The Golden Dome is a , 3,000-seat multi-purpose arena in
Monaca, Pennsylvania
Monaca ( ) is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States along the Ohio River, northwest of Pittsburgh. The population was 5,615 as of the 2020 census. First incorporated as Phillipsburg as the home of the New Philadelphia Societ ...
on the campus of the
Community College of Beaver County
The Community College of Beaver County (''CCBC'') is a public community college in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. The college includes approximately 3,600 credit students and over 3,200 non-credit students from in and around Beaver County.
Histor ...
. On April 22, 1974, the Community College of Beaver County Building and Construction Committee decide to build the Physical Education and Recreation Center, better known as the Dome.
It hosts events for the area like high school graduations, home and garden shows, and the largest veteran breakfast in Beaver County. In the past the Dome hosted several music acts from artists like
the Smashing Pumpkins
The Smashing Pumpkins (also referred to as simply Smashing Pumpkins) are an American alternative rock band from Chicago. Formed in 1988 by frontman and guitarist Billy Corgan, bassist D'arcy Wretzky, guitarist James Iha and drummer Jimmy Chamb ...
,
New Kids on the Block
New Kids on the Block (also initialized as NKOTB) is an American boy band from Dorchester, Massachusetts. The band consists of brothers Jonathan and Jordan Knight, Joey McIntyre, Donnie Wahlberg, and Danny Wood. New Kids on the Block enjoy ...
, and political events most notably a major campaign speech from then Senator
Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II ( ; born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, Obama was the first African-American president of the U ...
in March 2008. At the ECW pay per view November to Remember 1997, hometown legend The Franchise Shane Douglas won the World Heavyweight title from Bam Bam Bigelow at the venue in front of a record crowd. It was built in 1975 and is one of only eight remaining geodesic dome structures in the United States.
It is the home of the CCBC Titans.
External links
Community College of Beaver County Athletics page including Golden Dome info
Buildings and structures in Beaver County, Pennsylvania
Indoor arenas in Pennsylvania
Sports venues in Pennsylvania
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