The Lucie Stern Community Center is a Spanish Mediterranean-style facility that houses the Palo Alto Recreation Department, two theaters and multiple rooms that can be rented for meetings, weddings, receptions and parties. These rooms include the Stern Ballroom, featuring wood floors, two fireplaces and cathedral ceilings; and the Community Room and Fireside Room, both of which have wall-to-wall carpeting and access to an outdoor patio. Discounted rates are available to residents and nonprofit organizations.