 The facility opened in January 2011 with a series of performances, children's shows, concerts, and exhibits, and the Greater Lewisville Arts Alliance presented the theater with a $25,000 contribution to begin their fundraiser to place a Steinway piano in the theater.In 2011 and 2012, "The Flower Mound Connection" newspaper named the MCL Grand the best events venue in Denton County.The city government created the Lewisville Public Library in 1968, naming Cindy Bennett as its first director.