, and multi-tiered sloping balcony. It has featured musical acts, entertainment shows, school productions, dance recitals and was formerly the location of the South Arkansas Symphony Orchestra, which was founded in 1956.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Venue |url=https://www.southarkansassymphony.com/venue |access-date=January 13, 2024 |website=SASO |language=en}}</ref>

The El Dorado Conference Center is a {{convert|50764|sqft|m2|adj=on}} multi-purpose facility opened in 2011, which features an assembly hall
main hall, small meeting rooms, the student services for [[South Arkansas College]], and bookstore, and café.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 19, 2011 |title=El Dorado Conference Center |url=http://www.southark.edu/conference/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719094521/http://www.southark.edu/conference/ |archive-date=July 19, 2011 |access-date=August 19, 2012 |publisher=Southark.edu}}</ref>