The Cultural Center's purpose is to provide a community gathering place to educate about the relationship between culture and the natural world. This mission comes to life through festivals, plays, concerts, classes and exhibits.

The anchor for the popular programming is the 18,500-square-foot building within the native landscape of the Greenbelt Forest Preserve. Originally opened in June 2000, the Cultural Center underwent a major expansion in 2011.

The improved facility has two classrooms, a divisible multi-purpose program room, two community art galleries, an outdoor amphitheater and an outdoor pond for environmental education programs. Large windows offer panoramic views of the surrounding natural setting.