Globe-News Center for the Performing Arts is a

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facility in downtown

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, United States. The $30 million

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facility, opened in January 2006, houses the Amarillo Opera, Amarillo Symphony, Lone Star Ballet, and various events. The building was constructed by the

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office of

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, while architectural design was by

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firm Holzman Moss Architecture LLP. The construction of the Globe-News Center for the Performing Arts was help started by

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philanthropist, Caroline Bush Emeny. In 1999, Bush Emeny created a fundraiser for the center, which raised about $12 million USD. In 2003, William S. Morris III, chairman and CEO of

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-based

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, and parent company of the ''

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'', donated $3 million USD to the center. In August 2003, Hunt Construction Group, Inc. broke ground and cleared way on an empty lot in downtown Amarillo. The main theater portion of the building is wrapped in red sandstone, which depicts the walls of nearby

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. The building's three-levels contains administrative offices, dressing rooms and staging areas. The center has a 1,300-seat auditorium, which is 1,000 fewer seats than the

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auditorium. The glass curtain wall on the east side of the building represents a sunrise over Palo Duro Canyon.

References

* *{{cite news , first= , last= , author=Phillip Yates , title=It all started with a vision , date=January 15, 2006 , publisher=Amarillo Globe-News , url=http://www.amarillo.com/stories/011506/gnc/spe_gnc1.shtml

External links

Globe News Center for the Performing Arts''Amarillo Globe News'' special section of the Globe News Center
Landmarks in Amarillo, Texas Buildings and structures in Amarillo, Texas Performing arts centers in Texas Tourist attractions in Amarillo, Texas Theatres completed in 2006 2006 establishments in Texas